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Scraps and |acts.
? This dispatch of last Saturday
from Omaha, Nebraska, may or may
not be significant of Important developments:
It is Just learned that
the government quartermasters in
the department of Missouri have
been rushing work night and day on
supplies of all kinds which are being
shipped to the Orient as fast as
can be prepared. The shipments include
equipment, clothing, tents, accoutrements,
etc., and an examination
of guns and ammunition has been
ordered. The goods were all shipped
by fast freight to San Francisco for
reshipment to the Philippines. Also
a poll of army headquarters has been
made for all clerks who can De sent
to the Philippines on short notice.
It is rumored among the soldiers at
Fort Crook and Fort Omaha that
war with China is imminent.
? Danville, Ky., February 10: A
cave has been discovered eight miles
from Danville, which promises to rival
in grandeur the famous Mammoth
Cave in Edmonson county. After
a week's exploration of the cave
a party returned today with tales of
wonderous scenes. Fragments of the
wall were brought back by the exploring
party, and at first glance it
resembles a mirror. Throughout
eight miles traversed by the party,
glistening and fastastically shaped
objects abounded. Occasionally birds
were ?een and strange animals never
beheld before by the men in the party,
wh? went tumbling through the
darkness. Five o'possums and seven
coons were captured. One of the
coons weighed fifty pounds. They
discovered the opening to the cave
in a secluded spot while hunting
minka
? Algeclras, Spain, Feb. 12: The de
Hire on ine i?iri ui uic uci^mvo >v
Moroccan conference to arrive at a
satisfactory conclusion, remains unchanged
despite assertions to the contrary.
The pessimism of certain of the
delegates even seems to have given
place to a sentiment more in conformity
with the situation, which Is anything
but hopeful. The representatives
of powers not directly Interested
are determined not to leave Algeclras
until not only has the question of Moroccan
reforms been settled, but confidence
and harmony re-established
between the two antagonistic powers.
The German delegates declare that the
conference must and will find a solution
of the points in dispute which, if
not complete, shall at least be provisional
and honorable for all, and that
despite the serious difficulties standing
In the way everything will come
right at the last moment.
? An announcement was made In
New York Saturday morning that
the Southern Railroad company has
decided to ask the stockholders for
authority to issue S200.000.000 development
and general mortgage
four per cent bonds. A special meeting
of the stockholders has been
called to ratify the proposition, at
Richmond, April 13. The Southern
Railway already has stock and bonds
outstanding aggregating $350,000,000.
About $65,000,000 of the new
issue will be used to retire the lien
and mortgage bonds. Fifteen million
of the bonds are to be issued immediately
for equipment, double tracking,
new shops, etc. The remaining
$100,000,000 it is announced will be
used for future acquisitions and betterment.
This bond issue is the largest
announced in Wall street in many
days and has caused a great deal of
conjecture. It is understood that a
syndicate, headed by J. P. Morgan &
Co., has been formed to purchase the
$15,000,000 to be used now.
? Savannah, Ga., February 9: Political
partisans of two rival factions
had a pistol fight this afternoon in
front of the city hall. "Babe" Dyer
was killed; Frank Nagle, a bystander
was shot through the eye and is In
a critical condition; Pat Kearney, a
policeman off duty at the time was
shot through the neck, and C. H.
Dyer was shot through the legs.
?'V? rrk^??tna
?>aituci i/jc & auu iiiuniao xicnnv,
private detectives are under arrest.
Besides those under arrest or wounded,
those who participated in the
{.hooting were Harbor Master James
McBride, his son Tim McBride,
Plumbing Inspector Richard McKenna,
and James Lane, keeper of the
police stables. It is not definitely
known who fired the shots by which
the killed and wounded were struck.
The shooting was general and about
forty shots were fired. The battle
started when the three Dyers, it is
alleged, attacked McKenna, others
coming to the latter's assistance.
Political trouble was the cause.
? A traveler who arrived at Willemstad.
Island of Curaco, last Friday
made the following report: President
Castro is busily engaged in enfisting
throughout the republic and
fn other ways, preparing for war.
Generals in each state have been
commissioned and orders have been
given to call the recruits to the colors.
Information from the best
sources indicates that the people do
not support President Castro. On
all sides are heard expressions of desire
to revolt and overthrow the
president's government as soon as
the French blockade is declared. A
well-informed Venezuelan told me
that the troops will desert their colors
as they have all been compelled
to Join the army, voluntary enlistment
being unknown in Venezuela.
It is reported that the American
minister, Mr. Russell. Is a persona
non grata owing to the apparent siding
of the United States with France
and that he may be given his passports.
Matters are nearing a climax.
President Castro will compel obedience
to his will. General Alcantara,
a Venezuelan educated at West Point,
has been appointed to the military
command of La Gaulra. He has received
orders to Are on the French
warships the moment they are
sighted."
? The wedding of Miss Alice Lee
Roosevelt, daughter of the president, to
Representative Nicholas Longworth,
will take place at the White House at
noon on Saturday, February 17. The
ceremony, which will be performed in
the historic East room, will be solemnized
by the Rt. Rev. Henry Y. Satterlee,
Protestant Episcopal bishop of
Washington. There will be no bridesmaids.
The groom's best man will be
Thomas Nelson Perkins of Boston, a
classmate and long-time friend. Three
of Mr. Longworth's class mates and a
college mate at Harvard. B. A. Wallingford.
Jr. of Cincinnati, who married
Mr. Longworth's oldest sister;
Larz Anderson of Washington, great
grandson of Nicholas Longworth, the
founder of the Longworth family fortune;
Viscount Charles de Chambrun,,
brother of Count Adelbert de Cham- j
brun, who married the groom's young- ,
est sister, and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
the oldest son of the president, will
be the ushers. One thousand invitations
to the wedding have been issued.
Those invited, exclusive of the wedding
party, include: The members of
the cabinet and their wives, former
members of the cabinet who are now
in the United States senate and their
wives, the heads of the foreign embassies
and missions and their wives, the
justices of the supreme court and their
wives, the official members of the party
which accompanied Secretary Taft
to the Orient, the Ohio delegation In
congress and the New York delegation
in congress. Late in the afternoon Mr.
Longworth and his bride will leave
Washington on a trip to Florida traveling
in a special car. After the adjournment
of congress they expect to
make a trip to Europe.
<fhc \torhvilte (Enquirer
YORKVILLE, S. C.:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13. 1900.
Although there has been nothing
on the subject from administration
circles, judging from the dispatches
that are coming from the Far East,
there is reason, to believe that war
with China is an easy probability of
the near future. The Chinese are becoming
particularly troublesome to
American missionaries and merchants,
and the situation is very near to the
breaking point.
During the past few days there
has been some talk of an extra session
of the general assembly, the same being
necessary because of the time
that has been wasted in more or less
useless discussions. The members can
draw pay for only forty days of regular
session; but if the governor shall call
an extra session to convene immediately
after the adjournment of the
present special session per diem will go
on all the same.
Senator Tillman is before the dispensary
investigating committee today.
On learning that he would be
summoned to appear before the committee
next Friday, he decided to go
at once, giving his reason that the
rate bill comes to a vote on Friday
and it is necessary to be in his place
in the senate on that day. He left
Washington for Columbia last night
and the understanding is that he
will be before the committee today.
As the result of the caucus of the
Democratic senators against the ratification
of the Dominican treaty, and
the debate which followed on the resolution
of Senator Patterson of Colorado,
declaring caucus control of such
matters to be subversive of the constitution,
it now looks as if at least
two of the four Democratic senators
who were threatening to vote for the
treaty have been whipped back into
line. In debate on the Patterson resolution,
Senator Patterson was literally
rftJdled by Senator Bailey of Texas,
the Lone Star statesman making perfectly
clear the absurdity of the contention
of the recalcitrant Democrat
from Colorado. It is now pretty certain
that Senator Clarke of Arkansas,
has been whipped back into line and
no fears are entertained except as to
Patterson and McEnery of Louisiana.
The outlook now is that the treaty
cannot be ratified. As a development
of the caucus incident, and the constitutional
debate growing out of it,
there is a feeling among the politicians
that Senator Bailey has permanently
established his status as leader
of the Democrats in the senate.
There have been lots of people to go
north from this section to better their
condition and not a few of them
have succeeded; but it is probably a
fact that it would be difficult to name
two other men of this class who while
benefitting themselves have done more
for the section from which they hailed
than Dr. Gill Wylie and Gen. Wm. A.
Barber, both of Chesier. Dr. Wylie
began by putting his own money into
the development of the water power of
Catawba river, and since he started all
told he has brought south some four
or five millions of northern money
with other millions to follow. Gen.
Barber worked along different lines,
but the benefits that have been conferred
by him are hardly less considerable.
He undertook the rehabilitation
of the C. & N.-W. railway at very decided
personal risk, and since he became
connected with the property has
attracted to It something like two
millions of dollars of other capital.
The C. & N.-W is now fairly on its
feet, very well able to take care of itself
and shrewdly watching its opportunity
to get a satisfactory terminal
In Tennessee. Both Gen. Barber and
Dr. Wylie are entitled to the greatitude
and support of the people of this
whole section.
FANT TO TILLMAN.
Full Text of Famous Letter That Has
Caused So Much Talk.
The now famous letter In which Constable
J. R. Fant told Senator B. R.
Tillman about misdoings in the dispensary
four years ago. has been published.
The letter was dated at Spartanburg,
December 29. 1901, and addressed
to Senator B. R. Tillman,
Edgefield, S. C. The contents are as
follows:
Dear Sir: I know that you will be
surprised to receive such a letter from
me, but I feel it my duty to let you
know the situation, knowing the interest
that you have taken in the dispensary
law and its enforcement.
The management of the dispensarylaw
has become corrupt. Men are
speculating on constabulary positions.
They sell a chiefs place for
$150 and a private's place from $25 to
$50. This city seemed to have been
headquarters. Mr. Bill McGowan.
United States commissioner and former
partner of U. X. Gunter in the
practice of law in this city, is soliciting
agent. He sends the applications
to some one in Columbia and they get
the governor to appoint the parties.
4*11. i?R'VTU\> ail iuiu u nuiiiuri ui j?ai tics
that Mr. U. X. Gunter was getting
the appointments at Columbia. I exposed
the whole thing to the governor
and they now have adopted another
plan by taking a part of the constable's
salary at the end of each month.
They also speculate on the county
boards of control position. One of the
county board of control of this county.
Mr. Mark Rudasill told me in the
presence of another gentleman that he
paid U. X. Gunter $125 for his position
on the board. The county board is
corrupt, especially as to beer prlvil
eges. I have abundant proof of this
fact. S. G. LaFar, the constable that
you discharged at Florence for Immoral
conduct, has become a common
thief. He Is the chief constable stationed
at Greenville. He seizes liquor
in the name of the state and ships It
to state officials as presents. He shipped
five gallons to Col. W. W. Harris,
who is In charge of the constabulary
force of the state and also clerk of
the state board of control. Mr. Harris
has received other presents from him
that were seized in tne name 01 me
state. I have proofs of numbers of
pistols that this man seized in the
name of the state and converted them
to his own use. Mr. S. T. Howie told
me that Mr. W. W. Harris had received
money for getting: persons on the
constabulary force; that he himself
had paid him through Mr. Dan Miles
for making him chief constable.
J. E. Moorehead told me that Mr.
Harris ordered him not to seize liquor
in blind tigers in Columbia. Told
him that Ben David, a noted blind tiger
in Columbia, would have a large
supply of liquor during fair week and
for him not to Interfere with him. Mr.
Harris has had complete control In
Columbia for a number of years and
during that time the blind tigers have
been Just as bad as they have been in
Charleston. You remember how completely
I broke them up in Columbia
while you were governor. They could
only sell from their pockets. I have
been to Columbia twice on official
business during the administration of
the present governor and they made
me pay my railroad expenses to and
from. I am satisfied that this was
done by Mr. Harris to keep me away
from Columbia so that I would not
catch on to the rascality that was
being practiced there. I have only
mentioned a few of the charges that I
could bring against the officers that I
have mentioned if an investigation
was held. I would respectfully ask
you to use your Influence to oust Col.
W. W. Harris from the position that
he r.ow occupies as he is damaging the
dispensary law by his management of
the same. If the presertt governor offers
for re-election and uses the same
tactics that he did before he will cer
tainly be elected. Mr. Hams nirea
private detectives to go to all the
campaign meetings in thi9 county at
$3 per diem to electioneer for him and
Daid them out of the dispensary fund.
If these detectives were used in all
the counties you can guess what an
effect it would have. I do not think
that such expense should be charged
up against the dispensary law or made
to appear as expenses in the enforcement
of the law. I can name these
detectives If necessary. Senator, I
have written you this in strict confidence.
I am more than willing to go
before any investigating committee
and bring out the facts that I have
stated in this letter by giving dates
and witnesses to prove the same, and
know a dozen other constables who
are anxious to go before a committee
and testify as to what they know. I
have not kept all this to myself but
have told two of the legislaturemen
of some of this rascality. I write this
=o that you can advise as I do not
wish to do anything to hurt the disoensary
law. With kindest regards.
I remain as ever.
Your true frlerd.
J. R. Fant.
DISPENSARY INVESTIGATION.
Committee Continues to Unearth Facts
of Much Interest.
The dispensary investigating committee
has been pushing its work along
the same lines as heretofore during the
past week and the Information it has
developed is beginning to throw more
light on the larger operations higher
up in the dispensary management.
Mr. Boykin, the maker of the big
label contract was on the stand for
several hours last Friday and gave
evidence to the effect that if he had
made any error in connection with the
label deal, it was an error of judgment.
He was still of opinion that
his contract with the Cincinnati concern
was entirely proper and he was
certain that he did not in any way receive
private benefit from the deal.
The letter that Chief Constable
Fant sent to Senator Tillman in 1901
figured in Saturday's proceedings.
This letter was sent to the committee
by Col. James H. Tillman of Edgefield
with the request that it be read.
In the letter was a statement to the
effect that one Mark Rudasill paid U.
X. Gunter $125 for a position as dispensary
constable. Mr. G. Duncan
Bellinger, appearing as a friend of
Gunter called attention to the fact that
Rudasill had already denied the truth
of this statement and claimed that the
matter was closed so far as Gunter is
concerned. Gunter it appears, is still
unable to come before the committee.
After a discussion of the situation the
committee decided to summon J. H.
Tillman and Chief Constable Fant to
testify as to the letter. The question
of summoning Senator Tillman was
also discussed; but because there is no
power to compel the senator to come
from without the state, it was decided
to merely request his attendance. The
senator had already notified a member
of the committee that he would come
whenever he should be requested to do
so. The understanding is that all
three of these witnesses will probably
come before the committee next Friday.
Last Saturday's investigations were
devoted almost entirely to the relations
between the Carolina Glass
Works of Columbia and the dispensary.
The committee had access to the
records In the dispensary and the
books of the glass works. Among other
things it developed that the dispensary
was paying the Carolina Glass
worns nigner prices ror tne same
goods than had been paid to foreign
glass manufacturers. It was shown
that the Carolina Glass Works was
charging the state dispensary $8.50 per
gross for bottles It was selling to Paul
Heyman of Augusta for $5.50. The
dispensary orders were in car load
lots, and Heyrnan's were In smaller
quantities. It developed that the Flaccus
Glass Works of Pennsylvania always
stood ready to sell bottles at a
much less price than the dispensary
was paying the Carolina Glass Works.
The Carolina Glass Works were allowed
to take orders without specifications,
while in the case of competitors
the specifications were strict. According
to figures made by Mr. Lyon, bottles
were sold to a firm in WinstonSalem,
N. C.. at $2 per gross less than
the dispensary paid for the same quality
of stuff and this regardless of the
fact that the orders of the dispensary
were ten times as large as those of the
North Carolina concern.
During Saturday a statement was
made to the committee to the effect
that certain witnesses who had been
summoned had been threatened with
their lives if they shou'd tell what they
knew, and the committee decided to
swear In a lot of constables whose
business it would be to at least give
the witnesses protection while they
were testifying.
MERE-MENTION.
The house last Friday night passed
429 private pension bills in 72 minutes.
breaking the record as to pension
legislation John A. McCail, former
president of the N? \v York Life
Insurance company, is a very sick man
as the result of liver trouble
Three men were burned to death i i
the city guard hous at Eastman, Ga.,
last Saturday The postofflce department
has decided to publish a
special edition of a souvenir stamp
commemorative of the Jamestown exposition
Paul Laurerc ' Dunbar,
the well-known negro poet and author
died at Dayton, Ohio, last Friday afternoon
of consumption The Chinese
have started a cry of "Asia for
the Asiatics," and the cry Is said to
be spreading throughout the empire
like wildfire The outlook is that
the Moroccan conference is going to
brtak up without a settlement of the
contention between Germany and
France... .Senator Tillman is demanding
an investigation of the P* nnsylvania
railroad Negroes of Lamar
coumy, xexa*. are arranging 10 duiiu
a town near Red River, about sixteen
miles from Paris, for the benefit of
members of their own race The
Greene and Gaynor trial is still in
progress in Savannah and is said to be
only about half completed The
Annapolis class of 1906 was graduated
yesterday. There were 101 diplomas.
L?OCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
R. M. Whltesldes, R. F. D. 6?Wants to
sell you baled hay at 50 cents per
hundred pounds.
J. W. McFarland?Wants to recover a
small dog that d.sappeared from his
residence on January 20th.
J. Frank Ashe, Trustee?Requests all
parties Interested In Alliance exchange
funds, to meet him in York1
vllle next Saturday.
A. H. Jackson, Administrator?Calls on
all parties having claims against or
Afi?in? Ko fiotflto t\t Too A Taplfunn
deceased, to settle with John R.
Hart, Esq.
I Loan and Savings Bank?Says it will
turn over a new lea? whenever you
1 decide to open an account with It.
Absolute safety is assured.
; J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Tells you
about the newest things at his store.
He quotes prices on ginghams, chambrays,
prints, etc.
Thomson Co.?Says it could write a
whole chapter on galatea cloth and
then not tell the whole story- It
quotes prices on ginghams, woolen
dress goods etc.
York Drug Store?Has a fresh supply
of Lowney's chocolates and bonbons
and says the name makes the
mouth water. Sixty cents a pound.
Star Drug Store?Has full line of the
celebrated Hawkes' crystal lens eyeglasses.
A perfect fit guaranteed to
every purchaser.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Gives a
lot of facts and figures about the
Mutual Benefit for the consideration
of thinkers.
Fidelity Trust Co., Chester.?>40,000
capital stock. Allows interest of 5
per cent on deposits. Loans money
on real estate only.
W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Is receiving
new guuua uuuuiiuaiiy. /viiiuhb ????
late arrivals Is crockery, stationery
Inks, slates, etc. He has best qualities
of canned corn, rolled oats, etc.
Dobson Bros.' Cash Store?Makes a
specialty of mourning hats and
veils. Don't want you to forget its
baby caps, spring millinery, notions,
etc. Charlotte laundry is the best.
First National Bank?-Tells how a railroad
magnate begun his business
career and points to the moral contained
in the story.
York Supply Co.?Wants to buy a list
of articles, and also prints a list of
the articles which it wants to find
buyers for.
Foushee Cash Store?Tells you to
watch next Monday's special. Calls
your attention to hand bags, neckwear,
laces, handkerchiefs, Ribbons,
etc. Always has bargains for you.
The C. & N.-W. railway is painting
its depots and other property along its
line an orange yellow, which has been
adopted as the standard color of the
C. & N.-W.
The outlook is that the general assembly
will adjourn without making
the usual appropriation for special
terms of the court, and unless there is
an appropriation the governor will appoint
no more special judges.
Mr. H. C. Strauss has found the dog
he advertised recently. It was in the
hands of Mr. W. P. Whisonant of
King's Creek, who notified Mr. Strauss
Immediately after the appearance of
the advertisement.
A motion for a change of venue In
the case of Morrison against Lancaster
county, was argued before Judge
Gage at chambers last Saturday. The
plaintiff was represented by Messrs. J.
C. Wilborn and W. H. Newbold and
the defendant by Messrs. Reece Williams
and Ernest Moore. Judge Gage
has not announced his decision.
It developed that the recent statement
in this column with reference to
the general assembly's disposition of
the Calhoun monument matter was erronious,
in that it Included only the
action of the senate. The house still
has the matter under consideration.
There are several applicants for the
postmastershlp at Filbert, and an api
polntment will be made in due time.
An Impression that gained currency to
the effect that the office will probably
be abolished for lack of somebody to
look after the duties of postmaster
; seems to be without foundation.
The York delegation has secured
the passage of a bill affecting the sal1
arles of certain county officers. The
reporter has not been able to secure a
copy of the bill; but understands that
It gives increase to certain magistrates,
the coroner, the supervisor and
the members of the county board of
commissioners. The text of the bill
1 will be printed later on.
We have heard of one attorney who
i signed the petition for the recent special
term of the court who declared
that he will never sign another such
petition. Another attorney who signed
the petition, defends the fiasco with
an argument to the effect that inasmuch
as these two cases would" have
each taken several days, they have
taken that much time off the regular
term. We are unable to see it that
way. If the cases had been allowed to
lie over to the regular term, they would
no doubt have been compromised Just
as readily, and if the attorneys in other
cases had not been ready to follow
in their turn it would have been their
own fault. There could have been no
loss to the county. As we see it, the
law providing for special terms is altogether
wrong. It places in the hands
of majorities of local bars too much
power without enough responsibility.
The recent petition, for instance was
signed by some attorneys through motives
of personal Interest; by others
through courtesy and by still others
through indifference. Some refused to
sign because they considered the term
altogether unnecessary; but there
were not enough of these to properly
guard the interest of the taxpayers.
We are not looking for another special
term In this county soon; but nevertheless
it is just as well that there
should be some comment, however
mild, as a matter of record. If the
taxpayers generally, and those citizens
who were called here as witnesses and
jurors could fully realize how little
justice or necessity there was in the
calling of the recent extra term, they
would make a protest that might create
a decidedly unpleasant situation.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? G. M. Wilklns of Greenville,
committed suicide last Saturday as the
result of bad health, which had made
him a mental and physical wreck. Mr.
Wilkins was a graduate of the old
King's Mountain Military school of
Yorkville, and a member of the class
of 1876.
? The C. & N.-W. people are putting
in a "Y" at the Victor Cotton Oil mill
and will soon be in a position to turn
trains at this place. They, also have
under consideration the enlargement of
the depot h* re so as to accommodate
the increasing quantity of freight the
railroad is being called upon to handle.
? Rehearsals are in progress for a
play that is to be given at the opera
house on the night of February 22?
Washington's birthday?under the auspices
of King's Mountain Chapter
Daughters of the Revolution. The title
of the play is "A Scrap of Paper," and
the proceeds are to be devoted to the
purposes of the D. A. R. organization.
? Messrs. P. W. Love and J. L. Sanders
have purchased a woodsaw, operated
by a gasoline engine, and their
operations are proving very acceptable
to the people who have not been able
to corral one of the few local people
available as woodcutters. The engine h
and saw take up but a small space, S
works nicely, and there is absolutely ^
no danger from fire. v
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ABOUT PEOPLE. y
Mr. H. F. Adlckes af Raleigh, N. C., a
Is in Yorkville this week.
Miss Maggie Moore, postmaster at
Yorkville is on a business trip to t
Washington. v
Mr. J. F. Carroll left this morning *
for Cheraw, where he will engage In j
saw milling. v
a w m n .1 r nui. ^ # f
air. ana airs, oamuei ij. omu ui | Blairsvllle,
spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mrs. A. M. Grist.
Mr. John S. Sandifer is in the postoffice
during the absence of Miss Maggie
Moore, the postmaster.
Miss Mattie McLaughlin of Newells,
N. C., is the guest of Misses
Wllma and Ruth O'Farrell.
Mr. Buford Matthews of Smyrna,
who has been critically 111 with pneumonia
and complications, Is now
thought to be out of danger.
Mr. Robert Hand and family of
Bethel, have moved into the home
of the late Mrs. Eccles. Mr. Hand
will be employed by Mr. R. E. Montgomery.
Mr. O. P. Heath of Monroe, N. C.,
Mr. J. C. Elliott of Lancaster and Mr.
Stewart Heath of Kershaw, were in
Yorkville yesterday in connection with
the final settlement of the affairs of {
the firm of J, M. Heath & Co., and the 8
transfer of certain Interests of that
firm to the Yorkvllle Banking and
Mercantile company.
HOMICIDE AT 8HAR0N.
Benjamin Armstrong, well known
throughout York county as a well digger,
died at Sharon last Friday at
noon as the result of being struck on
the head about a week before with a
piece of plank In the hands of James
Clark, also white. The circumstances
of the affair were investigated by Coroner
Louthlan and a jury Immediately
after the death of Armstrong, and
Clark was committed to Jail to answer
for the killing.
It seems that Clark and Armstrong
were two of a kind, both lovers of
whisky and well known to each other.
Armstrong had been at work In the
neighborhood, and on the day of the
tragedy he told <Clark that he would be
at his home that night with a Jug of
whisky that he had ordered and which
he was expecting on the train. This
was on February 2. The liquor came.
Armstrong paid the promised visit and
during the night he received the blow
that resulted in his death.
At the Inquest Clark told the Jury a
story to the effect that shortly after
coming to his house, Armstrong drank
a quart of whisky within about ten
minutes. Witness also drank some
whisky but not nearly as much as
Armstrong. After a while Armstrong
feeling the effects of his whisky, set in
to make a rough house. Clark tried
to pursuade him to go to bed; but he
would think of nothing of the kind.
Presently Armstrong began to feel
himself insulted and started after
Clark with an open knife, whereupon
Clark seized a piece of plank and
struck Armstrong on the side of his
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he struck only one blow.
According: to Clark's story, the affair
occurred at about 10 o'clock; but
neighbors to whom Clark applied for
assistance after he had struck Armstrong
say that he came to them at
about 2 o'clock, Saturday morning,
Clark also said that he struck the deceased
only one blow, and that was on
the left side of the head; but as the
right side of the dead man's head
seemed to have been more severely
bruised even than the left side, the
Jury was of opinion that several
blows had been struck.
People of the vicinity acquainted
with both men seem to be of opinion
that the quarrel probably arose out of
a difference over a game of cards.
There was a deck of cards on the flreboard
of Clark's house when the
neighbors came in Saturday morning,
and from this and other circumstances,
the gambling row theory
seems to have been most generally accepted.
Clark, otherwise known as McCarney,
Is about fifty years of age. He
has lived In this county the greater
portion of his life and for five or six
years past has been conducting a
smalt blacksmith repair shop at Sharon.
His reputation has been that of a
well behaved man when sober; but
he Is said to be very disagreeable when
under the Influence of whisky which Is
a matter of frequent occurrence. Armstrong
was also known as a hard
drinker, and had the reputation of be- c
ing a very dangerous man when under ^
the Influence of whisky. He has been ?
In a nutrjber of shooting and cutting
scrapes. He was about sixty years of
age. r
HOT SHOT FROM BRICE.
o
Senator J. S. Brlce of York, made a t
warm speech in the senatg last Frl- c
day night on the dispensary question. ?
The Raysor-Mannlng purification bill a
was under debate, and the senator took Is
advantage of the opportunity not only *
to express himself as to the merits of ^
this measure; but rub It in to the dis- c
pensary generally, and hit back at
Senator Tillman on account of some
things that gentleman has been say- [
lng. He spoke for an hour or more
and made some strong points. The ?
following synopsis of what he said Is ^
from the Columbia State of Saturday:
In beginning, the senator from ?
York disclaimed any intention of re- .
fleeting on any of the members of
the senate, but he said that it was v
truly a mystery to him that any true A
South Carolinian could vote for such y
a bill as that which the committee *
had produced. B
Mo ronnllorl that nn .Tnlv 1 1 893 il
the dispensary -system, with a breast- n
plate of righteousness and a helmet ^
of faith and a big stick In its hand,
came marching down with promise C
of good. Lead by the Great High
Priest, it began making dirty bar- .
gains with the Mill Creek Distilling
company. The senator was as usual C
vigorous in his denunciations of the w
ystem. Continuing, he said that al- ^
though this brave show had been
made, the people now, after thirteen
years?"that's unlucky for the dis- M
pensary"?can see corruption so foul s
that he could not see how anyone t
would link himself with it.
The dispensary is as full of politics a
as an egg is of meat, commented the si
author of the Brice law, and then ^
he began on Senator Tillman, characterizing
the interview in The State
of yesterday as adding insult to injury D
when coupled with the whip-cracking
article published a few days ago.
He claimed the personal privilege of n
denying the statement against him- ir
seif and said it was false. Not all S(
the barkeepers of Charleston have ,,
taken away so much prohibition territory
as thi-s man in Washington. H
Talk of disfranchisemnt! This lu- w
minary in Washington, from wnom w
his little satellites draw the light of
Inspiration, thought and sometimes 8'
even words, has done more harm a di
thousand times than the barkeepers h
of Charleston. Instead of weeping j(
hypocritical tears over an insult offered
a woman from Indiana and in- n(
stead of pouring out vitriol on the d<
iead of the president of the United ar
;tates because of a recalled lnvlta- _
Ion, the creator of the dispensary u'
iad better be In South Carolina to
/eep over his dirty, despicable, th
lamnable brat. w
Dirty deals! When the senator
iad helped In the United States sen- R
te to kill the railroad subsidy bill, th
ie found later that his pockety were aj
Iterally lined with passes.
With exceeding warmth, the senaor
from York reiterated that there th
/as no trickery In the Brice law. n<
ie had stated that the Intent was to h(
loatrAv ovstpm n RVfltpm whlrh
Ike a black lake of pitch defiles all n<
i-ho come In contact with It. Dls- w
ranchisement! Bah! hi
He did not propose to deal with
he Warren bill, because after read- w
ng It he was satisfied that not even l'i
he author himself would vote for t
t. He was sure that It had only, been ..
ntroduced to find out how many
owards there are. rt
The advocates of the system say it Pi
s all right but that the opponents
lave placed crooked men In charge,
s this so? The dispensary system gl
las been under fire since 1904 and it if
s a known fact that the present gov- u;
>rnor has been less allied with It Q1
han any other since its institution,
rhe further the Investigating com- ?
nittee lifts the veil, the more black- tc
less they have found. One witness tr
estifled that whisky was retailed In
he state dispensary and the money
>ocketed. The lips of Chief Fant V
vere now sealed and this Is the pol- X
cy of the system.
It Is not the men, but the system!
[ he dispensary was a pet with every bl
udae in the state at Its feet. And fl|
vho can say It has not had a chance? tl
The senator from York wanted the
nvesttgatlon to go further and get
i detective to go over the admlnls- Y
rations of Govs. McSweeney, Eller- ir
>e, Evans and Tillman. All honor
o Mr. Chrlstensen and Mr. Lyon, but
hey will not do their duty until, this "
s done. Senator Brlce declared with tl
mphasls that h? had put the clause p(
n the Investigation act which allowd
the committee to. employ detecIvea.
hi
He then pickdd up the "purlflca- tl
Ion" bill and asked Its source. h,
Vhence did it come? From the maslve
combined brains of the dlspen- e:
ary committee? From Washington, h
ir from Louisville, Baltimore, Pitts- pi
>urg Cincinnati? Or from the liquor v
lea'ers' association? He did not
enow whence It came, but the one Ir
vho drew It was friendly to the sy*s- n
em. Picking the bill to pieces, the ei
peaker cited that the men who open
he bids would not see the pur- T
hases when they came in and that ti
hey could not know what was done C)
n their absence. No one will know Y
lave the state liquor commissioner x
ind thus the bill gives a chance to
:et rich from the graft factory. An>ther
point was the rectifiers' 11iense.
"Ah, that sweet-scented Richland g
distilling company has that too." s]
ie called this establishment, "the d
ncarnation of all that is damnable" tl
ind 'said -that with all its political and ij
>uslness ramifications It had protect- n:
>d ItMelf. Either it Is the child of b
he dispensary or the dispensary Is d,
ts child. Any kind of whisky can be Ci
nade there In any time?and. all s
roin corn. w
The bill provides purchase In bulk b;
-so that the commissioner can al- tc
er this to suit and get his reward,
sTo case goods could be bought, but n<
he whisky drinkers wish case goods, tl
Nobody wants the stuff the dlspen- si
lary will sell In bulk under this bill, lc
This plan will breed tigers and In- p;
Tease the number of social clubs; t(
md beside, the dispensary will sell w
lotning. This Is no sort of a flnanilal
proposition.
It is a bad law now and It has al- ts
vays been a bad law. Whenever the
eglslature touches It, it is made q
vorse. It is wrong to put one man e]
n power. No man Is strong enough q
o resist the temptation. Thus the C1
tate, and through her the people, t<
;eep up this "temptation factory." t<
Even the dispensary people see the di
ieed of a change, and Senator Brlce rj
ommented that the financial examl- 0
tatlons authorized are almost all In A
he counties which have had large ^
llspensary profits. "It is gangren- tj
ng your county government. Green- ?
vood and Marlboro have never had c,
herse troubles." tj
As to the Blease bill, he could see ^
10 virtue In letting the county offl- e,
:ers settle a question which the f>eo- f,
)ie waniea 10 spiue uy mcm^d to. n
Vnyway, the Warren and Elease ?
>ills sink into insignificance beside j
:he Raysor-Manning substitute and Cl
he Morgan bill, this latter being "an ^
ittempt not to cause a revolution In tl
he liquor business of the state."
The speaker then used the argu- '
nent that all the states which have f'
ried to settle the liquor question J,
lave made mistakes and those that i,
lave since changed and given local
iption to counties have had the gratfication
of seeing prohibition. In ?,
he south nine-tenths of the counties
inder local option are dry. The arrument
against local option is that J
he county boards of control will be ^
o corrupt. This Is an admission
hat the system is corrupt. Can the
:ounty boards, as shown by the In- b(
restigatlon, be more corrupt than f
hey are now? T
"Away with the foul and hellish
ilackbird that flutters its wlng3 and
lovers above the state capitol!" It ?(
vill alway be a dirty bird. Local bl
iption gives close control and If a y
lounty board is corrupt, the people ?,
vill rise up and unseat them. Ev- fc
iryone can't be corrupt. Self-gov- le
rnment is the principle of democ- q.
acy. s,
Senator Brice said he would rather
ee high license under the present sysem,
because then one man would Qf
?wn the liquor business Instead of y
very man, woman and child taking gj
>art in it. The whisky dealers will g,
ruard their own Interests. g^
A sow will return to the mire and g^
ven though you wash her clean to- y
lay the dispensary will return to her S1
-I-V.4 TUa V
nlre before tomorrow ingiu. x g
Morgan bill Is practically the same
aw as Is now used In three-fourths
f the Union and It Is not a revolu- Ion,
but a quiet merging. The of
hange Is sure to come, whether or A
iot the senate does Its duty now, for th
he minds of the people are fixed us
.nd they are sure that the dispensary ?r
s rotten to the core. "You who love T1
he dollar, under the county system at
'ou get more than under the state sc
vstem." There is no rottenness In P'
leorgla or in North Carolina. th
. in
LOCAL LACONICS.
leath of Dr. E. F. Darby.
Dr. E. Frank Darby, son of the late ^
)r. Darby of the Methodist church, m
led at his home at Lynchburg, S. C., at
ist Friday night after a short Illness. ^
>r. Darby was born at Pacolet dur- nj
ig the time his parents resided there u
;hile his father was pastor of the lz<
lethodist church. He spent several jj^
ears In Yorkvllle, a student In the
[Ing's Mountain Military school, dur- fo
ig which time he was a class ,s
late of Dr. R. A. Bratton, Mr. S. B. ^
,athan and Capt. John M. Jenkins. ac
leath of Miss Mendenhall.
News was received here today of the
eath of Miss Belle Mendenhall, In do
harleston yesterday. The deceased mj
as a daughter of Mr. W. M. Mendenall,
formerly of Guthrlesvllle, now of pe
le vicinity of Plnevllle, and a sister of yo
Tessrs. J. B. and C. B. Mendenhall.
he went to Charleston some tlrrte ago nr
> qualify herself as a trained nurse do
nd was pursuing her profession when su
tricken with the illness that caused
er death. The funeral will take place 1
t Bethesda tomorrow. 9'
da
leath of Mr. W. Y. Jones. trl
Mr. W. Y. Jonts, died at his home
rar Guthrlesvllle, last Sunday mornlg
at 12.30 o'clock. He suffered a C|?
;roke of paralysis ten days previous, do
Ir. Jones was born in October, 1821. ^
!e was twice married, his first wife on
as Margaret Tipping and his second thi
ife was Mrs. Salena Moore. He Is thi
arvlved by his widow and three chll- 1*
ren: Mrs. T. W. Moore and Mrs. W. Gf
. Sandlfer of Guthrlesvllle, and Mr. ro
nhn S. Jones of Yorkvllle. The fu- *hl
Ti
eral services were held at the restince
by Rev. J, K. Hall, his pastor, to
id interment in Bethesda cemetery,
ead by the Wayside.
Fort Mill special of February 10, to
ie News and Courier: An aged man
as found dead near the Southern
ailway bridge over Catawba river,
iree miles south of Fort Mill this
'ternoo.i. When found the old man
as clad In a suit of overalls, with very
iln underclothes, and as there were
) signs of violence, It Is probable that
? froze to death. Distributed In
;arly every pocket of the overalls
as forty-seven dollars and In one of
is other pockets one old letter, on
hlch the only thing legible was Wllim
Maxwell, died December, 1862.
he body was brought to town and the
>ronor will hold an inquest tomor
>w.
roposed New Passenger Train.
Col. L. T. Nichols, general mans?r
of the C. & N.-W. railroad vaa
i Yorkville yesterday, having come
p In his private car and remai led
i-er until this morning. On being
Jked about the prospects of the res>ration
of the week-end passenger
ain which was run with so much
Ltlsfactlon to the public during the
reater part of last summer, Col.
ichols said that his people had un?r
consideration something even
etter than this. They have been
guring for some time past on putng
this same train on as a daily,
1th a schedule going south by
orkville at about nine in the mornig
and going north at about five in
le afternoon. The train has praccally
been decided upon and about
le only obstacle in the way is the
osBlble passage of the Toole bill to
sduce railroad fares to two and onealf
cents a mile. Col. Nichols sayu
tat none of his passenger trains
ave been more than able to pay
cpenses at three and three and onealf
cents a mile, which latter rate
revalls In North Carolina, and,
hile he would feel justified in makig
an experiment with this proposed
ew train at three cents, he is rathr
dubious about the lower figure,
his proposed new train would be of
emendous advantage to all York
junty points and especially to
orkville.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW3.
? Says a Gaffney special of Sunday:
eorge Hasty of this city, who fatally
lot Milan Bennett and George Abbott
avidson, of the "Nothing But Money"
leatrical company here December 16,
)05 will be tried on the charge of
lurder February 26. Hasty, who has
ten in Jail since the killing, will be
efended by local counsel. The prosentlon
will be conducted by T. S.
ease, state attorney for this circuit,
ho will be assisted, it is understood,
y special counsel employed by the Ac>r's
Association of New York, which
as taken the matter up. Several witesses
of the tragedy, members of the
leatrical company, will appear on the
:and for the state. Trial will be folded
with the greatest interest and
rivate homes have offered hospitality
> the members of the company who
111 attend the trial.
? Charlotte Observer: The contract
>r the digging of the huge canal that
i to carry the water from the river
> the power house at Great Falls, 8.
., has been let by the Southern Powr
company to the Simons, Mayrant
ompany, of Charleston, S. C. The
anal is to be li miles in length and is
> be 20 feet deep, 180 feet wide at the
)p and 100 feet at the bottom. The big
am which has been built across the
iver at Great Falls, is for the purpose
f turning the water into the canal,
t the foot of the canal, another dam
as been built ana nere are to d? seen
le immense turbines and the other
achinery for the generation of the
arrent. The water after running
trough the canal, falls over the turInes
and passes on back into the rlvr
through a creek. The fall is 72
;ct and It Is estimated that 45,000
orse power of electricity will be
enerated with this head of water,
he terms of the contract call for the
ampletion of the canal by November
3t. It is stated that $75,000 will be
le cost of the work.
? S. T. McKeown, president and Josph
S. Keitt, secretary, sent out the
rilowlng from Columbia last Friday:
he directors of the Farmer's Alliance
xchange met today and appropriated
le fund on hand. After payment of
II expenses and reservation of e conngent
fund to complete the work of
Istribution, 67 per cent of the entire
mount paid In was apportioned. The
ind paid in was $23,495.35. The amount
lat came into the hands of the presit
board of directors was $16,465.35
nd the amount apportioned $15,674.78
sing over ninety-five per cent of the
ind received by the present board,
he following counties have completed
lpir return and have received checks:
hester $778.87, Colleton $360.12; Ocose
$410.37, Pickens $469.00, Spartaniirg,
$908.95. Williamsburg $661.62.
ork $1,206, Charleston $330.50, Horry
126.12. Checks will be sent to the
Mowing counties upon application of
gaily constituted county trustees,
eorgetown $117.25 Hampton $125.62,
umter $175.87. The following counes
will be paid when the county truses
have completed the collection of
rtlficates: Aiken $339.62, Abbeville
126.62, Anderson $879.37, Barnwell
144.32, Berkeley $134.00, Chesterfield
123.27, Clarendon $427.13, Darlington
138.85, Edgefield $963.12, Florence
109.87, Greenville $686.75, Kershaw
160.12, Laurens $653.25, Lexington
42.37 Marlboro S368.50, Marlon $5690.
Newberry $410.37, Orangeburg
71.50, Union $404.14.
- Writing to the News and Courier
' Monday under date of Sunday, Mr.
ugust Kohn describes the situation In
ie senate as follows: It is most unrual
for the house to have the lead
i the senate in the status of the work,
ie house has sent over to the senate
id that body has not yet acted on
>me of the most Important matters
oposed during the session. Among
ie number are the bills affecting oil
spectlon. two and a half cent milere,
the creation of a bank examiner,
i appropriation for the Confederate
>me. the blow at the bucket shops,
e general appropriation bill, the
organ dispensary bill and the autooblle
measure. On the other hand
lout the only important measures in
e house from the senate are the
rasures looking to a vote on biena!
sessions, the South Carolina
nlversity bill and the Hardin fertilf?r
inspection bill. The likelihood
that there Is to be but little dlscusan
on a->y of these bills. The senate
is not yet sent to the house the rermatory
or the coca-cola bills. There
the most intense interest in the work
the dispensary investigating comIttee.
Most folks who read the dally
counts of the evidence have but liti
conception of the difficulties and
rculfan barriers in the way of
pssrs. Christen8en and Lyon, who are
ing the bulk of the work of the comntpp.
Some of these days they may
il of their troubles and the difficulties
ey have had to encounter, and then
ople will wonder how these two
ung men have been able to accomIsh
as much as they have and have
reserve. Their position has been
lythlng but pleasant, but they have
ne their level best, regardless of reIts
to themselves.
Oitr Special Term.?An extra term
court was held In York county a few
ys ago and only one case was
ed and that was an unimportant
fil action. A number of lawyers sent
i a strong petition asking that the
tra term be allowed, setting up the
ilm that numerous cases on the
cket would suffer If they had to reiin
u-til the next regular session,
hen the request was complied with
ly one case was called, lawyers in
e other cases on the docket saying
at they were not ready to go to trial.
Is a Dltv to so abuse a privilege.
irre are times when an extra term
court should he called to relieve
ncrestlon and other conditions, but
Is should always be the last resort,
le special session in York was a
edless expense and a bad precedent
establish.?Greenville News.
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Practical Work at Winthrop?Rav. J.
Walter Simpson?Other Notes.
''oTwpondem* of the Yorkrilie Knauirer.
Rock Hiul, February 12.?Winthrop -?
college's department of domestic
science,* of which Miss Katherine Mulligan
is the head, is a very Dractical
one. A series of dinners In which
each pupil of the department has a
place hi now being given. The second
of the series occurred very recently
and Is worthy of mention in
many ways. In these affairs everything
is done by the pupils themselves;
the decoration of the tables,
the preparation and the serving. The
pupils are so trained that they are
capable not only of selecting the
"cut" of beef, veal or pork desired,
but of directing the butcher how to
cut It to the best advantage. They
are taught to make not only bread,
but wholesome bread and to prepare
vegetables as they should be prepared.
In short to take raw material,
prepare It in the most appetizing
and healthful manner and serve
It with taste. Attention is also given
to the arrangement and management
of the dining room. At the dinner
Just mentioned, the second of the
series, section C of the Junior cooking
class was In charge. The guests
were: Dr. Kinard, Misses Dunbar,
Pope, Isles, McFeal and Mrs. Birdsail.
The color scheme wae violet ^
and lavender and was carried out In
violet and lavender crepe paper and
fresh violets with violet place cards.
The Menu:
Oysters. Celery. Nut Sandwiches.
Roast. Rice.
Sweet Potatoes.
Dntn ^ O/. IAJ
ruioiu oaiau. v>llcrBr oiraws.
Ambrosia. "Lady Baltimore."
Coffee.
The young ladies In charge of the
dinner were: Misses Azuba Darby,
Susie Henderson, Sarah Lide, Mary
Lemmon, Mabel Schuler, Allie Strlbllng,
Fannie Walling, Elma Mayes,
Anna Roddey Miller, Ava Stuckey,
Blanche Penson and Jeannle Stoney.
Each pair of the young ladies had
charge of a certain portion of the
preparation and serving of the menu.
In an election held at a congregational
meeting after service at the
First Presbyterian church Sabbath
morning. Doctors D. B. Johnson and
T. A. Crawford were elected ruling
elders. After the services next Sabbath
morning several additional
deacons will be chosen. The congregation
of this church having noticed *
a number of suspiciously interested
strangers attending the services here
recently, have been somewhat apprehensive
of an effort to entice away
the beloved pastor.
The parents of the Rev. J. Walter
Simpson, a young minister of the
,>esoclate Reformed Presbyterian
church, who has been taking a post
graduate course in theology at Edinburgh,
have received the news that
he has completed that course and
has left Scotland with a party of students
to visit Palestine. */>,
The ladies of the Associate Re- 1
formed Presbyterian church are preparing
to serve "hot supper" at Mc- *
Elwee's restaurant on the afternoon
of the sixteenth, beginning at three
o'clock. These good ladles always
have a good attendance at their affairs,
as they have become famous for the
quantity and quality which they
serve.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the People's Bank and Trust com- *
pany the following officers were
elected: L. C. Harrison, president;
Leroy Springs, vice president; J. B.
Johnson, vice president; Chas. L.
Cobb, cashier; John R. London, as
310ULIU uoaiuoi , ju. v_,. aarnsuu, i^erujr
Springs, D. P. Leslie. J. B. Johnson,
C. W. F. Spencer, R. L. Sturgls, Sidney
Frledhelm, J. A. WilUford, R.
M. London, B. H. Massey and C. L.
Cobb, directors. They will begin
business at once.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCorkle of
Chester, spent Sunday In the city and
attended services at the First Presbyterian
church.
Mr. J. C. Helems, the manager of
the Hasten Furniture company, met
with a painful accident several days
ago, stepping upon ' and driving into
his foot a sharp nail, while kindling
his morning Are.
NOTES FROM WOFFORD.
Address by Hon. David Ds Armond? <
Friction on Account of the Greek
Letter Societies?Baseball Outlook?
Y. M. C. A. 8ervices?Personal.
OorrMDondcece of the Torinrlllf Enquirer.
OOi/LDOB PLACIl, SPAJlTANBTJTtO, Febraury
12.?The Woflford students Had
the privilege of hearing one of the
leading Democrats of the country last . ?
Tuesday night, when the Hon. David
A. De Armond of Missouri, a representative
in congress, and one of the minority
party leaders In that body, delivered
his famous lecture on "Victory
and Defeat" in the college auditorium.
The large crowd present had come expecting
something fine and they were
not disappointed in the least, for the
lecture was pronounced by everyone
as being a magnificent one. After
prayers Wednesday morning, Mr. De
Armond, in a short talk to the boys
gave them some good advice, urging
thpm tn Bplpot ImmpHlfltplv an/1 hsiHn
preparation for their life work..
The students of Wofford college 4
have been very badly "split up" on tne
question of getting out an Annual and
the prospects at present are that there
will either be no Annual issued at all
or else there will be two; one by the
fraternities, the other by the non-fraternities.
Several months ago the
three literary societies took up the
question of Issuing an Annual. A
committee was appointed to consider
the advisability of the matter. This
committee reported that it was an Im- N
possibility to get' out one. Then, after
a few days meditation, the fight?
as it were?began. The non-frat's,
after having been?as they claim?
treated badly, declared that they would
not be "run-over" any longer. And
thus the story runs. The condition on
the campus has not been the best for
some time on account of the existence
of these Greek letter fraternities and
it is hoped and believed that the board
of trustees will abolish them at their
annual meeting in June. The passing
of the fraternities will mean the passing
of strained relations on the campus.
The baseball team at this place has
secured as its coach, Mr. Joseph P.
Richert of the Atlanta team. Mr.
Rlchert has arrived and has taken
charge of the squad. He is confident
of putting out a fine team this year.
The Wofford basket-ball team, last
Saturday night, defeated the Wake
Forest team by a score of 18 to IB.
Rev. Walter I. Herbert of Columbia
has been conducting a series of services
here this week under the auspices
of the Y. M. C. A., and as a result
much good has been accomplished
in the raising of the moral plane on
the campus.
Mr. Ernest McFadden of Rock Hill,
on account of ill health, has decided to
withdraw from college.
. York county, as usual, is well represented
at Wofford this year. The
boys from that county stand well In
their classes and are worthy representatives
of a noble county.
Peters Accuses Jorda_v.?In an
address and appeal to the farmers of
Texas, at Dallas last Friday, ex-Vice
President E. S. Peters, of the Southern
Cotton association, accused Harvle
Jordan and other officials. Among
other things he said:
"At a meeting of cotton growers,
held In Shreveport In December, 1904,
they had a resolution introduced to
prohibit the growing of cotton In Texas,
which was voted down, and a Texas
resolution to reduce acreage planted
in cotton and use of fertilizers 25 per
cent was carried. Texas people went
home from the meeting and In good
faith carried out their part for reduction
of acreage as the crop proceeds
show. What about our friends from
South Carolina and "Jaw-Jaw?" What
did they do? Well, the crop they raised
shows that^ these states have al
reaay ginnea me largest crop they
ever made with the single exception
of one year, and that may be exceeded
when the crop has been all ginned.
"Organization is the only way to secure
success, and the farmers should
Join the Farmer's Union as its a farmer's
organization "of farmers by
farmers and for farmers."