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jfrarps and .facto. ? Memphis, February 25: In arranging to secure loans to carry In stock more than 60,000 bales of cotton valued in millions and now stored In warehouses of various cities in Arkansas, R. H. McCullough, national secretary of the Farmer's Educational and Co-operutive Union of America, today completed what he and Manager B. G. West claim is a distinct victory for the district named. f A large portion of the cotton is now stored in Arkadelphia, Ark. Farmers, according to Secretary McCullough, have been holding cotton for better prices. They are trying, said McCullough to eliminate the middleman, but money becoming scarce, loans were negotiated today from the Tennessee Trust Co., of Memphis, for $2,250,000. ? Washington, February 26: That there will be no let up of President Roosevelt's policy of warring against "rottenness and corruption" was emphatically declared by?the president today in an address to delegates of . the department of superintendence of the National Educational association, during their reception at the White House. Continuing, the president gave his views on educational methods at 1 considerable length, and with his characteristic catholicity <?f thought and vigor of expression. At todays' business session of the association, Oklahoma City was selected as the next ^ meeting place, and W. H. Elson, of i Cleveland, Ohio, was elected presi- 5 dent, David B. Johnson, of Rock Hill, t 3. C? first vice president, and A. C. Nelson, of Salt Lake City, secreta.ry. 1 ? Lima, Peru, February 23: A bull ' fight tendered by the president of Peru In honor of the American fleet developed Into one of the bloodiest ? ever seen in South America. So en- \ sanguined became the battle, that J after the fourth bull had been slain ? Admirals Thomas, Sperry and Emexy, representing Admiral Evans who was 1 too unwell to be present, diliberately c '' 1 1 I arose ana ieii me roym uu.\, ?mvu was regarded by the natives as a 1 grave breach of etiquette. When 1 they had gone the fifth bull tore the matador's stomach open and he soon died. Many of the American sailors jumped into the ring and grabbed * pieces of his scarlet coat as souvenirs. 1 Ten thousand people attended the fight, and It wound up with the first ^ big downpour of rain in Peru in for- c ty years. ? New York, February 25: Justice J Guy, in the New York supreme court , set aside the verdict of a jury today, t and fined the twelve jurymen fifty dollars each for deciding a verdict by ? the flip of a coin. The case was a suit ' against a New York city railway 1 ' company for damages In causing the death of a child and in which the jury j returned a. verdict in favor of the rail- t way company. Justice Guy thought * the evidence much apart from the f verdict and asked the foreman how such was reached. When the foreman told what had been done, Jus- < tice Guy said they violated their oaths t and committed a contempt of court. , He then Imposed the fines and order- j ed their names stricken from the j jury list. One juryman explained ( their action and said the jury was , hopelessly divided and that one of ( the members had money in his pock- j ets to close a business deal which he { was very anxious to attend to. , ? Representative -Acheson of Penn- j sylvania proposes to give congress an ( opportunity to put Itself on record on ( the question of national prohibition, j Many members, including several , from Pennsylvania. have declared , that they are in favor of national pro- j hibltion, but are opposed to state pro- j hlbltion and local option, as it cannot , be enforced. Mr. Acheson introduced ( a resolution Monday for an amend- ] ment to the constitution providing , that the sale, importation and manu- , facture of intoxicating liquors, opium. , cocaine or other narcotic drugs, ex- | cept for medicinal and mechanical , purposes, shall be prohibited in the , United States and in all its territories. "My amendment simply seeks to accomplish on the part of the general government what the various states of the union are now doing," said Mr. Acheson. "I believe that twothirds of the people of the country are in favor of closing all saloons." ? Because of a failure to reach an agreement in the matter of reduction of wages of employes of the Southern Hallway company negotiations have been broken off and President Kin ley announces that he will carry the cases to the Interstate commerce commission and Commissioner of Labor Xeill under section two of the Sherman act. This intended action upon the part of the railway is regarded as the beginning of a campaign upon the railroad's part when such controversies arise, to seek adjustment in that manner, r ather than negotiate with their employes. The proposition to reduce wages is based, it is stated, upon the ground that existing business conditions and the falling oft in revenue have made it imperatively necessary. Uonlert noes have been going on two weeks or more ] ^.rts^i.,1^. r.f ihu Southern rail way ami representatives ?>f employes ' affected. It is proposed to restore the J wage scale which was in effect a year i ago. President Finley save out a ' statement today in which lie expresses regret that the men cannot see their , way clear to accept the offer made by i the management and expresses con- 1 lldence that an amicable settlement ( will yet be reached. I ? At ten cents a pound it will take I 22.000 bales of cotton every day and 1 Sunday, or more than ?,000,000 bales | a year, to meet the military expenses of the government, or it will take , 4 00,000 bushels of wheat a day, at , <1 a bushel. This is tin- way Kcp- ( resentative Slayden, of Texas, figures it out. In a speech in the house Monday on the army appropriation , bill he inveighed against the spirit of , militarism which has got into govern- j ment finances. He figures that if the , appropriation bills scheduled to pass this year all go through, the govern- j mem will he spending for pensions, t the army, navy, battleships and upon retired soldiers a total of $406,S4 4.- j 084.49. Incidentally and naively he c remarked that this includes eight < submarines, "if they are not mean- t time sunk in a sea of scandal." The 1 most enormous item in the military g expenditures is for pensions, the total i of which is $165,869,01)0. "We j prodigally provide for. every class in the country that can by any inter- r pretation of history or stretch of the ^ imagination be thought entitled to r the gratitude of the Federal govern- j ment," declared the Texan. "From c congress to congress, in a continuous e and ever-swelling chorus, we are urg- d ?d to provide old age pensions for ?lvil employes in Washington who inve been too Improvident to look out 'or themselves. I do not doubt that n the end it will be yielded to. Then, ike the rings made by a stone dropped nto a pool, this civil pension sys:em will gradually spread until It vlll cover the entire country. ?ltt \|ovlu'iUr (Srnquim. Entered at tlie Postofflce in Yorkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.s FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1908. The last killing over in Lancaster suggests the inauguration of the Kenucky feud system down that way?a latural consequence where the laws igainst murder are allowed to become so farcical as they have become in this state. It is time to reform. To Col. Thos. R. Waring. Chairman Hemphill Senatorial Campaign Comnittee. Care Evening Post. Charleston. 5. C.?Greeting: Get busy! Yours ruly.?Charlotte Observer. You children stop your foolishness, it least until the really serious business tow in hand Is disposed of. The whisky houses having claims igainst the state dispensary have taken he winding-up commission before fudge Prltchard again. There is to be mother hearing at Ashevillo tomorrow, riiere is good reason to believe that here is little in this except another lesperate move to get out of a close dace. Unless the liquor people can nuddy the water or shift the issue, liev 5i re lost. Discussing a bill to regulate the drug raffle, now pending in the Virginia reneral assembly, the Richmond Newsreader says: "Perhaps many members of the senite and the house fail to realize the treat importance of this matter. In the fities the cocaine evil has become rightful. Any policeman or man acluainted with practical operations of he police department in Richmond vill testify that cocaine today is doing nore harm in this city than whisky in he proportion of at least two to one. The cocaine drunks are the hardest md wildest the police have to handle. The drug can be used anywhere and by my body and one of its first effects is :o make the man or woman using it a nenace to the community. It causes lalucinations and a condition closely ipproaching lunacy. Its permanent fifect is to destroy moral character ?ven more completely than morphine md to wreck the body." It is understood that the postofflce lepartment will soon commence invesigations to see whether its orders with eference to the discontinuance of exfired newspaper subscriptions are beng obeyed. There is reason to believe :hat the enrrving out of the order will esult in a very material lightening up tf the mails and also in a considerable ncrease in the income of the publishers of the average weekly and semltveekly papers. It is a common thing for publishers to claim that they carry expired subscriptions as' an accommolation to their patrons; but the truth s that there is very little accommoda:ion behind the matter. It would be tearer the mark to say that the pubisher neglects to strike off expirations 'or the reason that he fears that once iff they will stay off. There is no doubt if the fact that the value of a newspaaer's advertising space depends very nuch upon the extent of its circulation. \11 publishers realize this fact; but too nany of the publishers seem to have ;he idea that a deadhead circulation is nuch better than no circulation at all tnd that is why there is so much padling of the subscription list of the iverage country paper. The order of ;he government will open the eyes of nany a publisher on this subject. It ivill be demonstrated to all of them in the course of a very few years now that the paid circulation is the only cir ii lot inn th.it counts for anything, and that the only way to have a paid circulation of any consequence is to make * really useful newspaper that is worth paying for. Washington", Feb. la.?Information from unofficial and individual sources evidencing the aggressiveness of Japan in Manchuria has been accumulating in the state department for some time. That this condition is irritating in increasing degree to China is also a matter of knowledge here. It is stated that the Chinese government brought the matter to the attention of the American government and no representation on the subject is looked for. It is frankly admitted by officials who cannot be quoted that America is losing her commercial foothold in the Orient. This loss, however, is not charged to Japan. Rather it is asserted to be the effect of the growing tenJency toward internal government regulation in the United Suites. Five years ago Hour in barrels was being shipped to the Orient from the northwest, steel rails from 1'lttsburg and cotton in bales from Texas. These Oiipments were made possible because >f an exceedingly low ocean freight rate arrived at by a railroad combination. This rate has been condemned t?y our courts as a conspiracy against trade, and the development of this trade has been abandoned. The domestic war. as it is characterized, against the Standard oil company, which is * * * * f IlM.intO 1 tPQllO .TPtlllCd Willi nil- lrtifir.^1 VM.VII. ?f any American enterprise, is declared to have been disastrously effective in he Orient, while the tobacco and cotton trades are said to have been dealt tieav.v blows through the operation of railroad regulation here. The foregoing was clipped from the Columbia State of last Thursday, and ive would like to know where it came from?whether it was sent out by the Associated Press. We will have it distinctly understood that we are not seeking to cast any reflections upon our contemporary by mplication or otherwise. This statement we deem due both the State and The Enquirer. In view of the manner n which we have been impressed by the article quoted. The article impresses us as having )een written and sent out for reasons >ther than its news value. There is no loubt about the fact that American rade has suffered in the Orient; but tas that suffering been because of the ittitude of the government toward >tandrad oil and the railroads? That s the question. Five years ago the Russians were tverrunning Manchuria with immense >odies of troops, and were building ailroads and fortifications with feversh energy in preparation for war. This ailed for steel rails and wheat. Neithr the Japanese or Chinese use a great leal of wheat flour. Russians use it almost exclusively.; They raise immense quantities at home; but it was cheaper for them to pet wheat from America than to haul It over the Trans- ] Siberian railroad. It would be the same thing now if the Russians were still in the country with war preparations on their hands. The explanation as to the falling off . of the cotton trade Is very touch the same no doubt. Anyhow, they are making no more cotton in Manchuria 1 now than they were five years ago. Rut suppose the falling off in the Oriental trade is really due to the attitude of the government toward Standard Oil and the railroads, is that any reason why the government should j change its policy? If the laws of the government are just to an me pcupit?, they should be enforced. If they are not just, they should be repealed. . Hut to us, it looks as if this article has a deeper purpose than to merely recite facts, the main province of the Associated Press, and if the Associated Press continues to send out stuff like that we think it will be very* well for Its patrons to begin making some investigations. ! MAJOR JAMES L. COKER. > Facts About a South Carolinian Who Is Fit For Senator. 1 The News and Courier of last Tues- < day published an interesting letter * from Mr. J. XV. Norwood, a prominent ' banker of Greenville, urging the 1 claims of Maj. J. L. Coker, of Dar- 1 llngton, for the senatorship. The letter was not Intended for publication; * but the recipient, Maj. Hemphill, s probably thought it ought to be pub- 1 lished and procured the writer's per- ' mission. That Maj. Coker will be ' selected we have no reason to suppose. * Such honors usually go only to those < who seek them, and Maj. Croker does 1 not happen to te Of such a disposi- 1 tlon. Honors that come to him must 1 come unsought. The Enquirer would * not urge this gentleman upon any- { if moraiv thinks thnt in hon wujt Afc **iv* vv orlng a man like this South Carolina would honor Itself. Practically all the reasons we have for such a view are contained in the letter referred to which we reproduce below as follows: Greenville, S. C., Feb. 23, 1908. If Charleston has no candidate for the unexpired term In the United States senate, made vacant by the death of Senator Latimer, could not you use influence in favor of Major Coker? No man more richly merits the compliment of being elected to such high office without effort on his part. He has had little legislative experience, but few men in our state (or the United States either) have as fine natural ability as he?few hnve onjoyed as good educational advantages. He was partly educated at the Citadel. He withdrew from the academy a month or two before graduation and continued his studies at Harvard. He was among the first in his class at the Citadel. He has been a close and thorough student all his life, and is today one of the most versatile scholars in ihe state. He Is both a creditable speaker and writer. He is one of the most successful business men in the state. Twentyfive years ago Hartsville was twelve miles from the nearest railroad station, and the place had only one country store and no other business enterprise except farming. He built a railroad to connect with the Coast 1 Line, operated it successfully himsell I and then sold it at a profit. He en- ] couraged competing merchants to move to the place, built a paper mill (which has been enlarged from time to time out of the profits, and is now one of the largest and most successful paper mills In the south, 1 having over $30,000 of assets). A i novelty company, (for manufactur- | ing cones and parallels out of paper . for use of yarn mills,) which has been phenomenally successful, is another I of the enterprises he set on foot, as well as numerous smaller industries. , He also established a bank?and through him a cotton mill costing about $600,000 was built. He is the largest stockholder in the mill and was from the first. The Hartsville cotton mill is one of the most successful in the state. He is one of the most successful (and largest) merchants and planters in this state. He has large Investments In mercantile business at Hartsville and over $100,000 in farming. He is a man of well night infallible judgment and seems to know how to select honest and capable Yr.en to manage the different departments of his business. He also has an oil mill at Hartsville. (unincorporated) in which a considerable sum is invested, ' and which has betn conspicuously ' successful. 1 With all of his enterprises he is the most conservative man I know. None of his corporations have debts not represented Ly quick assets. His modesty is such that the world < realizes the extent of his business sue- 1 cess no more than they do his intel- , iectual attainments. His business success has not been narrow or sel- ( fish, but has helped build up the < country and has benefitted a great , number. He is one of the greatest philanthropists in the state. Few men have I ever done more to build up South | Carolina, intellectually as well as materially. He l as be<m helping to , educate other people's boys ind girls ( front his early manhood. In the past few years he has given to the Welch . Neck High School alcne over $ri0,000. This school is educating now about ( vrtunc mpn. hovs and . I V> *.? IIUIUUVU .? wu..n _ girls from all over the state. Notwithstanding hii varied inter- . ests he gives more of his own time ' to helping his fellowman than any J other man of mj acquaintance who . is not a teacher or a preacher. The j South Carolina college conferred the , degree of I,L. I), on Major Coker a , few years ago. This is an unusual j degree to be conferred on a "plain ( business man." I There was no more gallant soldier , in the Confederate service than Capt. . (afterward Major) Coker. A compliment to him would be appreciated , by the old soldiers?now rapidly pass- j ing away. 1 hope I am not an extrem- . ist. In my sober judgment, con- j sidering character, intellect and varied ] success. Major Coker is the greatest j man I've ever met. A more kindly, j pure and noble man would be hard ] to find. I have considered him an , ideal man from my earliest recollec- , lion. I have never heard him make j an inconsiderate, uncharitable or unkind remark. You know him by } reputation, if not personally. You , can verify what I have written. If ' you will help elect him f belie\, /ou . will be honoring your state in honoring him. Very truly yours, ' J. \V. Norwood. THE STOCK LAW. Kditor Yorkvlde Enquirer: In your last issue, in my resume of recent local legislative matters, in speaking of the petition of citizens of Hickory drove requesting the enact- ' inent of a law prohibiting persons from , knowingly allowing their stock to run at large, I stated that Representative Slaughter was opposed to the bill. 1 In Justice t?> Representative Slaugh- J ter. I should also have stated that I had no doubt that his opposition to such a measure arose partly from the 1 position assumed by the judiciary com- < mittee of the senate, that such a law was unnecessary, the present law being sufficient, and. partly out of the fact that there was already nearly a thou- 1 sand bills on the house calendar and such a bill stood no chance whatever ( of becoming law. As a matter of fact the bill was reported unfavorably in the senate and I never reached a second reading, and even if the house had passed it. the senate would have killed it J. S. Brice. c Yorkville. S C.. Feb. 26. 1908. ^ LOCAL AFFAXHS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P. W. Love?Wants his one-horse turn plow that somebody has borrowed. rhos W. Clawson, Supv. of Registration?Gives notice of opening books of registration for munclpal elections. Books will close May 28th. J. W. Dobson?Advises you to trade where you can buy to best advantage. He says If you follow this line he will get your business. Victor Cotton Oil Co.?Will gin cotton on Wednesdays and Thursdays only after March 1st. J. L. Williams & Co.?Have Picked up about $3,000 worth of clothing and pants and are going to pass It on to their customers at bargain prices to quick buyers. First National Bank?Says "today's prudence is tomorrow's pleasure,' and solicits your savings account. York Drug Store?Has full selections of garden and field seeds of best qualities and wants you to call on it for the seeds you will need. York Supply Co.?Has good rust prosf seed oats, seed potatoes, onion sets, garden seeds, and says it is headquarters for plows, bridles, collars, etc. There are people who will give Dr. 5aye a good deal of abuse right now, naybe; but If they will enforce his oad law, some day they will want to five him a monument An inadvertent but nevertheless reSTcttable error was made in the name >f Mr. G. L. McNeel in the short sketch published last Tuesday in conicction with the notice of his death. Mr. MoNeel's full name was Gustavus Luther. Tomorrow is expected to be an occaiion of much interest to those who first jaw the light of day February 29. It will be the second birthday anniversary' :hey have been able to celebrate for :welve years. Persons born February 19th are not accorded the privilege of :elebratlng their birthday annually ike other mortals, but are compelled to vait patiently until a leap year rolls iround. The last birthday that the 29th >f February sons and daughters were ible to observe occurred 1904. They diould have had one in 1900, but that . osir tiannpnpd to mark the end of a ;entury that was not divisible by 400 ind they were compelled to wait four fears more. Worklngmen also have :ause for rejoicing, as there are five jay-days in the month?that is, if their my-days occurs on Saturday. That this s the case is due to the fact that February began Saturday and will also end >n Saturday. Tollers can make good >f this "extra" week this year, for they a*ill have to wait just twenty-eight fears for another, or until 1936. Julius Caesar and Pope Gregory are Jointly .-esponslble for this mixed up affair. Jaesar is responsible for the first leap fear, which was brought about by ntroducing his reformed Roman caleniar, accepting 365 days and six hours :o the year. To make up the quarter >f a day necessary to complete the true fear he ordered that at the end of every i'Mi-ci n ?ine-]p dav should be add ?d. But this was considered defective, ind in 1582 there was a difference of .en days, resulting from the accumuated odd moments, and then it was hat Pope Gregory established the present calendar. Under the new rule ten lays were omitted, and It was ordered :hat every year whose number is divisible by 4 should be leap year, except :he full centuries, and they should be eap years only when divisible by 400. FARM WORK BACKWARD. The reports of farmers generally are Lo the effect that farm operations are i^ x generally backward condition, not the worst that has ever been known at this season; but badly behind as compared with last year. The trouble is due almost entirely to the weather conditions that have been prevailing since last fall. But little fall plowing was done and there has Peen but slight opportunity to do any plowing since. Many of the farmers have been putting in as much time as possible making repairs about their homes and Parns, and doing such other work as ivas practicable, and while all this has Peen important it does not seem to <how up like actual work in the field. When the weather breaks, and a favorable turn for the better is expected soon now, work will be taken up with i rush, and every effort will be expended to make up for lost time. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. The New York contract was more active than for some days previous on Wednesday, closing from 12 to 18 points higher; but yesterday there was another slump, the market being unsettled >n account of the usual monthly balancing of accounts among the speculators. An Associated Press dispatch of ast night gives the day's developments n the speculative market as follows: The cotton market was less active today and somewhat reactionary, the dose being barely steady at a net deMine of 3 to C points. Sales estimated it 225,000. The market opened steady at unchanged prices to an advance of 2 points on the cables and during the early session sold up to a net gain of ibout 6 to 9 points on active months as i result of overnight buying orders, continued covering and local support, rhere was some further demand for the near months from spot people, but yesterday's buyers were disappointed that there was no aggressive bull support following yesterday's developments and offerings increased at the advance owing to realizing and room selling for a reaction. After showing a net loss of ibout 2 to 6 points the market became very quiet and while there was a slight rally during the middle of the afternoon it failed to hold, with closing prices at practically the lowest of the day on active months. Tomorrow will be the first March notice day in the local market and it was estimated that notices for about 30,000 bales would be issued. Port receipts continued light and were Considerably exceeded by exports while southern spot markets were officially reported unchanged to Jc. higher. Receipts at the ports today 15,877 igainst 22,ft3S last week and 43,148 last rear. For the week 150.000 against 140.49." last week and 196.355 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 5,822 igainst 12.452 last year, and at Houston '.319 against 4,792 last year. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. J. L. Williams spent Tuesday in Charlotte. Miss Lee Williams is visiting relaives at Grover, N. C. Mr. Luther G. Thompson is with the 1 k'orkville Hardware company as salesnan. Mrs. Paul N. Moore and daughter, of rtock Hill, are in Yorkville on a visit to VIr. and Mrs. H. H. Beard. ( Messrs. H. C. Strauss, John R. Hart 1 ind W. S. Neil left Thursday morning >n a hunting trip. . Mr. Willie Ivowry of Mayesvllle, same home Tuesday to attend the Low- 1 y-('.uy marriage. . Mrs. Herbert Barrier of Monroe, N. ( \. is visiting relatives and friends in forkvllle, tiie guest of her sister. Mrs. 1 I. Krnest Heath. , Charlotte Chronicle: it is gener- 1 illy said by the men who were privil- f ged to attend the banquet of the A. | P. O. men at the Selwyn last Saturday 1 night that the real gem of the entire occasion was the tribute of Mr. Thos. F. McDow of Yorkvllle, S. C., to the late Isaac Erwln Avery, formerly of the staff of the Charlotte Observer. The expression was entirely Impromptu, when the lights were lowered and the memorlam spirit Imbued the speaker and his associates. Mr. McDow paid tribute such as has rarely been uttered. Ho knew the man and the meas ures of his work and in sucn a sense he lauded the ability and gentle nature which coupled him so lovably with the world of his fellows. FOUND THE BOOK. The "Standard Policy and Guarantees Book." of the Equitable Life Assurance society advertised* in the last issue of The Enquirer by Mr. W. W. Boyce. as having been lost on the railroad near Yorkvllle, was returned to this office yesterday morning, as requested in the advertisement, by Lawrence Rice, colored, of No. 4 Yorkvllle. "I found the book down by the overhead bridge," Rice explained as he handed it in. "It was sorter funny, too," he went on. "In passing along the railroad on my way home, I noticed a black looking something lying down in the ditch; but it impressed me as being a piece of coal and I did not pick it up. When I got home and began to read my paper which had just been delivered, the llrst thing that fell under my eye was something about a lost book. It occurred to me that after all that black thing that I had passed as a piece of wini mieht be a book, and I went back to see about it. Sure enough it was the very book that was advertised and here it is. There were no other papers about where,I found the book." As a matter of additional Interest it might be very well to state that Mr. Boyce was happy in saying in his advertisement that he would like to have the book regardless of its condition. Otherwise it' would hardly have been picked up. It is muddy and watersoaked. and of no possible value to anybody except the real owner, whatever It nay be worth to him. As to whether there are any papers in the book, Mr. Boyce will have to find out for himself, for until it has had time to dry no Investigation can be attempted without danger of further damage. HOLDING COTTON. Although there Is not a great deal being said along that line Just now, it is a fact that the holding movement among the members of the Farmers' Union of this section is still as strong as it has ever been. Some of the people who started out last fall to hold on to the end have given out; but as a rule it has been because they could really hold no longer. Debts and other obligations were pressing to such an extent that In Justice to their creditors and to themselves they had to give in. There are a surprisingly large number of farmers in the country, however who have not yet sold, and who have no present idea of doing so. They have other means and they are not obliged to sell. As long as they can help it, they are not going to sell. Discussing this situation yesterday, a farmer who belongs to this class said: "I was up at King's Mountain yesterday and while there saw quite a quantity of cotton delivered at llj. I learned thnt the mill people were not anxious to lay in any considerable quantity at that price. In fact, some that had come in without previous engagement sold at 11 J. It looked to me like it was a matter of being obliged to have the cotton; but of buying it as cheaply as possible. That I believe is the rule everywhere. The superintendent of one of the mills told me he would like to see every mill In the south shut down for two months. I told him that so would* I. If the people who have cotton would Just hold on to it If a close of two months would work off the surplus, then at the end of that time the mills would start up hungry and the farmers who still had their cotton would be able to get 15 cents or over. So far as I am concerned, I have as much faith in cotton as ever. Everything is depressed, of course; but cotton is not going much lower unless the bottom falls out of everything." GOOD MORAL CHARACTER The supreme court on Tuesday, according to the Columbia Statfe, dismissed the appeal of W. H. Mills, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the killing of Frank Deal in Cherokee county in March, 1907. The case will be remembered as one of the most sensational in the upper part of the state, the defense being that Deal was intimate with Mills' wife, which led to the killing. The jury returned a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy and the appeal was taken on the charge of the judge and on the rather unusual ground *u- ? "...vnvilcolnii nnrrtnnsed of IfUt I llir JUIJ wwiiaimooiui. W...f the clerk of court, auditor and treasurer. had in drawing' the grand and petit jurors, discussed the character of each name presented, whether he was a good citizen and his qualifications for jury duty. The auditor of Cherokee county was placed upon the stand and testified that the commission discussed each name drawn, whether the proposed Juror was a good citizen, whether or not illiterate, whether a drunkard or not and whether "rowdy" or a peaceable man. The attorneys for the defense argued before Judge Purdy that this was in violation of the statutes, but this contention was overruled and the case went on trial. On conviction the same argument was made before the supreme court. That body held, however, that the action of the jury commission and of the auditor was simply the honest effort of a faithful officer to carry out the law. The act of 1902 in prescribing jury duty, pages 1066 and 1067, says as to the duties of the commissioners: "If there shall be drawn from said jury box a ballot containing the name of any person not between the ages of 21 and 65 years, or not of good moral character, or who has died, or who has moved from the county or is otherwise disqualified to serve as a juror. such ballot shall be destroyed and such name struck from the said list and another ballot drawn; and so on until the eighteen are secured." Section 2 of the act says: "That the said county auditor, county treasurer, and the clerk of the court of common pleas of each county shall immediately after the passage of this act, and thereafter in the month of De- ( cember, of tills and each succeeding ( year, prepare a list of such qualified ' electors, under the provisions of the constitution, between the ages of 21 and 65 years and of good moral character. of their respective counties, as they may deem otherwise well qualified to ' serve as jurors, being persons of sound I judgment and free from all legal exceptions, which list shall include not less than one from every three of such qualified electors under provisions J r>f the constitution, between the ages of i 21 and 65 years, and of good moral fharacter. to he selected without regard to whether such persons live with- ! In five miles or more than five miles i from the courthouse." Another section of tile same act makes the same requirement as to the { Irawing of grand jurors. t Article 5. section 22. of the eonstitu- j tlon says: "The petit jurors of the circuit courts shall consist of 12 men? ( ?ach juror must be a qualified elector r letween the ages of 21 and 65 and of food moral character." t The decision will be of considerable nterest to jury* commissioners who se- 1 ect the jurors. s WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Fertilizers are going out quite briskly. ? The municipal registration books are open. ? Next Monday Is salesday for February. ? The regular monthly meeting of the Farmers' Union is to be held next Monday and the understanding Is that some unusually important business will come up for consideration. ? The town of Yorkvllle can make no better investment than to fix Main street in first-class shape. The Investment will pay good dividends not only from the standpoint of dollars; but from the standpoints of comfort, convenience and health. ? In a difficulty between Mr. Dave Logan and a negro named Bob King yesterday Mr. Logan had his left arm broken and the negro was shot through the legs. The trouble occurred at J. J. Keller & Co's lumber yard. King was working under the direction of Mr. Logan and gave the latter some impudence. Mr. Logan went to the office and put a pistol in his pocket. The trouble was afterward renewed. King broke Mr. Logan's arm with a piece of scantling and drawing the pistol from his pocket with his other hand, Mr. Logan fired at King, the bullet .passing through tne nesny part or one log ann longing In the other. King ran away. ? A pretty home wedding was celebrated Wednesday at 4 p. m. at the home of the bride, when Miss Elizabeth Scott Lowry and Mr. James Lowry Guy wore united In marriage, Rev. T. M. Lowry, uncle of the bride, officiating. Oa account of the extreme Illness of the grandmother of the bride, Mrs. M. B. Lowry, only the Immediate members of the two families were present. The presents were numerous and handsome. ^he bride Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Lowry, was born and reared in Yorkvllle and Is very popular and numbers her friends by the score. The groom Is the son of Mr. W. O. Guy, the popular treasurer of Chester county. The grooln Is one of the wideawake and business-like young men of Chester, who believes there Is still a greater outlet for the Intelligent and energetic young man on the old plantation than in towns and cities, nnd has proven his faith by his works, for he Is one of the most successful farmers In Chester county. A striking coincidence of this marriage is that the groom takes his bride to the home where the father of the bride was born, and 10 me Httine noust? nnu pmiuunuu where the grandfather of the bride, Capt. J. T. Lowry, under similar circumstances took his bride, Miss Martha Bratton, sixty years ago?1848. SEND US THE NEWS. 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If there is anything libelous in it or something , calculated to Involve The Enquirer In ' somebody's personal quarrel, it is apt 1 [o go into the waste basket. Tributes of respect, cards of thanks, i ind obituaries are regarded as personil matters and are always charged J 'or by the line. Information as to leatlis and marriages is regarded as I tews, and such information is solicited. There is no charge for anything hat appears other than in the adver- 1 ising columns. The reader may feel { afe on that score. c We nre in more or less frequent receipt of manuscript productions of school children, the same being accompanied by requests from their teachers or others that they be published by way of encouragement. It is very well understood that The Enquirer stands for the encouragement of laudable effort of whatever kind, and more especially In children; but the' impracticability of publishing productions of this kind, except such as are possessed of unusual merit, ought to be easily apparent. It would be an imposition on the reader, who pays for information, entertainment and instruction. If we should publish one such production merely for encouragement, justice would seem to require that we would throw our columns open to all, and the reader would soon grow tired of it. ?rtlttfft??o rrl o A nf nnnrco til VV e arc oinojo giaiii U? vuu.uv, receive original literary productions of almost any nature; but more especially relating In any way to the history of this section or Its people. LOCAL LACONICS. Arrested In Cherokee. Alf Williams who killed Jim Crockett In Bethesda township on the 8th Instant and who made his escape, was arrested last Saturday In Cherokee county through the efforts of Sheriff Brown and was committed to the York county Jail on Sunday. Supervisors of Registration. The new board of supervisors of registration consists of Messrs. A. M. Black, R. T. Beamguard and R. M, Wallace. Senator Brlce gave us the information correctly last Tuesday; but somehow we made "Wallace" of the name of Mr. Black. Killed by Falling Tree, Jim Brown, colored, who lived a mile and a half south of Yorkvllle, died yesterday from the effects of injuries sustained In connection with the fall Ing of a tree that ne was neiping i" on Mr. Julius Burse's place, on Monday of last week. After it,was cut the tree lodged, and Brown was injured during the dislodging. The Annapolis Scholarships. Congressman Finley has announced the names of the successful candidates for vacancies at Annapolis whc recently stood examinations at Yorkville. There are two vacanaits and the principals named are G. C. Trantham, of Camden, and Price Milton Farris, of Fort Mill. The alternateare: First, Ralph Homberger, of Cheraw; and second, Andrew Floyd Littlejohn, of Gaffeny. The other alternates are: Albion Smith, Rock Hill, and York Wilson, Rock Hill From this number the two who art finally declared eligible to the vacancies will probably enter Annapolis in April for a term of four years of naval schooling. Public Cotton Weighsr. At the request of several farmers members of the York County Union, Senator Brice amended the Chester County Cotton Weigher bill, so as tc Include York county in its provisions The argument of those who desired York to be in the bill was that they did not know that It was desirable to put its provisions in operation at this time; but they wanted to be in a position tc do so if they should see proper. It is held by some of the farmers that provision for weighing cotton at a public platform will stimulate competition; that salaried representatives of cotton buying concerns located elsewhere cannot afford to erect platforms for their use; but if they have access to a public platform they will be able tc buy cotton on exactly equal terms with the local buyers. On the other hand il is argued that local buyers who invest their money in facilities for handling cotton are entitled to protection against outsiders. York was at first included in the provisions of the bill, but at vio inatan^ nf narties interested in the buying side of the question the bill was withdrawn. Fort Mill and Ebenezer. Fort Mill Times, February 27: Contrary to the expectations of the public in general, the Fort Mill Presbyterian church will not unite with Ebenezer church in the employing of a pastor to succeed the lamented Dr, James H. Thornwell. This decision was reached Sunday at a congregational meeting of the Presbyterians and the decision was almost unanimous. This action on the part of the local church must not be taken as an indication of friction between the churches for such is not the case The Fort Mill and Ebenezer churches have worked in unison for many years and there was never an unpleasant feeling between them. The decision of the Fort Mill church to sever relations with Ebenezer was done solely for the reason that the congregation here realize the Inconvenience to which the pastor is put in attending both churches and also that the local church demands the regular attendance of a pastor. At a meeting Sunday a committee, the duty of which it to look out for a pastor, was appointed consisting of the following gentlemen: R. F. Grier, E. W. Kimbrell, W. R. Carothers, J. YV. Ardrey, L. J. Massey. This committee will meet during the week and map out a plan of procedure. McCONNELLSVILLE MATTERS. What the Farmers Are Doing?Notes About People?Smallpox. McConnellsville, February 26.?Most " " ''1 '?"? n ouiflnifint or Our iarmei'M nave miu iti a. auiin-ivn supply of fertilizers for the coming crop. Very little, however, has been accomplished In the preparation of fields. No plowing has been done except for the small amount of wheat and oats that have been sowed. We have some of the largest aid most successful farmers of York county. When the ground has dried so that planting can be done things will be stirring. Another result of the rainy weather Is the bad roads. In low places they had become well-nigh Impassable. At present, however, they are in a better condition than they have been for several months. We are glad to note that Mr. Foster, who has been seriously sick for several days is convalescing. Miss Kathleen Crawford, a trained nurse, is spending a vacation of several weeks at home. Miss Maty Moore is visiting friends and relatives in Glenn Springs and Greer. Miss Maude Anderson of Lnwryville, is visiting the family of Mr. J. M. Willis ms. Mr. Conrad who lives two miles east of McConnellsville has developed a case i>f smallpox. Dr. Iyive has vaccinated ill persons exposed, and hopes thus to prevent the spread of the disease. Miss Sallle McConnell visited relatives in Chester last week. Drs. Moore McConnell. John L. and James M. Douglass, recently spent sev?ral days with Capt. J. D. McConnell. i'hey evidently enjoyed the two days Hint taken during their stay. ? The dispensary winding-up commission has been in session this week ind it was expected that there would )e some more very sensational develipments. STANDS BY THE PRESIDENT. Senatorial Committee That Investigated Brownsville Affair. That the shooting In the affray at Brownsville, Tex;, on the night of August 13th-14th,-1906, was done by some of the negro soldiers of the Twentyfifth United States Infantry, and that the testimony taken before the senate committee on military affairs falls to Identify the guilty parties Is the opln- > Ion of eight members of the committee. Four members 'of the committee voted against this decision and one member did not vote. .The resolution declaring the guilt of the negroes was submitted by Senator Lodge and was adopted after five resolutions by Senator Foraker, one by Senator Dupont and one by Sen- ^ ator Scott, all of which were offered as substitutes, had been voted down. 1 The vote was reached after prolonged investigation extending over two sessions of congress and evidence had been taken covering thousands of pages. Practically every negro of the three companies of infantry dishonorably i discharged by President Roosevelt, testified in his own behalf, while evidence in support of the president was given by many army officers and citizens of ? - 1 a. . i? mi Brownsville. ..inniuguoui me euuic -w controversy which In many sections of the country has been made a political Issue, the antl-admlntstratlon side has been directed by Senator Foraker. In the final vote 'In the committee a majority of the Republican members came to his support. The Ohio senator ex- ' i nressed himself as gratified at this, as , It was apparent from the outset that , all of the Democratic members were convinced that the negroes did the : shooting. The fight again will be carried to the floor of the senate. The reports from the committee will not be made for 1 about ten days. v After the reports have been made to the senate It Is expected Senator Foraker will press the matter 4 to a vote there. The Ohio senator puri poses also to introduce a bill to restore to the military service such of the dls, charged negroes as were shown beyond a reasonable dpubt to have been Innocent of any offense connected with the affair. . . j The committee was In session today for nearly three hours. It was In the [ main harmonious. Practically the only , passages at arms were of a parliamentary' nature. Senator Lodge offered a resolution as follows: I "That. In the opinion of this commit *ee. the shooting In the affray at , Brownsville on the night of August I3tli-14th, 1906, was done by some of 1 the soldiers belonging to the Twentyfifth United States Infantry then stationed at Fort Brown, Tex." Senator Foraker offered as a substi' tute the following: "The testimony wholly falls to Iden, tlfy the Individuals or any of them, " who participated in the shooting affray." 1 The Foraker substitute was defeated by a vote of 8 to 5, the affirmative votes ueing Scott, Foraker, Hemenway, Bulkeley and Dupont The negatives1 were Warren, Lodge, Warner, Tallafer! ro, Foster. Overman, Frazier and Me[ Crep.ry. The last five named are Dem. ocrats. The alignment substantially was the same on most of the substl: tutes offered. The Lodge resolution J . pnally was adopted by the same dlvls- * ? 'on, except that Senator Dupont did not vote, making three Republicans and ive Democrats in favor of discharging 1 the negroes, and four Republicans on I record against It. After the Lodge resolution was adopted Senator Warner ofTered the 1 following resolution: "That the testimony fails to Identify the particular soldier 6r soldiers who ' participated In the shooting affray." ' It was agreed to by a vote of eight yeas, live Republican senators opposed to the Lodge resolution not voting. I 1 MERE-MENTION. u William Rogers, white, was hanged > at Savannah, Qa, Tuesday, for the ' murder of his wife about a year ago. i He had no provocation for the deed except that his wife had left home wlth' out his permission A solid carload of postal cards has recently been shipped from Mumford, Me., to Augusta. ' Ga for distribution from that city.... Lee Hart killed his mother-in-law, 1 mortally wounded his father-in-law, * seriously wounded his bride of six 1 months, and then committed suicide by ' jumping in front of a train at Lamar, " Mo., Tuesday. His wife had refused * ' to leave her parents when Hart came for her Father Heinrlchs, a Catholic priest, was assassinated in his church at Denver, Col., Sunday morn' ing while celebrating mass. Catholic 1 priests throughout the country believe that there is an organized band of assassins plotting against them... .President Stewart McDiaried of the Green i Mountain, la., savings bank, has been placed under arrest on a charge of ili legal banking The Jersey tun! nel, under the Hudson river, connect, ing New York and New Jersey was i formally opened last Tuesday. The tunnel cost $60,000,000.......Ernest i L. Dashiell, former insurance agent and real estate broker, pleaded guilty t to charges of forgery at Norfolk, Va., , ? A j M , Tuesaay ana was senienueu iu tour t years imprisonment A Arm of ^ , New Orleans contractors has written ' i to Mayor McClellan of New York i that it can give employment to 1,000 : laborers of New York's unemployed i and that New Orleans needs 10,000 laborers Frank S. Tackard, for ! twelve years treasurer f Warren county, N. Y., has confessed to a dei falcatlon of (12,000, his stealings being from the private bank of Emerson 1 & Co., of Warrensburg British naval estimates for 1908-09 total ?32,319,500 Eight members of the Black Hand society have been indicted by the grand Jury of Baltimore on charges of conspiring to mur- ^ der Two young men at Doylestown, Pa., have been sentenced to pay lines of (50 each and serve six months in prison for taking and exposing nude photographs... .The secretary of the treasury has called on the depositories of United States funds for the return of (35,000,000 public deposits by March 23 Hiram Percy Maxim of Hartford. Conn., son of Sir Hiram Maxim, in- 4 ventor of the machine gun, has invented an attachment which will make all sizes of guns noiseless when fired Reports from Winchester, Ky., are to the effect that the tobacco I trust has practically decided to pay the farmers' price for all the burley tobacco of the crops of 1906 and 1907. thus ending the tobacco war J. Frank Afterbach, president of the Perksie schools board pleaded guilty Tuesday at Doyleslown, Pa., to forging $14,000 of school bonds and was sentenced to serve eleven years In prison at hard labor The New York < to Paris automobile racers reached Chicago Tuesday night, the American car In the lead Ah Foon, the richest Chinaman of New York, was murderously assaulted Tuesday while he slent. It is believed to be the be- > ginning of another Tung war Charles M. Sanford, a Brooklyn lawyer, was shot down by a woman In his office Tuesday. The woman declared that the shooting was "an act of God." The Seaboard Air Line railroad announces that on April 1st It will sell block tickets to parties of ten or more on any of its lines at the rate of two cents a mile for each passenger. This rate Is open to theatrical companies, baseball clubs and private parties Louis R. Powell, aged 103 years, died In Atlanta, Ga? Wednesday morning The At- < lantic fleet will leave Callao, Peru, for