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Straps and |atts. ? Capt. William Van Schaick, who was in command of the steamer General Slocum, when it went down in New York harbor in June 1904, with the result that 1,000 excursionists lost their lives, has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment. The United States government took the matter up and prosecuted Van Schaick on the charge of criminal negligence in failing to have Are drills on his boat regularly and in not having life preservers that were fit for service. The Jury disagreed as to the life preservers but based their verdict on the Are drills count of the indictment. ? Grady Miller, the 16-year-old son of Dr. R. L. Miller, of Florala, Ala., was killed there last Thursday night in a Aght with a negro porter of Lakeview hotel. Tnere are no musfactory particulars of the tragedy, as nobody saw it. Shots were heard outside the hotel and investigation resulted in the finding of Miller dead and the negro in a dying condition. The negro lived long enough to say that he and Miller had fought a pistol duel, and that Miller was a student at Wofford college, Spartanburg, until a few weeks ago; but went home because his parents were not able to support him in school. ? It has come to be generally recognized as a fact that the alcohol habit is one of the main factors in determining the length of life, says Pearson's Magazine. Figures furnished by insurance companies in England show that the average life of the total abstainer is nine years longer than that of the drinker, and one of our own concerns in the same line of business, the Equitable, has published a -statement to the effect that the death rate among "moderate" consumers of liquor is 23 per cent higher than among teetotalers. Some of the companies on both sides of the water, indeed, put abstainers in a separate class among policy holders, making them a special allowance of 5 per cent or more on premiums. ? Boston Globe: But a few years ago, as it sometimes seems, the war ships of the Oregon class of the navy of the United States were hailed as the most powerfully armed and armored battle ships afloat. Among thfcm were the Massachusetts and the Indiana, sister vessels of the Ore gon. Now. alas, the Oregon must pans from the first to the second line of defenders, and hereafter do duty in home waters, having been superseded by the more up-to-date type of battle ship. This news will be received by the American people with sentimental regret, as they recall the prowess of this magnificent vessel under her splendid commander, Capt. Clarke, in the war of 1898 with Spain. The wonderful voyage of this battle ship from the Pacific coast to Cuba, and when the brilliant part which she played in the chase of the Spanish squadron on its flight from Santiago harbor, are imperishable parts of the most glorious record of the American navy. ? Mrs. Clara Hay, widow of John Hay, has received a memorial address, signed by 2,363 Jews in America and Great Britain, commending the services of the late secretary of state in behalf of the Hebrew people, says the Boston Transcript. The address in part says: "In the pressure and stress of this busy age even the greatest benefactors of mankind are forgotten, but Israel, who has suffered through the long centuries, never falls to remember deeds of kindness and righteousness wrought in her behalf. Therefore the Kaddish prayer, which sixty rabbis recited in Cleveland in honor of the memory of John Hay on July 3. 1905, while his mortal remains were being borne to their last resting-place, will be permanently adopted by the synagogues, both in this country and beyond the seas, as a part of our divine service on our days of judgment and atonement, when according to the teachings of our faith, the books of accounts are open before the Lord." ? The Canadian Pacific Short Line is to be subjected to a big transportation test by the government. In consequence of the new alliance with Japan, in which both nations pledge themselves to support each other in case of an attack, even though it be single handed, the British government has decided to discover in just how little time it could send a considerable body of men from the shores of Great Britain to Queen Charlotte Island, which lies to the north of Vancouver. Up to the present the plan has been closely guarded in the admiralty. The scheme is to call upon the Canadian Pacific railway to transport 10,000 marines and sailors with boats and all equipment from New England to Vancouver and then by coasting vessels to Queen Charlotte Island. This will involve the chartering of extra vessels and running twenty trains, each loaded with 500 men and camp equipment across the continent. The experiment will take place in about two months. As the terminus of the Grand Trunk Pacific will be on the coast somewhere inside the Charlotte group of islands the assumped strategic value is of great importance to Great Britain. ? Norman Haueood. editor of Col lier's Weekly, has been acquitted of the charge of criminal libel brought against him by City Magistrate Deuel, because of the publication in Collier's Weekly of paragraphs commenting upon Deuel's connection with Town Topics, a very dirty publication of New York. It developed at the trial that Town Topics was published principally for the purpose of blackmailing rich people in New York and throughout the country. The editors made It their business to gather and preserve all kinds of scandalous and discreditable facts about men and women of wealth and to publish the stories or not according to whether their victims would pay. District Attorney Jerome prosecuted Hapgood; but it also developed in the trial that Hapgood's statements were made on the strength of information furnished by Jerome. The principal scheme of the Town Topics people, it developed. was in the publication of a book called "Fads and Fancies." Copies of this book sold at f om $1,500 each on up. It was supposed to contain Haltering sketches of the subscribers, the sketches making the subscribers appear as citizens of ex-1 traordinary distinction and of international importance. ? Central office detectives of New J York arrested Friday night a man for whom the police of the world have) been searching for more than four years. The prisoner, who was picked up on the streets by a mere chance, is declared to be James Manes, formerly an American book - - maker, who is wanted In connection with the famous Bank of Liverpool robbery of November 22, 1901, in which the English institution, through forgery and conspiracy, was defrauded of more than 1800,000. Subsequently $380,000 of this amount was recovered from the conspirators, the bank having sustained a net loss of more than $400,000. While admitting hia name to be Jamey Manes, the man under arrest asserted that he Is entirely ignorant of any plot by which the Bank of Liverpool was robbed and had no part in the affair. After being taken to headquarters and examined Manes was locked up. He will have a hearing tomorrow and probably will be held to await word from the English authorities, who have been apprised by cable of the arrest. The local police claim there is no question as to the identity of Manes, who now is 55 years old and walks as though a victim of locomotor ataxia. His condition, the police declare, aided the men to identify him. <?hr ^jorbviUr <?uquirrr. YORKVILLE, S. C.: TUESDAY, JANUARY 30. IL0G. Senator Latimer Is busy Just now denying the justice of a reference to him in the New York Herald as a "White House Democrat." The senator says It is not so. It Is said to be a fact that an increasing number of Democrats are seeking favors from the administration and the party leaders are considering ways to put a stop | to such conduct. Senator Butler of Cherokee, has introduced a bill to revoke the charter of the Richland Distilling company and the bill has been favorably reported by the committee to which It was referred. The reason given by Senator Butler Is that the distillery has been debauching the state by Its methods. If the matter is pushed there will no doubt be a thorough and complete investigation of the Richland Distilling and that will be worth some tnmg. Notwithstanding the fact that cotton has dropped about $3.50 a bale since the publication of the last sinner's report of the government, Harvie Jordan insists that the market is purely speculative and that the staple is easily worth fifteen cents a pound. He says that the spinners bought fully half the crop below 10 cents and that If they are made to pay 15 cents for the not more than 1,500,000 bales remaining in the hands of the farmers the average price will still be under 12 cents for the whole crop. As to whether or not Wlnthrop should have a Christmas holiday does not seem to be nearly so important as the interference of the general assembly with the business of the trustees in such a small matter. We agree with Senator Tillman in the suggestion that maybe the legislature will do about as well to turn the trustees off and run the college through a committee of Its own. It will come to that later on If this thing of allowing the students to appeal to the general assembly from the rulings of the trustees continue. Mr. John g. Capers has secured satisfactory vindication of his character, which he thought was questioned by the action of the president In giving the office of district attorney to Mr. Cochran Instead of himself. The vindication Is in the shape of the following letter signed by the president. "I have decided to appoint Mr. Cochran district attorney in place of yourself. This is not to be taken as a reflection upon you. The facts are simply that in looking over the ground I came to the conclusion that better work could be done by Mr. Cochran and that on the whole the interests of the service would be best met by his appointment." Some of Mr. Capers's friends think that Judge Brawley is responsible for the Cockran appointment. It is claimed that Mr. Capers will continue as referee in the matter of Federal patronage in this state. A bill to repeal the act providing for special terms of the court was debated in the senate yesterday and killed by a vote of 20 to 12. Senator McGowan quoted from the constitution to show that such special sessions must be provided for and argued that the senate had no right to repeal this act. Senator Blease favored the bill. Senator Blake saw no necessity for extra terms. He freely scored the lawyers for neglecting to prepare their cases and bring them to trial. Although opposing the bill on the ground that it would nnt nornmnllsh the end desired Senator Hudson "declared that Judges were entirely too lenient with lawyers, too accommodating, and often seeking the good will of the bar rather than looking after the real business of court. The dilatory methods now a custom are a shame to the state and the profession. So long as judges indulge lawyers in long-winded speeches and dilatory tactics, so long will business be delayed." Joe Wheeler. The death of General Joseph Wheeler occurred last Thursday night; but because the news did not reach us until Friday morning was well advanced, we were unable to say about this splendid old Confederate some things we had long had in mind and which, we believe, in Justice to him. the south, and the soldiers of the Confederacy should be said. General Wheeler was a native of Augusta, Ga., having been born there in 1836. He was graduated from West Point in 1859, and continued in the United States army until the breaking out of the war, when he unhesitatingly resigmd his commission and tendered his services to the Confederacy. He went into me v,omeueraie army us a lieutenant, and went through several grades of promotion until February, 1865, he was made a lieutenant general. The greater part of his service was in command of cavalry, and his record throughout was one that gave him undying fame as a fit leader for the best cavalrymen the world has ever seen. L I At the breaking out of the SpanishAmerican war, the late lamented President McKinley, seized with an inspiration from heaven no doubt, conceived the Idea of putting an end to the sectional bitterness still lingering as the result of the civil war, by appointing a number of distinguished Confederates to important commands In the volunteer armies, and In this way Gen. Joseph Wheeler was made a major gt neral. As to whether the president's purpose contemplated anything further than the idea of reconciliation; as to whether he placed any value on the military experience of these old Confederates we do not know. There is no way of telling. West Pointers had no doubt assured him that the regular army officers would be easily equal to the occasion, and they no doubt thought so. The president may have thought so too, and then again it Is not difficult to see how so wise a man as was Mr. McKinley, might have had a [ very strong conviction, that it would be a good idea to use these ojd Confederates not alone for reconciliation purposes; but also because of their well established reputations, and unquestionable knowledge and experience in the art of war. Anyhow, there is little reason to doubt that the appointment of Joe Wheeler as a major general proved a great blessing, not only along the line of healing sectional breaches; but also from the standpoint pf military ability. We believe firmly that had not Gen. Wheeler been in high command before Sar.tlago, thQ history of the Spanish-American war would, have been written very differently from what it Is. It will be remembered that fat old General Shafter was in command of the American forces. The powers that were deemed him the most available man for the place. Either that or he had a better pull than anybody else, and his pull may h^ve given him the position. But anyhow, General Shafter devoted his attention principally to the direction of operations, and in the advance on Santiago, it happened that General Wheeler was the ranking officer with the line. The Americans had rushed forward with impetuous enthusiasm before they were half prepared for the advance. They had failed to carry with them from the landing a sufficient quantity of ammunition much less supplies of food, blankets, tents, etc., and while they drove the enemy quite easily at first, it was not a great while until they came to barbid wire entanglements, trenches and other obstacles that compelled a halt. History has not emphasized the facts and maybe it never will; but the correspondents told at the time how the American forces after driving the Spaniards for nearly two whole days, suddenly found themselves out of ammunition, and without food or water. rpUA cj??wio^o woro at rnnclv en X lie opaiuaiuo n V? V v..a.v trenched In front, and were not only able to hold their ground before a practically helpless foe; but If they had known it, could have advanced with but little opposition. The American commissary and ammunition trains were in hopeless confusion, and for hours it looked as if the entire army was in danger of destruction or rout the moment the Spaniards should squeeze up the courage to try a charge. The West Pointers all realized the situation, and so did the volunteers. All the officers began to grow shaky, and they figured out that there was but little hope of safety except under the guns of the warships that had convoyed the transports to the landing. Some officer, probably a West Pointer, high up in rank suggested the wisdom of a retreat. A council of war was held, and everybody was in favor of sending word to General Shafter suggesting that the lines be withdrawn and that the ground that had been won at the expense of so much valor and blood be abandoned until thorough preparation could be made for another attempt. This was the shape in which the whole matter was presented to General Wheeler; but the little old Confederate hero would not think of such a thing. He declared that he would hold the ground until the Spaniards ??~ tr, tolro It and thp officers ?ci c auic iv iui\v v >*?v> v.o under him went back to their respective stations, not altogether satisfied with the orders of their superior officer. In the course of a few hours more the ammunition and commissary wagons began to roll up to the firing lines, and the necessity of considering a retreat soon passed away. It Is not difficult to understand how to raw volunteers or even to West Pointers who had not seen a great deal of active service the situation may have seemed desperate enough; but to Joe Wheeler the whole thing was child's play. He had been in the same fix or worse a hundred times before, and the men he commanded never thought of retreat for lack of something to eat or blankets to sleep on. But this is only an incident in the career of General Wheeler. He was a loyal patriotic southerner. He proved equal to every trust that was reposed in him and he measured up to every responsibility. He was a good Confederate and a good American. His life and career represent a rich heritage to the people of whom he was one. Castiio Preparing For War.?Much amusement is expressed in military circles in Washinton over the announcement from Caracas that Venezuela is preparing to resist a possible French attack. It is recalled that during a tit of anger last summer President Castro not only defied the United States, but threatened to lead an army across Central America to attack New Orleans. That is very amusing, if true; at any rate it will convince our French friends that Castro is a dangerous man and to conquer him will not he u holiday diversion. If he is once thoroughly aroused he may give hi's army the command "on to Paris" and strike the French capital by way of the Andes. The Venezuelan president is considered very much of a joke in the United States, and possibly he ought to be held in derision. There is no glory in making war upon him, however. and this is appreciated in official circles in France. There is a suspicion that the French republic would gladly transfer the duty of thrashing Castro to any power which is longing for a little excitement. For the present. at least, there seems to be no desire in Washington to undertake any new commission for extending the operation of the Monroe doctrine. Ambassador Jusserand has conferred with Mr. Rposevelt, but the signs of the times indicute that Uncle Sam is taking a rest and that powers having business with South America must attend to it themselves. France might well wish to be rid of the job. It is not one from which any satisfaction can be derived.? Baltimore Sun. LOCAL AFFAIRS. ?j NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. p York Supply Co.?Has a full stock of e heavy and fancy groceries and In- w vlles you to get its prices. It asks ei you to see it about fertilizers. York Drug Store?Has a word to say ubout Its prescription department, which It says is constantly growing in popularity. g Robert J. Love, Executor?Gives notice to the debtors and creditors of Robert Love, deceased, to make settlement with him. Dobson Bros.' Cash Store?Has Just received two shipments of early spring millinery and invites the ladles to call and see it. ' Star Drug Store?Says to use electric t liehts. It will keep a full stock of ?, lamps on hand at all times, and will be glad to supply your wants. 2 Fidelity Trust Co., Chester, S. C.? \ Does a general banking, trust and 8 fidelity business and solicits the pa- f tronage of the public. W. W. Lewis, Esq., Is its representative in this r county. Barkoot Amusement Co.?Will give a 1< street fair and county exhibition on t the Smith lot, February 5th to 10th, t inclusive. Numerous shows and a Ji number of free acts. d Foushee Cash Store?Announces a s special sale of curtains for next t Monday. Watch next ad for par- v ticulars and prices. t Geo. T. Schorb-?Wants to recover a t ladles' crescent broach, lost Sunday 1 afternoon. Reward to finder. J. L. Sanders, Chief of Police?Is seeking owner of a hog which he a has taken up. ii J. C. Wilborn?Has two good mules n for sale. j. Enquirer Office?Has a ladles' handbag, found on streets of Yorkvllle. r Owner can recover bag by paying a fpr advertisement. t Thomson Co.?Announces a special clearance and removal sale to take 11 place in its new store rooms in the r O'Leary building. The sale is to be- r gin Monday morning and continue for ten days. See fourth page. Loan and Savings Bank?Wants every o man and woman to feel at perfect p liberty to open an account with It. It promises the best banking service obtainable. q J. Q. Wray?Is receiving new spring n goods and Is putting them on sale as fast as they arrive. Calicoes at 4c to 6c a yard. Messrs. S. J., S. R. and F. E. Clintj ton are arranging to establish a general merchandise business at Clover 8 under the firm name of Clinton Com- ^ pany. So far as The Enquirer has been c able to learn, there have been no fur- ^ ther developments In the. matter of the p Southern freight depot . at Yorkvllle. a It Is presumed that the railroad com- 1 mission has served notice on the rail- * road company in accordance with the announcement made here last Thurs- a day, and there is reason to expect that ^ there will be something to report within a few days. 8 POLICE FOR PICNICS. * A bill introduced by Representative Beamguard providing for the policing of public gatherings has passed to a third reading in the house as follows: Section 1. That after the approval of F this act the magistrates are empowered, whenever In their opinion the a public interest and peace demands It, p upon the petition of at least five tax- u payers of any county, to appoint on the .. occasion of any picnic, camp meeting, or other public assembly or gathering, v outside of an Incorporated town or n city, such suitable and discreet per- t sons as special constables to police the said public assembly or gathering. a with same powers and duties as pre- ii scribed for peace officers and deputies 3 by sections 833, 834, 835, volume 1. Code of Laws of South Carolina. 1902 and the acts amendatory thereto. Pro- t! vided that not more than three con- e stables shall be appointed on any one g occasion. Sec. 2. That such special constables 11 shall serve during their appointment f and receive 31.50 per day as compen- ^ sation, to be paid by the county supervisor upon certificates of the appoint- 8 ees approved by the appointing mag- N istrate. e 1, ABOUT PEOPLE. I' Miss Florence Cody left last week a for Tampa Fla., where she has a posl- t tlon as stenographer. Mr Quiller Jackson of Manning, arrived in Yorkville Saturday on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. o Jackson. a Mr. Jos. W. Smith, who has been t, confined to his bed about four weeks ^ with grip, is improving slowly. Mr. *] Smith has been a very sick man. tl Mr. J. F. A. Smith has been confln- a ed to his bed for several weeks with i< measles. He is better and hopes to be about again within a few days. tl Miss Cora Tall of Baltimore, Md., e' o came down to Yorkville last Sunday g on a visit to her sister, Mrs. W. D. g Grist, and expects to return home to[ morrow afternoon. Rev. V. I. Masters, formerly located L at this place, now one of the editors of p j the Baptist Press, published at Green- S' wood, preached in the Yorltvllle Bap[ tist church last Sunday morning. Rev. McElwee Ross and family are b | visiting relatives and friends of Mr. w Ross in Yorkville and vicinity. Mr s, Ross is a son of the late Rev. Dr. R. t< A. Ross and a brother of Mrs. W. C. b Ewart. He is a native of Sharon and ?. was a citizen of this county until tl about ten years ago when he went X north to become a minister in the ? United Presbyterian church. He has t] been pastor of a large congregation in f( Newark, N. J., until recently; but has t< just given up this charge to accept a call to Pennsylvania. Rev. Mr. Ross ? preached in the Associate Reformed church here last Saturday and Sunday b mornings and again Sunday night, His sermons were very much enjoyed e( by those who heard them. His many o ? i,, r. In ?K1q tflnlnllu ri orloH tA TP- h new their acquaintance with him. ROCK HILL VS. CHESTER. ?' The Washington correspondent of ^ the Spartanburg Journal gives that g paper the following as to the status of cl the controversy between Rock Hill and ^ Chester with reference to being named t, in the pending bill as places for hold- c< ing terms of the Federal court: a It can now be reliably stated that the a judiciary committee of the house will ' at an early date hear delegations from Rock Hill and Chester concerning the c, question of those towns being chosen b' as the place for the holding of the Federal courts after the passage of the b new court bill, should the bill pass. t| Friends of this bill look upon this t) move as being inimical to the interests of all the South Carolina towns that u are clamoring for the creation of new b courts, for the reason that when the Rock Hill delegation and the Chester C] delegation meet before the committee, Q' opposing each other there will be a good opportunity for the committee to sidetrack the whole matter until the a, numbers of the South Carolina delegation come together on the question. t( A nroinine.it South Carolina man who l( had a conversation with a member ^ of the committee said today: "I have y just talked over the question of the South Carolina court bill with a mem- g ber of the Judiciary committee and he jj informs me that dates have been made H for delegations from Rock Hill and g( Chester to appear before them. He also stated In very plain terms that he did not expect any benefit to come to ^ South Carolina out of this bill until the )r question of some place had been deflnitely settled. This gentleman told me that the committee did not seem over anxious to create the new court under the most favorable circumstances, and p that the way the matter stood now there was scarcely any possibility of anything being accomplished. He told Ci me that In his state practically the tl< ame situation faced the people some- ' ime back and that nothing was done , ntll the delegation united on some one lace. I was further told that we ould not secure the passage of the bill ,ith Rock Hill and Chester fighting , ach other." FOR BETTER ROADS. The postofflce department has beun to give more particular consldration of the condition of the public 1 oadvi on which the R. F. D. carriers lave to travel and the outlook is hat unless the patrons of the R. F. ). routes begin to show some interest n the matter, it Is quite probable hat the splendid service that Is now elng enjoyed may be curtailed. Miss ilaggle Moore, postmaster at Yorkille, has received from Fourth Assistant Postmaster General P. V. Mciraw a letter on the subject which eads as follows: If. upon the receipt of department etter of December 29. you did not ake up the matter of bad roads with he patrons of the routes, and others nterested, you are now directed to lo'so and to say to them that unless ome action is taken by them looking o the repair of the roads In question, irlthin the next thirty days from date, ' he department will seriously consider he withdrawal of service therefrom, i fou will report results to this office. , From the foregoing letter It would ppear mai me pusiumcc ucptiiinic.u 9 not In humor to trifle with this , natter any longer, and it is seriously loped that patrons of the various outes will begin to move at once to ecure an improvement in the eondilon of the roads. There Is no reason o believe that a discontinuance of a ural route would be followed by the estoration of the old horse mall, and he people can get a very good idea f the predicament they would be n by making their calculations as , o how much trouble would be retired to get their mail from the learest railroad poutofflce, as now esabllshed. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Chief of Police Sanders caught two Igers last Saturday, both of them neToes, He saw them make sales and ass the money. ? The Barkoot Carnival company Is oming to Yorkvllle during the week eginning next Monday. This comany has been in Gaffney, Greenville nd other neighboring towns. Its atractions are set forth in the adverIsement published in another column. ? The Yorkvllle Building and Loan ssociation continues to grow in mem ership; but since the recent action of he members in increasing the capital tock, the association is prepared to upply a still larger demand for memership. There Is no better way to inest small savings, especially where ne is able to lay up only a few dolirs each month. ? The recent sale by Mr. L. B. Fouhee of the building occupied by the 'oushee Cash Store has given rise to rumor that Mr. Foushee contemlates leaving Yorkville, and it gives 8 pleasure to correct the rumor. Mr. 'oushee bought the property as an inestment and sold because he had a ice profit. That was all there was to he transaction, except that immeditely after the sale he leased the bulldig, and expects to continue to conuct his very nice business in it. ? The action or rather the inaction of he town council in allowing the old taptist church building on South Main treet to stand as it has stood for many nonths past seems to be a fit subject or criticism. The building has been ut little better than a fire trap for a ood many years; but since a part of t was torn away leaving an open gable nd it has been a menace to surroundng property. If fire should break out o the building during the progress of high wind, a considerable portion of he town would be endangered. WINTHROP HOLIDAY. The WInthrop girls are about to win ut in their fight with the trustees for Christmas holiday. The matter was aken to the general assembly, and oth houses are disposed to side with he girls. The senate proceedings on tils subject as reported in the News nd Courier of Saturday are as fol>ws: Argument, which was postponed, on tie Christmas holiday bill, was resumd and Senator Wells spoke In favor f the bill, saying that he was opposed enerally to the penitentiary system of 1 overning girls. Among others debating the bill were ( enators Bates, Brlce and Blake gainst and Senators Hudson and Cole ( .. Blease for. The senate refused to , ostpone the bill by a vote of 20 to 17, j o the WInthrop girls and students of ; 11 others colleges will get ten days ollday Christmas hereafter. i Senator Bates objected to the bill < ecause of its dangerous interference ( rlth discipline In the institution. Senator Hudson favored the bill. He aid he did not know the board of trusses, but he knew this, that there is no oard of trustees that knows anything i bout conducting literary institutions, f they flourish they flourish in spite of hese boards, and that is the case with Vinthrop, he declared, which statelent brought forth general laughter, .et all colleges have fixed holidays, | hen there will be no more trouble or rlction. It was suggested that trusses would resign if this bill is passed. "Trustees resign?" he asked. "Not ( ne of them. If they do better men ill take their places." (Laughter.) Senator Brice argued against the ! ill, holding that a great many of the Iris are not able financially to go ome on Christmas, and It was believd best for discipline and for the esprit f the student body that none should ave the holiday. It is a matter which ertainly ought to be left to the faclty. Senator Blease of Newberry, spoke 1 favor of the bill saying that he obicted to one man favoring Clemson hristmas holidays, getting on the train oing to Winthrop and casting the deIding vote against the Christmas ollday, when that man holds the posion of trustee contrary to the consti ltion of the state?the reference, of ourse, being to Senator Tillman. He rgued that parents, guardians and tudents had petitioned for the holiday nd he saw no reason why their reuest should not be granted. Senator Blake opposed the bill beause of the demoralization it would ring about in the work of students. Senator McLcod favored the bill, oldlng that it was entirely proper for ae students to petition the legislate. Objections thut the holiday ot be healthy because of exposure hile traveling home are puerile in his jdgment. Senator Mauldin opposed the bill beause it would mean nothing less than verrullng the will of the trustees. The senate refused to Indefinitely ostpone the bill by a vote of 20 to 17, s follows: w--~ (Vipncn. 1 i Jin DiUfn, niti rvr, uutr, ^u?pv.. >r, Davis, Douglass, Earle, Hood Hoi- ( day Hough, Manning, Mauldin, Me- 1 owan. Peurifoy, Raysor, Staekhouse, ' /illiams?17. ' Nays?Blvens, C. L. Blease. E. S. ' lease, Brooks, Brown, Butler, Car- s sle. Christensen, Eflrd, Hardin, Hay, | [udson, W. E. Johnson W. J. John- ^ >n. Marshall. Mclver, McLeod, Tal- ' ?rt. Von Kolnitz, Warren?20. ^ This bill is Senator C. L- Blease's S >11 and differs from that in the house, * i that it gives ten days' holiday in- > ead of two weeks, * e LOCAL LACONICS. r ort Mill Municipal Election. v Fort Mill special of January 26 to v olumbia State: At the second elec- v on held Tuesday for mayor and one a warden, Mr. W. L Hall was elected mayor and Mr. E. R. Rodgers warden. Mr. W. B. Meacham, who, with Mr. 0 Hall received a tie vote at the first election, withdrew from the race and Mr. Hall received practically the whole vote. o< He's From South Carolina. The following letter, from Mr. Har- " ry T. Prevost of Bramwell, W. Va., ex- * plains itself: "Yorkvilijc Enquirer: ^ Enclosed find express order for $2.00 h for which please send me Thk Enqui- si cuor for one year beginning with the copy containing the first instalment of b Lathan's History of South Carolina, f I saw your advertisement in the great and glorious Daily Mail. By this you ^ will readily see that I am a. South h Carolinian and hall from the .Garden spot of the Old Palmetto state, Ander- ? son, of course." ? mmmmammmmmmmmmm e LEGISLATIVE NOTE8. * d Some of the More Interesting Proceed- e ings of House and Senate. ? Resolutions of sympathy at the death h of General Joe Wheeler were adopted P last Friday and the clerks of the house * and serate were Instructed to send H copies to the family of the deceased. E There was a warm debate in the house last Friday on a proposition to jj exempt members of the state militia 8i from Jury duty. The bill carrying the w proposition was killed by a vote of 60 to 41. > ? A bill was introduced last Friday c providing for the repeal of statutory t provisions for the holding of extra terms of the court by special judges. a The special term Idea was a kinu or makeshift gotten up to avoid the.prea- tl tlon of additional circuits. Since the ? creation of the additional circuits, j, however, it would seem that there is p no longer any need for the special 8 terms. - ? The house had the Morgan local y option bill under consideration last n night. Morgan, the author, took up the bill. He first said there was no ^ political move in this bill against anyone or in his favor. Six years ago jjj he advocated exactly the same ^ scheme he has presented except that h it Is now amplified. He had seen ? his county vote for prohibition; he ? came here as the advocate of local t option and was so elected. Some of li his coast friends were allied with ? e him and others were opposed. He ? regarded this as a question of prln- p clpie and gave all the right to differ. P It is not his purpose to attack the ? state dispensary but he wanted' the J abominable liquor question taken C out of the football arena. The disr pensary was given the people under g police privileges but it is a recog- F nlzed evil. Mr. Morgan said his bill d a may be imperfect but the dispensary ^ law had to be re-enacted and patch- y ed up from year to year. His plan a may not be perfect but it was the ? best that could be gotten up to settle t the issue at this moment. It is not a necessary to attack the state dispense- 3 ry because out of the restlessness there ^ has erown ud a demand for purity f and change so as to bring the state t peace and prosperity and happiness; j all he wanted was peace and let every 5 county have such a settlement of the C liquor problem as it thinks best suited ^ to its needs. All he wanted was a j decision of the people, county by p county, because that is what the peo- A pie wanted. They knew what they E wanted. He had heard the sugges- J tlon time and time again to send the h matter to the people. In 1892 the t people voted for prohibition and yet A the dispensary was put on the peo- A pie, consistency ought to stand. "If b you are Republican In principle then A stand by the central dispensary, if a populistlc, then vote for the referen- F dum. but if Democratic, act for your J people here and now and let each A county have what it wishes." Air. E Alorgan then took up the license fea- C ture of this bill. If this meant a Ic return to the old bar room system F he would withdraw the old bill and F efface his name from the records. He forcibly quoted the constitution and insisted that there can be no old bar room system and It was all rot to talk that way. Air. Alorgan explained by the -small vote under the Brice Act and said it would-be a little short of a crime to force the tl whole question back into politics. There are from five to six thousand registered votes in his county and the n trouble is that the men who may fa- tl vor liquor have not the nerve and p the backbone to a large extent to . go to the poles and vote for the re- 11 tention of this damnable traffic. His . bill abolishes the state dispensary. Provision is made for closing up the ' dispensary business, the petitions are " to determine whether there shall be o an election. The license man is at a js disadvantage because the prohibltiqnist and the county dispensary voters are both against a license system, a Under his bill incorporated towns n may have county dispensaries. Counties that have dispensaries can continue them as county establish- " ments and counties that have no dispensaries continue without thepn. . Mr. Pollock of Cheraw, made the principal speech in opposition to the H bill. The discussion was postponed fi uniu luuaj. n JOE WHEELER. & t< New York's Southern Society Pays Tribute to Confederate Cavalryman. e, After everybody had sung "Dixie" C) ind "My Old Kentucky Home" at the second annual dinner of the Kentucky a; society, at Delmonico's last Saturday ei night, former United States Senator g William Lindsay, toastmaster, arose o; ind said: ]j "In the city of Greater New York d there sleeps tonight in a last sleep, iwaiting conveyance to his final rest- w Ing place, a man personally friendly to . many of us, admired by all of us, a man who represented not only the 10 south, but pure, unadulterated Ameri- w :anlsm as no other man has represent- fc id it. I refer to Gen. Joseph H. Wheel- p ir, and I suggest that we drink in sience to his memory." T A pin drop could have been heard ol tvhile the diners rose and complied vlth the request. Another tribute to :he dead soldier of the Confederacy, n( ind later of the Union was uttered by th Vlarion J. Verdery, president of the tli Southern society, who was the first ipeaker. "Four or five years ago," he said, 'when I saw John B. Gordon, who wore es jrave badges of honor, touch the o'.d lag and wrap it around himself, I said surely now all the country's chivalry m s made one again. But the most dra- th matic climax to this scene was pre- in sented to my vision only a few nights re igo, when Gen. Fred Grant, in full LTnited States regalia, arose at the S'1 Confederate Veterans' dinner and _ ipoke to the memory or KODerc u.. i^ee, ind then at the very finish of the dinter said: 'Mr. Commander, one word nore, phase, I offer a resolution to the Pi fleet that this Confederate Veterans' js amp and all others, a id every G. A. ft. post eo-operate to make January as 9 next, the hundredth anniversary of n< he birth of Robert E. Lee a national ed loliday." Again only a night or so . igo, I heard Gen. Stewart L. Wood- J ord, at the sheriffs dinner, make in Sc lis speech an eloquent tribute to the ti< hen dying hero of our Lost Cause. Joe q| Vheeier. And to this tribute to the . treat soldier of the Confederacy and he Union alike, I want to repeat to pr ou the words of President Angell of si< he University of Michigan, on Genral Wheeler. "A great man has gone. It was my ,n ?rivilege to call him my friend. He gl< ras brave and soldierly in time of stj rar: in peace sweet and gentle as a . roman; one in whom the elements rere so mixed that all the world might vli rise and say, 'here was a man.'" on ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. i 1 n Meckltnburg Chaingang?The Den I of a Tiger?Marriage of Mr. Howard < Neely to Miaa Corinna Barry?The ' Hop at Friedheim's Hall. 1 irrespowleiu-e of the Vorkville (inquirer. 1 Rook Hill, Jan. 29.?"Babe" Wll- ? ams, now about 22 years old, is or i as a resident of Rock Hill at one | line. Since he began his life of < rime at the age of ten years or less . e has resided almost all the time luce then upon the York and Meek* < inburg county chain gangs. He i rem last sentenced to the Mecklenurg gang for a term of 22 months w.?~1 U? o I LI I UUI ftiai iic ICV-CIH.J vo\ upvvi rom there and coming here was capured by the police of this city. His . lother lives here and Is a respectable iard working woman. Henry Brown, colored, was accused y Will Kimball of having stolen a air of rubber boots and when the fllcers went to the home of his mothr to search they came upon dlscovrles which were not altogether surrislng to tb'jT. They found a trap oor arrangement, which, when opr nd revealed a couple of dozen pints f corn whisky snugly ensconced, aura Brown, the mother of the boy, j at present away from home, suposedly to recover fro'.n a beating hlch was given her by "Willie" Joran, the beloved "Willie" for whom he forsook her lawful spouse. Josh Irown. Willie Is also in retirement ince he Inflicted punishment on his idy love. He skipped Immediately nd has not been seen around here Ince then. It was only Christmas reek last that this couple were caught with the goods" in the shape f two fat Ave gallon kegs of booze, rhlch they were conveying from >gden, Ave miles below here, to Rock 1111 by buggy. "Willie" had gone 9 Salisbury and made the purcnase rhile Laura met him with a buggy | t the station named. Mr. J. V. Murray, who came to his city from Charleston two years go as manager of the Life Insurance Company of Virginia, has been made fispector of agencies for his comany and will consequently spend the 1 reater part of his time hereafter on he road. He will probably make ( 'olumbla headquarters as he has the .'hole state as territory. He will be ilssed In Rock Hill, where he has nade many friends. His successor | rill be Mr. E. B. Johnstone of New CI I jr. Miss Corinna Barry, the charming aughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jno. H. >arry of Ebernezer, was married Wednesday afternoon at the home of ler parents, to Mr, Howard Neely, on of Mr. John Neely. also of Ebenzer. The ceremony was performed y the Rev. Dr. James H. Thornwell, he pastor of both the young people, n the presence of only the families f the contracting parties. In the i venlng at the home of the. groom's larents a reception was given the iopular young pair at which were iresent a large number of guests. Ir. Neely, who is one of the progresIve farmers of the county, will take ils bride to his new home on the larothera farm near Newport. Complimentary to the newly mar- i led couples. Dr. and Mrs. James R. tokes and Hon. and Mrs. Jno. T. toddey, the German club gave a ance In Friedheim's hall Thursday venlng. The hall was appropriately ecorated. In the centre a large rhite wedding bell was suspended nd from this to the green bell haded lights were radiated garlands f white and green. At the back of he hall a dining room had been rranged and refreshments were erved by Mesdames Thos. L. Johnon and Wm. L. Law. Richardson's rchestra, a first class organization, rom Charlotte furnished the music or this delightful occasion. Among hose present were: Dr. and Mrf. ames Richmond Stokes, Hon. and Irs. John T. Roddey, Mr. and Mrs. !has. L. Cobb, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Llbertson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrow vy, Mr. and Mrs. John L. Landers, Ir. and Mrs. Joel W. Rawlinson, Miss 'auline Davis and Dr. T. L. Davis, liss Ada O'Bryan and Mr. Armstrong Everett, Miss Nona Sanders and Mr. ay McMurray, Miss Amelia Beckam and Mr. Phifer, Miss Bleka .InHanv and Mr. Tom Crawford. Miss larie Fewell and Mr. Morris Cobb, liss Lottie McFadden and Mr. Peer Ihrie, Miss Madge Johnson and Ir. Fletcher Ruff, Miss Kittle Stewrt and Mr. Sam McDaniel, Miss tyder and Mr. Julian Johnson, Miss ennle Owens and Mr. Joe Gaston, liss McCardel of Lancaster and Mr. Irnest Robinson; Dr. Robinson of loncord, N. C.; Mr. Clark of Char>tte; Messrs. Eugene Mills, Harry luff, Fred Poag. Rufus London, John L London, Louis Reid. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? A horse was killed in Spartanburg ist Friday by coming in contact with telephone wire that was dangling to le ground from an overhead trolley. ? Dispatches from Anderson report a otable decrease in drunkenness since le voting out of the dispensary. The olice court work is not nearly as eavy as it was. ? H. Clare Dickinson, a white citizen ' f Bamburg, has been arrested on le charge of poisoning B. F. Reld, anther white man, with arsenic adminitered in a drink of whisky. The tost Important witness is Eliza Bunch, white prostitute, and from her testl- 1 lony it appears that Dickinson comlitted the crime because Reld held a lgh place in the woman's favor. ? Spartanburg. January 27: Owing ( i his continued ill health, Rev. G. , t. Waddell has decided to retire ] rom active business, and has sold j is interest in the Southern Christian s llvocaie. intr uuiumi urgau ui uic outh Carolina Methodist conference, ) Rev. S. A. Nettles, who with Mr. /addell was elected to publish and dit the paper at the recent annual inference held In this city. Mr. Netes now assumes charge as editor nd publisher, and will expend his nergles In making the Advocate a reater power than ever In Its sphere f usefulness and advancement of regious and moral work, as well as evotion to the denomination of hlch it Is the organ. ? There seems to be no doubt any s nger of the fact that the woman who as arrested at Kansas City last week >r masquerading In male attire Is j auline Webster, formerly of Cbwpens. t here was a disposition on the part f ' some of the woman's relatives to } ?ny her Identity at first; but that has t it affected the situation. It turns out c lat the woman still has an Interest in j le estate left by her father and that \ ?cause of this there Is a cloud on the 8 tie of various pieces of Gaffney real itate that were supposed to be clear ? ' possible question. Some Gaffney ? en have been to Kansas City to see * te woman and try to buy her Interest t property now held by them; but she fused to sell. The outlook Is that 1 le Is going to make trouble. - Says a Gaffney special of January 8 i, to the Spartanburg Herald: It has * ?en disclosed this afternoon that reyor Scruggs, the white youth, who a in jail here charged with criminal 1 isault and shooting a negro woman ' >ar this city some time ago, attempt- t I to end his life on Wednesday night, I r hanging himself with his blanket. e >me surprise is evidenced at his ac>n, especially when the woman. Lois over, who was shot, is doing well and ? thought to be recovering. The sur- jj ise is made greater when it is con- f Jered that he made three attempts to ^ mmit suicide by hanging, and failing " that ate a generous quantity of u iss. His escapes in the four in- a inces from death were truly remark- ^ le. One time his blanket or impro- c u'd rope broke with his weight and tl the other two occasions he was un- s Ftble to accomplish his purpose on account of lack of height, the fall not jelng sufficient to break his neck. His scupe when eating the glass was marvelous as the amount consumed must lave been fully two inches of glass 'rom a lamp chimney, however, he Joesn't seem to be suffering any 111 effects from the swallowing of the glass. He alleges that he shot the Slovtr women In self-defense, sheh&vl.ig drawn a pistol on him. The terra of court at which he will be tried con renes in Gaffney, February 26th. ? Columbia special of January 29 to the News and Courier: The coming week in the house promises to be very busy. The dispensary, compulsory education, the proposed ten-hour law, regulation of the primary and election, systems, taxation and regulation of the sale of patent medicines, biennial sessions, the two and a half-cent passenger rate, the state bank examiner, are only some of the many Important matters that are scheduled for consideration in the house this week. On Saturday's calendar there were thirty-six sptclal orders alone scheduled for consideration during the next six days; other measures were added to the list of special orders on Saturday. This does not take Into account the hundreds and huhdreds of other bills that have not been placed as special orders. The prospect is that the dispensary situation will consume the greater part of the week. The outlook just now is that there will be a discussion of the various bills for several days &ud that therfc will be a decisive vote by Wednesday night This condition, however, may be changed, and it la possible that the house will get impatient and vote without much argument; as a matter of fact pretty much every memoer now Knows now ne expects to vote and discussion will change but few votes. There are fifteen various and conflicting propositions relative to the dispensary on the house calendar, and some of these touch only oh minor phases of the general situation. The outlook today Is that the real fight will be on two bills. First, on the bill proposed by the dispensary committee?this committee is largely composed of pronounced friends of the system?and then on the Morgan local option bill, it will be on these two bills that the chief Are will" be centered. The former bill proposes to patch up the pres. ent system and provide for a alight change in the methods of doing business. The Morgan bill, on the other ha..d. starts out with the abolition of the state dispensary. The corner-stone of the entire flght Cp the state dispensary, and it is on this that the flght la to be made. MERE-MENTION. The trial of Greene and Gaynor in Savannah is being retarded because of the illness of a juror. The funeral of General Joseph Wheeler took place at St. John's Protestant Episcopal church, Washington, yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock and the interment was at Arlington." President Roosevelt attended Col. William D. Mann, editor of Town Topics. New York, was arrested last Saturday on the charge of perjury, alleged to have been committed in testimony given in the trial of the criminal libel caae against fcgrman Hapgood. editor of Collier's Weekly. He gave bond in the. sum of 1*0,004 Three nennle lost their lives in the burning of Richardson's : hotel In Lowell. Mass., last Saturday The Isthmian canal commission has accepted the report of the- board of consulting engineers recommending the construction of a lock canal across the Isthmus of Panama... .ExPresldent Cleveland has decided to move with his family to Lot Angeles, Cal., and will make that plaoe his future home Father Matthew O'Keefe, pastor of Mahone's famous brigade in the Confederate array and personal friend of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, died in Baltimore last Sunday, aged 82 years. MYSTERIOUS MURDERESS.?One Of the strangest criminal cases on record In France was brought to trial in Paris last Saturday, according to a cablegram. The , defendant is a woman, Jeannle Weber, thirty-five yeara old, who is charged with killing three children and attempting to murder a fourth, all within the space of five weeks. The circumstances under which the children were killed are so mysterious, however, that it has been Impossible to establish the guilt of the woman. In each instance where death occurred, the same circumstances were noted. The woman was found holding In her arms the corpse of a child under two years of age, who but a few moments before had been laughing and playing. No sign of violence was observed except that the faces of the rlctims were contorted. Autopsies showed no trace of poisoning and the ieaths were thought to be accidental mtil the woman was found with a 'ourth child in her arms, which was laved from suffocation. The other jases were then recalled and the wo nan was arraigned and charged with possessing a mania for child murder, rhe defendant stolidly protests her inlocence and says the deaths of the :hree children were mere colncilences. Specialists who examined the voman failed to find any trace of inanity. Edison Wins Bio Suit.?Thomas A. Sdlson did not know until Informed >y a reporter, says a New York dis>atch, that Judge Hazel, in Buffalo, >ad handed down a decision against he Goulds and In favor of the lnvent?r, In a suit which has been slumberng In the courts thirty years, and vhich although originally specifying ibout $300,000 damages, may now involve nearly fifty millions. The "Wizard" expressed immense latisfactlon over the winning of the ase as for ten years he has been ex>endtng something like $1,000,000 anlually in one project alone?the reducion of low-grades ore in New Jersey, Tremendous Importance attaches to he victory of Edison financially, and lecause It Is a direct blow to the great nterests of the Western Union Telegraph company, which for thirty years, he inventor says, has been employing levices owned and patented by him. Judge Hazel has ordered that an ccounting be made. This is a huge ask, entailing tedious work over the looks of the company for three deades back. It is highly probable that he company will have to pay Mr. Sdison high percentage for the illegal mployment of his inventions. Tubman's Influence.?If rumors looting around the state house lobbies re true Senator Tillman is doing a Ittle work on his own account to depat the bill allowing the students at Vinthrop college holiday on Chrlstias. It ia said on the best of authorty that the senator from South Corona today wired two of the state sontors to vote against the bill as * faor to himself. The rumor was heard ite this afternoon and could not be onflrmed. The bill, which has passed he house, comes up in the senate hortly.?Columbia Record, Monday. i