University of South Carolina Libraries
^crapis and Jatts. " T===z========z======i=i=rii=: t ? After six months as leader of Tam- e .pinny, Lewis Nixon has resigned the v position. The principal cause of his P resignation is his complete realization r of the fact that he is better qualified ^ as a shipbuilder than as a politician. 1 It seems that Mr. Nixon desired the ^ continuance of a certain man in a cer- r tain office of the organization, xne power lay with 13 district leaders, and 0 at a meeting of 12 of them, the 13th n oeing absent, there was a tie. It is v commonly believed that Mr. Nixon's ? desires in the matter would have prevailed had he insisted: but instead of insisting, he merely resigned uncon- ; ditionally, insisting that he could not be induced to re-consider. ? Grave as the fears were when the first reports came of the calamity in < Martinique last Thursday, the reality is i unhappily far worse than the worst j the imagination could picture. The dis- J aster is without a parallel in human history. La Pelee sent out a tongue of fire that in one swift lick wiped out of existence everything it touched, including 30,000 human lives. In half a minute a bustling town was gone. The people died where they were, at their work, in the streets, on the ships, in their homes, a crowd at mass in the cathedral. The catastrophe was typi- * fled in a family of nine persons found * huddled together in a last embrace. * *" 1 * nrnho Klv chflTt * ?5Ut tne suneniift r>CIO ? . death must have been as merciful in its suddenness as it was horrible. Na- ii ture seems to have wished to remind t man of his littleness. With one puff of d breath, she wipes out him and all his J1 creations. ? Troy, N. Y. Budget: The other night at a party in Yonkers some 200 o young persons thought it would be a n good joke to go through a mock mar- b riage ceremony. The joke was not sue- r cessful uecause in the state of New t York there cannot be such a thing as o a mock marriage. When two nersons a in the presence of witnesses, either by t way of joking or otherwise, take each E other for husband and wife a legal mar- t riage has actually been contracted unless one of the parties is already married. In the latter case a prosecution c for bigamy can be maintained against s the party. The Yonkers young people n who undertook to mock at marriage y are simply in a fix. Those who had t been intending marriage have the con- E solidation of knowing that they have been merely premature: but those who a did not want to be tightly and lawfully t wedded will have to go to the courts c for relief. Others may take warning t: from their plight and refrain from toy ing wfth the matrimonial buzzsaw. ? America will have the fastest regu- v lar train for any distance if the new *s plans of the New York Central and the P Lake Shore management are carried v into effect, says a New York dispatch b of recent date. The schedule will be c based on a fast trial run made on Tues- p day between Buffalo and Cleveland, s over the Lake Shore tracks to deter- 8 mine the feasibility of installing an 18- v hour train service between New York n and Chicago. The success of the test has convinced the railroad officials that 1 the plan is practicable. It will mean * a shortenine of six hours in the run- s ning time to Chicago, practically bringing the two cities 300 miles nearer in point of time. The regular time of the o Empire State Express for the 440 miles v from New York to Buffalo is 53.33 miles tl an hour. The "Sud" exoress, on the fl Midi railroad, between Paris and Bor- a deaux, has been the fastest train, ac- r cording to its schedule, but was seldom t on time, and now its speed has been c reduced to 50 miles an hour. Cutting 1 the schedule for long distance runs has v been made possible by the improvement v in the power and speen of locomotives, d With five cars, a locomotive of the new if type has run 140 miles at the rate of s 57.2 miles an hour. t ? A cable of Sunday from the island d of St. Lucia, about 75 miles north of 1 the island of St. Vincent says: "The Soufriere volcano on the island of St. Vincent is still in destructive eruption, s A terrific cannonade can be heard f one hundred miles away. The re- a ports are followed by columns of r smoke, rising miles in the air. t Immense balls of colored fire also 1 issue from the crater. Lightning is v playing fiercely in the upper sky and 1 the whole northern part of the island s is one mass of traveling flame. It is i impossible to reach the burning district t by land or sea and there are no means t of estimating the destruction wrought t to life and property. Kingstown, the s capital of St. Vincent, is still safe, \ though showers of ashes and pebbles are c continually falling on the town. The t volcano itself is invisible." There has r been nothing since the foregoing to indicate any cessation of volcanic activity in the vicinity. It is quite evident that the eruption of Soufriere has been more violent than that of Mont Pelee, j and that the destruction of life is less ^ only because there were not so many . people in the immediate vicinity. ? After the last of the Rev. Dr. Tal- r mage's Brooklyn churches had been de- f stroyed by fire, says the New York ^ Times, he started to preach in the old | Fourteenth street Academy of Music, a in this city, and there became well ac- t quainted with "Ed" Gilmore, the man- i ager. Mr. Gilmore's reverence is not t his strongest characteristic, so it was c quite like him to say: "Look here, Tal- v mage, tell me why it is that the Al- r mighty permits your churches to burn j up every little wnile, but never lets c the llames get to a lot of dives and rum v shops?" "I'll answer that question af- s ter I get up there," replied Dr. Tal- v mage, pointing solemnly heavenward, n "Oh," snapped Mr. Gilmore. "Well, it p is not a 10u-to-l shot that you are go- a ing to get there." Dr. Talmage made i< no reply, but meeting Mr. Gilmore the a next Sunday he smiled and asked: ? "Say, Ed, have the odds changed yet?" ti ? There is some evidence of the Au- s gusta mill strike being settled in an t, unexpected way, says a dispatch of jt Wednesday. During the afternoon a u report was circulated that non-union idle employes of the King mill would n make an effort to put the mill in operation Monday morning, and in response ? to ringing of the mill bell many of t< employes would be on hand to take ii charge of the machinery. President 'I Landon Thomas was seen and said so far as the mill was concerned he knows 01 othing of such intention. Further, hat the mill is making no preparation o start on Monday. He did say, howver, he is ready to start the machinery whenever a sufficient number of emiloyees come and tell him they are eady to go back to work. He says ie is not anxious to start the mill before he price of cotton goes down, but will lo so whenever operatives in sufficient mmber say they are wiling to- go back, 'he union leaders say only non-union peratives are getting dissatisfied; but 10 settled movement can be seen In the i-hole body. 7Sr,l?i? Hlfnrbrillr *0 * v v| v* ? ?"? ? v .. .. . .. YORKVILLE^^A. ^ ^ SATURDAY, MAY 17,1902. There is no longer any doubt about he fate of Governor Moutett, of Marinique, and United States Consul 'rentis. Both lost their lives. Upon information given out in Washngton through Republican leaders of he house, it is reported that Preslent Roosevelt expects congress to adourn on June 28. In accordance with a recommendation f the president, the senate, on Wedlesday, passed a joint resolution carryng an appropriation of $500,000 for the elief of suffering on the island of Marinique. The house, however, would my agree to $200,000, and that is the mount that will probably go. It is he first instance on record where con ress has appropriated actual cash ror he relief of a foreign country. Reports from around through the ounty seem to indicate that the obervance of Memorial Day is growing nore general than formerly. A few ears ago this observance was confined o Fort Mill, Yorkville, Rock Hill and ibenezer. Since then Sharon and Buljck's Creek have joined in the custom, nd it is probable that within a year or wo every Confederate grave in the ounty will begin to receive its annual ribute. The state Democratic convention conenes in Columbia next Wednesday. It s stated that Colonel Wilie Jones is to reside, and it is thought to be pretty ,*ell settled that the state campaign will e so arranged as to provide for two anvasses at the same time by different outes. The candidates for United tates senator will travel in one agregation, and the candidates for the arious state offices in another. It is uite possible that the "test oath" queslon has not been entirely settled by he newspapers, and that the convenlon may have something to say on the uoject. Although first reports had it that 40 ? rii. TT*t r 50 people escaped irom si. rime ,'ith their lives, and later It was stated hat some 450 saved themselves by lght. It Is now certain that this was mistake. A number of people were escued from the vicinity shortly after he disaster, but they seem to have ome from the country surrounding, 'here is a story that the only survior from the town proper was a man k'ho was a prisoner in a jail; but no etails are given of his escape, and it 3 not certain that the story is true. It eems that the destruction of life in he town was complete, and that the isaster is without a parallel in all hisory as to this particular. The Democrats of the Seventh Kanas congressional district have re-afIrmed the Kansas City platform so far s it refers to "issues now before the ?eople." That is about all that the ani-machine Democrats of South Caroina would do; but the machine crowd vould rule them out of the party. rVith the machine crowd it is still "free liver or bust," not because they are maware that free silver is dead; but .aaamba I/maw *Vio f nnncpientiniiQ ;CLaUOC HICJ AllVH vtiuv hinking men are unwilling to continue 0 tie themselves to this absurd proposition, and for the purposes of those vho have no higher motives than to control the machine, it is best to keep he influence of conscientious thinking nen reduced to a minimum. Tlie Goreil Ox. It is curious what a difference it nakes as to whose ox :s gored. In ooking over our scrap book, we have ust come across a striking illustraion of this well known fact. Most people whose political memoies do not run back very far, have >robably forgotten that along in the arly nineties, there was a vigorous poitical agitation that finally resulted in 1 practical revolution of Democratic loctrines as then taught in this state, ["here were a number of people, of ourse, wiio were bitterly opposed to hange of any kind, and others who vere very aggressive in their determilation to shake up the dry bones. Durntr finite awhile, manv of the Doliti ians were very much disturbed to know rhere they were at, because there eemed to be considerable doubt as to rhicit way tne cat might jump. Fially, the May convention met in Coambia, elected delegates to the nation1 convention and gave a very emphat. expression of its views as to men nd things, especially things. Comlenting upon this circumstance from ne reasonably clear atmosphere that urrounded its undisturbed perch up a tee, Tim Youkvili.e Exul'ikeu, in its >sue of June 1, 18512, remarked as foljws: The incorporation of the Alliance delands into the Democratic platform of uis state, is no doubt a great relief to this month in Chicago." At the pres, few weeks ago it was a question as > whether a politician would be willlg to advocate this or that Alliance leasure; but now this ouestion is prac,cully out of the way. If a candidate laims to be a Democrat he must stand n the Democratic platform; and he is now in a position to swallow the subtreasury plan, the government ownership of railroads, etc., all hitherto objectionable doctrines, without compromising his pride, judgment or party standing. Indeed, as matters now stand, any one who desires to kick against the measures referred to, will have to do it outside of the party, and we doubt exceedingly if many will be found who will do this. All that the politician, whether Alliance or non-Alliance, has to say is, "Well, this platform is evidently what the people want, and I'll have to give it to them." So far as we recollect, no part of this was intended as a Jab at anybody. It was merely intenaea as on on me troubled waters, and a hint to those candidates, including Mr. Hemphill, who had suddenly found themselves floundering helplessly out of touch with the stampeding majority. If a newspaper has feelings that are capable of being wounded, it may very well be imagined how The Enquirer felt next day, June 2, 1892, when the Columbia State, of that date, arrived with the following: The Yorkville Enquirer speaks of "the incorporation of the Alliance demands into the Democratic platform of i the state," and sagely remarks that "any one who desires to kick against the measures referred to will have to do it outside of the party." We expected better information and better sense from a paper like The Yorkville Enquirer. There is no Democratic platform. The Irby constitution, under wnich the convention acted, did not permit the adoption of a platform. The Ocala demands were adopted as resolutions, as the record shows. Furthermore, neither state platforms nor resolutions can bind Democrats in national affairs. The national Democracy is the highest authority, and any state platform in antagonism to its declarations is null and void. The national Democratic party will adopt a platform at Chicago this month, and we will stand upon it. It will not include the objectionable Ocala-South Carolina de maiiuo. mcaxiiuiic, CUIUCJJ wmim H?; party' we spit upon and spurn the Third party resolutions adopted by our recent state convention. This could not be a paper of Democratic principles and do otherwise. The reader of the foregoing will note a good many things, among others that The State then held that "neither state platforms nor resolutions can bind Democrats in national affairs," and also that it stood not upon the Democratic platform that had been smashed four years before, but that it would stand upon the platform to be adopted the politicians of all shades of opinion, ent time it is holding that not only have state conventions the power; but it is their duty "to bind Democrats in national affairs." Furthermore, it is holding that these Democrats must be bound not to the structure that is to be erected out of the wisdom and experience of the past eight years; but to the mistakes through which the national organization has suffered disaster and defeat. To The Enquirer all this is intensely amusing. We say, unhesitatingly, that we regard the present national Democratic platform as being absolutely dead. It died on the day of the last national election, and it is as dead as it will ever be. The idea of pledging a candidate to continue to support it is like tying a live man to a corpse. If the proposition, however, were to pledge allegiance to the next platform, we could offer no objection. Neither could there be any objection from any individual who makes the slightest claim to being a*Democrat. Somewhat OliMcarc and Evasive. 5nmo i^qvo q crr\ tVio HroantMIln Monrc made the point thnt the pledge suggested by Senator Tillman for candidates In the primary, "to support the Chicago and Kansas City platforms," would exclude all fhe men who are now aspiring to the senate except Messrs. Evans and Latimer. The idea of The News, as made quite clear, was that there are certain declarations in these platforms that have become settled issues, and will have to be abandoned. It assumed that Messrs. Latimer and Evans would, of course, swallow anything in the hope of election, regardless of whether or not it might come up again. Especial reference was had to the free coinage of silver question, which even Mr. Bryan is ready to abandon: but which was allowed to remain in the last platform for reasons of supposed expediency, and which is still as binding in good morals even as the "paramount issue" of imperialism. Messrs. Johnstone, Hemphill, Henderson arid Elliott have records against free coinage, even when that was the paramount issue, and while these gentlemen were Democratic members of congress in good standing. Whether correct or not, The News was certainly logical in assuming that the idea of these gentlemen now being able to support this absurd proposition is ridiculous. Taking issue with The News, the Columbia State telegraphed the following to each of the candidates mentioned: "Will you, as the Greenville News asserts, be excluded from the senatorial race by the pledge of loyalty to Democratic national platform?" Their replies were as follows: George Johnstone: I do not see how any Democrat could be excluded from in? puny uy a uemocrauc piauorm, lor it is only an expression of Democratic principles. I will not be excluded. William Elliott: A life-long Democrat, I will, of course, be bound by the action of the party. D. S. Henderson: Can take any oath that any other Democrat can take. Will not be excluded as News intimates. John J. Hemphill: I am and have always been a Democrat, and will be in the senatorial race bound by the action of the party. While no especial objection can be urged against the foregoing replies, it is a fact that not one of them covers the point at issue. We agree with Mr. Johnstone in being "unable to see how any Democrat can be excluded from his party by a Democratic platform." We are satisfied that Colonel Elliott is a life-long Democrat, and that he will be bound by the action of the party, and we can say the same for Mr. Hemphill, as we do not see how either of them can very well help themselves. Also we are confident that Mr. Hender son can "take any oath that any other Democrat can take." As we see the thing:, however, the point raised by The News has not yet been met. The proposition is to require candidates to be bound by these platforms. These platforms now declare for free silver. Jt is almost an absolute certainty that at the next national convention, the silver plank will be eliminated oecause the party realizes that is an exploded back number. Any present oath to continue loyal support to these platforms carries with an obligation to continue to teach free coinage as wise, proper, just, etc. The question now before the public is, "Are these gentlemen willing to so bind themselves?" MEMORIAL DAY AT SHARON. Grave* of Confederates Decorated With Flowers?AH to be Properly Marked, Sharon, May 13.?Memorial Day was observed here today under the auspices of the Ladies' Memorial association of Sharon. The society had taken a great deal of pains and trouble to make the day a memorial day not only In name, but in reality, and they fully succeeded in every sense of the word. The crowd was the largest that has ever assembled here on any similar occasion. The stores were all closed. Merchants, clerks, farmers, preachers and doctors all turned out to participate in the beautiful programme that had been gotten up for the day. Rev. J. S. Grler acted as master of ceremonies, and opened the exercises with prayer. j.st. Song?"My Country 'Tls of Thee," by a large class of well trained voices, with Miss Mabel Sims at the organ. 2d. Recitation?"Memorial Day," by Mr. Erskine Kenpedy. 3d. Roll call of cne dead veterans; but alas, they had answered "here" for the last time. Some many years ago, others but a short time. 4th. Address by Rev. J. P. Marlon. This talk was^ a masterly and appropriate one for the occasion. 5th. Song?"The Dying Soldier," by the choir. 6th. Recitation?"Our Noble Heroes," by Miss Mabel Sims. 7th. Recitation?"Victory Lost and Victory Won," by Mr. A. L. McDaniel. 8th. Song?"Just Break the News to Mother," by tbe choir. 9th. Address by Mr. J. L. Strain, of Etta Jane, who dealt principally on the parts and battles in which the brave soldiers of York county figured in during the war. He .entertained the audience well and his address was highly appreciated. 10th. Solo by Mrs. J. P. Marlon, "Just as the Sun Went Down." 11th. Recitation by Miss Ethel Caldwell. Then the old veterans were formed into line and marched to the cemetery, with Mr. R. A. Gilfillen bearing the Confederate fla? a{ the head of the procession, where the ladies and children literally covered the old soldiers' graves with flowers. Dr. J. H. Saye acted as marshal of the day. Another beautiful feature of the day was the starting of a subscription to get small monuments to mark the last resting place of those of the old soldiers that are not marked. Several from this place left today to visit Charleston: Messrs. Byars Allison, H. W. Shannon, Ed Byars and Miss Maggie Shannon. ' We want some one to tell us the exact colors and arrangement of the Confederate flag. W[fc^?et different information and would" "be pleased to knowexactly how it was. CONVENTION NOTES. Something of the Big Baptist Gathering at Aaheville. The Southern Baptist Convention in Asheville was attended by a larger number of delegates and visitors than any meeting in the past. The corrected list of the secretary showed 1,093 delegates present.' Besides these there were at least 1,000 women present to attend the meetings of the Woman's Auxiliary societies. The validating agent in Asheville had a record of 4,000 tickets which passed through his hands. There were at least 1.000 delegates and visitors whose tickets were of such form that they did not need approval by the agent. A conservative estimate puts the total number of visitors and delegates at 5,000. The reports from the various denominational boards show that more work has been done since May, 1901, than in any previous year's history of the denomination. By an enthusiastic vote it was decided to undertake a larger work this year than ever before. The American Baptist Education society had paid for endowment of schools and colleges $67,955; the colleges thus helped had themselves raised $213,942, making a total increase in endowment of $281,897 in one year. The home mission board, whose work is confined to the southern states. South Carolina not included, reported the receipt of $98,950 for the year's work, which is an increase of $12,000 over last year. The board employs 674 missionaries; the baptisms for the year were 8,130. The year was closed with $5,000 in the treasury. The foreign mission brought in the *-~~4. ? 14- U1-4a??t Tm or\lfo rtf I utrst icpun in ua iiismi jr. x?i v* foreign wars the work has been unusually prosperous. Twenty new missionaries have been sent out and several others are ready to go. During the year there have been 1,439 conversions and baptisms, the largest number ever reported. The receipts for the year were $173,439?as against $156,083 last year, a net gain of $17,356. This board also was able to report all debts paid and a balance of $f>,000 in the treasury. It was by a very hearty vote that the Convention decided to raise $200,000 another year for foreign missions. Equally gratifying reports come from the Theological Seminary and the Sunday school board.?Spartanburg Journal. Two Aft* llelil t'j>. Columbia Record, Tuesday: The governor is still holding up acts passed by tfre last session of the legislature, the two most important being the joint resolution empowering the state treasurer to write off the books the money due by the state for the Blue Ridge bonds. While the attorney general has rendered the opinion that the resolution is constitutional, still the governor regards the debt as a just one, and he stated that he did not think it would be right to sign it. The other act abolishes the office of phosphate inspector. The governor does not wish to sign th's because he believes that it should not be approved because it puts the work on the county auditors, who have enough to do at present. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. L. M. Grist & Sons?Make some claims for their commercial printing. Riddle & Carroll?Again call your attention to their big stock of fruit jars. John R. Logan, Sheriff York County? Gives notice of sale by virtue of execution in the case of Exchange Bank of Chester, plaintiff, against Fannie C. Bratton, defendant, of land situted in York county. Yorkville Buggy Co.?Invites rural delivery mail riders to call and see them about wagons built for this purpose. J. J. Keller & Co.?Call your attention to the fact that they make fly screens in all sizes and shapes and in any style. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell you of new arrivals of canned goods at their establishment, and especially mention Armour's "Star" sliced ham, lunch tongue and other canned goods. They have jugs and jars. /SwEMORIAL TABLET. TJie K. M. M. A. authorities have or- 1 dered a handsome memorial tablet to be placed on the wall In the entrance to the building, to perpetuate In the school the names of the three cadets who lost their lives recently under such tragic circumstances. The tablet is now being prepared by Mr. Frank Happerfleld. The inscription will be as follows: IN MEMORIA. ' _ J i Cadet Sergt. En M. Nichols. ! Cadet J. Frank Lindsay, i j Cadet Harry G. Stevens, J Drowned May 3. 1902. i The first two named sacrificed J their lives to rescue their com! rade. [ I There will be no regular commencement exercises at the close of the present session, on account of the sad circumstances referred to. It is contemplated, however, that the unveiling of this tablet be made the occasion of appropriate public ceremonies on Wednesday, June 4. ABOUT PEOPLE. *, Mr. Louis Roth is in Charleston this week. - - ?- - .1 Miss Daisy uienn, or uernei, viancu Mrs. Mary R. Williford this week. -^Miss Jennie Hart arrived in Yorkvllle ort Thursday from Washington, D. C. Mrs. Ida Matthews, of Old Point, visited the family of Mr. N. A. Simrll this week. ? -Mr. W. B. McCaw and family lwva?' moved into the Steele house on Esreh Liberty street. ' Miss Louise Ratchford, of Chester, Is visiting at the home of Mr. N. A. Simrll, near Yorkvllle. , Rev. M. R. Kirkpatrick, of Black^ stock, was the guest of Rev. W. G. Neville, on Thursday. Mr. Thos. Covington has moved his family Into the cottage of Mrs. Janie Parish, on Cleveland avenue. -i Mr. S. M. Lewis, of Chester, was the guest of his brother, W. W. Lewis, Esq., on Wednesday of this week. Cadet J. Mack Schorb left Wednesday morning to resume nls work with the-, sophomore class at Clemson college. j Rev. W. E. Hurt has returned from the annual meetlne- of the Southern Baptist convention at Asheville, N. C. Mr. J. C. Elliott is in Charleston with the party that left last Tuesday. He expects to return today or tomorrow. , Miss Elizabeth Trott left Wednesday for her home at Niagara Falls, after spending several weeks with relatives and friends In Yorkvllle. , Mr. J. C. Duncan came down from Blacksburg, Wednesday, after a Negro ; who was wanted for breaking Into a' house there last fall. Mr. James TIddy, of Shelby, N. C.. Is In Yorkville on account of the operation to be performed on his son, Mr. Frank TIddy, for appendicitis. Mr. Frank Tiddy, who has been suffering sometime from appendicitis, expected to undergo an operation yesterday at the hands of Dr. Walker, of , Yorkville, and Dr. Stokes, of Salisbury, N, C. Thursday was originally ap- ( pointed for the operation; but for some reason Dr. Stokes failed to arrive. Charlotte Observer. Wednesday: Rev. J. C. McLaughlin, of Chester, S. C., and Rev. Walter Lingle, of Dalton, Ga., were visitors here yesterday, air. Mc- , Laughjin has just returned frorh Davidson, where he had delivered an address before the Medical college. Mr. Lingle, who supplied the pulpit of the , Second Presbyterian church of this city for two summers, has accepted a call to the pastorate of the Presbyterian church at Rock Hill S. C., and will move to Rock Hill June 1st. CAUGHT BY THE DOGS. Eecause of the lateness of the hour ! at which the information was received at this office, it was not practicable to J give details of the escape of the Negro preacher Titus Lynn from the chaingang last Monday afternoon and his ' recapture: but it is really due to the chaingang dogs that a fuller story be published. Stories of escapes throughout the state are quite common, and in almost 1 every one of them there Is a mention of . the dogs. This mention, however In- . variably runs something like this: "The dogs were put on the trail; but the scent was too cold, and they were j unable to follow." It is customary to offer a good excuse for the dogs; but ' all this has not served to check a 1 growing impression on the part of the general public that bloodhounds are a 1 failure. In the case of Lynn, however, s the dogs scored a point. J Lynn is the Negro who broke the 1 plate glass front out of the store of A. ' E. Smith & Co., at Rock Hill, recent- 1 ly. His object was robbery; but he J cut his hand very oadly in the com- 1 mission of the crime, and the trail of 1 blood he left led to his detection and ' arrest shortly afterward. He was tried t and convicted at the last term of the ' court on another charge of uousebreak- t ing and sent up for 13 months, with the t Smith-Fewell affair still hanging. i It seems that by reason of the glass J breaking accident, the Negro still had 1 a badly swelled arm when he landed t on the chaingang, and on the advice a of the county physician he was not re- ^ quired to perform severe labor. There 1 was some plowing and planting to be t done at the county home farm last t Monday. For this kind of work it is * customary to use "trusties" and 30-day I convicts. Just now there is a short supply of both, and j_?ynn was pressed ^ nto service to do the light planting tl vork. "I rather had an idea that he a vould run if he could get a chance," t< said Mr. Whltener, "but then we were c ill right there in the field, and I did c lot think there would be much trou- g ale about catching him." p Lynn worked very well for quite b iwhile until he succeeded in getting a "V ong distance from the plow he was F supposed to be following and from the i< nain gang over which the guards j stood. Then he ran away. The trusty d vho was plowing gave the alarm as a soon as possible; but it was 15 minutes d ir more before anybody was ready to r :ommence th? pursuit, and it was an- c )tner 25 minutes before the dogs could " be secured from the stockade a mile v iway Mr. Whitener followed on horse- 1 back in the general direction the Negro li bad gone, and when the dogs came up t they were put on the trail. They, open- d ad at once with vicious Joy and ran al- t most without a fauit. t "I got puzzled once or twice," said e Mr. Whitener "and was at a loss e ivhlch way to go; but guided my course i by the direction the dogs seemed to t be following, and after awhile I came 1 In sight of the Negro. The sweat was c pouring oft my horse, and the Negro was still running at a pretty stiff gait, t I hollowed, but he paid no attention, c and I hollowed again. Then I raised s my gun to pepper him a little; but he t stopped and turned around, and I had 1 to take my gun down. The dogs were c just coming up and they made for him j like shots. I went on up Co secure him t and I had quite a time of it to get the t dogs off. They got him down. One I had an arm and another a leg. No; he ' did not holler; he was too busy fight- c Ing. If I had not been so close, I be- t lieve those dogtf would have killed him. ? They seemed to want nothing but his I face and throat, and I had a Job of it c to get them off. Of course, I did not t beat them with my gun or anything of ? that kind, because they were not to t blame, you know. Well, after the fel- ( low had been pretty badly pinched, t though not severely bitten?I don't t think the skin was broken, and I am ? certain he was not torn?I got the dogs < off and we took him back to camp." ? Mr. Whitener says he gave Lynn a 1 good thrashing that night and since ' then he has been working like a good ' fellow, not being troubled in the least 1 Dy tne swelling on nis nana, wniun, m * fact, seems to have about passed away. / WITHIN THK TOWN. ? ? A first-class modern hotel building 1 next, and Yorkvllle will be a town. The * hotel building Is sorely needed to round 1 out the business requirements of the 1 community. s \? Captain Schneider, of the K. M. M. ' A., took his class of cadets to the power house of the Tavora mill Wednesday morning to give the boys some practical information about electricity. ( ? Until very recently it was complain- * ed that Yorkvllle had no facilities for / tin repair work. Mr. W. O. Rawls has j supplied this deficiency and has in c view the development of an extensive t repair shop. ? A thunder storm that came in con- , Diction with a shower Wednesday af- j ter noon, played havoc with the local j te.ephone exchange. Many phones j were burned out, and the work of re- \ pair has been in progress since. j ? Messrs. J. J. Keller & Co., have commenced work on their contract to remodel the Episcopal church building. 1 The plan calls for more seating capaci- j ty and a considerable change in the ( outside annearance of the front along with other improvements. >- Captain J. R. Lindsay and Mr. J. S. Drakeford, of the county board of control, went to Columbia last Monday night to attend to the final preliminaries in connection with the bond of Dispenser Snider and to select a stock of whiskeys and other liquors for the local dispensary. The understanding is that everything was arranged satisfactorily. and the reporter was advised on Wednesday that the dispensary would begin business within a very few days. ? Already contractors are coming and writing with reference to the erection of the proposed graded school building. It is probable that they will be invited to bid on the plans preDared by Architect H. E. White sometime ago, and if the building cannot be erected in accordance with these plans within the means available, then a new set of plans will be prepared. In view of the large quantity of brick to be acquired with the proposed site, it is possible that the building will be put up in accordance with original intentions. ? Yorkville is soon to have a firstclass home for the graded school. This fact was settled at the election last Wednesday. The people voted on the question of issuing 512,500 worth of bonds and on the question of location, g tsoin questions were seiiiea Dy em- a phatlc majorities and without friction. S In all, 76 votes were cast. One of these 5 was thrown out because It was irregu- g lar. Of the balance, 66 were in favor 1 of issuing the bonds, and 9 were opposed. The vote on the question of lo- ^ nation resulted as follows: For the \ Witherspoon lot, 12; for the Steele lot, L: for the old Graded school lot, 59; for the Bell lot, 1. The election leaves no 1 more grounds for bickering and the ' trustees will now proceed forthwith to provide the proposed home without un- / necessary delay. A. A ? Speaking of the old female college j nuilding that was destroyed by fire j sometime ago, and the site of which has A lust been selected for the proposed new ^ nome for the graded school, an old cit- . zen remarked, that the brick, which j~ ire among the best in town, cost only E 53.62J per thousand. "It happened this way," he said. "There were several L jrick makers here at the time, and p much comnetition for the contract. Or- E linariiy handmade brick?there were ? io machines in those days?sold at $5 j. ind $6 per thousand. As the result of ii he shape competition, the late G. Rob- E nson Ratchford took this contract at ? I3.62J. He brought white brick makers q lere from Baltimore and made the c irick on the lot north of the cemetery. ({ ibout 100 yards east of the York Brick ? iVorks. The price was remarkably ? ow and it was much talked of at the C ime. And it is quite doubtful, too, as E o whether anybody else in this section ^ las made a better lot of brick at any >rice." F L< ? The Memorial Day exercises in p forkvllle last Tuesday afternoon, under q tie auspices of the Ladies' Memorial ssociation and the Winnie Davis chapsr of.the Daughters of the Confederay. were largely attended and excited onslderable local interest. The people athered in the court house at the ap- ^ olnted hour. 5 p. m., and filled the ' uildlng to overflowing. Mayor M. C. V'illis presided, and after nrayer by lev. W. G. Neville, the choir sang Dlxi, after which Caotain Iredell Jones, of lock Hill, made an interesting ad reaa mat was usienea to witn mucn ttention. At the conclusion of this ad- -g Iress, Major James F. Hart read the I oil of the soldier dead buried in the I emeteries, after which the choir sang ! Maryland, My Maryland," and there 1 yas an adjournment to the cemeteries, 'he procession to the cemeteries was ed by the Jasper Light Infantry and he K. M. M. A. cadets, with their [rum corps in front. After them came he ladies societies, the old veterans, he school children and the people genrally, making quite a long line. The xercises at the cemeteries consisted n the firing of salutes and the decoraion of the graves with floral tributes, t was nearly sundown before the ex rcises were completed. ? The people of Yorkville will do well o give careful attention to the efforts >f the York Cotton mills to secure an ibundant supply of pure cold water hrough artesian wells. While the pubic water supply, as now furnished, is lulte abundant and probably mucn >urer than is furnished from any of he private wells of the town, still from he very nature 01 the case, it is lm >08sible that It could be absolutely pure, rhe branch from which the supply somes drains a watershed on which here is a steadily growing settlement, md the water will, of necessity, be less jure with each succeeding year. Again, >n account of the distance over which he water has to be pumped to the itandplpe, and the elevation that has :o be overcome, the cost of pumping is treater than if the distance and eleva;ion were less. An artesian well in the own, provided there could be any assurance that such a well could be pro:ured at a reasonable cost, provided also it would yield a sulticient supply of vater, would result in a very material mprovement over present conditions, [t is generally conceded that artesian vater is invariably free of disease terms, and this fact counts for much. L'hen again, with sufficient water sup)ly closer in, the iong line of otherwise iseless pipe between the reservoir and A he standpipe, could be used to much idvantage in extending the mains to >ther points in town not now reached iy the public water supply. The whole , ^ subject seems to be worthy of careful 4 nvestlgation. J YORK COUNTY PENSIONS. The pension apportionment for York :ounty this year amounts to $8,049.60. rhe check received by Clerk Wylie a 'ew days ago is for $8,001.60, and care'ul investigation into the matter devel>ps that the state board left off one of ;he $48 class from the amount that should have been properly sent. The vork of paying out the money has been n progress since Tuesday, afternoon, ind quite a large number of checks lave been issued. The list, as It stands, vlth such corrections as have been iracticable, is as follows: Class A?$96.00. [Physically helpless as the result of vounds received during the war and lot possessing an Income exceeding 1150 per annum]. itobinson, Jno. W Catawba. Class B?$72.00. [Lost a limb during the war, and vhose annual income does not exceed >150.] Bell, J. A Clover. , , Burns, Robert Fort Mill. L^ney, S. L Rock Hill. McKnignt, R. D Blairsville. tferritt, A. H Fort Mill. "Jeal, Herod Yorkville. Parker, W. G Guthriesville. Perry, W. C Fort Mill. Pettus, Jefferson Bethany. Perry, W. H Rock Hill. CLASS C?INO. 1? 10.W. [Disabled by reason of wounds revived during the war and not possessng an Income exceeding $150.] Idkins, Jackson Tlrzah. 3eamguard, J. C Yorkvllle. , Jrown, Wm Clover. ?ook, J. M ....?Tlrzah. Davidson, J. F Guthriesvllle. )ye, L. H Newport. Jlover, W. O .Point. < Jrant, T. M Hoodtown. Jreen, John Sharon. j Jwlnn, T. M Yorkvllle. lagans, R. A Clover. ackson, W. F Tlrzah. rones, John H Hickory Grove. Clser, Noah Ramah. Coontz, W. A Guthriesvllle. . ..anler, C. C Energy. A lassey, S. F Fort Mill. f Jlnter, I. G Blalrsville. 1 lumnax Lee Hickory Grove. ' banning, P. C Clover. 'eeler, D. S King's Creek. 'ursley, J. W j Bethany. 'ursley, Joseph A....."..Hickory Grove. leaves, W. R Cora. Ihedd, J. U Blalrsville. itames. J. Y From Chester. Iherer, H. H Blairsville. iherer, W. A Yorkvllle. tames, Rufus P Newport. iteele, James B Rock Hill. 'aylor, J. W Rock Hill. Thomas. D. E Sharon. A 'hompson, J. C Clover. M Valker, Jerry Clover. V Vray, John Valdora. j Class C, No. 2?$19.65. J [Reached the age of 60 years and tot possessed of an annual Income of isnley. W. A YorkviUe. Ldkins, J. J Tirzah. ilderson, W. i' Fort Mill. V ilexander, W. S Rock Hill. * Lllen, Charles Blairsville. Armstrong, W. F Clover. irmstrong. W. H Yorkvlile. inderson, C. D Rock Hill. iycock, J. P Olive. Ugham, J. T Sharon. >ailey, R. T Fort Mill. iarber, John Zadok. lates, T. K Ogden. layne, John Fort Mill. tlack, David Rock Hill. iolin, J. L Guthriesville. iowen, W. J YorkviUe. Irocket. W. M Clover. Bradford, William YorkviUe. irandon, T. L? Bethel. Irown, S. A Rock Hill. tr.vant, Sidney kock hhi. turns, James Rock Hill. 'hilders, Sherod Hickory Grove. aldwell, J. M Yorkville. 'lark, James A Guthriesville. 'lark, J. M Gutnnesville. olllns, T. J .'Guthriesville. urrence, P. R Balloon. abbs, L. J Rock Hill. avidson. J. A Guthriesville. avidson, W. B Bethany. uffy, Michael Smith's Turnout. oster, Robert Smith's Turnout. >owdle, John A Yorkville. Jrwin, Wm Zadok. 'aris, E. T Clover. erguson, John Clover. lnley, W. G Zeno. ardner, C Rock Hill.