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i Scraps and facts. * r? The American forces In the Phil- a ippines are being largely increased u and It Is given out from Washington b that the reason is because of the is disturbed condition of affairs in c China. As seen by the Washington " administration there is going to be h trouble in China soon, and it is de- a slrable to have In the Philippines tl sufficient troops to protect American e interests in all parts of the empire tl and too, at the same time, leave a strong enough force In the islands to keep charge of the station there. ? The annoyance caused by Admiral Rojestvensky's declaration that a British squadron was in readiness at Wei-hai-wei to "blow his fleet off the sea if Admiral Togo failed to destroy it," has been turned g ?? 1 l? T nn/lnn Tho Tim PS ? IU taufiuict in uviiuvu. *..v ..... reveals the fact that while Admiral 1 Togo was sinking the Russian fleet J the British squadron at Wei-hal-wei i consisted of one second class cruiser and one despatch boat. There was I another second class cruiser at Shanghai but no other warship nearer than Hongkong. "Perhaps the British navy." writes one commentator, "never had a greater compliment paid to it than the suggestion that one second class cruiser and a des- p patch boat could even have contem- e plated annihilating Russia's naval p might." w ? We read of call money going to c, 100 per cent or even more on the tl New York stock exchange and in an tl hour dropping back to 6 per cent, and even to a lower rate. An explanation of this condition, which is cal- E culated to puzzle the uninitiated, is w found in the Birmingham Age-Her- o] aid. The money is as a rule held a] only a day or two at that high rate of interest. As soon as the rate falls to normal the trader borrows money r{ and liquidates the loan made under SJ pressure. If he holds a borrowed r( million two days he pays but $5,- t( 554 interest, and this he prefers to tj. / do rather than sell the stock he is carrying. If he borrows but $100,000, at 100 per cent it costs him but ^ $277 a day. He prefers to pay two days' interest at 100 per cent on a (j demand loan, than to take money for fr ' 90 days at 6 per cent. The former tj he can liquidate at any time, while c} the latter must run its full course. tf. Thus it appears that the rate is not sa^ exorbitant as It seems from the jn figures. It is, however, out of rea- Js son. just the same, when It goes to ^ 100 per cent. p< ? When the convention of divorce tr reformers meets In Washington on pj February 19th, for the purpose of petitioning congress to enact a uniform divorce law, says a correspondent, South Carolina will be conspiccc uous by its absence. More than thirty states have already signified their intention of sending delegates j to the convention, and there is conslderable discussion going on as to ^ the wisdom of Governor Heyward in declining to appoint representatives. It is said by those interested in the ^ meeting that the question of whether South Carolina has a divorce law or not should not have kept her governor from sending delegates to a convention which is to meet for pub- ^ lie good. The commission which was ' appointed by Governor Pennypacker, >??tn pnrtlfv the dl- 1 Ul X" eimojr ivaiiiu, w ? vorce laws of that state and to ar- g range for the Washington meeting, says that practically every state in g the Union, with the exception of South Carolina will have delegates le present at the convention. Governor ei Heyward has recently written the commission that inasmuch as South n Carolina has no divorce laws, it will be unnecessary for his state to be i-epresen'ed in the convention. Among the delegates to attend the meeting are bishops and other men p' high in church life. ^ ? Washington, January 9: Strip- ? ped to the skin and without keys, tools or mechanism of any sort, so far as his watchers could discover, p' Harry Houdini, who calls himself s* the professional prison breaker and p handcuff king, yesterday freed himself from the cell at the district Jail 1 In which Charles J. Gulteau, the assassin of President Garfield, was conS( fined, in two minutes after he had . si been locked in it. Hastening along the corridor of the Jail, he temporarlly released from their places of confinement two condemned murei derers, four other prisoners under j indictment for murder and two notorious criminals, and then as quick- ^ ly unlocked other cells and relncarcerated the prisoners. So successful w was Houdlni's operations that War- ?{ den Harris gave him a written cer- a, tificate setting forth the fact that a stripped stark naked, he had been ^ locked in a cell and escaped, liber- jj, ated eight prisoners and relocked r( them in other cells; had entered a ;0 locked cell in which was his clothing, dressed himself and reappeared be- ei fore the bewildered gtiards in just * ? ~ ? ~ VTmirlini smie-ht ^ IWCIIiyunc = --- s, to make his escape from Guiteau's c< cell for the reason that It Is supposed b; to be the strongest of any in the jail. ' Houdini also made a test of the cells H at the police stations, picking two 01 locks and dressing himself in twenty- s' six minutes. His performance has vv started the local officials to thinking tl and planning to provide secure locks. e< ? New railway legislation, differing fl from the rate-making project, says a h Washington dispatch, has been dis- * cussed in private by congressmen c. during the past week or so. Two n laws are under consideration. One of them relates to the railway charges jj* for transporting passengers and the b other has to do with the heavy ex- <>' pense to which the government is put ^ for carrying the mails. It is proba- f, ble that when the railroad rate regu- si lation bill Is reported to the house it may contain a provision that the o: maximum fare to be charged for pas- b sengers on all railroads east of the n Mississipui river shall be two cents a s? mile. The proposition has been presented to members of the house com- n mittee on interstate and foreign com- b merce. and while no decision has n been reached, there are a number of s' members who favor its adoption. It n is the opinion of congressmen that it tl would not be fair or just to fix the 81 same maximum fare for all railroads. Those which traverse mountainous regions cost more to construct and maintain and those which run ii through sparsely settled territory n have not the field for traffic that the p others have. But it is argued that all i( the roads east of the Mississippi could tl properly be classed together, and a two-cent rate established for them, it Jt is probable that if such a provls- o ion is embodied in the rate bill it will p be construed as a retaliatory blow o at the railroads in return for the cut- lj ting off of passes. But this is not p hat hurts congressmen haJf as much s their inability to get passes for heir constituents, a form of patronge that in some states was very valable to congressmen. This has all cen done away with and everything 5 now on a cash basis. A number of ongressmen who are favorable to laking a limit to railroad fares deny, owever, that they are actuated by ny spirit of revenge, but Insist that his is the time for inaugurating genral reforms, as well as for protecting he Interests of the shippers. JThc ^jorkviUe (?nquirrr YORKVILLE, S. C.t FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1906. The house of representatives has assed a bill declaring so-called buekt-shops to be gambling places and rohlblting their operation. The bill ent through yesterday without dlsussion or opposition, and was sent to le senate. The probability is that le senate will pass it at once. In order that the position of The !Nquirhr may not be misunderstood e desire to make it clear that our ujection to special terms of the court pply more particularly to the idea of uir being presided over by special idges. There is no reason why a ?gular Judge cannot preside over a jecial term as efficiently as over a >gular term; but it is the special irms presided over by special judges lat never accomplish anything. A movement has been started in tlanta looking to the importation of le hundred German girls as domescs. The idea is to bring the girls om Chicago, if they can be secured ure. and the understanding is that rery effort is to be made to see that ley are satisfied. Atlanta is in the ime boat with other southern cities i that it is finding that the negro help no longer reliable. The negroes ive an exaggerated idea of their lmartance, and show no disposition to y to be of real service to their emoyers. Just as was expected there has been 1 effort to deceive the investigating >mmittee with reference to the Faram letters. After the letters were Hilly turned over to the committee developed that some of them were issing. The committee had seen tern in the possession of Mr. Farjm; but they were not among the ipers that Mr. Farnum turned over, ne of the missing letters that mem?rs of the committee remember to ive seen was from N. M. Block, present of the Richlapd distilling cominy to Farnum, advising him to take AA of r\r?Lr PflmUllfl IUV ? Vi lit VTA. oivvn it* V>*v> ... le!d a paper that is being' edited by imes Henry Rice, Jr. The letter ated that Evans, Tatum, Towill and oykin were to take stock, and sugsSted that' Rice being a powef in outh Carolina, he could do good lings for the dispensary'. Among the tters known to be missing are oth s even more interesting. The comittee has asked the supreme court to lie Farnum for contempt. Biennial Sessions. Somehow we have never been imressed with the idea that the general ssembly of South Carolina was really ncere in its professed desire for bienlal sessions of the legislature Instead f annual sessions. As we see it the roposition is one that commends it?if to the common sense of the peole: the legislators are aware of that ict, and they are generally too shrewd ? put themselves squarely on record ?alnst it; but many of them hope to old on to annual sessions while ?emingly standing for biennial sesons. The amendment providing for bienial session was voted on in 1904, nd the people gave it their unqualified idorsement. At the next session of le general assembly it was claimed lat the desire of the people could not e carried out because of alleged er)rs in the text of the resolution on hich they had voted. No action was iken at the last session of the general ssembly beyond the appointment of committee to report at this session, le real object of this move no doubt elng delay. This committee made its ;port yesterday, in substance as foliws: While the amendment was correctly itered on the journal of the senate was not on the journal of the house nd the house Journal was quoted In instantiation. It was held by the ommlttee that as this was required y the constitution the amendment auld not be ratified. Further, there re other constitutional provisions hieh would have to be amended in rder to carry out the biennial sesion idea. The next session under the mendment would be held in 1908, hereas officers of state will be elected lis year, and unless there was a seson of 1907 they could not be install3. There are provisions referring to lling vacancies by the governor and e can so fill them only for one year, hile the term might be for two years, n annual tax is provided and that :innot be continued under the bienial session plan. The committee says lere are at least four constitutional rovisions which would have to be dopted before biennial sessions could e inaugurated without conflict with ther provisions. The committee delares. therefore, that the whole mat?r will have to be resubmitted, a id >r that purpose the committee will ubmit the necessary bill. No action was taken on the report { the committee; but the report will e printed to be disposed of later. The ?port on its face, appears to be reajnably plausible; but there are good iwyers, as good as any on the comlittee, who say that the whole thing i merely a subterfuge; that there is o reason why the action of the people hould not be ratified at o.ice; and ara n ri'inpnts made to hold sessions of he general assembly biennially intead of annually, as heretofore. Price of Cotton. After years of stumbling and gropig In the dark, there now seems to be o doubt of the fact that the southern eople have gotten on to the correct lea?the real key to the control of he price of cotton. There used to be a very general lea that the demand for manufacturd goods had some influence on the rice of raw cotton; but as a matter f fact such a condition has but rarer* prevailed in the history of cotton roductlon. For several years before the Invention of the cotton gin, the price of raw cotton was controlled entirely by the laws of supply and demand; but after the Invention of the cotton gin such a condition did not again arise until about the second year of the Civil war. It is not a difficult proposition to arrive at. There have been but few periods In the history of cotton man ufacture wnen tne spinalis or me world have been able to supply the demand for their product; but during the greater portion of the history of cotton production, this production has been greater than the spindles of the world have been able to take care of. When the demand for manufactured goods is beyond the capacity of the spindles it is natural that prices should rule high; but in such a condition it does not necessarily follow that the price of raw cotton must also be high, because the supply of raw cotton may be a great deal larger than can be handled by the spindles. It has long been an accepted axiom among the cotton speculators that the price of raw cotton is fixed not by the requirements of the mills; but by what the mills do not require. For instance, if the mills are able to handle only ten million bales and the production amounts to twelve million bales, the price of the ten million bales needed is influenced largely by the two million bales not needed. And here has been the great difficulty for many years, in fact almost ever since the war. The production of raw cotton has been rather in advance of the Increased capacity of the mills to take care of it, and the speculators have been able to fix prices very much as they pleased. Ordinarily the demand for cotton goods is greater than the capacity of the manufacturers to supply it. That was the case for years until a few years ago and that is why there was such a margin between the price of ""'I nrlnn r\t m ann fa r*. I ttW IUUU1I CX11V4 UIC IW V4 tured goods. A few years ago the manufacturers caught up with the demand for their output, and prices declined. The situation grew out of their own fault. Because the demand had been so great for so many years previous they had lost sight of the necessity of a>ny effort on their part to keep it up, and had gone on with their increased production regardless of consequences. The result was the financial ruin of numerous mills not only in America, both north and south, but in England and throughout Europe. Because of that catastrophe, more attention was devoted to the development of markets, and since then the demand for manufactured goods has continued greater than the supply. The big nine million bale crop of fifteen years ago, it will be remembered; put the price of cotton away below the cost of production, and the mills continued to run at tremendous profit with constantly Increasing splndleage until they overdid the thfng, as just mentioned. While the manufacturers were quick, enough to recover because they more quickly recognized the trouble, with the farmers the process was slower. In fact they did not catch up until three years ago, when providence cut the crop short and the New Orleans cotton men brought the fact to the attention of the world. As the upshot of it all, it has been made clear that the farmers of the south will be able to take care of themselves in the future, if they will only be sure to handle wisely their surplus. The southern Cotton association has already made a good start along this line, and if it gets proper support from the farmers, and those at the head of it make no mistakes there need be no more starvation prices for raw cotton. SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION Annual Convention at New Orleans Largely Attended. New Orleans, Jan. 11.?With a large and representative attendance from all the cotton growing states, the Southern Cotton Growers' association opened a three days' session In Odd Fellows' hall today. The situation was organized in this city just one year ago when cotton was selling at six cents. Its officers point to the reduction of acreage and fertilizers, the increase of the price of cotton to 12 cents, the disclosure of the scandal in the crop reporting department of the government, and the improved condition of the farmers as tangible results of the work it has done during the year. Many important matters are to come before the convention. There will be a proposition to hold the balance of this year's crop until cotton goes to 15 cents. A decision as to acreage for the year is to be made. Congress will be urged to provide for a commission to visit the cotton markets of the world, including China, and the Orient, to find new fields for the surplus product. Diversified farming and more perfect county organization in order to increase the efficiency of the national association will be recommended. The question of permanent headquarters for the association is to be discussed. Atlanta, Memphis and New Orleans will be candidates.' Officers will be chosen and President Jordan will be a candidate for re-election. Though there has been some talk of opposition, sentiment among the delegates already here Indicates Mr. Jordan will be selected to succeed himself with practical unanimity. The aim will be to make the three days' session a business affair. Three sessions a day will be held. The number of papers at each session is limited to three. They are not to exceed thlr ly minuu'S m ueuvrryv uu uiovuaaiuuo are to be cut to thirty minutes and ten minutes to be the limit of speeches. Odd Fellows' hall was elaborately decorated and crowded when President Jordan called the convention to order, many local cotton men mingling with the visiting delegates. A feature that attracted attention was the presence of a negro delegation from Hinds county. Miss. Secretary Woods of the Mississippi association, said they were regular delegates and entitled to seats. President Jordan was given an ovation when he ascetided the platform. The invocation was offered by Rev. Dr. Beverly Warner and then exPresident John M. Parker, of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, delivered the address of welcome. He said in part: "The speculator Is the greatest enemy the farmer has. To him it matters not so long as he is on the winning side and the evidence of the past five months shows some do not hesitate to resort to dishonest methods to obtain inside information by which to milk the public and demoralize business. Your speculator friend of today worms himself into your confidence and tomorrow tries to throttle you. Keep away from him. Don't get mixed up with him. He is no friend of the farmer. Don't kill the golden goose by putting up prices so high we will soon have competition from other countries." W. L. Foster, member of the LoulsI iana railroad commission and a large cotton planter, responded. When Mr. Foster concluded. President Jordan was greeted with a storm of applause that lasted several minutes. When It subsided he delivered his address on the southern farmer. which consumed about one hour and was listened to with interest and enthusiasm throughout. LOCAL AFFAIRS. i NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 1 Royal liking Powder Co.?Wants 1 you to know that Royal baking powder Is absolutely pure and has ] no substitute. See fourth page. , John J. Hunter, Auditor?Gives notice that his office will be open at ! all times, and In charge of his < clerk, Miss E. W. Hunter. R. J. Caldwell and J. R. Connolly? , Tell their customers that milk will ho ndvanced to seven cents a ouart on and after January 20th. " i First National Bank?Wants every j one depositing money with It to feel that they are contributing to Its 1 success. Your business solicited. i Dobson Bros.' Cash Store?Wants Just < one word, please, and that is that all laundry must be paid for on delivery. Bargains in millinery. 1 I. W. Johnson?Wants you to know 1 he keep the most complete line of groceries In the county. He makes coffees, teas and spices a specialty. 1 York Supply Co.?Tells you that many ' successful York county farmers are constant users of Navassa and Chlcora fertillezrs. Foushee Cash Store?Has remnants I of percales and outings on the road i which will be sold at special prices when they come. Watch 5c and 10c counters. Thomson Co.?Invites your attention to Its lines of underwear for men, ] women and children, in wool and ( cotton. J. Q. Wray?Cuts the prices of wool I dress goods from 25 to 50 per cent In order to close them out quick. ( He wants your shoe, buisness. Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co. ? Says you can see your crops grow 1 when you use Its fertilizers. See fourth page. Loan and Savings Bank?Has $60,000 capital and surplus. Steel fire and burglarproof safe, safety boxes to rent. Will give your account its best attention. York Drug Store?Tells you that It la a eood Idea to make a record of your business transactions. It Is ready to supply necessary books. Representat ve Ardray's bill providing for the sa.e of the state farms has ( been killed. The rarms have a strong pull in the legislature. This it another campaign year; but , the ball will not begin rolling percep- , tibly until in the spring. The political situation has been reasonably quiet up to this time; but the understanding , is that there will be enough candidates In the field to make the campaign interesting enough. i Mules can be raised in York county ( at a profit. Mr. D. M. Hall of Yorkvllle No. 1, has been raising mules successfully for a number of years. He came out very nicely even when the price was at Its lowest?when a first-class four year old mule could ( be bought for 5100. Now, when the ( price of a first-class mule ranges all the way from 5200 to 5300, It looks as ( If there should be good money In raising mules. The subject is worth Investigating; because as things go now there Is but little probability that prices are going 10 gei any lower in the near future. Postmaster General Cortelyou has approved a recommendation of Fourth Assistant DeGraw for the use by rural carriers of automobiles In serving < their routes. The postmaster general, however, expressly reserves the right to require rural carriers to discontinue the use of such vehicles and assume the service of their routes in the ordinary vehicles prescribed by the regulations, If complaint Is made of unsatisfactory service arising from the use of automobiles. Rural carriers also are required to maintain a fixed schedule so that the boxes of their patrons may be served at or about the same time each day. I There seems to be quite a nunifcr 1 of copies of Davis's Lectures, that old book that was published In Yorkvllle by Patrick Carey In 1823, scattered 1 about over the country. At the request of a gentleman Interested, Mr. W. D. Grist, of Yorkvllle a few weeks 1 ago, advertised for a copy and got It I without delay. The gentleman desired still another copy, and an advertise- 1 ment In the last Issue of The EnqriRER brought out two more, one from Mr. R. R. McCorkle of Yorkvllle No. 6, and the other from Mr. Jas. N. Russell of Sharon No. 1. All three ' copies were In good condition. f It will be of Interest to property owners and others to know that while Auditor Hunter la making the rounds of the county listing property, the office here Is at all times open for the transaction of all business pertaining to it. The auditor gives notice of this fact In another column. Miss E. W. Hunter, his assistant, has charge dur- ( Ing his absence, and being thoroughly conversant with all of the duties of the position, she will be pleased to receive returns or transact such other 1 business as may be brought to her at- 1 tention. Miss Hunter Is to be found 1 In the office every day until late in the afternoon. i A lost South Carolina college pin < was found hist Tuesday through an advertisement In The Enquirer be- ' fore the entire edition of the paper 1 had been printed. The pin was lost by a Yorkville lady. It belonged to 1 her husband, and she was very much i worried about It, of course. The ad- ' vertlsement was telephoned to The Enquirer at about noon, and within ' less than half hour after the paper ap- I peared on the street, Mr. Thos. W. Clawson came In with the Information that he had picked the pin from the ( mud in the middle of the street that , morning. He had been trying to find the owner; but without success until ( the appearance of The Enquirer. ] ABOUT PEOPLE. , Mr T R Wldbv of Marlon, N. C.. Is ] visiting the family of Mr. L. B. Foushee. Mrs. Mason McConnell and little daughter, Mary Esther, visited friends in Chester this week. Miss Annie Wallace has gone to Washington to do stenographic work for Congressman Finley. Rev. E. E. Gillespie and bride reached Yorkville yesterday and are at home to their numerous friends. Mrs. R. S. Dunbar of Avan, Fairfield county, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. Mason McConnel on College street. Mrs. D. E. Finley left for Washington yesterday, taking with her Robert, States, John and Mary, her youngest children. Rev. W. J. Langston, D. D., who at ope time was pastor of Yorkville, Union and Clover Baptist churches, and who for the past five or six years has been pastor of the Pendleton street church in Greenville, has resigned and will move to Sylvester, Ga., where he has accepted a call. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Local cotton receipts continue light. ? There has been no appreciable relief to the need for new residences. ? Now that the rough weather has set in, the cement side walks are showing up at full value. ? Mr. B. N. Moore has purchased from Mr. L. B. Foushee the brick store building occupied by the Foushee Cash store. ? The O'Leary building is being rushed to completion as rapidly as possible and the Thomson Co. hopes to get into it by Jaunary 23. ? The purchase of the Wheeler Coach factory lot referred to last Tuesday tvas made by Messrs. W. R. Carroll ind Louis Roth Instead of by Mr. Carroll alone. These two gentlemen will be interested together in the contamniotoil Imnrnvpments. ? The first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Neely Manufacturing company was held last Tuesday afternoon. President Moore made a statement showing what had been done since the organization of the company and the statement was quite satisfactory to all concerned. The old board of electors was re-elected. ? Messrs. Caldwell and Connolly, the dairymen, give notice today that after the 20th of January the price of milk will be raised to 7 cents a quart. "It Is impossible for us to live at the present price," said one of the dairymen by way of explanation. We can't even come out even, and the more milk we sell the worse off we are. I feel like I am working almost entirely for the oil mill people?carrying around milk collecting money and giving It to them on my feed bill. I don't like to. go up In price; but I either have to do that or quit. Columbia pays 10 cents a quart for milk, Chi ster pays 8 cents, and It does look like we ought to have 7 cents. But In Bplte of all this I wouldn't ask for any more, except I am Just obliged to." ? The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Loan and Savings bank was held In the offices of that Institution last Wednesday. A large majority of the stock was represented. The annual report of President McMppI showed sDlendId progress during the year. The resources of the bank on December 31, 1904, aggregated $230,200. On December 30, 1905, the aggregated resources were $283,048. On December 31, the surplus fund stood at $5,000; on December 30, 1905 it was $11,000, a gain of $6,000 during the year after the payment of two semi-annual dividends. On motion of Rev. W. C. Ewart, a vote of thanks was tendered to the president and board of directors. The old board of directors was re-elected as follows: J. S. Brlce, W. B. Wylie, Jos. F. Wallace, C. E. Spencer, W. W. Lewis, W. S. Wiikerson, S. M. McNeel. Because of the unavailable absence of several of the directors there was no re-election of officers; but there Is no probability of any changes, all concerned being thoroughly satisfied with the situation as It exists. LOCAL LACONICS. The Bank of Clover. The Bank of Clover was organized at a meeting held In the office of the Clover Cotton mills Monday afternoon. The bank will have a capital stock of 112,000. Mr. M. L. Smith or Clover, was elected president; Mr. Z. M. Niell of Clover, vice president and Mr. James A. Page of Gastonla, cashier. The directors elected were; M. L. Smith, Z. M. Niell, H. L. Wright. E. W. Pressly, G. L. Riddle, W. B. Smith and Jas. A. Page. Mr. Page will move to Clover the 25th of this month to take charge of the bank, which will begin business about February 1. Faulkner-Rainey. Miss Anna Faulkner and Mr. John S. Rainey were married at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. W. Meek Faulkner near King's Creek, last Wednesday. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. M. Stevenson, the bride's pastor, In the presence of a number of relatives and Intimate friends of the young people and their respective families. The bride Is an unusually bright and attractive young lady with hosts of friends throughout the neighborhood In which she was brought up. The groom Is the oldest son of Mr. John L. Rainey, and a young man of high character, fine abilities and much promise for future usefulness. Death of Mr. James Quinn. Mr. James T. Quinn, died at the home of his mother, Mrs. Jane A. Jackson, near Zadok, last Wednesday night at 10 o'clock of pneumonia, after an illness of one week. Mr. Quinn was the son of Andrew Quinn, the first husband of his mother, and was born on June 24, 1858. lie was married 10 Miss Henrietta Ratteree, who died on July 23, 1901, leaving one son, Mr. Arthur Quinn, who at present is engaged in business at Blacksburg. The deceased is also survived by his mother and three half brothers, and one half-sister, children of his mother's second husband. These are Messrs. J. P., B. R. and M. L. Smith and Miss Lula Smith. Mr. Quinn was a man of straight forward manly character, who had the respect and esteem of all with whom he was acquainted. The funeral took place yesterday morning at Bethany, the services being conducted by Rev. R. M. Stevenson, It was a very disagreeable day; but notwithstanding this fact there was a large crowd of people in attendance. Tie Vote In Fort Mill, Fort Mill special of January 10, to Columbia State: The most exciting municipal election ever held in Fort Mill resulted yesterday in a tie vote for Mayor W. B. Meacham and W, L. Hall for mayor, and between Messrs, R. E. Rodgers and W, S. Crelghton for ildermen. Messrs. W. A. Fisher, A. R. McElhaney and S. W, Parks were sleeted aldermen. Every effort was made to defeat Mayor Meacham and the present council, many of the vot:rs being tuken to the polls In carriages. Only six of the registered voters failed to vote and an interesting race Is assured at the second election ay the fact that each side has secured :he pledge of three of these six to vote for Its candidate. The candidacy of i Vlr. Hall represents the opposition to :he heavy fines Imposed by Mayor Meacham and Mr. Hall got most of , lis votes from the operatives of the i :wo cotton mills. The mayor early In :he year announced a minimum fine of 15 for conviction for drunk and dlsor- j lerly and promised to double the fine ; 'or the second conviction. This polcy has resulted In the collection of , learly $1,000 l.i fines during the past | fear. The municipal afTiflrs have been idminlstered with wisdom and econo* ny, as Is shown by the fact that In the jast few years about three quarters of i mile of macadam streets have been aid. Cement sidewalks, six and eight feet wide, have been put down on both ddes of Main street, and on part of Confederate street, and electric lights nstalled In the business streets, AH his has been done on a tax levy of >nly two mills and without Incurring 1 i cent of debt. The town now owes nart of the bonded debt for i he town hall built several years ago, ind these bonds are not for sale even o the town, which has offered to take , hem up. ' ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Rawlinson-Stokes Marriage?City Election?Expreaa Company Diachargei Employes For Collusion With Bline Tigers. Correepondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. Rock Hill, January 12.?The marriage of Miss Addle Hutchison Rawllnson to Dr. James Richard Stokes wa: solemnized Wednesday evening at ' o'clock, by the bride's pastor. Rev Walter L. Llngle of the Presbyterlar ohnrnh nnafstpd tav a brother of th< groom, the Rev. Peter Stokes, of th< Methodist church of Bamberg. Th< home of the bride's parents/ Col. an< Mrs. Walter Rawlinson was mos elaborately adorned for the occasion The floors of both the parlors, th< dining rooms and hall were covere< with white cloth, which was brough up to meet the white walls, while ii every available place was a net worl of Ivy leaves Interspersed with hun dreds of white roses. The whole illu mlnated with a myriad of lights madi the scene seem almost fairy like The maid of honor was Miss Marloi Johnson and the best man, Mr. Hugl Stokes, of Arizona, another brothe of the groom. Mrs. Joel W. Rawlln son, of Rock Hill and Mrs. Agne Brabham, of Bamberg, were th< dames of honor and little Miss Mar garet Law and Master Frank Crawfon were the ribbon carriers. To th ceremony were bidden only a smal number of close friends, the famll] and bridal party but later on a re ception was held which a large num ber of friends attended. The displa; of presents was magnificent, one o the largest and handsomest ever seei here. Miss Rawlinson Is the onl; daughter of the family and has j large circle of friends both here am over the state. Dr. Stokes, Is a pop ular young dentist who made his horn here three years ago and who Is on of the most popular members of socle ty In the city. At 10:30 o'clock speeaea iiterauy uy anuwcra ui in, the young pair left on the Southeri for Early Branch, Hampton countj the old home of the groom, wher they will spend a week with relative! Visitors from a distance presen were: Mr. and Mrs. Jack Myers am Miss Mary Morgan Myers, of Char lotte, N. C.; Miss Leila Barnes, Mi Frank Barnes and Mr. Arthur Good win, of Greenville: Miss Jean Davh of Charlotte; Miss Mell Kamlner, o Gadsden: Mr. Henry Stokes of Hamp ton; Mr. George Stephens, of Char lotte. Mention was made In this corres pondence last week of the arrest am conviction of Tom Murray, colored driver of the Southern Express wag on In the matter of transportim whisky consigned to a ficticious ad dress. As a sequel to that occur rence, route agent Faub visited her a day or two ago and made an In vestlgatlon of the office with the re suit that Muray and another em ploye lost their jobs. It was though at the time that It would be hard to Murray to work his game withou collusion and so it proved. In the election held here today to an alderman at large, an aldermai for ward two and one for ward three J. B. Johnson, Incumbent, defeate* Alex Bailey for thfe first named get ting 130 out of less than 200 vote cast. J. F. Reld, was re-elected ii ward two over C. W. F. Spencer. R. E Owens, Incumbent, had no opposl tion In ward three. The Rev. Neil E. Pressley, D. D of Tamplco, Mexico, the pioneer mis stonary of the Associate Reformei Presbyterian church to that countrj will preach In the A. R. P. churcl here Friday night. He is visiting th different churches In North and Soutl Carolina in the interest of mlssioi work, more especially In regard b raising funds for buildings. Dr. C. M. Kuykendall, who ha been living in the J. B. Johnson oh house In Hampton street, has re moved to a residence in White street Mr. J. C. Lindsay has bought thi Johnson property and Is now occu pylng It. Mrs. James R. Boulware and chll dren, who came to visit the famil: of Mr. J. H. Milling during the holl days and who has been 111 with mea sles slntre a day or two after her ar rival, will leave as soon as weathei permits, for a visit to her brother Mr. John McDowell, near Charlotte Mr. Gus Aiken, a popular travel ling man, was In the city Thursda3 and was wearing a suit made from i piece of jeans which came from Oconee county. It is a genuin< South Carolina product. The woo was grown, sheared, carded, spur and woven In the above named coun ty. It is a remarkably smooth, pretty piece of goods and was from thi same piece presented by Congress man Aiken to Speaker Cannon. H< can proudly wear it and there li no need for South Carolinians to g< abroad for their stuff. Hal Brown, colored, who is one o the bright lights in religious circles was arrested by police officers charg ed with selling whisky. The evidenc* upon which the arrest was made wai the statement made by another col ored individual whom the offlceri had found drunk. This boy, wh< happened to be the nephew o: Brown's wife, at first claimed tha he had ordered the booze, but wher the officers started to take him when he could verify the statement h< wilted and told where he had gotter it. Brown was fined J100 or 30 days He appealed to the circuit court anc was put under $300 bond. THE MOROCCAN MUDDLE. Cause of the Serious Trouble Betweer Germany and France. The empire of Morocco, an absolute despotism has been In a state of turmoil for many years past, owing to the natural course of events in a countrj unrestricted by any laws, civil or religious, and also on account of the steady warfare which the sultan, mulal Abd-el-Azlg, h&3 had to wag against the pretenders to the throne. Th|s caused a feeling of uneasiness among the Arab tribes In Algeria, the adjoining French territory, and led to efforts on the part of France to assume a guardianship over Morocco. Oermany was not willing to unreservedly agree to this, being second only to Great Britain In the extent ol her Interests in Morocco. In 1902 the Imports of the three powers Into Morocco were: Great Britain, $6,210 000; Germany, 11,850,000, and France, $380,000. The exports of Morocco to the three powers In 1902 were to Great Britain $2,999,000. io Germany $535,000 and to France $785,000. France, pursuing her Moroccoan policy sent a special mission to Fezz last year. Germany and Great Britain did the same. The German emperor went still further. He visited Tangier, March 31 1905, on the Imperial yacht, Hohengollen, but remained ashore barely two hours. During that tjme he made a speech of which several versions were published. The substance of his majesty's remarks, however, was that he assured the German residents that the sovereignty and Integrity of Morooco would be maintained. The same day the then French minister of foreign affairs, M. Delcasse made a significant speech In the senate at Paris, during which after referring to the sultan's weakness and the anarchy resulting therefrom, "prejudicial to everybody and especially to France and Algeria," he declared that "resistance in Interested quarters would not cause France to modify her policy" In Morocco. This sentiment called forth vigorous applause. These utterances aroused both Germany and France and caused excitement throughout Europe, resulting later In a strained state of affairs and In the proposition to hold an International conference on Morocco. France and Great Britain, April 18, 1904, signed an agreement by which the latter in substance gave France a free hand in Morocco in return for a free hand in Egypt and the settlement of the Newfoundland fisheries disputes. Great Britain also agreed to support France in her Morocco pqlicy. But, in the meanwhile, M. Delcasse was compelled to resign June 1905, after directing the foreign affairs of France since June 28, 1893, and Premier Rouvler took the foreign portfolio. Subsequent developments showed that the change in the foreign office probably averted war between Germany and France as the former country was pressing the latter very' severely, diplomatically. . After considerable further fencing ' between Germany and France, those I two powers on July 8, 1905, agreed on < the basis of a program for the proposed international conference and , without entering Into details of the 1 reforms proposed It may be said that 1 the main and most dangerous point ? , to be discussed at the conference Is , . the question whether France is or is ' not entitled to have a special and 1 . privileged position In Morocco. This t i is the vital issue and the minor ques- ( . tlon, it has been pointed out, can be 9 - 4 - J ? I-,* /lAAnl?Ai?f aujusieu UIIUC una puun IS unuuiwi/ 8 settled. Germany, It Is understood, 3 will seek to secure International con1 trol of the police, the customs and t other matters, and "open door" as to . commerce. s On December 14 the French gov1 ernment issued a yellow book setting t forth Its side of the controversy and i January 8 the German government s published a white book giving Its ver. sion of the dispute. The powers Interested are to try to e settle the matter by a conference to i. be held at Algecisas. Spain, commenci lng January 16. [ FILIPINO OUTBREAK FEARED. s e Well Informed Army Officers Looking j For Trouble. e Gossip In army circles sheds a new 1 light on the reasons back of the acy tlon of the administration In sending ~ additional troops to the Philippines y and on the reports coming from Mat nila of unusual activity among the y troops already in Manila and In the ^ Islands. It Is said that while the add ministration may regard with appre" hension the prospects for trouble In e China, there Is also danger of trouble . nearer home and that this danger i. has fully as much. If not inore, to do * with the dispatch of more troops to r< the Far Bast than the Chinese une easiness. While no official statement will disclose it, conditions In the Phil j lpplnes are not satisfactory and army . men are talking quietly among themselves that the government is hurry- | ' ing more forces to Manila for the j purpose of preparing for an outbreak - in the Philippines. In support of the statement that | the government fears trouble in the i a archipelago, it is pointed out that 1. army officers have all along had the i fear that the Spanish experience . with the natives would be repeated | - by this government. e The desire of the Filipinos for In~ dependence is as strong as it ever i . was and that this desire should take t the form of an underground org&nl^ zatlon to throw off American rule ' would not only be natural, but army ' r men look for It. There Is reason to i n believe that the government has 1 been apprised of a powerful insur3 rectionary movement and that it in" tends to have troops at hand In suf8 flclent numbers to meet any emer- 1 n gencies. At the same time, it Is nec- 1 ' essary to have arrangements made 1 " to meet trouble in China if it comes as many believe it will. 1 It has not escaped notice here that ~ the small additional forces would be ^ inadequate to meet conditions in i [ China if there were an uprising of | the proportions expected. On the , e other hand this body would go far | in coping with any Philippine insur- i 1 rectlon. i 0 The Chinese regular army, under training of Japanese and American i 8 officers, has become a formidable in J stltution. It. numbers about 60,000 i " men and in recent manoeuvres it i - showed itself an efficient and well | e drilled force. The prospects are that i ' if an uprising took place against foreigners, the regular troops would " Join with the anti-foreign side. It P was the experience of the Boxer " troubles that the regular troops " could not be depended upon to help ' " protect the foreigners. Unless the s r regular army of China has changed mucn in disposition, ana wining m * turn Its guard on our people, march' lng on Pekln will be quite a different r thing from what it was in 1900. 1 Hence there is a strong belief in 1 many quarters that if the govern9 ment really felt it would be necess1 ary to send troops to China it wouid 1 dispatch a larger force than it has. " Many believe that the Chinese ver" sion of the war department's course - has been fostered by officials for the " purpose of diverting attention from 9 the Philippines. In any event, a close 9 watch will be kept for signs of trou9 ble in the Philippine possessions. I QINNERS* REPORT TO JANUARY 1. 3 Census Bulletin Puts the Figures at 9,721,773 Bales. 3 According to a bulletin issued last ^ Tuesday by the census bureau 9,721,t 773 bales of cotton were ginned to i Jan. 1, 1906, counting round bales as 5 half bales and excluding linters. ~ Number of round bales Included . 263.424; sea island bales 92,939. I There was no report for the corresponding period last year, and comparative statistics are not available. The report showing the quantity of cotton ginned from the growth of 1 1905 by states and territories is as follows: ! ' Active State or Territory. Bales ginneries . Alabama 1,175,985 3,722 ' Arkansas 510,710 2,289 Florida 72,884 290 ' Georgia 1,669,917 4,763 > Indian Territory .... 296,248 523 Kansas .... " Kentucky 1,218 3 8 Louisiana 457,207 2,057 ? Mississippi 1,030,912 3,841 1 i Missouri 35,377 77 c , North Carolina ... 629,850 2,809 j? Oklahoma 279,163 324 } 1 South Carolina 1,075,826 3,156 " Tennessee 240,001 723 Texas 2,231,835 4,152 ? Virginia 14,640 121 \ i The above statistics have been com- j, ' piled from telegraphic reports of the t special agents who canvassed the gin- N nerles, and are subject to slight cor- j( rections when checked against the in- a 1 dividual returns of the ginners being r transmitted to the office through the c mails. c The last report showed 9,292,191 tl bales, counting round as half bales, P ginned to Dec. 13, 1905. 'Running bales counting round as b half bales, and not including linters. w h MERE-MENTION. " West Hotel, at Minneapolis, Minn., the biggest hotel between Chicago and the Pacific coast, was destroyed by fire last Wednesday morning. Twenty or thi rty people lost their ^ lives Late advices from St. Petersburg are to the effect that the Russian people are growing tired of ^ the reign of terror and are about a willing for the restoration of law and order on the old basis A Turkish army, consisting of four corps, has been massed on the frontier of the ? Caucasus and is threatening invasion. William Rainey Harper, presi- ai - * - . TT_. S< aeni OI ^nicagu university, uieu itut Wednesday of cancer.......Clqxk ?' Howell and Hoke Smltl}, opposing candidates for the Democratic nomi- ^ nation for governor of Georgia, opened their stumping campaign at Co- h lumbus last Wednesday with a Joint debate General William E. Mlckle, adjutant general, makes official announcement that the sixteenth ancl nual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans will be held In New Orleans on April 26 and 27 Mar- ^ shall Field, the great merchant prince of Chicago, Is critically 111 with pneu- P1 monia. ' e< CLINTON-CAMPBELL. bedding of Two Popular Young Psopie of Bathal. Jorrwoondenc* of the Yorkville Knqulrer. Bethel, January 11.?The home of dr. R. L. Campbell, who lives near 3ethel church was the scene yesterday svtning of a social event of great lnerest to this whole section, the occasion being the marriage of Miss Hatie, Mr. Campbell's sister to Mr. R. O. Clinton. The parlors of the Campbell home lad been beautifully decorated by the 'HiSnHu of the hHHA Rv^rarreens and lowers were In tasteful evidence sverywhere, and all the surroundings vere singularly appropriate to the lappy occasion. At the appointed hour the coming it the bride and groom was announced jy the music of the wedding march as rendered by Miss Llllie Brlson, and Mr. Clinton and Miss Campbell presented themselves before a tastefully improvised hymenial altar. There they were met by Rev. W. B. Arrowood, pastor of Bethel church, who In a solemn and Impressive manner conducted the ceremony that made the happy pair husband and wife. The bride wore white silk, trimmed with pearls and lace. There was a cluster of orange blossoms in her hair and In her hand she carried a bunch it carnations and asparagus ferns. The groom was dressed In a nerft black <ack suit. After the marriage the bridal party proceeded to the residence of Mr. S. J. Clinton, the father of the groom, and participated in a most delightful reception, lasting from 7.30 to 12 and Including a banquet that did full credit to the occasion. Among the livlted guests from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, Messrs. J. W. Miller and E. M. Stanton of Yorkvllle; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Campbell, Misses Mattle Caldwell, Bessie Adams, Addle Matthews, Annie McCall, Llllie Brlson Dr. 8. J. Campbell, Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Clinton, of Clover; Messrs. T. L. Roland and Foster Clinton, of Qastonla. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton both have hosts of friends throughout this section. They are to occupy the Barnett house about half a mile from Bethel church. COTTON MILLS AND RAILROAD8. Passenger Fart 21-2 Cants, and Labar Limitsd to 60 Hours a Week. The two following bills were Introduced in the house last Tuesday by Mr. Toole of Aiken: That Section 2,166, Vo'.ume 1, Code of Laws of South Carolina 1902, be amended by striking out the word "three," and inserting In lieu ther-jof the words "two and one-half," so chat said section when amended shall read: Section 2,166: The rate for transportation of passengers on all railroads to which the provisions of this charter shall apply shall not exceed two and one-half cents per mile, for every mile traveled; and such railroads shall not be required to have second class coaches or to sell second class tickets. Ten-Hour Law. Section 1. That Section 221. Volume 2, Code of South Carolina, 1902. be amended by striking out the word eleven from the first line thereof, and Inserting the word ten in lieu thereof, so that the said section as amended shall read as follows: Section 321. Ten hours shall constitute a day's work, or sixty hours a week's work. In all cotton aind woolen manufacturing establishments in the state of South Carolina for all operatives and employees, except engineers, Bremen watchmen, machinists, etc. 80UTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? The dispensary was voted out of Laurens county last Tuesday by a imall majority. ? John Bell Towlll of the dispensary board, has secured a position as Ininoptftp for Ihs Armour Pertlliaer jompany. He will operate In South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama. ? With the palmetto flag at the foretop, the United States cruiser Charleston came steaming into Charleston harbor Wednesday mornng and at her approach every steam whistle and bell began a noisy wel:ome. Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte and Captain Wlnslow had reurned to the ship and were on deck is the boat passed Port Sumter and :ame Into the anchorage off the cus:om house whar res. An Immense hrong lined the water front and :heered lustily as the salutes were Ired and returned. During the af:ernoon on board the Charleston In :he presence of a thousand Invited quests, officers and men, Mayor Rhett presented the magnificent silver punch jowl, which was accepted by Capain Wlnslow. The secretary also acknowledged the gift In behalf of the lavy. Music, refreshments and dancng followed the speech-making, ^mong those present were Governor ieyward of South Carolina, Senator 3. R. Tillman, Admiral Dickens, Col. >. G. Greenough, U. S. A. Wedneslay night at the Charleston Hotel a 'ery beautiful banquet was given by he city of Charleston. Speeches were nade by Secretary Bonaparte, Goverlor Heyward, Admiral Dickens, Senaor Tillman, Congressman Legare and ithers. ? Columbia Record, Thursday: The egislature will be asked to pass a tew gambling law to take the place >f the antiquated statute now on the looks. The measure will probably ie Introduced by a member of the Spartanburg delegation and will be hort and simple enough to let all ifflcers of the law know exactly what o do. The law is said to be the outome of the experiences had by the olice commission of Columbia and he officers of Greenville and Sparinburg where anti-gambling crusades lave recently been going on. There re several features that do not suit he officers in the present law and hey wish these removed. The new a,w will probably contain a section hat will allow a witness to tesIfy without incriminating himself, 'here will also be a section which al3ws officers of the law to confiscate 11 property and paraphernalia when aids are made. The present section overlng seizures of property Is not ery clear and on test might be delared unconstitutional. The fact hat a new law will be passed will robably mean that there will be state crusade against gambling, ust how it will end is not known, ut the members of the legislature >*ho have talked about the bill are IM A# U M.l.u 4^ car li i in iavui ui 11 anu wish iu lake it as strong as possible. ? King's Mountain special of Janary 9 to Charlotte Observer: Your orrespondent has Just learned of a ery sad accident at the Crowders [ountain mills. Chris Cole was calllg on Laura Allen, a 16-year-old Irl, who lives with Hestre Porter, hey both had fallen asleep and. bout 3 o'clock in the morning, Laui's skirts caught on Are. supposedly *om a coal that had rolled down upn the hearth. She was awakened y the heat from the burning skirts nd immediately ran out of the house, ;reaming for help. Cole was awakned by her cries and ran to her asstance, overtaking her near tfye ouse. He did all he could tq tear le burning clothes from her, but in er excitement she broke away from Im, and started towards the pond, bout 200 yards distant, but fell about 90 yards from the pond where Cole yertook her and tore the remaining othes off. She was carried back to le house and everything possible one to relieve her, but she died velve hours later. Cole was very ainfully, but not dangerously burn1.