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Scraps and facta. ? George Hall, one of the lynchers of the Lylerly murderers at Salisbury, has been convicted of conspiracy and sentenced to the North Carolina penitentiary for fifteen years. Hall was indicted on the charge of murder; but the prosecuting attorney changed the indictment to conspiracy. The testimony of a deputy sheriff showed that Hall came into the jail at the head of a body of thirty men and helped break open the cells In which the prisoners were confined. The Jury remained out but a short time, and upon the publication of the verdict the court sentenced the man as above. ? Manila, Aug. 10: First Lieutenant John F. James and Privates - > \T?*Lrt?Ul William J. U1U1CK SIIU ^aiiiauiDi Zock of the Eighth Infantry, with Contract Surgeon Calvin Snyder and Internal Revenue Collector Williams of Illinois, were killed yesterday afternoon In a hand-to-hand fight with a force of Pulajanes at Julita. Island of Leyte. The detachment, which consisted of ten men, was greatly out numbered, but made a gallant fight. The Pulajanes captured three pistols, four Kragjorgensen rifles and three hundred rounds of ammunition. Julita is a suburb of the city of Burauen, which has been the scene of three serious conflicts between the regulars, the constabulary and the Pulajanes within a few weeks. ? Pittsburg, Pa., dispatch Aug. 10: With a revolver and a bottle of poison in his pocket. George Roblnsteen went into criminal court today prepared to end his life in the crowded room if he received a sentence mat ne consiaereu iuu ^ deputy sheriff discovered the revolver and took It from Roblnsteen. After the sentence had been pronounced Roblnsteen gave up the bottle of poison. George, and his brother John, were convicted of conspiracy and misdemeanor In connection with the failure of the Eleanor Iron and Steel company. Both were sentenced today to pay a fine of $500 and to serve six months In the work house on the conspiracy indictment. Immediately after they were sentenced, an application was made asking the court for a writ of supersedeas, as it was the intention to take the case to the superior court. ?Jamestown. N. Y., Aug. 10: A signal victory for the government was won yesterday In the war on the Standard Oil and Sugar trusts And the railroad combinations, which by secret rebates aided in building up these giant monopolies, which was begun by President Roosevelt in hts message to congress on May 4, accompanying Commissioner of Corporations Garfield's report of his investigation into the violations of the laws committed by these combinations. As a direct result of this exhaustive investigation the United States grand Jury for the western district of New York, sitting at Jamestown, yesterday returned indictments, charging violations of the interstate commerce law against the Pennsylvania Railroad company, the Standard Oil company of New York, and the Vacuum Oil company of Rochester. The specific charges allege that the Pennsylvania railroad granted and the oil companies accepted special concessions in the shipment of freight, which was a "less rate than that named in the tariffs" published and filed by the railroad company. ? For the first time In her history Persia Is to have a national assembly, says a Washington dispatch of Aug. 10. This Information was conveyed to the Persian minister here late today In a cablegram from Mirza Nassrollah Khan Mochiredolet Sadreazame, the grand vizier and minister of foreign affairs, who stated that In view of the desire of his Imperial Majesty, the Shah, for the extension of national tranquility and for the welfare of Persia and all its inhabitants and in order to fortify the government, It had been decreed necessary to give certain reforms and a constitution durable for the country and for the administration. The immediate organization of a national assembly for the realization of these reforms accordingly was ordered. According to the dispatch, the assem tijy will De composea 01 equm panics, namely, princes of the blood, clergy, chief of the reigning dynasty, Cadjar, high dignitaries and personages, merchants and representatives of corporations. The assembly will meet at Teheran, and it is provided that all civil and constitutional laws shall originate in the assembly and after the signature of his Majesty will become effective. ? Chicago, Aug. 10: With the discovery of new forgeries among the papers held in the Milwaukee Avenue State Bank, the further statements of Cashier Henry W. Herlng concerning loans made by Stensland, as banker, to himself individually, and the shortage found by previous invA?ricpntion. it la now charged that Paul C. Stensland, president of the bank, stole $2,000,000. Notes aggregating more than $500,000, the signatures of which have been pronounced forgeries, were unearthed in the vaults of the bank by Cashier Hering today. Stacks of notes in blank, as to amount, with signatures already forged, and ready to be filled in for any amount desired, were also found. The blank note forms, similar to those upon which money had been realized by Stensland at his will, were, in the opinion of Assistant State Attorney Olsen, to have been used in stripping the bank of $500,000 more, had the president had time to do so. President Stensland has disappeared and cannot be found. His son, Theodore Stensland, vice president of the bank, is in jail; Frank Kowalski, the teller of the bank, committed suicide Friday night. ? Knoxvllle, Tenn., Aug. 8: A special from Mlddlesboro, Ky., to the Journal and Tribune says that Frank Ball, the famous mountain desperado, who recently escaped jail at Richmond, Ky.. was captured late this afternoon by Sheriff Rice Johnson and posse, after a battle which raged for an hour. Ball, some time ago. killed Jack Bolen, a Middieboro barber and after escaping into the mountains was finally landed in jail at Richmond, Ky., through the work of the Middieboro militia company. Not long ago he broke Jail atid has since been hiding in the mountains. Wednesday night Ball was located in a log cabin near Rose Hill, Va., and Sheriff Johnson and sixten deputies started out to capture him. Reinforcements were sent for. as it was feared that Ball's friends and relatives might go to his aid. Nearly thirty members of the Middlesboro militia company volunteered as deputies and left by special train. Thursday morning under a truce, Sheriff Johnson went to the cabin and demanded Ball's surrender. This he declined. Late this afternoon tire was opened on the cabin by the sheriff's forces and after John Lee, one of Bail's men had been killed. Ball surrendered. Ball will be taken to the Kentucky penitentiary at Frankfort tonight. The house in which Ball took refuge was riddled with bullets from the guns of the large posse. ? Washington, Aug. 9: For the first time In thirteen years the government announced today its purpose to purchase silver for coinage purposes. Tenders are invited at the office of the directors of the mint in this city on Wednesday, the 15th instant, up to 1 p. m. and every Wednesday thereafter until further notice. These tenders are to be for delivery at the Philadelphia, New Orleans or Denver mints, settlement to be on the New York basis, of bullion guaranteed 999 fine. The treasury reserves the right to reject ail tenders or accept such part of any tender that may suit its convenience. It is understood that anticipating that its reappearance as a purchaser might temporarily disturb the market unduly, the treasury has obtained control of a considerable amount for future delivery, so that it is in a position to drop out of the market for several months if desirable. The average requirements of the treasury throughout the year will not exceed 100,000 ounces per week and it will . be the policy of the department, while keeping a reasonable amount in hand, to so distribute its purchasing throughout the year that its demands will be uniform and not an element of uncertainty in the market. From the resumption of specie pay merit in 1879 down to the year 1900 the constant increase in the stock of subsidiary coin required by the growing population and trade of the country was supplied by the recoinage of old and uncurrent subsidiary coins which accumulated in the treasury under the resumption act. In 1900 as this stock was running low, authority was granted in the monetary act of March 14 to the secretary of the treasury to divert bullion purchased under the act of July 14. 1890, for the coinage of silver dollars to the coinage of subsidiary pieces. Under this authority about $33,000,000 have been coined since 1900. The stock of bullion in the treasury was exhausted more than a year ago and since then no bullion has been available for subsidiary use. ?hc ^lorkrillf inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1906. The rebate question is up again with renewed interest. It won't down. Some weeks ago. It will be remembered, Senator Tillman said some pretty hard things about the Spartanburg delegation for appointing a corrupt board of control. Mr. C. P. Sanders, who was a member of the accused delegation, replied to Senator Tillman In kind and among other things denied responsibility for the board, showing that it had been appointed before he came into office. The controversy drifted, of course, to personalities, and Mr. Sanders, brought up the old rebate question again. He refused to be satisfied with Senator Tillman's alleged explanation. Senator Tillman went back into the history of the matter, stated that Senator Butler had raised the question at Union in 1894, and that upon a trial of the Issue before the people of the state the senator had been vindicated. The Columbia State then came into the controversy,- looked up the old record and found that when Butler asked Tillman "If you did get rebates amounting to some $8,000, what did you do with them, and if you did not get them, why didn't you?" Tillman replied that he had bought the Mill Creek whisky flat and that there were no rebates. Then, when Appelt raised the question again some years afterward and when Tillman testified before the Investigating committee this Kq that thpro hfld hppn rebates, but claimed that he had given them back to Hubbell of the Mill Creek distilling company In consideration of the credit that the company had extended to the state. Hubbell was still alive in 1894 and In 1906 he was dead. The Columbia State sees In the two explanations a great deal that is not satisfactory and there are others who would like to have a somewhat better showing. Commissioner of Immigration Watson sails for Europe today or tomorrow for the purpose of trying to see what he can to induce immigrants to come to this section. He carries with him an Idea that will mean much for South Carolina if it is only carried out. It is his purpose to do what he can to get onevor more of the big steamship companies to make Charleston a port of call. That will solve the whole immigration problem so far as the south Is concerned. During the past all the influence that could be brought to bear around Castle Garden and other points where immigrants usually land, has been against the south and in favor of the west. The south has been pictured as a land of savages, sickly and inhospitable and the impression pro duced on the immigrants has been calculated to keep them as far away from this section as possible. As a matter of fact, in the old days, Charleston was the principal immigrant port of America. Hundreds of thousands, if not millions of the best people living in South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Texas and North Carolina account for their presence here by tracing their families back to the time when their ancestors landed at Charleston. The people who are reading Dr. Lathan's history are familiar with the story. Many hundred thousand immigrants have landed at Charleston even since the Revolutionarv war anrt It wa? nnt until thp he ginning of the civil war that Charleston finally lost her standing as a desirable port of entry for immigrants. There is no insuperable difficulty in restoring old conditions. We can do it with half the labor and expense to which the first comers subjected themselves in bringing such a large proportion of the present population here. And that is not all. With the stream of immigration started toward Charleston again, this old state will again begin to take the lead over all the states In the Union in the matters of commercial industrial, agricultural and intellectual development. The State Campaigners. Would a prudent, careful woman select a husband at a glance? Would a prudent careful man offer marriage to a woman on first acquaintance? Such things occur sometimes; but as to how it will turn out is a matter of much more desperate chance than if both parties had taken more time for investigation and deliberation. And so it is with these camnaicn meetings which come and pro like summer showers, or perhaps more like puffs of wind. Yes, we see the candidates. They come and stand face to face, say their little pieces and give way for others. But what does it amount to? Some are fine looking men; hut the Great Teacher has told us of whited sepulchers filled with dead men's bones. Some of them make very good speeches; but have not school children been taught to recite Paul's Defense before King Agrippa ? It is not safe to judge men by what they seem. There is little more satisfaction in judging them by what they say. It is no more difficult to act deceit than it is to speak lies. "By their fruit ye shall know them," and fruiting is a matter of years. In our issue of last Friday we gave a pretty satisfactory synopsis of the campaign speeches delivered in the court house Wednesday; and from these synopses the discriminating reader will be able to form about as correct conclusions as if he had been there. With all this there are probably those who desire t?> know what Tiir Kn'qcihkk thinks of these different candidates, their motives, their hopes, plans, etc.. and here goes. John T. Sloan is a very clever gentleman; but before anything else he is a politician. He would not do anything dishonorable of his own motion: but his views on most questions are as elastic as the popular will. We do not think he has any positive convictions on any public question. That is he has no views that he would not be willing to surrender for the benefit of what he might consider to be his present Interest. He would never lead his fellow citizens anywhere; but he WOU1C1 IOIIUW lllt-lll ill! uugn guuu V pute and bad repute and even shame. Mr. Sloan Is not a bad man; nor Is he an unusually good man. In this race he stands for little else than personal ambition. Mr. Martin F. Ansel Is, in some respects, the same type of a man as Col. Sloan; but In our Judgment somewhat wiser and abler. His actuating motive, we would say, is ambition. He covets the place for which he Is running for the honor there Is In It; but there is in him that which would prevent him from dishonoring the place. He is a very shrewd man, and his shrewdness is of the kind which not only seeks, but which is generally successful in discovering the right. Four years ago, he was a dispensary man, not so much because he saw any special merit in the dispensary as because he believed the people were satisfied with it, state machine and all. Now, he is against the state machine, and the principal reason he is against it is because he believes that the people want It abolished. One of'the best evidences of his entire satisfaction with his own honesty of purpose not only heretofore; but in the future, is his ability to stand without flinching the most vicious thrusts that his opponents are able to make. The philoso phy of this, however, is apparent. Should he be in the second race, all those left out will be his friends. Mr. Joel E. Brunson would, of course, like to be governor; but there is reason to believe that the principal reason of his candidacy is a burning hostility to the liquor traffic. He is a humanitarian and as the result of his observation and experience he is convinced that the liquor traffic is the most devastating bane to which society is subject. He believes that the best way to uplift men Is to take away the temptation of intoxicating liquors. He is somewhat of a free lance, but Is honest and earnest, and if he could only be of assistance is establishing prohibition in South Carolina, he would he perfectly willing to allow somebody else to fill the governor's chair. Mr. John J. McMahan is a brilliant man. He is earnest, able and clean; but to a certain extent more theoretical than practical. For instance, as we see it. the dispensary system is the best solution of the liquor question provided it can be honestly and efficiently managed. We do not believe that honest management of the state's liquor business is possible. Mr. McMahan does so believe. This, in his case, we freely concede. But Mr. McMahan is not a politician. He believes in doing things and rather than remain neutral on questions looking to the UDlifttng of the people of South Carolina, he would Jump from the dome of the Capitol. We are not Joking. That's McMahan. And if elected governor he would kill the state machine quicker than any other man in the race, for if it could not be run honestly, he would not allow it to be run at all. McMahan is full of great, big, broad progressive ideas and is absolutely fearless of the powers of darkness. He's a good man. Richard I. Manning comes from a long line of illustrious South Carolina ancestors, two of whom have been governors of the state. He has the respect of the people of Sumter county, which under his lead was one of the last to surrender to Tillman. But Richard is not now himself. There is rfnsnn to believe that he is being used by others. That is a general impression and there is foundation for it. The charge that Manning was not the real author of the Raysor-Manning bill, has good basis of fact. It is generally understood that he is Senator Tillman's candidate for governor, and Senator Tillman's motive in selecting him is to encourage the good will and approval of an element that has never been willing to accept the senator's elevation as having grown out of the real spirit and genius of this state. There is feeling that Mr. Manning has no enthusiasm in the advocacy of the so-called purified dispensary, and that down in his heart he is not altogether satisfied with being regarded -- 0 *mm MaK as oenaiui iiiiumu s uanuiuuic, withstanding it all, Mr. Manning is a man of high purposes, and is entitled to be recognized as a gentleman In all that the word implies. About Mr. Edwards, we have not been able to form an opinion. We never heard of him previous to this race. He may be a man of good purposes, and he may be merely a crank of no more importance than others who have been before the people in a like manner. Smooth, audacious, debonair Cole L. Blease! He's the best and most plausible speaker in the party, and the best campaigner. There is no limit to his nerve, either. He stands for the dispensary just as it is, and not for a moment would he think of curtailing its opportunities for graft. With its graft features removed he would not give two cents for it. Mr. Blease is a wonder, a paralyzer. He makes one gasp for breath. "So far as I am personally concerned," he declares. "it makes no difference whether there is any liquor or not. I seldom use it." and within an hour afterward he is liable to be full as a goat. "They talk about corruption in the dispensary, and yet they have not been able to prove a thing." he asserts, and from one end of the state to the other he is under suspicion of having benefited from dispensary graft to the extent of thousands. "For an estimate of my private cnaracier, i reier you to inai good old minister there who taught me the way of life in boyhood, and whom I hope to meet in Heaven." He says this with an air of confidence that is well calculated to dispel all doubt. Then, when a few of the more credulous make the invited inquiry, Dr. Stokes, to whom they were referred, sadly shakes his head. To a greater extent than any other man now in public life, Mr. Blease is an exponent of Tillmanism as it was taught in 1890, Till manism in its first analysis. Blease was once in high favor with Tillman. During the early part of the present campaign, even after it was generally understood that Manning was Tillman's representative, Blease sought to disseminate an impression that he was the favored of Tillman. Afterward, Tillman, with a view to side-tracking the irrepressible man from Newberry, took occasion to specify that lie wanted a man of "character" for governor. Blease began to lay stress on his character, and to give various Methodist ministers who happened to be in his audiences as references. But recently, , especially at Yorkvllle, as If realizing that the Influence of the "big bosB" was hopelessly against him, this bold , campaigner began to hit back at the "big boss." He made it clear that In his < opinion Tillman had a candidate. He named two. Manning and Sloan; but that was with the idea of creating dl- , vision in such vote as may be assumed ? Hiront f>nntrnl nf Till man. Yes, Blease Is an Interesting character. It Is easy to conceive how, If he had started when Tillman did, with as much experence as he has now, he would have developed power and influence even greater than has been developed by Tillman. He Is slicker, and knows better how to cover up his tracks. Though with a more limited stock of Information than the former, morally and politically, he Is about on a par with Ben and Jim, and If he should happen to be elected to the governorship, there will be some lively doings not only In the dispensary but in other departments. Mr. A. C. Jones, the other Newberry candidate, is a very different man from Blease. He Is frank, open and sincere. There is no question of that, and he has moral courage of a high order. He also has plenty of physical courage; but there Is no reason to believe that he knows a great deal about statecraft. All the knowledge he has been able to acquire along this line has been as an onlooker. If he should be elected governor his administration would be decent and clean; but It would not be characterized by special ability. He's a good business man; he has been successful along the line of business; but that does not make up for a sad lack of experience in other directions. However, we believe Mr. Jones is a man of the best intentions, and that his participation In politics aids rather than hinders the cause of good government. When Fraser Lyon and Nells Chrlstensen were first suggested as candidates for office, the idea did not appeal to us. We recognized the fact that they were ably performing a high duty; but somehow It does not seem fitting that a man should put himself in the position of appearing to seek a reward for the performance of what was only duty. But since then conditions have very much changed. The Investigating committee, with the exception of Christensen, laid down on Lyon. Governor Heyward proved weak in the knees and failed to measure up to his plain duty in the Black matter. Attorney General Youmans flunked like an old granny and circumstances forced Mr. Lyon into the field as a matter of Justice to himself, to the cause he represents, and to the people. As things now stand the honors and emoluments of the office are of no consequence. The great Issue is whether the people are yet ready to demand the restoration of honesty and purityMn the affairs the state. The personal in terest of Mr. Lyon counts for nothing. His election means a victory for the people and his defeat will mean that the people have lost; that the days during which dishonesty and corruption shall run riot have not yet been numbered. Mr. Lyon himself will have no occasion for personal regret. The candidacy of Mr. J. W. Ragsdale counts for nothing except opposition to Lyon and the restoration of political integrity. Mr. Ragsdale is not even a willing candidate, not as much so as Mr. Lyon. Mr. Lyon went in answer to the call of duty, Mr. Ragsdale was forced in to defeat Lyon. It was known that Col. Youmans could not do it, and it was necessary to have a dispensary man of sufficient energy to make an aggressive fight Ragsdale was conscripted, and he has been doing the best he could, considering his fatal lack of a good cause and honest fighting material. He would like to win of course; but he would ten times rather see the election of Youmans than Lyon, and so would the people who put Ragsdale in the race. It is generally conceded that the election of Lyon will Uf IIUHUC IU llir lllicvcs uiiu gictiicao to stand from under; that hereafter the business of the state must be conducted on a respectable, honest basis. We have only to say that we have no personal interest in the election of a single candidate, and we are not particularly concerned as to who shall be elected. We shall vote as we shall see proper, and expect other people to do the same. Whatever the result may be we will take our chances with the balance. MERE-MENTION. Congressman Bourke Cochran of New York, Is critically ill at Lake Tahoe, Cal The presidential Doom or speaser cannon waa rainy launched In Illinois last Thursday. Sultan Abdul-Hamld II of Turkey. Is reported as being critically ill Nineteen candy manufacturers and dealers are under Indictment in Philadelphia, charged with making and selling adulterated candies The number of deaths in Pittsburg, Pa., from typhoid fever during July averaged one a day. New cases during July numbered 404 The Ice trust is being investigated by the New York grand Jury Four New York bucket shops were raided by the police last Friday. More than sixty women speculators were found in one of the places Secretary Root and party has arrived at Montevideo, Uraguay Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of labor, has issued a strong protest against the employment of Chinese labor on the isthmus of Panama.... About thirty Filipinos have been brought to the United States for the purpose of studying agriculture, are to be distributed among various southern states John Skelton Williams, formerly of the Seaboard Air Line, has been made president of the Augusta and Florida Railroad company The professors of the University of St. Petersburg have adopted resolutions favoring the unrestricted annihilation of the Jews. The steamship Arabia, from Bombay, arrived at Boston last Wednesday with a case of Bubonic plague aboard The business failures throughout the country for the week ending last Friday as reported by Bradstreet's, number 137 against 166 for the same week last year The fortieth annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic is in session at Memphis... .Secretary of the Navy Moody recommends quick hanging for anarchists who ever attempt to assassinate a president.... Pittsburg. Penn., is facing a pig Iron famine. Pig iron is selling at $14 a ton District Attorney Jerome will probably lio tin* Democratic nominee for governor of New York While lie was exercising troops in St. Petersburg a few days ago Grand Duke Nicholas was made the target for a volley of bullets which came from what was supposed to be blank cartridges.... W. J. Bryan is now In Paris. It is stated that shortly after his return to America he will take a trip to Australia. ? Houston, Tex., Aug. 12: The flood in the Colorado river, which started from the torrential rains in the San Angelo county a week ago, is now reaching the lower valleys and the farmers are making endeavors to ( save their crops. Despite every effort the loss will be heavy, as there are many farms in the bottom from 1 Austin to the river's mouth. Additional rains around Austin make it | certain that the flood period will last at least two weeks and that the river 1 will leave its banks at many points. i LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Sam Campbell?Offers )1 reward for return of a lost pug puppy. J. D. Hugging?Gives an invitation to the public to a basket picnic at Bethany on August 21?the day of the county campaign meeting. J. D. Boyd?Is announced as a candidate for reappointment as magistrate of Bethel township. Robt. M. Whitesides, Jr.?Is announced as a candidate for the office of county commissioner of York counA4U~ olonMnn iy, ill me quinine ft j . Robt. J. Caldwell?Is announced as a candidate for the office of county commissioner, subject to the choice of the voters in the primary. L. R. Williams, Probate Judge? Qives notice that C. T. Thomas has applied to him for letters of administration on the estate o:f Mrs. M. E. Thomas, deceased. C. W. and H. P. Wallace?Invite the public to a picnic at Huntor's spring on August 18th. S. M. Carothers, Admr.?Gives notice of the sale of personalty of the estate of Thos. M. Carothers, dec'd. on September 4th. S. M. McNeel, Pres.?Publishes statement of condition of Loan and Savings bank at the close of business August 11th. Box 53?Oirers rooms suitable for light housekeeping for rent. Water and electric lights. Penn Medicine Co.?Gives a list of its remedies, which are now on sale at the York Drug Store. See fourth page. Foushee Cash Store?Has added a stock of shoes to its stock and will have a special shoe sale Monday. Table oil cloth 13c yard. Thomson Co.?Offers various qualities of taffeta silks at various prices. New lot embroidered collars have Just arrived?25c each. York Supply Co.?Invites your attention to the merits of the Sanders' disc plow. Two mules can easily pull it and do good work. I. W. Johnson?Says you can find fresh mackerel in kits and tubs at his place. New shipment of coffees and teas. First National Bank?Tells you that the foundation of all great fortunes is a dollar. M. W. White?Wants you to know that "mixing" makes opportunities. Industry and frugality will assist you on the road to success. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Sets forth the merits of the Lynchburg turnplow. It is guaranteed to be equal to any turnplow on the market. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Asks good dressers to call and see Lamm & Co.'s samples and fashion plates for fall and winter clothing, etc. Mrs. Foushee?Says her "electric" sewing room Is the result of necessity and Invites early orders for fashionable dress making. York Drug Store?Says It has the swellest line of Eaton-Hurlbut stationery shown in Yorkville In many months. A special bargain In box paper at 35c a box. The Forest Hill people will give their usual picnic on the occasion of the county campaign meeting. The canvas of the county by the candidates for county officers begins at Tlrzah tomorrow. There will be a picnic. The general impression is that Mr. Ansel will get the anti-dispensary vote of this county, and that the dispensary vote will be dlvtded between Manning and Blease. Blease appears to have gained strength with the dispensary element since his recent visit. Mr. John J. McMahan made a bad break when he described that attitude of the ministers of the state on the whisky question as pusillanimous. A great many ministers may be like Mr. McMahan, rather impractical on this question; but it is a rare thing you run across a preacher prohibitionist who lacks the courage of his convictions. Some of Mr. McMahan's criticisms may have been very well founded; but very few of the preiichers are cowards. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Ladles' Auxiliary society of the Yorkvllle Cemetery association wants roses. ? The market has been pretty well glutted with watermelons during the past week or ten days. ? The Southern's new freight house is about ready for use, and it appears to be adequate for present needs. ? There was a good rain Sunday night and it was very acceptable as the ground had already commenced to grow dry and hard. ? There is a lot of building to be done in Yorkville during the next few months, and there Is more in sight for next spring. ? Rev. W. C. Ewart announced last Sunday that there would be no further preaching service in the Associate Reformed church until after the second Sunday in September. ? Mr. Arch M. Jackson has purchased from the estate of L. M. Grist, through Mr. J. C. Wilborn, the Tomlinson house on West Madison street. The purchase price was $350. ? The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Cemetery association is in need of funds. Quite a number of people have subscribed more or less liberally; but as yet no case has been reported where anybody has hurt himself. The ladles can make use of five times as much money as has yet been made available and they can do it without extravagance. They will make a showing for every dollar they get. Give them the money. ? There was quite an electrical storm passed over this place last evening about dark. Some people who were waiting on the belated C. & N-W. train say that simultaneously with a loud report they saw a shower of sparks fly from the railroad track opposite the residence of Dr. J. L. Stokes. The electric lights went out all over town at the same instant. Shortly afterward the lights came on again but they were extinguished a half hour later, and the understanding Is that the power house has been out of business since. The Neely and Tavora mills have been Idle during this morning. GOLD MINING IN YORK. Very few people are aware that there is any active Interest In York county gold mining just ut this time: but such is the case nevertheless, and there Is good prospects of considerable development In the immediate future. Several months ago, in May, Mr. E. W. Long, the Southern's Yorkvllle agent, and Mr. W. L. Horn of Smyrna, a practical miner, secured the right to takp a carload of ore from a prospect on the Darwin place near the Cherokee county line. These gentleman got out the carload of ore and shipped it from Smyrna to a smelter at West Norfolk, Va.. for reduction. Several weeks intervened between the date of shipment of the car of ore and the receipt of the report of the assay. When the report was received It was very encouraging, as the return from the ca? of ore amounted to about $900?or something like $40 a ton. Messrs. Long and Horn had endeavored to get an option on the mine, but failed and In the Interval between the date of shipment and the receipt of the assayer's report, the mineral and minings rights of this property had been sold, It is claimed, to northern capitalists for $45,000. Mining operations at this mine are now being pushed vigorously and the prospects for good returns are very bright. Messrs. Long and Horn have been prospecting for some time In Bethel township and have secured options for the mineral and mining rights on lands of Messrs. R. J. Davis, Q. L. Riddle and others. Mr. Long said to the reporter a day or two ago: "I have sent specimens of the ore from the mine on Mr. Davis's place to the parties who purchased the mine on the Darwin place and one or two of the parties will be here this week to go out and Inspect our various nmonanfo Wo hovo tQ Ubn Allt ftbOllt ItW *iW w ? ? a carload of ore from the Davis mine and will ship it from Bowling Oreen to West Norfolk this week. The vein of this mine is from three to six feet wide and is unquestionably the richest that has been found in the county. The specimens sent to the prospective buyers were not picked specimens, but were about an average of the car of ore taken out for shipment to the smelter, and are good enough to make a mining man sit up and take notice. I guess it will only take a very few weeks to get a report from the stamping mill at West Norfolk and then we will know for certain what we have." Mr. Long says that the other prospects in Bethel township are good | enough to merit close investigation, J and he and Mr. Horn will see to it that they get it with very little delay. THE COTTON SITUATION. The steady decline of cotton during the past fourteen days, has been a subject of very particular interest throughout this section and there is anxious Inquiry on all sides as to nr nn? Oioro la onv real ffnnd reason to believe thau there will be a substantial recovery before the next crop comes In. There are at least a thousand bales of cotton yet In the hands of the farmers of York county, and only sixteen days to the official opening of the next cotton season, although more than a month, perhaps, before the cotton of this particular section will begin finding Its way to the market. It would be a mighty nice thing to be able to tell the people who are holding cotton, with reasonable certainty what they should do; but It will have to be confessed that with the speculative element in consideration, that is next to Impossible. There is not a great deal on which to base an Intelligent opinion. On being asked yesterday what, in his opinion, was the cause of the present depression in the price of cotton, one of the best informed cotton men of this section, expressed himself about like this: "The people who have been holding cotton all year have become uneasy and have commenced selling. The mills were hungry at the beginning of the month and were paying a premium. The cotton holders rushed to sell and as soon as the mills got supplies sufficient for present needs, they dropped the nremium they were offering." "Do you see any hope of better prices soon?" the reporter asked. "I do not see what there Is to bring better prices right away," the cotton man replied. "The mills of this section have no big stocks; but it Is now only a short time until the next season opens, and unless it shall develop that the present crop is shorter than now appears, there Is not much reason to hope that prices will continue good." We have seen nothing In any of the market letters to encourage better prices; but it is quite a general opinion that the element of speculation is largely figuring In the present situation. WITH THE FIR8T REGIMENT. The First South Carolina regiment which went to Chickamauga In two sections, one of them leaving here In a train of ten cars last Friday afternoon, made a record breaking trip, and arrived at their destination at about 10 o'clock last Friday morning. The entire regiment got through in good shape, the only disabled man among them being Capt. Delhi of Rock Hill. He fell against a car seat in some manner Just before he reached Chattanooga and was painfully though not seriously injured. He was all right yesterday. Immediately after Its arrival at the camp that had Just been vacated by the Second regiment, the First regiment was put to work cleaning things up and getting In shape for the week's work. Referring to the situation as It appeared to him on arrival, the regimental correspondent of the News and Courier wrote as follows: whMo fremient rains have made the camp grounds wet and muddy the site is ideal and beautiful. Lookout Mountain is only a few miles distant. The South Carolina monument, a splendid granite pile on Snodgrass Hill, can be seen from the parade grounds. The regimental flag, a handsome state flag painted in colors on blue silk with the regimental insignia, is flying from Col. Lewis's headquarters. While the men are national guardsmen and love the Stars and Stripes that are floating over the brigade headquarters, the men of the First feel a far deeper Interest in the piece of blue silk emblazoned with the seal of the Palmetto State. It means home to them and marks the spot when Kershaw and his South Carolinians did battle forty years ago. Capt. J. R. Hart of company L, was the first officer to go on duty as officer of the day and since then the service has been performed in rotation. A correspondent speaks of a pleasant distinction that was won by Mr. Robt. Herndon of Yorkvllle. Observing the men on parade, an officer of the regular army said that Sergeant Herndon was the only man In his sight who held his gun Just as it should be held. The officer did not know Mr. Herndon and, of course, had no idea that he was from the Citadel. In accordance with an arrangement perfected before leaving, Lieutenant i W. B. Williams left yesterday for home to be at the opening of the campaign tomorrow. Lieutenant G. W. Bailey of J Columbia, will act as his substitute, first lieutenant of company L. The hard work commenced yesterday when the regiment was required to go through an extended order drill in imitation of an example set for it by the Seventeenth regular infantry. The troops are all In good spirits and they are counting on making a record for soldiership unexcelled by any other regiment that has been or will be on the grounds. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. W. W. Lewis and children are |at Piedmont Springs. Miss Julia Smith of Union, Is visiting Mrs. L. A. Johnson. Mr. W. A. Carroll Is building a fiveroom cottage at Filbert. Miss Bessie Howe of Hickory Grove, Is visiting Miss Bessie Sandlfer. Miss Carrie Carson of Spartanburg, is the guest of Miss Frances Finley. Mr. Sam M. Grist returned yesterday from a few days trip to Charleston. Mr. George Heath of Lancaster, spent several hours In Yorkville yesterday. Miss Ruth Knight of Lancaster, is I visiting the family of Rev. W. C. Ewart. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. McClain and children of Rock Hill, spent Sunday In Yorkville. Misses Bettle and Maude Mitchell of Lancaster, are the guests of Miss Mozelle Inman. Mrs. Wm. Ross Is up from Columbia on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Davidson, near Sharon. Mr. Alllene Haddon of Staunton, Va., spent Saturday in Yorkvtlle, the guest of Mr. L. W. Jenkins. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Fletcher of Chester and Miss Moore of Norfolk, Va., spent yesterday in Yorkville. Misses Emily Wright and Mary Adams of Clover, are visiting Misses Mary and Carrie Cartwright. Rev. W. C. Ewart expects to leave tomorrow for a few days trip to Hendersonville and Asheville, N. C. . Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Gillespie left last week to spend sometime in North Carolina with relatives and friends. Rev. J. O. Babln leaves today for a six weeks' vacation. Rev. A. E. Evlson will conduct services next Sunday. G. W. S. Hart, Esq., left this morning for a two weeks' visit to his old home on the coast, near Charleston. Misses Mary Brooks and Thelma Inman, are visiting their grandmother, Mrs. Elias Inman at Bullock's Creek. Lancaster News: Mr. Paul G. McCorkle of Chester, spent Thursday in Lancaster, the guest of Mr. Hazel Witherspoon. Rev. Thos. M. Lowry of Knoxville, Tenn., is in Yorkville, on a visit to his mother, Mrs. M. B. Lowry and other relatives. Misses Hattle Thomasson, Mabel Lilly and Lizzie Woods and Mr. B. G. Lilly of Filbert, are visiting the family of Mr. J. R. Shannon, near Gastonia. Misses Gertrude and Lena Glenn and Mayme Patrick of Gastonia, N. C., are visiting Misses Mary and Annie Scott of the Delphos neighbor iivuui Congressman Finley has been confined to his home for several days with quite a. severe bullous atack. He is some better; but is not yet able to be about. Misses Bertha Black and Lena Wingate have been recommended for the Wlnthrop scholarships as the result of the competitive examinations held on July 9. Mrs. W. D. Grist and two children, Elizabeth and Edith, have been spending some days visiting the family of Mr. W. 8. Lesslle of the Lesslle neighborhood. Mrs. J. P. Smith and Misses Marguerite and Turner Smith and Mr. Ralph Rhyne of Shelby, N. C., are in Yorkvllle and will spend a month with Mr. J. R. Killian's family. Messrs. W. S. Hutchinson and W. P. Williamson of Rock Hill, have been awarded normal scholarships in the South Carolina college as the result of the recent competitive examination. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Bailey of Kilton, Union county, spent last Saturday In Yorkvllle, the guests of Mr. James F. Thomson and left Saturday night to visit relatives and friends in Rock Hill and Chester. Mr. and Mrs. James N. Ross and children, who have been spending some time in this vicinity visiting relatives and friends, left yesterday morning on their return to their home in Monticello, Ark. Mr. James B. Kennedy left this morning for New York and Boston, where he expects to spend a month nn<An rloniimonta OfiH (JUI1CC11115 nauc UUIUII uwu**?vi?w ? collecting information about trade unionism for use in connection with a dissertation he is preparing with reference to the Ph. D. degree for which he is working at the Johns Hopkins university. LOCAL LACONIC8. We Will 8end The Enquirer From this date until January 1st, 1807. for 7b cents. Freight Wreck Near Gaffney. There was a serious freight wreck about half a mile north of Broad river between Blacksburg and Gaffney at 10.46 o'clock last Saturday morning. The train consisted of eighteen cars, and for some reason not fully explained the fifth car from the engine jumped the track, carrying thirteen others with it. All the derailed cars were demolished; but nobody was hurt. The road was blockaded until Sunday morning, and although the branch line between Blacksburg and Gaffney was available for light trains the vestibuled and other heavy trains had to wait at uanney ana jamcKsourg udu uuici nearby points until the wreckage could be cleaned away. Trying to Bulldoze Finley. Rock Hill Record: The Chester Lantern on Friday jumped on Congressman Finley with both feet, for the reason that ten years ago Mr. Finley promised Rock Hill his help for a Federal court house, and sees fit to hold to his promise. The Lantern argues that, in the first Instance, Mr. Finley had no right to make such a promise to any particular city as against the other cities in this district; and that, having made it, presumably he should break it because of the opposition of the United States senate against Rock Hill. The Lantern is getting unnecessarily "hot under the collar." In the first place, it will be many years before either Rock Hill or unesier geis a reacrai uuuri, and it's a bad business to try to bulldoze Finley in breaking a promise, not because we are for and of Rock Hill; but because the breaking of promises Is one of the evils of the south. A promise once made should be kept, whether in business or politics. Death of a Veteran. Chester Reporter, Tuesday; Mr. Samuel G. Blair, an aged and honored citizen of the Bullock's Creek neighborhood, died at the home of his son-inlaw, Mr. J. B. Mickle, yesterday, afternoon. Cancer was the cause of death. The funeral was to be held at Bullock's Creek church today, Rev. J. B. Swann conducting the services. Mr. Blair was the son of the late James Blair. He leaves the following brothers, Jas. P., William, Thomas, Erwin, David, and Andrew. The last two named live in Mississippi. Mr. Blair's wife preceded him to the grave by several years. Several daughters all of whom are married and all of whom live In the Bullock's Creek neighborhood survive. Mr. Blair was a member of Co. F, Sixth South Carolina regiment, during the war between the states. He made a brave and faithful soldier, and a comrade while speaking of him a few days ago, said that a braver man never bore arms. A number of companions In arms while speaking of the deceased today bore similar testimony to his character as a citizen and a soldier. Culp Re Union. Fort Mill special of August 10, to Charlotte Observer: The 25th annual reunion of the Culp family was held Thursday at the beautiful country home of Miss Alice White, a maternal descendant of the Culp family. Miss White's home is situated about two miles south of Fort Mill, and Is indeed an ideal place for a family reunion. About sixty-five persons with Culp blood in their veins were present. [These reunions were begun twenty-five years ago, and have been regularly held ever since. One of the primitive settlers in York county was Mr. Gibbons Culp. who was born during the latter part of the eighteenth century. Two of his children were present yesterday, Mr. L. N. Culp and Miss Lizzie Culp. All of the Culp clan were brave Confederate soldiers and Mr. L N. Culp. who served in the Confederate army through the civil war, is at present commander of the Jefferson Davis Camp of Confederate veterans here. Games were furnished for the children yesterday while the older persons present sat in the shade and talked. Some of the families kin to the Culps who were present were Bradfords, Kimbrells, Whites and Thompsons. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Milholland-Neely Marriage?Mr. Ban Barnes Cashier Bank of Rock HillPersonal and Other Notes. (>>rr?t|M>n<lencc ol Mm Vorkvili# Ku<julrer. Rock Hill. August 16.?A failure was made In this correspondence last week to mention a marriage of much Interest in the county, that of Miss Annie Milholland to Mr. E. P. Neely, two popular and prominent young people. The marriage was performed at the Methodist parsonage by the Rev. W. T. Arial one morning of last week at an early hour after which the young couple boarded the train for a sojourn in Asheville. From there they will visit other resorts in North Carolina. The bride is a daughter of Mr. J. A. Milholland of the ML Holly neighborhood and is a young woman of many attractions. Mr. Neely is a young farmer of the River Bend section. , Mr. Ben Barnes of Atlanta, has been elected assistant cashier at the Bank of Rock Hill. Mr. Barnes is a man of experience, having been for some years past teller in Atlanta National Bank. He Is a brother of Mrs. Walter Rawllnson of this city. The position in the Bank of Rock Hill made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Ward Albertson, who accepted a similar position at Waycross, Oa.. has not as yet been filled. Rev. Arthur S. Rogers, the pastor of the A. R. P. church here is off on his annual vacation. He Is spending this week at White Sulphur Springs, N. C., and from there will visit Tennessee. Rev. John Qrler of Sharon, filled Mr. Rogers' pulpit Sabbath. Mr. John Wood, manager of "The Greenville News" with his wife is visiting Mrs. Wood's mother, Mrs. London. In the absence of the Rev. Maynard Marshall, Mr. Wood read the service Sabbath day at the Church of Our Saviour. Rev. Thos. Lowry of Knoxvllle, Tenn., preached In the First Presbyterian church Sabbath morning and evening, Rev. Dr. Lingle being away , on his vacation. A number of our cltlsens will take advantage of the very cheap rates given by the "Bryan Reception" and will visit New York next week. Among the number are T. 0. Flowers and son and V. B. McFadden and son. Mrs. Agnes Moore is sick of erysipelas at her home In Black street. Misses Cammle and Mattie Smith of Old Point, are visiting in Charlotte. Miss Marie Cross of Chester Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Julian Avery. Miss Daisy Sandlfer is at Cleveland Springs. Mr. Jno. A. Neely's family is in Yorkville for a visit. Miss Josle Fewell leaves this week for Columbia for a visit Mrs. Haynes of York, Penn., who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Haynes, has returned home. Miss Alta Fewell is at Cleveland Springs. Dr. Thos. Crawford, who has been recuperating in the mountains after an illness, with Mrs. Crawford has returned home. EDITORIAL 8NAP8HOT8. Suppose Mr. Tillman had caught any one else giving away the people's money, what would he have called him ??Bummerville News. We do not know whose bread they eat but the newspapers that sing the song of-the dispensary can be, counted on the toes of one foot?News and Courier. A calf without ears or eyes has been born in Colleton county. If it was also without a nose we should say that it was in just the same fix as those supporters of the dispensary that assert that the institution isn't corrupt ?Columbia State. To Ben Tillman: Did you or did you not pay 6 per cent interest to the Mill Creek Distilling company on liquor accounts which were past due after having paid back to Hubbell thousands of dollars in rebates? And If you did this what reason can you assign for giving away the people's money when you were their servant whose business It was to protect their Interests??Darlington News. The Columbia Record in putting subheads over the remarks of each candidate as furnished by that paper's representative at the Spartanburg meeting says in the space allotted to Ansel, "And Ansel Fell Flat." Then proceeds to belittle that gentleman's reception here. Without going into the matter of this newspaper's preference, which it has never expressed, or the preference of any ope else, for any gubernatorial candidate, it is a matter of simple Justice to Mr. Ansel that he be allowed credit for the distinct ovation which he received here. Mr. Ansel happens not to favor the state dispensary, however, and the Record does.?Spartanburg Herald. POLITICS IN GEORGIA. Governorship Fight Brings Out Bitter Personalities. Dorsey, Brewster & Howell of Atlanta, Ga., attorneys for the Southern railway, acting for S. D. Demsey, have brought suit against Hoke Smith, former secretary of the Interior, and candidate for governor, to recover $1,000, out of which it is alleged that Hoke Smith defrauded Demsey in settling a case which the latter had with the railroad. Albert Howell of Dorsey, Brewster & Howell, had charged Hoke Smith in a card with defrauding Dempsey. Hoke Smith retorted that if Albert Howell swore to the charge he (Smith) would put Howell in the penitentiary for perjury. Howell's answer is the suit. In connection with the suit Albert Howell, who is a brother of Clark Howell, editor of the Constitution, and also a candidate for governor, publishes a card which contains a vile charge agalnsc Hoke Smith. Howell says of Smith in the card: "The first time I ever heard of him his name was reeking with the slime nf an fnnl a spanrlal that fond mothers stopped their daughters' ears when his name was uttered, and idle schoolboys, vying with one another In vulgarity, wrote that name on back fences and outbuildings. "From that to this his name has been the synonym of selfishness, duplicity, hypocrisy and cowardice. Today he stands branded In the columns of the public press and In private letters by eminent citizens of Georgia, who have exhausted the range of English adjectives from razorback to hypocrite and from character assassin to common liar In their efforts to correctly characterize this swaggering swashbuckler with whom no man's reputation Is considered sacred. "No pen can paint the pitiful picture of this captious charlatan, who has never in his life been consistent, 3ave in the discord he has sown and the ruin he has wrought. "If these sworn statements are true, as the affidavit of Mr. Dempsey seem to assure, then the apparition of shackles and stripes conjured up by the seared conscience of Mr. Smith is easily to be accounted for, and * V?u a.iKatonnn In fVin nhontnm II1C1 C IO Ml VIIV friiwiiwM* formed from his frantic fancy." The first paragraph of Mr. Howell's card is said to refer to an alleged episode in Hoke Smith's early life. So far Hoke Smith has mdde no answer to Howell's card. Cloudburst at Mbridian, Miss.? The loss of two lives has already been reported as the result of a storm which precipitated nearly four inches of rain within an hour at Meridian. Miss., yesterday afternoon, and did thousands of dollars damage to property. William Barton, a sixyear-old boy was struck by lightning and killed, and a negro was caught and drowned in the rise of a small creek near the city. In outlying portions of Meridian, scores of women and children were driven from their homes and in parts of the business section water rose to a depth of more than a foot on the floors of stores. The storm was apparently confined to the immediate neighborhood of Meridian. Although streams about the city are over their banks, no washouts on railroad property have been reported.