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Scraps and Jafts.
? The ceremonies in connection with
the launching of Emperor William's
new yacht, the Meteor III, at New
York, last Tuesday, passed off without
a hitch. Miss Alice Roosevelt cut the
rope that held the yacht, and broke the
bottle of wine as the beautiful little
vessel slid down the ways into the sea.
President Roosevelt, Prince Henry and
other notables were present. There
was speech making, cheering and a
grand time of It generally. Prince
Henry dined Wednesday night in New
York with one thousand American
newspaper men. During Wednesday,
the prince was almost overwhelmed
with attention.
? A Manilla dispatch of last Wednesday
tells of the capture by General
Bell's forces of Lucban, the most noted
leader of the Samar Filipinos, and second
in importance to Aguinaldo. This
is considered the most important capture
since Aguinaldo was taken. Lucban
is a half-breed, a mixture of Chinese
and Filipino stock, and he has
been an irreconcilable from the first.
He had various fastnesses in the mountains
of Samar from which he would
descend upon the coast towns and his
reign of terror was so complete that
the entire population of the island paid
tribute to him. Ordinary camping
methods failed in his case, and that he
is now captured is now believed to be
the natural working out of the system
of dividing the island into small
squares by military garrisons.
? A new one-cent postal card is now
being printed at the bureau of engraving
and printing, and when the first
issue of 4,000,000 has been counted and
bundled the new card will be placed on
sale. Its distinctive feature is that
the new card contains a vignette of
President McKlnley in lieu of President
Jefferson's portrait. The issue
of the Jefferson card will be discontinued
when the present stock on hand is
exhausted. When desired by purchasers
the new postal card will be furnished
in sheets of 40 cards each. It is
expected this arrangement will effect
a large saving to purchasers who have
their messages or addresses printed on
postal cards. In order to avoid the
heavy device at the top of the Jefferson
card and leave a clear space for
the postmark the new postal card has
three lines of small type printed about
an inch below the top of the card. The
card is thus divided laterally into two
sections?one for the postmark and
one for the address.
? A large number of ladies, representing
the Federation of Women's
clubs, the International Council of
v Women and kindred organizations opposed
to polygamy, were heard by the
house committee on judiciary on Tuesday
last, in favor of a stringent constitutional
amendment against polygamous
practices. It was stated by the
various speakers that Mormonism and
polygamy was largely increasing in
several western states and was rapidby
invading the eastern states. The
state of West Virginia, it was stated,
furnished 3,000 converts to Mormonism
last year. Pennsylvania and other
states were divided into districts and
were being systematically canvassed
by Mormon missionaries. Representative
Fleming, of Georgia, suggested
that a congressional committee of investigation
go to Utah and learn the
facts. The ladies were willing to accept
an investigation committee if a
r>nneH 111 Hnnn 1 nmpndmpnt rniild nnt
be obtained. The committee, however,
did not take final action.
? In a conversation with newspaper
men at Salonica, Turkey, Thursday,
Miss Stone said the brigands swore
both their captives to absolute secrecy
regarding any information calculated
to establish the identity of the brigands,
the location of the places where
they were concealed, or other facts
likely to compromise their captors. As
a matter of fact, the prisoners themselves
are very uncertain regarding
many details of their wanderings.
They did not know, when they were released,
in what section of the country
they were. An arrangement had been
made to release Miss Stone and her
companion near Seres, Macedonia,
where Dragoman Carguillo and Mr.
House were waiting for them, but the
brigands, owing to timidity or otherwise,
declared it was too difficult to
carry out this plan and brought their
captives, after a hard night's march,
within one and a half hours of Strumitza.
The two women were left under
the shelter of a tree, at 3.30 in the
morning of February 23. The bandits
pointed out the direction of the village
and ordered the captives to report
themselves to the village elder, who on
learning their identity, would provide
for them. The brigands then turned
back and disappeared among the hills.
? Some time ago, says a Washington
dispatch of Wednesday: The secretary
of the treasury received unofficial information
to the effect that J. W. Ivey,
collector of customs at Sitka, had instructed
his deputy at Unalaska, not to
permit Canadian vessels, presumably
about to engage in pelagic sealing, to
obtain supplies at that port. The collector
was directed to send a statement
of the facts to the department
and was informed that if such orders
had been given they must be rescinded.
Today the department received a
telegram from Ivey saying: "My
Americanism will not allow me to rescind
an order which gives British subjects
privileges within our marine jurisdiction
which are denied our own
people. There is another matter that
may attract your attention. I have recently
issued orders to the deputy at
Skagway, a copy of which has been
sent you, which has put the Canadian
officers located there out of business
and sent them to their own territory.
You are aware of the fact that this officer
became so offensive that he interfered
with American officers in the
discharge of their official duties, opened
United States customs mail, dominated
over the railroad officials, discriminated
in the order of shipment in
favor of Canadian merchandise against
that shipped from Seattle, established
a Canadian quarantine at Skagway,
collected moneys and performed other
acts of British sovereignty in a port
of the United States, such as hoisting
with bravado the cross of St. George
from the flagstaff of his custom houses.
I
I have sent the concern, bag, baggage,
flag and other paraphernalia flying out
of the country. You may fear the
shadow of international complications
and rescind this order, but a Reed, an
Olney or a Blaine would not."
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YOttKVIXLE, 8. cii t
SATURDAY, MARCH 1,1902.
And now comes Colonel Jim Tillman
and pours out another hodfull of humiliation
on poor South Carolina, by
his idiotic telegram withdrawing his
previously tendered invitation to the
president to present a certain sword to
Major Micah Jenkins, intended by
South Carolinians as a testimonial of
appreciation for the splendid service
that this officer rendered in the Rough
Rider regiment during the Spanish
war. If it were not for the fact that
Colonel Jim happens to be lieutenant
governor of this once proud old state,
his escapade would be worthy of no
special notice; but as the matter
stands, our whole people will have to
bear the responsibility in the estimation
of our neighbors abroad. The
clear object of this attempted affront
is retaliation for the personal humiliation
that Senator Tillman brought upon
himself in connection with the state
dinner the other day. As has already
been explained, previous to last Saturday,
because of his position as senior
Democratic member of the naval
affairs committee, Senator Tillman had
been invited to the Prince Henry banquet.
Had the senator been permitted
to attend the dinner while In contempt
of the senate, the president and his
other guests would have also placed
themselves in contempt of that body.
Senator Tillman having declined a polite
private request to relieve the situation
without publicity or personal J
humiliation, had to be excluded. That
was all there was of it, and there is
not the slightest evidence that anything
personal was intended. Had
Colonel Jim retaliated in kind, he
would have kept his own counsel
about the telegram to the president,
and he would have found no difficulty
whatever in securing the withdrawal
of the president's acceptance. But
this did not suit Colonel Jim's plan.
He wanted notoriety and he is getting
it for himself and poor South Carolina,
all at the expense of the brave Major
Jenkins, who will probably thus be deprived
of an honor that comes within
the lives of few men, and which would
have eventually resulted in his restoration
to a command in the army. As
yet we have seen no mention of the
president's reply to Colonel Jim, and
we have no idea that anybody else
will ever see it.
The Columbia State concedes that
Senator McLaurin has taken the prop-1
er course in demanding an investigation
of Senator Tillman's charges; but
holds that this demand should have
been made at least two years ago. It
goes on to reflect upon Senator Mc-I
Laurin with the suggestion that even
if the charges be true, since the death
of President McKinley, who was the
briber, if any bribing was done, there
can now be no proof. Of course, it is
absurd to meet a mere speculative suspicion
like this with more than argument;
but if The State will stick close
to the facts, it will knock the foundation
from under its remarks. The first
time Senator Tilman made a public reflection
on Senator McLaurin's integrity
was at Gaffney, on the 25th day of last
May. In an interview immediately after
Senator McLaurin's Charlotte
speech, Senator Tillman entered into)
a bitter personal denunciation of his
colleague, but he made no charge or
suggestion of bribery. Senator McLaurin
replied to Senator Tillman in
kind; but suggested that the newspapers
were not the proper forum in
which to settle such matters. He announced
that he always stood ready
to do his own fighting and expected
others to do theirs. At Gaffney, however,
where, it will be remembered
that McLaurin went to make a speech
on the invitation of the citizens, Tillman
put in his appearance, admltedly
on his own invitation and compelled a
division of his time. He did not there
make any intimation as to undue influence
as to Senator McLaurin's
treaty vote; but did throw out a rather
vague insinuation to the effect that
McLaurin had been influenced to
change his politics through the persuasion
of Hanna's boodle, etc. The
insinuation was not direct enough to
warrant Senator McLaurin in making
a direct reply; but shaking his finger
in Senator Tillman's face he said: "If
you intend this insinuation to apply
to me, sir, what you say is absolutely
and unqualifiedly false; it is unworthy
of a senator or a gentleman." This
Senator Tillman made no effort to resent.
If Senator McLaurin has at any
time let pass one of Tillman's charges
or insinuations we have no recollection
of it, and we do not think that The
j^iuic ran suacssiuuy snuw mai ??c
has ever before had a proper opportunity
to ask for a senatorial investigation.
Until the charge was squarely
made on the floor of the senate, the
senate had no business with it. The
fact that President McKinley is no
more has no bearing on the case. If it
were true that the president was criminal
enough to try to use improper influence
with Senator McLaurin, he
would have had the manhood to own
the fact. Hut after all the case does
not appear so desperate as The State
would have it appear. In his controversy
with Senator Spooner, Senator
Tillman said that he had it "in confidence"
from a Republican senator
that McLaurin was unduly influenced.
In making known the alleged information,
Senator Tillman violated the
alleged confidence, and he can hardly
make matters worse by giving the
name of his informant.
Pair Play. |
In this quarrel between Senators ]
Tillman and McLaurln, the people of
South Carolina are on trial. From 1
that fact It Is Impossible to escape, for
It cannot be denied that after all the 1
people are the jury?the court of last
resort with whom the decision must
rest. I
Of course the people have the power
to be just or unjust as they like. ,
Whether they decide the case on prin-:
clples of fairness or prejudice, there
is no higher power to reverse their. <
decision. But even a sovereign people
cannot do wrong with impunity. The
consequences of all attempts to tie
down the safety valve of fairness ana
justice have always been and always
will be inevltlble and terrible.
From the beginning of this feud
either Tillman or McLaurin has been
the aggressor and the question Is,
which? Which begun the work of trying
to tear the other down? Which
has all along shown more concern for
the welfare and prosperity of his people
than for his own personal aggrandizement?
Which has been most persistent
in his taunts against the other,
and which has given the most flagrant
exhibitions of all-consuming jealousy?
All these questions are vital and almost
every citizen of the state, of average
intelligence, has the information
upon which to arrive at a reasonably
correct answer to each one of them.
The evidence upon which to base Judgment
is abundant, and if the right be
the objective point, as great as has
been the confusion, there has hardly
been enough to obscure that end.
It is not enough to condemn both
these senators. That course is too
easy to require discrimination. Anybody
can do that. No citizen can afford
to be guided by his desires of
what he might like, regardless of what
is. Such a citizen is hardly worthy to
exercise the functions of citizenship.
Every citizen owes it to himself and to
his fellow citizens to decide Detween
these two senators on the basis of unselfish
fairness and Justice. No good
can come from a decision derived from
any other basis.
AGAINST THE DISPENSARY.
ClticenM of York County Enter an
Earneit Protest.
To the Good People of Yorkville:
We, the undersigned citizens of York
county, view with concern the proposition
to establish a dispensary in
Yorkville. We are aware that the
whole county is now cursed with the
illegitimate sale of whisky; but we
know that the legitimate sale in Yorkville
will only exaggerate the evil.
You will admit that although under
the law your votes alone are to decide
the matter, we are no less deeply interested
in the issue. We respectfully request,
therefore, that in casting your
votes you will seek to represent us
along with yourselves. Although there
are probably those who would be more
ready to come to Yorkville to do business
if there were a dispensary in the
town, we beg to say that we are not
among that number:
Clover Neighborhood.
W. B. Smith, J. W. Campbell, M.
D., H. L.. Wright, F. E. Clinton,
J. H. Lockridge, John J. Smith,
M. L. Smith, W. P. Smith, Ben
Jenkins, J. Meek Smith, T. F.
Jackson, W. B. Stroup, A. C.
Stroup, A. C. Stroup, Sr., Sam McCall,
M. L. Dickson, H. P. Jackson,
?. Carroll, Will G. Oates, Z.
M. Neill, S. A. Sifford, J. M. Ford,
J. E. Jackson, E. W. Pressly, J. F.
Pursley, C. H. Hay, Coral T.
Stroup, R. A. Clinton, John Knox,
G. W. Knox, R. A. Hagans, J. D.
Gwin, R. M. Stevenson, S. H. Hay,
J. W. Smith, S. A. Reese, J. L.
McCarter, L. H. Gordon, W. T.
ijcaiu?, ucii u.
Hickory Grove Neighborhood.
J. N. McDill, Thos. P. McDill, S.
W. Leech, J. K. Allison, W. G.
Westmoreland, D. M. Simpson, L.
Earle Brown, S. B. Lathan, T. M.
Whisonant, Jeff D. Smith, T. H.
Leslie. J. W. Leech, J. H. Wylie,
Robert Lanear, C. C. Leech, J. T.
Smith, J. M. Leech, J. W. Castles,
W. M. Whitesldes, D. A. Whisonant,
John N. McGill, M. B. Castles,
J. M. McGill, E. R. Jackson,
Joe Bowlin, I. W. Brown, R. J.
Brown, J. S. Leech, James Scoggin,
W. S. Jones, James M. Cobb,
J. D. Whiteside, S. W. Mitchell C.
S. Moorhead, W. J. Moorhead, J.
H. Jones, C. L. Westmoreland, R.
M. Allison.
Sharon Neighborhood.
S. A. Mitchell, R. E. Burns, M. A.
Hilton, J. A. Maloney, R. M. P.
Robinson, J. M. Plexico, W. P.
Youngblood, T. A. Gwin, Kittle
Mitchell, Mattie Mitchell, S. H.
Sherrer, H. H. Sherrer, D. H. Carroll,
N. M. Sherrer, Walter Sherrer,
C. E. Sherrer, W. S. Love, S.
M. Love, A. K. Sherrer, M. L. Sherrer,
E. B. Mitchell, W. A. Mitchell,
S. H. Mitchell, J. L. Rainey, R. H.
Sherrer.
Fodder Neighborhood.
J. B. Atkins, M. L. Atkins, J. S.
Alexander, J. F. Williams, S. J.
Williams, W. W. Alexander, Ida
Smith, M. E. Nichols, T. J. Nichols,
R. E. Nichols, J. M. Hughes,
J. W. Smith, Cora Hughes, S. E.
Smith, Anna J. Smith, W. T. Nichols,
W. H. Chambers, M. D. Cham- 1
bers, W. S. Hogue, Ida A. Hogue,
A. M. Nichols, H. N. Hamel, H. C. ;
Hamel, Sam V. Wallace, W. O.
Youngblood, E. R. Smith, W. E. 1
Gettys, A. R. Gettys, A. H. Jack- '
son, Jessie A. Jackson, Loucinda 1
Chambers, Erskine Atkins.
TILLMAN-MeLAURIN MUDDLE. ,
I
Spuntorn Puzzled to Know How to ]
Deal With It Properly.
The United States senate has been
sorely perplexing during the past week
to know how to deal with the TilimanMcLaurin
contempt case in such a way 1
as to mete out absolute justice to the j
emending senators, ana at tne same ,
time to preserve unsullied the tradi- i
tional dignity of the senate itself. It <
appears that the problem presents
many difficulties, and new ones are j
arising at every turn. 1
From the first, it appears that consensus
of opinion among senators, J
without regard to party affiliation, was <
that the offence of Senator Tillman !
was rather greater than that of Senator
McLaurin. There has been no dis- 1
position to palliate the offence of eith- 1
er; but upon the equitable question of
degree, most of the senators seem to
think that Senator Tillman was most
to blame. This idea was arrived at t
through the division of the difficulty t
into two separate offenses. The fight t
is generally conceded to be the small- t
er offense of the two, while the great- 1
er offense is held to be the provocation 1
that brought the fight on. f
Looking at the matter in this light 1
there has been a pretty unanimous v
feeling that the fight should be dealt t
ivlth first as a separate count, and pun- t
Ishment meted out in accordance with f
the degree of each senator's offense, s
Then, after that is disposed of, it is 11
held that the question of the truth of a
Senator Tillman's charges should be t
gone into, with a view to visiting ex- <3
treme punishment to whichever of the ?
senators should be found more guilty.
Up to Wednesday, no marked parti*
zanship had come to the surface.
There were a number of Democrats i
who were disposed to hold aloof from
the matter, especially as defenders of <
Senator Tillman, because they did not
like the idea of putting themselves, as ^
individuals, or the party before the g
country, In that role. But when the f
Republicans began to suggest that Tillman
was not only the greater offender, t
but that he should receive the most v
nnh/\Ja on/1 i
aevcic puuisumcut, ocuaiui ^uwv*? ?*?v? t
other Democratic leaders began to dissent,
and the spirit of partlzanship began
to enter more strongly in the consideration
of the whole affair.
Although not a member of the committee
on privileges and elections, Senator
Hanna is said to be showing a
lively interest in the consideration of
the case. He holds that if Senator McLaurin
was bribed, then the dead president
is the man who bribed him; and
therefore, equally guilty. Senator Tillman's
charge is aimed as much against
the dead president as it is against Senator
McLaurin, and it must be proven
or withdrawn.
As to what will be the final outcome
of the whole matter cannot be indicated
at this writing. Some of the more
conservative senators, however, seem
to be of opinion that the final windup
will not be especially serious. That,
however,' remains to be determined by
future developments.
POOR SOUTH CAROLINA.
Lieutenant Governor Makes an Idiotic
Spectacle of Hlmaelf.
And now it is Lieutenant Governor
Jim Tillman who would make a silly
spectacle of himself by trying to insult
President Roosevelt.
Sometime ago, Colonel Jim Tillman
raised, by private subscription, funds
for the purchase of a handsome sword
for Major Micah Jenkins, as a testimonial
of South Carolina's appreciation
of that soldier's SDlendid services as a
Rough Rider officer in the Spanish I
war. As Colonel Jim took the initia- 1
tive and did most of the work in con- s
nection with the raising of the money \
and purchase of the sword, he was al- ?
lowed to make all arrangements, and t
at his request Mr. Roosevelt, consent- I
ed to make the presentation at the
exposition on February 12, the day the i
president was to have been in Charles- i
ton. *>f- . s
As the result of the, president's withdrawal
of the invitation to Senator i
Tillman to attend the banquet in hon- t
of of Prince Henry, in Washington, Col- 1
onel Jim, on last Wednesday, sent the e
following telegram from Augusta, Ga., &
at the same time giving it out to the
press: , ( t
Augusta, Ga., Bpbruary 26, 1902.
To the President, mtshington, D. C.: c
A short while ago I had the honor to .
address your excellency a letter requesting
that on the occasion of your
visit to Charleston, you present a
sword to Major Micah Jenkins, of the
First United States Volunteer Caval- J
ry, of whose gallant services you spoke
so highly, your words being engraved
on the scabbard. Tou accepted the in- 1
vitation, for which we thank you. I 1
am now requested by contributors to j
the sword fund to ask that you withdraw
the said acceptance.
(Signed) James H. Tillman, s
Late Colonel First South Carolina Vol- <3
unteer Infantry and. Lieutenant Gov- c
ernor of South Carolina.
To the newspaper reporters whom
Colonel Jim sought for the purpose, he
said that his action was by direction
of the subscribers to the sword fund;
but so far, beyond Colonel Jim's statement,
there has been no further information
on the subject. At last ac- r
counts Colonel Jim was still waiting 1
for a reply from the president, and
reading the various newspaper com- e
ments on his silly action.
I ? . 1
TILLMAN'S CHARGES.
1
Why McLnnrln Want* Them Inve?- |
tlgated. e
The resolution for the Investigation ?
of Senator Tillman's charges against c
Senator McLaurln, originated with c
Senator McLaurln himself. It seems v
that Senator McLaurln wrote out the t
resolution last Saturday; but was pre- r
vented from Introducing it on account c
of the contempt proceedings. When r
Senator Pritchard Introduced the reso- v
lution on Monday, he submitted in a
connection with it the following letter v
from Senator McLaurln, addressed to j
him: ^
"My Dear Senator: I was prevented, f
as you know, from offering the resolution
which I wrote at my desk on c
Saturday demanding an investigation a
of the charges made by my colleague p
by being adjudged in contempt of the ^
senate. I am now debarred the privilege
and request you to introduce the ?
resolution for the reason that if the d
charges are true, I am unfit to remain v
a member of the senate, and if they are
untrue the man who made them is unfit e
to remain a member of this honorable h
body. In any event I feel that I am h
entitled to a vindication by the same
body that makes investigation in the ^
proceedings for contempt. I herewith 11
enclose the resolution. Yours very v
truly, * a
"John Lowndes McLaurin."
The resolution was as follows: g
"Whereas, the senior senator from .
the state of South Carolina charged in 11
i speech on the floor of the senate e
that the junior senator from the same v
state had been improperly influenced ^
in casting his vote for the ratification
3f the treaty of peace between the 1
United States and Spain; and s
"Whereas, the said charge was em- ^
anaucany uemea Dy xne junior ocimtor.
0
"Resolved, That the committee on n
privileges and elections be directed to
nvestigate and report as to the truth
>f the said charges with full power to
?end for persons and papers." ii
On motion of Mr. Hale, the resolu- si
:lon was referred to the committee on o
privileges and elections.
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MERE-MENTION. cl
It lias been practically decided that oi
he Danish West Indies recently pur- o:
based by the United States will be 01
aiken possession of formally and added o;
;o the province of Porto Rico The tl
federal Court of Claims at New Or- 01
eans has decided that Mrs. Annie E.
Snow is entitled to a one-eighteenth ir
ife Interest in the Veatch survey, st
t'hlch includes the richest portion of ;
he Beaumont oil field Senator
fartin, of West Virginia, did not atend
the state dinner in honor of
'rince Henry las Monday night, pres- (
ure having been brought to hear on
ilm to decline because of the embarassing
Tillman incident.....There was
.nother wreck on the New York Cenral
railroad, near Auburn, last Tues- '
lay. Seven trainmen, including the
ngineer and fireman, were killed, and
wo were seriously wounded.
CHEROKEE NOTES.
'erionnl and Other Notes of Neigh- 1
borhood Interest.
Correspondence of the Yorkrille Enaulrer.
Etta Jane, February 24.?The snow
las nearly all melted and people have ,
rone to work cutting wood, building
>asture fences, etc.
Miss Annie Miller made a flying
rip to her home at Newport on Satirday,
and returned yesterday. She
ook her home folks by surprise.
There are a great many cases of ,
:olds and lagrippe in this section,
some are bordering on pneumonia. Dr.
3. G. Sarratt is kept busy riding all
he time. He is a young man of great
;nergy and his friends predict a brignt
uture for him.
The snow of last week stopped most 1
?f the schools all the time and others
lid not put in full time.
Sam Strain spent Saturday and Satirday
night on the York side of the
iver. 1
Mrs. Laura T. Estes is quite unwqll.
she has lagrippe and has been In bed
or more than a week. Mrs. Lizzie '
Vfitchell and Mrs. Will Smarr, of
Hopewell, were over this morning to
lee her.
Camp Jeffries U. C. V., is called to
neet at Wilklnsvllle, on Saturday,
5th of March, to elect ofilcers for the
snsuing year; also to elect delegates
:o the Dallas, Texas, and state re-unons
this spring.
Rev. W. H. White will preach at
3alem next Sabbath. March 2. at 11
>'clock a. m.
People complain of bad stands of
>ats and wheat, especially the former.
Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Foster, of Hick)ry
Grove, visited Mr. Foster's moth:r
at Union, last week.
Miss Estelle Strain has been unwell
'or several days with lagrlppe.
The farmers of this county are makngs
preparations for another crop.
iVe hardly think the same area of coton
will be planted as In former years.
Necessity will force the planting of
arger grain crops, and the scarcity,
is well as the unreliability of labor
vi'.l make the cultivation of cotton, to
iny considerable extent, an impossi-..
)ility. It's an ill wind that blows no- (
>cdy any good.
Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Bigham, of Sha- ,
on, returned to their home last Satirday
after being snow bound on this
ilde for a week.
The free ferry at Howell's has so far
>roved a great convenience to the
raveling public. No accident of any
rind has happened there yet and evsry
precaution is taken to prevent
luch.
But few of our people have done anyhing
in their gardens as yet.
Rev. J. B. Swann preached at Hicktry
Grove Presbyterian church yesterlay
morning.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS,
ir. Thacknton Rettlirna.
Washington special to the Spartan>urg
Journal: W. J. Thackston, who
las been secretary for Senator Mc^aurin
goes back to his home at Greenille.
The firm of which Mr. Thackiton
was a member has recently been
lissolved by mutual consent, and this
ihange requires his immediate return
o look after his business interests.
Che new firm will be Thackston & Son,
ind will continue to conduct the same
Ines of business that have heretofore
>een conducted under the firm name
if Thackston, Furman & Co. For a
lumber of years Mr. Thackston has
>ald special attention to South Carolna
cotton mill stocks and other glltidged
Investments, and he will contlnle
In this line.
Vi*e and Judicial.
In reply to a request from the New
fork Herald on the Tlllman-McLaurln
ncident, Mayor Young, of Union, telgraphed
that paper the following:
'Our people are Indignant over the
onduct of our United States senators
m the floor of the senate chamber Satirday
last and deplore the collision
letween them beyond expression. I do
lot think a vote of censure by our
ouncll or citizens' meeting en masse
iow would be In order; that Is, not
intll after the federal sfenate takes
.ctlon and determines the right and
rrong of the two senators, In regard
o each other and to the senate. If
oilman's charges are true or have any
oundatlon in fact, McLaurin should
ie expelled, and If McLaurin's charges
re true in fact Tillman should be exielled.
I do not blame McLaurin in
[enouncing Tllman's statement as he
Id, If he was absolutely innocent, nor
o I blame him for defending himself
/hen personally and viciously attack- |
d. I do not blame Tilman In making (
Is charge and exposing McLaurin If
e had sufficient evidence of his du- j
Hetty, nor in resenting as he did the y
nsult of McLaurin when the Insult .
/as fresh and his blood hot. As Sen- ^
tor Spooner prodded and goaded Till- (
nan on to make the charges so should
ipooner be chairman of the lnvestigat- ,
ng committee. I do not think a sover- ,
ign state should be deprived of her two i
otes in the federal congress on great
ederal Issues by a suspension of her i
wo senators. The state is not respon- ?
ible for the personal altercations of j
er servants. The 'scrap' is of a sec- j
ndary consideration, as Senator Hana
intimated." f
. . I
Removing Landmarks.?The follow- 1
ig, enacted by the recent general as- I
embly, is the law as to the removal jj
f landmarks:
Section 1. That if any person or per- I
3ns shall knowingly, wilfully, mail- ^
lously or fraudulently, cut, fell, alter b
r remove any certain boundary tree 0
r other allowed landmark, such person 1
r persons so offending shall be guilty
f a misdemeanor, and, upon convic- b
on, shall be fined not exceeding $100, o
r imprisonment not exceeding 30 days. 1
Sec. 2. That all acts or parts of acts
iconsistent with this act be, and the p
ime are hereby, repealed. ^
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
2. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell you that
extremes have met In their stock and
offer choice pickles at 10 cents the
(\ozen, and choice molasses at 00.
cents the gallon. '
r. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Wants you '
to see the B & H. central draft nickled
lamp If you want the best. The
price is ti.io.
Fork Drug Store?Says it gives especial
attention to its prescription work,
and uses nothing but the purest of
drugs and chemicals.
W. O. Rawls, The Plumber?Tells hl^"
friends and the public that he is prepared
to furnish them with roofing
paint, and invites you to see him if
you need roofing paint.
J. B. Willlas?Has received a supply of
seed Irish potatoes, and says that the
quality is good. He hfs fresh snowflake
crackers..
[. W. Johnson, Grocer?Announces the
arrival of a select lot of seed potatoes
of several varieties. He has Georgia
sorghum and Orange Grove syrup,
and a new lot of brooms.
J. M. Heath & Co.?Print a chapter on
seasonable goods and call especial attention
to shoes, clothes, etc.
MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION.
All citizens of Yorkvllle, who would
qualify themselves to vote in the approaching
dispensary election, and who
have not already done so, should at
once attend to the matter of securing
registration certificates.
Voters who have not yet secured
/lAtiflflftntfiO VlOITA lliat
state icgiouauuu tci imvatcof uu,?v juwV
one day in which to attend to the matter
and that day is next Monday, salesday
for March. Those who have not
secured certificates previously, and
who fail to get them next Monday, will
be barred from participating in the
snap election called for next Friday.
The possession of a state registration
certificate is a prerequisite to the right
to receive a municipal certificate, and
after the prospective voter has secured
his state certificate next Monday, he
must call upon Mr. A. F. McConnell, in
the sheriff's office, for a municipal certificate.
Although there is no good reason for
believing that there is any fairness or
legality about the snap judgment proposition
now pending, citizens must remember
that if a dispensary is established
under such circumstances, it will
do as much business as if it had the
full and regular sanction of all the
qualified voters of the town. No citizen
will in the least degree prejudice
his legal rights in the matter by casting
his vote.
^^WITHIlf THE TOWN.
? Next Monday Is salesday for
March.
The Graded school authorities are
urging parents to have their children
vaccinated.
"^Only .35 registration certificates
had been issued up to 1 o'clock yesterday
(Friday).
? Even had the regularity of the dispensary
petition been beyond question,
there was no reasonable excuse for
calling an election before the expiration
of the pending registration period.
-^"Members of Mlcah Jenkins camp,
United Confederate Veterans, are again
reminded that there is to be an import-'
ant meeting in the court house next
Monday immediately after the conclusion
of the auction sales.
? There can be no reasonable objection
to the holding of a dispensary election
in Yorkvllle provided all the proceedings
are in strict conformity to
law. But how an illegal election can
be sanctioned is difficult to comprehend.
? Rev. W. G. Neville will deliver a
sermon In the Presbyterian church tomorrow
morning on the whisky question.
He has been at considerable
pains in collecting facts and figures,
and his remarks will contain some valuable
information to all concerned.
? The Enquirer is requested to announce
that there will be a union meeting
in Trinity church tomorrow night
at 7.45, at which there will be a discussion
of the pending proposition to legalize
the sale of whisky in Torkvllle.
Rev. A. N. Branson will deliver a careFully
prepared sermon on the subject,
and Rev. J. C. Johnes and Rev. W. G.
Neville will each have something to
say. All the people of the town, regardless
of their views on the subject,
are cordially invited to give their
attendance.
? In conversation with the reporter,
Rev. A. N. Branson gave the names of
four gentlemen who signed the petition
for a dispensary election, but who do
not propose to vote for the establishment
of a dispensary. These signers
stated their position to this effect: "I
was willing for an election in which
the people may determine whether or
not they want a dispensary; but I have
not had, and do not now have, any intention
of voting for the dispensary.
The reporter was not authorized to
make these names public. On the othsr
hand, there are no doubt several
:itizens who will vote for the dispensary;
but who were unwilling to put
their names^to a petition for election.
/ about people.
VMlss Alice Ross, trained nurse, of
Columbia, is attending Mrs. W. B. Mc]aw.
vAfr. Jas. F. Glenn, of Sumter, visited
Relatives and friends In Yorkville this
week.
*Rev. W. E. Hurt, of Richmond, Va.,
will conduct services in the Baptist
:hurch tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock. 1
^Ir. Rufus E. Knox, of Blacksburg,
.isited relatives ana inenas in xoi-krtlle
this week, returning to Blacks- .
jurg yesterday.
Mrs. W. B. McCaw has been critical- 1
y ill with pneumonia for two weeks,
ind is still quite low, although there <
s reason to hope that her condition is I
m proving. 1
marriage of Miss Mamie C. Moor- i
lead, of Hickory Grove, to Rev. B. L. 1
Joke, of McAdenville, is announced to i
ake place in the Baptist church of <
iickory Grove, on March 6, 1902, at 3 i
>. m. 1
5Cadet Paul Neely Moore returned to I
Jingham school, at Asheville, last t
Vednesday afternoon. The school has I
teen suspended for a month on account <
f scarlet fever. Work was resumed on i
[ hursday. 1
Washington special to the Spartan- i
iurg Journal: Rev. Mr. Neville, pastor r
f the First Presbyterian church at I
rorkvllle, S. C., was In Washington c
londay, and called at the Capitol and I
aid his respects to Senator McLaurin.
jMiss Mamie McConnell returned to c
Yorkville on Thursday from Philadelphia,
where she is taking a course as
a trained nurse. She will return to
Philadelphia at the beginning of the
next session of her class, if not earlier.
vMr. Elias Inman, who went to Richmond
a few weeks ago to have a cancer
taken out of his face, returned
Thursday night, accompanied by a
trained nurse. It is thought that he
will have no further trouble from his
cancer; but he is still quite weak.
^Alr. B. M. Dobson, of Yorkville, is
among the hundreds of census department
clerks who have recently been
laid off because of the completion of
the work upon which they were engaged.
Mr. Dobson will probably remain
in Washington for the present,
and his friends here hope he will not be
long in finding other work no less
pleasant or profitable than that in
which he has been engaged.
Mr. James B. Wood, who lives a few
miles north of Yorkvllle, and who Is
quite a philosopher, was In town a few
days ago. Speaking of the TillmanMcLaurin
affair in the senate, he said:
"Upon the whole, I believe McLaurln's
right; but I'll tell you one thing, and
that Is that I am glad that they are
doing their own fighting Instead of
leaving it to us to do as they did for- .
merly."
Laurens special of February 24, to
The News and Courier: Colonel John
G. Williams died at his home at Cross
rim, mis uuuuiy, hub uiuhuiik, unci
a lingering illness. He was about 68
years of age, but until about three
months ago was in vigorous health.
He was a large and successful planer
and was a member of a prominent
Laurens family, being a son of the late
Colonel John G. Williams, a wealthy
planter and slave owner. Colonel Williams
was a Confederate veteran and
represented this county in the legislature.
He leaves a widow, who was
Miss Nannie Campbell, and a sister,
Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon, of Yorkville.
Representative J. E. Beamguard, was
down from Clover on Thursday to sell
some cotton and attend to other private
business maters. Asked as to whether
or not he had any information to
give out with reference to the recent
session of the general assembly, he said
that there was nothing special, practically
everything of particular interest
having already been published.
Mr. Beamguard was the author of the
bill to require railroads to make quick
and satisfactory settlement of freight
shortage and damages. He introduced
this bill at the last session of the recent
general assembly, and got it through
the house all right; but not through
the senate, the time for adjournment
having arrived before it could be considered.
But on the strength of his
idea, another member introduced a bill
that waa nlmnnt Iripritinal and it hp
came a law. "But I am not concerned
about that," said Mr. Beamguard.
"Such a law is necessary, and now that
it is on the'statute books I am satisfled."
THE DISPENSARY ELECTION.
If a majority of the citizens of Yorkvllle,
who are qualified voters, or who
are entitled to qualify themselves to
vote, are opposed to debauching the
town with the unrestricted sale of
whisky, they must be up and doing. It
is not necessarily a fair and square expression
of the sentiment of the people
of the town that the dispensary advocates
are after. All they want is a
dispensary. The developments of the
past few days leave but little doubt
on this point.
As has already been published in
connection with this matter, the only
condition precedent to the calling of a
dispenary election in the town of Yorkville
is the presentation to the town
council of a petition signed by onefourth
of the qualified voters of said
town. But before such election can be
properly held under the law, there are
other important facts to be taken into
consideration. For Instance, Section
24 of Act No. 22, of the general statutes
says:
"Ninety days before the holding a
regular election in any incorporated
city or town in this state, after the general
election of 1896, the mayor or intendant
thereof shall appoint one discreet
individual, who is a qualified elector
of such minicipality, as supervisor
of registration for such city or town
whose duty it shall be to register all
qualified electors within the limits of
the incorporated city or town. The
names of all qualified electors of such
municipality shall be entered in a book
of registration, which at least one
week before the election and immediately
after the holding of the election,
shall be filed in the office of the clerk
or the recorder of such city or town,
and shall be a public record open to
the inspection of any citizen at all
times. Such registration shall be used
for all special elections In the municipality
until 90 days preceding the next
regular election."
From this It appears very clear that
the 90 days' registration referred to Is
especially Intended for the succeeding
general election. From the fact that
such certificates are good only "until"
90 days before the next general election
seems to warrant the belief that the
general assembly did not intend to
have elections during this period. In
the first place it is impossible to conceive
of a condition that would be so
pressing, and since the old certificates
are clearly nullified 90 days previous
to a general election, it is difficult to
conceive that the general assembly
would knowingly .eave open a condition
that would make possible the subjection
of any community to the snap
judgment which here seems to be intended.
But this Is not the whole of the pressnt
case. In presenting the dispensary
petition to the town council the
either night explanations of advocates
md claims of counsel were to this effect.
The petition is based on the 1900
registration, and contains the names of
jne-fourth of the qualified voters- in
lccordance with that list. Since the
aw is mandatory that an election must
ie called on a petition of one-fourth of
:he qualified voters, and since we have
:hat one-fourth here, you have no discretion
in the matter. Of course we
.vi 11 have to admit that the old regisration
certificates became invalid
,vith the opening of the books of the
lew registration; but since there must
)e an election, and there will be no
>ther than the new registration availa)le
for use, we will use that.
Even if it be admitted that the town
council is required to call an election