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? 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.
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YORKVILLE, S. C.:
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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.
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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
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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
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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.