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Straps and |acts. ? President Roosevelt on Tuesday transmitted to congress an important message relating to insurance legislation. Accompanying the message were the report and recommendations of the Insurance convention which was held In Chicago last February. Among the recommendations is the draft of a bill which congress is urged to enact Into law with such amendments as its wisdom may suggest. The president says the convention sought "to prepare a bill which would be at once protective of policyholders and fair and just to Insurance companies, and which should prevent the graver evils and abuse of the business, and at the same time forestall any wild and drastic legis lation which would be more harmful than beneficial." The president urges the enactment of the proposed measure, as, he says, "we are not to be pardoned If we fall to take every step In our power to prevent the possibility of the repetition of such scandals as those that have occurred in connection with the insurance business as disclosed by the Armstrong committee." ? President Roosevelt, says a Washington dispatch, will probably be a candidate to succeed his successor in 1912. There Is no doubt in the minds of the president's friends that he intends to stick to his determination to retire at the end of his present term i and that no consideration will prevail < upon him to be a candidate in 1908. i By the'end of his present term, the I president has told his intimate t friends, he believes he will have made so many enemies that he would be an easy man to beat were his party \ to make him their standard bearer. , From now to the end of his term, as | the president has put it, he will be < obliged to be "very harsh to many i interests." The public good will de- | mand his administering certain poll- | cies with little sympathy for those : who differ with him. and the Inevitable result of this iron handed course. In the president's opinion, will be the creation of "sore heads," who will by 1908 have become a powerful army so bent on his downfall , mat were ne iu uciumc a lanuiuaic at that time, he would probably be defeated. His friends believe all these conditions will have changed before 1912. j ? The United States supreme court on last Tuesday handed down a decision in which It hold's that a divorce { decfee of a state court Is not bind- , ing unless both parties to the proceedings are under Jurisdiction of said court at the time of the render- | Ing of the decree. The decision was rendered in the case of John W. Haddock vs. Harriet Haddock. The Had- | docks were married In New York In | 1868. John W. Haddock afterward ( moved to Connecticut and In 1881, i with his wife still In New York, pro- < cured a divorce. The next year mar- ( ried again and afterward came back to New York. The first Mrs. Had- i dock sued for divorce and alimony. | The New York court gave her the i divorce asked for and allowed her J700 a year. The case went up to | the United States supreme court with the result Just stated. The United States supreme court holds that a state court cannot grant a divorce decree that other states are bound to respect unless at the time it has both parties under its Jurisdiction. The effect of this decision will be to lllegltlmatlze many children born In supposed wedlock after a divorce senn/lor tho pIppilVTlNtnnPPS indi cated. ? When we say cotton is king, what do we mean? asks Leslie's Weekly. , Cotton was once king of the crops. It is no longer. Wheat is now enthroned. Though the cotton crop for last year was 13.654,029 bales, (Cotton Exchange figures.) the wheat crop of the year exceeded the cotton crop in value by more than J100,000,000. But wise men say that king wheat is a pretender temporarily crowned, and that cotton will soon again resume rightful place as king of crops. The world depends upon this country for clothes. Clothes mean principally cotton. It is natural, then, since this country is the principal grower of cotton, that our most valuable agricultural export should be cotton. Of cotton we have practically a monopoly: and it is the only crop of which we have such a monopoly: and it is. indeed, the only staple crop of which any nation has anything approaching a monopoly. Then there's the still growing trade in the Far East. How may that trade ultimately help to reseat cotton as king? Mr. Wu Ting-Fang. as minister at Washington, said: "If every Chinaman in China should add one inch to his shirt-tail, this alone would consume the whole American cotton crop." ? Washington, April 16: The record made by Lieutenant Brady's gun crew on the Pennsylvania, in hitting the target, distant 1,200 yards, seventeen times in a minute and a half, while the big ship was moving at a ten-knot gait, was naturally a source of gratification to naval men here. Fine as was this performance, it is said there are many others to be written down with it. But for prudential reasons, the navy department has adopted the policy of keeping these records secret, as far as possible, so it is not deemed advisable to let the world know how this Pennsylvania, with a six-Inch gun, comnnrou with the shootine oil other ships. But on one point the officers of experience here are agreed, and that is that this shooting of the American blue jackets is due in great part to the men themselves. It is admitted that the great Improvement in the guns turned out at the Washington navy yard has much to do with the improvement in the target practice, but after all, the painstaking training through which the gunners are being put is believed to be the secret of success. This training can only be had by the expenditure of ammunition in actual practice? though useful in a degree, dummy practice cannot replace actual liring of the big guns with full charges. The heavy shot and cartridge cases must be handled themselves in order to develop the mucles of the gunners. The amount of physical energy expended in this record shooting is almost incredible. In the case of Lieutenant Brady's gun, one man of the crew was obliged to lift a shell weighing 101 pounds seventeen times at the rate of one elevation per second. That would approach the development of a theoretical horsepower in the person of that particular sailor. More, he did not only shift the shell from the deck, but threw It bodily three feet into the loading tray and breach of the gun. The result of this improvement In gunnery In the American navy is startling, when attention is directed to the fact that eight years ago it was the regulation that Just one shot must be llred from a six-Inch gun In the period of time?ninety seconds? in which the Pennsylvania gun crew fired seventeen. That means that one gun now, as manned by a trained crew, would be equal to a whole broadside of guns in the day. before the Spanish war. She \lorltvillr inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.: FRIDAY, APRIL 20, IJI06. Some scientists claim that the San Francisco earthquake is connected with the Vesuvian eruption and others claim otherwise. It is said that notwithstanding her overwhelming disaster. San Francisco is not discouraged; that already some of the people who lost heavily In the earthquake are preparing plans for the rebuilding of the city. Among the Jibes we have noted at those who are opposed to the state conduct of the liquor business was one In the form of a question asking as to whether anybody had ever heard of this "blood money" being refused. It appears mat mere art* ai icnai iv%v* townships In Marlboro county that do not want any of it. So far as The Enquirer has been able to learn, the public is not disposed to give its full approval of the verdict of acquittal in the case of the State vs. M. F. Owens charged with the murder of Amzi Sanders. There Is general sympathy for the family of young Owens; but there Is strong feeling that he should have been punished. People have been quite free with the expression If the deceased had been a white man of equal standing, the verdict of the jury would hardly have been the same. Senator Tillman is still driving at his proposition to secure an investigation of the sources from which the National Republican executive committee is getting its campaign contribution. He called up his resolution calling for an Investigation of the contributions of national banks last Tuesday. and threw out some suggestions as to the foundation of his suspicions. Among other things he intimated that the treasury deposits were probably placed on a basis of campaign contributions and those national banks svhich give the largest sums to the nf nomnQ I ?rn bYnPn.QPS 11S11A.11V got the lion's share of the deposits. He also intimated that Morton was placed at the head of the Equitable Life at the instance of Secretary Root with the purpose of circumventing those who would have pushed the investigation to a conclusion. He stated that he had information to the effect that the Republican campaign contributions amounted to $3,000,000 in 1886: $2,800,000 in 1900, and $1,900,000 in 1904. He charged that it was the general policy of the big financial institutions to make contributions to both sides in order that they might be safe in any event and he wanted the investigation to develop everything that can be developed with regard to either part. Th?? Newberry Observer has taken the trouble to examine the various county papers in the counties that have voted out the dispensary under the Brice law to see how many of them were filled with whisky advertisements as charged by Senator Tillman. It did not find a single weekly or semi-weekly paper that is running whisky advertisements at the present time. We are not surprised at the pains that Editor Wallace has taken in regard to this matter because he is an unusually careful and conscientious gentleman. But at the same time, it will have to be confessed that our contemporary is almost devoid of a sense of humor. Senator Tillman did not know, in the first place, whether these papers were filled with whisky advertisements or not and In the second place he did not care. At least, that is the way we figure he sized the matter up. He calculated and calculated correctly too, that his manifesto would be printed all over the state, and the subscriber to a particular county paper that does not contain whisky advertisements would think that his paper was an exception and that the charge applied all right to all the balance. So far as the senator is concerned, it makes little difference whether a proposition like this is true or not, so the people will believe what he says. It is not facts he is after; but results. MERE-MENTION. It is estimated that the total property loss on account of the recent eruption of Mount Vesuvius amounts to $120,000,000 The Russian government has just completed the negotiation of a new loan of $450,000 000. Two more sailors injured in the recent disaster on the Kearsarge, have died within the past few days....The impression prevails in Washington that Senator Tillman's resolution providing for the investigation of Benjamin F. Barnes, the president's appointee for the Washington postmaxtership, 011 account of the Mrs. Minor Morris ejectment incident will not amount to anything because of disposition of the senate to smooth the whole matter over The Illinois court has given Elijah Dowie a restraining order against Vollva and others who seek to oust the whilom prophet from the powers and privileges lie has been exercising in Zion City The stockholders of the Southern railway la session in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, voted an issue of $200,000,000 fifty-year 4 per cent bonds The California insane asylum at Agnes was wrecked by the earthquake and 700 inmates were turned loose on tin* country in a panic. ? Dock Miller, a Spartanburg county negro. Hew into a rage with his mule on Sunday, without any assignable cause, and drew his knife and cut the animal's throat. He stood by while the animal bled to death, lie was subsequently arrested, charged with the malicious killing of the mule and will be tried for the offense. He tried to fight those who took him into custody, and his sister, who was with him. joined in to help him. She will be tried for assault and battery. The mule was valued I at $125. I SAN FRANCISCO IS IN RUINS. City of the Golden Gate Shaken Down By Earthquake FIRE COMPLETES THE DEVASTATION Loss of Life Estimated at From 1,000 to 3,000, and the Property Loss Thought to be Easily as Much as $200,000,000?Full Story of the Disaster Yet to be Told?Fire Still Burning?Most Terrible Earthquake Catastrophe in the History of the Century. The city of San Francisco, and the adjoining coast country of California, has just suffered the greatest earthquake disaster that has been recorded in the history of the United States. The catastrophe occurred at about 5 o'clock Wednesday morning before the people had gotten out of their beds. One terrific shock was succeeded In rapid succession by others and great buildings in all parts of the city went tumbling down on the occupants, killing and wounding thousands; how many cannot be definitely known for days. Immediately following the earthquake shocks came innumerable fires, and they are still raging. The suburban towns immediately about the city were also badly damaged and the city of Los Angeles, also near the coast, several hundred miles south, was also practically ruined. The property loss to San Francisco alone is thought to be at least $200,000,000, and the loss to othtr cities and towns is hardly less. The first shock came without warning. There was the usual slight tremor, steadily inert asing In violence until tall buildings began to sink in piles of ruins, and smaller structures began to fall to pieces as if put together without mortar. In the case of many of the great steel ribbed buildings the brick veneering fell off and out, leaving only the huge skeletons, and in many cases with numbers of dead underneath. The street ear tracks through the crooked, narrow, hilly streets were torn and twisted and buried under demolished buildings and detached coping, etc. The people thus shaken from their beds rushed into the streets and confronted with the destruction on all sides were thrown into a panic and despair from which they have not yet recovered. San Francisco had one of the best water systems in the world, the supply being something like 100,00,000 gallons a day; but the Irresistable force by which the earth was rent and upheaved broke the mains and water was soon pouring out in hundreds of places. The gas mains were also broken in the streets and in the demolished houses, and within a short time, tires began to blaze up in. every direction. Fire Chief Sullivan was killed in the early morning by the falling cupola of the California hotel in which he was sleeping, and his assistant rang in a general alarm; but it was of no avail. The firemen responded in various places; but there being no water available, nothing could be done. loiter the firemen had recourse to dynamite and endeavored to blow still intact buildings out the way to keep them from furnishing food for the onrushlng flames; but with little success, for not only did the ruin thus wrought frequently catch fire, but "flames c*me up from other directions and completed the destruction that the dynamite was intended to prevent. Artillery was used for the same purpose with the same result. Whole blocks were shot down but in most cases fire got among the ruins all the same. Within a short time after the development of the disaster, the mayor realized that the civil authorities would be ~ nn?1 ask Ulltll'ir iu mat lam ed the help of th * military. General Funston, in command of the troops posted at the Pr< sldio. came over and established martial law as far as possible. Hundreds of thieves were engaged in looting the exposed stores, shops and banks, etc., und General Funston gave orders that all looters caught 11 the act were to be shot down on the spot. During Wednesday four looters were thus summarily executed and several have been killed since. The troops helped the police in removing the dead and wounded and caring for the people as well a*s possible. All the railroads running into San Francisco were put out of business with the first shocks. In the case of some of them their road beds sunk down four or five feet for a distance of several miles. The panic stricken people. realizing that they were homeless and that provisions would necessarily run short, made first for th" railroads, and then for the bay; but being unable to get conveyance at either place, thousands of them began leaving town on foot and other thousands sought the parks, and higher ground. The military furnished all the tents and supplies that were then available and have other supplks on the way. San Francisco is spread out along the water front, sloping from the low lands immediately on the bay, back to higher lands in the rear, the space in between being very rough and hilly. Most of the provision stores and tenement houses of which latter thQre are thousands are on the low lands and made grounds next to the water. These probably suffered more severely and there were more deaths here than elsewhere, also more complete ruin by fire. There were quite a number of magnificent public buildings in the city, some of them costing as much as seven or eight million dollars. The city hall was one of the finest and it was ruined. The Equitable building, "netlnir ntvr n million went down. The great newspaper offices were demolished. and in fact most all of the public buildings of consequence, except the mint were destroyed. The palaces of a numb'-r of millionaire families? Fairs. Floods. Stanfords, Huntlngtons, and others on Nob Hill, escaped for the time being with but little damage. News yesterday was to the effect that thev had commenced to burn. It Is estimated that not less than 100.000 people are homeless in Sail Francisco alone and the ruin is proportionately great In all the coast country to the south as far as and beyond Uos Angeles. The estimates of San Francisco's deaths, vary from 1,000 to 3.000: but this only a matter of guess. Immediately upon convening Wednesday morning, congress passed a resolution appropriating the sum of $1.000.000 to be expended under the direction of the secretary of war for the benefit of the sufferers. Meetings are being held in various cities of the United States and Europe for the purpose of raising relief funds. New York has already raised $300,000 for the benefit of the sufferers and the fund is still growing. One firm gave $<r>.000, another $r?0,000 and a third $10,000. Facts About San Francisco. In 1900 San Francisco was a city of some 343.000 souls. It is not the capital of California, but it is the chief city of the state and of the Pacific coast. In 1900 it ranked ninth among the one hundred largest cities of the United States. The city is located on a hilly, sandy. rocky and treeless peninsula, which is thirty miles in length and sly miles across at the city, and which cuts off San Francisco bay from the Pacific ocean. The greater portion of the peninsula is wholly unfit for- cultivation, and it was evidently not intended by nature that it should be used for residential purposes. Millions of dollars were spent in grading and other improvements. San Francisco bay Is about seven miles in width opposite the city and about twelve miles in width at the widest point. The bold .anil rugged shores of the Oolden fJate rise on the north sis hiali sis 2.000 feet in places while on the south they sire from 300 to 400 feet in height. Many of them 1 ...I * U oUlflliicr tehl t.. eoi..l a rt* ruvrrni Willi ^uu un^ ? imr rami. Thirty feet of water n:ay he hail on the har at low tide, while within it is imnh deeper and the anchorage is good. About the city, which is located on the east side of the peninsula, tower high hills, which were formerly out up by many gullies. Th?* low ground at the base of these hills was formerly narrow, except in what is now the southern portion of the city. There a sucession of loose, barren sand hills made the passage of wagons impossible. All this has, of course, been changed during the last) half century. Where big ships fori merly rcxde at anchor are now paved J streets, for the cove was filled in fifty years ago. But one road leads out of the city, whose thickly settled streets are ? built in the amphitheatre formed by the three hills. These three hills prevented the city's being built after any uniform plan. j ?an F rancisco is nevertheless a most beautiful city. Much has been done ? to improve its appearance, and it has been adorned with many handsome public buildings. For a long time many of the residences were built of the famous California redwood, j which is not at all inflammable, and this probably accounts In large measure for the fact that the city lias been singularly free from disastrous g conflagrations since the '50s, when several large fires did occur. It. was subsequent to this time that the use of redwood was begun. j Across the buy at Oakland, Is situated the Lelund Stanford, Jr., university which was damaged Wednesday. ^ The Palace hotel was, at the time of its erection, the largest building g of the kind in the world. It cost $3,250,000 and could accommodate 1,200 guests. p ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. S More Cattle For Virginia?The U. C. V's.?Inspection of the Catawbas. Correspondence of the Yorkrille Enquirer. Rock Hill, April 19th.?Another herd of fine cattle has been bought here q by A. B. Helstetn & Son, of Richmond. Va., and were shipped Wednesday. There were 102 head of fine steers and they came from Mr. J. M. Cherry's jfarm near the city. At the meeting of Catawba Oamp U. C. V. held here Monday, Miss Lizzie Hall, a daughter of the late Dr. R. M. y T. Hall, was elected sponsor to represent the camp at the Columbia reunion. Major T. C. Beckham, Captain J. W. Marshall and Dr. J. P. Kinard, the ^ latter a junior comrade were elected delegates from the camp. Major A. H. Greene, A. Frledhelm and W. J. Rawlinson were elected delegates to New y Orleans. The little tots of the city are excited over a "Mother Goose" entertainment, which will be given in Friedheim's hall Friday evening. The proceeds will go towards helping the free kindergarten at the Arcade mills. q The inspection of the Catawba Rl- v fles was held last evening in the armory. Col. Ezra B. Fuller, U. S. A., fi Maj. Lewis W. Haskell and Lieut. J. \ P. Smith, Adjt. 2nd. batallion of this S( regiment being present. The com- n pany under command of Capt. Her- w bert Dlehl and Lieutenants Roddey tl and White made a good showing considering the fact that it has only been a about one month since the organization was effected. Out of an enroll- w ment of forty, there were thirty-eight present. After the inspection Col. Fuller and Maj. Haskell made brief r( talks to the company. Col. Fuller n talked about the necessity of learning w pwn.r tr\ ohnnt ?rwl IhI/1 tpsm fin tar get shooting. He told them that a q man might not be able to "present arm" properly, but if ho could shoot straight he would "g't there." He a also told the men of the desirability J"1 of getting on the state sharpshootlng team and of the good times to be r' had at Sea Girt. Maj. Haskell told " them of some of the advantages to {* be derived from being in the .state J1 guard and spoke of the coming J' Jamestown exposition and of the fact " that the best companies would rep- s resent the state. Both these officers d complimented the company on the at- " tendance. ? SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The recent decision of the attor- n ney general that cities and towns of over 500 Inhabitants should have boards of assessors, has brought b about the appointment of quite a s, number of such boards. ^ ? The patrons of Red Bluff school district In Marlboro county have followed the lead of Willis school district ' in refusing tc accept the use of dls- li pensary money for school purposes. r( The patrons have raised the amount to which they would have been entitled n from the dispensary by private subscription and paid over the same to q the county superintendent of education. ? Columbia State, Wednesday: The State Industrial school for youthful criminals will be located at Florence, P unless there should be some hitch in ji arrangements. The board of trustees n met yesterday tn tne omce or i?overnor Heyward, who is ex-otflolo 11 chairman, and after hearing an offer d from the delegation from the Flor- f( ence business men and an offer from . the business men of Yorkville, it was decided to locate in Florence. The members of the board present were: h Judge A. C. Haskell, Rev. S. M. Smith, ? D. D? Dr. VV. C. Irby, Prof. D. D. 7 Wallace, Ph. D., Supt. J. L>. Mann. b Supt. Henry P. Archer and Mr. L.e- a Roy F. Youmans, ex-ofiicio. The r delegation from Florence consisted of Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer. Mr. J. L. Barringer, president of the Bank of Florence and a prominent business man, e Mr. W. M. Waters. Dr. James Evans, Dr. N. W. Hix and Mr. R. M. Mc- fl Cown and Mr. C. E. Commander of u this city, formerly of Florence, were a there to speak a good word for the ^ "electric city." Mr. Ayer, as spokes- d man for the party, said that Florence was willing to give fifty acres ? of land, worth at least $2,500 and b $4,000 in cash. There were no York- e ville representatives present. but M their offer was to dispose of the old n King's Mountain Military school ? property to the board for $6,700. p I Thiu ,,vwr * > > not) and was a verv 'l good offer. Mr. Ayer said the people of Florence had not strained them- C selves to raise this money, and that V if they thought there was any chance to get the industrial school they. V would contribute more liberally if called upon. The Pee Dee section has L no state institution and he feels sure C that this would be inade a success by the moral support of the entire Pee '1 Dee country if it should be located at tl Florence. He spoke of the magnan- E Imous way in which Marion. Ben- F nettsvllle and other sections had responded and had helped Florence to k get a government building. There ei was some discussion as to the eharac- tl ter and scope of the work to be done by this institution, which in Its in- c clplency was known as a "reforma- tl tory" and will yet be conducted as a s reformatory, although along some- tl what different lines from those at h first projected. The board explained tl that the law had not thoroughly ex- h pounded and that the people of Florence might not get exactly what they are expecting, but Mr. Ayer stated that he would say for Florence that if the reformatory should be located v there the people of that city would do what they can to make it a success. v Furthermore they will accept any ,] construction of the law that might be made. After some discussion, the ? board decided that the invitation of , Florence should be accepted, provided that tlie site offered should prove satisfactory upon examination. tl TtlK TKKJtlliLK COMI'JSITOK.?Owing A to a typographical error appearing in n a new ordinance published in Wednes- J day's issue of the Herald, the members of tlie city council of Bock Hill were h made to appear in a rather bad light? si in fact the error brings quite a grave p charge against them. The ordinance referred to is one imposing a levy of y i iglit mills tin all taxable property real ^ or personal within the city for the pur- t pose of "defraying the ordinary current expenses of the government of the I city"?but the compositor made it "de- |< frauding" insliud of defraying. May- v or Roddey and the other members of h tlie council wish It understood that they are not in the defrauding busi- s in ss. but are trying to get tin* city out v of <lelit and on tin* best basis lina.icinlly it is possible to do. ? Hock Kill Her- p aid. ii " * Ii Tti.i.man and Tiiat Piano.?There v lias been a rumor to the effect that Senator Tilmaii, while acting as chief a barkeeper for South Carolina got, > among other things, a piano as a pres- c cut from a whisky house for certain Ii concessions made by him to these t] people. The senator did not deny that I lie hail shown his appreciation to some o of these liquor people for favors they t; had granted tin- state, but when confronted with tlie piano graft he evades Y the issue and says. "Ask Mr. Malone. ci He knows." Mr. Malone knows that V he sold Mr. Tillman a piano, but how n doc s Mr. Malone, or any other man. p; know how many more pianos Mr. Till- tc man may have bought or how many c|< may have been given to liim, and by p| whom??Greenwood Journal. w LOCAL AFFAIRS. f s il NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. I R. Williams?Has lost a Confeder- J' ate cross of honor, and will appre- 11 date Its return or Information as to * its whereabouts. H. Norrls?Warns all persons against b trespassing on his farm premises. 11 R. Williams, P. J.?Gives notice v that Miss Laura Carson has applied " to him for letters of administration J] 011 estate of Samuel L. Carson, de- * ceased. , . Q. Wray, the Leader?Invites the J1 ladies to see his line of white lawn shirt waists?prices 50c to 98c each. a Turkish soap, twelve cakes for 25c. c am M. Bankhead, No. 1, Sharon?Will v pay liberal reward for Information 8 as to the whereabouts of an estray ? Jersey heifer. } . H. Witherspoon, Rock Hill?Has 1 lost his fox terrlor, "Q," and will pay ^ reward for his return or Information. ' ? B. Gaines?Has "Muralia," the lat- a est wall covering, also all others. * tank of Clover?Invites you to de- J posit your money with It, and It pays 5 per cent on time deposits. F 'Irst National Bank?Says you will a find It a good Idea to get acquainted with the bank's officials, tar Drug Store?Has a complete F stock of Landreths garden seeds, jfine variety of melon seeds, early ^ White and Yellow Dent seed corn ^ Wilkerson's and Early Orange and 1 Atnber cane seed. 'homson & Co.?Offer 500 yards 15c ^ brown linen at 10c yard Monday. * Linen for boys' suits and white J lawns. 1 'oushee Cash Store?Reminds you of r Its special millinery sale Saturday v and Monday?two-thirds actual a value. ork Furniture Store?Will close at 6 p. m., after April 30. Full lines of j3 mattings, art squares, window shades 1 and house furnishings, tobson Bros.' Cash Store?Is sending ^ out lots of beautiful sailors and turbans. New shapes coming in every c week. J ork Drug Store?Has an elegant line 1 of toilet soaps and Invites soap users to come to it for best soap values. WITHIN THE TOWN. 1 ? The first news of the terrible earth- t uake disaster at San Francisco last j Wednesday morning came to Yorkville I the form of comprehensive bulletins ' arnished gratuitously by the Western a Tnion Telegraph company and kindly e ent by Mr. H. H. Beard, the local lanager to The Enquirer office . -here they were promptly posted for . lie benefit of the public. ? The laying of cement sidewalks N !o.ig Main street between Jefferson c nd Madison streets had a wonderfully j holesome effect on real estate values II along the line, and the expenditure c f about $5,000 or $10,000 paving the ^ Dad way in b< tween would help still ? lore. There is no reason In the world | rhy Yorkvllle real estate values should c ot be as high as those of Rock Hill, laffney, or even Spartanburg. ? Fire broke out In a trash pile mong some boxes and barrels In the ear of the York Drug Store this afsrnoon at about 2.15 o'clock and but ar a timely discovery of the danger, rould have resulted in quite a serious laze. The fire department was on and promptly and got to business, List as the oil house was catching on re. The (lames were extinguished in hort order after the arrival of the fire epartment, however, and the damage as trifling. THE GRAND JURY. Although the new grand Jury has lade no effort to do anything up to his time except get itself in shape for usiness by thorough organization, in ome respects it is an unusually strong ody, and the public will not only have right to look to it for comprehensive lformation as to the conduct of pubc affairs; but for carefully considered ^commendations that will at least fur. Ish food for thought. From what could be learned of the elibt rations of this body on Monday nd Tuesday, it is especially interested l tiie road question, the chaingang roblem and the matter of a modern ill, all of which subjects have been ecelvlng more or less consideration urlng several years past; but nothing efinite having been accomplished, ao ar as the grand Jury is concerned, as a any of them up to the present time. As to whether the chaingang is a elp or a hindrance 10 ine cause ui ood roads, the grand jury is in doubt; t ut some of the members, practically a II of them In fact, are determined to each a definite conclusion in regard to he matter. They reason that the sys&111 has now been in operation long nough to make a record that Is suseptible of comprehensive and satisictory analysis und they propose to se the means of getting complete and ccurate data on which to base contusions that cannot be reasonably isputed. During Monday and Tuesday, after ree conference with his fellow memers of the grand Jury. Foreman Cavny arranged to divide the general ,'ork of the jury among various comilttees und before the final discharge f the grand jury, he announced the ersonnel of the committees as fotnvs: On Books and Records of the County iffices?W. B. Williams, J. M. Brian, V. H. Stowe. On Chaingang?John G. Anderson, V. W. Miller, J. E. Harshaw. On County Home?C. L. Moore, R. B. owry. J. W. Hartness, Mansfield (ordon. On Roads and Bridges?J. G. Anerson, W. W. Miller, R. B. White. SepImus Hughey, J. A. Forsythe, T. H. tludworth, J. E. Burns, W. H. Stowe, W. Hope. Having inherited the same from the ist grand Jury Mr. Caveny reserved special supervision of the jail quesion for himself. It is expected that these various ommittees will put in considerable c line in the discharge of the duties asigned to each and at the next term of lie court the grand Jury will probably ave quite a lot of information along lie lines It Is proposing to direct its lquiries. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Samuel Blair of Blalrsville, ras in Yorkvllle yesterday. ?? ** TT llilrnn/ln 1 D?nl, T_l 111 XVII S. Vy. 1U. xvu.v rvcuua.1 ul ivuwa mu, . isited friends in Yorkville Wednesay. 4 Miss Ethel Jackson of Forest City, ^ I. C.. is visiting Mrs. J. C. Burge near i orkville. q Misses Anne McCull and Mell Niell f Clover, spent Tuesday in Yorkville, lie guests of Miss Beulah Richards. t Mrs. 1). A. Matthews and daughter, f liss Beulah of Clover, spent Wed- .. esday in Yorkville, guests of Mrs. . Q. Wray. 1( Mrs. M. H. Curry has returned to i; er home in Oastonla, after spending ^ evera! weeks in Yorkville studying , holography under Miss Lindsay. Mr. A. R. Gossett and family left a esterday for Clinton, S. C., where C lr. Gossett has a position in one of e lie cotton mills. Misses Annis O'Leary, Mildred 0 lohbs. Strauss Walker, Mr. and Mrs. s C. Black and Mr. Norman Black c rent to the Catawba river this mornig for a day's fishing. Mr. John F. Love of (Sastonia, ^ pent a part of yesterday in Yorki 1 It*, lie already has business Inter- d sts in Yorkville and it is said that v e is thinking of becoming still more 1 iforested down this way. Mr. Love v as done lots for Gastonia, and York- F i11<> has a welcome for him. t ('apt. W. B. Smith of Clover, has o letter from Lee M. Elliott of Kufala. v c.. It. F. I J. No. 1, asking for a ti ertifleate as to his record. Mr. El- c ott says he is almost blind and is C rying to get an increase of pension, n le was one of the original members g f tin* Jasper Light Infantry. Cap- m tin Smith sent him a check for $5. A Among the visitors who Moated into ri orkville yesterday by reason of the ti onveni nt schedule on the C. & N.- o k'.. was a gentleman, who though S ot exactly a former citizen, had a t< art in a significant incident in the tl iwn's rehabilitation, and formed ac- T uaintances which were renewed with h leasure on both sides. The gentleman f( as Mr. A. J. Beall, a member of the s< orce of boiler makers who put up the tandpipe In 1893. He is now engaged n the selling of bagging and ties for togers & Co., of Atlanta. When he ias here, Mr. Beall was what is famllarly known as "a bird." He got up he iirst and probably the only prize Ight that ever occurred in the town tetween one of the boiler makers and acal talent; but the circumstance for k'hich he will be most generally renembered probably, is the famous loax involving the leap of "Professor ,ni,lfAv" from tho atunrlnfnp Xhortlv lefore the completion of the standplpe. >lr. Beall and his partners advertised hat o.i a certain day before the renoval of the scaffolding "Professor lander" the world famed high jumper, ^ould make a leap from the top of the tructure. On the day appointed a ;riat crowd of people assembled in rorkvllle from the surrounding eounry for miles and miles and the Yorkille people were out in full force. The nterest of the crowd was worked up to . high pitch, and ptople were certain hat the fool professor would surely ireak his neck. After everything had ?een gotten in readiness, Mr. Beall apleared over the top of the standplpe ,nd in a loud voice: "We have Just eceived information from Prof. Ganler to the effect that he feels indislosed, and cannot jump today; but 'roftssor Turkey has agreed to take lis place and will now make the leap." Vlth that a big turkey gobbler was hrown over the top of the standplpe ,nd soared down toward the grou id. 5ome of the people saw the hoax for he first time, and others did not realze it until after it had been explained o them. Some laughed at what they eallzed to be a good Joke, and others rere mad enough to fight. Mr. Beall ind his companions remained on top if the standplpe until they considered t safe to come down, and afterward verybody had a good laugh over the ncident. Mr. Beall recalled the affair 'estcrday along with other things that iccurred during his stay In Yorkville. ie had the satisfaction of selling a lot if bagging and ties to different merchants, and altogether was very much ikased with the outcome of his trip. CANDIDATES AND PLEDGES. An act passed by the legislature of 90f>, but which has now been forgoten by about everybody, affects in an mportant way, candidates in the comng Democratic club meetings, county ind state conventions, and primary Jections, says the Columbia Record. This act forbids "any person by hreats, or any other form of intimidalon, or by the payment, delivery or iromise of money, or other article of 'alue," to Induce "another to vote for >r against any particular candidate n such election." Section 2 or tne act requires every andidate "before he shall enter upon lis campaign" to sign a pledge that he 'will not give or spend money or use ntoxicatl.ig liquors for the purpose of ibtaining or influencing votes," the ledge requiring him "immediately afer the primary "to file an itemized itatement, which "shall be open to mblic inspection," showing under ath "all further moneys spent or prodded by me in the said election." The act makes null the election of my one who fails to comply with its revisions. Though his duties do not require sim to do so. State Chairman Jones, ?ut of the interest he feels in the pary, and exercising characteristic core o save his friends and acquaintances rom the cOiisequences of neglect or iversight, Is taking great pains to get his act under the eye of everyone ntendlng to become a candidate in he coming election. He Is having sevral hundred copies of the act printed n order to distribute them himself and lend others out to the county chalrnen with a request that they personLily see that the candidates comply vith the law in time county candilates file these pledges with the clerk if court while candidates in more than me county, such as would be sollciors congressmen, state officers and he like, are required to file the pledge vith the secretary of state. Following is a copy of the act: Section 1. At or before every polltl;al primary election, held *by any mulicipal party, organization or assoclaion, for the purpose of choosing canlidates for office of the election of delgates to conventions in this state, my person who shall by threats or any ither form of intimidation, or promise if money, or any other article of value, irocure or offer, promise or endeavor o procure another vote for or against my particular candidate In such elecion or who shall for any such consld>ration, offer to so vote, shall be guilty if a misdemeanor. Sec. 2. Every candidate offering for (lection, under the provisions of secion 1, shall make the following pledge ind file the same with the clerk of the lourt of common pleas for the county n which he Is a candidate, unless he ihould be a candidate in more than ine county, in which case he shall' file ame with the secretary of state beore he shall enter upon his campaign o wit, I, the undersigned , of the (ounty of , the state of South Carolina, candidate for the office of , hereby pledge that I will not rive nor spend money, or use intoxl(ating liquors for the purpose of ob lining or Influencing votes, and that shall at the conclusion of the cam>aign and before the primary election ender to the clerk of the court (or lecretary of state as hereinbefore prodded), under oath, an itemized statenent of all moneys spent or provided >y me during the campaign for cam>aign purposes up to that time, and I urther pledge that I will. Immediately ifter the primary election or elections hat I am a candidate In, render an temlzed statement, under oath, showng all further moneys spent or prodded by me In said election: Provided hat a failure to comply with this prodslon shall render such an eleptlon lull and void in so far as the candilate who falls to file the statement lerein required, but shall not affect he validity of the election of any canlldate complying with this section: tnd. provided further: That such temlzed statement and pledge shall >e open to public Inspection at all imes. Sec. 3. That any violation of the irnvlslons of this act shall be a mlslemeanor, and any person upon condetlon thereof, shall be fined not less han $100 nor more than $500 or be lmirisoned at hard labor for not less han one month nor more than six nonths, or both fine and Imprlsonnent. In the discretion of the court. KING'S MOUNTAIN MONUMENT. In submitting a report favoring the rection of a monument at King's fountain battleground, commemoraive of Gens. Campbell and McDowell, Col. Shelby and others, says the Washngton correspondent of the News and Courier, the house committee on the Ibrary pays a high tribute to the pariots engaged In that memorable afair In South Carolina, October 7, 1780. There is not a battlefield of the Amercan Revolution," says the report, "that s more deserving of recognition by his congress than the battlefield of ting's Mountain. Pearly in 1780, after . long siege by the British, the City of Charleston fell into the hands of the nerny. Georgia had been subdued and verrun by the Tories. Major Ferguon was overrunning North and South Carolina, enlisting men under his banler and drilling them for service In the lug's army. A portion of North Carolina was subued, and Major PVrguson marched ith his command to Gilbert Town, in 1 ??? ?? ?? M f Ua aunt fl mi fierioru euuiuj, ~ erbal message to the people In the 'iedmont counties of North Carolina hat if they did not desist from their pposition to the British arms, he. >ou!d march his army over the inounuins, hang their leaders and lay their ountry waste with fire and sword. !ol. Shelby, upon hearing this, comlunieated with Col. Campbell of Virinia, and Col. Sevier of Tennessee; hereupon th?-se officers, with the two fcDowells, Cleaveland and others, oused the unsubdued mountain pariots and organized them into a body f about 1,600 men. On the 26th of eptember, 1780, this little army began i march over the mountains, and when tiey arrived at a point near Gilbert own, they learned that Ferguson and Is army had fallen back. In order to jllow him with greater speed the foot jldiers were left behind, and those on horseback proceeded to overtake the t< Invading foe. J On their march they were joined by e Lacey and Williams of South Carolina and Clark of Georgia. Ferguson was tl undertaking to Join the army of Corn- v wallls, then at Charlotte. At Chero- n kee Ford, where he crossed Broad rivir, li he wrote Lord Cornwallis, "three or o four hundred good soldiers, part dra- o goons, would finish the business, a Something must be done. This Is their o last push in this quarter." Ferguson v was aware that he was being followed by the mountaineers. October 6, hear- a rived on King's Mountain and encamped on a ridge, 600 yards long and 100 yards In width, and 100 feet above the surrounding country. So pleased was he with his camping ground that he declared "the Almighty" could not drive him from It. In the meantime 1 the patriots were pressing on with de- d termination and enthusiasm. v After marching all night they came upon Ferguson and his army the af- 11 ternoon of the 7th. After surrounding t the mountain, the following order was given: "Fresh prime your guns, and . every man go Into battle firmly resolved tn fleht until he dies." The first as- ? sault was made by Col. Campbell and a his detachment, which was repulsed by Ferguson's picked troops, and Campbell's men were driven to the foot of the hill, whereupon the assault of the patriot army from all sides of the mountain became general. The conflict was terrible and sanguinary and lasted for more than an hour, at the end of which time Ferguson's men hoisted the white flag. Major Ferguson was killed, and his grave may now be seen on the historic battleground. His army consisted of 1,100 men. Not a single man escaped, 456 being killed and wounded and 648 taken prisoners. The patriot army consisted of about 1,100 men, of whom six officers and twenty-three privates were killed and fifty-four wounded, e among the killed being Col. Williams of South Carolina, and Major Chronicle of North Carolina. The effect of this ? victory upon the cause of the patriots, i both north and south, was electrical. t It forced Cornwallls to evacuate Charlotte and retire Into South Carolina. I Thenceforward the British cause t waned." g THE CIRCUIT COURT. t When the last Issue of The En- 1 quirer went to press, the court had i Just concluded the case of Mort Wll- t liams, with a verdict of guilty of manslaughter and sentenced the defendant * to five years in the penitentiary. * The next case was that of Will t Crosby, charged with assault with intent to ravish. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty and the defendant 1 was sentenced to the penitentiary for i thirty years. t William Bamett and Samuel Wood charged with housebreaking and lar- ( ceny, were acquitted. * Heywood Fuller plead guilty of ( housebreaking and larceny and was sentenced to two years on the chaingang or In the penitentiary. ' Policeman J. M. Gamble, who killed i Sectlonmaster F. N. Edwards in Fort j Mill on the 15th of January last, was acquitted. The solicitor went far ' enough into the case to show that the 1 killing was clearly justifiable from the standpoint of self-defense, and declined to press for a conviction. Emanuel Williams was convicted of * resisting an officer, and was sentenced ] to pay a fine of $150, or go to the , chaingang or penitentiary for eighteen montha 1 Joe Pratt, alias Joe Gwln, tried on I the charge of violating the dispensary , law, was acquitted. t <> !>?? DokHaw q notrrn u/nmnn of uuuia i ui nv/n( u nvQt w ? Yorkville, was convicted of selling liquor in violation of the dispensary law, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $200 or go to the penitentiary for six months. The most interesting and important case of the sessions was that of the State against Manlius P. Owens, white, charged with the murder of Amzi Sanders, in Rock Hill on the 21st day of last September. The defendant was represented by Messrs. Wilson & Wilson, Spencers & Dunlap and Hon. D. E. Finley, the latter participating only to the extent of muklng a speech. The case was taken hp Wednesday after-' noon and concluded at about 5 O'clock Thursday. From the case as presented by the prosecution, it appears that the killing grew out of feeling arising from dissatisfaction on the part of Sanders in connection with the purchase of five cents worth of sugar. Mr. Owens was conducting a store. A little negro girl, presumably a daughter of Sanders, purchased the sugar, and her mother being dissatisfied with it for some reason sent it back. Mr. Owens refused to receive it. The girl came back again with the same result. Next morning Sanders came himself. Mr. Owens still refused to take the sugar back. There were some warm words. Sanders left the sugar on the counter and started out of the store. He made remarks that were offensive to Mr. Owens, who drew a revolver and commenced firing. Several shots were fired, the negro retreating and Owens following. The negro finally fell, shot in the side. The prosecution endeavored to show that the deceased was at no time without his unquestioned rights; that the defendant commenced shooting without reasonable provocation; that the deceased was unarmed; that the bullet that killed him took effect while he was trying to retreat around a corner. The defense was to the effect that the defendant had gotten a message from the deceased to the effect that "I'll make him take that sugar back, or kill me." One witness testified that he had heard Sanders say this and he told Owens. Owens testified to the same thing. After the receipt of this message, defendant knowing the deceased to be a dangerous man prepared himself with a revolver. Deceased came in with an Impudent manner, which defendant resented. Defendant's eyesight was bad, and he was at tne time unaergo- Ing treatment for his eyes. After de- I ceased had used very offensive Ian- j guage, and was going towards the door, defendant thought he saw him trying to draw a pistol from his hip * pocket, whereupon believing his life to ( be in danger defendant commenced | firing. Followed deceased to the door, . but denied following him as far as the witnesses for the state represented. 1 There was a good deal of conflict in t the testimony on this point. The fact of the bullet having taken effect in the s side of the deceased was held to evl- I dence that the deceased was not re- j treating as was claimed by the state. Messrs. W. B. Wilson Sr., and D. E. Flnley spoke for the defense. Both ( laid much stress on the character of \ the deceased, the condition of the de- t fendant's eyes, the impudence of the deceased and his alleged threats, ex- 4 pressed and implied, and held the de- c fendant justifiable under all the prin- t c I pics of sclf-defensp. Solicitor Henry , for the state, made a powerful effort to convict the defendant of murder, t He fought the case vigorously through t all of its developments, and did the ^ best he could to discredit the witness who c'aimed to have told the defend- > ant of the alleged threat of the de- s ceased and also the testimony of the r defendant along that line. In his speech to the jury, he recalled the fa- r mous Morrison case in about this sub- v stance. Morrison killed a negro here i In York county and came before a York cou :ty Jury. He represented that the negro was a desperate character and c that the killing was absolutely neces- a sary in order to save his own life. The j jury, evidently assuming that that negro di<l not amount to much, especially 1 as In the scale against a white man, d | gave him an acquittal. Afterward 0 Morrlspn killed anotner negro, ana t then one of the best white men In Lancaster county, and brought about v the l>nchlng. all because the jury In p the first Instance had failed to do Its plain duty. He urged that the defendant In this case was guilty of murder. He ridiculed the testimony of several s of the witnesses and Intimated that a their stories were manufactured for the occasion. He laid particular 1 stress on the hip pocket story and a "dangerous character" plea, holding t that these two pleas alone had been "worked and worked and worked" In South Carolina until It Is time they n had a rest. He said these two old gags ti had done more work In the courts than c all the mules In the state, had done In the crops. In conclusion he claimed 1 that he had done his full duty In the ma'ter and that the responsibility from thMiee forward would rest with the ? jury. a Aftfr receiving the charge of the ? court, the jury retired, remaining out but a short time and returned with a verdict of "not guilty." u Upon a showing that he was not a '< qualified voter, and therefore not liable t< ) jury duty, the fine of $20 paid by uror J. M. Meek last Monday for exmption was remitted. The last case to engage the attenlon of the court was that of the State s. James M. Clark, charged with the lurder of Ben Armstrong at Sharon i January last. The killing was the utcome of a social drunk In the house f Clark. There were no witnesses, nd nothing to discredit Clark's claim f self-defense. The Jury returned a erdlct of not guilty. The court of general sessions has djourned sine die. COUNTY EQUALIZATION BOARD. The county board of equalization net In the office of the auditor yeserday morning pursuant to last Frllay's adjournment to complete the k-ork of equalization so far as possl ner uuu iu trieui a uuuiuy ic^icocuiaIve on the state board. The meeting way called to order by dr. J. F. Ashe, the chairman, with dr. Arthur Hart acting as secretary, ind upon the call of the roll the folowing members answered to their lames: J. W. Jackson, Bethel; J. F, lahe, Bethesda; J. E. Leech, Broad liver; J. C. Blair, Bullock's Creek; V. S. Lesslle, Catawba; W. M. Certifiers. Ebenezer; C. P. Blankenship, \>rt Mill; John M. Thomas son. King's .fountain; R. R. McCorkle, York; T. j. Johnyton, Rock Hill; W. B. Moore, forkvtlle. After several Individual cases had teen disposed of, the figures prepared >y Mr. S. M. McNeel as to the total lumber of acres returned and the iggregate and average value of the ame In the various townships, which ire published elsewhere* were taken tnder consideration and discussed unit the entire board had arrived at a iretty definite idea as to what was he proper action under the clrcumitances. It was clear beyond question that he town property In Rock Hill and forkvlllo were returned at a much ligher .proportionate valuation than he country property, and there was ume little difference of opinion as to vhether It would be the better policy o secure equalization by raising the :ountry property or lowering the own property. The representatives >f the towns were inclined to raise he country property as the best way >ut of the quandary; but the townihlp representatives, no doubt feeling hat very good progress had been nade for one year, were doubtful as o the advisability of going any furher at this time and It was decided ;o cut the town property down a Utile?26 per cent In the cases of both flock Hill and Yorkville. Bethel, Bethesda and Fort Mill vere grouped together on a basis of in average value of $5.76 per acre; Ebenezer and Catawba were grouped together on a basis of an average valje of $6.40; King's Mountain, Bulock's Creek, Broad River and York vere grouped together on an average .'alue of $4.75 per acre, and elaborate :alculations were made to assist the mditor in making these changes with jut reducing the returns of the coun:y in the aggregate, except as to the 25 per cent reduction in the cases of :he towns of Rock Hill and Yorkvllle. When it came to the matter of electing a member of the state board >f equalization, the names of Meusrs. r. P. Ashe, T. L. Johnston and W. B. Vloore were put in nomination. Mr. Moore received three votes, on the irst.Lallot and Messrs. Johnston and \ahe four each. .On the second balot, Mr. Johnston recefved a majority jf the votes and his election was nade unanimous. Mr. S. M. McNeel having declined ;o accept more substantial compensa;ion tor the large amount of work he lad done in connection with the addng up of the acreage and value flglres, finding averages and assisting Jtherwise in the various calculations :hat were necessary, the board tenlered him its appreciation of his services in a vote of thanks. The reporter was not present durng the meeting but was informed hat Mr. Johnston made a talk that vas quite an interesting feature of ;he proceedings. He discussed the ax question in various phases, especially as to the practicability and deilrabillty of securing the return of property for taxation on a basis of ictual values. In the first place he chought the whole system of assessnent should be changed. This plan vhich undertakes to make each inlivid ual swear that he is returning lis property at full value ought to be ibolished, and the responsibility of ylng, if lying is to be done, should >e put on a board of three men. It s better to have three men to periure themselves than to seek to make perjurers of the people of a whole county. This was half serious and mlf in jest. He did not like the perjury idea at all; but he thought hat it would be better to devise some lystem whereby it will be possible to compel the making of returns on a jasis of actual values. This, Mr. lohnston Insisted, would devolve no i&rdshlp on anybody. An increase >f the assessed valuation would re" J ?J Kok<nrian tro lull 111 r^UUCCU ICV1CO, vwtvtn.wv lave but little use for the ballot box. t is true that a hundred per cent issessment will more than double the :onstitutional school tax; but it vould be impossible to do a better hlng for the country. Our schools ire now inefficient for the lack of ompetent teachers, proper school luildlngs, conveniences, etc., and the lefect cannot be cured without money. Jive us better common schools and he five or six years at Wlnthrop and .'lemson can be reduced to three 'ears, giving students a longer time it home with their parents and a nuch easier time at college. He nentioned as a fact that has not pre'iously appeared in print that during he ten years that Wlnthrop has been stubiished at Rock Hill, eleven stulents, he was not certain whether ill were graduates or not, had gone nsane from over work. They are 11 the asylum now. That these stulents were no doubt young women if as good minds as many who got hrough all right; but the trouble ias primarily due to lack of proper ireparatlon In the country schools to ihleh they had gone before matrlcuatlng at Wlnthrop. Better common chools will correct all this. Then he Iso culled attention to the fact hat outsiders are often prejudiced gainst our towns because they size he tux rate up as being somewhere tear three per cent, whereas, as a natter of fact it is only about elghw.niu tt all rlarht when vou an get the opportunity to explain his; but too often no such opporunity is offered. He recognized the act that we are paying taxes away ut of proportion to our fair share s compared with many of the lower ountles of the state, and declared hat unless, after a proper showing, liese counties were willing to come p to us, he was in favor of demandig that our assessment be reduced ) an equality with theirs.