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Sfrraps and .facts. ? President Harvle Jordan, of the Southern Cotton association, in a statement published yesterday, says that the Southern Cotton association in connection with the Farmers' Union has completed arrangements to hold the remnant of th?' 1907 cotton crop. The Farmers' Union cotton companies, the statement says, in Tennessee, Arkansas. Mississippi and Alabama have already perfected arrangements with bankers in those states to finance every bale now held in Farmers' Union warehouses. Similar results, continues the statement, are being secured for cotton held by members of the Southern Cotton association by the central headquarters and state divisions, and at the larger cen* U?ooi/Jor>t T A r/1 O n iruiiKfu puinm. ricsiucni vuiuu.. concludes his statement as follows: "I cannot too freely emphasize again the imperative importance of cutting down the cotton acreage and preventing a serious crisis next winter." ? Boston, April 12: Fire devasted more than one square mile of the manufacturing, business and tenement district of Chelsea today entailing a loss estimated at fully $10,000.000. The fire started .at 10.40 a. m. near the Boston Blacking company's works on West Third street, near the Everett city line, and crossed the city, a distance of one mile and a quarter to Marginal, opposite the east Boston shore. So far as can be learned there was one fatality. Half a hundred persons were injured. Among the buildings- burned were 13 churches. Frost Hospital. Children's Hospital. City Hall, Fitz Public Library, five school houses, a dozen or more factories and about 300 tenements and dwellings. The residential section of the city where the wealthier class reside, escaped the flames. In the retail section, through which the fire passed, were 20 business blocks which were destroyed. The United States Marine Buildings were not damaged. ? Charlotte. N. C? April 10: At a meetine of the executive committee of the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers' association here today it was decided to recommend that the mills embraced in the association as well as all other Southern mills, shut down for 60 days. This decision was reached after a thorough discussion of existing conditions in the Southern states and the acute depression in the price of yarns. Strong resolutions to this end were unanimously adopted. The meeting, which was presided over by President R. M. Miller, Jr.. ex-ofticio chairman of the committee, was enthusiastic and representative. The meeting of the Southern Cotton Spinner's association, called to consider the matter of curtailment, will assemble here April 17th and it is expected that the Southern mills will fall in line with the mills of this state. The executive committee decided also to hold the annual meeting of the association at Wrightsville Beach, June 18th. ? Washington, April 10: Admiral Evans' gunners have broken all records in target practice in Magdalena Bay, according to an announcement by Chairman Foss, of the house committee on naval affairs, during debate on the naval appropriation bill in the house today. He said that if he were to divulge confidential reports it would be shown that no other navy in the world could approach the United States men-o'-warsmen for straight and rapid shooting. Discussion of the naval bill brought peace into the house for the first time since the beginning of the Democratic filibuster, Instead of roll calls and clashes of leaders, the session was orderly. Chairman Foss and Representative Padgett, of Tennessee, another member of the ' * 1 J - ' 3 ^ J Wa rvoAamommP commmee, ueieuucu mc k* of two instead of four warships. Representatives Favrot, of Louisiana, and McKinlay and Knowland, of California, pleaded for a "two ocean" navy. Representative Bartholdt, of Missouri, advocated arbitration as a substitute for a naval increase. ? President Roosevelt last week sent the shortest message to congress that he has ever transmitted to that body, calling attention to the need of further legislative dealing with anarchy. With the message was a letter from the attorney general giving the legal phases of the question. The message was as follows: "I herewith submit a letter from the department of justice, which explains itself. Under this opinion 1 hold that existing statutes give the president the power to prohibit the- postmaster general from being used as an instrument in the commission of crime?that is. to prohibit the use of the mails for the advocacy of murder, arson and treason. And I shall act upon such construction. Un questionably there snouiu De iuriner legislation by congress in this matter. When compared with the suppression of anarchy, every other question sinks into insignificance. The anarchist is the enemy of humanity, the enemy of all mankind. His is a deeper degree of criminality than any other. No immigrant is allowed to come to our shores if he is an anarchist. And no paper published here or abroad should be permitted circulation in this country if it propagates anarchistic opinions." ? Washington. April 11: Declaring that many members had gone "navy mad," when consideration of the naval appropriation was resumed in the house today Mr. Gregg (Tex.) opposed a great naval programme. He charged that President Roosevelt had an unsettled naval policy and that he was try ing to force it upon congress. If. Mr. Eregg said, the plea for four battleships was based on fear of a contlict with Japan, the president's course had been peculiar, because, he said, the relations with Japan on Dec. 31, 1 i*06, were more strained when he asked for one ship than on Dec. 3, 1H07, when he asked for four. The best proof that this government did not anticipate a war with Japan was the fact that the Atlantic tieet had been ordered to return from Pacific waters. In a vigorous speech Mr. Hobson (Ala.) again pleaded for four battleships instead of two. When an aggressive nation, he declared, investigated the question of whether a war was to be undertaken or not that nation did not ask about administration, maintenance ?r auxiliaries, but is asked "how many battleships has the other." Even a margin of superiority in fighting ships, he said, would tend to conserve the peace. With only three more battleships in 189S. Mr. Hobson said, the margin of superiority between the American and Spanish fleets would have been such as to have made possible the settlement of the case by diplomacy. So important was this matter of superiority that when congress haggled over two battleships the safety of the nation was being trifled with. Mr. Hobson again reverted to the alliance between Japan and England and hinted at a possible uniting of the forces of these nations in Canadian waters. Mr. Hobson went so far as to say that $-.0,000,000 in battleships would have enabled the I'nited States to force Russia to evacuate Manchuria at the time she agreed to do so, and in that case the war between Russia and Japan would have been averted. "The war clouds are gathering," Mr. Hobson said, "but America could by carrying out a legitimate national policy prevent it. Tt is not a vision, it is not a dream. You and 1 can do it. Let's begin by authorizing four ships this of tho lonct " <?hc \|orkt'iUr (fnquim. ! Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY. APRIL 14, I'JOS. With the mills declining to buy and 1 the farmers declining to sell, the contract gamblers of the cotton exchange 1 are able to put the prices of cotton as low as they please without let or hindrance. Attorney Reneral I .yon says thai the report that was sent out to the effect that he went to Washington to argue a motion before Chief Justice Fuller was a mistake. He was in Washington and consulted the chief justice with regard to procedure; but had no intention of arguing a motion. The Washington correspondents asnnrwtliPSS of most Of What | they had to say. The Progressive Farmer insists that the Williamson plan is not what it is cracked up to be. claiming that the principal reason why better crops have been made under it is because it calls for the use of more fertilizers. As the outcome of several tests made under the attention of the Progressive Farmer. that paper states that by the use of the same amount of fertilizers better results have been obtained by other more common methods. The Enquirer is not able to discuss the matter from the vantage ground of practical experience: but thinks there is no doubt of the fact that the Williamson plan has given tremendous impetus to corn production and whatever else may ho said of it. it is deserving of credit for that. Ik the cotton mills shut down, it must be taken purely as a matter of business. If they are where they can make no money, it is the right thing for them to shut down. Of course, it is hard on the operatives; but what else is there for it. There is no sense in the mills running themselves into the hands of receivers, with eyes wide open. And if the cotton producer fails to take the proper lesson from the situation. he has only himself to blame. The sensible thing for him to do is to devote himself as far as possible to the production * of other crops. The best thing is f?>r all the producers to pull together in the direction of curtailo Keonoo nf i\ fTPnOTil 1 mem, i?ui m me movement. the individual will find all the more reason why he should pro slow as to himself. Corn and Cash. Corn in the crib is just like cash, in the bank. Most farmers who have corn at this season also have cash. There are very few farmers who have cash and no corn. The man who buys coin at this time has to send out of the country cash that would be very acceptable at home. If York countv should rais all the corn she needs, there would he a great deal more cash than there is. because approximately speaking, every bushel of corn that comes here from the west pinches one dollar off of the local circulation. All good business men have more or less appreciation of the extent to which corn is a money crop. It is only those who have less business capacity, who hold that there is no money in corn. It is very rarely the case that a farmer who makes enough corn to run him tinjil the next crop gets into financial difficulty, and it is almost as rare when a farmer who fails to make sufficient corn to run his place, gets to the next crop witl\out trouble. Equality of Taxation. Comptroller General Jones is still hammering <>n his hobby of equality of taxation in accordance with the requirements of the constitution of the state, and has publisned an interesting pamphlet of extracts from his recent annual report to the general assembly with a view of throwing more light on the subject. Although a matter of very great importance. it will have to be confessed that the public has not yet been disposed to show much practical interest in it. and there seems to be very little .reason to hope that it will do so. Just what the trouble is we are unable to state in a manner that would be entirely satisfactory, even to us; but we will state that the present situation i-- not at all creditable either to the state or its citizenship. Everybody very well understands that the assessed value of the real and personal property of this state is anywhere from if. to Kft ner cent of its real value with an occasional exception running up to Ho or 100 per cent, and that a very c? ininon excuse for this condition of affairs is that it makes no difference so long as the assessment is "properly equalized." But there is a very material difference, and the adjustment of the matter would he well worth all of the tremendous trouble, worry and political upheaval that would result from it. The constitution provides for equality of taxation, and it stands to reason that the statute requiring all property to be assessed at its "true" value is the < nly means by which such equality can be secured, ( rdinaril.v it is not such a difficult thing to fix the true value of any piece of property, whether real or personal, and the property owner who keeps this fact conscientiously in view at the time of making his return is not apt to go far wrong; but where one is tempted and encouraged by eusjtom to slip his moorings from actual values, his tendency is to drift to th? other extreme. There are some people who mnkf absolutely correct returns to the vers best of their ability; but these inoludf a very few. There are others who fee a strong iuelination to do this; but art unable to In ing themselves to th> it it the face of the fact, that neighbors friends, rivals ami compelitors an making their returns on a basis st much lower. As the comptroller general very correctly argues, the present system, or rather practice, encourage* dishonesty. There is a widespread sentiment ir favor of shifting the burden of taxatior to corporations of various kinds. "Lei corporations pay the taxes," say many The constitution says taxation must be uniform and equal. The idea of taxing corporations above their share h wrong to begin with, and the thins will not work out in practice anyway? not for long. If the public is unjust tc corporations it must expect injustict at the hands of the corporations? either that or the corporations will b< destroyed and the burden will comt back on the public at last. Yes. .Mr. Jones is right in his effort* to secure the assessment of all property at its true value. We are all familiar with the old adage to the effect tlmt "there is no escape from deatl and taxes." Most of us have senst enough to appreciate that since deatl is inevitable, we should try to meet it squarely. It would be the part of wisdom to contemplate the taxation ques ti<>n from exactly the same standpoint PRITCHARD TO BE DEFIED. Looks Like Dispensary Commissior Will Not Give Bond. No new developments were reported in the dispensary situation yesterday The time limit by which the dispensary commission was required to give bond in connection with the supersedeas proceedings expired yesterday, and it was expected that Judge Pritchard's receivers would make demand for the collateral now held b> the state to guarantee the security ol the dispensary deposits in the banks The situation last Saturday as described by a correspondent was as follows: "The order of Judge Prltchard granting a supersedeas on conditions has not been served on the chairmar of the dispensary winding up commission, Dr. W. J. Murray. It is dated April 8, and requires compliance within five days from date, not five days from service, so that the commission has now only three days to arrange any personal affairs so as tc take an enforced absence from business for a longer or shorter period, The commission will not give the heavy bond required by Judge Pritchard, and will not surrender the colKn rnnnli'uc tn Ha QUI* IcllCI Cl I >Y 111 V Ji lie 1 VVJMU V?.' w WW w?. rendered, so that the members will be in contempt in refusing to obey the order to deposit the collateral with the federal court. As a matter oi fact, the collateral is not in the possession of the commission, but is with the state treasurer, and has been in his possession for a long time, even before the books and records of the dispensary were placed in the treasurer's vaults. This being the case, the commission can make answer that the collateral is not in its possession at all and that they cannot comply with the primary and mosl important condition of Judge Pritchard's order. "Of course, if Judge Pritchard car get hold of the collateral he has thf case in his hands absolutely, but the state is not going to surrender the collateral. "Judge Pritchard may serve an order on State Treasurer Jennings, but it happens that Capt. Jennings is in "Mississippi, and not at this time in the jurisdiction of Judge Pritchard's court. "He is having a pleasant visit out there and is doubtless not in any hurI ry to return, unless he is requested tc come home by Governor Ansel, and the governor will not likely ask him to come back to give up the collateral. and Mr. Jennings will not instruct any one to give it up for him. "The state is simply going to keej: its hands on the collateral, which was deposited as security ior me ueposiu of the dispensary money with the various batiks of the state, and ihe banks will not pay out the money without getting their securities back "This point is the milk in the cocoanut, and the state holds the cocoanut. "Ry next Monday, the 13th, the matter will, unless something now unforeseen intervenes, come to the crisis." Cotton Statistics.?The world's visible supply of cotton up to last Friday evening totalled, according to the New York Financial Chronicle. 4,221,727 bales, those figures comparing with ." ,268,332 bales at the corresponding date last year and 4,50ft,779 bales two years ago. The visible supply oi American cotton was placed at 3.017,727 bales, as against 3,791,332 bales a year ago and 2.933.779 bales two years ago. The into sight for the week amounted to 137.074 bales, as against 160.847 bales for the corresponding weeks last year. The into sight for the season to date amounts to 10.028.67S bales, as against 12.114.436 bales for the corresponding period last year. Southern consumption to date was estimated at 1,499,000 bales, against 1,514,000 bales to the corresponding date last season. Northern spinners' takings were placed at 1.413.74S bales, against 2,309,780 bales for the corresponding period last season. The world's takings of American cotton for the week totalled 206,507 bales, as compared with 251.974 bales for the corresponding week last year. The takings of American cotton to date totalled 8.346.795 bales, as against 9,221.260 bales for a like period last | yea r. Receipts of Egyptian cotton at Alexandria since September 1 were estimated by competent authority to have been 6.784.460 can tars, as compared with 6.772.884 cantars for the corresponding period last season and 5.810,473 cantars in 1905-06. Exports for the same period were 684,547 bales, against 736.482 bales last season and 658.541 bales in 1905-06. ? Shiloh, Tenn., April 10: Governor Johnson and staff and fifty prominent citizens of Minnesota today attended the dedication of the monument (erected to the memory of the Minnesota soldiers who fell here during the civil war. Governor Johnson made the dedicatory address, in the course of which, after eulogizing those who gave their lives for the preservation of the union of states, he took exception to a recent ruling of the supreme court of the I'nited States because it would inaugurate a new relation between the national and state governments. The governor referred to the ruling which nullified the Minnesota railroad rate law. He then made a plea for the preservation of state rights because the "very theory of our government is based upon the right of the states to control absolutely their own domestic affairs. Eliminate this principle of government," said the governor, "and you clothe the Federal courts with power to supervise and control the official action of the states as though they were dependencies or provinces." A WORTHY MOVEMENT. More Corn and Bigger Crops Mean Much For York. Y< tkville, S. ('.. April 11. litflN. The Yorkville En<iuirer: While pot a member of the Farmers' rni<in 1 endorse every good move they make. 1 see that a subscription is asked to promote a most important movement along tlie line of growing more corn and bigger corn crops foi old York. 1 will subscribe $2 for the corn fund. Very truly. \V. H. Herndon. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. John W. Miller?Wants to buy a me- i ' dium sized horse. 7 or 8 years old. In : I good condition. j Jno. R. Logan?Calls special atten- ; tlon to the next regular meeting of ' 1 Yorkville council. No. 4 8, Jr. O. U. ] A. M. . Howard Heard?Will sell tomato i plants at 10 cents a dozen?three ' dozen for 25c. i Louis Roth?Sells International stock t preparations in all sizes and says they are the best of their kind. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Will be away from her studio from Thursday to Tues- , i day on business. , Glenn & Allison?Are selling Cole planters so rapidly that they advise : you to let them know at once whether you will want one or not. t They may have to reorder. York supply Co.?Tells you what a Planet Jr.. cultivator will do and ' how well It will do Its work. It , I also tells about other Planet Jr., tools and supplies. G. H. O'Leary?Is showing an exten sive line of spring goods, including i mattings, rugs and art squares. He sells the Standard rotary sewing , machine. 1 Luther Baber?Offers to apply Ess- < tee-dee to your hair at 10 cents extra for each application. It has ' 5 helped others and will help you. Herndon & Gordon?Have choice New 1 Orleans molasses, preserved peac .i- l es, evaporated apples and prunes, t ? all seasonable goods. , J. W. Dobson?Makes special money- ! saving offerings of groceries for i Saturday. 18th, including Karo syr up. coffee, Snyder's pork and beans, j t etc. Star Drug Store?Advises you to take ' Starr liver regulator for that tired feeling which is common at this season of the year. A large box foi only 25 cents. Loan & Savings Bank?Wants you to remember that you won't need a \ safe place in which to keep your , i papers after they are lost. It offers safe deposit boxes at $2 and $.1 a ' year. 1 ' York Drug Store?Explains that till- ( name "Lowney" almost makes the , mouth water. It has a special line J of chocolates and bonbons for the 1 ! Easter trade. < M. W. White?Is looking for buyers , for various local stocks He is also 1 looking for a seller of certain stocks 1 wanted. i York Furniture Co.?Especially in- ( ' vites you to see its big lines of art I squares and rugs, as this is the ' season to take up carpets and put ' down rugs and art squares. < First National Bank?Emphasizes , i the fact that a bank's first duty is ' *' - ? '' -1 Knalncoc lu ' "saieiy, anu umi jwm wuo...*.,*, wanted. i National Union Bank?Relates a story ( . and points out a moral from which . 1 you may derive benefit. It tells how : a man lost $5,000 and comfort and ease in his old age. ' ! Moving Picture Palace?Announces : : its opening in the Herndon build- 1 ing tomorrow afternoon and will ; continue every day in the week, , ' . for white people only. Admission , 5c and 10c. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Has a com- ; ! plete line of enamel ware in several qualities, and says that enamel ] ware is the best for all kitchen and ; cooking purposes. Thomson Co.?Reminds you of its ! special Easter sale which continues J nil of this week. 1 It is well worth anybody's while to ; , try for the corn prizes. ! ' The idea of instituting a contest for < the best ears of coi n has been suggest ; ed. It is possible that something of ( . the kind may develop next fall. There was some frost Sunday morn- ' ing and it was close to frost again yes- 1 terday morning; hut so far as infor- ] i mation has been obtainable no harm ' ! has been done. [ Many of the newspapers are com- J plaining of the high price of white pn- ] per compared with low subscription . 1 prices. The complant is well found^,; t ed. Most of the newspapers have their ] i subscription rates too low. Bowling Green, Beth-Shiloh and Al" lison Creek churches all very much , regret to lose Rev. W. A. Hafner to I Fort Mill church, but the Fort Mill 1 church is to be congratulated on secur ing such an excellent man and preacher for a pastor. ( And not a little honor will attach to j j the winners of the corn prizes. There ( > are lots of good farmers in York count ty, and the man who proves himself to be the best at corn raising will ^ ' have a right to feel proud of his . achievement. Nearly $200 subscribed to the corn ^ prize fund in a single week. That is'a , creditable showing for the York county public. There is good reason to hope that the proposed fund will be sub! scribed in full. Anyhow would-be competitors are warranted in getting down to their knitting. , Every farmer in the county will do ' well to enter the corn prize contest. 1 There is no question of the fact that corn raising is very largely a sclentif, ic proposition; but still there is a ! considerable- element of luck in it. Where a man has reasonable confi denco in his land and where he proposes to fertilize with any liberality ' at all, he will be very unwise to refrain from entering the contest on aci count of such a small matter as a 50 cents' fee. Two of "ye olde tyme" fiddlers have visited The Enquirer office with refi erence to the fiddler's convention which is to be held in the court house on May S. under the auspices of the Yorkville Cornet band. Both were pleased with 1 the idea; but one of them is disposed to make a kick. He says that violinists were allowed to compete in the Rock Hill convention and that that is prejudicial to the fiddlers. Now, while The Enquirer does not mind statins' the grievance of the other fellow, it does not want to be understood as having to settle any of these matters. The Cor- j net band will have charge of the ar- ' rangements. The understanding is 1 that it is to be a fiddler's convention, J and the band boys will see that every- j thing is regular. i SPECULATIVE MARKET. The exchanges are still hammering j down the price of cotton, notwith- 1 standing the fact that very little Is J being offered for sale. An Associated , Press dispatch of last night from New York summarizes tlie developments in Villi.- I'liutni'iliiv !IV follows: New low records were made in the cotton market today with May contracts selling: below 9 cents, the low, est level reached since September, 19<n;. The market closed with prices only a , little up from the lowest, at a net de, dine of 23 to 2X points, although the , linal tone was steady. Sales were es. ti'nated at 3.10,000 bales. ' The market opened easy at a decline . of s to (I points in response to lower cables, continued good weather in the south, reports of large supplies in the ! hands of Kuropean spinners, talk of increased acreage and apprehensions regarding the amount of unmarketed - cotton in the interior of the south. There was no sign of liquidation by the Willi street clique at first, but neither was there any support from that source, and the market gradually worked off until heavy stop loss orders were caught under which May broke to S.9C: July to 9.02 iind October to it.00. or 29 t<> 30 points net lower, and 2*3 points below the high level of last January. Around these figures, offerings of distress contracts were peri cepiibly smaller and there was considerable covering, but the market de; veloped little rallying power, and closed within. 2 to .1 points of the lowest. Southern spot markets were unchanged to Jc. lower. Local traders were rath- i er nervous over the spot situation and i vere inclined to await some indication is to the effect of the break in futures in interior holders. Receipts at the ports today 8,921 igainst 13,346 last week and 13,216 last rear. For the week 90,000 bales lgaiust 99,899 last week and 83,695 last rear. Today's receipts at New Orleans 1,390 against 3,325 last year, and at Houston 1,894 against 2.892 last year. Spot closed (|Ulet. 15 points lower; middling uplands 10.10; middling gulf 10.35;no sales. Futures opened and Hosed steady. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. John G. Barnwell is visiting relatives and friends at Boykin. Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Hartness after spending several days with Yorkville relatives and friends, left this morning for their home in Charleston.. Elders J. S. Brlce, W. D. Glenn and \V. B. Wylle have been appointed a committee on entertainment during the approaching meeting of the First Associate Reformed presbytery in yorkville. v Rev. E. E. Gillespie and Elder G. H. O'Leary of the Yorkville Presbyterian church, and Rev. J. K. Hall and Elder P. M Burris of Bethesda church, left this norning for Kershaw to attend the spring meeting of Bethel presbytery. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel J. Clinton have sent out invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary Emma to Mr. J. Lean Adams. The ceremony is * -- * ? nMAoKi>1astnn to UIKC piace in me ricnuj itmui church of Clover on Wednesday evenIns. April 29, at 8 o'clock. THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY. The undersigned have subscribed the amounts opposite their names for the use of the Farmers' Union of York county in offering premiums for the best acres of corn in a competition recently instituted by that organization. It is desired that the aggregate fund lie not less than five hundred dollars, tnd when that sum Is reached the subscription will be closed. Should that amount not be reached the committee will use for the purpose indicated such sum as may be subscribed. All promises of subscriptions will be promptly acknowledged in The Entuirer, and be furnished to Mr. A. L. Black, secretary and treasurer of the Union for record. Payment is to be made to Mr. Black on or before September 1, 1908. Nat. Union Bank. Rock Hill*...$10 00 First. National Bank, Yorkville.. 5 00 J. Frank Ashe, McConnellsville.. 5 00 L. M. Grist's Sons, Yorkville 10 00 Bank of Clover* 10 00 /. B. Scott. Yorkville No. 3 f? 00 W. S. Wilkerson, Hickory Grove 5 00 rhe Thomson Co., Yorkvflle.... 10 00 W. H. Hemdon, Yorkville 2 00 T r, on J. -EJ. 1 wi I\T iiiv/ Dr. M. J. Walker, Yorkville 2 00 H. I. McCaw, Yorkville* 1 00 J. A. Tate. Yorkville 5 00 Thos. F. McDow, Yorkville .... 2 00 H. A. D. Neely, Yorkville 5 00 L. R. Williams Yorkville 5 00 P. W. Love, Yorkville 5 00 Vork Furniture Co., Yorkville .. 5 00 VV. W. Lewis, Yorkville 2 00 M. R Jennings. Yorkville 2 00 Y. R & M. Co.. Yorkville 10 00 D. L. Shieder, Yorkville 1 00 n. H. O'Leary, Yorkville 5 00 To in W. Miller. Yorkville 1 00 [. W. Johnson, Yorkville 1 00 Carroll Bros., Yorkville 5 00 J. W. McFavland, Yorkville .... 1 00 Dr. W. G. White. Yorkville .... 1 00 S. M. McNeel, Yorkville 5 00 /no. R. Hart, Yorkville 1 00 Clenn & Allison, Yorkville 5 00 W. R. Carroll, Yorkville 5 00 Black Bros., Yorkville No. 1 5 00 I. Bdgar Poag, Rock Hill 5 00 C. C. Hughes, Yorkville No. 7.. 5 00 Dr. A. Y. Cartwright, Yorkville.. 2 00 I. C. Wllborn, Yorkville 5 00 J. R. I^ogan, Yorkville 5 00 W. I. Witherspoon, Yorkville .. 5 00 B. N. Moore, Yorkville 2 00 W. B. Moore, Yorkville 1 00 Yorkville Hdw. Co., Yorkville.... 5 00 M. C. Willis. Yorkville 5 00 Louis Roth, Yorkville 5 00 *?Subscriptions paid. DEM. EX. COM. The York county Democratic executive committee met in the court house last Saturday pursuant to the postal card notification by Chairman Brice, md took steps to put the party machinery in operation for the approaching primary campaign. All of the precincts were represented except Blairsvllle, Coates's Tavern, Fort Mill, Newport, Rock Hill No. 1 ind Smyrna. The roll call showed the committee to be composed as follows: Bethel?R. M. Barnett. Bethany?T. E. McMackin. Clover?J. E. Beamguard. Ebenezer?J. F. Williams. Forest Hill?John M. Craig. Hickory Grove?W. S. Wilkerson. McConnellsville?A. A. Burris. Ogden?J. R. Logan. Piedmont?R. M. Wallace. Rock Hill No. 2?W. B. Wilson, Jr. Sharon?J. H. Saye. Tirzah?R. R. Allison. Yorkville No. 1?J. S. Brice. Yorkvllle No. 2?M. B. Jennings. On motion, the chairman was indructed to issue a call to the various precinct clubs to meet at their respective precincts on Saturday, April 25, 'or the purpose of re-organizing and electing delegates to the county contention to be held in Yorkvllle on the first Monday in May. The call will instruct precinct clubs to elect one delegate for each 25 votes cast In the first primary election of 1906, and one delegate for each majority fraction of 25 totes. The precinct polls will be kept >pen from 3 p. m. to 6 p. m.t for the * - * - 1 - - ^ ? T T 1 il,A purpose or sucn erection. uuuci inellies of tlie party upon which the foregoing resolution was based, the vari>us clubs will he entitled to represenntion in the county convention as folows: Bethel, 3: Bethany, 5: Blairsvlile, 4; Bullock's Creek, 2; Clover, 9; Coates's ravern, 3; Ebenezer, 2; Port Mill, 8; Forest Hill, 2: Hickory Grove, 7; Me^onnellsville, 4: Newport, 2; Ogden, 5; Piedmont, 1: Rock Hill No. 1, 13; Flock Hill No. 2, 7; Sharon, 3; Smyrra. 3: Tirzah. 2; Yorkville No. 1, 14; iforkville No. 2. 10. A committee consisting; of W. B. iVilson, Jr.. J. H. Saye and J. M. Barriett was appointed to examine the looks and vouchers of Mr. M. B. Jenlings. secretary and treasurer of the Democratic executive committee, and eported the same to be correct. RIGHT OF WAY BATTLE. The following dispatch from Ashe,-ille to the Charlotte Observer deals vith the matters that are of interest ven down in this part of the country: That the South & Western railway vill in turn attack the charter of the Southern railway, to which corporation in injunction, stopping all work of construction on the most important secion of the former road, was granted ,'esterday by Judge Pritchard. was luthoritatively stated today. The inunction cited the South & Western n appear before Judge Pritchard next Thursday to show cause why it should lot be permanently enjoined from dong any work or claiming any rights 0 the roadbed which it (the South & Vestern) has constructed adjacent to oadbeds of the Southern. The bill of complaint was filed on lehalf of the Southern railway, Car>11 na division, citizens of South Caro1 11 a: the Southern railway company, itizens of Virginia, against the South t Western railway company, the Car>Iina. Clinchfield & Ohio railway conilany, a Virginia corporation; Carolila Construction company, a North Carolina corporation, and Millard iuigg Construction company, a Virginia corporation. It alleges that the Southern railway, Carolina division, s the owner of a certain line of road cnown as the South Carolina & Oeor gia Extension, running from Marion s to Camden, S. C., 171.3 miles, and that r June 30th, 1902, it leased this line for 999 years to the Southern railway company and the Southern railway t entered into possession and operation: f that on April ?th, 19?H, defendant railways and their contractors unlawfully entered into the right of way of ' the Southern line between Marion and j Thermal city and wrongfully set up title to same and are blasting and constructing road and encroached upon 1 the right of way of the Southern railway. ( The bill presented to Judge Pritchard by T. S. Rollins, district counsel, and signed also by VV. B. Rodman, < division counsel, alleges that Ryan's roads?two corporations being named, . have occupied the Southern's right of way, but it does not reveal the sensational contest which underlies the lit- 1 ierntion?the attack on the charter rights of the Ryan corporations, their very existence in the locality named, nor does it show the counter attack I of the South & Western, which is that its rights are superior to those of the Southern and that it can occupy what land it chooses south of Marion. } The South & Western has built from the coal fields of Virginia south- , east, passing through the northern Carolina counties in spite of fierce objection from the Southern and at 1 enormous expense, building the finest roadhed known in this section. It tunnels a mountain and to head it off the ' Southern began building a tunnel ' nearby which passes over the South & | Western tunnel and a year ago rival gangs of workmen fought at this place. The South & Western is plan- ' ncd to reach the Atlantic coast. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Last Saturday was a good day for 1 business. All of the dry goods concerns. especially, were in a rush during I practically the whole day. The feeling I in business circles here is much better than it seems to be in many of the 1 surrounding towns, judging the state- 1 ments in some of the newspapers and ' the tone of advertisers. 1 ? Mr. J. Bolivar Scott of the corn 1 contest committee made a partial can- I vass of Yorkville last Saturday afternoon for subscriptions to the proposed $f>00 prize fund, and raised $7f> or $S0 within an hour or two. Almost every 1 one to whom he broached the matter 1 was not only willing but anxious to ' push the undertaking1 along. I ? The First presbytery of the Asso- < ciate Reformed church meets in York- I ville on Monday. May 4. There are ' about fifty churches in this presbytery ? and the probability is that there will be from 70 to 80 delegates. The dele- ? gates will be entertained In the homes 1 of members of the Associate Reformed congregation, and of their friends of < other denominations. i ? Misses Mamie and Connie Beard < have arranged to operate a moving I picture palace in the Herndon building. I It is their purpose to give the initial exhibition tomorrow afternoon at 4 ' o'clock and continue every afternoon. 1 An electric piano is to be installed as ? an additional attraction and the hall is 1 to be maae comroriauie uuiuik mc summer by means of electric fans. ? The annual inspection of the Jasper Light Infantry took place in the company's armory last Saturday night. There were forty-two men and three officers in line, and the inspection, which was made by Lieutenant Cabaniss, representing the United States army and Colonel Brock, assistant adjutant and inspector general, was quite creditable to the company. ? Quite a large congregation assembled in Trinity church last Sunday [morning to hear the annual sermon of Rev. Henry Cauthen, the chaplain, to the Jasper Light Infantry. Mr. Cauthen's sermon was ba*ed on the 6th chapter of Paul's Epistle to the Epheslans, and was both interesting and instructive. The whole service was especially appropriate to the occasion and was j very much enjoyed not only by the soldiers; but by the entire congregation. ? There is reason to believe that it would not be a very difficult maner 10 < Induce the Southern railroad to make | Yorkvllle instead of Rock Hill the ter- i minal point for trains Nos. 117 and 118. The necessary terminal facilities can j be had In Yorkvllle for two or three ( hundred dollars, probably less and < there seems to be no reason why the < railroad people should object to the ' (extra fifteen miles of running. Altogether it Is of small consequence to the < railroad. It means a great deal to the J people of Yorkvllle, however, and if | they would secure the advantage Indicated, they must go after it. ? The concert given in the auditor- ( lum of the graded school building last i Friday for the benefit of the Presby- I terlan organ fund, was quite success- j ful in point of attendance and other- t wise. The features of the programme t were vocal solos by Miss Lllla Hern- ( don, instrumental duets by Misses t Hemdon and Anderson, Instrumental ( solo by Miss Mary Starr, vocal solo by t Miss Mattle Caldwell, accompanied by j Miss Anderson on the piano and Mas- ( ter Daniel Brimm on the violin, violin I and flute solos by Mr. Harry Asbury, j piccolo solo by Master Henry Brimm, t and recitation by Miss Daisy Hart, j The proceeds aggregated $23. ?. i CIRCUIT COURT. The spring term of the circuit court f of York county convened yesterday c morning, with the Hon. R. C. Watts * presiding. All of the grand Jurors answered to r their names upon the call of the venire by the clerk. Mr. W. M. Steele was j excused for cause, leaving the grand v jury made up for the term as follows: * W. W. Boyce, foreman: Thos. J. 1 Nichols, J. Mack Moore. W. T. Moore, M. B. Dunlap, W. T. McClain. H. G. Parrott, J. J. Jones, R. M. Sherrer, J. s M. Hardin, W. E. Feemster. J. M. J Caldwell. S. A. Mitchell, S. M. Shilling- f law. J. H. Sutton. J. H. Barber, A. D. Friedhelm. r Of the thirty-six petit jurors drawn, * all answered but three, as follows: J. f L. Stephenson, W. D. Moore, W. H. t Ad kins, J. S. H. Faris, W. N. Wallace. 1 F. N. Davis, J. A. Moloney, S. D. Brown, J. A. Shillinglaw, R. K. Parks, S. C. ( Faris. C. T. Thomas, S. E. Clinton, M. I I?\ Cobb, M. A. Steele, R. S. Gouriey, v R. S. Poag, E. E. Wood, J. T. Cornwell. Martin T. Smith, T. G. Dowdle, W. B. || Creed, S. T. Ferguson. Jr.. J. H. Quinn, J. J. Dun la p. Jr., M. L. Carroll. J. Ba- ^ ker. E. G. M. Galloway. A. R. Kim- f brell, J. G. Walker, T. W. McElwee, E. F. White, W. D. Thomasson. ^ The following petit jurors were ex- ? eused upon proper showings to the {) court: W. M. Wallace. S. C. Fails, A. n R. Kimhrell. M. F. Cobb, K The court ordered the drawing of seven names from the five mile box to lill the places of the jurors not found and those excused, and the drawing resulted as follows: W. B. Moore, Jesse Pairott, Lesslie Smith. W. S. V Gordon, S. T. Ferguson. J. R. Lindsay. R. B. Voungblood. J. R. Lindsay was h excused. L The first case taken up yesterday morning was that of the State vs. v Adam Elliott, charged with house- A breaking and larceny. The jury re- fi turned a verdict of not guilty. n Monroe Rawlinson was convicted of S burglary and larceny and sentenced to \\ ix years on the chaingang or in the >enitentlary. The presentments of the grand Jury ip to 11 o'clock this morning were as allows: State vs. William Ditnlnp, Chess '..oekridge and Robert Johnson, indlct d for murder. True bill. Ret t Joseph. Indicted for violation of he dispensary law. True bill. Alfred Williams, indicted for murler. True bill. I^awrence Marley. Indicted for murier. True bill. AI Williams, indicted for murder. True bill. Monroe Rawlinson, indicted for lousebreaking and larceny. True bill. John Wilkes, murder. True bill. * Lum Parham. keeping a gambling dace. True bill. Oeorge Irwin, murder. No bill. George Pearson, violation of dispensary law. Nolle prosequi by solicitor. Delia Byers, violation of dispensa v law. Nolle Drosequl by solicitor. Torrence Melton, assault and battery .vith intent to kill. Nolle prosequi. Walker McCaw, William Cousar. \aron Smart* and William Dowdle. Nolle prosequi entered at instance of prosecuting witness. Will Hunter, indicted for violation >f the dispensary law. Nol prossed. Press Masscy, violation of the dispensary law. Tine hill. Hood Russell, violation of the dispensary law. True hill. J. T. Pyatt, burglary and larceny. .Vol prossed because of idiocy of defendant. The first case taken up this morning svns that of the State vs. William Punlap. Chess Loekridge and Bob Johnion. charged with the murder of NaIhnn Lindsay on Mr. S. W. in man's place. <m the outskirts of Yorkville on February 3. THE CORN CONTEST. The members of the committee appointed by the Farmers' Union last tveek to launch the corn contest in<tltuted by the Union, and to formuate rules and regulations for the gov?rnment of the same, held a meeting | in Yorkvllle last Saturday, and after several hours of careful consideration o greed upon a report. The committee consists of Messrs. I. Boliver Scott of Yorkvllle R. F. D. 5. Daniel J. Forbes of Clover, and W. D. Grist of Yorkvllle. Mr. J. E. Lowry if Yorkvllle, who was active In pronoting the proposition in the convention. accepted an invitation to assist the committee and gave his assistance throughout Its deliberations. In Its consideration of the whole natter, the committee ran upon quite t number of more or less perplexing juestions; but threshed them out as well us it was able under the circumstances, and decided to publish Its report at once so as to save time In getting the whole'thing well under way. The report is as follows: Yorkvllle, S. C., April 11. 1908. To the President and Members of the County Convention of the Farmers' Union of York County: We, the undersigned members of the committee appointed by you at the last regular meeting of this honorable body to inaugurate a corn growing contest for this county and to formulate reguations for the government of the same, in accordance with certain requirements stipulated by you, beg leave to submit the following report. Your proposition appears to have met :he hearty approval of the public, which is giving practical evidence of its cooperation through prompt and liberal subscriptions. The committee is encouraged to believe, therefore, that it will be a matter of but little difficulty to raise an aggregate prize fund that will make the competition worthy of the attention of all the best farmers of the county. In the judgment of the committee, t Is best to divide such aggregate sum is may be raised into first, Second and :hlrd prizes, and that the first prize be fifty per cent of the whole sum, the second prize thirty per cent of the ivhole sum and the third prize twen:y per cent of the whole sum. Because of the peculiar requirements if the proposition under consideration, fhe committee has, in the formulation >f rules and regulations found It necessary to rely largely upon its own discretion: but thinks that every reasonjble contingency that is likely to arise ivill probably be met in the following: 1. That the competition shall be >pen to every citizen of York county, and owner, renter or cropper, who is villing to comply with the conditions lerein prescribed. 2. That no individual competitor diall be eligible to receive more than me of the three prizes offered. 3. That every competitor must cultivate as much as two acres of corn to he plow on the intensive system, and f one of his acres shall be first, second >r third best in the entire competition, :he other acres must show a yield up o 75 per cent of it to enable him to claim the prize. 4. Every intending competitor must eport such intention to the secretary >f the nearest local Union on or before he first day of June, and at the same :ime pay to the said secretary an enrance fee of 50 cents. So much of this entrance fee as may be necessary is to ie naed hv the local and countv Unions 'or contingent expenses, such as stalonery and postage, and any balance here may be is to go into the general ">rize fund. The local secretaries, (hall, as soon as practicable after their eceipt. report all entries to the county lecretary. 5. Each local Union will appoint the rommittees necessary to see that the :ompetitors within its bounds comply vlth these regulations, and to superrise the measuring of the competing teres and the gathering and weighing >f the crops. 6. All gathering and weighing must >e completed between the tenth and wenty-fifth days of November, prodded. of course, that the weather is lultable. All measurements shall be nade in a uniform manner, in accordince with recognized standards, to be >romulgated hereafter. 7. The judging committees will, as loon as they have completed their vork, draw up reports of the same, and brward them to the county secretary, troperly attested. 8. All committees will exercise the nost scrupulous fairness and impariality. Such differences, however, as nay arise, and which cannot be satisactoril.v settled by the local commitees, must be referred to the county 'nion. through the county secretary. 9. The awards to the successful ontestants will be made by a commltee to be appointed by the county l'non. as soon as practicable after the lose of the contest. 10. Every competitor is at liberty to ilant any kind of land, bottom or upand, and fertilize and cultivate the ame in accordance with his own norr? u AAmnailnc nnfnh ion?*. J'hUii ^rj?uinic vumi^iiiin |/M?vi., lowever. must include as much as a till acre. The committee begs leave to ac;nowledge its appreciation of the genrous co-operation tlrat is being manested by the public and to recommend nd request that each local Union nake a voluntary contribution to the ;eneral prize fund. Respectfully submitted. W. D. Grist, J. R Scott. D. J. Vorhks. LOCAL LACONICS. V i 11 Sound Calendar Tomorrow. Judge Watts will sound Calendar 1 nmorrow afternoon at f>.4.r? o'clock. ,ost Mules Found. Charlotte Observer, April 14: Two J aluahle mules belonging to Mr. W.N. ( ishe of Rock Hill. S. C.. disappeared j rom the livery stable at the old ' larket place Saturday night or early j unda.v morning. A vigorous search | as instituted which resulted in the I Keating of the animals yesterday afternoon at the place of Mr. VV. F. Bennett, near the oil mill. Mr. Bennett stated that the mules wandered to his place Sunday morning, and not knowing whose they were or whom to notify. he impounded them. Three men came up from Rock Hill yesterday to hunt for the missing live stock. C. & N.-W'? 7 and 8. Lincoln County News: The Carolina and North-Western proposes to put on a chair car service when the summer schedule goes into effect the latter part of May. At the same time Nos. 7 and 8 will be put on to accommodate the summer travel which is expected to be unusually heavy this season. Prof. Anderson Weaver of Davenport college, Lenoir, will have the management of the Edgemont Inn at Edgemont this season. The passenger train service will be extended to Edgemont on the summer schedule and first class hotel accommodations are assured. The magnificent scenery of the gorge, between Colletsvllle and Edgemont Is well worth the trip to Edgemont. Bond Election In Fort Mill. Fort Mill special of April 12, to Columbia State: Fort Mill Is considerably stirred up just now over the question of issuing bonds. An election to decide whether or not $10,000 in bonds shall be issued to build a new school house has been ordered by the trustees of the district. A petition is also being circulated asking the city council to order an election for the purpose of authorizing the issue of $10,000 in bonds for the purpose of making street Improvements. The opponents of the bond issue for the new school claim that for a great deal less than $10,000 the present building, a large brick one, in bad repair, could be put in good shape and made large enough for the present. Also that $f>,000 will not build and equip a large enough building to last many years, if the present growth of the town and school is kept up. Very little opposition seems to have developed so far to the bond issue for street improvements. SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? Columbia, April 11: Commissioner Watson returned today from Philadelphia with a car load of thirtythree English' farmers, collected and brought to this country by Alex Thompson, of New Orleans. The visitors are being quartered in boarding houses here, pending their distribution over the state. They will work the first year for wages, purchasing after that. Among them are a number of young girls with whom the commissioner will start his experiment of solving the southern servant problem, placing them to the best advantage In rural families. While north Commissioner Watson had a conference with the backers of the proposed new line from England and Norway to Charleston and Havana. The commissioner feels confident that with the expected return to good business conditions the line will be established by fall. ? The following special was sent from Laurens Saturday night: An important meeting of representative mill presidents has been held here, at which the advisability of reducing expenses was discussed and an agreement to reduce employes' wages was practically reached. Just when the reduction it'lll Ha nut Intrw if HpflriitAlv Hp. * cided upon is not known. The prevailing idea seemed to be that there must be a cut in running expenses and that a reduction of the wages of the employes was the most feasible and wisest plan. The presidents were not disposed to run their mills on short time, and it was about, decided to keep up the full time. The majority of the mill interests of this entire section were represented at the meeting. Among those here were Messrs. W. S. Montgomery of Spartanburg;. Z. Wright of Newberry; A. F. McKlssick of Greenwood; Alex Long of Rock Hill; B. D. Riegel of Ware Shoals, and M. L. Oopeland of Laurens. ? Washington special of April 11 to News and Courier: Governor Ansel, with Mrs. Ansel, Mrs. Moultrie Bratton and Miss Gist, the two latter from Yorkville, spent today in Washington on their return home from New York, where they went to see the model of the Calhoun statue being made there to be placed by the state of South Carolina in Statuary Hall of the national capitol. The governor went to the capitol soon after his arrival in Washington and was given a prominent seat on the floor of the house, the rules permitting governors to seats during its sessions, the same as members. He quickly found all the South Carolina delegation, took lunch with some of them and heard Congressman Hobson make his speech in favor of a bigger navy. The ladies in his party also occupied seats in the members' gallery. When asked if he had anything to say in reference to the dispensary situation in South Carolina Governor Ansel declined to express himself. He said he was delighted with the model of the statue, which he went to New York to see, and thought it would prove entirely satisfactory In every particular. After seeing some of the sights in Washington the South Carolinians left for their homes this afternoon. ? Columbia State: The refusal of the supreme court to grant a stay of proceedings in the case of the State against Rudolph Rabens results in formal notice being served on the clerk of court of Oconee county that the defendant must begin his sentence of three years on conviction of the charge of receiving stolen goods from three safe-crackers. The motion to stay the sentence was made some time ago after repeated efforts had been made to secure a new trial. Rabens is now out on a cash bond of $5,000 furnished by himself. The case of Rabens was an interesting one and its history was brought out at the time of the arrest of a number of safe-crackers in this state. He was a resident of Charleston and the specific charge was that he had received from James Johnson, James McCarthy and John Fisher the money taken from a safe robbed at Newry, the property of the Courteney Manufacturing company. He was convicted and the appeal was made to the supreme court on the admission of certain evidence and the refusal of the circuit judge to continue the case upon the late arrival of one of the attorneys. All exceptions were overruled and the refusal of the court to stay proceedings means that Rabens will begin to serve out his sentence in the state penitentiary. ? Columbia special of April 12, to Charlotte Observer: George Splvens, trainmaster of the Cole Bros', circus, who has been in jail at Sumter sinoe October. 1906, for the murder of Mr. J. K. Gaillard at Manning, was yesterday acquitted of Mr. Gal Hard's murder at Sumter, the jury being out on his case only 21 minutes. The verdict appears to meet with the general approval of Sumter people, In spite of the popularity and prominence of Mr. Galllard, whose killing came near resulting in a serious conflict between the circus people and the people of that section. There was a failure to prove that Spivens was the man who fired the shot that killed Mr. Galllard. During his incarceration he has been the recipient of many courtesies at the hands of prominent Sumter women. There Is also a strong feejing in the community that the circus negro. Jack McCoomber, known as "Campflre Bill," who was about a year ago convicted of being one of the principals in the killing and given a life term, Is not guilty and a numerously and strong signed petition is to be presented to Governor Ansel asking for his pardon. There has been much mystery about this case, and it is now being hinted that there may be arrests of a sensational nature in the near future. Various circus periodicals have from time to time been advertising for evidence that would tend to throw any light on the situation, but while these have resulted in statements from several circus people who could not be reached bv the South Carolina courts to the effect that neither Spivens nor the nejro fired the fatal shot, there has been -* nothing in the statements to connect any South Carolinlnian with the affair, although there are hints that someone known to the signers did fire the shot that killed Mr. Galllard.