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Straps and |acts. ? New York, June 4: A reception, in which Democrats from all over the country will be invited to take part, will be tendered to William J. Bryan in Madison Square Garden, in this city, on his return from a trip around the world. William H. Hoge of this city, chairman of the Commercial Travelers' and Hotel Men's AntiTrust League, today received a letter from Mr. Bryan, written at constan-i tinople, in which he accepted the in-M vitation of the league to be present ' at the reception, which will be under 1 the auspices of the league. It is ex- ( pected that Mr. Bryan will visit Lo?i- ' don in time to speak at a Fourth of ' July celebration, and will arrive in this city about the first of August. Some states have already promised to send delegations and it is expected that a large contingent of Missouri Democrats will attend the reception, which is intended to be a national affair. The executive committee of the league will call upon the different commercial travelers" organiza- j tlons, asking their co-operation. 1 ? A correspondent at Madrid makes a calculation of the cost of the wedding. and arrives roughly at a total expenditure of $10,000,UCC, says a London dispatch. He puts the outlay for decorations by the municipality and private citizens at $125,000. Having regard for the necessity of every woman invited to the wedding j ceremony and the various festivities t equipping herself with an elaborate new robe, ornaments, and in many cases, jewels, he believes that not less j that $3,500,000 was paid to milliners. s dressmakers and Jewelers. He in- t stances a Dowager Duchess, seventy j years old, who bought a new tiara for ^ $80,000. A majority of the 2,500 noblemen and others had to get new uniforms and court dresses, and the ^ cost of these is placed at $437,500. f The restoration of the royal state coaches, new harness and trappings cost more than $150,000. More than v 11,250,000 was expended in preparing and decorating the Pardo Palace, ineluding the building of new kitchens, in furnishing the Chateau of La Granja for the honeymoon and in restoring the apartments in the palace at Madrid for the new queen. New uniforms for the troops and court ser- ^ vants cost $150,000. In addition to all these there is the outlay for the bull fight, a military review, and the various fetes, which it is known will amount to many thousands of dollars. ^ ? Paris, June 6: Ogden Armour who was interviewed by a correspondent here said: "It is preposterous to believe for a moment that the great r Chicago firms with hundreds of mil- d lions of dollars invested in their busl- r ness, are or could be guilty of the * sensational charges against them. It F is obvious that it is to their interests ' to conduct their business in the '' cleanest and most scientific manner r possible, with the best quality of ma- * terial and the most modern appli- I ances. I know nothing of the conai- ? tlons prevailing in some of the small packing houses. No sane man would ever believe the newspaper stories t that have appeared on the subject, r The whole of these so-called revela- ii tlons have been directly engineered 1 by Mr. Roosevelt. The truth is that v Mr. Roosevelt has strong personal c animus against the packers of Chi- c cago and is doing and will do every- c thing in his power to discredit them e and their business. The reason is too t obvious to require explanation to any- r body knowing anything of American t politics and American public life. I s consider the system of inspection in t the American packing industry to be e fully adequate, but even supposing that some changes were necessary, do you suppose the best way to go j, about the matter was to boom a news- r paper sensation? If what Mr. Roose- a velt wanted was only a change and t improvement in the inspection surely j the most straightforward way would a have been to have told us so and to f have required us to make whatever t alterations he thought necessary." r ? Jefferson City, Mo., June 5: What f is generally regarded as the most c significant feature of the Democratic ' state convention held here today, was < the pointed and absolute endorsement r of Wm. Jennings Bryan for the pres- 1 idency in 1908 by David R. Francis of 1 St. Louis, former governor and the secretary of the interior in President Cleveland's cabinet. Former Gov. D. 1 R. Francis was invited to address i the convention. He spoke, in part: 1 "I wish to ask this convention to send f its congratulations to the national t Democracy on the disappearance of ( our differences. There are no differ- ^ ences between us now. In 1904, what 1 is known as the conservative element i of our party asked that it be allowed | to make the platform and name the 1 candidate. Right liberally did the j radical faction concede the honor to I the conservative element. You know I the result. Now another campaign is t approaching. Those of us who be- f long to what has been the conserva- ( tive faction would not be magnani- t mous, worthy Democrats, if we did j not say to you that we will support t your candidate and your platform t this time. The differences that have divided the Democrats exist no longer." Gov. Francis described Bryan ] as "a sincere lover of humanity and ( a patriotic citizen of the United ] States." He eulogized both Bryan and t Cleveland amid wild cheers. Govern- < or Folk also spoke, declaring that , Bryan would be nominated for pres- t ident in 1908 and would be elected. < He said the principles which Bryan i advocated in 1896 were then con- i sidered anarchistic, but now are con- i sidered the acme of patriotism. For- < mer Governor Dockery spoke in a sim- c liar vein. t ? There is apparently no limit to the ] lengths to which stock jobbers will c go in the carrying of their points, i There is now good reason to believe ? that the recent riot at Cananea over | the line from Arizona, in Mexico last t week, as the result o: which two r Aiviericans and about I ft on Mexicans | were killed, was the work of stock r Jobbers. The Cananea mines belong to y the Consolidated Copper company, un- i der the control of Colonel Greene, a r large mining operator, and the shares of which are dealt with on the various i stock exchanges of the country. The y Cananea mine is one of the most ex- t tensive in America and Is capitalized a at a good many millions of dollars. c The improvements around the mines I represent millions. The recent trou- g ble was ostensibly because of dissat- c faction on the part of Mexican em- i ployes with their wages. Those who i were getting $3.50 a day wanted $5. ji Agitators, supposedly from Colorado, t worked up a violent race prejudice, v The whole thing was done within a e few days. It was not noticed until af- c erward. Americans now looking back I emember that the Mexicans were sul- 1 en before the outbreak. One day the I Mexicans suddenly demanded more i >ay. Col. Greene who had an Intlma- ] ion of what was coming had left New ; fork to be on the ground. In the l neantime, the stock jobbers had tak>n advantage of the situation to spread ill kinds of rumors of "something i oming" in order to beat down the >rice of stocks. When the telegraph jrougni lruormauun ui an num. he stock grew slightly weaker; but he destruction was nothing like what lad been calculated on and prices did lot go as low as was expected. It is alculated that the loss to the Consoldated company was about $250,00. ?hr \torhviUf (inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.? FRIDAY, JUNE 8, I90(i. The Bryan boom is now booming, ind it really seems to have quite a lealthy appearance to it. It is now beginning to appear why Hr. Hu H. Evans threatened to kill iome of the witnesses who were to tesify before the executive committee, ie had his "purely personal affairs to >rotect." Mr. Parker's version of Mr. Lanalan's story accounts very satisfactorily or the tremendously over stocked condition of the dispensary. In view >f the fact that profits were dependent ipon the volume of purchases, those , >eople who got the profits naturally nade the purcnases as large aa pw ible. Now really, Is there any reason to >elleve that the present board of conrol Is any better than the old board? , >oes it stand to reason that any inan ] vho Is half way competent would do ( he work of the dispensary board for \ 400 a year? The idea was preposterous to begin with. Now it is absolutey ridiculous. Congressman Ellerbe claims that the ecent cotton condition report of.the lepartment of agriculture was out- i ageously faked for the purpose of ! earing cotton and he says that he is < tot only in a position to give convinc- < ng proof, but that he will do so un- 1 ess Mr. Wilson has the whole matter < evised. Mr. Ellerbe talks as though | le has the actual figures of the de- I artment, and knows just exactly how l nuch the report has been doctored. 1 Ln Its issue of yesterday the Colum- ' ia Record expressed a fear that evil ninded persons are going to impugn ' ts motives for the attitude of hostility t has all along manifested toward the forking members of the investigating ommittee. The Record and certain >ther papers have been more or less outspoken in their declarations to the fleet that the object of the commitee. that is the business end of it, was nerely to make political capital against he dispensary. For evil minded perons to insinuate a possibility that hese papers might also be the reciplnts of "presents" would be too bad. Replying to Governor Heyward's etter of inquiry as to his power in the natter of the Black-Lyon affair, the ittorney general advised in effect that he governor had the power to remove Black; but suggested that It would be l good Idea to ask the investigating ommittee for its evidence and set a ime for a hearing of the case. At the equest of the governor, Mr. Lyon ?-?ad^ nonoacq rv affidavit and t hp late of the hearing was fixed for next Tuesday. The general belief Is that 1 3overnor Heyward has good ground to | emove Black from office and the i probability is that he will have no ' lesitation in the discharge of his duty. ' Of course everybody knows that that >400 salary is no inducement to any ' nan to seek a position on the state , poard of control. It is clear that dif- i 'erent candidates have paid more than hat in the conduct of their respective ! campaigns. But one thing that Is not exactly clear is whether or not there tas been real competition for those aspiring for the place. The recently published correspondence between Leon F. Bamberg and whisky houses seem to indicate that after a director las been turned down he continues to lave as much say-so as before. All ! his is suggestive of the idea that the fraft is kept well within the control pf a close organization who so manage hat they are sure to win out either joing or coming. And this organiza ion has become a power in the politics >f the state. The recent attempt to assassinate King Alfonso and Queen Ena has ac;asioned renewed concern throughout Europe over the matter of taking steps o preserve organized governments from iestruction at the hands of anarchists, md the common opinion seems to be hat the most important thing to be ione is for all the great nations to igree upon a programme whereby anlrchists will be hunted down like naddogs and either killed or imprison d in such a manner as to make es ape impossible. It will be remember d that upon the assassination of President McKinley, the matter was tuite seriously discussed in congress jut it was impossible to decide upon my plan of operations that was calcuated to accomplish the end desired md which, at the same time, could be ^nn/.i'u.l tVi.. nnnctir 111 inn nf the Jnited States. Anarchy was ail elenent fur which the framers of the conititution failed to provide. They were inable to realize that such a thing , ould exist in a government of the tind they had in view. But still the natter is serious in America and it is ' terious in Europe. England is liberal i o all kinds of people and furnishes an i usylum to anarchists along with the thers. Other countries charge that England's attitude is a cowardly bargain with the anarchists; that because i >f the protection the anarchists get in I England, British royalty is granted I mmunity from attack. It is argued ( Jso that if England should now at- ( empt war against anarchists, the i t hole royal family would be murder- < d within a few weeks. This is be- i ause there are so many anarchists in i the country and they have had absolute freedom sufficient to enable them to perfect their plans for just such an emergency. Patterson, New Jersey, is probably the most notorious hotbed of ' rnarchy in the world. There are more than one thousand avowed anarchists in Patterson and the best informed European police seem to have no doubt of the fact that most of the plots of the past few years have been hatched in this place. "The Making of South Carolina," by Rev. Henry Alexander White, M. A., Ph. D., D. D., professor in the Columbia Theological seminary is the title of an attractive little volume that Silver, Burdette & Co., have just added to their "Stories of the States" series. The book is just from the press, having appeared only about ten days ago. and is now being introduced into the state. The Enquirer has had the pleasure of a careful examination of it, and has no hesitation In pronouncing it to be a work of the highest excellence, and in so far as this state is concerned, in a class by itself. It deals with the history of South Carolina from the earliest settlement down to the present day, and is intensely interesting from cover to cover. It is intended for children of from twelve to fifteen years, but it may be read with interest and profit by men and women of all ages. Especial attention is given to the state's great men and the read er is told In most interesting style not only who they were but what they did and what they stood for. The part this state took In the civil war is told In brief sketches of the different brigades. The work is well calculated to inspire the child with the idea that South Carolina has filled a glorious place in the history of the United States, and has always been at the forefront of progress in whatever field of endeavor. That the book will meet with universal favor we have no doubt. No intelligent, patriotic citizen will be able to withold his endorsement after giving the volume a careful perusal. We think that Dr. White, the author, has done a great work for South Carolina, and one that will contribute to the future glory and prestige of the state. There are no doubt, a few obvious historical errors in the book. This is always the case with first editions, but they will be corrected, of course, as soon as their evidence is established. LABOR IN THE MILLS. I Presidents Want to Reduce Working ( Time to Sixty Hours. The presidents of seventy-three South Carolina cotton mills, repre- , renting 2,335,000 spindles, met In Greenville, Tuesday, for the purpose if taking: steps looking: to the | formation of a permanent state , organization. A committee was appointed to agree upon nominations , for officers and report at a meeting , to be held on June 28 at some point hereafter to be agreed upon. The , following important resolution was ( introduced without opposition: "Resolve, That it is the sense of this conference that the running , time of the cotton mills of South Carulina be voluntarily reduced by the i mill managers on July 1, 1906, to < sixty-four hours per week, and on , July 1, 1908, sixty-two hours per iveek. and on July 1, 1910, sixty 1 hours per week. I "The mill managers recognize that < for many reasons it is best both for the employes and the corporation ;hat this reduction to sixty hours should be gradual, and extend over a period of years. "Resolve, That this conference urge upon all the cotton manufacturers in 1 South Carolina to continue to carefully observe the age law limiting the employment of children to those of | twelve years of age and older, and forbidding the employment, except under lawful conditions of children under twelve years of age. "Resolve. That the conference of cotton mill manufacturers earnestly approve the passage of compulsory school law in South Carolina to apply to all children under twelve years of | age, and also recommend the enactment of a law requiring the registration of all births in South Carolina, 1 also a law requiring marriage certifi- I ?ates before any ceremony can be . performed in South Carolina. "Resolved, That the chairman of 1 this conference appoint a committee < of seven who shall prepare a circular letter to be printed and placed on the desk of each senator and member of the house of representatives of the South Carolina legislature, urging I upon them the enactment of these three laws. i "Resolved, That it is the judgment ' of this meeting that there should be I no change made in the wages of the j employes at this time consequent upon . the change of hours so proposed. "Enabling thereby such operatives 1 as work by the day to secure the same amount of wages for the shortened ( day as they would have secured for a longer day, it being the hope of the 1 manufacturers here assembled that 1 piece workers will be able to secure, through increased energy consequent upon the shortened hours of labor, the same amount of wages during the 1 shorter time that they have previously earned. The name of the organization is the Cotton Manufacturers' As dUUiailUII wi ouuui vaiviiuu. ? HICKORY GROVE NOTES. Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enouirer. Hickory, June 8.?This section has been favored with nice, rains during the last week. While not exactly general, great good has already come from the showers. Cotton and corn doing finely. Oats have been im- , proved some. Misses Emily and Eva Wylie. returned from Linwood Female college, . Tuesday of last week, where they graduated this session. Mrs. J. H. Wylie, their mother, went up for commencement. Mr. S. B. I^athan is state manager Woodmen of the World for Virginia, instead of deputy for the Modern Puritans, as we erroneously stated recently. ' Miss Sallie Wylie went to Rock Hill last Saturday and spent a few days with relatives. ! Miss Nellie Schorb of Yorkville. j has been visiting friends here this week. Mrs. J. X. MeDill has been quite ( siek for several days. Mr. Tom Worth has had some fever for the past few days. Cards are out announcing the mar- 1 riage of Miss Mamie Whiteside to I Mr. Arthur Whiteside. which will take nlace at Mount Vernon M. E. church, Tuesday evening next at 7.30 1 o'clock. 1 A party of young people from this place enjoyed a picnic to Piedmont j Springs last Tuesday. Mr. Wm. E. Whiteside, who has 1 been at Marion. N. C\. engaged in 1 railroad work is at home this week. . ? . I MERE-MENTION. i Scott Town, a village twenty miles 1 north of Ironton. Ohio,, with a popuation of about 200, was washed away ast Tuesday Dr. Frank A. Brown, i >ne of the wealthiest planters of ] Huachinta Parish La., was indicted by lie parish grand jury a few days ago { jo the charge of having participated j n a lynching that took place a few i lays before. > LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. Ernest Lowry?Is announced as a candidate for appointment as magistrate of York township. John J. Hunter?Is announced as a candidate for reappointment as auditor of York county. John E. Carroll?Calls attention to important meeting of W. O. W. tonight at 8 o'clock. J. S. Wilkerson & Co.. Hickory?Have complete stock of general merchandise. Handles International Harvester Co.'s machinery, and a line of ouggies aim waguns ai rigui prio* . J. C. Coiner, Magistrate?Publishes summons in the case of J. M. Pollock against W. R. Johnson. Carroll Bros.?Have a new shipment of choice mackerel. Dobson Bros*. Cash Store?Is closing out all kinds of summer millinery, especially trimmed hats. The collector is coming soon. York Drug Store?Invites you and your friends to visit its summer garden where it is cool and'pleasant. Thompson Co.?Describes and quotes prices on lace curtains of all lengths and widths, ranging from 35c to $G.50 the pair. J. J. Keller & Co.?Tell you that in the matter of painting. "Kind and Cost" are the most Important points for consideration. J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Wants you to remember his special dress goods sale today and tomorrow. Seven pounds of roasted coffee for $1. I. W. Johnson?Has all kinds of soap for all kinds of purposes. Brooms of all kinds. New shipment breakfast strips. Strauss-Smith Co.?Today begin a series of special bargain sales to continue through June. Millinery and underwear is mentioned today. Star Drug Store?Has just received a large shipment of Jap-a-lac, including all colors in different sized cans. Foushee Cash Store?Will soon begin to receive its new fall stock. Selling jelly tumblers and other season ables just now. Up to this time there have been no answers to the mercantile establishment, advertising for salesmen under the name of "F." care of The Enquirer. This Is rather unusual, and it may be because the advertiser has not seen proper to give information as to identity. We take the liberty of stating that this advertiser is one of the largest general merchandise concerns in York county. It employs a large number of salesmen, and the advertisement Is probably in the form chosen because of the desire of the advertiser to make investigations before opening correspondence. All replies addressed "F." care of The Enquirer will be duly forwarded. The statement as to increased mail facilities on the C. & N.-W. railroad was probably somewhat premature, and some additional facts are In order. Without definite information to that effect. The Enquirer understood that the recent order of the second assistant postmaster general contemplated increased pay to the railroad people for increased service. This, however, we now understand is not assured. The order simply requires the railroad people to put out a mail coach on trains Nos. 7 and 8, at their own expense and the department agrees to put on mail agents, etc. This, Instead of being a help to the railroad, as we understand the matter will be a hindrance, in that it entails more expense to get the very small pay that Is being allowed for the service that the road is already doing. It is possible that the railroad people may be able to comply with the department's order; but it is not improbable that the result of the whole thing may be to cause the discontinuance of the extra train service entirely. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? It is a good time to give the town a thorough cleaning about now. ? The number of traveling men passing through Yorkvllle these days is noticeably large. ? Rev. W. C. Ewart is moving into his new home on Wright avenue. Dr. D. L. Shieder is to occupy the residence Mr. Ewart will vacate on East Liberty street. ? Miss Margaret Sturgls will address the Ladies Missionary society of the First Presbyterian church this afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Miss Sturgis has been teaching at Winthrop during the past year; but leaves in July under the auspices of the Southern Presbyterian church as a.missionary to Brazil. ?The previously announced marriage nf Miss Mary J. Hunter to Mr. John Ft. Hart took place at the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hunter last Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The ceremony was performed by Rev. E. E. Gillespie in the presence of quite a large number of friends of the young people, including many from a distance. The presents were numerous and costly. After the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Hart left for a trip to the north, their immediate objective point being Niagara Falls. Both of the young people are deservedly popular among wide circles of friends and acquaintances. ABOUT PEOPLE. Cadet Frank Riddle is at home from the C. M. A.. Rock Hill. Mr. Brice McCaw has returned home from Erskine college. Miss Emma C'iinton of Bethel, is the guest of Miss Marion Logan. Miss Blamlina Springs of Charlotte, is visiting Mrs. Thos. F. McDow. Mrs. M. H. Curry of Gastonia, visit- J pd friends in Yorkville this week. Miss Ella Love of McG'onnellsviile. visited friends in Yorkville this week. Mr. Lindsay Hunter of High Shoals, N. C., is visiting Mr. J. J. Hunter's family. Miss Sarah Welsh of Carlisle, Is the guest of Misses Georgia and Annie \\ nun apuun. Miss Bessie Gilbert returned to Yorkville Wednesday from Columbia Female college. Mr. D. E. Finley, Jr., is at home from college in Washington. D. C., for the summer. Rev. and Mrs. R A. Rouse of Lando, are visiting Mr. L. A. Dameron's family in Yorkville. Mrs. Sidney Grier of Waxhaw, N. [\, spent several days this week with Mrs. W. G. White. Mr. Job F. Carroll, who is saw-milling near Cheraw. is visiting Yorkville relatives and friends. Miss Nellie Schorb of Yorkville, has gone to Fort Lawn to spend some time with her sister, Mrs. T. B. Kell. Misses Annie and Mary Gordon and Miss Rowen attended the commencement exercises at Winthrop this iveek. Mrs. W. J. McKoy returned to her dome in Sumter on Wednesday, after i visit of several days to Mrs. I. D. Witherspoon. Mr. C. P. Couch left for his home it Durham. N. C., on Wednesday, afer a visit of several days to Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Keller. AllSSe.s i\aue iiiiui-inun ui iiaiinun.), mil Bessie Thomasson of Yorkvllle, Vo. 1. spent last week with Missps SVillie and Eunice Thomas, near dozer. Miss Clarabei Williams of McConnellsvllle, and Miss Elizabeth Willfong and Miss Harris of Hickory N. C., Winthrop students, visited Misses Bessie and Mary Williams this week. Miss Carrie Bailey of the Olive neighborhood, passed through Yorkville yesterday on her way to Oastonia, having been summoned there on account of the serious illness of her sister-in-law, Mrs. J. W. Bailey. Miss Florence Thomasson of the T netnna^Ar H ??o H oH nnh AAl a Q flfl M T5? -T .Udlicaoici Ui aucu ov iiwiu, .. T. Thomasson and children, Margaret and Thurlow Carter, of Lancaster, are visiting their aunt, Miss M. C. Thomasson, Yorkville R. P. D. No. 2. Misses Josie Carroll. Marie Moore, Leon White, Mary Dobson, Gerald Lowry, Kate Hunter, Mary and Olive Walker, Mary Williams and Oil ie Dobson, students at Winthrop, returned to their respective homes this week. Mr and Mrs. W. C. Whiteside of Smyrna, have Issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter. Miss Mamie Blanche to Mr. James Arthur Whiteside on Tuesday evening. June the 12th at 7.30 o'clock at the Methodist church. Hickory, S. C. Rev. W. W. Killough of the Southern Presbyterian church, preached in the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church last Sunday morning. Mr, Killouirh's home is Perryville. Mo. He is a nephew of the late Dr. R. A. Ross and having come to Greenville to the general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church, came on to this county to visit relatives. This was his first visit to this section in thirty years. AN OLD OFFENDER. The negro, John Dogan, who was sent to the chaingang last Tuesday for carrying a concealed pistol is an old offender who has already served at least one term in a Federal prison and it is quite possible that he may have been in other prisons. Upon searching the negro's pockets, the police found some letters that give some idea of his past record. These letters are as follows: Spartajjburo, January 3, 1905. John Dogan, Atlanta, Ga. Sir?Yours of the 1st instant duly received this morning. I will gladly aid rou in any way I can, and to this onh t ha n-ritten a letter to Judge Bravley, a copy of which I herewith send you. As soon as I get any informalion relative to your case, I will comnunicate same to you. With best wishes for your success in getting pardon, I am very respectfully, C. P. Sims. Spartanburg, January 3, 1905. Hon. W. H. Brawley, U. S. Judge, Charleston, S. C. Dear Sir?Enclosed find letter which explains itself. You remember I represented John Dogan at the last term of the Federal court at Greenville, and I had him to enter a plea of guilty. Dogan had only gotten a few dolI lars, according to the government testimony by stating that he was a penislon agent or something of that kind. He was tried in the mayor's court for getting this same money, and made to serve a sentence on the chaingang at hard labor. Under these circumstances I hope you will feel it your duty to recommtnd that his sentence be cut down nrm-hn if nr more to such an amount as you may think proper. With best wishes and thanking you in advance for anything you can do I for this unfortunate man. I am very | respectfully, C. P. Sims.. In the case of both letters there has been an attempt to blot out all of the proper names; but it has not been altogether successful. The words "chaingang at hard labor," are a.lso blotted out to such an extent that they can be deciphered only with difficulty. Dogan in now on the chaingang and will be kept there until he serves out his thirty days. After that he may be arrested on a warrant charging him with obtaining money under false pretenses and sentenced thirty days more. In the meantime U. S. Deputy Marshal Dobson has a warrant for his arrest for representing himself as a pension agent, and as soon as the government gets ready he will be taken to Greenville for trial. One of the prisoners in Jail quotes Dogan as having done some talking after his arrest and saying, among other things that: "If that white policeman had not been a little too quick for me I would have bored him through the head. But he had me be fore I could get my gun." THE RIVALS. Following is the author's Introduction to "The Rivals," the interesting new serial the publication of which is to be commenced in The Enquirer of next Tuesday: In the preparation of this work I did not confine himself to the life of Aaron Burr, as written either by Davis or Parton. Both are unjust to him?Parton least so. Put even he, while writing with an evident desire to do justice, approaches the subject with a degree of timid hesitation which proves that he dreaded to encounter the tide of undeserved reprobation which is yet beating against the tomb of the illustrious dead. The work of Matthew L. Davis Is a libel upon the man he professed to honor, and whom lie called his friend in life. I went beyond these und collected many <>I<1 pamphlets and documents reiamig 10 csun iinu numilton, and endeavored to extract from them enough of the truth to enable me to form a just estimate of the characters of both. That estimate once formed, the book was made to correspond with it, the main historical facts alone being preserved, while all the rest is the offspring of imagination. The history of the war proves conclusively that there was no better soldier, or more devoted patriot, in the long list of Revolutionary heroes, than Aaron Burr; and all contemporary testimony agrees that no man ever lived of a more genial, hospitable, and kindly nature. Yet this man, unsurpassed as a soldier, unrivaled as a lawyer, pure, upright, and untarnished as a statesman became, from the force of circumstances, the object of the bitterest calumnies that malice could invent or the blindest prejudice could believe. Persecution dogged him to his grave; and, although the life of a generation has passed away since then, justice still hesitates to approach the spot where the bones of the patriot-soldier repose. Under the garb of fiction, 1 have endeavored to contribute my mite toward relieving his memory from the unjust aspersions which imbittered his life. If I accomplish nothing more than to induct* a portion of the rising generation to search the records of that life. I shall be amply repaid for the labor it has cost. Of Alexander Hamilton I have written nothing of which I do not believe he was capable, after the fullest examination of his own writings and 'those of others. That I have entertained strong prejudices against him from boyhood, is true; that those prejudices may have influenced my judgment, is possible; but I tried to discard them, and look at his character in the light of reason alone. The more I studied it. the more I became convinced that tlie world never presented such a combination of greatness and of meanness, of daring courage and of vile malignity, of high aspirings and of low hypocrisy. Shrewd, artful, and unscrupulous, there were no means he would not employ 1 to accomplish his ends?no tool too base to be used when its services were 1 needful. Loose in his own morals. 1 even to licentiousness, he criticised those of Thomas .Jefferson with a severity no other antagonist ever equaled. 1 Slander was his favorite weapon, and ! no one stood in his way who did not 1 feel the venom of his tongue and pen. All that part of the work now sub- s mitted to the public, which is not his- 1 tory. Is based upon these views of the characters of the principal actors, and whenever I have trusted to imagination, its flight has been restrained within the boundaries of what I believed each to be capable. The causes which led me to write this book, and the objects I had in view, other than those stated, are of no concern to the public. It has been composed, for the most part, in the midst of many and pressing engagements, and the last part of it was not even read over before it was sent to the publishers; bur I ask no charity on that account. The critic is at full liberty to exhaust his powers of satire upon it; and, so far from being offended at the freedom of his strictures, 1 " 111 rhrinlr him fnr nnintlne out defects which I may thus learn to amend In future. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date until January 1st, 1907 for $1.18. Death of Mrs. R. O Darwin. Cherokee News: The sudden and sad death of Mrs. Robt. O. Darwin cast a gloom over Blacksburg Saturday. She leaves a husband, Mr. Robt. O. Darwin and four little children to mourn the loss of a true Christian mother. She was burled Sunday morning, the funeral services being conducted at the home by Rev. C. C. Derrick. The County Commissioners. The county board of commissioners held its regular monthly meeting In the office of the supervisor last Wednesday and transacted pending business. Miss Mary Hunter resigned some time ago as clerk of the board and there were a number of applications for the position. Miss Hazel Grist of Yorkvllle, was elected. The salary is $100 a /ear. It was decided some time ago t.iat the next move of the chaingang v/ill be to Broad River township and i committee consisting of Mr. R. T. Castles and others was before the board asking that the move be made to Smyrna. The board took the matter under consideration. The King's Mountain Monument. That the proposed King's Mountain monument will be erected is now practically certain. The bill has passed the house and now is only to pass the senate. There Is no reasonable probability that the senate will turn it down. The Washington correspondent of the Columbia State has sent his paper the following. "Under suspension of the rules today Representative Webb, representing the North Carolina district, bordering York county, in which near the North Carolina line the battle was fought, was recognized by the speaker. He asked for the passage of his bill appropriating $30,000 for the monument, and the bill was passed. It had been agreed at first to have an omnibus bill carrying several appropriations of this kind, but just before the house met this morning. Mr. Webb was notified that he would be recognized on this separate bill. Such a convincing and_altogether impressive speech had Mr. weDD maae on the battle of King's Mountain that there was no opposition to the appropriation at all, and when it was passed by the house the author of it was roundly applauded by his friends on the Democratic side." Death of Mrs. Nancy McCants. Rock Hill Herald, June 6: The beautiful Christian life of Mrs. Nancy McCants, wife of Mr. Robt. L. McCants was ended last Thursday night at her home in the Lowryville neighborhood. Mrs. McCants had been in feeble health for more than a year, and while her death was not unexpected, it came rather suddenly and as a sad shock to the family. She was suddenly taken very ill Thursday night and expired a few minutes later. Funeral services were conducted at the home Saturday morning. Revs. J. K. Hall and J. B. Swann officiating. The interment was at Lowryville. The deceased was a devoted member of the Presbyterian church, holding her membership at Fishing Creek, the family having lived in that community until about a year ago when they moved to the Lowryville neighborhood. The deceased was loved by all who knew her for her quiet, unassuming manner and Christian character. She was fifty-six years and one month of age, and is survived by her husband and eight children, three sons, and five rl q 11 o-Vl toru qq fnllAWQ' WflltPf Mr Cants, who is in Florida; J. D. McCants of Ogden, and a youngtr son at home; Mesdames Jas. Forsyth and J. T. Conrad of Lowryvllle; Miss Lottie McCants of Charlotte, and Misses Lula and Susie at home. She also leaves four brothers and two sisters?J. M. Devinney of this city; Robt. Devinney of Yorkvile; Jenkins Devinney of Texas, and William Devinney of St. Louis; Mrs. Thomas McFarland of Clover and Mrs. C. C. Stewart of Yorkville. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? It Is announced that Speaker M. L. Smith will not be a candidate for governor. Advice of a physician Is given as a reason. ? Abbeville Press and Banner, May 30: Judge and Mrs. Klugh have the dppnest svmnathv of their friends in the loss of their infant son, Chas. B. Klugh, Saturday, May 26, 1906. He lacked only a few days of being a year old, and was an unusually large and healthy child until his last illness. ? The feature of last Tuesday's proceedings of the dispensary investigating committee was the testimony of Mr. A. A. Bristow, a commercial traveler of Greenville, as to what a large whisky dealer of Baltimore, told him some time ago, February, 1905, of a sale the whisky dealer, Abe Bamberger, had made to the dispensary. Hamberger told Bristow in the presence of Jesse R. Smith, also of South Carolina, that he had sold to the dispensary $67,000 worth of whisky at one time and had given the man who purchased the stuff $8,000 commission. In brief, Hamberger's story was to the effect that he had sought dispensary business; the party with whom he was dealing agreed to a purchase provided Bamberger would give up cash to the amount of $8,000. Hamberger was willing and reduced the quality of the 1 Inn Kif o/l n I turn t inn an uo hi unti hl(< ii'Hiwi u, awuiiciunui, ou him to make a good profit. He delivered the liquor in two shipments. The first shipment was so badly adulterated that Hamberger feared it would be turned down; but if it was not and he made the second shipment even worse so as to get a still larger percentage on his investment of $8 000. Hamberger had no other dealings with the dispensary. He would not give the name of the party to whom he paid the $8,000. As it was he would not dare to come to South Carolina to testify. ? Columbia, June 5: President \V. G. Childs of the Columbia, Newberry and Laurens railroad, today purged himself of the contempt charges which had been preferred against him by the dispensary investigating committee for the use of profane language while on the witness stand last week. Mr. Childs' reply to the action of the committee in ruling him in contempt filled five typewritten pages and went into the explanation minutely. Mr. Childs apologized to the committee pointedly* for the language he had used, but still refused to answer the questions of Mr. Lyons as to the jokes In* had heard. Mr. Childs In his reply to the committee, gave the reason for not repeating these jokes, saying that they possibly did not have foundation in truth and that they were the talk of irresponsible whisky drummers. The committee dismissed the ease against Mr. Childs and again put him on the stand. Mr. Lyon questioned him as to tlie jokes again and Mr. Childs again refused to answer them. Mr. Childs was asked as to the issuing of passes on his road to the dispensary officials. He stated that this was not generally done. The annual pass which Hub Evans had had been carried by him for sixteen years, was issued for the reason that Evans was the attorney of the road at Newberry. Mr. Childs told of several other occasions when he had issued passes to officials for personal reasons. OUT COMES HORRID TRUTH Inside Rottenness of the Big Central Machine. THREE OLD DIRECTORS TARRED ALIKE Witnesses of High Character Tell of Bribery and Corruption?How Evans Laid a Trap and Caught His Coli?nii??Rnwkin Sells to Lanahan. But Does Not Remain Sold?Mostj Sensational Facts Yet Developed. The dispensary investigation is growing really interesting now. The committee is giving its attention to the officials 'higher up," and they are presenting the testimony of individuals of a class that is certainly not lower. The most startling testimony of the entire investigation up to that time was given by Mr. Lewis W. Parker on Wednesday. Mr. Parker would not testify until compelled to do so by the supreme court; but when he could stand no longer he told uoine things that were of tremendous importance. But the supreme court ruling broke the ice, and the testimony of Mr. Parker. notwithstanding its corroboration by Mr. E. W. Robinson, paled into insignificance in the light of testimony that was given yesterday by Mr. C. C. Davis, a contractor and dealer in building supplies of Newberry. Mr. Parker's testimony involved the repetition of conversations he had with Lanahan, a big whisky dealer of Baltimore; but Mr. Davis's story dealt solely with statements and circumstances that came direct from Mr. H. H. Evans. Mr. Davis, like Mr. Parker, was an vvlfnow hut in view of the ruling of the supreme court, he did not try to hold anything back. He said he was doing some work for Mr. Evans, repairing or remodeling a house, and while so engaged Mr. Evans frequently exhibited to him large sums of money. The money was generally in rolls. On one occasion Mr. Davis saw three $1,000 bills. He saw $1,000 bills at other times; but could not say that he saw more than one except on the occasion especially referred to. The large bills were usually on top of the rolls. At one time Davis told Evans of the necessity for moving a door. Evans pointed to a high silk hut of the kind he usually wore and called attention to the fact that the hat was filled with greenbacks asked if that was not sufficient to move the door. Evans told Davis that this money was given to him as "presents" from whiskey men whose interests he took care of on the board of directors. According to a story Evans told Davis, shortly after Towill and Boykin were elected, they talked around that Evans was getting all the "presents" and they were getting nothing. Evans laid a trap at the Columbia hotel. After making arrangements-with his whisky friends he put a table under a transom in a hallway, and accompanied by Breech Wilson of the Richland Distilling company looked through into the room and saw the whisky men give money to Towill and Boykin. After that* Evans had no more trouble with his fellow members of the board. Also, Evans had bought oft the candidates for the legislature from Newberry county who were opposed to him and Evans told Davis) that these men were the cheapest he had ever bought In his life. Evans received from Blumenthal and Bickert, whisky dealers of Atlanta, a car load of fine furniture as a Christmas present, and also a poker table from some source that was said to be worth $600. Evans had said_that he bought the table for J4UU. .Evans saia mai he had gotten rid of Glease by employing Blease as an attorney. Davis had heard people say that Evans' method was to win money from liquor drummers at poker; but Evans did not tell him anything of the kind. Several other Newberry witnesses testified yesterday very much along the same lines. The principal witness of Wednesday was Mr. L. W. Parker of Greenville who is one of the largest cotton mill men in the state. He is president of the Olympia, Granby and Richland mills of Columbia, and has extensive interests In other cotton mills. He Is one of the leading business men of South Carolina, and is in Intimate association with all the leaders of the state's largest financial and industrial affairs. Mr. Parker was in no sense a volunteer witness. Messrs. Lyon and Christensen in some way got hold of the fact that he knew some things that would prove of value to the committee and of interest to the people of the state, and they summoned him to appear before the committee. Shortly after he took the stand it developed that he knew absolutely nothing about the dispensary business of his own 1 1 ~\->n A Kaon tsiM anmp M1UU ICUgC, UUl lie uau tw.v. things by a big whisky dealer all in a private conversation and he Insisted that he could not be compelled to repeat these private conversations. Shortly after taking the stand, Mr. Parker refused to repeat the conversations to which he admitted having been a party. Mr. Lyon moved that Mr. Parker be attached for contempt until such time as he should decide to testify. All the members of the committee backed up the motion with the exception of Messrs. Blease and Hay, and It carried. Having anticipated this very thing, Mr. Parker had brought his attorney, Mr. Haynsworth of Greenville and Mr. Haynsworth had with him ready prepared papers in habeas corpus proceedings. The supreme court had previously agreed to a special session, and after argument by Mr. Haynsworth for the petitioner and by Messrs. Gaston and Fraser, of the committee, to the contrary, the supreme court decided that the committee had a right to require Mr. Parker to repeat the conversations in question. It Is not to be understood that Mr. Parker sought to evade any proper responsibility in the matter. His replies to questions of the committee showed that he had doubts as to whether he could be lawfully required to repeat a private conversation. He did not want to go ahead and testify and then have It develop afterward that he need not have done so If he had objected. He made no objection to givi lg the committee to understand that a large liquor dealer had told him of the necessity of using "unusual" means to make sales to the dispensa ry; that this dealer had "nxea men who were in a position to control the purchases of the board; but these men would not stay "fixed"; they required "fixing" too often. But when Mr. Parker refused to give names or the exact purport of the conversation referred to the committee decided to hold him In custody until such time as he should agree to testify, and this is the shape in which the matter went to the supreme court. Upon taking the stand after the court had made its ruling, Mr. Parker testified at length. He gave the name of the party with whom he had conversed as Mr. Samuel J. Lanahan, a large whisky dealer of Baltimore, who had sold the dispensary tremendous quantities of liquor in times past. Mr. Lanahan. it appears, made extensive investments in the stock of Mr. Parker's mills and was on terms of very close familiarity with him. One day in the summer of 1904, Mr. Lanahan came to Mr. Parker for help In securing a fair deal with the dispensary. As Mr. Lanahan put it, he used to sell , the dispensary large quantities of liquor on satisfactory terms. He had employed Mr. Boykin, then a member of the state board of control, to represent j his house. Mr. Boykin had agreed all , right, but when the quarterly pur- | chases were made, it developed that | Lanahan had gotten but a very small amount of the orders. He reproached \ QKnitt tho nnaatiafontori' mon. ner in which he was representing | him. Boykin said that in view of the , fact that a western house, which Lan- j ahan named but which Parker was J unable to remember, had done so much better for Mr. Cantey, his brother-in-law, he had to look after Cantey's house instead of T,anahan's house. Lanahan said that the liquor furnished by the western house was of ' so much poorer quality than was any- 1 thing that he was willing to furnish 1 that he could not compete. Eanahan 1 went to H. H. Evans about the mat- i ter. Evans told Lanahan that it was < the understanding that Boykin was i looking after Lanahan's house, and he could not do anything unless Boykin would say that he did not propose to represent Lanahan any longer. Evans told I^anahan to go to Boykin and tell him that he must look after I?anahan; that If Boykin refused Lanahan must come back and tell Evans. But Lanahan got no satisfaction in the matter, and he wanted Parker to give him the name of some man who could represent his house properly before the board. Parker was unable to suggest anybody. In another conversation some time after that Lanahan told Parker of a subsequent letting of contracts In which Lanahan estimated that the members of the board must have cleaned up about $5,000 In the shape of graft. Lanahan got but very little out of these contracts and he complained to the board that the basis of the bidding was all wrong; that there was no such thing as "dollar and a half liquor," etc., ana mat 11 tne uoara wuuiu throw down the bars so that each bidder could be put on a fair basis without having to give up 10 or 16 cents a gallon to the members of the board, he would meet all competition and get his share of the business. Evans gave Lanahan to understand that if he did not want to bid In accordance with the specifications of the board, the board would be just as well satisfied if he would not bid at all. The same thing that Lanahar said to Mr. Parker he also said to Mr. E. W. Robertson and Mr. Ellison A. Smythe. Mr. Parker had advised Mr. Lanahan to tell the story to the governor, but this Mr. Lanahan had decided not to do. Mr. Lyon tried to get Mr. Parker to give the name of the man Lanahan employed to look after his, Lanahan's, interests after Boykln went to another house. Mr. Parker said that he understood the salary was $2,000 a year, but he refused to give the name of the party holding the position unless the whole committee should require it. Messrs. Hay, Blease, Gaston and Fraser voted that It would n6t be pruyer iu uuuipci mi. rai jvci iu bivc the name. Messrs. Lyon, Chrlstensen and Splvey took the position that such testimony was perfectly proper, but the matter was allowed to drop there. It was made clear in connection with the examination of Mr. Parker, that neither Mr. Lyon nor Mr. Chrlstensen had had any previous conversation with him; that they had picked up the knowledge that he knew something. from sources that Mr. Parker knew nothing about. Mr. Parker said that he had no recollection of having previously repeated any part of the conversation he had had with Mr. Lanahan. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Vehicle Works?The Closing Exercises at Winthrop?Personal and Other Notes. fWrnummtenre ot the Vorkrille Enquirer. Rock Hiijl June 7.?It will be remembered that Mr. John Q. Anderson of this city, as a committee of one from the Southern Vehicle association, went north some weeks ago in the matter of securing an axle factory for some point in the south, Rock Hill if possible. He has been in conference with Mr. E. J. Gardner who now operates a large factory. Mr. Gardner has been In Rock Hill this week investigating conditions. Under certain conditions he Is willing to pull up and move his plant to this city. These conditions are not hard and if Rock HUI shows her usual pluck she will get the factory. Should she do so it will add a payroll of something like one thousand dollars per month and will bring a number of skilled mechanics to the city. The plant employs 125 skilled workmen and these would come with Mr. Gardner should he move south. Dr. J. Roddey Miller left Tuesday morning for Boston, Mass., where he will attend the convention of the National Medical association. On his return he will stop In New York and take a post' graduate course at the Polyclinic. The two-story residence on the corner of Railroad avenue and Johnston street occupied by Mr. Gregory, the marble yard proprietor, was discovered to be on Are at 12:30 o'clock Thursday morning and when first seen by a railroad employe the flames had gained some headway near the kitchen flue. The alarm was given and in ten minutes the firemen had two streams playing. They did fine work and confined the fire strictly within the walls of the house. The roof was burned off and the damage will amount to a thousand or more dollars. This loss was covered by Insurance. The building is the property of Mr. A. H. Greene of the Carolina hotel. * Some items In regard to Winthrop commencement affairs were not reported in my iast as the closing exercises were not over. Miss Nannie Grist of Yorkvllle, was made president of the Alumnae association; Misses Lillle Earle Sadler, Georgia Graham and Kittle Klrkpatrick, vies presidents; Miss Sallle Gillespie, secretary; Miss Bessie Barron, treasurer. After a lively discussion it was decided that the association would give a scholarship in Columbia college, New York, either industrial or literary or both. This scholarship, which will be worth at least $200 and possibly more, will be given to a Winthrop full graduate to be chosen by the president of Winthrop, the president of the Alumnae, the principal of the model school and the heads of the departments of English and of Stenography and Typewriting. Miss Mamie Grace Squler of Columbia, was awarded the president's gold medal for the best original story published during the year in the Winthrop Journal. Rock Hill is to have three marriages on June 12th. In the morning at eight o'clock, Miss Mary Hall, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Walter Hall will wed the Rev. C. E. Peele, formerly of this city, now of Columbia. The ceremony will be performed at the bride's home. Mr. James Lynn will go to Edgemore, in the lower part of the county and will ? ?'? TT -1U? I ~ AtmnlnCT At wet! Alias nuina in uic ctciumb- ??? eight o'clock In the evening at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church. Miss Janie Black, daughter of Capt. A. C. Black, will be married to Mr. J. Wilson Moore, formerly of McConnellsville, now of this city. The commencement dance given Wednesday evening in Frledhelm's hail was a most enjoyable affair. A good orchestra was present from Charlotte to furnish the music. Dancing began about 10.30 and continued until 3 o'clock. There were a number of visitors. both ladies and gentlemen In attendance. Mrs. James P. Crawford of Nashville, Tenn., with her two children are expected this week to visit relatives. Mrs. George KicKer 01 sumier, pieaaantly remembered here as Miss Ada * Wynn, is visiting Miss Pauline Davis. Mr. Johnston Hutchinson of Char'otte visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. David Hutchinson, this week. Miss Elizabeth Grace of Charleston, is with Misses Beulah and Bessie Barron. Miss Mary Marshall Dapuy of Davidson college, who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. W. L. Lingle. haB returned home. Mr. and Mrs. J. Leonidas Moore, who have been here for some weeks, will in a few days return to their Ashevllle residence. It Is their Intention to come back home In the fall. Governor Oroers Prosecution.? Upon the publication of Mr. Parker's testimony before the Investigating committee. Governor Heyward sent the following to the attorney general: "Dear Sir?I see through the public prints that as a result of the ruling of the supreme court evidence was produced before the Investigating com mittee charging former members of the board of directors of the dispensary ivith malfeasance and corruption in the discharge of their official* duty. "I direct this matter to your attention to the end that you promptly cause such prosecution to be Instituted as shall be proper and necessary to vtnJicate the law. "Yours respectfully, "D. C. Heyward, Gov." ? Attorney General Youmans on Tuesday rendered his opinion to Gov. Heyward In the matter of the power tvhlch Is vested In the governor of removing officials from office. The case .vhich the governor has under consideration Is that of Major John Black ,vho recently threatened Mr. J. Frazer