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and Jacts. ? In the British House of Lords last Friday afternoon, Lord Landsdowne, secretary of foreign affairs, announced that England, France, Germany and Italy had done nothing in the way of recognition of King Peter of Servia. "The British minister at Belgrade," he said, "had been instructed to do nothing that could possibly be construed into a recognition of the provisional government, or of a successor of the late dynasty, France, Germany and Italy are maintaining an attitude similar to ours. Russia and Austria are prepared to recognize the new regime. The British minister has been instructed to leave the capital, so as not to be present at the inauguration of the new reign." ? Charlotte Chronicle, Friday: Dick Morse, who, never for a moment, forgets the evil of the liquor traffic, and who persistently inveighs against the church members who are luke-warm in their efforts to suppress the business, walked into the city editor's office today, and said: "If the devil could get converted and leave hell and come to Charlotte, I know he would get up a petition, and try to get men to sign it, to call an election to close the saloons: and he would be disgusted with many church members and the excuses they gave for not signing it. I would rather be the lowest down saloon keeper in Charlotte than to be a church member and refuse to do anything that would help in any way to put the liquor people out of their hellish business. You can put me off, and give me your flimsy excuses, but what will you do when you have to give account to God? It will not be long until you will have it to do." ? Nashville, Indiana, disptach of June 19: For over twenty-five years Brown county has been without a colored inhabitant,'the Negro heretofore not being permitted to stop in this bailiwick. Today the county has two Negroes? servants in the family of Col. Calvert, of Needmore, who recently came here from CM?eland, O. Many children at Needmore never before saw a colored person, and the imigrants are receiving a great deal of speculative attention. Twenty-five years ago "Nigger Ned," a servant in the employ of Judge Heater, was drowned while bathing in the mill pond with a number of white boys. Ever since that time it has gone the rounds among uie coiorea peupre in adjoining counties that "Nigger Ned" was purposely drowned by his white associates and since then, until the present time, no Negro has attempted permanently to locate in the county. Several years ago, however, one did come here for a brief stay, but when he discovered that the whites were preparing to give him a "bullride," he disappeared. ? The effort of the Kentucky court to mete out justice to Jett and White, the two men who are charged with the murder of James B. Marcum came to an abortive ending last Friday. The jury failed to agree; but it is understood that it stood 11 to 1 for conviction, which under the circumstances was remarkable. Marcum was shot from ambush by a concealed assassin some months ago, while he was standing in the court house at Jackson. Breathitt county has for years been held in a state of terror by feudists. It was known that the feudists were responsible for this assassination, and it is pretty generally understood V?o + Tnff on/1 WKJtn oro tha mpn whn litUl. WV.il UilVA T T IliVV M4 V ?>*4V actually committed the murder; but the great problem was how to secure a conviction in a county where three people out of five were partizans of one or the other of the contending factions. Several companies of militia were sent to Jackson during the trial; but all the same the feudists managed to keep everybody concerned in apprehension for their lives, and they burned a hotel belonging to one of the principal witnesses against the defendants. Lawyers and witnesses received notes of warning, and there were efforts to bribe jurors. Public sentiment was stirred to such a high pitch on both sides, and the passions and predilections overshadowed the sense of right and justice to such an extent that the right could have been done only by accident. After the mistrial was ordered the court ordered a change of venue to Cynthiana, Harrison county, a hundred miles away, and the prisoners were sent to Lexington under an escort of soldiers. It is understood that a military company will be stationed at Jackson for some time, in order to prevent, if possible, such violence as may have been dictated by a desire to get even. The trial of the case, and the feud has engaged the attention of almost the entire country, and law-abiding people everywhere are puzzled to know how the knotty problems involved are to be solved. ? Canyon City, Col., dispatch June 22: Kirch Kuykendall, a convict at the state penitentiary was shot and killed when attempting to escape with five other desperate prisoners. As Dr. T. Paller and the hospital steward were making the morning rounds, Kuykendall complained of fx-ing ill and the doctor prepared to make an examination. The prisoner drew a bottle supposed to have contained nitro-gJycerine and ordered the two men to throw up their hands. They did so. Kuykendal and five other convicts then overpowered Cell House Keeper Cleghorn and Steward John Keefe. The four prison officials thus made prisoners were striped of their clothing. which the convicts put on. Taking the doctor and the steward with them the mutiners passed toward the gates. On the way they captured Warden John C. Cleghorn's wife and forced her to go along, using her as a shield to prevent the guards from firing at them. The Inner and outer gates were blown off their hinges with dynamite which the convicts had secured, but an attempt to force the armory was foiled. Meantime Warden Cleghorn had arrived from town and collecting guards, ordered them to shoot the fugitives whenever an opportunity presented itself ^o do so without injuring Mrs. Cleghorn. Holding knives over the woman's head, the mutineers shouted that they would kill her if the guards fired. Mrs. Cleghorn fainted and the convicts then took to their heels, pursued by the guards. Kuykendall was killed by Yardmaster John Clark after shouting, "I'll never be taken alive. I'll no* go back to that hell." James Armstrong was overtaken by Will Cleghorn, son of the warden and was severely beaten over the head with a revolver, but was not seriously wounded. The other fugitives who were taken alive were Thomas Fisher, Thomas Fallon, C. Cordova and Robt. Kane. Kuykendall was a member of a gang of thieves and was serving a 14-year term for shooting an officer in the Stratton Independence mine. ?for Uorbrille (fnquirrt. YORKVIL1X, S. C.l WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24,1903. The Charleston granu jury liao | again returned a batch of "no bills" in the cases of a half dozen alleged blind | tigers, including the notorious Vincent I Chicco. The members of this grand jury may not be representative Charlestonians; but all the same they are representatives of Charleston, and their perjury will do more harm to the city than would the actual conviction of a gang of outlaws. Until Kentucky finds some way to regulate the Breathitt county feudists, and until South Carolina finds some way to make the Charleston grand juries learn to respect the laws of this state we will have to concede that the problem of government by the people remains unsolved. Both the passions of the Kentucky murderers and the cupidity of the Charleston tigers rise superior to the peace and security of the people. ORGANIZATION OF THIEVES. Looks Like They Have Had the PostOffice Department by the Throat For Years. The most startling feature of the ' postal service scandals which are now engaging the attention of high officers of the postoffice department, according ~ ~ * ?cjafnr/lov to a Wasmngxon mayaitu ui to the New York Sun, is the growing belief that the irregularity and criminality which have been disclosed are not simply the result of a tendency toward personal gain, but are due to the operations of an organized scheme of graft. This is the first time that an intimation of this character has been made, but, according to excellent authority, the reasons for such a belief are sound and the actual proof that such a syndicate or system existed is piling up day by day as the inquiry ' progresses. Thq attention of the Investigating authorities was first attracted by the font thp nrevailine rake-off on de partment contracts was 40 per cent. Former Superintendent of the Free Delivery Division Machen is charged with having received 40 per cent, of all sales to the government of the patent fastener used on street letter boxes. Charles McGregor and C. Ellsworth Upton, two of Machen's subordinates, are charged with having received 40 per cent, on sales of rural free delivery mail pouches to the government. Other officers of the postoffice department, will soon be indicted by the Fed- j eral grand jury, are alleged to have received 40 per cent, on sales of various supplies used in the postal service. * ? -.ama mo/la thrnnch I nest; fuunacia ncic IIIOUE athe salary and allowance division. Forty per cent, is said to have been the rake-off given to postal officers in the sale of the cash registers to the government. In other cases the investigating authorities are morally certain that the rake-off was this same 40 per cent. When the existence of such a system of blackmail collection was first hinted at some time ago?and it was not through the newspapers that the matter was first brought into notice? the high officers of the department scoffed at the suggestion. It was preposterous, they asserted?absolutely ridiculous to believe that the postal service harbored a criminal organization. But recent developments have made it absolutely necessary that the graft syndicate be taken seriously, and the principal matter upon which post- ; office Inspectors are now working concerns the existence of the 40 per cent, system of collection on government contracts. The revelations up to date point to 1 the fact that this alleged syndicate was J an actual organization, with a directing head and officers designated to perform the details of the work. That ' the machinery of this concern worked smoothly is shown by the fact that ' for year after year its operations were continued without the slightest suspicion being aroused, and that it was not until the investigation of postal service scandals had been in progress over three months that the matter was seriously taken up by the officers in charge of the inquiry. Now that the matter has been considered it will be pushed to as speedy a conclusion as possible, and new charges of conspiracy to defraud the government will be brought to the attention of the Federal Grand jury here and in New York. Postmaster General Payne will not say whether the head of the graft syndicate is supposed to be one pf the : department officers whose names have been mentioned in connection with the present inquiry or some person "higher up." In fact, he will not discuss the matter at all. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow is equally , reticent, contenting himself with the 1 statement that the public will be ac- ' quainted with the facts in due course | of events. But it is known "that the investigating authorities will at once begin an ' investigation to unearth not only the J head of the syndicate, but the agent in , New York who had charge of the bus- 1 iness and the officers in other cities j who had charge of the process of levy j and collection. One reason why con- i vlctlon will be difficult, It Is said, Is i that the local officers or agents of the 1 graft syndicate also had go-betweens ! and that the rake-off was distributed i by them in cash and not In checks or 1 drafts. There, may have been cases, j however, where this rule was not ad- ? hered to, and upon this presumption, . and upon their ability to persuade one i of the officers, agents or go-betweens to turn state's evidence, the investlgat- < lng authorities depend for getting con elusive proof. ( First Assistant Postmaster General ( Wynne today made a formal request of Postmaster General Payne that an in- j vestigation of the money order service and other branches of the first assistant's bureau be immediately ordered. < Supt. Metcalf of the money order division was recently dismissed by the , postmaster general for endeavoring to j divert a contract for manufacturing 1 money order blanks from the lowest ( bidder, but it is not known that there was anything further than a grave indiscretion on Mr. Metcalfs part. The requested investigation will be to determine this fact, as well as to give a thorough cleaning out to the rest of the bureau. This division, like the salary and allowance division, which has been under investigation for some time, was under Mr. Machen's free delivery division. The free delivery division which has formerly been under the j control of the first assistant postmaster general, was recently placed under Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow, to lend greater facility to the ' progress or tne inquiry. A special attorney from the department of justice will be detailed to the ; postoffice department to assist Attorney Charles A. Robb in the greatly increased labors of the office. When Mr. Robb entered, the department, the affairs of the assistant attorney general's office were in a deplorable state as a , result of the scandalous conditions that had prevailed, and the regular work of the office was months behind and Mr. Robb has succeeded in bringing the routine work up to date, and in | addition has acted as legal officer of the department and adviser of the postmaster, general in the many mat- j ters connected with the postal scan- , dais. His services have been greatly ( appreciated by the president, the attorney general and the postmaster , general. ' * . ^ STATE VS. J. H. TILLMAN. Motion For Change of Venue Now Un- ; der Consideration. The motion for a change of the place of trial of J. H. Tillman, charged i with murder, was made In the circuit : court of Richland county at 11 o'clock last Monday morning. The solicitor i announced that the prosecution would be represented by G. Duncan Bellinger,, Andrew Crawford and William i Elliott, Jr. The defense Is represent- i ed by P. H. Nelson, G. W. Croft, i George Johnstone and O. W. Buchan- . an. I The prisoner was In court, as was his mother, his wife, his child, his < brother-in-law, O. W. Buchanan, and I his uncle, Senator B. R. Tillman. There was no excitement on the part 1 of the prisoner or any of the counsel, < anil th? randinc nt tha affidavits Dro- < ceeded In a very formal manner. 1 Two hundred affidavits were submit- i ted by the defense, some signed by i parties in the county, alleging that in < their belief Tillman cannot get a fair 1 trial. There were a number of blind ' tiger keepers among those in the city I who subscribed to similar affidavits. < General Wilie Jones is the most con- t spicuous among the affiants, but it is < known that he gave an affidavit to the 1 prosecution subsequently. ' The tenor of these affidavits is to 1 the effect that at the time of the kill- i Ing there was indignation, that Till- ' man was publicly referred to as an as- t sassin and Mr. Gonzales as a martyr, ' and that subsequently there was a movement to erect a monument to the memory of Gonzales. It was also re- ? ferred to that ministers of the gospel I had made reference to the crime in ' their prayers and sermons. It was i "t- ?. ?- ? J * MA*irav\n?\An Vi a o I llicii gcu tuat tuc oiaic lit:?opa^ci uao repeatedly printed articles denouncing the crime and it is alleged that the object of the articles was to work upon public sentiment with reference to this particular crime. Judge O. W. Buchanan made an affidavit that he had heard that ladles in Columbia are praying for Tillman's conviction. It is noticeable that a great many affidavits were from Brookland, a suburb in Lexington county. The object of these mav be to eet the iudere to eliminate ; Lexington from the counties to which the case might be carried. The affidavits for the prosecution were read during the afternoon. They outnumbered the affidavits of the defense, although the prosecution has had but a few days in which to lile affidavits in reply. These are from clergymen, reliable business men and farmers, who all aver that Tillman can get a fair trial in Richland county. The publishers of the State and of the Evening Record make affidavits in reply. They insist that they have foreborne from attacking the prisoner and that in denouncing crime in general, they are but carrying out the policy of those papers for years. ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. Town Full of Cadets and All Having a Fine Time?Under the Southern Cross?Personal Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enauirer. Rock Hill, June 22.?The city is in a gay and festive mood these days. "Brass buttons" and "pretty girls" are in the ascendency. All roads will for the next few days lead to the "camp," and hilarity and genuine good humor will universally prevail. All this liveliness has been caused by the appearance in our midst of the soldier boys from the Citadel. The cadets, numbering 115, arrived safely and without mishap on Tuesday about 4.15 p. in. i They lost no time in de-training and ' headed by the Live Oak band, playing c martial airs, and escorted by the local t company, they made a gallant display I moving to their grounds. They were i welcomed by a large concourse of the ( citizens, and Mayor Hull, in a felieit- i ous little speech, gave them the "free- y iom of the city," which Col. Coward i iccepted in his own inimitable and 1 pleasant way. A bountiful repast was \ prepared by a local ladies' commit- I tee and it is needless to state that am- a pie justice was done. On Wednesday t light a complimentary ball was given t the boys, which was extensively patronized; the visiting orchestra of the company furnished delightful music. These popular and attractive entertainments will be given nightly during their stay. The drill and dress parade attract a large crowd and genuine interest is taken in the "boys'" welfare. The company is in charge of Colonel Asbury Coward, Captain McMaster and Quarter-Master White; the cadet officers of Co. A being Captain W. G. \A7lllorH TJpiits TV Hiitsmfi and John son, while those of Co. B are Captain A. E. Hutchison, Lleuts. Watson and Tiller, with Cadet Adj. Ira A. Giles and Quarter Master Sergeant R. A. McCracken. On Thursday at 6 p. m., Miss Margaret Roach and Mr. Chos. K. Chreitzberg were happily united In marriage by the Rev. Dr. A. M. Chreitzberg, the venerable father of the groom. It was a very pretty, though quiet affair. The parlor and dining room were exquisitely and most tastefully decorated, and the presents were very handsome and numerous. The bridal couple left on the 7.55 train for Richmond, amid the hearty congratulations of numerous friends and well wishers. "Under the Southern Cross" was admirably performed by local talent last Monday night, before a large and enthusiastic audience. The proceeds, for the benefit of the local chapter of the U. D. C., were very gratifying, amounting to $115. Several visitors from Yorkville, including Mr. and Mrs. H. A. C. Walker, Miss Marie Carroll and Mr. H. C. Glenn, Miss Mary Hunter and Mr. Robert Johnson and Dr. McCarty came over to see the play. Among th numerous visitors from Yorkville this week we noticed the R?v W O. Neville. Mr. W. B. Moore. Sheriff Logan, J. J. Keller, J. R. and T. J. Ashe, and the Misses Mary Ashe, Nellie Schorb, and Mrs. D. E. Finley. Mr. Pride Ratteree has been officially appointed as receiver of the firm of Gibson Bros. Miss Fannie B. Wilson, second daughter of Colonel W. B. Wilson, after a distinguished course in the law school of the University of Pennsylvania, received her diploma at the commencement of that university last Wednesday. MERE-MENTION. Booker Washington has declined the British invitation to go to South Africa. He does not care to undertake to civilize Negroes in a country where they are in such a large majority Ten people were killed in a railroad colllssion near Raymond, Iowa, last Friday...... A Madrid dispatch says that the Sultan of Morocco a few days ago lost 6,000 men in a battle with the pretender Stories of the past few dav's with reference to the intended abdication of the Sultan of Turkey are denied from Constantinople. Such 3tories are of frequent origin; but of little foundation. The sultan has no Idea of abdicating Buffalo Bill was robbed of a quantity of valuable jewelry in London a few days ago; but it was all recovered by the police King Peter's government has no idea Df an attempt to punish the regicides. It would be like committing suicide.... Venezuela has handed to Germany her fourth payment under the terms of the Bo wen arbitration Senator Hanna wants it distinctly understood that he Is a candidate for neither president nor vice president A burglar named George Marvin, was killed at Jolietville, Indiana, last Sunday night by the force of the dynamite with which he was trying to get at the contents of a safe. He had accidentally dropped the stuff on the floor While smallpox and yellow fever have practically disappeared from Cuba, r>nnanmntinn is said to be on the in crease The story that there has been a new landslide on the Southern railroad at Saluda and that it will be another month before the railroad is [>pen is denied. It is expected that trains will be in operation tomorrow. The Asheville hotels have suffered heavily on account of the interruption af passenger traffic A Parisian automobilist suggests that if Mr. Andrew Carnegie is really anxious to die poor, leaving nothing but an eternal name, he might accomplish that end by spending his money in the improvement of the public highways Persecuted Hebrews in Russia, Roumania and Austria are turning their eyes toward Brazil. ttwpimnt Mrxipan Plant.?The In 3tituto Medico, of Mexico City, says the Mexican Herald, will send to the World's Fair an exhibit of about fifty medicinal plants of the country and the products derived therefrom. Ac:ompanylng the exhibit will be a complete explanation as to the place where the plants are found, the procedure for converting them Into medical proJucts and the ailments which they are lestined to cure. Included In the exhibit will be a plant of marvelous qualities. It grows wild and abundantly in the state of MIchoacan; The Indians laim that whenever they enter a wood :>r place where this plant grows, Its iroma makes them lose their way and they are unable to return to their fiomes or to reach their destination until they cease to smell the plant. The statement is said to have been tuny . onfirmed a number of times by learn?d people. The Instituto is going to make a scientific study of its physiological effects and an analysis of its properties. A delegate has been sent to Michoacan to obtain a specimen of the plant. It lias been further added that a person wearing a branch of this peculiar plant in his buttonhole, will nften be lost in his native city, but the latter statement has not been confirmed. This plant will be an interesting exhibit at the fair if it is sent in arge quantities and keeps its qualities in a foreign and distant land, the police 6f St. Louis will have many visitors to guide during the exposition. ? Chicago dispatch of June 20: The ?old output of Alaska, $40,000,000 per rear, will be greatly increased by the ?urly building of a new railroad from :he southern coast at Resurrection bay northward to the Tana river, definite Announcement of which was made nere today. The contract has been lwarded to a Chicago company for wilding and equipping 413 miles of the Alaska Central railroad from Resurrection bay north through the Cook Inet country and up the Sustina valley ;o the Tana river mines, fifteen miles ibove its junction with the Yukon. rhe construction company is made up >f Illinois. Michigan unti Ohio eapialists. Construction will be started >efore July 15 and be pushed with all iossible speed. The president is Jeorge W. Dickinson, formerly general nanager of the Northern Pacific. The ] iouthern harbor of the Alaska Central , s open every day in the year. The oute of the railway, which was surveyed last summer, is through a val- i ey heavily timbered and will open a ( ast country rich in coal, gold and , opper. Its northern terminus is in he midst of the new Tana gold fields. 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Has received a new lot of handsome pictures and says you will be surprised at the richness of the pictures and the smallness of the prices. J. Q. Wray?Announces a 10 per cent reduction on all ladles' summei dress goods. The reduction sale begins today and continues until further notice. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Has a large supply of the best fruit Jars and extra rnhhara anvtha hlariaa. snaths tinware, crockery, and fresh lemons at 25 cents a dozen. G. W. Sherrer?Wants to buy fat beel cattle and wants to furnish you with Ice at 1 cent a pound. Riddle & Carroll?Offer 'to sell quich lime of best quality at $1 a barrel for one week, In order to make roonr for a carload that is on the road. Foushee Cash Store?Has received e lot of new goods and wants you tc come and see what they are. The Enquirer?Calls attention to Its next serial story, Abner Daniel which will appear in these columns in a short time. See fourth page. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Talk about theii ice creams, and want you to telephone them your order for what yoi want. They promise prompt delivery and entire satisfaction. Loan & Savings Bank?Gives notice that for the accommodation of its customers it will hereafter open the bank for the transaction of business from 8.30 to 9.30 p. m? on Saturdaj evenings. NOTE AND COMMENT. All the old rolling stock of the narrow gauge Is still at Chester, but thf understanding is that it has passed oul of the hands of the Carolina anc North-Western people, and is really ir the hands of the purchasers. GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY. The following petit jurors wen drawn yesterday to serve during th< approaching term of the court of general sessions for York county, wh\c\ convenes In Yorkville on Monday, Julj 13th: R. H. Carder Catawba. H. H. Hood.; Catawba. T. B. Belk Fort Mill. R. L. Gordon Catawba. T. G. Dowdle Bullock's Creek. J. A. Harshaw York. J. T. Plaxico Bullock's Creek. R. J. Herndon York. T. E. Patton Catawba. H. B. McDaniel Broad River. P. T. McNeel York. W. L\ Hill Broad River. N. A. Simril York. S. W. Thomas King's Mountain. A. L. Black York. J. W. Boyd Catawba. D. L. Black Bethesda. J. F. Pursley... .King's Mountain. J. C. Davidson King's Mountain. L. A. Harris Fort Mill. T. L. Boyd Bethel. W. B. Flanagan Bethel. John F. Gordon York. D. M. Ford. Jr...King's Mountain. A. W. Smith Catawba. J. J. Matthews. .King's Mountain. Robt. M. Sherrer York. W. T. Hartness Broad River. W. L. Pursley King's Mountain. A. K. Sherrer Bullock's Creek. J. W. Ardrey Fort Mill W. B. Riddle Bethel. John A. Black.... Catawba. C. R. Starnes Catawba. J. Wylie Roddey Catawba. E. L. McElhaney Fort Mill. FOR BETTER ROADS. The committee appointed by tht Good Roads convention that was held in Koc j-iiii on June z, ior me purpose 01 furthering the organization ol the proposed Good Roads association met in Yorkvllle last Saturday for th< purpose of taking such action as seemed proper. There was present Messrs T. L. Johnson and W. J. Miller, Dr. W M. Love and Major Jas. F. Hart. Th( other members of the committee failec to arrive because of confusion as tc the time the meeting was to have beer held. After due consideration of th( situation, the following resolutions were adopted. First. That a county conventlor composed of delegates from each precinct be called to meet at Yorkvillt on Wednesday, the 29th day of Jul> next at 10 o'clock a. m., to take intc consideration the question of road improvement in York county. Second. That the voters are requested to assemble at their respective nreolncfs at 2 n'nlnrk n. m. on Sat urday, the 25th day of July next, tc elect delegates to the convention tc be called. Third. That each precinct will elecl the same number of delegates that it is entitled to in the County Democratic convention of York county. Fourth. The precinct chairman ol each precinct is hereby requested tc appoint three managers for holding and conducting the election at each precinct, and to receive and report tc the chairman of this committee the result of the election, and at the same time to notify the delegates elected, sc 4 W? /* ' ?! 1 r*?rt*vi w 4 lllitL inert: nitty Lie tt tun ctnu attendance of the representatives ol York county on this important subject. Fifth. That each member of this committee representing his township will confer with the precinct chairmar of the several township precincts and assist in the appointment of managers and giving due notice, and holding the elections called for, and In the absence of the precinct chairman or his inability to act, the member of the committee of the township is requested tc discharge this duty. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Under the change of schedule which went into effect on the Southern Sunday, the eastbound mail trair passes Yorkville at 10.15, and the west bound at 11.13. The trains meet al Rock Hill. ? Two horse-shoers at the "We-FixIt-Shop" drove 122 shoes last Saturday. Mr. Montgomery, the proprietor of the shop claims that this is something of a record, not only for this locality but for almost anywhere. ? About twenty guests enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. R. J. Herndon a few evenings ago at a pleasant Flinch party, given in honor of Miss Sadie Fant, of Union. The souvenirs were quite pretty, the design including the state colors. ? The Jasper Light Infantry went out for target practice last Saturday and had a preliminery shoot. It was the first experience that most of the men had had with Springfield's and the showing was rather indifferent. It is understood, however, that from now on the members of the company will Le afforded opportunities for considerable practice, and the probability is that some good marksmen will be developed. ? During the morning service last Sunday, Rev. W. G. Neville announced to his congregation that he had definitely decided not to accept the call that he recently received to Uniontown. Ala. He stated that as the result of his recent trip, he was impressed with the fact that Uniontown offer ed a promising field; but after thorough consideration, he had decided to remain with the church at Torkvllle. Many members of the congregation had been quite apprehensive that Mr. Neville's decision might be otherwise, and his announcement gave both relief and pleasure. After it was over, Rev. Mr. Neville was accorded an ovation by his congregation. The people of the town and community generally are gratified at Mr. Neville's decision. ? Monday evening the young men of Yorkville gave a dance in the opera house, complimentary to the visiting f young ladies. Owing to the inclemen1 cy of the weather quite a number , were prevented from attending, but I the following enjoyed a very pleasant i evening: Misses uorneiia union, tiaitie Elliott, Jennie Hart, Mattie Thom, as of Charleston, Mary Ashe, TClizabeth Hunter, Birdie Bird of Charlea' ton, Fannie Parish, Marie Moore, Ag| alise MeCaw, Josle Carroll, Leonora Willlford, Elise Latimer, Gerald Low' ry, Helen Lowry, Lyl Parish, Mrs. W. ' B. Moore and Miss Burke; Messrs. . Quinn Wallace, John Bowen, Avery Lowry. George Cartwrlght, Frank Dobi son, John Ashe, Jeffreys Ashe, Harry , Spann, Clark Adicks, Job Carroll, Robi ert Johnson, Roe Willis, Philip Hunter, r Keene Dobson, Ross Clinton, DeLeon Walker, Beale, of Cuba; Lyles, of Chester, and Ed Hanahan, of Columbia. - ABOUT PEOPLE. t Miss Mary Hunter is visiting friends ' in Bethel. 1 Dr. M. J. Walker has returned home from Baltimore. Mrs. J. J. Hunter has returned from a visit to Forest City, N. C. 5 Prof. Thompson went to his home In 1 Rock Hill on Monday. Mr. J. M. Spann, of Sumter, Is visit1 lng relatives In Yorkvllle. r Mr. Ed Hanahan, of Columbia, spent Monday night in Yorkvllle. Mrs. Sarah Wells has returned to Yorkvllle from a visit in Alabama. Mrs. D. E. Finley has .returned home after a visit to friends in Rx>ck Hill. Messrs. Jas. F. Hart and F. P. McCain went to Lancaster on Monday. Mrs. A. Y. Cartwright and Mrs. C. F. Gordon are at Piedmont Springs. Mrs. J. L. Barnett, of Albany, Ga., is visiting her brother, Mr. W. F. Bray. Hon. D. E. Finley, and sons, Gist and Robert, went to Rock Hill on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Harvey Witherspoon are at home after a two weeks' bridal trip. Mrs. Edward Thomas, of Sharon, was in Yorkvllle this week with friends. " Miss Esther Huff, of Landsford, Is the guest of the Misses Ormand, near Yorkvllle. D T Hurnrlnn .Tr. has return home from a week's visit to friends in Rock Hill. Mr. Geo. McCants, of Wlnnsboro, spent Saturday in town on his way to Cleveland springs. Misses Birdie Bird and Mary Ashe, and Messrs. T. J. and J. R. Ashe are i visiting in Rock Hill. I Mr. Marshall Neil, who has been at tending the University of Virginia, is t at home near Yorkville. , Mr. Paul G. McCorkle, of Chester, spent Sunday in Yorkville with his father, Col. W. H. McCorkle. Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Weber and Miss Bessie Gilbert left yesterday for an i extended visit to Winchester, Ky. I Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strauss are ex> nested home the latter part of this i week.^after spending several weeks In Arkansas. ? Mr. L. W. Jenkins, recently elected principal of the Yorkvllle Graded i school for whites, left yesterday to [ take a course In the summer school of r the south at Knoxvllle, Tenn. > Miss Nannie Grist returned home ' from Asheville, N. C., yesterday afternoon, where she had been attending . the annual convention of the Y. W. C., A. of the south during the past ten ( days. J Hon. D. E. Flnley went to Georget town last week to attend a meeting of t the board of U. S. engineers who have In charge the river and harbor 1m; provement work In this state. Mr. ? Flnley Is especially Interested In the > Improvement of the Wateree river, and J it was with reference to the work be> low Camden that he went before the > board of engineers. ! The Wilmington Messenger, of June 17 and 18 gives a full account of the annual conclave of the Grand Commandery, Knights of Pythias of North [ Carolina, in Wilmington on the 17th i and 18th. The report includes por1 traits and sketches of the newly elected J grand officers of the order and among [ these a portrait and sketch of Mr. William F. Robertson, a former citizen of Yorkvllle, born and reared here, ' and who always enjoyed the respect and esteem of the people among whom he grew up. Mr. KODertson was cnosen past grand chancellor of the ( Grand Lodge and the Messenger tells who he Is as follows: "There 1 is no more loyal Knight nor no : more zealous one that Major William ' F. Robertson. Pythianlsm is a part of his very self, and a big part at that. He never tires of praising the order 1 and his persuasive manner and fluen' cy of speech have been the means of adding many names to the roster of the Knights of Pythias. He is a past chancellor of Stonewall Lodge No. 1, of this city, and represents that lodge t in the present grand lodge. Major ' Robertson is a comparatively young ' man, but is one who today stands in 1 the front ranks of Wilmington's prom> inent citizens. He is a man of high moral character, superb intellect and rare accomplishments. He is also one 1 whom his fellow citizens love to honf or, for no matter how heavy the mani tie It always becomes him and he t wears it with grace and ability. At ( present he is a member of Governor C. B. Aycock's staff, a commissioner of New Hanover county, superintendent of the Clarendon Waterworks company and has but recently been elected president of the Wilmington Stone and Construction company." Bond In the Sum of $1,500. As anticipated in the notice printed In the last issue of The Enquirer, Mr. W. .A. Harper had no trouble in getting bond last Friday. Justice Jones fixed the amount at $1,500. Mr. Harper returned home by way of Chester. The bond had already been prepared with ample sureties, and Mr. Harper signed it while the train was waiting at the Yorkville depot. LOCAL LACONIC8. We Will Send the Enquirer From now until January 1, 1904, for $1.00. Mr. J. S. Harper deacl. Mr. J. Shields Harper, a well-known and highly esteemed citizen of the Point neighborhood died at his home at Balloon postoffice last Wednesday evening at 6.30 oclock. His death was due to consumption and be had been unable to work for about a year. He was burled at Bethel on Thursday. Mrs. Harner. whn wan Mian li!mllv Currence, survives him. There are also five children. Mr. Harper was about 50 years of age. C. G. Parish vs. 8. 8. 8mith, et at. The supreme court has affirmed the finding of the court below in the long drawn and hotly contested case of C. G. Parish vs. S. S. Smith, Louis Roth and A. L. Thompson. The case grew out of the effort of the plaintiff to recover the amount of a bond given by the defendants in claim and delivery proceedings. The defendants resisted on the ground of certain alleged errors in the drawing of the bond and on the ground that the amount claimed was far in excess of the value of the property for which they stood security. The amount involved is $300 and costs. The finding of the court below was for the plaintiff. Thomas F. McDow, Esq., for the plaintiff, and Major James F. Hart for the defendants. The Crowder*s Creek Bridge. The Carolina and North-Western freight train passed through Yorkville Monday morning with an unusually heavy load of material for the bridge over Crowder's Creek. The principal part of the load consisted of two masnlvp. iron hpamn. parh 10K fppt Inner and ten feet deep. Their weight waa 160.000 pounds each. Each occupied three flat cars and made a load that Is double the usual capacity. The cars swayed noticeably under the heavy load, and as it was understood that one of the beams was to be put off on this side of the creek, and the other on the other side, the train having to go to Gastonla and turn around before the second could be discharged, it may be Imagined that until they got the ugly task off their hands, the railroad people were In considerable suspense. SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. Because of the Floods. The railroad commission has served notice to the effect that It will defer action on the various pending petitions for the establishment of uhlon depots. This Is because of the heavy losses of 11 W.. wit? i diirudun uy ico^uii ui i event floods. The commission explains that it is proper to give the railroads time in which to recoup themselves somewhat before requiring them to incur expenses that are not absolutely necessary. Office of Bank Examiner. News and Courier: D. A. Q. Ouzts, of Greenwood, has written a letter to the governor calling attention to the fact that the legislature of 1895 passed an Apt for a bank inspebtor and asking what had been done about it. Investigation shows that the act is law, but somehow no salary was attached, and that is why no inspector has ever been appointed. It would be useless to appoint such an officer, for nobody wants an office without a salary. Proposed Summer Encampment. News and Courier: The local militia, and in fact all of the militia of the state, are taking much Interest in the proposed encampment to be held this summer. No plans for it have yet been decided on, but in view of the fact that the militia will receive aid from the national government in carrying out the encampment idea it is expected to be this time a larger one and more thoroughly military in its character than any ever held heretofore. The great trouble heretofore about holding encampments was the lack of money, but as this state is to receive a large share of the Federal appropriation this drawback will not be encountered. While the encampment will have its pleasant social features, the strict military part of it will bo more in evidence than ever, and it is expected to accomplish, a great deal in me improvement 01 me mimia. xnu place for the encampment has yet be.en chosen, and there will be a number of applications from cities and towns in the state. A movement has already been started in Columbia to offer extra Inducements for holding the encampment here. There are several high and cool localities near the city, exactly suitable for. the purpose. Important Liquor Decision. Columbia correspondent of News and Courier: The supreme court has-rendered an opinion of much importance in connection with the seizure of liquor by constables. It was a case from Spartanburg entitled Mattie M*.>ore vs. Ben W. Ewbanks. The.constable had seized a vehicle alleged to have been used in unlawfully transporting liquor and according to the usual custom, confiscated it. An action of claim and delivery was instituted in the circuit court, which decided that such action could not be taken, but that if the property was re- * covered at all it would have to be through the governor or state board of control, which had been the procedure in such cases. An appeal was taken to the supreme court, which holds that an action of claim and delivery might be brought to test whether the seizure of liquors by dispensary constables was in accordance with law or not, no other remedy for an alleged seizure being provided in the dispensary law. This upsets the whole procedure heretofore and it is likely that many cases will arise on the contention that vehicles and liquor had been Illegally seized. There is a case of that sort in Columbia now. To Rebuild the Destroyed Mills. Spartanburg dispatch of Saturday to Charlotte Observer: The firm of G. H. Gutting & Co., Worchester, Mass., has been awarded the contract for the rebuilding of the Gainesville, Ga., Cotton mill, which was demolished by a tornado several weeks ago. Thompson & Co., an engineering firm of Birmingham, Ala., was yesterday awarded the contract for the rebuilding of Clifton mills No. 1 and 2. During this week