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Scraps and |acts. ? In a speech at Danville, Ark., last Saturday to a large gathering of farmers and business men advocating a reduction of cotton acreage, Governor Jefferson Davis combated the idea that the organization of farmers with a view to securing better prices for cotton was in violation of the ,pew antl-trust law of Arkansas. If it were held otherwise by the courts, the governor declared, he would pardon all farmers prosecuted and convicted under the new law. ? Says a Washington dispatch of April 15: A strong warning against indiscriminate immigration of negroes from the United States to Liberia without their being sufficiently supplied with funds to take care of themselves six months after arrival Is contained in dispatches from Ernest Lyon, United States minister at Monrovia, mo/ia nnhiio todav. He refers to a party of fifty-six negroes who went to Liberia from Erwln county, Ga., in 1903, twenty of whom have died and the remainder became ragged, starving and homeless. ' They finally had to be sent for by friends in this country. ? Springfield Republican: Admiral Rojestvensky's fleet carries 24 12-lnch guns, four 10-inch guns, two eightinch. 127 six-inch, and 38 4.7-lnch guns. What Admiral Togo has to oppose to these depends, of course, on what vessels he may have left at home as a reserve or to guard against the three Russian cruisers at Vladivostok. And this no one knows. The full fleet at his command to pick from carries II 12-inch guns, three 12i-inch and one 10-inch gun, four 12-lnch and four 10-inch old pattern guns, 67 eight-inch modern guns. 200 six-inch and 98 4.7-inch guns. In other words, Russia has 28 long-range guns to Japan's 20; 12 medium guns to Japan's 65; 209 light guns to Japan's 298. Japan's superiority is clearly in eightInch guns, which are of the latest type, very effective and mounted on fast ahlpa Without going into further details, the superior mobility of the Japanese, permitting them to attack where they choose, is their chief advantage. The fact that the Russian battleships are reported as carrying coal on their decks suggests that they are now fitted, if necessary to make the remaining voyage to Vladivostok without replenishing, and that when the attack cornea they will sacrifice the colliers, etc.. rather than run the risk. In the effort to protect their convoys, of being separated and engaged singly. ? The body of John Paul Jones, the famous old Revolutionary sea dog, who founded the American navy and struck such terror to British prestige on the sea has been found in Paris by Ambassador Porter after five years of patient search. It was known that the body of Admiral Jones had been burled in Paris; but there was no record of the exact spot. Ambassador Porter had no clue except the knowledge that there had once been a cemetery at a certain point He began excavations and found bodies fifteen or twenty feet under the surface. It was necessary to tunnel the whole place underneath. The workmen found body after body without getting any encouragement as to the right one. ? Because of the tremendous expense involved. Ambassador Porter asked congress for assistance; but received none. He continued the work. Last week he ran upon a body that turns out to be the object of his se&rcn. it was buried in a lead coffin, and was covered with tin-foil, which has kept it in a remarkable state of preservation. The face was clean shaven, and the long brown hair fell below the shoulders. The ambassador has the most accurate descriptions of the famous admiral and the body tallies with these descriptions perfectly. The linen In which the body was wrapped Is still in good condition. As soon as congress makes proper provisions the body will be removed to the United States. ? Governor Lafollette has Just signed a very drastic anti-cigarette law, recently passed by the legislature of Wisconsin. Its terms are as follows: "Any person who shall, by himself, his servant or agent, or as the servant or agent of any other person, directly or indirectly, or upon any pretense, by any device, manufacture, sell, ofTer for sale, keep for sale, give away or otherwise dispose of or bring into this state for the purpose of selling, offering for sale, giving away or otherwise disposing of, any cigarettes, cigarette paper or cigarette wrappers, or any substitute therefor, or any paper made or prepared for the purpose of making cigarettes or any substitute therefor, or for the purpose of being filled with tobacco for smoking; or who shall own, keep or be In any way concerned, employed In owning or keeping any such cigarettes, cigarette paper, cigarette wrappers or substitute therefor, or who shall authorize or permit the same to be done with the Intent to violate any provision of this section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished, for the first offense, by a fine of not less than |5 nor more than $50, or by imprisonment in the county Jail not exceeding thirty days, and for the second and each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, or by Imprisonment In the county Jail not less than thirty days nor more than six months; that onehalf of the fine recovered shall go to the complalnlne witness; provided, that the provision hereof shall not apply to the sales of jobbers or manufacturers doing an Interstate business with customers outside tne state. ? A portion of the correspondence between the state department and the government of Venezuela relative to the desire of this government for arbitration of the asphalt and other questions which have been the source of considerable annoyance to this government, has been made public at Washington. As has been said, the note to Venezuela amounted practically to an ultimatum, only it did not specify as to what the action of the United States would be, saying only that in case Venezuela refused to arbitrate the United States "reserved the right to take such action as it may deem proper." As the Venezuelan diplomats in Washington have always contended, President Castro's reply is not "Insolent," a word used originally by Herbert W. Bowen, United States minister to Venezuela, in a report cabled to the state department, when President Castro answered the note from this government. A paragraph of the reply is as follows: "There are no questions of an international character pending between Venezuela and the United States. The government of Venezuela desires to know if the United States has respect for the sovereignty of Venezuela and consldera - ^ i --?' tlon for the nobility of Its judicial power. The Venezuelan government cannot consent .^o-jwithdraw frojtn Its courts questions submitted to their jurisdiction. The case of the New York and Bermudez Asphalt company Is not an International question. It is a private question between the company and the government of Venezuela, submitted to the courts of the country In accordance with the terms of the concession and the laws of Ven- I ezuela." <Thr ^jorkrillr inquirer. YORKVILIE, S. C.i TUESDAY, APRIL 18,1905. What Is the use in raising more cotton than the mills can spin? Admiral Rojestvensky Is said to have telegraphed St. Petersburg that he would not send any more messages 1 ahmiM hnvfi the Drlvllesre of announcing: the defeat of Togo. "If I am beaten," he said, "Togo will make j the announcement." News of damage from frost Is coming from all parts of the state and many points in the south. The damage was very heavy in and about Charleston, especially on the truck farms down that way, and the Georgia fruit crop has suffered seriously. The agricultural depression of fifteen years ago was worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to the people of this section in that it taught them how to get value out of agricultural products other than cotton and how to economize? The present time furnishes a splendid opportunity to make the most of lessons learned then. Ma&y people look upon the use of the little smokers not only as a nuisance but as a positive evil. The medical fraternity of South Carolina seems to have given them an endorsement, however. On the menu of the banquet at the Greenville convention "cigarettes" are put down amongst the various courses.?Columbia Record. And if the skull ard cross-bones are entitled to a place at a doctor's dlrtner, why not "coffin tacks." Five of the most prominent druggists of Charlotte, N. C., were before Recorder Shannonhouse last Saturday on the charge of filling illegal whisky prescriptions In violation of the Watts prohibition law. The alleged prescriptions had been written by a German eye specialist, named H. Keller, and were presented by various parties. The "doctor," however, was not licensed to practice In North Carolina. The offending druggists were bound over in the sum of $100 each to onn?nr ?t the next term of the crimi rial court and "Doctor" Keller was recognized In the 'um of $500. Just what la behind the Controversy between the government of the United States and Venezuela over the asphalt question we do not know; but from such facts as have developed, It appears that the Washington government is using its {<ower and prestige to bulldoze Venezuela into unjust concessions to a private American corporation. This would seem to be a small business on the part of the United States unless it be a fact that this government Intends to make the dispute a pretext for territorial aggression and that would be dirty business. That the United States mi st eventually take charge of or annex some of the South American republics is very probable; but It is to be hoped that if any thing of the kind is done it will be done in an open manly way. The Russian newspapers are Just now engaged in an effort to emphasize the dangers of what is generally known as the yellow peril, one of them asserting that future historians will wonder why Ei rope and America of today failed to at once see that the conflict now on between Russia and Japan was a conflict between Europe and Asia. This same paper also suggests that If Rojestvensky Is defeated by Togo it i ill become America to Join the powe -s of Europe in an effort to bring aboit peace, for otherwise the prestige of Japan will become such as to give endless trouble to future civilization. There is something in all this; but Just how much It Is extremely difficult to decide. Russia Is about as much Asiatic as European, If not a little more so, and If she should win out, she will be Just as troublesome as Japan would have otherwise been. It would no doubt have been good policy for Europe and America to have united against Russia had she been the victor. and it may be necessary to do the same in the case of Japan; but then there is no occasion for special hurry. The other powers can very well afford to abide their timf until they see what Is to be done. While, of course, nobody yet knows when the battle between the Russian and Japanese fleets will take place.it Is quite probable that It will not be until the Russians have arrived prettv close In the neighborhood of Vladivostok, from which place they are still pn tty nearly 2.000 miles. That the Japanese know where the Russians A* 1" woaoivn in Hnnht It is are inert* i.*? nv uraov,.. .. -- ? claimed that a British cruiser a fewdays ago Informed a near by shore station that the Russians had been seen at a certain place. Of the numerous vessels passing to and fro many carry wireless apparatus and most of them tell of the sighting of the fleets. In this way both Rojestvensky and Togo keep very well advised of each other's whereabouts. It Is understood that Rojestvensky is making no effort to dodge; but is keeping well out in the open sea as If Inviting an attack. What the plans of the Japs are remain for future developments. It can be very easily understood that they have large interests at stake. If they fall, all Is lost. That Is the general Impression, and therefore they will try to make the fight under the most favorable conditions It will be possible ! to secure. It does not look reasonj able that the Japs will allow the Russians to go Into Vladivostok if they can help it; but at the same time there are very good reasons for assuming that there will be no attack until the Russians get close to that port. One of these reasons Is that the longer the Russian ships are at sea the less efficient will be their condition. However, this Is nothing but speculation. The battle may occur at any time. The weight of expert opinion seems to be with the Japanese; but that, too, is only speculation, for however great may be the estimated advantage of either side, there Is no way In which to take proper account of the element of chance. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Damage by the Frost?New Enterprisee Under Consideration?Baseball Notee?Other Matters of Interest. OoiTMDondeDc* of toe Yorkvtlle Lnquini. Rock Hill, April 18.?That gardens, truck patches of all kinds, the fruit crop and all other crops that have been planted, or are up, have been seriously injured by the freeze Sun< o sotHiut fort In the UCKJ meiu IQ u. Uvvvtvv. ?.?. minds of a majority of the people, but opinions dlfTer as to what the extent of the damage will amount to. Reports from the country indicate that all crops that were up have been seriously injured, if not totally destroyed. It is reported that on one large plantation in the sandy section south of this city, fifty acres of cotton was up to a nice stand, and nearly all of it was killed by the frost. The proud owners of many gardens In this city, who up to Sunday night, had watched the rapid growth of the plants In their gardens with the fond expectation and a fair prospect of having all kinds of vegetables much earlier than usual this spring, now have very little or nothing left to show for all the time and labor they spent on their gardens. It is not too late, however, to replant anything that has been killed and make plenty of all kinds of vegetables yet. Very little cotton or corn was up in this section, except in few places where planting was done very early. There was a prospect for an abundant crop of peaches; but this crop has doubtless been badly damaged. There Is a strong probability of a suspender factory being added to the Industries of Rock Hill in the near future. Two prominent business men of this city have been contemplating the establishment of such an Industry for some time, and although we are not authorized to divulge the names of the promoters Just yet, we can safely say that they are the kind of men who make things go, and although the Industry, if undertaken, will not be run on a very large scale at the beginning, the plant will be thoroughly equipped with the latest Improved ma* chlnery and If the experiment proves successful the plant will be enlarged and the scheme pushed through. During the past six months, secretary Jno. Wood of the Commercial club, has received inquiries from different sources relative to the establishment of an ice factory In Rock Hill. The latest Inquiries come from St. Louis and from the state of Georgia, and there is a strong probability of such an Industry being established here during the present year. Messrs. J. G. Anderson, J. R. Barron, W. J. Roddey, W. C. Whltrver, J. M. Cherry and A. S. Poe, have had a private sewerage system installed on their premises In Oakland. The supply of water is secured from the city mains, and all refuse is drained into an under ground tank which consists of several compartments, and In passing through these different sections the water is relieved or an impurities or nearly so. A sewerage system to embrace the entire city Is badly needed In Rock H1H. In fact any city the size of Rock 'Jill can 111 afford to be without a first-class sewerage and we will have It one of these days, but In the mean time It would be well for others to | follow the example these enterprising | Oakland citizens have set in., taking | the initiative in this all Important matter. Prof. W. F. Moncrleff, head of the department of mathematics and physics at Winthrop college, has received an Invitation from the University of Chicago to deliver a series of lectures before the students of that institution this summer, on the Psychology and Pedagogy of Scientific work. The management of the Catawba Male academy expects to take the cadets to Columbia for a week's encampment during the month of May, the object being to give the students a little recreation and some extra drill work. The C. M. A's. will enjoy the outing and will, no doubt be benefitted by It also. A strong baseball team has been organized In this school and they will very likely cross bats with several other teams during the encampment. The C. M. A. baseball team crossed bats with an aggregation from Wlnnsboro Monday afternoon on the home grounds and won the game by a score of 9 to 14. Since the resignation of Mr. J. M. Simpson as agent of the Catawba Indians, Messrs. G. A. Cowan of this city, and S. M. Boyd of Neely's Creek, have been mentioned as suitable persons to fill the vacancy. Tho warrant taken out last week by Theo McGraw for the arrest of Police Officer C. J. Miller, charging assault and battery, was withdrawn Friday morning. In the absence of Rev. W. L. Lingle, who left last Thursday night for Houston, Texas, to preach to the congregation of the First Presbyterian church of that city. Rev. A. S. Rogers, pastor of the A. R. P. church, filled the pulpit of the First Presbyterian church of this city Sunday morning, delivering quite an interesting and Instructive sermon. Dr. J. W. Bain, an aged minister, who has been spending the winter at Camden, preached at the A. R. P. church. Plans for the Ckrnegie library to be erected on Wlnthrop campus have been about completed and It Is expected that work will be commenced on the building early In the summer. A number of new and handsome dwellings have Just been completed in the city and others are being erected. Yet there is a strong demand for houses In the city. Quite a number of Rock Hllllans are In Yorkville this week attending court. Miss Elizabeth Hall, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at the private hospital a few works ago, has Improved sufficiently to be removed to her home. Mr. A. L. Neely of Ogden, Is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. Messrs. S. E. Workman and R. E. Griffin of Ogden, have both had a child very sick with pneumonia. National Educational Association. ?With the president of the United States as the chief guest and leading educators from all parts of the United States *among the speakers, the next general session of the National Educational association, which will be held in Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, N. J., next July, promises to be the most notable in the nation's history. The meetings will begin Monday, July 3, and continue five days. An eiaDoraie program has been completed. On the first day President William H. Maxwell, city sup; rlntendent of schools, New York, will deliver his annual address, while William T. Harris, United States commissioner of education, will speak on "The Future of Teachers' Salaries," and F. J. Schlff, director of the Field Columbian museum of Chicago, on "The Uses of Educational Virginia. Mayor George B. McClellan of New York city, will speak Tuesday. Andrew S. Draper, state commissioner of education, New York, will tell of "The j Nation's Educational Purpose." "American Idealism" will be the subject of an address by Edwin Alderman. president of the University of Museums." Wednesday will be devoted almost entirely to consideration of topics bearing on child education. The subjects of Thursday will Include "Manual Training In the Grades," by Lorenzo D. Harvey, superintendent of schools of Menomlnie, Wis. President Roosevelt will deliver the principal address of the meeting on Friday. His subject, however, has not been announced. Response to the president's address will be made by John R. Kirk, superintendent of schools at Klrkevllle, Mo., and others. ; ?w: .v; * ji' ^ LOCAT. AFFAIRS. r . ) > NEW ADVERTISEMCNTt. Fousbee Ca* h Store?Announces a "special special" beginning Frlfiay morning at l> a. m., and makes some special prices on babies' caps. A. B. Gaines?Says he is not superstitious, but he does believe In signs. Painted anywhere on anything. First National Bank?Advises young men to begin saving early In life to prepare for old age. It wants your savings account. Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Wants you to know that the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance company gives the fullest protection at the lowest cost. Star Drug Store?Gives you a few timely hints on goods that are in season now. Paas egg dyes for Easter eggs?6 cents a package. Ferguson A Clinton?Have amber and early orange cane seed. Choice tomatoes at 10 cents a can. D. E. Boney, Agent?Offers you a policy In the Farmers' Mutual for >1.50 and one death assessment. The second division is now open. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Tells you to look out for the display case, which will soon be in front of her studio, filled with her latest photographic work. J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Invites the gentlemen to see his low quarter shoes in tans and patent leather. Also calls attention to another special clothing sale on Saturday. J. M. Heath & Co.?Are offering a big line of choice clothing for Easter in two-piece and three-piece suits. Also invites attention to straw hats, gentlemen's and ladles' Oxfords, and groceries and hardware. K. S. Conrad?Announces that beginning tomorrow he will exhibit a carload of planoB In the Craven building. He invites the public to see his exhibit. NOTE AND COMMENT. In his ehargs to the grand Jury, Judge Purdy has not only given that body but the people of the county generally something to think about. Thsrs will bs tome western corn sold In this county this year, but not a great deal. Many of the farmers have quite a quantity on hand; but very little to sell. The chairmen of the various township cotton associations have received supplies of acreage reduction badges and are distributing them among members at 25 cents each. The funds realised from this sale of badges are to be used for the benefit of the association. M. B. Jennings, Esq., of the York bar has made a discovery that promises to be of material Importance to defendants in misdemeanor cases, at least in this county. It is a statute which provides that witnesses mur.tbe served by the sheriff at the expense of that officer instead of at the expense of the defendant himself. There Is nothing new in the law except as to its application in this county. According to the practice obtaining here, the sheriff has been summoning witnQ.uaa fnr the state and the defendant has been left to look out for himself. The law makes the same provision for the defense in this matter as is made for the prosecution; but it seems that the fact has been overlooked heretofore, and as the result of the discovery that Mr. Jennings has made, defendants will hereafter have a better show. The general complaint of the scarcity of cotton mill labor is to be accounted for mainly in the fact that so many former operatives, originally from the farm, have gone back there. The exodus from the farms to the mills commenced in about 1890, as the result of the depressed condition of agriculT tural affairs, and continued for from seven to ten years or until about 1900. During several years, from about 1898 to 1902 the movement between the farms and mills was pretty nearly an offset. As many people were going from the mills to the farms as wefre going from the farms to the mills. About 1902-1903, however, the drift grew stronger from the mills to the farms than in the opposite direction, and in 1803-1904 it reached Its climax. The natural effect of this drift has been most noticeable. As laborers left the farms for the mills, cotton production fell ofT and prices went higher, and Just as the mills had formerly held out greater attractions, the invitation from the fields became still more irresistible. The tremendous surplus of this year is largely the work of former mill operatives gone back to the farms, and another tremendous crop with its consequent depression of prices will cause still another swing of the pendulum from the farms to the mills. ABOUT PEOPLE. Dr. R. T. Shumate returned to Yorkvllle last Sunday. Mr. E. R. McElwee was up from Columbia yesterday. W. W. Lewis, Esq., left last Thursday on a business trip to Mississippi. Mrs. S. R. Moore and Miss Mamie Moore are visiting Mr. Robert Moore's family in Charlotte. Mr. J. H. Buchanon, editor of the Chester Reporter, was in Yorkville yesterday on business. Mr. Howard Van Law of Washington, D. C., is in Yorkville on a visit to his sister, Mrs. I. H. Norris. Mrs. R. H. Jennings returned to her home in Columbia last Friday, accompanied by Mrs. Marlon B. Jennings. Miss Laura Eve Parish returned this morning from Greensboro, where she has been studying the past six weeks. Mrs. D. W. Hicks and sons. Masters Duke and Ollle of Cliffslde, N. C., are visiting Mr. R. B. Riddle's family at Zeno. Mr. J. J. Keller was down about Kershaw last Saturday and reports that he saw cotton coming up in abundance. Mrs. A. Frank Woods returned home last week after an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. H. Smith at High Point, N. C. Col. Robert W. Hunt of the passenger department of the Southern railway at Charleston, was a visitor to Yorkvllle on Sunday. Mrs. H. K. Steele has been seriously 111 at her home at Mrs. E. B. Beard's, for several days, and her condition shows no Improvement today. Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart returned home Saturday from Columbia, where she went on a visit to her son, Mr. Geo. Hart, who Is quite 111. Mr. Hart Is improving. Mr. Ben Johnson left yesterday for Greenville to serve as a Juror in the United States court. From Greenville he expects to go to Texas; but whether or not he will return he has not yet fully decided. News has been received here of the marriage of Miss Mary Louise Gardner, formerly of Yorkvllle, now of Luxora, Mississippi, to Mr. Arthur Hay, of Hickory, N. C. The marriage took place several weeks ago In Luxora. Dr. A. Y. Cartwrlght has made an arrangement with Mrs. Margaret Traywlck of Gastonla, whereby that lady will take charge of the doctor's household affairs. Mrs. Traywlck Is a sister of the late Mrs. Cartwrlght, and she and her daughter. Miss Pansy, are expected In Yorkvllle as soon as they are able to settle their affairs In Gastonla. Sheriff Brown- appeared In court yesterday morning: In a handsome new black salt of thai refutation Prince Albert cut, commonly known aa the "Am, swinger," and the change, which is quite a noticeable one in the case of the popular sheriff, was the subject of much pleasant comment on the part of his friends. It is generally admitted that the sheriff does his new clothes plenty of credit, and that they become him splendidly. . WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The street carnival people began business yesterday. There are quite a number of them in town, but up to this time only a small portion of their expected outfits have arrived. ? The police are getting up quite a collection of brass and iron knucks. They took two from two prisoners last Saturday, and added them to the accumulation that has been going on for some time. Policeman Sanders said the other day, that the iron knuck has grown to be more common even than llie pioiui mm mc uviikwicu elan. ? Mr. Abemathy, the Catawba river fisherman, arrived In Yorkvllle this morning with a buggy load of red horse and suckers. Including about one hundred pounds. As soon as his bug* gy stopped at the court house a crowd gathered around him and within a few minutes?not more than ten minutes? he had sold out every fish he had at 10 cents a pound. He took orders for fifty or sixty pounds more to be delivered tomorrow. ? The Ladles Auxiliary society of the Yorkvllle Cemetery association are arranging to erect a summer house in the cemetery. They have some funds on hand; but not as much as they would like. They are also In need of more flowers. Misses Rosa Lindsay and Bessie Barron will give information on the subject. The matter of acquiring the strip of land between the cemetery and the street remains unsettled. If they only had this strip of land, the ladles .would make It very beautiful In a short time. --Mr. K. S. Conrad of the Kimball Piano company Is at Dr. Bratton's Craven1 old store room, with a car lead of handsome instruments that retail from $300 to $500 eaeh. He also has a wonderful automatic piano player, the first of Its kind that has ever been seen in Yorkvllle, and Is Inviting peo-i pie who are Interested in such things to come and see his display. Mr. Conrad sold fifty or sixty fine pianos In Spartanburg, quite a number In Oaffney, and says that If he does not do some business In Yorkvllle it will certainly be through no fault of his, or of the instruments he Is offering. ? Rev. Dr. J. L. Stokes, chaplain of the Jasper Light Infantry preached his annual sermon to the members of that organization in Trinity Methodist f church last Sunday morning. Besides the soldiers there was present a large congregation, bent on participating In the splendid treat they knew would be theirs. Dr. Stokes took his text from the third chapter of Luke, 14th verse: "And soldiers likewise demanded of him saying, what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely,, and be content with your > wages." The speaker by the way of IntroduCtlon referred to the soldier as a necessary evil, explaining that if civil and social conditions were as they ^should be, there would be no need for soldiers. However, as the power of Christ is not yet as firmly established on earth as it must be some day, soldiers are still necessary. At the same time, there is no need why soldiers should not be Christians, and to prove that they could be he reviewed at length the life and career of Robert E. Lee, holding him up as the greatest soldier Of any age, resourceful and brave, excelling in all the qualities that go to make up the ideal military man and at the same time a Christian of the highest type. The sermon was carefully prepared, very appropriate, and intensely interesting. 8H00TINQ OF ED BAILE8. The shooting of Mr. Ed Bailee near Plnevllle, N. C? on Tuesday of last week by his cousin, Mr. Willard O. Bailee, the well-known marrying squire, was, as stated last Friday, the outcome of a family row; but as it was impossible to get the facts at the time, no details of the unsavory mess were printed. But now the facts are all coming out, onH the matter will nrobablv be fully ventilated In court. Wlllard O. Bailee appeared yesterday In accordance with the bond required of him by Magistrate McElhaney, and Mr. John W. Bailes, father of the wounded boy, Is also here to testify as a witness. From such developments as the reporter has been able to glean from various sources it would seem that the proper solution of the case is very well calculated to tax the court machinery. "It Is Just trouble, trouble, trouble," said Mr. John W. Bailes, giving his story to the reporter yesterday. He spoke with but little show of resentment against anybody, and really seemed to be very much affected. "I have tried to be honest and law-abiding all my life," he said, "and while I have always dreaded too much publicity In this thing, I can't deny that It is a disgrace to the whole Bailes connection. "The shooting was about my daughter. She has a living husband, and has been living with W. O. Bailes for several years. I have never approved of things as they have been; but what could I do? They were Infatuated with each other to such an extent that I was helpless. I could not keep them npart. May be you would say that I should have gotten a shotgun and iffilpri W. O. Bailes* but I could not do that. I have always obeyed the law, and then I am old and broken In health. When a man loses his health he loses his nerve. "W. O. Balles treated my daughter shamefully. He whipped her and drove her home. I hoped that It was all over and told my daughter that she should not want for anything as long as I could supply It. I am a poor man; but 1 have always tried to provide for my faintly. After a while W. O. Balles came back after Sally. I told him there had been enough of his disgraceful conduct and I wanted an end of It?to go away and not come about any more. He begged and pleaded, promised to persuade Hollobaugh, her husband, to get a divorce and to make her his wife. I thought this might remedy matters some, and did not object. Sally was willing, of course, and Balles married her; but without getting a divorce. So matters went on for a time. "Last week my son, Ed, and myself learned that W. O. Balles had been whipping Sally again. Ed declared that he was going: to see about It. I was afraid that he might do something rash and went with him. I told him that there rhust bo no violence; that I would do the talking and he must keep Quiet. W. O. Bailee's house- Is only about an eighth of a mile from our house. We went over there to Investigate the whipping, and I said some pretty rough things to him. He ordered us off the place; but we refused to go. Ed advanced on him and he fired on Ed. I thought at first that he was shooting for a bluff, for Ed kept on advancing, but I ran in the house and got Wlllard's slxteen-shooter. Ed continued to advance and struck him a time or two with his fists. With the gun In my hand I warned Wlllard not to shoot at Ed again. I did not know until afterward that Ed had been shot. He did not tell ms until.I made him come away from Wlllard. Then he showed me where the ball had entered his thigh and a little afterwards he sank to the ground. Mr. L. J. James, who was passing in a buggy saw part of the trouble and carried Ed home. "I don't know what will be the outcome of It all," Mr. Balles continued. "I can't aay that I .feel any resentment toward Wlllard. or that I would like to see him punished. I don't know what Is best. The case Is In- the court, and I reckon It Is for the court to decide what to do. Anyhow, what\ ?r .e court does will be. right, and I reckon it can't make things any worse than they are." Asked as to the condition of his son, Mr. Bailes said that the doctors had told him on Sunday that they were unable to say what the outcome would be:'but had given him to understand that If a fever which had set in should continue four days longer there would be very little hope. THE CIRCUIT COURT. The spring term of the circuit court for York county was convened in Yorkvllle yesterday with the Hon. R. O. Purdy presiding, and after perfecting an organization in accordance with the usual routine, proceeded at once to the consideration of pending sessions business, Solicitor Henry representing the state and Stenographer McCaw taking the testimony. The official personnel of court, not Including the attorneys, of course, was more than half new. This is Judge Purdy's first visit to Yorkvllle as presiding judge, and Sheriff Brown and Clerk Tate were for the first time Initiated In the regular routine of their court duties; but so far as could be noticed, the machinery moved along In its Accustomed grooves as smoothly as ever. The grand Jury was organized with Mr. V. B. McFadden as foreman, and Including the six Jurors who held over from last year, the body is now composed as follows: R. L. Scogglns, A. F. Plexico, W. C. McClure, W. B. Ardrey, V. C. Stroup, W. B. Williams, W. J. Caveny, F. R. Black, J. C. P. Boyd. W. P. Whlsonant, A. B. Parks, Septimus Huey, R. W. Hope, W. H. Stowe, J. A. Forsythe, W. T. Hartness, P. TMcNeel. This being the first term of the year for twelve of the Jurors, Judge Purdy took occasion to charge the body at am ?n Its lintlpfi with npirftrd to the [that if It should develop that any 01 the magistrates were neglecting their duties they should Inquire as to whether they were doing so from carelessness or ignorance of the law. If the neglect was due to ignorance of the law, the magistrates should be Informed as to their duties, but if their neglect was due to carelessness, the facts should be reported to the court. The office of supervisor, his honor said, is beyond comparison, the most important in the county. The. proper discharge of the duties of this office calls for a man of the highest order. He should be a broad minded, well trained business man, accustomed to looking after large affairs in a proper way. The people of any county should be more critical in the selection of a supervisor than of any other officer. They should be careful, of course. In all their selections, but tlu supervisor, who Is charged with the responsibility of expending the county's revenue, has it in his power to do more good or more harm than any of the others. He advised the Jurors to give especial attention to the affairs of the office of the supervisor. Judge Purdy took occasion to express himself in most forcible language as to the condition of the county Jail, not especially with reference to this particular jail but as to the jail situation generally. He referred to the fact that under former conditions, when Jail sentences were common the difficulty of proper sanitation was wry great. As matters stand, now however, with all convicts going to the chaingang or the pententiary at once, and the inmates of the jail including only prisoners awaiting trial wlthth? presumption in favor of their innocence, there is no excuse whatever for unsanitary Jails. In fact filthy Jails are most serious reflections on our sense of right and Justice, and discreditable to Christian civilization. This is true, under any circumstances, but more so than ever under present conditions. He charged the grand Jury therefore to make careful investigation and to give the matter serious consideration. After the grand Jurors had been dismissed for the consideration i of the various cases that had been placed in their hands by the solicitor, the clerk proceeded to call from the sheriffs return, the venire of 1 petit Jurors who had been drawn to i serve at this term. The following an- < swered to their names: i E. L. Barnes, J. F. Boyd, A. C. Bal- i ley, R. F. Lee, J, Q. Dickson, W. Q. Duncan, T. B. Brakefleld, W. E. Kimbrell, Samuel Devlnney, J, T. McKnlght, S. A. Hutchison. M. B. Massey. J. L. Black. 8. H. Epps, Jr., R. O. Ratchford, J. A. Ratteree, J. A. Shannon, J. D. Gwln, J. N. Huey, E. B. Lowry, J. E. Edwards. George Beach, J. E. Good, F. E. Smith, W. D. Glenn. W. W. Miller, J. J. Keller, J. A. McGill, A. L. Campbell, J. C. Hudron, W. H. Ferguson. William Ferguson. F. D. "Williams. Thfr first case taken up was that of the state against Napoleon Lanier, charged with abduction, his alleged victim being a young girl under nixteen years of age. He had enticed her away from home. Upon a preliminary hearing, the defendant was bound over to court in a bond of $500. He was on hand when the trial cobimenoed and testified in his own defence. The case was concluded just as the dinner hour, arrived and the jury was instructed to brtnfr in a sealed verdict. When the time for the publication of the verdict arrived, the prisoner was not to be affairs of the county generally and the conduct of county officials especially. He explained particularly the responsibility of the grand juror in looking after the enforcement of all criminal laws, and took occasion to impress, the importance of a close conscientious supervision of the manner in which the various county offices are administered. He took occasion to emphasize the fact that the two most Important omces in ine county are those of magistrate and supervisor. The magistrate, as a rule Is but poorly paid, and It Is a common thing to And the responsibilities of this office in Incompetent hands. The position of magistrate is one that calls for the very highest type of citizenship. The magistrate should be a man of education and high character. He has in his hands to a larger extent than any other official the peace, order, happiness and well being of the community over which he exercises Jurisdiction, and if he does not measure up to his responsibilities, the community will suffer. His honor called the attention of the grand jury to the fact that the law requires magistrates to file monthly reports with the county treasurer as to fines collected, who from and for what offences, and charged them to see to it that these reports were being filed. He suggested found. He had disappeared. The verdict was guilty, and it is believed that the defendant had gotten information of the fact during the recess. Thos. F. McDow. Esq., represented the defence, and John R. Hart assisted In the prosecution. The next ca?? was that of the state against Alexander Patton, charged with arson. Patton Is the negro boy who set a number of fires on the premises of Mr. W. J. Miller of Newport, some months ago, while he was ostensibly assisting in a search for the Incendiary. A full account of the affair was published in The Enquirer at the time, and the evidence adduced corroborated the story in detail. Messrs. M. B. Jennings and F. P. McCain represented the defendant by assignment, and made a very creditable defence; but the facts were too strongly against the prisoner to admit of a reasonable doubt, and the jury returned a verdict of guilty with a recommendation to the mercy of the court The recommendation was evidently made in consideration of the extreme youth of the prisoner, he not being more than twelve or fourteen years of age. John Belk, white, was arraigned on the charge of bigamy, and on advice of his counsel plead guilty. J. C. Jeter, arraigned for bigamy, at first plead not guilty, but afterward on the advice of his counsel, Mr. F. P. McCain, withdrew his Dlea of not f.-uil ty and entered a plea of guilty. Judge Purdy announced that It was his custom to Inquire Into casen of this kind before passing sentence, and he accordingly postponed further action until he could get more information. John Ross, colored, plead guilty to the charge of stealing a bicycle. When court re-convened this miming with the grand jury in the box. Judge Purdy took occasion to a^aln refer to the jail question. He said that his remarks of yesterday on the subject were general; fhat he hac; no idea that they were of special application; but since then he has gotten additional Information on which he felt warranted in saying that the sanitary condition of the jail here must be dimply horrible. There Is probably only one other jail in the state that is in a worse condition. This is an enlightened age and a humane age; but nuch conditions as evidently prevail in this jail are not creditable either to our humanity or our enlightenment. Ordinarily people are" not confined in jail for punishment; but merely to await trial and these are always entitled to kind and humane treatment To confine a man in such a place as this jail is but little less than barbarous. It is the especial duty of your supervisor and commissioners to look after this matter. Probably they may rot be disposed to pay attention to the complaint of a single citlsen; but a recommendation from your t>ody amounts to a demand from the whole people and if officers tell to respect your demands the people will make it their business to replace such officers with others who will do better. The matter of expense does not enter into this proposition at all. There is not a county in the state that is not able to properly take care of its prisoners and you are more than able. This tiling, of course, you are not to consider from a standpoint of dollars and cents. We don't spend $200 to convict a negro of stealing a 25 cents chicken as a matter of dollars and cents; but is a matter of principle, and the principle involved here is certainly no less. The first case taken up this morning was that of Will Cook, charged with criminal assault. The jury took the papers at about 12 o'clock, and returned in a short time with a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court P. D. Barron, Esq., represented the defense. Thomas Robinson, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, was tried In his absence and convicted. When the court adjourned for the noon hour It was engaged on the case of Henry McEIwee, charged with housebreaking and larceny. In the case of WMard O. Bailee, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, the grand jury returned a true bill. The case was continued until the next term of the court. It Is quite probable that the business of the sessions court will be concluded by Thursday afternoon. LOCAL LACONIC8. Bald Eagle 8ight#d. Mr. J. J. J. Robinson, Master Grover Brown and several others saw a bald eagle sailing over the neighborhood of the Wilkerson school house lAat Sunday afternoon. The eagle was coming from the direction of Broad river, in an easterly direction Just above the tree tops. He did not seem to be in much of a hurry. 8afs Crackers at Kershaw. News reached here yesterday of three fate robberies at Kershaw Sunday night. . The safes in the postofflce, Southern railway and Stevens Lumber company, all near the depot, were battered open with axes and robbed. The total booty amounted only to about $300. including $200 In check*. It Is believed that the robberies are the work of local amateurs. Damage From Frost Mr. R. J. Brown of Broad River township, was in Yorkville yesterday on business. He came through the country and examined the fruit trees along the road for damage by frost He says he found that many of the peaches, and some of the plums had been killed. As the result of his examination he thinks there is but little hope of a peach crop in the locality through which he passed. Death of Mr. D. F. 8chorb. Mr. Dewey F. Schorb, a well known printer of Columbia, died at his home in that city last Saturday after a lingering illness, aged about 49 years. The deceased was a son of the late George 8chorb. and a nephew of Mr. John R. Schorb of Yorkville. He lived In Yorkville with his parents for sever- ( al years after the war and spent some time in The Enquirer office learning 1 his trade. During the past thirty < years he has worked in various Co- 1 lumbla printing establishments, prin- < cipally for Dr. Woodrow in the office i of the Southern Presbyterian and for i the Bryan Printing company. He was generally considered a first-class < workman, and stood high in the estimation of all who knew him. He leaves a widow and three children. Mountain Island Property Sold. Charlotte Chronicle, Saturday: If a special diapatoh from New York covers the situation accurately, the mystery surrounding the reported sale of the Hooper Interests at Mountain Island has been solved. The dispatch states that the estate of the l&tp Wil- , Ham E. Hooper, of Baltimore, has been sold to a syndicate headed*?^ Dr. OUT 'Wyttrrof IfftW Torit. presa- * dent of the Catawba Power company. The sale Is understood to Include jtno Mountain Island-Cotton mitt and tty water power; lit & word, .all the Hooper Interests. " Col. William Barbour, of New York, who Is Interests^ In the property, is quoted as saytnf the price paid for the property 10 $200,000. No particulars are known V. ? _ 4U. ?S lL ? ^ ^ nere u? iu uie ueuuin wi ine inuiv action or what the deal may mean, but It la probable that no more Interesting item of local news has been printed In Charlotte In some time. Bondsmen Responsible. The escape of Napoleon Lan ier yesterday after he had presumably gotten information of bis conviction on the charge of abduction, has caused no lit- pf tie unfavorable comment, and It Is very v. natural. There Is a serious defect about a system that allows a defendant to quietly walk away after he has been convicted of an offense that is punishable by line or not less than two years' Imprisonment The responsibility, however, should be put where It belongs, and It Is due to Sheriff Brown to say that he Is In no wise to blame. The prisoner was under bond to appear at court, and await the event of his trial. The sheriff had no jurisdiction over him until after the publication of the Jury's verdict The supreme court has so held. The understanding Is that the solicitor will look to Lanier's bondsmen and if he finds they are not worth the money, he will get after the magistrate who miiy have ialltd to require them to qualify. The Allison Creek Bridge. So far as the reporter has been able to learn there have been no new developments of late as to the Allison Creek )>ridge matter. Reference la had to the bridge at the mouth of the creek, and which was rendered useless by the building of the dam. There has been considerable correspond! nee on the subject between the county board of commissioners and the power company authorities; but nothing has been done In the way of relieving the situation, and people who had former- ** ly used the road around the mouth of the creek are still suffering very considerable Inconvenience. It is generally recognised that as. a matter of Justice the bridge should be built and maintained at' the joint expense of the county and the power oompany; but so far It has not been practicable to reach an agreement as to Jiist bow much each should do and from what has developed up to ' this time, it looks that if the matter is Over settled at all, it. will have to be settled by a petit jury. Th# Nsely's Creek Farmer*. , u* ft. j Mr. W. 3. Lesslle, one of t)ie solid and substantial farmers of the Nsely's Creek neighborhood, was In Yorkvllle last Saturday on business connected with the Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance company, of which he is a director. Speaking of the reduction movement he said that while he bad not yet signed the pledge because his affairs were not In shape to admit of a full 25 per cent reduction, he would certainly reduce ss compared with last year, and there would be a general reduction in his neighborhood. The rule in the Neely*s ^ Creek country has been to plant from fifteen to twenty acres of cotton to the plow; but all who have agreed to reduce 26 per cent will do so, and others who have been planting 12 or more acres will reduce to 10 or 10*. Mr. Lesslie himself will not plant more than 10| acres to the plow where up to a few years ago he used to plant 15 acres or mors. Some of his neighbors he said will probably cut down to as low as 8 acre* to the plow. The Dissatisfied Catawba*. uoiumDia special 10 ut r?? w? tao Courier: Chief Jim Harris, of the Catawba Indian tribe, wante to disband his clan and emigrate w ist The chief was In the city today for the purpose of calling on Governor Heyward and explaining the deplorable condition of his tribe. According to Harris, the Indians have barely enough to live on and unless there is an increase in the appropriation or some voluntary contributions made the tribe will starve. Harris pre poses to the state that the whole tribe be allowed to go west and perhaps settle in Indian Territory with the other ? aborigines. The state now makes an appropriation of 11,590 a year for the support of about eighty Indians. Of this number about ten are full bloods. "We are losing cur nationality rapidly," said Harris this morning, who is a very good example of the intelligent half-breed. The matter now before the tribe is whether * the state shall give them mom money x. in order that they might 11 vs better or whether they will be allowed to go west and start anew with the other Indians. The conference this morning was very interesting and.Hanis talked very intelligently of the condition in Tork county. Just what the stats will do about the matter is not yet known, but the problem is a serious one, and will result in a gr>sat deal ^ of discussion at the next station of the legislature. ' f WONDERFUL NEW COTTON. Australia Claims a Vsristy That Will Yisld 1,200 Pounds to tho Aero. ^ The two new varieties of cotton that were shown at the Exhibition of the Royal Agricultural society of Victoria, at Melbourne, Australia, some time ago, are attracting much attention, says the Washington correspondent of The News and Courier, and it is now learned. that special attention will be given to their merits by parties interested in the industrial development of * cotton In Italy. This Increasing interest in the new products is likely .to lead to further investigation In this country, and It is possible tii&t the experts at the agricultural department may have new facts to give out as time goes on. The new varieties were grown at Cairns Queensland, and one variety, which has been named the Oaravonlca # [, gave the large yield of 1,200 pounds of ginned cotton per acre. This has been pronounced by English, American and Continental experts as having i value of 20 cents a pourd, and ihould be clasred as a wool cotton. This variety is a tree cotton, cultivated like orchard trees. It la planted