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J&rrapis anil Jacts. ; ? The relations between Sweden and ' Russia are decidedly strained at present. The tension has arisen because 1 Russia insists upon being released from the agreement made when Sweden surrendered Finland that no naval stations or fortifications should be established on the Finish shores adjacent to ! Sweden. The part taken by Russia in the Norwegian integrity treaty and her present attitude on the .Baltic "closed sea" question also have greatly irritated Sweden. Russia for some time past, has been preparing to establish a naval station on the western- shores of Aland Island, which is twenty-five miles from the Swedish coast and only a few hours bv steamer from Stockholm. ? The war department, as a part of the programme for the fortification of Manila bay, has made application to congress for an appropriation of $3,000,000 with which to build an artificial island, in the channel before Cavite, upon which guns will be mounted for the defense of Cavite naval station. This application comes as the action of the joint army and navy board. As a result of the work of this board Olongapo, north Philippines, has been abandoned, it having been demonstrated that it would take not less than 100,000 men to defend the site on the land side. As a result Manila proper has been se? lected for the location of the station and Cavite, the old Spanish station, will probably be the key to the defense of Manila. For the proper defense of Cavite, however, additional fortifications are necessary. Application has also been made for additional appropriations for fortifying sites in Hawaii. ? Washington, March 3: Considerable interest is being aroused by the bill Introduced by Representative Webb of North Carolina, providing for the dally amount of cotton ginned in lieu of the semi-monthly report now made by the director of the census. This bill provides that this daily publication shall begin not later than the 25th of September and shall continue not later than the 15th of February. Mr. Webb in a statement re- , garding the bill says: "The object of , the bill is to destroy violent fluctua- ( t In tKa ftAttAn w o rlrot \i* hloVt U'0 WWMO 414 lUV VVUV" " *"v" " v I have under the present system of , reaching the number of bales ginned. The bill provides for the daily report- , ing of cotton ginned and would cause the price of this great staple to rise and fall as gently as the breathing of a child, absolutely preventing any ( violet or sudden rise or decline in ( price and giving every man a chance j ' to base his calculations for the future ( upon a safe and just estimate." ? St. Louis, March 3: Forty young ( women of the first Baptist church of , East St. Louis have formed a combination which practically amounts to a boycott against their new pastor, Rev. L. D. Bass, recently of Cairo. They refuse to contribute to the pastor's salary and some of them refuse to attend church. His opposition to kissing, dancing and holding hands is { the cause of their ire. Dr. Bass be- ( came noted at Cairo by his sensational sermons against the modern woman. He declared often from the pulpit that dancing was a cardinal sin and that Iriecinc hofnro mnrriacp was Hn fl.W ful thing. The man who kissed a girl should be shot, he said. One of Dr. Bass' peculiar statements was that "holding hands" was a particularly pernicious practice. "There is a nerve In the back of the hand that runs to the brain," he once declared, "and a nerve in the palm that runs to the heart. When a man holds a girl's hand and presses upon these two nerves, she comes completely under his control. She will do anything he wants her to do. She has placed herself in a most dangerous position." ? Pekin, March 3; The report that the Chinese government had released the Japanese steamer Tatsu Maru, which originated In Tokio, is without foundation the situation between China and Japan is serious, the Chinese having ignored the demand of the Japanese t( r the release of ihe vessel, together with an indemnity. The Chinese government is not disposed to grant these terms, inasmuch as the customs officials have reported that without doubt the vessel was unloading smuggled arms at the tiine of the seizure. It is said the government is in possession of absolute knowledge that the arms were intended for revolutionists. Japan has already disj>atehed four cruisers to Chinese waters, and if the Chinese government persists in ignoring or denying the demand of Japan, serious measures will result. The viceroy of Canton is said to be very much embarrassed by the presence of the Japanese cruiser Idsumo, recently arrived there. Details of China's position are not known, but the present dispute, following so closely upon the controversy over the Tsin Min Tun Fakumun railroad, with other matters in which China has ignored Japan's claims, has aggravated the situation until it is acute. There is a general feeling of unrest, which cannot be dispelled except by negotiations regarding the amicable settl"ment of the controversies. ? Cleveland. Ohio, March 4: Death in one of its most terrible forms claimed between 16<? and 17<? school children of the Xorth Collinwood school, in the village of Collinwood, an eastern suburb today, when the school building, catching lire from a defective furnace in the basement, ' was gutted in the space of half an hour. The building being inadequately protected by tire escapes, the children were unable to make their way to the lower floors in time to escape the flames as they shot up from the basement and cut off egress. Starting about 9.30 o'clock in the basement from the overheated furnace, the tire gained the greatest headway before its presence was noted. The tire drill was inaugrated at once and those in the rooms on the lower floors quickly ( moved out of the building, but when the panic-stricken little ones in the upper rooms attempted to make their i way to the stairway the jam of un- 1 controlled and fear-stricken children ' grew until but few were able to extri- : cate themselves and they perished almost within reach of safety. Various and unconfirmed statements are ] made as to the cause of the fire and | also that the doors of the building had , been locked at the front entrance, i while but one door of tbe rear en- < trance was unfastened. The janitor, 1 Fritz Herter, himself bereaved of three children, says the doors were | open, according to custom. At any rate, the congestion of fleeing children ' in the hallway below effectually liar- , red the way and the little ones went i to their death totally unable to evade ' the flames. Within three hours after the catastrophe, the fire had burned < itself out and tbe work of recovering I he bodies proceeded. The village bu ire. department had only two engines an md neither, upon arrival after the to, ilnrm was given, was at all effective gtn stemming the flames. The school ne vas a two-story and attic brick milding. constructed about six years igo. it was overcrowded with pupils ini and it was found necessary to utilize W the attic for those of the ages between six and eight. ,0 $hf \lorkviUr tfnquivcv. 'j ^ 61 a Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville hr as Mail Matter of the Second Class, etl l so YORKVILLE, S. C.: SI ^ J. FRIDAY. MARCH ?. 1908. vv ch Governor Ansel thinks that state's Bi rights are involved in Judge Pritchard's decision, and that Governor Ansel Is an sp able lawyer there is no question. Si Whethf>r he be right or wrong, he is en- K titled to the support of the people, and v he should have it. ti< * le It is of little consequence to the state m of South Carolina what becomes of the j funds in the hands of the winding-up C< commission, just so there is a thorough sn investigation of the corruption that was developed in connection with the dis- \\ pensary. The United States court can easily probe this rottenness to its filthiest settlings; but will it? ? ji While we would not lay it down as v< an inflexible rule, we would suggest as a general proposition that the most fit in man for any public office is the man w who has proved his ability to earn on el his business or professional merits an mnnni income ereater than the income of the office. The man who is able to earn such an income and who is fully \\ conscious of the fact, is likely to make pi a better officer than the man who fears to to be turned out of the office because W) of the financial loss involved. W Because of the recent murderous ac- th tivity of anarchists in St. Louis, Chicago and other cities, Secretary Straus, H of the department of commerce and labor, has issued an order intended to se- th cv cure a more strict enforcement of the x,' Ci laws against the admission of this class jn of people into the United States. The G< secretary will also use the power of his department to secure the deportation ^ of anarchists already here. The police Rj of the large cities are doing what they 01 can to collect as much information ^ against anarchists as possible. nj ^ Y< There are many people who are unable to understand why the price of contract cotton is so much lower than the price of the real stuff. It is a plain gj proposition, and there is nothing strange about it. There are in New T> York some twenty or thirty thousand ^ bales of dog-tail cotton that is, under g{ the rules of the exchange deliverable on V< contracts. It is not fit for anything else m than to deliver on contracts. The gamblers gamble over this cotton from ^ one month's end to another, and, of course, nobody wants it. The effect is A. - , g? to seriously depress the price or gooa cotton. vf N Election of Senator. The task of electing a United States senator has not proved quite as easy j) and simple as many people thought it would when the general assembly convened in adjourned session last Tues- te day night. ti( As was quite natural there develop- H/ ed in the general assembly itself a Si number of candidates who think they have claims to the vacant position, and this very naturally complicated mat- ^ ters. Had the members been content to w bestow this honor on some distinguishSO ed outsider, the probability is that they would have been able to make short jj shift of the work. There would have been fewer complications, and the final ^ result would have been more likely to have been determined on a basis of Jc fitness and merit. L' There is no use, of course, to criticise lo the general assembly for what it is doing. It is supposed to be completely representative of the people, and if it ar is not so representative, the fault lies se with the people. If for any reason it prefers to elect one of its own number, f and is able to do so, it is entirely within its rights. el As to what will be the final outcome, el; we confess that we have very little idea; but we are inclined to think that Ve if an election is not reached today, the hi members will be very Impatient by to- ^ morrow afternoon, and there will be cc noticeable in the vote that which will reflect a desire to get home. ' # ' at BALLOTING FOR SENATOR. ot ot General Assembly Working Hard and l, Making Slow Progress. se Coi.t MBiA, March 6, 3.21 p. m.? |" Frank Gary elected on fourth ballot by e' one majority. J. S. Brice. f0 The general assembly convened in 01 adjourned session in the Capitol last Tuesday night at about 7.45 o'clock for the purpose of choosing a I'nited States "J senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death ot the late Hon. A. C. Latl- fr in iner. The two houses, as the law requires, 1 met in their respective chambers, and began the balloting separately. In the Senate. .. th Nominations were made in elaborate f speeches. Senator Rogers nominated ? Senator Walker of Georgetown. Sena- la ior .ucKeitlian nominated .Major Jas. L. 01 L'oker of Hartsville. ('apt. J. H. Brooks ta .0111 mated senator W. L. Mauldin of H Jreenville. Senator Johnson nominated W( Hon. Frank B. Gary. Senator Weston nominated Gen. Wilie Jones of Coluin- e(' bia. The voting resulted as follows in f)C the senate: I'4 Walker 17. .Mauldin 7: t'oker 4, Gary 01 Jones ' <. Absent and not voting, 4. *? In the House. ^ When routine business had been dis- ed [?o>ed of Speaker Whaley called for ed lominations for I'nited States senator, co The first name placed in nomination ex was that of Hon. W. L. Mauldin, whose he name was presented by Representative pa John R. Harrison of Greenville, who is referred to Senator Mauldin's public ge record of many years. pi The name of Hon. F. B. Gary was th [ resented by Representative D. L. th smith of Colleton, who referred to Mr. th lary's record as legislator and jurist. an Representative P. A. McMaster nomi- tw nited Gen. Wilie Jones of Columbia, th referring to his record in 1876, his rec- all >rd as a soldier and as chairman of the co date Democratic executive committee, wi Representative H. M. Ayer of Flor- lie nee, nominated Major J. L. Coker, re- er; 'erring to his work as a citizen, in nu isiness, and his interest in education J d other public matters. Representative Sawyer of Georgewn, placed in nomination Senator J>eand G. Walker, declaring that his R, opio had always delighted to honor ill. Rf Tills was the last nomination and Hotting was begun, the nominees beg Man Id in, Gary, Coker, Jones and R. alker. Result of Balloting. M The result of the ballot was a folws: Mauldin 11, Gary 60, Coker 16. Jones JWalker 2.1. J. H. Hudson 3, Jas. H. irllsle 1. The total vote was 120, which a majority would have been Mr. Gaiy lacked but one vote of majority of the votes cast in the >use. The speaker merely announc1 the vote and stated It would be inted in the Journal and read in M int assembly tomorrow. The vote as as follows: For Gary?Aull, Bailey, Bethune, Sfl ayd, Brantley. F. M. Bryan, Cannon, irey, Carson, Carwile. Clark, Culler, Ingle, Dixon, _ Douglass. Dowling, pps, Fraser, Garris, vv. j. uiosun, lasscock, Goodwin, Hall, Hardin, arman, Harris, Hinton, Hughes, Hy iek, Johnstone, Jones, Lester, Lelt;r, Little, MeKeown, Miley, Miller, orrell, Patterson. Richards, Robin- Y< n. Saye, Scarborough, Scruggs, tarpe, Shipp, Slaughter, D. L. Smith, E. Smith, Stillwell, Stubbs, Thomas, >dd, Tompkins, Verner, Walker, J. annamaker, Wlmberly, Woods, Wyle?60. For. Walker?Ballentine, W. D. Ct ryan, Cosgrove, Derham, Dick, Doar, ause. Kallahan, Legare, Marion, Xiir, Norton, Parker, Reaves, Richardn. Rucker, Sawyer, Sellers, K. P. H nlth, Spivey, BanderHorst, Vonolnitz. Wallace, Wiggins, Ycldell? For Mauldin?Arnold, Banks, Beati, A. G. Brice. Cothran, Greer, Har- St y, Harrison. Hemphill, Xesbitt, Youans?11. For Coker?Speaker Whaley. Ayer, S. Brlce, Carrigan, Cllnkscales, Y aurtney, Cox, J. B. Dodd, Gyles, Keriaw, Kirven, Lawson, Nichols, >*ioholin. Wade?16. For Jones?Croft, McMaster, Tatum, 'ingard?4. For Hudson?J. P. Gibson, MeColl, R ine?3. For Carlisle?Nash?1. The Marlboro delegation voted for idge J. H. Hudson, and Mr. Nash Vi ?ted for Dr. Jas. H. Carlisle. The embers are not restricted to voting r those whose names are put in nomation, but can at any time vote for T1 homsoever they please. At the conusion of this ballot the house transited routine business and then adurned, until Wednesday morning. G In Joint Assembly, inint as?nmhlv nnnvened at 12.30 * rednesday afternoon, and after the eliminary of putting various candiites in nomination, two ballots were Y ken. The result of the first ballot as as follows: Jones 8. Gary 62, 'alker 41. Coker 24, Lee 5, Mauldin 19. A second ballot was then ordered and M e result was as follows: For Mr. Gary. Senators Carpenter, Hough, Efir<l, C< arvey, Johnson?5. Representatives Aull, Bailey, Beune, Boyd, Brantley, F. M. Bryan, innon, Carey, Carson, Carwlle, Clary, aller, Dingle, Dixon, Douglass, Dowlg, Epps, W. J. Gibson, Glasscock, oodwin, Hardin, Harman. Harris, pi inton, Hughes, Hydrlck, Johnstone, nes, Lester, Leitner, Little, Mc- . eown, Miley, Miller, Nash, Richards, Ichardson, Robinson, Saye. Scarbor- so igh, Scruggs. Sharpe, Shi pp. Slaugh- w r, D. L. Smith, Stillwell, Thomas, C(J odd, Tompkins, Verner, Walker, Wanimaker. Wimberly, Woods, Wyche, al ?ldell?56. w For Mr. Walker. Senators Appelt, Bass, Bates, Bivens, Gi Ibson, Graydon, Hardin, Holiday, Kel- te , Laney, McGowan, Raysor, Rogers, nkler, Townsend, Williams?16. Representatives Ballentine, W. D. Gi ryan, Clinkscales, Cosgrove, Derham, in oar, Gause, Kallahan, Legare, Mann, T] iver, Norton, Parker. Reaves, Rucker, iwyer, Sellers, Spivey, VanderHorst, 1? ;>nKolnitz, Wallace, -Wiggins, You- ds ans?23. th For Mr. Coker. nc Senators Carlisle, Earle, Griffin, Mc- . eithan?4. Representatives Speaker Whaley, to yer, A.* G. Brice, T. S. Brice, Carrim, Courtney, Cox. J. B. Dodd, J. H. odd, J. P. Gibson, Hall, Kershaw, Kir'n. Lane, Lawson, McColl, Nichols, nc icholson. Patterson, J. E. Smith, th 'ade?21. Oi For Mr. Lee. Senators Clifton and Representatives f ick, Fi-aser, Stubbs and Tatum?5. 1 For Mr. Mauldin. 01 Senators Black, Brice, Brooks, Chris- nf nsen, Otts, Sullivan?6. gi Representatives Arnold, Banks, Beat- to ?, Cothran. Frost, Greer, Harley, 8t arrison, Hemphill, Nesbit, K. P. uith?11. M For Mr. Wilie Jones. 5,0 Senator Weston?1. fh Representatives Croft, McMaster, th orrell, Wingard?4. tj, Senator Blease voted for J. F. Cald ell of NewberrySenator Crouch voted for R. B. Wat- w' >n of Saluda. th Senator Smith voted for Miles B. W( cSweeney of Hampton. Senators Toole and Talbert and Repsentative Gyles voted for D. S. Hen>rson of Aiken. sa Recapitulation of the above shows: >nes 5, Gary 61. Walker 39, Coker 25, ?e 5, Mauldin 17, McSweeny 1, Hen- "a 8: necessary to a choice 80. th Yesterday's Developments. Sf There were eleven ballots yesterday fa id at the close of the day it did not sh em that the question at issue was gr uch nearer a settlement than at the fo ginning. be Gaiy lead all day. On the fourth hi iHot he lacked but eight votes of a p( loice. He went back to 63 on the ghth ballot, but on the fintl ballot W( id 66. an Walker who was next to him, had a th >ry varying experience, reaching gh-water mark on the second ballot ith 49, but dropping down to 26 on nv le fifth, but receiving 34 on the final fo >unt. lif Mauldin's vote varies from 16 to 20, i having 11 on the last ballot. ^ An effort made to run in Sen- ga or Graydon of Abbeville, as well as f0 hers, was fruitless, as Graydon got . Hy 8 votes, this on the ninth count. 1 President of the Senate T. C. Mc- ba god made a little spurt but had him- se If withdrawn, but later he was put i the rac=? again, his highest vote beg 24 in the tenth, with 19 in the co eventh. th Last night a spurt was also made r Mr. J. Wright Nash of Spartan- f irg, his vote being 8 on the fifth, 12 in i the sixth, 15 seventh, 19 eighth, da i ninth, 17 tenth and 12 final. ba Coker, who was a leader Wednesly, lost throughout yesterday and er opped out after the tenth ballot. to The vote of Gary was as follows, pe om the first ballot yesterday morn- ,9 g to the final last night, respective: 69. 69. 70, 71, 64. 70, 66, 63. 63. 63. to 1. sh pr ? Washington, March 3: The charge iti at the government had been robbed be over $70,000,000 since 1880 by th ilroads carrying the mails was made an 1 the floor of the house of represcntives today by Mr. Lloyd of Missouri, e referred to the new system of el' pierhine: the mails recently introduced in - the postmaster general and declar- fu 1 that it was an admission that the >stoftice department had allowed the WI ople of the country to be mulcted sp it of the sum stated. He demanded eh know why suits had not been in- . Ituted against the railroads to rever this money. Xo suits, he charg- >n I, have oeen tiled and none suggest- an i. "I call upon the chairman of the mmittee to audit and control the penses of the postoffice department," ; exclaimed, "to investigate that deirtment and ascertain whether there anything wrong in it." Mr. Wanr, of Pennsylvania, the chairman, nil edged a careful investigation into e subject. Mr. Lloyd, referring to e retirement of Mr. Madden, the * ird assistant postmaster general, id the proposition to drop twenty- tn( 0 postoffice inspectors, declared t,1( at they were from the beginning 6 i 1 "marked" men because of their 00< nnection in one way or another th tlie suppression of certain pub- va ations. "We have too much bureau- po acy." he exclaimed. "We need ral ne law and less departmental rule." wl .OCAL AFFAIRS, r NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. R. Allison, Tlrzah?Has a fine half j] Jersey cow with young calf for sale, c isa J. Lindsay?Is attending a dem- a (lustration of photographle supplies v in Charlotte this week. iE. Dagnal, Hickory drove No. l? ,1 OlTers a cow for sale cheap. t rs. J. D. Land. Yorkville No. 1? t Will sell Rhode Island red eggs at t $1 per setting. h Jj. Williams & Co.?Have picked 7 up $3,000 worth of new spring cloth- a ing, water damaged, and are offering 1 them at 50 cents on the dollar. r >an and Savings Rank?Says that r money deposited with it will be $ safely cared for, will gradually grow r and will always be ready. ! . W. White?OlTers several pieces of i real estate for sale at various prices. ^ He also wants to buy property. H im M. Grist?Says that the record 'a of the Mutual Benefit Insurance ^ company proves it to be in a class by itself. a ark Supply Co.?Sells Vulcan mid- ^ die breakers, turn plows and points, a has chicken wire, guano plows, fertilizfr, etc. Headquarters for farm j' supplies. arkville Hardware Co.?Has full variety of garden tools, Including shovels, forks, rakes, spades, garden plows, etc. W. Dobson?Tells about new arrivals of groceries, and gives you a 1 line on what to have for breakfast. utoII Furniture Co.?Is showing its g new spring line of mattings and asks you to see the new matting rugs at 75 cents each. erndon & Gordon?Have everything \ in groceries, farm hardware, etc. t Also have seed Irish potatoes, onions and onion sets, and a big line of soaps. t -nxae.cn.uh r'n?Wfints the ladies ^ to see the new spring lines of Reed's Oxfords and high cut shoes, ranging in price from $2 to $3.50 a pair. I orkvllle B. & M. Co.?Makes a dis- i count of 20 per cent on all clothing and overcoats for men and boys, and dress goods and coats for ladfes and * misses; 10 per cent off high cut c shoes. oyal Baking Fowder Co.?Calls attention to the absolute purity of " Royal baking powder. See fourth g page. , a.?Car. Chemical Co.?flives additional information about the use and effect of its fertilizers. See fourth r page. t tiomson Co.?Are making special of- , ferings for Saturday and Monday, including pillow tops, English long cloth, etc. r , L. Suggfe?Requests subscribers to t The Enquirer who haven't paid to please do so at once. s C. Wilborn?Wants a buyer for the J. R. Ferguson place near Filbert. f Also wants to buy two small farms, ork Drug Store?Mentions the fact ( that chloro-naptholeum is the best t of all disinfectants for pig pens, j hen houses, etc. rs. M. H. Metts?Will sell or rent her Congress street residence. Rent terms r reasonable. g irroll Bros.?Are in receipt of a car- j load of cultivators and request buyers to call for their machines. 1 Free ballot and fair count. Another week gone with but little owing done. The Anderson Daily Mall wants to 1 low if Anderson county cannot win me of the school improvement prizes. ?" re feel quite sure that Anderson can { me in if it can beat York. York has ' - ? ~ On(1 I ready carried <>11 tme mat |uu.c ?*..v ill take some more. Mr. Jeff D. Whitesides of Hickory rove has handed The Enquirer an Inresting souvenir in the shape of a reipt given by the late Capt. L. M. rist to Mr. J. M. Whitesides, evidencg the payment of a subscription to he Enquirer from Jan. 1, 1858 to Jan. 1859. The price of the paper in those lys was $1.50 a year. The paper at at time, however, was weekly and did >t contain nearly so much matter as >es one issue of the semi-weekly o$ day. "As soon as the season opens up," Ivises the Southern Cultivator, "do ?t go out and commence to burn off ,e vegetable matter on your fields, ur soils need humus, and it is a miske to burn grass, corn stalks or cotton alks. If you are able, buy a stalk itter and cut them up, so they will >t be in the way of the plow or the owing crop. If you do not feel able ' purchase a stalk cutter, take hoes or icks and break the stalks to pieces, any farmers think, when they go out me windy day in the spring and set e to all the stubble and stalks on eir farm, that they are doing someing?and in fact they are, burning t money?for any ton of stubble Is orth $5 to the soil as manure, while e ash from this stubble would not eigli over eighty pounds and not be ( orth exceeding fifty cents." Like many other church observances, ? ,ys the Carolina Spartan, Lent is a f an-made institution. In the early f ivs the church borrowed much from ? e old mythologies and religions. f >mehow the observances of feasts, sts and holy days crept Into the wor- r iip and humanized it to a great de- ( ee. There is no more reason wny rt.v days after Ash Wednesday should * observed as a period of fasting and t imiliation than forty days after the jurth of July. It Is a perfunctory and . orldly way of worship. The meaning j id practice of this observance is about g is: We will put the bridle off forty iys before Ash Wednesday and have a f ost halarious run of fun and frolic, rgetting the requirements of pure refion and undeflled. Then when Ash ^ ednesday comes they cease their g ileties and pray most devoutly for the t rty days to epd so they can surrender t eir forced religion and enter the gay, d old world again and enjoy themIves. Now that is the spirit with y tiich many people observe Lent. Of t urse, there are some very good people t at would not dance or play cards and i on a pleasure excursion for anything t the world and they spend the forty ys most devoutly in worrying and ., a dgering shopkeepers and dressmak- c s and getting ready for a grand rush ^ a joyful Easter. The man who excts to even up the shortcomings of g 5 days by keeping Lent in a perfunc- g ry and formal sort of way in pretty r ort on the requirements and constant a ivileges and blessings of a pure spjr- c lal life. Every day is a holy day cause Hod made it. No one is better (| an another, and no one requires fuller t id more cheerful service than another, lere is no work and worship of superogation in liis kingdom which is here this world and at this time. A joy- p 1. cheerful service he desires. If you a ish to know how to keep the Lenten v frit the year round, study the first s aider of Isaiah and the thirteenth apter of First Corinthians and live v i- ? - - ?.! !? inotenotiAn t ho rn I ?-t Iiui nnmi.\ \\ mi iiir iimn uciumi nib?vui ^ d get in tune with the Infinite and p erv day will be a holy day to you. t ?b SPECULATIVE MARKET. u An Associated Press dispatch of last h ?ht from New York reviews the day's velopments in the speculative cotton tl irket as follows: tl The cotton market continued quiet p lay with fluctuations irregular and S( p close steady at a net decline of 4 to joints. Sales were estimated at 175,) bales. The market opened steady at an ad- ft nee of 3 points to a decline of 2 p ints the near months being higher on . ther better cables than expected die late positions were lower and If ight after the call near positions inreased also underscattering liquidalon in the absence of support. After bowing a net loss of about 1 to 2 mints the market rallied to a net gain if 4 to S points on the near months as , result of covering, but the advance i'hh not sustained and the market ruled ather weak during the afternoon tinier liquidation and local pressure, alhough there seemed to be nothing in he news to cause depression beyond atk of easier spot business in Ala>ama. At one time active months were to 0 points net lower. The close was . little up from the lowest on covering, t was reported that the National Giniers* association estimated the amount if cotton ginned to March 1st at 10,52.000 bales and that 66,000 bales renained to be ginned, making a total of 0,918,000 bales exclusive of linters. rhis was about as expected and was lardly a market influence. Southern pot markets were generally unchanged md exports exceeded port receipts for he day by about 17,000 bales. Receipts at the ports today 13,509 Lfirainst 15.827 last week and 22,538 last rear. For the week 120,000 bales igainst 121,066 last week and 175,453 ast year. Today's receipts at New Oreans 5,705 against 4,958 last year and it Houston 2,100 against 6,156 last year. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. S. W. Inman is visiting at Lowyville. Mr. James Marshall of Anderson, ipent Thursday with Mrs. W. F. Marihall. Mrs. J. N. Mclver of Gulf, N. C., ,'islted Rev. and Mrs. E. E. Gillespie his week. Mr. Theodore Boyd of Fort Mill ownship was In Yorkville Wednesday in business. Mrs. M. E. Howell and Miss May Cendrick of Begonia, are visiting Miss ^ee Williams. Miss Rosa Lindsay spent Thursday in Charlotte in attendance upon a series if photographic demonstrations. Rev. Frank D. Jones of Aiken, spent iVednesday night in Yorkville, the ruest of his aunt. Mrs. W. II. Mcf'onlell. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ixiwry Guy of Low yvllle. spent Wednesday In Yorkville, he guests of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. ,owry. Mr. R. C. Jackson of Tirzah, cut his ight foot quite seriously Tuesday afernoon, while cutting fire wood. The ixe slipped and hit his foot. Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Walker were call'd to Heath Springs yesterday on ac :ount of the critical illness or tne 111ant child of Rev. and Mrs. It. E. lharpe. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Furber have noved to Yorkville from Lockhart and ire boarding with Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Mexico. Mr. Furber. who Is a carpen er, will work for J. J. Keller & Co. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Every citizen of Yorkville who is in titled to do so should get a registraion certificate. ? The Commercial club of Yorkville jas gone into liquidation. Most of the urniture and fixtures have been sold. ? Bill collectors have been busy durng the past few days. The monthly inflection system has become quite reneral in Yorkville of late. ? Every citizen of Yorkville is sup>osed to know the law with regard to egistration. It is quite probable that very citizen does know the law. But iven if this is a fact it does not folow that every citizen will be registerid. Under the law the supervisor is equired to see the state registration lertiflcate of every voter who would lualify for a municipal registration lertiflcate. The supervisor must also lave evidence that the applicant has >aid all past due taxes. Most of the vhite citizens are able to conform to hese requirements. But there is a disjosition to procrastinate about it. People reason that they can attend to the natter at any time and a common result is failure to attend to it at all. It s bad policy tor a citizen of a town ike this to neglect to qualify himself o vote. He often sees things going on l-.n* An rmt moot Vli? flnnmVfll: but if le is not qualified to vote, he Is really leservlng of very- little sympathy. Every citizen who is entitled to register ihould get a municipal registration certificate. One man with a registraion certificate has more power than.a lozen who have no certificates. TO REORGANIZE THE PARTY. The first number on the local political programme this year is to reorfanize the Democratic party in the. county, and although this is a matter >f no little importance, it is a fact that comparatively few people ever know inything about it until it is practically iver. The reorganization of the party comnences with the call of the county chairman for a county convention, vhich is this year to be held In May. The substance of this call is to direct he Democratic voters to meet at their espective precincts, re-organize their espective clubs by electing presidents, vice presidents, secretaries, etc., ind elect delegates to the county con'entlon, the date of which is usually lxed In the call. Of late years, the reorganization of i precinct is quite a perfunctory proeeding, devoid of excitement, and the Lttendance is usually small. It is safe o say that there has not been more han twenty voters present at the reor- I ;anizatlon of any precinct club in the ounty during the past six or eight 'ears, and that most of the reorganizaions have been effected by only two or hree voters. It is common, in fact, to et the meetings actually go by the toard, and subsequently a few indiiduals get together, agree upon officers nd name a delegation to the county onvention. This has often been done iy a single individual. Notwithstanding the small amount of ;eneral interest in this matter of reor;anizing the clubs, it is not often that eorganization goes by default. There re generally a few men at each preinct, who realize the importance of ;eeping up the organization and who ischarge the duties incident to the ask. SAYE'S ROAD LAW, Some of the politicians are regarding )r. Saye's road law with great glee, nd are promising themselves that /hat they will do for the doctor this ummer will be a plenty. The argument is that the average oter has not yet been educated up to he point where he can appreciate that t takes something more substantial han wishes to build roads, and it will e an easy matter' to get these voters p in arms against the author of a tw that provides for taxes. It is already being whispered about hat the law will never be enforced; hat Dr. Saye will be defeated in the rimaries this summer, and his succesr?r will have the law repealed before j can be put in execution. As a matter of fact it is very easy I >r any practical man to see that a law ! ke this cannot demonstrate its wis- J om under at least two or three years. will require that long probably to i show whether it is really capable of improving- the roads, and many people who pay taxes in the meantime are likely to he a little Impatient. "This is really a good law." said a public man of experience to the reporter a few days ago, the best tiling of the kind that has been put on the statute books, so far as this section is concerned; but they are going to give Saye down the country about it. I believe they will beat him on this law; hut I will bet you this. If they do beat him, the man they elect in his place will not dare repeal the law. You will find that as the people study the proposition they will become convinced that it is a good thing, about the best thing that can be done. At least a large number of people will become convinced of this. And just as Dr. Saye may be defeated for having procured the passage of such a law, the man who succeeds him on a platform of opposition will just as surely be defeated two years later, if he has it repealed." SERVICE OF THE PUBLIC. The following is from the last issue of the Port Mill Times: A Reply From Clerk of Court Tate. Editor Fort Mill Times: I am in receipt of a copy of the Times you sent me containing an editorial headed "How does this strike you." I suppose the complaint is directed to me, as much as you sent me a marked copy. The two sale notices that are now being published in the Rock Hill Herald would have been advertised in the Times, but :!or the fact that the Decrees for Sale were not taken until Wednesday, February 12th, and I I fL/MtJwL f If iuao aa In fn irAii f r\ nnK_ iiiuugiii 11 ?? an n/v; laic iui j vu iu puvllsh the sale notices then. They would not have reached you until Thursday morning. Mr. R. F. drier was in Yorkville on Monday of that week, and I asked him how late In the week you could receive an advertisement, and publish it, and his reply was Tuesday night. This Is not the first time you have complained about not getting your rights, and 1 think thut it would be more proper for you to seek information about such matters privately from the proper sources before you present it to the public. I will be in Fort Mill on Tuesday, March 3rd, and if It is your desire to show the public that I am discriminating against The Times, or against the Fort Mill People, I will then answer you publicly, if you desire to thrash it out before the public. Nine-tenths of the Decrees of Sale that are taken name the paper in which the sale notice is to be published, and when this is the case, I have no discretion in the matter. I have given The Times every sale notice of Fort Mill Property that has been advertised when it was in my power to do so. You no doubt remember about four months ago, I gave you an order to print some blank Certificates of Registration, and asked you to get them ready for me by the following salesday, and you did not reply to my letter, and I wrote you again Just before salesday urging you 'to send them at once. You then replied, thanking me for the order, but stated that you were not prepared to do that kind of work. This public printing had to go elsewhere because you were not able to do it. The truth is I felt kindly towards The Times, and have tried to help you, and have helped you to some extent, and all that I get in return for my efforts is complaint. J. A. Tate, C C C Pis Yorkville. Feb. 25. [The above communication was intended for our last issue, but came too late for publication. Inasmuch as The Times published an explanation last week for the publication of the notices in The Herald, we had hoped that the matter was closed, but as Clerk Tate insists that his reply be published, we gladly give space to it this week. The Times has no reply, no comment, to add except, if Mr. Tate was so anxious to do the right thing by this paper it seems that he might have ordered The Herald to print the notices in its Issue of the 15th and then sent them to The Times for the following two issues. With this we pass the matter up.? Editor Times]. LOCAL LACONICS. In the Supreme Court. Chris L. Kennedy and Porter B. Kennedy, respondents, vs. W. L. Hill, appellant. Affirmed. Opinion by Eugene B. Gary, associate justice The County Commissioners. The regular monthly meeting of the county board of commissioners was held last Wednesday. The only busi-. ness that was transacted out of the usual routine was the consideration of a petition from people of the Cotton Belt neighborhood, asking for the chaingang when it is removed from its pi-esent location in Fort Mill township. A resolution was adopted to the effect that the chaingang would go to the road which could show the largest amount of rock laid down on the ground and available for macadam work. The Game Laws. Mr. B. F. Taylor, president of the State Audubon society gives the following information about the game laws: "There seems to be a pretty general impression in the state that some change has been made in the game laws. In some instances it is stated that no birds are now protected, and I would be very glad if you would make it known through the columns of your paper that there has been no change made in the bird, game and fish laws of this state except two very minor amendments concerning the season in Lexington county and making a close season for the ODOssum. The Audubon society will shortly have printed copies of all of the bird, game and fish laws for distribution and we wish to warn all parties that violations of the laws will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. We are obtaining convictions every week." Baseball in Rock Hill. Rock special of March 5, to The News and Courier: Guy Gunler the foxy baseball manager of Sumier. dropped into Rock Hill today, though not unexpectedly, and has signed with the Rock Hill Baseball association us manager for the coming season. Gunter knows the game, having won two pennants for South Carolina towns in the state league in the past two years. He also knows the players and has his eye on some swift ones for the coming season, which will open some time in April. The Rock Hill Baseball association held a meeting last night in the Commercial club rooms and a good deal of business was transacted. The most important thing was u decision of the association to secure suitable grounds in easy access of the city. Several grounds were placed before the association. The association is getting down to work and expects to play fast ball this season. Fire In Mecklenburg. Charlotte Observer: The barn of Mr. J. R. Walker, who is among the most substantial citizens of upper Providence, was burned to the ground yesterday morning about 3 o'clock. Two mules, four head of cattle, a quantity of corn and provender and a valuable twohorse wagon were consumed in the tlames. There was no insurance on the building and the value of the goods destroyed equals the loss to their owner, i The fite was discovered between 2 and 3 o'clock, the alarm was given and hard work was done to extinguish the fire, 1 but to no avail. No tracks were found near the building, but the owner thinks ] the fire was of incendiary origin. There I is no apparent connection between this < lire, which might have beep accidental I and the Steele Creek epidemic which < ceased as soon as a deranged negro woman had been removed to an asylum. > rhis is the first fire in the county in i mine little time. i TO UPHOLD STATE SOVEREIGNTY Governor Ansel Wants General Assembly to Take Stand Against Judge Pritchard. Upon (lie convening of the adjourned session of the general assembly, Senator Christensen introduced in the senate and Representative Nichols introduced in the house bills providing for an appropriation of $15,000 for the use of the attorney general in prosecuting the graft cases and authorizing the governor to provide bonds for the members of the winding-up commission in case bonds should become necessary under Judge Pritchard's proceedings. The bills passed the house with little difficulty; but met with trouble in the senate at the hands of Senator Blease and the other senators who have all along been trying to obstruct legislation directed against the people likely to suffer at the hands of the attorney general. The bills were not killed in the senate; but were caroiFan In onnnrrlnnnia with nAlnto nt I ICU "?vi lift UVVW* V*M?*VV ** *. ? KWftUVW order, etc. As to whether they can be passed will depend upon the length of time necessary to finish the business of electing a senator. Last night after the two houses returned to their respective halls after the dissolution of the joint assembly the following message from the governor was read to both: "Owing to the fact that the funds of the state of South Carolina, which are now in the hands of the commission to wind up the dispensary arc sought to be taken from their hands by the United States court, without the consent of ycur honorable bodies, the only department of state government to give consent that the state be sued. "And as the autonomy of the state must be maintained and the right to administer her funds by her own agents preserved, "And feeling that you realize the government principle of state sovereignty and the rights of a state under the constitution of the United States, "I respectfully recommend such legislation at this session as will protect the interest of the state and obviate the necessity of further action on your part." inasmuch as the members are now serving without pay. It is quite possible that there will be no action and In that event the governor will probably call an extra session. LIGHT ON LOANS. Senator Tillman Would Probe Businosa of New York Banks. Senator Tillman wants to know to what extent the deposits In New York banks are being used for the encouragement of stock gambling. A few days ago the senator introduced a resolution directing the comptroller of the currency to procure for the senate a detailed statement of all the loans made by New York national banks upon col ? ?A - * 1 T^_ lateral security num jcluuaij & m ??vcember 1. 1907, with the names of the borrowers, the amounts of the loans and lists of stocks and bonds deposited with each loan as collateral security, with a statement whether they are time or call loans, and whether call loans are made by the executive officers of the banks or by order of the board of directors. Mr. Aldrlch suggested that as drawn the measure had many objectionable features, but he thought a resolution would be framed to give the Information desired If it should be referred to the committee on finance. Mr. Tillman demanded to know the objections of the resolution. Mr. Aidrich replying that the chief objection was the provision calling for the names of people making loans. "I think that would be the very worst thing we could do In the present condition," said Mr. Aldrlch. Mr. Tilman disavowed any special purpose In having the names and Mr. Hale asked that the matter be allowed to go over until Thursday, so that the chairman of the finance committee and Mr. Tillman might agree on a form of resolution. Mr. Tillman said he did not want to go into the private affairs of banks, but merely wanted to get at the facts concerning stock gambling and the loaning of funds of depositors for stock gambling purposes. Mr. Depew said what was done In New York was done elsewhere and the inquiry might be extended to other places. "But," shouted Mr. Tillman, "most states have closed their bucket-shops. New York has not shut up Its big bucketshop or gambling hell that is swallowing up the little fellows." "South Carolina would be the first to suffer if the New York exchange were closed," said Mr. Depew, "and her industrial Institutions would feel the effect of a loss of credit if New York is hampered." "I have never discovered that New York is supplying money from disinterested motives," retorted Mr. Tillman: " " otfom'thlno' ivo crpf " I >vc yuj iui ctw?ji???..b ??v Dv?. Mr. Depew said it was safe to say that a majority of demand loans are made for legitimate purposes. He added that he was ready to co-operate in the suppression of gambling In New York. The resolution was then referred to the committee on finance. MERE-MENTION. The receivers of the Jamestown exposition company are trying to sell the exposition grounds to the government for $2,500,000 Most of the leading officials of Chicago, Including mayor, criminal judge and prosecuting attorneys, are carrying pistols for fear of assassination by anarchists The value of British brewery stock has depreciated about 50 per cent, because the threatened hostile legislation against breweries The Banco de Minero at Chihuahua, Mexico, was robbed of $300,000 in Mexican money a few days ago Thos. B. Wanamaker, son of Hon. John Wanamaker of Philadelphia, died in Paris last Monday George Dawkins, a Brooklyn, N. Y., police, has been convicted and sentenced to prison for eight years for burglary... .A Buffalo, N. Y., man committed suicide Tuesday by jumping from the bridge over Niagara river. He was carried over the falls According to estimates on March 1st, about one-fifth of the necessary excavation for the Panama canal has been completed George Wilson! a negro, was electrocuted at the New Jersey state prison at Trenton on Tuesday Thirteen persons were killed in the Alps mountains of Switzerland on Sunday by an avalanche The mints of the United States coined $21,300,910 during the month of February, About $20,000,00 were in $20 gold pieces. Breach ok Trust Ciiarof.d.?The J? t.. .] n^.?i 1 kn iltfUlSicu ui juugc i i lu iiani mat nc would take jurisdiction of the suits brought by creditors to secure the payment of debts contracted for liquors furnished to the former state dispensary of South Carolina, and proceed to in- : quire through special masters into the i justness or injustice of the claims, was ' perhaps most interesting to the public i on account of the enunciation of the i principle that the selling of whisky was < not one of the essential functions of state government necessary to preserve i its autonomy and maintain its sover- ? eignty, and that if a state did engage j in such business and contract debts therefor it could not justly avoid payment on the ground that it could not ] be sued. To lawyers, however, and es- | pecially to those interested in the case, i perhaps most importance attaches to i the ground on which the judge has ac- ! tually taken jurisdiction?the theory on i which he takes charge of the claims : and may perhaps take charge of the i fund through receivers. i On Satuiday Judge Pritchard will i hear argument on the question of < whether or not a receiver shall be ap- t pointed for the fund, and it is expected t that, after the commission has answer- i ?d on the first Monday in April, mas- f ters will be appointed to take evidence f >n the facts involved. i The allegations in the Wilson hearing I ,vill be of a different nature, charging t n effect several breaches of trust, and t t is on thpse points that Judge Pritch- a ard will hear argument for the appointment of a receiver. The complaints charge that the dispensary commission as trustees of a ^ fund have violated their trust, and that ' in the interest of the many creditors I he demand for the appointment of a receiver to wind tip the affairs of the dispensary and pay its just liabilities is made.?Asheville special of Tuesday to News and Courier. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. * ? The supreme court has upheld the legulity of the Chesterfield county dispensary election and the dispensarymust close. It was admitted that there were technical irregularities about the ? vote; but it was evident that the ma- " Jority of those voting were against the dispensary, and that is the principal ground upon which the mandate of the court was based. ? Charlotte Observer, Thursday: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Duke and Dr. W. Gil Wylie of New York, passed through the city in the Duke private car yesterday morning on their way to Great Falls, S. C. They were Joined here by Messrs. 0 W. S. Lee, Jr., D. A, Tompkins, E. A. ^ Smith and A. J. Draper. Mr. and Mrs. Duke and party will continue on to Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Duke's home, from which point they will go on to California for a two-months' stay. The Charlotte gentlemen will probably return to k the city today. Dr. Wylie will go to Chester, S. C., to be at the bedside of Mrs. E. P. Moore, who is and has been for some time so critically ill. ? Chester special to Charlotte Observer: Two negro prisoners, Frank Green and Will Davis, came very near making their escape from the county Jail Tuesday night. In some way they maimcred to aret out of the caire in which they were locked for the night, % and making their way to the wall of the building they quickly dug a hole through the brick, being aided by the fact that they had previously burned away the heavy plonk on the Interior. Fortunately Mr. David Peden heard the unusual signs of activity on the floor above, and the prisoners were " quickly placed back In durance vile. This makes several attempts at Jail delivery in this county recently; and it is very certain that unless the building is thoroughly overhauled, or a new jail built, tlure is going to be a general delivery of prisoners. ? Columbia State: There was not a _ little talk yesterday occasioned by the 9 publication, in several papers in other cities that there is more than a superficial reason why Mr. B. F. Arthur of Union has quit attending meetings of the dispensary commission. It is declared in the article that Mr. Arthur received some kind of a rebuke from m the commission and that Gov. Ansel is in possession of the entire case. Gov. Ansel yesterday declined to discuss the matter. The members of the commission also had nothing to say. However, it is a matter of record that Mr. Arthur has attended no meetings for some I time and that his place as secretary is being filled by Mr. John McSween. These facts were published in the State some time ago. As stated in the affidavits presented to Judge Pritchard some weeks ago there was no difference ^ of odnlon between Mr. Arthur and the other members of the commission as to the manner of settling claims, and the difference?if difference" there is?may be attributed to some other cause, as to which nothing can now be learned. ? Greenville News: The Confederate ^ reunion will be held on August 11, 12 , and 13, these dates having been selected at a meeting of the veterans and other citizens held in the Board of Trade rooms last night. The sentiment of the meeting was practically unanimous in favor of holding the reunion in August this year. A committee consisting of Messrs. P. T. Hayne. G. H. Mahon and J. A. McCullough was appointed to confer with Capt. W. D. Starling, commander of Camp Hampton of Columbia about the number of veterans to expect at the reunion, and a number of other matters. The preliminary meeting of the reunion will be held on the night of August 11 in the -w Chicora college auditorium. The parade which is always one of the main features of the reunion will probably be held on August 13, the last day, which is Thursday. General Thomas W. Carwile, commander of the South Carolina division of the United Confederate veterans was present at the meeting and made a short talk. He stated that he was glad to have the privilege of accepting the kind invitation of this city again. Short talks were also made by * Capt. C. A. Parkins, Mayor Mahon and others. ? Gaffney special of March 4, to the Charlotte Observer: The city council of Gaffney is up against quite an interesting muddle. In the recent primary for mayor and aldermen to serve ^ for the next two years there were two candidates for alderman from ward one, W. L. Settlemeyer and D. J. Holt. In the primary Holt received 29 votes and Settlemeyer 12. When the city executive committee met to canvass the vote Settlemeyer made the point that Holt had not signed the pledge in time and, therefore, was not eligible to offer in the primary. In this contention he wps sustained by the committee, and Settlemeyer was declared the nominee. Holt appealed and the w supreme court reversed the committee and declared Holt nominated. In the meantime the tickets had been printed, and Settlemeyer's name was put thereon as the candidate from his ward. In the general election yester day Settlemeyer received 62 votes and ? Holt 17. Settlemeyer contends that he is elected and will ask the council to so declare. Holt contends that inasmuch as Settlemeyer signed a pledge to abide the result of the primary, he is barred from running In the general election, and that he (Holt) is duly elected. It is very likely that the courts will have to pass on the matter again, as no matter how the council decides the matter it will be taken to the courts. ? Mr. Fitz Hugh McMaster of Colum- % bia. was on Wednesday chosen by the general assembly to fill the recently created office of insurance commissioner. There were fifteen candidates In the field. Mr. W. H. Sharpe nominated A. J. Fox of Lexington; Mr. D. L. Smith named J. R. Lindsay of York; Senator Sinkler named F. H. McMaster of Columbia; Mr. Cox nominated W. B. West of Columbia; Mr. Wyche named Arthur Kohn of Newberry; Mr. Scarborough nominated Mr. Ellison Capers, Jr., of Summerton; Mr. Sellers nominated J. A. Campbell of Marion; Mr. Lawson nominated Mr. Harold S. Baird of Darlington; Mr. Croft named William M. Hutson of Aiken; Mr. Harley nominated Mr. R. Boyd Cole of Barnwell; Mr. Richards nominated Mr. N. O. Pyles of Columbia. Mr. Clifton nominated Mr. N. W. Brooker of Columbia, and Mr. Lester nominated Mr. J. Wil liam Mitchell of Columbia. The first ballot resulted: Fox 6, Lindsay 13, McMaster 37, Gibbes 15, West 9, Kohn 7, Capers 12, Townsend 4, Campbell 14, Baird 5, Hutson 6, Cole 15, Mitchell 2, Pyles 1, Brooker 3. Total 149, neces- a sary to a choice 75. After the second ^ ballot the names of Brooker, Pyles and Mitchell were dropped and the names or r ox, Konn ant! west were withdrawn. After the third ballot, the names of Capers, Hutson and Campbell were withdrawn. The fourth and last ballot resulted: Lindsay 17. McMaster S4. Olbbes 3, Cole 45. Total 149. necessary to a choice 75. President McLeod declared Mr. McMaster elected. The Columbia correspondent of the News % and Courier has this to say of the " . % commissioner-elect: Mr. McMaster Is one of the best known and most popular young men In the state. He is a native of Fatrfield county, a graduate of the South Carolina college and holds a diploma in law from that institution. He was at one time in partnership with Senator F. H. Weston, at the Co- ? lumbia bar, and later entered the newspaper business in Columbia. As business manager of the Charleston Evening Post he made an excellent record. Several years ago he became circula- , tion manager of the State, in which position he has also done good work. He now holds this position. Mr. McMaster during his residence in Charleston represented that county in the house if representatives and he has always j :aken an active interest in public mat- f :ers. He has an intimate knowledge of nsurance matters, having been private secretary to Mr. Edward L. Gernand, jtneral agent for the Mutual Life in South Carolina at one time, and later dr. McMaster was special agent for he Mutual Life. He is fully compe- \ ent to fill the position, both by char- ^ icter and ability.