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Scraps and .facts. ? The Porto RIcan assembly has passed a resolution declaring in favor of free trade with the United States. This is under a provision of the Foraker law. At the time the law was passed free trade was impracticable because of local conditions in Porto Rico. Since then arrangements have been made to raise the funds necessary for the local government of the island by means of direct taxation. Hence the passage of the resolution. President McKinley has the power to declare free trade with Porto Rico whenever he sees proper to do so, and he will probably issue a proclamation Wltnout unnecessary delay. ? The annual report of Chief Wilkie, of the secret service division, treasury department, submitted to Secretary Gage, last Monday, indicated that this has been the most successful year in the history of the division. During the twelve months ending June 30, 1901, there were placed in circulation but four new counterfeit notes, against an average of about ten for each year during the preceding ten years. Coin counterfeiting decreased all over the country, except in New York and vicinity, where there has been a gradual increase in this class of crime, particularly in cases in which genuine silver forms the basis of the imitations. The arrests for the twelve months show a total of 594. ? A dispatch from Pekin says: "The installation by Russia of a civil government in New Chwang, Manchuria, has again made prominent the question of occupation of that province by the Russians. Some of the powers have already recognized the administrators, 1 but the ministers of other nations are doubtful as to the course to be followed in the matter and are awaiting instruc tions. One of these is the representative of the United States. It is understood that the British and Japanese ministers will recommend to Li Hung Chang some plan for opening Manchuria to the world in such a way as to constitute an effectual barrier to Russian aggression and to avoid trade and other complications that are otherwise bound to follow a Russian occupation. The matter has not been presented to the court." ? Washington correspondence News and Courier: The postmaster general has given the manufacturing interests of the south recognition by awarding the contract for twine used in tying letter packages to the Bibb Manufacturing company, of Macon, Ga. The contract is for 80.000 pounds of twine and will reach in value approximately $15,000. This is for the supply for the postoffice department for one year from July 1. The order will probably be increased if it is filled satisfactorily. The twine heretofore used has been manufactured In New York and Philadelphia out of jute. This new order with the Bibb company is a new departure, as it calls for cotton twine. The contract calls for an immediate shipment of 5,000 pounds and the balance in installments as needed. ? William Haywood, who represents certain business and commercial interests of Hawaii in Washington, has requested the government to grant per mission ror tne landing or a snipioaa or Filipinos in Hawaii for labor purposes. He went before the war department with his proposition, then before the treasury department and Wednesday he saw President McKinley. Before the decision of the supreme court as to the status of Porto Rico several ship loads of Porto Ricans were taken to Hawaii. Mr. Haywood says they are doing well; but that not a sufficient number can be had and that their physical condition is such that it takes a long time to build them up for plantation work after their arrival in Hawaii. In the meantime the sugar plantations are suffering for labor. The Hawaiian planters believe that the Filipinos would fill the needs. No action has yet been taken on Mr. Haywood's request. ? The state department has received word from Mr. Rockhill, at Pekin, stating that Prince Chuan, brother of the emperor, sails for Germany on July 20 on a special mission. He will return by way of the United States and is expected to reach this country early in October. The special mission is to apologize to the German government for the murder of its minister at Pekin, and other indignities to its citizens there. The trip of Prince Chuan to Germany and America will be the first event of that kind on record, as it is an unbroken tradition of China that the members of the imperial family shall remain within the boundaries of this country', as the advices reaching the Chinese legation here indicated that he would return the other way. For that reason the legation officials have made no arrangements yet for the entertainment of the distinguished guest, but it is presumed that he will be quartered at the legation, and shown that high consideration accorded to one of his rank. As he will not be in the United States on an official mission, but merely returning through the country, the United States may not feel called upon to take cognizance of his imperial character, although doubtless every proper consideration will be shown to the visitor. ? General Maximo Gomez gave out the following statement in New York last Tuesday: "In response to the request of the press for me to make a statement in regard to Cuba, all I have to say is that the acceptance of the Piatt amendment by the constitutional convention has already defined the political situation of Cuba, and as the Cubans are all anxious to establish self-government, they are all working toward this end. There is not one who does not desire to see the Hag float free, a flag which represents so much suffering and so many sacrifices for freedom's sake. The whole world has known this many years. The sole object of my visit has been my great desire to embrace my old and loyal friend. Thomas Estrada Palma. whom I have not seen since peace was established, and of course to pay a visit to President McKinley. to whom we Cubans owe so much, and also to pay my respects to Secretary Root. This is not my first visit to this city of which I have many pleasant and also sad recollections, for J have once silently un known trod the thoroughfares of a free country with the only ardent hope of helping to break the chains that enslaved Cuba. Today everything Is changed. On again setting foot in this free land I feel happy, for in every American I see a friend, who having shed his blood side by side with us for freedom has earned our mutual obligations between the two peoples to maintain the peace and independence of the island of Cuba." General Gomez will, in all probability, return to this city from Washington on Wednesday, and will remain here until Saturday, 1 ?.111 *?*11 PnKo wiieu nc mu oau ivt v^uwa. Iltr \|oilu'illr tfnquiicr. YORKVILLE, S. . w\ ?-? v iSATURDAY, JULY 6, 1901. Senator McLaurin's Spartanburg speech is as full of politics as an egg is of meat, and it Is good politics, too? characteristic McLaurin politics. The city of Atlanta is considering a stricter enforcement of the vagrancy laws as a means to suppress crime. The city is literally overrun with vagrants and of late there has been much crime, including several murders. It is pretty generally understood that the appointment of Jeff Richardson to the Greenville postmastership, is to be accredited to the handiwork of Senator McLaurin, and if that Is the way the senator is going to use the confidence that the president reposes in him we do not see where the harm Is to come in. Mr. Richardson has always had the reputation of being a good Democrat, and, better still than that, he has the capacity to make a thoroughly efficient and competent postmaster. m "The Abbeville Press and Banner is stepping" up to the front. In its issue of June 19, appeared a neatly gotten up half page advertisement printed in red ink, while the balance of the page is in black. Two color work is an attractive feature in a country weekly."? Union Times. With all due respect for our esteemed and excellent contemporaries, a red ink advertisement is a waste of time, work and money. It is a freak and is no more attractive and much less dignified and impressive. Advertisers who indulge in them have money to burn and are burning it.?Spartanburg Journal. If the Spartanburg Journal will reflect upon the probable inspiration of its comment, it will discover that it has said what it does not mean. The idea that a bright colored ink could lend to the effect of an advertisement may appear absurd enough; but nevertheless it is a fact that this very thing has made itself the subject of a ten line editorial paragraph in The Journal. If then the editor of The Journal has been so perceptibly influenced by such a simple expedient, how much more are the less callous readers of The Press and Banner likely to have been affected. While the glanders situation, as developed, gives occasion for uneasiness, we beg to call attention to the fact that there is need for excitement. Such occasions call for cool judgment and good common sense, rather than panic. There has been not a little irresponsible talk with reference to the spread of the disease and the greater danger of infection at one point than another, etc. I'Ul UI IfllH IM.IIV Mart ttiicauj u?u *; ?gendered much feeling. It is not worth while to go into details, because it is impossible to fix responsibility. People who make false impressions, for sinister purposes, are not above lying. In a crisis like this, nothing is so wholesome as the plain, unvarnished truth, told without regard to whom it may help or hurt. Because of this fact we have taken especial pains to get a correct story of the whole situation, including expert information from State Veterinary Surgeon Nesom. The story appears in another column, and mav be relied upon as fact. Prom all ti.e information that has developed, it appears that there is little reason to hope that the contagion is confined to Yorkville and vicinity. This whole country is in for it, and Yorkville is no worse off than any other section within 25 miles. In fact the situation is not so dangerous here since the arrival of Surgeon Nesom. and the execution of all the precautionary measures that have been taken. People are well on theirguard and on the lookout forsymptoms. It will be well for horse-owners everywhere in this section to exercise every possible precaution and to promptly report to Surgeon Nesom every suspicious development. Surgeon Nesom sees a probability of much work ahead and expects to be recalled to York county after his departure. THE CONDITION OK COTTON. Government Report Mnken n Hail MiowinK r or ine stnpie. The monthly report of the statistician of the department or agriculture, says a Washington dispatch of Wednesday, will show the average condition of cotton on June 25 to have been 81.1 as compared with 81.5 on the 20th of the preceeding month. 75.8 on July 1, 1000, 87.8 at the corresponding date in 1899, a ten year average of 86.3 and a fifteen year average of 87.5. A condition of 81.1 is with the exception of the July condition reported last year, the lowest recorded condition reported at this season. The condition in the principal states is reported as follows: North Carolina. 77: South Carolina, 70; Georgia, 72: Florida, 78; Alabama, SO; Mississippi, 86: Louisiana. 84: Texas. 86: Arkansas, 84: Tennessee, 85; Oklahoma, 91: Indian Territory, 88. There was an improvement during June of two points in Texas, three points in Arkansas. Oklahoma and Indian Territory, four in Alabama. Mississippi and Louisiana, and seven in Tennessee. On the other hand there was a decline of eight points in Georgia and Florida and ten points in North and South Carolina. With the excep tlon of Mississippi, where the reported average condition is one point above the mean of the averages reported on July 1, in that state for the last ten years, and in Oklahoma, where the figures available for comparison cover only six years, the condition throughout the entire cotton belt compares unfavorably with the ten year averages. Texas and Tennessee being one, Louisiana three, Arkansas four, Alabama six. Florida eight, North Carolina ten, Georgia thirteen and South Carolina seventeen points below their respective ten year averages. Not only was the condition on June 25 the lowest condition recorded with the exception of last year for the cotton region as a whole at this season, but in Georgia and South Carolina also it was the lowest during the entire period of 35 years for which rec ords are available, while in North Carolina it was the lowest with one exception during the same period. Excessive rains, followed by a heavy growth of grass and weeds, have caused much damage in Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, while in Louisiana and Texas the growth has been retarded by drought. The gravity of the situation is greatly increased in North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia and to some extent in other states, by a scarcity of labor. __? ? #i ?__ SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. After Charleston Again. Columbia special of Tuesday to The News and Courier: This afternoon | something happened at the meeting of the board of directors of the state dispensary which was, so far as can be ascertained, totally unexpected, and will no doubt create considerable stir in Charleston. It Indicates a new policy I in the matter of the enforcement of the dispensary law of Charleston. Whether it is a forerunner of a clash of authority between the board and the governor, who has charge of the constables, remains to be seen. The "something" is in the shape of the following resolution, which was adopted: "Resolved, That the mayor and chief of police of the city of Charleston are hereby accorded the privilege, and are so requested, to appear at the office of the state board of directors in Colum bia, S. C., on the 16th instant, at 10 o'clock a. m., to show cause, if any. why the dispensary profits accruing to said city should not be withheld under Section 9 of the dispensary law to be used for the better enforcement of said law." Keeping Down the Dnat. Columbia State, Wednesday: Yesterday the initial experiment with the use of crude petroleum oil on the macadam streets to keep down the dust was made. Bright and early yesterday morning Messrs. Graham, Troeger, Scott and others, who determined to make the experiment on Blanding street, between Marion and Bull, at their own expense, had workmen out. A paint sprinkling pump with hose and nozzle was used, and the contents of the five barrels of oil was well distributed over the roadway. It promptly soaked into the macadam, and the general appearance of the surface yesterday afternoon indicated that ine surface would hold its own. Yesterday carriages and wagons would emerge from clouds of dust at either end of the driveway and as soon as the oiled surface was encountered there ceased to be the slightest indication of dust either from the hoofs of the horses or the wheels of the vehicle. The gentlemen who are making the experiments at their own expense personally supervised the oiling work yesterday and are thoroughly satisfied with the results thus far secured. >Marriage In Cheater. ^Chester special of Wednesday to the Columbia State: There was quite a ripple of surprise over the city this afternoon when it became known that Dr. E. Ladd Mobley, of Rock Hill, had come to Chester this morning to meet Mrs. Maud Brevens, of Hlllsboro, Texas, and had been quietly married by the Rev. T. E. Morris at the Methodist parsonage. Mrs. Breavens is a beautiful and fascinating young widow, striking in appearance and a most charming conversationalist. Dr. Mobley is the eldest son of Captain E. B. Mobley, of Rock Hill. He has been studying medicine In Baltimore for the past three years and has known Mrs. Breavens for two years. It was love at first sight and the ceremony today is the culmination of one of Cupid's prettiest romances. Dr. Mobley is well known throughout the state, having attended the South Carolina college, and being specially a social favorite in this section. Mrs. Breavens left Texas several days ago for Virginia Beach where she intended spending the summer. Dr. Mobley kept up with her route by wire and persuaded her to stop in Chester and go to their future home in the city of Rock Hill. Greenville PoNtninaterMlilp. Greenville News. Wednesday: J. F. Richardson has been appointed postmaster at Greenville. The appointment was made on Monday by President Mckinley. Mr. Richardson has not received his commission nor has he received official noticeof his appointment: but the news of his appointment was ? * IVia WnoVilnrrtAn Ofirro. ?i\c;ii uui uy uic i(uoiiiiibkw>i vw..v spondents yesterday and the announcement was printed in the afternoon papers throughout the South. As everybody knows in this section of the state. Mr. Richardson is a Democrat. He is a close personal friend of United States Senator McLaurin and the senator used his Influence in getting him appointed. When the recent robberies in the postoffice occurred here 11 was generally believed that a change would be made. Mr. Richardson's friends backed him for the place and Senator McLaurin, on the recommendation of the best business men in the city, recommmended him. It is understood that the arrest and the confession of the nephew of the present postmaster, who was assistant postmaster here, had everything to do with the appointment of Mr. Richardson. The report of the Inspectors was considered sufficient, it is understood, for the appointment of a new man. Mr. Richardson was a candidate for the postmastership under President Cleveland, and at that time had the endorsement not only of the people of this city but people all over the state, including the most prominent among the editors and party leaders. x.ocax. affairs. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. F. Pursley Clover, S. C.?Makes a few statements about buying groceries to the buyers of groceries. He says he will give you fair treatment, good qualities and modest prices. I. W. Johnson, The Grocer?Has pure apple vinegar which he offers for 35c a gallon. He has just received a new shipment of Armour's canned goods. Riddle & Carroll?Have some pointed remarks to users of coffee, and give some interesting prices to coffee buyers. John B. Williams?Says he has made a specialty of flour since he opened up his store, and says he can please all comers in quality and price. Loan and Savings Bank?Prints an uuiei uiie ui ineir ?nuri ?ci muim the advantages of saving. This time the text is "the building of a fortune." W. N. Elder, President?Gives notice of the second quarterly meeting of the York County Alliance to be held on Friday, July 12. R. J. Herndon. and others, Com. of Arrangements?Announce an excursion from Lockhart to Columbia on July 13, under the auspices of the Lockhart Cornet band. All their friends are invited to go along. York Drug Store?Says that when you want a delicious drink and want something really good, to come to its fountain. It says, "if it's at the York Drug Store, it's pure, that's sure." THE COUNTY BOARD. The county board of commissioners held its regular monthly meeting in Yorkville, Wednesday, to give consideration to the various matters of business that have developed during the previous thirty days. At the request of Mr. Harry Wylle, of the Catawba Power company, a special meeting of the board was appointed to be held in Rock Hill on July 12 for the purpose of considering the matter of laying out a road from Rock Hill to the Catawba river bridge, and constructing such bridges as might prove necessary, 'ihe Catawba Power company offers to defray half the ex pense of necessary bridges. A petition from J. R. Cook and others, asking for a new road in Bethel township, beginning at N. B. Campbell's and extending over lands of N. B. Campbell, J. R. Cook and Mrs. Fannie E. Campbell, was granted, and R. L. Campbell, J. M. Miller and J. D. Boyd were appointed commissioners to' open up the proposed road. The petition of John R. Barron and others for a public road from the Manchester mills, to connect with the highway at Cantain Iredell Jones's barn, was granted. ( A number of accounts were audited and disposed of in various ways. . y WITHIN THE TOWN. ^^"Information was received here yesterday to the euect that Prof. John C. Daniels, of Clemson College, recently elected superintendent of the Yorkville Graded schools has been elected to the superintendency of a school at Mt. Airy at a salary of $100; but on account of his previous contract will come here. Miss Maggie Daniel, recently elected as a teacher, in place of Miss Raysor, stood first in a competitive examination for a position in the Laurens^ school, and secured the refusal of the coveted place, wlll^also fulfill her contract with the Yorkville trustees. ? There is some little misunderstanding as to the exact meaning of the town ordinance relating to bill posting. The ordinance reads: "Section 1. That on and after the 15th day of April A. D., 1899, it shall ue unlawful for any person or corporation to post any bill, picture or advertisement of any circus, play or entertainment, or any advertisement of any goods, wares or merchandise upon the streets, public highways, lots or other places within the corporate limits of the town of Yorkville without first obtaining a license therefor from the clerk of the town council." People who have taken out + nrAnnel K/-wl VinifA Uic iitcii^c uci nit cov i i uru wa> c ucru holding that the distribution of circulars within the town of Yorkville is also included in the prohibition, and have been demanding of distributors of circulars such fees as could be exacted for the privilege. Examination of the ordinance, however, shows that it applies only to the "posting" of bills of the character specified, and to no other kind of advertising. Anykind of advering mater may be circulated and distributed without violating the ordinance, and any kind of advertising matter not especially prohibited, can be "posted" without penalty. I1V CI.OVER. A representative of The Enquirer took Wednesday off and spent the time between trains in Clover, the prosperous and hospitable capital of Bethel and King's Mountain townships. There was nothing special going on, and tne newspaper man had no special business in the town; but did not find it, as many people would be inclined to think, a dull, tedious task to while away the time. They have no street car lines in Clover any more than in Yorkville, neither is there a dispensary in the town, and what is better still, there are no blind tigers there. It is just a model little community made up of good people, always ready for any and every business opportunity that might offer, and who at the same time know how to divert themselves with innocent amusement when there is nothing more serious to occupy their time. Among the people with whom the newspaper man had the pleasure of shaking hands were Messrs. J. J. Smith, Zeb Neal, Stanhope Sifford, J. P. Sifford, J. F. Pursley, Zimri Carroll, A. C. Stroup, Wm. Oates, Stroup Bros.. Representative J. W. Beamguard, John Knox, George Knox, John Lawrence, J. F. Jackson, M. L. Smith, Meek Smith, F. E. Clinton, Arch D. Dorsett, Sam McCall and others. Captain W. B. Smith was In sight a time or two, and a trip was made to the postofTioe to see Uncle Josh; but the office was closed for dinner. There was not much business going on during the day. There was some, of course. Mr. J. F. Pursley was having a pretty steady trade during the morning and so was Mr. John Smith. That i was while the newspaper man was talking to them. Probably others were just as busy; but, as a rule, people were more interested in keeping cool than any other occupation. Carrom is the principal diversion of the town just now. There are several carrom boards along the business I street, and interested gioups are to be * seen all day, watching the different i games in progress. This game seems to v just suit the Cloverites. There are r some good players In the town and g right smart good natured rivalry; but s all the players are as nice and genteel t as If there were ladies present which, s of course, was not the case. Over the carrom games the people t discussed the glanders at Yorkville and r Tlrzah, the crops, the terrible heat I north, and almost everything except 1 politics. In this last named subject f there appeared to be liftle or no inter- * est. According to the concensus of J information developed, the cotton crop t has come out wonderfully in the last t ten days, making a much better show- < ing than anybody believed probable 10 f davs aco: but corn is not only unprom- i islng, but scarce. The outlook for a corn crop looks really serious. Wheat has generally been saved in a fairly good condition, although there was still much to be hauled up. The crops along the railroad seem to be In pretty fair condition. There is much grass to be seen; but the people are getting rid of it at a rapid rate, and the cotton plants are beginning to show up about as they should at this season, tnough the crop is still a little backward. The finest corn to be seen between Yorkville and Clover is that on Mr. B. N. Moore's place on the. northern outskirts of Yorkville. vyABOUT PEOPLE. CaptamL. M. Grist is on a visit to relatives in Spartanburg county. VMr. H. Clarence Glenn, of Cherokee Falls, visited in Yorkville this week. PfMiss Mary Nims, of Fort Mill, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Douglass Harrison. VMiss Mary E. Grier, of Charlotte, is Visiting in Yorkville, the guests of Miss Maggie McC'orkle. VMr. P. E. Moore and Mr. Baxter "Moore, of Chester, spent the Fourth in Yorkville. YColonel Jos. G. Wardlaw, of Gaffney, spent Thursday in Yorkville with relatives and friends. L^AIr. James L. Moss reports cotton 2>looms as plentiful in his neighborhood, 2? miles south of Yorkville. The Enquirer received a pleasant call on Wednesday from Messrs. G. M. Cobb and W. H. Wilkerson, of Gaffney. Messrs. Robert McClain and Mason McConnell spent Thursday and Friday in Llncolnton. u. Mrs. Paul Bratton and child, of Charleston, are in Yorkville for the summer months. 2"Cadet Jefferys Ashe returned on last Tuesday from the Citadel academy, at Charleston. >fMr. Harry Wvlie, and son, James MeFadden Wvlie. of Rock Hill, spent S Wednesday in Yorkville. ??Mrs. J. J. Bowen and three children T)f Goldsboro, N. C., are visiting in Yorkville, the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. W. Lewis. Mr. W. L. Plexico. of Clay Hill, has sent us a cotton bloom that was plucked from Mr. J. S. Plexico's farm on the 3d. Mr. R. C. Barnett, of Bethel, has sent one that "was plucked on the 1st. Mr. W. P. Hobbs, Mrs. Edw. D. Hobbs and child, Mr. and Mrs. John Thomasson, and Mr. Bratton Lowry, all of Tampa, Fla., arrived in Yorkville on the Fourth to spend a few weeks here among relatives and friends. Mr. Augustus Deal, formerly of Blacksburg, has been elected captain of the recently reorganized Governor's Guards, of Columbia. Captain Deal, it will be remembered, served in the Spanish war with the Second regiment. r"Dr. J. Payson Kennedy, who was at one time located at McConnellsville, was recently elected health officer by the board of aldermen of Atlanta, Ga. V*!lTr. R. Sidney Davidson, of Columbia, was in Yorkville for a few days this week, the guests of Mrs. W. H. Herndon. Surgeon G. E. Nesom, state veterinarian, had a telegram yesterday calling him to another part of the state. He had considerable work in sight here, however, and at the time TheEnquirer went to press was in doubt as to whether he could get away during the afternoon. He was of opinion during yesterday morning that he would have to make Yorkville his headquarter for a few days, at least. Mayor Willis returned to Yorkville on yesterday from Barnwell county, where he has been since June 25. He went down to look after his farming Interests. which are quite extensive. The outlook, he says. Is far more discouraging than in this section, as crops are either drowned out or smothered by grass. During the entire time he spent there there were only two days when the ground was dry enough to plow. There were four heavy rains during his stay. IT IS GLANDERS. C There is no longer a reasonable doubt of the existence of glanders in Yorkville and vicinity. State Veterinary Surgeon Nesom arrived here Tuesday afternoon and as the result of his investigations it appears that this whole section of country Is threatened with a serious epidemic of this worst of all horse diseases. Immediately upon his arrival Surgeon Nesom made an examination of the sick mule already referred to as belonging to Mr. P. W. Love. The case was not exactly typical, In that several c symptoms usually present at such an advanced stage of the disease, had not made their appearance; but Surgeon Nesom was not long In making up his mind about the matter. "In my judgment, the animal has glanders." he said to Mr. Love; "but I do not feel warranted In condemning your property without applying the infallible mullein tests." Havlngalready become satisfied that the disease was glanders, Mr. Love was prepared for v Surgeon Nesom's judgment, and he promptly agreed to accept the same as r final, without waiting for the arrival of ^ mallein tubes from Washington. Sur- c geon Nesom then inspected Sheriff Lo- t gan's horse and found that it also had f glanders. d Surgeon Nesom was called away Wed- ^ nesday, but returned on Thursday, by s which time information had developed a of a number of suspicious cases of dis- v ease among horses in different direc- a tions from Yorkville. s The first place visited was the farm t of Mr. E. B. Carnes, on the King's t Mountain road, four miles north of h Yorkvllle. Mr. Carries had a horse that j, had been sick for months with a dis- a ease of the lungs and nostrils; but v which disease had not been diagnosed, j On arrival, the surgeon and party f, found Mr. Carnes plowing the horse in his cotton field. Inspection of the ani- ^ mal showed the unquestionable pres- f, ence of glanders in advanced stages. y There was no occasion for scientific c, tests; because every symptom was observable. Without unnecessary ceremo- is ny. Surgeon Nesom promptly ordered g the slaughter of the horse and the W burning of the stable in which it had u been kept over its carcass. f< From Mr. Carnes's the party went ei to Mr. W. Thompson Jackson's where ir there was a sick horse. Careful exam- b Ination here developed that the affile- d ted animal was suffering from pneu- p monia occasioned by its having been tl insuccessfully drenched through the lose. There were no symptoms of danders and Surgeon Nesom left initruetions for the further treatment of he trouble from which the horse was ulYering. From Mr. Jackson's the party went o Mr. W. S. Barnwell's just on the lorthern outskirts of Yorkvllle. Mr. 3arnwell had a very sick mule, and lad sent for Surgeon Nesom. The nule had died during the morning, lowever, before the surgeon's arrival, ^n examination of the carcass showed hat the animal had died from glanlers. The sugeon ordered the burning >f the body and had the portion of the itable In which It had been kept torn Inu'n nnd tho lifilnncp of the Struct ire disinfected. He ordered also that he disinfected portion be abandoned 'or several months. Upon his return to Yorkville Thursday iflernoon. Surgeon Ncsom superintended the slaughter of Sheriff Logan's torse and Mr. Love's mule. In taking he animals from town he used every lossible precaution against contagion, in the first place he had sacks tied >ver their noses, and then he was careul that they were kept in the middle of :he road, and not allowed to come in contact with any object upon which the jerms of the disease could be deposited. \rrived at the place of slaughter, the mimals were shot and the surgeon arranged to have their bodies completely jurned. As the next step the different stables n which Mr. Love's mule had been tept were destroyed. It happened that lome serious mistakes had been made n this case. Upon the first developnent of suspicion, people became mnicky. Some of the horse men were lositive that the disease was not glanlers while others were doubtful. So as mickly as the unfortunate owner of :he afflicted mule found a place for the inimal, there developed in the neighjorhood troubles that made him move >n. As the result instead of only one condemned barn on account of this mrticular case, there were four, all of ;hem of small value. Under instrucions from Surgeon Nesom, all four of hese barns were burned during yesterlay morning, the Are department standing by to guard against the accllental destruction of adjoining propirty. The reporter had a long talk with Surgeon Nesom Thursday night, and ?ot some information on the subject of rlanders that ought to prove of interfst to horse owners everywhere. "Glanders," said the surgeon, "is one >f the oldest known horse diseases, jelng common even in Biblical days. :t is world-wide in its extent and it may je regarded as the greatest enemy of lorsefiesh, just as consumption leads he statistics with regard to human cind. More horses die from glanders han from any other contagious dislase. Glanders is a specific contagious lisease. That is, it can result only 'rom contagion, and cannot, as many jeople think, develop from some other lisease. "The germ of glanders is a rod-shaped mcillus, known as 'bacillus mallei.' PHIct hnr?111n? io nnt r\f thft plnfiS thflt irles into powder and floats in the atnosphere. On exposure to the light md heat, of the sun it invariably dies vithin a short time; but if deposited in i shady place, especially among damp, lecaying vegetable matter, it may live or months. Some authorities say it rns been known to produce infection ifter years; but that is not definitely 'stabllshed. "The ass Is more susceptible to glanlers than any other animal of the horse cind. He lives only a few days, or at nost a few weeks after infection. The nule comes next in the matter of susceptibility, holding up for several veeks. The horse shows greater reilstance. A glandered horse has been cnown to continue at work after havng communicated the disease to and tilled every mule on the place. It is lot uncommon for horses to live from me to two years after infection and a 3erman case is reported to have lived leven years. From 60 to 90 days is a air average. "As there is no positive remedy for glanders most states have laws retiring the immediate slaughter of all ;landered animals so soon as the lnfecion becomes established. Some states lave provided for the reimbursement of osses occasioned by the owner; but his practice is falling into disuse. For he state to assume the functions of a Ivestock insurance company is not considered good policy. The only pracical object in oaylng for such animals s to secure more nrompt detection of he disease, so it can be more quickly tamped out." "We would like to be able, Surgeon," he reporter stated, "to give the people if the county reliable information as o the risks they may run in coming to rorkville with their stock, especially in lew of the cases that have developed lere." "Well," Surgeon Nesom replied, "I t-ould say that the people may come to forkville without running into any nore danger than they would likely ncur anywhere else in this part of the ountry. Before I leave here I intend 0 wipe out every known source of inectlon. I'll ask the town council to estroy hitching posts that may have een used and have drinking troughs eoured out and disinfected. I would dvise people generally to avoid public ,'atering places, contact with unknown nimals, and hitch their horses to winging limbs, and if they observe hese precautions I would say that heir stock will be in no more danger ere than elsewhere. There is absojtely no danger of contagion from the tmosphere. Cases have been known here a healthy horse has worked In ouble harness with a glandered one ar months without taking the disease. 'h?s disease is a very insidious one, owever, and from what has been Dund in different sections, we cannot et tell how much of it we may have to ontend with. Surgeon Nesom explained that there 1 a scientific test for the detection of landers. It is the injection of mal;in. The temperature of an animal nder suspicion is observed carefully >r a day. Then the mallein is inject[]. and if there is a taint of glanders i the horse under treatment, there will e a rise in temperature of from 2 to 5 egrees over the highest point of the revious day and a local swelling at le point of Injection. In the case of a healthy animal there will be no swelling nor no rise of temperature. From all the information developed thus far all the glanders that has so far appeared, is traceable to Mr. Carnes's horse. Mr. Carnes bought the horse on October 20, last, from Henckle Bros., at auction. The disease made its appearance about March 1. Mr. Love had been hauling lumber from the neighborhood of Bethany, and his mules had frequently been watered at Mr. Carnes's well. Mr. Henry Massey's mules are said to have been in contact with thnt of Mr. Barnwell, and so the disease has been spread. That the general situation is quite serious is not to be denied; but people who will consider the whole matter calmly and sensibly will be able to see that there is nothing to be gained by undue excitement. LOCAL LACONICS# rte Will Neiiu Tlie Enquirer For one yenr 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, 1002, for 92 cents in advance. I'robably a Murder. Columbia State, Wednesday: A gentleman who came in on the train from Rock Hill last night, reports a very serious affray near that city yesterday. Two young men named Deas and Sims became involved in a difficulty in the Manchester cotton mill, about two miles from the city. Sims struck Deas on the head with some blunt instrument. The latter's skull was crushed. ur. J. E. Massey, Jr., who attended the wounded man, expected to be able to lift the skull from the brain, but he was afraid of cerebrial hemmorrhage Sims fied and had not been captured last night. Excursion to Columbia. As has been announced, the Lockhart Cornet band has arranged to run a big excursion from Lockhart to Columbia and return, on Saturday, July 13. A train of seven cars has been secured, and the railroad company has agreed to put the train at the railroad station by sundown Friday evening, to be ready for a prompt start the next morning. The band people have been talking up the occasion for weeks, and they hope to take with them scores of people from the adjoining portions of York, Chester and Union counties. The authorities of Hyatt Park, Columbia, have given assurance of special entertainment to the excursionists, and the Columbia people generally are looking forward with pleasure to the occasion. It is the first enterprise of the kind that the Lockhart Cornet band has attempted: but there is enough enthusiasm among those interested to make it a big success. Monuments to the Soldiers. Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: That is a clarion call of Clvis, which he makes to the youne soldiers of our city to come to the help of the good women of Ebenezer and Rock Hill?the S. D. Barron Chapfer U. D. C.?In the patriotic effort they are making to erect a monument to'the merflory of the Confederate soldiers, living and dead, who went forth from this community to battle for a cause which though lost was as just and is still as just as any for which sword was ever drawn. While we must commend the movement at Yorkville, and glory In its success, the present duty of the people of this community is to strengthen the hands of our own mothers and sisters and wives in the work of love which they have undertaken so as to perpetuate in enduring manner the heroism and devotion to duty of our fathers and brothers and husbands. The S. D. Barron U. D. C., has been adding in a modest way to their fund, until they now have about $225, and they are in earnest in their efforts to erect a monument It would therefore be a very regrettable circumstance if the people in this community were to give preference to any other movement. Of course, we are not saying one word against the Yorkvllle proposition to erect a monument there; but if it is to interfere with the project of our home ladles, we do not think the people of this community are ready for it. Bowling Green Safe Blowers. The reporter has gathered some additional particulars as to the safe blowing incident at Bowling Green last Monday morning; but as yet there is no clue to the burglars. It appears that suspicious looking individuals were seen around Clover Saturday night, an<i an Sunctey Messrs. Knox discovered that their smlthshop had been broken into and robbed of certain tools. A brace and bit, afterward found under ine aiurt? ui IVICSSIB. rmitimgdu, was Identified as belonging to Messrs. Knox. The burglars had other tools, however, that they had gotten elsewhere. They stole from Messrs. Knox a monkey wrench and wood-working chisel that have not since been recovered. The statement published Wednesday to the effect that Mr. W. B. Flannagan went out to the store door, was Incorrect Mr. Flannagan was fired on by the burglars on his appearance at the door of his residence. He did not see the burglars: but as soon as he could get a revolver, fired several shots In the direction he thought they had taken. While the explosion inside the store was violent enough to throw the safe door quite a distance, it did no other damage. The money that had been in the safe was scattered about promiscuously inside the building. The burglars did not re-enter the building after the explosion, having been frightened away by the appearance of Mr. Flannagan. An effort was made to follow me burglars with bloodhounds; but the trail was lost at Pleasant Ridge. Clover people think that the original design of the burglars were against some place In that town; but their discovery by the night watchman gave them the hint to move on. SIKKE-MENTION. A Constantinople dispatch says that Armenian massacres by the Kurds have broken out afresh The relations between Japan and Korea are daily growing more strained President McKinley has appointed William H. Taft, of Ohio, to be civil governor of the Philippines Andrew Carnegie has promised to give the city of Detroit, Michigan, $750,000 witu which to establish a public library. \ I