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rV< >rt" mill times. Al&TH YEAR. FORT MILL, S. Cm THURSDAY, DECEMfRR 13,1906. ^ / , " NO. 37. WRECK AT DANVILLE Another Rear-End Crash and Negligence I he Cause TWO TRAINMEN ARE VICTIMS Engineer George Kinney, of Thomasville. Brother of -he Engineer Who Had Such Narrow Escape Thanks- j - i-I- ? T~\ 1 T> 1 ? *.TT *T? I ?&TMJ4 L'AJf, ?UU AiU^UiAil VT . J). 'King., Killed Outright?No. 31 Telescopes a Freight in the Yards at DamT*lle?Fire Follows the Wreck ?A Number Injured, of Whom at Least Ono Will Die. Danville, Vn., Special.?Another nilroad horror on the Southern which in many respects resemble* that a Lawyers nine days ago, which reHilfd in the dcnlli of President Hjhjuc>r, was enacted in the yards here Saturday morning at about 4 o'clock. Two persons were killed outright, hlf n dozen more or less injured, one o whom will die as a result of their injuries. Train No. 34. northbound, a solid lhllmnn ami passenger train, crnsh?1 into ine rear ol" freight train No. 8.. which was standing on the main lie. The engine ploughed through tl' caboose and demolished several c?s ahead of it. Fire followed the week and the local department was ciled out. Four or live cars were easumed and others badly damnge The Dead and lnjpred. engineer George C. Kinney, .of No. 3 was scalded to death and [Brakern W. B. King burned to a crisp, 'le home of Kinttev, rrso is a brother c Will A. Kinney, th? engineer on ti train that crashed mto Spencer's ?* , is at Thomasville, N. C. King's line is in Danville. The seriously itijuroc are: H. M. 1 tterson, of Chatham, brakemnn. inj.-'ef about the head rnd shoulders a:d leg broken. ). J. Mull, of Columbia, ? man-it' No. 82. ba?-k spra*^*and hurt7fout the head, t 0.<>?? Mailer, postal, Vicrk, slightly hurt\ / ord, roimfed fireman on I No, iv&Kl. 'aoternally and will likel ?i?e. Several of his bones were brokn. Te blame for the wreek rests upon wo employes of the Southern. Flapian Mull, of No. $2. who was injure, and one or the other of tlie opera t rs at Danville and Xeapolis bloc aistitnu WVii'ti il.a i'? :.-i-* _ , , ?.? .. mi; i omit i ? a standstill il was the duty of he tlu^man *to go haek and place a lancer signal for any approach in}? tniu and th? -information so far slews .that Midi did not ?do this. Operator Skenille, af Danville, and O>erator Clellons, at Xenpolis, make contradictory statements regarding the sending and receiving of orders of i clear block for Xo. 34 and only oftVial investigation will briiipr ?nt the real facts. Dispatcher Skenille, at Danville black station, was fonno#lv at Raccoon and was succeeded by Mcttox. v.lio is hold responsible for the recent bipr wreck at Lawyers. An inv-ftiyatiim by the local police antho -itie.-i Kvill be held in the mayor's ooOrt Tuesday morning. Wreck at China Grovo. China Grove, Special. ? Several l>ox ears of southbound freight train No. were derailed Ijere. A number were completely demolished, but nobody was hurt. The chief feature ol' the wreck was the inconvenience t > passenger trains. The main line is completely blocked, i atfp unahlt to pass at 11:30. ~ ? Discharged Negro Soldiers Ar?ly for Re-Enlistment. Washington, SpoeiRf.?At the in stance of Secretary Taft Sergeant Sanders and l'rivnte Elmer Hrown, of the Twenty-Fifth Infantry, colored, filed with the military secretary applications for re-enlistment in tht army. One of these has bee 1 referred to the President ,in order! that lie may determine whether or n?"V\ any of the m< n of the Twenty-fifth .Infantry who were recently' discharge 1 with out honor shall be ro-enlistedl and it so 01: what 'conditions. Young Men Needed For the Navy. J Washington, Special.?"We want younger men to command the shins of the navy," srxirR Admiral .Dewey, after an interview \K'ith the president, "and the only wujPito accomplish it is to retire officers tfarly." 1 hi* result is sought to b Y attained by the enactment of the in. *al person lei bill which the Admiral 'a??*us8ed with tin' president. i 2 ig it |V' % EX-SENATOR SHOT Arthur Brown, Former United States Senator From Utah Shot and Seriously Wounded by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, of Salt Lake City. Washington, D. C., Special.?Former United States Senator Arthui Brown, of Utah, lies in a critical condition in Emergency Hospital, from a pistol shot wound in the abdomen inflicted by Mrs. Anna M. Bradley, of CAli T -1? ?1 - 1 ? ' ? uuu nuK, wno arnvcu liere oaiuraay from that city. The shooting occurred in Senator Brown's apartments in the Hotel Raleigh, where Mrs. Bradley also had registered under the name of "A. B. Brown." She was taken in custody and was locked up for the night in the matron's room of the First Precinct police station. Two shots were tired, one glazing Brown's left hand and the other entering the abdomen and lodging in the pelvic cavity. After working over him for nearly two hours, the surgeons decided that for the present at least they would make no further attempt to find the bullet. It was stated that while Senator Brown's condition was critical, his wounds are nui uKct-HKoriiy iaiai. No Witness to Shooting. Mrs. Bradley arrived hero shortly after noon. After being assigned a room she immediately went to Senator Brown's apartment. There were uu witnesses to the shooting, but a floor maid heard the shots and notified the management. According to her statement, Mrs. Bradley came to Washington to demand that Senator Brown marry her. She said that their relations were well known in Salt Lake. "1 asked him if he was going to do the right thing by me," she sajd, maintaining a remarkable composure, "llis reply was that he put on his overcoat and started to leave the room and I shot him. 1 abhor acts of this character, but in this case it was fully jnstitled." While expressing no sorrow for hoi act, she was glad to know that Senator Brown might recover. "I was practically penniless when 1 got hen; tpday," she said, "having only $1.2o, and after paying the cabman, nil the money 1 had in the world was $1.00." She said she urged Senator Brown to marry her, that he had been instrumental in the divorce between lier husband and herself, and that as his wife was dead he now could "do the right thing" by her. This she said he positively refused to do. Tells Senator Her Story. Mrs. Bradley is a brunette, about 38 years old, and frail ol' statue. Her first act after being taken to the police station was to send for Senator Sutherland, of Utah, who called on her. Senator Sutherland regretted being brought into the ease, but said that Mrs. Bradley had spnt for him because he was the ony man here whom she knew. To him she told the story of her relations with Senator t" - ?...??ii. one aneged (linl two of hei children owe their parent ago to Senator Brown and that she had named one of them after him. Airs. Bradley was reluctant to speak of her former husband, but questioning brought out the facts that he now is living in Nevada with a second wife. Further questioning disclosed the fact that Mrs. Bradley for two years, 1H00 and 1902, had served in the capacity of secretary to the Utah State Republican committee and also at ou tline was editor of the otlicial organ of the State Federation of Women's Clubs. She declared that she had a sister in thp newspaper business in Salt Lake City, but that sin- would not communicate with memberr of her family because she knew that tlioy would come to hvr assistance. Manager Tally, of the Haleigh, was UOtiiied of the - vtiiiiiu uvo or three minutes after it occurred. He hurried to Senator Brown's apartment to ascertain the facts. Brown Retains Consciousness. Senator Brown, despite the seriousness and shock of the wound, retained consciousness and was perfectly calm and collected. He made no statement to Mr. Tally beyond saying that he had busn shot by Mrs. Bradley. j nc woman conimuea in vnc room while Mr. Ttntly was attending to Senator Brown, hut offered 110 assistance. Finally, Mr. Tally ordered her to leave the room. She declined with absolute coolness to comply with the order. "1 will remain here," she said, "1 am the mother of two of his children." An officer from the first precinct police station placed Mrs. Bradley under arrest. She made no resistance and offered no further explanation oP the shooting. She was asked for u statement of the incident, but referred all those who7 inquired to Senator Sutherland, of Utah. SCORE DIE IN FLOOD Many Residences Destroyed or Damaged BREAK IN RESERVOIR CAUSE Arizona Mining Town of Olifton Almost Inundated and Inhabitants Forced to Flee to Mountains for Safety Nearly All Residences in Noith Cliftnn TWwtrnwrxl I Clifton, Ariz., Spceinl. ? Flood waters that caused upward of n score of deaths and much property damape Wednesday night nro receding rapidly and the 30-hour rain has ceased. No further damage is apprehended. Two bodies were recovered from the wreckage along Chase Creek, but the exact number of deaths cannot be told. Three men were caught looting and on refusal to surrender were shot and fatally wounded by officers. The flood in Chase Creek was caused by the breaking of the reservoir of the Detroit Copper Company and the freed water ran down the creek with a seven-foot, breast. Only one busiuess house on Chase Creek escaped damage and many were destroyed. North Clifton wus partly wrecked, nearly all of the res lUences in that part of the town being destroyed or damaged. So many restaurants and hotels have been destroyed that it is almost impossible to find n plaeo to eat or sleep in the town. But there will be no shortage of provisions. All trains on the Arizona & New * Mexico Knilroad are held up. Railroad bridges are so severely damaged that it will be usai'e to use them l'oi some time. Solomonville. Ariz., Special.?As the result of 30 hours' soaking rain over southern Arizona the mining town of Clifton with 3,000 people is swept by a terrific llood and hundreds of inhabitants have tied to the mountains for safety. Owing to disabled wires details are hard to obtain, but the known dead reached IS. Most of the population are Mexicans and Italians whose huts are inundated. The eastastrope began with the breaking of a big reservoir in the mountains, precipating a vast flood on the Chase Creek quarter of Clifton. The principal street was ruined. It was along this street that the fatalities occurred as the Hood engulfed the people without warning. Globe, Ariz., Special.?All railroad communication with this city is cut off for a week at least by the carrying away of the bridge over the Gila river near San Carios. Passengers and mail may be transferred in a few days, but it may be much longer before freight can arrive here. New President For Southern. New York, Sj ecial.?The directors of the Southern Railway Wednesday elected \V. \V. Fitilev. of Washington, president of the company, to succeed the late Samuel Spencer. Mr. Finlev lias been sermul vw-.' )iriwi.Iort of the road since September 15, 180(5. He has heen active in railway world since 1875. 1'iior t<> entering the Southern's service Air. Fiuley was second vice president of the Great Northern Kail way. Before that lie was third vice president'of the Southern Railway. For two years he was chairman of the Southeastern Passenger Association at Atlanta. Air. Finley was at times associated with lames J. llill. Major J. Gadsden King Dead. Atlanta, Ga., Special.?Major J. Gadsden King;, a well-known Confederate veteran, died at his home herj early Wednesday, aged 7f> years. Major King; was born in Charleston, S. C., hut has heen a resident of Atlanta for 25 years. During the civil wa.r he was a captain in Marion's artillery. President Wants More Power. Washington, Special. ? The President Wednesday sent a special message to Congress urging legislation giving the Executive authority npou his own ini'itative and responsibility to dismiss any officer whom he thinks unworthy to remain in the service. The law nt present provides that time of pence no officer ?Vr\l bo diamis-od except in pursuance of t, court-martial or in miti; ration there of. This provision tl e President wants repealed. 1 1 .JK PALMETTO fUS ; Occurrences of Intcesf from AH Over SoOttt CaroSna ?ah,?fe r MANY ITEMS OF tfATE NEWS 1-? A Batch of Lhrt Pa.igraphs Covering a Wide Range-What is Going On in Oar State. Negro Kills ; other-in-Law. Greonwood, Spf d-?Joe fivans, a negro, shot and kp?d his hrother-intaw, Will Hughe>'in the Bnck Level itotion of the cchty, Sunday night. He is now in jai/here. Jt i? alleged that Evans com .itted a criminal as- < fault on his R ter-in-law, Hughey'aj wife, Saturday Hughey* came into I town Sunday nd had a warrant worn out for vans. Evans heard of this proceed' i and went down to Hughey's ho se Sunday night to "talk over" the matter, and while the two wei outside the house the hooting be? n. Hnghey had three bullets hi -> oa and was stone dead wl en fo'.'"? One bulldts lodged in the spina 1 ilmnn, bnck of the head, brenking litfneck. The Evans negro tied and whin caught was in bed feigning sleep When carried to the place of thr thooting for the purpose ?f having hit tracks measured he wilted and confessed the crime. irifay Oil MflL Norway,' Special.?The Norway Oil KiH is 110v an assured fact, Soma weks ago it was decided by the ttoekbolden who intended operating an oil mil and ginnery at Bolin, about nine miles from here, to locate the mill at Norway, provided the citizens woult take half the stock and st place o' a $10,000 plant make it 115,000 to $20,000. This met with the approval o: the Norway people and a joint meetng was called. The following ofRceit'wcre eleeted: President, B. F. Adten; vice president, B. B. Williams \ treasurer, J. II. Bonnett; aecretary, J. A. Weathersbae. For Soutl Carolina Rivers and Harbors. The secetary of the treasury in his letter of recommendation of appropriations needed, asks that the following mounts be made available for the yur ending June 30, 190(5: For pupli? buildings at Anderson, $35,000; 1 Clester, $25,000; Greenville, $24000; Greenwood, $20,000; Sumter, |^13,000. For improving Winyah Hay, $72,750. For infpipving Pec Dee River and maintaining same, $25,000. Anderson is Pleased. Anderfeon, Special.?The news of the reapp<intment of Mr. John 11. Cochran, jr., as postmaster for this city, which was given in a brief press dispatch last week was very gratifying to all of the patrons of this offii-e. Mr. Cochran lias heen in the n(fi<o here as postmaster for eight y ars, having received his appointment under President MeKinley in 189? Purifier his past service in the ofH<e, Mr. Cochran has given the best of treatment to everyone. Sold Almost for a Song. Winusboro, Special.?The property of tho Winnsboro Granite Company was sold by tho clerk of the court and was bought by R. (J. llhett of Charleston for $10,000. No person was allowed to bid on this property unless tl-ey deposited a certified check for $10,000 with the clerk of the cenrt tyefore they entered a bid and the property was sold for cash. This tl..? vnocn,. ?Un trou&iit so little. It is worth at least $300,000. Civic Improvement Society. Florence, Special?The ladies ot the Civic Improvement Society arc making arrangements to give an old fashioned tournament and a ball during Christmas week for the benefit of the society. Many knights from (hit and adjoining counties arc expected,to contest for the honor ot crowning the queen at the ball to be given that night. Heywaxd County Fails. Aiken, Special.?The propose/ Heyward county scheme was defeatec by 39 votes of the requisite two thirdH of the total number of votei cast. All the precincts have been re pbrted and show a total vote cast o 504, of which the new county received 208. A summary of the dilTcren ?3iwoinets follows: North Augusta 1"? ifci, 19 against: Keeoh Island, S4 foi 7 against; Tnlatha 13 for, '.K\ against Sunny Side, 10 for, -!"? again-t ; K! Icnton, 14 for, 24 against; Silvevtur 17 for, 19 against. n? | THE WORK OF CONGRESS What Oar National lawmakers Are Doing From Day to Day Taft to Give Information. The resolution of Senator Penrose collins-- the President or all tli - facts regarding- the discharge of the negro troops belonging t<> the Tweuty-ttfth Infantry, was received at the White House and at one? turned over by. tho President t(? Secretary Taft, who will furnish the information desired. The | Fornker i-esolution, which also was passed at the same time, but whieh 1 is directed t<? the Secretary of War, had not been received by Secretary Ttti't up to a late hour Friday. Secretary Tat't said, however, upon returning from the cabinet meeting, that he would comply with both resolutions to the fullest extent. Simplified Spelling. Simplified spelling received a hard bolvv in the legislative bill for 1M08 reported to the House by the committee on appropriations, which says: "Hereafter in printing documents Authorized by low or ordered by Congress or either branch thereof the Government Printing Ofiiee shall follow the rules of orthography established by Webster's or other generally accepted dictionaries of the English language. The hill carries an appropriation of $.'ll,21n,r>'J.">, which is $(iS5,342 less than the estimates made for the legislative, judicial and executive Departments of the government. An increase from $1,200 to $1,000 is made in the allowance to members of the House for clerk hire, and th~ requirement that members certify thev have spent this amount is omitted'. Efforts to take up the bill conferring Ci'.izmrhip upon the citizens of Porto Rico, reported from the committee on insular affairs of the House were defeated by objections of the Democrats. An Important Measure. During tlw three hours the House was in session it passed a bill which has the enthusiastic endorsement of labor as well as manufacturers genera lly. repealing that portion of the Wilson inter-state commerce hill relating to convict -mjule goods and pointing the several States to regulate their competition with "free labor" made grods. The hill was introduced l?v Mr limit, of Missouri, himself a practical stonemason. Under the Wilson h.II. which became a law in 1SJI0, convinet labor-made goods may enter into active competition with tlie goods manufactured by 44 free l^bor'' and under this Federal law a State could not pass a latv that would prevent the shipping into the State prisonmade goods of other States. The law I which was pnss.nl abrogates the interstate commerce law as at present applied to convict-made goods, thereby affording to the different States and Territories the right t<? inhibit the shipping of eonvict-made goods within the conliues of any State or Territory. Senator Simmons gave further attention to tli' ease which lie is to realm out against Federal otlh-eholdI trrs in North Cnrolina. who have been perniciously active in political mailers. lie cont'erarl with Mr. Degraw, Fourth Assistant Uostmn-o r general concerning the specitie charges which liave hern made against I bigger hurt, ):: rural free delivery carri r. who, it is nil ucd. tried to break up a meeting i'i Iredell county, al wiiicli Mr. llaelcell was to speak. Mr. Degraw said iliat the inspector assigned to h oi; iiiin this matter had not yet completed his report, hut he thought it would he at hand in a very few days. .' 1''. 1Cgraw cnliriiU'il the report given nut by the civil service commission thai an agent would he sent i mm the departenl to accompany Commission, r (Jrcen when he starts oil his tour of investigation to the State to look into charges against Federal office holders. ! Minority leader John Sharp Williams declared it to be bis in! ntioii to recommend Representative Small for membership on the rivers and har bnrs cornmiltee, a recognition that is i i,,.;.,.- a i ' xt /\ II ?.#> IIIV l|U II] \ illdlinu delegation. Mr. Williams is ic ! putf?l to l'.uvc sail thai Mr. Sum!! was his first r.hoic?. and thai if Spanker Cannon did not approve ot this recommendation -ha would next t eiuiorss Ke]irosont?.tive Kllerbe of i South Carol.jsit. Japs Want Natural>ation. Wasliiu Inn. Special. Fniorablc 3 notion by ('on;jrrss on the ree oniniTi - dr.tion of the presrdciit in his last art f oufll message .that) an act be pas-sac specifically provpliva: f< r tire nnlur.c /.ation of Japanese who fi.ma to tin ' Cnited Ktrt'js injemtin^ lo Vcc.cnc " \11 eiif.ti: c-itb-.c 1 ;o i'.ir In wart ' * ;.w;iri:i:r a eouiin1 nam ?.f the tradit oral friendly relations be twin-n tlii rfCT.tiy an I Japan, in the opinion ? '? isrount Aoki, the uiubfts sudor. : The ambassador exj ressed the henet" Mint then were r.ot so many ,Tui>nneses in this country to 'ako advantage1 of naturalization if it wore granted, but he thought that such r* opportunity should he afforded them alomj with the citizens of other coun uicn. xjc saui nt itid not think it probably that those .Japanese who were emigrating in la rye numbers to Hawaii and the Pacific eoast would avail jfinselves of nnt/ralization as most.*017 them ultimately returned to "naf I \Stole a Street Car. Rnstf Liverpool, O., Special.?The police arc looking for a stranger who stole a street car, ran it four miles and colltctL'd fare from all passengers and Mb on decamped. Conductor Doilz was at a pump, getting a drink, when the thief stepped aboard and gr.ve the starting signal. The fellow managed the business co well that the motornian, curtained in on ae(ptmt of the rain, suspected nothing. John C. Brain Bead. Tampa, Fla., Special.?John C. Brain, of the Confederate navy, died I V fat I ta w. If I * , o, I I 1 bo. Of OCSsC ...UUII itdH lUgS XO In*. S, imprisonment. The crime is the same for which their father, J. G. Rawlings t ii ^and Alt' Moore, a negro, were handed at Valdosta, Tuesday. The recommendation of the pardon board goes to Gov. Terrel, who undoubtedly will epprove the decision. Planning an Investigation. 'Washington. Speciul.-??An investigation of the operation and management of the railroads controlled by James J. Hill and his associates, including t lie Koi-thera PacihVi. the Great Northern, and the C'hieagit, ^ Burlington & Quincy, ?? in contemplation mission. The matter has been talked over by the commissioners and after certain preliminaries have been arranged and couiim'1 for the commission selected, formal announcement of the p-oposed inquiry -will be made. Caught in Cotton Gin. 1 .Olliahlirnr Knaoinl M? t ? ^|FW?UI. iUI. U. i\. Spencer met witn a horrible accident Thursday morning at his gin house about one mile from here, lie was caught and drawn upon the saws of the gin. One arm was cut to pieces, bis face being badly mangled. Several teetli were sawed out, and he was badly cut about the body. It was feared at first he could not live, but the physicians now cntentain slight hopes of his recovery. Investigating Wreck. Washington, Special.?Ollicials ol Use Southern Railway began a formal investigation into the causes of Hie wreck on that line Thanksgiving morning, in which President Samue* Spencer, of the Southern system, and several other p rsoiis wen., killed. The inquiry is being held at the general" <1 tiers of t!r> Southern Rail,'.'ay, in this city, and probably Nvill \iot b? ?included before Thursday afternoon Friday. OUR PRICE LIST. Combining good quality and low price*. Tho prices quoted below are guaranteed to be the lowest for quality of Goodai 1 year old Com Wjisky, per gallon $1.6# 2 ? . .. .? J'W i ,, > >? i* ? ? 4 4 .. .. 2.2# 5 ,, ,, Tar Heel Corn Whiskey 8.00 1 ? ,, Go"d P.yo Whisky per gal 1.78 3 ? Good Ryo Whisky " " 2.00 :$ ,, ,, Good Ryo Whisky " " 2.o0 \ ,. .. G ?xl Rye Whisky " " 8.00 *? .. ,, G ' xl Rye Whisky " " 4 00 No charge for vessel or packing. ;iO<! extra will nreiiiiv fixnross on on* ro i hreo gallons; uver.?( callous, 75c. SHUMAN & COMPANY, SAI.iaiiUHY .... 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