University of South Carolina Libraries
Scraps and Jarts. ? A hot contest for delegate at large to the national convention has just 1 come to a close in Texas in favor of Senator Bailey. The object of the ' contest was to give the voters of the state an opportunity to pass on Sena- ( tor Bailey's connection with the Standard Oil company. Both proposed delegations were for Bryan and Mr. < Bailey, therefore was the principal is- 1 sue. Bailey won out by fifteen or twenty thousand majority; but those who opposed him do not feel that he bus been vindicated. ? San Francisco, May 1; John Hayes Hammond, a mining engineer, has made a new contract with the Guggenheims to be their expert for the next Ave years, at a salary of $500,000 annually. This is double his salary under a former contract, which was the highest in the world. By the terms of the contract, Mr. Hammond is not to buy or exploit on his own behalf gold, silver or copper mines, and to choose his own assistants. This salary, together with the income from his own private proper? ty in California, Montana, Mexico and South Africa and elsewhere will yield Mr. Hammond J 1,000,000 a year, which he has enjoyed annually since the beginning of his first contract with the Guggenheim people. The Guggenheims through the advice of Hammond, have invested millions of dollars in mines, and are said to have never made a mistake by so doing. ?Chicago, May 2: The announcement of a new-theory as to the cause of pneumonia and the discovery of a remedy for the disease was made last night by Dr. H. Manning Pish. Doctor Pish said that the seat of trouble in pneumonia cases was not the lungs, but in the small cells in the bony framework at the top of the nose. "From these cells," said Doctor Fish, "the disease works rapidly down to the lungs and to all appearances these organs immediately become the seat of trouble. However, the fuel which is feeding the ilames of disease still is being furnished from the cells at the top of the nose. "The simple remedy consequently is to draw this dangerous pus from these cells. That is what was done in the case which I have described, and in 24 hours the disease had disappeared. The lungs, of course, were still affected, and it took days before the patient finally was able to leave his bed." ? Washington, Alay 1: A revision of the tariff in accordance with the demands made by various industries during the past few years is foreshadowed in a resolution introduced in the house by Representative t, nKnUmon nf thfi onmmittpp r Uj lie, vaaiiiiiuii V4 4..V on ways and means. The resolution authorizes the committee to sit during the recess of congress and to gather such information through government agents and otherwise, "as may seem best looking toward the preparation of a bill for the revision of the tariff." No promise Is given either in the resolution or Dy Mr. Payne that the tariff will be revised in the sixtieth congress. Another measure relating to the tariff, providing for a readjustment of the duties on imports into the Philippines, was also introduced by Mr. Payne. It is intended to encourage agriculture, mining and other industries in the archipelago. The measure has the approval of the administration and is strongly urged by Mr. Taft. Among other things the bill provides for a classification of spirits imported into the islands so as to conform to the classification given by the internal revenue laws of the United States. Materials for the construction or repair of vessels are admitted free. ? New York World: William H. Taft will be nominated for president by the Republican national convention. If William J. Bryan is to be the Democratic candidate, Judge Taft's election is certain. There need be no anxiety as to the outcome of another Bryan campaign, no increased industrial suspense, no further shutting down of factories, no new recruits to the army of the unemployed. The op position to Judge Taft's nomination has practically collapsed. He has a majority of the delegates already elected. He has back of him all the power, prestige, and popularity of the Roosevelt administration. None of the other candidates has any considerable support outside his own state. Most of them can count on only a complimentary vote. None of them could deliver his delegates to Hughes or Cannon or Knox or Fairbanks. All four of these opposing candidates are personally friendly to Taft. In the end they will prefer his nomination to the alternative of Roosevelt's renomination, knowing that they must take one or the other. The sooner they make this position plain the better it will be for the country. All of them know that Taft is sure to be nominated. All of them should realize that public assurance of his nomination would be a great stimulus to prosperity. By removing popular uncertainty as to the action of the Republican convention they would aid greatly in the restoration of confidence. For if Mr. Bryan is as sure of the Democratic nomination as he pretends, nothing remains in doubt but the size of Judge Taft's majority. ? Washington, May 2: The struggle between President Roosevelt and the Republican leaders of both senate and house over his legislative programme has reached a stage where prophecies are being made that there will be a falling by the wayside among Republicans at the coining elections. The president is both angry and disgusted at the manner in which his recommendations have been treated. It is pointed out in administration circles that every district and state convention for the election of delegations to the Chicago convention has given enthusiastic indorsement to the president and his policies. Still congress does nothing toward enacting the legislation demanded by the president to carry out those policies. In a short time congress will adjourn. The men who have been blocking the president's plans will go back to the'r districts to 1 seek renomination and reelection, j They will have to ask the same men i who have just indorsed the president i to indorse them for refusing to do ] what the president asked. Already it i is a question whether some of them can get such Indorsement. It always i has been the custom for the president i to help along the congressional cam- i paign. Often he has given his assist- ; ance in individual districts. In the ' campaign two years ago President 1 Roosevelt wrote a letter to Repre- ] sentative Watson, of Indiana, ltepub- < lican whip of the house, which was I a general certificate of good charac- I ter for all Republicans. Friends of the president always have contended that it was due to that letter that the Republicans secured a majority in the house. In the course of a few weeks it will be time for another such letter. Indications are that the men whom it would help most are looking: confidently to see it written. But they will be disappointed. The president will not give any general certificate of character this year. $hf \|orkt'illr (fjnquiw. Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkvllle as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE, S. C.i * ? TUESDAY, MAY 5, 1908. People are seldom badly riled by lies. It is the truth that galls. It is all right about Senator Jefferies Davis. Let him say what he wants ,rv aa\r Tf It I? truth it Will dO POOd. and If it is not truth it will do no , harm. Chief Justice Fuller is to be in Richmond today to sit in the circuit court of appeals on the dispensary \ cases. The matter will probably be decided within the next few days. People who want to do business with other people should let other | people know it. Advertise. The man ( who has a good thing that he wants to share with other people must let j the other people know of it. There are . many ways of letting other people ( know; but fhe best possible way is by publishing it in a newspaper. ( ? ? i The Enquirer has not seen proper to 1 get excited over this matter of Bryan or bust. It is our judgment that the , nomination of Mr. Bryan is a mistake. ; We do not mean by that we wish for j his defeat. On the contrary, we hope that those of our friends who differ , with us in this matter will have the pleasure of crowing over us in No- , vember to their heart's content. Reports from the county conven- , tions held over tne state yesteraay, , indicate that the question of Instruct- . ing for Mr. Bryan was brought up , generally. Some of the counties en- j dorsed but refused to instruct, and others instructed with practical una- . nimity. Charleston and Richland counties refused to instruct. The in- ' dications are that the state conven- ' tion will have instructions to instruct j delegates to Denver to vote for Mr. Bryan. Tiik state supreme court has decided that the testimony in magistrates' and mayors' courts must be taken down in writing, whether the defendant demands it or not, and signed by the witnesses. This will make the trials in mayors' courts especially long and tedious, but that is the law. The supreme court intimates that the defendant may waive this right, but the mere failure to demand that the testimony be taken is not a waiver.?Newberry Observer. But if the supreme court of South Carolina thinks that* it can secure obedience to the laws in mayors' courts, or by graded schools trustees, it is fresher than most people suppose. All the talk relative 10 me prooable refusal of friends of John A. Johnson and other candidates to support Bryan, should the latter again be the Democratic nominee, is so much bosh, intended to make votes for the Xebraskan. The friends of Johnson, Gray, Harmon, and others who might be mentioned, are as good Democrats as the "Peerless" himself, and the statement that they will not fall into line and support the nominee heartily, if Bryan is again selected to lead, is absurd. While a man of power and general attractiveness, Mr. Bryan has registered no signal successes in his twelve years' fight on the common enemy, and there is no treason in politely attempting to put forward a candidate who in the opinion of some will put up a much better fight. The thing for the Democrats to do is to banish all acrimony from the preliminary campaign, settle upon a candidate. and then join hands and hearts in such a fight for the common good as has not been since 1892. That is the only spirit that will bring victory, and if the Democratic party can not resolve thoroughly upon some such course, it will be practically useless to attempt any fight at all.? Chester Reporter. That is sensible, true and to the point. A i.ot of New York cranks, white men and white women, have organized to promote the breaking down of color lines with a view to encouraging intprm.nrrSaere between the races. They save a big dinner one night last week and the features of it were a number of respectable women?respectable in New York?seated by the side of negro men, and speeches by white men in advocacy of intermarriage of the races. Possibly these foolish people, both white and black, think they have entered upon a meritorious crusade. Possibly they think they are working for peace on earth and good will toward men. Rut we think they are a lot of degenerate idiots. We do not believe that God ever intended such a consummation as these people have in view, and we do not believe He will permit such a thing. These New York men and women are instigated by the devil rather, and if their efforts have i any result at all, those results will go i hard with the poor negroes who allow : themselves to be influenced by such idiotic example. In passing, however, we would remark that there is absolutely no objection on our part to those New York women marrying the negroes with whom they sat it table, if they want to do so. MERE-MENTION. Lewis L. Lehman has resigned the job of mayor of Mattoon, 111., because 1 that city recently voted out its nineteen ' booze mills The Japanese train- ! ing cruiser Matsushima. was sunk in ' the harbor of Makang last Thursday , morning by an explosion in one of the < magazines, and 1!40 qien are believed J to have lost their lives The New . York postotfice has been experiment- .j ing with postage stamp vending ma- i hines during the past month. The J machines have been very satisfactory. tnd it is probable that before a great > while most postage stamps will be sold r>y these slot machines Senator Dick of Ohio, has introduced an < amendment to the Sherman anti-trust ( aw, providing that the provisions of ( he act shall not apply to combinations i >f laboring men for shorter hours, or J o agriculturists to enhance the prices >f farm products Prince Tsunluia Tsakeda, aged 20. and Princess ^ Psunenomya Masako, aged 19, daugh;er of the mikado, were married at To<io, Japan on Thursday Harvie Jordan is to be president of the FarTiers' Gin Compress company, a $1,300,000 corporation which is to manufacture cotton compresses for use at ndividual ginning plants Within * :he past few weeks $14,000,000 in gold nas been shipped to European money centers... .The United States treas- I jry deficit for the ten months ending April 30, was $49,514,122. During the month of April government expendi- 0 lures exceeded the receipts by about (500.000 a day A shipload of 783 p Japanese left Tokio last week for Brasil, where they will be employed in railroad work The new Singer building, forty-two stories high, was q ihrown open for public inspection in S'ew York last week. It is the highest building in the city up to date. . . .The liev. Dr. Morgan Dix, for forty-six ^ ^ears rector of Trinity church, New i'ork city, died in that city last Friday jf heart disease after a brief illness. Dr. Dix was in his 81st year The \ United States Steel corporation will shortly begin the manufacture of all 3teel car wheels to take the place of j :*ar wheels that have heretofore been made partly of paper.... five liauan inarchists with criminal records are to be deported from New York to their native country. It is likely that other deportations will follow Arthur * Pue Gorman, Jr., son of the late Senator Gorman, is a candidate for the United States senate from Maryland. 1 The department of agriculture has withdrawn inspection from a large meat packing establishment at Pat- 1 srson, N. J? because it was found that its "pure leaf" lard was adulterated with beef tallow T. M. Angle, president of the Dry Fork Distilling ? company, was last week convicted at Richmond, Va., of extensive frauds against the revenue department, and sentenced to serve four years in a Fed- ? eral prison and pay a fine of $15,000. A 10,000 horse power generator, costing $60,000, bursted while being tested at Niagara Falls, N. Y., last Thursday. One man was seriously injured. Another man was killed by re- \ ceiving 12,000 volts of electricity.... c New York city is preparing to float an a issue of $40,000,000 of bonds for city purposes Mautuk Gondalok, a t Greek, jumped off the Brooklyn bridge S last Friday, and was later picked up r unconscious but not seriously injured. ' Two train robbers held up an express messenger on a Pennsylvania I train out of Pittsburg Thursday night, ' and got away with a large sum of ' money that was being transported v from New York to St. Louis. It is believed that the amount was close to { $80,000... .The 400th anniversary of ? the discovery of the Island of Porto !' Rico will be celebrated with appropriate ceremonies on August 12th.... c Four Italian laborers were killed and * three seriously injured by the caving 1 of a sewer trench in which they were 1 working'at Altoona, Pa., Saturday.... Yeggmen blew open the safes in the postofflce and express office at Hart- 1 well, Ga? Friday night and got away 1 with $2,000....J. W. Cabinness, for- 1 mer president of the defunct Exchange ( bank of Macon, Ga., who is charged 1 with embezzlement, has turned over to the bank's receivers, $53,000 in secur- ( ities and real estate, thus ooviaung pending civil suits. He will be tried 1 on criminal charges in June....Last Friday, May-day, usually a day of disturbance throughout European countries, was a day of unusual quiet this year. There was but little disorder anywhere The Wells-Fargo Express company's car on the Mexico City through train was robbed of $63,000 in Mexican currency last Friday... Morgan Delancy Magee, president of i the First national bank at Manasquan, N. J., committed suicide Friday. Worry over his son's health and poor invest- , ments are said to be the cause....By a . burst of speculative fireworks May wheat was forced up to $1.04 in the , Chicago wheat pit Friday. J. Ogden Armour is said to have cleaned up a , million dollars on the deals The Pennsylvania Railroad company last week cut its annual dividend rate irom 7 to 6 per cent, thereby effecting a saving of $1,572,915. The total number of stockholders of the corporation is about 60,000 Snow fell throughout western Pennsylvania and New York last Friday. There was freezing temperature at many places. Julian Bakk, millionaire publisher of the Rech, at St. Petersburg, committed suicide Friday by hanging himself, because of the loss 'of $2,000,000 Chas. E. Letten, the clerk who embezzled $100,000 from the tax department of the first district of New Orleans has been sentenced to seven years in prison William A. Stetson, a Boston leather dealer, and several of his companies have been forced into bankruptcy. The liabilities are about $3,000,000. The 1908 peach crop of Georgia will, it is estimated, be the largest on record, totalling more than 5,000 cars. It will begin to move within the next thirty days The house of representatives on Saturday passed a bill appropriating $250,000 for the relief of sufferers from the storms in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana last week An east bound Northern Pacific train was dynamited near Butte, Mont., Friday night, and the engineer and a tramp otul tu'A ntliur nprcnnis ? ?rir rviiicu uuvt v ?? v w??v? j-v . I were seriously hurt. It is believed i that tramps did the dynamiting out of revenge Mrs. Beulah Hawkins awakened at Los Angeles, Cal., j Saturday after a continuous sleep of > eighty-five days Sixty thousand t Catholic laymen marched in procession in New York last Saturday bringing to an end the celebration of -w the 100th anniversary of the found- t ing of the Catholic diocese of New ? York. 1 ? Washington. May 2: Dr. C. W. Stiles, of the public health and marine hospital service, is completing an important report to Secretary (] Straus, relative to the existence of the "hook worm disease" among chil- ? ilren in the south. The report will j, show that a large percentage of the (| ill health of the youthful workers in the southern cotton mills is due to the "hook worm disease," which is e contracted from infected soil, through ii the eating of vegetables or otherwise. '| The worms once in the system fill the . blood and attach themselves to the ' intestinal tract, where they proceed I1 to literally suck the life out of the f< victim. The disease is readily com- y Dated by medical treatment and sail- .. tary conditions which will put a )' ?top to infection of the soil. h ? ? ii ? Jas. T. Burrows, a young man of n Columbia, was arrested last Friday tl >n the charge of obtaining money (>( jnder false pretenses. Burrows laimed to be collecting for an insur- 11 ince company. m LOCAL AFFAIRS. < ' ' NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ohn R. Logan?Publishes a card to ' the public announcing himself as a candidate for the office of Clerk 1 of the Court of York county. ] C. Hughes?Is announced as a can- ] didate for the office of County Su- ' pervisor subject to the action of ' the Democratic party in the pri- < mary election, lugh G. Brown and others?Give notice that tickets for the Fiddler's J Convention are on sale at the York 1 and Star Drug stores. : ). M. Ellen. Prin.?Invites the pub- ] lie to a picnic at Hickory Grove next Friday on the occasion of clos- 1 ing exercises of the high school. Jeorge Plexioo?Invites the public to j a picnic at Sharon on Saturday, , May 16. 'alace Theatre?Will have "A Drunk- 1 ard Will Drink" on in moving pic- 1 tures tonight and "Caught With the , Goods" on Wednesday and Thursday nights. 'homson Co.?Puts on a 10 per cent reduction sale tomorrow to continue ; throughout the week. Special offering of table linen, bed sheets, lnooci of n Tork Drug Store?Has Its soda fountain and ice cream parlor ready for the summer patronage, and wants you to eat Lowney's candles, because it is the best. V. E. Ferguson?Calls attention to new groceries for your table that will help to make preparation of meals easier, juther Baber?Tells you not to be skeptical about Ess-tee-dee as a hair tonic. J. W. White?Advises you to consider the services of the broker when you want to buy or sell real estate or stocks.' <"irst National Bank?Wants you to let it keep an account of your expenditures free. Deposit your money with it and pay your bills with checks, r. W. Dobson?Asks you to come in and see him for groceries, produce, fruits, crockery, glassware, etc. fork Furniture Co.?Reminds you that in buying furniture it is always best to buy good quality furniture. It looks better and lasts longer. National Union Bank?Makes you practical suggestions as to how to accumulate a competence in this world?limit your spending and save the balance, itandard Oil Co.?Says that you need a Perfection on stove in your kuchen?you will then have a hot stove and a cool kitchen. See fourth page. Many people have been casting their rotes for candidates without first deeding why. It is time now to begin isking why. Miss Mary T. Nance is doing a nolle work for the cause of education in South Carolina, and such efforts caniot fail to bring forth an abundant larvest. Are you going to try for the corn prize? If you do not formally enter >n or before the first of June, then at east determine now to beat the man vho wins the prize. The cold weather of the past few lays has been very trying on cotton, ind also on garden vegetables, such as inap beans, tomatoes and squashes. ?Tom such reports as have been resolved, fruits and vegetables have susained but little damage; but cotton las fared badly. Much young cotton las been killed and will have to be eplanted. Except for the Farmers' Union neeting yesterday on account of the iddress by Miss Nance, there would lot have been a very full attendance if the county convention. There were wice as many people in the hall to lear Miss Nance as remained for the convention, and the representation of i number of the precincts had to be Hied out with people who had not peen regularly elected. The indlca:ions are that the people are showing i woeful lack of interest in the county irganization, and it is to be inferred, :hat this means too much indifference :o public affairs generally. Yorkvplle has the honor of being filled today with Associate Reformed ninisters and elders. That these people are at home and welcome, goes vithout saying. To say who they are ir what they stand for would be an innecessary waste of space. They are veil known throughout all this coun:y and throughout the counties surrounding, and wherever they are mown they command the highest respect and esteem. It is good to have *UCll a DOCiy 01 men III any uuinuiuuuj ?ven for a short time, and their presence here is appreciated. The greatest regret is that they cannot remain onger, for such people could remain lere quite a while before they would jegin to wear out their welcome. If the Hon. Wm. J. Bryan could nave only heard some of the eloquence hat was expended on his name and 'ame in the county convention yesterlay, he would feel more than ever that lis life has not been in vain. One speaker insisted that the delegation should not be instructed; that the lelegates should be left free to represent South Carolina in accordanqe vith their best judgment and take ad;antage perhaps of such later develipments as might promise greater hope >f success. Others, forgetting that dr. Bryan himself had never been bought of as a presidential possibilty until after he had made his fanous cross of gold speech in the Chi:ago convention, insisted that we know hat Mi*. Bryan is the man, there is no jossibility of anything better, and our lelegates should go instructed for him. rhe instruction end of the proposition arried: but it would hardly be fair ;o say that there was a great deal of mthusiasm in the question on its nerits. The vote seemed more than inything else for the purpose of emihasi/.ing the influences dominating he convention, which in certain imHirtant respects were a "little peouiar." THE CORN PRIZE FUND. Previously acknowledged ..$217 00 Yin. B. McCaw, Yorkville .... 2 00 ?. A. Carroll No. 7 Yorkville .. 2 00 The Enquirer will take pleasure in icknowledging all promises of subscriptions of $l.oo and over and will urn memorandum of the same over to dr. A. Ij. Black, secretary and treasirer of the York County Farmers' "nion f<?r record and c<dlection. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The York Cotton mill has closed lown. 1 ? There is promise of a large attending at the Fiddler's convention to be leld in the court house next Friday dght. A great time is anticipated. ? Rev. R. E. Stackhouse. presiding lderof the Rock Hill circuit, preached ii Trinity church last Sunday night. [ his was the occasion of the first unui service recently arranged by the i asters of the Baptist, Associate Re- 1 Mined and Methodist churches. Mr. ' backhouse's subject was the great ? quor evil and the progress that is be- I lg made in the country at large and ( i the south especially for its amelio- J jtion. He quoted statistics covering { ie vast sums spent for liquor in this f uuntry annually, and claimed that if | lis sum were diverted to the channels j f trade in another industry, shoe s naking, cloth manufacture, even steel naking, that industry would boom as It has never boomed before, regardless < if the tariff or any other consideration, t ? A pleasing incident of this morn- ? ing*s session of presbytery was the i presentation of a memorial to Rev. Dr. G. R. White, for sixteen years the l clerk of that body. Dr. White resign- < ?d last fall at the meeting at Edgmoor. j He is held by all the members in the highest love and esteem, and his res- 1 Ignatlon produced an impression of al- 1 most irreparable loss. A committee, ' however, was appointed to present the doctor with some fitting testimonial of I the presbytery's appreciation of him, ( and today the token was presented. It , was a handsome clock. Dr. Johnson I made the presentation talk, explaining that the selection had been made be- ] cause of the suggestion of the pleasant < times the members had enjoyed with 1 the doctor in all their relations with ! him. Dr. White replied most feelingly and at the same time with faultless 1 propriety, referring to the pleasant | recollections the gift would always ( excite as it measured the hours that are growing shorter and shorter. Dr. White though not a very old man, being only 63 is one of the oldest in olon wlthAllf ^AUht picouy ICI y , O.IIU aiov tr???.VUv one of the most influential. A. R. PRESBYTERY. The spring meeting of the First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Synod of the South, convened In the Yorkville church last night, and will continue in session through today and perhaps a part of tonight. The meeting was opened with devotional exercises consisting of prayer, song service and an able sermon to the ministers by Rev. John A. White, the retiring moderator, after which the roll was culled by Rev. Ft. M. Stevenson. D. D., tind the following were found to be present. Ministers?R. G. Miller, D. D., G. R. White, D. D., John A. White, C. E. McDonald, W. Y. Love, J. C. Galloway, D. D.. J. S. Moffatt, D. D., R. M. Stevenson, D. P., J. P. Knox, J. H. Pressley, Oliver Johnson, D. D.,_ J. S. Grier, James Boyce, A. S. Kogers, j. u. Oates, J. M. White, J. M. Bigham, R. C. Davidson, A. T. Lindsay, J. W. Simpson, W. C. Ewart, William Duncan, R. A. Lummus. 0. W. Carmichael, W. A. Kennedy, J. A. Smith, R. L. Patrick, C. S. Young. Elders?A. B. Hood, J. H. Griffith, W. H. G. Castles, J. T. Bigham, A. F. Whitesides, L. A. McGill, W. B. Stroup. J. J. Henry. T. S. Harris, Wm. White, J. K. Morrison, D. P. Lessiie, R. H. G. Caldwell, W. W. Boyce, R. M. Pla'xco, J. R. Mitchell, W. F. Pressley, M. D. Stevens, J. T. Maberry, J. F. Beard, W. M. Mellon, J. H. Ross, S. E. Foy, T. R. E. Oates, W. M. Kennedy, L. S. Lyle, Joseph Martin, Wade Draffln, William Jones. A. F. Savllle, T. N. Johnson. N. L. Hallman, M. H. Peoples, T. G. Patrick, A. H. Brlce, T. H. Kitchens. Students?W? C. Kerr. W. A. McAuley, J. B. Pearson, W. H. Pearson, W. Hv Stevenson, H. E. Pressley, E. G. Carson. Commissioner?J. E. Gettys. After the completion of the roll, Rev. John A. White, the retiring moderator declared the First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Synod of the South duly constituted for business and called Rev. R. G. Miller, moderator elect, to the chair. The presbytery immediately got down to work and spent about one hour in the consideration of unfinished business, disposing- of the various items In the order in which they came. Before adjournment the moderator announced the personnel of the various committees and shortly after 10 o'clock the presbytery receded from business until 9.30 this morning. Presbytery met again this morning, opened with devotional exercises and spent the greater part of the day listening to the sermons of ministerial students. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mis. Margaret Trawlck of Gastonia, is the guest of Dr. Oartwright's family. Mrs. R. E. Sharp of Heath Springs, is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. M. J. Walker. Miss Willie Bradley of Gastonia, spent. Sunday in Yorkville with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Happperfleld. Mr. J. C. Comer went to Charlotte yesterday on account of the critical illness of one of his grandsons. Mrs. Elizabeth Lowry and Mrs. Mattie Lowry of Lowryville, spent Tuesday with Mrs. R. B. Lowry. Mr. R. S. Galloway, business manager and local editor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian is in Yorkville. Mrs. A. T. Currell of Newark, N. J? is spending some time with Miss Maggie Moore and other relatives in York"Ills?. V 11IC . Mrs. A. Frank Wood returned home yesterday after an extended visit to Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Wood at .Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Jus. Dindsay and children of Gastonia, spent Sunday in Yorkvllle with Mr. R. E. Montgomery's fa mil j'. Mr. Jas. F. Thomson of the Thomson Co., left yesterday for Baltimore and New York to replenish spring stock. The De Queen, Arkansas Bee, states that every house on the farm of our old friend, J. R. Hudson was blown down by the recent cyclone. Misses Janie Smith and Sallie Atkinson of the Armenia neighborhood of Chester county, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson. Mr. Joseph F. Wallace sustained a slight stroke of paralysis last Saturday and his condition since has been a matter of much concern to his many friends. The Enquirer has received an invitation to the commencement exercises of the Boiling Springs High school near Shelby. The exercises take place May 10-14. Mr. A. F. Ruff, a well known and highly esteemed citizen of Rock Hill, died at his home in that city this morning from the effect of a stroke of paralysis that came upon him a few days ;igo. Mr. Ruff appeared to be some better yesterday and his death this morning was unexpected. Rev. Dr. Oliver Johnson, late pastor of Neely's Creek is in Yorkvllle in attendance on the spring meeting of the First presbytery.. He will go from . .11 ... 1.1.. Wlnna. litre min i li? win lien Limibv, >. ...... boro, his household goods having already been moved. Dr. Johnson l'eels that he is leaving a most capital charge 1 und Neely s Creek feels that it is parting \v th a most capital pastor, i Both are right. I Some of the young people of Bethuny went in a wagon to the Galloway . mill pond last Friday and spent a very pleasant day tishing. They were as . follows: Mr. John Quinn with Miss ] Myrtle Sparrow, Mr. Jeff Davis with . Miss Mattie Ratterree, Mr. Rob Quinn with Miss Lena Howell, Mr. Frank 1 Davis with Miss Willie Lineberger, Mr. Walter Beamguard with Miss Irene 3 LJuinn, and Master Frank Lineberger. They all report a line dinner. 1 Mr. Thomas F. Lesslie who built . the Neely Creek church was there * last Sunday at the dedication. Mr. ind Mrs. Lesslie have been at Ashe- I rille, N. C., for some time past on iccount of Mrs. Lesslle's health. Mr. I Lesslie ran down to the dedication be- 1 muse of his peculiar interest in the * iccasion generally, he having been jorn and reared in the Neely Creek i hurch neighborhood, and also be- r muse of his connection with the luilding. He was able to tell ' he many friends of himself a id drs. Lesslie, that Mrs. Lesslle's health s ieems to be improving. \ THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. Following Is a summary of yesterlay's developments In the contract K narket as summarized In an Assocl- C ited Press dispatch sent out from h S?*ew York last night. The cotton market had a sensa- ^ Jonal advance and ruled very active s luring today's trading. The close was i steady at a net gain of 20 to 31 points. Sales were estimated at 400,000 bales. v The market opened Arm at an advance of 14 to 24 points in response to p the strength of the cables, the big English spot sales and renewed sup- y port from large spot interests. There was heavy realizing at the advance, j, but the market continued to work up- j ward until prices showed a net gain t of about 36 to 48 points, the near t months leading. May sold at 8.90 or ^ 87 points above the low level of last week, while July sold at 8.99, or 79 3 points above the low record. This ad- ? vance was followed by a reaction of f several points during the later trading with July, closing at 8.80, and ( October at 8.63, the latter comparing with 8.79, the high point of the day. Big trade interests appeared to be t buying on all soft spots and it was r evident that all nearby shorts were ^ practically demoralized by the talk of a further decrease in local stocks. r the aggressive cnaraccer or ine sup port, and the prospect for showers and frost in the western belt. The t report of the bureau of corporations may have had some sentimental In- ? fluence as suggesting a possible \ strengthening of the local contract, j but this was not believed to be so f much of a feature as the technical condition of the market following a f long period of depression, the less t favorable weather outlook and the t character of the buying, much of which as noted above, appeared to J come from trade and exporting inter- ? ests. s Receipts at the ports today 5,875 j bales against 9,763 last week and 10.2C4 last year. For the week 55,000 J bales, against 57,595 last week and 58,832 last year. Today's receipts at 1 New Orleans 700 bales, against 1.274 * last year, and at Houston, 1,94 0 * against 1.876 last year. J SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT. J Miss Mary T. Nance, president of the South Carolina Association for the ( Improvement of rural schools, spoke < in the court house yesterday morning to an audience of between four and j five hundred representative people ( from all parts of the county. She was here in response to a special invlta- i tion extended to her by the York < County Farmers' Union about two months ago, and a most capital address ( of an hour or more was listened to j with the closest attention by all present. i The meeting was called to order at , 10.30 o'clock by Thos. F. McDow, Esq., s and after prayer by Rev. Dr. S. C. ] Byrd of Chlcora college. Mr. McDow ] introduced Miss Nance to the audi- ] ence. Miss Nance began by saying that she felt Just a little frightened in < the presence of such a large number | of men as constituted the audience; i but she lost no time in plunging into | her task by way of some funny, but appropriate anecdotes, and pretty soon ] forgot all diffidence she may have i felt, for after grasping the thread of her earnest message she delivered it < in a continuous interesting flow that J held the closest attention of her audi- , ence to the end. < Miss Nance's message is based upon 1 the necessity for better, more general j and more effective educational work PnrnHna. She wants the . county schools raised to as high a ( standard as has been attained by some of the best graded schools. She quotes statistics to the effect that there are < as many as 54,000 white people in J South Carolina above 21 years of age , who are unable to read and write their < own names. There are as many as ' 25,000 white boys and girls of school age who have never been in school, i There are 15,000 white voters in the 1 state who are unable to read the 1 names on their own ballots. For these ( conditions the whole people are res- i ponsible, and she made it clear that she made it her mission to arouse the , people to a sense of their responsible , ity. . | Miss Nance said that the keynote or happiness is to do good to others. , Most of you have all the blood rela- i tlons with whom you are connected, perhaps, In school; but you do not 1 want to take a great deal of credit for that. That Is little else than selfishness. Anybody will do that. But your duty to God, your country and yourself is help educate those people who are unable to help themselves. I The address yesterday was in a large measure a repetition of the ad- < dress delivered in February and com- < prehenslvely summarized In The En- < quirer at the time. It was well worth < listening to again however, and its ef- i feet will no doubt be very materially Increased because of the large number , of people who heard It with so much . apparent interest. 9 ( DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. The York County Democratic convention called for the purpose of re- . organizing the party preliminary to the opening of the approaching campaign, was called to order in the court house yesterday morning by County Chairman J. S. Brlce, and after prayer , by Rev. E. E Gillespie proceeded with J the work in hand. Preliminary organization was enterered into by the election of J. S. Brice, | Esq., as chairman and Mr. W. D. Grist as secretary, after which a com- , mittee on credentials consisting of one , member from each precinct was appointed as follows: . J. A. Glenn, Bethel; J. D. Smith, Bethany; J. N. Russell. Blairsville; J. ( E. Beamguard, Clover; W. S. Lesslie, 1 Coates's Tavern; J. F. Williams, Ebe- ( nezer; S! H. Epps, Sr., Fort Mill; G. , L. Suggs, Forest Hill; W. T. Slaughter, Hickory Grove; J. F. Ashe, Mc- ' Conneilsville; J. Q. Howe, Newport; ' W. H. Dunlap, Ogden; R. M. Wal* - - T ii rMon lace, fieainoru; j. n. . Rock Hill No. 1; W. B. Wilson, Jr., Rock Hill No. 2; J. S. Ruiney, Sharon; 1 R. W. Whitesides, Smyrna; J. B. Bar- < ron, Tirzah; Thos. P. McDow, York- f vllle No. 1; G. H. O'Leary, Yorkville . No. 2. 1 The committee retired during1 a ? recess taken for the purpose of enab- e ling it to complete Its work and upon its return reported the roll of accredited delegates, which was adopted as 1 follows: Bethel?H. G. Stanton, Lee Camp- ^ hell, J. A. Glenn. t Bethany?D. M. Hull, J. A. Ratterree, Felix Quinn, A. L. Lineberger, J. D. Smith. d Blairsville?J. L. Rainey, J. C. Blair, ' J. T. Plaxico, J. N. Russell. e Clover?C. T. Thomas, J. B. Jackson, j J. B. Robinson. J. E. Beamguard, J. E. Jackson, J. L. Jackson, T. E. Blair, 1 J. A. Clinton. R. P. Jackson. ii Coates's Tavern?W. S. Lesslie, J. ? VVylie Roddey, J. T. Spencer. Ebenezer?J. P. Williams, W. T. Nichols. n Port Mill?W. H. Windie, S. H. h ICpps, Sr., J. H. Sutton. W. M. Culp, e J, R. Haile, Jr.. C. P. Blankenship, L. 3. Patterson. b Forest Hill?G. L. Suggs, W. P. P 3oyd. h Hickory Grove?W. T. Slaughter. C. f] VI. Whisonant, D. J. Smith, Jonathan Juice, R. L. Scogglns, J. M. White- b iides, Jeff D. Whitesides. b McConnellsville?J. Frank Ashe, W. C Aycock, J. M. Love, P. Moore Buris. Newport?J. A. McFadden, J. Q. tl Jo we. b Ogiien?W. H. Dunlap, W. M. Newom. W. S. Percival, S. E. McFadden, " V. T. Hoi|is. si Piedmont?R. M. Wallace. * Rock Hill No. 1?W. J. Cherry, W. n t. Byers. W. G. Duncan. J. F. Win- r ate. W. L. Plexlco, W. H. Wylle, J. >. Hull. J. H. McFadden, T. C. Beck- a am, J. Bratton, T. W. Boyd, R. D. t wens, R. C. Hanna, H. J. Zinkler. L Rock Hill No. 2.?W. N. Dunlap, W. , V. Boyce, W. H. Stewart. W. B. Wllon, Jr., T. B. Glenn, S. L. Johnson, F ,. L Holler p Sharon?J. S. Ralney, R. H. G. Cald- ^ ell, J. W. Gwinn. ? Smyrna?R. W. Whiteside, J. I. Bo!n. W. C. Spencer. a Tirzah?J. J. Miller, J. B. Barron, T. t 1. Gates. s Yorkvllle No. 1?J. S. Brlce. W. B. feller, H. E. Nell. R. R. McCorkle, J. * ). Land, John Dickson. C. H. Sandifer, b "hos, F. McDow, Lesslie L. Smith. Ar- (_ hur L. Black. J. C. Wllborn, M. C. Vlllls, A. Y. Cartwright. Yorkvllle No. 2?R. E. McFarland, a il.'B. Jennings, J. B. Scott, F. P. Mc- p ,'aln, C. A. Carroll, John Cameron, G. I. O'Leary. J. B. Wood. J. P. White. Bullock's Creek?W. B. Good, O. J. 8 iwlnn, Haskell Cranford. 1 After the adoption of the report of 1 he committee on credentials, the per- v nanent organization was completed c iy the election of the temporary chair- t nan and secretary, permanent chair- t nan and secretary. s The chair announced as the first t uslness in oraer. me election m ueie- r rates and alternates to the state con- c mention, and upon motion of Mr. J. E. c Beamguard it was resolved that the j lelegates from each township select a t lelegate and alternate from each 1 ownshlp and that the tenth delegate \ >e elected from the county at large, i The reports of the various township j lelegates were received and adopted < is follows: t delegate. Alternate, i V. L. Campbell W. P. Boyd. iV. H. Dunlap J. F. Ashe. t 3r. J. H. Saye VV. T. Slaughter. 1. L. Ralney VV. B. Good. ' f. M. Cherry VV. M. Dunlap. t Ft. T. Fewell J. F. Williams. , 1. R. Halle VV. H. VVlndle. . D. M. Hall J. E. Beamguard. H. E. Nell R. R. McCorkle. 1 On motion It was resolved that the ( lelegate at large and his alternate be dected by ballot of the convention. Mr. Thos. F. McDow was the only ' lominee for delegate and he was ' elected unanimously. 1 Mr. J. S. Brlce was the only nom- s nee for alternate and he also was 1 deted unanimously. 1 Mr. J. C. Wllborn was elected state 1 executive committeeman without op- J position. < For county chairman, Mr. w. v. > Wilson, Jr., was nominated by Mr. W. 1 J. Cherry and the nomination was < seconded by Thos. F. McDow. Mr. F. t P. McCain nominated Mr. M. B. Jen- J lings. The vote was taken by ballot. < Mr. Wilson was elected 84 to 23. < On motion of Mr. W. H. S'ewart, the i convention endorsed Mr. J. M. Cherry < 'or the consideration of the state contention as delegate to Denver from i :he Fifth congressional district. 1 The following introduced by Mr. < McCain, was adopted by a vote of 70 < to 27. < Resolved, That it is the sense of this i convention that the delegates elected t>y us to the state convention are dl- ' rected to support instructions to the 1 Jelegates to the National Democratic i convention to vote as a unit, for Wil- | liam Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for the Democratic presidential nomina- ( Hon. ' The following by Mr. A. L. Black ' was adopted without ' discussion or apposition: Whereas, the Democratic party of i York county is divided by no irrecon- ; cilable differences of policies or principles, and whereas there is no question on which our whole people can unite to the greater prosperity of our | common country than on efforts look- , ing to the improvement of the public roads, therefore be it resolved: 1. That our previous dealing with the road question has not been in keeping with our intelligence, resources or aspirations. 2. That the only practicable method of securing good roads is by means of taxation. 3. That the road law for this county recently enacted by our general assembly through the efforts of our representatives has our endorsement as being in the right direction and we hereby pledge the Democratic party of York county to use its best efforts in securing for this law earnest support 1 and honest enforcement, I There being no further business the ' convention, at about 2 o'clock ad- 1 Journed having been in session a little less than three hours. 1 I NEELY'S CREEK DEDICATION. The handsome new church building recently completed by the Associate , Reformed congregation at Neely's Creek was, on last Sunday, solemnly dedicated to tne wursmp ut uua >u accordance with the purpose of Its , srection, with exercises that were interesting, appropriate and impressive. Neely's Creek congregation is one , of the largest in the Associate Reformed church. The church roll in- , eludes the names of about 250 com- ( municants, and the affiliation directly , and indirectly extends to nearly one thousand people, pretty thickly clus- ( tered in the neighborhood that in- | eludes nearly the whole of the south- j eastern part of the county. . The new church had been com- | pleted for a little more than one , year; but the ceremony of dedication j was deferred for the reason that it did i not occur to the builders that their | offering should be made at all, until i it could be made free of debt. The representative of The Enquirer ; was late getting to the church on , Sunday, the train from Yorkville not passing Lesslie, the station nearest to :he church, until after the exercises t )( the morning had been commenced, i From the station it was necessary to > Irive nearly two miles to the south- ] vest; but this delay, perhaps added to < in interesting impression that might , lave otherwise been missed. < Straight ahead, more than half a t nile away over a long stretch of sandy t oad, the new church building loom- ( >d up bright and beautiful in its \ resh coat of white paint, and what 8 ooked like a long, high black fence , iround a large grove or irees, iuiii;d out, upon nearer approach, to be ;olid acres of buggies, carriages, lorses and mules. There were a few ^ >eople to be seen outside the buildng, but they were crowded in all the ' loors, and a closer view showed that / he church was tilled to Its capacity. The dedicatory exercises were char- c .cteristlcally "Seceder," devoid of t ltualism; but nevertheless both sol- C mil and interesting, under the con- e uction of Rev. Dr. Oliver Johnson, 5 he retiring pastor. After the open- n ng Psalm by the choir, Dr. Johnson v lade a brief, explanatory statement in ,hlch he recited the origin of the e lovement for a new church build- p lg among the members of the con- A regation, told how the work had t! een organized and pushed to com- b letion without unnecessary noise, k ow a few outsiders had availed y hemselves of the privilege of contrl- J utlng, how most of the money had een raised within the congregation, n nd how the whole work had been tl Dmpleted in a first class manner to C le satisfaction of all concerned and b ut a minimum degree of friction, ft ,ev. A. S. Rogers, pastor of the As- li iciute Reformed church of Rock w 1111, made the dedicatory prayer, a nost earnest and fervent petition to }6d for His acceptance of the offering ^ nd His blessings upon the congregalon. Rev. T. B. Craig, of the Presyterian church read the Scriptural esson, and the dedicatory sermon was >reached by Rev. Dr. J. S. Moffatt, (resident of Ersklne college. He took lis text from Colossians ill, 11; Christ Is all," and In a clear, earnest ,nd eloquent discourse showed that he Christian religion?all hope of alvatlon, past, present and future? ius always been, Is, and will a I way.-. >e', through the personality of Jesus Christ who Is, and will always be Just is He was during the time His sayings ,nd doings were recorded in the goslels. At the conclusion of Dr. Moffatt's ermon, there was a recess of one tour for dinner. A long table had )een erected near the church and vlthin a short time the ladies of the :ongregation had loaded it with good hings to eat. It was estimated that ^ here must have been between 700 ind 800 people present. Some put he estimate at 1,000; but that estinate was probably excessive, as the irdinary seating capacity of the 4* _ :hurch is close to 500, and even with ^ ill available space utilized as it was, his could hardly have been doubled. 3ut anyway, everybody was invited. There was a hush until a blessing had )een asked, and then common enjoynent of the splendid spread. After jverybody was satisfied there seemed o be enough of everything for as > nany more. The congregation returned to the church at 1.30 and ufter a Psalm by :he choir and prayer by Dr. Johnson ~he exercises were continued with jL (hurt addresses by Hon. D. E. Flnley, Hon. J. K. Henry and Kev. D. G. Cald,vell, the latter a former pastor of the congregation. Mr. Flnley reviewed his earliest rec>llections of Neely's Creek, t told how lis aunt, Mrs. Campbell, had taken ilm there and to Tlrzah when a boy, ^ -eferred to his baptism there, the good mund doctrine he had heard from the pulpit, and the pleasant and lasting personal friendships he had formed ,vlth members of the congregation. ^ He stated that while there may be exceptions to the rule it is a fact that nore material prosperity comes to people who live In the greatest fear of 3od, and said that he felt sure that the splendid prosperity that had come to Neely's Creek congregation was because of the faithfulness of the fathers and mothers of the community in nhil/1 ron in tho t* (\t a rtimuiK U}s men ciiuui vii m w? - , 3od. fl After congratulating the congregution on the facts that had been recited by Dr. Johnson, the building of the :hurch without noise, without hot suppers, ice cream festivals and oth- # sr means of '.'giving somebody else's money as an offering to God." Mr. Henry spoke of some of the characteristics of old time Seceders as developed through their habit of teaching the Shorter Catechism to their children, observing the Sabbath, speaking the truth, paying their debts, etc. He deplored the fact that the catechism ^ habit was being abandoned in the home.and left to the Sunday schools, and that Sabbath observance Is less strict than It used to be. He declared that at one time membership In the H Associate Reformed church was a presumption of commercial Integrity, and that many - merchants, even Jews had been known to extend credit to Seceders on no other account than the general reputation of that denomination In meeting Just obligations. "But," he said with earnest emphasis, "I don't want any of you younger ones ^ to presume on that as a compliment to yourselves. I say your fathers were that way; but I am not saying that you are following in the footsteps of your fathers. I am afraid that the practice today Is less strict than It ought to be." He warned the congregation that there was no such thing as standing still In God's work?that those charged with It either progressed forward or backward, and they must guard against being satisfied with the splendid achievement Just oonsum mated in the erection of thia splendid house, else they would be seized with ' r dry rot and go backward. Rev. D. G. Caldwell spoke very briefly, referring with pleasure to the time he was pastor of Neely's Creek and expressing satisfaction at the progress the congregation was mak- ^ ing as evidenced by the occasion of the day's exercises. After Mr. Caldwell's remarks the services were closed with the benediction. As much of the noon recess as practicable had been devoted to the welcoming of strangers, and the exchange of greetings between the widely scattered members of the congregation. At the conclusion of the day's service some flfteen minutes or a half ^ hour was devoted to salutations and conferences between neighbors and friends and pretty soon the public road in both directions was alive with long ines of vehicles in which the people >vere rapidly pushing to their homes. It was a characteristic red letter day it Neely's Creek and like all red letter lays, this one was thoroughly enjoyxble and profitable to everybody. The Enquirer has made several ef'orts to secure a good photograph of ;he new church building, but did not ?ucceed until last Saturday when it -eceived one through the kindness of ^apt. W. L. Roddey. The photograph ,vas forwarded to our engravers at + >nce, but it was impossible that the mgraving could reach us in time for his issue. In the next issue, however, jnless there is unusual delay, there vill be a picture of the building and ilso a brief sketch of this interesting s. >M congregation. LOCAL LACONICS. Ne Will Send The Enquirer From this date to January 1st, 1909, or $1.32. Hickory Grove. From the announcement In another olumn, It would appear that there is o be an interesting time at Hickory H irove on the occasion of the closing xercises of the school next Friday, dost of the people of the surrounding lelghborhood will no doubt be present. ^ Vill Go to Neely's Creek. Rev. W. H. Stevenson has announcd his acceptance of the call to the astorate of the Neely's Creek church. Jr. Stevenson also received a call to he Steel Creek church in Mecklenurg county, N. C., and preached there ist Sunday. It was not known until esterday what he would do. . Wilson Marshall, Jr., Dead. Mr. J. Wilson Marshall, Jr., died In lock Hill last Thursday of cancer of le liver. He was the eldest son of . apt. J. Wilson Marshall, and was om April 1, 1871. He had been suf?ring from the malady that ended his fe for quite a while and his death as not unexpected.