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Scraps and Jacts.
? Wichita. Kansas. March 27: Ten
dead, twelve injured, hundreds of
head of cattle killed, a vast acreage of
crops destroyed and many buildings
wrecked are the results of a series of
tornadoes thai visited Alfalfa county.
Oklahoma, last night. The storm
seemed to enter Alfalfa county from
the west, north and northeast simultaneously.
Every obstruction was
leveled. The scene of the devastation
presents a sickening aspect today.
The Macdonald family, living near
Ingersoll, sought safety in a cyclone
Cellar. This was unroofed and the ocpants
were buried under the debris.
The baby of Mrs. Guy Hutchinson has
not been found. It is believed the
wind carried it some distance, or that
it is buried in the ruins of the home.
? Cleveland, N. C., Star: One of
the severest electrical storms this section
has witnessed in many a day
visited Waco, Monday night of last
week. The display was a spectacular
one and before it was over considerable
damage was done. The house of
Mr. T. D. Putnam was struck and badly
damaged. One of his little daughters,
Eunice, was terribly shocked,
her face being badly burned. She was
knocked senseless and was picked up
by the terrified father as dead, but
subsequently revived. Barring a badly
burned face, her injuries were not
serious. Another daughter, who had
retired, was hurled out of the bed by
the force of the bolt, which ran down
under the bed, played around on the
bed springs and hurled springs, mattress
and occupant of the bed out into
the middle of the floor. This young
lady was not injured <n the least.
? New York, May -6: Evelyn Xesbit
Thaw, through her counsel, today
withdrew the suit which she instituted
some time ago for the annulment
of her marriage to Harry K. Thaw.
The motion for withdrawal was sanctioned
by Referee Deyo, who had
been appointed by the court to take
testimony in the proceeding, and the
case was dismissed without cost to
either party to the suit. Immediately
following the dismissal of the action,
Daniel O'Reilly, personal counsel for
Mrs. Thaw, issued a statement in
which he declared that Mrs. Thaw
had been an unwilling party to the
proceeding from the first. It was
only because of pressure on the part
of her husband's relatives that she
took any part in such a proceeding,
said Mr. O'Reilly, and she withdrew
the action because she believes her
husband's present position demands
her loyalty.
? Bristol, Tenn. May 26: The second
trial of Ack Hale for the murder
of his sweetheart. Lillie Davis, in East
Hill cemetery in this city on the
night of March 27, 1907, begun at
Blountville today. Over lf?? talesmen
were examined, but of this number
only eight were accepted. The majority
of those examined had formed
such opinions that they did not think
they were competent to sit in the
case. The jury will be completed
Wednesday morning, when the introduction
of witnesses will begin. The
youthful prisoner showed the effects
of his long confinement when he appeared
in court this morning. The
case is attracting wide attention. At
the former trial eight of the jurors
were for hanging, three for life imprisonment
and one for complete acquittal.
Hale's defense is that the
girl committed suicide with his pistol
which he lent her. His brother,
Roy Hale, was recently given a 20year
sentence for the murder of Irby
Davis, a brother of Lillie Davis.
? New York, May 26; Julius Katz, an
expert cloth examiner, ended his life
by poison today after a supreme act
of self-sacrifice. He became sick several
months ago. and when informed
by a physician that he was afflicted
with cancer of the stomach, started
to save money for an expensive operation
which would relieve him at least
temporarily. Four weeks ago, just
as the necessary sum had been obtained,
his little daughter was stricken
with spinal meningitis, and the
question arose as to whether father
or daughter should go to the hospital.
Katz settled it without a moment's
hesitation, and today the little
girl has practically recovered from
the dread disease. But the little fund
which Katz had saved had been exhausted.
In the meantime the sick
man's malady had been steadily progressing.
He worked all day yesterday
balancing the books of several
organizations of which he was treasurer,
and after they had been balanced
to a cent he swallowed the poison.
? Charlotte Chronicle: Contrary to
the general belief of the shouters,
Colonel Bryan is not yet nominated.
Florida went against him and should
North Carolina refuse to instruct,
things will look blue for the Nebraska
n. There is an actual chance to
nominate somebody who could be
elected. The situation as viewed at
Johnson headquarters in Washington,
is summed up in the statement that
"Democrats, among them threefourths
of the Democratic senators
and many of the representatives in
congress, who do not believe that it
uonhl wist* to nominate William J.
Bryan this year, are rejoicing over the
result of the Florida primaries, in
which the avowed Bryan candidates
were defeated. They think that the
tide may be turning. The south holds
the key to the situation, and the cordial
welcome given Governor Johnson,
Bryan's most promising rival, in
Richmond last week and his candidacy,
is cited as an indication of the
change of sentiment." The statement
concludes that of a total of >To delegates
already elected, Mr. Bryan has
41U, while 260, instructed and uninstructed,
are opposed to him. of those
yet to be elected, 126, it is said, will
go to Denver uninstructed. At most
the Nebraskan would have but 616.
It takes 66s to nominate. Should the
Charlotte convention fail to instruct,
it would make Bryan's nomination a
certain uncertainty.
Washington, May 27: A lively
colloquy took place in the house yesterday
afternoon, when Leader Williams
and Leader Payne locked horns
upon the proposition to have the privilege
granted to "extend remarks in
the "Record" for five days after adjournment.
Mr. Payne's side of tlie
controversy was successful, however,
as is usually the case. The iniquitous
practice of extending remarks in the
Record has grown to such proportions
that members of congress in
many cases sit in the quiet of their
offices or homes and prepare highsounding
political speeches. Then
they secure the recognition of the
chair, make a few introductory remarks,
and are given permission to
extend their remarks in the Record.
In this way the Record is filled with
political appeals for the people at
home, and it is printed at the governmenl's
expense?that is. at the expense
of the people. It is probable
that not one-fourth of the matter
printed in the Record, up to the inauguration
of the filibuster, was ever
delivered on the floor. Mr. Payne's
effort to secure this privilege to members
after the adjournment of congress
is to enable him and members
of his party to insert speeches and
papers which the Democrats have
successfully kept out of the Record
by means of the filibuster. Mr.
Williams strenuously objected to the
privilege on the ground that it was
a ruse to secure a means of printing
political documents which could not
be replied to, and afterward having
them distributed as campaign documents.
It is likely, however, that
there are many Democrats who will
take advantage of the same opportunity.
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YORKVILLE. S. C.s
FRIDAY, MAY 29, 1908.
Salisbury, N. C., will now move to
Virginia.
And now North Carolina has really
said something to South Carolina.
It is up to South Carolina to come
across.
Ik the people of South Carolina could
ever get the opportunity, they would
vote overwhelmingly for prohibition
also. They did it once, but were robbed
of the fruit of their victory.
THE problem now is, What are the
state and senatorial candidates going
to do to arouse interest in their respective
claims? Political stock is selling
at a low figure at this stage.
The New York newspapers are raising
a howl for the resignation of Senator
Piatt. It can hardly be claimed
that there is any more reason now
why this old sinner should step down
and out than there was twenty years
ago. But that he ought to be kicked
out there is no ques..on.
The Enquirer is desirous of perfecting
a list of all its present subscribers
who have been taking the paper continuously
for forty years or more,
letters from these subscribers giving
the dates when they first began taking
the paper will be appreciated. So far
as we have knowledge, Mr. W. O.
Youngblood of Yorkville No. 2, is the
only individual now living who has
been a subscriber since the first issue
of the paper in 1855; but there may
be others, and information will be appreciated.
Congress has not yet been able to
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has been ready for a week to adjourn;
but the filibuster in the house has delayed
business on that side. During
th? past few days strenuous efforts
have been making for the passage of
the Aldrich-Yreeland currency bill,
and the indications yesterday afternoon
were that the bill would go
through in some shape today, and
that thex-e would be a sine die adjournment
today or tomorrow. There is little
probability of legislation at this
session that will require publicity of
campaign conti'ibutions.
They have at last begun a recount of
the votes cast in the McClellan-Hearst
race for mayor more than two years
ago. The election was given to McClellan
by a majority of 3,478 votes.
The contents of two ballot boxes were
counted in the presence of a justice of
the supreme court Wednesday, and they
showed a gain of 27 votes for Hearst.
Thei*e ai'e 1,920 precincts in the city
and it will take quite a while to complete
the count. That Hearst was
swindled out of the election, there is
very little reason to doubt; but that
he will profit anything as the result
of the contest is very uncertain.
Editor Carpenter of the Anderson
Daily Mail declines to qualify. We
are not surprised. A man of his recognized
ability is not likely to hunt
work during a pleasure outing for the
simple fun of the thing. Referring to
our nomination of him us editor of
the Gaffney Ledger's proposed daily
edition he says:
Thanks for the insinuation, but if
Editor Carpenter of the Anderson
Daily Mail is able to get away from
home to attend the meeting of the
Press association at Gaffney, which at
this time seems doubtful, he is not
going to do any work while he is there.
He has to work hard enough when at
home from necessity, and he is not
going to work from choice when he
goes off to rest. That's dead certain.
And besides. Editor DeCamp gets out
such an excellent semi-weekly that we
want to see what he will do with a
daily. We are quite willing to stand
around and boss him if we get over to
Gaffney. but as for pitching in and
doing the work for him?not any, if
you please. You've got another guess
coming.
GknkkaI. Stephen D. Lee. last lieutenant
general of the Confederate
army, died at his home at Vicksburg,
.Miss., yesterday morning, after a sick
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commander <>f the United Confederate
Veterans' association and the most
popular of all the old Confederate officers
in the south. Since the war he
had been gi> ing all his available time
to the upbuilding of his state and was
president of the Mississippi Industrial
and Agricultural college. He also had
large planting interests in Columbus.
Miss. His interesting personality
made for him firm friends all over
the nation. His favorite saying was
that no soldier of the Lost Cause which
General Lee always believed to be right
should ever hang his head with shame.
The "Memory of the old Confederate
soldiers." said he "is a peculiar trust
committed to living Confederate soldiers."
General ('lenient A. Kvans,
senior vice commander of the United
Confederate veterans, succeeds General
Lee as commander.
Hoi.d unit tiik Minimi m.?President
H. Harris of the State Farmers' Union
has issued the following circular letter:
Hold cotton for the minimum. There
is nothing to lose by holding and much
to be gained.
Cotton has advanced $7.f>0 per bale
in ten days and if we will hold it, and
not be influenced to sell, It will in the
next thirty days make the same advance
and the minimum will be reached.
Remember the 1907 crop is 4,500,000
bales short. This makes cotton
scarce, not enough for consumption.
Crop conditions the lowest in twenty
yea rs.
On the 24th, Texas and Oklahoma
were visited by the most destructive
tlood that lias ever been known.
On May lit. our national president,
C. S. Barrett, issued a circular letter
asking the Union men to plow up ten
per cent of the cotton planted and put
it in food crops. One million acres
have been reported plowed up. This
looks as if the boys mean business
and will stand behind their guns.
Do not listen to those who tell you
to sell, it is going lower, when they
know it will go upward by June.
Do not forget that corn is $1.10 per
bushel and nlentv of time to plant yet.
Well filled o?>m cribs and smoke
houses will always make cotton bring
the minimum price.
Both the European and American
mills are about out of cotton, so hold
to your spots and get the minimum
prices.
THE CAMPAIGN SCHEDULE.
Times and Places, When and Where
Candidates Will Meet the People.
The state campaign this summer is
to be a double-barrel affair, beginning
June 17, the senatorial candidates
opening at Sumter and the state candidates
at St. Matthews. The schedule
is as follows:
For the Senate.
Sumter?Wednesday. June 17.
Manning?Thursday, June 18.
Moncks Corner. Friday, June 19.
Georgetown?Saturday, June 20.
Kingstree?Monday, June 22.
Florence?Tuesday, June 23.
Marion?Wednesday. June 24.
Conway?Friday, June 26.
Darlington?Saturday, June 27.
Bishopville?Tuesday, June 30.
Bennettsville?Wednesday, July 1.
Chesterfield?Thursday, July 2.
Camden Friday, July 3.
l<ancaster?Saturday, July 4
Winnsboro?Monday, July 6.
Chester?Tuesday, July 7.
Yorkville?Wednesday, July 8.
Gaffney?Thursday, July 9.
Spartanburg?Friday, July 1ft.
Union?Saturday, July 11.
Columbia?Tuesday, July 14.
Newberry?Wednesday, July 16.
Greenwood?Thursday, July 16.
Abbeville?Friday, July 17.
Anderson?Saturday, July 18.
Walhalla?Tuesday, July 21.
Pickens?Wednesday, July 22.
Greenville?Thursday, July 23.
l^aurens?Friday, July 24.
Lexington?Tuesday, July 28.
Saluda?Wednesday, July 29.
Edgefield?Thursday, July 30.
Aiken?Friday, July 31.
Bamberg?Saturday, August 1.
Barnwell?Tuesday, August 4.
Hampton?Thursday, August 6.
Beaufort?Friday, August 7.
Walterboro?Saturday, August 8.
Charleston?Wednesday, 'August 19.
St. George?Thursday, August 20.
Orangeburg?Friday, August 21.
St. Matthews?Saturday. August 22.
For State Officers.
St. Matthews?Wednesday, June 17.
Orangeburg?Thursday, June 18.
St. George?Friday, June 19.
Charleston?Saturday, June 20.
Walterboro?Monday, June 22.
Beaufort?Tuesday, June 23.
Hampton?Wednesday, June 24.
Barnwell?Friday. June 26.
Bamberg?Saturday, June 27.
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Saluda?Wednesday, July 1.
Edgefield?Thursday. July 2.
Aiken?Friday, July 3.
Sumter?Tuesday, July 7.
Manning?Wednesday, July 8.
Moncks Corner?Thursday. July 9.
Georgetown?Friday, July 10.
Kingstree?Saturday, July 11.
Florence?Monday, July 13.
Marion?Tuesday. July 14.
Conway?Thursday, July 16.
Darlington?Friday, July 17.
Bishopville?Tuesday, July 21.
Bennettsville?Wednesday. July 22.
Chesterfield?Thursday, July 23.
Camden?Friday, July 24.
Lancaster?Saturday, July 26.
Winnsboro?Monday, July 27.
Chester?Tuesday, July 28.
Yorkville?Wednesday, July 29.
Gaffney?Thursday, July 30.
Spartanburg?Friday, July 31.
Union?Saturday, August 1.
Columbia?Tuesday, August 4.
Newberry?Wednesday, August 5.
Greenwood?Wednesday, August 6.
Abbeville?Friday. August 7.
Anderson?Saturday. August 8.
Walhalla ?Wednesday, August 19.
Pickens?Thursday, August 20.
Greenville?Friday, August 21.
I^aurens?Saturday, August 22.
FLYING MACHINE FACTS.
Mr. Orville Wright Makes an Interesting
Statement.
Orville Wright, of Dayton, Ohio,
just home from Kill Devil Hill, X. C.,
where the famous brothers have been
conducting experiments 'with their
aeroplane, gave out last Wednesday
the first authorized statement covering
the result of the brothers' last
experiments. He dictated the following:
"Our experiments were entirely
satisfactory. We accomplished all
tnat we expecieu 10; mm is, ?im uui
aeroplane we can navigate the air at
will. Distance is easy of accomplishment,
being dependent only on the
skill of the operator. We also found
that we could remain in the air indefinitely.
The accident to the flyer
was not of a serious nature and was
the result of the use of the wrong lever
being too close to the ground to be
turned upward after it started down.
"We did not make any attempt to
go a long distance or attain a great
altitude. We know exactly what the
machine will do in that respect. We
are testing some new steering levers
and proving the carrying capacity.
The machine we used was the same
in which we made the flight at Huff|
man's Prairie in September, 1905,
with some improvements to provide
j for the carrying of two men in a sitting
position instead of one lying
prone on the bottom of the machine.
There were stories of flights over the
sea at an elevation of 3,000 feet. That
story was written before we had
made a single attempt at flight. There
was a lot of reporters hanging around,
traveling back and forth, asking questions
of all whom they might meet.
Some one in a boat between Elizabeth
City and Manteo told them that story.
We did not attempt lofty flights. We
(lid no go there for that purpose.
"When will you deliver the flyer to
the United States government?"
"We have until September 28th,
but we are ready now. There is an
ambiguous paragraph in the specifications
concerning the method of determining
speed and we are seeking
to have that altered or clearly defined."
"Where will the government test be
made?"
"I presume it will be at Fort Myer.
We are to furnish a flying machine
I that will carry two persons and attain
a speed of forty miles an hour in
ja still atmosphere. We have the machine
to till that bill. The test is to
i be a flight of one hour in a dead
calm. Our present machine will cover
the distance in the time named, doing
with the wind that blows itt the rate
of live miles an hour or more, the
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the velocity of the flyer. Going against
the winds its velocity must be subtracted
from the speed of the flyer.
For instance, if we were to go up in a
gale blowing thirty-nine miles* an
hour, we could move against it at a
rate of only one mile an hour. Thus
it would require live hours to make a
distance of five miles. Then, if we
turn and come back with the wind,
our speed will be forty plus thirtynine.
equal to seventy-nine miles an
hour. This would cover the five miles
in about four minutes."
"Are you making new machines?"
"Several of them. Those we are
making are practically duplicates of
the one that was used at Huffman's
Prairie and Kill Devil Hill."
--Greenville has passed an ordinance
providing for the killing of uni
nuzzled dogs. Many citizens are
kicking seriously against the proposit
ion.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lock Box 264?Offers rooms on East
Liberty street for rent.
Victor Cotton Oil Co.?Wants 500 oat
sacks at once.
Jno. R. Hart?Announces himself as
a candidate for election to the office
of mayor in the municipal election.
Jep Campbell?Lost a signet scarf
pin in Yorkville on Wednesday and
asks for its return to the Enquirer
office.
J. Edgar I'oag, Broker?Is publishing
a monthly paper in the interest of
real estate and wants you as a subscriber.
The price is 50c a year.
Jno. R. Hart, Mayor?Publishes an
ordinance relating to the municipal
election to be held at the sheriff's
office on Tuesday, June 9th.
Louth Roth?Says you are missing a
good cup of coffee if you are not
using French opera coffee. Sweet
potato plants on June 4th or 5th.
Palace Theatre?win nave "xne
Haunted Prince of Denmark" in
moving pictures tonight. "Midnight
ride of Paul Revere" next week.
Strauss-Smith Co.?Make timely offerings
of cotton and linen goods
and make prices that are as low as
can reasonably be expected for
sometime to come. Buy today and
save money.
First National Bank?Asks you if you
have been waiting for an opportune
time to open a bank account. It
says that now is the time. It will
help you.
Thomson Co.?Is showing an attractive
line of Eclipse shirts and says
that Eclipse shirts will satisfy all
good dressers. Prices $1, $1.25 and
$1.50
Loan and Savings Bank?Advises you
not to expose your valuable papers
to danger of loss. Put them In a
safety deposit box.
J. Q. Wray?Cuts prices on ladies
dress goods 25 per cent. White
goods 8c to 48c a yard. Men's
clothing at one-third off regular
prices.
Luther Baber?Has control of Esstee-dee
for the hair and scalp in
York county. A specific for dandruff.
York Supply Co.?Sells Peerless ice
cream freezers?one of the best on
the market. Fruit Jars and rubbers.
Carloads of white corn and
R. R. P. oats.
York Drug Store?Tells you to take
its sure cure for diarrhoea, dysentery,
bloody flux, summer complaint.
etc. 25c and 50c bottles.
Foster-Milbum Co., Buffalo?Give additional
testimony as to the value of
Doan's kidney pills. See fourth
page.
Judge Gage presides at the next term
of the court of general sessions for
this county.
The Presbyterian congregation of
Fort Mill is to remodel its handsome
church building.
The York County Rural Carriers'
association meets at Clover tomorrow,
which is a legal holiday, the Federal
Memorial day.
All those who expect to enter the
corn prize contest, should notify Mr.
A. L. Black, Yorkville No 1, on or before
next Monday and pay the fee of
fifty cents.
The only sales advertised for next
if ..nl^d/lrxf 4*. v ? Tnno ntiA t'Vinon
;?ll<lma.\, nmcnuaj iwi u uuc, uic inum.
to be made by the sheriff under delinquent
tax executions. Unless Monday
happens to be too wet for plowing-,
there will be but a small gathering
from the country on account of
salesday.
The business people of Yorkvllle
have in The Enquirer the best advertising
medium in the south, in proportion
to the available field, and included
among the business people of Yorkville
are some of the most intelligent
and wide-a-wake advertisers to be
found anywhere.
We have number 1 of volume 1 of
Poag's Real Estate Monthly, a handsomely
printed six column folio filled
with interesting reading matter and,
as its name implies, devoted to the
real estate business. The paper is
published by Mr. J. Edgar Poag, who
"cuts the earth to suit your taste;"
but, as Mr. Poag informs us, it is to
be devoted to real estate generally
lather than to his own individual business.
The price is 50 cents a year,
which considering the fact that Mr.
Poag has to pay full third-class postage
rates, is very low. Sample copies
will be sent on application to Mr.
Pun er
In its review of the cotton market
situation a few days ago, the New
York Sun had this interesting paragraph:
"Probably the most bullish
feature of the statistical situation is
the stock of cotton in Liverpool, which
at the present time is more than half
a million bales less than it was a year
ago. The sales made out of this stock
each day continue so heavy that the
talk of the possibility of a famine,
which has been heara frequently recently
does not sound at all far fetched.
The loss last week amounted to
83,000 bales, and for the past three
weeks about 300,000 bales. Should the
demand continue at this rate the English
market will be bare of cotton long
before the new crop begins to move."
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? There are about one hundred taps
to tlie water mains at this time.
? The Palace Theatre has been having
unusually attractive programmes
this week, and the patronage has been
very satisfactory.
? Traveling men say that the business
depression of which there is pretty
general complaint in this state, is
not so noticeable in Yorkvilie as in
many other places.
? Messrs. W. R. Carroll, and W. B.
Moore have purchased automobiles.
Messrs. H. P. Stowe and S. C. Woods
have also joined the procession with
a machine. Others are considering
purchases.
? The closing exercises of the Yorkvilie
Graded schools take place this
evening. The programme of the exercises
of the school for whites was
published Tuesday. Prof. Killingsworth,
principal of the colored school,
has arranged an elaborate programme
for his closing exercises.
? Yorkvilie correspondence Columbia
State: Prof. J. Harvey Witherspoon,
formerly of Yorkvilie, but for several
years superintendent of the Fort Mill
graded school, has accepted the position
of superintendent of the Yorkvilie
schools. The position of princi....
I linw nut liM^n tilled vet. hut the
other places are filled as follows:
Misses Margaret H. Hart, Gerald Lowry,
Klla Xeely and Sudie Allison.
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.
The cotton market yesterday, says a
New York dispatch of last night, was
nervous and irregular with the close
steady at a net advance of 5 points to
a decline of S points, new crop months
being relatively easy. Sales were estimated
at 275,000 bales.
The market opened steady at a decline
of 2 to 3 points and during the
early session sold 5 to 7 points net
lower on active months owing to disappointing
cables, good weather and
a continuation of the scattering liquidation
noted at the close last night.
There was also some selling by local
bears but the market steadied in spite
of this pressure and during the middle
of the day had quite a sharp advance
which was led by July on covering
of shorts and support from
spot interests. July sold up to 10.37 i
or 24 points net higher, showing the
biggest-premium it has yet commanded
over October, which sold only 11
points over last night's close. There
seemed to be nothing fresh in the
news to explain the sudden strength
and later the market eased off again
with new crop months closing within
a point or two of the lowest. Weather
reports were generally favorable and
while complaints arising from the recent
storms are still coming in from
the southwest they seem to have lost
Influence for the time being. A private
crop report issued during the day
made the acreage 2 per cent smaller
than last year and the condition 80
per cent. There were rumors that a
report to be issued tomorrow would
be bearish. Southern spot markets
were generally unchanged.
Receipts at the ports today 8,807
bales against 7,797 last week, and 8,787
last year. For the week 50,000
against 53,229 last week and 55,229 last
year. Today's receipts at New Orleans
3,575 against 3,356 last year, and
at Houston 1,296 igainst 1,971 last
year.
THE COTTON ACREAGE.
The New York Commercial of Wednesday
prints the result of thousands
of inquiries as to cotton conditions in
the south, and estimates from the replies
that there is an increase of lj per
cent in the acreage this year as compare:!
with last year. It estimates the
condition of the crop at 3 per cent below
the 10-year average. The replies
from York county were as follows:
In my opinion the cotton acreage in
this county is same as last year. The
season is about normal. There has
been about 10 per cent more fertilizer
used than last year. Labor is normal.
Done planting, but crop slow coming
up on account of cold weather.?B. N.
Moore.
In our opinion the cotton acreage in
this county is same as last year. The
season is about 10 days later than normal.
There has been about same per
cent fertilizer used as last year. I-abor
is plentiful. Early planted cotton
came up very nice, but cotton planted
past 10 days not coming up, owing to
very cold winds this week.?I^atta
Bros.
In my opinion the cotton acreage
in this county is 5 per cent greater
than last year. The season is about
5 to 10 days earlier than normal.
There has been about 15 per cent more
fertilizers used than last year. Labor
is plentiful. Good stands and being
worked out; no grass.?J. P. White.
In my opinion the cotton acreage in
this county is same as last year. The
season is about five days earlier than
normal. There has been about 3 per
cent more fertilizer used than last
year. Labor is normal. Good stands,
but too cold for it to progress until
war mer.?W. L. Roddey.
AUCTION SALE OF LOTS.
There were several hundred people
out at the auction sale of the McLean
lots on Charlotte street, between the
Neely and the York mills, yesterday
afternoon, and for about two hours the
situation was quite interesting and
lively.
The crowd was made up principally
of Yorkvllle people; but there was a
good representation from Clover, Rock
Hill and other surrounding towns and
from different points of the county
generally, some attracted merely by
the curiosity inseparable from such a
sale, some earnestly anxious for investment
and some holding themselves
in readiness to pick up such manifest
bargains as might offer.
Practically all of the local real estate
people, including Mr. J. C. Wilborn,
Mr. J. Edgar Poag, Dr. M. W.
wnite, Mrs. Li. r.,. fansn, ;*ir. v.. u.
Cobb, and probably others were present.
There was in the proposition of
the "National Realty and Auction
Company" certain features that interested
them, and then again they
were desirous of learning what individuals
are most interested in Yorkville
real estate, and what the state of
the community's pulse is in regard to
the subject generally. The real estate
people, although they need no teaching,
were easily among the most interested
spectators.
The most striking feature of the
sale was the work of the two Bodenhamer
auctioneers, both speaking at
the same time. Each cried the same
bids, the same raises, and made practically
the same appeals for more
money, and they did it in a business'ike
manner. The opening announcement
was that they would sell a lot
minute, knocking it down to the
last bidder, and the proposition was
lived up to until the sale was stopped
by Rev. Mr. McLean, who began to
fear that lots were going too cheap.
There was some little disappointment
to some of the prospective bidders
who understood that the lots
next to the Neely mill would be offered.
These were considered more
desirable than the lots further out;
but for reasons satisfactory to the
owners these lots were not offered.
The sales were confined principally to
the half of the place nearest the York
mill, fronting on Charlotte street and
on new streets opened through the
back part or the property.
The first lot soltl at J140. The highest
price obtained was $150. From
these prices ranged down to $27.50, but
only a few lots were sold in the neighborhood
of the last named figure. In
all thirty-one lots were sold, and the
average price was something like $75
each. The lots were quite small, only
50 by 150 feet, or nearly six to the
acre.
After the conclusion of the sale,
there took place a drawing for the free
lots offered, and the prize went to Mr.
Sam Brown of Filbert.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. Lamar Pegram of Gastonla, is
the guest of Mr. J. P. Pegram today.
Miss Laura Glancey of Washington,
D. C., is visiting Miss Agalice
McCaw.
Prof. P. D. Kennedy, who has been
teaching at Lake City, is home for his
summer vacation.
Miss Amelia Kennedy, who has been
teaching in Laurens, is home for the
summer vacation.
Mrs. Fanny P. McCaw left this
morning to attend the exercises of the
colleges at Due West.
Misses Kstelle, Ruth and lone Ashe
of McConnellsville, are visiting Miss
Mozelle Inman this week.
Mrs. James Beckham attended commencement
exercises at Davenport
college, Lenoir, N. C.. this week.
Mrs. Lowry Guy and Misses Maude
and Daisy Guy from Lowryville vis!a
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lt*u rtirr*. iv<?i?i. i>. . .......
Masters Joe and Sam Feemster of
Bullock's (.'reek are visiting Masters
Willie and James Moore in Yorkvllle.
Misses Mattie and Kdna Feemster
of Bullock's t'reek. are visiting the
family of Mr. W. T. Moore In Yorkville.
Mr. ft. Glenn Allison returned to
Atlanta this morning, after spending
a few days with Yorkville relatives
and friends.
Mrs. M. W. White and children left
this morning for a three weeks' visit
to Riverside. On her return she will
board during the remainder of the
summer with Mrs. Walter Ij. Jackson.
In a personal note to the editor of
The Enquirer, Rev. Oliver Johnson,
speaking of his new home in Winnsboro
says: "I admit that I experienced
some homesickness at first; but I am
beginning to feel at home now."
Master Eugene Miekle. son of Mr.
T. B. Miekle of Sharon R. E. D. No.
2, was successfully operated on for
apperidictis on Wednesday afternoon
by Dr. Wm. M. Love assisted by Dr.
Pryor of Chester. Dr. Pryor came up
In his automobile within an hour after
receiving the call.
Port Mill Times: At the close of
the school exercises Thursday evening.
Prof. J. H. Witherspoon announced
his decision to decline the princlpalship
of the Fort Mill graded school
for the session of 1908-09, to which
position he was re-elected some days
ago. This announcement of Prof.
Witherspoon came as a surprise to
all for it was the first intimation of
his intention to decline the offer, and
was the source of many regrets. Prof.
Witherspoon has been principal of the
local school for three years and during
this period the school has progressed
very satisfactorily. It is not
known at what place he will locate,
but it is understood that several lucrative
positions have been offered
him. Acting upon this advice the local
school board met Friday night and
elected Prof. Jackson Hamilton of
Marshville, N. C., to the principalship.
Prof. Hamilton was up to a few years
ago principal of Gold Hill academy
and is well known here as an able
educator. Prof. Hamilton has not up
to this time notified the board as
to whether or net he will accept.
CORN PRIZES SUBSCRIPTIONS.
The undersigned have subscribed
the amounts opposite their names fur
the use of the Farmers' Union of York
county in offering premiums for the
best acres of corn in a competition re- I
cently instituted by that organization.
It is desired "that the aggregate fund
be not less than five hundred dollars,
and when that sum is reached the
subscription will be closed. Should
that amount not be reached the committee
will use for the purpose indicated
such sum as may be subscribed.
All promises of subscriptions will
be promptly acknowledged in The Enquirer,
and be furnished to Mr. A. L.
Black, secretary and treasurer of the
Union for record. Payment is to be
made to Mr. Black on or before September
1, 1908.
Nat. Union Bank, Rock Hill*...$10 00
First National Bank, Yorkville.. 5 00
J. Frank Ashe, McConnellsville.. 5 00
L. M. Grist's Sons, Yorkville 10 00
Bank of Clover* 10 00
J. B. Scott, Yorkville No. 3 5 00
W. S. Wilkerson, Hickory Grove 5 00
The Thomson Co., Yorkville.... 10 00
W. H. Herndon, Yorkville 2 00
J. E. Dowry, Yorkville 5 00
Dr. M-. J. Walker, Yorkville .... 2 00
H. I. McCaw, Yorkville* 1 00
J. A. Tate, Yorkville 5 00
Thos. F. McDow, Yorkville .... 2 00
H. A. D. Neely, Yorkville 5 00
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Lj. rw. vviiuaiiiD i me v w
P. W. Love, Yorkville 5 00
York Furniture Co., Yorkville .. 5 00
W. W. Lewis, Yorkville 2 00
M. B. Jennings, Yorkville 2 00
Y. B. & M. Co., Yorkville 10 00
D. L. Shieder, Yorkville 1 00
G. H. O'Leary, Yorkville 5 00
John W. Miller, Yorkville .-. 1 00
I. W. Johnson, Yorkville 1 00
Carroll Bros., Yorkville 5 00
J. W. McFarland, Yorkville 1 00
Dr. VV. G. White, Yorkville 1 00
S. M. McNeel, Yorkvills 5 00
Jno. R. Hart, Yorkville 1 00
Glenn & Allison, Yorkville 5 00
W. R. Carroll, Yorkville 5 00
Black Bros., Yorkville No. 1 .... 5 00
J. Edgar Poag, Rock Hill 5 00
C. C. Hughes, Yorkville No. 7.. 5 00
Dr. A. Y. Cartwright, Yorkville.. 2 00
J. C. Wilborn, Yorkville 5 00
J. R. Logan, Yorkville 5 00
W. I. Witherspoon, Yorkville .. 5 00
B. N. Moore, Yorkville 2 00
W. B. Moore, Yorkville 1 00
Yorkville Hdw. Co., Yorkville.... 5 00
M. C. Willis, Yorkville 5 00
Louis Roth, Yorkville 5 00
Z. M. Neill, Clover* 1 00
D. A.. Matthews, Clover* 1 00
Campbell & Jackson, Clover*.. 1 00
John and G. W. Knox, Clover*.. 1 00
J. E. Beamguard, Clover 1 00
Roddey Mercantile Co., and W.
L. Roddey, Rock Hill 10 00
York Drug Store, Yorkville .... 5 00
W. N. Bigger, King's Creek* .. 1 00
R. T. Castles, Smyrna 5 00
W. L. Hogue, Clover 1 00
H. P. Jackson, Clover 1 00
Win. B. McCaw, YorkviUe .... 2 00
C. A. Carroll No. 7 YorkviUe .. 2 00
Cotton Belt Union 15 00
C. H. Smith No. 4. YorkviUe 1 00
Subscription paid.
AFTER TWENTY YEARS.
The Charlotte Observer of this
morning has the following about the
capture of Richard Brown, a negro,
who killed David Nash, also a negro,
in Ebenezer on July 1, 1888.
Hounded down with relentless determination
after twenty years by the
son of the man whom he admits he
killed, though in self-defense, Richard'
Brown, a negro man of about 55
years of age, was arrested yesterday
and locked up on the charge of murder.
The case contains features
which, did the parties to it occupy a
higher station in the scale of life,
would render it of surpassing interest.
Did the persons concerned possess
the fame of Harry Thaw and
Evelyn, the papers of the country
would be flooded with the story. As
it is, a nigger jailed?that's all.
The son of the dead man, Dave
Nash, came to Charlotte yesterday
and told Chief T. M. Christenbury
that he had discovered the man who
had killed his father years ago. He
was instructed to discover his residence
and report. He located the
man's house at the far end of Mint
street, near where two cottages were
burned sometime ago, Brown, or
John Henry, as he is known in Charlotte,
was arrested by the chief and
Officer Walter Orr. When arrested,
he disclaimed knowledge of the crime
and when confronted with the boy in
the chief's office he professed not to
know him. The young man was positive
however, the old man saw that
they had him, and told what purports
to be the whole story.
The killing took place near Rock
Hill, the old man knows not how long
ago. but the other says fifteen or twenty
years. He claims that the victim had
threatened to take his life. In fact he
i had said that if he went to a certain
place at a certain time, he would
meet death. He went and went pre|
pared. His antagonist started up to
assault him and whirled his pistol.
Nash fell and Brown fled. Somebody
started to give chase and he fired a\.
him with what result he never knew.
After the shooting the negro came to
this section and lived around here and
in the neighborhood of Mount Holly,
in the vicinity of which he married.
The scene was touching last night
when his wire was leu 11110 me ceii
and heard for the first time the story
of the killing from her husband's lips.
"I told you as much as I told any
human being," said the old man, as
he concluded his slow and solemn
narration. The woman began to cry.
The old man was in a very religious
mood. He knew, he said, that he
was in circumstances where none but
the Lord could help and urged his
wife to pray for him devoutly, though
he never should see her again. In
truth, the man did not seem to be
bad.
There is no statute of limitations 011
homicides, unless the death of witnesses
constitute one. Since the man
has confessed to the killing he will
probably be taken to South Carolina
for trial.
Asked about the circumstances as
set forth in the above. Sheriff Brown
says that the facts are about as stated,
except that the testimony that was
taken at the coroner's Inquest lmme- j
j
diately after the killing does not indicate
any ground for a plea of self-defense.
The record in the clerk's office shows
that a true hill was returned against
Brown in 1888: that the case had been
called during thirteen consecutive
feims and finally stricken off the dockel.
Sheriff Brown expressed great
pleasure at the arrest of the man; but
expresses a fear that it will be very
difficult now to find the witnesses necessary
to establish a case against him.
In The Enquirer of July 4, 1888, we
find an account of the homicide as
follows:
"About 12 o'clock m., last Sunday,
on the plantation of C'apt. A. E. Hutchison,
three miles north of Rock Hill,
an altercation occurred between two
negroes named Dave Nash and Richard
Brown, which resulted in the
death of Nash. The two men met at
1 hnnan nn Cn nt Wutnhisnn's nlace.
neither of them being employed by
him however; but both living in that
neighborhood, when Brown approached
Nash in a threatening manner, and
asked Nash if, at any time, he had
threatened to kill him. Nash attempted
to reply; but before he could finish
the sentence, Brown drew a pistol and
shot him through the heart. Death
was instantaneous. Information of the
affair was immediately communicated
to Trial Justice White of Rock Hill,
and he proceeded to hold an inquest.
The following jurors were empaneled:
Iredell Jones, foreman; H. H. Hart. J.
S. Glass. L. W. McCoy, W. C. Bigger,
Napoleon Workman, P. A. Workman,
J M. Garrison, J. T. Thomasson, DeKnix
Wilson, Sam Harris. . After the
hearing of the testimony, the jury
rendered a verdict in accordance with
the facts stated. The murderer made
his escape and has not yet been arrested.
The parties to the murder are
both past the middle age of life and
there is a woman in the case."
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date to January 1st, 1909,
for $1.18.
Brute's Idea of Punishment.
A mule belonging to Mr. Walter
Latham, who lives about six miles
west of Yorkvllle, came to the house
last Tuesday with both jaw.?t broken.
Investigation showed that the animal
had been tied to a tree and severely
beaten, and its jaws were broken while
it was trying to get away from the
horrible punishment that was being
indicted. William Smith, the negro,
who had been plowing the mule was
not to be found and a warrant was
taken out for his arrest. Dr. Cornwell
of Chester, came up to see the
injured mule, set its broken jaws as
best he could and said he hoped to be
able to save its life.
Commencement at Erskine.
The Enquirer has received an invitation
to the commencement exercises
oi KrsKine coiiege, may ,u iu june t..
The graduating class this year includes
the following: Charles Bowen
Betts, Emma Kuphemia Blakely, James
Frank Bigger, William Pressly Grier,
Thomas Franklin Grier, Joseph Alexander
Matthews, Rufus Irwin McCown,
Grover Newton McCormick, John David
McClelland, James Addison McKeown,
Joseph Harper McMurray,
Robert Bruce Patrick, Mary Brown
Pressly, Franklin Ray Riddle, William
Ellie Simpson, Amarylis Pride Sitgreaves,
William Brien Ward, William
Orr Weir, William Andrew White,
John Lewis White, James Warren
Wideman.
Mr. James McFadden Dead.
Rock Hill Record: Mr. James M. McFadden,
one of the oldest and most
respected citizens of York county, died
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at
the residence of his son, on Flint
street, in this city, aged 80 years. The
cause of death was Bright's disease.
Mr. McFadden had followed farming
all his life. He was born in the Fishing
Creek section and had resided
there all of his long life. He married
Miss Amelia Crawford, a member of
a prominent York county family. She
survives him, as do the following children:
James C., Isaac J., W. H. and
Miss Maggie McF'adden, and Mrs.
Susie Hicklin, Mrs. James Saye and
Mrs. W. Harry Wylie. The funeral
was held today at noon at Fishing
Creek church, with interment there.
Picnic at the Battleground.
Gastonia Gazette: About twentytlve
of the members of the Sunday
school of St. Andrew's Episcopal
church at Bessemer City ^itjoyed a
most delightful outing to King's
Mountain battleground last Saturday,
bejng chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. C.
E." Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Burke
and Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Hardin.
Leaving Bessemer city early Saturday
morning in surries, the 15-mile drive
was made in time for the party to
take dinner at tne Daiuegrounu. j.ue
occasion was thoroughly enjoyed by
the entire party, especially the children
of the party, who appreciated not
only the beauty of the natural scenery
but the historic associations of the
place as well.
Bessemer's Postmaster Accused.
Charlotte Observer, Thursday: "Mr.
R. L. Thornburg, retiring postmaster at
Bessemer City, was arrested Saturday
by Inspector Higgins on a warrant
charging him with tampering with the
United States mails. Mr. Thornburg
was brought to Charlotte Saturday
afternoon, carried before Commissioner
J. W. Cobb and bound over to
the June term of Federal court,
which convenes in this city next
month, under a bond of $50. This
bond Mr. Thornburg had no difficulty
in raising. He is said to bear a splendid
reputation for sobriety and honesty
at home and his friends claim that
he is a victim of unfortunate circumstances.
The specific charge against
him is that he opened a registered letter
while in transit."
Cotton Grading on the Exchanges
?Herbert Knox Smith, commissioner
of corporations, today submitted to
the house the second and third parts
of his reports on the operation of the
cotton exchanges of the United States,
dealing with the "classification of cotton"
and the "range of grades deliverable
on contract."
The commissioner treats of conditions
on the New York and New Orleans
exchanges, the only two markets
in this country doing a future
business. He has found that the
methods of the two are radically different
and that criticisms of both
have been made. He finds that in
New York there is over-grading and
over-classification of cotton, while in
New Orleans there appears to be under-grading.
The commissioner urges
the adoption of a system of uniform
grades, if possible, thus simplifying
business and putting an end to serious
abuses.
The report considers at length the
criticisms directed at the large number
of grades now deliverable on fu
ture contracts, and Commissioner
Smith says that in view of the exchanges
of New York and New Orleans
and their effect on the cotton
industry it is desirable that consider- j
ation be given to practical lines of
improvement in methods.
RKDtciNt! the Ackeaoe.?If all the
southern fanners are in the same
frame of mind as the Farmers' Union,
there will be no doubt about the good
price for this year's cotton crop. The
Union has adopted a strategy that will
do the work. Some days ago the president
of the national Union advised all :
members to plow up a certain per cent ,
of their cotton and plant food or forage
crops instead. Local Unions all '
over the county are acting on this ad- 1
vice. Cotton has been plowed up in i
Union, and more will be. This plan
was adopted instead of the usual plan
of reduction in acreage, so that there
could be no doubt about the result. It
was argued that if the Union was
known to be largely reducing before
planting time was over, many outside
farmers would increase. On the other
hand if the Union men went on with
their planting as usual, there would be
no increase by outsiders, but a tendency
toward reduction.?Monroe, N.
0., Journal. ;
NOTES FROM CHEROKEE.
Poisoned By a Tick?Recent Deaths
In Bullock's Creek?Waiting For the
Press Association.
OorreflDondeace of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Wilklnsvllle, May 27.?Mr. T. Jeff
Hughes, one of our old army comrades,
is at present suffering greatly
from what would seem a very insignifleant
cause?a tick bite. One day last
week he found a white-hack tick on
his arm and pulled it off. In a short
time the place began to swell and
hn?*t oml thn /in/ihii* uqvu it i u varv
likely to develop a case of blood-poison.
The old gentleman Is suffering
greatly from it and his friends are becoming
uneasy about the outcome.
Mr. Hughes has been a very nervy
man and has gone through many narrow
places in life, and for such a
seemingly trivial matter to end his
days would seem incredible to one
who knows him so well.
Mr. John Robbins and Mr. Sam
Dowdle, both of the Bullock's Creek
section of York county, died last Saturday
and were buried at Bullock's
Creek church. Mr. Robbins had been P
sick for a long time.
Jerry Wright, alias Jerry Johnson,
colored, died near Hickory Grove last
week. He is perhaps the last one of
Dr. Samuel W. Wright's slaves, and
for a long time has been a cftosplcuous
figure in western York. % The
time for the State Press association,
which was to meet at Limestone
(Gaffney) has been changed to
the 29th of June, and will hold until
July 3.
Our county is making preparations
to give the editors a grand time, and
if they don't have it, it will be their
fault. We haven't any liquor to offer
them, but we can give them all the
pure, fresh limestone water they want. *
The Gaffney people, and especially Ed
H. DeCamp. don't do things by halves.
He has the people of Gaffney and
Cherokee county behind him.
If there Is any people in the world
who deserve a first-class outing, It's
lhe newspaper men, and they will have ^
it.
Farmers are now in the midst of
their busiest season. The weather Is
line and crops are beginning to grow
off nicely.
More attention is being paid (ocorn
raising in tills county than ever be
fore. Not less than sixty farmers are
contesting for the prizes offered by
the Merchants' and Planters' Eank of w
Gaffney for the best acre of corn raised
in the county this year. While only
one will get it, of course, it will be
the means of/ adding anywhere from
.1,000 to 8,000 bushels of corn to the
usual crop raised in the county, provided
the seasons are favorable. ^
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Mr. Lee Brunson, cashier of the
Bank of Florence, disappeared some
days ago, an examination of his
books developed a shortage of 15,000.
The shortage has been made good by
the father and other relatives of the
alleged defaulting cashier. Mr. Brunson
has not been located since his
disappearance. ^ .
? The argument of the South Carolina
dispensary case before the circuit
court of appeals at Richmond has been
completed. The counsel for the liquor
side tried to get a postponement; but
Chief Justice Fuller would have
nothing of the kind. ^He said that the .
funds tied up in the proceedings
should be released as soon as possible.
There has been no intimation as to
when the case will be decided.
? Capt. Samuel E. White gives the
New York Commercial his opinion of
the cotton situation in Lancaster
county as follows: In my opinion the
cotton acreage in this county is same
per cent as last year. The season is ?
about ten days earlier than normal.
There has been about 5 per cent more
fertilizer used than last year. Labor
is scarce. Everything seems moving
smoothly in way of labor.
? Dr. T. D. Leonard a dentist, and
Rev. C. A. B. Jennings, were drown- ^
ed in Berry's mill pond, eight' miles
from Greers In Greenville county last
Monday. The two men were taking a
day's outing and were Ashing In the
pond when a storm came up. They
started for the shore to escape drenching,
but were thrown out of the boat.
Neither could swim. The body of Mr.
Jennings was recovered the same afternoon
and that of Dr. Leonard was
not recovered until next day. a
? Columbia, May 27: Trustees of
the university of South Carolina met
this afternoon to consider the matter
of a successor to Major Benjamin
Sloan, retired. Several other Important
matters were disposed of. After
several ballots the board was unable
to agree upon a man for president, and
the matter was carried over to the
June meeting. Mr. M. Herndon Moore,
formerly of Spartanburg was made
dean of the school of law to succeed
the late Jos. Daniel Pope. Mr. Ashmead
Courtney Carson was raised to
a full professorship and placed in
charge of the department of mathematics.
Prof. Oscar L. Keith, of
Greenville, was elected to succeed Dr.
E. S. Jones, retired, as the head of ^
the department of modern languages. T
To succeed Dr. Jones were fifty applicants
and the board elected to the
position Prof. Oscar L. Keith, now
instructor in the University of Wisconsin.
Mr. Keith is a native of
Greenville, has had a most distinguished
academic career In this coun- *
try and has studied abroad. "He
shows most successful experience as
a teacher and is recommended for
most exceptional personal qualities,"
said the committee in its summary of
Mr. Keith's papers. Prof. Keith was
born in 1882 and graduated in 1902
from the University of Georgia with
first honors. He attended Harvard
university, where he won his A. M.
degree in 1904. In 1905 he was appointed
instructor of romance and
languages at George Washington unl- *
verslty. In 1907 he accepted the position
he now holds at the university
of Wisconsin, from which institution
he is to come here when formally
elected at the regular June meeting
of the board. Mr. Keith has spent
some time and studied abroad and ^
has done much work in tutoring in
modern languages.
? Raleigh, N. C., special of May 27
to Charlotte Observer: "Our majority
is around 42,000 and taking the
state through and through our majorities
are better than our friends had
hoped for," said Chairman John
Oates, of the State anti-Saloon league
tonight. He added: "Our league
offered a banner to the county giving f
the largest majority. It goes to Buncombe.
which gave 3,681. Another
to the county casting the largest percentage
of its vote for prohibition
goes to Yancey, which voted 1,200 to
15. The people have spoken. This
is shown by the fact that nine of the
ten congressional districts have given
prohibition majorities, only tne rourtn
or Raleigh district being in the wet
column. One of our greatest triumphs
is in Forsyth, Governor Glenn's
home county, which was considered
doubtful. It gave 1.500 prohibition
majority, a great compliment to the M
governor. My own county Cumberland,
where there was a heavy tight,
went dry by 500. Another notable
victory was at Salisbury, the antiprohibition
headquarters, which went
dry by 126, the county going that way %
by 600. Telegrums of congratulations
have come to us from Virginia, saying
that state will be the next to get
in the prohibition column. Our victory
does not mean dissolution of the
Anti-Saloon league. Headquarters
will be moved to Fayettevllle, and our
[>rganizations will be kept up and be
ready to go into battle at a moment's
notice." The returns of the election
n state prohibition as received at
state prohibition headqut rters places
the majority for prohibition at 42,948,
figures that are expected to vary but
dlghtly from the official returns. The ^
returns show that seventy-s?ven counties
gave majorities for prohibition
and twenty-one against it.