Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 21, 1905, Image 2

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Scraps and facts. ? The Democratic members of cong*-es8 are stirred up over the report that "Uncle Joe" Cannon is preparing n nut down the Democratic repre Mentation upon the house committees to five members. The speaker's plan, the Democrats assert, will, if carried out, cause all kinds of trouble in the minority ranks, and In order to avoid hard feelings among his followers the minority leader, John Sharp Williams, may refuse to recommend any appointments. I ? A large number of prominent colored men from all parts of Texas and other southern states met at Houston last Saturday in convention to consider ways and means for preventing the frequent occurrence of the crime of rape In sections where there is a large negro population. Among those present are a number of leading colored ministers and educators. It Is expected that an educational campaign among the young colored men will be begun soon, in the hope that It will have a beneficial effect upon the moral status of the young negroes. ? London Dally Mall: Several British subjects who have returned to Cape Town from German Southwest Africa tell extraordinary stories of the hanging and shooting of women and chll* dren by the German columns operating against the native rebels. A young Transvaal Dutchman named F. Wepener stated that at Okanjlso eight women and six children were "strung up to trees by the neck and then shot. The Germans said they were spies, but they were captured with the natives with whom we had been fighting, and some of the children could not have been older than five. All the women and children we captured on the march were treated In the same way. I have seen at least twenty-five of them hanged and shot." ? The secretary of the navy has just announced that another opportunity will be given deserving young men between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-six to get into the pay corps of the navy. An examination will be held at the navy yard in Washington city, beginning on the 9th of January. There are now twelve vacancies In the grade of assistant paymaster and It Is the purpose of the department to fill these If possible this winter. Application for permission to take these examinations will be received by the assistant secretary of the navy up to December 15th. It is announced that the merit system recently inaugurated nas oeen iouna so successiui in securing the best material for navy pay officers that Secretary Bonaparte has determined to continue the plan and hereafter fill all vacancies in the pay corps with sole regard to the personal merit and apparent aptitude of the candidate. ? In Its report of the Glenn Williams trial Irt the Federal court at Greensboro, N. C.. the Telegram gives the following account of "how whisky is aged": Next followed expert rectifiers, who had been summoned from Advance, Davie county. They proved to know so very little about the business as experts one of them was told to stand aside. The other gave a very indefinite description of the process by which new corn whisky can be made into five year old whisky. The district attorney made repeated efforts to get this witness to tell how much rock candy syrup and other things had to be used In the double rectifying process necessary to make new whisky old, but he couldn't tell anything about It. He did say that the quantity of liquor was increased while the proof was decreased by the process. "Does it make five year old whisky?" was asked. "Well, it makes it pass for it," responded the witness amid the laughter of the bar and the court. After this the express agent resumed operations and everybody who could left the court room. ? Copenhagen, Nov. 20: The throne of Norway was formally tendered to Prince Charles of Denmark this morning by a deputation of members of the Norwegian parliament and was accepted by King Christian in behalf of his grandson. The brief ceremony in the palace recalled the similar event In 1863 when the throne of Greece was presented to Prince George of Denmark. The function today lasted only 20 minutes but the scene was brilliant, as It was attended by all the princes and princesses and their suites, the diplomatic corps, Including the American minister. Mr. O'Brien, and the high court officials. President Berner In a speech lasting five minutes. Invited Prince Charles to become king of Norway and King Christian with similar brevity accepted the offer. The old king was much affected as he blessed and embraced his grandchildren, King Haakon VII and Queen Maud. The close of the ceremony was closed by a firing of a gun salu'e. An enormous crowd was gathered in front of the palace and gave a rousing reception to the new king and queen of Norway as they left the palace in a gilded state chariot. ? \Vm. S. McSwaln and Wm. Cole, his brother-in-law. were arrested in Chicago last Friday charged with attempting to blackmail J. Ogden Armour and other members of Armour & Company for $40,000 In connection with the beef trust Investigation by means of letters which they are alleged to have stolen from liles of Armour & Company. McSwaln was employed by Armour & Company four years as a stenographer. Since the recent beef trust investigation was begun it is charged, that McSwaln has taken letters from the files of the concern. Throe weeks ago it is said that Mc Swain went to Armour and threatened to turn the letters over to the Federal officers unless Armour paid $40.000. Mr. Armour refused to listen to the proposal. McSwain. it is alleged, made similar demands on other officers of Armour & Company. A meeting was arranged with McSwain where, it was agreed $1,000 should be paid him on the delivery of the letters and $5,000 a week later. When McSwain and Cole appeared at the hotel Friday afternoon they were arrested. ? New York, November 17: A thief who entered the Security Storage Company's warehouse in an express package yesterday was caught today as he was about to leave the warehouse. hidden In the same package along with $700 worth of stolen goods. Last night he climbed out of the package, and after rilling the warehouse again repacked himself and his plun tier. When caught today he said his name was John Schmidt and told the story of his robbery. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock two packing cases were taken to the company's warehouse at 212 Spring street. Schmidt was In one of them, which was fitted with spring locks so as tc be opened from the inside. With him was a bottle of whiskey, a set of burglar's tools and a dark lantern. The other box was used for packing his plunder. Schmidt emerged last night and plundered the place and at 7 o'clock this morning was safely packed with his plunder. But an employe saw one of the boxes move unaccountably as It stood alone or the floor, and peeping through a knot hole In the top saw the burglar'* hat. He immediately smashed the packing case open. Five minutes later an expressman called, asking tc remove the two boxes which contained the burglar and his plunder The police went with the expressman to meet the man who had sent aftei the boxes. This man, who gave th< name of Robert Arnold, was found waiting at the Bowery and Second street and was arrested. (flu \torkinllr (fuqitlrcr. YORKVILLE, S. C.l TIJK8DAY. NOVRMBKR 21. IMS Reports from Constantinople are to the effect that the Russian revolutionary spirit is extending to Turkey and the sultan is very much alarmed The young Turkish party is preparing to demand a constitution and It is believed that the demand will get lotsol backing throughout the empire. The board of consulting engineers of the Isthmian canal commission has placed itself on record as favoring a sea level canal. The decision was arrived at last Saturday by a vote of i to 5. The matter has been under consideration since last September. The board consists of eight Americans and five foreigners from different parts o! the world, called in to assist with theii advice. It Is understood that the Americans stood 5 to 3 in favor ol locks; but the five foreigners were solid for a sea level canal and they carried the day. The matter Is yet to be passed upon by the isthmian cana! commission and this commission maj decide in favor of locks. There has been no change in the financial situation in New York Money is still tight among the Wal street speculators and interest ratee continue to run high. The bull Interests are trying to bring pressure or Secretary Shaw to deposit some $10,000.000 or $20,000,000 of treasury funds in the national banks to relieve the stringency; but the treasurer remains steadfast in his refusal, holding thai the stringency is entirely among the speculators and that there Is no legitimate demand for money. Secretarj Shaw may be correct in his position; but somehow we are unable to see it just exactly as he sees it. His attitude is clearly in favor of the bears The presumption is that if he woult make the deposit asked for monej would become easier and prices woult rise. A rise in prices generally woulc certainly he*p the price of cotton, anc the farmers of the south who are certainly engaged in about as legitimate business as there is, would be benefitted. We have no fault to find with the executive committee of the York County Southern Cotton association. It has all along been one of the most actlv< and efficient organizations that has existed in this county for many years Each individual member has giver freely of his time and abilities, and th< measures proposed have all been sens! ble and practicable. The meeting las Friday, a report of the proceedings o: which appears in another column, it fully up to the standard, and from thi tenor of the resolutions, we infer tha the committee means business. Th< members of the association havlnj made but faint response to the re quest for contributions of 5 cents t bale, the committee has now arranget to go after these contributions. Anc here comes the crucial test. If the as sessments are paid generally an< promptly, the York County Southen Cotton association will become a powe to be respected. Otherwise it wil quietly pass out of existence, to be re membered only as still another testi monlal to the oft repeated assertioi that "the farmers cannot be induce< to stick together in the upholding o their own interest." Governor Heyward today, after re ceivlng a number of reports from Un ion county, decided to order the con stables back in that county. This ac tion is taken because of the belief tha tha rlionanourv lour lo nnf hai ri cr <xn. forced since that county voted out th< dispensary. The policy of Governo Heyward was announced severa months ago in the Record. As soon a; a county votes out the dispensary th< constabulary is withdrawn and th< county and town officials are given ai opportunity to enforce the law. If i is found that the law is not being en forced the constabulary is sent back This has bee i done in several coun ties.?Columbia Record. We want to see the dispensary lav enforced to the utmost; but we subml that ".his is not the way to do it. Th< state constabulary system has been i failure from the first and it is a fall ure now. If it is a fact that the blint tigers are taking charge of things it Union, they cannot be stopped by stat< constables, and to send the constable! there is an unnecessary waste of mon ey. We admit that local constables car do some good; but the employment o foreigners is worse than useless. I the governor really wants to put dowr the sale of liquor in Union, let hin provide some way to increase the activitv of the local authorities. The European powers, or practically all of them except Germany, hav< decided to mane a naval demonstratior against Turkey and the understanding is that it Is to take place within the next few days. It is the same old trouble, failure of the Turks to meel interest on bonds held in Europe. As a matter of fact Turkey is a very poot debtor. She is good at promises; bul poor at performance. She owes large sums to Europeans, but is unable tc pay because under her present system of taxation most of her revenues are stolen by the tax gatherers. The European governments have time and again requested her to reform her system of taxation, and she has promised without performing. Now the governments have made a peremptory demand and they have arranged to back that demand up with a fleet of twenty warships, which are to make a demonstration somewhere on the Turkish coast. The demand provides for the collection of all taxes by local authorities under the supervision of the powers. The question Is will the sultan yield and if he does not yield what will the powers do? They will have to bombard some Turkish fort, and then the sultan must either pay or fight. It is very well understood that . he cannot fight Europe alone; but it > is also understood that he has other resources. The sultan of Turkey Is . the recognized head of the Moslem i world, and all Moslems are bound by their faith to support him against eni croachments by Christians. If he I should raise the banner of "holy I war" he could make a serious situation. This fact Is generally recognized; but there seems to be very little fiar that there Is any real danger of , such a contingency. Discussing the Brice act in Its last issue, the always level headed Newberry Observer remarks: The counties that have voted the dispensaries out have done so with the full understanding that they were to pay the half mill extra tax and to lose the dispensary school funds. They were told?"warned," if that is the better expression?time and again, from the stump, in the press, and in other ways. But they were willing to pay the price, and have not complained about it. Under these circumstances hey had a right to expect that they would be left alone; but they have not been. The dispensary crowd have re1 sorted to every device of the courts to force these counties to have the dispensary anyhow, and have appealed, , and are still appealing, to state and United States courts?their claim be' ing that the "Brice act" is unconsti' 'utional. We are no lawyer; but we have no , doubt whatever of the constitutionality of the act as a whole, and we believe It will stand. But there Is one feature t of the act that appears to us as unconstitutional?that Is the half mill feature?and we believe If that were tested in the courts It would be knocked out, , And since the dispensary crowd are determined not to let the matter rest, 1 it would be a good Idea to raise this l point In some of the numerous proceed. ings they are bringing and have it . knocked out. And It Is a question whether the provision of the act de prlvlng the counties that vote out the > dispensaries of a share In the school I fund would stand the test of the courts . ' Ither. ' The people who voted the dispensary out expected to pay the stipulated ? price; but since the other side refuse . to keep faith with them, they are under no obligation whatever to make any further sacrifices. And don't let It be forgotten either 5 that the provisions of the Brlce act, I which are pointed out by the Observer r as unconstitutional and which are no doubt so, were put there not by the friends of the law, but by Its enemies. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. 1 ? Spartanburg special of Nov. 20, to ? Columbia State: In sessions court to day, which is being presided over by 1 Judge Klugh, two interesting cases came up for trial?L. Relbling and Jos. ' W. Husemann, charged with violats Ing the dispensary law In maintaining ? a nuisance In conducting beer privilege t houses. Reibllng's case was the first i disposed of. The jury returned a ver diet of guilty. The defendant has not r been sentenced. Husemann's trial resulted in an acquittal. t ?Columbia State, November 21: At the request of Solicitor J. K. Henry, Gov. Heyward issued a requisition on the governor of Texas for the return 1 to this state of Ed. Smith and J. H. r Williams alias Moses White, who are . war.ted on the charge of larceny. These are smooth fellows, who worked I the confidence game in Columbia and I again in Chester. At the latter place they s em to have been detected. The solicitor writes: "The police have been } tracking them by wire ever since the robbery here which was committed on a young man In a back lot in the day light. He was relieved of $50. They are practically identified by scars, is my ? Information from the chief of police." ? Union special of November 18 to 5 the News and Courier: The Columbia 4 Electric Street Railway. Light and ' Power company, through its attorneys, J Messrs. Abney, Thompson & Town. send secured an order from Judge D. 4 TnwnsMid tnrtnv restraining the Union Manufacturing and Power com3 pany from interfering arbitrarily with - the natural flow of the stream of t Broad river. The complaint alleges, in . substance, that the rights of the plaintiff, the Columbia Electric Street Rall3 way, Light and Power company, have i been invaded by the defendant, the t Union Manufacturing and Power company, in that the latter has arbitrarily 3 shut the gates of its dam at Neal j Shoals, so as to cut off the water from . the Columbia canal, which is the property of the plaintiff, thus preventing the latter from furnishing power 1 to the state penitentiary and to other 1 Columbia industries, which are its customers: that then, after the water " had gathered in large volumes above 1 the dam, by reason of the closed gates, l the gates would be opened and the r water rush down In such quantities as . to cause great waste. In this way, it is alleged, the Columbia Electric com pany has been damaged in the sum of - $50,000. Judgment is asked for that .j amount, and also a perpetual injunction restraining the defendants from 1 acting in this alleged arbitrary manf ner in interfering with the natural flow of the water. The order of Judge Townsend requires defendant to show cause before him at Yorkville, on De. cember 8, why the injunction should . not be granted, and the defendants are . in the meantime restrained from the . alleged arbitrary interference with t the water. " ?Columbia Record: There are two 0 important religious meetings to be r held soon of interest to several hundred 1 thousand people in this state?the Bap3 tist annual convention and the annual 0 Methodist conference. Naturally there 0 is more local interest in the Baptist 1 convention as that body is to meet * here for the first time in a number of " years. The sessions open on the night of November 30th in the First Baptist " church with a meeting of the pastors that might be present, but the meeting t proper begins Friday morning, Decemt ber 1st at 10 o'clock. The various lo_ cal committees are busy arranging for the en'ertalnment of the visitors and 1 the majority of the delegates will stop - at the homes of the members of that j denomination during their stay in the city. There is no regular program, al1 though thtre is a great deal of importe ant business to be transacted and the s reports of the various committees will be read with interest. Rev. Chas. A. Smith of Timmonsville. will preside at 1 the meeting. The Methodist conferf ence this year meets in Spartanburg f and the most important matter from the standpoint of those who attend will be the appointments for the coming i year. A large number of changes are - anticipated. Another matter of interest will be the disposition and control of the conference organ, the Southern Christian Advocate. The Advocate has . been published in Spartanburg for the s past three years by Rev. G. H. Wad' dell under a four years' contract. At 1 the last session of the conference the ; subject was discussed and an effort , was made by Rev. S. A. Nettles to se. cure the publication of the paper, which he proposed to issue at $1 a t year, and for a time it looked as if Mr. j Nettles would get It.* However, the . matter was put over until the conference of this year for determination. It ' is not known whether Mr. Nettles will ; press his proposal at the coming ses, sion or what will be the temper of the conference toward it if he does. Dur1 ing this year Mr. Waddell has been ' unable to stive his attention to the bus iness on account of til health and the Advocate has been In charge of Rev. W. A. Rogers with the business management in the hands of J. Wright Nash. LOCAL AFFAIRS. < , *? NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. G. T. RadclilTe?Wants to buy a big 1 lot of turkeys. He will be at home next Saturday. 25th. , A. D. Dorsett, Clover?Has a fiveyear-old mare, that will work anywhere, for sale for $125. I I. H. Norrls?Wants buyers for shoats , weighing from 60 to 100 pounds. , W. W. Ferguson?Lost an end-open- ' Ing note book on the Sutton's Spring road last Sunday. He will pay a re- i ward for Its return to him at W. R. ] Carroll's store. W. T. Nichols, R. F. D. 2, Yorkvllle? 1 Will on Dec. 6th, at his residence I sell a large variety of personal | property at auction for cash. The Thomson Company?Returns its thanks for the liberal patronage It has received, and puts on sale today nno KllnHrfiH TTIOIVB OVArOOfl ta A t prices that will make them move. Foushee Cash Store?Has a Job lot of children's hosiery at low prices. Also has Buster Brown hosiery for children and ladies at 20 cents a pair. A few hats at cost. Glenn & Allison?Want you to know that their Mr. Allison is on the market buying mules and horses to be here salesday in December. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Has a choice assortment of fruits, etc., to tickle the palate. Also has a barrel of New Orleans molasses?new crop. Loan and Savings Bank?Solicits your banking business with the assurance that it will be kept, on its part, strictly private. York Drug Store?Is selling a 25c box of Colgate's dental powder for 20c and giving free a cake of cashmere bouquet soap?guest room size? with each purchase. T. W. Speck?Wants you to know that he has a full line of Waterman's Ideal fountain pens. He also has a full line of Parker lucky curve pens. First National Bank?Wants you to know that it is a pleasure to have the deposits of farmers and loan them money when in need of funds. Mr. Samuel L. Brown has been appointed postmaster at Filbert, vice his sister. Miss Mollle Brown, who has held the office for ten or twelve years. There are quite a number of tiger cases to be tried at this term of the court, and the outcome is being watched with much interest. Mr. W. M. Dunlap is assisting the State in all nf the tlwr cases. According to tho statements published by the local banks last Friday their combined resources aggregate $483,386.28. which is certainly a most gratifying showing for this community. Of course, there is a lot of business which does not go through the banks either directly or indirectly; but nev-; crtheless the condition of the banks is always an accurate Index to the condition of the community. Although v?ry glad to have him with them again, the many York county friends of the Honorable D. A. Townsend, presiding judge, regret very much that this is the last term over which he will preside. However, he may be considered elsewhere, Judge Townsend's reputation in York is that of one of the most able and efficient judges who has ever presided here. No other Judge has been able to get through with more business in the same length of time. Whatever polltics there may have been in the failure of the general assembly to re-elect him, his retirement is a distinct loss to the circuit bench. That was an interesting suggestion that was made by Mr. C. C. Hughes recently with reference to the purchase of a steam shovel for use in ditching Fishing creek, and it is really entitled to serious consideration. There ara hundreds of acres along the Fishing creek bottoms for a distance of seve^jC miles that are comparatively worthless, for lack of proper drainage. If drained these lands could be easily made worth from $50 to $75 an acre. Some people say they would be worth $100 an acre. If the people interested could be gotten together they would be fully warranted in purchasing a steam shovr*. el for this work alone. They could afford to throw the shovel away after having used it. But that is not neces"""" rPV. ora thniiaonfle nf fit hPT acres in York county that are no better off for lack of the same kind of drainage, and if drained, would be tripled and quadrupled in value. The situation suggests the organization of a drainage corporation with sufficient capital to buy the necessary machinery and do all the work required. It would not seem to be a difficult undertaking to organize such a company. The people directly Interested might be Induced to take the stock and then the ditching could be done at whatever it might be worth. It could be so managed that there would be dividends for the stockholders, and the benefits to the landowners generally would aggregate hundreds of thousands of dollars. THIRD WEEK JURORS. The following venire of petit Jurors was drawn last Saturday, to serve during the third week of the present term of the court; but the outlook now is that there will be no court week after next, and in that event this venire will not be served. A. A. Shilllnglaw Broad River. D. V. Epps Fort Mill. E. R. Jackson Broad River. Mason Bratton Bethesda. A. C. Burgess Bullock's Creek. S. B. Collins Catawba. J. A. Broadnax Catawba. J. A. Bailey Catawba. W. L. Latham Bullock's Creek. R. W. Roach Bethesda. J. D. Davis Catawba. R. A. Cook Catawba. W. A. Fewell Catawba. J. B. Miller York. W. N. Hardin Bullock's Creek. J. W. Simril Ebenezer. Thomas E. Blair Bullock's Creek. J. K. Hope Ebenezer. E. L. Ford King's Mountain. W. E. Land York. J. A. C. Love King's Mountain. Wyatt Barnett Ebenezer. L. W. Cullender Bethel. ? *T"ii York J. R. Connally York. E. H. Johnson Catawba. W. E. Adams, Jr King's Mountain. A. H. Jackson Bethel. E. L. Matthews Ebenezer. C. H. Graham Fort Mill. J. C. Dixon York. T. M. Whlsonant Broad River. J. A. W. Mitchell ....Bullock's Creek. J. D. Rawls Catawba. D. R. Ralney Bethesda. T. W. Jackson Ebenezer. WHY HE PLEAD GUILTY. Albert Miller, colored, fully expected to get a sentence of death at the present term of the court and when 1 the solicitor allowed him to plead guilty and take fifteen years in the penitentiary, he was made a glad negro. Miller killed his wife at a "wake" near Newport last summer in cold 1 blood. He lived in Fort Mill town- I ship, and his wife left him. After 1 At U,. *,.1,1 In Fai.! \f 111 I ?oiue mill" utr iuiu ^cupic n* *- ui v mill that he was going to bring her back or kill her. Next day. came the news i that he had shot the woman twice, i and it was a clear case. I M. B. Jennings, Esq., represented J Miller, and being unable to conceive of ' any reasonable defense, had a confer- < ence with the solicitor and secured the I consent of that officer to accept a plea 1 I of manslaughter. After having secured such an arrangement, Mr. Jennings t took Miller Into a Jury room and said: t "Look here. Albert, what do you t say about not going to trial and taking t thirty yearn In the penitentiary?" i "Ain't thirty years a long time, Mr. j Jennings?" asked the negro thought- ( fully. t "Yes," replied Mr. Jennings some- < what sharply, "and hell's pretty hot." The argument was convincing and 1 the negro agreed to plead guilty. | Judge Townsend gave him fifteen i pears. 1 Deputy Sheriff Quinn, says that i since his commitment to Jail Miller has I been looking for nothing else but a I sentence of death and he has been i looking forward to court with increas- I Ing dread; but since yesterday he Is i the happiest negro In the Jail. 1 ABOUT PEOPLE. i Mr. M. C. Willis Is In Barnwell. I Mr. James Tlddy spent Sunday In i Shelby. ] Mrs. L. R. Gibson of Charlotte, Is I the guest of Mrs. H. H. Beard. 1 Miss Rachel Howerton of Charlotte, 1 Is the guest of Mrs. H. H. Beard. Mr. W. T. Nichols will soon move ( his family from R. F. D. No. 2, York-vllle, to Ebenezer. Mrs. T. B. Kell of Fort Lawn, Is 1 visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. ' T. Schorb In Yorkvllle. Mrs. A. D. Dorsett and little son ' spent several days last week with ! Mrs. Margaret Robinson. Messrs. Howard McLarty of Charlotte. and J. R. Stewart, of Raleigh, N. C., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Beard. Mrs. J. R. Bratton of Yorkvllle has pneumonia, and her condition Is quite serious; but hopeful. Mrs. Bratton is In the 74th year of her age. Mr. W. R. Burgess of Sharon was In Yorkvllle yesterday for the first time since he became convalescent from his rtcent attack of typhoid fever. Mrs. H. C. Lilly of Filbert, left last Friday for Goal City, Ala., on a visit to her son, Mr.-Emmet Lilly. She exnfcts to be away about three months. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. A. Cbvlngton and daughter, Florence, arrived In Yorkville last week from North WUkesboro, N. C.. on a visit to Mr. A. Rose's family. Mr. Covington returned home yesterday. WITHIN THE TOWN. -y Building work has been seriously retarded because of the difficulty In getting lumber. ? Messrs. J. J. Keller & Co., have taken a contract for the erection of three four-room cottages for the Tavora Cotton mill. ? $328,116.56 of deposits In the banks. That Is a pretty good showing for Yorkville and the people of the territory who do their business here. ? Cotton receipts continue light In Yorkville, and * the reports from surrounding towns Indicate that the situation is the same elsewhere. ? Rev. W. C. Ewart announced Sunday morning that the union Thanksgiving service this year Is to be held in the Associate Reformed church. It is an annua) custom of the participants In this service to make offerings In behalf of the orphanages of their respective denominations, or for any other purpose that they may see proper to designate. Tne service mis ye*u will be conducted by Rev. J. O. Babln, of the Church of the Good Shepherd. ? Investigation of the insufficient water pressure at the fire last Friday morning, develops that the standpipe was full Thursday night as stated by Superintendent' Rawls of the water works and that the water was used by he Tavora and Victor mills and by several locomotives that passed during the night on the Southern railroad. There Is an ordinance requiring that manufacturing plants using the town water get their supplies before sundown. The council Is considering the advisability of taking some action with regard to alleged violations of the ordinance. ? The sale of horses by the Henkel Live Stock company last Saturday was quite an interesting affair. It took place at Barron Bros. Livery stable. There was quite a crowd of people present, they having come from all parts of the county, especially on account of the sale, and they had the money with which to buy. The horses were from Colorado; but were not especially wild, ail having been broken to the halter. Some thirty or more were sold, and in the case of many the bidding was quite lively. The prices ranged from about $30 to $125, and the average price was something like $50. Some of the horses sold very chean, at much less than they were worth in fact, and there was a good J1 ho qqIo snmo of UL'ttl Ul 11 auiug unv. v?v ?M.vf ?? 'the purchasers re-selling at a profit CHARGED WITH TIGERING. J. H. Britain, G. L. Armstrong, A. B. Britain, G. W. Camplvll and Tred Britain. North Carolinians, are In Jail on the charge of selling liquor in violation of the dispensary law, and their case will be tried as soon as it can be reached by the court. The defendants were arrested on the streets of Yorkvllle last Saturday by Policemen Love and Sanders, and their offense, If it shall develop that the charges against them can be proven seems to have" been one of startling boldness. During Friday night Information came to the policemen that a party of wagoners In three wagons, loaded among other things with a lot of apples, had been selling apple brandy along the King's Mountain road and in :he town of Yorkvllle all day. According to this information, in some cases the wagoners had offered apples at a dollar a peck and had put in a [ quart of apple brandy to make good measure. In other cases the brandy I was represented to have been sold straight without the apples. As soon as they got wind of the situation the police started to work up the case, and went In search of the wagoners; but were unable to find them that night. Next morning, how- I ever, there was additional information I that the wagoners were still on hand und that they were still peddling bran- I dy, almost us boldly as if there were i no laws against such traffic. The information came so directly and from 1 so many different sources as to leave i the police no room for a reasonable 1 doubt and the alleged violators of the 1 law together with their teams were i taken Into custody, on warrants sworn out before Magistrate Comer. \ The prisoners were taken before the magistrate Saturday afternoon, and t lfter a partial inquiry into the situation, during which the accused were ( represented by Mr. J. C. Wllborn, they J ivere commuted to jail until the state 1 ^ould get its case Into shape to go \ nto a preliminary, which was finally f waived by the defendants. I There was no whisky or brandy In J :he wagons of the accused at the time r he arrest was made?nothing but a I juantlty of apples, some fifteen bush- I Is or more, some peanuts, and ordl- A lary personal effects. The only thing suggestive of the alleged business of , :he peddlers was two empty Jugs, strongly smelling of brandy and a lot ! )f dispensary bottles. i The police are of opinion that If the lien were selling whisky, and of that :hey have no doubt, their stock has iot yet been exhausted but It has been bidden out somewhere. Both policenen, assisted by several citizens, put In two or three hours Sunday searching the woods north of Yorkvllle In svhlch the wagoners had their camp. In the hope of being able to bring some of the unsold whisky to light; but their search was unsuccessful. It Is charged that the wagoners made anvopo I oq loo r\f KronHv An ATQ In Qtrppf In Yorkvllle. Most of these sales were to negToes, and were made with but little effort at concealment. The customer paid his money and received the brandy in return and that was all there was of It. SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION There was a full attendance at the meeting of the executive committee of the York County Southern Cotton association, called to be held In the office of Mr. C. E. Spencer, the president, last Friday, all of the townships save Ebenezer being represented In person, and Mr. W. J. Miller, the member from that township having been detained at home on account of serious illness In his family, sending a letter In which he expressed his unqualified approval of the purposes of the meeting as outlined In the call of the president. The meeting was presided over by the president and the townships were represented as follows. / Bethel S. J. Clinton. Bethesda P. M. Burrls. Bullock's Creek Kelly Inman. Broad River W. S. Wllkerson, Catawba F. C. Whltner. Fort Mill 8. H. Epps, Br. King's Mountain D. M. Hall. York J. A. Latta. After an earnest and thoughtful discussion of the situation In all its aspects, the following resolutions were adopted unanimously: 1. Resolved, that the executive committee approves of the assessment of 3 cents per bale placed by the Aaheville executive committee of the Southern States on every cotton grower in the south as necessary to defray the expenses of the various state associations and of the (general) Southern Cotton association, and to maintain them In good working order, especially where through its Influence the price has been Increased at least 3 cents per pound; and that an additional assessment of 2 cents per bale Is likewise necessary, and is hereby assessed, for a proper maintenance of the county and township associations, 2. Resolved, that the executive committee hereby approves of the resolution adopted at the meeting of the county presidents held at Columbia on the 10th Instant, under the call of State President Smith which resolutions have heretofore been published in The Yorkvillb EUquirrr especially when it Is understood that the resolutions are to be adbpted by the (national) executive committee for the government of the association throughout the south; said resolutions providing (1) for collectors to collect not only said assessment, but also contributions from all of the friends of the association, whether cotton growers or not, and (2) providing for the appoint, mer.t of a state organiser, 3. Resolved, that the executive committee hereby endorses the following appointment of collectors made by President Spencer under the authority of said state resolutions: It being understood that each collector of said assessment Is to be allowed 20% of his collections for his services, but only after being able to certify to the county president that he has personally #ollcited every co'ton grower In his territory to pay the assessment: and that each collector of contributions in var ious towns Is to receive 10% or his collections. but also only after being able to certify that he has personally solicited every business man In his to^vn who Is a friend of the cotton growers to make a contribution; It being further understood that each collector, In ewe of doubt as to his duty, is to freely consult the executive committeeman of his township, or the county president. Township collectors (of 6 cents a bale assessments): Port Mill... .Chas. P. Blankenahip. Catawba Pleasant Crook. Ebenezer.._ John W. Slmrll. York R. E. McFarland. Bethel J. B. Ford. King's Mountain Butler Black. Broad River J. Ed. Leech'. Bullock's Creek Harvey Sherer. Bethesda James Lindsay. Town collectors (of voluntary contributions): Rock Hill F. C. Whitner. Fort Mill John M. Spratt. Yorkville John A. Latta. Clover W. B. Smith. Sharon .Kelly Inman. McConnellsvllle P. M. Burrls. Filbert D. M. Hall. Bowling Green S. J. Clinton. 4. Resolved, that every friend of cotton, whether a cotton grower or not. Is earnestly solicited to become a memof his township association, and that every cotton grower who pays his assessment, and every non-cotton grow'er who makes a contribution is to be considered a member of his township association, provided the assessment or contribution paid be not less than the regular membership dues. 5. Resolved, that every township association Is hereby earnestly urged to hold Its regular Saturday afternoon meetings; and that every member should bear In special mind to attend thp meetlne of the first Saturday In December, at which meeting three delegates will be selected to represent the township association In the county convention to assemble at the court house the following Saturday, and at which meeting the township officers for the ensuing year will also be elected, of whom the president elect will become ex officio a member of the county executive committee for the ensuing year. 6. Resolved, that the county president do extend to State President E. D. Smith the cordial invitation of ihie committee to appoint an early day on which he will address the York county cotton growers and their friends at Yorkville, and the following day on which he will address them at Rock Hill; it being understood that each meeting is to be held under the auspices of the local township association, and that he be requested to make the appointments far enough ahead for timely announcement through the public press, the executive committee hereby pledging him a hearty welcome and a good attendance at each meeting. CIRCUIT COURT. The fall term of the circuit court for York county convened yesterday, his honor. Judge D. A. Townsend, presiding. Upon the call of the clerk the following grand Jurors answered to their names: V. B. McFadden, foreman; A. F. Plexlco, W. B. Williams, W. B. WhlsJnant, P. T. McNeel, F. R. Black, W. B. Ardrey, A. B. Parks, Septimus Huey, F. W. Hope, W. H. Stowe, J. A. For?y:he, W. C. McClure, R. L. Scogglns. Mr. W. T. Hartness, grand Juror, ,vas excused by the court. The following petit Jurors answered :o their names: R. S. Qulnn, Harvey Hamel, Smith ( ordon, J. D. Smith, W. B. Hoke, R. ( T. Herndon, R. L. Wilkerson, S. B. 3ratt. E. A. McCarter, J, N. McElvee, H. F. Stevenson W. H. Wllllamlon, T. J. Nichols, W. G. Locke. W. 1 d. Lucas, Walter Rose, W. A. Milling, I L R. Spears. J. H. Dickson, J. B. Baron, A. M. Wallace, J. R. Neeland, D. ' A. Ford, D. Hutchison, J. E. Latham, ' ... G. Thompson, J. N. McDill. S. V. J lycock, E. B. Bigger, J. G. Brown, J. < W. Leslie, H. F. Rookout. W. J. Poag, d J. B. McCarter. a Messrs. D. Hutchison, J. R. Nee- r lands, J. N. McDlll, J. N. McElwee e and D. M. Ford, Jr., were excused from f further attendance as Jurors. 8 The first case taken up was that of c Joe Kennedy, charged with house- t breaking and larceny. The Jury re- e turned a verdict of guilty and he was v sentenced by the court to serve one < year on the chaingang. j Alexander Cook plead guilty to the a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and was fined $6. Pink Barber plead guilty to the charge of larceny. Will Gaines, the negro who raised such a disturbance on the Southern train between Ogden and Rock Hill some weeks ago, was tried on the charge of resisting an officer. Conductor Pritchard was the principal witness. He told the story about as it has already been published. Hearing shots In the car he went in and asked who was responsible for the shooting. Circumstances threw suspicion on Gaines. Gaines denied the shooting. The witness accused him of having a pistol. Gaines rose In his seat and the pistol was lying under him. Witness picked up the pistol and Gaines grabbed for It. During the scuffle that ensued a passenger who came to the assistance of witness got possession of the weapon. Gaines struck witness in the face several times, bruising him painfully. Finally with the help of passengers and train crew Gaines was overpowered and with the pistol pointed at his head he submitted to being tied with the bell rope. He and the pistol were delivered to' Magistrate Reokhnm at Rock Hill. Witness said that his first Intention was to arrest Gaines on the charge of disorderly conduct; but as the result of further de- I velopments he saw proper to make, the charge resisting an officer Instead. J. C. Wtlborn, Esq., appeared for the defendant. The Jury returned a verdict of guilty. Patrick Barber plead guilty to the j charge of larceny and was s?ntenoed j to the chalngang for a period of six I months, \ Cases against John W. Moten and J Robert McOraw. charged with assault ( and battery with Intent to kill, were no| < prossed upon the payment of $15 by 1 each defendant, i Albert Miller, charged with murder, i was allowed to plead guilty to man- < slaughter and was sentenced to fifteen years in the state penitentiary, Joe Kennedy was sentenced to the i chalngang for three years for house- ' breaking a"d larceny?one year on one count and two years on another 1 count. ' Pink Barber plead guilty to the charge of larceny and was sentenced to , the chalngang for two years and six ! months. J. Alexander Cook plead guilty to the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses and was sentenced to pay a fine of $5 or to spend twenty days on the chalngang. The solicitor nol prossed the case of the State against Say# Love charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill, on payment of $50 by the defendant. None prosequil were emtreu iin? morning in the following case!: Josr hua Dickson, obtaining goods under false pretenses; N. M. Martin, assault and battery; John Wilson and Nanoy White, living In adultery, Arthur McDowell, charged with as* sault and battery with intent to kill, was convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. The case against West Robbing charged with assault and battery with Intent to kill was tried this morning; but the Jury was still out when Tm? Enquirer went to press,. The next case taken up was that of Wash Robinson charged with assault and battery with intent to kill, Indictments were given out today against the Ave apple wagoners who were arrested In YorkvlHe last Satur! day, charging them with selling, transporting and keeping and storing liquor, Among the defendants to be tried In connection with violations of the dispensary law are P. A. Workman, R. F. Thomasson, S. M. Cash, Joshua Hlnson, Martha Hinson and Job Stowe of Rock Hill, Notwithstanding unusually rapid progress the outlook is that the session court will run on into next week. The grand Jury will get through with its work this afternoon or toraor- I row morning. LOCAL LACONIC8. Free Silver School. The Free Sliver school in Bethel township commenced work on Monday of lasj week with Miss Mattie Ratteree as teacher. Death of Samuel W. Sturgia. Mr. Samuel W. Sturgls died at his home near Rock Hill last Sunday morning after a brief illness aged about 87 years. Mr. Sturgis was a native of the neighborhood In which i he lived and died. He was a most ; excellent citizen, and during a greater part of his long life was noted for .) the solicitation he showed for the I welfare of his neighbors. He was an ( infallible standby in all cases of sick- , ness for miles around, and assisted ] at hundreds of funerals. He leaves j five sons and one daughter as fol- ( lows: W. T. Sturgis, John W. Sturgis, i Samuel J. Sturgis, A. J. Sturgis. ' James S. Sturgis, Miss Rhoda Sturgis. j The funeral took place at Ebenezer on Sunday. I Death of Mrs. Mary L. C. Jackson. { Mrs. Mary L. C. Jackson died at the < home of her son, Mr. Walter L. Jackson. on the southern outskirts of Yorkvllle last Sunday morning at 1:30 o'clock, after about two week's illness with pneumonia. The deceased was a daughter of the late James H. and Sarah E. Hemphill, and was the wife of Mr. James A. Jackson of Tlrzah, having been married to him Bince November 29, 1855. The marriage took place In Bethel church and was performed by the late Samuel L. Watson. She joined the Presbyterian church in 1855, and continued a faithful member and consistent Christian up to the time of her death. She is survived by her husband and six children, as follows: Mrs. J. E. Drennan, Mrs. T. G. Boyd, Mrs. E. A. McCarter, Messrs. A. H. Jackson, R. C. Jackson, and W. L. Jackson, all of York county. The in terment took place In the Yorkville cemetery at 3.30 o'clock, the funeral ^ service being conducted by Rev. E. E. / Gillespie. Quite a large number of r rrlends, relatives and neighbors of the ? ieceased followed her remains to the rrave. c Robinson-Roth. s The marriage of Miss Janle Robinson c :o Mr. Louis Roth, which took place at :he bride's residence in Yorkville last ^ Sunday night at 9.15 o'clock was an t jvent of unusual Interest to the hun- r Ireds of friends of these prominent ,nd popular people. That the mariage was to be had been public proprty for weeks, but even the closest rlends of the prospective bride and rroom were kept In more or less unertainty as to the day or hour up unit a very short time before their presnce was needed. The ceremony which vas a very simple affair, was perform d by Rev. Dr. J. L. S'.okes, pastor of rrlnlty church. There were present ibout half a dosen intimate gentlemen rlends of the groom, members of the >ride's Immediate family, mother, mother and sisters, and a dosen lady rlends. After Dr. Stokes spoke the vords that made the happy couple one, dr. ar.d Mrs. Roth received the hearty longratulatlons of those present and l few minutes later left for the South* >rn depot to take the train for Columbia. They expected to leave Columbia oday for a trip to Oklahoma, and It s their Intention to be back home In ? en days. Mrs. Roth is the eldest .. laugh: er of the late Simpson W. Robnson, who was a substantial farmer, ind an honest and upright cltixen of fork county. She has been conducting i dressmaking business In Torkvllle 'or a number of years and has eatabIshed a reputation not only for superor exct Hence in her calling; but for inusual business ability. She has losts of friends, and enjoys the high?8t confidence and esteem of all who <now her. Mr. Roth Is a native of lermany. He came to YorkviHe fifteen rears ago as a baker and started into lusiness with no capital other than a horough knowledge of his trade. By neans of thrift, energy, square and lonorable dealing he has not only built in a large and prosperous business; ^ut has won recognition as a leading :i izen of the town and county, ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Postal Telegraph Office Established? Banquet of the Firemen?Warehouse Ready?Heavy Fines For Pistol Totare?Other Notes of Interest, . 'orrnvunococ* of tin Yorfcvllle koQuii*. Rock Hjll, Nov, 21st,?Some time U.ice It was announced through this correspondence that the Postal Telegraph company was preparing to run Its lines into this section and would establish an office hero. So far as Rock Hill is concerned this is now an accomplished fact. The line of this company, which is carried by the poles of the Southern Power oompany from Charlotte, has reached this city and :heir office Is being opened In the RatUree bulldi.ig in a part of the storeroom occupied by M. F. Owens, the grocery man. The office whloh will be ready for business about the middle of the week will be In charga of Mr. Wlngate of thlp city, who learned the telegrapher'* art under Mr. W. M. Steele the efficient Weatern Union operator and manager for Rock Hill. The firemen held their annual ban* 4uet at McElwee'e restaurant this time Instead of seeking the banks of the yellow Catawba. "Mine Hoat" served them a delicious repast and It Is recorded aa a fact, undisputed so far, that for one time John Hemphill felled to '"kick"; he was lost In his effort to annihilate the largest amount of pro-"' vender. A. good tlms la the unanimous report. The firemen are looking forward to the completion of the new municipal building which, on the ground floor, wU> contain quarters for their wagon and horses. As soon aa the building is done they will purchase a pair of fine horses and will train them for the service. This will bean' Immense improvement over the present conditions as they are frequentlr n' delayed in getting to a Arc on account of failure to have proper and manageable horses ready at the oall. Col. W. A. Henderson who is widely known as general solicitor of the Southern Railway, is also a lecturer of brilliant reputation, He Is in the city today and will lecture tonight at WInthrop college on "What I Think of a Toung -Man when I first see him." He comes to Rock Hill at the Invitation of the Y. W. C. A., of the above named Institution and the pro ceeds of the lecture will be for their , benefit. * The assistant secretary of the organization of the Y. M. C, A, in. the|. Carolinas was' in the city last week and made arrangements with the pastors of several of the churches here for a "Young Men's Sunday," which as Indicated by the name will be a day of special prayer and effort for the young men. This arrangement, which is for the flrst Sunday In December, was announced from the phlpits of the different churches yeeterday. President Johnson, of Wlnthrop, who is a member of the interstate executive committee will have charge of the local arangements, Miss Inez Kinney, the General Secretary of the Y, W. C. A., for the Carolinas is at Wlnthrop for a week's visit to the local Y. W, C. A', A social event of importance was the reception given Monday afternoon by Mrs. D. B. Johnson in honor of the ladies of Wlnthrop faculty. About 250 invitations have been sent out and everybody will be there to meet these always popular young ladles. The Breton-Runke! Stock company will be at Frledheim's hall Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday eveqings in popular plays and at popular prices. This company, in which Miss Corlnne Runkel is the star, has been playing over the state and the best thing that can be said about it is that the houses are better after the first night's performance. It is very popular with t Virt /?hlM A a I# InisA^usAs A iiiv wiiiiuivu ao iv iiiViuuubOO a uuupo of trained dogs during the evening. Since the opening of the Farmers' ? Union cotton warehouse three days ago there have been stored, therein 442 bales and although the local market is fifty points above the New York "spot month" price, not a bale Is on the streets or offered for sale today or since the warehouse opened. Mr. Newman Laser, the Supreme Steward of The Fraternal Union of America will make an official visit * Tuesday night to Rock Hill lodge No. 168 of that order and will deliver a lecture which will be open to the public. Mayor Roddey today rounded Up two of the pistol toting gentry and ?ave them the limit of the law, $100 per. The mayor is doing all In his power to make Rock Hill a law abiding community and at the same time :o increase the city's financial standng. The skull and cross bones bllet doux which come through his mall don't seem to be yielding any ce. The Schubert String Quartette, a 'amous Boston organization, gave a lelightful concert, a part of the "Star bourse," at Wlnthrop College, Friday evening. Between the fourth and Ifth numbers they invited Prof. Bauer, Wlnthrop's director to come ipon the stage. He did so and accompanied them upon the piano In he rendition of Schuman's Quartette, rreatly to the delight of the large aullence. The Rev. W. L. Lingle left today for Davidson College where he will con luct a series of services for this week 'or the Y. M. C. A. of that place. Capt. J. Dudley Cozby, who for lome time has done the outside work 'or the Record has accepted a position vlth the Southern Power company md will begin his work with them ibout Dec. 1st. He will continue to Ive in Rock Hill. Mr. Donald Forney, who since the >penlng of the uptown office of the Southern Express company has had :harge of its affairs has resigned the )ositlon and will go on the road as l messenger of the company, running letween Washington and Savannah, dr. O. E. McCreight succeeds him in he local office. Mr. Sidney Adams and his bride vho was Miss Katie Beahman, of Valhalla, are stopping with Mr. tdams' father on their return from a lorthern tour. Mr. Adams is the igent of the Blue Ridge railroad at Valhalla. Mr. John Wood, of the Commercial lub, is in Washington on business. Mr. J. Harrington Godfrey repreenting the Columbia State is in the Ity preparing to give Rock Hill an ndustrial write up. The Board of Trustees of Wlnthrop College will meet here this evening for he purpose of preparing their annual eport.