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?rraps and .farts. ? Atlanta, April 21: A new factor appeared In the wheat situation of America tonight when a call was Issued for a mass meeting of the grain growers' under the auspices of the Farmers' Union at Springfield, Mo.. May 12, by President C. S. Barrett. Farmers who are not Union members are asked to attend as well as the organization members. The Union members number about three million. The purpose of the meeting Is to adopt a system whereby wheat will sell at the highest possible price while in the hands of the producer. ? Charlotte Observer: Nothing could be more astonishing than the Increased * voHfttV use of cement ana ui mo Suai _ _ of purposes for which It Is being used, j Everybody knows by observation howi It has taken the place of stone and brick for pavements and how muchi better pavement It makes than either | of these materials. Already It goes Into the construction of houses In I many different forms. Sometimes It is made Into blocks of artificial stones and laid up in the walls the same as stone or brick. Then again It Is made Into reinforced concrete which makes the building the equivalent of a monolith. It Is cast Into slabs, treated with white enamel paint and used In place of marble tops on counters. They are beginning to make bath tubs out of it, treating the Interior with white enamel paint In the same way. We have *??? mmiHprt and set up seen a lumwiuuc In good shape and the very inscription cast on it when the shaft was moulded. It is extensively used for bridges, for water-power dams, for skyscraper buildings and for a thousand and one things which formerly required stone, steel or lumber. ? Mombasa, April 22: Theodore Roosevelt and the members of his party left here on a special train at 2.30 o'clock this afternoon for Kapitl Plains station, whence they will be conveyed to the ranch of Sir Alfred Pease for their first shooting trip. The party is accompanied by F. J. Jackson, active governor of the protectorate. Before leaving Mr. Roosevelt telegraphed to King Edward thanking him for the message of greeting read by Mr. Jackson at the dinner given in Roosevelt's honor at the Mombasa club last night. A guard of honor composed of marines and blue jackets from the Pandora was at the railroad station, when the .. ? kwj onH was in Rooseveil pariy aiin? spected by Mr. Roosevelt Mr. Roosevelt spent the morning at Government house, where he was the guest last night of Mr. Jackson, Kermit Roosevelt J. Alden Loring, Edmund Helllger and Major Mearns spent their time up to the leaving of the train In driving t about the city seeing the sights. From ' Mombasa Mr. Roosevelt dispatched a cablegram to the emperor of Germany, saying: "I desire to express my appreciation of my treatment on board the German steamer Admiral under rnintAin Doherr. and my admiration of the astounding energy and grow in 01 the mercantile and colonial interests of Germany in Bast Africa." ? Chicago, April 22: That James A. Patten, the "wheat king," has withdrawn from the market after disposing of his heavy holdings of May and July wheat was asserted in many quarters here today. To this assertion verisimilitude was added by the fact that prices have tumbled over 9 cents during the last week and that Mr. Patten himself has sought rest in the fastnesses of a New Mexico ranch. Whether he has eliminated himself from the so-called "deal" and if so, whether he came out with profit or loss, are questions which can be answered only by Mr. Patten himself, but he, according to dispatches today, does not seem inclined to answer. The session of the board of trade was a sensational one today. The first quotations were startling disappointments to the bulls. From nearly every point came reports of normal, or even better crop prospects. Bears filled the wheat pit in a dense mass and poured forth a swollen stream of wheat It was a tremendous liquidating market Patten might have been buying secretly through others v.lo nwn house. From him there UUU1 liiu wna. ? has come no word that he has changed his views as to the value of wheat. He called May wheat cheap at $1.29, and if he still thinks so it is pointed out that the same option at $1.21 today was an excellent investment The same was said of July at $1.09g. These prices are apparently 9 cents under the high price of last Friday. Many a fortune has been wiped out by the decline this week. ? Washington April 21: His amendment to the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill providing for a graduated Income tax was introduced today by Senator Cummins of Iowa. Mr. Cummins pointed out that it differs in some important particulars from either the law of 1894 or the amendment offered by Senator Bailey. It exempts incomes below $5,000 and authorizes the deduction of that amount from every dutiable income. The rate provided for is as follows: Upon incomes not exceeding $10,000, 2 per cent; upon incomes not tso ooo. 21 Der cent: upon Incomes not exceeding $40,000, 3 per cent; upon incomes not exceeding $60,000, 3J per cent; upon Incomes not exceeding $80,000, 4 per cent; upon Incomes not exceeding $100,000, 5 per cent; upon all incomes exceeding $100,000, 6 per cent. Mr. Cummins believes that the graduated tax so provided for will produce a somewhat less revenue than a flat tax of 3 per cent, and Is of the opinion that the amount raised under his amendment would be about $40,000,000. Another point of difference is that the duty is to be levied only upon individual incomes. He treats corporations as mere instrumentalities for individual profit and the chief reason for not including corporations is that to put a tax upon the income of corporations is to tax those who are stockholders of the corporation, but whose total incomes would not reach $5,000, precisely as though they had dutiable incomes. This would be the result with a flat rate, but he points out that when the graduated tax is em ployed It Is obvious that the individual income can alone be considered; "otherwise," he says, "the man with the lowest dutiable income would, in so far as it is derived from a corporation, oftentimes bear the maximum rate levied upon the highest incomes. ? Constantinople, April 22: The Young; Turks have won another victory over Sultan Abdul Hamid, but whether the sultan will remain as sovereign of the empire is yet to be decided, although he has offered to place j the affairs of government entirely in the hands of the ministers responsible to parliament Tewfik Pasha, the grand vizier, today arranged a compromise with certain influential constitutionalists and this was approved by the sultan personally, but doubt is expressed whether this will be accepted by the majority of the committee of union and progress or by enough of the military group to carry it into eneci. in auuition to promising to withdraw himself from administrative activities, the sultan agrees to a change in the personnel of the troops guarding the palace and the replacing of the Constantinople garlson by troops from the corps which has practically been investing the city for four days. The chamber and deputies and some of the senators met today at San Stefano and are now discussing the question of the deposition of the sultan. The warships have gone to that place and officers and men have offered their services to the constitutional party. Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, commander of the third army corps, has arrived at that place and the concentration of the investing army is now complete. Doubtless the next twenty-four hours will decide the fate of the sultan, who remains passively at his palace, awaiting the issue. The authorities are closing their eyes to the great numbers of desertions yesterday and today from the units stationed in the capital. Tonight hundreds of soldiers, uniformed but without arms or munitions, were slipping out, bound for Asia Minor. Their old battalions will be freshly recruited and shifted to the provinces, which will make the introduction of the constitutionalist soldiers an easy matter. Few white or green turbaned priests are seen on the streets. Many of them have also left the city for places in Asia, threatening to raise the country and return with the faithful to rescue the grand caliph and save the religion from the unbelievers. The sultan, or those acting in his behalf, have supplied the constitutionalists with a list of the principal members of the palace group which brought about the events of the last week. This list Includes Chakir Pasha, first aide-decamp to the sultan; Rear Admiral Said Pasha, son of the former ^rand vizier; Kiamel Pasha Emln Bey, second eunuch; Halid Bey, and Dr. Noureddin Pasha, private physician to the sultan. She SJorlmUr (Enquirer. Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. 8. C.t FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1909. We do not see how Editor Carpenter of the Anderson Dally Mail, Is going to escape going to the next meeting of the State Press association, because Greenville Is right across his back yard. IT Is difficult to see how the Turkish empire can be disrupted without Involving it In civil war, and if civil war | comes, Europe will necessarily mix In. The various powers connot keep tneir hands oft. And In mixing into the affairs of Turkey, it Is probable that they will get mixed up with each other. ? r Is naming the Hon. J. S. Brice to membership on the dispensary winding-up commission, we think Governor Ansel has made a most admirable selection, and if the office carried with it compensation commensurate with the sendees of a man like Mr. Brice, we would say also that the appointment was a highly deserved tribute. Of course, there are many Influences that have contributed to the downfall of the state dispensary; but no other one influence has been so potent as what is known as the Brice law, which gave the voters of the different counties the right to say whether the sale of liquor should be maintained around their respective homes. Except for the Brlce law, which put the matter up to the people of the state; which gave the voters the opportunity to register their real sentiments, the condition of South Carolina would be much worse than It Is, morally, politically and otherwise. And as a member of this board, pay or no pay, Mr. Brice can be depended upon to do his full duty. These Is no reasonable probability that the Hatch anti-option bill will pass at this session, or at any other session, until the country begins to kick up a bigger row about the matter than it has kicked up yet. And, after all, this is not surprising. For Instance, while the leaders of the bull movement in wheat have to be guarded against people who would do violence to them because they have raised the price of bread, producers and others who have wheat to sell look upon them as benefactors. In a like manner, If It were a bear, Instead of a bull movement that was carrying the day, the positions of the contending elements would be exactly opposed to what they are. It is very much a question of whose ox"l8 being gored. We are inclined to think that this option system is wrong as now constituted. There Is nothing wrong with the Idea of buying and selling for future delivery; but If it were possible to confine such transactions to a system that would compel the actual delivery of every sale, the general effect would be more wholesome. To Strengthen the Courts. There Is nothing that Is human that is perfect, and this must be kept In mind at all times in the consideration nf oil thlncro hnmon The sweetest blessing that mankind enjoys probably is liberty, and while this Is a definite, concrete thing, It is a fact that there are thousands who ido not know what It means, and who give It no more concern than they give the no more important air they breathe. The most glorious tradition In the history of this country Is a seven years war that was once waged, not for prestige, power or territorial greed; but for liberty. Whether the real object of this war was liberty, may still be a question; but It is quite certain that no other end, no other watchword, no omer cuuuuuiewi, u umy oihuuuicui u was, would have ever sustained our patriotic forefathers in the self-sacrificing courage and heroism that they put forth to win success. Liberty is the offspring of wisdom and virtue, the right to pursue God given happiness without danger of molestation by, or interference from any vicious, hostile force, and needs to be protected against injustice, which it hold in abhorrence. It is the most precious possession that has ever been given to man, well worth all the blood that has ever been shed on account of it; but not to be maintained and enjoyed except through the rugged integrity of eternal vigilance. It is common to speak of our forefathers as having established liberty by means of the sword; but this is a mistake. It is not to be denied that they used their swords nobly, and heroically, and that they accomplished all that it was in the power of the sword to accomplish; but they did not establish liberty. They only won the rigni 10 esiaousn uueiiy aau wie aciuai achievement is yet an unfinished task. Trial by jury In the courts has always been held out as the great palladium of our liberties, and rightly so, for it has done more to establish real liberty than has any other agency. Theoretically, the whole system is perfection itself, and the only imperfections that are attributable to it arise out of the frailties of human nature. Given honest, intelligent, courageous, firm, unprejudiced juries, and all that our forefathers fought for, and all that virtuous, honest, God-fearing men and women desire in this life, the right? justice tempered with mercy, is safe forever. But there are men and men, some nonest, intelligent. unu unuiuseu, sumc ignorant, vicious and unfair?men who would give up their lives before they would steep their souls in perfidy to injure an enemy or serve a friend, and men who would bestow their verdicts in the direction of their likes or dislikes, regardless of law, right or reason, as lightly as they would commit any other wrong that seemed to appeal to passing whims. It is a commonly conceded fact that the courts of South Carolina are not as strong as they should be. There are many notable cases of gross miscarriages of justice. There are cases when there have been convictions when there should have been acquittals; but far more numerous cases where there have been acquittals when there should have been convictions?cases of acquittals where the judges, the juries, the attorneys, tho defendants and the public knew that the law and the evidence called for convictions. A conviction where there should have been an acquittal does not do a great deal of harm. In the first place, such cases are extremely rare, and In the second place they can always be corrected. The presiding judge will help, the lawyers will help, the Juries will help and the public will help. There are few Instances on record where such convictions have been allowed to stand. But In the case of an acquittal where there should have been a conviction, the effect Is the opposite. Such an acquittal destroys confidence In the courts, the most effective safeguards or liberty, and the tendency is toward anarchy, especially when there is good reason to believe that the action of the Jury is dictated by other than proper motives. It is a fact, a most gratifying fact, that Jurors in this section of the state are generally not only intelligent, but also, honest, conscientious, fair and Just. The average Tork county Jury does what it conceives to be right, and makes but few really harmful mistakes. But there is an increasing number of 11 ?VAi"1 f of a fa tuhn nrft IIIU Ug I1UUI II1CII UtVt i?l? UVMW TT..W ? becoming: more and more convinced of the necessity of strengthening our courts, to the end that there may be additional safeguards against miscarriages of Justice, and those who have given the matter most study are pretty nearly agreed as to the means that should be adopted. Circuit judges should be permitted and required to charge juries as to facts as well as the law, and the supreme court should be permitted and required to review not only the technical and legal questions in the procedure of the cases in the court below; but should have the power to pass on the right and wrong of each case on its merits. Previous to the constitution of 1895, circuit judges were allowed to pass on the facts in cases before them, and the responsibility of miscarriages of justice then rested as much on judges as it did on juries. Now there is little responsibility on the judges, except in declaring the law. The responsibility is all on the juries, only the judge has power to order new trials in all cases where he thinks mistakes have been made, except in criminal cases where there have been acquit lais. > The preservation of liberty demands the absolute Integrity of the courts, and the best way to secure this Is by the acquittal of all who should be acquitted and the conviction of all who should be convicted. Every acquittal where there should have been a conviction and every conviction where there should have been an acquittal does just that much to weaken confidence In the security of life, property and the pursuit of happiness, and the best way to guard against such mistakes either one way or the other Is to amend the constitution so as to permit and require judges to give Juries their best assistance In reaching just and proper verdicts. BRICE AND WOOD. Governor Fills Vacancies on Winding Up CommiMion. By Telegraph to The Enquirer. Columbia. April 23.?Governor Ansel today announced the appointment of Hon. J. S. Brlce of Yorkvllle, and Mr. A. N. Wood of Gaffney, to fill the vacancies caused on the dispensary winding-up commission, by the resignations of Messrs. C. K. Henderson and B. F. Arthur. The commission is to hold a conference with the attorney general this afternoon; but no Important business Is expected, as only Mr. McSween and Attorney Felder are here so far. TILLMAN AT WHITE HOUSE. First Visit Since Fisticuff With McLaurin. Washington, April 20.?A visit to the White House after seven years' absence, was paid today by Senator Tillman of South Carolina and he received a cordial greeting from President Taft. His appearance in the executive ofAaoq nrpofoH a apnqntlnn The senator walked to the White House unaccompanied, but left with Senator Beverldge of Indiana, riding to the capltol with the latter In his automobile. Booker T. Washington was waiting to see the president when Senator Tillman arrived. The. South Carolinian was Immediately shown Into Mr. Taft's private office. The call was purely of a social nature, it was declared. "I came," said Senator Tillman, "to see if the office seekers had fried any fat off the president, but they haven't fried a pound." Asked why he had never visited the White House in the past. Senator Tillman replied. "I waited until a gentleman got here." "It's not necessary to make a nine days' wonder of my visit to President Taft,'* said Mr. Tillman after his return to the capltol. "We have always been good friends, and I have frequently gone to see him as secretary of war. Whether he has inherited his office from Roosevelt or been elected by the people there is no reason for any one to suppose that he has inherited Roose veil n iiiramicns. Mr. Tillman said that he merely went to the White House to say good morning to the president and to express his "gratification upon having a gentleman there." "I have no favors to ask of the president and no advice to offer," said Mr. Tillman. "I would have gone to see him sooner had it not been for the fact that I have been out of the city. I have taken the first convenient opportunity to call upon him." While at the White House Senator Tillman saw Booker Washington for the first time. "I was very curious to see him." said Mr. Tilman, "because it enabled me to draw my own conclusion as to the percentage of white blood there is in him. It is over half." Asked what impression he formed of Washington, Mr. Tillman replied: "Booker Washington is considered a great negro, and he has great intellectual powers. He has a Jesuitical face. If he had not been engaged with a lot of people about him, I should have ? ~ Ui?, aU?44aA ?.UU kin, m#iif U|# in iiiiii ciuu umuru vviiii mm. I would like to discuss the race question with Booker Washington. I would like to ask him a lot of questions." ? Niagara Falls, April 21: The terrific ice Jam in Niagara river today threatens the destruction of the towns of Niagara Falls, Lewiston and Youngstown. Unless immediate action is taken by the government to break it up, it is feared that the course of Niagara river will be changed and the falls with all of the great power plants be destroyed. The residents of Lewi3ton and Niagara Falls are panic stricken. The chief of police of Niagara Falls says that if steps are not taken to break the ice jam he fears serious consequences. Similar expressions come from Lewiston. At Niagara, on the lake, the water reached the first floors of three big hotels today imprisoning more than 100 guests, who were rescued by means of boats. Thousands of lives are imperilled by the mountains of ice that choke the river and property worth millions Is in danger of deI structlon. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. P. P. Zimmerman, Trustee?Gives notice of sale by agreement of certain machinery, the property of the Clawson Mining company. The sale will take place on May 13, at the mine -" emlses In Fort Mill township. Lavadura Chemical Co.?Tells you that everything you wash looks better if you add lavadura to the water. See fourth page. Sherer & Ferguson?Want fresh milch cows; also veal calves delivered by Wednesday evening next. Chas. Stieff, Charlotte?Will tell you how you can save $100 if you want to know. A postal card will bring the information. See fourth page. Thomson Co.?Opens a big sale of various kinds of dry goods tomorrow. The sale is to continue for seven days and many attractive bargains are offered. T. M. Dobson?Tells his customers that all hats promised will arrive on Tkonlra vnn for natlenca and patronage. Laundry basket leaves Tuesday. J. C. Wllbora?Offers the Jas. Seagle place, near Tlrzah, and the McGurkln place In Bullock's Creek township, for sale. York Supply Co.?Can furnish you with U. S. tick emulsion, which will eradicate ticks from your cattle. The sole object of so-called public advertising is to Inform the public. The man who has something to sell needs to find the man who wants to buy, and he can do this best by advertising. There is no better way to make business; no other way that is nearly so good. The National Union bank of Rock Hill, a few days ago, offered to lend the state $200,000 of the $500,000 that will be needed to defray current expenses at 3J per cent. The loan however, went to one of the Columbia banks at 3 per cent A farmer who sold a big lot of cotton at 91 cents recently, says he Is not worried about having sold too soon. "For," he declared, "If I had not sold then I would not sell now, because it would cost me more than a half a cent a pound to stop my mules from the plows to haul it" A note from Gastonla brings information of the serious illness of Mr. S. 8. Smith, formerly of the Point section; but for the past two years a resident of Gastonla. He was stricken with naralvsis on Tuesday of last week, and the note which was written Wednesday, described his condition as being still critical. Mr. Smith has many friend3 throughout York county, who will be sorry to hear of his serious illness. Local astronomers are greatly interested In the coming total eclipse of the moon, which occurs on the evening of Thursday,* June 8. The phenomenon may observed all over the continent if the sky is clear. In this section the rise of the moon will be almost normal and the people may watch the shadow of the earth gradually steal over the lunar body. But further in the continent, probably on the other side of the Mississippi, the inhabitants will first see an odd looKing cusc 01 a faint reddish color rise from the east. When the moon rises here only a narrow portion of It will be observed. Gradually It will enter deeper and deeper In the earth's shadow until the moon gives no light and is only barely perceptible. This year the moon does not enter into the heart of the earth's shadow so there will not be a black eclipse. The moon, however, will be In the earth's shadow for over an hour, and practically the only light from the heavens will be that of the stars. The reason why the moon will be invisible Is the influence of the earth's atmosphere, which bends the sun's rays at the edges of Illuminated hemispheres of this planet and throws on the moon a faint glow, generally of a red copper hue. It results from the absorption in the earth's atmosphere of the green, blue and violet rays that passed through It. It is much the same as the sunset glow, though Infinitely more faint. As the phenomenon of the erllnae develoDS. th? children will be able to see for themselves the truth of the statements they learned from their geographies. An eclipse of the sun will be witnessed a fortnight later, on Thursday, June 17, shortly before sunset. The only effect that It will have Is to send the chickens to roost an hour or two earlier. The lunar eclipse la precisely the same as that which saved the lives of Columbus and his party In the Isle of Jamaica In the year 1604. The natives refused them food. Columbus, knowing that an eclipse was due, told them that God was very angry because of their inhospltallty and would take away the light of the moon. The moment that the natives saw the light going, they rushed to their atorehniiooo onil hmnirht nnt thplp eholcest viands, supplicating' the "white angels" to bring back their moon. Columbus handed It back In about an hour. The earliest account of an eclipse was discovered In the tomb of a Chinese emperor. The date has been fixed by chronologlsts at January 29, 1136 B. C. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? A Yorkvllle cotton buyer, representing an exporting house, has handled over 10,000 bales of cotton this season. ? The flowers In the Yorkvllle cemetery are simply beautiful. Visitors from a distance say they have never seen anything prettier. ? There was a heavy thunderstorm over the vicinity last night, plenty of rain and some hail. The rain seems to have been pretty general over the county. ? Up to the present time, Yorkville people have subscribed more than sixty dollars to the woman's monument fund. Miss Winnie Crawford is still receiving subscriptions. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. A New York dispatch of last night described the developments in the speculative cotton market yesterday as follows: After a shurp early advance the cot ion marKei was nei vuua uuu uuscmru today with the close steady at an advance of 4 to 7 points. The market opened steady at an advance of 4 to 9 points, with active months selling 9 to 10 points net higher during the early trading on the strength of Liverpool cables, the absence of further rains of consequence in the southwest, support from some of the local bulls, covering by yesterday's sellers and buying through houses with Liverpool connections. But the support was not nearly so aggressive us at times earlier in the week and the advance attracted a renewal of very heavy realizing by some of the old longs under which prices weakened and not only lost the early advance but sold off to a net decline of about 6 to 9 points during the afternoon. The close was within 2 or 3 points of the lowest. Private spot news was conflicting, some wires being received from the south reporting a good demand and firm holders, while others claimed that the demand from the trade is slackening and that spot cotton was offering freely. The late decline in Liverpool was attributed by private cables to American selling orders and free spot offerings from the south. The western belt forecast was for unsettled weather and showers in parts of Texas and the possibility of further e rains following the more or less gen- ? eral, if light precipitation of -esterday may have had some influence In bring- ? ing about the decline. ? Southern spot markets officially re- * ported were unchanged to l-6c. lower. 1 Chicago wires quoted the leading west- t ern bull interest to the effect that he f had not been selling cotton during the day, but it was believed that some of the houses with Chicago connections I were selling as a result of the break in wheat. , Receipts at the norts today 24,158 bales against 18.289 last week and 9,901 ' last year. For the week 185.000 against f 118,960 last week and 58,757 last year. t Today's receipts at New Orleans 2,868 . (bales against 4.290 last vear. and at Houston 3,159 against 1,087 last year. < ( ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. J. M. Devlnney of Rock Hill. Is t critically 111 from heart trouble. ? Mr. R. Ernest Heath is attending the i Federal court in Greenville this week, t as a Juror. 1 Dr. J. D. McDowell attended the ( State medical association at Summer- i vllle this week. 1 Mr. C. S. Gordon of No. 3, Torkvllle, ] is attending United States court In c Greenville as a Joror. < Mr. Carl H. Hart of Columbia, Is on i a short visit to his parents, Mr. and 1 Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart. i Mr. W. E. Adams, Jr., of Cloveh, was < operated on In Chester yesterday for I appendicitis, and his condition Is quite serious. 1 Misses Daisy Hart, Elizabeth Hun- 1 ter and Pauline Gwaltney of Yorkvllle, i left Wednesday afternoon for the < Spartanburg music festival. 1 Dr. R. A. Bratton returned to York- i vllle on Tuesday from Chicago, and t left In the afternoon for the State Med- t leal association meeting at Summer- < vllle. I Dr. A. Y. Cartwrlght who has been awav from his office for ten days or ] two weeks on account of his health, Is very much Improved and expects to return to work next Monday. Associate Reformed Presbyterian: Major James Calvin Hemphill, editor of the Charleston News and Courier has been appointed lecturer at Yale on the Bromley course. Major Hemphill's duties will begin next year. We feel sure that Mr. Hemphill's work will prove creditable to the whole country and helpful to the students of Yale. Major Hemphill is one of the bright stars In our literary firmament. COURT OF COMMON PLEA8. The court of common pleas has been dragging on rather slowly during the week, because of the unreadiness on < one side or the other, of different cases ' that had been marked for trial. ] In the case of Hall vs. the Southern < railway, which was in progress when | the forms of The Enquirer were closed i Tuesday, the Jury found for the plaintiff in the sum of $300. ] In the case of the Arcade Cotton mill j vs. the Southern railway, a suit for i penalty for delayed shipment and dam- | age to goods, the jury found for the i plaintiff in the sum of $139.60?$50 penalty and $89.50 damages. In the case of J. H. Quinn vs. C. B. McFadden, a suit for damages sus- ^ tained by the plaintiff by reason of his j mule having been frightened by the defendant's automobile, the jury found for the plaintiff In the sum of $90. In the case of Geo. W. Plyler vs. the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, the Jury found for the defendant In the case of Robert L. McGinn vs. the Rock Hill Buggy company, a suit for damages on account of Injuries sustained by the plaintiff in operating a shaping machine In the company's fac| tory, the Jury found for the plaintiff In the sum of $600.. The greater part of yesterday was taken up In the trial of the case of the York Supply company vs. R. K. Lowry, a suit on an account. The Jury found for the plaintiff in the full amount sued for, about $986. All the Jurors were discharged this morning and the court has been engaged all day in reviewing what Is irnr?wn oh the Hill-Kennedy case, which I will hardly be concluded before tomorrow. ? THE CONFEDERATE "HOME." < The board of commissioners of the Confederate Infirmary, which will open on the 10th of May, have gotten out their printed forms for application for { admission to the Institution. The pro- < posed inmate, says the Columbia Recr J ord, must first make application to his county pension board, and for this he ] must pass through a careful examlna- ( tion, and swear to the statements he ana follow this with an afllda- , vlt signed by one or more witnesses ] that "the within named applicant was ] duly enlisted and served honorably and ] faithfully In the war between the . states." The applicant Is then admit- i ted after the chairman of the county board endorses the paper and gives an ' order of admission. J The applicant must give true answers to the' following questions; Where wounded? When? Give name Jf of engagement. Were you confined to j {any hospital? Which hospital? How J long confined? Cause of confinement? (Were you confined In prison? Where? J How long? Where were you captured? ( This is the concluding statement the applicant signs: } "Applicant states that he served hon- j orably and faithfully, during the war j In the Confederate army (or navy), , and was loyal to the government of , the Confederate states to the end of . the war; that he is years of age; , that he Is unmarried (or married); that he Is in height, and Is by oc- , ~ ***? kin ??aot rain - cupauuil a , uiai ma ucaicov ?v.?* tlve is ; whose postofflce address is ; that because of old afce, infirmity, which arises from , and from poverty, he is unable to provide for and support himself, and has no relative upon whom he can rely for such support; that by reason of his age and bodily Infirmities he is unable to work. For these reasons he applies for admission to the Confederate infirmary. And applicant declares that he is a person of good character and habits, and if admitted to the Confederate infirmary as an inmate, he agrees and faithfully promises, upon pain of expulsion, to abide by and obey the rules and regulations made for the governance of. the Infirmary; and that he will perform such duties as may be required of him, and obey all lawful orders of the officers of said home. And he signs this application with full * knowledge that any violation of the rules will subject him to dismissal, at the discretion of the board of commls| sioners." Evidently the prospective mmaie will have the institution presented to [him in a little different light than formerly. When the Infirmary scheme was in Its formative stage, some devoted Daughters of the Confederacy about Columbia went out to look up old soldiers who, they surmised, ought to be taken care of In such an Institution, desiring also perhaps to have a number of applications pending, so as to make an Impression on the legislature. As Is well known, the Inflrm[ary Idea was never very popular with many of the veterans, and these women to overcome prejudice along this line painted the institution In bright colors to the old vets they spoke to about applying for admission. An old veteran living near Columbia who was listening to a stream of talk from a Columbia daughter, who had button-holed him, finally said: "Guess I don't want to go out there. I've got a wife and they might kick S ibout taking1 her out there with me, A ind I wouldn't like to live alone." E "Well, you old boys will get most g iverythlng you need at the Infirm- C iry," said the lady, unhooking her fin- *l rer from the veteran's worn button- n lole, "but the board will certainly have "J 0 draw the line at furnishing wives or you old spoilt things." a , n DEATH OF REV. C. E. McDONALD. E News has been received In York- S Mile of the death of Rev. C. E. Mc- | Donald, pastor of the Associate Re- g 'ormed Presbyterian church of Ches- ? er, which sad event occurred at his J lome In Chester this morning at 4 * >'clock; after an Illness of about ten ? lays. t Rev. Chaa. Edgar McDonald, was a ( ion of the late Rev. Laughlin McDon- J ild, of venerated memory In the As- ; >ociated Reformed church, and was I >om at Rlchburg, on November 23, T L859, and was graduated from Eirsklne C college on July 4, 1877. After taking j 1 xmiroa in th? Theoloelcal seminary. T le was licensed to preach by the First presbytery in 1881, and was shortly Lfterward Installed as pastor of Steele ZTreek, where he remained until 1892, when he accepted a call to Wlnnsjoro. He remained at Wlnnsboro ibout two yea-s ago, when he acceptid a call to Chester, where he has jeen since. In all of his different pastorates, Mr. McDonald left a record of achievement n the shape of stronger congregations, lew churches, parsonages and in"rcnswi zeal. He was a DODUlar ora ;or, an eloquent preacher, an able ? icholar, and of a bright, sunny dlspo- < iltlon that brought him very close to ^ ill kinds of people. Referring to his 1 lesperate Illness yesterday, the Ches- 1 :er Reporter had the following: To show the general esteem in which [lev. Mr. Me; onald Is held, not only I lere In Chester where he has lived for something more than a year and in 1 Wlnnsboro, where he labored faithful- 1 y and effectively for so many years | >f his pastoral career, but in many oth?r communities where he Is known, ( :here has been manifested the tender- ( jst and most constant solicitude ot 'rlends and acquaintances, the prayer >f all being that Ood in His infinite ind all-wise providence may see fit :o restore this trusted servant of His ipeedlly* to his accustomed health add strength, so that he may take up anew the work that he has so successfully wrought during his short residence in Chester. Mr. McDonald was married in 1886 to Miss Margaret Elizabeth Harris of fork county. She died June i?, eaving several children. He leaves inly one brother, Hon. J. a McDonald, :he distinguished attorney of Winnasoro. From such information as could be lad this morning, the funeral services ire to be held In Chester this afterloon at 5 o'clock, and the interment s to take place at Winnsboro tomor ow. PENSION DISTRIBUTION. The state pension board having completed Its work, vouchers are now jelng sent out to the clerks of the :ourt dver the state to pay the pensions awarded to the Confederate veterans in the different counties. In all there are 9.604 pensioners this fear, an increase of 188 over last year, ind the total amount paid out of the 1250,000 appropriation is $247,702.60. In York county there are a total of 118 pensioners. Of these, 2 are in :lass A, receiving $98 each; 7 in class 3, receiving $72 each; 30 in class C-l, -eceivlng $48 each; 138 in class C-2, receiving $19.76 each; 31 in class C-3, eceivlng $48 each; 108 in class C-4, reviving $19.76 each. The roll is as folows: [Class A?Those who, as a result of wounds received in said war, are phyilcally helpless, or who, while in such lervlce, lost both arms or both legs, >r sight, or who are disabled by paralysis and are unable to make a living, whose income, or his wife's, does not exceed $150 per annum.] W. J. Clinton, John Robinson. [Class B?Those who, while in such service, lost one arm or one leg, and whose Income, or his wife's, does not . jxceed $150 per annum.] Robert Burns, W. E. Erwin, S. L. Laney, A. H. Merritt, W. C. Perry, '-? ? TW?.,a -or TT Prlfp | jeueiai/ii i cuuo, ?? . . . ?? [Class C, No. 1?Those soldiers and ' sailors disabled by wounds received luring said war, whose income, or his vife's, does not exceed $150 per anium.] J. C. Beamguard, William Brown, J. H. Cbok, J. F. Davidson, L. H. Dye, W. 3. Glover, John Green, John W. Garvin, T. H. Gwln. R. A. Hagans, S. J. Harvey, J. T. Howard, W. F. Jackson, Jno. S. Jones, C. C. Lanier, J. G. Minter, [^ee Mullinax, S. F. Massey, C. P. Manning, Joseph A. Pursley, B. S. Peeer, Hi. H. Sherer, J. J. Shaw, W. A. Sherer, Rufus P. Starnes, J. Y. Starnes, J. W. Taylor, J. T. Thompson, John CVray. [Class C, No. 2?Those who have eached the age of 60 years, and whose ncome, or his wife's, does not exceed 175 per annum. ? - - ? 1 TTT m J. J. Ashe, J as. M. Armstrong, y*. j.. f Mderson, W. S. Alexander, W. F. Arm- f itrong, W. H. Armstrong, Wm. Ashley, j 3. S. Brown, B. Bogus, R. T. Bailey, W. r SI. Brackett, S. A. Broom, Jas. Burns, f Tohn W. Barnhlll, Sidney Bryant, e Thomas Bolln, T. W. Clawson, J. T. ?rock, J. S. Chambers, J. R. Comer, . Tames A. Clark, E. C. Chllders, Sherod , L'hllders, John Clark, L. J. Dabbs, , Samuel N. Dunlap, J. E. Denton, J. A. j Davidson, Geo. W. Deeae, John Doudle, William A. Fisher, H. W. Fudge, John : Ferguson, W. H. Flnley, W. M. Greg- ^ >ry, W. S. Garrison, D. A. Glvhens, t saac Gardner, J. R. Goings, J. L. Gard- f ler, C. Gardner, S. J. Hutchinson, John D. Harper. R H. Hand. H. J. Hullen- ? ler, George Harris, F. L. Hoffman, J. ^ 3. Henry, James H. Hogue, S. B. / Howe, R. T. Howe, G. A. Henny, T. A. j, Howell, A. Hudson, J. P. Hutchinson, c Tohn C. Jackson, W. B. Jones, Samuel t Li. Johnson. W. H. Kldd, John R. Kim- ?. II TTr T anlor T.ou/l? Hnr. . jreu, u. n. rvm&t u?>uv? ..? j fey Lemons, J. R. Lucas, T. H. Logan, v T. H. Lucas, A. W. Moore, D. B. Mc- a barter, W. ?. Mitchell, M. F. S, Mc- v, Uollough, J. J. Mlskelly, A. McDaniel, 8 tV. J. McOill, W. E. McKnlght, fc T. T. McMackin, W. S. Moore, Ell- t ah McSwain. Robt. C. Miller, D. E. a Vtangum, S. J. Meek, Rw A. McCorkle, t Robert A. P. Merritt, Armand Morgan, / T.'B. Mlnnltt, A. P, Moore, T. P. Mc- j Uonnell, J. H. Neely, D. F. Neely, John ^ Osborne, William F. Patterson, A. j( Tackson Patterson, J. E. Plaxlco, Jos- n (ph Parks, Aaron Plyler, Hurley Price, n Tohn Proctor, Joslah Pugh, R. G. Pear- s ion P. L. Pursley, Henry Reeves. Jackion Ramsey, Wm. Rhea, E. L. Rayfleld, -'rank Robinson, T. J. Roach, C. N. Simmons, C. B. Smith, J. S. Snead. J. P L,. Stewart, C. Sexton, D. M. Stewart, " V. K. Smith, J. G. Smythe, Pascal Sanlers, J. M. Sweat, W. I. Smith, Dallas ~ Stephens, J. W. Thompson, T. J. Thorn- ? isson, Alexander Wallace, W. P. Wy- ? nnni?i Wallace. W. B. Whittaker. _ V.' j7 White, J. J. White, L. B. White, ? Thomas White, Brown Wilson, W. L. rVhlte, John Winkler, W. W. White, A. % ! . Wood, J. W. Westbrooks, R. J. With- ? ts, D. D. Wright. R. L. Wood. R. P. f rVorkman, R. W. Westmoreland, J. A. rVestbrooks. [Class C, No. 3?Widows of those ^ vho lost their lives while in such ser- n dee of the state or of the Confederate p tates and whose Income does not ex- u eed $100 per annum.] e Cynthia Abernathy, S. J. Camp, D. y Carothers, H. A. Carr, M. E. Caton, E tfary C. Choat, M. C. Falls, Jane A. c! Ferguson, N. E. Gettys, Mary Ham- si trick, M. J. Hughes. Jane Hill, Mary L I. Lindsay, N. C. Lilly, Sarah E. Lynn, V ?arah Lanier, Martha Moore, Sarah J. K iartln, Margaret E. McCollough, M. G X MInter, Nancy Qulnn, Margaret E Imlth, R H. Pinsley, E. J. Revls, E. n Patterson, Mary P. Strait, M. E. ? 'homas, M. S. Tomllnson, H. E. Whit- n ey, Martha L. Wallace, Mary O. tl roungblood. n [Class C, No. 4?Widows above the 1 ge of 60 years, whose Income does ti lot exceed J100 per annum.] ? S. C. Adams. Elizabeth J. Allen, S. ?' 1 Ardrey, Sallna Adklns, Mary Alley, ?i !. E. Aycock, N. J. Adklns, E. F. Aiken, ? 1. C. Ayers, Sarah J. Burns, Mary O. v Jruner, Nancy T. Boyd, Nancy J. Boyd, t< iarah L. Bolln, Rebecca L. Black, Sa- d ah E. Barnett, Sarah J. Barber, Sallle C Billue, Jane A. Boyd, Sarah E. ? Jalles, Elizabeth Bunch, M. M. Bayne, C iarah L. Caton, Jenny Chllders, Drucy ? Chllders, Letltla Chllders, Ann R Clin- h on, M. J. Caveny, J. E. Craig, M. E. 1 Larson, V. E. Davidson. M. M. Duffle, * A. J. Drennan, Elizabeth Draffln, M. B. ? joggeu, ?* j. JJoaier, in. j. uannun, v 3. J. Downs, S. C. Erwln, Catherine t Forbes, Mary Gordon, R S. Ffewell, d Doreaa L Gaulden, Susan Gordon, M. P t. Garvin, E. N. Gardner, Lou C. v 5owdey, M. M. Hope, Martha J. Hall, ^ Sllen Hendricks, Jennie R Hoover, S. o 3. Hood. Clementine Harden, Jane E. n iowle, Sarah Harris. S. S. Harrison, a it. R Howell, M. R Jowera, Eliza P rones, Jane Johnson, Barbara Ky- d :er, V. W. Klllian, Harrlette L. f Clmbrell. Mallnda Locke, Martha Lee, C dartha Lemon. Catherine Lathan, S. r. Lindsay, S. A. Lindsay, Elizabeth v dcGraw, Jane T. McFadden, H. E. t dcSwaln, S. E. Moore. Nancy J. Mo- s ies, Elizabeth Neal, H. J. Nicholson, t Inn R Neal, Adeline Neely, Sarah E. i *eely. Margaret J. Nlvens, Mary S. fc Nichols, Mary A. Pearson, N. Mary i 3arrls, Margaret Pope, Jane Pope, Re- a >ecca Price, Margaret Ramsey, M. E. ] lamsey, N. Y. Rodgers, M. 8. Robin- p ion, L. H. Rlgglns, Elizabeth J. Rltch, v Dellcla Sparks, Martha K. Stewart, N. c r. 8tr1ckland, M. J. Stewart, _R L. e Smith, i. a. j. Sherer, h. Lt. Turner, Sallie C. Turner. Jane Turner, M. J. Tlnsley, M. A. Wilson, Mary Jane Wlllams, Fannie White, Ann E. Williams, Pauline L. Wood, E. A. Wlckliffe. LOCAL LAC0NIC8. Jntil January 1, 1910. We will send The Torkvllle Enquirer rom this date till January 1, 1910 for 11.42. rriedheim vs. Manchastar Cotton Mill. Judge Klugh on yesterday tiled an >rder granting a new trial in the case >f Samuel Frledhelm vs. the Mancheser Cotton mill. This case was tried it the beginning of the present term n February. The plaintiff seeks dam iges from the defendant, because or :he emptying of mill sewerage through ilaintiffs premises. The jury found 'or the defendant. Messrs. W. J. CherT and J. S. Brlce for the plaintiff; Messrs. Spencers St Dunlap and Thos. P. McDow for defendant iVork of the CHaingang. Hock Hill Record: The county chainfang has been moved to the new movible stockade, located two miles south >f the city on the Saluda road, and will >egin at once the macadamising of this oad to the Chester county line. A mrvey is now being made to widen :hls road from its present width of 10 feet. The new road will be at least 10 feet, and possibly 20 feet, wider. The farmers whose lands are beneited by the new work have for months >een hauling rock for the macadam and mmense plies of it are in readiness 'or the work. Supervisor Clem F. Gordon has secured the services of tfr. John F. Gordon as superintendent, rnd he is a man both thoroughly fitted ind experienced in the work. Tick Eradication. Dr. Herold N. Guilfoyle of Norwood, t Pa., has succeeded Dr. E. M. Nighbert i n charge of the tick eradication work j n York, Chester and Cherokee coun- t ies and has established his headquar- s era at Ycrkville. He has two men at , vork in each of the counties named, i uid a little later on as the ticks begin ] :o show signs of their annual developnent, will increase his force. Dr. Nlghjert, formerly in personal charge of :he work in this state, now has supervision over all work in South Carolina ind Georgia and has his headquarters !or the present In Atlanta. Dr. Gull.'oyle says the people of Tork have iaken a most Intelligent interest in :he work so far, and with the same cind of co-operation in the future :hat he has had in the past, he hopes :o make good progress before next 'rost. 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? The sixty-first annual meeting of he South Carolina Medical association vas held in Summerville this week, :onvening on Tuesday and adjourning ast night. The convention was held n Pine Forest Inn, the famous winter esort for northern tourist and the docors were entertained most handsome y. There were a large number of In- . eresting papers covering a wide range >f subjects, tuberculosis receiving es>eclal attention. ? For the past decade or more "the apidly thinning gray lines" has been t much worn phrase in orations and .'ssays In Confederate veteran organzatlons and kindred associations, but he Confederate pension roll continues ;o climb a little each year, and the innual appropriation has mounted up 'rom an item of some $50,000 a few rears ago to the present figure of 1250,000. The pension department's innual enumeration made public today ihows a total pension roll for the state >f 9,504 as against ?,3it> ihhi year. ?. Seventy-two were dropped from the fi oils this year on account of death or I or other reasons, but there were 259 I tddltions, making a net increase of 187. e ? Greenville, April 22: The case * Lgalnst Joshua W. Ashley, the well- ? cnown Anderson county citizen, ' charged with peonage, was taken up n the Federal court here today. The s :ase dragged slowly at first, but when he court adjourned tonight a great leal of interest had been injected into he proceedings. The evidence thus ar shows that Mr. Ashley kept two legroes, John and Will Davis, In a state j if peonage, making them work out a j lebt claimed to be due to John McJaha, a relative of Ashley, who was illled some time ago. The negroes ran iff from Ashley's place, and according o the evidence, Ashley and three of lis relatives, armed with shotguns, ollowed them and captured therfi and 1 irought them back. Evidence was J Jso Introduced to show that Ashley lad kept another negro In peonage everal years ago, having gone on his iond while he was in jail awaiting rial for a minor offense, and kept him ,t work for four years. The negro * estifled that the longer he worked for I tshley the deeper he got into his debt le finally got another white man in ? inderson county to take up the Ashay debt, amounting to $35, and the _ egro worked this out in less than six 1 lonths and has been a free man ever ince. ? Abbeville, April 21: The annual a tate convention of the Jr. O. U. A. M., P onvened here last night in the court ouse, at 8.30 o'clock. The state coun- 4 il was called to order by J. E. Beamuard of Clover. An eloquent address f welcome was delivered by Hon. J. j( loore Marrs of the Abbeville bar, repesentlng the local council. The res- ~ onse on behalf of the state council >'as a most rencmous tune kcih ui loquence by State Councilor, Hon. J. I. Beamguard of Clover. Hon. T. Both lutler of the Gaffney council, In his irceful and logical manner addressed tie council upon the principles of the ^ rder. as did also Rev. B. L. Hoke of cl tie Blacksburg council. At the busless session this morning, after dlsoslng of routine business, and the sual committee reports the council lected state officers for the ensuing a; ear, as follows: State councilor, J. 3 i. Beamguard, Clover; vice state coun- ~ llor. Rev. B. L. Hoke, Blacksburg; tate council secretary, J. S. Wilson, ancaster; state council treasurer. S. G 7. Plyler, Rock Hill; conductor, J. H. R tammell, Kershaw; warden, C. O. 3 fettys, Charleston; inside sentinel, E. I. Langley, Abbeville; outside sentlel, Geo. R Beaumont, Sumter; state ouncll chaplain, Rev. R. Thos. Blacklan, Lancaster. National representaIve (term of four years) elected this leetlng, J. S. Wilson, Lancaster, "erms yet cument, R H. Moore, Lanjrd, H. Terry, .aurens. After much ontestlng for the honor of the next tate council, Gaffney won out after a plrited contest. The convention is in esslon at this writing. 3 p. m., and rill continue until final adjournment might; after which there will be tenered a banquet by the Abbeville founcll No. 44. Fifty-eight councils ompose the membership in South larollna of the state council. Nearly very co icil is represented, but six i the state having no delegate among he eighty-five present The order, rhtle one of the youngest in fraternal ecret orders, is one that has taken a osltlon in the state that commands he respect of its brother secret orers. In looking over the delegates resent today your reporter is struck prlth the democracy of its membership. J1 professions are represented by men f note. They are courteous, gentlenanly, and of fine physical appearnce. On the whole they make an appearance that is well calculated to [raw reinforcements to their order rom among the highest class of South Carolina citizens. ? Anderson, April 20: Despite the seere criticism of the faculty, board of rustees and President Mell of Clemon college, by Capt J. C. Minus, relrlng commandant, the college plant s operating as usual. All of the members of the faculty, and especially Dr. ilell, received the criticism coolly and ire not the least bit agitated. Dr. leil, when approached by this correspondent at the college tonight, said he v&m averse to going into a newspaper ontroversy, but that he would gladly xplaJn the situation and answer the harges one by one. He threw open he doors of his office and assisted In Doklng into the several cases cited by *Antaln Minus in which the latter ai eges that Dr. Mell interfered. From i close investigation this correspondent udges that the case which caused the mpulslve resignation of CaptaJn Mima. was the Thornhill case cited by ilm in a statement given out last light It is recorded that the comnandant handed in his resignation on Sunday morning as President Mell was id his way to church, following the iction of the president a day or so before. Thornhill is from the lower part >f the state. When he went home Christmas he was stricken ill and did tot return to college on the day for vork to be resumed, but came in sev r&l rlava late. According to the by awe governing the college the presilent has jurisdiction In cases of this tlnd, and when Thornhlll returned and > resented a physician's certificate, vhlch is in accordance with the rules, President Me!: excused the cadet on lis delay and allowed him to enter v allege to pursue his studies. It now levelops, so says Dr. Mell, that Thora^., >111 had presented the certificate first o Captain Minus, who had refused to iccept it Dr. Mell did not know that < he matter had come before Captain dinus, for there was no notation in he certificate and if there had been iny made by Captain Minus, it was lot a matter for his jurisdiction, as inly the president has the authority o act in such cases. There are severl1 other instances like this one, but ilnce the Thornhlll case precedes Capain Minus' resignation only a day or wo it is supposed that it was this that iroke the camel's back. At any rate here will be nothing doing in the way if changes at the college. Acting Com nandant uramiett nas tne situation veil In hand god It Is learned from rcnversatlon on the campus that pracIcally all members of the faculty enlorse Dr. Mell's course In the various sases. The board of trustees holds its mnual supply meeting In July when he matter will probably be sifted. MERC-MENTION. William and Thomas Stewart, aged >achelor brothers of Powhatan county, Virginia, were assassinated in their tome Monday night and their dwelling lred to cover the crime. Robbery Is y lupposed to have been the motive. ,.A cotton compress and a lot of itored cotton was burned at Little Rock, Ark., early Tuesday morning, -?. ?. vlth a loss or ti.uuu.uvv... .saran o.o:en, a young nurse of New York, was >ut on trial last week for the murder . >f Dr. Samuel Auspltz, whom she claimed had betrayed her under promse of marriage, pleaded guilty to manilaughter and was set free on Tuesday >y Justice Blanchard under a suspended sentence The navy department ias given orders for the immediate dernrture of the armored cruisers North Carolina and Montana to proceed at >nce to Turkish waters to look after he protection of American citizens row in Turkey Two lawyers, representing unnamed clients, have made m olfer to Collector of the Port Loeb it New York, to pay 9100,000 for the nircy irunas recently eeizeu, uuuuuu* ng dresses, laces, etc., that they were ittemptlng to smuggle into the coun:ry, provided there would be no prose:ution, and In addition would pay the 160,000 duty. Mr. Loeb has refused he offered bribe and will prosecute j :o the limit, provided he can find the >artles attempting the smuggling act. Eight persons were drowned in diddle ton pond, near Danvers, Mass., Monday, by the capsising of a canoe. The defense of Captain Peter C. lalns, who is on trial at Flushing. jong Island, for the murder of Wm. 2. Annis, is insanity Two women vere convicted in a Justice's court at Mlentown, Pa., Monday, of being "comnon scolds," and fined $106 each. They tad made caustic remarks about a leighbor because she hung a pair of ed stockings on the wash line Charles and John Colbert of Pittsburg. , 3a., were convicted Monday on charges >f attempting to "fix a Juror," who vas drawn for the trial of the Plttsmrg council grafters The Russian rovernment has placed an order for a 60,000 dirigible balloon for war pur>oses... .Edward P. Weston, the vettran pedestrian, who is making a walk rom New York to San Francisco igainst time, expects to reach St. Louis, do., next Tuesday. So far he has iveraged 47 miles a day. AT THE CHURCHE8. BAPTIST. Rev. I. O. Murray, Pastor. Sunday Services?Sunday school at 0 a. m. Morning' service at 11 o'clock. Evening service at 8 o'clock. CHURCH OP THE GOOD SHEPHERD. Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, Rector. Sunday Services?Morning service at 1 o'clock. Sunday school at 4.30 p. m. Ivenlng service at 8.30 o'clock. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. Rev. E. E. Gillespie, Pastor. Sunday Services.?Sunday school at 0 a.m. Morning service at 11 o'clock, a connection with which there will be he installation and ordination of an Ider and two deacons. Evening serice at 8 o'clock. RINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL. Rev. O. M. Abney, Pastor. Sunday Services.?Morning service t 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 3.30 . m. Evening service at 8 o'clock. SSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. Sunday Services?Sunday school at I) a. m. jtycrial 3Jotic*s. Service at Clover. There will be no service at the Clover .ssoclate Reformed Presbyterian hurch next Sabbath, the 25th instant. It R. M. Stevenson, Pastor. In My Office Again. ^ I will be in my office again from and fter Monday next. ^ Lt A. Y. Cartwright, D. D. S. No Service at Hickory Grove. There will be no service at Hickory i rove the coming Sabbath, as I am at 4 ock H4I1, assisting Brother Rogers. It J. L. Oates, Pastor.