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Straps and ? Senator Newlands of Nevada, has introduced a bill providing for the annexation of Cuba as a state, with Porto Rico as a county. The bill provides that no steps shall be taken except with the full consent of the Cuban people. If they consent, however, it is proposed that the Cuban army become a part of the army of the United States, and that Cuban bonds continue a debt of the island of Cuba. The Cubans, if they decide to become a part of the United States, are to have all the privileges of American citizenship. ? Says a Salt Lake City dispatch of November 20: Today marked the completion and formal opening of the great cut-off bridge constructed by the Union Pacific railroad across Salt Lake, though the structure will not be used for regular traffic until the first of the coming month. E. H. Harriman and other officials of the Union Pacific and of the Oregon Short Line are here for the official test of the bridge. The bridge now completed was built in the face of difficulties regarded almost unsurmountable and its construction is looked upon as one of the greatest engineering triumphs ever achieved in the west. The structure is forty miles long and its construction cost upwards of $6,000,000. ? W. H. Clendenin, a telegraph operator at Brown, Pa., a station fifteen miles north of Williamsport, on the Beech Creek division of the New York Central railway was found dead in the telegraph tower shortly after 7 o'clock Friday night. At 6.50 o'clock the operator at Oak Grove, Pa., on the same road, received this message from Clendenin: "Send switch engine quick 1 T hv?" to mo, l am ucnife uiiuuwsu The wire opened and not another word came. A switch engine was sent to the scene. The body was found lying under the desk, the head crushed in. A bloody spike lay on the floor beside it. Robbery, apparently, was the motive, the watch and money of the operator being missing. ? Panama has -an area of 31,571 square miles?nearly the size of the state of Maine. Its population is 285,000, almost the same as that of the District of Columbia. Its commerce, including both imports and exports, amounts to about $2,000,000 a year. That is about $11 for each inhabitant. The rest of Colombia has a foreign trade of less than $1 a head. Colon and Panama its principal ports, have mixed population or 3,000 and 25,000 respectively. The United States leads all nations in the amount of its trade with Panama. A weekly steamer connects Panama with San Francisco. Cable lines connect both Colon and Panama with the United States. Between Panama and Colon two passenger trains run daily; distance*forty-seven miles, time three hours. Silver is standard Panama money. ? Boston cotton trade authorities, re- | view the general situation and sum up their observations as follows: "Business is bad, or mills would not take chances in reducing wages, and, on the other hand, operatives know that business is bad, or they wocld not accent a reduction without a strike. Last year the mills had to contend with extraordinary fuel costs; this year it is high-priced cotton. The southern mills are as badly off as the NewEngland mills. What they save in labor and fuel costs and cotton freights they lose in inability to secure the right management and adequate financial accommodations at the rates which New England mills can borrow. In substantiation of this view it is said that New England mills have less than a two months supply of cotton on hand, whereas in normal years they have by the middle of November a six months' supply." ? Peter Mortensen was shot to death in the Utah state prison at Salt Lake last Friday, for the murder of James R. Hay, on the night of December 1, 1901. Mortensen owed the Pacific Lumber company $3,800, and on being pressed for pay claimed that he had the amount at his home in gold and would give it over if the company would send Hay to his house. Hay was not afterward seen alive. Next day, however, there was a report that he had fled the country, taking with him money that had been paid to him by Mortensen. Some weeks afterward the body of Hay was discovered in a shallow grave in Mortensen's pasture. There was a bullet hole in the forehead, and circumstances pointed to Mortensen as the murderer. Mortensen was convicted. The law of Utah gives condemned criminals the right to choose between shooting and hanging. Mortensen chose to be shot. A paper target was posted over his heart and he fell pierced by a half a dozen bul lets. He refused spiritual consolation and continued to protest his innocence until the last. ? An important conference was held at the White House last Saturday looking to the adoption of measures that may prevent the ravages of the cotton boll weevil, which now menaces the cotton growing industry of the south. The fear is expressed by cotton planters that, unless radical measures are adopted for the extermination of the pest, the loss to the cotton growing states will aggregate tens of millions of dollars. The matter was brought to the attention of the president today by a deleg ition of senators and representativi s from every cotton growing state of the south. The members of the delegation united in a recommendation that the president present the subject to congress, with a suggestion that an appropriation be made to pay the expenses of a commission appointed to work out a plan for the extermination of the boll weevil. President Roosevelt expressed himself as deeply interested in the subject and promised to give the matter his earnest consideration. He said he would take up the subject with Secretary Wilson, who recently made a trip through the south to investigate ' , the destruction wrought by the cotton pest. Secretary Wilson has said that the only remedy which suggests itself to him is that the planters put in their crops early, thus escaping the ravages of the weevil. Planters of cotton hold, however, that early planting will not meet the emergency. Some plan, they contend, for the absolute extermination of the pest must be devised It is understood that Secretary Wilsor will make a recommendation in his annual report, which, it is hoped by the cotton growers, will be carried into execution. It is expected that the president will approve of any practicable suggestions that may be made by Secretary Wilson. In any event he will do all in his power, it is said, tc second the efforts of the cotton growers to rid themselves of the evil. /Tin* nitrtvhriilr* x.' ^ wm v??f* v i ? YORKVILLE, S. C.: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24,1903. Messrs. Latham Alexander & Co., estimate this year's cotton crop at 10,100,000 bales. At this time last year they estimated the crop at 11,000,000 bales and the correct figures were 10.728,000. As a rule their estimates are quite accurate. A cable from Porto Rico announces that the press and people of the island have received the suggestion that Cuba become a state of the United States .vith much derision. We confess thai we look upon the matter somewhat in that light; but it had not occurred tc us that the people of Porto Rico would likely see anything ridiculous in it. Several European governments whose subjects hold Colombian bonds want Panama to assume a part of the debt: but the Panama people are nol inclined to look favorably on the suggestion. They want the millions thej are to receive from the United States for their own purposes. The Colombian debt amounts to about $15,000,000 J. Pierpont Morgan, hitherto invincible in the financial world has sustained severe reverses during the pasl few weeks. The bottom has fallen oul of the shipping combine, and he has been forced to give up a contract with the United States Steel corporation oul of which he had reason to expect a profit of not less than $10,000,000. It is generally understood that in the battle between Morgan and the Rockefellers Morgan has gotten the worst of it. Mr Morgan has been trying to do toe much. The Spartanburg Journal denies thai it charged Mr. Cleveland with having profited by the bond deal and accuses The Enquirer of having demolished a man of straw. If the Journal wants tc let the matter go at that, we have nc objection; but whether it made such t charge or not, what it had to say was certainly calculated to produce jusi such an Impression. Its treatment oJ the matter was, to say the least of It very unfair to Mr. Cleveland, and if w< are permitted to make the suggestion not altogether creditable to the Journal. It is quite true that the governmeni of Colombia and Panama is principalis by fortune hunters and adventurers wh( care nothing whatever about the welfare of the people governed except foi plunder: but at the same time Jt seems that the United States is under solemr pledge to guarantee and respect th< sovereignty of Colombia over Panama and although it may be argued that th< end justifies the means, we do not fee very proud of the manner in which th< United States has acted. The Unitec States is powerful enough to do as i' likes with Panama and the whole o; South America; but it is not powerfu enough to do a dishonorable act without some day, in some manner, having to pay heavily for its dishonor. It cannot be denied that Grove; Cleveland did more to purify the pension lists than any other president th< country has had. and he would hav< brought about sound tariff reform hat it not been for Senator Gorman anc other self-seeking politicians wh( thought more of their own persona advancement than they did of the welfare of the country. Old man Grovei has been cussed and abused a grea deal, but it is hardly to be denied tha he, more than any other one man, ii responsible for the prosperity tha grew out of the seemingly hopelesi conditions that enveloped the countr} when he last took his seat as presi dent, and for which the Republicai party is now claiming all the credit But it has always been so and Jackal; and hyenas will ever ratten on tne car casses slain by lions. MERE-MENTION. Twenty-seven Italians were burne< to death in a shanty of the Pennsyl vania railroad, at Johnstown, Pa., las Friday night The senate committer having charge of the matter has act ed favorably on the treaty cedinj the Isle of Pines to Cuba Tlv Cuban reciprocity treaty has been fa vorably reported to the senate The White Star liner Baltic, the larg est steamer in the world, was launche< at Belfast last Saturday. Her dls placement is 39.S00 tons Oil pro ducers of Austria have organized i trust and advanced the price 50 pe cent Many of the mines of Cripph Creek. Col., have been tied up for week! 011 account of the seemingly intermina ble strike A mine boss was killed b: dynamite a few clays ago ana it is Delieved that strikers are responsible foi the1 outrage... .About thirty coal miners were imprisoned in a shaft neat I'itts'mirg. Pa., last Wednesday as th< result of a fire damp explosion Holia cables say that the Bulgarian insurgents have disbanded on account o: the approach <>f winter.... Republicar and Democratic leaders of the senatt have agreed that the Cuban reciprocity bill shall be voted on December 16 Win. J. Bryan is visiting in London The State Baptist conventior of Georgia has adopted a resolutior advising that whisky drinkers be excluded from the churches and declaring that no church member has a rigid to vote for the legalized sale of whiskj under any circumstances. LOCAL AFFAIRS. ? NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. First National Bank?Prints a picture f of its burglar proof safe to show ? you how well it is prepared to pro, tect funds deposited with it. J. Q. Wray?Again calls your attention to the special offerings he is i making for this week on boys' and > men's clothing. His prices are at' tractive. He is also making special offerings in misses and children's reefers and ladies' capes. T. W. Speck?Invites everybody to come and see his superb stock of goods for the holiday trade, in gold, silver, glass, etc. G. H. O'Leary?Has repairs for Iron King, Elmo and Richmond stoves. He has a few words to say about furniture, etc. ? ? ^ 1 Affawo S. JJ. JfatriCK, MC^oillieiiavuic?uiicif to pay customers who buy $3 and $6 worth of goods mileage for coming to his store. He wants to buy your produce. York Cotton Mill Store?Announces a special auction sale for ladies for PMday afternoon, and aiso announces that the store will be c osed afier this week. . First National Bank?Publishes a financial statement of its condition at the close of business November 17th. Strauss-Smith Co.?Says it the cock of the walk when it comes to a question of shoes for men, women and children. They have a special offering in children's and misses' i shoes at 50 cents a pair. J. Edgar Poag, Broker?Wants you to tell him your wants so that he can do business with you. He publishes a number of flattering testimonials, and announces auction sales at the ; York court house for salesday in December. Glenn & Allison?Say for you to take no chances in buying a buggy, j They claim that the Babcock is the , best buggy sold in the south. Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Have a big line of chewing tobaccos and are offeri ing bargains in same. Their line of cigars is very large and complete. Foushee Cash Store?Has a say about 1 underwear for boys, and says for you to bring the boys to it to be fit1 ted with underwear. Riddle & Carroll?Are offering eight of the celebrated Hoosier disc grain arms ax ciose prices on easy yayi ments and long time. They say the Hoosier is the best drill. ' C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Announce the arrival of a lot of holiday goodies t at lowest prices. Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Tells you to be guided by the light of experience in buying life insurance. > Heath-Elliott Mule Co.?Says that merit has a rough road to travel sometimes, but usually wins out. They apply this to the sale of Summers' buggies. . TV. B. Moore & Co.?Invite you to see "their furniture, carpets, mattings, pictures, etc., and get their prices - before buying. ? ABOUT PEOPLE. i Mr. Sam L. Miller of Columbia, spent - Saturday in Yorkville. L Messrs. F. N. and W. L. Porter 1 spent Sunday with relatives in Chester. > _ Mr. R. A. Burris of Charleston is in Yorkville on a visit to relatives and * friends. Miss Maggie Glenn has taken a position with the Strauss-Smith Co., as t saleslady. : Mr. Don Lumpkin, soliciting freight ? agent of the C. & N.-W. was in Yorki ville Saturday. > Mr. S. L. Latimer and family have > moved into the Withers house, corner 1 vacated by Mr. H. A. C. Walker. ' Mr. and Mrs. H. A. C. Walker have t given up housekeeping and are boardC ing with Mr. Withers Adickes' family. . Rev. J. C. Johnes will preach the i Union Thanksgiving sermon in the St. . John's Methodist church of Rock Hill next Thursday. Mr. D. W. Bell, formerly of Yorkville. is here on a visit to his mother t and other relatives. His headquarr ters are in Savannah, Ga. > Rev. Oliver Johnson, pastor of Nee ly's Creek church, has been selected r as the next baccalaureate preacher for 3 the college of William and Mary, Vir1 ginia. i Congressman Finley and wife re, turned from Washington last Saturday i morning. Congress is not doing any1 thing much, and Mr. Finley may rei main here until the regular session 1 convenes: but as to that he will be t governed by circumstances, f Mr. J. C. Root, sovereign com1 mander of the Woodmen of the World and H. C. Broom, general counsel of - the same order, both of Omaha, Neb., are at the Parish hotel. They are here in connection with the suit of S. r W. Mitchell vs. the Woodmen of the - World. i Mr. Henry Hardin of Shelby, N. C., who had his skull cracked by the fall1 ing of a hammer, while engaged in rel pairing the wrecked trestle at Fish> ing creek during the early part of Sep1 tember, has not been getting along - very nicely and has been sent back r to the residence of Dr. W. G. White t in Yorkvllle for further treatment. 3 WITHIN THE TOWN. t ? The town council has had Main 3 street thoroughly swept of leaves. . ?Owing to the crowded condition of 1 the hotel and boarding houses on ac1 count of court and the street fair, etc., quite a number of people have had difg ficulty in securing accommodations. Many are being entertained at private homes.' ? There will be s. union Thanksgiving service in the Presbyterian church j Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. Rev. J. L. Stokes will preach the sermon, and the collection will be for the benefit of the various orphanages as indicated by the contributions. ? The ladies of the Associate Rer ' formed church are preparing to send a box to the orphanage at Hickory Grove tomorrow. Contributions sent to the store of Mr. W. M. Kennedy j during this afternoon or tomorrow morning will reach the orphanage in time for Thanksgiving. ? Miss Rose Lindsay has gotten into r her photographic studio over the opera 2 house, and in a few days more will be 3 prepared to make photographs of all " kinds. She has been delayed much . longer than she expected on account r of failure of building materials to ar" rive and because of other drawbacks [ that were beyond control. ? The big hog recently referred to as - being owned by Mr. Allen, an employe ^ of the Tnvora Cotton mill, was slaugh? tered last Friday, and after the hair was scraped off it weighed 517 pounds. It was sixteen months old. Mr. J. J. t Wallace slaughtered one of his hogs i at the same time. It weighed 382 pounds. It was not quite twelve ^ months old. It is claimed that Mr. AIr len's hog was heavier a few weeks ago than at the time it was killed, it hav ing fallen off somewhat by reason of r being moved in a wagon from the York a to the Tavora mill. F ? The voting for the queen of the carnival Is one of the features of^ the fc week. As stated before the lady who \ gets the largest number of votes Is to v receive a $30 diamond ring and be h crowned queen. The ballot boxes are t located at T. W. Speck's, J. Q. Wray's o and the York Drug store. The voting t In the boxes continues until Thursday c afternoon at 4 o'clock. After that the I: contest will be transferred to the t carnival headquarters, before the tent o of Lunette, the flying lady. Here the s ballots will be counted and ail the g contestants dropped but the three f highest. The voting for these will be t continued for one hour, and the contest will come to a close promptly at 5 o'clock. The crowning of the queen will take place Friday night at 10 ^ o'clock. The programme calls for a j coronation speech by a member of the a local bar, red fire and other fire works t and a general Jubilee of fun. a ? Quite a serious cutting affray as i the result of which Mr. Avery Lowry was dangerously slashed occurred on s the streets last night at about 10.30 t o'clock. The cutting was done by a j Negro named Grant Ross, who lives c four or five miles west of Yorkville. r From such facts as the reporter has t been able to gather, the Negro, who j had been more or less quarrelsome all t day, bumped up against Mr. Lowry as g he was passing along the street and t cursed him. Mr. Lowry sought to pun- 2 ish the Negro and Mr. W. H. McCorkle, Jr., came to his assistance. , The two together knocked the fellow ( down and beat him with their fists. c When they thought they had beaten ^ him enough they let him up. He arose c with a razor in his hand and siasnea j right and left at both young men. The i side of Mr. Lowry's face was laid open i from the edge of the hair down to the t chin, the keen blade passing entirely ; through the cheek, and missing the t jugular vein only on account of hav- j ing been deflected by striking the jaw j bone. Mr. McCorkle's coat and hat j were cut through, but he was not hurt. ^ The Negro made his escape and at f the latest account had not been ar- ( rested. Both of the young men 5 have the reputation of conducting ( themselves at all times as becomes f self-respecting gentlemen, and their friends are quite certain that the dif- { ficulty would not have occurred except j for the unnecessary and intolerable j impudence of the Negro. j THE CARNIVAL. ( The Columbus Street Fair and Car-, ( nival company arrived in YorkvUle ( yesterday at noon. On account of ? some kind of a miscalculation as to ( schedules it failed to arrive until , about thirty-six hours after the ap- , pointed time, and not only lost a day, j but disappointed nearly a thousand j people who flocked in yesterday morn- ? ing. as on the occasion of a circus. < But everything is in full blast now. ? Immediately after their arrival the ( show people began to take possession j of the streets at the intersection of , South Congress and. Jefferson; They worked all the afteuy>on, much ot last < night and the greater part of this j morning. Now that part of the town j is pretty well blocked up with tents, j booths and stands containing the va- j rious attractions, and when this was j being written it was expected that ev- ( erything would be in full blast be- | fore today's issue of the paper could ] get on the streets. ' 1 Among the leading attractions are ( Lunette, the Flying Lady; Fairyland, ( the Old Plantation, the Aztec Girls, , the Snake Den where a brutish kind , of a creature "eats 'em alive;" Ferris ) Wheel, "Merry-Go-Round," Madam ( Elrado, the Palmist; and Madam ( Mumblo, the Gipsy fortune teller. i The general programme calls for ( the beginning of the performances j each afternoon at 1 o'clock and con- ( tinuing on through until 11 o'clock in the evening. Each of the various at- < tractions calls for separate admission ( fees, and the programme is so ar- j ranged as to keep visitors entertained j as long as they care to stay among the | various attractions. i THE BIG CATAWBA DAM. The operations of the Catawba Power company over on the Catawba river, have been of widespread interest since their commencement, and the plant will continue to fill a large place in the public mind for a long time to come. Its tremendous industrial and economic effect on the country immediately surrounding will, of course, be its most ! important features; but that will not 1 be all. The back water from the dam 1 will make the largest lake to be found ! in the upper part of the state, and in ' various ways this will prove a source < of unfailing interest and novelty to all 1 classes of people. 1 Just what the extent of this lake ' will be, even the engineers cannot tell 1 with certainty. They have made extensive and accurate surveys and have ( a pretty good general idea as to what < will follow the filling of the dam; but ' owing to the uncertain character of the soil along the banks in various ' places, they cannot say what changes 1 may be brought about by freshets and 1 other phenomena, and will have to leave some facts to be discovered by the water itself. The power company is now the own- i . er 01 several mousana acres aiong ouiu 1 sides of the bank, from the dam up to l "Wright's ferry and beyond. This in- < . eludes not quite all of the land that < fronts on the river, however, and other i negotiations are still in progress. The i . purchases have been made mainly in l : order to avoid damage suits, and as to . whether the company will have any other use for the land will be a devel- < opment of the future. t Speaking of the matter-recently, one c of the representatives of the company 1 told the reporter that such land as the 1 company may find it does not need will 1 probably be sold oTf, with the water i rights retained. It is not expected that uny of the lands will be really dam- . aged on account of the dam, and the 1 probability is that much of it will be i resold for as good prices as the compa- ; ny has been compelled to pay. But as 1 to that the company is very well sat- J isfied to wait. It feels pretty certain 1 that the property can be so managed < as to yield a fair income on the invest- a nent, and after all that Is the Import- v .nt thing In an undertaking of such ? iroportlons as this. The prospective changes in the river t ed also furnish a subject of interest. Vhile the first result of filling the dam c rill be an immense lake, experience a las shown that in the course of time he lake will fill up, and the country t ccupled by it will become a flat, with t he river occupying only its ordinary c hannel through the centre. But that c s a matter of time. For a basin like t his to fill up to the level of the top a if the dam will require from fifty to t ixty years, and long before that time t urroundlngr conditions will nave been a ully adjusted to the changing sltuaion. NOTE AND COMMENT. Mr. James Biggers of R. F. D. No. 1, rorkville, has sold from one cow, since larch 1, 128 pounds of butter, and in Lddition from this same cow has used he same amount on his table. The iverage production from this cow has >een slightly oveh two pounds a day. Tax collections have been about as ilow as usual this year. Up to date he treasurer has collected only about 9,000, and issued less than 1,500 reeipts. Notwithstanding the fact that noney is more plentiful than it has >een at this time for a good many ears, people do not care to pay their axes until the last minute. People generally seem to have caught on to he 15 per cent penalty arrangement, md not many of them object to it. It develops that the bullet which vas taken out of the body of Alec Sarvln, who was killed at the frolic >n Mr. Bishop Moore's place last 1 veek, was of 32 calibre Instead of 38 < ;alibre, and that It was probably fired ' >y Bolivar Neely, who was so severe- 1 y wounded by John Guthrie, It Is beieved. At first It was thought that < he bullet which killed Garvin was of !S calibre, and the testimony before ;he coroner's jury was to that effect, ^eely's pistol has never been found, 1 jut he gave up some cartridges of the 1 dnd he claimed it used, and they 1 vere of 32 calibre. One of the bullets I aken out of Neely's body was of 38 1 'allbre, and those who best under ;tand the facts are satisfied that It 1 ;ame from a pistol in the hands of ' "Juthrle. During several weeks past the chain- : rang has been working on the road ; jet ween Yorkvllle and Sharon and has 1 mproved It very materially. The peo- 1 jle on the east side of Turkey creek lave delivered about 1,600 loads 1 >f rock for macadam work and ' he people on the west side of 1 :he creek have delivered almost ' is much. In all they have laid 1 lown enough rock to macadamize jearly two miles of tha road, and the inderstanding is that it will be used 1 n the worst places. A number of peo>le familiar with the situation are inxlous that the road be relocated on * - 1 J o/v oo I ne east siue ul uiy rum, su o-o iu ivoid the danger threatened by the 1 leep railroad cut running alongside; ^ jut so far nothing definite has been ar- 1 ived at with regard to the matter. The Enquirer makes no pretention 1 >t being able to tell what cotton is gong to do. It may go still higher and t may go down. There Is no reasonajle doubt of the fact that the supply , s less than the natural demand; but t must not be forgotten that the price ' >f raw material is now out of propor- . don to the price of the manufactured product, and unless the price of :he manufactured product goes higher, the price of the raw ma:erial will have to go lower. The ' price of the manufactured product . nay go up and relieve the situation; , }ut this is not to be reckoned on as a certainly. Somehow we consider 11 cents a very good price for cotton, and . ve have an idea that if we had a ( tuanity on hand, we would rather have ts value in cash than carry the risk , pf unfavorable fluctuations. Madame Lela Elrado of Durham, N. ] 2., is with the Columbus Carnival , company and local people who may be interested in having their fortune told ( from their palms, have quite an oppor- ( :unity. A great many people of this , section have no doubt heard of the , nadame. She has a reputation in I North Carolina, and there are lots of intelligent people who have unlimited confidence in her ability to lay bare ( their past, present and future from the lines of their palms. She is quite in intelligent woman, and seeks the patronage of only intelligent people. She told several fortunes yesterday, merely as a test of her abilities, and some of her subjects were about as skeptical as are often to be found; but it is fair to say that in every instance she changed their skepticism into imazement. It seems to be the rule if the madame to tell her patrons principally of their virtues and good fortune keeping silence on vices and jad fortune, unless especially requested to reveal these also. As to whether she is really possessed if extraordinary powers in this iirection, hardly belongs to this writer to say; but people who are willing to give up a quarter for the satisfaction of their curiosity in the matter are not likely to be very badly lisappointed. CIRCUIT COURT. The second week of the regular fall ;erm of the circuit court for York coun:y convened yesterday morning with a large attendance of jurors and witness?s; but owing to the difficulty of se uring a jury in the long pending and 1 nucli discussed case of S. W. Mitchell ? against the Woodmen of the World, the i Irst on the calendar; but little was accomplished during the day. The following petit jurors drawn to ; lo service during the week, answered 1 :o their names upon the call of the 1 lerk: R. H. Brison, W. T. Parks, L. 1 3. Ashe, J. M. Taylor, R. M. Carroll, < 3. H. Neely, J. H. McMurray, W. G. ' Field, Jos. M. Plaxico, C. P. Black, J. ] Starr Moore, W. A. Jackson, W. T. 1 fackson. T. F. Dunlap, P. A. Jackson, I 1. B. Woods, L. B. Jenkins, J. ( Cd Harper, J. M. Ferguson, G. < '.I. Caldwell, W. H. Herndon, J. G. Vnderson, J. C. Whitesldes, J. L. Moss, i iV. N. Thoinasson, W. L. McCleave, 1 r. F. Youngblood, J. A. Shilllnglaw, W. t Z. Hammond, W. T. Fincher, L. B. Mc- i 1111, I. W. Johnson. This constituted 1 ill of the venire as originally drawn \ i-lth the exception of W. P. Hamilton, tl >. G. Saville, D. F. Philips and R. T. fl Villiamson who had been reported by p he sheriff as "not found." The following were excused by the Ii ourt: L. B. McGlll, J. F. Youngblood k iiid W. G. Reid. e There having already been two mis- v rials in the Mitchell case, the first on t] he calendar, it followed as a matter s >f course, that it would be more diflfi- a :ult than ever to secure a Jury for the n hird attempt, and so it proved. Ex- t Lmlnatlon of the remaining Jurors on t heir voir dire reduced the panel down o only seventeen qualified members, n ind as under the law the plaintiff and v lefendants have the right to a Jury n :omposed the twelve* men left after 2 sach has stricken four names from a v 1st of twenty, it was necessary to orler the drawing of an extra venire of ifteen names from the seven mile >ox. This drawing resulted as follows: J. W. Sherrer, S. W. Inman, C. P. -owrance, M. B. Love, W. B. Alexanler, II. R. Love, W. C. McClure, H. F. Stephenson, J. Q. Wray, W. J. Love, it. L. Sherrer, Geo. R. Wallace, H. E. Tohnson, J. J. Gaulden, J. W. Parrott. After the special venire had been iurged of the legally disqualified Ju ors, the striking of objectionable lames from the list of twenty proceeded with the result that the Jury vas composed as follows: J. Starr Moore, W. N. Thomasson, jr. M. Caldwell, J. Ed Harper, J. B. CVood, R. H. Neely, W. T. Parks, W. Jackson, J. A. ShUMnglaw, W. T. Fincher, J. W. Sherrer, H. E. Johnson. Upon being advised that the case :hen pending would probably con:inue at least until Wednesday afternoon, Judge Townsend announced :hat there would be no court on rhanksgiving and excused all the disengaged Jurors until Friday morning. With the main facts in the case of Mitchell vs. the Woodmen of the World the public is already pretty familiar. The case was commenced at [ne April term xavi, ttnu icsuucu m ? mistrial. There was another effort to jet .a verdict at the November term following, and the result was the same. At the April term of this year the ;ase was passed over and it is now up for the third time. Mitchell is ;uing the Woodmen of the World for $25,000 damages on account of personal Injuries alleged to have been sustained on occasibn of his initiation into the order on the night of March 22, 1901, and the Woodmen I deny that the alleged injuries were Inflicted by them; but claim that if t they have been suffered at all they ( are the result of causes that happened ( previous to his Initiation. , The plaintiff is represented as here- ( tofore by G. W. S. Hart, Esq., assisted ( by Maj. James F. Hart and the defense ( Is being conducted by Hon. J. S. Brice, assisted by Hon. D. E. Flnley. 1 The case was opened up yesterday afternoon in about the same planner as i previously, with the testimony of Mr. < B. F. Scogglns and the plaintiff. It was < resumed this morning and will con- I tinue through today certainly and pro- J bably tomorrow. 1 , ' ! PORK AND TURNIPS. It is because most of the people out , mere came nuiu mc iamu> <uiu ?u?v. l 3tand the business, probably; but j whatever the reason, it is a fact that f the inhabitants of the York Cotton ( mill settlement are well provided i with pork and turnips. In some parts , 3f their village, there is a turnip patch at every other house, and the total number of hogs to be found "on the hill" would not be expressed with less than three figures. The turnips are fine and some of the hogs are "whoppers." It was Mr. J. R. Comer, who called ' the attention of the reporter to this ' 3ubject, and this is about the way he 1 3id it: "You have had something to say about the big pigs of Mr. Wallace ( and Mr. Allen, down at the Tavora 1 mill. That Is all right; we know they 1 were good pigs because they were | raised right' out there among us on the York Cotton mill hill; but let me tell you, they are not the only folks who have pigs, by a long shot, and if you will just come out our way we , will show you that we still have some pigs left." The reporter accepted the Invitation, and it developed that Mr. Comer was very well prepared to back 1 up his promise. Messrs. R. J. Blackmon and J. M. Robinson, served as guides for the tour , sf inspection that followed the arrival of the reporter, and the expedition, In- ( creasing in size as it went, took in a , large part of "the hill," paying especial , attention to the hogs that were enti- ? tied to distinction on account of size; t but not altogether neglecting the numerous shoats that have recently been ( put up to make pork for another year. ] There was no effort to count all the ( pigs and hogs to be seen on the ( round; but at a rough guess it is safe t to say that the number was hardly less ( than one hundred, and there is no rea- t son to think that this is half as many ( as could have been seen had the in- { spection been made more thorough. t It was in the pens of Mr. J. R. Comer that the reporter came across the first big hog. Mr. Comer has two fine specimens, either of which would ? make a good showing by itself; but J ane is so much larger than the other by i comparison as to monopolize -interest 1 This pig as near as the owner could ? jet at it, is about fourteen months old i and Messrs. Robinson and Blackmon ? estimated its gross weight at about 450 ? pounds. The breed is Berckshire and 1 Corbett. The other pig looks like it i aught to weigh gross about 375 pounds. The next fine specimen was found s at Mr. T. A. McGee's. It is a Berckshire t tnd Jersey of locally famed D. J. t Forbes stock. Mr. McGee said that the s hog is only about twelve months old. it is not nearly so fat as either of Mr. t Comer's hogs; but looks as if it would t tveigh about 400 pounds gross. Mr. J McGee said he could put a lot more f fat on it, and It is quite probable that a f he should see proper to keep it an- a >ther year, he could make it weigh six s >r seven hundred pounds. r Mr. J. M. Robinson has a hog that he t s running against Mr. Comer's largest, c t is only twelve months old, and the S ;stlmates as to its gross weight vary t rom 425 to 475. Mr. C. C. Morrow in a u louse adjoining has a young pig that d vill weigh perhaps 275 pounds and o here are half a dozen others within fty yards that would range from 250 ounds on down. Mr. Blackmon has a "picture hog." t Is a great spotted animal of unnown breed, In good order; but not specially fat and looks* as If It might .eigh 350 pounds. He put it up about he same time Mr. Comer put up his mailer hog and they are running gainst each other. Mr. Blackmon iow seems to have the best of it; but he issue cannot be satisfactorily deermined except by actual weights. Mr. H. M. Abernathy has an eight , nonths old pig that looks like it would trelgh 225 pounds. He slaughtered a naie 10 11 last weea ana it ueuea over 00. A neighbor has other mates that vere penned at the same time, and hey do not look like they would weigh 00 pounds each. Mr. J. A. Clinton rho lives about fifty yards further oil , tas a very fine hog that looks like it ught to net 350 pounds, Mr. J. C. ?hilders slaughtered one last week that letted 358, and Messrs. W. C. Rayler and J. W. Wisher each have some lighly satisfactory specimens, consldtring age, etc. Cut Mr. A. C. Hogue Is the undis>uted champion hog raiser of the enire hill. He has two fine Berckshlres ?f the D. M. Hall stock, which look as hey ought to weigh in the neighborlood of 900 pounds. The common esimate on the smaller Is 425, and on he larger 475; but the figures are riaced by some as high as 450 and 600. dr. Hogue measured the length of >oth hogs. The larger Is 5 feet 11 nches long and the other a fraction >ver 5 feet. When askedi as to their irobable weight Mr. Hogue declined to nake a guess. He said that someimes he thought they would weigh a on and then again it seemed as if he :ould almost carry them under his irms. There is nothing striking about the .urnip patches to be seen "on the hill" :xcept their number, and the heavy Held. There are lots of families that iave no patches, or hogs either; but !rom a general survey of the situation, t is safe to say that if the York Cot* on mill village were dependent upon jork and turnips for subsistence notwithstanding the big population involved it would be several months beore anybody would have to go hunjry. LOCAL LACONIC8. Homicide In Fort Mill. Coroner Loutliian went over to Fort .Villi last Saturday to hold an Inquest iver the body of one "Buster" Mobley, who had been shot and killed by an>ther Negro named Chas. Strait. The difficulty took place on the plantation >f Mr. W. J. Stewart. Strait made his escape and has not since been arrested. Rates For the Carnival. Col. R. W. Hunt, division passenger rgent of the Southern, on Monday sent )ut the following Instructions to agents with reference to the sale of round trip ilckets on account of the carnival: from Blacksbura and return. S1.05: Smyrna, 70 cents; Hickory Grove, >0 cents; Sharon, 30 cents; Tirzah, 10 cents; Rock Hill 50 cents; rickets were put on sale Monday, and nay be had on until Thursday good to return until and including Sunday. People who desire the benefit of these rates must be sure to ask for It. Otherwise they will get only regular straight fare tickets at the usual -ates. 80UTH CAROLINA NEW8. Murder In Bamberg. W. 3. Varn, a prominent merchant >f Bamberg, was murdered last Thursday night, while on his way from his jtore. He was stabbed in the back, rhe county and state authorities are doing what they can to run down the assassin. They have no clue to his probable identity. Death of Louis Kohn. Mr. Louis Kohn, a bright young lewspaper writer of Columbia, brother >f Mr. August Kohn, the well-known iorrespondent of the News and Courer, died last Sunday at 1 o'clock. He >vas a recent graduate of the South Carolina college and had only entered ipon journalism as his chosen profession. He was not quite twenty-one ,'ears of age. Jobs to be Refilled. Columbia special: The terms of all he directors of the State dispensary as veil as that of liquor commissioner A'ill expire next January, and their successors will be elected. It Is stated hat neither Mr. Williams nor Gen. Tones will be candidates for re-election m the board, but that Mr. Evans will. Heretofore there have been any number >f candidates for the places, but one >f the retiring directors said that so 'ar he had heard of only two or three candidates. There are only two or hree out for liquor commissioner, the >fflce now held by Mr. Crum, and every legislator has, no doubt already eeen canvassed by the candidates. ttr During the last few weeks, says i Paris cable, not only the people of Paris but of all France have been very nuch alarmed by violent electric disurbances in the atmosphere which Lre of a most unusual kind. It has ery often happened that telephones tnd telegraph wires have refused to ict, and on two occasions Paris has or hours been without any wire comlunication with the rest of the world. This unusual condition seems to be ipreading more and more, and is now >ecoming so pronounced that not only he telegraph and telephone service Is iuffering, but it has a distinct influ(nce upon the general health of sensiive persons. People in all localities >et\vee? this city and the Rivera, at <iee, Cannes, Monte Carlo and other amous resorts, are complaining that l regular epidemic of intense headiche and muscular weakness is preading in the most alarming manler. Hundreds of people have taken o their beds unable to work or move >wing to excruciating neuralgic pains, iclentists state that all this is due to he sunspots, which this year are unisually large and have caused tremenous disturbances In the atmosphere f the sun.