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Scraps and |acts. ? The house of representatives, on last Friday, passed, by a vote of 72 to 21, what is known as the pure food bill. The bill inhibits the introduction into any state or territory, or the District of Columbia from any other state or territory, or from any foreign country, or the shipment to any foreign country of any article of food or drug which is adulterated or misbranded; and the inhibition lies against any one shipping, delivering or receiving within the regions named any such food so adulterated. The bill defines in detail what shall constitute adulterated or misbranded and is transported or being transported from one state to another for sale, shall be liable to confiscation by a process of libel for condemnation in the United States courts; but such goods shall not be sold in any state contrary to the laws thereof. ? New York dispatch to Philadelphia Record: The 150,000,000 Wall street pool, of which J. P. Morgan, James Stillman and George F. Baker have the management, is to be utilized as a lever to force southern cotton to this port for transportation in settlement of New York's indebtedness abroad. Perhaps $10,000,000 of the pool money will thus be used. The effect of a big movement of cotton abroad would be more beneficial to the market than any other one thing. The fact that the suib-treasury has transferred $600,000 to New Orleans since Thursday without exciting comment in financial circles, is taken as proof that the $50,000,000 pool is already at work. This news, coupled with encouraging figures of the bank statement, caused advances in the speculative market today. ? Secretary of the Treasury Shaw addressed the Bankers' club of Chicago last Saturday evening on "Possible Financial Legislation." He advocated the enactment of a law permitting a demand for gold to be met under any circumstances with any form of money as a means of maintaining the parity of silver. "If such legislation were enacted," he said, "no more gold would be needed for domestic commerce, no more for foreign commerce, and no more for speculation." The secretary declared that when congress shall have fulfilled the recommendations in the president's message and all our forms of money are exchangeable at par for the established standard 25.0 grains of gold for every dollar, our financial centres would be able to compete successfully with those of foreign countries as international clearing houses. Mr. Shaw also approved of the issue of "emergency" currency and wanted some provision for the contraction ofmoney when it is not needed. ? The house committee on interstate commerce, on last Friday, ordered a favorable report on the department of commerce bill. The vote on reporting it stood five to three. The provision of including the bureau of labor in the new department was retained on a tie vote. The bill as it will come from the house committee will embrace within the proposed department of commerce the lighthouse board, the lighthouse service, national bureau of standards, coast and geodetic survey, bureau of immigration, fish commission, bureau of statistics of the treasury department, bureau of foreign commerce of the state department, fur, seal and salmon fisheries, bureau of labor and census and three new bureaus?insurance, manufactures and corporations. The province and duty of the proposed bureau of corporations is, under the direction of the secretary of commerce, to gather, compile, publish and supply useful information concerning corporations engaged in interstate or foreign commerce. ? Hon. Emory Speer, judge of the United States court for the southern district of Georgia, was the guest of the Independent club of Buffalo, N. Y., at its second annual dinner last Friday night. Two hundred guests, including Mayor Knight and other prominent men of the city, listened to an address by Judge Speer on the subject "Th*> Solid Smith." It is undeniably true, the speaker said, that the political attitude of the southern people toward the government is directly ascribable to the swift bestowal by the reconstruction acts of unlimited manhood suffrage upon the members of the African race, which, he asserted, was no part of Lincoln's plan for the restoration of the union. The solution of the race problem, said Judge Speer, will be found in the enactment of Impartial laws for white and black man alike, which will admit to the franchise the intelligent, the upright and the responsible of both races and exclude the venal, the ignorant and worthless. ? A blizzard that raged on Friday and Saturday in eastern Colorado and Wyoming and western Kansas and Nebraska, was the most serious in vMrs to the railroads so far as the interference of traffic is concerned. All trains on the Union Pacific and Burlington road were delayed 24 hours, and some trains even more than that. This was especially true of the Kansas Pacific branch of the Union Pacific. Along that line snow drifts from six to ten feet deep made the movement of trains impossible until the tracks could be cleared. The Denver and Alliance branch of the Burlington runs to the Black Hills, the trains which left Denver on Friday were released from their positions in the drift. One train, which was completely hidden from sight by the snow, was relieved by snow plows from Alliance, Neb. A supply train was run from Mercer, Neb., with fuel and provisions for the imprisoned passengers. It required desperate work to reach the stalled train through the blinding storm and almost impenetra Die uruis. ? Chicago Record-Herald: The battle between the "drys" and "wets" in Collinwood. a suburb of Cleveland, O.. on Thursday attracted attention all over the country because of the valuable prize at stake in the result of the contest. Seldom has there been presented such a strong incentive to zeal in the work of ridding a municipality of saloons, andyfaiely indeed has there been furnished such a striking example of the poetical value and wisdom of the "locai^ition" principle in the of the miles east of Cleveland on the lake shore, and is not only the home of many Clevelandites; but the site of the shops of the Lake shore and Michigan Southern railroad. This corporation has under way improvements amounting to $2,000,000. The corporation announced that it would invest an additional $1,000,000 in building homes, which would be sold to employes at [cost if the dramshops were driven out of the suburb. The presumption is that the railroad company had found that the presence of the saloons was a menace to Its interests, that they decreased the reliability of its employes, and exerted a demoralizing influence upon them. Thus while the railroad company was actuated by motives of self-interest, it at the same time emphasized the premium that is put upon sobriety in this department of industrial activity. The election also illustrated the effectiveness of women's ina ^ i.Mnn irnfAM nrKfin O UUCIJtT CAC1 ICU Upvii Wicio ffuvva ? moral principle is at stake. The majority against the saloons was not large, but it was big enough to wipe them out for a year, and to secure for the suburb the million-dollar prize offered by the Lake Shore road. llif \|orki'iUr (ffuquirrr. YORKVILLE, 8. C.i WEDNESDAY, DEC'R. 24,1902. Governor McSweeney is being overwhelmed with applications for Christmas presents in the shape of pardons. Notwithstanding the bill that passed at the last session of congress, the probability of the digging of the isthmian canal seems to be slimmer than ever. The Influence of the. trans-continental railroads seems to be all powerful in the matter. 9 + 9Through the courtesy of Rev. Dr. S. A. Weber, we have been allowed the use of a volume of the Twentieth Century Sketches of the members of the South Carolina Conference. Although we had heard of the book before, this copy is the first that has found its way into The Enquirer office. The book was compiled by Rev. Watson B. Duncan, of the South Carolina Conference, last year, and as is nothing more than its name implies, a collection of sketches of the members of the conference in 1901. Most of the sketches are accompanied by half tone portraits, and in the 385 pages composing the book, is a great deal of interesting information about the men who compose the South Carolina conference. We would say that Rev. Mr. Duncan is deserving of high commendation for the well-directed zeal displayed in the preparation of this work, and it would be very gratifying to know of the preparation of other volumes giving similar inform matlon about the preachers of the other denominations. A Washington dispatch states that Senator Tillman has withdrawn his opposition to the confirmation of Jeff Richardson, as postmaster at Greenville, and that he will go in for all he nonfirmo finn IS WUI 111 IU picv^uv cue vvmiuiiui.v,. Crum as collector of the port at Charleston. The Information Is not at all surprising:. Although the senator originally gave it out that his opposition to Richardson was based on personal grounds?punishment because of the attitude of the Greenville News to himself?not many people down this way took much stock in the Idea. They preferred to believe that It was jealousy of Senator McLaurin. It was understood last summer that the Greenville News made a trade with Mr. Latimer. conditioned on the assistance of that gentleman to Mr. Richardson in case of his election to the senate. Developments seem to lend a color of truth to all these rumors. However, all this may be. it is to be hoped that Senator Tillman means business in the case of Crum. There is not a shadow of reason or right in placing this fellow in such a position with no valid claim on the same other than his color, and if Senator Tillman succeeds in putting a check on such a contemptible proceeding, he will deserve and re ceive the thanks of the white people of the entire state. Of course, this country has no Idea of going Into the war business; but, all the same, It will be well for It to lose no time In providing Itself with a strong navy and with equipments for as many men as It could ever require In the field. Take the case of China, with her teeming millions and countless wealth. She was an easy prey to little Japan and had to quietly lay down when the allied powers seized her by the throat. Of course. Americans are not going to admit that they treated China unjustly. Maybe they did not. But there Is never any difficulty about provoking a quarrel when - * ?- ?? I- -11-- A n a quarrei is wnui is reaiiy wamcu. Individual is always able to find a way and so is a nation. America is rich in men and gold. It is the wealthiest countujr on earth. The temptation it offers to the cupidity of foreigners is without limit. The principal restraint to this cupidity is the belief that while we may not be armed and equipped to cope with some of the formidable powers on the instant, our temper and resources are such as to provide a prettv rood guarantee of prevalence in the "long run." This proposition, however, is rather too uncertain for a great deal of re-assurance, and for the country to continue in its present state of indefensibility in view of the vast wealth it has to protect, can best be described as almost criminal negligence. Av Incident from which South Carolina judges might take a valuable hint, occurred in the Augusta, Oa., police court^stweek^pAfter charging the to the tlce gave the foreman the usual Instructions about bringing in a sealed verdict. Then his honor left the city to attend to some business in Atlanta. The Jury remained out for several hours, and it was apparent that there was no probability of an agreement. Then, in some way, the jurors learned of the absence of the Judge, and they understood that unless they should come to an agreement in the mean-, time, they would have to remain in their room until his honor's return from Atlanta. Within an hour or two a sealed verdict was placed in the hands of the clerk. As to whether this Judge would have placed this jury In such a predicament except as a matter of personal convenience to himself, we have no means of surmising; but, all the same, it is a fact that many South Carolina judges are disposed to regard too lightly the trouble, care and expense incident to the presentation of^a case to a Jury. As to whether it best to absolutely force a Jury to a verdict in any given case, is doubtful; but at the same time it would probably be well to have it understood that mistrials will be ordered only with extreme reluctance. If there was a disposition toward more firmness in such matters, especially in civil cases, there tfbuld be a greater saving of time and money with but slight, if any, real embarrassment to the cause of justice. THE VENEZUELA EMBROGLIO. Great Britain and Germany Anxlons For Peaceful Settlement. There is no marked change in the Venezuela situation since the last issue of The Enquirer. Recognizing the futility of an attempt to resist such force as is being brought to bear upon her, Venezuela is not disposed to aggravate her enemies unnecessarily, and it is apparent that Great Britain and Germany are disposed to proceed with such caution as is calculated to make-' UK icasi puooiuic UUUU1C lit llic touting out of their plans. The threatened blockade of the Venezuela ports went into effect last Saturday, December 20, and has been in progress since. The United States and other neutral, powers have received due and proper notice of the blockade,with detailed Information of the days of grace that will be allowed to steam and sailing vessels from the various United States and foreign ports. The Intimation from the Washington government to the effect that the whole trouble should be settled by peaceful arbitration, has been kindly received by the allies; but there is a difference of opinion as to who shall be arbitrator. It was the desire of the United States that the matter be submitted to the Hague tribunal. Great Britain and Germany, however, have come ba^k with the proposal that President Roosevelt act as arbiter, and they intimate also, that it would be desirable if America would guarantee such award as might be made. This sug gestion does not seem entirely agreeable for various reasons. Among other things, the United States has a claim of $100,000 against Venezuela, and for the president to attempt to act as Judge in a case in which he is a plaintiff would seem rather bad taste. Again, for the United States to guarantee such claims would be a somewhat dangerous precedent, because other claims may be brought up hereafter largely because of the apparent ease with which they can be collected. According to reports, one of the most interesting features of the blockade is the fact that it Is bearing much harder on English and German citizens, than it is upon the Venezuelans. Most of the business in Venezuela is conducted by the English and Germans, and inability to receive and ship goods is causing them embarrassment. In addition to this, there is a strong feeling aeralnst all foreigners: but so far as has been reported, there Is not a great deal of excitement or an unusual amount of disorder. What may develop later on, of course, It is impossible to predict; but considering the entire situation as it has developed up to this time, it appears that Great Britain and Germany have made a pretty silly break, unless it is their real intention to provoke a war with the United States. This government has taken the position that the foreigners may collect their money provided they do not seize and permanently occupy any Venezuelan territory. The Venezuelans have It in their power to make the collection of money Impossible, except by permanent occupation, and they can thus bring v?q TTnitoH fitntpQ Into the trouble. Taken as a whole, the situation does not appear so serious as it did for a while; but still there are plenty of loopholes for big trouble. 'A HOODTOWN NOTES. Death V?f Mr.' Tillman Grnnt-^Per onal and Other Noten. Correspondence of the Yorkrille Enquirer. Hoodtown, December 22.?Mr. Tillman Grant, whose critical illness was mentioned in this correspondence, lingered until 4 o'clock Wednesday morning, the 10th instant, when his spirit took Its everlasting flight. His remains were laid to rest at Shady Grove cemetery that afternoon, the funeral services being conducted by his pastor, I Rev. P. B. Ingraham. Another veteran of the Civil War is gone from among us. For many years Mr. Grant has drawn a pension on account of having lost the fingers of one hand. The pall bearers were the four Confederate veterans present: Messrs. J. P. Blair, Jas. E. Plexico, W. R. Hayes and M. F. S. McCullough. Mr. Grant was ai good citizen, having taken an activf i interest in public affairs until recentb '< when his health began to fail. He h)d been a trustee of Shady Grove chur*b we think, ever since its foundatid? < about twenty years ago?and alv^y8 i took an active interest in the ch^ch. i He was born in the Armenia neighbor- ] hood, Chester county, seventy years j ago, the 15th of last Septembf'- He i was thrice married. First ? Miss i Catherine Chambers, next 0 Miss 1 Elizabeth Chambers, and last! t0 Miss i Daisy Muller, of Chester couity> about j six years ago. His widow and one , daughter by his second wi?. Mrs. J. i W. H. Good, and six gr.ndchildren, , 'survive him. I Mr. W. A. Latham and Miss Sallie McAliley were married last Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs, James McAliley, of Bullock's Creek. After the ceremony, which was performed by Rev. P. B. Ingraham, of Hickory Grove, the happy young couple Immediately left for the home of the groom's mother, Mrs. E. A. Latham, where they, with a number of invited guests, partook of a bounteous supper spread for them. The groom, who is one of our most progressive young farmers, and his fair bride, have the best wishes of a host of friends for their future hapnlnpss arid nrosnerltv. The Gillespie bridge, over Bullock's creek, for which the contract was let recently, has been completed with the exception of abutments. Voce. ^ SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ^Postmaster at,Cheater. The president has re-nominated John W. Dunovant to the postmastershlp at Chester. Brldfre Keeper Murdered. Says a Columbia dispatch of Sunday: Mr. W. P. Hudson, keeper of the iron bridge over the. Catawba between this city and Camden, was brutally murdered Saturday night. The crime was not discovered tintil this morning and there is no clue to the identity of the perpetrator. Mr. Hudson was found dead in his bedroom, but blood stains showed that he had been shot on the bridge and made his way to the house in the endeavor to reach the telephone. A shotgun was used by the assassin. Murdered For' SO Cents. Tom Pearlstlne, a merchant of Bamberg, went to the home of W. M. Creech, a factory operative, last Saturday night, to collect a debt of 80 cents. Creech declared that he did not have the money, but would give an order on the mill for the amount. Pearlstlne then began cursing, and Creech remonstrated, because of the presence of his wife, thereupon, it is said, Pearl stine drew his pistol ana nrea iwiue, one shot killing Creech Instantly, and the other barely missing Mrs. Creech. Validity of Sonthern'M Lease. Columbia Sjjtate,. Sunday: Judge Dantzler yesterday, heard the argument in a very important case?a suit to dissolve the lease of the South Carolina and Georgia * railroad by the Southern. The suit is brought by R. S. Anderson and the definite object is to attack the constitutionality of the act of the legislature permitting the Southern to lease the properties of the South Carolina and Georgia road. The act is said to be unconstitutional because the newly acquired property is said to parallel the Southern's lines in certain territory, thus destroying nominal competition. The constitution of the state forbids one line to buy up a parallel line. The plaintiff la represented by Mr. N. Geo. Evans and Mr. J. Wm. Thurmond, of Edgefield. The Southern is represented by Messrs. B. L. Abney, of Coinmkia t r* ShpnnaH nt Edorefleld: and D. S. Henderson, of Aiken. The bone of contention Is the paralleling: of the linea_cntr oj Augusta into South Carolina. Imiirliionmeiit For Debt. i Spartanburg fjournal: Representative MehafTy, of this city, is at work on a bill which he proposes to introduce before the next session of the legislature in Columbia in January, by which the non-payment of debts shall be made a misdemeanor, when the debtor has agreed to pay the same, and the guilty parties shall be liable to indictment for obtaining goods on false pretenses, Which means, of course, confinement in ^ail or elsewhere if the accused shall be convicted. Speaking of the. matter today, Mr. Mahaffey said: "To illustrate njy meaning, I will sup pose that a man enters a ary gooas store and buys a suit of clothes o* credit and agrees to pay for the sam-'. The Inference is that he intends paying for the goods, and by his purchasing the clothing- and asking for credit he makes himself liaWe to responsibility for the debt and the creditor assumes that the purchaser wr.l pay ??e account. "Now when the bill is pjesented to the debtor and should the i^rty refuse to pay the debt, my bill will provide that su h party shall te indictable for obtaining goods utder false pretenses." "Do you expect o introduce Kill KofAtto tho MP. MahafTey was asked, "fes," he replied. "I intend to do s> when I get to Columbia." Mr. Maiaflfey's bill is an unusual one, but it nay find many supporters among thos-* doing a credit business. The bill Mr. Mahaffey says, is not aimed at jonest people who may be temporarily embarrassed. Strange Case la Cf^'okee. I Columbia State, Saturday: Frequently unique petition? drift into the hands of the governor a*klng for pardons, but a few days ago one came in, only to get a prompt reusaj, that will perhaps head the list ofn'ervy requests." It wias in behalf of feo. L Wilson, convicted of murder wth a recommendation to mercy in M-rch last and sent to the penitentiary for life. The petition, which is iignetl by J. V. Whetchel, county copniissioners, and endorsed by several hundred citizens including ten of the jurors, reads as follows: Dear Sir: G^- L- Wilson, who is serving a life se,tence in the state penitentiary for th killing of E. A. Hughes, is bad- i ly ntfded in Cherokee county for the ' purjose of guarding and managing .1 coiV'cts. He is one of the best cap- . I. ? *1-- -i... i I! ui uic uiiaiiisang max ?t nave e>?r had. Furthermore, he does not < (?serve the punishment that Is imposed ' ;pon him. Consequently we humbly , pray that you grant him a pardon for < a Christmas present. Wilson has been 1 a prisoner for three years and has been k amply punished for doing what he did. J Please give him a full ^.nd upcondi- t tional pardon." . Solicitor Henry very' c. completely touches upon the matter In d the following endorsement mide upon U the petition: "I am surprised that ? people should sign such a ?etition and 1 at the manner this is presented. I am h sure some of the same signers would ( sign a petition to hang the mayor of tl CJaffney for no other reison than that C they were asked to do ^o. It would be a strange commentary on Cherokee tl county if it is compiled to knock at a the door of the penitentiary for a superintendent of tie chaingang. This p |r a case of unpvo'oked murder." oi LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C. E. Spencer, Atty-at-Law?Offers the W. H. Hicklln-Erwln tract for sale on easy terms. Frank C. Riddle?Has lost a 14 carat, . double case, Waltham watch, and offers a suitable reward for Its recovery. The watch was lost Saturday afternoon. H. C. Strauss & Co.?Say that there are only three days more for you to buy clothing: at cost. They say that they cannot deliver goods today?Wed- ? nesday. They extend the compli- i ments of the season, and quote a lot of prices on the goods they have left. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell you that they have "Flinch" for everybody and that Flinch is the game of parlor games. They have Nunnally's candles right fresh in baskets and boxes. They want to sell you a razor or pocket knife. They offer a special bargain in tobacco. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Want you to know that they have candies, fruits, nuts, dolls and toys, and extend the season's compliments. Riddle & Carroll?Extend the compliments of the season to their customers and friends and mention cheese, maccaronl, pickles, roasted coffee, lemon cling peaches and blue ribbon extracts. T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Invites you to come to his store today if you have not been there, and says he has goods to please all comers. York Drug Store?Tells you that it has received 200 pounds of Lowney's candles, In i. 1, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 pound plain and fancy boxes. "Name on every piece," and says Lowney's candies satisfy. WITHIN THE TOWN. ?The K. M. M. A. cadets suspended for the holidays Monday night, after a delightful reception to their Yorkvllle friends. Most of the boys left for their homes during yesterday. HKAKD, THOUGHT AND SEEN. t*r The "Circuit Rider," which has been published in Rock Hill ror sometime past under the editorial management of Rev. E. A. Wilkes, has suspended because it lacked the approval of the South Carolina conference. Jt?" Although there seems to be no probability of an extension of the time in which taxes may be paid without penalty, some large taxpayers intend to await their convenience, and, if they have to do so, put up the 1 per cent, penalty that Mil accrue after December 31. They figure that some demagogic representative will offer the usual resolution for an extension, and that the resolution will be backed by enough members of the same kind to secure its passage. tST The town of Kershaw, only fourteen years old, is one of the most progressive and prosperous towns in the state for its age. It owes it existence . to the building of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago railroad, the turpentine industry and the cotton trade. Within the past year a water system has been put in operation, and electric lights will be installed within the next few weeks. A large double press oil | mill is just being completed, and other important enterprises are under seri- I ous consideration. Much of the cot- s ton proaucea arouna iversnaw is ui ?u perior grade, and brings anywhere I from | to J cent per pound more thank ordinary cotton, - ft tar Speaking of the whisky situation e over In Fort Mill, a gentleman who It well acquainted with conditions as they f exist there, explains that there hai h been no exaggeration; but that there 1/ T some misunderstanding as just how tl* ii matter stands. "It is not the Fort Mil ? people," he said, "who are consumd? e< such large quantities of whisky; bit Ic the employes qf the Catawba Powt pi company and of the brick works. Tie 8] Catawba Power company is employiig a large number of laborers and pars sc oui something like $1,000 or $1,600 a p neek in wages. The brick works aso hi pay out some $300 or $400 a week. Tie M labor employed bv both of these enfcr prises is largely of a tough and victus vi class that is bound to have its liqfor cc and lots of It. Fort Mill is the ni>st C convenient station for both the bick ?* works and the power company, ani It m is natural that quite a number ofln- ~t> dlvlduals there should engage in the illicit traffic. Anyway there are a 8t good many people In and around ?ort Bi Mill who are selling whisky, and yho aI do nothing else for a living. Howler, w I do not see how the establishments a ^ dispensary is going to remedy the situation. Just how long, I do not know, but in the course of time the P?wer nc company will complete its heavy wrk he and get rid of most of Its laborers. Je) That will reduce the matter d?wn ^ largely to the brick yard, and it will br be easier to keep up with the llicit wi dPJllprfl. Tf fl Hlflnfinaorv fa oatahll^ied. I it will, of course, mean much free 11- pjj quor than we are now having, an< its So debauching influence on the surroind- "I ing country will be much worse It will remain, too, after the Power ?m- gw pany gang and the brick yard fang, tei also may have disappeared. Tht sit- an uation is really very annoying, md I would be glad to see it change* and da cleared up, without aggravating t fur- ani ther by the establishment of : pensary. But I'll tell you that jnless j ( I am very much mistaken, the dspen- hoi sary is coming, and that pretty soon. Remembej: what I tell you." chi - ren ABOUT PEOPLE. ^ Mr. Joseph Reinhardt is dow: from Forest City, N. C., on a visit. J Mr. R. H. Dobson, of Rock Jill. ls T spending a few days in Yorkvile. /in . ~ ,, voster- ** ' J i?1JSH -oessje Mcconnen <? . . for a visit to friends In Gastcila. lot Mr. N. J. N. Bowen is helphv H. C. ab,l Strauss & Co., during the holidys. P i>Dr. J. D. McDowell and fanlly are and spending the holidays in Chareston. lEst / 'Mr- B. D. Springs, of Charlote, came co" >ver to Yorkville Sunday nighton bus-|cert ness. I the J Mrs. D. T. Woods and son Dan T. I rr., are spending the holidajB in Gas-Iter? onia. , aize , Misses Josie Camp and Ub Hern-|daJ Ion are spending the holiday at Car-I J? l8,e- Loa Prof. J. a. Tate, principal i the Fort port fill graded schools, is at hoae f?r the I exe< olidays. | I Miss Mary C. Ashe is at pme fromjstoc he Presbyterian College fc Women, I to s 'olumbia. I |*'es Miss Anna Spann is at proe fr?m I j?aij le Presbyterian College ff Women, I s t Columbia. j I thor Rev. J. H. Simpson, of th Grier or"|ip|^e hanage, was in Yorkville yesterday I flrm ti business. I (Mr. Miss Ethel Latimer closed ler school at Zadok, and arrived in Yorjville last Friday night. Mr. J. Jacoby, of New Yoif city, is spending a few days in Yor^iHe this week hunting. yMr. Marshall Neil is at hfcie from the Virginia Military institurf for tfie Christmas holidays. it Cadet Jno. Dixon arrived infrorkville from the Citadel last Satftday to spend the holidays. J Cadet Paul Neely Moore I qt home for the holidays from Bin^jfo Military Institute at Ashevllle. I Mrs. Janle Parish and ton. Master Jeffeiies are visiting the famil of Mr. W. H Cauthen, at Blackstodc Mr. T. R- Cox left Sunday norning for Oreenville county to be Vith his famlty during the holiday seafin. vela. Annie Wntsnn la at hm. ill 143 /*?? "" ' * ?fll!C ivi the holidays from LowryvMe where she fe engaged In teaching scool. Thi Enquirer receded a leasant call yesterday from Mcprs/Ll ingston and Victor Plexlco, of Cheroke county. Cadet Mack Schorb, of Clenr ion college, is expected to arrive this >vening to spend the holidays/pith his arents. Miss May Wilson, .of Mannl g, and Mrs. Arthur Lanier.^of Abbevili county, are visiting Miss Daisy "t illiams. Little Miss Margaret Willi fird will leave today on a viiit to the ljmily of Mr. W. M. Allison, at Henrietf, N. C. Miss Kittle Blafr, who has ieen attending the graded school, feft this morning for her home near Blairsville. g. Mr. J. C. tiliott has been cc fined to his bed for a week with musclar rheumatism. Hs improvement Is quite slow. _ Mr. Roy Ntejl, who has beej attending school it Atlanta, Ga. arrived in Yorkvllle last Thursday to ?end the holidays. j Miss Talnlah!Neville will arjve home a this morning from the Pr byterian c College for Wotien, Columbia to spend r the holidays. ' Miss Alma Walker, a studet at Con- L verse college, Spartanburg, iispending n the holidays with relatives afd friends f i> YorkvHle. P Miss Ophelia Davidson, wlj has been e teaching/school at Willistof S. C., is r h Yorkrllle on a visit toner sister, f Mrs. Wi H. Herndpn. | I Mr. Robt. Lathan, son of fie late Dr. ^ Robert Lathan, has beei appointed t< Court stenographer for thfThird cir- tj suit by Judge Purdy. I c] Miss Nannie Aiken, ofplacksburg, 7a.., b expected to arriven Yorkville ti today on a week's visit tithe family ^ It Rev. W. G. Neville. J tl i MUses Carrie Beard, flnnie Grist, U Igalce McCaw, Strauss Talker and jla^ Williams arrived 1 nday evenTig/from Wlnthrop <#leg( Sbpervisor Gordon sayne is ready tt to turn his office over I Mr. T. W. ^ Boyd, his successor, whejver the lat- aj ttr gets his commission.J th Messrs. Jenkins, Moorefandifer and m diss Nellie Schorb, of Efcine college, ^ ire spending the holldayncatlon with sp elatives in and near Yaville. Mr. Harry Spann, \o has been bj eaching school at Cokesry, is spendng, the holidays with * grandpar- W ni8, jyir. ana nre. w. aietie. Mr. and Mrs. George Tiadcliflfe left or Charleston yesterdays spend the Z? olldays with their peoplti that city. ( "he expect to return nextriday morn. Itl 1 g. j ce: Mr. J. H. Witherspoon ks suspend- ti j his school at Lowryvlllfor the hoi- r lays and will spend theme with his Qfj arents, Dr. and Mrs. JH. Wither- pe >oon, near Yorkvllle. ' in< Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dey and little f0J >n, Wm. E. Dendy, Jr., [rived from as Ickens last Friday nigh? spend the <jj? alldays with Mrs. Deri's parents, No [r. and Mrs. W. C. Latiir. Rev. and Mrs. T. B. Stevt, of juora1 wi ille, Ga., will visit relays in York _ >unty this week. Mr. Sriart has re- W) sntly accepted a call to [ pastorate ( ! the Back Creek A. R. Ihurch, ten lies north of Charlotte.] Miss Belle Kennedy is diome from da, osly; Miss Amelia Kennr, of King?*? Prof. .T. B. Kpnnir and Mr. arron Kennedy, of Er^ie college, 1 e In Yorkvllle to spen^ie holidays fac 1th their parents, Mr. anMrs. W. M. tl01 ennedy. T Washington Post: MrFinley, of ?uth Carolina, franklyjlmits that suc s cannot for the life oflm tell one the >te of music from anoth Therein ma i has a Joke upon his Dficratic coligue, Judge Lanham, ofexas, soon In< be governor of the Lol Star state. to either of these estimalj Democrats Yoi ought his family to Wiington this a ^ inter and both have haa lonesome ble istence at their hotel. Dome up in sch e parlor," said Judge (nham, who is 1 ays the piano and sing^ell, to the whi uth Carolinian, a few efrings since; her will render a selection foou." The enti dge seated himself at Jepiano and pat terpreted in soulful md?f "Home, all reet Home." Pinley rerritd all at- Aft ition till the last note pitied forth susj d the Texan turned to lla^vith face uar pressive of the beautiful pntlment that grand old tune. "Jlge," eximed Finley, desiring tqie polite J complimentary to onefho had formed so efficiently 'for t amuse- Tl nt, "when you played the St chord S?U1 saw the elm trees in fro of my } lse at Yorkvllle. Whenou had last yed a little more I sawie front wer >r open and the faces of.y three ^eai Idren appear, and then yo1 tuneful ^at dering made me hear fn those *"e .r little ones the words: *3 daddy, re you are.' " of 1 * upoi THE BANK WINS ]|eu| he National-Union Bank>f Rock his I, and Messrs. Haines an Bishop, New York, come out verjonsider- 80n y uueuu us ine result or iupi~emc uuiii rt decision announced 1< week, Wat l writ stockholders of the Rockill Real thQU ate and Loan company whave to chic tinue to hold the bag on Jount of to r aln rather peculiar transtions on part of R. Lee Kerr, ?cretary. tf^y case, which is of very neral In- arm; st in York county, is tP synop- urda d in the Columbia State last Frl- ^hei : noun mnie E. Hutchison et a respond- lng 1 i, vs. Rock Hill Real tate and ton, n company et at, appefits.?Cor- wall, ttion. Authority of dire<rs and of ident ;utive officer. Fraud, tights of last chasers. Chici lis was an acticn brtfht by a comi kholder of the defenda company Sund et aside certain Uansfe of secur- Gran i to other defendants med, such those isfers purporting t? be fde by one in Ri Lee Kerr, secretary al treasurer day., aid company, in furstfce of au- enga ity given to him *y iOlutions of went board of directors of si company. Satui circuit court (Ju3ge*ary) con- is fa lng the report of tfe scial referee that J. S. Brice) held tlatje plaintiffs there were entitled to the relief demanded and adjudged accordingly. The defendants appealed. As by its charter the Rock Hill Real Estate and Loan company was authorized and empowered to lend and borrow money for the benefit of its members and stockholders, and to sell, alien, convey or mortgage or otherwise dispose of its property, subject to such regulations as might be prescribed by the rules and bylaws of said corporation/ and as the special referee states that under the bylaws of said corporation it is provided that "the business of this corporation shall be under the care, management and control of a board of directors," the said board of directors had the power to enter into * the agreements in question. rne aci or the secretary or said company, In certifying the resolution of Its board of directors, whereby the transfers in question were agreed upon and authorized, was within the scope of his employment, and therefore even if they were unauthorized and fraudulent was nevertheless binding upon the corporation. Reynolds vs. Witte, 13 S. C., ? 5; Story on Agency, sec. 452. The board of directors acquiesced in the action of R. Lee Kerr, as shown by the allegations of the comffelnt. The conduct of R. Lee Kerr as secretary and treasurer was not only binding on the corporation by reason of its ratification by the board of directors, but likewise because the signing of the certificate was within the scope of his employment. It cannot be contended that the ratification by the .board of directors of R. Lee Kerr's conduct and the refusal l>y the said board to institute legal proceedings to set aside the transfers in luestion, constituted a fraud upon the -ights of the stockholders, unless the ooard had notice of such facts as might easonably be expected to furnish the aasis of a successful attack upon said iransfers. The stockholders of the defendant company are not in a position to raise he question of fraud, as they have not >ffered to return the benefits which hey derived from the transactions in luestion. (Levister vs. Railway 56 S. 1. 508; Riggs vs. Essn., 61 S. C. 448; rhonrison vs. Ins. Co., 63 S. C. 290;) but his court does not find It necessary to ipply that doctrine in the present case. Even if there was fraud on the part f R. Lee Kerr, It did not affect the lghts of those who were not parties hereto. McElwee vs. Kennedy, 56 S. ?. 170. The instructions given Kerr to call meeting of the directors of the deendant company, for the purpose of assing resolutions in question, showd good faith. As the claims upon which the diectors were liable were not paid with unds belonging to the defendant comany: but were only assigned to it, the ability of the directors was not therey diminished, and they cannot be said 3 have been personally benefited by tie transaction in question, the only ifference being to the holders of the lalms. As the complaint shows that the -ansactlons in question were without le knowledge of the directors of the efendant company, it cannot be said rnt such directors fraudulently en>red Into said transaction^. The testimony falls to sustain the negation of the complaint that the ?fendants are not bona-flde holders. The contention of the respondent, lat the alleged resolutions of the rnrd of directors of the defendant >mpany. If they were adopted, and the leged transfers of assets pursuant lereto, in effect constitute chattel ort gages which said board was iwerless to authorize without the nsent of the stockholders, cannot be loumacu* Judement below reversed. Opinion r Mr. Justice Gary. Piled Dec. IS. Messrs. Wilson & Wilson for appelnts; Mr. James F. Hart, Mr. Geo, '. S. Hart for respondents. LOCAL LACONICS. ... no Pontoflloe Abolished. X Drders have been issued for the abolon of the postofflce at Zeno on Pember 31. ie County Commissioners. rhe county commissioners met in the ice of the supervisor yesterday as r adjournment of their annual meet? last Wednesday. The meeting was * the purpose of auditing and paying many additional bills as could be iposed of. Paper Saturday. Is announced in our last issue, there II be no Enquirer next Saturday, e next regular issue will be next ?dnesday, December 31. However, is our intention that there shall be nehndv In the hiiolnOM office dnHnor slness hours throughout the holies. ral Hails Tomorrow. nquiry at the postofflce develops the t that there have been no instrucqs from the department providing the observance of tomorrow iristmas) as a holiday, and unless h instructions are received today, rural carriers will go out with their il as usual. v, e School Olive. /S, Ir. O. J. Gwinn, of Olive, was in kville last Saturday, and mentioned rery successful and highly creditaentertainment given by the Olive ool last Friday night The school n charge of Miss Hattie Brakefleld, ) has been having flne success with work. There were present at the ertainment more than a .hundred rons and friends of the school, and enjoyed the occasion immensely, er the entertainment, school was pended for the holidays until Jan y 5. MGRJB-MESTION. lie trial of Ave members of the Misri hoyse of delegates on the charge iribery, was concluded at St. Louis Friday by their conviction. They e sent to the penitentiary for five rs each.......Tom Sharkey, the pri: detective who killed Nicholas Fish, New York banker, in a brothel last tember, was convicted last Friday nanslaughter in the second degree. ..It is stated In Washington that i the retirement of Gen. Miles as tenant general, Gen. Young will be successor, and he, in turn, will be eeded by Gen. Chaffee....Admiral ey sent Lieutenant Marbury Johnof Georgia, to Caracas, to assist 9ul Bowen.. Hon. Thomas E. son has announced his intention of ing a history of Georgia One sand engineers and firemen on tne ago and Northwestern railroad are eceive an 8 per cent, increase in es after ' January 1 William or, who is claimed to have been youngest drummer in the Union V, died at Shamakin, Pa., last Saty. He enlisted on August 15, 1861, i 12 years and 9 months old :oni, the- Italian scientist, anices his complete success in sendwireless messages from Cape Breon the coast of Canada, to CornEngland, last Sunday Pres: Roosevelt went to Rapidan, Va., week on a duck hunt. The ago works of the Standard Oil >any were destroyed by fire last lay The remains of Mrs. U. S. it were deposited by the sjde of > of her husband in the mausoleum verside park, New York, last Sun- {. ...One of the British war vessels, ged in the Venezuelan blockade, aground in the Orinoco river last rday, and as the water in the river lllng rapidly, it is quite possible {. the vessel may have to remain for several weeks. y