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Scraps and |acts. ? The town of Laredo, Texas, was badly torn up last Friday by a cy. clone that came over the Mexican border. It is said that over 100 people were killed and many more were injured. Every locality in the town suffered. The authorities have made an appeal for outside aid. ? Savannah, Ga., April 28: Dispatches from southwest Georgia report a severe hall storm yesterday. Fifteen miles west of Albany, In Dougherty and Worth counties, cotton and other crops were broken to the ground. On J. H. Bynum's farm the roofs of houses were broken through. Negro laborers on the Bynum place were forced to the woods for protection. Near Hartsfleld, Joseph Stovall, an old and well-known citizen, was killed by the blowing down of the house of his grandson John Stovall. Several persons In the same neighbor hood were more or less severely Injur- | ed by the hail or falling timbers in the wind. ? Cxar Nicholas has published a decree conceding liberty of worship throughout Russia. Heretofore seceders from the orthodox church have been liable to prosecution, and have been deprived of certain civil rights. There Is to be no more of this, nor is there to be any further restriction of the publication of religious works of whatever creed. Another imperial announcement remits the peasants' arrearages of taxes and back payments on account of lands given to them at the time of their emancipation amounting to about 137,500,000. Although no general amnesty for pollti- , cal offenders has been granted, pardon is extended to certain classes of prisoners, including those arrested for participation in the disturbances of January 22. ? Quite a scandal is brewing in the state department at Washington as the result of charges to the effect that Assistant Secretary Loomls received a bribe of 110.000 from the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Co., while he was minister to Venezuela, It is understood that Minister Bowen is responsible for the publication of the charges. The story is that President Castro has the cancelled check of the New York and Bprmudez Asphalt Co., to Mr. Loomis who was at the time representative of the United States at Caracas. Loomls admits that there Is such a cancelled check in existence; but claims that It was given him by the New York and Bermudez Asphalt company In exchange for funds he had In New York at the time. Mr. Loomls has been summoned to Washington with a view to clearing the whole matter up. ? The oensus bureau has Issued the final report on the cotton crop grown In 1904, showing a total production of 13,584,457 bales of 500 pounds. The crop exceeds that of 1903 by 3,491,386 bales or 35 per cent. The largest crop produced In the United States prior to 1904 was that of 1898, which amounted to 11,235,000 bales, or 16 per cent less than the crop of 1904. The average crop for the five years period ending with 1903 was 9,892,047 or 26 per cent less than the crop of 1904. Among the cotton producing states Texas has held the first rank for 20 years. Its production In 1904 was 3,134,677 bales. Georgia, with a production of 1,960,151 bales, was second, having passed Mississippi, which held the second place in. 1903. Mississippi Is third and Alabama fourth. With the exception of Kansas, Arkansas and Texas, all the cotton producing states show larger crops for 1904 than for any other year. The states which show the most notable increase compared with 1904 are: Alabama. Georgia and South Carolina, the largest increase being found in Georgia, where the crop exceeded that of 1903 by 612,380 bales, or 48 per cent. The increase in Alabama is 46 per cent., in South Carolina 45 per cent, and in Texas 27 per cent. The increase In the combined production of Oklahoma and Indian Territory over 1903 is 72 per cent. The report shows an Increase of cotton seed mills from 357 in 1900 to 715 in 1904. ? An exact statement or ine losses j In all categories in the battle of Mukden from February 10 to March 14, compiled by the general staff, shows that the casualties were greatly over-stated in earlier reports. Statements from Japanese sources Indicating wholesale captures of prisoners, enormous booty and cannon are now denied. In reality it seems the Russian losses amounted to two generals, who were taken prisoners, 1,985 staff and other officers and 87.677 men. of whom the greater part, about 55.000, were wounded. In evacuating Mukden and retreating to jV the northward the Russians lost 32 guns, of which three were mortars, three old type field guns with piston action and 26 quick-fire guns. Of the siege artillery every gun and all the ammunition carts were sent north two days before the retreat began. Gen. Karkevitch, the chief of staff, calculates that other losses aside from the wounded were as follows: 15,000 killed. 7.000 to 8,000 known to have ? been captured and 10,000 to 12,000 missing, of whom several thousand were drivers, sanitary and commissariat corps employes and other non-combatants. A very large number. were slightly wounded and returned to the ranks, many even resorting to deception In order to leave the hospitals. This would indicate that the extent of the Japanese victory and the disorder of the Russian retreat have been exaggerated and that the spirit of the Russian army y" is still strong and the troops not demoralized. ? General Fitzhugh Lee, of Virginia, died in Providence hospital, Wash lngton, last Saturday morning ai 12.20 o'clock, as the result of a stroke of apoplexy sustained on the train from Boston the day before. Gen. Lee was a nephew of the great Robert E. Lee. and was himself a man of high attainments In military, political and civil life. Prior to the civil war. at the beginning of which he resigned his commission In the United States army. Gen. Lee saw considerable frontier duty In movements against the Indians. He was an expert cavalry officer and on one occasion, June 16. 1860, he was engaged in a hand to hand encounter with Comanche Indians near Camp Colorado. Texas. His services In the Confederate army as a major general are well known and during the interval between this war and his active work In the Spanish-American war Gen. Lee filled a number of Important positions, including the governorship of Virginia, the presidency of the Pittsburg and Virginia railroad, the collectorship of Internal revenue for the Lynchburg district, and the consul generalship at Havana. Following his honorable discharge from the volunteer army on March 2, 1901, Gen. Lee was appointed to the regular army February 11, 1901, with the rank of brigadier general and with this rank he was retired In the March following. Gen. Lee was 68 years old. A widow and Ave children survive him. Two of the boys are army officers and two of the girls are wives of army officers, while the remaining child Is a young woman In her teens. The children are Mrs. J. C. Rhea, wife of Lieut. Rhea, now at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.; Lieut. Fltzhugh Lee of the cavalry branch, now In Manila; Lieutenant George Mason Let of the 7th cavalry, who is now In San Francisco; Mrs. Anne Brown, wife of Lieut. Brown of the 7th cavalry, who Is now at San Francisco, and Miss Virginia Lee. Sir!** 2lt YORKVILLE, S. C.i TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1905. Theodore H. Price a few days ago told the Boston sp'nners that southern farmers were able to raise cotton at 3J cents a pound, and Mr. Price will not have a right to consider uj as spiteful when we say we would be pleased to see his all Invested In this business with a guarantee of 6 cents a pound for all the cotton he may be able to raise. In view of Governor Heyward's positive assertion of his intention to retire from politics, at the close of his present term, we do not consider him as a possible candidate for re-election. We want to go on record, however, as having no sympathy with the Idea that a good governor should be Ineligible for a third term. Governor Heyward has discharged the duties of his office In a highly creditable manner up to this time, and he Is a better governor now than he was when he first assumed the responsibilities of the position. The same Is true of any other man who may be chosen for this office, and in our opinion the antlthlrd term idea Is based on wrong and hurtful conceptions. ???? The detailed story of the preliminary proceedings against the alleged Morrlsoa lynchers as republished in another column from the News and Courier, is Interesting. That the preliminary was a fiasco will have to be admitted, and that the magistrate was justified In releasing the accused, there is very little question. There was no testimony on which they could be held, and that Is all there was of it. Just why the testimony failed to develop we can only surmise. We Sovo nn fnptfl iincn whlph to base a statement. Solicitor He.iry assumes all blame; but there is reason to believe that this act was one of generosity rather than Justice. Common sense tells us that he would not have moved in the first Instance except on good reasons, and the failure of his witnesses to materialize was through no fault of his. At least that is what we think. There is no doubt of the fact that the incident has aroused very strong feelings; but we unable to see that the solicitor has gone beyond his plain duty, and we shall not be cowardly enough to discredit him in the least. He was put In his position to represent the suite in the enforce ment of laws. By the state is meant the people, and without the support of the people he can do nothing. WRECK AT GREENVILLE. Ogden Special Runs Into Freight Train. Greenville News, Sunday. Running Into the yard limits of Greenville at fifty miles an hour, the special Pullman train bearing President Robert C. Ogden of the Conference for Education In the South, and one hundred of his guests, crashed Into the rear end of a shifting freight train on the main line of the Southern Railway just opposite the fertilizer factory at 7.55 o'clock yesterday morning, killing four persons and Injuring fifteen others. None of the Ogden party was killed. The dead: Charles M. Cope, brakeman, of Columbia, white. John Little, colored, waiter on diner St. James. J. F. Hayne. colored, formerly from Charleston, waiter on car St. James. W. W. Cummings, colored, cook on car St. James. The wounded: Prof. Henry W Farnam of Yale University, arm bi ken and badly cut on head. Mrs. Henry W. 1 irnam, badly bruised about the head and arm. Dr. Julius D. Dr- her of Washington, cut on the head. Editor St. Clair McKelway of Brooklyn, bruised about the neck and shoulders. Mr. Robert M. Ogden, secretary to Mr. Robert C. Ogden. badly cut on hand and head severely bruised. Mrs. J. O. Thorpe. Cambridge, Mass., cut on head Bishop McVickar of Rhode Island, bruised by jar. All of these were of Mr. Ogden's party. James Hunter, engineer on Ogden train, leg a id arm broken. Walter Kershaw, electrician on train, ear and head severely cut. Trainmaster Maxwell, bruised and cut on hand. Conductor Ed Acker, bruised. John F. McCoy, agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, cut on head. R. Shull, colored cook on St. James, very badly cut on arm. Geo. Williams, waiter on car Wal uorr, nruiseu anu searreu. As the result of the tragedy, the trip of the Ogden party to Spartanburg, Biltmore and other points was abandoned, and the special left Greenville at 7.45 last night for Philadelphia and New York. Prof. Farnam and Mrs. Farnani remaining at the Earle Sanitarium. The wreck was due to a misunderstanding of orders on the part of local officials of the railroad company. At the inquest held during the afternoon the testimony of the dispatcher showed that orders were received to the effect that the special would arrive from Spartanburg at 7.15 o'clock, and that subsequently another order was filed in the yardmaster's office that it would arrive at 7.55. Yardmaster Riser, who went on duty at 7 o'clock testified that he had received no orders and that he knew nothing of the train. Conductor Agnew of the freight, testified that he was not advised of the coming of the special. It is evident, however, that the orders were received, even if there may be a question in the public mind as to their filing. Train 36, northbound, passed Greenville shortly after 7 o'clock, with orders to take the siding at Paris for the special to pass. Engineer Hunter, who jumped after applying the emergency brakes, and just before the crash, came from the Savannah division and was not familiar with the roadway of this division. Seemingly he did not regard the sign to slow down at the yard limit line, and instead, he came whirling into the station and around the sharp curve at a dangerous rate of speed. It was due almost to the mercy of God that an hundred people were not slaughtered, for fifteen minutes later the dining cars would have been filled with a happy throng. The baggage car Quintus was next to the engine and behind It were the diners St. James and Waldorf. Dr. McKelway, Prof. Farnam and Mrs. Farnam, Robert M. Ogden, Mrs. Thorp and Dr. Dreher were In the St. James. Their car was literally torn Into thousands of pieces and the passengers were picked out from under the debris, pinned down to the track by the heavy timbers which threatened every moment to end their existence. The three negroes, two waiters and a cook, were nearer the flames, and It Is supposed that the fire, which broke out like a flash of lightning, injured them Internally. Covered with mud and slush and stunned by the horror of the thing, Dr. McKedway said: "Thank God, my good wife was In another car." With all the terrible noise, In the piesence of drath, and dazed beyond description, not a guest, not a woman, lifted a voice In lamentation, and evry soul was brave. The only sound that made people shudder was the low, piteous moans which came from beneath the cars where the three negroes were hemmed In, dying slowly with no power to save them. That train was filled with thoroughbreds. Walking about In the brisk, cool air of the morning, President Ogden, with the occasional rays of sunshine glistening on the silver hairs of his head, offered comfort and cheer to his friends. When the full realization of the disaster dawned upon him, his lips were drawn, his eyes flashed Are, and his voice carried words of denunciation for the railroad folk who had blundered. His telegram to Governor Hey ward expressed his feelings. But In the midst of it all, he thanked and praised the people of Greenville for the kindness of their hearts and for their sympathy. And as .the day wore 01 and the rain came pouring down, he called his flock together and announced that the Ogden people would pick up the remnants from the baggage car Are and go back to New York. Last night the palace on wheels was turned towards Charlotte and the glorious expectations of the passengers were chilled hy sadness and gloom. THE WORK OF IMMIGRATION. Commissioner Watson Will Furnish Good Labor on Application. Mr. E. J. Watson, commissioner of immigration for South Carolina, is sending out the following circular letter, which will no doubt be of interest to many people in this part of the country: This department having now opened offices in the port of New York and having hearty co-operation on the part of immigrant societies there, is now in a position to All quickly almost any application for labor, except as to the matter of servant girls, without the applicant being forced to await the coming to us of people direct from Europe. This circular is to acquaint all farmers. saw mill men and others? those who have heretofore applied as well as those who have not?with the fact tnat delays In having their applications filled can now be only of slight duration, and to ask all such to immediately file new applications, setting forth clearly and plainly what work is expected of the laborer, or of the laborer and his family. The applicant must also guarantee the payment of the customary incidental fee of $2.50 per head, covering expenses of collection and shipment at New York. Wo must also aeree to prepay the fare of the Immigrant from New York to his town, this merely being: an advance which the laborer repays, the amount being: deducted gradually from his wages. However, if the person remains six months. the advance for fare is allowed him as a bonus. This rule prevails on all shipments from the chief ports of entry. Wages for farm laborers of J15 per month each, with board and comfortable lodging, must be guaranteed. The lowest figure at which a firstclass ordinary day laborer for saw mill, lumber, brick or such plants, or for heavy construction work, such as dams, etc., can be secured is $1.25 per day of ten hours, or $1.35 per day of eleven hours. For the information of land owning farmers who wish to build up their waste places, it may be stated that the department can furnish men and families who wish to work for some one else this year, with the intention of buying small farms and setting up for themselves next year. The greater portion of the needs of the farmers of the state can be met, it is believed. In the next sixty days, if applications are promptly sent in. Printed application blanks will be forwarded upon receipt of a postal card request. To the filling of each application careful attention will be paid by the representative of the department in New York city to see that people, especially adapted for the work indicated are chosen. No effort whatever Is being made to furnish people of the skilled trades. In a great many instances people shipped from New York pay their own way. and the guarantee against these expenses is only to be utilized in cases where first-class people would be lost because of inability to purchase their transportation. The fee of $2.50 per head, referred to above, applies to all persons collected in and shipped from New York. The terms referred to in this circular have no bearing whatever on persons coming to this department direct from foreign ports, those paying their own passage to destination. It is hoped that all those who desire to secure laborers will read this circular carefully, and immedlateJy communicate with this department. At this moment many excellent laborers are being obtained by the New York branch office of this department. WHITES IDES?WHITESIDE8. Marriage of Two Popular Young People at Hickory Last Week. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enaulrer. Hickory Grove, May 1.?The Hickory Grove M. E. church was the scene of a very beautiful wedding last Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock, the contracting parties being Mr. John Luther Whltesides and Miss Martha Isabella Whitesldes. The church was attractively decorated, the altar and arches being entirely covered with the flowery gifts of spring. The soft light of many candles was pleasing to the eye, and many friends of this popular couple were present to witness the beauty of the scene. Mrs. Warren Whlsonant presided at the organ, and at the first notes of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, the ushers, Mr. Fred Black and Mr. Mason McGIll took their placts on either side of the improvised altar. After them came the attendants Mr. Ernest Scoggins and Miss Agnes Whlsonant, and Mr. Norman Black and Miss Bessie McGill; then the maid of honor, Miss Mayme Whitesldes, sister of the bride. The hride came in letuting on the arm of her brother. Mr. Tom wnm sioes, ana the groom was attended by his brother, Mr. Arthur Whltesldes. The sweet little flower girls, Margy Whisonant and Dell Scoggins, were fine specimens of childish loveliness. The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. H. Ariall assisted by Rev. J. L. Oates. Many useful presents attested in some degree to the popularity of the couple. A long, happy and useful life for them was the unspoken wish of all present. Thrror In Warsaw.?There was a bloody fight in Warsaw, the capital of Russian Poland yesterday between the soldiers and the populace. The people of the city were engaged in their usual May Day demonstration and a fight was precipitated. The troops fired into the crowds promiscuously and the people threw bombs. Altogether not less than 100 people, including a few soldiers, were killed. The affair Is regarded as the beginning of a general disturbance. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENT!*. A. Y. Cartwright, Executor?Gives no-, tice to debtors and creditors of Mrs. Mary Campbell, deceased, to make settlement at once. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Is prepared to copy and finish all sizes of photos. She invites you to Bee the photos which she makes for $1 a dozen. Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Gives you the condition on which the Mutual Benefit pays deaths claims. The company has been in business more than sixty years and has an enviable record. York Furniture Co.?Have a big line of house furnishings Including extension tables, wardrobes, hall racks, desks, mattings, porch shades, and couches. They invite you to see them before buying. K. S. Conrad, Special Representative ?Gives you notice that the special factorv saJe of Kimball pianos is drawing to a close and invites you to see him soon if you are thinking of buying a piano. R. D. Alexander?Is prepared to fit baby carriages with new rubber tires promptly and at fair prices. Star Drug Store?Invites your attention to a very nice line of stationery which it is now showing. Its stationery stock includes almost every article that comes under that head. J. Edgar Poag, Broker?Invites property owners who want to sell to list their property with him. He is also ready to take care of all who want to buy real estate at any time and anywhere. J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Has recently received a lot of nice summer dress goods which he bought at bargain prices and offers them to his customers at very low prices. Special offerings for Saturday next. Foushee Cash Store?Says that spot cash talks?"that's why we've grown so fast." Tells you that its next Monday special will be summer underwear, girdles and corsets. Dobson Bros.' Cash Store?Says that the buyers of millinery are coming to their store from all quarters. Mrs. Dobson buys and sells up-to' date goods. NOTE AND COMMENT. Mr. R. M. Whiteside* of the Sharon neighborhood, was in Yorkville yesterday with some specimens of peaches and cherries that escaped the recent frost. He says that so far as his observation goes, seedling trees stood the frost better than those that had been grafted. Although cherries, apples and other fruit suffered, Mr. Whitesldes thinks that a pretty fair crop has been left in his neighborhood. PETIT JUROR8?SECOND WEEK. The following petit Jurors were drawn this morning to serve during the second week of the approaching special term of the court of common pleas: E. H. Garrison Bethesda. W. J. Love York. J. E. McAlllley Bullock's Creek. John C. Robinson York. C. W. Carroll York. W. B. Castles Broad River. B. I. Walker Bethel. J. Frank Moore Bethesda. W. A. Maloney Bullock's Creek. C. T. Brandon ....' Bethel. J. E. Plaxico Bullock's Creek. W. W. Gill Catawba. J. A. Harshaw Bethesda. S. N. ShiHinglaw Catawba, R. R. Love York. John Feemster York. G. W. Adams King's Mountain. J. S. Hood Bullock's Creek. W. L. Neely Bethesda. M. F. Giles Catawba. J. E. Brandon York. J. E. Jackson King's Mountain. R. O. Clinton Bethel. S. C. Faris King's Mountain. W. McG. Bailey, Jr.. .Bullock's Creek. Adger Huey Bethesda^ F. D. Hardin Broad River. T. C. Dunlap York? C. P Blankenshlp Fort Mill. D. G. Stanton ,v. Bethel. Paul Workman Catawba. L. B. McFadden Catawba. J. W. Bankhead Bullock's Creek. W. B. Roddey Catawba. j R. L. Wilson King's Mountain. W. F. H. Mitchell Bullock's Creek. CIRCUIT COURT. Of the long list of cases on Calendar * - *- ? * /tA<? ?? A# 1, tne regular term ui mc wu.?. ??. common pleas managed to dispose of | only six last week, an average of only I one case a day. The case of Lloyd WUllams, by his guardian ad litem, N. S. Williams, vs. the Fort Mill Manufacturing company, resulted in a verdict for the defendant. This was a suit for personal damages | to the plaintllT In the loss of fingers in a spinning frame. The suit was for | $2,000. John R. Hart and Thos. F. McDow for plaintiff; Wilson & Wilson for the defendant. The case of Dempsy M. Steele against the Fort Mill Manufacturing company for $3,000 damages on account of the loss of a hand in a spinning frame, resulted In a mistrial. The Jury had the case under consideration nearly a whole day before the mistrial was entered on the record. John R. Hart and Thos. F. McDow for plaintiff; Wilson & Wilson for defendant. Before the adjournment of the regular term Judge Purdy, on motion of Messrs. W. B. McCaw and C. E. Spencer directed Thos. F. McDow, Esq., to prepare an order setting aside the last day of the approaching special term of the court to the memory of the late Major James F. Hart. THE SOLDIER DEAD. Pniinmino <d iho u?jt nf grtldler dead i uuuniiif, ??v w. buried in the Yorkville cemetery, as prepared for and by the Winnie Davis Chapter U. D. C. Confederates?S. H. Barron. J. T. Barron, J. H. Bludworth, J. H. Barry, Jack Beard, T. J. Bell, Col. Leroy McAfee, B. F. Brlggs, J. L. Clark, R. F. I Clark, J. H. Clawson, Calvin Conner, J. J. Coward, T. J. Eckles, R. J. Foster, J. J. Garvin, Sr., J. J. Garvin, Jr., R. H. Glenn, W. L. Goforth, F. Happerfield, Dr. H. G. Jackson, D. A. James, Foster Jefferies, T. S. Jefferies, Jno. C. Kuykendal, S. J. Kuykendal, J. T. Lowry, Sam'l C. Lowry, Dr. Jno. May, W. B. Metts, Jas. Mason. N. H. McPheeters. W. D. Miller, Frederick Moore, R. Springs Moore, E. M. Murphy, N. McD. Palmer, J. R. Parish, R. W. Ratehford. Edward Rose, G. R. Shillinglaw. George S. Sherrer, William Smith, Thomas A. Smith, J. B. Smith, J. J. Snyder, Leroy Tomlinson, James B. Tate, J. B. Williams, W. B. Wilson. S. H. Williams. M. Whitt, Jas. Wright, J. A. Witherspoon, J. S. Lewis, J. E. Jefferies, W. A. Jefferies, L. A. Johnson, J. A. Ratehford, Richard Hare, Dr. J. F. Lindsay, Jas. E. Smith, J. L. McClaln, E. R. Stewart. W. M. Walker, A. Hawkins, W. Stewart. D. garrison, S. Robinson. I. D. Wither-' spoon, Thrash Allen, John Allen, L. M. Grist, T. C. Dunlap, I. T. Parish. R. W. Wallace, S. A. McElwee, Col. W. H. McCorkle, J. R. Witherspoon, W. B. Williams. L. B. Sherrer. J. A. Watson, J. A. Barron, Major James F. Hart. Wnr of Revolution?runt. James B. Fulton, Jno. Dennis, Sr. Mexican War?Jerome B. Carr. U." S. Regular Army?Capt. Geo. D. Wallace. U. S. Volunteers, Spanish-American War?Col. Jos. K. Alston. Dr. A. I. Barron, one of the signers of the Ordinance of Secession. THE IDEAL JUROR. While there is a generally correct and widespread conception of the qualifications of the Ideal Juror, It must also be universally conceded that it Is only rarely that this Individual Is met with in the flesh. There are plenty of us who think we are fully competent to Justly settle the differences between our quarreling fellowmen; but when subjected to prac tic&I tests It too often develops that we allow ourselves to be Influenced by considerations which could havo been more properly eliminated. 'The superiority of the average York county jury has been the subject of more or less frequent comment from judges and visiting lawyers, and there is no question of the fact that such comment Is very well merited. York Jurors may make mistakes sometimes. They no doubt do make mistakes; but those mistakes are generally honest They are seldom made in utter disregard of solemn duty. Discussing the subject yesterday, a local attorney cited to the. reporter an experience of a few days ago. like this: l,T nrKof T /lAnaMnnoH tfk hp A X llOU n Iiak A wuoiuvivm ? - ? good case, which I thought I ought to win, and when the Jury came out I asked a member of It how it had arrived at a contrary conclusion. This particular member was a good friend of mine, and here is what he said: " 'Well, old man, I admit you made a good fight and I would have been glad to have been able to see it your way if I could; but to be perfectly frank, I couldn't. I had to decide against you because I believe you were wrong.'" It is a common thing for Jurors to allow their friendships or prejudices to Influence their verdicts. That Is the case in many parts of the state; but the average Juryman in York is rapidly rising to the height where he is superior to such considerations. No matter who the parties to the litigation may be, whether white or black, friend , or foe, Individual or corporation, the disposition is to settle the pending Issues In accordance with the law and the evidence. CALENDAR 1. At the request of members of the bar, Judge Purdy sounded Calendar 1 for the purpose of ascertaining the Jury cases that would probably come to trial during the special term of the court which convenes next week. The attorneys answered "ready" in the following cases: 11. A. E. Sutton vs. Catawba Power Company. 13. Warren Crockett vs. C. & N.-W. Ry. Co. 36. Fred R. Black vs. John Byers. 38. S. V. Aycock vs. S. D. Patrick. 41. Merch. Gro. Co. vs. Kendall et al. 42. Longman & Martinez vs. J. B. Bowen. 48. D. M. Steele vs. Ft. Mill Mfg. Co. 60. Mack Steele vs. So. Railway Co. 51. J. R. Key vs. W. U. Tel. Co. 62. S. J. Kimball vs. 8. A. L. Ry. 63. J. Ht Caldwell vs. S. A. L. Ry. Co. 56. So. Ry.?C. Div. vs. City of Rock Hill. 56. Grandison Patterson vs. Tavora Cotton Mills. 69. Ben Green vs. Catawba Power Co. 60. Chas. P. Hudson vs. So. Rwy. Co. 61. Waverly Fairman vs. S. A. L. Ry. 62. Henley Chapman vs. S. A. L. Ry. 63. R. T. Allison, adm'r. vs. S. A. L. Ry. ?i n r White vs. Tavora Cotton " Mills. ' 65. C. S. Coleman vs. S. A. L. Railway. 66. Robert Williams vs. So. Railway Co. 67. M. A. W. Smith vs. So. Railway Co. 68. J. J. Slstar vs. Jas. M. Starr. 68. M. S. Whitesldes vs. Wm. E. Holmes. 70. J. J. Hull, *adm'r. vs. 8. A. L. Ry. 71. Neely & Moore vs. Catawba Power Co. 72. W. L. Roddey et al. vs. Iredell Jones, Jr., et al. 78. R. A. McCorkle et al. vs. Sallle J. JUlison. 76i Isaiah Gadsden vs. Catawba Power Co. i ?? RULE TO SHOW CAUSE. Supervisor Boyd has been ruled to show cause why the sanitary condition and security of the county Jail has not been looked after In accordance with the recemt recommendations of the grand Jury. The rule was Issued by Judge Purdy on the adjournment of the recent term of the court of general sessions and Is as follows: 8. That the olerk issue a rule against the county supervisor within thirty days after the rising of this court to show cause at the first day of the next term at 10 o'clock a. m., If any he has, why he has not carried out the recommendations of the grand Jury heretofore made, touching the sanitary and other conditions of the Jail, and the sheriff, upon receipt of said rule at the hands of the clerk, forthwith serve the same on the supervisor. As has already been explained, the principal reason for the failure of the supervisor to act In this matter Is lack of the necessary funds, and the legal prohibition against borrowing money for the purpose. It Is understood that the supervisor has all along been willing and anxious to repair the Jail If he could only be assured of the means with which to pay the expense of such repairs. In view of the virtual assurance of the. legislative delegation as to Its willingness to back the supervisor up In whatever expenditure may be necessary. It Is quite possible that the repairs may be made without a great deal of delay. Otherwise, at the time mentioned In the rule published above, the supervisor will simply report to the court that there Is no money available, and It will be up to the court to say how the necessary money Is to be obtained. YORK BOYS LEAD. The seventh annual Intercollegiate oratorical contest, participated In by representatives of all the South Carolina colleges, took place at Greenwood last Friday and the highest honors were won by two York county boys, Messrs. R. L. Patrick and S. E. Boney. The contestants and their subjects were: L. E. Boykln, Clemson college, "The Majesty or ine uw ; on. d. Pleroe, Woffonl College, "A Leader from the South": R. L. Patrick of Ersklne college, "The Destiny of Democracy": J. H. Clark, Presbyterian College of South Carolina, "A Voice of the Twentieth Century"; J. B. Hodges, the Citadel, "The Salvation of the New South?Higher Education," and S. E. Boney, Furman University, "Is the Poet Performing Life's Highest Mission ?" L. W. Courtney, president of the association, presided. The meeting was opened with prayer by Dr. W. G. Neville. The address of welcome on behalf of Greenwood was delivered by i W. H. Nicholson, who spoke of the pleasure the people of that city had in entertaining the association. The first honor was carried off by | Mr. R. L. Patrick and the second by Mr. S. E. Boney, both having made | masterful speeches. These sketches of ( the winners are from the News and Courier of Sunday: , R. L. Patrick was born In York < county, March 17, 1881. At the age of six he moved with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Patrick, to the present < home at White Oak, Fairfield county. ] At the age of eighteen he left home to teach an eight months school In the western part of Edgefield county. The ' following year he entered the Fresh- f man class of Ersklne. He took a very high stand in his class. He then , dropped out of college for two years, teaching at Cornwell, Chester coun- ( ty. He again entered Ersklne In the fall of 1903. He Is now a member of the Junior class, expecting to take the degree of A. B. In 1906. Mr. Patrick Is a loyal and energetic member of the Euphemlan society. Mr. 8. E. Boney Is a native of Yorkvllle. and Is a son of Mr. D. E. Boney. He Is twenty years of age and Is a' member of the Phllosophlan Literary society and represented his society last year In the oratorical contest, winning second place. Every year since he entered the university he has played on his class football team. In the last football season he played as left half-back. Mr. Boney Is now a member of his class basketball team and is a candidate for the university track team. Last year he was baseball manager and acquitted himself well In that position. He was unanimously elected last fall to the position of presiding officer of the student body. For the first half of this school year he was editor-ln-chlef of the Furman Echo. DELEGATION MEETING. The York county delegation In the general assembly, consisting of Senator Brlce, Representatives Ardrey, Be am guard. Massey and Saye, met In the office of Senator Brlce yesterday to consider various pending matters. One important matter was the recommendation of a suitable nominee for Indian agent, whose duty it is to receive -and disburse the annual appropriation to the Catawba Indians, amounting to $1,500. It seems that of late there has been considerable rivalry for this position, and as the result the delegation had to consider the claims of no less than eight different candidates. After canvassing the situation as thoroughly as was possible under the circumstances, the delegation decided to recommend Mr. J. D. Lesslle. Another matter was to recommend a suitable appointee for the position of game warden for York county. It will be the duty of that officer to enforce the game laws of the state In this county, and inasmuch as there is no salary attached, the position was not much sought after. Mr. W. S. Nell of Yorkvllle, however, consented at the Instance of various sportsmen friends of the county to take the place and he will be duly recommended. The matter of improvement in the sanitary condition and security of the jail, was discussed In a general way, and although the delegation had nothing before It upon which it was called to take action, the members freely expressed themselves to the effect that they were willing to back the board of commissioners to any reasonable extent In whatever expenses may be necessary. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The salesday attendance yesterday was unusually slim, people generally being too busy to come to town. ? There are a doxen or more houses under construction In Yorkvllle at this time?more than have been going up at any one time before for several years. ? Work on the plant of the Neely Manufacturing company continues - to progress nicely. Most of the window frames have been set in the main building, and with good weather the work of putting on the roof will probably be commenoed within another week. Several cottages for operatives are well under way. ? It is unofficially reported that there is to be an important change of schedule on the Southern soon. The statement is that Yorkville will probably become the meeting point of the two trains that now have their terminus at Rock Hill. If the proposed change of schedule goes into effect the northbound afternoon train will pass here at about 1 o'clock instead of at about 3.30 as now. ? The sacrament of the Lord's Supper was observed at the First Presbyterian church and at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church last Sunday morning. The services in the Presbyterian church were conducted by Rev. D. E. Gillespie of Richmond, and in the services at the Associate Reformed church Rev. W. C. Ewart, the pastor, was assisted by Rev. R. M. Garrison of King's Mountain, There were good congregations at both churches and the services were quite interesting. ? Night Watchman Louthlan reports the presence of two suspicious white men on the streets of Yorkville between 1 and 2 o'clock last Saturday ? wliA moif AK mov nnt hflVA mux Ulllg, niiv Ilia/ VI *>w. been up to mischief. One of the men met the night watchmen and made inquiries as to where he could get something to eat. The inquiry very naturally brought up the question as to who slept in the different stores, etc. A little later, Mr. Louthlan having In the meantime waked up Mr. A. Rose, the two strangers spent some time about the banks, both of which had lights inside; Mr. Louthlan and Mr. Rose watching the men carefully all the while. The strangers did nothing to warrant arrest, and they were allowed to look as long as they pleased. After fifteen or twenty minutes, they got off the street. ? Some of the Yorkvllle business men have begun to complain at the annoyance to which they are beipg subjected on account of what they consider an injustice in being required to do more than their share of Jury duty in the magistrate's court. Discussing the matter yesterday, one of them said: "I believe in doing my full duty as a citizen, and if I have ever dodged I do not remember the occasion; but it seems to me that this system which requires the local business men to furnish their clerks for Jurymen for all the petty cases arising in the township, and being brought from other townships is most too much of a good thing. As I understand it, the jurisdiction of the local magistrate covers the entire township, and it seems to me that the Jurors should be drawn from the township at large instead of the town alone. This would at least give an equal distribution of the burdens of Jury duty." ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. W. O. Rawls is quite ill. Mr. C. Q. Parish, of Oaffney, spent Friday in Yorkville. Miss Strauss Walker is visiting friends in Columbia. J. B. Bell, Esq., of GalTney, was in Yorkville on business yesterday. Mrs. A. E. Willis of Lynchburg, Va. Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Willis. Mrs. R. E. Heath and little daughter have returned from a visit to Charlotte. Miss Hulda McNeel returned Saturday from a stay of several weeks in Charleston. Miss Marceile Willis of Winthrop college, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Willis. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Law and children have returned to Rock Hill after i visit to Mr. J. A. Latta. Miss Daisy Gist and Miss Elizabeth Fdnley returned Saturday from a ten lays' visit to Charleston. Miss Iva Withers left yesterday for 1 / j - , a visit to the family of her uncle, Mr. A. Springs Withers, of Charleston. Mrs. B. N. Moore and Mr. Paul -Neely Moore are expected to return tonight from a stay of severai weeks at Hot Springs, Ark. Dr. W. M. Kennedy of Chester and 'Dr. Moffatt Kennedy of Newberry, visited Mr. W. M. Kennedy's family on Sunday and Monday. Mrs. M. J. Clark is stopping in Yorkvllle for a few days on her way home from Florida to Tennessee. She is now with the Misses Cody. Rev. W. I. Hughes of Fernhurst, N. u, is visiung nis uuhl, jura. ??. u. oober In Yorkville this week. Mr. Hughes preached* an Interesting sermon last night at the Cotton Mill Chapel. Miss Bessie Barron of Yorkville, received a telegram on Sunday, announcing the death of her uncle, Mr. Frank N. Wilson at Manning on Saturday night. Mrs. Wilson, who survives, was Miss Louisa Barron of Yorkville. Engineer Jim Hunter, who was pulling the Ogden special, which was wrecked at Greenville last Saturday morning is a nephew of Mr. J. J. Hunter of Yorkville. He was never in a wreck before and It Is generally conceded that this wreck was through no fault of his. Uncle Robin Love ts quite 111 at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Huffman, at Hickory Grove, and his friends are fearful that he will not be able to get up again. Uncle Robin will be eightyeight If he lives until May 17. The old gentleman Is universally loved and esteemed by all who know him. Mr. John B. Whltesldes, an esteemed patriarch of the Hickory Grove neighborhood, was In Yorkville yesterday on business. Mr. Whltesldes Is In his eightieth year and will celebrate his eightieth birthday on Dec. 13 next, if he lives until that time. He bears his yeat*s well, and still does more or less hard work In the field and elsewhere as circumstances seem to require. Col. J. C. Boyd of Greenville, spent two days of last week In Yorkville with his military and other friends, pushing his candidacy for the position of adjutant and Inspector general. Colonel Boyd claims to have devoted more time and money to the South Carolina militia than any other Individual In the state, and he thinks he has a high claim on the position for which he is a candidate. Hon. R. O. Purdv, who has been presiding over the regular term of the circuit court, which adjourned last Saturday, left for his home at Sumter on an afternoon train. This was the first court over which Judge Purdy has presided In York county, and It Is a pleasure to say not only were the people with whom he came in contact in an official and social capacity well pleased with him; but he was also well pleased with them. The members of the bar, court officials and others have been Impressed with his honor's eminent ability and fairness, and It Is an open secret that Judge Purdy was struck with the high standard of citizenship with which he came Into association, especially In the jury box. We Wilt 8end The Enquirer From now until January 1, 1905 for $1.34. PHILADELPHIA 8CHOOL. Successful Term Cloeed With Interesting Exercises. OorressoDdeoce of tha Yortrrlllt knqiUMr. Delphos. May 1.?The Philadelphia High school, which has been In charge of Prof. W. H. Stevenson of Clover, and Miss Anna Spann of Yorkvllle, closed a very successful term last Friday night with a well gotten up programme. Long before the time to open the exercises the crowd began to collect and continued till the house was full to overflowing with plenty outside. ' Tom Thumb's Wedding was the first thing on the programme, which was announced by the strains of Mendelsohn's Wedding March, which was played by Miss Leon White of Yorkville. The attendants were ushered in and took their respective places In a very pretty manner, all in evening dress. The bride, Mattle Qettys, with her maid of honor, Evalyne Qettys, were met In front of the altar by the groom, Springs Moore, with his best man, Brlce Garrison, and Lindsay Devlnnney performed a very amusing ceremony. They were all small children and they went through their parts in a way that showed no lack of training on Miss Spann's part. Next was "Dr. Cureall," a play, by Gray Moore as Dr. Cureall, Mary Qettys, Clara Alexander, Ida Dunlap, Mary Scott, Bessie Devlnney and Lena Moore. Recitations by Leila Dunlap, Minnie Rogers, Bessie Devlnney and Earle Gaulden. Tableau, "America," by eight girls. "The Pull Back," by Lena Moore, Ida Dunlap, Mary Scott, Clara Alexander, Leila Dunlap and Mary Qettys. Tableau, "Rock of Ages"?Lena Moore. "Played and Lost," a play by Harry Moore, John Scott, Harry Devlnney, Bessie Devlnney and Florrle Moore. Song?"Always In the Way," by Robbie Devlnney. "Negro Night School," a play by Gray Moore, Harley Gaulden, John Scott, Johnson Carson, Clarence Garrison and W. H. Stevenson as teacher. The following received prizes: Florrle Moore, Ernest Carson, Ruth Davison, Lindsay Devlnney, Earl Gaulden, Springs Moore. Mr. Stevenson and Miss Spann have been doing good work In the school and have made for themselves many friends outside as well as Inside the school, where they were held In high esteem by the dudIIs. and the trustees should be congratulated If they are* so fortunate as to secure their services for another year. BETHEL HIGH SCHOOL. Programme of Closing Exercises Last NighL Correspondence of the Yerkrille Enquirer. Bethel* May 2.?The closing exercises of the Bethel High school, Miss Isabel ' Arrowood, teacher, took place last night, opening with an address by Mr. John E. Carroll, and the chorus, "Stars and Stripes Forever," by the school. The programme was as follows: Recitation?"Jim In Fishing Time," bv Frank Jackson. Recitation?"Ups and Downs," by Joseph Barnett. Pantomime?"My Faith Looks Up to Thee." Recitation?"What's the Use?" by Charlie Ratterree. The exercises closed with the presentation of "Madame Deportment's School," a comedy in two acts by the following cast of characters: "Madame DePortment," Miss Arrowood; "Mabel FYollcs," Miss Stanton; "Gertrude Smiles," Miss Rebecca Fbuiagan; "Jennie Slow," Miss Maggie Query; "May Frisky," Miss Bertha Jackson; "Bridget," Miss Lillian Thompson. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Memorial Day Programme?Inspection of th? Catawba Light Infantry?Rav. j Mr. Lingla to Ramain In Rook Hill? Propoaad lea Faotory?Search For Tigera?Graded School Teachers RaEleotad?Case of Mr. Hull?The Fruit Crop. V>rreepoiMle<K? of the Ya trrflU f oqulrer. Rock Hux, May J.?Memorial day will be very fittingly observed In Rock Hill under the auspices of the Ann 4 White Chapter, U. I>. C.. on the afternoon of May 10th, at 4 o'clopk. The exercises will be held at Frledhelm'a hall, after which the decoration of graves,etc.. will take place In Laurelwood cemetery. Final arrangements for the services were made at a meet ing neia rmaay aiier loon ai me none of Mrs. J. P. Reid, r.nd the following j programme was arranged: Music?C. M. A. comet band. Song?School children. Address by W. M. Dunlap, Esq. Address by S. E. fc'cFadden, Esq. Solo. Reading?Miss Jennie Owlnn. Song?Quartette. J Roll call. Song?School children. Taps by R. H. Hoi*. The line of march to the cemetery will be as follows: Catawba Rifles, band. C. M. A. cade:*, veterans, the Daughters of the Confederacy, school children, citizens and others. The following will serve as marshals: Captain J. W Marshall, chief; Pride Ratteree, J. T. Roddey, Heyward t Moore, W. W. Fenne'l, A. S. Lynn. H. M. Dunlap. J. W. O'Neal. W. B. Bycrs, John Wood, W. W. Boyce, C. W. P. Spencer. B. N. Fewell, J. P. Smith, J. E Massey, Jr., W. G. Stevens, Joe Raw 1 In son, Lee Detil, Wood Steele, , Sid Friedhelm, H. H. White, 8. J. Kimball, G. A. Buchanan, W. B. Wilson, E. L. Mobley. The Inspection of the Catawba Rifles took place, as announced, last Thursday evening at the armory on West Main street. The lnipectlon was conducted by Col. Ezra B. Fuller, an officer of the United 8ti tea army, Assistant Adjutant and Inspector General Patrick and Col. J. C. Boyd of the 1st S. C. regiment. It was probably the most rigid and thorough Inspection In every Retail the Catawbas have ever u dergone, each indl ridual being subjected to a close examination. Several weeks of hard work had been spent, however, in preparing for the review, and the boys, to all tippearances, made a very favorable Impression on the oifcers conducting the Inspection, and thcr? Is good reason to believe that the Catawbas will bs retained In the servloe of the 'state Rev. W. L. Lingl*' will not accept the call recently extended him to the nastorate of the First Presbyterian church of Houston, '.'ex. He announced to his congregation Sunday morn- 11 lng that after carefully and prayerfully considering the matter, he had decided to remain fr Rock Hill, feeling that his work here Is not finished. It was known that tfr. Lingle would . announce his decision Sunday morn- . * ing and being anxlo is to learn at the earliest possible moment what his decision would be, quite a large congregation assembled In the First Presbyterian church Sunday morning, and anxiously awaited Mr. Llngle's announcement. The fueling was quite, general among the members of his congregation and others as well, that Mr. Lingle would aiscept the call to Houston, and the ar nouncement that he had decided to remain In Rock Hill will be the source of much relolcing among his members and a piece of very gratifying news to the Dfonle generally of this community. Mr. S. T. Frew bai sold his undertaking establishment to W. O. Reid & Son., who are already extensively engaged In the undertaking business. Mr. Frew Is manager of the Rock Hill Water, Tight and Power Co*andi-_ui has sold out his undartaklng business 'flri'Nfcg In order to be able to devote his entire time to the discharge of his duties as manager of the W?.ter, Light and Power company. Messrs. J. L. McHlnney and C. E. Fielding of Piqua, O, are In the city . conferring with clthens and looking Into the matter of entabllshlng an toe factory In Rock Hill. Nothing has taken definite shape, however, ai yet, but a meeting was teld In the rooms of the Commercial cl ib Monday afternoon, at which the matter was discussed, and a commit tee was appointed to confef with Messrs. McKlnney and Fielding and assist them In coming to a conclusion In the matter. Rock Hill never falln to take hold of a good thing when an opportunity Is resented, and these gentlemen from Ohio will, no doubt, receive such en couragement as will warrant them in Investing some capltU in an Ice factory here. State Constable J. H. B. Jenkins, assisted by Polloe Officer C. J. Miller Instituted a thorough search for blind tiger whisky Saturday morning on the hill and In the "Valley" to the rear of the city lock-up. Mr. Jenkins felt sure there was some whisky stored away In that vicinity, but they search- / ?d a number of houses without finding the object of their tearch, and when almost ready to give up, Mr. Jenkins went to an outhoune and raised a nlank and found what he had been looking for all over the hill. Seventeen olnts of what appeared to be first-class case goods were taken from beneath the floor, but after the goods had been removed to the city hall the contents of some of the bottles begui 'o fume and sizzle and the corka began to pop from the bottles. A close examination revealed the fact that the corks had all been removed from the hottles, replaced, and a new label rasted over them, all done so neatly that few would ever discover that the bottles had been uncorked and would drink the contents chinking It was "pure rye" whisky, ait labeled, when In 'act It was nothing but common old nop skull tiger liquor. Mr. Jenkins was satisfied he knetv who the owner of the whisky was. but was unable to prove ownership. At a meeting of the trustees of the cltv graded schools, held Friday afternoon. all of the teachers of the Central grdded school were re-elected. This school Is accommodating a larger -umber of pupils thin year than ever before?a large addition having been built to the building last summer, and under the efficient management of Prof. J. C. Cork and his able corps of 'eachers Is progressing In a manner nulte satisfactory to all concerned. t Teachers for the mill schools and colored graded schools will be elected later on. A letter received by his family , s'ates that Mr. J. J. Hull's condition boa Improved since he entered Johns Honklns hospital In Baltimore * last Friday. He Is under th? treatment of wo noted specialists and It Is hoped that h* will he very much Improved wb?n he returns to the city. In answer to an Inquiry as to the - fnt of the damage to the fruit crop vv the recent cold anaD. Mr. W. S. Boyd of the Neelv*s Creek section, re"ll?d that while the frost had Injured the crop some, a hall storm that visited his section a few weeks ago had do?>e more damage than the frost, but atlll n 1o#f vaf mm nitri c wtw numc uuu icav j w, ? Lancaster special of April 29 to News and Courier: The leading: feature of yesterday's preliminary in the case of the parties chargred with the Kershaw lynching: was the severe arraignment of Solicitor Henry by the attorneys for the defence for his alleged complicity in the unfair methods charged to have been employed in the conduct of the? recent investigation Into the lynching. H. B. Howie, the detective who worked up the case, was scathingly denounced for his manner of securing evidence. Howie was not present, and it Is probably well that he was not, for the feeling against him was Intensely bitter, and i it Is doubtful if he could have gotten M out of town without receiving bodily ^ injury. Solicitor Henry was evident- | ly altected by the charges against himself. While assuming responsibil- I Ity for the Investigation, he disclaimed having done anything unprpfes- I slonal or beyond what he conceived to be his duty. The excitement In the matter is rapidly subsiding, and it is not thought that there will be any further developments. ** Ik.