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$ traps and ^arts. ?There Is a probability of more or less bloodshed In Korea soon. As the result of the recent war between Russia and Japan. Japan assumed practically undisputed domination of Korea. For reasons of convenience and expediency the government of Korea as then constituted was allowed to stand with the emperor still at the nominal head. It was understood, of course, that Japan was the real ruler of the country. But the emperor not being exactly satisfied to act as a figurehead, has been giving trouble and recently the Japanese carried out arrangements they had perfected for the substitution of another emperor of their own choosing. There has been much excitement since the coup took place. The Koreans have been threatening trouble and the Japanese are sending troops to control the situation. ? New York Evening Post: Sixtyone officers and men killed in Ave accidents since January 17, 1903?this is the sad story of the navy's battleships, rn each case the scene has been the turret of a battleship. Nine men were killed on the Massachusetts, Ave on the Iowa, thirty-one on the Missouri, seven on the Kearsage, and now eight or more on * the Georgia. In addition, the muzzles of three guns of the Iowa were blown off on two occasions, fortunately without loss of life. This is a sickening record, particularly by contrast with the navy's immunity during the war with Spain and the hostilities in the Philippines. The heavy-armored cruisers and the monitors .have gone through their target practice unscath~J * I" m/kXA ofrll^lnct CU, ttiiu, wuai io even nivte un accidents of Just this kind do not seem to occur on foreign battleships. We do not recall a similar disaster in the German or French navies, and the English service has been nearly as exempt. All three have had their losses of life In other ways?by the explosion of a magazine on the French battleship Jena, by the sinking of torpedo boats, summarines, etc. Obviously, the new type of warships menaces those who control Its terrible forces, as well as possible enemies. ? Atlanta, Ga., July 20: President Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cotton association, will probably Investigate the new spray of turpentine, which Is said to be an effective preventive of boll weevil, and If he finds that it does the work he will probably recommend It to farmers as a means of getting rid of the pest. The spray was originated by a Louisiana farmer, who is said to have got good results with it. The spray consists of one part turpentine to ten parts of water, and the plant Is sprayed with it every ten days. Sprays have been used effectively on fruit trees and plants, and farmers are watching with great In terest runner experiments mat may uc made with a spray of turpentine on cotton. President Jordan will tour Louisiana, making: speeches in the Interest of the association, and while there he will see what results have followed the use of the spray. Should it prove effective It would be the most remarkable discovery of recent years, as no other method has yet been found which stops the pest. President Jordan spoke Friday at Garner, N. C.. and Saturday at Raleigh. After he has spoken at Union. S. C., on July 29, at Spartanburg on July 30, and at Gaffney on July 31, he will go into Texas. ? Kansas City, Mo., July 19:Missouri's "Jean Val Jean," William January, was released from the Federal prison at Leavenworth today and Immediately took a train for Kansas City. Just before bis release, January, for the first time since his rearrest in Kansas City, April 20, gave his own story of his past life, including his connection with the robbery of a postofflce in Oklahoma, his conviction and his fiveyear sentence. After escaping from prison in 1898 he traveled and sold coffee and tea. He lived an honest life and married in 1901, without revealing his past. "I tried to be a good man then. I tried to live decently and uprightly," said he. "For years the fear was always with me that I would be detected. Perhaps I should have told my wife, but I could not. I was trying to put all that old life away. I wanted to forget It. I wanted to be a different man." In telling of his rearrest, he said: "My first thought was of my wife and baby?all the humiliation, disgrace and sorrow it would cause them when they knew I was an ex-convict. For a moment I seemed to be burning up with shame. Then came the fear that she would not forgive me, not stand by me. Oh, yes, I knew what my arrest meant." A petition was circulated and President Roosevelt granted January a pardon. In a letter to President Roosevelt. January's little daughter said: "President Roosevelt, Oyster Bay, L. I.: I thank you for sending papa home to me and mama. We are all happy and papa says he is going to be a good man for us and his country." ? Washington, July 19: Express, railroad and police officers of Washington received a shock when It was learned that another of the remarkable series of robberies of Southern Express company money pouches had taken 'Phlo Imo thn ommtnt iu wn ir? to be $10,000, and Columbia. S. C.. is the scene of the investigation. In the past three years between $35,000 and $50,000 has been mysteriously extracted from the pouches of the Southern Express, and every' one of the four crimes has been committed between Augusta. Ga., and Washington, D. C. The first news of these robberies was published about a year ago, when it was told how two packages of bank notes, aggregating $50,000 from banks In Augusta. Ga., reached New York minus $16,000. In working upon that story, a reporter learned that within a year two more packages of $8,000 and $5,000, respectively, had been taken in the same way. That made $29,000 of known losses which, with the $10,000 recently missed, brings the total to $39,000. In the three cases aggregating $29,000 the method was always the same as the Columbia. S. C., one. The nnr>ka?res all camp from Aueusta. where they were put in an express safe and in the last case, and probably in the first two, in a sealed pouch also. These safes have combination locks and the combination is not known to the messenger. It is opened at certain large towns by the local agent in the presence of the messenger, the agent having had the combination forwarded to him. ? The battle between the North Carolina state courts and the Southern railroad with reference to the enforcement of the North Carolina rate law is still going on merrily. Thomas E. Green, the Southern's agent at Raleigh was convicted tjfore Judge Long last Friday of refusing to sell tickets at 2J cents a mile as provided by law. Judge Long had on his fighting clothes and withheld sentence until Agent Green had an opportunity to say whether or not be would quit. Agent Green said he had a plenty and would do so no more. Then Judge Long Imposed a fine of 13 and turned him loose. But the railroad was not allowed to get away so easily. The fine named against it was $30,000, and the papers for execution were promptly placed in the hands of the sheriff. Judge Long stated that it was all right for the railroad to take Its case to the courts If It wanted to; but it should obey the state law until that law was declared to be unconstitutional. Similar cases were argued before Judge Prltchard of the United States court at Asheville, on Saturday. Agents had been arrested by the state authorities for violation of the law, and the railroad went to Judge Prltchard for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf of the agents. General Counsel Thorn, representing the railroad, held that the court having granted an injunction against the enforcement of the state law until the Issues had been heard on their merits, was bound to protect its Jurisdiction. Judge J. H. Merrimon of Asheville, appearing for the state of North Carolina, held that the United States court had no right to paralyze a state court in the enforcement of criminal laws. Judge Pritchard withheld his decision until yesterday. ?hr Iforkvillr (inquirer. YORKVILLE, S. C.i TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1907. So long as any individual continues superior to the law, whether that Individual be lawyer or layman, it is absurd to try to claim that civilization can be established. It Is a good time to do some permanent road work; but there is nothing to be done along this line unless the people Interested are willing to put up the money and the labor. Judge Prltchard at Asheville yesterday, announced a decision in which he held the penalty clause of the North Carolina rate law to be unconstitutional. He ordered the release of agents, who had been imprisoned for the violation of this clause, and issued a rule against those who had brought about the arrest of .these agents to show cause why they should not be attached for contempt. The effect of the de~ ? o?rv,r>lotQhr niilHfv tVlP UMUI1 IS IU VUlllpiViVij operation of the state courts and the North Carolina authorities are very much excited over the situation. Wb agree with Mr. Bryan In the view that the time is not yet ripe for government ownership of railroads; also that the Republican party has done very little In the direction of regulation. But somehow, we are almost hopeless of the possibility of the Democrats being able to get charge of the situation where the Republicans left off. The Republicans did accomplish something along this line, and the country is going to be willing to trust them further on the strength of that something. But then the Republicans have done about all they are going to do for quite a while. Mayor Rhett of Charleston, has shucked his coat In his fight against the tigers of that city. As a matter of fact, liquor selling has never been considered other than a legitimate business in Charleston, and when the state undertook to enforce the dispensary law down there, the sympathies of most of the people were with the tigers. The people down there could not see where the city was to come In for revenue that was worth while, and looking at the thing only from the standpoint of the state authorities, the money that was in It, they saw no reason why the profits had not as well go to the tigers, who lived in the city as to the grafters. But the county dispensary law has changed the situation somewhat. Whatever profit there is in the legal conduct of the business goes to the city, and the city, of course, is interested in getting as much profit as it can. No attention is paid to those tigers who are willing to buy their supplies from the county dispensary. At least there is no punishment ^ nr.n r? # otlriltln fo/1 rvorl A/10 UC> i/i I u niicra ai on^uiaicu pciiwiw, amounting in the aggregate to license. But it seems that the city has not yet entirely recovered from the practices that were developed during the former regime. There are many ambitious liquor dealers, who are not content to pay tribute to the county. They insist on getting their supplies wholesale, from outside dealers. These are the folks who are making the most trouble, and Mayor Rhett has decided to discriminate in the enforcement of the law as between the fellows who are willing to divide profits with the dispensary and those who are not willing to divide. He has caused to be published an announcement to the effect that, hereafter wholesale tigers and retail tigers who patronize independent wholesalers are to be punished to the limit, while the little fellows who patronize the county dispensary are to be treated as heretofore. Of course, the mayor is not able to predict with certainty how this plan is going to work; but he says that if it does not work he will not be long about trying other expedients. North Carolina juries are just as weak as South Carolina juries in lynching cases. That, of course, means that they are as weak in everything else, and are not able to decide n -?!?? 1?? 1?? n tKo a 1'iaiii ta.tr 111 avtui uautr ? u?? n?v. law and the evidence above their sympathies, and outside pressure. John Jones, tried at Monroe last week for participation in the lynching of John V. Johnson at Wadesboro on May 28, 1906, was acquitted. Jones was one of twenty defendants and was tried first because he was considered the ringleader. There was no question of the fact that he was a participant in the lynching, not except technically. That is everybody knew to a moral certainty that he was guilty. They knew it as well as if a jury had said so; but this last mentioned formality had to be complied with. The evidence at the trial was very positive. The sheriff and his daughter both testified that they had recognized Jones at the jail breaking and others testified as to his participation in the killing. The testimony as to the killing, however, was not so absolutely conclusive as the other testimony, and in order to leave the jury no loophole, the prosecution nol prossed the counts relating to the lynching and asked for conviction only on the counts charging Jones with breaking Into the Jail and taking Johnson out. Notwithstanding the testimony, the jury deliberately agreed upon a verdict of not guilty. The court next took up the case of Zeke Lewis, another defendant charged with the same offense, and the result, of course, will be the same. It Is a pity that there can be no conviction of white men, especially for the crime of murder. The unmistakable tendency of the times seems to be toward various kinds of outlawry. The people who commit crimes of violence are usually the most cowardly and contemptible of their fellows. The only restraint that can be placed upon them is fear of punishment. They take failure of the law as license to do as they please, and enforcement of the law is the only means by which they can be held in check. The verdict of this Monroe jury is virtually equivalent to giving a large portion of North Carolina over to outlawry. STATEMENT FROM MR. BRYAN. Democratic Leader Outlines Policy For His Party. Hon. Wm. J. Bryan on last Saturday sent out the following statement from Lincoln, Nebraska: "Government ownership is not an immediate issue. A large majority of the people still hope for effective regulation. While they so hope they will not consider government ownership. While many Democrats believed, and Mr. Bryan is one of them, that public ownership of railroads is the ultimate solution of the problem, still those who believe that the public will Anally In self-defense be driven 10 ownersmp recognize that regulation must be tried under the most favorable circumstances before the masses will be ready to try a more radical remedy. "Regulation cannot be sufficiently tried within the next year. There is no desire anywhere to make government ownership an issue in 1908. Mr. Bryan fully agrees with those who believe that it would be unwise to turn attention from regulation, on which the people are ready to act, to government ownership, on which the people are not ready to act. To inject the government ownership question into the next campaign would simply give representatives of the railroads a chance to dodge the issues of the regulation and deceive the public. Some of the railroads have been successful in preventing effective Federal regulation, and state regulation has, as a rule, been restrained by the United States court. It is about twenty years since the inter-state commerce commission was created. It required about ten years for the courts to find out that the powers conferred were insufficient, and then it took about ten years to procure an amendment. The railroads fought the amendment at every step and the president was finally forced to compromise with the railroad Republicans in the senate in order to procure their support. "Even that amendment, obtained with tremendous effort, falls short of what it should be. It aims to stop passes and rebates. The railroads profit pecuniarily by both the stoppage of rebates and the prohibition of oasses. but extortionate rates still exist State legislation for the reduction of rates has resulted in an agitation on the part of the railroads for legislation which will deprive the state of authority and centralize all state legislation in congress. "The Democratic party must meet the issue presented: it must resist the encroachments on the authority of the states. It must insist upon the exercise of Federal power for the regulation of inter-state commerce and it must insist upon the exercise of state authority for the exercise of all of the power vested in the state. This question has grown in Importance during the past year arid its prominence will be increased if any attempt is made to Impair state authority. The Republican party is as impotent to regulate the railroads as it is to exterminate the trusts and to reform the tariff. "The Democratic party has in three national campaigns demanded effective railroad regulation, while the Republican national platforms have been silent on the subject. The president has partly adopted the Democratic view on this subject, but so far the Republican leaders have resolutely oppressed It. The president is helping to educate the people up to the need of railroad legislation, but his party, under its present leadership, is powerless to accomplish this or any other important reform. If the Democratic party will clearly and unequivocally demand first, the ascertaining of the value of all the railroads: second, the preventing of over capitalization, and, third, the reduction of rates to a point where they will yield only a reasonable return on the real value of the roads, It will commend Itself not only to Democrats, but those Republicans who have been led to study the railroad question. The railroad situation presents a vital issue, and the Issue should dc so stsueci tnat everv one can understand the party's position." LOCKHART LINKLETS. Personal Mention?Pleasant Surprise For Estimable Old Lady. Correspondence of the Yorkville Enauirer. Lockhart, July 22.?Mr. Willie Hope, who has not been well for some time, is now confined to his room at the home of his father, Dr. W. D. Hope. Mr. J. B. Hall, who has been among us so long as fireman on the Lockhart branch line of the Southern railroad, has resumed his former position this morning. Mrs. Kate Latham an aged and respected lady, who lives with her sonin-law, Mr. Arewet, near Hoodtown, was the recipient of a birthday dinner in quite an unexpected way. The neighors gathered in entering by the rear- of the house, each bringing well filled baskets. When all was ready, she was conducted to the table to a seat especially prepared for her. There were fifty-three persons present. She was quite surprised as she had not noticed anything unusual. She has lived in that section all her life?seventy-six years?and is much respected. Mr. Sam Riggins of the S. A. L. railway who is stationed at Raleigh. N. C., is visiting friends and relatives at Lockhart. ? Columbia special of July 22, to Charleston Post: "Adjt. Gen. Boyd says no more exposition encampments, or any other kind of jollification encampments, in "his'n." "I will never, no never, again recommend that the state summer encampment of the three state regiments be substituted in this way. While the Jamestown trip is all very enjoyable, and I am glad the soldiers have been given the pleasure of the trip, this is not the way to get the military training and experience. The Third regiment, which went to the coast this summer, is the only military organization of the state that has gotten the proper encampment this year. The soldiers need the training, and this is what the state and Federal governments have appropriated the money for." As soon as Gen. Boyd gets back from Jamestown after the First regiment's stay there, he. in company with others, will make a trip to Washington in order to make a thorough canvass with war department officials as to just what the troops will be compelled to have in the way of equipment to pass the requirements of the Dick law and get the Federal appropriations to continue. There seems to be some confusion about this at present. ? Miss Julia Wanamaker, a young lady of Orangeburg was drowned while in surf bathing on Sullivan Island beach last Thursday evening, miss Wanamaker went in the surf at low tide with two other ladles and Prof. Frank Parker, of the College of Chariest' n. and Mr. James Adger, also of Charleston. It appears that the ladies were unable to contend with a strong undercurrent that was running, and all of them becoming very much alarmed. Miss Wanamaker collapsed and could not be handled by the men with her. The two other ladies had 'narrow escapes for their lives. LOCAL AFFAIRS, t NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Shannon & Hope?Invite the public to a picnic at Sharon, on occasion of visit of Clemson exhibit car, July 22. C. E. Spencer Pres.?Calls mass-meetings of Cotton Growers at Filbert and Yorkville next Saturday. J. B. Pegram?Will pay reward for gold pin lost last Sunday. It is buttoned-shaped and has initials "F E. P." engraved on It. R. J. Herndon?Offers his three-story building on the hotel lot for rent. Will rent as a whole or in part. W. W. Lewis, Guardian?Gives notice that on August 23, he will apply to the probate court for final discharge as guardian of Ellen Elizabeth Gilbert. Enquirer Office?Has a watch picked up in J. C. Blair's pasture last Friday. Owner can have same by proving property and paying for ad- *" vertisement. Li. K. Williams, t-rooaie juugc?uiven i notice that Martha Elizabeth Robin- i son has applied for letters of admin- ' lstratlon on the estate of B. O. Jen- 1 kins, deceased. I. H. Norrls?Is ready to take orders ( for sawed pine stove wood, cut to , length. Prompt deliveries In quantl- ? ties desired. M. W. White?Tells you to remember the past, but not waste time wish- ^ ing for what might have been. Real estate offerings. York Supply Co.?Says It sells the best < ice cream freezer on the market. Has Blue Ribbon extracts, fruit 8 jars, roofing and shingles. Fall . shoes arriving. G. H. O'Leary?Has added new lines to S his stock, including refrigerators, 2 blue flame oil stoves and Standard g sewing machines. The Standard Is a "two in one" machine. 1 Thomson Co.?Make offerings of vari- 1 ous goods at cut prices, including i lineen, white lawn, white goods, embroidery cloth, palm leaf fans, silk fans, handkerchiefs, talcum powder, * etc. I J. L. Williams & Co.?Have trunks at j $1.25 to $15: suit cases at $1 to $6.50, and grips at 50 cents to $5 each. See 8 them for gents' furnishings. I Crops are still improving nicely. a The Sharon band is making arrange- ^ ments for a big blowout on the occa- e slon of the visit of the Clemson car t at Sharon on July 30. A large crowd t is expected. 1 The South Carolina Good Roads s association is to meet at Spartanburg r on August 7 and 8. There are to be a J number or speaKers, or wmcu uvvcnr o or Ansel Is to be one. t In a paragraph about preparations ^ for night work at Ninety-Nine Islands a last Friday one of our Mergenthalers Invented a new electrical contrivance, which It called the "gunmotor," A generator would have answered the purpose just as well. If not better. There are three brass bands In York ^ county at this time, one at Rock Hill, one at Sharon and one at Yorkvllle. ^ All of them have reached a high degree of proficiency In their ability to make good music, and there Is a movement on foot to bring them together In Yorkvllle some afternoon at an early date. The Idea Is to have a musical feast to be enjoyed by the bands and more especially by music lovers gen- t erally who care to be present on tin ^ occasion. ^ OFF FOR JAMESTOWN. * i ne jasper ugm imuiui;, ^ L, South Carolina National Guard, leaves tomorrow under command of |, Capt. John R. Dickson and Second Lieutenant B. F. Smith for the Jamestown exposition. Including the cooks, the company will consist of forty men. ^ Following is the list: ? First Sergeant?Robert J. Herndon. ? Quartermaster Sergeant?John N. O'Farrell. ? Sergeants?F. C. Riddle, E. M. Dick- 1< son, E. G. Petty, F. Smith. n Corporals ?J. P. Barnes. J. F. Faris, W. Willis, \ *. B. Kellar, A. F. Barrett, " G. R. Grist. v Artificer?C. A. Berry. Musician?B. T. Dickson. t Privates?S. L. Adams, W. W. Blair, ' J. R. Blair, J. A. Carroll, S. C. Carson, P. B. Comer, E. N. Caldwell, S. R. t Clinton, J. B. Dickson, F. W. Dickson, ? M. K. Dobson, P. W. Hunter, J. C. , Morrow A. H. Nelll, W. A. Mitchell, G. d T. Ormand, T. H. Riddle, E. A. Smith, n J. H. Stephenson, J. E. Thomas, T. J. g Thomasson, M. C. Willis, R. L. Wilkerson, F. C. Walker. Cooks?Tom Good and John Wheel- ? er, colored. u Capt. M. C. Willis, accompanied by a detail consisting of Sergeants E. M. c Dickson and E. G. Petty, Corporals W. t< B. Keller and A. F. Barrett and Pri- ti vates J. B. Dickson and R. L. Wilker- a son, with two drivers and teams left y last Saturday morning, In order to d have the camp in readiness for the d regiment on the 25th. e " p AT PIEDMONT. p The movement of health and rest seekers toward the White Diamond k Dlthla Springs' hotel continues In u growing volume. There has been a 1 big crowd of guests during ihe past g two weeks, and fifty-one people regis- v tered for dinner last Sunday. tl Reports of the visitors vary In color p and effect some being delighted with n the accommodations and others not so b well pleased; but practically all giving tl enthusiastic testimony as to the un- e questionable value of the water. !< The hotel people have quite a prob- fi lem. There Is so much variance In the tl size of the crowds to be accommodated o that It is sometimes difficult to accom- e modate everybody. When there is a b fixed number of guests, large or small, b things work smoothly enough; but a a big rush throws things out of gear 1 temporarily, notwithstanding the most P strenuous efforts of Manager Hopper, a There was some little friction be- n tween the management and some of n the guests last week on account of the S temporary shutting up of spring No. 1. n The surroundings of the spring were si In need of Improvement, and the work- o men shut the spring up. The closing t' lasted longer than was expected and guests began to grow Impatient. Some b pretty strenuous kicks were registered b and as the result the workmen found a a way to give access to the water at v more frequent intervals. o Because of the large number of pic- f< nickers who have been making the ii spring a rendezvous, and because of oi the carelessness of others over whom t mo management nus mn sau jjiupcr to exercise direct jurisdiction, there has developed complaint as to sanitary conditions, present and prospective; j. but the understanding is that the management has arranged to take this 0 matter well in hand, leaving no ground t( for reasonable complaint. c. The patronuge of the springs Is bet- t) ter this season than It has ever been t| and the popularity of the waters is on n a decided increase. ABOUT PEOPLE. * Miss Annie Wallace is spending the p week at Lenoir, N. C. Ir Mrs. Fannie Morrow of Gastonia, is H visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Woods. h Miss Agnes Walker of Gaffney, is tl visiting the family of Dr. Miles Walker, tl Mrs. H. A. D. Neely and son. Master Arthur, are spending several days in tl Rock Hill. cl Miss Beulah Richards left yesterday a for her home at Stunley, N. C., accom- a panied by Miss Bessie McConnell. T Miss Strauss Walker left for Van hi Wyck on Monday, where she will tl each school for the summer term. j Mrs. J. B. Pegram and little daugh- j er, Martha, are visiting Rev. J. B. Swann's family at Bullock's Creek. 1 Misses Mattie and Bessie White of | Chester, are In Yorkvllle on a .visit to t he family of their uncle, Mr. J. P. t iVhite. ? Mr. P. O. McCorkle and son, Master < 3lllle, of Chester, are visiting the fam- 1 ly of Mr. R. R. McCorkle, near York- i Ille. t Masters Thomas and Joseph Woods, | eturned home Saturday after a visit >f several weeks with Gastonia rela- 1 ives. ( Mrs. J. B. Valley and daughter, are 1 Isltlng the family of Mrs. Valley's pa- 1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. John A. Byers at < Sharon. I Miss Leonora Willlford of Sumter, 1 s visiting relatives and friends In ] forkvllle, the guest of her aunt, Mrs. ( Dannie Glenn Allison. i Mrs. Frank C. Deal and Miss NIta 1 ?ashmon of New Oxford, Pa., were < ,'uests of Mrs. J. Edward Sadler on ' Saturday and Sunday. 1 Dr. O. Frank Hart and two children, iVIlllam and Eleanor of Columbia, , ipent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. t 3eo. W. S. Hart's family. I The following people from Yorkvllle l ind vicinity were registered at the t ,Vhlte Diamond Llthla Springs hotel < Sunday: Mrs. R. B. Lowry, Miss Liz- < :le Lowry, Mr. Geo. W. Williams and 1 ion. Master George, Mr. R. C. Alleln, 1 Dr. D. L. Shleder, Mr. John W. Mil- 1 er, Mr. W. R. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. 1 jouls Roth, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Clar- \ oil and three children, Mr. Frank C. 1 tlddle, Mr. Jos. G. Wardlaw, Mr. and I drs. O. E. Grist and two children, t dessrs. Jas. F. Smith, P. B. McAfee, < ind Holbrook Good. ? Mr. R. G. McCaw of Yorkvllle, was ? njured In a wreck In the Charleston i ind Western Carolina railroad near j Waterloo, ten miles south of Laur- 1 ns last Friday. It appears that the t rack was tofrn up by a defect In the \ ender and a day coach and a Pullman ; were overturned. A number of pas- < engers, Including Mr. McCaw, were ? nore or less seriously Injured. Mr. i Jcfnw was knocked unconscious and 1 ;ashed and bruised about the head and t >ody. Mr. W. B. McCfcw has gone to \ Vaterloo to give his brother such t ssistance as may be practicable. a ? TROUBLES OF THE PUBLI8HER. f It Is not difficult to Imagine how the f .verage subscriber to The Enquirer, vho gets his paper so regularly on Tuesdays and Fridays or Wednesdays nd Saturdays, as the case may be, has ong since begun to look upon the work if publication as something as easy t Jid regular as the operation of a clock, e As a matter of fact, no individual t iow connected with The Enquirer, can t emember that there has ever been a ? arlation of as much as an hour from r he time at which Tho Enquirer ought a o go to press and the time It actually t lid go. Publication has been held I sck from eight to twelve hours on s lection occasions; but this has never f ieen done until after an advance anlouncement. I Upon a little reflection, almost any I ndividual ought to be able to very a eadlly realize that such regularity and c nomptness is necessarily a source of a ierpetual concern and trouble. It s epes the publishers on their mettle r rom issue to issue and the fact that t ome what may the paper must appear t n time, Is not calculated to encourage c 188 or waste of time. The wheels I nust be turning constantly, else Tues- t ay afternoon or Friday afternoon t ('ould bring a give-a-way. But the publishers have been in t rouble during the past two weeks and 8 hat trouble has been more aggravated t han usual. At times It looked as If 8 here would have to be an almost In- I efinlte suspension, and It was through t o fault of theirs. It was a matter of 8 ettlng paper, and the fault was prin- r ipally with the railroads, that same 1 Id difficulty of getting goods through * within a reasonable time. ' For many years past It has been the 8 ustom of The Enquirer establishment c o buy its newspaper stock In quantl- * les sufficient to last about six weeks d nd the wholesale paper people from r rhom the stock Is procured, have or- ' ers to ship a new supply about thirty ^ ays before the old supply Is exhaustd. This Is In order to allow Just 1 lenty of time for delay on the rail- a no Ha ^ Bills were received indicating: that the r ist six weeks' supply had gone out as ' sual; but it did not come in on time. 1 "he stock on hand began to run dan- 8 erouslylow; but still no paper. Three 1 eeks ago an order went forward to 1 he dealer to ship 1,000 pounds by ex- r ress. They, however, decided that e laybe they could get the paper here * y the Seaboard Air Line, and tried it ^ hat way. The stock on hand at this r nd of the line was going lower and p >wer, and nothing yet to be heard 0 rom the 1,000 pound shipment over he Seaboard or a larger shipment 1 ver the Southern. There was a per- r mptory telegram to ship 500 pounds u y express. It came through all right; n ut after it had been exhausted the b ame old predicament was presented, 'here was another telegram for 300 v ounds, and just as It seemed imper- a tlve to telegraph aguln the 1,000 ship- v lent over the Seaboard came in and P ext day the ton shipment over the outhern was reported. There are now v lore than 3,000 pounds of newspaper 8 lock in The Enquirer's wareroom, and v rders have already gone forward for a tvo tons more. 8 The experience recited has not only c een very annoying to the publishers; c ut also very expensive, the express '' nd telegraph bills alone amounting P ery nearly to the cost of 500 pounds P f paper. All of this, however, counts jr little as compared to the loss and 11 iconvenlence that might have been 11 ccasloned if The Enquirer been forced a ..1.1,. ICUtlD h f uiic WITHIN THE TOWN. t( ? The Clemaon college Institute car t due in Yorkville on Monday, July 29. ? There was a meeting in the rooms f the Commercial club last Saturday, j i consider the advisability and practlability of further canvass for signajres to a petition for an election on . Ie question of levying a special tax f one mill for high school purposes. ? The R. J. Herndon building on the arlsh hotel lot Is about completed, V nd the finishing touches are now being ut on. It is 40 by 80 feet and includ- P lg the cellar is three stories. Mr. h [erndon has not definitely decided ow the three floors will be cut up, C, mt will depend upon the use to which o: ley are to be put. tl ? There was a good congregation at *< ie union service in the Methodist lr hurch last Sunday night and the ser- T ion of Rev. I. G. Murray was very e| luch enjoyed by those who heard it. oi he service next Sunday night Is to be "I eld In the Presbyterian church and tl ie sermon of the occasion will be bi ireached by Rev. Dr. Edwin M. Poteat, iresident of Furman university. ? Dr. M. W. White broke one of lis own ribs the other night while lulling a tooth for a patient. The i :ooth was a difficult one to extract and ;he doctor had to press his body | igalnst the chair with such force as to :ause the accident. He heard the rib , ireak with a snap and felt a sharp lain. but did not know the real trouble i mtll a later examination. He is still lulling teeth. ? At the close of Richard Carroll's ecture in the court house last Thursiay night, the representative of The Enquirer put 25 cents in the hat and pft. thereby missing an interesting In- , uaeni ai me winuup. A?er me cuiieclon It developed that the receipts acked $8 of aggregating the amount sromlsed to Carroll. Messrs. G. H. 3'Leary and W. R. Carroll, both of vhom having been delighted with the ecture, offered to make good the defl:Iency. Each Insisted on the privilege, rhe matter was finally compromised jy each paying half. ? The young men at the store of the fork Furniture company have conrlved quite an Ingenious arrangement 'or disposing of trapped rats by elec;rocutlon. There were seven rats In a rap In the store this morning, and on :onslderlng the best way of disposing )f them without giving an opportunity 'or escape, Messrs. Craig McCorkleand El. B. Davidson decided upon the elec:rlc current. The trap being of iron, :hey attached one wire to the framevork, and used the other wire to touch :he rats witn. in the first stages or :he experiment they touched the trap vlth the second wire, made a short Mrcult and blew out a fuse plug. But ifter that the experiment proceeded In i manner that was entirely satlsfac:ory. They found that properly ap>lled the electricity killed Instantly; )ut proper application meant to a foot >r other exposed parts. When the wire vould touch a hide, the rat would 1 squeak and Jump away; but when it :ame In contact with a foot, there was t dead rat. In one case the wire was pressed against a rat's tall. The jurned rodent bit at the trouble and ouched the wire with his teeth. He vent dead. As the general result of heir experiment, Messrs. Davidson ind McCorkle think they have hit upon in idea whereby they can make an ef'ectlve electrical rat killer, one that vlll Immediately put out of business (very marauding rodent that comes In :ontact with It. LOCAL LITERATURE. Inhabited as long as this section has >een by an Intelligent, free, brave and (nterprlslng people, the history, tradl ions and present status of York, Cheser, Cherokee and Lancaster counties ihould furnish almost inexhaustible naterial for local literature of a chartcter that would be a credit to any :ountry, and the development of this Iterature Is well calculated to prove a tource of Interest, pleasure and satlsaction to all concerned. It has long been the desire of The , inquirer to cultivate the field outlined, lev. Dr. Lathan. Dr. Maurice A. Moore | ind others have done some hi jhly iredltable pioneer work along this line, ind The Enquirer through Its regular taff is constantly picking up a few tuggets along the surface outcrops; >ut to secure the richest treasures In he greatest abundance calls for the ,o-operatIon of all the workers, ex>erienced and inexperienced, who can >o Interested, and the hearty co-opera- 1 Ion of these Is hereby invited. 1 We want short stories of hitherto inpublished local happenings and ' ivents belonging to any of the terrltoy Indicated. The stories may be basd upon incidents of either war or >eace, they may be in the form of flclon, or in the form of straightforward tatements of fact They may cover emarkable and unusual incidents in he lives of individuals or communiies. They may relate to social, polltcal or religious life?anything Just o they are possessed of the qualities if local origin, are true and calculated o prove of general Interest. It is unlerstood, of course, that we want lothlng, that is libelous or reproachul or which contains a sting to anybody. Of course, we desire it understood hat we are not expecting people who .re competent to write such matter as ye desire, to do so far nothing. The iroduction of matter of this kind calls or uncommon qualities on the part of he producers. In the first place he or he must show fine discrimination in ne successiui seiecuun ui piui/ei " ?erial and in the second place, it is lecessai to bring to bear no little lltrary ab iity in order to put this '.naerial in readable and engaging shape. < 'herefore, it is our desire to put the natter on as strict a business basis as lossible in accordance with the plan utlined herewith. Let all letters containing offerings of 5 he kind described be accompanied by J eturn postage. Otherwise we will feel j inder no obligation to return rejected nanuscrlpts, even though postage may I e sent later. For all the matter of this class that , t-e use, we will pay at the rate of $2.35 f column, or 10 cents per inch. Checks ' rill be mailed immediately after the ( ubllcatlon of the matter. t Rejected matter will be returned 1 rlthin a week or ten days, Just as j oon as we can decide whether or not ire want it, and without comment of j ny kind. Our reason for returning ' uch matter may be that we do not ' onsider It worth printing, or we may , onslder it good; but unavailable. If t t is both good and available, we will J rint It gladly, and as gladly pay the ( rice we have stated. r Where the author of a manuscript \ esires to make a complimentary con- j rlbutlon, the fact should be mentioned t the time; but return postage should t e included. J We prefer matter relating to the srrltory described; but will use mat- t er of pronounced merit, even though r lie material on which it may be based 1 hould be less local in its origin. , We do not care for articles of more t lion 1,000 words In length. There is i o objection to the brevity of an artl- * le provided it tells Its story attract- j rely and Intelligently. j a LOCAL LACONICS. a Ve Will Send The Enquirer ^ From this date until January 1st, j( ?08, for 86 cents. s i Cherokee Also. v Cherokee News: Mr. J. T. Allison of v rassy Pond section, brought to our o dice Tuesday some cotton "forms" ^ lat hud been nttacked by some Inset. He is cultivating land belong- e lg to his father, Mr. R. W. Allison. P he "form" Is stung and when the ?g that Is laid Is hatched the worm, g r whatever It Is, bores out and the t; form" falls off. The pest also attacks '' te stalk In the top bud, and seems to v are down the stalk. h Killed on the Track. Gastonla special of July 22, to Charlotte Observer: Carl Finch, a Ragman of the Southern railway, was killed at an early hour this morning' at Gogswell, a few miles from here. He had gone ahead of a freight train to flag a train and It is thought he must have gone to sleep on the track. An engine passed over the body, mangling It In a most horrible manner. His remains were taken to Charlotte and prepared for burial and were brought to Gastonla, N. C., hl9 home. Death of Mr. G. M. Lowrance. Information has been received here of the death of Mr. Geo. M. Lowrance. a former citizen of Yorkville. Mr. Lowrance died at the home of his sonin-law. Mr. R. A. Crowell, at Albemarle, N. C., on last Friday. At the time of his death he was about sixty years of age. He, with his family moved to Yorkville about 1871, and remained until 1904, when Mr. and Mrs. Lowrance went to Albemarle to live with their daughter. He leaves a widow, a son, Mr. C. P. Lawrance, now living In Florida, and Mrs. Mamie Lowrance Crowell. At Sutton's Spring. There were about 75 or 100 people at Sutton's Spring last Friday In response to the published Invitation to the picnic there on that day. They were fron) Yorkville and from the neighborhood immediately surrounding. There was plenty of good things to eat at dinner time, Including lots of fried chicken and refreshments were on sale for those who desired to buy. The day was spent very pleasantly under the shade of the trees, drinking the water of the spring, and In social Intercourse. Back Water 8uits Compromised. Charlotte Evening Chronicle: Two suits that have been pending for some time between owners of land on the banks of the Catawba and the Southern Power company were finally adjusted this week without being carrion tn the aiinorlnr oniirt The first settlement made was that in which the plaintiff was Mr. L. Klser. The action against the Southern Power company In each case grew out of alleged damages on account of back water created by the construction of the big dam near Rock Hill. Mr. Kiser was allowed $525. while the other plaintiff, Ross Carothers, secured $226, these sums being less than the amounts originally asked. The Southern Power company was represented by Tillett & Guthrie, and Mr. Lucas, while the plaintiffs were represented by ClarkAt J. C. Blair's Pasture. The annual picnic of the Sharon band at J. C. Blair's pasture last Friday was, as usual, a most pleasant affair. There were present some 260 or 300 people. The gathering was in a beautiful oak grove, that is an ideal place for such entertainments. There was no speaking, but the band dispensed most excellent music throughout the day and this was very much enjoyed. The receipts from the sale of refreshments aggregated about $30. The Sharon band has been in existence about eighteen months, and is a most creditable musical organization. The personnel is as follows: John A. Ross, leader: Joseph M. Plaxlco, Carl PlaxIco, Hope Ryers, George Plaxlco, Calvin Hope, Mason Smith, Luther Plaxlco, J. Dempsey Good, R. M. Robinson, Ernest Plaxlco. Prof. R. J. Herndon, who has been instructing the band, was present on the occasion of the picnic. Dry In Spots. The rains of the past few weeks have been pretty general over the county and most of the crop reports bring news of gratifying improvement. But with all the rain that has been falling there are a number of dry spots in different localities. A few days ago a gentleman reported a dry streak to the south of Yorkville extending from the lands of Mr. J. L. Moss on the east to the lands of Mr. C. H. Smith on the west. The streak varies in width from a few hundred yards to a mile. There is another dry streak north of yorkville from the B. N. Moore place, north of R. R. McCorkle's nearly to Mr. J. B. Wood's, and there is also a section of country near Mr. W. J. Jordon's, four miles northeast of Yorkville, that has been suffering for rain. There was a heavy rain in YorKvine ast Friday afternoon, amounting almost to a cloudburst; but it did not pover a great deal of territory outside pf the town. In various large sections it territory that have had good rains, :here are dry spots that are actually mffering. ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. 2oing to Jamestown?Baseball?Personal Mention?Topographical Map of King's Mountain. Jorrespondence ot the Yorkrille Enquirer. Rock Hill, July 22.?Miss Emily Bwearenger of Lancaster, has been dected to teach the school, known as :he Reid school, near Smith's Turnout. :t will open July 29th. The Catawba Rifles are making all preparations to go with the First regiment to Jamestown. It will be remembered that Captain Herbert Diehl ecently resigned, on account of preslure of business, which took up his :ime. At the recent meeting Lieutenint Tom Roddey was elected captain; Corporal Lindsay McFadden, first lieuenant; Corporal C. C. Oates, second ieutenant. These young men have peen with the company for years and lave won promotion on merit. Chief T. O. Flowers of the fire department has returned from the flrenen's meet in Anderson, where in adlition to enjoying himself hugely, he vas honored by the association. He .vas made second vice president and vas also chosen as the delegate of the prganizatlon at the general convention o be held in Oklahoma in September, rhlef Flowers Is popular. He is the etlring president of the Retail Hardvare Merchants' association of the ?arollnas, which met in Charlotte a i nrf nlcrhf vtlnr?P Lincolnton has as fine a baseball i earn as is in this part of the country < ust now and they simply out played \ lock Hill last week, winning all three I >f the games in scores of 5 to 3, 7 < o 0, and 12 to 0. It is the opinion of | nany who saw the team play that ] hey could play with the S. A. L. Misses Mamie and Bessie Jones of i Lancaster, upon the breaking up of < heir delightful house party, accom- i >anled one of their guests, Miss Mont- 1 ,'omery of Concord, home. The three i roung ladies stopped over In Rock < Till as guests of Mrs. J. W. O'Neal. A tlcnlc on the Catawba was planned or the evening, but rain prevented rid the picnickers made a Jolly indoor 1 iffair of it at Mrs. O'Neal's. i At the First Baptist church Sab- < iith morning, a movement was begun < coking to the erection of a chapel at 1 ome point between the Victoria and ircade mills. Two hundred dollars ! rere subscribed at the meeting and i i-ith the contributions, which the mill I wners have expressed themselves as riling to make the necessary amount, 1 rill no doubt be easily secured. I A marriage which Is of much inter- I st to the people of Rock Hill, took s lace In Columbia Wednesday even- < ng, the 17th, when Miss Pauline Sad- t ?r, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Green 1 iadler, formerly of this city and coun- < y, was married to Mr. Andrew Craw- i ord, Jr. c Mr. and Mrs. W. Ernest Stowe, who s ,-ere recently married at the bride's t ome near Plneville, N. C., have arrlv ed in Rock Hill after a Journey through the Sapphire country. Misses Li lite Earle Sadler and Mary Marshall leave Tuesday for Norfolk, where they will embark for New York. They will be gone a couple of weeks. Mr. W. W. Miller with a corps of assistants composed of Messrs. Hiram White, Marlon Klmbrell and Jennings White, leave here Tuesday morning for King's Mountain battleground, where . they will make a contour or profile map of certain parts of the grounds belonging to the Battle Ground association. This Is for the purpose of aiding in the selection of a suitable site for the erection of the new monument to be placed there. They take with them a good cook and expect to be gone all week. The work is done under the direction of the war department. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Clinton, July 20: The Rev. Dr. David Sweet of Shelbyville, Ky., has been elected by the board of trustees to fill the vacancy made by the death of Dr. Neville as president of the Presbyterian college at this place. Dr. Sweet is well known in Clinton, and the college is to be congratulated upon receiving the services of this able man. ? Although the cotton market is being quoted at from 11 to 13 cents, it is not practicable to say what the staple Is actually worth. There are not a great many lots in the hands of producers. The demand for what there Is, however, Is good. There have been offers of 13J cents and better in this vicinity recently; but we have no information of any sales at that price. This is rather above the market; but the holders of the cotton are disposed to think that the tendency is still upward. ? Columbia special of Sunday, to the Charlotte Observer: W. A. 8anders and S. W. Rose, a delegation from the totfn of Blaney, which is in Kershaw county, waited upon Assistant Attorney General DeBruhl yesterday and lodged a complaint against a well on the farm of the late Littleton Ross, which they think may have been poisoned In some way. Mr. Ross and his son, Dozler Ross, and a negro woman are dead of fever and fifteen others are ill in the community. These all drank water rrom me wen, wnicn is me principal supply of the town. Messrs. Sanders and Rose say the well Is well drained and that In the opinion of the attending physician it could not be polluted from surface water. The complaint was referred to Secretary Williams of the state board of health, who will have the water analyzed. ? Cherokee News: The preliminary hearing In the case of Richard Lockart, known as "Cooter," for burning Gaffney's theatre building, the Star Theatre, came up last Wednesday morning before Magistrate Camp. ' Cooter" made an alleged confession before two detectives. It was testified that one of the detectives was a very large man and when Cooter was brought out to him he said: "Do you know what I do to niggers like you who tell me lies?" Cooter replied: "No, sir, boss." "Well," said the big detective, "I eat' em up in two bites." Mr. Otts, who was representing Cooter, objected to admitting the confession holding that it was gotten under a threat. Magistrate Camp upheld Mr. Otts' contention and ruled out the evidence. As there was nothing more to It. the case was thrown out At the throwing out of the case, Captain Bell, who was representing the theatre people, took occasion to tell Mr. Camp that if he was going to rule in such a manner as that, turn criminals loose on the community, that he would not make a very good magistrate. Mr. Otto oaltoH munopl'a attention to the fact that he should not speak of the court In any such manner, that It was disrespectful, etc. Mr. Bell defended his position, but was interrupted by Mr. Ed H. DeCamp. who asked to have something to say. He said that he was surprised at Mr. Otts taking such a case?representing a negro Are flend. He turned to Mr. Otts and told him that if he had known that he was so hard up for a few paltry dollars that he would have taken ten dollare out of his pocket and have given them to him. Mr. Otts said that he had been employed to represent the negro, and he was going to give him his beet services. He had taken an oath to do his duty by his clients and he would work as hard for Cooter as he woud for Ed DeCamp or any other man. He did not propose to let DeCamp or any other man come in court and bulldose him Into not doing his duty. It looked for a time like there would be blows passed, but it all passed off. The theatre people went before Magistrate Bridges and swore out another warrant for Cooter. The case came up for a hearing in the afternoon in the court house. The same points of law were made, but Magistrate Bridges, without hearing Mr. Otts* argument, bound Cooter over to the higher court Mr. Otts said that he wanted to say something, not that it would do any good at this time, but he hoped it would bear fruit He said that there had been a tendency to belittle the office of magistrate, but that the office was an Important one. The reason, he said, why the office was looked down upon was the kind of men out In the office. He said that people f would not have any respect for the office so long as men who did not have the decency or common sense to withhold an opinion till after counsel had been heard. Until better men are put In the place the office will be looked down upon. Both of GafTney*s magistrates came In for their share of compliments last Wednesday. Cotton Excranok Takhb None*.? It is proposed by the New York Cotton Exchange, says a dispatch, to have the revision of grades of cotton made five times a year Instead of twice as is done at present and to consult the cotton exchanges throughout the south each time. This move is undertaken with a view to satisfying some of the critics of the exchange in the south who have complained about the manner of revising the grades of cotton of the New York exchange. It is proposed that during the week preceding each of the five annual sessions of the committee it shall obtain quotations on the various grades of cotton from the supenntendents of cotton exchanges in Gu.veston, New Orleans, Savannah, Norfolk. Memphis, Houston, Little Rock, Waco, Mont" imupv Aiioniata nnrt ShreveDOrt. It is also proposed that the committee shall receive a report on spot quotations and suggestions from any members of the exchange as to the revision of them. The report of the committee is to be made public on the day following its adoption by the revision committee. Sa.vriME.nt on Liquor.?What has become of all of those organs that only a short while ago shouted so loudly for the dispensary and the continuance of the whisky traffic? During the last twelve months there has been a wonderful change of sentiment In this state on the liquor question. When the rottenness of the dispensary was exposed good men who advocated the state sale of whisky from principle turned away from the institution in disgust. Its strongest friends weakened and now there is hardly a newspaper in the state that has the temerity to come out boldly and advocate the cause of the dispensary or defend it from the attacks of Its opponents. Public sentiment when backed by a just and righteous principle is a potent factor in the adjustment of social conditions and in our humble Judgment the candidates who get on the tvrong side of the whisky question next year will commit political suicide.?Dillon Herald. Monument to Dn. J. Marion Sims.? It has been suggested that a monument be erected here to the memory }f Dr. J. Marion Sims, a son of Lancaster who achieved world-wide dis ;inctlon in his chosen proression. ine suggestion is one that should receive :he unanimous endorsement of our people, not only of Lancaster, but of :he entire state as well. The medical association of Laurens las expressed a desire to contribute ;he sum of $100 toward the erection of :he proposed monument, and If the associations In the other counties would io equally as well, over $4,000 would :hus be raised. As woman is the chief aeneflciary of Dr. Sims' wonderful dls:overies and inventions, the women of South Carolina can no doubt be relied >n to aid in perpetuating his memory itone. What say the medical assocla:lon, what say the women of the state? -Lancaster News.