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Scraps and .facts. ; I ? President-elect McKinley is reported to have expressed himself to a i congressman who called upon him a 1 few days ago as follows: "I will call i a special session of congress on March s 15, and unless I change my mind you < may be in Washington by that time. I desire to have my protective system ' inaugurated immediately upon my in- lauguratiou, and I want a measure s passed that will immediately stimulate 1 business and give idle men work." ?Since the failure of the Pacific * railroad refunding bill to pass, Attor- ' ney General Harmon has decided to 1 foreclose the government's mortgage on portions of the Union Pacific and 1 w T>?:e_ ? l i_ * j ivausaa jtuciui; ruiuuuus. aitsu^cments have been made whereby a J syndicate agrees to guarantee that ' these roads will bring Dot less than ' $45,754,000 in cash. If there is a 1 higher bid at the public sale, the gov- ' eroment will receiva the benefit of it. The arrangement is generally considered to be much more advantageous to the government tbaD would have been the proposed refunding bill. ? In Spain it is a custom to release a number of political and other prisoners annually upon the birthday of the king. It was thought that this year the Spanish government would take advantage of this opportunity to release a number of American prisoners now beiDg held in Cuba. Nothing of the kind was done, however. Several unknown and unimportant prisoners who bad been confined iD Moro castle at Havana, were released conditionally ; but not a single American was turned loose. Quite a num- ( ber of Americans who went to Cuba either to tight or as newspaper correspondents, artf lying in the various 1 prisons of Havana. 1 A ni\T lll_ 1 ? a suau^c ai/ui j uuujco nuui iuu?vane, Kausas, under date of Jaouary 22. The story is about Peter Wilson aud his wife, and although there is nothing improbable in it, it may or may not be true. When Wilson was a boy six years old, he and his sister Rachael, two years old, were left parentless and adopted by two families? the boy growing up in Missouri and the girl in Iowa. They never heard anything more of each other; but in the meantime Peter Wilson married a girl in Sioux City, Iowa. They have been married 39 years and have just discovered that they are the two orphans?brother and sister?who were separated in childhood. They have nine children, three of whom are deaf mutes and two others deformed. He and his wife are almost crazed with grief over the painful discovery. ? Sir Isaac Pitman, the father of modern stenography, died at bis home in Loudon a few days ago in the 84th year of his age. The author's first treatise on shorthand appeared in 1834, and although there have been numerous works on the subject since, all that have proved to be of any value are based principally upon the ideas of Pitman. And as to whether Pitman's system has really been improved upon is a matter of doubt. Many of the most expert writers of today scorn to use a single sign that is not authorized by Isaac Pitman's latest book, issued in 1877. The order of knighthood was conferred upon Pitman by the queen in 1894, in recognition of the great service the stenographer rendered in giving an improved cvetem nf shnrthnnd to the world. "Vw*" ? President Cleveland got quite a warming up in the house on last Friday. He had vetoed a bill to establish a uew division of a judicial district in Texas. Congressman Cooper of Texas, asked the house to pass the bill over the president's veto. The congressman recalled the fact that the bill had been originally passed by a good vote after a full discussion. Afterward he learned that influences had been brought to bear to inducfe the president to veto the bill. He called several times at the White House to see the president, but was each time stopped by Private Secretary Thurber and refused admission. He thought it time that the people's representatives were allowed to see the president without having to get the consent of a private secretary. He discoursed on this line at length, and the bouse finally passed the bill over the president's veto by considerably more than the necessary two-thirds majority. ? A Key West special to the Associated Press tells of the capture of a Spauish gunboat on the coast of Cuba by the insurgents. The Cometa, one of the most powerful of the smaller Spanish vessels iu Cuban waters, has been cruising near Cardenas to prevent j the landing of filibustering expedi- ( lions. For some time she has been ac- < customed to anchor at night off Sierra ( Moua. The place where the gunboat ] anchored was favorable for an attack ( from shore and the insurgents deter mined to capture her. Last Thursday { night they opened on the vessel with a I 12-pound Hotchkiss gun. The vessel < was struck- several times and badly < damaged. While the crew was in con- < fusiou, boats loaded with insurgents 1 left the shore and the Cometa was boarded. A desperate hand-to-haud 1 fight took place on the deck of the * guuboat, the Cubans using the machete : ? * L TTinalltr o ft or t bo WILLI UCUUIJ CUCV-V. jl iuunj J UI1VI iuv Spauish commander and half his meu ( had been killed, the survivors surren- ( dered. The vessel was then burned. ? ? According to the government re- | port of licenses issued last year as compared to the previous year's rec- I ord, the liquor traffic of the eouutry is t on the decline. For the 12 months < ending December 31, 1896, there 255,- ] 091 licenses issued, including 204,294 " to retail liquor dealers ; 4,648 to whole- 1 sale liquor dealers ; 1,855 to rectifiers; ) 12,064 to retail malt dealers, and 1,866 ' to brewers. The total for the year 5 sbows a falling oil' of 3,400 liceuses J siuce 1895. The largest number of j saloon licenses issued to any district in the United States was issued to the t 1st district of Chicago, the number of s licenses being 13,719. Next comes the ; 1st district of California, with 9,360, and third the 14th district of New J York, with 9,052. By states, New York ranks first in licenses, with 42,- l 351; Illinois comes second, with 22,- i 512; Ohio third, with 17,572; Penu- ] sylvania fourth, with 16,715, and California fifth with 13,892. Then the < somber for the different states drops t>elow 10,000. Indian Territory bad the smallest number?121. ? A record of fiduciary conduct durng tbe great year 1896 has been compiled by the insurance companies writ- ! ,ng this special kind of hazard, and it shows that tbe defalcations aggregate ;he tremendous total of $9,465,921. , rhis is less, however, than in 1895, vhen tbe stealings footed up $10,423,105. The state of New York was the source of largest loss, with $2,388,816. Delaware was the smallest, with $1,L00. Out of 340 reported cases of embezzlement, 114 stole more than ?50.000, 20 more than $100,000, one more than $500,000, and one more than ( ?1,000,000. The losses are distributed is follows: City and county officials, $1,393,975; from banks, $8,996,970; , ?y agents, $1,045,875; forgeries, $341,500; from loan associations, $479,587; t>y postmasters, $32,815; miscellaneous, $2,175,782. Site iltorkviUe (gnquirrr. i YORKVILLE, S. C.: ? WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27,1897. ? In the opinion of The Enquirer, that bill which was introduced in the i bouse the other day, is not only very silly; but it is about as vicious a measure as has been proposed for years. It cannot possibly do any good, and is sure to do a great deal of harm. Of course there are constantly arising disputes between millowners and their employes, and such will always be the case; but the time will never come when these disputes can be settled by outsiders with justice to either party. Outside interference here is almost of the same ature as outside interference in a dispute between husband and wife, and will be just about as effective. Nobody is so well qualified to settle mill labor troubles as the mill officers and their employes, and the appointment of a commission to interfere in cases of this kind is calculated to make no end of trouble for all concerned. That there is no need for auy kind of legislation un the subject we are not prepared to say; but we feel more than confident that the present proposition is not calculated to accomplish the desired result. Indeed, we think that the title of this bill would have been much more appropriate had it been made to read: "A Bill to Create and Perpetuate Strife Between Millowners and their Employ3S." ? York county has just taught the balance of the state a valuable lesson in the execution of the laws. Like the inception of the Simon Cooper incident lown in Sumter county, the Whiteman Hardy and Ed Edwards cases grew enirely out of difficulties between Negroes. But the sheiiff and chief of police did lot consider that on that account it was lone of their business. Down in Sumter ;hey said that the trial justice, for reasons satisfactory to himself, refused to ssue a warrant for Cooper. In the Hardy jase, the trial justice being a non-resident >f the town, was at his home on Sunday, ind to get a warrant from him was inlonvenient. But the York sheriff did iot hesitate on account of little matters ike this. With quiet determination he jollected a posse, and without unnecessary delay, landed both of his men in ail. Of course, as to whether Hardy or Edwards would have made any more rouble, cannot be said with certainty; nut their general reputation is that of iesperate characters. The local public s acquainted with numerous acts com- j nitted by them which justify that repuation, and the reasons for believing that hey would have defied the whole com- 1 nunity had they been given the oppor;unity, was good. But be this as it may, , t is to the great credit of the sheriff that i ,he matter was not put to the test. 1 MERE-MENTION. ' North Dakota and Washington are each itill trying to elect a United States sena- J nr. Kyle will probably be his own sucjessor in North Dakota; but the result in Washington cannot be intelligently juessed at. The Tennessee legislature , lias passed a bill prohibiting the sale of :igarettes or cigarette papers in the State. There were three Hangings in ueorjia last Friday ; one by a sheriff and two , by a mob. Senator James Z. George if Mississippi, is lying at the point of , leath in a Washington hospital. He is '{ iver 70 years of age. There was a 5300,000 tire in Chicago last Sunday. \ negro named Pierson Taylor was ( banged by a mob in Tallahasse, Fla., last . Sunday, for the usual crime. Frank ( Puckett, a 21-year old employe of the Bristol, Tenn., Roller mills, was acci- , lentally drawn through the huge iron rollers last Saturday, and crushed to the J hiekness of a bar of railroad iron. I Senator Wolcott is still in London talking , free coinage of silver to the Rothschilds, j Another terrific cold snap struck :he northwest last Saturday, and there is , said to be much suffering and distress in , Chicago and other large cities. The ' president has sent to the senate a list of M Americans who have been captured by ( he Spaniards since the beginning of the present insurrection in Cuba. The j Sew York senate has passed a resolution , providing for the appointment of a comnittee to investigate trusts and report by ( nil or otherwise. The preachers of . Dallas, Texas, have inaugurated a war igainst Sunday newspapers. The ,her mo meters stood at 51 degrees below teio in various parts of Minnesota on Monday. Tn the Sum of 85,000. The supreme court has granted bail :o John F. Poppenheim, the man who receutl}' killed L. F. Brown and Stephen Mazyck, in Berkeley county. The amount named was $5,000?$2,500 in each case. < LOCAL AFFAIRS. e t INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. e The Enquirer?Talks to you about the kind or job printing that can be done c in this office. jj 3am M. Grist?Publishes a testimonial from Mr. W. S. Wilkerson, one of the . best farmers of "Western York," with J1 regard to the Corbin diBk harrow. Srist Cousins?Talk to you about the kind c of family and proprietary medicines 0 which they keep on hand for sale. T H. C. Strauss?Will give you a coupon *" ticket worth five cents, for every dollar's v worth of goods purchased at bis store, ti which ticket will be available in the y bands of any person, in the purchase at ^ his store of a bronze clock. He sayB he is still cutting prices on winter goods and c will meet all competition. He is offer- a ing tobacco at 15 cents a pound. I T. M. Dobson ?fe Co.?Offers a number of v useful articles at very low prices. Read tbelist and see what you want. J. M. Starr A Co.?Think that it .is time for persons who owe them on last year's purchases to make payment. They offer various grades or tobacco and at different price -, and claim that their white pine syrup will cure grip. Louis Roth?Is still selling six pounds of Arbuckles' coffee for $1. He has prunes, early June can peaches, and can supply you with onion sets. Glenn & Allison?Want you to remember their auction sale of horses and mules next Monday. James L. Guy A Co.. Lowrysville, S. C.,? Have 1,000 bushels of pure red rust proof Texas oats, which they offer to deliver, at any station on the C. A L. railroad between Lowrysville and Yorkville, inclusive, at 45 cents per bushel. W. M. Kennedy?Is prepared to supply you with school books and groceries. ABOUT PEOPLE. Major James P. Hart is at his office again, after having been confined to his room for several weeks by illness. Mr. W. B. McCaw went down to Columbia a few days ago on legal business, and is now laid up in that city with a se- ( rious attack of grip. Miss Ella J. Love and Misses Claude I and Ellen Godfrey were in town Saturday i and the guests of Mrs. Radcliffe. j FEBRUARY WEATHER. The Enquirer's Chester weather , prophet is on hand with his progaostica- | tions for February. In a letter dated Jan- , uary 20, he sends his forecast as follows : , "On the 1st it will' be cloudy and there may be a little rain. The 2nd will be clear and cold. From 3rd to 6th will be windy. From 7th to 10th, cold, blustery and generally disagreeable. The falling weather will be in the shape of rain. From the 15th to the 20th, windy with sleet or snow. From 21st to 25th, cold and unsettled. From 26th to 28th, sleet, snow or very cold rain." It will be remembered that the prophet sent in his forecast of January during last fall. He said among other things that there would be very little, if any, sleet or snow duriug the month, and so it has turned out. ANDERSON IS FREE. ' The case against Robert A. Anderson, 1 charged in the United States court in Atlanta, with white-capping, has been nol prossed, says the Atlanta Constitution of i Sunday. Robert A. Anderson will be remembered as the husband of the woman defon- ; dant in the Reese-Anderson-Luckie miir- , der trial last fall, aud as the man who gave l such material evidence in the case as to 1 practical 1 > assure the conviction of Reese J and Luckie. As was published in The Enquirer at ( the time, Anderson, while on the witness stand, was asked by Colonel You mans as 1 to whether or not was he under indict- ] ment in Georgia. He said that he was ( under indictment, and upon re-direct ex- j amination explained that the indictment i was in the United States court for white- ' capping. He also explained that be had surrendered to the authorities with the J understanding that be would not be pro- : Becuted, and given bond. From the story 1 in The Constitution, it appears that the 1 United States authorities have kept their part of the contract. i The offence for which Anderson was I wanted in Georgia, was the whitecapping ' of a man named Henry Worley, in Mur- j ray county, and the indictment was made ( upon the testimony of a man who swore that Anderson was a member of a crowd ' which attempted to hang Woiley. Worley was afterward shot to death while working in a field, however, and could no longer be made use of as a witness. ] According to The Constitution, the < principal consideration with the Federal , authorities in nol prossing the case against , Anderson, was the fact that the man had ,J played such an important part in helping > the. ends of justice in South Carolina. i 5 GOT HIM AT LAST. t Ed Edwards, colored, of Yorkville, was arrested at the house of his father in this t place last Sunday by Sheriff Logan for a 5 murder that was committed in Gaffney ] City on the 17th day ot last March. c Edwards has been at large ever since the ] murder. He came to .Yorkville shortly | after it occurred, but soon skipped out 1 again, and has been traveling about gen- t erally until about four or five weeks ago, a when it was understood that be had again [ jommenced to make this place his head- i quarters. He has been careful to lay low, a however, and not show himself where there was danger of being caught. } Report bad it that Edwards and White- 1 man Hardy were boon companions, and r when he collected his posse last Sunday, 1 Sheriff Logan determined to pay Ed- t wards's house a visit to see what he could 1 find. Indeed, there was a rumor to the r effect that the two Negroes, .both well ; armed, had taken a stand in the house of a Edwards, and given out that they pro- c posed to hold their ground to the last t Iitcfc, Ana unasr iue uircuiiwinutuo mo a situation really looked interesting. ' Having already perfected and carried i Dut a plan by which the Edwards house 1 was completely surrounded by a number t ;)f well-armed men, Sheriff Logs n entered ^ ind began making Inquiries. "Iiardy is 1 not here," said Edwards's father. "He a just went down the road a little bit ago, L md if you hurry you'll catch him cer- t ;ain." "I am looking for that boy of i yours, Ned Edwards." "Oh, he ain't v here," said Edwards, Sr., with the greatest ? issurance. "He's done gone. You can search the house if you want to, but J you won't find him." s The Negro spoke with such evident sin- s erity that Sheriff Logan was almost in- t dined to believe that he told the truth; f but he decided that it would not take r long to mako the search anyway, and ii without more ado he set abpnt it. r From the start the prospect looked dis- S jouraging. There seemed to be no place o in the house where a man could be con b cealed. At last the sheriff stuck his head o through a trapdoor and looked into a loft, a The entire contents were visible, and they consisted of a few old window sash lean- a ng against a gable end. They were not o it all suspicious looking ; but anyhow the t< sheriff crawled over to see what might be s behind them and found his man. Ed- 1 wards was hugging the floor as flat as a h spreading adder and was as still as a ii sereechowl in daytime. Immediately the o sheriff's muscular lingers clinched down v jd the fellow's neck, and Edwards said "I p ;ive up," an announcement which, under : he circumstances, seemed entirely unnec- i ssary. The sheriff had brought some banduffs along; but it developed that the keys i lad been misplaced. So without more do he at once started the Negro off for , ail under a strong guard. As stated above, Edwards's crime was ommitted in Gaffney City on the night , f the 19th of last March. He, Walter tainey and John Barber, all of this place, tere in Galfney on a gambling expediion. Will Ardrey, a Gaffuey Negro, had ran several dollars from Edwards. Pro- , ucing a $10 bill, Edwards asked for the bange. Ardrey laid down two $5 bills, nd immediately Edwards grabbed all be money insight. A fight ensued forth- ( nth. Both Negroes drew pistols and here was some lively shooting, as the i esult of which Ardrey was shot in three i ilaces. He died within 15 minutes. After the killing, Edwards and his ompanions started to run for it. Edvards, however, fell down and hurt his eg; but his companions managed to get lim to a place of safety, and as the Sparanburg authorities made no special efort to catch him, he has since found but ittle trouble in keeping out of the reach >f the law. He has the reputation among he Negroes as being a very successful rambler, and when captured he had on lis'person some $15 or $20 in cash. He is .vanted in this county on the charge of issault and battery with intent to kill? ihooting at Policeman Alexander some veeks before the Gaffney murder?but a-ill not be called upon to answer to this charge unless he is acquitted in Spartansurg, to which county he was duly transferred on yesterday. TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS. As predicted in The Enquirer of last Saturday, Senator Love's bill to regulate Ihe express and telegraph companies has raised a row. As soon as the news of the introduction of the bill was sent abroad, lobbyists commenced flocking to Columbia from all parts of the country, and it was arranged that there should be a full bearing before the committee on Monday night. The full text of the bill, as introduced, is as follows: To regulate express and telegraph companies and to extend the powers of the railroad commission to regulate charges by express companies for transportation ; to regulate charges by telegraph companies for the transmission of messapes by telegraph, or charges by persons engaged in the several businesses herein named; to apply the powers given to said commission by law over railroad companies to all companies or persons running, controlling or operating a line or lines of express or telegraph, and make the penalties prescribed against railroads for violating the commissioners' rules, apply to the counties and persons herein named whose line or lines is or are wholly or in part in this state. Section 1. That from and after the passage of this act, all companies or persons owning, controlling or operating, or who may hereafter own, control or operate a line or lines of express or telegraph, whose line or lines is in whole or in part in this state, shall be under the control of the railroad commissioners of this state, who shall have power to regulate the prices to be charged by any company or person or persons owning, controlling or aperating any line or lines of express and telegraph for any service performed by such company, person or persons, and ail the powers given to said commissioners an railroads in this state, and all the penalties prescribed against railroad companies sr persons operating railroads by existing laws, are hereby declared to be of force [igainst corporations, companies or persons owning, controlling or operating a line or lines of express and telegraph tloing business in this state, whose line or lines is or are wholly or in part in this *tate, so far as said provisions of the law :-an be made applicable to any corporation, person or persons owning, controlling or operating a line or lines of express Dr telegraph. The said commissioners shall also have power and authority to require said companies to locate agencies it raiiroaa sraiions. Section 2. That the powers of the commission to regulate charges by corporaJons, companies and persons herein referred to shall apply only to charges by jxpress companies for transportation from >ne point to another in tnis state, and nessagessent by telegraph from one point ;o another in this state. Section 3. That all acts conflicting with this act are hereby repealed. PISTOLS AND WOMEN. There was a big row among some Negroes at the house of Milly Ward, colored, on East Madison street, last Saturday night, and as the result, Mozelle Kennelle, a mulatto woman of ill-fame, s lying at the point of death, and Whitenan Hardy, a Negro desperado of con- , liderable local reputation, is lying in jail iwaiting the results of her injuries. The dilliculty which caused all the rouble occurred shortly after 10 o'clock, spencer Doster and Baxter Hart, two Negroes from Rock Hill, in the employ )f Contractor H. E. White, were in the \ennelle woman's room. Whiternan Hardy and Ed McElwee came in a little ater, and the row developed a few minites afterward. There was some loud, ingry swearing, a brief scuflle, several )istol shots, and when quiet was restored t was found that the woman had received l bullet in her right breast. "Witnesses tell the story about as follows : -Vhen Hardy and McElwee entered the louse, the Kennelle woman.was sitting >n Spencer Doster's lap picking a guitar. Hardy said, "That ain't the way to pick hat thing: why don't you pick it right?" Foster replied : "If she is not picking it ight, you can't learn her any better." V.t this Hardy put his hand to his pocket sif to draw a pistol, and said: "Git out f here, you Rock Hill niggers?got no tusiness here anyway." Then, as if peaking to someone outside, he said 'Come on boys, and let's clean them up." It the instant Hardy drew bis pistol, )oster picked up a fire shovel and Hardy tegan to step backward, snapping his (istol at Doster twice, as he went. The fmnw>lla ivomiin oneuod the door, and .s Hardy stepped out, be began firing lack, lie fired three shots; one going hrough the door and the other two nto the weatherboarding. The Kennelle roman was wounded by the shot that 1 lassed through the door. 1 Immediately after the shooting, Dr. liles Walker was summoned to the 1 eene. lie found that the bullet which truck the Kennelle woman, had entered he right breast, passed between the i aurth and filth ribs, and on through the ight lung, and had lodged somewhere 1 aside. The shock was so severe as to ender the woman almost unconscious. ' ihe was better on Sunday, however; but 1 u Monday and yesterday appeared to 1 ie rather worse. At present the chances ' f recovery are thought to be decidedly < gainst her. i llardy has the reputation of being < very desperate Negro, who will shoot 1 n the slightest provocation, lie tried c ;? shoot Chief of I'oliee Love with a 1 hotgun some time ago, and had Mr. ? jove not been too quick for him, would ] lave no doubt done so. After the sbootag, Saturday night, he disappeared, and < n Sunday, Sheriff Logan decided that in I iew of the fact that the woman would S robably die, Hardy should be arrested t at mice. Accordingly, a posse, composed C of Chief of Police Love and a number of y volunteers from among the young men of w Yorkville, was summoned to attend -to tl the matter. a Hardy has been living with his father, e Jim Hardy, who, by the way, is one of ti the most respectable Negroes of the com- e munity.. The house is situated just without the western incorporate limits of <v town. It was known that Whiteman y would probably be well armed, aud it tl was decided to summon the posse. Be- ? fore this was accomplished, however, one t< division of the posse, saw their man t making for the woods something like a a quarter of a mile ahead. The pursuit was ri hastened, and the first man who came up- ^ on the Negro, was Mr. Henning Clawson. c Although armed only with a pistol, while the Negro had a double barrel gun, Mr. n Clawson called upon Hardy to stop. ^ At the time he was hailed, Hardy was Q about to cross a fence. Looking behind ^ and realizing his advantage, he stopped, j( and started to level his gun at Mr. Claw- v son. Chief of Police Love came in sight ,, just at this instant, however, also armed a with a double barrel shotgun. He shout- c ed to Hardy to hold up bis hands. His r horse shied just as he was about to level j his gun to enforce the command, and the t gun was accidentally discharged. At the t discbarge of Mr. Loves gun, Hardy c dropped his, weakened, and said he c would give up. Both barrels of his gun ^ were at full cock, and in an instant he r would, no doubt, have fired at Mr. Claw1 son. After his capture he was disarmed of a loaded revolver?a self-acting 32 calibre weapon ; the same with which he had ( shot the woman?and his bauds were securely tied behind his back with a pair of bridle reins. Thus tied, the posse . quietly brought him to Yorkville and committed him to jail. On the road he explained that he had no intention of ! resisting arrest; but had armed himself . to prepare for other Negroes from whom he expected an attack. The reporter saw Hardy at the jail on Monday and he was anxious to tell bis side of the story. "When me and Bud 1 McElwee weut round there," he said, J "Doster was picking the guitar sorter slow-like. I asked him couldn't he pick ] that guitar faster. He said he was picking it fast enough to sing by. I told him 1 there was nobody singing and to pick 1 faster Ra said if I did not attend to mv own business, he would see how fast he could make me get out of there. As be said that, be made as if he was going to draw a pistol. I put my hand in my vest pocket and drew my pistol out. He picked up the shovSl and struck me ou the head twice. He was crowding me toward the door. I tried to shoot; but there were only three cartridges in my pistol and it snapped twice.. When they put me out of the door, I turned and shot back three times. But there were others shooting besides me." He didn't say whether or not he shot the woman. Among the numerous, baseless reports that had been in circulation on the streets, was one to the effect that Hardy had loafed about town all Sunday morning without being molested. Upon being asked about the matter he said that he had dodged through the lower edge of town late in the afternoon ; but had not shown himself to any greater extent than ' was absolutely necessary. LOCAL LACONICS. Charter Granted. The secretary of state has issued a charter to the York Cotton mill. The capital stock is 875,000. < Over a Thousand Bales. < The Morrow ginnery has ginned over I 1,000 bales of cotton during the season s now drawing to a close. Much of the cotton has come from a distance of seven or eight miles. | Machinery Arriving. < Tbe machinery tor the York couon .] mills is now arriving over the 0. R. A C. ( railroad by almost every freight. The i mill building is not yet quite finished; , but its completion is a matter of only a j few more days' actual work. And He's About Right. J A wellknown citizen of Yorkville, who . had been laid up for several weeks, was asked, after his recovery, as to his expe- 1 rience. "Well, I'll just tell you," was ] his droll reply, "this here thing tbey,call ' 'grip' is not fit for a white man to have." 1 In the Supreme Court. 1 The supreme court filed an order ou ? Monday to reinstate the case of Tilman 1 R. Gaines, respondent, vs. J. S. Drake- ' ford, appellant. -In the case of W. J. i Cherry appellant, vs. J. W. Fewell, may- % or et al., respondents, it was ordered that i printed arguments be submitted within ; three days. s Took the Oath. I John A. McMackin was sworn into office yesterday as trial justice for King's ? Mountain township, vice J. Q. Howe, ( term expired. The other new magistrates are A. M. Bridges ol Cherokee and W. S. ^ Plexico of Bullock's Creek. Neither of these have been sworn in yet. The name * of the magistrate for Broad River has not yet been announced. Contemplated Inprovements. The reporter has been informed that ? Mr. G. L. Riddle of Zeuo, is contempla- 1 tion the extension of bis ginniug plant * by putting in another gin and adding, at considerable expense, an absolutely fire- I proof elevator. Mr. Riddle is one of i those men who believes that anything that is worth doing at all, is worth doing ? right. * New School District. 3 County Superintendent of Education Shurley has laid out from a portion of s Bullock's Creek township, a new school ? district to be known as Hopewell. The fl new district is bounded by Bullock's j creek on one side and Broad river on the j< other. Messrs. W. E. Good, S. W. Mitch- P ell and E. S. Wylie have been appointed trustees. - ? .? a JL em jieruuuu vtiui|ii?i^ui Messrs. Beaucbatnpe and Demoree, the r noted lecturers ol the Good Templar or- C tier in the United States, are to be in Co- s luinbia this week. They will probably v also visit other parts of the State. It will a be remembered that these two gentlemen made a canvass of South Carolina a few ? years ago, and they drew crowded houses whereover they went. c Kail road Earnings. 2 The railroad commission hits issued its report of the earnings of the railroads of die State for the month of September, 1890, as compared with the same month . in 1895. The Chester it Lenoir shows up earnings of $2,81(1,45 against $2,922.93, an V ncreasc of $193.51, or 7.34 per cent. The 11 earnings of the O. R. it C. were $15,175.08 igainst $14,715.12, an increase of $459.90, or 1.12 per cent, The aggregate earnings of " til the roads in the state amounted to 1744,337.45, an increase of 24.83 per cent. Engineer Shiver Dead. Mr. Z. 13. Shiver, one of the wellknown jngineers on the O. R. it C., died at his mine in Rlacksburg on the night of the P !4th instant, of a complication of bowel roubles. Mr. S. was a native of Cheraw, ci Chesterfield county, and was in the 54th ear of his age. He had been connected r'ith the 0. R. & C. railroad almost from be building of the line, and was generlly conceded to be as fine an engineer as ver pulled a throttle. His remains were aken to Camden for interment. [earing Before the Committee. The State, Tuesday: Before ibe judiiary committee of the house and senate esterday afternoon the parties affected by ie bill relating to express and telegraph ompanies had a full bearing. Ex-Solici)r P. H. Nelson represented, the Western Jnion Telegraph company's interest, nd^lthe Southern Express company was apresented by Mr. DuBignon. Nothing i known as to the committee's action, lounty Commissioners. The county board of commissioners net yesterday and audited a large num er of accounts. Among these bills was ne by Mr. Daniel Pratt of Bullock's Jreek township, for ?100 damages, aleged to have been sustained by bis ebicle and to the person of himself and nembers of bis family, on account of an ccident on the Pinkney road, which ac ident is alleged to have been due to the legligence of the county board and the lullock's creek township bhard. Up to he time at which it was necessary to go o press, the claim had not been acted ipon. The question as to which of the ompeting physicians was to have the >ractice of the poorhouse and jail, also emained unsettled. The A. R. P. Orphanage. The Chester correspondent of the Cbarotte Observer says: "The orphanage ioinmittee of the A. R. church met hero oday to locate an orphanage in South Carolina. The committee Is as follows: Rev. C. B. Betts, chairman ; R. A. Grier, Rev. J. S. Moffatt, Dr. White and J. W. Bigham. Three towns have made propositions for this orphanage as follows: Forkville offers $2,000 if the synod will ocate the orphanage there; Lancaster )ffers $2,000 and an annuity of $365 per rear; Hickory Grove.offers a large plantation, house and a lot of land and permanent support of the institution. The matter is not fully decided, but Hickory Srove will probably get the orphanage." ProfesslonttlH at Lovrryxvllle. A. D. Darby <fe Brothore' store at this place, was broken into by thieves last night, says a Lowrysville special of last Friday to the Columbia State. The ;hieves blew the safe open with powder, fhere was about $180 in money and ;taecks; but only |13 or $14 in money. Then they tried Mr. J. L. Abell's safe in the backroom of his store. They got it npened, but must have been frightened iway. His safe contained $750 and it was found there safe this morning. The reports were heard by a number of our citizens, but no one suspected that it was thieves at work. They didn't take anything out of the store, as they were eviiently after money. They procured tools from a blacksmith shop near by, breaking it open. The moon was shining brightly, as it was done after 1 o'clock. The agent here was up until after 1 waiting for a late train. It has caused no iittle excitement. Mr. Abell offers $100 for the apprehension of the thieves; but is yet there is no clue as to who did it. They are evidently professionals, as no jreen bands could have done as they did. the; general assembly. iynopsl* of the Dally Proceedings of the House and Senate. The business of the general assembly continues to progress without sensation >r serious frictiou. Tho more important developments that have occurred ?ince our last report are as follows: FRIDAY. JANUARY 22. In Joint Assembly?Elections were held for judges of the Fifth and Seventh circuits, superintendent of the penitentiary and three penitentiary iireetors. Judge Ernest Gary of the Fifth circuit, and Judge D. A. Townlend of the Seventh, were unanimously re-elected. Colonel W. A. Neal of Anderson, was unanimously re-elected is superintendent of the penitentiary. Mr. R. M. Carroll of York, was not nominated for the position of penitentiary director, as was forecasted in ast Saturday's Enquirer. The nominees were T. J. Cunningham of Chester, J. H. Wharton of Laurens, r. H.. Black well of Williamsburg, John D. Corn well of York, John G. Gnignard of Lexington, and J. M. Whit Hire of Greenville. Tbe vote resulted is follows: Cunningham, 91; Blackveil, 109; Wharton, 80; Guigoard, 58; Coruwell, 56; Whitmire, 73. Messrs. Cunningham, Black well aud Wbaron were declared elected. In the House.?Mr. de Loach made i vigorous fight to secure the exempion of graduates of the South Carolila Medical college from examination >y the state board of medical examin;rs. He maintained principally that o require such graduates to pass ex-| imination was a reflection upon the acuity of the college, which is as ;ood as tbe best inthe land. After dislussion, tbe bill was fiually killed by a rote of 63 to 48. The following, by Mr. Harvey of Jerkeley, was passed to a third readbg< Section 1. That the owner or keeper of ny dog, which shall be bitten by any anmal suffering with rabies or hydrophobia, hall forthwith kill such dog, or cause the ame to be killed. Section 2. If any such owner or keeper hall refuse or neglect to killsuch dog as oon as reliably informed of therfact that be same has been bitten by a rabid annual, he or she, upon conviction, shall be eemed guilty of misdemeanor and suh* scted to a tine not exceeding 3100 or itnirisonmeut not exceeding 30 days. Among the most important new ills introduced, was one providing for commission to consider all matters elating to township government, iulusive of fees, ami to report the reult of such inquiry by bill or otherrise, on or before December 1 next, ud to authorize the printing of such eport, so that it may be sent to all the lembers before December 1. Josh Ashley introduced a bill to hange the privilege tax royalty from 5 cents a ton to 1 cent a ton. In the Senate?There was a re ultless debute on a resolution calling pon congress to recognized Lbe Cuaus. A number of new bills but one of them are of especial general iterest were introduced. saturday, january 23. In the House? Among the new ills introduced were the following : By Mr. deLoach: To change the nvnship liuesof Ebenezeraud Catawb townships iu York couuty. By Mr. deLoach : Joiut resolution ) furnish convicts to build the proosed dormitory at Winthrop. By Mr. deLoach : Providing a speal board of assessors for Rock Hill. By Mr. deLoacb : To ameDd the charter of Rock Hill relating to taxation. By Mr. Witherapoon: A petition to establish a voting precinct at King's Creek, York county. By Mr. Lancaster: A bill to take certain territory of White Plains township in Spartanburg, and attach it to Pacolet township in the same county. This is a secession from Cherokee. The following important bill passed to a third reading: ' Section 1; That on and after the passage of this act, each county officer shall be required to purohase and keep in his office, open to public inspection during office hours, a book in which shall be kept an itemized account of all money received by him, whether received as />? aa ftiao nr in anv S8inry HI" BQ l/UOW3( Vi ?*J ?w??f W? ?M ??^ other manfter, as pay to him for his services by virtue of his office. Section 2. That at the close of each quarter of every fiscal year, each county offler shall transmit a copy of said account, under oath, to the office of the county supervisor. Section 3. That the county supervisor, in addition to other books kept in his office, shall keep a separate book in which he shall enter upon his books the total amount of each account so furnished, opposite the name of the officer furnishing the said account, and file the account in his office as other county records are kept. Section 4. That any county officer neglecting or refusing to comply with any of the provisions or the foregoing act, snail be deetried guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not lees than $50 nor more than $200, or imprisoned in the county jail not less than two nor more than six months, either or both, at the discretion of the court. A bill to include geese within the operations of the stock law was killed. IN the Senate.?A concurrent resolution by Mr. May field, to accept the invitation to Wintbrop college, was adopted. Mr. Mayfield explained that it was customary for the senate to adjourn on account of salesday, and it was arranged that the visit could be made on the Saturday previous. The resolution was agreed to by a vote of 20 to 5. ' No other business of especial interest was transacted during the day. MONDAY, JANUARY 25. The anti-trust bill passed its third reading. The senate resolution to extend the time for the collection of commutation road tax to April 1, was adopted. The bill to require county officers to ? 14 nf fkaip ro. UltftHO 11/CUJI4CU Dtaicuivuvo VI VUVM ?v ccipts, etc., was killed. In the Senate.?There were several warm debates in the senate ; but they are of do special interest. The bill providing that school trustees be elected, instead of appointed, was killed. Mr. Love introduced the following new bills: To amend the charter of Bock Hill. To change the lines of Broad Biver township. A bill relating to township bonds and providing for a special assessor for the town of Bock Hill. In the House?Mr. deLoach introduced Mr. Love's bill relating to express aud telegraph companies. The bill is now pending in both bouses. Mr. Wingo introduced a bill providing that there should be but one white and one colored school in each school district. Mr. C. M. Davis introduced a bill to strike from the dispensary law, the provision relating to hotel privileges. Mr. PaCton's redistricting bill was introduced. It proposes that the congressional districts shall be as follows: Pee Dee District?Chesterfield, Marlboro, Darlington, Florence, Marion and Horry. Santee District?Georgetown, Williamsburg, Charlestou, Berkeley and Dorchester. Edisto District?Orangeburg, Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton and Beaufort. Wateree District?Fairfield, Kershaw, Bicblaud, Sumter aDd Clarendon. Saluda District?Laurens, Greenwood, Newberry, Saluda, Lexington 1 A ft aun Aiaen. Northern District?Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union, York, Chester and Lancaster. Piedmont District?Pickens, Oconee, Greeuville, Anderson and Abbeville. . McCUNNKLLSVILLE MATTERS. Grip la Raging?Notes Aboat People Coming and Going. Correspondence of the Yorkville Bnqulrer. McConnellsville, January, 25.?Although there is a number of people around here who have grip, yet there are a few of us who are able to write letters and read newspapers. The epidemic has attacked every family around here, although so me have been worse than others. Mrs." S. H. Love has taken charge of a school near Mr. Alex. Gladden's. Mr. Willson Moore, who has bad a position in True's Racket store in Rock Hill as clerk, has returned home. Miss Ella Love, who is attending Winthrop college, came home last week to see her mother, Mrs. Jane Love, who has been quite sick with grip. Master Alex. Crawford has a position in the store of Mr. E. B. Mendenhall in this place. Miss Mary Mendenhall is visiting friends and relatives here. Mr. F. D. Williams, who has been clerking for 6. M. Jones in Chester, has returned home. Miss Perla In man is visiting relatives here. Revs. J. B. Swann and J. K. Hall exchanged pulpits on the third Sunday. ROOK HILL HAPPENINGS. Grip Still Prevalent?Mr. Moseley Goes to Florence?Approaching Marriage. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, January 25.?Grip has not yet left. During the past week Mr. J. H. Miller, cashier of the First National bank, ana air. a. ai. Jewell, of the firm of K. T. Fewfell <fc Co., have had quite a severe experience. We are glad to say that both gentlemen report progress. They are missed and canuot be spared. Rock Hill has long wished for a new depot which would be in keeping with the rest of our city, and which would give sufficient accommodations for our traveling public. The matter has been brought before the authorities of the railroads many times ; and has been "taken under advisement," "reserved for consideration" and "thought favorably of," until it had become hope deferred with us. At last though, work has been begun. The plans are said to promise a convenient building and one of neat appearance. This is the work of the Southern Railway company ; but the site is so close to