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?mp$ and Jacts. ? At the continuation of the trial of Major Edwin F. Glenn, at Manila, last Friday, a Spaniard who was at one time held prisoner by the insurgents, testified that while he was confined at the headquarters of General Lukban, in Samar, in May of 1900, he saw an American prisoner roasted to death. The Spaniard said sticks were driven into the man's body and he was slowly turned over the fire until dead. The body was then left to be devoured by hogs. He did not know the man's name but thought he was an officer. Several American officers and men were captured or reported missing in Samar In 1900 and the victim is believed to have been one of these. Lieut. Pratt testified that General J. H. Smith in his orders, had directed that the war be waged against ablebodied men, not against women and children. ? Secretary Root on Friday, forwarded to the senate military committee, a memorandum prepared by Quartermaster General Ludington in regard to the bill introduced by Senator Foraker to provide for the appropriate marking of the graves of soldiers of the Confederate army and navy, and directing the secretary of war to ascertain the localities and condition of the graves of such soldiers who died in Federal prisons and military hospitals in the north during the civil war, and who were buried near the place of confinement. General Ludington says it appears that 30,152 Confederate prisoners of war were burled in eighty-nine localities throughout the country, many having been buried in trenches, as in the case of the remains of the Confederates re moved from Fort Delaware and ratcn Island, Pa., to the Finns Point National cemetery, New Jersey. He says that it would be impracticable to identify graves, notwithstanding the names of the persons may be found on record. He also states that the appropriation of $100,000, made by the bill, is inadequate for the purpose, the headstones costing $2.13 each at the place of manufacture, to which $1.25 approximately should be added for handling, transportation and setting. An estimate of $200,000 is made for the work. ? Five men were killed and four others were wounded, two of them probably fatally, by the explosion of a powder charge of an 8-inch gun on board the United States battleship Massachusetts last Friday morning, while at target practice off Culebra Island. Details of the explosion were obtained when the Massachusetts arrived at San Juan, Porto Rico, on Saturday. The explosion occurred in the starboard after 8-inch turret, and was due to the accidental discharge of a percussion primer while the breech of the gun was open. The full charge exploded In the turret and killed or injured all the crew of the gun, numbering nine men. Ensign Ward W. Worldman, who was in charge of the turret, escaped injury, though he was standing near the scene of the explosion. Magnificent discipline was shown by officers and crew of the battleship. Captain Harry Lee commanding the marine guard of the vessel, and Ensign Clarence A. Abele, immediately flooded the turret with water and Lieutenant Charles F. Hughes and Gunner Kuhlwein went below to the powder magazine, picking up powder charges, and prevented further explosions, while Lieutenant Wm. C. Cole and Gun Captain Stoneman, entered the turret and withdrew the charge from the other gun, whose breech was open. The survivors of the gun's crew when rescued were burned, mutilated and nearly dead. One man whose clothing was on fire jumped overboard. In less than a minute after the explosion three streams of water were pouring into the turret, preventing the charge of the other 8-inch gun from exploding. ? Demand that the Republican party shall cause tne enactment 01 a iaw iu pension former slaves, was made to the president one day last week, says a Washington dispatch. The penalty of refusal will be the renewal of a movement to organize a bolt of the Republican party by the northern Negroes. This threat is made by three Negro clergymen, whom Surveyor Clarkson took to the White House during the fall campaign. There was at that time a movement to organize the Negroes, particularly in the doubtful northern states, to vote against the Republican party unless the "Lily White" movement in the south was disavowed by the administration. After their inter view at the White House the three clergymen, who had announced their intention of issuing a manifesto in favor of such an organization, declared that they would discountenance the movement because the administration was going to fight the "Lily Whites." The idea was thereupon dropped for the time, although local organizations have been kept up in some states. S. P. Mitchell, president of the National Industrial Council of ex-Slaves, was at the White House today to get the president to look into the plan of pensioning the former slaves. He said that unless the Republicans take up the old scheme, which has been before congress year after year, the independent Negro organization will be started again and the matter carried to the polls. The pension idea has taken a strong hold upon thousands of Negroes. The postoffice department investigated the matter some years ago and found that many thousands were in correspondence with the promoters of the scheme. Mitchell says that the pensioning of the ex-slaves would bring about a more equitable distribution of the public moneys. The north, he said, is getting three-fourths of the money now being distributed, and the greater portion of pensions, river and harbor appropriations, etc., go north. "The only recourse left for the adjustment of the matter." said Mitchell, "will be the polls. If the president and his cabinet and congress fail to hear us we can by organization in the northern states, change the color of things greatly before the next election. We can get people in office who will aid us. The agitation of this question means the Negro vote next fall and in 1904." The National Industrial council met here last Friday and passed resolutions endorsing the scheme for an Independent Negro party, which should vote for candidates willing to aid its projects. The Negroes know very well that they cannot do very much in the south, but expect to frighten the Republicans In the doubtful states. $he \lorhriUr (Enquirer. YORKVILLE, S. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21,1903. Col. James H. Tillman's term as lieutenant governor expires today, Wednesday. a report to the effect that Lieutenant Governor Tillman resigned his office as president of the senate, a short time before he shot Mr. Gonzales, turns out to be untrue. Colonel Tillman was still lieutenant-governor of the state as he is yet, and ^he constitutional oath he had taken to obey and defend the laws of the state, was still of binding effect. His crime involved the breaking of the oath. It develops that there was absolutely no foundation in fact for the story sent out from Columbia to the effect that Col. J. H. Tillman was in danger of mob violence. The Gonzaies Drome , entertained no such designs, and would have discouraged any attempt that might have been made by their friends. Any one of them would no doubt be glad to meet Col. Tillman on equal terms on the ground, but not one of them would think of undertaking revenge in a manner so cowardly as mob violence. % The death of the late lamented Lewis M. Grist will not interfere with the publication of The Yorkville Enquirer, except in so far as the surviving members of the firm have been deprived of his long experience, wise counsel and practically infallible discrimination of right and wrong. In his will he left The Enquirer property, including good will, building, machinery, and everything pertaining to the publication of this paper in equal shares to three of his sons as follows: W. D. Grist, O. E. Grist and A. M. Grist. About two weeks before his death, he expressed a desire that the firm name be changed from "L. M. Grist & Sons" to "L. M. Grist'a Sons," and so far as lies in their power the surviving publishers will carry out all of his wishes. m That the late N. G. Gonzales was a very considerable force in the affairs nf the state, there is no ground for question. He was able, aggressive and tearless. He was lacking in several important qualities that go to make up an altogether admirable character. We have never thought that he had as much breadth of mind or charitable liberality as was required by the tremendously influential position he occupied. But that his motives were good and his purposes lofty, we have never had reason to doubt. Also he was strictly honorable. In every way he was a far better and more useful man than has ever been the man by whom he was killed. His untimely death is a regretable loss to the journalism of the state, and on account of it there is widespread sorrow. A Richmond, Va., dispatch says that unless the efTorts to secure her pardon are soon successful, Mrs. Florence A. Maybrick, who is serving a life sentence in a British prison for the murJKuohon/1 11 r111 lnqp thp tltl? UCi ui net HUOWUilU, <*< .www ...? to 2,552,302 acres of land in Virginia and West Virginia, valued at $7,200,000. As to whether Mrs. Maybrick is really guilty, we do not know. There are those who think one way and there are those who think another. But in England juries are seldom moved by any other considerations than the law and the evidence, and the verdict of a British jury is almost as Immutable as the laws of the Medes and Persians. If Mrs. Maybrick lived in America, she would probably secure a pardon; but we look for nothing of the kind to happen in Great Britain. In conclusion of a judicial editorial upon the Columbia tragedy, in which the opinion is expressed that Mr. Gonzales in his newspaper last summer pursued Lieutenant-Governor Tillman too far, The Yorkville Enquirer says; "But none of this Justifies Colonel Tillman in his violence. On the contrary they tend to show up a case of premeditated murder. What will te done remains to be seen. We hope that the law of South Carolina will be vindicated for once; but in view of the long string of recent precedents, that hope has hut nttie iounaauun iur realization." If there is a word of truth in the published stories?and we do not doubt their entire accuracy?this occurrence lacked none of the elements of deliberate murder. There was no self-defence, no sudden passion, but everything to Indicate premeditation. And yet, we undertake to say?and The Yorkville Enquirer evidently holds the same opinion?that there will be no gallows, no halter: no penitentiary, no stripes; but instead, a little period of confinement in Jail, the form of a court trial, and then?liberty.? Charlotte Observer. And to the thinking people of the state, we wouia iiae 10 aaa inai hub occasion furnishes a splendid opportunity for a complete restoration of the majesty of the law in South Carolina. We do not undertake to say that there was no provocation in this case. We do not know. All the facts have not come out yet, and they cannot be properly brought out except before a Jury, However, the case should not be tried by popular opinion, and there should be no miscarriage of justice. Let Col.Tillman have the benefit of every safeguard and right to which he is entitled under the law, and let his case be considered without reference to any other consideration than the inexorable mandates of justice, under the regulations made and provided in such cases. If this be done, there will be no more such tragedies to stain the civil reputation of our state. THE LATE CAPTAIN L. M. GRIST. Brethren of the Preen Pay Friendly Tribute to His Life and Labors. Gastonia Gazette, January 16. The death of Captain Lewis M. Grist, of the Yorkville, S. C., Enquirer, removes a veteran from the ranks of American journalists. In him were combined the rare talents of a printer, an editor, and a business manager. Under his management The Enquirer was the most handsomely printed newspaper we ever saw, and It was edited with scrupulous care. The writer had the honor of acquaintance with Captain Grist and the blessing of his friendship, and feels a deep sense of personal loss in his death. Upon the sons the mantle of the father has fallen, and The Enquirer will receive from them, we know, the same devoted care and attention which for nearly half a century it received from him whose death they are now called upon to mourn. Rock Hill Herald, January 17. There is widespread sorrow in this city over the announcement of the death of Mr. Lewis Mason Grist, which occurred at his home in Yorkville, Thursday morning at an early hour of apoplexy, after a few days' illness. One of the most painstaking editors always during his journalistic life, he made the reputation which The Yorkville Enquirer enjoys of being one of the cleanest and most readable family newspapers in the south. He was scrupulously honest and fair in his dealings with men and as a methodical business man had few equals, and his consistency in that respect was a proverb among his home people. He was a Confederate soldier?being a member of Company A, 12th South Carolina volunteers, but was so severely wounded at Second Manassas as to necessitate his retirement. He continued in the service, however, and became attached to the conscript office. He was genial and clever, and much good counsel he has given the Herald's editor has been highly prized and of great worth. Peace to his ashes. Honor to his memory. Charlotte Observer, January 16. The death, recorded In our news columns, of Mr. Lewis M. Grist, editor and proprietor of The Yorkville Enquirer, is an event In' southern Journalism, of which he has long: been a landmark. The Yorkville Enquirer Is the handsomest newspaper in the United States?It Is the best semiweekly newspaper in the United States. It carries sensible editorial, the local, state and general news, and every sort of miscellany. Thus, in a financial way and every other way, it is deservedly successful. We have spoken of Mr. Lewis M. Grist as Its editor and proprietor, advertent of the fact that he has taken his sons into the business as they have grown up. It will continue to be the paper It is because he has impressed himself upon his boys and it, but he himself is entitled to the credit for what The Yorkville Enquirer is and is to be, as he will be, held in the grateful remembrance of its readers. Spartanburg Journal, January 17. The death of Captain L. M. Grist, of The Yorkville Enquirer, removes from the ranks of the state press one of its ablest and most highly respected members. Captain Grist possessed unusually high ideals of journalism and conducted his paper strictly in accordance therewith. The result has been that The Enquirer is a model county paper in every particular. The most striking feature of the paper Is its handsome typographical appearance. It is regarded in the printing trade throughout the country as an ideal piece of newspaper printing. As stated In the notice of his death, printed in this paper, Captain Grist was a native of this county. He is related to the Harrison family and others in the Walnut Grove neighborhood. It was his custom to visit there occasionally and we have had the pleasure of seeing him in this office. Several of his sons have been associated with him in the publication of The Enquirer and will doubtless keep it up as his successors ( to its usual high standard. til.lman-gon7.al.es tragej/y. Later Details About the Shooting: In Columbia. The story of the shooting of Editor N. G. Gonzales last Thursday afternoon by Lieutenant-Governor Tillman, as published in the last Issue of The Enquirer, was reasonably correct as far as It went; but since then Information has developed as to other interesting features. The following was published Friday as having come from Mr. Gonzales, just before he was put on the operating table and while his mind was still clear: He had just left the office and had started for home. When some distance frcm the office he saw Tillman walking on the street coming in an opposite direction. Two men were with him, one of whom was Senator Talbird; the other he did not know. They were walking abreast and as the street was crowded he would probably have brushed Tillman in passing. To avoid that he walked across the pavement, intending to pass on the Inside. As he was doing this Tillman flred. For a moment Gonzales was dazed and greatly weakened by the shock. In a moment, coming to himself, he leaned against the wall of the building for 1 support. "After firing the shot Tillman said: 'I've done what vou told me,' and still aimed the pistol at Gonzales, who denounced him, saying, 1 'You've killed me, you coward; shoot ( again if you want." Tillman then I lowered his pistol and walked off. Be- i ing questioned about the report that ' Tillman said, "I got your message," 1 Mr. Gonzales said most positively that < he had sent him no message, and his j meeting with Mr. Tillman was totally i unexpected, and that he was not arm- < ed. t Following up the above in his story { to the News and Courier of Saturday, 1 Mr. August Kohn gave about all that i was to be had on Lieutenant-Governor ] Tillman's side as follows: 1 Then there is the other figure in the ? awful tragedy?Lleut.-Gov. James H. Tillman. He Is taking things quietly and calmly In the county jail. During the day he had visitors and three of his lawyers?Congressman Geo. W. Croft, former Judge O. W. Buchanan and Mr. Coleman L. Blease?spent most of the day with their client. Mr. P. H. Nelson, who is also said to be in the case, was consulted during the day. Lieutenant-Governor Tillman Is quartered in the corridor room on the second floor of the county 'jall. He has a room to himself. This afternoon he had new furniture brought to the room la rtrtmfnrto Klv During the afternoon two of his counsel brought a copy of a statement which Colonel Tillman had himself prepared in response to an offer from a New York paper that Its columns were open to him. It was also requested that the statement be sent to the Associated Press. It is aB follows: "I thank you for your courteous and kind telegram in view of the facts that the dispatches sent out from Columbia emanated from the office of the State newspaper, of which Mr. Gonzales was editor. I do not deem it necessary to deny anything that has been sent from that quarter. I can only say that when the truth of the unfortunate affair is known my friends as well as the people of the country will see how thoroughly I was justified in acting as I did. The statements already published in the papers are untrue and at the proper time this I will be prepared to show. Beyond this I do not care to make any further statement. James H. Tillman. The New York papers with whatever accounts they may have published, have not reached here to be read, and the reports published here were based on the available facts and evidence. The understanding is that Colonel Tillman's line of defense will be that he thought Mr. Gonzales was armed and that he had a weapon in his coat pocket and that he had his hands in his coat pocket. He is said to contend that he had every reason to believe that Mr. Gonzales was ftrmed and that he ought to have been, even if he was not. Mr. Gonzales was not armed. Second, that when he aimed his pistol the second time at Mr. Gonzales that he did so expecting Mr. Gonzales to defend himself, and that he lowered his weapon because there was no response and not because of anything Mr. Gonzales said and he refutes the reiterated statement of Mr. Gonzales that he told him with a bullet through him and unarmed, "Shoot again,., you coward." Mr. Tillman will also, it is understood, contend that he had not met Mr. Gonzales before. This is denied, for Mr. Gonzales and Mr. Tillman were in the senate chamber and state capitol together. Lieutenant-Governor, Tillman, however, only makes the statement that appears over his signature. The whole story has, however, all been given and there is now no need to repeat the details of the awful affair. That Mr. Gonzales sent no message; that he was quietly on his way to:his dinner; that hp was alone: that he was unarmed; that he said nothing to provoke hostilities all seem admitted and that Lieutenant-Governor Tillman met Mr. Gonzales an0 promptly Qwl into him is equally clear. What were was in the mind of the assailant is another question, and the editorial exposures from the pen of Mr. Gonzales which are alleged to be the provocation, have already been freely quoted. Mrs. Tillman and Mrs. Geo. D. Tillman are expected here, tonight. Mr. Gonaalea 'Dead. From a start time after the shooting Mr. Gonzales had the best of medical attention. The surgeons opened his body, followed the course of the bullet and tried to repair the damage as best they could. At first there was some hope that the stricken man's life would be saved: but the wound was beyond human sum nr abilltv. The patient sank slowly and surely until 1 o'clock Monday afternoon, when surrounded by his wife, brothers and friends, he calmly breathed his last. He was conscious for several hours before his death. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. President of S. C. College. The trustees of the South Carolina college on last Saturday elected Benjamin Sloan, senior member of the faculty and instructor of mathematics to be president of the Institution. He has been acting as president since the resignation of President Woodward. The Alleged Safe-Blowers. Columbia State, January 17: The hearing of "Star" Dugan, Dutch Howard, Wm. McKinley and Thomas Nolan, the four men recently arrested by Chief Daly and his detectives, and who are charged with robbing several postoffices in the smaller towns of the 3tate, will be given a hearing on the 27th instant before U. S. Commissioner James Verner. A government official who will be active In the prosecution of the safe-blowers, said yesterday to a reporter that despite the constant rumors to the contrary, that a great deal of evidence against the men had been gotten together through the efforts of the postoffice inspectors who have been at work on the cases. Capt. Jno. G. Capers, district attorney, Mr. J. D. Adams, United States marshal, Mr. , Ernest P. Cochran, assistant district attorney, and secret service detectives were here yesterday. Capt. Capers would nave notning to say in regain iu ( the developments in the case of the illeged safe-blowers, except that the preliminary hearing before the United ( States commissioner would be held on ( the 27th. ] MERE-MENTION. , The big 16-inch coast defense gun, of tvhich so much has been said during 1 the past few years, was successfully i tested at the Sandy Hook proving ! jrounds, off New York last Saturday. ] The gun came fully up to all calcula- i dons and it was shown that it was ] japable of throwing a 2,400 pound pro- ] lectile 20 miles; but accurately only 1 ibout 7 miles After seeking for ( luite awhile to be assigned to the re- s :ired list, Lieutenant Richmond Pear- ' son Hobson has come to a point where J le will either have to go to work or 1 eslgn. Acting Secretary of the Navy < Darling has issued an order assigning < lim to the Puget sound naval station j it Bremerton. 1 LOCAL AFFAIRS" NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. Frank Ashe, McCor.nellsviUe?Offers two young sows with pigs, for sale at fair prices. Opera House?Announces a concert on Saturday evening, by local talent, for the benefit of the graded school music department. W. D. and A. M. Grist, Executors? r* nAtUn rloKfAra an/1 1. U1TCO I1V/V1CC fcv uww^wio uiiu tors of the estate of L. M. Grist, deceased. Latta Bros.?Give notice that owing to the fluctuations of the market they are unable to quote prices on cotton seed, but will give the highest price on day of delivery. W. Brown Wylie, C. C.?Gives notice to the creditors of the estate of D. W. McCarter, deceased, to prove their claims before him. , Heath-Elliott Mule Co.?Have received two carloads of fine young mules from Kansas City, and say that they will sell you at the right prices, and invite you to come and see them. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell you that they have high grade fertilizers and that it pays to use high grade goods. I They also print a testimonial from Mr. R. N. Plaxco in regard to Macmurphy & Co.'s fertilizers. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Want you to know' that they have the best pocket knivep and razors and will sell you a razor, that is guaranteed absolutely. Their prices are from 51 and up. Riddle & .Carroll?Have a carload of molasses and they say that they bought them at the right prices and will give you the benefit of their buying. Ten gallon kegs to barrels. W. B. Moore & Co.?Want you to see them about furniture before you buy. They will sell you on Just any terms to suit you, and can furnish you with anything that you want to put in your house from garret to kitchen. T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Is prepared to cure your watch of its ills if it is "sick." He says he will do the work promptly, ao it ngiu, uo n at u mu price and guarantee his work. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell you that they have fresh macaroni and cream cheese, and also that they have very choice prunes at 61 cents a pound. J. Q. Wray?Offers the ladles some special bargains In woolen dress goods. He has cut former prices Just half In two. Strauss-Smith Co.?Say that they are filling In their stock and will soon have complete In all departments. They call especial attention to the bargains that are to be found In their clothing stock. 1IHARI), THOUGHT ANI) SEE1V. ^'Representative Halle has Introduced a bill that proposes to amend the road law so as to require four days' labor per annum or a commutation tax of $2. About seventy-five members of the general assembly went up to Rock Hill Tuesday to take a look at the situation around Winthrop college. They were handsomely entertained by the college authorities and by the citizens, of Rock Hill. ts' At the recent annual meeting of the Baptist State Mission board in Green- j ville, it was decided to make a liberal j appropriation toward supporting a pastor to take charge of Hickory Grove, Shlloh and Enon Baptist churches, in this county. It is understood that the pastor to be shall be selected with the approval of the state board, that he shall reside at Hickory Grove, and that Unity church j located about one and a half miles west of Hickory Grove is to disband, j and such of the members as will are to uiiite with, the church at that place. SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDS. According to the monthly report of Treasurer Neely to Superintendent of Education Carroll, the balances in the hands of the treasurer to the credit of the various school districts stood as follows on January 15: NO. NAME. AMOUNT. 1. Oak Ridge $ 515 62 2. Bethany 482 17 3. Bethel l.uas eu 4. South Fort Mill 212 89 5. Catawba 3,117 32 6. Bethesda 64 19 7. Belmont 307 89 8. York 1,429 64 9. Wilkerson 462 35 10. Blairsville 892 28 11. Yorkville Graded 1,405 41 12. Rock Hill 3,990 67 13. McConnellsville 442 53 14. Warren 319 92 15. Cotton 589 89 16. Olive 153 82 17. Piedmont 235 15 18. Smyrna '. 123 18 19. Beersheba 227 07 20. Sharon 193 13 21. Chapel 358 92 22. Bowling Green 765 70. 23. Point 332 76 24. King's Mountain 210 29 25. Clark's Fork 245 SRk 26. Riverside 382 3fr 27. Concord 133 05 28. Fort Mill 639 18 29. Bethesda Graded 321 30 30. Forest Hill 257 85 31. Allison Creek 466 74 32. Ebenezer 191 31 33. Philadelphia 199 37 34. Turkey Creek 195 99 35. Tlrzah 381 31 36. Newport 617 07 37. Clover 340 76 38. Hopewell 245 85 39. Gold Hill 578 68 40. Hickory Grove 333 45 Incidentals 160 96 WITHIN THE TOWN. ? A sOiltlng Incident of the services In the Episcopal church Sunday, was a beautiful and touching prayer that was offered by Bishop Capers In behali of Mr. N. G. Gonzales. ? There Is to be an entertainment In the opera house next Saturday night for the benefit of the Yorkvllle Graded 8chool. It is to consist of music and recitations by the best local talent, trained especially for the occasion, and It is safe to say that an enjoyable time Is assured. ? This, Wednesday evening, is the elate of the entertainment by the K. M. M. A. minstrels. The Indications are that there will be a large audience out, and it Is to be hoped that these indications will be realized, for there is no doubt of the fact that the cadets have a good show, deserving of the most liberal patronage, "y ? Rt. Rev. Ellison Capers, Bishop of the South Carolina diocese, made his annual visitation to the parish of Good Shepherd on last Sunday. He was present at both the morning and night services, which were conducted by Rev. J. C. Johnes, the rector, and preached two able sermons, that were highly appreciated by a large congregation. He was entertained during his stay in Yorkville by Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Radcliffe, and left for Columbia on Monday morning. The bishop is well renown in Yorkville and many people sutside of the members of his own jhurch took occasion to call upon and lav their respects. He will probably be sack again in the spring. ? The Tennyson club met with Mrs. i McNeel on Friday afternoon, the les- [ son being the third and last part of . "Geraint and Enid." Miss Maggie Gist read the poem most delightfully, after 1 which the various points were brought out and discussed. Some of these were fruitful of much amusement and some contention as the varying opinions were expressed. All concurred in declaring the poem to have been much enjoyed and this particular meeting the best of the new year. Those present were Miss Gist, Mrs. M. L. Carroll, Mrs. Miles Walker, Miss Mcweei, Mrs. R. T. Stephenson, Miss Clawson, Miss O'Leary, Miss Wardlaw, Mrs. W. G. Stephenson, Mrs. McNeel, Miss Jennie Hart, Miss Daniel, Mrs. B. N. Moore, Mrs. W. F. Marshall and Mrs. W. B. Moore. A. H. WHITE DEAD. Mr. A. Hutchison White, died suddenly in his home In Rock Hill last Monday night of heart failure. His death occurred at about 11 o'clock, and was entirely unexpected. Mr. White had been out In attendance of meeting of the session of the First Presbyterian church. He had participated In the proceedings with his usual deep interest, and returning took a seat by the Are and engaged in conversation with his wife. There was a lull in the conversation and while still sitting upright, Mr. White began to gasp. Seeing that something was wrong, Mrs. White hurried to the telephone and called a doctor, and when she returned her husband was dead. Mr. White was one of the best known, most solid and substantial citizens who has lived in York county during his generation. He was born with JHL Wm In the present limits of the town of Rock Hill, on February 17, 1843, and lived in the town all of his life up to the time of his death. Possessed of considerable wealth early in life, and being of a disposition that sought before anything else the welfare of his fellows, he contributed much to the upbuilding of his native town materially, morally and religiously. No newspaper article would suffice to mention in detail his many successful achievements along the lines mentioned. Not only was Mr. White prominent and important in Rock Hill; but he was respected and esteemed throughout the county and the state. He was one of York county's chosen delegates to the constitutional convention of 1895, and has for years taken an active part in all that promised for the industrial 1 ~ ?J A# agricultural auu sunai ucvuivyiucui, wi the state. He stood high In the church of his fathers?the Presbyterian church ?jDelng a ruling elder. He stood higher In Masonry than did any other South Carolina member of the o: der. He was president of the State Agricultural and Mechanical society, and held various other positions of honor and trust. Although engaged at different times In various manufacturing, commercial and financial enterprises, mainly in order to help them along, his principal vocation was farming. He prided himself on his ability to produce results in this line and to conduct his operations At a profit. He has a record of having produced larger crops of various kinds at less expense and more profit than any other farmer in the state. He also took much pride in raising fine stock of all kinds and was considered an almost infallible judge of such property. As the result of his experiments and achievements along the lines mention- j ed, the whole state has profited greatly. Mr. White married Miss Harriet Isabella, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. ! Frank Lindsay, of Yorkville, who with two sons survive him. The funeral will ! take place today (Wednesday) at 11 o'clock, vXcom the residence. ! 7 ABOUT PEOPLE. Master Neflf Louthian is confined to i the house with mumps. f Miss Eunice McConnell, spent several days last week in Rock Hill with friends. Miss Essie Stewart left yesterday for J St. Petersburg, Fla., where she will . spend the winter. Miss Lee Williams returned home on ( Monday evening, after a short visit to relatives at Gastonia. -.Mrs. D. Harrison is visiting the fam- , ny of Mr. Fred Nims and other relatives and friends in Fort Mill. Senator Brlce came up from Columbia last Friday night, and returned on . Monday, the senate having taken a recess. Prof. H. A. C. Walker is at his post . at the graded school again after being . confined to his home with grip for several days. Mr. and Mrs. Rush Wray, of Char- , lotte, arrived in Torkville on Monday , evening on a visit to the family of Mr. J. Q. Wray. Mr. J. M. Heath, of J. M. Heath & \ Co., was in Yorkville last week on bus- , iness. He returned to Lancaster Fri- , day night. ^Gantain J. R. Lindsav went to Rock ftill yesterday on account of the sudden death of his brother-in-law, Major A. H. White. n Miss Verona Bennett, of Craigsvllle, Va., a sister of Mrs. W. G. Stephenson, J has taken charge of the housekeeping t at the King's Mountain Military acad- \ emy. t \Mr. J. W. Miller, carrier on Route f No. 6, is confined to his room with an i attack of the grip. Mr. J. O. Allison I is also confined to his room on account t of illness. s t^Mr. Starr M. Mason, of the quarter- f master's department, U. S. A., at Mt. I Pleasant, S. C., is in Yorkville on a vis- \ it to his mother, Mrs. Mary Mason, s who is quite ill at her home on East t Liberty street. t <^Br. Pryor, of Chester, came up Mon- a day to assist Dr. Miles Walker, of e Yorkville, and Dr. J. W. Campbell, of d Clover, in an operation for appendici- p tis on a Negro patient living in the t Zadok neighborhood. e Col. L. T. Nichols, general manager a of the Carolina and North-Western p railroad was in Yorkville Monday on c business. He said that iron sufficient t to complete the work of standard gaug- t ing the road has been shipped, and c ought to be available shortly. b Elizabeth City, N. C. Economist: r Mrs. R. L. Grler and son, Master Liv- C ingston, the wife and son of Rev. R. L. fl Grier, the new pastor of Cann Memo- o rial Presbyterian church, having ar- ^ rived during the Christmas holidays, a they are now keeping house on Dyer P street, No 19. On last Monday night, c Mr. Grier's congregation gave him a p pounding, which would have done b credit to a congregation twice the size of this one. A great number of his members were present on this occasion, which was a most pleasant and enjoyable one. The members of this church are well pleased with their new pastor, who is taking up the work with great earnestness and energy. The church is taking on a new life. In its advanced notice of the celebration of Lee's birthday under the auspices of the Charleston Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy, in Charleston Monday night, the News and Courier of Sunday morning had the following to say of Major James F. Hart, who had been selected as the orator of the occasion: "He was a gallant and chivalrous officer in the glorious old army of Northern Virginia throughout the war for southern independence, and is a gifted and an imnraoaliro arvnolror 171 a noma la tn/l ltt_ [/ICOOITC D}/tanc. * axid name in muiosolubly associated with that of Hart's famous battery, of the unsurpassed cavalry corps which had as Its commanders the dashing, distinguished Stuart, and the daring and knightly Hampton. Major Hart is a maimed veteran, having lost a leg in battle. He was graduated from the South Carolina Military academy and has a number of admiring friends in Charleston by whom he will be warmly welcomed." LOCAL LACONICS. Death of Mrs. Means. Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Mrs. E. H. Means died yesterday morning at 9 o'clock at her home, corner East Hill and South Alexander street, in her 74th year. She leaves three sons, Manlius Means, of this city; Charles B. Means, of Rock Hill, and J. H. Means, of Asheville. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at the residence of Mr. Manlius Means. Death of Isaac T. Farls. V Mr. Isaac T. Faris, a well-kirmvn and highly esteemed citizen of Bethel township, died at his home there on January 13. Mr. Faris was born in Fort Mill township within a short distance of the present works of the Catawba Power company, on March 15, 1822. He was a wagon-maker by trade, and the old people used to say that he did honest work of the kind that was characteristic of his long and useful life. He moved to Bethel township in 1844, and on December 23, 1845, married Amanda Rebecca Moore, daughter of J. Oates Mnnrp His wifa riled AuciiHt 4. 1902. He leaves three children as follows: Mr. S. M. Faris and Mrs. Mattle Turner, of Clover, and Mr. I. B. Farts, of Bethel. The funeral took place at Bethel church, of which the deceased had been a member for 40 years, and the services were conducted by Rev. W. B. Arrowood, assisted by Rev. 8. H. Hay. A Confederate Baiaar. At the request of the proper authorities, It is with pleasure that Ths? Enquirer gives space to the following: "The United Daughters of the Confederacy, assisted by the Confederated Southern Memorial associations, will hold a bazaar in Richmond In April, for the benefit of the Jefferson Davis memorial arch, and for the Confederate Museum, which is now established in the mansion in which President Davis resided during the war. They, therefore, ask the help of every man, woman and child, in order that the entire south may share In the honor. The association of the Jefferson Davis monument, U. D. C., has a director in each state, and the Confederate museum a regent, who represents the room owned by each state in the Southern Confederacy, and will be represented by a table bearing its name, shield and colors, and articles received will be given to the table which may be designated by the donor. Money and articles, small and large, for table or restaurant, for use or beauty, should be addressed to Confederate Bazaar, Richmond, Va." Death of T. R. Mafrlll. Charlotte Observer, January 17: After a long illness, Mr. Thomas R. Magill died at 9.45 o'clock last night at his home on West Eighth street. Mr. Magill was born Aplir 8th, 1826, nad was a native of South Carolina. He was a Confederate soldier and a member of Company H, Fourth South Car-11 - I TT- __J mllanlli. uiiiiu Udvauy. nc ocivcu sauaini/ during the entire war and surrendered April 26, 1865. He had been a resident of this city for 30 years or more, and was a popular and respected citizen. At one time he was in the grocery business in this city and a member of the firm of Scott & Magill. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Mary M. Horton. Mr. Magill was an elder In the First Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, in this city. For many years during the Infancy of the church he was Its support and the present success of the church is largely due to the faithfulness and energy of Mr. Magill. The funeral services will be conducted at the church this afternoon at 3.30 o'clock by the pastor, Rev. Dr. J. Knox Montgomery. Capt Harrison Watts, commander of Mecklenburg Camp of Veterans, orders the members of the lomn tn m oat of thalp hall In the Wilkinson building this afternoon at 3 o'clock to attend the funeral of Mr. Magill. All veterans who have uniforms are asked to wear them. Beautiful Fraternity* Editor Yorkville Enquirer: Among the sufferers from the coal strike of the last year is Trinity Methodist church of Yorkville. In the necjssary want of hard coal the congregation has not been comfortable during the cold spell of winter, we have Seen having. If there hasn't been a Iry eye among the people at some of the services, It hasn't been so much from the unctious sermon as ?rom the smoking furnace. But joking iside, when the Methodists found :hemselves, under circumstances reeled above, practically out of doors, :helr generous brethren of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church tindly took them (us) in. So the Methodists worshipped with the A. R. P.'8 yesterday under circumstances of jreat comfort and with the felt assurmce of hearty welcome. It was good ;o be there. I have not misnamed the lappy occasion in the suggestive headng of this brief article. A Methodist Hearer. The Senate Protests. Immediately after organization laat Friday, the senate took up the nominalon of Dr. Crum by President Roosevelt for collector of the port at Charleson, and In ten minutes adopted the ollowing resolutions: Whereas, Presdent Roosevelt has recently named W. D. Crum, colored, for collector of cusoms at the port of Charleston, and aid appointment is now pending conirmation by the senate; and Whereas, ^resident Roosevelt has unjustly and vlthout deference to the people of this itate Ignored the earnest protests of he mayor and citizens representing the justness interests of Charleston Lgalnst such appointment, in that the xpressed wishes of the people were ilsregarded and the interests of the >ort will be made to suffer materially hereby; and Whereas, It is inconslstnt with the fundamental principles .nd genius of our government that the tower of appointment vested in the hief executive should be exercised ar itrarily; but with regard to the sepiment and commercial interests of the ommunlty immediately affected thereiy, be it Resolved, by the house of epresentatives of the state of South Carolina, the senate fully concurring, Irst, that we hereby place on record ur protest against the appointment of V. D. Crum for collector of customs ,t Charleston, nominated by President toosevelt, as being detrimental to the ommercial interests of the principal ort and the chief city of our state and eing in disregard of the sentiment and