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Scraps and |acts. ? The president has issued the follow-' ing executive order: "All officers and employes of the United States of every description, serving in or under any of the executive departments, and whether so serving in or out of Washington, are hereby forbidden either directly, or indirectly, or through associations, to solicit an increase in pay or to Influence or to attempt to influence in their own interests any legislation whatever, either before congress or its committees, or in any other way save through the heads of the departments, in or under which they serve, on penalty of dismissal from the government service." ? Washington special to Philadelphia Record: The jresldent is believed to be receding from his attitude in favor of drastic uninese legisiauuu. x uvsc closely interested in preventing the entrance of the Chinese into the United States, are convinced that the president now desires a modification of the measure already prepared. It is understood he wishes to have the clause eliminated prohibiting the admission of Chinese merchants and their representatives to this country. Within the past two days the president has called for briefs from the leading advocates of exclusion measures setting forth reasons for such legislation. This request almost created a sensation among the antiChinese element in congress who want a cast-iron exclusion act, which would leave no loop-hole through which Chinese could be brought into the United States. ? St. Louis dispatch to Philadelphia Record: Judge Ryan, of the circuit court, refused to grant a new hearing today in the "smooth nickel" case, in which the St. Louis Transit company was assessed 52,000 in favor of John F. Ruth. In denying a motion for a new trial. Judge Ryan said: There Is no such thing as assumed in the defendant's instructions as a nickel of less than face value. A gold coin may be worth less than its face value because of abrasion or loss of weight, but this is not so of a nickel. I think the carrier should be held to the rule that if it ejects a passenger who tenders a gold coin in payment it does so at its peril. It is better that the conductor, when in doubt, should receive the coin than to establish a rule of law which would permit him to eject a passenger who tenders a good coin, and then pleads as an excuse that he thought it was bad. In this case his plea does not go so far; he only rejected it because it was 'smooth.' He never claimed it was bad. His act was a mere wanton and capricious rejection of the only piece of money the plaintiff had at the time." ? New York special to New Orleans Times-Democrat: Cotton seed that was originally bought in this country is still being reshipped from Europe in large quantities. When the first shipments of American seed were made from Europe it was not thought that this would continue except in isolated cases. It begins to look now, however, as though the crushers of the eastern part of the country will have to look to Europe for their seed until navigation on the lakes is resumed. The crop of this country for 1901 has almost all been absorbed already, and at none of the initial markets car\ a supply be secured. Usually the crushers have a surplus on hand at this time of the year. This year, how ever, their stock is already exhausted, and they are forced to look to Europe for a further supply. This would seem to indicate that an enormous consumption is anticipated by the crushers. The American demand on the foreign markets has advanced prices materially on Calcutta and La Plata seed for immediate shipment. The American ; buyers are apparently not looking for future seed in the foreign market, but simply for seed for immediate use. When sufficient seed has been secured from Europe to supply the crushers until the resumption of navigation, it is thought that the demand will cease. ? John and Ed Biddle, the two murderers who escaped from the Pittsburg, Pa., jail last Thursday, were captured on Friday. Mrs. Soffel, the wife of the jailer, who aided their escape, was with them. The story is that after leaving the jail the fugitives jumped into a sleigh they had waiting and drove rapidly away. When the horses gave out, they stole others. In the meantime eight deputies had started in pursuit. The news of the affair had already been spread over the country by means of telephones, telegraph and newspapers. The runaways were overhauled at Mount Chestnut, some 30 miles from Pittsburg. When the officers got within 60 yards they shouted to the Biddies to hold up their hands. Instead, all three commenced firing with shot guns and revolvers. Mrs. Soffel stood up in the sleigh with a revolver in each hand, shootins- ass ranirilv ns she r-nnlrl null fVi.? triggers. The officers answered In well directed volleys. Edward Biddle -was shot through the left lung and killed. John Biddle was disabled by numerous wounds, but was not supposed to be fatally wounded. When Ed Biddle fell, Mrs. Biddle fired a shot into her own breast. The bullet was deflected by the stays of her corset, and although she fell insensible, she was not dangerouslv hurt. On being taken back to jail, Ed Biddle confessed that Mrs. Soffel had aided the escape, he having convinced her that he was guiltless of the murder of which he had been convicted. and for which he and his brother were to be executed. Mrs. Soffel is about 35 years of age and previous to this occurrence, has borne an excellent reputation. She had been accustomed to minister to prisoners in the jail and her interest in the Biddies was the result of a special request from a Catholic priest, who had been called to see the two men. The foregoing is made up from stories printed immediately after the tragedy. Since then John Biddle is dead. Before he breathed his last he made the following statement: "We remained under cover in a Pittsburg house until Thursday night. I wanted , to and Ed was willing to stay, but the woman was nervous and afraid they would be caught. I wouldn't let them go alone. As soon as it grew dark we went down the streets and took a Perrysville avenue car. We rode to the end of the line, and from there walked until we reached the farm where we stole the horse. If it had not been for the woman we would not have lteen captured, for we could easily have got ten another horse and by this time been more than 100 miles away. It's a leadpipe cinch that we would have escaped, but we could not let that poor woman go by herself. She did all she could for us, betrayed her husband, deserted her family all to help us out, and we would have been a great deal worse than we are thought to be if we had thrown her down. When we saw that bunch coming toward us on the road yesterday evening we knew it was all up. We did not fire a shot at the officers, but agreed to kill ourselves. I shot myself in the mouth, Ed shot himself over the heart and the woman shot herself in the breast. We knew we had no chance to get away, and we knew we would swing 11 tanen oacs, anu nmu ?o why we wanted to kill ourselves. 1 never killed a man in my life. I was not at the Kahney house at all. It was Ed who was there. He went with Dorman and a woman who was dressed in man's clothing. There was another man with them who came from Chicago, but I will not say who he was. He went back to Chicago the next day and has not been seen since." ?hc \|orhrUlr (gnquucr. ^ YOR^KVIL WEDNESDAY. FEB'R'Y. 5,1902. Senator Appelt has introduced a bill to amend the corporation act applying ? 4? Hon i nnn nnH less IU IUW1IO yjL UIV1C %Uf?M A,vv? than 5,000 population, so as to provide that the tax levies shall not be increased except with the consent of a majority of the qualified voters. This Is a good idea. As the act now stands town and city council^ have the right to order any levy they might see proper up to 10 mills. Senator Tillman made a speech in the senate last Thursday which, in the introduction, he avowed was for home consumption. In it he played to his Republican colleagues in a way to make unthinking partizans dance with glee. But because of his previous explanation that nothing personal was intended, there were no hard feelings between himself and his colleagues. These politicians seem to understand each other beautifully. . . Dtapennary Agitation. From the statement in another column, it will be seen that another deplorable dispensary agitation has been commenced in Yorkvllle, and that the people are again to be called upon to say whether or not they are willing to legitimatize the sale of whisky within the corporate limits. It can hardly be said that this agitation is a new thing. It dates back more than 25 years, and especially to 1882, when the legal sale of intoxicating li quors was proniDiiea uy a vuic ui ?..?c people and special act of the general assembly. The same eiement that favored the unrestricted sale of whisky then has favored it ever since, and the present movement is but another effort along the same old lines. Among the arguments that are being used by those in favor of the establishment of the dispensary are the following: 1. The "blind tigers" are selling as much whisky as would be sold in a dispensary and the town is being deprived of revenue. 2. The blind tiger whisky kills quicker than dispensary whisky, and as people will drink they should have good whisky. 3. It is impossible to prevent the illegal sale of whisky, and, therefore, it is best to permit the legal sale. 4. All our whisky money is going to North Carolina and we should keep it at home. 5. The town is drying up in a business way, and the stablishment of a dispensary would serve to bring much business here that does not otherwise come. If we had a dispensary, we could get a great deal more trade than we are now getting from the vicinity of Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Clover, Hickory firnvp Sharon. McConnellsville. etc. Knowing that they would have no difficulty in getting some good whisky during their stay in town?something they could not be certain of at the other places?many people who do not now come to Yorkville to do their trading would come here if the town had a dispensary. There are other "arguments" too numerous to mention; but for present purposes these are sufficient, especially since they cover all of the strongest points that have been suggested. The Enquirer has given a great deal of consideration to this whisky question during the past 40 or 50 years, and it has convictions as to every aspect in the case. It has seen the indiscriminate legal sale of whisky under the barroom system. It is familiar with the old drug store system, and it understands pretty well the "blind tiger" system as compared with others. It recognizes that the liquor problem is a perplexing one from any point of view; but believes that of all the methods that have yet been tried prohibition is to the best interest of the town and community from both moral and business standpoints. It is true that so long as there are those who will drink whisky, and who have the money with which to pay for it, there will be found those who will sen it in violation 01 tne law. n is irue that there Is a great deal of whisky being sold in violation of the law at the present time; but it is not true that the blind tigers are selling as much whisky as a dispensary would sell, nor neither is it true that they are selling any less whisky now than they would eventually sell if a dispensary should be established. Possibly It is a fact that "blind tiger whisky" will kill a little more rapidly than dispensary whisky; but dispensary whisky will kill none the less surely. There are about the dispensary many more inducements to new beginners than about the blind tigers, and the dispensary is about as sure of the eventual ruin of its victims as it is possible for the blind tiger to be. It is e: even more sure. It is true that it is b impossible to pronibit the illegal sale of whisky; but no reasonable man will jj try to hold that this traffic has not ? been and is not restricted, and if it is v Ci admitted that there is any evil in the g sale and consumption of whisky, then jv the less of it sold and consumed the fi better for all concerned. ^ It is a fact that much of our whisky c money is going to North Carolina, and a that the town is getting no revenue. It b is also a fact that if a dispensary were d established a larger per centage of our a "whiskv mnnev" would sco to Ken- b tucky, Ohio, Illinois, etc. In neither P case is anything left here except the n net profit in money ar.d the debauchery p in moral character. Neither system h adds one cent to the wealth of the town or community. Both systems detract ^ from the producing capacity of our c people to a far greater extent than they a could hope to be recouped by alleged c revenues. We deny that the town is drying up t in a business way for want of a dis- t pensary, or that the establishment of a ? dispensary would add one cent to the ^ business prosperity of the community, t If it should prove to be a fact that the 6 dispensary would draw really valuable ? trade that does not now come from e the vicinity of Rock Hill, Fort Mill, Clo- t ver, Hickory Grove and Sharon, there J; would be nothing to prevent the estab- ? llshment of dispensaries in those towns to ofTset the advantage. t After all has been said, the most ? plausible argument in favor of a dis- <] pensary, is that which refers to the rev- t enue that would be realized; but look- c Ing at the matter from all standpoints ? of reason and common sense, it is not ? difficult to see that this revenue can be c supplied much more economically and I with much less hardship by direct tax- r ation. t i ~ e Three C'h and Southern. 8 The interview wi.u Senator Brice, c published in another column, puts the \ proposition, for the consolidation or ine * South Carolina and Georgia Extension jj road with the Southern in a light that t ought to be perfectly clear to any in- I dividual who is disposed to look at the ^ question from a common sense stand- i point. f While we sympathize with the people of Rock Hill and Blacksburg in j their fears lest the passage. of*'the Hy- i drick bill will deprive them of the bene- ? fits of competition that they thlfik they . now have, we are unable to see where j these fears have any substantial fojun- s dation in fact. Rates of all kinds, es- 1 pecially in the state, are fixed by law and agreement between the railroads, j and about the only substantial effect r of competition these days is to make a the railroad people be a little more po- F lite and accommodating than would be r the case if they had a monopoly. i So far as the town of Yorkville is r concerned, the situation cannot be changed for the worse. Even if It r were not a fact that the South Carolina s and Georgia Extension railroad is e controlled by the Southern, the town would .still be left ^wlth t.wo dis- j tlnct railroads after the consolida- i tion. On the contrary, if the South- ? era proposes to improve the South Car- \ olina and Georgia Extension property I in the event of the passage of the pend- c Ing bill, the town will necessarily be * benefitted by the change. \ And what is true of Yorkville is es- i pecially true of every other town along [ the line of the South Carolina arid c Georgia Extension that is without "other r railroad facilities. -Where now these ( towns have to pay local rates on all traffic, whether originating on this road t or not, after the open consolidation they, e will be entitled to through rates from * all points on the Southern railroad. This is a benefit for which they can ^ never Tiope under existing conditions. t Of course, it is a common and popular ^ thing to oppose any and everything a that might be desired by a big railroad s corporation like the Southern on gene- * ral principles. There is no doubt of the [ fact that the railroads need constant g watching-, and for the best interest of r the public they cannot be watched too: closely. But at the same time it should s not be forgotten that blind opposition I often proves expensive and sometimes 8 even puts us in the position of cutting Tg off our noses to spite our faces. the: general assembly. a More Important Proceedings of the ^ House and Senate. a Columbia, February 3.?The third week of the general assembly has end- ? ed, the half of the session is gone, and 1 more than an average amount of work 8 has been accomplished. The bill relating to the matter of most J! immediate and practical importance ? has passed both houses, and as soon as ? several minor amendments are agreed jupon will be ready for ratification and ]i enrollment as an act. This is "the jury v law," presented for the purpose of rem- u edylng the recent confusion caused by the decision that owing to discrepancies and differences in the acts regarding drawing of juors for the various^. A counties. The bill now about to Jgte- J come law is general, applying a uni<forn> system to al counties, and as it goes into effect at once it will enable the courts to proceed with the business t which has been accumulating for sev- r eral months, in some counties amount- c ing to a good deal. r Another measure of great technical f importance is the ratification of the t code, embracing the whole statute law of the commonwealth. The codiflca- n tion of the statutes for this period d was begun by Commissioner Breazeale d and completed by his successor, Com- i missioner Townsend, and the house ju- d diciary committee reported a bill rat- f trying tne report or the latter, mere q were some technical objections on the n ground that the constitution's provisions required the Breazeale code's adop- a tion; but it was held that the Town- t send code is merely an amended form of the other, and after considerable de- J bate the committee's bill was accepted, t It is of much importance, but very F brief, as follows: tl Section 1. That the code as submit- tl ted by the code commissioner of South Carolina, (a copy of which is heretofore attached) be, and the same is hereby declared to be the "Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1902;" and said code a is hereby declared to be the only general statutory law of the state on the 11 14th day of January, 1902. ? Of all the matters presented to the J legislature, three might be named as jhaving attracted the greatest public at- b tention and discussion, viz: "Redistrict- ? ing, child labor, and the soldiers' home. J1 None of these has been finally disposed p of. ? A re-districting bill nas passed the house, as previously reported, but it has e< not yet been considered in the senate, aj and even if the "McGowan bill" passes c' the upper house, it is sure to be liber- 01 ally amended in that body. The strong- 'r 3t effort Is being made to change th ill's arrangement of the first and se< nd congressional districts. Charlef an's influences in the house succeede 1 having Beaufort taken out of tfc 'irst district, and put into the seconi hich is thereby made a long string < ounties along the Savannah river. Tt econd district people don't like thi leither do Congressman Elliott riends, as the object'plainly is to tali lolonel Elliott, whose residence is I teaufort, cut of the Charleston distrlc >therwise, the bill is pretty general! pproyed, but this provision is sure t e fought over. The bill is a special 01 er in the senate tomorrow, Tuesday. The house committee on commer* nd manufactures has made a favon le report on the child labor bill thi assed the senate last year, but it hf ot yet been voted on. The soldiers' home proposition wl robably be lost in the Shuffle. T1 ouse has not only appropriated $200 00 to . Confederate pensions, but hi ? ?n/v^ n kill thflt it fitlA.ll \ 'exoocu a uiii ucLtaiitio ? ??? .? ? nlawful to commit any indigent e: ?onfederate soldier to any poorhouse < lmshouse, but the county boards * ommissioners shall, in their discretio: ive county aid to said veterans, at tl iomes of such soldiers or of some reli ive or friend. The bill declares fu: her that no ex-Confederate so.ldii hall be disfranchised because of h laving received such aid. A simili till has passed the senate, and it is ii ended to relieve the conditions whk :ave rise to the agitation, for a soldier tome. The latter proposition is apt i le rejected, especially since such a lil ral appropriation for pensions hi teen made by the house. The 5200,0 till, however, has not yet run tl ;auntlet of the less liberal and mo: onservative senate. Another pension bill of interest hat introduced by Senator Mannin troviding for a .county pension con nissioner. It has passed the senat ["he commissioner, under the bill, sha te elected by the county pension boai tf which he shall, be a member, and 1 hall be at the auditor's office evei Saturday in the month of January neet pension applicants and to r eive their applications. He shall r >ort back to the board the first Monda n February. For his services he sha eceive 52 per day. This bill reliev he county board from constant mee ngs and is expegted to save a consii rable sum. In the senate there was a long ai inimated debate on Senator Raysoi :ompulsory education bill, and while vas rejected, the vote, 18 to 16, sho\ i growing sentiment in favor of tl >roposition, which is apt to come i igain. If a child labor bill is passe he cotton mill men will ask for cor rnlsory education on. the ground th vithout such a law the operative ihildren will be idle and troublesom The vote to kill -the Raysor bill was i ollows: Ayes: Aldrich, Rlakeney, . Brie 3rown, Caughman, Dean, Dennl Douglass, .Glenn, . Goodwin, Graydo lough, Mower, Ragsdale, Sarral Stanland, TalbirdL, Walker?18. Noes: Appeit, Barnwell, Bowen, He: lerson, Hydrickv Xlderton, Livingsto dannlng, Marshall, McDermott, Ra or, snarpe, sneppara, siacKnouse, on ivan, Williams?16, The senate put .In the best part everal days considering the bill fixit he salaries of coii'nty officers, and it low in the hands of a committee f imendment. Much of the senate's voi las doubtless been , wasted, because tl louse will amend the'bill beyond recoi lition, and as yet none of its provi ons can be considered finally dete nined upon. One of those peculiar measures th :ome up at every' pession is the bill equire railroad ^companies to pla ipittoons in all passenger cars. It pas d the senate wi^.pnly one dissentii rote. The house nasuj^jected. the annu iroposition to selrrhe state farms, ai t has not yet befifi considered in tl lenate. Neither h?s the biennial se lion issued b^en afcted on by the hoUS >ut bills to institute that system ha' >assed the house. ' The senate, by a close vote, agreed senator Graydon's resolution to a ourn oh February 15th; but the hou vill not concur artd the senators knc t. The legal limit of the session e: fires on the 23d; hut as the 22d is a 1 ;al holiday, so far as legislation is coi erned. It is nrqbable that adjouri nent will be had on the 21st, Frida )f course the session can continue a er 40 days; but the members would r eive. no pay after that. time. Howeye he assembly . 1$; well up with its woi it this stage 'of '.the^ game. 5IERE-*(ENTION. ^Miss Alice Roosevelt is very anxioi o attend the coronation of King E vard VII, and if her father permits h o do so she wJH probably be treat< is a princess..j^..The empress dowi rer of China has issued an edict pr idlng for the sending abroad of youi *?./**** ? fVid o era a r\f 1K anH 9S HCII UCH1 CCH kliv agvs VI. AU WIIVI ?V earn foreign customs, and she is al; irranging to encourage the discourag nent of the custom of binding the fe if female children About two ml ion dollars worth of property was d itroyed by Are in Waterbury, Com ast Sunday Nearly 200 Japane loldiers were frozen to death on tl lorth end of Honda island a few da; igo The Tampa strike is again r ?orted as settled;...'.William C. Whl iey, who is now 60 years of age, hi innounced it as his intention to reti rom active business and to devote h ime to pleasure A severe bllzzai ias been raging throughout the nori ind northwest during the past fe lays From the utterances of tl dexlcan press, it appears that the La n-American nations are building i .mong themselves sentiments prejudi al to the United States A Ma on, N. C., special of Sunday, to tl Charlotte Observer says Fred Dula, < Saturday night, shotvand killed M >huler, of Lenoir.....AShuler was awyer ..Admiral arid Mrs. Schh rere entertained in Nashville on Sa irday, Sunday and Monday. 1VOTES FROM OLIVE. riie Confederate Home?Perxonnl Enquirer Wax Mailed Here an Ui unl. Olive, February 1.?I was pleased i he views expressed by Mr. Wylie wil eference to the building of a home f< 'onfederate soldiers. I believe he. ight. Whatever the state is able to c or the old soldiers, let it be done I heir own homes. There is considerable sickness in oi eighborhood at this time. Miss Mar aughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Burri ied of pneumonia last Thursday, age 4 years. She was a sweet girl of love! isposition, and a general favorite. Tl uneral took place at McConnellsvill 'he baby son of Mr. and Mrs. Burris ow ill with pneumonia. Mr. Will Aycock and two children < lr. and Mrs. J. L. Sanders, have bee hieatened with pneumonia. We were disappointed in not gettin 'he Enquirer of January 24 on tim Inless it comes down to Lowrysville o 'riday evening, we fail to get it unt lie following Monday and by that Untie news has heenn to etow. Stale. o. j. 0. Not Just-Yet.?"Mr. Latimer," say Washington special to The News an 'ourier, "has been invited to addret tie Marqpette club, of Chicago, at the: nnual banquet on Lincoln's birthda; 'he senator will speak on Abrahai .incoln." Since when has Latime een a senator? Of course he hopes t e one and the Tillmanites are tryin ard to put him in McLaurin's placi ut'lt is a little advanced to push hit lto a speaking engagement made wit le present junior senator, who, as stal J in The Evening Post several day go. has been invited by the Marquett tub, of Chicago, to deliver an addres n Lincoln's Day and has accepted th ivitation.?Charleston Post. * LOCAL AFFAIRS. 4 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 'e A. F. McConnell, Supervisor of Reglstration for the Town of Yoikvllle? " Gives notice that the registration ie books will be opened today and will ? close Wednesday, May 7. 3 John G. Neely?Calls on members of :e the United Mutual Life Insurance P company to remit membership fees. ~ Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Claim that money p' was lost last year by the farmers who ? did not see th?m before buying fertilr" lzers. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Tells you of a :e lot of new goods just received, includl" ing tinware, graniteware, crockery, garden seeds, onion sets, etc. 18 W. B. Moore & Co.?Want you to know that a erood wav to save money is tfl ' trade at the right place, and they tell you that their store Is the place. *1 Clyburn-Heath Mule Co.?Have something to say about mules, the Owens'e boro wagon and their city livery. John B. Williams?Calls your attention to his line of canned goods and wants "1 you see him for your needs. Standard Oil Co.?Invites your attenw tion to their parafine wax to pour on *2 the top of cans containing Jellies. er " is DISPENSARY PETITION. ir There is a petition in circulation for an election on the question of establishs' ing a dispensary in Yorkville. The to matter has been under favorable discussion by the dispensary advocates qo since the proposition sustained its last ie defeat at the polls; but it has only re been within the past few days that a ls petition has been put in actual circulag, t,on* ii- Under the law, the only condition e- precedent to the holding of an election ^ Is a petition containing the names ol ie one-fourth of the qualified voters ol ry the municipality asking for such ar to election. The reporter has not seen' the e~ petition referred to; but has been adiy vised that it contains a number of sigill natures, and that the claim is beins made that the number is sufficient t< J. warrant the calling of an election. That an election will eventually be 1(3 held there is little reason to doubt There Is no question, of the fact that a: yg many as one-fourth of the qualified votie ters of Yorkvllle are anxious for the es*P tablishment of a dispensary. In view of the fact, however, that the towr at registration books are to be opened tois' day, and there will be no means of of|e ficially determining the number of qual13 ifled voters in ine town until after thej ;e, are closed, it is hardly probable thai Is. the election will take place until aftei three Months from this date. SC ?? n- WITHIN THE TOWN. ? There was some business in mul< dl t!fsh last Monday; but not a great deal Q- Barlow & Wilson's minstrels are t< of be at the opera house this (Tuesday] *5 evening. or ? There was a large, well-behavec rk crowd in .town last Monday, salesdaj he for February. ? The county board of commissioner: r. will hold its regular monthly meeting ir the office of the supervisor today. Rock Hill's principal objection t( ce The establishment of a dispensary, wa: s-_ on account of Winthrop college. Ir is the King's Mountain Military academy j Yorkville has one of the best school: id for boys to be found in South Carolina lie Our people would show very little appreciation of this deserving instltutlor if they should set up a dispensary beside it. to ? lnere are those who claim that ? majority of the qualified voters in th? lW town of Yorkville are in favor of th: x- establishment of a dispensary. A caree* ful poll of the town will show few changes of opinion on the subject sine: y_ the last election. There have been ? t- number of new additions to the cltie" zenship of the town since the last elec? tion. Some are probably in favor of a dispensary and others are probablj against it; but as to whether a majority of the qualified voters are in favoi a8 of the proposition is doubtful?verj <1- doubtful. However, the anti-dispensafl ry .people cannot afford to let the matter go by default. If they would make o- sure of "Upholding their principles thej is must be up and doing. ? The. dispqpsary petition referred t< e. in divers other places in this issue ol et The Enquirer, was circulated by Poll" liceman A. Rose. From this fact, ? number of people have gathered th( s'e idea that the paper has official sanctie tion, and is to be taken as a confessior from the. town council to the people t~ that they are unable to deal with the is whisky situation, and that they are re asking for the establishment of a dlspensary. Mayor Willis said yesterdaj th that this impression is contrary to the w facts. "Policeman Rose," he said "came to me to know whether I had jp any objection to his carrying the petic tion around. I told him positively that r- I did object; that whatever may be the ie individual views of the members of the r# council on this subject, I did not cona sider myself warranted in authorizing sy any action that could be construed into official interference. The action o{ Mr. Rose, therefore, contrary to my expressed wishes, is on his own responsibility." g_ ABOUT PEOPL/. . .XMrs. R. E. Montgomery is quite ill. ?&Ir. H. H. Beard was laid up with :h grip last week. ^r ?<tr. Geo. L. Riddle, of Zeno, was in I* Yorkville on Monday. In ^au' G. McCorkle, of Chester, spent Monday in Yorkville. ir Miss Bessie Kendrlck, of Gaflfney, g' visited Miss Lil Parish last week. ;d ^JMiss Iva Allison, of Tirzah, visited ly Mr. J. W. Dobson's family, this week. W. R. Carroll, who has been unjg wll for several days, is able to be up again. ^<fir. Carl Hart left for Columbia last n fodnday night, where he expects to be ,g employed. e. Mr. and Mrs. A. Frank Woods have jj been quite unwell this week with grip. ie They are improving. ^STr. Donam Witherspoon, of Laurens C. jxmnty, is on a visit to his father's family, near Yorkville. '? Miss Kitty Blair returned to her d home at Blalrsville yesterday after l'r spending sometime with Mrs. A. M. /. Grist. 11 a private letter irom mr. a. y?. umuden, who recently moved to Arkansas, g Informs that he has changed his posts, office from Spring Hill to Hope. '^vJ^aptain and Mrs. Walter B. Moore _'?be in Dallas, Texas, with relatives s this week. Next week they will be in e New Orleans and will then return to 18 Yorkville. e Mr. Allen Gilbert and family, of Chi cago, visited friends In Yorkvllle this Th week, the guest of Dr. and Mrs. S. A. c0 Weber. Mr. Gilbert and family left for 5g Charleston on Monday evening. ] Mr. James Duncan, whose Illness at HK the residence of Mr. M. L. Murray was ] mentioned in the last issue of The Enquirer, has grown steadily worse, and at 1 o'clock yesterday (Tuesday) U was not thought that he could last longer than a few hours. lal Mr. R. L. Williamson, formerly of the Bethesda section, now of Port Tampa, da - - - - PA Fla., is back at his old home for a snort ? time, having just returned from a visit ,n' to Havana. He was in Yorkville Mon- vi< day as the guest of his friend, Sheriff on Logan, and while here paid The Enquirer a short visit. Tnough he had pe never been to Havana before, Mr. Wll- pa liamson was not exactly a stranger in ac the Cuban city. He found there many ga American friends and acquaintances te with whom he had become more or less or intimate in Florida during his 13 years m residence in that state. Speaking of & Havana, he said that the city was much cleaner than he expected to find it. co ? This is one of the benefits of American ot occupation. As the result of conversa. tions with his friends, Mr. Williamson th satisfied himself that the substantial ^ i element of the population, especially t0 : the Spaniards, who own most of the m property and control most of the busi- 'n ? ness, are in favor of annexation with B . the United States. They do not believe ot that the Cuban people are capable of fe i self-government, and they are very apprehensive of what may take place p{ ; when the United States troops are cc f withdrawn. Among the Cubans, the h< . common element, which Mr. William- n( th ? son considers inferior to our Negroes, . there is a burning desire for an inde. pendent government, and the outlook ** f for Cuba is anything but bright. ' ~ ' tl REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following transfers of real estate g( were recorded in the office of the coun- tr ? ty auditor during the month of Janua- g ' ry: p bethel. r T. L. Clinton to John J. Matthews. * . S of an acre; consideration $10. ? R. A. Clinton to John J. Matthews, tc ' 11 acres; consideration 3138. It John J. Matthews to T. H. Allen. 61J . acres; consideration 3900. ; T. H. Allen to A. B. Currence. 613 c acres; consideration 31,000. is i W. H. Beard to R. A. Hawkins. 90 h( r acres; consideration 3814.95. M R. Lesslie Campbell to the Deacons or " Bethel church. 2 2-5 acres; conslderation nominal. ' tl BETHE8DA. . CI i Mrs. Mary J. Hanna, et aJ. to Mrs. a] M. A. Hope. 45 acres; consideration fl > and mutual agreement. ( J. S. Guy to Margaret H. Guy. Two 0 tracts aggregating 560 acres; consldera- si tion nominal. 3 1 W. Brown Wylie, clerk of the court, t to J. F. Bookout. 273 acres; conslderation 31,200.. dl John Nelson to Trustees of School tx District No. 14. 1 acre; consideration tt nominal. . broad river. J. S. Brice, attorney, to Ida Meek Wy- w lie. Lot and building; consideration 3425. " b< Ida Meek Wylie to D. A. Whlsonant. te Lot and building at 3425. J. D. Hope and others to M. L. White- c< sides. 35 feres; consideration nominal, w John W. Smith to J. E. Leech. "11 tc acres; consideration 325. ' 0 W. P. TfVhlsonant to Wm. Wisher. 73J acres; consideration 3294. c< Heirs of Russell Hope, deceased, to Id S. A. Hope. 35 acres; consideration w nominal. A Heirs of Russell Hope, deceased, to M. M. Hope. 35 acres; consideration e< nominal. ti J. N. McDlll to W. Brown Wylie. 150 acres; consideration 3600. .. Mrs. M. A. H. Wilkerson to J. E. Leech. 271 acres; consideration 3165^ Mary L. Pursley to W. J. Moorhead. G Lot; consideration 3250. #. J. Ed Leech to W. B. Leech. 207 " acres; consideration nominal. al bullock's creek. n' W. G. Hayes to Butler Askew. 11 11 acres; consideration 3156. e< W. G. Hayes to W. E. Askew. 39 tl acres; consideration 3585. gi W. A. Haffner to W. B. Good. 147 acres; consideration 3600. H. W. Shannon to PInck C. Gas- P1 coigne. 363 acres; consideration 3200. oi M. E. Shannon to H. W. Shannon. 363 acres; consideration nominal. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. Pis. te J. W. V( Smith, et al. 104 acres; consideration P' 3733.20. S< M. B. Crosby to Wm. R. Carroll. 255 a. acres; consideration 32,360. ? M. M. Hope to S. A. Hope. 61-7 H k #C1 EA g( ' iicrtrs, uuxiDiuciauuii fvi.w. ? Jane M. E. Dowdle to H. A. Plexlco. m . 35 acres; consideration $250. Robert M. Wallace and Calvin Brice. . ! executors, to John T. Plexlco. 270 i acres; consideration $1,300. si ! CATAWBA. W. Brown Wylie, clerk of the court, ' to Mrs. S. E. Murphy. 46 acres and 2 w , lots; consideration $709.50. la A. H. White to Mrs. Laura Green. C( ' One lot; consideration $300. 1 A. Freldhelm & Bro. to Dr. W. W. er . Fennell. 34 acres; consideration $688. A. Freidheim & Bro., to Mrs. Jane ae ' Wilson. One lot; consideration $78.25. f M. Dllliard to P. C. Poag. 57 actes; s consideration $1,141.25. 38 Ida Williams to W. W. Gill. Lot nc , and building. Consideration $1,000. hS D. N. Robinson to J. B. Johnson. 105J 1 acres; consideration $1,036.18. R. B. Phillips to F. L. Phillips. One St . lot; consideration nominal. co J. B. Johnson to R. H. Carter. 102 W( acres; consideration $1,101.60. O. S. Poe to J. C. Cork. Lot; consideration $342. he J. F. Little to John A. Black. 59 T1 acres; consideration $472. dj W. Brown Wylie, C. C. Pis. to S. Hall. Lot; consideration $200. 9e J. C. Sandifer to M. L. Hall. One lot; be consideration $192.50. pr John R. Logan, S. Y. C., to Carolina se National bank. 159 acres; consideration $1,200. co A. W. Ray to M. E. Childs. 434 acres; w< consideration $3,600. ; an E. E. Poag to H. W. D. and L. Har- Q vey Harrison. Lot; consideration, $45. Iredell Jones. Jr. to J. W. O'Neal. sa Two lots; consideration $127. gr EBENEZER. lai Thomas F. McDow, guardian, to S. M. Jones. 194 acres; consideration $1,- to 500. ,i Bessie E. Hall to E. P. Gaulden. 1101 acres; consideration nominal. E. P. Gaulden to Bessie E. Hall. 1101 a'l acres; consideration nominal. ' YORK. * W. Brown Wylie, clerk of court, to pr Tavora Cotton Mill. Two lots in York- hn ville: consideration $1,515. Annie G. Steele to Louis Roth. Seven acres; consideration $298.95. tic KINO'S MOUNTAIN. J. O. Walker to Beard & Carroll. 64 he; acres; consideration $289. H. E. Jackson to George W. Knox. Nine acres; consideration, $225. I. T. Paris to John L. Jackson. Lot; zei consideration $105. ' Robert Hemphill to Glenn & Allison. . 41 acres; consideration $225.85. . W. B. Smith to J. M. Smith. Lot; 01 consideration nominal. W. B. Smith to J. Meek Smith. Lot; ia\ consideration $10. kv C. T. Thomas to W. N. Hanna. 180 acres; consideration $700. err FORT MILL. Jul E. C. and A. L. Caton and Catherine an( lomas to A. L. Thomas. 53 acres; nslderation 3200. VIrs. C. E. Thomas to E. S. Nlvens. acres: consideration $250. Mrs. K. H. White to S. A. Armstrong. ) acres: consideration $500. L. W. Psffks to E. A. Armstrong. 26 res; consideration $250. PENDING LEGISLATION. The state senate having adjourned it Saturday morning until Monday ?hy Senator J. S. Brice spent Suny'and Monday in Yorkvllle, having t me up to look after his private busess and to get Information as to the ews and desires of hts constituents i certain pending legislation.. During onday he talked with many Yorkvllle ople and with others from different rts of the county, who were here on count of salesday. He also kindly tve The Enquirer an interesting inn-lew for the benefit of its readers, i the subject of the proposed bill erging the South Carolina and Geora Extension and other lines with the mthern, the bill fixing salaries for unty officers, the pension bill, and UCl IllOifcCIOi Speaking of the Hydrick bill to au;orize the Southern to lease the South irollna and Georgia Extension, Senar Brice said that he flnds there is uch interest in the matter, not only Yorkvllle and Rock Hill; but also in lacksburg and Gaffney, and in the her towns along the other roads afcted. "As to whether the bill is going to iss or not," said Senator Brice, "of lurse, I cannot say; but I have no. citation in saying that with the lights jw before me, I am in favor of it. I link it the best thing to be done in le interest of the people living along le line of the South Carolina and eorgia Extension, and I do not see aw anybody is to be hurt one way or le other. "It is commonly reported that the outhern already has practical conol of the South Carolina and Georgia xtenslon. The understanding Is that arsons forced it to take this property hen he sold it the South Carolina and eorgia. Although I do not doubt this > be a fact, there Is no way of proving , and consequently the Southern canst be held responsible for the South arolina and Georgia Extension. If it a fact, also there is no reason to spe for the improvement in the condlon of the South Carolina and Georla Extension, and no reason to hope lat any competitor of the Southern in get hold of this property. Under II the circumstances it seems. to me tat the best thing to be done is to alw the Southern .to assume open re>onsibility for the South Carolina and eorgia Extension, ,&nd then the prop ty can be put in better physical conHnn. Not onlv this, if the bill should i passed, it would follow after awhile lat the assesment of this property ir taxation might be materially rala1. "I have letters from Rock Hill on itn sides of the question. Some pro*st vigorously against the proposed msolldatlon, on the ground that- it ill destroy competition and leave the iwn at the m'efcy of the Sbuthern. thers take the view that there is no )mpetitlon now, and that the consolation can certainly not make matters orse. Besides, there is the Seaboard lr Line within eight miles, and if necjsary it can be induq^d to run a spur ack into Rock Hill. "The Blacksburg people seem to fear lat the consolidation will result In je tearing up of the competing line to affney and the removal of the shops -om Blacksburg. As to how It will be bout the removal of the shops, I canot say; .but I have no idea- that the ne to Cherokee Falls will be abandon1. It is not improbable that fears of le removal of the shops are also roundless." "Is it not a fact that the constitution 'ohlblts the ownership or control of le competing line by another?" "Yes; but the supreme jourt has been iry liberal in its construction of this -ovislon of the constitution, and the juthern people will have no further ^prehension after the passage of the ydrlck bill. They will not hesitate to ) ahead and make as many improveents in the property as they may ?em desirable. The principal object of le bill, as I see it, is to forestall posble litigation." "Well, suppose this bill Is killed, and ie Southern gets sick of its holdings, hat about the probability of the Atntic Coast Line buying the South irollna and Georgia Extension propty?" "Colonel J. T. Barron, general coun1 for the Atlantic Coast Line, has Ivlsed me that he was authorized to .y that the Atlantic Coast Line does >t want the property and would not ive it." Asked about the re-districting bill, inator Brice said that measure would me up in the senate one day this sek. "There is pretty general satisction with the bill as it passed the >use; but there may be some changes. iere is talk of trying to arrange the stricts so as not to include any two aports in one. As to whether this can done without disturbing the whole esent arrangement, remains to be en. The people who live in the Fifth ngressional district seem to be very < ;11 satisfied with it. Fairfield was ixious to get in, and it is content. eenville is trying to get out of the me district with Spartanburg on the ound that there should not be two rge cities in the same district, and seems as if every district is trying avoid Edgefield. Every congressloncandidate in that vicinity, living outle of Edgefield county, seems to be . raid of that county." 'What about pensions?" 'The house has agreed upon an apnnHotinn nf Knt tho mattOP ^KWhiVt* Wfc V?VV,VW| WMV ?MW s not come up in the senate yet." 'Is there any probability of the adopn of that Confederate home scheme?" 'I do not think so. I have hardly ard it mentioned." 'Do you think that there is any danr of Senator Mayfleld's state fertlli* factory bill becoming a law?" 'Not the slightest." 'What have you got to tell us that is especial local interest?" 'The senate has passed the new Jury v to become effective on its passage the house and approval by the govlor. It takes the duty of preparing y lists away from the county board d puts .this, together with the mat