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Scraps and .facts. ? Luverne, Ala., Feb. 19: Mrs. Bozeman, who lives at Searlght, yesterday discovered her baby In the cradle on Are. She carried the child Into the yard and deposited it in a tub that was partially filled with water. She then ran to the well, her clothing burning and In her excitement either jumped or fell Into the well and was killed by the fall or drowned. Dr. Parker of Searlght saw the tragedy and called assistance. Mrs. Bozeman being a very large woman, almost two hours was required to remove the body from the well. The mother and charred remains of the child were burled this afternoon near Searlght. ? Pat Crowe, the man who Is supposed to have kidnapped Eddie Cudahy on December 19, 1900, and who was charged wPh having robbed Cudahy*s father of $25,000 blackmail in connec**' 1 *? *-,J ? Koa -111 of Kaon tion wun me Kiuiiappm^ new juoe vw.. tried at Omaha, Neb. 'ine trial lasted for about ten days, and the Jury after remaining out fifteen hours, on last Friday reported a verdict of not guilty. It seems that even young Edward Cudahy was unable to Identify Crowe as one of the men who kidnapped him, and while there was no moral doubt of Crowe's guilt, the jury was not disposed to bring a verdict of guilty without satisfactory legal evidence. ? The senate committee on Interstate commerce was to have voted on a rate bill last Friday but did not do so. It developed that Senator Tillman was 111 from a cold contracted during his hurried visit' to South Carolina, and Senator Cullum was also kept away.' The committee was really not ready to vote because it Is understood that every man on It has a different view as to what should be done: but the absence of Senators Tillman and Cullum was made a pretext for adjournment until next Thursday. The main questions at i*?ue, ostensible, at least, is whether the lnter-state commerce commission should consist of five or nine members, and whether Its decisions should be subject to review by the courts. ? An aerial photographic Instrument which can ascend to a height of 1,500 or 2,000 feet and take a perfect picture of fortifications thirty miles distant was the subject of extended discussion by the president, former Commissioner of Patents cnamDeriam. ana rrui. George R. Lawrence of Chicago, at the White House one day last week. In tests the apparatus has exceeded the expectations of the Inventor, Prof. Lawrence and If the actual work In the field comes up to the tests the Instrument will prove Invaluable In time of war. Prof. Lawrence states that the apparatus will distinguish and photograph a vessel thirty miles away. The president was so interested In the Invention that he called for a special report of the army and navy board and It Is thought, if the report Is favorable. the government will buy the Invention outright. ? Goldfleld, Nevada. Feb. 15: One day a mountain valley, with twenty Inhabitants, in a week a pulsating mining camp of 4,000 people?that is the history of Manhattan, eighty miles northeast of Goldfleld. A low estimate places the exodus to the new fields from Goldfleld alone at 2,000 persons. Two hundred dollars a day has been bid for automobiles ?y those anxious to reach the camp In a hurry. Hundreds of teams line the two roads to the latest camp. The other day the crowded stage tipped over and killed the driver and slightly wounded other passengers. Life at t_ la me new camp in hiitiiuvub. tuciv ? no law or order. Lots have jumped In price from (25 to (3.500. Meats are very high. A bath In a round tin tub sold the other day for $3. Saloons are making hundreds of dollars a day. and at night space is sold on the floors for sleeping room. ? The senate's programme so far as it has been arranged for this week provides only for the final consideration of the pure food bill, and the continuance of the discussion of the statehood bill, which was begun last Thursday by Senator Dick. The vote on the pure food bill will be taken on Wednesday. Senator Dick will continue his speech Monday In support ol the statehood bill, but there is no decision as to who will follow him. All interest centres in Senator Foraker*s provision giving both territories an opportunity to vote separately on the question of Joint statehood for New Merlco and Arizona, and it Is not at all Improbable that that point may be quite suddenly reached. The acceptance of the amendment would not have the effect of bringing the discussion of the measure to a close, because there ere other nneationn on which the senate Is divided; but It would materially curtail and in the end ensure the passage of the bill. Senator Beveridge expresses confidence that the bill will not be amended in any respect by the senate. ? Roanoke, Va., Feb. 19: Ex-Sheriff John B. Traynbam of Roanoke city, was foully murdered in his bedroom in this city Sunday night, his slayer crushing his skull and almost severing the head with an axe, which he carried away after committing the deed. The body was found today lying across the bed in a pool of blood. Traynham was not known to have an enemy and the tragedy is so far a mystery, the police having no clue. It is believed he got out of bed during the night to answer a knock at his door and that as the assassin entered the room he dealt Traynham a blow on the head, crushing the skull. The body fell across the bed and several more blows were dealt, one cutting the throat and another splitting the chin and going through the neck. Other blows landed on the skull. Traynham's hands were cut as if an effort had been made to ward off the murderous licks. The intruder washed his bloody hands and left the colored water in the room after which he escaped. A gold watch and some silver money and currency were not disturbed and nothing was taken from the room. Traynham was an ex-Confederate and was sixty-nine year* old. Dr. Traynham of Pittsburg, Texas, Is among his children. ? Says a Washington dispatch of yesterday: In Introducing a bill to prohibit the making of money contributions In furtherance of elections. Mr. Tillman reviewed the fact that he had ofTered two resolutinons to investigate corporate contributions for campaign purposes and said that one relating to banks had been replied to by the secretary of the treasury and the other is resting with the committee on privileges and elections. Mr. Tillman said he had an understanding with Mr. Burrows that a meeting would be called when he had anything to offer that would shed light on corrupt contributions. "I believe I am now in position to give such information," concluded .. v ' aCfOi i? Mr. Tillman, "and would be glad to go before the committee and present my facts whenever a committee meeting is called." Mr. Burrows replied that he would call a meeting at the convenience of Mr. Tillman and that the committee on privileges and elections would take pleasure in hearing him. The prohibition In Mr. Tillman's bill extends to any national bank or corporation engaged in interstate or foreign commerce, or corpbration organized by authority of any laws of congress. Punitive measures are provided for violations. The senate adjourned until tomorrow. Ihr \lorkrillr (Enquirer. YORKVILLE. C.s TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20. 1906. The measure of the new board of dispensary directors as compared with the o!d board will, to a large extent be the amount they are able to save out of their $400 salaries. We must not fall to recognize, however, that the new board will start In with something of a' handicap, the volume of business having been quite appreciably reduced. One of the wisest things that was done by the general assembly that has Just adjourned was to appropriate $22,* 000 for the purchase of the old Charleston guard house for the benefit of the Citadel academy. The Citadel needs the room and Is entitled to it. Furthermore, the appropriation shows that notwithstanding the designs of some of the enemies of this splendid Institution, It Is more firmly entrenched than ever in the esteem of the people of the state. Judo is Geo. E. Prince has filed an opinion In which he holds that the act exempting Confederate veterans from the payment of license taxes is unconstitutional. The case originated In Laurens. John Wade Anderson, a veteran. refused to pay the license taxes Imposed by the town on the ground that he was exempt under the law. The mayor fined him and the case went up to the circuit court. Judgre Prince announced that he was sorry to be compelled to decide as he has decided; but Is unable to do otherwise. He hopes that the case will be reviewed by the supreme court. ? Just what the merits of the Catawba Indian claims are we do not profess to know. Our information along this line is not exact; but we are compelled to admit that as we understand the situation, the Catawbas have not been fairly treated. They got the worst of every trade they have ever made with the state, and we are inclined to the opinion that the state has broken faith with them in more than i one instance. But also, as we understand it, the state is bound to stand , between the present owners of the Indian lands and the Indians. If any wrong has been committed, it has been by the state and it is the state that will have to make good. On that point we do not think, there is the slightest question. It developed on the floor of the house last Saturday night that Senator Walker, the man who made ^uch i a speech against the constitutional: ity of the Morgan bill in that it ought to give Charleston high license, while other counties were limited to i the option between county dispensaries and prohibition was not as ! indignant about "dirty deals" as he i appeared to be. Two representatives stated that in the committee ' on free conference a senator proposed to a member of the Charleston delegation to give Charleston high i license provided the Charleston conference would a^ree to the adoption i of the Raysor-Manning bill with the state dispensary retained. Walker's name was not mentioned; but It is UI1UCTI 91UUU lliai lie IS tile t.tu.i T. ..V is alleged to have made the suggestion. In ordering the removal of the case of Castles vs. Lancaster to York, Judge Gage has no doubt acted on his own best Judgment as to what is just and proper. The attorneys for the defendant, as is their right and duty have appealed the matter to the supreme court, and what the supreme court will say remains to be seen. If, however, Judge Gage is upheld, then we desire the people of York county to appreciate that a high responsibility will devolve upon them. There is no doubt of the fact that the lynching of Morrison was a serious crime, and one that should be punished; but it is also well to remember that punishment for crime should only be applied to the guilty. Lancaster county did not commit this crime. As to whether Lancaster county should be held guilty will depend, in the first place, on whether the crime was actually committed within the county limits, and in the second place as to whether the officials of the county did all that it was possible for them to do to prevent the crime. There are other considerations, also of course; but the main thing we would have our people consider is the matter of trying to dispense absolute justice in accordance with the law and the evidence, and regardltss of any prejudice whatever. We do not pretend to say whether or not the plaintiff should have a verdict or in what amount, and this is something no one should attempt to do until after there has been a full and complete exposition of the law and the evidence. After the trial, if there is a trial, we hope that the verdict will be one that will commend itself to every fair minded man as being just, and if this be the case there need be no concern as to whether that verdict be for the plaintiff or the defendant. School For Printing.?The president of Clemson college, Dr. Mell, heartily approves of the idea of establishing a school of printing at that institution. The suggestion was first made by the News and Courier. The Charlotte Observer added its comment and endorsement, and the Greenville News also urged the importance of taking a step in that direction, recognizing in the suggestion the opening of an important avenue for skilled labor that is as yet closed in this state. The printing trade is one that is growing very fast. As a profession it is being elevated rapidly on account of the improvement lh pfinting machinery and the modern demand for a higher class of workmanship in the trade. Dr. Mell has the correct idea about the relationship of Clemson college to the ptople of the state. He says it is his intention gradually "to bring the Clemson institution into such relationship to the entire people of South Carolina as to render it of the greatest use to the largest number of inhabitants." It is his opinion that instruction in the art of printing would come within the sroDe of the technological training that Is offered to young men attending I the college. The young men of South Carolina should be given the advantage of a school of printing at home without having to go out of the state to receive such Instruction and training.?Greenville News.. MARRIAGE AT WHITE HOUSE. Miss Alice Roosevelt Becomes Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. With a plain circlet of virgin gold In the historic East room of the White House at 13 minutes after 12 o'clock last Saturday, Alice Lee Roosevelt, eldest daughter of the president of the United States, and Nicholas Longworth, the representative In congress from the First district of Ohio, were united In marriage. The ceremony, one of the most Impressive ever performed in the executive mansion, was according to the liturgy of the Protestant Episcopal church, of which the bride is a member. It was solemnized by the Right Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee, bishop of Washington, and was attended by all the solemn state of a grand official function and by the devotional beauty of a cathedral service. . No ceremony of a similar kind ever was witnessed by a more distinguished assemblage. There were present as guests not only thfe most eminent representatives of the American government. but the personal missioners of the kings and potentates of the powers of the civilized world, constituting an assemblage not only one of the largest, but the most distinguished that ever was gathered at one time in the White House. While the bride herself and President and Mrs. Roosevelt had desired that the ceremony of the marriage should be as quiet and simple as possible, it was found impracticable to limit the function, as was intended at first, to the immediate relatives of the bride and groom. ' It became necessary to include among the guests invited certain official classes and personal friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr. Longworth and, in all, the people bidden to the ceremony numbered 1,000. No list of presents was made public and no complete list that is even aporoximately accurate can be compiled; but among the hundreds received by Miss Roosevelt are the following: President Loubet of France a magnificent gobelin tapestry, made expressly for Miss Roosevelt. It is in shape, long and narrow and portrays cenes renowned in the history of France. Emperor William of Germany, a bracelet of special design, studded with gems of rare value, One of the finest works of the Jeweler's art. it was presented bj* Ambassador Speck von Sternburg. The emperor of Japan, two beautifully chased vases of silver and a piece of wonderful Japanese embroidery. Republic of Cuba, a special necklace of selected pearls, the design of the piece being made In Paris on the order of the Cuban government. It is one of the most valuable gifts received by the bride. The emperor of Austria, a diamond and pearl pendant exquisitely wrought The empress dowager of China, a handsomely made dower chest filled completely with rare gifts of silk, embroideries, ivory carvings and lovely bric-a-brac. The king of Italy, a mosaic table of superb workmanship and great beauty, depicting scenes of Italian life. It was manufactured expressly for Miss Roosevelt In Florence. Pope Pius X, a handsome mosaic representing one of the great paintings in the Vatican. The king of Spain, pieces of antique Jewelry of rare design and value. King Edward VII of England sent a gift to the bride, but the character of it has not been disclosed. While some of the ambassadors and ministers accredited to this capital from foreign countries sent Individual presents to Mi38 Roosevelt, the majorlty of them presented to her offerings of flowers. Members of the president's cabinet presented individual gifts, but only a few of them are known. Secretary and Mrs. Taft presented a pair of elaborately chased silver table vases of American manufacture; Secretary and Mrs. Bonaparte, a handsome piece de Milieu of repousse silver; Secretary and Mrs. Shaw, a chocolate set of rare Worcester ware, and Attorney General Moody, a pair of silver candlesticks. What is known as the Taft Philippine party Joined in a gift to the bride of a gold necklace with the alternate links studded with diamonds, bearing a magnificent aqua-marine pendant, surrounded with diamonds Mr. Longworth's associates in congress united In presenting to the bride three beautiful presents. The New York delegation gave an exquisite service of fevrile glass. The Ohio delegation In congress gave the bride a heavy silver loving cup. The house committee on foreign affairs, of which Mr. Longworth is a member, also gave the bride a loving cup of silver. Fans were a favorite article of presentation to the bride and she received a notable and handsome col'ection of them. The French ambassador and Madame Jusserand, the Viscount de Chambrun. and Senator and vivo Cnnnnor nf Wisconsin nresented 'ans. The gift of Mr. Long-worth to the bride was a necklace of selected diamonds. perfectly matched, the stones being beautlfuly mounted. This probably was intrinsically, the most valuable gift received by the bride. MERE-MENTION. John M. McCall, former president of the New York Life Insurance company. died at Lakewood, N. J., last Sunday afternoon John B. Stetson. the millionaire hat manufacturer of Philadelphia is dead, having passed away at De Land Fla., last Sunday ....Clement Armand Fallieres was on Sunday inaugurated president of France... .The supreme court of Tennessee has declared the anti-racing law of that state to be unconstitutional.... By Instruction from Washington, the American embassy in Paris has taken charges of the archives of the various Venezuelan consulates in France. ? The two houses of the general assembly got together last Friday for the purpose of holding an election for dis- I pensary officials to fill the terms about expiring. There had been various hitches as to the time agreement; but at length the Joint session was brought about. Mr. W. O. Tatum was re-elected commissioner without opposition. For chairman of the state hoard. Senator Marshall nominated Mr. Jodie M. Rawlinson of Richland. This was seconded by Mr. Haskell. Senator C. L. Blease nominated Mr. H. H. Evans of Newberry. This was seconded by Mr. LaFitte. The result was: Total number of votes cast. 133; necessary to a choice 67. Mr. Rawlinson received 103 and Mr. Evans 30. For the two places on the state board, there were three nominees. Mr. Joe B. Wylie of Chester named by Senator Hardin and Mr. Kirven; Major John Black of Co'umbla. named by Mr. Browning of Union a^d Mr. J. B. Gibson of Marlboro: and Mr. R. F. Dukes of Orangeburg. named by Mr. J. A. Banks and Mr. McColl of Marlboro. The result was: Total vote 137: Wylie 108; Black 90, and Dukes 75. Necessary to a choice 69. Two first named were elected. ? Hon. Wm. A. Jeffries, one of the best known citizens of Cherokee county. was found dead in the road between his residence and Gaffney last Friday. He had died of heart disease and alone. Mr. Jeffries has been prominent in his section for many years. He was a member of the Wallace house and was the first senator from Cherokee. He leaves a sister and five children. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. York Drug Store?Again calls your attention to Landreth's garden and field seeds, of which It has a full supply of select kinds. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Has seed potatoes of pure stock, garden seeds and onion sets. He also Invites you to see Lamm & Co.'s samples. Otnf TVn cr Qtnro T^olla VOll to rP member to plant Landreth's seed's, and to get them at its store. Landreth's seeds always prove good. First National Bank?Asks you who deposits your money, and Invites you to deposit your own money with it. R. Banks Black?Requests subscribers to The Enquirer on his club, to settle at their earliest convenience. W. C. Thomson, No. 1, . Bullock's Creek?Has extra prolific seed corn for sale. York Supply Co.?Reminds you that it has seed oats, seed potatoes, garden seeds, and all kinds of farm hardware. Louis Roth?Can furnish you with second crop seed Irish potatoes of several varieties. Also has onion sets. Frank A. Munsey, New York?Invites your attention to The Scrap Book, his new monthly magazine, which is Just out. It is filled with the choicest of matter. See 4th page. J. Q. Wray?Invites the special attention of wearers of first-class readyto-wear clothing to his Superb line for spring and summer, which is now arriving. Thomson Co.?Will have at its store Feb. 21 and 22, Wednesday and Thursday, an expert cutter with samples from the tailoring house of Schloss Bros., New York and Balto. Strauss-Smith Co.?Cut prices on all winter goods to make room for the spring and summer stock that is arriving now. Prices include goods for men, women and children. Dobson Bros.' Cash Store?Has a line of beautiful collars for ladies, baby caps, neck ribbons in popular colors, spring hats, notions, etc. Foushee Cash Store?Will on Thursday?Washington's birthday?have a special sale of ribbons. Next Monday's special will be shirts and clothing. Loan and Savings Bank?Advises you to take every precaution to protect you valuable papers from fire or burglars by putting tnem in one or Its safety deposit boxes?13 a year. Yorkville Banking and Mercantile Co. ?Announces the arrival of new spring goods, Including ginghams, percals, white goods, Oxfords, etc. Also quotes prices on groceries and hardware of all kinds. The appropriation for Confederate pensions this year is $225,000, instead of $200,000 as heretofore. The bill providing for a statue of Calhoun in the South Carolina niche in the Capitol at Washington failed to pass the house. It was sidetracked on account of the dispensary deadlock. The Brice law will continue to do business at the old stand, and during the next few months will, in a large measure, no doubt, complete the good work that it has so auspiciously commenced. What was known as the Sanders Bucket Shop bill, intended to abolish the bucket shop business in this state, died on the calendar last Friday on the adoption of a motion to kill all second reading bills. Rev. Dr. W. G. Neville, president of the Presbyterian College of South Carolina, at Clinton writes as follows: "I enclose check for $1.76 to pay for The Enquirer during 1906. I think you will find my name on A. W. McFarland's list. You are certainly giving us a fine paper this year." The bill for the establishment of an adjunct of the state asylum for epileptics and inebriate Insane, was killetfln committee on free conference. Tile house stood out for the location of the adjunct in Columbia, and the senate for Yorkville. The bill accordingly went dead. The Toole bill providing that railroads In South Carolina shall not be allowed to charge exceeding 2} cents per mile having failed of passage, It Is now practically certain that there will be another daily passenger train on the C. & N.-W. The train will be put on about the first of April and will be continued at least through the summer. On his return to Washington last Thursday, Senator Tillman developed a bad cold, supposed to have been caused as the result of getting out of a hot car into the cold to get a morning newspaper. It was published in the afternoon papers of Friday that he Was threatened with pneumonia; but this proved to be a mistake. It is not thought that the senator's condition is at all serious. The indications are that there will be an unusually large amount of fertilizers sold this spring. Lots of farmers have already bought and the inquiry continues strong. Summing up the situation, to the reporter, a local business man said this morning: "The outlook is that the farmers are going to plant as much cotton this year as they can get labor to work, and where they don't think they can get the labor they will try to make up the difference as far as possible by increasing the use of the fertilizers." Although making no claims along the pro bono publico line; but insisting to his friends that it is strictly business as he sees it, it is a fact that in erecting his big store building and purchasing the Cartwright property next door to and to the hotel plans already commenced above the store rooms, Mr. G. H. O'Leary has contributed more to the premanency of things in Yorkvile than Is generally appreciated. We do not know of a single Investment that has been made here in years which has a right to be considered as promising greater benefit to the local public as a whole. The Charlotte Observer denounces the ground hog as a fraud. It calls attention to the fact that the wise little prophet, so long held out as Infallible, predicted rough weather, and the days that have followed its survey of its shadow would do credit to spring. INOW, sucn a nasiy awusauun Hum wu, esteemed contemporary Is unbecoming in that paper. It should remember that there is a conflict of the testimony as to just how this shadow business must be interpreted. Some authorities claim that if the ground hog sees its shadow the weather will be rough while other authorities equally as good, say that if there is no shadow the rough weather is coming. The trouble therefore must be. with the conflicting authorities rather than with the poor innocent ground hog, which our contemporary so recklessly abuses. Mr. J. Frank Ashe of McConnellsville. is entlted to commendation for the manner in which he has discharged his duty as trustee of the Exchange fund belonging to the York county Alliances. There was no doubt of the fact that there was a well planned effort on the part of certain conspirators to appropriate these funds to their own use. under the form of law, and for a time it looked as If the conspirators would be successful. Mr. Ashe was foremost among those who held that the funds, or what was left of them, should be restored to the original subscribers, and from the first he stood ready to fight the thing to the end rather than allow It to fall Into the hands of thieves. He understood all the while that It was a small matter to each Individual: but like the hightoned gentleman that he is, he was unwilling to yield an inch in the sacrifice of principle. He has been to a lot of personal trouble In the matter, and has done his work without compensation, | not even claiming a large share of the credit that is unquestionably his. Munsey's Scrap Book, an announce merit of which appears elsewhere in today's Issue, Is the most unique and Interesting publication that the magazine makers have produced In quite a while. In fact it Is the only thing of its kind, in that it enters a field hitherto untouched, except in a most casual manner. Its purpose is, as its name Implies, to be a "Scrap Book," and No. 1 of Volume 1, which has Just been placed on sale at all book stores and news stands throughout the country is a perfect gem in its way. In the first place there is a lot of it?about twice as much matter as is to be found in the average magazine, and its contents Include along with some very valuable original matter, a liberal collection of literary Jewels of the past, and the choicest bits of wisdom on various subjects. In it are things that appeal to every phase of human Interest, and no man or woman who reads at all can turn through its pages without finding some of the best productions that have made impressions on him or her in the past, along with others equally as good that he or she has never seen before. The magazine is on sale at the York Drug store; but It Is selling rapidly and at the present low price of 10 cents, the present supply Trill probably be exhausted before the close of the week. ABOUT PEOPLE. Prof. W. H. Hand of Chester, was in Yorkville Saturday. Mr. B. A. Correll spent Sunday and Monday in Kershaw. Senator Brice arrived home from Columbia this morning. Miss Mamie Lyles of Chester, is the guest of Miss Mamie Moore. Miss Margaret Miller of Columbia, is visiting friends in Yorkville. Messrs. C. F. Gordon and P. L. Moore of Rock Hill, were over Sunday. Dr. A. Y. Cartwrlght spent Sunday In Lancaster with his friend, Mr. J. C. Elliott. Miss Kate Russell has accepted a position as cashier with the StraussSmith Co. Miss Mag Thomasson of Yorkvllle R. F. D. No. 2, left on Saturday for a visIt to Lancaster. Mrs. E. G. Sandlfer of Mecklenburg county, N. C., is the guest of her son, Mr. E. Graham Sandlfer. Miss Ellie Fletcher returned to her home in Chester yesterday, after a visit to Miss Mamie Moore. Mr. F. G. Dobson of Kershaw, Is spending a few days In Yorkvllle this week with relatives and friends. Mr. Clarke Wardlaw Adickes came home from Davidson college Saturday, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Jos. G. I Wardlaw. Miss Lute Betts of Chewsvllle, Md., who has a large number of friends In Yorkvllle, will be married tomorrow evening at the home of her brother, Mr. Vernon Betts, at Washington, D. C., to Mr. John Cable of Smlthburg Maryland. THE CLAIM OF THE CATAWBA8. Having failed to get from the general assembly a recognition of their claims, the Catawba Indians propose to renew their efforts with the Federal government. Mr. Partlow, their attorney, gave out the following Interview to the Columbia Record last Friday: "I presented the Catawba case to the senate Judiciary committee yesterday afternoon and endeavored to give the committee a plain, unvarnished statement of facts. I endeavored to show the committee that the Catawbas had not been treated fairly and equitably and that their present wretched condition is due to the neglect of South Carolina In not giving this matter proper consideration. "* 1 tn r\f? "I requesieu me tuiiauiiicc ? fer to the general assembly this morning a concurrent resolution appointing three or five commissioners to meet the C'atawbas and undertake to agree upon and arrange a satisfactory settlement, such settlement or agreement to be subject to the, approval of the commissioner of Indian affairs and the secretary of the Interior. "It was stated by one of the members of the committee that It was now rather late In the session and that It would be practically Impossible to get through a concurrent resolution, but that it was the desire of some of the members of the committee to look Into the matter Individually and that the whole situation could be gone over at the next session, a year hence. "I might say that I came to Columbia to present this case practically at the request of the commissioner of Indian affairs. When the matter was presented to the commissioner, he suggested that Inasmuch as the governor of South Carolina had recommended legislative relief and as the state had shown a disposition to consider the matter, It was the duty of counsel to first present the case to the legislature and In the event that body failed to act then the bureau of Indian affairs stood ready and willing to aid the Catawbas and see that justice was done them. "Of course I assume that by the legislature not acting in this matter at this session that It was possibly considered unimportant and could lie o^er for another year. I think, however, that before the flowers of June shed their fragrance over the land such actions at law as will tend to give the Catawba s their just and equitable rights will be In progress In the United States courts." PLANTING OF TREES. It Is an old axiom that people rarely appreciate what they have, and this axiom seems to apply with especial force to the shade tree question in Yorkvllle. Yorkvllle has the prettiest --v.iirooo nrnhnhlv nf nnv town In the south and In proportion to Its size the largest number. These trees, always the envy of outsiders used to be a source of pride to the people; but of late there has been a growing sentiment against the trees. The argument is that towns with lots of shade trees don't amount to much for business. It has been pointed out more than once in The Enquirer that this sentiment is no doubt more traceable to people int<-rested in telegraph, telephone, elec- ' trie light and other wires than to any 1 other source. At any rate Yorkville's ' shade trees now have but few friends 1 and are in a fair way of destruction. 1 But In this connection, we want to call 1 attention to the fact that Spartanburg, 1 one of the most enterprising and pro- 1 gresslve towns in the Piedmont; a ' town that spends more dollars in pav- ! ing than Yorkvllle spends cents, is now ' yearning for trees?trees like those ! Yorkvllle Is dooming to destruction. Note the following from the Spartan- 1 burg Herald of last Saturday: 1 The planting of trees is an important ! feature at present, and just as surely 1 as trade follows the flag, the trees fol- ( low the curbing on the sidewalks of Spartanburg. When the reporter was making his t vpsterdav morning he met ' Capt. George Henneman on WaJnut , street, where the captain was supervising the planting of a number of shade ( trees. ( "What kind of trees are you giving si Walnut street?" asked the reporter. tl "Walnut trees, of course," was the reply, and on this thoroughfare the old tlmey, country Walnut trees, which si yield the big, black, thick coated wal- j nuts, are being set out. The planting of pine, oaks and water oaks throughout the city has been car- " rled on extensively. Spring street en- ti tire has Its share of trees set out, and tj also the larger part of Hampton avenue. On the south end of South Church 8 street and IrWIn street, South Liberty v street. South Converse street, South g Dean street, Union street, Advent Sirtfl UUIIipid.tr, (til Ui Alauauia omvv% | and a large row on Kennedy have re- t! celved their shares. tl The work extends to the .lower com- c pletlon of Pine street. Magnolia, street to College; College street'fentlre, and 11 North Church. Howard Gap has been a planted In trees to Mr. Robert Cleve- ^ land's residence. .. , To date about 1,200 trees have been set out. The work of weeding out dead ? trees and putting new ones In their stead will begin at once on a number of v the leading streets. The persons Interested in the city a beautiful and in all that tends to make n a town attractive and inviting have an c Intelligent conception of and appreciation for shade trees. The rough, bare, awkward young saplings which look so a barren and uncouth at present on the c streets of the city, will In the spring ^ time give forth bud and bloom and in the summer a dense foliage will be r supplied from these naked branches. r Capt. Henneman is pushing the t work of setting out the trees .'with vigor and energy. There are only two or three more weeks left for the- task, as the sap in the trees begins rising about e the midd'e of March, and the trees a planted must be well placed and cared for before that time. 1 . t WITHIN THE TOWN. v c ? Everybody should attend the "Scrap of Paper" entertainment in the f opera house next Thursday night. The { play is one of the best and i('is to be ^ presented in a iriost creditable man- ^ ner. ? The Standard Oil company announced a cut of a cent a gallon in the price of kerosene last Satui^day. A Red C man came here a week or ten days ago and sold Yorkville folks a car or more in barrels. He sold at ^ about the same price as the Standard was selling perhaps a little under. It * is said, that the Red C people are arranging to install a tank here. ? During a visit to Columbia a few J >*? T r< Wllhnrn took OC uuys ?L?U, illi. u. ft WMW? .. casion to make a call on the railroad commissioners. All three members of the board were In the office at the ^ time, and among other things the subject of the Southern's freight house at Yorkvllle was discussed. It seems that ^ the commission has served notice on ^ the railroads as to conditions here, ^ and gotten acknowledgement of the re- ^ cclpt of the notice, with the promise that the matt< r will receive consideration without unnecessary delay. ? The funeral of Mrs. J. Q. Ward law, 1 which took place In the Yorkvllle cem- ? etery last Saturday, was largely at- 1 tended. Rev. E. E. Gillespie conducted the services. Among those who came 1 from a distance were: Capt. Robt. O. r Sams of Gaffney, father of the deceas- v ed and a distinguished Christian educator; Messrs. M. R. and M. B. Sams ' of Jonesville, brothers of Mrs. Ward- f law; Mrs. Rowland Brown of Pacolet * and Mrs. Wm. M. Webster of Gaffney r and Miss Eva Sams of Chapel Hill, N. 1 C., sisters of the deceased; Mr. Samuel ( L. and sister, Miss Margaret Miller, ' and C. W. Moorman of Columbia. The 1 following gentlemen acted as pallbear- 1 ers: Messrs. John A. Latta, S. M. Mc- ' Neel,, O. E. Wllkins, B. N. Moore, W. v W. Lewis, Thos. F. McDow, R. C. Al- 1 leln, M. C. Willis, J. R. Killian and Dr. 1 W. G. White. The officers of the First v Presbyterian church, of which Colonel * Wardlaw is an elder, acted as honorary 1 pallbearers. ?' * ? Yorkvllle is to have another hotel 0 building and it is to be something especially suited to the purpose. That fact developed yesterday when Mr. G. H. O'Leary purchased the Cartwright . property adjoining his new building. The second floor of the O'Leary building was planned without a definite pur- * pose as to what should be done with it, except that the rooms were <ar- ^ ranged In a manner admirably suited for hotel purposes. Hotel people have 8 been examining the rooms recently, J and they raised the objection as to the r necessity of having to do their cooking r in the building and also to the lack of ? suitable sample rooms. Mr. O'Leary first began to figure on the idea of 1 erecting a kitchen and sample room in * the rear and then he decided on an ' overture to Dr. Cartwright. The deal 1 was affected without a great deal of ^ palaver, and now the hotel Is an as- * sured thing. There will be an office d and sample roomB In the down stairs 1 of the Cartwright building and a kltch- fl en In the rear. In the two buildings a there will be about twenty-flve guest d rooms and altogether a most desirable c hotel can be gotten out of the arrange- f ment. Dr. Cartwright has not yet decided on what he proposes to do. He 3 has not had time to fully consider the a matter; but It is a settled fact that he 3 will remain In Yorkville, and it goes f without saying that he will soon build. * e ALLIANCE EXCHANGE FUNDS. 1 Pursuant to advertised notice, Mr. J. e Frank Ashe, county trustee stockhold- v er of the State Alliance Exchange, spent the greater part of last Saturday In the court house at Yorkville return- b lng to York county stockholders the * remaining funds of the defunct Alll- v ance Exchange. a The State Exchange was organized d In the early days of the Alliance, and a after being duly Incorporated went in- u to business on capital subscribed by v individual AUIancemen through their 8 various sub-alliances. Individuals sub- 8 scribed all kinds of amounts ranging 8 from one dollar up, and the sub-alll-. ances took stock for these subscrlp- ^ tlons to the amount of their aggregate a at >50 per share. In all the various A York county alliances subscribed for 8 thirty-six shares. Because of Its collective ownership, the stock had to be made out In the name of trustees, who held for and N represented the subscribers. There was a trustee stockholder for each P sub-alliance, and a county trustee who b represented all the Alliances in the tl county. The machinery for the transaction of general business provided that individual subscribers, or rather a P majority of each sub-alliance should instruct Its trustee stockholders; the sub-trustee stockholders gave lnstructlons to the county trustee stockholder ** a + *? temitoQ atAnlrhnlrlar ?11 IIHU lilt" tUUIUJ II UOWCC OIWAUV.V.V. thus represented all the Individual sub- ai *crlbers in the meetings of the state bi bourd. Mr. J. P. Ashe was trustee t* itockholder for this county. b< The exchange, it will be remembered 01 ivent into business and for a time was 01 ipparently prosperous; but as the resuit of incapacity, carelessness and st indifference "higher-up." finally be- tt tran to go down hill, and designing in- re llvlduals began a movement looking b< o the gobbling up of what was left, so rhey seemed to calculate that inas- h< nuch as the ownership of the capital or >n hand was so widely scattered and cl he holdings of each individual so dj mall, It would be leas trouble to pocket 1 le whole business than to disburse It i mong Its rightful owners. Receiver- ' tiip proceedings were instituted and 1 udge Clary signed an order for the 1 ppolntment of a receiver without even t stening to both sides. The county t :usteeg, however, stood manfully for * tielr trusts, carried the matter to the < upreme court, had Judge Gary reersed, and in a second hearing before * pedal Judge Carey got an order that < pheld their contention in every par Icular. Judge Carey was sustained by < he supreme court, his remarkaDiy i < lear and correct order being adopted i toto as the supreme court's opinion nd the county trustee stockholders re re allowed to carry out their desire o return the money to its rightful wners. The total amount recovered from the rreck was 67 per cent of the whole, nd so well have the county trustees lanaged that only 1 per cent has been onsumed In expenses. It Is fair to ay, however, that much of the necesary expense has been borne by the ounty trustees as Individuals, th?y aking hotel bills and sometimes ralload fare out of their own pockets ather than make requisition on the rust money for which they felt so peullarly responsible. York originally had 36 shares In the xchangr, of the par value of 61.800, ,nd of this amount Mr. Ashe, the couny trustee secured for re-lmbursement he sum of $1,206, about half of which ras disbursed last Saturday in twelve .hecks to sub-trustee stockholders. "I find a great deal of difficulty In naklng the people understand just how his thing goes," said Mr. Ashe to The Enquirer. "There were a num>er of trustees here all right with their sertlficates or with affidavits showing hat their certificates were lost. They tot their money all right. All I had to lo was to give them checks and take ip their stock certificates or affidavits. But there were also a number of individual subscribers who wanted me to >ay them also, and I couldn't do It. I lon't know anybody In the transaction xcept the sub-trustee stockholder, vith his certificate or affidavit. 1 pay lim and he divides the money out imong the individual subscribers. "But," Mr. Ashe, continued. "I don't hink there should be any more trou>le. I can pay out the balance of the noney from my home in McConnellsville. Let the sub-trustee stockholders hat are still alive send me their certlicates and I will send them checks. iVhere certificates have been lost, it s only necessary that the sub-trustee itockholder make an affidavit to that street and send it to me. I can pay out he money as readily on an affidavit is on a certificate. In case the subrustee stockholder be dead, then his xecutor or administrator can take his dace: but under all circumstances I nust either have the stock certificate >r an affidavit "Then there is another thing, I would Ike those interested to know. There las been a suggestion that these funds >e donated to the Confederate monunent. I have nothing to say about the )roposltion one way or the other, be ause I do not feel called upon to nake any recommendation, especially n view of my position; but I do want o say this. These funds belong absoutely to the individuals by whom they vere subscribed. They cannot be diverted by anybody else through a maorlty vote or otherwise. Those who rant to donate to the monument fund lave a right to do so to the extent of heir own individual interests; but hose who want their own money back ire entitled to receive it." LOCAL LACONIC8. 5ot His Pig. The stray pig advertised for by John Hoyd in the last issue of The EnqottBR has been found. Mr. W. G. Turler saw the advertisement and notified Hoyd that he had the pig. rhs Williamson Corn Exporimont. The farmers of this county generally leem to be very much Interested in dr. Mclver Williamson's corn experinent. There were quite a number of onro?iitifotlufl formppn In tnwn last Saturday, and the reporter heard of at east three, Messrs. J. C. Blair, D. M. lall and W. S. Wilkerson, who said hey would try to follow out Mr. Wlllamson's experiment. All three of hese gentlemen have established repi tat ions as first-class farmers, among he best In the county, and they have levoted particular attention to corn all ! heir lives. The probability is that Jong with Messrs. Hall, Wilkerson .nd Blair, there will be at least a hun- 1 [red or more others to see what they an do along this line, :or the Monument Fund. Mayor Lowry, a former Alllanceman, ; ubscrlber to the Alllanoe Exchange nd Confederate veteran has made the uggestlon that the Alliance Exchange ' unds now being disbursed by Mr, J. j \ Ashe be turned over to the Confedrate monument fund. "Inasmuch as < his fund divided up, will not be 1 nough to be of much use to the indl- . ldual," said Mr. Lowry, to the reporter | ist Saturday, "and because if donated ' n a lump it will help very considers- ' Jy, I suggest that it be turned over to | he monument fund. Of course," he ! fent on to say, "I don't want to ask J nybody to contribute who does not eslre to do so. Those who prefer to '< pply the money to their own personal < se have a right to do it; but really I 1 ,ould like to see the monument fund j et the benefit of all of it. I under- ] tand that Chestnut Grove Alliance will ] ive its share to the monument fund? ' hat is, so far as the members have een heard from, and I believe there re others who will do the same thing, .nyhow, I think it a very nice dlspoItlon to make of the whole fund and 1 shall be very much pleased if those ' iterested can be brought to see the * hlng as I see it." 1 lany Excellent Southern Recipes. In its "With Books and Writers Deartment" of last Sunday, the Columla State has the following review of ^ ie"All Through the Year Cook Book:" * This Is, as its secondary title declares, 1 ^ Cook Book of Tried Recipes' com- 1 lied by 'The Ladles of the Presby- 1 srlan Church, Yorkville, S. C.' But 1 lese ladles are too modest to claim for * its beautiful and handy little book lat the "Tried Redoes" are many 1 nd varied and perfect of their kind, J nd that the Yorkvllle ladies have long <3 een famous In their native state for I leir delicious dishes. The book is o jund In dainty red paper covers and I iost artistically printed. It is bound, ? * rather tied together, with pretty red >rd which allows It to open easily and c ay flat after very little usage, and ]| le book with Its valuable contents is s imarkably inexpensive. It should be f night by every housekeeper in the tl mth as an Indispensable addition to the h lusehold. aside from either religious o patriotic reasons. All kinds of re- * pes are given, from those of ancient w lys and high renown, to those that fill r n a different sense than Shakespeare neant the "glass" of fashion and 'mould" of form of the present day. rhere are 114 pages in the book and it s pretty evenly divided into recipes or soups, fish, entrees, vegetables, sal. ids and salad-dressings, breads, desier:s, cakt-sj pickles, preserves, Jellies, :a..dtes and useful household hints, rhe modern recipes for sandwiches, lalads, Ices, punches and fancy little iishes suitable for afternoon teas and 'eccptions are especially numerous and ieliahtfullv novel and rood. Most of :hese recipes are signed by the ladies themselves, a ad their very names and their fame as good housekeepers are sufficient guarantee to any South Carolina woman that nothing could be more delicious than their cookery. It Is remarkable that there are so few typographical errors in this cook book; Indeed, only one serious one was met which was in a muffin recipe where the flour was left out." [The compilers of the book have been looking very carefully for the particular error to which the reviewer refers; but have not been able to find it. They think the reviewer must be mistaken.] ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Killed Between Bumpers?Missionary Address?Accident to Mr. Blaok? Death of Mrs. W. J. Miller. curre?uotMi?no( oi in* VorkvUle kBQaust. ROvjk Hill, Feb. 1?.?Callle Collins, the eighteen year old son of Mr. J. J. Collins,of this city, was crushed to death between two box cars Friday afternoon, late. The accident occurreu at Blacksburg. He was a orakeman-on the Charleston division oi the southern railway and was engaged in making a coupling when kiileu. When he was extricated from his terrible position he was taken to ihe hotel aud everything that could oe wa? done for him. His injuries were internal and there was no mangling, he was simply squeezed to death, jt is stated that one of the cars had a defective bumper or none at all and that was responsible for the accident. The father was notified at once and he got to Blacksburg, by way of Charlotte, as quickly as possible and was with his son before he died, which was at * live o'clock Saturday morning. The wuj woo UIUU5111 iicic oaiui utty morning and- the funeral was held at Friendship church, in the River Bend section, Sunday morniAg. Quite a large number of friends and relatives from the city went out with the famhy. . The young man was an exceedingly affable, friendly fellow and was very popular with his associates. The Rev. F. Rodriguez, a native of Brazil, who has for twenty-five years been a missionary of the Presbyte- ^ rtan church to his native land, preached at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning to a large congregation. Mr. Rodrlgues was educated .n the United States, at HampdenSidney college and married an American lady, agister of Mrs. R. C. Reed of Columbia. He and his wife are spending the winter at Dr. Reed's home. Ke made a very interesting address. After the service a congregational meeting was lield at which * three deacons were elected. They are Messrs. J. Wilson Moore, J. Ed Roddey and W. Hiram White. Miss Kittle Stewart .entertained Wednesday evening last in honor of Miss Carrie Beard of Yorkvllle. For some time the work on the municipal building which this city is having erected has been somewhat spasmodic, owing to beastly weather and a combination of unfavorable circumstances." For the past week, however, Superintendent A. D. Holier has had ra good force of hands at work and rapid progress is being made and the building will soon be completed. Whether from a miscalculation on the part of the architect and those who authorized and ac-* cepted the plana, or from the perfectly reasonable supposition that Rock Hill, the "Magic City" deserved no less, I am unable to state, but, according to Mayor Roddey, who has been in a good many cities, the fact remains that' when completed the quarters of the Are department will be the largest in the world for the exclusive use of a single Are department's station. The small burgs such as New York and London may have more departments but ho bigger stations for any one of them. Evangelist J. Barr Harris, who for a couple of weeks has been preaching in Frledheim's hall to large congregations, last week concluded his mootintrc on/1 1 oft fn*? Qto untnn T7o tllvvil 110O ttliU IVll 4Vt U to Ull kVli, TO.) where he will begin a series of meetings in connection with Mr. Bromley of Wilmore, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. W. V. Cauthen will in the near future move here from Sumter to live. Mr. Cauthen 'will open a wallpaper, decorating and designing office. He is a brother of Mr. J. Claude Cauthen of the Syleecau Manufacturing company. Mr. F. L. Black while working on the repairs of the Standard Drug Co's. store, met with an accident which will disable him for some time. He stepped oh a piece of lumber which broke and turned his ankle, spraining it so badly that he had to be carried to his home, Mrs. Josephine Roddey Miller, wife of Mr. W. J. Miller of Tlrsah congregation, died at her home Sunday morning at three o'clock after an illness of some weeks with a complication of diseases. Mrs. Miller was bom about 61 years ago in Neeley's Creek neighborhood of York county and lived there until her marriage in 1866. From that time until her death she has resided in Tlrzah congregation. She was the daughter of the late Mr. John Roddey and his wife, who was Mary O. Wylie of Chester, and was a sister of Capt. W. Lyle Roddey, J. Wiley Roddey, Mrs. A. M. Black, Mrs. G, A, Gettys and Mrs. J. R. Gettys, all of whom survive her except Mrs. Black. Since her early childhood she has been a member of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church and lived an eminently consistent life, a blessing to her husband and childrenShe was the mother of our townsmen, Dr. J. Rpddey Miller and Mr. W. W. Miller and her daughters are Misses Annie and Barnette Miller. The funeral services were held Monday morning at ten o'clock at Ebeneser church yard and were conducted by her pastor the Rev. Jno. S. Grier assisted by the Rev. Arthur Rodgers of Rock Hill. The pall bearers were: Messrs. J. S. Miller, J. S\ Taylor, J. E. Gettys, J. E. Roddey, I. H. Spencer and J. A. Black. / SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? Robert Scott, the negTo who was eccntly convicted of the murder of Mr. Julian Wilson in Williamsburg :ounty on the 13th day of last October, vas hanged at Kingstree last Friday. f e made no confession: but protested lis innocence to the last. ? The general assembly, Just adourned, passed a bill providing for a >oard of pardons, and upon approving he bill the governor announced the jersonnel of the board as follows: R. JV. Shand of Columbia; Wilson Q. iarvey of Charleston, and R. May Cleveland of Greenville. ?James W. Israel was shot and killed n Spartanburg county last Friday by esse feush. Bush's fourteen year old laughter gave birth to a child, and , sruel, who has a family, was accused if responsibility. After the shooting. lush surrendered himself to the sheriff f Spartanburg county. ? As the outcome of the dispensary ommittee's investigation or the Carona Glass company, the house and enate passed a resolution providing or the rescinding of certain contracts hat the board of dispensary directors ad made with the company. The reslution as originally introduced was ery drastic: but as it passed it inluded a preamble setting forth the rllllngness of the glass company to escind the contracts. The glass com