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? 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.
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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
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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
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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
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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