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^rrapjs and ?arts. ? Washington, August 30: The members of congress comprising the commission that has been touring Europe on an immigration inspection trip, art due to arrive in New York on the Cedrlc next Thursday. The members will hold a meeting in New York soon after their arrival. The most important matter to be discussed at the meeting will be a tour of the south during September and October. Since the commission went abroad, there has been considerable adverse criticism by southern manufacturers and the proposed trip south is intended as an offset to this criticism. The trip ?in I? VnrlK onft Month Pnrnllnn Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana. Texas, Mississippi and Tennessee. The tout will consume several weeks. One ol the serious feati^res of the commission's work will be the situation ir the south. There is a great scarcity of labor in that section and there hat been a decided appeal for immigrants The southern manufacturers are bringing great pressure to bear foi some special legislation at the next session of congress that will relieve the situation. ? New York, August 30: Police officials have a well-defined plan foi adding a corps of trained bloodhounds to the police force as an aid to trailing down perpetrators of Crimea Police dogs were first employed in Ghent, Belgium, and they have been much more successful than even the fondest dreamer hoped they would be when the idea first sprang into being. They have outlived ridicule, which was at first unchecked, and gradually one after the other of 'he European cities, taking their cue from Ghent, have employed the dog police. The expense of maintaining them is , .1.1 T? Dnrlo T jx Phlon UIII1UBI UUIIUH5. All t Ot io? mv Savateur, the dog which drags wouldbe suicides from the waters of the Seine, is already a familiar figure. There is now, and there has been for three weeks, a training school for dogs in a city up-state which contains about 20,000 inhabitants where bloodhounds are being tried out daily. Should the scheme work out well in practice the dog police will soon be adopted. Already one young bloodhound with little training has proved an apt pupil at the training school by picking up a trail several hours old and running down the man who had made it. ? With a terrific crash, the greatest cantilever bridge in the world, under course of construction across the St. Lawrence river five miles below Quebec, collapsed late Thursday afternoon. Scores of workmen were carried down with the bridge into the river 400 feet below, many of them to their death. The bridge had been under construction for about six years and was almost completed, the workmen being engaged in putting on the finishing touches when the crash came. Nearly half of the gigantic structure, which was a mile and half long, beginning at the south shore, is in the river. The bridge collapsed without a moment's warning. Mingled with the deafening grinding of steel as great bolts were torn from their sockets and massive girders were wrenched and bent under the strain, the cries of the victims were heard b> their fellow-workers as they stood or the undamaged section of the bridge 01 on the cliffs unable to assist their companions. Section by section the gigantic structure tumbled into the river, COCII SUUCVDHIVC DCVIIVII 11^^1115 wuv ailother until the entire south half was down and there was little left of whal was reputed to be one of the greatest triumphs of engineering skill. The bridge was being built by the Phoenl* Bridge company of Phoenlxvllle, Pa. and was to be the longest cantilevei bridge in the world. The central spar was 1,800 feet long, 205 feet longei than the longest span of the Brooklyr bridge, and was to cost $4,000,000. It was being built entirely of rolled steel and strength was the one aim of Its designers and builders. More thar eighty men lost their lives, most ol them being skilled workmen from Pennsylvania. Many of the bodies are held down by portions of the bridge and will never be recovered Mr. Theodore Cooper, of New York consulting engineer in charge of the work, who had not visited the bridge in two years on account of ill health said Friday: "Thursday morning m> inspector came down to my office and told me that things did not look well for the bridge. He thought that 11 ought to be looked into immediately, I wired the man in charge of the work there to get off the bridge at once and stay off until It could be examined." As to whether or not the telegram ol Mr. Cooper was delivered is uncertain. The bridge was insured for'$4.000,000. ? Charlotte Chronicle: It is a fact ol much Interest to church people of all denominations to note that in all probability the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church will establish near Black Mountain a religious conference, or Chautauqua. That portion of the state is becoming more and more popular for religious meetings of this kind, and the A. R. P.'s will be the third denomination to establish an enterprise of this kind at that point, thus adding to the Northffeld atmosnhere of the Black Mountain section which Is growing more distinct with the coming of every summer. The Southern Presbyterians were the firs) to become thoroughly identified with this kind of work when they purchased the grounds belonging to Mr. Johr S. Huyler and established the Mountain Retreat association, which has already fully justified the purchase Then at the meeting of the Baptisl state convention held in Greensborc last winter a movement was started tc purchase assembly grounds and establish a place of rest and recreation foi the summer months similar, somewhat to the Montreat enterprise. Tht tract of ground which they subsequently purchased Joins that of th< Presbyterians. So rapidly has interest grown among the Baptists in thi: movement that announcement ha; been made that Rev. W. B. Spillman so long Identified with the Sunday school department of the Southerr Baptist convention, as field secretary has resigned his position on the Sun day school board to take the positior of director of the Baptist Assembly Grounds. He will give his entire tim< to the development of this enterprise and his leadership will no doubt has ten rapidly the early success of th< movement. Mr. Spillman is one o: the most prominent and successfu workers in the Baptist denomination on/i the success he has attained in th< Sunday school department of his de nomination has rarely, if ever, beer surpassed. He is a thoughtful ant entertaining speaker, and a man o; convincing argumentative power. The directors of the Baptist Assembly grounds are fortunate in having secured his services. The location of these grounds is especially fortunate, being located on a splendid elevation with an unobstructed view of the unsurpassed mountain and valley scenery of the surrounding country. The tract of ground In which the A. R. P.'s are interested and which they will probably purchase Include 450 acres, now owned by Mr. R. O. Alexander of Charlotte, and is a most desirable piece of property, and especially adapted In point of location for the purpose of being converted into a summer assembly ground. Rev. James Boyce, a prominent minister of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, and the nroaiHent of Due West college, is ' much Interested In the movement, and the plan which he and Mr. Alexander ' propose to follow is to get others interested and sell the ground to them 1 in lots upon which they will erect ' summer homes. Mr. Alexander has 1 already installed a water system of ' gravity and sewerage on the ground, ' and as soon as a sufficient number of lots are sold to Justify Its erection, ' Mr. Alexander will build a pavilion, ! where the summer conferences may be held. She ^(orkviUc (Enquirer. i TORKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3,1907. Now that the Charlotte Observer has gone back on The Enquirer, we want all of our readers to know that it never did reproduce that new old Andrew Jackson letter that we unearthed recently. Of. course Andrew Jackson was born in Lancaster county. It will require nearly half a million dollars' worth of coal to take Admiral Evans's fleet to San Francisco; but that really amounts to very little with Uncle Sam?hardly more than an autnmnhlla trln from YolVvllle to Coluin- I bla to an Individual of fairly comfortable means. Tiik Charlotte Observer did not mean what it said when it gave this paper credit for being amenable to rea1 son. In its issue of Sunday, it says that The Enquirer is as thick-headed as the News and Courier. We know 1 what's the matter with the Observer. It thought that if it gave us a little taffy we would be flattered into agreeing that Andrew Jackson was born in North Carolina. ?Newspaper Competition. Because of the recent suspension of the New Era, various contemporaries | have seen proper to comment on the newspaper situation "in Yorkville," as they see it, and although all of these comments have been noted with more or less interest, we do not see proper to analyze any of them, except in a general way, because to do so would only be to Invite profitless controversy. As is pretty well understood, The Enquirer is not much given to controversy, especially as to matters which might seem to concern its particular private interests. There are people who have wondered from time to time how we have been willing to let certain obviously untrue statements go unchallenged, and how we could continue to pursue the even tenor of our way in the face of manifest attempts at injustice. To try to claim that our silence with | reference to the situations referred to la In nnn?*rii?d ns evidence of indif 5 ference, would be taken as a confession . of an utter lack of human Instincts, and the makers of The Enquirer would not like to be considered as having made such a confession, because that would put them in a very false position. The late L. M. Orlst, who presided \ for so long over the destinies of The Enquirer In times of storm and peace 'r and throughout good report and evil I report, used to teach those who were I to come after him, that their sole duty , was to the public. "You are," he said, "Individuals in the service of the pub' lie. As individuals the public carc-s no | more about you than it does about any , other individuals. It has no concern , with your private grievances, If you have any, and it does not care to bother with them. All it asks of you Is honest, faithful, intelligent service, , and so long as you give it this kind of ' service It will support you. If individuals or other newspapers say un' true things of you, the public will be' lieve these things only In so far as 1 they may be borne out by your conduct, and that is about all you can ex1 pect." Along the same line this unusually 1 level headed old gentleman also used ' to say: "The secret of the successful publl cation of a county newspaper involves ' the same principles that compel per1 manent success in any other vocation. 1 You cannot rely upon personal friend: ship or personal admiration, and much ' less upon the favor of politicians. 1 There Is such a thing as friendship; " but very few men ever have any con1 slderable number of real friends? friends who will continue constant ' through adversity as well as prosper ity, and the politician needs you only ^ so long as you are able and willing to * serve his varying interests. There ' tore your one reuauer i? uu mc .......v. " people. There are all kinds of people. p of course, and their sentiments and al' legiances are constantly changing, risi ing and falling like the waves of the " sea: but in this country the majority * is constantly striving toward that ' which is highest and best, and so long 3 as you stand for that which is fair, 3 just and upright, you will find yourself . surrounded by invincible support." t As to why the different newspaper i ventures that have been attempted in , Yorkville have failed, we do not care - to discuss further than to say that they t were unable to secure the support of r a sufficient number of the right kind i of people. All of them could have been . kept going had those who believed in their necessity been willing to furnish i the absolutely essential financial asf sistance: but no one of them could 1 have ever realized the expectations of , their sponsors until they reached a po; sitlon where they could honestly claim - that their living was coming from in l front rather than from behind?that is 1 until they were able to exist in comf fort on their legitimate earnings. And this will be true of all similar effort! here and elsewhere. As to whether there Is "room in York' vllle" for two such papers as The Enquirer Is a matter of very little conceri to the publishers of this paper or t< those who are satisfied with It. Th< people who want another paper, do noi care whether there will be room foi The Enquirer or not, and they ask n< more odds of The Enquirer than Th< Enquirer asks of them. Of course, as to how competition, oi more properly speaking, opposition, affects The Enquirer, is another matter It takes off some subscribers, and als< some advertising; but up to this tim< the divide has never been sufficient t< materially cripple this paper. The principal sufferers from opposl tlon In the past have been advertisers and they have suffered principally because they have been compelled to paj double price for results that had prevl ously been secured at a single cost. For instance, the York Enterprisi * ? - - i-*t *~ rru, had possiDiy i,ui?u circulation iu Enquirer's 1.200. Of the Enterprise'! 1,000 maybe five or six hundred wer< bona fide, or paid for. and all but lesi than 300 were also subscribers to Thi Enquirer. The conditions in the casei of the Yeoman and New Era were ver: much the same, except that the New Era had a much smaller total clrcula tlon and a very much fewer numbei of subscribers who were not also sub scrlbers to The Enquirer. The adver tlser in the New Era would hardl] have reached more than 150 gubscrib ers who were not also reached by Th< Enquirer. But with it all, It is not for us t. say whether or not there should b< competition, or opposition. The field ii open, and we are not sorry that such ii the case. Somebody has suggeste< that If there is not room for two, It ii a question of the survival of the fittest We see It that way, and we are glat that this is the situation. Otherwisi there would be little satisfaction in th< effort to publish a superior paper. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Columbia, August 31: An Insec which is declared by well informe< persons to be the Texas boll weevil has made Its appearance in Lauren: county. In the Piedmont section o South Carolina, and farmers are alarm ed over the situation. Very younj bolls, after being attacked by this littli Insect le in a day, wither and droj to the ground. Farmers of that sec tion declare that their crops will b< materially cut off by the ravages of thi insect, which is new- to this section. ? Columbia, August 30: The Soutl Carolina branch of the Southern Cot' ton Growers' association met nere 10 day for the purpose of fixing the mini mum price at which cotton should bi sold this fall. A resolution was adopt ed to the effect that the price be flxec at 13 cents. The executive committee men from the several states will mee at Jackson, Miss., September 5, a which time the minimum price will b< decided. The members of the commit tee from this state are as follows: Mr W. W. Ray, Richland county: Mr. L Archer, Spartanburg, and Mr. E. D Smith, exofficio member of the com mlttee. ? Columbia special of August 31 t< the Charlotte Observer: In the case o S. R. Vennihg of Manning, against th< Atlantic Coast Line road, a suit fo payment for a lost steel range and $5< penalty for failure to pay the claln within forty days fixed by statute, th< supreme court in an opinion filed to day declares unconstitutional an im portant statute affecting liability o roads for freight shipments. The ac declared null and void Is that of May 1903, which allows the consignee ti recover from any of the roads involv ed in a through bill of lading he choos es to select, regardless of which roa< lost the goods. This statute is fount by the court to be an attempt to regu late inter-state commerce and there fore In violation of the Federal law oi the subject. A wholesale hardware con cern in Kentucky delivered a stee range and warming closet to thi Southern for delivery to Mr. Vennlni through the Coast Line. The range wa lost, and Mr. Venning got Judgment ii the magistrate's court for $21 for thi loss of the range and $50 penalty fo failure on the part of the Coast Llm to pay the claim within forty days un der the act of February, 1903. This i reversed and the case sent back fo trial, the supreme court saying as t< the penalty that "this act of February 1903, will apply to the case if the find ing on the new trial should be that thi loss occurred on the defendant roa< and not otherwise. The railroad attor neys in the case also attacked the con stitutionality of the penalty act an< also that of Sec. 1710 of the code, pass ed in 1882, but neither of these attacki Is sustained. The penalty act excuse; the road sued If it names the road oi which the loss occurs or fails to d< this "after due diligence." The act o 18B9 nio/mo tho harden of nroof on thi road sued to say that the loss did no occur on Its line. The act of February 1903, expressly exempts any road fron the penalties for losses not occurrlnf on Its line. Comparing Sec. 1710 an< the act of May, 1903, with a simlla statute of Georgia, which has beei found unconstitutional, the court says "The act of May. 1903, goes as far be vond the Georgia statute as Sec. 17H falls behind it." The Georgia law madi any of the connecting carriers liable i within thirty days It failed to givi written evidence as to which line thi loss occurred on. ? Columbia, August 31: The attor ney general today answered an inqulr* as to vaccination which had been sen to the governor and by him referred t< Mr. Lyon. The letter was written bj E. F. Allgood of Liberty, Pickens coun t.v, who states that his daughter, Mlsi Elizabeth Allgood. is teaching schoo near Liberty, school district No. 1 that Dr. G. L. Martin, who is the agen of the state board of health, came t< the school for the purpose of vacclnat ing all the pupils not already vaccina ted and quite a number refused to b< vaccinated: that Mr. G. L. McWhorter who is chairman of the board of trus tees and a patron of the school, on tin following day came to the school am stated that his children who had re fused to be vaccinated "had to come t< that school and should not be vaccina ted." Mr. Allgood wants to know wha his daughter should do In the matter in view of the fact that Dr. Martii had informed her that if she admltte* children who had not been vaccinate* she would lay herself liable to a flm of $100. Attorney General Lyon re plied to Mr. Allgood by quoting thi law, acts of 1905, p. 871, Sec. 4. whlcl provides that all children entering thi public schools must show evidence o vaccination and imposing on both thi teacher and parent or guardian thi duty of seeing that the children ar> vaccinated and providing a penalty o <100 fine or thirty days' imprisonment The law is plain and Dr. Martin isun doubtedly correct in what he told thi teacher. If the statement made by Ml Allgood is accurate. Mr. McWhorter i '??> <? lot' hlmuolf llnKIi. hoth nc t TIN tee and parent. ? Cheboygan. Mich., Sept. 1: Mrs Fred Williams, living near Bear ! .a on Crooked lake, near this city, wa severely injured and her 7-year-old soi probably fatally injured when a dyna mite cap in the boy's hip pocket ex ploded while the mother was spankini him for a minor offense. The little bo; had been out in the field where hi father was using dynamite to blow u| stumps and had slipped one of the per cussion caps which Mr. Williams wa using, in his pocket. He later return ed to the house, where his mother call ed him to be punished for some child Ish misdemeanor. Mrs. Williams use* a shingle as the instrument of punish ment. The first blow from the shingli exploded the cap in the boy's pocket and tile explosion tore a large Itole ii his hip from which he is believed t< lie dying. The mother lost two finger; and received a number of minor cut! about Iter face and body. ~ ft - ' LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Yorkvllle B. & M. Co.?Sella "Kantbebeat" clothing, and calls attention to the label on the Inside coat pocket, which la a sign of quality, honesty, economy and satisfaction. See fourth page. D. A. Johnson, Administrator?Gives notice that on October 6 he wll lapply to the probate court for discharge as administrator of estate of Farls Pugh, deceased. Sam M. Grist?On the fourth page of this issue glves^a short history of the London &' Liverpool & Globe Insurance company, which Is time tried and fire tested. First National Bank?On a deposit of , $1 in its savings department gives you a steel savings bank in which to A liAnf n Inlrolo nn/1 ^imaq Vnil won't realize the possibilities of small i, savings until you try it. . M. W. White?Quotes Poor Richard, and applies the moral to the broker' age business. He wants to buy and sell local stocks. J. M. McGlll, Hickory Grove?Says all ; the vehicles he sells pleases the buyers. but not the repair man. See s .him for buggies, surreys, wagons, 9 bicycles, sewing machines, etc. i National-Union Bank, Rock Hill?Rej marks that the average householder finds a bank account of Immense s convenience and saving. It pays you 9 to save in its savings department. f J. L. Williams & Co.?Have Just received large shipment of "Newfangl" trousers for men, and Invite you to come and see them, r J. C. Wilborn?Offers desirable real estate in various parts of the county. Farms of various sizes. Residence and lot at Smyrna, etc. f Yorkvllle B. & M. Co.?Announces a big bargain sale to continue to Sept. 15, a including shoes, oxfords, hats, mat-' tings, trunks, parasols, lawns, etc. Bargains in two-piece suits. i Thomson Co. Invite attention to a 3 large express shipment of long silk gloves in black and brown, also a line of belts for ladles and chil s aren. 1 York Drug Store?Has a few copies of 3 "The Traitor." by Thomas Dixon, dealing with the end of the Ku Klux j Klan. September magazines. The first bale is in and the prospects are fine for good prices. Within a few weeks from now the situation will begin to grow Interesting. Twenty-three men qualified for fullt fledged citizenship In one day. That Is 1 doing very well. In the course of time the country will be able to protect It9 self. f If it is a fact that the boll weevil . has actually made Its appearance In f Laurens county, there Is reason to be9 lieve that It was probably Introduced j through cotton seed hulls brought from . the west. e According to the customary experl3 ence of The Enquirer at this season of the year short term subscriptions have 1 begun to come In at the rate of ten or twelve a week, but practically all of them are volunteers. But few have been entered in connection with the voting contest. One man who applied for a reglstra1 tlon certificate yesterday, said he did * not care much whether he was quali: fled to vote In a general election or not, a as he was satisfied at having his say - In the primary. This man forgot that * there are many little questions that are * settled with registration certificates without primaries. He also forgot that there may be a time soon when a man 3 cannot vote In a primary without a f registration certificate. J TWO ENTRIES. i The first entry In The Enquirer's & subscription-voting contest, was re^ corded last Friday and today we have f the pleasure of announcing another. t Toaay miss wiiiiioih jucksuu ui ??n' port, sent In two subscriptions, one I for one year at $2 and the other for . three months at 50 cents, entitling her J to 30 votes. The contest now stands: Miss Edith Castles, Smyrna 15 " Miss Wilmoth Jackson, Newport ...30 ~ The conditions of the contest are ex plained fully In another page. We 1 should be pleased to announce other e competitors who may care to enter the I contest. ft b REGISTRATION YESTERDAY. r e Messrs. Wylle and Wallace of the - registration board, were in their office s yesterday, and they had the busiest day ? they have had for quite a while; but ; were probably not so busy as they - would have been had it been known ? that they would not claim the legal . holiday. During the day they issued sixteen 1 new certificates and seven renewals, j The new certificates were distributed b among the various precincts as foli lows: piedmont, 2; Bethany, 2; Blalrs' vllle, 6; Newport, 1; York, 4; Shas ron, 1. t The renewals were scattered about over the county. 1 There are quite a large number of [ people throughout the county?white r men?who are entitled to register, but i who have not yet done so. These peo' pie should be on hand on registration 3 day in October?the first Monday, from e 9 to 4 o'clock, f e MORE PATRONAGE. i Unless there is an increase of pa. tronage on Route No. , Hickory, the f service will soon be reduced to three 1 trips of the carrier a week. This Is f official, having come to the postmaster - at Hickory in the following letter from s the Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen} eral: j "From the report of an inspector who 3 recently considered the rural service . at Hickory Grove, it appears that . route No. 2 is not up to the requlre? ments as to the amount of mail deliv. ered and collected. "It is suggested that you bring this g matter to the attention of the patrons ] interested in the route, advising them . that unless a greater number of fami3 lies patronize the service, or a greater . amount of mail is delivered. It will be t necessary to consider reducing the frequency of the service to tri-weekly. 3 "You are directed to report at the j end of ninety days the number of j boxes erected on this route, the num0 ber of families served, and the amount . of mail delivered and collected during 0 this time." 1 This puts the situation squarely up e to the patrons of the route. They will ' consider whether the daily service 0 they are now enjoying is worth an efp fort to secure the putting up of adoz' en or more additional boxes, and an effort to Induce the box owners to sub0 scribe for a few more newspapers. This Is all that Is necessary to secure the s retention of the daily service. HONKING FOR MOONSHINERS. i. Mr. F. C. Black, who has been spend\ ing some time at the White Diamond * Lithia springs, is telling a funny story . as to how some very dry young men - tried to get some moonshine and failed. ? "There was a man there from Oas? tonla," says Mr. Black, "who had a p habit of going about the grounds with - a 'honk, honk,' like an automobile, s and some new comers asked me what . It meant. "From some of the talk that had * been going on. it occurred to me that ~ they would be interested in a special product of the country round about and i I said: 'Oh. that is a signal by which 3 to call the tigers.' s s "'And how does he do it?' one of them asked. " 'Why,' I replied, 'you Just go down by the spring, and continue along the branch until you come to where there has been an old saw mill, give a few honks, and wait.' "The boys left, and after awhile from some distance down the branch I heard a 'honk.' Presently there was another, and then another. A little while afterward it was 'honk! honk! honk! honk! htmk!' like a dozen automobiles coming along at once, and a drove of cows on the track. "When the boys came back they were very much disgusted and aeciaraf that there were no moonshiners In the neighborhood. " 'Oh, yes, there are,' I said, 'but I tbink they must have taken you for a flock of geese and decided it was not worth while to come.'" REPLY TO MR. WIL80N. Rev. W. C. Ewart preached his first sermon last Sunday morning after an absence of a month, during which time he had been enjoying a holiday granted him a^ a congregational meeting held on the last Sunday In July. Before beginning his sermon Mr. fcwart took occasion to thank the congregation for the consideration it had extended, and went on to say that he felt very much benefitted as the result of the rest. Then he went on to make a statement which, though not reproduced verbatim, was about like this: "It has come to my attention that during my absence there has been dls-_ tributed throughout this congregation, and as I have reason to presume, a booklet attacking foreign mission work generally, and .the efforts of the Associate Reformed church in that dlrecHam oanPnlnllv "Many of you have received copies of this booklet, and I desire to say only two things In connection with the matter. "I am personally acquainted with the author of this pamphlet and can afford to say that I know him pretty well. He Is not a member of this church or of any other church, and It seems to me that such a criticism coming from an outsider Is, to say the least, not In the best taste. "The other thing Is this. We have the command of our Divine Master to go Into all the world and preach the gospel, and It seems to me that any Individual who undertakes to controvert that command is assuming a good deal. "With the appreciation that I have of the Intelligence of this congregation I do not consider that it is worth while for me to discuss the subject further." THE ANONYMOUS WRITER. The principal business of The Enquirer is to publish the news, and we are always glad to get news from whatever source; but no matter how Important the news it Is Important to know where It comes from. We are glad always, to note the coming and going of people; but It Is Impossible for our staff to gather correct information of all the people who come and go. This Is obvious, and that we should appreciate It as a kindness on the part of those who give us information either as to the movements of themselves or others, is not difficult to understand. There are a great many people who Invariably drop us a card when they ..IrtU/Mio iifhon thoir arc* visit nave vinuuiD u? ?ucii niv,, ? . Jng. When such cards give us full Information and are signed with the names of the senders we are always glad to get them. Sometimes, however, we receive cards giving the same Information; but without any clue as to where the information comes from. The information may be correct. It generally Is correct; but unless we can conveniently confirm such Information, we are unable to make use of it. Just why people neglect to sign their names to communications bringing news of this kind we do not know. If however, it is because of a fear that their names may be published in connection with the same, they may dismiss the matter from their minds. For Instance, if Mlsg Doe should write us that she leaves today for Greenville to visit Miss poe, and signs her name, we will be glad to print the information in the paper, as though it had been gathered by one of our reporters; but if she fails to sign her name, we drop the card In the waste basket and pay no more attention to It, through a fear that it might have been sent by some one else as a joke or a hoax, and that Miss Doe has not gone anywhere. With so many explanations along this line, It would seem that properly disposed people ought to appreciate the situation and refrain from sending us unsigned communications. ABOUT PEOPLE. Prof. J. H. Witherspoon has returned to his work at Fort Mill. Miss Pearl Whlsonant of Wllkinsvllle, is visiting her sister, Mrs. J. P. White. Miss Ellle Hudson of Waxhaw, N. C.. is spending sometime with Mrs. W. G. White. Mr. and Mrs. Paul N. Moore of Rock Hill, spent Sunday with Yorkvllle relatives and friends. Mrs. J. C. Blair of Blalrsvllle, spent several days this week with her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Grist. Miss Francis Wldeman of Due West, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jas. F. Thomson of Yorkvllle. The condition of Mr. John B. Whitesides Is somewhat improved, but not especially encouraging. Mrs. R. L. DeVinney and brother, Mr. W. F. Smith, are at the White Diamond Llthia springs. Messrs. Worth McKnlght and Will Land of Yorkvllle No. 1, have gone to the Jamestown exposition. Mr. and Mrs." H. T. Grist of Rock Hill, spent Sunday In Yorkvllle with his brother, Mr. Lewis G. Grist. Mrs. T. M. Dobson of the Dobson Bros.' Cash Store, left this morning for a visit to the northern markets. Colonel J. R. Lindsay and Captain John R. Dickson have returned from the national rifle shoot in Ohio. Misses Emily Wright of Clover, and Ethel Keeter of Grover, N. C., are guests of Dr. A. Y. Cartwrlght's family. Prof. James B. Kennedy left yesterday for Wells college, New York, where he will teach the coming fall and winter session. Congressman Finley was In Kershaw yesterday attending a joint meeting of I^ancaster. Chesterfield and Kershaw R. F. D. carriers. Mrs. James F. Hyndman and son, Master Tom, have returned to Atlanta, Ga., after spending some time with relatives at Newport. Miss Mamie DeVinney, accompanied by Miss Ruby Happerfleld, left this afternoon to spend awhile at White Diamond Llthla springs. Miss Mary and Master John Randleman, who have been spending sometime with the family of Mr. Brooks Inman, left for Randleman, N. C., yesterday. Mr. D. A. Johnson, former night superintendent of the Tavora cotton mill, now In charge of the spinning department of the Carhardt mill, Rock Hill, was over on business last Saturday afternoon. Miss Iena Nichols of Little Rock, Ark., Is visiting relatives In the BethShlloh and Bethel neighborhoods of thin county. She has been here about ten days and will probably return about next Saturday. Mr. W. A. Ross of the Thomson company, who has been with the Yorkville store for some time, has been transferred to the company's store at Greers. He left with Mrs. Ross on last Friday. TTT O IA U ivi r. imtuf. vv. omiiii, uuyei iui uic Strauss-Smith company, left last night for Baltimore. New York and other markets to buy fall goods. He was accompanied as far as Jamestown by Mrs. Smith. Mr. F. D. Thomas, Jr., of Brunswick, Ga.. has been spending a week with his classmate, Mr. J. E. Stroup, at the home of the latter's father, Mr. J. M. Stroup, In the Bethany neighborhood. Messrs. Thomas and Stroup left this morning for Davidson college. J. N. Aderholdt of Catawba Junction, is thought to be among those who were killed by the collapse of the huge cantilever bridge across the St. Lawrence river on last Friday. Many of the killed are burled deep In the water and held down by masses of structural steel and It is not known certainly whether Aderholt is among the lost or not. He was an assistant foreman on the great work. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Yorkvllle cornet band Is erecting quite a handsome band stand in the court house yard. It will be ready for the next Saturday afternoon concert. ? Although there were quite a number of people in YorkvlUe yesterday, salesday for September, there was little doing except among the horse-swappers. They were quite busy, especially during the afternoon. ? The plant of the YorkvlUe New Era was re-sold yesterday by W. S. Peters, agent, under a distress warrant taken out by the Loan and Savings bank, and was bought by J. S. Brice, [attorney, for one dollar. ? The first bale of new cotton was sold on the Yorkville market last Saturday. The seller was E. H. Revels of Guthrle8vllle, and the purchaser was W. R. Carroll. Thirteen cents was the price. The cotton was pretty badly stained, or it would have brought a little more. ? Rev. H. J. Cauthen preached at the union service in the Associate Reformed church last Sunday night to a large congregation. He took his text from Christ's counsel to the rich young ruler, and his sermon was along humanitarian lines. He referred again to the hospital subject, holding that it is the duty of every county in the state to have a public hospital, and he thought such institutions should be maintained by taxation, as are jails, poor houses, etc. In the course of his sermon also, he took occasion to tell of a recent visit to the county chalngang at the poor house, and his description of what he saw there was distressing in the extreme. There were four or five negroes suffering from incurable diseases, and one was dying from consumption. The room was filled with myriads of flies and a horrible stench, so sickening that the preacher was unable to stand it. The doctor asked the consumptive negro If he could come out. The negro said he was afraid he could not. The guard volunteered to make him come; but the doctor would not allow it, going Instead to where the negro was. The negro died the next day. Mr. Cauthen urged that because these people were convicts was no reason why they should not be treated with humanity, and by implication he fixed the responsibility on the people in whose name such things were done. ? From such Information as has been gathered by The Enquirer, the town council has left the matter of fixing up Main Btreet largely to the street committee, consisting of Messrs. I. W. Johnson, J. P. White and Dr. A. Y. Cartwrlght. The committee Is Inclined to the advisability of putting the street In first-class condition by macadamizing It from curb to curb and to a depth of twelve Inches. The Idea Is that the gutters on either side shall be finished In concrete. We do not understand that the committee has decided definitely and positively to do the work. From a conversation with one of the committeemen we gathered that the question of cost will enter largely Into the matter. It also developed that certain citizens who were not named, think that the work should not be undertaken until after the installation of sewerage; that sewerage will have to come after a time anyway and that the macadam will have to be torn up. The view of The Enquirer Is that the town council cannot undertake a more Important work than the macadamizatlon of Main street. We do not believe It can find anything to do that will give better returns in the way of comfort, convenience, health and sanitation. It Is Impossible to keep the street clean now In either winter or summer, and It Is Impossible also to keep It free of mud. If the street were macadamized as well as King's Mountain street, and the gutters were lined with concrete, * "* * ? -* L-iU II couia De Kepi ciean uuwi wimci auu summer, and could also be kept free of dust and mud In all seasons, at comparatively small cost. There Is no question of the fact that there are a number of buildings that are in sore need of a sewerage system; but we doubt very much as to whether the town is ready to undertake such a work. After all the connections that are likely to be made are made, there will still be scores and scores of houses that ought to be connected; but which will not be for various reasons of impracticability. There will be but little improvement either as to sanitation or convenience except in the case of a very fetv houses. Again, while the town Is so located as to greatly facilitate the construction of a sewerage system, the probability is that rights of way to outlets and the outlets themselves will prove expensive beyond the ability of so small a community to pay. But however, all this may be, the town can very well afford to leave the sewerage question open until after the street question has been settled. It is hardly probable that an attempt will be made to macadamize Main street and put in a sewerage system at one and the same time. The attempt would Involve too much money. Because of the manner in which Main street is now construct ed, it would cost as much to take up the rocks and put them back for a sewerage system, as It \vould cost to remove macadam for the same purpose. In the circumstances, therefore, a possible sewerage system later on should not Interfere with the present macadamIzatIon of the street. With Main street macadamized from curb to curb and the gutters laid In concrete, the business centre of Yorkvllle will compare favorably with any town In the state of twice the population. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date until January 1st, 1908 for 64 cents. 8ought By the Plaintiff*. At the suit of H. J. Forsdick and others. Sheriff Brown on yesterday sold the personal property belonging to the Magnolia Mines company. The property was bid In for the plaintiffs for rr A A fUVU. They Turn Out at Night. A farmer from the Bethel country says that the principal trouble that he and his neighbors experience from the turning out of cattle In the fall comes In the night time. There are people who will keep their cattle up In day time; but let them out and count on their getting back before daylight In the morning. Bethel Road Tax Election. The people of Bethel township are voting today on the question of levying a two mill tax on the road question. Information over the phone this morning was to the effect that only ten votes had been polled up to 11.30 o'clock, and It was thought that they were all for the tax. If there was any opposition, the fact was not known. Reprieved for Thirty Days. Mr. W. S. Peters, who went to Virginia last week, accompanied by Thos. P. McDow, Esq., for the purpose of looking after the Interests of his brother. George A. Peters, condemned to be hanged on September 20, for the murder of Joseph Easter, the Dunkard preacher, returned last Sunday morning. As the result of the efforts he and Mr. McDow. assisted by friends and attorneys In Virginia, made, the governor of Virginia was Induced to grant a reprieve for thirty days, and the hope pf the defense Is that certain newly discovered evidence tending to show that the murderous shot was fired by some one other than the condemned man may be sufficient to warrant the supreme court In granting a new trial. Mr. Peters is also hopeful that the governor may see proper to commute the pending death sentence to life Imprisonment. Old Ebenszer. Charlotte Observer: Down In York county, S. C.. about two and one-half miles west of Rock Hill, Is old Ebenezer church. Ebenezer was, before the days of railroads and Is still, the cen.tre of a prosperous and intelligent neighborhood, and has been so for a long time. It Is now perhaps fifteen years ago that the hundredth anniversary of the building of the church was celebrated. At Ebenezer there is also a big school at which many have been educated. The church has always had very flpe preachers and the school has always been well conducted. The first Sunday In September and the first Sunday In May there Is always a communion service. More than 600 people attend services on these two communion days. Only one communion service has ever been missed in a hundred years and that was not fully missed, but was postponed on account of the sickness of the pastor. The Rev. J. W. Thornwell Is now pastor of old Ebenezer. He and his congregation are In such delightful accord that If he needs money for any church, charity or other beneficent work all he has to do Is to say the word to his people assembled or put the word out quietly amongst them and the sum Is raised. Yesterday was communion day at the church. It may be taken for granted that there was a big attendance. The Public Weigher Question: Rock Hill Record: The Record believes that the present agitation for a public cotton weigher is Ill-advised, and opinion seems to be very generally against the scheme. It appears that no one will be benefitted by It, except possibly the man who would get the office. There are so many disadvantages connected with the proposed plan that It will probably find few supporters. In the first place It would destroy all competition In the local market, and this would prove a diss -lvantage to the producer. It would likewise have the effect of driving1 cotton away from Rock Hill. It has had the same effect In other places where 'here Is a public cotton weigher. There are farmers selling cotton In Rock Hill now who used to sell In Lancaster and Charlotte. They could not stand the treatment accorded them by the public weighers at those places. Under the competitive system now prevailing here, if the farmer does not like one buyer's weights he goes to another buyer. With a public weigher he would have no choice. Again, with a public weigher, It might happen that many sellers are In town on the same day, and one can readily realize how much time would be lost by them in waiting for one man to do all the weighing. The cotton buyers here are about unanimous in favor of the competitive system, even though under It the buyer pays for the weighing, while under the public weigher system the seller would do the paying. But the buyers here agree that they are against any system which will drive co.tton away from Rock Hill. They want to see more of It come here. There seems to be no good reason why there should be any change in Rock Hill. It Is most evident that there Is "a nigger In the wood pile." ? Paris, August 31: A dispatch to the Matin from Tangier, says the sit uaiion in muruut'u ia giunme alarming. Foreign legations have made the announcement of places of refuge for Europeans in case of danger. Numbers of cut-throats are appearing in and around the city. A courier from Fez. the correspondent adds, states that the tribesmen have attacked and utterly routed the troops under Cald Abdel Kader near Fez. The Matin's Casablanca correspondent says that Wednesday's attack obviously was directed by a person thoroughly conversant with the methods of modern warfare. The natives made a splendid charge and only the shells from Glolre broke it. The newspaper correspondents had a narrow escape from capture. One of them had his mule killed. An Arab fugitive has come in to Casablanca bringing Mulal Haflg's letter. In which he requests the tribesmen to make no further attack on the Frenchmen, saying that he hopes to arrive Friday "and if good comes from It It will be for all; if not. I will Join my forces with yours and lead you." ? Mr. Claude Moore, yardmaster of the Carolina and North-Western railroad. at Chester, died Sunday as the result of Injuries sustained on Saturday while shifting cars. He was struck by the pilot of an In-comlng Southern passenger train. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. New Manager of Telephone Company? Sad Case of Little 8on of Mr. J. D. Glata? Personal Notes. txjrrrspondrnce of the Yorkrill* Knquirer. Rock Hill, September 2.?Mr. J. Mack Schorb, a young electrician, who for several years has been with the Southern Bell Telephone company at Florence and Oreenwood, today took charge of the Rock HIU Telephone company, as manager. Mr. Schorb comes here with splendid recommendations. Mr. r c Qn.ni. iho putlrinir maniiur. Who has been In charge for six or eight years, will go Into the electric supply business. The York County R. P. D. Carriers' association met today, with about 25 ; members present. Three were residents and routers in Chester county. The meeting was held in the city hall, and Mr. E. W. Comer, the president, called the meeting to order. Colonel J. J. Waters welcomed the association and the response was made by Mr. -R. D. Robinson, the silver tongued orator J from Edgmoor. Congressman Flnley, who is deeply interested in the R. F. D. system, was present, and made a brief address upon different features of the work. The business session was held after dinner and routine business transacted. The many friends of that popular salesman, Mr. Ernest Robinson, will be sorry to know that he will not be in the city any longer. He has resigned < his position with the Roddey Mercantile company, to take a Job as travelling salesman for the Corttcelll Silk company of Cincinnati. Just what territory he will have is not yet settled. He left Monday morning for Cincinnati. > Hal, the 11-year-old son of Mr. J. Barnett Fewell of India Hook, was severely kicked by a mule in his father's lot several days ago. He was painfully injured, but Is getting along as well as expected. Mr. Crlssman, manager of the Coca COla Dottling WOrKH, wno lor some unie has been In bad health, left Monday for the mountains of Virginia, in the hope of being benefited. During Mr. Crissman'g absence, Mr. Gwyn of Cheater. will have charge of the plant. J. J. Keller & Co., have completed the plans for the Delburg mills, which will be erected at Davidson, N. C. Mr. Keller went up Monday to close the contract. Miss Vista Wood, a young lady of this city, who for several years has been on the staff of the Union Progress, has resigned her position there to become secretary of the Southern ChristIan Advocate, at Spartanburg. 8he will spend September here with her parents, and will take up her new duties October 1st. It will be remembered that some months ago the small son of Mr. J. D. Glass at Edgmoor, had his skull fractured by the kick of a horse and that, after a very skillful but apparently hopeless operation, the child seemed on the road to recovery. The wound did heal and the child was able to be up and running around, but without pow er of speech. His understanding seemed good and he obeyed Intelligently any directions given him, but could not talk. It Is sad to relate as a sequel that the Improvement wag only temporary and the child was taken suddenly worse several days ago. The latest report Is that his death is looked for at any time. , ; Walter M. Dunlap, Esq., has returned from Charlottesville, Va? where he has been taking a special course in law at the University of Virginia. The announcement is made that two of our popular-young folks?Miss Annie Leitner Shurley and Mr. John R. London?will be married the 11th Instant. It is understood that cards will be issued Tuesday. Mrs. C. R. London of Washington, is the guest of Mrs. Emma London. Mayor R. Evans Wylle of Lancaster was here Saturday. The Misses Nesblt of Van Wyck, spent a day here en route to Jamestown. Miss Ellen Dunovant and Mr. William Dunovant of Edgefield, are visiting here. m 1 MERE-MENTION. Richard Mansfield, the actor, died at New London, Conn., Friday morning, after an Illness extending over several months. He was ou years uiu Six men and two women were killed, and thirty persons were more or lesa Injured near Charleston, 111., Friday, In a trolley car accident W. F. Hare and his wife, died In an Atlanta, Ga., hospital last Friday, and physicians say their deaths were due to the shuttine: off of morphine supplies under the new Georgia antl-narcotlc law A number of Japanese haye been convicted In the Federal court at Valdes, Alaska, on charges of seal poaching In American waters United States Immlerratlon authorities are to make a systematic effort to put a stop to the white slave traffic which, It Is asserted, has been conducted in cities along the Atlantic coast for a long time Six men were more or less Injured In a street car collision at Birmingham, Ala., Friday It is persistently rumored in Washington that Attorney General Bonaparte will soon retire from President Roosevelt's cabinet Ira Perryman, a negro boy, IS years old, Is held at Anniston, Ala., on the charge of murdering Phillip Crook, another negro Two hundred persons are dying every day at Wu-Hu and Klu-Kiang, China, from the effects of cholera. The epidemic is spreading with great rapidity A great tobacco exposition opened In Madison Square Garden. New York, yesterday. It will continue until September 14th. r?nHnar tho month of Julv the United States Imported $14,672,857 worth of goods from Germany, and exported $15,259,011 to that country It Is reported In Pittsburg that Chas. M. Schwab will give $1,000,000 to the Pennsylvania state college for the equipment of an Industrial department ....President Roosevelt and President Diaz of Mexico, are trying to bring about an agreement among the five republics of Central America, by which peace will be assured In those countries In the future. It Is probable that they will be successful The 'famous Dent farm, once owned by General U. S. Grant, near St. Louis, Mo., was sold at auction last week for $75,000. The farm contains 438 acres The Louisville. Ky.. Courier-Journal office was badly damaged by fire last Friday morning. The damage Is estimated at $200.000 The John S. Cook & Co. bank of Goldfield, Nev., with a capital i stock of $250,000, during the year ending July 31. made a profit of 75 per cent. Its deposits are $5,000,000 The Standard Oil company refuses to sell oil In Indianapolis, Ind., except the buyer furnishes the measure by which I the oil Is to be sold, and in cans holding specified quantities Eleven of the seventeen Terrorists, charged with piuiung 10 assassinate mc umi ui sla, have been condemned to death Since June 19 there ha 'e been nine cases of bubonic plague In San Francisco. with seven deaths Secretary of State Root will leave Washington on his visit to President Diaz of Mexico, on September 25th The mineral output of the Transvaal for the year ending June 30, amounted to $153,649,155 McKinley Richmond, a 10-year-old negro boy, was convicted of murder at OH City, Pa., last week. He shot his sister with a small rifle. It is reported In London that the Brazilian government has contracted with English ship-building companies for three battleships at an approximate cost of $9,000,000 each Ten persons were killed and 160 were Injured, by the collapse of a platform at Oporto. Portugal, last Friday, during a tottery drawing Mount Vesuvius,