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Scraps and |acts ? During the debate on the army reorganization bill in the British house of lords, last Friday. Lord Wolseley the former commander in chief of the forces, declared that the United States army was the finest of its size in the world. He said its superiority was due to good wages. Qreat Britain must face the alternative of compensation or bounties to secure recruits. ? The Insurance Press, of New York, publishes a summary of the claims ' paid by life Insurance companies doing business in the United States for the year 1900. The total amount paid in the United States and Canada for death claims was $197,831,811; in dividends, $22,658,261; in cash surrender values, $22,190,804, making a grand total of $242,590,876. Of the amount paid. South Carolina is Dut down as having received $1,134,543, and York county's share as being: $14,300, as follows: Rock Hill. $8,000; Fort Mill, $4,000; Yorkville, $2,300. $22,580 is reported as having been paid at Blacksburg. ? The importation of cotton manufactures into the Philippines during 1900 showed an Increase of 93 per cent, over the importation for the previous year, according to a comparative statement issued last Friday by the division of insular affairs, war department. The value of the cotton manufactures imported in 1900 is given as $8,729,777, and for 1899 at $4,522,408. The increase in importation from the United States alone showed an increase of 503 per cent, or $69,236. The greatest amount of the cotton manufactures came from the United Kingdom, about $4,000,000, with Spain second at $1,233,262. ? Kansas. City, Mo., dispatch of Sunday: Missouri and Kansas are suffering from hot winds that threaten great damage to corn. Atchison, Kansas, reports the greatest drought in Northwestern Kansas since 1860, a warm wind having blown from the south almost unceasingly for the past seven days. Abilene, Kansas, reports 105 degrees weather with many fields in South Dickinson county, ruined. A Mexico, Missouri, dispatch says the thermometer in that part of the state registered 101 yesterday and today, and if rains don't come soon the farmers will have to put their stock on the market Immediately to save it. Sedalla. Mo., reports 103 degrees in the shade, with the statement that another week of similar weather will mskt certain failure of the corn crop in central Missouri. , ? Delegate Reynolds, of Chilton. Ala bama. Introduced a resolution in the constitutional convention Friday mornings that no newspaper in this state, or representative thereof shall receive or accept a pass or other free transportation from any railroad company doing business in this state; that a newspaper, in the event that it or its representatives receive or accept and uses transportation or free passes, shall be fined not less than $5,000 for each violation of this section, and that said railroad conrffrany who through its agent issues such person transportation shall be fined a like amount Cor each violation thereof. Ke based his ordinance on the ground that the newspapers were recognized as great instruments for public good and that if they accept passes they would feel under obligations to the railroads. ? The royal proclamation announcing that the coronation of King Edward is to take place in June next, the exact date not being yet determined upon, was read last Friday morning at St. James palace. Temple Bar and at the Royal Exchange, London, with all the quaint, mediaeval scenes which marked the occasion of the proclaiming of the accession of the king. Today's ceremonial was unheralded, so the crush was not so great as on tne previous occasion, but crowds quickly gathered from all directions and thronged the points at which the announcement was read. The ceremony began at St. James, where, from the balcony of the palace, the Norroy King of Arms, in a brilliant uniform, accompanied by the heralds and pursuivants in gorgeous tabards, and numerous state officials, read the proclamation. The king and queen viewed the ceremony. ?Census Director Merriam has recently employed the most successful scheme ' for ascertaining who are really the good clerks in any branch of the government service. The duty devolved upon him of getting rid of some of his superflous clerks. The usual way for ascertaining the ones to be dismissed is to ask the plain question. But Merriam did it the other way. He asked which of the clerks each division chief wished to keep. Each chief, with an eye single to having his work well done, made out a straight list. No droners were included in it. The chiefs thought they would be allowed to retain these clerks. Instead of that the director ordered the transfer of these good clerks to divisions in which there are to be no dismissals at present. Now the chiefs who were caught by the trick are wondering how they are to finish the work they have on hand with the inferior clerks that are left.?Chicago Chronicle. ? Says a Panther, West Virginia, dispatch, of Friday: Peter Price, a Negro, cornered in a house by a determined band of infuriated citizens bent on meting summary justice to him for insulting a lady, in his desperate efforts to escape, cut and killed George Hooks and F. M. McGran and seriously cut George Davis. Tne murder occurred at lager, a small town five miles south of here. Price, on seeing his pursuers, took refuge in a small room in the rear of a saloon. The mob battered down the door, and as they entered the room Price threw himself at them with the ferocity of a tiger, with a knife in each hand. Hooks and McGran fell to the floor. Two revolvers in the crowd were discharged at Price, inflicting sligh wounds. With one desperate swing of his knfe he laid open Davis's abdomen and then leaped from the window. He was pursued and captured by officers, who hurriedly sent him to the jail at Welch to avoid the infuriated populace. Hooks and McGran were both well known citizens and indignation runs high. ? Says a Washington special of June 22 to the Philadelphia Record: If congress does not remain here too late next summer, President McKinley will go out to the Pacific coast again and complete the tour of. the Northwest, which had to be cut short on account of Mrs. McKinley's illness. He wants to see the states of the great North-j west and the Tellowstone National Park. Ever since the president had to abandon the rest of the itinerary arranged for this summer's trin ne has been hearing from people in the cities and towns which he was expected to visit in a way that indicated their great disappointment and their great desire to have him visit them. He has determined to gratify their desire. He made the announcement to former Senator Carter, of Montana, who called on him * * *?' ?tMii UAntnna louay, requeauws mm iu visit iuumana next year. The president will invite members of the cabinet and ladies o their families to accompany him. He hopes that by that time Mrs. McKinley's health will be entirely recovered so that she can go also. She enjoyed the trip, as she is very fond of travel, and it is not held responsible for her illness. $hc florhvittr (fuquirrr. '" _**Y YORKVILLE, S. C-O WEDNESDAY. JULY 3, 1901. There are not as many cattle in the county as there used to be in proportion to population; but the demand for cattle is greater than it ever was. Thr hsst nossihle wav of fighting the fertilizer trust Is by raising cattle. In this way every farmer can be assured of a steady supply of fertilizers which, instead of being a certain expense, will be a steady source of revenue. A comfortably filled cowbarn is the most profitable fertilizer in the world. In his testimony In the Neal case, a few' days ago, Dr. J. W. Babcock, superintendent of the lunatic asylum, said that the chronic abuse of morphine will make a man lie and steal. He declared that the moral breach came first in efforts to secure morphine, and afterward extended to the whole life of the Victim. He went on to say that after a man's moral nature had been broken down in this way, it could not be restored in less than two years after total abstinence from morphine. The conviction of Colonel W. A. Neal, as reported in today's issue of The Enquirer, is to be taken as a cause of no little gratification to the people of the state. We are not conscious of any feeling of prejudice against Colonel Neal, nor are we in a position to say to jdst what extent the vigorous prosecution may have been influenced by improper motives. Still there is no question of the fact that Colonel Neal is guilty as charged, and we are doubtful as to whether the jury was warranted in a recommendation to mercy. However, it is comforting to know that a white man of such prominence and influence can be convicted in our courts. If the good work could only be extended to others equally deserving, we would soon have a much better country than at present. If, as reported, a syndicate with $100,000.000, proposes to control the oil mills and their by-products, we suppose the project will be accomplished. This would mean not only the control of the cotton oil business, but the price of cotton seed, as well. The trust, it is alleged, will endeavor to fix the price for seed very low, much to the injury of the planters, and to fix the price for oil, meal, etc., as high as possible, much to the detriment of consumers. The planters may. in such an event, have to do some combining themselves. However, the trust has not yet been consummated: and, even If it should be, may not carry out the hog game as predicted.?Augusta Chronicle. Dr. T. W. Campbell, a successful farmer of York county, says that cotton seed are worth about 25 cents a bushel on the farm. If farmers generally shall value the seed as highly, the proposed trust will be welcome to fix prices at whatever figures it may like. The most sensible utterance that has been made on the subject of reorganizing the Democratic party, is to be credited to Grover Cleveland. "Give the rank and file a chance," he said. Conditions are more favorable in South Carolina than in any other state of the Union for carrying out this advice. Here we have had the free and unrestricted white man's primary. Let it remain so. Let all candidates carry their views before the "rank and file," and let the "rank and file" indicate by its action the basis upon which the party is to be reorganized. Let the bosses be given to understand that they are not to impose the slightest restriction upon any candidate, except that he abide the result of the primary and support the nominees in the general election. Let it be understood in advance that the man who dares juggle with ballots after they have been cast, as has been done on more than one occasion of late years, will have reason to wish that he had never been born. Yes, give the rank and file a chance and get an honest expression from the people of South Carolina. That is democracy, and whatever a majority of the people say will be democracy. "Give the rank and file a chance." On the morning of June 17 the city of Greenville was visited by one of the most destructive fires in the history of the place. Almost an entire block in the heart of the principal business street was destroyed and the loss was in the neighborhood of $100,000. Among the stores that were destroyed was that of Mr. Avery Patton, one of the leading retail grocers of the city. His stock was valued at $10,000, and he carried insurance to the amount of $7,500. Last week the adjusters for the insurance company went to Mr. Patton to settle, and after investigating matters as best they could, concluded that he was entitled to the full amount for which he was Insured. Then the insur ed did some figuring. A part of his stock had been saved in a more or less damaged condition and he decided that it was worth a certain price to him, and that the insurance people should have credit for the value of the stock and he voluntarily returned <1,000 that the companies had paid him. Of course Mr. Patton did the proper thing, and from his reputation 'would not have been satisfied to have settled any other way, and we only print the facts recited above to show that there are men in the world who can and will act honorably even in their dealings with fire Insurance companies. We are satisfied that Mr. Patton would be a safe man to buy groceries from "without going further." SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. Possibly It Was Remorse. W. B. Williams committed suicide at his home near Septus, eight miles above Anderson, last Saturday. Williams, while serving in the capacity of a constable last fall, shot and killed Jesse Green, colored. Whether or not * " 1 * Ka loff nnn. irom mis cause n yyui ?? jecture, but since then Williams has been depressed in spirits. He became afflicted with indigestion and insomnia and today his sufferings culminated in his shooting himself through the head with a 38-calibre pistol. Death was in stantaneous. Williams was about 45 years of age. He leaves a widow and several children. The Tomb of- DeKalb. Says a Camden dispatch of June 29: Robert Kennedy, the head of the Camden graded school, has lately made a very interesting historical find, which is nothing less than the original tombstone of the revolutionary hero. Baron DeKalb. Baron DeKalb was mortally wounded at the battle of Camden in 1780, and died three days later in the hands of the British. The gallant soldier was buried in the Presbyterian church. In the beginning of the last century the church was rebuilt at its present site on DeKalb street, and on April 18, 1825, in the presence of LaFayette, the remains of DeKalb were removed and placed in their present resting place, in front of the Presbyterian church, in a vault ornamented by a massive marble shaft. For decades all traces of the first stone was lost, and only a few old people vaguely remembered of having heard of such a stone 50 or 60 years ago. After a fruitless search, Mr. Kennedy resolved to try the cellar of the Presbyterian church as a last resort, and here the stone was discovered, black with age and dust, but otherwise preserved. Epidemic In Lancaster. Columbia State, Saturday: Recently a disease has appeared among horses in New York which seems to be very fatal, and none of the veterinary surgeons seem to know much about it other than that it is very contagious. For sometime horsemen hereabouts have been, apprehending that it would spread " Koon lAnlf. as I ill" as LUIS nunc, auu umv UCVM ing out for it with much concern. A telegram received by the governor yesterday may mean that it has already reached South Carolina, and the veterinary surgeon has been asked by the governor by wire to look after the matter very carefully. Here is the telegram received, which is signed by Mr. LeRoy Springs, of Lancaster: "Please have veterinary surgeons come to Lancaster at once. Epidemic among mules; one dead; four sick. Local horsemen don't know anything about it. Please send him at once. Answer." President Hartzog, of Clemson, was notified at once. In this connection the governor suggests that henceforward parties needing the veterinary surgeon telegraph Clemson college direct, as this would be quite a saving of time. . Distinguished Cltlsen of Richland. Columbia correspondence of Friday to News and Courier: Captain John Kin8ler, one of Richland's best citizens, died at his home in the upper part of the county this morning. Captain John H. Kinsler, of Lever, was born May 4th, 1823, and consequently was in his 79th year. Richland county has entrusted many commissions to Capt. Kinsler and he has been faithful to every trust. He graduated from the South Carolina college, and in the fall of 1848 represented Richland in the house of representatives. He continued prominent in county affairs until-1860, when he. with Maxcy Gregg and other strong men, represented the county in the convention of the people. He was willing to take up arms for the cause for which he voted, and in August.1861, he enlisted in the Richland Rifles, afterwards Company D, 12th S. C. V., ani became second lieutenant. In 1862 he became captain of the company and thus served until the close of the war. He had the distinguished honor to be a Democratic senator in 1876 and was re-elected in 1880, but retired in 1882. Captain Kinsler has always been a farmer and has lived comfortably. His home was fully 15 miles from Columbia. yet he rode into the city frequently and had a number of warm friends and former comrades In Columbia. Judge Buchanan nt Manning. Manning Times: Judge Buchanan was very severe in his criticisms of Magistrate Youmans's ruling in a case of Andrews Manufacturing Co., against N. C. Stack, in which the company had brought suit against Stack for a small amount, a part of which the defendant held receipt for. The case was set for a certain time, and neither of the parties appeared, and Magistrate Youmans dismissed the case. The attorney for the plaintiff appealed. In sending the matter back to the magistrate, the judge spoke very sneeringly of the boldness of the "little fellow" who had the nerve to dismiss this case, and went on to express himself in language, which, in our opinion, was unnecessary and totally uniust. Notwithstanding Judge Buchanan's tirade was calculated to mortify a man, good lawyers say that Magistrate Youmans did right. We do not think it proper for a judge to indulge in sneering and sarcastic remarks about an officer with inferior jurisdiction, even if that officer did make a mistake in his ruling. A magistrate getting a salary of $300 a year cannot be supposed to know as much law as a judge who gets $3,000, yet the records of the supreme court show that the magistrate's decisions are confirmed about as many times as the decisions of some of the judges. It is not smart in one clothed with authority to speak in a manner to humiliate, when he knows the party spoken of cannot defend himself. We heard Judge Buchanan's remarks concerning Magistrate Youmans and we are sorry that he spoke as he did. If he continues in that line on all of the circuits his judicial career will not last very long after the next session of the general assembly. because people will resent an injustice. Colonel Nenl Convicted. Columbia special of Saturday to the News and Courier: "The State vs. W. A. Neal, indictment for failure to turn over money to his successor." Verdict: Guilty, with recommendation to the mercy of the court. J. M. Vanmetre. foreman. The highest punishment attached by law to the crime of which Neal is found guilty, is a fine of one thousand dollars and imprisonment not exceeding 12 months. What a deal of history and what a record of political ups and downs there is in this briefly told story. Ten years ago, even Ave years ago, who would have dreamed of such a verdict against the man who was once called the "King Maker" and the Mark Hanna, of South Carolina politics? A week ago the verdict was not expected, and it was stated in a paper that it was merely a technical offense and trial: but Attorney General ltellinger threw his great ability, and all his force and knowledge into the case, and if credit there be in the verdict it belongs to him and to the straightforward presentation of the law by Judge Ernest Gary. It was a hard fought legal battle, and no lawyers could have done better than did Messrs. Julius E. rsoggs and P. H. Nelson. Mr. Bellinger had the support of Solicitor Thurmond. Mr. Nelson made a capital argument for his client and presented the cause in tic strongest way, and insisted upon the point that Colonel Neal swore that he had turned the money in question over to the bank and that it had been properly spent, and that the state had not proven this to be incorrect. Attorney General Bellinger was superb in his oratory and appeals. It takes a man to attack men, and fpcts and conditions as he did today in: ?is argument. He flayed the defense ?and did not spare Colonel Neal or hi*: witnesses. Judge Gary's charge to the jury is presented practically in full, so that the people of the whole state may have a full con ceptlon of the case, and the law ana the grounds on which a new trial will be asked for. As will be seen, Judge Gary held that If Colonel Neal collected the money In question, and did not expend It for legitimate penitentiary purposes, and then failed to turn It over to his successor within 30 days, that he was guilty under the statute The payment to the bondsmen was not a compliance with the statute and not a defense. Judge Gary held that the law excused two classes: Children and idiots or the insane. To plead insanity it must be shown that the party could not distinguish between right and wrong. If the party knew the difference between right and wrong insanity was not a defense; but if he did not know the difference between right and wrong it was a complete defense. When the verdict was brought in and read Mr. P.oggs moved for a new trial, and it was decided that the motion will be heard on Monday morning. In the meanwhile Colonel Neal is under bond and was not deprived of his liberty. If the new trial is .not allowed it is generally thought that an appeal to the supreme court will be taken. It may be noted that in the Assman case, which is the only other case of conviction under the same statute as Colonel Neal, the offender was sentenced to three months in the county jail. A Columbia special of Monday, to the Greenville News, gives additional developments as follows: Judge Gary refused this morn^ ing to grant a new trial to Colonel Neal who was convicted Saturday afternoon, and sentenced him to four months' imprisonment in the county jail of Richland and to a fine of $1,000. Later Colonel Neal's attorneys gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court and his bond was fixed at $2,000. Though the motion" for,a new trial was generally expected, there was: not a large audience in the court house this morning. As soon as Judge Gary took his seat he announced that he was ready to hear the motion for a new trial, notice having been previously given that it would be made. Mr. Boggs read the points why a new trial was asked for. Having refused the new trial the judge proceeded to impose the sentence. Colonel Neal arose, apparently the coolest man In the nouse. in ract ne was mucn more composed than the judge who was passing sentence and whose voice was notioeably tremulous. "Have you anything to say," asked Judge Gary, "why you should not be sentenced, the jury having convicted you of failure to turn over money to your successor in office within 30 days after he had qualified?" Col. Neal, with a glance downward at his counsel, said, ?"No, sir." Judge Gary said: "I derive-no personal pleasure in being compelled to sentence you. I will not harrow yoiyr. feelings by any extended remarks on your conviction: for I take it for granted that the conviction is a sufficient admonition to you. The sentence of this court is that you pay a fine of $1,000 and be imprisoned in the county jail for four months." The judge at first said, "at hard labor," but quickly recalled his words, saying simply confinement in the county jail. I will not confine you to hard labor or fofce upon you the wearing of str.ipes.'MfColonel Neal sat down: and althougnhe had maintained his equanimity up-.^p the actual passage of the sentence, when he took his seat it' was evident that he felt keenly the situation, notwithstanding he knew an appeal would be taken and probably had no doubt that he would be able to raise the necessary bond. Mr. Boggs gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court. Under the circumstances, bond is allowable and after consultation the amount was fixed at $2,000. y?NAKE IN HER BED. Yonnir I.ndy of Hoodtown Han an Unpleasant Experience. Hoodtown, July 1.?Miss Delia McCulloch, of Hoodtown, had quite a thrilling experience with a large blacksnake last night. She had retired for the night, but was awakened between 9 and 10 o'clock by her brother Sam, who had just come home from Lockhart. She said when she first awoke she felt something beside her pillow, under the sheet. She took hold of it with her hand and felt it move. She hastily got up and called to her father and brother to bring her a lamp quick; that she believed there was a snake in her bed. Her father laughingly told her that she was asleep and dreaming. She assured him tnat sne was noi. They brought a light and Miss Delia turned down the bed sheet and then fairly flew out of the room, for sure enough there lay a large black snake? Mr. McCulloch says as large as he ever saw. They succeeded in getting it killed. Miss Delia thinks it was the same snake she saw in their yard sometime ago; but failed to get it killed tnen. What Col. Jones Says.?Col. Wllie Jones, state Democratic chairman, yesterday gave the following statement in regard to the article written by Senator Appelt in the Manning Times: "In justice to Senator Tillman I feel it incumbent upon me to answer an editorial which appeared in the Manning Times of June 26, 1901. Senator Appelt, the editor of that paper, is mistaken when he makes the impression in his editorial that Senator Tillman told me that he wished the governor to refuse to accept the resignation of Senator McLaurin and himself. Senator Appelt surely misunderstood me. Senator Tillman told me just to the contrary; that he did not wish the governor to refuse to accept the resignations. I said to the governor that I thought it was best that the resignations should not be accepted. Whether that personal suggestion to him was wise or not the future will tell. I said also to Senator Appelt that I thought it would be better for the governor not to accept thresignations, and that is my entire connection with the matter. I cannot sit still and allow Senator Tillman to be put in a false position, before the people, through me, because he certainly said that he wished the governor to accept the resignations at once and he expected and wisned them to be ac cepted. He was positive on that point." ?Columbia State, Sunday. MERE-MENTION. Eleven deaths .and 28 prostrations was the heat record in New York last Saturday. Over 200 horses died from heat during the day The cave-in of a tunnel on the Pennsylvania railroad, under the city of Baltimore, jeopardized the lives of people on a passenger train; but fortunately nobody was hurt The firm of Henry Marquand & Co., of New York, failed for $8,000,000 last week The City National Bank, of Buffalo, N. Y? has gone into the hands of a receiver Thirty-one known to be dead and five missing, is the record of the recent Keystone, W. Va., flood Forty-one people died of heat in New York on Monday, and thousands were prostrated Eleven boys, who had taken refuge from a thunder storm under a Chicago pier, were killed by lightning last Monday. LOCAL AFFAIRS, t 8 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell their customers that the tobacco tax has been reduced and that they are In a position to sell tobacco at close prices. G. H. O'Leary, Mayor Pro Tem?Publishes an ordinance regarding a salary for the mayor of the town of Yorkvllie. Sam M. Grist?Says that in a nutshell the life insurance is the best that t makes the plainest, simplest and most { liberal contracts with its policy holders. ( Riddle & Carroll?Ask that you see ? them for Mason's fruit jars. They i say that you will find their prices just right. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Say that they ' sell the genuine Mason fruit jars at i 75 cents a dozen for the quart size, j ana fi a nozen ror nan gaiion size. John B. Williams?Tell the boys that * he has received a fresh line of the ? well-known flower brand of candies, j He also has fresh cabbage. , J. W. Castles & Co., Hickory Grove? ' Tell their customers why they can 1 and do sell cheaper, than, their competitors in the larger towns. ' j Loan and Savings Bank?Prints another chapter on saving, and tell you of 1 more advantages to be received by a 1 habit of systematic saving. 1 VC WITHIN THE TOWN. I V~At a meeting held last Friday night, < during the absence of Mayor Willis. 1 the town council passed an ordinance i providing for the payment to the may- < or of a salary of $200 a year. ? Last Monday was the dullest sales- ; day of the year. There were but few i people in town from the country. NpThe Jasper Light Infantry took a i round at target practice last Friday afternoon. It is the purpose of the com- \ pany to practice at frequent intervals hereafter. yjHK CONFEDERATE MONUMENT. \ The proposition of the Jasper Light Infantry to build a monument in the ( court house yard tot the Confederate i soldiers who went to the war from < York county, is meeting with general 'i favor. Up to Monday, at noon, Captain Moore had pledged the following subscriptions: j 'John E. Carroll ..$ 15 00 S. M. McNeel 25 00 , Dr. C. F. Williams (U. S. A.) 2 00 H. Q. McElwee 3 00 A. Y. Cartwright 2 00 W. B. Moore 25 00 John R. Logan 10 00 As treasurer of the Monument asso- ] XlnAro Ho a n r? p n P fl fl n cmiiuik, V/ai/iam ..uu account at the Loan and Savings bank, where he will be glad to deposit all cash subscriptions reported to him. He will also see that all subscriptions re- , ported to him are; properly acknowledged. , \^SALE OF SUTRO. Sutro Cotton mill was sold yesterday J at noon from the mill door by Trustee W. W. Lewis, pursuant to tne adver- j tisement published in The Enquirer i during the past five weeks. At the appointed hour, quite a crowd , of people, attracted principally by curl- ( osity, had collected about the appointed place; but there were only a few ( who seemed to be directly interested in j the sale. Trustee Lewis read the ternrfa of the -sale, including the stiptilationfiof the deposit of a certified check fof $1,000 as a prerequisite to bidding, and also , that no bid for less than $10,000 would , be considered. .1 Only one check was deposited. It , was handed up by Mr. S. M. McNeeL president of the Loan and Savings bank, owner of the majority of the $30,000 of bonds. Mr. R. M. Whitesides, of- ( Sharon, acted as auctioneer. Mr. McNeel bid the upset price?$10,000?and ' as no other bids were ofTered, the prop-. < erty was knocked down to him for the sum mentioned. It is quite probable that arrange- < ments will be perfected to start up the Sutro again as soon as possible; but as' | yet nj definite information is to be had ( oh the subject. BURGLARY AT BOWLING GREEN. ,) Burglars made a daring attempt to rob the safe of Mr. W. B. Flannagan, at Bowling Green, last Monday morn- i ing, and were prevented by Mr. Planna- \ gan only at the narrow risk of his life, j It was at about 1.30 o'clock. There 1 was a neavy explosion in me store. ( Mr. Flannagan was awakened from his sleep by It, and went out to Investigate. ( Approaching the store he becanv: j aware that thieves were inside, and as he was about to enter he was confron ted by a revolver in the hands of a 1 murderous scroundrel, who told him, "take it away," meaning his head. Mr. Flannagan drew back, and the < next instant a revolver bullet whizzed ' past the place his head had been and buried itself in a post. There were ' several other shots in rapid succession; ' but in the meantime Mr. Flannagan ] had beaten a precipitate retreat. i Upon regaining his residence, Mr. 1 Flannagan set to work to alarm the neighborhood, which he did by yelling , at the top of his voice and making as 1 much noise as possible. Presently, Rev. W. A. Hafner, and another gentleman \ whose name our informant was unable ] to give, came to the rescue with shot- ( guns, and accompanied by Mr. Flannagan, the party returned to the store. ] But the burglars had fled. None of I them were in sight. The interior of the store was almost a \ complete wreck. Investigation showed that the burglars had introduced an ' explosive by drilling a hole through the ] top of the safe, and that the door had < been thrown a distance of 15 feet. It i had crashed through the front door of 1 the building. Goods and other articles , were scattered about in more or less ] confusion, as the result of the concus- ' sion caused by the explosion. ' ^ The burglars failed to get Mr. Flan- i agan's money, however. The safe had contained $225 in cash. At first it was * thought that, as a matter of course, this sum was gone; but upon the strlk- ? ing of a light, bills and silver were ' found scattered about the floor, and the whole amount was collected up. There was no reason to believe that the burglars had gotten away with so much as a single dollar. There was no way of telling howmany burglars there were In the party. Mr. Flanagan was sure that there was more than one; but they could not be tracked with certainty. They had fled In the direction of the railroad, but there was no way of knowing whether they had gone together or by different routes. j The telephone Instrument In the store t was found to be badly wrecked. It was he impression of the reporter's informmt" that the wrecking was done by the mrglars deliberately to guard against >ursuit. Information on that point, lowever, was not definite. The instrunent may have been damaged along vlth other things by the explosion. GLANDERS IN YORKVILLE. Whether glanders or not, there seems o be some difference of opinion; but he same deadly disease which .recently leveloped on Mr. Henry Massey's place it Tirzah, has also made Its appearance n Yorkville. Mr. P. W. Love lost a fine mule last Saturday and has another very sick, ind apparently going the way of the Irst. Mr. Love had two mules and a horse, md has been keeping them In an annex ;o Sheriff Logan's stable at the jail. Sheriff Logan had In the main stable :wo mules and two horses. The first sign of disorder developed in one of Mr. Love's mules, about :hree weeks or a month ago. Sores oroke out all over its body. There were tallowed by a stiffening of the limbs ind followed a distressing affection of the lungs. For a week before the death af the mule that died last Saturday, its breath came in quick gasps, which gtrew shorter and shorter as the disease progressed toward the end. Shortly after the first mule died, Mr. Love telegraphed for Surgeon Nesom it Clemson. The surgeon replied that he had a previous engagement at Anderson, S. C.; but would come to Yorkville at the earliest practicable moment. He is exDected to arrive today (Wednesday). One of Sheriff Logan's horses has begun to show symptoms similar to those developed by Mr. Love's mules. Sores have appeared and the limbs are stiffening. The sheriff fully realizes the seriousness of the situation and has all of his animals quarantined, pending the arrival of Surgeon Nesom. Mr. T. M. Whitaker, the venerable horseman, has examined the affected animals, and says that in his opinion they have glanders. It is possible that he is mistaken, he says; but he is pretty sure that his opinion is correct. Asked Monday as to the symptoms of glanders he said: "The disease develops in different forms. Usually it makes its appearance In a bright discharge of matter from the nose. This matter has the appearance of melted lead. Sometimes there Is a little blood mixed with it. Next ?" ?/vn Ho hlnnH there are sman nanism "<> <. < vessels. These risings cover a Datch the size of a quarter. They swell up and burst and are followed by others In turn. There is also a stiffening of the limbs and then comes an affection af the lungs?difficulty in breathing. I have seen cases In which, instead of the sores coming In small patches as just described, the swelling would affect a leg, making it several times its actual size. According to Mr. Whltaker, glanders Is Incurable. "You can prolong life a little while," said the old gentleman; "but that Is all you can do. The best thing for you to do is to shoot them at once and be done with It." If the disease is really glanders, and that is the way It looks, it will be well for people to exercise all precautions, especially avoiding public drinking troughs. ^ABOUT PEOPLE. SCaptain W. B. Smith was down from over yesterday. Miss Bertha Stahn, of Chester, is visiting Miss Fannie Parish. >Mr.'W. R. Carroll left on Sunday for a business trip to Philadelphia. Miss Laura Caldwell, of Guthriesville, has returned home from Due West. vMiss Josie Fewell, of Rock Hill, spent Monday In Yorkvllle with friends. Miss Ethel Sarratt, of Gaffney, is visiting Miss Alma Walker, on West Liberty street. Miss Elizabeth E. Grler, of Charlotte, Is visiting in Yorkvllle, the guest of Mrs. B. N. Moore. ?Miss Georgia Albright, of Chester, spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss Mamie McConnell. Miss Louise Ratchford, of Chester, Is visiting the Misses McFarland, just southeast of town. r-Ml8s Ruth Cofleld, of Spartanburg, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mason Bratton, at Guthriesville. Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Conrad, of McConncllsville, spent Monday wiui Mr. W. O. Rawls's family. j-Cadet J. L- Gardner, of the Citadel academy, returned home on Saturday for the summer vacation. Miss Sue Jackins, of Blacksburg, is visiting friends in Yorkvllle, the guest 9f Mr. R. J. Withers's family. Miss Bessie McConnell returned to Yorkvllle on Monday after a visit to friends and relatives in Chester. >fMr. W. B. Stroup Has removed irom Clover to Piedmont Springs. His postoffice Is King's Creek for the present.^ L. O. Patterson, a prominent Green-, ville lawyer, spent a part of Monday md yesterday in Yorkville, on business. Mr. Caldwell Wylie, spent a few days last week at Guthriesville, with his 3ister, Mrs. W. H. Hicklin. He was on his way home from Clemson. Mr. Howard Caldwell, wife and child, arrived from Louisville, Ky., last week and are spending a short vacation with Mr. Caldwell's parents at Guthriesville. Mr. C. W. Smith, of Arkadelphla, Arkansas, arrived in Yorkville last ,veek, and has taken a position as bookkeeper at the store of H. C. Strauss & Company. Owing to the bereavement of Prof. J. W. Thomson, Mr. John E. Carroll has been authorized by State Superintendent of Education McMahan, to wind up the affairs of the summer school here. The month's work comes to an end next Saturday. Miss Loula McClain, whose serious Illness at Lafayette, Ala., was mentioned recently, was brought home yesterday by her father, Mr. T. B. McClain. Miss Loula's illness, which first manifested itself as inflammatory rheumatism, afterwards developed into malarial fever. She stood the trip from Alabama as well as could be expected; but she is still very ill. In fact her condition is quite critical. ?W. W. Lewis, Esq., has been in attendance on a meeting of the board of visitors of the South Carolina Military icademy at Florence, and was in that Mty last Friday when General Gomez passed through on his way to New fork. General Gomez stopped in Florence for about an hour, said Mr. Lew? nnii th?? tmvn e-enerallv turned out to see him. The old general is easily recognized from the pictures that have i>een published in the papers. He is tall, slender and wrinkled. His hair ind moustache are both white. The people of Florence gave him a cordial greeting and the general seemed to appreciate it very much. Quite an interesting little circumstance of the ovaIon concerned a little girl and a Cuban lag. Somebody informed the general hat n flag in the hands of the little tirl had been brought home by her jrother. who had gone to Havana as a ,-olunteer. General Gomez went up to he little girl and kissed her and the :rowd cheered. The general cannot speak English; but spoke to the crowd hrough his interpreter. John J. Hemphill, Esq., former repre sentative of the Fifth congressional district in the house, spent last Saturday in Yorkville, shaking hands with his old friends. He seemed to have no special business here, and during the day he not only met many people he knew formerly; but made quite number of new acquaintances. Mr. Hemphill has been out of politics for a number of years, or more strictly speaking, since 1892. It was commonly whispered about the streets that Mr. Hemphill has the senatorial bee in his I bonnet: but so far as is known, he did not make public any intimation of the kind during his stay. He.did, however talk antl-McLaurin politics to a nun* ber of. individuals; but Whether as ah antl-McLaurin man or to draw out people to whom he was talking, did not clearly develop. One citizen told Mr Hemphill that in the event of an election now. Senator McLaurin would not get ten per cent, of the votes of the county; another told him that McLaurin would get a plurality in any combination ajfoinst him; and still another Insisted tnat the junior senator would get at least 50 per cent, of the votes cast, no matter who should be in the race. All this was speculation, of course, and as to whether Mr. Hemphill secured any really satisfactory information cannot be definitely stated. However, his friends were glad to see him, and there is no doubt of the fact that he had a pleasant day of it. TRAVELED BY RELAYS. Monroe Miller, a Negro, was arrested in Rock Hill last Sunday by Policeman Rose, of Yorkville, and a posse, on the charge of horse stealing. The arrest was the outcome of a lively chase that was attended by not a little excitement. Attracted to his stable at about 1 o'clock, last Sunday morning, by a noise that seemed to require investigation, Mr. W. R. Horton, who lives about 41 miles north of Yorkville, went out in time to find a man driving away in a buggy drawn by his?Mr. Horton's? grey horse. Mr. Horton hailed thedriv; er; but got no satisfactory repiy. The only result was to make the fellow move the faster, which he did, going down the road at a gallop. Mr. Horton followed the horse and buggy to Yorkvllle, and arousing Policeman Rose and others, tracked the animal through town ta the direjctl^n of Rock Hill. In the meantime Information of the theft got out and quite a posse collected to assist in the chase of the horsethlef. During the morning the party went In the direction of Rock Hill, and shortly after arriving there succeeded in clearing up the whole mystery. During Saturday morning, Monroe Miller, a Negro, had hired a horse and buggy from Kimball & Heath, ta majce a visit into the country. He returned at an early hour Sunday morning driving another horse. He represented that the horse that he had gotten from them had gone lame, and that he had found It necessary to hire another horse from a "man up the road" with which to continue the journey. He left the buggy at the livery stable and started back with the horse the way he had come, explaining that he was going after the horse that he had left on the road to bring It back to the stable. Near Ebenezer, Policeman Rose and party came upon Mr. Horton's horse. The Negro had taken the bridle off and turned It loose. The Negro's whereabouts had been learned in the meantime, and there was no trouble in affecting his arrest. He made a clean breast of part of the story, explaining that he had gone to "visit his mother " and that on his way back his horse, which he had been driving along quietly. played out, and that he had exchanged for a fresh horse, expecting to return the borrowed animal next day From information developed during the chase after the Negro, It appears that Miller had been up to one of the distilleries on the North Carolina line. He had been seen in the neighborhood of one of them. On his way back, his horse fell exhausted from hard driving. LJ <-v Annt + n mtilo t Vin oto Kin in oi oivic a iiiuic ii viii inv ovavi? of Mr. J. R. McCarter; but on reaching Mr. Horton's, swapped the mule for Mr. Horton's horse. The livery stable horse had been left on the side of the road near Mr. McCarter's. It died within a short tlipe after the Negro left it. Miller is now in jail, and at the approaching term of the court of general sessions, will probably be tried on the charge of horse stealing. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer For one year to two or more subscribers at <1.75 each, provided the two or more names are returned and paid for when the names are entered. Thb Enquirer will be sent from this Issue to the first of January, 1902, for 94 cents in advance. ] ?>eath of Mrs. M. A. Burnett. Died of consumption, June the 27th, at her home near Beth-Shiloh church, Mrs. M. A. Barnett, wife of T. B. Barnett. Had Mrs. Barnett lived until the 15th of next December, she would have been 61 years of age. Funeral services were conducted at her home by Rev. W. A. Hafner, and her remains were laid to rest In Beth-Shiloh cemetery. The First Cotton Blooms. The first cotton blooms of the season have been received at The Enquirer office. They were sent by Messrs. Albert J. Plaxico, of Blairsvllle, and Mr. M. A. McFarland, of York township. Mr. Plaxico's bloom came in Monday afternoon, the 1st Instant, and Mr. McFarland's yesterday morning. Last year, the first bloom was sent in by Mr. A. B. Crosby, of Bullock's Creek township, which appeared on the 25th of June. Shot His Lejr Off. Steve Townes, a Negro of Bethel township, met with an accident on last Thursday evening, which at a- a' IL? ./voo nf o last accounts, inreaieneu me iuao ?, foot. The Negro lives on Mr. John Currence's place. He went out to milk the cows, and because of a "ghost" th: was said to be hanging around the vicinity of a bridge between the house and cowpen, he took a gun along. The gun was accidentally discharged into the Negro's ankle, and Dr. Dulin expressed the opinion that an amputation would probably be necessary. Tlie Monaaite luUuntry. There is a revival of interest in monazite sand on account of an increased demand from Germany. We have no information as to prices. Mr. S. N. Johnson, of Bethel township, is the leading expert in this county. He says that there is considerable monazite in the branches running through the gray lands of Bethel township; but the sand I is rare in red lands. If prices get i' v r