?tarps and |act$.
? William J. Bryan spoke at a banquet
at Topeka, Kan., last Saturday
night. There were 1,200 banqueters
and also a large number of other people,
including women among the spectators.
Mr. Bryan denied that hostile
state legislation was responsible for the
depressed condition in railroad affairs.
The condition, he said, was due more to
exaggerations and misrepresentations
which the railroad managers presented
when trying "to intimidate state legislators."
Mr. Bryan also found reason
for the present linancihl troubles in
watered stock and lack of bank deposit
guaranty legislation. "The big
Eastern banks," he said, "violated the
law at every turn and did not keep sufficient
reserves on hand to meet the
demands for actual cash. If those reserves
had been up, we should have had
no difficulty. We must look to some
plan for guaranteeing the deposits in
the banks. A law passed by congress
could help only national banks and the
states must take action which will protect
state banks."
? Washington, February 22: Chairman
Scott, of the house committee on
agriculture, today made a special announcement
regarding the bill for the
purchase by the government of approximately
7,000,000 acres of mountain
lands in the White and Appala
chain chains for the preservation and
control of headwaters in all but four
of the state east of the Mississippi
river. He said: "A great ilood of
letters urging the importance of this
bill is pouring in on the agricultural
committee. It is physically impossible
to answer all of these letters. I
desire to explain to all who are interested
in the measure that the resolution
of the house on the question of
the constitutionality of the proposed
purchase has been submitted to the
committee on the judiciary, and pending
that committee's report the committee
on agriculture does not feel
warranted in giving any consideration
to the bill. If the Judiciary committee
reports that the purchase would be
unconstitutional, of course that will
block proceedings. If the report Is
favorable, the agricultural committee
will take up the bill as soon as other
duties permit and will give it earnest
and thorough consideration."
? Some weeks ago, Mr. A. M. Sargent,
of this city, brought from the
town of Haverhill a favorite cat and
placed* her in his store on Union
street. The cat remained in the store,
apparently quite contented, for three
or four days, but one morning, upon
opening the store, she was missing,
says the Lynn Reporter. Nothing
more was heard of her, and it was
supposed she had been killed, when
one day this week she was heard
scratching at the window of her old
home in Haverhill. She looked
jaded and weather beaten, but was
otherwise In fair condition, t he time
that had elapsed between her departure
from Lynn and her arrival in
Haverhill was just six weeks and one
day. Whether she was traveling all
that time is of course not known. She
was brought in a close box, on the
railroad by the way of Georgetown,
Danvers and Salem, and the distance
she must have traveled on her return
could not have been less than thirty
to forty miles. How she succeeded in
llnding her old home, which was a
mile and a half west of the center of
the town, without any scent or possible
means of guidance except her own
instinct, crossing the Merrlmac river
and several small streams which lay
in her direct track, must ever remain
a mystery. If any one knows of a
more remnrkable case of instinct in a
cat we should like to hear of it.
? Senator Knox of Pennsylvania,
lust week introduced u bill in congress
providing tor the establishment,
of postal savings banks along the lines
favored by Postmaster General Myers
and approved by President Roosevelt.
The bill authorizes the postmaster
general to establish postal savings
banks at such money oruer otnces a~?
he may designate. Accounts may be
openeu by any person lu years oid or
more in his own name, by a marrieu
vvrtmnn In h<ir nvcn n:ime. fre?* from
any control or interterence by her
husband; by a trustee, by a parent,
guardian or other person ior the benefit
of a child less than 10 years old,
or by any charitable or benevolent
society or association. Postal banks
shall receive deposits In even dollars,
with one dollar as a minimum. Postmasters
are required to make daily
reports to the postmaster general,
who will forward to the depositor a
written acknowledgement ot its receipt.
Deposits are not liable to seizure
or detention under legal processes
against the depositor. They will
be exempt from taxation. Interest at
the rate of 2 per cent is allowed. The
postmaster general is authorized to
place the deposits in national banks
in the immediate vicinity of postal
oanks us a safeguard of centralization
of currency. The bill carries an
appropriation of $100,000 to give it
effect.
? Portland, Me., February 22: William
Hamlin, one of the survivors of
the crew of the steamer Dundonuld,
which was lost on one of the Auckland
Islands about a year ago, arrived
here today and told of his experiences
while living eight months on the
desert isle. Twelve of the crew of
twenty-four men were lost, and from
March until November the survivors
were practically on the verge of starvation.
All they had to eat were sea
fowl, which they killed with sticks,
roots, and fish. Hamlin said: "We had
no food, nothing in fact, and had to
live like wild men. We killed the
wild hens and wild birds which Hocked
around the island, ate the roots of
the brush which grew there, and
caught fish. We suffered terribly
with hunger and in fact almost died
of starvation. We knew about where
we were and we knew that on another
island several miles from the one on
which we were the New Zealand government
had a cache in which food
was deposited for the benefit of ship
wrecked sailors. How to reach this
island was a question. After months
of work we finally manufactured a
boat out of driftwood hound together
with twigs, etc., and with tltis the island
was dually reached. The cache,
however, was not to be found. It
was about the third week of last
November that we finally sighted a
steamer, which proved to be the New
Zealand lighthouse supply steamer
Hinetnoa. She took us on board and
In time we -reached Wellington. NewZealand."
? A thousand unemployed Italians,
Jews and negroes, incited to deeds of
violence by an anarchistic speech by
Voltairine de ('lyre, a girl disciple of
anarchism, created a serious riot on
ltroad street, Philadelphia, last Thursday.
The mob had assembled in a
hall and after listening to a number
of socialistic and anarchistic speeches
decided to march to the city hall and
demand work of the mayor. They
had proceeded hut a short distance
when they began to delay traffic by
slopping cars and vehicles of all kinds.
A police officer interferred at this and
he was being roughly handled when
another officer sent in a riot call and
u'/tnt 1*1 iii<? uiil <?f flu* r?ftio#*r.
The lighting then got to he general
and upon the arrival of the police reserves
the officers had their hands
full. They used their clubs freely and
members of the mob began shooting
at the police. Several of them had
holes shot through their clothing and
one was knocked down by being
struck on his shield by a bullet at
close range. About this time a squad
of a dozen or more mounted police
rushed upon the scene and wielded
their long heavy clubs with such good
effect that the rioters soon disappeared,
but not until after the police had
badly beaten a large number of the
paraders and made twenty-eight arrests,
including the leaders of the mob
and the men who did most of the
shooting. The f'lyre woman was arrested
later. There were no fatali1
ies.
? A proposition for governing the
city of Washington and the District
of Columbia by the Des Moines or
Galveston plan?by a commission?
and making the government of the
national capital a model for muncipa!
government is to be submitted to
congress by Representative S. W.
Smith of Michigan. To a bill already
introduced, giving the district commissioners
control of water works,
gas and electric lighting plants, telephones
and street railways. Mr. Smith
will offer an amendment, creating an
expert commission of five members,
to be appointed by the president, to
have general supervision of all pub- i
lie utilities. Despite the fact?or, as .,
is charged by many?because of the .
fact that congress has direct control '
of the district and pays half its taxes, (
Washington has lagged sadly behind i
in the development of modem mu- ,
nlclpal administration Mr. Smith proposes
to put it In the forefront as a 1
model of scientific city government, t
"Such a commission," said Mr. Smith |
today, "can settle once for all what it (
costs to make a thousand feet of gas;
to carry n passenger over an average J
haul in a street car; to operate a tel- t
ephone exchange, or to run an electric (
light plant. My proposition is that
the government of the United States. '
being the government of Washington, 1
shall use its opportunity to illuminate ]
the whole subject of public utilities
for the benefit of all the people of the
country. In common with many 1
others who have studied the 'juestion .
I have come to fear that the self-gov- ,
ernment of most American cities is a
debauched failure."
$hr \(ovknllr (fnquircr.
Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville J
as Mail Matter of the Second Class. ]
YORKVILLE, S. C.: !
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1908. !
Oxe of the most serious drawbacks
to general prosperity is that so many 1
people are trying to live by the sweat 1
of other people's brows. 1
There will hardly be enough votes In '
the general assembly to go around '
among all the candidates who would :
like to succeed Senator Eatimer. 1
0 i
The Charlotte Observer is rejoicing J
over the fact that the South Carolina
general assembly has neglected to make
an appropriation to mark the birthplace 1
of Andrew Jackson before adjourn- '
ment. (
, 0 t
Money was so plentiful in George '
Washington's time that he threw a dol- t
lar across the Delaware. Or at least (
that's what they say.?Anderson Dally .
Mail. ,
We have seen this explained with the
assertion that a dollar would go further
in those days.
We endorse all The Enquirer says
about our mutual .friend, the News and 1
Courier. It is an able newspaper?dls- 1
tressingly and painfully so at times? t
and always commands respect.?Anderson
Daily Mail. s
Thank you. We knew you could say i
it better than we could and In fewer '
words. '
. _ . i
The house last Saturday refused to '
Hcton tn tho rendine of Washington's '
farewell address because In the judg- '
ment of many of the members the address
would be foolishness. We admit
that the reading under the circumstances
would have been foolishness,
but it ought not to have been.
The railroad employes of the country
are not taking at all kindly to the proposition
of a 10 per cent reduction in
wages. The railroad managers hold
that the reduction is justifiable on account
of the general falling off in business.
But the argument of the employes
is that they are hardly able to
live at present wages and they will not
stand for any reduction. Unless some
satisfactory understanding can be
reached between the managers and employes.
the outlook is good for a strike
and a tie up.
Wade Hampton Sellers, the Columbia
blind tiger king, has killed an officer
of the law who went with a warrant
to search his house. We predict
his acquittal. Senator Weston recently
said that the dispensary grafters could
not be convicted in Richland county.
We assume that he meant that the men ,
who would be drawn as jurors are so ,
completely in sympathy with them that ,
they would not convict no matter what (
the evidence might be. If this is true j
of the dispensary grafters.'it is fair to
assume that Sellers has even a strong- (
er pull with the men by whom he will j
likely be tried. But he will not be con- 1
victed, of that we feel morally certain. (
We are told that there was bad blood j
between the two men. anyhow, the said j
bad blood having been occasioned
through previous interference of the
murdered man with the unlawful business
of the murderer.
The people of York county now have
a road law. It is not perfect. Its author.
even, will not make any such
claim: but it is based on sound principles
throughout and is the best thing j
in the shape of a road law that has yet
i
been passed by the South Carolina general
assembly. If the people of York
county really want good roads this law (
will now furnish the means. The great- '
est difficulty about previous road laws 1
has been that they assumed that roads J
could be had without paying and digging.
This new law recognizes that If
they are to be any roads there must be
some digging and some paying. And if
there is objection to the law, as there ^
surely will be. it will hinge principally
upon the digging and paying provisions.
But whatever else the law is or '
is not. there is no doubt of the fact
that it is an honest and courageous ef- j
fort to solve problems that the law- ,
makers of this state have not heretofore
been willing to meet squarely on
their merits. Well done. Dr. Saye.
' * * I
Skxatoi: Tillman expressed himself (
the other day as being shocked at the ,
indecent scramble for the place made |
vacant by the death of Senator Latimer (
before the senator's body had been
I buried. It was a little indecent maybe, j
We i-ci't.-iinlv- do not aimrovc of it. But
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after all. is that the must striking do- ,
velopment connected with the whole
afTair? We have heett impressed with .
another feature. When the senator was
living, an active factor in politics, there
were those who were disposed to belit- ,
tie him as a chump and non-entity, j
They would ask with the most studied |
innocence: "By the way, who is the (
other senator from South Carolina?" (
There were those who sought to make (
lots of fun at the senator's expense.
Now that he is gone, he was a great >
and good man. Kven the other candi- i
dates are able to see that and they are '
trying to outdo each other In discovering
and pointing ??ut his many virtues. ;
We think that Mr. Latimer measured >
up very well with the average of pres- J
cut day politicians. We have never )
sung his praise, because we have never t
been able to see anything about him '
that seemed to call for a great deal of ?
praise. Had he lived we would not ]
have tried to put anything in the way t
?f his re-election. We considered him i
is good as any who had offered against
ilm. and he had at least the advantage
?f experience over the others. We saw
10 reason why there should be a
hange. But about these other folks,
[f they were honest when they were
tying to belittle Mr. Latimer, are they
lonest now? If their purpose in belitling
Mr. Li timer living was to get his
fob, is it not reasonable to assume that
heir purpose in praising Mr. Latimer
lead, is to get the support of his
Viends? He evidently had friends, else
le would not have been In the senate,
[t seems to us that there are other
things in connection with this matter
that are as disgusting as this indecent
scramble for the place of the dead senttor
before the senator's mortal retinitis
had been committed to mother
?atth.
It lias been explained In this paper
that North Augusta Is in South Carolina
and under the dominion of that
state. When Georgia went dry, a dispensary
was opened in North Augusta.
How it works is told by a paragraph in
The Yorkville Enquirer, which says
that "the North Augusta dispensary
has been closed three times because
of the complete exhaustion of
dock: The demand from Augusta Is so
jreat that the dispensary people have
not been able to keep it supplied."
Several weeks ago they broke down the
bridge, and while it was being reconstructed,
negroes and roustabouts made
money running row boats. It Is a
lownrlght shame to have prohibition
nullified in Augusta, this way, but It Is
iccording to law. As long as that
N'orth Augusta dispensary is in operation,
however, South Carolina should
ye estopped from complaining about
shipments of liquor Into her borders
'roin other states.?Charlotte Chronicle.
Since we have come .to think of it,
there has never been much complaint
from this state, except where the shipments
interferred with our own dispensaries.
If it had not been for shipments
from the outside, the South Car
? J A of
Ulna dispensaries vumu nmr sum ??.
Jftfl per cent profit liquors that had already
yielded 90 per cent of graft. But
t is certainly an outrage, that iforth
\ugusta dispensary.
It has become the duty of the general
issembly to elect a citizen of South
Carolina to fill out the unexpired term
>f Hon. A. C. Latimer, deceased, In
:he United States senate, and that the
general assembly will prove equal to
hat duty there Is no present reason to
loubt, unless it be because of so many
candidates that a deadlock will result.
That is not Improbable. Ixioking at
he matter purely from what we conceive
to be the best Interest of South.
Carolina, we confess it is difficult to
come to a conclusion as to who is the
jest man in sight. Quite a number
lave already been named from different
sources as available. Some of these
strike us with favor and others do not.
Vmong the more prominent names
nentioned are ex-Senator M. C. Butler,
3x-Judge J. H. Hudson. Judge R. C.
iVatts. Samuel Dibble. \V. J. Talbert, J.
is. Coker, John B. Cleveland, Walter
Hazzard, J. Fraser Lyon, B. A. Morgan,
r. P. Carey, all of whom may very
jroperly be considered in the senatorial
MiimnrmiD Athnro TZfVlO
1 line nir uuiuvtuuo ....v
ire as good as any of these, and we have
10 reason to feel that we have even
tamed the man who will probably be
dected. But of all the people who have
>een mentioned above or elsewhere, we
'eel a stronger partiality for Maj. James
L.ide Coker of Darlington. He has
tever figured much in public'life except
from 1861 to 1X65. when he was
ieard of more than once In the official
nilitary reports; but he has certainly
lgured in the rehabilitation of Darling:on
county since the cfvll war. He has
jeen one of the big men of the state in
jlvil and commercial life, building up
schools, trade, manufactures and railroads,
and otherwise helping his felowmen
by words, actions and deeds.
So far as we know he has never sought
rnblic office of any kind, and he is not
seeking it now. The state convention
if 1886 came near nominating him for
governor instead of John Peter Richndsor.,
and the people of Darlington
:ounty are whooping him up with an
mthusiasm that ought to be contagious.
The choice of Major Coker, it
<eems to us, would be a well merited
w.nj-nltlrm <if service of n character
that is of more value to the state than
hat performed by most politicians. If
t is a lawyer that is wanted, then they
:an do no better than select Mr. J. P.
Tarey of Pickens, or if its a judge who
las always tried to do his duty and
vho fears nothing, but the probability
>f doing wrong, let them centre on
[Ion. R. C. Watts, one of the purest and
jest on the bench.
MERE-MENTION.
Alexander K. Butt, cashier of the
wrecked People's Bank of Portsmouth,
Va., last week pleaded guilty upon
three of the twenty-three indictments
against him, and after making restitution
of $37,000 of the $252,006
shortage, was sentenced to three years
In prison The Russian admiralty
lias submitted to tlie duma the litantial
outline of the naval progamme,
ivhich proposes the expenditure of
U,078,000,000 within the period ending
in 1017 Tiie legislature of
N'ew York has before it a bill n uking
It a misdemeanor to circulate reports
iffecting the solvency of any bank or
trust company in that state There
were two deaths from yellow fever
it Galveston, Tex., last week. The
victims were members of the crew of
the steamship Crispin Fear of
Uarvation is running hundreds of
miners out of the yusitna district of
Alaska, where very rich gold deposits
liave recently been discovered
William Jones and his wife were conricted
in Chicago last week on charges
)f kidnapping a 12-year-old girl and
were sentenced to thirty and twentyfive
years imprisonment.... New York
city's government is soon to undergo
[mother legislative investigation similar
to the famous Eexow investigation
rif a few years ago By the explosion
of nitroglycerin in a mixing
house at Pinole, Cal.. last Thursday
^veiling, four white men and twenty-five
'hinameii were killed and six white
men were seriously hurt.... Mrs. Ellziheth
Barnum, the widow of Enoch
Tarnum. a soldier of the war of 1812,
lied at Eiist Orange, N. J., Friday,
tged to; years One man was
killed and seven injured in it collision
between ;i Baltimore and Ohio freight
rain and a Bake Shore passenger
train at a crossing at Elyria, ()., Frilay
Henry S. Snow, treasurer
>f the New York and New Jersey
Telephone company, for whom the
police of the country are looking, is
short m his accounts to the amount
?f $148,370 Crosby S. Xoyes
ditor of the Washington Star, died :
it Passedena, Cal., last Friday, aged .
>3 years Former Governor Reck- ,
Kim. Dent., candidate for I'nited
ktates senator from Kentucky, 1ms i
tnnounced that he will withdraw from i
he race provided the Republicans of (
he state legislature will agree to the |
massage of the county unit bill, and
irovide for the submission of a pro- |
llbitlonary constitutional amendment
o the people next fall, making the|j
state a unit on prohibition Ten
lives were lost in Chicago last week
as the result of the blizzard which
prevailed throughout the northwest
during several days of last week. The S
storm was the worst In several years
It is probable that the present
session of congress will adjourn between
the 1st and 15th of May I
Captain William Van Schaik, captain,
of the ill-fated Slocum, on which
more than 1,000 lives were lost In
New York harbor In 1906, began
serving a ten year sentence at Sing (
Sing prison, X. Y., Friday Thirty
barrels of whisky were seized at
Chattanooga, Term., Friday by inter- ]
nal revenue officers on charges of the
liquor being under proof The i
death sentence of Chester Gillette for
the murder of Grace Brown, is to be
executed at the New York state prison
at Auburn during the week beginning
March 30 ..The Mexican <
government is considering plans for
the establishment of a national state ;
bank on the lines of the Bank of England
The Right Rev. Henry
Yeates Satterlee, D. D., Protestant ^
Episcopal bishop of Washington, D.
Jt-vA /vf nnniimnnlo
V>., UICU Ikjniuiua.y ui
Marion Gray, head of a Chicago
matrimonial bureau, has been convicted
on the charge of using the ]
mails for fraudulent purposes.
VIEWS OF TILLMAN.
Senior Senator Talks of Selection of
Latimer's Successor.
Senator Tillman passed through
Columbia Saturday afternoon on his
way back to Washington. He had
spent the night at his home in Trenton,
and was hurrying to his post at .
the national capital. Senator Tillman
has very fixed views relative to the
approaching election of a short-term
senator to fill Senator Latimer's term.
"I have been very much astonished *
at the proposal to exact a pledge from
candidates for the unexpired term
not to enter the race for the full term (
in the primary next summer. I do
not understand how any sensible man
could ask. or any self-respecting man ?
could give, such a promise. If a majority
of the legislature should adopt
such a policy, would it not be a confession
that they did not feel com- ,
petent to select a senator whom ths
people would endorse and they be
thus stultified in the public minds? ,
The legislature may choose a man
who will be beaten by some other candidate
next August, but it is clearly
under obligations to perform its duty
to the people and the state by elect- *
lng the best man according to its
judgment and lepvlng the people to
do the same in the primary. If a
man Is sent to Washington with '
the label on him, 'Not thought worthy ,
by the general assembly of South Carolina
to run in the primary, Is pledged
not to seek to remain in the senate
and only wants the salary.' what sort i
of a ligure will he cut? What influence
can he have? And what will be
thought of the legislature and the i
people of a state which is thus advertised?
Where Is our state pride?
But I cannot believe any such scheme
has found serious consideration among
members. Obviously there should be
no restrictions or understanding about
candidates entering the race. It
should be open to all, and the man ]
chosen ought to strive to so represent
the state that the people will continue
him in office.
Office of Power and Dignity.
"Experience counts for more in 1
Washington than In Columbia and a <
year's service is worth much. The of- i
flee is one of great power and dignity, i
Let the general assembly treat it as
such and before the voting begins i
let it pass a resolution to drop the J
name of the lowest man after each j
ballot and then a dead lock will be im- ?
possible. The people will pass upon ,
their work next summer and may or ,
may not approve it; but that should ,
not have the least weight now, and ]
to my mind there is really but one
side to the question, Will not the man
chosen by the legislature have the
advantage in the primary? That depends
on the honesty of purpose and ]
the good sense of the members. If
partisanship or personal considera- '
tions control in the voting and an unworthy
or weak man be elected, the
people will surely beat him in the primary,
and that is all there is to it."?
Columbia special to Charlotte Observer.
? Columbia special of Saturday to
Charlotte Observer: Another dispensary
tragedy occured in Columbia
this morning when Wade Hampton
Sellers, known locally as "the booze
king of Gervais street," the "king of
blind tigers," etc., shot and killed
Dispensary Constable James Farmer,
a former policeman. The shooting
occured at Seller's place, when Mr.
Farmer, accompanied by Detective
W. S. Ogg, applied for entrance, armed
with a search warrant. Being denied
entrance they forced the door.
Sellers shot once with a sawed off 41calibre
Winchester rifle, which it has
been his custom to carry about with
him in his buggy, and jumped behind
his door. Farmer fell, the bullet, having
passed through his stomach, the
point of exit being at the back. He
was carried to the Columbia Hospital,
where he died four hours later.
Mr. Ogg hastily retired. Constable
Nettles, who happened along a short
time after the shooting, arrested Sellers
and took him to the sheriff, who
had him placed in jail. Mrs. Farmer
is in a delicate condition and it is
feared the shock might result fatally
to her. There was bad blood between
the two men on account of Farmer
shooting Seller's horse while chasing
him through the streets a few days
ago for a load of blind tiger stuff
Sellers had in his vehicle. For several
years Sellers is alleged to have
transacted a wholesale tiger business
amounting to $100,000 a year. He ]
boldly printed a half tone of himself j
on the stuff lie bottled, printing his
soubriquet on the label. A year or so
ago a team of his in the act of hauling
a load of stuff from a station near
Columbia was run into by a train, kill- (
ing the driver and scattering barrels
full of booze over many acres. On
another occasion a carload of corn c
whisky from North Carolina, which, 5
the constables claimed, was consigned f
lo him, was seized in Columbia. The j
testimony of half a dozen of the oc- '
cupants of the house where the shoot- (
ing occurred and where Sellers had a ,
room was that Farmer appenred at (
the front door with a revolver in his
hand and demanded immediate admittance.
Witnesses testified that
Sellers told him he would let him in
if he would not search the rooms oc- t
cupied by women until they had time j
to dress. Farmer declined to make
any such conditions, saying that he f
intended to search the entire house at t
once, as he had a search warrant, i
Farmer then kicked the door In. this c
being followed by the shot. No occu- '
pant of the house saw the shooting.
Sellers has employed Col. P. H. .Vol- 1
son to defend him. *
m t
j
? Columbia special of February 21. to
News and Courier: The senate had j
some discussion tonight over the salary >
of the efficient assistant clerk. The f
senate, by a vote of 17 to 15, retained
the salary as reported. Senator Please >
wanted a very small increase made. *
Senator Mnuldiu offered an amendment <
to the legislative supply hill, providing c
an appropriation of $5,000 for expenses c
of members coming hack to elect a sen- c
a tor. He said the people of the state ii
did not expect senators and members t
to come here for such an extraordinary i
occasoln at their own expense. The i
senate had finished its work and would t
hold the election without coming back, i
if it could legally do so, but the election t
cannot he held until March 4. The gen- i
eral assembly would finish Its work 1
within the forty days, and it was not c
their fault that the election had to he c
held in ten days' time. He thought It I
fair to pay the members their actual t
expenses. Senator Please Insisted that <
no provision could or should he made i
for this pay. He argued that the con- >
?111111 loll pronioueu pay iui iiiwr man
forty tlays. absolutely. He would not s
lake any pay even If offered as the eon- s
stitutinn fixed the pay f?r forty days i
and no provision was made for any Y
emergency or extra allowance. 'J'lie I;
amendment was adopted providing s
1)00 for actual expenses Incidental to
the reassembling. The presiding offl- r
L'ers ami clerks are to countersign the s
pay warrants. No fixed scale is pro- <i
vided. but the idea is to equalize the t
pay and pay actual railroad expenses, c
The house has not yet considered this ^
proposition. t
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Southern Power Co.?Requests parties
noticing wires down or broken insulators
to notify Mr. M. L. Smith at
Clover.
Jiurn E. Parish?Extends an invitation
to the public to become guests of the
Parish hotel, which she has reopened,
refurnished and refitted. Both American
and European plans.
icorge House, Sharon?Seeks information
ns to the whereabouts of a Jersey
cow that strayed last Tuesday.
"Yank Tiddy? Wants a buyer for his
house and lot on Cleveland avenue.
lV w Unvpp?Rpouests the finder of
an Equitable Life Insurance company's
rate book to return It to The
Enquirer ottiee, regardless of its condition.
J. H. Smith?Offers acclimated Bliss
seed potatoes at $1.40 a bushel.
T. P. Barnes, Ynrkville No. 3?Is in the
market for a 12 or 15-horse power engine.
ino. R. Hart, Mayor?States that after
March 1st all accounts against the
town must be presented to the town
treasurer not later than the first of
the month.
3. E. Buney?Wants you to have your
mules and horses insured to protect
yourself against less by fire.
T. L. Williams & Co?Asks you to give
them the pleasure of showing you
their lines of gents' furnishings,
clothing, fancy hosiery, suit cases,
etc.
fork Supply Co.?Insists that Planet
Jr. cultivators are the best and explain
why. Also tell you how to save
money on fertilizers. Has carloads
of cane seeds, corn and oats.
National Union Bank?Describes the
uses and abuses of money, and wants
to know to which class you belong?
the using class or the abusing class.
r. Q. Wray?Makes advance showings
of spring goods, quotes prices and
gives other information Interesting
to early buyers.
'Jarroll Bros.?Have choice eastern
grown seed Irish potatoes, and advise
you t3 plant early to avoid the bugs,
r. W. Speck?Is showing a complete
line of Waterman and Parker fountain
pens, with ail kinds of points
and in all sizes.
I'ork Drug Store?Invites you to see
Its new line of local post cards in
colors. Send them to distant friends.
Thomson Co.?Buyers representing this
house are now in the northern markets
buying goods for the spring and
summer trade.
F. W. Dobson?Makes special prices to
close out a line of hardware, including
shovels, picks, trace chains and
shelf hardware,
VI. W. White?Will buy a residence lot
at once if he can get what he wants.
Laura E. Parish?Calls attention to a
number of desirable town lots on
Main street which she offers for sale.
Also lias a small farm for sale.
First National P?ank?Advises you to
pay your bills with checks to guard
against having to pay them twice,
yorkville B. & M. Co.?Will have an
expert cutter and fitter from the
high art tailors on March 2nd and
3rd, to make your measure for a
spring suit.
The appropriation for the Catawba
Indians this year Is $3,000.
There is quite a pile of cheap coal on
:he Southern railroad a few hundred
rards east of Fishing Creek trestle.
iuc rauruuu hic uui v*j
:ake the trouble necessary to load the
.*oiiI back on cars: and it cannot be
cached with wagons from the nearest
jtiblic road.
The full text of the new contract lajor
law appears elsewhere In this Issue.
\s to whether it will stand the test of
:he courts or not we are unable to
juess, but if it does stand such test,
,ve are unable to see why it should not
3rove as satisfactory as the law that
vos recently turned down by Judge
Brawley.
The country is in better condition than
>ve have ever known it at this season.
Df course, there are plenty of people
ivho are hard up; but that is always
he case no matter what the conditions
>r the season. But as for ready cash,
)r assets immediately convertible into
:he same we do not believe that the
country has ever Known a more satis'actory
situation than right now at
:his unusually dull between season.
IVe refer especially to York and coun;ies
immediately surrounding.
King's Mountain battleground promises
to be quite a popular resort this
summer after the work of erecting the
monument has been gotten well under
va.v. It is a fact that King's Mountain
battleground Is already the objective
point of more tourists than the public
s aware of. Trips to this locality are
jiiite popular considering the difficulty
)f reaching It. There are frequent paries
to the mountain during the spring,
iummer and fall and it is not unusual
'or people to go there In the winter,
riie greatest drawback arises from the
'act that there is no shelter in the immediate
vicinity of the battleground,
ind no way of getting refreshments o 1
iny kind other than water unless they
ire canded along. The erection of a
louse on the grounds for the shelter of
visitors would be a very proper under:aking
on the part of people who are
llsposed to be public spirited along
luch lines. Rut shelter or no shelter
:he grounds will be more popular this
rummer than for a long time, and we
iave no doubt that people will take
occasion to inform themselves more
lefinitely as to the circumstances leadng
up to the battle and the details of
:h actual fight with the results. Dr.
Lathan's sketch published in The Enjuirer
gives the most comprehensive
summary of which we have any knowledge,
condensed in such a brief account.
Where the reader desires more complete
details, he will do well to look
hem up in Ramsay's History of South
Carolina. Mill's Statistics, Losslng's
Field Rook of the Revolution and Draper's
King's Mountain and its Heroes."
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? The town of Yorkvllle has purchased
a >air of fire horses.
? The ordinances prohibiting the
lragging of disk harrows over the
street and of trotting a wagon over the
streets have been repealed. Roth were
mimiiiut ciiirfrdMtivo nf the Svracusan
aw that prohibited the keeping of
jocks in the city because It Interferred
,vith the sleep of the luxuriously indined
inhabitants.
4
RE-ENROLLMENT LAW.
One of the most important measures
he general assembly has passed is a
fill to provide for the re-enrollment
ind registration of the qualified decors
of tliis state during the year 1908.
ind to provide compensation for the
supervisors of registration, as follows:
Section 1. That the supervisors of
egistration in each county of the state
ire required to re-enroll all the qualiied
electors in this state during the
,'ear 190s.
Section 'J. That at the same time the
said supervisors shall register all persons
who may make application there'or
and who may be entitled thereto.
Section 8. That for the purpose of
such enrollment and registration the
said supervisors shall keep the hooks
>f registration open at the several
jounty seats every day (Sunday ex epted)
between the hours of 9 a. m
ind H p. m. during the months of July
md August, 1908; and in addition
hereto they shall attend, during the
nonth of September, 1908, at least one
lay in each township In their respecive
counties, of which at least ten
lays' notice shall be given by adveriscinent
published in the county: and
n counties containing fifty thousand
nhahitants they shall attend in each
it v. town or industrial community
ontaining thiee hundred or more ininhitants
at leant one day upon similar
lot ire: Provided, that the provisions
if this section shall only apply to the
e-enrollment and registration for the
ear 190.X.
Section 4. That for the purpose of
aid re-enrollment the secretary of
tate shall furnish the supervisors of
egistration with all the necessary
looks and the sum of live hundred dolars
shall be appropriated for supplying
aid hooks.
Section f. That the supervisors of
egistrailon shall each receive for their
ervlces during the year 1908 the sum
if two hundred dollars, to be paid by
lie state quarterly, as other state others
are paid, except in the counties of
Lnderson, Charleston, (Ireenville, Sumer.
Orangeburg, Richland, where they
shall each receive two hundred and fifty
dollars for the year 1908: Provided,
that in Spartanburg1 county they shall
receive this year three hundred dollars,
to be paid as above provided. That after
the year 1908 the supervisors of registration
shall each receive fifty dollars
per annum in off years and one hundred
dollars in general election years, except
in the above named counties, where
they shall receive seventy-five dollars
per annum In off years and in general
election years they shall receive two
hundred dollars each per annum. Including
the county of Spartanburg.
TRAGEDY IN GASTONIA.
There was a strange and shocking
tragedy in Gastonia last night. The details
are given in Ihe following Gastonia
special to the Charlotte Observer
of this morning:
Telling his sweetheart, on whom he
was calling, that he wanted to "show
her a trick," John J. Fry, a young man
of this place, tonight pulled from his
pocket a pistol and shot himself in the
head, the wound resulting in his death.
, It was an accident, there being no motive
whatever or indication that it was
suicide.
About 7.30 this evening Mr. Fry, day
clerk at the Falls House, went to call
on Miss Willie Jenkins, daughter of Mr.
1 W. H. Jenkins, at her home in the Jen
kins block. He pulled off his overcoat
and walked into the parlor where the
young lady was, remarking to her that
he wanted to "show her a trick." Simultaneously
he drew from his pocket a
pistol and, under the full light of the
| hanging lamp, shot himself, accldental'
ly. it is held by all, in the head, the bullet
entering the right temple and rang'
Ing upwards, coming out about two
inches above the place where it entered.
The skull was fractured in three
different ways, and after lingering
without regaining consciousness the
; young man died at 10 o'clock.
No one was a witness of the shooting
except Miss Jenkins, and she at once
ran to the hotel and gave notice of the
1 awful accident.
The young man was given every pos1
sible attention, but never rallied.
Mr. Fry was only 20 years of age, and
had been day clerk at the Falls House
here for some time. He had won many
1 friends while here and his untimely
taking off Is greatly deplored. He was
; a son of Mr. S. G. Fry, who was for1
merly a conductor between Greensboro
and Goldsboro on the Southern, and al1
so connected with the Guilford-Benbow
hotel of Greensboro.
I
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.
The game of trying to buy the southern
cotton crop at the lowest possible
prices, continues to progress practically
without change, the manipulators
bearing down the price of "contracts."
1 and the producers holding on to the
real cotton. The situation yesteraay is
reviewed In an Associated Press dispatch
of last night as follows:
The cotton market was very quiet today,
sales being estimated at only 150,000
bales. Prices ruled easier, closed
at a net decline of 11 to 16 points.
The opening was steady, but at a de'
cllne of 5 to 10 points in response to
lower Liverpool cables, and less bullish
visible supply figures than expected.
The character of the business suggested
that smaller accounts had been pretty
1 well evened up prior to the holidays
1 and that nothing in the news was con1
sldered of sufficient Importance to
cause any change in the attitude of the
larger interests or to create fresh sentiment
among the less Important traders.
Fluctuations during the morning
' were somewhat Irregular, with prices
i at one time only 4 or 5 points under the
closing figures of Friday, having rallied
from opening on the small receipts attd"
reports of firmness among eastern belt
! holders. There was no sign of aggressive
bull support, however, and In the
, absence of demand local traders sold
for a term, easing prices off during
I the afternoon. The close was at the
! lowest level of the season. Southern
J spot markets were generally unchanged.
Receipts at both ports and Interior
| points were small but clearances also
, were small and for the last week of the
month were considered disappointing.
Receipts at the ports today 14,190
bales against 18,857 last week and 33,007
last year. For the week 150,000
against 140,950 last week and 96,350
last year. Today's receipt at New Orleans,
2,897 against 6,157 last year and
1 at Houston 2,899 against 3,427 last year.
I
ABOUT PEOPLE.
I
M. B. Jennings, Esq., is attending
| court at Wlnnsboro this week.
Miss Isabell Davis of Lancaster, is
visiting Miss Annie Bludworth.
Mrs. D. T. Woods and children, are
visiting relatives and friends at Gastonia.
Mrs. J. C. Blair is visiting in Yorkvilie,
the guest of her daughter, Mrs.
; A. M. Grist.
Cadet Frank C. Riddle of Bingham
, academy, Asheville, N. C., is at home
for a few days.
Misses Emily Wright and Bessie
i Adams of Clover visited Miss Mattie
' Caldwell last week.
Mr. W. S. Gordon has been quite sick
at his mother's home, four miles north'
east of Yorkville with grip.
Miss Kitty Blair of Winthrop college,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr.
, J. C. Blair's family at BlairsvIIle.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McCrorey of Richburg,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
the family of Mr. E. B. Mitchell, Sharon
No. 1.
The statement in the last Issue of
The Enquirer as to the postponement
of the Lowry-Guy marriage was an
error. The invitations were recalled for
the reason stated; but the marriage
will take place as announced.
Misses Winnie Crawford, Fredrlca
Lindsay, Helen Lowry, Kate Hunter,
Margaret Moore, Marie Moore and Elizabeth
Barron of Winthrop college,
spent Sunday and Monday with Yorkville
relatives and friends.
Rev. T. M. Lowry of Knoxvllie,
Tenn., and Dr. M. J. Lowry of Meridian.
Miss., are in Yorkville on account
of the critical illness of their mother,
Mrs. Martha B. Lowry. Mrs. Lowry
has been in quite a serious condition
for nearly thiee weeks, and on account
of her advanced age, 82 years,
there is very little hope for her recovery.
The following out of town people
were here last Saturday on account of
the funeral of Mr. W. F. Marshall:
Messrs. E. K. Marshall of Charleston,
S. R. Marshall of Greenville, and James
Marshall of Anderson, brothers of the
deceased; Messrs. W. F. and G. Z. Marshall
of Anderson, nephews; Miss
Georgia Marshall, a niece, of Winthrop
college; Mr. Will Smith of Clover, and
-* ? r> /~1 aF fhoc.
Jir. an?i jmis. r. n, ji^v>ui mr v,i
ter.
Columbia State: Mr. R. T. Gillespie,
Jr.. of Rock Hill, a member of the graduating
class of the Columbia Theological
seminary, has received a call to
the pastorate of the First Presbyterian
church of Florence. Mr. Gillespie Is a
native of York county, was prepared
for college by Col. A. R. Hanks, graduated
with distinction from Davidson
college, where he was also private secretary
to the president, Dr. Henry Louis
Smith, and will in May complete his
course at the Theological seminary in
this city. Mr. Gillespie is generally regarded
as one of tlie most promising
young men In the Southern Presbyterian
church.
Spartanburg Journal: J. C. Hardin
of Clover, S. C., a member of the Pres- i
ton Literary society was chosen to rep- i
resent Worford college at the Inter- i
Collegiate Oratorical contest to be held (
in Greenwood the latter part of April. (
In the event Mr. Hardin is unable to
attend E. R. Mason, also member of \
the Preston society, will represent Wof- <
ford college. That Mr. Hardin shall
represent Wopford college at Green- i
wood was decided at the annual ora- i
torlcal contest of the literary societies j
Friday night. The Calhoun, tiie Preston
and the Carlisle Literary societies were i
tepresented in tlie context, the best l
speakers from the three societies being '
selector. All of the speeches were of i
a high order and reflected great credit
on the young men who prepared and i
delivered them. Attendance was large,
tlie auditorium being filled with xtu- >
dents and friends of the college. The j
following were the speakers and their ?
subjects: R. N. Alxbrook (Carlisle so- i
ciety), Spartanburg county, S. C.; "The
Hour and the Man." E. R. Mason |
(Preston society), Florence county, S. l
C.: "The Democratic Party and the
Solid South." C. E. Klugh (Calhoun
society), Greenwood county, S. C.; "Industrial
Carnage." J. D. Dukes (Carlisle
society), Orangeburg county, S.
C.; "American Supremacy." J. C. Hardin
(Preston society), York county, S.
C.: "The Battle Against Ignorance."
The Judges consisting of Dr. R. P. Pell,
Rev. R. S. Truesdale, G. W. Nichols,
Rev. L. M. Roper, D. D., and S. J. Simpson.
retired immediately after the
speeches had been delivered and after
discussing the merits of the speeches
decided In favor of J. C. Hardin. After
the exercises a reception was held in
the society halls. Music was furnished
by sin orchestra.
DEATH OF G. L. McNEEL.
Mr. George L. McNeel, for many
years past, one of the most venerable
and beloved citizens of Yorkville, passed
away at his home In this place at 5
o'clock yesterday morning, after a long
period of failing health. He was in
the 85th year of his age.
Air. AlCiNeei was Dorn in ^nesici
county on January 6, 1824, but moved
to York county while still a young man,
and In 1850 established a mercantile
business at Bullock's Creek church, and
continued the same except with such
interruption as was caused by the civil
war up to about 1886. He was a good
business man, with a high sense of duty
and responsibility to the people he
served, und as the result of many years
of faithful effort, he not only won for
himself the esteem, gratitude and confidence
of practically the whole neighborhood
In which he lived; but accumulated
in addition quite a handsome
competence.
Although of an unusually modest and
retiring disposition. Mr. McNeel was
once a member of the legislature. Just
how it happened nobody has even tried
to explain, except as a most fitting tribute
to the character of the man. It
was in 1878 while white supremacy was
yet In process of establishment. It was
necessary to be exceedingly careful as
to the personnel of the candidates to be
put up as representatives in the general
assembly, for as yet there was little
reason to hope that the big fight of the
few years previous was entirely over.
Mr. McNeel was nominated in convention
rather against his desire, but he
permitted the use of his name along
with the names of Peter Garrison,
Chas. M. Green and Benj. H. Massey.
As it turned out there was no opposition
and the ticket was elected unanimously
with Mr. McNeel at the head.
He received 2,911 votes. But one term
was enough for Mr. McNeel. Lawmaking
was not a business to his liking, and
when it became clear that it was not
his imperative duty to do so, he declined
to remain In politics.
Mr. McNeel moved to Yorkvllle with
his family in 1886. He was engaged ?n
business here for a number of years,
rather as a silent partner; but made no
really serious business efforts. He devoted
himself more particularly to the
education of his younger children and
the affairs of his church. He had been
an officer in the Presbyterian church at
Bullock's Creek for many years, and in
1888 was given a place on the bench
of elders of the First Presbyterian
church of Yorkvllle.
Mr. McNeel war twice married, the
first time to Miss Mary Jane McGowan,
and the second time to Miss Mary Davidson.
There were two children as
the issue of the first marriage, a son and
daughter. The son Is Mr. S. M. McNeel
of Yorkvllle. The daughter. Miss Ame'la,
now deceased, was the wife of Mr.
R. M. Carroll of Yorkvllle. There were
fhree children as the Issue of the second
marriage, two sons and one
daughter. Mr. Paul T. McNeel of Yorkvllle,
Mr. John D. McNeel of Taladega,
^la.. and Miss Hulda McNeel of Yorkvllle.
-> Throughout his whole life the reputation
of Mr. McNeel was that of an
upright man. In his old age his charaacter
was that of a most lovable Christian
gentleman. He Was charitable to
human frailties; but he was unwilling
at any time to tolerate In anybody that
which savored of any but upright dealing.
The funeral services will be held in
the First Presbyterian church of Yorkvllle
this afternoon at 3 o'clock and the
interment will take place in the Yorkville
cemetery.
YORK IN THE LEGISLATURE.
Senator J. S. Brice returned from
Columbia yesterday after a session of
unusually strenuous work In the general
assembly, and at the request of the
reporter this morning, he gave The Enquirer
a brief outline of some of the
things that happened that are likely
to prove of more especial Interest to the
people of York county. It is fair to say
that he seemed to have practically all
the work of the session within easy
review; but for press of time and space,
the reporter asked him more particularly
about the things relating to York
county, and other Information of Inter
est that would have been Included In
this article must necessarily be omitted.
"About as good a place to begin telling
about purely local matters, as anywhere
else," Mr. Brice said, "Is with the
passage of a bill to take care of the
Three C's railroad bonds, which fall
due in two years. A commission was
created consisting of the auditor, treasurer
and supervisor, and provision was
made for the levy of an extra half mill
tax in each township to create a sinking
fund. This sinking fund so raised
may be loaned so as to give the different
townships the benefit of the Interest
It may earn.
"Provision was made for a complete
re-enrollment of the voters this year.
The new board of supervisors Is to consist
of Messrs. A. M. Wallace, R. T.
Beamguard and R. M. Wallace." Mr.
Brice began an outline of the provisions
of the enrollment law, but was advised
that it would be published elsewhere In
this issue.
"During the closing hours a bill was
tiassed giving Rock Hill school district
the right to vote two additional mills
for school purposes.
"By request, I introduced In the senate,
and Representative Epps introduced
in the house, a bill to prohibit
cock-fighting In this state The bills
were unanimously reported unfavorably
both In the house and senate and It
was evident that the proposition would
receive no support.
"People from Hickory Grove sent in
a petition asking for a law to make It a
misdemeanor on the part of the owner
"f cattle to knowingly permit the same
to run at large. I introduced the bill
In the senate and tided to get Mr.
Slaughter to introduce it in the house:
but he took the position that he was
opposed to it, and nothing was done.
Referring to Dr. Saye's road law, Mr.
Brice said "that the bill as we have
published it on the first page'of today's
paper, was amended In some important
particulars. The bill will therefore be
republished as ratified and approved.
Dr. Save also got through an important
bill to punish life insurance agents
for making misrepresentations and anitiier
bill regulating the practice of
medicine in this state. The medical
bill draws stringent restrictions around
the sale of cocaine and drugs of like
character and places intemperate, Incompetent
and unscrupulous physicians
in a position where the state
board may deprive them of their right
to practice. It is a good bill.
"There was a petition from people of
King's Mountain township asking for
the appointment of a magistrate for
that portion of the township lying between
the King's Mountain road and
the 15roil<I Miver lOWHSIlip nut:; uui nitdelegation
decided that if a precedent
if this kind should be established it
would not be a great while until the
number of magistrates in the county
would be largely increased
"I introduced a bill making registralion
a prerequisite to voting in the primary;
but the senate would have nothing
of the kind
"I voted against the Talbert prohibition
bill among other reasons because,
ike all other prohibition bills that were
' rought to my attention, it provided for
the sale of liquor in drug stores on prescriptions
etc.. and we all know what
that means. I think the local option
-i indole involved in the present law
hould l?e given a thorough trial. There
x no use Irving to enforce prohibition
n the counties that are without majorlies
to support it.
"The salaries of the auditor and '
treasurer of York county were raised i
'rom {1,300 to $1,600 each. The in
crease is based on population, wealth
and area of the county as compared
with other counties in which the salaries
are similar and also on the amount
if work done. The increase goes into
effect on July 1 next. The clerk of the
board of county commissioners is to get
5150 a year instead of J100 as now, and
the probate Judge is to get $100 salary
in addition to the fees he now receives.
There are no other increases of salaries.
Mr. (jlasscock got through a bill giving
to electric pole lines the same legal
protection that is now enjoyed by
telephone pole lines. He also got
through a bill providing for the refunding
of certain bonded debts of the
city of Rock Hill.
In free conference the law in regard
to claims against railroads for delayed
or damaged shipments was amended
so as to require settlement In thirty
days in the case of shipments within
the state and forty days for shipments
without the state instead of forty and
ninety days as heretofore."
Several other subjects upon which
Mr. Rrice was able to give interesting
information, have already been more or
less fully developed otherwise.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Found Dead In the Road.
Cononer Louthlan was called to Mr.
C. S. Gordon's place, about eight miles
south of Yorkville yesterday to hold an
inquest over the body of a negro man,
Buck Mills, from Tirzah, found lying
dead in the road the afternoon before.
A jury of inquest was empannoled with
Mr. J. L. McGarlty as foreman, and after
as complete an Investigation as
seemed necessary, the same being assisted
by Dr. J. I. Ban-on of Yorkville,
It was decided that the negro came to
his death from natural causes. He was
about 65 years of age, and was in a
badly diseased condition.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? All proposed legislation amendatory
to the dispensary law, has been defeated.
The bills relative to the windingup
commission, the elections in Aiken
and Colleton counties and other measures
relative to the prosecution of the
criminal coses growing out of the state
dispensary were passed and go on the
statute books, but the Carey-Cothran
remains as the fundamental liquor law
of the state for another year. All prohibition
bills and all suggestions of referring
the issue to the voters were defeated.
?One of the important new laws enacted
at the present session of the general
assembly was that providing for
the establishment of an Insurance department
in charge of a commissioner,
who is to receive a salary of $2,500 a
year and traveling expenses. The commissioner
Is to be elected by the general
assembly; but the election will not take
*dace until after the recess. Already
quite a number of candidates have been
announced and there will no doubt be
others. Among those so far seeking the
place are James Campbell of Dillon,
Dr. W. S. Stokes of Orangeburg. Fit*
Hugh McMaster of Columbia, Arthur
tvohn of Prosperity, J. R. Lindsay of
xorkville, C. H. Jones of Newberry',
Wade Hampton Gibbes of Columbia,
W. B. West of Spartanburg, R. Boyd
?joie 01 raniweu.
? Thomas Peden, sheriff of "Chester
county, died at his home in Cheater
last Saturday after an illness of about
eight months, Mr. Peden was in his
68th year. He was born in the Peden's
Bridge section of the county, and at the
Dreaking out of the war enlisted in the
Sixth South Carolina regiment of infantry.
He was severely wounded at
the battle of Seven Pines on May 31,
1863, and was compelled to remain in
the hospital and on the disabled list for
about a year. He then re-enlisted, this
time in the First regiment of cavalry,
and served to the end of the war. Mr.
Peden was quiet and unassuming in
nls demeanor, but he was brave and
fearless, making a fine record as a soldier.
Mr. Peden was twice married, his
nrst wife being Miss Sarah McCrarey,
the sister of his second wife, who, with
the following children, survives him:
Messrs. J. M. Peden of Fayetteville, N.
C.; D. M., W. H. and Miss Maggie Peden,
the last three being residents of ?
Chester.
? Dillon special of February 23, to
Columbia State: Mr. Ragland R. Brunson,
who has for several months been
acting as constable for upper Marlon,
was shot and instantly killed at 3
o'clock this afternoon by a negro whom
he was attempting to arrest He had
previously arrested a negro on Dr.
Stackhouse's place, about eight miles
above Dillon, and was returning with
nim in a buggy when he met another
negyo for whom he had a warrant driving
a buggy. As he got down to serve
the warrant the man drew a pistol, flr- 4
ing three shots Into Mr. Brunson, who
turned and endeavored to get into the
buggy. With the assistance of the negro
already under arrest he got into
the buggy and requested the man to assist
him to Dr. Keller's office, about
two miles back. He lived only a few
minutes, dying in the buggy. Great
excitement prevails in the town, Mr.
Brunson being a very popular and
highly esteemed man and having a
large family connection in the town
and surrounding country. The governor
being Informed over long distance
'phone, at once offered a reward of 3100
for the murderer, who has escapedThlu
q tnnn n t hann aunnlnmnntoH his
private subscription here. Mr. Branson
was about 41 years of age and
leaves a wife and four small children. '
? Rock Hill special of February 24,
to the Charlotte Observer: drover
Welch, brother of Steve Welch, who,
with another man, was killed during
a row in a barber shop in Kershaw
last Christmas, shot to death Berry
Mobley tonight on the train frcrtn Camden
to Rock Hill, Just as it was reaching
Pleasant Hill, a station nearly midway
between Camden and Lancaster.
It was the first time that Mobley had
been able to be out, he having been
badly wounded by Steve Welch at the
lime the latter was killed by Mobley.
Both men were on their way to Lancaster
for a preliminary hearing of the
Kershaw tragedy. Without warning
Welch shot Mobley in the back and as
he fell between the seats four more
bullets were fired into his body, death <
resulting instantly. It waa a coldblooded
and cowardly murder and was
evidently in revenge of the killing of
Steve Welch by Mobley. Conductor
Barxtell, who was in charge of the
train, turned the dead body of the murdered
man over to the coroner at Pleasant
Hill, while Welch voluntarily came
in to Lancaster and gave himself up
to the authorities. Bad blood has existed
between Welch and Mobley since
the shooting Christmas and this is the
first time that Welch had seen Mobley,
and he took advantage of his first op- portunity,
when Mobley had his back ^
turned, to avenge the death of his #
brother. Both men are prominently
connected.
? Lancaster special of February
22 to the News and Courier: Lancaster
was tonight visited by one of the i
most destructive fires in its history,
resulting in a property loss that will
approximate $30,000. The flames originated
in the livery stable of the
Givgory-Hood Live-Stock company
about x o'clock and soon spread to adjoining
buildings. It was after 9
o'clock before the Are was under control.
The losses sustained were as
follows: The Gregory-Hood livery
stable and warehouse with most of
the contents. A number of horses I
and mules were bunted, including
two mules belonging to the Lancaster
Cotton Oil company. Loss $15,000,
Insurance about $7,000. The Methodist
church, of brick construction,
valued at $5,000 and insured for $1,500.
Dr. J. F. Mackey's residence,
valued at $4,000 and Insured for $2,- 1
000. Mackey & Co.'s warehouse,
valued at $2,000 and insured for $1,500.
The old Ledger oflice, valued at
$500. The building ocoupled by the
Funderburg Pharmacy was somewhat
damaged by a falling wall of the
brick warehouse of the Gregory-Hood
Stock company, and the stocks of
gooas ui several or me mercnaius
were slightly damaged while being
removed from the buildings with the
expectation that they, too, would be I
burned. The pressing need of a system
of water works for Lancaster was
brought forcibly home to the people
tonight when there was nothing with
which to combat the fire but buckets
and deep wells, and willing hands,
but gallant work was done before the
progress of the flames was stayed.
The telegraph wires were put out of
commission and the telephone service
was considerably crippled by the fire.