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Scraps and |act5. \ ? Says a Shelby special of March 5, to the Charlotte Observer: There was a homicide in No. 1 township, eleven miles from Shelby, last night. A man named Hutchins became intoxicated, got lost by missing the road and found his way Into the yard of Clayton Humphries. The dogs found him and gave him battle. Hutchins commenced shooting at the dogs. Humphries' son went out into the yard to quiet the dogs, when Hutchins fell upon him and ran him back into the house. The dogs and Hutchins had another battle, in which Hutchins came off victorious. After running the dogs off from home " Hutchins proceeded to break down the door of Humphries' house. Humphries took down his old squirrel rifle and ; fired at Hutchins, the bullet taking effect in Hutchins' heart. Hutchins fell back into the yard dead. Mr. Hum phrles is one of the best citizens of this county and well known for his uprightness and his extreme quietude. He is a very peaceable and law-abiding citizen. The coroner and jury held an inquest over the dead body today and gave a verdict of justifiable homicide. Hutchins had a pistol in his hand when he was shot. ? Referring to the Philippine situation, in his inaugural address, the president said: The most liberal terms of amnesty have already been communicated to the insurgents; the way is still open for those who have raised ^ their arms against the government for honorable submission to its authority. Our countrymen should not be deceived. We are not waging war against the inhabitants of the Philippine islands. A portion of them are making war against the United States. By far the greater part of the inhabitants rcc- 1 American sovereignty and wel- 1 come it as a guaranty of order and of security of life, property, liberty, freedom of conscience and the pursuit of happiness. To them full protection will be given. They shall not be abandoned. We will not leave the destiny of the loyal millions in the islands to the disloyal thousands who are in rebellion against the United States. Order under civil institutions will come as soon as those who now break the peace shall keep it. Force will not be needed or used when those who make war 1 against us shall make it no more. May it end without further bloodshed, and there be ushered in the reign of peace to be made permanent by a government of liberty under law! ^p^Cfcarlotte Observer, Thursday: i ./'There was an extra car attached to i passenger train No. 34, which arrived ' in Charlotte last night over the South- ( em Railway from Atlanta. It was a i Pullman sleeper, and its occupants i were insane soldiers who were being j brought home from the Philippines. They were landed at San Francisco a few days ago and were there placed iiT the car which is carrying them throuerh to Washington. The car contained a sergeant and 16 privates, every one of them crazy. Four or five of the men were handcuffed. The conductor of the train said that it was one of the saddest sights he ever saw, a whole carload of people and everyone crazy except the guards. Not a single one of the men realized that he had been fighting in a foreign country, nor was there one in the crowd that knew that he had got back again to his own country. "The quiet fellows among the crowd," said The Observer's informant, "talked about banannas, hemp, rice and bolos. One of them would repeat again and again 'the niggers, the niggers." The handcuffed men were heard occasionally to talk about dodging arrows." The car containing the insane soldiers was closely guarded and no one was allowed to mount the platform. ? A bulletin issued by the census bu reau on cotton ginning shows that the crop of 1899 was 9,465,974 commercial bales, (bales as marketed) which is equivalent to 9,345,391 bales of an average weight of 500 pounds. The aggregate of commercial bales is divided into the upland and the sea island crop as follows: Square bales 9,043,231, of an average weight of 498 pounds, with an average cost per bale for ginning and baling of $2.03; round bales 505,464, of an average weight of 259 pounds, with an average cost per bale for ginning and baling of $1.15; sea island 97,279 bales, of an average weight of 388 pounds, with an average cost per bale < for ginning and baling of $4.90. The re- ] port classifies the 29,620 ginning estab- < lishments reporting, as follows: Those operated for the public, 6,468; those i operated for the plantation only, 2,863: j those operated for the public and nlan- , tation, 20,289. The quantity of cotton < in commercial bales ginned of the crop i of 1899 by the states is as follows: Ala- j bama, 1,103,690; Arkansas, 719,453; i Florida, 56,821; Georgia, 1,296,844; In- < dian Territory, 160,324; Kansas, 121; 1 Kentucky, 84; Louisiana, 708,508; Mis- ' sissippi, 1,264,048; Missouri, 19,377; ' North Carolina, 473,155; Oklahoma, 84,- t 035; South Carolina, 876,545; Tennessee, * 215,175; Texas, 2,658,555; Virginia, 9.- j 289. ] ? Secretary of War Root has received ^ a cablegram from Judge# Taft, presi- t dent of the Philippine commission, in ? which he says: "On the eve of the . president's second administration, I ? wish to convey to him assurance of ? <rr*Ck ot nrno-rooo m tmvnrd nM PP Since January 1, 1,127 firearms cap- f tured and 1,368 surrendered. Captures s and surrenders both due to co-opera- 2 tion of natives. Since November 5,000 1 bolomen surrendered in Ilocos; 1,000 in Albay and Camalines. 80,000 residents * of Panay have taken the oath of alle- * giance; offensive attack of insurgents * now of rarest occurrence, but on condition of immunity from prosecution for alleged complicity in assassination 8 not being conceded, has delayed con- j summation. The federal party, an i avowed and direct outgrowth of the 0 election, has spread with wonderful rapidity in all parts of the archipelago, li and is active and urgent in advocacy e of peace and presenting the advantages li of civil liberty under American sover- a eignty; assisted in securing surrenders o in Panuy. The commission during the o last three weeks has organized five a provincial governments. The explana- c tion for the purpose of the president t and the people of the United States to a secure civil liberty was received with g enthusiasm. Anxiety for provincial 1: government is everywhere apparent md satisfaction with the form adopted nanifest. The reception of the people ilong the way and in the capitals was nost encouraging. Fragmentary cable lispatches detailing small engagenents, which are only tne result of the ncreased activity of the army after a :lose wet season and effective policing >f the country, made possible by active lative co-operation, create a wrong im>ression on the mind of the public as to i he probable continuation of the war, tnd as to conditions which have in 'act never been so favorable to the resoration of complete peace and the ac:omplishments of the declared purpose >f the president." <TIk |lovlu'ilU (Enquirer. YORKVILLiE, S. O.: SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1901. The Greenville News joins its contemporaries in throwing bouquets at the Columbia State on account of the latter's celebration of its tenth birthJay. It gives frank warning, however, that to its little bunch of sweet smelljrs, there is attached a good strong 3tring. Although it would have been much more satisfactory had congress seen fit to appronriate $250,000 for the Charleston exposition, its failure to do so will - ~ * ""-I "l" ""innln tho ontornrisfJ 11 Ul OC11UUOIJ Vii|/ptv vttv V??.r.. The money was not to have been used ;xcept for the erection of a government building and the placing of a government exhibit. These were very desirable; but the Charleston people have ony to put forth a little extra effort, and they can make up for the loss in a way :hat will amply compensate them. The easiest and most effective known way of reaching the buying public with jtore news, is by the publication of that lews in a paper that the people read. People like to read store news; but they want to read it in the same papers :hat they read for general news. The -eaders of The Enquirer are people who are able and willing to give value eceived for all they ask of anybody, rhey pay for The Enquirer and they ;xpect to pay for other commodities :hey buy. These are the people to .vhom it pays to send interesting and mportant store news. maria-Ward Brown, of Long Branch, >1. J., has just completed a biography )f Colonel Dan Rice, the world-famous down and showman. Colonel Rice was before the public as a showman for nore than 50 years and in the old days ivas an especial favorite throughout the South. The biography just published contains 800 pages and is replete fvith such a startling and varied series Df personal adventure and Incidents of i historical as well as histrionic charicter, as to furnish additional evidence that "Truth is stranger than fiction." tn short, it is a most readable and instructive book. It may be had of the publisher for $3.00. John E. Searles, former secretary of the sugar trust and president of the American Cotton company, otherwise the round bale trust, failed Tuesday forj 52,000,000. He had large holdings In a Jozen different trusts. It Is stated :hat he will probably pay dollar for lollar. Senator James K. Jones, of Arkansas, who Is a large stockholder In :he round bale trust, says the failure cvlll have no effect upon the affairs of :he American Cotton company more :han would the failure of any other inlivldual stockholders, which fact Is self-evident. That the American Cotion company is doing a large business s quite evident; but as to whether or lot it is yet on a paying basis is more ir less doubtful. Searles will probably continue as president, at least for the present. In his inaugural address, last Monlay, President McKinley had the following to say of the disappearance of sectionalism in the United States: Strong hearts and helpful hands are leeded, and fortunately, we have them n every part of our beloved country. We are reunited. Sectionalism has disappeared. Division on public questions :an no longer be traced by the war naps of 1861. These old differences ess and less disturb the judgment. Existing problems demand the thought md quicken the conscience of the country, and the responsibility for :heir presence as well as for their ighteous settlements rests upon us all -no more upon me than upon you. rhere are some national questions in :he solution of which patriotism should jxclude partisanship. Magnifying their lifflculties will not take them off our lands nor facilitate their adjustment. Distrust of the capacity, integrity and ligh purposes of the American people vill not be an inspiring theme for fuure political contests. Dark pictures ind gloomy forebodings are worse than lseless. These only becloud, they do lot help to point the way to safety ind honor. "Hope maketh not asham:d." The prophets of evil were not the juilders of the republic, nor in its crisis lince have they saved or served it. The aimers was a imgmy mite iu no ticLtion and the faith of their descendmts has wrought its progress and furlishes its defenders. While the above view of the situation nay not be literally correct, it is gratfying to note that the tendency is cerainly in that direction. By the way while we are cogitating .bout the failure of the Charleston ex osition appropriation, where was the unior senator and his alleged powerful ntluence! Is it not to be used for his iwn state??Columbia State. This is characteristic. The State mows full well that McLaurln's "powrful influence" was not solicited. It las become quite evident that the mangers of the appropriation on the part f the exposition not only ignored their wn Congressman Klliott, but also Sen.tor McLaurin; and it lias been quite lear all along that if the approprlaion had succeeded Senator Tillman nd Congressman Latimer were to ;et the credit, no matter who may lave done the work. If The State consideration, the Cuban and Philippine questions had been put out of danger, the Democratic senators al- 1 lowing them to go through with mere protests for future campaign use. This was while the richly laden river and harbor bill was still hanging be- c hind, while the sundry civil bill, carry- * ing the exposition appropriations, had 1 all the while been acting as soothing * syrup to calm the opposition of many ' senators against the distinctively administration measures. But the end of it all was very inter- J esting. It seems that there must have been some SDecial Dledere on account ? were not aware of the facts, it would be justified in trying to teach its readers otherwise. But neither The State nor the exposition people have any right to blame Senator McLaurin now. As to whether the senator could have gotten the appropriation had he undertaken the management of it, is, so far as we are concerned, only a matter of speculation; but whether he had succeeded or not, we feel pretty sure that he would never have been buncoed as Senator Tillman and Congressman Latimer seem to have been. The Alabama legislature has followed that of South Carolina in refusing to interfere with infant labor practices of the textile manufacturers. Public sentiment down that way, however, will not long tolerate the crushing of the lives of the children, in order to maintain a certain manufacturing advantage over other sections of the country. The newspapers of the South are becoming quite generally enlisted in the agitation for the suppression of a scandal which touches Southern pride quite as strongly as it appeals to the cupidity of an industrial class.?Springfield Republican. There is in the child labor question much that is not as it should be. People who are sincerely and deeply interested in the welfare of their fellow-beings, can find as much here that is not right as they can find almost anywhere. We do not believe that the social and labor conditions of the North come nearly up to Southern standards. We do not believe Southern factory children are any worse off than thousands of working children, or children of hard working parents North. We do not believe their future is less bright. We believe that there is in the North plenty of work to keep all of the honestly interested humanitarians busy. We do not see any reason why they should seek to operate down South just yet. We have more than once heard the opinion expressed that New England manufacturers would spend a million dollars in the South if by so doing they could have a reasonable hope of dissatisfying cotton mill labor here. The Springfield Republican is published in the centre of Massachusetts cotton factories. If it should devote itself more [closely to its home affairs, then it would not be open to such suspicion. TRICKS OF LEGISLATION. If it were only possible to give the exact facts as to the closing hours of the last session of the United States senate, the story would include a chapter on the slickest politics that have been seen in Washington for quite a while, and it would open the eyes of many confiding people as to the capabilities of the heroes that they are disposed to worship. In the first place it may be worth while to explain that under the rules of the senate, a small minority of members, sticking together, have it in their power to indefinitely block any kind of final action upon almost any subject. This is especially the case during the last few weeks of the session. The subsidy bill was killed that way by a few Democrats, who antagonized it merely Because it was cnampioneu uy Republican leaders. As the end of the session draws closer, it becomes more in the power of individual senators to throttle any given measure. It is only a question of how many hours it is to the last minute of the session, and the ability of the filibuster to consume time up to the last minute. Under conditions brought about by recent events, not necessary to particularly explain, it was absolutely necessary for the proper administration of the government, that bills be passed providing for the re-organization of the army, establishing a system of civil government in the Philippines, and fixing the relations between the United States and Cuba. In addition to these measures, there was also, of course, the sundry civil bill, the river and harbor bill, and other important routine measures to be provided for. It is generally understood not only in the house and senate, but throughout the country, that the river and harbor bill has long been a "division and silence" arrangement. There is about it much of the element of stealing. The bill usually carries from $30,000,000 to $60,000,000, a considerable portion of which is intended for "improvements" that can never be of any practical benefit. Almost every senator and representative, however, is interested in some pet scheme of "improvement" in his state or district, and within certain limits there is a disposition to allow everybody to have all thev want for themselves provided they keep quiet as to the claims of the other fellows. The river and harbor bill this year had been drawn on unusually liberal lines, carrying more than $50,000,000 to go especially to the South and West, and more particularly into the territory of Democratic congressmen and senators. ' Vest and Cockerell, of Missouri, and Tillman, of South Carolina, are all very necessary to the success of any determined Democratic fight against anv measure. It was understood sometime back that all of the administration measures, especially the declarations as to Cuba and the Philippines, and the reorganization of the army would be fought to death, if possible. Now that it is all over, it is clear that all of these measures could have been killed with proper determination on the part of the Democrats; but it is also clear that none of them made any real effort to fight, and the army of Washington correspondents is engaged in telling their papers the reason. The Missouri senators had been wirepulling for the $5,000,000 appropriation for St. Louis, and Senator Tillman was pulling with all his might for the $250,000 appropriation for Charleston. It became apparent sometime back that St. Louis measure would be a go, and Senator Tillman sought to link the fate of the Charleston appropriation with that of St. Louis. The senate appeared agreeable; but the house turned Charleston down. Senator Tillman declared that unless Charleston was provided for, St. Louis and Buffalo would both be deprived of their appropriations, and for a time it looked as if they would all be lost. The senate conferees so reported at the last minute, and all three exposition appropriations were dropped from the sundry civil bill to which they had been tacked. In the meantime, however, before the sundry civil bill had come up for final of the St. Louis exposition. It no doubt dates back to the time of the World's fair appropriation, and includes later bargains with reference to good behavior in the senate just adjourned. At any rate, after all three exposition appropriations had been dropped out, it developed that there was another separate St. Louis amendment that had been passed upon by the house, and which could come to a vote. It looked as If It came in as a part of a very skillfully laid plan. At any rate It was brought up at the last moment and passed by a vote of 38 to 10. In the trial of wit, and so It was, Senator Tillman was clearly outwitted. Then came the grand finale. The river and harbor bill, which had been saved to the last, now came up for consideration. It is believed, and there is good reason, that this bill had been the greatest lubricator of the way of the carrying out of Republican plans. The senators who had watched other hopes slip away were now looking upon this as the only pottage in sight. It was 13 hours until the moment at which the session must expire by law. Up popped Senator Carter, of Montana, whose term was to expire with the ex- , piring session, and he commenced a 5 speech against thfe bill. It soon became evident that it was his purpose to talk the measure to death. Senators whispered begging appeals, but Carter refused to heed. After six hours Senator Wellington, of Maryland, came to the relief of the Montana man with a "question," and rested him for an hour. Then Carter took the floor again J and held it until time for final ad- j journment. The river and harbor bill < was dead and the people who had sold out were again for sale cheaper than ever. Although much of this story will be denied; we are inclined to believe it is ; substantially correct. The trickery of ( the Republicans is not at all commendable. Their deception is abominable; but truth and candor compels ; us to confess that the conduct of the Democrats does not show up to any < better credit. i The Greenville News has announced a kind of a private declaration of in- ! dependence. In an editorial of Tues- ( day, it proclaims enthusiastically, ; "Long Live McKinley." It claims that it is not reaching out for the president's i coat tails or rolling its eyes toward the j Republican party. It merely professes < pleasure at the record that McKinley has made during the past four years, , and expresses its confidence as to the future. It goes on further and express- : An U? f A?? f V> A CAiifVi PA ml Inn CO IIO CUIUCIII^W IUI IIIC L1WUU1 VM.I willia | political machine as now constructed, < and declares that it will no longer be j bound in the slightest measure by the political prescriptions of the "Tillman Oligarchy." Just what may be the significance of The New's definition of its position we are unable to say. There is no doubt of the fact that the views expressed are those of a large and progressive element in South Caro- 1 Una. and it may mean that the backers ( of The News Intend to open up a fair 1 and snuare fight in behalf of their ( views as to what constitutes the best , Interests of this section. As to what success they will meet with remains to 1 be seen. Fifteen years ago the idea of ^ introducing practical business sense Into South Carolina politics would have been absurd, because of the Impossibility of success. There was too much prejudice. The politics of the state i was based upon and hinged to the word < "Democrat," the only meaning of j which, according to the traditions and 1 beliefs of 99 out of a hundred, is the op- i posite of "Republican." That is what < the leaders taught and still teach, and ( a political heresy Is defined as anything < that is calculated to so disturb the i status quo as to remove from power, i position and salary, any leader who has become established in office. During the first few weeks of the Boxer outbreak there was the greatest interest in obtaining information and views from Wu-Ting-Fang, the Chinese minister at Washington. Reporters literally haunted the minister's house. A solemn looking Celestial came out of the front door and was held up by the reporter as he was about to descend to the cellar. The reporter stated at length the situation upon which he wanted light, and then asked the Chinaman, "What do you think?" "Me no thinkee," replied the Chinaman; "me washee." We are not looking for any considerable developments from the position that has been assumed by The News. There are many things of importance that it can tell the people of the state. There are many matters of political policy in which the people of South Carolina are going contrary to their best interests. It is hardly possible that The News is able to point out all of these things, and it is not probable that it may be accepted as an infallible guide. No newspaper is to be taken as infallible. The News, however, is capable of telling and urging many important truths; but it is likely to have its trouble for its pains. After it has urged and argued for correct and sensible politics until it would seem to have a right to believe that all of us should be convinced, it will, when it asks us what we think, probably get the reply, "We no thinkee; we just voteo!'1 Tt is 'a henw cross that The News has taken up, and as to whether g it will he crushed under its burden de- d pends on?well, whether or not it is be- a ginning ten years too soon. a ^ . i; Home Mm tie VVIikky. 11 a The state board of control is considering applications from three distillery corporations for permission to establish 1 distilleries in Columbia. The idea of the distillers is to manufacture whisky e for sale to the state and for shipment s to other states. C ANDERSON'S LABOR CONTRACTS. The Grand Jury Recommends Thirteen Indictments. ] The Anderson grand Jury, especially iharged by Judge Benet to investigate he labor abuses existing in the county, J nade its report to a special term of the :ourt, convened for the purpose on rhursday. The report of the grand jury is quite * engthy, and Indicates that the work las been complete and exhaustive, rhe grand jury does not find that labor ibuses exist generally throughout the * lounty; but it finds a number of very iggravated cases, on a half dozen or nore large farms. Among the farms ] specially mentioned are those of J. Belton Watson, A. T. Newell, P. B. AlT T5 15 Millar TTlHoo TUf^Claa W 3. Hammond and J. S. Fowler. J. BelIon Watson and P. B. Allen are exhonjrated from haying committed abuses, ilthough both have stockades and work convicts. The worse abuses discovered ire described In the following paragraphs: J. R. Miller formerly worked convicts, but they were taken away by the 1 3tate and he now employs only "free" < labor, If indeed we may use the word free to describe those laborers who have signed his contracts and subject- , id themselves to the conditions existing en his farm. He has a stockade which svas originally built for his state convicts, and his contracts provide that 1 the "free"' laborers will work under guard and will allow themselves to be < locked up at night. Our first investigations at this place were met by a statement from the Ne- 1 groes that they were satisfied with < their treatment; but their manner indi- , cated coercion and subsequently we j made further investigations which convinced us that J. R. Miller and i his overseer, J. A. Emerson, had been ; guilty of whipping Negroes, locking them up at night, of working them under guard and putting shackles upon them. Among these unfortunates were John Harrison, Will Wright, Warren Sloan and Llge Jones. We found several of Mr. Miller's contracts left blank as to time of service and amount to be paid, though the contracts were duly signed and witnessed. In the case of Warren Sloan he seems to have been arrested by J. R. Miller and another man whose name we could not ascertain, near Central in Pickens county; there is testimony that no warrant was exhibited, if any existed, but he was handcuffed and taken to Miller's stockade and kept there until this investigation began. Since our first visit to this stockade he was turned loose and allowed to go home. In many respects tne most icrnautable case coming under our notice was that of Ellas McGee, who has never employed state convicts; but who built a stockade and prepared to treat his laborers as convicts. His contracts provide that the laborers shall be worked under guard and locked up at night, and there was abundant evidence to show that he had locked up in the stockade, worked under guard and whipped his laborers. Among them who suffered a part or all of these abuses are Wesley Norman, Handy Earle, Yance Smith, George Tllley, John Clinkscales, Clarence Gailiard, Evlns Webb, Louis Alexander, Morris Jordon. Some of the Negroes had been arrested, and signed contracts after being put under arrest. John Clinkscales was accused by Ellas McGee, of stealing corn, was brought to Anderson handcuffed, and after he had signed a contract, but without any trial, was turned over to W. G. Hammond, who carried him to the latter's stock- 1 ade. The conditions on the farms of W. G. Hammond, J. S. Fowler and Willis McGee were very much as described above and the grand jury recommended the Indictment of the following who bave been guilty as principals oragents In violation of the labor laws: J. R. Miller, J. A. Emerson, Ellas McGee, W. G. Hammond, James Martin, Wm. Bailey, John J)ay, Willis McGee, James Cook, Levi Thomas, ueorge xnomas, Mike Robblns. The grand jury calls especial attention to the fact that because of the dls^ _ closures referred to above, there has been a general disposition on the part 1 cf laborers In all parts of the county to consider themselves absolved from l" carrying out their contracts, and It i warns these laborers that they will, certainly be prosecuted and punished " unless they shall properly conduct themselves. MERE-MENTION. A Berlin cable says that South Ger- , nan cotton weavers have decided to curtail production 25 per cent, during A.prll, May and June Captains h. D. Evans and H. C. Taylor, who were advanced five numbers each, on account of the Santiago flght, has been , commissioned as rear admirals A'" 3lspatch of Tuesday reported the Brit:sh steamship Camperdown to be stranded off the coast of North Carolna The amount of gross gold In :he treasury Tuesday was $498,412,159, :he highest point ever reached In the ilstory of the government. This ( imount Includes $150,000,000 held a-s reserve, $276,019,989 held against gold cer- ! :Iflcates, and $62,392,169 In the general ,'und General McArthur has proposed to the Filipinos that he will re- ( ease a prisoner for every gun surren- . lered Emperor William was assaulted in the streets of Berlin Wedlesday by a crazy man President VlcKinley proposes to make a tour of 1 he United states, commencing auouL Vlay 1. He will go to San Francisco by * vay of Atlanta and New Orleans, and jack to Washington by way of Portand, Oregon, and Chicago. Chief Moore, of the United States ' veather bureau, lost his reputation on ( ast Monday. He had undertaken on Sunday to predict the inauguration veather that would obtain on Monday, ind after consultation with his entire :orps of assistants, he reported during he afternoon to the president's private :ecretary. He represented: "The veather tomorrow, Monday, March 4, ^ vill be the finest ever experienced in he inauguration of a president. The ;ky surely will be clear, and the tem>erature warm and balmy, a fit me- 1 eorological climax to the magnificent . vork done by yourself and able assist- C ints." Afterward Chief Moore said he g vould stake his reputation upon the orrectness of his prediction; because it C V vas a matter of calculation rather than ' ;uess work. There was a shower at laybreak, Monday, the sun came out .t fitful intervals during the morning, .nd from the commencement of the ^ nauguration ceremonies at 1 o'clock, intil dark, the weather was wet, raw 1 nd windy, r o owa Will Exhibit. The governor of Iowa has telegraph- y d Governor McSweeney that he will c end his state exhibit from Buffalo to f Charleston. LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Ft. N. Plaxco, Zadok, S. C.?Wants to sell you baled or loose wheat straw at 25 and 20 cents a hundred pounds. He also has corn shucks for sale, r. Q. Wray?Tells of the arrival of new spring dress goods, silks for waists, nearsilk skirts, bonnets, etc. He asks you to call and see his goods and get his prices, lohn F. Gordon, Supervisor?Gives notice to road overseers to call out their hands and repair the public roads. He also wants to know of any section that has no overseer. Dpera House?Heritage, Coleman & Heagler's big white minstrel combination will be at the opera house on next Monday night. Louis Roth?Makes some pointed remarks about roasted coffees, and also tells of a fair grade of green coffee that he is selling for 10 cents a lb. He says you will probably find anything else you need at his place. -^VITHIN THE TOWN. ? Sjfartanburg Spartan: Yorkville is troubled with vagrants. Spartanburg Is nearly as bad off. There are many neonle of both colors here without vis Ible means of support. They should be arrested for vagrancy. "Thirty days" dealt out to a few of them would thin them out rapidly. ?JX*leman & Heagler's big all-white minstrels will be In the opera house next Monday night, March 11. The company consists of 25 people, who travel in a private car, and who Include quite a number of minstrel artists of reputation. There will be a big street parade with brass bands and other attractions. Reserved seats are now on sale at W. B. Moore & Co.'s. ^The mule trade for the present seaBon is pretty nearly over. There will be a few scattering head of work stock sold yet. The trade, however, has been unusually good this year. Mr. R. T. Allison, of the firm of Glenn & Allison, said yesterday that he had never known so many mules to be sold from this market. His firm has handled almost twice as many mules as during any previous fall and spring season in Its history. THE SMALLPOX SITUATION. The smallpox situation remains about as last reported, except that the town council and the board of health have been at a great deal of trouble to get matters in a generally satisfactory shape. There has been trouble In securing the services of a reliable smallpox immune to take charge of the caftip. Mr. A. C. McKnight, upon whom Mayor Willis was depending, re-consldered the matter and his action has been the cause of considerable Inconvenience. The mayor has collected the names of a dozen or more immunes, together with information as to the price at which their services may be had; but has not seen proper to enter Into an agreement with any of them until their services shall be actually needed. The one case now on hand is getting along nicely, and there is not need yet for an Immune nurse. Permission having been procured from the county board of commissioners, the pest camp was on yesterday morning' removed irom me nose iui, uii the Pinckney road, to the County Home farm. There is a pretty general feeling throughout the town that there is no especial occasion for uneasiness over the situation. ^ ABOUT PEOPLE. 4fiss Saidee Ancrum, of Camden, is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of Mrs. W. B. deLoach. ^ Messrs. J. K. Scogglns and W. S. Percival, of Ogden, were in Yorkville Tuesday on business. Representative deLoach has returned home after spending sometime in Kershaw and Hampton counties. Miss Wilma O'Farrell is cash clerk at J. Q. Wray's. Miss Agnes Bludworth is now a saleslady in the same store. _Mrs. R. E. Montgomery and children have been quite sick for the past two weeks with grip. ._Mrs. Dr. T. S. Bratton has gone to rilla instead of to san Francisco. After starting a few days ago, she received a telegram advising her to leave the children at home and to come on to Manila. W. H. Crook drove over to Yorkville Wednesday from Ranalesburg, N. C. It was his first visit to Yorkville for quite awhile. He came by the bridge, of course, and it is a matter worthy cf note that he is the first individual who has yet endorsed that institution to the reporter without a "but." "Yes, the bridge is quite a comfort to us people after we have crossed the river. We no longer have any concern as to how we are going to get back." In securing the services of Miss Rea to manage their millinery department, Messrs. Strauss & Co., have made quite a good move. Miss Rea, besides being a most estimable young lady, is a Fnillinery artist of unquestioned taste md ability. She has had several years ixperience in the millinery business in this section and thoroughly understands the trade in all its requirements. The many ladies all over the ;ounty who have heretofore depended jpon her good taste, will no doubt be lelighted at the opportunity to avail themselves of it again. PROGRESSIVE FARMERS. Mr. R. N. Plaxco, one of the crack 'armers of the Zadok neighborhood, wrought a load of peavlne hay to York,'ille on Thursday, and after selling It it 95 cents a hundred, came to The Snquirer office to advertise wheat itraw and corn shucks. "You can tell Mr. Epps and his peo)le," Mr. Plaxco remarked, "that they ire very late about falling intc the leep plowing idea. Our people have "" n at it fnr several vears. and I have ipent more money on my plowing than >n any other one thing. The fact is re have learned that farming coasists n plowing, and until a farmer begins o plow deep he does not farm." "How deep do you plow?" the relorter asked. "From 8 to 12 Inches," Mr. Plaxco eplied. "That from the bottom of the furow to the level surface, or to the top f the loose earth?" "To the level surface, of course. If ou would measure to the top of the lods, it would be something like two eet, I guess." "And how do you get down so deep?" "With a rotary plow, drawn by three mules. John Plaxco, my brother, was the first man to bring one of them to this country, and as soon as I saw the work It did, I bought one also?paid about $40 for it. We use this for breaking all the while, never thinking of breaking with anything else. Sometimes we use three mules; but we find it better to use four. There is no experimenting about deep plowing. It's the way to plow. You don't get the fullest benefit for about three years after you commence, nor do you lose the benefit of one plowing for about three years; but it is much better to plow deep every year." Mr. Plaxco has 52 acres of wheat in one body, and asked as to how it was getting along, he said that "the prospect is fine. It is all that I could ask for. The winter has been good?not too warm or too cold; and unless something unforseen happens there Is every reason to hope for a good crop." The fact of Mr. Plaxco's offering hay, straw and shucks for sale, suggested the question as to whether he could also sell some corn. "Yes," he replied, "I have about 400 bushels more than I need, that I am going to sell if somebody is willing to pay what I think I ought to have for it." THE CLUB CONTEST. The club contest in competition for the premiums offered by The Enqui rer for names returned for the year 1901, came to a close last Wednesday after an unusually vigorous and satisfactory campaign on the part of the clubmakers. The two highest premiums are a top buggy and an open buggy. The top buggy goes to Mr. W. McG. Bailey, of Olive, and the open buggy to Mr. George W. Knox, of Clover. The following shows the number of names returned by each competing clubmaker: 1. W. McG. Bailey, Olive, S. C....133 2. George W. Knox, Clover, S. C..115 3. J. W. Alexander, Yorkville....109 4. A. D. Dorsett, Clover ... 60 5. Howard Riddle, Zeno 52 6. J. K. Allison, Hickory Grove... 36 7. W. Banks Black, Lominck.... 28 8. W. H. Crook, Fort Mill 26 9. W. S. Lesolie, Lesslle 26 10. Miss Sallie Martin, Concord...22 11. Paul H. Moore, Delphos 21 12. J. K. Scogglns, Ogden 20 13. W. J. Caveny, Rock Hill 17 14. S. S. Faris, Belmont 16 15. J. H. Bigham, Sharon 16 16. J. A. Hope, Smyrna 15 17. H. F. Horton, Yorkville 14 18. Jos. M. Whitesldes, Valdora.. 12 19. Miss Ella Carroll, Carp 12 20. R. E. McClure, Yorkville 12 21. D. J. Biggers, Ramah 11 22., Charley Berry, Yorkville 11 23.' W. E. Gettys, Fodder 10 24. G. L. Suggs, Enquirer 9 25. R. J. W. Moss, King's Creek . 9 26. Miss Lula Riddle, Begonia, N.C. 8 ' 27. W. H. Spencer, Roddeys 8 28. Miss Lizzie Wood, Energy .... 7 29. J. M. Craig, Point 7 30. J. R. Massey, Newport 7 31. John J. Smith, Clover 7 32 Miss Georgie Albright,-Chester. 7 33. Walter H. Moore, Rock Hill.. 6 34. jonn Li. uavies, LtiacKSDurg .. e 35. W. T. Davidson, Bethany.... 6 36. Miss McConnell, McCon'ville.. 6 37. S. L. Percival, Gould 5 38. J. R. Gettys, Lesslie 4 39. Dr. M. W. White, Yorkville.... 4 40. W. T. Smarr, Cotton 4 41. Tom Sadler, Bethany 5 42. R. R. Love, Sharon 3 13. J, N. Roberts, McAdeaville... , ~ 44. Willie Graves, Cora 2 45. Moffatt McGlll, Bethany 5 The total number of names returned by the clubmakers above Is 919, about 100 more names than were returned in clubs last year. In addition to the names returned by clubmakers quite a number of single subscribtlons have been received at %2 each, and these, together with non-competing clubs of two each, sent in by different subscribers, have swelled the grand total to something over 200 more than the total subscriDtion list of last year. It is the invariable rule at the close of the club contest to cut oui an names mai nave nui ueeu pruvided for by clubmakers with absolute satisfaction. Many a year we have cut out more than fifty. This year the total number of delinquents does not aggregate a dozen. But few of the above named clubmakers have yet indicated their desires as to the premiums they prefer. With the above list, in connection with the published offers, they are requested to decide the matter for themselves, and advise us of their decision at their earnest convenience. The premiums will be furnished at the earliest possible moment thereafter. In the meantime all of the clubmakers are requested to take renewed assurance of our cordial appreciation of their efforts. OgttE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. / The county board of commissioners, consisting of Supervisor Gordon and Messrs. W. S. Wilkerson and D. G. Stanton, held its regular monthly meeting In the office of the supervisor last WpHncariftv and disoosed of the accu mulated business. One of the most important items was the execution of a note for $5,000 to the Loan and Savings bank for cash with which to pay current expenses. The bank furnishes the money at 6 per cent, per annum. Upon representation made by the town council, the board agreed to permit the establishment of a pest camp on the County Home farm. In view of the general opposition to the location of a pest camp, it was the opinion of all the officials, county and municipal, who gave the matter consideration, that the county land was the proper place for such a camp. Attorney Brice reported that he had written to President Barber, of the Car olina and North-Western railroad, about the $500 that Mr. Barber had + agreed to pay In the event of his failure to make the Carolina and Northwestern a standard gauge by the specified date since passed, and In reply had received a request for a copy of the contract. The desired copy was [promptly furnished, and since thqp nothing further has developed In regard to the matter. The members of the board discussed at length the road question. It developed that all three of the commissioners are Intensely Interested in this subject. Supervisor Gordon evinced a determination to secure a better enforcement of the road laws if such a thing be possible, and Commissioners Wilkerson and Stanton heartily endorsed the supervisor, and assured him of their co-operation and support. Discussion of the situation developed the fact that the public road system is not in as good condition as the board