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Scraps and |acts. ? ? Previous to the breaking out of L the Spanish war, the United States b< government did not own a single coal- vi ing station away from the mainland at of our owu coasts. During the Span- J< ish war, our ships had to make several m trips back to Key West from Porto fe Rico and Cuba for the purpose of coal- r? ing. Now the question of coaling in stations is receiving more attention ct than ever belore, and it has been de- in cided to maintain coal piles at Havana, vi San Juan, Honolulu, Apia, Samoa, pi Guan and Cavite. Each one of these ll stations, of course, will have to be iz properly protected. Otherwise, in ic time of war, they are likely to serve li only as conveniences to the enemy. nc ? The South African war is haviug P a disastrous effect on German manu- s facturers. It is because of a failure of ( the coal supply that has heretofore heen drawn from England. It is ex- plained that this failure is due to the tact that such a large number of coal constitutionality ot tne national uants- ~ ruptcy act. It is claimed that the a act violates the federal constitution in that it is not uniform and equally ap- plicable to all citizens. The objection K on this ground is that the act denies voluntary bankruptcy to corporations that are citizens of their respective stateSj as much as ordinary citizens, " while permitting all other citizens to " go into voluntary bankruptcy, und ulso denies the right to proceed in involuntary bankruptcy agaiust wage- N earners or persous engaged chiefly in jt farming or the tillage of the soil, while u allowing involuntary proceedings . against all other citizens whether per- . sons or incorporations. It is also al- 11 leged that the act is not uniform as E guaranteed by the constitution, because it allows exemptions to debtors in varying amounts, according to the t] law of the state of the domicile of S) such debtor. It is expected that the j u-ill be taken to the United Slates supreme court. ^ ? Says a Havaua dispatch of Fri- . day: Political workers are becomiug active iu all the municipalities, and k the three parties, the National, the Veteran and the Republican, are laying out plans of campaign for the com- si iug city elections which (ieueral Wood j has now decided shall be held early iu j May. The National parly, which is , strong in the west, especially in Havaua, is inviting to its rauks the Cuban ^ autonomists, with the object of sup- a porting restricted sulFrage and barring t! the uneducated blacks from active (,! participation in the election. This stand is strongly opposed by both the Veteran and the Republican parties, M and protests are begiuning to pour in upon Geueral Wood against any discrimination in the right of suffrage. a The Veterans have already entered b their protest, and the movement is n now being taken up by the Republi- 0 cans who have strong organizations iu j Matanzas aud Santa Clara. Nightly meetiugs are being held in the cities, v and an American uamed Drake, said a to come from Chicago, is maKing a o tour of the two provinces, arguing v that Cuba was freed for all and that f, no class distinction should be permit- . ted. His actions have been brought to the attention of Governor Geueral Wood. ? The long dearth of South African S: war news has been succeeded by a j flood. It is all favorable to the Brit- 0 ish, and that, of course, is the reason it tl is coming through. It was estimated |f in these reports last Saturday that { General French had gotten behind the Boer forces under General Cronje that were confronting Geueral Methuen at 1 Modder river. Siuce then it has de- 1 veloped that General French has sue- v ceeded in relieving the sorely be- ii leaguered town of Kimberly, and Lord a Roberts, following with the main army, has put General Cronje to flight toward Bloemfontein, the capital of the e Orange Free State. The relief of [' Kimberly seems to have been effected d with but little opposition. The Boers '] appear to have been taken largely by j, surprise, and a large quantity of their ; supplies, including provisions, ammunition, siege guns, etc., fell into the hands of the British. In fact the ad- 1 vance was accomplished with so much e ease as to give rise to suspicions of e another trap, such as has been worked several times before. From the reports, it would seem that Lord Roberts advanced along the railroad as far as 0 the track remained open, and then 'i continued forward with an immense a wagon train especially organized for r rapid progress. General French's ad- t vance to Kimherly was made with a . lightly equipped cavalry force, capable of rapid movements. General C'ronje commenced his retreat with '' 10,000 men and 1,000 wagons. Gener- a al Kelly-Kenny took up the pursuit fi with a living column of cavalry, aud c General French also went in the same direction. There are statements of clashes between the British vanguard ^ and the Boer rear guard; but it does J not appear from last accountt that the t cavalry was able to bring Cronje to a c stand. It was understood that Lord (l Roberts bad already arranged to ad- | vance on Blocmfonleiu with bis main army, and it was estimated that with- 11 out opposition he could make the dis- ^ lance in about six days. There is a I report to the ell'ect that while Lord r< Roberts was advancing toward Kim- a berly, a force of some 1,200 Boers came >, into his rear aud captured a number of * bis wagons. The report went on to ' say that his lordship did not cousider n the incident as of being suflicieut im- o miners have voluuteered for service in the British army ; hut another explan- jfi ation is given in the theory that the g British government, foreseeing the u possibility of still other complications, | is layiog up large quantities of coal against future contingencies. Hundreds of factories throughout Germany ~ have closed down on account of their inability to secure coal, and large numbers of coal dealers have retired from business on account of their inability to obtain supplies. It is estimated that the cost of producing coal in n Germany is greater than the selling ? price iu the United States, and there Q is a probability of a large iucrease in the exportation from this country. P ^ - i i ei-ri ? ?lilt uus ueeu uicu iu Federal court at Chattanooga, Tennessee, by the Hanover National Bank, of New York, attacking the " * _ii? i. r )rtant to warrant the delay that ould have been necessary to recover le captured supplies. News from adysraith indicates that there have jen considerable changes in the iu?sting lines within the past few days, id this is taken to mean that General Hubert is either sending re-iuforceieuts to General Cronje or arranging r another assault. Although all the ports of the past few days have been idicative of long-deferred British sueisses, the British public is not iu the ost bouyant humor. There is a ague feeling of dread that Europe roposes to interfere about the time le fruits of victory begin to materiale, and this is thought to be the meanig of recent orders for the mobilizeon of the British fleet. The movelents of Russia toward India is the rincipal cause of uneasiness. <?hc IJorittriUt (Enquirer. YORKVILL.E, S. C.: WEDNESDAYTFEB'V. 21,1900. ? Last week Cecil Rhodes was estilated by the Boers as being worth 10,000,000 to them ; since the arrival f General French in Kimberly, it apears that the price has been reduced. ? Mr. Bryan excused himself from ?maining in Columbia on the ground lat there was greater need for him in harleston. A frank, plain spoken ian is Mr. Bryan. ? Chiefly through the agency of The Ironing Post, a great audience was galhred for Mr. Bryan last evening.?Cbarlesm Post. The News and Courier says the ews spread from a telegraphic bullen posted at its door. ? It is hardly fair to make fun of the 'ews and Courier for getting back ito the band wagon, lor it alone can ill of the miseries it has enjoyed durig its loDg period of voluntary isolaon from the great majority of the >emocratic party. ? The $100,000 appropriation that ae house made for the free public . hools of the state has beeu re-condered. The senate refused to agree a the appropriation. The house at rst insisted ; but afterward yielded to tie senate and the appropriation was illed. ? The general assembly adjourned ine die last Sunday morning at about ay light. The time limit expired at 2 o'clock Saturday night; but all the usiness not having been finished, the ands of the official clock were not Mowed to mark the hour of 12 until he sun had begun to rise. During he session about 175 new laws were assed, and all of these have been or rill be sigued by the governor. ? Mr. J. C. Hemphill, of The News nd Courier, is mentioned as having een a member of the Charleston committee, which, wearing silver dollars n ih<? lnnnpk of their coats, met. Mr. M v"v "*rr? ? ? Iryan in Columbia, and invited him to isit their city. Mr. Hemphill has II along been a goldbug of the goldugs, and we can hardly think that he r'ould approach even Mr. Bryan under ilse colors. Therefore, he must have ecome a silverite. ? Kemarks the Columbia State with agelike wisdom : Holding the supreme military power, 'resident McKinley is practically emperr of those islands [Philippines] while tiey remain under military control. It i at odds with our theory of government; nt a suggestive illustration of the new imerican imperialism. Let us substitute Jefferson and the iouisiana purchase for McKinley and he Philippines, and inquire again rhetber this suggeston of "American aaperialism" is new. The re-actiouists ud narrow-contractionists of Jefleron's day were as bitter against the xpansion policy then, as are the oposed-to-everytbiug-newspnpers of toay agaiust the expausion policy now. "o us the "imperialism" that obtains a the Philippines, seems to be idenical with that obtaining in Porto Rico, ilaska and Arizona, except that in he two last named territories there xists a certain measure of civil govrument; ? Senator McKnery, of Louisiana, ue of the Southern Demociats who, ike Senator McLatirin, followed the dvice of Mr. Bryan and voted for the atification of the Spanish-American reaty, made a speech the other day j which he said that "it would have een well if Dewey had sailed away rom Manila after his famous victory nd left the Spaniards and Filipinos to ght it out." Possibly the senator is orrect; but as Dewey did not sail way, we are unable to see the practial application of such an observation, 'he seuator went on to express a fear hat the Fdipiuos would some day ompete with us in coltou production o such an extent as to interfere with lie establishment of cotton mills in he South and New England. This ;ar need not give serious uneasiness, t is a fact that cotton culture has aleady been tried iu the Philippiues aud bandoued as unprofitable. It is harder probably that the experiment will e made again ; but if it is, we would ather it be made under the auspices f the I'nited Stales government than under the auspices of Great Britain, ] Germany, Japan or some other commercial rival. . ? Without attempting to discuss the merits of the quarrel between Great Britain and the South African repub- f lies, we want to remark upon the strangeness of repeated assertions from intelligent men that the Boers are ( lighting for the same principle that brought on our own struggle in 1776. * It is generally accepted nowadays that the main issue in the revolution of 1776 was taxation without represcnta- < tion. Anyway, that is the cause that the Americans assigned at the beginning of the war. Since that time Great Britain has never sought to tax any one of her colonies without repre- * sentation, and she has not sought to tax the Boer republics. If she licks these republics in the war, as she probably will, it is not likely that a single individual citizen of either republic will lose one dollar's worth of j his individual property, or any privi lege that he previously enjoyed except such privileges as were not equally < enjoyed by every other while inhabitant of the country. This, of course, has no bearing whatever on the justice or injustice of the war. That will always be an open question with the preponderance of sympathy in favor of the Boers: but so far as personal or , individual liberty is concerned the av- ' erage individual will not suffer. I ? Said Mr. Bryan in Charleston the i other day: 1 Say to the Filipinos that we are there to establish a stable government in the i place of theirs, and when it is established < it is theirs and not ours. We have protected the republics of Central and South America, and so let us do the same for I the Filipinos. Let us give to them the i promise of protection and we will prove the difference between a nation and an . empire. We fully endorse all this. A year ago we were unable to reconcile ourselves to the idea of assuming responsibility for a nation on the other side of the globe ; but realizing the manner 1 in which this responsibility has been i forced upon us, and the impossibility of escape, we are now reconciled. We are perfectly willing for the establishment of a stable government. This country is finding it expensive work ; | but still there is no other satisfactory i way. We might give or sell the islauds to Great Britain, Germany, Russia or Japan, or get out of the way and let some one of these nations take them ; hut really that would not suit. So we will go 011 with the establishment of our stable government, and when we get it established we will give it to the Filipinos. It will he theirs, not ours ; hut still we will arrange that they must keep it; and uot give it away or sell it to some other nation. Thut will be unfair to us. For all we propose to do, we will certainly be entitled to some say so; but how we are going to reconcile the whole situation to all of our fine spun theories is a problem that still remains unsolved. ? Consul Macrum's recent assertion to the effect that he "did not know that an alliance existed between the United States and Great Britain," has given rise to a great deal of interesting talk in diplomatic circles. In parliament, last Thursday, Lord Roseberry said, "Last December the govern meut made urgent overtures to great powers?Germany and the United States?for an alliance; but those overtures were uot received with such cordiality as to encourage the government to renew them." This statement, coming from Lord Roseberry, who is not a member of the British cabinet, is only to be taken as being of about the same weight as would a statement of a Democratic senator about the doings of a Republican administration. It does not give any more positive information on the suspected alliance than does the statement that was made by Macrttm. It will be noted that while Macrum said he did not know of such an alliance, he neglects to say whether he knows of such an alliance now. It is all a matter of inference like that of Lord Salisbury, the British prime minister, when, one day last week, it was intimated that his government had not taken the steps necessary to enable it to deal with certain Asiatic contingencies, replied : "I would gladly accept a challenge provided the words would not go beyond this chamber." So the whole situation seems to be involved in doubts that cannnot be cleared up except in the development of certain contingencies. ? ? Suicide at Clio. Thomas Kllerbe Haselden, agent of iho AI hint ic Toast Line at Clio. 8. I!.. committed suicide last Saturday morning about S o'clock iu the oflice at the depot. He went to the otliee eaily and reported the departure of the Latin branch train, which leaves Clio about G o'clock. About S o'clock some one wishing to go in the ollice found the door locked, and looking through the window saw Mr. Haselden sitting in a chair, leaning on the table. The door was forced and it was found that he was dead. In his right hand was found cliuched a 38-cnlibre revolver and in his right temple was the hole where the fatal bullet entered. Death must have been instantaneous. No < cause other than temporary aberration of mind can he assigned for the rash , act. His accounts with the railroad i company are all straight and up-to- ' date. He has been in had health for sometime. At Piedmont mid I'el/.er. Dr. Evans, of the state hoard of health, hus been sent to Piedmont I and Pel/.er to look after the smallpox < situation at those places. < LOCAL AFFAIRS INOKX TO NKW ADVKKTISKMKVT* I. C. Si muss?Says that there is no hi times here and that 8 cents cotton d not raise his prices. He offers barga in winter Roods and quotes a few pri for your inspection. She's Coming?The Girl l-'rom Chili?f will be at the opera house on Thured February 22, backed by a strong oc pany. Seats on sale at W. B. Mo A Co.'s store, ieo. W. S. Hart?Attorney at law, Yo villc, S. C. Office, No. 2, Law Ran ?ity Barber Shop, YV. H. Adams, 1' prietor?Says this is the time of yeai get shampooed, and tells you that hi prepared to do it in the most approi manner. jlenn A Allison?Tell you that a hea welcome awaits you at their place business, and a cordial invitation is tended to call and examine their ditl ent lines. They have a full selectioi mules and horses, buggies, harness 5 wagons. las. M. Starr A Co., Leading Druggjsi Tell you about their "Coughiue" j say it is one of the medicines known colds, coughs, croup, lung trouble i bronchitis. They make and sell i 25 cents. i'orkville Buggy Co.?Will trade bugg wagons and harness for pine wood, i will sell anything in their line fore or on time. L. T. Nichols, General Manager Carol A Nortb-Western Railroad Co.?Wa sumdard gauge tires for standard ga ing the line. J. L. Wilmoth, Manager?Publish? strong testimonial from Mr. and \ Geo. S. Messer, of Charlotte, N. C., pressing their satisfaction with Stietl piano bought from him. J. S. Brice, Attorney?Has money to 1 on good real estate. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Maggie McFadden is clerk for Mr. H. C. Strauss. Mr. Glenn Grist, of Raleigh, spet lew days in Yorkville this week. Miss Addie Williums, of Yorkyi s in Rock Hill visiting Miss Ca Neisler. Miss Janie Robertson, of Yorkyi s visiting relatives and friends Charlotte. W. B. deLoach, Esq., left for Bla iurg and Gatf'ney on Monday to I ifier professional business. Dr. Jus. L. Hunaban, of the Y Drug store, spent Sunday in Colurr with relatives and friends. Miss Iva Withers has returned fi * visit to the family of ber broil Dr. Robt. S. Withers, at Blacksburj Mr. Henning H. Clawson, whc buying cotton for Messrs. Latla Br it Camden, is at home for a few di Chester Lantern, Friday : Mrs. E Beurd and two children, of Yorkv are visiting the family of Mr. J. Wood. Mi\ Paul T. McNeel has retur from Charleston, where he has b attending a meeting of the Mas< fraternity. THE ItECE IV EIISHIP CASES 'Phi. nan>lin? mnlinnQ in tllA CHS X lie ptIJU 1 IJ^ tu UVIVIIV au the Rock Hill Cotton Factory cone ny and the Commercial and Farm Bank receivership?, which were have been argued before Judge G last Saturday, did not come up as expected. It developed that on account of great mass of testimony that woulc offered, Judge Gage did nothaveat disposal the time that would be nei sary for a full hearing of the cases, accordingly it was agreed that the timouy be taken before W. W. Le Esq., as referee, and the matter s milted to Judge Aldrich at the proaching session of the court of c raon pleas. His honor overruled a motion consolidate the case of D. Hutcbii receiver, against the Ganson Dry Gc company, with the case of the CI lotte Clothing company against Ganson Dry Goods company; granted an order making D. Hut son, receiver, a party defendant the Charlotte Clothing company's s Mr. B. N. Moore, receiver for the G son Dry Goods company, was autl ized and instructed to dispose of company's stock of goods in wh sale lots at prices as near as possibl cost, and the balance at the best pr obtainable. THE TELEPHONE OWNERS. With the information at hand Friday, it was only practicable to } a bare statement of the meeting telephone exchange owners that held in Charlotte on Thursday. ' proceedings, however, are of sutBci local interest to warrant a more teuded notice, especially us the pu utility of the telephone continues develop in importance. There were present at the rneel representatives from companies opi ting about 4,000 independent t phones and 1,500 miles of toll line North and South Carolina : It is stated that the object of organization is to "build better lii give belter service, stand close to e other in the independent field and cure the support of the general publ The constitution adopted is as lows: The name of this organization slial tiie Independent Telephone Associai of the Carolinas. The ollicers shall consist of apresid vice president, secretary, treasurer auc executive committee. The executive committee shall h power to generally manage affairs of association, and when the associatioi not in session to carry out the objects purposes of the association. The association shall have powei pass such laws as may be deemed ne< sary to give effect to its objects and t poses. Kacli member shall have a vote, i an additional ballot for each f>0 'phone.' operations, or2"> miles of toll lines. The objects and purposes of this ai ciation shall be to promote and adva the interests and welfare of the Indcp dent Telephone company in the Cs Unas. A vice piesidcnt and attorney slial elected from North Carolina and same fleers from South Carolina. The t president from North Carolina shall j side at all meetings held in this state i the South Carolina vice president at sessions in that state. The following ollicers were electt President, \V. II. Moore, Yorkvi 3. C.; vice president fur South Car an, C. E. Fleming, Spartanburg; \ president for North Carolina, It. liubhiugton, Gustonia; secretary, [J. Mills, ltulherfordton, N. C.; trt 3. urer, J. A. Martin, Hickory, N. C. ; executive committee, J. \V. Simpson, j Spartanburg, S. C.; E. L. Moore, Diloes Ion, S. C.; J. A. Helvin, Charlotte; ^ Dr. M. C. Hunter, Stanley Creek, N. C. ; A. S. Shuford,- Newton, N. C.; attorneys, T. C. Guthrie, Charlotte, ami mi- J. S. Brice, Yorkville, S. C.; electriore cian9, C. E. Bradshaw, of Charlotte, rk- and F. C. Manning, of Sumier, 8. C. ,jf?* The executive committee will meet r to in Gastonia, N. C., on second Tuesday in March and draft the by laws of the association. rty v? . eJ. /**' SILVER WEDDING, er- There was au interesting celebration at the manse of the White Memorial Chapel in Rock Hill last Friday irid even'nK- The occasion was the twentvfor fifth anniversary of the marriage of [na[ Rev. and Mrs. D. S. McAllster, and there was a silver wedding reception X5 from 8 to 11. >C ash In all there were seventy-five or ina more guests?friends of this estimable ,nts pair?who went to extend congratuug* lations and to bestow beautiful and * a valuable gifts as tokens of their regard, ex- ^ev" ^r' *' Thorn well, of Fort the Mill, made a short hut happy address oan to ^''de an<^ Broom ?f twenty-five years, ana auer uu ujijjiupimic icsponse by Rev. Mr. McAlister, Dr. Thornwell led the company in prayer. ln? Then followed supper. It had been a prepared by the lady members of the chapel congregation, assisted by others He, of the First Presbyterian church, and rrie was also served by them in a manner that delighted the company as well as 1 .' the long wedded pair. There were numerous gifts of useful lCk. articles and of money, no less useftil to ook the minister. Some of these gifts were from Mr. McAlisler's home, others from his first charge in which he had 'k'a chosen his bride, other especially baudsome were from Bethel congregation, ier and still others from his present charge g. and other friends in Rock Hill. They > is included a great deal of silver-ware; 08,j but perhaps the most unique offering i^' was that made by Rev. Alexander ille SPrunt anfl l',e elders of the first Pieshyteriau church of Rock Hill. It consisted of a costly silver waiter Indened ned with silver dollars and covered with een fragrant flowers. )nic . AGAINST THK TRUST. i ne iinii-iniai* it-i un/.^i lurcimg, ^ called by Messrs. J. M. Whitesides, I). M. Hall and others, was held in the i pat , court house last Monday at 1.30 C,^o o'clock. The attendance was hardly as large as was expected, including not more than 25 farmers in ull; but after due tjje consideration it was decided to proj ^ ceed with the work of organization ,. and enter into a discussion of the sitins nation. ces^ Mr. H. VV. Thomson, of Broad River township, was elected as chairman of the meeting and the reporter for Thk Enquirer served as secretary. After reading the call, under authority of which the meeting was held, Chairman Thomson requested a free expression of the views of those present as to what was best to be done. lods ^r' exPre9se(* h'mse'f" to i about this effect: We have been liar- . . , . raising cotton for the past three or k four years at a loss, and now that the price has begun to advance a little, it seems to me that this trust ought to . be willing to at least allow us a part of lan benefit. While I do not know, I think probably the trust muy be entitled to make some advance; but then tne . , , we want to see that it does not 0J6make too great an advance. As for e to ,, x ices myse''> * am w,",n? t0 agree not to use a single pound of commercial fertilizers ; but as we could not get a general agreement along this line, maybe last it would be well to agree that we will ?ive not pay more than 10 per cent, ad; of vance on last year's prices. We must was draw the line somewhere and maybe The this would be about right, ient Mr. Thomson thought it was strange ex- that the alleged advance of raw mateblic iial was the only reason that was given ! to by the trust for the advance in prices, when, a9 a matter of fact, most of the .ing sources of supply of raw materials that sra- enter into the manufacture of fertiliele zers are under the control of the trust, s in He did not well see how the farmers could uudertake to do without comthe mercial fertilizers, so long as the price lies, is within reason; but as a matter of ach principle, he thought it would be a se- good idea to inaugurate a fight, the ic." battle cry of which would be non-patfol ronage of the trust or its agents. He was for giving the preference to non1 be trust companies, especially where such tlon companies would meet the prices of ent, the trust. 1 an Mr. J. T. Summer ford said he had ave made cotton without commercial fertilizers and could do it again. He did and not calculate on using any commercial r l() fertilizers this season, and left it to lies- others to do as they pleased ; hut sug,ur* gested that 8 per cent, advance on and last year's prices was as ranch as sshould be paid. iso- After the expression of various opinions, the following was adopted as the iro- sense of the meeting : . . Resolved, That 10 per cent, advance ' ~.? on last year's prices of fertilizers is as "J* much as we ought to pay; that it is our "ce inclination to dispense with the use of )reJ commercial fertilizers rather than suhmit ""{J to a greater advance than 10 per cent., and u" that in making our purchases we will give preference to non-trust companies, id : over those known to belong toa trust. lie, Upon motion, the chair was requestoli ed to appoint a committee of six from rice the fanners present, which committee B should be charged with the duty of J. ascertaining the names of the fertilizer >us- companies which belong to the Virgin in Chemical company, the prices at which all companies?lrust and nontrust?doing business in this section are willing to sell their goods, and report the information to an adjourned meeting to he held in the court house at 12 o'clock, noon, the (irst Monday in March. Under this resolution, the chair appointed the following committee: J. B. Neil, J. M. Whilesides, W. M St owe, It. M. Wallace, I). M. Hall, A. P. Hope. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned until the first Monday in March. COTTON SEED HULLS. Only a few years back the comparative value of raw cotton seed, cotton seed hulls and cotton seed meal for foodstuffs or as a fertilizer, was a debatable question. There were those who held that cotton seed hulls were no better than so much saw dust for food, and there were those who could not see how it wus that cotton seed meal, from which one essential element hud been removed, could be as vuluable either for food or fertilizer as the healthy raw seed. But all these questions are settled now to the satisfaction of almost everybody. There are only a few who remain unconvinced, and these probably have not yet completed satisfactory tests. Anyhow, the use of cotton 9eed meal and hulls which commeuced a few years ago in hundred pound lots, has now developed into hundreds of tons, and this use is daily becoming more widespread. The failure of forage crops last year has had a great deal to do with extending the use of cotton seed hulls and meal in this immediate section. Many have been forced from necessity to try the experimeut that had previously given so much satir-faclion to others, and it appears that the good results are generally the same. Speaking of the use of cotton seed meal and hulls, in the presence of the reporter a few days ngo, a prominent citizen of Yorkville said: "Cotton seed hulls alone are as good for cattle, especially dry cattle, as any kind of hay I know of. They will fatten cattle and keep them in the best of good order. If mixed with meal, the ration seems to he almost perfect, not only as a fat producer; hut also as a milk and hutter producer. I have heard also of cases where it has heen fed to mules and horses with entire satisfaction, and I know it to be a fact that cows that have become accustomed to eating raw cotton seed can he induced, with difficulty, to go back to them after they have been fed on hulls." A large dealer in hulls, who has handled several hundred tons within the pust few months, snys the demaud was never greater in this section than now. He has hardly heen able to keep a supply, so rapid has been the consumption, and there has been a considerable advance in price. Not a great while back hulls could be bad at the mills for from $1.50 to $2.00 per ton. Now they retail to consumers for $6 per ton. "I had a customer last fall," continued the dealer, "to bring me 1,900 pounds of green cotton seed, for which I gave him 2,500 pounds of hulls and meal and $3.70 in cash. I could not give him the same proportion now. Meal that sold lor $18 last year is now worth $25, and although seed has advanced a little, to 22 cents for a bushel of 30 pounds, the advance has not been quite so great in proportion. Although it is au established fact that as a fertilizer, cotton seed meal is almost without a superior, it is a fact that so far this season a comparatively small amount bus been sold for that purpose. Most of the meal that has been going out up to this time has been for feeding purposes. "LEE'S SHARPSHOOTERS." Major W. S. Dunlop, formerly of the Twelfth regiment, McGowau's brigade, now of Little Rock, Ark., has written a book, and a wonderfully interesting book it is, especially to the former comrades of the gallant major and all the members of McGowau's immortal brigade. We have a copy of the book at hand and have read it. There is not a dull page in it, especially to those who are thoroughly familiar with the subject treated, aud most of it will be of unusual interest even to the general reader. Its contents are well summed up in the introduction, which reads as follows: "Lee's Sharpshooters ; or, The Forefrout of Battle," is the title given this volume, which tells a story of Southern valor that never has been told; tells it because it ought to be told ; < aud tells it because the truth of history demands that it should be told. | It treats of the closing period ol our great struggle, of that matchless campaign which began in the wilder- 1 ness of Spoltsylvania, May 8, 18G4, and ended at Appomattox Courthouse, < April 9, 18Ui>. 11 follows me uvo ( great armies of Grant and Lee, and ( roles with careful pen the salient fealures of every engagement; gathers ] up results and engrosses them iu a ' hroadblack background, through which 1 to truce the crimson thread of its untold story. J It tells of the great carefulness with ( which the sharpshooters weie selected and organized; of their special drill and extru equipment ; and of their ' high character us men and splendid ' record as soldiers. I It tells how they hung like u fringe ( upon the front and flanks of the ( murching columns to avert u cavalry | dash or other contingency, or stood like a hedge between the embattled 1 ruuks of Blue and Gruy as they swung 1 into liue for action ; and when the is- ( sues were made up and the hours of conflict came, how they combed out the interval between the lines and led the hosts to buttle. It tells of the dauntless courage and heudlong charges that crushed the enemy's outer lines and caused their main lines to writhe and squirm, and sometimes to break under the fiery impact of their splendid esprit de corps. It tells how they massed themselves against the enemy's high entrenchments, stormed their forces and captured their men. And how, time and again, at the dead hours of midnight, they dashed into the Federal outposts and picket lines and swept them out for miles without losing a man. It tells of many iucidents of personal daring and hairbreadth escapes, as well as numerous independent and successful encounters in full corps, where their opponents were five times their own uumbers. It tells of the disasters at Five Forks and Batteries Gregg and Forty-five ; of the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond, and the last sad sceues at Appomattox Court House; how the sharpshooters with brazen frout, stood in the breach when our lines gave way, and with what amazing dexterity tbey were 1 brown from front to rear and from Hank to flank to ward off the surging columns of Grant and Sheridan as they crowded upon the little army of retreatiug Confederates. It tells how they made the last charge, captured the last buttery and fired the last gun as the tragedy closed and the ?. curtain fell. Major Dunlop's book is bound in cloth and coutains 488 pages. The printing is good and the type large and clear. A limited number of copits have been received by Mr. J. A. Watson, of Yorkville, who will dispose of them as long as they last at $1.50 each. It is very likely that his supply will be exhausted within a short lime. WITHIN THE TOWN. Cotton was worth from 8 to 8} yesterday. Treasurer Neely is engaged in the work of writing up delinquent tax executions. The time limit at which tax returns could be made without penalty expired yesterday. Auditor Boyce says the returns are about as complete as usual. The Winnie Davis Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, gave an oyster supper at the Parish hotel last Thursday night for the benefit of the Jeff Davis memorial fund. The county pension board, consisting of Messrs. J. F. Wallace, John L. Rainey, Iredell Jones, W. N. Elder aud Dr. W. G. White, physiciuu, met in Yorkville on yesterday for the purpose of muking its annual revision of the pension list. The "Girl From Chili" is the next attraction at the opera bouse. This company is spoken of in the papers of surrounding, towns as being a firstclass merry-maker. It has been drawing good houses and muking audiences , feel like they had gotten the worth of their money. Tomorrow (Thursday) night is the date fixed for Yorkville. Reserved seats are now on sale at the store of Messrs. W. B. Moore & Co. The election for officers of the First regiment of South Carolina militia, held at the store of W. B. Moore & Co., last Saturday, resulted, so far as the Jasper Light Infantry is concerned, as follows: For colonel?J. C.Boyd, 47; J. A. Smylbe, 3; for lieutenant colonel?H. Fay GaB'uey, 48 ; B. B. Foster, 2; for major Third battalion, J. H. Marion, 50. * There was quite a large attendance at the entertainment that was given at the residence of Mr. M. F. Jones last Friday evening by the Ladies' Aid Society of Trinity church. The pro gramme was much more iuteresting and elaborate than many of the audience were expecting from the advance announcements, and the pleasure occasioned by the delightful manner in which it was rendered, was all the greater. Those taking part included the literary aud musical talent of Yorkville, and while all the nembers were good, some were of exceptional excellence. The Ladies' Aid Society realized a material contribution to the funds of their treasury, and the patrons of the entertainment were so well pleased that most of them would gladly give their patronage to a repetition of it. Mrs. Ann C. McPbeeters died at her home in Yorkville last Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, after an illness of slightly more than two weeks. She had been attacked by grip ; but seemed to have pretty nearly recovered, ?iioio wiis rpHson to hone that she would he up again. Her death was ?* quite sudden, and the immediate cause was heart fuilure. Mrs. McPheeters was a daughter of the famous Chancellor Harper, of South Carolina; but was a native of Missouri, having been born near St. Louis on January 29, 1821. She was married to her first and only husband, the late James A. * McPheeters in 1840, and as the result of their union five children were boru? one son and four daughters. Of these only one, the youngest, Miss Annie, survives. The family has been residing in Yorkiille since the war, huving , oome to this place as refugees from Mouticello, Fairfield county. Mrs. McPheeters was the oldest female member of the Presby tcrian church of Yorkville, md during all the time she has resided tiere has been one of its leading memoers. For many years, Mrs. McPhee;ers and her daughters were, by virtue of their special willinguess and activiy, at the head of most of the charitaole work that was done by the church, md it is a fact well known to the nore promiuent citizens, that the debased, at all times, entertained the 2