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Scraps and |acts. ? Up to last Saturday, according to a Pretoria dispatch, a few less than 12.000 Boers had surrendered. Many of them are youngsters of 11 years and upward. The majority of them are under 30, though some of the burghers who have surrendered are septuagenarians. Reports from all the districts are increasingly friendly. The only bitterness observable among the leading Boers is said to be against Germany and France. They declare that the war was protracted unnecessarily on account of the hope of intervention held out by the French and German press, and they say they would like to join Great Britain in a war against France and Germany. The Boers ad mit that they received, large quanimes of ammunition through Portugese territory. The kindly feeling for their late foes continue to grow and there seems to be little reason for anticipating any trouble in the near future. ? The most important bill reported by the judiciary committee of the house last Tuesday, was that to amend the existing bankruptcy law. The minority made a vigorous effort to re-assert the present law in toto, but were overwhelmingly defeated, G5 to 137. The bill passed amends the law in 15 particulars to meet defects which experience has proven. The most Important is one to define preference to meet the supreme court decision in the case of Pirie vs. the Chicago Title and Trust company. Four additional grounds for refusing a discharge in bankruptcy also are added: First, obtaining property on credit on materially false statements; second, making a fraudulent transfer of property; third, having been granted or denied a discharge in bankruptcy within six years; fourth, having refused to obey the or der of the court or reiusai iu uns?ci material questions. Messrs. Clayton, of Alabama, and DeArmond, of Missouri, opposed the bill, the former declaring the present bankruptcy law a drastic and oppressive measure. ? Reading, Cal., special to Baltimore Sun: More than 100 mining claims have been staked within four days and scores of miners are hurrying to the district as a result of the finding of what promises to be a great gold ledge at the western base of the Shasta divide, ten miles this side of French Gulch. Not less remarkable than the ledge itself is the manner in which it came to be discovered.. A man told of the supposed ledge as a joke and a miner proved the joke a reality. One night last week, in a French Gulch store, a crowd of miners and others were spinning yarns. Martin Foster, who is not a miner, told of a ledge which he knew must exist beside the county road at the base of the Shasta divide, because he had picked up a bit of quartz there 12 years ago which sparkled with gold. He meant the story for a joke. William Ellis, a miner, heard the story and set out early next morning for the spot which Foster had described. He located the little gulch without difficulty, and before night he had located a ledge which cropped out at the surface. He returned next day greatly elated and opened up the vein. The pay streak is more than two feet wide and assays from $100 to $500 per ton. It has been opened up for about 10 feet and gives no sign of pinching out. ? Several years ago, when Senator McComas, of Maryland, first entered congress, says a Washington dispatch, his attention was directed to a claim of $104,000 which the city of Baltimore had against the United States government. He secured the passage of a bill to pay the claim in the senate, but failed in the house. This, year the senator secured its passage in both houses. The sequel to the story is this: N. M. Taylor, a citizen of Baltimore, was sitting at breakfast one morning when he noticed in the newspaper a paragraph ~ Anollir IU lilt? CIICUI uiai uaiiuuuic to receive the $104,000 it had advanced the government during the civil war. As he munched his biscuits he reread the paragraph and it recalled fond memories to his mind. Leaving the table he took from his desk a neatly tied package of papers, yellow with age, and went to Washington. Here he laid before the treasury officials a contract with the city of Baltimore by which he was made the city's agent in this claim and under which he was to receive 25 per cent, if it was ever collected. His credentials were in proper form, although executed some twentyfive years ago, and he got a warrant for $104,000. Returning to Baltimore he presented the warrant to the mayor and received in return a city check for $26,000, accompanied by the most profuse thanks for his efforts in behalf of the claim. Senator MeComas's astonishment when he, in turn, read in his morning newspaper at his breakfast table in Washington, that Mr. Taylor had received both the cash and the credit of passing the bill was great, though he says Taylor never saw him about the matter. ? Secretary Root has assumed full . responsibility for the payment of money to Gen. Gomez by Gen. Wood during the American occupation of Cuba, and if congress asks for an explanation of the matter he stands ready to furnish what he regards as the most convincing proofs that the payments were dictated by the wisest statesmanship. The argument advanced at the department is along the following lines. "The conditions in Cuba two years ag? were precarious. Not a Cuban believed that the United States government ever would withdraw from Cuba, and the half-famished veterans of the Cuban army were in a dangerous mood and clamoring for their pay. Gen. Gomez was the head and front of the army, and had served the revolutionary cause as its principal leader without having received a cent of pay. Gen. Wood thought, and Secretary Root thought afterward, that Gen. Gomez was entitled to consideration; to a home, which was supplied him, and in which he entertained his comrades, and to an income. which last might be set down as a small offset to the money due Gomez from the Cuban Republic. That the Cubans themselves regarded the matter in the same light was shown by the passage by the present Cuban congress, among the very first of its acts, of a bill providing a liberal pension for Gen. Gomez. It is believed that but for this assumption of the costs of Gomez's living expenses the conditions in Cuba might have paralleled those in the Philippines, and the United States government, after fighting Spain to secure freedom for the Cubans, would be obliged to turn upon them the force of her armies. The necessity being present then, in Secretary Root's views, the only other point was the legality and propriety of the payments. He soon satisfied himself that there was not the slightest doubt on that score. The military government was obliged to assume the responsibility for his disbursements and to exercise his discretion. Gen Brooke did this and after him Gen. Wood, and Secretary Root now fully approves of everything they did, including the payments to Gomez." ?hr ^orkrillr (Snquirrr. YOBKVILLE, S. SATURDAY, JUNE 21. 1902. The attendance on the senatorial campaign meeting in Columbia was estimated at about 500 people, of whom one-half were ladies. K~ ? It looks very much as if they are going to run over Senator Morgan on the canal question, and either adopt the Panama route or kill the entire scheme for the present. The senate on Wednesday voted for the Panama route, 42 to 34. / ?^ King Edward and Qupen Alexandra were the guests of the American ambassador, Joseph Choate, at a great state dinner recently. It is the first time that a European monarch has been thus entertained by an American, and the circumstance has caused a great deal of concern throughout Eu rope. Major Waller, recently court martialed in Manila for the alleged murder of defenseless Filipinos, arrived in San Francisco a few days ago, and the papers printed a red hot interview in which he defended the course of the administration. The secretary of the navy asked him as to whether the interview was authorized and he said he had not opened his mouth. The indications are that the attendance on campaign metings is going to be small. With nothing but *he personality of the candidates to bring out an audience, this is quite natural. The people already know the lesson that would be taught and understanding as they do that they are not to be allowed t > listen to anything else, there is very little need for campaign meetings anyway. Somebody has made the point that if the newspapers are to commence throwing mud and dealing in person- i alities this early in the campaign, how can they expect any better conduct from the candidates. The point is well taken. With a great deal at stake as in the case of the candidates, it is natural that they should sometimes get a little off in temper; but why the news- ; papers should allow themselves to grow excited over the situation is difficult to understand. Charles Francis Adams, of Boston, thinks that ultimately the cause for which the south fought, will be admitted as right. In a speech delivered at Chicago last Tuesday, he said: "I look forward with confidence to the time when the bronze effigy of Rob- i ert E. Lee, mounted on his charger and with its insignia of its Confederate rank, will from its pedestal in the nation's capital, look across the Potomac at his old home at Arlington. When that time comes Lee's monument will typify the historical appreciation of all that goes to make up the loftiest type of character, military and civic, exemplified in an opponent once dreaded, but ever respected. Above all it will symbolize the loyal acceptance of the consequences of defeat and the patient upbuilding of the people under new conditions by constitutional means, which I hold to be the greatest educational lesson America has yet taught to a once sceptical, but now silenced world." m ^ ? The statute providing a fine of $100 in case of neglect to make return for taxation of capital or property employed, within thirty days of establishment, after January 1, is one that may be enforced or not according to the inclination of the county board of commissioners. The commissioners do not have to enforce the statute. It is everybody's business, and what is everybody's business is usually nobody's business. In this case it is provided that the commissioners "may" enforce the law, and whether the law is enforced depends upon the kind of commissioners a county may have. It would seem that York county has the right kind: otherwise no action would be taken. Of course, from one standpoint a law of this kind looks like a hardship, and possibly it is; but we are free to say that we do not see it in that light. There is nothing to hinder the proprietors of a new business, established after January 1 of any year, 1 from making a return within the 30 ' days required by law, and although the payment of taxes would not necessarily '< follow It wouia De wen ? tnere was some more certain way of getting at such people. The law against itinerants is not enforced nearly so strictly as it ought to be, and while the work of the county board of commissioners along this line is, to say the least, unpleasant. it will no doubt receive the endorsement of all the established business interests that have given consideration to such matters. As Senator Tillman has pointed out, the'-Winthrop uniform is one of the most important and praiseworthy features of that splendid institution. Of course love of dress is an established characteristic which cannot be eliini nated, and to eliminate which is not desirable. But it is also a fact that with many good families in South Carolina the higher education of their children, especially daughters, is a most serious matter from the standpoint of expense. Other things being in the neighborhood of equal, dress goes a long way these days toward fixing social popularity. It ought not to be so; but people who are able to pay most attention to elaborate dress, stand higher for the time being in the average estimation, than do people of more moderate means Girls who are compelled to dress plainly from reasons of economy are often at a disadvantage in tne presence of other girls otherwise their inferiors, who may be able to dress themselves more richly. This fact can easily count for much in the making of character and disposition. When all are compelled to dress alike, regardless of means, it is difficult to see how character or disposition can suffer oir this account. Real worth becomes the ruling element in the determination of comparative standing, and to the disinterested observer this is the only standard that can possibly be worth consideration. It is no hardship on the girls who are able to afford fine dresses to require them to deny themselves the pleasure during their college days, and it might fairly and properly be said that they really owe it to their poorer sisters to do so. If then there has been any departure from this very desirable feature of Wlnthrop the more quickly the lines are drawn back to original plans, the better for the institution and the better for all concerned. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. Formally Opened Up at Columbia and Sumter Lost Tuesday. The bi-annual campaign for the various offices that are to be filled by the voters of South Carolina, was opened at Sumter and Columbia last Tuesday, in accordance with the arrangements of the state executive committee. All of the candidates who had complied with requirements were at their respective places of meeting, and a full list of them will be found elsewhere in this The attendance of voters was rather small on both meetings, being rather larger at Columbia than at Sumter;v where the crowd did not include more than 300 people. There were no sensational developments at either meeting, and not a great deal that seemed to be of more than passing interest. Mr. A. C. Latimer was the first speaker in the senatorial contest. He reviewed his record and achievements in congress, and explained and defended the leading planks of the Democratic platform. Mr. D. S. Henderson, spoke of the part he took in defending, the Democracy from the attacks that were made by McLaurin last summer, and told why the south must always continue Democratic. Col. Geo. Johnstone made an eloquent speech on the past achievements and the glorious future of the country. Col. Wm. Elliott reviewed his political record from 1876 to the present time, and told of some of the things he has in mind for the further development of the state. Mr. John J. Hemphill argued against the administration policy in the Philippines, and against ship subsidy, and, as usual, told a number of witty anecdotes. Mr. John Gary Evans made a speech that is characterized as the feature of the meeting. He said there was no need of discussing ship subsidy, as that question had died with McLaurin. He claimed that he was responsible for the final overthrow of McLaurin. He referred to his original "I told you so," and argued that now that the people had come back to reason, he had a right to expect his dues. He told of his having gone to the Spanish war and of what he saw in Cuba. He described the Cubans as the most God-forsaken lot he ever saw, and said that it was a mortal insult to an American Negro to call him a Cuban. There was not a great deal of applause during the meeting; but most of what there was naturally went to Elliott, Johnstone, Hemphill and Henderson. The speaking at Sumter was opened by the candidates for governor. Mr. M. F. Ansel led off, and was followed by the others In alphabetical order? Heyward, Talbert, Tillman, Timmerman. The speech of Mr. J. H. Tillman probably engaged most interest. He again answered to the Indictment of having falsified the records In order to make it appear that a certain ruling in the senate had been endorsed by Messrs. Frye and Henderson, and read from the senate journal to prove that he had done nothing of the kind. He had been accused also of discourtesy to the senators, and appealed to three individual senators present to know whether or not they had any discourtesy to complain of. Each senator appealed to exhonorated him. Each of the candidates for the various other offices had an opportunity to introduce himself; but nothing of striking interest or importance occurred during the meeting. TO CONGRESS FKOM 1W^?FTH. What tlie VnrioiiM Candidates llntl to Say at Camden. The following is from the Columbia State's report of the campaign meeting at Camden last Wednesday: The candidates from this, the Fifth congressional district, are: D. E. Finley, the incumbent, W. B. Wilson, J. W. Floyd and T. J. Strait. All were present and allowed 20 minutes each. D. E. Finley was the first speaker. His was a rock-ribbed Democratic speech, exploring the iniquitous policy of the administration now in power, in the Philippines, and how expansion, as represented by the Louisiana Pur chase, differs from the imperialistic policy of tne Republicans of today. His record is public; the people of his district know what he has done and therefore he asks reelection, feeling confident that with his experience that their interest will be better advanced In the future. J. W. Floyd came next. Born and reared in this county, he therefore is no stranger. He deplores the waste of the public money. Slavery and taxes have always been the greatest questions ever before the public. The former has been settled by the sword, the latter is still the absorbing question of the hour. He favored the building and control of the Isthmian canal by the United States without the participation of any other nation. Promising: that if elected he will bring: no disgrace upon the state which has so often honored him. T. J. Strait.?With him It was throughout a case of "I told you so." Poor "Johnnie" McLaurin came in for a full share of his abuse. He was. and is opposed to the whole Cuban business. Cuba Is free today only in name, she is controlled by the Piatt bill. The Declaration of Independence has been torn unto shreds and today the government is in midocean without a compass. rus nanus were lieu mien uc ??oo ... congress and therefore he could do nothing; but now that the "country has come to its senses and McLaurin has been relegated to the Republican party where he always belonged," he believes that he can be of grat service to his state which he always loved. He favors turning the islands over to the Filipinos. We need men in congress who can listen as well as speak. Those who listen well, think a great deal, and vote right, always make the best congressman. He promises to make a warm campaign. W. B. Wilson came last. He was at the disadvantage of being a stranger before a Kershaw audience. He only outlined how he proposed to fight out this campaign and that too to win. He believes in practical politics and he is in the campaign for results and not recreation. He believes that he can do his state material service in congress and standing on his'record which has always represented all that is true, manly and honorable. He believes that it will not be sound business policy on the part of our government to relinquish everything in the Philippines; that a coal station should at least be given us for all that we have expended for them. THEIR NOSES TO THE WIRE. Candidate* Wlio Compiled With the Condition* of the Executive Committee. The list of candidates for state and Federal offices, when Chairman jones called time last Monday, at noon, stood as follows: Adjutant and Inspector General?J. D. Frost, G. D. Rouse, Paul E. Ayer, J. M. Patrick, J. C. Boyd. , Railroad Commissioner?Jas. Cansler, "A. C. Jepson, B. L. Caughman, H. J. Kinard, J. G. Wolllng, W. B. Evans, J. G. Mobley, H. H. Prince, Thos. N. Berry, J. C. Wllborn. Congress: First District?T. W. Bacot, Geo. S. Legare. Second District?G. D. Bellinger, J. Wm. Thurmond, Geo. W. Croft. Third District?I. H. McCalla, Wm. N. Graydon, Wyatt Aiken, Geo. E. Prince, Wm. J. Stribling, E. M. Rucker, Jr., R. F. Smith. Fourth District?Stanyarne Wilson, Jos. T. Johnson. ..- Fifth District?W. B. Wilson, D. E. Finley, J. W. Floyd, T. J. Strait. Sixth District?R. B. Scarborough. Seventh District?A. F. Lever, J. B. McLaughlin. United States Senate?A. C. Latimer, D. S. Henderson, George Johnstone, William Elliott, John J. Hemphill, J. G. Evans. Governor?W. H. Timmerman, M. F. Ansel, D. C. Heyward, W. J. Talbert. J. H. Tillman. Lieutenant Governor?C. L. Blcase, J. T. Sloan, F. B. Gary. Attorney General?W. F. Stevenson, U. X. Gunter, Jr. State Treasurer?R. H. Jennings. Secretary of State?J. T. Gantt, J. H. Wilson, J. Thos. Austin. Superintendent of Education?O. B. Martin, J. J. McMahan. Comptroller General?W. H. Sharpe, A. W. Jones, G. L. Walker, N. W. Brooker. MERE-MENTION. Reports from London are to the effect that the Scotland Yard police, a few days ago discovered the existence of a plot to assassinate King Edward The senate committee on naval affairs has authorized a favorable report on a bill to allow Admiral Schley the full pay of a rear admiral In active sen-Ice. Since his retirement he has been receiving: three-fourths of full pay Mrs. Julia Ancrum Davidson, a granddaughter of Colonel William Washington, first cousin of George Washington, died at her home in Chicago, last Tuesday, aged 87 years. She was in Charleston when Lafayette was entertained there in 1825 A dispatch from Chicago reports the case of a woman whose heart continued to beat for eight hours after all the other organs of her body had ceased their functions The treaty of friendship between Spain and the United States Is in course of preparation and is to be concluded during next fall The government has decided to send two cruisers to Venezuela-to look after American interests there in the event of the development of trouble. ? Charlotte Observer, Wednesday: Because the foreman of the Highland Park Manufacturing company refused to release her from work, Fannie Wagstaff, a night operative, jumped from a high window in the mill last night and was very seriously injured. The girl said that her parents were sick, and asked to be relieved from duty for the night. The foreman, not believing that the illness of her parents was dangerous and not taking her plea seriously, declined to grant her request, stat-. ing that the mill was short of hands. Going to the window, the girl jumped for a platform on the outside, which she failed to reach in her spring. She fell to the ground; three ribs were broken, and she was badly bruised. A physician was summoned and she was taken home. It is thought that she will recover. V. & X.-W. Hard lilt. Llncolnton dispatch of June 16 to the Charlotte Observer: Recent heavy rains have badly damaged the Carolina and North-Western railroad's new roadbed. This company has been using every effort to run trains over the new part of the line by July 1st, which is the contract limit, and thought it would finish laying the track this week, but yesterday's heavy rains ploughed deep furroughs through the fills all along the line and some large ones in the newlymade fills in town. Some of the trestles are also swept away. This will be a heavy loss to the company, both on account of the additional work to repair these places, and by the delay it will cause in getting the road completed within the contract limits. The cotton mills which it will touch have agreed to pay a considerable sum to induce the Carolina and North-Western to build this road down the river, which was to be completed by July l6t, and this is why it was very important that it be completed by that time. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. James E. Beamguard and Frank P. McCain?Are announced as candidates for election to the house of representatives, subject to the action of the approaching Democratic primary. J. L. Stacy, Clover?Has two fresh milch cows, one of which he wants to sell and offers the buyer a choice between the two. J. S. Brlce, Plaintiffs' Attorney?Publishes a summons in the case of John F. Gordon, Supervisor of York county 3 .l.l.tlff. n^olnot tha Pn. r ctllU Ullieia, piailluua, agamnv uiv V ble company, defendants. H. C. Strauss & Co.?Call your attention to the fact that there are hut three more days of their special day sales, and tell you that now is the a opportunity to buy cheaply. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell their customers that they have received a lot r of nice fancy cakes and crackers. ? J. M. Heath & Co.?Print a chapter in c which they tell you of their immense stock of shoes for men, women and 1 children, and mention numerous bar- r grains that they have ready for the c buyers of shoes. DISPENSARY SALES. * I Dispenser Snider has called the at- ^ tention of the reporter to the fact that the statement of dispensary sales,' as t published In the last issue of Thk En- t quirer, was badly mixed up. Invest!- s gation develops that the mistake was ? Mr. Snider's. Intending to call off the t figures recording the daily sales, he t gave, instead, the invoice prices on ? daily sales. The mistake went through . the record of the first week. The bal- i ance of the figures were correct. In e order to keep the record straight, and 1 for purposes of comparison hereafter, t it is very well to reproduce a corrected g statement of gross sales, which Mr. Sni- t der makes as follows: Saturday, May 24 $ 158 86 j Monday, May 26 81 21 ( .Tuesday, May 27 38 67 ? Wednesday. May 28 52 31 t Thursday, May 29 60 01 , Friday, May 30 69 83 ? Saturday, May 31 199 13 ? Monday, June 2 70 80 ^ Tuesday, June 3 47 63 A Wednesday, June 4 53 .99 { Thursday, June 5 46 83 ? Friday, June 6 57 45 r Saturday, June 7 193 41 c Monday, June 9 67 90 Tuesday, June 10 47 39 r Wednesday, June 11 42 32 l. Thursday, June 12 40 41 c Friday, June 13 56 77 . Saturday, June 14 181 38 ? Total $1,566 30 ? The figures as to total gross profits s for the nineteen days included in the f foregonig statement were correct, as ? previously published?$358.05. TILLMAN AT WINTHROP. The Winthrop school year came to a close last Wednesday night with the 2 delivery of diplomas and certificates to r 54 young ladies who have completed J courses In that institution. The com- r mencement exercises were largely at- \ tended throughout and were very Inter- 1 esting. j. The commencement address, accord- j ing to a special of Wednesday night to the Columbia State, was delivered by Senator Tillman. He said at a commencement at another college that he was "no orator, merely a stumper," and . he verified this declaration tonight. His remarks were not in the form of i an address, but just a talk. He took 1 success as his text and first told what a success is not; it is not laying up wealth here at the sacrifice of the pleasures and finer influences of life. 3 Success is being able to have it said of j a man when dead that he has done all the good possible. Success as applied ^ to women means to get a good husband i and to help him to do all the good possible. He advocated marriage and the making of homes. f Senator Tillman commented on the f fact that until a few years ago the edu- t cation of women in this state was accomplished in denominational and pri- 3 vate schools. He read extracts from his t address at the laying of the corner stone t of the college in 1892, and declared that t the college is not being held up to the promises he made the people of the 1 state at that time. For instance, the G girls are not being kept strictly in line c in the industrial department, as he had promised. He had had a daughter off at a boarding school and he had noticed \ what big trunks she went away with f and then her mother had to send her ? more clothes. For that reason the requirement at Winthrop for all young 11 women to wear a uniform was a pro- s tectlon for the poor girls of South Car- ^ olina. But he feared that there Is a , tendency toward too much dress at c Winthrop. r During the course of his remarks t Senator Tillman was applauded when , he referred to the state of single blessedness of Mr. McMahan, a trustee of r | the college, and the girls clapped their t hands freely when ne spone 01 r-resi- t dent Johnson?"As long as the lamp holds out to burn the vilest sinner may return"?for It Is well known that Mr. 11 Johnson will soon be a benedict. Af- t ter the conclusion of the exercises Sen- ,3 ator Tillman disavowed any intention to throw dynamite under Mr. Johnson's administration, although his re- t marks as to the tendency to dress too f much, was regarded by the audience as having some sinister signiflqhnce. ABOUT PEOPLE. , Miss Bessie Gilbert is visiting rela- a tives in Charlotte. Mrs. S. W. Inman went to Lowrys- c ville this week, on a visit to relatives F and friends. v Mrs. Maggie E. Camp attended the 1 commencement exercises at Winthrop 1 college this week. f - ^lisses Bessie Williams, Josle Camp f and Nannie Grist are at home from h Winthrop college. c ^r. Joseph P. Wallace has returned 0 to Yorkville after a visit to Mrs. W. F. e j Marshall, at Anderson. 0 Mr. George M. Lowrance left Thurs- d day, for a visit to his daughter, Mrs. f R. A. Crowell, at Albemarle, N. C. t jMr. Carl Hart, of Columbia, came up b to Yorkville on Thursday, on a visit v to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. t S. Hart. n ! Mr. T. B. McClaln's family left yes- b tferday for Camden, their future home, P much to the regret of their numerous h friends in Yorkville. t: ^rs. S. A. Weber went to Lancaster, ti Fi^lay, to attend the Rock Hill District a Conference of the Women's Missionary t< society of the Methodist chdrch. a .iAIrs. W. F. Marshall and children, of 0 Anderson, arrived in Yorkville, Thurs-|h day evening, and will make this place v their home for tne present. Mr. Mar- t< shall will travel for a commercial house, k , Rev. A. N. Brunson is still absent on S' account of the illness of Mrs. Brunson t] in a Baltimore hospital. Rev. Dr. w S. A. Weber is filling the pulpit of A* Trinity church during the absence of si Mr. Brunson. p Mr. S. Amson Black, formerly of this county; but who left in 1872 on ac- n count of kuklux troubles, returned a p few weeks ago, and is now living with tl his son, three miles west of Bethany. ^ Mr. Black was in Yorkville on Thursday, renewing acquaintances with old " friends. He said that for the greater ci >art of his time during his absence, he eslded in Montgomery, Cabarrus and Randolph counties in North Carolina, md was engaged principally in pros>ecting for gold. He met with more or ess success in this pursuit. At one ime he found, at the Reid mine in Ca>arrus county, a nugget that weighed 08 pennyweights and 4 grains. As a ule, however, the returns of his labor :ame in the form of smaller particles, dr. Black had not lived with his wife or some years previous to his departire from this section. He is now in his 8th year. He will probably spend the emainder of his days with the family if his son. AS SEEN BY EDITOR HULL. Editor Hull, of the Rock Hill Herild, who has for several years been in outspoken advocate of the dispensay system, came over to Yorkville last Saturday, and after such investigation if the local institution as he was uble o make during the day, published the esult of his observations in his paperif Wednesday, jbs fulluug^ The political measure that is at present exciting much interest is the dis>ensary, especially the booze shop at forkvllle. There is a very wide differince of opinion as to whether it is a rood thing to have in the town or not, he antis declaring that conditions here aae- worse than ever, particularly 10 on Saturdays, while the dispensary idvocates declare that if anything the :hange is for the better. The blind igers, it is claimed, no longer find the msiness profitable since the dispentary has become a competitor by sellng the "tiger" grade of liquor at a >rice more than a hundred per cent, mder the tiger figures. For example, iny thirsty lover of the ardent can mrchase from the dispensary at the ate of 10 cents a half pint any quanity of such corn whisky as the tigers tell. This whiskey was captured from he tigers, and being sent to Columbia, vas bottled and is now sold from the lispensaries at prices intended to run he tigers out of business. We had read much about the increase drunkenness since the establishment >f the dispensary in Yorkville, jbut it vas not observed last Saturday-?nd we lid not leave town until a half hour ifter the doors of the booze shop had >een closed. We saw only two men vho were in the least affected?in fact >ne can see on the streets of Rock Hill my Saturday afternoon, more boozy nen than we 'saw or heard of in that :onaiuon me aay we spem m lumiille. Those who are opposed to the dis>ensary and with whom we talked, claimed that there were not as many jeople in Yorkville as pn other Saturlays, and that the conduct of the rowd was better than formerly. Howtver this may be, the whisky that was lold last Saturday would compare In imount with the sales on other Saturlays, }as the following exhibit will ihowr May 24?Amount sold $155.86 May 31?Amount sold 199.13 June 7?Amount sold 193 41 June 14?Amount sold 175.00 The dispensary has been in operaton 12 days up to last Saturday, and the eceipts from whisky sales up to that late amounted to $1,517.90, on which kere was a gross profit of $360.92. [We do not know that the sale of vhisky through the dispensary will mprove conditions in Yorkville, but It s admitted that the blind tiger has >een hit a death blow and that is a^ rreat deal that has been accomplished HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEjL tv' The height of the Negro John 3arber, who escaped from the chainrang on Friday of last week, is 5 feet 0 inches, instead of 5 feet 2 inches as (ated. He has not been captured. Although the wheat crop is not Yielding anything like as much straw n proportion to last year, the yield of rrain is much larger in proportion, and renerally of a better quality. From pretty full reports from all iarts of the county, it appears that arm work is well advanced. Both coton and corn have been well-worked and ire generally free of grass. Although ully aware of the numerous set-backs hat may still develop, a majority of he farmers seem to be of opinion that t has been a great many years since reneral conditions were more satisfaciry than at this season. The report of the 17-foot stage of vater in Catawba river at Wright's erry, as published in the last lssue^ of [*he Enquirer, was based upon infoc/ nation obtained Monday night. Sjud^ equent information is to the effect hat the river continued to rise steadily luring the night, and on Tuesday norning it lacked but a few Inches of wenty feet. The water began to all shortly after daylight Tuesday norning, and went down rapidly unit about dark, when it had fallen o about eleven feet. Prom thence m the fall was slower; but by Wedlesday night the ordinary level had ?een regained. There is considerable lamage to corn, especially where it was umberged under eddy water. Where he corn was only submerged under a lowing current, the damage has not ieen so great. It is said that with a ;ood rain to wash the mud off, much of he submerged corn would be all right gain. iST Speaking of the elusiveness of the arp, Mr. James L. Moss, who owns a iond about 2J miles southeast of Yorkllle, added another contribution last i'hursday. Mr. Moss has been paying nore or less attention to carp culture or ten years or more, and has, at diferent times, taken many fine fish from lis pond. In the spring of 1901, it beame necessary to let off his pond in rder to construct a new dam, and very effort was made to save as many f the fish as possible. Several hunred carp were caught that weighed rom one to three pounds each. All of hese were divided among the neighors except 58 good specimens that fere transferred to a pond belongnig 0 Mr. J. B. Scott. Mr. Moss's pond regained dry, with the exception of the ranch channel for two months or more, ending the completion of the dam, and 1 the early fall the fish that had been ransferred to Mr. Scott's pond were aken back to the mill pond. So far as ppearances went, there was no reason o believe that there were any fish ol ny kind In the mill pond at the time f its refilling. The bottom of the pond ad been baked by the sun, and there ,-ere no holes up the creek that seemed a afford sufficient depth of water to eep alive two or three pound fish. It eemed to Mr. Moss and others that tie return of the transferred fish, of hich only 48 could be retaken from Ir. Scott's pond, constituted the entire eed stock for a new crop. But a surrise developed last spring. It became ecessary to draw the water off the ond again for some purpose, and at tiat time over 500 fish were taken. Mr. loss is positive of the number, for the sh were put back in the pond and Dunted as they were dropped in. What could have become of so many large fish during the summer when the pond was dry Is the mystery. It has been suggested that as the pond was let off, the fish burrowed In the mud close to the channel; but that theory will not be generally accepted until somebody furnishes practical proof of It. PROSECUTED FOR TAXES. At a special meeting of the county board of commissioners, held for the purpose, last Thursday, proceedings +U/V /~?0 Kla were euiiuueiieeu u^umai luc vaun. company, engaged In selling organs in this county, with headquarters at Yorkville, and W. H. Adams, colored, proprietor of a pool room, for falling to make return of their property for taxation, as required by Section 336 of the general civil statuses. Section 336 of the general civil statutes reads as foltaws: 7N136. If any person, company, or corporation, shall commence business in any county of this state, after the 1st day of January of any year, the capital or property in which shall not have been previously listed for taxation in said county, and shall not, within 30 days thereafter make such report to the auditor of said county as is required in the 334th section of this chapter, he or they shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars, which shall be collected by civil action in the name of the county commissioners, and paid Into the county treasury for the exclusive benefit of the county. Any process In such case may issue out of the court of common pleas of the county in which such business was commenced, directed to the proper officer and served in any county of the state. Section 334 referred to, provides that If property referred to In Section 336 is isted in some other county, the owner or agent in charge of such property must advise the auditor of such fact, by affidavit, within the 30 days prescribed. It seems that the Cable company has been doing business in Yorkville during the past few months since January -? * j- 4 un a?n<. t, unu nus mauc nu reium ui iu wok'tal or property. Some time back Supervisor Gordon made demand for |25 icense provided for in case of itinerants by statute; but the managers of the Cable company refused to pay, and investigation developed that the supreme court had held that people who had a regular wareroom or storehouse from which to do business, could not be classed as peddlers, etc. As the re3ult of still further investigation into the matter, Mr. J. S. Brice, the county attorney, found that the statute quoted above, covers the case to his satisfaction, and accordingly proceedings were commenced as stated. Along with the complaint filed with the clerk of the court, Mr. Brice prepared a writ of attachment and placed it in the hands of the sheriff for immeJiate service. During the afternoon, that official levied on two organs and a piona; and the. Cable company retained W. W. Lewis, Esq., to take care of its rights. In the case of W. H. Adams and the .pool room property, no attachment was "necessary. The defendant being a resiJent the proceedings will be the same 3.8 in the collection of other debts by law. F. P. McCain, Esq., represents the defendant, and has 20 days from Thursday in which to file an answer. Speaking of the matter Thursday afternoon, Mr. Brice said that although the county commissioners have not yet sworn out any other affidavits, they have information of several additional cases in which they will institute proceedings of the same character. WITHIN THE TOWlirT~v ? A competitive examination for a West Point cadetship to be given out by Congressman Finley, was held in the court ?iouse, Thursday, under the direction of J. S. Brice, Esq., W. W. Lewis, Esq., and Dr. J. D. McDowell. The following young men entered the competition: R. K. Foster, Lancaster: John C. Hilliard, Lancaster; Calhoun Ancrum and A. S. Zemp, Camden, Marshall Neil and John R. Ashe, Yorkville; R. C. Moore and W. S. Chaplin, Chester. Dennis Colvin, of Chester, pre sented himself for examination; but disauallfied on account of a physi cal disability. The competitors were an unusually bright lot It is not brobabl that the npme of the successful -man will be known until next week. ? On Thursday evening, at 8.30 o'clock, the wedding of Mr. Herbert M. Dunlap, of Hock Hill, and Miss Mary Joe Wltherspoon, of Yorkville, was celebrated in the Presbyterian church. Rev. W. G. Neville was the officiating minister. The church, which had been elaborately and effectively decorated for the occasion, was filled to its utmost capacity. Miss Mary E. Schorb presided at the organ. The beautiful strains of the "Bridal Chorus," from Lohengrin, announced the entrance of the bridal party. The attendants were Miss Tompkins, of Rock Hill, with Mr. Harvey Wltherspoon; Miss Ophelia Davidson with Mr. James Beckham, of Rock Hill; Miss Annie Wltherspoon with Mr. John Crawford, of Lancaster; Miss Eula Lowry with Mr. Joe Gaston, of Rock Hill; Miss Annie Watson with Mr. Harry Poster, of Lancaster; Miss Sudie Allison with Mr. Robert Lindsay, of Rock Hill. The lovely bride, accompanied by her maid of honor, Miss Charlton, of Savannah, was met at the altar by the groom, attended by his twin brother, Mr. Walter Dunlap, of St. Matthews, S. C. While the organist softly played the "Intermezzo" from Caralleria Rusticana, the simple but sweet and Impressive old English ring ceremony was performed. At its conclusion the music changed to Mendelsohn's "Wedding March," and the newly wedded pair, followed by their attendants, slowly moved down the aisle and left the church. The bridal purty and the relatives of both bride ana groom, were enierituneu ai iwc home of the bride, after which Mr. and Mrs. Dunlap, and a number of guests who had come up from Rock Hill, left for Rock Hill on a special train. The color scheme of the wedding was green and white, and this was carried out in the church decoration, and in the bridesmaid costumes, which were of white organdie, with chonx and sashes of green satin ribbon. The bride's gown was of white organdie over white taffeta silk, with drapery and sash of white chiffon. The bridal veil was held in place by a cluster of orange blossoms, which were worn by Mrs. Fannie Witherspoon Mason, an aunt of the bride, at her own wedding, and by a handsome crescent of pearls, the gift of the groom. The maid of honor's gown was of green chiffon. The bridesmaids carried bouquets of maidenhair fern, and the bride's bouquet was of white carnations and fern. Master Samuel Latimer and little Miss Katherine Roddey, of Rock Hill, tied uaCK ine riouuiia. ivieaara. irn Liuma)/ and W. J. Roddey, of Rock Hill, Clarence Glenn and George Williams, of Yorkville, acted as ushers. Among the out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dunlap, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dunlap. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Roddey, Mrs. R. G. Strait, Misses Scotia Reid and Helen Tompkins, Messrs. M. M. Dunlap. J. B. Beckham, R. J. Lindsay, Joe Gaston, Green Sandifer, Ben Fewell and W. W. GilU of Hock Hill; Miss Julia Earle Thornwell, of Fort Mill: Miss Ella Love, of McConnellsville; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Witherspoon, of Brattonsville; Messrs. John Crawford and Harry , Foster, of Lancaster. The number of handsome gifts received testified to the popularity of the bride and groom and the high esteem In which both are held.