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Scraps and .facts.
? Washington, June 19: The Democratic
members of the senate committee
on finance today united with the
Republican members in opposing action
on Senator Tillman's resolution
requesting the committee to inquire
into the questions of campaign contributions
by national banks, the Walsh
failures in Chicago and the action of
certain Ohio banks in paying county
treasurers for deposits of county funds.
The minority members of the com
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mittee declared tney were in iavui Vi
the passage of the bill passed by the
senate and now pending In the house,
prohibiting national banks from making
contributions to a political campaign
committee. If this bill becomes
law they argued there could be no
good purpose served in entering upon
an investigation such as is contemplated
by the resolution.
? Washington, June 20: A bill of
great importance both to the railroads
and to the traveling public was passed
today by the house under suspension
of the rules regulating the checking
of baggage by common carriers. The
bill compels common carriers engaged
in interstate commerce to check baggage
to its destination on transportation
offered, whether in the form of
what is known as "split tickets" or a
regular ticket on one line and a mileage
or other ticket on another line to
the destination of the baggage. The
bill is intended to overcome the practice
of the roads which now refuse to
check baggage to Its destination where
a ticket to the junction or termination
of one road is offered and a mileage
book or other transportation on the
connecting road to the destination of
the baggage is offered. The bill makes
a refusal on the part of railroads to
carry out its terms a misdemeanor and
provides a penaity for its infraction.
? Dallas, Texas, June 19: Its first
cotton crop report of the season was
published today by the Galveston
News. The report Is made up from
statements of 500 correspondents and
shows an increase in acreage in Texas
of 9.6 per cent The increase in Indian
Territory Is placed at 13.3 per
cent, and that in Oklahoma at 19.2
per cent. Compared with conditions
obtaining at this time last year, Texas
is 106.7, Indian Territory, 103.4 and
Oklahoma, 102.1. In western Texas
particularly the crop has suffered
from too much rain and in southern
Texas it has suffered from drought,
but as a rule weather is reported fa.vorable
and the state of cultivation
good. Notwithstanding an almost
anopnitv of lohnr nnd waypa
reaching up to $1.50 a day and board
for cotton choppers, the fields have
been well cleaned. In many counties
women and children have worked in
the cotton fields. Boll weevils are
reported to be numerous in many
counties, but not perniciously active
as yet, except in a limited number,
the hot, dry weather in the coast districts
holding them In check. As a
rule, the crop Is somewhat backward.
? St. Petersburg. June 19: A woman
annlhilist today nearly succeeded In
a sensational attempt to assassinate
General Trepoff, commandant of the
palace and hated as the arch enemy
and butcher of the people. Her identity
is not known, but she is of fine
appearance, well dressed and accomplished.
The woman impersonated a
member of the court, the Princess
AiarisilKlll. one Iiitu samcu aivcoo iu
General Trepoff's office, having forged
documents to show that she was the
princess. She gave It out as her desire
that she wanted an interview with
the czar, which can be arranged only
through General Trepoff, who has
charge of the palace secret service
guards and is personally responsible
for the safety of the czar. The woman,
surrounded by guards as every
visitor to the general is, awaited his
coming in his private office. When
he entered the room the woman
sprang to her feet and aimed a revolver
at him which she had concealed
in her clothing. She was
nervous and before she could get the
weapon to her hand so as to discharge
it a guard standing near saw It. He
sprang at her and secured the revolver
before she was able to fire.
? London. June 19: The young sultan
fk.* 7an7lhnr uhn l< thp of
potentates ever seen in London, is becoming
a very familiar figure at all
the restaurants, and he is seldom ever
glanced at now. except when he drives
slowly through Hyde Park on Sundays
during church parade and doffs his
silk hat to his many friends. The
other night there was a very unpleasant
scene at a certain hotel much frequented
by Americans. The sultan,
who, by the way, was educated at Harrow
and is intensely English in his
ideas, was being entertained in the
restaurant by an English business
man who had asked a small party, including
two or three ladies, to meet
the dusky sultan. At the next table
were two newly arrived Americans,
who immediately got up on seeing the
sultan, and after making a few illchosen
and loud remarks moved away
to another table. The business man
who was entertai ling the sultan called
the manager. The manager foolishly
expostulated with the Americans, and
the latter left the restaurant allogether.
The sultan beamed through the
ordeal, but a silence fell upon the party
for the rest of the evening. Later on
the English host and the Americans
met in the hall and exchanged a few
heated remarks, but still later on in
the evening, when the Americans had
had their dinner elsewhere, the parties
parted the best of friends. Differences
In customs were explained, and the
Americans asked to shake hands with
the sultan.
? Manila, June 20: A band of 300
Pulajanes, under Ceasario Pastor, attacked
the town of Burauen. on the island
of Leyte, yesterday. June 19. They
killed five policemen, wounded five
and captured the remainder of the
force except the lieutenant who was in
command. Pastor, the Pulajane leader.
was killed during the encounter.
The attack occurred at an early hour
in the morning. The police were
caught unawares and their sentinel
was rushed from his post. The bandits
then entered the tribunal and a hand
to hand fight took place. The police
fought desperately, but were overcome
by superior numbers. The loss of the
Pulajanes is believed to have been
great, but it cannot be estimated, as
they carried off their dead and wounded
after the fight. The municipal records
were taken from the tribunal piled
in the street and burned. The destruction
of these papers was one of
the most serious phases of the raid, as
they included deeds, licenses, receipts,
etc. The safe containing the town
funds was not disturbed. The bandits
carried away the arms of tie* police
and a quantity of ammunition. A detachment
of constabulary under Lieu
tenant Johnson immediately started in
pursuit of the Pulajanes. At the time
the raid was made Provincial Governor
Veyra was in another part of the
is!and securing evidence wanted by the
pardon commission to obtain the release
of prisoners in Bilibid penitentiary.
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YORKVILLE, S. C.t
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, I90G.
Rev. Sam Jones has declared for
Wm. J. Bryan as the next Democratic
nominee for the presidency. Heretofore
the Rev. Samuel has been a bitter
opponent of Mr. Bryan.
Mr. Lumpkin has as much right as
onvhnHv tn mn fnr the United States
senate; but surely he can have no
hope of being elected. The object of
his candidacy has not yet developed.
The cotton seed crushers are considering
the practicability of encouraging
the more extended use of cotton
oil as a substitute for lard. They consider
this to be just the right time for
such a thing, especially in view of the
disclosures made in connection with
the recent investigation of Chicago
packing houses.
The Columbia State of Wednesday
contained an article about two and a
half columns in length purporting to
be an address of Candidate W. W.
Lumpkin to the voters of the state. It
was really interesting and outlined a
pretty cleverly conceived line of campaign.
But from The State of yesterday
it appears that there has been a
mistake somewhere. Mr. Lumpkin
says that he never wrote a word of
the address, never dreamed of it and
knew absolutely nothing about it.
The State Is left to make an awkward
explanation to the effect that the address
was sent in by a man named
Davis and that it got the names mixed
In some way.
The principal differences between a
sea level canal and a lock canal is
that the lock canal costs less money
and can be finished In less time. The
passage of ships will be slower, on account
of time lost at the locks. The
president was at first in favor of a sea
level canal, and the senate committee
to please him decided upon that type.
The president had changed his mind
however before the committee had had
time to make its report and the house
decided in favor of a lock canal. This
made it necessary to bring pressure to
bear on the senate to make it reverse
itself. The senate no less obedient than
the house did not show a great deal of
reluctance, so a lock canal it will be.
This will* mean a great many millions
less money and a great many years
less time; but it is not probable that
there will ever be any change in the
type after the canal is once thrown
open to commerce.
in uiatarl that the marhinerv of
cotton oil mills Is well adapted to
pressing the juice from Irish potatoes,
preparatory to making denatured alcohol
and the probability is that when
the tax on such alcohol is removed
next January many oil mills will put iti
the additional machinery and equipment
necessary to the manufacture of
this useful product. There appears to
be no reasonable limit to uses that can
be made of denatured alcohol for power,
lighting and heating purposes, and
if general use Is developed there will
be considerable stimulation of kindred
industries. There will be a steady
market for Irish potatoes at prices
that will insure a profit in their production
and there is reason to believe
that power will come into much
more general use for agricultural and
domestic purposes. For the making of
alcohol, rotten potatoes are practically
as good as sound ones, and this will
mean a market for a commodity that
has heretofore necessarily gone to
waste.
Prom the facts being stated in the
dispatches, there seems to be no doubt
that the Russian bureaucracy is responsible
for the slaughter of Jews that is
now going on in Russia. It appears
that the absolutists, having begun to
despair of getting rid of the new constitution
in any other way, have gone
about deliberately inciting peasants
throughout the empire to murder the
Jews. Rewards are offered for Jewish
heads and in many instances telegrams,
purporting to have come from
the czar, and ordering the massacre
of Jews are being exhibited. The race
feeling, especially against Jews, is
very strong throughout Russia, and
there is nothing, probably, that appeals
so strongly to the average Russian
peasant as an opportunity to kill
a Jew without incurring danger to
hints* If. The idea of the conspirators
is that the Duma will have to do
all it can to put a stop to these murders,
and as the result of its efforts in
this direction it will lose the sympathy
of the ignorant peasants, who really
have no conception of the real purpose
of free government. Russia is in a
most horrible way, but the worst is
yet to come.
The truste*s of the colored college
at Orangeburg are confronted with a
proposition that seems to involve the
future usefulness of that institution.
The issue as presented by the TimesDemocrat
is like this: Two female
teachers discovered a letter which
compromised a number of male and
female students and they followed up
Itht* inntfpr unffipitintlv to tlicin
selves that the situation indicated In
the letter actually existed. But it happened
that one of the guilty girl students
was a favorite of the teachers
and they erased her name from the
letter before turning it over to the
proper authorities. On learning the
facts. President Miller determined on
the expulsion of all of the students
involved and the immediate dismissal
of the teachers who had thus tried to
shield one of the guilty parties. The
trustees were not disposed to back up
the position taken by Miller anj he
promptly offered his resignation. The
prospect of a vacancy to be filled made
factions and now everything hinges on
the final action of the trustees. If the
facts are as stated by the Orangeburg
paper, there seems to be no question
of the correctness of Miller's position,
and If he is not backed up It would be
a very good idea to abolish the college.
If he is backed up, the future usefulness
of the institution will be established
beyond further question.
Why don't the Southern people have
sense enough to recognize cotton seed
oil as the principal basis of practically
all the so-called lard they are now
using and go in directly for cotton seed
oil rather than lard? We confess our
Inability to give a satisfactory answer
to this question. The chemist tells
|us that there is no harm in cottonseed
oil and practical experience not only
tells us that it measures up to every
requirement of lard; but that it is just
as wholesome and ever so much cleaner.
But still we have a prejudice
against the oil and won't use it until
the northern packer has mixed it with
more or less questionable hog fat. labeled
it under a different name and
sold It back to us at a higher price.
By the way is it not possible that our
objection to cotton seed oil in food is
really a matter of Yankee suggestion?
If there was any way to trace the
matter to the bottom this is about
I what we would find. And yet, it is as
plain as the nose on one's face that if
the southern people would assume a
frank, open attitude toward the subject,
determine on the use of cotton seed oil
themselves, brag on it and do all in
their power to remove the prejudices
[of others, the result would be a still
more wholesome product than we are
now getting at much less cost. We
are allowing ourselves to be duped in
this matter, and we are paying tribute
on a commodity that is absolutely our
own.
There was a little sensation at the
Charleston meeting Wednesday evening.
Some of the papers of last Monday
explained how Mr. Ragsdale entered
the race for attorney general only
btcause Mr. Lyon had entered. It Is a
fact that Mr. Lyon filed his pledge
first and Mr. Ragsdale's pledge was
filed five minutes afterward. The
newspaper statement was that Mr.
Ragsdale had placed his pledge in the
hands of a friend who was instructed
not to file it unless assured of the entrance
of Mr. Lyon into the race. This
was calculated to give the impression
that Mr. Lyon felt that the office properly
belonged -to Col. Youmans and
that he would not have been willing to
oppose that gentleman. The Charleston
Post of Tuesday afternoon expressed
an opinion that Mr. Lyon was
the logical choice of the people of the
state for the position of attorney general,
and replying to this in his speech
Mr. Ragsdale said things that gave
many of his hearers to understand that
he would not have been in the race
except for the entrance of Mr. Lyon.
Assuming that this was the impression
mat Air. ttagsuaie sougni iu mane, mi.
Lyon announced that if Mr. Ragsdale
was agreeable they would both withdraw
from the field and leave Col.
Youmans unopposed. But Mr. Ragsdale
took occasion to explain that he
had been misunderstood. What he
really did say was that If the office
were awarded on a basis of services
performed by the different candidates
in the past Gen. Youmans had a higher
claim than he or Mr. Lyon ever
would have: but if the choice were to
be made with reference to the present
qualifications of the respective candidates
he would be glad to have his
claims considered along with the claims
of the others. It is not thought now
that there will be any withdrawals, and
neither will there be anything further
to say along the line of Mr. Ragsdale's
having entered the race only as a protection
to Col. Youmans.
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EDITORIAL SNAPSHOTS.
Col. Lumpkin has about as much
chance as a snow ball would nave in
the place where many of those who
will vote for him think Tillman is going.?Columbia
Record.
An Illinois girl endeavoring to button
her shirt waist in the back broke
her arm. Watch the candidate who
endeavors to change the subject from
the dispensary and you will see how
the accident occurred.?News and
Courier.
It is really a pity that Senator Tillman
can't spare the time from his
hunt of grafters in the nation at larce
to chase some of them in the state of
South Carolina who have been robbing
through his favorite dispensary.?
Charleston Post.
Col. W. W. Lumpkin of Columbia,
who says he is running against Senator
Tillman, will have the senatorial
campaign all to himself for a few
days as Senator Tillman is detained in
Washington, the senate still being in
session. Col. Lumpkin should make
the most of this opportunity and get
all the fun out of it possible. If he
does not have some fun the campaign
will be a failure so far as he is concerned
for even he cannot entertain
the shadow of a hope of election.?
Sumter Item.
The case against Dispenser John
Black was dropped and he will hold
his place. The committee diu not appear
against him. Black has shot no
one yet and it is probable that he will
not go into the killing business. J.
M. Cantey was before the investigating
committee. He testified that he
received $300 a month from Flelshmann,
whisky dealers, for superintending
the posting of their advertising
matter. He is a son-in-law of Mr.
Childs and a brother-in-law of L. W.
Boykin, a member of the board of
control. Receiving that money was
not criminal. The whisky house had
the right to give it to him and he had
the right to use it. So with all the
grafters. Many of them received
money for nothing. They did not earn
it in a legitimate way. When it dropped
into their hats, or laps they pocketed
it and asked no questions. We do
not believe the most greedy and grasping
can be convicted of fraud in dealing
with the whisky houses.?Carolina
Spartan.
It is very difficult to account for
the Bryan wave. When Tim Sullivan
promises Tammany, it means
that August Belmont and Ryan are
back of the movement. It may be
inferred that they do not wish him
elected. There is more in this "spon
laneous" uprising in Bryan's favor
than a desire of the people to make
him their standard bearer. It does
not look like a great ground swell
caused by the mass of Democratic voters.
It seems to he a movement of
adroit politicians who wish to give
the country four years more of Republican
rule. Bryan, we believe, is an
honest man and he would not be a
partner in any Tammany trickery, but
let us not forget the rate bill and how
the Democrats were hoodwinked in
that matter. We verily believe that
W. J. Bryan is the Republican choice
for a Democrat leader. The corporation
Democrats will come to his support.
It will be an easy matter to
bring in state conventions and nomi
nan- nun unanimously.? < uioiuui
Spartan.
MERE-MENTION.
The next cotton report of the government
will he issued July 3....John
Joseph Kean, a former stock gambler
and turfman, has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for twenty years for kidnapping
It is estimated that not
less than 300 Jews were killed during
the recent massacre in Byalystock. Poland
The Pennsylvania railroad
company has borrowed $50,000,000 from
Prencli capitalists. This is the first
direct loan that an American corpora- :
tion has ever been able to place direct- :
ly in Paris.
LOCAL. AFFAIRSNEW
ADVERTISEMENTS.
Hugh G. Brown?Wants to recover a
pointer dog, which left the jail on
June 19th.
First National Bank Publishes a statement
of its condition at the close of
business June 18th.
Dobson Bros.' Cash Store?Don't want
you to forget about its pretty roses,
flowers, etc. Don't forget that the
laundry basket leaves Tuesday
mornings.
Star Drug Store?Tells you that a. dollar
saved is a dollar made and wants
to sell you fruit Jars, rubbers, etc.
Carroll Bros.?Bought $165 worth of
hay from a two-horse farmer last I
year. They tell you how you can pay
for a Wood mowing machine with
hay.
J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Has Oxfords
for men, women, boys and girls and
offers them at reduced prices to
close out.
Foushee Cash Store?Will sell lace
curtains at special prices Saturday
and Monday.
York Drug Store?Has a lot of baseball
bats and offers them at reduced
prices to close them out quick.
Yorkville Hardware Co.?Invites you
to see its line of kodaks. It has a
full supply of photographic supplies.
See It for hardware.
Francis P. Venable, Pres.?Gives infor
motion regarding the University of
North Carolina. Next session opens
Sept. 10.
J. Leslie McGill, Admr.?Requests all
debtors and creditors of estate of J.
L. McGill, dec'd., to make immediate
settlement and present their claims.
First National Bank?Tells you why
you should do your banking business
with it. Almost all the stock is owned
by York county people.
Sam M. Grist. Special Agent?Says
that men with discrimination are not
governed by personal prejudices or
preconceived notions in buying life
insurance.
M W. White?Says some people would
hesitate before buying gold dollars at
95 cents for fear of a trick.
Thomson Co.?Will sell Panama and
straw hats for men and boys at 20
per cent off on Saturday and Monday.
Strauss-Smith Co.?Has fired a low
price torpedo at its clothing stock
and tumbled prices down to the bottom
point.
The chaingang is now working above
Bethany on the rough and rocky road
to King's Mountain battleground. It
will go next to Broad River township.
Washington dispatches say that it
is the purpose of Senator Tillman to
Join the state campaign as soon as
possible after the adjournment of
congress, and he will attend practically
all of the meetings up to a[nd
through the first week in August. The
York county meeting is to be held at
Yorkville on Wednesday, August 1.
Senator Tillman, therefore Is to be expected
at this meeting.
GENTLEMEN OF THE JURY.
The following petit jurors were
drawn this morning to serve during
the next term of the court of general
sessions for York county which convenes
in Yorkville on July 0, with
Judge Meminger presiding:
Claud Inman York.
A. K. Sherer Bullock's Creek.
W. L. Wallace York.
J. S. Stuitz Catawba.
W. S. Starr Catawba,
G. S. C'obb Broad River.
T. B. Nichols Broad River.
B. M. Johnson YorK.
H. L. Wright King's Mountain.
J. M. Campbell Ebenezer.
J. M. Ferguson York.
J. L. McCarter King's Mountain.
S. C. Carson York.
J. J. Miller York.
Rush Marie Fort Mill.
S. G. Westbrooks Catawba.
J. Mack Moore Bethesda.
W. S. Leslie Catawba.
W. R. Rateree Catawba.
R. P. Workman Catawba.
R. M. Bratton Broad River.
W. C. I>atimer York.
C. C. Hope Ebenezer.
J. H. Miller Catawba.
R. L. Devlnney York.
J. W. Latham Fort Mill.
W. J. Bracket King's Mountain.
C. L. Diehl Catawba.
R. J. Davis Bethel.
J. B. Roach ...Ebenezer.
R. H. Brison Bethel.
J. Hope Adams Bethel.
C. S. Gordon Pethesda.
E. L. Garrison Ebenezer.
J. S. Sturgis Ebenezer.
W. M. McGIll Broad River.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. H. P. Stowe has measles.
Mr. Chess Youngblood Is sick with
pleurisy.
Miss DuHose Jones of Columbia,
is the guest of Mrs. Belle Alston.
Mr. R. A. Dobson of Kershaw was
in Yorkvllle yesterday on business.
Mrs. W. G. White returned home
yesterday after a visit to Monroe and
Wax haw, X. C.
Mrs. R. J. Mackorell and children
have returned home after a visit to
Lancaster.
Mrs. J. C. Wilborn and little daughter,
left this morning on a visit to Mrs.
S. M. Jones in Chester.
Col. R. E. Allison of Lancaster,
came over Wednesday on a visit to
Dr. J. B. Allison's family.
Mr. Thomas Dickson of Spartanburg,
is in Yorkville on a visit to his
brother, Mr. Wm. Dickson.
Mrs. A. Frank Woods left Wednesday
for Andrews, X. C., to visit her
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Smith.
Miss Marv C. Ashe, who has been
spending several months In New
York, has returned to Yorkville.
The condition of little Claude Moore,
infant daughter of Senator and Mrs.
J. S. Brice, seems almost hopeless.
Miss Florence Thomasson left yesterday
for Danville, Va? after a visit
of several days to Miss Mag Thomasson.
Miss Margaret Miller of Columbia,
is the guest of Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Hart returned
home on Tuesday afternoon from
Niagara Falls. N. Y.
Mrs. J. T. Thomasson and children,
Margaret and Thurlow Carter, who
have been visiting Miss Mag Thomasson.
R. F. D. No. 2, returned to their
home in Lancaster yesterday.
Mrs. W. E. Falconer and son, Master
Jack left for their home in Alexandria,
Va.. this morning after a three
weeks' visit to Mr. Geo. \V. S. Hart's
family.
IMPORTANT TO CANDIDATES.
The act requiring candidates to keep
itemized accounts of campaign expenses
iias already been printed in
The Enquirer once; but because of the
importance of the matter it is deemed
advisable to print it again. All the
candidates are required to (lie statements
of their expenses with the clerk
of the court and as some of these
statements may make more or less interesting
reading, it is quite probable
that they may appear in the newspapers.
The act is as follows:
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
general assembly of the state of
South Carolina, at or before every
political primary election held by any
political party, organization or association,
for the purpose of choosing
candidates for office or the election
of dilegutts to conventions in this
state, any person who shall by threats
or othey forms of intimidation, or
by the payment, delivery or promise
of money, or other articles of value,
procure, or offer, promise or endeavor
to procure, another to vote for or
against any particular candidate in
such consideration offer to so vote,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sec. 2. Every candidate offering
for election, under the provisions of
Section 1, shall make the following
pledge and file the same with the
clerk of the court of common pleas
for ihe county in which he Is a candidate,
unless he should be a candidate
in more than one county, In
which case he shall file with the secretary
of state, before he shall enter
upon his campaign, to wit:
I, the undersigned
of the county of
and state of South
Carolina, candidate for the office of
hereby pledge that
I will not give nor spend money or
use Intoxicating liquors for the purnose
of obtaining or influencing votes,
and that I shall at the conclusion
of I he campaign and before the primary
election, render to ihe clerk of
court (or secretary of state, as hereinbefore
provided.) under oath an
itemized statement of all money spent
or provided by me during the campaign
for purposes up to that time and
I further pledge that I will Immediately
after the primary election or elections
thai; I am a candidate In render an
itemized statement, under oath, showing
all further moneys spent or provided
by me in said election. Provided,
tha a failure to comply with this
provision shall render such election
null and void. In so far as the candidate
who falls to file the statement
herein required, but shall not affect
the validity of the election of any
candidate complying with this section.
Sec. 3. Thai any violation m uu>
of he provisions of this act shall be
a misdemeanor, and any person, upon
conviction thereof, shall be fined not
less than $100 and not more than
$500. or be Imprisoned at hard labor
for not less than one month nor more
thai six months or both fine and Imprisonment,
in the discretion of the
court.
Approved the 6th day of March,
1906.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? The Blacksburg baseball team Is
In Yorkville to play the Yorkville team
out at the York Cotton mills this afternoon
at 4.30.
? The directors of the First National
Bank of Yorkville held their semi-annual
meeting In the office of the bank
lasl Wednesday morning. The business
of the past six months shows up
nicely and the usual semi-annual dividend
will be peld on July 1.
? The champion tomato grower of
this vicinity Dr. Miles Walker. The
doctor has been giving especial attention
to tomatoe:' for a goe?d many years
past and is generally able to show up
the first specimen of the season. He
has had several fine tomatoes this
year, the first on June 18, and others
since then. Within another week or
* J 1? KnoKolq The
ten aaya ue *?m na.?c UUUUv...
doctor commenced nursing his plants
in February and Is still at It, for it is
his general custom to keep his plants
bearing right on till frost. Speaking
Wednesday of his past experience he
said that June 26 was his previous record
for the earliest tomato, and as a
rule tomatoes are not very common in
local gardens until after about the 10th
of July. Dr. Walker sometimes brings
his tomato plants from Florida but he
is Inclined to think that the best results
are to be had from home raised
I plants.
? Trinity Methodist church was filled
to overflowing last Tuesday night
on account of the Sifford-Stokes marriage.
the people turning out In large
numbers to witness the ceremony that
made Miss Elise Meynardie, a pretty
and popular daughter of Dr. and Mrs.
J. L. Stokes of Yorkvllle, the wife of
Mr. Robtrt Julian Sifford of Gustonla.
The church was beautifully decorated
for the occasion, the many friends of
the happy' young bride having put
forth their best efforts in that particular.
After the spectators had arrived.
just previous to the appointed
1 'ivoro />nmmf>nred
iluur, nit* rci ciiiunito ??v. v
with the rendition of a beautiful and
appropriate solo, entitled "You," by
Miss Bessie Gilbert, accompanied on
the organ by Miss Pansy Traywlck.
The entrance of the bridal couple was
preceded by the following ushers:
Messrs. Walter Parker Moore of Charlotte;
Rev. R. E. Sharpe of Van
Wyck; Messrs. John A. Jenkins and
Hardaway Stowe of Yorkvllle; Mr.
Fred Smyre of Gastonia, and Mr.
Frank Sadler of Charlotte. They were
followed by two lovely little flower
girls. Misses Esther Ashe and Camilla
Beard, and with them was Master
Henry Herndon as ring bearer. The
coming of the bride and groom, each
accompanied by their respective at
> ~??AU T
tendantf was neraiaeu mm uuhchgrin's
' odd'ng march, rendered by
Miss Pans. Traywlck, and during the
solemnization of the marriage by Rev.
Dr. J. L. Stones, assisted by Rev. Dr.
S. A. Weber, "A Simple Confession,"
in soft accompaniment on the organ
lent additional impressiveness to the
pretty occasion. The bride, who came
in with her maid of honor. Miss Grace
Walter Stokes, was dressed In white
crepe de chene, tulle veil shower bouquet
of bride's ro.-es and asparagus
fern. The groom was attended by his
best man, Mr. Lloyd A. Sifford. The
out of town visitors were Mesdames
Davis and Kennedy of Charlotte;
lames Gallant, Gaslonia; Hamer, C. F.
Sinclair of Bennettsville; L. T. Covington
of Summerton; Marlon Stokes
of West Asheville; Misses Virginia Davis
of Charlotte, Madge White of Collettsville;
Jess Shelton Rose Abernethy,
Carrie Wilson, Rebecca Wilson.
Wanda Froneberger, Mabel Neil of
Gastonia; Messrs. M. B. Stokes of
West Asheville; John Tucker, Arthur
Winget. Joseph Abernethy of Gastonia;
Masters Kirby Stokes Covington of
Suminerton and Colin A. Maultsby of
Bennettsville. Mr. and Mrs. Slfford
left on the 10 o'clock train for Washington
and will spend a week or ten
days visiting this and other cities.
SALE OF ALCOHOL.
Quite a number of appeals, says the
Columbia correspondent of the News
and Courier, have been received by the
governor, by the commissioner of the
dispensary and others, asking if permission
cannot be gotten to sell alcohol,
brandies and the like for medical purposes
In prohibition counties. Today a
letter was referred to the attorney
general's office, asking if druggists in
Newberry might not sell alcohol with
whicli to bathe babies.
The law appears to be very plain on
this subject, and where brandies or
alcohol are sold as beverages it is alleged
It is illegal to do so. The trouble
Is that the parent who buys alcohol
for his child might drink the alcohol
and rub the baby with the bottle, and
if druggists are allowed to sell alcohol
or brandy the livelihood is that some
druggists will abuse the privilege. At
all events the attorney general's office
can find no way :o help out the druggists
who are sincere in their purpose
to serve the people and at the same
time differentiate those who would
abuse the privilege.
The law on the subject reads as follows:
Section 574. Licensed druggists conducting
ilrug stores, a id manufacturers
of proprietary medicines are hereby
authorized to purchase of dispensers
of the counties of their residence
intoxicating liquors (not including
malt) for the purpose of compounding
medicines, tinctures and extracts that
car not be used as a beverage. The dispenser
shall not charge licensed drug
gists more than 10 per cent net profits
for liquors so sold. Such purchaser
shall keep a record of the uses to which
the sajne are devoted, giving the kind
and quantity so used, and quarterly
they shall make and file with the county
auditor and with the county board
of control sworn reports, giving a full
and true statement of the quantity and
kinds of such liquors purchased and
used, the uses to which the same
have been devoted and giving the
name of the dispenser from whom the
omii woo mipchaaMl and the dates and
quantities so purchased, together with
an invoice of each kind still in stock
and kept for such compoundings. II
said licensed druggist shall sell, barter
give away or exchange, or In any manner
dispose of, said liquors for anj
purpose other than authorized by thii
section, he shall, upon conviction, forfeit
his license and be liable to all penalties,
prosecutions and proceeding at
law and in equity provided against
persons selling without authority, anc
upon such conviction the clerk of th<
court shall within ten days after sue!
Judgment or order, transmit to th?
board of pharmaceutical examiners th<
certified record thereof, upon receipt 01
which the said board shall strike th<
name of the said druggist from the llsi
of pharmacists and revoke his certificate:
Provided, that nothing herelr
contained shall be constructed to authorize
the manufacture or sale of anj
preparation or compound, under anj
name, form or device, which may b<
used as a beverage which is intoxicating
1 1 its character: And provided
further, that the dispensary commls
sioner shall be authorized to sell t<
manufacturing chemists and wholesah
druggists alcohol by the barrel at no
exceeding 10 per cent above the ne
cost.
It will be very well for druggists t<
read this law, and it will save them i
or,-eat Hani nf trnnhlp and annovance.
Chief Hammett expects to see tha
the law is fully compiled with.
PUMPING BY ELECTRICITY.
The statement that was made In Th
Enquirer of Tuesday to the effect tha
thp Factory Insurance association ha
accepted the rotary fire pump of th<
Neely mill to be operated by eUctrlcit;
Is of more significance than appear
at a glance, for It means a tremendou
saving to all mills that are using elec
trie power.
The Factory Insurance assoclatlo.as
Is very well understood by all th
mills that have dealings with It Is ver;
exacting In its requirements. It give
mills the same insurance cheaper thai
It can be had from the old line com
panies; but at the same time like th
others, it has a way of getting as mucl
out of its customers as possible.
All Insurance compar.i:" the!
rates on different risks In accoruanc
with existing conditions. These condi
tlons Include exposure, fire protectlor
combustibility and other contingencle:
and while most of the conditions ar
based on reason, there is no de iyln
the fact that they have been formu
lated also with a view to securing a
stiff rates from the insured as posstbh
For Instance take a mill circum
stanced in a certain way, and the in
surance man will say that he will tak
the risk as it stands at a certain rat
or If the party applying for l.isuranc
wl,l **\nlrcK oortoln PhailWi h
will take it at a certain other rat<
But In all cases the insurance Inspec
tor keeps in view the probable cost c
making the proposed changes and hi
requirements usually call for an (x
penditure of such a size as to mak
It a question in the mind of the prop
erty owner as to whether It is best t
make the changes or pay the highe
rate of insurance.
On taking up the Insurance matte
with the Factory Insurance associa
tlon, President Moore of the Neel
mill, stated that for convenience an
economy he proposed to Install a
electric pump. The Insurance Inspec
tor, probably because he had neve
met with the proposition before, ot
Jected. He wanted Mr. Moore to In
stall a steam pump Instead, necessljat
ing the keeping up of steam sufficien
for Its operation all the year rounc
Inasmuch as there would be no othe
use for steam, especially In the sum
mer, and as the requirement woul
mean a very heavy unnecessary ex
pense, Mr. Moore refused to compl
and the Inspector was unwilling t
yield.
Mr. Moore had already made a care
ful calculation as to the probable dlf
ference In cost and he finally gave th
Inspector to understand that the stear
pump proposition was out of the ques
tlon; that he would put in an electri
pump whether or not, and if the In
spector did not want the risk, the ml
would just put its insurance with a
old line company and pay the differ
ence. As the result of this stand, th
inspector changed his mind a littl
and loosened up to the extent that h
was willing to leave the matter ope
until after the installation of the pum
when he could witness its perform
ance.
The first test was made last Tuesda
and as already stated it was successfu
beyond the expectations of anybodj
The pump answered almost immedl
ately to the electric switch ar.d wa
going at full speed in much less tim
than could have possibly been securei
by steam. The guaranteed capacity o
the pump is 500 gallons a minute, ant
an exact test showed that it threw wa
ter at the rate of 700 gallons a minute
It was all that two strong heavy mei
could do to hold the nozzles and evei
with two streams going at once th
force was sufficient to tear down i
pretty substantial brick wall.
The insurance man surrenderei
completely. He said that so far as th
records go. no insurance compan;
ever before accepted an electrlcall;
operated rotary fire pump; but t hi
one would be accepted all right with
out any further protest.
Mr. Moore, of course, was very mucl
gratified. The acceptance of the pum|
means the saving of a great many do:
lars to the mill. Required to run hi:
pump with steam, there would be i
constant expenditure of labor and coa
to keep steam that would be useles:
except in the case of tire, and allowec
to use electricity for power, there ii
(absolutely no additional expense to b<
incurred. The electricity is there al
the while at no enpense whatever except
when in use and ready for use ai
an Instant's notice.
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st
1907 for 51.10.
The First Cotton Bloom.
Mr. C. S. Gordon of No. 3, Yorkville
has sent the first cotton bloom of the
season. It was plucked on the 19th
instant.
Death of S. M. Roach.
Mr. Samuel M. Roach died at his
home near Ogden on last Tuesday
night, of typhoid fever. He was
about forty-eight years of age, and
was a substantial citizen, highly
thought of by everybody. He leaves a
widow and three children?two sons
and one daughter.
Work of the Grand Jury.
Mr. W. J. Caveny, foreman of the
grand jury, and Mr. J. G. Anderson,
of the chaingang committee of that
body passed through Yorkvllle Wednesday
on their nay back to Rock Hill.
They had been on a visit to the chain- '
gang to get some idea of the workings
of that institution. They are also
making some careful inquiries Into the
way the county's financial alTairs are ,
I being managed. The understanding is
' that all of the grand Jurors are devot,
ing more attention than usual to the
I duties devolving upon that body and
i there Is reason to believe that their
; reports will make certain recommen|
dations of practical value.
-1 Desperate Bull Fight.
, Mr. C. H. Smith, carrier on rural
. route No. 5 had a desperate fight
last Wednesday morning with an In|
furlated Jersey bull of which he was
I the owner, and although he came
i out of the struggle as the victor, it
1 was not without serious bruises and
[ a very narrow escape from death,
f The horns of the bull broke the
i skin on Mr. Smith In two places In
the lower part of the abdomen and
i the groin, and Mr. Smith came near
breaking the animal's head with a
' piece of two by four scantling. "It
t was this way," said Mr, Smith, tell
ing about the adventure. "I was put
ting the bull in his stall. He appear'
ed to be In gentle humor and I had
a no reason to look for trouble; but
t when I told him to 'stand over' he
1 made a sudden lunge at me. It was
altogether unexpected and I was
knocked a distance of six or eight
1 feet; but was lucky enough to ret
tain my footing. The bull came at
me again, and seeing that I had to
fight or be killed I braced myself and
met him with the scantling as hard
as I could drive It. The first blow
e knocked the bull to his knees almost
t and when he got up he started to
s run; but I let drive at him again, and
e came near killing him. Then I got
y a pitch fork and he was ready to
3 give up. He tried to climb the wall,
s anything to get away from me. But
. if I hadn't got that first lick with the
scantling he would have certainly
finished me. He's been tame enough
e since, and I think he will be careful
y about trying any more of his tricks
s again for some time to come; but
n let me tell you something. Don't you
- ever put too much trust in a bull,
e because you can't tell when he is
h going to try to kill you."
e ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
, Charged With Breaking Into Care?
,t The 8tory of Rev. Sheppard?Oth
e er Matters.
g < k>rre?i>oDdence of the Yorfcrtlle Enquirer.
Rock Hilx, June 21.?Sam Camp
and James Dober, young fellows
3 about sixteen or eighteen years old,
i. employes of the Southern railroad,
. were arrested here Wednesday and
taken before Magistrate Beckham on
charge of breaking open and entere
ing freight cars with intent to come
mlt larceny. Camp pleaded guilty,
e Dober admitted his presence, but
pleaded not guilty. They were held for
e trial and were locked up pending their
efforts to secure a bond of $500 each,
i- The railroad has been convinced that
this breaking of cars had been going
on for some time and were on the
3 watch. Wednesday morning about
- daylight Policeman Rivers who was
e hidden nearby saw Camp open and
look into a car on the siding near Clay
" street. Then opened and enter another
o car. The policeman slipped up and
:r closed the door of the car thus securing
the fellow in the act. Dober was
on the other side of the car and could
r ot be aeon, but was easily found later
- on. Both secured bondsmen and have
v been released.
, Rev. W. H. Sheppard, colored, a
missionary sent to Africa sixteen
n years ago by the Southern Presbyte
rian church, spoke In the First
,r Presbyterian church Wednesday
evening to a very large audience.
His subject was "Africa, next to the
- largest continent of the world, the
. richest of the world, the darkest In
. the world and the most neglected of
the world." For an hour or more
' he held the closest attention of his
ir audience as he simply but earnestly
. and graphically told of some of the
. difficulties and trials and dangers
which they had undergone In estab
lishing a mission 1,200 miles in the
y Interior of the continent. He very
Q feelingly spoke of his friend and
comrade, the lamented Rev. S. N.
Lapsley with whom he had gone
- out and labored. He gave an account
?w.. ..I.lkl. .....It. Mlur,
Ul IUC Y1SIUIC tcouiia Ui VHC II4VWW
years of their labors which had culminated
in the membership of 4,000
n at their home station, a self support.
ing station with about one thousand
c converts forty miles further on and
of their success in bringing about a
change for the right in the sphere
II In which they had labored. The adn
dress Is commented upon as the most
interesting missionary lecture ever
heard here.
e The State Summer School at Wine
throp college has opened with a good
e attendance and already earnest work
has begun with a tine faculty in
n charge.
P Wednesday evening the 27th Miss
- Jennie Guynn of this city will be
i _ j * - *#- ti nr
marneu iu air. juiiii ??. v,unaii u>
Chester. The marriage will take
y place at the home of Mrs. Youngtl
blood, a sister of the groom, where
Miss Guynn boards. The bride is a
niece of Mrs. W. W. Eoyce.
The Aragon mill people have ses
cured a tract of land from the White
e estate and their mill will be located
j north of the city on the Southern
railroad, just a little nearer town
' than the Manchester mill, buj on the
d opposite side of the Southern's track.
Mr. Chas. L. Cobb, whose illness
, was noted last week, was operated
" on Tuesday morning for appendicitis.
n His condition is now decidedly betn
ter and should no complication oce
cur his recovery is confidently expected.
, Tillman and Roosevblt.?There is
a prospect that before the end of the
e Roosevelt administration the president
y and Senator Tillman of South Carolina,
v will shake hands and make up. Recent
remarks made by each of them indiS
>- -? /?^>l I ? r, 1,1 Ka Hln.
llltti iiu uau 1CC11115 nuuiu w*. u?o
played if the two should happen to
come face to face all of a sudden.
"I like Senator Tillman," said the
president to Senator Gallinger the othP
er day, when the latter called at the
- White House on a matter in which the
3 South Carolinian was interested. "He
couldn't do anything to make me mad
1 any more."
1 In his final speech on the railroad
3 rate bill, Senator Tillman startled his
j colleagues by commending the efforts
made by the president to put an ef8
fective rate bill on the statue books.
i A caller discussed the incident with
I the president. "Do you know," said the
president, "I didn't think it was possible
for Senator Tillman to do anything
[ that would surprise me?"
Senator Tillman was talking about
the president to a friend. "Well, we
got a good law," said the friend, "but
did you ever think that a commission
might be created that would be dominated
by the railroads?"
' "Oh!" replied the Pitchfork Statesman,
"I haven't got much use for the
man in the White House, but I guess
hp's straight."
All of which goes to show that the
> man from South Carolina and "the
; man In the White House" may get together
and declare by-gones to be bygones.?Washington
Dispatch.
1 ?Union, June 19: W. R. Oilliam,
' who is under indictment for the muri
der of Mose Hughes, was today released
from the sheriff's custody under
a bond of $5,000, this amount
being agreed upon by the solicitor
, and (illllam's attorney. Douglas
i English, who Is charged with the same
offence, was arrested in Atlanta sev- i
eral days ago upon the request of
Sheriff Sanders. He was brought to
this city last night by Deputy Sheriff
Clarence Sanders and is now in jail, i
It is probable that he. too, will be released
on bond shortly.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Biennial Canvas* of the State Now In
Progress and Promising Little Interest.
The state campaign was formally
opened lit St. George, Dorchester
county last Thursday. From there
the cam paigners went to Charleston,
thence to WaJterboro and today they
are at Beaufort; but from all indications
up to this time, there is to be
very little interest In the sayings and
doings of the candidates.
While on the train, en route to St.
George, the candidates elected Col.
John T. Sloan chairman of the campaign
party and Col. L. W. Haskell,
secretary. It was agreed that the
candidates for United States senator
be allowed thirty minutes each and
that the candidates for governor be
allowed twenty minutes each. The
time of .the other candidates was limited
to shorter periods down to five
minutes.
There were about four or five hundred
people at the St. George meeting
and they gave very good attention
to the different speakers except
Mr. Lumpkin who had a very difficult
time in getting a hearing. Mr. Lyon
probably was received with more enthusiasm
than was any of the other
candidates. For a time It looked as
if Mr. Lumpkin was not to be allowed
to speak; but he met the badinage
of the mob with such evident good
humor as to compel Its good will and
finally got an opportunity to say some
of the things he desired to say.
Mr. Ansel was the first speaker. He
talked for better roads, better educational
facilities, better pensions for
old soldiers and local option as between
county dispensaries and prohibition.
Mr. Cole A. Blease favored biennial
sessions of the legislature, a marriage
license system, and the dispensary as
it stands. He does not believe the
dispensary is corrupt.
Mr. Erunson devoted himself solely
to prohibition and insisted on the
absolute impossibility of purifying the
liquor business. He ridiculed the
profit theory of the dispensary and
said that out of egch $4 spent by a
drunkard for a jug of whisky all the
profit except two cents go to sources
other than the drunkard's familyMr.
w. A. Edwards of Saluda, de?
voted himself principally to an effort
to show that the Southern railroad
is now in practical control of the
goyernment and that there aifpears
to be no way to break that controlHe
told of having entered suit against
the Southern road some time ago on
account of its having violated the law
in acquiring the South Carolina and
Georgia extension and complained of
the manner in which his suit had been
delayed.
Mr. A. C. Jones of Newberry, said
he had always stood for the uplifting
of his follow men; he was among the
first to advocate the passage of an act
allowing the people of a county the
pri"ile*e of voting on the question uf
retaining and abolishing dispensaries;
he is now willing to stand for local
option as between dispensaries, high
license and prohibition, by counties.
He said that conditions in Newberry
are better than for twenty years; that
although they have not been able to
realize prohibition, it Is principally
because the lawyers always stand
ready to get offenders off.
Mr. Richard I. Manning advocated
improvements In the educational sjs*
tern and equalization in tax wossments.
He regretted that the whisky
question should have such prominence
in the campaign. He is not in tuvor
of the dispensary as it has been run
but thinks that the bill he Introduced,
and which was known as the Razor'
Manning bill was calculated to improve
the situation wonderfully. He
Is not a believer In local option,
Mr. John J. McMahan spoke on
rather .broader lines than most of the
nthsr cnnilMal?? Havnllnr himself
principally to the subject of education
and the ' necessity of governmental
aid in various internal improvements.
He is opposed to the
use of liquor as a beverage but does
riot believe in the practicability of
prohibition. He is In favor of the
state dispensary, which he thinks
should be purified by placing In
stripes some of the people who have
been stealing.
Col. John T. Sloan spoke of his
record as a soldier during the war
and as a wearer of a red shirt In
1876, and told how he had always
stood for the adfanceent of South
Carolina. He waa unequivocally in
favor of the dispensary as the best
solution of the liquor question and if
elected would do what he coffld to
purge the Institution of the corruption
by which it is infested.
The time allowed to the various
othfer speakers waa barely sufficient
to permit them to say who they were
and what they were running for; but
all took the stand and tilled up every
minute to which they were entitled.
When Col. Lumpkin came forward
two or three "wool hats" in different
nnrta nf th? miiilanp* sfa to
cheering for Tillman. The crowd
took up the call and for some little
time so great was the noise that It
was useless for the speaker to attempt
to make himself heard. Col.
Lumpkin bided his time patiently,
however, and when Chairman Dennis
had finally succeeded in restoring order
he started right in to pay back
in his own coin the man who had
started the cheering for Senator Tillman.
"My wife's husband la not very
pretty." said he. "I was up here In
Gaffney and a mule ran away and
somebody pushed me out in front of
the mule?and It stopped. And after
it was all over somebody asked me,
'Say, Mister, ain't you the man that
hollered for Tillman down in Dorchester?'
" This produced a hearty laugh
in which almost everybody joined In.
Col. Lumpkin paid an eloquent tribute
to southern womanhood. He was
born in the south himself, he said,
and all his people had lived here for
a hundred years back. The calls for
Tillman heinc started tin hv the same
group which had commenced them before,
Colonel Lumpkin stated that he
was raised on a farm and knew all
about mules, and if Balaam were to
come here now he would say to him,
"Balaam, your old mule is here now,
I hear it talking out there in that
crowd." This hushed the group for a
time and Colonel Lumpkin went on to
say that he was a working man himself.
He was bom on a farm, he had
taken to railroading early in life and
he knew the meaning of hard and
honest toil. It is to the home-made
gallus man and the man with patched
breeches that we must look today
for the salvation of the country.
Therefore he called upon them to organize
for the work which lay before
them.
This was his platform. He did not
believe In candidates for national offices
meddling with state measures.
These should be left to the candidates
for state offices. But he is a Democrat
and will support Democratic
measures. "I would," he said, "stand
for honesty In high places and for
strict obedience to laws. I would, as
far as In me lay. do what I could for
the old Confederate soldier. I wore
the gray jacket myself and marched
to the tune of 'Dixie." ' Should he be
elected to the senate and sent to
Washington, his house, he said, would
be open to all his constituents, and he
invited and urged that they all come
to see him.
CLOVER CULLINGS.
The New Teachers?Work on the New
Mill?Silk From Cotton?Light 8ys
xcm.
rorre*i?ondenc* of the Vorkville Enquirer.
Clover, June 22.?Mr. A. M. Haddon
is to be principal and Misses Bessie
Adams and Bessie Jackson, assistants
in the Glover school for the term
beginning next fall. Mr. Haddon is a
recent graduate of Erskine college, has
hud practical and successful experience
as a teacher and comes highly
recommended as to ability, as a disciplinarian,
an Instructor as well as
character. Misses Adams and Jackson
are home folks, have also had successful
experience and were chosen because
of their known fitness for the
work.
Although there has been less rain in
this immediate section than In some
other portions of the country, there
was an abundance last week which
found the crops in good shape and as
a result the outlook is especially favorable.
Although the wheat acreage
sown last fall was comparatively
small, the yield per acre this year Is