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ViiiMm Scraps ani #arts. ? The matter of Increasing the salaries of members of congress to $7,500 a year and actual traveling expenses, was considered in the house last Saturday In connection with the legislative and judicial appropriation bill. An amendment to make the salary of the vice president and the speaker of the house $12,000 a year went through without difficulty. There was no more frlotlon on the question of allowing cabinet officers $12,000 each; but on the question of Increasing the salaries of congressmen the house balked. The vote was 186 nays to 107 ayes. ? Last week was a busy one in both houses of congress and much Important work was completed. The senate confirmed the transfer of Attorney General Moody to the supreme court bench. Secretary Bonaparte, of the navy, and confirmed the appointment of Oscar S. Strauss as secretary of commerce and labor. All changes will be made this week. The senate ratified the Algeclras treaty, and heard speeches on Smoot and the Japanese question. The house killed simplified spelling. Initiated an investigation of the lumber trust, killed the salary grab and passed the legislative. Judicial and executive appropriation bill carrying 131,000,000. ? On the recommendation of the general staff, according to a Washington dispatch, the secretary of war has ordered the trial by courtmartial of Major Charles W. Penrose and Captain Edgar A. Maclin of company C. first battalion. Twenty-fifth Infants i?nri?r the 62nd article of war for conduct to the prejudice of good order and discipline In* falling In their duty in preventing and suppressing the riot at Brownsville, Tex., last August. The specifications will Include, among other things, the charge that the two officers named failed to exercise due diligence in preventing the occurrence when the condition of affairs at Brownsville made It necessary that all proper precautions should be taken to prevent a clash between the troops and citizens; and also that they did not examine the rifles of the men until daylight, although they learned of the true state of affairs by 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning. The details as to the membership of the court and the place where the trial will be had have been left to the discretion of the commanding officer of tHe department of Texas. ? New Orleans, December 14: Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible supply of cotton, made up from cable and telegraphic advices, compares the figures of this week, last week, last year and tne year before. It shows an Increase for the week Just closed of 135,371 bales, against an In crease of 126.324 last year, ine iuuu visible is 4.738.499 bales, against 4.603,128 last week and 4.997.891 last year. Of this the total of American cotton Is 3,848.499, against 3,693.128 last week and 4,005,8991 last year, and of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 890,000, against 910,000 last week, and 992,000 last year. The total world's visible supply of cotton as above shows an increase compared with last week of 135,371 bales, a decrease compared with last year of 259.392. Of the world's visible supply of cotton as above there is now atloat and held in Great Britain and Continental Europe 2,206,000 bales, against 2.406.000 last year; In Egypt 204,000, against 169,000 last year; in India 358,000, against 511,000 last year, and in the United States 1,970,000 against 1,912,000 last year. ? The zeal of Bellamy Storer and his wife to crown Archbishop Ireland with the cardinal's red hat and make him a prince of the Catholic church, is better understood in Cincinnati than in Washington, says a Cincinnati, O., dispatch to the St. Louis Globe-Dem% ocrat. That the Storers for years have been close friends of the archbishop is well-known. His grace has visited their home on Grandln road. To Archbishop Ireland is given the credit for the conversion of Mrs. Storer and later of her husband from Protestantism to Catholicism. His teaching of the faith to Mrs. Storer caused a sensation In society years ago when the announcement of her baptism in the church was issued. Since that time Mrs. Storer has been conspicuously active in Catholic matters. It was she, it was said, who fos tered the movement to establish the Catholic cathedral in Cincinnati on the hilltops. It was she who offered the archbishop of Cincinnati, at that time the Most Rev. William Henry Elder, a palace on the hilltops. Mrs. Storer purposed to vacate her own beautiful home and consecrate it to the church. The agitation following the offer was such that the archbishop decided to remain downtown among the greater number of his flock. The refusal of the residence set at rest the move to establish the cathedral in St. Francis de Sale's church. Mrs. Storer's political and social activities in Cincinnati have been great. Her husband represented the First Ohio district at one time. Mrs. Storer was the conspicuous figure in Washington, and It was Mrs. Storer who was always listened to attentively by the leaders of the Republican party in Ohio. The friendship of Archbishop Ireland with the Storer's was credited with the hearty support given President McKinley by the church dignitary. Archbishop Ireland's service for the Republican party In 1896 made him a national figure, and when President McKinley was Inducted into office a suitable reward was sought for Bellamy Storer. Storer preferred a cabinet position. He was slated to become assistant secretary of state. At that moment the figure of Senator Joseph B. Foraker loomed up. and his opposition to Storer being credited to Ohio as a part of the patronage coming to the Buckeye state, caused President McKinley to cast about for another berth. A rtAalHnn U'ti? UUCCMtttt**] til Foraker. He was asked if he had any objection to Storer being sent out of the country on a diplomatic mission. "The farther the better." is said to have been the politician's reply. Storer was sent abroad. The StorerRoosevelt incident, as well as uncovering a politico-religious intrigue in the diplomatic corps and capital at Washington, has revived rumors and confirmed suspicions of a feeling of unrest in the Longworth and Roosevelt households. Mrs. Mary Longworth-Storer is a sister of the father of Congressman Nicholas Longworth, who married Alice Roosevelt. It was also remarked that when Alice Roosevelt visited Cincinnati in 1905, ostensibly to see the town, but really to get acquainted with the Longworth family. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. mother of Nicholas, took a hasty and un -x pected trip to Paris to visit her daughter. the Countess de Chambrun. This left the duties of hostess to Mrs. Ruckner Wallingford, a sister of Nicholas, That a coolness between Mrs. Longworth, the elder, and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth exists is asserted. This does not seem probable, however, as they lived together under the .same roof during the fall and late summer, and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. Jr.'s affairs were always graced by the presence of her mother-in-law. ?hr ^Jorfcrillr (fhtquirrr. YORKVILLE, S. O.i TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18. 1906. Senator Bailey of Texas, Is said to be In great danger of failure of reelection. The principal charge against him Is that during the time he was so loud-mouthed in his opposition to the Standard Oil company and other trusts he was filling his pockets from the Waters-Pierce Oil company, a part of the Standard, the money coming to him for alleged services as attorney. It is a fact that Mr. Bailey's actions have been rather peculiar. President Roosevelt on yesterday sent to congress a long report of his recent visit to Panama, canal. The message describes the situation in Panama in detail and gives a pretty comprehensive idea of conditions there. It is clear in the opinion of the president that the whole work is being pushed in a manner that is altogether creditable to the people who are responsible. The president takes occasion to say that there have been many unjust criticisms of the work, and he undertakes specific refutation of some of them. Thh treasury department having determined upon the location of a subtreasury in some city of the southeast, the representatives of Mississippi. Tennessee. Alabama. Florida, Georgia and South Carolina are working to influence the selection of the city. The secretary of the treasury a few days ago eliminated Tennessee, Mississippi and Florida as within the limits ol possibility; but the representatives from those states are still allowed a voice as to which of the other locations would be most acceptable to them. South Carolina. Georgia and Alabama are still in the race and the main fight seems to be between Atlanta, or Savannah and Columbia or Charleston, with the chances in favor of Atlanta. The issue will not be finally determined untii after the holidays. There is a probability that congress will raise the salaries of the rural free delivery carriers. It looks like a case of have to. The salary of a carrier is now $60 a month or $720 a year. In an Interview a few days ago Fourth Assistant Postmaster General DeGraw stated that the total number of carriers in the service last year was 35,666, and of these 4,441, about 12 per cent had resigned during the year. As showing the general character of the carriers, he stated that only 167 had been removed for cause. The reason most of the carriers gave for handing in their resignations was that they could make more money with less work in other ways. With such a showing it seems to be up to congress to raise the" salaries of carriers to more remunerative figures and Mr. DeGraw thinks that $900 a year will be about right. As we see it there is no question of the fact that the rural carriers are entitled to more money. Preshxewt Roosevelt having asserted that the statement of the Storers to the effect that he had delegated them to promote the appointment of Archbishop Ireland to the cardinalate, was "not only an untruth, but an absurd untruth." Mrs. Storer sought the testimony of the archbishop on the subject, and In a letter to her the archbishop tells of an interview he had with the president at Oyster Bay. The letter reads in part: "The president said to me: 'Mr. Storer has told you what I said to him about you. archbishop?' "I replied. 'I do not remember?' "'About his going to Rome?' "I said, 'No.' " 'Well,' he said. I told him I would not write a letter to the pope asking for honors to you, but I said that he could go to Rome and say, viva voce, to the Pope how much I wish you to be cardinal, and how grateful I personally would be to him for giving you that honor.'" It has not yet been definitely settled whether presidents really have the right that Mr. Roosevelt claims of going back on what he said at his convenience: but it does not appear that archbishops claim any such right. Aboitt fifteen members of the National Editorial association appeared before the Inter-state commerce commission Saturday in behalf of thte old arrangement between the railroads and smaller papers whereby transportation was exchanged for advertising space. The chairman of the inter-state commerce committee called attention to the fact that the law unqualifiedly and explicitly prohibits the transportation of persons except in accordance with precise terms of traffic filed for the purpose, and that every tariff provides for payment for service rendered in money. The chairman went on to say that in his personal opinion there would be no legal objection to the issuance of miles of transportation in consideration of inches of advertising space: but that would be a matter for judicial determination and it could best be decided by means of a test case. As we see the whole situation, we are inclined to think that the law is right, The old custom of the indiscriminate issuance of passes was necessarily bad. In practical operation the newspapers that did the most traveling gave the smallest advertising values, and while, of course, the element oi degree figures to a greater or less extent. there can be no reasonable question of the fact that the editor who has a free pass in his pocket feels more kindly toward the railroad over which the pass is good than otherwise. This feeling in some cases operates to the prejudice of the public. The same principle will apply to a greater or less extent in case of advertising on a cash basis; but after all It can hardly be denied that the cash basis Is the right one. The railroad company should not be expected to use or buy any more advertising space than it has reason i to think it can use with profit and it . should pay for that space at the same rate that Is exacted of the general pub. lie. This arrangement, we think, will [ be better for all concerned. i s Becatsr we consider the matter of > very great Interest and importance we give much space today to the News i and Courier's report of the proceedings ? a congress of Williamson corn farmers held In Darlington, a few days ago. It seems that most of the farmers tried the experiment only on a small scale, and in a very doubtful manner, and In all cases the results were surprising. There have been like experiments In this county. Of the scores of farmers who set out to try the Williamson method, the great majority got discouraged early and quit. Some were actually ashamed and plowed up the experiment before It.had a show. Some few, however, continued faithful to the end and In every case their reward has been success. That there should have been a larger proportion of successes In Darlington county Is to be taken as a matter of course. The farmers down there are close to Mr. Williamson and they did not have to take quite so much on faith. It Is not surprising either that the farmers generally should have bsen so dubious about the Williamson plan. Assume that there Is absolutely no question of Its complete correctness, and that is a matter on which we are not qualified i to pass, still It would not be reasonable to look for Its universal acceptance all at once. People generally are slow to recognize Innovations. Farmers are not different from others In this resOnn/rnnt a man jl-lth ft sudden discovery that methods pursued by his grandfather, his father and himself are utterly and radically wrong, and you will find him slow to belief, especially when he has had reasonably satisfactory results from those methods. The 1 evidence is accumulating in favor of the Williamson plan, and it will probably be generally adopted some day;, but the change, if it ever comes at all, will necessarily come about through slow stages. TOOK A SHOT AT ROOT. Mr. W. A. Barber Makes Good Speech In New York. The Southern society of New York celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel last Friday night., Among the distinguished speakers were Dr. Woodrow Wilson of Princeton university and Hon. William A. Barber, former attorney general of South Carolina. When his turn came,. Mr. Barber, i speaking to the "Old South," tackled Ellhu Root for his revolutionary speech, I made to the Pennsylvanlans at the same place only a few nights ago. The Sun says that Barber stirred up the u^.n<A#ir o <?o cri lootu onH that t hprp av/Vicij- aiiu no uov* was wild applause from some sections of the grand ball room, although there were also some silent shots. What Mr. Barber said was in part as follows: It seems fashionable nowadays to discuss constitutional questions around the dinner table. (Laughter.) Ohly two nights ago, on an occasion like this, the distinguished secretary of state, speaking in this banquet hall, gave his hearers enough constitutional law to give some people indigestion. His views are always interesting, but especially when he speaks as the tribune of a cabinet of which he Is so Important a part, i It is pleasing to be reminded that, since our constitution was adopted, our country has grown from a narrow strip along the Atlantic until- it stretches from ocean to ocean, and I embraces some 85,000,000 population. , It is pleasing to be told that since the constitution was adopted the genius of modem Invention has so destroyed time and distance that every section of this . great country is In immediate contact, and has intimate trade and social re1 latlons with every other section. But with his conclusion that this Increase In area and population, and this close business intercourse demand either a modification or a new construction of the constitution we cannot agree. We believe, with our fathers, that our people are slow to change; that the size of the country and the exigencies of trade are less important than the preservation of Individual liberty. We believe that the rights of each citizen today are the same as the rights of each citizen of the smaller country In 1787. We believe these rights, are and will continue to be, best preserved by an inexorable enforce * -X meni ui uic uiu cv/itoiuunvu. It It be true, as there is a growing Impression, that the executive reaches out to control the courts and, perhaps, get the new construction of the constitution that is wanted, we invoke the warning of Chief Justice Marshall that the very safety of the republic requires the legislative, executive and Judicial powers to remain forever separate and distinct. Although we are told that "we are moving forward in a development of business and social life which tends more and more to the obliteration of state lines and the decrease of state power, as compared with the national power," we will still teach our children that the nation is divided Into sovereign states. In our schools we may see a few syllables reformed out of our spelling, but we will not see state lines reformed out of our geography. And, too, some of us believe that the fixing of qualifications for admission to the public schools is among the powers reserved to the states, and that the old constitution will not admit the army and navy of the United States to the deliberations of our school boards. And again, not only because we believe such matters are reserved to the states, but because we are a peaceable people, preferring the reaper to the rifle and the spelling book to the shotgun, we respectfully oppose the strenuous suggestion that the power of congress be used to add shooting galleries to our public schools. I have no patience with the pessimist who sees nothing but evil in his own times. I have no patience with the alarmist who is blind to everything except a danger signal. But any prudent and thoughtful man, not only In public affairs, but In private life, need only look arouna mm 10 see mui uw things are not gopd and that the road ahead is not clear. With investigations and indictments and trials exposing greed in high places and grab and graft abroad in 1 the land, we turn with grateful memory to the earlier times when men said with Hvnry Laurens of South Carolina, "I am a poor man?God knows I am a poor man?but your king is not rich i enough to buy me." When we see the i worth of a man estimated by the money he has in the bank, in his house, his clothes, his automobiles, the more do we treasure the old southern sentiment I that measures the Individual not by , what he has. but by how he gets it. The mile post of progress is not a dollar mark. The label of success is not a stock certificate. ! ?Gainesville, Texas, December 16: i Senator Bailey this morning issued the following statement: "Answering numerous inquiries from my friends, I ! state that from letters and telegrams to me and from signed statements in the newspapers by members of the senate and house since my answer to Attorney General Davidson's state' ment, I count positively twenty-three members of the senate and eightythree members of the house who are i pledged to vote for me. Besides these voluntary pledges, I hear from reliable friends that twelve other members i have declared that they will vote for me, as instructed by the primaries, i This makes a total of 116 on joint ballot. I am perfectly satisfied as I declared several days ago, that not fifteen votes will be cast against me." The house numbers 132. and the senate 31; total 163; necessary to elect 86. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. George Hymes?Has a young fine looking bull terrier, wears metal collar, and wants to find owner. Henry Watts?Has lost a sum of money and will pay a reward for Its return. Mrs. Foushee?Has Just Installed a button machine, and will make buttons at 12 1-2 cents a dozen. M. W. White?Says no right-minded man will trade on quotations of a broker without giving him return In shape of commissions. Sam M. Grist?Tells you that most men buy insurance from the agent instead of the company. J. L. Williams & Co.?Invite you* to visit their store for articles suitable for gift giving, Including table lin en, handkerchiers, neckwear, etc. York Supply Co.?Have two mules and a disc harrow for sale. Loan and Savings Bank?Will give you the best banking service and Invites a share of your business. First National Bank?Reminds you that it sells money orders at the lowest rates. Yorkvllle Hardware Co.?Suggests a number of useful articles as being suitable for gift purposes. York Drug Store?Again calls attention to Its big line of holiday goods. Great variety, best qualities, lowest prices. An early visit solicited. Thomson Co.?Talk about their line of ladles' cloaks and offer some special prices on cloaks and other things. Withers Adickes Co.?Offer cash rebates to customers buying certain amounts during next three days. We beg leave again to remind our subscribers and others Interested that the next Issue of The Enquirer will be the last before Christmas; and that the next Issue following will be on December 28. The machinery will be closed down from next Friday until the Wednesday following. The business office however, will be open as usual. Mr. 8. W. In man inserted an advertisement in The Enquirer the other day offering: mules, peas and other articles for sale. Referring to the circumstance yesterday, he said to the reporter: "Next day after the paper came out my wife told me that if I should offer anything else for sale In the same way I had to stay there and tend to the phone; that she was not going to undertake it again." ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. R. Ernest Heath and children left this morning to visit relatives and friends in Monroe and Charlotte, N. C. Mr. E. Meek Williams of Yorkville No. 2, is to be married tomorrow to Miss Laura Pegram of Shopton, N. C. Mr. Robert Falconer of Charlottesville, Va., has taken a position with the Star Drug Store as a clerk. Mrs. John B. Bowen returned home Saturday evening after a ten days' visit to friends at Morganton, N. C. Mrs. E. E. Gillespie left last Friday to visit relatives at Gulf, N. C. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Graded school will suspend for the Christmas holidays next Friday, and the suspension will continue for two weeks. ? The bazaar that was conducted at the residence of Mrs. Louis Roth under the auspices of the ladles of Trinity church last Friday, was highly successful from every standpoint. There was a large attendance and all the articles offered for sale were disposed of long before the day was over and at satisfactory prices. ? Mr. J. R. Connolly, the dairyman, was quite seriously injured yesterday, as the result of a fall with a mule he was riding. The accident occurred at the bridge over the ditch that separates the Charlotte road from the road leading to the York Cotton mill. The mule lost its footing and fell with Mr. Connolly underneath. The small bone In Mr. Connolly's left leg was broken and his left foot was crushed. The outlook Is that he will be laid up for several weeks. THE PLEASURE OF HIS FRIENDS. The following list of subscribers for The Enquirer for 1907 was received this morning, together with a check to pay for them, the sender explaining that he is not a competitive clubmaker; but a friend who desires the widest possible circulation of the paper: J. H. McMurray, Fort Mill. W. B. Meacham, Fort Mill. Mrs. Jas. Grler, Fort Mill. Foster Moore, Lancaster, S. C. J. T. Thomasson, Lancaster, S. C.Mrs. A. R. Banks, Lancaster, S. C. J. H. Witherspoon, Lancaster, S. C. W. T. Williams, Lancaster, S. C. Crawford Bros., Lancaster, 8. C. Mrs. John P. Hunter, Lancaster. L. C. Harrison, Lancaster, S. C. Geo. W. Williams. Lancaster, S. C. This little incident Is of the kind that is calculated to make one feel that Christmas Is not a myth as so many cynics would have us believe and that after all even fairly good work is not altogether without appreciation. Our good friend, however, has earned the right to send a paper to still another friend free of charge and we hope that rlgrht will be exercised. IN THE SUPREME COURT. Sixth circuit cases were argued In the supreme court last Saturday as follows: E. L. Wllklns, appellant, vs. C. B. Baker and M. A. Baker, respondents. On motion of Mr. Yancey Williams, the above stated case was docketed and transferred to the first circuit. Order filed. Robert W. Doster, respondent, vs. Western Union Telegraph company, appellant. On motion of Mr. John J. Green, the above stated case was transferred to the second circuit. Jos. H. Fields, respondent, vs. Lancaster cotton mills, appellant. Continued. W. F. Jackson, Jr., respondent, vs. Southern Railway company, appellant. Mr. W. B. McCaw resumed his argument for respondent. Emma A. Small. as? administratrix, responddent, vs. J. H. Usher et al., appellants. Mr. John T. Green for appellants; Mr. R. B. Allison for respondent. Mr. Green in reply. J. O. Hull, administrator, respondent. vs. Seaboard Air Line railway, appellant. Mr. J. L. Glenn and Mr. W. B. McCaw for appellant; Mr. W. B. Wilson for respondent. Order filed allowing attorneys to file additional arguments within thirty days. R. B. Quick, respondent vs. Millfort Mill company, appellant. Continued. J. R. Keys, respondent, vs. Western Union Telegraph company, appellant. Mr. J. H. Marion for appellant: Mr. W. B. Wilson for respondent. Mr. John Gary Evans in reply. CASE OF THE CATAWBAS. Jim Harris, chief of the Catawba trihe of Indians, was in Columbia last Friday, says the State, to confer with the governor about the proposition advanced to move west, where they can live with the last survivors of the "red skins," and secure a larger tract of land from the government and possibly a larger appropriation. At present the tribe has 620 acres of land or a little less than a square mile and they think that, with the constant Interference and the dread that some day the entire appropriation might be cut off from the seventy-five survivors, has caused them to get up a strong petition for the state to provide for their removal. "Are we happy?" said Harris, in answer to a question. "Well, we think that while we have been treated unjustly In times past, we are In better circumstances now. But we are lonely, very lonely. This Is true of those of us who can read and hear of the chances for other tribes in the west." The Indian shook his head and seemed to be thinking of the long lost buffalo and the ancient canebrakes of this state, neither of which he has ever seen. There Is now pending In the United States courts a suit brought by the Catawbas against the Individual landholders of York and Lancaster counties for the recovery of 180 square miles of land which had been given the tribe by the province of South Carolina and confirmed by the state government, shortly after the Revolutionary war. In 1840 this land was bought by the state on the promise of an appropriation of 15,000 and an annual appropriation of $1,500 for eleven years. The $5,000 was not given by the state but Instead the reservation now held was made over to the tribe and the next year the appropriation was cut to $800. It is claimed by the attorneys for the Indians that the United States government was not a party to the lease made to the Indians and that the agreement is, therefore, void. The suit Is not brought against the state of South Carolina, but against the individual holders of the land in the two counties. It was first taken up by a Washington attorney who has since died, and it Is now in the hands of another law Arm. The papers have been drawn and will be filed shortly. CIRCUIT COURT. The fall term of the circuit court for York county, which convened on November 19, adjourned sine die yesterday afternoon, after working four weeks and one day, and making: a fairly good record for business transacted. When The Enquirer went to press last Friday afternoon, the court was engaged In the trial of the case of Collins vs. the Rock Hill Water, Light and Power company. This Is the case of the little boy who was so badly burned by the wires of the Water, Light and Power company last summer. The papers were not given to the jury until Saturday, and in the afternoon a verdict was returned for the plaintiff In the sum of |8,300. The case of Nelson vs. the Columbia Street railway was to have been taken up next. It had been the understanding all the week that the case would be tried if It could be reached and it was thought that It would be reached all right. But the Collins case having consumed more time than was expected, and It being practically certain that the Nelson case would run at leatt four days Into this week, Judge Prince decided that he would not take It up. Yesterday was devoted to the hearing of motions and the granting of orders. The case of John C. Klrkpatrick, plaintiff-respondent vs. York county defendant-appellant, which came up from a magistrate's court, was remunded for a new trial. This Is an action for damages for the injuring of a mule on the public highway. The plaintiff won In the magistrate's court. The defendant appealed on several Ijjfcounds. The appeal was sustained principally on the ground that the court was not satisfied by the evidence that the negligence of the negro driver J . . , _ _ 4| in cnarge or ine muie ai me muo it was hurt did not contribute to its injury. His honor stated that the road was in a bad condition, and there seemed to be no doubt as to the negligence of the county; but he was uncertain as to the extent that the driver might have also been negligent. A motion for a new trial in the case of Collins vs. the Rock Hill Water, Light and Power company was refused. The defendants then asked for a new trial, nisi; that is that his honor reduce the verdict with the understanding that there be a new trial In case the plaintiffs should decline to accept the reduction. His honor declined to accede to this proposition unless the defendants would bind themselves not to appeal from his ruling. Those of counsel present took the matter under advisement until all could be consulted. A motion for a new trial was overruled In the case of Mendenhall vs. the Carolina and North-Westem railroad. His honor reserved his decision on the motion for a new trial in the case of Flncher vs. The Woodmen of the World. One of the grounds for the motion was that through a misunderstanding the case had been tried in the absence of Mr. W. B. Wilson, who had been employed as an attorney for Chas. A Flncher. His honor promised to look into the matter carefully and correct such error of law as he might possibly have made. His honor did not show much disposition to grant new trials. In several cases, however, he reserved his rulings, and will file his decrees later on. OLD PAPERS. People who have an Idea of the iurir? niiinhcr nf r.ewsnaners that find | their way to an office like that of The Enquirer as exchanges and otherwise frequently express curiosity as to what becomes of them; but If they should be about the office for a little while at this season of the year, their curiosity would be quickly satisfied. The papers are used In various ways; but most of thern are sold. Twice a week, each Tuesday and Friday afternoon, all the papers not otherwise disposed of are wrapped In rolls weighing from 2j to 3 pounds each and laid aside for sale at 5 cents a roll. There Is a steady demand for these bundles all through the year, almost sufficiently to consume the supply and therefore there is no effort to push sales. The demand comes principally from the butchers and fish dealers; but the papers are purchased by numerous other people for various other purposes. The stock of old papers accumulates slowly all through the year, until along about this season when there are usually from seventy-five to a hundred extra rolls and now develops a, demand that is interesting as it Is unique. This demand comes from ne groes who buy the rolls with which to paper their houses. There were probably seventy-five rolls of paper on hand a week ago, and at the present time there are less than a dozen. The negroes have been flocking In from all quarters most of them taking a single roll for Ave cents, others buying two or three rolls. Within a day or two more the supply will be exhausted, and the demand will be greater than ever. Among these customers there are some amuslne characters. One day last Christmas season, after the accu-| mulated stock had been exhausted, one old auntie came In and asked for some papers. "Sorry, but we are ju^t out," was the reply. The old woman did not seem to understand. "Why, I done been comln' here regular for fifteen years, glttln' my bundle o' papers ebry Chrlsmus, an' you doan orter not let me have none." So keen was the woman's disappointment that there was fixed up a double roll of fresh, clean newspapers that she could not have bought for many times her money. Frequently three or four women come In together, each requiring to be waited on separately and each buying a single roll of papers. Yesterday there came a negro man from far back in the dark corner. He asked for' one roll and gave up one nlckle. Then he asked for another roll and gave up still another nlckle. Having stowed away each roll In a separate crocus sack, he said he wanted another and gave up a dime. As the third roll was handed over to him along with one of his first nickels for change, he was asked why he did not buy all three rolls at once and pay for them in a lump. " 'Cause boss," he replied, "dese papers Is fur different pussons and de money blongs to de pussuns who de papers Is fur." And this explains what goes with most of the old newspapers that accumulate In n printing office, and it suggests too t it some of them that had previously given but little promise of such an end eventually find a pretty good use after all. LOCAL LACONICS. Aftmr tk* Mnnnakinapi. Under date of yesterday, a correspondent sends the following from King's Creek: "State Constables Hayes and Dean of Spartanburg, this morning found and seized an Illicit distillery. The find was made between the premises of Messrs. Wylle Wells and W. J. Mulllnax, on a branch that empties Into Clark's Fork. The outfit was a brand new one and was still hot when found. The still was copper, and first class In every particular. The operators had made their escape. The constables destroyed the beer stands and burned other parts of the outfit, "f reports are true, illicit distilling is quite common in the neighborhood of the mountain. Patronage Is also <ood." Negro Had the Whisky. Mention was made last Friday of the fact that Sheriff Brown had sent Deputy Sheriff Qulnn to Outhrlesvllle to Investigate a breaking into the depot the night before. Deputy Qulnn was accompanied by Mr. S. C. Smith and the two officers were armed with search warrants. It seems that three cases of whisky, containing one gallon each, had been stolen. A part of an empty case was found some distance from Quthriesvllle, and In the barn of George Smith, a negro who Uvea about a mile and a half from the station a full case was found. Smith himself was pretty full of whisky. He claimed that he knew nothing of the case of liquor found in his barn. He was arrested and committed to Jail. 80UTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? Columbia. December 16: Dr. D. B. Johnson, president of Wlnthrop college, has been In the city for a day or two attending a meeting of the subcommittee of the trustees which Is charged with the preparation of the annual report. Dr. Johnson states that the work at Wlnthrop has been moving very smoothly this session. The college has all the students it can accommodate and turned away about 400 applicants at the beginning of the session. There are now 506 girls In the college, whereas 900 applications were filed during the summer. Dr. Johnson states that the board will ask the legislature for an appropriation for the erection of a building to accommodate the practice school, which is now given room In the'main college building. This will to a great extent relieve the crowded condition of the college. The general assembly will be asked to give $20,000 for this building and the college will raise outside $25,000, the building and the equipment costing $45,000. The Wlnthrop pupils will have a week's holiday this Christmas. Last year the trustees refused to give the girls more than one day's holiday and this action created quite a furor. The legislature took a hand In the matter and passed an act last January stipulating that all state schools should give one week's holiday at Christmas, and so the Wlnthrop girls can go home this year and hang up their stockings by the old fireplace like they used to do when they were tots. Dr. Johnson says he expects to spend a pleasant Christmas himself. ? The following from the Salt Lake, Utah, Tribune, will be read with Interest by the friends of Editor Hugh Wilson of the Abbeville Press and Banner. "Hugh Wilson of Abbeville, South Carolina, Is In the city, a guest of the Wilson hotel, and for a newspaper man of forty years' experience, is a listener par excellence, and a shrewd Interrogator. A representative of the Tribune tried his 'prentice hand at interviewing the typical old southern gentleman, and at the end of the conference found that the would-be Interviewer was the party Interviewed. However, he did vouchsafe the Information that he thinks the west is a great country and capable, with development, of wonderful possibilities. During his few days in the city he has fallen in love with Salt Lake. He esteems Zion to be a beautiful city. He likes the people and says there are more fine looking ladies here than any place he has ever visited. Abbeville, South Carolina, his home. Mr. Wilson says. Is a nice little city of about 5,000 inhabitants. The staple industry is cotton raising, and. because of the high prices prevailing, farmers are all doing well. Money is easy and times generally are prosperous. Abbeville has an excellent electric light plant, plenty of pure water and a sewerage system and It Is one of the most healthy cities in the south, or elsewhere. I am here at this time in the Interest of Ernest Howard, who is accused of the murder of Frank Yourkey. a Greek, which is alleged to have occurred in Bingham a short time ago. Just how long I shall remain In the city I cannot say." Cafsf of tub AcnDF-.vr.?If there were not confirmatory evidences, the story told by the fireman of the late Engineer Kinney of the Southern railway, the latter of whom was killed in the recent wreck at Danville, could not be believed. It is that the glass was broken In the front window on the engineer's side of the cab and that at Spencer, before starting on the run, a carpenter was sent to nail tin over the window, and did so. This, of course, quite obstructed the engineer's , view through the window and his only 1 recourse was to lean out of the window at his side to see the track. It Is not surprising, therefore, that he ploughed Into the rear of a standing , freight train at Danville, striking it, ' according to the fireman's testimony, ' before he knew that there was a train i ahead, and dying, perhaps, without ] knowing what had happened. The act . from which the accident resulted mounts high In the list of crimes.? > Charlotte Observer. < WILLIAMSON CORN CONGRESS. Darlington Farmers Hold an Experience Meeting. The "Williamson Corn Congress" says a Darlington dispatch of December 14, to the News and Courier, held Its first session In the county court house here Thursday, December 13, 1906. It was a unique, remarkable and Interesting gathering. Intelligent farmers who are Interested in furthering agriculture came together, rubbed elbows . with their neighbors, and discussed not only the Williamson theory of making corn, but the practical results of following that theory or method. It was a proud day for Mr. E. Mclver Williamson. It must have done him good to have heard one intelligent farmer after another get up and,' as If at an "experience meeting," tell of his efforts to follow Mr. Williamson's method and, without a single discordant note, hear of how pleased the speaker was with the results of his efforts. a snort synopsis or wnat several said is given below, from which It may readily be seen that under the Williamson method the yield per acre is from two to three times as great as under the old plan. Leaving out the question of the cost of fertilizers, those who testified today declare that it Is much less expensive to cultivate a crop of corn under the Williamson plan than It is under the old plan. It is not the purpose of the correspondent of the News and Courier In this article to go Into details and tell how it Is much less expensive, as above asserted, but he Is basing the assertion on the statements made by the many Intelligent, practical farmers who spoke today, and who did tell how it is done. Then, too, many of those who spoke declare that the increased value of their land, the result of the growth of vegetable matter left on It when the Williamson plan Is followed, is so much greater than when the old plan Is followed, that they believe that It will nn v f??r tha nunH Qnvnro I remarked that they would not exchange the fertilizing matter on their soil for the price paid for the fertilizers used. There Is much that could be written to prove that under Mr. Williamson's plan of making corn the south need no longer look to the west for that article, but the direct testimony of those who have experimented, not only one year, but for several years, will possibly have more weight with the reading public and the farmers generally than could any other way of presenting the facts. Mr. Williamson opened the meeting today with a few remarks as to the purpose of the gathering, and then called Mr. Robert H. Rogers to the chair to preside over the meeting. Mr. A. J. Howard was requested to serve as secretary. Mr. Williamson served the meeting by playing the lawyer and cross-examining those who testified. Mr. R. H. Rogers repeated the results of his experiments with the "Williamson plan" as given in the News and Courier a few days ago, and added that while there had been some adverse criticism because of the use of the word "sunt." Still he thinks it very expressive, and a farmer has but to look in his dictionary for the meaning )f the word. He quit planting com for several years because he could not "make ends meet" with six to ten bushels to the acre. He is now planting under the Williamson plan and it is profitable, as he is making more than fifty bushels to the acre. Mr. J. B. Edwards, under the old plan, made from eight to twelve bushels per acre. He now makes forty to fifty bushels on the same lands. "My lands," he said, "are very much improved by the 'Williamson plan.' The vegetable matter left on the land as a result of the plah followed Is worth more than the fertilizer costs me." Mr. Jame? W. Ooodson formerly made eight to fifteen bushels per acre. Under the "Williamson plan" he and his neighbors now matte from fifty to one hundred bushels per acre with about 800 to 1,000 pounds of fertilizer, or about $10 per acre. On a test he made on about three acres fifty-two and a half bushels on one acre by the the Williamson plan and thirty bushels under the old plan. The same conditions. same fertilizer and same amount of work were given each. ' Mr. T. J. Rogers of Society Hill,"has been experimenting with the plan for about four year* and from forty bushels per acre the year he began he Is now making about seventy bushels per acre. He finds that the closer he follows the "Williamson plan" the better the results. He makes three times more corn now than under the old plan. This Is not a good year for corn ?too wet. But the plan Is the best In either wet or dry years. Mr. Charlton Law has tried the plan this year, and is satisfied that it Is all right. He has been making fifteen bushels per acre formerly, but made forty-five bushels this year. F. W. Law followed the plan on twenty-four acres and made 40 bushels per acre. On forty acres last year, with 500 pounds of fertilizer, he made a third less of corn than he made on twenty-four acres this year with 800 pounds of fertilizers. wayne u. King says ne maae aooui sixty bushels per acre, with $7.16 per acre. His neighbor, R. S. Grant, over In Chesterfield county, Is a good farmer. and has always been regarded as a good "corn farmer." He used to live in Marlboro county, and thought they knew over there better how to grow corn than anywhere else. He adopted the "Williamson plan" this year and made seventy-six bushels per acre, and under the old plan he has made fifteen to twenty bushels per acre. Same lands, same conditions. Lands are, under the new plan, very much Improved. Mr. Robert E. James says that he has followed the plan, and Is pleased with It, and satisfied It will be generally adopted. His yield of corn Is from two to three times greater than under the old plan. C. Hi Ellis thinks that the plan Is so far superior to the old plan that no comparison can be made. He has followed the plan for eleven years. Leaving out the question of fertilizers, the Williamson plan of making corn costs much less than the old plan. A. J. Howard used last year $150 worth of fertilizers on forty acres and made 250 bushels of com. This year, on forty acres, with $400 worth of fertilizer, he made 1,500 bushels of com. Mr. David R. Coker talked of the plan and of his experiments In pulling and not pulling fodder. Where the fodder was pulled the yield was fortytwo bushels per acre; where cut and shocked forty-five bushels per acre; where fodder not pulled forty-nine bushels per acre. He experimented with alfalfa and Bermuda grass He paid $400 for an acre In town and spent money In addition for fences, work, fertilizer, etc., but thinks this Is one of the best Investments he has made this year. He spoke of the necessity for selectln?? seed nnd for using the same, not only in corn, but in other plants. Mr. Coker exhibited quite an Interesting lot of specimens of his efforts to fn"rease the yield of cotton and the length of the staple. MERE-MENTION. Mrs Angle Blrdsong. the Mississippi woman who was convicted of manslaughter for the killing of Dr. Butler, has been sentenced to five years in the penitentiary... .The Standard Oil company has announced that on January 1 next, it will allow an Increase of 10 per cent to all employees, who now receive less than J100 a month....The shah of Persia, who has been quite ill for some time. Is still holding on to life Gen Nogi, the Japanese com"?V?A no r?fnra/l Pnrl Arthur. was seriously hurt last week as the result of a fall from his horse....The Daughters of the Confederacy have given out a contract for the reproduction at the Jamestown exposition of Beauvotr, the residence of Jefferson ! Davis at Oulfport, Miss Representative Garrett of Tennessee, has Introduced In the house a bill amenditory of the rate law permitting publishers of newspapers and periodicals to accept transportation from the railroads for advertising Greene and < laynor, who are Federal prisoners at w Valdosta, Ga.( have been allowed a number of special privileges by their Jailer and the department of Justice has served notice on the Jailer that there must be an end of this or the prisoners would be sent elsewhere. It was shown by Secretary Taft before the house appropriations committee last Saturday that Intervention In Cuba has cost up to this time. $2,000,000 The New Orleans Cotton Exchange has decided to omit the sessions of December 22, 24, 26, 26 and 21 and of January 1 The San Franc Isco school board has decided that Japanese pupils who have passed the grammar school grades will not be debarred from entering the high school grades The Panama canal commission has drawn up a form of contract that debars foreigners from competition in the completion of the Panama canal The appointment of ^ Attorney General Moody to be an associate Justice of the supreme court has been confirmed by the senate ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. Still After Mr. Lingle?Accident to Mr. Ligort?Death of Mre. 8. E. McFadden?Christmas at Winthrop. Correspondence of the YorkrllU hDQuim. Rock Hill, December 17. When a ^ committee of prominent men from Atlanta visited Rock Hill several weeks ago to attend service at the First Presbyterian churoh It was known that they represented the First Presbyterian church of Atlanta and that they had come to hear Dr. Lingle with the purpose of considering him in filling their vacant pulpit, fi^ch was Indeed the case and a formal ca'l was made ^ by the Atlanta church Sunday at a congregational meeting over which' ^ Patton presided. Of course. It Is not ft known as to whether Dr. accept the call. He has been the pastor of the Rock Hill church since June. 1QAO Iiam from TVi lfnn flfl I i?JU6. cuiiiiiik act v avm >??.? and has been and Is very popular here both as a minister and as & man, both ? In his church and In the city. In alighting from a train Saturday night, Mr. Llgon, the genial express agent here, turned his 'ankle and had the misfortune to break one of the small bones thereof. He will as a consequence be laid up for some time. Everyone sympathises with him as he seems to be in hard luck Just now. Mrs. Llgon has been in the hospital for two months, and they have a num- . ber of small children to look after. Mrs. Sallie E. McPadden, widow of the late Jefferson Valdora McFadden, aged seventy-three years, died at her home in White street Saturday afternoon at 7 o'clock and was burled in Laurelwood cemetery Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The funeral services were held by the pastor, Rev. J. W. Willis at the Baptist church of whl^h Mrs. McPadden was a zealous member. Before her marriage, Mrs. McFadden was Miss Sallie Atkinson. She leaves two brother's, Dr. J. F. At- *? kinson of Richburg, Col. E. T. Atkinson of Chester, and one sister, Mrs. John G. Steele of this city. For years past and until a few weeks ago, Mrs. McFadden was a great church worker and the larger part of her time was given up to Its calls. While visiting her brother, Col. Atkinson in Chester, she was stricken with paralysis, but recovered sufficiently to return to her home here. After returning she did not Improve however. The pall bearers were the officers of the First Baptist church of this city. The Wlnthrop girls don't exactly want the earth, but they want all that is coming to them. For that reason they elected to give up their weekly holiday this week and thus have the privilege of leaving the college Saturday the 22nd, Instead of waiting until Monday, to go to their homes. They are consequently in school today? Monday. V The Sabbath school of the First Presbyterian church will this year make their Christmas offerings In a mow Ho?tnfnr? an the Daztor announced last Sunday, Instead of the little folks asking each other: "What < are you going to get?" they are to have the greater pleasure of saying: "What are you going to give?" It will be a great time. Each class has been provided with a banner and when the service is held Friday evening next, each class will march Into the auditorium and, as the members pass the rostrum, they will deposit thereon something useful and substantial One class will bring canned tomatoes, another flour In small bags, another brooms, another rice, another towels and so on. These useful gifts will all be sent to the orphans to make them happy. Across the front of the pulpit will be stretched a white ribbon and those who bring money are expected to bring It in one ? dollar bills, which will be pinned on the ribbon. A talk will be made by the pastor and there will be hymns and responsive readings. ? Charlotte Chronicle: Commissioner Terkes, of the Internal Revenue bureau, has come forward with a statement that the farmers can establish distilleries for denatured alcohol at an expense as low as $200. He explains that If a farmer or .other per- ^ son desires to go Into the business of 1 manufacturing denatured alcohol, at < a plant however small, he will be required to construct his plant in the manner prescribed by the general laws and regulations. He will be required tn <Hvo n hnnd. the effect of which will be to prevent him from defrauding the government of the tax on any distilled spirits produced by him. He will be required to establish a distillery warehouse; to deposit the spirits produced by him in this warehouse; w to establish a denatured bonded warehouse and to tax pay or denature, just as he may wish, the alcohol produced by him. All of this will be done under government supervision, but the government pays for this supervision. The manufacturer of alcohol does not pay one cent of it. There Is no objection to a farmer manufacturing his alcohol in "his back yard," provided he wants to establish a distillery ^ there. But mind you, this stuff, the manufacture of which Yerkes is talking about, is not good to drink. It is alcohol in name, but is a poison as deadly as strychnine. 1 AT THE CHURCHE8. BAPTIST. j REV. I. G. MURRAY, PASTOR. Prayermeeting on Thursday at 3.30 p. m. CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. The St. Agnes Guild will meet at the church Friday at 3.30 p. m. Service Friday at 4 p. m. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. REV. E. B. OILLB9PIE, PASTOR. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL There will be no prayer meeting tomorrow evening. m REV. J. L. STOKES, D. D., PASTOR. ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN. REV. W. C. EWAJtT, PASTOR. Prayer meeting Wednesday afternoon at 3.30 o'clock. a jtyerial Jotices. Measuring Party at Olivet. The ladles of Olivet congregation will have a Measuring Party at the academy, December 24, 1906. Supper free.All are cordially Invited to attend. It