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?tarps and |act$. ? William J. Bryan spoke at a banquet at Topeka, Kan., last Saturday night. There were 1,200 banqueters and also a large number of other people, including women among the spectators. Mr. Bryan denied that hostile state legislation was responsible for the depressed condition in railroad affairs. The condition, he said, was due more to exaggerations and misrepresentations which the railroad managers presented when trying "to intimidate state legislators." Mr. Bryan also found reason for the present linancihl troubles in watered stock and lack of bank deposit guaranty legislation. "The big Eastern banks," he said, "violated the law at every turn and did not keep sufficient reserves on hand to meet the demands for actual cash. If those reserves had been up, we should have had no difficulty. We must look to some plan for guaranteeing the deposits in the banks. A law passed by congress could help only national banks and the states must take action which will protect state banks." ? Washington, February 22: Chairman Scott, of the house committee on agriculture, today made a special announcement regarding the bill for the purchase by the government of approximately 7,000,000 acres of mountain lands in the White and Appala chain chains for the preservation and control of headwaters in all but four of the state east of the Mississippi river. He said: "A great ilood of letters urging the importance of this bill is pouring in on the agricultural committee. It is physically impossible to answer all of these letters. I desire to explain to all who are interested in the measure that the resolution of the house on the question of the constitutionality of the proposed purchase has been submitted to the committee on the judiciary, and pending that committee's report the committee on agriculture does not feel warranted in giving any consideration to the bill. If the Judiciary committee reports that the purchase would be unconstitutional, of course that will block proceedings. If the report Is favorable, the agricultural committee will take up the bill as soon as other duties permit and will give it earnest and thorough consideration." ? Some weeks ago, Mr. A. M. Sargent, of this city, brought from the town of Haverhill a favorite cat and placed* her in his store on Union street. The cat remained in the store, apparently quite contented, for three or four days, but one morning, upon opening the store, she was missing, says the Lynn Reporter. Nothing more was heard of her, and it was supposed she had been killed, when one day this week she was heard scratching at the window of her old home in Haverhill. She looked jaded and weather beaten, but was otherwise In fair condition, t he time that had elapsed between her departure from Lynn and her arrival in Haverhill was just six weeks and one day. Whether she was traveling all that time is of course not known. She was brought in a close box, on the railroad by the way of Georgetown, Danvers and Salem, and the distance she must have traveled on her return could not have been less than thirty to forty miles. How she succeeded in llnding her old home, which was a mile and a half west of the center of the town, without any scent or possible means of guidance except her own instinct, crossing the Merrlmac river and several small streams which lay in her direct track, must ever remain a mystery. If any one knows of a more remnrkable case of instinct in a cat we should like to hear of it. ? Senator Knox of Pennsylvania, lust week introduced u bill in congress providing tor the establishment, of postal savings banks along the lines favored by Postmaster General Myers and approved by President Roosevelt. The bill authorizes the postmaster general to establish postal savings banks at such money oruer otnces a~? he may designate. Accounts may be openeu by any person lu years oid or more in his own name, by a marrieu vvrtmnn In h<ir nvcn n:ime. fre?* from any control or interterence by her husband; by a trustee, by a parent, guardian or other person ior the benefit of a child less than 10 years old, or by any charitable or benevolent society or association. Postal banks shall receive deposits In even dollars, with one dollar as a minimum. Postmasters are required to make daily reports to the postmaster general, who will forward to the depositor a written acknowledgement ot its receipt. Deposits are not liable to seizure or detention under legal processes against the depositor. They will be exempt from taxation. Interest at the rate of 2 per cent is allowed. The postmaster general is authorized to place the deposits in national banks in the immediate vicinity of postal oanks us a safeguard of centralization of currency. The bill carries an appropriation of $100,000 to give it effect. ? Portland, Me., February 22: William Hamlin, one of the survivors of the crew of the steamer Dundonuld, which was lost on one of the Auckland Islands about a year ago, arrived here today and told of his experiences while living eight months on the desert isle. Twelve of the crew of twenty-four men were lost, and from March until November the survivors were practically on the verge of starvation. All they had to eat were sea fowl, which they killed with sticks, roots, and fish. Hamlin said: "We had no food, nothing in fact, and had to live like wild men. We killed the wild hens and wild birds which Hocked around the island, ate the roots of the brush which grew there, and caught fish. We suffered terribly with hunger and in fact almost died of starvation. We knew about where we were and we knew that on another island several miles from the one on which we were the New Zealand government had a cache in which food was deposited for the benefit of ship wrecked sailors. How to reach this island was a question. After months of work we finally manufactured a boat out of driftwood hound together with twigs, etc., and with tltis the island was dually reached. The cache, however, was not to be found. It was about the third week of last November that we finally sighted a steamer, which proved to be the New Zealand lighthouse supply steamer Hinetnoa. She took us on board and In time we -reached Wellington. NewZealand." ? A thousand unemployed Italians, Jews and negroes, incited to deeds of violence by an anarchistic speech by Voltairine de ('lyre, a girl disciple of anarchism, created a serious riot on ltroad street, Philadelphia, last Thursday. The mob had assembled in a hall and after listening to a number of socialistic and anarchistic speeches decided to march to the city hall and demand work of the mayor. They had proceeded hut a short distance when they began to delay traffic by slopping cars and vehicles of all kinds. A police officer interferred at this and he was being roughly handled when another officer sent in a riot call and u'/tnt 1*1 iii<? uiil <?f flu* r?ftio#*r. The lighting then got to he general and upon the arrival of the police reserves the officers had their hands full. They used their clubs freely and members of the mob began shooting at the police. Several of them had holes shot through their clothing and one was knocked down by being struck on his shield by a bullet at close range. About this time a squad of a dozen or more mounted police rushed upon the scene and wielded their long heavy clubs with such good effect that the rioters soon disappeared, but not until after the police had badly beaten a large number of the paraders and made twenty-eight arrests, including the leaders of the mob and the men who did most of the shooting. The f'lyre woman was arrested later. There were no fatali1 ies. ? A proposition for governing the city of Washington and the District of Columbia by the Des Moines or Galveston plan?by a commission? and making the government of the national capital a model for muncipa! government is to be submitted to congress by Representative S. W. Smith of Michigan. To a bill already introduced, giving the district commissioners control of water works, gas and electric lighting plants, telephones and street railways. Mr. Smith will offer an amendment, creating an expert commission of five members, to be appointed by the president, to have general supervision of all pub- i lie utilities. Despite the fact?or, as ., is charged by many?because of the . fact that congress has direct control ' of the district and pays half its taxes, ( Washington has lagged sadly behind i in the development of modem mu- , nlclpal administration Mr. Smith proposes to put it In the forefront as a 1 model of scientific city government, t "Such a commission," said Mr. Smith | today, "can settle once for all what it ( costs to make a thousand feet of gas; to carry n passenger over an average J haul in a street car; to operate a tel- t ephone exchange, or to run an electric ( light plant. My proposition is that the government of the United States. ' being the government of Washington, 1 shall use its opportunity to illuminate ] the whole subject of public utilities for the benefit of all the people of the country. In common with many 1 others who have studied the 'juestion . I have come to fear that the self-gov- , ernment of most American cities is a debauched failure." $hr \(ovknllr (fnquircr. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville J as Mail Matter of the Second Class. ] YORKVILLE, S. C.: ! TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1908. ! Oxe of the most serious drawbacks to general prosperity is that so many 1 people are trying to live by the sweat 1 of other people's brows. 1 There will hardly be enough votes In ' the general assembly to go around ' among all the candidates who would : like to succeed Senator Eatimer. 1 0 i The Charlotte Observer is rejoicing J over the fact that the South Carolina general assembly has neglected to make an appropriation to mark the birthplace 1 of Andrew Jackson before adjourn- ' ment. ( , 0 t Money was so plentiful in George ' Washington's time that he threw a dol- t lar across the Delaware. Or at least ( that's what they say.?Anderson Dally . Mail. , We have seen this explained with the assertion that a dollar would go further in those days. We endorse all The Enquirer says about our mutual .friend, the News and 1 Courier. It is an able newspaper?dls- 1 tressingly and painfully so at times? t and always commands respect.?Anderson Daily Mail. s Thank you. We knew you could say i it better than we could and In fewer ' words. ' . _ . i The house last Saturday refused to ' Hcton tn tho rendine of Washington's ' farewell address because In the judg- ' ment of many of the members the address would be foolishness. We admit that the reading under the circumstances would have been foolishness, but it ought not to have been. The railroad employes of the country are not taking at all kindly to the proposition of a 10 per cent reduction in wages. The railroad managers hold that the reduction is justifiable on account of the general falling off in business. But the argument of the employes is that they are hardly able to live at present wages and they will not stand for any reduction. Unless some satisfactory understanding can be reached between the managers and employes. the outlook is good for a strike and a tie up. Wade Hampton Sellers, the Columbia blind tiger king, has killed an officer of the law who went with a warrant to search his house. We predict his acquittal. Senator Weston recently said that the dispensary grafters could not be convicted in Richland county. We assume that he meant that the men , who would be drawn as jurors are so , completely in sympathy with them that , they would not convict no matter what ( the evidence might be. If this is true j of the dispensary grafters.'it is fair to assume that Sellers has even a strong- ( er pull with the men by whom he will j likely be tried. But he will not be con- 1 victed, of that we feel morally certain. ( We are told that there was bad blood j between the two men. anyhow, the said j bad blood having been occasioned through previous interference of the murdered man with the unlawful business of the murderer. The people of York county now have a road law. It is not perfect. Its author. even, will not make any such claim: but it is based on sound principles throughout and is the best thing j in the shape of a road law that has yet i been passed by the South Carolina general assembly. If the people of York county really want good roads this law ( will now furnish the means. The great- ' est difficulty about previous road laws 1 has been that they assumed that roads J could be had without paying and digging. This new law recognizes that If they are to be any roads there must be some digging and some paying. And if there is objection to the law, as there ^ surely will be. it will hinge principally upon the digging and paying provisions. But whatever else the law is or ' is not. there is no doubt of the fact that it is an honest and courageous ef- j fort to solve problems that the law- , makers of this state have not heretofore been willing to meet squarely on their merits. Well done. Dr. Saye. ' * * I Skxatoi: Tillman expressed himself ( the other day as being shocked at the , indecent scramble for the place made | vacant by the death of Senator Latimer ( before the senator's body had been I buried. It was a little indecent maybe, j We i-ci't.-iinlv- do not aimrovc of it. But * " I - - - - t after all. is that the must striking do- , velopment connected with the whole afTair? We have heett impressed with . another feature. When the senator was living, an active factor in politics, there were those who were disposed to belit- , tie him as a chump and non-entity, j They would ask with the most studied | innocence: "By the way, who is the ( other senator from South Carolina?" ( There were those who sought to make ( lots of fun at the senator's expense. Now that he is gone, he was a great > and good man. Kven the other candi- i dates are able to see that and they are ' trying to outdo each other In discovering and pointing ??ut his many virtues. ; We think that Mr. Latimer measured > up very well with the average of pres- J cut day politicians. We have never ) sung his praise, because we have never t been able to see anything about him ' that seemed to call for a great deal of ? praise. Had he lived we would not ] have tried to put anything in the way t ?f his re-election. We considered him i is good as any who had offered against ilm. and he had at least the advantage ?f experience over the others. We saw 10 reason why there should be a hange. But about these other folks, [f they were honest when they were tying to belittle Mr. Latimer, are they lonest now? If their purpose in belitling Mr. Li timer living was to get his fob, is it not reasonable to assume that heir purpose in praising Mr. Latimer lead, is to get the support of his Viends? He evidently had friends, else le would not have been In the senate, [t seems to us that there are other things in connection with this matter that are as disgusting as this indecent scramble for the place of the dead senttor before the senator's mortal retinitis had been committed to mother ?atth. It lias been explained In this paper that North Augusta Is in South Carolina and under the dominion of that state. When Georgia went dry, a dispensary was opened in North Augusta. How it works is told by a paragraph in The Yorkville Enquirer, which says that "the North Augusta dispensary has been closed three times because of the complete exhaustion of dock: The demand from Augusta Is so jreat that the dispensary people have not been able to keep it supplied." Several weeks ago they broke down the bridge, and while it was being reconstructed, negroes and roustabouts made money running row boats. It Is a lownrlght shame to have prohibition nullified in Augusta, this way, but It Is iccording to law. As long as that N'orth Augusta dispensary is in operation, however, South Carolina should ye estopped from complaining about shipments of liquor Into her borders 'roin other states.?Charlotte Chronicle. Since we have come .to think of it, there has never been much complaint from this state, except where the shipments interferred with our own dispensaries. If it had not been for shipments from the outside, the South Car ? J A of Ulna dispensaries vumu nmr sum ??. Jftfl per cent profit liquors that had already yielded 90 per cent of graft. But t is certainly an outrage, that iforth \ugusta dispensary. It has become the duty of the general issembly to elect a citizen of South Carolina to fill out the unexpired term >f Hon. A. C. Latimer, deceased, In :he United States senate, and that the general assembly will prove equal to hat duty there Is no present reason to loubt, unless it be because of so many candidates that a deadlock will result. That is not Improbable. Ixioking at he matter purely from what we conceive to be the best Interest of South. Carolina, we confess it is difficult to come to a conclusion as to who is the jest man in sight. Quite a number lave already been named from different sources as available. Some of these strike us with favor and others do not. Vmong the more prominent names nentioned are ex-Senator M. C. Butler, 3x-Judge J. H. Hudson. Judge R. C. iVatts. Samuel Dibble. \V. J. Talbert, J. is. Coker, John B. Cleveland, Walter Hazzard, J. Fraser Lyon, B. A. Morgan, r. P. Carey, all of whom may very jroperly be considered in the senatorial MiimnrmiD Athnro TZfVlO 1 line nir uuiuvtuuo ....v ire as good as any of these, and we have 10 reason to feel that we have even tamed the man who will probably be dected. But of all the people who have >een mentioned above or elsewhere, we 'eel a stronger partiality for Maj. James L.ide Coker of Darlington. He has tever figured much in public'life except from 1861 to 1X65. when he was ieard of more than once In the official nilitary reports; but he has certainly lgured in the rehabilitation of Darling:on county since the cfvll war. He has jeen one of the big men of the state in jlvil and commercial life, building up schools, trade, manufactures and railroads, and otherwise helping his felowmen by words, actions and deeds. So far as we know he has never sought rnblic office of any kind, and he is not seeking it now. The state convention if 1886 came near nominating him for governor instead of John Peter Richndsor., and the people of Darlington :ounty are whooping him up with an mthusiasm that ought to be contagious. The choice of Major Coker, it <eems to us, would be a well merited w.nj-nltlrm <if service of n character that is of more value to the state than hat performed by most politicians. If t is a lawyer that is wanted, then they :an do no better than select Mr. J. P. Tarey of Pickens, or if its a judge who las always tried to do his duty and vho fears nothing, but the probability >f doing wrong, let them centre on [Ion. R. C. Watts, one of the purest and jest on the bench. MERE-MENTION. Alexander K. Butt, cashier of the wrecked People's Bank of Portsmouth, Va., last week pleaded guilty upon three of the twenty-three indictments against him, and after making restitution of $37,000 of the $252,006 shortage, was sentenced to three years In prison The Russian admiralty lias submitted to tlie duma the litantial outline of the naval progamme, ivhich proposes the expenditure of U,078,000,000 within the period ending in 1017 Tiie legislature of N'ew York has before it a bill n uking It a misdemeanor to circulate reports iffecting the solvency of any bank or trust company in that state There were two deaths from yellow fever it Galveston, Tex., last week. The victims were members of the crew of the steamship Crispin Fear of Uarvation is running hundreds of miners out of the yusitna district of Alaska, where very rich gold deposits liave recently been discovered William Jones and his wife were conricted in Chicago last week on charges )f kidnapping a 12-year-old girl and were sentenced to thirty and twentyfive years imprisonment.... New York city's government is soon to undergo [mother legislative investigation similar to the famous Eexow investigation rif a few years ago By the explosion of nitroglycerin in a mixing house at Pinole, Cal.. last Thursday ^veiling, four white men and twenty-five 'hinameii were killed and six white men were seriously hurt.... Mrs. Ellziheth Barnum, the widow of Enoch Tarnum. a soldier of the war of 1812, lied at Eiist Orange, N. J., Friday, tged to; years One man was killed and seven injured in it collision between ;i Baltimore and Ohio freight rain and a Bake Shore passenger train at a crossing at Elyria, ()., Frilay Henry S. Snow, treasurer >f the New York and New Jersey Telephone company, for whom the police of the country are looking, is short m his accounts to the amount ?f $148,370 Crosby S. Xoyes ditor of the Washington Star, died : it Passedena, Cal., last Friday, aged . >3 years Former Governor Reck- , Kim. Dent., candidate for I'nited ktates senator from Kentucky, 1ms i tnnounced that he will withdraw from i he race provided the Republicans of ( he state legislature will agree to the | massage of the county unit bill, and irovide for the submission of a pro- | llbitlonary constitutional amendment o the people next fall, making the|j state a unit on prohibition Ten lives were lost in Chicago last week as the result of the blizzard which prevailed throughout the northwest during several days of last week. The S storm was the worst In several years It is probable that the present session of congress will adjourn between the 1st and 15th of May I Captain William Van Schaik, captain, of the ill-fated Slocum, on which more than 1,000 lives were lost In New York harbor In 1906, began serving a ten year sentence at Sing ( Sing prison, X. Y., Friday Thirty barrels of whisky were seized at Chattanooga, Term., Friday by inter- ] nal revenue officers on charges of the liquor being under proof The i death sentence of Chester Gillette for the murder of Grace Brown, is to be executed at the New York state prison at Auburn during the week beginning March 30 ..The Mexican < government is considering plans for the establishment of a national state ; bank on the lines of the Bank of England The Right Rev. Henry Yeates Satterlee, D. D., Protestant ^ Episcopal bishop of Washington, D. Jt-vA /vf nnniimnnlo V>., UICU Ikjniuiua.y ui Marion Gray, head of a Chicago matrimonial bureau, has been convicted on the charge of using the ] mails for fraudulent purposes. VIEWS OF TILLMAN. Senior Senator Talks of Selection of Latimer's Successor. Senator Tillman passed through Columbia Saturday afternoon on his way back to Washington. He had spent the night at his home in Trenton, and was hurrying to his post at . the national capital. Senator Tillman has very fixed views relative to the approaching election of a short-term senator to fill Senator Latimer's term. "I have been very much astonished * at the proposal to exact a pledge from candidates for the unexpired term not to enter the race for the full term ( in the primary next summer. I do not understand how any sensible man could ask. or any self-respecting man ? could give, such a promise. If a majority of the legislature should adopt such a policy, would it not be a confession that they did not feel com- , petent to select a senator whom ths people would endorse and they be thus stultified in the public minds? , The legislature may choose a man who will be beaten by some other candidate next August, but it is clearly under obligations to perform its duty to the people and the state by elect- * lng the best man according to its judgment and lepvlng the people to do the same in the primary. If a man Is sent to Washington with ' the label on him, 'Not thought worthy , by the general assembly of South Carolina to run in the primary, Is pledged not to seek to remain in the senate and only wants the salary.' what sort i of a ligure will he cut? What influence can he have? And what will be thought of the legislature and the i people of a state which is thus advertised? Where Is our state pride? But I cannot believe any such scheme has found serious consideration among members. Obviously there should be no restrictions or understanding about candidates entering the race. It should be open to all, and the man ] chosen ought to strive to so represent the state that the people will continue him in office. Office of Power and Dignity. "Experience counts for more in 1 Washington than In Columbia and a < year's service is worth much. The of- i flee is one of great power and dignity, i Let the general assembly treat it as such and before the voting begins i let it pass a resolution to drop the J name of the lowest man after each j ballot and then a dead lock will be im- ? possible. The people will pass upon , their work next summer and may or , may not approve it; but that should , not have the least weight now, and ] to my mind there is really but one side to the question, Will not the man chosen by the legislature have the advantage in the primary? That depends on the honesty of purpose and ] the good sense of the members. If partisanship or personal considera- ' tions control in the voting and an unworthy or weak man be elected, the people will surely beat him in the primary, and that is all there is to it."? Columbia special to Charlotte Observer. ? Columbia special of Saturday to Charlotte Observer: Another dispensary tragedy occured in Columbia this morning when Wade Hampton Sellers, known locally as "the booze king of Gervais street," the "king of blind tigers," etc., shot and killed Dispensary Constable James Farmer, a former policeman. The shooting occured at Seller's place, when Mr. Farmer, accompanied by Detective W. S. Ogg, applied for entrance, armed with a search warrant. Being denied entrance they forced the door. Sellers shot once with a sawed off 41calibre Winchester rifle, which it has been his custom to carry about with him in his buggy, and jumped behind his door. Farmer fell, the bullet, having passed through his stomach, the point of exit being at the back. He was carried to the Columbia Hospital, where he died four hours later. Mr. Ogg hastily retired. Constable Nettles, who happened along a short time after the shooting, arrested Sellers and took him to the sheriff, who had him placed in jail. Mrs. Farmer is in a delicate condition and it is feared the shock might result fatally to her. There was bad blood between the two men on account of Farmer shooting Seller's horse while chasing him through the streets a few days ago for a load of blind tiger stuff Sellers had in his vehicle. For several years Sellers is alleged to have transacted a wholesale tiger business amounting to $100,000 a year. He ] boldly printed a half tone of himself j on the stuff lie bottled, printing his soubriquet on the label. A year or so ago a team of his in the act of hauling a load of stuff from a station near Columbia was run into by a train, kill- ( ing the driver and scattering barrels full of booze over many acres. On another occasion a carload of corn c whisky from North Carolina, which, 5 the constables claimed, was consigned f lo him, was seized in Columbia. The j testimony of half a dozen of the oc- ' cupants of the house where the shoot- ( ing occurred and where Sellers had a , room was that Farmer appenred at ( the front door with a revolver in his hand and demanded immediate admittance. Witnesses testified that Sellers told him he would let him in if he would not search the rooms oc- t cupied by women until they had time j to dress. Farmer declined to make any such conditions, saying that he f intended to search the entire house at t once, as he had a search warrant, i Farmer then kicked the door In. this c being followed by the shot. No occu- ' pant of the house saw the shooting. Sellers has employed Col. P. H. .Vol- 1 son to defend him. * m t j ? Columbia special of February 21. to News and Courier: The senate had j some discussion tonight over the salary > of the efficient assistant clerk. The f senate, by a vote of 17 to 15, retained the salary as reported. Senator Please > wanted a very small increase made. * Senator Mnuldiu offered an amendment < to the legislative supply hill, providing c an appropriation of $5,000 for expenses c of members coming hack to elect a sen- c a tor. He said the people of the state ii did not expect senators and members t to come here for such an extraordinary i occasoln at their own expense. The i senate had finished its work and would t hold the election without coming back, i if it could legally do so, but the election t cannot he held until March 4. The gen- i eral assembly would finish Its work 1 within the forty days, and it was not c their fault that the election had to he c held in ten days' time. He thought It I fair to pay the members their actual t expenses. Senator Please Insisted that < no provision could or should he made i for this pay. He argued that the con- > ?111111 loll pronioueu pay iui iiiwr man forty tlays. absolutely. He would not s lake any pay even If offered as the eon- s stitutinn fixed the pay f?r forty days i and no provision was made for any Y emergency or extra allowance. 'J'lie I; amendment was adopted providing s 1)00 for actual expenses Incidental to the reassembling. The presiding offl- r L'ers ami clerks are to countersign the s pay warrants. No fixed scale is pro- <i vided. but the idea is to equalize the t pay and pay actual railroad expenses, c The house has not yet considered this ^ proposition. t LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Southern Power Co.?Requests parties noticing wires down or broken insulators to notify Mr. M. L. Smith at Clover. Jiurn E. Parish?Extends an invitation to the public to become guests of the Parish hotel, which she has reopened, refurnished and refitted. Both American and European plans. icorge House, Sharon?Seeks information ns to the whereabouts of a Jersey cow that strayed last Tuesday. "Yank Tiddy? Wants a buyer for his house and lot on Cleveland avenue. lV w Unvpp?Rpouests the finder of an Equitable Life Insurance company's rate book to return It to The Enquirer ottiee, regardless of its condition. J. H. Smith?Offers acclimated Bliss seed potatoes at $1.40 a bushel. T. P. Barnes, Ynrkville No. 3?Is in the market for a 12 or 15-horse power engine. ino. R. Hart, Mayor?States that after March 1st all accounts against the town must be presented to the town treasurer not later than the first of the month. 3. E. Buney?Wants you to have your mules and horses insured to protect yourself against less by fire. T. L. Williams & Co?Asks you to give them the pleasure of showing you their lines of gents' furnishings, clothing, fancy hosiery, suit cases, etc. fork Supply Co.?Insists that Planet Jr. cultivators are the best and explain why. Also tell you how to save money on fertilizers. Has carloads of cane seeds, corn and oats. National Union Bank?Describes the uses and abuses of money, and wants to know to which class you belong? the using class or the abusing class. r. Q. Wray?Makes advance showings of spring goods, quotes prices and gives other information Interesting to early buyers. 'Jarroll Bros.?Have choice eastern grown seed Irish potatoes, and advise you t3 plant early to avoid the bugs, r. W. Speck?Is showing a complete line of Waterman and Parker fountain pens, with ail kinds of points and in all sizes. I'ork Drug Store?Invites you to see Its new line of local post cards in colors. Send them to distant friends. Thomson Co.?Buyers representing this house are now in the northern markets buying goods for the spring and summer trade. F. W. Dobson?Makes special prices to close out a line of hardware, including shovels, picks, trace chains and shelf hardware, VI. W. White?Will buy a residence lot at once if he can get what he wants. Laura E. Parish?Calls attention to a number of desirable town lots on Main street which she offers for sale. Also lias a small farm for sale. First National P?ank?Advises you to pay your bills with checks to guard against having to pay them twice, yorkville B. & M. Co.?Will have an expert cutter and fitter from the high art tailors on March 2nd and 3rd, to make your measure for a spring suit. The appropriation for the Catawba Indians this year Is $3,000. There is quite a pile of cheap coal on :he Southern railroad a few hundred rards east of Fishing Creek trestle. iuc rauruuu hic uui v*j :ake the trouble necessary to load the .*oiiI back on cars: and it cannot be cached with wagons from the nearest jtiblic road. The full text of the new contract lajor law appears elsewhere In this Issue. \s to whether it will stand the test of :he courts or not we are unable to juess, but if it does stand such test, ,ve are unable to see why it should not 3rove as satisfactory as the law that vos recently turned down by Judge Brawley. The country is in better condition than >ve have ever known it at this season. Df course, there are plenty of people ivho are hard up; but that is always he case no matter what the conditions >r the season. But as for ready cash, )r assets immediately convertible into :he same we do not believe that the country has ever Known a more satis'actory situation than right now at :his unusually dull between season. IVe refer especially to York and coun;ies immediately surrounding. King's Mountain battleground promises to be quite a popular resort this summer after the work of erecting the monument has been gotten well under va.v. It is a fact that King's Mountain battleground Is already the objective point of more tourists than the public s aware of. Trips to this locality are jiiite popular considering the difficulty )f reaching It. There are frequent paries to the mountain during the spring, iummer and fall and it is not unusual 'or people to go there In the winter, riie greatest drawback arises from the 'act that there is no shelter in the immediate vicinity of the battleground, ind no way of getting refreshments o 1 iny kind other than water unless they ire canded along. The erection of a louse on the grounds for the shelter of visitors would be a very proper under:aking on the part of people who are llsposed to be public spirited along luch lines. Rut shelter or no shelter :he grounds will be more popular this rummer than for a long time, and we iave no doubt that people will take occasion to inform themselves more lefinitely as to the circumstances leadng up to the battle and the details of :h actual fight with the results. Dr. Lathan's sketch published in The Enjuirer gives the most comprehensive summary of which we have any knowledge, condensed in such a brief account. Where the reader desires more complete details, he will do well to look hem up in Ramsay's History of South Carolina. Mill's Statistics, Losslng's Field Rook of the Revolution and Draper's King's Mountain and its Heroes." WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The town of Yorkvllle has purchased a >air of fire horses. ? The ordinances prohibiting the lragging of disk harrows over the street and of trotting a wagon over the streets have been repealed. Roth were mimiiiut ciiirfrdMtivo nf the Svracusan aw that prohibited the keeping of jocks in the city because It Interferred ,vith the sleep of the luxuriously indined inhabitants. 4 RE-ENROLLMENT LAW. One of the most important measures he general assembly has passed is a fill to provide for the re-enrollment ind registration of the qualified decors of tliis state during the year 1908. ind to provide compensation for the supervisors of registration, as follows: Section 1. That the supervisors of egistration in each county of the state ire required to re-enroll all the qualiied electors in this state during the ,'ear 190s. Section 'J. That at the same time the said supervisors shall register all persons who may make application there'or and who may be entitled thereto. Section 8. That for the purpose of such enrollment and registration the said supervisors shall keep the hooks >f registration open at the several jounty seats every day (Sunday ex epted) between the hours of 9 a. m ind H p. m. during the months of July md August, 1908; and in addition hereto they shall attend, during the nonth of September, 1908, at least one lay in each township In their respecive counties, of which at least ten lays' notice shall be given by adveriscinent published in the county: and n counties containing fifty thousand nhahitants they shall attend in each it v. town or industrial community ontaining thiee hundred or more ininhitants at leant one day upon similar lot ire: Provided, that the provisions if this section shall only apply to the e-enrollment and registration for the ear 190.X. Section 4. That for the purpose of aid re-enrollment the secretary of tate shall furnish the supervisors of egistration with all the necessary looks and the sum of live hundred dolars shall be appropriated for supplying aid hooks. Section f. That the supervisors of egistrailon shall each receive for their ervlces during the year 1908 the sum if two hundred dollars, to be paid by lie state quarterly, as other state others are paid, except in the counties of Lnderson, Charleston, (Ireenville, Sumer. Orangeburg, Richland, where they shall each receive two hundred and fifty dollars for the year 1908: Provided, that in Spartanburg1 county they shall receive this year three hundred dollars, to be paid as above provided. That after the year 1908 the supervisors of registration shall each receive fifty dollars per annum in off years and one hundred dollars in general election years, except in the above named counties, where they shall receive seventy-five dollars per annum In off years and in general election years they shall receive two hundred dollars each per annum. Including the county of Spartanburg. TRAGEDY IN GASTONIA. There was a strange and shocking tragedy in Gastonia last night. The details are given in Ihe following Gastonia special to the Charlotte Observer of this morning: Telling his sweetheart, on whom he was calling, that he wanted to "show her a trick," John J. Fry, a young man of this place, tonight pulled from his pocket a pistol and shot himself in the head, the wound resulting in his death. , It was an accident, there being no motive whatever or indication that it was suicide. About 7.30 this evening Mr. Fry, day clerk at the Falls House, went to call on Miss Willie Jenkins, daughter of Mr. 1 W. H. Jenkins, at her home in the Jen kins block. He pulled off his overcoat and walked into the parlor where the young lady was, remarking to her that he wanted to "show her a trick." Simultaneously he drew from his pocket a pistol and, under the full light of the | hanging lamp, shot himself, accldental' ly. it is held by all, in the head, the bullet entering the right temple and rang' Ing upwards, coming out about two inches above the place where it entered. The skull was fractured in three different ways, and after lingering without regaining consciousness the ; young man died at 10 o'clock. No one was a witness of the shooting except Miss Jenkins, and she at once ran to the hotel and gave notice of the 1 awful accident. The young man was given every pos1 sible attention, but never rallied. Mr. Fry was only 20 years of age, and had been day clerk at the Falls House here for some time. He had won many 1 friends while here and his untimely taking off Is greatly deplored. He was ; a son of Mr. S. G. Fry, who was for1 merly a conductor between Greensboro and Goldsboro on the Southern, and al1 so connected with the Guilford-Benbow hotel of Greensboro. I THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. The game of trying to buy the southern cotton crop at the lowest possible prices, continues to progress practically without change, the manipulators bearing down the price of "contracts." 1 and the producers holding on to the real cotton. The situation yesteraay is reviewed In an Associated Press dispatch of last night as follows: The cotton market was very quiet today, sales being estimated at only 150,000 bales. Prices ruled easier, closed at a net decline of 11 to 16 points. The opening was steady, but at a de' cllne of 5 to 10 points in response to lower Liverpool cables, and less bullish visible supply figures than expected. The character of the business suggested that smaller accounts had been pretty 1 well evened up prior to the holidays 1 and that nothing in the news was con1 sldered of sufficient Importance to cause any change in the attitude of the larger interests or to create fresh sentiment among the less Important traders. Fluctuations during the morning ' were somewhat Irregular, with prices i at one time only 4 or 5 points under the closing figures of Friday, having rallied from opening on the small receipts attd" reports of firmness among eastern belt ! holders. There was no sign of aggressive bull support, however, and In the , absence of demand local traders sold for a term, easing prices off during I the afternoon. The close was at the ! lowest level of the season. Southern J spot markets were generally unchanged. Receipts at both ports and Interior | points were small but clearances also , were small and for the last week of the month were considered disappointing. Receipts at the ports today 14,190 bales against 18,857 last week and 33,007 last year. For the week 150,000 against 140,950 last week and 96,350 last year. Today's receipt at New Orleans, 2,897 against 6,157 last year and 1 at Houston 2,899 against 3,427 last year. I ABOUT PEOPLE. I M. B. Jennings, Esq., is attending | court at Wlnnsboro this week. Miss Isabell Davis of Lancaster, is visiting Miss Annie Bludworth. Mrs. D. T. Woods and children, are visiting relatives and friends at Gastonia. Mrs. J. C. Blair is visiting in Yorkvilie, the guest of her daughter, Mrs. ; A. M. Grist. Cadet Frank C. Riddle of Bingham , academy, Asheville, N. C., is at home for a few days. Misses Emily Wright and Bessie i Adams of Clover visited Miss Mattie ' Caldwell last week. Mr. W. S. Gordon has been quite sick at his mother's home, four miles north' east of Yorkville with grip. Miss Kitty Blair of Winthrop college, spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. , J. C. Blair's family at BlairsvIIle. Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCrorey of Richburg, spent Saturday and Sunday with the family of Mr. E. B. Mitchell, Sharon No. 1. The statement in the last Issue of The Enquirer as to the postponement of the Lowry-Guy marriage was an error. The invitations were recalled for the reason stated; but the marriage will take place as announced. Misses Winnie Crawford, Fredrlca Lindsay, Helen Lowry, Kate Hunter, Margaret Moore, Marie Moore and Elizabeth Barron of Winthrop college, spent Sunday and Monday with Yorkville relatives and friends. Rev. T. M. Lowry of Knoxvllie, Tenn., and Dr. M. J. Lowry of Meridian. Miss., are in Yorkville on account of the critical illness of their mother, Mrs. Martha B. Lowry. Mrs. Lowry has been in quite a serious condition for nearly thiee weeks, and on account of her advanced age, 82 years, there is very little hope for her recovery. The following out of town people were here last Saturday on account of the funeral of Mr. W. F. Marshall: Messrs. E. K. Marshall of Charleston, S. R. Marshall of Greenville, and James Marshall of Anderson, brothers of the deceased; Messrs. W. F. and G. Z. Marshall of Anderson, nephews; Miss Georgia Marshall, a niece, of Winthrop college; Mr. Will Smith of Clover, and -* ? r> /~1 aF fhoc. Jir. an?i jmis. r. n, ji^v>ui mr v,i ter. Columbia State: Mr. R. T. Gillespie, Jr.. of Rock Hill, a member of the graduating class of the Columbia Theological seminary, has received a call to the pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of Florence. Mr. Gillespie Is a native of York county, was prepared for college by Col. A. R. Hanks, graduated with distinction from Davidson college, where he was also private secretary to the president, Dr. Henry Louis Smith, and will in May complete his course at the Theological seminary in this city. Mr. Gillespie is generally regarded as one of tlie most promising young men In the Southern Presbyterian church. Spartanburg Journal: J. C. Hardin of Clover, S. C., a member of the Pres- i ton Literary society was chosen to rep- i resent Worford college at the Inter- i Collegiate Oratorical contest to be held ( in Greenwood the latter part of April. ( In the event Mr. Hardin is unable to attend E. R. Mason, also member of \ the Preston society, will represent Wof- < ford college. That Mr. Hardin shall represent Wopford college at Green- i wood was decided at the annual ora- i torlcal contest of the literary societies j Friday night. The Calhoun, tiie Preston and the Carlisle Literary societies were i tepresented in tlie context, the best l speakers from the three societies being ' selector. All of the speeches were of i a high order and reflected great credit on the young men who prepared and i delivered them. Attendance was large, tlie auditorium being filled with xtu- > dents and friends of the college. The j following were the speakers and their ? subjects: R. N. Alxbrook (Carlisle so- i ciety), Spartanburg county, S. C.; "The Hour and the Man." E. R. Mason | (Preston society), Florence county, S. l C.: "The Democratic Party and the Solid South." C. E. Klugh (Calhoun society), Greenwood county, S. C.; "Industrial Carnage." J. D. Dukes (Carlisle society), Orangeburg county, S. C.; "American Supremacy." J. C. Hardin (Preston society), York county, S. C.: "The Battle Against Ignorance." The Judges consisting of Dr. R. P. Pell, Rev. R. S. Truesdale, G. W. Nichols, Rev. L. M. Roper, D. D., and S. J. Simpson. retired immediately after the speeches had been delivered and after discussing the merits of the speeches decided In favor of J. C. Hardin. After the exercises a reception was held in the society halls. Music was furnished by sin orchestra. DEATH OF G. L. McNEEL. Mr. George L. McNeel, for many years past, one of the most venerable and beloved citizens of Yorkville, passed away at his home In this place at 5 o'clock yesterday morning, after a long period of failing health. He was in the 85th year of his age. Air. AlCiNeei was Dorn in ^nesici county on January 6, 1824, but moved to York county while still a young man, and In 1850 established a mercantile business at Bullock's Creek church, and continued the same except with such interruption as was caused by the civil war up to about 1886. He was a good business man, with a high sense of duty and responsibility to the people he served, und as the result of many years of faithful effort, he not only won for himself the esteem, gratitude and confidence of practically the whole neighborhood In which he lived; but accumulated in addition quite a handsome competence. Although of an unusually modest and retiring disposition. Mr. McNeel was once a member of the legislature. Just how it happened nobody has even tried to explain, except as a most fitting tribute to the character of the man. It was in 1878 while white supremacy was yet In process of establishment. It was necessary to be exceedingly careful as to the personnel of the candidates to be put up as representatives in the general assembly, for as yet there was little reason to hope that the big fight of the few years previous was entirely over. Mr. McNeel was nominated in convention rather against his desire, but he permitted the use of his name along with the names of Peter Garrison, Chas. M. Green and Benj. H. Massey. As it turned out there was no opposition and the ticket was elected unanimously with Mr. McNeel at the head. He received 2,911 votes. But one term was enough for Mr. McNeel. Lawmaking was not a business to his liking, and when it became clear that it was not his imperative duty to do so, he declined to remain In politics. Mr. McNeel moved to Yorkvllle with his family in 1886. He was engaged ?n business here for a number of years, rather as a silent partner; but made no really serious business efforts. He devoted himself more particularly to the education of his younger children and the affairs of his church. He had been an officer in the Presbyterian church at Bullock's Creek for many years, and in 1888 was given a place on the bench of elders of the First Presbyterian church of Yorkvllle. Mr. McNeel war twice married, the first time to Miss Mary Jane McGowan, and the second time to Miss Mary Davidson. There were two children as the issue of the first marriage, a son and daughter. The son Is Mr. S. M. McNeel of Yorkvllle. The daughter. Miss Ame'la, now deceased, was the wife of Mr. R. M. Carroll of Yorkvllle. There were fhree children as the Issue of the second marriage, two sons and one daughter. Mr. Paul T. McNeel of Yorkvllle, Mr. John D. McNeel of Taladega, ^la.. and Miss Hulda McNeel of Yorkvllle. -> Throughout his whole life the reputation of Mr. McNeel was that of an upright man. In his old age his charaacter was that of a most lovable Christian gentleman. He Was charitable to human frailties; but he was unwilling at any time to tolerate In anybody that which savored of any but upright dealing. The funeral services will be held in the First Presbyterian church of Yorkvllle this afternoon at 3 o'clock and the interment will take place in the Yorkville cemetery. YORK IN THE LEGISLATURE. Senator J. S. Brice returned from Columbia yesterday after a session of unusually strenuous work In the general assembly, and at the request of the reporter this morning, he gave The Enquirer a brief outline of some of the things that happened that are likely to prove of more especial Interest to the people of York county. It is fair to say that he seemed to have practically all the work of the session within easy review; but for press of time and space, the reporter asked him more particularly about the things relating to York county, and other Information of Inter est that would have been Included In this article must necessarily be omitted. "About as good a place to begin telling about purely local matters, as anywhere else," Mr. Brice said, "Is with the passage of a bill to take care of the Three C's railroad bonds, which fall due in two years. A commission was created consisting of the auditor, treasurer and supervisor, and provision was made for the levy of an extra half mill tax in each township to create a sinking fund. This sinking fund so raised may be loaned so as to give the different townships the benefit of the Interest It may earn. "Provision was made for a complete re-enrollment of the voters this year. The new board of supervisors Is to consist of Messrs. A. M. Wallace, R. T. Beamguard and R. M. Wallace." Mr. Brice began an outline of the provisions of the enrollment law, but was advised that it would be published elsewhere In this issue. "During the closing hours a bill was tiassed giving Rock Hill school district the right to vote two additional mills for school purposes. "By request, I introduced In the senate, and Representative Epps introduced in the house, a bill to prohibit cock-fighting In this state The bills were unanimously reported unfavorably both In the house and senate and It was evident that the proposition would receive no support. "People from Hickory Grove sent in a petition asking for a law to make It a misdemeanor on the part of the owner "f cattle to knowingly permit the same to run at large. I introduced the bill In the senate and tided to get Mr. Slaughter to introduce it in the house: but he took the position that he was opposed to it, and nothing was done. Referring to Dr. Saye's road law, Mr. Brice said "that the bill as we have published it on the first page'of today's paper, was amended In some important particulars. The bill will therefore be republished as ratified and approved. Dr. Save also got through an important bill to punish life insurance agents for making misrepresentations and anitiier bill regulating the practice of medicine in this state. The medical bill draws stringent restrictions around the sale of cocaine and drugs of like character and places intemperate, Incompetent and unscrupulous physicians in a position where the state board may deprive them of their right to practice. It is a good bill. "There was a petition from people of King's Mountain township asking for the appointment of a magistrate for that portion of the township lying between the King's Mountain road and the 15roil<I Miver lOWHSIlip nut:; uui nitdelegation decided that if a precedent if this kind should be established it would not be a great while until the number of magistrates in the county would be largely increased "I introduced a bill making registralion a prerequisite to voting in the primary; but the senate would have nothing of the kind "I voted against the Talbert prohibition bill among other reasons because, ike all other prohibition bills that were ' rought to my attention, it provided for the sale of liquor in drug stores on prescriptions etc.. and we all know what that means. I think the local option -i indole involved in the present law hould l?e given a thorough trial. There x no use Irving to enforce prohibition n the counties that are without majorlies to support it. "The salaries of the auditor and ' treasurer of York county were raised i 'rom {1,300 to $1,600 each. The in crease is based on population, wealth and area of the county as compared with other counties in which the salaries are similar and also on the amount if work done. The increase goes into effect on July 1 next. The clerk of the board of county commissioners is to get 5150 a year instead of J100 as now, and the probate Judge is to get $100 salary in addition to the fees he now receives. There are no other increases of salaries. Mr. (jlasscock got through a bill giving to electric pole lines the same legal protection that is now enjoyed by telephone pole lines. He also got through a bill providing for the refunding of certain bonded debts of the city of Rock Hill. In free conference the law in regard to claims against railroads for delayed or damaged shipments was amended so as to require settlement In thirty days in the case of shipments within the state and forty days for shipments without the state instead of forty and ninety days as heretofore." Several other subjects upon which Mr. Rrice was able to give interesting information, have already been more or less fully developed otherwise. LOCAL LACONICS. Found Dead In the Road. Cononer Louthlan was called to Mr. C. S. Gordon's place, about eight miles south of Yorkville yesterday to hold an inquest over the body of a negro man, Buck Mills, from Tirzah, found lying dead in the road the afternoon before. A jury of inquest was empannoled with Mr. J. L. McGarlty as foreman, and after as complete an Investigation as seemed necessary, the same being assisted by Dr. J. I. Ban-on of Yorkville, It was decided that the negro came to his death from natural causes. He was about 65 years of age, and was in a badly diseased condition. SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? All proposed legislation amendatory to the dispensary law, has been defeated. The bills relative to the windingup commission, the elections in Aiken and Colleton counties and other measures relative to the prosecution of the criminal coses growing out of the state dispensary were passed and go on the statute books, but the Carey-Cothran remains as the fundamental liquor law of the state for another year. All prohibition bills and all suggestions of referring the issue to the voters were defeated. ?One of the important new laws enacted at the present session of the general assembly was that providing for the establishment of an Insurance department in charge of a commissioner, who is to receive a salary of $2,500 a year and traveling expenses. The commissioner Is to be elected by the general assembly; but the election will not take *dace until after the recess. Already quite a number of candidates have been announced and there will no doubt be others. Among those so far seeking the place are James Campbell of Dillon, Dr. W. S. Stokes of Orangeburg. Fit* Hugh McMaster of Columbia, Arthur tvohn of Prosperity, J. R. Lindsay of xorkville, C. H. Jones of Newberry', Wade Hampton Gibbes of Columbia, W. B. West of Spartanburg, R. Boyd ?joie 01 raniweu. ? Thomas Peden, sheriff of "Chester county, died at his home in Cheater last Saturday after an illness of about eight months, Mr. Peden was in his 68th year. He was born in the Peden's Bridge section of the county, and at the Dreaking out of the war enlisted in the Sixth South Carolina regiment of infantry. He was severely wounded at the battle of Seven Pines on May 31, 1863, and was compelled to remain in the hospital and on the disabled list for about a year. He then re-enlisted, this time in the First regiment of cavalry, and served to the end of the war. Mr. Peden was quiet and unassuming in nls demeanor, but he was brave and fearless, making a fine record as a soldier. Mr. Peden was twice married, his nrst wife being Miss Sarah McCrarey, the sister of his second wife, who, with the following children, survives him: Messrs. J. M. Peden of Fayetteville, N. C.; D. M., W. H. and Miss Maggie Peden, the last three being residents of ? Chester. ? Dillon special of February 23, to Columbia State: Mr. Ragland R. Brunson, who has for several months been acting as constable for upper Marlon, was shot and instantly killed at 3 o'clock this afternoon by a negro whom he was attempting to arrest He had previously arrested a negro on Dr. Stackhouse's place, about eight miles above Dillon, and was returning with nim in a buggy when he met another negyo for whom he had a warrant driving a buggy. As he got down to serve the warrant the man drew a pistol, flr- 4 ing three shots Into Mr. Brunson, who turned and endeavored to get into the buggy. With the assistance of the negro already under arrest he got into the buggy and requested the man to assist him to Dr. Keller's office, about two miles back. He lived only a few minutes, dying in the buggy. Great excitement prevails in the town, Mr. Brunson being a very popular and highly esteemed man and having a large family connection in the town and surrounding country. The governor being Informed over long distance 'phone, at once offered a reward of 3100 for the murderer, who has escapedThlu q tnnn n t hann aunnlnmnntoH his private subscription here. Mr. Branson was about 41 years of age and leaves a wife and four small children. ' ? Rock Hill special of February 24, to the Charlotte Observer: drover Welch, brother of Steve Welch, who, with another man, was killed during a row in a barber shop in Kershaw last Christmas, shot to death Berry Mobley tonight on the train frcrtn Camden to Rock Hill, Just as it was reaching Pleasant Hill, a station nearly midway between Camden and Lancaster. It was the first time that Mobley had been able to be out, he having been badly wounded by Steve Welch at the lime the latter was killed by Mobley. Both men were on their way to Lancaster for a preliminary hearing of the Kershaw tragedy. Without warning Welch shot Mobley in the back and as he fell between the seats four more bullets were fired into his body, death < resulting instantly. It waa a coldblooded and cowardly murder and was evidently in revenge of the killing of Steve Welch by Mobley. Conductor Barxtell, who was in charge of the train, turned the dead body of the murdered man over to the coroner at Pleasant Hill, while Welch voluntarily came in to Lancaster and gave himself up to the authorities. Bad blood has existed between Welch and Mobley since the shooting Christmas and this is the first time that Welch had seen Mobley, and he took advantage of his first op- portunity, when Mobley had his back ^ turned, to avenge the death of his # brother. Both men are prominently connected. ? Lancaster special of February 22 to the News and Courier: Lancaster was tonight visited by one of the i most destructive fires in its history, resulting in a property loss that will approximate $30,000. The flames originated in the livery stable of the Givgory-Hood Live-Stock company about x o'clock and soon spread to adjoining buildings. It was after 9 o'clock before the Are was under control. The losses sustained were as follows: The Gregory-Hood livery stable and warehouse with most of the contents. A number of horses I and mules were bunted, including two mules belonging to the Lancaster Cotton Oil company. Loss $15,000, Insurance about $7,000. The Methodist church, of brick construction, valued at $5,000 and insured for $1,500. Dr. J. F. Mackey's residence, valued at $4,000 and Insured for $2,- 1 000. Mackey & Co.'s warehouse, valued at $2,000 and insured for $1,500. The old Ledger oflice, valued at $500. The building ocoupled by the Funderburg Pharmacy was somewhat damaged by a falling wall of the brick warehouse of the Gregory-Hood Stock company, and the stocks of gooas ui several or me mercnaius were slightly damaged while being removed from the buildings with the expectation that they, too, would be I burned. The pressing need of a system of water works for Lancaster was brought forcibly home to the people tonight when there was nothing with which to combat the fire but buckets and deep wells, and willing hands, but gallant work was done before the progress of the flames was stayed. The telegraph wires were put out of commission and the telephone service was considerably crippled by the fire.