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' f craps and |acts. ? The Daily Mail's corresjJondent at J New Chwang says: "Some Chinese fugitives from Port Arthur who ar- 1 rived here describe the situation of the inhabitants as desperate. Famine prices exist The cost of provisions increases weekly. Many persons are re- 1 duced to eating Chinese food and even that is dear. Millet flour costs $6 a ' bag. Whole streets and several pub- 1 lie buildings have been wrecked by the Japanese shell Are. The hospitals 1 are packed with sick and wounded." The Tokio correspondent of the Chronicle telegraphs: "Russian strategy has undergone another change. Ying Kow is to be again fortified. Four guns have been brought from New .Chwang, the garrison increased and the harbor mined." ? A dispatch ' from Raleigh, N. C., says: T. M. Pearsal, private secretary to Gov: Aycock,- who has just returned ? from the northwestern part of the state, where he was sent to inspect the Wilkesboro-Jefferson turnpike, one of the finest highways in the United States tells a very remarkable story of an occurrence during his trip. Mr. Robertson, editor of the Wilkesboro Hustler, owned a half grown setter dog which he was training to retrieve. The dog was very fond of bringing objects from the water. His owner was < on the bank at a deep pool when some men came up, and one of them threw i a dynamite cartridge into the pool in order to kill the fish. As the cartridge was thrown the dog dashed after It and to the horror of the editor, came out with the cartridge in his mouth, < the fuse being tolerably long. The men fled and so did the owner of the < dog, the dog following the latter. Frightened almost to death, the editor rushed toward a deep ditch, fortunately i qulte'wlde. dnd leaped across this con- i tinulng-.-to run for fully half a mile. I At the moment the dog reached the i bank ofrtha,ditch the cartridge explod- i 'lliai-iillw too Hoc him to Dieces. . Mr. Pearsall .says there is much talk about this occurrence, which is declared to have been the strangest that : ever happened in that section of the i state. Only the ditch saved the life of the editor, he says. < ? Wilmington, N. C., dispatch of i May 31: E. W. Kerr and R. C. South- 1 erland of Clinton, and C. F. Carroll i of Warsaw, were placed in the Robeson county jail this afternoon by Sheriff McLeod under the order issued , Saturday night by Judge R. B. Pee- , bles at Lumberton. In the contempt ; proceedings against the lawyers of , Lumberton, Kerr, Southerland and , Carroll made affidavits that they had seen Judge Peebles drunk, and as a j result of the statement Judge Peebles , held them in contempt of court and ordered the three affiants to go to jail for thirty days and fined them 3250, | 3200 and 3100, respectively. The papers were served this morning. When the prisoners arrived at Lumberton ] they received an ovation. As soon as ^ they were placed in jail supreme court Justice Connor was wired at | once to start habeas corpus proceedings. Judge Connor ordered the pris- j oners to be brought to Raleigh tomorrow. Kerr and Southerland are lawyers and Carroll is a mail agent. . All are men of prominence in their i respective homes. Judge George H. Brown, to whom Judge Peebles trans- ' ferred the contempt proceedings against the Bar to be heard at Fay- 1 ettevilie, June 14, asked to be excused from serving on account of family connection with one of the respond- ' ents. If he will not serve Judge G. S. 1 Ferguson will be asked to hear the case. ? Marshville, N. C., Home: "That's < the first time I've ever struck a man since I was converted," said Rev. J. t W. Little to Our Home man. He was > talking about the Mormon elders upon ' whom he applied some strenuous ar- ' gument with his fist at Wingate a few i days ago. While in conversation with I the "Latter Day Saints," he remarked ' that it was a shame that men of ordi- 1 nary Intelligence would be going over i the country advocating polygamy. I "Talk about the founder of Mormonism being inspired^" said he with sarcasm. "I think he was inspired of < the devil." And then one of the Mor- \ mon elders remarked that Christ's < mother practiced it. That was too | much for the evangelist and he laid ' his hand upon the shoulder of the el der and asked him not to repeat that ] again. "You may curse Jimmy Little," he said, "but if you repeat that again ] I'll hit you." Then the talking elder, ] apparently in a defiant manner, poked out his mouth toward the evangelist i and repeated it with emphasis, and ] immediately his mouth was mashed with the preacher's fist. The other elder said he believed the assertion of ^ his associate was true and then the preacher sailed on him with a blow ; and a kick and as they departed he < threw their valise at them and told ' them to henceforth and forever make j themselves scarce around that place, i The preacher says he regrets the occurrence, yet he thinks the offense ] was sufficient to justify the use of that kind of means, if such methods are i ever justifiable. ? Through Ambassador Porter, Sec- j retary Hay has requested the French government to exercise its good offices toward securing the release of Per- J dicaris, the kidnapped American in | Morocco. The French government has i undertaken the task and because of its closer association with the various elements in Morocco it is believed here that it can accomplish more 1 than any other government. The British government also is acting with crent onorn-v in h^hnlf nf vmincr Vnr- i ley, the stepson of Perdicaris and a British subject and the British officials are in communication with the United States government. This cablegram has been received at the navy department from Rear Admiral Chadwick, commanding the South Atlantic squadron at Tangiers: "The seizure of the American citizen was by the insurgent chief so as to bring pressure on the sultan of Morocco to secure the demands of his tribe. Our sense of the gravity of the case is shown by the presence of the Amer- i lean squadron and will undoubtedly cause the earlier yielding by the sultan i of Morocco to the demand of the chief, which is the only safe means of re- i leasing the captive." There is the I highest authority for the statement I that an attack on Tangier or ] an expedition against the brigands 1 will be followed by the immediate mur- \ der of the captive. Admiral Chad- 1 wick is not expected at present to i land a party from his fleet to pursue J the brigands but it is stated positively ] that if Raissouli executes his threat of 1 killing his captives the United States j government will insist that he be run 1 down and executed at any cost. The i Perdicaris matter was discussed at I some length at today's cabinet meet- < ing. 1 She fjorhrillr (Snquircr. ! YORKVHXE, S. C.: FRIDAY, JUNEl, 1904. Judge Parker continues to keep his own counsel, and for material for misrepresentation his enemies are confined to what he does not say. ??. 1 The United States supreme court i has decided that inhabitants of the ' Philippines cannot demand the right of trial by Jury in the absence of legislative enactment on the subject by congress. Many ladies of North Carolina, including the wife of Governor Aycock, i are sending flowers to Josephus Daniels, who is held in custody for con- i tempt of court. We can very well understand what these ladies think of i Judge Purnell and his action. It is suggested that in the event Russia declines to make peace after i 1 * T ~ *V?A nAnouoot ine jcipaiisse uuiupiccc cue wm|uco?. v* Manchuria, the Japanese will just cease operations and give the Russians to understand that they propose to destroy every Russian warship that i may hereafter venture east of Suez. Reputable men swear that they saw Judge Peebles of North Carolina drunk and he sends them to jail for contempt, tt is not difficult to believe that these men had quite a lively contempt for the judge, but where is the reason or justice in placing such a power in the hands of such a man? Judges are assuming too much power. It would probably be worth while 1 to start a movement for an iron fence around the King's Mountain battleground property at the expense of the national government. It certainly I looks like the national government could afford that much attention to the memory of one of the most import- 1 int battlefields of the American revolution. t g , i * , Among the valuable bulletins issued by Clemson college recently, is one on the "One Horse Farm," by Prof. J. S. Newman. It tells how to renovate and 1 improve worn out lands by rotation of ' crops for which it gives definite direc- 1 tions. This bulletin is well worth re- ' production, and it is our purpose to ?ive it in the next issue of The En- 1 juirer in full. 1 It is not to be denied that Grover 1 Cleveland's strong endorsement of Judge Parker is worth a great deal to that gentleman's chances and also to the Democratic party. If it be a fact that Cleveland himself is the strongest man the Democrats could nominate, ind we do not in the least doubt this, 1 then the next strongest man is the one ' ivho can command Cleveland's power- 1 ful support. If the Democratic party 1 makes a mistake in its nomination i there will be no shadow of excuse. St. Petersburg dispatches are to the effect that the czar is becoming impa- ' tient of Gen. Kuropatkin's management sf the campaign in Manchuria, and if It were not for the effect such a step would have on the public confidence, would at once dismiss both Kuropat- ' kin and Alexieff. While it is possible that the story may be true it is also possible that it is only a matter of ! presumption, based upon the supposed 1 feelings of the czar in the light of the unfortunate predicament in which he finds his army. ?- ? i Brig. Gen. Fred D. Grant has settled a burning question at Chicago , by declaring, In a public address, that there is only one place In Memorial Day parades for civil war veterans, 1 and that is at the front. The day belongs to the veterans. Gen. Grant says, and they should be given the place of honor in all ceremonies incident to the observance. It is difficult to understand how such : a question of precedence could possibly ( be raised by committees in charge of Memorial Day programmes. The fact 1 remains that it has been raised, and ; too often been decided improperly by ( placing regular soldiers, national guardsmen, and cadets in front of the ' veterans in the parades and ceremo- 1 nies. This seems to us a perversion i of the very spirit of the day. If Memorial Day means anything, it stands for an expression of the people's reverence for the memory of those who 1 died in the war, and a tribute of grateful respect and honor for the survivors of that conflict. It seems but little less than an insult to place any other organization ahead of the veterans on ] such occasions. They belong in the . position of precedence, at the front, the position they held during the conflict 1 of battle.?Washington Post. The foregoing is respectfully commended to our own committees on : Memorial Day observance. We think < the position taken by Gen Grant is correct and that the suggestions of the Post are quite pertinent. . . 1 Somehow, we have very little patience with the custom that allows judges to impose peremptory punish- i ment on alleged offenders for con- 1 tempt of court. Take the case of Daniels and Purnell In North Carolina, and there appears to be as much reason to assume that Daniels is right 1 as Purnell. Federal judges have had I personal interests in matters like this, i and without knowledge of the facts, ' It Is just as fair to claim that Purnell Is using his official power to further Ills personal interests as it Is to claim that Daniels is using his newspaper for that purpose. No other citizen Is allowed to get above the law and we can 3ee no reason why a judge should be allowed to do so. If Daniels slandered Purnell by direct statement or insinuation, Purnell should seek vindication at the hands of a Jury. There is something b^dly wrong with-a principle that allows him the use of judicial power In wreaking personal revenge. By jourtesy it may be called a provision for the preservation' of the dignity of the court; but as a matter of fact it seems to smack of a despotism that ;annot be exercised even in Russia without danger of dynamite. It does not seem to us that the right kind of a judge, or rather a judge, who is the right kind of a man, could bring himself to make use of such power in his own behalf. If the power is wise at all, it should. be exercised with the greatest caution and only in matters where the man who exercises it cannot possibly have any personal concern. A CASE OF CONTEMPT. Federal Judge Imposes Heavy Fine For Newspaper Criticism. They have been having a lively fight in North Carolina during several weeks past over efforts of rival interests to secure control of the Atlantic and North Carolina railroad and a succession of sensations was crowned on Monday by the action of Judge Purnell, of the United States circuit court in ruling Josephus Daniels, editor of the Raleigh News and Observer for contempt of court. Just what the merits of the case are, we do not pretend to be able to say.- We have not sufficient information on which to base an opinion, and from the number of charges and counter/charge^ that are pending,.we have an Idea-.that not a grehf many- other people are exaqtly cle&r'on the sub ject. .But anyway, it appears that after raofe or less ljtigation in the state courfaCVlnterests backing Messrs. Bunch McBee and Thos. D. Meares, succeeded in getting the matter into the United States court and having the men named appointed as temporary receivers. While the matter of appointing Meares and McBee was..pending, Josephus Daniels, who was on the other side, took occasion 'to - print in the News and Observer some suggestive criticisms as to the Judge's probable leanings, and also forecasted as a matter of course, his action with regard to the appointment of the receivers. Monday morning following the publication of the articles on Sunday, Daniels was served with a rule to at once show cause why he should not be punished for contempt. He appeared before the judge in custody of a United States marshal, and the attorneys failing to convince the court that the objectionable utterances were privileged and not in contempt, Purnell imposed a fine of $2,000. Daniels, through his counsel, asked leave to appeal; but the Judge said an appeal would not be granted, and gave the offender to understand that he must pay up instantly or go to jau. His attorneys then took the case before Judge Pritchard of the United States circuit court on habeas corpus proceedings, #nd Daniels was to appear before the Judge today. It is stated that friends throughout the state of North Carolina, have offered an amount in excess of $100,000 with which to pay the $2,000 fine, ker." UNITING ON PARrtEft."' Looks As If New York Man Is to Have Solid Support of Party. Grover Cleveland's frank, straightforward endorsement of Judge Parker, says the Washington correspondent of the News and Courier, has done much to clear the Democratic atmosphere, and encourage those members of the party who are sincerely interested in securing harmonious action at St. Louis, and in the campaign to follow the convention. The formal announcement of Mr. Hearst that he intends to abide by the decision of the convention, followed by the statement from St. Louis that he has relinquished his claim to three Boors of apartments in the Planters' Hotel, during the convention period, is also an indication that Mr. Hearst is preparing to take an humble seat on the Parker band wagon. Senator Gorman's declaration at the Maryland state convention, last week, to the effect that he is entirely satisfied with the honors already conferred upon him by the Democratic party is tjenerally accepted by his friends that he does not intend to make an issue with Judge Parker. Innlrlanfo r\f nom'npmHn interest, coming so closely together, have had a stimulating effect upon the Democrats who favor the nomination of Judge Parker. The New York Herald has interviewed several hundred prominent business men, of all shades of political opinion, as to what effect Judge Parker's nomination would have on the business interests of the country. The replies invariably were that the nomination of Judge Parker will not affect business prosperity any more than will the nomination of Roosevelt. All these indications of Democratic harmony are not gratifying to the Republicans, who have been banking heavily upon the general idea that it is an impossibility for the Democrats to get together during the present campaign. Senator Bailey, who is one of the most level-headed and progressive members of the Democratic party, in discussing the stimulus given the Parker movement, said he was prepared to withhold his personal preferences as to a candidate in the interest of party harmony. "It is well known," said Senator Bailey, "that I personally prefer the nomination of Senator Gorman, because I honestly consider him the strongest man we can nominate. There Appear to be many persons, who are us much interested in the success of the Democratic party as I am, who regard Judge Parker as the most availnble man to concentrate our efforts upon. Under the circumstances it seems to me that it is the duty of every j loyal member of the Democratic party to put aside his persona) feeling In this matter and Join in a united effort , to nominate the man who will command the largest vote. In my judgment we can better determine the , vote-getting strer^th of Judge Parker when the representatives of the party assemble at St. Louis. In Texas we 1 want to be with the winner, and, therefore, I anticipate that our delegation will go to the convention without in- 1 structions." Senator Bailey made .it perfectly plain, and so did his colleague, Senator ; Culberson, that Texas is friendly to .Tiirte-o Parker and instructions will not be necessary In view of the drift of ] general sentiment in the direction of Judge Parker. Mr. Cleveland's candid endorsement of Judge Parker suggests a heretofore unpublished incident in connection with the selecting of Mr. Cleveland as the Democratic candidate, the first time he ran for president. 1 A number of Democratic leaders met at the home of Samuel J. Tilden, (Graystone.) to select a candidate to . run against Blaine, in 1884. Among those attending the conference were: Daniel Manning, William C. Whitney, Senator Gorman, Ransom, of North Carolina: B. B. Smalley and Mr. Barnum, of Connecticut, then chairman of the Democratic national committee. Various names were considered, but no agreement was reached. Finally, when the conference was about to end, , Mr. Tilden, who had followed closely what had been said In behalf of the | men suggested, said he would like to i propose the name of a man who, he thought, would be elected. In his fee- i bie voice he added: i "We have a mayor down in Buffalo, Grover Cleveland, who is the best . vote-getter I ever knew. I am confident that If we nominate him we can elect him, but I want to say right here j that I will not vouch for what we can do with him, if elected, for he has a 'fill Af V? lo A?m " MERE-MENTION. , Turkish reformers claim that the sultan of Turkey Is planning a great 1 and final massacre of the Armenians. The general synod of the Reformed church in America is holding its ninety-eighth session; in Grand Rapids, Mich The Iowa Populist convention is in session in Des Moines. The tenth annual conference on international peace is holding a three days' session at Lake Mohonk, N. Y. Senator Fairbanks is spoken of as the Republican vice president A monument to the memorv of John Quincy Marr, the first Confederate soldier killed in actual conflict, was unveiled at Fairfax Court House, Va., Wednesday The case of the State of Texas vs. the J. M. Guffey Petroleum company, for penalties in the sum of {2,500,000 for violation of the anti-trust laws of the state, resulted in a verdict for the defendant The Americans in Paris held Memorial day services at the tomb of Lafayette, on the 31st of May. The Memorial address was made by American ambassador Porter The battleship Fuji is said to be a-groUnd on a reef on Miato island, where she is guarded by torpedo boats The suspension of S. Munn & Co., one of the oldest cotton firms in New York city, was announced on the Cotton Exchange Tuesday. The head book-keeper and cashier disappeared about ten days ago William Tascott, who murdered Amos J. Snell, a wealthy Chicago man, fifteen years ago, Is said to ^ova nnnfooooH hlo iriantltv flnfl H iPfi in Victoria, B. C., last winter The Russians at Vladivostok hanged a number of Chinese who .were caught signalling to the Japanese fleet. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Tin Mine Company Chartered. The secretary of state on Tuesday morning granted a charter to the new tin mining concern In Qaffney. The Carolina Tin and Development company Is capitalized at $25,000. The officers are J. A. Carroll, president; "W. E. Gettys, vice president; D. C. Ross, secretary and treasurer, and S. S. Ross, general manager. Fish Killed at Graniteville. : The people in the vicinity of Graniteville are very mucl. stirred up over the fact that some miscreant has poisoned all the fish in the creek there with chlorate of lime. Information of the poisoning began to develop when large numbers of dead fish appeared on the surface of the stream; but who placed the poison is not known. Women and children among the factory operatives have been getting a great deal of pleasure and satisfaction out of the fishing. To Annul Southern's Leases. Acting upon the suggestion of the general assembly, Attorney General U. X. Gunter has brought action to set aside the lease of several roads comprised in the South Carolina divis- ( ion of the Southern railway. The complaint was issued last Tuesday. Jas. P. Izler of Orangeburg; J. T. Hay of Camden; E. D. Blakeney of Kershaw; Sawyer & Owens and G. C. i Toals of Aiken, appear as counsel for the state, with the attorney general. The complaint alleges that the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad company, the Carolina Midland and South Carolina and Georgia Extension com- J pany were each competing lines with the Southern Railway company at the time the latter acquired control of ( them, and asks that the consolidation of these roads into the Southern Rail- . way Carolina division and their lease to the Southern Railway Company be 1 enjoined from further operating the | latter road mentioned, and that a receiver be appointed to take charge of the latter road and operate it under ( the direction of the court in order that i competition may be preserved and | inexe iuaus icgauy opeiaieu uy men respective corporations as separate properties. The action will be tried in the circuit court for Kershaw county. ? m ? The agricultural department's weekly summary of crop conditions, issued last Tuesday, related to cotton as follows: Although cotton continues small, a general improvement in its condition is indicated, especially in the central and western districts, where rains have been well distributed and generally ample. The least favorable reports are received from Georgia, Florida and portions of South Carolina. where drought continues. Lice are not so generally reported in the central and eastern districts as in the previous week, except in Georgia, but boll weevils continue to increase in the southwest and central cotton counties of Texas. As a rule the crop is well cultivated. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. rhos. W. Boyd?Is announced as a candidate for re-election to the office of county supervisor of York county. (V. B. Williams?Is announced as a candidate for recommendation for reappointment as county auditor. Ferguson & Clinton?Have grape-nuts, an ideal cereal food. They also have postum, the substitute for coffee, and magic yeast. FMrst National Bank?Solicits the business of York county people, andassures them of every courtesy consistent with sound banking. I. Edgar Poag, Broker?Wants .to irnrtttf n-Vi n von nront f a Kimf anil r?r exchange, and makes some remarks relative to real estate brokerage. Riddle & Carroll?Have a carload of D. M. Osborne & Co.'s mowers and rakes and want you to see them it you need one or both. F. Q. Wray?Says his shoe stock is a source of much pleasure to himsell and to his customers because of the good values that are to be found at his store. Special sale tomorrow, Monday and Tuesday of tinware. Strauss-Smith Co.?Tell you about the good qualities of the "Druid" sewing machine, which they sell for $15 cash. Your neighbor has one. las. M. Starr & Co.?Are offering some bargains in tobacco. They have a good machine oil for general use and a non-gumming oil for sewing machines. Foushee Cash Store?Will. have'' "a special shirt sale on Monday, June 6th, and says that there are great bargains in sight for that day. COTTON MILL ASSESSMENT., The state board of equalization has completed its labors after a session ol several days in Columbia, and has announced its assessments on the cotton mill property of the state. The total taxable property . of th? cotton mills, according to last year's assessments, was $34,657,765 and this year it is $37,762,066, an increase ol $3,200,000, and representing an increased income to the state of $16,000. The various mills in York county are now assessed as follows: Bowling Green Knitting $ 15,00( Clover Cotton Mill.. i 225,00( Fort Mill Mfg. Co.. 121.40C Millfort Mill v 61.72C Arcade Cotton Mill 120,801 Highland Park Mfg. Co 187.50( Manchester Cotton Mills 231,321 Victoria .* i 72,001 Tavora 50,001 York 172.501 Chlcora 60,001 Fewell Waste Mill 2,501 NOTE AND COMMENT. Reports from various sections wher? copious rains have fallen Indicate s considerable brightening up in th< crop prospects. Cotton, corn and other crops are growing rapidly now, aijc the grass is also getting in a prettj fair showing. The reports in the papers indlcat< that there has been rain in all parts of the Piedmont during the past few days; but in many localities the showers have been quite light. There is lots of complaint on account of th< prevalence of drought. A handsome watch fob, consisting ol black ribbon and gold disk charm was picked up on the streets of Yorkville on Memorial day by Mr. W. H nn?,ai? ~e Mill innmohln anil lafl TV IIIUIC U1 1'Vll, Kliii wvni.w<t?|/r at The Enquirer office, subject to th< demands of the owner. Up to this time the fob has not been claimed. Next Monday is salesday for June and the regular monthly meeting 01 the county board of commissioners takes place on the following Wednesday. HOMICIDE NEAR SHARON. Sam Sanders, colored, is dead as th< result of a pistol shot wound Infllctec by Smith Feemster on the outskirts of Sharon Wednesday morning. H< died during yesterday. The shooting was the result of i qvarrel about Sanders' wife, who was the only eye witness to the trouble, ant whose sympathies by the way, are 01 the side of her husband's slayer. According to such facts as are obtainable Feemster was seeking to persuade the Sanders woman to leave hei husband and go to North Carollni with him. Sanders followed the couplt to the outskirts of Sharon and then occurred the trouble that cost him hli life. According to the story of the wo man, Sanders struck Feemster wltl the loaded end of a buggy whip stock Feemster retreated and Sanders fol lowing him up, struck him again an< broke the whip stock over his head It was not until now that Feemste: made any effort at defense; but 01 being struck the second time he flrec at Sanders twice. One shot missed and the other took effect in the lowei part of Sanders' abdomen. Immediately after the difficult: Feemster surrendered to the prope; authorities, and together with the wo man was committed to Jail. As to Jus how much truth there is in the stor: of Sanders and the woman will hav< to be decided by the jury that hear! the case. DEATH OF JOHN R. LONDON. Major John R. London, whose critical illness was mentioned in our Rod Hill correspondence recently, died a' his home on Chatham avenue, Rod Hill, last Wednesday night shortly after 11 o'clock. Mr. London had been suffering foi some time past with a disorder of th< liver, and went to New York to consult specialists; but obtaining no relief or encouragement, could do nothing but calmly await death, whlcl came as stated. Mr. London was a native of Pittst>oro, N. C., and shortly before the outbreak of the war was engaged in business in Boston, Mass.; but came south to undertake service for the Confederacy. During most of the war he was engaged In railroad building. Aftei the war he located in Rock Hill anc became one of the leaders of the energj and progress that has done so muct Cor that town. Mr. London first engaged in merchandising, which business he pursued for several years. He early becamt Interested in cotton manufacturing first as a manager of the Red Bank mill, near Columbia, and afterward as the promoter of what was then known is the Standard Cotton mills of Rock Hill, now the Highland Park Manufacturing company. He was also connected with various other enterprises that contributed to the growth and develjpment of his town and community. Major London was a member of the Episcopal church, and it was owing :o his efforts largely that a church of that denomination was established .in t Rock Hill. He was always on the s right side of moral questions, and was J a leader in the movement that resulted in the driving of liquor saloons from A his town. C Mr. London married Miss Cammie I Rhodes of Pittsboro, N. C., shortly c after the war and she survives him. His surviving brothers and sisters are s Frank London of Atlanta, Ga,; H. A. *i and W. T. London of Pittsboro; Mrs. 1 Horton, also of Pittsboro; Mrs. Mary I C. Jones of Williston, S. C.; and Mrs. Snowden of Jacksonville, Fla. 1 In order to give distant friends and ( relatives time to arrive, the funeral t was postponed until this afternoon at a ' 5 o'clock. Extensive arrangements t ; have been made for the ceremonies in d connection with the interment. The religious services will he conducted Dy j ! Rev. J. C. Johnes. ] ! At a special meeting of the city l council yesterday, appropriate resolu- i tlons of respect and appreciation were | adopted. i WITHIN THE TOWN. ' ? Messrs. Ferguson and Herndon of 1 1 the street committee, have made a very ' decided improvement in West Madison ' street within the past few days and at ( . very small cost. ? Lawson Robinson, a negro lunatic ' died in the county jail last Wednesday morning. He had been committed ' from Rock Hill and was to have been * 1 transferred to the state hospital. His ; body was shipped back to Rock Hill j 1 yesterday. ? There was quite an interesting . game of ball on the Garrison green last ' Wednesday afternoon between juvenile ] ' teams from Yorkville and Rock Hill. . ' The Yorkville team won by a score of f 13 to 11. The Rock Hill boys came over In charge of Mr. J. H. Milling. ? Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Nell have the ' sympathy of the community In the . death of their ten months old son, . Walton Samuel. The child passed away ; 1 yesterday morning after an illness of > about ten days with peritonitis. The [ funeral was from the residence of the ; bereaved parents yesterday afternoon, > the seWlces being conducted by Rev. > Dr. W. G. Neville. , ?At a meeting of the governing [ committee of the Commercial club Wednesday afternoon, a resolution was adopted recommending that the comk mlttee on education take up the mat[ ter of offering inducements for the k location in Torkville of the female * college 'the Episcopalians of the state I are arranging to establish and endow. r It is thought that if YorkvUle should take hold of the matter in the right k spirit the proposed college, might be j secured. Heretofore members of the r club have had the privilege of bringing their lady friends on the first and third j Friday nights of each month. The k rule was changed so as to extend this privilege to every Friday night A f resolution was adopted extending the hospitalities ot the club to the teach ers who may attend the summer school. ^ ?The election -to determine whether 4 or not the voters of Torkvllle were j willing to authorize a levy of 3-mills on fhe dollar of the taxable property of the town- for the support^ of the p Graded school, was held yesterday afternoon In accordance with previous announcement, and resulted 31 to 23 In favor of the tax. Although there was no excitement, as will be seen from the voting there was considerable quiet opposition to- the levy. Some of ' the opposition Is based upon the claim 1 that the school has not been run as 3 efficiently as was warranted by the 2 proceeds from a 2-mlll tax; some is based on disapproval of the action of 1 the trustees in submitting In the elec3 tlon the ultimatum of "three mills or no . 1 school," and still others, not consld1 ering that they have any personal interest in the matter, are op* posed to paying an*' tax at all. The trustees hold that the school has been r conducted as efficiently as has been 1 practicable with the means at hand; 2 but that It is impossible to make both 2 ends meet without more revenue. The 3 report of the treasurer, as published in a public meeting held in the court house a short time before the election, 3 shows a deficit of about. 3600 in the * operations of the year just closed. With the increased revenue asked for 1 allowed, there is reason to hope for * more satisfactory results in the future r than have been obtained in the past. l 1 ABOUT PEOPLE. r Miss Laura Parish is visiting in Gaffney. r Miss Julia Smith is visiting relatives [ in Union. t Congressman Flnley returned from r Washington this morning. i Miss Daisy Pierce of Kershaw, is the guest of Miss Mary Ashe. Miss Mamie Squires of Columbia, Is visiting Mrs. S. A. Weber. Mrs. W. B. Moore returned from i Hot Springs Wednesday evening, t Mr. and Mrs. Jake Mackorell went c to Lancaster yesterday on a visit. Miss Bessie Gilbert has returned home from the Columbia Female colr lege. ? Miss MIttie Dobson of Lynchburg, Va., is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Dobson. Rev. W. C. Ewart left Tuesday even1 ing for a two weeks' visit to New York and other northern cities. Miss Eleanor Clarke of Statesville, ? " ' ?- TT 1?111- ?lo|| In ' IN. <J., IS in xurnvuic uu ?. ?aik ?.? Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Clark. i Miss Elise Stokes who has been teaching: in Gastonia has returned to ' ' Yorkville for the summer. 1 r Miss Fannie Curry of Winthrop col- 1 1 lege, visited Misses Annie McPheeters 1 r and Kittle Dickson this week. i Misses Tallulah Neville and Anna 1 Steele McCaw, have returned from the ' College for Women in Columbia. I I Mrs. C. E. Spencer entertained the ' ! Juvenile baseball club of Rock Hill, at < , lunch last Wednesday afternoon. 1 : Mrs. A. D. Dorsett of Clover, spent ' i several days this week in Yorkville, I i the guest of Mrs. S. W. Robinson. : Mr. B. L. Jones, former superin- ' tendent of the Yorkville Graded < schools, was in Yorkville last Wed- 1 : nesday. I Mr. A. D. Robertson of Augusta, Ga? and Mr. John R. Ashe of Kershaw, i spent Tuesday and Wednesday in 1 Yorkville. c Mrs. L. A. Covington, who has been t he guest of Mrs. Ernest Heath for everal weeks, leaves tomorrow for lonroe, N. C. Misses Mary Williams, Strauss Valker, Nannie Grist, Mary Eunice Jrlst, Geraldlne Lowry and Ethel ^atlmer have returned from Wlnthrop ollege. Miss Brennie Thompson of Rlverilde, Lancaster county, has been vesting the family of Mr. John B. Wiliams at Hickory Grove, and of Dr. A. W. White at Yorkville. The Wlnthrop Alumnae Association las appointed Miss Nannie Prances Srist, 1904, a member of the commUee on scholarships. This is an unulual compliment, as Miss Grist has >een an alumna only since last Tueslay. Misses Mary Ashe, Daisy Pierce and kittle Dobson; Messrs. J. B. Bowen, 3. Q. McElwee, Frank Dobson, Keene Dobson, Ernest Lowry and Job Carroll, vent over to Rock Hill Wednesday for he commencement german Wednesday light. The Associate Reformed Presbyterian of Wednesday prints the following as a list of the visitors who are jxpected to attend commencement exercises In Due West: Revs. W. A. Blakely, J. W. Balrd, T. G. Boyce, J. 5. Moffatt and family, S.-J. Patterson, I. P. Knox, B. H. Grler, J. K. Montgomery, D. G. Phillips, Oliver Johnson, J. C. Galloway. R. G, r. Miller. W. W, Drr, Mr. Geo. S. Mower, Mrs. Drayton Brown and Mrs. Klbler, Prosperity; Mrs. Schorb and Miss Anna Cherry Schorb, Yorkville; Mrs. Margaret Gason, Chester; MIbs Mamie Kennedy and Mr. Porter Kennedy, Sharon; Miss Janie Whitesldes, Gastonia; Mr. J. E. Taylor, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs, E. * D. Ellis, Tallahassee, Fla.;- MrtL R.'*. M. Stevenson, Clover; Mr. R. Al Bry 3on, (juntown, aiisb. ; air. i. n. uiuwu, Washington. D. C.: Mrs. R. R. Moffatt, Chester; Miss Britt, Seneca; Mn. Leverett and son, Moscow, S. C.; MWa Statia Bradley, Misa Annie IJradlef; Troy; Miss Josle Lyon, Prof, and-Mrs. r . W. R. Bradley, Abbevilltf; Mrs, L. I... * Echols and Miss Pearl Davis, Covington, Ga.; Mr. Ralph E. Grier, Mr. fend-" Mrs. W. S. Lesslie and Miss Jenhle ' Lesslie, Lesslie; Miss Alice Smith, De f catur, Ga.; Miss Jennie "Vyideman, Long Cane; Miss Cleo Lesslie, Hickory Grove; Mr. J. Watt Klrkpatrlck and Miss Llla Kirkpatrick, charlotte; Miss Lucia Cheatham; Mrs. W. W. Jenkins, Yorkville; Mr. J. & McDonald, Wlnnsboro; Frank C. Huffman, , Lockhart; Miss Alma Walker, Yorkville; Miss Crawford, Gastonla; Miss little, Gaftney; Mr. L. C. Caldwell, Statesville; Mrs. Nelll E." Pressley, Tamplco, Mex.; Mrs. S. A. Pressly, Hendersonville; Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Pressly, Clover; Capt F. Dllllng,. King's Mountain; Dr. and Mrs. H.?E. Pressly, Birmingham; Rev. J. H. Simp- . son, Hickory Grove; Mrs. Judge Klugh, Abbeville; Misses Rosa and Blanche Tribble, Anderson; Rev. Ira Caldwell, Moreland, Ga.; Mrs. W. A. Forb, Columbia; Miss Luclie Haddon, Green ville; Miss Lockwood, Gaffney; Misses Fannie and Mary Stark, Abbeville; Miss Dorcas Brice, Marion. Junction, Ala.;Mrs. J. E. Sloan, Verdery; Rev. A. L. Patterson and Miss Mamie Patterson, ML Carmel; Prof. Prlngle Clinkscales, Iva; Prof. Mark Bradley, Clemson; W. N. Peoples, W. A. Grler and J. R. Hayes, Steele Creek, N. C. LOCAL LACONIC8. We Will Send The Enquirer From now until January 1st, 1906, for 61.12. Baseball In Rock Hill. A Torkville baseball team played the C. M. A. team on the grounds of the latter on Monday and Tuesday afternobns. The C. M. A. team won both games, the first by a score of i4 to ll, and the second by a score of 8 to 2. Death of Mrs. L. N. Culp. ? Fort Mill Times: At a few minutes before 7 o'clock Thursday morning, Mrs. Mary Jane Culp, wife of Mr. L. N. Culp, died at her home on Confederate street, after an Illness of many months. Mrs. Culp was a native of this county, her birthplace being the * Poag farm, nine miles south of Rock Hill. She was first married to Dr. James H. Stewart, and after the war, when her husband was dead, she married Mr. L. N. Culp. During the 72 years of her life she was active, energetic, and industrious, fond of her home, her children and her friends. She was among the first members of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church and was ever faithful to her vows. The deceased is survived by a husband and three children, Miss Ella Stewart, Mrs. J. H. McMurray and Mr. W. J. Stewart, all of Fort Mill. Funeral services were conducted by Dr. J. H. Thornwell - - j j from tne nome 01 me ueueoacu * * afternoon, after which the buiial was made in the town cemetery. Finley on the Situation. Washington dispatch of Wednesday: Representative Finley of South Carolina who came to Washington to at- . tend to some departmental business in an interview tonight comes out strongly for Judge Parker as the Democratic nominee for the presidency and explains that the reason that South Carolina did not instruct for Parker was because the instruction of delegates was against precedent In South Carolina. "Every one of South Carolina's 18 delegates to the Democratic convention is in favor of the nomination of Judge Parker," said Representative Finley. "The sentiment of the state is largely for Judge Parker, and In our state convention we obliged every delegate to stand up in his place and declare his preference for the nomination. Every one of them expressed preference for Judge Parker. In our state it is contrary to precedent to instruct our delegates. In fact when we know where every one stands It is not necessary. We can trust the men we send to represent us. uur Jelegation stands in much the same position as the delegation from Alaj.ima. The Aiabamians are for Parker aut are not instructed, that is^heat:itude of our delegates. Senator Tillman who heads the delegation has ieclared his preference for Judge Parter." Battle of King's Mountain. Governor Heyward has received 'rom Henry C. McCook, a prominent Pennsylvanian, a suggestion as to the :elebration of the 125th anniversary of he battle of King's Mountain, and the