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Scraps and grafts. ? Chicago dispatch of August 22: Plans for combining farmers, fruit growers, dairymen and all other producers of natural food products into one national organization have been considered at a conference between representatives of several farmers' cooperative associations. This movement has for its purpose the maintaining of prices, the control of distribution of products and the saving of large sums of money paid in commissions. The plan under consideration contemplates the erection of grain elevators and cold . storage warehouses in all parts of the country, where products may be held if necessary until such times as they can be marketed at a fair price. As a result of the conference, it was decided to hold a farmers' convention in Chicago September 8, to consider detailed plans for organization. Progressive farmers are all invited to attend, so that one of the present plans may be adopted, or that from all of them one may be devised that will be acceptable to the agricultural interests. ? Lincoln, Neb., dispatch: Taking for his text the letter of President Roosevelt to Gov. Durbin, W. J. Bry an aevoies a. page ui lumuuvn a vutu moner to the race problem. Mr. Bryan says the president, of course, is right In his protesting against lawlessness and then accuses Mr. Roosevelt of stirring up race antagonism, saying in part: "While the brown man of the Philippines is faring worse than the black man of the south, the Republican leaders are stirring up antagonism in this country in order to keep the colored vote solid for the Republican party. When the president has appointed a colored man to office, he has done it with a flourish of trumpets and a firass band accompaniment that the world might know that the 'door* was wide open. When a colored postmistress was objected to he refused to allow her to resign and closed the office. It did more to excite race prejudice than any ten colored appointments that President McKinley made. The Booker T. Washington dinner at Vic. white Hnnco riiri pvpn more than the Indianola postoffice Incident to excite race prejudice." ? It looked last week as if there was serious danger of war between Russia and Turkey, but now the danger has passed over. Following up demands on account of the murder of her minister Rostkowski, at Monastir, Russia sent a fleet to make a demonstration against the Turkish shores of the Black Sea. Turkey was advised of the approach of the fleet and the sultan, after communicating with various European capitals began to get down to his knees to Russia. He advised Russia that he was about willing to do whatever she demanded. The demands included dismissal from the Turkish service, of all persons who were named as having spoken disrespectfully of the Russian minister. There were twenty-four of these. A number of persons had been arrested for accus Ing Turks m connection wun tne murder of the minister. All these had to be released with apologies. Ismael Koki Pasha, who had been relieved of his office of chief of police of the province of Skub because of his friendliness to the Russians, had to be restored to his office, and the sultan had to agree to the appointment of European officers to command his gendarmerie. Every demand tne Russians made was accepted within twelve hours, and the Russian fleet was withdrawn. The most serious concern of the sultan is to keep the news of the affair from his subjects. ? Asheville Gazette: The wrecking of trains on Saluda mountain will be reduced to a minimum. The high officials of the road who were here SunMAnilav n nH vooferdav hava de tided on a plan by which there will not be any more run-away trains, if the trainmen attend to their duties. A meeting of the officials was held and a contract let to H. L. Cole for the construction of two safety tracks. The steepest portion of Saluda mountain is three miles long. Of the two switches one will be located one mile from the top and extended about one-half a mile at an angle from the main line. It will be built on an incline and guarded by switchmen, who will be on duty night and day. The switch will always be left open, and after the switch has been installed a signal will be determined upon which will warn the switchmen whether or not to let the train take the siding. The second switch will be located one mile further down the track, and operated after the manner of the first one. If a train starts to run away the engineer can remain aboard with perfect safety, as he will take the sidetrack and start his train up hill, which will check its speed. The construction of the switches means the expenditure of many thousand dollars. It will be necessary to cut through high embankments to place the switches. The maintenance will be of considerable expense, also. It will require four extra mer to guard the sidetracks." ? The trial of the Humbert family, which has been in progress in Paris several weeks culminated last Saturday in the conviction of all of the defendants. Therese Humbert and her husband Frederick, were each sentenced to five years of solitary confinement and a fine of 100 francs each. Ermile D'Auignac a daughter, was wiiicin.ru iu mice tvcai5, uiiu iter nusband Rosnain D'Auignac, was sentenced to two years. The trial of these swindlers, is said to have been one of the greatest in the criminal history of France, and the conviction of the defendants seems to have met with unanimous popular approval. Before the conclusion of the trial Madam Humbert claimed that the mysterious "Crawford," on whose alleged will, she had based her swindling operations, was in reality the notorious Regnier whose history is thus sketched by a Paris newspaper: "negnier was first heard of in connection with the revolution of 1848, in which he played a double part. In September. 1870, the Empress Eugenie, then at Hastings. England, entrusted him with a mission to Prince Bismarck. Regnier later went to Metz, introduced himself to Marshal Bazaine and urged on Bazaine that the war should have ended after the battfe of Sedan, and that his army, which was useless at Metz. ought to maintain order in the interior. Bazaine thereupon accepted the idea of treating with the Germans. Regnier's object was simply to induce Bazaine to capitulation without raising any difficulties. The surrender of Metz followed. Regnier's complicity was proved in 1874, when T"* ? ?"iiroo f rlo/1 r\eg 11 icj , uui nig mo auociivc, nao n>vu and condemned by a courtmartlal held In Paris. He died in England in 1886." The jury before which the madam was tried, however, did not care to be taken in by any such story. It was too plain that her story was only another ingenious Invention. ?lir \(orkt'illc (Bnquirrr. YORKVILLE, S. C.: ?r i lT/iiium k*tr wwiO TlitiSUAl , AUOUOl CMS 19VO. When Russia got after Abdul Haniid last week he strutted around like a cooter with a coal of fire on his back. It is a mistake to think that the Turk cannot be made to hurry. When a motorman ran his car into the president's carriage recently, it is reported that the president cursed the said motorman wickedly, and many people commended the president for the profanity he used under the circumstances. Not long ago while the president and his family were being driven to church at a rapid rate, they came very near running over a man who was leading a broken bicycle along the road. The man cursed the president about as wickedly as the president had cursed the motorman, and was arrested by the police for his wordy assault. It is generally accepted as a fact that it is a poor rule that does not work both ways. It looks now as if the Queen's cup Is to continue on this side of the Atlantic. and we feel that we will be pardoned if we say that we are rather inclined to regret the fact. Sir Thomas Lipton has been game throughout and a true-blue sportsman. His unruffled and evidently sincere courtesy compels admiration, and really merits so great a tribute as loss of the cup. But it seems that American skill in yacht building and American seamanship are too much for the Britishers, and the cup will remain with us. As to whether Sir Thomas will deem it worth while to make another effort remains to be seen; but if it is the cup he is after, it would be just as well for hjm to save his time, money and disappointment. The Columbia correspondent of the News and Courier is authority for the statement that Mr. M. F. Ansel will not be a candidate for governor in the campaign of next summer. Because of the close race Mr. Ansel made last summer, this will be something of a surprise to many; but it seems that this gentleman has calculated that it would be a waste of time to tackle Governor Heyward in his race for a second term, and from the present outlook there is reason to believe that other aspirants will take the same view of the matter. It would be remarkable should Governor Heyward be re-elected without opposition: out there is reason to believe that if he does have opposition it will not be very strong. Governor Heyward was in Charlotte last Friday and the Observer contains an interesting interview of about a column. The interview is interesting enough and quite readable; but it depends for its interest more on the ingenuity of the reporter than upon the utterances of the governor. The governor is not disposed to commit himself with regard to important matters political. For instance, he admitted that education is a great subject; but he was not willing to say just what ought to be done along this line, and ao in what hp thoufifht Of the dispensary law, replied by asking the reporter's opinion of the Watts law of North Carolina. The reporter asked as to whether the governor would be a candidate for re-election; but he can give no light whatever on that question and neither can he give any reason of the governor's opinion of Senator Tillman except that Senator Tillman is a strong man. As a talker, Governor Heyward is evidently a success. He is not disposed to say too much. MACEDONIAN OUTRAGES. Hardly Possible to Avoid War in the Balkans. With the rumors of massacres and the murder of prisoners in Monastlr now authenticated, says a Sofia dispatch of Monday, the general situation is considered here as fast becoming intolerable. Official and diplomatic circles alike are concerned, having every reason to fear that only a part of the horrors enacted in the interior of Macedonia have come to light as yet. The revolutionary committees are doing their utmost to force the hands of the Bulgarian government and the immediate outlook is exceedingly serious. It appears that the Turks have obtained the upper hand in the vilavet of Monastir and the insurgents are planning to remove the centre of their activity close to the Bulgarian frontiers. Dispatches arriving today from the disturbed area are exceedingly gloomy. From Adrianople comes the news of a Turkish defeat and the extension of the revolutionary outbreak; from Monastir. the news of Turkish victories accompanied by barbarous excesses. While many of the reports remain without confirmation, sufficient authentic details are forthcoming to cause the authorities the greatest anxiety. According to the Sofia Dnevnik the Turks committed unspeakable atrocities at Krushevo. The mutilated corpses of ninety women and children were found in one building. Pieces of the bodies had beer thrown into the street. Fifteen of the principal merchants of the town were killed and their heads exhibited or poles at Monastir. The churches were demolished, the houses sacked and the town is now in a heap of ashes. The populace fled to the hills, where the> are in a starving condition. The Dnevnik also asserts that a gen' * ?<*-. f erai massacre nas laaeii piatc whole vilayet of Monastlr. Nearly al of the villages have been destroyed The treacherous murder of eighty insurgent prisoners by their guards neai Monastlr has made an especially bad impression here. Many rumors are current of massacres in the city of Adrianople, but confirmation is lacking. The situatior there, however, undoubtedly is serious The population is afraid to leave the houses. The prisons are full and the vali has taken private houses to be used as jails. When the Russian consul protested at the situation, the val is reported to have answered that he was powerless against the fanatlca population. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. New Krags Received. Columbia State: Gen. Johu D. Frosi and Col. J. M. Patrick spent most ol yesterday at the depots shipping the new Krag-Jorgensen rifles to the militia companies throughout the state The rifles are now being sent out as fast as is possible as Gen. Frost is desirous that the companies shal have them. Mr. Burroughs of the S A. L. passenger office, will instruct the local companies in the use of the new rifle. Mr. Burroughs has seen active service having been shot in th( China campaign. Murder In Qhester. Chester special of Thursday tc Charlotte Observer: On Mr. J. S Guy's plantation, a few miles frorr town, Tom Klrkpatrick shot and Instantly killed Sam Sanders last nighi about 9 o'clock. An inquest was helc today and Klrkpatrick was committee to Jail on the charge of murder There was only one eye witness to th< tragedy, a small Negro boy, and frorr his statement It appears that the murder was cold-blooded and premeditated. The two Negroes were returning from church, and on reaching Kirkpa trick's home, Sanders was invited t( come in and rest awhile, which he did After a short conversation, Kirkpatrick said to Sanders: "I understand you have been talking about me, anc I am ready to settle with you." Before Sanders had time to reply, KirkPatrick reached for his gun over th( door, and pointing it at Sanders, fired the load entering his left side and literally tearing it into shreds. Tillman and His Passes. Columbia Record: At a barbecut given in Lexington yesterday, Senatoi Tillman was present and made ? speech. Naturally the people expected him to say something about his'fret pass experience, but he did not pretend to make any denial of the facl that he used them nor did he attempl to explain how it was that he accepted free transportation from railroads. H< contented himself by saying that th< whole thing was an eagerly grasped opportunity to attack him on the pari of his enemies, especially the newspa pers, adroitly avoiding any explanation of his violation of the law of thf state in having passes "forced" or him. Otherwise the senator talked or national politics and disagreed with his colleague, Senator Latimer, on his scheme to have a large appropriation from the government for good roads building because it was impracticable Caught a Tarter. There Is an ugly mess over at the White Stone hotel, in Spartanburg county. For some time guests hac been losing Jewelry and other articles of value. There were stories to tn? effect that a Mrs. Bayson, who was stopping at the hotel had been seen ir the rooms of various guests while ths occupants of the room were out, and for this and various other reasons suspicion fastened on her. She at length became aware that she was under suspicion and she went to Spartanburg Proprietor Harris followed and prevailed on her to submit to an examination of her trunks. The trunks contained, among other things, some pistols. razors, men's cuffs, collar buttons and several pairs of kid gloves, ranging in size from 5J to 73, all kinds ol slippers, ranging from l's to 5's, and various other articles that seemed strange: but none of the missing jewelry. The trunks had been opened with the woman's consent: but shortl.N after the search she turned upon hei accusers, and is threatening a damage suit against Proprietor Harris. Because he has not been able to prove nn,.?v,ino' ic in onmewhnf of an em a?) limit,, "< barrassing position; but the suspicions of his guests have hardly been allaye 1 with regard to the matter. Lee Green Arrested. Lee Green, the young white mar who killed Abram Surasky, the Jew peddler, recently, was arrested on thf premises of his father near Hawthorne about twenty miles from Aiken lasl Friday. It is said that Lee Green shol at a Jew peddler, named Levi, fron Augusta, not long ago, and stated at the time that he did it just to see hirr run. He is also said to have threatened to kill the next peddler that camt to his house, as they always sold his wife goods, and he was never able tc keep a cent of money in the house Abram Surasky is said to have beer killed while performing an act o1 courtesy for Green. On the day of th< murder, Green had been to the mil and was at his house on his norse with his sack of meal and his doublebarrelled shotgun across the saddle just about the time Surasky drove uj in his wagon. This was about ' o'clock in the afternoon. As the mer alighted they shook hands, and Surasky walked over to Green's horse am threw the sack of meal across hi? shoulder, and told Green that he woulc carry it to the house for him. Suraskj walked towards the house and when lit was about twenty-five steps away Green shot him twice in the back, bul did not hurt him, as the shot probably ( all entered the sack of meal. Surasky turned, and throwing the sack down, lifted his hands above his head and t begged Green not to shoot him. Sui rasky then saw Green reloading his ( gun. and so the peddley ran into the > house, where Mrs. Green was, and begi ged her not to let her husband kill him. It is said that Mrs. Green pleaded for the life of the Jew, but Green rushed into the house after him. ' Surasky held Mrs. Green between himself and his assailant, and then Green is said to have told his wife that if s she didn't get out of the way ne wouia I shoot her. Surasky then tried to run I away, but Green shot him twice in the back and brought him to the ground, * Just outside of the door. The gunshots I did not kill him, and Green then got an axe and chopped him until life was ' extinct. He then loaded the body on his victim's wagon and hid him in the i woods, as before reported. This is the story as told by a relative of Green. i Green claims that Surasky had lnsuls ted his wife and that the murder was on that account. Disorder at Chapin. Columbia State, August 25: As the ' result of disorder at Chapin last Saturady a number of people are to be indicted for riot. Mr. H. C. Bailey, editor of the Chapin News, who was in the city yesterday, went to see the attorney general upon the matter and secured from him a statement that the parties could be indicted upon that charge and the attorney general will lend his aid to prosecuting them, There was a general gathering at , Chapin Saturday, Senator Tillman be 3 lng the main attraction, unui me aisI pensary opened at 4 o'clock in the afternoon. The dispensary was ordered t closed but for some reason It was > opened at that time and a great many . people got too much aboard. The ; town marshal was assisted by S. F, Black, formerly of the Columbia police force. The latter made an arrest and } was on the way to the gaurd house with the prisoner when twenty-five men ran up with knives, pistols and other weapons and demanded the vet lease of the man Shealy. Had Black ! resisted he would have been killed j and others might have been shot, but he was forced to give up the prisoner, It seems that there was a good deal oi other lawlessness during the day, and it was deemed advisable to appeal to the attorney general to bring the law to bear upon these parties. The ' names of many of them have been se^ cured. Cost of Being a Candidate. August Kohn in News and Courier: I Aside from the expenses of living in I Columbia there is the expense of tne . primary system. In some states the . legitimate expenses of a campaign are , paid by the state. In this state every candidate has to pay his own trans . portation?unless he pay for advertising, get up his plate matter for the papers, have supplementary tickets s printed, encounter the committee with 'm the list for the* building of a new t church or bridge, attend the fairs and j perhaps arrange to have some "friend" at certain boxes, and ttie "friend" usually accepts pay for "his time." It is t surprising how these little things count t up. One of the candidates in the recent state campaign kept a close tab on what money he spent. He is satis* fled that every cent he expended was | for legitimate and necessary expenses, and that he did not use any money in an improper way or to influence a single vote. His books show that he actually expended $533 for expenses during the campaign ana mau ne "chipped away" $200 for incidentals, subscriptions, tips and the like. In other words, th6 expenses of the primary were $7.33. This applies to defeated as well as to successful candidates, and this is a low average, as some defeated candidates spent twice that much to be defeated, and It all went to meet legitimate expenses and keep pace with other candidates. MERE-MENTION. Mr. Julius A. Karriker, died at Mooresville, N. C., last Sunday, aged 51 years. He weighed 350 pounds, and a coffin had to be made especially foi him Vesuvius volcano is again ir a state of eruption and a stream ol lava is flowing siowly in the direction of PomDeii The British govern ment has offered a large tract of land " In East Africa for Jewish settlement, The Salem Woolen mills, located ' near Roanoke, Va., were destroyed by ' fire last Thursday. The loss is esti mated at $150,000 upon which there ' was $50,000 of insurance Lord Salisbury, for many years prime min' ister of Great Britain, died last Sat' urday. He was born in 1830 A ' number of citizens of Wynne, Ark., ' have been arrested by a United States deputy marshal on the charge of wnue-euppmg some i^iegiu oo.?? J hands A Negro named Joe San" ders was shot to death near Hender son, Texas, last Wednesday for at tempted criminal assault on a young 5 white girl The commerce of the " United States with its non-contiguous territory last year amounted to $100,000.000. Rkuancb Brats Shamrock.?The J yacht race last Saturday was sailed i under ideal conditions, and the Re1 I in nee beat the Shamrock III seven ^ minutes and three seconds. The sec1 ond race is being sailed today. Sir t Thomas Upton was very much dlsap1 pointed at his failure to win Saturday; " but says he will not acknowledge de? feat until after the sailing of the last ' race. " Cheese Making. 1 Mr. W. B. Moore lias returned from ^ a short trip to Busley. where he went ~ ..Vioot... vtiuiHtiP- with a ' view to establishing a plant at York ville or in this vicinity. He got a considerable amount of information on . the subject, and would now be glad , to talk to farmers of the surrounding , country who may be in a position to ' furnish fresh milk every morning. The 1 plant, if established, will call for large quantities of sweet milk, which must 1 be furnished every day and for which a good price will be -"aid. There are ' numerous farmers over in the Easley 1 country who sell milk to the cheesery, r and who realize a profit of five or six , dollars per month on each cow kept for the purpose. Some of the farmers haul milk a distance of five or six L miles. UOCAL AFFAIRS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ~ Blackmore Art Co.?Announces a hig class art entertainment at the oper house for Wednesday night, Augus 26, which will be free to parties ove 15 years of age. Don't stay at hom "because It is free." First National Bank of Yorkvllle?An nounces that It Is ready for buslnes and solicits the business of mer chants, manufacturers and people c all lines of business. Probate Judge McCorkle?Gives notic that Mrs. Emma H. Beard has ap plied to him for letters of adminis tration on the estate of E. B. Bearc deceased. Col. W. G. Stephenson?Says that th best investment of your money i in the right kind of education fo your son. Send for K. M. M. A. cat alncriiA Write tndnv. J. Q. Wray?Issues the last call o gentlemen's light weight clothing a i 25 and 33 per cent reductions. H i has some splendid values for th buyer that he can fit. T. W. Speck?Says there is no pe 1 that pleases the user quite so nearl as the Parker lucky curve?$l.o? t $6 each. York Drug Store?Advocates the us 1 of chloro-naptholeum for disinfect ing chicken houses, pig pens, do kennels, etc. It destroys vermin an keeps down foul odors. > ! L. M. Grist's Sons?Tell you of on business man who is convinced tha the use of good stationery pays. C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Invite you t see them if you are in need of to i bacco?smoking or chewing. The have the goods and will make th prices. Strauss-Smith Co.?Tell another stor about the good qualities of the Har lem sewing machine, which thev of fer under a twelve-year guarante for only $15. Hickory Supply Co., Hickory?Give notice that the business will b Hnspri out bv reason of the death c Mr. T. H. Lesslie, and offers the en tire business for sale. Riddle & Carroll?Give you some ad I vice about feeding your cow and ad , vise the use of mill feed and whee ' bran, from their store. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell you aboi t the good things served at their sod fountain, and that they will be gla , to fill your orders for creams. Ne1 shipment of Nunnally's candies. Foushee Cash Store?Call the ladle > attention to its large line of coi , sets and claims to be able to sav considerable for buyers. 1 G. H. O'Leary?Has a large stock c cooking and heating stoves of bes qualities and invites you to see hi stock before buying. W. J. Whitener?Wants to recover female bloodhound, black and whit ubout ten months old. Informatio > will be appreciated. I * WITHIN THE TOWN. , ? The Victor Oil mill is completln , changes and repairs necessary to th handling of cotton seed to the be; advantage during the approachin season. In addition to the ginnln plant at Yorkville, it will also operat the plant at Clover recently purchase | from Capt. W. B. Smith. - 1 T- ^ kno (ritrari 11 ? Major dames r. nan utw his office on the second floor of th ; Witherspoon building to the Commet cial club, and returned to his old quai ters on law range. Mr. F. P. McCai is also arranging to move from th Witherspoon building, but he has n< 1 yet decided whether he will go to la' | range or elsewhere. ? The Blackmore Art company wl , be an attraction at the opera hous during the week beginning tomorrov This company is under the directio 1 of Mr. Ted Blackmore, an artist c ' experience and ability, and its busines is to teach beginners the mystery t ' reproducing at home various kinds ( pictures, patterns, etc. Mr. Blackmoi 1 claims to be able to teach his secret ' within a short time to anybody of rea 1 sonable intelligence, whether or not th 1 pupil may have a talent for drawini ! He gives free exhibitions in order t 1 demonstrate the reasonableness of h! ' ' J -a ??? ?Aniil rn a nun Claims, UllU uuca IIUI u. ' to agree to take the course he bffei 1 until after he has made It clear tht he Is able to give value received fc the money. | THE DROWNING OF NORMAN. | As to whether there will be any wai rants on account of the recent drowr ing of J. R. Norman in Catawba rive near Fort Mill has not yet fully devei oped. There may be further develop ments and there may not be. The verdict of the coroner's Jur ' was to the effect that the decease ' came to his death by drowning an that in the opinion of the jury, tfc drowning was the result of fear of dog that was put on his trail by Pc liceman Johnson and a posse. Coroner Louthian sent the papei in the case to Solicitor Henry and M Henry wrote back that there shoul be more information on the point ? to whether the dog by which Norma was chased was really a fierce dog an also as to whether Norman was awai of the dog's reputation. The coroner, having already close - -a xt the Inquest ana received me veiuiu does not see that he has authority t ' reopen the case, and Is at a loss ( [ know just how to act on the verdl< as It stands?whether to Issue a wai 1 rant for Johnson only or for the mem bers of the posse also, or to let th whole matter drop. From such information as the re ' porter has been able to gather, It I quite probable that nothing will b 1 done; but still there is a very genen feeling that the case has not receive the attention its importance demand: and it is possible that the grand jur ! may be induced to look into it fur I ther. , COTTON AND ORDERS. There has been a story ia circula tion about Yorkville to the effect the the York Cotton mills was preparing t shut down within the next few day because of the high price of cotto and a scarcity of orders, and the re porter took occasion to ask W. Lewis, Esq., the president about th matter. Mr. Lewis at first looked a littl surprised; but the appearance of sur prise soon gave away to amusemen which might have been attributabl either to the absurdity of the story, c to a re-awakened consciousness of th prosperous condition of the propert of which he has the management. [ "I had not heard that we are goin ' to shut down," he replied, "nor wha we are going to shut down for. Di you hear what we were going to shu down for?" "Nothing further than that there i an understanding that you have nc sufficient cotton to keep you going an that you cannot afford to go on th market for more at present prices." "That is It, then is it? Well, I had not heard of it before. According to my calculations we have enough coth ton, both Egyptian and American, to a run us at full capacity until the new ? crops come in, and we have orders e ahead that will keep us busy until the middle of February. I do not " mean we have orders sufficient to keep s _ the whole plant busy until that time; if but there is certainly no sign of a shut down now." ? Mr. Lewis went on to say that he . had a big order in his pocket from l, the morning mail, and that indications generally were as bright as he had g ever known them. The only thing r that occurred about the mill to give ~ rise to such a rumor as was being clrn culated was the fact that some of the it machinery had to be stopped a few e days ago until It could be changed to e a dliferent kind of product; but that n Is a matter of constant occurrence, and y no wise Indicative of slack business, o e NOTE AND COMMENT. ~ Messrs. W. H. McCorkle, Jr., J. R. | Williams and R. S. Hanna, committee appointed by the grand Jury for the e purpose, went to Bethesda township lt today to look Into the workings of the 0 chalngang. It was reported In Yorkvllle yeatery day that a GalTney corporation has e purchased the Piedmont Springs propy erty with the purpose of developing It. It Is generally conceded that there ~ Is virtue In the waters of these springs ?there are sepeval of them?and prop(s erly managed the property would become valuable. The two wings of the Catawba dam have approached near enough togeth1 er to force the entire river through a gap that Is only about thirty feet wide. The water goes through with tremenit dous rapidity; but there are men about * the work who are willing to wager w that a Negro In the employ of the company, called Bigun, can swim up B' the river even at this place, visitors ,g are told that Bigun has performed the feat: but there are few people who >f would believe the story on the mere statement of any individual, however reliable?not after they have seen the a rapids. The outlook for a good business n . . . .. , ^tl campaign curing tne approacmng iau and winter has not been better at this season for years. There Is promise of g large cotton crops at good prices, and e every reason to believe that cash will be easy and plentiful. Of course, acg cidents may happen to spoil all this; g but for the present the country has a e right to look on the bright side of the j situation. There was more money spent by p candidates in the last campaign than ie In any previous campaign since the ._ war. That Is If all reports be true. ._ There was probably not a state or senn atorial candidate In the race who tfpent ie less than $1,000, and the senatorial )t candidates alone, according to some ftf reasonably well-informed estimates, spent some $25,000 or $30,000. It is jj generally believed that Mr. Henderson ie spent more money than any other senatorial candidate and Mr. Hemphill n probably came next. The expenses of ){ Messrs. Latimer and Evans were quite heavy, particularly In the second prl)f mary when they had large advertising and printing bills. Mr. Elliott spent .e considerable money also; but not so ,3 much as the others, probably because he did not have quite so much. Comie mon report has It that Mr. Henderson spent nearly if not quite $500 In York 0 county, and that Mr. Hemphill spent [g over $1,000 In the fifth congressional jj district. Mr. Talbert spent more mon^ ey on the newspapers than did any L? other gubernatorial canaiuaie; uui mo Jr expenditures were confined principally to the publication of his speech In the newspapers of the state, at so mttch per line. Much of the money was used for buying the "influence" of newspapers outright; but the heaviest expense was fixing "heelers" at cotton mills and around large voting precincts where small politicians have "influence" for sale. d ABOUT PEOPLE. (d Mr. J. A. Tate left today for Fort ie Mill. a Mr. J. R. Ashe is visiting friends in Kershaw. Mr. J. M. Spann of Sumter, is visit's ing relatives in Yorkville. r. Mr. T. J. Ashe and Miss Mary Ashe !<j are at Hendersonville, N. C. lS Miss Alice Lee McConnell of Rock n Hill, is visiting Miss Ethel Latimer, d Mr. Starr Mason has returned to e Charleston after a visit to his mother. Mr. W. H. Herndon left on last Sat,j urday on a visit to relatives at Cart lisle. 0 Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Hanahan or co0 lumbia, are visiting relatives In Yorkville. Mr. John B. Williams has returned from a short visit to friends at Rlverie side. Mrs. S. W. Guy of Lowrysvllle, Is visiting relatives in and near YorkIS ville. ie Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Dunlap have returned to their home In Houston, d Texas. 3 Rev. T. D. Latimer of Columbus, y Miss., is visiting relatives in and near .. Yorkville. Miss Leon White has returned from a pleasant visit to relatives at Wllkinsville. Miss Mary Gill of Rodman, spent it several days with Mrs. N. J. N. Bovvo en this week. s Mr. Jas. F. Glenn has returned to n Sumter after a few days visit to rela( tives in Yorkville. J. Mrs. W. B. Cauthen and children of e Blaekstoeks, are visiting her mother, Mrs. Janie Parish, e Miss Hazel Grist of the Bedford - Phone office, is spending a week at t, Piedmont Springs. e Mrs. James Allison and children, of ir King's Mountain are visiting the fame lly of Mr. J. W. Dobson. y Mrs. J. P. White and two children, Dare and Miriam, are visiting g relatives in Wilklnsville. *- **" PHnfnn haa rptnrnPf] to X 1UI 1VUOO VIIIIVVII ii?MJ w%%*> ? d Yorkville after a week's visit to relait tives in Bethel township. Mr. W. B. Steele, Jr., and son, of s Anderson, are visiting his parents, Mr. it and Mrs. W. B. Steele, Sr. d Mr. W. M. Allison and family of e Henrietta, N. C., have returned to Yorkville. Mr. Allison having, on ao count of ill-health, resigned his position as manager of the Henrietta store. The condition of Mrs. Geo. W. Wil liams, who has been ill for about four weeks, is still quite serious. Miss Sallle Adams of Charlotte, N. C., is visiting In Yorkville this week, the guest of Miss Daisy Gist. Mr. A. J. McFarland, of Boardman, N. C., arrived in Yorkville yesterday 011 a visit to relatives and friends. Miss Maggie Glenn of Henrietta, N. C., is visiting: relatives in Yorkville, the guest of her brother, Mr. W. D. Glenn. Mesdames W. G. and R. T. Stephenson have returned to Yorkville after a visit to relatives in North Carolina and Virginia. Miss Annie Shuler has returned to her home in Lexington, after spending some time with the family of Mr. Withers Adickes. Miss Fannie Wardlaw left last Saturady for Alaska where she will spend the winter with her nephew, Lieutenant Morman, U. S. A. Miss Georgie Richards of Stanley * Creek, N. C., has 'returned to her home after spending several days with the family of Mr. J. W. Dobson. Mr. Theodore Boyd of Flint Hill, Fort Mill township, was in Yorkville for a few hours last Saturday, for the first time in several vears. He met quite a number of his old frlendJ, nil of whom were glad to see him. He says his neighborhood is very dry, as there has not been a turnip season at his house since the 6th day of last June. The dry streak however, is very circumscribed. The greater part of the township has had good rains. FIRST NATIONAL BANK. Having received proper authority from the comptroller of the currency, and with more than 60 per cent of Its capital stock of $50,000 paid in, the first National Bank of Yorkville will throw open Its doors tomorrow and inaugurate a persistent and liberal campaign for public favor. The history of this new institution is still fresh in the minds of the readers of The -Enquirer. A few months ago, Mr. O. E. Wilkins, a successful business man or aaJTney, proposed to the people of Yorkville that If they would subscribe . $20,000, he would raise the remaining $30,000 and establish a national bank in Yorkville. Thoroughly acquainted as they were with the splendid reputation of Mr. Wilkins as a business man of sterling character and ability, and no less acquainted with his reputation as a clean, high-toned gentleman, the Yorkville people lost no time in Jumping at his offer. The Yorkville end of the requirement was complied with with an ease almost unprecedented in the- business history of the town, and 'he proposed organization wqs pushed forward without so much as a moment of unnecessary delay. The names of the directors were published at the time of their election, but a repetition of the list will not be out of place. They are as follows: W. I. Witherspoon, James M. Stroup, W. R. Carroll, W. B. Moore, a. N. Wood, F. G. Stacy, R. C. Allein and O. E. Wilkins. They were all elected unanimously and at their first meeting they unanimously elected Mr. O. E. Wilkins as president, Mr. W. I. Witherspoon as vice president, and Mr. R. C. Allein as cashier. Altnougn nothing naa Deen aone toward providing a home for the bank previous to organization, Yorkville people have been impressed with the facility with which the work has been pushed since. The directors at once secured a lease on one of the large rooms in the old Allison building and gave out their plans to Messrs. Keller & Co. The room has since been transformed. A handsome plate glass has taken the place of the clumsy bricK and stucco front. Comfortable and elegant offices have been fitted up in the rear of the building, while the front has been provided with the desks, railings and lattice work that go to make up a thoroughly appointed banking room, while within the railing there is a steel lined flre-proof vault that contains one of the best and most perfect case hardened steel burglar proof safes that can be made anywhere in the country. It is provided with time and combination locks and screw doors and is guaranteed to be absolutely impervious alike to the introduction to the hardest steel cutting *- A- A- - It instruments or iu mi e&piuoivco. Mr. R. C. Alleln, the cashier, has had long experience in various branches of the banking business including the duties of the position he now holds, and like Mr. Wilklns, is a thorough going business man. With these two gentlemen in charge, backed as they are by such experienced and representative gentlemen as con-" stitute the board of directors, there need be no fears as to the future of this splendid new enterprise, or as to the beneficent effect it will have on the welfare of Yorkville, the country surrounding and the whole county. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send the Enquirer From now until January 1, 1904, for 72 cents. Services at Mt. Zion. There was an interesting series of services at Mt.ZIon Methodist church last week, commencing on Friday and nnntlnnlno- thrnnch Qlin^OV Rpv P. B. ingraham "did the preaching. There were five accessions to the church. Committed For Burglary. John Anderson, colored, was committed to jail last Saturday by Magistrate Smith of Broad River township on the charge of burglarv. Two Hickory Grove stores were broken Into last week. They were the stores of the Hickory Drug Co., and of Messrs. J. D. Whltesides & Bro. The entrance was effected by prizing Iron grating apart. The Drug company missed about $7?$5 In gold and the balance In coppers and nickels. When a Negro presented a $5 gold piece at Sharon on Friday afternoon In payment for a small purchase suspicion was aroused and there was Inquiry of Hickory Grove. The Inquiry resulted In the arrest of Anderson, a Negro who had been living In the vicinity of Hickory Grove for some time past. Anderson told a story that also implicated another Negro named Sam Feemster, but Feemster had already gotten out of the country and gone to Tennessee. Wanted to See a Smaihup. A man by the name of M. M. Turner was committed to jail last Sunday from Fort Mill, having been brought over by Constable Hall. He Is a white .. ? .1 I. ^ ln.nn. Uo man auu is iu uc iiioauc. nc had been about Fort Mill for some days, and on account of his queer conduct, people were disposed to be somewhat shy of him. On Thursday the switch of the' Southern railroad at the River bridge was discovered to have been turned for a smashup, and as the result of an investigation Turner was found in a box Oar near by. It was evident that he had turned the switch and taken up a convenient location to witness the anticipated smashup. The railroad company had the man subjected to expert examination and sent to Yorkvllle on the charge of lunacy. Judge McCorkle, however, will not act in the case for want of jurisdiction. "He does not belong in this county," said the judge on yesterdav. "and I have nothing to do with him." Turner is still in jail pending a decision as to what shall be done with him.