Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Scraps and <gacts. ? In an Alaskan sledge drawn by seven Alaskan huskies, Kit A. Smith, a government mail carrier in the far north, arrived in New York last Friday after traveling all the way from Nome to win a wager- of $ltt,ouO. Smith started his odd trip ?m November 14. 1905, and under the terms of the wager he was allowed to May 1,1 1908, to reach this city. The sledge is fitted with wheels. Smith interviewed Mavor McClellan and then I drove to a stable, where he will quarter his dogs for a week before starting on his return trip which he will accomplish by rail. The wager was put up by a syndicate of miners at Xome, and Smith will find the $10,000 waiting for him when he gets there. He visited the Jamestown Exposition and spent a day with President ltoosevelt at the White House. ? The following reference to the speech delivered by Mr. Lewis W. Parker, of Greenville, at the child labor conference in Atlanta Friday, appears in the Atlanta Constitution: A novel departure was then introduced when Lewis Parker, a mill operator, was introduced to speak on "Compulsory Education, the .Solution of the Child Labor Problem." His speech was clearly the hit of the day's session and he was roundly applauded. Mr. Parker declared that what South Carolina, where one-fifth of the population worked in the mills, needed more than anything else was laws to compel the registration of births and stricter marriage laws. He stated that the only requirements necessary for marriage in that state were an agreement to live together as man and wife. He said that this made it impossible to keep innocent girls front being deserted when men operatives moved from one settlement to another. Without the record of a marriage to be had it was found impossible to trace these cases. ? Washington, April 3: Successful experiments in the cultivation of Egyptian cotton have been conducted in New Mexico and Arizona, according to reports made by the bureau of plant industry of the department of agriculture. Dr. Webber, now of Cornell, experimented with the Egyptian plant in South Carolina and northern Georgia, but the climate was too severe in these sections. Dr. Carson of the department was rewarded greater success in his efforts made in the Colorado river basin, as much as nine hundred pounds of lint having been secured from one acre last year. It is believed that the plant can be grown in northern Florida and southern Georgia. Egyptian cotton, millions of dollars' worth of which are imported annually into the I'nited States, is more valuable than inland specimens of sea island and upland varieties though less valuable than the best grades of the former. It is the strongest variety of cotton, and is used largely in the manufacture of fine laces and best quality of undergarments. Seeds from the Arizona growths are being distributed by Dt. Carson for experiments in other sec* * donnrfmont 5? nVl'rtllG tft ( lUIia OO l I1C ucpuiuiivnv 10 MiinsvMw - ? develop the cultivation of Egyptian cotton in this country. ? Columbia State, Sunday: John Skelton Williams and party of New - * York and Baltimore, capitalists, passed through Columbia yesterday in a Pullman private car attached to the Seaboard regular southbound passenger train. In reply to questions at the station, where a brief stop was made, Mr. Williams said that he and a party of friends were "going south." He said, in reply to another question, that they would probably return in about a week or ten days. Accompanying Mr. Williams and the party of capitalists was Mr. C. T. Williams, secretary to the receivers of the Seaboard Air Line railway. It is rumored that Mr. John Skelton Williams is making a trip of inspection over the property of the Seaboard with a viewto purchasing it. He organized the Seaboard system and was for a long time president of the company. He is now one of the largest stockholders and has always taken a very active part in the road. It is said that he has associated with nun some prominent capitalists and will take over the property from the receivers within the next few months. Mr. Williams has many friends along the line of the Seaboard who would be glad to see him again at the head of this great system. To him is due much credit for the development of manufacturing industries, etc., along the Seaboard. He is a southern man and there are many who believe that he would be able to handle the property to advantage if he should again be made president. ? New York April 4: When the clocks chime midnight tonight the Fifth Avenue hotel will pass into oblivion. For forty-nine years it has held its place as one of the most famous hostelries in America, but bigger and more elaborate hotels have taken the patronage it once held, and now modern business requirements have forced out the old building, which in its time has housed thousands of men whose names are household words, to give way to a modern skyseraping otlice building. The political history of New York and of America is closely identified with the old hotel. t>n the great plush settees in what has come to be known as the "amen corner." have sat most of the men who have been prominent in the political history of the country in the last half century. There have sat Grant. Conkling, Arthur. Piatt. Depew, in fact practically till of the men whose names are graven on the annals of the Republican party in New York. On the stairway in the corner James (J. Blaine heard l>r. Burchard deliver the "Rum. Romanism and Rei.aIII....** w,h ,vl,w.|, ,.,,<1 him th?' MCIIM'II v ii ... x .. v % [ residency. Every corner <?f the old building. every room is peopled with the ghosts of the famous men who have been known there during tlie time the hotel has been in existence. The old guests, many of them having spent thirty and forty years under its hospitable roof, have left for new homes, and the old servants, dozens of whom have been in the hotel for more than a quarter of a century, have secured new places or have arranged to retire altogether from lubor. Hundreds of people have asked for souvenirs of the old hotel. ? For president of the I'nited States, Thomas E. Watson, of Cleorgia. For vice president of the I'nited States, Samuel Williams of Indiana. The foregoing ticket was nominated at St. l.ouis lust Friday, after two stormy sessions, during which the Nebraska and the Minnesota delegations bolted because they could not procure a postponement of the convention until after the nomination had been made by the Democratic convention so that the People's party might nominate W. J. Bryan for president, if he were defeated at the Democratic convention. The Nebraska men fought desperately to the last, and when Jay W. Forrest, of Albany. N. V.. mounted the platform to place Watson in nomination they withdrew from the convention. followed by the Minnesota delegation, which consisted of one man. T. J. Weighan. If Bryan is nominated at Denver the men who walked out of today's convention say that they and the Populists of Ne braska will support him to a man. M The downfall of Nebraska came ^ swiftly in the afternoon and into a pit . they themselves had dipped the dele- 1,1 pation from Nebraska tumbled. They in were filibustering against a nomiiui- ti tion for president when .1. <?. Parker, of Louisville, begged leave to ask "a couple of (|iiestions" of Nebraska. ''' Parker desired to know whether tin1 Nebraskans were working lor tlie nomination of Bryan. They said l hey (j Were not. He then read from Bryan's V( paper a plank from the platform of st tin* Nebraska Populists state conwntion endorsing Bryan, and wanted to (|| know whether they stood by it. The |>( Nebraskans parried the (|tiestion but Parker insisted on a categorical an- e swer. The Nebraska delegates finally |1( admitted that they favored Bryan. From that Instant Bryan's name in jj( the convention was lost. Debate on a the proposal to postpone the convention and the discussion of the phrase- C( ology of the money plank of the platform consumed the greater part of the day. The discussion of the mon- se ey plank was long, but all the oratory went for naught as the plank adopt- t(J ed was that recommended by the resolutions committee. , le ??????????? er ^ 1? /I'It it i rev ,S(. IfllU Mi'iiumi <u fu sf Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville of as Mail Matter of the Second Class. er r YORKVILLE, S. C.s J'(' TUESDAY, APRIL 7, I90S. in PLANT more corn and sell to the P' farmer who persists in planting more r'a cotton. bt It* l'HK North Carolina Southern Cotton association lias decided to disband 1(1 . . .. TVUn ...ln'nll and go into me runners im^n, .. has developed predominating strength in the state. m aj Tiik uneasy apprehension of the farmer who has on hand two crops of er unsold cotton, is to be measured best by the comfort and security of the re farmer who lias two crops of corn ahead. , t fa Thomas e. Watson is back at his old SL post as nominee of the Populists. The ? Populists are like some Democrats. Hi They believe in changing the date and tj not the form of the programme.? Greenville News. es And the general result of course, will nr also be the same as heretofore. ta S< That was an interesting point made by Mr. Lyon when he called attention ^ to the fact that Judge' Pritchard alpi lowed the whisky people to tie up the dispensary funds on a bond of only $10,000 and at the same time requires a bond of $2f>0,000 from the state of "j South Carolina. We try to be reasonable and just in all tilings, and according to our own conception of our attitude we would not be more ready te to be unjust to Judge Prtichard than to the winding-up commission. We are free to say, however, that as we see it, Judge Pritchard's action smacks of partisanship, a thing of which no judge should be guilty. ti< gi It is beginning to look like the peopie of Georgia may reverse their ac- sj( tion last year in electing Hoke Smith tii governor by refusing to give that gen- ca tleman another term. One of Smith's JJj Hist official acts was to remove Jos- t.t ej>h M. Brown from the office of rail- pi road commissioner. Brown is a son ^ of the late Joe Brown, who was gov- " ernor and who could be anything else et that he wanted to be so far as the til people were concerned, The son is ?1 not the man his father was by a good deal. But he has gone in to beat Smith jn and has already made a show of con- Ik siderable strength. Smith was elected jjj |before largely through Populist sup- ^ port brought about by Thomas R. ct Watson. Now Watson is against 1 ^ Smith and his influence is for Brown, jjj 1 ' a Tin: Republican National convention P< meets at Chicago on June 16, and the p Democratic National convention at in Denver on July 7. The probable nom- s' te inee of the Democrats is Wm. J. Bry- m an; but among the reasonable possi- se bilities are John A. Johnson of Minnesota; Judson Harmon of Ohio; George Gray ?>f Delaware; Lewis Stuy vesant Chandler of New York; Wood- ai row Wilson of New Jersey; Tom r L.Johnson of Ohio; Joseph W. Folk of n~ Missouri. William H. Taft of Ohio, j0 will probably be the nominee of the er Republicans; but anions the leading possibilities are Theodore Roosevelt; Charles 10. Hughes of New York; Jo.-.- b< eph CI. Cannon of Illinois; Charles W. 'n Fairbanks of Indiana; Joseph R. For- JV aker of Ohio; George R. Cortelyou ol h New York; Lesslie M. Shaw of Iowa; A Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania, J* and Robert M. LaFollette of Wiscon- J] sin. H ol le Tin; action of the discipline commit- o tee in expelling those cadets for their O April fool escapade is calculated to do the boys good and increase public res- >s.j peet for Clemson. This is so, unless ol the discipline committee, the faculty, or 1)1 the trustees flnallv back down and re- ^ verse the action. Of course, it was vj an innocent escapade all right. The bi boys really did not mean any harm. Rut the only possible way of teaching discipline is to enforce it, and tin- D less boys are taught to observe the law K at home and at school, they are not y apt to be impressed with the duty of Jp stioli opservance inter mi. * lemsuu v has suffered severely in tlie past for '* laek <?f discipline: but unless slie falls jj down in the present crisis, she is on it o| fair way to regain her lost prestige to J. the very great advantage of those re- J" maining in the institution and to those (.. who may enter hereafter. And the state of South Carolina will also he a gainer l?y the incident. 01 , ol ol John Sharpe Williams is the ablest si. leader the Democrats in congress have had since the days of Crisp of floor- J*' gia. It used to be the policj of Rich- (j aidson. of Tennessee, to oppose what- te ever the Republicans did on general principles. The Republicans appre- j ciated this policy and were able to |j; keep the Democrats in hot water all the I" while. Rut now when the Republicans }' essay to do anything that has tie up- < , proval of Democratic principles, tr Williams allows them to go ahead. The feature of last week's proceed- ,j ings was the persistent filibustering tli of the Democrats in accordance with the recently announced policy of Mr. Williams, t ?n Saturday. Mr. Williams to made a parliamentary mistake and his b< followers were disposed to back him uji in it: but lie would have nothing of the kind. Like the man that lie is, or r. Williams advanced a point nearer ] le speaker's desk and said: '"I admit lat it is I and not the speaker who is error." Under sueli a leader as that ,j, ie Democrats of the house are likely i secure tiie respect of Hie entire ttintty. Tut Anderson Daily Mail thinks that Y uv. Ansel's silence in all this coiitro rsy between the Federal and the ate authorities over the dispensary ttlenient has been splendid. It is tile certain that the governor has en playing "a thinking part" in the rama. To what profit lie lias cogitati will have to appear before long. If J i had said something definite to the nerai assembly when he had that >dy in session there might have been <>? ?ti*> ?itii!ition now as ir as the state of South Carolina is S >neerned.?Charleston Post. Unintentionally, no doubt, but this ems to be unjust. Section 14 of article I of tlie consti- s ition says: In the government of this state the gislative, executive and judicial pows of the government shall be forever parate and distinct from each other, id no person or persons exercising the inctions of one of said departments in 11 assume to discharge the duties the other. In calling the attention of the genal assembly to the danger by which N le situation seemed to be threatened, seems to us that Governor Ansel dislarged his full duty. It was up to the noral assembly to provide the rem- L ly. That was a wise and commendable Y tion on the part of the Farmers' nlon of York county yesterday in augurating a movement looking to e development of corn culture in acu'dance with the intensive system, id if the farmers fail to receive the y arty co-opt-ration of the whole peoe in such a movement, there will be use for disagreeable .surprise. But ally, we have n?? idea that there will I. such a failure. All of the most vel headed business men of this mnty, whether farmers or not, have j 'en preaching for a good many years at there was no one thing so essenjl to the prosperity of our great fricultural interests as largely ineased production of corn, and when e representative farmers themselves ~ idorse this teaching, as they have >ne in a way that seems to promise suits so generally desired, it would ent strange indeed if they should il to receive practically unanimous ipport. That the prize competition ea is the best that can be adapted to c e end in view there is no question. he principle has been settled by the t] :perience and sanction of all time, id the success of its application to f( is particular purpose, has been es- s, blished time and again not only in >uth Carolina; but in every corn (| ising state in the Union. It would j, ' almost impossible to suggest a p position that would furnish oppor- p nity for more general co-operation, 0] id we are confidently looking not qdy for the cash necessary for liber- p prizes; but a general awakening of C( terest and enthusiasm that will make js ery farmer in York county, big and sj tie, white and black, take more invest in corn production than he has er taken before. ' * 1 Ic SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Insurance Commissioner McMas- tj r has issued an order to the domes2 mutual lire and life companies 01 ving them one year to collect as- n ssments and close up tlit business iat they have been condopting out- n, tie of local territory, within which me they must pay all citizens and A nice! all policies therein. No com- A my has so far qualified to do more |1; ian a local business. The Laurens ' mcern is the only one that has ex essed an intention of qualifying for ci ie entire state. tl ? Asheville special of April 6 to jr ie Charlotte Observer: It is rumor- JT I here today a "suspension of hoslities" is probable in the South Car- al ina dispensary matter. Recently g ldge Pritchard granted the motion n ' counsel for the dispensary wind- . g-up commission for a supersedeas ,r md fixing the amount at $250,000. ie sum represented by the claims of ;li ie complainants. It was not thought iat the bond would be made. In fact >unsel at first declared plainly that ' icy would not or could not make T ich a bond. Subsequently, however. ai ley have expressed, it' is understood, willingness to make the bond. At ai ie time nothing was said about a de- N >sit of the securities, but Judge cl litchard incorporated this provision his order. The dispensary commison didn't like this phase of the mat- ? r, but it is now believed that it will w ake the bond and also deposit the C) curities. In fact Asheville gentleen interested in the case have this [formation semi-officlally. In the el rent that this is done the receivers ti cently appointed by Judge Pritch- s. d will not make a demand for fhe list fund of $800,000. 11 ? After a thorough investigation of ie cases of the members of the junr class of Clemson college, on acnint of the first of April escapade ie discipline committee on last Sat- *1 rday decided upon the expulsion of ni ?rty-eight out of ninety-two mem?rs of the class. The expelled junrs are as follows: J. N. Load holt. Barnwell: (I. Bellinger, of Colum- (,< a; J. D. Murray, of Colleton; E. S. oni, of Prosperity; C. H. Pennell. of 1 bbeville: J. K. Pennell, of Abbeville: " . C. Jenkins, of Kershaw: T. S. Alii, of Anderson; D. C. Britt, of Abbe- c' lie; L. A. Coleman, of Laurens; T. . Yeargin, of Laurens; T. F. Fulmer, ' Saluda: A. 11. Happoldt, of Char- 11 ston: E, C. Haskell, of Abbeville; S. j11 Kelly, of Leak: L. C. Boone, of ' rangeburg: J. C. Covington, of Ben- " dtsville: W. A. Robinson, of Kasley: (| B. Simpson, of Anderson; \V. D. mpson, of Anderson; U. K. Adams. '' ' Edgefield; (J. A. Burton, of New- y ?riy: E. A. Gardner, of Aiken: A. W. ' reamer, of Greenville: H. C. Twiggs, '? ' Greenwood; R. E. Blake, f>f Abbe- 01 lie; \V. J. Brockington, of Willianis- " urg: W. C. Clarke, of Leake: H. H. (* reene. of Abbeville: \V. L. Nance, of Vl aureus; W. J. Sheely, of Newberry: . W. Wat kins, of Anderson; J. L. l' ove, of Fairfield: W. F. Odom, of u am well; F. S. Tarbox, of George- j,1 iwii; E. B. Clement, of Charleston: L. Eason, of Charleston: L. L. Gan- 0 of Charleston: T. Miley, of Peak: . Y. WigfaH of Charleston: F. B. K reene. or York: A. Grier, of Darling- '' in: M. R. Hush, of Charleston; B. G. " untor. of Pendleton: J. P. McMillan, f*' : Marion: W. C. Spratt, of Chester: H. Wilson, of Chester: E. Cham- e: :*ss, i?f Marlboro. After disposing of J*' le juniors the conunittec took up the " ises of the sophomores and freshmen. u ( Em pi.ov r.n's Lia111 t.ri'y 1:11.1..?With 1: lly one vote recorded against it. that h; ' Mr. Littleliebl of Maine, the bouse p ' representatives yesterday under \ ispension of the rules passed the V( lei ling employers' liability bill, af- la r forty minutes' debate. T11 brief. io hill establishes the doctrine that e railroad companies engaged in inrstate commerce are liable for peril.al injuries received by employes in j, ie service of such carriers. Tt aholhes the strict common law rule of ibi'ity which lairs a recovery for the 1"' rsonal injury or death of an em- d; oye. occasioned by the negligence of fellow servant. It also relaxes the uninon law rule which makes conibutory negligence a defense to M aims for such injuries. A provision. wever. diminishes the amount of ie recovery in the same degree that "vj ie negligence of the injured one con- si ibuted to tin- injury. The bill fur- ai icr makes each party responsible for s own negligence, and requires each bear the burden thereof. A truce (,( tween the Democrats and Kepubli- \\ ins was declared for a time yester- sj ly when under a suspension of the lies the house took up the employs' liability bill. uOCAL. AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. B. Glenn, Tirzah?Offers $!> reward for information leading to recovery of a Walker hound. no. R. Diekson, ('apt.?Issues an ?rder of interest to members of Co. "L", 1st S. C. N. G. Minnie Davis Chapter, (J. I). C.?Announces the coining of the Schubert Symphony club at the Graded school auditorium April 18th. 'hos. 1<\ AlcDow, Jr.?Will appreciate information us to# the whereabouts of his goat, which has strayed from home. ohn W. Pursley, Admr.?Requests persons having claims against or indebted to estate of AI. P. Pursley, deceased, to present same to him for settlement. . A. Sifford?Gives notice that he has acquired the business of the Clover Hardware company and assumes the obligations and accounts of said lirm. tandard Oil Co.?Advises you to put a blue flame oil stove in your kitchen. See fourth page for particulars. irst National Bank?Wants your banking business because it will benefit it and also because it will benefit you. One dollar opens an account. homson Co.?Alakes special offering of taffeta silk, worth $1 at 79c a yard, for Wednesday only. Stetson hats for men iust arrived. National Union Bank?Advises you to put some money away now while you are earning. Send for booklet "The Story of John Rodgers' Success." uther Baber?Tells the results of a trial of Ess?Tee-Dee for the hair by Mr. T. J. Nichols. Trial bottle 50 cents. ork Drug Store?Is showing the richest line of correspondence stationery it has ever carried and wants you to see it. f. W. White?Explains that Invincible necessity makes us either the early bird or belated worm. Real estate offerings. ork Furniture Co.?Ask If you are furnishing your home? If so it wants you to see its line of furniture, rugs, art squares, mattings, etc. Paints, oils, varnishes, etc. nan and Savings Bank?Calls attention to the time your may save by renting one of its safety deposit boxes. Only $2 and J3 a year. , W. Dobson?Talks about the good things included in his grocery and says there are other things not ment ioned. am M. Grist?Gives the experience of a Yorkville man with Mutual Benefit insurance policies. He learned by experience. i. E. Ferguson?Has a new lot of table furnishings to which he calls your attention. He wants your orders for table furnishings. [erndon & Gordon?Have fresh cabbage just from the field. Mr. J. E. Lowry is entitled to the redlt for the resolution introduced in ie Farmers' Union yesteq^ay, with le result that the Union has underiken the prosecution of a campaign >r the promotion of the intensive fstem of corn culture. The general public is taking very lite interest in the political situation; ut it should not forget that whether takes an interest or not, there will e those to control the political mahinery and to fill the various offices, here is but one way hy which the ublie can hope to govern itself in ac>rdance with its own notion, and that t by taking an interest in the political tuation. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The shade trees are beginning tn ok beautiful again. ? Did you get that county registraon certificate yesterday? There is aly one more chance before the muicipal election. * ? There was an unusually large crowd F people in Yorkville yesterday for an pril salesdny. Ordinarily salesday in pril is dull, and yesterday would ave been dull also had it not been for ie fact that so many people had speial business here in connection with ie registration certificates, the meetig of Camp Micali Jenkins, the Faricrs' Union, the board of equalization ad Poag's auction sale. It was a nod day to plow and people who did ot have to come to Yorkville put i the day plowing. ? Tattle Margaret, daughter of Mr. nd Mrs. Thomas F. McDow of York lilt*. Mild ;i IlctlKIW il'lJIll UCIU& urned t<> death one day last week, he child, which Is unusually "bright ud attractive, was sitting in front of 11 open fireplace at the McDow home, o other person was In the room. Its thing became ignited and befire it ?u!d he reached and the fire extintiished by Mrs. McDow and a servant, ho were nearby, all its clothing ex?pt a flannel petticoat was burned IT. The most serious burns are on the liin and throat, and although the lite girl, who is about 5 years of age, is nffering intensely it is believed that lere will be no serious result. THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. Yesterday's developments, in the l>eculative market are summarized in n Associated Press dispatch of last ight as follows: There was a sharp decline in the tton market during today's trading itli the close steady at a net loss of T to 19 points. Sales for the day ere estimated at 150,000 bales. The market opened steady at a deline of 9 points in response to lower ibles, reports that a cotton importing ause of Harcelona was in financial ouble and better weather over the pit. There was a slight reaction durlg the middle of the morning but lere was no hull support of conseuenee and the market showed a genial declining tendency with Maysellig back to the low level of the season, 'bile July, which had been relatively rm of late, sold within 7 points of the w record. Prices rallied only a point r two at 'the close, although the tone as steadier on covering by shorts, loomy reports concerning cotton goods mditions in Germany were among the ppressing factors, and reports of furler reductions in New England mill ages aided the decline during the af rnoon. The weather was generally ivorable in the south, no precipitation f importance being reported while Miiperatures were seasonable, sugesting favorable progress with new rop preparations. Southern spot larkcts officially reported were genially unchanged but a private wire mi New Orleans said that spots were isy. Estimates for tomorrow's re ipts were heavier, probably refiectig sales of hedged cotton two or three oeks ago, but exports also ran larger. Receipts at the ports today 13,346 lies against 13.453 last week and 18."i7 last year. For tjie week 100.000 iili*s ; c:iinsI 103.112 last week and '2.H41 last year. Today's receipts at ew Orleans 4<1 against 2.901 last ear and at Houston a.222 against 4.912 st year. ? ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. o. P. Heath of charlotte, was i Yorkville on Saturday. Mrs. M. 10. Huggeln and Miss l>?iisy mith of Coluinhia. are spending a few ivs in Yorkville. Mrs. J. J. Keller of Rock Hill, spent psterday in Yorkville, the guest of rs. J. M. Ferguson. Mr. John Jefferys of Spartanburg, cut Sunday and Monday with his sters. Mrs. A. .1. Parrott at Filbert id Mrs. Janie Parish of Yorkville, Mrs. \Y. H. Lassiter and son arriv1 in Yorkville yesterday from fadesboro, X. C., and with Mr. Raster are stopping with Mrs. X. ,T. owen. Mr. S. A. Warliek of Monroe, N. C., arrived in Yorkville Sunday afternoon to attend the funeral of his brother, Mr. John Warlick, which took place co at Sharon yesterday morning. wl Mrs. T. S. Fratton, recently from |a Manila, P. I., reached Yorkville on Saturday morning to spend a week p with Mrs. Rebecca Fratton Dr. Brat- a( ton is now located at Fort Des je Moines, Iowa. in Mrs. Martha Fmellne Met Sill lias issued invitations to the marriage of u, 1 her daughter. Miss' Rachel Bessie to Mr. Poller Blair Kennedy. The cere- w ; many is to take place at Smyrna As' sociate Reformed church on Wednesday afternoon, April 22, at 4 o'clock. Pi Hon. P. E. Flnley and .Mrs. Finley, i returned from wasmngton last sat- (, unlay morning. Mrs. Finley will probably not go back to Washington this C< spring. Mr. Finley is home on business and as'to just how long he will remain here he is unable to say, ex, cept that it will hardly be more than a few weeks. He has completed the greater part of the heavy committee work that had been assigned to him for the session; but is liable to be re- ^ called at almost any time, and while here must hold himself in readiness for such recall. THE FARMERS' UNION. m The regular monthly meeting of the York County Farmers' Union was held in the court house yesterday, and although there was no special busl- c> ness for consideration the attendance ' A was good and the proceedings were full of interest. Because of the absence of Mr. J. Frank Ashe, the president, who had to meet with the county equalization board of which he is chairman, Mr. D. M. Hall, the vice president opened the Union and presided over the proceedings. There was nothing in the shape of old business to be disposed of; but there developed an interesting and instructive discussion of the question of corn and pea raising as the outcome of which unanimous endorsement was ^ given to a plan to encourage intensive corn culture by means of substantial prizes for the largest yields to be made by members of the Union this fall. Certain features of the regulations desired were agreed upon in the meeting. Among other things it was de- te cided that every competitor must culnn* loot, than tv?'r? <ir>rp? to the 11 \ die nut IC.IO uiuii btf V MV> VM - plow on the intensive system, and that the competitors themselves will e( furnish at least one hundred dollars of the prize money by means of a pro rata assessment on all the entries. It was er thought also that business men gen- et erally would be glad to contribute to the encouragement of such a move- I>( merit, in which event there will be three prizes instead of two and their value wil'l be greatly increased. M While the Union was unanimously in favor of the whole plan of encouraging intensive corn culture and offer- sr ing premiums, it was realized that it would be impracticable to formulate satisfactory plans in the meeting in (i, the short time available, and a resolution was adopted providing that these details be referred to a committee of three to be selected by the meeting. P! Before adjournment the president M repeated the announcement heretofore c* made to the effect that the feature of b' the next regular meeting of the Union 1)1 on Monday, May 4 will be the address or of Miss Mary L. Nance on the subject st of improving the rural schools of the m county. On this occasion the doors of the Union will be wide open and a n( cordial invitation is extended to the public to give its attendance. There being no further business, the n' meeting adjourned. P( gi POAG'S AUCTION. ti( The auction sale of the I. H. Norlis farm divided into small tracts by cr J. Kdgar Poag, the man who "cuts the earth to suit your taste," took place b< at the court house corner yesterday, in P( strict accordance with the advertised ^ announcement, and the event was full b< of interest. Sl There was quite a crowd present. a' Some had come as buyers. Some had ^ a- se it ....... oAnllir O fnr?t til come 10 see ii. 11 mem icuji^ ? land?real estate?upon which there ca was no mortgage, would be auctioned off for what it would bring like the ? personalty of a derelict estate, and vv others came out of mere curiosity. 'n They had no notion of bidding for anything themselves; but were curi- ai ous to see what other people would do. The first thing Mr. Poag did was to ^ announce that he proposed to give al away a lot of valuable presents. Mr. Getsinger the auctioneer made the announcement. He assured the crowd Pi that the presents were absolutely free, without price. All that he asked was m tii that the people present should write their names on pieces of cardboard, and explained that the present would %v be given to those whose names should be drawn, provided they should be present at the drawing. Of course, there was nobody in the big crowd who felt disposed to turn 'e down a proposition like that, and af- 1 ter several hundred names were sent ar up and shuffled. Mr. Getsinger had a m boy to draw one from the box. Mr. Getsinger read the name and called aloud for the owner. He answered. ^ "What number of shoes do you wear?" s0 asked the auctioneer. " "Leven," was il* the answer, followed by general laugh- ar ter, and Mr. Getsinger told him to go u right over to the Strauss-Smith com- ^ pany, get a pair of shoes and have a them charged to Poag. Another name was drawn. Mr. Getsinger read it and called it three times in a loud voice. 01 There was no answer. "See what he lost by not being here," said the auc- at tioneer as he tore the card with his 'ei teeth. hI Then the auction proceeded. Get- ? * ?- 1- P< singer is ;i goou one. ne mumts mo business thoroughly. Rut the people ac were timid und it took quite a while sc to get a bid. When he did get one he 'prang the changes on it in a way that seemed calculated to excite interest. "t It was really a very low bid, ridicu- at lously low and well calculated to test ^ the nerve of the sellers, but he kept at it and finally knocked down tract w' No. :5, containing SO', acres at $7.50 an to acre. The other tracts sold: No. 1, je containing 42 acres at $6.75; No. 2, containing 54 acres at $9.85; No. 4. 49i{ u< acres, at $0.00. No. 5. 59J acres at $6.85; No. 6, 523 acres tit $4 an acre. w? Several times during the sale, Mr. tu Oetsinger drew more names out of the box. When the owners of the names 'e' were within hearing he gave them sa presents. otherwise he tore up the Wi cards. This liberal expedient held most of the crowd to the end, for the presents were valuable. They includ- hied :t saddle and bridle, pairs of shoes, ri< lamps, umbrellas, handsome pictures, . glass pitchers, rocking chairs, etc. Several times during the bidding the ta auctioneer offered a saddle and bridle ev for another bid; but without effect. wj Tlu> auctioneer continued until the last tract had been disposed of, and while it would hardly be fair to say he that the property brought anything tin like its value, still people who have a ou fairly good idea of the situation concede that under all the circumstances "k it was a decided success. hi> CALENDAR 1. When the approaching term of th< art of common pleas convenes i ill he found that Calendar 1 will b< rger than when the calendar wa: iproached at the recent extra term uring that term only six cases wen luall.v disposed of, and since thei a new cases have been added, inak g a net gain of four cases. Calen tr 1, consisting- entirely of Jury case: ?w stands as follows: 1. W. F. Jackson vs. Southern Kail ay. 2. Fred R. Black vs. John Byers. 3. J. R. Key vs. West. Union Tel Cc 4. Isaiah Gadsden vs. Catawbi ower Co. 5. Minnie Ratterree vs. Alice Adams 6. J. R. Wallace vs. Catawba Powe a. 7. W. W. Auten vs. Catawba Powe a. 8. Bratton vs. Catawba Power co. 9. Hartness vs. S. A. L. Railway. 10. E. F. Bell vs. W. U. Tel. Co. 11 Uoinoo vu VPIIunn 12. Fincher vs. W.O.W. 13. Karlker vs. S. A. L. Railway. 14. Talbot vs. R. H. W., L. and P. Cc 15. R. Lee Kerr vs. A. J. Evans. 16. Shannon & Hope vs. Hill. K. am >. 17. Sutton vs. So. Railway et al. 18. Friedheim vs. Highland P. M. Ct 19. Friedheim vs. Manchester Milk 20. J. Q. Wray vs. So. Railway Co. 21. York Supply Co. vs. S. A. L. Rj 22. York 13. & M. Co. vs. S. W. In an. 23. Joe M. Taylor vs. So. Railway Cc 24. D. G. Adams vs. W. U. Tel. Co. 25. Joe White vs. Charlotte Brick Cc 26. John Williams vs. Charlotte Bricl L>. 27. Robertson vs. Frat. Union o merica. 28. Thornwell vs. So. Railway Co. 29. B. M. Evans vs. So. Railway Co. 30. Latimer vs. Gen'l Elc. Co. 31. White vs. S. A. Line Ry. 32. Steele vs. A. L. R. Poe. 33. Steele vs. Friedheim. 34. Brown vs. So. R.?Car. Div, ei u 35. Armstrong etc., vs. Ollie Motz. 36. Elliott vs. West Union Tel. Co. 37. Shleder vs. So. Railway Co. 38. Hood vs. Highland Park M. Co. 38. Paris vs. Am. Tel. and Tel. Co. 40. Nicholson vs. Arcade Cot. Mills. 41. Witherspoon vs. So. Railway Cc 42. Worthy vs. Sou. Railway Co. 43. Ashford vs. West. Union Tel. Cc 44. Collins vs. Sou. Ry., etc. 45. Nat'l Cash Reg. Co. vs. McEl iney Co. 46. Patterson vs. Fort Mill M. Co. 47. Sistar vs. S. A. Line Ry. 48. Fewell vs. So. Railway Co. 49. Noland vs. Sadler et al. 50. May vs. So. Railway Co. " 1 AHpnrlr v? West TTnion Tel. Cc 52. So. Railway co. vs. Pride Rat ree. 53. Richardson vs. S. A. L. Railwaj 54. E. H. Green vs. So. Railway Co. 55. A. S. Barron, et al., vs. Henr Limmit, et al. 56. W. L. Hill, etc., vs. D. L. Goo< a I. 57. H. T. Williams vs. So. Ry. Co. 58. D. L. Good vs. Henry Montgom y. 59. Glenn & Allison vs. Kelly Inma: al. 60. J. A. Barron et al. vs. Catawb nwer Co. 61. W. Leslie Jackson vs. So. Ry.urn. Div. et al. 62. Wm. E. Holmes vs. York Cotto ills. 63. A. D. Dillingham vs. York Cotto ills. 64. Jas. A. Goble vs. Hugh P. Jack >n. 65. Catawba Real Estate Co. vj 3. Railway Co. 66. C. S. Wilson, etc., vs. So. Rj r>. et al. BLOODY PISTOL TRAGEDY. John Warlick killed. Jeff Warlic linfully wounded, and Lawrenc arley in jail awaiting trial on th large of murder is the net result of oody tragedy that occurred in th irber shop of Paul Means, colorec l the corner of Congress and Libert reets, Yorkville, last Saturday after ion. Just what the row was about, it ha it been practicable to learn, and it 1 fflcult also to get at exactly wha ippened and how. There were jmber of people present and each i isitlve enough as to his story; but s eat was the excitement of the situa on and so quickly was it all ovei lat the stories of different witnesse >nfiict as to various details. As to whether there was anythlni ;hind the row, has but vaguely ap ?ared. There are some rumors tha lere was; but these rumors have no ?en developed, and will probably be i ibject for later investigation. It wa : about 5 o'clock in the afternoor essrs. Jeff and Polk Warlick were ii le barbershop. Mr. Lawrence Marie; ime in and there developed a jangl >tween him and Mr. Polk Warlich thers present paid no attention t hat was going on. There was noth g in it to excite especial interest s ?j j .m a 11.. TJ^ll, Warllnl IS saiu, UI11I1 Iiua.lljr t </in ITU1I1VI iplied to Marley an epithet that i merally supposed to call for blows arley remarked: "I can't fight yoi id your brother both; but I will g f and get my brother and come back. About 7 or 10 minutes later, som Ly 15 minutes, Marley returned oik Warlick had gone out in th eantime, but his brother Jeff was ii le barber's chair. Marley said t< m, "Now you may call me what yoi ant to," and Warlick replied that h d not want to call him anything lien John Warlick, who had not par cipated previously, came in the sid >or. One statement has it that Mar y had already drawn his pistol, an< ?hn Warlick ordered him "not to di lything like that.'' Another state ent has it that overhearing Marley'; mark to Jeff. John replied, "Yes, cal m a s? of a b? or anything els< >u want to." But whatever wa; tid, the firing commenced immedi ely. Marley fired two shots at Johi id then turned his pistol on Jeff, whi as still in the chair. Both of tin 'arlicks were making for Marley, an< scuttle ensued. Ahout that time oik Warlick returned and joined ii e affray. He jerked the revolve it of Marley's hand and snapped i 1 round: but it was already empt; id threw it away. Marley started ti ave; but Win. Rogers caught hold o m and insisted that he remain pputy Sheriff Quinn and Constable Jters were both in the court house toss the street and coming to tin ana .it ntlM tllAV tllllk Ohjl PiTC of MUC y and carried him to jail. Shortly after being shot, John War k sank down and expired withir mut five minutes. His body lay or e street for perhaps half an houi hen Coroner Louthian had it movet one of the offices in the court house fT Warlick, though pretty badl> uinded was able to walk to the offici Drs. White & Kell, where his wound; ?re dressed. lie had heen shol ice, once in the arm and once in the ft side. The doctors were unable t( y at the time what the outcome >uld he; but thought he would gel *11. Marley was scratched and uised in the scuffle; but was not semsly hurt. The pistol used by Marley was a 38libro Iver Johnson. There was no idence at the coroner's inquest as to lere he got it. Several street stories >re to different effect. One was that had the weapon in his pocket from ? beginning, another that he went t and borrowed it; but the most ely one seems to be that he went to i home In the Lockmore mill vil lage and got it?that It was his own 3 property. t Marley has a wife and several chlls dren. He is a housepninter by trade, * and his reputation for proper behavior i, has "been very good except when under e tiie influence of whisky. Then he was i considered to he a dangerous citizen. . People who saw tiiin shortly before . tin* killing say that he appeared to he s sober, after the killing ills condition was described as one of great excite. inent. John Warllck, who was killed, was a desperate character when drlnk( ing. He is the man who was sent to ^ the penitentlnry for six months for beating up Mr. John Thompson In ' Yorkville some time ago. He has been 1 in trouble with the authorities quite r frequently. Jeff and Polk Warlick have the reputation of being steady, hardworking mill operatives, not inclined to provoke trouble unnecessarily. The tragedy, of course, created con, siderable excitement In Yorkville. A number of people rushed to the scene ^ of the shooting while it was going on; but as most of them realized the danger they were in of stopping a stray ?. bullet, they got out of the way as soon as possible. There were half a dozen J or more people in the barbershop when the shooting commenced; but they also ' got out In short order. William Ro) gers remained to the end as stated. k CORN PRIZES. f At the regular monthly meeting of the Farmers' Union yesterday, a res olution was adopted whereby it Is proposed to inaugurate in this county an interesting contest intended to encourage the culture of corn on the intenI. slve system. Because of the limited time at the disposal of the Union it was deemed best to leave the formulation of the details in connection with tlie proposed ^ contest to tlie discretion and diligence of a committee of three, and Messrs. >. D. J. Forbes, J. B. Scott and W. D. Grist were elected to take charge of the matter. The committee has instructions in several Important particulars. First, the principal object of the competition is to encourage the intensive system, ). or the production of heavy crops on few acres. Second, that every comr petitor must plant on this system not less than two acres to the plow, y Third, that the competitors themselves I shall if practicable, raise not less than $1.00 of the prize money by means of a pro rata assessment on the basis of acreage entered as above indicated. n Fourth, that the committee he authorized to request the co-operation of the il general public in swelling the prize money to something more worth while, in which event the number of prizes n may he Increased to three or more, and made larger in amount. The committee got together yester - (lay afternoon and arter discussing me situation as thoroughly as was practicable under the circumstances, der. cided that it would require more time in which to formulate plans and regulations that would satisfactorily m?et the situation, and the rules and regulations, therefore will not he published until later. 0 In view of the fact, however; that 0 the season is already advanced for such a contest, it occurred to the come 1 mittee to suggest that those who desire to enter begin their preparations at once. There will be no regulation to debar any acres that may have already been planted; there will be no burdensome conditions of any kind, calculated to discriminate as against one contestant in favor of another. There will be no specification as to what kind of land is to be used, whether upland or bottom. It will be provided, however, that in the case of the " winner all of the acres entered, must show up a yield within a certain reasonable per cent of the heaviest. That s Is if the most productive acre belongs to a three plow man, every other acre of the six required of him must come * up to say 75 or 80 per cent of the a production of the best acre. 3 Because it is thought that this sub' ject is one of great Importance to the n entire public it is believed that busiy ness firms, corporations and individe uuls including farmers, will contribute " to the prize fund, and the committee 0 will ask the newspapers of the county to publish a list of all contributions 0 that may be offered. It is desired, of course, that the contributions will be offered as soon as possible; but it "is understood that they are not to be u collected until September 1 next, when ? they will be payable to Mr. Arthur L. Black, secretary of the York County e Farmers' Union, either on demand or through public notice. e In accordance with this arrangea ment, The Enquirer will he glad to a receive offers of contributions, acj knowledge the same in its columns and forward them to Secretary Black for e proper record. LOCAL LACONICS. e Registration. j The county board of supervisors of registration had quite a busy day yes0 terday, issuing in all forty-six new - certificates and renewals. Of these, s thirty were for Hickory Grove precinct . and sixteen were for Yorkville precinct. g County Executive Committee. Chairman Brice of the county Democratic executive committee has sent 1 out a call for a meeting of the com3 mittee to be held in Yorkville on next Saturday. The principal business of the committee probably will be to is* sue a call for the county convention. ' Called Rev. W. H. Stevenson. -J Neely's Creek congregation on last r Sunday agreed upon an informal call t to Rev. W. H. Stevenson to accept the y pastorate. Mr. Stevenson is a son of Rev. Dr. R. M. Stevenson, pastor of 1 Bethany, Clover and Crowder's Creek f and is now at the seminary at Due !, West. He will complete his course in p June. As to what he will do about the call, of course, is not known. . Auction Sale by the Clerk. There was but one auction sale of land by the clerk of the court yesterday. That was for partition in the - case of Martha E. Robinson, Catha J. 3 Adams and Wade H. Jenkins, plaintiffs against J. F. Jenkins, Thos. C. Jenkins and other defendants. The property r sold comprised 250 acres of land on 1 Allison creek, bounded by lands of E. E. Boyce, A. P. Campbell and R. N. ' Wilson. There were only two bidders. ' The land was started at $20 an acre ? mill sitp:i<lilv f'limhpri on ti\ <9.3 * it was bid off by Mr. Samuel A. Rob^ inson. ? Flag Raising at Clover. Several hundred people turned out ' at the Clover school building SaturJ day afternoon to take part in the ext ercises in connection with the pre sentation of the flag and Bible to the trustees of the school by the Jr. O. U. ' A. M. The presentation speech was made by Hon. T. B. Butler of Gaff. ney, and the speech of acceptance in behalf of the trustees was made by ' Mr. Zip P. Smith of Raleigh. The ex1 ercises throughout were very interest: ing and the occasion was very much enjoyed by all present. After the ceremonies. later in the evening, Mr. 1 Smith delivered an address to a large audience on the principles and purposes of the Jr. O. IT. A. M. Gad Dover Arrested. King's Mountain letter of March 30 to the Gastonia Gazette: Gad Dover, who recently moved to this county from York county, S. C., was arrested ' on a fugitive warrant, on Thursday evening last, and carried before H. P. Allison, Esq., who issued the warrant. Mr. Dover, rather than be placed in jail to uvvalt requisition papers, signed an agreement to be carried back to Yorkvllle that lie might give the required bond till court at that place _ in April. Sheriff Brown sent his deputy up Friday and carried the prisoner back. He will be required to answer tlie charge of running an Illicit distillery and selling whisky unlawfully. Mr. Dover says he got into this trouble down there and decided to quit the business and come up to Cleveland and lead a new life. Micah Jenkins Camp U. C. V. Micah Jenkins Camp U. 0. V. held its annual meeting in the court house yesterday pursuant to the call recently published by Commander Joseph F. Wallace. After the reading of the minutes of the last meeting, Veterans J. E. Dowry and O. J. Gwin were elected delegates to the general reunion to be held In Birmingham, Ala. Veterans W. D. Moore and Jerry j Walker were elected delegates to the * state re-unlon to be held in Greenville. Capt. John D. McConnell was elected commander for the ensuing year and Veteran Thomas W. Clawson was olo/?fa/l ao^potarv onrl trPfl SUirPP Will Develop Mineral Spring. Messrs. R. E. Heath, D. L.. Shelder and M. B. Jennings, purchased the well known mineral spring property on the NoitIk farm at the sale yesterday, and they are arranging to develop the same. The water of this spring has quite a local reputation on account of its healthfulness and curative properties, and the purchasers believe that with more or less exploitation the gen- ( eral public can easily be brought to a recognition of Its virtues. It is their purpose among other things in the near future to make extensive free distribution of the water in the homes of the people of Vorkvllle and vicinity. Claim and Delivery. | There was a claim and delivery case in Magistrate Coiner's court last Saturday arising out of the effort of Mr. Dempsey Good of Sharon to recover twenty quarts of whisky recently seized from him by Constable Sanders. 'I lie plaintiff claimed that he had procured the whisky In question for his personal use. The constable swore * that at the time of the seizure plaintiff * told him that part of the whisky was his own and part of it was for another party. The jury consisted of Messrs. W. H. Herndon, J. Q. Wray and Roy Williamson. There was a mistrial. A Change of Schedule. A change of schedule that is of considerable importance so far as points in this county along the line of that road Is concerned, goes into effect on the Carolina and North-Western Sunday. Train No. 10 northbound which now arrives at Yorkville at 8.53 a. m., will, under the change arrive at 9.01 a. m. No. 9 southbound arriving now at T. r.o n tr> will arrive nt R 9ft n m fin tier this change both trains make close S connection with the Southern at Ches- * ter to and from Columbia. It will be practicable to leave Yorkvllle at 5.29 p. in., spend the night In Columbia and return to Yorkvllle at 9.01 the next morning. The Sutton Spring School. The Sutton Spring school, Misses Ora Love and Julia Stephenson teach, ers, closed a successful session last Friday with a big picnic and exercises appropriate to the occasion. The pro gramme Included essays and recitai tions by Lizzie McClaln, Mary Ferguson, Harry Gwin, Alma McClure, Ernest McClaln, Maggie Nell, Claude Gwin, Pearl Royster, Clarence Rawlinson, Ruth Ferguson and Grady Mc- 0 Clure. Willie McClure and Mary Ferguson tied the award for the most "headmarks" during the session and John Robinson secured the award In the primary classes. The patrons and friends of the school spent a most pleasant day. | County Board of Equalization. The county board of equalization met In the office of the auditor yesterday for the purpose of canvassing i the returns from township boards and hearing the complaints of Individuals I who considered that they had grievances to adjust. The respective townships were represented as follows: i Bethel, J. W. Jackson; Bethesda, J. "4 Frank Ashe, chairman; Broad River, W. S. Wilkerson; Bullock's Creek. H. E. Hood; Ebenezer, W. M. Carothers; i Fort Mill, C. P. Blankenship; King's : Mountain, J. M. Thomasson; York, R. , R. McCorkle; Yorkvllle, W. B. Moore; Rock Hill, Thos. L. Johnson. There were several irregularities to be ad justed, and all of these were decided as in the opinion of the board seemed proper. Death of Mrs. J. R. Hudson. The De Queen, Arkansas, Bee of March 27, contains the following notice of the death of Mrs. Hudson wife of Mr. J. R. Hudson, formerly of York county, but for many years a resident* of Arkansas: "The Bee regrets to chronicle the death of Mrs. Jane ? Ellen Hudson, the estimable wife of Postmaster J. R. Hudson of this city, which occurred Thursday. The funeral services were conducted from the family residence Friday afternoon, services being conducted by Rev. W. R. Harrison. This good woman had I hundreds of friends in this county w who mourn her death, although the end has been expected almost dally for several weeks. Besides her bereaved husband, she leaves three children to mourn her loss. They are; Mrs. R. A. Gilliam of Lockesburg, Mrs. Floyd Thompson of this city and Logan Hudson of St. Louis. , A Knight of the Saddlebags. The Enquirer Is in receipt of a copy of "A Knight of the Saddlebags," by ^ J. Lemacks Stokes, D. D., recently is- J sued from the presses of the R. L. 9 Bryan company. The story was first published in the Southern Christian Advocate as a serial, and met with so much favor throughout the Methodist 1 denomination that the able author was prevailed upon to have it published In ^ more permanent form. The leading ] character as the title suggests is a Methodist itinerant, and the story is made up of a vivid but accurate portrayal of the trials, tribulations and triumphs of one of these noble workers. The book is well worth owning and reading by anyone who is able to appreciate high excellence in story telling and theological exposition combined. The price in paper is 75 cents a copy, and the author is devoting a nart of the proceeds to the benefit of his church. Miss Louise Dobson of Yorkville, has the local agency for f this book and will be glad to supply those who may desire copies. Will Sue the State. Rock Hill Herald: Chief J. A. Harris of the tribe of Catawba Indians, whose reservation is situated about ten mi'.es from this city, accompanied by second Chief John Brown and Braves Sam Blue ?ml Ren Harris. were in Charlotte Thursday on business connected with a suit which the tribe is to bring against the state of South Carolina for land, which the Indians claim, is theirs by right of a treaty with the United States. The land which the Indians claim as their own consists of 144,000 acres lying in York and Lancaster counties, and ^ has several towns on it, among them being Hock Hill. The value of these lands at the present day is several million dollars. The Catawba tribe, which lays claim to this land numbers 200, about 100 of which live in South Carolina. The chief went before IT. S. Commissioner Cobb and ex- ^ ecuted a contract with an attorney in Washington who is to prosecute the claim before the department for them. Chief Harris, who is an intelligent man of about 35 years of age. said that in 1850 the state made a treaty with the tribe to buy land in North Cafolina in place of the lands claimed in South Carolina or pay the tribe its value. "But." said the chief, this treaty has never been carried out, and I am now trying to secure justice ^ i??r my The Fiddlers In Rock Hill. Record of yesterday: Ye Old Tyme Fiddlers' convention, given under the auspices of the S. D. Barron Chapter, U. D. C., at the opera house Friday and Saturday nights, was a very enjoyable affair, and fairly well patronized, not as well though as was expected, but quite a number of attractions had appeared recently and for i