Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 23, 1906, Image 2
Scraps autl |acts.
? Senator Clover on last Friday introduced
into the Mississippi senate
a concurrent resolution to amend
the constitution by providing that
no children will be admitted to the
public schools of the state where the
parent is liable for the poll tax of
the current year and the same remains
unpaid. The effect of this
amendment, If inserted into the constitution,
would be to baa- nine-tenths
of the negro children of the state
from the schools, unless the negroes
shall pay the poll tax with greater
frequency than at present. in a
word it would practically accomplish
Gov. Vardaman'B theory of a division
of the school funds between the
races. Mr. Clover also proposed to
make the school age from 8 to 18
years.
? Robert Lilliston of Norfolk, Va.,
was convicted at Raleigh, X. C., last
week of murder in the second degree
and sentenced to the penitentlary
for fourteen years. The crime
for which he was tried consisted of
the killing of the innocent third party
while engaged in a pistol fight
with another man who was trying
to kill him. A story from Raleigh
is to the effect that since the conviction.
a woman of good reputation j
who was at the depot when the kill
ing occurred, says that she saw the i
whole affair and that A. G. Smith j
the bystander who lost his life was ]
not killed by a bullet from Lilliston's i
pistol; but that he was deliberately <
assassinated by another party whose i
name has not yet been brou^nt into i
the affair and who no doubt took
advantage of the opportunity to &at- <
Isfy a private grudge. I
? Washington special of January 1
19 to the News and Courier: Speaker
Cannon received another present today
from a South Carolina admirer. <
The gift was a pair of hand-knitted i
home-made "galluses." The sender, i
who transmitted the present through i
Representative Aiken, expressed the '
thought that Inasmuch as the
speaker was wearing a suit of handspun
jeans, it was proper that the <
trousers thereof be held up by a <
pair of old-fashion "galluses." i
The galluses are made with yarn, i
closely and carefully knitted in sep- '
arate pieces, with double button
holes, for it is expected that they j
will stretch. The speaker declared |
they were just the kind he used to
wear years ago, and he will use these
for the purpose for which they were
intended. "They are Just the kind '
worn by the one-gallus brigade, of (
which Governor Oglesby used to tell, *
and to whom Champ Clark appeals in 1
his district in Missouri," said the (
speaker.
? The supreme court of Tennessee 1
handed down an important opinion '
last Saturday regarding the rights of '
newspapers to publish fair and truth- 1
ful reports of the proceedings of
courts of Justice. This' matter was
considered by the court in connection
with a damage suit hied against the
Nashville American in which case a
verdict was rendered against The
reversed this Judgment of the lower
American for 15,000. The supreme
court reversed this judgment of the
lower court and the case was remanded.
The supreme court ruled
that unless a court has prohibited
a publication or unless the proceedings
are unfit for publication the proceedings
may" be published, the owners
of the newspapers occupying the
same status as other persons. Publications
of suits must be fair. They
must not be mingled with comment,
the place for comment being the editorial
columns. Reports of law suits
need not be verbatim, but no undue
prominence must be given to prominent
damaging facts to the exclusion
of facts which explain or modify the
former. Extraneous matters must ^
not be introduced. In brief, news re
ports of the proceedings of courts
of justice must be fair and accurate.
? The case of the United States vs.
Benjamin D. Greene and Julian F.
Gaynor, the two contractors charged
with conspiracy in connection with
Captain Oberlin M. Carter and others,
is still in progress in Savannah,
and entered upon its third week yesterday.
In outlining the case of the
government to the jury last Saturday,
Attorney General Marion Erwln said
that shortly after Captain Carter took
charge of the work, Greene and Gaynor
got him interested in alleged outside
contracts, all of which was ostensibly
profitable. They loaned Carter
money, in small amounts, at first.
Later the amounts grew larger. At
first the loans were paid from alleged
profits that Carter had reason to believe
were bona fide. Later the loans
were increased to as much as $2,500
and there was some alleged bad luck
on the side contracts. Carter owed
Greene and Gaynor more than he could
pay. Then he began to conspire to
give them advantages over other contractors.
Where other contractors
were the lowest bidders. Carter made
the conditions so hard that they had
to lose money. This killed off competition.
Things were made easy for
Greene and Gaynor. Prominent citizens
of Savannah were induced to
use their influence to secure additional
appropriations, and the thing was
managed so as to swindle the government
out of hundreds of thousands
of dollars. Carter participated
in all of these "profits." Judge Speer,
who is presiding, explained to the
lh.>t nannKol LVifln'o olntamonf .
was not to be taken as evidence; but 1
merely as an outline of the facts he j
proposed to prove. i
? Says a Washington special to the 1
Charlotte Observer: It will be recall- s
ed, by those who take the trouble to 2
peruse these documents, that the s
postmaster general. In his annual re- s
port, recently issued, suggested that c
it might be well, in the interest of
economy, to decrease the number of
rural free delivery routes in districts (
wherein it appeared that such service (
was not appreciated. An effort has ?
been made this week to learn what s
the department means by "apprecia- j
ted," and an obliging official explained ,
that, whenever it was shown that the t
carrier does not handle more than (
2,000 pieces of mail each month it i
mifrht be taken as conclusive evi- *
dence that the patrons of such routes
were lacking in their sense of appreciation.
Each carrier, it was stated,
must carry at least 2,000 pieces, or
he would sooner or later be called
off and the route abolished. If the
department sticks to this determination
to carry out the suggestion of
the postmaster general, some of the
southern states, notably North Carolina,
will get hit hard. Uncle Sam's
pocketbook has been considerably depleted
by the extension of the rural
free deliver)', and many fear that the
threatened curtailment of the ser- i
vice will materialize. Of the routes c
established in North Carolina the car- g
riers do not carry on an average e
more than 1.900 pieces of mall each c
month, and department officials are t
rapidly coming to the conclusion that \
the correspondence of Tar Heels is t
less voluminous than that of the peo- t
pie of any state in the United States, s
The South Carolina carriers handle I
an average of 2,400 pieces of mail a
each month, while carriers of such r
oa Voiv Vnrlr u ml Ohio handle r
twice that number of pieces. f
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YORKVILLE, S. C.:
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TUESDAY, JANUARY 23. 1906. c
Mr. John G. Capers is now in Wash- a
Ington trying to find out Just how he e
was hit. He says that he has not been r
served with a copy of the charges
against him. and he thinks it is his
right to be regularly indicted if he is
guilty of criminal wrong doing. Mr. y
Capers is certainly right in that propo. r
sition. If he has done anything criml- b
nal, he should be indicted. It may be n
that the attorney general, however,
can show him facts that will satisfy a
him to let the matter drop without fur- p
ther proceedings. s
Major W. B. Moore and Captain M. ?
C. Willis left for Washington last p
Saturday evening to represent the 1st s
regiment at a meeting of the Nation- ?
a.1 militia. Gens. Jno. D. Frost and p
Wilie Jones, Colonels Thomson and c
Fuller, U. S. A., and Major Haskell. JJ
1st regiment, from Columbia, and c
Colonel Schaehte, 3rd regiment, from b
Charleston, will also attend. Import- ^
ant matters will be considered for
the betterment of the stute militia. y
The meeting was to be in session yes- v
terday and today. Delegates from ?
all the states will attend and an en- 3
thusiastic meeting is expected. n
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Although the press dispatches have n
riven but little emphasis to any portion ?
>f Senator Tillman's recent attack on g;
President Roosevelt other than to that tl
vhlch related to the Mrs. Morris lnci- a
r
lent, as a matter of fact the real force tj
>f the attack lay in the senator's ex- is
sositlon of the manner in which the r
sresident went on to put into effect ?
:he San Domingo treaty before it had y
:>een ratified by the senate. There is d
io doubt about the fact that the presllent
has been guilty of an usurpation
>f authority In the matter of the San n
Oomingo treaty, and the Republican s
senators know it as well as does Sena- a
or Tillman. But as things have gone j
he attention of the country has been d
twitched off of that to the other mater,
which though not at all creditable Q
o the president, or rather to those a
vhose business It Is to look after such "
;hings, does not involve any funda- ?
nental principle with which the senate f
las to do. The treatment of Mrs. Mor- s
is was disgraceful. There is no doubt ?
>f that, and the matter could have ^
been managed with more credit to a
:hose concerned; but it can hardly be 1<
considered as a matter of national im- ri
e
jortance. The shrewd Republican sen- v
itors no doubt had this in mind when w
hey side tracked the San Domingo V
natter by bringing the Mrs. Morris
natter into special prominence.
There is a strong probability that
:here will be some warlike develop- r
nents off the coast of Venezuela this .
veek. It may be that they have al- e
eady commenced. President Castro is n
continually in hot water with some- a
jody. If it is not the United States, a
:hen it is Germany, Great Britain or t
Prance. He knows that because of the t
jeneraly accepted interpretation of the t
Vlonroe doctrine, the United States is >
landicapped in any desire they might a
lave to make him behave and at the t
same time, he knows that this govern- o
pent cannot afford to let any other s
rovernment give him such a trouncing v
is he deserves. That is the situation s
is we see it. For quite a while Cas- a
:ro has been at outs with the French a
rable company. Which is right and I
vhich is wrong, it is difficult to say. c
But that seems to make little differ- b
mce. The French government took up I
he cable company's end of the mat- n
:er, and after a few diplomatic pas- t
=ages, Castro announced that things ^
vere just so: that they had to be so f
md that was the end of It. About the c
.imc the situation became most tense, 1
he French charge de affairs left Ca- t
acas to go to the French ?warship I
Vlartinque In the harbor after dis- s
patches from his government. Castro n
efused to allow him to come back to 1
Caracas, and although it was not exact- t
y an act of war It was so nearly such J
in act that there was nothing left for c
Prance but to resort to other meas- y
.ires. Because of the Monroe doctrine, o
Prance did not care to declare war. u
5uch a step without a previous under- 1
standing with the United States would t
ie quite serious in Its consequences, v
But now comes a statement from ii
Washington to the effect that France E
md the Washington government s
lave reached an understanding li
md although there Is no information t
is to the exact nature of the step v
Prance will now pursue, it. is under- t
stood that she intends to give Vene- v
:uela some kind of a drubbing. The "
situation is very interesting and the re- c
suit is being watched with a great deal d
)f curiosity. a
We have a letter from Columbia '
:a!ling our atttnlion to the fact that a
he committee on claims has introduced p
i bill providing -that election notices
shall be printed in only one newspaper
n a county, and suggesting that we |
vrite to our representatives and call |j
heir attention to the aleged injustice a
jf the measure. It is urged that the
)ill will force the election commission- p(
In no/ih nnn.iK' fa uolanf nnu litinPr tl
n a county, or force two or more pa- t<
)ers to publish tluse notices for prac- a
ically nothing, and as a reason why r
til the papers should be paid for print- g
ng these notices it is argued that the t(
tewspapers of the state do sufficient ^
service for which they receive no com- ^
nnsation, to warrant an occasional li
)lck-up from the state like this. Indi.idually
The Enquirer cares nothing J,
ibout this bill, whether the election no- b
ices are published in a single paper, or n
n all the papers; but we do not think
his bil is exactly as it should be. Q
some of the counties can be completely \\
overed by an advertisement In a single
newspaper; but In the case of othr
counties it is necessary to use two
>r more papers. We don't think that
lie publication of this or any other adrertlseinent
should contemplate anyhlng
other than carrying Information
o the people, and if the general asembly
con confine the matter to that
>asis it wil do well. There have been
ibuses in the expenditure of the state's
noney in the publication of election
lotlces, in that after the desired ground
las already been thoroughly covered
he advertisement are also given to
ither papers that are incapable of exonHinp
thflr rmhlicltv even to the
malest degree. As we see it, the plan ^
f the committee is calculated to seure
the maximum of service at the
ninimum expense, at a saving of about
0 per cent of the outlay that has hereofore
been customary. The confining
f the publication of the notices to slnrle
newspapers in each county will not ,
n all cases give the best results from
he standpoint of publicity; but it is
luite safe to say that on an average
he work can be done thoroughly in
wo newspapers in each county. Hereofore,
the commissioners have been
islng from one ta a dozen papers in ^
ach county, ranging in circulation
rom say 100 copies to 6,000 or 7,000
.nd paying exactly the same price toach
paper, regardless of the com- '
nercial value of arvertising space.
A Word of Warning. 1
This, from the Augusta Chronicle of
esterday is so full of sound, sensible ,
eason as to make us wish it could
e brought to the attention of every
nan in the south, who is able to read:
Bv nature we are of the hopeful kind,
nd not at all Inclined to be pessimisIc
but every one should learn to be
irudent and cautious, and we now see
ufficient reason for a few words of
earning. "In time of peace, prepare
or war " "In time of plenty prepare
or scarcity," are the old maxims; for
irosperity will beget recklessness, and
o it is with us now. We farmers
hould show our wisdom by not being
ash or extravagant in this our day of
irosperity?if so the pendulum will as
ertaJnly swing as far in the other diection
and "hard times" will be upon
s again. Hard times are likely to
ome anyway; but our misconduct will
ring them all the sooner and make
heir effect ten-fold worse upon us Inividually.
But the main thing we deplore and
hat causes us to sound this note of
arning, is the reckless gambling spirit
3 deal in "cotton futures." that we see
11 over the south. If Wall street will
eal in "futures" let them do it, but
lerchants and farmers to their calling
t will require all your time and money
3 run your business properly. .There
ever was?there never can be any
ood to come from this dealing in fuures.
We have seen many make thouands,
but they always continued until
hey lose it. It is neither a proper nor
right way to make money. It corupts
our morals?distracts our attenlon
and energies from legitimate busaess?and
ends in final loss for the
eason that one can not be satisfied,
t begets the gambling thirst if you sell
otton for 12 cents as we know many
;ho did; as soon as it reached this
oint they immediately set their stakes
or 15 cents, and so on.
Last week we were talking to one of
lie leading bankers in the state, and a
mn gifted both in wisdom and foreight,
through the aid of which he has
massed quite a fortune. He said:
With all of our prosperity at this time.
am looking for panic at no distant
ay." I was surprised a^d asked him
why?" He replied: "Because of the
eokless dealing In cotton futures all
ver the south. The southern farmers
nd merchants are simply now on this
ne. and are putting every dollar they
an into it. and should cotton go down,
ou will see a regular panic follow."
>ur times are getting too flush; the
afeguards are being Ignored and evil_
orseqnences are sure to follow, hence"
re send out this note of warning while
: Is yet time so that some may heed
nd profit by it. At least you can not
>se by taking the advice?Don't be
eckless?Don't deal in futures?Don't
o in debt. If you have any money lnest
it in land or in improving that
hich vou already own?In this way
ou can not lose anything and it will
ring you both prosperity and peace of
ilnd.
MERE-MENTION.
Senator Chauncey M. Depcw is seiousljr
ill at his home In New York.
...President Roosevelt has appolntd
General Luke Wright, now gover~
T> V* 11lr.nI>iA Tolonrlo
UI U1 U1C rilllippiui: laiauuo, iu uv
mbassador to Japan John Alexnder
Dowle has been superceded in
he financial control of Zlon City by v
hree men appointed by himself at
he Instance of his creditors.
lews from China continues to be of
. disturbing nature, and there seems c
o be no further doubt of the purpose
f the Washington government to
end troops to the Philippines with a j
lew to having them available for
ervice In China when the emergency
rises The story that Japan is
nxlous to take over ihe Philippine
sland, either by exchange or purhase,
Is being revived There has
ieen a political revolution In Great
Jrltain, the Liberals winning a big
najority over the combined opposiion
in the house of commons
V. R. Joyner, chief of the Atlanta
Ire department, has announced his
andidacy for mayor of the city
'here was a head-on collision beween
a northbound Seaboard Air
Jne freight train and a southbound
witch engine at Mina station, seven
niles north of Atlanta last Saturday,
'hree men were killed instantly, and
wo were more or less seriously Inured
New York harbor and
ity were wrapped In a dense fog
esterday. Navigation was so perilus
that ships were afraid to come
ip the bay A committee of promnent
Belgians are arranging to petiInn
Mice Allfd Rnnspvplt tr? intprrprlp t
kith her father to use his influence t
n behalf of Edward Jaris, a native j
ielgian, condemned to death in Con- 1
tantinople for alleged participation t
n an attempt to assassinate the Sul- t
an of Turkey Parts of Huntsille,
Ala., were flooded by a cloud- s
lurst yesterday morning The s
leather bureau at Washington sent (
ut cold wave warnings yesterday for
louth Atlantic states, including South 1
'aroliua Dispatches of yester- i
ay reported the most severe snow i
nd sleet storms that Chicago has exH-rienced
for years Process
ervers are on the trail of John D.
tockefeller, trying to -serve him with t
subpoena in the case of the State (
f Missouri vs. the Standard Oil com- r
any.
. s
Acainst Oamuu.no.?Mr. Sanders' c
ill against gambling dens and blind r
igers to require magistrates and poce
officers to dllligently proceed s
gainst them under penalty was passed t
3 its third reading in the house yes- g
?rday. The bill requires police officers
a make frequent diligent investiga- y
Ions and report to their mayor or in
?nda it once a week the prese .ee of s
ny gambling place or blind tiger, to- c
ether with the names of the persons
tinning the place, those doing the *
ambling or buying. The mayor or inindent
is then required to turn over t
tiis report to the nearest magistrate, j
ho is required to issue warrants and
ave arrests made. If either the po- '
c> man. mayor or the magistrate fails v
? do his duty he is guilty of a mis- ^
eineanor and is to be fined or impris. .
ned in the discretion of the court. The
ill is evidently directed at graft in E
municipal police circles. h
Mr. Sanders' bill relative to correct- j
lg errors in judge's charge was the
nly other bill much discussed, and it J
as killed. t
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
York Drug Store?Again calls your
attention to Its hair tonic?the best
for the purpose?which sells at $1
a bottle.
J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Offers all
men's and boys' clothing at from 25
to 35 per cent discount. He wants
you to see him for shoes.
0. P. and R. E. Heath, Corporators?
Give notice that the books of subscription
to the capital stock of the
Yorkvllle Banking and Mercantile
Company win oe oyenea ai j.
Heath & Co.'s store, Jan. 24th, 1905.
Hugh G. Brown, S. Y. C.?Gives notice
of the sale of certain personal
property seized In the case of Shannon
& Hope vs. T. G. Mlckle.
First National Bank?Says to be Independent,
with the right to look every
man in the face, you should have a
bank account with It.
Fork Supply Co.?Until Feb. 1st will
make special prices on all kinds of
plug tobaccos. It calls your attention
to Wilcox & Glbbes manipulated
guano, made by the Macmurphy Co.
Forkvllle Hardware Co.?Invites you
to come to It for your hardware. Just
received a supply of Kellpy's axes, <
poultry wire and staples, chain, etc.
Star Drug Store?Has a full line of
the celebrated Hawke's crystlllzed
eye glasses and Invites you to see it
if you need glasses.
Fred C. Black?Says that any time Is a
good time to buy life insurance, but
that now is the best time and the Security
Life and Annuity company
has the best policy you can buy.
Sam M. Grist?Asks if you bought your
insurance from the agent or the com"
pany writing the policy. He says the
Mutual Benefit's policies are best.
Foushee Cash Store?Wants you to
know it Is here to stay as long as Its
trade continues so good. Will make
a specialty of bargains this year.
I OI"K MBUll anu riunii'iim *_,u.?
you where to find It, what It does and
what It expects to do. Tour orders
are solicited.
Mr. W. R. Conrad has sent The Enjuther
a pretty fully developed horse
tpple of the second crop of 1905 pluckid
from the tree on January 2. It Is
sound, fragrant and delightfully flavored.
'
At a poultry show In Boston last
veek $750 was paid for a single buff
Plymoth Rock hen. The hen had been
sriced by the exhibitor at $100. It was
sought at that figure by one fancier
wo resold It to another purchaser.
Messrs. Drevenstedt & Hutchins of
iJew York for the larger price quoted.
The 1906 seed catalogue of T. W.
5Vood & Sons, just received, is far in
idvance of any previous issue. The
value of this publication in giving full
ind up-to-date Information In regard
;o both vegetable and farm crops for
southern planting cannot be estimated.
The annual issues of this catalogue
lave done more to aid In the dlverslfl atlon
and growing of profitable crops
n the south than any other similar
sublicatlon In this country. This catilogue
Is mailed free to farmers and
gardeners upon request, to T. W.
tV'ood' & Sons, Richmond, Va.
The warm wave which swept over
his section Saturday, cohtlnulng
hrough yesterday Included all the
:ountry east of the Mississippi valley 1
0 the Atlantic coast. What the weather
bureau describes as Its "crest" was
n Ohio, where -the temperature ranged
rom 70 to 74 degrees. Thunder
dorms have been prevalent almost
sverywhere. A cold wave has devel>ped
in the northwest, but It Is expect- .
?d to lose much of its force before it
rets down this far south. According to I
he records, there has been no such
ligh temperature at this season since
890.
In connection with the installation of <
1 second linotype machine in The EniUiRER
office last spring, there was an ;
>xplanation to the effect that one of {
he objects of the publishers was to
ruard against the consequences of posilble
accidents to the machine already ,
n operation. The plant was already to ;
ill intents and purposes a duplicate
>ne except in the matter of typesetting
nachinery, and the second machine .
vas added partly to allay an apprelension
as to breakage in that quarter.
3ut with the installation of the second ,
nachine there developed the necessity
>f keeping it busy, and it was not a
ong while before it was also employed
>n the paper. The result was a very
naterlal enlargement in the amount of
'resh reading matter compared with
vhat we had been giving. Now both
nachines are busy on the paper an
iverage of something like eight hours
l day, and during the remaining hours
ind often until far in the night they ,
ire kept busy on job work. The point
>f this statement is that we want our
lubscrlbers to know that they have '
>een the principal beneficiaries of the
iddltion of a second machine Just as
hey will be the principal beneficiaries
>f other improvements we propose to
naugurate as rapidly as we are able.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? The Thomson company has comnenced
moving Into the new O'Leary ,
>uilding. i
? The U. D. C's held a rummage sale ,
n the court house last Saturday and
ealized quite a neat sum. !
? Mr. John M. Pollock has moved his j
itore from the J. W. P. Hope old stand ,
o the T. B. McClaln old stand. |
? There Is to be another street fair ,
n Yorkville soon. The license contract
vas made with the town council last |
veek on a basis of $25 a day.
? Messrs. J. S. Brlce, W. Brown
tVylie, W. D. Glenn and W. D. Grist ,
vere, on last Sunday morning installed ,
is ruling elders of the Associate Re'ormed
church of Yorkville. I
? Miss Daisy Gist showed the repor- (
er yesterday a beautiful specimen of (
he climbing Wooten rose that she had .
ducked from Congressman Finley's >
>ush. Its mission seemed to be to bear
estimony to the remarkable mildness i
>f the winter up to this time. I
? Mr. John S. Sandlfer is soliciting |
lubscriptions to the capital stock of a
iteam laundry company. He wants $3,- |
100 in 300 shares of the value of $10 <
uch. The people have been subscrlb- |
ng very liberally and there seems to |
>e no trouble about raising the desired i
apital. ]
? The excellent music programme at (
he Miss Laura Josephine Bridgman j
?ntertainment in the opera house last |
rhursday night, which, as already <
itated was a most delightful feature |
>f the evening's entertainment, was ar- 1
anged by Miss Julia Allen, who has <
ilnce been receiving much congratuJa- <
ion on account of its pronouned I
uccess.
? Miss Mary Jane Grist died at the <
ionic of her nephew, Mr. w. E. Fergu- (
on last Friday afternoon at 3.30 i
I'clock of senile pneumonia. Miss 1
Jrist was the last living child of the I
ate John E. and Betsy Grist. She was t
>orn in Yorkville October 18, 1839, and t
ived here all her life. She was a suf- *
erer from rheumatism from early
vomanhood and her life was one of 1
;reat physical pain. She taught school t
luring a number of years; but had to 1
five up that kind of work because of t
ler Infirmity. She joined the Assoc'ate \
Reformed church about twenty-five I
'ears ago; but was seldom able to at- t
end services. The funeral took place s
last Saturday morning, the services
being conducted by Rev. W. C. Ewart, <
her pastor, assisted by Rev. E. E. Gil- i
lesple. The Interment took place In
the Yorkville cemetery. Six nephews (
of the deceased acted as pall bearers.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. John R. Ashe of Kershaw, spent
yesterday In Yorkville.
Miss Cora Kuykendal returned to
TTI11 m.olor/lov n nr n vlolf
flul'jv run jcoiciuaj auwi a piiui v ??"?v
to Mrs. W. B. Moore.
Mr. H. F. Akickes of Raleigh, N. C.,
spent a day or two in Yorkville last
week, the guest of Mr. Withers Adickes.
Mr. I. B. Faries, formerly of Clover
No. 2, is now pleasantly located In his
new home in Mecklenburg county and
his present address is Charlotte R. F.
D. No. 12.
Mr. J. D. Davis of Carlisle, has taken
charge of the Southern depot at Yorkville,
as agent. Mr. Davis expects to
move his family to Yorkville in a few
days.
Mr. Ike Campbell of Gastonla, was
in Yorkville one day last week the
guest of Mr. John N. O'Farrel. It was
Mr. Campbell's first visit to this place
during several years; but he met quite
a number of friends who were glad to
Bhake hands with him.
Thomas F. McDow, Esq., went over
to Charlotte Sunday to attend the funeral
of Mrs. T. S. Clarkson, Mrs, McDow's
sister-in-law. Mrs. Clarkson
died rather suddenly of pneumonia on
Saturday morning. It was not known
by her most intimate friends that she
was critically ill until a very short time
before her death. The deceased was
the widow of the late Capt. T. Simons
Clarkson. who died in Augusta on August
8, 1904, and was 49 years of age.
She was well known in Charlotte, and
was held in the highest esteem by all
who knew her, especially because of a
sweet and lovely disposition which
sought to give help, hope and encouragement
to the unfortunate and the
needy. The Charlotte Observer states
that her death Is a distinct loss to tne
city In which she has done so much
good. The funeral was largely attended,
and there were numerous floral
tributes.
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.
The following venires of Jurors have
been drawn to serve during the special
term of the court of common pleas
which will convene on Monday, February
5:
For the First Week.
W. B. Roddey Catawba.
J. E. Poag Catawba.
J. A. Bolln Broad River.
Joseph M. Whitesides ....Broad River.
J. E. Bankhead Bullock's Creek.
J. G. Walker Catawba.
J. F. Gordon York.
W. A. Maloney Bullock's Creek.
W. R. Neely Catawba.
W. J. Shilllnglaw Broad River.
A. C. White King's Mountain.
J. C. Wood King's Mountain.
A. D. Holler Catawba.
R. E. Burns King's Mountain.
G. B. Sweat Catawba.
W. J. Miller Ebenezer.
R. D. Sealy Catawba.
J. M. Taylor Ebenezer.
Z. T. Balles Fort Mill.
S. G. Moore Catawba.
C. L. Westmoreland Broad River.
H. E. Moore Catawba.
R. D. Wallace York.
A. B. Currence Bethel.
B. L. Jenkins Bullock's Creek.
R. W. McConnell Bethesda.
T. E. Patton Catawba.
J. S. Parks Fort Mill.
R. R. McCorkle York.
W. A. Fewell Catawba.
J. W. Howell Bethesda.
O. W. Saddler Bullock's Creek.
W. D. Klmbrell Fort Mill.
J. T. Brandon Bethel.
S. T. Ferguson York.
John Jones York.
For the Second Week.
John G. Greene Broad River.
J. F. McCarter ..King's Mountain.
J. E. Brandon Bullock's Creek.
R. K. Lowry York.
W. T. Hollls Bethesda.
R. A. Barnett Bethel.
J. L. Brandon Bethel.
S. P. Wilson Fort Mill.
C. H. Sandlfer York.
R. S. Adams Catawba.
John M. Wllliford Catawba.
F. D. Black Catawba.
T. J. Glenn Bethel.
J. H. McMurray Fort Mill.
J. Q. Cousart Fort Mill.
S. E. McFadden Bethesda.
R. B. Oats York.
I. C. Grayson King's Mountain.
W. A. Brandon Bethel.
B. F. Massey York.
E. M. Walker King's Mountain.
Robert Whisonant Broad River.
B. Hill Bullock's Creek.
W. S. Nicholson Catawba.
J. A. McCoy Catawba.
W. O. Harshaw York.
E. L. McElhaney Fort Mill.
J. L. Garrison Catawba.
J. B. Fewell Ebenezer.
B. F. Massey Fort Mill.
J. M. Hartness York.
J. E. Youngblood York.
W. B. Moore King's Mountain.
D. A. Whisonant Broad River.
W. W. Stanton Bethel.
John E. Plaxlco ;. Bullock's Creek.
THE MONUMENT WORKS.
After long and vexatious delay,
cuused principally by the failure of the
Catawba Power company to deliver its
electric current here in accordance
with expectations, the Yorkvlle Monument
works, have at last been able to
put all of their machinery in operation,
and the situation around their plant is
becoming interesting. Electric power
was applied last Friday.
The working of marble and granite
by hand is a slow and tedious process.
With the old mallet and chisel It is
peck, peck, peck, and a day's work on (
i big block of granite hardly makes a
showing of anything having been done.
And after days and days of persistent
pecking in reducing a dimension stone 1
to a reasonably even surface other
Jays and days of rubbing with stone,
sand and water are required to put on j
work a reasonably respectable polish.
The machinery down at the monu- ,
ment works does away with all of the I
more tedious hand processes. An elec- i
trie motor operates a big air compressor,
and this compressor in turn de- (
livers its power through strongly con- (
atriipfrnl lntr? r?1*?vprlv rnntrlvprl J
v.v.vt.j ?,?> *> ? ?little
engines which operate hammers '
that deliver their blows on chisels, rou- ]
ters and surfacing tools of various
kinds. Where the old mallet and i
:hlsels operator had to laboriously 1
?uide his chisel with one hand, while he
pounded on it with a mallet in the j
pther hand, the air now does the ,
pounding, striking perhaps fifty to a i
hundred blows where only one could be 1
struck by hand and the operator has
inly to guide the tool in the direction
ie wants it to go.
With a pneumatic chisel in the hands
jf an expert operator, it is possible to
:ut the letters on a slab or monument
ivith almost as much ease .as they can
je painted. The operator merely
ouches his tool to the lines he wants
o follow, and the dust flies away as
;hough he were working in chalk indead
of on marble or granite.
When the reporter visited the works
Sntnrdnv one (if the most Inter
>sting things he saw perhaps, was Mr. '
"rank Happerfield's son, aged about \
en years, surfacing a great stone that i
vouid weigh several tons. The little F
joy had only to guide the pneumatically s
Iriven tool over the surface of the t
itone; but upon inquiring It developed t
that he was doing what would at a fair
estimate be the work of not less than
twenty men. C
The monument works is literally
crowded with orders. The management
had expected to get Its machinery
In operation last summer, and made
no hesitation In taking all the orders It *
could get. Later on, as it became apnoront
(hut (ho ilulav vuaa tn hp Innnrpr ^
than had been anticipated, the manage,
ment became more cautious about taking
orders, and was forced to beg the
indulgence of Its numerous customers
all of whom have been very accommodating
about the matter.
Mr. W. Brown Wylie, the general
manager of the works and the affairs
of the company, has been quite blue
over the situation for some time; but
now he is feeling easier. Barring such
accidents, as are likely to occur, especially
while the machinery Is being adJusted,
he thinks he will be able to
make a short shift of all the work that
Is now crowding, and in the meantime
he stands ready to make estimates on
everything In the monument line in
sight.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Death of James A. Jackson.
Mr. James A. Jackson, whose critical
Illness was mentioned Friday,
died last Saturday at the home of his
son Mr. R. C. Jackson of Tirzah, and
was burled In the Yorkvllle cemetery
on Sunday. Mr. Jackson was 73 years
of age. He died of paralysis.
Rain, Wind and Linghning.
An unusually heavy thunder storm
broke over this vicinity last evening
about 6 o'clock, and all the water
courses were soon booming at a terrific
rate. Telegraph and telephone
wires were blown down, and there
was no doubt Incalcuable other damage.
Rumored Shooting Affair.
A report reached here Saturday of
a shooting scrape between two negroes
on one of the Thomson places
In Bullock's Creek township; but up
to tnis wnuny it ncus nut uccn p?u^ticable
to get reliable particulars. In
fact we have no Information that
places the alleged story above the
dignitary of a rumor. What the reporter
has gathered is to the effect
that there was bad blood between
two negroes, father and son, both
named John Adams, and after preparing
themselves for each other with
pistols they began to shoot it out.
The story is that the younger John
Adams was killed, and the older was
mortally wounded. Sheriff Brown
and Coroner Louthlan have heard
rumors of the affair; but neither have
any definite information.
Death of W. A. Robinson.
Mr. Wlliam Alexander Robinson a
highly esteemed citizen of Sharon,
died at his home there last Thursday
evening in the 79th year of his age.
Mr. Robinson was a native of York
county, having been born on the Robinson
old place near Hickory Grove on
May 26th, 1827. He connected himself
with the Presbyterian church at an
early age, and was an elder in Olivet
church almost from Its organization.
The following children survive him:
Mrs. Sallie E. Hood, J. J. J. Robinson
R. M. P. Robinson, S. A. D. Robinson,
Mrs. Jemima Plexico. So far as Dr.
Saye, the attending physician was able
to determine, Mr. Robinson had no organic
disease, his death being due principally
to a general break down incident
to old age. He was conscious almost
to his last breath and talked rationally
to those around him. The funeral
took place at Bullock's Creek on
Friday, the services being conducted by
Rev. J. B. Swann.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? Colonel John M. Patrick, assistant
adjutant and inspector general, is
critically ill at his home in Anderson.
son.
? W. A. Eudy, who was until recently
cashier of the Commercial
bank of Chester and who left that
position to become cashier of the ?
Exchange bank, is now out of a Job.
After he left the Commercial bank,
the officers found a shortage in his
accounts, amounting to $325 and
called his attention to it. He denied
the shortage at first, but because the
evidence was so convincing he Anally
broke down and confessed. Eudy
was regarded as one of the most active
and reliable young men in Cheater
and until this development last Saturday
could have had his choice of
all the best Jobs going.
? Ollle Smith, twelve years of age,
fell into a steaming vat of mass at a
government distillery seven miles
from Greenville last Saturday afternoon
and was literally cooked. The
boy was feeding cows from a cool
vat, and as he watched them eat the
boiled corn meal he leaned against a
post supposed to protect the steaming
vat, the post gave way and he fell
in, only his head and one shoulder
being above the boiling mass of meal
four feet deep. When pulled out he
dashed himself into a cool mountain
stream in the hopes of easing the
pain. When his clothing was removed
most of the skin came off
with it.
? The principal charge against John
G. Capers was that he allowed himself
to be retained as counsel for the
Richland Distilling company in an
action brought against that concern
by an Asheville, N. C., distilling concern,
at a time when there was reason
to believe that the Richland concern
was liable to Indictment in the
United States court. The charge was
brought by Congressman Aiken, who
laid the facts before the proper authorities.
Congressman Aiken says
that his action was not suggested by
politics, but that he did what he did
for the best interest of the state. As
the representative of the Richland
distilling concern in one case Mr. Capers
was not In a position to prosecute
it very vigorously in another
case.
? Laurens special of January 20, to
News and Courier: The county board
of election commissioners today investigated
all boxes, tabulated the
returns and prepared a signed statement
to the effect: "The most Just
and fairest method of disposing of
the matter is to declare that there has
been no legal election held in Laurens
county as provided for under
the Brice act," and it was so declared.
The commissioners declared that
thev found all the allegations in the
petition correct, "besides numerous *
ither irregularities in other boxes." r
Counsel for both sides gave immedi- j.
ate notice of appeal, and it seems
that the contest has only begun. The j
ifflclal count, including the contest
boxes, gave "No dispensary" 67 ma- g
lority. To have thrown out the boxes
named in the petition would have t
?iven the "Dispensary" 1G8 majority. n
? The grave of Robert Keith Dargan,
who was buried In Darlington v
last July after his most sensational ^
suicide, was opened last Friday morn- b
ng in the presence of some sixty or v
more representative citizens of Dar- ']
Ington and vicinity. The opening the *
he grave was at the instance of the Fi- v
Jelity Mutual Insurance company, in y
ivhich Dargan had a policy for $25.- ^
)00. It will be remembered that
Dargan took poison from the hands
if his brother. Pegram Dargan. Af- 7
:er his burial there originated a ru- b
nor to the effect that the whole li
hing was a hoax and that instead of a
i corpse the grave contained a wax
igure. The Fidelity Mutual compa- tl
ly declined to pay the policy until a
he grave was opened. Dargan's peo- p
lie at first refused; but at last con- T
iented. The opening of the grave a
vas the work of several hours, the r?
offln having been encased in brick o
aid in cement. When the casket was si
ipened it was found that the body ]
ivj olmnsl iinrppn^niMhlf as that of r>l
i human being. It was recognized T
>rlncipally by the shape of the skull pj
ind the color of the hair. The peo- b,
)le who saw It, however, said that
hey were satisfied that It was the q
tody of Dargan. ni
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. q\
U
Celebration of Lee's Birthday?What
the U. D. C's Are Doing?Mr. E. B. ci
T
Rock Killed In a Seaboard Collision
Near Atlanta?Other Notes.
JurresiiondeiK-e of the Yorkville Koquirer.
Rock Hill, January 22.?The cele- L
>ration of Lee's birthday has been
nore general and enthusiastic in this
:ity than perhaps ever before in Rock N
Sill's history, while no business
louses except the banks closed their tt
ioors there has been a holiday air ^
julte noticeable, perhaps made more
pronounced by the beautiful weather.
It has for some years been the cus- si
pm of the "Ann White" chapter U. D.
2. to honor the veterans of Catawba .
^amp U. C. V. and any visiting veter- 01
ms with a dinner on this the annlversary
of their great commanders birth; w
:he day which saw the advent of the
greatest soldier of modern ages, periaps
the greatest soldier and peerless n
gentleman of any age. These ladles tl
lad prepared this ferrst and the tables h
were set In McElwee's restaurant Just ^
icross the street from where the veterans
hold their meetings and at the Cl
conclusion of the camp's business
nee ting a large sliver waiter arrived it
jpon which were heaped dainty little n
geranium leaf and violet "favors" tied
with the Confederate colors. Each 11
member and visitor was supplied with y
>ne of these which proved the "token" u
>r passport to the dining hall. These
pouquets were sent by Mrs. A. B. Fewill
of Ebenezer, a devoted daughter c'
whose father was until very recently n
i member of Catawba camp. The Catawba
Male academy had suspended .
exercises for the day and as the vet- n
erans marched from the ussembly hall tl
:o the dining room the cadet band p
played patriotic selections. The line of
veterans marched between double lines
pf the daughters as they entered the b
room and took their places at the daln- a
tlly laden tables. There were Just jj
Ifty-flve Including the Juniors, who sat J1
lown to the elegant dinner of turkey 11
ind ham, rice and gravy, dressing and 8
mlad, sweets and coffee. No one can
injoy a good dinner more than these ?
grizzled remnants of the "thin grey Jj
line" and these caitalnly enjoyed this *
good one. d
CapL Iredell Jones, commander of
Cktawba camp acted as master of cere- ?
monies and Introduced "Junior com- Jf
rade" W. J. Cherry, Esq., who wel- d
pomed the camp In behalf of the
laughters. After dinner, "junior com- "
rade," Prof. J. W. Cherry was intro- 11
luced and thanked the ladies in behalf ?
jf the veterans. The ladies of the *
chapter, of which Mrs. James F. Reid 1
is president, personally waited upon the
tables and solicitously administered to 0
the wants of the old soldiers. It was *
in occasion of much pleasure and long ?
to be remembered.
The Catawba Male Academy held 0
their annual "Lee's Birthday Exer- "
ilses" In Frledheim's hall this even- b
Ing at 8 o'clock, with a well filled ?
house. These exercises comprise an '
iratorical contest for the medal offered p
by the "Ann White" chapter U. D. C. 11
md music by the cadet orchestra.
The contestants for the medal spoke ?
is follows: Daniel Brimm, "Our HeroInes;"
Oran Crawford, "A Typical "
Hero;" Robert Crawford, "Under the f
Southern Flag;" William Porcher Gel- {J
ser, "The New South;" Ebe.iezer Get- "
tys, "Men and Memories of the South;" *
Thomas Gettys, "Vindication of South D
Carolina;" James Gillespie, "From p
Death to Life;" Thomas Reid, "A c
Tribute to the Honored Dead;" Wil- n
iam Thomson "Spartacus to the Glad- "
ators;" Church Whitner, "Defense of 1
South Carolina." Between these de- *
jlamatlons the orchestra discoursed D
ippropriate music. Judging by the *
amount of applause, these young ora- ?
:ors were very acceptable to the audi- 0
;nce. After consultation the commit- ?
tee awarded the medal to Sergeant ?
Robert Crawford, whose subject was
'Under the Southern Flag." Sergeant
Urawford is the young soldier who won 7
the individual prize drill when the
cadets were in Columbia last June and ?
Irilled in the Capitol grounds. He was '
personally congratulated on that occa- ^
don by Governor Heyward who was ?
in interested spectator. g
Prof. Yates Snowden of the South *
Carolina college, who had been invited. J
to addrewtlte Wlnthrop college chap:er
U. D. C. on Lee's birthday, spoke !'
n the chapel that afternoon and dellv?red
a very Interesting address. Rob- ?
irt E. Lee was the basis of his lecture,
>ut he paid tributes to Stonewall Jackion
and others of our great generals. :
In the course of his lecture, Prof.
3nowden related a number of incidents _
vhich have never been published. His
address was much enjoyed by the
roung ladles and others who had the P
rood fortune to be present f
At the business meeting of Catawba
:amp U. C. V., which immediately pre- ,
:eded the dinner given the camp by t|
:he "Ann White" chapter U. D. C., ,
;here was exhibited a handsome "me- t]
norial" which a former resolution had
:aused to be provided. This memorial t(
s about ten by twelve Inches square
ind beautifully printed on strong fine
paper and is used for presentation to t,
:he family of a deceased comrade of
:he camp. It is handsomely gotten up t,
md as a crest bears the Confederate
lag In colors. Blank spaces are left ^
for the name, regiment, etc., of the deleased..
These are to be signed officially
and make an accurate record as h
veil as a handsome souvenir and menento
for future generations.
Mr. E. B. Rock, who was for a numper
of years agent of the Southern ![.
*allway at Rock Hill, was killed in a ,t
vrpck near Atlanta late Friday afterloon.
Mr. Rock, who was telegraph jr
>perator at the Seaboard Junction near .
Atlanta, was accustomed to go into the
city, to his home, on the switching en- ,
jine which at about 5 o'clock gener- e,
illy had a string of cars to take Into j
:he yard. On this occasion he had n
coarded the engine which was pulling a T
lalf dozen or more cars. Before they _
lad gone a mile the colored fireman
iaw the headlight of a train meeting
hem. He yelled and Jumped out. In lr
i moment the two trains were togeth- jt
>r at full speed and were a mass of jr
vreckage. The fireman rolled down
he embankment but was not killed.
The engineer, Mr. Rock and a young n
crakeman named Head were killed Initantly.
Mr. Rock's body was badly ^
crushed and scalded. It was brought 'n]
iere today accompanied by his son, Mr.
3. B. Rock, Jr., the widow and several f(
laughters. They were met by Clapt. L.
tf. Davis, an old friend of the deceased
md his family and taken to his resl- ^
lence. The funeral was conducted this
ifternoon from St. John's M. E. church
>y the Rev. Watson B. Duncan. The f(
call bearers were Messrs. John G. An- 01
lerson, George Beach, A. J. Evans J.
3. Johnson, J. E. Parker and Capt. L. r(
A. Davis. The Interment was In Laur- ^
tlwood cemetery.
A small barn on the premises of Dr.
JVIll R. Simpson was burned Saturday
norning about 2 o'clock. A lot of hay C(
i-fls burned but the horse was gotten
mt after an effort. The loss was en- 11
ire without any insurance. ( bl
Dr. LeGrande Guerry of Columbia. r
ras railed to this city Thursday last w
o visit a son of Mr. James L. Willlamon
a prominent citizen of Bethesda lr
leighborhood. The young man is much ta
letter at this writing. A
Mrs. Jack Bratton of Guthrtesville a
s a visitor at Mr. E. E. Poag's. A
Mr. S. T. Frew of Florence, spent r
Junday with his family here. r
Dr. and Mrs. J. R. Stokes have re- r
urned from their sojourn at the for- r
ner's old home in Hampton county. q
Hon. John T. Roddey and his bride, q
i-ho was Miss Eliza Russell Willis of q\
Vinchester, Va., are expected home to- <3
ight. Their wedding which was a ej
ery quiet affair occurred on the even- q
ng of Wednesday the 17th instant, at r
he home of the bride's mother. They
,*i!l make their home for the present r
;ith Mr. Roddey's sister, Mrs. W. C. p,
Vhitner in Oakland. F1
g<
Onr op the Best In the Statu.? Gi
'he Yorkvill^: Enquirer, one of the Gi
est newspapers in the state, is pub- H
shlng in serial form Dr. Robert Lath- H
ns* "History of South Carolina." K<
The history covers the period from
be first settlement to the Revolution- Li
ry war, and is of great value and lm- L<
ortance. It was first published In L<
he Enquirer in serial form in 1875, M
nd Is now being republished at the M
jquest of some of the older readers N<
f the paper. It is a paper that de- Ot
?rvfs to rank along side of Logan's Oi
History of Upper South Carolina." A Pi
bapter Is published In each issue of Ri
he Enquirer, which Is a semi-weekly Sa
a per. Several chapters have already Sp
pen published. Si
The subscription price of The e^.'- Ui
iriRER is $2 a year, or }1 for six W
lonths, and the publishers of The En- Yc
l'iiieh will start the subscription with
le first chapter of the history. Every
udent of the history of the state
lould have Lathan's History, and It
in only be secured by subscribing to
he Enquirer.?Anderson Dally Mall. *
REVIEW AND F0RECA8T.
egislative Situation as Seen By Mr.
August Kohn.
ews and Courier.
OoLtTMtiA, January 21.?Just about
vo weeks of the legislative session
ave gone by. In that time there has ?,
een considerable work done. The seson
thus far has been one of the very
usiest In recent years. It has not
sen so much that bills have been
dopted and new laws have found their
ay to the governor's office, but many
leasures have been started in that dl;ction,
but, what is best of ail, most of
le propositions after being discussed,
ave been defeated, and the statute
ook has been left without further
amplications.
There has been the utmost good feeilg
on the part of members. There is
o sign of factional feeling, the fact of
tie matter is there has not been for
ears, and those who have thought of
nfurling such a flag have noted the m
ad experience of some of their predeessors
and have undertaken to And
ew methods of achieving prominence.
During the entire two weeks there
as not been a harsh or ugly speech on
tie floor of either house, and from the
resent tone there is not likely to be.
Tomorrow's session promises to be
rlef. The sessions begin at noon and
t 2 o'clock the members hear the diner
call. At present the committees are
ard at work,'and It would be useless
a undertake to hold afternoon or night
essions.
The elections for the present session,
xcept those connected with the state
lspensary, have been scheduled for
^lesday, and there Is naturally a great
eal of interest in the results.
In the matter of the election of
udges the candidacy of Senator Mciowan
against Judge Klugh Is taking
eflnlte shane and will hA nne nt the
ghts of the elections. There was
alk of opposition to Chief Justice Pope
11 the early days of the session, but
ecently this talk has dissipated, and
here is no longer any serious sugges- 4.
Ion of opposition to him.
Quite a number of members of boards
f trustees of state colleges are to be
lected. The disposition appears to be
0 re-elect these members for various
oards, and in each instance the friends
f the colleges are asking that the
lembere whose terms expire this year,
e re-elected, as everything is moving
long so smoothly and pleasantly that
hey do not care to interfere with the
oards that are doing such conscienlous
and gratuitous work.
Both the house and senate have dellned
to.hold any dispensary elections -4
or the present and the present outlook
1 that should there be any dlspensay
elections they will be in the very
ist days of the session, when it will
ave been determined beyond cavil
/hat, if any dispensary legislation will
e enacted at this session. The prospects
are that the elections in this
onnection will not amount to anything
luch, except in the event of eitlru fallre
to obtain any legislation whatever.
'he dispensary folks are working with
eal and intelligence for the bill offered
y the dispensary committee, and
rhlch will represent the concerted efort
of the friends of the system. This
ill provides for the same machinery
nd conduct of the business as .if half
f the state had not already gotten
from under" the dispensary system.
Objection has been made to the Moran
local option bill on the ground that
: may involve the counties that have
lready voted the dispensarv out In
ew elections. If such be the case and his
is not desired, it can readily be
mended. It is also suggested that the
onstitutional provision as to the
ranting of licenses is somewhat dif?rent
to the provisions of the Morgan
HI. but if licenses should be permitted,
: is suggested that there would hardly
e any counties that would take this
ptlon as against county dispensaries,
uch as are in operation in Georgia.
There has not yet been any legisla- 4
Ion on taxation. The disposition is
3 await the final report and suggeslons
of Comptroller General Jones,
rho is held in high esteem by the
members. It is likely ttyrt the approbations
will be made by tht assemly,
but that the state levy wlil be left
>r future consideration. The general
ssembly will have adjourned before it
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I PUOBIUIC IU (UH/CI IO.III IIIC I COUli vt
tie new assessment of property In the
tate, and It la the opinion of Mr. Jones
tiat the best thing la to indicate, in
le appropriation bill, what monoy la
) be expended, and then leave It to
tie comptroller general and perhaps f
thera, to flx the levy on the basis of
tie assessed value of the property. It
'ill be simply a mathematical calculaon.
Members of the board of trustees of
Pinthrop college appear to be much
oncerned relative to Mr. Laney*t> bill,
squiring the board to give a Chrlf tmas
oliday. Members of the senate, where
le bill now la, have received letters
rging the defeat of the bill on the
round that it will injure discipline,
nd making the further statement that Is
intended to further consult the T'
ishes of the parents, and asking that
1 the meantime that there be no such
iglslation.
This Is not the first time that such
gislation has been suggested. Sevral
years ago an act was passed abolihlng
fraternities at all institutions
jcelvlng aid or money from the state,
his bill was offered by Mr. Garrls and
as adopted with very little opposion.
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The bill of the dispensary investigatig
committee giving it further authory,
will go through the legislative mill
1 a few days. The senate amended
le house bill, and the house is now
icpecting to agree to the few amendlents
adopted by the senate to the
ouse bill. The only material amendlent
is that the senate struck out the
mendment of Mr. LaFltte requiring
le committee to wind up its work be>re
the end of the session. The obiction
to this was that the commlt>e
is expected to have all accounts
ue audited, which will take eonsldera!e
time, and the suggestion is made
iat witnesses might leave the state
>r twenty davs and if they remained
ut of the state until after the end of
je session of the assembly that the
jmmittee would be powerless to get
o'.d of the witnesses.
Average Taxable Values.?The
>mptroller general has prepared for
>e information of the general assem- j[y,
the following interest table showig
the average value per acre at
hich lands were returned for taxation
i the various counties in 1906. The
ible is as follows
bbeville 14 67
iken 3 14
nderson 5 38
amberg 3 06
arnwell 4 00 ?
eaufort 2 27
erkeley 1 14
harleston 3 04
herokee 4 38
hester 4 32
hesterfield 1 43
larerdon 2 40
olleton 1 58
arlington 3 92
orchester 1 42
dsrefleld 3 91
airfield 3 06
lorence *
eorgetown * "
reenville J *'
reenwood ? jz
ampton J
orry ?
ershaw 2 33
incaster ? '*
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?xington 2 26 .
arlon 3 30
arlboro 4
jwberry ?
:onee 2 30 J
angeburg ? Vt
ckens 3 10
chland ? 42
luda 4 ^2
>artanburg ?
imter 3 49
lion 3 68
llllanasburg 1 4Jj
>rk 4 67