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Scraps ami iacts. ? Commander Robert E. Peary, of the United States navy, is to go out on another Arctic expedition. The navy department has given him three years leave of absence, and he will start with his expedition about the first of next July. Mr. Peary has already made several trips in search of the pole and is thououghly well qualified for the work. ? The authorities at Washington seem to have given up all hope of the adoption of the Panama canal treaty by the Colombian senate. Several senators from the department of Panama, are said to have announced their intention to secede from the United States of Colombia and establish the Independent state of Panama, after which they will proceed to negotiate a treaty. Reports are to the effect that the standard of insurrection has already been raised. ? Charleston Post: President Roosevelt is put in a tight place on the Negro question by the demands of the Suffrage League of Boston that he repudiate Booker Washington and all his ?"-1-" onrlu nn mfiro tn that COl UI IVO, anu WFFIJ t*v V - ? ? - - ored educator for political advice. The Boston Negroes have some voice and vote in the country, and the president is very much concerned in the people who speak and vote. Down in this part of the country, where Booker Washington works, the Negro doesn't amount to anything as a political factor. President Roosevelt broke up the Lily White movement in the south at the dictate of the Negro voters of the north. He has set the pace, and he must keep it. Booker must be sacrificed. ? London cable of September 4: The news received from Lagos, British West Africa, September 2, that the development of the cotton trade in the interior of that part of Africa was so great that the local railroad officials had been obliged to run extra trains in order to bring down the large supplies to the coast, somewhat surprised the cotton interests here, cotton growing in West Africa being still regarded as in a largely experimental stage. Thirty tons of cotton from Lagos arrived in the Mersey this week and was pronounced to be of excellent quality. The seed sent out from here and sown in June, is expected to yield 4,000 bales. The first delivery of this crop is expected at Christmas. If the cotton growing experiment is successful the cultivated area will be increased as rapidly as possible. ? New York dispatch of September * - ^ ~ho VP i: arures ui niiun<ucu hvuku iwiv beaten John Nulty, recently discharged from the navy, into insensibility in Madison square because he attempted to hug Fortunito Lorito, a pretty girl of fourteen years. Fortunito, with her two sisters, was listening to the band playing In the park when Nulty came along. "I am going to kiss you," he said to Fortunito, and grasped her in his arms. The girl screamed for help. Instantly hundreds of women rushed to the scene. They rained blows on Nulty and finally felled him. He was kicked on his sides and his face was torn by sharp finger nails and hands full of hair were torn from his head. Nulty cried for mercy, but the women gave none. Men tried to get him, but the women waved them back: "We'll attend to him!" they cried. "Lynch the cur!" shouted the men. The cries of Nulty had sunk to low moans when two officers arrived. After forcing their way through the crowd of struggling women the police found that Nulty had fainted. He was carried to the police station and locked up. ? Secretary Hester's annual New Orleans Cotton Exchange report was issued in full last Saturday. He puts the cotton crop of 1902-03 at 10,727,559 bales, an increase of 46,897 over the crop of 1901-1902. The crop of Tex its UI1U me iliuiu.il ichhuij oiiuvvo a decrease of 162,000 bales as compared with last year. The average commercial value of the crop during the year just closed was $44.52 per bale, against $41.01 the previous year. The total consumption of southern mills was 2,000.729 bales, and the total consumption of American mills was 4,017,000 bales, an increase of 29,000 bales as compared with last year. One of the most interesting features of the report is the showing of the world's consumption of American cotton for the past season, which Is put at 10,859,000 bales against 10.657,000 last year, a gain of 202,000. He quotes an eminent English authority for the statement that the surplus stocks in the mills of Europe at the close of August, 1903, was 716,000 bales against 557,000 last year. An interesting feature of the year's cotton movement was the return of American cotton from abroad for delivery during July and August on contracts entered into at New Orleans and New York. Mr. Hester shows that it amounted to 42,376 bales. This is the first time in the history of cotton that any considerable quantity of American growth has ever been returned to the United States from abroad. ? Says a Constantinople cable of September 7: War between Turkey and Bulgaria is now regarded here as inevitable. It is even believed that the outbreak of hostilities will occur before me t-nu t?i otrpieiiiut?!, \\ lieu uie ie-tfiiforcemeats from Asia will have been concentrated in Macedonia, and in the vilayet of Adrianople. It is not thought that there will be any formal declaration of war, in view of Bulgaria's vassal status, but that some frontier incident will precipitate hostilities. The Bulgarians and Macedonians residing in Constantinople are in terror of massacre. A large number of them were arrested a few days ago as a "preventative measure." and they have not yet been released. The fear of a massacre is probably exaggerated, although in view of the present excited state of Mussulman feeling, an insignificant incident might perhaps lead to a massacre. The terrible accounts received regarding the conduct of the Turkish troops have not surprised European circles here, but ntanj who have hitherto been optimistic in their views now accept the prevailing belief that Turkey is on the eve of a catastrophe. A consular dispatch from Salonica says that according to authentic information the insurrection in the district of Monastir has been practically stamped a out. Bashi-bazouks assisted the reg- t ular troops in the work of repression, h which is said to have been carried out o with sanguinary ruthlessness, the ob- v ject of the Turks being, apparently, to n exterminate not only the Bulgarian in- C habitants but all the Christians of whatever nationality. - a Jlir ^Jorkfillr (Enquirer, f YORKVILLE, S. C.s a TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8,1903. J More than anything else it looks as j, if the Democratic party is going to 0 have a choice between Cleveland and s defeat. When the truth outs, It will become known that the cotton raising experiments in East Africa are being prose- J cuted with slave labor. Civilization does not mind such things when they C or-o nrnfitnhlp ' 1' *" . , . 1 The interview with John Gary Evans * published in the last issue of The En- n quikbr and credited to the Spartan- c burg Herald, should have been credited " to the Spartanburg Journal instead. The error was the result of an over- * sight on the part of The Enquirer. * Fixing the Responsibility. There has been a general demand 1 that the Southern railroad should suf- s fer on account of the wreck at Fishing 9 creek, and this demand is further 1 voiced by all of the newspapers that c have spoken on the subject, extracts * from which we reproduce today. 0 The Enquirer does not hesitate to 0 say that it is desirous of fixing the a responsibility where it belongs, and of 8 holding to proper account any official * or officials of the road, who may have a been negligent of their duties; but at n the same time we desire to emphasize 0 the fact that it is necessary to exercise H caution and discretion in order to avoid r serious mistakes. s The investigation of the coroner's s jury has been intelligent; but it does t not seem to us that it has been as tlior- n ough as it might have been. It was P probably very well to indict "the offi- s cials of the road," for gross careless- li ness; but it seems to us that it would V have been belter to have gone further and designate by name the officials c who are to be held responsible. lj For instance taking the testimony as a developed, it appears that although Mr. j, Stukes is master of the section in & which the trestle is located, he has n nothing whatever to do with trestles, c and while Mr. Maxwell has general su- e pervision of a still larger section of f track including both sides of this tres- f tie, the trestle itself is not within his a jurisdiction. t According to the testimony of Mr. o Maxwell. Mr. M. S. Dillard, is super- t visor of trestles: but it does not ap- t pear from any testimony adduced that f it is the business of Mr. Dillard to o make direct inspection of this or oth- t er trestles. Equally responsible with d him, probably, is some bridge and tres- t tie inspector, and also the railroad c commission of South Carolina, which t is especially charged with the duty of a looking after such matters. t We would not be understood as try- d ing to excuse anybody in connection p with responsibility for this terrible dis- J aster. We would only impress the necessity of laying the blame at the door of the right men. If it should happen that the blame is improperly fixed, then t the really guilty culprit will almost j certainly escape. q This applies, of course, to the crim- g inal side of the case only. The inves- t tigation of the cononer's jury and of ^ the grand Jury, should that body also a see proper to take the matter up, will r have but little bearing on such civil j. suits as will probably develop. The r question of rotten timbers, broken r flanges and other circumstances will ^ Uc LUUgui urn. uii tiic oiuc v/l ^ court without reference to any mistakes that may have been made on the criminal side, and while people who are r hurt may get money damages all right, people who may have been responsible ^ for hurting them may escape even without receiving a lesson of caution ^ as to how they may kill and mangle j, people in the future. SOME PRESS COMMENTS. C What the Papers Say of the Fishing Creek Trestle Disaster. 'J Now is not the time to condemn any n one. Now is the time to express our ? deep sorrow for the loss of valuable p and beloved human lives, and our sym- c pathy for their stricken families. Our sympathy is also with the officers of ( the Southern road. They are human o too, and it is impossible to conceive n of their not being, by now, thoroughly 0 aroused and thoroughly repentant of p any neglect they may have been guilty u of. This wreck should not have occur- 1 red. The timber were rotten.?Spartanburg Herald. d F There has been a good deal of talk c" I'uouiitl t\ thu rl nt'i im tramckiif i\f t ho Southern railway. There may, or may not be, anything' in it. We are ad- ^ dressing ourselves to the particular ease of the disaster in York county. The ^ damning statement has been made that 0 the trestle was rotten, and collapsed, in 0 consequence, when the train rolled up- ** on it. There was a condition which ? C could have been prevented by ordinary care and by observing the obligations F placed upon a common carrier by the ^ law. For the dereliction and the dis- 1 aster following it, somebody should b made to answer, and answer heavily.? 1 Charleston Post. " u In the newspaper accounts from n Yorkville the statement was made that il the bridge material was rotten. It was u said, moreover, that a passenger aboard J the ill-fated train, had commented on r the reports that there might be a dis- .% ' ster in time, and if it was a topic of alk among traveling people It must . lave been known to every railroad man n the Charleston division. It looks ery much like the most outrageous legligence, if not manslaughter.? Jreenville News. * The dead from the Fishing creek disaster had not been buried, nor the Toans of the injured hushed, before here was a collision on the Western iorth Carolina railroad, near Salisury, fortunately, however, unattended iy any fatalities. It would seem that he frequency of accidents on the louthern railway would induce more are in the operation of trains, but apiarently it does not.?Charlotte Obserer. It is to be hoped that the York ounty grand jury will take prompt nd thorough action in regard to the ailroad accident at Fishing creek tresle the other day. It is said that the restle had been known for a long time o be in an unsafe condition, and that t had been repeatedly reported to the fficials of the road. If this Is true omebody ought to be made to suffer. -Anderson Dally Mall. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS, udge Townsend to Preside. Because of the illness of Judge Gage, Jhief Justice Pope has issued an order n which he designates Judge D. A. 'ownsend to preside at the fall term of he courts of general sessions and comnon pleas for Lexington county, which ourts convenes on Monday, September 1. It was Judge Townsend who graned the change of venue in the case of he State vs. J. H. Tillman to Lexingon county. Contraband Fees. Columbia Record: The question of he amount of fees due a magistrate or herlff In the seizure of contraband 11uor has been a puzzling one for some ime and Chief Constable Hammett reently made a request of Assistant Atorney General Townsend for a ruling n the matter. The opinion of thjtt ffice is that the statute is explicit in Rowing a sheriff or magistrate only a hare of the value of the liquors when hey seize them, and where the liquors .re seized by other officers they have o right to claim a share of the value f the liquors. By the value of such iquors is clearly meant the net amount ealized through the seizure. For intance where the liquors seized by the heriff or magistrate are recovered by he former owners the officers can get lOthing, and where the state has to iay a revenue tax in order to hold the ame the value is the net value of the iquors after the tax is deducted. Vagrants In Horry. Horry Herald: The farmers have omplained this year of the scarcity of ibor more than usual, it seems to us, nd it is apparent that if the vagrant iw is not more rigidly enforced in the owns, where the lazy and unemployed ike to congregate, it is certain that omplaint from this source will inrease. Notice the number you will ind any^ hot- dayr with perhaps large amities dependent upon them for food nd clothing, no resource but daily laior, who will refuse to work, although offered honest wages for it. Many of his class have left the country, where hey can find regular work on the arms, to come to town, where by an iccaslonal penny errand or shade job, hey can barely keep the wolf from the loor. How hard it is at this time of he year to get a little pile of wood hopped, the yard cleared of weeds or he fall garden spaded, some of us are ware. And what prices they charge rhen they can, by any means, be inluced to work! The remedy to be ap?lied to the case is to enforce the law. Jake them work or go to jail. MERE-MENTION. Clarke county, Ga., has given a two hirds majority for tne issuance or 100,000 of road bonds Gentleman Jeorge, a well-known New York bur:lar, was sentenced last Friday to wenty-three years' imprisonment. He las a record of twenty-nine burglaries, .s the result of which his aggregate ecelpts amounted to $45,000 The rice of silver bullion has advanced line cents an ounce within the last nonth An uprising of Piute Inlians occurred in the extreme southern nd of Nevada last week and a number if ranchmen were slain and scalped. ...Seventeen Fall River, Mass., spinling mills shut down last Saturday cith the intention of remaining shut [own until September 14 The Unitd States cruisers Brooklyn and San iYancisco arrived at Beirut, Syria, on ast Friday. GOLD HILL NOTES. Jorrespondence of the Yorkrille Enauirer. R. F. D., No. 1, Fort Mill, Sept. 4.? Mie farmers in this section are in riuch better spirits than a few weeks go. Since the rains, cotton has been leveloping more rapidly and the outook is for a fair crop, unless frost omes too early. The Gold Hill school is getting along l.cely with a fair attendance. Miss "ara Boyd, an accomplished musician f Charlotte, has taken charge of the nusical department.' She has a good lass. The idea of building a large boarding louse on our school house grounds is inder consideration. This is in order o accommodate pupils who desire to ttend from a distance. Mr. W. M. Crook leaves next Tueslay for Trinity, N. C., college. Mr. C. diuiikfnsuip givt?? ix pttriy iuiiibiii, ompllmentary to Mr. Crook. PARMKR. ohnson Released on Bond. Policeman R. G. Johnson of Port rlill, who was arrested recently on the harge of responsibility for the death f J. R. Norman, went before Associate ustice Jones at Lancaster on Monday n a writ of habesas corpus. Major Jas. \ Hart represented the petitioner and t. K. Wylie, Esq., represented the itate. After hearing the evidence in he case Justice Jones announced that e would be glad to release the petiioner on his own recognizance were it iot for the precedent involved, and indor the circumstances he would take the bond a light one. He fixed t at SfiOO. Citizens of Lancaster put p the necessary security and Mr. ohnson was released on the spot. He eturned with his friends to Port Mill londay night. LOCAL AFFAIRS. i NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 J. J. Keller & Co.?Say that they are headquarters for paints, oils, var- ' nlsh, dryers, turpentines, etc., and , are prepared to give estimates for paints or completed Jobs of painting. W. M. Garrison, Pineville, N. C.?Wants to purchase a good second-hand To- i zer engine. H. A. C. Walker, Supt.?Gives information in regard to the opening of the fall session of the graded schools which will be on September 14. Information is also given for the benefit of music pupils. J. M. Heath & Co.?Announce that Mr. Williams is buying fall and winter goods in the northern markets, and ( expects to buy a bigger stock of better goods than it has ever been their pleasure to put on this market. They are still offering bargains. Strauss-Smith Co.?Are still talking about the good qualities of their Harlem sewing machines, which are sold under a 12-year guarantee for $15. See fourth page. J. Q. Wray?Calls your attention to the fact that he bought all of .his staples * ( Pirt In .trVlAloOQ lo nrlnPQ UC1U1C liic HOC 111 ITIIVIVWVMV f ? and is offering them at the same figures that ruled a year ago. J. 0. Walker?Wants a purchaser on easy terms for an eight-room house and 15 acres of land, located on west side of King's Mountain street, Yorkville. Heath-Elliott Mule Co,?Publishes a testimonial regarding the good qualities of the Summers buggy, from Mr. H. J. Nichols of Wildwood, Fla. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Advise the sowing of crops that pay the farmer in the products and at the same time enrich the soil. They recommend crimson clover, red clover, orchard grass, lucerne, etc. The First National Bank?Invites merchants, farmers, manufacturers and all other people to do business with it. You are cordially invited to visit this bank. York Drug Store?Makes a few statements about its prescription work, and assures its customers of the utmost caution in the compounding of physicians' prescriptions. Foushee Cash Store?Says the railroad wreck did not delay its first shipment of millinery, and makes a special drive on ribbon prices. NOTE AND COMMENT. Railroad Commissioner C. W. Garris was at the Fishing creek wreck on Friday. He will make a report on the smashup at tne next meeting 01 me board. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? A valuable horse belonging to Rev. W. E. Hurt died on last Sunday. ? The King's Mountain Military academy will resume work tomorrow. A number of cadets have arrived and others are expected tonight and In the morning. Col. Stephenson is confident that his attendance will be larger than it was last year; but, of course, cannot give out any positive estimates at present. It sometimes, happens that prospective students fall to matriculate after they have promised to do so. GAME LAWS OF THE STATE. There have already been a number of complaints that the game law is being violated. It is said that the summer has been very propitious to the raising of partridges and the fields are full of young birds which in some localities are meeting with wholesale destruction at the hands of t<bt hunters.- In view of this fact, it might be well for the sportsmen who love sport for its own sake to become familiar with the game laws so that they can prosecute pot hunters and stop the extermination of fledglings. Following is a digest of the game law of 1902: XNOn-resiuenis requireu iu ya-j a. license of $25 to the county treasurer of the county where the visitor may be for the privilege of hunting in the state. Not obtaining said license before hunting or shooting shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction fined not more than $50. This act does not apply to persons who kill game on their own1 land. It is unlawful to kill deer or to worry them with dogs between the first day of February and 'the first day of September, except in the counties of Clarendon, Georgetown, Colleton, Williamsburg, Marlboro, Kershaw, Horry, Darlington, Marion and Berkeley, in which counties it shall not be lawful between the first day of February and the first day of August. Fire-hunting is prohibited. It shall not be lawful between the first day of April and the first day of November to kill any wild turkey, partridge, quail, woodcock or pheasant; or between the first day of March and the first day of August any dove; or, at any time during the year, to fire-light any of the birds named. It shall not be lawful for any person, except upon his own land or upon the lands of another with the consent of the owner thereof, to net or trap a partridge, and it shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, or ship or export for sale, any partridge, or quail, or deer, or wild turkeys for the space of five years from the approval of this act; provided, that nothing in this act shall prevent the importation for sale of any partridge or quail. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not exceeding $30. or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 30 days. THE TRESTLE REBUILT. The rotten trestle that crumbled under the westbound passenger train at Fishing Creek last Thursday morning has been replaced by a sound new one, and the work was done in three days. Even before the wreckage had been - 1 3 At- 1 a fkn citfurcu away me wurK ui rcuunumg trestle was commenced. While kangs of men were clearing away debris, and others were laying a track from the creek bottom up to the main line, still others were sawing timbers for the foundations of a new trestle. During Thursday night, new timbers began to arrive and during Friday and Saturday they were cut to lengths and put into position. Bridge and trestle men from other parts of the system assisted in the work, and at ten o'clock Saturday night, there remained only four benches to complete the gap across the hollow. During Sunday the gap was completed, and trains ran over the work on Monday morning. One of the boss trestle builders, a man from the Savannah division, was in charge of the work on one of the shifts, and the reporter had a short talk with him Saturday night. He said that the frequently published story that trestles are framed on trains on the way to wrecks is riduculous. There is ; nothing to be done in the way of framing he says until the ground is reached, for to anticipate anything is impossible. i As would naturally be inferred, this emergency work is of a heart breaking 1 nature on bosses and laborers. Both are picked up without a moment's I warning, and hurried off sometimes severai hundred miles, often without opportunity to either eat or sleep. There were 215 laborers employed on this Fishing creek bridge, and It was a common thing for them to sink from exhaustion and crawl off into the bushes to sleep. Some dropped asleep almost in their tracks. When the work was Anally completed, and ready for a test, Supt J. A. Heether, mounted a car, and signaled the engineer to go ahead. He was the Arst man to cross the trestle, and as the train landed on the other side, the crowd below sent up an enthusiastic cheer. CORONER'S INQUEST. As stated In the last Issue of The Enquirer Coroner Louthian immediately after the wreck of last Thursday, empaneled a jury ef inquest with a view to Axing responsibility for the death of the Ave persons who were killed. The jury was composed as follows: . T. N. Thomasson, foreman; J. C. Lilly, W. S. Gordon, John A. Jenkins, C. L. Burris, G. R. Wallace, J. C Steele, J. B. Dixon, Thos. McClain, J. A. Shilinglaw, M. H. Jackson, S. L. Brown, j. A. uinion, j. \J. nuuinaun. In all eight witnesses were sworn and their testimony was developed by questions from the various members of the jury. The following condensation embodies all the material facts that were adduced from the different witnesses: W. A. Bolln, lives within a short distance of the creek. He saw the train as it went on the trestle. It appeared to be going faster than usual. The crash came after the engine had passed over four or five benches. The tender and baggage car went down first and the engine rolled backward into the break. Witness had been acquainted with the dangerous condition of the trestle for a long time and had called the attention of the section master to the fact. He saw five dead bodies as a result of the wreck. W. S. Peters lives within three-quarters of a mile of the trestle and had begun to notice the rotten condition of the timbers as far back as a year ago. He had noted repair work in progress from time to time, but could not say whether or not any repairs had been made duriner the present year. He 3aw the bodies of the men who were killed, and knew that they lost their lives In the wreck. T. L. Sullivan saw the wreck immediately after the occurrence, and noticed the rotten condition of the timbers. Arthur Watson lives within a quarter of a mile of the trestle, and heard the crash. Had often noticed the rotten condition of the timbers. Alt Starnes, colored, lives within three hundred yards of the trestle and saw the train go down. Tender and baggage car went down first and engine rolled backward into the break. Had frequently seen the trestle shake as trains passed over, and considered it unsafe. Milus Miller lives within a quarter of a mile of the trestle and saw the train go down. He had known for a long time that the timbers of the trestle were rotten and when he called the attention of the Section Master Stukes to the fact Mr. Stukes said he had reported the information to the n^Hnlola flhni'A Mr. J. A. Maxwell, sworn, said he was supervisor of the track and had nothing to do with bridges. Mr. M. S. Dillard of Charleston, is the supervisor of bridges. N. M. Stukes, testified that he was section master ,of the track on both sides of the trestle; but had nothing to do with the trestle itself. Outsiders had frequently called his attention to the condition of the trestle; but he considered it reasonably safe. However, he had more than once called the attention of engineers to its condition so they would know to slow up as they crossed it. The trestle had been standing for about fifteen years. There were some rotten ties across the top, but these did not affect the strength of the structure, nor were they necessarily dangerous except where there were several together. He had never reported the trestle as being unsafe: This was the verdict: "The said Bob Burris, Richard Wagener, Fred Rhyne, H. C. Brlckman and mall agent (name unknown) came to their deaths in a train wreck on the Southern railroad, at the aforesaid trestle, which trestle was in a dangerous and unsafe condition, being due to gross carelessness on the part of the officers of the said railroad." On Saturday the coroner issued a warrant for Mr. M. S. Dillard, charging him with responsibility for the wreck. The warrant was placed in the hands of the sheriff for service. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Frank Happerfleld of Gastonla, was in Yorkville yesterday. Miss Pearl Whisonant of Wilklnsvllle is visiting Mrs. J. P. White. Mrs. Janie McKenzie spent Saturday and Sunday at Piedmont Springs. Mrs. J. C. Blair of Blairsville, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Grist. Mr. Paul G. McCorkle and son, of Chester, spent Sunday in Yorkville. Mr. Samuel Neel.v of Chester, spent Sunday with Mr. H. A. D. Neely's family. Misses Annie and Mary Rawls of Lesslie, are visiting the family of Mr. W. 0. Rawls. Mayor Willis and family returned from Piedmont Springs on last Saturday evening. Mrs. A. Y. Cartwright and Mrs. W. H. Fowler spent Saturday and Sunday at Piedmont Springs. Mrs. R. L. Ferguson returned home today after spending a month with friends in Spartanburg. Mrs. H. W. Provence of Alnsley, Ala., is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. E. Hurt. Miss Mary Epps of Georgetown, left this morning for Augusta, after a visit to Mrs. M. S. A. Bludworth and family. Mr. J. A. Watson and Miss Annie Watson opened school at Lowrysville on August 31st, with a good attendance. Mrs. Jane Thomas of Sharon, passed through Yorkville today on her way to visit relatives and friends at Bowling Green. Mr. Sam Herron of Steel Creek, N. C., spent from Friday until Monday with the family of Mr. L. W. Louthlan In Yorkville. Mrs. W. F. Bray and children who have been visiting relatives in Alabama; returned to their home in Yorkvllle last Friday. ' Mr. J. L. Williams of the firm of J. M. Heath & Co., is in the northern markets. Miss Mamie Hughes, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. McNeel for sometime past, left Monday for her home in Union County. Mr. E. B. Lowry has accepted a position with the firm of B. N. Moore & Co., cotton buyers. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Witherspoon, left today for Camden, where Mr. Witherspoon has charge of the Graded school. Mrs. G. W. Foster left for her home at Verdery, S. C., this morning after spending two weeks' with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Steele. Mr. Carl Hart of Columbia, came up to Yorkvllle on Sunday and returned i on Monday, spending the time with his I parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart. Little Miss Margaret Virginia Miller < returned to her home in Rock Hill yes- 1 terday after spending a week with her i grand-parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Wil- I Hams. i Mrs. S. A. Carroll, Mrs. W. R. Carroll 1 and child, Mrs. J. E. Carroll and chll- i dren and Mrs. O. E. Grist and children J are spending this week at Piedmont Springs. I Mr. Dewey F. Schorb and son, Robert, and daughter, Sarah, left for their home in Columbia, on Monday after a visit of ten days to the family of Mr. Geo. T. Schorb." It was Dr. Baxter Moore Instead of Dr. Wylle Moore who gave his assistance at the wreck. The two gentlemen 1 are brothers and the reporter had their names mixed. Messrs. T. C, Hicks, W. H. Wylle, Jr., and Express Agent D. F. Dukes were removed to their respective homes last Friday afternoon by way of the Carolina and North-Western. Mrs. Mary R. Wllllford and children will leave tomorrow for Sumter, where they will make their home. Mr. W. M. Allison and family will occupy the house vacated by Mrs. Wllliford. Mr. Geo. W. S. Hart, Esq., went to Rutherfordton Sunday evening to take part in the trial of the case of Harrlll, Ad'ms. vs. S. C. & Ga. Ex. R. R? which involves the death of Engineer Metcalf at Buffalo creek. Mr. Hart represents the railroad. Mr. R. E. Heath of Monroe, N. G., arrived in Yorkvllle this morning in company with his brother, Mr. G. C. la MAuf lA/>QtoH In T.annfls ncdlll, >* ?V 10 UV?f ? ter. Mr. R. E. Heath is to take the position that his brother formerly held with the firm of J. M. Heath & Co., and expects Mrs. Heath to Join him here in about two weeks. ECHOES FROM THE WRECK. It was stated in The Enquirer that the three injured Negroes were taken to Rock Hill. This was a mistake. They had been removed to Yorkville before the arrival of the Rock Hill physicians. * When the wrecking force arrived Thursday afternoon, one of the men was heard to say, "I've had no dinner, and there is no chance for supper or breakfast. A gentleman of Yorkville who overheard the remark was observed fo saddle a horse and ride oft. In something less than an hour he showed up with an armful of bread, canned goods and other eatables, all of which he turned over to the hungry men. * In addition to the Yorkville physicians who attended the wounded, there were also on hand Dr. J. H. Saye of Sharon, Dr. Wm. M. Love of McConnellsville, Drs. E. W. Pressly and J. W. Campbell of Clover, and Dr. T. B. Hough of Newport. Dr. Hough was at the wreck where he assisted, the oth er physicians. The other physicians named gave their services to the wounded who had been brought to Yorkvllle. All did good work, i In talking over incidents afterwards, one gentleman who happened to be among the first to arrive on the scene, told of how after he and others had cut a hole in the side of the car and dragged out an injured passenger, two little boys came crawling through the same hole. "They looked like scared rabbits," said the gentleman, and one of them was still holding to his box of lunch. They walked away up on the hill, and remained there until they were directed to the house of Mr. Bolin near by. There was a story in circulation on Thursday afternoon and since to the effect that the crew of the eastbound passenger train felt the trestle give as the train passed over and warned the crew of the westbound train. There is no truth in this story. Mr. G. T. Radcliffe of Yorkvllle was on the eastbound train, and by reason of his vocation as a commercial traveler, is thoroughly familiar with the road as is even the railroad people. He says he noticed nothing unusual when the train passed over. Nor was that all. It is a fact that the train crews were never in talking distance with each other at Rock Hill. * It happened that Mr. J. A. Maxwell, roadmaster, was in Yorkvllle, at the time of the occurrence of the disaster. He immediately went to the telegraph office and sent messages to Supt. Heether and other officials, and also had all the physicians of Yorkvllle summoned. When there was nothing more to be done here, he went on down to the wreck, and gave assistance like other Individuals, until the section men began to arrive when he directed their efforts. He showed up well throughout it all, and accorded the highest praise to the people who worked so earnestly and Intelligently. Mr. Maxwell remained with the wreck until it was practically cleared up. There were certain inaccuracies In the story of last Thursday's wreck as told in The Enquirer of Friday; but taken as a whole the story was the j jnost accurate and complete that has , been published. This was because The i Enquirer had experienced represents- j tlves on the ground to note the situa- , tion, and to Investigate all details that , appeared to be Important. That some < important incidents escaped these rep- ' resentatives was natural, and it was , just as natural that there should be In- < accurate statements about others. We 1 do not feel, however, that we are due j our readers any very humble apologies, ] for there are few newspapers in this I part of the state that would have done j any better under the circumstances. ( But connected with this unfortunate i tragedy, there are numerous other Facts and incidents that are calculated to make interesting reading, not only oecause of the information that goes ivlth them hut also because of their oearing on the various characterls ics )f human nature. Among the first of the Yorkvllle people to get news of the wreck was ! Policeman W. J. Whitener. He was ju perintending a force of seventeen Nejroes at the rock crusher near the depot. When he got the first Imperfect >iews of the disaster, he immediately left for the scene. Upon his arrival he loined others in the work of relief. Within a few minutes, it developed that more hands were needed, and when Dr. Cartwright began to move timbers from over the engine for the double purpose of getting out the bodies of the engineer and fireman ind preventing a conflagration in the gieat pile of debris, Mr. Whitener begar to collect his force. As fast as he fomd his men he sent them, to Dr. Cartwright and Mr. D. M. Hall, who had charga of the work. He found fourteen of the seventeen and they aM worked vith faithful perseverence. \Mr. Whitener made a list of his workers^and the town paid them for their services. Mr. Whitener, however, will present the bill to the railroad companyA Among the injured menjytng out on the muddy creek bank, was a Negro boy apparently twenty-three or lour years of age. After he had received attention from the physicians, he revived sufficiently to be able to talk. A gentleman from Yorkville, kneeled c ver and asked him as to how badly he was hurt. "Pretty bad," said the Nejro, and then raising , his eyes to the !>ent rails that projected from the trestle overhead, he changed the subject and remarked: "White man!" The gentleman Indicated that he was Metering and wanted to hear-what the boy would say. He continued: "Don't you nover git on another one of those thingf as long as you live." Just then anoher !' gentleman came up and asked: "Is there N" anything I can do for you, partner." "I'm going to die," the Negro repl led, . "You better see what you can do for some of these white men." "But don't< you think a drink of whisky would ; help you? The Negro indicated 'hat ' It would and the gentleman put a l>ot-, tie to his lips. The Negro took a sural-, low of the liquor, and a moment liter, turned over on his side with the quiet remark, "Good bye, white man: I'm. gone." It was the last word the ]>oor fellow uttered. There was a spasm idle contortion of his body and he was dead. ,* LOCAL LACONICS. We Will 8end the Enquirer From now until January 1, 1904, for 64 cents. f >" Settling Claims. Law agents of the Southern rail (7ay appeared on the scene immediately after the wreck and commenced work trying to settle the various claims. J. N. McLaurln and P. M. Stephenson settled for $12.50 and $15 each, respsctIvely, damage to their baggage. H|tsel Cunningham was offered $100; but Jfls father would allow him to accept *iitfy $25. There are several passengers are not inclined to settle cheap. '<$&/ To Make Further Examination. A brother of J. R. Norman, the man who was recently drowned in Cata Vba river was in Yorkville Monday trying to get the coroner to re-open the inquest. Many of Norman's friends siem to believe that the man was shot before he reached the water. The coroner does not feel warranted in re-opening the Investigation In view of the verdict already rendered. It Is understood that the relatives and friends of the dead man will have the body raiser on thplr nivn mnMnn. All Discharged. The Negroes who were recently committed to Jail on the charge of having attempted to rescue the prisoner Sph Leech, at the Negro picnic recently, were before Magistrate J. C. Comer on preliminary examination last Saturlay. Some of the defendants were represented by Thos. F. McDow, Esq., and others by F. P. McCain, Esq. There was no evidence to show that any of the prisoners made an actual attempt at rescue and all of them were lischarged. Baptism at Union. Fifteen persons who applied for membership In Clover and Union laptlst churches during the recent protracted meeting conducted by Rev. John Bass Shelton at the two churches vere baptized at Union on last Sunday afternoon by the pastor, Rev. W. E. Hurt. It Is estimated that the ordinance was witnessed by not less than S00 people. All who have applied for membership have not yet been baptized and it Is the intention of Mr. Hurt to baptize the remaining candidatec on Sunday, September 20. Grand Jury to Investigate. Mr. J. O. Walker, foreman of the York county grand jury has cslled that body together for the purpose of investigating the condition of a number of railroad trestles that have teen reported as being unsafe. The grand Jury will assemble tomorrow and may be in session for two or tbree days. In addition to the trestles, it may look Into other matters that require attention. Witnesses will be summoned and if there is evidence to warrant the same, some important presentments will be made. From such information as has been obtained by the repoiter, it does not appear that the grand Jury is inclined to be officious or precipitate. It merely seeks to do its duty to the public, and it means business. Accident to a Workman. There was only one serious accident incident to the hurry and rush of rebuilding the Fishing creek trestle. The victim was Mr. Henry Hardin, a railroad employe from Shelby,. N C. While he was employed on the ground, an axe in the hands of one of the workmen above slipped from its handle and struck him a glancing blow on the head. His skull was laid open and he was knocked senseless. He vas brought to the residence of Dr. W G. White in Yorkville and Drs. White, McDowell and Walker gave him attention. His condition improved. so soon as the pressure of bones of the skull was removed from the brain in the trepanning operation that followed. Theri is reason to believe that he will recover; but no definite statement can be made on the subject at present. some stealing. There was some stealing of,moiiey. Jewelry and other valuables at the wreck the other day; but Just how much nobody knows. It Is certain, however, that there w<s some. Amang the mail matter that %as brought to the postofflce at Yorkvllle was a rejtls-' tered letter, the outer envelope of wfc lch had been torn open; but the inner snrelope was Intact. An.envelope id* dressed to Mr. H. H. Beard and said to contain $50 turned up empty. The inrelope was found on the floor of the ?xpress car, where It had evidently bien dropped after the contents had bien ?xtracted. The empty envelope had passed through several hands befom it reached Mr. Beard. Route Agent L?ary of the Southern Express compnny ' Pas been working on the case, niM las considerable information about thb probable whereabouts of the mor.ey, put has not yet seen proper to sw?ar put a warrant. The matter will be probed to the bottom if possible.