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?rrap$ and fads. ? Washington. January 29: Every widow, minor child or orphan of n soldier who served ninety days in the Mexican, the civil, the Indian and the Spanish wars will be on the pension list, the widows at an increase, making their pension $12 a month, if a bill introduced in the house today, becomes a law. The bill has the approval of Speaker Cannon. Representative Sulloway of New Hampshire, chairman of the committee on invalid pensions, introduced the bill by authorization of the committee, which means that when it is reported back from the committee it will be unanimously recommended i.aBsin?c When the bill passes it XVr* "O - ' will clear up the whole pension business, so far as relates to the regular government organizations participating in the various wars. It will even apply to one widow of a soldier of the war of 1812. The pension payments of the government will be increased by $12,000.000 to $13,000,000. ? Asheville, N. C., January 31: A suit for damages against the Southern Railway company will, it is said, be instituted here in a few days, when a novel claim will be set up. The plalntlfT to the suit will be Harley Rogers, a wellknown young man of this county. The plaintiff will demand damages from the Southern railway by reason of the change in the color of his hair, which it is alleged has turned white by reason of an experience that Mr. Rogers recently had at the Smith's bridge crossing. Rogers has a heavy shock of hair. Formerly it was of a reddish or sandy tint. Now it is rapidly turning white and the reason assigned is the fright that Mr. Rogers had by being caught at the crossing. It is alleged that he was attempting to cross the tracks?a public crossing?and that while his wagon was amid the tracks an engine and train of cars bore down on him. At this time the gates went down and he was caught. The engine struck his wagon and knocked it several feet. Mr. Rogers escaped unhurt, but as a result of his trying experience it is alleged his hair Is fast turning white, and unless claim for damages now being considered by the road is paid suit will be instituted. ? The American Telephone and Telegraph company, otherwise known as the Bell company, received a hard knock In the Cook county. 111., circuit court Saturday, in a decision rendered by Judge Wlnde. By virtue of the decision the Bell people are directed to return to the original owners 4,311 shares of stock In the Kellogg Switchboard and Supply company of this city. The court declared that the holding of the Kellogg stock was contrary to the law, in that it tended to create a monopoly. The Kellogg company was organized in 1902 by Mllo Kellogg, who later went to California because of 111 health, leaving a power of attorney with Wallace DeWolf.' The latter, it Is declared In the court record, transferred all of Kellogg's stock to the American company, and as the Kellogg company made a specialty of manufacturing for Independent telephone companies, the effect on the trade of the transfer of the stock was severely felt. Kellogg disapproved of the transfer of stock, and brought suit to have It set aside. Minority stockholders Joined in the suit, alleging that It was against public policy to allow one corporation to hold stock In a competing company, and also that the transfer of the stock constituted a violation of the Sherman antl-trust law. ? The extraordinary session of the North Carolina legislature which met two weeks ago for the purpose of giv ing me rorce oi law 10 me compromise recently agreed upon between Governor Glenn and the railroads as to the rate law, adjourned last Saturday after doing what it met to do, practically to the satisfaction of all concerned. The flat passenger rate in North Carolina previously to the passage of the recent law was 31 cents a mile. The general assembly, at its last regular session, reduced the flat rate to 21 cents. The railroads claimed that the reduction was confiscatory and brought a fight in the United States courts. With the subsequent developments the public is generally quite familiar. The GlennFinley conpromlse agreement provided for a flat rate of 21 cents and the sale of mileage books on a still lower basis. It was agreed also that the railroads would pay $17,500 toward the cost of the extraordinary session of the legislature. The leglsiature passed a bill that substantially carries out the terms of the compromise by making the flat rate 21 cents a mile and leaving it to the railroads to do as they like about reductions on mileage books. Both houses refused to accept the $17,500 that was to have been exacted of the railroads, considering such acceptance as being beneath the dignity of the state. It is also agreed to repeal a very oppressive law providing penalties for delay in freight shipments. It is understood that the railroads are very well pleased with the action of the general assembly as to rates. The only other legislation of importance was the passage of an act providing for a state vote on the prohibition question. ? After deliberating: for twenty-five hours, and after it began to look as if another mistrial was certain, the jury in the case of the state of New York against Harry Kendall Thaw, the young Pittsburg millionaire, charged with the murder of Stanford White on June 2">, 1900, on Saturday returned a verdict of "not guilty by reason of insanity at the lime of the commission of the act." Thaw was at first elated with the verdict, but his elation was rather short lived. After thanking the jury, Justice Dowilng turned to Thaw's counsel and said: "The only testimony in this case upon which a verdict of insanity could be based was to the effect that the defendant is suffeting from manic-depressive form <>f mental derangement. This testimony and the diagnosis of the form of insanity were based upon prior outbreaks of the defendant as testified to by witnesses from London, Monte Carlo, Paris and Albany. It also appears from the testimony and the court was careful to inquire as to this, inai rcciirrcnccK oi niese auacus are reasonably certain. There has been no testimony adduced here to show that a person suffering from this form of insanity ever can he permanently cured. It arrears, however, that during the mania form of the disease tlie person suffering therefrom is likely to commit dangerous assaults or murder. There is danger also of suicide. Therefore, upon all the testimony in this ease, the court deems that to allow the defendant to go at large would be dangerous to the public safety. The decision of the court is that the defendant shall not now he discharged, but being in custody, shall be so held, and committed with all dispatch to the state hospital for the criminal insane at AJatteawen. The sheriff of the county is directed to take custody of the de- t fendnnt and deliver him to the state au- * thoiities at Matteawen." Thaw order- 1 ed his counsel to at once make applies - r tlon for a writ of habeas corpus on the 1 ground that he is sane at this time: f but his counsel thought it better to ^ wait a while and four hours later he e was started up the Hudson river for r the insane asylum fifty miles away. The understanding is that District At- f torney Jerome will resisr wan an m? i power and ability any effort to have Thaw released at this time or at any other time In the near future.. ti , a <?hr ^lorhvillc inquirer. ; " r Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkvllle c as Mail Matter of the Second Class. a YORKVILLE, S. C.i * ^ t TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1908. \ Tltl- otoloinent mihl iqYlPil in the last ^ issue of The Enquirer to the effect * that Mr. Cole L. Blease is a law part- ^ ner of Mr. H. H. Evans was incorrect, r The information was taken from the ? f Columbia correspondence of the daily r papers, the Charlotte Observer and the v Augusta Chronicle. Mr. Blease denied i on the floor of the senate last Wednes- *j day that he has ever had any partner- * ship connection with Mr. Evans. t ? ? r Tke hearing in the case of Flelsch- ' mann & Co., against the dispensary e commission was concluded before Judge c Pritchard at Asheville, N. C., last Fri- * day. Judge Pritchard reserved his de- j cision. He let it be known that he " j would not appoint a receiver as prayed S 'for; but if he should conclude that he ^ has Jurisdiction he would appoint a s master and sift the whole matter to the t bottom. He still had the case under * deliberation yesterday. t ? t It Is gratifying to know that the North Carolina rate trouble has been t settled at last. Of course, everybody t with the sense of a rabbit, ought to real- ? ize that legislative control of corpora- j; tions is necessary. Corporations are r creatures of the legislature, and, ere- p ated without souls, they have to be 1 watched. There are many corpora- g tions, of course, that are as honest and r conscientious in their management as o are some of the most admirably con- J ducted private businesses. That is alto- a gether a question of the character of n the men who have charge. But this ^ does not relieve the necessity of legis- f latlve supervision. In this connection, t however, it is very well to remember ? j that legislatures sometimes act without * much consideration, and that is what the North Carolina legislature did in n trying to regulate the matter of rail- ^ road rates. Even railroads must be ^ allowed to make a profit over fixed s charges and running expenses, else they r cannot continue to run. The rates fix- a ed by the North Carolina legislature <; were confiscatory. It is probable that 1 if they had been allowed to stand they * would have bankrupted every tailroad ?, in the state, and the result would have ] been a greater hardship on the people t of North Carolina than it is easy to | imagine. As to whether the railroads will be able to operate comfortably un- i der the compromise arrangement and ? continue in the prosecution of absolute- v ly necessary betterment,, we do not d know. There is some doubt on the a V question. But anyhow we are glad to xnow that the matter has been settled s at last with some degree of satisfaction, f to both parties, and in a manner that ? is calculated to at least give the rail- ^ road people a chance to see whether t .hey can live under the new arrange- o ment. And so the Thaw case has ended with a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the commis- | slnn <>f the aet That nrobablv is about as good as could have been done. The evidence showed that Stanford White, the murdered man was a depraved de- ? generate, and it showed that Thaw also a was a depraved degenerate. White had n no right to live; but Thaw had no right to kill him. Really Thaw should have J1 been convicted of murder and electrocuted. That is what the law pre- a scribes for his case, and justice would ^ prescribe the same thing. He is but v little if any better than White was. It v is true that he sought the aid of the law before he took the law in his own ^ hands; but the representatives of the n law gave him no heed. If it was cer- a tain that his motives were disinterest- '' ed, then justice would require his complete vindication;-but this has not been shown. All the presumption seems to ti be in favor of the theory that he ob- s jected to the villainies of White only ^ because White stood in the way of the b gratification of his own desires. But t it will have to be conceded that Mr. j* Jerome managed the case well, espe- v cially at this last trial. If he had f] admitted the villainy of White at the v first trial and refrained from the at- ^ tempt to protect the name of that pre- p cious villain, he would have probably F got a verdict of guilty then. He slip- * ped because of his failure to be frank anil open. But he made no serious mis- o take at the last trial. His policy of re- ? training from putting up experts to combat the experts for defense on the p insanity question was a master stroke. ^ The defense proved by its experts that 1 Thaw was as insane as could De desirI Oil una Mr Joinnie Ipf it yo jit that. 1' Had he undertaken to do so, he could have probably shown that the expert testimony amounted to little on either side; hut the jury would have been so mixed that it would have been impossible to escape another mistrial. As it is now, Thaw will have some ditticulty maybe, in proving his recovery from a disorder that was shown to be hopeless. But whether Thaw gets out or not, it is well that the miserable affair is over with. We are not prepared to say that justice has been done, or that the law has been vindicated. It is a fact how- t ever, that the truth has not suffered t seriously. MR. NORTON IS BITTER. Representative From Marion Makes Attack on Tillman. it From The News and Courier. To the Editor of The News and Cou- u rler: Allow me just one word. Your editorial of the 29th instant misses the mark. The News and Courier, J. P. K. Bryan and all Charleston had as much <1 to do with calling the constitutional ,j convention of 1S95 as did "the man in . the moon." The sacred promise of Tillman through his lieutenants went ci forth to the people of the state, call u he convention, vote for a constitutional convention and not one white nan, rich or poor, ignorant or learnd, would be disfranchised. The romise was made the people, the Nllmanitcs voted for and called a >onstitutional convention. The contention assembled and practically lisfranchised the very men who votd for and thereby made possible this onventlon. Therefore. T say that Tillnan and his friends in that convenion were not true to those men, his ollowers, who. trusting him, called he convention to their own undoing. Tn 1861 South Carolina called her ions, the high and the low, the rich tnd the poor, to defend her against tn Invading foe. They responded, bled md died for South Carolina. The end :ame in defeat. The blood of her sons vas compensated in destroyed homes, >overty, hunger, want and years of oil. Military government followed by econstruction and the negro-scallacag government of years of robbery tnd plunder. Then 1876 came. The passes?now "them asses"?rallied tnd hurled from power the infidel Chamberlain and his minions of callawag and carpet-bag thieves in he state. And this was done in the face of he advice or tne .\ews ana courier ind the leading politicians of the tate. The white man ruled again, but nly after the blood, votes and sup ort of the great masses of the peo)le of the state. The masses?"them isses" now?were great, grand and rlorious?glorious in war and peace? >ut, alas, the colonels, the brigadier renerals. the big men of the state, orgot the people. Next 1890 came. The people hurled from power the >osses. Plain Farmer Ben Tillman ras made governor. He, too, forgets he same people who made possible lis elevation. I expeoted no better of Senator Tillman. The masses have lever trusted the News and Courier is their guide and their friend. They lave trusted Tillman. The great nasses feel, believe, that J. P. K. trvan and the school of public men n South Carolina in the constitutlonil convention were not their friends, ""he people are not disappointed In >^m, but thev are disappointed in heir champion, Senator B. R. Tillnan. In this matter of the suffrage aws of this state and the lien law. I doubt very much if the talented ditor of the News ^nd Courier, wlth>ut studying the laws or the constlution, can himself tell what or who s a onalifed voter in South Carolina, n 1876 up to 1895 the slogan was 'follow your leader and fear no danrer." The people have followed their pader to their own undoing. They annot vote in any legal election, and oon will be deprived of their votes in he primary election by rules which hpv cannot comply with, and will hus be disfranchised in those eleclons as they now are in legal eleclons. All this devilish hellishness is to be M J 1 ?*Ua novinill. ouoweu uy me rvucai wi mc q^hvuiural lien law, with doubled efforts >eing made to prevent the poor from riving a mortgage on his crop, his >ersonal property or otherwise. Anyhing to reduce the tenant class to ommon vassalage. A shame, a disrrace to Tillman and all who attempt t! I have seen the hillsides of Virfinla, Maryland and Pennsylvania un red with the blood of thousands if South Carolina's noblest sons in he name of liberty. In the name of Iberty did I say?no, I will correct it ,nd put it in the name of slavery. I nust feel that my own life's blood ras poured out freely in a cause hat I thought was honorable and for he liberties of my people, but I change hat foolish sentiment and say for the nslavement of my people. God save hese people. sons of Confederate oldiers, from the grafting greed f a landed aristocracy whose renorseless conscience hears not the ry of the weak and the helpless, ut Hophni and Phineas-like, with looble lined hooks of barbed teel dip into the liberties and the neat and bread of the people of louth Caroljna. May be I am the goose as you and !enator Tillman may say. Pe it so f you so think. It would have been letter to have continued as in 1878, 880 and on with our hands in the 'allot box taking out the negro balots than hypocritically to have rob>ed white men of their ballots, and hen of their liberties, as in the efort to make vassals .of white men iow going on in South Carolina. Turn t as you may, twist it as you can, the on of the Confederate soldier, whose ather's bones bleach upon Virginia iilsides. and whose blood enrich hunIreds of battlefields, stand helpless ind in poverty, ignorant and despised lecause his father, killed, maimed ind unable, could not educate that on. For those sons of the poor Conederate I say curse the name of librty to them, and blight the hypocritcal cant that praises their father's >atriotism and yet damns them and heir posterity to slavery by cruelly oppressive laws. Respectfully, James Norton. Columbia, January 30. MARTIN-COOK WEDDING. nteresting Social Event In Allison Creek Church. The marriage of Miss Sara Martin o Mr. Fred Cook at Allison Creek hurch on Wednesday, January 29, was social event of great interest to this leighborhood. Long before the appointed hour, people from every section of the country lad assembled at the church. The church was very prettily decorted in green and white garlands and ihite wedding bells. At the first pew n each side were small green and rhite gates. At the back of the pulpit . ere festoons of green and white paer, and white wedding bells were susended at different intervals. Just beond the pulpit were two large white iosts wrapped in green garlands. An reh of green and white was rested pon these posts, in the center of which .as a large white wedding bell. Promptly at 5 o'clock, the Reverend Tr. Hafner took his place in front of he pulpit. To the strains of Mendelsohn's Wedding March rendered very weetly by Miss Janie Shillinglaw, four ttle ribbon girls, Mattie Bell Campell, Macie Huddleston, Mary Bigger nd Frankle Jackson, two down each isle, entered the church. They opened he gates, and caught the streamers of ,'hlte ribbon. When they had taken heir places, aisles were formed through ,'hich the bridal party entered. Next ame the bridal party, one down each isle in the following order: Messrs. tobert Armstrong and John Simril, tob Stewart and Billy Simril; Misses Ilia Carroll and Lona Huddleston, ?Tora and Annie Martin. They formed a semi-circle and then ntered down one aisle, the bride, Miss ara Aiamn it-iiniiiK upon nit- cum Irs. George Martin, while down the tlier came the groom, Mr. Fred Cook, ?aning upon the arm of Mr, George lartin. The bride and groom took heir places under the large arch and fr. Hafner spoke the solemn words, rhicli made them husband and wife, 'he order was just reversed in leaving he church. The bride looked very retty in her dress of white embroidred net. All the brides-maids were eatiy dressed in white suits, and carkd large bouquets of fern tied with bite ribbon. Miss Janie Shillinglaw rendered some ery sweet music before and after the eremonv. which was very much enjoyd by all. The bridal party with a few select I'iends then went to the home of the room where an elaborate supper was erved. The table was very prettily decrated to represent a snow scene with m! and green garlands suspended from rn ceiling. Much fun was caused by lie young people drawing verses from tie snow ball, and then having them muI in the parlor. The wedding presents were many and aried showing the popularity of these onng people. - Some time ago Governor Ansel, nctlg <<n the recommendation of the ?ni| tioiler general, suspended Treasrer Kd wards and Auditor Wiggins of ierkeley county. The senate has reised to confirm the suspension of Auitor Wiggins, but declines to take aeon in the case of the treasurer. It has een made to appear that the shortimings of the auditor were due solely i ignorance. ' LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Calls attention to the discount of 10 to 20 per cent offered on various goods In the dry goods department, and also to the special bargain counters. National Union Bank?Says that every man wants the best of anything and offers its services as the best in banking affairs. See fourth page. Strauss-Smith Co.?Remind you of their special offerings of clothing for men. youths and boys at a discount of 35 per cent. First National Bank?Explains the convenience and safety of doing business through the bank by means of checks. See fourth page. Dr. Earl S. Sloan?Directs attention to Sloan's liniment as a remedy for sweeny, etc. See fourth page. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Has a full line of tools and appliances for the spring plowing and says that it will please in quality and prices. Gem Photo Co.?Will end its Yorkville engagement on Saturday. Until then you get twenty-eight photos for 25 cents. Thomson Co.?Asks you to look for its next advertisement in The Enquirer. iVl. W . wuiic neimcs an aiiu.umc auu wants you to give him a trial In the sale of stocks, bonds or real estate. J. W. Dobson?Tells you that his specialties are fruits and produce, and that he can save you money. Loan and Savings Bank?Solicits your banking business and will extend every courtesy consistent with sound banking. Sam M. Grist?Says that the Mutual Benefit Is a terror to agents of other companies when It comes to a show down. He wants to show you. The general assembly was not In session yesterday, having adjourned on account of salesday. An attorney for whose opinion The Enquirer has respect, gives us the opinion that a landlord's lien cannot be made to take the place of the merchant's lien as security for supplies. The landlord's lien cannot bo used as security for anything except rent. Last Sunday, Feb, 2nd, was "ground hog day," and if the little varmint had the nerve to come out of his hole at all on account of the cold weather, he lost no time In going back again for another snooze of six weeks, as he could certainly see his shadow all right, and the low temperature of Sunday morning gave him unmistakable evidence that winter was still here and from all Indications was likely to stay for several weeks. REVISION OF REGISTRATION. Senator Brlce last week offered the following requesting the judiciary committee of the senate to prepare a bill In regard to the registration and enrollment of electors: Whereas, sub-division A, of section 4, of article 2 of the constitution of this state provides that there shall be an enrollment of every elector In this state once In ten years; and Whereas, ter. years have elapsed since the enrollment of the electors of this state; and Whereas, the registration books of the various counties of the state are sadly In need of revision: Be It Resolved, by the senate, the house of representatives concurring, That the judiciary committee of the house and senate do forthwith pre; are and introduce in the house an.i senate a bill carrying out the provisions of the constitution In regard to this matter. The resolution was adopted. "BEFO' DAY CLUB8." The house on last Friday, passed the following bill Introduced by Mr. Rucker of Anderson and Intended more especially to facilitate oversight and control of secret societies among the negroes: Section 1. That on May 1, 1908, each and every secret order or society shall apply to the clerk of the court of the county In which they wish to operate for a license, which shall set forth the name of the order or society, the nature and purpose of same: Provided every society so licensed shall not be required to renew said license. section Z. 'mat a iee 01 one uuuai shall be paid to said clerk of court for said license, and it shall be the duty of said clerk of court to examine into the purpose of said order or society, and he is hereby empowered to gTant or refuse said license for any reason that may be deemed good and sufficient by said clerk. Section 3. That It shall be a misdemeanor for any one knowingly to attend upon any meeting of such secret order or society that has not obtained the license hereinbefore set as above provided. And any one violating the provisions hereof, upon conviction, shall be punished by Imprisonment for not more than thirty days or fined In the sum of not more than one hundred dollars. in the discretion of the court. The vote on the passage of this bill in the house was 46 to 56, and this would indicate more or less doubt as to whether It will pass the senate. WITH THE SPECULATOR!!. The speculative market throughout the country yesterday was reviewed in an Associated Press dispatch from New York last night as follows: Today's cotton market fluctuated Irregularly within a range of about 10 points, closing steady at a net advance of 2 to 6 points. Sales estimated 200,000 bales. Today's cotton market fluctuated irregularly within a range of about 10 points, closing steady at a net advance of 2 to 6 points. Sales estimated 200,000 bales. The market opened steady at an advance of 7 to 11 points in response to higher cables than expected and good English spot sales. There was no aggressive support, however, and the market soon weakened under local bear pressure which was promoted by the larger estimate for tomorrow's receipts at Houston. After selling off to within 4 or 5 points of Saturday's finals, the market rallied again on covering and bullish mail advices as to the trade outlook in Lancashire and continental circles. The active months worked up to about the opening figures, but eased off later under weakness in New Orleans and rumors of easier southern spot markets. The close was 3 or 4 points up from the lowest on the active months on covering. It was rumored that the National Ginners' association would issue a report on February 6th giving the amount of cotton ginned to the end of January. Business here was mostly local and professional traders Ki lrloli r\r\ thn mnrlfot nwinff tn the absence of bull leadership and fear nf weakness in the south as the season for new crop preparations advances. Southern markets officially reported early were unchanged to ic. lower. Receipts at the ports today 43.252 against 36,203 last week and 37.696 last vear. For the week 240,000 against 2S7.9S4 last week and 256,718 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 16,?15 against 11,222 last year, and at Houston 6.902 against 41,855 last year. COTTON ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the South Carolina Cotton association will be held in Columbia tomorrow, and the York county association will be well represented at the meeting. The convention will be attended by delegates from every county in the state and many questions of importance will be discussed. E. D. Smith, president of the association, has issued a call, in which ho savs: "Let no one think that the fight inaugurated for the maintaining of a remunerative price for cotton will ever be abandoned; as long as we are dependent upon our cotton crop and so long as we have a practical monopoly of its production, just so long will we, as a people, grapple with the problem until we solve it in the interest of all parties concerned. Therefore, I, as president of the Southern Cotton association, hereby and now Invite all parties interested in the so lution of this problem to meet us In ci the city of Columbia on February 6, ifl 1908. "It seems more than probable that Sf within the next few weeks the price In for which we have stood so loyally. In ai spite of the dangers through which b we have passed and the frightful experiences which some of us have gone P' through with in this financial panic, pi will be realized. It looks like 15- OI cent cotton at the least, It may be that somebody will have to pay more. r "I especially extend to the travel- T lng salesmen a cordial Invitation to ^1 have as many of their men meet with us on the date named as possible, for surely they know what it means to ^ have business stagnated as It has tt ? been for the last few months. ?( "There will be taken up at our meeting the question of systematic " warehousing throughout the state. J We would be glad If the different f( warehouse corporations throughout ,t ! the state would be present." 1 . U ABOUT PEOPLE. Senator Brlce came up from Colum- jc bla on Saturday and remained over yesterday. I P Representative Saye was in Yorkville yesterday having come up from . Columbia last Saturday. Sarah, the six-year-old daughter of ^ Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Jones, has been quite ill for some days past with scarlet fe- cj ver and grip. T Mr. Wm. J. Gordon, is quite ill with grip at his home on Yorkvllle No. 6. He has been confined to his bed since g 'ast Thursday. Mr. John S. Brat ton and bride, arrived In Yorkvllle from Birmingham, Ala., last week. They will probably make their home on Mr. Bratton's farm near Guthriesvllle. . _ Mr. D. E. Thomas Is quite 111 at his home at Filbert with pneumonia. He . ? ? , P has been down since last ruesaay, ana his condition Is quite serious. He is In the 73rd year of his age. Miss Belle Qulnn of Smyrna, who ^ has been nursing In the state hospital S in Columbia for the past few years, ^ has taken a position In the Flagler hos- v pltal in St. Augustine, Fla. 01 Mr. O. D. Anderson and family of bl Belton, S. C., have moved to Yorkville T within the past few days and Mr. Anderson has taken charge of the South- w ern depot us agent, vice Mr. W. B. 01 Williams, resigned. Mr. M. H. Bradley of Gastonla, was ol in Yorkville yesterday shaking hands D with his friends from the western part of the county. He says that If he does tj not get back to his farm In the Smyrna tl neighborhood * next fall it will be gi through no fault of his. c< Mr. Robert Herndon has taken a po- lo sitlon with the York Drug store, as ai clerk, vice Mr. R. Glenn Allison, who k< will leave for Atlanta, Ga., within a few M days, and who will have a run on the S Atlanta and Charlotte division of the E Southern as a mall weigher. G tl WITHIN THE TOWN. S ? The county board of reglstra- tc tlon was In session yesterday; but very 8' few certificates were issued. 10 *f TtrhitAaMna onoflnno/1 off L ~~~* 1*11 . iX. ifl. Tl UIHTOIUt.l UUVilwtiv.%. w ? a number of horses and mules at the court house corner yesterday. a ? The Associate Reformed congrega- Pi tlon Is seriously considering the ques- Y tlon of remodeling Its church building. w ? The usual large crowd of horse- b< traders and dealers was In Yorkville L yesterday, and there was quite a lot of B business in horseflesh. N ? There have been few periods In the M history of the dry goods trade of this tl town when a dollar would buy more ec value than now. In ? The presen t cold snap has been the 's most severe of the season. According R to Mr. J. R. Schorb, the local weather ni observer, the thermometer registered 21 Is degrees on Saturday morning, 19 de- L grees Sunday morning and 15 degrees al yesterday morning. The coldest weath- la er on record at this station was two Qi degrees below zero, in February, five or T six years ago. ? Mr. Luther Baber has opened a bar- y ber shop In the room of the Shandon in hotel, formerly occupied by Dr. A. Y. te Cartwrlght. Messrs. J. M. Brian & Co., ai have a stock of groceries In the Rose oi building. Messrs. D. A. Mauney & Co., la have re-opened the York Lunch room, ai which had been closed for some weeks. ($ Messrs. Farron Bros., are In their new re livery stable on West Madison street. In ? What was probably the most dlsa- tc greenble taste of rough weather that bl thia spetinn has exDerienced during the ai present season, was that which came a last Friday and Saturday in the shape fe of sleet, rain and freezing wind. The ti ice formed rapidly and thickly on the b< limbs of the trees, the telephone and tt electric wires, the housetops and the d< ground. Much damage was done to th overhead wires and because of the dan- q gerous situation the electricity was cut off during most of the day. Superin- J? tendent Barnwell took this precaution j[for the reason that with so many brok- aj en telephone wires hanging over the w electric light and power wires there s' was no telling what might have been ^ the consequences Many branches of h shade trees were broken off by being to overloaded with ice, and there was ^ mn.th noma cm cmnpraiiv There were no serious accidents, however. ' in a ri COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ^ The February term of the court of ^ qu common pleas for York county, provided for in an act of the last session of the ci general assembly, convened In regular w session yesterday morning, with Hon. ^ R. C. Watts presiding. r. The return of the sheriff showed that J. the following petit Jurors drawn to *!,c r i serve at this session of the court were j), not to be found in the county: A. C. ar Bailey, A. C. Drennan, John Neely, A. A. Nunn, G. C. Blankenship. At the call of the clerk, the following 55 reported themselves present and ready for service: J. L. McGarity, R. C. Pat- co rick, R. A. Carroll, Lindsay McFadden, Pi R. Rl. Barnett, 1). J. Diggers, J. J. Scog- Pr gins. W. B. Ardrey, W. B. Sealy, R. W. Burris, W. J. Mullinax, W. H. Dickson, th ?-v r-. ?... 1... IV II T Tf Wl U. r4. .viaiRiurj,, ?? . A A. A ?ihu?v.., . --Meek. W. H. Williamson. W. M. Adkins, Pr G. W. Brown, J. T. Devinney, D. E. Fineher, H. D. Cranford, T. A. Brown, fir J. B. Craig, J. W. Jones, J. K. Roach, fa Tlie following were excused: F. E. Clinton, I.. Holler, J. G. Anderson, R. W. Bratton, I). I'. I^atimore, S. W. at IJandridge. hi: In order to fill out the venire thus ^ depleted, extra jurors were drawn from be the emergency box as follows: R. T. br Allison, W. W. Jenkins, A. E. Gettys, J. Q. Wray, J. B. Wood, B. M. Johnson. j|c W. B. Keller, B. N. Moore, G. R. Hop- te< per, AI. C. Willis, W. H. Fowler. Nothing could be done until the venire was filled to at least thirty-two (),< men, and the court took a recess until tei 3 o'clock p. m. The first case taken up was that of qj| W. F. Jackson, Jr., plaintiff against the ?a Southern Railway company. This case k" had its origin as the result of the fire which destroyed the depot at Tlrzah on October 9, 1903. The plaintiff was sin injured while trying to help save some of the cars of the railway company in' from burning, his right foot being yej ushed under a ear wheel. Erysipes developed afterward and he had a nious time of it. Action for damages i the sum of $10,000 was commenced id the case was tried at the NovemBr. 1904 term. The Jury found for the laintlff in the sum of $r?,000. The sureme court reversed the court below i account of legal errors, and a new ial was had at the May, 1906 term. Ills time the jury gave the plaintiff 5,000. The supreme court reversed the >urt below again, and the case is lerefore before the circuit court for le third time. The case was taken up esterday afternoon and after all the sstimony for the plaintiff was in, Mr. . E. McDonald asked for a verdict >r the defendant on the ground that had not been shown that the de;ndant had contributed to the plainff's injury, except possibly through le negligence of the plaintiff's "fel>w servant," George Wilson. After insiderable argument on this point, ro and con, with Mr. McCaw repreintlng the plaintiff, Judge Watts orered a verdict for the defendant, sub:antially on the grounds urged by [r. McDonald. The court Is now engaged In the ise of Key vs." the Western Union elegraph company. LOCAL LACONICS, ale By the Clerk, The only sale by the clerk yesterday as In the case of M. A. Moore plainff, vs. W. T. Moore. Admr., defendant, tract of 136 acres of land one mile luthwest of Sharon. Bid off by Mr. J. Vank Ashe for Mrs. M. A. Moore at 12 an acre. resident Can't Come. Washington special of Saturday to harlotte Observer: Representatives rTebb of North Carolina, and Flnley of outh Carolina, called on President oosevelt today to extend to him an lnItatlon to speak at King's Mountain 1 the 7th of October, from the memers of the D. A. R., of Yorkvllle, S. C. he president said that he was deghted to have the Invitation and ould be* more than pleased to speak i such an occasion, but declared that would be impossible for him to get Pf at that time. He sent his regrets, elegates to the State Convention. At the convention of the York Coun r Southern Cotton association held in le court house last Saturday, deleates to the state convention which mvenes tomorrow were chosen as foliws: D. M. Hall. F. H. Barber. Richrd Sturgls, J. L. Ralney. W. S. Wil?rson, J. W. Ardrey, J. L. McGIU, R. E. IcFarland, W. L. Campbell, C. E. pencer, J. A. Latta. J. C. Wllborn, J. . Beamguard, John T. Roddey, Dr. W. . White. The York representatives in te general assembly and Mr. W. H. tew&rt were authorized and requested > serve as alternates in case they lould be needed to give the county as)ciation full representation, iquor, Cocaine and Women. There was quite a serious row among party of negroes on Mr. S. W. Inman's lace, on the western outskirts of orkville Sunday afternoon. Cocaine, hisky and women, are thought to have ?en responsible for the trouble.. Nath indsay and Jupe Rivers were shot and ob Leech was cut. Leech was cut by ath Lindsay and Lindsay was shot by fill Dunlap. The bullet took effect in ie stomach and Lindsay is not expecti to recover. Jupe Rivers was shot i the foot by Bob Johnson. His wound not serious. Will Dunlap and Hood ussell were arrested Sunday after3on. Magistrate Comer this morning sued warrants for Will Dunlap, Bob eech, Ches Lockridge, Bob Johnson, lias Dunlap, and Hood Russell. The st named is charged with selling IILior. he Farmers' Union. The regular monthly meeting of the ork County Farmer^ Union was held i the Woodmen's hall, Yorkville, yesirday, Mr. J. Frank Ashe presiding, id Mr. A. L. Black keeping the rec ds. The attendance was probably rger than at any previous meeting id much Interest was manifested. In Let It was a subject of congratulatory imark that there was no restless going i and out as has been the case hereifore. Several matters of conslderale Importance to the organization, nong other things the appointment of business agent and the purchase of Ttllizers were discussed and tentave conclusions were reached as to >th matters: but there was nothing In le proceedings of the day that It was jslred to give out for publication at lis time. oath of Mrs. Jessie A. Ratterree. Rock Hill Record, February 3: Mrs. ?ssie Anderson Ratterree, sister of Mr. G. Anderson of this city, died at her >me In Louisville, Ky., last Friday 'ternoon, after an Illness of several eeks, her death being due to paralys. Mrs. Ratterree was born at Lawrnvllle, N. C\, on January 1, 1868. She lent most of her girlhood days In Rock ill. She was married here In 1885 i Mr. V. B. Ratterree of this place, 1 ho survives her, and was the mother ' three children, two of whom survive Vivian and Willie Mai. the latter be- 1 g well known here. The remains ar ved here at 4 ociock trus morning, >ing taken to the home of Mr. Ander- ; in. It can be truly said that Mrs. J atterree lived the gospel of love and ! mshine. Funeral services were held is morning at 11 o'clock at St. John's ; iiurch by Rev. T. C. O'Dell, after hich the remains were laid to rest in xurelwood cemetery. The active pallsarers were: Messrs. S. C. May, Pride atterree, O. K. Williams, Geo. Beach, B. Sykes and Claude Henry. The ' >norary pallbearers were: Dr. W. W. J jnnell, Dr. T. A. Crawford, Ira B. unlap, J. M. Cherry, Capt. L. M. Davis ' id W. J. Roddey. ! -Arthur P. Glover, white, aged about < years, was hanged in Augusta, Ga., 1 st Friday for murder. His crime was ] e killing of Maud Dean Williamson, a ] tton mill operative, on Oct. 19, 1906. ] actically every scheme known in the ( actice of law was made use of to save over, but at the last he had to pay e penalty of his crime. On the day of e murder Glover walked into the 1 ing Cotton mill in Augusta, and ap- i oaching his helpless victim, calmly ' ilied a large pistol from his pocket t id shot the young woman to death, j ing two or three shots after she had t lien. Four shots took effect, any one ? which would have proven fatal, i over was considered a desperate t an, and the mill operatives did not r tempt to capture him. Later he gave 1 mseir up, ana staiea mat ne naa khi- i the woman because she had been J true to him. He further stated that i fore lie was hung for the crime every t ick In the Kins mill would turn to c Id. At his first trial he was convict- r by the jury after an hour's delibera- v in. A new trial was granted on a v .'hnicality. At the second trial a ver- c t of guilty was again returned and t sentence of death pronounced. An- t lier appeal was taken and failed, then 1 s prison commission was asked to In- a fere, and a respite of a few days was t mi ted. Governor Smith was then '1 pealed to. and this effort failed, and s over was executed Friday. Glover c is a man of family and the woman he u led was said to be his sweetheart, p d others say that she was killed be- r use she resented his attentions, g iiver walked to the gallows without v mv of fear and was perfectly calm t d resigned to his fate. Tills was the <t legal execution of a white man k Richmond county, Ga., In seventy e axs. p STATEMENT FROM STEVENSON. Attorney of Board Tells of the Asheville Incident. Columbia State, Saturday. Mr. W. F. Stevenson, general counsel for the dispensary commission, returned from Asheville yesterday and was asked about the excitement in Judge Pritchard's court. With reference to the report of the excoriation he gave George B. Lester, an attorney representing Fleischmann & Co., Mr. Stevenson said that in his remarks he made no reflection upon the state senate, but he had spoken very plainly and truthfully of senators who as lawyers had claims of whisky houses. It was of these he had spoken. He had heard criticism of his remarks, but he wishes to go on record as saying that he has no retraction to make and that his remarks should not apply to the whole senate or its action. At the time that he had spoken he had not heard anything definite, merely that the senate had voted down tne resolution construing mc act creating the commission. Mr. Mordecal had taunted the attorneys for the state with the declaration that the senate had declined to endorse the commission and his reference to the senate was not voluntary, but was provoked by this thrust. Furthermore the whole matter was Injected by the other side and the press accounts had been deficient In that they had failed to state this and had attributed the Interpolation of this matter to Mr. Lyon. Mr. Stevenson declared that he will stand by what he has said; furthermore that he has seen evidences of a regular whisky lobby being organized here as In the days of "high Jinks" and when he gets conclusive proof he proposes to make It known. Mr. Stevenson gave out the following written statement: "The report In the State today Is Incorrect as to one matter, to wit: The Otts resolution construing the act under which the commission Is proceeding and the work of the commission. This matter was brought up by the attorney for Flelschmann and not by us. "It originated as follows: Mr. Barnard stated that they would ask to amend their bill to attack as Invalid an act passed by the legislature on the 28th. Mr. Lyon stated that no such act had been passed. Barnard then asked what had been done and Mr. Lvon stated that a concurrent resolution had been passed by the house and was pending: In the senate and would be likely passed In the senate that day. "This brought the matter before the court on the initiative of the other attorneys on the morning of the 30th. When Mr. Mordecal was making his argument, which argument reflected on the fairness of the commission as a court, he adverted to the fact that the senate had rejected the resolution confidence by a vote of 19 to 18, the inference being clear that it was a reflection on the commission or a vote of a want of confidence. Acting on information which had come over the 'phone, I stated: 'I know tha* there is a considerably larger number of attorneys In the senate of South Carolina who represent claims against the dispensary and represent officials under indictment than the majority against the measure, and I understand some of them were opposing the measure vigorously.' "The majority, they stated, was a majority of one . and the inference that the commission was warped in its judgment by being also an investigating committee, elicited my statement that enough members of the senate were possibly also warped in their judgment by the circumstances of their association to have turned the tide in the vote. In fairness to Mr. Mordecal I will say that he disclaimed any reflection on the commission personally, but claimed in argument that the fact that they were an Inquisitorial body and had sworn out a large number of warrants'and were constantly advised by the prosecuting attorney, rendered them unsuitable t-? sit in Judgment and render unbiased decrees as to the claims, and I, in like manner, disclaimed any reflection on the motives of the senators thus representing clients whose rights were antagonistic to the cause of the commission, but applied the same ininference that their Judgment would be warped." "Most of the senators In that category were personal friends and I would be the last to impugn their motives and when asked if I did so I am correctly reported as saying 'No.' In justice to all parties it is proper to state the circumstances of the colloquy that no wrong inference may be drawn. W. F. Stevenson." FOREST HILL NOTES. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Bandana, February 3.?Mrs. Frank Plexco of Rock Hill, who came up for the Cook-Martin wedding, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Ferguson. She will return to Rock Hill this afternoon. Mr. W. H. Beard and family have moved into their handsome new residence, which has been but lately finished. We were informed by Mr. Beard that it was "cold enough to freeze fish" the first night it was occupied. Master Cecil Drennan, son of Mr. Beatty Drennan, who has been ill with pneumonia, is almost recovered. Miss Lizzie Wood was the guest of Miss Maggie Moore last Tuesday. Misses Janie Brandon, Mary Craig and Anne Brandon of Lowell, were the ^ guests of Miss Helen Bigger last Wednesday. Prof. Grier has a handsome new map for the Forest Hill school. It was a gift from Congressman D. E. Finley, a gift not only handsome as a map, but useful for school work. Friday afternoon there was a most Interesting debate at the Forest Hill school. The subject was: "Resolved: That North Carolina is a better state than South Carolina." Robert Gardner represented the affirmative side and Brown Beard the negative, the affirmative won, four to three. There will be another debate of great interest at the Forest Hill school, Friday afternoon, the subject for discussion will be, "Resolved: That Roosevelt has been a better president than Washington." Watt Suggs will represent the affirmative and Harry Currence the negative. It is the intention of the teacher and pupils of the Forest Hill school to present "The Parson's Perversity," at an early date. It is a humorous play in three acts. Last Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Bigger entertained at an Informal gathering the following young people at their home: Misses Mary Harper. Mattie and Ollle Jackson. Sallie Wallace, Ferry Bigger, Maggie May"oi'i yviiho nnh Mamie Warren. Anne Brandon, Lessle Carroll, Mattye and Lillian Hand, Annie Brandon anl Llda Suggs, Messrs. Boyd Gardner, Vance VVhitesides, Glenn Brandon, Tom Currence. Alec Watson, Richard and Barlett Bigger. Henry Suggs and Clair Efarper. They report a most enjoyable tccaslon. ? King Carlos of Portugal and Louis Philippe, the crown prince, were assassinated in Lisbon last Saturday, rhe country has been In a very disurbed state for many weeks, a large jarty being In practical rebellion with he' purpose of overthrowing the monirchy and establishing a republic. Nunerous stores of arms and munitions >f war had been seized by the governnent authorities in various parts of the clngdoin and many arrests had been nade. The royal family had been sonurnintf' outstrip the ranltal and return ng on Saturday, was proceeding from he railroad station to the palace in a arriage. A company of assassins had >osted themselves at a point where it vas known that the royal carriage vould have to pass and as the carriage ame up they quickly presented cardnes that tliey had concealed about heir clothes and commenced firing, rhe king and his eldest son were killed t the first volley. The Infanta Manuel, he king's second son. was wounded, "he queen escaped unhurt notwithtandfng that immediately the assassins onunenced firing, she threw her body n thnt of lier husband, hoping thus to irotect him from the bullets. The cartage was accompanied by a strong uard of soldiers. The assassination tas effected before the soldiers realized hat there was danger; but an instant iter the soldiers were at work. They illed three of the assassins and capturd three. As to how many were in the i arty is not definitely known. While I all the probabilities seem to favor the belief that the assassination is the work rf the revolutionists still there is a possibility that it Is chargeable to anarchists. The news of the assassination spread throughout the city .with remarkable rapidity, and the people not knowing what might happen next barricaded themselves in their places of business and homes. A meeting of high dignitaries with Premier Franco was held in the palace shortly after the assassination and It was arranged that Queen Amele would assume the regency during the minority of her second son, successor to the throne. SpUTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? Chester and Rock Hill will probably be In the state baseball league this year. ? A movement is on foot to build a trolley line between Spartanburg and nr????nvtllt? It lu nrnnnxwl tn nraranlze a $100,000 stock company for the purpose. ? A story full of interest regarding the finding of a burled treasure, I cornea from Granlteville, and seema to corroborate stories that have been told in that section of Aiken county for generations. On a place now owned by Mr. James L. Quinby, a prominent merchant of Granlteville, there was found recently a shallow hole in the ground, traces of places where some experimenting was evidently done with some kind of a mineral rod, and an old rusty pot lying out on the ground. This is quite evidently the remains of a fortune buried several generations ago by old Dave Powell, who once occupied the place, and who lived the life of a hermit and was a miser. He lived all alone in a shack, made his bed of straw and corn shucks. He raised cattle and was known to have money.. It Is "supposed that some one has discovered the hiding place and removed the treasure. When old Powell died not a cent could be found, not even money to iay his burial expenses. Since then it has been the aim of many a man , ind all the adventurous boys to find the money left by old Dave. Much time has been spent in the attempt but old Dave's money remained resting peacefully through all the recent money stringency in the cold confines >f the earth from which It came. Old Dave Powell was scared of the banks and refused to put his hard earned dollars in them. It was known to be his custom to keep it in a pot and to bury it. NOW that it is Siinnnrod *n have been found leads to all sorts of surmises as to the amount of the old man's wealth. He has been detid for about thirty years and few people remember enough about him to know what he was worth. But those who were most intimate with him estimate that he must have saved up several thousand dollars, and he was never < known to spend any money for anything that he could possibly do without, wearing scanty clothes and ralsng all his own food. The finding of ;he pot brings back to memory something of the life of this eccentric old character, and also some Incidents which seem to prove that his money had been found. Mr. Delaware Pow- I ell, an honored citizen of Bath, Is a nephew of the miser and remembers well the life of his uncle. Mr. Powell once went to see his uncle, and when he reached the house he found that the old man was away. Mr. Delaware Powell was then only a boy, though he is now some 70 years old. He went right on in the house, as was his custom, knowing how to enter. He got to rummaging around in the smoke house, and seeing some fresh dirt against the wall, thought rats were there. Pursuing his boyish desire to unearth the rodents, he began groveling in the sand with a stick, and striking something hard he unearthed it. It proved to be an old pot He carefully placed it back, but told his uncle about finding it. The pot was moved at once and its whereabouts were never known after that But when the pot was described to Mr. Powell a day or two ago he stated that it must be the same pot which he saw that day sixty years ago in the smoke house. During his last illness and just before his demise at the ripe old age of ninety odd years Dave Powell gave all his earthly property to Mr. Delaware Powell. When he realized that the end was near the old man toia his beloved nephew to go out and hunt up all his cattle and hogs, all of which ran in the woods unrestricted by the present fence - I law. There were ninety odd head of " cattle and herds upon herds of hogs. He did not succeed in locating all of them and this irritated the dying man, and he went again in search of the missing swine and kine. It was while upon this errand that old Dave became much worse, and he ordered that his nephew "be sent for posthaste. When Mr. Powell arrived the old man was speechless and could utter nothing more than guttural sounds, though he was yet conscious. He made many gesticulations and tried hard to speak, but Mr. Powell now believes that he was making an attempt to tell him where his money was. Like all other similar characters he would never divulge the hiding place of the precious coin until the last moment, and then it was too late 'o tell It. It was perhaps thirty years before his death that Mr. Powell saw the pot, and during that time it could have been doubled many times over. ? The president on last Fridav sent < mother brave message to congress on the subject of the employers' liability tct, the control of corporations, the regulation of stock exchange speculation and other matters. The supreme ourt having, decided the employers' "lability law to be unconstitutional bemuse it applies to intra-state as well is inter-state conditions, the president vould have this defect corrected so as to make the law apply only to interstate conditions. He urges that it is wrong that the laboring man should bear all the risks incident to his trade; * that it is nothirg but right that the employer should be made to indemnify him in case of accidents from which he suffers through no fault of his, and says that in the event of such a law, employers could distribute the cost by lutting the risk upon insurance com- j ~>anies. He recommends that the law ve made to protect employes in the 7overnment service, including those at work on the Panama canal, and that there be an appropriation of $100,000 a vear to defray expenses. He does not _ want to be understood as leaving the mutter of damages open to unreasonable abuse but would throw proper safeguards around the conditions on which damages are to be obtained, and would have a fixed schedule of compensation for specific Injuries. He discusses the subject of Judicial injunctions and insists that while the power of injunction is necessary and should not be dispensed with, It has often been used to the great wrong of the laboring man. and the courts should be exceedingly careful how they permit injunctions. He says that the Federal government should have supervision over the financial operation of railroads and should take steps to prevent future watering of stocks. Gambling in futures, on margins, he says, should be stopped if possible. He calls attention to the fact that there are national questions with which the state cannot deal effectively, and which are only aggravated by state Intprfprpnop T-Tp hpHpvoa that r> o _ tional government should take the Initiative in all matters of this kind and that the state government should back the national government up to the fullest extent. Referring to the recent financial depression, he says that he does not believe that the acts of the administration had anything to do with It: but he wants it distinctly understood that he will not be deterred from righting wrongs and punishing big criminals even at the cost of temporary suffering.