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Scraps and Jacts. ? The report that General Buller Un had commenced another forward move- toll ment toward Ladysmitb, has been eon tha firmed. Dispatches that the censor had eill been holding back were allowed go nat through on Wednesday. They are ne\ generally short and indicate the ad- sha vance of the British forces under the wit command of General Buller. As to Oil whether General Buller is stronger inc ...... !.,<t ivm-Lr is not. known : tne UU? luati tuov ?vv.. 7 but it is stated that he has about 80 anr pieces of artillery. The fighting of Th last Monday and Tuesday is indicated is i to have been very severe, and the wil British were represented to be ranking rat progress slowly. At last accounts the bei fighting was still on ; but there was no bui special information as to how it was pot progressing. ? ? The Chicago Chronicle is authority ^ for the statement that W.J. Bryan and * 1 * biiilik O KaII older leading oemucmis ua>c settled upon June 6 as the date for the holding of the Democratic national convention. The reason for this early date is the alleged fact that Oregon and other Pacific states are becoiuing very much coucemed about the trade benefits that are likely to accrue |P to them on account of the acquisition of the Philippines islands. The Democratic state convention of Oregon is ~ to be held sometime in June, and it is alleged that the nalioual leaders desire to auticipate action on the part of the SA Oregon Democrats that might look to ? the endorsement of the expansion idea. The Chicago Chronicle does not give ) ant 1, /?rit v fiir its state- . an.V opcvi?i auvuv. .vj Q ments; but the western situation is such as to give them plausibility. ? Secretary Hester's analysis of the Jt,n cotton movement for five months of ^ the season from September 1 to the enc close of January, inclusive, shows that sior compared with the crop movement tha last year, Texas, iucluding Iudian Ter- e(j ritory, has brought iDto sight this sea- ^ sou, in round figures, 931,000 bales pra less, while other gulf states, which ver include Arkausas, Louisiaua, Missis- P"s sippi, Tennessee, Missouri and Oklahoma, have marketed 410,000 less, deli and the group of Atlantic states, which peti include North and South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Virgin- jj,e ia, show a decrease of 697,000 bales, tew making the decrease in the total of con crop marketed 2,044,000 bales ; Texas and Indian Territory brought into c sight 2.OSS,000 bales; other gulf states Sp? 2.203.915; and the Atlantic states 2,- t,lttl 558,601 for the five months. The total ^ crop in sight at the close of January is pro . ? ,W\t 6,851.438 bales. * ? The Republicans of the Kentucky j\"(! legislature met at London, Kentucky, and last Tuesday pursuant to the proclamatiou of Governor Taylor. The most j"* suitable building to be found for the s|?, purposes of the legislature was a two- bur story brick school house ou the out- !,,M< skirls of the town. The rooms, 20 ' iv) feet wide and 40 feet long, were filled wm with school desks. The senators, 13 ^ iu number, met upstairs, and the inembers of the house, 35 iu number, met lenl down-stairs. There was no quorum thoi of either house, and after passing reso- hey lutions of respect on the death of their "colleague," Senator Goebel, the sen- nes! ate adjourueil until next day. The it b; house took similar action. It was ?tyj stated that the adjournment would tjve have been until Friday, the day after qui the funeral; but the constitution re- ,or quires that when there is no quorum, there must be adjournments from day kite to day until a quorum is secured. pie ? The senate finance committee, on ti(^ Tuesday, reported a new section to (jUji the fiuance bill as follows, says a dis- Irm patch : "That the provisions of this '*8* act are not intended to place any ob- ean /?f f Ko onnnm nlich - uvu SUICICS III lUC nn^ ui iwv at.wuijn.v.. ..... uient of international bimetalism, provided the same he received by concur- s '' reut action of the leading commercial j,m, nations of the world, and at a ratio tlm which shall insure permanence of tela- J tive values between gold and silver." jK>r The amendment was offered by Sena- proi tor Aldrich, chairman. The Den' - try* ciats received it with a sarcastic smile. There was but little discussion. Senator Aldrich said in reply to questions dot that the object of the amendment was to meet the criticism that the Republi cans had abandoned the positiou for the iuternatiou himctalism taken by it in g the St. Louis convention. The vole af,r on the amendment showed a strict division on party lines, Senator Joues, . *' of Nevada, not voting. tu>l ? Heury Wattersou charges the res- *!re ponsibility for the reign of terror in 1 ie Kentucky to the Louisville and Nash- l'm ville railroad. Iu brief, his statement as t is to the effect that the Louisville and ant Nashville railroad has had the state of jn | Kentucky by the throat ever since the (j war. up to the lime of the couomeuee' - ? n. ...i...i pay ment ot llie ascendency 01 .ur. uueuci. - Mr. Goebel whs incorruptible and resist- ,s e ed the schemes of the railroad. The in t railroad realized that if Goebel became eon governor it would lose many ques- vvo, tionable privileges it then held. It ^ was the railroad then which made use , of short-sighted, hot-headed Democrats to bring about a split in the party, and ^ur which bus been backing Taylor in his unv work since the election. The Courier- has Journal charges that Taylor is direct- cep ly responsible for the murder of Goe- j. be!. James Creeluian, of the New York Journal, corroborates what Wat- J terson has to say. He charges that der the whole trouble grows out of the uial spirit of vengeance aroused in corpor- uU( ate power, showing its operation in its efforts to get even with the people . , who arc giving them trouble. ? ? The Nicaragua canal question is . now prominently before congress. It |n Came up on Wednesday through the 'l,(' transmission to the senate by theprcsi- cat* dent of a treaty just negotiated be- reel tween Secretary Hay, representing the we United States, and Sir Julian I'auuce- tj(>J fort, representing Great Britain. This treaty is necessary because of the <ou Clayton Bullwer treaty of 1S"?0. That %v'" treaty provided that neither the United rivj States nor Great Britain should ever loci ;e complete control of an isthmian c ml, connecting the Atlantic with the v dfic. The new treaty allows the |, ited States to din, own, and collect # J) Is from such a canal; but prescribes t the canal must not he fortified at I1 ter end. It shall be open to all v ions in time of peace, and shall s ,*er be blockaded. No act of war h ill take place within its limits nor s bin three miles of either end. ter provisions of a like purport are orporated. There is a strong elent in congress in favor of the canal c I a strong element opposed to it. li e transcontinental railroad influence ji ised against the canal, and the fight |, 1 probably he commenced on the j ideation of the treaty, the argument ug that if the United States is to Id the canal, it is entitled to full ' ver and control over it. c v 'he ^lorluilte (Enquirer, f YORKVILLE, S. C.: v TUKDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 19##. RECOVERING ITS SERENITY. ' Ve are glad to note that the Sparburg Herald is, iu a measure, get- s ; over the bad humor it was exhib- ^ 1 g last Sunday. Its symptoms ou ursday morning were rather more ^ ouraging. The following expres- n i of its mind on that occasion shows 11 t while it has not entirely recover- a its condition is at least hopeful: a he Yorkville Enquirer takes for w nted that because we expressed some s< y positive views concerning the pro- , ition that Rock Hill should be relieved " iio ftpht shp incurred as an induce- jr nt to get the Wintbrop college, ivbicb it secured the prize over several coin- c< itors, that we were mad. The Herald er gets uiad. We make it a rule, a iding rule of the office, to alwaj*s be in best ol" humor. We assure our coniporary that while we have positive victions at times, and express them p itively, that it isagreat mistake to sup- a( e that this is an evidence of anger, ertainly, we had no thought that p mtanburg would be injured any more tf n other counties by carrying out the gestion of The Enquirer. It was no ai light of pecuniary loss or gain that p mpted our remarks. Indeed, we are 1 in the habit of viewing questions of iciple from a pecuniary standpoint. ^ ause Spartanburg was a competitor, made a bid for the location of this tr ool, we happened to know that the jt :k Hill people obligated themselves to a certain sum of money if the school if old be located there. The Spartan- [)( g people considered the bid Rock Hill le, and while it was not much higher, fr vas deemed more than we cared to 3, and hence we lost and Rock Hill 1. tc re looked upon the bid of the Rock jc 1 people as bona fide. We believed ry dollar of it was made with the in- a ion that it should be paid. We D] light that the Rock Hill people beed that the location of the school in w r midst would be worth the amount r2 C promised, that it was a plain busis proposition, and hence we consider se ad faith to try to wriggle out of these w gations after the school is located, retook for granted that a representa- 01 paper, such as the Yokkville En- a| is. would not ulead the baby act ? une of the leading towns in its conn- re without some sentiment in that town pj ind the proposition. We are glad to iw, however, that the Rock Hill peoare innocent. w s to the "dog in .a manger" proposii, we have read nothing in Puck 01 le so amusing. What have we to fear fa ii Rock Hill? Spartanburg has a eol? for women that does not lean on the e for large annual appropriations; but rt is what it gets in competition with the Id, and yet has a finer equipment and P1 er advantages in every way than the pi nthrop school, even with the state of th Carolina behind it. We would, ever, rejoice most heartily to see Win- ol ip become the leading school in the . ted States; we have always taken an lr rest in her welfare, and know that T prosperity does not detract from the , sperity of any institution in this conn- lls Rut while this is so, we stiil main- cc that when individuals or coinmun( obligate themselves to pay money, al r ought to be made to pay it. It won't w 0 say that the bid of Rock Hill made . et the school was blutf. She is prolit- D' by the bid, and should, in common ice and honesty, never seek to throw burden on other shoulders. S1 ?> much of the first and second par- w aphs of the foregoing as are purely m ilanatory are accepted as in form a- tl 1 that has no special hearing on the m sent discussion; hut that portion of et third paragraph, which again iu- tc ales "bad faith" is only to he taken tl i lingering symptom of the unpleas- al manifestation of Sunday morning, tl the belief that Rock Hill made her w in good faith with the intention of st ing every dollar of it, The Herald ta ntirely correct. It is also correct pi he belief that the Rock Hill people sidered and still consider the school c< rth all it cost; but the charge that tr y are trying to wriggle out of their ti igation is purely gratuitous, and so et as we are able to see, it is entirely hi varranted. The Herald certainly id nothing upon which to base it ex- si t the narrow view it took ou last "day. in 'he inability of The Herald to un- si stand why Till-: Exquirkr should o! <e a suggestion of this kind with- tl the authority of local sentiment in g< k Hill, is a very good explanation tc The Herald's general confusion on hi whole subject. This paper is not m he habit of seeking inspiration from 01 ividuals or communities. It advo- in is what its believes to bo cor- ol t principles on principle, and w have a very distinct recollec- si 1 of having condemned, before the tr test was opened, the proposition it ereby the state sought to stir up ai dry between different town for the tl ution of Winthrop by means of tl ompetitive bids. Our argument then Bi tas the same as it is now, that it was y< eneath the. dignity of the state to ask yi ny one community to hear a dispro- e\ ortiouate share of a burden from ot /hidi every individual of the whole al tate was supposed to derive equal at cnefit. We maintained that the state hould select the proper location and >ot all the bills; that the plan adop- A ed was merely a subterfuge for the onveuieuce of politiciaus. We beeved the thing wrong then, we believe >n i wrong now, and had Spartanburg vv een the successful bidder we would m e just as keen to have the wrong corected as a matter of right and justice, j" )i' the honor of the state, as in the . ase of Rock Hill. Except that they I'ould be benefitted by the relief, the se eople of Rock Hill do not enter into fu he proposition at all, and whether f'1 hey are in favor of righting this /rong, or whether they insist on payag the bond to the last cent, has no t.j earing whatever upon the principle cc ivolved. We rejoice with The Herald in the ^ rosperitv of the most excellent coljge for women in Spartanburg, and er /e join our contemporary iu the good er /ishes it expresses for the future of Vinthrop. It is to be hoped that both hese colleges and all others, will coninue to flourish. But still we would ave our contemporary to not lose tj( ight of the fact that the state is not eserving all the credit for the excel- 9C ince of Wiuthrop. While there is no uestion tlint Winthrop is a great and ec oble institution that would be a cred; to any state in the Union, and that ?] s citizens of South Carolina all of us co re entitled to pride in it, our pride $1 rould flourish in much clearer con:iences were we to assume the whole ^ urden, as we ought, iustead of leavlg a disproportionate share to a single immunity as we are doing. . - . re COTTON BOOMING. With evident pleasure, a number of se apers are saying "I told you so," on :count of the present boom in the gr rice of cotton. They had predicted *>Y le rise as inevitable sometime back ; m' nd are now rejoicing because their re redictions have been verified. That The Enquirer was among $2 lose papers which was early convinced B. lat prices would have to rule higher, Jis unnecessary now to remind our Joinders. It will be generally remem?red that when the local range was om 53 to 65, in our issue of Septem- ut ;r 23, last, we printed an argument at > show thht it was not unreasonable ke ? expect as high as 8 cents for at least to part of the present crop. Such a (i ' rediction sounded at the time as if it .50 ere born of enthusiasm that was 00 ither too exhuberant to be taken riously, and we confess now that it 10 as made with hesitating reluctance i that account; but at the same time, | ong with others, we cannot help qq cling especial gratification that those redictions were well founded. $2 In our issue of December 23, last, bo e published a general review of the itlook. We stated how it was, that , ' sal reign spinners were still hanging on 1 Neil's 12.000,000 bale estimate, and rie ifusing to buy then in the belief that an rices would have to go down. It was SI redicted that so soon as the foreign " miners were convinced of the error r their position, they would rush on ie market, and prices would boom, his development now seems to be at 00 ?ud, and at this time 8i and 9 cents sic )lton in the near future does not v ipear to he more improbable than ^ as 7 and 8 cents cotton last Septem- sj0 ?r. 60 But it must not be forgotten that a sti tuation like the present is charged ith its dangers. Speculative exciteent is running at a high pitch, aud le future market is like a powder No agazine in a thunder storm. It is an isy place to get smashed. Spot cot* in is the safest proposition, and al- on lough we would be glad if we were on le to give some definite advice as to lis, we shall not attempt it, because t e feel that even if we held a lot our- at dves we would not know whether to ike 8 cents now or hold for higher th rices. an tic And there is another matter to be ge| jnsidered. Many people in this couny have the idea that cotton is mude ho > take a jump at this time of year to foi icourage heavy planting. There is ho nt the slightest foundation for this lea. Still, however, it is well to eou- t01 . a der the planting question carefully. .,e r e have 110 hesitation in saying mat, tlx i our opinion, even if the next crop is louhl lie all that the south is capable ,t;l p raising, the price will not he less P? lan 6 cents a pound : hut that is uot 5,4 ' . sai jing to warrant our farmers 111 trying ex > plant the whole earth. There never sai us been a time in this country, no stu atter what the price of cotton, when w farmers could make both ends SUI eel by raising cotton to the exclusion u? J pe f corn, wheat, oats and grain, and (j0 ith the expectation of buying these ih, ipplies with the proceeds from cot- tio >n. That time is not here now, and hi is not coming soon. Therefore, our Ivice to those who desire to make f , , , . to le most of the situation this year, is wj le same as it has been heretofore, ry e absolutely sure of the suflicieuey of >ur corn crop, of the sufficiency of iur prospective meat supply, raise rerything possible that you would herwise have to buy, and then plant I the cotton that you can cultivate id gather. WHERE THE MONEY GOES. Summary of ttie Appropriation Hill Am Reported to the IIouMe. The appropriation hill was hauded to the house by the committee on ays and means last Tuesday. Its ain features are as follows : Governor's Office?Governor, $3,000 ; ivate secretary, $1,330; messenger, 100; contingent fund, $3,000; stajnery, etc., $300. Secretary of State, $1,900; clerk of cretary of state, $1,350; contingent nd of secretary of state, $150; staonery and stamps, $500; books, anks and stationery for geueral elecon, $500; extra clerk hire, $300. Comptroller General $1,900; chief erk, $1,400; bookkeeper, $1,400; mtiugent fund, $200; stationery, 100 ; printing, $300 ; traveling expens and his assistants in examining >oks, papers and accounts pertaining i offices of the auditors and treasurs of the respective counties and oth county officers, $500. State Treasurer, $1,900; chief clerk, .,500 ; two bookkeepers, each $1,350 ; lutiugent fund, $200; printing of mds and stocks, and to pay for bouds id stocks already printed, $500 ; stajuery, $200. Superintendent of E location, $1,10; clerk, $900; contingent fuud, .50; printing, books, $500; board of i . : cm nr . lucauou, ; sini/iuuery, ^1^0 j aveling expenses, $300. Adjutaut and Inspector General, .,200; clerk, $900; armory, $350; wtingent fund, $500; stationery, 50 ; expenses, $550; companies, $800. Attorney General, $1,900; assistant torney general, $1,350; contingent nd, $150 ; stationery, $75 ; litigation, ,500; expenses, as attorney general ;eras advisable. Railroad commissioners, $1,500 ; sectary, $1,200; contingent fund, $750. State librarian, $800; conliugeut ud, $125; stationery, $300 ; expens, $100. Two watchmen state house and ounds, $800 ; janitor, $160 ; engineer, 5 per month ; two firemen, $25 per onth ; engineer $25 per month for ^ - ? fund r\ f lr nnr? si. ui year j minuu^cui juuu u> of state house, $100. Judicial department?Chief justice, 1.850 ; associate justice, $3,229.17, E. Gary ; associate justice, $2,850, Y. Pope ; associate justice, $2,850, Ira Jones. For each of the circuit dges, $3,000. Solicitors, stenographs and clerks as provided by law. Board of health?Quarantine officer Charleston, $1,050; station, $1,000; St. Helena, $700 ; expenses, $300 ; eper of hospital, $175; at Georgewn, $450 ; expenses, $150; keeper of aaretto, $300. For the purpose of rrying out a state board of health, ,200 ; for quarautiuc purposes, $15,0. Tax department?Salaries of audirs, $5,500; printing for auditors, $2, 0. State colleges?South Carolina col?e, $27,500; Wiuthrop college, $33,0 and $5,450 for scholarships. South Carolina Military academy, 3,250; for deficiency reported by ard of visitors, $6,250. State Colored college, $8,000. South Carolina penitentiary?For laries, $4,750. State Hospital for the Iusane?Sala.'S, $3,000; board regents, per diem d mileage, $12,000; maintenance, 00,000; building purposes, $10,000; allace debt, $4,600. Deaf, Dumb and Blind asylum, $30,n Iudians, $800. Water, $2,000. Claim?, $8,000 ; public printing, $12,0; journals, $520; governor's manin. $250; lights and public buildings, ,750 ; fuel, $1,000; Confederate penms, $100,000; phosphate inspector, ,200; State Fair, $1,200; commismers and managers of electons, $1,0 ; advertising, $2,000; for rewiring ite house, $2,000; interest on public bt, $283,832.51. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. tes of More or Less Interesting Developments In the Ilouse ami Senate. The senate discussed a proposition Wednesday to impose a license tax cotton seed meal. The bill was led. In the house, on Wednesday, the ite tax levy for next year was lixed 5 mills. After a long fight over the question, e dispensary law was at length jcuucucu hi cerium hij|jui mub |/<&?ulars. The bill originated in the oate, and the house got through with Wednesday. As they passed the use, the new amendments provide * the abolition of the preseut state ard of control, as now constituted, this board, there will be three direers, each of whom is to be elected for terra of two years instead of five are as at present. In addition to ese directors, the general assembly to elect a commissioner or superinident who is to have power to apint employes and who is to receive a lary of ?3,000 per annnum. Liquor mples submitted by dealers must not ceed a half'-piut of each kind. These mples are to be the property of the ite. Bidders are to be bonded to rare that their goods come up to mples. The profit on liquors sold to unty dispensers must not exceed 10 r cent, of the cost to the state, unty boards are to be appointed by s state board upon the recommendan of the various county delegations the general assembly. Representative MeDow has succeedin getting through the house a bill appropriate the sum of ?35,000 with lich to build an additional dormitout Wiuthrop. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDKX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Sam M. Grist, Agent?Publishes the 55th annual statement of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. of Newark, N. J. Frank Ilupperfield?Has removed his marble yard to Yorkville, and can he found in the Kennedy building, on Main street. Louis Roth? Says O and O T Company's T is the best made. Gunpowder and mixed tea at (35 cents a pound. Thus. Ballard?Says ho now lias, including himself, three experienced barbers, and quotes prices. The Ganson Dry Goods Co.?Announces a surprising reduction in the prices of all kinds of winter goods for the next 10 days. ABOUT PKOPLK. Mr. A. Frank Woods has heeo quite ill for the past few days. Mr. G. E. Woods and wife, of Blacksburg, are visiting the family of Mr. A. F. Woods, in Yorkville. W. W. Lewis, Esq., of Yorkville, has been chosen by the general assembly as a member of the board of visitors of the Citadel academy. Miss Maggie Gist left for Washington on yesterday, and while there will represeut King's Mountain chapter in the convention of the D. A. R. Mr. W. M. Propst left Thursday night for Winnshoro to attend" the funeral of his aged mother, who died Wednesday uigtu at anout iz o ciock. Mrs. Propst was about 84 yeurs of age. She had been blind for about two years, and iu failing health for several months. ^ WITHIN THE TOWN. Governor McSweeney has appointed the following mimed gentlemen, town assessors for the town of Yorkville: W. VV. Lewis. J. M. Starr and A. Y. Cartwright. Mr. B. N. Moore has been made the trustee of the bankrupt assets in the case of Mr. J. J. Hunter. He will probably dispose of the stock at private sale. Mr. F. Happerfield has arranged to establish his marble yard in the rear of the store of Mr. W. M. Kennedy. It is his purpose to use the lane between the stores of Mr. Kennedy and Mr. Brooks Iuman to display his wares. The county board of commissioners held their monthly meeting ou Wednesday. No business of especial interest was transacted. When the electric light dies down gradually, that is a sign of the stoppage of the machinery on account of I an accident. When a light goes out | with a flash, it means the blowing out of a fuse, either of the light affected or at the power house. Such incideuts are common to the best regulated plants, and furnish no cause of especial concern. They are only of temporary iuconvenience. The Mozart Symphony Club appeared in the opera house last Tuesday uight. The audience was made up principally of the cream of Yorkville's musical tuleut, and the unanimous verdict was that the entertainment came up to the highest expectations. Some were very much surprised when the scientific Mr. Hoch answered au encore with "Dixie;" but the enthusiasm aroused by this always popular air was as usual. The singing of Miss Flower delighted the entire audience, those who knew how to properly appreciate it along with those who did not, and the violin solo by Mr. Lund promises to be the talk of musical circles for sometime to come. The 1 1 - ?n?e ran/iororl ll't t h wuuit; pru?i uililuc woo i^uuvivu mv*. the most artistic precision. LOCAL LACp^ICS. Indian Agent. /^s-? Governor McSweeny has re-appointed Mr. T. VV. Boyd, of Lesslie, as distributing agent of the fund appropriated for the Catawba Indians*Supervisors of Registration. /** Governor McSweeny, on Wednesday, re-appointed the members of the old board of supervisors of registratratiou for York county as follows : J. E. Beamguard, D. C. Clark, I. B. Gordon. The Cablegram Explained. The letter of Simon Moeller, published today, seems to fully explain the cablegram he sent The Enquirer some days back. It is evident that his intended marriage bad been duly published, and there beiug no objection, he hastened to convey the news to friends at home by cable. Price of Cotton. Ou the New York future contract market yesterday morning, February rnt.t.nn nnwip.d sit 8.39. an advance of 5 points over Thursday's close. The 11 o'clock call showed a decliue to S.2S with the market barely steady. Spots ou the Yorkville market yesterduy were bringing 8 cents on the first bid for the best. Quite n Strong Showing. Elsewhere in today's issue, is published the 55th annual statement of the Mutual Beuelit Life Insurance C'ompauy of Newark, N. J. Those who know more or less about insurance will at once recognize this statement ns an uuusualiy strong one. One of the healthiest features, probably, is that shown in the statement with reference to the income from interest and rents, compared with the total expenses. The interest and rents amount to $3,480,124.23, while ollieers' salaries, agents' commissions and advertising accounts amount to only $1,612,455, leaving a balance from the fixed income of $1,8(37,60S.05, without reference to the receipts from premi urns. It is noted also that during the past year the company has returned to its policyholders, in the shape of dividends, $1,858,940.26. In a new company, these figures would not neci essarily carry much weight; but in the case of a company that has been doi ing bus iness 55 years they are significant. DUchnrgcfl From Custody. Charley Finley, colored, who some , time ago gave himself up to the sheriff in order to answer to the charge of arsou preferred against him by E. Kirk Lowry, was before Magistrate Sandifer of York township on Thursday for preliminary examination. Mr. Lowry was the principal witness for the prosecution. He stated his case and left it for Finley to affirm or deny, saying he would be satisfied with the result. Finley disclaimed any knowledge of the burning with which he was charged, and Mr. Lowry making no further objection, the accused was dis- ^ charged from custody. Let It Be Known. If you have a good thing and want somebody else to know you have it, or if you want something without knowing exactly where to find it, the proper thing thing is an advertisement in The Enquirer. Not long ago a v farmer decided that in view of the advance in the price of new barbed wire, second hand wire would answer his purpose just as well if he could find it. He invested 50 cents in a five line advertisement in The Enquirer and bought 600 pounds of second-hand wire at 3 cents a pound, saving by this expedient some $12 or $15 in' cash. It happens sometimes that such an advertisement fails in its purpose; but such occurrences are rare, and when it does fail there is but little further to be done. Sub-Letting Contract*. Au agent of the Virginia contractors who bid off several of the star route contracts in this section has been in Yorkville this week. He has managed to sub-let at least one of his contracts without serious loss; but as to whether he has disposed of them all, 4-Urv Koo MAt luornoH Tn nnn. bUC I CJLfUl IC1 liao UV/l itai uvu, au vwu versation he expressed some annoyance at the free delivery provision j that has been tacked on to South Carolina coutructs. From his standpoint this is a nuisance. But it is easy to imagine that after next July those of our people who huve heretofore been annoyed by the ignorance and incompetence of mail carriers, will find an end to their trouble. After July 1, Uncle Sain will have charge of the work of delivering mail along star routes and he will see that the thing is done as it should be. McLAURIN MAY RESIGN. Possibility That He Will Accept a Place on New Philippine Commission. The following is from the Washington Star of Wednesday afternoon: "Seuator Sullivan, of Mississippi, had an important conference with President McKinley this morning regarding the new commission which is to go to the Philippines. He urged the president to appoint a southern man of prominence on the commission. The president, it is said, assented to this suggestion and indicated that he would arrange the commission so that all sections of the country would be represented. "Senator Sullivan presented the -> name of Seuator McLaurin, of South Carolina, for this honor. It is said that his Democratic and Republican friends reached au agreement today for presenting his name at the White House. "It is understood that a strong effort will be made by influential senators of all parts to have tbe appointment offered him. "Those close to him and who know of his decided pro-expansion views, think it probable that he will seriously consider the acceptance. To accept, he would have to resign his seat in the senate, with more than three years to serve and a strong bold on the good ^ will of tbe people of his state. His friends declare that he is so convinced that in four or five years the country will be unauimous iu upholding what has been done, he would not , hesitate to resign, leaving his political ambitious to the future. "Those who know of the president's high regard for Senator McLaurin * would not be surprised at his selection." PROBABLE COMPROMISE. j Kentucky Republicans and Democrats Seek 1 to Avoid HloocUhed. J* I The outlook in Kentucky, which was i so dark a few days ago, has brightened up considerably. Representatives-of < both parties met iu Lovisvilleou Tues|day and reached an agreement, which ] not only promises to adjust all sources of difference ; but leave the Democrats in power. Governor Taylor has not yet signed the agreement; but it was thought that he would do so not later ^ than yesterday. Following is the prepared agreement: First. That if the general assembly, in joint session, shall adopt a resolution ratifying their recent action adopting the contest reports seating (Joebel and Beckham, the eontestees, \V. S. Taylor and John Marshall, shall submit without further protest. Second. That all parties shall unite iu an ellort to bring about such a modification of the election law as will provide for non-partisan election boards and insure free and fair elections. i Third. That the conditions shall remain in status quo until Monday, the general assembly mceliug and adjourning from day to day until that time. Fourth. That nothing shall be done to y