Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps and ,|acts. ? At the first annual meeting of the stockholders of the Carolina. Clinchfield & Ohio railroad, held at Johnson city last Monday presided over by President (leorge P. Carter, the purchase of the South & Western railroad, a $50.000.000 project backed by Thomas F. Ryan of New York, was approved. The transfer was formal, both companies being owned by the Thomas F. Ryan and George L. Carter interests. J. Xorment Powell held the proxies of the Ryan interests, and voted in the meeting, approving all that had been done in the matter ol purchasing the South & Western. It is understood that something like $27,000,000 has already been spent on construction and that the road, when completed and equipped, will cost upwards of $50,000,000. The road will be completed and put into operation next year, when the Clinehfield Coal corporation, a $30,000,000 corporation of which Carter is the head, will begin the development of the coal properties in southwest Virginia. The meeting adjourned one week. ? The battleship fleet will visit China as well as Australia and Japan and will be home on Washington's birthday, that President Roosevelt may participate in the welcome before his retirement from office ten days later. In deciding at the cabinet session on Tuesday to accept the invitation extended by China, it was also determined that the limit of the social calls had been reached and that all other invitations should any be extended, would be declined with appreciative and regretful "thanks." An earlier departure than July tith from San Francisco is being contemplated in arranging the extended itinerary. This, however, will depend upon the repairs necessary when the ships reach that port. Admiral Kvans reported today that splendid progress was bein tbo turtrwf nr.ipHpp u t i11E? iiiaviv in iuv iM* Qv? Magdalena bay- Nine of the ships have alreudy completed their work. These are the Maine, Alabama, Illinois, Georgia, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, Kentucky and Kearsarge. The Chinese invitation, which was accepted today, comes from the minister of foreign affairs in Pekin through Mr. Wu. ? That probably there will be a congressional commission to consider currency reform legislation in order that congress may be assisted in promoting the enactment of a general currency law in the next session of congress, was made plain last Tuesday at the close of Senator LaFollette's speech in the senate. The information was developed by an inquiry' by Senator Beverldge, who, saying that he had been impressed with what the senator from Wisconsin had Said about the need for an Investigation of currency matters, inquired of Senator Aldrich what he thought of the wisdom and expediency of appointing a commission to inquire during the coming recess into the currency needs of the government and the recent stringency with a view of promoting legislation in the general currency question. Mr. Aldrich said the present currency bill made no pretense of embracing reform, and added that before this congress adjourns legislation would be passed providing for a commission of the house and the senate with a view to a general investigation which it was hoped would result in the preparation of a comprehensive bill. ? Washington, March 25: The German government has declined to receive Dr. David Jayne Hill in the capacity of American ambassador to succeed Charlemagne Tower, whose resignation has been accepted to take effect upon the qualification of his successor. mil < n o f r?fnoar> f A m orino n minifi t/1. 111U IO etc ^ICOViU ter to The Hague and was formerly first assistant secretary of state under the administration of Secretary Hay. The objection to Dr. Hill is one purely personal to Emperor William, who has simply caused it to be made known that the American diplomatist is persona non grata to him. The reason for the emperor's obje-.tions is connected with the visit to America several years ago of his brother, Princi Henry the ranking admiral of the German navy. Dr. Hill at that time was first assistant secretary of state ar I necessarily was brought into oftic* d contact with the distinguished foreign visitor. Just what he did or did not do to give offense is not known h re. A perplexing feature of the case la presented by the fact that last Xov-mber the German government let it be known that Dr. Hill would be cordially received as American ambassador to Berlin. ? At a meeting of the voting trustees of the Seaboard Air Line railway in Xew York last Wednesday, resolutions were adopted looking to the dissolution of the existing voting trust on May loth, 1908. In accordance with the resolutions, notices will be sent to all holders of voting trust certificates advising them thrt upon surrender of their certificates they will be given in exchange actual stock of the railway company. Certificates for the common stock of the company are to be exchanged at the office of the Baltimore Trust and Guaranty company of ttaitimore. una ceriiricaies ior preieired slock will be exchanged at u.t the office of the Continental Trust company of Baltimore. Practically the entire capital stock of the railway including $25,000,000 of preferred stock and about $37,000,000 of common stock, has been held since the organization of the Seaboard system about eight years ago. by eight voting trustees. These trustees are: John Skelton Williams, of Richmond; S. Davies Warfield, of Baltimore; Thomas F. Ryan, James A. Blair, John B. Dennis, T. J. Coolidge, Jr.. B. F. Yoakum and H. C\ Price. The action taken today was in accordance with an agreement made in Washington on December 31st, 1907, when the receivership for the property was decided upon between counsel for the Seaboard Air Line railway and the NewYork interests in the property, and John Skelton Williams, representing the minority. ? Washington, March 23: In refusing to grant to Attorney General Young of Minnesota a writ of habeas corpus releasing him from the penalty imposed by the United States circuit court for the district of Minnesota on the charge of contempt of court in instituting a proceeding in a state court for the enforcement of the railroad rate law after the federal court had prohibited such a course, in affirming the decision of Judge Prltehard of the United States circuit court for the western district of North Carolina, and discharging from imprisonment James H. Wood, a ticket agent of the Southern railway at Asheville, after he had been sentenced by the Asheville police court to serve a term on the rock pile on the charge of collecting for a ticket on that road a greater price than was permitted by the state railroad commission, the su preme court of the United States add- 1 ed another to a series of decisions . which have rendered notable the present term of that court. In both cases , the right of the states to tlx rates for ? railroad transportation was the issue. $ and both Involved conflicts between , federal and state courts. The decision in each case was opposed both to the ' states and to their courts. The opln- I ion of tlie court in both cases was an- , nounced by Justice Peckhnm. and ' with the exception of Justice Marian ' j all the other members of the court ' stood behind him in the announce- | ' ment of the court's finding. Justice , ' Harlan read a dissenting opinion in . the Young case in which he took the I view that the suit was practically a < proceeding against the state and'i 1 therefore not permissible under the , I eleventh amendment to the eonstitu tion. He therefore characterized the 1 . opinion as era-making in the history ' of the court, and said it had the effect | of closing the courts of a state against , the state itself and predicted that the ! result would be disastrous. < ?hr ^[orluillc (Enquirer. I j 1 4. ?4-v%r\ Dnotnfflpft in Vnrkville * [ Cillieicu Ul U1G I Uaiviuvv ... as Mail Matter of the Second Class. ' YORKVILLE, S. C.? 1 ' FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1908. | Tiikrk is u story printed in another column t<? the effect that an agreement t has been reached between the American 1 Society ol" Equity and the American Tobacco company, whereby an end will ? be put to the depredations of the Kentucky night riders." The truth of the 1 story, however, is denied by members . of the American Society of Equity. < Mm. Bryan is a very able man no doubt; but if any one thing in nation- i al politics has been definitely estab- t lished it is that Mr. Bryan will never | be president of the United States, j There was a reasonably fair chance ? of his election the first time he ran; but since then there has been no j chance whatever. That is the way g we see it. But, of course, if he is nom- * inated again, it is safe to count South j Carolina in the "Democratic column" t as heretofore. r , ? , i tC Mr. McCullough was reading some a of the press comments on his accept- " ing the receivership yesterday to a j friend and incidentally remarked that r some of the papers of this state would ^ hp surmised to learn that a number of r prominent Democrats of South Carolina had written to him and asked him t to use his influence with Judge Pritch- t ard to secure an appointment us re- . ceiver for them should Mr. Arthur re- j sign or be removed. He said that some f of those who had written him were men of high standing and of influence . in politics in this state.?Greenville t News. t Before The Enquirer could say whether it would be surprised it must ? hear names. No doubt there are among J those who are regarded as "of high standing and influence" in the politics c of this state, who would accept Mr. Arthur's receivership. The thing that 1 interests The Enquirer, however, is to know which of them are so fresh and C innocent as to suppose there is a possibility that Mr. Arhtur will give up the job so long as there is a hope of 1 raking off one-third of that 5 per cent, i ( TlIK Newberry Observer very prop- 1 erly defends Justice Pope from criti- t cisni for granting bail to Wade Hamp- j ton Sellers. The purpose of bail is merely to hold the accused for trial. * Who ever heard of a South Carolinian s fleeing from a charge of murder for , $6,000? And. who has ever heard of bondsmen being made to pay. They would appeal to the legislature if such ] a thing should be attempted.?Green- \ ville Sun. ( Yes. yes, the whole thing is too absurd for anything. But in this case as we understand it, bondsmen have not j been troubled. Mr. Sellers has merely t deposited a portion of the revenues he has been receiving as "King of the . Tigers." The Columbia State calls attention to section 20 of article 1 of the constitution, which reads: "AH persons shall, before conviction, be bailable by sufficient sureties except for capital offenses where the proof is evident or the presumption great." If this means anything, it seems to mean, except in cases of murder where there is real danger of conviction. But Chief Justice Pope evidently thinks this is an unimportant case, and it is not to be supposed that a petit jury will assmue to say otherwise in the face of an opinion from such a high source. Choice of a Candidate. There is a good deal of discussion among the newspapers as to the next nominee of the Democratic party for president and while the people, the voters, may be taking more or less interest in this discussion it is not probable that they will have much voice in its settlement. The candidate most discussed in connection with the nomination is William Jennings Bryan, and this, of course, is very natural. While the Democratic party has quite a number of leaders who are as able from any point of view as Mr. Bryan, they have not been considered in connection with a possible nomination and none of them are nearly so well known as Mr. Bryan. Uur reason for suggesting that the voters generally are not likely to have much of a say-so in the choice of a candidate is. we think very well founded. As everybody knows, the preliminaries leading up to party reorganization have grown to be of a very perfunctory character. Delegates t?i the county convention, which elect delegates to the state convention, are supposed to be selected by a majority vote uf all the voters. As a matter of fact they are more often than other- t wise self-selected at precinct meetings, at which the aggregate attendance is hardly larger than the number of del- * egates to he selected. I At the county convention there may < be more or less serious consideration ' of the itviiilahility of different candi- , dates and of the advisability of in- .? structing delegates to the state eonvention; but it is hardly fair to say , such discussion is representative of the views of the general \oter. It is as c apt its anything else to hinge around ' the personal and political advantage f the delegates to the state convention t may have in going free or instruct- t ed. and more likely than otherwise the ' question as to whether South Carolina delegates to Denver will be free to s vote as they please or be instt acted to 0 vote for Mr. Bryan first, last and all I. the time, will not be definitely settled j until after the convening of the state i convention. ^ While it is not generally considered f a matter of much importance as to t who reorganizes the precinct clubs ind tus to who composes the county convention that elects a new xecutive eomniitte and sends delegates to the state convention, a little reflection over the whole subject ought o convince the average individual that the Importance of such matters is genrally underestimated. If the party irgnnlzation is left entirely to those who would manipulate it solely for the Itrosecution of their selfish designs, it . ill riiO ho uiti-iirittinir If the nreaniza Lion 'eventually goes to the bad, and the longer the matter Is neglected by the mass of voters, the more difficult It will be to correct such abuses as may arise. It is very probably a matter of very little consequence to most of the voters who may be chosen as the Democratic candidate for the presidency; but whether they care anything about this jr not, they should certainly give such attention to club re-organizations as nay be calculated to make the party irganization thoroughly representative it' all the people. PRESIDENT TO CONGRESS. rouches Again on Matters of Grave, Political Importance. A special message from the president was read in both houses of congress Wednesday, and in both it was closely followed. In the house the declaration that the lime had come for a revision of the .a riff elicited handclapping on the part >f the Democratic members. Demo:ratic approval also was given by way if pounding desks to the suggestion hat congress could with advantage 'orthwith remove the tariff on wood iulp, with a corresponding reduction ipon paper made from wood pulp. The Republicans waited and confined he applause to the message as a whole. in the senate the message was revived without comment of any kind. Die salient features are as follows: Tile message urges the adoption of hiId labor laws throughout the nation. Recommends the enactment of emiloyers' liability legislation, for government employes as well as those onnected witn common canters ana jublic utilities corporation. Suggests remedial legislation for abor and capital disputes. Declares hat no temporary restraining order should be issued by any court without totice and all hearings for permanent njunctions should be within a reasonible time. Amendments to interstate commerce ind anti-trust legislation are urged. Aws should be framed which would tllow railroads to enter into traffic igreements subject to approval of :ommlssion. Issuance of all securties by railroads should be first passed lpon by Federal commission. Where ailroad3 or corporations are placed in eceivership the attorney general should appoint (one of the receivers ro is to protect stockholders. Anti-trust legislation should be modfied so as not to prevent legal combilations. Publicity in cases of all comjinations and corporations is recomnended. Mutual trade agreements between unployer and employe are strongly liged. While arbitration is the best dan, the right of equitable organisation by labor and capital must be ree>gnized. Legislation to suppress financial degression is recommended, and the esablishment of postal savings banks is lrged. The revision of the present tariff tchedule is recommended, including )lans for the protection of forests by mtting yrood pulp upon the free list. The establishment of waterways ommission is also urged. /VILL STAND BY THE PRESIDENT. i \aja..m r /VIIIVV.1 cavi\* bvawci TV WUIU uiiav^i nvvocvelt Recommendations In Law. Representative John Sharp Wiliams of Mississippi as leader of the ninority in the house of representaIves, last night issued to the press a ivritten statement defining precisely he attitude of the Democratic party n the house toward legislation urged >y President Roosevelt in his mesiage at congress at the present sesiion. The statement describes what Republican legislation the Democrats vill support, what they will oppose md what concessions they demand )n the part of the majority as the price of refraining from an organzed filibuster throughout the remainder of the session. Mr. Williams opened his statement jy saying: "Some things in the president's recent message are so mmediately important to the inter?sts of the entire country as to pass he bounds of partisanship and to nake it excusable, if not necessary 'or me to say something concerning hem with the view of assuring the president himself and reasonably indined Republican members of the touse and the country of the support tnd endorsement, or the opposition )f the Democratic minority. In so 'ar as the things urged by the Presilent are good things I would like the :ountry to know that all he has to do s to deliver 20 or 25 Republican louse votes in favor of them. These, onjoined with the solid Democratic ;otes, will put them through." Mr. Williams notes the following neasures as ones which will "comnand virtually the solid Democratic ,'ote within constitutional limits." To compel publication of campaign contributions. Prohibition of child labor in the District of Columbia and the Ten-let rif>? An employer's liability law, drawn 0 conform to the recent decision of he supreme court. Federal liability to government unployes. A law to prohibit the issuance of njunctlons without notice to the jarty enjoined. Removal of the tariff on wood mlp and printing paper. Imposition of a Federal charge for ?very water power right granted on 1 navigable stream. Those principles and measures irged by the president with which Mr. Williams, as minority leader, akes issue are enumerated as folows: The penalizing of the boycott. The right of the attorney general o nominate receivers when a comnon carrier is thrown into the hands >f a receiver. The modification of the Sherman inti-trust law so as to permit within imitation the maintenance of trusts tnd the making of trade agreements >etween combinations of capital. The appointment of a commission o prepare data for a revision of the arlfr. Mr. Williams frankly stales that le does not know whether a majortv of the minority favors the creaion of a permanent waterways comnission. Dispensary Case Not Affected.? \t the request of the Columbia State, he law firm of Anderson. Felder, toundtree Wilson, representing the lispensary commission and the state >f South Carolina, has given the folowing opinion as to the meaning of he recent decision of the United States iupreme court in the North Carolina nid Minnesota cases. "There is no analogy between the Minnesota and North Carolina cases ecently decided by the supreme court >f the United States and the suit irought against the dispensary com Mission, in tile mrmer cases me ourt's decision is in a line with otht decisions rendered by it, holding hat where an officer of the state acts vithout authority of law he is acting n his individual capacity and a suit igainst him is not a suit against the late. In tlie South Carolina case the t'fort made is to administer upon roperty belonging to the state of >outh Carolina and to any suit havng this end in view the state is an ndispensable party and such a suit rould necessarily be a suit against the tate. The principle determined in the firmer has no application whatever to he latter." | LOCAL AFFAXRHI. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. C. Frank Sherer?Will at all times buy grind beef cattle, calves, etc. W. I). Morrison?Has bought the Sherer barbershop and asks for a part of your patronage. Carroll Furniture Co.?Has large lines of art squares, mattings and rugs and want you to see them before buying. J. C. Wilborn?Wants a buyer for fifty acres of land, belonging to John M. Thomusson, In King's Mountain township?twelve acres creek bottom. IW. G. Reid & Son, Rock Hill?Say that every baby should ride in a '"Block" go-cart or baby carriage. They are endorsed by physicians. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo?Explain the duties of the kidneys and print a testimonial from a Rock Hill man relative to Doan's kidney pills. See fourth page. W. S. Lesslie?Requests parties subscribing for The Enquirer on his club to pay at once. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Wants you to see the water color work she is displaying. They are perfect in color and the work is the best. Luther Baber?Tells what Ess-tee-dee is and what it will do for the hair. T a. #1 AA A il sens iui ii.w u. uuiuc. Loan & Savings Bank?Makes the statement that the only sure road to independence is to save a little at a time. D E. Boney, Manager?States that the Farmers' Mutual Life Insurance company has paid its beneficiaries $50,011.08, since its organization in 1901. M. W. White?Likens the brokers services to singing birds?it pleases some and ' displeases others. Local stocks offered for sale. York Supply Co.?Suggests that you buy the best?the Planet Jr. cultivator. It will cultivate the crop from start to finish. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Has a very complete line of garden tools including everything needed for cultivating vegetables. York Wrug Store?Reminds you that it can supply you with all kinds of garden seeds, in packets and In bulk York Furniture Co.?Is showing an attractive line of rocking chairs, which includes all styles, sizes and prices. It sells for cash or on credit. Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Extends a cordial invitation to the ladies to attend its spring millinery opening, which takes place next Wednesday and Thursday. Thomson Co.?Is making a very elaborate display of Queen Quality oxfords and shoes?spring styles?for ladies. It is desired that you see them. Strauss-Smith Co.?Have within the past few days received large shipments of men's neckwear, belts, hoslerv underwear. etc.. long silk gloves in black and white for the ladies. ABOUT PEOPLE. Dr. A. Y. Cartwright has been appointed chief of the fire department. Mrs. Rachel Boyce of Gastonla, visited Mr. W. M. Kennedy's family this week. Miss Eunice McConnell of Philadelphia, Pa., arrived in Yorkville on Thursday afternoon on a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. McConnell. Hon. John Gary Evans of Spartanburg, spent yesterday in Yorkville, in the interest of his candidacy for the United States senate. He met and talked with quite a number of people, and seemed to enjoy the day very much indeed. Dr. J. B. Allison and Messrs. H. C. Strauss, J. L. Sanders, W. S. Nsil, J. A. ' T IT ? nnA rate, yuinn wmmce, i. n. numo emu Rev. W. E. Hurt of Yorkvdle. and Messrs. Meek Barnett, Herbert Wright, J. Meek Smith and Dr. J. W. Campbell of Clover, attended a stated conclave of Chester commandery, No. 7, Knight's Templars, Tuesday evening. THE ROADS. Most of the roads leading out of Yorkvllle, and most of the roads in the county are in fearful condition, worse than they have been for years. The Adair's Ferry road for several miles out, and especially from the point of intersection with the Howell's Ferry road to Turkey creek, has been in a horrible condition for some weeks. There developed at the two mile post a tremendous mud-puddle as deep as a horse's belly, but this was filled up yesterday and quite a lot of other good work was done on this particular section. The Charlotte road on which so much money and labor were spent some years ago, and which has since been neglected, is in bad condition; but still much better than before the improvements were made. The Pinckney and Chester roads are both in fearful condition, and to travel them with loaded wagons is a kind of torture to draft animals and drivers. The Yorkville and Rock Hill road which was very much improved some years ago, is still in fairly good condition as the result of those improvements; but badly in need of repair. The King's Mountain road, upon which a considerable amount of work was done some years ago, and which during the wet weather that immediately followed looked as if it had been ruined, is now probably the best road leading into Yorkville, its condition being due largely to the treatment it received, in being left with a high middle and deep ditches on the sides. LIVE AT HOME. That the present business and financial situation will get better we haven't a doubt; but when, is another question. We cannot answer it. We do not believe that present conditions are really serious. That is, we are unable to locate a single reasonably justifiable suspicion of an underlying fundamental cause for the sudden change that has occurred In conditions. But as to whether things will get better or not, or how soon is not the concern of these remarks. What we are after is to urge for the hundredth time the importance of living at home. This strife for dollars is an endless and varying one. Of course, everybody needs dollars for legitimate purposes: but the man who makes the pursuit of dollars the chief business of life will he safe in anticipating numerous disappointments. The safest and surest policy of the fanner who would make sure Derma nent success for himself is to make himself self-sustaining at home. To do that he needs only to produce for himself all possible necessaries of Ife, such as plenty of good wholesome food for himself and family and for his live stock. It has been said time and again before and never successfully contradicted. that every farmer who has for ten years or more, pursued the policy of making all his own home supplies on his own farm, and raising cotton only us a. surplus, has an unencumbered farm and is financially independent. There are very few farmers who have been able to make money even during tlie past few years, where they departed from the plan of producing their own supplies before they undertook to raise too much cotton. We are very well aware that there : are lots of people to whom the tenor of this advice is not pleasant; but there are few who will attempt to deny Its soundness. We think cotton has been too cheap for years and we think it is too cheap now; hut we never hope to see the day when the price will he sufficient to guarantee its production on a purely commercial basis?that is with the producer paying cash dollars in the open market for everything necessary to its production. The farmer who bends every effort to raise all his supplies first, is the man who makes more clear money out of farming. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. The developments in the speculative cotton market yesterday are summarized in an Associated Press dispatch of last night from New York as follows; The cotton market was higher during today's early session but lost the gain and closed barely steady at a net decline of 1 point to an advance of 2 points. Sales were estimated at 200,000 bales. The market opened steady at an advance of 2 to 7 points and after some little irregularity increased the gain on steady Liverpool cables, firmer advices from southern spot markets, covering by Wall street shorts and a scattering demand from local professionals. March sold up to 9.65 or 15 points net higher, but there were only a few scattering transactions with covering by belated shorts the only support, and that month later eased off readily with other positions. May sold 9 points over last night's finals, but new crop positions were relatively easy owing to good weather in the south and at the best were only 5 or 6 points net higher. There was not much snap to the buying on the advance and during the afternoon the market turned easier under realizing by early buyers in the absence of bull support. There were quite a number of private advices from various southern points reporting a better demand for spot cotton and firmer interior holders and the southern spot markets officially reported were unchanged to quarter cent net higher. The fact that receipts at the ports continue light is regarded by many jus pointing to light end of the month clearances, and exports today were again very small. Receipts at the ports today 13.S23 bales against 11,079 last week and 21.903 last year. For the week 85,000 Iinrnlnul Q9 QQ7 louf u nH 1 17 HiA last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 3,275 against 5,192 last year, and at Houston 2,104 against 3,120 last year. THE R. F. D. SERVICE. It Is not proper in the opinion of the fourth assistant postmaster general, Mr. DeGraw, who has charge in general of rural free delivery routes, that R. F. D. carriers should carry unstamped letters from one point on their routes to another. Representative Slayden of Texas recently made an inquiry of the department as to this, from which fact it appears that in Texas at least, whence Mr. Slayden hails, it has been customary for some of the rural carriers to carry from one point to another letters or parcels which are not stamped. It Is doubtless true in all parts of the country that rural carriers, who get to know their patrons well, do small favors of this kind for them. The fourth assistant postmaster general. though, in answering Mr. Slayden in effect renders a decision and lays down a policy which will put a stop to all of this. Mr. DeGraw's answer to the Texas representative Is made after consulting the department of justice here, one of the assistant attorneys general advising him as to the legal question involved. Said Mr. DeGraw: "All patrons of rural free delivery routes are required to provide themselves with approved boxes, and their contents are recognized by law as mail boxes and protected from wilful damage or depredation." He further states that these boxes, while provided at the expense of the citizens on the route, are erected exclusively for the United States mail. Hence the matter in them is to be considered United States mail. "All mailable matter placed in rural mail boxes," says Mr. DeGraw, "is subject to the rules and regulations governing the mails, including the payment of postage. While It is not in violation of the law to place unstamped mailable matter in rural boxes, it Is not proper that it should be done. Rural carriers finding such matter in boxes on their routes are required to bring it into the postofflce to be held for postage. "It will, therefore, be apparent to you that in the use of rural mail boxeB there can be no divided authority between the postofflce department and the patron, for If this were so, it would be difficult, if not impossible, to enforce the law protecting rural mall boxes and their contents from damage and depredation." In this connection Representative James Griggs of Georgia has a bill now pending to allow one cent postage on R. F. D. routes, from one point on a route to another; just as in the case of a "drop letter" in a postofflce. . WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Up to this time only about seventyfive citizens of Yorkville have qualified themselves to vote in the various municipal elections that are to take place during the next two years. With a total registration so small as that, it will be easy to count noses and carry almost any kind of a proposition. ? There was an exciting runaway adventure on Main street Wednesday afternoon, a frightened horse carrying Mr. A. S. Barron from Congress to Madison street at break neck speed and threatening a collision between the buggy in which he was riding and some other vehicle at almost every jump. Mr. Barron sawed on the reigns with all his power; but with little re suit except to loosen ana unrasien me traces. The horse was finally brought to a standstill without having done any damage. Those who saw the runaway were thrilled by it. in that they expected to see an awful accident. ? The Civic League, which has exerted a most decided Influence on the sanitary conditions of the town, and greatly improved appearances of surroundings that were previously more or less disgraceful, is In need of funds for the spring campaign now being inaugurated. Quite a number of people subscribed a dollar each for the purposes of the league some time back; but since then the ladies have been short of funds, and can hardly be expected to carry on their good work without more money. The following ladies constituting a committee appointed by the league for the purpose Is now canvassing the town for subscriptions: Mrs. \V. B. Moore, Miss Bessie Barron. Miss Annis O'Leary, Mrs. M. J. Walker, Miss Ida deLoach, Miss Fan nie Ward law, Mrs. s. c. Asne. ? There was considerable Interest In Magistrate Comer's court Wednesday over the case of Mr. McFadden, charged with reckless driving of an automobile. The prosecuting witness was Mr. Kirby. It seems that sometime ago Mr. Kirby and son. driving mules met Mr. McFadden in an automobile. The mules were frightened and smashed up things. Mr. McFadwden was taken before Recorder Craig at Rock Hill; but Mr. McFadden was acquitted. The case was then transferred to the jurisdiction of Magistrate Olenn of Ebenezer. and Mr. McFadden secured its removal to Yorkville. The testimony of the prosecution was to the effect that Mr. McFadden ignored a signal to stop thus causing the trouble. The defense was that Mr. Kirby's team showed no evidence of fright until the automobile was opposite. The jury found for the defendant. GREEN GOODS GAME. Almost everybody in this country is familiar with the green goods game as It applies to counterfeit money; but not so many are aware of the fact that there are in New York and elsewhere so-called brokers who make a business of fleecing lambs by exactly the same methods. The schemes resorted to by these swindlers are so numerous and so varied that it would be difficult to describe them all in a single article; but a very cohtmon one has been brought to the attention of The Enquirer within the past few days, and a recital of the circumstances without the mention ol' any names will make a story of sufficient interest to warrant its publication and probably serve as a warning to some people who might have otherwise been caught. Some ten days or two weeks ago, a substantial citizen of this county received a letter from an alleged New York broker stating that the broker naci insiae iniormauon 01 certain sensational operations in the.-cotton market that were bound to send prices snaring-, and suggesting to the recipient of the letter that if he were interested ic would be well for him to write for information. The letter was type written and to the ordinary citisen had the appcarance of heing purely personal and special. That is the name of the addressee appeared in typewriting, and at the end was the genuine autograph of the sender. Careful Inspection, however, showed that the body of the letter had really been printed or otherwise produced in very nearly exact imitation of typewriting and the Inference was that numerous other copies had been sent out to other individuals. The recipient of this particular letter had never heard of the writer of it before, and notwithstanding the numerous seemingly satisfying references It contained, he decided that his name had probably been secured through reference to some of the mercantile directories and it would be Just as well to go slow. He, however, had the curiosity to write for further information, and in reply got a still larger letter, that was special, personal and for his benefit. The writer of the letter represented himself as having been prominently connected with the famous Sully boom of a few years ago, and as having been included in a strong aggregation recently organized to repeat that brilliant coup on a still larger scale by forcing the market up three or four cents a pound. He said that the first date chosen w is seme weeks ago when they were able to inaugurate a decided upward movement; but afterward it was thought advisable to wait for a more propitious time, and that time was now at hand. The alleged broker advised his Intended victim that he, the victim might do business through his own broker; but thought it better that all accounts be concentrated in a few hands and gave the names of people who were to be relied upon, also a well known New York bank through which remittances might be sent. For his own good offices the writer'of the letter was to have 25 per cent of the net profits of the deal. The intended victim of this correspondence Is a man who could easily I nnl 11 n nm l-irlnQ nc^lnst a crwirl mnnv thousand bales; but he is not the kind of a man to be caught by any such tricks. He withheld his reply to the last letter for some days, and is now writing to the alleged broker to explain why there has been another such decided drop at the very time, according to the previously outlined programme, the market was due to go up. LOCAL LACONICS. Flag Raiting and Baseball. There is to be a flag raising at Clover on Saturday. April 4 at 2 p. m., and the first baseball game of the season is to take place the same afternoon between MeConnellsvllle and Clover. Found Dead In Bed. Mrs. S. M. Feemster, an aged lady living near Bullock's Creek, was found dead in bed Tuesday morning. She was apparently in her usual good health when she retired the night before. and her sudden death was a great surprise and shock to her friends and family. She leaves two sisters, Mrs. Amanda Wade and Miss Nancy McDonald. Her husband died several years ago. Called to Fort Mill. Fort Mill Times: At a congregation tti ineeims ounuay ijuji iiiiik, xa.ov. ?t . A. Hafner of BmvIIng Green, was called to the pastorate of the Fort Mill Presbyterian church. Mr. Hafner Is well known by many Fort Mill people. He is an excellent preacher and it Is the hope of all that he will accept the call. At a meeting Sunday a committee was appointed and authorzled to sell the present manse and buy or build a new house nearer the church. Tried to Kill Officer Miller. Rock Hill Herald: One night last week Officer C. J. Miller went to the home of John Mack, who lives on HagIns street near Geo. Davis' store, with an arrest warrant to capture Mack, who had been reported for wife-beating. The officer walked to the door and knocked, telling the inmates his business. He opened the door partly but upon discovering a gun barrel near his face he quickly turned to one side. The negro, who was standing behind the door, which opened on the inside, finally gave up, throwing the gun upon the bed and holding his hands up. He surrendered to the officer, who was being assisted In the arrest by Officer Carroll. The negro and the gun were both taken in charge. Upon the negro were found three loaded shells, a razor and several other articles. He was arraigned before the recorder the next morning and sentenced to serve fifty days on the gang. Bridge at Howell's Ferry. Wilkinsvllle correspondence to Gaff ney Ledger: A petition is Deing circulated and generally signed by the tax payers of lower Cherokee for a bridge at or near Howell's ferry on Broad river. The York county authorities propose to bear half the expense of the same and when the needs of this people are fully known we feel sure that Cherokee county will do Its part. We can say this much for the people we represent, that they have never made any extravagant demands of the county and they are entitled to all the econvenienees that a bridge across Broad river at this point would afford them, and we trust that when the time comes for this county board to act the gentlemen composing it will put themselves in our position and act accordingly. The people of western York want the bridge too. They do a great deal of trading In Cherokee county and a bridge will enable them to do more, and, besides we have a guarantee that the right of way to and from the bridge (in case it is put above the ferry) will cost the counties nothing which otherwise, would be quite an item in the way of expanse to the counties. CLOVER CULLINGS. d u Big Time at the Flag Raising?Inter- h esting Relics of Fort Sumter?Per- n sonal Mention. si Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer. I: Clover. March 27.?The Junior Order Y I'. A. M., of this place anticipate, that the proposed flag raising on Saturday, April 4, will he quite a notable occa- H sion. The local membership Is about o 100, and representatives of the councils n at various points in and outside the jt county are expected to be present. While the flag pole, which will be " about r?2 feet high, has not yet been A erected, it is about ready to be placed s In position on the school grounds and it is expected that this work will be * attended to on tomorrow afternoon. It -Sl has been arranged that the first Dan a game of the season shall take place Q here on the same afternoon as the flag raising, the contesting teams being that of McConnellsviHe and the locals. Mr. John Knox of this place, has a couple of war relics in the shape of E two 32-pound solid shots that were flr- F ed by Major Anderson's battery at the o outbreak of the war in 1861 from Fort p Sumter at the Confederates on Sulli- si van's Island. The balls were dug out c of the sand and one of them sent to e this section by Robert T. Smith, a Ii brother of Capt. W. B. and Mr. J. J. ti Smith, and the other by Samuel L. p Campbell. 'They were given to Mr. h Knox by Capt. Smith and Dr. J. W. jj Campbell, and now adorn the posts of a Mr. Knox's front gate. C Mr. M. L. Smith has commenced the e work of erecting a handsome dwelling on his lot on West King's Mountain s, street on the site of the .one destroy- "t, ed by Are on January 24. . Notwithstanding the alleged finan- L cial stringency, the certificate deposits . In the Bank of Clover have increased about $20,000 since January 1. p Mr. John M. Smith has recently moved to his handsome new dwelling on West First street. rj The automobiles recently purchased . by Dr. Ike and Mr. Meek Campbell and Mr. J. Meek Smith are beginning to . understand what is expected of them and naturally are growing in the es- , teem of their owners each day. c The opinion is expressed here that the man or men who may undertake to . defeat Dr. Joe Saye for re-election to . the legislature, by reason of his recently enacted rood law, in- case he Is a candidate, will have quite a formidable job on hand. The opinion is also F freely expressed that Dr. Saye has 81 materially strengthened his hold on w all thinking people by reason of this e most excellent law, as well as by his tl record generally. a It is stated that the present term of h the local school will end in about two b weeks. . *{ The Clover cotton mill is still runnln? full tlmo C< Rev. H. J. Mills, pastor of the Pres- ti byterian church here and of Beershe- w ba has been confined to his room for & more than a month by a severe attack a of rheumatism. w There has been no material change tl in the condition of Capt. W. B. Smith, ti who suffered a stroke of paralysis six a months ago, during the past month or two. . ci Mr. H. L. Wright returned home on ti Wednesday morning l'rom Florida 2 where he had been for more than a ti month on a pleasure trip. a Mr. W. B. Stroup returned home tl yesterday afternoon from a short trip 3, to Cherokee Falls. ti Mr. W. E. Holmes of this place, re- c cently suffered a stroke of paralysis, c His condition seems to be gradually E Improving. 2, 2, THE ORGANIZED FARMER. *( y J. C. Stribbling of Pendleton, Offers 0 Some Suggestions That Are Inter- R esting. ^ Ever think about this? One small strand of a spider's web or silk, will , scarcely hold down a house fly, but *!: many thousand of these infinitely small strands properly combined or woven to- , gether will make a rope strong enough D to hold down a lion, the king of beasts; or anchor an elephant to a tree! Far- ' mers, singlehanded and alone you ? have no more strength than orre lone ., strand of silk; but many thousands of w you well organized and woven together " for your material benefit can tie down B the greatest trust giant or corporation , mogul on earth. Farmers, hush talk- e lng and grumbling, come together In . a compact, then you can talk less and , do more. P Some farmers say they cannot spare . the time to attend farmers' organlzatlon meetings, but If you notice these same chaps are forced to spare large ,? profits to others that can be saved to ,, the farmer by concert of action among r| farmers. ( Go to the insane asylum and you will see'one lone sane man controlling and subduing a large body of * strong Insane men without the use of . arms; ask this keeper of the Insane ' if he Is not afraid that these strong men will combine and kill him, the . keeper will tell you no, that fools never organize. Farmer's Union, the great liberator of the farmer is growing. Six new counties to be organized in South Car- . olina soon. North Carolina. Kentucky . and Colorado are to form state unions tl within the next thirty days. w The "Rubes have not cut their own al throats," but are hard at it strengthening the panic stricken places in her fences. c< There is nothing new in the gag that m the Farmer's Union is the cause of the C( recent panic. Way back yonder Aesop . In his fable told about the hungry Q) volf that wanted lamb meat raising a ta row with the lamb for muddying the m water when the lamb was drinking out E of the stream below the wolf. The wiley politician will soon be out P' in the field stamping and pawing hot ai air, trying to win the fear-inspiring p| farmer's vote by saying good things about the farmer's organization. Let 1 him talk on while you wrinkle up your W nose at him. tv If you were not a Farmer's Union man what would you be? If you were in distress on your farm and needed s< help at once, you would call on your Li neighbor to join in and help you out p) and a good union man will do It.? Farmers Union Bureau. D' , S( cl MERE-MENTION. b( | The New York senate has passed a ty J bill to give women teachers in thejk, public schools equal pay witn men ^ teachers Fifteen men were injur- tr ed. some quite seriously, in a wreck on jt the Queen and Crescent railroad near cc High Bridge. Ky.. last Tuesday ce A heavy wind and rain storm swept ^ over Alabama, Mississippi and Lou- Y( islana last Monday and Tuesday. Sev- jj eral persons were Injured and much ce property was destroyed Insurance j Commissioner Young of North Carol!na. has cancelled the license of the su State Mutual Life Insurance company p of Georgia to do business in North ^ Carolina. The action was taken because of the failure of the State Mu- , bo tual of Georgia to file its annual report as required by the laws of North Carer olina Dispatches have it that the ^ friends of Wm. J. Bryan are trying to cl keep John W. Daniel from going to Denver as a delegate at large from Virginia Drury Lane theatre in London, first opened in 1663, was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morn- on ing. The Drury Lane was one of the at1 best known of London's play houses. co A street car jumped its track in rl< Detroit. Mich.. Tuesday, and running across the sidewalk knocked the front ~ of a two-story brick building to pieces, pe A number of persons were injured.... Df Mrs. Roosevelt and four children are on ca a visit to Vicksburg, Miss., and other "'l southern points... .Ex-Governor Stew- at art of Vermont, agea ?4 years, has been L" appointed to fill out the unexpired term ca |:? the I'nited States senate of Senator Tr Redfield Proctor, deceased... .The Populfsts of Georgia will have a full state ffu ticket In the field In the next stale t,li campaign A Memphis, Tenn., man ?ui was bitten Monday by a dog afflicted fee with rabies. Tuesday he bit several lie persons and finally choked himself to ou death in a jail cell Pasquale Pati, hoi a private New York banker, on Tues- as ay posted a notice on the hank's doors hich read as follows: "This bank has cen closed because of threats against ^ ly life." Pati killed an Italian who ought his life, a short time ago lenry Relber, paying teller and John 'oung. auditor, of the Farmers' IVoslt National bank of Pittsburg, Pa., ere arrested Tuesday on the charge f embe/./.ling $ 150.000 of the bank's ^ loney. They lost the money speculting United States mail prlvl ges have been withdrawn from the .narchist newspaper, I^e Questlonce oclale, published at Patterson, N. J. An imperial decree has been Is- f ued in China ordering the governors nd viceroys to restrict the cultivation f opium throughout the empire. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Abbeville, March 26: Bunnle Irock, a young white man of Calhoun alls, shot and killed Conductor Swink, f the C. & W. C. railway, at that lace Tuesday afternoon. After being hot three times through the body, the onductor shot his assailant once, and % Irock died after being brought here. t appears that Brock boarded the rain at Lowndesvllle and had a disnto with tho conductor ahoiit nn vine Is fare, telling him he would see him iter. The shooting took place Just fter the train reached Calhoun Falls. onductor Swink Is from Augusta, Ga., irock was said to be drinking. ? An Atlanta dispatch of yesterday ays: At a conference here today beAeen attorneys representing the coralalnants in the suit against the South arolina dispensary commlssioi and attorney General Lyon of South Carllna, it was decided to ask Judge ritchard of the United States court, ir a revocation of his order enjoining * ie Sou h CorDllna dispensary comilssion fror, * ? losing of the $800,000 1 its toss? ?slon an*1 appointing reelvers for the dls," c ,ary. The petlon for i evocation of Judge Prltchrd's order ?ill result from the recent eoision of the supreme court of South p arolina. to the effect that the act creting the commission constituted that ody agents of the state. The petlon will be tiled tomorrow at Ashei I It*. ? Columbia, March 25: ' James S. 'arnum, for whose arrest the dispenary commission last January issued a arrant charging him, along with sev- m ral others, with c mspiracy to cheat ae state in dealing t ith rno dispensary ffairs, arrived here today Irom Washlgton and gave himself up. He gave ond in the sum of ten thousand dolirs through the American Bonding ompar of Baltimore. He was acompar.ed by his attorney, T. Moul ie y Tdec&l. Later Mr. Farnum rent ' > the attorney general's office nd in ormed him that <f he wanted ny {. e in the future to communicate ith him to do so at Charleston and tat he would come to Columbia any me he was wanted. He expects to be t home in Charleston Saturday. ? Chairman E. H. Deas has Issued a all for the Republican state convenon to be held in Columbia on April 8. The call says: "The state conven- ? on will be composed of 125 delegates pportioned among the several counes of the state as follows: Abbeville , Aiken 4, Anderson 5, Bamberg 2, arnwell 3, Beaufort 3, Berkeley 3, alhoun 2, Charleston 8, Cherokee 2, hester 3, Chesterfield 2, Colleton 3, ? aldington 3, Dorchester 1, Edgefield , Fairfield 3, Florence 3, Georgetown , Greenville 5, Greenwood 3, Harap>n 2, Horry 2, Kershaw 3, Lancaster I.onpona 5 T .a a 9 I^vinntntl S larion 3, Marlboro 3, Newberry 3, conee 2, Orangeburg 3, Pickens 2, .ichland 4, Saluda 2, Spartanburg 6, umter 3, Union 2, Williamsburg 3, nd York 4, ? Columbia special of March 26: Dr. ^ W. Babcock of this city, who is Sentor Tillman's closest medical adviser, ;turned from the senator's home at 9 clock tonight. Just before leaving, r. Babcock said that Senator Tillman Ictated the following statement: "I m Improving, but Improving slowly. fhile I do not recognize any indicaons of organic trouble, I feel that I ill not be strong enough to resume ork in Washington this session." Dr. abcock thinks that Senator Tillman i getting along as well as could be cpected. When he reached there toly the senator had been out on the lazza, and he did not seem at all exEiusted from his exertion. He had no sver and his pulse is absolutely nortal in every respect, being seventyvo to the minute, soft and regular. he nausea and vomiting have entirely Isappeared. His appetite is returnig and the numbness has disappear 1 from his face and hands. He Is luch less depressed than he has been nd is taking a hopeful view of his mdltlon. His family physicians have sen urging him to take a long needi rest, and he is reluctantly coming round to their way of thinking. This Tternoon he received a letter from a >lleague In congress begging him to ike a rest of six months at least. ? Cincinnati, March 24: An end to le "night riders" in the Kentucky hite burley district has been brought \ bout through a formal agreement jached between the American Tobac> company and the executive comilttee of the Society of Equity in a inference at Winchester, Ky.f yester- . ay according to apparently authori- ' itive statements made here today by lembers of the American Society of qulty. Nearly 114,000,000 and the urchase of the entire crops of 1906 id 1907 on the one side and no lanting of a crop for the year 1908 on le other are points in the agreement. 'hile the reported agreement beveen the American Tobacco company id the executive committee of the . A >eiety or equity is aeniea oy ciarence ebus and G. A. Brooks, respectively resident and secretary of the white lrley tobacco board of control of the iciety of Equity, it is nevertheless aimed to be authentic by other memsrs of the American Society of EquiMr. Lebus, who tonight is in oulsvllle, over the telephone stated lat the report of the agreement is not ue and was "made of whole cloth." is claimed here that the executive immittee of the Society of Equity reived word from the American Toicco company headquarters in New ork that the company would buy the 106 and 1907 crops at 16 and 18 nts per pound, respectively, and that view of their determination to raise crop this year the committee was rorn to secrecy. The report by many jople who claim to be acquainted ^ Ith the situation is discredited beuse of the fact that the white burley iard of control has heretofore asked ily 15 cents per pound for both the op of 1906 and 1907, but it is claimthat this is accounted for by the Teement to cariy out the "no crop r 1908" idea as part of the considerlon to the American Tobacco comny. The agreement as reported _ j ily affects the white burley districts id has no relation to the dark tobacdlstricts in which most of the night ling outrages have taken place. - D. I"). Edwards, the Kentucky des- * rado, who shot and killed J. W. ivis at Chattanooga recently, was ptured at Trenton, Ga., last Sunday <ht. Edwards had been surrounded Hiifho tn \f innu (1 u un<l nft&r ov. anging several shots made his espe. He went from Durham Mines to enton, timing his arrival with a view taking a fast train. He had dlsised himself in the meantime. The Lin was 30 minutes late. His purers penetrated his disguise and ef ted his arrest. He was at once hurd off to Chattanooga to keep him t of the hands of lynchers. Edwards lists of having killed as many men any other man living.