Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, June 19, 1906, Image 2
Scraps and .facts.
? Washington, June 16: Another
star was added to the union today,
when the president signed the bill admitting
Oklahoma and Indian Territory
as one state. The measure also
provides for admitting Arizona and
New Mexico, if the people vote for
admission on the terms of congress.
Signing the bill today was an interesting
ceremony. Senator Beveridge and
Representative Hamilton, respectively
chairman of senate and house committees
on territories were present, as
was also a delegation from the two |
territories. The president used two 1
pens to sign the bill, writing his first '
name with a gold pen and his last
name with an eagle quill taken from a
bird in Oklahoma. The president then
congratulated the two congressmen
who had done so much to gain the result.
? Savannah, Ga., June 15: Shame
less buying of votes at the polls marked
the Democratic primary here for e
the nomination of county officers, r
three representatives In the legislature 1
and state senators. Only white men
- ? a- -ii ?a C
ana uemocrats were ?uu?cu iu
and the purchase of ballots was carried
on at the polling booths. Professional
and business men entered with J
zest into the vote buying. They stood c
about the court house, where the vot- a
Ing for the entire county was con- v
ducted, waving handsful of money and c
bidding for votes. A justice of the *
peace was among those openly purchasing
votes. The prices paid ranged
from |10 to $40, although $25 was the *
amount paid in nearly every case. Due f
bills were given In most instances, but a
often money was exchanged. It is es- ^
tlmated that 800 votes were bonght
and that the election cost the People's v
Democratic league, which won, $100,000.
? Syracuse, N. Y., June 16: In his t
address before the annual convention c
of the Central New York Episcopal t
diocese. Bishop Charles Tyler Olm- s
stead declared that "the church of 1
Jesus Christ should not be In alliance t
either with individuals or corporations t
whose principles and methods are 1
known to be illegal and corrupt.
The moral earthquakes that have occurred
in the commercial and flnan- t
cial world have doubtless caused t
much suffering to those who stood on t
the line of their action." said the s
bishop, "but the effect of them will 1
unquestionably be wholesome In the r
end. The robber barons of the past k
lived In their castle fortresses, and s
openly ravaged their neighbors' f
goods with fire and sword. The 'barons*
of the present day live in their
peaceful villas and quietly ravage t
whole communities by methods known r
to the trade which the law finds It t
difficult to prevent. Money Itself, I ^
suppose, cannot be tainted; but it v
may at times represent a tainted t
partnership, and it is not well for the i
church to have her tongue tied by any q
such coalition, because It Is her duty t
to be ready to denounce wickedness <3
in high places as well as in low t
places." d
? There was another bloody massa- i
ere of Jews In Russian Poland last h
week. The scene or tne outoreait v
this time was the city of Bialystock.
A bomb was thrown into a Christian
religious procession. A priest and
several other people were injured.
There was no evidence as to the iden- .
tlty of the perpetrators of the outrage.
but pretty soon a story was .
started to the effect that the Jews ?
were responsible. This story brought
about the collection of a mob which _
set about massacreing Jews indiscriminately.
Within a short time some
fifty or sixty were killed and many
were wounded. Hundreds of Jews
fled in terror from the city and some
hid themselves, while a few fought .
for their lives. When the news of the .
massacre reached the Duma a resolu- .
tlon was adopted providing for an in
vestigation. There is no certainty, ^
very little probability in fact, that the *
Jews had anything to do with the t
bomb throwing. There is reason, on j(
the contrary, to believe that the aristocratic
party precipitated the whole
trouble for the purpose of still further
aggravating the general situation. c
The game seems to be to take advantage
of the widespread antipathy on
the part of the common people to- t
ward the Jews In order to foment ^
disorder beyond the control of the infant
constitutional government.
? Washington, June 15: The international
reform bureau has just recelved
from the British Society for
the Suppression of the Opium Trade ^
news that the recent house of com- j.
mons, said to be the most stalwart in j
morals since the days of Cromwell,
has unanimously resolved "ihat the
Indo-Chinese opium trade is morally n
indefensible, and reouests his males- ?
ty's government to take such steps as w
may be necessary for bringing it to a _
speedy close." Thereupon John Mor- c
ley. secretary for state of India, said r
that "if China seriously and in good a
faith desires to restrict the consump- v
tion of this drug, the government j
would offer no opposition. Both the ^
government of India and his majesty's j,
government would agree to any such e
plan, even though it might cosi some s
sacrifice." The sacrifice would be t.
$15,000,000 in revenue, but it would
ultimately be more than restored, the
anti-opium societies contend, in the
increase of legitimate British trade in
China, of whose population about ,
125,000,000 are in the families of
"opium sots, "living in borrowed rags"
not only without buying power themselves,
but decreasing the buying
power of millions more who have to |
support them. TTie reduction of this
poverty and of the anti-foreign feel- s
ing that it has prompted, which has
also hindered trade, it is claimed by j
the anti-opium societies, will more s
than make good the loss of revenue.
? Washington, June 16: The army
officers who accompanied the Barnum
& Bailey circus for the purpose of ob- (
tabling hints regarding the transportatlon
and subsistence of a large or
gamzauon cuiisutmiy on mr muvc f
have returned to Washington tilled
with admiration at the perfection of (
system to which circus management j
has been reduced. It was the very sci- f
ence of administration and the officers ,
found that each hour's duties were j
done with the precision which left .
nothing unaccounted for. There were
more than a thousand employees and ?
about fifteen hundred horses, to say i
nothing of the other animals. Kv- v
erything was transported as it should
have been so far as circus people were *
concerned, although difficulties were \
constantly coming up by reason of the t.
failure of railroad facilities. The mil- .
itary observers were impressed with
the systematic work, which would s
probably not be possible in the army,
for the reason that men must be constantly
changed, and the officer who
has charge of transportation today
may be detailed to barrack instruction
next year. This uncertainty is more \
prevaeint now that most of the staff t
iepartments are made up of temporary
personnels by the detail of line
ifficers to four year periods of staff
luty. It was stated that If the ex>erience
with the circus men furnish'd
any illustration It was to be entirely
in the side of the permanent personlel
and the encouragement of speialities.
?hf \|ovht'illf nquim.
YORKVILLE, S. C.r
TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 1906.
Phrhaps Col. Bryan might be Induc>d
to come to South Carolina and
nake a few dispensary speeches??
<ews and Courier.
Col. Bryan has specially declared his
pposition to socialism.
Numerous housekeepers have a preudice
against the use of cotton seed
>il for cooking purposes; but really it
tppears to be far superior to that stuff
vhich. according to the report of the
ommission recently obtained by the
>resident is being sold as lard.
While it is our opinion that Mr.
Hack's offense was sufficiently aggraated
to justify his removal from ofIce,
we doubted from the very first the
.uthority in the governor to unseat
iim.?Greenville News.
Did the attorney general not say it
rould be all right.
Onr of the really funny incidents of
he day is to see one man trying to
onvince another that there Is graft in
he dispensary management. Of course
uch an undertaking is a waste of time,
"here are people who will not admit
hat there has been graft, and among
hem are Messrs. Evans, Boykin and
'owlll and their friends.
Wf are not yet prepared to say that
he state of South Carolina has begun
o convalesce from dispensary corrupion.
There has been almost as much
tealing going on as between 1868 and
876; but the people being richer and
nore prosperous have not felt it as.
:eenly. It is quite possible that the
tate will have to sink much lower beore
it becomes thoroughly aroused.
No, we have never tried to claim
hat there were no honest dispensary
nen. Both Lyon and Christensen, at
he time of their appointment as memiers
of the investigation committee,
k-ere believers in the dispensary as the
test solution of the liquor question.
Jut we are a little dubious over the
tuestion as to whether the authority
hat suggested the personnel of the
Ilspensary investigating cuhhuiucc
relieved that there were any honest
lispensary men. Otherwise Messrs.
..yon and Chrlstensen would have
lardly been appointed to prosecute this
fork.
The general public does not seem
o understand that the principal effect
if Governor Heyward's instructions
or the prosecution of dispensary grafers,
was to relieve the members of the
ioard from the necessity of testifying,
["he members of the board- cannot be
nade to testify against themselves,
i'hat is why the committee's summons
fas put in the form of an invitation
ather than a subpoena. And inasmuch
& there is no reasonable probability
hat anybody is to be convicted in conleetlon
with all the stealing that has
teen going on. it would have been beter
for the purposes of the investigaion
if nothing had been said about
rosecution. The only benefit that is
oming to the public is pretty full in
ormation as to the exact nature or
he eTiisti ng corruption, anil some faint
dea of Its extent.
The Enquirer is rather inclined to
egret that Mr. Fraser Lyon has felt
ailed upon to become a candidate for
.ttorney general or any other public
fflce at this time. We will not say
hat we think any less of Mr. Lyon,
or we do not; but according to our
[leas of the fitness of things, it would
probably have been better had that
irllliant and courageous gentleman
waited until the completion of the investigation
on which he is engaged beore
offering for any public office,
lowever, it may be for the best. Mr.
..yon has full information on the dispensary
subject, he knows more of the
orruption and graft that has perneated
that institution than does any
ther man in the state who has not
ieen an actual participant in the
wrongdoing which is now being unovered,
and possibly this Is a good
eason for his going before the people
.t this time. His canvass of the state
will at least serve to acquaint the people
with the true character of the dispensary,
and if he is elected, and there
s good reason to think that he will be
lected, he can prosecute the dispenary
grafters as they could be proseuteil
by no one else.
The entry of W. W. Lumpkin as a
nndidate in the state camnaign for
he United States senate against Senitor
Tillman is u development on
vhich we are unable to give an inelligeiit
opinion at this time because
ve have no information as to its
neaning. We have known more or
ess of Mr. Lumpkin for several
rears, principally as an entertaining
ipeaker but not hitherto had occaijon
to associate him with politics,
le has l?een prominent at corner
itone layings and Confederate reinions.
As to what experience he
nay have had on the hustings we do
tot know. Mr. Lumpkin is from
Georgia; but has been a citizen of
his state for ten or twelve years,
nost of tiie time as a commercial rep esentative
of the Georgia railway.
Vs to whether his candidacy is to be
aken as a serious matter remains to
ie seen. There is no doubt about the
act that he has as much right to run
is any other citizen of the state; but
lis candidacy is so unexpected as to
cave many people absolutely blank
is to what it means, whether really
n onnosition to Senator Tillman,
vhether with a bona fiile desire to
JO to the t'nited States senate. or
vhether to assist in stirring up sutli ient
factionalism to overshadow even
lie horrible corruption of the dispensary
system.
EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
A correspondent at Honea Path
vrites: "How much cents will a beaver
bat hold." We pass it up. Maybe
the Columbia Record can tell.?Anderson
Daily Mail.
Won't somebody please tell us, while
we pause for a breathing spell in this
Bryan demonstration, the name of the
last man we Democrats ran for president??Anderson
Dally Mail.
The dispensary newspapers appear
to be delighted with the way the newspapers
and persons investigated came
out of it. but, strange to say, are displeased
with the investigators.?News
and Courier.
Congress has passed a law that the
president must pay his own fare when
he takes trips over the country in the
future. This is a relief to those of us
who had been thinking of taking up
a collection to pay it for him?Anderson
Daily Mail.
We have always heard that there
were good opening^ in the advertising
fielrl til the United States, hilt reallv
we were not prepared for the news
that a man was paid $300 per month
to see that other people tacked up
signs advertising certain brands of
whisky in South Carolina. It pays to
be an advertising man.?Greenville
Mountaineer.
The objections of the esteemed Florence
Times to members of the Investigating
committee running for state
offices would command more respect
if they had been made months ago,
when the man who introduced In the
senate the resolution providing for the
investigation, Mr. Blease, and who is
a member of the committee, announced
himself a candidate for governor?
News and Courier.
The dispensary system in South Carolina
has long been seriously sick. It
is manifest to many that the sickness
:" in L-Air/.ni t T t U'Ul U' O
la iiil'i ra^m^ in ocvciuj. av < , ??v
trust, soon be a corpse. Let It be
buried in the "potters-field." It deserves
no better treatment at the hands
of decent people. The whole thing is
undemocratic and degrading. It is to
be hoped that Senator Tillman will
make no further attempt to save the
Institution. With his splendid intellectual
gifts he should be employed in a
better business. Let him come over into
the ranks of the opponents of the
whole whisky business. He will then
be in better business and in better
company.?Union Times.
MEAT INSPECTION AGREEMENT.
Dispute Between President and House
of Representatives Settled.
The basis of a complete agreement
on the meat inspection legislation between
President Roosevelt and the
house committee on agriculture was
arrived at yesterday, says a Washington
dispatch at the White House.
Speaker Cannon represented the committee
in this instance and subsennentlv
snent time exnlainine the sit
uation to the committee in its room at
the Capitol. The bill was practically
completed when the committee adjourned
today.
It will authorize an annual appropriation
of $3,000,000 to pay the cost of
Inspection and will contain no provision
for the levy of an assessment
to make up any deficiency in the
amount available for this work, as
suggested by Mr. Cowan, representing
the Texas Cattle growers, and later
urged by the president.
The court review provision will not
be contained in the measure. This
action meets the suggestion of the
president. The words "in the Judgment
of the secretary of agriculture"
will not be inserted, as suggested by
the president, and this conclusion now
meets Mr. Roosevelt's approval.
The section waiving the civil service
law for one year in the selection of
inspectors will go out of the provision,
also one of the president's recommendations.
There is to be no date on the label
of the packing of meat food products.
In this the president yields to the committee.
The language which gives incnontnro
th<* ricrht tri thA ramlfinc nlants
at all times Is amplified by the words
"whether the same be in operation or
not."
With these changes made, the president
has indicated his entire satisfaction
with the measure which was reported
from the committee as a substitute
for the Beveridge amendment
and was today recommitted to the
committee that the changes may be
made.
Speaker Cannon was accompanied
to the White House by Representative
Adams of Wisconsin, a member of the
agricultural committee. Ordinarily the
speaker does not take the active part
in legislation which he has in the present
instance. It has been explained,
however, that he regards the passage
of an adequate meat inspection bill
with all possible speed as vitally essential
to the welfare of manv important
industries throughout the country.
The objection which was urged to the
president as a reason why he should
not insist on giving authority to the
secretary of agriculture to levy a tax
to make up any deficiency was the
constitutional provision that congress
shall levy ail taxes. A head tax on animals,
it was pointed out, would be an
exceedingly unequal one, as the value
of a fine beef steer would be much
greater than a steer of inferior weight
and condition, yet the tax would have
to be the same. The same condition
would prevail as to all other animals
killed for food.
The guarantee of the constitution of
every man's right to have his grievances
heard before a' court was also
presented to the president forcefully
as a reason why the decision of the
secretary of agriculture should not be
made final, as would be the ease should
the words "In the discretion of the
secretary of agriculture" be inserted
throughout the measure. In this argument,
it is understood, the president
acquiesced on the ground of its containing
a fundamental principle of
guaranteed rights.
Aunougn tomorrow anu weunesuay
have been set apart for the passage
of bills under suspension of the rules
in the house, it is probable that agricultural
bill will be sent to conference
without delay.
MERE-MENTION.
The house of representatives has decided
in favor of a lock canal across
the isthmus of Panama... .The Democrats
of different states, especially of
northern and western states that give
Republican majorities are preparing to
give Mr. Bryan a rousing welcome on
his return to America... .It is said that
Charles M. Schwab, who is at present
a resident of the state of New York,
is preparing to become a candidate for
the United States senate from Nevada.
....The United States battleship (}eortria.
iust com Dieted at Portland. Maine.
made her official endurance run last
Friday and proved herself to be the
fastest ship in the American navy,
making 19.3:1 knots an hour. ...Kansas
farmers are so put to for labor that
they are paying men out of jail to
help in the harvest....A Pennsylvania
school girl put a rail bolt between two
rails to see the engine flatten it as it
hail flattened pennies for her. The result
was the wreck of a passenger train
and the loss of .twenty lives Japanese
transport was wrecked off the
coast of Korea a few days ago by the
explosion of an old mine and several
hundred soldiers lost their lives. The
mine had been floating derelict since
the n cent war President Castro
of Veneguela. is to resume office on July
5, according to a dispatch Several
additional shocks of earthquakes have
been felt in San Francisco during the
past few days The broom trust.
which has its headquarters in Chicago
has given out notice of its intention to
raise me price or o rooms n is reported
in Paris that Prance wants to
sell tile islands in tile South Atlantic
and in the Pacific to (he United States.
It is beginning to look like the
famous Invyfus case is to he brought
up again in Prance. Cupt. Dreyfus
wants complete vindication, and the
probability is that In- will get it
Congressman Lester of Georgia, was
killed in Washington the other day by
falling through a skylight. He did
not recover sufficiently to explain how
the accident happened but it is thought
that lie went on the roof of the hotel
to hunt his grandchildren who were
supposed to be watching a:i air ship in
iis preparations for Might from a
neighboring park The fiftieth anniversary
of the organization of the
Republican party was celebrated last
Sunday in the same Philadelphia hall
in which the first convention was held.
The Twentieth Century flyer on
the Lake Shore road was wrecked last
Sunday. Pive sleepers were demolished
but none of the sixty-seven passengers
aboard were seriously hurt.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. C. Wilborn?Has a six-room cottage
on Wright avenue for sale.
T. W. Speck?Reminds you of the
good qualities of the Parker lucky
curve fountain pen.
T. E. McMackin?Is announced as a
candidate for the office of superintendent
of education.
John F. Gordon?Is announced as a
candidate for the office of county
supervisor of York county.
Foushee Cash Store?Is closing out
its millinery stock at cost. Watch
for new goods.
Geo. W. S. Hart, PlIT's Attorney?|
Publishes summons for relief in
the case of Mary A. Brian, Plff.,
against Elwood F. Bell, Eliza Jaoie
Bell and others.
J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Reminds
you of the special reduced prices
he is offering to July 1st, on dress
goods.
Loan and Savings Bank?Calls attention
to the safe deposit boxes,
which it has to rent. Cost $3 a
year.
Thomson Co.?Has on a special sale
of ladles' skirts this week. New lot
of belt buckles in pearl. Ladies'
Home Journal Patterns.
Dobson Bros'. Cash Store?Has Just
received new shipments of roses
and flowers. White duck hats, (iOc
each. Trimmed hats at reduced
prices.
M. W. White?Says a $40,000 fortune
was once built on a newspaper
clipping and a two-cent stamp.
J. Webb Moore. R. F. D. No. 3?Has
two grade Jersey milch cows for
sale.
First National Bank?Solicits your
banking business on a basis of mutual
helpfulness and mutual benefit
Miss Rosa Lindsay?Invites you to
inspect her photographic work.
Only the latest ideas employed.
Benjamin Sloan, Pres.?Gives inforformation
as to scholarship in Normal
department of University of
South Carolina.
Old George, the Butcher?Will give
a cake of American soap or Bon
Ami with each $1 cash purchase.
^ ? -? ?II Dmao T)ii?lfn no rt loo Int oro ut .
l^tLIIUIl Diua. ill* UC |/a>
ed, to see the Walter A. Wood mowing
machines, and tell why It Is the
best.
York Supply Co.?Has Mason's fruit
jars, rubbers, tops, etc. also sugar,
preserving kettles. Just received
several cars of heavy groceries.
J. J. Keller & Co.?Want to do any
odd jobs of repair work, such as
hanging doors, swinging blinds, etc.,
you may have about your home.
York Drug Store?Can furnish almost
all kinds of talcum powders, toilet
waters and toilet soaps of best qualities.
The cotton crop Is In very fine condition.
The first cotton bloom of the season
is about due. Send It in.
Botany, one of the most Important
studies that can receive attention at
the hands of present day students, is
one of the most universally neglected.
The super-abundance of rain
throughout this section during the
past ten days Is getting things In a
serious shape. Sandy land cotton, especially,
is suffering, and the red lands
have at least had plenty of water to
no ror quite a wane.
Dr. J. H. Witherspoon, who lives on
the Lincoln road three miles northeast
of Yorkville, says he has not seen a
drunk man going by his house since
the Yorkville dispensary closed. The
passing of noisy dispensary people
used to be a matter of daily occurrence,
and on Saturdays they went by
in droves.
Most of the people who attended the
Associate- Reformed church during the
series of meetings commencing last
Friday morning and closing Sunday
night were very much Impressed by
the able and instructive sermons that
were preached by Rev. J. L. Oates of
Hickory Grove. The first sermon
elicited favorable remarks on the part
of the congregation, and so did the
second, third, and on to the end. There
were some who assumed as a matter
of course that the preacher had two or
three favorite sermons for occasions
like this; but at the end of the series
they were unable to decide which was
the best, and were forced also to conclude
that if Mr. Oates had been choosing
his best sermons for the occasion,
the bunch he has to select from must
be well nigh inexhaustible. One of the
most striking sermons of this remarkable
series, probably, was one which
called attention to a universal weakness
of humanity, the disposition "to
follow the multitude to do evil." In
this sermon Mr. Oates called attention
to the fact that only a very small per
cent of the people do their own think
ing even to tne extent ot trying iu umcover
whether the leader they would
follow Is going the right way. It Is
frequently the ease that they do not
even know they are following and
when, upon a day of reckoning, which
must surely come sooner or later, they
are brought face to face with the fact
that they have made a terrible mistake
they Invariably find Justillcation
in the fact that so many other people
were doing just as they were doing,
that they were only following the lead
of the multitude. The application of
the sermon was to all departments of
life, religious, social, political, business,
etc., and those who heard it still have
something to think about. All of the
sermons were listened to with the closest
attention, and the only regret in
connection with the entire series is
that the pleasure and benelit connected
therewith has necessarily to be confined
to a house full of people.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Supt. J. R. Kill inn of the York Cotton
mill, spent last Sunday at Cleveland
Springs.
Mrs. P. It. Bratton and son, P. R.
Bratton, Jr., of Charleston, are at Miss
Ida deLoach's.
Mr. and Mrs. Ike Campbell of (Jastonia,
spent Sunday with Mr. J. N.
O'Karhel's family.
Miss Helen Witherspoon of Guthrlesville.
is spending a few days with
Miss Frances Finley.
Miss Mamie S(|uier of Columbia, has
accepted a position as teacher in the
Yorkville Graded school.
Mr. and Mrs. Jefferys Ashe of New
York, are visiting in Yorkville, the
guests of Mrs. S. C. Ashe.
Mr. J. Leander Parish, who was so
critically ill a week or ten days ago, is
better and able to walk about.
Miss Mary (lattis and Miss Marino
of Gastoniu, spent Sunday in Yorkville.
guests of Mr. J. F. Thomson's
family.
Mrs. Cynthia Adams Johnson of
(iaslonia, spent Sunday in Yorkville
with Mrs. T. M. Dobson and other
friends.
Mr. K. \\\ Kennedy, who has been
teaching school at Latta, Marion county.
returned to his home at Sharon.
Wednesday.
Mrs. Frank Wilson of Manning, arrived
in Vorkville last week on a visit
to relatives and friends, and is the
guest of Miss Bessie Barron.
Miss Wilinoth Jackson, who has been
studying in Atlanta, Oa., for some
time past has returned to her home at!
Newport.
Mrs. Agnes McElwee and Mr. and
Mrs. J. Frank McElwee and son, Master
Frank, left Saturday for a visit to I
Mr. J. D. Bivens' family at Albemarle,
N. C. Mr. McElwee returned to Yorkvllle
this morning.
Senator Brlce has not been to his
office more than two or three times In
the last three weeks. This Is on account
of the illness of his infant
daughter, Claude Moore. The condition
of the little sufferer continues
very serious.
Stenographer A. M. Deal of Columbia
Is In Yorkville assisting Stenographer
H. I. McCaw, the latter havhig
an unusual amount of testimony to get
out as the result of numefous recent
appeals. Mr. Deal is a candidate for
the house or representatives irum
Richland county.
Mr. S. N. Johnson, who has lived fcr
a good many years close to the line between
York and Bethel townships, has
been preparing for some time past to
move to Yorkville and expects to get
here about the first of July. Practically
all of Mr. Johnson's property interests
are In Yorkville and the Immediate
vicinity.
UNUSUAL RAINFALL.
Mr. J. R. Schorb, voluntary weather
observer at Yorkville has kindly furnished
The Enquirer with a record of
weather Conditions for June from the
beginn ng of the month up to and Including
laRt Sunday. The total ruin
fall fo* the seventeen days of the
month taken Into consideration was
4.75 Inches as follows:
Date. Inches.
June 1 0.00
June 2 80
June 3 26
June 4 10
June 5 14
June 6 0.00
June 7 0.00
June 8 0.00
June 9 trace
June 10 25
June 11 trace
June 12 40
June 13 1.43
June 14 04
June 15 05
June 16 78
June 17 0.00
There was not a single clear day
during the month. The 1st was .5
cloudy and the 7th was only .3 cloudy;
but the sun was not to be seen at all
during the 12th, 13th and 14th, and for
not more than an hour on the 3d, 15th
and 16th. The clouds obscured the
sun during 75 per cent of the whoTe
month.
ViSnpftAof lomnaroturo rllirlnfT thf*
month was 98 degrees on the 8th and
the lowest was f>8 degrees on the 13th.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? There has been some cotton moving
during the past week. Mr. B. N.
Moore bought about a hundred bales
recently at 11 cents.
? Last week was rather dull In Yorkvllle
because of the rain. A large proportion
of the people who help to
make busy these times did not earn
much money last week.
? Quite an energetic electrical storm
played over the southern part of Yorkville
for some minutes at about 5
o'clock last Saturday afternoon, and
during its progress a bolt of electricity
struck a tree on the premises of the
Tavora mill. There was first a sharp
report like the crack of a rifle and
this was followed a moment later by
a loud boom like the discharge of artillery.
A hundred or more window
lights were shattered in the mill and
adjoining buildings and numerous electric
fuses were blown out. The loose
hanging lint In the picker rooms was
also ignited; but the fire was extinguished
before any considerable damage
was done. Nobody was hurt and
the window glass wreckage included
the most serious loss.
? Rev. E. E. Gillespie, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church took occasion,
at the close of his last Sunday
morning sermon, to give his congre
gallon some preuy siriii^m itun. un mc
subject of dancing. The general subject
of the sermon was "the raising of
children as they should be raised," and
at its close Mr. Gillespie took occasion
to speak very pointedly on the subject
of dancing. He referred specifically to
the "school of grace" recently organized
in Yorkvllle, and condemned it in
very positive language. He took occasion
to say that if physicians should
identify some particular district as
distinctively malarial and point out
the fact, people would shun that district.
The speaker was here to look
after the spiritual welfare of the community
Just us the physicians were
here to look after the physical welfare,
and he declared against the spiritual
and moral health of the "school of
grace." He quoted from the discipline
of various denominations and read letters
from different church authorities
to show the estimate in which dancing
Is held by most Christian denominations.
He expressed himself as uncompromising
in his own opposition to
dancing and gave the congregation to
understand that he does not propose
even to the slightest degree, to evade
or dodge the issue that has been presented.
As the result of the sermon
IT us unuermuuu uiai a iiuinun ut pupils
who had entered the dancing
school will withdraw their further attendance.
UP THE C. & N.-W.
The following Interesting description
of the northern extension of the Carolina
and North-Western railway is
from the Yorkville correspondence to
the News and Courier:
On several occasions during the past
year mention has been made in this
correspondence of the fact that the line
of the Carolina and North-Western i
railway had been extended from Lenoir.
which has been the northern terminus
for twenty year3 or more, to i
Kdgemont. 23 miles above Lenoir.
To cue not familiar with the topogra- i
phy of the country through which this
extension lias been constructed the :
building of these twenty-three miles of
railroad would not be considered any- i
thing unusual, but to one familiar with
conditions the feat is little short of
being a marvel.
It has been the purpose of this correspondent
ever since the road, was
completed, to visit Kdgemont and intermediate
points between the latter
town and Lenoir, but he did not do so <
until last week, when he spent two i
days up there, and will try to give the i
readers of the News and Courier an
idea of a section of the country that i
is now easily accessible and about i
which they naturally know very little, i
To the layman there is nothing es- ]
peeiany marvelous m mi' cuusirucuun :
of the first ten miles of the road, which
extends from Lenoir to Collettsvllle. i
as a major portion of it is through a i
comparatively broad valley. Intersect- i
?sl at intervals by ridges or low hills, i
and while there are some deep cuts i
and high fills, the work of construction t
was not especially difficult, owing to 1
the fact tnat the soil is comparatively I
free from stone, and therefore, easily i
moved. *
Powder and Dynamite Here. 1
The road crosses John's river, in- \
side tlie town limits of Collettsville,
and there it was that the trouble for
liie railroad builders commenced. The '
right of way for the entire distance between
Collettsville and Kdgemont is
along the banks of Wilson's Creek, a 1
large, clean, bold mountain stream, i
which mak< s its tortuous course be- I
tween two chains of mountains from i
Kdgemont, where it is formed by the l
junction of Rock House and Lost Cove ]
creeks. The roadbed for most of the 1
distance Is through solid rock, and was <
"graded" with powder and dynamite, <
insttad of ploughs, shovels, scrapes \
and carts?the usual method. Occa- t
sionally a short, narrow valley is i
struck and here the work is, of course, t
comparatively inexpensive. Taking t
into consideration the topography of (
the country and the newness of the <
track it is in fine condition, and is be- I
ing improved every day. i
Blowing Rock, and at present a turn
pike road Is being constructed betweei
these points, which will moke the dls
tance between twelve and fifteen milef
At present there are no accommoda
tlons at Edgemont for the visitor, bu
it Is expected that before the openini
of another season a handsome, con
venient, modern hotel will have beei
erected and be ready for the enter
tainment of the hundreds of guest
who are sure to visit that section a
soon as its many attractions to th
health and pleasure-seeker becom
known to the outside world.
Mountain Home Club Formed.
In addition to the hotel what prom
ises to be one of the most practical a
well as pleasant schemes for the con
venlence and comfort of those who de
sire to spend their summer vacation o
any part of it in that highly favorei
section is well under way, and bid
fair to meet with entire success. It I
a Mountain Home Club, and the plan
of the promoters of the idea are abou
as follows: It is proposed to secure a
least 250 subscribers, each subscribini
one share of stock at >100 each. Thi
will provide a fund of >25,000 or mor
with which to purchase necessar;
lands, erect a club house of ample slz
for the accommodation of the mem
bers, and a number of cottages, lay ol
and beautify the grounds, provide i
water supply, sewerage, etc. Annua
dues of >12 will be collected from eacl
of the 250 members, and this will pro
vide an income of >3,000, to be expend
ed in the conduct of the club and oi
the improvement of the property. I
Is calculated that the income will b
further swelled by the initial fees o
new members. It is the purpose of th
promoters to guarantee every membe
of the club all the comforts and con
uoniotio?? nf n well-ordpred. moderi
home in this "Land of the Sky," at i
minimum cost and at the same ttm
place him and his family where the;
may spend their summer vacation
with congenial company. Each mem
ber will be entitled to board and lodg
ing, and all the other privileges fur
nished by the club, Including baths
electric lights, etc., at about actua
cost, and at the same time will b
guaranteed any delicacy or convenlenc
not regularly furnished, provided h
cares to pay the additional cost.
A partial canvass has been made o
a majority of the towns along the Car
olina and North-Western railway, in
eluding Lenoir, Hickory, Newton, Lin
colnton, Gostonia, Yorkvllle and Ches
ter, and also of Charlotte and Wlnns
boro, and more than one-fourth the de
sired number of members have bee
secured and on the list are many o
the leading business and professions
men of the various towns named. Oth
er towns will be canvassed later.
A Wonderful Timber Land.
Although it is not by any means th
only industry of that section, the lum
ber business overshadows all others
and especially is this true of that por
tion along the line of the railroad fror
Lenoir to Edgemont. Perhaps no great
er variety of commercial timber Is t
be found anywhere in the south, o
even in America, than in these moun
tains. There Is hickory, white oa:
post oak, chestnut oak, chestnut, whit
pine, yellow pine, ash, birch, mapk
walnut, poplar, hemlock, etc., and th
forests are being rapidly denuded b
wealthy lumber companies or corpora
tions. At Mortimer, two miles south o
Edgemont, Is located the plant of th
Wilson Creek Lumber company. Dur
ing the past eighteen months the con
cern which owns enormous bodies o
valuable timber lands in the adjacen
mountains, is said to have expende
about $250,000 in getting ready to han
die lumber. The town of Mortimei
except the depot grounds, the depo
and the right of way of the railroad, 1
owned by the company. There is j
neat and well-kept hotel, scores o
dwellings, including quite a numt)e
that would be creditable to the averag
town, being large, of modern style ani
neatly painted, and there are also i
large number of neat one-story cot
tages, a store room, and besides thes
there is the huge sawmill and wood
working plant of the company, by whic!
the lumber is prepared for markel
The saw mill Is of sufficient capacity t
cut 50,000 feet of lumber dally. Th
company also owns and operates
railroad, which extends from Mortlme
seven miles along the banks of Har
per's Creek Into the mountains.
A Mountain Jaunt.
Your correspondent, in compan
with two friends, left Mortimer on
afternoon on foot for the purpose of go
ing over the road and also of seein;
Harper's Falls, a noted waterfall whic!
i_ a j ^11 Olft IITn u?artu,
is sum iu leiu 6vu itci, oc oiui iv
rather late in view of what we had se
out to accomplish, and after walkln
six miles on crossties and uphill a
that, met two mountaineers, who toll
us that the falls were still two mile
further on, and in view of the latenes
of the hour and the.fact that we ha
our hearts set on riding back to Mor
timer on the lumber train, which wa
due to start about thirty minutes latei
decided that we would abandon the ef
fort to reach the falls that day, am
turned back to where we had notice*
the train awaiting orders to proceed
While going back we met another trail
running backwards to ward the head o
another branch of the road. The en
gineer stopped his train and invited ou
party to climb 011 the engine, and w
all climbed. The train then proceedei
about a mile up the road, where 1
gang of workmen were engaged ii
loading logs on a car. At this point 1
is said that the track is about 1,200 fee
above Mortimer, or that it rises on ai
average of 200 feet to each mile.
Auntain.
We soon started on the return tri]
to Mortimer and it was an experienci
that is not likely soon to be forgotten
The engine was what is known as thi
"geared type" and was built for thi
especial class of work for which it i
being used. It is not probable than ai
engine of the ordinary type could mucl
more than carry its own weight ove
this road, to say nothing of pulling si:
or eight cars, loaded with green sav
logs, which the geared type see-ms t<
Jo with ease. Sitting on the fireman'.'
box and, looking ahead, your corre
spoil dent was given a tine view of tin
track, which, like the track of the Car
olina and North-Western railway, de
scribed elsewhere, is built along th<
foot of the mountains the entire way
but there is very little evidence o
heavy expense or care in the construe
tlon of the lumber road. In places thi
track presents the appearance of hav
Ing been propped up against the sid<
of the mountain with poles, it crosse!
and recrosses the creek possibly thirty
or forty times, and occasionally tin
tops of the trestles are fifty feet o
more above the granite bed of th<
creek, in looking aliead one has ai
excellent opportunity for noting thi
heavy down grade and exceedingly
sharp curves?so sharp that every fev
hundred feet the track disappears fron
sight entirely. The disappearance o
the track did not give us any uneasi
ness, because of the fact that the engl.
neer did not seem to be any more con
eernea anoui wnat was uiuny us
rmasement than he would have beer
If driving an ox cart over the broad
level road. Finally we reached Mortimer
and crawled down from the engim
with even greater alacrity than we hat
mounted it. Just before starting dowr
i member of our party asked the tireman
if anybody had been killed on tin
railroad since it was built and ills reply
was: "No. not yet."
A Gigantic Lumber Company.
The Wilson Creek Lumber company
which is reputed to have a capital oJ
more than $7,000,000. owns severa
arge plants besides the one at Mortimer,
one being located at Saginaw, or
he other side of the mountains frorr
Mortimer, and still another in Wesl
Virginia. It operates a railroad i.
connection with the Saginaw plant
which extends down or rather up toward
the present terminus of the Wilton
Creek Line, and at present the twc
oads are separated by a space of on!j
ibout a half mile, but the terminus ol
he Saginaw line Is about two hunired
feet above that of the Wllso.i
Jreek line, and the elevation between
hem Is composed of solid granite, and
t is not likely that they will ever be
This section is in the heart of th
Blue Ridge mountains, in Westeri
North Carolina. It is a dream o
beauty. The mountains stand, tall am
majestic, with their settings of ancien
trees and dense undergrowth. It is th
Ideal spot for rest and recreation. It 1
a spot where the ever*-changing land
scape offers, one after another, view
of surpassing loveliness, until it seem
as if nature, even in this favored land
in uoi muc CAiio.uni.crvA net *? ??.
Ah already stated, Edgemont i
twenty-three miles northeast of Lenoii
anil Is about 3.000 feet above sea leve
T f lc? ol crVi t mllua on on alt* lino frn r
e united, but if they should be there
ti would be another road to the west, us
f the Saginaw has connections via Crand
berry, through to Johnson City, Tenn.
t The primary object of the Carolina
e and North-West* rn Railway company
s in extending its line from I>-nolr to
- Edgemont, was not the development
s of the lumber business of that section
s or of furnishing an easy means of acI,
cess to the numerous mountain summer
resorts of that region but to go on
s through the mountains and secure a
", short and advantageous connection to
I. the west. Two lines that are consida
ered practicable have already been sur
veyed from Edgemont, but as yet the
OO ?r> whlxVl
i I MiaiittBt-im-ui 19 uiiucwucu n.
- to adopt. It Is probable that as soon
i.'as tills question Is settled the work of I
- extending the line will be resumed,
t When this connection Is secured
S Charleston will be not less than sev
enty miles nearer the coal fields of
n Tennessee'and West Virginia than It
- now Is, or than It will be even after the
s completion of the much talked of
s South and Western road from Johnson
e City, Tenn., to Marlon, N. C.. on which
e it Is said between eight and ten thousand
hands are now working.
LOCAL LACONICS,
f We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st,
r 1907 for $1.12.
a High Water.
s Both Broad and Catawba rivers,
s have been high out of their banks durt
lng the past week or more. Broad rlv t
er last Friday was fully fifteen feet
% above the ordinary low. water level.
s _ .. J(
e Migh up in Kanroaaing.
y Mr. A. Tracy Hardin, formerly of
e Blacksburg has been made assistant
- general manager of the New York
T Central and Hudson River rallroadf, o.ie
a of the strongest railroad organizations
4 in America.
^ Wreck on the Southern.
There was a serious freight wreck on
[i the Southern railroad at the Seaboard
t crossing at Forest City last Saturday
e afternoon. Five cars two containing
f coal, one containing furniture, one
e flour and the other miscellaneous merr
chandise, were overturned and their
. contents were scattered in promiscuous
n confusion. The removal of the wrecka
age consumed several hours and the
e train that was to have pussed Yorkville
y going east at 10 o'clock Saturday night
s did not go by until Sunday morning
~ Electric Fire Pump.
An inspector of the factory insuri
arce association was in Yorkville this
J morning to test the new electric
e pump installed at the Neely mill
e some days ago. The pump Is a Worthe
Ington turbine with a capacity of 500
gallons per minute. Heretofore the
if association has never accepted other
- than a steam pump and this was put
- In at the instance of President Moore,
- over the assurance of the insurance
- people that It would not be accepted.
- The performance of the pump In this
- morning's test surpassed the expectan
tions of everybody and the Inspector
?f who had come to condemn, gave his
il enthusiastic approval. The pump de
veloped a capacity of 700 gallons a
minute, and met every requirement
of the insurance people. It is the first
electric pump that has yet been ace
cepted by the factory insurance asso
elation.
i,
. Damage By Lightning.
n The residence of Mr. W. L. Caldwell,
- six miles west of Yorkville, was struck
o by lightning during the progress of an
r electrical storm that played over the
- neighborhood last Saturday afternoon
k at about 4.30 o'clock. The stroke was
e accompanied by a terrific report, and
s. for a time it seemed as if the dwelling
e had been demolished; but subsequent
y examination developed that there was
- no serious harm beyond about fifty
f dollars worth of damage to the roof
e and ceiling. All tne memDera or rne
- family were at home at the time and
- Mr. Caldwell and a little daughter
>t were struck by splinters, but neither
t was hurt even painfully. That any of
d them escaped alive seemed a miracle.
- Mr. Caldwell thinks that the main
\ force of the stroke was expended witht
in a few feet of where he happened to
s be at the time. All the members of
a the family were more or less shocked.
r Monument Bill Signed.
e Washington special of June 16 to
d the Columbia State: The monument
a will be erected on King's Mountain.
- The president today signed the bill ape
proprlating 130,000 for the purpose and
- it is a law of the land. He signed
h it with a gold pen In the presence of
t. Representatives Webb of North Caroo
Una, and Finley of South Carolina. The
e gold pen was presented to Mr. Webb,
a the author of the bill, who expects to
r present it to some historical or memo
Hal srvolotv interested In the nroiect.
The president said that the southern
members could not present to him a bill
which would afford him more pleasure
' to sign than this one. He said that he
e was familiar with the brave deeds done
~ at King's Mountain and with the im?
portance of the battle. "I could stand
, a civil service examination any time,"
he declared, "upon the battle of King's
* Mountain." The erection of the monu?
ment will he In charge of the war dej
partment.
s Trouble on the Border.
8 Fort Mill special of June 16, to the
a News and Courier: Chief of Police
" Potts and Constable Caltharp had an
8 exciting experience yesterday In at*
tempting to arrest Sid Belk, a young
" white man, charged with cutting a ned
gro. Belk, who lives with his father,
p C. C. Belk, two miles south of town,
' discovered the two officers approaching
through the woods and ran. The offl'
cers chased him for half a mile, firing
" at him several times. Belk did not
r return the fire, although he had a
? shotgun, but his father, who had come
^ up in the meantime, was not so caua
tious and he opened fire on the officers
11 with a shotgun. They returned the
1 fire and the shooting continued until
I the officers exhausted their ammunlII
tion, when they came back to town for
D,.ll.
11 lurtr. 131* i iv iicrin ucauiu a n cc, ucuvu
them to the last and swore that neithp
er he nor his boy would ever be are
rested. When the officers went back
u they found that both the men had
g crossed the line Into North Carolina,
e which is only two or three miles from
3 Belk's home. Belk and his sons have
r, bad reputations and as the officers are
1 determined to arrest them more trour
ble is expected.
\ THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
s
" It Commenced at St George's Today?
The Candidates.
The time limit for filing of pledges
e in the state campaign which opened
at St. George's this morning, expired
f yesterday and the last hours of the
- campaign developed several surprises,
* the most important of which was the
- entry of W. W. Lumpkin as a candif
date for the United States senate
s against B. R. Tillman. Mr. J. Fraser
Lyon did not tile his pledge until
within a short time' of the expiration
of the time limit, and Mr. J. W.
Ragsdale of Florence, who was especially
interested in the candidacy
of Mr. Lyon filed his Immediately afterward.
The complete list of those
who filed pledges Is as follows:
United States senate, B. R. Tillman
and W. W. Lumpkin.
For congress. First district, George
S. Legare, incumbent: Second, J. O.
Patterson, incumbent ; . G. L. Toole
nnd R H Hare: Third. Wvatt Aiken.
1 incumbent: J. E. Boggs; Fourth, J.
T. Johnson, incumbent: W. C. Irby,
' Jr., G. H. Mahon: Fifth. D. E. FinJ
ley. incumbent: T. J. Strait, W. P. '
* Pollock: Sixth, J. E. Ellerbe, incum1
bent; Seventh, A. F. Lever, Incumbent.
'
Governor, M. F. Ansel, C. L. Blease, '
' J. E. Brunson, W. A. Edwards, A. C. '
Jones, R. L. Manning. John J. Mc- ;
Mahan, John T. Sloan.
Lieutenant governor, T. G. McLeod.
r Secretary of state, R. M. McCown,
1 J. B. Morrison. L. M. Ragin and M.
. P. Trlbble. 1
i Attorney general. J. Fraser Lyon, 1
i J. W. Ragsdale and Leroy F. You- 1
t mans, incumbent.
i Comptroller general, A. W. Jones, 1
, incumbent: G. L. Walker. '
State treasurer, R. H. Jennings, In- (
cumbent.
? Adjutant general, J. C. Boyd and 1
- L. W. Haskell. i
' Railroad commissioner. J. H. i
Wharton, Incumbent; James Cansi
ler, J. M. Sullivan, J. A. Summersett '
i and J. C. Sellers.
1 State superintendent of education, I
( O. B. Martin. i
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Death of Mr. T. M. Carothers?Other
Deaths?Mr. Cobb Has Appendicitis.
.urrmuoudewe of tfic Vorkville Kuquirei.
Rlk'k Hill. June 18.?Capt. Thos. M.
Carothers, one of the best men In the
county, died at his home near Rock
Hill Tuesday morning. The direct
cause of his death was cancer of the
face. Despite the terrible suffering he
has undergone for years, Capt. Carothers
has been all along one of the
most cheerful of men. He was seventy-four
years of age and with the exception
of the four years which he
spent 'in gallantly serving the Southern
Confederacy, had lived in the commu
nity in which he died, honored and
respected of all. He became a member
of Kbenezer Presbyterian church in
early life and was always a faithful
and consistent member. He was for
thirty-five years or more the treasurer
of this church. At the very beginning
of the war he wus a volunteer in the
"Ranalsburg Rifles," known as Co. B,
13th N. C. regiment of infantry and
served faithfully and gallantly during
the whole struggle?as his revolutionary
ancestors had done in their day.
He leaves three sons and three daughters
and a widow. The funeral was
held, Wednesday at Eber^zer church
and his pastor, the Rev. Dr. Thornwell
conducted the services.
Miss Vernon Matthews, daughter of
the late Augustus Matthews, died of
lung trouble at the home of her mother
in Ebenezer last Thursday, aged about
twenty years.
Mrs Sadie Whiteside, wife of Mr.
Jos. Wylie Whiteside of Edgmoor, died
in the Johns Hopkins hospital, Baltimore,
last Thursday. The remains
were brought back to Edgmoor for interment
Mrs. Irene Thomas son McFadden,
wife of Mr. Claude B. McFadden, died
at her home at Fort Lawn this morning.
/
Mr. and Mrs. -V. Brown McFadden
have gone down to Fort Lawn to
be with their son in his hour of trial.
John Williams, the ten-months-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Poag of
this city, died Sunday morning and
was buried this morning at 10 o'clock. ?
The Water, Light and Power company
has commenced the boring of a
new well to increase the city water
supply.
Mr. Chas. L. Cobb is in the city hospital
suffering from an acute attack of
appendicitis. An operation will be
performed as soon as his condition will
admit.
By invitation of the session of the
Mrst fresDyterian cnurcn, Kev. w. Ji.
Sheppard, the colored missionary sent
sixteen years ago to Africa by the
Southern Presbyterian church, will
make an address. Wonderful work has
been done by this consecrated man and
his addresses are much enjoyed by all
who hear him.
Dr. J. Roddey Miller has returned to
the city after an absence of about
three weeks In the north. He attended
the meeting of the American Medical
association in Boston and spent the
remainder of his visit at Harvard
University and In New York city taking
a course at the Polyclinic while
there.
Mr. Charles Robertson, an old Rock
Hill boy, whose home is now In New
York city, is visiting here. He and his
brothers, Messrs. Thos. and Edward
Robertson are operating a shirt waist
factory In the metropolis.
McCONNELLSVILLE MATTER8.
Home Coming of the College 8tudente
?Personal Mention?Mr. J. T. Crawford
Testing the Williamson Plan.
rorrMpomJtocc of the York rill# Enquirer.
McDonne lls vims, June 18.?This
has been "home coming" week for
many of our people, for since the colleges
have cloeed a number of students
have returned to their "old home on
the farm.' Messrs. Boyd Brandon,
Logan Moore and Eton Sanders returned
from Clemson college last
week. Alex Crawfard, who Is captain
of company B, at Clemson, will be
home in a few days. He Is now attending
the students Y. M. C. A. conference
at Ashevllle, N. C., as delegate
from his college.
J. Walker Moore, who graduated at
Davidson college this year, made a
short visit home then went to Darlington
where he Is playing baseball
for the summer In the state league.
Robt. C. Love, a member of the rising
senior class at Davidson Is at home
on his vacation, but expects to go on
the road soon for the Diamond Match
company.
Miss Cathleen Crawford received her
certificate as graduate nurse, last week
from the Magdalene hospital in Chester.
She is at home now for a short
stay.
Prof, and Mrs. J. M. McConnell of
Davidson and their son, Joseph Howard,
are visiting at Mr. J. D. McConnells.
Mr. J. Marlon Moore, principal of the
graded school at Greer's, is on a visit
to his old home. He has built up a
nourishing school at that place.
Mr. Thornton Stearns of Ashevllle,
N. C., has been elected principal of the
McConnellsvllle High school for next
term. He is a recent graduate of Davidson
college and comes well recommended.
Miss Connie Wltherspoon of Lancaster,
Is spending the summer with
her sister, Mrs. J. K. Hall.
Miss Claribel Williams of the Junior
class of WinthroD. Is now at
home.
Mr. J. Wilson McConnell leaves
tomorrow for New York city where
he will spend the summer studying
in some of the hospitals and in superIntending
a "Fresh Air" home.
Some of the college students who
have no Immediate plans for spending
their vacation are contemplating
taking a trip to Kansas during the
wheat harvest and working on the
farms there. Every year a large
number of students from Harvard,
Yale and other northern universities
go west to help harvest the wheat
crop, where labor is scarce and wages
high. It is said a number of Clemson
boys are expecting to go this
summer.
Mr. J. T. Crawford is testing the
merits of the Williamson plan of increasing
the yield of corn by stunting
the growth of the stalk. Mr. Crawford
Is a scientific farmer and the
outcome of his experiment will be
watched with Interest.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Columbia State, Monday: Mr. J.
Eraser Lyon yesterday left for his
home at Abbeville. He stated positively
that he would enter the race
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received a great many letters asking
him to run for governor and a great
many asking him to run for attorney
general. He had decided at first not to
take part in the state campaign, but
in the light of developments within
the last few days he has made up his
mind to run for attorney general.
Those who know Mr. Lyon feel sure
that he has done right, for he will
make a vigorous campaign on the Issue
that the state dispensary should
he abolished and that if elected he
will prosecute those who may be
deemed subject to indictment. Mr.
Lyon Is a son of Judge J. Fuller Lyon
of Abbeville, Is a graduate of Wofford
college, has represented Abbeville
county in the state conventions,
was clerk of the Judiciary committee
of the senate for several years and
has served two terms in the legislature.
His work on the investigating
committee is fresh in the minds of
the people. While he has been patient
and uncomplaining, there is a
growing belief that Mr. Lyon's subcommittee
was handicapped in its
work. He stated yesterday that he
had found 100 times more material
than he had expected when he first
began this unpleasant assignment. He
Is very positive as to his convictions
on the dispensary question, although
he favored the dispensary when he
was Hrst elected to the legislature.
He said that he had been convinced,
whether he had convinced the public
or not, and he would feel that he
could do something If elected attorney
general. He did not care to make
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sure that an aggressive man on an
antl-dlspensary platform would be
elected.
? Quite an ugly murder has been
brought to light over in Union county
and the indications are that two white
men, VV. R. Olllams and Douglas
English, are responsible for It. Thg
victim is Mose Hughes, a slavery time
negro. Some weeks ago a barn belonging
to Gillams was burned and a
son of Mose Hughes was arrested on