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Scraps and iwts. ? St. Louis. August 17: Three deaths an attempted suicide and more than a dozen prostrations were the results of intense heat that prevailed over St. Louis today. At two o'clock this afternon the thermometer registered 95, but the high temperature was broke>n tonight by rain that brought cool breezes. The attempted suicide was that of Miss An na Dononue, lib years oia, wno, temporarily crazed by the heat and attired only in a night gown, rushed from her bed room to the yard of her home early in the day, built a bonfire of grass and sticks, placed a chair in the centre of the flames and sat down to die. She was rescued by two policemen. ? Knoxvllle, Tennessee, August 17: As a result of the determination of the King's Mountain Coal company to work negroes in the same mine with white men a race war is imminent in the mining region adjacent to Jellico, Tenn. Tonight 70 negroes, heavily armed, are barricaded in a commissary, which is surrounded by between 350 and 400 white men. and an attack is expected at any moment. Sheriff Huddleston of Campbell county reached the scene tonight and he is summoning every available citizen to protect the negroes. The trouble, which has been brewing for several months, broke out Saturday when 150 white miners went to the King's Mountain mine and drove twelve negro families from there. They marched the negroes all day Saturday, allowing the women and children to camp and eat what food they carried with them, but forcing the men to keep moving. General Manager John Gormon and other mine officials are doing everything in I their power to avert trouble. ? Cebu, Philippine Islands, Courier: Capt. Carlos Krebbs, commander of the steamship Dalupaon, reports that last Sunday afternoon about 3 o'clock, while en route from Tudela to Iligan, the ship sighted four Filipinos clinging to a submerged banca surrounded by a school of sharks, which, even after the vessel had come alongside, persisted in hovering about the banca. The four men upon being picked up related a terrible tale of suffering and agony. They stated that they had left Basac, Xegros, bound for Barili, Cebu. and that on Saturday they ran into heavy weather which caused the banca to fill, sinking to the water's 1 ? -- J - ? V. 2 n. ? V< nt m f r?/\/l n Vt/1 euge aiiu waaiiins ay uicu iwu auu drink. Shortly after that the weather cleared, leaving these poor mariners under the glare of a tropical sun. Then the sharks appeared and to the agony of thirst and the pangs of hunger was added the terriffic fate of becoming a morsel for a shark's tooth. They had despaired of relief and every vestige of hope was gone when they sighted the Dalupaon. ? Lincoln, Nebraska, August 15: A suggestion novel in its character and regarded by Democratic leaders as one that will strengthen the party in the campaign, will be acted on by the Democratic national committee during the visit of William J. Bryan to Chicago next week. Much stress is laid by the Democratic nominee on the plank in Hanpar nlo tf nrm rolotlncr f Ha guarantee of bank deposits and this topic will be discussed fully by him in his speech at Topeka on August 27th. If the suggestion is followed every community in which a bank has failed during the last year or more will get especial attention from the literary bureau. The sufferers from the failures will be sought out and provided with arguments through which it * is hoped to convince them of the soundness of the guaranty plank. Today a number of automobilists from Lincoln, among them Mayor Frank W. Brown, rode out and paid neighborly visits to the Bryan family. Politics was not touched on. As his visitors were leaving, some one suggested to Mr. Bryan that he had land enough for a full golf course, but he expressed a preference for baseball remarking that the na tional game was a co-operative one. whereas in playing golf, one had to "go it" more or less alone. ? New York, August 15: According to the tigures of the Financial Chronicle, the world's visible supply of all kinds of cotton up to last evening totalled 1.S63.296 bales, against 2,537.208 bales a year ago and 1,97 2,000 bales two years ago. The visible supply of American cotton totalled 1.050,296 bales, compared with 1,508,208 bales a year ago and 993,024 bales two years ago. The amount of cotton that came into sight during the past week ' totalled 60,732 bales, compared with 52,266 bales for the corresponding week last year. The into-sight for the season to date aggregates 11,417, 113 bales, as against 13.396,434 bales f/it* ha OAPeAort/vrtdino a ? v.. VV/11COJ/UIIU1I1B pn IUU IU31 seu son; northern spinners' takings at 1,905,931 bales, compared with 2,652,191 bales last season. Exports from the United States for the week totalled 29,708 bales, as against 7,646 bales for the corresponding week last year. The amount of cotton on shipboard last evening not yet cleared was placed at 33.656 bales, compared with 21,027 bales a year ago and 36,572 bales two years ago. The world's takings of American cotton for the week were placed at 128,364 bales, as against 145,226 bales for the corresponding week last year. For the season to date takings of American cotton total 11,696,601 bales, compared with 12,786, oot oaif? tor me corresponding period last year. ? New York, August 15: Financial plans of the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio railway, the new railway project of the south, resembling in many respects H. H. Rogers' Tidewater railway, have been practically consummated, Blair & Company will, it Is understood, buy J 10,000,000 of the bonds of the company and an announcement to this effect will be made soon. The new railway is but little known to Wall St. It has been known that the capitalists constructing the railroad were to a great extent interested in the Seaboard Air Line. The ruau was ouiu iu naui coal through the mountains from Klk Horn, \V. Va., to Spartanburg, S. a distance of 245 miles. It traverses and cuts through a wild and mountainous territory. The Cumberland syndicate, comprising Xormun H. Iteam, Thomas F. Ryan, members of the firm of Rlair & Company and other capitalists, acquired several years ago a large tract of coal land known as the Clinchfield Coal company property. To bring mis coai in the most direct route, almost due south, to the great manufacturing points of the cotton belt in the Carolinas and Georgia and elsewhere, capitalists evolved the idea of building the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio railroad. The road is one of the most expensive pieces of railway construction in the United States, running through mountainous territory and constructed in the most modern manner. Its average cost has been estimated at $100,000 a mile. It is the intention of the syndicate to issue bonds to the extent of 40 per cent of its cost. In all $10,000,000 first mortgage bonds will be issued and Hlair & company have agreed to underwrite the entire amount. In railway quarters it is held that the Carolina, Clinehfield and Ohio will operate as a feeder to the Seaboard Air Line, as well as to the Atlantic Coast Line and the Southern railway. Connection will be made with these roads at Marion, X. C., and Spartanburg. ?h? ilorln'illr (Enquirer. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.? TUESDAY. AUGUST 18. 1908. In all fairness, the good roads platform belongs to Dr. Saye, for there is no question of the fact that he saw it first. If the publishers of The Yorkville Enquirer thought that the paper was hostile to the neace. Drosneritv and well-being of the people of York county as the Hon. W. H. Stewart and his close friends would make it appear, there would never be another Issue. The most popular dodge among the "peanutters" in this campaign is to claim that The Enquirer is supporting the other fellow. Just who all The Enquirer's candidates are, we do not know at this writing; but if our friend Billy Stewart gets there, we think he should be generous enough to acknowledge the obligation he will be under, to The Enquirer. If any of the other candidates want to get elected on the wickedness of The Yorkville Enquirer, we would remlnrl them thnt f hn r\r\r%ri r~f 11 n i t v ic cHll open. We insist that this splendid advantage should be free to all, and that it should not be monopolized by only two or three Individuals. The Enquirer has been here many, many years, and the aggregate of its shortcomings ought to be sufficient for the elevation of all who have no better claims upon the favor of the public. The Anderson Daily Mail of last Friday printed from what it believed to be an authentic source, a story to the effect that the United States court >f appeals has reached a conclusion reversing the decisions of Judge Pritchard in the South Carolina dispensary cases, and sustaining the state at every point. The Mail went on to say that the decree had been written, but would not be published until Saturday. There has been no authentic news w ith regard to the matter since, however. nd whether, or not there is really anything in the Mail's most agreeablf storv. we are unable to snv And now the Hon. W. H. Stewart would have the public believe that he did not say at Ogden that he sacrificed his home to Winthrop fifteen years ago for "exactly $3,000," as was reported in The Enquirer, but that he said "over $3,000." That is the claim he made in Rock Hill Saturday in reply to the card published by "One of the Appraisers" stating that the price paid was $3,900. Although Mr I Stewart was kind enough to refrain from denouncing The Enquirer for misrepresenting him as to this particular matter, intentionally or otherwise. it is clearly up to us to make some further observations. Here is a clean cut contradiction. "One of the Appraisers" contradicts Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Stewart is confined to one ot three courses. He must admit that he said what he is reported to have said, or contradict "One of the Appraisers," or deny that he said what he was reported to have said. The fact in the case being a matter of public official record, it was not expedient to contradict "One of the Appraisers." If the idea of a frank admission and OnnlAfVI' fAAAtttA/1 i * upvivb? ICVCOCU t"ll.>iuciauuu, 11 was evidently abandoned in favor of the expedient of denying the published statement. The course pursued therefore, throws the matter back on the poor newspaper, and it is up to us to clear our skirts as best we may. The publication of the card of "One of the Appraisers" gave us the first notice we had of any possible question, but we were not slow to see from that card that the matter would come back to The Enquirer. It did not occur to us to deny that we had quoted Mr. Stewart as saying exactly $3,000, for among other things our statement had become a matter of public record. It did oc tui iu men pussiuiy \\r iingm ui" mistaken and if we were, we owed it to ourselves, Mr. Stewart and the Ogden people to set the matter right; hut at the same time we were not unmindful of the fact that if we were correct in the first instance, we must stand to it for the same reasons. And again, the people who heard the original statement would not permit us to change the true record, "not even for the purpose of keeping down a disagreement in the delegation." And so we began to make some inquiries. Mr. J. K. Scoggins, a newspaper man of experience and a high toned gentleman, born and reared in the Ogden neighborhood, was present at the meeting representing the Rock Hill papers, and was in Yorkville after the publication of the communication from "One of the Appraisers." We asked him his recollection of what Mr. Stewart said and he said that there was no question of the fact that Mr. Stewart said "$3,00t?," without any qualifications. Mr. W. S. Percival, another thoroughly trustworthy citizen of Ogden, the gentleman on whose premises the speaking was held, and who heard Mr. Stewart speak, was in hock hiii nisi r>aiuruay, ami nearu Mr. Stewart speak again. After the speaking, the editor of The Enquirer asked Mr. Percival as to his recollection as to what Mr. Stewart said at Ogden. Mr. Percival replied very positive!- that there was no question of the fact that Mr. Stewart had said I "$3,000," without any qualifications. Also, we have been advised that Mr. tewait had made the same statement at New Zion on the Saturday previous. Our information Is that he did not refer to the matter again after the pub lication uf our synopsis of his Ogden speech, until lie reached Rock Hill. We are informed that he left it out at Tirzah, Bethany, Clover. Forest Hill, d Fort Mill. That he should feel compelled to refer to it again at Rock Hill was very natural. The people there who know the facts as to the alleged sacrifice, would feel entitled to some further explanation. So much for testimony and circumstances. Now for a little logic. If there was any other purpose in the New Zion am' Ogden story than to prove present loy' {fine thfl nllpprp^ illlj HI H IIIIUIUJI IIVT VII.IIIB I..V sacrifices of fifteen years ago, what was it? If it were a fact that a $3,900 home was sold for $3,000 we can appreciate the idea of sacrifice. If the statement had been "nearly $4,000," we could have seen in it a strong desire "or reasonable accuracy, to say the least: but the expression of "something over $3,000," in describing an amount that was so close to $4,000 does noi impress us as suggesting accuracy, and neither would we take it as emphasizing the idea of sacrifice, because it might so easily be stretched to convey tne iaea mai me amoum received was close to the $10,000 that the property is alleged to be worth now. But after all, we do not feel called upon to vindicate the correctness of our report. We reported Mr. Stewart as we heard him, and we believe we heard him correctly. This we leave to Mr. Stewart and the people of New Zion and Ogden. TELEPHONE FRANCHISE. Editor of The Yorkville Enquirer, During several days past, representatives of the Piedmont or Bell Telephone company have been having private conferences with the town council with reference to securing a twenty-five year franchise for that company in Yorkville. I am reliably informed that a majority of the council has practically | agreed to give to this corporation this valunhlo frnnohise for the sum of one dollar, arid submit to the cutting off of a part of the present connections, Under the proposition, the telephone company is to be allowed to increase its rental charges. There was a tie vote on one scale of advanced rates, and the mayor decided the tie against the town in favor of the rich corporation. About three years back this company tried to work the same game, but was baffled by the citizens in a public meeting, and several members of this council have been requested to call a public meeting of the citizens before disposing of this valuable franchise. Is this council true to tne interest of the town or is it trying to subserve the interest of this rich corporation? As a citizen, a tax payer; and business man, I protest against the giving away of this valuable franchise. G. H. O'Leahy. Yorkville, S. C., Aug. 18. 1908. MERE-MENTION. Mrs. Alice L. Webb, divorced wife of Brodie L. Duke, the millionaire tobacco manufacturer, was convicted in a Chicago court last week on a charge of passing a worthless check. . . . ... A great reform wave has struck Atlantic City, N. J., and vice of all kinds Is being put to rout. The reform wave is the result of a war between politicians In the recent general elec lion in Cuba there were 265,955 votes cast out of 491,096 names on the registration books Investigations in New York have brought to light the fact that there have been hundreds of wives deserted by their husbands in that city, since the beginning of the business depression last fall The national convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of America, in session at New Haven, Conn., last vveek reported 100,000 active members The American Agriculturist predicts that the 1908 corn crop of the United States will total 2,850,000,000 bushels, 10 per cent greater than that of last year The bubonic plague is still raging in Venezuela, and but little effort is being made to fight the disease W. S. Taylor, formerly governor of Kentucky, and for several years a fugitive from that state, will it is said, return to Kentuckv and stand trial on a charge of complicity in the murder of Governor Goebel The legislature of Texas, which meets in January, is pledged to submit a prohibition amendment to the constitution to be voted on at a special election in 1909. The department of agriculture has given out a statement to the effect that "Alaska" wheat, which Is being widely exploited as a producer, is poor in quality and not as productive as Is ?laimed by its promoters At Tsaritsyn, Russia, there have been 125 cases of cholera and 150 deaths since the outbreak of the disease. The river Volga is infected The 1908 Kansas wheat crop is estimated at S5,000.000 bushels A mule died near Anderson, Ind., Friday, from an unknown cause. A post-mortem examination developed the fact that the animal had two hearts...?The New York Press says: "President Roosevelt has ordered the nomination of Hughes for governor." The Republican politicians of the state, opposed to Hughes were depending on the influence of Roosevelt to help their schemes. Mr. Roosevelt saw that the schemes of the politicians were not feasible as the people were with Governor Hughes Ira D. San key, famous throughout the world as an evangelist and^ hymn writer, died at his home in urooKiyn, .\. i., xnurs'lay night William J. Connors, Democratic state chairman of New Vork, savs the Democrats will carry that state in the November elections. A gigantic balloon exploded on the grounds of the Franco-British exposition in London. Friday, killing one woman and seriously burning a dozen or more Norman Fogle, <-hief of the savings department of the First National bank of Wilkesbarre. pa., is under arrest on a charge of embezzling $6,000 of the bank's funds. Fogle's downfall was due to an automobile on a salary of $1,200 a year, At Amsden, Vt., on September 26, a man named Moote will begin a week's wood chopping contest to decide a bet involving $10,000 that he -an chop, split and pile five cords of oonh /lotr fnr civ flflVS ... \ 11 No. 4. the largest of the five mills owned by the Odell Manufacturing company at Concord, X. C., was destroyed by fire Saturday, entailing a 'oss of half a million dollars... .Win. E. Annis. a New York publisher, was shot to death at Bayside, L. I? Saturday by Capt. Peter C. Haines, Jr., U. S. A., on account of improper relations with the latter's wife.... Eighteen suits, aggregating $750,000, have been filed against the owners of the Darr coal mine in Westmoreland county. Pa., for damages growing out of the accident there In 1907, by which a number of lives were lost.... Frustrated in an attempt to rob the home of a wealthy woman at Media, Pa., Friday, and pursued by a mob bent on lynching him, Moses Spencer, a negro, committed suicide by blowing out his brains John Richards, accused of murdering his rival in love. Maurice K. Frances in Floyd county, Va.. was acquitted Friday at Roanoke after being tried five times. He was convicted and sentenced to be hanged once; there were three mistrials. Paul Mauser, the German inventor of the famous Mauser rifle, has invented a new gun which carries twenty-live cartridges at one loading and loads itself automatically on firing. . . .Women's clubs throughout the west are starting a movement to raise funds for the Bryan campaign, by means of dances, ice cream festivals. pink teas, etc A mob of 300 men made an unsuccessful attempt to get two negroes, charged with assault, from the jail at Portsmouth. Va.. early Saturday morning. The mob was stood off by the sheriff and ten men until the arrival of the fire department, which played water on the mob, putting it to rout A negro rapist made his escape from a mob near Pensacola, Fla., Friday by swimming the Hlackwater river, but was captured by the sheriff of the adjoining county. Had he been captured by the mob he would have been burned to death A young Italian woman shot her husband to death Saturday after he had demanded that she support him at the cost of her honor. . . . Pandits held up a Northern Pacific train at Trent. Wash., Friday night and made their escape. It is not known how much they secured. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. R. M. Wallace, Chairman?Gives notice of appointments of times and places at which the registration board will attend in York county. Mrs. J. M. Ferguson, Manager?Announces the production of "The Deacon," a comedy drama, at the court house, Friday night for the benefit of Presbyterian and Methodist church funds. First National Pank?Explains the desirable features of its certificates of deposit as a means of investment. They pay 4 per cent. Yorkville B. &. M. Co.?Invite good dressers to see the fall and winter samples of the Strouse Bros., highart tailors, at its store on August 26th and 27th. New line of hats for men. J. L. Williams & Co.?Say that the J. E. Tilt is the best shoe built out of leather for J3.50. J. E. Poag. Broker?Tells you that the earth moves and he wants to cut a slice to suit your taste as it turps. * ? ? 1 ~ L<Oan ana J^hviiiks dhiih iv.cinai iv.-> that it is a pood thing to have a a bank account simply as a matter of convenience. R. B. Davidson Co.?Again reminds you of Farrand organs and pianos, of which it has a carload. J. C. Wilborn?Offers a gasoline engine. gin and press for sale. See the 79 acre farm at Tlrzah. Palace Theatre?Publishes programme of moving pictures for this week; the picture for tonight Is "The James Boys in Missouri." Thomson Co.?Calls special attention to a lot of 25c cotton serge plaids at 10c yard. German China at 10c. Get your name on your precinct club roll. Cotton is opening rapidly in various sections of the county. The first bale will be ready for the market soon. The Clover baseball team is at Winnsboro this week, playing a series >f three games with the team of that town. If x/onr name is not on the Democrat ic club roll on or before August 20, you will not be allowed to vote in the primary. This is the first issue of The Enquirer printed on the new press referred to in our issue of last Friday. Our friends have all along1 been kind enough to praise the mechanical .appearance of The Enquirer. We have no hesitation in promising that this will be better than ever from now on. Voters may register in Yorkville until Monday. August 21. Between that date and the first Monday in October, there will be no further opportunity except during the round of the townships j to be made in September as advertised in another column. Everybody who can oossibly do so should register in Yorkville between this date and September 1. We have knowi some of our contemporaries and others, from time to i time to undertake to throw off on Mr. Schwrar, of the Rock Hill Record on the ground that he is a "Yankee." The only object we can see to such flings is that those who make them seem to think that the people they make them to have no more sense than to be prejudiced thereby. As a matter of fact, Mr. Schwrar was born and raised in the south, and the only foundation for calling him a Yankee is based on the circumstance of his having published a newspaper in Pennsylvania for six vears. But all this is of no consequence. True manhood and loyalty to high principles are of more consequence than geography of birthplace. There is no monopoly or them eitner north or south. We have known Mr. Schwarar to be rather far afield at times, because of unfamiliarity with local history and traditions, and that is something that is liable to happen to any newcomer, whether he hails from Maine or Texas; but we have never yet known this gentleman to try to maintain even a doubtful position, after he has been accurately Informed as to the facts. In the death of Rev. W. C. Ewart. the people of Yorkville have sustained a loss, the extent of which seems beyond measurement. Coming here a stranger four and a half years ago, Mr. Ewart at once began to grow not only upon his particular congregation; but upon the town and the surrounding community. As time revealed the beauties of his character, all began to appreciate him not only as a most lovable pastor and able preacher, but as the highest type of a Christian gentleman. By his conduct in his dally walks he unconsciously attracted the confidence, love and esteem of all with whom he came in contact. There is tnis morning, i nave Degun to wonaer whetlier I got the same paper as the others got. I have seen in my paper from time to time some pretty hard things that Mr. Stewart has had to say about The Enquirer, but I have never noticed that The Enquirer has had anything to say that was especially abusive of Mr. Stewart." THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. Yesterday's developments in the speculative cotton market were sum- ' marized in a New York dispatch of ' last night as follows: After a very irregular early and middle session to- : day the cotton market became very firm on a renewal of strong Wall Street bull support and covering, with the close firm at a net advance of 5 to 18 points. Sales were estimated at 1 175,00 bales. The market opened firm, the tea- ' ture on the call being the sensational fluctuations in August, the first sale of : WHICH wus ill iir.?d, uic aecwuu m jv.ou and the third at 10.48, or 48 points net higher. The rest of the list opened 5 to 18 points higher in sympathy with the August advance, better cables than expected, and continued talk i of drought in parts of Texas. Only , 400 bales of August were bought on ' the advance, and right after the call ' that position broke to 9.98, on sales i of about 500 bales. I This affected the late months and , with local bears inclined to take the aggressive as soon as the August bulge 1 was over, the market weakened sharply with October selling off from 9.32 i to 9.14 during the early afternoon, or 1 about 10 points net lower. At this ] level there was a renewal of active I Wall street bull support and the mar- ( ket became very firm in the late 1 trading with October advancing to ( 9.42, a new high level for the day and i 4 2 points above the low level of last t week. The close was within a point t or two of the best on active months, j with August closing at 10.10 bid. Private advices of dry weather and crop < conditions as a rule are considered i very favorable. There is talk of cot- i ton coming here from Galveston for f delivery on August contracts. f Receipts at the ports today 4,817 t bales against 3,963 last week, and 1,- e 361 last year. For the week estimat- t ed 40,000 bales, against 24,037 last s hut little to be risked in the statement that no man who ever lived in the town reached a higher position in the regard of all the people, irrespective of social or business position, or of denominational affiliation. He was as Christ told his disciples to be. as wise as a serpent and as harmless as a dove. He preached the gospel fearlessly, with inspiration, power and effect, and concerned himself with little if anything else than his duty to his God and his fellow man. People are asking why such a man should be cut down in the full bloom of :s usefulness; but there can be no answer save that which this great and good man himself would have given, "God doeth all things for the best." The removal of Mr. Ewart leaves a distressing void in his family, in his congregation and in the community, and all are united in the deepest sorrow. TWP RAMP PAPPR "Have you been sending me the same paper that you have been sending the other people?" asked a wellknown Bethesda township farmer of the editor of The Enquirer in Rock Hill last Saturday. The editor was not a little surprised at the question, but after assuring the gentleman that the same paper went out to all subscribers, asked him the reason of his question. "Well. I have been taking the paper about fifteen or twenty years, during which time I have read every issue, and when I read not long ago that Mr. Stewart had said that The Enquirer had always been his political enemy, and since hearing him on the same line week, and 10.98 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 810 bales, against 816 last year, and at Houston 4.033 against 1,148 last year. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? A number-of people living along the sewer lines who had expected to connect from lower floors are disappointed to And that they will be unable, to connect only from upper floors. In many instances along Main street the sewer is above the floors of the adjoining basements, cellars, etc. Still it is being talked that everybody is to be forced to connect. '? There was a blaze at the transformer house of the Neely Mill last Sunday afternoon, caused by lightning, It is thought. When discovered, the transformer house was In flames, and because of the tremendous current from the power plant there was danger in approaching the place. Mr. Jonas, the machinst, took the risk of shutting off the current with a long stick from the outside, and the mill fire squad extinguished the flames before the arrival of the town department. The operations of the town department were obstructed because of the torn up streets. The loss was close to $250. ? The protracted meeting at the Baptist church continues with the interest on the increase. Mr. Wright's physical condition is much improved and he is presenting gospel truths in an unusually strong and forceful manner. The pastors of the Methodist and Presbvterian churches recalled their appointments for Sunday morning and their congregations as weil as a goodly number of the members of the Associate Reformed church attended services at the Baptist church. There have already been a number of additions to the church and it is believed that there will be many others. The meeting will continue during the remainder of the week and through Sunday and probably longer. Services each day at 10.00 a. m. and 8.00 p. m. ? Mr. John A. Shurley and Miss Leon White, two popular young people of Yorkville, had quite an unpleasant experience last Friday night as the result of a fall into a pit that had been excavated for a manhole for the unfinished sewer. They were driving to a parry at mr. jonn ?. oanuuers, nic night was very dark and because there was no lantern to be seen, it was presumed that the way was safe. The horse suddenly went down, and the buggy after it. The pit was divided into two compartments by timbers put in to prevent caving. The horse went down on one side and Mr. Shurley and Miss White in the other with the buggy on top of them. Help came promptly and a rescue was quickly effected. Both Mr. Shurley and Miss White were more or less painfully bruised. The horse was also somewhat bruised. There seems to be no question of the fact that the accident was due to the absence of the lanterns that should have been there. The superintendent of the construction work says that the lantern had been promptly placed, but that it was stolen. He has been losing a number of lanterns the same way. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mabel Berry Is visiting friends in Charlotte. Mr. D. J. Mitchell left this morning for the mountains of N. C. on a business trip. Mr. William Betts of Lesslie, is visiting his father, Mr. J. W. Betts on R. F. D. No. 3. Mrs. John (J. Barnwell is visiting relitives and friends at Boykin. Mrs. Pelham Morrow of Oastonia, is in Yorkville on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. D. T. Woods. Miss Cora Gregory of Spartanburg, is visiting Miss Amanda Wilkerson on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 1. Mr. and Mrs. W. Mason McConnell and children are spending a few days with friends and relatives in Fairfield oounty. T?? T T aoo onnnm tvonlnrl Kv 1T11 r?, u. u. iuuoo, auvunipuiiivu MJ her two children, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Ford, at Dallas, N. C. Mr. Geo. H. O'Leary returned home a few days ago from Sparkling Catawba Springs, thoroughly pleased with his stay at that resort. Mrs. Clarence Bennett and two daughters, Misses Mattie Lee and Ruth of Williston, are spending sometime with the family of Mr. A. Cody. Miss Mabel Gaines returned to her home in Rock Hill this morning after spending several days in Yorkville, the guest of Miss Mary Eunice Grist. Mrs. Andy Jackson, Mrs. Thomas Jackson and children, and Misses Mary and Wilmoth Jackson, are spending two weeks at the White Diamond Lithla Springs. Dr. Lee Hart, contract surgeon, U. S. A., stationed at Washington barracks, District of Columbia, is in Yorkville on a ten days' visit to Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart. Mr. Springs Moore, a well known young man of the Delphos neighborhood, had his arm broken last night as the result of being thrown from a horse while on his way home from church. Mr. J. M. Carothers, a native.- of York county, but since 1871 a resident of Mississippi, arrived in Yorkville last Saturday on a visit to relatives and friends. Mr. Carothers is a son of the late Rev. W. W. Carothers, at one time pastor of Beth-Shiloh church and who also taught in the old brick academy that stood at the intersection of Main and Charlotte streets, Yorkville. His mother is still living in Mississippi, at the age of 83 years. Mr. Sam L. Steele, for the past two years with the Star Drug Store as prescription clerk and salesman, left Sunday for Greensboro, N. C., where he will pursue a special course of study in pharmacy. Dr. L. O. Johnson of Lake City, has taken the position made vacant by the departure of Dr. Steele, 13 13 V.IIcXI IUIIC V/UOC1 t VI . nt>. ?v. IV. Miller, pastor of the First United Presbyterian church of Putler, Pa., will fill the pulpit of the Sardis A. K. P. church during the remaining Sundays of August for his father. Rev. R. G. Miller, D. D., who has been forced to lay aside the active duties of the ministry on acount of illness. He has not been able to preach since May and his physicians advise him to give up the work for the present with a view to permanent restoration to health. Miss Frances Parish, formerly of Yorkville, now of New York, is on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Laura E. Parish in Yorkville. During the last two years of her stay in Yorkville, Miss Parish assisted in the editorial work of The Enquirer, and for more than a year past she has held similar positions in New York. She has won considerable promotion. She is now connected with the editorial department of the Cosmopolitan magazine, pnd is making splendid progress up the ladder of literary importance. During her connection with The Enquirer, Miss Parish was recognized as a young lady of unusually fine educational equipment and native ability, and it is no surprise to her fellow workers on Tne Enquirer inai sue nas oeen meeting with such gratifying success. She expects to remain in Yorkville about three weeks. DROWNED IN THE CATAWBA. In his efforts to save Miller Strong, tie young son of Dr. ami Mrs. C. M. Srong of this city, from drowning, Mr. Fred Alexander lost his life in the swift current of the Catawba river yesterday afternoon at .1 o'clock, says the Charlotte Observer, of yesterday. A small party, consisting of the Misses Ouy, of Chester, S. C.; Mrs. Dr. C. M. Strong, Misses Hob and John Miller ami Messrs. Miner ninuig, n.uy Lee and Fred Alexander, were outing 1 m the Catawba yesterday, the two last named young men having gone town from the city at noon. Shortly ifter dinner they went down below he dam about one-quarter of a mile, aking with them young Strong to enjoy the water. They had been in the water only a ;hort while when the lad waded too I 'ar into the water and was seemingly n a hazardous position. Mr. Alexander i ceeing that he was in imminent danger of drowning, immediately went . oward him and was himself envelop- ! d by the water. It happened that he boy caught a snag anrl saved him-| ;elf until Mr. Lee could reach out his | hand to bring him back to safety. In the meantime Mr. Alexander had gone down to the bottom. The depth of the water at the place where they were swimming is problematical. Being only a short distance below the dam the water at this point is exceedingly swift and the bed of the river is uneven. The party probably slipped unknowingly into a depth upon which they had not speculated. As soon as notification could be sent to the officials of the Southern Power company at the dam, a search for the body of the young man began. The local officials were notified and they ordered that the Rock HM1 station be shut down and that all power be supplied through the Great Falls station some miles below. This course was taken in order to drain the river as much as possible for the search. A great crowd gathered and j Kncran tcxllniio vvnrlf At sundown I a message came to friends in the city that no trace of the body had at that time been found and it looked as if the search would necessarily prolong itself into the night. Later came the tidings of the finding of the body of the young man a short distance below the dam. The recovery was made about 6 o'clock. The remains were then taken to the home of Mr. Alexander. The party was expected to arrive there at 1 o'clock this morning. At midnight arrangements for the funeral had not been made, but it was supposed that this would be held some time today. Tntimate friends of the young man declared after being informed of the tragedy that he was a very poor swimmer. They took the view that he would have ventured Into deep water only in the event that he could be of J service in saving a friend, which was precisely the case. Mr. Lee, who was with him all the while, is a much better swimmer, but Mr. Alexander went v>nv>f,nri hf? nirt in his attemDt to res- I ^ue Miller Strong from his threaten-j ing death. Mr. Pharr Alexander, who lives on the Providence road, Is the father of the drowned man. He spent yester-1 day in the city, together with two of his younger boys. When the sad tidings came of the unfortunate end of his son, friends made an effort to get Mr. Alexander to his home before In-J 'orming him of the tragedy. He left the city with Mr. Walter S. Pharr about r? o'clock and arrangements vere made to notify him and Mrs. Alexander after he had reached his J home. Poth the younger boys werel notified and a daughter, Miss Ola Alexander. heard the news from a stranger as he entered the store of the Stone-Parringer company, where she is employed. She immediately put on her hat and left the store. Mr. Alexander was one of the most nrominent young men of the Sharon neighborhood, in which he was born and reared. He was aged about 22 year3, and had been a student at the Vgricultural and Mechanical college 'n Raleigh. Later he spent some of v??o fimo with the Southern Power "ompany, but was not employed by this concern at the time of his death. He is well known in the city, where he generally spent the summer months engaged in various duties. The terrible intelligence of his untimely end spread with great rapidity over the ' ity, many of his friends from the country being here yesterday. Universal sorrow was expressed as well as sympathy for the stricken family. REV. W. C. EWART DEAD. Rev. W. C. Ewart, pastor of the Associate Reformed church of Yorkville, died at his home on Wright avenue, in this place yesterday evening at 7 o clock, after an illness of about five days; His death was the result of a complication of disorders, aggravated by an attack of thermic fever or sunstroke. Having been granted a vacation by his congregation during the latter part of July, Mr. Ewart determined to. spend the greater part of it in Gospel study at North field, Mass. He was not in good condition physically; but hoped to be benefitted by the rest and recreation promised at Northfleld. Not experiencing any improvement, however, he started home. He fainted In New York, and after he had recovered somewhat, was accompanied by a .o r?n.fnnio ivhprfl ho was met I I R'llU c?/ uaowi.iu, ?? ..w.w -? last Friday by Mrs. Ewart and Dr. R. A. Rratton and brought home the same evening. When he reached Yorkville, Mr. Ewart was still conscious, but his condition was desperate. The doctor was able to revive him somewhat temporarily and he was rather more comfortable during Friday night, but on Saturday evening he had a sinking spell that foreshadowed the end. The symptoms seemed more hopeful Sunday morning; but the patient's temperature continued to rise and fall between 101 and 106 degrees, and although Drs. Rratton and Rarron remained with him continuously, exhausting all the resources of medical skill and learning, the end came as stated. During his desperate illness, Mr. Ewart went through intervals of tinconsciousness, but at all times while conscious he was entirely rational. He seemed to have felt from the first that he was going to die; but at no time did he evidence the slightest concern on his own account. Because of the nature of the disease he was able to speak only with difficulty; but he arranged his affairs and took his leave of his loved ones with no sign of doubt, fear or agitation. He died as he had lived, a perfect Christian in whose soul there was no room for any question of the Master's will. William Cameron Ewart was born at Huntersville, N. C., on September 19. 1S64. He was the son of Robert Knox Ewart and Nancy Ann Beard. He was educated in the common schools of his neighborhood, at Erskine college and in the seminary at Due West. He joined the First Presbytery of the Associate Reformed Synod of the South before his graduation from the seminary, and. was licensed to preach at Charlotte, N. Ci, in April, 1892. He was ordained and installed pastor of Edgmoor and Shiloh in 1892, and was pastor or muse uuuruies uum 189G, when he gave up Edgmoor and accepted a call for half his time at Lancaster. After several years at Lancaster, he went to Abbeville, and after remaining there about two years, accepted an urgent call to Yorkville, being installed as pastor of the church at this place in January, 1904. During his residence in Yorkville, Mr. Ewart greatly endeared himself to his immediate congregation, to the congregations of other denominations and to the people of the community and surrounding country generally. His congregation grew and prospered until the membership of his church was more than doubled, and the love, respect and esteem in which he was held by all and the extent to which he commanded the complete confidence of the community were things that were known and felt by all. All". WU? IHICt" IllitlliCU, IIIO first time in July. 1902, to Miss Lucia \V. Reid of Stoneville, S. C'.. and the second time to Miss Rachel Alice Ross, daughter of the late Dr. R. A. Ross, whose memory is held in such high esteem in the Associate Reformed church. As the result of the first marriage there were four children, three (laughters and one son, Misses Marilla. Lucia Reid and Sophy, and Master rames Knox. Besides these four children, Mr. Ewart is survived by his wife, and his mother, Mrs Barnett. The funeral is take place from the Associate Reformed church this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock. The order of exercises has been arranged as follows: To preside?Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway. Invocation?Rev. Dr. Galloway. Singing 91st Psalm. Scriptural Reading?15th chapter of 1st Cor. Addresses by local ministers?Revs. E. E. Gillespie, II. J. Cauthen, I. G. Murray. Address by representative of congregation?Hon. J. S. Price. Address by visiting ministers?Revs. I. S. Grier. J. L. Gates, R. M. Steven- i ?on. A. S. Rogers. Song?Psalm 5r>. Prayer?Rev. R. M. Stevenson. Benediction at grave. THE COUNTY CANVASS. ' The county campaign party was at Fort Mill last Friday and at Rock Hill on Saturday. Today's meeting is to be at Piedmont and tomorrow's meeting at Hickory Grove. The party will be at Blairsville Thursday, and McConnellsvllle Friday, and the canvass will wind up at Yorkville next Saturday. The election will take place next Tuesday. It was not practicable to get a report of the Fort Mill meeting In the last issue of The Enquirer without holding the paper back until after the usual publication hour, and as there was nothing to Indicate justification for anything of the kind, the matter was not considered. There were reasons for assuming that there might be some developments out of the usual order at Rock Hill, and The Enquirer had a special representative at that piace last ouiuruay. From a number of candidates who were present, our representative learned that the Fort Mill meeting was a very pleasant one. As they always do on such occasions, the Fort Mill people extended the splendid hospitality of their town to the candidates, treating them all as honored guests. And there was some good humored fun in the meeting that was very much enjoyed by all present, especially because of a joshing tilt between Messrs. Wilson and Hollis and a well timed shot from Mr. Hughes. During his speech, Mr. Wilson digressed somewhat to take a fall out of Mr. Hollis because of the latter's having given up farming for the law. As the reporter gathered the story, Mr. Wilson made it appear that Mr. Hollis had given some of his lrlends as a reason for quitting the farm something like this: "Why one summer when I found myself plowing in corn as high as my head, I came to the conclusion that this would never do, and I was seized with an inspiration to get an education. So I just left my plow stock in the corn row and started out to get an education." Mr. Wilson thought that a man who could raise corn high as Mr. Hollis's head, (Mr. Hollis being something over six feet) gave promise of being too good a farmer to be lost to the business, and that he had made a mistake in leaving the corn field. It looked like the spoiling of a good farmer for a serious uncertainty. The audience enjoyed the joke very much, and it was clearly up to Mr. Hollis, wiiu was to cuiue aiierwara iu n;uiiiate. When his turn came, he admitted that he did not like to plow in corn over his head, and while he did not know nearly all there was to be known about farming, he believed that notwithstanding that Mr. Wilson was the manager of thirty-four places, he could give him cards and spades and beat him. "Why, I'll bet you, Mr. Wilson does not know the difference between a straight shovel and a twister, and I don't believe he knows how to tie a hamestring. And why he stands here advocating the repeal of the lien law is something I cannot understand. If he should go on his own resources tomorrow, the very first thing he would do, would be to hunt up some merchant and ask him to run him on a lien next year. And don't any of you people rent him your land. If he would farm It all, he would farm it Into Catawba river, and the next year it would be so poor you couldn't raise a disturbance on It." The crovd was very hilarious over all these hits, and everything was in a good humor. While Mr. Hughes was speaking, a spectator in the back part of the hall who was leaning too far back ir. his chair, turned over with a loud crash. People turned to see what was the matter, and when it was evident that nobody was hurt, Mr. Hughes said: "I didn't know I was speaking quite hard enough to knock a man over, i will have to draw In a bit" This brought another round of laughter. The only other speaker among the candidates for supervisor is Mr. Geo. L. Suggs. He is an earnest advocate of better roads and bridges, and from every stump he explains his plan for improvement by means of bonds to be voted by townships. As to whether his ideas are meeting with approval or not, there is no question of the fact that he is contributing to general discussion. After the meeting, the candidates went about among the people of Fort Mill and had a first-class time. The Fort Mill people enjoyed the day and so did the candidates. There were more voters at the Rock Hill meeting last Saturday than at any other meeting of the campaign. The meeting was held in Friedheim's hall, which is considerably larger than the court house auditorium, and the hall was filled to its capacity, mostly with voters. Mr. W. J. Cherry presided, and the exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. W. A. Beckham. The proceedings generally were about the same as at other meetings, the special features being applause for Mr. Stew" CJlAtifnwf'o /?1n irrt f Kft Vl A ill i, tinu mi. oicnan o tiaim mai nc did not say what he was reported to have said at Ogden about selling his house to Wintbmp for $3,000. He claimed that he said "over three thousand dollars." Dr. Saye was the first speaker of the morning and made practically the same speech he has been making- except that he more effectively pressed home some of his points. He wanted it understood that he was not a time serving politician, trying to cr.tch votes that would contribute to his political ascendency. He had made mistakes, no doubt; but his mistakes were all the result of honest endeavor to promote the best interest of his people, regardless of the personal consequences to himself. He was before the people now not as a seeker of political honor, but at the request of numerous representative citizens from various parts of the county, and he i was asking support, not on the demer- ; its or shortcomings of any man or institution; but upon his own record as a public servant and private citizen. His private character and public record were open to investigation. With | reference to the road law, which he had introduced In compliance with the wishes of his constituents as voiced in the resolutions of the Farmers' Union, ; he had done the best he could under the peculiar circumstances. The law i is not perfect: but he is willing to take i all the blame for its imperfections and 1 allow others to take credit for all the I good in it. He believed however, he I could amend it so as to fulfill every < reasonable requirement. He called at- | tention to the fact that at the begin- i ning of the campaign, he was the only good roads candidate in the bunch, i but now his opponent for the senate i and other candidates are trying to i arnu'H lilm riff hl? nvvn nljitfnrm T-Ta i had heard no objection to the road law until after he had come out for the senate and In view of developments, including the virtual endorsement of his road law by certain other candidates, he was confirmed in the conclusion that there was something else behind the whole business. Just what it was he was not prepared to say; but he felt sure that all was not plain. After discussing the road law in Its various phases, admitting the justice >f some of the criticisms that had been made and exposing the emptiness of ithers, he referred to the fact that the opposition is trying to make it appear 1 that he is an enemy of the poor man. 1 This he claimed was most unjust. "I i have been poor myself, and I can nev- I er forget the past. I do not want to t forget it. I am willing to measure arms ( with anv man in my sympathy for the 1 poor. Go ask my people if there has s ever yet been a night so dark, so cold i <t- rainy, that I would refuse to an- s swer the call of the poor, and that c whether it was money or no money, r He insists that this law in which there t ire no exemptions and which taxes a property and muscle alike, is the most \ just law to the poor man that has ever t heen enacted. He said that he hnrl cut c against his character, and denounced the insinuation as false. He neglected ^ to pull the string and the cheerers failed to cheer. He went on to say that his whole life had been before the people of York county and if anybody could point out a single dishonest act he had ever committed, he would withdraw from the race. RefeiTing to the communication by "One of the Appraisers," published first in the Rock Hill Record and reproduced in The Enquirer, Mr. Stewart said: "I did not say at Ogden that I got evactly three thousand dollars for my house. I said A I got something over three thousand m dollars." He went on to claim that the ^ amount he got was not a big price and that he did make considerable sacrifice, J counting the outbuildings and im- J provements. The big salary that one ^ of the appraisers tried to make it appear that he got as superintendent of construction at Winthrop consisted of $75 a month for himself and horse. He insisted that he had always been a friend of Winthrop, and was still a friend of the institution, and as further proof cited a recent case when the ways and means committee had left off a $3,000 appropriation for Winthrop's water facilities, he learned of the situation and had the item restored to the appropriation bill. It was being circulated that he was carrying candidates other than himself, and this he denounced as false. When he votes he expects to vc;c just as other people * should vote and scratch whom he 1 pleases. He said that if necessary, he would vote $100,000 for the support of the public schools, and in conclusion Qqlfpfl tn hp hv hid nnqf rannrH and promised that If elected he would go down to Columbia and represent York county as intelligently as possible and to the best of his ability. He promised that he would not come back to the people in less than a year asking to be sent back to correct mistakes in bills of his introduction. When he sat down the applause was the same as before. M It was after 12 o'clock by the time Mr. Stewart concluded his remarks and the crowd began -breaking up. Mr. V W. B. Wilson, Jr., was the next speaker, and generally his remarks _ M were about the same as at other places.^ He wanted to sell the state farms and hire the convict;} to the counties at $10 a month each 10 work the roads. With the convicts working for the counties at 510 a month, it would be unnecessary to retain the state farms to maintain the convicts. Certain gentlemen had started reports to the effect that if he should be elected he would oppose appropriations for Wlnthrop. i Such reports were maliciously false. He would do anything he could to de- ' M velop Wlnthrop. After declaring that ^9 he was not in the fight as between Stewart and Saye, or in combination ti with any other candidates, he discuss- 4 ed the Saye law as it stood, pointed I >ut certain provisions that appeared to him as defective, and then took up his bond proposition. He called particu- J lar attention to the fact that no bonds P can be issued except on a vote of the people and explained that the intention of his proposed bill was to provide the means under which bonds jould be issued when the people got ready for them. In the meantime he thought that the Saye law, amended in its objectionable features, would be the very thing. He thought the provision of the Saye law relative to the employment of an engineer was a mistake. It is necessary to have an engineer, but if this matter had been ^ eft to the discretion of the county V joard of commissioners, they could get V ill the engineering work that would be 1 required at $250 a year. The board fl lad not carried out the Saye law in he matter of employing an engineer, md he believed it had made a mistake n what it had done. He said it would :ost $20,000 to survey and profile the oads in a year as required by the Saye aw. He said that under the Saye' aw there would be available only $15 i mile a year and this would give no >etter roads than at present. He said here would be no double taxation unler the Saye law, this year at least. !t was impossible last spring for the supervisor to comply with the requirenent that he furnish the auditor with t list of all the people liable to road luty, and as the capitation tax has lot been levied, it cannot be collected his year. He denied that he, Stewirt, Glasscock, Epps and somebody else vere In a combination to re-establish he dispensary' in York county, and said that if he should be elected, he 4 vould be a party to no such thing. -4 reopie were leaving the hail an the ime Mr. Wilson was speaking, and vhen he concluded another large coningent went off to dinner .leaving Mr. 5. H. Epps, the next speaker to conend against great confusion and to speak to less than a fourth of the >eople who had heard Dr. Saye and dr. Stewart. Mr. Epps told how he had voted to iave every dollar he could, how he had oted to cut the appropriation for the ^ >ureau of the department of immigra ion and agriculture down from $10,000 o $1,000 and how he had voted to abolsh it altogether. He declared himelf as in favor of education, and cited aoMaraa * i Vi r? f Via lioil holnA/V f/-v A? L> C \ lUUIlvC ?> iuu lie H?? li^ipvu \\j UU or his own school at Gold Hill. He ^ lso declared himself a friend of good oads and told how he had hauled >ut the provision for an alternative be- \ tween work and pay, for the reason that experience had shown In jvery t country where it had ever been tried \ that the result was neither labor or t money. In conclusion he said that S while he was glad to put himself at t the disposal of the people he did not s want any man to vote for him except i in the belief that he could give faith- J ful, honest and capable service. Those who did not believe he could do this, s -should vote for his opponent. He sat \ lown amid generous applause. t Mr. W. H. Stewart was the next t speaker and his appearance was greet- t M with applause from different parts i of the house. The applause really s :eenied quite generous: but as It was a related from time to time during his f speech, and sounded about the same a each time. It was natural to conclude r was not the place to discuss a matter of this kind. The place for discussion Is on the hustings before the people, and that Is what he proposed to do. Referring to Dr. Saye's statement that there was something behind the whole thing other than the road law, he said 4 that so far as W. H. Stewart was concerned, there was not. He had been told that there were charges of a combination between Sam Epps, Jim Glasscock, Black Wilson and himself, and so far as he had any information, such charges were false. He was run- ^ ning on his own merits without reference to the candidacy of any of the others. It has been Intimated also that if elected, he would use his influence to secure the re-establishment of the liquor business in York county; but he wanted the people to understand that by no vote of his would the Carey-Cothran law ever be changed so that liquor can be put upon this county without a vote of the people. He did not believe in forcing whisky upon the people without their consent. That was one objection he had to the Saye law. It imposes a two mill tax without the consent of the people, and he was opposed to anything of the kind. If (.lit* IfRIHlitlUlC Ilixs a llglK lu IIU1AKIE a two mill tax, it has the right to impose a ten mill tax, and he objected to the principle of the whole thing. He said the law was impractical, unjust and undemocratic. It was impractical in that it required of the engineer the impossible task of surveying all the roads of the county within a year. He claimed that it was unjust in double taxing residents of Incorporated towns, < and it was undemocratic in that it imposed a tax without the consent of the people who were to be taxed. He read from the law to show that the taxes were levied and collected through the regular county machinery and that residents of incorporated towns were " "H liable the same as others. He said that even if minors had been working the road under the old law, that did not make it right to tax them. Voice: "Nobody works the roads now." Along at this point Mr. Stewart pulled his string by saying he was glad that Mr. Brice and The Enquirer were not behind him, and the people who were there to applaud, applauded. Then Mr. Stewart went on to declare that he was on the defensive as well as the aggressive and he again read the suggestion from The Enquirer to the effect that character and reputation are more important in representatives than platforms or gift of gab. He again construed this as an insinuation that It came from the same people and that most of them were there for that special purpose. Statements to this effect were made openly on the streets and elsewhere after the meeting1. At one time the speaker took occasion to tell his friends that they must not take up too much of his time with applause lest he should not be able to say all he had to say within the limit, and his friend's obediently desisted forthwith. It seemed as if they were there to cheer or keep quiet at the pu:i 01 ine siring. Mr. Stewart wanted It understood at the outset that he was not opposed to good roads. He said he was In favor of good roads and he was in favor of taxing property as well as muscle. He argued that he was not estopped from criticising the Saye law because he had neglected to object to the resolutions 1 adopted by the Democratic convention. Those resolutions were not introduced until the convention was near adjournment and not more than six or seven people had heard them read. Anyhow, he insisted the Democratic convention