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Scraps and .gacts. ? The breach between Germany and Great Britain does not seem to heal very rapidly. It was suggested from the floor of the house of commons a few days ago, that Secretary Chamberlain either modify or apologize for the offensive remarks he made about Germany. The secretary said he would resign first, and his fellow cabinet ministers endorsed him in his stand. It has since been announced that Emperor William, who was to have attended memorial services in England in honor of his grandmother, the late queen, has changed his mind and cancelled the arrangement. The kaiser is quite popular in England; but he does not dare risk his popularity at home by offending his own people just at this juncture. ? Charlotte Observer: It is a hopeful indication for the Democratic party that it is to be represented in the senate after the 4th of March by such men as Mr. Gorman, of Maryland, and Mr. McCreary, of Kentucky. They are the type of men needed in that body and Mr. Gorman will, by common consent, step at once into his old position of leadership. It will be wise leadership, too, unlike that the party has had in that body in recent years?a leadership which will build up, not tear down. Mr. McCreary has had 40 years' experience in public life, as governor, representative in congress and in other capacities, and has always measured up. The advent of these gentlemen In the senate will be a iortunate day for their party. ? News from New Orleans and other Louisiana and Texas points indicate that a large British mule ship has gone down in the Gulf of Mexico. The captains of vessels arriving at Port Eads, La., and Quinton, Texas, say they have passed through a string of 30 miles or more of dead mules and cattle floating on the gulf. It is stated that a mule transport left New Orleans a few days previous, and it is believed that she may have foundered. Recalling the attempt of Boer emissaries to blow up the transport Mechanician, at New Orleans, some months ago, it is thought possible that the transport in question might have met just such a fate; but how the work was done, if at all, can only be a matter of speculation. ? The war department was advised, on Tuesday, of an important surrender which occurred Monday, at Taal, Batangas province, Philippine islands. The surrender included one colonel, three lieutenant colonels, one major, five captains, twelve, lieutenants, 245 men and 223 rifles. Marasgan, the colonel, was a leader of importance linrtpr thp insiirtrpnt epnpral Mftlvar. operating in the western portion of Batangas. That section is reported now to be practically clear of hostile forces. It is stated that the surrender was unconditional, and due to the excellent service of the American troops. The loyal natives, it is added, believe this surrender will influence hostile bands in other sections of Batangas to surrender. Those prisoners not charged with serious crimes have been released. ? Charlotte Observer, Wednesday: George Phillips, the "Corn King," of Chicago, was caught in a tight place yesterday in a big rye deal, and in the language of his manager, "men whom he worsted in former deals, went after him, and they 'got' him." He was practically wiped off tne financial slate. In making a statement regard ing the occurrence Phillips himself said, after reciting the circumstances which brought on his ruin: "I was for the moment not prepared and the only alternative lett was to close out. I have no excuse to make and no complaints." This is an excellent sentiment coming from a man who sees a new start staring him in the face, and it is safe to say that with nerve like this on hand it win he only a snort time before the "broke" Corn King will again be a cock of the pit. ? Miss Mary S. Hill, "the Nightingale of the Confederacy," was buried in New Orleans on Sunday by the Confederate Veterans. She was a native of Ireland, but went to Louisiana as a child. During the civil war she enrolled herself as a voluntary nurse and was matron of the Louisiana hospital in Richmond. She was sent by Jefferson Davis on three confidential missions to Europe. Returning to New Orleans while General Butler was in charge, she was arrested and sent to prison, but was released on the intercession of the British consul. "When the Louisiana Soldiers' Home was erected Miss Hill was chosen as its matron, but resigned when it was on a firm footing and moved to Brooklyn, where she died on January 7. At the request of the Confederate veterans the body was sent from Brooklyn to New Orleans, where it was placed in the tomb of the Army of Northern Virginia. ? Seventy-five hundred medals is the estimate of navy department officials of the number of tokens of recognition which ar^to be ordered for officers and men wh<7 participated in the memorable West Indian campaign of tne Spanish-American war. A West Indian campaign medal will be bestowed upon every officer and man who was in that campaign. The naval board on awards has recently been engaged in deciding upon a number of engagements to be singled out for special commemoration, participation in which will mean an extra bar for each, to be at tached to the West Indian campaign medal. The battle of Santiago bay heads the list of these and the board has decided upon the following engagements which, in its opinion, merit special distinction: Cienfuegos, Cardenas, Santiago (cable cutting expedition): three days' fight at Guantanaino: three fights at Manzanillo, and Nipe Bay. ? Philadelphia dispatch, to New York Commercial: A new explosive is about to be put on the market, which will take the place of both powder and dynamite. It consists of nitrated starch prepared by a patented secret process. To exploit this composition a syndicate of Philadelphia capitalists has organized under the New Jersey law the Safety Explosives Company of America, capitalized at $4,500,000, and have bought 245 acres of land on the Delaware river, opposite Wilmington, Del., where a plant will be erected at once. Experiments on the new explosive has ] been carried on 13 months, and It has demonstrated that it Is safe to handle, j cannot be set off by fire or violent ( shock, will not freeze, like dynamite, < nor give off smoke or fumes. It may i be burned without danger, and even eaten. It goes off only by a detona- ' tion within its substance. Its cost is i only four-ninths the cost of dynamite ] and one-third of powder. It will be < manufactured for commercial pur- i poses. 1 i Ik j?orkiUr (Enquirer. ! YORKVULLE, S. C tw\< ? V SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1902. On account of the generosity of Andrew Carnegie, the public is beginning to think that vast wealth is not such a ! great evil after all. But it is just as i well not to forget that there are only a few men liKe Mr. Carnegie. "We are not disposed to think unkindly of Governor McSweeney for vetoing the bill providing for the repeal of the free pass law. While we do not believe the law has any value in accomplishing the purpose Intended; still there are two sides to the question, and to say which is right is difficult. Congressman Lever, who succeeded to the seat of the late Dr. J. Wm. Stokes, has also succeeded to the doctor's contest with the Negro Dantzler. The matter was considered by the /t/vmvinufaa a? aaa tocfoh oloctinno ht1 V?V/4*I illllltt VI4 VVtUVW4VVI v*vw?av.?M last Tuesday. In the absence of Mr. Lever's attorney, Congressman Finley appeared before the committe and requested that the defendant be allowed 30 days in which to file a brief. The request was readily granted. The probability is that Mr. Lever will win; but until the matter is finally settled, he will be subject to more or less uneasiness. The United Fruit company has established a regular line of steamers between Charleston and the West Indies. It would seem that this news ought to be important to the upper portion of Soutn Carolina. Charleston is our closest seaport. It is reasonable to assume that in the absence of unfair discrimination, freight rates snould be less than from any other point. Already this section buys much fruit from Charleston. With this new advantage, it should at once look carefully into the question of giving that port its entire trade. The business can be so developed that it will speedily work to the best interest of all concerned. They are having a warm time of it out in Missouri over the question of iiuiiiiiiauug <X out'tcoovi iu ocuaiui ?cot by means of a Democratic primary. The agitation is being pushed by Champ Clarke, who is a candidate, and who be'ieves he can win if given a fair chance before the people. Governor Stone has control of the state machinery and is certain that he can win if the issue is left to the legislature after the usual fashion. Clarke is insisting on the declaration of the national Democratic platform on the subject of electing United States senators by the people; but Stone does not think that this principle should be made to apply to party politics. Mr. Louis Appelt, editor of the Manning Times, says he has seen documentary evidence that convicts Senator Tillman of certain charges which have been brought against him in times past. Mr. Appelt does not say to which of the several charges that have been made against the senator the evidence refers; but from the context of the editorial it is presumed that the writer refers to the dispensary rebate matter. If so, the statement is Interesting; but as to the practical effect we are unable to say. When Senator M. C. Butler brought these charges first he put them like this: Governor Tillman bought whisky for the dispensary from the whisky trust. The whisky trust gives rebates on all purchases. All purchasers who buy whisky from the whisky trust get these rebates. It is the whisky trust's system of doing business. There is nothing on the books of the dispensary to show that the state of South Carolina got rebates on its purchases. Those rebates were due. If the state did not get them, why did she not, and if she did get them what became of them? That was a searching proposition. It put Senator Tillman on the defensive, but he did not essay to defend himself. He merely turned the matter off by asking the people if they would believe sucn a thing of him, and he has since pointed to his subsequent election as a verdict of "not guilty." If Mr. Appelt shall actually succeed in producing indisputable documentary evidence, Senator Tillman's next question would probably be, "And what are you going to do about it?' The Confederate Home. That the people of South Carolina should feel kindly toward any proposition having in view promotion of the comfort, pleasure and well-being of Confederate veterans is quite natural, and consequently the mere suggestion of the idea that a home be erected for indigent veterans is calculated to be received with more or less favor, even f by those who may not have thought "< about the matter one wtfy or the other, t We have been thinking about the I Confederate home proposition some of ( late, and we are especially impressed { by the suggestions thrown out by Mr. i \V. Brown Wylie, in the interview with > him, published in another column. 1 Looking, in our mind's ?ye, upon the 1 home as a stately mansion, occupied by i several hundred old soldiers, provided < with every convenience and luxury t their condition could require, with ser- t vants to wait upon them, and every '< wish that could contribute to their happiness and contentment complied with, we have not felt disposed to say i word that could be construed as an abjection to the realization of such conditions. But the practical remarks af Mr. Wylie on the subject, go a long way towards dispelling this illusion. They suggest, instead, an expenditure af some $50,000 for a building that will hardly average an inmate from each county, and wnich will have to be maintained iat an expense of something like $5,000 or $10,000 a year. The 3cheme no longer looks practicable. It appears that although a few veterans might be benefitted, the benefit would be m in proporxion xo xne cuai ox ouu greater comforts If the money were more judiciously expended. The suggestion of Governor McSweeney to the effect that the building be erected on the grounds of the state hospital for the insane, with a view to making it available for the uses of that Institution when it shall no longer be needed for a home, is good; but we see objections to even that. In view of the very slight need for such an institution, as compared with its great cost, we do not think it should be charged against the veterans at all as among the things their fellow citizens have tried to do for them. So far as we have information, there Is no serious objection to any pension appropriation that has been made. Everybody recognizes the justice of these appropriations, and but few look upon them as a burden. The money comes from the state at large, is distributed among those who are especially entitled to it, and goes back in equitable proportion to those from whom it was originally collected. The building of the proposed home in Columbia would call for the collection of large sums from the balance of the state to be expended principally for the benefit of that city. The per capita expense to be charged against the inmates of the home would hardly be less than $1,000 per annum, while the actual benefits enjoyed by each would amount to scarcely more than $150 per annum. This is out of all just proportion, and instead of spending the money for erecting a home, we say increase the general pension approprianun. While the Iron Is Hot. "A good opportunity is seldom presented and easily lost," somebody has said, and we desire again to call the attention of the people living in the vicinity of Tlrzah that this saying is true. We especially refer to the people living in the vicinity of Tirzah, because right now they have a good opportunity to enhance the value of their farm lands, and if they fail to take advantage of this opportunity, it is not likely to return to them for many years to come. The desirability of farm lands, and their value, depends largely upon their accessibility to market, the condition of the roads, etc., and a farm that has equally convenment access to competing markets, has just that much advantage over a farm {hat is confined to a single market. So far as the people of Tirzah are concerned with relation to the Yorkville market, they are at a serious disadvantage. Their road to Rock Hill is good and its benefit is great; but the benefit would be largely increased If they had as good a road to Yorkville. A good road between Tirzah and Yorkville would be of advantage to the Tirzah people whether they should make use of it or not. This proposition can best be understood by those who are using the present road: but it ought to be Just as well understood by those who never expect to come this way. . The principal obstacles on the road between Tirzah and Yorkville, are the "Simril hill," the "Poor House Hill." the "Robinson hill," and the "Wallace hill." Although discouraging as they stand, none of them are. so formidable that they cannot be greatly improved with a comnaratlvelv small amount of work. From the time of the establishment of the chaingang, It has been the rule of the supervisor, when he once commences a piece of road Improvement, to keep at It either until he runs out of rock or until he completes the Job. In no Instance yet has there been a failure to crush and lay Into macadam all the rock that has been offered for tne purpose by the people Interested. Neither has there been any failure on the part of the supervisor to complete all the grading that was required on a piece of road, provided there was sufficient rock on hand to make a finished Job. Although there is reason to believe that the supervisor will stay by the present task as long as will the people Interested, It is not fair to expect him to keep the chalngang at work after the people who are to be most benefitted have dropped the matter. With the Tirzah road, therefore, it is principally a question of'the necessary stone for macadam. If the stone is put in sight, all of the hills will be graded down and macadamized. As matters stand now, It is safe to say that the work of a dozen teams for two weeks each is about the only thing in the wa- of a first-class road between Yorkvllle and Tirzah. There are in the Tirzah neighborhood, enough Interested farmers to furnish these teams if they only will. They can furnish them now at practically no cost, or very little cost, and the reward that is promised is double that they have ever received for an equal amount of ex pense. "A good opportunity is seldom presented and easily lost." This good opportunity is so plain that no intelligent landowner can mistake it. Will it be lost? N- AlEHE-MENTIOlV. ^ Sir Thomas Lipton has definitely decided to make another attempt to lift :he America's cup It is again reported that the Boerg have agreed to liscuss the peace question...Congress is considering a proposition to ippropriate $10,000,000 for the rebuildng of West Point :>'lt has been reported in the papers that Chas. M. Schwab has been plunging heavily it the Monte Carlo games. Schwab 1 lenies that he has indulged in sensa- 1 ional gambling Tne American Su- 1 rar Itefining company, on Wednesday, mnounced a cut of 5 points in the price 1 of refined sugar's Oscar M. Strauss, J formerly United States minister to Turkey, has been appointed as a member of the committee of arbitration at A The Hague, vice ex-President Harrison, deceased The corner stone of Florida's new capltol building was laid c at Tallahasse on Wednesday. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. j Work of the Home and Senate In Annual Seaalon. _ I This being the second session of the present body, but little time was lost in organization last Tuesday, both house and senate being ready for business within a short time after they were called to order. Most of the time ^ of the opening session in both houses ,a was consumed by the reading of the d governor's message, a pretty full syn- r opsis of which was given in The En- P quirer of last Wednesday. TitUa? Wft VtA?i?A Ha r?lr /mm 6 VV IICII kilC IIUUOC 1CI/UTCU * w... tue governor, with a veto, Its bill (or ? tue repeal of the anti-free pass law, It h promptly acted on the question as to P what should be done about the veto. ^ The vote for passing the bill over the ? governor's veto stood 64 to 38. Under e the constitution, however, 83 votes were * required, and the veto nolds good. Among the important new bills of- v fered in the house was one to appro- p priate the sum of $150,000 for pensions,, p and another to permanently extend thgS time in which taxes may be paid with- 1 out penalty, to March 1. 0 But little business of special interest was transacted in either the house or d senate on Tuesday. The house, on Wednesday, made a 8 special order of all redstrictlng bills for January 22. It also listened to the 8 reading of a resolution giving Admiral t Schley credit for the battle of Santi- * ago and endorsing the finding of Ad- k miral Dewey in the court of inquiry. ^ A special committee on offices to be ^ filled this year; made the following re- v port: ' * One associate justice of the supreme x court to succeed Associate Justice 8 Jones. One Ju^ge of-the first circuit. 1 One Judge of the second circuit. One judge of the third circuit. One'judge of the fourth circuit. One judge of the sixth circuit. One Judge of the eighth t circuit. f A commissioner of the state dispen- c sary for the term of two years to sue- j ceed H. H. Crum. Chairman of the directors of the state t dispensary for the term of two years j | eacn, 10 succeed n. jti. -nivalis ana a. c F. H. Dukes. t Two directors of the state peniten- j tlary for the term of two years each, to 3 to succeed W. B. Love and W. D. Mann, j Two trustees of the South Carolina f college. Two trustees of Winthrop Normal and Industrial college. Three trustees of Clemson college. One member of the board of visitors of the South Carolina Military academy. Two trustees of the Colored Normal and Industrial college. The senate having already fixed that date, It was agreed 4hat the elections be held next Tuesday, beginning at 10 a. m. . A resolution looking to biennial sessions'was made a special order for next Wednesday. The following bills proposing constitutional amendments, were introduced in the senate. Article relating to sessions of the legislature: the amendment proposing biennial sessions of the legislature: relating to appointments by the governor to fill vacancies on the circuit and supreme court benches: relating to election of senators and members of the house, proposing that their term be six and four years, respectively: relating to the time the governor may adjourn the legislature: making the terms of state officers four instead of two years, as at present 4 The most important development In * the house on Thursday, was the intro- * duction of a bill by Mr. Sanders to al- 1 low each county to regulate the con- c duct of Its own dispensary for Itself, t The bill puts the control of the county t dispensary in the hands of county au- I thorities. It is virtually a resurrection t of what was formerly known as the I Archer bill. A motion to strike out the r enacting clause was lost by a vote of e 73 tn 33' hut n mnMon tn ndlnnrn nrp- ? vailed. There was but a brief session t of the senate during Thursday and no t business of special interest was trans- a acted. i NOTES FROM OGDEN. 1 r Injury to the Ont Crop?The Small- f pox?New Rural Route Proposed. 1 Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. I Ogden, January 14.?The small grain 0 crop has been seriously damaged by 1 the recent freeze. In some places the A oats are completely frozen out and in 0 others there is not more than half a s stand left. Where wheat was sown 1 early, it does not seem to have suffered a great deal. If the weatner is good 0 in the spring and seed can be obtained 1 there will be much resowing of oats, h Mrs. Lula Sherrer is having lumber e placed on the ground preparatory to & rebuilding the house recently destroy- 3 ed by fire. a Mr. J. S. Kidd has just completed a new dining room to his already conve- 1 nient dwelling. s The smallpox scare has not yet sub- e elrlprl In thi<a oontlnn A prpai manv a people have been vaccinated, but there 0 are many others who refuse to submit, tl There are no new cases. P Mr. O. N. Hahn, of Lenoir, N. C., " came down and spent Sunday with his b family, who are visiting the family of 11 Mr. D. L. Evans. tl Mr. W. S. Percival has a petition for e< a proposed rural mail route, beginning ei at Ogden, and continuing up the railroad to Mrs. Fannie Parish's; thence E by Antloch church by Mrs. Byers' to d> Bethesda church; thence down to rr Brattonsville road to John O. Darby's; di thence back by T. J. Strait's to Ogden, T a distance of twenty or twenty-five tc miles. si c, Tlie OlNiteiiNnry IClectionn. tc Reports from Columbia are to the ef- a< feet that the city is full of whisky si drummers who are log-rolling with ref- al erence to the approaching elections for p! dispensary officials, it is said that the si railroads are also interested. The whis- t'i ky men are looking out for future sales, st etc., and the railroads for freights. al uOCAL AFFAIRS, ti g NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. r Y. Cartwright, Surgeon Dentist? v Gives notice that on and after this p date he will do all dental work on a strictly cash basis. !. P. Lowrance & Co.?Ask you 'o call li on them for choice evaporated apples c and peaches, which they are selling at 12J cents a pound. J, ohn B. Williams?1Tells you about the f good quality of the N. O. molas3es y which he has and also tells you about v 3, 4 and 5 string brooms. 3. W. Shaw, G. P. A.?Publishes the new schedule regulating trains on the a S. C. & Ga. Extension, and its connections. c >J 1 _ v pVJUUUT fKUfliU. ^Wiss Maggie Moore, postmaster at r Torkvllle, left for Washington Tuesay, to be gone two weeks. Her erand Is a combination of business and leasure. Mr. John Hamel, who lives a mile ast of Fishing creek, on the Landsord road, has been confined to his ouse for most of the time dyrlng the iast two months; but Is feeling much letter and Is able to be up. $Mr. Fe'ix Walker has just completd a full course in book-keeping at the fing's Mountain Military academy. Mr. John E. Plexico, of Blalrsville, rho has been quite unwell during the >a8t month, was in Yorkville on Wedlesday. , Mr. Mason McConnell has gone on lie road for the Eagle Shoe company, f Fredericksburg, Va. Mr. McConnell s a most capital salesman across the Iry goods counter and he will no doubt nake a success of selling shoes wholeale. Due West special, to Aboeville Press ind Banner; The oratorical contest of he students of Erskine college, was leld In the Euphemian Society hall last Saturday night. Mr. L. W. Jenkins, of forkville; Mr. McDaniel, of Covington, renn.;'and Mr. Bradley, of Troy, S. C., 1 vere the contestants. They are all ( >romising young orators and either one J vould do credit to the college. A good LUdience heard the speeches. The j nembers of the faculty were the judges. NEW SUBSCRIBER PREMIUM. 1 Dr. Thomas N. Dulin, of Bethel, wins i he 550 Parker hammerless shotgun, of ered by This Enquirer for the largest \ >1??K rtf onhonrlKora rotiimoH flTlfl riuu ui ntn ouutj^?*>/v?B w? )aid for by 4 o'clock p. m.t January 16. i Upon the count of the new names re- ] urned, It was found tnat although ] >ractically all of our clubmakers were sredited with one or more each, only hree of them were seriously In the ace. These were Dr. T. N. Dulln, Mr. iV. McG. Bailey and Mr. R. Banks Black. Their respective lists stood as ollows: Dr. T. N. Dulln 40 Wm. McG. Bailey 27 R. Banks Black 23 Including the above, the total num>er of new names returned during the irogress of the contest was 130. Dr. Dulln Is a new clubmaker, not laving had any previous experience, ind In view of the fact that he labored n competition with a number of old ilubmakers in a territory that was already thought to be well covered, his luccess Is all the more conspicuous, iis good fortune, however, is attribltable solely to hard work and a deermination to win. He took renewals vhere they came his way; but gave his ittention mainly to subscriptions that vould count on the gun. As has already been fully explained, he new subscriber contest has no relalon to the contest in competition for he other premiums offered, except that n awarding the other premiums, the lew subscribers returned will be countid along with the old just as If the relent contest had not intervened. THE CONFEDERATE HOME. Notwithstanding the apparently unanmous endorsement of the Confederate lome Idea by the Confederate veteans of York county at the big re-unon at the works of the Catawba Power lompany last fall, there is reason to >elleve that after all there is very litle genuine sentiment In favor of the iroposition In this section. It is a fact | hat only one side of the question was ( )resented at the time of the endorsenent referred to and the vote was takin without mature consideration. Since then veterans and others have >een thinking over the matter, and here are but few who are able to see my practical benefit In the proposed mdertaking. No other individual in York county s in as close touch with the veterans nost directly interested in the Conederate home proposition as is Mr. V. Brown Wylie, clerk of the court. Ls disburser of York county's share it the annual pension appropriation, dr. Wylie has become personally aclualnted with every veteran and widiw of a veteran who receives a penion. There were only a few represenatives of this class at the re-union ast fall, and the vote taken on that ccasion is not to be taken as represenative of their sentiments. Since then, lowever, many of these veterans have xpressed themselves to Mr. Wylie, and ie is satisfied that they do not want to ee any extravagant appropriation for ny so-called Confederate home. "During the past year, since this hing has been under consideration," aid Mr. Wylie, "I suppose I have talkd to not less than 100 pensioners bout it, and I have yet to find the first ne who looks upon it with favor. On tie contrary, they are unanimously oposed to it. Many of them are very luch concerned for fear the home will t e established, and I am convinced that n : tne general assemDiy win consult le wishes of the people most interest- 1< 3, the project will be at once abandon- b i. . e "Take York county, for instance, o !ven if the home were established, I 0 not believe it would get a single in- fj late from this whole county. Any in- p Igent veterans? Yes; lots of them, ci here are a number who, in addition U ) the annual pittance granted by the o :ate, do not have a dollar that they g in call their own from one year's end b > the other; but all these have ties of ? :qualntanceship, friendship and kin- cl lip that they are loath to sever. It is cl 11 very well to talk of providing a s; ace in which indigent veterans may >enu their declining years in ease, si imfort and luxury. The sentiment h rongly appeals to the better side of hi 1 of us; but it is well not to discount d< he force of human nature. When you o among the particular class of veteans to which I refer, although you /111 often find them living in abject overty, you will also find that not ne of them is willing to swap such & ifp with relatives and friends for the omforUble conditions promised by the roposed home. Take them awiiy rom their friends, and no matter what 'ou might try to do for them, you /ould make them miserable. "I am not discussing this matter on . basis of theory; but on a basis of exsting conditions. I have in view a ase in point?that of old man , vho formerly lived in Broad river ownship. He was not only misera>1? Kit f moo o with nalflv. Mjr (Juwi, ""V t.cu w>?v.v. during many years he was an object >t charity in the neighborhood. Time md again efforts were made to get ilm to'go to the poor house; but he vould not go. He knew every man, voman and child In the vicinity of his lome; but had no acquaintances on his side of the county. I doubt if he mew as many as two people in he town of Yorkville. For that eoson he was unwilling to go to the >oor house. And so it is with all of hem, and tney are unwilling to break hose ties. "No," concluded Mr. Wylie, "I hope he Confederate home Idea will be ibandoned. I do not believe there is my good in it. If the general assemjly feels disposed to do more for the >!d soldiers, and the more it does the ?etter I will be pleased, let it increase he pension appropriation. The vete ans and the widows will appreciate :hls more than they will the erectlor )f a so-cahed home that they cannol mjoy without separation from theii friends." X THE T1RZAH ROAD. After much delay, occasioned by th< weather, smallpox, the necessity foi some ditching operations at the poo house farm, and various other circum stances, Superintendent Whltener pu the chalngang to work on the TIrzal road, near Mr. N. A. Simril's, las rhursday morning, but was driven ii by the rain before a fair start wa made. From now on, however, as th< weather permits, the work will con tinue steadily. Mr. N. A. Simru saia, rnursaay ai temoon, that present plans contem plate the accumulation of three Iargi piles of rock, with some 1,200 loads ii jach pile. One pile has been located i short distance west of the five mill post, a second near the four mile post and the third Is to be commenced nex Monday in the forks of the road, appo site the poor house. It has been pret ty generally agreed that 25 cents pe: hour for a team, consisting of a wag an, two mules and a driver, is an equit able basis on which to make good sucl subscriptions as subscribers choose t< pay in labor. "We are trying to work the whol< matter of hauling rock to the best pos sible advantage," said Mr. Simril in hii last conversation with the reporter and we would be glad to fiave all sub scrlbers to notify either myself, or Mr Roy Carroll, when tney are ready t< haul. The longer we can get the no tice in advance the better. We woul< ike to have 24 hours' notice. This wil snable us to provide the labor necesar: Tor loading and unloading wagons We are trying to keep the wagom moving while they are with us, and i Is important that we have exactl: snough labor?not too much or too lit tie. It will be a waste either way." Up to this time there has been n< lifflculty in getting all the rock th' teams could move for either of the twi rock piles that have already been com menced. The rock that has been haul ?d too, is the very thing for the pur pose?what is known as the "nigge hpnrt " Thin rook Is not so nlentlful ij the vicinity of the poor house, and I Is not probable that the accumulatioi there will be quite so rapid as at th< ather places. CHAINGANG PROWLER SHOT. Sidney Miller, a 15-year-old Negrt boy, who completed a term on th< ?halngang Thursday morning, was shoi by Guard Robinson, at about 1 o'clock yesterday morning, while prowling Ir the vicinity. The uneasiness manifested by th< logs shortly after 12 o'clock, gav< tvarnlng that something was wrong lr the neighborhood of the camD. Investigation failed to disclose the trouble it the time: but when the dogs begar rrowllng again the outline of a man'f 'orm was seen near the stockade. The ruard challenged. There was no rejponse. The man ran, and the guard Ired without result. Some little time vas lost In releasing the dogs, aftei .vhlch pursuit was continued. The trail of the fugitive was easily 'ollowed by the dogs toward the creek: >ut the moon had gone down and the ruards were unable to see what they vere following. They could hear, how;ver, and fired several times In the direction Indicated by the noise. The ugitlve plunged Into the creek, which vas waist deep, and continued to run mtll finally he was caught by the dogs, me having hold of each leg. Guard Robinson came up and chalenged again; but receiving no reply, Ired point blank In the direction of the loise before him, and not more than 0 feet away. This time there was a 'ell, Indicating that the fugitive had >een hit, and Superintendent Whitener ecognized the voice of the fellow as hat of Sidney Miller, the boy who had ieen discharged during the previous norning. Examination showed that Miller's jft hand had been shattered by a uckshot: but he was not injured othrwlse. Strange to say also, neither f the dogs were hurt. Miller was unwilling to give a satlsactory explanation of his reason for rowling around the camp, or for his onduct in refusing to answer the chal;nge of the guard. He claimed that ne of the convicts had promised to ive him five cents; and that he was ack after his money. When asked 'hy he did not come In daylight he delined to answer. He was subjected to lose questioning; but would give no itisfactlon. Miller Is the boy who burglarized a tore at Guthnesville, about a year ago Id his plunder in the woods near his ome in the vicinity of Sharon, and unertook to run a store of his own. His father says he is thoroughly depraved, and an unusually hard case to manage. The boy is now in Jail, and his hand is being treated by Dr. Walker. DO?iL.OK MR. W. J. STEPHENSON. ' Mr. Wm. J. Stephenson died at his home, four miles west of Yorkville, last Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock, of pneumonia. He had been in bad health since last summer, at which time he was very near death's door, and his death on Wednesday may very properly be regarded as having been brought about by the general breakdown that commenced then. Mr. Stephenson was a native of York county, and was descended on both sues or nis nuuae, lium aiiiuiig the first white settlers to locate in this part of the state. His ancestors for several generations back have been I ^ I BHmHJBIHUHIHUi r r WM. J. STEPHENSON. - buried in Beersheba and Sharon cemt eteries. (He was born in the Turkey i creek neighborhood, on December 1, t 1825, and at the time of his death was * aged 76 years, 1 month and 14 days. s Although schools were scarce in his e neighborhood during his youth and - early manhood, Mr. Stephenson managed to secure a fairly good academic - education, and after he was 21 years of - age began to make his living as a e school teacher. He taught school for i six years, then invested his savings in i land and went to farming, which was e the principal vocation of his life up to . the time of his death. At one time he t owned several large plantations, and - although he afterward disposed of - some of his holdings, he has left quite r i comfortable estate. Having made his way in the world - principally through his own efforts, Mr. i Stephenson was a man who did his own J thinking. He was accustomed to reason things out for himself rather than - follow blindly the lead of others. Dur - ing all the excitement over the various 8 questions that led up to the war, he , was a staunch and pronounced Union - man, never hesitating to so express . himself on occasion, no matter how > unpopular were his views. But when - the war broke out, he left his family 1 and gave his services to the Confede1 racy, remaining In the army from y March, 1862 to April, a865. i. Mr. Stephenson first became promib nent In county politics during the reign t of martial law In South Carolina, when y he received the appointment of tax - collector from General Canby. He served until the adoption of the cono stitutlon of 1868, and did not make apo plication for re-appolntment. In 1876 a he was nominated and elected a county . commissioner on a ticket with Messrs. . G. L. Riddle and Robert Hays. He . held the office for two years, and afr terward served two years more as , clerk of the board. He was a candlt date for sheriff against the late Sheriff j R. H. Glenn; but was defeated, after ; which he retired from active politics until 1895, when he was elected as the first supervisor under the new county government law. He served one term, j retired from office and since that time ? hap given but little attention to polit tics. : Mr. Stephenson leaves a widow, nine , daughters and one son. The daughters are Mrs. W. Newton Neal, Mrs. J. M. ? Templeton, Mrs. J. C. McKnlght, Mrs. ? R. M. P. Robinson, Mrs. Joseph M. , Plexlco, Mrs. R. E. Gwlnn, Mrs. John . Feemster, Misses Fannie and Zula Lee , Stephenson. His only surviving son, , Mr. Elmer Stephenson, Is unmarried. , The funeral services were held at the s home of the deceased on Thursday , morning and the Interment took place I In Sharon cemetery. There was a large , concourse of people In attendance. ^^T^WITHIN THE TOWH. ' Vp/The ruins of the old Parish hotel &ok very bad. Something should be > done. ? Fltz & Webster's "A tireezy Time," In the opera house this (Friday) evening. Its a lively entertainment. ! ?There has been an Inconvenient i scarcity of pole axes In Yorkvllle for i quite awhile until within the past week or two. Dealers who placed orders from three to six months ago are only receiving shipments. At one time, not long ago. there were hardly more than a few dozen axes to be found in the town. Delayed' orders have begun to arrive and the supDly Is now abundant. ^ Somebody made a raid on penny la-the-slot and chewing gum machines belonging to Mr. J. Q. Wray and Messrs. J. M. Starr & Co., a few nights ago. The machines were installed at :he doors of the respective stores that had been doing duty without molestation for quite awhile. The machine at Mr. Wray's was carried off, and that at Starr & Co.'s was broken into. The thieves inflicted about $10 of damage and got for their pains probably as much as $1.00. -?vrLieutenant John R. Hart, of the Jg^per Light Infantry, has a communication from Adjutant and Inspector General Floyd, on the subject of a legislative appropriation for the purpose of paying the expense of the state militia to Charleston. General Floyd thinks the general assembly ought to make such an appropriation in consideration of the time and attention the military boys are giving their duties and he is urging it with all the vigor ^it his command. -?^A petition is being circulated for an election on the question 01 voting