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?mp? and |acts. ? Southbound Atlantic Coast Line passenger train from Rocky Mount, N. C., to Wilmington was wrecked last Tuesday by running Into an open switch at Overman's siding, two miles north of Warsaw. Engineer Guilford F. Home of Wilmington and his colored fireman, Sterling Creech of Rocky . Mount, were instantly killed. None of the passengers were seriously Injured, although the entire train with the exception of a Pullman was piled up alongside the track. Cbast Line officials are of the opinion that the switch was tampered with. ? Every part of the city and harbor of Port Arthur is visible from Two Hundred and Three Metre hill, says a cable from the Japanese headquarters. The streets of this city are deserted and but few soldiers are doing patrol duty. Many buildings have been burned and others shattered. The shelters of the harbor present a strange appearance, with the turrets, masts and funnels of warships showing Just above the water. There Is not a vessel afloat in the harbor. The docks and buildings on the water front are torn and burned. The Japanese shells reach every part of the city and harbor. ? After passing resolutions commending the aid of the government In its efforts to exterminate the boll weevil, and urging the farmers of the infected districts In Texas and Louisiana to burn all cotton stalks in the early fall, the National Cotton convention. in session at Shreveport, La., adjourned late Wednesday afternoon. Prior to the adoption of the resolutions, a spirited fight was precipitated on the floor of the convention by the proffering of a majority and minor report The bone of contention was a plank inserted by M. L. Johnson of Georgia, to the effect that the only way to destroy and prevent the spread of the boll weevil is to prevent the planting of any cotton within the in fected sections of Texas or any other state or territory, wherein infected lands exist, for the period of one year. The minority report agreed to all recommendations of the majority except this plank, which was finally voted down. ? A story of hardship and miraculous escape from death was related by the crew of the New York barkentlne Emita, which was brought to Boston Thursday by the Clyde line steamer New York. The Clyde liner rescued the unfortunates last Saturday, IS hours after they had been carried adrift on a fragment of their vessel. The Emita, which left Fernandina, December 7, with a cargo of lumber for Fall River, struck on Diamond Shoals, off Cape Hatteras, last Saturday night, during a heavy storm and was pounded to pieces by the furious seas within half an hour after she touched bottom, yet not a life was lost. Capt. W. E. Reemie of Machias, , Me., his wife and a crew of seven men were in tne vessel wnen 11 si.ra.nueu. The little party drifted for 20 miles, standing; In more than a foot of water in this uncertain craft. At last the steward found some dry matches and kindled a Are, which attracted the attention of the New York's officers. ? The general staff at St. Petersburg, apparently, is entirely satisfied with the military situation in Manchuria, being convinced that the Japanese have reached their high tide. A high officer said to the Associated Press last Wednesday: "The Japanese army is unique In military history and probably the strongest in the world combining the strength of barbarism with civilisation, drawing from the former fanatical bravery and scorn of death and from the latter the latest knowledge of the science of war. We have been fighting them under heavy handicaps but have at last definitely stopped them. They have missed the psychological moment They are not strong enough to attempt to turn Mukden now and will not be even if Port Arthur falls and 50,000 reinforcements are sent up to join Field Marshal Oyama. In the meantime Russian troops are piling up behind Mukden. In February, before the port of Newchang is ice free, Gen. Kuropatkin will have close upon half a million men disposed in three armies, amply sufficient to turn Oyama's position at the Shakhe river and force the Japanese back into Korea and the Liaotung peninsula. ? Rochester, N. Y.. Advertiser: Several weeks ago Frank Shults, dairyman, at Babcock Hollow, near Bath, ; missed a valuable cow from his herd. At first It was supposed the animal had strayed from its pasture. So Inquiry was made of the neighbors, but nothing could be learned of the animal. Mr. Shults, while loath to believe it, finally embraced the theory that the animal had been stolen during the night. Accordingly a watch was placed to detect, if possible, the identity of thieves should the attempt be repeated. A week passed, and as no thieves appeared and no more cat- 1 tie were missed, the watch was aban- : doned. The very next day another 1 valuable cow was missed. Shults then thought it was time there was "something doing," so a double watch was set and maintained for a month, but no more cattle disappeared. The mystery of the cows' disappearance was ' explained yesterday, when in drawing away a large strawstack in the barnyard the decomposed bodies of the cattle were discovered. The animals had tunnelled under the stack while 1 feeding, and becoming lodged under the straw had suffocated. ? After a thorough Investigation by a sub-committee of the judiciary committee. the house of representatives on last Tuesday voted to Impeach Judge Charles Swayne of the northern district of Florida for high crimes and misdemeanors. Among other things Judge Swayne was charged with having sworn to and collected expense accounts of ten dollars a day when his expeases were much less than that amount. He is also charged with having sold judgments and having arbi- ' #i*qi?I1v nhiPftlftTlahlfl mmV,r-o r\t 1 % **J * UiVU " "<* - ----- I1IVIII w O Vk the bar for contempt. He spent but ' little of his time In the state of Flor- 1 Ida, attending to his business. The ( case against hJm rests principally upon his conduct In swearing to false accounts. The Impeachment resolution which was passed by a vote of 198 to ! 61, reads as follo^: "Resolved that a of repreAjhj^Kas^rfid of all the peo- t pie of"the States to impeach < Charles grower Judge of the district i court of tieTjfcJnlted States for the < northern dftfKct of Florida of high crlnyj*nnd r^MCmeanors in office, and ] to acquaint Ae' qenate that the house i of representatives will In due time ex- < hlbjt part it liar articles of impeach- i ment again.** him and make good the < >1 f J I " same, and that the committee demand that the senate take order for the appearance of snld Charles Swayne to answer said Impeachment." This Is the first case of impeachment of a Federal Judge In seventy years, and the first case of Impeachment proceedings since the Impeachment of Gen. Belknap of Grant's cabinet. She \(orkrillr (gnquirrr. YORKVTLXE, 8. O.i FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1904. Thomas W. I.awson, author of Frenzied Finance, but before anything else a speculator, is making things livelier every daj\ During1 me pasi few weeks he has been resorting to half page newspaper attacks on varl-, ous kinds of stocks, and has forced his opponents Into the newspapers also. Pages of the great newspapers of New York are being used dally In attacking and defending stock jobbing schemes. At this time Lawson seems to have the best of It. He has paralyzed various kinds of stock, causing declines which in the aggregate amount to millions. Some of rhe big dailies have closed even their advertising columns to Mr. Lawson; but the wily trickster Is still finding means to keep his ene- J mles on the run. The government will not tolerate the unionism of the letter carriers or of the rural free dellvefy carriers. That fact has been made pretty clear by developments of the past few days. The presidents of both of these organizations have been dismissed from the service. In the case of the president of the letter carriers, It was because that official had lost too much time from his work, and In the case of the president of the rural free delivery carriers. It was because that official had been too active In trying to Influence congressmen to vote for Increases of pay. The government seems to recogni::e the possibilities of thorough organization in these two branches of the postal service. At any rate the officials now in control do not propose to take any chances in loosening their power. Ei be-where in today's issue Is reproduced a very interesting interview which Mr. Frank B. Hayne has given to the New Orleans Times-Democrat. Mr. Hayne, as we have taken occasion to say before, stands high in the cotton world, and his character Is in every way equal to his splendid Judgment and business capacity. He is In business, of course, to make money; but naturally he is a bull. His manipulations are always on the bull side. Of course, he do?s not hesitate to take profits when he sees the bears In the saddle: but he would rather see cotton high than low. That is because, first of all he is a southerner. He believes in the south?the old south or the new south?it makes no difference to him, against the world. The principal point in his interview is that if the farmers of the south would only hold back about half a million bales?that is hold this amount absolutely off the market and let it be understood that It will not be sold for less than 10 cents, that price would be realized. Mr. Hayne is undoubtedly correct in his view of the situation and the only trouble in the way is a safe practical and well defined plan of operations. To simply advise the farmers to hold is worse than useless. The world knows that they have the cotton and that they will have to sell it. That Is a fact from which there is no escape. But if the farmers were organized under a plan that would allow each Individual to do as he pleased with a part of his holdings, while the remainder, the surplus?that portion over the requirements of consumption ?were under the control of a master business giant, to be disposed of only in accordance with his directions, the price of cotton would be whatever the farmers might choose to demand. There Is promise of serious trouble ahead of the Southeastern Tariff association. The Southeastern Tariff association is an organization that is maintained by the insurance companies to fix rates. It was banished from the s- ate some two or three years ago by a special act of the legislature on the ground that it was maintained for the purpose of preventing competition. Under a promise to "be good" the association was allowed to return to the state, what is known as the Mauldin act being passed at the last session of the general assembly for that purpose. The understanding was that the association would not rt se its rates. Within the past few mo ths the state has been re-rated by agents of the association, and in almost every instance rates were made higher than they have been for yea^s. This was noticeably the case in Ytykvllle, for instance. Rates were raised here on various pretexts, and some of these pretexts were most trivial. The understanding Is that the same thing has been done slsewhere. Anyway, Comptroller General Jones is receiving numerous comrvlolnto frnrr oil narte r\f tho atotn and he proposes to call the especial attention of the legislature to the matter. The Enquirer was among the newspapers which thought It would be wise and proper to allow the tariff association to resume business in South Carolina; but we now frankly admit that we were mistaken. We are able to cite numerous Instances of arbitrary, un in st and unreasonable raising of rates, and we believe the association is guilty of bad faith. As w j see it, there is no other way for it than to banish the association again and we hope that the general assembly will do it at once. REDUCE THE ACREAGE. Southern Cotton Growers' Protective Association Adopts Resolutions. mam*rftftWr port. I.a., last Tuesday night, Presllent Harvie Jordan, of Georgia, in the chair, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: "The Southern Cotton Growers' Protective association recognizes that the south faces a monetary crisis,i Jue to the recent depression in the price of her great money staple crop, ;otton." The resolution speaks of the bearish speculative Influences and continues: - . "We know that at the present prices of manufactured cotton goods and the splendid trade condition throughout the civilized world, that the mills can absorb the entire output of the present crop at 10 cents per pound, paid to the producers. We therefore earnestly call upon the holders of spot cotton in the south to stand firmly together and demand a minimum price of 10 cents per pound for the remainder of the cotton crop in their possession. We earnestly Invoke the aid of the bankers, merchants and other allied interests throughout the south in successfully resisting the present crisis which confronts southern agriculture and commercial industries, and we wish to emphasize our high appreciation of the voluntary proposition of southern bankers to finance the present situation. "We urge the farmers of the south to organize as speedily as possible in order that they may have a uniform system of co-operation and protection. "We. authorize the president of this association to confer with the official heads of allied organizations throughout the south for the purpose of holding a southern Interstate convention at the city of New Orleans, or other conveniently located city in the cotton belt, on the fourth Tuesday in January, 1906, to consider the best interests of the producers with reference to the cotton industry of 1905. "We urge curtailment in production of cotton and an Increased production of food supply crops. We congratulate the producers of the south in the firm and loyal stand they have taken since December 3 and their financial ability to hold their cotton and prevent its confiscation at prices which are illegitimate and below the cost of production." A resolution was also passed commending the correctness of the reports of the government statistician at Washington. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. i ' -i j Fraternal Union of America?Woodmen of the World?Monster Hog? Municipal Election?Attraction at Winthrop?Business Changes?Marriage Announcement. Oorrcspondenc* of the Torkrille Enquirer. Rock Him., Dec. 16.?Rock Hill Lodge No. 168 Fraternal Union of America, was favored with a very pleasant and encouraging visit by supreme steward, Newman Laser of Atlanta, Ga., this week. As was previously announced, the banquet and public increase meeting of this lodfcre, was scheduled for Monday night; but as the hall could not be secured for Monday night the meeting was postponed until the next night. The meeting was held in the Jr. O. U. A. M's. hall Tuesday night and was a splendid success socially as well as from a business point of view for the order. Although some of the members were detained by business, the attendance was very good. There were quite a number of visitors present. mootin or ii'a a c-a 11 A.i tn order and X IIC JllttV4..0 presided over by "Frater" M. G. Bryant, fraternal master elect, who explained the object and purpose of the meeting and delivered a very nice and entertaining address of welcome. Mr. Laser was then introduced. He spoke for about 55 minutes giving a clear, concise and Interesting talk in I which the plans and workings of the | order were fully explained. He also spoke of the merits and progress of the order, of Its high standing among the fraternal organizations of the country, and the benefits to be dej rived from membership in the order. His speech was to the point and was well received. At the conclusion of Mr. Laser's spech, Mr. Bryant arose and In behalf of the lodge, thanked Mr. Laser for his Interesting and Instructive talk. He then appointed a committee to receive the applications of any who wished to join the order, and announced that a recess of 15 minutes would be taken for the committee to receive applications. Quite a number applied for membership. These applications were acted upon favorably by the lodge. The lodge then assembled in business session for the purpose of electing a secretary and treasurer for the ensuing year, a fraternal Master and other officers to serve the first six months of the new year. The election resulted in the selection of the following officers: Fraternal master, M. G. Bryant; Justice, J. K. Scoggins; secretary, J. H. McFadden; treasurer, George Beach; protector, J. B. Lineberger; Truth, T. R. Yarborough; Mercy, A. S. Hand; guide, E. C. Lesslie; guard, A. K. Collins; sentinel, A. B. Sheppards; stewards, A. J. Evans, W. S. Percival and J. L. Hemphill; physicians, Drs. W. G. Stevens and J. E. Massey, Jr. The next number on the programme was a supper served in the spacious parlors of McElwee's restaurant to members of the lodge, applicants for membership and a few visiting guests. The menu consisted of oysters prepared in all styles, eggs, ham, steak, etc., and was thoroughly enjoyed by all. Mr. Laser's visit has stimulated interest and activity in the work and will prove very beneficial to the lodge. Walnut Camp W. O. W. met in regular session Monday night and elected the following officers to serve the ensuing year: Consul commander, J. E. Parker; advisor lieutenant, W. G. Duncan; banker, W. H. Hope; escort, G. W. Ayers; watchman, D. L. Gallman; sentry, T. V. McFadden; manager, J. B. Johnson; camp physicians, Drs. W. W. Fennell, A. S. Lynn, T. A. Crawford, W. G. Stevens, J. E. Massey, Sr., and J. E. Massey, Jr., and T. L. Corn well. The large hog belonging to Andy Hall, referred to In my last letter, was killed Tuesday. It weighed 695 pounds gross. A number of hogs have been killed In this section which netted over 300 pounds. Although the city election for the purpose of selecting a mayor and three aldermen is nearly a month off, considerable Interest is being rpanifested in the matter already, and there will very likely be several candidates In the field for mayor. Mr. Hull, the i incumbent, will offer for re-election and several other prominent citizens i are ftlw : The John ThumaW Concert company i is booked to appear at Winthrop college next Monday night. This company consists of Jno. Thomas, whose | reputation as a humorist is almost world-wide. Misses Annie Webster Thomas and Adelaide Louise Wood, ( both of whom are said to possess i marvelous musical abilities. They have i visited most of the principal cities in ] the United States and according to the i press notices they never fall to please. Several important business changes will take place in the city with the beginning of the New Year. C. W. Frew, who has been conducting a successful mercantile business here for about 25 years, has sold his business to three Rock Hill men, one of whom is now a member of one of the largest business houses of the city. The new firm will take charge of the business January 1st. I understand that Mr. Frew will engage in business in Rock Hill, but he has not made his intentions public yet. S. E. True, one of the proprietors of the Cut Price Store, is preparing open up a branch store in Spartanburg early In the new year. Mr. True will' have charge of the Spartanburg store himself and Mr. R. W. Crawford will continue to conduct the firm's business here. The New Century Drug Store wllj also change hands on Jan. 1, 1905. Mr. O. K. Williams, the present proprietor, has sold his stock of goods to Dr. J. D. Austin and G. P. Neel of Greenwood county, who will take charge of the business on Januarv 1st. Rock Hill people and the many customers of the New Century Drug1 Store throughout this section, will be glad to know, however, that Mr. Williams will remain with the new company and that he and his excellent family will continue to reside In Rock Hill. In addition to these I understand that the business of one or two other houses In the city may change hands soon. Mr. J. S. White recently purchased a vacant lot from F. H. Barber on Main street adjoining the building occupied by the Rock Hill Supply company, and will have a brick store building erected on it at an early date. This building will be occupied by Messrs. Kuykendal & Cunningham, who are now occupying a part of the Rock Hill Supply company's building. Christmas is drawing near. The merchants have been preparing for it for some time. They now have their Christmas goods on display and are waiting for the holiday shoppers whom they will be pleased to wait on whenever they come in. , . Mrs. Lottie Hudson Wherry of this <?lty, and Mr. C. H. Deal of Columbia, Will be married on Dec. 26th at 5*30 p. m. at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Wherry, 304 Pine street. r FORD-STANTON. Marriage of Two Popular Young People at Bethel. Correspondence of the Yorkrlll# Enquirer. Bethel, Dec. 16.?The marriage of Miss Lula Hunter Ford to Mr. Haskell Stanton, which took place Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock at the home of the bride's brother, Mr. Jesse Ford, near Bethel church, was an event of much interest to the friends of the contracting parties and the community generally. It was an unusually elaborate and beautiful home wedding. The color scheme of green and white, emblematical of the season, had been carried out in detail in the.decoration of the hall and drawing room. The dining room was draped in red, and a huge fire of Yule logs lent a rosy glow to the scene. Preceding the ceremony, Miss Ida Ormand sang "Because i Liove iou, Dear," to a piano accompaniment by Miss Emma Ford, and a violin obllgato by Miss IsabeUe Acrowoc&k Promptly at the appointed hoar, more than a hundred guests having assembled, the approach of the bridal party was announced by Mendelssohn8' wedding march, played by Miss Isabelle Arfowood on the violin and Miss Elizabeth Hunter cm the Jpiano. The ushers, Mr. Fred Jackson and Dr. I. H. Campbell, entered first, fo! lowed by two dainty little flower girls. Misses Emily Dulln and Esther Ford. Then came the bride, leaning on the arm of the groom. They were met in the center of the room by the Officiating minister, Rev. W. B. Arrowood, who, under a bower of evergreen and mistletoe, pronounced the words of the marriage ceremony. Immediately after the ceremony the wedding party drove to the home of the groom's father, Mr. D. G. Stanton, where a brilliant reception was given them. Mr. and Mrs. Stanton will make their home for the present with Mr. Stanton's parents. Mrs. Stanton is a niece of the late Lawson K. Armstrong, and is a young woman of unusual attractions and charm. She is exceedingly popular, not only in her own community, but wherever she is known. Mr. Stanton is the only son of Mr. D. G. Stanton, and is a young man In every way admirable and deserving of the bride he has won. They both have numerous friends who wish them every good fortune. " MERE-MENTION. The Alabama State Normal school for negroes, was destroyed by fire Tuesday night. The property loss was about $25,000 The entire cabinet of Spain resigned last Wednesday, assigning no cause whatever Three firemen were killed, more than a dozen injured, and $700,000 worth of property was destroyed by a fire which swept the wholesale business district of Minneapolis, Wednesday... The American embassy at St. Petersburg has received a letter signed by sixty-eight Japanese officers, who are prisoners at Madvid, Russia, asking that a representative of the American government be sent to that place. No reason for the request was assigned, but an attache of the embassy was sent to Madvid at once In connection with the evidence against Judge Swayne, it has developed that about half the number of Federal judges on the bench have been in the habit of turning over expense accounts of $10 a day to the government Clark Davis, editor in chief of the Philadelphia Ledger, and father of the au thor, Richard Harding Davis, died at his home In Philadelphia, Wednesday, aged 70 years Two miners were killed and three Injured by the caving In of the roof of the Highland Bay gold mine, about twenty miles north of Salt Lake City, Utah, Tuesday A British steamer was wrecked off the western coast of Scotland Tuesday night, and her entire crew of ten were lost Michael Sasoneff, the assassin of Russian minister of the interior Von Plehve was sentenced on Monday to penal servitude for life, and his accomplice Sikovifsky, was sentenced to twenty year's imprisonment i Four hundred and seventy United i States marines sailed from League Is- ! land, Pa., navy yard Tuesday, for the Isthmus of Panama, where they will do police duty Secretary of the i Treasury Shaw has recommended to i congress the appropriation of $1,250,- ] 000 for the Federal building In Atlan- ; ta, Ga The Humbert oil fields, i near Houston, Texas, were damaged to the amount of about |30^.$00 Tues- j day niaht lay gas eicaplngun tdense I volumes from tissues In the ground, i Frank H. Cunningham of Oma- . ha, Neb., president of the National < Association of Rural carriers, and Jas. 1 Keller, president of the National As- ! soclatlon of Letter carriers, were dis- i missed from the United States postal 1 service by Postmaster General Wynne i last Tuesday, for Insubordination and ] neglect of duty, 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. J. H. Saye, Chairman?Gives notice that the board of control will receive applications up to Dec. 23, for the position of dispenser of York county. W. G. Neville?Haa a horse, buggy surrey and harness for sale. He wants to sell quick. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis.?Gives notice of sale of several tracts of land on salesday in January, as follows: In the case of W. Brown Wylie, as Admr. of R. K. Seahorn, dec'd. vs. J. N. McDlll and Rufus Nichols; -in the case of W. B. Good et al. vs. Kate MqGowan Good, et al; in the case of D. E. Boney, plaintiff, vs. Arthur C. Boney, et al., defendants; in the case of James Long Sanders, et al., vs. Lillian.Sanders, et al, and also in the case of R. N. White-sides, individually, and as admlinistrator, plaintiff,'against B. B. Whitesides, et al., defendant* J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Announces an extra special holiday sale of fine dress goods * and quotes numerous prices that will command your attention. Don't forget that his second floor Is headquarters for Santa Claus supplies. Withers Adlckes Co.?Makes a 20 per cent reduction until next issue of Enquirer, and tells you to watch the next advertisement. York Drug Store?Tells you about its Christmas, goods, and wtnie tne advertisement does not enumerate the goods, it tells you enough to give you an idea of what you will And at this store. Foushee Cash Store?Calls the attention of the little folks to the fact that Santa Claus will be at its place of business the day before Christmas and all the children will be expected to come and see him?Saturday, Dec. 24th. Dobson Bros.?Give notice that on the 1st of January they will move from | their present location to the Camp store room, next to York Furniture | company. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Tells you to bring the children to be photographed during the holidays while they are Interested, bright and happy over Santa Claus's visit. First National Bonk?Tells you to use bank money orders when sending off money for Christmas goods. Sold at low rates. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell you of the merits of Starr's white pine cough syrup and tar for coughs, etc. 25c a bottle. Loan and Savings Bank?Puts up a convincing argument as to why it Is better and safer for you to put your money on deposit with them rather than keep it in your home. T. W. Speck, .The Jeweler?Tells you It is easy to select Christmas gifts from his immense stock of holiday goods, and at low prices. ABQUT PEOPLE. Mr. John B. Craig Is with Mr, W. M. Kennedy as a salesman. Mrs. Mattle E. Nichols has moved Into the Dr. ,Wm. Walker residence, recently purchased by her. Mrs. M. E. Deal of Blacksburg, Is spending the winter with her daughter, Mrs. J. N. Scott, In Atlanta. Dr. J. B. Allison of Yorkvllle and Mr. S. A. SlffOrd of Clover, have been In Charleston this week attending the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of South Carolina Masons. News and Courier, Wednesday: The specially Invited speaker for the men's mass meeting at the Young Men's Christian association next Sunday afternoon Is the Rev. W. G. Neville, D. D? for several years pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Yorkville. Dr. Neville Is very prominent in his denomination and wellknown throughout the state and south. For two years prior to the election of Dr. Sprunt of this city, he was chairman of the synod's committee on home missions. When the Atlanta university scheme was favorably acted upon, Dr. Neville and the Hon. W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw, were named as representatives on the board of trustees for South Carolina. The synod of this state has recently assumed actual control of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina at Clinton, and Dr. Neville was recently elected to the presidency and has accepted. He has the reputation as a speaker of being able to put his address In pointed, practical form and he always has a message with something solid about It. DI8PEN8ARY CLOSED. The Yorkville dispensary was closed on account of the death of Dispenser Snider last Wednesday, and will not be re-opened until a new dispenser can be elected. Under the law the board 6f control cannot consider an application for the position of dispenser until the same has been In its hands, for at least twenty days. After the funeral of Dispenser Snider Thursday afternoon, the county board of control, consisting of Dr. J. H. Saye and Messrs. James M. Starr and E. L. Garlson met in the dispensary and canvassed the situation, which they found as stated above. In another column there is an adver- . tlsement notifying all would-be appli " '?? ??.? vnnliBt rvMjl t Inn that cauia iui UJC ??. their application** must be filed on or before December 23, and that the , board will meet on January 13, twenty days later, for the purpose of considering applications. Mr, W. J. McCartha, dispensary In- | spector, arrived In Yorkvllle yesterday for the purpose of checking up the . books of the deceased dispenser, and , assisted by Capt. J. R. Lindsay as the | representative of Mr. Snider and Mr. , Snlder*s sureties, found within & few j hours that everything was absolutely j correct. ( Dr. J. H. Saye has resigned his commission as a member of the dispensary board because of his election to the general assembly and Mr. James E. Burns of R. F. D. No 1 Yorkvllle, will ' probably be appointed as his successor. 1 DEATH OF J. W. SNIDER. < Mr. James W. Snider, who lived with his sisters, Misses Rosa and < Minnie, at their home on the corner 1 of College and Jefferson streets, York- < vllle, was found dead In his bed last I Wednesday morning. i Mr. Snider spent Tuesday at work, 1 and went to bed Tuesday night without having made any unusual com- 1 plaint as to the condition of his ( health. He was late about getting < up and when one of his sisters went 1 to his room to ascertain the cause, 1 she was shocked to find him cold in I death. He had been dead for several i hours. Mr. Snider had never enjoyed good < health. He had been subject to indi- 1 gestion for many years, and was also r-Konmn f lam The medical opinion is that his death wajb > probably due to rheumatism of the heart. i The deceased was born at the Snl- 1 ier old ^hom^^?^^^he^ea^t^n T ind was the youngest son of the late i John J. Snider, who was killed in the J Confederate service during the war, while guarding prisoners. Mr. J. W. t Snider grew to manhood in Yorkviile, t ind has lived In the town all of his a ife. He was a man of sterling lnteg- 1" -ity, temperate habits and of irre- i sroachable character. He had no am- v >ltion for the possession of money be yond a sufficiency to supply the reasonable wants of himself and those dependent upon him, and whatever he did he did well. Upon the establishment of the dispensary in Yorkvllle In May, 1902, Mr. Snider was the choice of almost the entire community as dispenser. It was generally recognized that he would comply with the law to the letter, and it Is fair to say that there has never been a breath of suspicion connected with his management. Mr. Snider leaves one brother, Mr. W. H. Snider of Wyck, Ark., and two sisters, Misses Rosa and Minnie Snider of Yorkvllle. His mother, a most excellent lady, loved and esteemed by all who knew her, passed away about two years at a ripe old age. The funeral of Mr. Snider took place from the residence on yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. Dr. W. Q. Neville. Quite a number of friends of the deceased and of the family took part In the exercises and duties In connection with the funeral. HOLDING COTTON. "I don't believe there has been a flrat-class bale of cotton sold on the Yorkvllle market since the 3d of December," said a local cotton buyer, In the presence of the reporter a few days ago. "There has been some cotton on the market," the buyer continued, "and I have bought some; but it was not good cotton?nothing but tinges and stains. The farmers are not offering the good cotton. "Cotton Is plentiful. There Is no doubt about that. I know lots of farmers who have from one to twenty bales stacked around their homes and some have fifty, a hundred or more; but they won't sell; -I have tried a number of times to buy; but It was no good. The farmers Just won't sell. They don't have to. "I see It stated In the Anderson Dally Mall," the buyer went on to say, "that the Anderson county farmers have turned buyers. There Is but little cotton selling over In Anderson; but where a man has to sell farmers are the* purchasers. They pay from a sixteenth to an eighth more than the regular buyers can pay and get the cotton. - I understand that the Anderson people have the strongest kind of faith that cotton is going to sell at 10 cents a pound again, and they are picking up all the spots they can get; but they simply won't touch futures. They want nothing but the real thing'." WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Plumber Raw Is is now wrestling with bursting water pipes. ? Capt. W. B. Moore has given out a contract for the erection of another handsome cottage on Wright avenue. ? There was quite a snowfall Wednesday night, the ground being pretty well covered yesterday morning. The indications are for a spell of unsettled weather. ; ? Mr. J. Q. Wray has added to the attractions of his pretty show windows-with a novel electric display, consisting of diminutive and varicolored lights. ? Now that the dispensary is closed, the tiger will become more visible. He has been here all right; but has been operating In the shadow of the dispensary, ? The board of trustees of the Yorkville Graded school have elected J. H. Wltherspoon, Esq., vice Miss Gill and Miss Julia Allen of Florence, vice Miss Van Landlngham. ? There seems to be absolutely nothing in the way of rapid and substantial growth for the town of .Yorkvllle. General conditions have not been so good in fifty years and the prospects are all that could be desired. ? The continuation of Wright avenue across to the Intersections with West Liberty and Jefferson streets, would be a good idea. It would not hurt In fact ( to let the extension continue to Cal- i ifornla street. It will take some heroic ( work on the part of the town council i to straighten the town out; but the i task Is not Impossible. ? The called meeting of Bethel Pres- ( bytery, referred to In the last Issue of , The Enquirer was held according to ] announcement, and all the business j Intended was transacted. The dissolu- ( tlon of the pastoral relations between i Rev. Dr. W. G. Neville and the Pres- ( byterlan church of Yorkvllle, takes | effect on January 1, 1905. . ? Yorkvllle Camp Woodmen of the ( World No. 38, on last Friday night ( elected officers for next year as fol Iowa: Jonn K. i^ogan, cou?ui w?mander; John E. Carroll, clerk; F. Tlddy, advisory lieutenant; D. T. Woods, banker; F. N. Porter, escort; A. H. Louthlan, manager: J. D. Miskelly, watchman; W. S. Dickson, sentry. ? Mr. Alonzo Rose wants to put up a handsome brick building on the Kuykendal lot recently purchased by him. He has made an offer for the lot fronting on East Liberty street and purchased some time back for municipal purposes. It Is his purpose, If he can get this lot to use it as a rear entrance to his main street lot. Should he be able to carry out his Idea, the result will be a most desirable improvement. TOO MANY WIVES. J. C. Teeter, the young North Carolinian who was arrested at Blackstourg last week on the charge of bigamy, was on Wednesday committed for trial at the next term of the court of general sessions. Teeter had asked for a preliminary examination and the same was to have oeen held on Wednesday, but he changed his mind about the matter.. This was because of developments which seemed to make the preliminary entirely unnecessary. At the appointed hour Constable Peters went to the jail after the prisoner. Teeter began to assure the constable of his Innocence, saying that le had lived with another woman In Nortn (jaronna; out mai sue w<u> uw v lis wife, there had never been any a narriage ceremony. p "Oh, well, that's all right," replied " ;he constable, "she's here to see fl rou." II "She's here, you say?" h "Yes, she's here and her father is y lere with her." t "Well, say," returned the prisoner a n great agitation, "Just let me stay tere in the Jail won't you. I don't k vant to go up there." \ "?T!uHtfier s cfffW'WdHf t ilalned Constable Peters, "and I ku?m r rou'll have to go along with me." t Dejectedly the prisoner accompanied 0 he constable to the office of Magls- li rate Comer, and on being placed on b 1 bench opposite wives Nos. 1 and 2, e le declined to raise his head to look K nto the faces of the two wronged ri vomen. ei "We waive our right to a prellmina- a ry," announced E. Earle Thornwell, who appeared for the defendant, and that was about all there was of It. Magistrate Comer recommitted the prisoner in default of a bond for $550. The defendant had evidently Intended to make a fight, and had retained Mr. F. P. McCain for his defense. Mr. McCain having been suddenly called away got Mr. Thornwell to take charge of the case, and as soon as the cards had been stacked on the other side, Mr. Thornwell threw up the sponge. Marlon B. Jennings represented the prosecution, and was well prepared to make out a prima facie case by proving both marriages. In the case of wife No. 1, he had the marriage license and two witnesses to the cere- ! mony and in the case of wife No. 2, I the magistrate who performed the ceremony was on hand in person. OUR CLUBMAKER8. While a majority of the names on our subscription list have been return- 1 ed for the year 1906, still there are : quite a number that have not yet been < reported by clubmakers. This may be ( because the clubmakers have not called on the subscribers, it may be be- 1 cause the subscribers have not men- I tioned the matter to clubmakers. For { the benefit of subscribers whose names have not yet been returned, and for the benefit of prospective new subscribers who desire to get the paper aX club i rates, we herewith present a list of clubmakers, engaged in returning names: J. K. Allison Hickory Grove, 8. C. Miss Mary Lee Alexander.. .Yorkvllle. ' W. H. Bird Grover, N. C. , Miss Flo ride Bowen Yorkvllle, B.C. W. P. Boyd No. 1. Bandana, S. C. S. L. Caldwell Smyrna, S. C. J. H. Blgham Sharon, S. C. James Bigger... .No. 1, Yorkvll'.e, S. C. W. McG. Bailey..No. 2. Sharon, S. C. R. Banks Black Lockhart, S. C. John L. Clark....No. 1, Yorkvllle, B.C. W. H. Crook.... No. 1. Fort Mill, S. C. R. T. Castles No. 1, Smyrna, S. C. J. M. Costner... .No. 1, Bandana, S. C. G. M. Carroll.... No. 1, Yorkvllle, 8. C. Jno. M. Craig....No. 1, Bandana, S.C. Miss Ethel Carroll..No. 1, Sharon, S.C. A. D. Dorse tt Clover, S. C. Gist Flnley Yorkvllle, S. C. James D. Grist Yorkvllle, S. C. J. R. Gettys Roddeys, S. C. W. E. Gettys....No. 2, Yorkvllle, S. C. J. D. Good No. 1, Sharon, S. C. Mrs. E. C. Gladden Grovttr, N. C. Geo. W. Knox Clover, S. C. T. E. Love..... No. 1, Clover, S. C. i Harry Miller... .No. 6. Yorkvllle, S.C J. Webb Moore..No. 2, Yorkvllle. 8. C. , Miss Sallle McConnell, McConnMlsville. A. W. McFarland......Yorkvllle, S.C. J. H. Sherrer No. 1, Sharon, S. C 1 Miss Jennie Russell... .Yorkvllle, S. C. 1 J. K. Scoggins.. Rock Hill, S. C. < W. T. Smarr....No. 1, Bullock's Creek. ( Geo. L. Suggs..No. 1, Bandana, S.C. 1 Sidney Sherrer... .No. 1, Sharon, S. C. 1 Miss Jessie Smith No. 4, Rock Hill, 8.C. 1 Miss Lizzie Wood..No. 2, Clover, S.C. Jos. M. Whitesldes, No. 2, Hickory, S.C. 1 W. J. Caveny.. Rock Hill, S. C. 1 W. S. Lesslie Lesslle S. C. ' S. S. Far Is No. 4. Rock Hill. S. C. 1 The status of each subscription is , shown by the label >n the paper. For | Instance a label uie.ked lJant, means i that the paper la paid for until Janua- ' ry 1, 1905. At this season of the year, J with the 5 showing as indicated, It , means also that the subscription has < not yet been renewed for next year. It may have been given to a clubmaker; but the clubmaker has not made a report of It. If, Instead, of the last figure on the margin, there are two black spots, the subscriber will un- t derstand that his subscription has been returned; but that the wubscriptlon price has not been pall. Subscribers who have not yet returned j their names for next year are request- < ed to lose no time In making arrangements with a ciubmaker, so as to avoid losing an Issue, NOTE AND COMMENT. * The Christmas turkey is rooetlng , on the highest limb this season. < The C. A N. W. Is the flrst railroad company to pay Its taxes to Treasurer " Neely this year. Agent Bray on Wednesday turned over a check for $1,600.29. I "I wish it was forever instead of * until January 13," said Dr. J. H. Saye, chairman of the county board of control, when he learned that the dispensary will have to be closed until a new ilspenser can be elected. And the doc- * tor said it with an emphasis that left ? no doubt of his sincerity. t The Enquirer notes with pleasure f the continued publication of the * Southern Home, a weekly ne vs-magatine by Hugh R. Murchison of Colum- . da. We have not been insensible of " :he merit of this publication; but we * feared it would be unable'to exist in competition with the better supported high-class publications of the north. There is need for just such a journal is the Southern Home, and we sincerely hope it will not fail of liberal mpport. Mr. W. Thompson Jackson recently completed the burning of his flrst lot >f brick at his brickyard on the e louthwestern outskirts of Torkville, a uid he reports that the demand is nuch better than he expected. He is low retailing the best quality at 97.60 i thousand and has no Idea that bis mpply will last until he can get a p lew start in the spring. Mossrs J. J. f teller & Co., are also gettln; rid of lots 1 >f lumber, and the general indications _ ire that the people are doing lots of V lulldlng and repairing. "Yes, I know of Mr. Cha?. M. Gib ion, the Young's Island truckman, ana le Is all right," remarked Mr. H. Q, Cl VfcElwee In the presence of the re- o jorter yesterday. Mr. Gibson has v arge trucking Interests and sells lots >f vegetables in Charleston and else- u vhere. He will do what he says, and p he people up this way will make no * nistake In buying their cabbage ^ )lants from him. I think they will t> Ind the arrangement a decided ad- n antage. The reporter has run across ^ everal people who have bought cab- a >age plants from Mr. Gibson in the tl >ast, and all have been pleased with ^ he results. Cl "The probability is that the state ? if South Carolina is going to have to n >ay that fraudulently issued Blue ^ tldge bond script," remarked a YorkIlle lawyer, in the hearing of the re- J >orter a day or two ago. "Lyles has at C ast gotten the matter fairly before d he United States supreme court, and hat court is always for the creditor 8 against the debtor." Speaking of the ending case another gentleman said: T Ostensibly this looks like a bona ^ Ide case; but the probability is that I Is friendly ail round. Mr. Lyles p| as been engineering the scheme for T ears, and it is more than possible c' hat the present case is a put up Job 11 II round." bi Capt W. B. Moors is congratulating tl ilmseif on having done a good day's G rork for Yorkville recently, for there * wqnn iii mi 'MU'jm m linn B nore than any other one man belongs si he credit of having secured the 160,00 spinning mill thut Is now virtual- rr / an assured thing. Capt. Moore has een working for months to secure the stablishment of a knitting mill in gj orkville, and had the captlal all but to ilsed when he learned thai his broth- m r, Mr. T. P. Moore, was running round the country with a wad of / / (35,000 looking lor a place to build a ipinnlng mill. He promptly wrote to Mr. T. P. Moore requesting him not to leeiile what he would do until Yorkvllle had had an opportunity to see ivha: could be done. Captain Moore * talked the matter over with a numaer of his knitting mill subscribers, and most of them ;igreed to divert their mbecriptlon to the proposed spinning mill Other people offered substantial aid and the raising of the necessary t capital proved to be a comparatively sasy undertaking. Of course, the people of Yorkvllle are deserving of commendation for chelr prompt appreciation of Such an advantageous opportunity; but to Captain Moore, more than to any other one man, belongs the credit of having (secured this enterprise for the town. 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? A. P. Priokau, the negro Republican who ran -ctgalnat Geo. S. Legare for congress in the First district, has lust been convicted in the United States district court of tampering with ^ the mails. Prioleau was a railway postal clerk and will probably go to the penitentiary Instead of to congress. ? The state board of dispensary directors has voted to close the dispensary at Elloree, Orangeburg county. It was on a jretltlon of 46 out of 62 u families of the town and vicinity. There was a counter petition with as many names; but they lived further away. Directors Boy kin and Towill voted for removal and Director Evans voted to retain the dispensary. There Is nothing In the law to authorise the removal of a dispensary even, on the petition of a majority of the people Interested; and the action of the board Indicates that It is being affected by growing public sentiment on the subject throughout the state. ? The annual meeting of the board ol visitors of the South Carolina Military academy was held last Tuesday. Besides the following regular members, Col. C. S. Gadsden of. rJt Charleston, MaJ. J. J. Lucas of Society Hill, E. M. Blythe of Greenville and W. W. Lewis of Yorkvllle, present: Oovenor Heyward, Adjutant Oenerai Frost, Supeeintendent of Education Martin, State Senator Al- * drich of Barnwell and Representative Herbert 61 Orangeburg- Considerable routine- business was transact- / ed, including the reports, which showed the Institution to be in fine shape. A' resolution was adopted thanking the city council for the spirit with which It has met the board, in the endeavor to have the police station turned over to the Institution. Superintendent Martin's recommendation* for the removal of the Citadel to Columbia was not considered, as it was not considered to be before the board. Resolutions of regret at the retirement of Col. Aldrlch, who failed yf re-election,'were adopted. The carets will be given a Christinas holiday From Decemter 23 to January S. ' AT THBf CHl liCliKS. CHURCH . OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. No services or Sunday school next Sunday. /I ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.' rut. w. c. swart, pastor. Sundat Sbrvices.?Sabbath school it 10 a. m. Morning service at U /clock. Evening service at 7 o'clock. 1 FIRST PRE8BYTERIAN. rev. w. o. msviu.s, d. d? pastor. Sunday Srrvicrs?Morning services it 11 o'clock. Regular cuarterly ser- j rice at 3.30 p. m? and evening service it 7 o'clock, all conducted by Rev. 3eorge O. Mays of Oreeuville. rRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL. rsv. j. l. 8tok3m, d. d? pastor. i Sunday Sbrvictb?Morning service it 11 o'clock. Sunday school at S.S0 'clock In the afternoon. Evening ser- I rice at 7 o'clock. BAPTIST. rev. w. a. hurt, pastor. Sunday Srrvicss?Surday school In he morning at 10 o'clock. Services ach first and third Sunday at 11 'clock in the . morning and at 7.00 In he evening, Instead of the second and ourth Sundays as heretofore. 8ht gorhrille potion Iff arid. * J Corrected Semi-Weekly by Messrs. Latta Bros, Yorkvilxjb, Dec. 10, 11 m.?The loal market stands as folows: Middling ...". 71 Strict Middling 71 M Good Middling 71 uatta Bros. FOB BAZJI f OFFER for sale my Horse, Buggy, L Surrey and Harnees, If you want ither one or all, come and see me t once. W. Q. NEVILLE. Dec. 16 f tf TENNESSEE BOOS. r HAVE a carload of TENNESSEE [ HOOS and will be glad to talk with artles during to purchase, either on ' ^ oot or cleaned. See them at my Hog * 1 i a>L W. R CARROLL. Dec. 13 tf. tf ;jj rOTICE OF ELECTION I OF DXSPEHSEB. | ^T" OTICE Is hereby given that the : 31 York County Board of Control m rill, on FRIDAY. JANUARY IS, 1905, M onslder applications for the position % t DISPENSER In the town or York- 'J 1 lie, S. C. All such applications must t 1 e filed with the board not less than 1 iventy days before they are passed I pon, and, In accordance with this1. a rovision of the law, no application | rill be considered unless filed with. J lie board on or before Friday, Decern- f er 23, 1904, at 12 o'clock, noon. A ' | ond of three thousand dollars will b? | squired of the successful applicant, rho must also Rjrrw to r-omnlv with .1 tie lawful Instructions of the state a nd county hoards of control and with 1 ie special laws of the State of South 'arollna In respect to the sale of al- ;;jj ohollc liquors, etc. ''X Persons applying for the position of Mspenser must do so In the form aid lanner prescribed by law. 2 The board reserves to Itself tho .i ight to reject any or all application!. For further Information, apply to -j . M. STARR, Clerk County Board of y ontrol, Y irkvifle, S. C., or to the un * i erslgned. I J. H. SAYE. Chairman. % Yprkvllle, S. C.. Dec. 1#, 1904. | Dec. 16. rt 2t | t Is Easy 1 n To make selections for Christmas $$ resents for your friends at this store. jag here is such a wide variety of artl- M es and such a wide range of prices 53 lat every customer can be suited If M e wants to be suited. There are gift || iggestlons here in Gold, Silver, Dla- ^Kj ley want to be suited. There are gift Lass, Lamps, Leather Goods, Chirac ictures, Dolls and so on through ' yMT htverrt '"already vis ljg^tfrl ?/ tore where beautiful i.hI$89a rices aboung \ f .jmM/ 7 ^o^^^ea^d look id besrrs having a very rich ftojf i seleifrom. you will also find the* Maw y prJes are very moderate. At toMt, M If AND SEE. . f. W. SPECK, The Jeweler.