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Scraps and Jarts. ? Work on the new Peerless cotton mill, at Lowell, N. C., Is nearing completion and by the time the transformers are Installed the mill will be ready to start. The building Is 325x100 feet, exclusive of boiler room and the transformer house. The transformer house is 15x20 feet, the boiler room for the heating plant, 35x35, and the picker room 25x100 feet. Electricity will be the motive power and thirteen motors of different sizes are stationed throughout the building to give an independent power tc each division of the machinery. The mill will also be lighted with arc lights as is the Low- j ell mill, Lowell, N. C. This plant has 5,000 spindles, and when the new mill Is completed the town of Lowell will have a total of 29,000 spindles. The new Peerless mill is surrounded by a row of neat cottages for the operatives. The officers are: John C. Rankin, president, and S. M. Robinson, secretary and treasurer. ? By substituting gas for coke for) heating its blast furnaces, the United) States Steel corporation figures that it will be able to make a big saving in the cost of producing pig iron. Heretofore the tremendous heat necessary for the making of pig iron has been brought about by the use of coal and coke with the assistance of forced drafts. The burning of this coal gave off vast quantities of fuel gas which the Iron makers were unable to utilize and It therefore was considered a dead loss. Now, however, inventors have perfected a gas engine which makes its own gas from the coal and coke fed to an auxiliary furnace. This gas can be made in quantities sufficient to furnish the necessary heat for the blast furnaces for the pig Iron making. One of the advantages of the gas blast furnace over the furnace using the raw coal will be the reduction of the amount of coal smoke that has always been a source of much annoyance and discomfort in the vicinity of the furnaces. ? According to official figures, since the reclamation law was enacted by congress m isuz, eigni towns imvc been built and 10.000 people have settled on what were desert lands. To prepare the way for these settlers 100 miles of branch railways have been built, 1,267 miles of canals have been dug, many of which carry whole rivers, and forty-seven tunnels have been excavated. It Is estimated that the territory embraced in what is known as the arid regions of the United States covers 600,000,000 acres, of which about 60,000,000 acres are subject to irrigation, which, when properly supplied with water, can be converted into farms fully as productive as lands in the most favored sections. A bill was introduced in congress at the last session for the purpose of reclaiming overflowed and swamp lands in Arkansas, Indiana, Minnesota, Wisconsin, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina and other states, and those back of it say that it will be "pushed" at the next session. The member who offered this measure roughly estimates the amount of overflow and swamp lands to be reclaimed at 50,000,000 acres, the reclamation of which would increase the land value more than 65,000.000,000, the annual crop value 11,500,000,000, and if subdivided into fortv-acre farms, would supply 2,500.000 families with homes and put 12,000,000 people on lands now practically worthless. * ? Charlotte. N. C., June 1: An Important civil action In which the Four C's company brought suit against the Southern Power company, a ten million dollar electrical development concern, for title to certain water rights near Mount Island, N. C., was decided in favor of the first named concern at Dallas this afternoon. About one hundred thousand dollars is involved. The case, briefly stated, is that the old Catawba Power company, now controlled by the Southern Power company, bought certain river rights, part of which it is alleged the Catawba company later discovered had been purchased by the Four C's company or was alleged to have been purchased. The Four Cs brought suit to clear and prove title to this area along both sides of the river, and on the possession of which the development of some eight to ten thousand horse-power depended. The Four Cs of Charlotte, having won out. will be able to compete with the Southern Power company, in this locality, as the tracts thus secured will materially cripple the development by the Southern Power company of a fine power site immediately below. An appeal will most likely be taken. ? New Orleans, La., May 31: Secretary Hester's New Orleans cotton statement, issued today, shows the total for May to be 412,954 bales, against 501.911 last year, xne movement from September 1 to May 31, inclusive, shows receipts at all United States ports 9.640,900 bales, against 7,489,154 last year; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and-Canada, 1,146,468 bales, against 926,629 last year; southern mills' takings, exclusive of quantity consumed at southern outports, 2,061,000 bales, against 1,940,351 last year, and interior stocks in excess of those held at the commencement of the season 168,938 bales, against 155,454 last year. These make the total movement of the cotton crop brought into sight during the nine months ending close of May 13,017,306 bales, against 10,511,588 last year. Foreign exports for the nine months of the season have been 8,029.189 bales, showing an increase over last season of 2,089,592. Stocks at the seaboard and the twenty-nine leading southern interior markets on May 13 were 764,260 bales, against 795,281 the same date last year. Including port and interior town stocks left over from the previous season and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the nine months the supply has been 13.315,076, against 10,956,119 last year. ? The international cotton congress held at Vienna last week, came to an end on May 29. The attitude of the congress from the standpoint of America was, upon the whole, favorable. The most important thing the congress did was to reach an understanding as to how cotton would be ginned, baled and delivered. An interesting feature was the fact that both growers and spinners were united in opposition to speculation in cotton futures, and in this connection a resolution was pass ed in favor of the compression of the cotton at the ginneries or at the point of production. The congress adopted a resolution establishing a maximum allowance of tare at 22 pounds per bale, instead of the 6 per cent of the gross weight of the cotton as is now the custom. This arrangement works in favor of the American growers. The spinners expressed a desire for closer and more direct relations with the growers of cotton, and this attitude on their part may be taken as recognition of the views on this subject presented by American delegates to the congress, who in their addresses, labored to disabuse the minds of the spinners of the idea that the American growers had any intention of organizing for the purpose of unduly advancing the price of cotton. In the matter of the extension of cotton culture, the congress expressed the opinion that all countries where efforts are being made to extend the area of cultivation are deserving of liberal support. The congress was prompted to pass this resolution by the recognition of the fact that the world's supply of cotton should not depend upon the climatic conditions of any one country. Speaking on this subject the American delegates declared that according to their experience those Kuropean countries who are trying to introduce the culture of cotton into their various col onies are laboring with slight pros- r pects of success. Harvie Jordan reminded his heareis that during the t civil war in the United States efforts s then made to this end were more per- S sistent than today and that they were t in vain. Daniel G. Roper concluded 2 his address with an appeal to the del- t egates to the congress to participate t indirectly in the growing of cotton on e American soil. He declared it would " be a good thing if the European grow- s ers of cotton would send their surplus j of able agriculturalists to the United States in order to help extend the cul- c tivated area in that country, saying f this method would dispose definitely of the question where the world in the future would fret its necessary supply of cotton. The English delegates to the congress spoke in favor of the greatest possible decentralization of cotton growing, declaring that today Europe was as much dependent as ever upon one part of the world for the bulk of its cotton supplies. This view was seconded by the German delegates and as an outcome of this difference of opinion the congress passed the resolution to the effect that all cottongrowing countries should receive general support. $hf \torhviUc inquirer. YORKVILLE, 8. C.i TUESDAY, JUNE 4.1907. .. . a The manufacturers of spool cotton have issued orders to retailers raising f the price to 6 cents. The price for c years and years has been 5 cents. It i Is assumed that the manufacturers are e Justifying the raise by the increased j price of cotton and therefore, there will be no objection, especially in the ? south. However, whatever the reason for the raise, those who object have n a poor way of helping: themselves. * t t t s Thby are talking: of ex-Oovernor a Heyward as a candidate for the United u States senate to succeed Latimer. The Anderson Intelligencer recently g printed a statement to the effect that t Mr. Heyward had authorized the an- f nouncement of his candidacy; but this s Mr. Heyward afterward said was a mistake. He has not yet said, however, that he will not be a candidate. That Governor Heyward is a nice man e who has lots of friends, there is no v question. It is easily possible too, that a he can win in a race for the United v States senate; but there is no certain- * ty about it. The man who gets the v primary nomination next summer will a have to fight for it. and he will have 1 to fight hard. Latimer, himself is by v no means out of the race yet. d The trial of Judge Loving of Vir- d gin-la, charged with the murder of a r young man who he thought had wrong- v ed his daughter, introduces a new ele- g ment into the so-called "unwritten law." It now appears evident that the 1 young man was entirely innocent of a blame and that the killing was the ^ result of a false belief. How will that affect the Jury? Is a person justified in killing an innocent man because r the assassin supposed him guilty? If e the jury in this case acquits the murderer on the plea that he had heard and believed an evil report, what safe- v ty will there be for any man, against r whom the slanderer may wag his r tongue??Rutland, Va.. Daily Herald. It will have to be admitted that the q questions asked here furnish food for e ilroutlv Ihofo hlVo bpffl tOO many murders committed in the name ^ of the unwritten law, and it is getting time for civilization to gather It- ' self together on the subject. Of course, the issue is one that has In- j volved . serious problems throughout all time; but it has not yet been shown that assassination is even a reasonably satisfactory remedy. Paying Debts. All individuals are at some time or t other under the necessity of using their credit and contracting debts, and j this situation furnishes about the best ^ known test of integrity of character. A man or woman who can and won't r pay an honest debt, is a very sorry ^ man or woman, usually deficient in most of the qualities that command Q the genuine respect of their fellows. It sometimes happens that because ' of misfortune or other considerations not anticipated, a debtor finds himself in the position where he cannot pay, and there are cases under such cirs cumstances where failure to pay is . ? excusable; but even here valid excuses r are rare. c As a general proposition, we would say that no man can possibly have a moral release from an honest debt without the voluntary consent of the creditor?this notwithstanding that the law provides means in certain cases ^ for arbitrary release, regardless of iustice to either nartv. ? Men of business, especially of large 1 business, no matter how well off they ^ may be, invariably hold their credit as being of more value than all other possessions and they are right. There is, of course, a large class of t) people who feel that if they have the , money with which to pay for what ^ they want, their credit is a matter of ^ no importance; but even these are g badly mistaken, for it is seldom the case, especially in large transactions? that the man with cash alone can secure advantages equal to those enjoyed by men who have both cash and e credit, or for that matter, first-class credit alone. . The man who would enjoy the best credit must meet all bills as soon as they come due. He must not contract accounts that he cannot pay. If, however, he finds that he is not going to ^ be able to meet an obligation at the . proper time, he must be the first to call attention to the matter by com- t inencing beforehand and make his ar- j rangements for extensions, etc. The man who would preserve his credit intact must not recognize stat- ' utes of limitation as a satisfaction, for such statutes do not settle the matter in the conscience of either debtor or creditor. The only right way to get rid of a debt is to pay it, and if it is not paid when due, it should be paid as soon as possible afterward. THE GENERAL RE-UNION. Richmond Was Filled With Confederate Veterans. Except for the weather, which has been damp and which has been the more unpleasant because of frequent heavy downpours of rain, the annual reunion of the United Confederate veterans. beginning at Richmond last Thursday, has been the most successful ever held. It is estimated that there were as many as 10,000 veterans in the city on Thursday and on Friday, the official figures put the number of old soldier visitors as between 12,000 and 15.1000. The sight-seers are estimated as ' lumbering between 50,000 and 60,(T00. J After the assembling and organlzalon of the convention in the horse ihow building on Friday, General Stephen D. Lee, presiding, announced \ hat 1,250 camps were represented by !,367 delegates. The proceedings of he day were opened by the presentaion of a loving cup to Chaplain Gen- p ial J. William Jones, the famous 'Fighting Parson," the presentation ipeech being made by Gen. Stone of dissouri. ' C Senator John W. Daniel paid an eloluent tribute to the valor of the Con ederate soldier: but the speech or tne lay was made by Col. Robert E. Lee, fr., a grandson of the Immortal com- p nander of the Confederate armies. He ipoke for an hour in justification of he south, and the praise of the magilflcent heroism of the Confederate sol- ^ Hers. At the conclusion of his speech he audience almost cheered itself loarse, and then the old soldiers filed >y the stage and shook Col. Lee by j he hand. At the Confederate Museum, the White House of the Confederacy," here occurred Friday afternoon probibly the most striking feature of the vhole reunion thus far. A reception if Veterans, Sons of Veterans, sponlors and visiting Daughters of the j Confederacy, by the Richmond Daughers and members of the Richmond Memorial association was held, and he house was packed. The old solders were shown the war time relics \ vlth which the mansion is filled, and cere Introduced to Mrs. Hayes, Presdent Davis's daughter, Mrs. J. E. B. Stuart and other prominent Confeder- g ite ladles. They actually were in the lome of their war-time chief; with hem was the only living child of that ihleftain; before them were hundreds -j if tangible evidences of the terrific truggle they had made and the trials hey had undergone, the very arms heir beloved Gen. Lee had borne, the i ash he had worn. The sight was too nuch for them. Many of them wept: l11 were deeply affected. The scene | vas by far the most pathetic of the ;reat gathering of the southern veterins. Because of the disagreeable weather in Saturday, there was but little op>ortunity for sight seeing; but the (invention work proceeded without nterruption. General officers were rejected as follows: Commander-in-chief, Gen. Stephen X Lee. o Lieutenant general, department Army if Northern Virginia, General Irvine Valker. u Lieutenant general, department of n Tennessee, General Clement A. Evans. Lieutenant general, Trans-Missis- h Ippi department. Gen. W. L. Cabell. Birmingham was chosen as the place 11 if the next, the eighteenth annual re- II inion of the veterans. 1 A great many of the veterans re- . urned to their homes on Saturday and Sunday, but thousands remained for ? he unveiling of the monument to Jef- h erson Davis yesterday, and the occalon was most notable. c MERE-MENTION. C Henry Johnson, a negro, was lynchd at Alexandria, La., Friday night. He ras charged with attempted criminal ssault A morphine fiend stole 59 forth of morphine tablets from a docor's office at Lexington, N. C., last reek, and took 20 grains of the drug ,t one time....The American FederaIon of Labor has severed connection rith the International Union of Brewry Workers Six negroes were rowned near Honey Grove, Tex., Fri- ^ uy night as the result of a sudden ise of a creek Seven persons rere killed in a trolley car accident at ^ Jlyria, O., Thursday night. The moorman is charged with responsibility nd is held under 55,000 bail The o ridge across Pine Island bayou on ^ he Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe raile oad near Beaumont, Tex., was wash- ^ d away Thursday. Ten inches of aln fell in tjventy-four hours in that iclnity Fred Bush, the Atlanta u ? ?? <?.UL oon/Unrr or* Infornnl llO.il ciiui&i'u niui ociiuiii^ o<i i*?w.^ naclilne to the home of Mrs. Julia r JcCarthy of that city, has been aclultted The Bark Nuuanu arrivd at Philadelphia last week laden e I'ith sugar from Hawaii, having sailed 4.000 miles without once seeing land. The steamer Boniface, from Galeston, Tex., with 9,500 bales of cotton ^ nd 850 tons of corn, arrived at Ham- . Iton, Bermuda,. Thursday, with part f her cargo on fire Rear Admiral t oseph B. Coghlan, having passed the ge limit, has been retired from the lavy The Nippon Yusen Kalsha q teamship line is building four large assenger steamers for service be- ? ween Yokohama and Seattle The rorst of the Chinese famine is past. Jot weather during May has been fa- p orable to good crop yields Acording to a London dispatch, it is robable that Richard Croker, former Tammany boss of New York, will re- n tounce his allegiance to the United n states, and be elected a member of 1( larliament from Dublin A strike .mong the sailors and longshoremen las practically tied up all shipping a nd commerce at ail the ports of ? 'ranee... .The Chicago Chronicle .has j impended business because of ina- c illity to pay expenses The com- c nlttee investigating the frauds in ? onnection with the building of the \ 'ennsylvania capitol has brought out > vidence to the effect that a firm of ^ Mttsburg and Philadelphia contrac- ^ ore was willing to pay $350,000 for b tolitical pull sufficient to secure the s ob More than 1.600 horses took ^ iart in a work horse parade in New / fork last Wednesday, held under the e uspices of the Society for the preention of Cruelty to Animals Ten legroes are on trial at Troy, Ala., on harges of complicity in the murder t Fox Owen, a white man, two weeks a g< The jury in the case of the ^ tate of Texas against the WatersMerce Oil company has rendered a j erdict for the state at Austin, of $1,- a L'3,000 penalties and granted the prayt of the state that the company's 11- ^ ense to do business In the state be f ancelled Three distinct earthluakes were felt throughout Ecuador arly Saturday morning. There was t to very serious damage as a result.... jj 'ostoffice inspectors at Columbus, O., p He investigating an alleged attempt c o poison Mrs. Weyersmiller of that ity, by means of {toisoned candy sent n hrough the mails Beginning last ^ Friday, the Pennsylvania railroad s s paying out $10,000,000 as dividends j, 0 its stockholders The French ruiser Chanzy was wrecked on an is- v and <iff the coast of China .about ten t lays ago and has been abandoned as j 1 total loss Five persons lost t heir lives as the result of the bumng of a cottage at I>mg Branch, N. J., t ast Friday The next reunion of j lie United Confederate veterans will t >e held at Birmingham, Ala Re#"? ..??-? In.. r% ?o. .? nffar>t hat there are more than 30,000 rebels inder arms, and that the uprising is tgainst the reigning powers, not ^ igainst foreigners... .Thieves entered he home of Rev. J. M. Barr at Nor- 0 'oik. Va., Friday night and drugged he inmates, got away with $300 in * rash and several hundred dollars I vorth of jewelry and valuables. ? Trenton. June 3: George Hudson, t i notorious negro was killed near here p ast night by a posse of white and olored men, who had starched for lim since Sunday morning. Hudson F mured the house of Will Alickins j Saturday night and struck down Mickns and his wife, leaving them uncon cious on the floor. The woman re- I rovered sufficiently to give the alarm p i few hours later and a search was , >egun. Hudson was shot while reIsting his pursuers in a swamp near I1 rrenton. LOCAL AFFAIRS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. V. T. Youngblood, R, F. D. No. 2Wants to buy second-hand Tozer o AJax engine In good condition. Stati price. t. M. Anderson, Trustee?Calls i meeting of patrons of Adnah am Watson schools at C. C. Hughes store, Saturday afternoon. El Spencer, Pres.?Requests a meet ing of all sub-divisions of the Yorl County Southern Cotton Growers association next Saturday afternooi at 3 o'clock. " 4 TDnnlr -Qflira r?rvTX7 I a th irsi iNUUUllO.1 xxillri unjo .? ... best time to do a good thing and ad vises you to open a bank accoun with it at once. rorkville Buggy Co.?Is prepared t< shoe your horses and mules. Bind er twine and spike tooth harrow and cultivators in stock. 1. W. White?Rehearses the lnciden of finding the first diamond h South Africa and applies the stor; to conditions surrounding you. rorkville Hardware Co.?Has nice lin< of 22 and 32 calibre rifles, ranging li price from $1.50 to $10. Also has ful line of cartridges. . L. Williams & Co.?Tell you tha they only have a small number o those $10 serge suits left and tha if you want one you should get I quick. V. P. Harrison?Offers his residenc on King's Mountain street for sak Address him in care National Loai and Exchange bank, Columbia. itrauss-Smith Co.?Announce a spe cial 10 to 25 per cent reduction sal on all kinds of goods next Friday for one day only for cash. rork Drug Store?Invites you to mak yourself comfortable in its pain parlor next Friday. Bring you friends. 'homson Co.?Tomorrow inaugurate a four days' 10 per cent discount casl sale of dry goods, millinery, cloth ing, shoes, etc. Special bargain fea tures each day. national Union Bank, Rock HillCalls attention to the fact that it i the "saver" and not the "spender who has money in bank for a rain; day. It "pays you to save." Se' fourth page. Grass is doing very well along wltl ther things. Year after year the farmers ar earning better and better how ti nake corn with but little hoeing. Some of the farmers who have no ad sufficient experience along tha no are arguing against the advisabil ty of sowing peas at $2.50 a bushel 'here are, however, not a few whi old that they cannot afford not t ow peas, regardless of the prevailini igh price. The Gaffney baseball "fans" are dis usslng the organization of a league omposed of Gaffney, Rock Hill, York ille, Gastonia, Shelby and King" lountain. The arrangement is con ldered to be practicable for the rea on of the ( proximity of the town amed and the convenience of th chedules. It is proposed that th alary limit be fixed at a figure tha . ill not involve expense greater thai he towns can bear. The town council has decided b ubmlt to the people of Yorkville th uestion as to whether they are will ig to exempt new manufacturing en erprises, having a pay roll of as mucl s $50 a week, from municipal taxa ion. for a period of five' years. O ourse, it is understood that the pow r to make such an exemption rest nly with the voters of the municipal ty. The object is to encourage th stablishment of manufacturing en erprises that would not be establish d otherwise. All kinds of manufac uring enterprises are to be lnclude< it the proposed exemption; but it 1 robable that the principal beneficial ies will be cotton mills. Among th onslderatlons In connection with th latter are: 1. Will the proposed ex mption encourage the establishmen ? manufactories that would not b stabllshed otherwise? 2. Would sucl concession likely bring in outsld eople and outside capital?is the in ucement great enough? Is It deslr ble to offer encouragement to an en srprise that is not willing to pay it hare of the municipal taxes. It i ot our purpose to try to answer an; f these questions. We merely sug est them as food for thought am save the voters to pass upon th uestion presented as they may se roper. PROGRAMME FOR FRIDAY. The order of the exercises in con ection with the unveiling ceremonle ext Friday has been arranged as fol jws: Procession: 1?Chief marshal am ssistants. 2?Band. 3?Col. W. W .ewis and staff. 4?Maj. W. B. Moor nd staff and battalion. 5?Veterans ?Carriages. First?Governor Anse! :ol. Coward, Col. J. G. Wardlaw, Di . H. Thornwell. Second?Ladies fror ,'hapter U. D. C. Float. 7?Schoc hildren. Woodmen of the World am ther organizations. At the Stand?Music by band. Ma; V. B. Moore, master of ceremonies lusic by band. Prayer by Dr. J. H 'horn well. Address of welcome b; iayor John R. Hart. Music by band iddress by Governor Ansel. Music b; and. Address by Col. Coward. Mu 1'c and unveiling of monument. Plac tig floral tributes by delegates frori J. D. C. and school children. Taps innouncement for dinner for the vet runs, soldiers and band. CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS. The following corrections and addi ions to the list of Confederate veter ns published In our issue of May 1( lave come in since last Friday: Mr. W. S. Peters, says his fathei ohn Peters, was a Confederate soldle nd is buried in Beersheba. Mr. J. R. Williams, says Pete \ink and J. W. Howerton were Con ederate soldiers and are buried in th rorkvllle cemetery. Mrs. Sallie Harrison calls attentioi o the omission of the name of he ite husband, D. W. Harrison from th 1st of veterans buried in Beth-Shllo! emetery. Mrs. F. P. Glenn writes that th lames of R. Y. Russell, E. G. Russei iVilliam Russell and M. C. Russei hould be in the list of soldiers burie n Bullock's Creek cemetery. Mrs. S. A. Darwin of Blacksburg ridow of Elsey F. Darwin, write hat her husband was not buried a iopewell; but at Woodruff in Spar anburg county. Mr. John A. Harshaw calls atten ion to the fact that the name of J. B larshaw, buried in Bethesda ceme ery, should be H. J. Harshaw. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The local business men propose t ie at their best next Friday. ? Mr. J. Q. Wray has opened a stoc! f family and fancy groceries in th lose storeroom, formerly occupied b; . W. Johnson. ? There was a fairly large salesda rowd in Yorkvllle yesterday, and al hough there were no auction sales nisiness was very good. ? Do not forget the unveiling nex Tiday. You are expected to be hert Svery effort Is being made to mak he occasion an interesting one from i ilstoric, patriotic and social stand loint. and tlie local merchants wll o their part toward making the da; rofitable to you in a business way. ? Messrs. J. J. Keller & Co., havi secured the services of Mr. N. Gal Hard Walker as engineer and architect, In connection with their contracting and _ building work. Mr. Walker's headr quarters will be.In the Yorkville office e of Messrs. Keller & Co., and through ^ that firm he will, upon application J make plans, specifications and estl'* mates for all kinds of construction work In wood. Iron, brick or stone, k ? Mrs. Laura Turner, wife of Mr. T. i* D. Turner, died of typhoid fever at her 11 home on West Madison street at 12.56 e this morning after an illness of about - la week. She was stricken down snort-1 1 ly after the death of her little son, [j Gilmore, who was also a victim of the - same disease. Mrs. Turner was about 8 forty-five years of age. She leaves a t husband and three children, Misses a Mamie and Ethel, and Master Guy. y Master Guy, the youngest child Is thought also to be taking the fever, e 1 IDENTITY OF GEORGE PETERS. Associate Press dispatches from f koanoke. Va, told of the assassination t of Rev. Joseph Easter In Carroll t county, on the night of May 23rd, by e one George Peters, an alleged Illicit distiller, and the circumstance Is posit sessed of local Interest, because of the fact that the alleged murderer Is g probably a former citizen of this vl\ cinlty. The circumstances with reference to ? the killing are to the effect that Rev. r Joseph Easter had for some time been making It warm for the Illicit liquor ? dealers, and the understanding Is that . he took It upon himself to secure In formation about them and report the same to the proper authorities. As ~ the result he was called to the door of his home and shot to death. One Y George Petefs, aged about thirty years, e was charged with the crime, and. a reward of $300 was offered for his ar^ rest. He was captured last Tuesday, near the scene of the crime and comp mltted to the Hillsboro Jail In Carroll county. Th? Georee Peters known here, has t a brotherin Yorkville, Mr. W. S. Pet ters, a self-respecting, law-abiding citizen, who Is naturally very much I concerned about the matter. Mr. W. 0 S. Peters has for some days been tele0 graphing and writing to the sheriff ? and others in Carroll county, Va.. with a view to getting definite Information, but so far has heard nothing that can , be taken as final. George Peters left this county about g eight years ago, and his brother, Mr. W. S. Peters has had but little direct Information since. His reputation here 8 was that of an Illicit liquor dealer, and e It Is this fact taken In connection with e the name, along with the press statet ment that the prisoner is about twenty-eight years of age, which leads to the conclusion that there Is very lit5 tie doubt as to the matter of Idenlty. ! THE WAREH0U8E COMPANY. The heavy rains Interfered with the a proposed meetings of the township sub-divlstons of the York County f Southern Cotton association last Saturday, and as will be seen from the 8 notice published today another ap_ polntment has been made for next e Saturday. In connection with this notice, Mr. C. E. Spencer, the president of the association', has sent out _ the following circular letter explaina Ing again the plan of operations, and s urging the cotton growers of the counJLfy to the Importance of the opportue ?lty: "The (general) executive committee e of the Southern Cotton association has - Issued a call for each county In the t south" to organize a business agency In . advance of the opening of the 1907 cotton crop. (l "Thfl anprlnJ nurnose of the various e county agencies is to keep the "distressed" cotton from off the market; and the plan for accomplishing same ' is for said agencies?besides aiding in - the erection of standard warehouses, s when needed?to purchase and hold such cotton as long as the market price 8 is less than the price to be fixed by y the said (general) executive commit tee; or, to arrange to lend money cm a such cotton, if properly stored in a convenient standard warehouse, and if e the cotton grower prefers not to sell e to the agency in his county. For the opening of the 1907 crop it is understood that the price will not be fixed until the committee first has in hand proper Information upon which to act . rationally, and then a sum will also be named to be added monthly to the 8 price so fixed, to cover the usual costs - of carriage, storage, insurance, etc. "The present proposed capital stock ^ of the York county agency, and the r number of shares into which it is dl' vided, and the amount of each share, and the minimum subscription asked I of each cotton grower, and the times of payment of said subscription, are " all stated In the published call for next j Saturday's meetings in the various j townships of the county. But if there Is any one that cannot attend his . township meeting, let him, in advance I' of the time named, or Just afterwards, r if not before, call on the nearest of the ten corporators named In said notice, f and subscribe for his pro rata of J! stock. This is a matter of the gravest ' Importance to each cotton grower, and he should not expect one of the corporators to convass his township, when II the cotton grower can so easily do his own personal canvassing. "No part of any subscription is to be considered due, or to be called for, until the total of subscriptions In the county amount to half the proposed capital stock, without which the char" ter will not be Issued. And as soon as - entitled to the charter, a meeting of > the stockholders will be regularly call' ed to select nine good business men? say one from each township?as the *, board of directors to operate the r agency. "Please do not sit down and wait for those who do not grow cotton to run r this business agency for you, but let - the cotton growers have at least a e controlling Interests in the capital stock." n ABOUT PEOPLE. r Rev. I. G. Murray reports corntas, sellng. Miss Sallie Craig Is visiting In High Point, N. C. 8 Mr. J. T. Thomasson of Lancaster, ' was in Yorkvllle, Saturday. Major John F. Jones of Blacksburg Is In Yorkvllle today on business. Judge J. H. Hudson Is visiting in " Yorkvllle, the guest of Mr. G. H. 8 O'Leary. 1 Mr. R. H. G. Caldwell of Sharon, went to the Jamestown exposition this morning. Mr. L. W. Jenkins of Yorkvllle, has been elected principal of the Magnolia tii'Mt sr>honl. Snartanbure1. Mr. Robert J. Herndon, who is engaged in the confectionery business at Norfolk. Va., is home on a visit. ? Mrs. S. R. Moore and daughter, Miss Mamie, left today for a month's stay k in Charlotte, N. C., with relatives, e Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Schorb and little y son, of Greenwood, are visiting in Yorkville, the guests of Mr. Schorb's y parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T. Schorb. Mrs. Fannie Morrow, who has been visiting friends in Yorkville. returned to her home in Gastonia this morning, t accompanied by Masters Thomas and !. Joseph Woods. e Rev. W. C. Ewart. accompanied by el his daughters, Misses Marilla and So phie. left today for the Jamestown II exposition. They expect to be back y next Saturday. Mr. Thomas P. Moore and family, e returned this morning from San Fran Cisco, to which place they went last fall. The understanding Is that Mr. Moore is to re-engage in the cotton C mill business in Yorkville. At the recent commencement of C Davidson college, Dr. J. M. McConnell, of the University of Virginia, was ^ chosen professor of history and econ- ^ omlcs and Dr. J. W. McConnell, resl- ij dent physician of the Baltimore Ear ^ and Eye hospital, was elected to the | professorship of physical training. A t substantial raise was made in all the C professors' salaries. ? Mr. W. P. Harrison, former cashier a of the Loan and Savings bank of a Yorkvllle, left last night for Columbia 1 to take a position as book-keeper in ? the National Loan and Exchange bank t of that city. Mr. Harrison will leave v his family in Yorkvllle for the pres- J ent; but expects to establish his home a in Columbia within about a month, r Mr. Harrison has many friends in this 1 community, who are sorry to see him leave; but who feel quite sure that he j will not fall to "make good" in his J new position. J Superintendent of Education Mc- 0 Mackln, who " s been confined to his t bed for about ix weeks, was out for a the first time yesterday. He is by no j means strong yet, and Is not able to e walk without crutches. It will proba- I bly be a week or more before he will 1 be able to resume the duties of his office. Because of his illness, Mr. Mc- r Mackin has not yet been able to grade r the papers submitted at the recent ex- * aminatlon by applicants to teach. He ( has arranged however, to have these 1 papers graded without further delay, j and certificates will be forwarded j within the next few days. < Prof. J. D. Huggins, who has for 1 several years past been principal of the Presbyterial High school at Bethany, has decided to .accept a position In the new high school to be estab- ' lished by the King's Mountain and Sandy Run Baptist associations eight 1 miles west of Shelby, N. C. The building for the proposed high school has * not yet been completed; but It Is well ] under way and will be ready for the c opening of the next school year. The J tnmteoo rvf the Relhanv firhnol have not yet decided upon a successor for Mr. Huggins; but are canvassing1 the situation as carefully as possible. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date until January 1st, 1908, for $1.14. State Board of Equalization. The state board of equalization has been called to meet in Columbia on June 12. Mr. J. F. Ashe of McConnellsvllle, will represent York county, Mr. E. H. Hardin, Chester county, and Mr. Waddy C. Thompson, Lancaster county. Cherokee will be represented by Mr. J. N. Lipscomb. Heavy, Washing Rains. Mr. J. H. Youngblood of Blairsville, was in Yorkvllle yesterday and reported heavy, washing rains throughout his neighborhood on Friday and Saturday. He said that the rain was heavy from Blairsville to Yorkvllle, especially on Saturday. There was some hall also; but no damage of any consequence. The heaviest damage was because of the washing of the land, there being great slews through some of the fields along ?he road, particularly fields belonging to J. M. Brice and A. W. McFarland. Col. J. R. Culp Drops Dead. Chester special of June 3, to Charlotte Observer: Col. J. R. Culp, judge of probate, and a well known citizen, dropped dead at 5.30 this afternoon, just as he had gone to the rear of the court house to hitch up his horse and start home. Col. Culp was in his seventy-eighth year. He served several terms as supervisor of the county and was elected to his present office in last year's primary by a handsome majority. True and honest in all of the affairs of life, brave and Intrepid as a lion, Col. Culp made an ideal citizen and an ideal soldier. He leaves | a widow and seven children, all grown. Restraining Order Granted. Judge Prltchard, of the United t States circuit court, has granted the c prayer of the Carolina and North- c Western railroad asking for a tempor- 1 ary restraining order against the cor- J poration commission and attorney general of North Carolina as to the c enforcement of the North Carolina a rate law. The order was served on I the state officials on last Saturday, t The hearing Is to be had at Asheville t on June 27, and similar complaints by t the Southern, Seaboard Air Line and r Atlantic Coast Line railroads are to be held at the same time. All of the railroads complain that the rates fixed by , the North Carolina law are ruinous and that they will not admit of suf- , flcient revenue to pay fixed charges. ^ WRESTLING WITH A PROBLEM. I I Price of White Paper a Matter of Much 1 Concern to Newapapers. For the reason that whatever vital- j ly affects the newspapers affects the j public also, it is of interest to the j reader to know that serious problems _ confront the publishers of the coun- 8 try?one relating to the cost of white t paper, the other to its scarcity. Nine- 6 ty-elght per cent of the newspaper of -] the country is the product of or is t controlled by the paper trust, which is <j advancing prices steadily. Practical- j ly all of this paper Is made of wood ( pulp, In the manufacture of which t last year, according to a report of the g census bureau 3,646,682 cords of pulp c wood were consumed. The advancing t price of paper is said ,by the trust to <] be because of a growing scarcity of a wood pulp timber and to tariff duties r which almost forbid its importation r from Canada. However this may be, j the first facts are as stated?paper is c high and getting higher and so scarce t that publishers need frequently to c borrow from each other, sometimes 0 shipments from one to another having to be made by express. Another element of embarrassment is the inefficient railroad service which often 1 hangs up Indefinitely shipments from a the mills which have been ordered in c ample time. It would be uncandid not to. say that r tho no notM thomunl\rp? n rp In DftFt tO ^ blame for the situation. If the city ^ papers were to cut oft 50 per cent of 8 the rubbish they put forth on Sun- > days, stuff that nobody reads and which is therefore for every reason v unnecessary, and if all papers would ? cut off all except legitimate circula- * tion, not sending their issues to non- 1 payers or half-payers or forcing them J upon people who do not want them at ' all, who, for instance, having sub- a scribed for three months can never get 1 loose?the volume of production would * be lower by a great deal, and one. at A least, of the troubles removed?one. 1 perhaps, both; for while the demand s for paper would be less, the price, * answering the law of supply and de- 1 mand would be lower.?Charlotte Ob- 11 server. F F ? Pickens, May 31: Babb Brown and I William Hyde, two white convicts of this county, were fatally Injured in a dynamite explosion a few miles from n Easley yesterday afternoon and are lying at the point of d?ath In this city. Six dynamite sticks had been placed j under a stump in the roadway for the ' purpose of blowing it out. The fuses ? were lighted, but after several min- ' ules waiting the men thinking that the fuse had gone out went to the stump to relight it, when the explosion oc- [ curred, blowing Brown 20 to 30 feet away. Hyde was also hurt to about J the same extent as Brown and physl- t( clans who are in attendance express no nope lor me recovery 01 eiiuvi, . The explosion and accident are said M to have been a pure case of carelessness on the part of the men who were injured and that none of the overseers or guards are at fault. a ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. | lommencement at Winthrop?Mr. B. j N. Craig to Be Recorder. lorresiwndence ol the Yorlcvllle Knqulrer. i Rock June 3.?Nothing is 1 eard here Just now except Winthrop's 1 ommencement talk. The exercises 1 egan Sunday morning by the preach- 1 ng of the annual sermon before the ( W. C. A. by the Rev. M. L. Carlisle. ' ). D., of Marlon, S. C. In the even ng the baccalaureate was preached Dy he Rev. Donald Saye Mackay of the Collegiate Church of New York city. 1 ionday the different departments of he college were open for Inspection 1 ,nd throngs of visitors crowded them i ,11 between the hours of 10 a. m. and p. m. Monday evening an Inter- < sting programme was given in, the oint celebration of the Literary socieies. In the debate, "Resolved, That writers of English should adopt the nethod of spelling suggested by the Simplified Spelling Board," the afflrm,tlve was upheld by Miss Mary Lawence Reynolds and the negative by diss Jeannle Stoney. The affirmative eas awarded the decision. The medal offered by President 'ohnson for best story in Wlnthrop oumal, was won by Miss Margaret .awrence with high honorable mention o Miss Jeannie Stoney. The medal iflfered by Miss Mary T. Nance for >est essay on Rural Schools, was iwarded to Miss Margaret Blaine. Tuesday there will be the Alumnae reinlon, the Daisy Chain procession, thp tddress to the graduating class by ion. A. J. Montague of Virginia and he awarding of diplomas and certifl:ates. The city council at Its meeting toilght will elect a recorder for the nunlclpal court. It is. understood that dr. B. N. Craig will be the man. When he question of creating the office was llscussed at a former meeting, Mayor ioddey, it is understood offered to urn' over his salary as mayor to go owards paying the recorder should dr. Craig be selected. This saves the :ity $300, and is very generous In dayor Roddey. "THE YORK MESS."" Ml Have Answered the Roll Call But Two. Sdltor Yorkville Enquirer. Friday, June 7th, the time appolnt:d for unveiling the monument erected under the auspices of the Winnie Davis Chapter U. D. C., to the memory >f the Confederate soldiers of York :ounty sent to tne ctvii war, is iooaeu forward to with great interest, espe:ially by those who had the honor to >e numbered with that, gallant band of leroes. Recently Union county has unveiled wo similar monuments?one at Union :ourt house, and the other at Jones,'ille. While your correspondent with ten )thers to wit: EL L. Minter, Wm. M. Kennedy, D. T. Byers, Joe W. Leech, S. Morgan Leech, J. Wesley McKeown, James A. Smith, John W. Mitchell, Wm. Plaxlco and James A. Donald?all York county men?were n embers of McKlssicks cavalry from Jnlon. he is not unmindful that he wes allegiance to the grand old coun;y of York, whose men were always ound where duty called them. The Lbove named with five others from the Jnion side of Broad river constituted vhat was known as the "York Mess." til of these have answered roll-call >eyond the river except Wm. M. Kennedy and your correspondent We expect several of the survivors >f our old company to be present at he unveiling on the 7th, and take part n the proceedings. Also a number of Jnlon and Cherokee county men? lurvlvors of companies A and B, of the >ld Twelfth regiment expect to be here too. We can't express our gratitude to he noble women who have worked so ong and faithfully to erect a monunent to perpetuate the memory of our omrades, and especially those who ire not here, to speak for themselves. Day by day our ranks are thinning, )ne by one we disappear, tnd at each succeeding roll-call rewer comrades answer "Here." Kow today, the drums are muffled, tnd the flag at half-mast waves, Keeping green dead hero's memories ts the grass above their gravea May God bless the noble women of iur country, for they are the wives, nothers, daughters, sisters and sweet learts of heroes. J. L. Strain. Wilkinsvllle, S. C., May 30, 1907. POOR OUTLOOK FOR COTTON. ^resident E. D. Smith Givss Out a Written Statement. President E. D. Smith, of the coton association on last Saturday gave >ut an interesting synopsis of reports >f state presidents. The Texas report s delightfully discouraging. Mr. Smith's statement follows: "Having written to the state presllents as to the condition of the crop tnd the outlook, I want to give to the >ublic a few replies that have come o me from men whose standing in heir community attests their integrty; therefore, what they say may be elied upon. Sorry Outlook In Texas. "From Henderson, Texas, J. G. iickey, president of the First Natlonl! bank, writes under date of May !7th, as follows: 'The outlook in Texas is sorry indeed for cotton. East Texas has reduced her acreage fully orty per cent, and many farmers are itill plowing up cotton and planting >eas and corn; many have planted hree times and still have a sorry itand. The boll weevil Is here in great lumbers, and many farmers have no topes of making any cotton at all. 3o you can see why they are re-plantng in something else. Middle Texas -the black land district?has nearly ill been replanted, and the crop will le necessarily late. I talked with .omc farmers from Ellis county last Thursday and they told me they had o plant the second time, and are not lone planting yet. Further west, in ditcholl, Coleman, Taylor and Tom Jreen, and that whole section, have lad no rain since December, and conieouently could not plant corn nor| :otton. If they make any in that secion it is yet to be planted. South Texas was forced to replant, and as i, consequence, the crop is late with nuch complaint of boll weevil. In ny section they?the boll weevil?are mncturing the squares on all early otton. Farmers told me Saturday hat on early planting they find three ir four to the stalk. So the general >utlook in Texas is really bad. May Raise Half Crops. "T. C. Long, from Jackson, Tenn., inder date of May 28th, writes in part is follows: 'The outlook for a cotton rop in Texas is extremely bad. The ntire crop was planted over, and it is lot yet up. Under very favorable conditions, we may raise a half crop. This morning mercury down to 40 decrees, and frost visible. You can draw our own conclusions.' " "These two letters are in keeping lith those from Mississippi, Arkanas, Louisiana and Alabama. South Carolina, North Carolina and a porlon of Georgia seem to be the best iff, while the outlook in these states s certainly below anything like an .verage crop. The public will bear in nind that this is the ls$ of June, tnd since the writing of these letters luoted, torrential rains have covered i he entire cotton belt. We have been truggling for three years to get the Ituatlon in our hands. It seems as if Providence has given us the opportuilty to realize our hope. From the iresent outlook and from the princi- , lies involved, it does seem as if the armers and merchants would refrain rom selling cotton for fall delivery at , price which neither the outlook of , crop nor the present price of the nanufactured goods warrants. So far | a the Southern Cotton association In ts relation to the cotton of the world s concerned the majority of us do not iropose to take advantage of a cotton amine and the disastrous scarcity of otton to force the price to unwarrantble heights; no more than we proose when seasons are propitious and j he supply overabundant to allow the rice to be disastrously depressed. As have often said before, I want this o be a square deal. I want our share f the profits that we are entitled to ( fi being the source of "supply for the orld's fibre. Orangeburg In Line. "Yesterday I was at St. Matthews, nd found that their warehouse is < * practically completed, and Orangeburg county is still In line, doing her duty. On August 6th, they will have i meeting of all the counties to go into the question of preparing for the coming crop In detail. I shall be present at this meeting, and hope every farmer In Orangeburg county and every business man that con possibly be present will be there so that we can start unitedly in our co-operation els to the progress of our work. "We have on hand a number of books of membership certificates, bearing the seal of the association, and gotton up In attractive form, whfch I hope the presidents of the different counties will supply themselves with, so as to furnish each member paying his dues a certificate, and keeping a list of their names. "I hope every county in the state . will continue an active campaign of organization along the line of organization including every business interest. because every business Interest is to be benefited by our success and adversely affected by our failure. un r\ aMuu ?? m Hi. U. diiiihi. ^ LOCKHART LINKLET8. High River?Personal and Other Notes of Interest. (JorreMwndence of the Yorkrille Enqulm. Lock.hart, June 3.?A considerable quantity of rain has fallen in this section for the last few days. The river is perhaps higher now than it J has been during the past winter. The closing exercises of the Lockhart graded school will be on the 6th instant. Mr. R. B. Black has been ill for the last few days, but he is some better this morning. Mr. L. S. McCarthy, who has been engineer on the Lockhart branch of the Southern railroad has gone to the main line. He is succeeded by Engl-, neer Sill, who will take up his residence here. 'Mrs. W. D. Hope is quite sick. Miss Blanche Pratt of Sharon, is visiting friends at this place. Mr. J. A. Jenkins, overeeer of carding, has given up his position. He is succeeded by Mr. A. B. Miller, his former second hand in No. 2 mill. Mr. Willie Hope, who returned from a medical college In- Atlanta, is now a salesman in the dry goods department of Lockhart mill store. Messrs. T. Q. Barber and J; H. Rogers, have returned from the meeting of the grand lodge K. "of P. that met 4 last week at Anderson. Miss Annie Howell, has returned home from a college in North Carolina. ? Washington, June 1: The United States geological survey has just issued an important statement, showing j that during the year 1906 the states of North and South Carolina produced the entire output of monazlte in the united states, xne economic vaiue or monazite lies in the Incandescent properties of the oxides of the rare earths?cerium, lantahnum, dldymlum and thorium?which it contains. The cerium goes to the drug trade; the thorium, together with limited quantities of lantahnum and dldymlum. Is used in the manufacture of mantles for Welsbach and other Incandescent lights. The monazite produced In the United States In 1906, as stated, all came from North and South Carolina. The output of crude sand amounted to approximately 2,000,000 pounds, averaging about 30 per cent monazite. The ( grade of this sand was so variable and the prices realized on different lots were so Irregular that cleaned sand has been used as an estimate of the quantity of monazite produced, an additional reason for so doing being furnished by the fact that the greater part of the crude material Is cleaned by local mills before shipment and the grade brought up to 80 per cent or more of*monazite. On a basis of 80 per cent production North Carolina produced 697,275 pounds of the mineral, valued at 3125,510,? and South Carolina 148,900 pounds, valued at $26,802; the total for the United States amounted to 846,175 pounds, valued at $152,312. ? Chester, May 31: Sheriff Thos. Pe- * den received a telegram from Statesvllle, N. C., yesterday morning stating that a party, supposed to be Nathan Upchurch, wanted In this county for the murder of Robert Belk, at Lando, June, 1899, is under arrest in thai city, and asking that some one be sent at once to Identify the prisoner. The crime with which Upchurch Is charged was a particularly brutal affair. If reports current at the time of the killing are to be believed. Briefly stated, the facts are as follows: Upchurch was boss of the spinning department In the Manetta mills at Lando, and Belk was an operative. Upchurch, although he was a married man, objected to the attentions which Belk was showing a certain young woman, who was also an operative in the mill, and threatened Belk's life, if on the evening on which the killing occurred, he persisted in escorting the young woman ;n question home. Belk defied Upchurch and escorted the young lady home, and the killing followed. As Belk stooped down to pick up some waste Upchurch slipped up behind him and dealt him a murderous blow with a wrench. Belk sank to the floor and died instantly. Upchurch made good his escape and nothing reflnlte has been heard of him until the last few days. AT THE CHURCHE8. BAPTIST. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8.15 o'clock. CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. There will be no service yn Friday afternoon. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8.15 o'clock^ TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. There will be no prayer meeting this week. ?gtcial Holies. Rev. J. L. Oates at Salem. Rev. J. L. Oates, pastor of the A. R. P. church at Hickory Grove and Smyrna, will preach at Salem on the second Sabbath in June at 3.30 p. m. The public Is cordially Invited. It J. Ij. Strain. Refreshments For the Veterans. Those who have promised to furnish refreshments of whatever kind for the entertainment of the Confederate veterans next Friday, will please send them to Mrs. G. W. S. Hart not later than 8 p. m. next Thursday. Miss Bessie Barron. $he Ofotton JRarhet. Yorkville, June 4?Cotton 11 to 13. New York, June 3?Spot cotton closed steady, 10 points higher; middling uplands 12.90; middling gulf 13.15. Futures closed steady. June, 11.52; July, 11.64; Aug., 11.64. Sept.. 11.72; Oct., 11.93; Nov., 11.97; Dec.. 12.02; Jan., 12.10; Feb., 12.12; March, 12.19. ... - , < WANTED SECOND-HAND 10* or 12 horsepower Tozer or Ajax engine in OfotA nHnn AH/lrPSS 5UUU uuuuiiauii. ui.a>vc h* iw. ? W. T. YOUNGBLOOD, R. F. D. No. 2, Yorkville, S. C. It* -FOR SALEMy residence on Kind's Mountain Street. New, modern and complete. Apply to W. P. HARRISON, Care National Loan & Exchange Bank, Columbia, S. C., or I THOS. F. McDOW, Atty., Yorkville, S. C. 15 t It