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Scraps and Jarts.
? The question of granting ship subsidy
in the shape of exemption of a local
steamship company from taxation
is before the Louisiana legislature.
The object of the company which seeks
to be incorporated with ninety-five
members, is to develop the trade of
the Mississippi valley with New Orleans.
The proposed company asks to
be exempted from taxation until 1925.
? Washington, June 27: In line
with the movement recently inaugurated
by the postoffice department to
co-operate within its limitations with
all highway officials, looking to the
improvement of roads in the various
states, the clerks in the division of rural
free delivery are sending out notices
to local highway officials warning
them that rural delivery will not
be continued on roads not kept in
good condition. Reports thus far received
show greater activity than
heretofore in the recbnstruction and
repair of highways in various localities.
? An unusually warfti fight that has
been waged during the past sixty days
between former Senator Carmack, and
the present Governor M. R. Patterson,
for the gubernatorial nomination was
practically ended in the primaries that
were held throughout Tennessee last
Saturday. The tight was over delegates
to the nominating convention.
Patterson will have 734 degegates and
Carmack will have 584. Patterson's
popular majority is about a,000. Liquor
was the leading issue. Patterson
stood for the local option act passed
during his administration; but declared
himself a prohibitionist. Carmack
stood for state wide prohibition.
? San Francisco, June 26: Oreasing
masts, sea boots, and oil skins with
ambergris, valued at approxmately
$400 a pound, sailors on the British
bark Antiope wasted about $20,000
worth of the stuff unaware of its value.
A small part of the "grease" had
been saved, and this was identified by
an Oakland druggist as ambergris.
The Antiope reached here from Newcastle,
Australia, a few days ago. On
the way up a large quantity of
"grease" was seen floating on the
ocean, and the men managed to scoop
up several bucketfuls. The "grease"
was used for slushing down the
masts, the balance being used by the
men on their oil skins and boots.
? Washington, June 29: It is thought
likely that congress will provide a
pension of $5,000 a year for Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, following precedent.
Mrs. Garfield has received a pension
of $5,000 each year since 1882. Mrs.
Harrison, the only other president's
widow now living, was not pensioned,
but she was Mr. Harrison's second
wife and married him several years
after his term as president expired. In j
cases heretofore where president's widows
have been pensioned it happened
that the president had also been a sol-!
dier, but the pension was not granted
on account of his military service.
While Mr. Cleveland had never done
military duty he was none the less
commander-in-chief of the army and
navy. The rate of pension which congress
has habitually granted to president's
widows is $5,000 a year. It was
in 1892 that the precedent granting
mis sum was rsiauusucu.
? Washington, June 26: The state
department is marking time on Venezuela.
Events that have occurred
have produced a situation that promises
little change for some time and
this government is awaiting the
course of events. The gun boat MarK
etta will leave Curacoa tomorrow for
Guantanamo with Mr. Sleeper, secretary
of the American legation at Caracas.
and Lieut. Francis A. Ruggle,
military attache, as passengers. Senor
Veloz Goitcoa, the Venezuelan charge
at Washington, remains in this city,
but tomorrow will take up his residence
in the suburbs where he will
continue to be in close touch with the
state department if necessary. Nothing
had been learned at the Venezuelan
legation today concerning the
event in Caracas, so that no new light
could be shed upon the diplomatic
tangle involving the two countries.
Some interest was attached to the
fact of the ordering the Marietta
from Curacoa to Guantanamo. No
instructions were given for the return
of the vessel to Venezuela. The reason
given was that there was no further
use of the gunboat to ply between
Porto Cabello and Willemstad.
? New York, June 27: The world's
last evening aggregated, according to
the figures of the Financial Chronicle.
2,712,702 bales, as compored with
3,608.793 bales at the corresponding
date last year and 3,098,081 bales in
1906. The visible supply of American
cotton last evening totalled 1,836,702
bales, as compared with 22,67,663
bales a year ago and 1,743,702 bales
two years ago. Spinners' takings of
American cotton during the past week
amounted to 174,712 bales, as against
201,982 bales for the corresponding
week last year. Spinners' takings of
American cotton for this season thus
far aggregate 10,557,855 bales, against
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period last season. The amount brought
into sight for the past week aggregated
70,129 bales, as against 48,180
bales for the corresponding week last
year. The total in sight to June 26
this season was 10.958,713 bales, as
compared with 13.037,201 bales to the
corresponding date last season. Southern
consumption to date was estimated
at 1,641,000 bales, as against 2,042.000
bales for the corresponding
period last season. Northern spinners'
takings totalled 1.758,403 bales,
against 2.559.650 bales last season.
Export clearances for the week were
placed at 42,841 bales, as compared
with 42,072 bales for the corresponding
week last year. The amount on
shipboard last evening not yet cleared
was 51.065 bales, compared with 41.558
bales a year ago.
? Washington, June 27: The prospect
now is that the foreign trade of
the United States in this fiscal year
will be at least $225,000,000 less than
it was in the fiscal year ended June
30. 1*907. There has been such a violent
slump in imported merchandise
that the total of American commerce
this year certainly will be smaller by
the amount named than it was last I
year, and the shrinkage in imports
alone will be responsible for a falling
off of at least $220,000,000. Judging
by the record for the first 11 months
of the present fiscal period, the exports
may be slightly in excess of
those for 1907. but there is no assurance
that this will be the case. Especially
is this so in view of the fact
that in May there was a falling off in
exports, amounting to more than
$21,000,000 as compared with the
same month of 1907. For the 11
months ended May 31. the total of
exports and imports was $2,847,747.534.
as against $3,065,022,658 in 1907.
This will be the first year in which
there has been a decrease in American
commerce since the enactment of
the Dfngley tariff law and the resumption
of national prosperity in
1897. The decline in imports during
the last fiscal year has affected the
shipments from every country to the
United States except Germany and
Canada. In England the decrease has
bet*n more than $31,000,000. Our exports
to Europe have declined about
$5,000,000. and there has been a decrease
of about $16,000,000 in exports
to other countries in North
America. The only notable increase
has been in shipments to Asia and
Australia, there having been a gain
of about $16,000,000 in exports there.
? The deadlock which had been on
in the North Carolina state Democratic
convention since the previous Wednesday.
was broken last Saturday
night by the nomination of W. W.
Kltchin. There had been pretty strenuous
times in Charlotte, and especially
In the convention halj, all during
the balloting, and at least once or
twice it looked as if a general row
might develop. Lined up against
Kitchin were Locke Craig, of Huncombe
county and Col. Ashley Hbrne,
of Johnson. Kitchin has been in
congress for twelve years. Craig is
one of the best known Democrats in
the state, and Home is a well known
business man with an honorable record
of public service in private life.
Kitchin and Craig had stumped the
state and put the Democrats of the
counties by the ears. Home had been
nominated at the last moment with
the idea that he would probably carry
off the votes of the people who had
been driven from both Craig and
Kitchin. On the first ballot Kitchin
received 375 votes, Craig 334 and
Home 147. They maintained about
the same relative strength up to the
sixtieth ballot, when Home withdrew
and on the sixty-first ballot Kitchin
received 473 votes and Craig 381. The
nomination was made unanimous. A
feature of the winding up proceedings
was the manly and patriotic withdrawal
speech of Mr. Home, and the conciliatory
speeches of Messrs. Craig
and Kitchin. For lieutenant governor
the convention named W. C. Newland.
of Caldwell county. His nomination
was not effected until after 12 o'clock
Sunday morning. The convention adjourned
over Sunday and took up the
matter of nominating candidates for
the other state offices yesterday. The
convention finished its work yesterday
by endorsing Bryan and norrflnating the
other state officers as follows: J. Bryan
Grimes, secretary- of state: B. R.
Lacy, state treasurer: Major B. F.
Dixon, auditor; T. W. Blckett. attorney
general: W. A. Graham, commissioner
of agriculture; B. F. Aycock, corporation
commissioner: J. Y. Joyner, superintendent
of public instruction: J.
tj Vminp insurance commissioner; M.
L. Shipman, commissioner of labor and
printing'; J. W. Bailey and Walter Murphy,
elector-at-large, and Major E. J.
Hale, the fourth delegate-at-large to
Denver.
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Entered at the Postoffice in Yorkville
as Mail Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.?
TUESDAY. JUNE 30, IOCS.
There is serious trouble on the
Mexican border just over the Texas
line at a place called Las Vacas. Mexican
so-called revolutionist* are making
the trouble against local authorities.
The United States government
has sent troops to preserve order on
the American side of the line.
There has Just come to hand a copy
of a little work of some three hundred
pages entitled "The Real Bryan." It
is made up of the best things that Mr.
Bryan has spoken and written on 150
subjects, political and non-political.
Every issue in the approaching campaign
is discussed from the Bryan
standpoint, and those who are not sufficiently
well up on the creed of this
noted publicist need have no difficulty
in supplying their deficiencies from this
book. Copies may be had from the
Personal Help Publishing company, of
Des Moines,'Iowa, at $1.25 each.
The South Carolina Press Association
is in session in Gaffney this week,
the members having commenced to arrive
yesterday afternoon. The programme
which this year, in addition
to the usual papers by the editors, includes
addresses by Assistant Postmastr
General Lawshee, and Mr. Richard
H. Edmonds, the able editor of the
Baltimore Manufacturer's Record, is
unusually attractive. The people of
Gaffney are trying to be as nice to the
editors as possible and altogether the
meeting will be well worth while. After
the meeting most of the editors will
probably go on an excursion to Toxaway
and Asheville.
Tiie members of the Democratic
National Executive committee began
last Thursday and Friday to assemble
In Denver to begin making arrangements
for the nominating convention
which assembles on next Tuesday, the
7th. There are only a few contestants,
and there will be but little trouble
about their settlement. Theodore Bell
of California, was agreed upon as temporary
chairman, and it is probable
that Henry D. Clayton of Alabama, will
be permanent chairman. Joseph W.
Bailey of Texas, would have been considered;
but he is sick. It is practically
certain that Bryan will be nominated
and the only fights promised will
be on the platform. There is a large
element in favor of prohibition and
there is much difference of opinion as
to what it will be best to do about injunctions.
Lieutenant Governor Chandler
of New York, is being considered
as available for the vice presidency;
but there is no certainty yet as to who
will probably be named for second
place on the ticket.
A small newsboy was the hero of
an interesting incident that developed
in the North Carolina Democratic convention
in Charlotte yesterday. The
boy had sold a paper to a delegate for
a nickel, and the delegate gave the boy
a dollar to be changed. After he had
found change for the money the boy
was unable to find the delegate, and
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convention, who made an appropriate
announcement from the platform. The
effect on the assembled delegates was
marked. They immediately started a
subscription for the honest boy and
filled his little hat with nickels, dimes
and quarters. They made up $15 in all.
It is a nice thing, there is no question
about that; but still the incident is not
without a significent lesson. Suppose
the boy instead of hunting up the delegate
had put the money in his pocket.
The delegate would have merely
thought to himself, "That is the way
they all do," and let it go at that. Is
proof needed? If a thing of this kind
had been as commonplace as it ought
to be. would the convention have made
such an extraordinary demonstration
over it? And really, ought not such
things as this little newsboy did be so
common that they would be taken as
a matter of course. However, all honor
to this little newsboy. He will be
a useful man.
Til ERR are those who would have the
people of the state believe that the
rottenness and corruption of the old
state dispensary has disappeared as a
political ,issue; but those who really
undertake to believe such a thing will
deceive themselves badly. Surely nobody
up this way has forgotten how
much the state of South Carolina owes
to the patriotic courage and noble devotion
of Xeil Christensen, Jr., the
manly young senator from Beaufort,
in connection with the downfall of the
I distiensarv irrafters. Mi-. Christensen
is now having1 the fight of his life for
re-election. Kxcept for the work of
Mr. Christensen on the investigating
committee, the state would now be literally
writhing under the heels of as
conscienceless a gang of political miscreants
as ever flourished in this free
country. There Is not a well informed,
fair-minded man in the state who will
try to deny this fact. Mr. Fruzer Lyon
has gotten great credit for his work
in this connection, but no more than
he deserves. Ask him what his work
would have amounted to without the
help of Mr. Christensen and he will
gladly testify that it would never have
been heard of. There is not a grafter
in the state who does not fully understand
this fact. That is why they are
after Christensen's political scalp. It
is presumably local people who are doing
the shouting and making the noise,
but behind them is the same influence
that instigated and furnished the
wherewith for the onslaught against
the political leadership of Senator Brice
in this county two years ago and for
the same reason. The white population
of Beaufort county is comparatively
small. Because of old time association
and convenience in getting it, the people
rely principally upon the Savannah
News, which does not give much attention
to South Carolina affairs, for
their information. None of the state
dailies are generally read In the town
of Beaufort. The senator himself is
the editor of the only county paper, and
as he naturally feels a delicacy about
blowing his own hom too much through
his own paper, his people do not know
as much about what he has done, or
what a power he is in the senate as
do the people of York, even. Unable to
bring the slightest breath against nis
character, his enemies are trying to
stuff his constituents with the idea that
he is a nonentity in Columbia, and
they would do better to leave him at
home. That Senator Christensen is in
any real danger, we can hardly believe.
It is almost incredible that, possessed
as they are of one of the ablest and
most influential men in the senate, the
little handful of Democrats in Beaufort
could be deceived into turning him
down for a man who could not be
worth a tenth as much to them or to
the state. But to say the least of it,
the situation is one that is full of
warning. Here one can almost feel the
silent tread of political yeggmen.
With Christensen out of the way, and
a few other similar changes in various
parts of the state, the people will wake
up some gloom}' morning to realize
that much that they had thought had
been accomplished has all been undone,
and it is not impossible that the old
state dispensary with all its facilities
for graft and corruption, has been fastened
upon us again.
AN ordinance passed by the city
council of Charlotte about a month
ago, prohibiting the sale of liquor on
prescriptions of physicians goes into
effect tomorrow, and the people not
only of Charlotte, but of other parts
of the state are watching with a great
deal of interest to see how the matter
is going to turn out. When the saloons
closed in Charlotte the drugstores
immediately took up where
they left off. Some of the physicians
sold prescriptions right and left to
whoever wanted to buy and others attached
themselves to various drugstores,
as is commonly believed at so
much per. While it has been more or
less difficult for a large class of people
to buy liquor, other classes have been
able to get it through orders from
physicians without trouble and the
j situation generally has been one of
great annoyance. Some of the physicians
hold that what they give prescriptions
for, and to whom, is a matter
of their own discretion. Otherwise
they recognize no right of the law to
restrain them. There are druggists
also who hold that it is their business
to fill the prescriptions of physicians
for no matter what, and the question
In Charlotte seems to be whether the
city council or the druggists and physicians
are tKe bigger men. from the
standpoint of the law or privilege.
Announcing Candidates,
There Is even about such a simple
matter as the announcing of a candidate
or a prospective candidate in a
| newspaper some things that the pubI
lie do not clearly understand, and a
few words of information will not be
out of place at this time.
Announcements come into the newspaper
office in various ways. The rftost
common way is for the candidate to
write out his announcement in the
way he wants it and bring or send it
in himself. Sometimes he writes it in
the form of "We are authorized to announce,
etc.," and sometimes, "I hereby
announce myself," etc. This is a matof
ta^te. arrived at in accordance with
the candidate's own notions.
Again, friends of a candidate, or of
a man they desire to be a candidate,
announce his name to the people without
previous consultation. The idea of
such an announcement is two fold. In
the first place there are many individuals
who though entirely suitable to
a given position, have no inclination for
it, and who could not be persuaded by
any one individual to stand for it. But
in such cases a public announcement
often results in convincing the prospective
candidate of a general demand
that he is hardly able to ignore. It not
infrequently happens, however, that
men thus announced insist on declining,
notwithstanding pressure that
would seem to be irresistible.
One thing every man who may be
announced without his previous knowledge
has a right to know, if he wants
to know, is the name of the Individual
or individuals directly responsible for
his announcement. At least, The Enquirer
invariably recognizes that right.
We do not consider that any one other
than the party named has any business
to ask us; but when demand for the
information comes from the proper
party we give it without hesitation.
It often happens that the party nominated
does not care to know the source
of the nomination. That, however, according
to the rules of this paper, is a
matter of his own pleasure.
The advertising costs in connection
with a nomination are invariably
charged to the individual authorizing
the announcement, unless his instructions
are otherwise. If the party announced
actually becomes a candidate,
he usually pays his advertising and
other expenses himself; but as to
whether he pays any bills that he did
not authorize is, of course, a matter of
his own choice.
Why?
What is it that divides men in politics?
Applied to national politics, without
looking underneath for a reason,
the answer is easy?party.
Southern born white men are Democrats
because, under conditions as
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anything: else. There are thousands
who are unable to tell why they are
Democrats, just as there are thousands
In the north who are unable to tell
why they are Republicans.
Hut it is not the difference between
Democrats and Republicans into which
we are now inquiring. Everybody whc
observed and thinks, is prone to note
the infallible tendency of our own people
to divide upon almost every question
whether of men or measures.
Of course, there are exceptions to al!
rules; but as a general thing it is tc
be noted that the men on different sides
of any given proposition, are men o!
certain inclinations and tendencies; thai
searching analysis of underlying motives
pervading either side of a controverted
question will show a similarity
of characteristics, desires or aspirations.
Discussing this subject with the editor
the othed day, an observant,
thoughoful citizen put the matter about
like this:
"Before deciding what particular
candidate I will vote for, for a given
office. I will try to be Informed as well
as possible about all the candidates?
about their personal records as citizens.
their capacity to fill the office for
which they are standing, their regard
for right and wrong, their characteristic
consideration of others, their attitude
toward law and order, toward
graft and dishonesty, etc. Then after
I have gotten about all the information
I can get, I go ahead, as regardless as
possible of preferences that may have
been expressed by friends or others,
and choose my man. I have been doing
this for years, and one thing that
I have Invariably noticed is that after
I have made up my mind, I find numerous
neighbors, friends and acquaintances
have given their support
to men standing for exactly the opposite
of what mine stand for. Now I am
not surprised or puzzled that there
should be difference of opinion; but I
notice that practically the same men
are arrayed against me every time, and
what puzzles me is the basis of allignment.
I am not willing to concede that
factionalism enters into the matter, for
I have noticed the same tendencies
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during limes WIICU laLLiviiai iccuiifc,
was running high as when this feeling
was hardly noticeable."
That the observation and testimony
quoted opens up quite an Interesting
study, there is no need to try to deny;
but we are not foolish enough to think
that we are wise enough to solve such
a puzzle.
There is hardly any limit to the considerations
that influence men In the
casting of their votes. From the standpoint
of the idealist, principle alone
should govern?principles of right and
wrong. No healthy minded man would
undertake to say such principles should
ever be disregarded, but in this particular
matter even the wisest men sometimes
find it difficult to decide which
particular consideration of right should
outweigh all the others.
Sometimes men vote for an objectionable
man on an approved platform,
and sometimes they vote for an approved
man on an objectionable platform.
In neither case are they altogether
satisfied. There are those who
vote for men because of their qualifications
to give proper service and there
are others who vote for men because
they need the place. Some people consider
the public welfare alone, while
others do not look beyond the selfish
interest of themselves or their friends.
To discover all the reasons for voting
would require an' exploitation of the
whole range of human meanness and
of human goodness.
But after all has been said that can
be said, it will have to be admitted that
the great line of division is that between
right and wrong. There is always
more right or wrong on one side
than on the other and that determines
the most votes. It does not follow that
the most votes have to be on the right
side. They can as easily be on the
wrong side, and when this happens it
shows not so much that wrong is right
as that most of the people are wrong.
And our friend quoted above will not
take this as any reflection upon himself.
He happens to be a man who
reaches his conclusions through the
highest and best considerations. It
would hardly be fair to say that the
neighbors and friends to whom he refers,
do not do the same thing. This
particular individual would not make
such a charge against anybody unless
absolutely sure of his ground. But in
this connection we will make this suggestion
as a fact. All men do not strive
after what is nearest right. There are
thousands who strive against the right
and who strive against those who try
to do right, and they get as much
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as those who really and truly stand for
right get out of a triumph of right.
We are making no pretense of having
answered the question heading
these remarks or of having relieved the
perplexity of the gentleman who made
the observation quoted; but we venture
that those who have glanced
through what we have been saying, are
still thinking.
CLEVELAND A TRUE DEMOCRAT.
None of the Elements of a Political
Demagogue In Him.
Grover Cleveland left the White
House March 4th, 1897, the best-hated
man, perhaps with the solitary
exception of Andrew Johnson, who
ever held the office of president of the
United States. He passed to his last,
long sleep with the profound respect
and affection of a vast majority of the
American people, his place firmly fixed
in history as one of the great presidents,
and, as Secretary Taft said,
"one of the really great men of the
country." Such are the mutations of
politics.
One of the commonplace charges of
Mr. Cleveland's opponents among
those of his own political faith is that
he wrecked his party. It would be
more nearly correct to say that the
party wrecked itself. Mr. Cleveland
remained true to the financial principles
of Jefferson and Jackson. It was
the Democratic party that went astray.
It sold its birthright for Populistic
pottage, and it has dwindled in
prestige, it has dwindled in influence,
it abandoned the only president it has
elected since the civil war. It will
continue to eat the dry husks of defeat
until it returns to the fundamental
principles of Democracy, with
which it twice triumphed under the
leadership .of Grover Cleveland.
Many men, with greater or less ostentation.
have called themselves
Democrats. Mr. Cleveland was one,
whatever blunders he made, whatever
bad advice he followed, whatever he
may have lacked in tact and diplomacy
in dealing with the politicians of
his party. He was a Democrat from
principle, not from expediency. He
would have been a Democrat in Pennsylvania
no less than in Texas.
Even after his party had repudiated
him and had gone to worshipping
the gods of Populism he never lost in'
terest in its welfare. One of the last
of his public utterances, if not the
very last, was a letter to The World
printed March 18th, on his seventyfirst
birthday, in which he pleaded
with his fellow-Democrats "not to be
swept from our moorings by temporary
clamor and spectacular exploita'
tion." There were none of the elements
of the demagogue in Mr. Cleveland.?New
York World.
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s ? William Walton Kitchin, who was
, on lost Saturday evening: nominated
, f??r governor of North Carolina by
the Democrats, was born near Scot1
land Neck in Halifax county, on OctoI
her 9, 1st!6. He was educated at Vine
Hill academy and Wake Forest college.
where he graduated In 1884. He
1 edited the Scotland Neck Democrat
i in 188;". Shortly afterward he took
? up the study of law, first under his
, father, the late W. H. Kitchln, and
then under the late John S. Manning,
at the University of North Carolina.
He was admitted to the hat" in 1887,
and took up his residence in Roxboro
I in 1888. He was married to Miss Musette
Satterficld in 1882. Mr. Kitchln
was chairman of his county executive
i committee in 1890; was the nominee
? of his party for the state senate in
| 1892; was elected successively to the
Fifty-tifth. Fifty-sixth, Fifty-seventh,
Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth congresses,
and was re-elected to the Sixtieth
congress, receiving 16,503 votes
to 1 1,089 for C. A. Reynolds. Republican
nominee. He is now a resident
of Roxboro, Person county.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Rev. Robt. Adams, D. D.?Tells about
the advantages to be had at the
Presbyterian College of South Carolina,
Clinton.
Rev. James Boyee, Due West?Gives
information relating to Due West
f emale college.
J. Frank Ashe?Recalls announce- i
ment of Farmers' Union rally.
County meeting on July 2. Full i
representation urged.
C. H. Smith?Invites the public to a
picnic at Lotus Pond, on July 4.
Neal A. Ranson, Prin.?Tells the purpose
of the Bethany Presbyterial
High School. Xext term opens in
September.
Robt. Saye Riddle?Invites the public
to a basket picnic at Jackson's
shoals, Clover R. F. D. No. 3, on
July 4.
Lassiter & Turner?Announce that
they are ready to supply your livery
wants with tirst class service.
R. B. Davidson Co.?Has just received
new supply of sheet music at popular
prices, 10c and 15c.
Palace Theatre?Will have the "Witch's
Kiss" and "Paris and its Resorts" in
moving pictures tonight. Both are
unusually good.
Luther Baber?Tells you where to
find his shop. Up-stairs over the
Hotel Shandon.
York Supply Co.?Offers cane seed at
$1 a bushel cash. Bargains In
cream freezers. Fruit jars, etc.
J. J. Keller & Co.?Want an opportunity
to talk building matters with
you. Repair work given close attention.
Loan and Savings Bank?Tells why
every farmer as well as every business
man should have a bank account.
Sam M. Grist?Calls attention to the
benefits to be had by those who
carry accident and health Insurance.
Herndon & Gordon?Can supply you
with tin cans for fruits and vegetables.
Fresh vegetables.
W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Gives you an
idea of the line of goods to be had
at his store. Jelly tumblers, fruit
jars, tops. etc.
Yorkville Hardware Co.?Sells the
Gem ice cream freezer and says it
is the best on the market. See them
for refrigerators, ice boxes, etc.
J. L. Williams & Co.?Opens July
with a blaze of bargains in white
goods, ginghams, clothing etc.
York Drug Store?Calls especial attention
to its line of summer toilet
articles, which includes everything
needful.
First National Bank?Welcomes the
small depositor and extends every
accomodation consistent with good
banking.
York Furniture Co.?Invites everybody
to come and hear the Harmony
talking machine. Every family
should have one and you can
get it on liberal terms.
I. W. Johnson?Wants to supply your
soap needs. He has all kinds for
toilet and laundry use.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Has received
a handsome line of voile and Panama
skirts, ranging in price from
|5 to $10 and wants the ladies to
see them.
Standard Oil Co.?Points out the advantages
of a Perfection oil stove.
See fourth page.
Thomson Co.?Tell about its big "mill
end sale" which begins July 2d and
continues sixteen days. See two inside
pages of part two of this issue.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill?Calls
attention to the government supervision
of national banks and to the
measures of safety adopted by itself,
innned at G ner cent.
There will be only one week of court
this summer.
Crops continue to look fine and most
of the farmers will have "laid by" within
the next fifteen days.
People are now taking notice of the
political situation. Several of the contests
are becoming especially warm.
Every citizen who can do so. should
be sure to call on the county board of
registration tomorrow for a new registration
certificate. The board will be
found in the office over the rear of the
store of the Strauss-Smith company.
People who already have registration
certificates must take them to the office
for renewal. Those who have not
yet been registered, will have to go
through the usual catechism.
Mr. D. J. Forbes, one of the contestants
in the Farmers' Union corn prize
contests, says the man who carries off
first money has got to make more than
a hundred bushels on his best acre.
Mr. Norman Black, another contestant,
has a fine stand growing nicely on
land from which he has taken seventyfive
bushels to the acre without extraordinary
effort. This year he is fertilizing
more liberally and working better.
EIGHT PAGES TODAY.
There are eight pages of today's
Enquirer; but we will not try to take
credit for anything in connection with
the extra size other than our ability to
"double up" when occasion seems to
require.
The occasion of today's double issue
is the two page advertisement that is
being published by the Thomson company.
The Thomson company insisted
that they could not say all they wanted
to st.y about this big sale in less than
two pages, and as we are always reluctant
to cut the space devoted to
reading matter beyond certain limits,
there was no other way for it than to
put in two extra pages.
Of course, it would have been practicable
to print these two extra pages
back to back on the same sheet; but
that was not in accord with the big
ideas of the Thomson company. Nothing
would do them than that there
should be two full pages and that the
two pages should appear side by side
instead of back to back and here we
are.
This is without exception the largest
advertisement that The Enquirer has
ever printed. It occupies just twice as
much space as the largest previous advertisement,
and its size has seldom
been exceeded in a South Carolina
newspaper.
It is clear enough that it would never
do to send out the paper with two
blank pages. The Enquirer has never
fancied any such practice as that, and
so here you are?two extra pages of
most interesting advertising matter
and two extra pages of reading matter
that is well worth while.'
RECENT DEATHS.
Mr. E. B. Mendenhall, a well known
citizen of Bethesda township and since
its establishment, carrier on rural
route No. 1, McConnellsvllle, died at
his home at McConnellsville last Sunday
morning and was buried at Bethesda
yesterday. Mr. Mendenhall was
a son of the late Robert Mendenhall,
and was about 50 years of age. He
is survived by a brother. Mr. W. M.
Mendenhall, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary
Kendrick, and Miss Laura Mendenhall.
He leaves a widow and eight children,
the eldest of the children being about
16 years of age.
Miss Charlotte Erwin. eldest daughter
of Gen. J. B. Erwin of Washington,
it <Ho?l of fHo hnonitul in RfVfk Hill I
on Friday morning last, about 10
o'clock. Fur some time previous, Miss
Erwin had been suffering from malarial
fever down in Allendale, and was
brought to Yorkville by her father, in
the hope of improvement. But after
being here a few days her malady developed
into typhoid, and it was
thought best to have her removed to
the Rock Hill hospital for treatment.
Grave complications set in there after
a few days, from which she did not
rally, and the end came on Friday.
The funeral services were held in the
Episcopal church in Lancaster, conducted
by the Rev. Mr. Marshall, rector.
and the interment was in the family
plot at her mother's old home. Miss
Erwin was a young woman of strong
character, and though of a peculiarly
reserved and sensitive nature, drew to
herself very warm personal friends,
who deeply regret her loss. She Is survived
by her father. Gen. J. B. Erwin.
one brother, Mr. J. B. Erwin, Jr., of
Mobile, Ala., and two sisters. Miss
Mildred Erwin of Washington, D. C.,
and Miss Isabel Erwin, who Is abroad.
Quite a number of relatives and friends
from Yorkville and Rock Hill, accompanied
the family to Lancaster. Among
those from this place were Dr. W. E.
Erwin. Mrs. T. P. Moore and Miss Ida
do Loach.
Mr. Samuel Lowry. the oldest and
one of the most highly esteemed citi- |
zens of the Delphos neighborhood, died |
at his home about four miles south of |
Yorkville on Sunday evening at about i
7 o'clock. Mr. Lowry was born In the
neighborhood where he died, In the
year 1824, and spent his long and useful
life there. His wife died about
twenty years ago. He leaves seven
children as follows: Mrs. Mary Tim- <
mie, Mrs. Catharine Ashe, Mrs. Miner- i
va Sandifer. Mrs. Lula Love, Mrs. El- 1
vira Clinton, Mr. John Lowry. Mr. J.
Edward Lowry. The funeral took place i
at Philadelphia yesterday, the services l
being conducted by Rev. Henry Cauth- <
en. There was a la:*ge concourse of j
people in attendance. j
Miss Maggie Loyes Hogue, daughter '
of Mr. A. C. Hogue, died at her home <
in Yorkville, on June 23, after an illness
of about six weeks, aged 17 years, i
3 months and 12 days. She was a <
young girl of most lovable Christian i
character and was well liked by all I
who knew her. The funeral took place i
at Beth-Shlloh last Wednesday.
WITHIN THE TOV/N.
? At the Palace Theatre last night, ;
the audience enjoyed an instructive
piece called "Fatherhood and Drunk- ,
enness," and a "Race of the Heavyweights."
Tonight the programme :
consists 9f the "Witch's Kiss," and
the "Resorts of Paris," both well worth
seeing. i
? Mr. J. T. Spencer, the housemover,
has a contract to move the house, now
occupied by Mr. W. D. Glenn to an ad- ;
joining lot, owned by Mr. Luther
Thompson. Mr. J. M. Stroup, as has
hoon stntdrl la anon tn nnmmence the
erection of a handsome residence on
the lot from which the house is to be
removed.
? Mr. Truman Turner has purchased
the interest of Mr. Huntley in the livery
business that has heretofore been
conducted by Messrs. Lassiter & Huntley,
and hereafter the business will be
conducted by Mr. Lassiter and Mr.
Turner, under the name of Lassiter &
Turner. Messrs. Lassiter & Huntley
liave been giving most excellent service
to a steadily Increasing patronage,
and as Mr. Turner has been in close
and favorable touch with the local
livery business for a number of years
past, it goes without saying that this
service will not suffer in the change
of the personnel of the firm.
? There was an overflow congregation
at the Associate Reformed church
last Sunday night, the occasion being
the regular Sunday night union meeting
of all the local congregations. Rev.
Henry Cauthen, of the Methodist
church, preached the sermon. He took
his text from I Corinthians xvi, 13?
"Watch ye, stand fast in the faith,
quit you like men, be strong."
It was a very practical sermon, intended
especially for the encouragement
of the large number of people who
have recently connected themselves
with the various Yorkville churches;
but was equally helpful and beneficial
to church members generally. It is
generally recognized that Mr. Cauthen
may always be depended upon for a
first-class sermon, and that of last
Sunday night was no exception.
THE SPECULATIVE MARKET.
The developments In the speculative
market yesterday are summarized in
a New York dispatch of last night as
follows:
The cotton market was very quiet
again today and after an opening decline,
fluctuations proved narrow and
irregular with new crop months showing
relative steadiness, and the close
steady at a net loss of 1 to 4 points.
Sales for the day were estimated at
only 75,000 bales.
The market opened steady at a decline
of 11 to 14 points on near months
and 4 to 5 points lower on later positions
which was about in line with the
cables. The old crop months were very
quiet, and may have been influenced to
some extent by the circulation of a
few additional July notices, but these
Dositions steadied up after midday in
sympathy with later months, and at
one time July was only 5 points net
lower while the new crop sold 2 to 3
points net higher on buying by spot
houses and scattered covering by Wall
street shorts, notwithstanding the favorable
average of weather and crop
news. There were some complaints of
dry weather from south Texas and
parts of Alabama, while private wires
reported undeslred rains at points In
Oklahoma and Arkansas. Otherwise
weather and crop accounts were favorable.
including the private condition
report issued by a local authority, indicating
an average condition of 82.4
per cent comparing with .last year's
government report of 72 per cent and
83.3 per cent two years ago. There
were reports of renewed curtailment
among the New England mills and
trade advices from the continent continue
unfavorable but spot advices
were generally bullish as to conditions
in the interior, with the southern market
officially reported unchanged to Jc
lower.
Receipts at the ports 8,891 against
8,438 last week, and 1,345 last year.
For the week 54,000 bales, against 43,582
last week, and 15,028 last year. Today's
receipts at New Orleans 3,346
against 108 last year, and at Houston
1,231 against 590 last year.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss Lena Draffln of Kershaw, Is the
guest of Mrs. J. L. Williams.
Miss Blandlna Springs of Charlotte,
is the guest of Mrs. Thos. F. McDow.
Miss Belle Kennedy is visiting Dr.
and Mrs. W. M. Kennedy in Chester.
Miss Rebecca Jenkins of Rock Hill,
is visiting the family of Mr. W. W.
Jenkins.
Mr. Bedford Moore returned to Yorkville
yesterday from the College of
Charleston.
Dr. M. W. White is confined to his
bed with illness, and it is feared that
he may be in for a case of fever.
Mr. J. D. Blvens of Albemarle, N. C.,
spent Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville,
the guest of Mr. J. Frank McElwee.
Mrs. S. L. Lowry and children of
Tampa, Fla., spent several days last
week with the family of Mr. J. Ernest
Lowry.
Mrs. J. B. Rhyne of Shelby, N. C., Is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. R. Killian,
in Yorkville, and will probably remain
for some time.
Mr. Henry A. Klllian, formerly of
Gaffney; but for several years past a
resident of Lynchburg, Va,, visited his
brother, Mr. J. R. Killian in Yorkville
last week.
Mrs. Fannie McCaw and Mrs. E. A.
Crawford of Yorkville, and Miss Mary
Crawford o? McConnellsville, are among
the guests at the White Diamond Ltthia
Springs hotel.
The latest information from Mr. L.
B. McGill, who had his legs broken in
a runaway accident recently, is to the
effect that he is getting along very
nicely and is as comfortable as could be
expected under the circumstances.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Mr. Claud Quilla Jackson,
formerly of Yorkville, and Miss Edith
Belle Sweet. The ceremony took place
at Ripley, N. Y.. on June 22. Mr. and
Mrs. Jackson are to be at home to their
friends at Clover after July 10.
Mrs. Lizzie Covington, who has been
spending sometime with her sister,
Mrs. R. Ernest Heath, left for her
home at Monroe, X. C., this morning,
on account of the sudden death of her
father Major Lorenzo Dow Andrews,
which occurred last night.
Mr. F. P. McCain has moved from
College street to the house on Wright
avenue, vacated by Mr. Luther Thompson.
Mr. W. D. Glenn is moving into
the house vacated oy im-. mu^am ?.wu
Mr. Thompson will move into the house
vacated by Mr. Glenn.
Mr. W. F. Caldwell, traveling representative
of the News and Courier,
was in Yorkville yesterday in the interest
of his most excellent paper, and
met quite a number of the people. Mr.
Caldwell is a native of Chester, and a
graduate of Erskine college. He taught
school at Lesslie for a session, and has
quite a number of friends* in York
county.
Prof. Neal A. Hanson, principal of
the Presbyterial High school at Bethany.
was in Yorkville yesterday in the
interest of the splendid institution of
which he is the head. The school will
open in September, a no Mr. Ranson is
very much encouraged at the prosiicets
even this far in advance. Those
in a position to know, testify that the
school did most excellent work last
year and its prospects were never
brighter.
Mr. James Dickson, who was operated
on in Rock Hill recently for appendicitis,
recently, and who has been
getting along nicely since, was discharged
from the hospital yesterday
and is expected home this afternoon.
Mr. Dickson had been in bad health
for quite a while, a year or more; but
It was not until some weeks ago that
It was definitely determined that the
trouble was due to a diseased appendix.
It is thought that he will now
recover rapidly and it is hoped that
tils health will be completely restored.
Chester Reporter: Mr. J. K. Henry
met with a painful, and what lacked
but little of being a very serious accident,
Thursday afternoon. He" was
playing ball on the lawn with his boys
and had donned a mit, when a swiftly
thrown ball struck the mit and caromed
aff, striking Mr. Henry in the throat,
it appeared for a while that the vocal
cords were paralyzed, and it was fearPd
that Mr. Henry's speech would be
affected; but fortunately the accident
has not turned out to be as serious
as was at first feared. The solicitor
Is still forced to talk in a subdued tone;
but he is improving and will in all
probability be in his usual good shape
when court convenes in this city on
Monday, July 6th.
Washington special of the News
and Courier: In the orders that have
just been issued by the navy department
detaching Passed Assistant Paymaster
B. M. Dobson, of Yorkville,
from the Glacier to his home to wait
orders, lies a beautiful little story of
heroic conduct and devotion to his
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"orps uy me juims ouum <_>nnc*
naval officer. About three years ago,
when the government had completed
the monster dry dock Dewey and
wanted to get her to Manila, her permanent
home, hundreds of miles
across the seas. It was found that a
big difficulty was to be met with. To
get her across the turbulent waters
was no small undertaking. It meant,
so far as could then be told, the
possibility of the Dewey being lost at
sea and those with her going down.
After making many attempts to get a
competent set of officers and men that
would land the Dewey safe in the
harbor of Manila, the department
placed the perilous undertaking in
the hands of Commander Hosley.
since deceased, with but a vague idea
that he would ever make the harbor
of Manila. Then Commander Hosley
set about getting up his men for the
Glacier, which was to tow the Dewey
to her home far across the billowy
waters. One of the first men chosen
was young Dobson and he at once
signified his determination to go with
the Dewey in her hazardous journey,
come what might. The trip was commenced
from Philadelphia, and after
months of the roughest kind of weajttier
and the highest seas, Commander
Hosley and his mates put into the
harbor of Manila, having undertaken
an almost unheard of trip for themselves
and the big million-dollar dry
dock. In time the Qlacier came home
with young^ Dobson aboard her, and
now for the first time since he set out
across the seas he is going home on
waiting orders and for a bit of rest.
He will no doubt be afile to tell his
people many interesting things of life
aboard the Glacier while towing the
Dewey through tortuous channels to
her far away home to Manila. Dobson's
story is one well worth remembering.
where' faithful duty to flag
and country is looked for.
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date to January 1st, 1909,
for $1.00.
hort mill Deais uiover.
The second of a series of three
games between the Clover and Fort Mill
teams was played In Fort Mill last
Friday and resulted In favor of Fort
Mill, 8 to 3. Clover beat Fort Mill the
tirst game, and the deciding rub is now
to come.
At Piedmont Springs.
The Piedmont Springs hotel is now
fairly open for the season, and is entertaining
a few guests with quite a
number booked to come in shortly.
The opening dance held recently was
rather a disappointment, but it was
altogether because of the weather.
Numerous ladies who had expected to
be present were prevented from doing
so on account of the weather, which
was very disagreeable at the time. The
management has done a lot of cleaning
up of the grounds and is still pushing
the work of making the already inviting
surroundings, more pleasant and
agreeable.
The Eclipse of the Sun.
People who understand more or less
about the workings of the solar system,
are always especially interested in
eclipses of the sun and moon, and last
Sunday's annular eclipse of the sun
was no exception. As already stated for
tho benefit of those who might not
happen to know, an annular eclipse is
that which occurs when, by reason
of tjie moon's being so far away
from the earth, its shadow is not sufficient
to entirely obscure the face oi
the sun, and the eclipse, instead of being
total, gives the sun the appearance
of having a black spot in the centre
with a rim of light around the outer
edge. This parallel, not being in exact
range of completeness, the shadow
showed only partially. But the eclipse
was an interesting spectacle nevertheless.
Hundreds of people throughout
this section watched it through pieces
of smoked glass, and saw the greater
part of the moon pass across the sun's
face. The eclipse lasted from about
9 o'clock until nearly 12. That is, from
start to finish. It was not nearly so
dark as in the case of a total eclipse;
but the shadow was very noticeable,
and there was a decided drop in the
temperature. The small crescent shaped
shadows that usually accompany
total eclipses were to be seen under
the trees, and people say that chickens
went to roost and cows came up. No
doubt largely because of the eclipse,
the day was quite a pleasant one.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
? Columbia special to Charlotte Observer^
Wade Hampton Sellers, he
of the blind tiger fame, who recently
was on trial for the murder of Constable
Farmer and who is still under
indictment for the killing, the jury
having failed to reach a verdict, was
due before the recorder this morning
for trial for another offense against
the dispensary law, a barrel of liquor
having been found on his premises
by the officers. The case will not be
tried, however, until tomorrow. Fore,
whose name the barrel bore and who
was a star witness for the defense in
the murder trial, is to be tried for
vagrancy.
? Columbia special to Charlotte
Observer: Columbia people who keep
close track of politics, but who occasionally
are not as close as they imagine,
have been predicting all along
that Cole L. Blease, of Newberry,
would get about 20,000 votes in his
campaign against Governor Ansel,
who would get the remainder of the
100.000 votes in the state. They have
been saying that for two powerful
reasons nobody could beat Ansel, he
having made a good governor and the
second-term sentiment being strong
throughout the state. Mr. Blease,
who was here today, however, says
he's got good money to say that he
will beat Ansel by a neat majority. He
says he will carry thirty-six counties
out of a total of forty-two. "O. give
the governor a little more margin
than that," said your correspondent,
as a jolly. "I'll bet anybody $1,000
to $500 that I am the next governor
of this state." was the reply. "I've
got $8,000 on deposit at Newberry
that is ready to talk that way, and I
can get plenty more to cover all such
bets. Put it in the paper that I said
so. I don't care. I'm betting two to
one on getting elected. And if you
don't believe I'm going to carry a lot
more counties than a whole lot of
people think, ask any member of the
campaign party who has been attending
the meetings."
? Bamberg special of June 27 to the
News and Courier: Four hundred
people attended the state campaign
meeting here today. Governor Ansel
was the tirst speaker and in a plain
business-like way proceeded to defend
his administration and answer the
charges preferred by his opponent. He
said any man has a light to run for
ofllce, but when he has been elected
by the people it is his duty to attend
to the business of the office to which
he was elected, and that it was the
performance of such duties that necessitated
his absence from some of
the campaign meetings. He explained
fully his position on the financial
situation, denying that he was responsible
for the large expenditures
or the high rate of taxation. He said
that if the taxes were collected, at the
beginning, Instead of the end of the
year, there would be a saving of from
$10,000 to $15,000 per year In Interest,
and not $90,000 annually as reported
in The News and Courier from Barnwell
yesterday. The only difference
between his old platform and hfs
present position on the liquor question.
he said, Is that he now believes
it would be better to require counties
to vote'liquor in rather than to vote
it out. He was frequently applauded.
Cole L. Blease was the next speaker?
he commenced by saying he had at _
least succeeded in "smoking the governor
out" of his den in Columbia, (g|
and proceeded to attack what was
called the "second, term precedent,"
claiming that no such precedent ex- S la
ists. He charged the governor with ?|fl
extravagance, in that he recommended
increases in salaries and favored
the creation of useless offices such as S
insurance commissioner and commissioner
of immigration, and wanted a
magnificent governor's mansion built. S
He opposed Governor Ansel's views
and he favored cutting down the cost
of higher education and giving more H
teachers and better paid teachers to H
the public schools. He was applauded
at the beginning and end of his address,
and it was evident that he had
many friends in the audience.
MERE-MENTION. J
The Southern Railway company *
has sent out notice that the salaries
of office men which were cdt 10 per
cent sometime ago, will be restored
on July 1st to the figures existing be- ^ fore
the cut..Twenty persons were
killed in a collision between a passenger
and freight train in India last
week. Most of the victims were roasted
to death Two hundred armed
men raided the town of Viza, state of
Cohuala, Mexico, Thursday. Three
persons were killed and a number
were wounded in the fighting. It is
supposed that the raiders are revolutionists
James T. Bennett, for
years known as the "Coffee King,"
committed suicide at his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y., Friday, because of
despondency over having lost a large
part of his fortune in Wall street....
J. W. Tiers, discount clerk of the First
National bank of Pittsburg, is under
arrest because he cannot explain a
matter of $51,000 that shows up on
the wrong* side of his ledger The
De Beers Mining company last week
declared its regular semi-annual dividend
of 20 per cent, regardless of the
reported lack of demand for dia- #
monds The Spanish steamship
Larache was wrecked off the Spanish
coast on Tuesday of last week with a
loss, of 85 lives Thirty towns in a
New York state are under quarantine ^
for rabies and hydrophobia.... "The
Betsy Ross story is a fake of the first
water," declares Wm. J. Campbell in
a report to the Historical Sites committee
of Philadelphia. "She had absolutely
nothing to do with the designing
or planning of the flag."
Frank T. McCabe, superintendent of
the money order department of the
Pittsburg postofflce, has been placed
under arrest on a charge of embezzling
$7,851.., The French senate
by a vote of 128 to 125, last week decided
to take over an important
French railroad and run it as govern- p
ment property ..C. B. Morrison,
one of the government attorneys in
the suit to dissolve the Standard Oil
company, says that in the event the
suit is successful it will have the effect
of reducing the price of illuminating
oil to six to eight cents a gallon *}
Theodore and Max Klopfer, brothers,
constituting the banking firm of
Klopfer Bros., of Munich, Germany,
committed suicide one day last week
owing to financial difficulties... .The
Louisiana senate by a vote of 20 to
14 has killed the bill providing for a
referendum prohibition vote in that
state. The legislature has passed a
bill prohibiting the sale of liquors on
railroad trains in the state The ^
Atlantic fleet will leave San Francisco
i on its around the world cruise on
July 7th, and is expected to reach.
Hampton Roads on February 22 of
i next year. The first stop will be
at Honolulu The Pennsylvania
railroad Is having 5,000 cars that have
i been idle for several months, put in
condition for service at an early day.
Wm. J. Bryan is reported as
saying a few days ago; "I won't have
Governor Johnson on the ticket with
me. If they nominate him for vice
president they v/ill have to find some
one else to head the ticket beside me."
i Claud McGee, aged 15, shot
> and instantly killed his half sister,
i Aurora, aged 23, at Salisbury, N. C.,
: Saturday, in a friendly scuffle over a
i supposedly unloaded gun J. H.
' Crabell has been Indicted by the Fed:
eral grand jury at Roanoke, Va., on a
i charge of using an interstate railroad
pass contrary to the Hepburn law....
' James S. Sherman, Republican nominee
for vice president, is recovering ^
his health at Cleveland, O., and expects
to be able to leave the hospital
i tomorrow... .A movement has been
started In Newark, N. J., for a nation'
al monument to the late Grover
; Cleveland England's annual na'
val demonstration will take place in
i the North sea on July 1. In the fleet
there will be twenty-eight battleships,
: nineteen cruisers, fifty protected
i "ruisers, and 180 torpedo boats
' Mrs. James Byce, white, shot Susan
i Stiles, colored, to death at Camilla.
: Ga., Friday. They had quarreled ^k
i about their children and the negro
1 woman and her children attacked
Mrs. Eyce. Mrs. Byce was released.
i The engineer was killed and
i eight passengers were more or less
injured In a wreck on the Pennsylva- JBr
' nla railroad near Hazleton, Pa., Fri'
day, caused by spreading rails........
i Dr. Champion, the first convicted
> "night rider," was sentenced to prison
at Louisville, Ky., Saturday According
to a York, Pa., dispatch, Caleb
Powers, recently pardoned by the
governor of Kentucky of complicity
In the assassination of GoveVnor Goebel,
is soon to marry Miss Eleanor
Ponham, a wealthy young lady of
that city One woman was killed
and several were seriously Injured by
. the collapse of a tally-ho at Newport, #
R. I., Friday Upon examining
i the books of Oliver P. Ensley, former
. treasurer of Marion county, Ind., the
experts found a shortage of $22,500.
Upon being told of his shortage Ensi
ley immediately gave a check for the
, amount Dr. W. H. Wilson, a 6
?hiladelphia physician, died Friday
night a half hour after having drank
a glass of ale which had been sent
him by a friend The Sultan of
Turkey has conferred the order of
'"hefakat on Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
1 and Mrs. Longworth... .The Illinois
1 Central Railroad company will put
5.000 additional men to work in Its
; shops on July 1st The recount
1 of the ballots in the Hearst mayoralty
ccntest was completed in New York
1 on Friday. Hearst made a total net
gain of 869, reducing McClellan's offlcial
plurality to 2,965 Fire de- 4k
j stroyed property at Duluth, Minn.,
Friday to the value of more than $1,000.000.
The fire was" started by an ^k
; explosion in a grain elevator
1 Henry Miller, 104 years old, growing ^k
; tired of life, committed suicide in
nnimtv PQ Thp
postofflce department Is considering s
; the feasibility of Introducing motor
J ears for the collection of mails in the
larger cities Owing to the recent
heavy increase in murders in that
country, the French parliamentary
, commission has reconsidered its action
in favor of abolishing the death
penalty, and the old law will be restored....
Wm. R. Hearst's Independence
league will hold its national
convention in Chicago, on July 27 and
28 and will put a national ticket in the
field Seven persons were killed
and twenty-five were more or less seriously
injured as the result of a cyclone
which struck Clinton. Minn.,
with terrific force Saturday afternoon
Several building were demolished.
The engineer and fireman of %
a NorFolk and Western freight
train were killed when the engine
left the track near St. Paul, Va., Saturday
and rolled down an embankment
Two negroes were lynched
by a mob of 1,000 men near Waycross.
Ga., Saturday evening. The negroes
were charged with a criminal assault
upon a 4-year-old white child
One man was killed and another badly
injured by a falling iron beam which
was being placed in position in a hotel ^^
building in Jacksonville, Fla., Saturday.
....Congressman John Wesley Gaines 1
has been defeated for renomination In
Tennessee Governor Johnson will
not go to the Denver convention
Louisiana has passed a high license
law Bishop Henry C. Potter is
critically ill at his home in Coopers
town, N. J.,.?.Counsel for Harry Thaw
is now trying to get the question of
his insanity before a Jury.