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Scraps and .farts. ? Washington, April 24: Plans for the taking of the 13th census have been completed and the bureau of the census soon will begin the organization of an army of 65,000 enumerators and 330 supervisors. There will be between 3,600 and 4,000 extra clerks engaged for the work of compilation. The supervisors, who will be appointed by the president on the recommendation of the congressional delegates, will be paid $1,500 a year and $1 for every thousand citizens enrolled. The enumerators are to get 2 cents a name for every one they turn in. This method of payment, it is believed, will result in greater activity on the part of enumerators. The actual work in the field will be started April 15, 1910. It is estimated that the census will cost the taxpayers not less than $14,000,000. ? The final chapter in tne unguium of the state against the Waters-Pierce Oil company, the payment of probably the largest fine ever assessed against a corporation, nearly two million dollars, was enacted In a spectacular manner at Austin, Texas, last Saturday afternoon. From the American National bank one-half of the total amount was carried and delivered in two automobiles at the state treasury. Then, at breakneck speed, the cars were driven to the Austin National bank, and a similar bundle of currency taken on, and similarly disposed of. In the telescope valises, those in charge of the payments carried bills of different denominations up the capltol steps. When the fine bearers reached the treasury department, doors were locked and Attorney General Davidson and other officials were sent for and the money counted. The fine, $1,808,763.95, was paid with 718 one thousand dollar bills, 160 ten dollar bills and the remainder in smaller currency. Of the total amount the state is enriched by $1,718,266.30 and prosecuting Attorney Beady will receive the balance as his fee. ? A conservative estimate now places the number killed in the Armenian massacres in Adana vilayet at 20,000 to 30,000. At the town of Adana, more than one hundred girls are missing. It is known that twenty-one native pastors have been killed. Fears are entertained that other American mission aries, than those whose deaths have been reported have been murdered. There are 15,000 refugees at Adana and Tarsus, and 5,000 at Mersina. Marasch and Alntav are quiet, but conditions at Hadjln are becoming critical. A messenger dispatched for relief by Miss Lambert, the American missionary, who two days ago sent an appeal to Constantinople, has been killed in the streets. A second messenger, a soldier, was shot at The vail has given assurances of the safety of the Americans. Conditions at Alexandretta are unchanged, Beilan and Dortyle are holding out An appeal for heip has been issued from Latukla, as the mob is nearlng that city and the American property is threatened. Antioch is quiet, there being no Armenians left in that town. No disturbances have occurred in Beirut tonight. ? Nairobi, British East Africa, April 26: After a brief hunting expedition last evening at Kapitl Plains, ex-President Roosevelt and his party broke camp and started for the ranch of Sir Alfred Pease, on the Athl river today. Colonel Roosevelt spent part of yesterday sorting his kit, while Kermit and several of the men went to try their luck with, the rifles. Colonel Roosevelt's first hunt was favored by fine weather. He bagged two wildebeests and a Thompson gazelle. He was some what disappointed, however, as he had been anxious to secure a Grant's gazelle, whose massive horns are much sought after for trophies. Smallpox is prevalent at Nairobi, and two cases have developed among the porters at Kaplti. These have been quarantined, the strictest precautions being observed to prevent a spread of the disease among those in the Roosevelt party. The police are still protecting the Americans from annoyance. They will not permit any except those designated by Colonel Roosevelt to go with the expedition. It has been definitely learned that none of Mr. Roosevelt's baggage has been stolen. Game was numerous on the plains today. ? New York, April 24: The scout cruisers Chester and Birmingham left Tompklnsville. Staten Inland, at noon yesterday on their 4,000 mile trip to Liberia, whither they are to carry the t commissioners of the United States who will inquire into the troubled affairs of Africa's negro republic. On board the Chester are the commissioners, and on the Birmingham th'eir military and naval attaches. For years Liberia has had boundary troubles with her French and English colonial neighbors, resulting In a loss of territory. The Llberlan government has been unable to meet its problems satisfactorily and last year it sent envoys to this country who appealed to Secretary Root for assistance in preserving the territorial status quo. Mr. Root, believing that the future of the African republic was menaced, and remembering that the United States was responsible for the founding of Liberia, got from congress an appropriation of $20,000 to send a commission to Africa. The members of the commission will confer with the Llberlan officials and with the representatives of other governments in Monrovia and will report to the United States what measures are advisable. One of the commissioners is a negro?Emmett J. Scott, Booker T. Washington's secretary. ? Beirut, April 25: The situation in Asiatic Turkey is one of extreme gravity. How many thousands have been massacred cannot be estimated, the disturbances having been so widespread. Latest estimates place the number of killed in Adana at approx lmaiciy -O.UUU, UHU uiuunuuus uuvc been done to death in the towns of other districts. The state of siege which several of the places are undergoing, has brought the inhabitants to the verge of starvation. Several warships are in these waters, but the disorders are so far-reaching that the efforts of the powers to restore normal conditions have as yet hardly been felt. The French cruiser, Jules Ferry arrived here today and left for Latakia, where swarms of refugees are pouring in. Turkish, French and English warships are at other ports, and marines have been landed to quell disorders as far as possible at the more important points. One of the missionaries at Alexandretta, a Mr. Kennedy, with 450 Turkish troops has gone to the relief of Deurtyul, an Armenian village on the coast, where 10,000 people are besieged by Immense bands of Kurds and Circassians. Only two days ago a British warship returned from that place, the governor having refused the commander permission to land a relief party. The water supply has been cut off from < the town. Children drink out of animal 1 tracks after a shower. There was in- 1 cessant firing on Greek subjects sent 1 out under escorts. Confirmation has ] I been received of the burning of the Armenian village of Kessab. All the ? men and many women and children 1 (have been slain. The American prop- j erty there was destroyed. Miss Cham- i [bers. an American missionary, is safe. < All the property of the Christians at DJebel Bereket has been destroyed. a The loss will be enormous. Reports c state that Hadjln, in the vilayet of 8 Adana, Is on fire. Five American wo- c men are there, including Miss Lambert, who has been sending out appeals r for help, Miss Virginia A. Billings, and t Miss Bowman. The authorities have I refused permission to Messrs. Lawson 8 and Chambers, also American mis- \ sionaries, to go to their relief. Frantic c appeals for protection and food are a coming from all sections. Beirut is r quiet. c s 5lPiAittVSV 5 ei>at ^uibiuu U/HI|hmu. r Filtered at the Postofflce In Torkvtlle I as Mall Matter of the Second Class. e TOSKVILLE, 8. 0.i c t TUESDAY, APRIL 27,1909. J If It were possible to stir the blood of the Christian world in behalf of their co-religionists, it looks as if notning ^ more should be needed beyond the news that is dally coming from Asiatic Turkey. There may be two sides to the story; but the only side that has (so far appeared is that the wild Mohammedan Kurds and Circassians are n massacring defenseless Christians for no other reason than that they are t] Christians. There is very little senti- a ment in government now-a-days. It c is a selfish, cold-blooded affair that ? does not care to take any risks even to a save the Innocent from slaughter. In c effect, the Christian world is saying r ? - . V to the Asiatic Christians to "Go aneaa ([ and fight it out with your bare hands r or embrace Mohammedanism and save ti your miserable lives." And it looks t! hard?desperately hard. But possibly after all, the Christian world may be- c come aroused and may put an end to n this seemingly endless horror and reproach. ' ' Ik Business With the Banks. a One of the most noticeable features jj of the material development of York. t( county during the past few years, has d been the increase in the number of ^ banking Institutions. ^ We have in mind, especially the First h National bank of Yorkvllle, the Peo- ti pie's Bank send Trust company of Rock * Hill, the Bank of Clover, the Bank of 0 Hickory Grove, and within the next n few weeks, the National Bank of Sha- v ? ? ?i. .? n ron. The rsationai union miik ui imtu Hill, the Loan and Savings Bank of n Yorkvllle, and the Savings Bank of n Fort Mill, were In the field before the multiplicity became so noticeable. As to whether there is need for so c many banks in such a small territory, c there is room for difference of opinion 1 among banking people, some holding ^ to one view and some to another; but g however, this may be there is no ques- P tlon of the fact that such abundant ? banking facilities are a great conven- w lence to the people concerned. ? The establishment of a second bank at Yorkville has done much to double a the banking capital at this place, with- n out appreciable Injury to the bank al- " ready in the field, it having continued n to prosper and develop as rapidly as ti before. N But, of course, the question as to whether there are too many banks is q not to be settled by off hand opinion, a whether that opinion be interested or a disinterested. So far as we are able to & see, and we think we see correctly, all p are prospering, and after all that is w the real test. ' ^ And there has been great benefit to s the country. Not only has much gen- u eral good been derived from conven- w ient banking facilities; but the educational value of the various institutions |j to the country as a whole has been al- v most beyond estimation. And better still, this educational work seems to ^ have only fairly commenced. n According to our view of the situa- c tion, the increase in the number of ^ o banks in this section, shows most gratifying business development, and if t: the people will only do more and more j? business with the banks, they will not a only do the banks a great deal of good; c * *11 *UnmaAlifoa 0*111 UUl llicy Will UCUCIIl lllCillOCi * vo OilM more in proportion. n SULTAN A PRISONER. [, c Constitutionalist Party In Control of ? Constantinople. ? After considerable fighting in which t many lives were lost, the Yildiz Kiosk, a the official home of the sultan of Tur- t key fell into the hands of the Constl- r tutionalist party last Sunday, and fur- t ther developments are uncertain. r While the Associated Press is carry- f ing a great many words about the sit- a uatlon, it is not bringing many details. p This is probably because of the close c censorship that is being maintained in Constantinople, and fuller and more satisfactory news will have to wait un- r til the correspondents can get it through by various means that will be resort- t ed to other than telegraph. 5 It seems that most of the troops In ^ Constantinople, garrisoned in the various fortresses and in the Ylldiz palace, were more or less loyal to the sultan. The forces of the Constitutionalists were located outside and were brought up as required. The palace guard re- s sisted stoutly, then put up a white , flag and then poured a murderous fire c into the Constitutionalist as they were r advancing across an open space to re- I ceive the surrender of the palace. The r Constitutionalists forces, however, were quite strong enough for the enterprise c and overwhelmed the palace defenders, s Hundreds of the dead soldiers in and v about the palace were found to have t their pockets filled with gold coin, sup posed to have been paid to tnem by ine 1 sultan to strengthen their loyalty. \ The successful Insurgent army is in ^ command of Mahmoud Schefket Pasha, who tried to accomplish his work with as little bloodshed as possible, and who t as soon as the palace surrendered put t the city under martial law; but in- ( structed the commercial people to go on with their business during the day. N It is understood that the streets are to r be cleared after night, and that no one , must be abroad without permission. v The sultan is represented as claiming * that he could have held out Indefinite- 1 ly; but that he put a stop to the tight- l ing to save bloodshed. He claimed a j fathership over both sides, and that . he was partial to neither side. During several days previous to the 1 fighting that led to the fall of the pal- J ace, thousands of soldiers who are op- j posed to the Young Turkish party left the city for the provinces with the 1 avowed purpose of stirring the faithful s to action, and there seems to be no i good reason for thinking that trouble t is over. The fact that the Young Turks t have the sultan a prisoner is consid- i ;red to be one of the best points In :helr favor, as they will use him to teep the opposition quiet, and possijly to stave oft an uprising that Is jretty generally expected. A cable of yesterday told of the lat>st developments In Constantinople as 'ollows: Tewfik Pasha, the grand vl:ler, today transmitted to the sultan the eslgnatlon of the entire cabinet and :ommunicated this fact to parliament. It Is reported that the sultan will be illowed to remain upon the throne, but >n condition that he give guarantees igalnst a relapse to absolutism. These :onditions are as follows: The walls of tuo Yiidtz palace to be azed; the barracks at Ylldiz, quarerlng about 20,000 men under the mmedtate orders of the sultan, also ire to be razed. In the future there vlll be stationed at the palace a guard ?f 100 men only, to be changed daily md supplied from the different reglnents of the garrison alternately in irder to make it impossible for the lultan to bribe them. The sultan must ay the expenses of the expedition from talonica from his private fortune, and urthermore. the sultan, whose propery is largely invested abroad, must nake a gift to the nation of $260,000,00 as the basis of the financial regenratlon of the empire. Two hundred of the sultan's Albanian oldlers stationed at the Imperial pal.ce at Yildlz post refuse to surrender heir quarter? adjacent to the main ;ates of the palace inclosure. Schefket >asha is arranging to attack them and orce their surrender unless they will lo as he desires. "Some of his malesty's children are isobedient." remarked the officer comnandlng the approach to the gates of he palace, in reply to a question of a orrespondent. "We have placed a batallon of Macedonian volunteers within mnco nnH wa are awaiting onlv he arrival of artillery before making: a Inal demand for surrender. If this Is efused we must attack." SAYS MELL SHOULD RESIGN. 'rustee of Clemton Side? With Minus Against President. Rev. Coke D. Mann, member'of the ?gislature from Oconee and trustee of Memson college, has given out for pubcation the following signed statelent: "Capt. Minus, In Monday's issue of he News and Courier, made charges gainst Dr. Mell, president of Clemson ollege, for interfering with the dlsIpllne of the Institution, which caused lm to resign his position as commandnt of Clemson college. Now. are these harges true or false? Dr. Mell In his eply did not deny the allegations and hv not? He says: 'I decline to enter ito a newspaper controversy with the etirtng commandant on the adminisratlon of affairs at Clemson college for fie following reasons: First, the issues e raises belong entirely to the board f trustees. The body has recently onsidcred these affairs, and have anounced their decision.' I do not think >r. Mell can establish this fact or prove his statement. "The board only considered Capt. Unu8' resignation and not the charges, s Dr. Mell would have the public beeve. And we accepted It with the unerstandlng that on account of the conInued interference of Dr. Mell with the lsclpline of the college that Cfept. linus could not and would not submit ' 3 such treatment longer by Dr. Mell. 'his was not the first time Capt. Minus ad complained to the board of trus?es. AS many as three times Capt. linus had stated to the board that Dr. fell was interfering with the discipline f the college, and if he did not stop leddllng where he had no business he rould have to resign througn seuBspect. "Dr. Mell promised twice to quit leddllng with Capt. Minus' departlent, and If he had kept his promise re would have had none of this trou?e and unpleasantness which Is now hreatenlng to tear up the college, 'apt. Minus has made the same harges all the time, Interference on >r. Mell's part with the military deartment of the college. As I rememer the Interview with Dr. Mell In reard to his meddling with the military art of the college, he did not denv any f Capt. Minus' charges, but simply rled to Justlfv his course In meddling rith Capt. Minus' -department on the round that he was head of the lnstliition. That Is to say. there was no ppeal from the decision or action. In word, he was supreme, and that no rnn could act contrary to his notion f things without his changln?- the orer. although the commandant had lade It. Dr. Mell Is very much mlssken, if he declines to answer Capt. linus charges and tries to dodge the isue by trying to lav It on the board f trustees. This Is slmplv begging the uestion, doctor; say, the charges re all true or false. If false, say so; nd let the burden of proof rest on linus. "As Dr. Mell Is trying to make It apear to the general public. I for one rill resent it and sav Dr. Mell's explaatlon does not explain. I believe in lirness. equal rights to all men and peclal privileges to none. Some of s wanted an investigation, but from rhat I could see when the charges rere made Dr. Mell did not want an ivestigatlon, and in my judgment he ? not anxious for it today. . No man rho is innocent is afraid of an InvesIgation. Had I been in Dr. Mell's lace all the board could not have preented it, on the condition if it was ot granted, they would have to acept my resignation, and not tried to odge the issue by laying the blame n the board of trustees, by saying hey had investigated the administralon when they had not. And no one new that better than Dr. Mell, and !apt. Minus has done the only thing gentleman could do under existing onditions. "I ask the public to hear what Comnandants Slrmyer and Clay have said, r have to say, on this point. Did they ot have the same charges, and made hem to Dr. Mell? and was not this nterference on Dr. Mell's part the ause of both of them leaving Clemon college? What further evidence, Diue VJI U.no IIU1C luatuiiBo U..M . and Oshkosk grass mattings rugs, etc. wt Yorkville Hardware Co.?Again re- re{ minds you that it 4s time to put up _ your screen doors and windows to keep out the flies. Screen wire, coi hinges, door springs, etc. ch I. W. Johnson?Invites you to come to a , him for various kinds of seasonable groceries, and wants you to remem- ve ber that he sells the best teas and toi coffees. on York Supply Co.?Calls your attention . to the many advantages of Planet 818 Jr. cultivators, for the better and Br more economical cultivation of the to crops. t National Union Bank?Publishes the statement of condition of the Na- of tional Union and the First Trust and Savings bank at the close of business March 18, as shown by the American Audit company. Thomson Co.?Offers ou auzen cuu> un dren's black ribbed hose, 10c qual- kn 1ty at 7c pair. Linen, 25c value at 12|c, and other special offerings. af( Bank of Hickory Grove?Points out ab that if you would join the caravan m? of successful people, you must make . a start by saving money. $1 will open an account J Yorkvllle Monument Works?Will pre- th< pare special designs in marble or we granite monument or headstones if you want-something special. w* ? uri Hickory Grove has subscribed $20.86 et( to the Woman's monument fund. caJ There ie more or less complaint W among the sawmill men of slack times. Pn There has been very little demand for lumber of late and not much doing, we The sawyers, however, are hopeful for 411 * ?- oU.ioMrvn vU early improvement m me We desire our patrons to take note 1b of the large amount of especially pre- ?*I pared matter contained In The En- ?n qulrer, as compared with other news- fei papers. There Is not another county n'8 paper In the state that sets nearly so vll much fresh matter for each issue as to does The Enquirer. Is Th? small grain crop, both wheat and sts oats, is looking well; but In many lo- spl calltles is in need of rain. There is 1 more wheat than for several years past; us< but not so much as was the rule fifteen va or twenty years ago. People who are bl more or Jess well informed on the sub- th? Ject seem to think that the oat crop this be; year will be the largest that York coun- wo ty has ever grown. prl Mr. j. w. BovH of Smyrna No. 2, was mc in Yorkville last Saturday with a curl- tra osity in the shape of an elongated and ' twisted, opaque substance that was dlf- th< ficult of identification, until somebody ne< told him that it was the last effort set made by a hen before going out of the cai egg laying business preparatory to sit- ad< ting. It was about the size of the lit- stc tie finger and if it had not been bent stl double, would have been nearly three th< Inches In length. a 1 Mr. W. S. Gordon of Yorkville, has wo received another consignment of "Dark ] Corners," enough to make out his hun- an dred. He has sold a number and oth- Is ers are spoken for. Mr. McChee has be written him that if people generally in thi South Carolina were as appreciative of of the "Dark Corner" as the people of York seem to be, he would feel warranted In giving up his newspaper cor- j respondence and devoting himself en- Ja tlrely to the writing of books. } A* The Enquirer understands it, Bj( there is no certainty that Rev. Dr. Oil- Yq ver Johnson will accept the call that } has been extended to him by the As go sociate Reformed church of Yorkville. The Yorkville congregation stands ready to pay him any salary that he would consider adequate; but it is very well understood that he is not .a man ^ to be influenced by salary. Heretofore, vJs he has been able to get such salary , IOC as he might require, and that is still ^ the case. With him It is a question of doing the most <rood. There are lots Yq of people who think that Yorkville, the ^ county seat of York county, is an ideal ch Held for him, and it is sincerely to be . hoped that he will be able to see it ] that way himself. It will not only mean a great deal for the Yorkville JtJ| Associate Reformed church; but for 3 this whole community. . COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. of The court of common pleas was ad- ^ journed sine die last Saturday after- ^u noon, and Judge Klugh took the south- w* bound Carolina and North-Western w' train for his home In Abbeville. ] After the discharge of the Jurors the so' time of the court was taken In the Co hearing of various equity matters, the 8p' greater part of Saturday being given J over to the hearing of testimony and ^e' argument In the Hill-Kennedy case. ?* There were several cases on the cal- an endar that the lawyers, on one side or Mi the other were particularly anxious to ' have tried this week, but because of M' K.O lora,. umimnt nf time that was wasted last week, Judge Klugh was (,a unwilling to require the jurors to re- Ml port this week. ' Yc fifl. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. Following are the developments In oj{ the cotton market yesterday as summarized in an Associated Press dis- , is patch of last night from New York: _ While more or less nervous and somewhat Irregular at times, the cotton 18 market was generally firmer today with be May contracts making new high rec- he ords for the season and the close steady at a net advance of 13 to 17 points. The market opened firm at an advance M< of 9 to 13 points and sold 12 to 16 vll points net higher right after the call w in response to firm cables, covering by . shorts who apprehended bull manlpulation of May and July, complaints of Kr' too much rain In the eastern belt and to too little In the west, and a report by jn a leading trade publication suggesting a decrease of from 5 to 10 per cent in the cotton acreage of Georgia, although Increases were predicted for Florida yo and Alabama. b_ The idea that the Turkish troubles were clearing up without any threat of European complications also encour- tir aged bullish sentiment, and while the m( market reacted to within 7 to 10 points of Saturday's close during the middle of the morning, it firmed up again later ed on continued covering by old crop N. shorts, talk of firmer southern spot vjj markets and outside buying. There was some western and Wall street li- { quidation or realizing on the advance, Ml but offerings were well absorbed, and sp the market worked gradually higher e, with trading becoming more active un- ' til prices reached a net gain of 18 to 'a* 21 points with May selling at 10.60. ret Later positions did not quite reach the previous high records and last prices were 4 or 5 points off from the 3 best under realizing. pis Southern spot markets officially rerted early were unchanged to |c. fher. Very little cotton seems to be mlng here so far for delivery on May ntracts. Receipts at the ports today 21,305 les against 31,428 last week and 9,763 it year. For the week 130,000 against 1,274 last week and 58,832 last year, (day's receipts at New Olreans 6,127 les against 4,294 last year. WITHIN THE TOWN. -Last Saturday looked like old times aln, the streets being alive with peos. - Mr. B. N. Moore Is remodeling his ddence on North Congress street, assrs. J. J. Keller & Co., have the ntract. -Mr. R. E. Montgomery Is finishing an order of extra heavy wagons for a new rolling stockade and Is makS a good Job of it. - Repair work on the Episcopal lurch Home and Orphanage has been rvMMAaalnflP ro r?Ml v nn/1 withln Q fp\I* t tOOIJIg i upiVII/ I WIIU ** ?> w aw .. ekfl more all the building* will be idy for occupation. -At a largely attended meeting of the ngregatlon of the Associate Reformed urch last Sunday morning, there was unanimous vote to call Rev. Dr. OlIr Johnson of Wlnnsboro to the pas-ate. The congregation was a unit the proposition. A committee conitlng of Elders W. D. Glenn, J. S. ice and W. D. GrlBt was appointed notify Dr. Johnson of the call, and acquaint him of the earnest desire the congregation for his acceptance. THE K. M. MONUMENT. When the stonesetters at work on e King's Mountain Monument ocked off for the week last Saturday :ernoon, the structure was 57 feet ove the concrete base, and there reLin yet 27 feet before the contract Ight Is reached. Mention has already been made of 3 fact that rough blocks of granite ;re left at the base of the shaft on itch are to be carved allegorical Ages representing "Victory," "Peace," !., and the artist who Is to do the rving arrived from New York last ek, and is completing arrangements sparatory to commencing work. \. representative of The Enquirer int to the top of the shaft Saturday, d was struck with the beauty of the ?w to be had from that point There presented on every hand an endless panse of rolling land, with hill piled top of hill, and ail clothed with difent shades of fresh green. Gastoi, .Grover, Clover, Blacksburg, Yorkle and other towns and villages are be made out in the distance, and it not difficult to distinguish the tndpipe and Presbyterian church Ire in the last named town. While It will not be practicable to b the completed shaft as an obsertory, it is more than half regretta: that such will be the case. From i full height of eighty-four feet, the luty of the scenery already so gfeat, iuld be very much enhanced and the ivilege of going to the top of the inument would be an additional atiction to visitors. The work of building the monument, nigh progressing quite smoothly, Is cessarlly show and tedious. The lifolding has to be put up with great re, and as each succeeding section is iled, the derrick by which the heavy ines are raised has to be elevated II higher. The stones are carried to 5 top of the structure by means of loisting engine, and the arrangement >rks quite smoothly. It In estimated that it will require other month before the stone setting completed, and after that there will a lot of finishing up, polishing, etc., it will require until about the first July or maybe a little later. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. Agnes Currell of Newark, N. J., visiting relatives in Yorkvllle. Messrs. R J. Herndon, Jr. and David jger of Rock Hill, spent Sunday in rkville. Mr. Kennerly Williamson of Montmery, Ala., spent several days this ek in Yorkvllle. Miss Beulah Richards of Charlotte, Jnt Sunday in Yorkvllle, the guest Mrs. T. M. Dobson. Mrs. M. W. White and children, are ilting Mr. J. P. Blair's family in Bulk's Creek township. Mr. Howard Caldwell of Columbia, s been spending several days in rkville on business. Or. J. E. Brison of Clover, is among arleston College's list of graduates in armacy this year. Mr. Charles W. Smith and son, Mas Strauss, of Spartanburg, are visng relatives at King's Creek. Mrs. Gordon, White and two little ughters of Abbeville, are the guests Mrs. J. K. Alston in xoricvuie. Mrs. S. K. Wells of Yorkvllle, left nday morning for Birmingham, Ala., lere she will make her future home th relatives. Mr. Thomas Caldwell, who has for me time past been with Wllburn & mpany at King's Creek, has been ending some days In Yorkvllle. Mr. J. H. Miller of Rock Hill, has en selected as a member of the board directors of the National Union d First Trust and Savings Bank, vice \ T. L. Johnson, resigned. Mr. M. V. Ramsaur pnd daughter, as Mamie, returned to Maiden, N. yesterday, after spending several ys in Yorkville with the family of r. J. T. Ramsaur. CJaffney Ledger: Mr. 0. E. Wllklns of irkvllle, was a visitor to the city Friy. Mr. Wllklns always receives a irm welcome when he comes to his 1 home, where he has lots of friends. Mrs. R. E. Sharpe of Heath Springs, in Yorkville, having come up last turday In order that her baby, which very ill with cholera Infantum, might more convenient for treatment by r father, Dr. Miles Walker. Mrs. Julia E. Elam of Baskervllle, scklenburg county, Va., Is in Yorkle on a visit to her brothers, Messrs. . H. and R. J. Herndon, and other latlves and friends. Mrs. Elam takes eat pleasure In her occasional visits ner uiu iiome, uuu ner uiuuy nicuua Yorkvllle and vicinity are always id to see her. Dr. Henry Pressly, a prominent ung physician of Birmingham, Alaother of Dr. E. W. Pressly of Clover, ;d at Johns Hopkins hospital, Balnore last Friday night, and the reilns were taken to Due West for in ment. Other brothers of the deceasare Rev. J. H. Pressly of Statesvllle, C., and Rev. P. A. Pressly of Loulsle, Ga. Chester Reporter, April 26: Mr. and rs. S. M. Jones expect to go to Hot rings, Ark., about May 10th to spend reral weeks in the Interest of the ter's health, their Intention being to turn to Chester about June 15th. ter his return Mr. Jones will probar become one of a party that Is inning a tour of Europe during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been prevented from moving Into their elegant new home on York street by Mrs. Jones' Illness, but will probably move during the summer. Chester, Reporter, April 26: Among the many from here who went to Wlnnsboro Saturday morning to attend the funeral of the late Rev. C. E. McDonald were the following: Rev. D, M. McLeod, Dr. G. B. White, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Brice, Miss Josle Blgham, Dr. J. B. Blgham, J. T. Blgham, J. G, White, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Henry, S. E Wylle, R. R. Moffat, C. M. Whlsonant, Jos. A. Walker, Sr., W. H. White, M E. White, Dr. W. M. Kennedy. S. B Lathan, S. J. Lewis, R. M. White, W F. Caldwell and' J. G. L. White. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1, 1910. We will send The Yorkville Enqulrei from this date till January 1, 1910 foi $1-40. County Board of Education. The state board of education hai re-appointed the Incumbent York county board as follows: J. W. Thomson ol Rock Hill; E. P. Castles of Smyrna Superintendent of Education McMackIn Is ex-officio chairman of the board. D*ath of Captain Clark. Captain Allen H. Clark, well knowr as one of the popular and efficient conductors of the Charleston division ol the Southern railroad, died at his hom< in Rock Hill at an early hour yesterdaj morning. He had been ill only slnc( Friday. The captain was a native ol St. Stephen's parish, and had been ir the railroad business for many years He was about fifty years of age. Woman to Assist Pastor. Rock Hill special of April 24, to Newf and Courier: Mention was recentlj ipade of the decision of the officials ol St. John's M. E. church to employ s lady to assist the pastor in pastoral work. Miss Barbara Seiber of Evansvllle, Ind., the lady employed, has arrived and is at the home of the Rev Hi R. Mills. A reception will be giver her at the parsonage Monday afternoon Dsath of Mr. N. M. 8tukes. Mr. N. M. Stukes of Tlrxah, diec at his home in that place last Fridaj nignt or paralysis or tne Drain, *01 many years the deceased had been section master for the Tirzah section ol the Southern railroad, and had the reputation of being well up in his business. He had the respect and esteerr of many friends. He leaves a widow and three daughters, Mrs. T. B. Qlenn Mrs. J. A. Hogue and Mrs. Wm. Potts Death of Mr*. Amanda Peoples. Charlotte Observer, Monday: Mrs Amanda Peoples, widow of the late Hugh M. Peoples, died at the home ol her daughter, Mrs. H. Q. L. Rea, ir Providence township, yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Mrs. People was 71 years of age and had been an invalid for a year or more. She had but one living child, Mrs. Rea The funeral service will be conducted at the home and the Interment will be at Sardis A, R. P. church today at noon. Mrs. Peoples was for many years a devout and faithful member of the Sardis church and was esteemed one of the most lov able characters In the county. 8ad Deaths at Newport. Rock Hill special of April 24, to the Columbia State: Two very sad death* occurred today at Newport, Ave mile* west of this city. At 7.30 o'clock this morning: Mrs. Emma Neely Smith, without a moment's warning, dropped dead of heart failure and at 12.80 she was followed by her husband, Mr. Robert A. Smith, who had been lying desperately ill following a stroke of paralysis, His wife's sudden death hastened the husband's end. Mrs. Smith was in her 60th year and was the eldest daughter of the late Thos. Neely of this county. Mr. Smith was 62 yean old and has followed farming all hi* life in the neighborhood in which he was reared. Both Mr. and Mrs. Smith were members of the Presbyterian church and the funeral will take plac< at Ebenezer Presbyterian church Sunday morning, the pastor, Rev. J. T, Dendy, conducting it. Mr. Smith wa* a faithful member of Rock Hill lodge No. Ill, A. F. M. also, and a number ol the brethren will attend the funeral Something like eighteen months age Mr. Smith was first stricken with paralysis, but had recovered so as to gel about some. Last Tuesday afternoon he suffered another stroke and was ir such a critical condition that his son who lives in Washington had been senl for. This son arrived here on the earl) train and was within sight of the home when his mother, who had been in hei .usual health, fell dead. This worth) couple leave the following children: Mr. Thos. Neely Smith of Washington D. C.; Mr. J. Fred Smith of Newport; Mrs. James Hope of Newport. Mrs Smith also leaves two sisters, Mrs. M. B. Marfsey and Mrs. Ella Thomson ol this City and two brothers, Messrs, John and Dolph Neely of Ebenezei and Newport. ? There was lots of politics in th? National Conference of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Washington last week. There was a hoi contest for the position of director general, the division being along the lines of administration and anti-administration, and after the vote was cast, twenty hours were spent in counting and recounting it. There were 873 ballots cast, and Mrs. Matthew T. Scott ol Illinois, was elected president genera! over Mrs.. William Cummlngs Story ol New York, by a majority of only eight votes. Mrs. Story wanted to make the election unanimous; but because of sc much strife in the campaign this was impracticable. During Saturday the convention approved the election of the various state regents. They included: Alabama, Mrs. Robert A. McClellan; A -1 DA.H^mm ni/v?IA? /iiKaiioaa, IUIO. JUUII Daiiutv , r ivi tua, Mrs. J. M. Mahoney; Georgia, Mrs. P, W. Godfrey; Kentucky, Mrs. Sarah H Chenault; North Caholina, Mrs. John Van Landlngham; South Carolina, Mrs. Robert M. Bratton; Tennessee, Mrs. William G. Spencer; Texas, Mrs Seabrook W. Sydnor; Virginia, Mrs, Samuel N. Jamison. There was much excitement throughout the entire meeting and the delegates, of course, enjoyed It Immensely. ? Green, llle, April 24: In the Federal court here yesterday T. B. Evans ?ol Anderson county entered a plea ol guilty to the charge of violating the nn ttln mm t?<? nt Inn 1 o n'u n nrl rcuciui uailic I{uaiauiuic iuna, Uliu was sentenced to Imprisonment for one month In the Anderson county Jail, Evans brought some cattle from Hart county, Ga., Into Anderson county. He admitted the fact, but said he did not know at the time f'lat It was against the law. District Attorney Cochran said the only purpose of the government in bringing the case was to break up the violations of the law, and said that under the circumstances he would ask that the court impose the lowest penalty allowed under the statute. Judge Brawley thereupon Imposed a sentence of one month In the Anderson Jail. MERE-MENTION. a) Nineteen person* were drowned oft ^ the Swedish coast Friday, by the sinking of the steamer Edith in collision ^ with the liner, Oxford Ciprlano Castro, former ruler of Venexuela, has ' arrived in Paris, and says he Is finan' clally broke Russian troops have h been ordered to invade Persia... .Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Portland ? Oregonlan, has declined the offer of 03 the ambassadorship to Mexico, on the " ground that his acceptance would tend to impair the usefulness of his paper... q Four new cotton mills are being built " in the New England states at a cost of >7,000,000. Thirty-seven other mil- * ling plants are spending >20,000,000 in extensions....Augustus Schwab, aged w 70 years, Is under arrest in New York, 01 on a charge of selling lottery tickets. "" It is alleged that during the past thirty p years Schwab hu& sold more than >2,- ? . 000,000 of lottery tickets.... The Flor- p Ida senate by a vote of 24 to 7 has pass- 11 ed the McMullln bill for the submission a< of state-wide prohibition in a consti- p tutional amendment in 1911 Pres- p , went Tan naa issued an oraer ior a strict investigation of railroad rates ' throughout the western states....Duncan U. Fletcher has been elected United States senator from Florida..... .In the local option elections held through- n out Illinois last week, the "wets" car- v ried 41 out of 72 towns. The saloon forces were victorious in Chicago The Illinois Central railroad Is now * operating 773 miles of its lines by tel ephone service Instead of by telegraph, ii ... .Judge M. J. Gordon, former coun- v sel for the Great Northern railway, is n under arrest at Spokane, Wash., on a r charge of embezzling funds of the rail- u way Captain Hand Anderson, aged a 1 86 years, last survivor of the Monitor, . r the Yankee "cheesebox on a raft," died a f Thursday at his home in Brooklyn, N. n 1 Y New York city's police force p I now includes nearly 10,000 men v James J. Jeffries, the undefeated heavy- h ' weight pugilist, has announced that * he will fight Jack Johnson, the ne- c ? gro champion, within ten months, be- t> fore the club offering the best Induce- a ments for the battle. A Los Angeles h I club has offered -Jefferies 860,000 as his ? r part of the purse if the fight is held s r there The international congress a . of astronomers, in session at Paris,- an- ? r nounces that a forthcoming map of the v > skies will show positions of between n . 30,000,000 and 40,000,000 stars.... Since poaa frnnlr vo mKlln t? ho a hnovt nnfla arP/1 r In New York state, many prominent 4 gamblers of New York city are laying 0 wagers on American horses running on b English tracks by means of the cable j( service It is estimated that the p , production of gold by Alaska and j( , United States mines will this year total j, , $100,000,000 The ice Jam in the ^ Niagara river below the falls has been g r broken up after a week's efforts by a I means of dynamite and the river is c , getting down to its normal level G | James Hi Boyle and his wife, accused ti , of kidnapping the Whitla boy at 8ha- jj ron, Pa., have been indicted by a grand b Jury and they will be put on trial on p I Friday Governor Wlllson of Ken- e tucky, has granted pardons to ex-Gov- tl ' ernor W. S, Taylor and Charles Fin- d ley. both refugees in Indiana, charged li with complicity In the murder of Wm. C } Goebel in 1900 A bill has been b ' introduced In the legislature of 1111- c | nols to limit the else of women's hats g | to eighteen Inches Beach Hargis ft Is on trial at Irvine. Ky., for the mtir- I | der of his father. Judge Hargis ft Jas. E. Clark was found guilty at St Louis, Mo., Friday, of the murder of tl Joseph Flood, in December last Clark a put up a* plea of self-defense and the 8 "unwritten law" played a part in the y ( trial. His sentence was fifteen years o In prison William M. Stewart for- p , mer United States senator from Neva- t! , da, died in a Washington hospital on p , Friday, at the age of 82 years. He ft , was a senator for twenty-eight years C ' and was one of the strongest advocates 0 of free silver The Kansas wheat L ; crop of this year Is estimated as be- h Ing 400,000 acres less than the crop of c last year Two Chinamen, shipped b ( as freight from Windsor, Canada, seal- ti ed up In boxes, were discovered by a t 1 customs inspector at Chicago, Friday. F ... .Mr. Roosevelt and party reached the | "happy hunting grounds" In Bast Afri- c . ca on Friday. His hunting party will ? t include 260 persons Lisbon, Por- y 1 tugal, was violently shaken by an earth- g 1 quake Friday night Many of the U principal buildings In the city were * r considerably damaged... .Jas. A. Pat- ' ; ten, the Chicago wheat speculator, says c r that cotton will go to 14 cents before h July l. fatten is auegea to nave ? < , bought 100,000 bales of cotton and his ti close associates several hundred thou' sand more A detachment of 1,000 a ' sailors left Norfolk, Va., Saturday night 0 . enroute for Panama Henry Mi a Bolger, a hotel and saloon proprietor g of Pittsburg, Pa., was convicted Sat- n urday of accepting $17,500 for the pur- a ! pose of bribing city councllmen n 1 Four persons were burned to death In e a Are which destroyed the Central ho- ? ' tel at Topeka, Kan., early Saturday 0 morning The Baltimore and Ohio h ' and the Chesapeake and Ohio railroads p are engaged In a freight rate war on |, westbound freights originating at sea- || ports The Cincinnati, Hamilton ri [ and Dayton railroad, of which Govern- t< or Harmon is the receiver, Is to be c; j turned over temporarily to the Balti- b more and Ohio system... .Peter Fen- a elon Collier, publisher of Collier's i 1 Weekly, died in New York, Friday night h after a stroke of apoplexy. Mr. Col- w 1 Her was several times a millionaire.... & The cost of printing and binding the a ! testimony taken in the case of the gov- e eminent against the Standard Oil y, company, in what is known as the St u 1 Louis case, will cost between $20,000 0 and $25,000, and the expense will be g| divided between the government and j 1 the Standard Oil company The a ' state senate of Tennessee has passed b 1 a bill "setting apart and establishing Reelfoot lake as a common fish and Q ' game preserve The famous old g( 1 St. Louis cathedra] in New Orleans, was badly damaged by a bomb Sunday n afternoon. It Is believed that the ex- h plosion was the result of dissensions among the Italian workmen, who were k | repairing the building...... .The towboat Eagle, capsized In the Mississippi )( river, iuiijr nines ueiuw rsicw wneaus ^ ' on Sunday and her crew of six persons was drowned Governor Stuart of ^ Pennsylvania will cut down the $68.000,000 of appropriations passed by the jr last legislature by 123,000,000. The appropriations were about $26,000,000 more than the estimated Income of the state. t, 1 1 IT ? Washington, April 24: The import- 8< ant work of picking up loose ends in n< making the tariff bill was begun today o1 by the senate committee on finance, ei Wood pulp and print paper, which have oi been the subjects of considerable dls- ai pute, were the items considered, and y< it was agreed that an amendment II lould be drafted by a subcommittee i the nature of a compromise between lanufacturers of print paper and those ho are demanding free pulp and reuced duties on paper. The committee bus decided to recommend the connuance of the present rate of IS per ?nt, ad valorem on hides. Steel men ave Insisted, ever since the reporting r the Payne bill from the house oomilttee on ways and means, that the ite of $$.92 a ton on rails Is too low > give American manufacturers adeiiate protection. It had been hoped a ite of $4.05 would be made on rails. Ithough no decision has been reachl. It is regarded as practically set ed that the rate adopted by the house 111 stand. No action was taken on the rude petroleum schedule but It Is adiltted that spine protection will be rovlded for by the senate committee, r on the floor of the senate, giving rotectlon for the produoers. It Is not kely, however, that the 60 per cent ' d valorem rate desired by the lndeendents will be allowed. The house laced petroleum on the free list 80UTH CAROLINA NKWt. ? CapL John O. Capers Is desperately 1 at his home In Washington ?and lembers of his family have been adIsed to expect the worst ? Mr. Martin Floyd has been conrmed as postmaster of Spartanburg, le takes the position as a Republican. ? In the case of Josh Ashley, tried 1 the United States court at Green* Ule for peonage, the Jury, after relainlng out from Saturday to Monday, eported Its inability to agree. It Is nderstood that the jury stood four for cqulttal and eignt ror conviction. ? Mr.' James P. Jenkins, who has bout Ave hundred acres In cultivation i this county, says a Gaffney corresondent, prepares his land for cultlatlon by the use of steam plows. He as a 22-horse-power engine with rhlch he pulls two large plows which ut seven feet and In this way be can reak about ten acres of land a day. fr. Jenkins says that quite a lot of is land is rough and hilly, but that his fact did not prevent his using the ^ team slow, he havinx broken nearly 11 of hts land, both this year and last, rlth this plow. As a labor-saving deice this plow Is the greatest invention ow in use on the farm. ? Columbia, April 21: Insurance Comllsstoner McMaster, who returned tony from an extended trip north, gave ut a statement regarding Interviews e had with the heads of a number of lading insurance oompanles with resect to making loans In this state at )w rates of Interest, which Is of much nportance not only to all sections of tils state, but to southern communities eneraliy. < He found some of the mangements willing to make loans In . Charleston, Columbia, Spartanburg and treenvllle, and possibly Anderson, but hR nmlorltv are dlsnosed to limit their ivestments to Charleston and Columla. So tar the companies are not disused to put out money on farm proprty in this section, but he Is satisfied - pi, hat with a little more work they will o so. The Metropolitan Is consider[iff maklnff loans In Charleston and tolurabla. and will likely Include SparEtnburff. Greenville and Anderson. The ompanles whose presidents or other eneral officers he Interviewed were fetropolitan, Equitable, New York Jfe, New York Mutual, Home Lite of lew York, Fidelity Mutual and others. ? Spartanburg Journal, Monday: At he funeral of Miss Cooley, who died t the home of her parents at Cooley prings In this county, last tfeek, eight oung ladles, schoolmates of the deeased acted as pall bearers. This was robably the flrst funeral ever held In lie state where young ladles acted as all bearers. They were as follows: llsses Nannie Lawter, Ila Burnett, lorrle Hlnes, Delia Bishop, Janle Bishp. Oille Hopper, Cferrle Finger and <eita Nantz, all of whom were dressed' i white. The funeral was held at the hurch at Cooley Springs, the services elng conducted by Riev. Hamrlck, pasor of the church. A large number of rlends and relatives were present, 'ollowing the services in the church he remains were laid to rest In the hurchyard with solemn and impressive ervices. Miss Cooley was a popular oung lady and her death caused a reat deal of sorrow. She always man'ested great interest in Sunday school rork and before her death begged the uperintendent of the Sunday school to arry on the work without interruption i order that all the young people in lie community might have an opporunlty of studying the Bible. ? Chester, April 26: , James S. Alexnder of Charlotte, N. C., is in the ounty jail here on the charge of blgmy, his arrest having been effected laturday evening at the Springstein iil( village. Officers Howse, Williams nd Grant and Mrs. S. O. McKeown lade the arrest, it being necessary to ncircle the house as Alexander made very effort to escape, darting from ne window to another and Anally leapis: Into the arms of Mr. Grant who ut him under arrest Alexander, who i said to have a wife and two children ivlng In Charlotte, entered Into a marlage contact with Mrs. Mary 8. Deaan, alias Miss M. Faulkner, In this Ity on Tuesday, April 6, the ceremony elng performed at the Baptist parsonge by the pastor, Rev. J. 8. Snyder, 'he woman, whom he is alleged to ave married several years ago and rho now lives in Charlotte, was a Miss lolly Brown. So far as known Alexnde, denies neither marriage. Mrs. eaton, whom he married here, was the ife of the man Deaton. who was sent p from Fort Mill for life time imprlsnment a few years ago. Deaton Is till alive but his sentence of life resases his wife from the marriage vows, nd there Is, therefore, no charge of lgamy against her. ? Rev. J. L. Harley, superintendentf the Antl-Saloon League, says that ome of the liquor houses are sending letter to express agents which is othing less than a bribe. Mr. Harley as a copy of the letter that Is being snt out, and he wishes the people to now of the methods that are being jsorted to by liquor houses. The foltwlng Is a copy of a portion of the itter: "On the other hand, If you ourself wish to make this money on le side, we will think still better of it nd want to assure you that any dealigs that we have together and all jmmunlcatlons that pass between us Ill be held strictly confidential. We ave a number of express agents iroughout the United States that are taking nice money In this way and )me of them are handling this busless under an assumed name, which, f course, Is none of our affair. At the id of each month we will send you ir check for commissions due you, id with a little effort on your part )u would be surprised what a snug ttle sum of money this would amount :entiemen, win me puduc uenmnu ; Ve have the combined evidence of hree men from the war department, .11 testifying on the same point. Are hey not sufficient to convince the nost Incredulous? Now, as I see It, he best thing for Dr. Mell to do Is to eslgn as president of Clemson college or the criticisms and charges that are gainst him will be too much for the resident of any great Institution to arry. "In my Judgment, Dr. Mell Is overoaded and cannot measure up to the esponslbllitles that have been laid upon Mm, and I am not quite sure If one or wo of the faculty ought not to do the ame thing for the sake of peace and irosperlty In Clemson college. "Coke D. Mann "West Union, S. C., April 26." ? Wlnnshoro, April 24: The burial ervices. of Rev. C. E. McDonald, whose leath occurred at Chester yesterday nornlng, were conducted from the A. P. church here at 11 o'clock this nornlng by Dr. Oliver Johnson, pastor >f the Winnsboro church, assisted by leveral visiting ministers. The services were most Impressive and beauiful, quite typical of the lovely Chrision life which ceased yesterday. The vhole town almost attended the services and every business place was losed during the time, in honor of the leceased pastor whose loss was mourn d today. The large church was pack>d and many were forced to stand vhile beautiful tributes were paid the nemory of Mr. McDonald. Among the visiting ministers who took part in the services were: Rev. G. A. "White of "Corth Carolina. Rev. Mr. White of 3lackstock, Rev. Mr. Lummus of Rlchjurg, Rev. Mr. Rogers of Rock Hill, tev. Mr. Stevenson of Clover, Rev. dr. Knox of Columbia, while Rev. Fames M. Holladay, pastor of Sion 3resbyterian church, and Elder W. W. {etchln of the local A. R. P. church, spoke of the Christian attributes and ntluence of Mr. McDonald. The inerment was made in the A. R. P. cem tery and the grave was covered with nany handsome tloral tributes. LOCAL AFFAIRS, i po NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. co W. S. Wllkerson, Hickory Grove No. co 1?Has a mule on his hands that he wants the owner to come for, and ba pay expenses. . lat R. A. Hartman?Will appreciate In- 14' formation leading to recovery of a To tan pocketbook, containing $5 gold ba piece, four $5 bills, etc. Clem F. Gordon, Supervisor?Will on May 13 let a contract for the building of a bridge over Crowder's creek ? at Hand's mill, to the lowest re- a~ sponsible bidder. T. E. McMackin, Supt. of Education? p" Gives notice of the regular spring ? examination of teachers to be held re.< at the court house on May 14. M Loan and Savings Bank?Assures you that Its banking service embraces co every advantage consistent with ? conservative methods. ur) J. U Williams & Co.?Tell about the * arrival of a lot of new goods that tn" are seasonable now. Meet your in( friends at York's cheapest store. _ G. H. O'Leary?Is showing desirable patterns in Cook's linoleum, and In T%' ^ mafHnoro onH riicrfl DT<