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Scraps and |acts. ? The senatorial deadlock in North Carolina has not yet been broken. The Democrats are unable to agree upon the choice of a candidate for this important position. The caucus having failed to make a nomination, when the matter came up officially last Tuesday, the Democrats scattered their votes between eighty-five different individuals who were not candidates. The Republicans, 23 in number, voted solidly for J. C. Pritchard. There seems to be no probability of an early choice of Senator Pritchard's successor. ml T"> Af nOArCD W. iim Ollimvic coiaic ui ... Vanderbllt, near Asheville, says a dispatch, already the largest contiguous p body of land in North Carolina under private ownership, will be greatly extended by a purchase of land just made by ?Ir. Vanderbllt. He has bought all the lands on the upper Davidson river with the water power that has for years been the motive power of the mills there. This transaction brings Mr. Vanderbilt's estate down to the Transylvania railroad, where it is understood he will build a station. He will also improve the approach to Biltmore and will excavate the bed of the Swannanoa river to prevent overflow of the driveway and bridge. ? By the arrest in New York last Wednesday of a man who the police say is William G. Furlong, an alleged scheme to fleece the public was brought to light today. The police say that Furlong has been advertising in New York and Philadelphia papers for "a gentleman who would be willing to marry a lady he had never met and from whom he expected to secure a divorce as soon as possible after the marriage." The advertisements said it was necessary In order to settle an esiaie for the lady to marry, and the man accepted would receive $20,000. As soon as an answer was received a circular would be sent In which the applicant was asked to send $1 for a picture of the lady. The police say 5,000 answers were received and that Furlong also secured money by advertising for applicants for a position. Furlong had handsomely furnished offices on Wall street. When arraigned the prisoner gave his name as J. V. S. Cudder. ? The second trial of James Wilcox, charged with the murder of Nellie Cropsey, at Elizabeth City, N. C., on December 20, 1901, was completed at Hartford, N. C., last Wednesday afternoon. The jury remained out on the case twenty-four hours, and returned a verdict of murder in the second degree. Judge W. B. Council, presiding, sentenced the prisoner to thirty years in the state penitentiary. On the night of December 20, 1901, Wilcox called at Miss Cropsey's home, and when leaving at 11 o'clock, called the girl out in the hall. This was the last seen of her alive. Her body was found in the river 300 yards from her home thirty-seven days later, and a slight bruise was found on her head, which led to the theory advanced by the state that she had been hit with a blunt instrument and thrown into the. stream. The evidence against Wilcox was circumstantial. He was convicted of murder in the second degree at the first hearing last March, in Elizabeth City, but on account of a demonstration in the court . during the trial, a new trial was granted and the case moved to an adjoining county. The jury which tried the case the second time was composed of eleven white men and one Negro. Five of the former are Quakers. ? The general debate upon the District of Columbia bill last Tuesday was largely devoted to a discussion of the Alaska boundary line dispute. Mr. Cochran, of Missouri, precipitated the issue by denouncing as "a cowardly surrender" the course of the state department. Mr. Hepburn, of Iowa, took up the challenge and countered with the charge that Democratic administrations had surrendered the territory between latitude 49 and 54.40, and also the republic of Texas. "That was in the period of our weakness," replied Mr. Cochran, "when the fear of the result of the war with England bore heavily upon public men. Now, in the time of our strength, we supinely permit another land grab by the same land-grabbing country." Something of a stir was caused just before Mr. Coch ran concluded by an interruption from the ladies' gallery. Mr. Cochran was speaking of the "truckling policy of the United States to Great Britain." When that truckling ceased, he declared, the people of Canada, now intensely loyal to England, would change their attitude. "You lie," cried a stylishly dressed young woman in clear, ringing tones. All eyes were turned to the ladies' gallery where the speaker leaned forward defiantly as if she intended to say something further. But a companion pulled her back and immediately after she left the gallery. ? An English drill sergeant in the service of the sultan of Morocco, has given the following interesting details of the composition of the sultan's army. He says the imperial forces total about 25,000 men including a sheriff and body guard of 2,000 picked men, all of whom are armed with Martini-Hen* ** A In tVio ooro-Oonf It ly IJUC9. AVWiUIlig IV kllki ow>bvuuv *v is almost impossible to train the natives to handle artillery, as they believe cannon to be the invention of the devil. The gunners spend much time in prayer between the firing of each round, while many of the natives refuse altogether to serve the guns. Th^^rill sergeant who served through the trouble with the army, does not consider the sultan's situation to be desperate. ? The allied powers engaged in the work of bulldozing Venezuela are not behaving themselves as they should, while peace negotiations are in progress. There has all along been a Venezuelan gunboat, the Miranda, In Lake Maricaibo. The entrance to the lake is defended by the fortress of San Carlos. The Germans were very much taunted at the idea that the Venezuelans* should have this boat, and they were anxious to get it. So one day last week, the Panther was sent to attack the fort. She approached and opened fire. The Venezuelans returned the fire promptly and made it so hot that the Panther had to run away. A day or two afterward several vessels of the allied fieet renewed the attack, and the last definite news was to the effect that a battle was In progress as the dispatch was being sent. The war vesesls were pounding the fort with all the energy they could command, and the fort was replying with courage and spirit. There was much excitement throughout Venezuela on account of what seems to be a virtual renewal of a trouble that was thought tc have been settled. 3ihf \lorkvilk (gnquirtt. YORKVILLE, s. SATURDAY, JANUARY 24,1903. Associate Justice Y. J. Pope has been elected to succeed the late Chief Justice Mclver. We do not think that the general assembly could have made a better selection. Representative Morgan, of Greenville county has Introduced a bill which contemplates the regulation of the road law so as to provide that each county may fix Its commutation tax and days of labor so as to suit local requirements. This looks like a very reasonable solution of the problem involved in the making of a general road law. WHERE THE PROFITf The Gonzales-Tillman 'l rageuy toml?rehensively Analysed. Editor Gonzales is dead. Tillman's bullet has done the work for which it was moulded. The slayer is in jail. His victim has gone into eternity. Two homes are in ruins. One wife has been widowed. The other?worse than widowed. And all for what? Politics! Differences of opinion that grew into fac- j tional animosity; political madness that knew no reason; bitter personalties?revenge! Has the game been worth the candle? Has either side anything to exult over? In this sad hour, when the animosity of these two men is hushed in the presence of death; when their differences are silenced by the wail of the widow and orphans, how petty seems their quarrel and how unnecessary the deed that brought on all this misery and despair. Could either of them in their calmer moments, unaffected by the consuming, malignant fever of politics, have willed it so? Might not each have said the world is wide enough for both? Did they not owe it to their families and to society to stifle their unreasoning, virulent rage before it consumed them both? And what Is the end of It all? One party to this conflict has been suddenly cut off?shot down unawares by the man whom he hated and who hated him. He, at least. Is now beyond human judgment. Those loved ones whom he left behind have the satisfaction of knowing that he died bravely and that others besides themselves loved him. His life-work itself, he left but half finished. The other party to the conflict still lives?if that be any satisfaction to him or to those who loved him. He has succeeded in depriving a fellow creature of its existence. But in doing so he has not wiped away, but rather added to whatever burden of reproach may have been his. Soon he, too, will be mouldering in the dust. Then only the memory of these two men will live on. What, we ask again, has either gained by the conflict??Atlanta Journal. THE LATE CAPTAIN L. M. UK19T. Brethren of the Preaa Pay Friendly Tribute to Hla Life and Labors. Augusta, Ga., Chronicle, January 20. In the death of Capt. L. M. Grist, of The Yorkville Enquirer, South Carolina lost another able journalist, and the publisher of the handsomest paper In the state, typographically. Gaffney Ledger, January 20. A landmark of South Carolina journalism was removed last Thursday when Mr. Lewis M. Grist, for many years the editor and proprietor of The Yorkvilue Enquirer, was called to the sanctum sanctorium of the great beyond. Mr. Grist earned the distinction of printing the neatest semi-weekly paper, typographically, issued in the United States. To a Ledger man he once remarked: "What is worth doing is worth doing well," and he lived up to the motto. He has so impressed this fact upon his sons, who are to be his successors, that the paper will doubtless continue to be a model piece of printing:. Our sympathies go out to Mr. Grist's family in their bereavement. Baptist Courier, January 22. Captain Lewis M. Grist, one of the nestors of South Carolina newspaper service, and the long-time editor and proprietor of The Yorkville Enquirer, died at his Yorkville home on last Thursday, January 15th, of apoplexy. Captain Grist has been a printer for more than sixty years and a newspaper proprietor for more than fifty years. He was a man of the highest integrity and devotion to business. It is no disparagement to other excellent county weeklies to say that Captain Grist and his sons made out of The HiNQUiKKR pruuauiy me ueaiesi, uiigmest, most model paper of its class which has been published in South Carolina. Captain Grist was preceded into the beyond by his devoted wife, Francis V. Grist, less than a year ago. Mrs. Grist was a woman of unusually strong character, and was possessed of the sweetest Christian spirit. She did more than any one person toward the present prosperity of the Yorkville Baptists. Seven children are left, six of whom are sons. Each of these sons is a practical and expert printer. The passing of Captain Grist is worthy of special notice among the newspaper fraternity of the state. To the sorrowing family we beg to offer our sympathy and condolence. Abbeville Press and Banner, Jan. 21. Lewis M. Grist, editor of The Yorkville Enquirer, died last Thursday morning after a sickness of several days. He was one of the oldest as well as one of the most honorable editors In the state. He loved the newspaper business and he delighted In the work of printing. As a result he made money, and had one of the best printing offices In the state, and printed the nicest paper in the country. Personally, the editor of the Press and Banner had the highest regard for him as a man and as a friend, and we are truly sorry to hear of his death. Keowee Courier, January 21. It Is with profound sorrow that we note the death of Captain Lewis M. Grist, which occurred at his home in Yorkville last Thursday morning at the age of 71. He was one of the proprietors of The Yorkville Enquirer, one of the best weekly papers in South Carolina, and the high toned, honest and honorable principles of his worthy paper are the result of the constant watchfulness and careful guiding of his steady hand. Captain Grist was a valiant soldier in the Confederate service, and bore the scars of battle from the field of Manassas, after which time he was incapacitated for active service on the field, and remained in the conscript service until the close of the war. In the death of Captain Grist an honest and honorable man has been called to his reward, and the state has lost one of her most upright citizens. Greenville Mountaineer, January 21. It is difficult to write concerning one who was an intimate friend for many vpnrs without extollinsr his virtues be yond proper limits, so far as the public Is Interested, but there are men In this land of ours about whom it might still be said "the world is not worthy," and and such a man was Lewis Mason Grist, the chief owner of The Yorkville Enquirer, whose death occurred last week after he had filled the measure of three score and ten years with patient, earnest, faithful labors in the interest of mankind and in the fear of God. Captain Grist was not only a friend of long standing, but in our younger days he was a valued counsellor and a worthy exemplar in cur own line of work. Seldom did we meet with him in those days that his thoughts and experience were not beneficial and helpful in our endeavor to serve the public as the manager of b. ne.vapaper, and with the coming of riper years we learned more and more to appreciate his exalted purposes and honorable conduct. His name has been identified for nearly a half century with The Yorkville Enquirer, one of the most | conservative newspapers in the land, clean and upright beyond criticism in its contents and wholly unobjectionable as a family newspaper. It was his meat and drink to make The Enquirer a wholesome and acceptable visitor to the homes of the people, taking within their sacred precincts only the pure and the exalted. His methods of business and fair dealing with men of all classes were recognized as far above the average in consistency and constancy, and he was honored in the community where he had lived from his childhood as the faithful citizen, the veteran soldier, the venerable editor and the humble Christian. What a legacy of righteous character he has left to* his loving and devoted children, and what a benediction his life has been to the people of York county. HEYWARD AND ROOSEVELT. New Governor Hai Sensible View* on the Negro Question. Discussing the recent appointment by the president of the Negro, Crum, to be collector of the port of Charleston, Governor Heyward expressed himself a few days ago as follows: "I think President Rosevelt has made a mistake that will shake the faith of many people north and south in his wisdom and judgment. Misguided, and viewing the situation from but one side, he has done much to disturb that good feeling and faith in Justice that President McKlnley caused to spring in southern hearts. Was not the southern policy of the martyred president good enough to continue? "Mr. Roosevelt thinks we are prejudiced against the Negro, and to cure us he adopts the expedient of making him more obnoxious. To heal antagonism between men, parties or races, he would increase the irritation. To encourage the Negro to attain scholarship and wealth he would raise him to responsible places above the white?the whites of the south who have in their poverty taxed themselves to give the Negro some education; who, other things being equal, give employment to the Negro in preference to the whites. "The white people of South Carolina are today educating more Negroes than white children in the common schools. The Negroes are cared for in almshouses, hospitals and asylums, and in all this state not one who is willing to """ t 'a nf pmnlnvment. None die from want. Every opportunity for material, moral and Intellectual advancement that the Negro has had has been given him by the whites of the south. "We of the south do not hate Negroes. We have, as a people, Infinitely kindlier feeling for Negroes among us than is entertained by the whites in the northern and western states for the Negro who lives among them. But we are opposed, strenuously opposed, to our wards, but one generation removed from bondage, and with the masses little, if at all, Improved in morals, being given the same rating with us in the national government's books. "Because one Negro or ten Negroes in this state may have the capacity to fill certain offices of the government, we cannot realize that the president has the moral right to choose one of those Negroes as our business representative, to put him in an office the revenues of which are derived entirely from the whites, to appoint him over the protests of five-sixths of the qualified voters of the state and the solid delegation in congress. "We may be prejudiced against the Negro, prejudiced against his holding office in the south when all the business must be transacted with whites; but have we not just cause for that prejudice?far better cause than the northerners who support the president's policy for their prejudice against the whites of the south? We bought the Negro in legal sale and we paid for him. That the purchase price went north of Mason and Dixon's line does not now offset our case. In our battle for state's rights we lost and our slaves were turned loose, ignorant and dependent, but friendly. "By an act which now causes many northern men to blush, the ballot was put Into the hands of these simple people, utterly Ignorant of their responsibilities, and carpet-baggers came down to manipulate them and breed hatred In their hearts for their best friends. The carpet-baggers were successful and a reign of political debauchery succeeded. The whites, in time, regained supremacy; but the Negro had been effectually turned against his neighbors of the other race, and for political purposes his antagonism has been nourished from the north by those prejudiced against the south." THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Brief Synopsis of the More Important Proceedings- of the Honse and Senate. Correspondence of the forkrille Enauirer. Columbia, S. C., January 22.?Although the general assembly convened} eight days ago, owing to the fact that both house and senate had to be reorganized, and there was little for either body to do until they had some committee reports, there is not yet a great deal to tell of the proceedings. In the speakership contest all of the York members supported Mr. T. Y. Williams, because they have known him innc- nnd considered him an able and efficient man for the place. They have no objection to Mr. M. L. Smith, the new speaker, however. He is fully qualified and can be depended upon to discharge the duties of his position fairly and impartially. There has been a regular flood of new bills thus far, and the expectation is that there will be a lot of hard work done during the present session. Among the measures introduced by York members, is a bill by Mr. Halle to make the commutation road tax $2 instead of $1, and to require eight days work instead of two. Mr. Beamguard has offered a joint resolution looking to the submission to the people the question of a constitutional amendment ,Ji ' 1 Af tho providing" xur uicmutii ocsoiuuo ui t?<w general assembly. The committee assignments of the York members ?f the house are as follows: Mr. Barron on medical affairs and public buildings; Mr. Haile on agriculture and manufactures; Mr. McCain on accounts and mines and mining; Mr. Beamguard on ways and means, and State Hospital for the Insane. In joint session on Tuesday, Hon. Y. J. Pope, associate Justice of the supreme court, was unanimously elected to succeed Chief Justice Mclver. Captain J. D. Griffith \va| re-elected as superintendent of {he penitentiary and Messrs. John G. Mobley, A. K. Saunders and M. O. Rowland were re-elected members of the board of penitentiary directors. The election of a successor to Hon. Y. J. Pope as associate justice will probably not take place until next week. There are quite a number of candidates for this place. They include, Mr. Joseph A. McCullough, of Greenville; Mr. Joseph Aldrich, of Barnwell; Col. J. L. Tribble, of Anderson; Mr. Stobo Simpson, of Spartanburg, and Hon. G. Duncan Bellinger, of Barnwell. There is no predicting who will win the prize. The inauguration took place yesterday. It was quite an Interesting occasion and everybody was very much pleased with Governor Heyward's inaugural address. There is a feeling that the legislative department and the executive department are going to work in pretty close harmony. There was but little legislative work accomplished in either house yesterday, the inauguration and other matters taking up the time and attention of the lawmakers. PLEDGED OVER THE RIER. A Striking: Tribute to the Dend Editor by His Brother. From the Columbia State. The knightly soul of the brave man, loyal friend and devoted brother whose name has graced these columns since the birth of the State, twelve years ago, has crossed the river and the paths his willing feet have trod shall know him no more. But along their ways, from the seed he sowed, flowers are blooming and the air he loved to breathe, the air of his native state, is sweet with the incense of his noble words and deeds. To die for his state, even by the loathly hand that struck him down, was sweet to him. During the four days of mortal agony that followed his cruel wounding no words save those of love and sympathy for his bereaved kindred passed his lips. He died with his face to God, a gentleman unafraid. With heavy hearts his work is taken up by those who loved him well, and in his name the State is pledged anew to the principles for which he gave his life. Ambrose E. Gonzales. Canal Treaty Signed.?At the presidential reception at the White House last Thursday night, the news that the treaty between the two countries at last was an accomplished fact, leaked out and later was confirmed authoritatively on inquiry at official quarters. It had been intended not to make the signature of the canal treaty public until tomorrow, but the news apparently was too good for some of the friends of the canal to keep. Fears had been entertained until this week that Colombia might not be willing to accede to the wishes of the United States in the matter and that recourse to the Nicaraguan canal project might be forced on the government of the United States. Rut this week events took a more favorable turn and Colombia transmitted instructions and authority to Dr. Herran. its representative in the United States, that made possible a conclusion of the long pending negotiations?Washington dispatch. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Are agents for the well and favorably known Navassa guano and want you to see them before you buy. They will deliver In carload lots at any railroad station that may be desired. Heath-Elliott Mule Co.?Has received a carload of mules. They say that they are as fine as ever come to this market and that they can make you very close prices. They want to see you before you buy. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Invite your attention to the good qualities of Ralston's cereal foods, which they say always come up to the highest exHnna J/VV VU HVllUl R. D. Alexander?Asks If your gun has a broken stock. If it has he wants to make a new stock for you. He guarantees satisfaction. York Drug Store?Tells you to take "cough ease" when others fail, and invites your atention to Its south window. Riddle & Carroll?Ask that you see them for high grade fertilizers. They also ask you to see them for molasses in large or small quantities. Strauss-Smith Co.?Tell you that they are receiving new goods and rapidly replenishing their stock and before long they will have their stock complete again. They tell you> how and why they will sell goods at lower prices than can be secured elsewhere. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell you that they have on hands a very choice selection of Nunnally's candies, in different size packages. They want you to see them for candies. ^ ABOUT PEOPLE. S Mr. Sam L. Miller, of Columbia, wts in Yorkville this week. > Mr. H. C. Smith, of Charlotte came over to Yorkville Wednesday on account of the serious illness of his grandmother, Mrs. Margaret Smith. ? Fort Mill Times, January 21: Mr. Wm. P. Harrison, cashier of the Loan and Savings Bank, of Yorkville, was a visitor Monday at the home of his sister, Mrs. F. Nims, near Fort Mill. g'Mr. Bolivar Carson, of the Delphos neighborhood, left Wednesday night for Oklahoma territory. Mr. Carson is not certain that he will locate in Oklahoma, but is going out on a prospecting trip. YCharlotte Observer, January 21: Messrs. H. M. Davis and Lloyd Phillips, of Rock Hill, S. C., came to Charlotte yesterday to select from Florist Bush, a special design for the Rock Hill fire department to be used at the funeral of Major A. H. White, a prominent citizen of that place who died Monday night. Major White was president of the fire department of Rock Hill. SECOND WEEK JURORS. The following petit jurors were drawn yesterday to serve during the second week of the approaching extra term of the court of common pleas. They will be summoned to give their attendance on Monday, February 9: T. H. Simril Bethel.^W. S. Hutchison Ebenezer.-" B. F. Caldwell York.^ L. B. Gwlnn King's Mountain.*" E. L. Barnett Ebenezer*-" J. R. Poag Ebenezer?M. B. Anderson Catawba."' J. R. Ferguson York.-" A. E. Sifford Bethel.? H. A. Caldwell Catawba.? D. F. Glover Bethel.? W. W. Gill Catawba.-" J. J. Adkins Bethesda?J. F. Wood York.? W. D. Thomas Broad River.? R. G. Johnson Fort Mill.? J. J. Brown Catawba.?" w xt xTndHipatnn ..Catawba.?" W. B. Balch Ebenezer.? J. M. Spratt Port Mill.? J. B. Fewell Ebenezer.? Withers Adickes York.-'' David Lindsay Fort Mill.?* S. G. Feemster Bullock's Creek.? Mansfield Gordon Bethesda.^ J. K. Roach Ebenezer..? W. P. Epps Fort Mill.J. W. Betts Catawba.?J. B. Ford Bethel? A. E. Feemster Bullock's Creek,J. M. Riggins Bullock's Creek^. John Knox King's Mountain.? R. L. Ferguson..King's Mountain.W. B. Black King's Mountain.R. H. Peacock Catawba? J. J. Haglns Catawba HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN. tST The Athletic association of the King's Mountain Military academy, will open the baseball season with the South Carolina College association. This game is to be played on March 24th. tar Auditor Williams is keeping his office open this year for the taking of returns, while his son, Mr. W. B. Williams, Jr., is making most of the appointments in the various townships. The arrangement is of very considerat-i ? <-> nrrmortv owners. Uie UUIIYCIUCUVC vw |/4 - The work of taking returns is progressing very satisfactorily. The extra term of the court of common pleas which will convene in Yorkvllle on the first Monday in February is to be considered in every particular as a continuation of the last fall term. There will be no new business before the court other than such as had been entered on the calendars previous to the beginning of the regular term. The Mitchell case could come up again if both sides were willing; but because to the absence of Senator Brice in Columbia, there is an agreement that this case be not called. There will be plenty of business, however, to keep the court busy during the entire two weeks. id" There is practical value in the plan suggested by the low country farmer in the News and Courier last summer for saving sweet potatoes by burying them in ditches covered with straw and boards. The thing was so simple that it did not commend itself to most people, who were accustomed to more tedious and uncertain processes. As a rule, they were disposed to condemn it without a second thought. "Why, how - * nfofar nnt are you going iu rcc^ mc ><a?i The water will get in among the potatoes and they will rot in spite of you? may as well throw your potatoes out on top of the ground and be done with. Such a plan might work down in the low country; but it will not do here." As a matter of opinion, this was about all that could be gotten. Later on, at digging time, however, two of the most succesful potato farmers in the county, Messrs. J. B. Adkins, of the Fodder neighborhood, and J. E. Thomas, of the Beersheba neighborhood, indicated to the writer their intention to make a practical test of the plan. Both carried out their intention. Some weeks ago, Mr. Thomas announced that the potatoes he had burled were doing nicely. Mr. Adkins was in The Enquirer office one day this week and he said that the potatoes he had buried were as sound as on the day they were first taken out of the ground. He proposes to let them remain through the winter, however, and to let some stay until they rot to test the utmost limit of the plan. The tests of these farmers, if entirely successful, ought to be of great value to the people of this WIIU1C OCLUUIl. CLOSE dN THE BRINK. The following dispatch of Wednesday from Davidson college, N. C., to the Charlotte Observer, is of especial interest not only because of the remarkable character of the case; but because one of the young men referred to, Mr. Boyce, was formerly deputy auditor of York county, under the administration of Mr. W. W. Boyce: Two of the medical students, J. M. Boyce, of Blacksburg, S. C., and O. R. McLeod, of Robeson county, this state, are lying desperately ill at the hospital with septisaemia or blood-poisoning. Last Thursday Mr. Boyce was accidentally stuck in the hand by a tenaculum, while working in the dissecting room of the medical college. The wound was a mere scratch, but knowlug the terrible results that are apt to follow such an accident, he took every precaution. Mr. McLeod was working at the same time with the same sudJect, and had a slight abrasion of the skin on one of his hands. Friday each had a slight chill and on Sunday bo men showed symptoms of the disease in a very virulent form. The usual remedies were resorted io without any effect. The physicians knew that Dr. Barrows, of New York, had recently treated some cases successfully, and they carefully studied his method as given in the New York Herald of last Saturday. To adopt the treatment without further information seemed hardly warranted, but McLeod's symptoms were so urgent that Dr. Munroe decided to try it in a modified form, s( a solution of formalin was prepared and injected into the tissues instead ol into the veins. The effect was almost instantaneous, his temperature dropping from 106 to 102} in an hour and remaining there for twenty-four hours, Dr. Munroe cn Tuesday wired Dr. Barrows for an exact statement of his formula and method, and upon receiving a prompt reply 500 cubic centimetres cl the solution were injected into a velr of hlr. Iloyce's arm at noon today. A< this hour, 8 p. m., the result does not seem hopeful. Instead of a reduction, a slight rise in temperuture followed the injection. At 6 p. m., Mr. McLeoc was given a second injection into th< tissues and a stronger solution of thf formalin used with, very favorable re * - A ?~ in/^ InQ for SUilS at mis wruuig. xuio Uiuiv?iw that the modified method promises better results than the original Harrows method. Dr. Stroi.g, of Charlotte, who is a nephew of Mr. Boyee. has been callei' into consultation. The mothers of hott young men are here. The whole community is waiting for the outcome witt painful interest. Both of the stricken young men are popular and give promise of great usefulness In their profession. Mr. Boyce Is a member of the senior class. Mr, McLeod is a second year man, and foi two years has been a star player or the college football team. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The foundation of the Carolina anc North-Western depot building is being raised several feet in order to meet the requirements of the standard gauge track to be completed soon. The directors of the York Cotton Mills held their regrular monthly^ meeting in the office of W. W. Lewis, Esq. president, last Wednesday. There wae no business of especial concern to the outside public. ^-Alderman J. P. White, chairman ol the street committee of the town council, is trying to get rid of the mud that is so troublesome to pedestrians in crossing the streets. His idea is tc have the mud scraped from the surrace of Main street and if it is found that this expedient will not suffice, he will have raised walkways laid across the street at different places. ? One day last October Mr. J. R, Comer, who lives out at the York Cotton Mill, lost his pocketbook containing $55. He Is satisfied that he left it on the counter in J. M. Starr & Co.'s drug store. Diligent search was made for the lost money, but it was not found. Recently Policeman Whltener, who had been advised as to the loss, learned that Will Parker, a Negro boy about 12 or 15 years of age, employed as "shoe shine" at Howe's barbershop, had been spending money with a lavish hand, having invested as much as $10 at one store in town and liberal sums at others. Parker was questioned as to where he got the money and his answers were not satisfactory to the officer, and the Negro was arrested as the thief, and taken before Acting Mayor White in the hope that he could be convicted on circumstantial evidence. Parker blocked the scheme so far as unraveling the mystery as to what became of Mr. Comer's money was concerned, by stating that he won the cash he had been strewing around - - Dy gamunng. iui. vv mic uicicu|/vu fined him {20 or thirty days for gambling, ard {2.50 or ten days for fighting, with which offense he was also charged and convicted. It is probable that the fine will be paid. ? The minstrels of the K. M. M. A. gave a very creditable and enjoyable performance In the opera house last Thursday night to a good house. Nearly all the jokes were new and there were several changes in the lineup. occasioned by the absence of Mr. Frank Gray, who Is not back for the second half-session. Captain Schneider took his place on the end, while Captain Wolff moved up to the interlocutor's chair. The first part, as a whole, struck the audience as eminently satisfactory. There were also new features among the specialties. "Mary's Little Lamb" was repeated and was much better than before. The dialogues between Cadets Beale and Boschettl were encored. These little fellows are great favorites with the Yorkvllle people. A Spanish love song, with guitar accompaniment, by Cadet Ramirez, was also encored. This was sung in the original. Certainly the cleverest specialty was the dialogue and duet, "Don't Get Weary," given by Cadets Johnson and Trammel. Cadet Johnson's acting is unusually good, the best in the company. The marriage and breakdown were both better than before. The greatest improvement of all, however, was to be seen in the orchestra, Cadet Trammell having taken the mandolin, while Cadet Bedford Moore played first violin and Cadet Jenkins, second violin. The other instruments were the same as before. The boys, with their leaders, deserve much credit, for they have really a first-class show and should receive the patronage of the public wherever they go. They left yesterday morning for Chester to give a performance there last night. LOCAL LACONICS. Federal Court at Rock Hill. The United States senate on Thursday passed a bill that had already passed the house, providing for the holding of terras of the Federal court at Rock Hill. As yet The Enquirer has not sufficient information to say : what court will sit there, or at what ini tervals. The provision with reference to the sitting of the court, however, is i the work of Mr. Finley. Had Their Dull-Fight.^ The Thomasson-Tillman bull flght took place at Thomasson's cockpit last ! Wednesday. Taking a lesson from i their previous experience, the men were more careful about advertising > the matter, sending out their notices i only to such as they knew to be inter' ested. About fifty spectators gathered. The fight was a tame affair. The bulls ' were a little ugly when first turned ' together; but they soon rubbed noses i and made friends. There was a lot of chicken fighting afterwards. As to : whether the proper authorities will now 1 take any action has not developed. ' Supreme Court Decisions. ! The supreme court has reversed the court below in the case of W. N. Ashe, | Jr., vs. the Carolina and North-Weat' ern railroad, and sustained the court below in the case of Geo. W. Brooke _ vs. W. L. Hill. The first case is a suit for damages on account of an alleged ' violation of contract by the C. & N.-W. railroad. W. W. Lewis. Eso.. re pre sents the plaintiff and J. H. Marion, Esq., the defendant. At the hearing: last spring, Judge Watts, after all the ' testimony was in, granted a non-suit. ; As the result of the appeal the case ' will have to go to the Jury. The coun' sel in the other case are J. S. Brlce, ' Esq., for plaintiff and Geo. W. S. Hart, Esq., for the defendant. The judgment [ of the court below was in favor of the plaintiff, and this judgment is sus' tained. . Narrow Eicape- From Death. j Mr. J. .Hfown Neil, who lives three miles north of Yorkvllle, met with i what came near being a fatal accident I last Wednesday morning. He was eni gaged in hauling logs from the woods on his place, and was assisted by a t Negro man. While a log was being loaded on a cart by means of a lever, > the lever slipped out of place and struck Mr. Nell on top of the head, s He was knocked insensible and lay for . quite awhile before he recovered' con sciousness. Dr. W. G. White was sent i for as soon as practicable after the accident, and upon examination was gratified to find that there was no fracture of the skull. Mr. Nell suffered consid[ erably on Wednesday afternoon and night; but was able to be up Thursday, and is now entirely recovered. Verdict For fS,5?0. in me case 01 n. n. rn?n, auuuuioi trator, vs. the Atlanta and Charlotte and the North Carolina Railroad com, panles, a Jury In the superior court for ' Mecklenburg county, N. C., on last ! Thursday found for the plaintiff in the sum of $8,500. The plaintiff was repref sented by Major James P. Hart, of Yorkville, and Jones & Tlllett, of Char: lotte. This was the second trial of the i case. As the result of the first trial the > plaintiff was awarded a verdict for f $1,000. The plaintiff appealed for a new : trial, which was secured, with the reI suit stated. The deceased, D. W. Hartness, was a brakeman in the employ of the defendant railroad, and was killed while coupling cars. The railroad was i held for. gross negligence. Mr. Hart: ness was formerly from Sharon, this county, where his relatives still reside. Robbery In Fort Mill. Fort Mill Times, January 21: Wednesday night the store of the Fort Mill Manufacturing company was entered by burglars, ana aooui wurui ui ' pocket and table cutlery, shoes and articles of merchandise taken therefrom. Entrance to the store was made through the front window of the adjoining office and a partition door. The burglars removed the shade from the office window, placed It over the store window, lighted a lamp and proceeded to search the room for money or other valuables. The cash drawer was broken open; but no money was found therein, the management having cleaned the drawer the previous evening of all its contents except a few of the company's "checks." The thieves, evidently fearing detection should they attempt to dispose of the checks, allowed them to remain in the broken drawer. The robbers left the store by way of the back door, which was left ajar. A number of tools were found scattered about the room, and inquiry developed the fact that these were taken from the Millfort mill, which had been entered by the rogues. Nothing else has been discovered missing from the mill. There is as yet no clue as to the guilty parties. Death of T. M. Whttakerr* t> Mnrrionn whitaker. one of the best known of Yorkville's older citizens, died last Thursday morning: at about 9 o'clock, after several years of feeble health, and after having been confined to his room for a month or six weeks. Mr. Whitaker was born two miles north of Ebenezer church on December 25, (Christmas) 1822, and was a citizen of Yorkvllle from the year 1860, up to the date of his death. The Enquireu does not possess facts upon which it can publish an extended sketch of his career; but there is no exaggeration in saying that his life has been in many respects a remarkable one. He reached manhood without educational opportunities, and having had but little benefit from parental training, his career was made up prlnci