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Scraps and .facts. ? Mrs. Iva Berry, an insane woman, caused a stampede in a coach of a 'Frisco railroad train, near the town Glrard, Kansas, last Friday by firing a number of pistol shots at random, After she had cleared the coach ol passengers and officials, she barricaded herself in the coach, and resisted the efforts of the police of the town to arrest her, until noon Wednesday. when she was partially overcome by the fumes of ammonia, from a bundle of rags saturated with the ammonia pushed into the coach through a window. Mrs. Berry was almost starved, and uterly exhausted when taken out, and she was removed to a hospital. She is the widow ol Capt. Alga Berry, of the United States army, who committed suicide a few week ago at Vancouver Barracks, Washington. ? Senator Tillman on Wednesday, introduced two resolutions which ar? intended to bring out the facts as to whether any of the national banks of the country have made campaign contributions in recent years. The first of the resolutions directs the secretary of the treasury to report to the senate whether any of the reports of the examiners of national banks made since 1893 have been destroyed and whether such reports as are on file show that contributions have been made by the banks to campaign committees. The other resolution directs the sen&te committee on privileges and elections to inquire Into the same subject. Mr. Tillman asked for present consideration of the first resolution but under objection from Senators Gallinger and Lodge it went over until tomorrow. The other resolution was referred to the cotiim! te? on privileges and elections. ? Thomas P. Wickes, a prominent attorney and former assistant corporation counsel for New York city, was found guilty of blackmail last Wednesday, and remanded for sentence next week. The case of Wickes is one of the most peculiar in the criminal annals of the city, and the man himself has come to be known as the "Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde" of the legal profession. While occupying a prominent place among his fellows in the legal profession and enjoying a high reputation, it has been learned that under the name of "Lewis Jarvis," which he assumed for the purpose, Wickes wrote hundreds of letters to persons who were interested in cases with which he was connected. To Dr. Edward Weston of Newark, N. J., several of these "Lewis Jarvls" letters were written advising Dr. Weston to settle a certain litlga tton against himself by paying several thousand dollars. Wlckes was arrested when he went to the postofflce for letters addressed to "Lewis Jarvis." * ? Unanimous consent was given last Wednesday in the house for consideration of a bill appropriating $16,500,000 for the Panama canal. Mr. Williams claims that there should have been an Itemized account of the expenditures. Mr. Hepburn made a general speech on the canal and the progress of the work. Answering questions as to canal salaries, Mr. Hepburn said that he could make the general statement that there were twenty-six salaries over $5,000, six between $4,000 and $5,000, flfty-flve between $3,000 and $4,000 and 136 between $2,000 and $3,000. These include engineers of high skill. Mr. Fitzgerald, of New York, said that he had been informed that $10,000 ' a year was being paid to a press agent, but Mr., Hepburn said that he knew nothing of that report. Mr. Williams decdared that the canal is a nonpartisan undertaking and said that no one could claim credit for it. He intends to offer an amendment to reduce the sum of $16,500,000 to the amount actually necessary to carry on the work to January 1 next. Mr. Williams said that he would object to the issuance of bonds as long as there was $40,000,000 on deposit in the national banks without interest. ? Washington. December 6: Representative John Sharp Williams of Mis sissippi, iti till euuri IU iiiaiiiiam an opposition Democracy as well as an administration Democracy has laid out a general plan of campaign. Mr. Williams galloped straight into the tariff question by introducing a bill for the establishment of a minimum tariff, amounting to 80 per cent, of the present schedules, which shall constitute the maximum tariff. The minimum schedules will be applied to all countries which grant the advantage of their minimum tariff to the United States. The maximum tariff will apply to those which do not. Mr. Williams selected 20 per cent, as the extent of reduction as a concession to Republican opinion. He had heard Senator Dolliver declare that the Dingley schedules had purposely been made 20 per cent, too high, so as to allow a reduction of one-fifth for thej>lay of reciprocal trade relations. This bill is a virtual invitation to the Republican revisionists to join hands with the Democrats, as in a house resolution today introduced by Mr. Williams asking the president to reconvene the joint high commission for the purpose of obtaining freer trade relations with the United States and Canada. ? The twenty-four national banks of South Carolina, according to a Washington dispatch, make as good a showing as those from any state in the country under the last call oi the comptroller of the currency, sent out November 10. These banks show total resources at the time of the report of $21,900,786, as against $19.681,890 at the same time one year ago. The total loans and discounts of the banks was $11,248,066, while at the same time one year ago the twenty-three banks then in existence, one having been organized in the last year, had loans and discounts amounting to $10,404,249. The total capital stock of the banks is now $2,933,000, against $2,938,000 a year ago. The surplus funds of the banks have increased in a year from $754,996 to $796,204 at this time and the undivided profits are now $917 384 against $484,769 one year ago. The twenty 1UUI uaun^ nave aueauj mvi vuovvi their circulation since November S of last year, when the total amount outstanding was $1,939,950. The total at this time Is $2,241,590. South Carolina people are prosperous, too, as the figures show from deposits. The individual deposits at this time aggregate $11,663,485 as against $9,541,316 one year ago. This is ovei $2,000,000, In one year. ? Fall River, Mass.. Dec. 5: The local cotton manufacturers express themselves as greatly dissatisfied with the government's system of issuing cotton reports and some of them are asking that action be taken by the manufacturers of New England looking toward its abolishment. It was pointed out here today that one ol the largest firms of cotton brokers in the country, with headquarters al Philadelphia, has been asking its customers to sign petitions to the government, looking toward the same end. One of the mill officials said today: "The immediate effect of the report in this manufacturing centre has been to reduce the wage margin 6 per cent., to stifle the demand fot cloth and to upset the calculations ol mill men who have been trying to buy cotton from southern planters al some fixed price. Telegrams received froun the south today show that planters are relying on the accuracy ol the government report to such an extent that they will not offer theii Sroduct below the speculative figures xed on the New York exchange and tn most instances, they say that they do not care to accept orders at th? top prices, for the present at least." |t is understood that the manufacturers object to the publication of incomplete reports based upon estimates. mv. J b,n,ll?? /laoloft 1 nil l > UI uir icau 1115 ocru ucaici? of the country have sent Presidenl Roosevelt a petition protesting against the free distribution of seeds by members of congress. The signers present a number of arguments tc show the injustice of the present practice, and one of the most forcible is that it is a grievous "restraint of trade." a class legislation seriously affecting an old established branch of commerce. The subscribers to the petition say that "it Is not fair for congress to single out one line of business, as it has dont for years, and continue, on a constantly developing scale, to interfert with all the seed merchants of tht United States, discouraging their bus Iness by the free distribution of Jus what they have for sale." The mer chants further say that 40,000,000 dis tlnct packages of seed are distribute! every year, and that the practice' i 1 without precedent. The petition say ^ that the United States should abolisl ' the practice as unfair, as a clas ; legislation, antagonistically so, agalns a branch of commerce, unbecomini a great government. The origina intention of the act authorizing fre ! distribution of seeds is said to hav been the obtaining of seeds from re mote corners of the earth and un | known to the people of this countrj ! for the purpose of increasing th | wealth of the nation. I ' ? | <Jhr \|otlU'illf (Enquirer i YORKVILLE, S. C.i FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1905. T.he counties containing about hal i the white voters of South Carollm ; have declared opposition to the presen dispensary system. Can the legislature > Ignore the manifest sentiment of th people of South Carolina??Columbii State. Lest our contemporary may have for 1 gotten, it should be reminded that the "manifest sentimeat" of the people o i South Carolina has been more or les severely Jolted on the biennial session question. The supreme court on yesterday is | sued an order directing that J. S Farnum, the recalcitrant Charlestoi dispenser, produce the papers tha were demanded of him by the dis pensary investigating committee. A to whether these papers can now bi produced is more or less doubtful. I is possible that some of the more Ira portant of them have been destroyed But If the dispensary Investlgatlnf committee Is able to get the paper as they were originally, their publica tion will be interesting. The papers according to the decree of the cour must be forthcoming by December 11 It Is a matter of sincere regret t< note that in his forthcoming report t< the general assembly Superintenden of Education Martin will make anothe: unfriendly recommendation as to tin Citadel Academy. He wants to con solldate the institution with the Soutl Carolina college which, of course, wil mean the passing of the Citadel with out materially improving the college The Citadel not only has a record tha reflects honor upon the state; but i is doing as good work now as it haj ever done, if not a little better and i cannot be abolished without seriou: hurt. While the president's message indl cates quite a come down on the rail road rate question, there is no occasioi for especial surprise. The country wa very well prepared for it. Mr. Roose velt has all along shown a remarkabl aptness in the discovery of abuses an< has not been slow, with flourish o trumpets, to point out needed reforms but the general result has been th same in all cases. He would raise i big* hullabaloo give out the impressioi that he would straighten things out a the risk of his neck, and then accep the situation as a matter of course, onl; to break out in a new place later or He has succeeded in raising the expec tations of the people pretty high mor than once; but now they are gettini used to it. His present views on the rat< question as set iortn in nis messag leave room for the surmise that th J party leaders may have gotten hln i around all right; but it is a question a | to whether this has been necessarj It is quite probable that the preslden i came around himself as he has been in ' tending to do ail the while. ' The understanding is that the rov [ which developed among members o , the South Carolina delegation 1: Washington during the last session o , congress over the Federal judgeshi| . bill, Involving one or more new place ' to hold court, will be renewed at thi \ session. It is reported that Congress ; man Latimer has already introduce a bill providing for a new Federa | judicial district In this state, the elec . tlon of another district judge and th i fixing of places at which court shall b ( held. Rock Hill, Chester, Greenwoo and Spartanburg are all anxious to b ; designated as places for holding courl i and at the last session of congress ! Congressmen Johnson and Finley, ha about arranged the matter for the se i lection of Spartanburg and Rock Hil ' when others brought forward th claims of Greenwood and Chester, an brought about a situation that re 1 suited In the defeat of the bill. Whll 1 as a matter of fact there is but littl . need for one more place for holdln, i court, and certainly no need for mor 1 than two, It is out of the question tha , all four of these contestants can b . accommodated. But judging by wha ' has already taken place, all are in th fight to stay, and the prospect is to | a merry row, with lots of hard feellnj , and maybe no additional judgeship, o ; additional places for holding court af ( ter all. PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS. : Comprehensive Epitome of Mr. Roose velt's Views on Public Questions. j The annual message of the preslden I of the United States, as read befor ! both houses of the American congres ' last Tuesday, is one of the longest In . number of years and treats with a ' subjects of vital interest in minute de ' tail. : Corporations are especially referre ' to as one of the most important prob ; lems, and the president especially urge that trusts be curbed by safe and san laws. Railway rates and rebates are treat ed in detail, the president urging tha ' such laws be framed as to make th granting of rebates an impossibility. | Safety appliances are especially urg ed for railroads, so as to better protec the life and limbs of the counties ' thousands who earn their wages b facing the perils of the rail. Hours of railroad men should not b i so long as to cause them to becom 1 negligent of duty, because they hav : been exhausted physically and mentall s because of their arduous hours, i The president favors the enactmen > of a suitable employers' liability la\ 1 in the District of Columbia. The labor question is given muc t space in the a.inual message and th president urges that employer and em I ploye get on better terms and bot work more consistently in future for i general understanding of the problem t which they face. The president urges that "VVashingto be made the most beautiful city in th > United States. ? He asks that each state, as well a congress, investigate the child laba t situation and take such steps as are - necessary for the future betterment - and uplifting of the nation. d The message cails attention to the s fact that more than 5 000,000 women are s battling every day in the struggle for h life. He shows that the entry of wos men into the field of work has greatly it decreased the number of marriages and g the birth rate. .1 The insurance scandal occupies much e of the serious thought and considera ? - J ?MnaMnn< e lion Ol ine niesBnge oiiu mc picmuuu - urges that the Investigation should b( - carried forward to the end with the \ hope that It will bring about the enacte ment of laws that will in future mak< graft in the great insurance fields s - thing of impossibility. Especial attention ie given to thi question of raising revenues. The president is especially desirous of the practice of economy i.i expend! tures. An elastic currency is wanted bj which all conditions can be met in th< varying moods of the financial markets of the country. Up-to-date business methods are de. sired in the various departments of th< \ United States government by which I graft and error may be completely eliminated in the future. > The president urges the enactmenl of laws that will protect the election 01 Federal officials and abolish the opportunity for illegal ballots. The Hague conference is given especial attention and much space is given In the message to the discussion ol war and peace. The president declares that the Monroe doctrine is one of th< world's greatest weapons to prevenl war. t Santo Domingo's appeal for aid meets a with the approval of the president, whe t declares we cannot afford to turn e e deaf ear. e Better trained soldiers are necessaa ry, with an increase in the coast artillery; a better and more efficient medi cal department in both the army and e navy is urged. The president says th< army should at all times be strongei f than the navy. Faster naval scouts ars 8 needed to perfect the navy. s Naturalization laws, says the message. are sorely in need of revision. Criminal laws should be made mors effective to prevent crime. Breaches of trust in public service an . deplored and the president urges thai such steps be taken to prevent as neaj as possible repetitions in the future t Legislation is asked for to make pun. ishment inevitable. cnanges in mnu laws are ttoivcru More government aid is desired in ths e building and repairing of levees alonjj t the Mississippi river. A stronger and more efficient merchant marine is urged. ' The president earnestly approves th( I Tamestown Tercennial a~d expresses s the hope that the government, as well as foreign governments, will readilj respond to the 'needs of the mbve ment. .-x; * v t The excellent work of the pensior bureau is endorsed and applauded bj *he president. Much attention is paid to the ques> tion of immigration and the open dooi 3 in China, as well as the Chinese exclusion act. 1 The civil service is indispensable r says the president, after reviewing this e department. The copyright laws are badly In need of revision, says the message and par1 ticular attention is called to special ln1 stances. 1 J , ? Undine 11,, nolle Sni i lie pirniucui riiipiiaiiuxuj twio iui the stooping of adulteration. In food' stuffs: he Is delighted that th? smok< t nuisance has been abated In Washlngt ton. More national parks are needed and the president approves the gift of fort e8ts for this purpose, s The life saving stations, pension departments and Indian questio s are all discussed at length. The president congratulates congresf - on the situation In the Philippines, lr . which he declares that business Is better and the islands have at last beer * pacified. s It Is the belief of the president thai . the United States should fortify Hawall. American citizenship Is wanted foi J evrry citizen of Porto Rico, f Alaska should be given an elective . drleeate. ' Insular affairs In general are discusse ed and much space In the message it a eiven to routine work of departments ^ of this branch of the government. . Th" president Is In favor of the admission of Indian Territory and Oklat homa as one state and New Mexlcc y and Arizona as one state. The Panama canal portion of the message Includes the well known po* sltion of the president on this subject e He declares that the American people g are pledg?d to build the canal and asks for money and en'rerv for that purpose The department of state is the flna e subject which Is discussed In the mese sage. ,? ' MERE-MENTION. Seven miners lost their lives In i * fire In the furnace of a coal mine a Horton, West Virginia, Tuesday..., ..A killing frost was reported fronr New Orleans Tuesday, the earlles1 date for nearly thirty-five years..., V Thirteen nersnns Inst their lives lr f the wreck of the steamer Lulnberg, li 11 the Gulf of St. Lawrence, off Am * herst harbor, Magdalen Islands, Tues P day night. Among the victims waJ 3 R. J. Lesslle, member of the Cana 3 dian parliament and senior membei - of the shipping firm of Lesslle ant A Hart, of Nova Scotia, owners of th< J ship 100,000 Jews marchet through the streets of New York city e Tuesday, bearing flags of mourninj e and chanting dirges, in memory o: d the Jews massacred in Russia re e cently Fifteen men were burn t. ed, three fatally, by an explosion o }. molten metal in the plant of th< ^ International Harvester company, li l_ Chicago, Tuesday The roof o ' Charing Cross railroad station, Lon e don, collapsed Wednesday, and heavj d iron girders crashed through severa - cars, killing three persons, and injur e ing several more A Democrats e candidate was elected mayor of Port B land, Maine, Wednesday, for the firs e time in twelve years The towi 1 of Wayne, W. Va., was almost wipe< e out by a flre of incendiary origin 1 Wednesday. The flre is supposed t< e have been started by burglars whi r first robbed the bank Jame r. I D.ioonll Doronno TTnltoH QfatoQ pnnsii " I\UOOCll A CV1 OV/UO, UlilVVU vuvvw WW..HW r to the city of Mexico, was run ove ' by a street car in that city Wednes day, and instantly killed. He wa driving in his carriage with his wif and son, both of whom were slightl: injured. The carriage was strucl . while crossing the.car track Chauncey M. Depew has tendered hi lt resignation as director of the Equita e ble Life Insurance company of Nev York Fourteen slag cars brok< a through a forty feet trestle, on th< U 'Frisco railroad near Pratt City, Ala bama, Wednesday, killing two men who were stealing a ride, and fatall; d injuring the conductor and the flag - man Nine persons were kille* s and nineteen injured in the wreck o a passenger train on the Union Paclti - railroad, near Rock Springs, Wyom Lt ing, yesterday A N'orwegiai e steamer sank in the Christiana Fjord _ off the Norwegian coast Wednesda; it night drowning four passengers an< s seven of the crew....The New Yorl y Central & Hudson River railroai e company has passed a rule to issui e no more free passes under any con ? ditions Lieutenant-general Sak arofif, former Russian minister of war it was assassinated by a woman revo v lutionlst, in the governor's palace a h Saratoflf, Tuesday, e ? There was a Brlce law electloi h In Edgefield county yesterday, an< a although all the returns are not ye s In, the indications are that the dls pensary has been voted out. Th< n town of Edgefield gave 55 votes fo: e the dispensary and 107 votes agains It. Trenton. Senator Tillman's homi s town gave 8 for the dispensary am r 48 against It. ! LOCAL AFFAXR8. NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. ; The Thomson Co.?Tells you not to worry yourself about Christmas 't presents. That It can solve the . problem for you. 1 Loan and Savings Bank?Explains why different people keep their 1 money with It. It wants your bus' lness at all times. ; J. M. Heath & Co.?Announce that ; their entire stock of dry goods, mil: llnery, clothing, groceries, hardware Is to be sold at cost before Jan. 1st. * L. R. WilHams, P. J.?Gives notice *| ttiat J. a. scnuoeri nas applied 101 him for letters of administration on ; the estate of Wenzel Schubert, deceased. . ? First National Bank?Says that you are one that It Is after if you do not keep your bank account with It. Victor OH Mill?Has a lot of bagging and ties on hand for sale. J Mrs. S. M. McNeel and Mrs. B. N. Moore-?Announce the early publication of a limited edition of "All i Through the Year" cook books. Or[ ders for same are now being rer , ceived. Sixty Cents by mail. Mary J. Hunter, Clerk?Gives notice J of annual meeting of county comr mlssioners to be held Saturday, December 30 th. A. B. Gaines?Wants three or four first class plain house painters. Good wages to good men. Yorkvllle Hardware Co.?Says for you to go to it for stoves and heaters, and all kinds of hardware. Ferguson & Clinton?Want you to try Caraja coffee if you want the best. They have fresh candy, nuts, fruits, etc., for the holidays. York Drug Store?Has complete line of ledgers, day bocks, memorandums, etc. All sizes and prices. T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Is now showing a tremendous stock of holiday and Christmas goods and ' ?J., I Invites inspection irum everjuuuj. Foushee Cash Store?Will have a big special sale of dolls and vsilk handkerchiefs next Monday, beginning at 9 o'clock a. m. Dolls in stock up to $4.23. ? J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Announces a stock taking sale beginning today, ' and offers' all clothing and dress ; goods at net New York cost. J. Edgar Poag, Broker?Publishes a map of Whlsonant, the lot sale of which Is to take place on Dec. 18th in front of York court house. See ; fourth page. ' The South Carolina conference of the M. E. Church South convenes In Spartanburg next Tuesday and the appolntj ments for next year will be read on the I Monday following. r Mr. J. Roland Williams of Yorkvllle R. F. D. I^ov 1, reports the slaughter of , two fifteen months old hogs of his own r raising, which netted 368 and 422 pounds respectively. 2 Treasurer Neely is looking for quite . a busy week, after Christmas. He still has about five-sixths of this year's taxes to collect and everybody will be wanting to pay during the last few I days before the first of January. The Enquirer force will as usual, ask for a few days of holiday this year, and the issue for Tuesday, De cember 26,. will be suspended. The next f paper after that for Friday, December 22, will be that for Friday, December I 29. The Charlotte Chronicle prints a story from Columbia to the effect that 1 Senator Tillman was recently hissed at Wlnthrop by practically the entire ' student body, and that President John-_ . son has the names of fifteen of the i leading participants. It Is understood ^ that an apology 18 to De aemanucu. There is no information at hand Juat at this time for an accurate estimate; " but It Is practically certain that there k is not nearly as much cotton In the hands of the farmers now as there was at this time last year. The good prices 9 that have obtained all fall have taken most of the cotton out of the . country. But still there are quite a number of farmers who have sold only ' a part of their holdings. ? Mr. D. W. McLaurin, of the board of trustees of Wlnthrop college, ad vises the Columbia Record that there : is no truth In the story that the . Wlnthrop students hissed Senator I Tillman recently. The alleged hlss" lng was In connection with the refusal of the board of trustees to grant the Christmas holiday petition. i It is said to have occurred in the dlnt lng room. Mr. McLaurin says that . if there was any hissing he would i have heard it, and there was none. t ' WITHIN THE TOWN. ? ? Local merchants have begun to disi play Christmas, goods. There Is every reason why trade should be fine. - ?The cold weather of the past week 3 has helped trade somewhat. People - were slow about buying clothing while r the weather was warm. 1 ?The scaffolding has been torn down - from over the sidewalk at the front of 1 the O'Leary building. The store rooms . of the Thomson company will be com? pleted within a few weeks. f ? Having gotten the titles in proper - shape Mr. J. Edgar Poag is now going - on with the sale of the Whisonant f property on the eastern edge of York vllle. The sale is to take place on Dei cember 18. under conditions set forth f In the advertisement which appears - elsewhere In this issue. Ir 1 JURORS FOR LAST WEEK. The following petit jurors were drawn c this morning to serve during the last week of the present session of the clr1 cult court for York county. They are 1 to report for service on Monday De* cember 18: * J. L. Howe BetheL 5 R. E. Jackson King's Mountain. j J. B. Wilkie Broad River. ? E. L. Barnett Ebenezer. P. B. Kennedy Broad River. 1 W. D. Leslie ........King's Mountain. r E. R. Maloney Bullock's Creek. . A. H. Hope York. ? J. W. Brown Bullock's Creek. s J. B. Craig York. e W. H. Crook Fort Mill. y N. D. Glenn Bethel. { S. E. Byers Bethesda. D. A. Lee Fort Mill. * T. C. Barnett....;.- Bethel 8 R. A. Foster Broad River. - J. C. Parrott King's Mountain. ? E. P. Baker Catawba. e S. C. Smith York. W. O. Rawls York. e S. R. Kidd Catawba. - Felix Howe King's Mountain u J. D. Whitesides Broad River. C. D. Reid Catawba. ^ Adolph Frledhelm Catawba. - John S. Ralney Bullock's Creek. 3 R. J. Morrow Bethesda { W. H. Whlsonant Broad River. R. H. Wherry Catawba. c J. L. Williams York - L. F. Ashe Bethesda. Geo. P. Holler Catawba W. G. Hayes Bullock's Creek. " R. S. McConnell Ebenezer. / W. H. Bradford Bethesda J W. M. Bigger Bethel. t J ABOUT PEOPLE. e Messrs. Vardle and B. P. Wlxs, of - Carlisle, are the guests of Mr. James - P. Jackson. Mrs. John G. White and little son, of - Chester have been visiting Dr. and t Mrs. M. W. White. The Spartanburg Journal of Wednesday has the following about Judge i Hydrlck.who is to preside over the balj ance of the present session of the circuit court for York county, which reb convenes Monday: Spartanburg will r be honored In a few days by having one * of her citizens take a seat on the cirj cult bench of the state. Hon. D. E. Hydrick, one of the ablest members of the Spartanburg bar, having been elected by the legislature, will become Judge of the Seventh judicial circuit to succeed Hon. D. A. Townsend of Union. This Is the first time Spartanburg has been represented In the Judiciary of the state for many years, though It has not been so for lack of material, as some of the ablest, most studious and profound lawyers ?to be found anywhere are practicing at the local bar. Judge Hydrlck will ornament the bench, bringing to Its service the conscientious application of great legal learning, the benefit of a ripe experience acquired in a large and extensive law practice which he gives up to serve the state, .? onH fnmo nt the hoot O-IIU II1C OkiUHQVII WW ? W... and highest type of citizenship. Spartanburg extends to Judge Hydrlck Its congratulations on the great honor bestowed upon him and its best wishes for long and successful service In one of the greatest offices In the traditions of our people. BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE. Brown Johnson, colored, is dead, and Alec Stewart, also colored, is prostrated from shock as the result of an unexpected explosion of dynamite near Clover yesterday morning. The men were In the employ of the Catawba Power company and were at work on the pole line from the power house to Clover, their particular business being the digging of post holes. Owing to the nature of the country In the vicinity of Clover, much of the surface being overlaid with granite, post holes can be sunk only by means of blasting and the negroes were using dynamite. When the pole line crowd went to work yesterday morning, they found the dynamite hard from cold as it had been during several mornings previous and following the usual custom, under such circumstances, they built a lire to thaw It out. Assisted by Stewart, who was near by, Johnson sat on a box of dynamite, containing 25 pounds or more and was employing himself priming the cartridges with caps and fuses. One of the cartridges that had been placed too near the Are, blazed up, and thinking to extinguish the flame, Johnson took it in his hand and rubbed the blazing end on the ground. This ends t^s story so far as the recollection of the two participants are concerned. '.There was a terrific explosion that shook the earth in the immediate vicinity and Jarred the houses for miles around. Both Johnson and Stewart were hurled from twenty to thirty feet from the fire, and when other members of the pole line gang arrived on the spot both were apparently dead. Johnson's legs were broken and he was bleeding from the nose and mouth. Stewart was also bleeding and was bruised and ' burned about the head. Both -were removed to Clover and made as comfortable as possible. Johnson's legs were amputated at dnce, and he died during the afternoon. Stewart recovered consciousness after a time and Is now getting along very nicely. He is apparently out of danger. Both Johnson and Stewart were from Chester.. Johnson's body was taken down on the train last night, and Stewart will be sent to his home as soon as me uociors cuumuer ins muuvu advisable provided he desires to go. CALENDAR ONE. Although there have been no changes In Calendar 1 as made up for this term of the court, we assume that Its republication will be a matter of Information and convenience to many who will have business at court next week and the week after. The calendar stands as follows, with little probability that the court will get more than half through it during the present term: 5. A. E. Sutton vs. Catawba Power company. 17. Samuel Biggers vs. Catawba Power compdny. 23. Merchants' Grocery company vs. Kendall. j 25. B. B. Quick vs. Mlllfort Mill Company. 30. Mack Steele vs. Southern Railway company. 31. J. R. Key vs. Western Union Telegraph company. 33.' Jane M. Gwin vs. D. N. A. Carter. 34. Southern Railway company vs. City of Rock Hill. 37. Ben. Green vs. Catawba Power company. 38. Charles P. Hudson vs. Southern Railway company. 39. Waverly Falrman vs. S. A. L. P qIIwqv 40. Henley Chapman vs. S. A. L. Railway. '41. R. T. Allison, adm'r., vs. S. A. L. Railway. 42a. C. B. White vs. Tavora Cotton Mills. 42b. J. J. Hull, adm'r., vs. S. A. L. Railway. 43. C. S. Coleman vs. S. A. L. Railway. 44. Rob't Williams vs. Southern Railway company. 47. M. S. Whitesldes vs. Wm. E. Holmes. 48. Neely vs. Catawba Power company. 49. R. A. McCorkle vs. Sallie J. Allison. 50. Isaiah Gadsden vs. Catawba Power company. 51. Hofman vs. Fidelity, etc. company. 52. Sarah S. Scogglns vs. R. L?. Scogglns, executor. 53. Thos. Brown vs. Tavora Cotton Mills. 55a. J. L. Moore vs. Southern Railway?Carolina division. 55b. Jas. M. Cherry vs. Smlth-Fewell company. 56. Jno. A. Steele vs. Southern Railway?Carolina division. 57. D. C. Boyd vs. Catawba Power company. 58. Sam'l L. Smith vs. Catawba Power company. 59. D. M. Johnston vs. Catawba Power company. 60 W. W. Auten vs. Catawba Power company. 61. J. R. Wallace vs. Catawba Power company. 62. L. G. Thompson vs. Southern Railway?Carolina division. 63. R. A. tsratton vs. uaiawDa Power company. 64. T. G. 91ms vs. Southern Railway company: 65. John F. Williams vs. Southern Railway?Carolina division. 66. Josle K. Goins vs. Southern Railway?Carolina division. 67. James Johnson vs. Southern Railway?Carolina division. 68. Plnckney Good vs. Western Union Telegraph company. 69. S. V. Cash vs. J. E. Lowry et al. 70. Allen Parker vs. C. and N.-W. Railway company. 71. J. J. Keller & Co. vs. Southern Railway company. 72. Chas. D. Nelson vs. Columbia Electric, etc. company et al. 73. E. M. Mendenhall vs. C. & N.W. Ry. company et al. 74. The New Home Sewln? Machine company vs. Southern Railway company. ENFORCEMENT OF PROHIBITION. Pursuant to Instructions from the state committee of the Law and Order League, Mr. Sam M. Grist, secretary of the organization In York county, has been writing to the mayors of the various Incorporated towns of the county that maintain police forces to find out their sentiments as to the enforcement of the dispensary law and get Information as to what they are doing along that line. Up to this time letters have been mailed to the mayors of Rock Hill, Yorkvllle, Clover and Fort Mill, and these letters among: other things ask E the following questions: Y Is It your policy to deal with violators d of the dispensary law as you do with ? violators of the other laws of your city? u Have you Instructed your police force to give especial attention to the en- a forcement of the dispensary law and if so, Is the force In your opinion, fully discharging Its duty? al Do you consider the constituted offl- ol cers of the law in York county, includ- a, Ing the sheriff and his deputy, the magistrates and their constables, the mayors of the various towns and their po- ? lice forces, competent to enforce the t< dispensary law as well as others, with- w out outside assistance? . Mayor W. T. Beamguard of Clover ^ wnito aa iuiiuws. Mr. Sam M. Grist, Sec. of Law and Order League. ? . Dear Sir: Replying to yours of the t? 29th, I beg to say that as mayor of b the town of Clover, S. C? I am under oath to fairly and Impartially enforce p all the laws of said town. This oath I w hold sacred. We have an ordinance b against the sale of all Intoxicating bev- lf erages and of all substitutes therefor. In view of this ordinance I think it un- n necessary to answer your first ques- q tlon. The police have been fully instructed with regard to the enforcement of this ordinance and I consider P them competent and efficient. I think l, the regularly constituted officers of G the county are able to enforce the dispensary law, and I have enough faith 8 In them to believe that they will do ii their duty. I see no necessity for the ^ levying of an extra half mill tax; but at the Rame time I will remark that the United States army could not enforce I' the dispensary law unless it was back- a ed by the sentiment of the people. j W. T. Beamguakd. Mayor John T. Roddey of Rock Hill, writes as follows: Mr. Sam M. Grist, Yorkville, S. C. P Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your b favor of the 29th of November. There p are two laws which I am determined, to the best of my ability, to carry out in 11 Rock Hill, and I shall use every effort ? and all my energy to see that they are 0 carried out. The first and most important of all things necessary to the welfare of the n state in having carried out, is the law p relative to the carrying of concealed ^ weapons, and the next Is the full enforcement of the dispensary law. ? I consider our police force here as be- ti lng exceptionally strong in carrying out t] their duties. In fact they are very alert, and law breakers are becoming ? J 3 -J ikL n more ana more convinceu ui wits I shall like for you to mention to a your Law and Order League that we j, should get together more and more and come down stronger and stronger on 8 concealed weapons. While it Is not n looked upon by our people with as p; much Importance as It might be the neople of the outside world consider that the lives of our citizens are not a ironerlv protected. p You may rest assured that the dls- 0 ^tsary Ipw will be looked Into In Rock Hill as already evidence can be seen 1 of the shrinkage of the amount of liquor sold unlawfully. As regards my considering the constituted officers of the law In York ? county competent. I am of the convlc- t Mon that It Is only a matter of the en- ^ thuslasm and the real feelings of the peonle. as to whether or not they really 11 wish the l&ws carried out. ( Yours very truly, t John T. Roddey, Mayor. r The mayors of Yorkville and Fort ^ Mill have not yet replied to the secre- v tnry*s letters. * 1 ' ' * rc ? ? LOCAL LAC0NIC8. F Found In a Barn. ' h When he went to his barn to feed p a few days ago, Mr. Small, of the r Clover Manufacturing company found s a ten gallon keg of brandy concealed t there. He had no information as t to the ownership and he reported fc the matter to Magistrate Farles who t took charge of the brandy and ship- h ped It to Columbia. t n Masonic Election. Lockhart Lodge No. 244 A. F. M., v ?lected officers at Its last regular meet- a Ing on December 2 as follows: J. H. c Rodgers, W. M.; J. E. Wllburn, S. W.; a R. Banks Black. J. W.; W. G. Rigglns, c secretary; J H. Howe, treasurer; R. L. * Vlncln. S. D.; H. J. Kitchens. J. D. J. 1 H. Wljborn and S. G. Keaster, stew- c ards; C. D. Broom, tyler. 1 x The County Commissioners. c The county board of commissioners r held their regular monthly meeting In g the office of the county supervisor last t Wednesday and transacted such rou- t tine business as was pending. Ac- r counts were paid to the amount of j about J700, which took all the money a In the treasury available for county a purposes. The only Item of business ? transacted that was of particular In- f terest was the re-election of Mr. J. c Brown Gaulden as superintendent of t the county home. His salary was f fixed at $300 per annum. c Shooting Affair Near Grover. Mr. Charles J. Hughes was shot and wounded by one of his tenants, Mr. Rufus Byers, on his plantation near J Grover In Cherokee county last Mon- t day. There had been bad feeling be- J tween the two for a year, and Monday $ there was a dispute about some ma- t nure the removal of which had been v forbidden by Mr. Hughes. Mrs. Byers v attacked Mr. Hughes with stones and t Mr. Byers got his gun, which had been "5 concealed In the barn and fired at Mr. h Hughes twice. Several shots took ef- A feet In Mr. Hughes's body, and one or 1 more penetrated his lungs; but his r wounds are not necessarily fatal, v After% the shooting Byers went away, f and has not since been located. Mrs. J Byers was arrested and released on p bond. Mr. Hughes is a brother of 1 Messrs. C. C. and J. M. Hughes, both li well known citizens of this county. t The Northern Methodists. Following are the appointments of ^ * * . n L I ine recent ouum uuua uvh4viw..w of the Northern Methodists for Spar- v tanburg district, which Includes all of 1 this section of the Piedmont: Spar- b tanburgr District?B. F. Wltherspoon, 1 presiding: elder. Blacksburgr, A. D. Har- * rls; Catawba, A. Lewis; Chester F. N. n Newton: Campobello, J. C. Patterson; n Clover, W. H. Greer; Cowpens, D. H. 1 Kearse; Cowpens circuit, D. B. Butler; b Ewporth, J. T. L. Durham; Greenwood, b F. W. Vance; Greenwood circuit, A. W, * Fuller; Greer's, R. C. Campbell; Gaff- ^ ney, J. W. Dore; Gaffney circuit; J. F. e Wood; Newberry, W. S. Bailey; Nine- ^ ty-Six, G. W. Williams; Pacolet, J. W, P Groves; Rock Hill, H. J. Kirk; Reld- b ville, C. B. Lowery; Saluda. L. Rice; Spartanburg:, A. E. Quick; Spartanburg 8 circuit, James A. Glenn; St. James, F. D. Smith; Wellford, B. J. Boston; Yorkvllle, E. W. Adams; York circuit, 6 William Griffin; Glenn Springs, W. E. e Garrison; Lee's Chapel, S. Goodlock; 11 Pauline, T. E. Mabery; Moore's Station, t W. T. K lly; Snow Hill, M. C. AnderSO". ? Fort Mill Cotton Growers. Fort Mill Times: Pursuant to a ^ call of the president of the local cot- e ?r>r> ooonnlotlnn the reenlar annual C meeting of the organization was held b Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, a 0 majority of the members being pres- * ent. The principal business before e the meeting was the election of offl- 0 cers for the year 1906 and the nam- 8 ing of delegates to the county con- b vention which meets in Yorkvllle next v Saturday. This business was carrled out In regular form and resulted n as follows: Officers elected?J. W. ? Ardrey, president; W. H. Crook, vice- 0 president; J. M. Spratt, secretary, and e dgar Jones, treasurer. Delegates to orkvllle?J. W. Ardrey, W. H. Winle and C. P. Blankenshlp. eath of Wenzel Schubert. Mr. Wenzel Schubert, who has been resident of this community during >e past fifteen or twenty years, died t his home on the southern outskirts f Yorkvllle on Monday of last week ged about 72 years. He was a native f Hungary, and was a man of conald rable intelligence; but was never able > fully accustom himself to American ays and methods. He leaves several hildren, all living in Yorkvllle, and roperty valued at $2,000 or $2,600, inludlng $1 000 of life insurance. It has eveloped since his death that he atunpted to devise this property by will; ut the will could not be admitted to robate because there were only two 'itnesses, when there should have een three or more. One of his sons i making application for letters of ad. linlstration. evslopmsnt of Catawba Falls. Charlotte Observer: The Southern ower company has between 800 and ,000 men at work on the Catawba at rreat Falls, ten miles from Fort Lawn, . C. Of the number, 300 are engaged l building the road from Fort Lawn > the falls, while the rest are clearing way the undergrowth and trees, blastlg up rocks and possible obstructions, nd, in general, making ready for the evelopment proper. The total cost of he present work is estimated at beivcen $1,600,000 and $2,000,000. Peraps two years will be required to comlete it. Then 40,000-horse power will e available for commercial purposes, "reparations have been made also for he construction of the road between [armony and Fort Lawn, a distance f 21 miles. Forces of men are still to e started at both terminals and the ew road will be finished as soon as osslble. Almost all of the space about he river has been cleared and building f the dam is soon to be begun. Con racts are being given for vast quanIties of cement and car loads of water wheels. The scene at Great Falls la ne to be remembered. Steam shovels nd derricks are to be seen on every and, and numbers of men busily enaged In operating them. It will be remembered that there are at Great Falls hree power sites. The middle one will e developed first, because it Is easier .nd more convenient. When all that ewer has been contracted for, then the ther developments will be handled, 'hs U. 8. Court Houss Question. The following in the Columbia State f this morning, gives the United Itates court house situation as seen by he State's Washington correspondent: 'he South Carolina delegation in the louse of representatives held a cau:us this morning and agreed upon a >111 for a new Federal district. Repesentatlve Johnston was delegated to Iraft and Introduce a bill for the western Federal district, with Federal ourt houses af Greenville, Greenwood, Spartanburg and Rock Hill. This Is iractlcally the same bill that passed the louse last yeax aft^j* the amendment tutting in Greenwood. Senator Latiner has Introduced in the senate the ame bill that passed the senate, puting the Federal court house at Cheser. If both bills pass a conference will tave to be held and the situation will ie the same as last spring, when the louse would not yield Rock Hill and he senate would not^leld Chester, 'he South Carolina delegation all were billing: to put in both places, but Sen,tor Nelson, chairman of the senate ommlttee, would not consent to that .nd said that rather than have any :hlld's play the whole business would lave to be killed, and It was killed. The seven representatives in the cauus today were harmonious and unanlnous. Mr. Flnley says they were that vay last year and that the South Carolina papers exaggerated the dlsagreenents and dissensions among them, lenator Latimer when seen tonight said hat since he had come up here this ime he has had over 20 letters from epresentative men of Chester requestng that Chester be put In the bill for l court house. Asked If he had had iny letters from Rock Hill, he said: Not one." Asked if he had any preerence for Chester, he replied: "Yes, ?r I would not have put Chester in the >111, but of course, if Mr. Flnley preers Rock Hill I shall not raise any ibjectlons. It will be up to him to de:ide between Chester and Rock Hill." ? At Macon, Ga., last Wednesday, a ury acquitted Mrs. Maggie Young of laving fraudulently Impersonated Mrs. ifary Hlnson In taking out a policy for 6,000 In the New York Life. It seems hat about the time the transaction k'aa on, a Mrs. Mary Jane Goss, who ^as an Inmate of a charitable lnstituion died. She was an aunt of Mrs. foung, and was taken to Mrs. Young's louse a few days before her death, ifter her death It developed that her Ife was Insured for $6,000 and the noney would go to Mrs. Young. It ras whispered that as a matter of act Mrs. Young had Impersonated Irs. Goss at the examination, and had iaid the original premium herself, 'he New York Life man, who had Just ssued a policy on Mrs. Hlnson began o Investigate and became satisfied hat as Mrs. Hlnson could not possibly iave passed an examination, Mrs. roung was operating In her case. He vent to Mrs. Young, accused her and endered back the $100 premium that iad been paid. Mrs. Young denied hat she had had anything to do with he matter and refused to take the noney. At the prosecution, both the gent and examining physician swore hat Mrs. Young was the woman who iad passed the examination. The Jury, owever, refused to find a verdict to hat effect. It Is thought that the verlct of the Jury may have been influnced by the bad odor of the New rork Life. Both the agent and the ihyslclan having sworn that the $100 elonged to Mrs. Young and she havng sworn to the contrary, the ownerhip of the money continues a puzzle. ? Bennettsvllle special of December to Columbia State: The smallpox pidemic is creating some anxiety, lot to say alarm In some sections of he county, and vaccination Is almost inlversal. A few days ago Mr. James IcDanlel died from the effects of mallpox. A few days earlier a negro iy name of Moses Long also succumbd to the loathsome disease. Several ases now prevail In that neighborlood; there has been no quarantine r compulsory vaccination. Mr. Mc)anlel was a prominent farmer, ownr of a public mill and ginnery and ontracted the disease by ginning ome cotton on which a negro had een sleeping who had the disease, without the knowledge of Mr. McDanel. His head and body swelled ablormally and friends and neighbors f course could not Jeopardize the Ives of their families, as well as their wn, by rushing into the dreaded dlsase. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Annual Election of Masonic Officers? Visitors to Oklahoma?Supper of the Fraternal Union of America?Oakland K. of P. OiTMpondeDC* of th? YorkvUU Hnquir?t. Rock Hiij., December 8.?Tuesday night at the- meeting of Rock Hl!l Lodge No. Ill A. F. M., the following officers were elected and afterwards Installed by Past Master Jas. F. Reld. W. M.. M. H. Sandlfer: S. W.. J. Wilson Moore; 3. W.. W. J. Cherry; treas urer, V. Brown AcFadden; secretary, Capt. A. E. Smith; S. D., W. A. Pressley; J. D.. J/T*. Wingate; stewards, Jno. L. White and O. A. Buchanan; tyler, J. C. Reld. After the closing of the lodge, an oyster feast was served at McElwee's restaurant and much enjoyed. Messrs. Marshall Steele and Alex Willlford, who purchased lots at Hobart, Oklahoma, and went upon the free excursion run to that place by the promotors of this real estate scheme Uo.,a Tho? hsri a rnnd time and If the lot* should not prove valuable they got their money's worth anyway. Mr. Sam Hay who also went with the party did not return as It Is his intention to seek his fortune in the west. Mr. J. H. Witherspoon was also of the party and will return In a short time. . Mr. William Cooper of Williamsburg county will, about January 1st, move to this city and make his home here. Mr. Cooper Is superintendent of education In his county. He will occupy a residence In Oakland near Wlithrop college. Mr. W. J. Roddey, who was one of the two invited speakers before the annual banquet of the Pittsburg branch of the Equitable Assurance society has returned home after a delightful trip. ' The local lodge of the Fraternal Union of America held its annual banquet at McElwee's restaurant Wednesday evening. A large number sat down to an excellent supper and the evening was ope of unmarred pleas- . ure. This order Is quite strong here. Oakland Lodge No. 45 K. of P. celebrated her fourteenth anniversary Thursday evening In a very pleasant manner. About seventy of the Lodge's regulars, Irregulars and "oyster nlght??" ottondprf the convocation In the Castle Hall where the Esquire rank was very thoroughly exemplified upon , a timid young page striving to surmount the difficulties between himself ind the golden.spurs. After the work the members .repaired to McElwee's cafe' and there sat down to a most bountiful and delightful menu of oysters cocktails, turkey and cranberry sauce, chicken salad, celery and olives, coffee, whipped cream and bananas. Mr. John Wood acted as toastmaster, and when cigars had been lighted he read telegrams from Messrs. Samuel McFadden and Thos. F. McDow, of the Chester and Torkville bars respectively, stating their inability to attend. Mr. McFadden had "the grip" and strange to say this fact instead of admitting him kept him away. The banqueters were fortunate In havthg with them, however, Past Grand Chancellor, W. M. Lories of North Carolina, who responded to the call and gave out some good Pythian doctrine. Mr. J. B. Johnson also spoke. The Rev. Walter B. Duncan of this city was called upon to make the closing speech which he did by handing out a regular banquet of fresh and witty jokes leaving, as was predicted by the toast master a good taste In the mouth. He told a good one on Judge Prince and a friend of his, who, while making a canvass for senator and representative respectively, were called upon by their rdous host for the night to Join In the family, devotions and repeat a passage of scripture. The future judge on the spur of the moment said: "Jesus wept" while the candidate for legislative honors corroborated the statement with a hearty and fervent: "He- shore did." The Pythian Lodge here Is made up of the flower of the city and Is in a flourishing condition. Mr. Herbert L. Dlehl Is the present chancellor commander. At the next meeting officers will be elected for the coming year. Looks For More War.?A dispatch, to the Chicago Chronicle from Los Angeles says that at a public reception in * his honor Wednesday night, Lieut Gen. and Chief of Staff Adna R. Chaffee, of the United States army, predicted that the United States will again go to war. This prediction was maae in emu. Chaffee's address regarding the work of the army. He said: "Gentlemen, war will come again. There are plenty of men In this room, who will see our country at war again. Not on our own soil, perhaps. You must remember that we have now become one of the nations of the earth. We have great interests to defend. "When that war comes we must be intelligently prepared for it Modern war is not what war used to be. No one is now fitted to command troops who is not a scientific and well trained . man. Modem war must be scientifically treated to save human life. "The Japanese are military people, but we are not We do not get on with military preparation as they do, but we should be ready for a conflict." Tillman Thought So.?When he learned of the decision of the United States supreme court to the effect that the South Carolina dispensary is subject to taxation the same as an individual. Senator B. R. Tillman is quoted as saying: "Why, of course, they had to decide that way, else the whole system of internal revenue from Dan to Beer-sheba would be knocked into a cocked bat. All South Carolina or any other state would have to do would be to start up its own distilleries and not pay a cent of revenue taxes. But in making this decision the supreme court reverses a half a dozen or more of Its former decisions. When Mackey first proposed this thing to me some years ago and asked me to recommend the suit to Gov. McSweeney. I would not do it until I had looked carefully into the decisions of the supreme court, but I did this and found that In every case, from John Marshall down to the present. the decisions were in accord with Mackey's ideas that the state, not being a person, was not subject to internal revenue laws. But I told Mackey at the time that the supreme court would wriggle out of it somehow. They would not allow the whole revenue business to be knocked up. Yet I wrote the letter to McSweeney, recommending it. It could do no harm to try it and throw it up to them to decide." ? The state of South Carolina against F. P. Mllburn and others, architects of the state house, which occupied ten days of the time of the Richland court fell through on Wednesday with a mistrial. The state house commission was suing Mllburn for damages caused by Kio all^iraH failure to rive the atata what It had paid for. The newspapers have it that eight of the Jurors wanted to make Mllburn pay $65,000 damages; one wanted to make him pay $50,000, and three others thought he should not be made to pay anything. There is a lot of feeling Involved in the case and it has already cost Richland county a great deal of money.