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Scraps anil jfacts. ? Thousands of visitors to Coney Island, says a New York dispatch of Friday, were thrown into a panic by the escape from an amusement park of a lion, which ran through the crowded streets pursued by police and trainers until he was driven into a corner and secured. The lion, on being brought out of his cage to go through a ring performance with an elephant, suddenly became enraged "and leaping on the elephant's back, buried his teeth and claws in the big brute's shoulder. Trumpeting loudly, the elephant rushed around the ring and finally succeeded in gripping the lion with his trunk, tore him from his hold and hurled him into a lagoon nearby. By this time the terrified audience had fled and communicated the panic to the crowds in the streets. When recaptured the lion appeared to be weary, and was probably more frightened than any of his pursuers. T? " Q m QQQ mPPt ill an auuicoo uc&vtv m ...?? ing of Negroes in Atlanta last Sunday, Bishop Henry H. Turner, of the African Methodist Episcopal church, declared that the separation of the races was the only solution of the race problem. In his remarks Bishop Turner argued that opportunities should be offered to Negroes to settle in Africa by a reduction of rates on steamship lines, stating "this nation of its aggregated people will either have to open a highway to Africa for the discontented black man or the Negro question will 'Hinder* this government." Bishop Turner contended that by separation he .did not mean that everyone should go or must go, but that there should be an opportunity granted for the departure of "such black men and women as are self-reliant and have those manhood aspirations that God planted in them and which degrading laws will intensify." ? The annual report of the Southern Railway company for the year ending July 1, 1903. displays a very prosperous condition of the property. It shows gross earnings of $42,354,059, an increase of $4,641,811 over 1902. The expenses and taxes were $30,989,139, increase $4,142,302; net earnings $11,364,919, increase $499,508; total income $12,576,181, increase $886,261; surplus after paying fixed charges $3,707,477, increase $106,580, yet the charges included $135,000 for betterments and improvements, against none in 1902. After paying preferred dividends amounting to $3,000,000 there was left a surplus of $707,477. The gross earn ings were divided as follows; Freight, $28,081,034; passengers, $10,804,541; mail, $1,688,117; express, $990,575; miscellaneous, $789,790. The expenses were divided as follows: conducting transportation, $15,759,972; maintenance of way and structures, $5,733,997; maintenance of equipment, $6,916,823; general expenses, $1,391,088; taxes, $1,187,258. The average number of locomotives in service during the year was 972, an increase of forty, or 4.29 per cent. The average number of freight cars in service was 35,551, an increase of 1375, or 4.02 per cent. ? Probably the most unique case ever appealed to the supreme court of Iowa, will come up for a hearing at the October term, says an Iowa Falls letter. The case involves the characters of a city mayor, bloodhounds, a chicken roost, the chief of police, the deacon of a Methodist church and sundry others. J. W. McClurg, is a deacon in the Methodist church at Valley Junction, a small place in Polk county, and the owner of a fine flock of fowls. It appears a neighbor had lost some of his chickens and an appeal was made to the authorities of an adjoining city to track the thief with bloodhounds. Several scents were followed but lost, and the hounds were again and again taken back for a new cast. Finally they struck a strong scent and traced it to the deacon's chicken house. The officers, confident that the missing fowls had been located, forced open the chicken coop, but failed to find the stolen property. Deacon McClurg brought action 1 i <*>/iln^lno> agdllldl II1C HIJ U1I1CICUO, Xlivtuuiii5 the mayor, the chief of police and sundry municipal magistrates, and claimed $20,000 damages. The lower court failed to find in the deacon's favor, and so this appeal is taken to the higher court in hopes of securing justice. ? Secretary Hester's weekly New Orleans cotton report for the week ending last Friday shows the amount brought into sight for the week ending Friday afternoon to be 258,506, against 359,080 for the seven days ending this date last year, and 219,949 year before last. The total of the crop moved into sight for the twenty-five days of the new season is 475,174, against 955,- I 672 last year, and 539,376 year before last. Receipts at all United States ports since September 1, 346,372, against 668,250 last week; overland across the Mississippi. Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern mills and Canada, 1,047, against 16,653 last year; interior stocks in excess on September 1. 42,755, against 125,197 last year, and southern mill takings, 85,000, against 145,572 last year. Foreign exports since September 1 have been 142,522, against 384,274 last year. Since the *1 ? ?????! I I'lUSt? U1 II1C UUIIIIIICi Lldl yea.* SlUtlVO ai American ports and the twenty-nine leading southern interior centers have increased 158,958 bales, against an increase for the same period last season of 348,382, and are now 326,699 less than at this date last year. Including amounts l*ft over in stocks at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop, the supply to date is 642.973, against 1,170,746 for the same period last year. ? The Southern railway's fast mail plying between New York and New Orleans, plunged over the trestle at Danville, Va., last Sunday afternoon. Nine were instantly killed, as follows: J. L. Thomson, railway mail clerk, of Washington: W. S. Chambers, railway mail clerk, of Midland, Va.; D. P. Flory, railway mail clerk, of Nokesville, Va.; P. M. Argelwright, railway mall clerk, of Mt. Clinton, Va.; J. A. Broady, engineer, of Placerville, Va.; J. T. Blair, conductor, Spencer, N. C.; A. G. Clapp, of Greensboro. Flagman S. J. Moody, of Raleigh, N. C.; a twelve-year-old son of J. L. Thomp son. In addition to these seven were seriously injured. The trestle was a long one, in the shape of a letter "S," and about seventy-five feet high. The track approaches the trestle on^each side down a steep grade. The train was running at the rate of about forty miles an hour, and it is supposed that the wreck was caused by the trestle being struck at this high speed. The railroad people, in an official account sent out from Washington, say that the wreck was caused by a broken flange. The .associate Press story says this was engineer Broady's first trip over the road. The official account says that the engineer had been running for twenty-five years, much of which time was spent on the particular division. The train carried only n Avrvroaa 1IIU.U a11 u ^Aj/i vuai She flotfevillc (fitquircr. YORKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1903. The Southern railway has lost three fast mail trains within the past year, all of them having been utterly demolished. It would seem that the government appropriation for this train is hardly sufficient to pay expenses. Ex-Senator Marion Butler of North Carolina, chairman of the Populist party, predicts that men of the Cleveland way of thinking will organize the next Democratic National convention, and that they will nominate a Cleveland Democrat for the presidency. He asserts, that the Populists will not vote with them, and gives it as his opinion that Wm. J. Bryan will also refuse to support such a nominee. T.he Houston Post publishes a report in which it is represented that 2, 500,000 bales is a liberal estimate tor the Texas cotton crop. The popular estimate six weeks ago was 6,000,000 bales; but it is claimed that these figures have been cut down nearly twothirds by boll worms, sharpshooters and dry weather. According to the Post, there is no possible chance for a top crop, that is worth considering. Senator Caimack of Tennessee, says that the story that he Intends to Introduce in the next congress a resolution for the repeal of the fifteenth amendment is a mistake. He admits that he said that he had thought of doing so for the purposes of bringing the subject up for debate; but explains that he did not say that he would introduce such a resolution. He has decided that such a resolution, introduced for whatever purpose, would raise sectional issues that would be disagreeable. The very general opinion of the newspaper and diplomatic world is that inability to agree upon the division of the sultan's estate Is the principal, and almost the only reason, why the European powers do not undertake to put a stop to the terrible condition of affairs now prevailing in the Balkans. Failure on the part of Europe to take a hand, however, does not seem to be a very satisfactory guarI ontoo nf tho statu nuo. An ODen war between Turkey and Bulgaria seems inevitable within the next few weeks, and that the war can continue for even 48 hours, without involving other nations is generally regarded as impossible. There is a disagreement between Mr. J. E. McDonald of Winnsboro, and the Columbia State as to the meaning of the following telegram: "Unanimous desire of Winnsboro bar special term be held 3d Monday October. Regular term be called ofT." This is ex-Judge O. W. Buchanan's dispatch to Chief Justice Pope. It has been established as a fact that it was not the unanimous desire of the "Winnsboro bar," to have the regular term called off, and the question between the State and Mr. McDonald, is whether Judge Buchanan's telegram was calculated to give that impression. Judge Pope evidently gathered such an idea from the telegram, else he would not have made an announcement to that effect at Spartanburg. Concerning the work of the Mormons, Prof. Richard T. Ely has these strong words: "The Monmon organization is the most nearly perfect piece of social mechanism with which I have ever in any way come in contact, excepting alone the German army. It moves with the impact of trained regulars and with the zeal of fiery fanatics. It moves to western coasts, to eastern capitals. Its hypocrisies blindfold a nation, while it chases, paraly zes and strangles. With what easy Indifference we regard its advance! If we were told there were two thousand men going through the country, every one of them Infected with smallpox, the nation would flee or would grapple wjth the danger, but to be told there are two thousand men abroad, trying with the deftest tact to infect a nation with a religious system that is blasphemous and with practices that are subversive of social morality and destructive of the national conscience, is to awaken a mild protest here and there, or even to call forth as an apology, "Are not Mormons industrious? Look at their schools, their ir-'gating ditches, their commercial prosperity." We go to sleep while their system spreads and its apostles hasten toward their avowed goal?the control of the western states and territories, the ultimate holding of the national balance of power." The Columbia Record of Friday tells of a shrewd trick, alleged to have been practiced in Lexington county with a view to developing information as to how jurors stand with reference to Col. J. H. Tillman. Soon after the < drawing: of the Jury, so the story goes, .< picture enlarging convassers scoured j the country, carrying with them a lot ] of sample portraits of different prom- ] lnent South Carolinians Including, of 1 course, one of Col. J. H. Tillman. Af- < ter explaining his business of taking i orders, the canvasser would proceed t to show his samples, and at some ] stage of the proceedings invariably ] exhibit the likeness of Col. Jim. In ; some cases the prospective customer i would recognize the likeness at once, ] al+VinT' oo 'TV*! Tillman " "T.lpntenant ! Governor Tillman," or the "man who i killed Gonzales," and the apparently i disinterested questions and observa- < tions that would follow would usually l disclose the attitude of the quasi cus- ] tomer to the defendant in the pending i homicide case. The canvassers were ; particular to see each and every one of i the men who had been drawn to serve i on the different juries, of course, and 1 they made such notes as were neces- 1 sary for a comprehensive report to 1 their employers. As the result, the de- 1 fense, of course, knows how the jury i stands. It is said that this same trick 1 was successfully worked in Anderson I county in behalf of Sullivan, who got I a change of venue from Greenville i when he was "tried for the murder of ' Gilreath. 1 TRIAL OF J. H. TILLMAN. The Hearing Was Commenced at Lexington Yesterday. After various postponements, the trial of James H. Tillman for the murder of N. G. Gonzales, in Columbia, on January 15, last, was commenced in Lexington on Monday, the hearing having been moved to that place on motion of the defendant. Hon. Frank B. Gary of Abbeville, is presiding and the counsel representing either side is as follows: For the State?Solicitor Thurmond, G. D. Bellinger, Andrew Crawford, Wm. Elliott, Jr., I. L. Asbill, L. T. Stukie. For the defense?G. W. Croft, P. H. Nelson, O. W. Buchanan, George Johnstone, Eflrd and Dreher, W. H. Sharpe, G. T. Graham, G. R. Rembert, C. L. Blease. Shortly after the opening of court, Mr. G. T. Graham arose with a copy of the Columbia State In his hand and sought to call attention to an editorial article under the heading of "Juggling With the Courts." He said he wanted to defend the Lexington bar from the imputations contained In the article. Solicitor Thurmond objected on the ground that there was other business of more Importance at hand, and Judge Gary ruled that a hearing of the statement would not be proper unless the whole bar was concerned in it. After some little delay the prisoner, Colonel J. H. Tillman, appeared In custody of the sheriff and took his place in the dock. Upon arraignment he plead not guilty and he was immediately afterward granted permission to take his seat with his counsel. The drawing of the jury proceeded in regular order, and the panel was completed without exhausting the regular venire; but not altogether without incident. In the case of Murray Parnell, the counsel for the state desired to know whether the juror was duly registered. Mr. Parnell claimed that he had a registration certificate at home. Mr. Thurmond called for the registration books, and the clerk of the court, who was duly sworn, was unable to find the name of the Juror on the books. It appears that the books in the office of the clerk of the < court are copies of the originals, and Judge Gary held that In view of this ] fact and the juror's positive state- ; ment the presumption was that he i was duly registered. He held the Ju- i ror to be duly qualified. , All of the jurors were put on their voir dire and asked the usual ques- , tions. With singular unanimity each , said he had not formed or expressed , an opinion, and each also avowed his , ability to render a true verdict in accordance with the evidence, without , bias for or against the deceased or the j prisoner at the bar, etc. The state naa exnaustea an or us cnanenges when nine jurors had been sworn and the defense had exhausted its ten challenges before the panel was completed. The jury was finally organized as follows: George H. Koon, foreman; Jacob E. Saylor, Irvln Reslnger, Geo. F. Leitzsey, Martin L. Lybrand, Milton Sharpe, Jonas Corley, Marshall Shealey, J. B. Jumper, Willie L. Hicks, j James E. Price, Homer Woods. After the organization of the jury Mr. Nelson addressed the court as fol- | lows: "May It please your honor, since ; you intend to keep the jury together we have thought it proper to make a ' request, that they especially be instructed not to read the articles in the State paper and editorials. We do not request that all literature be kept i from them, but especially the articles mentioned." 1 The Court?I think that proper and ] I so instruct you gentlemen. Mr. 1 Sheriff you will allow them all the lat- i itude you can consistent with their t comfort, but I do not want the Jury to ' have anv connection with the outside 1 world nor to read the editorials re- < quested. They should be kept from ' them. You are charged with the keep- 1 ing of these matters from them. The court has thought it proper to keep , you together. The sheriff will make ] provision for you and try to make it as comfortable as possible for you. J Mr. Sheriff, you will make provision for them. The first witness examined was Policeman Boland of Columbia, who arrested Tillman after the shooting. His testimony on direct examination is pretty well covered in the following: Q.?Explain to the jury why and where? A.?I do not exactly remember the date: I think it was about the middle of January. I had come from down street to attend to some funeral affairs for my brother. I went down to the city auditor's office and met him on business. While standing in the door I heard a report; at the same time I seen a lady run across the street. I knew something was wrong. I went around the street car; the street car was between me and where the report sounded. Going around the north side of the car I seen Mr. Till- (j man then walking on the south side o :oming up on the west side of the J street, coming north. I went around ind met Mr. Tillman. I walked up to him and threw my coat open In this j position. I said, "Governor, you know who I am." He said, "Certainly." I said, "I will have to place you under irrest." He said, "All right, sir." He said, "I received Gonzales's message." [ said, "Did you shoot Mr. Gonzales?" 8 He said, "I did." I said, "Do you think 1 you hit him?" He said, "I did." I reached for his pistol he had in his hand. He pulled back a little. He said, "I don't want to give that up now." I said I could not place a man under arrest and let him remain armed. He said, "I want to use It for protection until I get to the station." ( [ said, "No, I will protect you." Soine to the station, I and him, . Mr. Buchanan came running up. At " that time I did not know Mr. Buchanan. I wheeled and put Mr. Tillman < behind me. He said, "That is all right; that is my brother-in-law." We j then walked down to the guard house. The chief was sitting in there, and I turned him over to the chief. I told , him that he had shot Mr. Gonzales and that Mr. Tillman said he wanted protection. The chief ordered him sent , upstairs in his room. The housekeeper who was in charge took Mr. Tillman upstairs. In a few minutes the ( sheriff came down and that was all I ' heard. The other witnesses examined during the day were Sheriff Coleman, J. , F. Walker, J. A. Hoyt, Jr., Lewis G. Wood, Jr.. and M. C. Wallace. The testimony of Sheriff Coleman and Mr. ^ Walker was intended to trace and identify Tillman's pistol, and that of the other witnesses to show that Gonzales was unarmed. This Morning's Proceedings. By Telegraph to the Enquirer. Lexington, September 29.?Consid erable progress was made in the testimony today. Most of the morning was taken up by the testimony of the physicians as to the character of the ^ wounds inflicted upon Mr. Gonzales. The defense showed clearly that it proposes to combat the introduction ( of any dying declarations. After a long fight, Judge Gary admitted in evidence a statement to Dr. Pope by Gonzales to the effect: "I am killed." This was admitted as a link toward the introduction of a complete dying ] declaration. The dying declaration i itself, however, has not yet been of- I fered in evidence. 1 Ambrose E. Gonzales was presented < by the prosecution to offer the flies of the Columbia State in evidence. The < defense traced with Mr. Ambrose < Gonzales the spats between Mr. N. G. < Gonzales, the deceased, and Colonel I Tillman, and also their various con- < tentlons. < Mr. Ambrose Gonzales could not re- i call that his brother had ever abused Colonel Tillman; but stated that all 1 that his brother had ever said of Col- < onel Tillman was to be found in the i columns of the State newspaper. He I said his brother talked more than he < wrote and never wrote anything about l a man which he would not say to that l man's face. i The witness also ~ testified that he i never in his life heard the deceased utter a threat about any man. As to '1 public men his brother was absolutely < fearless. Kohn. 1 SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. 1 Fire in Greenville. , The Ferguson building- in Greenville , occupied by the Dally Herald and the , Brewer printing office was destroyed by fire last Saturday. The loss was about $10,000. The Daily Herald has since been issued from the office of the Greenville Mountaineer. Judge Buchanan of Record. Although Mr. Croft, in charge of the defense of Jas. H. Tillman, failed on Monday of last week to announce Judge O. W. Buchanan as being of counsel associated with him, he has since taken occasion to do so. Judge Buchanan is assisting In the defense. The Newspaper Man and the Tiger. D. E. Bolton, a Greenwood restaurant keeper, has commenced suit against Rev. G. W. Gardner, editor of the Greenwood Journal, for $5,000 for alleged damage to character, etc. Some time ago the constables seized 100 halfpints of whisky that came to Greenwood addressed to "D. E. Bolton," and In referring to the matter, the Journal j said Bolton had for some time past , been suspected of dealing in the con- j traband. D. H. McGill, the well-known , dispensary advocate of Greenwood, Is ( representing Bolton. Editor Gardner Is a prohibitionist. As to whether ] Bolton is a tiger has not been demon- f strated in the courts; that is, he has ] not been convicted. It is probable ( that Editor Gardner is to be put up t against some annoyance. ? Cotton Short In Lancaster. 1 Lancaster special to the News and Courier: The decline of a cent a r pound in the price of cotton during f the past twenty-four hours is having \ a depressing effect upon the farmers, t and consequently upon trade. While not buying many goods, farmers are ? continuing to sell their cotton as fast as they can get it picked, ginned and hauled to market, presumably In anticipation of still lower prices for the staple. The majority of farmers with whom your correspondent has talked say they will not make more than a half crop of cotton. Now ad then one says he Is "counting" on two-thirds, but that is the highest estimate yet heard of. One farmer remarked today that off of fifty acres he would not get exceeding fifteen bales, when at one time he confidently expected a yield of forty. A Little Sensational, Maybe. Columbia State, Tuesday: Members )f train crews on the old Three C's line are making strong efforts to get >n other runs because of fear of the bridges between Camden and Blacksjurg. A Columbia railroad man came n yesterday, telegraphing his resiglation in rather than make another trip over the road. He had made only >ne regular return trip over the road. Another told his comrades that he vould certainly resign if he did not ret a transfer. He got it last week. iVork is being done on all the bridges ind there is hardly ground for general ear about the road, especially as Chairman Garris and the railroad comnission's expert, Col. J. H. Averill, lave just completed an examination, he results of which have not led them o insist on anything radical being lone before the board meets on the 7th if October. ? r? LOCAL AFFAIRS NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. d. J. Conrad, Administratrix?Gives notice of the sale of the personal property of the late Robert Conrad, on October 16. F. A. Howe?Invites your patronage and promises to give all his customers first-class service at his barberihop. ^robate Judge McCorkle?Gives notice that Mrs. Macie RoblnsOn has applied for letters of administration on the estate of A. C. L. Robinson, deceased. fork Drug Store?Says a quarter a bottle means a dollar's worth of relief if you buy coughease. P. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Invites attention to his superb line of sterling silver and cut glass. Z. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell you that you owe it to your family to buy only the best of canned goods. r. Q. Wray?Talks about the elegant quality, the style, the finish and the tiaofnoaa a# Vila 49 Hot fnr mpn 5. H. O'Leary?Has some remarks In regard to furniture that will interest buyers of household goods. Tas. M. Starr & Co.?Have received a choice lot of field seeds and tells of advantages of crimson clover. They also talk about knives and razors. fork Cotton Mill Store?Offers some special bargains in crockery, trunks, shirtwaists, underskirts, etc., for next Friday and Saturday. fork Implement Co.?Has received a carload of Oliver plows, is selling them and asks that you ask your neighbor about Oliver chilled plows. Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Invites your attention to some questions in regard to life Insurance, makes some claims for the Mutual Benefit and says he is ready to prove them. Southern Railway?Announces special rates for the state fair and also for the Georgia Confederate reunion at Augusta. First National Bank?Tells you to protect your money from losses by fire, burglars, etc., by depositing your money with it. Strauss-Smith Co.?Invites the ladies attention to their large stock of first class dress goods ranging in price from 10 cents a yard and up. 1. M. Heath & Co.?Announce their fall* millinery opening for next Friday and promise the largest exhibit of fall millinery ever shown in this town. They also have a large stock of fine dress goods. Foushee Cash Store?Says "the cap fits you" because It has so many that you are sure to be fitted. It also has large stock of umbrellas. 2. & N.-W. Railroad?Publishes the new schedule, which went Into effect last Sunday. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The K. M. M. A. football team is practicing for the season just commenced. and is at present under the nstructlon of Mr. R. Latta Parish, a lormer member of the South Carolina college team. ? Since cotton dropped under ten cents the receipts at B. N. Moore & ZJo.'s warehouse have been on the Increase. There has been a general wlllngness to sell at 10 cents: but many >f those who are able to hold their cotton are not willing to part with It it a less price. ? A change of schedule went Into ef'ect on the Carolina and North-Western railroad on Sunday. It is not very material to the people of Yorkvllle so ,'ar as the passenger service Is concerned. It will be noted, however, :hat the northbound mall train and ;he southbound freight train, both of ivhlch carry passengers, meet at Yorkvllle at 9.35 a. m. ? Mr. J. A. Howe today calls atten .lull iu uie iati iiiul uc hoc uuucu bii)ther chair to his well appointed barbershop, next door to the First Na:lonal bank, making three chairs in ill. Mr. G. H. Sherrer, a first-class workman, presides over one chair, Mr. R. B. Giles has just arrived from Atanta to take charge of a second, while Mr. Howe will continue to wait on his lumerous customers in the third. Mr. Howe's many friends are pleased to bote the steady and healthy growth of lis business so evident to all of his :ustomers. ? The First National Bank of Yorkrille Is now paying out over its coun:ers, brand new money, just from the lureau of engraving and printing. The noney came yesterday by express irinted on sheets, containing four bills ;ach?one twenty and three tens. After dgnlng up a lot of the bills, President SVllkins brought them up to The Enquirer office to be cut apart on the >ig paper cutter in the job room. He vas quite careful to see that none of hem got tangled up In the machinery; iut Mr. Allein is now giving them iway promiscuously for cotton and >ther things. NOTE AND COMMENT. It has been reported to The Enquiier that partridge shooting has already commenced in violation of the aw. Sportsmen should look into the natter and punish all who are engaged In such a practice. The Presbyterial High school at Bethany has fifteen or more boarders ind Is getting along very nicely. Prof. Hugglns, Mr. J. L. McGlll and others jspecially interested in the progress of he work, feel very much encouraged it what has been accomplished up to his time. The schedule that Yorkvllle needs nore than any other Is one that will acilitate connections at Rock Hill vlth northbound and southbound rains going and coming. The town vill be best suited by a train going (ast early in the morning and west In he afternoon. People living on the (astern side of the county want a ichedule that will bring them to YorkMile and take them back the same day. There has been a story in circulation o the effect that Mr. Morrow of 31acksburg, who was badly Injured In he Fishing creek wreck, has settled vlth the Southern railroad for $10,000. The reporter has it pretty straight hat this is incorrect. There has been 10 settlement of the case. There are arious rumors as to what has been lone in the other cases; but It Is not ractlcable to gather the facts. As yet 10 notices of actions have been filed n the office of the clerk of the court. The Southern railroad is now hurylng repairs on the Charleston divlson of the Southern, between Camden nd Marlon with all possible dispatch, til or the trestles are receiving attenlon and thousands of new cross ties re being put down all along the line, 'he Catawba river bridge is being < verhauled to an extent that suggests ' irtual renewal. The heavy engine i rawing the westbound freight train < as not permitted to cross last Satur ay. Instead a transfer was ordered, nd the balance of the run was made i ith a smaller engine. 1 There has been more or leas dls- < cussion In Yorkville and In the country 1 Immediately surrounding of the proba- j ble reason that may have led the rail- 1 road commission to select Rock Hill i Instead of Yorkville as the place for s holding its investigation of the Fishing creek wreck. The accident occur- i red within less than three miles of I Yorkville and hundreds of Yorkville < people got there before the dead and < wounded had been extricated, while I there were no Rock Hill people on the I ground for nearly an hour afterward. 1 There were only a few present at any ' time. Yorkville Is much closer to the < greater number of witnesses than is Rock Hill, and it seems that the com- 1 mission should have selected this place for the holding of Its Investigation. i ? i ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Cornelia Elliott went over to Lancaster yesterday. Esquire W. S. Pl&xlco of Bullock's Creek, was In Yorkvllle today. Mr. G. C. Heath was over from Lan- : caster last Saturday on business. Misses Kate Gordon and Eunice McConnell, are visiting friends in Gasto- 1 nia. Mr. J. Holland Morrow of Gastonia has matriculated at the K. M. M. A. Misses Rose and Agnes Hunter are visiting the Misses Ford in Bethel township. Mr. N. J. N. Bowen came home on Saturday after spending several weeks in Georgia. Mr. Otis Thompson of Riverside, visited Mr. and Mrs. John B. Williams this week. Mr. A. Meek Barnett of Bethel, left last night for Louisville, where he will study pharmacy. Mr.* and Mrs. S. V. Aycock of Bullock's Creek township, spent today with friends In Yorkvllle. Mr. A. J. Parrott and family and Mrs. Maggie May of Filbert, spent last Sunday with Mrs. Janie Parish. Mr. Lamar Pegram of Gastonia, spent Sunday and Monday in Yorkvllle, the guest of Mr. J. B. Pegram. Master Withers Grist has been confined to bed for the past week with fever. He was better this morning. Mr. L. S. Elliott of Lancaster, came over to Yorkville last Saturday on a visit to his brother, Mr. J. C. Elliott. Mr. George McCants of Wlnnsboro, is visiting friends in Yorkville, the guest of Mr. Withers Adickes' family. Mr. Jim Jackson who went to Oregon with a party of young men last spring, returned to Yorkville last Friday. Miss Fredrica Lindsay is confined to her bed with fever at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lindsay. Mr. I. J. Campbell of Bethel, left last night for Louisville, to continue his studies at the Louisville Medical college. Mrs. James Campbell and Misses Caldwell and Hamilton of Clover, spent Monday with Dr. A. Y. Cartwright's family. Dr. T. A. Crawford of Rock Hill, local surgeon for the Southern railroad was in Yorkville yesterday on professional business. Mrs. Wm. Farls pf Ebenezer township, spent several days last week with with the families of Messrs. J. W. Dobson and Oscar Allison. Mr. D. E. Boney has returned to Yorkville after an absence of a week or two on business in the interest of the Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance company. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Padgett, of McAdenvllle, N. C.. came down to Yorkvllle last week on a visit to their daughter, Mrs. G. H. Sherrer. Mr. Padgett has returned; but Mrs. Padgett will remain for some days longer. Miss Pearl Clark of Statesvllle, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Clarke, has returned to her home. Miss Maggie Robinson has returned to her home In Yorkvllle after spending several weeks with relatives in Alabama, Mr. W. W. Blair, who has been making a considerable addition to the residence of Mr. Robert A. Patrick, at White Oak, passed through Yorkvllle on his way to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Blair, at Blairsvllle. THE TELEPHONE QUESTION. The matter of a franchise for the Bell telephone people In Yorkvllle Is still receiving consideration at the hands of the town council and of many individual citizens; but as yet no satisfactory solution of the problem Involved has been reached. The diplomatic agent of the Bell company was In to see The Enquirer one day last week, with reference to the article that recently appeared In [ this paper on the subject of the methods of the Bell people, and brought 1 with him a letter from his superln- 1 tendent, the object of which letter was to show that The Enquirer had put the Bell people In a false light. In the letter referred to, addressed to the gentleman who fills the position of "diplomatic agent," the superintendent sets forth that It was not the policy of his company to starve out competition by giving free service, etc., but to conduct a fair and legitimate business, with charges based upon the cost of first-class service. In the first part of his long letter, he offered to pay the expenses of the editor of The Enquirer to such town as would fur- , nish an illustration of the conditions I outlined in the artiHe romnlalned of. ' and before concluding the superintendent admitted that In some cases the company had been forced to give "free service," to meet the aggressive and unfair competition of independent systems, etc. When the attention of the "diplomatic agent" was called to this admission of the superintendent, that gentleman made the point that The Enquirer's article gave the impression that this "free service" business was the regular policy of the Bell people, whereas, it had been done only in a few cases. In order to square up the whole matter, and to give both sides of the case, there was an offer to print the letter of the Bell superintendent In full; but this offer was respectfully declined by the gentleman who had control of the letter. s The Enquirer does not desire to be g understood as being hostile to the Bell t people, or partial to the Bedford and a jther local phone companies. It seeks :o be perfectly fair to all, and Its oblect in paying attention to the subject, tvas only to see that the interests and -ights of the public receive full consideration. The telephone situation in Yorkville ind the country surrounding Is like this. The Bedford Phone company swns a franchise to conduct an exchange in the town of Yorkville. The franchise was granted in 1897, to be ^ood for a period of ten yearis. It therefore has five more years to run. rhe maximum rate of charges allowed in this franchise is $2 per month, rhe franchise, of course, is transferase. \ Although we have not seen proper"" to inquire, that the Bedford people will sell at a price, we have no doubt. Neither do we doubt that the Bell people would be willing to buy, were the conditions more favorable. For one thing they do not fancy that maximum limit of $2 in the Bedford charter, and again they realize that if they were the owners, they would be embarrassed by the fact that so many of the wires of the Bedford company run across private lots instead of along the public streets. The conditions which especially concern the people of the town of Yorkvllle and the country surrounding are in the first place, justice to the Bedford company, and In the second place Justice and protection to themselves. The telephone has become a public necessity. The people are unable to do without it. They, therefore, have a right to protection In the matter of the maximum charge for a given service. We have understood that the Bell people are not disposed to maintain the country lines that are maintained by the Bedford people. The country lines are in some respects more important than are the town systems, and It seems to us that they should be provided for In whatever contract the town may see proper to make. I"-" llnaa nrnvlHflH for. and the maximum rate that may be charged to patrons flxed on a reasonable basis, It makes but little difference to the local public who owns the telephone system, especially so long as the Bedford phone company receives the consideration to which It Is entitled on account of its having been first on the ground and on account of the labor and capital It has expended in the development of its bus!neat. LOCAL LACONIC8. We Will 8end the Enquirer From now until January 1, 1904, for 52 cents. Hearing In Rock Hill. The last of the several dates flxed by the railroad commission for the hearing of testimony In the Fishing creek wreck investigation is October 6. For some reason the commissioners have selected Rock Hill as the place where the hearing Is to be held. Thirteen Locks to the Boll. Mr. R. J. Morrow of Ogden, on last Friday gave the reporter an empty cotton boll containing thirteen locks. He said It came from a stalk In his field that was filled with other bolls of the same kind. He gathered the cotton carefully for the purpose of saving the seed and will note developments. Will Run From Rock Hill. The State, Tuesday: It was announcd yesterday that the schedule of the new train from Chester to Columbia had been changed so that Rock Hill is made the terminus, and the train will leave that city dally for nn>lvlno> In th# mnrn 1 na and V/UlUllluta, at tiTiii0 ?u *MW ...? returning late In the afternoon. The time table Is: Leave Rock Hill 6.40 a. m.; Chester, 7.30; arrive Columbia, 10. Leave Columbia 6.30 p. m.: Chester, 8; Rock Hill, 8.46. Buried by the Woodmen. Mr. A. C. L. Robinson, died at his home near Blairsville last Saturday afternoon of typhoid fever, aged thirtyseven years, five months and two days. The funeral took place at Bullock's Creek church on Sunday afternoon, the services being conducted by Rev. J. B. Swann. The interment was by Yorkvllle camp of Woodmen of the World, with the impressive ceremonies peculiar to that order, the following officers officiating: W. Mason McConnell, captain; John W. Miller, master of ceremonies; J. Q. Wray, consul commander; Francis Tiddy, clerk; J. R. Logan, escort; S. C. Davidson, manager. There were a hundred or more Woodmen present, and the entire congregation of friends and sympathizers of the ' stricken family numbered five or six hundred. The deceased leaves a widow and one child. His reputation was that of a good citizen and he was highly esteemed by all who knew him. To Succed Mr. Thomasson. Rock Hill Journal, Tuesday: In our last issue we stated that an effort was being made to have ex-Policeman J. H. B. Jenkins appointed as state dispensary constable at this place to fill the vacancy made by the resignation af Mr. J. T. Thomasson. It will be . gratifying to Rock Hill people to know that Governor Heyward has decided to appoint Mr. Jenkins and while he will hav. work outside of Rock Hill, this place will be his headquarters and he *nd his family will continue to make their home here. The petition that tvas sent to the governor requesting liim to appoint Mr. Jenkins was one jf the strongest that has ever been ;ent out from Rock Hill In behalf of my one. Mayor Hull went to Columjia on Saturday and presented the petition in person to Governor Heyward, A-ho after seeing the petition did not lesitate at all but decided at once to nake the appointment and but for the 'act that Chief Hammet was out of Columbia, Mr. Jenkins' commission vould have been forwarded at once, tie will receive it some time from the 1st to the 10th of October. Mr. Jenkns is already familiar with the work le will have to do, he is in every way tapable to fill the position, he was alvays faithful and conscientious in the lischarge of his duties while on the >ollce force, both as chief and as asilstant and we naturally expect some rood work from him as state consta>le. Mr. Jenkins was not aware that ,11 effort was being made to secure