Fort Mill times. (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, August 11, 1910, Image 2
WILL SOON LEAD
Saatkera Textile Mills Will Soea Oatrank
Northern Mills
IN COnON CONSUMED I
Commissioner Wnt.son Talks Most
UiferatUnKly on Industry.?Kays
the United States Is Kxporting
adi,87K,rt?<? Worth of Cotton
Manufactures.
"Have you stopped to realise that
the United States is only sending to
export $31,878,566 worth of cotton
manufactures, while she is importing
approximately $70,000,000 worth oi
cotton manufactured products "^r
the uso of her people."
This statement is rather signifir
nt in its nature and of peculiar In
\er it just now on account of the
cc'.on situation in this State was
c.'ide recently by Commissioner Watsc
o.
Many of the mills of South Carolina
are running on short time and
there is a general policy of curtailment
on account of the prices in the
cotton goods market and the produst.
in tho past month more than a
half doaen large cotton mills have
been chartered in the State.
In a recent address the commissioner
made several very Interesting
statements bearing on the ;?xile
industry In thiB country.
The poM8ibllities of Southern manufacture
are becoming more and
more pronounced as he is revealed
by a study of the consumption of
bales of cotton in the texile plants
of this country. However, as early
as 1880, the Northerfl states were
operating over 10,000,000 spindles,
while the Southern Stutes were running
but a little more tliun half a
million.
If was not until 1893 thnt the
Southern states had increased the
number or Bplndles to 2.000,000,
while at tbut time the Northern
states were operating 13,400,000
spindles. In 1009 our industry has
grown until wo are now running
# 10,429,000 spindles against thi
North's 17,589,000, and we are using
today 2,554,000 bales of cot'.on
against the North's 2,687,000. As
early as 1890 the Northern mills
were using 2,000,000 bales when we
were using but half a million.
In 1908 the North was using 165,000
more bales of cotton than the
South. This year that lead has been
reduced to 143,000, and if conditions
are not materially changed during
this year it is not unlikely that
the Sauth will, by the end of 1910,
have overtaken the North in the
matter of consumption.
And remember that we are sending
out of the country today $4 17,390,665
worth of domestic cotton,
and that we are sending in cold casn
to other countries for raw cotton
imports the princely sum of about
$14,000,000.
In South Carolina our progress
has beon rapid, for in 1860 we Pad
only 30,890 Bpindles and 525 lonnio
consuming 3,978,061 pounds of cotton;
In 1889 thero was 82,334 spindles
and 1,676 looms, consuming
15,610,055 pounds of cotton; then
pass by another decade and South
Carolina's Industry had developed
until the music of 1,431,319 spindles
and 4 2,663 looms was being
hoard, consuming 230,053,807 ibs.
of cotton.
Now another nine years has elapsed,
and this state today stands sec
oikI lu the American Union in textiles,
with 3,846,1 17 spindles and
96,281 looms, consuming 327,65 1,099
pounds of cotton. Nowhere u
the world has there been such a rapid
development. Today millB in this
state are consuming 769,966 bales
of cotton, or practically four-fifths
of the state's entire cotton crop.
The texile plants of the nation are
turning out about $450,000,000 in
product, while in this state alone,
something like 175,000,000 worth of
cotton manufactured goods is uow
being annually produced.
Of this country's cotton crop, here
in tho South, we are now cons lmill
ur in AHS A TV r* /?V It 1 1 An C 1 AO A J ')
? PS ? ? WMI u n II vn.MUirn U,liTO? ?U*>
SOO-pouud bales, but wo aro still
sending to export 8,889,724 bales o'
over 66 per cent of the crop, and we
are actually Importing about 175,000
bales of long staple cotton, cotton
that we hope Ho be able to raise in
the very near future.
Again the "Unloaded" (inn.
llellovlng that a shot-gun was unloaded,
the 6-year-old son of County
Commissioner I. D. llarrelson, of
FunBtoB, N. C., while playing with
three other children. In his father's
home, lato Thursday, picked up the
weapou, pointed It nt his little sister,
aged .four, pulled the trigger,
and killed the child instantly.
The "Unloaded" tlun.
At Athens, Ga., because he did not
know It was loaded. Doc Jones, a
6-year-o!d-bo, leveled a gun at his
baby sister and pulled the trigger.
The baby's head was blown completely
off, hurled through a door
and portions were plastered on a
wall twenty feet distant.
MANY WERE SHOT
AX INS AN E MAX KILLS HIS FAMILY
AND A FIREMAN.
Discharged Member of San Diego Department
Shoots Former Comrades
and Then Slays* Wife and CIdld.
Shooting himself through the
head after killing three persons, in
Ktu ofjfo .an.I oh (1/1 mnrf o 11 v
UID TT liv utiu V-IIIIU, U*v? v?
wounding a fourth and seriously
wounding a fifth, Mert. S. Durham,
a discharged employe of the San
Diego, California, fire department,
Monday ended the hunt for him. ilia
death was almost instantaneous.
Durham nursed a grudge against
Capt. Sampseil of the fire depart
ment, under whom he had formerly
worked as engine driver, and upon
whoBe complaint he had been discharged
from the services for insuoordination.
Durham Monday morning
sent in a false alarm from the
outskirts of the city, and when Cap*
Sampseil and the engine crew drove
up he opened fire upon his former
workmen with a revolver.
At the first shot Fireman Don
Grant fell from his seat dead, with
a bullet in the head. At the second
shot Horseman Guy Elliott pitched
to the ground with a bullet through
the stomach. Durham then leveiien
his revolver at Sampseil and fired
twice, both bullets piercing Sampsell's
lungs.
Two more shots fired at other
members of the crew went v/ild.
Durham then drew another revolver
and with it he covered his retreat
as he started to run from Assistant
Chief Senocador, who had
driven up in answer to the fire
alarm. As he disappeared in vhe
darkness, Durham shouted back to
the chief: "Tell my wife I am going
to kill myself."
The victims of the shooting were
rushed to St. Joseph's hospital in
one of the hose wagons. Operation*
were performed on Sampseil and Elliott.
The surgeons say Sampseil
suffered a severe hemorrhage and
'ho hold out no hopes of Lis recovery.
Elliott has a chance.
Within half an hour after the
shooting, a score of police officers
and deputy sheriffs were ou the
scene in automobiles and had begun
a man hunt. Durham eluded the
pursuers and reached home. Af'er
slaying his family, the mad man ran
out and escaped.
During his service in the department,
which terminated some time
ago, he had a reputation for being
quarrelsome. Firemen with whom
he worked though him insane. At a
hospital it was said Sampsell will
die, but that there may be some hope
for EWiott.
HI'HAL DELIVERY IN DANGER.
Movement to Abolish it for vhe Old
Star Routes.
The R. F. D. News, published at
Washington as the national organ of
the Rural Letter Carriers' Association,
sounds an alarm in these
terms. "Right now preliminary plans
are being made to abolish rural free
delivery service and provide in its
stead a daily delivery to the farmer
by what is known as the star-route,
r%r nont root ?,.n?'PL i^ ?? ? I
w> v>?iivi uv.v oj oiuui. i uit* pian niis
been the subject of serious consideration
by thePost master General for
more than six or eight months past (
atid .he hopes to be able to furnish
President Taft wll ample reasons for
I the change before the latter sends
his annual message to Congress next
September. It is the belief of many
postal officials that President Taft
will readily approve of the suggestion
of the Postmaster General in the (
matter, and for the sake of economy,
make a recommendation to
Congress to enact the necessary laws
for the change. Already Postmaster ,
General Hitchcock has consolidated
the division of star-mail routes and
division of rural free delivery into
what will hereafter be known as the
division of rural mails. This is the
first step toward making the two ser!
vices similar.'"
WARSHIPS UK COM K JUNK.
Cruisers Minneapolis mid Coliiinbiu ,
Are Useless.
A naval board by Rear Admiral '
Thomas, began the task at the Phil
ad?'l|>hla navy yard Tuesday of passing
upon the fate of three cruisers
which but a few years ago were the
undisputed leaders in their classes.
The vessels are the armored cruiser
Brooklyn and the protected cruisers
Columbia and Minneapolis, built
as the commerce destroyers of the
navy. The three cost over $S,r>00,000,
exclusive of theirj armament.
The Columbia and Minneapolis are
in danger of being consigned to the i
junk pile. The Brooklyn, Admiral
Schley's flagship in the Spanish- !
American war, is in better shape and
is likely to be ordered overhauled 1
and modernized.
Three Americans killed.
News was received of the assaa- s
sination on July 22 in the Yaquai 1
valley near Coccorit. Mexico, of Mrs. 1
Jennie Shoudeler, an American wo- (
man, and her two sons. i
MOB AFTER HIM=
Clash Between as Editor aod a Preacher
Causes Serious Row.
EDITOR DRAWS HIS GUN
On a Mob That Followed Him to
Hi* Home.?Sermon in Answer to
Continued Kditorinl Attacks I'recipiated
the Trouble, and Came
N'ea.- Causing a Riot.
Klizahe'h City, N. C., was the
8eeue of a sensational affair on last
Sunday nipht In which an editor and
a preacher participated. "Stand
back or 1 will shoot to kill," wete
the words said by W. O. Saunders,
editor of The Independent, as ne
stood in his yard with a pistol after
firing five times in the air. This
was said to have occurred Sunday
night, following the close of service
at Blackweil 'Memorial Baptist
church when Pastor I. N. Loftin hud
preached upon "The Independent,
the King Around it, and W. O. Sautiders."
At the morning service Mr.
Loftin had preached on sensational
subjects dealing principally with
Saunders and his paper.
Many reports are in circulation
and it *s impossible to get accurate
information. Saunders was present
at both services. As he left church
that night and started toward his
home many peoplo were on the
^streets returning home. One report
had it that several of Saunders'
bitterest enemies followed him and
when he had gotten inside the yard
yelled out some threats about giving
him a certain time to get out of
town.
Immediately five or seven shots
rang out and Saunders ordered his
alleged pursuers to keep back. Women
and children were panic-stricken
and rushed to cover, some fainting,
and the greatest excitement prevailed.
Some claim that Saunders
was Bhot at by some party on the
street. However, no one wns hit
and the police soon disperced what
little crowd was left after the shooting.
Saunders was next morning
arrested for carrying a concealed
weapon.
O. W. Gilbert, proprietor of a big
department store and brother-in-law
of Loftin, was arreBted on the same
charge, together with some five or
six others for following Saunders
with intent to assault and disturb
the peace. They were bound over
to trial justice court Tuesday morning.
The unfortunate fall-out between
Saunders and Pastor Loftin is said
to have come from Saunders' continued
bitter attacks on Loftin on
acount of a certain seduction case
some months ago in court. A lady
of the city was brought into dispute
and it narrowed down to the veracity
of either the lady or the pastor
The deacons of Blackwell Memorial
sustained Pastor Loftin and expelled
the lady. Saunders went at thi.action
with unheard of editorials,
giving Loftin unfavorable notoriety
Pastor Loftin decided to preach
upon the great evil that Saunders
and his paper were to Elizabeth City :
and crowds gathered from every section
of the city and even from ih<
county to hear his arraignment
Printod circulars were distributed ali
over the city Saturday and the sensational
subjects were the source 01
much comment. Many citizens freely
predicted that bloodshed or at
least trouble would result. The unfortunate
trouble is deeply deplored
by all citizens and It is hoped that
thP lnur will 1 A * *
. in uc uiiuwbu 10 xuKe it1
course.
SUCTION HANI) KILLED.
Struck by Knglne, While Standing oe
Knd of Crosstle.
Arthur Alexander, a colored sec
tlon hand on the Southern Railway,
was knocked down and fatally in
jured by Passenger Trniu No. 4 6. at
Mrawley street crossing In Spartanburg
Tuesday morning. The negro,
with other hands, stepped aside to
let the train pass, but stood on the
and of the crosstie and did not get
out of the reach of the engine. At *xcity,
where be died a few hours later.
Shot the Sheriff.
Qhoriff L'l
uuiuuuu uuii, or Monroe,
M1ch., who was shot by an uuidentifled
negro near Krie, Mich , is near
death in a local hospital. Dull tried
to arrest the negro for robbery when
the latter shot him three times, ile
made his escape.
Shot Her Suitor.
Annoyed by his persistent demand
that she become his wife, Miss Ros>
Perrino, aged 15, of Chicago, 111., i
shot and perhaps fatally wounded
Antonio Rossi. He is in the hospital
and is expected to die
Drought Itroke.n.
A dispatch from St. Joseph. Mo.,
tays the rain in six weeks in that i
ocality began Tuesday morning an i ?
s of great benefit. TJhe drought ha.-- t
tnmnged corn in some places beyond l
epalr. <
t. \
HAND BY THE SCHOOLS
? A
KKPOKT OF UNION OOMMITTKK
ON EDUCATION.
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e
The Committee Makes Many Yaluu- ?
ble SuKf^stionH, Whlcli Will Be 8
c
Heeded by the People. I
The Committee on Education of '
the State Union submitted the fol- '
lowing report at the late meeting of (
the Union, which we commend to ?
the thoughtful consideration of the '
npdlil p Horn i u t ho run/\i>t '
We would especially urge upon <
our people the importance, the vital <
importance, of the commou schools; '
the only colleges that 90 per cent. '
of our boys and girls will ever be
able to attend. We would urge that
the buildings and equipment be im- 1
proved; let the school house and
grounds be made attractive, for lit- I
tie children absorb as much educa- '
tion from environment as from the
text books; and it iB a disgrace in 1
our boasted Anglo-Saxon civilization
that we should let our children be
shut up in unsunitary, uncomfortable
Bchool .houses for several hours 1
each school day. We would urge 1
that our text bookB and teaching '
give more attention to Agriculture i
and domestic economy, at the same '
time demanding that the preparatory '
work be as thorough as for any of 1
the so-called learned professions.
We commend the boys' corn clubs 1
and the girls' tomato and poultry '
clubs, and wish to see one of each
in every neighborhood, with a cen- '
tral club in each county. For we 1
realize that tho way *o keep the
young people on the farms is to '
make farming profltable and the
homes attiac'.ivo. 1
We feel that the Clemson Rxten- 1
sion Work which is taking the col- '
lege to the grown up farmers is duo 1
to the friendly discussions in previous
meetings of the State Union, '
and we can not too strongly urge '
upon our people that they attend
these meetings with minds open to
conviction, and with a determination
to protlt by the information <
brought to their very doors. i
Tllft IT- S HomnnatrQtJnn UVeb I
the IT. S. Farm Management Work,
the Corn Breeders' Association, the I
.South Carolina Live Stock AsBOcia- i
tion, the Department of Agriculture i
and industries, and the five or six
agricultural societies, some of them
with a hundred years of achievement
to their credit, all have our
hearty approval. And our people
who are ?.ot muking use of jC e of
t.hese agencies for their betterment
are standing in their own light.
We commend the Audubon Society
and the untiring efforts of Mr. Jus.
Henry Rice for 'err1 an r .me protection,
and urge our people to inform
themselves of the great importance
of conservation of the insec-destroying
birds. In this connection
we indorse the resolutions of Sum
ter County Union asking our Legislature
for a gun license tax, the fund
to he used for game and bird protection.
In conclusion, some of these mattets
may not seem to come properly
under the head of a report from
the Committee on Edu< ation, but we
respectfully submit that they are all
subjects upon whicvh our people nee 1
information; that the information
these various agencies can, and do
give, is of an educational nature,
.in.1 that the greatest bar to the
progress of the Union and the development
of our unrivaled natural
resources of climate and soil, is Ignorance;
and If the Union does not
staind for Education of the best kind,
from tho n?? ^
v..v iw iut- auuiaiu^r,
education in anif-help and neighbor- ^
ly co-operation, it does not stand To-* 1
anything. And tho handwriting .-n
the wall is so plain that a wayfaring
man. though a fool, can not fail t?
read it. We are weighed in the '>ai- f
.itices and found wanting.
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KKV KUSKS TilK Jl lMiK.
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r.iu't Sei/.e Whiskey Intended for
Personal I" so.
Attorney General Lyon has given |
an opinion in wJiich ho holds that
whiskey lor private or personal use
can not he seized by any otlicer. This
iecision is directly opposite to the
ruling by Judge Aleuiminger, given t
in his charge to the jury in Sumter
County when he declared that whis- (
i\i j iui in-iHiiiiai use whs liable to be j.
seized. Tne ruling by the Attorney
iJeneral was given on the request of
J. L. .111118. a Magistrate of ^
Kembert in wilirh several questions j
were asked concerning t-he seizure of t
whiskies Who is right, Meminim- r
ger or Lyon?
I lined Rebels. (
Mrs. Mary Weaver, of Dover. Pa., ij
I ho woman win had the distinction l!
of having fed tliree Southern gener- I
lis 4 7 years ago. when part of the a
Southern army bivoucared near her
home, is dead. She was T.t years old.
Six Men Killed. ?
Six men were killed and fourteen c
n lured, several of them fatally, in t
>ne of the worst torpedo hoot dlsas- s
ers on record, according to navy e- F
torts Thursday. The accident oc- if
:urreJ at Kronstadt, Russia. P
"THE SOUTHERN FIELD."
Lugiut Issue of Oflicial Organ of the
Southern Hallway Out.
A complehen6ive picture of the adantages
to be found 'n the fr.uit
[rowing sections of the southeastern
dates is presented in the August isiu?
of "The Southern Field." the
>fllcial ork;?ii of the Land and Indus.rial
Department of the Southern
Railway and associated lines, the circulation
of which will begin in a
few days. The leading article of
Lhis issue is devoted to a discussion
of fruit growing in Virginia, the
Carolinian, (ieorgla. Alabama. Tennessee
and Mississippi. The story
of the development of the growing
of apples, peaches, berries and small
Truits in this territory ia fully told
and the opportunities for future development
pointed out.
The farmer interested in fruit
growing who reads this issue can
not fail to he Impressed with the
great opportunities which await him
In the Southeast. In addition to the
article on fruit growing which is
splendidly Illustrated there are olh-r
interesting articles. Editorials call
attention to the opportunities for
profit in stock raising in the South,
the value of the cotton crop to the
country, and the increase in value
of Southern lands. What can be
done in the East Tennessee country
Is shown in an article on pork raisin:;.
"A Spartanburg Farmer" tells
of results on a farm in the Piedmont
section, and the success of Canadians
In Northeast Georgia is told in an
Interesting manner.
Thousands of copies of this magazine
will be put in the hands of farmers
in ihe North and Northwest
alio are considered desirable set
tiers. Persons already in the South
who have friends living in other sec
lions of the country whom they wish
to interest in this section can have
copies of 'The Southern Field" sent
them by a request addressed to M. V.
Richards, Land and Industrial Agent
>f the Southern Railway, Washington,
I). C.
liig Profit in Autos.
"It has always been a foregone
conclusion that the manufacture 01
automobiles is a profitable Industry,
...... aajo lllQ AUSUMH V ;-ll CO IllC lO.
'some real figures. from what ma>
be considered an authentic source?
a concern making automobiles?is
not short of surprising- For instance,
the statement is made that
the profits on cars sold by this ono
;oncern alone, for delivery next yoi>,
will amount to at least 40 per cent.,
tnd. though such a profit 'may sound
exaggerated,' it does not mark the
and of the hope for earnings entertained
by the makers. Indeed, the
itatement is made that 'in 1012 dio
returns should be around 60 per
rent."
"As an illustration, the statement,
s made by one of the manufacturers
that 1.525 cars have been ordered
for 1011 delivery, representing $2,312,250
in business, on which the
roncern will make a profit of $3 96.iOO.
In the same statement is conalned
the information that an investment
of $5,000 in one of the auomohile
manufacturing enterprises
if this country represents a valuation
today of $140,000 in addition to
whikdi cash dividends have been
>aid lo the amount of $60,750. or
hat in four years the company's
stock dividends have been 4 47 1-2
ier cent on the investment.
"Another concern, one of the larger
ones, shows ever a more remark
ible profit earning. One of .he
stockholders of this latter company
s reputed to have invested $100,000
hree years ago and for which se
ias very recently refused a cash of
ar ior ills Holdings, an increase of
ust 20 to 1 on an investment in
he space of three years.
"A recital of these facts is only
n illustration of the unlimited exc?nt
to which a fad has carried one
>f the commercial enterprises of the
vorld.' The question of whether ox
lot the people of the country wilt
vtr get tired of paying twice wh.it
hey are worth, upon the statements
if their makers."
Font AKK I.YNTHDII.
>'or Assault and Murder ni'd Others
Are Iteing limited.
.a nispairn rrom Monifoy, Fla ,
ays the telephone lines tt? D.uly, the
cone of the murder and lynching,
ire up ami reports have been eonIvmed
that four negroes have thus
ar been lynched by the infuriated
ilizeus of Dady, avenging tlie asault
and murder of little Itessie
ilorrlson. Posses are out now honing
two more negroes, who were
bought *o have knowledge of tlie
11 order, it has developed that tne
legroes expected to also criminally
ssault and murder t.he mother of
he girl and kill till the children,
nit their plans failed. Excitement
j at fever heat and a wholesale k 111na
is expected. A great throng was
t the burial of the little girl.
First of the Kind.
At Sunderland, England, whi"->
taking a tlight at the Iloldou race
ourse Mile. Frank's biplane overtimed
and crashed into a crowd of
riectators, killing a boy. Mile.
'rank was dangerous wounded. This
i tho first accident of its kind n-l
urtod.
STORY OF BRIBE
Gore Will Gi?e Particulars of Conspiracy
to Rob Indians.
WILLIAMS IS INVOLVED
The Senator State?* He Will (Jive
"Full l>etails of a Scheme to ICot>
? > *
Indians of Three Million
in Substantiation ?if (Imrgin Made
by Him in United States Senate.
Investigation of charges made in
the United States senate by D. 11.
Gore that be and a member of the
house of representatives hud been of- j
ferred a bribe of $25,000 each t?> j
foster a scheme whereby the Indians
of Oklahoma were to be deprived
of $3,000,000 profits due them
through the sale of asphalt lands in
that State, has begun.
"1 will tell the full detail* of the
scheme hatched at Washington to
mulct these Indians out of $3,000,000
through the sale of their lands."
said Senator Gore. "I will give
names, dates and other circumstances
relative to the hrit>e of $20,000
offered to me and to a member of the
house of representatives to remove
our opposition to the scheme which
would put that vast sum of money
in the bands of public attorneys" !
The comintttee was appointed by
the house of representatives to investigate
what are known as the MoMurray
contracts with the Chieksaw
| and Choctaw tribes of Indians. It is
headed by Chairman Chat*. II. Kurkc
of South Dakota and convened on
Thursday. Senator Gore was the
first witness.
The charges made by Senator Gore
in the senate June 24. which are the
basis of tlie present investigation,
are:
That J. F. McMurray, of McAlester,
Okla., and his associates h id obtained
10,000 contracts with Chickasaw
and Choctaw Indians for the
sale of 4 50,000 acres of lands, estimated
to be worth $3,000,000 to
$16,000,000.
That the profit of McMurray and
his associates was to he 10 per cent,
and a sum ranging from $3,000,000
to $16,000,000.
That a New York syndicate already
was prepared to take over the
land at $3,000,000.
That when opposition to proving
the contracts Hm??> in ? -.
_ a * TJCSCf II''
(Senator Gore) was approaohed ami
told that $2Tj,000 or perhaps $00,000
would be available to him and
that a like sum would be available t
to a men.ber of the house of repre V
sentatives, if all opposition was removed.
That if the contracts had been approved
the Indians would have been
deprived of I 0 per cent, of the profits
guaranteed them by the government
and the money would have gone 'o
pay ' attorneys' fees'* for w.hich no
material service had been rendered.
Senator (lore also charged that 'an
ex-senator from Nebraska and exsenator
from Kansas were interested
in the contracts."
"In my charges before the senate,
I did not give any names concerning
the offers of bribery," said Senator
Gore.
"That and other information, 1 atn
ready to impart before the Investigating
committee. When the government
made its treaties with the Indians
it agreed to sell the land and
hand over the full profit to those
Indians. It would be absurd for tlio
Government to sanction a reduction
of 10 per cent, to be handed out in
the shape of attorneys' fees. It Is
especially absurd since no attorneys'
services are npoHmi "
Besides Mr. Burke, other members
of the investigating committee are
I'hilip Campbell, of Kansas. Clarence
It. Miller, of Minnesota, John
H. Stephens, of Texas and B. NV.
Saunders of Virginia. Chairman
Burko said that the committee, niter
taking evidence, would visit M< AIester,
Oklahoma City and other parts
of the State to obtain from the Indians
direct information as to how
tho contracts were obtained frotn
them.
Dennis Flynn, counsel for J. F.
McMurray, said ho would contend
that the contracts were valid since
the Indians were members of what
are known as the "Five Civilized
Tribes" and as such had the right
of citizenship to make tho contracts.
Ho said ho would assert, however,
that no offer of bribery hud ever been
made.
Cecil Lyon, chairman of the Republican
State committee of Texas,
who was charged by Congressman A.
I). Murphy on the floor of the house
with having assisted Mr. Murphy iu
asking for the approval of the contracts,
is expected.
Many Are Drowned.
A St. Petersburg, Russia, dispatch
says undei the direction of tJie milItary
department the work of rescue
was taken up on the ltlver Amur,
near Nlcolalesk. where 200 Hsho men
are known to have been drowned
when a typhoon wrecked their
boats on Wednesday. It is feared
the death list will exceed that number.
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