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Scraps and Jacts. j I ? It is believed that Colonel Lynch ^ will be arrested on the charge of high c treason if he lands in England with " the intention of taking his seat in the British house of commons to which he was elected by an overwhelming ma- ; jority in the Galway district of Ireland, on Thursday. He is colonel of the 2d Irish brigade in the Boer army. He is an Australian by birth, an au- j thor and journalist, and once before ran for parliament in Ireland, where j he has made his residence for some j years. ? The appraisers have filed their re- . port of the appraisement of the estate of the late President McKinley, according to a Canton dispatch. The report show-3 that he died possessed of S personal goods and chattels to the value of $2,655.89; of securities, bank deposits and life insurance, $113,105.15; t moneys, $129.15. Total personal estate, s $135,890.18, of which $60,132.13 was me t insurance. The real estate was not ap- j praised, as under the will it goes to Mrs. McKinley for life, and at her death to his family. It is believed to be worth from $60,000 to $75,000. ? Says a Camden, N. J., dispatch of Tuesday: Two more deaths from tetanus following vaccination, are recorded in this city today, making a total of nine deaths from that disease, during the past three weeks. Today's victims were Ada Heath, aged 13 years, and Georgiana Overby, colored, aged 9 years. The children were recently vaccinated and two or three days ago symptoms of lockjaw began to present themselves. Every effort was made to counterhct the disease: but the children died today in great agony. The practice of vaccination has been suspended in this city. Another death from tetanus, that of Sarah Johnson, colored, is reported from Merchant- ? vine, near nere. ? Messrs. Rhd, Siedenburg & Co., of New York, issued Monday, their usual annual statement showing the individual estimate of the 1901-1902 cotton crop by members of the New York Cotton exchange. The average esti- >; mate of 142 members is 10,590,000 bales; the highest 11,150,000, and the lowest 9,500,000. In a similar statement last year the average estimate of 132 members was 10,075,000 bales; maximum 11,000,000, and minimum 9,1000,000. The actual yield of 1900-1901, according to The Chronicle, was 10,425,141 bales. The statement Is published in full in The Journal of Commerce and Commercial Bulletin, and contains the estimate of 142 members of the exchange. c ? Says a Beaumont, Texas, dispatch, c of Thursday: The most dangerous fire since the discovery of the oil fields v here, occurred late yesterday, and for a time* it was thought the field was doomed to destruction. Plumbers who were working on pipes, built a small fire several hundred feet east of the Ex- r porter Land and Pipe company's mill, on the northeast of the field, for the r purpose of making connections. The v fire spread in the oil-soaked grass and soon got beyond control, threatening the great forest of derricks of the Hogg-Swayne syndicate. Every fire on 8 the field was extinguished in the boil- t ers ana every rig was snui auwn anu v the population of the field turned out to fight the flames. Fortunately and ' almost miraculously the men succeed- c ed In staying the flames within 20 feet T of the nearest derrick, and finally ex- T tinguished them. c ? Says a Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch of c Tuesday: Heavy and continuous rains g for the past 36 hours assures a good coal boat stage In the Ohio by Tuesday morning. Coal men and manufacturers are confident of being able to practically clear the harbor on this rise t of the vast amount of freight accumulated during the past four or five ^ months, thus relieving greatly the congestlon on the railroads. Fully 30,000,- ^ 000 bushels of coal are awaiting ship- t ment and the movement of manufacturned iron and steel will be greater than ever known before. Between 30,000 and 40,000 tons of steel rails will t go out, destined for the Gould lines, ^ the Missouri Pacific and Texas Pacific t and the Iron Mountain roads. In ad- t dition, about 12,000 tons of cotton ties and a heavy shipment of miscellaneous c merchandise are expected to be sent j. south. To transport this unusual ton- s nage It is estimated that 70 steamers a and from 900 to 1,000 boats and barges e will be required. t ? Says a "Wichita, Kansas, dispatch c of Wednesday: Henry Hillis, Kansas agent for the Colonial and United States Mortgage company, of England, is making arrangement to bring to r Kansas many young sons of wealthy i parents and of poor members of the e nobility, who are to be apprenticed to ( farmers and taught how to raise c wheat and corn. It is the intention of s the company to locate these men on a the land owned by their parents, pur- z chased during the boom of years ago, when Kansas land was advertised in g London daily papers as extensively as s in Chicago. About 40 young English- r men are now en route here. Their par- c onts think it not only a good scheme p to get their idle sons to work, but will r enable them to get money out of the t large tracts that have been lying idle. I Colonies of these Englishmen are to s l:e located in Logan, Finney and Co- r inane-he counties. Some members of c ihe English parliament are owners of Kansas land. r ? The secretary of the interior's re- 1 port shows 4,000 names on the pension H list in excess of any previous year, and 0 the number of pension claims pending v 403.569. half of these being for increase c of pay by old pensioners. The amount a paid for pensions last year was $138,- b 531,484. Claims on account of the ?' Spanish war are piling up mountain b hich. Three vears after this war 20 t per cent, of all the men enlisted have ? filed claims. Eleven years after tne 1; civil war only 6 per cent, of the men engaged had filed claims. And the t Spanish-American war was but child's e play for hardships endured and for b deaths, wounds and disease, as com- s pared with the civil war. In one Span- g ish war regiment of 1)37 men and D3 t officers, 477 claims for disability have b already been filed. In adverting to h hese matters, the New York Evening ^st suggests very sensibly that M. Jloch, of Russian Poland, should visit k meHon before writing another book in the horrors of modern war. She \|orkriUf inquirer. TOBKVIliLE, S. C.? 1 ' SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1901. Maryland Republicans are said tc lave agreed upon a plan whereby they ire willing to keep Arthur P. Gorman >ut of the senate by electing Isadoi ^aynor in his stead. In the recent lection, Gorman won the legislature ?ver the Republicans by a majority ol en. Of course there are many nemoTats In the legislature who owe Gornan nothing; but there Is no doubt ol ne fact that had it not been for the veil-directed efforts of this remarka>ly shrewd politician, the Republicans vould have gotten the majority. Now t is the purpose of the Republicans tc lown their principal enemy, and thej lay that if they can get ten Demorats to vote for Isador Raynor, whc s a Democrat, they will give thai rentleman their "solid support. As tc iow this scheme is going to work renains to be seen; but it is hardlj irobable that Mr. Raynor will conlent to such an arrangement. Senator McLaurin, it is to be noted tgain, is doing the really valuable vork for the exposition in Washingon. The big schemes that failed were lot in his hands, nor was he even askid properly for co-operation in theii urtherance, but what has been aclomplished in the way of securing gov;rnment exhibits and concessions ir he matter of imported displays, is due o his efforts, practically unaided That is something worth rememberng.?Charleston Post. Yes, all that is worth remembering vithout anything further. Among ither things, it shows that if we reallj lave a practical object in sending repesentatlves to Washington, in Senaor McLaurin we have made a good seection. But this is not all. At Greenille, Senator McLaurin made a sugrestion as to what might be done to vard re-imbursmg to the exposition >eople a part of their expenses. If the ther members of the delegation would :o-operate. As yet we have heard nc cho to the suggestion; but watch and vait. With or without the help >f "representatives" who rest their lole claims to the allegiance of the >eople on their superior "dimmocra:y," we venture that the senator will lot rest until he has secured from ongress at least all the expense thai nay 'have been Incurred in connection vith the government exhibit. The present low price of sugar?probibly the lowest on record?Is said tc >e due to the operations of a gigantic xerman combination known as the 'Kartell." The Kartell consists of ar ron-c'ad agreement between practi ally all German sugar producers and eflners. to maintain the price in Gernany at a certain fixed figure. This irrangement has been in operation foi me year. Germany is now producing me-thlrd of the world's beet sugai lupply, and after supplying her own lopulatlon is exporting 1.250.000 tons innually. The exported sugar is sold it just one-third the price that is ask;d for it at home, and a great deal less han the cost of production. This is nade possible by means of a tarifl vail against imports, and a bounty on exports, together with the Kartell rentes to producers. Producers receive >ack a certain portion of the overharge to consumers. The object ol his arrangement is to fix the price ol iugar throughout the world at a figire that will discourage production. !Vhen outsiders have been run out ol he business, the Germans calculate hat they will be able to raise presenl >rices to a point that will fully re:oup them for all losses that may have >een sustained in the meantime. The ;ugar interests of the world are giving ittention to the German game, and ev;ry possible means will be taken to >reak it up before it becomes fully sucessful. The Trouble at Colon. The opposing forces in the revolution iow going on in Colombia, are making t lively on the Ishtmus of Panama, specially in the immediate vicinity oi 'olon, and the United States is exerising a watchful supervision of the ituation to see that there is no damtge to the property of American citi;ens. The Colombian revolution has been roing on for about two years. It is a truggle for power between the Libeals on one side and the Conservatives m the other. For a number of years irevious to 1S86 Colombia had a Libeal constitution. In the year named he constitution was overthrown by Resident Nunez, who established himelf as dictator. Since then the Libeals have been trying to restore the onstitution. The Conservative, or Clerical party, iow has control of the government. t is not disposed to encourage a pubic school system or any other system f education except under the superision of the Catholic clergy. Its poliy is to keep the masses in ignorance nd to keep all political power in the lands of a favored class. The Libeals who are quite numerous, but scatered, are giving the government pleny to do in keeping them quiet. In act. it appears as if the Liberals realy have the best of the situation. Some two weeks ago the Liberals uok the town of Colon on the northrn shore of the Isthmus of Panama, >y surpris-, and they have held it ince. During last week a Colombian unboat appeared off Colon and gave he usual 48 hours' notice of intention o bombard. The bombardment would ave, no doubt, followed in due time ' had the United States government not Interfered. It seems that according to a treaty : made In 1846, the United States Is under obligation to guarantee free transit across the Isthmus of Panama, and also to guarantee the sovereignty ol Colombia over the territory. The threat to bombard, of course, menaced the operation of railroad trains intc Colon, and on that account LieutenantCommander McCrea, of the United States gunboat Machias, notified the commander of the Colombian gunboat that the threatened bombardment would not be permitted. During Monday, there was some pretty severe fighting between the | Conservative and Liberal forces, af many as 150 being killed on each side The fighting was along the railroad track. United States marines had been landed from the Iowa to see thai the orders of the American govern1 ment were properly respected, and il is stated that whenever a railroad | train came along, both sides ceased firing until it had passed out of dan' ger. | The Colombian government is disposed to hold that the United States if under obligation to assist it in putting \ down the insurrection; but the contention at Washington seems to b-< ! that the provision of the treaty which makes it the duty of the United State! 1 to preserve Colombian sovereignty ovei the isthmus, does not specify whethei 1 that sovereignty is to be controlled bj Conservatives or Liberals, and, therefore, there is no obligation on the pari ' of this country to interfere. The whole matter of the trouble it 1 Colombia and the part the United States is taking, is exciting much interest in this country and also in Europe; but as to what the outcome It going to be there is no telling. Ther< is nothing much to do but await de| velopments. ? The Greenville News, which looki upon the alleged exposition barroon scheme merely as a plan by whicl . Senator Tillman seeks to buy the gooc l will of the people of Charleston, com 1 ments as follows: 1 a? ?" V'nva Ko/1 r*/-?r?o olnn tn PYnlflit ' A8 ?e uavv iiau vwuwiv** ?i on several occasions, Tillman, In hli desire to offset the growing opposltloi ' to his autocracy In the up-country, ha! ; found It necessary to bid for th< r Charleston vote, a little factor whlcl he has heretofore spurned and tramp: led upon. Now If there Is any commu ' nlty on the face of the earth whlcl has been maligned, wronged and rlppec , up the back, so to speak, more thai the Charleston people have been bj Tillman, we fall to find It on the map And of all the stabs Charleston has re i ceived none has drawn more bloor , than that Inflicted by the dispensary ' machine. Hence Tillman's propositloi ' to suspend the operation of the lav > for six months on the Charleston ex I position grounds In return for politlca favors from the press and people. W< 1 have had considerable doubt whethei ' the Charleston people, even for a tern t porary commercial advantage, woulc . sell their birthright for a mess of pot tage; and knowing the Inherent ab' horrence of The News and Courier t< t commercialism in all its phases, es : peclally that phase known as Commer' { cial Democracy, we have been hopinf for some sign of disapprobation on th< part of the Charleston newspaper, t< the final clinching of the expositioi , barroom contract. Despite the fact however, that such signs are so con ? splcuous by their absence, we thin! , sufficient publicity has been given t< ' the scheme to defeat It. 1 MERE-MENTION. President Roosevelt will attend th< army and navy football game at Phila delphia today Stuart R. Young, th< ' defaulting treasurer of the city o: Louisville, committed suicide In tha \ city last Wednesday, by blowing hi! brains out with a pistol The rail 1 way hospital at St. Augustine, Fla. ^ was burned last Wednesday. The los! was $10,000 A number of Alabams Democrats were opposed to the adop tlon of the new constitution and ar< [ contesting the election on the grounc of fraud The battleship Illinois 1 sent to New Orleans to test the float j lng dry dock, parsed through the jet' ties at the mouth of the Mississipp , river last Wednesday, and proceedec , lu i>ew vneaiio at iuc isie ui uiu< miles an hour Former Governoi Davis H. Waite, known as "Bloodj \ Bridles," died at his home in Aspen Colorado, last Wednesday Fran! ! A. Munsey, the well-known magazine " publisher, has purchased the New Tori News and the Washington Times f E. B. Young, cashier of the Eufala ! Alabama, national bank, is short ir his accounts... ,X<David Nation has been granted a divorce from his wife ' Carrie Nation, the "smasher." The steamer John K. Speed, one of the largest boats in the Mississippi traffic struck a snag and sank near Memphis, last Wednesday. No lives were 1 lost Germany is complaining 01 > the most disastrous trade depressior that has been known in that countrj for years Twenty-seven people were killed by a boiler explosion in Detroit 1 Michigan, last Tuesday. The explosion threw down the house in which the people were working...y?.Wllliarr Waldorf Astor has bought the historic Battle Abbey estate in England, foi $] .000,000 /. Ex-President Cleveland has had an attack of pneumonia; bul 1 is getting better It is not expected that the Republicans of tne house will make any material changes in the present organization. Speaker Hen derson will be re-elected, and he win allow the committees to remain very much as they now are The various labor organizations of the country are- pushing a movement looking to legislation for the construction oi warships by the government instead of by contract...Y?It has been decided to try all the convicts who were concerned in the recent mutiny at Fort Leavenworth, for murder?^.One of the golden wedding presents to an aged couple at Danville, Ky., on Tuesday, was a $50 tombstone. The gift was highly prized Martin Hogan, the Irish patriot who was convicted of treason in 1866, and who escaped to the United States from the British penal colony in Australia, died in Chicago on Tuesday. Citttc of I)r. Moore. The case of Dr. J. C. Moore, who is being prosecuted at Bennettsvllle, for practicing medicine without a license, did not cotne up this week as was expected. It developed that defendant's counsel had determined to attack the jury law and the case was postponed. LEADERSHIP IN THE SENATE. , Democratic Minority Not United on a Bell Wether. It Is a matter of considerable specu[ latlon, says a Washington dispatch, . which of the Democratic senators will rise Into most prominence as the lead! er of the minority in", the senate. 1 The older men of the minority now > left in the senate, are few in number, and men who have bent their energies n chiefly In some special direction. It is 1 doubtful whether any of them has the broad view coupled with influence ( which would enable them to assume ' the position of leader. George G. Vest, ' of Missouri, who' Is ine greatest debater in congress today, has for seve- 1 i ral years been in feeble health, and ( , though he is In better physical condi- j tion apparently than he was at any time during the last congress, he will probably not be willing to take an en- t 1 ergetlc part during the present ses- ( I sion. t Senator John T. Morgan, one of the most erudite men in the senate, who 1 was for years a pillar of Democracy, is 1 t out of tune witn the common couru uj. , the party in congress at this time. His views with reference to the imperial 1 expansion of the government, while not in accord with the opposition, are peculiar to himself, and do not have the complete sympathy of his party in congress. Moreover, he has become > a specialist in advocacy ot the Nica; ragua canal, and on international ques. tions, and does not broaden out to the requirements of leadership. ! Senator Francis M. Cockrell has ! made a specialty of appropriations, and 3 was so temperate in his opposition to . the McKinley administration as to lose the sympathy and confidence, in the r sense of reliance, of the newer element r of Democracy in the senate. Senator John W. Daniel also weakened his hold upon his party colleagues 1 by an exhibition of friendliness toward tne McKinley administration, with i which all could not sympathize. . A. O. Bacon, of Georgia, has developed many of the qualities of leader ship since he entered the senate, and . is a man of ability. Yet he has not at, tained that position which assures a following, and he is stronger in debate ! than in manipulation. J. W. Bailey, of Texas, is disqualified by custom from prominent recognition, as this is his first term in the senate. He is a man of great ability, but pos3 sesses little political shrewdness and i none of the arts by which men of less i quality often attain leadership. E. , W. Carmack, of Tennessee, another of the new senators, possesses alertness, skill in political matters and a ready adaptability which will probably give j him considerable political Influence in 3 the senate within a short time. The best politician of the minority in the senate is Senator Frederick T. Du' bois, of Idaho, who entered tne Dem" ocrat.ic caucus for the first time at the , special session of the senate last spring. During the greater part of his first < term in the senate, Mr. Dubois was a } Republican, and, though he bolted from that party in 1896, he was not , ' recognized by the Democrats until after ' his re-election to the senate and his ap- 1 pearance in the Democratic caucus. | J During his previous term he was rec- ( ognlzed, even among the most skillful of the Republican leaders, and those 1 J in the minority, many of whom are I now gone, as one of the most skillful | J politicians in the senate. . Nelson W. Aldrich on the one hand, ' and Arthur P. Gorman on the other, 1 regarded him as worthy of their con- i { sideration in any contest in the game j of politics. He will be most active at the coming session, and the minority " will have full benefit of his skill and I experience. He is not, however, in a ( ) position to become a party leader, and 'r must be simply an aifl to those who I can speak and manage' for the party. " Senator J. K. Jones ,)s expected to I continue as chairman of the Democratic caucus, which carries with it official . ' recognition as party leader, and it is * understood to be the purpose of most j of the younger men in the senate to j cooperate with him and to give him < the benefit of their best capacity. It is 1 possible that one and then another will assume the lead on the floor or in con- 1 ? ference on special questions in accord- j a nee with their special fitness: but " there is not in sight any masterful i leadership which will be recognized r on all occasions by the entire party. 3 GOOD ROADS CONVENTION. t Committee Senda Special Invitations < 3 to Prominent Cltlaens. i The following letter has been issued in a neat printed form by the invita- ' i tion committee of the Good Roads con- ^ 1 vention which meets in Greenville, be- ' , ginning December 16th, and contlnu- 1 - ing until the 21st ,: 1 These letters have been sent to near- 1 i ly every leading citizen in the various ' 1 counties in the state. It is earnestly ! ; hoped by the committee and all who ' r are connected with the enterprise that 1 r those receiving these letters will read 1 , them and give them consideration and 1 c if possible attend the convention. } The letter Is as follows: 1 i Greenville. S. C.p Nov. 26, 1901. Dear Sir?We beg1 to call your atten- 1 tlon to the fact that a Good Roads ? convention will be held In the city of , 1 Greenville, December 16th to 21st, In- j 3 elusive, and to ask you to attend the t same and co-operate yvith us In pro- ( [ moting this important cause. A train t of cars from the Southern railroad will j i be here In charge of Mr. W. H. Moore, , , president of the National Good Roads ( . association. He will be assisted by en- ] glneers and experts who will be pro- , 5 vided with improved machinery and ] f will practically demonstrate the build- j i Ing of both macadam and dirt roads. ( r On the 19th and 20th of December a ( Good Roads congress will be held at j : which Governor McSweeney. Senators i , Tillman and McLaurin, the members ] . of congress, tlie postmaster general, ? the secretary of agriculture, Professors j 1 Holmes, of North Carolina and other , i distinguished gentlemen will be invited ( : to deliver addresses upon the subject ( . of road improvement. We take It for ( granted that you feel an active Inter- f 1 est in any measure looking to the t t physical betterment of our public { I highways, and trust that you may lend j k us the endorsement of your personal ? ' influence and attendance. c Special rates on the railroads have r been assured. ? I Very respectfully, c William L. Mauldln. chairman: C. C. r Jones, J. E. Speegle, A. H. Dean, A. G. Furman, Frank Hammond, A. A. Bris. tow, H. C. Markley, H. C. Beattie, G. . H. Mahon, J. T. Williams, J. P. \ Charles. ! Soutli Carolina Conference. The formal opening of the 116th annual conference of the Methodist ; church of South Carolina, took place last Wednesday morning in the Washington street church building, Columi bia. Bishop Galloway, of Mississippi, i presiding. The conference opened with ' the holy communion, after which Gov- ? i ernor McSweeney welcomed the delegates to the capital of South Carolina ? on behalf of the state. His speech ^ was brief, but neat and appropriate, c Bishop Galloway responded in a short * but exceptionally bright and attractive ? address. The conference was then or- 0 ganized by the election of the Rev. E. d O. Watson as secretary; W. L. Wait lj and A. Ellwood Holler, assistant sec- ? retalies; S. P. Zimmerman, statistical e secretary; A. J. Cauthen, Jr., recorder; c I if. B. Kelly, G. E. Stokes and R. E. ? rurnlpseed, assistant secretaries. Imnedlately after organization, the conerence got down to the regular busl- y< less of the session. The appointments i or next session will probably be anlounced next Monday night. CHAT FROM CHEROKEE. I rhanksfrivlfifr nt Salem?The Jonei- j ' vllle Robbery?Pemonal Mention. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Etta Jane, November 28.?A union > long, praise and thanksgiving service Ri vas held at ssaiem cnurcn loaay oy me Christian Endeavor society and ' the Sabbath school. A collection was tak!n for the Thornwell orphanage, which ' vas creditable for the number engag?d In the service. Others contributed o various other charitable and rellgous objects. A move was set on foot jy which It Is hoped that the church DUilding will be remodeled and paintid, as well as something done to beau:ify the inside of the church. The, fence around the graveyard will receive % ittention too. K Thanksgiving Day is not generally > Deing observed by our neighbors. w Many are plowing or gathering scat:ered cotton, while others are "bang- P< ng" away with their fuzees at every brightened bird or rabbit In sight, whne C, the dogs are making everything lively di with their music. ^ Farmers are much more interested ff ,n their wheat sowing than they usu- c< illy are. They are making every ef- T fort to have the crop put in in good or 7 ? ier by breaking the ground and ma- h< nurlng It rightly. Hardly any of them P< will sow more than six or eight acres; b< but the pains and trouble with that will equal or exceed that usually put A jpon 25 acres heretofore. w The morning after the robbery at al Jonesville last week, two men crossed c< * * ctr\\ n cr fnivo rH Yrtfk sit auncu a iciij, wtiM>k v? ?" ville. whom nobody knew. A young hi man who was there at the time, said P< be took one of them to be a preacher; 0] but he soon found out his mistake. e< Farmers are disappointed In the turn 111 Dut of their cotton crops. Hardly any s< af them come within a bale or a bale- k: and-a-half of their expectation, and the prices don't seem to help them out ^ 3f the difficulty worth a cent. *r Dr. Lionel R. Black, of Blacksburg, 131 who has been practicing medicine In this section for only about five months, al will remove to Huntersvllle, N. C., this P week. He is quite a young man and has given abundant evidence of his skill, and we regret very much to give him up. Though we are aware that hi the demand for his services are a great c< leal more pressing in other places, n than in our community, for we live in the healthiest section of the world, we think. Wherever he goes we assure T those who may need his professional ei services, that in him they will find a man who understands his business. $6 Rev. W. H. White will preach at Salem next Sabbath, at 11 a. m. At the a' same time, one elder and two deacons will be elected by the congregation. ei Sam W. Foster and his mother, Mrs. Sarah Foster, will move to Union, a, where Sam expects to run a dairy and keep a beefmarket. 78 Miss Viola Brown, assistant teacher M it Hickory Grove high school, and c( Prof. Charlie Hamrick, teacher at Hoodtown, also Mr. John Bankhead, of Hoodtown, were at Salem, and took 13 part in the Thanksgiving services to- , ai lay. j. l. s. ^killing at hickory grove. ,r / M Dock/ Lanier Shoots John Bolln j] - / With Shot Gnn. Correspondence of tbe Yorkville Enquirer. 77 Hickory Grove, November 29.?John Bolin was shot at a "shooting match," about one mile north of this place, (in the edge of the nation"), late yester- q Jay afternoon and died from the ef- a1 fects of the wound about 1 o'clock this ^ morning. Reports as to how the shooting occurred are conflicting; but it m seems from all evidence your correspondent can gather, that he was shot m by Dock Lanier. It seems that Bolin md Lanier had been fussing, and La- ? lier shot him Just below the small of ji the back, with a shot gun. All parties were drinking. Lanier, at inis writing, J* las not been arrested. Why Dr. Gmor Wu Appointed. cc Says a Columbia special to the q Charleston Post: Dr. J. E. Ensor has -eceived his commission as postmaster it Columbia to succeed himself. His ippointment was announced sometime igo. During the Interim he has filed C< lis bond of $54,000, with personal secu ities. Dr. Ensor now has military and cc jivil commissions signed by Presidents Lincoln, Grant, McKinley and Roose- cc . elt. Though a native of Maryland, Dr. Ensor served as a medical officer M n the Union army and was sent to $3 Columbia on military duty. When orlered elsewhere, he preferred Colum- L( ila, and has been here since 1868. When asked what influenced President Fi rtoosevelt to reappoint him, Dr. Ensor laid: "Primarily, I am indebted for my G. eappointment to the generous, nay, veil nigh unanimous, endorsement of :he business men of Columbia. I was $6: indorsed by letter to the postmaster reneral by the president and other of- Sa icers of every bank in Columbia; by he governor and his entire cabinet; by 31; ne president or every lnsruuiion 01 earning in the city; by the heads of so. ill the state institutions, and by 50 ther prominent and influential gentle- Cc nen. In addition to this, I was enlorsed in writing and had the support >f Senator Hanna. Moreover, I not er; nly had the written official endorsenent of Hon. John G. Capers, who is ac ecognized at the executive mansion ind in all of the departments as the lational Republican committeeman q, rom this state, but who went with ne to the postoffice department and ' ;ealously supported my appointment n person. I can also say that Senator tj0 IcLaurin did not oppose me; heartily te conceded to the postmaster general g hat since a Republican was to be ap ointed I was the best man for the lace, and I did not expect him to go ' eyond that under the circumstances ac n the case." Opening of the ExpuMltion. Arrangements have been made for he opening of the South Carolina In- , er-State and West Indian exposition Vn iy the president next Monday. On the " onclusion of the address of Senator 5 )epe\v, in Charleston, messages of Yo reeting and felicitation will pass beween the president and the managers f the exposition and at 2.30 the presient will press a button which will set .i he machinery of the exposition in moIon. The South Carolina delegation in ongress and several prominent gov- I rnment officials will be present at the Hi eremony at tht exposition. I .OCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. jrkvllle Buggy Co.?Invite you to Inspect the materials they put in their buggies, before they are painted, so that you can see the quality of material that they use. ?era House?Announce the production of E. J. Carpenter's splendid scenic drama, "Quo Vadis," on the evening of Wednesday, December 4. J. Keller & Co.?Notify the public that they have just completed a new warehouse foi* the storing of coffins and caskets, and invite you to inspect their stock of undertakers' supplies. Iddle & Carroll?Tell you that they now have lime and cement. They want you to use Mocha and Java ulended coffee. Q. Wray?Says he is going to sell goods at special prices next week, that will Interest close buyers of dry goods. im M. Grist, Agent?Publishes a statement from Messrs. M. C. Wll11a .T .T Keller end P. W. Love, in regard to the test of the "Utica" fire extinguisher. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. J. L. Williams went down to ershaw on Thanksgiving. W. B. Wilson, Esq., of Rock Hill, as in Yorkvllle, on Wednesday. Mary C. Purcell has been appointed >stmaster at Gould, York county. Messrs. L. M. Clyburn and George , Heath, of Lancaster, spent Wednesly in Yorkville. Hon. D. E. FInley, representative of le Fifth Congressional district In ingress, left for Washington last hursday. jMiss Kittle Blair returned to her }me at Blairsville yesterday, accommied by Mrs. A. M. Grist, who will i away for a month. Should the bishop fail to send Rev. . N. Brunson back to Yorkville, there ill be many disappointed people here, nd the disappointment will not be mflned to the Methodist church. The news that Rev. G. H. Waddell as been compelled to give up the susrintendency of Epworth orphanage i account of ill-health, will be receiv1 with regret and concern by the lany friends of this good man in this jction. Rev. Mr. Waddell is widely nown as an earnest Christian worker, nd wherever he has been he has made lends who maintain a sympathetic iterest in his welfare. He is a good uslness man, however, and it is safe > say that so long as he is able to get bout, the financial interests of the orhanage will not suffer. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. rr"- - ootnto tranafprs 1I1C 1U11UVVUI6 IVtti VOVMI.V ave been recorded in the office of the junty auditor during the month of ovember: BETHEL. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to F. . Pegram. Eighty-five acres; consid ation, $774. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to F. . Pegram. 101J acres; consideration, 130.45. R. A. Clinton to J. W. Jackson. 80 cres; consideration, $1,000. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to 7. A. Brandon. 55 7-10 acres; consid ation, $506. Sallie Thomasson and others to J. B. ad T. N. Wood. 214 acres; consldertion, $2,161.40. John H. Adams to J. Wistar Patrick. 1 acres; consideration, $1,794. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to J. [. Craig. 82 2-5 and 24 4-5 acres; >nsideration, $556.93. BETHE8DA. David L. Black to Fred R. Black. 13 acres; consideration, $1,862. J. B. Johnson to W. H. Dunlap, et I., trustees. Lot; consideration, $5. Theopholls Wright, et al., to James fright. 20 acres; consideration, nomlal in exchange for land . W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to J. [. Williams. 69 acres; consideration, ,183.40. Alex W. Gladden to Clough S. Steele. 4 acres; consideration, $2,625. BROAD RIVER. Robert Westmoreland to W. R. Cases. Lot; consideration, $25. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to eorge C. Leech. 129J acres; consider:lon, $450. Robert N. McElwee to W. A. Hilton. acres; -consideration $125. A. J. Westmoreland to J. E. Westoreland. Lot; consideration, $25. J. E. Westmoreland to A. J. Westoreland. Lot; consideration, $275. BULLOCK'S CREEK. P. E. Brooks to J. Starr Moore. Lot id building at Sharon; consideration, 00. Margaret B. Hawkins, et al., to John Roach. 125 acres; consideration, iminal. R. M. Wallace and Calvin Brice, ex:utors, to John W. Lowry. 209 acres; msideration, $1,250. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to . W. Good. 1263 acres; consideration, ,588.75. CATAWBA. Thos. F. McDow, trustee, to J. C. irk. Five lots; consideration, $372. John C. Cork to Lula N. Cork. Lot; msideration, $200. A. F. Ruff to Helen J. O'Neal. Lot; msideration, nominal. Thos. F. McDow, trustee, to Ida J. cConnell. Three lots; consideration, 45. T' T ..1*? XT IVI. J. ivima iu iviio, uuia v^ui n. it; consideration, $175. Thos. F. McDow, trustee, to Samuel reidheim. Lot; consideration, $330. ^ Real Estate and Investment Co., to H. Green. Lot; consideration, $400. Thos. F. McDow, trustee, to A. Freiddm & Bro. Two lots; consideration, 20. Thos. F. McDow, trustee, to M. H. indifer. Lot; consideration, $4,175. VV. L. Roddey to Lula J. Cornwell. 1J acres; consideration, $2,516. Wm. J. Cornwell to Wm. T. Andern. 132 acres; consideration, $3,200. W. L. Roddey and J. E. Roddey to >lumbus White. Lot; consideration, J. H. M. Fincher to Charles A. FinchLot; consideration, $550. R. H. Cornwell to G. W. Brown. 325 res; consideration, $3,070. EBBNEZER. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to J. Howe. 118J acres; consideration, 000. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to T. onroe Oates. 130 acres; considerain, $1,300. John A. Shurley to Mary J. Shurley. acres; consideration, nominal. FORT MILL. 3. J. Klmbrell to J. W. Ardrey. 117 res; consideration, $2,000, KINO'S MOUNTAIN, T. Q. Howe to James E. Beamguard. acres; consideration $1,450. tV. B. Moore to Joseph O. Walker, i acres; consideration, $540. . tV. Lee Youngblood to Samuel ungblood. 83 acres; consideration, 1 minal?exchange of land. 1 Samuel Youngblood to W. Lee i iungblood. 45j acres; consideration minal?exchange of land. ' iV. Brown Wylie, G. C. C. Pis., to 1 , J. Jackson. 93.72 acres; consider- ] on, $2,624.16. YORK. , 2. J. and M. S. Gilflnen to W. L. 11. 3} acres; consideration $52.50. I1 3. N. Moore to Mrs. Willie McCorklen Moore. 364 acre*; consideration nominal. J. H. B. Jenkins to W. L. Hill. 237J acres; consideration, SI.800. W. Brown Wylle, C. C. C. Pis., to R. E. McFarland. One acre; consideration, SIM). W. Brown Wylle, C. C. C. Pis., to W, B. McCaw. Lot and building; consideration, $813. Clara Good Hughes to J. J. Keller & Co. Lot; consideration, $16. C. E. Spencer, executor, to Thomas Ballard. Lot and building; consideration, 3350. Nancy H. Sherrer to Loftln B. Sherrer. Quit claim to 1011 acres; consideration, $175. E. A. Crawford to Mary J. and Winnie D. Crawford. House and lot; consideration, love and affection and $5. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to Joseph R. Witherspoon. Lot and building; consideration, $1,176. _ W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis., to W. B. Good and Rev. J. B. Swann. Lot and building; consideration, $630. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The county board of commissioners holds its regular monthly meeting on next Wednesday. V-The Loan and Savings bank has Volunteered to receive and forward subscriptions to the McKinley monument fund. ? The York Brick Works have manufactured only about 2,000,000 brick this season. The demand has not been so good as last year and the weather has been unfavorable. ? There should be a water main along the Narrow Gauge railroad from the East Liberty street crossing, to the East Madison street crossing. It would afford almost double protection to much valuable property located betwen the railroad and Congress street. ? Sheriff Logan has called the attention of the reporter to the fact that his "smallpox" case is not quartered in the "jail yard;" but some distance away. As stated, the Negro is getting along nicely. There is really no need to keep him in custody except as a precaution against further spread of the disease. The Victor Cotton Oil company expects to begin turning the wheels in its Yorkville plant today, and if everything works smoothly, will make oil next week. In the case of a new mill like this, several days are generally required to get the machinery properly adjusted, and these adjustments may delay the first pressing of oil until o K/MU auisui iicuiicouoj. ? Thanksgiving was observed in Yorkvllie, Thursday, by a general suspension of business. Devotional services held in the Presbyterian and Episcopal churches were fairly well . attended. Most people celebrated the day by going hunting. So far as The Enquirer has information, there were no serious hunting accidents during the day. ? Theatre-goers will be transported back to the days of togas and tyrants next Wednesday night, when E. J. Carpenter's great production of "Quo Vad1s" will be presented. This drama has met with unqualified approval from clergy, press and public, and tells the story of the dawn of Christianity in a beautiful. and reverenjt manner*... Tfio many widely different characters in the play make the dramtlc interest exceptionally strong, while the scenic surroundings are of unparalleled magnificence. ? The King's Mountain chapter of the Daughters of the Revolution will give a gold medal for the best paper on the life of Mrs. Eliza Lucas Pinckney. This offer is made to the members of the ninth and tenth grades of the Ybrkville Graded school. The papers must be submitted to a committee appointed by the regent of the King's Mountain chapter. The presentation of the medal will be made Washington's birthday, February 22, and the papers must be sent in one week before that date. ? Mr. Sam M. Grist made an interesting test of the Utlca fire extinguisher on the court house square last Tuesday night, in the presence of a crowd of a hundred or more people. A quantity of hay was saturated with two gallons of kerosene and fired. Upon a signal from Mayor Willis, after the flames had attained fierce headway, the fire extinguisher was put to work and the blaze was overcome in less than a minute. The extinguisher con sists of a cylindrical shaped apparatus, containing chemicals which, when mixed together, generate a gas that seems to smother flames In remarkably short order. People who witnessed the test were generally pleased with Its success. LOCAL LACONICS. Saleiday. Next Monday Is salesday for December. December salesday is usually the occasion for the gathering of a large crowd of people in Yorkville on business of various kinds, ^oie Dreadful Hills. In answer to a question on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. N. A. Slmrll said that the people out his way have not lost any of their enthusiasm for the Improvement of those dreadful hills between Yorkville and Tlrzah. The location of the chaingang out beyond the Robinson place, has not resulted in any noticeable disposition to leave the whole matter to the county. People are still notifying him of their willingness to assist in this important work and he hopes to receive many additional subscriptions yet. Shot by a Burglar,. _ Fort Mill Times: Monday evening, at 6 o'clock, Mr. John Whitesides, a farmer living 8 miles east of Fort Mill, was shot in the stomach by an unknown Negro thief. Mr. W. E. Caldwell runs a store near Providence church. While he was at supper Monday evening a Negro broke into the store. Mr. Whitesides came up in time 10 see tne isegro rifling the cash drawer, and ordered him to leave the buliding. The Negro came out of the store and fired at Mr. Whitesides with a revolver, the ball taking effect In the stomach. The Negro then fled. A posse was quickly organized and started in pursuit; but failed to catch the Negro. Mr. vVhitesides is only slightly injured. Much MortKaged Cow. "One milch cow, with horns," but known by a dozen different names in a dozen different mortgagee, is now conceded to be the rightful property