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Scraps anil .farts. ? The burning at the stake of Tom Williams, a negro, for attacking a white woman, was commended at the Texas State convention of Negro Baptists at Dallas last Friday. Rev. Jackson of Dallas, declared that if any action were taken by the convention In reference to the lynching a resolution should be passed commending the whites. Other pastors asserted that negroes aided the whites In the capture of Williams. Every law-abiding negro was said to be In favor of a lynching law in cases of the kind. The convention refused to pass resolutions denouncing the burning. ? The Associated Press has good reason for stating that a new Anglo-Japanese treaty of alliance has been signed. The foreign office declines to give official confirmation or denial, but the Associated Press understands that the treaty was signed some days ago. The new treaty was broader In scope in some respects than the former treaty, notably where it Includes the recognition by Great Britain of a Ja panese protectorate over norra uim uu other points which It was not necessary to Include In the old treaty. In some respects the new treaty contains limitations as compared with the old treaty. For Instance, the latter contained a clause to the effect that Incase of a combination of the powers against Great Britain, Japan would be obliged to assist her ally, while the clause in the new treaty only requires the assistance of Japan so far as the British colonies In the far East and the Pacific are concerned. ? It seems to be pretty generally conceded that the Portsmouth conference will not bring about peace and that the Russians have rather the better of the situation as to moral position. The last proposition under consideration was the question of cession of the Island of Sakhalin and indemnity. Russia agreed to give up the Island entirely If Japan would forego her demand for Indemnity. Japan refused, and that left her In the position of standing out for a purely monetary consideration. There Is a probability - that Japan may come back again with another proposition, In order to regain her lost precedence on the money question; but there Is no good reason to believe that there will be an agreement. During the progress of the peace negotiations both sides have been making all possible efforts to strengthen themselves at the front with reinforcements, supplies, etc., and the outlook is that the fighting will soon be resumed on a large scale. ? The grand Jury of the District of Columbia has Indicted E. S. Holmes former statistician of the department of agriculture, along with Frederick Peckham and Moses Haas of the New York Cotton Exchange for conspiracy against the government In connection with the cotton report leak scandal. ? President Roosevelt took a dive In the submarine torpedo boat Plunger off Oyster Bay last Friday afternoon. The president's intention was announced in advance, and the newspapers expressed a good deal of uneasiness. It was then given out that the idea had been abandoned, and nothing more was heard of the matter until it was all over. The manholes of the boat were closed soon after ths president went aboard, and the bom steamed out Into the bay where the water was twenty feet deep. There the boat cruised about and the presl dent was shown how it worked. The boat was submerged and it remained under the water for about forty minutes. Everything worked nicely and the president expressed himself as very much delighted with the mechanism of the boat. ? John Moore, a negro, twenty years old. was taken from Craven county Jail in Newbern, N. C.. last Sunday and lynched by a mob of 100 masked men, armed with rifles and revolvers. With his hands tied behind him, the negro was led out about a third of a mile to the draw of the Neuse river bridge, hanged to one of its braces and his body riddled with bullets. The mob attacked the Jail between 1 and 2 o'clock Sunday morning. Entrance to the jail was effected by forcing the jailer to surrender the keys. As soon as the attack was dlscovered, the naval reserves were called to attempt to prevent the lynching. Crowds rushed to the bridge. Sheriff J. W. Biddle was quickly on the scene pleading that Moore be left to the law, but his efforts were unavailing and the mob carried out its plans. Moore entered the store of Geo. Eubanks at Clarke's, seven miles from Newbern, last Friday, when the proprietor's wife was the only one in. The negro attempted robbery and struck the proprietor's wife on the head with a meat axe. fracturing bones and inflicting injuries which, it they do not prove fatal, will at least cause not only disfigurement but lifelong suffering. Mrs. Eubanks screamed and people came to her rescue. The negro fled, but was captured in a sw-am d after a chase of a few miles and was placed in jail. ? Carefully guarded by a force of trusted men. armed with loaded Winchester rifles, says the Philadelphia Ledger, nearly $5,000,000 in gold bullion arrived here on Tuesday from Seattle, and Is now securely stored away at the United States mint, where it will be made into coin as fast as required. So secretly were the movements of the shipment of the precious metal guarding that no one bui employes of the express company and mint knew of Its transfer across the city, and it was denied yesterday at the mint that the gold had been received. The hundreds of gold bars were stored away in four express cars, which formed a special train from St. Paul to this city. The shipment was made through the Adams Express company over the Pennsylvania railroad, and the train arrived in Broad street station early Tuesday morning. At the doors of each car stood two guards, each with a Winchester in his hands. They received the gold at St. Paul from the Northern Pacific Express company, which transported it from Seattle. The gurads who accompanied the big shipment did not rest from the time the train left St. Paul until the express company had received receipts from Director Landis at the mint. When the train reached Broad street station the train was sidetracked in the rear of the express -company's building, in Market street, west of Sixteenth. A force of employes carried the gold bars from the cars to the wagon, and a messenger officially delivered each wagon load into the custody of the government officers. The run from Chicago to this city was made in fast time, although without incident. Few railroad employes other than those in charge of the train knew the contents of the cars. Stops were made only to change locomotives and take water. Where curious persons cro<vded about the train and asked what was In the cars the guards assured them they were only taking care of ' fast horses," and few learned of the great value of the train. ?hr ^forhrillr inquirer. YORK VILLI:, S. C.: TUESDAY,AUGUST 29. 19(5. The testimony in the investigation suggests that some of the officials attend to the state's business Just as they would attend to their own. In fact one Is at a loss to determine whether these officials consider the business their own or the state's. Mr. John Wood, who has been editing the Rock Hill Herald for some time past, since shortly after Mr. Hull became critically 111, is to continue In charge of the paper >ermanently. Mr. Wood has had considerable experience In the newspaper business and can be depended upon to hold the Herald up to a high standard. The Columbia Record charged that the druggists of Oaffney have paid the United States Internal revenue tax required of retailers. The Gaffney Ledger has offered to pay the Record one hundred dollars for each case it Is able to prove; but the Record does not appear to be anxious to make money that way. A Paris newspaper, the Matin, suggests that since the end of the war between Russia and Japan now depends entirely on the question of money, Mr. John D. Rockefeller might settle the whole matter by putting up the necessary billion dollars, Mr. Rockefeller, however, has not been very much Impressed with the Idea. There is good reason to believe that Richard I. Manning of Sumter, Is to be centered upon as the dispensary candidate for governor. He Is to undertake, the Indications are, sponsorship for a revised dispensary law very well calculated to open the way to a new era of debauchery similar to that which Is now believed to be coming to an end. When we used to Intimate corruption In the dispensary, some of our contemporaries would InRlst that we prove It. We venture now that the greatest wonder with most of the people in the state Is not that evidence of so much corruption has developed; but that it ever came out. We venture also that hut few DeoDle In South Car ollna believe that even the half has been told. Commenting on the disgraceful conduel of Mayor Woodward In Toledo, the Atlanta Journal says: "There would be no disposition on our part to curtail the Mayor's bibulous pleasures so long as he worshiped Bacchus in private. If he gets drunk In Ms private capacity It Is his own business chiefly. But in this case he was representing Atlanta and the council should call him to account for his failure to uphold the dignity and prestige of Atlanta. Atlanta wanted the League of American Municipalities to meet here next year. Is it any wonder, after the scene created by Atlanta's inebriated mayor, that the proposition was turned down as a rather humorous proposal? Woodward has forced Atlanta to share his disgrace before the eyes of all the world, and the council should act promptly." But after all It Is Atlanta's own fault. She should arrange matters so as to make it Impossible that such men as Mr. Woodward can be elected to the mayoralty. The facts of his case were like this. There were several rival factions striving for the 6.000 votes that gave supremacy in the city. They went to the general election with their differences and Woodward slipped In with only 2,000 votes. The decent element of Atlanta should have chosen its candidate In a primary. The Tirza;i Meeting. While we confess our inability to see any good reason for the proposed dispensary meeting at Tirzah on September 7. especially In view of the fact that our people understand the dispensary question so well, and a majority of them have pledged themselves against the state liquor business, still we deem It Important that there be a full attendance at that meeting. Just why, we shall not attempt to explain beyond the statement that It 1 Is no doubt because of righteous principles. based deep on the teachings of Christianity, York county has, for more than fifty years, been the most uncompromising enemy of the liquor traffic in South Carolina, and from what is generally believed to be the character of her people, there is but f little reason to think that they will 1 ever surrender their convictions along this line. The whisky question had been pret1 ty well settled in York county previous to the enactment of the dispensary law. and except for that law. with the prugirns 11 111 l llir ruilnr.il irivn.i/K^M ists of this section were making, It Is 1 quite probable that the year 1882 would have witnessed the last legal sale of whisky, and by this time the abominable traffic would have been completely banished from the borders of the county. While York has s ways been willing to leave other counties to deal with the whisky question as they chose, it is not fair to say that a majority of the people of this county have, within the last fifty >tars sanctioned the liquor traffic either under the saloon, blind tiger, or dispensary system, and ' the very history of the dispensary in this county illustrates clearly that it was established against the will of the people. Blacksburg. originally dry by legislative enactment, became a liquor town again by a trick of legislation. The general assembly, tipon request of the citizens prohibited the sale of whisky In Black's Station. Afterward some shrewd schemers had the name of the town changed to Blacksburg. Nobody had dnamed of a probable double motive. Black's Station having thus bte.i wiped out of the statutes and there being no law against the sale of liquor in Blacksburg. saloons were re-opened. Thus was the way cleared for the dispensary, but at the first op portunity. the people, years afterward closed It up. The original dispensary law provided that dispensaries could not be established in towns which had previously decided for prohibition. This was afterward amended so as to allow these '.owns to vote on establishing dispensaries; but no provision was made for the removal of a dispensary In case It should prove unsatisfactory. Under this law there was an effort to secure a majority vote for the establishment of a dispensary In Yorkville. The people would have nothing of the kind and with a view of forcing them to it, a dispensary was established at Tlrzah, with about a dozen votes. The history of the Tlrzah dispensary is still fresh In the memory of most of our people. It would fill a volume; but a brief outline will be sufficient at this time. People wno rrom inrancy had been taught the dangers of Intoxicating liquors iearned to believe that there was no harm in whisky sold by the state and In the course of time whole neighborhoods were debauched. The Influence of this dispensary was felt In every direction, until the people were forced to arise In their might to put it down. Petition after petition was submitted to the proper authorities, but the authorities returned the mocking answer that they had no power to remove the objectionable institution. At length the people of York county sent a representative to the legislature with the especial object of securing the removal of the dispensary, and the matter was about to become a state Issue. Mr. deLoach had a bill to give the people the right to vote out dispensaries and was about to introduce It. To prevent the introduction of this bill Hon. W. A. Barber, then attorney general and connected with the dispensary board, took the responsibility of removing the dispensary In violation of the law. The relief of Tlrzah was a signal for renewed efforts to secure the establishment of a dispensary In Yorkvllle. There is reason to believe that the whole dispensary machine combined with local influences to this end. and the thing was finally accomplished. with the result that the Tlrzah agitation was promptly renewed. A majority of the qualified voters of the town petitioned the removal of the dispensary; but unable #to get relief In this way Senator Brice began his fight to give the people the right to vote dispensaries out where they so desired, and here we stand with a majority of the white people of York county de mondlne that the onlv disoensary in the county be removed and that no more be established. Maybe Senator Tillman thinks the people of York county don't understand this question. We have met people to whom the attitude of York county on the whisky question was Incomprehensible. but we think that the people of York county understand the whisky question better than Senator Tillman understands them. There is not a gTeat deal of hostility to Senator Tillman in this county. There is some, we admit; but not a great deal; but a majority of the people hate the liquor traffic as they do the very devil In hell. They hate it because of the harm they have seen it do and because of the harm they know it still may do to themselves, their fathers, their husbands, their sons, their sweethearts, and they are not going to compromise with it on account of Senator Tillman or any other man on earth. This is our firm belief. However, notwithstanding the fact that a majority of the people of York are against the whisky traffic, we want to take occasion to advise them to be at Tirzah on September 7. We do not question the moti' es of Senator Tillman in coming to Tirzah. He is to be there by Invitation: but underlying that invitation we believe there is hope of saving the dispensary. It has been claimed on the floor of the South Carolina senate that Senator Brice did not represent the people of York county on this question and there is on foot an ill-concealed effort to pack this meeting with people who will root for the dispensary, with a view to making it appear that the people of the county in which the Brice law originated are really indifferent on the subject. We are not charging Senator Tillman with complicity In anything of this kind; but we are satisfied that there Is something in the suggestion. Senator Brice goes to Tirzah, not because he wants to, but as the representative of the dispensary opposition in York county. That everybody knows his position goes without saying. He declared at a public picnic in 1903 that the dispensary owed its origin to Ben Tillman and the devil, and since that time he has been fighting for the right of the people to settle this question for themselves. It Is because of his efforts that now for the first time since the Inauguration of the dispensary law the people are to be allowed the right of saying whether or not they sanction the state conduct of the liquor business, and Senator Tillman comes to persuade them that they should have no such right. Every effort is being made to rally the dispensary forces at Tirzah. The dispensary opponents owe it to themselves and to Senator Brice to be there also. ? Gen. John D. Frost announces that he will not be a candidate for another term as adjutant and inspector general. He says he will quit politics and try to make some money for his family. ? Spartanburg special of yesterday to the Columbia State: The leaders of the prohibition movement, through their attorney, Mr. S. J. Simpson, turned over to the county supervisor today the petition for ordering the election on the issue, dispensary or no disptusury. along with the revised lists of 20 of the largest precincts in the county, which Is one-third of them. The petition has 2,800 signatures. The anti-dispensary people are confident that they have away over the requisite one-fourth of the voters, and will await the action of County Supervisor Miles. Mr. Miles was not in his office this afternoon when the papers were presented and they were turned over to Clerk F. C. West of the board of county commissioners. ? Receiving a number of new petitions, which placed the verified signatures at 1.998, Chairman Joseph A. McCullough, of the anti-dispensary committee, decided not to delay the fight for prohibition in Greenville oounty and filed the records with Supervisor Walker at 11 o'clock last Saturday, with a request that the petition be acted on as soon as possible. In view of the fact that the members of the supreme court are to meet in Columbia on the 1st of September for the purpose of hearing the Pickens election case, it is believed that the decision will be forthcoming in the course of a month or six weeks, because the nature of the proceedings makes this imperative. Should the court adopt such a course the committee would then have the benefit of its decision before the Greenville election actually takes place, which is very much to be desired. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. J. F. Ashe, McConnellsvllle?Has 600 bushels seed oats for sale. W. D. Glenn. Chairman?Gives notice that the Graded schools will open on Monday, Sept 11, instead of on the 4th as previously announced. Stewart & Jones, Fort Lawn?Want to sublet portion of grading contract and want to hire 50 mules for work on grade. York Drug Store?Tells of the merits of D. D. D., as a remedy for all skin diseases and eruptions. Call for proof of the claims rpade for It. See fourth page. Woolson Spice Co.?Says to "Let common sense decide" for you In buying coffee, ard sets forth its claims for Lion coffee, sold in sealed packages?see fourth page. L. R. Williams, Probate Judge?Gives Notice that J. M. Campbell has applied to him for letters of administration on the estate of N. B. Campbell, deceased. Thos. W. Boyd, Co. Supervisor?Gives notice that an election will be held In York county on the question of "Dlspensary"_ or "No Dispensary" on Tuesday, sepi ze. i?uo. G. W. Sherrer?Is ready to serve you with choice groceries at live and let live prices. Riding bridles at 86c each. E. Earle Thornwell?Is In a position to make connection between buyers and sellers of real estate. He desires your business. Glenn & Allison?Have a complete line of buggies and harness, and want yoO to remember that they sell Studebaker wagons. Foushee Cash Store?Offers gingham and cheviot remnants at bargain prices. Special values in suspenders. Remnants of embroideries. Fred C. Black, Agent?Points out the advantages to be had in a policy of the Security Life and Annuity company. Sam M. Grist?Is prepared to insure cotton either at your home or at any place at which you may store it. He wants you to see him for life, fire, accident or health insur-1 ance. Carroll Bros.?Have an Improved well fixture which sells for 812.50, and gives users universal satisfaction. They Invite you to see them about it. J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Makes a few remarks about *he good qualities of "Superb" clothing, of which he has a complete fall and winter line. W. M. Kennedy, *gent?Has barley and rye seed and wants to supply you. Also has a full supply of all kinds of school supplies. Cotton picking is daily becoming more general; but has not yet fairly opened. It is getting time to make arrangements to put In a wheat crop. In view of the general failure this year the , next crop ought to be good. A gentleman who was in Lancaster county a few days ago informs the reporter that strong feeling has been aroused because of the suit against the county on account of the Morrison lynching. The probability is that the first move of the plaintiffs attorneys will be for a change of venue. There is a continued gratifying in crease In the business of the local banks and new customers are an every day business. It Is a fact, however, that not a few owners of cash money still Insist on the old time custom of carrying it to their homes and hiding It as best they may, Instead of leaving It safe subject to check or bearing 4 per cent interest on certificate of deposit. Both the local banks are as safe as any similar Institutions In the country. FORT LAWN TO CATAWBA. Work on the new railroad to be built in connection with the development of Great Catawba Falls, is to be com*menced forthwith and pushed to corr*ph tlon without delay. As has already been announced the grading work Is to be done by Messrs. Stewart & Jones, the well known contractors who helped in the double tracking of the Southern and who have been engaged on the extension of the C. & N.-W. Mr. Stewart was In Yorkvllle a few days ago making arrangements to get such labor as Is to be had In this vicinity, Including a large number of additional mules. From the advertisement In another column It will be seen that he is willing to sublet a part of his contract. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The date of the opening of the Graded school has been postponed to September 11. ? New crop sweet potatoes are coming on the market. The opening price was one dollar per bushel. ? Local cotton buyers are making their arrangements to figure during the opening cotton season with their usual energy. ? Cement paving work has been suspended for the present: but the Improvement has been most marked. ? Mr. W. P. Harrison has bought a lot on King's Mountain street next to Mr. R. T. Allison and will build a residence soon. ? Work on the O'Leary building, which has been delayed for some time because of the trouble of getting material, has been resumed with great activity. The walls have been rising rapidly this week. ? Rev. W. C. Ewart announced Sunday that there would be no preaching at the Associate Reformed church next Sunday or the Sunday following. He will be absent by presbyterial appointment. Prayer meeting service will be held tomorrow afternoon as usual. ? Messrs. P. B. and W. A. McAfee, had quite a narrow escape from a serious accident on the Southern railroad this afternoon at about 12.30. They were on railroad street with a wagon retailing country produce, when a shifting freight train frightened their mules. The mules became unmanageable and stubborn and backed the wagon toward the train up against the approaching engine. Engineer Crow heard the commotion and stopped the train with the emergency brakes. One of the wagon wheels was crushed; but * ' ? 5 ? 1 ..n/tn nrlt LaiG ine men anu muicn rnta^cu ?tuuuui Injury. Messrs. McAfee attach no blame to the railroad people; but the latter will probably pay for the repair of the wagon. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. R. D. Alexander and children are visiting in Gastonia. Miss Kate Cody returned home last night from Blowing Rock. Mr. J. Q. Wray spent Sunday and Monday in Union county. Master Sims Smith of Blacksburg, Is visiting Mrs. L. A. Johnson. Mr. C. B. Smith is visiting friends in Chester county this week. Mr. E. E. Corry of Gaffney, spent yesterday with friends in Yorkvllle. Mrs. M. J. Walker returned home from Cleveland Springs last night. Mr. J. M. Schorb of Cheraw, spent several days in Yorkvllle last week. Mr. A. B. Hammond of Columbia, spent Sunday with friends in Yorkvllle. Miss Mattie Thomas of Charleston, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. B. Williams. Miss Mary Ashe Is at home after a visit of several weeks to friends in Lancaster. Miss Pearl Whisonant of Wilkinsville, is the guest of her sister. Mrs. J. P. White. Mrs. W. O. Rawls and sons. Masters Willie and Edward, are visiting at McConn? llsville. Mr. Boyce Comer returned home Sunday after a stay of several weeks in Charlotte. Mrs. J. D. Rainey of Blacksburg spent Saturday in Yorkvllle with Mrs. L. A. Johnson. Miss Mary Williams visited hei sister, Mrs. W. W. Miller, In Rock Hill this week. Master Ottman Rose Is with the Geological survey party in Bullock'! Creek township. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Bateman ol Columbia, stopped over In Yorkvllle last night with Mr. and Mrs. M. B Jennings, on their way home from Cleveland Springs. Misses Nannie and Mary Eunice Grist are visiting at Clover, the guesti of Mrs. J. D. Gwln. Misses Willie and Lee Williams returned home Saturday after a twc weeks' stay at Blowing Rock. Miss Llda Tall of Baltimore, Md., it spending a few days In Yorkvilh visiting her sister, Mrs. W. D. Grist Dr. John B. Bowen left this morn Ing for Charleston, where he will Joir a party of friends going to New Yorl by water. Misses Bertha Jenkins of Mt. Holly and Emma Jenkins of Stanley Creek N. C., are guests of Mr. L. E. Dame ron's family. Mrs. Prank Slmms and three soni of Columbia, spent last night ti Yorkvllle on their way to visi friends at Brattonsvtlle. REAL E8TATE INQUIRY. The Inquiry for real estate li stronger than it has ever been in th< history of the county, especial!: since the war, and the activity I; greater. People In a position to know wha Is going on along this line are im pressed with the number of would-b< Investors who seem to be huntlni something nice In dirt. The demand for agricultural land Is rather more pronounced than fo town lots; but either kind of prop erty Is more readily salable at thl time than It has ever been. There have been numerous trans fers In different parts of the count; of late at prices that were especlall; satisfactory to the sellers, and whlcl must necessarily have had the ap proval of the buyers. The number of farm mortgages 01 record at the clerk's office Is smalle than it has been for many years an< few new mortgages are being re corded except to secure purchas< money. There Is no good reason ti look for a great many foreclosure this year, because in the case o most maturing paper, where th< holder Is unwilling to renew there I generally somebody to take his place As matters now stand the proba blllty is that the majority of the sale to be made by the clerk this fal and next spring will be for the pur pose of partition. LOCAL LACONIC8. We Will Send The Enquirer From now until January 1, 1906, fo 74 cents. Death of Mrs. H. A. C. Walker. A telegram received here yesterda by Mr. Withers Adlckes, announce the death of Mrs. H. A. C. Walker, a her home at St. George's yesterda; morning. Mrs. Walker lived In York vllle during the. time her husband wa superintendent of the Graded schoo and had many friends here who wll be grieved to hear of her death. Sh was only about thirty years of ag< and Is survived by her husband and i daughter about one year old. York County Medical Association. The regular bi-monthly meeting o the York County Medical assoclatloi was held In Yorkville yesterday wltl quite a general attendance of th< members. There were a number o visitors, Including Dr. Legram Guerry, of Columbia; Drs. Cox, Wylie McConnell and Johnson, of Chester In the absence of Dr. Bigger, thi president. Dr. W. M. Love presided Dr. Guerry read a paper on gal stone, and the paper elicited an in teresting and instructive discussion The members generally were ver; much pleased with the meeting a It was, all In all, the best that ha been held up to this time. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Cotton Controversy With SouthernBaseball?Reward For the Do Slaughterers?The Union Warehous Matter?The Picnic at ML Gallant. OorrMpondeQc* of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, August 29.?The cottoi buyers of this city are very mucl wrought up over the recent ruling o the Southern Railway, that no cottoi be placed on the company's platform until the same Is ready for shipment Mr. John T. Roddey took the matte up with Superintendent Williams, o the Savannah division; but as yet h has no promise of any relief from th restrictions. The buyers here will b greatly Inconvenienced by the rullni as nearly all the cotton bought on th market is weighed on the platforms o the Southern railway. There is talk of placing a few bale on the platforms in order to make i test case and carry the matter Into th courts. Some of the buyers are ver; Indignant over the matter, claimlni that the position of the Southern 1 arbitrary and would not be taken 1 they had competition here. The Rock Hill baseball team whlcl has gained quite a reputation all ove the state for playing good ball sine Its organization about two months age went down In defeat at the hands o the Belton boys last week. Thre< games were played, one Friday af ternoon and two Saturday. Thi visitors won the two first games, thi score in the first game standing 7 ti 0. and the second game 16 to 5. Th third game was won by the home tean by a score of 5 to 3. Just how the lo cals came to lose has been a matter o much debate, but all of the followlni probably had to do with the result 1st. The visitors had a strong tean and played good ball. 2nd. The homi team made a few costly errors an< were also minus some of their bes players. Had the contest taken plac a few weeks ago the result might havi been different. It Is understood tha the team has disbanded for this sea son. The first base and field worl of the Belton team was pronounced thi finest ever witnessed on the Rock Hll diamond. The recent wholesale slaughter o dogs In Rock Hill still remains a mys' tery. There are numerous rumori afloat, but none of these have beei verified and nothing has developed t< throw any light on the affair in an] nknili tfii way. rwrwuiua U551 rgauug auvui tv< have been offered for the apprehenslor of the guilty party, but so far the po Ilee are without any clue. The reg-ular annual meting of th< Farmers' Co-operative Union of East ern York will be held Wednesday morning in the rooms of the Commerclal club. The meeting will be callet to order at 11 a. m. Beside the electlor of officers for the ensuing year othei matters of more than ordinary Inter est to all the members will come before the meeting. The union warehouse question will be finally decider and all details arranged. A lot or White street has already been securec for the building which will have t storing capacity of 2.000 bales Bid! for the erectlor of the building will b< presented at the meeting Wednesday. The "Veterans' picnic," given by Catawba camp U. C. V. in honor of th< Anne White and Sam Barron chapt rs of the United Daughters of the j Confederacy, will take place today ai Mt. Gallant. The various committeer I have spared no pains in their effort.* to arrange a programme that will entertain. amuse and instruct everybodj and a large crowd and a dellghtfu! time is anticipated. Special entertainment has been provided for the members of the two chapters of the U D. C. as special guests of the veterans The protracted meeting which was tc have started at Antioch church on the 2nd Sunday In this month, was postponed on account of the pastor. Rev W. C. Winn being ill, and will start on the first Sunday In September. Mr. Jim Heath who has been confined to his bed the past two months is much better and will soon be able tc be out again. THROUGH THE COUNTY. , Gleanings of Interest to Dwellers i Along the Rural Routes. Yorkville No. 1. Mr. R. L. Brown of Chester Is ! spending a few days with relatives and friends In the Beersheba nelghbor1 hood. j Yorkville No. 4. i Visitors to Mr. C. H. Smith's flsh pond this summer have Invariably been . struck with the anbearance of a re> markahle water plant that never falls to excite careful notice. The leaves s are great round disks, some of them ? seven feet In clcumference and He . flat on the water with nothing to In dicate their connection with a common i source except here and there some i beautiful pale pink blossoms almost as large as cocoanuts. The leaves ; tiid (lowers are those of the Egyptian ; lOtUS. Yorkvillo No. 5. Crops along this route are In fairly good condition, and cotton, which Is 1 opening rapidly promises a good yield. There have been 21 cases of typhoid fever at Sharon during the past six weeks up to date. All the sufferers are getting along very nicely. Mr. Youngs blood and Mrs. Burgess have the most t severe cases at this time. The exact . source of the fever has not been defl 1 nltely ascertained. It is generally ats tributed to infected well water or an accumulation of decayed vegetable and t animal matter under a large warehouse. near the depot. YorkvilU No. 3. Mrs. Jane E. C'lnton died at her 5 residence near Bethesda on August 22. aged 81 years and 9 months. She B was buried at Bethesda, the services being conducted by Rev. A. H. Atkins r of Lowryville. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Rlckard, who 8 have been visiting near Bethesda, returned to their home in Newberry last Friday. Miss Ethel Clinton is visiting relay lives at Sligh's and Newberry this Y W<Dr. W. T. Hall, of the Theological 1 Seminary, Columbia, S. C.. preached - at Bethesda Sunday. Sharon No. 1. i Saye Love, who stabbed Luther r Brakefleld at the Bullock's Creek plc. nlc has been bound over to answer to the charge of assault and battery ~ with intent to kill at the next term e of the court of general sessions. Love 0 was first arrested on a warrant charging him with simple assault. He 9 plead guilty and Magistrate Duncan f Imposed a fine of (5. Mr. Brakefield's e father was not satisfied with this and asked for a warrant charging a more serious offense. Magistrate Duncan > declined to change the warrant until - he could get Information that would ? satisfy him of his right to do so. In the meantime Mr. Brakefield procur' ed another warrant from Magistrate - Comer at Yorkvllle, and the case was disposed of for the time being as stated above. There has been some feeling about the matter in the neighborhood. Mr. Brakefield's friends are Inclined to hold that Mr. Duncan has r been inclined to be partial. Mr. Duncan Insists that he acted in accordance with his understanding of what was proper, and without prejudice. y The matter will no doubt be satlsfac* torily settled at the higher court. Hickory Grove No. 2. 1 One of the oldest, most prosperous, y and most respected families of West ern York is that of Uncle John B. B Whltesldes, In early life he was mar. ried to J ine Caroline McGili and a '> Inn* onH nnnnv llf?? came to both of II them. In 1899, Mrs. Whltesldes was e called away from earth, and 9tnce that ? time Mr. Whltesldes has lived with his youngest daughter, Mrs. Amanda a McGlll. Mr. Whlusldes will be 80 years old the 25th of December. In his eighty years, he has probably done more hard work than any man in the f county, always noted as an industri[i ous man, he seemed actually tireless; . all the summer busy with his farm, all the winter hauling logs, cutting f ditches, working with machinery, * building dams, and if he worked hard, he saved the product of this labor; for , years he has been recognized as one * of our most substantial farmers, and I now In his old age, after his children j have each secured a portion, he still conducts the business of his own farm. As a citizen he has always figured [ on the side of pure and honest govern? ment, and upright business methods ? In the same. In his religion, he has worked hard, just like he has In his business; and he has been successful In it too. Men have confidence In him, and his church has never called on him for help, of any kind in his power to give, but that it has been given _ freely. In his family, he has not only trained his children in the nurture and " admonition of the Lord, but has also * trained them to be diligent in business, and they are with him as arrows in the hands of a mighty man. A few days ago, his children and grand-chilu dren with a few friends, gathered at f the old home place and spent the day with their grey-haired sire. An abundance of good things, served picnic . style, In the yard, was enjoyed by all ' present, and the day was spent in { social enjoyment in which not only the _ present figured, but the past was recalled. Uncle John has three sons dead and five of his grandchildren have passed away. He has six children liv? tng?all of them married and they tof gether with their wives or husbands, and their children are, R. M. Whitesides, and his first wife, Miss Martha Scoggins, his second wife Mrs. Mcp Fadden. To the first union there were born and are still living Arthur. Luther, y Addle, Carl, Bruce, Ida, Wayne. Mrs. * Emma Whltesldes McGlll and her husf hand Wm. McGlll. Their children are Bessie. Mason, Claude, Frank, Cassle, . Grady, Fred, Julia. W. M. Whltesldes and his wife. Miss Lizzie Plaxlco. Their ? children are Bertha, Maud, Llna, Horace, Jessie Jennie Llnd. Mrs. Lizzie , Whltesldes Plaxlco and her husband, ' Rev. W. A. M. Plaxlco. Their children are Mason. Jennie, John, Moffatt, " Mary, Willie Belle Brice, James. Jeff ? D. Whltesldes and his wife, Miss Nan: nie Plaxlco. Their children are Wlster, ? John, Quinn, Willie, Andral, Lois, Henry Saye, Eula, Irene, Lena. Mrs. Amanda Whltesldes McGlll and her husband, John A. McGlll. Their children are Waldo, Irby, Blakely, Flossie. Of the grandchildren the following are married. Miss Bertha Whltesldes to Mr. J. W. Castles. Miss Addle Whitesides to Dr. B. N. Miller, and Luther Whltesldes to Miss Belle Whltesldes. ATLANTA'S MAYOR. Drunken Jim Woodward Diagusta Mayors' Convention. Just before the close of the afternoon's session of the League of American Municipalities at Toledo, O., last week, Mayor Woodward of Atlanta, Ga., who was a guest of the league, attacked Mayor Dunne of Chicago, with such abusive remarks that the session broke up without action on a motion of adjournment. The afternoon's session had been devoted entirely to the discussion of municipal ownership, and several papers were read by delegates. Mayor Dunne's speech. In which he reiterat~J u 1" 1/wAiifn vIau'q nn mnnlnlnnl j t*U 1110 ncil'anunii nvn? v??? . ownership, evoked rounds of applause j and Intense interest was shown by all , of the delegates. As he concluded r Mayor Woodward appeared upon the . stage, and, walking slowly to the foot. lights, opened his remarks by saying: "Mayor Dunne, do not take any of 1 my remarks as personal; I am going ) to express my opinion on municipal 1 ownership." t Commencing in loud tones and , staggering from one side to the other > he abused Mayor Dunne and other prominent advocates of municipal . ownership, declaring that Mayor ? Dunne had espoused this cause in or!. der that he might ride into office on , a rainbow. Pointing at Mayor Dunne | and screaming at the top of his voice, 3 he said: i "You tell the people of Chicago . what you will do with municipal ownr ershlp when you get Into office, but I when the time comes to act and ful. fill your doctrine, you are at a loss to ? accomplish what the people want." The audience arose In Indignation, , and there were shouts of "Put him ) out!" > President Crolius of Joliet called . for order and requested Mr. Wood, ward to confine his remarks strictly i to the subject and not be so personal. Mr. Woodward, however, again started off Incoherently, declaring himself i to be the representative of the wealthi lest real estate and corporation owners in Atlanta, Ga. "There was Just one man who was i ever able to practice municipal own- I ershlp honestly," he said, "and that \ was the late OoMen Rule Mayor Jones of Toledo. Jones asserted that there was graft and boodle in municipal ownership, the same as there was In the political arena." Then turning to Mayor Dunne, he added: "You know It, too." The delegates could stand it no i longer and left the convention hall. ' Mayor Dunne said: "This is a shameful occurrence, but let us consider it as a joke." The antics of Mayor Woodward created lots of Indignation in Atlanta and the city council is trying to im? peach him. DR. CROMER'8 LA8T 8AY. Had No Intantion of Misrepresenting tho Law in the Case. j t The following is Df. Cromer's re* ply to the contribution of Senator Tillman published elsewhere in this issue: Hon. B. R. Tillman, Dear Sir: Your letter published this morning calls for an explanation and a disclaimer. it Brreativ surorised me that anything In my last letter seems to warrant the inference that I am trying to mislead the people. I took it for granted that all who have intelligence enough to follow the discussion knew already that the supreme court had upheld the constitutionality of the dispensary law, Including the profit feature. I said that the supreme court and the prohibitionists are together In the proposition that "liquor in its nature is dangerous to the morals, good order, health and safety of the people," and that "from that point of view the state may take control of the traffic to police it. but not to profit by it." That .language means, if it means anything, that the state may take control of the traffic for the purpose of controlling it but not for the purpose of profiting by it. Under the decision of the supreme court control must be the main object: trade and profit must be merely Incidental. I "was combatting the position of those advocates of the dispensary who urge the profit feature "as a justifying fact," and who are virtually teaching the people that we should 8U"nort the system as a profitable revenue measure. The argument stated in logical form is as follows: If liquor in its nature is dangerous to the morals, good order, health and safety of the people, it is wrong for the state to take control of the traffic to profit by It. But the supreme court holds that liquor in its nature is dangerous to the morals, good order, health and safety of the people, therefore, It Is wrong for the state to take control of the traffic to profit by it. I was arguing the question on the ground of public morals, but nothing was farther from my intention than to conceal or misrepresent the law of the question. Tour comments on the extract from the Charlotte Observer are not in fe~ ply to anything that I have said; but since you have brought it. into tl\is correspondence, I am moved by my high respect and esteem for the members of the supreme court to say that I am not In sympathy with the spirit of that extract. cfceo B. Cromhr. Newberry, Aug. 26, 1906. MERE-MENTION. A Japanese transport vessel was sunk in a collision with a British steamer In the Inland Sea on Aug. .22, drowning 127 Japanese 'soldiers Twenty-five persons lost their lives, and thousands of dollars worth of property was destroyed by a cloud* Durst wmcn swept uuwu uie utugo canon In southern Colorado, Thursday night Miss Sadie Ooe, composer of several musical selections, among them "Hiawatha," died- in San Francisco, Thursday Four persons were burned to death, and live seriously injured In a hotel Are at Lake Maranacook, Me., Saturday Five persons were drowned and thousands .of dollars worth of property was destroyed by a flood In the Elk river, above Charleston, W. Va., Friday... .Bishop C. B. GaJloway, president of the board of trustees of Vanderbllt University, has gone to New Orleans to offer his services in fighting the yellow fevtr. He is an Immune, having had an attack of fever In 1878 Forty Russians and six revolutionaries were killed in a skirmish between Russian troops and revolutionaries in the Retlmo district on the island of Crete, Friday One man was killed, one fatally Injured and several Injured in a,' collision between a freight train and an excursion train near Logansport, Ind., yesterday Twenty of the crew of the coal steamer Peconic were drowned by the sinking of the ship off the coast of Florida yesterday A man named Williams fell 1,200 feet from the trapeze bar of a balloon in ascension, and every bone In his body, was broken at Cahokla, 111., yesterday. EDITORIAL BULL'S EYE3. News and Courier: The man who says "moral institution" in South Carolina these days has to go out to the woodshed to do it; and even then he does not dare speak above a whisper for fear he will kick himself for being such a large, dun-colored ass. ' Spartanburg Journal: Under the practice of the dispensary investigating committee the most abandoned vagabond in Spartanburg or in any other town could go to Columbia and before this committee In solemn conclave charge the most respectable or exemplary citizen of this town with selling himself, body, mind and soul to the worst whisky house In the country or with any other crime that might come Into the mind of the witness. Such testimony would be heard by this committee, printed in every newspaper in the state under flaming headlines and Irreparable damage done to the name and reputation of the best citizens in the state. Such recklessness on the part of this committee endangers everybody. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? A special from Florence to the News and Courier says: A "writing spider," it is said, has aroused considerable excitement among some of the colored people of the city. Some of the superstitious believe that this spider has appeared as a warning to the colored race, for it has been observed to work In a way that to some appears as if It were writing, hence its name. The spider has a large , web. In this web is to be seen a white substance spun by the spider \ and some of the "darkies" have figured out the following letters In the web, "W. B. U. T. C. R." which they ] interpret to mean "Woe be unto the ~J T? I a nmuolncr tn hour cuiurtru i awe. n io uuiu.>niD %w some of them talking of this phenom- ' enon. ? WInnsboro special of yesterday to the Columbia State: A mass meeting of the citizens of Fairfield county opposed to the dlsnensary system of controlling the vhlsky traffic was held In the county court house on Saturday. The meeting was presided over by Mr. T. K. Elliott, and Rev. J. L. Freeman acted as secretary. The following resolution was offered by Rev. J. L. Freeman; "Whereas three counties In the stp'e having already voted out the dispensary by large majorities, and whereas, other counties are taking the necessary steps to rid themselves of the corrupt Institution. and believing the time Is opportune for Fairfield to enter the fight, It is moved that immediate steps be taken looking to the ordering of an election *n the county for the purpose of voting out the dispensary." This motion was favored by Revs. J. L. Freeman and J. B. Campbell. Messrs. T. H. Ketchln, J. E. McDonald, J. W. Hanahan, T. K. Elliott, C. T. Wray and Dr. T. B. McKlnstry. This motion was unanimously carried. Mr. J. W. Hanahan moved the appointment of the following named gen?'emen as an execu:ive committee, to carry out and put Into effect the above resolution. Rev. C. E. McDonald, chairman: Rev. S. C. Eyrd, C. T. Wray, T. L. Johnston, W. J. Turner. Rev. O. T. White, Dr. J. J. Robertson, E. B. Price, O. A. White, Rev. W. W. Williams, J. Frank Fooshe, W. R. Rabb. The meeting was well attended and everybody seemed to be determined to get rid of the dispensary. IMT FOR MAIM, ' Investigation Shows Where M.... . .t 4 : - \ quor Profits Go. ? l\U\ UIVES INTIKK-STINIi IXmUlTlOl. \ i Blaaaa and Lyon Coma Naar Having *a Fight?Mora About tha Lanahan Buainaa*?How Oiapcnaara Maka Monay?Harria 8aya Fant Lia<i? Mr. Evans Implicatad by Elimina* y, tion. . The following nummary of t&st Fr\day's ' dlsDensarv investigation Dfo ceedlngs Is from the Charlotte Observer of Saturday: As the morning session of the dispensary investigation was' drawing to a close rather listlessly, a surprise was sprung In an entirely unlooked' for f tilt between Senator Cole L. Blease of Newberry, and Representative J. Fraser Lyon of Abbeville, which would have resulted In a personal encounter except for the fact that Chairman Fraser stepped between the two men and prevented them coming to blows. Mr. Lyon was examining Secretary Charles, of the dispensary directorate. when Senator Blease moved to adjourn on the ground that the sten- f ographer, who was sick, had been on duty four hours and a half. Mr. Lyon took exception to this In a mild sarcasm about his being In the hands of the committee, when Chairman Fraser asked him If it would be agreeable for him to suspend. "I Intended nothing personal by my remarks," said 8enator Blease, rising. "The chairman himself will tell you that it was at his suggestion that I made the motion'. ' "If I chose to make any personal reference to you," he added, "It would be plain enough for you to see." "Yes, and when you do it, I will smash your face," Mr. Lyon called back, shaking his list over Chairman Fraser's shoulder. "You won't get a chance; you will never get to me." "Oh. I know you carry your pistol with you, but that makes but Uttls difference." "I . . Oanaine Ploooa hnifithH Hlfl tfiilH and Insisted on the marshal searching him for a weapon. "I have no weapon, but I meant I would kill him before he got to me." The room was crowded and the men were prevented getting to each other. There has been bad feeling In the commission for some time. r ;j Colonel Mixon Makes Statement. 4 Co!. Mixon asked and was granted' the privilege of making a statement without being cross-examined. His statement was to the effect that, ad far as he knew, neither Mr. Towill "nor Mr. Boykln had' ever met the Silver Springs people and Clerk Charles of the. board, was also Without their acquaintance. Capt. R. B. Blakely, an assistant bookkeeper under ex-Commissioner Mixon, testified to overhearing an Interview between Commissioner Mixon and Mr. Sam J. Lanahan, the purport of whICh' was that Lanahan came in to talk" up his goods and Mixon told him that he would have nothing to do with him In a business way, as he had his whisky flooding the state for the tigers. Witness never saw any letter from Mixon advising the board of Lanahan's attempt to bribe him. Never heard of the bribe being offered until this lhvestlgation. ' " t 4<M?i Ml Oil Stand. Mr. H. W. Richardson, a revenue officer at the time of Col. Mlxon's administration, was the next wttnesd. He was a friend of Col. MIxon and his duties as a revenue officer kept him frequently at the dispensary. He said he was approached on one occasion by a whisky representative, whose name he could not recall, remembering merely that he 'was from Cincinnati. The representative opened the conversation by asking Mr. Richardson's opinion of Col. MIxon, and after getting a very high estimate, said: "Well, I have formed an opinion of him; he is either an honest man or a y damn fool." The representative explained by saying that Mixon had refused an offer of |6 a barrel on goods - bought from this Cincinnati house. "He can order as much as 100 barrels a month from me, which would amouiit' to $6,000 a year for him." Witness said he reported the matter to Colonel MIxon next day. Col. * MIxon was agitated and said the man had made him the offer, but that he had always striven to make an honest living and didn't propose to break over at this late date. Whisky Men Visited Board Room. Mr. D. H. Charles, secretary of the board, testified to whisky representatives visiting the board room, and explained some financial matters. So far as he knew, Director Boyklq had never represented Lanahan. In answer to questions, he gave the names of a dozen or more whisky houses who sent him cases of goods from time to time, with the bottles marked for various employes at the dispensary. The names of those firms showed that three of them had a "communlty-of-lnterest" stock in the Richland distillery.. I. W. Bernheim, ^ ' 9. J. Lanahan and J. S. Farnum are directors in the Richland concern and connected with big outside concerns. Witness then touched on the old row of years ago, when the contraband room was entered by a "hocuspocus key" by members of the board, and when Clerk Seth W. Scruggs was indicted for breaking Into it and dealing a pair of slippers. Unable to Locate Mixon'e Letter. Mr. W. M. Bradley, the commission's expert, has not been put on the itand, but answering a question from the Observer's correspondent today, tie says he has been unable to locate the letter Col. Mixon says he wrote * - J l- 1 ??II IfiOfi nntlfvlnslt ine ouaru in ajiih, i?v?.kJl.i0 lv >f I^anahan's attempt to bribe him. He was told that all these old letters nad been dumped into a box and that t would take him two weeks to find t. Gen. Wille Jones, chairman of the )oard at the time..told the Observer :orrespondent today he had no recoLection of any such letter, though it nay have been sent. Mr. Charles, answering a question 'rom Senator Blease. said that it was , he understanding that Mr. J. M. Can- I ey. of this city, who is a brother-inaw of Director Boykin, represent-*! -Melschman & Co., through Mr. Early. A supplemental statement from the ixpert, Mr. Bradley, and the testimoly of Mr. Charles, explained satisfacorily the apparent discrepancy of