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? traps and $trts. ? Washington, .June 29: According to Information obtained here, the state department has recently sent a stiff note to Cuba concerning several things in which this government is deeply interested and which are not being handled by the Cuban government to the satisfaction of the state department The department declines to discuss the matter, which is one of considerable importance, as it practically constitutes a warning to Cuba. The note to Cuba deals with four subjects?the Oliver road-building contract the McGivney-Rokeby contract for oavlnir and sewering Havana, the proposition for an exchange of property between the United Railways of Havana, an English concern, and the Cuban government, and the construction of certain postoces by the concern, and fourth, the purchase of arms for the Cuban army in Europe without giving American manufacturers an opportunity to participate'In the contract ? New York, June 30: The old time gold brick game which was so popular In the Middle West two decades ago, has been worked with remarkable success, according to a current police report right here in New York city. Joseph Satlow, a Jeweler in Seventh street, whom the police class as one of the most knowing men In his business, has thirty-four pounds of brass tilings to represent a cash payment of 36,100 by him. Working the game in the same old way, a Russian peddler, who had sold goods for the jeweler showed him some glittering metal tilings which he said he had scraped from a large gold brick in the hands of two strangers. The jeweler assayed the tilings and found them to be pure gold. He fell into the trap easily and he asked the peddler to effect a meeting between him and the two men who had the brick. The result of this and other meetings was that the Jeweler assayed a number of parcels of tilings which were said to have come from the gold brick and became so satisfied that he was getting a bargain that he paid the men $6,100. When he got the heavy bag of tilings home he discovered that they were composed of a .very poor alloy of brass, worth about $3.50. ? A few days ago a New York policeman died of worry because a dog had bitten him. On the other hand, in that city and this, says the Philadelphia Ledger, the gay and festive dogcatchers are bitten so often that they pay about as much attention to the matter as they would to mosquito bites, and surely nobody ever heard of a dogcatcher having hydrophobia. The real danger is that now and then a valuable dog may contract delirium tremens by sampling one of this gentry, if It were possible to obtain the statistics of the dog-bitten in a city like this it would be found that the perils of hydrophobia are far outnumbered by the deadly dyed stocking and the poisonous hatpin, while the unexpurgated house ily in one summer slays more human beings than all the mad dogs since Noah's day. Dr. Joseph W. Hearn, of Philadelphia, is of the opinion that the bite of dog is no more dangerous than the scratch of a pin or the puncture of an infected nail, but because of exaggerated printed and oral accounts the picture of hydrophobia is so stamped upon the public mind that the thought of it, after being bitten by a dog, throws imaginaive people into such panics of nervous excitement that they unconsciously reproduce its supposed symptoms. "Although 1 have practiced surgery in private and in many Philadelphia hospitals for the past twenty years," he said, "I have never seen a case of hydrophobia either in man or dog, nor do I know any other physi clan or surgeon wno nas. ?New York, July 1: Although complete identification was impossible tonight, there appeared to be a strong probability that the body of a Chinaman which was found floating in the Hudson river in the upper part of the city this evening was that of Leon Ling or William L. Leon, the murderer of Elsie Sigel. The man's height, weight and general appearance tallies with that of Leon Ling, but as the body was nude except for a silk undershirt and had been in the water for more than a week, a thorough examination will be necessary. Coroner McDonald, who was the first to inspect the body, believes that it is Leon's as do a number of policemen, but until measurments and facial characteristics are carefully gone over the identification will remain in doubt. If it is Leon the cause of his death will be another mystery, although one theory, that of suicide, would appear reasonable. In salient features the body bore a marked resemblance to Leon Ling. The teeth were good, as were Leon's, the height about 5 feet 4 Inches, which was Leon's height, and the weight 125 pounds, which was about Leon's. The age appeared to be about 25 or 30 in years. Leon's age was given out by tho police as 30. An autopsy will be performed in the morning. The coroner was unable to arrive at any conclusion as to how the Chinaman met his death tonight. Early this morning Ung Yow, an inconspicuous, hard-working Chinese laundryman of the East Side, was found by his neighbors strung between two wash tubs with his head beneath the water of one and his feet In the other. There were bloody finger marks, on his neck, bloody footprints on the floor and a knotted cord about the man's neck. In the cash drawer the police found 1 cent. All attempts to connect the murderer ol Ung Yow with the murderer of Elsie Sigel by Leon Ling have failed. Investigations soon showed that Ung was beaten over the head with flat irons, probably by more than one man, and then flung In the tubs. He probably died by drowning while unconscious. ? The bank deposit guaranty law passed by the last session of the Kansas legislature went into effect last Wednesday. While the law affects only such banks as elect to comply with it, it is expected that all of the 777 state banks in Kansas will place themselves under its provisions without delay The banks, under the new law, are to be partners in a sort of mutual insurance company. They will have tc put up a million dollars in state and national securities to guarantee the payment of deposits, and the dues oi insurance premiums will be only onetwentieth of one per cent annually Briefly stated the law provides foi protection to the following classes ol deposits: Those that do not bear interest, time certificates payable in nol less *han 6 months from date, and not extending more than ore year, bear ing Interest not to exceed 3 per cent per annum and on which interest shall cease at maturity; savings accounts not exceeding In amount $100 to any person and not subject to check upon which the bank has reserved In writing the right to require sixty days' notice of withdrawal, and bearing interest at not to exceed 3 per cent per annum. Deposits which are primarily discounts or money borrowed by the bank, and all deposits otherwise secured, are not guaranteed under the act. Just what effect the new law is to have on the national banks appears uncertain. The department of justice at Washington having decided that the national banks could > not participate in the guarantee feature of the Kansas law, the banks themselves have started a movement to organize an insurance company among themselves to insure deposits in their banks. Eventually, however, it is expected that many of the national banks, especially those in the smaller towns, will decide to denationalize and become state institutions in order to participate in the guaranty law. <?hf ^orkHllr inquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in T'orkvlUe as Mall Matter of the Seconc Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.i FRIDAY, JULY 2,1909. The Columbia State says flying machines should not be within reach of the average citizen for quite a while, and we would like to know why. One Democrat, Senator Bailey of Texas, and sixteen Republicans voted with Senator Tillman for his proposed tax on tea. Thk fact that the senators are willing to continue the consideration of the tariff bill despite the sweltering heat, seems to indicate that they are made of better stuff than they usually get credit for. It must be terribly trying on these old gentlemen to continue at such hard work day after day, under the circumstances. Senator Bacon of Georgia, has failed in his effort to secure a 20 per cent duty on raw cotton imported into this country, and we axe not surprised. If the duty had been levied and it had been of benefit to anybody, that benefit would have accrued to cotton producers, and since cotton producers live only in the south, the section that has to pay most of the protection bills, the northern folks would have none of it. The question as to whether or not Clemson college is a state institution is to be decided by the United States supreme court soon. The case in question has arisen out of a suit against the trustees by John Hopkins, a resident of Oconee county for damoiUco/l try hovo honn siiMta.ined hv CL?> vo aiiV^CU W ? ?*' V "VV.. him, because of the action of the trustees in changing the course of the Seneca river. Judge Aldrich turned down the complaint of Hopkins on tile ground that Clemson is a state institution, and Judge Aldrich was sustained by the state supreme court Hon. Joseph A. McCullough lias been associated with R. T. Joynes, Esq., counsel for plaintiff, and the matter is going up to the United States supreme court. COTTON CONDITION OFF. Decline of 5.3 Points Noted by Journal of Commerce. New York, June 30. Replies from 1,840 special correspondents of the Journal of Commerce, of an average date of June 23, make the conditions of cotton 76.8, as compared with 82.1 last month, a decline of 5.3 points. A year ago at this time the condition was 79; in 1907 it was 74.2; in 1906 it was 82.7; in 1905 it was 81.2; in 1904 it was 83.2; in 1903 it was 74.9: in 1902 it was 86.5, and in 1901 it was 77. The average for the nine years is 79.4. Since the beginning of these special reports in 1901, deterioration has only once exceeded the present figure, when the loss was 5.4 points in 1902. In 1903 there was a decline of 0.1 point; in 1904 a gain 3.4 points; in 1905 a gain of 3.8 points; in 1906 a gain of 0.6 points; in 1907 a gain of 5.2 points, and in 1908 a gain of 2.4 points. As throwing light on present prospects, government figures of the yield and the average for the past five years are appended, to which are added July condition figures as determined by the Journal of Commerce; Year. Yield. Acreage. July. 1909 31,918,000 76.8 1908 .. .. 13,587,000 33.370,000 79.0 1907 .. .. 11,375,000 31,311,000 74.2 1906 .. .. 13,595.000 31,374,000 82.7 1905 .. .. 10,805,000 26,117,000 81.2 1904 .. .. 13,680,000 3-\054,000 83.2 Without exception every state in the belt shows a decline ranging from two points in Georgia to twelve points in Alabama. What saved prospects from threatened disaster was the relatively small decline in the two largest producing states, Texas and Georgia, where the loss was 3 points and 2.1 i points respectively. The chief cause i of deterioration was excessive precipitation, preventing cultivation and enveloping almost the entire crop in grass. Texas and Oklahoma excepted. ; The spread of the boll weevil in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas added to the damage in these states. Owing to generally hot, dry 1 weather in Texas their ravages ap; pear to be below normal. Since the date of these reports the weather has cratiornllv f o vtArn Kl a OYPPnt In some sections of Georgia, Alabama, i and Mississippi, where continued rains have put some fields hopelessly in the ( grass. MERE-MENTION. ' Ex-Governor Smith of Georgia, has resumed his law practice in Atlanta. ' Mr. Smith's practice is said to have been worth about $40,000 a year bet fore he was governor Alfredo ' Sanchez, a hull fighter, was killed in , the bull ring at Mexico City, on Suns day. Sanchez was knocked down and i gored by the enraged animal...... More . than 200 saloons went out of business > at Nashville, Term., Wednesday night as the result of the state-wide prohi> bitlon law of Tennessee... .The strike I of street car workers at Pittsburg, > was brought to an end Tuesday night after two days of rioting. The strike cost the city's treasury $200,000 . A gold field has been discovered in the province, of Saskatchewan, Canada, r that promises to rival the Klondike In productiveness The city of Chit cago has offered a reward of $3,000 t for the arrest and conviction of the bomb thrower who has been doing so 11 much ilamaKe In that city during the 11 past few months. A bomb explosion Sunday night jca^sed JlOO.pOQ damage In a murder 'trial-ait Detroit, Mich., Monday, In which a^phjrsiclan was on trial for the murder of his nephew for alienating the affection of the former's wife, Judge W. F. Connolly said to the prospective jurors: "In this state no man has a ] right to kill another person to avenge his private wrongs, even though they may Involve the honor of his wife," , John Freeman was killed In Brooklyn. N. Y? Monday In a peculiar manner. He noticed a fire about 7 the bottom of an Irdn telephone pole which had been started by lightning. Freeman got a bucket of water and throwing It on the fire instantly fell ' dead, the electricity traveling back to him on the water thrown on the Are. . The city of San Francisco on Monday transferred $10,000,000 In gold from a bank to the city hall vaults. The money was loaded on a . truck drawn by fourteen of the finest truck horses In the city and was guarded by twenty-five mounted po- I llcemen ..Joseph B. Hamilton, a farmer, who lived near Salem, Ind., dug his grave in the family burying ] ground and then committed suicide by shooting himself through the heart with a shot gun. He pushed the trigger with his toe The Cuban -\ budget as passed by the house of representatives on Monday, carries appropriations of $33,000,000 Broughton Brandenburg, the maga- l zine writer, tried in New York on the charge of forging the name of the late ex-President Cleveland, was acquitted j by a Jury Tuesday afternoon The first bale of the 1909 crop of cotton was sold at Dallas, Tex., Tuesday, for ^ $1.20 a pound A bulletin issued by the interstate commerce commission shows that for the quarter ending March 31st last, there had been j 663 persons killed and 15,122 persons injured by the railroads of the country James Dillon, a policeman of Brooklyn, N. Y., was sentenced ( Tuesday, to serve not less .than seven years in Sing Sing for second degree murder A Hornell, N. Y. boy ^ found a can of powder Tuesday and invited a number of children to "hear the big noise." He dropped a lighted match in the can, and four of the boys were injured, two probably fatally Three French aviators, all v with different types of Hying ma- * chines, are on the coast of France ' awaiting favorable wind and weather ' conditions to make an attempt to fly across the English Channel in compe- r tition for a >6,000 prize offered by a J London newspaper to the aviator J making the first flight across the r channel Calvin Littlepage on 1 Tuesday night at Des Moines, la., shot * the father and mother of his divorced wife to death and then kidnapped his former wife and child Donald j M. Bain, a prominent insurance man * of Atlanta, Ga., shot E. G. Williams ? to death in the Prudential building in that city Tuesday afternoon. The killing was the result of a practical joke Jack Blackburn, a negro prize fighter, was sentenced to serve fifteen years in the state prison by a r Philadelphia judge on Tuesday. " Blackburn was on trial for the killing of Alonzo Polk, and plead guilty to second degree murder... .A motion to set aside the second indictment of ( Patrick Calhoun, on charges of offering a bribe, was overruled by Judge Law lor at San Francisco on Wednes- , day Dr. Chas. W. Eliot has been (' made president emeritus of Harvard j university, and was on Wednesday j presented with a fund of nearly >6,- ( 000,00 subscribed by gratuates of the , institution as a mark of appreciation, j General George B. Crosby, aged , 69 years, one of the few surviving brig- ( adier generals of the Confederate f army, committed suicide at Oakland, Cal., Tuesday, by Inhaling gas { Rev. G. R. Robbins, a Baptist preach- j er of Cincinnati, O., on Tuesday re- , ceived an infernal machine through the mails, with a wanting to stop j preaching against the "Black Hand" } society President Taft attended < the commencement exercises at Yale , university, New Haven, Conn., Wed- j nesday After nursing a grudge , for four years, C. C. Walker of Fay- j ette, Mo., on Wednesday, shot James ] Dorsey in Chicago. Dorsey, fatally i shot, wrenched the pistol from the ( hands of Walker and shot him twice. * *T - ii ? ...in .n/inwor spven ner- , WiUlvci uiu r? ^ sons were killed and scores were Injured and thousands of dollars damage to property, was the result of a tornado, which swept over Benson county, N. D., Wednesday. The Pride of Opinion. ?Some men are proud of their wealth; some are proud of their lineage; some are proud of their achievements; some are proud of their persons, but every mother's son of us is proud of ills opinion. We are less charitable in regard to this matter of opinion than we are in any other way. We are proud of our powers of argumentation and yet, ninety-nine one hundredths we make are wasted breath, and idle words. When we fall into an argument with any one, we do not weigh what the other man says?we do not even listen, we must be thinking of something else to boost up our side of the question. How many men, do you suppose, have had their opinions changed in an argument of this kind? Even the onlookers or listeners, if there be any, watch more for amusement than for edification. Tlie purpose of such argumentation is not to arrive at truth but to play Battledoor and Shuttlecock with words. A wise man will not enter into such " ! " <*..% 1?*. bnoiifu llial i h<i oflil it UIMU.^MIUI 1UI III: nilUMf. mui mv vv> thereof is mild lunacy?that nothing is to be gained and something is to ' be lost by it. The man who thinks that he is al- 1 ways right, and that other men are al- ] ways wrong who differ with him is a fool. No man in this mundane sphere has ! yet arrived at all the truth. You have j your opinion on everything, you do not mind airing it. You are sure you are right, but do you know that you are 1 mistaken in many instances? by what i means have you arrived at the whole i truth? Where is your particular Delphian Spring. Faith, Hope, Charity, and the greatest of these is charity. At least It Is a grace more difficult to exercise than ] either of the other two. Why can we not be charitable in respect for the opinions of others? Why can we not differ from other men and yet have a high regard for their integrity and honesty in the matter of opinion? The Good Book teaches us to be 1 charitable, and it neither makes ex- i ceptions nor applies special cases. We are to be charitable in everything. , We ought to be charitable in tlds.? Abbeville Press and Banner. I ? One, Fletcher Davis, an alleged whisky drummer, has been arrested in Daurens on the charge of violating the i law against soliciting orders for liquor. I Davis represents one of t lie Salisbury I houses that went to Richmond, when iii'ohihitinn became of force in North I Carolina. |! LOCAL AFFAIRS* NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P. B. Comer, Prop.?Announces the opening of the Amus-U theatre in the Rose building, tomorrow evening. Two changes of programme on Monday. Admission, 10 cents. Rev. Jas. Boyce, D. D., Pres.?Gives information about Due West Female college, and will send you a catalogue on request. ?. C. Byrd, D. D., Pres.?Calls atten?ir,r> fhionra oolleee?thfi South Carolina College for Women, located at Greenville. Victor Cotton Oil Co.?Has overhauled its roller mill and Is ready to give patrons good flour and a good yield. B. F. Smith, 1st Lieut.?Publishes an order that is of interest to the members of Co. "L," 1st Reg., S. C. N. G. John R. Love and A. C. White?Call attention to the value of Crawford Spring water. Patrons desiring cottages at the spring can be accommodated. T. M. Brian Co.?Tells about a variety of new groceries that It has recently received. Visit them Monday when in town. 3ank of Clover?Publishes a statement of condition at the close of business on June 23rd. Its assets are $96,936.64. D. E. Boney, Manager?Says that objections to life insurance are forgotten after the insured Is dead. See him about the new rates for Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance policies. V. T. Smarr and Others, Trustees? Advertise a special school tax election to be held at W. B. Good's Store, (Bullock's Creek) for district No. 16, on July 17. N. B. Stroup and Others, Trustees? Give notice of a high school election to be held at Clover, district No. 37, on Monday, July 19. r. L. Williams & Co.?Offer special values to their customers on next Saturday and Monday, July 3rd and 6th. They sell for cash only, rork Supply Co.?Can furnish you with all kinds of building material. Including brick, lumber, hardware, etc. It wants to sell you a mowing machine. first National Bank?Tells you about a song that you might sing to your profit. If you will remember the truthfulness of Its words and carry them Into effect. 'oi-mii ifiirnitiire Co.?Invites you to make It a point to visit Its store next Monday. It will give away a souvenir to every visitor, fork Drug Store?Says It Is looking for you on Monday and will be ready to cater to your wants In the way of cold drinks. Ice cream, etc. The farmers have certainly been vorklng hard enough of late to be enitled to a holiday next Monday, and t Is to be hoped that they will not all to enjoy themselves. The South Carolina Rural Mall Carters' association will hold its annual neeting In Rock Hill next Monday. There are to be speeches by Congressnen Finley, Aiken and others, and the inderstanding Is that the town is to >e wide open to the visitors. President Ashe and Secretary Black jope to get as full a meeting of the i'armers' Union next Monday as postlble. The understanding Is that the tesslon Is to be short unless there develops new business, of which the ex. cutlve officers have no present knowl;dge. There is some talk over In Sharon >f bonding the town for the purpose of >recting a first-class school building. There Is no doubt of the fact that this vould be a wise move, and the property owners would not have occasion .0 regret It Other towns of the size >f Sharon may well afford to take the dea under advisement. We are reproducing today the adIress that Insurance Commissioner McMaster delivered before the annual jonventlon of the South Carolina Fire Insurance Agents' association reeently.It Is an able address dealing most jomprehenslvely with a very importint subject, and a careful reading of t will be found to be well worth the ivhile of those who know something ibout insurance, as wen as invoc miu <now nothing. Commissioner Watson has accepted ui Invitation to deliver an address at Filbert on the occasion of the Woodnen's annual picnic there on Saturday, fuly 24. Mr. Watson Is an entertainng and instructive speaker. He probibly is the best Informed man In South Carolina on the agricultural conditions and resources of the state and tnows how to tell what he knows In a ivay that is well worth listening to. He is not likely to talk any politics. People who go to Filbert to hear Mr. Watson will have reason to feel that the trip is well worth their trouble. The numerous special school tax jlections being held in different parts )t the county are significant of the 'act that our people are awaking to the Importance of education; that they -eallze the Inadequacy of the ordinary school funds and that if they would lave better facilities they must pay tor them. And this situation Is most gratifying. It would be difficult to :onceive of any other circumstance tvhlch more clearly shows the upward ind onward trend of social and intellectual progress. It gives The Enquirer pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of i handsome special edition of the Culpeper, Va, Exponent. There are -ight pages of the issue, splendidly gotten up on first-class book paper with interesting subject matter and superior illustrations, all measuring up to a high standard of newspaper making. This paper was sent by Mr. lames H. Evans, formerly connected ivith the mechanical department of The Enquirer, for the past two years or more, foreman of the composing and press rooms of the Exponent. Mr. Evans is evidently quite proud of his achievement in getting out such an edition and he has a right to be proud Df It. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. H. J. Condor of Bishopville, is visiting the family of Mr. H. T. Williams in Yorkville. Miss Anna Cherry Schorb is vlsltIting relatives and friends in Rock Hill and Charlotte. Miss Martha Riddle of Zeno, is spending a few days with relatives and friends in Yorkville. Mrs. J. B. Allison of Yorkville, Is critically ill in Atlanta, where she went reecntly <m a visit to her daughter, Mrs. Blodgett. Mrs. J. L. Thompson and children, have returned to their home in Yorkville, after spending a few days with relatives in Bowling Green. Hon. J. S. Brice and family of Yorkville, have arranged to spend next week at Blowing Rock, N. C. Mrs. W. W. Lewis and children left this morning to spend some time in Culpeper, Va., and Raleigh, N. C. Misses Angle McLees and Bessie Thompson of Orangeburg, who have been visiting Miss Annie Ashe in Yorkville, have returned to their home. Mr. S. Earle Grist left for Bennettsvlllf. <111 lust Hntnrdav morninir for the purpose of entering upon the duties of a position offered him at that place. Mrs. R. K. Chandler and daughter. Miss Fannie, who have been spending some time with Mrs. W. B. Steele in YorkvIIle, returned to their home In Mayesville today. Miss Martha Marshall, who has been visiting1 In Anderson, has returned to her home In YorkvIIle. She Is accompanied by her cousin. Miss Lai la Marshall of Anderson. Mr. R. L. Devinney of YorkvIIle, has returned from Ashevllle, where he has been on a visit to his daughter, Miss Mamie, who Is under treatment there. He was very much pleased to find that Miss Mamie seems to be Improving as steadily as he could hope. Mr. O. E. Wllklns of Yorkvllle, went over into Cherokee county yesterday to attend the funeral of his niece, Mrs. Virgie riowen, wno uieu ui nei iiuuic near Howell's Ferry on the York side of the river on Wednesday. Mrs. Howell was 26 years of age and had been married but a short time. She Is survived by her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wllklns of Cherokee, her husband and an Infant only ten months old. SPECULATIVE MARKET. The developments In the speculative cotton market yesterday from the New York viewpoint were as follows: There was a very sharp early advance In the cotton market today with the nearer months making new high records for the seasoh, but subsequent fluctuations were Irregular, part of the gain was lost, and tue close was steady at a net advance of 3 to 10 points. The opening was firm at an advance of 5 to 14 points and the market sold 14 to 17 points net higher during the early trading, on active covering, bull support, and fresh buying for long account which was undoubtedly due to a more bullish private crop report than expected, higher cables, bullish spot talk, and prospects for local rains in eastern and central sections of the belt, where dry weather is supposed to be needed. Realizing was very heavy at the advance and prices eased off a few points, but offerings were very well absorbed during the entire day and the leading bulls appeared to have great confidence in their position. The close was at practically the low point of the day. The private condition re port mentioned aoove maae me average condition 76.8 per cent against the report by the same authority last month of 82.1- per cent thus suggesting a deterioration of some 5 points for the month. Receipts at the ports today* 4,435 bales against 4,276 last week and 4,387 last year. For the week 30,000 bales against 33,505 last week and 57,236 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 624 bales against 296 last year. COMPETITIVE EXAMINATIONS. The competitive and entrance examinations for Winthrop college, Clemson college, the South Carolina university and Charleston college are In progress today, under the supervision of the county board of examination, consisting of Superintendent T. E. McMackin, Profs. E. P. Castles and A. M. Erwin, the latter serving in the stead of Prof. J. W. l'homson. There is an unusualy large number of young ladies and gentlemen taking the examination, some for the scholarships, some for entrance, and others for their own satisfaction. The list Is as follows: Winthrop College: Llla Barron, Tlrzah; Rosa Jackson, Tirzah; Jo Saye Byers, Sharon; Louise Dobson, Yorkvllle; Annie Marie Moore, Yorkville; Mary Elizabeth Finley, Yorkville; Mary Williams, McConnellsville; Sarah Black, Rock Hill; Eula Jackson, Yorkville; Susie Wamac, Rock Hill; Alice P. Rivers, Rock Hill; Lillian Kirkpatrick, Sharon; Grace Black, Rock Hill; Mary Love Rivers, Rock Hill; Louise v Rias?ir Rock Hill: Mary Emma Con n&lly, Yorkvllle; Olive Smith, Yorkville; Dorothy W. Montgomery, Yorkvllle; Kate O'Farrell, Yorkvllle; Annie May Jackson, Yorkvllle; Pearle E. Keith, Church Home Orphanage, Yorkvllle; Edna Feemster, Bullock's Creek; Minnie Ratchford, Sharon; Florence Steele, Rock Hill; Bessie Garrison, Rock Hill; Isabelle Fewell, Rock Hill; JeHsie M. Marshall, Rock Hill; Julia Plezico, Rock Hill; Emma F. London, Rock Hill; Janle Moffatt Wylie, Hickory Grove; Mary McGill Wylie, Hickory Grove; Mabelle Beard, Sharon. College of Charleston; V. E. Massey, Rock Hill; W. A. Huey, Rock Hill; David Heath, Rock Hill, I. A. Bigger, Rock Hil. Clemson College: Willie T. Betts, Joseph Sims, George P. Sturgis, Clarence S. Merltte, Jos. Y. Scruggs, Paul G. Farls, R. Brlce Waters, Herbert Harris, Theodore Harris, C. L Farls, J. M. Hutchinson, E. P. Steele, Jr., Will Smarr, Willie W. Riddle, C. S. Hutchinson, William H. Martin. University of South Carolina: W. H. Johnson, No. 8 Yorkvllle: Jos. A. Barnett, Clover: H. L Dickson, Clover. CASE OF BERRY ANDERSON. Mention has been previously made of the inquest over the body of Berry Anderson, colored, who died In Bullock's Creek township on May 28, last under circumstances that led some of the neighbors to suspect foul play. They thought the man had been poisoned, and as there was no way to determine the fact except by an analysis of the stomach of the deceased, the Inquest was adjourned, until such an analysis could be made. The stomach was sent to Boyden Nlms, bacteriolo gist and chemist of Columbia, and on receiving this expert's report, Coroner Louthlan went to McConnellsville yesterday, and reconvened the jury, which rendered a verdict to the effect that the deceased came to his death from causes unknown to the Jury. The report of Bacteriologist Nims, which will be of especial interest in the n igiiboi ho<>d that knows most about the circumstances of this case, is as follows: "Air. L. \V. Louthlan, coroner: 1 have tile honor of rendering to you the following report on the unalysis of a human stomach received from you on the 15th instant. "Stomach was very dark colored fi*om decomposition and was slightly distended from gas. It weighed about 215 gm. Contents consisted mainly of absorbed alcohol and a brick colored sediment. "Stomach, contents and preservative were divided into approximately equal parts after stomach had been chopped into very small particles. "One part was made acid with a solution of tartaric acid, subjected to distillation, and the distillate examined for the volatile poisons, phosphorus, carbolic acid, chloral hydrate and iodoform, none of which were found to be present. "The residue from the above distillation was digested with hydrochloric acid and potassium chlorate and examined for arsenic, antimony, tin, mercury, lead, copper, none of which were found to be present. "Another part was made acid, as before and extracted with hot alcohol. The extract was freed from most extraneous matter by treating alternately with alcohol and distilled water. This aqueous solution was extiacted with ether, and the extract examined for acetanilide, phenacetine, picric acid, antipyrine and salycilic acid. None of the above substances were found to be present. The 50 cc. of acqueous solu lion was iifxi intuit* u.n\*iiiiit? wim r?udlum hydrute and again extracted with ether and the extract examined far strychnine, atropine, cocaine and other alkaloidal poisons, none of which were found to be present. The etherial extract in each case, when evaporated, consisted only of globules of oil that could not be entirely removed In process of purification. "At no step in the analysis was anything observed at all suspicious of poison. Respectfully, "Boyden Nlms.' WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Coming next Monday? ? The celebration of the Fourth, will be a great occasion. ? The greasy pig race promises to be interesting and laughable. ? As the time for the Fourth Celebration draws nearer, Interest grows keener. ? The Loan and Savings bank and the First National bank of Yorkvllle, paid their regular semi-annual dlvl dends of 3 per cent last Wednesday. ? The election on the question of levying a tax of three mills on the dollar for the support of the schools of Yorkvtlle district No. 11, held last Tuesday, resulted In favor of the levy 45 to 5. ? Mr. J. Q. Wray, chairman of the central committee in charge of the Woodmen celebration next Monday, said yesterday that twenty-seven local business concerns had signified their intention to have floats in the parade. ? The Yorkville Graded school district is now just $700 better off than at this time last year. The financial end of the business is under the immediate management of Superintendent Witherspoon and he is managing it well. ? Mr. A. Cody has kindly corrected the statement in the last Issue of The Enquirer with reference to the erection of the county jail. The building was erected in 1854 Instead of 1852 as stated and the contractor was Thomas H. Smith, father of James E. Smith. ? The baseball meeting called to be held in the court house last Tuesday was attended by a number of York men and boys interested in the matter, and after discussing the situation it was decided to put it in charge of Prof. J. H. Witherspoon to see what can be done in getting together a good team. Prof. Witherspoon has taken up the subject with characteristic energy, and has some eighteen or twenty boys playing on probation with a view to selecting the best material he can for a first class team. Prof. Witherspoon's friends and the baseball cranks generally, have unlimited confidence in his ability to get together a first class team, if the material shall nrove available, and when he says he has a nlpe that can play ball, or rather learn to play ball, It Is expected that the business people and others Interested will comedown more or less liberally with the wherewith necessary to make a go of anything in the shape of public entertainment that Is worth having?cash. Reasonable amount of cash, good ball; no cash, no ball. ? The dog ordinance has been the talk of the town since its publication last Tuesday. There had been but little agitation of the subject In advance and the publication of the ordinance was the first intimation that most people had that It was under consideration. The dog question is one that Is always loaded. The general assembly has generally found It so and the experience of town councils has been the same. Years ago the town council passed an ordinance providing that all dogs allowed to run at large on the streets should be shot. A number of common dogs were shot and after a while a dog belonging to a prominent citizen was shot down before the citizen's eyes. The citizen made a row, his friends joined In. It was shown that the ordinance was without warrant of constitutional authority and the ordinance was allowed to go on unenforced. After this Incident dog legislation was avoided until a few years ago when the collar and tax paid scheme was Introduced. Quite a number of people paid the tax, others dodged It, and the result was more or less dissatisfaction, though it is hardly to be denied that there was a mater'al decrease In the dog population. Half In earnest, half In Jest, a few years ago Mr. W. E. Ferguson became a candidate for alderman on a platform pledging the repeal of the dog tax, and while there was no question of the fact that he would have been elected anyway, his platform created considerable local Interest and the dog ? fhAn uruintinct; won icpcoicu. omve there has been nothing: new In this line until the publication of the present ordinance. As Is well understood, Just as the dog has many bitter enemies, he has other warm friends. As It happens, there Is nothing to the present law except the $2 tax. The dog on which the tax Is paid has the same privileges that It has had heretofore, no more and no less. But from the heat that has been engendered on the subject, one would almost be tempted to suspect that some vital principle Is Involved. About the nearest suggestion to a principle that has been stated Is "that the town council has no more right to tax my dog in my own yard than It has to tax my horse or my cow." Those learned in the law admit the soundness of this position, but they answer it with the assertion, "yes, but they also have a right to tax your horse and your cow, If they want to, and If your real objection Is because your cow and horse are not taxed, you may be accommodated In the taxation of these animals also." There are others who argue that there is no need to tax the dogs; that a law requiring that nil dogs be muzzled would be sufficient. That looks reasonable enough at first blush; but It Is understood that the council canvassed this very Idea quite fully and finally abandoned It on the grounds that the muzzle Idea is cruel to begin with and that the people would make more fuss about having to take the muzzles off and put them on to let their dogs eat and drink than thpv would about Daying the tax.! How It is going to work remains to be seen. It is commonly admitted thatj there are more worthless and destructive dogs in the town than there ought to be. The council considers Its ordltince both as a police and a revenue measure. It calculates that many of the worthless dogs will be eliminated through failure of their owners to pay the tax. and that the owners who pay the tax will look after their dogs more closely than they have been doing. Hut whether the ordinance is going to stand cannot safely be predicted. In a general way, we would suggest that if the law Is enforced thoroughly, fearlessly and impartially from the outset and along straight through, It will be a success. All opposition to it will speedily disappear. But If the ordinance is enforced only in a half-hearted. indifferent manner, the dogs will prove stronger than the town council, and at the next election the people will choose a council pledged to repeal this ordinance, and never to enact another of the same kind. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1, 1910. We will send The Yorkville Enquirer from this date till January 1. 1910 for $1.02. Tax Election at Clover. The election at Clover last Tuesday on the question of levying a special tax of 3 mills for school purposes, resulted 18 to 26 In favor of the levy. Barn Burned. A barn belonging to Mr. Tom Bradford, two miles east of Clover, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday morning at about 3.30 o'clock. The loss included the building and quite a quantity of provender, aggregating in value several hundred dollars. Hauling Cement. The Charleston division of the Southern railroad is quite busy these days hauling cement for the NinetyNine Island development. Altogether I -i 1?...in Innti LI! e urvcnjjjiuciH v> 111 lojuuc ivv v,culoads of cement, and up to this time, the railroad hag been able to deliver only about twenty cars a day. The capacity from Charleston to Klngvllle la forty cars; but this capacity Is diminished one-half on the upper end. The understanding is that the contractors at the island are using the cement as fast as it arrives. Good Wheat Year. Mr. Bonner McGlll of Bethany, remarked in YorkvJUe, Wednesday, that the coming of the threshers in his neighborhood, has proved this year's wheat crop to be one of the best that has been known for years. The average yield is something like from 15 to 20 bushels of wheat to each bushel sown. Mr. William McCarter, near Henry's Knob, sowed two bushels and harvested 34 bushels, and Kirt Foster sowed two bushels and got 28 bushels. Mr. L. B. McOill sowed four and one-half bushels and got 82 bushels. Mr. W. M. McCarter has made 200 bushels. There was more wheat sowed in the neighborhood than usual, but there is very great regret that the aggregate acreage was not much larger. 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Columbia special of June 30, to the Charlotte Observer; Magistrate J. D. Eosterllng of Columbia, will have to appear before Governor Ansel on the 6th of July to show cause why he should not be removed for "misconduct In office." The governor sent the papers to the sheriff for service today. The summons is the outcome of the local grand Jury's presentment last May of Easterling and his constable, J. D. Dunaway, for malfeasance In office. The presentment names W. F. Wider and Molly Pitts as witnesses, and charges that on the 16th of May the magistrate and his constables collected |28 from Wider to compromise a case against him for sending obscene letters, paying only $6 over to the prosecutor and never turning in any of the remainder to the county. It Is believed In the governor's office that this form of graft Is prevalent to an alarming degree In many counties over the state, and the governor will welcome further grand liirv r^nnrfu nlnnc thi.M llnp. ? Union, June 30: T. C. Duncan, former president of the Union-Buffalo Mills and other allied enterprises of this city, and late head of the American Lime Company, bankrupt, of Spring City, Tenn., must answer to the charge of fraud before a higher court In this county. This was the outcome of the preliminary hearing before Magistrate J. Frost Walker, Jr., held here yesterday in the criminal proceedings brought by John H. Morris, who charges T. C. Duncan with fraud on account of a check issued December, 1906, when it is alleged there were no funds in the bank of Spring City, Tenn., to meet it, the first step of which was the arrest of Mr. Duncan several weeks ago and his immediate release on bail in the sum of $1,600. Yesterday's preliminary was held in Magistrate Walker's office and about 26 persons were present. Duncan was represented by J. P. K. Bryan of Charleston, James Munro and Ben F. Townsend of this city. John H. Morris, who instituted the proceedings and swore out the warrants, had no counsel. Four witnesses were sworn. B. F. Arthur, former president of the People's bank, H. B. O'Shlelds, former assistant cashier of the same institution, W. H. Gist, president of the Bank of Carlisle, the three foregoing being receivers of this bank. The testimony of theqa witnesses was such that after all the evidence had been given in and various letters and telegrams admitted In evidence Magistrate Walker ruled that the case should go to a higher court. Following the preliminary hearing Magistrate Walker allowed the same bond to remain in force. ? Columbia Record: There is a twohorse load of fine sample whisky in Camden going begging among hundreds suffering intensely wlh a terribly droughty feeling. The samples were shipped by the whisky houses to Treasurer McCaskill, of Kershaw county, who was here today to seek advice about what to do with it. He had to go back no nearer a solution than when he came, and he looked worried. Auditor West said he could not undertake to advise him, further than to quote the law that it cannot be given away, and the county board of control can sell it only after analyzing each package, unless they have analyzed stock of the same kind. Some of his friends advised Mr. McCaskill to do like a certain up-state county treasurer has told friends he is doing. When a good fellow comes along and asks him for a bunch of samples he tells him that he can not give them away and then winks the other eye and turns his back, and an armful of samples mysteriously disappears. Mr. West threw a fearful scare into members of the Richland board recently when he was informed that they were in the habit of disposing of samples by dumping them into one vat and bottling from that. "Why, man alive," he is reported to have said to a member of the board, "don't you know that the moment you do that you are then working as blenders, for which you have no license from your Uncle Sam?" "Good Lord," was the response, "we'll never do that again." The Richland board sells for) the county such samples as It knows from analysis of similar are all right. Once before the problem reached an acute stage In Camden, when Salesman Samuels came to the rescue by writing the whisky houses and getting authority to sign release orders on the stuff for his friends about Camden. The result was that many people got nice set-ups in booze gratis. ? Columbia State, Thursday: By a vote of 28 to 8 the state board of equalization yesterday defeated the resolution offered by Mr. Jeremiah Smith of Horry which would have required all property listed to be placed at its true valuation instead of on the present basis of 60 per cent. The resolution was not tabled however, until Mr. Smith made a few remarks in fa r i>f its nrnvlslona and Dolnting out the section of the constitution on the subject. Mr. Smith said that It was to the Interest of all classes to have property listed at its true valuation and he believed that the present system was not only unjust but deprived the schools of a large amount of money and affected the credit of the counties and towns. On the vote, however, the resolution was defeated. The resolution read as follows: "Whereas, the present system of listing property for taxation at 60 per cent of its true value Is In violation of | the constitution of the state of South Carolina, and Whereas, the said system deprives the counties and towns of this state of 40 per cent public creuu, wniL-ii in uuwiurueu unu j;iuvlded for by the constitution, and Whereas, the said system represents our citizenship as being non-progressive and thriftless, and at the same time Increases the rate of tax levied for the support of the government, and Whereas, our oath of office requires our respect for and obedience to the constitution, therefore be It resolved: First, That It Is the sense of this state board of equalization that the Interest of the state, her Institutions and her citizenship, requires that all classes of property be hereafter listed for taxation at its actual value as required by the constitution. Second, That we will use our utmost Influence with our respective county boards of assessors to have all property In our counties listed at its actual value as required by the constitution. Third. That the comptroller general is hereby requested to collect all data possible, showing the probable increase in values In the state and to present same to the general assembly at its next meeting." The board heard complaints from a number of cotton mills and oil and fertilizer concerns and after making some reductions adjourned. The figures will be made public by the comptroller general within the next few days. ? Columbia, June 29: Although Ao official statement was given out from the meeting of the dispensary winding up commission, which was held here today, it is learned that the banks of Charleston will be given $50,000 of the funds received from the local banks if the banks of Charleston so desire. Dr. W. J. Murray, chairman of the commission, stated tonight that the matter has not been settled, but that this is about the amount which the banks In Charleston will be offered. He also stated that the entire amount would be divided among at least forty banks of the state. A statement, confirmed by at least one member of the commission, Is that the Bank of Rock Hill will receive $10,000, and the National Union Bank will get $40,000, and that Chester's amount will be brought up to the $20,000 mark. Dr. Murray stated tonight that the allotment Is by no means complete yet. It Is stated also that the commission will look very carefully into the matter of collateral. There has been a great deal of concealment In regard to this distribution of the banks' funds. The original resolution adopted by the commission withdrawing certain amounts from the local banks has never been given to the public, although some of the commissioners wish It to be made public. But Its contents were practically understood by the action taken by the local banks after Its passage. Today's session of the commission was executive, and when Dr. Murray was asked for a statement by the News and Courier correspondent Immediately after the meeting this morning, he said there was no statement to make. He, however, confirmed the statements given above. Mr. Brtce, of the commission, Is quoted as saying: "I don't see any necessity for all this attempt at secrecy on the part of the commission." Said Mr. Brice: "This Is not any private concern's business. It Is the state's business and the public Is entitled to the facta In my n Judgment the resolution adopted at the former meeting about taking the money out of the Columbia banks should be published." The local afternoon paper Is authority for the following from Mr. C. .K. Henderson, former member of tlvj commission: "Taking the deposit from the Bank of Aiken," said he, "was clearly a piece of spite work on the part, principally, of Mr. Patton of Greenville, to punish me for accepting appointment from Judge Pritchard as receiver. In a recent interview at Greenville Mr. Patton said that money was taken from Columbia banks to punish them for a conspiracy he sayB was hatched among Columbia banks to resist payment of Interest while the , money was under injunction. I noticed that he gave no reason for taking the money out of the Bank of Aiken. Mr. Henderson showed a list of the collaterals his bank had put up and which he got from the state treasurer today. These consist of 156 shares of stock in the Bank of Barnwell, worth two for one, he says; 400 shares of the Bank of Granltevllle, par value $25, but worth one and a half for one, and real estate bonds for $5,700, a total of $$1,200 quickly convertible into cash." Mr. Henderson could not be seen this afternoon In reference to this, but a member of the commission confirmed the above. - * t THE CHE8TER RE-UNION. Captain John Smith Had a Good Time and Telia About It. Editor Yorkvllle Enquirer: I would most respectfully ask you for a small space In your valued paper to give you something of my trp to . the reunion in Chester. The doors of all the homes were thrown open and wide to welcome the veterans and visitors. When I scaled the old bill, I found myself cm the square, and as I looked around my eye caught that magnificent structure with Its long shaft almost reaching the clouds?a monument erected there by the true and noble-hearted people of Chester and county as a memorial to the dead heroes, who gave up their lives for their country. It stands there as a memorial to the boys that wore the grey, and who now sleep on many a battlefield for a cause that was just and right. I soon found myself In the midst of many dear comrades that I had not seen In forty-four years. I recalled many of the scenes we had together on many a battlefield and hardships and privations of war. It seemed as If I was not a stranger to any. Then the chat of war began. I met many dear friends of old Chester and of the mercantile line. In the court house yard, beneath those shady old oaks, spreading out their arms of shade over the magnificent and sumptuous dinner prepared for the old vets of the '60s, there was that noble and true-hearted, I. McD, Hood, assisted by others and the U. D. C'a All kinds of meats, turkey, chicken, ham, barbecued beef and mutton. There were four kinds of mutton?lamb, ram, sheep and mutton. Bread, cakes and other things, too tedious to mention. These were all free to the veterans. The U. | D. C., and ladies gave the sponsors. 7 maids of honor and vets, a reception and hearty welcome In the club rooms. There I found the dear ladies, U. D. C's., with their whole-hearted and loyal love for the old vets, dealing out Ice cream, cake, lemonade and cherry 4 juice, which had no end. It was an evidence that their love had not grown dim for the southern soldier. May the hinges of old Chester's hospitality never grow rusty. No one should return to their homes and say they did not receive a hearty welcome. " May my brain ever feed my memory of the dear people of Chester, and that her reunion has broken the record. May God's richest blessings rest upon the people and the city. Your humble servant, J. J. Smith, Company G., Palmetto Sharpshooters, Jenkins' Brigade. Longstreets' Corps. Clover, S. C., June 29, 1909. ? Washington, July 1; Treasury officials are pleased at the present showing of the government finances. Ordinarily a deficit In the government revenues of $89,811,156 as shown by today's statement would not be a matter for congratulation. Nevertheless at the close of the fiscal year 1909 the treasury officials express much gratification that the official estlm'ate of a deficit of $114,000,000 made last ~ December has not been verified, and are hopeful for a continuance of the Improvement which has been especially noted during the last four months. The customs receipts for the year aggregated $301,209,863 which Is an Increase as compared with last year of $15,000,000. The Internal revenue produced $246,329, 063, a decrease of about $5,000,000. Miscellaneous receipts aggregated $56,833,919, which is a falling off of dhnnt r?Ofl mm Tho rnnol nfu frnm all sources during the year aggregat- g ed J604.432.846, which Is an Increase" over last year of 13,260.000. On the sidejof expenditures, the total for the yean was $694,244,002, which Is an Increase over 1908 of about $37,000,000. The civil and miscellaneous expenditures amounted to $164,288,638, an Increase of $5,000,000 over last year. The war department expenditures aggregated $164,100,242, an Increase of $40,000,000. The navy account is the only Item in the list to E show a decrease, the figures for the year being $116,988,869 as against $118,780,233 for the year 1908. Pension payments for the year amounted to $161,689,423, an increase of over $8,000,000. The expenditures on account of Panama canal were $6,000,- M 000 less than for last year, being $31,420,286.