Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 10, 1908, Image 2
Jkrap* ami |acts.
? Congressman Clark of Florida, has
Introduced a bill prohibiting the transportation
In the mails or the depositing
In any mall receptacle of any newspaper,
magazine or other publication containing
the alleged facts of any divorce
suit, murder case or other proceeding
"of an Indecent or Immoral character
or which would tend to corrupt the
young."
?The Thaw jury will occupy magnificent
quarters and eat the best food
ever furnished for any group of men
summoned by the state of New York.
In caring for them the county will pay
$1,500 weekly. An entire wing of one
tCnlolcprhocker has
been engaged for their accommodation.
Each j^ror will have a room and bath
to himself. They will go from the hotel
to the court room and return In
cabs, v
? Macon, Ga., January 7: Judge Emory
Speer this morning made the mandate
of the circuit court of appeals In
the Green and Gaynor case the mandate
o? his court, which is the same
sentence imposed upon them by Judge
Speer some time ago. The sentence
is four years In the United States penitentiary
at Atlanta and a fine of $500,000
each. By making an affidavit that
they have not the money with which
to pay the fine they can by serving
thirty days longer be relieved of the
line, provided the government accepts
the statement In the affidavit.
? Washington, January 8: Senator
Bailey of Texas, member of the senate
committee on finance, does not approve
of the Aldrlch currency bill. "The
$250,000,000 emergency currency, provided
for In that bill," said Bailey, "is
a wholly Inadequate amount to be provided.
It should be more nearly $1,000,000,000
to meet the necessities that
may arise. I do not approve of the
plan of allowing railroad bonds to be
used as security for these notes. Only
state and municipal security should be
accepted in such cases and then when
tney are lumea over 10 me uraam;
department the title to them should be
placed absolutely In the hands of the
government.
r-A committee of the International
Cotton congress met at Manchester,
England last Tuesday, according to a
dispatch, and unanimously approved
the project of purchasing a cotton
plantation in the United States to be
controlled by an European company as
the speediest means of reaching the
reforms advocated at all. international
conferences. Many of the leading delegates
who attended the conference at
Atlanta, Ga., last October, expressed
their strong opposition to the speculative
element in the cotton growing industry,
and the question of eliminating
this has been given a great deal of
consideration by the cotton growers
and manufacturers of late.
? Boston wool merchants within the
past week have shipped to European
markets nearly 500,000 pounds of Australian
wool, which was originally purchased
in London and shipped to this
country. The wool has remained in
bond here since its arrival, and in the
meantime the price has steadily advanced
in the London market, while
the price here has remained about the
same. As a consequence the owners
of the wool are able to make a good
profit by shipping it back to London,
even after paying the freight. The
steamship Marquette sailed Saturday
for Antwerp with 182 bales of this
wool, weighing 173,000 pounds. Today
the Syivanla, sailing at noon for Liver
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pooj, 100a iav uttico.
? Louisville, Ky., January .7: Night
riders last night made their first raids
in the great burley district, the principal
tobacco region of Kentucky. The
town of Bethel, in Bath county, and
Sherbourne, in Fleming county, both of
about 500 people, were invaded by a
masked band of 100 men. In Bethel the
Robinson independent warehouse was
saturated with coal oil and fired. Peters'
general store also caught and was
consumed. The raiders did not fire any
shots, the people keeping indoors
when warned. The band then went to
Sherbourne where Dougherty Bros.' independent
warehouse was set fire and
destroyed. The total loss is $25,000.
This outbreak in the burley district is
feared to mean a spread of the tobacco
war.
? Representative Gill of Maryland,
has offered a resolution designed to
open the way for a congressional airing
of the Admiral Brownson incident.
The resolution, which was referred to
the committee on naval affairs, reads:
"That the secretary of the navy be.
and he is hereby requested, if not incompatible
with public interests, to
furnish to the house of representatives
for its information, copies of all official
letters, letter orders and so forth
filed In the navy department In connection
with the appointment of Surgeon
Charles F. Stokes as commander of the
I'nited States hospital ship Relief, and
also all letters, reports, and so forth,
filed in the navy department in connection
with the appointment and reslg
nation of Rear Admiral William B.
Brownson as chief of the bureau of
navigation."
? New York, January 8: A short circuit
of an electric current of 11,000
volts and a tire so terrifying in its effects
as to cause 300 seasoned and exj>erienced
motormen to desert a train of
eight cars in a panic under the middle
of East river, and to flee through
pitch darkness to the station at Borough
hall and Bowling Green, occurred
in the Battery tunnel last night. The
accident cost one life. G. K. Reyburn.
an electrician, manipulating the delicate
system of the switchboard at the
Borough hall end of the tunnel, in a
moment of carelessness seized a lever
controlling the main arteries of the
current. He was killed instantly, his
body being shriveled as if in broiling
tlames. This human connection worked
as the agent of the short circuit
and caused the stopping of the eight cartrain
that was being run back and
forth through the tunnel, as a school
for the trainmen. The horrified students
of motor cars fled up the tunnel
in a panic.
? Harry K. Thaw is so convinced of
his swift acquittal at his second trial
for the murder of Stanford White, says
a New York dispatch, that he has made
a wager with a fellow prisoner in the
Tombs that he would be a free man by
Washington's birthday. February 22..
The young Pittsburger toM his fellowprisoner,
Toney Bones, also held for
murder, and of whom he made a companion.
that he had gone over the plans
for the defense with his lawyers, and
that he was certain the coming trial
would not last more than seven weeks.
Hones is an 18-year-??ld bootblack and
newsboy, formerly known by hundreds
of the crowds that daily pass the entrance
of the Brooklyn bridge. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw has broken with her old
friend. May McKenzle. Such was the
rumor current today among those who 1
know most about the condition of af- t
fairs in the Thaw family. According i
to the report, young Mrs. Thaw, after 1
years of friendship, lias thrown over 1
her old chorus girl chum at the behest t
of the heads of the Thaw family. All v
during the trial May MoKenzie sat be- t
side Evelyn Thaw, sharing with her the e
hard work of the frequent visits to the t
Tombs and some of the preparation of o
the case. They had been chums ever a
since they met in a Broadway chorus, n
and their friendship seemed likely to i
continue, for May McKenzle was the i
one who took care of Evelyn Nesbit i
and Harry Thaw when they were turn- i
ed out of tne Cumberland hotel, and i
could not find any other lodging place, t
It has been known for months, how- t
ever, that the other members of the t
Thaw family have been bitterly oppos- c
ed to the McKenzie girl. They have r
tried often to induce Evelyn Thaw to t
give her up. Of late their efforts have i
proved successful. Mrs. Thaw has a I
new friend, a Miss Spencer, with whom ?
she will probably sit during the com- i
ing trial. <
$hr \|orknllr ( Inquirer.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10. 1908. j
YORKVILLE, S. C.i
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The general assembly convenes next
Tuesday. 1
WiNTTraop college is the best educa- 1
tional investment that South Carolina
ever made, and if the general assembly ,
would do most for education it will {
?lve Winthrop college all the assistance 1
that institution may require to increase (
Its usefulness. Winthrop is rapidly be- j
coming the foundation of the state's y
educational system in that it is fur- 1
nishing more teachers than any otner t
college In this state.
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Thk Charleston Post has adopted a j
new style of heading,, using Roman t
"boldface" caps instead of the German ?
text that has been running for so long. J
It had not occurred to us that there
was any need for change in the ap- i
oearance of the Post; but still we will 1
have to admit that the new headline J
makes some improvement. The Post j
Is a good paper, one of the best af- t
ternoon papers that comes to this of- '
fice. It fills its field completely.
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Is* another column is published a t
pretty full outline of the Aldrlch Cur- J
rency hill. Since this bill was intro- <
duced in the senate. Mr. Fowler of the '
house committee, has introduced his j'
bill in the house. Mr. Aldrich seems
to favor bonds only as a basis of bank <
currency, and Mr. Fowler stands for 1
asset currency. Mr. Aldrich is rather
more conservative in that he wants ,
things to remain very much as they '
are. and Mr. Fowler wants to revolu- '
tionize the whole currency system. .
The probability is that there will be ,
no important change in the currency
laws during the present session of con- *
gress. ,
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AimHOt'GH many will think to the
contrary, the proposition of English '
spinners to buy land in the south for (
the purpose of engaging in cotton pro- '
duction is no laughing matter. The (
English are great business people, who .
do business in a business way. Just ?
what method they will pursue if they '
embark upon this enterprise, cannot be J
predicted; but it is safe to assume
that sooney or later they will get strict- <
ly down to hard pan, and the influence '
they will exert will not be of a kind ,
to be despised. But as we see it, there ?
is no reason to fear such an invasion.
It is safe to say, that the English are !
not going- to work for nothing. If they j
introduced methods that are better
than those now in vague, the southern 1
people will not be slow to take advan- ,
tage of such methods, and if the exper- i
iment should show conclusively that '
the present ruling price of cotton is
lower than it should be, the influence <
of the experimenters will be for better <
prices. However, in any event. It will '
be several years before the experiment (
can begin to count for a great deal i
either one way or the other.
i
Tkk series of letters written by Mr.
August Kohn for the News and Courier
on the subject of "The Cotton Mills of
South Carolina." has been published in ,
book form and The Enquirer has been .
favored with a copy by the author. The 1
letters, as published, make a book of
228 pages, and they go to make up the ,
most complete and comprehensive sto- i
ry of cotton mill conditions in this state '
that has ever been published. They
deal with the origin of the cotton man- ?
ufacturing industry in this state, its i
growth and development and present '
conditions, moral, physical, education- ]
al. religious, financial and otherwise. .
It is just a complete, accurate story of '
interesting facts, told in a pleasing
wjiv hut without anv attempt at un
necessary coloring'. It is a book that
will be read by mill people of all stations
and conditions, and which should <
be read by every intelligent citizen
who desires correct information about
the most important manufacturing in- .
dustry of the state, and the relation to |
the body politic of the people and capital
engaged in that industry. There is i
nothing in the copy sent us to indicate .
how in- where the book is to be obtained:
but we suggest to those interested
that they write to Mr. August Kolm. ,
Columbia, S. <\. or the News and Con- .
tier, Charleston. ,
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Ok course, no man can tell what the ?
cotton market is going to do. It has J
always been so. and it will likely be so j
for some time to come. As we see it, i
the events of the past few months
have shown the absurdity of the claim
that the price is controlled solely by x
the laws of supply and demand. We t
have held such an oninion for ouite a
number of years; but at the same time ?!
have realized the futility of hophiR |
tiiat everybody would see it that way. '
We have not yet been able to Ret rid j
of tlie idea that one of the objects of ,
the recent money panic was to break
the price of cotton. There are numerous
Rood reasons why this should be \
so. We have Riven some of them and i
could Rive others; but we cannot see *
that the situation would he helped ma- jj
teriallv even by Incontrovertible proof. -t
It is gratifvinR to know, however, that 7
lotwlthstanding the most desperate ef'ort
in the history of the country to
lepress prices, cotton lias shown Its Inlerent
strength and maintained a price
evel tliat has broken the records of a
feneration. We are not jible to say
rhat the future has in ^tore; but we
hink we see signs of d}e appearance
'f daylight. The glnn^-'s report yeserday
is to be taken as some evidence
T this fact. The jump of a quarter of
l cent shows that the bear gamblers
ire a little nervous. Of course, it is
easonable to look for re-action. The
nethodsof the exchange are such as to
m-n-Lol U'h^thAr if I
s going backward or forward. But it
s more evident than ever that whatever
may be the percentage of cotton
hat is being held back by the farmers.
the crop is a short one?not near
enough to go around among the spinters,
and whether the farmers continue
o hold or not. we believe prices are gong
to rule higher. If the farmers unoad.
speculators will hold. Just now
everything is bent to the end of makng
the farmer turn loose. We sincerely
hope that the farmer will be
he one to profit by the present sit intion.
REPEAL OF THE LIEN LAW.
3rogress of the Agitation and Its Present
Status.
The paramount issue before the
South Carolina general assembly,
vhich convenes in Columbia on January
14th. is going to be the repeal of the
igricultural lien law. This matter has
jeen agitated for years, but recently
he agitation has been very effectively
elnforced by the formal demand of
he Farmers' Union and the Southern
Cotton association, and has been persistently
pushed by several of the most
nfluential newspapers in the state.
The law referred to Is section 3059 of
ho o,iHo nf 1902. and relates to the
nerchant's lien on uncrown crops.
There is, of course, no desire to interere
with the landlord's lien or the la>orer's
Hen, and all that it is proposed
o repeal is the following section:
"Sec. 3059: Any person who shall
nake any advance or advances, either
n money or supplies, to any person or
jersons employed or about to engage
n the cultivation of the soil shall be
mtitled to a lien on the crop which
nay be made during the year upon the
and in the cultivation of which the advances
so made have been expended, in
^reference to all other liens, existing
>r otherwise, except as herein provid!d,
to the extent of such advance or
idvances: Provided, an agreement in
vriting shall be entered into, before
such advance is made, to this effect;
n which shall be specified the amount
o be advanced, or in which a limit
;hall be fixed, beyond which the advances,
if made from time to time durng
the year, shall not go."
The exceptions made In this section
elate to the lien of the landlord and
aborer, which are now prior to the
nerchant's lien. The effect of the re)eal
of the section quoted above would
)e to leave in force the statute relating
o the landlord's lien. It has accordngly
been asserted by opponents of the
epeal that the purpose of this agltaion
is to permit the landlords to secure
mdivlded control of the renter; that
his Is a movement in behalf of the
andlord farmers, who largely constiute
the Farmers' Union and the
Southern Cotton association; that the
andlord farmers want to keep the nerroes
as laborers and prevent them
rom becoming renters. It is contend>d
that in this effort to control the nerroes.
the small white farmer will be
njuriously affected.
On the other hand, the advocates of
'epenl admit that they desire to put
ontrol of the negroes in the hands of
he landlords and to make it impossible
for the negroes to secure supplies
'nun the lien merchant, hut at the same
line, it is asserted, that the ease with
vhich credit is secured under the present
law is a hurt and not a help both
o the white and the negro farmer and
he repeal of the law will emancipate
lie small white farmer from his bondige
of debt to the lien merchant.
The demand for repeal has been
strengthened by Judge Brawley's decision
declaring unconstitutional the
contract labor lien, under which necroes
violating farm labor contracts
muld be sent to the chalngang. The
lecision has caused a state of great
ncertaintv in regard to farm labor
md the white farmers are more than
ner anxious to secure definite and
alid legislation that will make their
jusiness secure.
The lien law was enacted just after
he war. when the farmer had no other
basis of credit except his prospects
'f a crop. It has outlived Its day and
ivill likely be repealed at this session
?f the general assembly.
At the session of 1906 the house of
epresentatives voted for repeal 81 to
'5. and the senate voted against repeal
iv the small majority of 20 to 17.
Two members of the present house
lave been fighting for reneal for ten
ir twelve years?Capt. John 0. Rlchirds
of Kershaw, and Hon. E. E. Verier
of Oconee. Both are farmers and
t>nth are plain, practical men. good
speakers and hard fighters. Capt. Rlch>rds
is the most aggressive leader In
lie general assembly and for years was
fhe leader of the state dispensary forces
In the house.
Senator Crouch of Saluda, had a
similar bill in the senate, which was
killed by a yote of 20 to 17, four senitors
being absent.
When the Richards bill came up in
the senate, it was. by a vote of 19 to
ifi, so amended as to go Into effect on
lanuarv I, isrvs, instead 01 January i,
190S. The amended bill, thus weakened,
was rejected by a vote of 22 to 18.
Thus it is evident that only a slight
xrowth of sentiment against the law
will insure its repeal.
There will be a large number of
neasures introduced in the general assembly
at the coming session relating
!o farm labor. The subject Is at present
one of vast and pressing lmport?ne?
t<? the farming Interests of South
Carolina.' With Judge Brawley's decision
upsetting the labor contract law and
he repeal of the lien law. there Is an
pportunitv for constructive statesnanship
of the first order in framing
aws to meet present conditions and to
rovide for future development In the
rreat Industry of agriculture.?Jas. A.
Ffoyt in Progressive Farmer.
OUTPUT OF GINNERS.
Census Bureau Says 9,955,427 Up to
January 1.
The census bureau yesterday issued
i report showing that the number of
jales of cotton ginned from the growth
>f 1907 to January 1st, 1908, was 9,955,127.
as coniDared with 11.741,039 last
rear, and it,725,426 for 1906. This
rounts round bales as half bales. The
lumber <>f round bales included is
179,391 for 1908: 255,5G6 for 1907, and
163,581 for 1906. Sea Island includ?d
is 73,628 bales for 1908 and 54,275
'or 1907, and 98,942 for 1906. The
lumber of active ginneries for 1908
vas 27,276. The distribution of the
Sea Island cotton for 1908 by states
s: Florida, 25,214; Georgia. 37,129;
South Carolina, 11,285.
There were ginned 9,284,070 bales
o December 13th last. The number
f bales ginned to January 1st in the
rarious states and the number of acive
ginneries follow:
Alabama, 1,030,721 bales, and 3,436
finneries; Arkansas, 627,725 bales,
ind 2,093 ginneries; Florida, 50.136
mles. and 244 ginneries; Georgia, 1,25,273
bales, and 4,531 ginneries;
xentueky, 1,329 bales and 2 ginneries;
Louisiana, 562,477 bales, and 1,835 ginleries:
Mississippi, 1.228,444 bales and
1,495 ginneries; Missouri, 26,644 bales, j
ind 73 ginneries; New Mexico, 93 bales
iii<I 2 ginneries; North Carolina, 565,79
bales, and 2,702 ginneries; Oklahona.
745,796 bales, and 969 ginneries;
><>uth Carolina. 1,065,690 bales, and
,167 ginneries; Tennessee, 225,245
tales, and 660 ginneries; Texas, 2,082,- !
35 bales, and 3,968 ginneries; Virginia,
.640 bales and 99 ginneries. i
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. pi
R. M. Carroll?:Offers the "Mary Ann n
Burris" farm, near Sharon, for rent.
Va.-Car. Chemical Co.?Says that the
value of commercial fertilizer has
been demonstrated over and over,
and advises you to use its goods.
See fourth page. ?
S. J. Kimball & Sons?Have opened a b
sale and feed stable in Yorkville,
and have a fine lot of mules and '
horses on hand. Right kind of stock ,?
at right prices.
Gem Photo Co.?Has opened a temporary
gallery in Yorkville, and offers
28 pictures for 25c. Gallery over I.
W. Johnson's store. f<
Thomson Co.?Announces a gigantic
sacrifice sale, beginning Monday, including
the entire $30,000 stock of '
the two big stores. See the full page b
advertisement on the insert. b
F. S. Royster Guano Co.?Says Royster's
guano has been the southern
standard for twenty-three years. >
See fourth page. ii
* * T 1TTUI4-. fAO 1 Aatoto
IU. VV. W Illlt? uii^ra luwai icoi coiau- Y
for investment, and gives a soliloquy
by Mr. Green on advertising.
J. W. Dobson?Advises you to buy F
flour now, as the price is going up. t
He sells the old reliable Obelisk.
Miss Rosa J. Lindsay?Is home again
and ready to do the highest grade of P
photographic work. Post cards at ti
reduced prices. p
J. L. Williams & Co.?Place on sale
tomorrow 200 pairs of sample pants
at from 75c to $3.50 a pair. e
York Drug Store?Advises you to take t]
Powen's grippe and cold tablets for
grippe and colds; take cough-ease P
for coughs; other remedies. tl
National Union Bank?Invites you to p
start an account in its savings de- ..
partment. It pays 4 per cent, compounded
quarterly, on savings de- tl
posits. o
First National Bank?Asks if you are c
selling yourself at so much per year.
Start a savings account with it and
receive 4 per cent interest, com- n
pounded quarterly. "V
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According to the Union Progress t|
both sides to the dispensary election
controversy seem to be on the point of
abandoning the legal row and going to
the people In another election which j,
will bo held in strict accordance with fl
the law. That will be the proper thing
to do. t
The ctfunty board of commissioners r
has again recommended it levy of 5 f
mills for ordinary county purposes; but a
if the legislative delegation follows its a
usual practice it will again cut the levy
down to 4 mills. It is a matter, how- t
ever for the commissioners and the t
representatives. Whether 5 mills is too n
much, depends entirely upon how the ^
money Is spent. r
ABOUT PEOPLE. t
Miss Rosa J. Lindsay returned home I]
last Saturday, after spending several t
weeks in Washington. ?
Mrs. Robert L. Youngblood and
children of Tirzah, spent several days t
reining' soutnern spot conditions. l,ocal
bulls figured that the census figures f
could not be used as a basis for crop v
estimates of over 11,800,000 bales and
some expressed the opinion that they ?
pointed to a yield of less than 11,500
bales. Sellers argued that the fig- n
urea were incomplete and that the next
report would force a modification of a
small crop reviews. C
Receipts at the ports today 45,482 v
bales against 30,520 last week and 55,- i
304 last year.* For the week 330,000
bales against 352,391 last week and r
327,341 last year. Today's receipts at t
New Orleans 14,594 bales against 12,- ^
878 last year, and at Houston 7,946
bales against 14,311 last year.
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ANNUAL ESTIMATES. ^
At its regular monthly meeting last f
VVednesday, the county board of com- j
missioners prepared its estimates of j,
the amounts necessary to run the coun- s
ty government during the year, com- s
mencing January 1, 1908. The esti- .,
mates are as follows: c.
For county auditor $ 434.00 For
county commissioners
and clerk 1,700.00 '
For county treasurer's salary 434.00 |j
For county board of equal!- ,
/.at ion 1,000.00
For jury, witness and eonsta- ?
hies' tickets 6.000.00 b
For clerk of court 300.00 c,
.. tsi. ) naa an
rur fMiciiii M,wv.uv p
F<?r magistrates and constables
4,000.00 ?
For coroner 300.00 d
For poor house and poor .... 4.000.00 g
For repairs on roads and
bridges 8,000.00 A
For chaingang 6,.r>00.00 V
For repairs on public build- a
ings l.r.oo.oo n
For books, stationery and
printing 500.00
For contingent expenses .... 1.500.00 h
For public offices 400.00 v
For post mortem, examining
lunatics and conveying 800.00 '
For jury commissioners and &
insurance 150.00 Ji
For court house 125.00 p
For jail 125.00
For special constable 1,000.00 ''
For county superintendent of V
education and examining R
board 1.000.00
Total $41,76$ .00 e<
The following levies will be neces- H
sary: d;
For ordinary county expenses?five ci
nills. th
The following special levies will be ur
ecessary to pay interest on bonds Is- to
iie<l in aid of the Charleston, Cincin- Its
ati and Chicago railroad: gl
In Catawba township?or.e mill. H
In Ebenezer township?one-half mill. \|
In York township?three mills.
It is recommended that the treasurer ^
f York county for collecting and disurslng
this special levy be allowed gj
uch commissions as are prescribed by (>j
IW' ar
WITHIN THE TOWN.
?The Lockmore mill building is ready
?r the paper rooting. p,
? Mr. R. C. Allein has recovered the
in for which he advertised in the last t '
<sue of The Enquirer. It was found
y Mr. W. H. Hudson of Yorkville.
? Two little negroes were arrested in
'orkville a few days ago, one for stefil- ^
ig a box of shot cartridges from the fl
'orkville Hardware Co., and the other
i?r stealing a pair of overshoes from af
Lose's Market. Subsequent Investlga- ot
Ion developed that they had stolen 01
la
ther things from the Hardware comany.
Both of the negroes have repu- u
ations as thieves. Their names are
fr
?iicp and Cv Duniap.
this week with Mrs. Janle Parish. a
Mr. Robert Smith of the Beersheba p
neighborhood, left last Wednesday for a
Columbia to take a business course in P
a college there. . t
Master Jefferys Parish of Yorkvllle, s
left for Lancaster last Friday, his n
mother having sent him over to get the o
the benefit of the school facilities of t
that jilace. He will live with his broth- ^
er, Mr. Berry Cauthen. T
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HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS. a
As required and authorized by law, n
the county board of commissioners at t
its recent annual meeting fixed the I:
amount of licenses to be exacted of p
hawkers and peddlers. The schedule v
Is as follows: j t
Hawkers and peddlers of stoves
and ranges $50.00
Hawkers and peddlers of sewing
machines E0.00 I
Hawkers and peddlers of lightning
rods 5:5.00
Hawkers and peddlers of clocks 15.00 r
Hawkers and peddlers of organs a
or pianos 25.00 c
Hawkers and peddlers of leather
or leather goods 1.00
Hawkers and peddlers of each *
kind and quality of goods r
whatsoever, other than above .,
enumerated 10.00
SPECULATIVE MARKET. *
An Associated Press dispatch of yes- j
terday reviews developments in the
contract cotton market during the day t
as follows: r
The cotton market had a sharp ad- f
vance today as a result of the census
report with the close steady at a net
gain of 16 to 23 points. Sales were es- E
timated at 350,000 bales.
The market opened firm at ap advance
of 12 to 13 points on the census a
figures, showing only 9,955,427 bales o
ginned to January 1st against 11,741,- c
039 last year, and 9,725,426 to the same
date two years ago. Trading was ex- n
tremely active, as there was heavy a
realizing as well as covering and bull v
support, fluctuations were more or less e
irregular. The circulation of the census
figures through the country seem- 1
ed to attract fresh buying for outside r
account, however, and as offerings ,
were absorbed, prices worked higher,
showing at one time a net advance of
22 to 23 points on the active months, c
The close was within a point or two 0
of the best. Some selling was promoted ^
during the day by reports that a prom- *
inent manufacturer had cut the price n
of printed calicoes a cent a yard, but c
the market was assisted by steady Liv- ^
erpool cables and bullish reports con
? Messrs. S. J. Kimball & Sons have KI
stabllshed a sale and feel stable at in
lie Barron Bros, old stand. For the )v
resent it is their purpose to devote
hemselves principally to the selling of
orses and mules. If they go into the J
very business at all. It will not be unII
later. Mr. D. I. Kimball is in charge
f the Yorkville business, and Messrs. ' 1
>. J. and W. O. Kimball will continue K
o look after the Rock Hill establish- 31
nent. Mr. W. O. Kimball has been In 31
rorkville for several days, helping to ai
et things started a9 the firm thinks
hey should go.
b<
ABOUT ADVERTISING.
\1
Discussing the subject of advertistig
with the reporter a few days ago, '
leading business man remarked. T
"11 has been my observation that
he people of this county are as close
eaders of advertisements as any peo- pi
ile I have ever known, and they are M
lso as intelligent and discriminating P'
s are to be found anywhere. C(
"There is no use in trying to fool
hese people. I have never tried it; C
ut I have seen others try, or it looked
Ike they were trying; but the effort P'
as generally been a failure, it always
e-acts. a'
"Where a man has something good di
o offer he can do no better than pubIsh
It in The Enquirer. If it deserves M
o go, it will go. and it will generally s
o quick. 01
"The only important criticism I have e3
o make of the people of this section, ^
pplles to a majority of the country "
eople. They read the advertisements
II right; but they do not act quickly al
nough. At least most of them do not. s<
"or instance, time and again, I have ni
een extra good bargains offered?bar- tt
alns that other merchants would be ta
;lad to snap up, and they generally go si
o the town people. That Is because M
he town people go right now, and see C
that there Is In it for them. The *ountry
people, or a majority of them, m
re content to wait a few days, or until A
ext week, as the case may be, and when
hey come, the bargains are gone. This R
s the case with most of the country
ieople. Some are as quick to take ad rntage
of a good thing as are the S>
own people." si
01
T
LOCAL. LACUINIC9.
, , S(
ristallation at Beersheba. Ie
Revs. J. B. Swann and E. E. Gilles- ^
tie and Elder O. H. O'Leary, have been j
.ppointed by Bethel presbytery as a w
ommisslon to install Rev. H. J. Mills
s pastor of Beersheba. The installa- ^
ion is to take place next Sunday ?
m
norning.
'he Way to Do It. p.
The city council of Rock Hill has had a]
lie American Audit company make a w
ritical examination of the city's books. ^
t Is not understood that there was p(
ny question as to the correctness of ^
lie city's books, or integrity of Its fl- t
lances. The audit was made merely jr
or the purpose of putting these mat- a,
ers beyond question. a]
5ig Chicken Supper. ir
The Cotton Belt Farmers' Union had w
. big chicken supper at the Matthews M
Id place last Wednesday night, the oc- ai
asion of the monthly meeting. Nearly w
.11 the members were present and also cl
. few especially Invited guests.. There w
ras an abundance of goods things to tt
at and several hours of fun and frolic ui
hat was very much enjoyed by all w
iresent. . It
iost of Court.
At its meeting last >\ eunesuay, we
ounty board of commissioners paid es
ut $2,824.95 on account of the recent "(
Covember term of the court. There tl
re claims outstanding on the same ac- "1
ount that have not yet been presented, al
Tie cost of the term will probably run it
ver $3,000. The law now provides for O
our terms a year. The court expenses b<
till easily aggregate $6,000. w
iquitable Convention. m
Rock Hill Record: Mr. W. J. Koddey, H
nanager of the Equitable Life Insur- 01
nee company for North and South w
Carolina at this place, is holding a con- ^
ention of his agents at this place to- ?'
ay, and will continue through tomor- G
o\v. Those present at this conven- G"
ion are: W. R. Hough, of Camden; J. w
V. Zeigier of Orangeburg; J. H. Gore P<
f Jonesville; T. O. S. Dibble of Or- w
ngeburg; J. S. Dunn, Blshopville; 01
tgency Supt. J. P. Quarles of Abbe- to
ilie; Agency Supt. H. Fay Gaffney of
Saffney; Agency Supt. C. C. Dozel,
Baltimore. J. W. Zeigier of Orange- w
urg, was the winner of a handsome fa
liver goblet, in the contest open to the
tate for the best regular producer, ?*
nd Major \V. W. Boyce of this city, c<
* li
ante in second in the contest. l"
leath of Mr. J. R. Williams.
Mr. James Roland Williams, who /
fe
ved five miles northwest of Yorkville,
ied last Tuesday afternoon at about 3 J
'clock. He had been confined to his
od for many months, suffering with n'
ancer of the stomach, which malady ^
nally caused his death. Mr. Williams
as aged fiO years, 5 months and 2- ^'a
ays. He was a man of fine intelli- '
ence, had been a member of Chapel '
re
lethodist church for about twenty
ears, and has tried to live the life of
"clean, uptight man. He enjoyed the
pspect and esteem of hundreds. He
; survived by a widow and the follow- ha
tg brothers and sisters: Mr. G. W. sh
I'llliams, Eexington; Mrs. Julia Moore 'in
ca
nd Mrs. Harriet Roman, Charleston. (el
Irs. Emma E. Parker and Mrs. Annie he
ones, Yorkville; Mr. George S. Wil- f(V
suns, Filbert No. 1. The funeral took J")
lace Jit Kind's Mountain Chapel on ,?n
Wednesday. ov
ock Hill Poultry Show.
Several hundred fowls were exhibit- be
1 at the Poultry Show held in Rock ox<
ill this week, commencing Wednes- so
on
ly. There was a large attendance, in- |lu
tiding . many poultry fanciers an
iroughout this and adjoining counties, at
id the whole affair was successful up PR
the most sanguine expectation of
i promoters. The Record of yesterday q0,
ves the prize winners as follows: W.
, Brlce?Silver cup for best pen in g
merican class on Partridge Wyan- jU(
itte. Parker & Miller?Silver cup for wj,
st pen in Mediterranean class on
'hlte Leghons. Parker & Miller-1- COI
Iver cup for best pen in Hamburg tlle
uss on S. S. Hamburgs. M. G. Bry- ate
it?Silver cup for best pen In Eng- ]
ill class on Black Orpingtons. W. B. nf
rllson, Jr.?Silver cup for best pen In
true class on Cuban Greys. Tom May tloi
irker?Silver cup for best pen in *sta
I * n
uilain class on Red Pyle Game Bannis.
ita
jit Against Mr. B. D. Springs. no1
Charlotte News: A recent issue of ^
e Baltimore Sun contains a dispatch clit
oin Annapolis, Md., of the filing in ed
rcuit court of a petition directed
rainst Mr. Brevard D. Springs and me
hers, alleging that Mr. Springs se- ath
ired a dominating influence over the
te James E. Moss, when the latter ^
as incapacitated by age and mental the
ilure, with the result that he secured am
om Mr. Moss a deed for the well- noj
cei
lown Hackett's Point farm, overlook- gU(
g Chesapeake Bay, which, for years, .re
as the homestetid of the Moss fam- Un
The petition was filed by Robert j^1
oss, William H. Moss, Mrs. Mary by
olernan, and Miss Llllie Moss and an<
hers, the children and heirs of James sh'
. Moss. The petition names as defenints
Brevard D. Springs, Robert J. eq!
revard, J. Schenck, F. Robertson, the
id others, all of whom, it is alleged, un
SO
e holding the property in one way or lng
lother in the name of Brevard D. |n
prings. It is set forth that part of of
le consideration, which is alleged to
i inadequate, was a mortgage for $5,- su|
10, executed by Mr. Springs to Mr. fee
oss. but that no money passed to
r. Moss. a(*'
to
wo at a Shot. cai
A rather peculiar accident occurred su<
? some negroes on Mr. Kelly Ihman's ^
ace, in Bullock's Creek township last |n>;
onday night. The story, as the re- Stj
>rter gets it, and it is pretty nearly an
irrect, is that there were three ne- 'm,
roes in a cabin together, John Mc- at
lure, Tom Smarr and one Gaston, dei
aston walked out on a front porch, ar^
icked up a gun and pointed it at the co]
:her two. McClure raised his hand tre
~A or, Irl "Tlnrt'f cheet " The ^lin was ize
scharged an instant later. The pn
large struck both men, tearing out ^
IcClure's right eye and putting out
man's left eye. One side of each cej
an's face was sprinkled; but no shot cu
ctended as far over as the nose. Mc- ^
lure was most seriously hurt, some of
le shots penetrating his brain. The bo
ind that he raised toward Gaston was ^
so pierced with shot. It is under- a (
ood that neither of the negroes have y&
ade a charge of criminal Intent on y?1
le part of Gaston, although there Is
ilk that on a previous occasion last fu,
>rlng, Gaston made threats against 2d
cClure. It is quite probable that Mclure
will die; but he may get well. le
p to Wednesday no arrest had been pei
ade. ab
a ?Cl
bolition of the Chaingang. n
fort Mill Times: The proposition of or
epresentatlve J. H. Saye, published roi
i another column, to ask the coming
d i
gislature to abolish the York chain- pe
ing Is being freely discussed on this on
de of the Catawba, and is-looked upi
with favor by many of our people. ur(
he gang has been in this township for Pn
>me time and a majority of the roads nit
ading out of town have been worked a<*
so<
V the gang. The people who travel
lese roads tell us that they are In a
orse condition than they ha\ebeenin to
;ars, and that they would have been -J
great deal better had the gang re- thi
lained away. Others, however, claim so<
lat the roads will show a great im- ? ,
coi
rovement when the weather settles pr
nd they become dry and packed. As an
e see it, the latter argument is the
lore plausible. But from a point of
ermanency, we think the county is ]
mowing away money in the work, ed
he loose dirt which has been thrown
ito the roads will doubtless wash wj
way during the year and the holes tio
ad ruts next winter will be as much
i evidence as ever, and the chaingang
ill then be as much needed In Fort lot
[111 as when It came here some weeks res
?o. We withhold an opinion as to ^
hether It would be wise to abolish the jtj(
laingang, but believe that the county at
ould benefit Its people much more If 'a^
le gang would, even at a greater cost |
9e more rock and less loose dirt In the sei
ork of rebuilding the highways. pr
Is Hickory Grove. tji;
Some years ago a postmaster general oa:
1th a mania for shortening things up, ha
specially names, struck the word
3rove" off of Hickory Grove, and left ;
le name of the postofflce simply ab
hickory." The people did not like It sei
T6(
t the time and they have never liked th<
since. The place had been Hickory gei
rove longer than they could remem?r,
and then again It was not a great ??c
hile before their mall was being yei
Ixed with that of Hickory, N. C. fro
ickory, N. C., mail would go to Hick- re'
y Grove, and Hickory Grove mall ^
ould go to Hickory, N. C. People of me
le neighborhood had long been fond ^a
' referring to the little town as "The me
rove;" but that did not mean that .>f
ley wanted the name changed. That bn
as merely a privilege that was sup)sed
to belong to home people. It
* 4 a Ulnl/.
as proper ior strangers m saj nn.? y
Grove. When a newcomer began J
i say "The, Grove," It was taken as an
idence that he was getting a little ]
rward; but Hickory Grove has al- He
ay been good form. As a matter of
ct the change ot name has been but in
:tle regarded except in the direction pai
' mail matter. Business men have
mtinued to print "Hickory Grove" on
teir stationery' and the bank was in- )ov
rporated as the bank of Hickory fnt
rove. The Enquirer has seldom re- era
rred to the place as Hickory, being
tlsfied as it was that the people there tn
id never accepted the change. But Ms
>w the matter has been straightened
it again. As the result of a petition
at recently went to the postoffice deirtment
through Congressman Finy,
the word "Grove" has been official- im
restored and the little town again
jolces in the name of Hickory Grove. ^
- . upt
-Columbia special to Charlotte Ob- at
rver: Preparations are making for afj?
e second trial of Mrs. Ethel Blair, the ?
ndsome North Carolina woman who
ot her husband to death in their ask
mo on Marion street a year ago. The mo
so comes up for another trial at the rec
rm of the court of sessions convening citi
re February 17th. The jury in the tim
rmer trial brought in a verdict of at
mslaughter, but she was granted a per
w trial by Judge George Johnstone
the ground that the jury was kept voter
night in a hotel in separate rooms, tha
rs. Blair secured bail in $2,000 shortly (letter
she was granted a new trial, and the
fore that she had been appointed tha
ecutrix of her husband's estate, but tret
far she has been unable to collect thei
a policy of insurance held by her cro|
sband in the Metropolitan. There "!
i six other murder cases to be tried vor
this term of the court. pro!
OPOSED NEW CURRENCY LAW. <
<
i
signed to Aid National Banks In
Time of Stress. I
Senator Aldrlch on Tuesday Intro- 1
;ed In the senate the currency bill, j
Ich has been under consideration by
publican members of the senate 1
nmlttee on finance. At his request
bill was read at length In the senfollowing
are the first three sections
the bill: ,
That any national banking assoclaii
which has circulating notes outnding,
secured by the deposit of
ited States bonds, to any amount of
t less than 50 per centum of its cap1
4aa1? ?? ??.L Una n oiirnlno (\f
i nrvr\, uiui v> imo a oui piuw wi
t less than twenty per centum, may
,ke application to the comptroller of
; currency for authority to issue adional
circulating- notes to be securby
the deposit of bonds other than
ids of the United States. The compiler
of the currency, If in his judgnt
these conditions demand such
iitional circulation and the condition
the association making the applican
warrants the Issue, may approve
ih application, and shall determine
i time of issue and shall fix the
lount of such additional circulating
tes to be Issued. Whenever after reving
notice of such approval any
ill association shall deposit with the
a surer or assistant treasurer of the
ilted States such of the bonds de ibed
In section 2 of this act as shall
approved In character and amount
the treasurer of the United States
d the secretary' of the treasury, it
ill be entitled to receive, upon the
ler of the comptroller of the currenclrculating
notes In blank, *
ual in amount to 75 per centum of
i market value as fixed by the treasir
of the United States, of tne bonds
deposited, such additional circulatr
notes to be used, held and treated
the same way as circulating notes
national banking associations here'ore
Issued and secured by a deposit
United States bonds, and shall be
bject to all the provisions of Jaw af:ting
such notes:
'Provided that the amount of such
ditional notes delivered at any time
any association shall not in any
je exceed the limit fixed for such ls?
by the comptroller of the currency.
'That the total amount of circulating
tes outstanding of any national bankj
association, secured by United
ites bonds or otherwise, shall not at
y time exceed the amount of its unpaired
capital and. surplus; and
i nai muhi h?h uc uutouiuuuie
any time circulating notes issued unr
the provisions of this act to an
lount of more than $250,000,000; and
'That all acts and orders of the
inptroller of the currency and the
usurer of the United States authord
by this section shall have the ap>val
of the secretary of the treasury.
'Section 2. That the treasurer of
i United States, with the approval of
? secretary of the treasury, may acpt
as security for the additional cirlatlng
notes provided for in the preling
section, bonds or other interesting
obligations of any state of the
ilted States or any legally authorized
nds Issued for municipal purposes
any city or county in the United
ates, which has been In existence as
:lty or county for a period of fifteen
irs, and which for a period of ten
ars previous to such deposit has not
faulted in the payment of any part
either principal or interest of any
ided debt authorized to be contractby
it, and which has at such date
>re than 20,000 Inhabitants, as estabhed
by the last census, and whose
t indebtedness does not exceed 10
r centum of the valuation of the taxle
property therein, to be ascertainby
the last preceding valuation of
aperty for the assessment of taxes;
the first mortgage bonds of any railid
company, not including street
llway bonds, which has paid divlnds
of not less than 4 per centum
r annum regularly and continuously
its entire capital stock for a period
not less than five years previous to
s deposit of the bonds. The treaser
of the United States, with the apwal
of the secretary of the treasury,
ly at any time require the deposit of
ditional securities or require any as2iatlon
to change the character of
3 security already on deposit.
'Section 3. That all bonds deposited
secure circulating notes, issued in
urlth fho terms flf this UCt.
Lwi uaiivc ?? mi -?? ,
all be transferred to the treasurer of
& United States In trust for the as:lation
depositing: them."
The remaining portions of the bill
nslst of additions to the existing law,
Dvidlng for a tax on the average
lount of such notes of a bank's clrlation
as are based upon the deposit
bonds other than bonds of the
lited States.
Exempting United States bonds callfor
redemption by the secretary of
e treasury, It is permitted by the bill
at national banking associations may
thdraw their bonds held for circula>n
security by the deposit of lawful
>ney to a proportionate amount.
The bill also requires:
'That national banking associations
rated outside of reserve or central
jerve cities, which are now required
law to keep a reserve equal to flf?n
per centum of their deposit llabiles,
shall hereafter hold at all times
least two-thirds of such reserve In
vful money."
r hiivo asked that the bill be read,"
Id Mr. Aldrlch, "in order that the
late may at once be informed of its
ovisions. I have been authorized by
3 committee of finance to say that,
it committee will receive and give
reful consideration to bills sent to it
ving the same purposes in view that
3 sought in the bill that has been
id."
Mr. Culberson asked for information
out his resolution which had been
it to the committee on finance di:ting
that committee to inquire into
3 causes of the recent financial strinocy.
'The committee has not had time to
ce up that matter,", replied Mr. Aldh,
adding that the committee had not
t received the information called
im the treasury department by the
lolutlons.
'I should be glad to take up that resition
if the senate so desires at the
teting of the committee next Tuesy,"
said Mr. Aldrich.
t is understood that all Republican
rubers of the committee are in favor
the measure except Senator Hans>ugh,
who believes that a central
nk will best solve the difficulties of
) country's currency situation. He
s introduced a bill providing for a
ltral bank at Chicago.
Republican leaders in the senate are
:remely hopeful of the early passage
the Aldrich bill.
t is expected tnat tnere win De
mocratlc criticism of the bill and
publicans declare that they are ready
accept any reasonable amendment
order to make the bill as nearly nonet
Isan as possible.
rhe bill will not be considered by
> committee on finance until next
esday, Senator Aldrich puroosely aiding
a week to elapse between the
roduction of the bill and its consid,tion
by the committee. He said tov
that it was his purpose when the
I was reported to make a statement
explanation of the measure and of
belief as to what it should accomsh.
FARMERS' UNION PLATFORM.
portant Resolutions Adopted on the
Financial Question.
^he Farmers' Educational and Co'rative
Union of America, in session
Memphis, Tenn., on Wednesday
>pted the following:
Therefore be it resolved: That we
: congress to pas* a law that all
ney be issued by and under the dlt
control of the government,,and all
zens with land collateral shall at all
ies have the privilege of borrowing
an amount to exceed five per cent i
annum. (
Re it further resolved: That we fatlie
immediate issuance of not less 1
n five hundred million in legal ten- 1
treasury notes, and the lending of j
same together with any surplus
t may be in the United States
isury direct to the people to aid s
m in marketing the present cotton t
l>. i
Be it further resolved: That we fathe
passage of a law by congress "
hibiting the buying and selling of j s
?otton futures and all farm products,
si* gambling in agricultural products in
any manner.
"Be it further resolved, Tbat we denounce
the so-called money panic as a
conspiracy on the part of the money
powers and speculators for the purpose
of serving notice on the fanner
that he must be contented to allow others
to price his products."
Yesterday's Proceedings.
The mass meeting of the Farmers'
Educational and Co-operative Union
which convened here Tuesday adjourned
sine die tonight after adopting the ,
following resolutions: A|
"That any man holding office In the
Farmers' Union, who desires to run
for any political office, either county,
state or national, shall first resign his
office in the Farmers' Union.
"That any man now holding an office
in the Farmers' Union and at the
same time holding a political office,
shall be asked to give up his political
office or resign his office in the Farmers'
Union.
"That we denounce and condemn future
gambling in farm products.
"That we believe in dealing only in
bona fide contracts.
"That we ask the national congress
to enact some such laws as will anoilsh
and prohibit future gambling in
farm products."
At the afternoon session a resolution
providing for the establishment of two
factories, one east and one west of the
Mississippi river, for the manufacture
of cotton bagging, sacks and other
wrapping material was endorsed.
A committee composed of one delegate
from each state In the cotton
growing sections, will be Instructed to
canvass among the members of the
union for funds to push the work. It
will be left to the discretion of the
board of directors as to where the factories
will be located.
PROHIBITION LIVE ISSUE.
/
Several Senators Taking Qreat Interest
In This Question.
Prohibition, aocording to the Washington
correspondent of the News and
Courier, has become one of the llveat
questions before the senate of the
United States in consequence of the
earnestness of Senator Tillman and
others representing prohibition and local
option states, and In the next few J
days the tight to determine Just how j
far the states may go In the control In
inter-state shipments of liquor sent
into their borders will come squarely
before the senate.
Senator Clay of Georgia, who la
backing Senator Tillman, and who Is
anxious to get the senate Judiciary
commission to make a report on this
1 *"?fnron
propo?eu it^isiauuu, win uj w
a yea and nay vote in the senate tomorrow.
He will Insist that senators
go on record on this matter. He with
jther senators, does not like the somnolence
displayed by the committee
with reference to this subject For session
after session bills dealing with
state control of inter-state shipments
of liquor have been before the committee.
but they have been allowed to lie
there without being reported upon.
Senator Dolliver of Iowa, who has
been urging legislative dealing with
the same problem, yesterday Introduced
the Dolllver-Hepburn bill In the
senate. This bill Is intended to meet
the same conditions against which
Senators Clay, Tillman find others from
states that have prohibition laws are
protesting.
The resolution of Senator Clay directs
the Judiciary committee to report
at earliest convenience a bill providing
that all intoxicating liquors transport- S
ed into any state or territory, or remaining
therein for use shall upon arrival
within the borders of such state
before or after delivery to the consignee
be subject to all the laws enacted by
the state in the exercise of its police
powers to the same extent as if the liquors
had been produced within the
state.
The resolution also directs the commission
to report whether congress has
the constitutional right to pass a bill
prohibiting the transportation of liquors
from state, counties, or municipalities
where such liquors are sold in
to places wnere iocai option or pruuibltion
prevails. In addition to this it
is probable that Senator Tillman may
make another speech at an early date .
attacking: the railroads and express
companies for violating the law.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? At Beaufort last Tuesday, a petit
jury found a verdict of not guilty in
the case of H. L. Sotertnons, the liquor
drummer, who was charged with violating
section 36 of the Carey-Cothran
law.
? Mr. Lee G. Holleman, state bank
examiner, has been elected president of
the People's Bank of Anderson, and it
is understood that ne will resign his
official position with the state to as- i
sume the management of the bank.
? At a largely attended meeting of
Confederate veterans in Spartanburg
last Monday, a resolution was adopted
calling upon the legislature to increase
the appropriation for pensions from
$250,000 to $600,000 a year.
? Charleston, January 6: Rear Admiral
W. H. Brownson, whose resignation
as chief of the bureau of navigation
was submitted in preference to
carrying out the orders of President
Roosevelt in the matter of surgeons
commanding hospital ships, arrived in
Charleston this morning, aocomp&nied
by Rear Admiral Thomas Perry, retired,
leaving here shortly afterwards for
Georgetown in whose waters the navy
officers will hunt, as guests of Commander
Hugh Rodman of the Sixth
.ighthouse district.
? Due West special of January 4, to
News and Courier: The Due WestDonald's
railroad is the greatest crowddrawing
attraction that has ever struck
Due West. The sight of smoke boiling
out of an engine is a new one for
the inhabitants of the little college
town. Whenever the train pulls in a
crowd of students and of town -eople
go down to gaze at it It has been
running for a week, but the novelty
has not by any means worn off. The
engine is well worth seeing. It is a '
combination engine and passenger
coach. The News and Courier correspondent
was on the train for its first
regular - trip Wednesday. As the
Greenville train stopped at Donald's a
great crowd of college boys and girls
ran to the train and got in the enginecoach.
Soon about twenty-five were
in it, sitting or standing as best they
were able. It would be new they
uiuugiu, u> nae mio L?ue west on a
railroad and they were going to enjoy
It. Imagine their disappointment
when the president of the Due WestDonaid's
railroad opened the coach door
and calmly announced that eight or
ten must get out and ride on the hack.
It was a most distressing blow to those
who had been looking forward to this
time and dreaming of it since they had
first gone to college. The president
said that the roadbed was damp, unsettled
and several other things, on
account of which the train would be
able to carry only sixteen passengers.
When the number had been reduced to
this the train started. It was difficult
lo run owing to the fact that at several
places on the way branches of trees
arushed against the car and Impeded
its progress. At one place it was no:iced
that sparks from the engine had
set the woods on fire. The car arrived
it Its temporary stopping place In Due
West?the rear of the A. R. P. church
?just 42 minutes after It left Donild's.