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FORT MILL TIM?
15TII YEAR. FORT MILE, S. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 16,1906. iS^^H
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FIVE SHOT AT CONEY
Bloody Deed of Strange Man
Who Must Have Been Crazy
PISTOI KMPTIFn INTO A PDAWn
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Unknown Man Fires Twice Into a
Waitci's Back and Then, Turning
His Weapon to the Throng on
Board Walk, Leaves Thre*. Men and
a Woman Writhing and Remainder
in Wild Stampede While He Flees.
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New York, N. Y., Special.'?While
the Oceanic Walk in the Bowery in
Coney Island was still crowded early
Monday an unidentified man pulled a
revolver and lircd two shots into the
hack of a waiter at Stanch's Westaurant
and then turned his weapon on
the crowd and lire.I four times as
?|uiekly as he could pull the trijr^cr.
I' our persons were writhing in afjony
oil tic hoard walk v. lien 1 tic ni'iii tlml
toward lilt; ocean Ilirenleninj; any persons
who wou111 pursue liim. Tlmmns
I'it/pal rick, ajred 2.~>, Thomas McHoiiahl,
auetl 1!', and CSeor^e While,
a^ed 2li, may die. Annie Smith
ap'tl 20, was seriously hurt. At the
time of the shoot in;; the crowd w as
pouring from tin* restaurant. In the
throng were many women. At the
Solllltls of tile sliots ami tin- serenmv
of women wlio witnessed the shooting
the crowd broke in all directions.
Increase in Wages.
Washington^ l>. Special?The
report by the Itureau of Labor sln?ws
that in !! < "? the average wages per
hour iu the principal manufacturing
and mechanical industries was one
and six tenths per cent higher than
in l!HM; the average hours remained
the same while the weekly earnings
of all the employes, owing to
the increase of six and three-tetnths
per cent in the number of persons
employed, was eight per cent greater.
Ketail pi ices of fooil six-tenths per
cent hi.'liter. As the average wages
increased more than the retail prices
all hour's wanes in litttlt wouhl purchase
niie per rent more food than ill
ISKtl.
Report of Insurance Committee.
Omaha, Noli., Special.- The report
of the committee on Insurance of
American I'.ar Association, to he submitted
to the Convention St. I'aul,
An^. provides for the draft im; of
a hill repniriicr deferred dividends oil
life policies to he biennially apportioned,
credited and certified to
policy holders; repeals reciprocal retaliatory
and valued tax laws; provides
for stridor State incorporation
laws, use of mails to unlicensed concerns.
provides for supervision of in
:
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Mini I 111' establishment of bureau of
insurance in tin- I >< |>11 rtmt'i11 nt' ('mnIIH'IW
llllll lilllim*.
Bank Clerk Took $100,000.
Biriniiiyham. Ala., Special. Otfifials
i?l' I In- first National Bank
M i * 1111 a \ aminiMiri'il that Ali'xaniler 11.
Chisnhn. |?:iyinir teller of that hank.
i> $100.0(10 short in his ai'i'onnts. As
s?!m was bunded for $.'10,000 the
I >-s In tin1 hank will he reduced to
$70,000. Tin- discovery nt' the shortaye
was mailt' while t'hisolm was off
on Ins vaeation.
Dr McCraw Dead.
Hii*h111o1111, \'a., Special. I>r. .Ins.
B. Met'raw, a native of 11 ielnnonil,
anil one of the oldest physicians in
\ irjiinia is dead at the aye of 84.
lie was a prominent Confederate
Surgeon and diiiiny the war had
eh a rye of the (liimhera/.n Hospital
here, where 7(i.< ( (! Confederate soldiers
were treated.
15 Persons Injured.
Fort Worth, Texas. Special.?Two
passenger I rains on tlit* Chicago,
Bock Island jiinl <}illt* railroad <* >11i<led
in tlit* Inml yards, injuring If)
prisons. W. (). Strvrns, bankrr and
Mi ink I'oore, Iiolli of Bridgeport,
Texas, were seriously hurt.
Loss by Fire $50,000.
New Orelans, Speeial.- Fire destroyed
the hnilding on Magazine
street oeeupieds hv l'inski Brother
HotTman, eonmiission nierehnnts, and
Biirkenroad, (ioldsmith Company,
grocers. The loss is $50,000.
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NOW BUYING SILVER
Government m Market First
Time Since 1893
WILL MAKE SUBSIDIARY COIN
The Government Invites Tenders atl
the Office of the Mint Beginning
Wednesday Next?Anticipating
Temporary Market Disturbance
Control is Secured of Considerable
Amount for Future Delivery.
Washington, D. C., Special.?For
the tlrst time in lit years the government
announced its purpose to purchase
silver for coinage purposes.
Tenders are invited at tlie other of ,
the directory of the mint in this city
on Wednesday, the 15th instant, up
to 1 p. m. and every Wednesday
thereafter until further notice. These 1
tenders aro to bo for delivery at the
Philadelphia, New Orleans or Denver
mints, settlement to be on the New (
York busis, of bullion guaranteed !'! ! ,
fine. The Treasury reserves the right
to reject all tenders or accept such
jmrt of any tender as may suit its
convenience. It is understood that
anticipating that its reappearance as
a purchaser might temporarily disturb
the market unduly, the Treasury
has obtained control of considerable
amount for future delivery, so that
it is is a position to drop out of the
market for several months if desirable.
The average requirements of '
the Treasury throughout the year will 1
not exccsd 100,000 ounces per week 1
and it will he the policy of the De- 1
partment, while keeping a reasonable j
amount in hand, to so distribute iis
purchases throughout the year that '
its demands will be uniform and not 1
nn element of uncertainty in the market.
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Recoinago of Old Coin. '
From the resumption of specie pay- '
ments in 1879 down to the year 15)00
the constant increase in the stock of '
subsidiary coin required by the grow- ]
ing population and trade of the country
was supplied by the recoinago of (
old and uncurrent subsidiary coins '
which accumulated in the Treasury
under tbo resumption net. In 1900 (
as this stock was running low, authority
wns granted in the monetary
net of March 14 to the Secretary of
the Treasury to divert bullion pur- <
chasid under the net of July 14. 1890, 1
for the coinage of silver dollars to i
the coinage of subsidiary pieces. TJn- <
der this authority about $.'(11,000,000 I
has been coined since 1900.
The stock of bullion in the Trens- i
ury was exhausted more than a year '
ago and since then no bullion has ;
been available for susidiary use. <
The Stock Low. ?
The stock in the Treasury had be- <
come so low tbat it was apparent, '
according to the Department, that the I ?
demands of a constantly enlarging 1
trade could nof lw*
- ? ...bv mtuuut in 111 1- ,
(ional coinage. The Secretary of the
Treasury was in doubt whether exist- '
itip statutes authorized him to buy
bullion for this purpose and more- <
over, was of the opinion that it Would '
be a better policy t* moot future do- '
mands for subsidiary coin by the re- 1
eoinnge of silver dollars in the Treas- ;
urv, and so recomended to ("'on- <
press. Congress, however, having
faileil to net upon his recommenda- |
tion Secretary Shaw requested un opinion
from t"iie Attorney General as
to his authority to purchase under ex- '
istinp law and received a favorable
reply, based on section 3,526 of the
Revised Statutes. The policy now
announced was accordingly determined
uj>on.
The government has been out of
the market for the purchase of silver
since 1803 except as the agents
of the Philippine government in the
purchase of u little over thirteen and
one-half million ounces costing $7,376,005.
or an average of $0.54 1-2.
The lowest price for silver was
touched on December 3, 1002, when
the price on the London market was
equivulant to $0,478 per tine ounco;
the average for last year on the I,ondon
market was 61 cents per ounce
and for the month of July last 66
cents per ounce.
Five TtiJecL
Manilla, By Cable.?First Lieutenant
John F. James, and two privates
of the Eighth Infantry, Contract Surgeon
Calvin Snyden, and Internal
Revenue Collector Williams, if Illinois,
were killed in a hand-to-hnnd
Hght with Pulajanes at Julitn Island
of Leyte. The detachment of ten
men were greatly outnumbered, but
made a gallant fight. The Pulajanes
captured three pistols, four rifles
aud three hundred rounds of arnmu- i
nition. '
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TROUBLE WITH JAPS
Several KIHed and Wounded
While Seal Hunting
AN UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE
Four Schooners. Raiding Seal -Rookeries
in the Pribiloff Islands, Fired
on and Five Killed?Twelve Prisoners,
Two Seriously Wounded Taken
to New York by Revenue Cutter
McCulloch.
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.,v? - w. k |niiiu?i in mux ueiatiB
of the killing of the five Japanese
poaeheis in tlio PribilolT Islands are
contained in a special to The Herald
dated Dutch llarbor, Alaska, July 2(3,
which says: Five Japanese were shot
and killed on the island of St. Paul,
of the I'ribilolT group, by order of the
agent of the Department of Commerce
and Labor July 17, as a result
of a raid by four Japanese schooners
an the seal rookeries.
The revenue cutter McCullocli
reached here from St. Paul with 12
prisoners, two seriously wounded, who
were turned over to Deputy Marshal
Harmon.
Refused to Surrender.
Haiders were discovered lying near
14^'itbeast point. St. Paul, by native
lookouts of (lie North American Commercial
Co. The raiders refused to
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i...i ? inn (oiinMaiiiiiMi and tried
to make ?l'f with their boody in small
boats, several of which were drawn
up on the shore. The agent ordered
the guard of the vessel to open fire.
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i no .Japanese offered no resistance,
beinir without iirenrms. Three of the
raiders toll dead on the bench, a
fourth was seen to he thrown overcount
froui one of the boats that escaped
and a tilth body drifted ashore
later in another boat.
The men had killed more than 200
eals, many of them cows. The three
tvho eseaped earned about 120 skins.
This is believed to have been a con erted
effort by the Japanese, who
lave been luuminy around the island
"or months, and giving the revenue
utters inueh trouble.
Standard Oil Co. Indicted.
Chicago. Special.?An indictment
haruini; the Standard Oil Company
iviti.' 1...4?
. n ul^ 11-iwirf, III | in; 1(1 rill OI
inn-payment of storage charges to
evlnin railroad companies was returned
by a Federal grand jury before
.ludge .1. A. S. He then. The
ndirlment came as a surprise inasuucli
as the grand jury had just be un
the ingestigation. The Stnadard
>il Company is the only defendant, no
flieial of Hie company and no railway
onipany or ollieials being named. The
iond of the defendant was fixed by
inum' iit'iuca :u nc.i,uuu. 'J'hrs is I
the ease investigated by tlie grand I
jury in Cleveland, O., where it was
Connd that the grand jury had no jnrisdiction.
The testimony taken there
was transferred to Chicago and the
locuments in evidence were identified
by witnesses who testified in Cleveland.
It was on this testimony and
videnee that indictment was returned
so quietly. The grand jury immedi-*
atfly resumed its session to take up
the investigation of the charge that
the Standard Oil was given direct reflates
by some of the railroads. The
indictment eontnins 19 counts, each
count constituting a separate charge.
The true bills come under the Elkins
law which provhles a fine of from
? 1.000 to .f'ih.OOO for each violation.
Under this indictment should the governmont
procure a conviction on the
trial of the issues, ai tine of $3tt(),000
as ai maximum under the Elkins law
may be assessed.
Traffic Resumed in Texas.
Temple, Tex., Special.?The Sante
Fe Kailroad division officials bere report
the resumption of traflic on the
San Angelo branch which has been
tied np by floods. The waters have
recc ded, and normal conditions liuve
been resumed. Thus far reports of
the loss of life have proved to be
erroneous. The loss of cattle and
crops is estimated at $"200,000.
Aged Alabamian Charged With Murder.
Fort Payne, Ala., Special.?An aged
white man named Wright is in jail
here charged with murder near Lydin,
Ala. Wright wont to the house of
his sons-in-law. Sam Bailey and .Tohn
Bailey, and began to abuse his daughters.
The Baileys remonstrated and
.ionn naiiey's throat was out by
Wright so hailly that ho died almost
instantly. Sam Ilailey, who was
holding an infant in his arms, was also
stabbed in the throat but will recover.
Wright has surendered.
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JUDGE LONG SEVERE
Condemns Lynching in Strong
Language
HE CALLS THEM "CUTTHOATS"
Judge Long Soorec the Lynchers,
Characterizing the Mob as a Band
of Out-Throata and Murderers Admonishes
the Grand Jury to Do Its
Full Duty.
Salisbury, N. C., Special.?Judge
Long and Solicitor Hammer have done
all in their power to biiug the leaders
of the mob that lynched the three negroes
on Monday night to justice.
E'our arrests have been made. Judge
Long was very severe in his denunciation
of the crime. In his charge to
the grand jury lie said, among other
things:
"Gentlemen it has been said that
iu me eariy uours of the night, there
was an unlawful assembly over
there," pointing to the jail, "ami that
(he court and others went anu iiied
to dissuade the members of it from
further crime and to disperse them.
His Position Misunderstood.
"But there has been a misconception
of my position then. Not while
I am a judge will 1 ever go and beg
a criminal not to do an unlawful act.
But I did as a judicial officer go to
that jail and warn that mob and tell
them that they and their ]>enple
would surfer for their deed, not
through me, but through the law, and
? told them to disperse. They made
as if to disperse, but this was only
for the purpose of reinforcement.
And, even after that jail yard had
lirrlil . JAU -a- - * *'
..(.iuvu ?uu vivcinciiy, so mat
it was almost u bright as day, a
band of rufllana, lawlca men, warned
as they had been by my charge to you
on Monday morning and evening and
my words to themselves at the jail
overpowered the officers and took
three prisoners In the jail?these
very brave men!?and carried them
over here near the town of Salisbury
?after they had put out the lights,
thereby disclosing the fact that they
hanged and shot and mutilated
these prisoners. It is rej>orted that a
near kinsman of the people whose
lives had been taken pleaded with
the mob to let the investigation go
on.
"If immediately after the Lycrly
murder had been committed a mob
had lynchejJ the murderers, some allowance
must hove been made for
the passions of the moment and the
judgment of the country would not
have been harsh. But no such allowance
can be made in this ease.
A Band of Cut-Throata.
"This was a band of cut-throats
and murderers. There is no escaping
this: that the men who did that deed
are guilty'of murder in the first degree;
that every man who aided and
abetted that mob, by his presence,
iiis nets or his words is guilty of
murder in the first degrqe. And you
men have sworn to do your duty."
lie asked the clerk to read to the
jury the oath it had taken. When
the reading was finished, the judge
resumed:
"The question is whether you will
hew tc thq line. If "any of you know
any man who assisted in that lynch
mK> ny word or act, it is your dtity
to report him to the court, and if the
solicitor furnishes .7011 with evdenee
as to who composed that mob, it is
your duty to And bills against them.
"This, gentleman, is art* extraordinary
lynching. Ordinarily when a
lynchfnj^ odfWrs it is immediately
after the act which pr^vokfs it or
before the eourt convenes to try the
ehargd. Bnt here in defiance of the
andVof the authority wi|h
which the law clothes you and the
other' officers here, these men have
brokenjdttto the jail and murdered
these ~WK>ners, right muW the nose
of the' couft, the eaves of this oourt
house; w>.that the question has gone
forth to the ends of the earth whet lb
er or not our laws can be enforced
by the court or must be enforced by
the mob.
"Areyou far the mob, or for the
court t Take your stand gentlemen.
"If you sift this things to the bottom,
as I demand of yonf jrou will find
that the men who participated in this
in ot) and led it are not men of good
reputation OS of any standing i> Kownn
county, but man who pught to be
behind the bars.^I bring you face to
face with your duty, geritlemen. I
i am going Co do mine, before God and
man, without fear or favor.'' A
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15 YEARS FOR Ml
Leader of Salisbury Mob sS
to Penitentiary
CONSPIRACY
WAS THE CHAW
m .fr.General
Rejoicing Among BHlO
Glass of P?Od1r in (UlkKnrv ft??>
the Conviction of HalL
JBHH
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Salisbury, N. C., Special?Geo. Hah
the ex-convict, who led the lynehera
Monday ndght, was tried before
Judge B. F. Long in the Rowan county
oourt house here for conspiraey
found guilty and sentenced to fifteen
years in the penitentiary, the
jury being out but a few minutes.
Friday was a very interesting day
in court. The trial of Hall bega^
early and continued until late. Soil
citor Hammer sprung a surprise d
trying the defendant on the chard
of conspiracy, rather than of murded
The special veuire summoned hed
was not used at all. The crowd d
fcVia pnnrf rnnm woo email
w nao nuinil. JL UC iUIH
titudes has not enthused over tH
case. The feature of the day was tfl
appearance :f Governor Glenn as 1
witness. The defendant subpoen^H
him iD to say where he was on
day that he issued the call for
special term of the court now in 41
It was the intention of Govern<9
Glenn to leave here on an early traS
hut he was left. There was generfl
rejoicing in Salisbury among the beV
tor people lover ithe conviction ^
Hall. The charges againBt Bully B<fl
George Gentle and Francis Cress
not be pressed at this term of
court. Judge Long and the solidi^f
and the sheriff are tired.
The evidence against Hall was
elusive. His character was pro-^H
to be notoriously bad, that of a
bier, retailer, ez-conviot and gcn^H
desperate man. He was ably def^P
ded by Hon. Tlieo. F. Kluttz. who
saw that he hod a fair trial.
Trying to Impeach Judge.
Atlanta, Ga.f Special.?A petition
for the impeachment of Judge John
H. Martin, of the Oeone circuit of
the Superior Court of Georgia was
presented before the IIou?e of Representatives
and a committee was
named to consider and report upon
the petition. The petition alleges
that Judgo Martin has abused his office
in the restraining of certain orders
in a case involving the Commgfl
ciol Hotel at Fitzgerald, Ga., alH
that by reason of such delay the owl
era of the property suffered a logs H
&000.
7000 Killed or Wounded^^^^
St. Petersburg, By Cabli^^^H
afternoon papers report 700
killed or wounded during r^JHH
fighting between the Tartars
menians in Shusha district fl H
The Pope Attacked.
London, By Cable.?A
from Rome says shortly after
turn from the ceremony attflj H
the adminstration of the third^^^^
ersary of his coronation, tho^H^M
bad somewhat of a severe
heart weakness. Was atten^^^H
Dr. Lappom, who gave him
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Crop Bulletin IssueH I
Washington, D. C.,
crop bnlletin issued by.
tural Department shows
of corn August 1st,
pared with 87.5 last
winter wheat crop is
average 16.7 bushels per^Hj^^HH
condition Df spring wher^^^H|9
1st, 86.9, compared
Steamer Groufl H
Porta Delago, AzoresjwH^R^^H
The steamer Brooklyn fr<^^^B|H
lies to New York, with
aboard went aground
the harbor. An effort
steamer is meeting wit)^^H|^H|
Frank Ball in
Special.?
the Middleboro man,
tnred in Virginia
member
Wled^ae pla
eTemVH
qua,
u
Ure^^^H
^^RancIn^B
l^'In
acts pro^^H
be made
not strictl^H
and, as er^H
with such 71
ly distaste
therefore tfl
ronta *A nrl
"On annn
should
law and
the prison^H
indirectly,
of lessjrra^B