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Scraps and Jacts.
? Count von "Waldersee, commanderin-chief
of the international forces in
China, is reported to have requested
his government to recall him on the
ground that is impossible for him to
preserve peace. He has already had to
settle numerous disputes between
brawling foreigners, and he is afraid
of complications that may lead to
something serious.
? The president has appointed Osborn
Deignan a boatswain in the navy.
Deignan is one of the sailors who accompanied
Naval Constructor Hobson
on the famous Merrimac expedition in
to Santiago harbor, while the harbor
was being blockaded by the American
fleet. It was the desire of the
president to reward Deignan for his
bravery on that occasion by appointing
him a naval cadet at Anapolis, but
it was found that he was not eligible.
? The Cuban newspaper, Discussion,
created considerable feeling in Havana
last Friday by the publication of a
cartoon bearing the title of "The Cuban
Calvary," representing the Cuban
republic personified in a Cuban soldier
being crucified between two thieves,
Gen. Wood being represented as one
thief and President McKinley as the
other, both being labeled with their
names. Senator Piatt was represented
as a Roman soldier giving vinegar and
gall in the form of the Piatt amendment,
while Public Opinion, as Mary
Magdalene, was weeping at the foot of
the cross. Below was the following inscription:
"Destiny will not reserve for
us a glorious resurrection." The pict?ro
naneoH milf>h linffLVOrahlp COm
ment yesterday from the standpoint of
decency. The editor of the paper, Senor
Coranado, was arrested, but was
released on bail.
. ?Says a Santiago dispatch of Sunday:
Fifteen hundred pounds of dynamite
were used by the authorities of
the port yesterday afternoon in blowing
up the superstructure of the sunken
United States collier Merrimac,
which has long impeded the entrance
to the harbor. The explosion was
plainly heard in the city, five miles
away. Divers immediately descended
and found 40 feet of clear water over
the forward portion of the wreck. Port
Captain Irvin will begin tomorrow to
place mines aft, which he expects to
explode in a week, thus completely
clearing the harbor entrance. Yesterday's
incident was highly spectacular.
Residents on Smith's key, adjacent to
the wreck, left the island, fearing that
their houses would be demolished. The
overlooking hills were lined with people
and large numbers of pleasure vessels
encircled the wreck at a safe distance.
When the electric button was
nf nrotan rnca 4(1
Luucncu, a w*. nuwi * wuv ?v
feet, and the surface was immediately
covered with wreckage and tons of
dead fish. The launches and yachts
returned to the city laden with souvenirs
of the wreck.
? Arizona physicians have just completed
exhaustive tests and found very
satisfactory results from the use of apple
cider as a preventitive and a cure
for smallpox, says a Phoenix special of
March 26 to the San Francisco Chronicle.
The past winter, an unusually severe
one in the Southwest, has seen a
widespread epidemic of smallpox in the
extreme southern part of Arizona and
northern Mexico. Six weeks ago an attendant
at a pesthouse in Jerome discovered
by accident, that the use of
pure apple cider was helping his patients,
one of them having received a
quantity from the East and distributed
it among his fellow sufferers. Drs.
Wood and Kaull made tests with cider
on other patients and found most gratifying
results. A pint each day, in
doses each hour, drove away the erup
tion in from five to fifteen days and
ten patients were entirely cured and
discharged within a month. Other
tests were made among the Mexican
residents along the international line,
where there were cases of a more violent
nature. In every case where pure
cider was used cures were effected,
and fifty barrels more of the apple
juice have been ordered from Illinois
and New York, to carry experiments
further into Mexico.
? Says a Washington dispatch to the
Atlanta Journal: Recent advices from
Cuba, on the best of authority, reveal
the fact that the conditions on the island
are not altogether identical with
statements that have been given out
by many public men after their investigations.
It appears that the majority
of the people are opposed strongly to
the Piatt amendment, defining the relations
between the United States and
Cuba. If this amendment is adopted
by the Cuban constitutional convention,
it will be by duress. There is
hardly a doubt but the amendment will
be adopted, for the reason that it is the
law of the United States. Cuba must
either adopt the amendment or make
a forcible resistance. The latter she is
unable to do. The Cubans, it is asserted,
are anxious to set up the government
for themselves and point to a
violation of the Teller resolution on the
part of the United States, which pro
videu that American occupation ana
control of the island should cease after
pacification. The island is now pacified
and they see no further need of
the presence of the American troops.
The Cubans place the responsibility of
this on the present administration
alone and not on the people of the United
States as a whole. The best they
can get under the circumstances is to
adopt the Piatt amendment with a protest
which, while expressing their sentiments,
will not prove effective in
their present efforts to try the experiment
of free government promised
them.
? Reports that huge railroad combinations
are in process of formation
was widely circulated in New York last
Friday, says a dispatch. Detailed
statements concerning the plan already
published looking to the combination
of all the great railway systems of the
United States under the control of one
company were given, but as a general
thing proniient railroad officials and
bankers declined to dis#bss the matter.
According to all accounts the enterprise
involves the greatest combination
of capital in the history of finance. It
was said the company would be formed
under the laws of New Jersey for
the purpose of conducting a general
freight and transportation business
throughout the United States; that the
company would hold a controlling interest
in all the great railway systems,
and that the management of the road
would be vested in the controlling company.
According to the proposition
each road would preserve its identity;
but the new company would control
the affairs of all. By this policy it was
claimed large sums of money could be
saved as a result of economy in management
and the stoppage of rate cutting.
The names of men like J. P.
Morgan, Wm. K. Vanderbilt, James J.
Hill, Edward H. Harriman, George J.
Gould. John D. Rockefeller, Jacob H.
Schiff, and James Stillman were freely
used. One report stated that the
first step in the proposed plan would be
the securing of control of the stocks of
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
the Erie, the Great Northern and the
Northern Pacific, and that provision
would be made for the acquisition of
other properties in the immediate future.
5ihc llorimlte (Enquirer.
YOItKVILLE, S.C.:
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1901.
Lists of the killed and wounded are
no longer features of the Manila dispatches.
These dispatches now contain
statements of the surrender of
Filipino officers, men and rifles. The
bloodshed seems to have ceased. Really
we think that the capture of Aguinaldo
must have been a good thing.
Wu Ting Fang, representative of the
Chinese government at Washington,
is to be entertained in Charlotte by the
Manufacturers' club,- of that city, on
April 18. The minister's letter of acceptance
was published in the daily papers
of Monday morning, and from the
Charlotte Observer it seems that the
occasion is likely to be a notable one.
Among the prominent gentlemen down
for speeches are Minister Wu, Senator
John L. McLaurin, Ellison A. Smythe,
president of the Pelzer Manufacturing
company, Dr. Charles W. Dabney,
president of the University of Tennessee,
and others. There will be a reception
to Minister Wu in the afternoon
and at night a banquet.
The czar has advised the president
that Russia has no intention of pressing
to a conclusion the secret negotiations
with China relative to Manchuria.
According to the Russian representations
the czar had no other purpose
in view than the preservation of
peace in Manchuria and the protection
of Russian railroad property. The
president is represented as being very
much gratified at these assurances of
the czar and hopeful that the strained
situation that has existed for many
weeks is now entirely relieved. From
the comments of the British papers it
appears that there is not a great deal
of confidence in England over the sincerity
of the czar's representations.
According to quite a number of our
exchanges, the capture of Aguinaldo
by Funston was a low down, sneaking,
mean, deceitful act, unworthy of an
honorable man. Maybe our contemporaries
are right, and so we will not
quarrel about it; but we hope they will
leave us to retain our pride in the capture
of Prescott by the Continentals,
and also in the capture of General
Stoughton by General Mosby. We'll
admit that the British attempt to poison
Washington was diabolical in the
extreme. Assassination is never justifiable,
even in war. This, however,
does not detract in the least from the
merits of Washington's attempt to
capture Arnold with the help of Sergeant
Champe. Just as did Funston
and Mosby, Champe boldly risked his
life, and the only regret about the undertaking
was that he did not succeed.
It is stated in dispatches from Manila,
that army officers are not rejoicing
over the capture of Aguinaldo because
of its important influence on the
war, which they would rather see continue
indefinitely. As to whether the
officers are misrepresented, we do not
know. We will give them the benefit of
the doubt, and go on to observe that
such an attitude is quite in keeping
with the very common human nature.
An old physician took his son, who had
just graduated, to see a patient who
was suffering with an inflamed foot.
Next time the son went alone, and told
his father that he had found that the
trouble was due to a thorn which he
removed, with the result that recovery
would be speedy. The old gentleman
promptly told the young man he was a
fool. "Why, of course, I knew that
thorn was there; but I had more sense
than to remove it so long as it gave
me a good patient," he said. It is possible
that the insurrection in the Philippines
could have been suppressed long
ago, just as it used to be claimed that
the Spaniards had it in their power to
pacify Cuba within a month, whenever
they saw fit; but refrained because the
army officers were not willing to work
themselves out of their jobs. Such
things happen sometimes. But this is
not the only effect of Funston's work.
The "pacification" of Aguinaldo has
knocked the bottom out of some very
tiresome issues in the United States,
and it is really a puzzle to know where
the more discontented politicians will
break out next.
A krw years ago the merchants of
Charleston took up with much concern
an investigation of the conditions
which made possible the tremendous
mail order business that flourished in
that city. The investigation developed
that Charlestonians were sending off
thousands of dollars for goods of identical
class and quality with those to be
found on sale in Charleston at less
prices and free of postage. The local
merchants' association studied the
matter, appointed committees and
adopted resolutions and got their complaints
into the papers at length. The
wherefore of the whole thing continued
to be a mystery until one day there appeared
in the Charleston Post a communication
which, in substance was as
follows: "Northern merchants have
these goods and let the public know of
the fact by advertising in the newspapers
and magazines. Charleston merchants
have the goods also and leave it
largely to the public to find out about
them as best they can. Through the
advertisements the people learn of the
goods North; they do not learn of the
goods at home except by accident."
The sense and logic of this solution of
the mystery was so convincing that
the merchants' association dropped the
subject at once, and since that time
the mail order business in Charleston
has decreased only in proportion to the
extent that the local business men
have taken steps to let the public
know of the things they have for sale.
Congressman Latimer advises the
Greenville News that he, and not Senator
McLaurin, is entitled to whatever
credit may attach to the securing of
the government exhibit for the Charleston
exposition, and that he has letters
by which he can prove the fact.
This is, to say the least, interesting,
and Mr. Latimer's claim is a large one
for much credit certainly attaches to
somebody. We have no other idea
than that full credit belongs to Senator
McLaurin. We remember how Dr.
J. William Stokes secured the free delivery
of mail along star routes in
South Carolina, and how Mr. Latimer
tried to claim the credit. We are not
conscious of any prejudice against Mr.
Latimer, but we are impressed with
him principally as a claimer, while we
look upon Senator McLaurin as a man
than can and does do things. We have
not seen any statement in which it appears
that the senator has claimed
anything, as is intimated by Mr. Latimer.
We have only seen statements
of what Senator McLaurin has actually
done. Other people are doing the
claiming for him. If it is a fact that
there is an effort to give Senator
McLaurin credit for something that belongs
to Congressman Latimer, we do
not want to see the effort succeed. If
Mr. Latimer can prove that he is entitled
to the credit of securing the government
appropriation, we hope to see
him prove the fact; but we want to
see him prove it with facts. We have
never yet known Senator McLaurin to
lay claim to anything that was not
his, nor have we ever known him to
deal unjustly with others. It is not
characteristic of him to try to make
much of a fuss even when he is treat
ed with the most palpable injustice.
There is no such thing as falsehood
about him. All of his public actions
are characterized by open manliness.
Then again, we say that if Mr. Latimer
can prove his claim to the credit
in this government exhibit matter, let 1
him do it at once and let him be accorded
that credit in its fullest measure.
But let us have more than his
word for it; let him put up or shut up.
MERE-MENTION.
Representatives of the Boer republics
have raised the question as to
whether the United States can allow
the shipment of British mules from
New Orleans. A cargo of mules that
was ready for shipment a week ago,
has been held back to this time on injunctions
brought to test the law in
the case General Fitzhugh Lee, who
has been quite ill with grip at St.
Louis, is able to be up and about again.
Four hundred coal miners, who
have been on a strike at Birmingham,
tfave returned to work A street
car, containing 60 passengers, fell 40 ,
feet off a bridge at Syracuse, N. Y.,
last week, injuring many of the passengers
A big elevator, containing
800,000 bushels of wheat and corn, was (
destroyed by fire in St. Louis last Sunday.
The loss amounts to $650,000
The Japanese minister at Washington
denies that there is any immediate
probability of war between his country
and Russia The importation of Eu- ,
ropean cattle Into the United States is
being prohibited because of the prevalence
of foot and mouth disease among
the cattle of all the countries of Europe.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Itflware of tlie Frauds.
Sumter Item: There Is something
about the pension system that appears .
to be an incentive to fraud. A few
days ago we heard of a case that came
before the Sumter county pension ;
board that shows how careless some
men are about swearing to things of
which they have no knowledge. A cer- <
tain man made application for a pension
and two reputable ex-Confeder- i
ates signed affidavits that the applicant
had served in the Confederate 1
army. The board ascertained the facts '
however, and the application was refused.
The facts were that the applicant
was a conscript and never saw a I
day of active service. While in charge i
of the conscript officer on the way to 1
r<Ai?n,Mn v,;0 hnnd under the I
V, WIUII1U1CI, lie I'Ut 1II?1
car wheel at Kingsville, and deliberately
let it crush four fingers. He i
was sent to the hospital, Instead of the 1
army, and when his hand, minus the 1
four fingers, healed, he was discharged
and returned home. The man who !
signed the application of this con- <
script fraud, did so, we are informed,
taking the word of the aforesaid fraud
and making oath that he had served '
in the army, without knowing that he 1
had done so. Instead of making it I
easier to obtain a pension every possi- i
ble precaution should be taken to
purge the rolls of frauds and to keep i
them off. (
The Historic .Jasper King.
In a communication to the Union 1
Progress, Mrs. Mary C. Clifford sug- 1
gests a movement in behalf of the re- 1
covery of the famous Jasper flag. The
whereabouts of the flag are discovered
in the following footnote from page <
1T.G of Ramsay's history of South Car- <
olina: "On the third day after the ac- <
tion the lady of Colonel Bernard El- i
liott presented a beautiful pair of col- 1
ors to the second regiment which had 1
so bravely defended Fort Moultrie, t
Her address on the occasion concluded 1
thus: 'I may not the least doubt, under l
heaven's protection, you will stand by f
these colors as long as they wave in <
the air of liberty.' In reply a promise <
was made, 'that they should be honor- J
ably supported, and should never be
tarnished by the second regiment.'
This engagement was literally fulfilled.
Three years after they were planted
on the British lands at Savannah. One
by Lieut. Bush, who was immediately ^
shot down. Lieut. Hume in the act of
planting his, was also shot down. The
brave Sergt. Jasper 011 seeing Lieut.
Hume fall, took up the colors and
planted it. In doing so he received a
wound which terminated in death;
but on the retreat being ordered he
brought off the colors with him. These ?
were taken at the fall of Charleston,
and are said to be now in the tower of
London." Mrs. Clifford thinks that if
the proper steps are taken the flag can r
be recovered without considerable difficulty.
A Sailor Financier.
Beaufort correspondence of the ~v
Greenville News: Among the crew of
the United States monitor Amphitrlte,
which has been here for gunnery practice
during the winter, is an enlisted J
man by the name of Rand. His pay
as a tar amounts to $16 per month, and
yet he stows away the snug sum of
about $500 per month. Rand is the
ship's barber and receives $1 a quarter ^
from each of the 300 men comprising
the ship's crew, and $2 from* each of
the 30 petty and ward room officers for 1
their shaving and hair dressing. In
addition to this, the enterprising sailor
lends money to the impecunious shipmates
at 25 per cent, interest. A day ^
or two ago Rand was relating his experience
in Cuba to some citizens on
Bay street, when he was approached
by a drunken sailor who requested the
loan of $40. The barber produced a
$1200 roll of greenbacks from the a
depths of his navy blouse and counted 1
out the amount asked for, which the t
happy Jack hastily pocketed and made h
off with. When on shore Rand stops t
at the Sea Island hotel, where several e
naval officers are registered with their
families. One of them took occasion *
to complain to the proprietor of the j
establishment that he considered it a
piece of audacity for an enlisted man I
to board at a hotel where his supe- R
rior officers lodged. The hotel man replied
that the sailor's coin was at par F
with the lieutenant's, and that as long
as he conducted himself as a gentleman
he was as welcome as any other a
guest.
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Free Rural. Mail Delivery.?An
important circular has been issued by t
the postolfice department, by Superin- s
tendent A. W. Machen, of the free de- a
livery bureau, containing instructions h
governing the free delivery in rural h
sections of the country. It also gives
directions as to the manner in which \
a petition should be prepared, and sub- o
? V*/-i oofohHahmPnt ftf SUCh TV
milieu iui me ? ..
rural free delivery. Superintendent
Machen requests that the newspapers
of the country, especially in states
where there is a large rural population, s
give as much publicity to these in- *
structions as is possible. b
The circular directs that petitioners C
for the establishment of such service A
shall be the heafls of families, who ?
shall show the relative population a
along the route, character of the roads,
vocation of the people and the distance ^
each one has to travel to receive his A
mail. A map of the proposed route
must accompany the petition, this be- F
ing required. The petition must be en- ^
dorsed either by one of the senators ^
from the state or by the representative F
In congress, representing the district
in which it is to proposed to establish g
the route. The route must be at least
20 miles long, and at least 100 people A
must be served. Those desiring mail A
delivered, must put up at their own
expense suitable mail boxes for the S
mall and these boxes will be under the
protection of the government. 1
The earners are not required to deliver
nwii tn hnnsM standine from the F
main road; they may also carry other
business besides the U. S. mail. Pa- ^
trons must cooperate by keeping; the 8
roads in good condition. The carriers
will carry a supply of stamps, stamped
envelopes and postal cards, and are
required to cancel all letters they collect.
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Mobbing a Minister.?Rev. John t)
King came very near being mobbed at
Sellersburg last night by the friends of ij
Harry Gwyne, a saloonkeeper of the j,
town. On Sunday, Mr. King referred ?
to the sale of intoxicants in the town,
and the next day he was assaulted by F
Gwyne .and knocked down. Gwyne h
voluntarily surrendered to the officers ?!
and was fined $1 and costs. The as- a
sault caused excitement among the
temperance people and Mr. King de- *jj
clared that he would not be deterred
from making war on the saloons and E
announced that he would speak last E
night on the subject, "Why Should p
There be Seven Saloons in Your j
Town?" s<
Early yesterday rhorning Mr. King p
was warned that there would be trou- q
ble if he attempted to deliver the ad- j
dress; but he went to the church in E
the evening and found it packed to the ^
doors by the rough element of the ?
town and surrounding country. As di
soon as he appeared in the pulpit and E
began to talk, eggs were thrown at p
bim, and sticks and stones were hurled j
from all parts of the house, while a J;
great uproar drowned his voice so he v:
r-ould not be heard.
Marshall Huffstetter and Justice ^
Woir finnllir ni'ovo ilo.I linon Mr. King1 U
lo leave the church and they escorted
him out through the crowd. Soon af- V(
ler he reached his hoarding house the ai
mob appeared and tried to force its P>
way into the house, but was driven
away by threats of the owner to fire aj
an them. Gwyne says the lecture shall
not be delivered in the place and
threatens the officers if they attempt to
protect the minister.?Indianapolis, In- j1(
liana, dispatch of the f?th. cl
Cupel, Too Cruel.?So Latimer ol
laims that he and not McLaurin se- ir
ured the government exhibits for the
Charleston exposition. Director Gen- "i
erul Averill, who expects to go to ct
Washington tomorrow to arrange with hi
-tenuity McLaurin the details of the I
?xhibit, should change his plans, and d<
visit Representative Latimer, at Bel- H
ton. where the whole matter could be I
fixed. President McKinley and his el
abinet have nothing to do with it.? ul
Jharleston Post, Saturday. tl
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
rork Cotton Mills?Want 1 000 cord!
of pine wood, want it quick, anc
will pay $1.50 a cord for it.
1. C. Willis, Mayor?Publishes an ordinance
making it illegal to appeal
upon the streets or public places oi
the town of Yorkville, in an intoxicated
condition, and prescribing penalties
therefor.
I. C. Willis, Mayor?Publishes an ordinance
declaring who are to b<
deemed vagrants and prescribin*
penalties therefor.
lam M. Grist, Special Agent?Want!
to know who is carrying the risk or
your life, your wife and children, oi
a reliable insurance company? H<
wants you to think about this foi
15 minutes and see where you are at
!. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell of a sjpecia
sale of pie peaches in cans, and alsc
have something to say of a parchec
coffee that they are selling for 1!
cents a pound.
V. M. Kennedy, Agent?Says his sample
book of spring and summer clothing
is full of the best designs to b<
obtained. He asks that you come t<
see him before buying clothing.
as. M. Starr & Co.?Say that the bes'
spring medicine after the long wintei
is Perfecto sarsaparilla. They saj
they guarantee It to do what thej
claim, and if it doesn't you get youi
money back.
rork Implement Co.?Tells of the mer
Its of the Standard sewing macnine
and say that there is none better 01
easier running.
I. C. Strauss & Co.?Say that the blu<
ribbon has been awarded to them bj
the ladies who visited their millinerj
display last week, and tell about th<
easy run they had to get the covetec
honor.
tiddle & Carroll?Have something t<
say of Dutchess trousers. They saj
they fit and are fit to wear.
EXPOSITION COMMISSIONERS.
At a meeting of the commissioner!
ppointed to look after the Interests o
rork county at the South Carolina In
er-State and West Indian exposition
leld in Rock Hill, on Monday, th<
ownship commissioners were-appoint
d as follows:
Bethel?Robert B. Riddle and Pern
Ferguson.
Bethesda?J. P. Ashe and Samue
Jyers.
Broad River?W. S. Wilkerson and J
i. Martin.
Bullock's Creek?J. L. Rainey and R
1. Carroll.
Catawba?J. T. Spencer and R. H
'eacock.
Ebenezer?J. C. Wilborn and Samue
larry.
Fort Mill?C. T. Crook and F. H
lassey.
King's Mountain?W. B. Smith ant
'. E. Beamguard.
York?M. C. Willis and W. B. Moore
A resolution was adopted reauestinf
he above named township commis
ion to meet the county commissioner
t a meeting to be held in the cour
ouse at Yorkville on the first Monda]
n May at 11 o'clock a. m.
The county commissioners are A. H
Vhite, W. C. Hutchison and J. J. Hull
f Rock Hill, and S. E. White, of For
fill.
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY UNION.
Following is the programme of th<
econd annual meeting of the Woman'!
'oreign Missionary union, Bethel pres
ytery. Purity Presbyterian church
Chester, April 10th and 11th, 1901:
Lpril 10th, 10.30 a. m.?Devotiona
exercises?Rev. C. G. Brown.
Inrollment of members,
iddress of welcome?Mrs. D. N. McLauchlin.
Response?Mrs. W. G. Neville.
Lddress?Mrs. Sam Hope,
afternoon session, 3.30 p. m.?Devotional
exercises?Rev. W. G. Neville.
Leports from societies,
leport of executive committee,
lew business.
Lddress?Mrs. E. A. MacRae.
'aper from Missionary Review?"Outlook
of 20th Century,"?Miss Laura
Ruff.
p. m., Popular meeting.?WelcomeRev.
D. N. McLauchlin.
Lddress?Rev. J. M. W. Davis, D. D.
of China.
.pril 11th, 10.30 a. m.?Devotional exercises?Rev.
H. Maxcy Smith,
ketch of Miss Mattie Ingold, M. D.?
Mrs. Izard.
Yee discussion?"How Best to Encourage
Interest in Missions and Local
Societies."
'aper on "Our Cuban Missions"?Mrs
Sumter Lewis.
Ilection of officers.
'hoose place of next meeting,
p. m.?Popular meeting.?Addresses
by visiting pastors.
ROCK HILL DISPENSARY.
Although it is quite possible that a
ispensary may be established in Rocl
[ill, It will not be until after there has
een a determined fight. The opposion
does not propose to allow the disr?AAr\lA
n nnmnloto wolVnvor
Clio a. I y jjcirjjic u cvui|/i^bv * ?*I?WT v*i
'his fact is indicated by the followlg
call, published in the Rock Hill
[erald of last Saturday:
We respectfully invite the citizens ol
lock Hill to attend a meeting to b
eld in the Armory on Tuesday. 9th intant,
at 4.30 p. m., for the purpose oi
rganizing to prevent the establishing
state dispensary in our city:
F. H. Barber, John R. London, W. L,
;oddey, L. C. Harrison, Ira B. Dunlap,
IT. J. Adams, M. T. Cobb, E. B. Mob>y,
J. E. Reid, J. B. Sykes, R. H.
[ope, D. McAllister, W. C. Hutchison,
!. M. Fewell, A. E. Smith, H. M. Dunip,
Ed Fewell, J. Friedhelm, J. E.
arker, E. S. Campbell, R. E. Sadler,
, F. Reid, W. T. Steele, J. B. Johnm,
R. J. McCreary, W. B. Dunlap, W.
Wylie, Jno. T. Roddey, S. S. Plaxi3,
T, B. Lumpkin, T. O. Flowers, J.
. White. E. B. Cook, J. R. Boulware,
, W. O'Neal, J. S. Beasley, A. Moses,
Lee Kerr, Dr. I. Simpson. Dr. W. R.
impson, R. D. Owens, W. O. Reid, W.
. Jolly. J. A. Barron. Jno. A. Neely, J.
Id Poag, Wm. C. Whitner. J. G. Anerson,
T. A. Crawford, H. H. Hoke, A.
Kimhrell. D. Hutchison. Ti L. John
ton" R. E. Barron, J. L. White. W. T.
arron, John A. Black, J. B. Gaston,
E. Roddey, W. W. Miller, O. S. Poe,
r? Dr. J. R. Miller, A. J. Evans, DaId
Lyle, J. C. Witherspoon.
The Rock Hill correspondent of The
tate sends that paper the following,
nder date of Sunday:
The dispensary question waxes warm
nd the contest at the polls will be
ery close. The Rev. Arthur Rogers,
L the A. R. P. church, this morning,
reached a strong sermon upon the
abject and tonight at St. John's M. E.
lurch the Rev. J. S. Beasley preached
gainst the dispensary.
A CHOLERA CUKE.
Dr. M. W. White, of Yorkville, thinks
s has discovered a cure for chicken
lolera, and he told The Enquirer
bout it yesterday. Whether his cure is
' value or not, his experience is quite
iteresting.
"I have a pet hen," said the doctor,
:hat has been trained to answer to
ills, and which will jump up in my
inds and eat corn out of my pockets,
am very fond of her. Last week she
iveloped a malignant case of cholera,
er comb turned as black as my hat.
consulted Mr. Inman and everyone
se who knew about chickens, and
jout the only advice I got was to cut
le hen's head off and throw the body
, far enough away to relieve the other
chickens from the danger of contagion.
Not desiring to do this as long
3 as I could help, it occurred to me that
1 it might be worth while to dose the
chicken with calomel and soda. I ad
ministered 1J grains at the first dose
^ and kept it up at intervals of 12 hours
. until I had given 5 grains. I gave the
last dose on last Saturday, and my
hen is now apparently In as good
; health as ever. During the treatment
; of this hen, another chicken developed
symptoms of the same disease, and I
applied the same remedy, except that I
commenced earlier and one dose did
the work."
Dr. White says he is not prepared to
say that calomel and soda is an absolute
specific for chicken cholera; but
1 he thinks his experience warrants the
publication of the facts in the case.
. "From all they told me," he says,
. "there is no harm in giving the caloi
mel a trial. It didn't cost much, and
} if the chicken does not get well, you
I are no worse off than you would have
r been otherwise."
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[ RIOTOUS TIGBRS.
The whisky traffic between this sec
tlon and the distilleries located along
the North Carolina line, continues to be
r a source of infinite annoyance to the
i people who live on the various roads
f leading to and from these depots of
[ supply. The annoyance comes princij
pally from apprehension of the outrages
that may be committed by
> drunken people, and from the impu'
dence, insolence and fear of the violence
that may be committed by Negroes
or whites who are constantly
3 passing. The general condition is simf
ilar to that which used to exist on the
various roads leading to Tirzah, except
that the annoyance is on a somewhat
? larger scale.
The home of Mr. Calvin Pursley,
who lives on the King's Mountain
r road, six miles north of Yorkvllle, was
fired into last Friday night by two
1 drunken Negroes. The actual facts of
the circumstance are not obtainable.
Mr. Pursley was in the back part of
. his house at the time and did not see
the shooting. It is supposed that the
Negroes may have shot at his dog in
1 the front yard. Two shots were fired,
after which the Negroes hurried on.
There was no damage. One bullet
j coming in a bee line, knocked sand
up against the house and the other is
supposed to have gone through a win'
dow.
As quickly as possible, Mr. Pursley
3 mounted a mule and hurried on a det
tour down the road in the hope of cutr
ting the Negroes off; but failed. An
effort was made to reach the sheriff
by telephone; but It happened that this
officer was at the time within a mile
t of Mr. Pursley's on the lookout for tigers
and did not get the word until
too late. Energetic efforts were made
to capture the Negroes without success.
They had evidently learned of
the pursuit "and escaped by cutting
across country.
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j * SOMETHING OP A MYSTERY.
The people of Smyrna have been
somewhat stirred up during the past
few days over a mystery that developed
there last Saturday, and on which
nobody has been able to throw any
" light.
It seems that a newly dug hole in
the ground was the cause of the commotion.
The hole gave trouble and is
still troublesome, because nobody can
i account for it in a manner that is at
all satisfactory.
A strange Negro and his wife, who
had been working for Mr. R. T. Castles,
disappeared suddenly on last Sat
urday week, without leaving any word
as to why they left or where they were
going. There was no reason for their
. sudden disappearance and the incident
naturally occasioned more or less comment.
The discovery of a mound of new
earth near the cabin that had been occupied
by the Negroes, naturally
' aroused suspicion. The surrounding
indications showed that the hole had
been dug before the heavy rains of the
L few days previous ; but there was no?
body to tell why the hole had been
j dug, and there was a disposition to
connect the find with the disappearance
of the Negroes.
Anyhow, the more the hole was dis.
cussed the more important it grew in
I the estimation of the Smyrnaltes. until
at last it was decided to go to the
> bottom of it. The people of the village
and many from around the neighborhood,
collected last Saturday, and with
shovels threw out the loose dirt. There
were pick marks on the walls and other
indications that the original diggers
had been up against quite a task.
Down the explorers went until they
had an excavation two feet wide, eight
feet long and five feet deep; but for
their trouble they found not a thing?
but hard bottom.
There is still a mystery at Smyrna.
Some people thought at first that maybe
the Negro had dug the hole to put
his wife in, or maybe some other enemy
had dug it to put them both in. As
it is evident that it was not dug for
either of these purposes, the question
still is, who dug that great, deep,
grave-like hole in the hard red clay,
and if they did not dig it to bury a
Negro in, what on earth did they dig it
for?
THE COTTON GROWERS.
The proposed organization of the
York County Cotton Growers* Protective
association, did not take place last
Saturday, in accordance with the calls
of President Harvie Jordan of the
general organization, and President
Wilborn, of the South Carolina division.
It was not so much because of
general apathy on the part of the farmers,
as for want of someone tq take
the initiative.
There were about a dozen representative
farmers from different parts of
the county in Yorkville for the express
purpose of assisting in the organization,
and, all unexpectedly to himself
and to those who came in answer to
his call, Mr. Wilborn was also here.
There was an informal discussion of
the matter, and it was agreed that in- :
stead of trying to go ahead with the
organization at once, it would be better
to postpone the undertaking until
next Monday.
"We must not allow this thing to fall
through," said Mr. Wilborn to the reporter.
"They are organizing In other i
states and we must have a good organization
in South Carolina. I can understand
how the cotton growers have
been discouraged at the result of the
failures of previous attempts to organize;
but the thing is too Important
to be neglected. We must have an organization
in each township and also
a county organization. We need not
expect to accomplish anything, of
course, unless we put ourselves to
some trouble. It will mean not only
trouble, but expense. There is no need
to expect anything of value in any other
way. But give us a complete organization
in every county in the South,
and we will derive benefit from it. In
this and in no other way can we hope
to keep track of the acreage of cotton
planted, the amount produced, the condition
of supply and demand, and other
information absolutely necessary for
the best interest of the producer. With
a perfect system of county and township
organizations, intelligently guided
by competent directors, there is no
reason why we should not be able to
so manage as to protect ourselves
against disastrous fluctuations and secure
to the producer the full market
value of his crop. There is absolutely
no question of the practicability of
the objects in view. It is only a matter
of sufficient intelligent, persistent
work, necessary to secure a perfect organization."
Had it been known that Mr. Wilborn
would be here Saturday, it is quite
probable that there would have been
a much larger and more representative
attendance. Mr. Wilborn, however,
explained that it had been his expectation,
up to Friday, to go to
Charleston, on account of a business
engagement that was changed at the
last minute, when he decided to attend
the meeting. "I'll be here again the
first Monday of court, though," he
said, "and will give all the assistance
in my power toward promoting the
work of organization. I hope the far- ?
mers generally will come out prepared
to select competent township officers,
and also to name a suitable president
- ? J ???' ntVioi* nfflnoro nf Q
clliu scl'1 cwi j* anu uiuti viuvbiu v%
county organization."
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss Ella Love, of McConnellsville,
Is visiting the Misses Gardner. *
Rev. Boyce H. Grier is In Due West
this week. He will return on Saturday.
Miss Letitia Jones, of Texas, is visiting
the family of Mr. W. H. McConnell.
Mr. C. G. Parish, accompanied by
Miss Lillie, spent Sunday in Yorkviile
with his family.
Dr. R. L. Moore, of Rock Hill, will be ,
at the Parish hotel in Yorkviile, tomorrow,
Thursday.
Misses Marie and Alta Fewell, of
Rock Hill, visited Mr. N. J. N. Bowen's
family the past week.
Miss Annie Wallace has been added
to the force of salesladies at H. C.
Strauss & Co.'s store.
Mr. P. G. McCorkle, of Charlotte, -*
came over to Yorkviile Sunday evening,
returning Monday morning.
Mr. H. C. Glenn returned to Cherokee
Falls on Sunday afternoon, after passing
several days in Yorkviile, nursing
a sore arm.
Miss Nellie Hobbs is stopping in
Yorkviile a few days, the guest of her
sister, Mrs. M. A. W. Smith. She is
on her way to Baltimore, Md., having
just returned from a visit to Florida,
Supervisor Gordon was engaged for
the greater part or last weex in superIntending
the work of building bridges.
The bridge at the Ross graveyard, on
the western outskirts of Yorkville, was
replaced by the supervisor with a
squad of convicts at a cash outlay of ^
about $4. The original bridge cost
about $17, and the new one is at least
$5 better than the old one was when
new.
Columbia correspondence of The
News and Courier, Saturday: Congressman'
D. Ig. Finley, of Yorkville,
was in the city today meeting his
many friends here -and studying the
political situation. Mr. Finley was one -f
of the earnest workers for a congressional
appropriation to the Charleston
exposition. He outlined the reasons
whv in his nnlnion. the Charleston ap
propriatlon was not allowed to pass.
He Is, however, certain that the exposition
will be a srreat success In any
event, and he may be counted upon at
all times to do his full share for the ?
exposition and for Charleston.
Mr. Samuel V. Wallace, oldest grandson
of the late Captain Sam Smith,
has given the reporter some statistics
of what he thinks Is probably one of
the largest families in this section.
Captain Smith was born on July 6,
179S, and was married to Miss Elizabeth
Jones Vaughn on September 20,
1827. Mrs. Smith was then 18 years of
age. There was born to the couple 12
children, of whom 6 are living. There
are now living 32 grandchildren, 62
great-grand children and 5great-greatgrandchildren.
Of the great-greatgrandchildren
21 are dead. Captain
Smith died August 6, 1883, and Mrs.
Smith died April 5, 1887. He was aged
85 years and 1 month, and she was
aged 77 years, 4 months and 15 days.
The captain was a veteran of the war
of 1812.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? From the wording of the ordinance
in another column, It appears that the
town council is arranging to begin operations
against the loafers. This ordinance
is a good one. It can be used
to an almost unlimited extent in the
furtherance of the best interest of the
town and community. It only needs to
be strictly enforced.
? There were services at all the
churches last Sunday morning, with
the exception of the Baptist. Rev.
Mr. Bozeman preached at night. The
Church of the Good Shepherd and
Trinity were decorated as usual on
Easter, and the services at both
churches were especially appropriate to
the day. The Easter offering at the
Church of the Good Shepherd amount- n
ed to about $150. At Trinity the annual
collection for missionary and other
benevolent purposes, amounted to
$235.
? There were some inaccuracies in
the recent announcement of the marriage
of Mr. H. C. Strauss and Mrs. H.
C. Smith. It was partly the fault of
the reporter, and partly because of the
fact that Mr. Strauss had kept his own
counsel so well that it was difficult to *
keep up with him. The marriage took i.
place at Newport, Arkansas, on last
Wednesday morning at 6 o'clock instead
of at Arkadelphia at 6 o'clock in
the afternoon, as originally stated. *
Mrs. Strauss was formerly Miss Hortense
Traynham, of Laurens, S. C., and
she and Mr. Strauss were quite close