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FORT MILL TIMES. I
15TH YEAR. FOR"| MILL. 8. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST tf, 190<>. NO. 19. * |
'CONDITIONS I
Russian Affairs Grov
With Every F
m
LABOR TROUBLES ADDED |
Plans of Revolutionists Miscarry.
Meetinf at Svcaborg Collapsed. Situation
Greatly Changed. Order for
General Strike Probably be Counter
mand)ed?Baltic Squadron not in
Hands of Mutineers?Emperor Cr
ders Court Marshall for Those Implicated
in Meeting at Fortress of j
SveaboTg?Other Mutnies.
Loudon, By Cable?A dispatch from
HHsingfors says that serious conflicts
b-'tweeu Communal police and the Socialist
Ked (ii.ards occurred.
Warsaw, By Cable.?General Mark- |
gralTsky. chief of the Warsaw Gen- j
daruis, wak shot and killed.
St. Petersburg, Hv Cable.?A col-'
in iw niuuiiw at Sveatiorg,'
coupled with a breakdown of the
plans of the Revolutionist* to secure
possession of |be Baltic Squadron and
provoke an immediate rising of C'roaKtadt,
greatly change* the situation.
Tha ap...ks ?f the government officials
have risen and those of the Revolutionist*
are correspondingly depressed.
Arranj.-eme.ntR for ordering general
strike Saturday may be countermanded.
The strike in Finland is already a
failure. The latest report* shew that
all rumor* that the Baltic squadron
was in the bands of mutineers were
untrue. When the mutineers vho were
led by the agitators from the shore 1
and who believed that the squadron
was coming to their rescue found that
hope in that direction was crushed,
dissection* broke out ?in...wr t !.?. ?
ml they turned their guns upon each J
other. 'Those who had determined to
die rather than surrender tired into'
the rank* of their more faint hearted
comrade* who hoisted the white flag.
Number Dead and Wounded.
During the night the mutinous sailors.
soldiers and sappers and miners j
neir.ed Kort Constantine at Const radt
but were subsequently dislodged and .
compelled to surrender, after heavy J
tightinp with the loyal regiments.
A hundred Were killed and ruanv
wounded, including Admiral Hoaki
wisheff. Some mutineers succeeded
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Finland.
Mutiny at Conatadt.
The wildcat minors are in cireula- (
tion, one of winch is to the effect that ;
the mutiny has broke out at ('onstadt :
has earned I lie utmost alarm, which '
has baen increased by the fact that j
telephone communication with Crou- ;
atatk ajfsm ia interrupted.
It ia aaaerted that four mutinous
warships have arrived at Cronstadt
and that the pins of that fortress have I
been trained on them, but that the ;
tire has not yet been opened.
Mntineerg Surrender.
An official telegram from Helsing- j
fors announces that ull the mutineers
| of the Fortress of Sveabonrgr surrendered
and that by order of the F.mper- j
or, court martinis have been instituted
n>r hip iri;ti oi ilie men implicated.
Tltc prisoners arc being landed in
hatches guarcd bv loyal troops. They i i
are sullen and scrm to have little .
yiunigbt of the punishment, which i
awaits thetn.
Neff Guilty of Grand Larnceny.
Warsaw, N. V., Special.?The juryin
the case of John W. Neff, former
county auditor of Erie county, in- I
dieted for grand larceny in the first j
degree in connection with the Old 1
North Street Cemetery deul in Buf- I
fi^lo returned a verdict .of guilty, i
The specific charges on which Neff
was tried was the stealing of $7,500
from Erie county on October 1.
Condition of Cotton.
Washing^. Special.?The crop |
^-estimating jgnurd of the Department
of A*rieult!rr$, flnda the average condition
of ?o*ton July 25, 82.9 com- i
pared wit! 74.9 InM year and 91.0
in 1904 and 'the ton year average of .
82. Bjr 8uit[e?, Virginia, 83; North t
^ f"aroli^fu
IRE SERIOUS
v More Complicated
'assing Day
Crew of Ship Mutinied.
Startling news reached here to the
effect that the crew of the armored
cruiser Pa my ate Azova mutinied off
the Esthonion Coast and are now in
lull possession of the ship, which
sailed nothward in the direction of
the Finish Cult'.
The Captain Killed.
St. Petersburg. By Cable?It is stated
that tii* captain and four other officers
of the armoured cruiser Painvate
Azova were killed by the mutineers
who took possession of the warship.
It is rumored that the Emepror and
the imperial family have fled from
Pet erhof to Harakoe-Selop.
Immediate Strike Ordered,
l.ondon. By Cable.?A dispatch
from St. Peterburg savs that an extraordinary
conference of all revolutionary
bodies derided on an immediate
general strike, th* exact date and hour
to he settled at the meetiug soon,
and in the meantime railways and factories
have been ordered to prepare
tor future events.
Poar Officers Killed.
The Associated Press is officially
informed that only four officers were
hilled and four wounded at Cronstadt.
No figure* regarding the losses in
rank arid file are given.
Those Injured and Dead.
An official statement of the Constradt
mutiny gives the following list
of officers killed and wounded:
"Naval captains Rodioneff, Dogrowelaky,
Schorooff. Stayannwsky;
WUIIIIlled H??r A/tmir.l n..l.~...l..?
?, ..... i^viviusrucii,
Captains Krinitr.ki an<l Paton and Ensign
Maltzeff.
Big Strike On.
St. Petersburg. By Cable.?St. Pet
eroburg- is in darkness. The employes
of the electric lighting plants, always
the earliest barometric record
on ]M?liticaI conditions, ceased work
in obedience to the call for a general
strike. This call already has been
obeyed by '2.0(H) factory bands in the
capital.
Says Dead Reach Thousands.
llelaingt'ors, By Cable.?A soldier
who came from the Sveaborg fortress
during the day said the casualties
from the tight ing of Wednesday
would be shown to number mnnv
mure than 500. expressing the opinion
that the totals would run into the
thousands. The garrison consisted
nf 6.000 men.
Cheatham is Censured.
Atlanta. (5a.. Sjasial?The eoiuniittee
of five to which was commited
ithe investigation ot' the charges
brought bv State Representative Anderson
against certain officers of the
Southern Cotton Association, met
here, after concluding the takings of
testimony. The meeting to consider
the evidence and formulate the report
to President Jordan, was held
behind closed doors. The report was
completed and sent to President Jordan,
and is to be forwarded by him
to the executive committee of the association
for final action at the meeting,
which is to be held at l<flt
Springs September 6.
With reference to Mr. Cheatham
the report says:
"Mr. Cheatham haviinr sdmitte.l
your committee surli dealing's in the
names of himself and for Michael
O'tlrndy and I'. A. Lee, sueh net ion
on his part while an oflirer o ft his
association meets with our strongest
disapproval and condemnation.
"The A. P."
Boy Injured in Mill.
Jonesville, Special?William Briggs
a boy about 17 years old. and an operative
in the yarn department of
Jonesville Manufacturing Company
was caught in the innehinery in the
eard room and fatally injured. Dr.
W. 0. Southard, attending physician
stated that he entertained no hop?
for his reeovery.
Commercial Law League.
Asbeville, Special,?The 12th annual
convention of the Commercial
I^aw I/engue of America adiourn?.t
Thursday afternoon after electing
the following officers: President, H. O.
W. Dinkelspiel, San Francisco; tirsi
vice president, Kdpar F. Brown, Syracuse.
N. Y.; second vice president,
Qeorfje M. Napier, Atlanta; third vice
president, Henry Deutch, Minneapolis;
treasurer. \\\ O. llait, New Orleans;
recording secretary. W. F. Oarroll,
New York. Members of executive
committee; E. P. Allen. Minneapolis,
and A. V. Cannon, Cleveland
.
300 LIVESARE LOST
Emigran t Vessel Hits Reef and
G oes to Bottom
A FRIGH TFUL PANIC FOLLOWS
Italian Venel Birio, From Geona via
Spanish Ports for South America,
Meets Disaster While Threading
Difficult Pas-age Through Hoimi(u
Iilar ds and Goes Down. Speedily,
Stern First, Amid Terrific
Scene ol Panic.
Partagena, Spain, By Cable?A terrible
mari le disaster occurred Sunday
evening off Cape Palo*. The
Italian steamship Sirio, from Genoa
for Barcelona, Cadiz, Montevideo and
Buenos Ayres with about SOU jiersoris
on board, was wrecked off Hnrniigas
Island.
Three hundred emigrants, most of
tbeui Italians and Spaniards, were
drowned.
The captain of the steamer committed
suicide.
The Bishop of Sao Pablo, Brazil,
also was Iom and it is reported lb.;t
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The lrmainrier of the passengers
and the officers and crew got awav
in tlie ship's boats or were rescued
by means of boats sent to them from
* he shore.
A number of fishermen who made
attempts to rescue were drowned.
These rescued from the vessel are
now ! <>.p* PaloN in a pitable condition,
bi-iug without food or clothing.
The Sirio struck a roekv reef
known a? Bajo* ilcrmigas and sank
soon after, stern tirst. LLormigas Island
lies about two and a half miles
to the eastward of Cape Palos.
The Sirio was owned by the Navigazione
Italinna, of Ctenoa.
Before he committed snicide the
captain declared the steamer had 54-")
passengers on board and the crew
numbered 11,7 men 'I'lm Mi.-;.. u~.i
171 passengers when leaving Genoa,
but additional Spanish passengers
wore taken on board at Rarcelonia,
where the vessel touched a few hours
before the disaster.
Will Pay For Looting.
Governor Swanson and Adjutant
General Anderson of Virginia have
written ,T. A. Spenee, merchant here
and manager Wright of the Union
News Stand at the Releigh Union Station
that steps will be taken at once
to remunerate them for the large
quantities of fruits and other adibles
that were taken from their places of
business last Friday by the Virginia
troops while the train that was conveying
them to Uhicamauga was in
the Union depot, the men having ,it
is alleged, helped themselves to large
quantities of fruits, sanndwirhes and
other articles on display without offering
to pay fer them. Col. Yaughan of
the 71st Regiment has been directed
by the Governor and Adjutant General
of Virginia to make a thorough investigation
and report to them as soon
as this is done. The two Releigh merchants
will be comjK'nsated l'or their
losses.
Randleman Bank Prospers.
Randleman, Special.?The directors
of the Bank of Randleman held their
annual meeting and declared the usual
six per cent, dividend. The lnisiness
of this bank has steadily increased
under the capable management
of Mr. dames II. Cole, cashier
and the hoard of directors.
Held Captive By Black Hand.
New York, Special.?Pnspuala Greeoss,
aged :k">, who was reported several
days ago as having been kidnapped
bv a Black Hand gttng. was found
in the hallway on Eleventh street
gagged and blindfolded with feet and
hands tied. He told the police that
since late Tuesday night he had been
t prisoner of several Italians, who
had given him neither food nor water
in 80 hours of his captivity. Eugene
Duche, a tailor, who noli tied the police
of Grecoa' presence in the hallway,
was arretted on suspicion.
Telegraphic Briefs.
It is believed the plan for the new
Cabinet haa been virtually accepted by
the ('ear and the jjrogrnm promised
is una of immediate and liberal re
Winston Sjieneer Churchill. Parli*fieeSn
tb?.Jloi|<Bhij^ajteii inons explained
tbcfHKjHilBHPi>lan to confer
^ I a con^n, [JT" I he Transvaal. '
CHEATHAM'S DENIAL!
Secretary Cotton Association
Under fire
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SAYS HE TRADED FOR A FRIEND
Before Cotton Association Committee
of InTeetig&tion, Charges That Secretary
Cheatham and Press Agent
Fatirchild Have Been Speculating
in Futures Are Preferred and Only
Partially Denied.
Atlanta. (Ja., Special.?Before the
committee of investigation named by
President llarvie Jordan to hear evidence
that certain officers of the association
owned an interest in a wellknown
brokerage concern, and also
have been speculating in eo<tou futures.
Representative J. K. Anderson,
of Cheatham county, repeated tba
charges made by bint on the floor
of the House last week. He charged
that Richard Cheatham, secretary of
the asaoeiation, speeulated in ?*otton
futures, carrying the accounts in the
nam?s of Mike O'(irady and P. A.
Lee. Mr. Anderson also charged that
Arthur A. Kairchild. who ap{>ear* aa
the manager of the bureau of pub
licity or the assocint ion. nwiifd ?neeighth
of tlie stock oT the Piedmont
Brokerage Company, a raneern which
makes a specialty of cotton futures,
To support these charges, Mr. Audarson
submitted a number of affidavits
and declared that an order
from Mr. Cheatham ou eert-ain brokers
would bring forth further evidence
in proof of the charges.
Mr. Cheatham produced in his defense
a statement in which be deelared:
"I do not at the present time,
nor have 1 directly or indirectly in
any maimer, owned any part of or
interest in a burket shop or wire
gambling house.
"I have never speculated in cotton
futures for my own personal gain."
Mr. 0'Grady of Chattnuooga, was
on hand to substantiate the charge of
Mr. Cheatham that the "O'Grady account"
was handled for him by Mr.
Cheatham merely as a personal act of
friendship. Mr. Cheatham refused to
reveal the identity of P. A. Lee, in
whose name the other aemunt was
carried.
Tlie charge that Fairehild owned au
interest in the Piedmont Brokearage
Company was not ilenied, although
it was declared that the interest
was disposed of some time apt
Brokerage People Teatify.
Mr. Fagnn, in a nape r of a local exchange.
was the tirst witness at the
afternoon session. He testified as to
Mr. Cheatham having opened an account
under the name of Mike
0'Gradv. Mr. Fagan admitted having
given Mr. Anderson the information
on which he based charges.
The next witness was B. C. Cothran,
local manager of a broker's office,
lie told about Frar.ier telling Dr.
Crawford that Mr. Cheatham was a
stockholder in tire Piedmont exchange.
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IKMIitllll \ llllilll. Willi Was IHHJKkeeper
for a brokerage Hrm witli
iu this city, was tin* star witness
of tlic day. lie declined to testify
without Mr. Cheatham's consent,
whereupon Mr. Cheatham jumped to
his feet and exclaimed:
Cheatham Flames Up.
"You are just here for a trick. This
tiling has been tried on me before,
and 1 am tired of it. You are try in?
to play at the wronjf ?ame."
Mr. Currnn flushed up unjrrilv an?'
proceeded to tell what he claimed he
knew, and it was that Mr. Cheaihain
had bought cotton futures three tiniea
at his office. 4'He came to the office,"
said the witness, "and wanted to open
an arrouut. He did so and when we
asked him what name to put the account
lie said: 'Oh. Mike will do.'
'Mike who?" he was asked, and aaid
Jones was a ^ood name and so the
account now stands ond our books as
Mike Jones."
Dr. J. M. Crawford took the stand
and said he was a stockholder in the
Piedmont Exchange. He said he wan
always positive MrJ Cheatham owned
stock, although hojnever #aid ?o dirt
ctly.
A. A. Fairchild, raanagtrgjtlif the
publishing bureau of the aaaWaation.
was the last witness oT ilieqay and
submitted a written statement.
MAKE FINE SHOWING
Progress of Southern Banks
During Past Year
LEAD THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
With Exception of Middle Western
States, South Led All Sections ef
Union in Establishment of National
4, Banks During Period From 1900 to
1005 and Forthcoming Report of
Treasury Department for Part
Tear is Expected to Give This Section
Another Fine Showing.
Washington. Special.? The Department
of Commerce and Labor has received
a report of the cotton spinners'
and manufacturers' meeting
that was lipid in Bremen, .June 2">th.
Thia convention discussed conditions
of the cotton industry, special eoaaidcration
having been givea tha
growth of cotton in this country,
methods of baling, cost of transportation.
etc. This report will be of
special interest at this time, inasmuch
as the two agents, Messrs. Whit'.am
aud Clarke, recently appointed by
Secretary Metcalf to ga abroad and
investigate markets for American
cotton goods, arc now in Washington
receiving instructions in their work
preparatory t<> taking up their dutias
in loreign lands.
At the Bnm?n meeting there wera
present a large number of delegates
and representative*; from 12 different
countries. Many carefully prepared
reports and paper* were read upon a
variety of technical and commercial
subjects. The question of cotton supply.
cotton statistics, aotton growing,
I moist cotton, etc., were thoroughly
discussed.
The forthcoming annual report of
the Secretary of the Treasury is expect
ed to show that many national
hanks have heen established throughout
the South generally during the fiscal
year that ended .Tune 30. 1906.
The industrial development of tha
South has caused many corporations
wanting to do a hanking business to
secure commissions during the last
few years, and it is expected that
when the showing for the year just
ended is made it will be a good one.
The report will also show what banks
have been made government depositories
sinee the last fiscal year ended.
From March 14. 1900, to September
30, 1901, there were organized in ths
Southern States a total of 671 national
banks, employing a capital of $36,801
,f>00. These were: The States of
Virginia, which organized 51 banks
with a capital of $2,576,000; West
Virginia, 49 banks and $3,605,000
capital: North t'arolina, 22 banks
with $960,000 capital; South Caroliua
ten banks with $910,600 capital;
Oror?*ia, 40 banks with $2,143,000
capital; Florida, 21 banks with $1,550,000
capital; Alabama. 45 hanks
with $2,252,500 cnj>ital; Mississippi,
15 banks with $1,45:5,000 capital;Lou
mi an it 'i'l KonL'c /iaa ?
....f w ?/? <?? nun Ulip"
ital; Texas, 238 banks with $12,565,OOrt
capital: Arkansas, 23 hanks with
| $1,450,000; Kentucky, 57 banks with
$4,020,000 capital; Tennessee, 27
banks with a capital of $ 1,620.000
The total lor nil Southern States was
only exceeded by the total for the
Middle Western States, which reached
the enormous figure of $49,051,000.
These States were Ohio, Indi|
ana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri.
I During the period that the Southern
States organized 671 banks with
a total capital ot' $36,801,500, the
New England States, consisting of
Maine, New Hainshire. Vermont,
Massachusetts, Hhode Island and
| Connetieut, had a total of only 33
hanks and a total capital of $5,185,000;
the States of New >aork, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania. Deleware,
Maryland and the District of Columbia
organized 445 banks with a capital
af $35 3$ 1,506; the States of
North Dekota, South Dakata, Nebraska,
Kansas, Montana, Wyoming,
Colorado, New Mexico. Oklahoma,
and the Indian Territory organized
578 banks with a total capital of
$19,050 In Washington, Oregon,
California/ Idaho, Utah, Nevada,
Arizaaa and Indian Territory the
totaljHtimber of national banks organist
was 140 and the total capital
was $10,822,800.
The fact that fr>>n. 1900 to 1905
the Southern States led every other\
port. of the United Slates with tho'
esecption of the Middto Western
Stales is an excellent indication of/
S<*ith. ri
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PALMETTO AFFAIRS I
Occurrences of Interest From '
All Over South Carolina
MANY ITEMS OF STATE NEWS
A Batch of Live Paragraphs Covering
a Wide Range?What is Going
On in Oar State.
General Cotton Market.
(lalveston, quiet 10 7-S
New Orleans, quiet 10 5-8
Mobile, nomiual 10 7-16
Savannah, quiet and steady.. 10 0-16
Norfolk, steady 11 1-16
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| naiuuiorr, nominal li I-tt
| New York, quiet 10.90
Boston, steady 10.90
Philadelphia, quiet 11.15
Houston, steady 10 3-4
Augusta, quiet II
Memphis, quiet 103-4 /
St. Ixtuis. quiet 10 7-S.
Ixuiisville, firnj 11
Charlotte Cotton Market.
These prices represent the priees
paid to wagons: j
flood middling 111-4
Strict middling 11 1-4
Middling. 11 M
(tood middling tinged 11
Stains 9fo>10White
Man Kills a Negro.
Yorkville. Special.? Mr. W. J.
Whitner, superintendent of Hleuii
and Allison's at Fishing areek. killed
Ming* Arrest rung, eolorad. The negro
came late to work and Mr. "Whitner
asked him the aanse, when h?
threw a shovel of dirt ou Mr. Whitner.
who asked the meaning of that.
The negro then attempted to strikn
him with a shovel and Whitner went
towards hie house, the negro following.
Whitner and hie little brother
held the door to keep the negro out
I and the negro tried to break down
tk. A U*L:. t
iiic uuui, nmirr goi ni* snoigiin
and went around the house and asked
the negro what lie meant. He
then advanced on Whitner with the
shovel drawn. After beiiiar told t*?
stop he kept on coming and Whitner
idiot him in the neck, killing him.
For New Railroad.
Anderson. Special. A meeting will
be held at Townville on the 10th of
August in the interest of the projsised
railroad from Westminister to Townville.
The campaign meeting, which
had been arranged by the county executive
committee for the Sih of Aivgust
at Townville was cancelled at *
the request of the people of that section.
They Scant a railroad and (
other enterprises that will help tr?
build up their tine country. Solicitor
Julius E. Hoggs and ('apt. U. H. Watkins
of this city will make addi-esi.es
on that occasion in die interest of
the road.
Items of State News. *
A number of letters have boon re
reived by Gov. Heyward, commendir?ff
him for his course iu the matter of ,
commuting the sentence of Bob
Small, the young white man in Dar- \
lington who killed a negro.
Three years ago last June Pink W.
Hutto of Norway came to Columbia,
surrendered himself to the pentitcntinrv
authorities and eommcneed to
serve a sentence of three yanft on the
charge of killing his owit brother. Ho
is now appealing to Gov. Hey ward bo
restore his citizenship. Hutto at the
time ihat he surrendered himself deelared
that he had to kill his brother
to protect himself and his own family:
that his brother was blind drunk
and was a dangerous man.
White Man Bugei.
|
Charleston, Special. ?William Mar-?
ens, the tirst white man executed in
Charleston county since tbe eivil war,
was hanged for the murder of his
bigamous wife on SullivMi 's fcW. ...
Inst April. The vicum was stubbed
forty times with an ice pick. Marcus
had a wife and five alpHren li?m# m?
Cincinnati*.
Stamp Okrk Appointed.
Green villa, Special.?Mr. R. G. M$?
Pherson baa been appointed stamp /
clerk at the Greenville factory of the /
Araoriean Tobacco company. Heretofore
the stamps used by this braotlt. JB
have been cancelled at the (k>lunAi4d
office of the internal revenue eol!q(f?v " '
I>nt on account of tu? growth ofiititft
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