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Scraps and Jacts. ? Washington dispatch to New Orleans Times-Democrat: The navy department has broken up the lecturing plans of Naval Constructor Hobson, and, under directions from the department, the naval officer will have to cancel a number of engagements that he has booked for illustrated talks on naval matters. The hero of the Merrimac is off on three months' sick leave. He proposed to fill in the greater part of the time lecturing. This aroused the anger of his brother officers, who are crowded with work, and a protest was made against the sinecure that Hobson s had mapped out for himself. It was r charted that if Hobson is well enough to travel about the country delivering lectures, he was well enough to share some of the heavy work that will fall on the construction corps in the preparation of plans for the news ships congress will authorize in the pending naval bill. ? ? San Francisco dispatch: General A. S. Burt, retired, who has recently ar- j rived from the Philippines, has a plan ] for the solution of the Philippines prob- ' lem. He believes he has arrived at a conclusion that will ultimately be accepted by the administration and the country at large as the only solution. "Turn them over to the Japanese," said the general, "let them have them on the installment plan for the consideration " say of $150,000,000. Our government does not need the money in a lump sum and f they making a proposition of that kind \ we dictate as to coaling station? and \ ? oo ona ViAll orbt t fn t II let JVC 9UUI 1COC1 C40 an. kiiuubi> b ?.w v be best for trade interests. An ar- c rangement of that kind can be effected v that will give the United States as t broad a road into the markets of the Orient as if we retained the islands, besides we will be making strong allies 0 of two nations that will represent our r interests on that side of the globe with- t out the necessity of the presence of a v large army at an enormous cost." t ? In the event of the death of King t Edward VII, the insurance companies t of England will suffer the most staggering blow known in the history of that branch of financial investment. It d will cause a loss of tens of millions of t dollars to the regularly organized life fc insurance companies alone. A much r greater loss will fall upon financial com- t panies of various other kinds, which t have taken risks on the king's life at t high rates of interest. American life a insurance companies, however, will suf- t fer no loss, because, in this country, to obtain life insurance policies the applicant must establish an insurable in- 5 terest in the person insured. King Ed- j, ward carries the enormous supi of $3,- 0 600,000 placed with English companies. t This is on personal policies, upon which r he pays premiums out of his private v purse. The total risks on his life, on t policies by business men, is placed at c 521,000,000. The czar of Russia is said v to carry personal insurance, of 54,000,- j, 000, as well as 51,500,000 on the life of the e czarina, and 52,500.000 on that of the c Grand Duchess Olga. The emperor of a Germany carries 55,000,000 personal in- g surance. , ? Says a Boston dispatch of June 24: Suspected of the death of eleven per- j, sons, but indicted for murdering only g three. Miss Jane Toppan, who was yes- n terday declared insane, has confessed a that she nas killed during her career tl as a professional nurse no less than a thirty-one human beings. This state- C ment was made to Judge Bixby, of ii Brockton, senior counsel at the trial at i: Barnstable yesterday, when Miss Toppan was found not guilty by reason of t insanity, of the charge of murdering v Mrs. Mary D. Gibbs. Judge Bixby said also that Miss Toppan had admitted * that she had set fires and committed !< other serious acts. She said she could not help committing the crimes. She argued, however, that she was not in- " sane. She said she knew she was doing 1 wrong when she administered poison r to her victims, and she asked -Judge K Bixby, how. under such circumstanoes. v she could be of unsound mind. Mor- n phlne was Miss Toppan's agency for r producing death. Many of her victims 1 were unsuspecting and most intimate c friends, others were the patients of rep- I utable physicians who employed her as P nurse. Miss Toppan was so expert in h her knowledge of how to employ drugs v and poisons that she was able to es- a cape detection for years. In the detail- t ed story as told to Judge Bixby, Miss * Toppan did not enumerate her many * victims, although she admitted the kill- f ing of Mrs. Gibbs. Mrs. Harry Gordon, t of Chicago, and Alden P. Davis, all of t whom died at Calument last summer, t Miss Toppan was indicted last Decern- ? ber for these three murders, the state electing to try her on the Gibbs count yesterday. Miss Toppan was taken to S the Taunton insane hospital today to r urt;111 uci iuc ov*iici?w. ? The coronation of King Edward VII * of Great Britain, did not take place last a Thursday, as had been arranged. The c coronation ceremonies commenced on ^ Monday on a scale the like of which has ! probably not been undertaken in mod- ? ern times, and the British people e throughout the world were looking for- F ward with eager anticipation to the su- 1 preme event of Thursday. But the cor- ( oration was not to be. There had been " conflicting rumors of the state of the 1 king's health for weeks. Sometimes I the story was that his majesty was 1 at the point of death, and then 1 again it was stated that he had v not felt better for years. The gen- * eral public had no way of getting at * the truth and the coronation prepara- v tions continued without cessation. 1 London was filled with visiting royalty. F special embassies and sightseers from * all over the earth. For several weeks u previous the gayety in this mighty can- ? ital has been on an unprecedented scale. On Tuesday, however, the physical con- a dition of the king could be concealed no longer. Although King Edward is repml -id having m;l(lp heroic* pffOI'tS 0 to bear up until the conclusion of the t coronation ceremony, the progress of t: the disease had been too great. The c surgeons decided that an immediate ( operation was necessary to save the life a of the king. They thought that the h trouble was due to appendicitis and i they operated for that. After they had c cut into the appendix, however, they \ found that tney had been deceived as r to the exact nature of the trouble. Hut g there had been no mistake in the cut- h ing. Near by there was a large abess that was filled with pus, and this vas opened. It Is claimed that but foi he operation the king would have diec vlthln a few hours. The king stood the peratlon well, and shortly after the operation It was stated that although he condition of the king was critical he trouble would not necessarily prove atal; but at the same time the coronaion must be indefinitely postponed. II vas the wish of the king that all tf? elebratlons be carried out as original!} ontemplated as far as possible; bul he people had no heart for such worl ' ? rtU/iiimetorvnaa o nrl U'Vl Q t WQ C IIIUCJI IUC C11 y, uiuoiuitvvo, utiu ?? IIM* ? ntended to have been a day of enthuiastic joy became a day of public and trivate prayer. ?hf \|orluillc quiver. YORKVILLE, S. SATURDAY, JUNE 28,1902. ( Mr. Bryan absolved Arkansaw Jones rom guilt on account of his connectior vith the round bale cotton trust, and il vould be interesting now to hear whal he Nebraskan has to say about th( onduct of the Democratic chairmar vith. regard to the isthmian canal queslon. It is quite evident that whatevei ither people may do, Mr. Bryan wants to harmony of the kind that is proposed >y Mr. Cleveland. He also holds to tht lew that the minority should bow t( he will of the majority, and not thai he majority should bow to the will 01 he minority. A great many people are settling lown to the conviction that if Goverlor McSweeney desired another term le made a mistake in not running. The nost serious handicap would have beer he unwritten law with reference to twc erms; but, under the circumstances he governor would have probably beer ble to overcome this with the plea hat he was elected to only one term. m Senator Morgan is not a sulker lince his entrance into public life he las been working for the constructior f an isthmian canal. From beginning o end he advocated the Nicaragua oute. It is probable that his choice /as influenced originally by the facl hat the French had acquired a prioi lalm on the Panama route. But he /as consistently faithful to his first jve. However, when the senate decidd in favor of Panama he at once accpted that choice in good faith, doing 11 he can to see that Panama goes ienator Morgan is .not a sulker. The senate has passed the Appalachin Park bill; but 1t is stated that peaker Henderson will not allow the measure to come to a vote in the house t this session. This bill provides for he conversion of many thousands ol cres in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee mountain lands nto a national park. Tne proposiuon ? of peculiar interest and importance o the entire southeastern section of the "nited States, and it is hoped that il kill be carried into effect; but there is ttle reason to expect definite action or he subject for the next few years at ?ast. If a large attendance at campaign neetings is desired, it is a real pity thai he state convention did not only permit, but insist, on Senator McLaurin's oing into the primary. The people I'ould have enjoyed the situation immensely and would have taken greal ileasure in manifesting their compeency to deal with the issues. If the ampaign had developed that Mr. Mc..aurin was the kind of a man the asilrants to his seat and their friends lad represented him to be. the voters could have rebuked him most effectuilly, and if. on the other hand, the conrary had been developed, the rebuke could have Deen bestowed elsewhere ?ut since the politicians have not seer It to trust this matter to the voters hey, of course, are not especially inerested In the existing condition, anc he politicians have no reasonable ;round for complaint. 7^ Tuf/ people of the northern part ol Spartanburg county have taken on t lew county craze, and unable to secure he desired territory in Spartanburg lave conceived the idea of annexing the Ldjoining- portion of North Carolina, in luding the greater part of Polk county The idea is fathered by John B. Cleveand. who. with that peculiar kind o: renerosity which takes the price of covted conveniences out of other people'i ?ockets. would swap Fort Mill anc he northern part of Lancaster, for the lesired territory out of North Carolina The argument is that the interests ol 3olk county would be subserved by the >roposed arrangement, just as woulc he interests of Fort Mill township anc he northern part of Lancaster. As tc vhether the Polk county people woulc >e willing to become sandlappers we lave not sufficient information upor vhich to base an opinion; but there is ittle reason to believe that the Fort Mil leople have any desire to become tarleels. However inconvenient their sittation might appear, they seem to be setting along very well, and so far as s known, there is no dissatisfaetioi: imong them. President .ioosevelt delivered the ommencement address to the gradu* -1 * XT lnct Wa/1. iriK na.Ns ui nui \uiu tuucfjc, ??tu lesday, and devoted his remarks prinipally to a defense of General Wood Jovernor Taft and Secretary Rool gainst the slanders and criticisms thai lave been hurled against these official! n ignorance and malice and for bunombe. He said that if the service thai Vood has performed in <'uba had beer endered three thousand years ago, the general would be mixed up with thf listory of the time as a sun god, 01 - something of that kind. He stated that j Wood's salary was far too small for his r actual needs, and represented him as 1 having expended millions of public ? funds without diverting a dollar of them i to his own use. He pictured the geni eral's service as able, conscientious, pa. trlotic and intelligent to a degree. He ! claimed that the general completely sacrificed his personal interests to the t interest of the people of the island. He said Governor Taft was making a sacrir flee of his personal fortune and a lifet time ambition to become an associate ' justice of the supreme court, in order 5 that he might do a work for the Philip pines that few other Americans are cap1 able of doing, and he represents Root as having given up a law practice sec! ond in value to that of no other lawyer in New York, to hold down the heaviest responsibility tnat rests upon any other American, for practically no other consideration than a consciousness of having discharged his duty to the best of his magnificent ability. President Roosevelt said he was not able to help these men except to back them in their labors and that he proposes to do to the last ditch, if need be. ? S - ? The oleomargarine tax is being discussed in the senatorial campaign. /Some of the candidates favor the tax and some oppose it. It is true that the question is now purely academic, be: cause the tax has already been imposed; i but still we are glad to note the discusi sion, because of the educational valus t of it. The question is like this. One ; side holds that the tax is to the benefit of the southern farmer, because it is In i the nature of a protection to butter. The other side holds that it is a disadvantage to the southern farmer, be cause It curtails the market for cotton seed oil. The purely political phase of j the question is not being emphasized I From that standpoint, the tax is Re, publican protection. Democratic doc. trine oDnoses the tax. We are more in I terested in the matter from an economic f than a political standpoint, and conaider local before national interest. Therefore, we are opposed to the tax. , It is true that oleomargarine cheapens | the price of butter and that this tax on oleomargarine raises butter prices. | This, however, is only applied to the | northeast, the west and those sections ( where the manufacture of butter for market is a large and important indus| try. In the southeast the manufacture l of butter for market is a comparatively unimportant industry. At least the quantity of pure butter is so limited as to command a good price, and that ' price is not interfered with by oleomar! garine. The number of people who pre1 fer and who will nave nothing but pure ' butter, is large enough to consume all 1 the pure butter to be obtained. We re' fer especially to the kind of people who > would not use oleomargarine at any price Undei these conditions, it is to ! the interest of the people of this section " that cotton seed sell at the highest price possible, and the greater the demand | for oleomargarine, the higher the price ' of cotton seed. Of course it may be ' that we can sell our cotton seed to the northern butter makers; but as between the two conflicting interests of the north, the oleomargarine manu'actu rers hold out the steadiest and st'ffest ! demand and, therefore, the southern ! cotton seed producers find it to their interest to back the northern oleomargarine manufacturers rather than the 1 northern butter makers. t i , The Spartanburg Herald, which was , formerly for McLaurin, has come out . for John Gary Evans. The Journal, i The Herald's afternoon contemporary, , has all along been an Evans "organ." ; This paper also had a way of claiming that the McLaurin papers, or "organs," rtd it woo rvlooeo/l fA aqII tVlOm WPrp All i working for hire. It would be interest; ing to have it express its opinion of its .. contemporary, The Herald, at this time, i We would like to know whether it was ; really honest in thinking that The Her. aid was formerly bought by McLaurin, : and if so why it is not as reasonable . to assume that it is now in the pay of i Evans. And we are not disposed to suppress our curiosity at this point. If . there is any wrong in selling a news, paper's Influence, we would like to know , whether the offense of the seller is . greater than the buyer. We would also . be pleased to know whether it is a less ? sin for Evans to buy papers than it was for McLaurin. Of course we do not , want our contemporary to understand that 'we are making any charges, or ] even insinuations. We are not seeking I to reflect at all upon The Herald. When ; it was supporting McLaurin, we thought we saw how it could be influenced by other than sordid motives, f We are able to concede that under t changed conditions it can be just as t sincere and patriotic in its support of Evans. At the same time, however, we submit that, under the circumstances, these reflections upon the attitude of The Journal to such matters are all warranted by sound logic and are not to be dismissed by that paper as mere "impudence." As to whether or not The Journal was ever controlled by anybody other than its editor, we do not know. The idea never occurred to us until it began to make such insinuations with regard to other papers, and then, we confess we were strongly reminded of an axiom that Senator M. C. Butler laid down in a stump speech in this county j a few years ago. It ran like this: I "When you hear one individual im?v.Afti'Aa nf nnntKai* Ir*/111*1/111Q 1 pu^ll liu: CO U1 UllVbllvi iuuit.uw?>, ' without furnishing the proof, you may , safely lay it down that if given the opJ portunity, the individual preferlng such charges would, himself, unhesitatingly, commit all the offenses charged." This also sounds like good logic; but still we ' are not making any charges against The Journal. As a matter of fact, we have never had any idea that that paper had sold out, because, among other things, we have not been able to con' ceive what anybody would want to buy it for. , The King and tiik Gypsies.?The : story of the king and the Epsom gyp; sies is being retold. According to this s a Gypsy, who was supposed not to have known his majesty's identity, told him . that he would "rise high, to the throne i iself, but would just fall short of his ambition at the last moment and would ; not be crowned king." The same seer told King Edward that he would be so unlucky on the turf that even if one of his norses was going to win a race it would fall dead at the winning post. This was fulfilled in the case of Counteshame in 1886. Later, at Homburg, a palmist is said to have foretold that the king would become ill as he started for his coronation. Whether the stories are true or otherwise the coincidence of their being current this year and the event of yesterday are regarded as remarkable.?London dispatch, Wednesday. THE STATE CAMPAIGN. Some of the Feature* That Are Intereatlng Enonvh to Excite Second Thought. Mr. Hemphill thinks that If Messrs. Latimer and Elliott were really as able and efficient representatives as they are claiming: to have been, they ought to remain in the house. Working the "farmer" idea for all it is worth, Mr. Latimer has been seeking to prejudice the people against the availability of lawyers as representatives. At Darlington, Wednesday, Mr. Henderson brought out the fact that Mr. Latimer's eldest son is preparing himself for the profession of law. At Beaufort, Wednesday, Jim Tillman made a point against Heyward's campaign button, claiming that they put Dr. TImmerman at an unfair disadvantage. Hon. John Gary Evans complains that unless the attendance on the campaign meetings improves, the selection of public officials will be left to the newspapers. Mr. John J. Hemphill seems to be making a steady gain in the estimation of the voters, and many of his friends are beginning to hold to the claim that If he gets in the second race he will certainly be nominated. Mr. J. C. Wilborn Is catching it right and left. All the other seekers after the job recognize that he is the man they have to beat, and they are giving it to him for all they are worth. There does not seem to be any special reason for believing that any of the other candidates are any more competent than Mr. Wilborn, or that they would refrain from doing the things they charge him with doing. Their combined efforts, however, is likely to make an im pression on his support. If people generally understood how to take campaign thunder, it would be different, maybe; but they are disposed too much to consider the alleged shortcomings of a candidate attacked rather than the motive of such attacks. SOUTH CAROLINA sNEWS. Mr*. Wllllford Wins. The supreme court has sustained the court below in the case of Mrs. Addie J. Williford against the Aetna Life Insurance company. The State Debt. The state has ftrnnd it necessary to borrow {100,000 to meet the interest on the state debt. This is rather an unusual occurrence and not altogether complimentary to the administration. Storm In Spartanburg;. Spartanburg special of Thursday: A terrific wind, rain and lightning storm visited Spartanburg from 8 to 9 o'clock tonight. A portion of the right wing and the left wing of the Spartan Inn tin roofing was blown off; the flood - ? ?- ^-1" fi,r_ soaKea ceiling is laumg, auu mc ?uiniture is damaged. Twenty-three rooms are badly damaged, also the dining and ball rooms. Twenty-five square feet of the north section of the roof of the fourth floor of Spartan mills, No. 1, and 30 feet square on Mill No. 2, was blown off. The spinning rooms are in these portions and each room is badly flooded and damaged. The entire roofing on Floyd's undertaking establishment was blown off and the stock ruined. Almost all the roof on the Southern cafe at the Southern depot was blown off, and the first and second stories damaged. There was considerable loss of property. St. John's A. M. E. church, a new building, was blown down. No one is reported injured or killed from the storm. State Board of Equalisation. Columbia correspondence News and Courier: The state board of equalization will meet here on the 8th of July to get to work on the all-important matters of the real estate, cotton mill, cotton seed oil, fertilizer and canal properties of the state. The state board will be able to act on the returns from the cotton mills, fertilizer plants and the special property placed under the control of the state board for assessment, but it will, unfortunately, not be able to make up the assessment on all'of the real estate in the state unless the abstracts come in much more rapidly than they are doing and all are on file with the comptroller general. The law contemplates that these returns should be on file by the 1st of July at the latest, but the * "* * J county auuuors are very c?reie?a mm indifferent about complying with the law. Only two or three auditors have thus far sent in their reports. The state board will act upon the mill and other industrials returns, and if all of the county abstracts are not In will have to take a recess and meet again when they huve all been received, to equalize the state assessments on real estate. ClinrlcMton Kxpunltlon Deficit. Washington special of Wednesday to The News and Courier: Senator Tillman has succeeded in having an amendment inserted in the deficiency appropriation bill providing $160,000 for the relief of the Charleston exposition, as provided for in the Latimer bill, already introduced in the house. It is now the duty of the members of the South Carolina delegation to nave the amendment kept in the bill wnen it reaches the house. Unfortunately but few of the Palmetto delegation are here now. They are too busy looking after their political fences to give much time to the pending measure. There is some prospect of the amendment being retained in the bill if the matter is carefully looked after. At present, through the cleverness of Senator Tillman, Charleston and Buffalo are locked together in loving embrace. The entire New York delega tion, Republicans and Democrats, aided by a committee of Buffalo's most influential citizens, are on the spot, working like beavers to overcome the expected opposition in the house. Buffalo asked the senate for $613,000, but the committee reduced the amount to $560,000. Senator Tillinun has surely done his full duty by the exposition in the senate. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Opera House?Announces the appearance at the opera house tonight, (Saturday), of "Two Happy Companions," a rollicking, frollicksome comedy. J. Ernest Lowry?Is announced as a candidate for election to the house of representatives, subject to the actionof the Democratic party in the approaching primary election. W. B. Love, Adm'r?Gives notice to the debtors and creditors of the estate of Martha C. McCleave, deceased. J. T. Love, Adm'r?Gives notice to ine debtors and creditors of the estate of Martha N. *'eemster, deceased. ^ C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Want you to know that the quality of goods in glass, tin and boxes that they sell is the best. They want you to use cream of wheat. York Drug Store?Says It has received n frpsh sunnlv of Lownev's chocolates and bon bons, the kind that touches the spot. Riddle & Carroll?Say that they sell Zenith Hour because it is the best and ask you to try It. H. C. Strauss & Co.?Want you to know that their clearance sale is going on every day and bargains are awaiting your coming. If you do not come it will be your loss. PRISONERS IN JAIL. The following prisoners are in Jail awaiting trial at the approaching term of the court for the offenses named: John Rogers, assault and battery with intent to kill. David Hutchison, rape. Etta Gaither, assault and battery with intent to kill. Hugh Wallace, assault and battery with intent to kill. Ben Spratt, criminal assault. Will Erwln, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. Richard Dulln, selling whisky in vlo-v lation of the dispensary law. Martin Stephenson, assault and battery with intent to kill. Julius Soms, assault and battery with intent to kill. Felix Meek, putting obstructions on railroad track. NEEL.Y IN JAIL. Mr. John G. Neely, who was so badly wanted by numerous Individuals in York county on the charge of obtaining] mnnpv under false pretenses in connec-1 tion with his operations as agent of the United Mutual Life Insurance company, Is In the county Jail. He was arrested at Polkton, N. C., on Thursday afternoon and brought back to Yorkvllle yesterday morning by Sheriff Logan. During Wednesday, Magistrate Barron received a telegram from Magistrate E. S. 1-tedfearn, at Peachland, N. C., saying Neely was there, and asking whether he was wanted. Magistrate Barron turned the telegram over to Sheriff Logan, who Instructed Magistrate Redfearn to have Neely arrested at once, and he would receive a reward of $25. Information of the arrest came shortly afterward, and Sheriff Logan got his man at Wadesboro, N. C. Upon his arrest at Polkton, Mr. Neely told the authorities that surely there was some mistake; that he was not wanted in Yorkvllle; that he had left there only a few days before and had told the deputy sheriff good-bye at t'he depot. When Sheriff Logan arrived, Neely told him that he did not run away from Yorkvllle; that he had passed the sheriff In the street as he passed out of town, and that it was his Intention to return In a day or two. i t * In nnnnprHnii with XL Iiao ULT VlU^VU the matter that Neely was engaged to, be married to a lady who lives about four miles from Peachland, and that the ceremony was to have been performed Thursday night. When advised of the' arrest of her prospective husband, the lady, who is in bad health anyway, is said to have collapsed to such an extent that it was necessary to send for a physician. Immediately upon his arrival In Yorkville, Neely had a conference with Magistrate Barron, and decide to waive a preliminary examination at least until he could secure counsel. He was accordingly taken to jail. He Insists that he has been guilty of no offense against the law, and also that it was never his intention to run away from Yorkville; that he would have been back within a few days upon his own motion. DISTRICT CONFERENCE, The Rock Hill District conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, South, is in session at Blacksburg, according to a special of Thursday from that place to the Columbia State. Bishop W. W. Duncan is present and presiding over the deliberations of the body. The opening services were held yesterday evening at the Methodist church and an excellent sermon preached by the Rev. W. H. Ariail. The following is a list of the churches in the district and the delegates representing them: Rev. H. W. Bays, D. D., presiding elder. Rock Hill. --* -* V>/v.. XT T"> niQ?l, JtSlUCKSDurg oiu-uuji?ncv. X"*. JJ. 80n, Dr. J. T. Darwin, Dr. W. E. Anderson. Blackstock circuit?Rev. R. W. Barber, J. E. Lewis, E. M. Shannon. Chester Circuit?Rev. G. M. Boyd, D. G. Anderson, W. N. Hardin, Walter Simpson. Chester Station?Rev. G. P. Watson, Rev. J. C. Stoll, J. L. Glenn, J. A. Owens. Chester and Lancaster Mills?Rev. B. G. Murphy, F. A. Boiling, J. A. Owens. East Chester Circuit?Rev. J. W. Neely, Rev. L. T. Ligon, R. B. Anderson, N. T. Ford, W. S. Hall. East Lancaster Circuit?Rev. W. C. Winn, Abel Eunderburk, R. J. Flinn, R. H. Sapp. Fort Mill Circuit?Rev. W. A. Wright, I Rev. J. F. Ormond, S. L. Garrison, J. L. Thomas, J. M. Harris. Heath Springs Circuit?Rev. J. C. Chandler, H. H. Horton. Hickory Grove Circuit?Rev. R. P. Ingram, T. M. Whisonant, J. F. Smith, A. W. Love. Kershaw Station?Rev. R. E. Turnipseed, Rev. Thomas Cauthen, Dr. R. S. Beckham, J. W. Hamel, D. M. Kirkley. Lancaster Circuit?Rev. J. A. Peeler,W. T. Vanlandingham, A. A. Carter, A. J. Bailey. Lancaster Station?Rev. J. M. Steadman, R. E. Allison, B. F. Miller. 1 1 *** LJ^Iltr PlfAuU iviuiiciicaicr cluu mu nuuj vuvuiv? Rev. E. A. Wilkes. W. H. Gladden, R. P. Sullivan, C. W. Williams. North Rock Hill Circuit?Rev. W. H. Arlail, Rev. W. B. Seeley, W. A. Youngblood. S. M. Roach. H. J. Zlnklin. Rlchburg Circuit?Rev. D. M. McLeod, J. M. McGarity, S. E. Killlan, J. L. Key. Van Wyck Circuit?Rev. E. Strickland. J. M. Yoder, J. H. Hyatt, S. J. Richardson. York Circuit?Rev. C. M. Peeler, J. A. Smith, D. M. Benfleld, Bulo Walker. Yorkville Station?Rev. A. N. Brunson, Rev. S. A. Weber, D. D., H. C. Strauss, P. M. Grimes. St. John's, Rock Hill?Rev. J. S. Beasley, J. B. Sykes, George Beach. Laurel Street, Rock Hill?Rev. E. T. Adams, Geo. P. Holler, C. W. Black, Jno. McFadden. Visiting Brethren?Prof. W. T. Lander, Williamston Female college: Kev. W. A. Rogers and son, Spartanburg: Rev. J. W. Tarboux, D. D., missionary from Brazil; Rev. T. H. Law, D. D., American Bible society: Prof. J. G. Cllnk8cales, Wofford college. y ? It has been a pretty dull week in Yorkvllle, people generally having been too busy with their farming operations to come to town. /? "Two Happy Companions" is the atwactlon at the opera house tonight. It is an amusing comeay iuii 01 iunny situations, and said to be quite laughable. Seats now on sale at W. B. Moore & Co.'s at 25, 35 and 50 cents. The K. M. M. A. hafi decided to donate free tuition scholarships to the number of nine, one for each congressman and senator of the state, and the senators and congressman have agreed to fill them by competitive examinations, the same as are usually held in the case of West Point. ? Another storm almost equal in severity to that of three weeks ago, struck the town Thursday night at about 9 o'clock. There-was high wind, considerable rain and much thunder and lightning. The damage to trees, window shutters, outhouses, etc., was considerable in the aggregate. ? Superintendent Rawls, of the waterworks, cleaned out the reservoir at the pumping station a few days ago and found but a small quantity of sediment in the bottom. It seems that the effect of the new settling pool has been to greatly purify the water. The standpipe is to be cleaned within a few days. ^-VAt a meeting of the board of trustee!? of the Yorkville Graded school, on Thursday, Mr. H. C. Strauss, recently elected chairman, resigned because of his unwillingness to serve in the position, and Mr. W. D. Glenn was elected In his stead. There were quite a num bers of bids for the $iz,5UU or & per cent, bonds the board has to sell, some of the bids being considerably above par; but there was no decision as to which bidder would receive the award, the matter being governed by a contingency that could not be settled without further correspondence. The contract for the erection of the proposed building, of course, could not be awarded until the bond question was disposed of. ? Speaking of Neely, the absconding insurance man, a local business man said yesterday: "I would not be understood as defending Neely; but I'll Just tell you that if the case ever goes to trial, it is not at all certain that he will be convicted. This thing of obtaining money under false pretenses with intent to defraud, is difficult to prove. Suppose Neely did misrepresent things, is it not common for life Insurance men to do this? He got the premiums that were paid him no doubt; but so far as I know, he did not take any assessments. They were paid over to Mr. Herndon, the secretary and treasurer, who is able to account for everything that was paid to him. Nedy was entitled to his premiums so far as I know. Of course, I am not going to say that Neely ought not to be punished; but I am doubtful as to whether he could be under the law." V* * ' ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. J. M. Heath came over from Lancaster on Thursday afternoon. ^<Prof. J. C. Daniel has accepted the superintendency of the graded schools at Easley. w Messrs. wyue ana Baxter moore, 01 Chester, visited friends In Yorkville this week. Mr. R. N. Plaxco estimates his wheat yield as slightly more than one-third of last year. Rev. W. G. Neville will conduct union services in Trinity church tomorrow (Sunday) night. Masters Wade and Quay Willlforu are visiting the family of Mr. Wm. M. Allison, at Henrietta, N. C. Miss Hattie Crenshaw and Miss Lilla Herndon, of Carlisle, are visiting relatives and friends in Yorkville. Captain John M. Patrick, candidate for adjutant and Inspector general, was in Yorkville last Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. D. W. Hicks, of Newberry, arrived in Yorkville on Tuesday night, having been summoned to the bedside of her mother, Mrs. L. M. Grist. -4?r. and Mrs. S. A. Weber went up to Blacksburg Thursday afternoon, to attend the Rock Hill District conference. They expect to return to Yorkville today. Misses Esther and Mary Picton Lewis, of Berryville, Va., and Miss Edna McLure, of Chester, spent Thursday in Yorkville, the guests of Mrs. B. N. Moore. ?jw. W. Lewis, Esq., left for Charleston, Thursday, to attend the meeting of the board of visitors of the South Carolina Military academy. He will return next Tuesday. The latest information from Rev. A. N. Brunson is to the effect that the con a I *!/%? a# TJ viinonn whn i a dtil] In UlllUil UL IUIOi AJI UliUVta, IVIIW *w Mk?.. ... the Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore, is more satisfactory than it has been. Improvement Is slow but it seems to be sure. ,^-Uncle Robin Love passed through Yorkville, Thursday, on his way from Hickory Grove to visit his daughter, Mrs. J. W. Love, three miles east of Yorkville. Although in the 86th year of his age, Uncle Robin's health continues good. .VThe following visiting young ladies attended a dance at the opera house 011 Thursday evening: Misses Mabel and Mary Ardrey, of Fort Mill; Misses Bertha Stahn and Mamie Lyle, of Chester; Miss Georgia Charlton, of Savannah; and Miss Lillian Massey, of Tir2ah. \Rev. J. M. White came over from Lancaster county last Monday, to attend the celebration of the 89th birth day of his grandfather, Mr. Thomas McGill, at King's Creek, on Tuesday. He returned to Unity on Thursday and was accompanied by Mrs. S. M. Scott, who will spend a week with his famiiy. Mr. J. C. Elliott, manager of the business of the Clyburn-Heath Mule company, has arranged to move his family to Yorkville. He said yesterday that he hoped to complete the work on next Tuesday. He will occupy the Kuykendal cottage on King's Mountain street. The Lancaster Review states that this change is very much regretted by numerous friends and acquaintances in Lancaster. "KING'S MOUNTAIN GUARDS." Following is the roll of the King's Mountain Guards, which after entering the Confederate service was known as Company F, of the Fifth Regiment, S. C. V. The company was mustered into Confederate service at Orangeburg, S. C., on June 5th, 1861, by Colonel Mlcah Jenkins, commander of the Fifth regiment. The data for the roll has been rurnlsneci ror puDiicauon Dy mesaro, xv. A. Hagans and James B. Robinson, of Clover, partly from memory and from such other sources of information as were available: Officers. 1. Andrew Jackson, captain. Became lieutenant colonel at Yorktown, Va. Colonel after the battle of Seven Pines. Lost an arm at the battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. Dead. 2. Jonathan Fitchet, 1st lieutenant. Became captain upon the promotion of Captain Jackson. Wounded at the battle of Frazier's Farm. Died at Richmond, Va., August 12th, 1862. 3. A. P. Black, 2nd lieutenant. 4. G. W. Thompson, 3rd lieutenant. Resigned at Centreville, Va., 1861. 5. J. J. L. Gill, 1st sergeant. Elected 3rd lieutenant at Yorktown. Living In Texas. 6. H. G. McCarter, 2nd sergeant. Died at Bull Run, 1861. 7. J. A. Bell, 3rd sergeant. Lost arm October 7, 1864. . 8. J. M. Harvey, 4th sergeant. Became first lieutenant. Died at home two years ago. 9. W. G. Cobb, 5th sergeant. Died at Petersburg, 1S64. 10. D. A. Hardin, corporal." Died In 1861. 11. J. J. Howe, corporal. Killed at Frazier's Farm, June 30, 1862. 12. J. B. Moore, corporal. 13. J. H. Quinn, corporal. Killed at Raccoon Mountain, Tenn., October 30, 1863. 14. Robert Wnson, corporal. Killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864. Privates. 15. Robert Armstrong. Killed at the battle of the Wilderness, May 6, 1864. 16. Thomas Adkins. 17. J. A. Adams. Joined P. S. S. at Yorktown, 1862. . 18. J. R. barber. 19. Edward Bird. Died at Charlottesville. 1861. 20. William Brown. 21. J. A. Clinton. Killed at the battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862. 22. Joseph Clark. Died, 1861, at Bull Run. 23. Daniel Clark. Died at Winder Hospital, 1862. 24. Joshua Dillingham. 25. Francis Deal. Killed at Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. 26. John Elliott. 27. J. C. Faris. 28. W. N. Gordon. 29. John Gassaway. / 30. R. C. Griffln. Killed at battle of Sharpsburg, Md., Sept. 17, 1862. 31. J. J. Gardner. 32. W. J. Gardner. 33. S. J. Harvey. 34. W. N. Hardin. 35. D. J. Howe. Joined P. S. S., 1862. 36. Matt Hullender. 37. J. A. Hardin. 38. R. A. Hagans. . . 39. 'James Henry. Wounded. Died = 1862. 40. J. O. Jackson. Joined P. S. S. r Died at Richmond, 1862. ? 41. D. H. Jackson. Joined P. S. S. Died 1862. "5 42. E. R. Johnson. 43. W. L. Johnson. Died 1861. 44. John Knox. 45. Thomas Lynn. Lost arm at Raccoon Mountain, Tenn., October 30, 1863. Dead. 46. S. L. Mc Carter. Dead. 47. C. H. Mlntz. Went to Georgia. 48. J. T. McBrayer. Exchanged to 23d S. C. V. 49. Joseph Murphy. 50. Watt Martin. Killed at battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. 51. W. A. Moore. Killed at battle of Seven Pines. May 31, 1862. 52. C. M. Parrott. 53. A. W. Peeler. Died at Charlottesville, Va, 54. J. B. Robinson. 55. Robert Robinson. Lost an arm at the second battle of Manassas, August 30. 1862. Died in 1862. 56. Abe Ramsay. Discharged. Died 1862. 57. Peter Ramsay. Discharged 1861. Dead. 58. Charles Simmons. 59. John Turney. Killed at battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862. 60. Robert Venable. Died December, 1861. at Lynchburg, Va. 61. W. B. Whittaker. 62. James Wood. Joined P. S. S., 1862. Killed at battle of Seven Pines, May 31 1962 63. R.' D. Whlsonant. Killed at battle of Frazler's Farm, June 30, 1862. 64. David Wallace. 65. J. H. Wilson. Killed at battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. 66. L. A. Wilson. Killed at Cold Harbor, June, 1864. 67. Andrew Wilson. Killed at battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. 68. S. James Wylle. 69. George Walker. Killed at battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. 70. LaFayette Walker. Discharged 1861. Dead. 71. Wm. Watson. Wounded at Raccoon Mountain, Tenn., October 30, 1863. Died. 72. J. H. Yearwood. Joined Company at Reorganisation, 1802. 73. H. J. Allison. 74. J. M. Barnett. 75. W. E. Campbell. Dead. 76. N. B. Campbell. 77. U. J. Fewell. Dead. 78. D. W. Harrison. Dead. 80. Dan Hance. i 81. J. R. Harper. 82. J. D. Lynn. 83. James Miller. 84. James Nesbltt. Wounded at battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. Dead. 85. M. L. Rawls. 86. J. B. Rawls. 87. S. A. Smith. Wounded?lost leg In battle. 88. M. L. Thomasson. 89. J. R. Wallace. Killed at battle of Seven Pines, May 31, 1862. 90. J. D. Wallace. Killed at battle of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. 91. m. ivi. wnueaiuea. niueu ai uaitie of Gaines's Mill, June 27, 1862. Robert Glenn. Recrnlta Wlio Joined Under Act of Confcrenit of 1862. 92. T. K. Bates. Dead. 93. John Barber. Entered service 1864. 94. Amzi Biggers. Came to company, . 1S63. 95. William Davidson. 96. Eli Falls. Killed October 7, 1864. 97. D. J. Harvey. 98. Robert Harvey. 99. D. J. Homey. 100. T. P. Kilgore. 101. W. A. Jefferys. 102. R. L. McCants. 103. Thomas Mann. Lost in Maryland In 1862. 104. A. W. Moore. Transferred from artillery. Killed October 7, 1864. 105. David McSwain. 106. J. H. Neely. 107. D. A. Parish. Captured at Raccoon Mountain, Tenn., October 30, 1863. Died at Indianapolis, Ind. 108. Joseph Pursley. Exchanged to 18th regiment for George Knox. 109. W. L. Sutton. 110. E. C. Sutton. 111. J. L. Stewart. 112. Robert Shaw. Dead. 113. William Wilson. Killed at Raccoon Mountain, Tenn., October 30, 1863. 114. John Gordon. 115. George Knox. Captured at Raccoon Mountain, Tenn., October 30, 1863. Died at Indianapolis, Ind. 116. Jesse Coward, sergeant-major. Killed 7th of October, 1864. 117. T. M. Foster. Killed at Raccoon Mountain, Tenn., October 30, 1863. /