Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 12, 1908, Image 2

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. ?rrap$ and |act$. ? The horrible murder mystery that was unearthed at the home of Mrs. Guinness at La Porte. Ind., last week is still a matter of great concern to the people of the entire country. Investigations have shown that at least fourteen persons have been murdered on the farm, and the search for more bodies continues. This search was interrupted Sunday and yesterday by heayy showers of rain. Mrs. Guinness hus not yet been located; but it is generally believed that she is alive. So far as there is anything to show, the murders were committed for the purpose of robbery. ? Washington, May 11: The Federal grand jury today returned an indictment charging Representative J. Thos. Hefiin of Alabama, with assault with a dangerous weapon. The indictment contains three counts, two of which relate to the assault on Lewis Lundy, a negro, with whom Mr. Heiiin had a dispute on a street car in this city on March 27, last. The third count charges an assault on Thomas Mccreary of New York, a horseman, who was standing on the sidewalk and was struck by a bullet from Mr. Heiiin's pistol. In the first count Mr. Hefiin is charged with beating the negro on the head with the pistol. The second count charges that he discharged the pistol, causing the bullet to strike the negro. Lundy appeared before the grand Jury, but McCreary did not. ? Bristol, Ya? May 11: A meeting of the stockholders of the Carolina. Clinchfield and Ohio railroad, of which George L. Carter is president, is called to be held in Bristol, May lsth to sanction the plan of issuing $ir>,000,000 bonds for the completion of the road, and also to authorize the execution of a first mortgage on the property now owned and hereafter to be acquired, to secure payment of the bonds and interest. Construction work is now going forward on the road and it is expected that it will be put in operation between St. Paul, Va., and Marion, IS*. C., within a few months, while the present plans are to complete the road irom ?>lKnurn, ivy., UUUUKU suuiuncai Virginia, east Tennessee and the Carolinas to a point on the South Atlantic seaboard next year. ? Frankfort, Ky., May 9: The adjutant general's department was notified of an encounter between prominent Madison county tobacco growers and a band of night riders, which took place a few nights ago, the details of which were rigidly suppressed. Col. E. W. Lilliard, commanding the< troops patrolling this part of the state, obtained information that two , negroes were shot and killed and that a white man was badly wounded in an uttack upon the tobacco plant bed. A half dozen masked men called on a farmer who had refused to cut out the tobacco crop this year and peremptorily demanded that he destroy the young plant bed. Upon his refusal they started to scrape the bed themselves, when he opened tire upon them with a shotgun. Two negroes fell dead and an arm was shot off a white man who is said to be a prom- 1 inent citizen of the community. j ? Llanerch, Pa., May 8: Delaware county was stirred today by a running light between a band of robbers who robbed the postolfice at Llanerch and several constables who attempted to capture tne roooers. r,anj um ing the town was awakened by a frightful explosion. An investigation revealed that robbers had demolished the building used as a postolfice and had made off with such booty as they could collect in a short time. The building was completely destroyed and the door had been blown from the safe. The robbers had gotten a start 1 before citizens and several officers started in pursuit. The pursuers almost caught up with the robbers and commanded them to surrender, but they drew guns and opened fire upon the men. It was returned and for several miles the running fight was continued, its course being marked by the flashes front the revolvers and the rattle of the volleys. One of the robbers was finally captured while assisting another who had been shot on the way. ? Chicago, May 8: Urged on by the revelations of the Belle Guinness "human slaughter house" in La Porte, Ind., where it is believed now victims were lured to the basement murder chamber by means of matrimonial advertisements, United States District Attorney Sims has started a new anti-affinity campaign. He gave instructions yesterday that every manager of an affinity-finding bureau in the Chicago district be placed under arrest immediately. Following the Instructions of Attorneys Sims and Shierer, Isaac R. Warn, said to be one of the wealthiest "cupid hunting" proprietors, was arrested at his home on Washington boulevard. Warn is charged on information tiled before United States Commissioner Foote with using the mails to defraud. He was released on bond of $r>.000. Warn's matrimonial agency was one of the most mysterious in Chicago. His Washington boulevard residence is a finely furnished house and he was believed by his neighbors to be a wealthy business man. ? St. Paul, Minn., May St: Supporters of Governor John A. Johnson for the Democratic presidential nomination. following their apparent victory at the Minnesota caucuses Wednesday night, are making plans for the state convention which will meet in St. Paul. May 14th. Charges of fraud are made by both Bryan and Johnson leaders. Chairman Frank A. Day. of the state committee, who is private secretary to the governor, ridiculed the threat of the Bryan leaders to hold a rival convention and to send a contesting delegation to Denver. Day says the Bryan men have probably carried six counties with a total of 59 delegates and that in no event will they have more than 100 of the 935 votes in the state convention. A conference of the Bryan leaders will be held on Saturday. Chairman Day said: "The convention is ours. This talk of contests is simply a bluff to cover up the failure of the opposition. "Bryan leaders spent $20,000 in this state. 1 never saw such a campaign of defamation and debauchery as was carried on by this crowd. They spent $10,000 in Hennepin county alone. Now that they failed, they are crying fraud." ? Pittsburg. Pa.. .May 11: In little more than three years there has been stolen by employes i>f banks in the Pittsburg district almost $5,000,000. The list follows: Knterprise National Bank, Allegheny, closed October IS, 1904. The cashier, T. Lee Clark, committed suicide. Known loss. $1,500,000. Farmers' and Drovers' National Bank. Waynesburg, Pa., closed winter of 1905. Cashier J. B. K. Rhinehardt indicted on ninety counts forgery, em bezzlement. etc. Known loss, $1,000 000. Union Trust Company, Pittsbun suffered through peculations of em ployes, C. S. Nixon and Clifford Wra; two years ago, both now being in pro on. Loss. $385,000. Oakland Savins and Trust Company. Pittsburg, suffei ed through peculations of Bookkeep* William Workman early in 1908. Work man now in prison. Loss. $20,00 Farmers* Deposit National Bank. Pitts burg, robbed systematically by Audi tor John Young and Henry Reibe paying teller, both of whom have sine pleaded guilty and are awaiting set tence. Rumored that losses reach set eral millions, bank admits loss of $1 105.000. Allegheny National Bank c Pittsburg, alleged to be robbed b William Montgomery, cashier, wh has been piacea unaer ?,->u,vwu uui While it is admitted on the tirst wai rant Issued that $469,000 is missini it is understood that the peculations ( Montgomery may be $750,000. Tota $4,760,000. ?hf \|orluiUc (Enquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkvil as Mail Matter of the Second Class YORKVILLE, S. C.: TUESDAY, MAY 12, 1908. Tr looks like Mr. Gonzales has ru it over Senator Tillman on the ir struction question. This is on the fat of the returns so far received. No let us see what the state conventio is going to do. What will the president say to th governors of North Carolina and Sout Carolina, at that White House confei ence??Anderson Daily Mail. This is the first time we have eve known the Mail to fall back on any thing so old and musty. We take th liberty of calling our contemporary generally brilliant and original para grapher, to task. But we feel sui that this will not occur again. TltE Enquirer has never tried t claim anything else than that count dispensaries would be as much of failure as the state dispensary, excei on a smaller scale. It is only a matte of quantity instead of quality. A! ready evidence of crookedness has de veloped in some of the county dispen saries and there will be more an more. The state has no business i the liquor business; the county has n business in the liquor business; no body has any business in the liquC business. Now that the new hotel is assurei let us start out to make next year convention year for Greenville. Th News will blaze the way by trying t get the State Press convention to met here in the summer of 1909.?Green ville News. It is all right to try, of course. Th association appreciates the hospitalit implied in such invitations and it i quite certain that no one can say any thing against Greenville. But we be leave to remind the News that M Christensen has already been pledgin members to vote for Beaufort and M De Camp will probably insist on a re turn to Gaffney next year as an ac knowledgment of their thorough enjoy ment of the entertainment his peopl are going to give the association nes month. One of the many reasons for the bu movement in cotton during the pas pQi.r rlavo thnt foreign stocks at running' low, and Liverpool fears squeeze before the new crop begins t come in. However this may be, ther seems to be but little question of th fact that the farmers of the south ca exercise complete control of the situa tion if they will only stand firm an refuse to be tempted by trifling ad vances of only a few points each. I all the few years that the farmer have been taking notice, they hav never had the situation so fully an completely within their power. How ever, they are much like the elephar with regard to the man on his bacl It does not comprehend its tremendou power compared with the insignificar power of the man. AKTKlt having secured the openin of the Congaree river from its con fluence with the Suntee to Columbi thus ensuring navigation to the sea a Georgetown. Congressman Lever i very much chagrined to find that Co lumbia business men are not dispose to take steps looking to the establish ment of a boat line. Congressman Le ver has done a great work for Co lumbia; but he ought to know tha city too well to be surprised. Colum bia does not believe in half-way fa vors. She wants the whole thing ( nothing, and if the congressman i really anxious to see his work devel oped into a complete success ne mm induce the government to build boat establish double daily schedules an give Columbia free or at least ha rates. There is no town or city i South Carolina that has had half s much poured Into her lap free t charge to herself as the city of Coluir bia. and she is not yet ready to begi exerting herself to avail herself of an of these uncompleted advantages. Mr. Lever is really desirous of seein some evidences of appreciation, \\ suggest that he join with Mr. Finle and extend the navigation of the Csi tawba on up to the limits of Vol county. rtnicKirr Lee Durham's sensation! novel. "The Call of the South," hi been on our desk for some clays; in has not been previously noted becaut of the press of other matters. It is strong book, not at all pleasing, bi very interesting. It is intended t serve as a wanting of the horrib consequences that would inevitabl follow any considerable developmei in so-called s<?cial eciuality of the race The plot is conceived along plausib lines. A negro soldier with a stron admixture of white blood, saves tl life of his colonel in the Spanisl American war. The colonel afterwai becomes president of the United State and the soldier by reason of the grai ilude compelling service afterwai gains admission to his home and i the course of time contracts a seen marriage with the president's imprei sionable daughter. In the course < time a child is born and it shows a the characteristics of the original Afr can. The mother loses her reason an for the first time those who had nc previously taken into account this feat I ure of the proposition are brought face I, to face with facts from which there is i- no escape. That the book is a strong y\ one is not to be denied; but as to whether there is any real need for it ;s is a matter of doubt. We hardly think - there is any occasion for it in the ?r south, and the north will likely give it but scant attention. 0. ^ Senator Tillman is quoted as sayi ing that all this talk that has been go>' ing on about sending instructed dele>p gates to Denver lias been as so much i- "moonshine" or "foxtlre." The En* quirer has not said it that way exactly; but it has said practically the same >f thing. It has been buncombe more <y tnan anytning eise. me senuiui guco 10 on to say that Bryan is likely to be 11. able to beat anybody the Republicans can nominate except Roosevelt. We jr are unable to see it that way. We believe that Taft would prove as strong a nominee for the Republican party L'* as Roosevelt himself, and about the only man we have in mind who stands _ more than half a show of beating a Roosevelt nominee would be Governor Johnson. Of course, we do not know. We do not pretend to be doing any_ thing other than guessing. We shall not say that Senator Tillman does not 'e know. We will just wait until November and see how the thing comes out. DISHONEST ELECTIONS. ^ Sectional Lines Sharply Drawn In the (House Saturday. Sectional lines were sharply drawn in the house of representatives last Saturday and for a time charges and f counter charges of dishonesty in elections by both political parties were heard. Interest in the proceedings was all the more keen because the two floor leaders, Messrs. Payne of New York and Williams of Mississippi, were the principals in the stage setting. Mr. Payne criticised the minority 1 " 1 * ? ? ?? ?'! * Ua hutvllliMiul iruutrr i"i ii.i\iu^, 11.111 mr uuiumvi-w n to say he was in favor of honest elections. "Since when was the Democratic party in favor of honest elec:e tions" he inquired. "Was it." he askw ed, "when it was depriving a certain n class of citizens of suffrage by every means, by perjury, fraud, intimidations, murder, riot and everything else under the sun?" He wanted to know le if the Democrats favored honesty in h elections in the state of New York, - "when time after time they carried the election not by honest ballot, but ,r by fraudulent votes deposited in the \ ballot box and fraudulent counts." He said it was well known that in Troy, Albany and the city of New York the 's Democrats sent around repeaters from poll to poll in gangs of five, who impersonated well known citizens "e and swore they were the citizens registered; who were allowed to vote by the Democratic officials, "who when the honest voter came around depriv? ed him of his ballot." y The Democrats said Mr. Payne, a were in favor of honest elections only )t when they got a majority that way. "Is it necessary for the Democratic party in Maryland to disfranchise the 1- black man?" he asked. Maryland, he said "had gotten in the habit of going Republican now and then." The people were getting educated, he said, d and by the Republican ideas. He den clared that the Republican party had 0 an honest majority in Maryland, and in order to overcome it the Democrats were bending every effort to deprive r every citizen of the right of franchise, "and thereby make a Democratic state out of Maryland." j Mr. Williams' Reply, a Mr. Williams replied that he had e listened to the lecture upon honesty in o elections from the leader of the Re >t publican party, ' the party of fresh i- new crisp $2 bills, the party of blocks of five, the party of the city of Philae delphia, the party of returning boards back in 1876, the party that carried y the election in 1896 by wholesale briIs bery, the party that even as late as . 1904 denied that it had been receiving money from fiduciary corporations * for political purposes and whose offlr cials were convicted of falsehood in g the denial, the party of Herods." if there was anything that was a stench in the nostrils of all humanity, he said, it was the city of Philadel phia. "It has such a bad smell," he - declared, "that even the Republicans e themselves could not stand it all the time." :t Mr. Williams admitted that at times there were intimidation and fraud in his section of the country, but there was some extenuation for it "when a great race was engaged in saving its civilizations." ' n,UA?.A nnt?oi' ifQc hnu'nvpr " hp PY e incic nc??i ??MW.. v.^., --w ? a claimed, "any excuse or extenuation for the Republican party in its pro? gramme of wholesale bribery in 1896, e 1900 and 1904, when that party took e the money belonging to widows and orphans and never had the manhood nor the justice to return it." "At one time," he said. "President d Roosevelt had the manhood to say . that the Republican campaign comm ttee ought to return the money "t.nat had been filched from the wids ows and orphans and beneficiaries e and policy holders of the New York d Life and New York Mutual insurance companies." Crossing the aisle, and pointing his it finger at Mr. Payne. Mr. Williams c. fairly shrieked: "Yes," said he "there was a time in the history of the south when a revolution stood in lt the saddle," but, he added, "since then those states have adopted new constitutions." The disfranchisement g laws, he declared, "were passed for the purpose of preventing fraud, and the supreme court of the United a- States has upheld them." Mr. Wiltt soul revolts at the idea of the Demnjg liams remarked that "the gentleman's crats being interested in honest eleetions." Mr. Payne, he said, was from d the "party of the whisky fraud, of !_ the credit mobilier, of the star route fraud." "Ah." he exclaimed, "I can bandy " history with him all day, but I don't it want to bandy history." He believed [. in letting the dead past bury itself on both sides. "What do you say now?" he again shrieked. "What do you >r say? Here I stand. T stand to challs lenge you that every dollar that goes into a campaign fund shall be published the day after it is received so that the world may know the motive s, of the giver and the world may judge d the means of corruption in the hands ,f of the recipient." Mr. Williams exclaimed as he took n his seat, "What do you say for the 10 future? Let the dead past go." )f Unfaiit Criticism.?A cotton mill n man was today asked whether mill iny terests were yet looking up any. He said: "There is no perceptible revival but ? the drooping tendency seems to be e losing its force. The mill men are y making a brave fight and have made much sacrifice to keep the wheels l~ turning and the operatives employed." k Continuing he said: "The criticism of the cotton mills for the discussion of a plan to curtail production to scotch falling prices is wholly unfair tl to the mills. No mill man wants to shut down his mill and would in no case do so if he could make ends meet. If more cloth and yarn is be<e ing produced than the world will buy a then continued running at full time %t means cut-throat competition and the continued lowering ol prices, not onto ly of cotton goods but of cotton, le "The business interests of the counIV try have been well-nigh criticised to ' death. Sympathetic support of industrial interests front the public s. would do much to restore confidence je and prices. (Jroundless criticism hin1K dcrs and delays recovery of commercial movement on normal lines. The u* public press can do a great deal by t- helping to stop agitation and criticism tl of factory interests."?Charlotte < ?bserver. t d " There was it big tire itt Atlanta. (hi., lust Friday. It started in a buk'n cry ;tt about 3 o'clock in the morning ft and lasted until well up in the day. All the buildings in the district bound ed by Fnrsythe, Nelson, .Madison and ' Hunter streets were destroyed, and the 11 total loss is estimated at considerably i- over one million dollars. The insur[tl a nee was about $750,000. It is understood that plans are already well under way for the rebuilding of the burnt ed district. LOCAL AFFAXRS. vis : to; NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. sp< John R. Logan?Is announced as a at' candidate for nomination for the 1 office of clerk of the court, subject to the action of the Democratic par- , ty in the primary election. J. D. Smith, Sec.?Gives notice of ^ meeting of Dixie Farmers' Union on , May 16, at 4 o'clock. 1 Geo. L. Suggs?Is announced as a can- . didate for the office of county su- we pervlsor, subject to the action of the aI\ Democratic party in the primary i election. 11' J Minerva Bell?Calls on the debtors and creditors of estate of J. A. Bell, , deceased, to make settlement with her. ae.^ Palace Theatre?Calls especial atten- J*" tion to the moving pictures which , are on exhibition tonight?"The Po- ' lice Dogs"?and don't want you to .w miss them. G. A. Plexico?Reminds the public of the basket picnic at Sharon next Saturday. There will be two ball w games. An Thomson Co.?Will put on a special *.p sale Thursday to Saturday of misses ribbed, black hosiery, and aP' embroidery, edging and insertion. a Loan and Savings Bank?Tells you to insure the safety of your papers from fire, burglars or otherwise by r renting a safe deposit box. I. W. Johnson?Has old Virginia her- c?' rintr roe. blue ribbon extracts. Ga. cia cane syrup, hams, breakfast strips, we etc. n Yorkville Hardware Co.?Is showing a large line of odorless refrigerators ...?. and ice boxes, and ice cream free- wj, zers, from 1 to 8 quart sizes. York Drug Store?Reminds teach- mH ers attending the teachers' examination next Friday that it can fur- a ( nish necessary supplies, and Invites 'th( them to make its store headquar- ne, ters. an( National Union Bank?Points out the cul fact that your earning capacity ter ought to be more than a bare living pu and that you should save at least a on part of your earnings. (>m Sam M. Grist?Wants you to retnem- inj ber that he sells tire and accident p;,, insurance and bonds as well a,s life sj0 insurance. Only reliable companies wa represented. ulj( H. D. Marley?Is at your service in a(p the repairing of watches, clocks and |ov jewelry. You will find him at the mi York Supply Co's. store. IT1., M. W. White?Relates an anecdote re, and applies the moral to the buying and selling of stocks, bonds and ne( real estate. pol Strauss-Smith Co.?Calls your atten- 2 tion to a large stock of summer th< weight underwear for men, includ- the ing shirts and drawers, in qualities mri that will please you. nri First National Bank?Puts an idea bifi before you for consideration. It Cla wants'to help you to save and will clu pay 4 per cent on deposits in its sav- Cor ings department. ma J. W. Dobson?Makes special low clu prices on a varied lot of hardware 1 in order to close it out quick. The bal lot includes plow handles, well |as buckets, etc. agj York Supply Co.?Sells Eureka har- ve? ness oil at 75 cents a gallon?It 2.2 oils and polishes at the same time. at Sells Pratt's and Barker's stock medicines. , 1 People tell us that more corn has been planted in this county than for ^ years past. They say it is on better ground, and it will be better fertilized s and better worked. We hope this is , bol true. If it is true, the harvest of next Ch fall will tell an interesting story. "It is a little too early yet to say whether the cotton crop has been hurt. v ool or how much," remarked an experienced farmer to the reporter last Sat- 1 urday. "It will take fully ten days 1 a before the results of the wind and the ' cold weather on the sprouting crop can be fully estimated." The Fiddlers' convention would stand na< a repetition on a larger and more ex- ccs tensive scale later on. The band boys ua) Rr< did splendidly considering that this was the first attempt at anything of fi" tfie kind, and whether their next essay be a Fiddler's convention or some other form of entertainment, it will likely , . . low be as big a success. The Greenville Horse Show associa- ^ tion is to have its annual meet on May 19 and 20. A great deal of preparation All has been made for the show and the j~r outlook is that it is to be the most j^e( notable event of the kind that has yet Bei taken place in this state. Lovers of horse ilesh will be present in large ^ numbers from all parts of the Pied- Le< mont. Cr< To take and read The Yorkville En- Kn quirer is to keep in close touch with ^ all the best developments of York sai county. The Enquirer is devoted to lar the promotion of the public welfare. The publishers have no axe of their gU) own to grind, and they are not dispos- lai< ed to turn for others, who would Ca grind their axes at the expense of the ^ paper's readers. La We are informed that the anti-li- All quor sermon recently delivered by Rev. ? ~ > i ?i.i.jnnj K. StaCKnouse nas ueeu uiuiuiacu jjaJ on the ground that it was unnecessary, Ma because there are no dispensaries in An this county. But Mr. Stackhouse very well understood tliat there are those g; who desire dispensaries in this coun- La ty, and that eternal vigilance is the ^ J price of continued exemption in this g^, matter. dal There are people who hold that peas Va is the best paying crop that can be raised in this county and there are r0 others who hold that peas do not pay. Eli We never tried it and do not know k. anything about it one way or the other 1 llj personally. But we have talked to all Oc kinds of farmers on the subject, and die (minion thus acuuired is to the effect that tlie pea crop, intelligently _ handled, in all that litis ever been gal claimed for it. Peas will make poor land better, and improve rich land al- SOI so: but they must have a fair show. t|lf The ground must be prepared to he- yt() gin with, and fertilizers will pay as sj1( good returns on a pea crop as on any other crop. nic Mr. S. M. Grist of Yorkvllle, secre- tlu tary of the Fire Insurance Agents' as- v. sociation of South Carolina, has made" j j quite a record in promoting the devel- m)( opment and growth of that organization. The object of the association is the gen- p|v eral welfare of local agents through gj'v united efforts. When Mr. Grist was first |1{l, elected secretary two years ago there (in were about sixty names on the roll ce) with not more than fifteen in good a,p standing. At the present time there are re( ninety-six members, all with dues paid s,,| up in full. The change was accom plished through energetic and liberal use of printed matter, impressing the a ' agents with what had been accom- Th plished so far and what can be accom- "T plished for their benefit. The associa- ?(H lion was largely responsible for the re- ? cent enactment ol insurance laws more Sl" wholesome than have heretofore been pe< in effect in this state, and is now entering upon a campaign to secure from = tlie tue insurance companies a more liberal divide of profits with the agents. un' South Carolina agents receive a com- ad< mission of 1.1 per cent on gross premiums. Throughout tlie north and northwest agents receive the 1.1 per cent Mat on business written and at the dm end of tlie year a still further payment iU1: of something like ;1 per cent on the .. net earnings of companies through local agencies. The agents are moving for the adoption of a similar system lar here. ? ABOUT PEOPLE. ^1;| Miss Kate Cody of Gastonia, spent ^v;( Sunday in Yorkville. Miss Maggie McPadden is visiting Ca friends in Rock Hill. Iin: Miss Annie Bibbins of Winthrop, vet spent Sunday with the Misses Cody. Mrs. Florence Tilton of Gastonia, is visiting Mr. J. X. O'Farrell's family. Afl Mrs. I>. T. Woods and children tire Cot iting relatives and friends at Gasda. drs. Mary Perrin of Abbeville, is nding sometime with Yorkville reives. dr. A. E. Willis of Lynchburg, Va., ;nt Sunday and Monday with the nily of Mr. M. C. Willis, drs. William Coltharp of Fort Mill, ited her sister, Mrs. J. C. Burge, rkville No. 3, several days last week, disses Mary and Carrie Cartwright, ederica Lindsay and Marie Mo-are re over from Winthrop Saturday i Sunday. drs. Belle McCaw Alston, returned Yorkville on Saturday after a visit several weeks to Bishop Bratton in [ kson. Miss. dr. H. II. Crosland after spending ferai days wun nis laniny, nuw virtng here, returned to his home in nnettsville, Sunday night. Vfrs. M. C. Willis and son, Mr. M. C. Ills. Jr.. left this morning for Boil; Springs High school, near Shelby, C.. to attend commencement exeres. *ev. and Mrs. I. G. Murray and Rev. E. Hurt left this morning for Hot rings, Ark., to attend the meeting of ; Southern Baptist convention. Mr. d Mrs. Murray will be absent for iut one month. rHE SPECULATIVE MARKET. The developments in the speculative ton market as reviewed In an Assoted Press dispatch of last night re as follows: Phe strength of July contracts was > feature in today's cotton market licli was very active and nervous th the close steady at a net advance 14 to 31 points. Sales were estited at 400,000 bales. Phe market opened barely steady at lecline of 4 to 10 points and during ? early trading sold 8 to 12 points : lower with July touching 9 cents [1 October 8.74 under disappointing )les, favorable weather reports, seating bear pressure and liquidation, t there was a good demand for July the decline, presumably for the acint of shorts, and after the first few nutes the market rallied sharply. \v crop months followed the advance vvly. but selling of these positions s checked by the strength of July 1 the whole list worked up to a net wince of about 9 to 27 points. Folding this there was a reaction under ili/.ing but in the late trading the rket developed renewed strength on torts of a tornado in Oklahoma, th July selling at 9.45 or 37 points I higher, and October at 9.03 or 17 nts net higher. The close was only or 3 points off from the top. At ? high point July was 1J cents above recent low record. There were ruirs during the day that July was ictically cornered in all three of the : markets and reports from the south imed that cotton could not be purised in the interior for delivery on ltract at a loss. Southern spot rkets officially reported were uninged to Jc higher. Receipts at the ports today, 6,864 es, against 5,875 last week and 8,370 t year. For the week. 55,000 bales, linst 59,153 last week and 59,994 last ir. Today's receipts at New Orleans. 93 hales, against 1,594 last year, and Houston, 949, against 869 last year. WINTHROP COMMENCEMENT. rhe annual commencement at Win op college will be held this year, ly 31 to June 2 in accordance with > following programme: Sunday, May 31st?11 a. m. Sermon 'ore the Y. W. C. A.. Rev. M. E. agcr, Laurens, S. O. 8.30 p. m. ccalaureate sermon, Rev. John C. I * ** f T*? ! r? I f vr Kl>, HI. rt? U. U., ^IICHIUCIlt 1111MV lego, Durham, N. C. donduy. June 1st?10 n. m. Inspecn of buildings and departments. 0 p. m.. joint celebration of the litiry societies. Tuesday, June 2nd?9.30 a. m., Alum1 reunion. 6 p. m., Daisy Chain prosion. 8.30 p. m., address to grading class, Hon. Elmer Ellsworth nvn, LL. D.t commissioner of educan of the United States, Washington, C. Awarding of diplomas and cercates. The class roll this year is as fol;s: B.?Evelyn Albright, Sarah Bland; Anderson, Margaret Jean Bailey, .mie Ballentine, Esca Meade Banks, )erta M. Barnett, Nancy Edith Barlett, Edna Beasley Barre, Cornelia A. ?^ ^ i. if rton, Kiia uorneua rjanon, mnuicu s Beaty, Estelle Beck, Emily Slmms Hinder, Sarah Elizabeth Bowers, ry Adams Bradham, Sarah Boberta idley, Susan Mao Burgess, Ethel leman, Mary Janette Corbett. Ethel :>ne Counts, Janie E. Craig, Bertha iighton, Dorothy Louise Cromer, leve Crouch, Nan May Dacus, Gerde Dibble, Ollie Lee Dobson, Elizah Godfrey Evans, Besse Lynn Faris, ra Villepigue Furman, Mary E. Gaild, Florence Elizabeth Gettys, Sadie ggans, Adelaide Harper. Emma uise Harper. Mary Floride Harper, sie Witter Henderson, Minnie Adeie Hewitt, Mary Eva Hite, Rhoda roline Kilgore, Harriet Barrington wen, Bessie Lane, Bertha Etta ney, Ophelia Langston, Margaret wrence, Arrie Maner Lawton, Mary ce Lemmon, Sarah Martha Lesley, ttie Lesslie, Mamie Irene Lupo, te Barnette Manheim, Pauline Merk"dt, Eltna Merritte, Annie Belle Metz, rie Moore, Martha Hamilton Neal, nie Louise Oakes, Edith Screven ver, Selma Parrlsh, Edith Lander rrott, Mary Cordelia Pearson, Edith Porcher, Jessie Leitner Porter, Mary wrence Reynolds, Lynne Riley, Anna die Roddey, Nan H. Rogers, Elise Rudd, Justine Eva Sanders, Callie ivell, Arrie C. Stuckey, Sadie Tise. Virginia B. Truesdale, Louvain ughan, Annie Zelene Vlsanska, MaEgan Wakefield, Leila C. Walker, ry Walker, Tillie Waters, Eunice sa Wessinger, S. Rena Wessinger, zabeth Allstun WIUcox, Elizabeth Willfong, Isadora Williams, MarinJ. Williams, Isollne Wyche. I.?Martha Caroline Aull, Ella tavia Dantzler. WITHIN THE TOWN. The Neely mill closed down last turday to remain closed for a week. The Thomson company has put up ne handsome awnings that add to ( metropolitan appearance of their re and protect the contents of their w windows. - The Civic League has done very ;ely so far," especially considering small amount of money it has had lilable. This is a good work the ies are doing and it is deserving of pral support. Several local business men in reto questions by the reporter, have en assurance that their business < been far better than up to this icj uisi year. win* iiinuuiiiuo tui*n reports sales for April $1,100 in ranee of April of last year, another >nrts a pain of $70o and another of nething over $.'100. The moving picture show continues pleasant and Interesting diversion, e piece on last night and tonight, he Police Dogs," is an unusually >d one. Almost everybody takes in ne of the pieces and some of the iple take in all of them. The mananient of the pleasant little enternnicnt is most excellent, and It is jerstood is contemplating further iitions and improvements. Memorial day exercises in honor tlie Confederate dead were con ted last Erida.v afternoon under the <piees of the Winnie Davis Chapter, ited Daughters of tlie GonfederaPursuant to announcement, a ge audience assembled in the court ise. and the exercises were opened th prayer by Rev. E. E. Gillespie, yor Hart presided, and the address s delivered by Rev. W. B. Gordon of niden. chajilain of the South Caroi division of the I'nited Confederate erans. The address was full of inesting matter and well delivered, ier the reading of the roll of the nfederate dead buried in the York ville cemeteries, a procession was form- r eel under the lead of the Jasper Light Infantry in command of Captain J. R. Dickson, followed by veterans, members of the U. D. C., school children and others. At the cemetery the graves of all Confederate and other soldier dead were decorated, and at the close of the exercises the Jasper Light infantry flred the usual salute and Bugler Mason Wilkerson sounded "taps." THE FIDDLERS' CONVENTION. There was a big audience in the court house last Friday night on account of the Fiddlers' convention, held under the auspices of the Yorkville Cornet band, and the occasion was a great success from every standpoint, including the Important feature of door receipts, which amounted to $151.36. Some professionals who have been making, a business of getting up these conventions proposed to the band people to manage this affair for them; but after due deliberation the band people decided to go it on their own responsibility, and although they were not without anxiety at times as to what might be the outcome, now that it's all over, they are congratulating themselves on their decision in the matter and feeling very r\ f *Ka crnnn lo^tio InfatVkcf thnf i the fiddlers, banjoists, dancers and the people of the town and country have shown In their undertaking:. The audience was made up of something: like four hundred people, probably a few more, about half from the town of Yorkville, and the remainder from almost every section of the county. Everybody was in a good humor, entered keenly into the spirit of the occasion, and the entire programme was carried out without a hitch or without any untoward Incident to mar the pleasure of any of those present. The contesting fiddlers were: Frank Wallace, John Gardner, J. J. J. Robinson, R. J. Morrow, A. F. Plexico, E. C,. Pursley, S. L. Pursley, B. C. Warren, Wm, H. Sherrer, Bud Stowe, H. C. Smith, W. D. Moore, W. B. Moore, G. B. Clinton. There were only two banjoists: James Erwin and H. S. Michael. The dancers were: Frank Wallace, S. L. Pursley, James Erwin, E. G. Purs ley, Charlie Smith, E. V. Temple- < ton, W. M. Wallace and D. M. Hall. t The contestants were Introduced by * M. B. Jennings, Esq. The fiddlers came J first and each played his best on va- { rlous old time pieces including Dixie, > Sally Ann, Old Molly Hare, Black- J Eyed Susan, Run Nigger Run, Alabama Heights, Downfall of Paris, Hell Broke Loose in Georgia, Sallle Guden. ^ Old Jimmy Sutton, Yellow Jacket, etc. The judges were Messrs. W. M. ' Stowe, H. I. McCaw and P. W. Love, and after discriminating considerations . they awarded the prizes as follows: ^ Piddle contest?First prize of $5 to B. t C. Warren;, second price of $3.50 to 1 J. J. J. Robinson; third prize of $2 to J Bud Stowe. Dancing contest?prize of ^ $2 to E. V. Templeton. Banjo contest f ?prize of $3 to James Erwin. * Mr. Robert Thompson was over from . Lancaster county and made some good f music with his fiddle: but was not \ considered in connection with the c prize awards for the reason that It had been decided to confine the contest to i York county fiddlers. * The band played several enjoyable 1 pieces during various brief lulls in the programme, and the members of the s band generally seconded the efficient * executive committee, Messrs. H. G. ' Brown, R. H. Dobson and Meek Dick- t son in looking after the comfort and t pleasure of the big audience. t LOCAL LACONICS. f We Will Send The Enquirer From this date to January 1st, 1909, t for $1.28. Fiddlers' Convention at Clover. Clover is to have a Fiddlers' convention on June 5. It Is to be for the benefit of the baseball club. A detailed announcement will appear in The Enquirer of next Friday. Home Raised Mules. Mr. D. M. Hall of Yorkville No. 1, has the record of having raised more than thirty head of horses and inules during the thirty years he has been established as a farmer. There are but few farmers in South Carolina who can make a similar claim. The census of 1900 shows that only 2,629 horses and mules were foaled in the entire state that year. Communion at Bethesda. Last Sunday was the occasion of the annual spring communion at Bethesda. Rev. J. K. Hall was assisted by Rev. J. M. Holladay of Winnsboro, with two sermons a day beginning on Friday. The attendance was good at all the services and on Sunday there was the usual tremendous crowd from all the country surrounding as far away as Chester, Rock Hill and York vine. ine tauies 01 me wiigicsaimii jprovided dinner and there was plenty I for everybody. Fine Field of Corn. I People who attended the spring * communion meeting at Bethesda last c Sunday noted an unusually tine Held of corn on the E. A. Crawford old place, which now belongs to Mr. Robert Witherspoon. There are six or r eight acres in the lield and the corn is 1 eight to ten inches high. There are ' evidences that the ground was well 1 prepared and the crop is in line condi- * tlon. So far as anybody who knows ' the Held has been able to inform the 1 reporter, it has never been planted in ^ corn before. As to whether Mr. With- ' erspoon has his eye on the corn prizes, * hus not yet been reported. H Winthrop Gets High School Property. Rock Hill special of May 11, to Co- ^ lumbia State: At the meeting of the ^ trustees of the Rock Hill school dis- r trict, held for the purpose of disposing i of the Rock Hill high school matter, a * proposition from Winthrop board was s received and accepted by a majority s of one. The proposition made by the t Winthrop board through its committee | was to buy the property of the Rock 'j Hill High school at the price of $20,000, 1; with no conditions attached. This r * * ? 1 1--- I proposition was opposcu uy mice ui the trustees of the district and championed by the remaining four. Winthrop college will remodel the present buildings and use the property as the model school. Memorial Day at Ebenezer. Memorial exercises are being held at Ebenezer this afternoon, beginning at 4 o'clock. The list of Confederate dead buried in Ebenezer cemetery is as follows: Wm. Adkins, Gilbert Aiken, J. G. Alston, Dr. E. T. Avery, J. I*. P. Barron, A. A. Barron, \V. A. Hurron, Branner, J. Leroy Barron, F. H. Brown, S. \V. Barron, S. D, Barron, John Barron, Dr. D. F. Barnett, J. F. Carothers, J. H. Cathcart, Capt. E. H. Cherry, \V. H. Carothers, S. D. Carothers, Thomas Carothers, A. F. Fewell, Xewton Fa l is, Peter Garrison, Isaac A. Gar ison, William Gaulden, J. B. Gilles>ie. James Gaulden, It, M. T. Hall, )ick Henry, James Henry, John lenry, Sylvanus Hagins, John HainI, M. J. Hall. S. M. Jackson, Wilie Killlan, Martin It. Kee. B. Ft. diller, J. T. Matthews, Joseph Miler. R. D. Miller, G. W. Milling, J. 4. Partlow, L. D. Poag, Calvin Robnson, N. B. Steele, J. B. Steele. W. A. tteele, G. E. McSteele, W. W. Slmrll, r. M. Steele, J. A. Steele, X. A. Steele, ?V. D. Steele, J. W. Steele. R. A. Steele. Samuel Sturgis, W. E. Turner, James kVallace, John L. Watson, Robert i. Workman, P. I. Wilson. ^hicora College. Invitations are being sent out to the commencement exercises of Chlcora college, which take place May 24th? 17th, and also to the recital given by he graduating students of music, vhich occurs on the evening of May L5th. Tne ronowing young muiea vill receive degrees: Miss Erin Kinird Addison, Chappells, S. C., B. S.: Vliss Lalla Malinda Ballenger, Richand, S. C., B. A.: Miss Ellen Iola Dhilders, Piedmont, S. C., B. S.: Miss Dannie Cleveland Davis, Greenville. 3. A.: Miss Sarah Emma Evans, Ableville, S. C\, B. A.: Miss Lucy Robnson Evans. Clemson college, S. C., 3. S.: Miss Mary Rebecca Flanagan, :iover, S. C.. B. A.: Miss Fellie League Griffin, Greenville, B. A.: Vliss Annie Downs Kilgore, Woodruff, \. Mus.: Miss Ruby Theresa Little, 3arnesvllle, Ga.. A. Mus.; Miss Louse Blanche Miller, Martin Ga., B. A.: Vliss Drusilla Young Means, Moore, 5. C., B. S.: Miss Blanche Rose, Timnonsville, S. C., B. S.: Miss Robert Barnet Spratt, Fort Mill, S. C., B. S.: Vliss Annie Elizabeth Wilkinson, 3reenville, B. A.: Miss Lutie Young, Laurens. S. C., B. A.: Miss Jennie Young, Laurens, S. C., B. S.: The folowing will receive certificates in vari>us schools: Miss Fannie Lois Becklam, St. Charles, S. C.. Miss Marie Brewer, Kershaw, S. C., Miss Effie Sstelle Chandler, Bethlehem, S. C? Vliss Annie Childress, Laurens, S. C., Vliss Lucile Cunningham, Sumter, S. J., Miss Xogie James, Moore, S. C? Vliss Mary Victoria Reid, Bennetts( llle, S. und Miss Pearle Audeska Villingiiam, Blair, S. C. The programme of tlie commencement exer:lses Is us follows: On Sunday, May !4th, at 11.30 a. m? Rev. F. D. Jones. )f Charlotte, X. C?? will preach the jaccaiaureate sermon in the college uiditorium, and at 8.15 p. m? Rev. E. S. Gillespie, of Yorkville, S. C? will ireach the sermon before the Young Roman's Christian association. On Vlonday, May 25th, from three to five >. m? the college parlors will be hrown open for the annual art recepion, and at 8.30 p. m. a recital will be riven in the auditorium oy uic uc>artment of expression. On Tuesday, day 26th, at noon the Alumnae asso:iation will hold its annual meeting n the college parlors; at five p. m., lass day exercises, and at 8.30 p. m., he final recital by the college of mu ic. On Wednesday. May 27th, the ward of trustees will hold their anlual meeting, at 4.30 p. m., and at 1.30 p. m. the graduating exercises vlll take place. The literary address vill be delivered by Rev. Samuel M. Smith, D. D., of Columbia, S. O., TILLMAN OPPOSES INSTRUCTION 5ast Master of South Carolina Politics Discusses Present Situation. Senator Tillman, writes the Colum)ia correspondent of The News and Courier, is still as much opposed to he idea of instructing delegates as he ias ever been. He now thinks it will nake but little material difference in he result, but, on general principles, le is opposed to instructing delegates rom South Carolina because he hink the delegates this state will lect will be men who can be absolutely rusted. It is his opinion that if the lelegates from this state were men vho were under the domination or ontrol of a "boss," or if they were nen who could be bought or impropsrly influenced, then it would be all ight to have instructed delegates; but vith such delegations as are sent rom this state he thinks it altogether vrong to send instructed delegates. .Senator Tillman relates a political itory told by Stephens when he was unning for congress in Georgia, tnai n his early days impressed upon him he importance of having representaives who could act and think for hemselves, and not simply repeat vhat they are told to say. Senator Tillman thinks that the unit rule ihould be adopted, but further than his he would not go. As a matter of fact, he thinks all his agitation about instructing or not nstructing delegates is "moonshine" >r "fox-fire." He thinks there is nothng whatever in it and that the people ire not interested In it. It is his opinon that Mr. Bryan will be nominated, ind he is strongly of the opinion that 3ryan will be elected unless Roosevelt ihould be renominated. He thinks 3ryan can beat any other man than Roosevelt in the Republican party, ind if the Democrats could get a Cleveland, not Mr. Cleveland in perlon, but a man who stood for the lame thing, and could command the lupport that Cleveland does, "it vould be a shame to take the money" he way such a candidate would run iway with the race and be elected to he presidency. Senator Tillman insists that he is lot worrying about politics, but that lis chief and sole thought now Is to ret well and to perfect his plans for eaving Boston with Mrs.. Tillman and 3r. Babcock on the 18th instant for Durope, but he seems to keep up very veil with affairs in this state as well is in national politics. Senator B. R. Tillman blew into Coumbia last night. The expression dew in is exactly right. He was not ixpected here, and when he arrived it the home of his kinsman, Capt. J. rV. Bunch, it surprised every one. Senator Tillman is looking as well is he ever did, in fact he looks just a ittle stronger than usual. He seems o be In the very best of humor and lis sole topic of conversation is his Curopean trip. He expects to be in Washington hree or four days before going to Boston, from which point he sails, but le does not expect to attend to any (fficial business while there. MERE-MENTION. Cuban grown watermelons were put >n sale in New York last week, the etail price being $2.25 each....Durng the first four months of 1908, for y-five metal mining companies in um Jnited States paid dividends amountng to $13,665,471, and since their ncorporation this group of mines ius paid dividends amounting to 1429,184,257 Mrs. Russell Sage las offered to give the American Bible ociety $500,000 for a permanent enlowment fund, provided the society aises a like amount by Januaiy 1st, 909. During last year the society listributed 1,800,000 Bibjes, Testanents and Scripture portions, printed ; n 100 languages. .... .Governor lughes is prosecuting a whirlwind peech making tour of New York tate, in an effort to make public entiment to support his anti-raceruck gambling bill which is to be land led by the extra session of the Legislature which met yesterday 'he Pennsylvania railroad will shorty begin work on what will give it six ail way tracks between Pittsburg and ^iladelphia. Several thousand men , rill be employed. .. .William Mont- ( [omery, cashier of the Allegheny Xaional bank of Pittsburg, was arrested , Friday afternoon on a charge of em- , lez/.liug $500,000 of the bank's funds, le was later released on $50,000 iond Fire destroyed property to -1 AAA ne value <?l uww,i;wv III .urn uutaiu ast Thursday.... Edward 1). lirenlan. a Hutte, Mont., lawyer, was arested in New York last week on a harge of trying to blackmail $40,000 ut of F. Augustus Heinze. The laser's first demand was for $200,000 ut this amount was gradually scaled ; own to the former figure, at which i ime he was arrested Emperor | "rancis Joseph celebrated the sixtieth i nniversary of his reign as emperor f Austria last Thursday... .Two of i he largest sugar refineries in the | forltl, located at Odessa, Russia, fall- < d last week, with liabilities of $22,- j 50,000 The Herman ship Peter ! tickmers, a steel vessel, stranded ] ear Zach's Inlet, off the Long Island i oast, last Thursday, and was gradu- ; lly pounded to pieces by the heavy < seas. All but one of the crew of seventy-four were rescued by the life savins crew located near the scene of the wreck, by means of the breeches buoy. Oautemala is undergoing another spasm of internal revolution and is also looking for a war with Mexico, as the latter country is massing large bodies of troops on the frontier. Many of the revolutionists are being put to death.... Four young women were drowned in the Meosha river near Emporia, Kan., Saturday morning by the capsizing of a gasoline launch In which the party was taking a boat ride....An anti-child labor bill has been passed by congress for the District of Columbia.... Dr. Wiley of the bureau of chemistry of the department of agriculture. Is soon to begin experiments with a "poison squad" to determine the effects of the so-called headache cures... .Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans relinquished command of the Atlantic fleet at San Francisco on Saturday... .Two women were killed and fifty persons were Injured in an attempted massacre of Baptists, planned by a priest of an Orthodox church in the Novokhoper district of Russia, Saturday Four members of the Jamestown exposition fire department and two of the Powhatan guards are under arrest at Xorfolk on the charge of arson. Two of the men have confessed to setting fire to the Philippine village, saying that it was done because they wanted to demonstrate to the fire chief that it was not good policy to cut down tne rorce OI nreinen ariu guarus aa had been proposed Gus Williams, a desperate negro, shot and Instantly killed Hob Tillman at the baseball park at Campania, Ga., Friday afternoon, because he was refused admission without the payment of the regular charge of fifteen cents. The negro escaped. ...A strike of 259 motormen, trainmen and switchmen of the Illinois Tunnel company, operating the underground railways of Chicago, went into effect Saturday morning....In a Jealous rage a woman named Sabinio Mallilo pursued a man named Alfred Bechinos at Jersey City, N. J.. Saturday and with an axe chopped him on the head, from which Injuries he later died.... Six out of nine young men who were running a gasoline launch on the Ohio river near East Liverpool, O., Friday night, were drowned when the craft was overturned by coming In contact with a coal barge... .There was another big tire in Atlanta yesterday. It entailed a loss of about $100,000. The lire started at the Piedmont stables on Marietta street, near Spring, and burned 175 horses. AT HICKORY GROVE. Closing Exercises of the High Schooi ?Other Notes. Correspondence of the Yorkville hnauim. Hickory Grove, May 12.?The Hickory Grove High school closed last Friday with a basket picnic. In the forenoon addresses were made by Mr. J. A. Summersett of Columbia, and Dr. W. W. Daniel, president of Columbia Female college. Mr. Summersett drew a fine picture of the rural school of thirty years ago, well interspersed with humor, which was much enjoyed by everybody. Dr. W. W. Daniel then followed with a masterly address, we might almost say a sermon, on preparation for the duties of life. To say mai me uuurcsH wan euuymg is pumufc it rather mildly. Such a message from so prominent an educator should make a lasting Impression on his hearers, and bear fruit In the coming years. In * the upbuilding of the rural schools, and increase interest In higher education. The keynote of his address might be summed up in the following lines, which he specially stressed: "The interest that we take in education is the measure of the interest we have In humanity." At the conclusion of Dr. Daniel's address, a sumptuous dinner was served on the grounds, where ice cream and other refreshments were also served by the ladies, who despite* the chilling breeze, were quite successful in disposing of these refreshments In the interest of the school.. In the afternoon an address was made by Rev. S. D. Bailey from the subject: "Our Country, its Needs and Requirements." The subject was handled in a very able manner, and made quite an impression on those present. Following this came Mr. J. A. Tate of Yorkville, who made a talk along educational lines, which was enjoyed. Next came Mr. C. C. Hughes who gave his views on the subject of good roads. Prof. D. M. Ellen then in a few, well chosen remarks, gave his hearers food for thought along educational lines. He stressed the point that the people should awaken on the subject of education and push a vigorous campaign along this line. , The school has been seriously hindered by a severe epidemic of measles, but with it all, the session Just closed, under the efficient management of Prof. D. M. Ellen, with the assistance of Miss Agnes Wylie, has been one of the most harmonious and successful in several years. Mention should be made of the excellent music rendered by a string band, composed of young men or tne town and community, which was interspersed between the addresses and also at the concert in the evening. ' Rev. J. L. Oates. who has been absent for several days, assisting in a meeting at Sardis, N. C., returned home yesterday evening. Prof, and Mrs. W. T. Slaughter left yesterday on a visit to their daughter, Mrs. Cade at Bordeaux, S. C. 1 Mr. Mason Wilkerson. who has been assistant teacher in the Oakway school at Westminster, S. C., is at home for the summer. Dr. James Hunter of King's Mountain, N. C., came down yesterday to visit friends here. Mr. J. N. McDill visited his sister, Miss Jane McDill at Chester last week. Miss Sallie V. Allison, who has been quite sick for several days, is able to be out again. Mrs. J. H. Wylie has been quite sick for the past two days. Mr. Adolphus Mooney has been critically ill for several days. He Is past SO years of age. and has been very feeble for some time. Mr. Wylie Wells is building a neat cottage on his lot near the depot. ? Columbia, May 11: Intelligence has come to Adjutant and Inspector General Boyd through Robert Shaw Oliver, acting secretary of war, that inasmuch as congress has made the appropriation for the joint army and national guard manoeuvers during the fiscal year 1908-09. the First regiment of infantry of this state, commanded by Col. W. W. Lewis, of Yorkville, is invited to attend and is expected to participate in the encampment of the troops of the regular army at Chicamauga Park from 4 July 23rd until August 1. All expenses in excess of amounts stated and all expenses incurred for other items should be met by the state from its own funds or from funds which have accrued to it under section 1661 revised statutes as amended. Organi- < nations should arrive at camp fully armed, and uniformed with eqiupment ?rch as tentage for camping purposes. The First regiment, will accordingly go to Chicamauga Park while the Second and Third regiments will take part in the coast defense work at Fort Moultrie. ? Columbia. May 11: The state dispensary committee at a meeting this afternoon on the advice of attorneys of the commission, decided to comply with the recent modified order of Judge Pritchard and to give the bond of $17f?,000 named in that order granting a supersedeas on that condition. It will be recalled that in 1 - - -1 1 1 trie original orcier sigucu uy juu^c Pritchard. a bond of $250,000 was required, and also that the commission deposit with the court the collateral held by the commission as security for the money deposited in the various banks of South Carolina, but last week Judge Pritchard modified his order and reduced the bond to $175,000 and struck out the requirement as to the collateral. As it will take several months to get the case before the United States supreme court it was thought best to comply < with this modified order, inasmuch as the attorneys consider that nothing is to be lost thereby. The bond was executed this afternoon, the entire amount being taken by the United "itates Fidelity and Guaranty company, through its Columbia agent. It j was desired to place the whole amount in one company for purposes af convenience.