?m|>$ and |?cts. ? The Democratic senatorial caucus met last Friday and organized by electing Arthur P. Gorman, of Maryland, chairman. The chairmanship of the senatorial caucus carries with it the virtual leadership of the Democratic party. This is the position that was formerly held bv James K. Jones. Gorman used to be the recognized leader of the Democrats of the senate. He held the position for many years up to his defeat for re-election six years ago. During Friday also the caucus selected the members of its steering committee as follows: Senators Moran, Maryland; Cockrell, Missouri; Martin, Virginia; Bacon, Georgia; Dubois, Idaho; Money, Mississippi; Bailey, Texas; Blackburn, Kentucky, and Tillman, South Carolina. The new members on the committee are Messrs. Gorman, Blackburn and Tillman. ? While no advices have been received in the Chinese legation in Washington regarding the serious condition of affairs which is approaching a crisis in the interior of China, as a result of the renewed activity of the Boxers and of other rebels in various parts of the country, it is the understanding that the new minister, Sir Leang Chentung, who sailed from Hong Kong on February 27, on the steamship Korea for San Francisco, will bring to Washinging important instructions bearing on the subject. In addition to the uprising of the rebels and the Increased importa"*? - * a*tAr?lAn nmciic^d lion UI turns, we vmv. ? by the viceroys in the collection of the indemnity is said to have caused the most distressing conditions in many provinces. European advices that have reached Washington in the last few days show no evidence of weakening on the part of the powers in their demands for the payment of the indemnity in gold. This problem will be the first which the new minister will grapple with upon his arrival in .Wfekhington. % ?^?3? ? Mail advices received hi I^ondon from Kabul say the Ameer of Afghanistan has divorced all but four of his wives. The divorced women are allowed to re-marry at their pleasure and the ameer has promised life long support to those who do not marry again. He has also decreed by beat of drum that none of his subjects shall hereafter have more than four wives, and that all In excess of this number must be divorced. The ameer Is also suppressing evil doers with an iron hand. It a recent proclamation he ordered that any one convicted of taunting another on account of his religion shall be blown from a cannon's mouth. This punishment has already been inflicted. Robbers are placed In cages which are hung prominently in the thoroughfares as a warning to others. Another proclamation of the ameer, evidently aimed against those who attempt to corner grain, decrees that every one possessing grain in excess of what is absolutely necessary for the support of his family for four months shall sell it If he fails to do so his whole supply will be taken by force. ? The United States navy now consists of 109 vessels "in being" and 44 vessels under construction, according to figures collected by Capt. Sigsbee, chief intelligence officer, U. S. N. From these figures it appears that the "fleet in being" consists of ten first-class battleohirva 119 39Q tons- ton other battle ships and coast defence ironclads, 41,002 tons; two armored cruisers, 17,415 tons; two first-class portected cruisers of 14,750 tons displacement; twelve second-class protected cruisers, 47,100 tons; twenty-three unprotected and partially protected cruisers, of 31,111 tons; six gunboats, 4,020 tons; twelve torpedo boat destroyers, 5,259 tons; twenty-five first-class torpedo boats, 3,913 tons; six secondclass torpedo boats, 285 tons, and one submarine of 75 tons displacement. The vessels building are nine first-class Daiuesnips, aKKiegtLuiig iuuo, two other battleships and coast defence vessels of 6,428 tons; eight armored cruisers, 111,800 tons; three flrst-class protected cruisers of 28,880 tons; six second-class protected cruisers, 18,600 tons; four destroyers, 1,620 tons; five flrst-class torpedo boats of 1,115 tons; and seven submarines of 840 tons. We are building no unprotected cruisers, no gunboats and no second-class torpedo boats. ? Gen. Crozier, chief or ordnance, has made preliminary arrangements for arming the entire organized militia force of the United States with the Krag-Jongenssen musket of the regular service, in accordance with the provisions of the new militia law. As a means to that end, he has already col lected about 60,000 of these arms at the government arsenals at Augusta, Ga? Benicia, Cal.. Rock Island, 111., and San Antonio, Texas, and more will be shipped to those points as needed. The guns are manufactured at the armory at Springfield, Mass. Nearly 35,000 Krag-Jorgenssens have been sent to the arsenal at Rock Island, a larger number than was sent to any other point. The explanation of that action is that Rock Island is the central distributing point for almost the entire middle west. The plan adopted by Gen. Crozier is to have the muskets at the different points where they can be distributed to the militia of the various states within the least possible delay. These arms will replace the Springfield muskets now in the hands of the militia, which latter arms are to be returned to the government. The National Guard of the District of Columbia is one of the very few militia organizations equipped with the KragJorgenssen at the present time. It is stated at the war department that the ilist ritiilt ion Of thp Km p..Tnrrens?onQ tn the state troops will begin as soon as the necessary preliminary information has been acquired by the adjutant general, especially with respect to the real organized strength of the various organizations. (Jen. Crozier says he can put the muskets in the hands of the militiamen as soon as he receives the necessary information from the war department. Under the law, the organized militia is entitled to the new musket, and the officials of the war department are gathering information on that point in order to determine the allotment of arms to the various organizations. According to the latest returns received by Adjt. Gen. Corbin, the organized strength of the militia Is 115,749, including 1,260 in the District of Columbia, fcujt the Impression prevails at the war * department that the 60.000 Krag-Jorgenssens already collected at the arsenals named will be sufficient to meet all demands for several months to C come. .i?? e ?hc \lothuiUr (Enquirer. ; = 2 ?a., nlf-, n ; ?- If | _ ftt fi TOBXT1IXE, S. C.l T* WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11,1903. The Alabama officers who killed the desperado Jeffcoat last week wjll not receive any reward from South Carolina for their work. They have made a claim for WOO offered by this state for the arrest and conviction of the desperado; but Governor Hey ward has reminded them that the conditions of the South Carolina offer have not been nnmnlldrt with. t ? ' 4 + . i The senate committee on foreign re- ^ lations resumed consideration of the s Panama Canal treaty last Saturday; 8 but took no final action on it because of f the absence of the Democratic mem- c bers. Senators Morgan and Bacon t were the only Democratic members pres- ^ ent. Senator Morgan had the floor for ^ the greater part of -the time Saturday. ( He has studied the treaty carefully and finding it in unsatisfactory form, has ^ submitted a large number of proper r amendments. It is his purpose to fight for these amendments to the last, and r while he will'vefy likely get many of them adopted, there is very little pro- a babllity that the treaty will ever be t amended exactly to his notion. J ? i ~ ~ ?_ \ SENATOR uurmau a appuiiiiiu^iii. ? ? Senator Tillman as a member of the ^ Democratic steerin* committee of the t senate, has been made the subject of i more or less criticism on the part of ? various senators. For one thing many c of the senators consider Senator Tillman t too radical for safety, and they fear a that by reason of his position he will J constantly keep the committee in hot g water. Others urge that Senator Till- 1 man was difficult to locate In the recent ? statehood fight, being first on one pol- ^ ley and then on another, and they do t not consider this record as being a good '' recommendation for membership on 8 such an important committee. How- t ever, Senator Gorman's action is not t entirely without endorsement. Quite a * number of level headed senators are of j opinion that the placing of Senator e Tillman on this committee was a wise ? stroke of policy for the reason that he f will be more completely under the In- r fluence of senators who have a more t firmly fixed reputation for conserva- j tism. We are inclined to the idea that a this last mentioned class has taken the ( oonaiKio viou; of tho nltimtion. There is - ? ?7 t no doubt of the fact that Senator Till- r man is somewhat radical at times; but p nevertheless, it must be admitted that * he is a remarkably shrewd politician v and he will be of no little value to the t committee. t . . . : 1; The Unbusted Trust. Editor Yorkville Enquirer: c Only one year ago, the state press, * daily and weekly, were hurling their ? thunderbolts at the Virginia-Carolina Chemical company. Today that same ; press is as silent as the grave In regard to this great trust. Can you give the ? explanation? Citizen. Yorkville S. C., March 6, 1903. j As The Enquirer does not happen t to have been one of the papers that T hurled "thunderbolts" at the Virginia- | Carolina Chemical company a year f ago, or at any other time, we would r suggest that our correspondent, in selecting it to answer the above question, has proceeded without mature discrimination. However, since the j query is directed here, we will be pleased to offer such suggestions as occur to us. If we remember aright, the attack on the Virginia-Carolina Chemical t company originated with the general ( assembly. Just what was behind it we ^ do not know. At the time, there were ^ some suggestions that certain members i of the general assembly had been in- a fluenced by rivals of the Virginia-Car- ? olina Chemical company. At the insti- t gation of the general assembly, Attor- c ney General Bellinger instituted pro- v ceedings in the state courts to annul ? the charter of this company, and when e the company sought to protect its 6 rlrrhto I n fha TTnHo^ Ctotoo nnnpfo Mr 1 AAA tllW W At A VV.VA tJkUkVO VVUI AU| *?* ^ Bellinger invoked the arbitrary aid of r the general assembly. A bill was in- ii troduced in the senate to carry out Mr. a Bellinger's recommendation; but it was ? killed 20 to 10. At the time there was a very general belief on the part of t people who are inclined to be more or less skeptical about the professions of r the average politician, that the whole li thing was bluster?that certain politi- * clans, including Mr. Bellinger, Sena- ? tor Graydon and others, were only j playing to the galleries; but as to c what were the real facts in the case we c are unable to say. We do not hesitate j, to say, however, that in our opinion the c general assembly would have acted un- a wisely and unjustly had it repealed the company's charter. Although we are not prepared to say that such was not the case, we fail to remember that any newspaper of importance in this state has made any especially strong fight against the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company. If, however, such a fight was made and the paper has not already given its reasons for subsequently modifying its views, such reasons would probably be interesting. It e would be more interesting in our opinion, however if we could get j! an honest statement from certain ? members of the general assembly r why they became so quiet after ' raising so much dust. Perhaps our r correspondent can give some informa- r tion along this line as well as some- S thing more specific about the alleged t attitude of the "state press, daily and c weekly." If so, we will be pleased to i give it space. v ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. Crushed Negro's Sknll With ShovelElectric Fire Alarm Under Consideration?Recent Marriages?Telephone Ont of Commission. Correspondence of tbe Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, March 9.?Last Friday ivening at Old Point, Emerson Smith, kit a Negro, Joe Steele, in the head vith a shovel, crushing the skull to luch an extent that death may result. Toe Steele is a young Negro man about 0 years old. Young Smith is about the tame age, and a son of Mr. .A. H. Jmlth who is held in high esteem hroughout this section. The occurence is very regrettable. The story uns thus: Smith had summoned the lands for road duty, and as is custom try was thereby excused irom iurmci oad service. Joe Steele was among hose who were put to work. He stuck o the work though complaining of beng unwell for he wanted to put in the ull day. In the afternoon, about 5 'clock, the road force reached the home >f Mr. Smith. Steele had been using a loe part of the day, and he sat down >n the side of the ditch to rest. Smith >rought out a shovel, and told Steele to lse it instead 01* the hoe. Steele reused. Words were passed and Smith itruck Steele over the head. Doctors vere sent for, and such help as was >ossible was given. Smith at once fled, aught a train going south at this dace, and, of course, has not been ar ested. Squire Anderson says he did lot know anything about the matter intil about 10 o'clock that night. Sveryone regrets the unfortunate afair; and it is earnestly hoped that Steele will get well. Dr. Fennell says his afternoon at 5 o'clock, that Steele s getting along very well. The Ladies Aid society of the Metholist church made quite a nice little um last Friday evening. The admision fee of 25 cents paid for bountiful efreshments. It was intended that 'An Evening With NoalV' should see ne of the old time spelling matches, >ut the spellers declined with thanks. L very pleasant feature was a recita ion by little Miss Marion Koddey wno lelighted those present with "The Clown's Baby." A dance complimentary to Miss Lona Tillman, daughter of the senator, wap riven in Ratterree's hall last Friday light. The Bank of Rock Hill is to be the lame of our new bank. Mr. R. T. Few11 will be made president. The city fathers are having consider*tble work to do. At a recent meeting he tax levy was fixed for the ensuing rear as follows: 8 mills for ordinary ?urposes, and 5 mills for the town's londed Indebtedness. The tax books trill be opened on the 1st of May. Dr. A. S. Lynn has been elected a hember of the board of health to fill he resignation of Dr. J. Roddey Miller. Another vacancy made by the death if Major A. H. White, was filled by the lection of Mr. Jdhn R. Barron. The ouncfl also referred to the fire commltee, with power to act, the question of i fire alarm. It is the purpose of the >roposition to fix a gong at the mayors fflce and another at Kimball's livery table where the hose wagon is kept. These gongs are to be operated by antral, and when the alarm is given hey will be rung, the number giving he ward from which the alarm has >een sent in. This seems to be a good dea, and would doubtless be of great n4>iafonHAn In nonnlp Supt. J. C. Cork and Mrs. Cofk enertalned at dinner last Friday the eachers of the city schools. The afalr was the occasion of one of the nost delightful teacher meetings ever leld In Rock Hill. To say the teachrs enjoyed and appreciated the kind lospitality of their superintendent and its wife is to express a self-evident act. Those present were Mlsse^ Emna Roach, Mary Roach, Claude Godrey, Roberta Wadlaw, Mary Mealing, dargaret Anderson, Ella McDaniel, dary Love, Mrs. Robblns, Mrs. Hand, ind *Messrs. E. W. Hall and J. K. )wens. Three marriages took place here on Sunday evening. This Is, of course, a ecord breaker. Rev. W. T. Duncan lerformed two ceremonies, urtlting diss Ida Wilson and Mr. George McCenzle, Miss Dora Melton and Mr. Daid L. Wallace. The latter couple >eing from North Carolina. Miss Matie McCameron and Mr. Campbell Walace were married by Rev. A. S. togers. Our telephone service is suspended in account of the cable box having * A. en j -1-V.i mkA een Durnea out ounuay nigm. .mc iccident was due to the fact that the elephone wire and the electric wire ame in contact with each other. Coniderable blaze resulted and the fire ilarm was given which caused the isual crowd to gather. To a splendid audience "Our Mutual friend" was presented at Winthrop onlght by the Curry Literary society. ?he performance was highly creditable; ind the presentation greatly enjoyed, n fact the reception was altogether lattering, each scene was greeted with ound upon round of applause. CLOVER CULLINGS. !oy Over Better Railroad Facilities ?Financial Conveniences Suggested?Reminiscences of the Old C. C. & A. Clover, March 9.?It is not probable hat any town along the line of the Carolina and North-Western railroad las taken a livelier interest ba.'the hanging of the gauge than has Clut in view of the time that elapsed :fter the discussion of the scheme was ommenced five or six years ago many lad almost dispaired of its consummaion. Now that the gauge has been hanged and trains are being operated vith reasonaDle regularity as to pasenger service, and one or more freight rains go by every twenty-four hours, verybody realizes that railroad contitions are very different from those of he previous twenty-six years of the own's history. Everybody seems to ealize that the management is doing ts level best and that it will only be . short time until trains will be operaed as nearly on schedule time as beore the gauge was changed. Mr. M. L. Smith, secretary and reasurer, of the Clover Cotton Manuacturing Co., expresses himself as beng delighted with the change, as the oaa is now in pusiuun to imouic mc arge traffic of the cotton mill without he necessity of transferring cotton, oal, manufactured goods and other upplies'bought and sold in car lots, at unctlonal points, thus avoiding much if the delay that at times in the past las occasioned him much anxiety, espeially as to coal when the supply on iand was running low. About three arloads of coal are used each week, ind it is probable that the quantity vill be increased to at least four durng the present year, provided the balince of the new building is filled with nachinery. General Manager Nichols, Trainmaser Davidson, Roadmaster Fletcher, Auditor Reed, and several other em>loyees and officials of the C. &. N.-W. vent up the road one morning last veek in Mr. Nichols's handsome, new >rivate car. The car is said to be as ine and complete as to every detail as iny car of its character in use on any ailroad anywhere. It is a veritable alace on wheels and has every comort and convenience that one would xpect to find at a modern hotel. The demand for additional residences ind business houses here continues unibated and so far unsupplied. So far is the writer knows the only store ooms contracted for are the three to be ncluded in the brick block which is ilso to include a handsome and comnodious office for the Clover Cotton nill, to be erected by Capt. W. R. tmith ilist 11 a snnn n? wpnthur r-nnrll ions will permit. It is evident that >ther business houses will be erected n the near future as our town has al vays tried to meet all legitimate de mands along this line, and we realize that we must go forward. There is some talk or organizing a building and loan association here. We have never had one, but know that lo- < cal associations, properly managed, and operated solely by home people for the benefit of the community where located, have proven exceedingly prof- < itable to other towns, helping both the lenders and borrowers, and we are unable to see why one would not do ! well at Clover. Suitable timber for officers is here and all that is necessary is for the ball to be put In motion. < Another thing that Clover needs is a bank. The business for such an institution is here. At present this class of business goes to Gastonia, Yorkville , and Asheville and Wilmington, N. C. Nobody has any complaint to make of the Institutions patronized, Put tnere is no doubt of the fact that conditions would be much more satisfactory If we had a bank in our town, with at least $25,000 capital, owned and managed by our own people. If properly managed, : and there is no reason to imagine that it would not be, a nice profit would be made from the start and business wonderfully facilitated. While Capt. W. B. Smith is an up-todate man and has accomplished as ' much if not more for this town and section than anybody else, still he has a, habit of becoming reminiscent occasionally. He was in one of these moods a few days ago and said, "It was Geo. Williams's fault that the C. C. &. A. road did not come to Yorkville. At the time the road was chartered by the legislature, George was a member. In those days there was no rivalry as to location, as there is now, because railroads were a new experience and" their value not fully appreciated. The act chartering the road provided that l it should run from Columbia to Winnsboro, and from there to Chester, and the balance of the route had not been designated. When the question was asked as to where it should go from Chester, if George had said to Yorkville, why to Yorkville it would have gone." . A listener said, "Yes, Captain, that Is true, but you must remember tnat it's all right anyway, because If the road had come to Yorkvllle, there would have been no Rock Hill, Fort Mill or Clover, and Yorkvllle Is doing fairly well p.nd what would York county be without the three other towns?" Clover approves of General Manager ; Nichols's proposed plan -of operating a train frortl Gaston la to Chester, to go down In 'the morning' and return at night; It-.tvlir give our people the opportunity to visit YOrkvIlle as well as Gastonla and return the same day. PLOODS IN THE WEST. M1?1rm1pj?1 Higher Than It Has lleen 1 Since 1807. The weather bureau at Washington on Monday issued river bulletins as follows: The heavy rains of Saturday and Sunday have materially Increased the i volume of water in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers and their principal tributaries. Dancer line staees Drevail from Cin cinnati to New Orleans. The greatest height above the danger line Is at Evansvllle, via: 6.8 feet. At Memphis the rise continues steadily at the rate of one to two tenths of a foot in 24 hours, while at New Orleans the stage this morning is 18.1? a rise of .5 during the last 24 hours, and within 1.4 foot of the highest water on record. The Mississippi above Cairo is rising rapidly. The Arkansas river is rising, while the White, Black and Red rivers are now at flood stage. Another disturbance now over the uppeh* Missouri valley threatens to caused damage today , and Wednesday in the Ohio and lower Mississippi river valleys. If this rain should fall in considerable quantity it will still further intensify flood conditions, and all preparations should be made for still higher stages. The official river gauge at New Or- 1 leans on Monday showed a stage of < 18.1, a rise of half a foot during -24 j hours, and lacking only one foot under hlch#>st noint reached bv the erreat flood of 1897. " ) The levee forces are quietly at work strengthening the front In anticipation of the flood promised by the weather bureau within the next three weeks. As there has been a vast Improvement in the levee system since 1897, when 19.5 , feet of water was successfully held, the fact that a twenty-foot stage is pre- ( dieted gives no reason for grave appre- : hension here. 1 Heretofore the river has never reach- , ed its present stage without a break somewhere in Louisiana and Missis- 1 sippi. The absence of crevasses to date is taken as evidence of the marked improvement in the levee system. Old river men say that the current passing here is ususually strong. If the levees ! hold this will expedite the discharge of the flood and reduce materially the pe- . riod of high water here. Planters have , large forces at work to protect the embankments and reports received here ; are generally of a favorable character. , Bayou Laforche is extremely high, the water being near to tops of the levees in many places, but no crevasse has yet occurred in that section. The New Orleans levee board has employed a large force of men who have i been put to work to fill sacks with earth. These will * be held in readiness to . strengthen weak points as they appear. Several thousand sacks were shipped down the coast Monday. The levees in j that quarter are considerably endangered by the flood. Sensible and to the Point. The Wisconsin legislature recently ' adopted a resolution proposing that a . convention be held in Atlanta, Ga., on ^ July 4, for the consideration of the Negro question, the convention to be com- ' posea or delegates irom an mc siam of the Union, said delegates to be appointed by the respective governors. A Chicago paper telegraphed to Governor Heyward asking for his views ^ on the subject. The governor replied ' as follows: "Your telegram, request- ' ing brief summary of my views on the proposed convention asked for by the Wisconsin legislature, to discuss the ' race question, has just been received. I think from every standpoint that this ! action of the Wisconsin legislature is worse than meaningless. Such a con- i vention could not possibly bring any result, so far as the proper aspect of the ' subject is concerned. Of all available ' reasons for the consideration of the race question I know of nothing more directly aimed in absolutely the wrong 1 direction, so far as the proper solution <, of the problem is concerned, than would be such a convention. The personel of such a body would be a heterogeneous 1 mixture entirely without proper knowl- 1 edge of the subject they were supposed , to be able to discuss. The interference and ignorance of long-range, would-be nhnnnthrnnists has rinnp more to create -r a "race question" where none exists than all other combined agencies that have ever come within my observation. I have always been a friend of the Negro, and never spoke with more sincere friendly consideration for his interests than in what I am now saying. Right thinking white men and right thinking Negroes have always, with proper understanding, gotten along well together. The other type of Negro needs to be dealt with. This outside interference involves many conflicting dangers and displays absolute ignorance of the fundamental principles of the question. It is a charitable reflection, mildly expressed, to remind these champions of such vapid nonsense how the streets of Jerusalem were kept clean. I shall take no official notice of the action of the Wisconsin legislature, and shall certainly not appoint delegates unless urged to do so by my constituents. LOCAL AFFAIRS. I NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. j Dpera House?Announces the appear- A ance of Chas. Boyle as Chauncy De- . pot in "The Star Boarder" for Saturday night, March 14. Seo. W. S. Hart, Attorney?Offers the < Hartwell farm, in the eastern suburbs ( of Yorkville for rent. 5. H. Love, McConnellsville?Offers 1 vineless or bunch yam seed potatoes# at $1 a bushel, f. o. b. McConnellsville. i C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Ask you to see them for seed potatoes. They have several varieties and offer true seed * at close prices. , j las. M. Starr & Co.?Give their farmer , friends notice that they have several , carloads of fertilizer on hand and ' enumerate the kinds. W. B. Moore & Co.?Call your attention ] to their stock of trunks, suit cases, , etc., and also remind you of their crockery reduction sale. ,, 1 Rldrllp A Parrnll.?Havp a larce minnlv i of red Bliss seed potatoes on hand, , and say they bought them right and . will sell you what you want at the ; right figures. They have a carload 1 of corn, and also have seed oats. T. W. Speck, Jeweler?Has recently re^ ceived a dozen nice hanging lamps at from $2.50 to $6 each, and invites you to come and see them. York Drug Store?Asks you: to get Landreth's fresh garden seed there. Also has seed com, onion sets, and several varieties of beans and peas. J. Q. Wray?Says he is proud of his stock of summer clothing?proud of it ( because of the excellent qualities, low prices, style, etc. He also calls the attention of good dressers to his stock 1 of shirts. . , Strauss-Smith Co.?Tells its friends of Mr. Strauss's intention to go to the markets, and also gives a short state- j ment in regard to the goods they ex- . 'pect to have when Mr. Strauss returns. Heath.Tillllntt Mule CA.?Sav that their last bunch of mules are up to specicatlons In every particular. < ., THESE GET CERTIFICATES. ' As the result of the recent examination of applicants to teach In the public schools of the county, certificates were awarded to white teachers as follows: First Grade: Mable Arrowood, Kate Ratchford, Mary Cunningham, Lllla^. MoConnell, B. O. Shannon, Julia Guyton, Elise Stokes. Second Grade, "A": J. G. Shannon. Si-E. Barron, Sallie Martin, S. F. MasBey, Agnes Gertrude Sherrer, Beulah Crowder, Ethel McAfee, Anna Creasman, Alice Wood. Second Grade, "B": Vlolpt Orr, Agnes Wylie, Mamie Whltesldes, Arthur McAfee. The following Negro applicants were successful: Second Grade, "A": M. M. Murray, J. H. A. Neely, Hattle Ramseur, J. C. White. Second Grade, "B": Lizzie Hood, W. R. Williams, Jarile Clark, Francis Barber, Sylvia Wheeler, Ella A. McLure,' Lula D. Medlock, Thomas Davis, . Nerza White, Laura Bratton, Carrie E. Brown, Mattie Murray, Ell Crosby. ' < WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Lehr & Williams Comedy company played to very good houses last week and left a good impression. The town has since been billed for the , "Star Boarder," which is an unusually , funny comedy. ?The baseball season has begun at . the K. M. M. A. un Monday aiiemuuu the sub-4th class played against the j 1th and 3rd classes, beating them 7 to 5. The campus was alive with visitors to see the game and the whole made up an attractive scene. Miss Marie Carroll entertained the "N. V." club on Saturday afternoon. < The color scheme was yellow, and it 1 was* prettily carried out in Jonquills and daffodils with ferns, while the score cards were decorated with hand painted i yellow fans. Progressive euchre furnished tVio ramp nf aklH. The first prize, a lovely fan, tied with yellow ribbons, fell to Miss Margaret Daniel, while the consolation, a deck of pretty Priscilla cards, was drawn by Mrs. Withers Adicks. Those present were: 1 Mrs. Adickes, Miss Wardlaw, Mrs. H. j A. C. Walker, Mrs. S. M. McNeel, Mrs. W. S. Neil, Misses Margaret Daniel, ( Elise Moore, Sudie Allison, Hulda McNeel, Mary Schorb, Maggie Glenn, Bessie Barron and Marie Carroll. ^ ABOUT PEOPLE. Dr. C. F. Williams is in Washington j for a few days. ' Magistrate Comer has appointed Mr. , W. S. Peters as his constable. Mr. Mason Blair, of Sharon, spent 1 Sunday with friends in Yorkville. Mr. John A. Glenn, of Bethel, was in , iforkville yesterday on business. Mr. Edward Thomas, of Sharon, was ' In Yorkville last Monday on business. j Mrs. S. W. Guy, of Lowrysville, is in i STorkvllle visiting relatives and friends. r Mr. J. A. Tate, principal of the Fort Mill school, spent Saturday in Yorkrtlle. Mr. T'Charner DeGraftenreid, of Davidson college, spent Sunday in Yorkville with friends. ' Miss Jennie Hart returned last Friday from a three weeks' visit to Washington and New York. Mrs. George Foster, of Greenwood, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Steele, on East Liberty street. , Miss Nellie Hobbs, of Tampa, Fla., ] irrived in Yorkville last Thursday on a visit to her sister, Mrs. M. A. W. Smith. Congressman Finley returned from Washington last Saturday morning, i ind will be at home until next Decern- < &?r. ( Miss Nannie Grist, of Winthrop col- i lege, was up this week on a visit to i ler parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist ] ind other relatives. 1 Mr. William Porter, * for sometime j past employed as a carpenter by J. J. t teller & Co.. left Tuesday for Hope, ( \rk., with the intention of locating. c Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Strauss returned s ast week after spending a month in f Florida. Mr. Strauss expects to leave j Friday to buy a spring stock of goods, i n Monday looking after business mat:ers and shaking hands with his nunerous friends. Mr. W. L. Wallace, who has been working at Camden during the past sight months as a Journeyman carpeh:er, has returned to York and will enroot jn forminc this vear. His present sddress is R. F. D. No. 1, Rock Hill, 3. C. Mr. W. B. Steele, Jr., son of Mr. W. B. Steele, of Yorkville, who has been ivith the Southern railway at Rock Hill Tor the past eight or ten years, has recently been given. the position of passenger agent and operator of the Blue Ridge railway at Anderson, and will leave for that place in a few days. 5 The following Woodmen of the World from this county are respesenting their respective camps at the annual meeting of the head comp of Jurisdiction I, now in session at Pensacola, Fla.: John E. Carroll, Yorkville; E. Meek Williams, Tirzah; Wm. Beamguard, Clover; J. K. Allison, Hickory Grove; A. J. Evans, Rock Hill. Mrs. J. D. Belch and children, of Gaffney, has been spending a few days at the home of her brother-in-law, Mr. C. C. McMurray, on East Madison street, near the Southern depot, where she was quite sick for several days. Mr. Paul Steele, of Lowrysvllle, o/hnnp rritical illness at Clemson col lege was mentioned recently, died last Sunday night, and his body was taken through Yorkvllle to Lowrysvllle on Monday night. The deceased was a son of Mr. Q. J. Steele, of Lowrysvllle, and he was aged about 17 years. His death was due to pneumonia. Mrs. R. J. Withers and Mrs. L. A. Johnson, of Yorkvllle, accompanied the remains to Lowrysvllle, where the interment took place on yesterday. FACTS AJiD FANCIES. X3T The Carolina and North-Western railroad people have completed the work of removing the rails of their old narrow gauge track; but have not yet quite completed the work of substituting new steel rails for the old iron rails on the southern part of the line. The trains have been making better time during the past few days than they did for the first week after the standard gauge was completed though. When the new track is properly spiked down, the process now being in progress, it will be practicable to make the schedule much faster than it has ever been before. In fact it is. believed that the time between Chester and Gastonia will be reduced nearly one-half. It is practically certain that the time between Yorkvllle and Chester will not be more than 35 minutes. There Is every reason to believe that the entire service of the road will be greatly improved. tsr Although the county commissioners gave out a contract for a bridge over Dry Fork, between Yorkvllle and Sharon, almost immediately after the narrow escape of rural free delivery carrier, J. S. Jones, at- the ford last summer, the bridge is not yet ready for travel. A representative of The Enquirer passed along the road last Friday afternoon, and crossed at the ford that has such a well earned reputation for treachery and danger during high water. The water was not high at the time, and the ford was, of course, quite safe. The bridge is there all right; but It stands some five or six feet above the ground on either side of the creek and cannot be crossed except with the help of a ladder. It seems that the contracts for the bridge and approaches were let separately.. After the bridge men completed, their contract the approach men claimed that the bridge was two feet higher than specifications called for and they were unwilling to do the extra filling in work occasioned by this situation at the price originally agreed upon. The necessity for the bridge is very great and the public should have the benefit of it without unnecessary delay. ts" Dr. J. H. Saye, of Sharon, appeared before the county commissioners last Wednesday in the interest of the Yorkville and Sharon road. He asked the commissioners to send the chalngang to this road after it fulfills its engagements in Bethesda township and around Rock Hill, and by way of inducement promised the hearty co-operation of the people along the line of the road, especially between the town of Sharon and the incorporate limits of YorkviHe. The commissioners gave the doctor a virtual promise that they would accede to his request. A dozen years ago this road from Yorkville and Sharon was of but little Importance; but few people traveled between the two towns that way, via Sutton's spring. Now, however, it Is doubtful If there Is another eight miles of road in the county that Is traveled more than this. It is used to a greater or less extent by peqple 'rom the entire southwestern part of the county, and this notwithstanding Its horrible condition. There are places In the road now where a buggy will 3ink down to Its hubs, and to haul an ordinary two-horse wagon load over it oalls for not less than four good mules. The people along the line of the road are keen for an Improvement and they are willing to help. There Is good reason to believe that If the ohaingang ever gets Into the locality in question, It will receive as much help as it has ever received anywhere else in the eounty, and It will not be allowed to Leave until after It has made a road that will be a credit to the neighborhood and the county. "GOD AND MAMMON." In his morning sermon last Sunday morning, Rev. W. E. Hurt, of the Baptist church, devoted himself more particularly than usual to what he considers the shortcomings of the town of York/ille. He thinks that many of the peo3le here are too greedy about money making, and he went to a greater or ess extent Into specifications. Because :here has been a good deal of local lommenf. upon the sermon, The Enquirer has taken the trouble to get a jynopsis of it. "Ye Cannot Serve God ind Mammon," were the words of the jreacher's text, and a gentleman who istened carefully to the sermon sumnarlzes It from memory as follows: "The worship of mammon is responilble In a large measure, for the lack >f Interest in spiritual afTairs. God has riven us the history of Abraham and _?ot as a proof that the worship of nammon was responsible for the downall of Lot and his family early in the listory of the world, and that the Initant Lot decided to "pitch his tent oward Sodom" the fatal step was takn. Men and women from that day to his have continued to "pitch their tents oward Sodom," and the result is always the same. The preacher said that he had before him some statistics compiled by the U. S. government, and that they stated that the people of the United States spent nine-hundred million dollars annually for rum?more than for the support of the gospel, education, bread and meat combined, and that statistics also showed that nine-tenths . of all the crime committed was due to whisky. He said that this being true the perpetuation of the traffic could not be explained on any other hypothesis than the worship of mammon. "Wealth," he said, "is supposed to convert its possessor from a very common, and often immofal individual into a refined, 'blue-blooded' aristocrat. Should a young man, who today has no social standing in Yorkville go out in the world and in the course of time return with a few hundred thousand dollars, no matter how questionable the means by which it came into his pos session, society would welcome mm as one of its very own, and do him and his, honors. This is the worship of mammon. "Should there be a young man in this community who was as a "whited sepulchre" provided his father had a few thousands of dol- lars, he could if he saw fit, escort nine young ladies in ten of Yorkhls rottenness might be the talk of the town. "I know," Mr. Hurt said, "this to be true, because I have seen the same thing done in other communities where I have lived, and where society doted on itself even as complacently as it does in Yorkville." "The worship of mammon is responsible for the desecration of the Sabbath. Why right out here at the York Cotton mill work in some departments is carried on on Sunday the same as on Monday. I know it to be a fact that men are engaged on Sunday out there in In- spectlng yarn and, of course, the work* is done with the knowledge, if not by the orders, of the management. It is the custom out there to put in' at least a part of every Sunday in doing repair work on the machinery. I was' told that a majority of the stock in the cor