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Scraps and |acts. ? Judge Teasdale, in the circuit court at Kansas City, last Wednesday, granted the application of Frank James for an injunction to stop the production of "The James Boys in Missouri," u drama depicting the James boys as train robbers and bank looters, which was being played at a local theatre. The injunction proceedings were brought by Frank James, his mother, Mrs. Samuels and his step-father, Dr. Samuels. The suit raised the question as to whether or not a private citizen could be portrayed on tne siage wnnout his consent, -whether to his discredit or not. Judge Teasdale Instructed that James furnish a bond of $4,000 to indemnify the theatre people against loss in case the decision is overturned by a higher court, and until the bond is given the play will go on. ? The sensation of the week in international politics, is the announcement on Wednesday of the signing of a defensive alliance between Great Britain and Japan. Although the fact is not stated, the plain object of the treaty is to check the encroachments of Russia in the far east. In the body of the treaty the independence of China and Corea are recognized and declared, and there is a plain intimation that any interference on the part of any other nation, with the affairs of either of the countries will meet with the united opposition of both Great Britain and Japan. In case either of the signatory powers should become involved in a war with some other power, the other signatory Is not bound to interfere except in the event a third power intervenes. This is the first instance in which Great Britain has formed such an alliance with a yellow race. It is stated that the alliance has the full approval of the administration at , Washington, especially because the principal object of it is to maintain the open door in China. ? The opinion of the court of appeals of New York in the case of People vs. Molineaux, 61 Northeastern Reporter, 286, will undoubtedly attract widespread attention. The court reviews the matter very thoroughly and makes over a dozen findings, the most important of which Is that evidence connecting defendant with the alleged killing of another person by means of the same poison, alleged to have been sent through the mails, is incompetent, where such evidence does not tend to establish a motive for the crime, or the intent with which it was committed, the absence of mistake or a common scheme for the commission of both fpfmoc oo r>nnriAr>tPri that nroof of one will establish the other or the Identity of the defendant. The other important holding is that, on trial for murdpr, evidence of statements of the victim of a iormer crime to his physician to the effect that he had received the powder claimed to have contained the poison from which he was dying, through the mails, which was the same manner in which the victim of the crime charged in the indictment was alleged to have received his poison, is incompetent. ? Washington dispatch to Philadelphia Ledger: A painful sort of lottery is going on nowadays at the census bureau. There are now a little over 2,500 clerks still retained in that bureau, and at least 1,000 of them must be dismissed within the next 30 days. The work of punching the tabulating cards has been completed, and the rest of the clerical labor connected with the tabulations will come to an end within a few days. As there will be need of not over 500 clerks in the permanent bureau it is inevitable that another thousand must be dismissed in the course of the next two months. The method employed is to issue yellow envelopes on each pay day to those clerks who are selected as being no longer needed. Yesterday about 50 clerks received the much dreaded yellow notifications that their jobs had come to an end. As the clerks in the census office are all, for the most part, young, apt and bright, it has been the special hope of each one of them that he or she might be retained in the permanent bureau, and it la Tint until tho v?11o\v pnvplnnp makes its appearance that hope is abandoned. A few, even after dismissal, have been able to secure reinstatement, but with the permanent disbandment of the large temporary force cases of this kind will be still fewer. ? New Haven dispatch of February 7: Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson, who was the guest of the New Haven Business association tonight at their annual banquet, was received with great enthusiasm. He urged that the Monroe doctrine be extended to the Filipinos and the walls of Pekin, declaring that the United States should insist that Europeans shall not partition off China but open it up to the trade of the world as the United States opened up Japan. Among the dangers that face Europe he mentioned a possible Slavic invasion, in the event of which he said it would fall to the lot of the United States to assist in saving Europe from general war. Without a relatively powerful navy such X action would be manifestly impossible. ? An Iowa court has established a \precedent which carries breach of yiromise beyond the grave. A young woman was engaged to be married, the hour was fixed but postponed, and a later date named. The man died before the time came around and the young woman sued for damages. The court decided that the agreement settled the matter, that she was to all intents and purposes in the eye of the law his widow, and entitled to a widow's dower, which in her case amounted to $6,000. The deceased would prob auiy maae no oojecuon, as ne reany intended to marry her and would have done so if he had not died. ? Says a Chicago dispatch of February 6: Peter Kuntz, a native of Chicago, who says he is a cousin of Oom Paul Kruger, arrived at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, today, accompanied by a large party of capitalists and lumbermen, who are interested in his scheme to--teach monkeys to pick cotton. Mr. Kuntz is touring the state of Arkansas in search of a spot where he proposes to launch a scheme, which, if successful, will revolutionize the cotton picking industry of the south. Kuntz and his companions are traveling on a special train, composed of three vestibule sleepers. Kuntz proposes to colonize a large number of monkeys from Africa and South America, which, he says, make excellent cotton pickers. He is looking for a large tract of land, which will be bought in and a stock company formed from the number of capitalists now with him. He then proposes to embark for Africa and bring back two shiploads of monkeys. He says he has given the subject much study and has spent many days in the African jungles, and understands monkey talk as well as the Ethiopian language. Among the party of over 50 are: John M. Kirby, Muncle, Ind.; C. E. Wright, Greenville, O.; J. B. Chenowith, Lynn, T?ri . n ur Poplfor CMtv Ind.! and George H. Worch, Versalles, O. ?hc orltvillc**Snquirrr. YORKVILLE, S. C.t SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15,1902. It Is stated on good authority that President Roosevelt will yet pay his promised visit to the Charleston exposition if his son Theodore gets better. The trip, however, will have to be deferred until after the departure of Prince Henry. Up to this time we have not noted a single comment about the Charleston exposition suggesting that It Is not the biggest thing of the kind that has yet been gotten up in the soutn. Attendance, however, has been better at expositions that were not half so good. The national house of representatives unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday providing for a constitutional amendment looking to the election of United States senators by a direct vote of the people. This Is the fourth time that the house has adopted a similar resolution. The senate, on Thursday, Wiled Mr, Mayfield's bill providing for the establishment of a fertilizer plant by the state. The house resolution providing for the appointment of a committee to investigate the feasibility of such a scheme, was also killed. ? ? ? In some of his speeches Senator Tillman declared himself a "Lincoln Democrat." The speech of Senator McLaurin at Chicago last Wednesday ought to have a tendency to draw the two senators together; but instead of this, as a result of it, Tillman will probably be a Lincoln Democrat no longer. A Groton, Mass., dispatch of Thursday, described young Theodore Roosevelt as recovering from his attack of pneumonia. His right lung had cleared and the left was showing up favorably. The doctors were inclined to I consider their patient out of danger, and the president was arranging to return to Washington. The Enquirer has, with the compliments of the South Carolina Chickamauga commission, a copy of a neat pamphlet containing the proceedings at the unveiling of the Chickamauga monument, May 27, 1901. Copies may be had free of charge by all who will send stamps sufficient for postage to the E. H. Aull Publishing company, at Newberry, S. C. Emperor William's yacht, the Hohenzollern, which is to be the headquarters of Prince Henry during his visit to the United States, reached New York on Wednesday, a day ahead of time. Prince Henry is to sail from Kiel, Germany, today, Saturday. The arrangements for his entertainment will be carried out unless the worst should happen to the president's son, in which event there might be a change of plans. Theodore H. Price continues to fill the southern papers with telegrams predicting an early and sharp advance in cotton. He insists that conditions warrant at least 9 cents and he thinks that much cotton will be sold at that figure. There is a general feeling among holders of cotton that the price ought to go higher; but so long as the price of manufactured goods remains at present figures there is not a great deal of encouragement to those who look at all sides of the subject. And so the senate has killed the bill looking to an amendment of the constitution so as to provide for biennial sessions of the general assembly. It is just as a great many people apprehended in advance. There is little reason to doubt that the people of the state would be glad to get rid of onehalf of the unnecessary expense that now goes for law making; but the lawmakers are not willing for anything of the kind. They are too fond of the pay and the palaver. It will be remembered that the senate once passed this bill for the house to kill, and the action of the senate now in killing the house bill looks like a return of the favor so as to put members of both Wn>li/vn ?* f r\ ootf that thoir ill a puoiltuu IV OCA J tnuv mvj were In favor of the idea. However, this game will not last indefinitely. The people will get on to it after awhile and they will demand that both sides pass the bill during the same session. Gkrmans drink more beer than Frenchmen and Britons combined. Frenchmen drink more wine than Germans and Britons combined. Britons drink more spirits than both Germans and Frenchmen. Americans drink more water than do Germans, Frenchmen and Britons. And Americans have passed all three in the race for industrial supremacy. ? Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post. There is a wholesome sermon in the above to those people who would undertake to argue that whisky can or does contribute in any way to materia! progress. We remember to have heard a demagogic politician say once "that f the progress of the world has been c more rapid since the discovery of dis- t tilled spirits because of the stinrula- s tion of new ideas, etc." To the young t man who is just beginning to tipple, ? and to the old man who seeks justifl- ^ cation for sacrifice of his manhood and r soul to his gullet and paunch, these s arguments are grateful enough; but | the whole argument suggests to us a t story that will be best appreciated, by level-headed conscientious men who P have become acquainted with the real F effects of whisky through Intelligence e or practical experience. A stranger t - - - . _ _ ? v boarded a crowded rerry ooai, carrying with him a large square box that p was securely covered, and the contents s of which he seemed to guard with r great caution. "What have you in that box?" asked a curious passenger. "Hush!" replied the stranger in a suppressed whisper. "This Is a kllmaroo? ? very dangerous?eats men." Moving back somewhat, the curious passenger c wanted to know what was to be done with the kilmaroo, and how it was p fed. "Feed it on snakes," explained o the stranger. "Eats more than a hun- r dred a day." "More than a hundred a r day!" the curious passenger exclaim- v ed, "and where do you get them?" "It t is confidential; but I'll tell you. My s brother has spells of delirium tremens t during which he sees thousands of 1' snakes, which .1 gather up and feed " to the kilmaroo." "But those are only s imaginary snakes," said the curious passenger. "True," replied the Strang- F er, "but that is all right for this is only t an imaginary kilmaroo!" And so it is c with the progress that feeds on whls- c ky. It is only imaginary progress. 8 t ' t t The Eastern Question. The news that Great Britain and Ja- a pan have entered into a defensive alii- c ance with regard to China and Corea, ^ adds especial interest to the "Eastern g Question." a For several years, diplomats the -] world over, have been assuming that, j as a matter of course, it is only a que^- a 41 ? * Al ?'" J oVinrt tlmo of uim Ul lime, auu a y\=ij onwv v?u? ? a that, until there will be a clash between j Russia and Japan with regard to Co- f rea. It will be remembered that Rus- t sia, with the assistance of other powers, robbed Japan of all the practical ^ fruits of her recent successful war with China, and such of these fruits ( as Russia has not already appropriated, she is preparing to appropriate as a rapidly as possible. The feelings of the Japanese against c the Russians are so intense that they can be restrained with difficulty. All t competent writers who have investigated the subject within the past year ] or two, agree that the whole Japanese population is intensely bitter against I Russia and Russians, and that al- * though Japanese statesmen are con- ^ vinced that thei^ can be no other outcome than war, they are anxious to de[lay the crisis at least until'Japan is in better financial condition than now. t It is a fact that Russia occupies her t present commanding position in Man- ? churia with the consent and assistance 0 of Great Britain. It is the result of the attitude of that power immediately af- p ter the close of the China-Japanese I war. At the time there was a differ- j ence of opinion as to whether Great c Britain's attitude was the result of I timidity or lack of foresight as to Russia's real motives; but there has not j been much question since tnat ureal Britain has continued to regret that she gave the weight of her influence with Russia instead of Japan in settling up the Japanese quarrel with China. Slowly and surely Russia has become all but the complete master of Manchuria. It is with the consent of China, it is true; but there is no reason to doubt that China's consent has only been secured through fear. At any rate, other powers having commercial and other interests in Manchuria, are becoming very much alarmed at Russia's attitude in this territory, and there is a pretty general feeling that 'something must be done to settle all pending issues before they are permanently fixed the way Russia would have them fixed. As to whether or not this new allijance promises a crisis in the near future, remains to be seen. Of course Great Britain is not after war so long as she can secure her ends by other means. She is cool and calculating. But in the case of the Japanese there is much personal passion, and now since the alliance seems to give impressions of strength that have not heretofore been possessed, it might be a question as to whether the passions of the Japs can be longer restrained. McLAURIN ON LINCOLN. South Cnrollna Senator Deliver* an Addremi Before the Mariinettc Club. s Memorial exercises in honor of Abra- r ham Lincoln were held in Chicago last c Wednesday on a scale surpassing any a previous local celebration of the anni- a versary of that statesman's birth, s There were a number of banquets in ij different parts of the city during the evening, the largest and most import- r ant being held in the home of Mar- o quette club. Senator John L. Mc- v Laurin, of South Carolina, was the o principal speaker of the occasion and n the subject of his address was "Abra- d ham Lincoln and His Relations to the s South." In part, the senator said: e "It is the irony of fate that these two t great presidents?Lincoln and McKinley?who had it in their power and their purpose to do so much for the south were both stricken down by the j hand of an assassin in the midst of plans which they had formed for the betterment of the entire country. P "I think I see the dawn of another ii day when our country will be divided, j. not on sectional lines, but in thought: . when a man will act and vote, not from the influence of the mere locality, P but in accordance with the dictates of tl his conscience, judgment and the en- t. lightened self-interest. This alone can ' make us one country, one nation, one 1 people, thus realizing the hope of n Washington and the ideal of Lincoln, w and the prophecy of McKinley. h "Thorn uro norfn I n nurcnnfilitidc in which the human race is permanently 11 interested. Lincoln was a human force o on a universal theatre, a dynamic t. power in mind and in character. He _ established forever amung the com- 11 mon people of the entire civilized world a reputation for greatness and good- n ness. He was canonized as he lay up- ^ on his bier by the inscrutable decree of countless millions. And the humble n classes in all countries indistinctively b elt that their order had lost Its wisest e, hamplon. v .. "What we need today Is a non-sec- 11 lonal statesmanship and a non-partl- ^ an patriotism, a closer brotherhood s hroughout our common country. The a outh needs the activity, the energy, nd the progressive commercial and inlustrlal ability of the north. The fl lorth needs the vast resources of the t] outh. The two sections working to:ether can bring about an era of rowth never yet attained in the his- ^ ory of our country. i< "Meeting here tonight for the pur- S( iose of doing honor to the memory of he greatest man this country has ever A produced since It became an independ- ri nt nation, we can take a lesson irom a he words he uttered while the strife i-as on, and In this period of love and ieace we can do much to bring about ? lerfect unity and understanding so es- ti ential to our national growth, prog- r, ess and prosperity." ' n TIIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY. i lore Important Proceeding* of the j Houne and Senate. 0 lorrcaponJence of the Yorkville Enquirer. a Columbia. February 13.?If the resent house has achieved fame, It Is n account of Its refusal to pasB so nany blls. The measures that have a un the gauntlet in both houses are ery scarce, and Senator Tillman might ? ?e excused for giving this general asembly the characterization he applied r 0 that of 10 years ago?the "driftwood 0 egislature." Th^re has certainly been p io definite aim ascertainable by an ob- c erver. p The redisricting bill is the one im- g lortant measure that has gone through p his week. The McGowan bill, which j, rlginated in the house was, on Tues- t lay, passed by the senate with one t imendment; but only after consldera- y ?le debate. Clarendon is taken from ?< he Seventh district and put in the 0 Mrst, and the house will doubtless 0 igree to the change. Senator Gruber t iffered an amendment which would j lave materially changed the First, j Jecond and Seventh districts; but after ( 1 long debate the amendment was lost. 0 [ hen Senator Mayfield undertook to s lave Edgefield and Saluda placed in t eparate districts. This brought forth g l spirited protest from Senator Shep- a >ard, who carried his point, and Edge- ^ ^ C/\ ln/ln Mn*nnlvt nl/lft Kir oirlft 41-1 iciu auu kiaiuua icmaiii oiuc uj aiuw <** y he Second district. j The bill arranges the congressional 8 listricts as follows: r First district?Charleston, Berkeley, t Colleton, Clarendon and Dorchester. Second district?Aiken, Bamberg, 8 3arnwell, Beaufort, Edgefield, Saluda C tnd Hampton. t Third district?Pickens, Oconee, Anlerson, Abbeville, ' Greenwood and dewberry. * Fourth district?Laurens, Spartan- p >urg, Greenville and Union. Fifth district?Cherokee, Chester, fork, Fairfield, Kershaw, Chesterfield tnd Lancaster. Sixth district?Marlboro, Marion, t lorry, Darlington, Florence, WlUiams>urg and Georgetown; ? Seventh district?Richland, Sumter, )rangeburg and Lexington. Senator Gruber's biennial sessions troposition met its death in the senate 1 resterday, failing to receive a two- c hird vote as required by the constitu- c ion for the passage of a constitutional t imendment. There was little debate md the vote stood. |j? ^ For biennial sessions?Senators Ap- * >elt, Barnwell, Blakeney, Caughman, p lean, Dennis, Gaines. Glenn, Gruber, T ienderson, Livingston, Manning, ^agsdale, Raysor, ?arratt, Sharpc, 1 Sheppard, Stackhouse, Walker, Wiliams?20. t Against biennial sessions?Senators ? Sowen, Douglass, Goodwin, Graydon, day, Herndon, Hough, Hydrick, llder- v on, Marshall, Mayfleld, Moore, Mow- I tr, Stanland, Talbird?15. p The senate also killed Senator Hay's <1 >ill to make it a misdemeanor to shoot t ive pigeons for target practice. The c ight on the bill was led by Senator a D. S. Henderson, of A^ken, and the bill vas rejected by a votd of 21 to 16. It is t nteresting to note tl^at a New York s lewspaper recently announced that c 0.000 live birds wefe shipped from t s'ew York to Aiken t& be used for the li imusement of the trap shooters among \ he rich winter residents there. a Mr. DeBruhl's bill; to provide the t nanner in which railroad companies, n ncorporated under the laws of other r tates may be incorporated in this t tate, was given its third reading in a he senate yesterday. The senate add- P d several unimportant amendments to b he bill, and It has been sent back to li he house for concurrence. The house spent Monday on unimporant matters?except the recess taken or the reception of the Cook County r Democracy. On Tuesday a morning t nd night session was held and the an- s i-trust bills were taken up for consld- b ration at each session. Although g here was much talk on each side, the v illls were left up in the air?"debate I .djourned," which means that the so- o ons did not wish to vote one way or t he other and preferred to leave the is- v ues Involved undecided. n Yesterday the house took up the ap- li iropriation bill and gave it a second t eading with little dispute as to the a everal items. All the appropriations t! ecommended by the ways and means e ommittee were granted except that c sked for Winthrop, which was placed c t $50,000, instead of $60,000. xne ed- ? ence of a fight on the appropriations v s a feature of this session. t( Yesterday at the Caldwell hotel, Rep- h esentatlve Theus, of Hampton, died e f pneumonia, and as soon as the fact o fas announced both houses adjourned v\ ut of respect. Mr. Theus was a re- e narkably handsome man, quiet and v ignlfled, and a faithful legislator. ^ Suitable resolutions were adopted in t] ach house and a committee appointed w o attend the funeral. a < a The Anglo-Japanese Treaty.?Mr. e< 'akahira, the Japanese minister to J* Vashlngton, called at the state de- t] artment Wednesday, says a Wash- \V igton dispatch and notified Secretary ir lay of the signature of the treaty beween Great Rrltain and Japan made ublic yesterday in England, binding he two nations to joint action to main- ^ ain the integrity of China and Corea. b| 'he assent of the United States is not t( ecessary to this agreement, but if it ol ere it probably would not be with- ^ eld, for it is pointed out that the ia eaty is precisely in line with the aims c< f the state department, as fully dis- hi losed in the notes published by it rom time to time. r It is again stated that there has been C o joint action as between the United tv tates and between the two powers r. amed, but it is a fact that the pream- t! le to the new treaty might be regard- tl d as almost a paraphrase of the post- J Ion of the United States toward the lanchurlan question as enunciated In ecretary Hay's note to the Russian J mbassador here. It Is made very clear here by the of- j clal statements that the purposes of tie United States all relate to comlercial and industrial phases of the lanchurlan question. With the polit- -\ ;al phase we have little concern. The overeignty of Russia or China over lanchuria would be to us an immatelal issue so long as American ships re free to sail into Manchurian ports n even terms with Russian ships; so me as American Droducts may be en ered In Manchuria at the same tariff ates as Russian, and so long as Amer:an railroad and mining projectors lay operate In Manchuria as freely as i hose of any other nation. In other ,'ords, the United States Is contending , or the "open door" In Manchuria and t recognizes In this new treaty a valuble support in its contention. ^ THE VA.-?AR. CHEN. CO. l Correspondent Urge* the Necessity of Fertiliser Competition. Idltor Yorkvllle Enquirer: I read with much Interest the recent emarks of your paper on the subject ( f the establishment of a fertilizer ( lant by the state, and while I am In- , lined to think that the general prlncl- / i!es laid down in them are correct, *] till I am not satisfied to rest on the , resent situation without attempt at"j mprovement. It seems to me that ] here has been a wonderful change in ( he guano business In the last dozen . ears. Formerly we had the "Coosaw," , Wando," "Navassa," and numerous j ither brands competing against each , ither In the effort to furnish us with , he best fertilizers at the lowest prices. , Jut where is that competition now? ( Does not one company?the Virginia- i Carolina Chemical company?own most f the fertilizer plants in the state? I i ee from a pamphlet they sent me that 1 hey have 43 plants In Maryland, Vir- i rinla, North Carolina, South Carolina tnd Georgia, and nearly half of them 20) in this state. Now the question is, vho will compete with this company? i Cre they not left to dictate the quality ] md price of their goods, and "none to i 1? ~ 4 A 9" 17*1111 ' noiest or niHKC mem an aiu J. unj hree-fourths of the people In this tate are directly concerned about the 1 luality and price of fertilizers. If hen, so many are interested, should ine company be allowed a monopoly? s f.we cannot find Individuals to com- ( >ete with them why not the state? , o. j. o. . Olive, S. C., February 12, 1902. ? 't ;heap credit and long profit. 1 ['he Pass to Which the Lien Law Is Bringing: Farming: Pursuits. > A letter from Cheraw to the Dar- 1 Ington News says, in a doleful ac- 1 ount of the hard times: "Landownei^h" annot find renters, and the only cuf-* Ivators will be the owners of the soil." 1 Isn't that the ideal farmers' life? tnd if that condition of affairs were ' he rule in South Carolina, what a trosperous and happy little state we <j vould have, and how rich and produc- J Ive the fields would become. It is the renting system, backed up 1 >y the lien'law, that has done so much 0 ruin the land and to make farming inprofitable as a profession or calling. ' ligh rents and high-priced lien goods tay big dividends for a time; but they lo it at the expense of the fertility of he soil and, worse by far than that, iften at the expense of the manhood 1 nd energy of the renter. j Perhaps these hard times and others ^ hat will surely follow so long as this 1 ystem is kept up, will bring about a 1 hange. It may be that in a few years 1 he farming population will consist of andlords and laborers?small farmers 1 vorking their own lands themselves 1 .nd large farmers working theirs also 1 >y themselves and hired help. We do lot mean that there ought not to be enters. A man who rents land may 1 ie a good farmer and may thus become 1 1 landowner; but the evil is in the ' iresent system of renting and furnish- ' tig, which takes the life out of the 1 and and the laborer at the same time. 1 -Newberry Observer. ' , , , l Pnrt/iAfnTAv TXT QniTTu A mni'P- ' nent to organize educational work In 1 he United States, especially In the outh, on a larger scale than has ever ' een atempted heretofore, has been j alning strength rapidly In New York /Ithln a few weeks, says a dispatch. 1 t has attracted the favor of a dozen ' r more men of great wealth, among. ' hem John D. Rockefeller and his son/ J fho have determined to give needed flanclal support. Already several rations of dollars are ready to be pledged 1 0 the great undertaking, and abund- ^ nt means will be available as soon ds he plans for organization are complet d. While there have been frequent i onferences of late regarding the edu- t ational organization to be formed, it t lay be several weeks before the men s rho are busy with the plans are ready f a apply for charters. So far as there as been substantial agreements, how- ? ver, the plans indicate the foundation t f a strong central educational board, s rhich will direct in a general way the ducational work to be performed in ' arious states by branch organiza- r ions. For a time the efforts of the or- e anizatlon will be directed to educa- j. onal work in the south, but later on, j rhen southern educational systems t nd facilities have been brought up to | high standard, the organization probbly will direct some of its energies to t, ducational work in the northern and j. estern states. The organization is to 0 e formed on such a substantial basis ^ lat it will be self-perpetuating, and t ill be expected to continue to increase a 1 power and influence long after the ^ len who give it a start are dead. j, ^-^Meiie-mention. u ... . o 3* presenting a petition last vveanes- t ay for government relief, Senator Culerson, of Texas, claimed that the cot- D >n weevil had destroyed 300,000 bales ? I cotton in that state All of the Q ew York exchanges, banks and othr financial institutions were closed ;st Wednesday, on account of Lin- j( fin's birthday The river and n arbor bill now being prepared in the ause, is to carry appropriations j: mounting to about $60,000 000 The ussian minister at Washington, ount Cassinl, says that the treaty be- tl veen Japan and Great Britain will Sl Dt affect Russian policy in Manchu- . a There is great excitement iroughout Kentucky on account of ci ie oil strike at Mt. Sterling. w LOCAL AFFAIRS. * a " NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. r. F. Bookout, Guthriesville?Wants information in regard to a bay mare that has strayed away from his farm. fames Cansler, of Tirzah?Says that with the assistance of his fellow citizens in the coming primary, he will shoNl them what a railroad commissioner ought to be. ?V. Brown Wylle, C. C. C. Pis.?Gives notice of sale under foreclosure of land involved in the case of Albert Whisonant and J. D. Jones, trustees, plaintiffs, against Geo. W. Moore, et al., defendants. And also in the case of John E. Lowry, administrator, vs. ' -T H WallfAr At al. fork Drug Store?Informs its old customers that it is now open for busi- 1 ness, and invites new patrons to < give it a call. The closest attention i will be given to the prescription de- < partment. fV. D. Grist?Offers a second-hand 6- 1 hole cooking stove, that is in good : condition, for sale. ( CV. O. Rawls?Tells you that he Is In shape to furnish yeu with all kinds of water and steam fittings at th<right prices. [. "W. Johnson,.The Grocer?Wants you to see him about cigars, tobacco and cigarettes, and also about coffees, teas, etc., and other things that are good to eat. K, WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The books of the county auditor,' ilpse February 20. 3- Pneumonia has Deen unusually prevalent during the past few weeks. There is a great deal of uneasiness in Yorkville with reference to the smallpox situation. y- Chief of Police^ Love captured Nero Uttlejohn, an escaped convict from the Cherokee chaingang, in Swamptown, Tuesday afternoon. He has a three years' sentence on the Cherokee chaingang for manslaughter; but got away recently and had been In Yorkville but a few days. Deputy Sheriff Sparks, of Cherokee, came over for him Wednesday. Chief Love got $15 for the capture. ? Dr. J. B. Bowen announces today that the York Drug Store Is open under Its new management with the purpose of meriting popular confidence and favor. Dr. Bowen, who has the advantage of being already well acquainted with the people of the town and vicinity, will give the business his close personal attention, and will be assisted, for the present,, by Mr. W. L. Williams, who needs no introduction to the numerous patrons of this wellknown establishment. BOUT PEOPLE. | ^Mrs. Wm. T. Moore is critically 111 with pneumonia. ^ Dr. T. N. Dulin, of Bethel, was In Yorkville yesterday. ' Dr. Paul T. Gordon will locate In charlotte, for the practice of dentistry. Mr. Egbert R. McElwee, of Columbia, was In Yorkville on Thursday last. ^Messrs. W. A. Metts and S. L. Miller, of Columbia, were In Yorkville yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kuykendal are at their home on King's Mountain street. Mrs. J. E. Duval and two children, of Charlotte, were in yoncviue mis week, stopping at the Bowen house. >^1 r. J. R. Hogue, of the Carp section, was In Yorkvllle on Thursday. Mr. Hogue has Just recovered from a Severe attack of grip. ^yngressman Flnley came down from Washington Wednesday on private business. He expects to return on Monday, if not before. Prof. R. J. Herndon left for Due West on Thursday evening, where he was to play last night for the semiannual celebration of the Euphemlan Bociety of Erskine college. >jAmong the York county boys to take part in the semi-annual celebration of the Euphemlan society, of Erskine college, Due West, last night, were the following: Senior orator, L. W. Jenkins: junior debater, P. H. Moore; :hief marshal, J. S. Rainey; assistant marshal, N. M. McDlll. Mr. James Cansler, of Tirzah, was in Yorkvllle Thursday, having just returned from a visit to the Charleston exposition. He says that there is no ioubt of the fact that the exposition Is simply marvelous. The Ivory City, is a whole, was grand beyond his expectations. The exhibits are numer3us, varied and wonderful, and the attractions of the midway are all that eould be desired. The Charleston people are giving strangers delightful attention, and the expense of staying in the city and visiting the exposition jrounds are very reasonable. Accordng to Mr. Cansler's idea, the show Is well worth all that it costs to see it. 3ood, respectable board may be had Irom one dollar a day on up. I Misses Maggie McCorkle and Marie VIoore and Master Bedford Moore left Thursday for the Charleston exposifVoSi a business standpoint. Trre whisky question came up at the egular meeting of the board of dlrec- ( ors of the York Cotton mills last Tueslay afternoon, and after mature conlideration and thorough discussion, the ollowing was adopted: , Whereas, It has been brought to our ittentlon that a movement is on foot n the town of Yorkville, looking to he establishment of a dispensary in 1 laid town, and I Whereas, In our judgment the sale if intoxicating liquors, legally or illegally, in the vicinity of York Cotton * nills, is detrimental to the best inter- < sts of both the operatives and stock- ? lolders of said mills, Therefore, Be it 1 tesolved by the directors of York Coton mills assembled in regular month- J y meeting: < First: That we take this occasion to , ommend the stand heretofore taken ' >y. the president and superintendent 1 f said York Cotton mills, and the < ?? AMAMAtUn r\f nnoro 11\;oq ICitrty uu-upci anuu Wi Hiv. v|/vt?Mf WW herein, in their efforts to stamp out, ,nd keep out, the handling, sale, and ise of liquors in the village and vicinty of York Cotton mills. Second: That we pledge our continilng support to said management and peratives in their endeavors along his line. Third: That we enter our solemn rotest against the effort that is being nade to introduce the legal sale of 11uors through a dispensary in the town e f Yorkville: Fourth: That we call upon the res- r lent stockholders of York Cotton j lills to use every honorable means to revent the establishment of a dispen- * ary in the said town. t During the discussion of the resolu- 1 Ions, Superintendent Grimes gave b ame interesting pointers on the whls- t ey subject. He has had experience at e atton mills where it was illegal to sell a hisky in the vicinity, and at mills c ivhcre whisky was sold freely. It was lis observation that the legal sale of vhlsky at a mill where whisky had previously been outlawed, reduced the production something like 20 per cent. \t all mills where whisky Is easily procurable, Monday is generally looked lpon as a kind of an "off day," not nore than half of the male hands beng In condition to work. It was a rare thing to find an experienced cotton mill official who would favor the egal sale of whisky In the vicinity of lis plant. Referring to the subject of 'tigering," as he Is called upon to deal iitMA /> tlmA V*" r rirl moo rtllll II IIUIII UUIC iU IIII1C, AFX*. VJHIWVU said that It was his custom to discharge and run away all who sought to sell whisky in the vicinity of the mill. When furnished with satisfactory information that an employe was tampering with whisky, selling it to other employes, that operative had to go. President Carroll is as firm in his opposition to the sale of whisky as is Superintendent Grimes. He considers that the establishment of a dispensary in Yorkville would have a very injurious effect upon the large property under his management. ,^It is a rare thing that all of the schools of the county are in session at the same time; but as a rule, school work is more- general during January, February, March and April, than in other seasons. Just at this time nearly all of the schools are in session, and by special request, Superintendent of Education Carroll has kindly furnished a list of them, together with the names of the teachers. The list is as follows: Lelia Lesslie Ogden. Da</1 V/iai a. Vxi aniui Fannie Smarr Cotton. Minnie Palmer....Bullock's Creek*- /0 Istelle Stevenson Cedar Grove. Susie Brian Smyrna?? Maggie Lindsay Beatty.__* E. P. Castles Broad River. **7 Fannie Brown Beersheba.? ? O. E. Macomson Sharon. May Crosby Kell. Mary J. Brown Filbert. Mary W. Brown Ridge. Janie Douglas Bowling Green.? ? Maggie Nolen Oak Grove. Kate Johnson Point Belle Bailey Pleasant Grove. Arthur McAfee Zlon. Bessie Farls Clark's Fork. J. Hamilton ....Gold Hill. Zula Blankenshlp Gold Hill. ' Mason Harris Gold Hill. Mayme McMeekin Oak Ridge. , Mamie Hall. Bethany. Arlie Grayson Santiago. \ Ava Allison... ....Hero.-' S. C. Rattaree Cross Roads. J. H. Douglas Hambright / F. E. Quinn Fairview. / Mamie Schell Zadok. / T. E. McMakin Battle Ground^/" Lula Arrowood Bethel ? Frances Parish GlendAle. 3 Nannie Ferguson Pine Grove. Ida Ormand Post Oak. Susie White Massey's. Annie Martin Neely's Creek. T.Mllan Mllhnlon HMlnh J. L. Key McElweej B. G. Pressly v...Les8liei Helen Abernathy...Catawba Juncl Alice Boyd -..Oakley Bessie Giles Friendship^ Cora McRea Guthriesville. Jennie Getty's Cross Road. Fannie Pierce India Hook. ^ Clara Hefner Belmonfc-?3 Rossle Ferguson Sutton Spring., J. A. Watson Cain's. _ j j Annie Watson Chestnut Grove. / Lula Jenkins Gold Hill. Mrs. Annie Thomasson Union. B. R. T. Bowen Latta. Janie Ford York Cotton Mills. S. B. Lathan Hickory Grove. Viola Brown Hickory Grove. Agnes Whlsonant Dye. Agnes Sherer Wllkerson. C. D. Hamrlck Hoodtown. .j Mayme Gourly Center. ? ' Bessie Sherer Blalrsvllle.-I J. M. Moore McConnellsvllle. Ollle Elder McConnellsvllle. Mrs. S. H. Love Conrad.? W. M. Crook Flint Hill. W. S. Hutchison Sutton. Cammle Crook Eureka. Ida Ferguson Concord.--/' F. W. Moore....Bethesda Graded.? Fannie Moore....Bethesda Graded.? Sue McFarland Forest Hill. y v Nettie Dobson Allison Creek.-? Ola Barron Ebenezer. E. M. Williams Philadelphia. Edna Love '..Philadelphia. G. L. Kerr Tireah. Mrs. Lucy Barron Adnah. Minnie Massey .- Newport. J. A. Tate Clover.-" Emma Ford Clover.-'' Ella Whiteside Hopewell." Edith Klncald Broad River..f RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION. The following from the Columbia correspondence of The News and Courier, dated Tuesday night, gives the status i f the railroad consolidation bill at that time: When the senate reassembled at night the first bill taken up was the railroad consolidation bill, having reference to the consolidation of the Asheville and Spartanburg and other roads. Senator Sarratt wanted to withdraw his amendment, adopted last night, requiring that the Southern shall keep up and continue to operate the roads v*" with safety. Senator Graydon thought the amendment proper, because without it the Southern might dismantle one or more of the roads. Senator Gruber said if any of the roads were parallel and competing lines then the consolidation would be unconstitutional. Senator Mayfleld said that in his judgment none of the roads are competing or parallel in the meaning of the constitution. Senator Barnwell said that so far as JUIIipcilIig ttua pa. 4anci ivouo ate vvu:erned it is a matter of law. The old Three C's has been cast off and no ailroad wanted to buy it, and the oblect of the bill is to Improve and develop the road. He didn't see the necessity for the Sarratt amendment, for If ;he people know their rights no road :an be taken up. Senator Sarratt said that he had jeen assured by Mr. Andrews, of the Southern, that they would run a jranch line to every industry in Cher>kee if the amendment is withdrawn. They want to save the expense of ceeping up two bridges across the 3road. The Sarratt amendment was strick;n out. Senator Mower offered an amendnent, stating that the Carolina Midand road had been Incorporated to ulld a line from Blacksburg to Augusa. The company became the property 'hree C's, which, in turn, was bought >y the South Carolina and Georgia Exension. There has been no bona fide ffort made to construct the line. As mple opportunity has been given to omplete tne line, he thought the