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>?aps and ^acts. ? Senator Tillman last Friday filed formal charges against the nomination of Benjamin F. Barnes, the assistant secretary of President Roosevelt, to be postmaster at Washington. These charges relate to the expulsion of Mrs. Minor Morris from the White House offices. These charges number four. First that Barnes is lacking In gentlemanly consideration for ladies, which caused him to order the expulsion of Mrs. Morris from the White House offices, last January without justification, that he saw the order executed in a brutal manner, without interfering, that he lodged charges of insanity against her, causing her to remain in prison four hours, and that he made a statement to the presa full of falsehoods. ? Washington, April 14: Lieutenant General John C. Bates was today placed on the retired list, having reached the statutory age. He was succeeded by Brigadier General J. Franklin Bell, as chief of staff, but the rank of lieutenant general goes to Major General Henry C. Corbln, who suggested that the younger officer be placed at the head of the staff. General Bates served In the army fortyfive years, the first four being In the civil war. He was commissioned lieutenant by President Lincoln, his father being attorney general in Lincoln's' cabinet. General Bates served thirty years west of the Mississippi in the Indian campaigns. He served in the Spanish-American war and went to the Philippines in 1899. ? New York, April 13: For the first time In many years Good Friday was not observed as a holiday In New York today. All the city departments were in operation and the Stock Exchange was open for business as usual. In both these instances money was responsible for the change In the city tradition. The city's corporation counsel having decided that department heads had no power to allow per diem pay for time not actually occupied in the city's service, the laborers requested that the usual holiday be omitted. Their request was granted. The governing board of the Stock Exchange decided not to suspend operations for the day because of the unsettled condition of the money market. The produce, coffee and cotton exchanges were closed in recognition of Good Friday but the Consolidated Stock Exchange and the curb market was open. ? The long drawn out trial of Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor, on the charge of swindling the Federal government by means of conspiracy In connection with the Savannah river improvements, came to a close last Thursday with a verdict of guilty against the defendants and a sentence for each for four years in the Atlanta penitentiary and a One of $575,649.90. Greene and Gaynor were indicted Dec. 8, 1899. They were arrested in New York the same month, gave bond for their appearance, forfeited their bonds and went to Canada. They were arrested in Canada in 1902 and after a long tight against extradition were finally brought to the United States in October, 1905. The trial before Judge Emory Speer at Savannah, was commenced on January 17, 1906, and continued until last Thursday. It is understood, of course, that they will appeal, and the outlook is that it may yet be several years before they finally enter upon the service of their sentences. There is no reasonable probability that the fine aggregating more than a million dollars, will ever be paid. In cases of this kind, prisoners, after serving their sentences, usually make affidavit that they are not worth over 120. and under such circumstances their fines are remitted after the service of thirty days extra Imprisonment. If these men are Anally sent to prison, as they no doubt will be if they ever get through with the courts, they will probably be put to making shoes. ? Washington, April 14: Two years to the day later than the disaster on the Missouri, on Friday, the thirteenth of the month, six men met death in the forward turret of the battleship Kearsarge by one of those accidents which acquire additional terror for sailors because of their obscure origin and almost impossibility to prevent. The Atlantic fleet, the strongest squadron America ever owned, has been for weeks engaged In a drill In the Caribbean sea. culminating In a quarterly target practice. This practice was just about concluding with most satisfactory result's up to yesterday. Today a cablegram was received from Rear Admiral Evans telling of a dreadful accident on the Kearsarge. The news came from Caimanera, a little cable station at the mouth of Guantanamu bay, indicating that the Kearsarge had arrived there. A slight telegraphic error requiring correction and the consumption of extra time to decipher the message, added to the anxiety of the navy department officials. When the message was Anally reduced to form It told of the death of Lieutenant John M. Hud gins and five other men, with one officer and a number of men slightly injured. The powder was being taken down when the explosion occurred. The cause Is not yet determined nor the accountability. Naval regulations prescribe exactly what Is to be done in a case of this kind. The admiral in command immediately orders a court of inquiry to ascertain the cause of the accident, and to place the responsibility therefor. and a court martial will follow If any one is found to be at fault. ? Representative Charles A. Towne, responding to a toast at the Jefferson Day banquet at Kansas City. Mo., last Friday night, went outside his set speech to eulogize Mr. Bryan and bitterly attack Mr. Roosevelt. Mr. Towne said: "I cannot accept in silence the popular version of why the predicted panic that was to follow the adoption of the gold standard did not materialize. The panic did not occur because since 1896 the country has produced enough gold to supply the money market wJthout a material increase In the silver output. We owe our prosperity to Providence, not to a policy. When men refused to open the mint, God opened the mines." Mr. Towne then attacked President Roosevelt. "I am going to take you ' - * tVilu m.mh villi HUM my uuiiiiuruvc mar* muv the speaker, "by telling you that I am going back to Washington with ihe avowed purpose of exposing President Roosevelt. He is the greatest promiser and the smallest performer .-Ince the days of Judas Iscarlot. He tllched his rate legislation programme from the National Democratic platform and has now laid down on his own bill; he sends for legislators and lectures i hem like little boys. And hk< tools consider them for a minute. They are the speaker and a degenerate house. Nowadays there are three steps in na tional legislation?Getting permission a of Uncle Joe to introduce a bill, and v then securing its passage in the house f and senate. I get no show in the k house. I might as well make power ti of attorney of the speaker and go f back home and get to work. I would v not stay In congress or in the Demo- e cratlc party If I did not believe that ii the Democracy will eventually trl- n umph in national affairs." d __ tl ihr ^(orkvillf (fiiquircr.? ^ p n ?- t! YORKVILLE, S. C.? a c TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 190(1. t" The present board of dispensary dl- a rectors will thank Messrs. Lyon and c Chrlstensen not to be too Inquisitive. f( If we would get the best advantage d of our higher Institutions of learning h for the benefit of our common schools, v let us raise the salaries of common tf school teachers. That Is the best way t to attract the right kind of teaching fi material. e Now that some of the whisky con- n cerns that have been swindling the state P have been blacklisted, these concer is 8 will probably be able to show the In- ^ vestlgating committee wherein other p concerns that have not yet been black- J' listed are no better than they are. f g The Democrats In Washington, especlally the senators and representatiV68 have all along had a high opinion ^ of the ability and learning of Senator ^ r 1. ?r Dnllu^. nf Toraa- hut since ,, JU'Cl1" " J ? ,, that gentleman's speech on the rail- n road rate bill, he Is pretty nearly the t| whole thing. Everybody holding al- d legiance to the Democratic party is a about willing to concede that Bailey Is M pretty nearly the whole thing and t| many are talking of his availability as the next Democratic candidate for the presidency. By the way. If It is a fact that n Messrs. H. H. Evans and his board are guilty of rather careless management d of the dispensary. It Is Just as well to 8 remember that they are not the only ones who have so offended. That $400 r salary has not been nearly sufficient to Justify the attention that has been rl required by such an extensive busl- ^ ness, and Messrs. Evans and others of ? his board are so conspicuously con- ,r nected with the common conception of misdoing probably because It was "( during their administration that so a many of the important facts relating to the matter were brought to light. e We won't want to be understood as apologizing for the late board;but then don't let us make the mistake of try- ? Ing to hold It responsible for the whole w business. That would not be at all v fair. p o The undisputed hero of the Vtsuvlan U eruption, now thought to have about expended its violence Is Prof. Matteucci. director of the royal observato- ^ ry that has for years been located within a short distance of the crater. 11 Prof. Matteucci Is an Italian scientist, U about forty-six years of age, and universally regarded as the leading authority of the world on all matters pertaining to volcanic phenomena. He a has been making his headquarters In ^ the observatory for a good many years a past and has never been known to be ^ absent during an eruption of consequence. There were times last week when people In the vicinity of Naples and elsewhere from two to a dozen ^ e miles front the crater would not have given a fig for the life of the professor. iney tnougnt mat 01 course, ne nau ^ either been buried under the showers of ashes or crushed beneath the mil- ^ lions of tons of stone that were falling all around the mountain for a mile or q more in every direction. But the telegraph wire connecting the observa- t tory with stations away from the J mountain continued to bring messages that he was still, safe, and at length In { answer to an appeal for food a venturesome guide made his way up to the observatory. Later the newspaper j men visited the professor and learned that during all the while that the eruptlon was at Its severest, he remained about the crater making observations and calculations. At times while the crater was emitting Impenetrable clouds of smoke ancj ashes, tons of red he', stone were thrown to a height of ^ from 2,500 to 3 000 feet above the top of the mountain, but remarkable to relate the observatory escaped without Injury. Prof. Matteuccl showed great enthusiasm over his experience. He said that he would not have missed it (( for anything and all who know him are prepared to believe what he says, y He came near losing his life in a much less violent eruption years ago, and he ^ fully expects to lose his life in some rj future eruption; but he feels that this will be all right if in the meantime he is able, by the information he is gaining, to add some substantial contri- j( but ions to science. ^ ? ? ? t] Tub corner stone of the new office ? building of the house of representa- p tlves was laid in Washington last Sat- a urday with appropriate Masonic cere- o monies, and the feature of the occa- h sion was a notable speech by President s Roosevelt on the "Man With the Muck tl Rake." The speech was a striking one. n There was no politics in it. It was an b able, thoughtful, discussion of a uni- p versa I evil, and was full of wise philos- | ophy and good counsel that was well d worthy of the president of the United j> States. The president took his text p from Runvan's Pilgrim's Protrress. c quoting that passage which described s tlie man who. with a muck rake in his s hand was continually scraping the floor for filth, and for this reason, was e unable to see the celestial crown that v was offered to him from above. He re- ii ferred especially to the professional a exposure writers in the ten cent mag- c azines and yellow newspapers as being d artist with the muck rake; but took n great care to elaborate his meaning a sufficiently to avoid misunderstanding, p He wanted it distinctly understood e that he appreciated the difference be- n tween good and evil, between truth and ii falsehood, between virtue and vice.be- s tween integrity and dishonestry. There a is no question of the duty of every e good man to condemn evil and uphold c righteousness, and neither is there any n question of the duty of every good man tl to keep his muck rake within reach at tl 11 times; but also right thinking men 1 kill at all times keep their eyes open ] or the celestial crown. The man who i eeps his muck rake In his hand all the j ime soon becomes a menace to society, le Is able to see nothing but evil even t here there Is some good, and his Influ- 1 nee on others is only downward. Noth- ( lg delights the heart of the scoundrel s lore than to hear the good man slan- < ered, or to hear the wickedness of i he bad man overdrawn. He knows ( hat the man who slanders the good, f r even the bad, produces false imresslons in the mind of the public, ,'hlch impressions will redound to his wn comfort. The only thing that can e effective in praise of the good or l condemnation of the wicked is the bsolute truth, and falsehoods or exageratlons as to either are calculated to reate a paradise in which scoundrels lay flourish. The man with the muck ake does untold harm In public life i deterring the best men from offering heir service for fear of the villiflcatlon nd abuse that they are bound to enounter. The dishonest capitalist ho rejoices at the failure of the law [> convict some other dishonest cap:allst Is just as dangerous to society s the demagogic labor leader, who lamorously strives to excite foul class eeling in behalf of some other labor ;ader about to be punished for murer. The president made it clear that e expected to be misrepresented in ,-hat he said, although be felt quite cerlin that he would not be misunderstood, ie took occasion to lay stress on the ict that the man who, cognizant of vil in others, refuses to recognize or xpose it, is really no better than the lan with the muck rake. The whole oint of the argument was that to enure results of the right kind, either ;lth the muck rake or in trying to oint out the celestial crown all men lust confine themselves to the absoJte truth, and under no circumstances ill Into even well-intentioned exagerations. As a part of his speech, alo, though having no bearing on the nirif mke theme, the Dresldent laid own the proposition that It is absoJtely necessary to do something to mit the extent of the fortunes that lay be transmitted from one generaIon to another, either by will after eath or during life. The speech, as whole, was a remarkable one and one fhich may be studied with profit by lie entire American people. I The Tax Question. Although The- esqrmer has had 4 lore or less to say on the tax ques- j Ion during the past few months, it ( eslres to admit that It has been j tumbling in the dark with regard to lie matter, and It Is only Just now ar- ) Iving at a decided conviction as to the < est thing to be done, and having ar- J Ived at that conviction we feel it our ( uty not only to tell what It Is, but to ( ive our reasons for the faith that Is 1 I us. In the first place we desire to pro- 1 ?ss conversion to the proposition that J II property should be returned for 1 ixatlon at Its actual market value, and ( very effort should be made to see that his Is done not only Iq Yorkville, but J hroughout York county and through- j ut the state of South Carllnu. This, < re are convinced, is the only basis upon < ,-hich we can secure a reasonable ap oes up to full market value, what ' uarantee have we that the other ( ounties will do the same? 3. It Is j ot wise to give the general assembly r jo much money for no matter how $ lueh money we give it will be spent, t Ve do not want to be considered as pproaching any one of these objec- ( ions lightly, for all of them are se- i ious; but at the same time we do not iilnk that any of them are to be rearded as insuperable. As to the first objection, we beg f 'ave to suggest that while there has 1 een very considerable Improvement In ! tie condition of our common schools ( ithln the past few years, this lm- i rovement has only been in the way of J start. We are away behind most of , ur neighboring states and we are not $ i the same class with any of the f lutes of the east or the west. While 1 hey are moving along in educational j latters in a manner that thrills the t lood of tile most enthusiastic, we are t rocteding with the pace of a snail, f >u 11 indeed is the adult intellect which j ot s not foresee the time when, if there < < no change, as compared with these ' eople, we will only be entitled to be onsmereu as yanoos ana yoaeis. *;ui urest salvation lies in better common cliools and more of them. The second objection involves rathr rouKber sailing. While York is not . hat she ought to be. we have no hestation in claiming that she is away bove the average. There are few ounties in the state that know their uty better, and there are few that are lore ready to do their duty. Ail long. York has been giving in her roperty for taxation at a much highr valuation than has most of her eighbors; but she has not been hurting herself. Now that she has gone up till higher than ever before she is in better position to persuade the other ounties to come up too. The other ounties can hardly resist the argument she will be able to present; but if hey do refuse to come to her level, hey certainly cannot object to allow ng her to come back down to theirs. Rather than do that, however, she should carry the agitation into the general assembly. The third objection, as already sugjested Is only a reflection on ourselves, t is true that we have sometimes been careless of the kind of men we have selected as representatives. More than >nce we have sent men to represent us vlthout regard to fitness?men wlth>ut families or property, or settled steady habits, and without any prospect of ever acquiring any of :hese things. But that is our fault. If ive won't take steps to see that we are iroperly represented In the general issembly, we deserve such consetuences as may come to us, and If hese consequences are unpleasant and ve be men, we will blame not the other fellow, but ourselves. But except for school purposes, we lon't want to be understood ah advocating more taxes. That Is not our den at all. An increased assessment loes not necessarily mean more taxes, f the assessment Is ever raised to a jasls of market values, we believe ;here will be an Immediate reduction >f the levies. It will be harder for vould-be dodgers to keep off the tax )ooks. Under the present plan, with ill property confessedly returned at ess than Its value, the would-be dodg?r Is In his glory. He has the argunent that If he Is not honest the other 'ellow who may be returned a little ilgher, is only 5 per cent or 10 per cent nore honest than he Is. But the narket value schedule will remove nany grounds of pretexts like this and vith everybody returning all their iroperty at full value, a two mill levy 'or state purposes will bring more evenue than a five mill levy brings low. After all has been said that there is o be said, It is Just as well to admit ve have all had sufficient experience to each us that the only way to get rid >f taxes is to pay them; that there s no subterfuge by which we can escape; but the burden can be very nuch lightened by making every Individual pay his share, and the best way o accomplish this Is for each lndlvidlal to make honest returns on a basis >f actual values and require all others to do the same. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY The Jubilee at St. John's?A Confederate Quilt?Personal Mention. Correspondence of the Yorkrllle Enquirer. Rock Hu.l, April 16.?The Jubilee ixerclses In celebration of the fiftieth tnnlvereary of the founding of Methodism in Rock Hill, pretty thor>ughly held the attention of the city luring the past week. The exercises )egan Thursday evening, and continled through Sunday. Large crowds filed the church at each service and jveryone who went seemed to catch :he infective Methodist spirit making :he occasion a jubilee Indeed. The adIresses, one and all, were of a high jrder. It was deeply regretted that roach to equalization or tne ouraens ] f government as among the indlvldial taxpayers, and also It will evenually serve as the best guarantee of he most economical administration of ubllc affairs. Just how this custom of returning roperty for taxation at figures far nder its real value carae about, we are ot certain; but we think it likely hat It must have hud its origin In econstruction times, when it was bout the only expedient whereby the eople could hope to save their lands nd plantations from the rapacity of he radical tax gatherers. A custom like his once established, no matter how, aturally tends on to extremes, and he situation of today Is only to be rearded as a legitimate consequence of vils which could not have been otherrise avoided. But If there ever was any necessity or such a thing, and we do not deny here was, that necessity Is now past, 'he government belongs to our own eople, our own representatives?in ther words to ourselves, and if we annot trust ourselves in the levy of axes on our own property then It oust necessarily follow that we are ery poorly fitted to own and manage he property Itself. If full market alue is the best basis of equalization, rhy should we essay to accomplish the tiiposslble task of equalizing on any ther basis? Why deny ourselves the onvenlence of the only standard that an possibly serve our purpose? Among the objections that have been ( rged against a full market value as- * essment are 1. The levy for school ( urposes being fixed, the amount of r axes raised will be several times in- * reased. and 2. even If York county ! .WO OI me UlHlIllgUISIiru opcanci a m?v were to have participated, were not ible to be present, the Right Reverend 5V. W. Duncan, D. D., and the Rev. Plato Durham, D. D. Bishop Duncan ivas taken ill and Dr. Durham's train iid not arrive until hours after his late. The full programme has been given n this column. Dr. S. A. Weber of forkvllle, was one of the speakers and lis address on "Methodism in York bounty," was much enjoyed. A splenlid choir consisted of Mesdames S. T. Ftew and R. P. Boyd, Miss Lillian Ryder, Messrs. C. B. Haynes and E. E. Poag, with Miss Marion Johnson as pianist and Mr. Julian Johnson clarionetist furnished delightful singing for the occasion. Special numbers were sung by Mrs. Wood and MUa Mae D'Bryan. In the window of one of our dry ?oods establishment is hanging on exhibition a beautiful linen quilt, which " ' ? <vnn f n r% % % ! 1 * T nrol 1 IB t'ailfU tl i^uni run u ir vfuuv. n ?>v?. ieserves the name for It Is filled with Confederate names, embroidered by laughters of the Confederacy, and the ibject for which It was gotten up was to help swell the fund, now almost completed, for the erection of a monument to Confederate, soldiers. The Idea of making the quilt was that pf Mrs. W. McD. Steele, a loyal rtiemt>er of the daughters, and It was carried out by the members of the S. D. Barron chapter, U. D. C. The quilt composed of thirty-seven squares of pure white linen with broad hemHitched borders. Thirty-six of these jquares are grouped around the thirty- | seventh, which Is as large as four of the others. In the center of the big square Is a cluster of Confederate flags ;mbroldered In silk, the middle one i guidon, bearing the name of fhe chapter. Under these flags are the lames of Generals Lee, Jackson, Johnston and Hampton. Occupying the fides of the square are the names of :he members of the S. D. Barron chapter. This square Is the work of Miss Cammie Smith, one of the members. The individual squares contain the lames of soldiers of the Confederacy md each name represents a contribu:lon to the fund, given by some defendant or friend wishing the name of tome soldier enrolled. The thlrty-sev?n squares are joined by hemstitching, md the whole makes a beautiful <iuilt n pure white with the exception of the lags In the center. The amount of noney, which It brought to the monlment fund was $155. What Is to be lone with the quilt has not yet been leckled. Some wish to keep It, others 0 auction it off and further Increase he fund. It will be decided later, rhe fund is for the purpose of erecting 1 monument at Ebenezer church, to he Confederate soldiers of this vlclnty. Miss Hat tie Thomson of Davidson college spent Easter with Mrs. W. L. Lingle, playing the organ at the First 'resbyterian church Sunday. Miss 1 IlOIllSOll IS a spienuiu IM Bttiusi auu ipent some months here last year caching a class in pipe organ playing. The Rev. John Knox Colt, who is the lastor of the Presbyterian Chapels in his city. Is expected to arrive here in i day or two and begin his work. MERE-MENTION. Some three months ago the Southern railroad gave out a contract for 1,000 coal and freight cars, and deiverles are now being made at dif'erent parts of the system at the rate )f forty cars a day President Roosevelt is reported to have declared thut he will take no more western lunting trips during his term of office jecause the people laugh about them 10 much Great damage was inlicted throughout the island of Fornosa a few days ago by a violent arthquake.... Hon. Champ Clarke of Missouri, has accepted an Invitation o deliver the address on the occasion >f the celebration of the Mecklenburg leclaration of independence at Charotte on May 20 Three hundred. lorses and mules were burned to leath in a fire that destroyed the aucion stables of Moses Fox, in Baltlnore, Md? last Friday The senite has passed a bill Increasing the pensions of Mexican war veterans to wenty dollars a month New fork capitalists are discussing the advisability of organizing a bank with (50,000.000 capital, with a view to controlling the rates of interest on Money after the manner of the Bank >f England... Different Florida owns have up the question of trying o wipe out mosquitoes... .There was I WISH lynching nee in oprmgneiu, ?io? ast Saturday, because ?>f a criminal issault on a white woman. The mob jroke open the Jail, took out the nefioes and burned them. An hour later i negro charged with the murder of a vhlte man was also taken out of the all and lynched. The victim of the aplsts says the negroes lynched were tot the guilty ones. For a time it ooked as If there was to be a bloody ace war, but the trouble was finally juleted by the arrival of troops. The luthorltles have the names of several lundred of the lynchers and will pros cute them... 1,500 Bell telephone llnenen in seven states from Virginia to Uabama, went on a strike yesterday or recognition of their union. i LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. First National Bank?Says the sure way to prosper is to save your money by putting it in the bank. W. Brown Wylle, Administrator?Requests all debtors and creditors ol the estate of Miss E. C. Gilflllen, deceased, to mpke Immediate settlement with him. W. Brown Wylle, Executor?Calls or the debtprs and creditors of the estate of R. A. Giiflllen, deceased, tc make settlement with him at once York Supply Co.?Tells you how tc make the most feed stuff for youi horses and mules. Quotes prices or cane seed and potatoes. York Drug Store?Advises you to us. good seed in planting t ) get a good harvest. It has full supply of garden and field seeds. T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Wants yoi to buy the best fountain pen. He recommends the Parker lucky curve J. J. Keller & Co.?Calls the attentlor of buggy owners to the Devoe bug' gy paint?goes further?lasts long' er?75c or si* bits a can. Thomson Co.?Invite attention to Iti line of white canvas Oxfords, Dam iah cloth, linen suitings, parasols gilt belts and belting, etc. Foushee Cash Store?Will have t special millinery sale next Saturday and Monday?beginning at 8 a. m Prices are two-thirds regular price Loan and Savings Bank?Remind! you that it is exceedingly comfort Ing to have a good bank account and especially so when it is with it J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Talks aboui his line of Jefferson, Stetson anc Panama hats for men and boys. Withers- Adlckes Co.?Has seed pota toes. Florida vegetables, teas ant coffees, h^tns, breakfast strips, etc C. E. Spencer, Co. President?Calls i meeting of the county executiv* committee of the York Count] Southern Cotton association for th< first Monday in May at 10 o'clock. Mr. J. Bolivar Scott of the Delpho: neighborhood recently sold a pair oi horses of his own raising for $500, on< for $200 and the other for $300. "Bu I do not know that I have done verj well," said Mr. Scott, in referring t< the matter, ^'for I am told that th< man to whom I sold the horse for $300 almost immediately afterward sold hin for $400, and then I had to go and bu] a pair of ihules for which I pale nearly as much as I got for th< horses." The point, however, is th< practical demonstration of the fac that $200 and $300 horses can be ralset In this section. In tearing down an old chimney oi his place in the Olivet neighborhoot some days ago. Mr. S. V. Aycock cam< across a brijek that bears the date o: 1734. So far as Mr. Aycock has beer able to learn there is no one in th< neighborhood who knows anything o the history of the old chimney, excep that it was probably built of brick.' that were brought from some othei site. If the date on this brick Indicates the year when It was made, it mus have come either from the lower par of the state or from England, for ac> cording to Rfev. Dr. Lathan. there was no permanent settlement within tm present limits of York county previoui to 1756. Prof. J. D. Huggins, principal of th< Presbyterlal High school, at Bethany was the recipient last week of a pursi from the ladles of the community ii recognition of, the splendid work he ii doing. It is conceded on all sides tha Prof. Huggins has made wonderfu progress with his work, and conferra almost Inestimable benefits upon th< community In which he Is working but what has been done is hardly r starter to what can be accompllshe< when the splendid citizenship of tha section awakes to a realization of thi fact that its responsibilities In thli matter are even greater than are thosi of Mr. Huggins. The women, o course, are all right. The purse refer red to. Is to be taken only as a sugges tlon of how they have been helplnj otherwise; but, however much ha been done up to this time, It is proba bly fair to say that there has been n< special exertion on the part of the peo^ pie generally. The main burden Is stU resting on the backs of Prof. Huggins his assistants, and a few of the brood er and more liberal people of the com munlty. ABOUT PEOPLE. Capt. W. Beatty Smith was dowi from Clover yesterday. Mr. J. C. Elliott of Lancaster, cami ov^r to Yorkvllle yesterday on busl ness. Mr. O. P. Heath of Charlotte, wa: In Yorkvllle Friday and Saturday 01 business. Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy o Chester, spent Sunday with Mr. W M. Kennedy's family. A party of teachers, scholars an< friends of Philadelphia High school spent last Saturday at Cliffs. Drs. R. A. Bratton and M. J. Walk er are attending a meeting of tin South Carolina Medical association It Columbia this week. Master Wheeler Willis, who Is at tending school In Fort Mill, spen Sunday in Yorkvllle with his parents Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Willi's. Mr. John M. Hughes has Just com pleted a handsome and convenlen dwelling house on his farm about foui and a half miles east of Yorkvllle or the Charlotte road. Misses Mary and Olive Walker Gerald Lowry, M arie Moore, Josie Car roll and Leon White came over fronr Winthrop Saturday to spend Eastei with Yorkvllle relatives. Congressman Flnley came dowr from Washington yesterday on ac count of certain business he has witt the court of general sessions this weel and the court of common pleas nexi week. Prof. John G. Cllnkscales of Wofford college, was In Yorkvllle for 8 short time yesterday morning. was a passenger on the west bound Southern train that went dead at Fishing Creek trestle, and walked Into town to get his breakfast. During his stay he came to The Enquirer office tc get a copy of the recently published satire on Senator Tillman's manifesto a friend who knows how he enjoys such things having called his especial attention to It. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? There was an unusually large number of people on,the streets ot Yorkvllle last Saturday. ? The shade trees seem to have been somewhat backward this year, but they are coming on very nicely now. ? There was an Easter egg hunt on Mrs. T P. Moore's lawn last Saturday. A score or more children participated and they had a great time. ? The new electric pump for the water plant, which has been so long delayed, reached here Saturday and will be lirstalled without unnecessary delay. ? The present epidemic of measles is probably the most extensive that has visited the town for years; but the form of the disease seems to be somewhat milder, probably because of the season. ? Superintendent of Education Martin was in Yorkvllle last Saturday seeking Information as to the most available applicant for the vacancy Kv tho raaiirnntinn nf Pnnntv IHU.TU ? Superintendent Carroll. ? Col. J. C. Boyd of Greenville, candidate for adjutant and inspector general, was In Yorkville last Friday and Saturday. It is the common impression that Colonel Boyd is the favorite among the military people of York county. ? The dry goods people report that last week was an unusually good one. especially considering that the farmers were so busy with their crops. There were quite a number of people in town from different parts of the county and they did a lot of trading. ? The Hotel Shondon was opened to the public yesterday. Manager Sadler was not quite ready for business, but he pressed a point on account of court week and began the reception of guests anyway. Judge Kiugh and Solicitor Henry were among the first to enter their names on the register. ? Laura Partlow a negro woman who has been selling whisky in Yorkville for some months past was arrested by Chief of Police Sanders last Saturday night and bound over to court. Chief Sanders, as has been his custom in such cases, has so managed as to be a witness himself to severa sales, and Is certain of his ability tt furnish convicting testimony. ? The following business concerns , have agreed to close their places ol business at 6 p. m., except on Saturdays. commencing April 30: York Fur. nlture company, Yorkvlhe Hardwan > company, the Foushee Cash Store ] Thos. W. Speck, York Supply Co. . Yorkvllle Banking and Mercantlh company, I. W. Johnson, Carroll Bros. , Strauss-Smith Co.. W. M. Kennedy W. E. Ferguson, V/. Adlckes company ( Thomson company, Dobson Bros. ? With the sun shining brightly > and the temperature mild and balmy Sunday was all that could he desiret 11 for Easter and the people turned ou In larger numbers than usual to th< ? churches. There were- appropriati I decorations at the Church of thi - Good Shepherd and at Trinity church and special services at both, the re i spectlve choirs particularly havini ? made extensive preparation for thi . occasion. The sermons of Rev. Dr i Stokes and Rev. Mr. Babin were ver: . much enjoyed. The services at th< . Presbyterian church were largely at tended, but were without special re i lation to Easter, this denominatioi . not being accustomed to recognize th< , notable holiday as it is recognized ty some of the other churches. The nev i Easter hat of course, was a featur r of the day, and ,was In evidence gen . erally. I REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY. Before Its discharge this morning . the grand jury submitted the follow j Ing, addressed to Hon. J. C. Klugh presiding Judge, and signed by W. J - Caveny, foreman. 1 We. the grand Jury of York count* beg leave to respectfully submit unt i your honor, this, our report: - 1st. We have passed upon all bill f of indictment handed to us by the so i 'icitor, and have returned the same t the court with our findings thereon. 2nd. We have appointed committee from our body to examine the variou . county offices and institutions, and th ? reportH of these committees will b I embraced in a later report from thi body, and submitted to the court. 3rd. It has been brought to our at , tentlon that during January of thi ' year in Bullock's Creek township, thi county, there was a difficulty betweei , John Adams, Sr., and John Adams, Jr . in which pistols were used and wound , Inflicted on both parties. These par ties are father and son. It seems tha I there has been no judicial Investlga , tlon of this matter. We respectfull; call the same to the attention of th court, recommending that the prope i authorities be required to take sue! 1 steps as the law demands in shootini t affrays of this nature. We give a t witnesses to the said affray, B. I t Jfnkiis, E. M. Bankhead, Mat Cousa 9 and Ad Cousar. f We beg to thank your honor and th t solicitor for the courtesies shown u 3 in the discharge of our duties. \ THE R. F. D. SERVICE. t "Well, of course, there Is no tellin - what I might find further on; but s have no hesitation In telling you tha 9 up to this time I have not tnspecte 3 a single route the discontinuance o which, under my instructions, I wil e reel cauea upon 10 recuiumtnu. This, in effect, was the ahswer c j Mr. Washington Wilkinson, rurs 1 route inspector, In reply to a ques g tlon of the reporter as to what th t people of this section are to expec j with regard to the possible curtail i ment of their present mail facilities, g "I do find, though," Mr. Wllkinso . continued, "that a great many pec [ pie seem to have a very erroneou j Idea as to the attitude of the depart t ment with regard to this matter. 1 g Is the desire of the department, as s understand it, to supply all the ma: g facilities that are really needed; bu f the department does not Intend t , maintain routes under circumstance . where it is clear that the service Is nc - appreciated." B "What about the statement tha . service Is to be discontinued on al j routes that do not handle as many a . 2,000 pieces of mail a month?" the re I porter asked. ^ ?, * Z + i "I do not understand that there I 'r to be any arbitrary ruling along tha . line. I certainly have no such instruc tions," Mr. Wilkinson said. "On th contrary," he continued, "I am inclln ed to think it is the purpose of th department to continue the presen ^ service wherever it has reason to be lieve that the same Is properly appre ciated, and to continue to Improve I 8 in every reasonable way; but then th . people should show that they appre elate the service by giving it prope 3 patronage." 1 "What have you found along thi line In this county?" f "Why. all the York county route.* so far as I have been over them, sho> very considerable Improvement a j compared with what I found on m; first visit. The patronage Is growin: * right along. I learn of a dispositloi on the part of some people to fudg j to the extent of trying to get mal . through other box owners instead o having boxes of their own; but thi is not at all general, and I am inclin [ ed to think it growing less and less Taken altogether, your people are do ' ing very well, indeed, and if they wil only continue to Increase their patron [ age for the next few years at the sam p rate that they have been Increasini during the past few years, I am in clined to think that instead of havini their service curtailed they will flni ' that it will be materially Improved [ It all depends upon the people. I they show by their patronage tha they want the service, I feel prett; t sure that the department will give I to them." ! EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Pursuant to a call of J. S. Brice , Esq., county chairman, a meeting o L the York county Democratic executivi , committee was held In the court hous< j last Suturday afternoon for the pur . pose of making arrangements looklni , to the biennial reorganization of th< r party and transacting such business as , may have come up for attention sinc? I the close of the last campaign. Th< meeting was called to order by th< J chairman, and upon the call of the rol I by Dr. J. H. Saye, the various clubs were found to be represented as follows: Smyrna R. W. Whltesldes. Sharon J. H. Saye. Forest Hill L. B. Brown. ' Ebenezer John F. Williams. Tlrzah R. C. Jackson. , Rock Hill W. B. Wilson, Jr. Piedmont R. M. Wallace. - Newport J. Q. Howe. McConnellsville ....P. M. Burrls. Hickory Grove J. Ed Leech. Coates's Tavern J. R. Gettys. Blairsville H. J. Sherrer. Bethel R. Meek Barnett. York J. S. Brlce. After the call of the roll, Chairman Brlce, who In connection with his other duties, has also been serving as treasurer, called Mr. W. B. Wilson, Jr., to the chair and submitted an Itemized 1 statement of his receipts and disbursements during the past two years. The statement showed aggregate receipts of $476, and dlsbursenents to the ' amount of $460.13, leaving a balance on hand of $15.87. Upon motion, a committee of four consisting of Messrs. W. B. Wilson, Jr. R. Meek Barnett, P. M. Burrls and J Ed Leech, was appointed to examine the treasurer's statement and make a report thereon. The committee wenl , over the statement, compared all the vouchers and reported that It found it all correct. The report of the committee was adopted, i Chairman Brlce called attention tc an act passed In 1905 providing that all candidates in party primaries Including candidates for delegates tc party conventions, must before sub, mitttng their names, take a pledge not to use whisky or money I i an effort tc , secure their election, and after the election they must tile with the clerk of the court an itemized statement oi all the expenses incurred incident tc 1 their respective campaigns. Failure on the part of a successful candidate , to comply with this law, will forfeit his election. Mr. Brlce stated that he had asked the state chairman for ar opinion as to whether this statute applies to candidates for election as delegates to county conventions, and although the state chairman was unable ...I,... ntr hanil he urom i" <> ........... . ised to look Into the mutter and announce a conclusion later on. Mr Brice stated that If in the opinion ol i the state chairman such action should prove necessary he will prepare and I send out to the precinct clubs the W. > pledges that prospective candidates Wh will be required to sign. J. I j The constitution of the party fixes M f the basis of representation of the pre- the . elnct clubs In the county convention at fort . one delegate for each twenty-five club ter , members. It has been the custom to 1 heretofore to regard the poll list of the tert first primary of preceding election as indl j the club roll and this was agreed upon T as a proper basis of representation In the the next convention. But | The chairman was Instructed to call wit a county convention to be held on frol Monday, April 30, for the purpose of chu electing delegates to the state conven- vll!< tlon to be held In Columbia, and to call noc | upon the various clubs to hold meet- bet Ings at their various precincts 0.1 Sat- Mc< 3 I ..-J? ? * .... 1 ] 00 #At* tha nllimAOA nf pp. van uruay npin AO| ?wi iiiv |/?? *t?i 9 organizing and electing delegates to did 9 the county convention, the polls at the Bai various precinct elections to remain par " open from 1 p. m. to 6 p, m. Th< g The attention of the committee was spii 9 called to the fact that since its last ?en ' meeting two of its nembers, Messrs. the ^ J. J. Hull and A. F. McConnell, had ish 9 been removed by death, and Messrs. eas W. B. Wilson. Jr., P. M. Burris and R. a i " W. Whitesldes were appointed a com- ant 1 mlttee to draft and publish suitable Mr 9 memorials. mo f ' There being no further business the me t committee adjourned. Fn 9 grc WORK OF THE EQUALIZERS. The county board of equalization was not able to complete its work last ' Friday as it expected to do. It devel- too oped that the task of finding the total wn ' number of acres returned for taxation wlj In each township, and the aggregate the value of the same, data absolutely nec- yet '' essary to the ascertaining of the as- , 2 o , , sld sessed average value per acre was s greater than had been anticipated, ser - After the returns of several townships < 0 hftd been cast up, and an average *n' 9 struck, it was found that palpable er- /or s rare had been made In the hurry and eul | there was no other way for It than to ^ jj tajce as much time as might be neces- n ' s$ry. Accordingly it was decided to 1 - leave the matter with the Loan St 8av- "'It ? Ings bank peopje, who had kindly ofn fered their assistance, and adjourn un- i ., til next Thursday when, necessary cal- wil 8 culatlons having been completed in Vf | t the* meantime, the remaining work of ^ - equalization will only be a matter of the y discretion and agreement. Fri e As has already been made clear, the r members of the board are a unit on h the* equalization matter. There is no g disagreement among them. All real- jjn s ize that taxation assessments hereto- , j, to?v have been more or less farcial, and r although it is impossible to secure a die satisfactory adjustment now, still there thl e will never be a better time to start, C01 a and they will give as good an account of ^themselves as they are able. They 8n are determined to equalize as far as of possible as between the different j0| townships and they are disposed also an g to do what they can to remove the dls1 crtfpancy as between town and coun- ror ,t try property. They are also anxious gr d that the other counties of the state , if bring their assessed valuation up to an II eqhaJlty with York. It is necessary for tra York to submit to a raise in order to we if get, to an equality with the other yei tl counties, they are perfectly willing . t_ for that; but all are anxious for a fair lea e deal.' tin t Mr. Tom L. Johnson, representative |nf 1. on -.the board from Rock Hill, and a t large taxpayer, is probably the best n informed man on the board as to the th" i_ whole tax question. He has been in mi s close touch with the subject for years, tje and is an enthusiastic advocate of the t proposition to adopt market value as X the only basis of assessment for taxa- an II tlonr He understands that it will be De tt difficult to get the people as a whole to 0 appreciate the proposition; but thinks ' ,s that when It does come, as it will have Ju ,t to come after a while, the levle? will stc necessarily be lower, and there will be greater Inducement for the investment II of outside capital in the state. Our Bri s present system of small assessments gui C and large levies, he thinks, is the poor- t}u 2 e^t kind oCgJollfik, especially whete, It M we would make the assessments larger tw< t and the levies smaller, we could secure Mr eveif better results without costing thi e anybody any more money. 4 .. L "What we want to do," said Mr. e Johnson, discussing the matter in an the t off-hand manner last Friday, is to put sui your own assessment up to figures that dy] L will warrant us in the claim that we It are trying to do what is right, and then er e send a representative to the state Ms _ board of equalisation who will Insist for r that the other counties toe the mark f with us. I know that most of the couns ties are far below our standard; but att they should be made to come up. Take 8oi , Marlboro, for instance. They have Ignd tWi y over there which never changes hands a at less than one hundred dollars an y acre, yet their average assessment ne? g during the last four years has been on, ,, only one cent an acre more than ours. e We were $4.57 and they were $4.68. al II They would claim, of course, that only wll f a small percentage of their lands are nei s valuable?that most of the country is . swamp land unfit for agricultural pur, poses. But then can't we offer to give J them an acre of gully washed, barren _ 1 or rocky mountain side for every acre g _ of swamps they have? And why are d, e they not utilizing their swamps? Sim- * g ply because up to this time, they have . not found it profitable to drain them. e "BUt Marlboro is not the only county X that is falling to bear her fair share of 5 I the burdens of taxation. It is so of j numerous others. There are Just plen t ty of cases in the eastern and lower y part of the state where lands that went t begging at $2 and $3 an acre are now ? marketable at $20, $30, $50 and even more an acre. I am not prepared to mc say that these people have not taken a<?' theBe facts into consideration in mak- mc ing their returns this year; but if they 301 : have not we must insist that they come co' across. We must do all we can to se- Ju'^ knn/1.. 41IA TPS a lui c ju3ucc ai uic nanus ui mc ataic _ board of equalization, and If we cannot 10 " secure Justice there, we must carry the Pr' [ fight into the general assembly. This P1*! . tax question, in connection with all th? ' that depends upon It, Is the most lm- do' I portant matter now before the people, he " and we must not fall to use every P?> j means In our power to have it adjust' ed now while It looks like we have the _ opportunity, and we must have it ad- i?.. Justed right." th( nig THE CIRCUIT COURT. rol The spring term of the court of common pleas for York county convened po, in the. court house yesterday with the in\ Hon. J. C. Klugh presiding. Solicitor J. fro let K. Henry representing the State, and Stenographer H. I. McCaw taking the bill testimony. The attendance of Jurors wa and witnesses was quite large; but the ??r tiei crowd did not include a great many people without special business. to , The return of the sherifT on the tra i venire of first week Jurors showed that ^ all had been served with the excep- taj [ tlon of Dan Carson and John M. Dun- Cal , lap. the first named being dead, and i the last named not having been found. 1 Petit Jurors answered to their names thl as follows: Un S. V.' Aycock, R. M. Sherrer, G. W. ? , Adams, J. A. Harshaw, S. W. Plyler, Gr< . L. R. Armstrong. Z. M. Nelll, W. E. Cr< Dunlap, E. A. Dickson, S. A. Mitchell, his . T. F. Lesslle, C. W. Dickson, R. A. P. up ; Merrltt, J. F. Currence, C. A. Carrol!, Me s W. H. Herndon, J. M. Russell, G. W. bui : Wltherspoon, T. A. Gwln, J. J. Carroll, cor J. D. Clark. B. D. Culp, W. A. Sharp, mil J. M. Meek, J. E. Turney, J. M. cas ) Hughes, R. M. Barnett, H. P. Jackson Hffi : J. A. Shllllnglaw, E. W. Klmbrell, W. ?a G. Workman, B. C. Adams, C. M. Mc- thii i Knight. fer Mr. T. C. Rawlinson failed to an- Ma ; swer, G. W. Wltherspoon, S. V. Ay- the > cock and W. H. Herndon were ex- ma > cused. and J. M. Meek Daid the statu- tee ; tory alternative of $20 rather than niu r serve. has > The panel of grand jurors was not Aft > complete when court convened and on on s motion of the solicitor an extra venire Ing ; of six names was drawn. The drawing cor .? resulted as follows: Broadus Thomas- twc i son, R. R. McCorkle, J. E. Burns, T. N. the Thomussoi, J. Q. Wray T. H. Blud- cor worth. Before the completion of the cor process of serving the extra Jurors wll some of the regulars came In and the usu panel was completed as follows: mei F. W. Hope, J. A. Forsyth, W. B. sldl . Williams, W. H. Stowe, Septimus cas ' Hughey, W. J. Caveny, O. W. Hartness, hav 1 J. M. Byers, J. G. Anderson, Mansfield cre< I Gordon, R. B. Lowry, J. E. Harshaw, has T. Baker W. W. Miller, R. B. lte, C. L. Moore, T. H. Bludworth, 2. Burns. Ir. W. J. Caveny, who served on grand Jury last year, was chosen as man for the present year, and afthe Jurors had been instructed as their duties by the court, they en'd upon the consideration bills of Ictrmnt and other business, he first case taken up was that of State vs. Mort Williams, Frank -ris and Banks Williams, charged h the murder of Wash Blair at a ic at Pleasant Grove, a negro rch about six miles south of York e last October. Blah* was the Intent victim of a shooting scrape ween Mort Williams and George Clure. The case was tried last Nonbtr, all three defendants being lnted together on the theory that iks Williams and Frank Burrls were ties to a conspiracy to kill Mcdure. i evidence failed to sustain the conracy theory and the solicitor conted to a verdict of not guilty In case of the two last named, but / :r d for a verdict of guilty In the e of Mort Williams. The Jury made nlstrtal. All three of the defends were arraigned again yesterday. , M. B. Jennings for the defense ved for the quashing of the indlctnt against Banks Williams and ink Burrls on the constitutional >und that t|iey could not be placed ce in jeopardy for the same offense, p motion was sustained and the two n w?re set at liberty. The State n proceeded with the prosecution of case aealnst Mort Williams, which k uo all of yesterday, and which 8 not concluded until this morning, e Jury returned a verdict of guilty :h a recommendation to mercy and > defendant was sentenced to five trs. rh* grand Jury, completed the conera t ion of Indictments yesterday afnoon. and "submitted its final preitment this morning. ?loud Avery plead guilty of assault 1 batterv and was sentenced to pay fine of $16 or go to the chalngang thirty days. S. W. Kimball plead 1'ty of assault and battery and was itfnced to &y a fine of $26 or go to chalngang for thirty days. He Id the fine. rhe case of Will Crosby charged fh attempted criminal assault, was ten up this morning, and Is now mpying the attentlbn of the court rh? case of M. F. Owens, charged th the murder of Amzl Sanders In ck Hill on j;he 21st of last Septem\ has been fixed for Thursday, rhe probability is that the work of > sessions will be completed about Iday. LOCAL LAC0NIC8. lited States Court. rhe spring term of th<? United States itrlct court -convened In Greenville s morning. The following York unty jurors gre in attendance: F. E. ilth, Yorkvljjle, and Robert Barnett Bethel, on the grand jury; L W. hnson, Yorkvllle, J. H. McFadden d J. F. Wlngate Rock Hill, petit ju s. igine Wont Dead. rhe westbound Southern passenger tin, due to pass here at 1.10 a. m? nt dead at Fishing Creek trestle sterday morning as the result of & king flue, and could proceed no fur?r. The passengers who were comr to Yorkvllle on account of court, got out of the train and walked ? remaining distance, about two les. The train remained at the tresabout two hours, being unable to >ve until relief came in the shape of other locomotive, ath of Mr. O. M. Brabson. Dorumbla Record, Saturday: Mr*, lla Cox left this morning: for Lime ne. Tehn., to be present at the fural of her brother-in-law, O. M. ubson. Mr. Brabson married Marerlte Lillian, youngest daughter of i late Mrs. W. E. Rose, who died o weeks ago. About four years ago, Brabson while out riding was own from his horse and ever slnoe in he has had very bad health, >ugh at the time Mrs. Brabson was omened here to the bedside of her Ing mother he was better and strong and seemed to be getting well, my people here will remember him, he made Columbia his headquars while traveling through the south ending to his lightning rod business ne years ago. He leaves a wife and 0 brothers. He was highly esteemed all who knew him. The poor and idy and sick will remember him as e most generous, kindly and chariile toward them. The interment II be In the family burying ground ir Limestone, Tenn. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. - Rev. A. J. Stokes, D. D., of the uth Carolina Methodist conference, >d In Greenwood last Friday of ralyslB. He was engaged in the instigation of the Creighton case, and s stricken on the previous Tuesday. 9 condition appeared desperate m the beginning and there was no provement. Death came Friday rning at 9 o'clock. His body was [en to Camden for interment -Seneca, April IS: Louis R. Red>nd died near here today after a st eventful career. Twenty years 9 Redmond was considered the >st notorious moonshiner in ths ith. He was known all over the intry and made his "contraband" it as he pleased. He was Anally arited and after trial was sentenced a term of years in United States ison. He was taken to the Federal son In Albany, N. Y., and remained ;re for some- years. He was parried by President Cleveland. Since regained his freedom he has lead a iceful and law abiding life. He s about sixty-Ave years of age. -Union, April 14: Wallace Nicho, a young negro man, employed In 1 Union po8tafflce, was arrested last rht and Indeed in 1fi.iL charred with )blng the malls. It appears that iney had been missing for sometime m registered and other mail. Two itoffice inspectors were sent here to estlgate yesterday. They sent m the Buffalo office a registered ter addressed to a party In North rollna, in which they Inclosed a $5 I and three f 1 bills, all marked. It s Nicholas' duty to put up the mail the southbound train that passes re at 9 o'clock p. m. This he did t evening arid sent the mail pouch the station. On the arrival of the In the Inspectors boarded the mall \ opened the pouch, found the letand opened It to And that It conned only one of the one-dollar bills, [ling a policeman they found and eated Nicholas. On searching him sy found the marked $5 bill on his son. He was taken to Jonesvllle s afternoon for a hearing before ited States Commissioner Harris. -Qreenwood special of April 14 to eenvllle News: The Rev. C. W. righton, who got into trouble with presiding elder and was brought before the last conference of the thodist church, held in Spartanrg, must stand a formal trial, acding to the resolution of the comttee appointed to examine into his e. Mr. Crelghton Is editing a reoua weekly at Qreenwood, and It s because of certain utterances in ? periodical that charges were prered against him. The Rev. W. A. ssebeau, the Rev. Peter Stokes and Rev. C. P. Odell were selected to ke an Investigation. The commltmet In Greenwood and though ch testimony was taken, nothing i been made public up to this time. er numerous ueiays, aue iu itinesa the part of the stenographer takthe proceedings, the report of the imlttee was delayed until a day or > ago, when it was decided to send case up for a formal trial by the iference. While the date of the iference has not yet been fixed, it I take place in Columbia about the lal time, when a court of thirteen libers will be appointed by the preing bishop to hear Mr. Crelghton"* e. While the entire proceeding* re been conducted with utmost secy. the finding of the committee leaked out.