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Scraps and |acts. ? Senator Mason, of Illinois, who has been remarkably quiet since Representative Hopkins was marked as his successor, has come to the front again. This time he has a bill which he promises to introduce in the senate within a day or two giving the president of the United States authority to seize and operate coal mines. The bill provides that whenever a coal mine is not being operated, the attorney general may apply in a circuit court in the district in which the mine is for a receiver to operate the mine, and this receiver may proceed to keep the public supplied with coal. ? About a dozen young gevernment clerks began boarding Wednesday in "* *? * * - ? ? Kv ttlp wasniugiuu uu a. uicl iuhiuiku .j .... agricultural department and designed to test the effect of food adulterants. It was the first day of the actual Inclusion of borax and other preservatives Iri the meats which are to be furnished the young men for a long period under the direction of Chemost Wiley, of the department. He believes that the results will show the harmlessness of preservatives whose presence in exports of the United States has led to the exclusion of such feed products in a number of instances. The young men have taken their meals for two weeks under Dr. Wiley's direction, but until Wednesday no adulterants were used in the food. The object was to put them in the best possible physical condition before beginning the actual feeding of preservatives. ? Three white men made a daring attempt to hold up the cashier and rob the First National Bank of Alvord, Texas, last Monday afternoon. One of the would-be robbers, Frank Martin, was killed; another, John McFall, is desperately wounded, and the third, Claud Goldman, is in custody. The bank officials had been notified by Constable John Dobbs, of Chico, that an attempt would be made to rob the bank. Deputy Sheriff Prior and Constables Yeary and Dobbs took positions in and around the bank. Martin, McFall and Golden rode up to the bank about 3 o'clock and demanded money. They were covered by Yeary and Dobbs and ordered to surrender. McFall made a movement as if to fire on Yeary, when the deputy shot him through the head. Golden thereupon surrendered to Dobbs. Martin, who was holding the horses,' upon hearing the firing, mounted and attempted to escape. Yeary and Prior opened fire, killing him instantly. ? During the last ten days, says an Associated Press dispatch of Wednesday from Caracas, President Castro has acted with extraordinary energy. He has transformed the entire country into a vast camp, having raised more than 40,000 men, whom he has well armed, equipped and transported from every direction to La Guayra and Puerto Cabello, in the expectation that the allies would attempt to land at one ?-?f KnfK r\t thooo nnlntii Rut thprp hfl.fl been a change of feeling, and the prominent men of Venezuela who were at one time Yeady to lead the people in the defence of their country, now consider that justification to take the men of the republic away from their families and their work does not exist. They have resolved to discover a means to bring about arbitration, or at least treat with the allies. The means sought is thought to lie through the United States legation and satisfactory results are on every hand expected to follow. A member of the ministry said to the correspondent of the Associated Press: "The United States has not prevented the allies from assailing us, but it has obliged them to accept our terms." ? Senator Stewart made a short but vigorous speech on the Venezuela situation last Tuesday. He declared that our possessions in the East had aroused the jealousy of European powers, and the time would come when they would nnmKIno ucrotnat tho TTnitMi States AS they were now combining against Venezuela. He saw in this the lesson that the United States should increase its navy and add to its coast fortifications so as to be prepared when that combination began its attack. The United States could not hope to compete with the sea power of Great Britain in one or two years, but the time to begin was the present and he expressed the hope that the appropriations for the navy would be commensurate with the demands the future might make upon that arm of the national defense. Senator Teller also spoke vigorously on the .same subject. He criticised the administration for not having given Germany and Great Britain to understand in advance that the quarrel must be arbitrated, and he held that this country could not only not afford to recognize a blockade of Venezuelan ports; but it could not afford to allow the powers to wage war against Venezuela. He characterized the sinking of the Venezuelan gunboats and the assault on the fortress at Puerto Cabello as overt acts of war. ? Unexpectedly and without warning last Wednesday, during the consideration of the legislative appropriation bill, Mr. Bartlett, a Georgia Democrat, sprang an amendment to appropriate $2">0,000 to enforce the Sherman antitrust law and to direct the attorney general to proceed iu me pruacvuuu<i of all violators of the law. Although such a provision was plainly amenable to a point of order, not a member on either side of the house raised objection. Indeed both sides wheeled into line. All agreed that some such action was advisable. Some of the Republicans, however, raised objection to the looseness of the language of the amendment and Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, offered as a substitute for it the language of the bill he introduced on the opening day of the session to appropriate $500,000 for the enforcement of the law. This was further strengthened to make the appropriation immediately available, and as amended, the substitute was agreed to without division. Mr. Bartlett wanted Mr. Hepburn to incorporate in his amendment a proviso directing the attorney general to proceed with prosecutions, but to this Mr. Hepburn objected because it contained a reflection on the attorney general. Mr. Bartlett said the attorney general should be criticised because he had not enforced the anti-trust laws. He said there had been no representative of the people's Interest In the White House, cabinet or on the Federal bench, in the fight against trusts. Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio, said the Sherman anti-trust law was a Republican measure, while a Democratic administration had cast doubt upon its constitutionality. $hr ||orkriUr (Snquirrr. YORKVTLLE, S. C.t^ SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20,1902. It Is difficult to see what European countries could desire of sovereignty In South America so long as they are permitted to make and collect bills against the South American countries at their pleasure. I As to whether or not there is going to be war on account of the Venezue Ian incident, it is difficult to say. We certainly hope not, for if there is anything this country needs less than war we do not know what it is. Still, though we try to deceive ourselves to the contrary as much as we may, it looks like the Monroe doctrine is getting a pretty severe jolt. Washington dispatches assert that there is no longer any doubt of the fact that the president intends to appoint Dr. W. D. Crum collector of the port of Charleston. After thorough consideration of the whole subject, the president has evidently been convinced that failure to make this appointment would seriously jeopardize his re-nomination. It is quite probable that when the much talked of child labor bill comes up in the next general assembly, an effort will be made to tack to it a compulsory education rider. Such a rider certainly ought to be tacked on and it ought to pass. If children of working age are not allowed to work or required to go to school, it is difficult to see how they can ever be expected to become useful men and women. Some of the newspapers have been questioning the authority of Governor McSweeney in ordering out the militia to suppress the bull fight at Thomasortrt'd nit rpoentlv. It is held that the governor had no warrant of law for his action; that the proper rerasdy would have been a restraining crde,r from a circuit judge. We are of opinion that this view is correct; but Governor McSweeney has never been a man to split hairs on technicalities. There was no time for a restraining order and he knew it. He khew also that if the paid admissions had amounted to enough to warrant them in so doing, Thomasson and Tillman would not have stood back on violating the law with their cock and bull fights, and then, in the event of prosecution, paying such trivial fines as might be imposed. While the method the governor adopted was not strictly in accordance with the letter of the law, it was the only method by which his object could be attained, and it was fully warranted by ordinary principles of humanity and the spirit of all the laws that fill the statute books. Of those who Insist that instead of using the militia the governor should have resorted to an injunction we would ask why did Thomas son and Tillman not enjoin the governor from his threatened interference? The injunction proceedings were as open to them as they were to the governor. Want* a Dlapenaary. Do we need a dispensary, or rather will a dispensary relieve the situation? This question is perplexing the minds of many serious thinking people at present. The whisky drinking business of Fort Mill has grown to such alarming proportions that many of the older residents, heretofore anti-dispensaryltes, look with favor upon the establishment of a dispensary here, not because they especially favor such institutions, but as the only means of bringing about a moral reform. Many others would doubtless come to a like conclusion were they familiar with the liquor traffic as it exists. Whisky, any kind, any grade or any price, can be bought right here on the streets any time by almost anybody, the only qualification to insure a purchase being that of having the cash. The buyer does not necessarily have to be of age to get liquor, but any boy can deposit his money, think up a fictitious name, and he gets his goods. But these facts are not all that would seem to make a change advisable. The finances of the town would be materially aided by such a business. The exact amount of money paid out for wnisicy oy tne peopie 01 mis pia.ce cannot, of course, be stated, as there are so many different sources from which liquor Is obtainable. But. astounding as it may sound, it is a fact that the dealers of our sister state are turning into their tills monthly Fort Mill cash to the amount of $3,000. This statement as to the amount, is vouched for by one of the town's most reliable citizens, and there would be little reason to doubt the assertion were all as well posted on the receipts of whisky here as our informant. Those who are familiar with the first cost of whisky can best estimate what the yearly profits from this volume of business are, but it is safe to say that the town is losing several thousand dollars annually under present conditions. The situation is such as to cause the older citizens to realize that some action must be taken, and for the good of the town, the sooner the better.? Fort Mill Times. The Enquirer has no selfish objec iiuii tu iiic coiauiioiiiiiciit vi a uio^v.nsary in Fort Mill. A dispensary in that town would^not divert a dollar of trade that now comes to Yorkville. or any other York county town; but at the same time we beg; to advise our friends over there that they do not need a dispensary. We do not doubt that there is a great deal of whisky drank in Fort Mill, nor do we doubt that blind tigers thrive in that town as they do in every town in the state that numbers whisky drinkers among its inhabitants; but if it is "moral reform" that our friends are seeking, they need not hope to secure it through a dispensary. j Although It is a fact that the dispensary authorities give less attention to the enforcement of the dispensary law in non-dispensary towns than they do in towns that have dispensaries, and while we are prepared to belive that it is not a matter of considerable difficulty for almost anybody to buy whisky of any kind and in any quantity in Fort Mill, we doubt seriously that the traffic is so free and open as to be conducted entirely without restraint. We do not believe that the better class of Fort Mill's citizenship would permit anything of the kind. Of course, we would not hold this class of citizenship responsible for the complete suppression of blind tigerism, because we know the task would be Impossible; but we are not going to be led to believe that tigers are allowed to operate with the same freedom and openness that characterizes the dispensaries. In this respect we are of opinion that the impression that would be conveyed by the article reproduced above Is exaggerated somewhat. It is no doubt true that young men and confirmed drunkards can buy from tigers; but if anyone has the impression that this class cannot also buy from the dispensaries, he is mistaken. The Yorkville dispensary, so far as we know, is conducted in accordance with law; but anybody who has the money can buy all the whisky he wants. There are plenty of respectable white men who buy whisky from the Yorkville dispensary; but It is a rare exception to find one who allows his name to go down on request blanks on account of his purchases. Something like 50 per cent, of the whisky purchased here is purchased by runners, and tips to the runners frequently amount to as much as blind tigers formerly realized in profits. It is true that the town of Yorkville realizes a very good revenue from the dispensary?a larger revenue, perhaps than it has ever received from the liquor traffic before. This revenue averages in the neighborhood of $250 a month, maybe more. But many business men are beginning to realize that they are now paying the heaviest municipal tax they have ever paid in their lives. A leading supply dealer told the writer the other day that certain customers who have never failed to pay their accounts promptly during the past eight years, are this year turning up short. Some of them have had more clear money this year than ever before; but they have been tampering with the dispensary, buying bottle after bottle, and otherwise wasting the money that should go to pay their honest debts. The profits of the dispensary are only as dimes to dollars compared with the losses of business men on account of them. And this does not apply only to the matter of collections. Many dollars that would have otherwise gone for food and warm clothes are now going for whisky. Especially is this the case among the poorer classes. As discouraging as is {he business feature of this situation, it is of but small moment as compared with the moral feature. There is no doubt of the fact that the consumption of whisky has increased largely in the town of Yorkvllle since the establishment of the dispensary. There are more whisIrv rtrlnlrors nnH thev arp drlnklnc mnre whisky. But by far the most noticeable affect of the new institution is among the country people. The number of whisky drinkers among young and old is increasing at an alarming rate. It has been a common thing during the past few months to see young men from the country, who had previously had the reputation of being total abstainers, reeling drunk. We do not think any reasonable person will accuse us of exaggeration when we say that the number of these young men is increasing. If Fort Mill establishes a dispensary, the municipal revenue will be increased, and there will also be an increase in the amount of "hard cash" that will go Oi.* of the town each month for whisky; but there will certainly be no Increase in the legitimate business of the town, or any improvement in the "moral conditions" that are now alleged to be a cause of concern. THE VENEZUELA EMBROGLIO. Now Lookd ai If All Differences Will Be Arbitrated. There has been no new aggression In the Venezuela trouble other than has been published, and the developments of the past few days have all related to plans of settling the difficulty with the least possible amount of friction. It appears to have been the original idea of Great Britain and Germany to collect their claims against Venezuela through the establishment of what they saw proper to describe as a "peace blockade." That Is, they were to stand guard over Venezuelan ports and allow no Ingress or egress. The Washington government, however, announced that there Is no such thing as a "peace blockade," and that the United States would not respect any such arrangement. Because of the stand taken by the United States, the British Premier Balfour announced in the house of commons on Wednesday, that there was no such thing as a "peaceful blockade," and a state of war existed between the allied powers and Venezuela. Up to this time, however, there has been no official notification of a declaration of war. Mr. Balfour has also explained that while Great Britain and Germany are acting in concert and to the same end, they are not acting as allies; but each is act ing independently. It seems that some time ago France had claims against Venezuela similar to those now being pressed by the British and Germany. By means of shrewd diplomacy, she secured recognition of those claims and an agreement that they be paid out of the custom receipts. At the time of the development of the new difficulty, France was regularly receiving a certain portion of the receipts. Upon the threat of the British and Germans to take possession of the Venezuela custom houses, France demanded that her previous arrangement must be respected, and the British and Germans have given assurance that she will be taken care off. Italy and Spain also have claims and are arranging to come in for their share of the rake off. Leading citizens of Venezuela have united in an address to President Castro in which they set forth that Venezuela has done all that is necessary to maintain her honor, and that there is nothing left now but to yield to superior force. As the result of this representation, President Castro has agreed to put entire charge of Venezuela's affairs Into the hands of Minister Bowen, and to stand by such arrangement as he might make. As to whether the powers will consent to such an adjustment has not yet fully developed. It is quite probable, however, that the United States will have a hand in the final settlement. Although thinking people everywhere recognize that the whole trouble in volves serious problems, there is no real excitement over the situation. There is a general belief that the administration at Washington had a previous understanding with the powers as to just what steps would be taken, and it is believed also that should the powers venture beyond their agreement, they will be promptly called to time. That this country will be involved in war on account of the matter does not seem very probable. During Thursday, the Caracas correspondent of the Associated Press, sawPresident Castro and questioned him In regard to a report published in the United States that the Anglo-German ultimatum had been accepted by Venezuela. The president is quoted as having denied the troth of the report, and to have added: "The acceptance of an ultimatum cannot toe coupled with arbitration. Besides the Anglo-German ultimatum is not properly an ultimatum." When asked if it was true that Venezuela was taking diplomatic steps to arrange for arbitration, President Castro said: "The government of Venezuela does not propose to determine on any steps while the proposition for arbitration that the legation of the United States was charged to present to Great Britain and Germany remains unanswered.' Immediately after the reading of the house journal, Thursday, Representative Hill, of Illinois; on committee of foreign affairs, reported back the DeArmond and McCall resolutions, calling upon the secretary of state for the facts with relation to the claims of Great Britain and Germany against Venezuela, and generally for a statement of the diplomatic situations with reference to the Monroe doctrine. The report recommended that the DeArmond resolution 11# upon the table and that the McColl resolution, which called for all the correspondence in the case, be adopted. Mr. Richardson, of Tennessee, asked why Italy and other European countries, which were figuring in the controversy, were not named fn the resolution. Mr. Hitt replied that he was advised in&i me corresponaence whs simuur m each case. The recommendations of the committee were agreed to and the McCall resolution was adopted. mere-mention. All of the Negro residents of .South Bend, Ind., are ^Jfiivlng the city because of the hostility that has been raised against them among the whites on account of recent murders committed by Negroes......Gen. Geo. Moorman, adjutant general of the Confederate Veteran's association, died suddenly at his home in New Orleans last Tuesday night District Attorney Jerome, of New York, threatens to proced criminally against the newspapers of the city for questioning his official integrity There are three cases of Bubonic plague under treatment at the Swinburne island hospital of New York, having been brought there from Durban, South Africa The senate has just confirmed Jhe treaty of friendship and general relations with Spain. ....Another revolution has broken out In Hayti, and the government officials ' ? i- iua nuvtr iukcii iriuge in mtr uiiucu oiaico legation Laurence Pulliam, late cashier of the First National Bank, of Asheville, N. C., was convicted In Charlotte last Wednesday of embezzling $7,000 of the bank's funds three years ago. He was sentenced to five years in the Federal prison In Atlanta Italy has joined Great Britain and Germany in making claims against Venezuela and has sent a cruiser to participate in the j demonstration The German and British papers are criticising each other with reference to the conduct of the demonstration against Venezuela Some -of the public schools in New York are closing for lack of coal The Reading railroad has been trying to keep the price of coal down to $7.50 a ton in Washington? but announces that it will now abandon the effort The British government has made official announcement of the fact that it does not propose to seize any Venezuela territory Italy has assured Secretary Hay that she will respect the Monroe doctrine. The Strange Affair of the Turners. There was another development in the case of C. A. Turner, of Cherokee county, and his adopted daughter, Miss Lola Turner, in Spartanburg this week. It will be remembered that a few weeks ago, Miss Turner disappeared from the home of her adopted father, and it afterward developed that she had her home with the family of Mr. Geo. E. Ladshaw, in Spartanburg. wmie sne was wanting aiong me streets of Spartanburg last Monday, Mr. Turner saw her and they had a lively race; but Miss Turner escaped to the office of Mr. Ladshaw. Mr. Turner was arrested by the police on com- , plaint of Miss Lola. Then the young woman swore out a writ of lunatlco Inquirendo, and the case came up before the probate judge. The testimony was to the effect that Turner was of sound mind and he was released. He 1 had previously been required to put up $10 for his appearance before the mayor on the charge of disorderly conduct, however, and failing to appear, the money was forfeited. After that Miss Turner, on the advice of her friends, decided to try to put her adopted ^ father under a peace bond. It waB thought there would be no trouble about the matter. It is stated that Turner is already under a $5,000 peace bond In Cherokee county. Mr. John Stephenson, of the P?lalrsville neighborhood, was in Yorkville on 1 Thursday. ] LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. S. A. McElwee?Offers 9J cents a pound for turkeys delivered at his house on December 22. He wants all you have to sell. H. C. Strauss & Co.?Continue to talk about the December closing out sale, and call especial attention to their clothing for men, their 89 cents English tie shoe, wrappers, skirts, shirt waists and dressing sacques, etc, and offer all legglns at 10 cents a pair. J. F. Pursley, Clover?Says that Santa Claus Is with him now, and has all his toys and nice things on dlsply for the holidays. He has apples, oranges and candies to supply everybody that comes his v/ay. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Invite your attention to fruits, candies, nuts and other goodios for the holiday season. They say that they will give you the right prices. ^ (/\mo /I a1 1 o aanoria 1 x* tt . Oficvn ;ricnii\'iio uvuo vopw>?** ly this week and also mentions articles for the grown-up folks. York Drug Store*?Suggests a number of articles that you can find there that will be suitable for souvenirs for ladles, gentlemen and children. Riddle & Carroll?Say that wheatena is the ideal cereal food and want you to buy it of them. They have Heinz pickles. Mocha and Java coffee, lemon clin peaches, macaroni, cheese and blue ribbon extracts. HKARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN. Some of the young men living afong the rural free delivery routes in this county, have commenced to patronize the city laundries through the rural free delivery carriers. Upon petition from the citizens of those places, the railroad commission has ordered that trains of the Charleston division of the Southern stop at Newport and Catawba Junction. CT The soft, slow rains of the past few weeks have saturated the earth thoroughly, and some of the roads are getting to be in a horrible condition. Rural Free Deliveryman Clark claims that a half mile section on the King's Mountain road, about two miles north of Yorkville, is deserving of the distinction nf hpine- about as bad as a pub lie highway ever gets to be. *?" A local supply man tells of a colloquy with a Negro lienee a few days ago like this: "He had been a first rate customer for seven or eight years; but this year I have had a great deal of trouble with him. He got along very well until fall, and then nearly every time he came into the store he was drunk. He lacked something of being able to make his final settlement, and I took occasion to lecture him. I said, 'See here; youi have all along been one of the best Negroes trading at our store, but since this dispensary came here you have not been worth your salt. In a year or two more you won't be able to find a store that will run you.' In reply, the Negro said, 'Yes maybe somer dat's so boss; but we niggers didn't have a thing to do with puttin' dat dispensary here. You white folks done it.' " THE CHERRY TREE SWINDLERS. After all there is to be no restitution to the thousands of unsuspecting women who were taken in by the famous,cherry tree swindle. It will be remembered 'that upon the conviction of the swindlers they were virtuallygiven to understand that If they would make restitution their punishment would be light. The swindlers were thoroughly scared, and there was reason to believe that they were going to pay up to the last cent. But it seems that after thinking over the matter, they decided differently; that it was cheaper to keep their money and take such imprisonment as the court might impose. The Charlotte Observer of Thursday tells the story as follows; When the cherry tree swindlers were called up for sentence there was a visible stir in the court room. Rev. T. Bright was given his choice between going to prison for fifteen months and paying no fine, or going to prison for four months and paying a fine of $1,000. He chose the latter and is now in Mecklenburg county Jail. M. C. Padgett was sentenced to one month's imprisonment in Jail. C. D. Wilkie was fined $1,000, there having been two cases against him. C. F. Geer and G. W. Rollins were fined $500 each. t-v- Pront RHcht pscaDes sentence until the June term of the Federal court. It was stated to the court that Dr. Brlght's wife was hopelessly 111 and in a dying condition at her home. Judge Boyd, after hearing the facts, consented to defer sentence, and Dr. Bright was allowed to go under a bond of $3,000. The women who were victimized by these cherry tree swindlers will not get back a dollar of their money, and this is the hardest feature of the case. The cherry tree swindlers were arraigned in the Federal court in this city last June^ and pleaded guilty. With a view to restoring the money to the victims of the swindle, the court ordered that the de*fendants should raise $10,000 which was to be paid in to the clerk of the court for distribution among the victims, and they were put under bond for their appearance at the court in Greensboro, when they were expected to produce the money. When court was called there, they were able to show only $5,000. This was paid to the clerk and they were given until the December term of tjie court to raise the balance, their bonds being continued. They reported in the court this week that they had not been able to raise the balance, and Judge Boyd proceeded to close the case by passing sentences upon them. Under the order of the court, the $5,000 which the defendants had paid to the clerk was not to be refunded to tnem, dui applied to the payment of the costs and fines. The costs amount to $1,400 and the fines to $3,000. The remainder, $600, is to go to the treasury of the United States. ^ Immediately after sentence wal passed, Preacher Bright was conducted to his apartments in Mecklenburg county jail. He was not so much rattled by his sentence as he was by the lecture Judge Boyd gave him in passing it. The judge reproached Mr. Bright for having quit the ministry to engage in a swindling game. In the matter of C. F. Geer and G. W. Rollins, who were implicated in the swindle to a certain extent, it was decided that the fact that they had paid into the court $500 each, released them from any further responsibility. So ends the case .of the endless letter chain cherry tree swindle. Two men in jail and three paying out cost fines, but , none of it goes to the women who . "'UU tin fho KlIQi. wmi inn anu pen, tvumcu up i ness for them. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. P> The county fboard of commissioners0' held its annual meeting in. the office o the supervisor last Wednesday, pui la 9uant to duly published notice, and at P1 tended to all of the business that de b( manded especial consideration on tha ^ sccasion. The work of preparing an estimate ? al probable expenses during the year w* d< probably the most important busint8 ej before the meeting, and as this had been pretty thoroughly considered in advance, there was little left to be done on Wednesday except to take official action. The estimates unanimously agreed upon as being necessary to meet all ordinary requirements were as follows: For county auditor $ 434 00 For county commissioners and clerk 1,100 00 For county treasurer's salary. 434 00 For county board of equalization 350 00 For Jury, witness and constable tickets 3,000 00 For clerk of court 300 00 For sheriff 2,000 00 For trial Justices and constables 2,700 00 For coroner 175 00 For county home and poor.... 1,200 00 For repairs, roads and bridges 3,000 00 For chaingang 3,000 00 For repairs on public buildings 500 00 For contingent fund 1,000 00 For public offices 500 00 For postmortem, examining lunatics and conveying 300 00 For Jury commissioners and Insurance ;.. 100 00 For court house 100 00 For county jail 100 00 For Catawba river bridge.... 2,000 00 For interest, Catawba bridge note 280 00 For physicians' and attorneys' fees 300 00 For county superintendent of education and examination board 700 00 Total $23,573 00 The levy for ordinary county purposes for last year was 4| mills. After careful consideration of the whole situation, including unpaid bills and ordinary fixed expenses, the board decided that it could take half a mill off of last year's levy, and still leave the financial condition of the county in much better shape than It was at this time last year. Accordingly it was agreed to nalr fVio lotrllili tn po t n 1mm, I iv0?w??fcuit IU ICT J 1U1 Uiuinary county purposes only 4 mills. To pay interest on bonds voted by various towntfiips In aid of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago 1 railroad, the board recommended levies as follows: 1 In Catawba township 2J mills. In Ebenezer township, 1| mills. In York^ township, 3} mills. There waa a petition from citizens of 1 Fort Mill township askiag for the open- 1 ing of a public road from Mr. W. E. j Spratt's, on the Nation's Ford road, to 1 the Jones roller mill on Catawba river; 1 also a petition from citizens of Eben- ' ezer township asking for the opening ' of a road from a point near the old 1 Sturgis place, on the Dlnkins' ferry ' road, to th? Jones roller mill. Both pe- 1 titlons were granted,on condition that 1 all necessary rights of way be obtain- 1 ed and all necesary vork be done without expense to the county. < During the day, the board approved accoints and tfc supervisor signed 1 pay warrants to the aggregate amount 1 of about 32,000. j I. ?; ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Frank G. Dobson went over to | Charlotte yesterdiy on business. < Rev. J. L. Stoles and family arrived 1 in Yorkville last Wednesday evening. c ^Miss Mattie Cddwell, of Clover, vis- ? lte<T the family a( Dr. A. Y. Cartwright ( this week. ** i MolTatt Kemedy, who is study- t ing dentistry in Atlanta, is home for t the holidays. c Miss Laura Pjrish is visiting in T Lawrenceville, Gs, the guest of Mr. c and Mrs. W. E. Smmons. z Mr. Clem Gordoi has moved his fam- c ily from Wright; avenue to the resl- \ dence of Mrs. hi E. Camp, on Main s street. s ?TMiss Daisy lart, who has been c spending severe^ months with relatives * In Gaffney, is d home for the holiday i season. v b Mr. and Mrs. X E. Grist and children c left on Thursfly morning for a ten ? days' visit to friends at Chewsvllle, v Maryland. j t ^-Auditor "WV B. Williams stated a 5 few days agothat his son, Lieutenant a Geo. W. WilJams, Is now on Admiral Dewey's flaghip. 0 Congressmft Pinley arrived In York- B vlile from Wellington Thursday even- u ing to ren>in here until after the h Christmas plidays. n Mr. Samel H. Roundtree, of Kin- a ston, N. (j arrived in Yorkville last b Thursday teht on a visit to his daugh- 11 ter, Mrs. I T. Stephenson. p Judge (has. E. Otis, of St. Paul, v Minn., aHved in Yorkville yesterday a for a shof stay in this section as the tl guest of Jr. J. Mack Brice. : h ^Mlss A?ie Hafner, of Guthriesville, o passed trough Yorkville yesterday, d on her \*y to Union, to visit relatives, n While li Yorkville she was the guest si of MissSessie McConnell. g Mrs. H. Cox and children, and si Mrs. H P- Thomasson and children, tl leave tls morning on a visit to rela- n tives t?d friends at Simpsonville, in Ji GreenUle county, where they will C spend ;he holiday season. cl ^RepfScntative Beamguard passed w throug Yorkville last Thursday on s] his wy to his home at Clover from jc Coluri>ia. where he has been attend- T ing t<8?me important committee worl-. T ^Mn Maggie E. Camp spent last Mon- M day 0 Rock Hill with Miss Josle pi Cam/ a student at Winthrop college, ai and tft there on Tuesday morning for V Meci^nburg county, Va., where she jc willipend the winter with her sisters, b; Me^mes J. E. and S. J. Elam. dl <r Cfds are out announcing the ap- b proching marriage of Geo. W. Wil- pj lia?. Esq., and Miss M. Eulalla Low- te ry. The ceremony is to take place in b< th(Presbytrlan church of Yorkville on m Deember 30. Both of the young people Ci ar! popular and highly esteemed in p( Y/kvllle. Ci 5>Ir. J. Mack Brice returned Tues- T1 (jy irom a uusiness inp iu wurmcm jssisslppl, where he has been looking ^ iter lands belonging to the estate of Qf je late A. S. Wallace. Mr. Brice wl ?lks Interestingly of his trip and what se i saw. He says he saw lots of people ^ i Tippah county who were originally al om South Carolina, and many of them M ere from York; but according to his ?jj aservation they are not nearly so mi rosperous as the folks at home. The til >tton of Tippah county is raised en- Pr rely on bottom lands, and the upnds do not seem to be utilized for any Nc jrpose whatever. Although from a ] lie to a bale and a half of cotton to ed le acre is common, for some reason us seems that the people do not have ma lything like as much ready money as th; > the farmers in York. Most of the th; [-South Carolinians were very much Sa Interested in the condition of affairs about their former homes, and there were many inquiries about old friends and relatives in York. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Graded schools will close for the holiday season on next Tuesday afternoon. ? The holiday trade has been especially good during the past week or ten days. ? The K. M.. M. A. will close for the holiday vacation next Tuesday and will reopen on December 31st. ? Mr. R. E. Montgomery is making )f extensive repairs on the J. Bolton Smith property recently purchased by him. ? Chickens and eggs are still selling , at fairly reasonable prices considering thP RPflSOn of thp vpflf hut aa will ho noted from Mr. S. A. McElwee's advertisement in another column, turkeys are away up?higher than they have been for years. ? The K. M. M. A. cadets are sending ? out invitations to a reception and ball to be given at the opera house on Thursday night, January 1. Arrangements are being perfected on an elaborate scale and the ball promises to be a social event of unusual'importance. ? A few days ago a Yorkville lady lost out of her phaeton, a pair of shoes that she had just purchased, and had but little idea where the shoes could have been dropped. She inserted an advertisement in The Enquirer, and by a curious coincidence, it happened that the shoes were found at the very first house to which the paper went. Somebody had picked the package up from the street and left it at the store of Mr. J. W. Dobson. Mr. Dobson made a report within ten minutes after receiving his paper. ? The ladles of Trinity M. E. church are considering the idea of organizing a "Woman's Exchange," the object of which will be to facilitate the exchange of talents and abilities of the members with reference to matters culinary and domestic. For instance, where one member desires a cake or other special article for the table that she has not the time to make, or in the making of which she doetf not exactly excel, she will apply to the exchange and pay a difference in cash. It will be the same with reference to sewing, etc. The exchange will try to see to It that each member secures the fullest benefit of the organization. The plans tor the proposed exchange have not pet been fully developed; but the whole matter is under careful consideration. ? The handkerchief bazaar, under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid Society of rrinlty church, of which there was a preliminary announcement last week, svas held in the court house during rhursday and proved quite a success. \b a preliminary the ladies sent out to :helr friends, in all parts of the coun:ry, a cleverly conceived card announcng their purposes, and making it unlerstood that various small donations, land kerchiefs especially, would be luly appreciated. There were reiponses from half a dozen or more itates, bringing numerous articles of nterest and value, . Several of the lo al business men made liberal donaions of merchandise, and others sold ill goods desired at very low figures. 3y means of artistic decorations, the :ourx room was iransiormea into a ua:aar of booths, and the various pretty Lrticles, assorted and systematized, vere exposed to sale by the ladies. In iddition to this, refreshments were erved throughout the day, and great are was taken to give all patrons valte received. The feature of the evenng was a Christmas tree on which vas a present for each child who purhased a numbered ticket. The presents were distributed by lot. Just vhat the gross proceeds amounted to ? he reporter could not learn definitely resterday; but it is certain that the mount was in excess of $100. ? The weather was so unpropltious n the day advertised that the K. M. i. A. minstrels postponed their show intil Wednesday night. Although the louse was somewhat of a disappointment to the management, the performance was in no sense a disappointment o the audience. Nothing but praise of t has been heard; and it is the exressed wish of many, who were preented from attending by the season nd its multiplicity of demands, that he entertainment be repeated after the olidays. Capt. W. S. Schneider, the rganizer, trainer, manager and "midle man," deserves the highest com luiiuaiiuu ivi mo uuui 10 uiiu buv *-w alts as shown. Very easily and racefully did he preside, and the moothness of the entire rendition tesifled the clever manager. The "end len," Cadets Hammond, Morrow, M., ohnson and Gray, were all good; but adets Johnson and Gray were espelally fine, not only as "end men," but herever found, whether in stump seech or Negro "breakldown." The >kes were fresh, clean and witty, he local hits were exceedingly clever, he orchestra, with Cadet W. Bedford [oore as leader, was a pleasant surrlse, their music being quite as good 3 any ever heard in the opera house, fhile the singing was thoroughly en>yed, perhaps the "Creole Belle," sung V Cadet J. W. Powell, and the rention of "Come Where the Lilies loom," by the "Big 5," was most appelated. All the specialties were enrtaining, "Mammy's Bad Little Boy," *ing well Impersonated by Cadet orrow, H., the "Country Auntie," by adet Trammell, and the "Two Little Dreign Toughs," by Cadets Beale, of aba, and Boschetti, of Porto Rico, tie Negro wedding and break-down tingly closed the performance, and e curtain fell amid roars of laughr. But perhaps the most graceful act the evening was the little speech in hich the manager, in behalf of himlf and the troup, made courteous iknowledgement of their indebtedss to Miss Adickes, who furnished I the piano accompaniment, and to re. R. T. Stephenson, who had helpwherever needed, and presented to e one, paid up subscriptions to two agazines for 1903, to the other a beauul little clock, in token of their apeciation of the services rendered. Enquirer Next Saturday. in accordance with long establishcustom, The Enquirer will, as ual, suspend an issue during Christis week, and we beg to announce at the issue to be suspended will be at .which would otherwise appear on turday, December 27.