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Straps and |artis.
? Mr. Bryan in an editorial asks the
Democrats to accept Mr. Hearst and
the independence league as allies.
Among other things, Mr. Bryan says:
"Of course, a party may do educational
work without dominating the government
and all parties, however small, do
educational work, but the great majority
of the voters prefer to see results
rather than to do pioneer work.
Mr. Hearst complains that the Democratic
party is not harmonious. That
is true. But unfortunately, there is
no chance of securing absolute harmony
in any party of any sire. If a
party has as many as two members.
the conservative ana raaicai eiemcma
will appear. In the meantime, Democratic
papers should treat Mr. Hearst
and the new party as an ally rather
than as an enemy. We are going in
the same direction, even though we
march under different banners, and
there ought to be no quarrels so long
as we are trying to cast out devils,
although we invoke the name of Democracy,
while Mr. Hearst and his associates
Invoke the name of independence
league."
? "The post office department," says
a Washington dispatch "has indicated
to county officials and road supervisors
throughout the country that it is absolutely
necessary for them to keep
their roads in good condition. If they
do not, the rural mail service will be
discontinued. The department has
done all it can to encourage the maintenance
of good roads, but if the people
themselves will not lend a hand
they will have to go without rural delivery
of mail. The pressure on the department
for the establishment of new
rural mail routes is so great that the
government now is in position to dictate
terms on which they shall be established.
In every part of the country,
more particularly In the south and
east, every effort is -being made by the
county and municipal officers to meet
the requirements of the postofflce department.
The local officials show a
disposition to improve their roads,and
trha rn thp r* nil fit V
Ill 9UU1C Ilioiauvw t? IIV* V *..v ?
officials have been derelict of their
duty In this regard, the farmers In
the vicinity voluntarily have devoted
time and money to the Improvement
of the roads In order to insure the continuance
of the delivery of their
mail."
? The body of Horace Marvin, Jr.,
the little boy who disappeared from
his father's home at Kitt's Hammock,
Del., on March 4th, last, was found
Saturday afternoon within a few hundred
yards of Dr. Marvin's home. The
hunt for the Marvin boy was carried
on with increasing vigor for nearly
two months. Scores of detectives
have been engaged on the case as it
was believed that the child had been
kidnapped and was being held for a
ransom. Dr. Marvin received thousands
of letters from all parts of the
United States stating that the child
would be returned for a given sum or
had been seen at given places, or
would be found at a given point. Many
of these clues were followed without
avail. The body of the child dressed
as was the boy when he disappeared
Just two months before, was found in
a marsh a half mile from his father's
home. The marsh was frozen over
at the time the child disappeared.
Four weeks ago the grass of this
marsh, having Decome ury, \>ua uumed
off. followed by a careful search
for the child's b?dy, but such efforts
were fruitless. The child's body was
found by a duck hunter Saturday afternoon
partly concealed by dry grass,
and it is the belief of some of the
searchers that the child had been murdered
and placed in the position in
which it was found in an effort to hide
the crime of the kidnappers, who had
found that it was a hard matter to
turn the possession of the child to financial
profit.
? New York. May 5: In a letter
read today before the Central Federa.
tlon union, President Roosevelt states
that if evidence is submitted to him
showing that there has been a miscarriage
of Justice for or against Moyer
and Haywood, awaiting trial at Boise,
Idaho, charged with the murder of
former Governor Steunenburg, he will
bring such evidence to the attention
of the attorney general for such action,
if any, as it may be in the power
of the federal authorities to take.
The communication was the formal
reply of the president to the committee
of the union which recently called
upon the president in Washington and
A-J u 1 faat forth in fpnpral
recjuesieu mm w ?
his attitude toward the accused men
and specify why he had referred
to Moyer and Haywood as "undesirable
citizens." In making his report
today the chairman John S. Henry,
said that the committee had spent
more than an hour with the president,
at which time the matter in hand was
thoroughly discussed. The president
signified his intention of formally replying
in the letter which the chairman
then read. Following the reading
there was an animated discussion,
during which the chairman and William
Coakley, another member of the
committee, stoutly championed the attitude
of the chief executive. It was
finally voted to send a copy of the letter
to counsel for Moyer and Haywood.
In his reply the president
quotes at length from a letter written
by him more than a year ago to
the attorney general, in which he said
"our duty is (if it should ever happen
that we had any power in the matter)
to see that exact justice is done these
men."
? Trouble of a serious nature is expected
at Boise, Iowa, next Saturday,
when Wm. Haywood is put on trial
for alleged complicity in the murder
of ex-Governor Steunenburg. It is not
expected that the persons themselves
or their immediate friends will cause
or countenance lawlessness at that
time, but it is feared that some man
or men radical enough to attempt
something desperate will suddenly ap
^ Throotttninc 1 *-? f -
pear on mc av-ciic. ii?vu<vi..,.e .v.
ters have been pouring in upon Governor
Gooding for weeks and he and
his friends are living in an atmosphere
of danger. The prosecution is depending
on the testimony of one Harry
Orchard, who is alleged to have made
a confession to the effect that Haywood,
Moyer and Pettibone hired him
to assassinate the governor. It is predicted
in Boise that when Orchard is
put in the witness chair he will be
shot by some of the friends of the
prisoners. Violence is an ever present
fear. The position of the prisoners
and their activity through years
of bitter labor warfare, their arrest
in Colorado and removal to Iowa, and
other Incidents have served to make
the case in the minds and attitudes
of thousands a contest of classes rather
than a trial for alleged murder.
This feeling will make it difficult to
secure a jury of twelve men who are
willing to risk their lives by giving th?
ease a fair trial and verdict, as it h
feared that if the jury were to returr
a verdict of guilty every man would b?
marked for vengeance by cranks 01
others. Feeling is so strong in regard
to the case in Boise that few men car*
to discuss any aspect of the approaching
trials. The trials of the thre*
men implicated, of which Haywood
will be the first, will be watched with
the closest Interest throughout th*
United States, labor unionists beliu
especially Interested In the outcome
<Thc \lorhvillc (pnquircv.
YORKVILLE, S. C.t
TUESDAY, MAY 7. 1907.
"To let: The old tradition about the
meeting of * the governors of North
Carolina and South Carolina."?Greenville,
S. C., News.
A good suggestion. There wasn't
much in the gag when it was young,
if it ever was. Now it Is a chestnut
and a bore. Let's cut it out.?Charlotte
Observer.
Here Is complete sympathy for both
of you; but very little hope. As long
as people continue to .meet under circumstances
that seem to suggest that
old gag, and as long as these people
can think of nothing new or original
to say, they will continue to work this
worn out corpse of what may have
once been a fairly engaging Joke.
Our contemporaries will note that we
are guilty of continuing to pass it
along, even in reproducing and commenting
on what they have said.
Th? State, of Columbia, an esteemed
neighbor, observes that "Less than
three years ago William Randolph
Hearst was a candidate for the presidential
nomination before the national
Democratic convention. He
sent emissaries into South Carolina
and many other states to attempt the
creation of a Hearst sentiment and
to attempt the Influence of county and
state conventions. That money was
freely used was no secret" Same
way here. Now Hearst admits that he
had doubt as to where he is at. "1
would have been a Democrat in Jefferson's
day," he says, "and a Republican
in Lincoln's day, but whether I can
properly be classed as a Democrat in
the present day, is a matter which 1
admit is subject to legitimate- doubt."
For this admission the yellow candidate
has been much criticised but it
is about the most creditable thing he
ever said. A Bryan Democrat doesn't
think a Cleveland Democrat is a
Democrat and a Cleveland Democrat
doesn't think a Bryan Democrat is a
Democrat and a good many of those
who call themselves by the Democratic
name behave as if they do hot think
Jefferson was a Democrat. Hearst's
perplexity ought to be pardoned.?
Charlotte Observer.
Aside from controlling the admin
istration of the government, what Is
the difference between a Democrat and
a Republican?
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The Matter of Bail.
There is a good deal In the contention
of the Abbeville Press and Banner
that the judges in this state are in
a measure responsible for the indifference
with which human life is regarded
in South Carolina. "The least
understood difficulty of convicting
murderers," says our contemporary, "is
to be found in the easy bail which is
granted to everybody no matter how
aggravating the crime. . . .Until Judges
refuse to grant bail jurors need not be
expected to convict."?News and
Courier.
This bail matter is a pretty knotty
question.
Theoretically all persons accused of
crime, even though It be murder, are
innocent until a jury says they are
guilty. That, in effect is law.
It is not supposed that an accused
person is subject to punishment until
after he has been convicted.
The imprisonment of accused persons,
whether the offense charged be
assault, murder, or any other crime is
merely for the purpose of securing
their appearance at the trial. If the
appearance of the defendant can be secured
otherwise, it is not essential
that he be confined in jail.
A judge would be justified in releasing
the most brutal murderer on
a straw bond if he had absolute assurance
that such murderer would be
on hand when wanted. He would not
be justified in releasing an accused of
most doubtful guilt on a bond of millions
if there was reasonable danger
that the accused would run away.
11 r? ckmil,! he
criticised for releasing any accused
tfuin on bail, unless the accused jumps
his bail, and then the judge would
seem to be a proper subject for impeachment.
Although making these observations
in all candor, we are not unmindful
of the fact that behind the suggestions
of the Press and Banner, there is a
principle, which, though not recognized
in the law, seems to compel consideration.
The general public is disposed tc
look upon the facts set forth ir
habeas corpus proceedings as constituting
a kind of a trial and the decision
of the judge as to bail is generally
taken as indicating the court's
opinion of the gravity of the offense.
It cannot be denied that the disposition
of habeas corpus proceedings
has its weight with public opinior
and that is of very great importance
actually, if not theoretically. Theoretically,
public opinion is supposed tc
have very little to do with the verdicl
of a jury; but actually it often hai
everything to do with such verdict.
It is a fact that lawyers frequentlj
make application for bail for no othei
?'oqc< ri than to holil ii?? thp u\
the judge as an evidence that in ;hopinion
of the court, the crime chargec
is really not murder.
As we understand the constitution
of the stute, it is doubtful as t<
whether a judge has a right to denj
bail to an accused person unless tha
judge has reason to believe that it i:
dangerous for that person to be al
large, or that he will run away fronr
the trial. In this we may be mistaken:
but we have no doubt whatevei
of the' proposition that the action ol
the court in the matter is not supposed.
theoretically at least, to have
any bearing whatever on the merits ol
the question of the guilt or innocence
of the accused.
The remedy, therefore, for the
condition of which the Press and Banner
complains is not in the conducl
of the judges; but it is in the education
of the public to a proper conception
of its #ity.
If a judge refuses to grant bail, let
the jury consider the evidence at the
trial the same as if the matter of bail
had never been thought of.
Also, if the judge grants bail ever
> In a nominal amount let the Jury proi
ceed on exactly the same line as othi
envlse. and If the facts show guilt be?
yond a reasonable doubt, let the ver
diet be accordingly
s ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
' Memorial Day at Rock Hill and EbenI
erer?T. M. Whisonant Goes tc
i Chester?Engine 1817 a HoodooPersonal
Mention.
f Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Knquuer.
Rock Hu.i,, May 6.?The Ann Whltt
, Chapter, 17. D. C'., will hold their exercises
Memorial day in Frledheim'j
hall and afterward march to the cemetery
where the beautiful custom ol
uimu'inir irinvps of the deoarted
soldiers of the Confederacy with dowel's
will be carried out. Col. W. W
Lumpkin of Columbia, a gallant veteran
and a silver tongued orator will
be the speaker of the day. It is expected
that the Winthrop chapter will
participate with the Ann White chapter
in the exercises.
At Ebenezer. the S. D. Barron chapter
will as usual have attractive exercises
for the occasion. Chief Justice
Pope is the senior orator and Dr. J. P
Klnard of Winthrop, the Junior.
Mr. J. V. Murray, a former Rock
Hiillan now superintendent of agencies
In South Carolina for the Virginia
Life Insurance company, spent several
days here this week.
Mr. G. R. Matthews, a former citizen,
who has for a couple of years
lived in Concord, N. C., has returned
to Rock Hill and will have charge ol
i an important department of the big
Aragon Cotton mill, which will starl
up in a short time. Mr. Matthews
will be in charge of the weaving and
> cloth rooms. He is thoroughly expel
rienced.
Mr. G. R. Buchanan, whose resignation
as superintendent of the Art
cade mill several weeks ago, was fol,
lowed by the statement that a great
effort would be made to keep him
here, has decided to go to Darlington
; to superintend the Darlingrton Manu,
facturlng company's plant. Mr. Buch?'<jo
1'orv nnnnlar horo onH tVlPrf
' are many regrets that he will gc
i The employees of his mill got togeth.
er and presented him with a very
handsome and modern, desk as a testimonial
of esteem.
! Mr. T. M. Whisonant, who came
; here a year ago from Hickory Grove
and entered business with Mr. J. Edgar
P<?ag, the real estate broker, has
decided to move to Chester and open
a real estate office on his own hook
Mr. Whisonant has many friends ir
Rock Hill, who regret that he sees fit
1 to make this move.
1 No. 1817, the engine drawing the
train which went through Fishing
creek trestle three years ago, got
! loose Friday night and backed off a
spur track in the yard. No hands
> could be gotten to work on it Friday
night on account of superstition, but
I it was jacked up Saturday without
1 much damage.
1 Miss Annie Neely, the youngest
' daughter of Mr. D. F. Neely of Less
He. died at the home or her brother
Mr. J. Neely in this city Saturday
i evening and was buried Sunday afteri
noon by Revs. W. H. Arial and A. S
> Rogers.
Mesdames Paul Workman, A. E
Smith. C. B. Haynes, R. S. Hanna,
T. L. Johnson and H. B. Buist, and
Miss Mary F. Wickliffe, left Monday
for Orangeburg to attend the State
Federation of Women's clubs. Miss
Wickliffe is to make an address or
manual training before the federation
"The Miracle of the Roses," a cantata,
will be given Monday evening at
Winthrop college by the Cecilia chorus
under the direction of Miss Anna
1 Jones, the vocal teacher.
Mr. John G. Anderson, commonly
accepted as the busiest man In this
section, has erone to Louisville. Ky.. tc
, visit his sister and will remain a couple
of weeks for a much needed rest.
GUTH RIESVILLE SCHOOL.
Interesting Closing Exercises Last Friday?An
Excellent Teacher.
[ Correspondence of the Vorkville Knauirer.
Gcthjuesville, May 4.?The closing
exercises of the Guthriesvil.e school
: took place on Friday night. May the
third, it had been planned that this
i should in; an al fresco entertainment
i and ii was hoped that summer skies
and qpf moonlight would lend the
i charm of novelty to the occasion,
r The lo vering clouds of Friday morning
however, warned teacher and pupil
that other plans must be hastily
made.
The neat school house being toe
small to admit of as large a gathering
! as was expected, an Impromptu stage
, was erected in a commodious outbuilding
at Guthriesville, and willing
1 hands assisted in transforming the interior
int<? a very acceptable exhibi[
tlon hall. The exercises opened with
, "The Star Spangled Banner," mosl
creditably sung by the entire school,
This was followed in quick succession
by a pleasing programme of recita,
tions, dialogues, tableaux and songs.
Where all did well it is hard to dis1
criminate, but special mention may be
; made of the Scarf Drill by eighl
i young girls. The different movements
being executed with grace and skill
The Indian drill and song by "Ten
Little Injun Boys," gaily bedecked
with feathers, war paint and tomahawks
also elicited much praise.
The closing number, a good night
1 song by eight little girls clad in dainty
robes denuit leaning in one arm a
, sleeping doll, and in the other out'
stretched hand a lighted taper, was
' exceedingly attractive. One by one
the little tots sang their good-night
verse, blew out their candle and dis.
appeared, leaving little Miss George
Bratton to sing alone the final goodnight
to the audience.
! The presentation of a medal wasar
[ interesting feature of the occasion
The contest for this medal involved
1 scholarship, deportment and punctual1
Ity. The race for it was a close one
between Miss Eula Jackson and Miss
Marie Moore. But for the fact thai
Miss Jackson was necessarily absent
1 at one time for a few days, the result
I would probably have been a tie. Miss
Marie Moore carried otl the honor
for which she had faithfully worked.
During the programme, music was
rendered by the Yorkville string
band, which added much to the interest
of the evening.
The school is under the care of Miss
Nora Williamson, who has successfully
proven, a prophet may wlr
honor even in his own country. She
enjoys the perfect confidence of hei
patrons, and the love of her pupils
By her individual efforts she won foi
her school last year, one of the hundred
dollar prizes offered by the South
Carolina association for the Improvement
of Rural Schools, and was
appointed by the county superintendent
of education, the delegate frorr
York county to that association last
December, at its annual meeting ir
Columbia.
Shoixd Buy It.?A rarely nove
proposition is that of some 3,500 citizens
of Union, S. C? who have signec
petitions addressed to the directors ol
the Union-Buffalo Cotton mills, pray
Ing that they reinstate Thomas C
f Duncan as president of those mill!
?now incorporated as one since theii
failure under the administration ol
1 Mr. Duncan a year or two ago. Th<
petitions at least manifest remarkable
popular confidence In th?
integrity and ability of Mr. Duncan
' whose reputation as a successful cotton
mill manager underwent a strair
t of some severity in 1905.
Perhaps the most interesting phasi
3 of the affair is the apparent reluctanci
t of the 3,500 petitioners to purchast
1 me |>ru|Jcrufa iinu pmre ivi r. isuiicui
in control. It se?pis that so large r
body of men interested In cotton mil
r investments would be able easily t(
f raise the necessary money to obtalr
. the control of this corporation, especially
as its shares are quoted at s
! figure below par, owing to misfortune.'
f antedating the present management.
? Speaking in general terms, we
sometimes entertain a mild* doubt il
persons whose stake Is less than one
share of the par value of one hundred
dollars in a private corporation are
entitled to serious attention when thej
offer suggestions concerning the corporation's
management.?News and
Courier.
? A negro who attempted a criminal
? assault upon the daughter of Mr
I John Sawyer, a well-to-do farmer
near Muliins. Marion county, yesterday.
was shot to death by a posse in
i attempting to effect his arrest.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. b
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ^
Mrs. W. D. Grist?Gives notice of an- It
other break and cake sale by the la- S
dies of the A. R. P. church next 8at- D
urday morning at W. M. Kennedy's t?
store. T
D. B. Johnson, Pres.?Publishes infor- W
matlon relative to the admission rt
examinations for Wlnthrop college W
' to be held in York court house on r(
July 5th. V
J, S. Brice, Plaintiff's Attorney?Pub- ol
lishes summons for relief in the
case of lone S. Noland, plaintiff,
against John S. Sadler and others,
defendants.
J. B: Scott, No. 3, Yorkville?Has llmited
quantity Culpepper variety of
cotton seed for sale. B
Howard Ward?Will appreciate infor- d<
matlon as to the whereabouts of an 5,
estray pig. The pig is black and has
white spots.
D. E. Boney?Publishes card from J. t\
H. and T. S. Barry, acknowledging bi
receipt of $150 in payment of loss ,
of a mule killed by cyclone on April
23rd. di
First National Bank?Tells you to vl
knira OAnfl rlono/v I n ifAiirool# on/1 a
?ia \ r v.i/iiiiuciivc in jv/uiocii auu iv ^
"follow your own headlight."
Glenn & Allison?Say they are head- "
quarters for Babcock, Hackney, b<
Taylor-Cannady and High Point |r
buggies, Studebaker wagons and International
gasoline engines.
Dr. M. W. White?Advises you to y<
make investments in home stocks p:
and prime real estate. A good home jj;
is a sure Investment.
! J. J. Keller & Co.?Give you advice w
, on how to get your Sunday morn- a
; lng's nap without being worried by e]
flies.
York Drug Store?Has Sherwin-Wil- ni
Hams and Stag semi-paste paints, hi
oils, varnishes, putty, glass, etc. it
Nunnally's and Lowney's candles, h]
fresh. ?l
Yorkvllle B. &. M. Co?Talk about
its clothing and hats for men. New la
lines of ladles' belts and buckles, ^
purses and handbags, back and side ,
combs. Three carloads of flour.
Thomson Co.?Makes special bargain
offerings for Wednesday in shirt ir
waists, white skirts, handkerchiefs,
pins, soap, thread, etc. 1,
Lean and Savings Bank?Wants you <
to remember when you deposit your ti
funds with it that your money will t
receive every protection that a
properly conducted bank can give. "
"Friday, the Thirteenth" is taking 81
as well among the readers of The En- 'r
quirer as it did in the magazine that bl
I first produced it. It is being read 1)1
quite generally, and the demand for C1
' k..l. ..,.... Vw..... ...kink n.n n na nnokla ta
. uotft iiuiuucio, ? iiiv.ii nc aic uuauic tu
l supply, is .unusually strong. lo
t They are cutting for lumber nowaI
days, timber that some of the sawyers p
t say Is too rough for firewood. Not s'
t long ago a young landowner in the w
western part of the county sold for 01
, lumber 40,000 feet of timber that he 'r
, had been calculating on selling for
' fuel.
The ladies who have an ambition to
carry off the prizes at the chrysanthe- n
. mum show next fall should begin c'
to get busy. Of course, all the ladles w
, cannot win prizes, but all have it s'
s within their power to produce some
1 mighty fine specimens of chrysanthe1
mums. It is principally a matter of al
. careful, painstaking attention. pl
t They are having some fine fishing c<
! up on Catawba river in the vicinity ol T
Wright's ferry. Black bass seem to a|
' be at>undant and they are biting ei
1 splendidly. A report of a few days S{
' ago was to the effect that a fourteen- e<
year-old boy caught about fifteen
pounds of black bass In less than an w
hour, with hook and line. The fish
weighed from two to three pounds lr
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AUCTION SALES. b:
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' There were two auction sales before sj
[ the court house door yesterday morn- a]
| ing, both by the clerk, under decretal ..
, orders, the result being as follows: j(
1 In the case of J. S. Brice, guardian lr
vs. Laura E. Parish, a tract of 1291
. acres in Bullock's Creek township, pi
Bought by J. S. Brlce, attorney for u
' *700' iUs
, In the case of Stead L. Comer vs. p|
: C. P. Black, a lot of land In Rock d<
' Hill. Bought by Stead L. Comer for T
; $175. j;
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WITHIN THE TOWN. J
; ? Don't forget the Memorial day ex- tl
. ercises next Friday afternoon. Every1
body should turn out.
? Give the Civic League ladles more C|
money. They have been doing first- tt
i rate with what they have had. ol
? Trade continues as good as could S|
be expected of the season. M
i ? The show people had a sorry time ni
' in Yorkville last week. They had very
poor shows, patronage was slim, and ^
C but few of them took In enough to ai
pay expenses. P;
J1 ? The work of the Yorkville Graded
( school was suspended this morning for ft
! an indefinite period, probably a week, V
possibly longer, on account of the ^
( development of a number of cases of a|
measles and whooping cough among
the pupils of the school. c*
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I ABOUT PEOPLE. a
Capt. E. P. Moore of Chester, was In ^
i Yorkville Saturday. f*
' Mr. Cal G. Parish of Gaffney was in n
' Yorkville yesterday on business.
Mr. H. F. Adickes of Raleigh, spent "
L Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville. J"'
' Mr. O. P. Heath of Charlotte, was ~
' in Yorkville Friday and Saturday. e
Mrs. R. E. Heath and children left Jf
' yesterday morning on a visit to Mon- ^
' roe, N. C. v
Mr. John W. Simrll is quite ill at ?'
his home at Old Point. He is suffer- A
* ing from heart affection. 9<
Misses Kate Cody and Wilma O'Far- w
J rell of Gastonia, spent Sunday with w
? relatives and friends in Yorkville. ?'
Mrs. D. L. Shieder and children
; left yesterday, on a visit to relatives a
and friends in Dorchester county. "
Mrs. W. W. Jenkins and Miss Lutie "
1 Jenkins left this morning for a visit n'
to relatives at Norfolk, Va. They h:
5 will also visit the Jamestown exposi- A
tion. 's
' Rev. E. E. Gillespie was unexpect- a
c edly called away on important busi- 11
' ness to Greensboro last Saturday afternoon
and Rev. Dr. J. D. Brimm filled P
his pulpit Sunday morning. v<
1 The marriage of Miss Sallie Ed- 0
. monds McMurray, daughter of Rev. w
1 and Mrs. John A. McMurray of Shar- f(
f on, to Mr. Arthur Miles Erwin will w
. take place at Woodlawn Presbyterian w
AtiAnlnop o ft rk'nlanl/ D
uiiuil.ii inia ociiiug u u ?j
Mr. Wm. F. Robertson, formerly of t<
r Yorkville. now of Wilmington, N. C., h
f has been elected one of the vice pres- h
> idents of the North Carolina Peace '
^ society, which was organized at Wll- a
> mington Saturday. tl
Rev. W. C. Ewart atjd Elder \V. D. w
! Grist left last evening for Chester, to 1>
, represent the Yorkville Associate Re- it
formed church at the spring meeting t<
5 of the First presbytery. They expect r<
} to return tomorrow. Elder W. M. J'
? Kennedy is also attending presbytery'. H
| Mrs. Virginia M. Bratton and Miss w
L Maggie Gist go to Columbia tomorrow w
I morning to attend a meeting of the
, Calhoun statue commission. The ai
, meeting is to be held at the govern- si
or's mansion. The understanding Is
L that Mr. Ruckstuhl. who made the jt
5 Hampton monument, will probably be tc
commissioned to produce the Calhoun
, monument also. ft
r The following veterans from Clover L
, and vicinity are in Columbia this w
j week attending the Confederate re- ci
, union. Capt. W. B. Smith. Capt. J. J. ei
\ Smith. Messrs. R. A. Hagans, J. M.
Cook. J. B. Robinson, Frank Robinson, m
j W. I). Moore, J. W. Lawrence, W. B. R
Whitaker, J. N. Lawrence, P. C. Man- e<
ning, Jerry Walker. Messrs. T. F. b<
Jackson and M. L. Dickson are also m
I with the party.
The following are among York's ti
contingent in attendance upon the lo
Confederate Veteran's reunion In Co- Jc
i lumbia this week: J. R. Caldwell, J. w
E. Lowry, L. R. Williams, N. J. N. It
owen, J. C. Dickson, Mrs. J. C. Dick- i
>n, E. A. Dickson, J. W. Y. Dickson, ;
. N. Thomasson, J. M. Thomasson, i
,r. L. Brown, J. R. Stevenson, Miss i
eila Stevenson, Frank Jackson, Brown
inoak, J. J. Hunter, J. A. Tate, J. B. <
elveaux, C. C. Lanier, D. B. McCar>r,
Joe Rose, C. M. McKnight, T. J. i
homasson, Ben Falls, J. R. Lindsay, <
[. C. Willis. J. L. Rainey, W. R. Car- ,
>11, Louis Roth, J, M. Whltesldes, R. <
r. Whltesldes, W. T. Slaughter, War- i
>n Whlsonant, Walker Latimer, R. j
/. Lowry, T. F. Jackson, J. J. Nlch- i
Is and T. H. Riddle.
1
LIQUOR BUSINESS QUIET.
There is very little heard about the I
rjuor business in Yorkville and viciny
these days, and the reason is evlsntly
that there Is very little liquor
usiness to hear of.
Speaking of the matter a day or
vo ago, an omciai wno manes n ms
uslness to keep in touch with the
tuation, said: "If there is a regular
saler in blind tiger liquor in York- '
llle at this time, I confess I am not 1
svare of the fact. I don't believe
lere is such a dealer. In fact I don't 1
slleve there has been less liquor sold
i this town in the last twenty-five '
ears than now. I would not have '
:>u understand that there are-no peole
in the town who would not sell
quor. There are some here no doubt, j
ho make occasional sales, and it is
common thing among certain ne- !
roes to slip in on Saturday afteroons
and at other times when they
ave reason to expect crowds, bring j
qucr, sell it out as quickly as posslle
and get away. Some of these [
ave been caught, and wires have been (
.id to catch others. But aside from <
lis fhe law is being enforced remarkbly
well, I think."
There is still more or less blockadig
going on up in the northwestern
art of the county close to the North |
amllna and Cherokee lines. The diallers
up that way are persistent,
hey make liquor In considerable
uantities and manage to dispose of (
quite readily, to the people of the ,
irroundlng country and to customers I
om a distance. Incidentally it might
e mentioned that a party of show ,
eople went up there last week, projred
a quantity of liquor, and the |
itlre outfit was drunk the night folwlng.
j
The town authorities are keeping '
retty close tab on the local liquor
tuatlon, and most of the people who
ould otherwise risk a little retailing
n the sly are inclined to let the busLess
alone.
ROLL CALL SERVICE.
Several weeks* ago, Rev. I. G. Mur- :
ly, pastor of the Yorkvllle Baptist i
lurch and who has had charge of the 1
ork since the first of last December, J
jggested that a "Roll Call" service be |
eld in the church on the first Sunday '
i May. The suggestion was heartily '
pproved by the members and the t
revlously arranged programme was
trried out .in detail last Sunday,
here was probably a larger per cent
ge of the members of church preset
than on any single occasion in
>me years. The exercises were open1
with the singing of the long meter
axology, followed by a prayer, after
hich another hymn was sung and
lis in turn was followed by the readig
of a part of the 24th chapter of ]
xodus. The usual collection w.as '
ien taken and Immediately followed '
y the gathering of the "birth day of- |
(rings" as explained below. After the
nging of another hymn, Mr. Murray
anounced as his text Exodus xxiv, 7: j
\li that the Lord hath said will we
?, and be obedient." He .then spoke i
i part as follows:
We love to talk of the wonderful (
romises of God to us. Our souls feed |
pon them. It is well for us to dwell
pon them. Here Is a precious prome.
"He that dwelleth in the secret j
lace of the most high, shall abide un- (
er the shadow of the Almighty."
hen when we consider God's promise
ever to leave or forsake us, or the ,
romise of the second coming, the res- ,
rrection of the dead and of our .
nal abode in our Father's house of ,
lany mansions, we do not wonder ,
lat Peter spoke of the exceeding .
reat and precious promises of God. |
It would be a joy to me to speak to |
du today upon any one of these gra- |
ous promises, but as we assemble
> renew our covenant, we must turn
lit faces in another direction and
peak of "Our Promises to God."
Moses had just returned from
[ount Sinai and delivered God's comlands
to His people and they all with (
ie voice said: "All that the Lord ,
ath said will we do and be obedient."
low soon this promise was forgotten
ad alas! how soon we forget the J
romise we made to God when He ,
ived us. In the first place let us
ote then that this was a message
om God. So are the messages I bear
ou each Lord's day. All Scripture
: given by inspiration." "Holy men
f old wrote as they were borne
long by the Holy Spirit."
This message was threefold In its <
ampass. It enjoined upon the people (
lUrlntv I r* I V?olt? nnrn nrltro tn
"""ft 111 V"?? |/4? ?i*VV |
vea. No amount of professions will
tone for the immoral Inward life,
he pure in heart are to see God and ,
ley who have clean hands and a pure ]
eart are to stand on His holy hill.
God also in this message revealed
[is will as to how the children of Is- (
lei were to treat one another. Jesus (
lught, "Therefore all things whatso- ,
ver ye would that men should do |
nto you, do ye even so unto them; ,
jr this is the law ana the prophets." t
fhen we gave our hearts to God we ]
romised to treat our fellows right. ]
re we keeping this promise? Are we |
;nding the gospel to the heathen as ,
e would have them send it to us if j
e were in their places and they in .
urs? ,
This message revealed to them God .
nd the fact that He is to be supreme,
fhen he saved us we proml;;ed to seek j
rst His kingdom and His righteous- ,
ess. Yes, we said, "All that the Lord J
ath said will we do and be obedient." |
re we living up to this solemn prom- |
ie to Him who will hold us to strict
ccount on the great day of judglent?
But I would notice in the second t
lace that they failed to keep their
ows as we have oft failed to keep .
urs. The stains of idolatry were yet
ithin their natures and it was hard <
>r them to give up Idol worship and
orship and serve only God. So it is .
ith us today. Though under the im- |
ulse of the moment we may promise (
) obey the Lord, how soon our sinful ,
onrts foriret Him. Then, too, they )
ad stood before the mountain trembng
with God's power and filled with J
we they perhaps failed to fully weigh
ie meaning of the obligations they '
ere assuming. Our religion is vastr
more than signing a card or mak- ,
lg a profession. Let those who come ,
> Christ well consider the step and
;ceive Him as their personal Savior. ]
esus taught those who would follow ,
[im to first count the cost like one
anting to build a tower or going to ]
ar.
The speaker closed his sermon by I
ssigning some reasons as to why we
lould keep our promises to God. i
We should do it as a point of honor <
ist as we would deem it dishonorable 1
> fail to keep any other promise. I
We owe it to Him who has done all <
>r. us. For ye know the grace of our i
ord Jesus Christ, that though He i
as rich, yet for your sakes He be- (
ime poor, that ye through His pov- t
rty might be rich.?II Co., viil, 9. c
Then let us remember that God has i
> graciously blessed us as a church, s
ecently thirty-seven have been add- 1
1 to our membership. Shall we not 1
e loyal to Him who so graciously re- t
lembers us? 1
Then the great work that the Pap- t
sts are doing should appeal to every (
yal Baptist heart and cause him to t
lyfully do his full duty. The sermon 4
as closed by reviewing the work of I
ie Baptists of the south for the past I
nineteen years, when the Southern
Baptist convention last met In Richmond,
Va., where It will again meet on
the 16th of this month.
The sermon was listened to with the
closest attention by the large audience
present, and at its close $118.05 was
raised to liquidate an outstanding
debt of the church. The members
gave as a thank offering to God one
cent for each year of their lives, as
the pastor had requested, which
amounted to $39.86. It was a joy to
see the people give, as they Instantly
made up what was needed to pay off
the debt. The membership standing,
the covenant was then read by the
pastor. The door of the church was
then opened and two were received Into
the membership of the church, and
the hand of fellowship was extended
wniie lue vungregauMii ncing Dicai
Be the Tie That Binds." So closed a
most remarkable and enjoyable service.
THE WAREHOUSE PLAN.
Mr. E. D. Smith, field agent of the
Southern Cotton association is now in
Columbia, where he returned last
week from a pretty thorough canvass
of North Carolina in the Interest of
the cotton holding organization. He
expresses himself as well pleased with
his reception In North Carolina and
the promises he received from farmers
and business men as to active cooperation
in the development of his
plans. Explaining more fully the
working of the proposed holding organization,
he has given out the following
in the form of an Interview:
"On last Tuesday I was called to
Birmingham to meet with our warehouse
committee, who were to meet
with the capitalists and business men
of Birmingham to discuss the plan of
establishing at Birmingham a spot
cotton clearing house, where all the
cotton in our local warehouses could
be reoorted and listed, so that the
buyers of the world might have a central
point where they could reach conveniently
all the cotton controlled by
us. This cotton would be listed according
to the counties an^ states reported.
"In conjunction with this clearing
house, there would be on foot a plan
to organize a guarantee company with
a capital stock of $1,000,000 to guarantee
the weights and grades of the
cotton stored In our warehouses. This
guarantee company would bear the
the same relation to our association as
an Insurance company would bear to
the owner of property; they would
weigh and grade every bale of cotton
controlled by *us and stamp our warehouse
receipt with their guarantee, so
that when our cotton was listed for
sale, in our central concentrated point,
every bale so listed would be guaranteed
as to weight and grade by tfils
company. And the buyer therefore
would know when purchasing that he
would have ample protection In getting
what he bought. The owner of
spot cotton belonging to our association.
and having It weighed and graded
by this company, would know that
he was selling exactly what he owned.
If it was middling, he would get the
value of middling cotton; If it were
strict middling, he would get the value
f strict middling cotton; if it were
any other grade he would get the value
af whatever grade he owned. It would
be weighed under the rules and regulations
of a strict business concern,
1 u V? valttA nf PVAFV
ttnu lltr wuuiu 5cw uic timuc
point he owned and the buyer would
set every point specified in the sale.
A business man at a glance would see
that this would mean thousands to
the middling cotton grower saved in
the item of grades alone, encouraging
more careful handling of cotton and
more attention to honest weights.' As
It Is now those who buy our cotton,
grade It and weigh it under their
plan. A responsible organization employed
by us would see to the weighing
and grading and guarantee the
purchasing world that It was correct.
"Now, to sum up the outlines of our
plan; organize our local holding and
warehouse companies, where each and
every member of our organization can
caVry his cotton, receive a loan^ have
It weighed and graded and stored,
have a central point where It may all
be listed, so that the buyers of the
world may go and be informed as to
how much and what grades and where
make their purchases, sign their contracts
for delivery and where our minimum
price as to different grades can
be understood. Then it would be an
easy matter to fix a minimum price
basis middling, which price would
represent a profit to the grower, and
then to this minimum price add a
legitimate charge for Interest on money
borrowed, insurance, storage,
weighing and grading, and all other
Incidental expenses; so that the purchaser
in buying our cotton will pay
a. profit to the grower, a profit to those
who finance it, and the legitimate
charges in putting it in the proper
shape for the markets of the world.
This plan is the only common sense
business plan; and already there have
been responses from the counties visited
to assure success in the plan.
"Just as soon as possible there will
be printed and distributed throughout
the country a detailed statement of
the plan and the methods of organization.
"I hope every county In South Carolina
will proceed at once to get itself
in shape to co-operate along the
lines suggested. I think the good already
accomplished by the Southern
Cotton association entitles it to the
confidence and support of every indi
vldual In the south. We may have
made mistakes?and doubtless have?
but our ourpose has been from start
to finish to get as near as possible the
legitimate value of our cotton. It
was a stupendous undertaking, but by
virtue of its very magnitude it was
of prime importance to us to settle It,
and settle it in our favor. I think we
have -clearly demonstrated our power
to control it in our interest.
"There isn't a drummer in the
south, there isn't a merchant or a
banker but that should co-operate
with us In our attempt to maintain a
profitable value on our cotton. I sincerely
hope that those who feel inclined
so to do will write to me?regardless
as to whether they are members
of the association or not?and
express their opinion as to their Ideas
is to whether or not the association
has been of benefit to the south. I
hope every drummer seeing this article,
who believes that we have assisted
in bringing about and maintaining
the present prosperity of the south
will write me in Columbia, so stating,
ind every other man, regardless of
what his business or profession is.
"I will be in the state until May 30,
and if there be any places that I can
serve between this time and then
conveniently, I would be glad for the
parties to communicate with me to
that effect."
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st,
1908, for {1.30.
Sharon Communion.
The spring cominunnlon services
it Sharon Associate Reformed church
last Sunday were very largely attended
by people from all over the
south-western section of the county.
The pastor, Rev. J S. Grler, was assisted
by Rev. Lummus of Chester
county.
fork Medical Association.
The quarterly meeting of the York
County Medical association is in
session at Rock Hill today, the association
being the guests of the Rock
Mill nhual/>lnn? The following York
k'ille physicians are In attendance: M.
J. Walker, J. D. McDowell, R. A. Bratton.
W. G. White and John I. Barron.
Death of Mrs. Douglas Harrison.
Mrs. Aurelit Patterson Harrison,
ividow of the late Rev. Douglas Harrlmn.
died at the home of her son, Mr.
William P. Harrison, in Yorkville, yesterday
afternoon at the age of sev?nty-three
years, after a tedious 111less
of several months. Mrs. Harrison
,vas born at Liberty Hill. Kershaw
:ounty and was married In 1857 to
he late Rev. Douglas Harrison, who
lied in Yorkville. January 17th. 1901.
drs. Harrison is survived by one
ion and one daughter, Mr. W.
P. Harrison of this place, and Mrs.
' 'red Nlms of Fort Mill, and by
hree sisters, as follows: Mesdames F.
P. Moore and J. M. Starr of Yorkville,
ind Mrs. J. B. Lyles of Chester. The
'uneral services will be held at the
esldence of her son this afternoon, at
I o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. E. Gilesple,
and the interment will be in
:he Yorkville cemetery.
Conviction of Rock Hill Tiger. o]
Herald May 4: Mr. C. M. Cook, who J]
was recently convicted before Mayor
Roddey on the charge of vagrancy
was tried before a Jury of five men
Wednesday morning, charged with e3
storing and keeping In possession con- n(
traband whisky. T. F. McDow, Esq., 01
of Yorkvllle represented the defendant w
and the city was represented by W. J(
B. Wilson, Jr. After deliberating for ol
less than two minutes the Jury return
ed a verdict of guilty and Mayor Roddey
promptly imposed a fine of $100, H
with the alternative of working thirty ai
days on the county chaingang. A mo- ti'
tlon for a new trial was overruled and ol
OAiinonl fr\r> tha lt?i vn nntlnA nf Ci
an appeal to the circuit court, and Oi
also that action would be brought for P'
the recovery of the whisky seized. A w
>200 bond was required of Cook which B
he readily gave. The jury was com- w
posed of the following gentlemen: W. tl
W. Boyce, foreman; J. S. White, J. E
B. Sykes, S. H. Hay. W. S. Adams. n<
Cook was arrested by Policeman Miller ai
Monday morning In Giles' market on U
Railroad avenue with four pints of N
whisky In his possession, one pint in si
his pocket and three In his grip or h
suit Case. The grip also contained ir
thirteen card board bottle cartoons or $
cases. It was brought out in the tes- si
tlmony introduced at the trial that rr
Cook had frequently left his grip at C
this same place, and one witness, Fra- "i
ser Johnson, colored, who worked in J
the market during the time It was run w
by Robblns & Wilson and after it u
changed hands also, testified that Cook b
often left his grip in the back part of si
the market and that he had seen him ri
take whisky in bottles from the grip, g
leave it on the floor or table and other e<
parties would come In and get the T
whisky, leaving money, which Cook b
would come along and pick up. Cook 1c
claimed that there was no truth In the si
negro's testimony and explained on C
the stand that he and a friend had nr
planned to go to the river on a fish- p
ing excursion Monday. They expect- o
ed to take some negroes with them to b
catch the fish and he brought the s
wnisKy aown lown 10 lane wun mm y
for his own use and for the other ?
members of the party. He got to feel- f
Ing bad, however, and the trip was \
postponed and he had gone into the t<
market to get a bottle from the grip p
to take a drink when the officer ar- a
rested him. He, however, could not a
explain why he put the bottle In Ills ?
pocket instead of taking a drink and ?
replacing it in the grip. C
No Bail For Mills.
Spartanburg special of May 4, to "
News and Courier: Judge D. E. Hydrlck
refused to grant ball to W. H. .
Mills, who shot and killed Frank Deal
In Blacksburg several months ago,
stating that in his opinion the case
was not bailable, adding, however, .
that his refusal to ball should not and
no doubt would not influence the Jury
when the case comes to trial. The
motion for bail for Mills was made by
Stany.'rne Wilson before Judge Hy- _
rick in chambers In this city this af- *
ternoon, the motion being resisted by ?
Solictor S'ease and'T. B. Butler, of the 9
firm of Butler & Osborne, of Gaflfney.
The affidavits in the case were highly
sensational. Particularly was the affidavlt
of Mrs. Mills startling, being ?
equal to' the testimony of Mrs. Evelyn .
Thaw. The affidavit of Mrs. Mills af- I;
firmed that she had,, times without ~
number, had improper relations with ?
Deal while she was teaching school *
at Grover near Blacksburg, her hus- j*
band being in New Orleans at the ?
time. Deal, according to her affidavit, *
was a frequent visitor to her room and .
Zave her $5 on many occasions. Af- J:
ter her school closed she worked in ^
a millinery store in Blacksburg 5"
and her relations with Deal continu- ?'
ed. She said in her affidavit that Deal ^
offered her money to start up mllli- ?
nery business. When her husband returned
he learned of her relations Ci
with Deal and told her they must
move away, $ a their home had been 9
ruined. They planned to go to Massachusetts.
Another affidavit submit- *;
ted by the defendant was from a man r
named Jacamin, the only eye witness *
to the tragedy, who affirmed that he jj1
saw Mills and Deal walk away from ?
fho mill urhnro Hno 1 wnrlfftH cni nc
toward a branch. They returned later fj
and he heard Mills tell Deal that he J*
had ruined (Mills's) home. t)eal repiled:
"I am six feet and take care of ^
myself. What are you going to do
about It?" The fight then took place,
resulting In Mills shooting Deal. An P
affidavit was submitted from the
physicians who attended DeaJ after P
being shot. The affidavit affirmed
that Deal said it was all a mistake,
and heard him say something about
a bribe. After hearing the affidavits
and arguments Judge Hydrick stated C]
the case was not bailable, declaring ^
the killing of DeaJ was not man- sj
slaughter; that Mills went to Deal
with his mind made up. Judge Hydrick
said the fact that be had refused w
bail would not have any weight with a
the jury when the case is called for
trial. ?
e:
rr
- MERE-MENTION. 81
' s
An Invitation to address the law tl
class of Yale university by Delphin M. A
Delmas, has been withdrawn b
"Countess" Anlsia Louise de Massey c
was found guilty of manslaughter In
the first degree in New York last c
week after a trial on the charge of a
killing Gustav Simon, a shirtwaist t,
manufacturer... .Eleven bodies have 2
been recovered from the Whipple coal ^
mlnq near Charleston, W. Va., where e
a gas explosion occurred last week... f,
The lower house of the Michigan leg- c
islature has passed a bill providing t]
for nominating state senators by pri- ],
mary elections A belled buzzard j,
was seen near Canton, N. J., last week y
Ten companies of the California
National Guard have been muster- jj
ed out of service for "having fallen be- t]
low the standard of efficiency." 0
The Russian council of ministers has ,j
decided to double track the Siberian
railroad from Moscow to the Manchu- _
rlan border Mexico is equipping 1
30,000 troops in expectation of a war 11
with Guatemala. The trouble is over a
the refusal of the Guatemalan govern- ?'
ment to surrender General Lima, ~
whom the Mexican government
charges with complicity in the assassination
of General Barilla in Mexico P
City some weeks ago General "
Kurokl and staff, lepresentatives of ?
Japan to the Jamestown exposition jj
landed at Seattle, Wash., last Thurs- Ji
day Fourteen steamships landed '
20,729 immigrants in New York during
the twenty-four hours ending at
O a'oIaoIt n m \fov 9nH Thla l.q th#*
largest number ever landed In New {?!
York In a single day Wm. A. ..
Brewer, Jr., former president of the F
Washington Life Insurance company, j
was fined $500 by a New York judge 2,
last Thursday because he made a
fraudulent report to the state superintendent
of insurance Edward :
Gibson, a negro, assaulted Miss Dor- F
othy Paris of Wenonah, N. J., last i
Monday. On Friday he was convicted <;
and sentenced to twelve years imprisonment
and a fine of $3,000... .Two }
American railroad contractors are un- "
derterrest at Guatemala City, charged
with complicity in the attempted as- .
sassination of President Cabrera on p
April 29th.......Three thousand long- t
shoremen are on a strike in Brooklyn
for an Increase of twenty per cent in wages
Frank Richardson, a ne- N
gro, shot and mortally wounded J. E. a
Sullivan, agent of the Alabama Grea* tt
Southern railroad at Woodstock, Ala., c<
Friday and in turn was instantly kill- di
ed by Sullivan. A dispute about cj
freight rates was the cause of the trag- cl
edy The isthmian canal commls- tl
sion will soon ask for proposals for a
furnishing 8,000,000 feet of yellow a<
pine, fir and redwood lumber for the fc
Panama canal The state of Ala- G
hama has hired 175 convicts to an tr
Alabama lumber company at $42.25 hi
mnnth e?r>h Nearlv 8.000 dl
packing house workers of South Oma- e<
ha. Neb., have been granted an In- ai
crease of wages of from five to flf- tl
teen per cent Snow storms pre- w
vailed throughout Missouri, Kansas, O
Iowa, Nebraska and other middle wes- th
tern states last Friday... . ...Charles vl
H. Rogers, arrested in California sev- c<
eral weeks ago on the charge of mur- 11]
derlng three persons near Middletown, pi
N. Y., In October. 1905, has confessed w
his crime. He took $16 from his vie- ai
tlms One of the walls of the rt
Churlscar dam, near Chihuahua, Mex- ei
ico, being built for Irrigation purposes, ef
gave way last Thursday. A score of Tl
men were killed... .The United States dl
cruisers Denver and Cleveland, now at oi
Hampton Roads have been ordered to In
join the newly organized Pacific fieet m
The legislature of Pennsylvania w
has a bill before It to appropriate $5,- st
754,000 for pensions for civil war vet- lo
erans Thirty thousand acres of b<
government lands are to be thrown th
pen to settlement in Montana about
illy 1st Statistics published In
t. Petersburg last Friday show that
lere were 1,144 executions under the
rum head court martial law, which
cplred Friday The Irish Interational
exhibition, giving a picture
r Ireland's development and progress
as opened at Dublin last Friday....
uhn L. Routt, three times governor
f Colorado, has been declared Insane
...Anti-European riots have broken
it in the Punjab, India, a mob of
indoos, having risen In Rawalpindi,
tid burned and pillaged mission stai>ns
and business places... .The chief
f police and five city officers of Chligo,
have been indicted on charges
' alleged coruption in the police deartment
Four small children
ere burned to death near West #
ranch, Mich., Friday night. They
ere left locked in the house while
leir parents attended a dance
Irnest Huflfcut, former dean of Corell
university law school, a leading
uthority on constitutional law in the
nlted States, committed suicide in
ew York Saturday... .Twenty thouind
bales of cotton and several wareouses
were burned at Bremen, Gerlany,
Saturday. The loss will be
1,500,000 Another attempt to as*
issinate President Cabrera of Guatelala,
was frustrated at Guatemala
itv last Friday by the discovery of a
mine" near the official residence....
ohn Hart, aged seventy-nine years
as sentenced at Savannah, Ga., Satrday
to three years imprisonment for
urglary The Jamestown Expoitlon
-company is financially embarassed
and will probably Issue mortage
bonds to secure the funds needd
for immediate improvement
hree large transatlantic liners are
elleved to be imprisoned in the vast
:e fields that completely block Cabot
trait between Newfoundland and
ape Breton... .The postofflce departicnt
has just concluded a parcels
ost agreement with the government
f the Netherlands Atlantic City
arrooms and cafes were closed tight
unday for the first time in many
ears The British steamship Dora,
rent ashore Saturday morning twenp-one
miles south of Cape Henry,ra.,
during a dense fog....... .Miss Esslle
Christy, an American chorus girl,
as refused an offer of marriage from
wealthv English lord. Miss Christy
ays she prefers a stage'career
2. J. Johnston Is suing Dr. H. K. Avrett
for damages, at Payettevllle, N.
alleging that the physician had faally
poisoned his wife's system by the
se of quinine... .The bi-ennlal conention
of the Order of Railway Tialnlen
Is In session In Atlanta, Ga.
l Washington dispatch says that powrful
financial interests of New York
re behind a movement to Induce Gro- >
er Cleveland to become a candidate
or the Democratic presidential nomnation
in 1908 Fifteen hundred
treet car motormen and conductor*
f San Francisco, are on a strike for
ight hours work and $3 a day pay.
'he allied unions of the city are elected
to give support to the striking
ar men. Serious trouble is looked
or A warrant' has been Issued
or the Rev. Jere Knodi Cooke of
lempstead, L. I., charging the abuction
of Miss Floretta Whaley, the
7-year-old girl, with whom he eloped
tst week Harry Daponte, a New
rleans real estate dealer, has pleaded
uilty to a charge of violating the
ederal anti-lottery laws.....The imerlal
council of the Mystic Shrine
pened its annual session'at Los Andes,
Cal., today. There are 25,000
isitors in this city Twelve polltal
prisoners escaped from a Ruslan
prison chapel Sunday during the
aster services. Two bombs exploded
killing the chief prison Inspector,
nd the prisoners escaping during the
xcitement The annual meeting
f the Association of American Mediil
colleges Is in session in Washington.
Dr. John Watson (Ian McLaren)
ied at Mount Pleasant, la, yesteray
Governor Hughes has aproved
the child labor bill recently
assed by the New York legislature.
...A tornado swept through portions
f northern Texas yesterday. Two
rrsons were killed, many were injurd
and great damage to cattle, proprty
and crops resulted... .Joe Stansy
and M. C. Smith, white men, are
nder arrest at Pensacola. Fla, being .
harged with the murder of a family
' ?samlva?ia (n Onntn Daaa nAitti
I. U1UG IIIGIIIUGIO IU KXIIlMft &?VrDO> WUU/.
Fla., a year ago The Southern
lilway has granted its engineer* an
lcrease of wages amounting to 10
er cent for passenger and 6 per cent
>r freight engineers.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? Senator Tillman has recently purhased
a two-story store building at
[Igh Point, N. C., for which the conIderation
was $10,000.
? Sheriff R. F. McCaslan of Greenood
county, died yesterday, following
general collapse incident upon the
onging of Joe Evans, a negro rapist,
iree weeks ago. As the day for the
xecution approached, the sheriff, a
ian of good nerve, began to show
Igns of physical collapse. He draged
himself from his bed and sprung
ie trap that sent Evans to his death,
.fter the execution he again took his
ed and never left It up to the time
f his death.
? Governor Ansel a few days ago reeived
a letter from the agent of an
utomoblle house asking permission
3 pass through this state on a tour of
0,000 miles which he Is soon to make
hrough twenty-eight states. He want- .
d the governor to let him be excused
rom pajring the license fee In each
ounty through which he will pass, as
tils little detail of compliance with the
iw may cause him some delay and
iconvenience. The governor replied
hat while he would be glad to extend
3 him any. courtesy he had no authory
to suspend any law In the state. If
he autoist comes through South Carlina
he will be liable for a tax of one
ollar In each county he traverses.
? Charleston, May 6: President
heodore Roosevelt touched a button
i the White House today at 2.37 p. m.
nd formally opened the fifth trlnnlal
Schuetzenfest of the National
chuetzenbund of America. The but>n
was electrically connected with a
Ifle on the range at the Schuetzenlatz
In this city, and the detonation
lat followed was heard In the White
louse by the aid of a telephone, a
ilnute later the result of the shot be>g
communicated to the president,
hree shots were fired at a ring taret.
the score being 24, 21 and 24, total
) out of a possible 75. The final reult
was announced to the president
y Governor M. F. Ansel, or soutn
hrolina, who stood near, and after
ie congratulations and felicitations
ad been exchanged, the president was
ble to hear "My Country 'Tls of
hee" and the 'Star Spangled Banner"
nd three cheers for the president of
ie United States given by the multiide
just outside the shooting ranges,
he opening of the fest was preceded
y a parade in which about 300
chuetzens and others participated,
he city Is full of visitors and the
st opened most auspiciously with a
flendid attendance and everything
orklng out according to programme,
mong the distinguished guests are
r. Zopfel, German qpnsul at Atlanl.
Governor Ansel and many others. ~
? Greenville special of May 3 to
ews and Courier: Moonshiners gave
party of officers a big surprise in
ie dark corner section of Greenville
lunty yesterday by surrounding a
Istillery, which the raiding squad had
iptured, and, at the point of Winlester
rifles, demanding and effecting
ie release of two prisoners. It was
daring piece of work even for blockiers
and rather out of the ordinary
>r these times. Since the Careyothran
law went into effect, Magls ate
Rector, of Highland township,
as been active in destroying illicit
Istlllerles. Wednesday night he start1
a raid near the North Carolina line
nd early Thursday morning a big disllery
was located. The magistrate
as accompanied by two constables,
ne was sent off to Tryon to notify
?e deputy revenue collector at Greenlie,
while the magistrate and his
instable held the still. Just at dayght
three men came to the distillery,
resumably to start operations. Two
ere captured, but one escaped. Half
i hour later the distillery was sur>unded
by mountaineers, who cov ed
the officers with their rifles and .
rected the release of the prisoners,
he mountainers then destroyed the
atlll^rv anri 110 trallrms of linnnr in
der to prevent the property falling
to the hands of the federal governent,
several women assisting In the
ork. Magistrate Rector and his conables
were told to clear out and they
st no time in getting away. A num>r
of warrants will be sworn out for
le arrest of the guilty parties.