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Scraps and #arts.? New Orleans. September 22: Gov. ; E. F. Noel of Mississippi, speaking of the possible growth of night riding in the cotton belt, said today that if necessary he would call on the Federal government for troops to stop such raids. He would first use state troops, Mr. Noel said, and finally seek Federal aid to restrain lawlessness at any cost. He added that he expected night riding to stop without military interference. ? Charlotte Observer; Thursday: Mill men and others interested in the cotton trade are still talking of the threatening letter sent by unknown parties to the manager of the Southern Cotton Oil Ginnery at Shelby last Saturday. The uppermost feature in the public mind just at this time is the question as to whether or not the farmers of Cleveland county had anything to do with the matter. While there is small belief that they did. an Observer man asked Mr. C. C. Moore, former president or tne .\onn Carolina division of the Southern Cotton association, and one of the best posted citizens in the state, as to what he thought about it. Mr. Moore said that he had met with and talked to a great number of farmers within the past several days and that every one without exception had condemned the Shelby affair without reservation. Not one believed that the farmers of Cleveland county had anything to do with it and all expressed themselves in favor of signing resolutions condemning "night-riding." ? Washington. September 22: The International Congress on Tuberculosis opened today, with representatives from practically all civilized countries of the globe in attendance. The congress will continue for three weeks and much good is expected to result from the campaign of education that will be carried on. News comes from the naval hospital at New Fort Lyon, Col., that the use of mercury in the treatment of cases of this dread disease has proved so successful that the medical officers are almost positive it is a cure for the "white plague" in all its many forms. This news comes from Medical Inspector C. T. Hibbett, of the navy, who. in transmitting a paper by Surgeon B. L. Wright on the treatment of tuberculosis by mercury at the naval hospital says: "We are almost convinced that mercury judiciously used is a specific in the treatment of tuberculosis in all of its forms. It should be borne in mind that some of the < cases therein reported were, at the time that mercury treatment was commenced. apparently at death's door and there can be no doubt that their lives were saved." ? Toulon. France. September 22: During gunnery drill today one of the big turret guns on the French armored cruiser LaTouche Treville exploded with terrific violence, completely wrecking the after turret and killing outright the entire gun crew of thirteen. A number of men were seriously injured, some of them probably fatally. The accident was similar to that aboard the gunnery schoolship Couronne off Les Saline d' Hyeres August 12, last, when by the bursting of the breech of the gun six men 1 were killed and eighteen injured, i The drill today had been proceeding for a considerable time, when without warning the whole turret seemed to ' blow out. Dismembered bodies were 1 thrown in all directions and several , of them were hurled into the sea. The spectacle was horrible, the dead and wounded, with shattered arms and legs, littering the decks. A call to quarters was sounded and as , speedily as possible the wounded 1 were cared for. The gun that explod- ' ed was 7.6 inches bore, of which the cruiser carried two. Happening so soon after the accident on the Couronne the explosion today has caused a sensation in navau circles and dnnhtlpss will lead to a rigid inves tigation. The cruiser carries a complement of 370 men. ? Lemans, France, September 22: Owing to a high wind today Wilbur Wright did not attempt a flight in his aeroplane. He had intended trying for the Aero club's $1,000 prize for the longest sail within an irclosure. Wright has almost recovered from the depression that followed the receipt of the news of the injury of his brother, Orville, and the destruction of the latter's machine. He said this accident would make him more careful to thoroughly examine every part of his aeroplape before every flight. Wright is today the lion of France and of the worlcf He is receiving messages of congratulation from all over Europe and America, but Is bearing his new honors with charac- , teristic modesty. "There was nothing marvelous in the performance," Wright said to a group of enthusiastic admirers. "The machine is built on the right principles and as long as it is properly manned, it has got to fly. I could have stayed up another hour or until the petroleum was exhausted but it was getting dark and I thought it best to come down. I am glad for my sake that the flight was such a success, but doubly glad on account of Orville's accident. Many persons thought that when my brother met with his regrettable accident last week that our machines were failures, and that we had been enabled to fly largely through good luck. Well, I think they ought to be convinced now that the aeroplane is all that we have claimed for it, and that the coming machine will be a development along the lines that we have laid down." ? St. Petersburg, September 23: With the death rate mounting steadily and the number of areas of infection multiplying, the cholera situation in St. Petersburg is growing worse from day to day. Between noon Sunday and noon Monday the municipal hospitals reported 380 cases and 155 deaths, compared with 398 cases and 141 deaths in the preceding twentyfour hours. The addition of the statistics from the military and suburban hospitals for this same period of time uu-oiiori thp total to trulv formidable proportions. There are thirty-four cases of policemen alone in the SemJnoffsky military hospitals. Dispatches received from three provinces report 488 new cases and 201 deaths in twenty-four hours. Efforts of the police to stop the sale of liquor and other measures to prevent spread of the scourge have had virtually no effect. The police summarily closed several restaurants that had violated' the order against the sale of spirits and seized the stock of unlicensed dealers, but there was little difficulty in obtaining liquor in an illegal way. The hospital situation has reached a crisis.' The Obuchoff hospital, which is in the centre of one of the worst districts, is turning away patients and the Kalinkin hospital, which was opened September 18, already is full. Two new hospitals will be opened immediately. The government has given the city the use of the dormitories in the Technological Institute and two military barracks for the housing of patients with ordinary illnesses. This will make more room for the cholera cases. The situation is complicated by the presence of many typhoid fever cases. ? Washington, September 23: The census bureau's report shows a total of 4,575,438 running bales of "cotton consumed in the United States during the year ending August 31st last, compared with 4,984,936 for 1907. The total stocks on August 31st, 1908, were 1,233,628, of which 596,432 bales represent manufacturers' stocks and 637,196 in the hands of other holders. The total number of spindles was 27,845,531, compared with 26.939.415 last year. There were 27,399,896 spindles in 1908, which consumed some cotton, and 445,635 were idle throughout the year. The total present spindles are classilied as 22,914,561 ring and 4.930,970 mule. Of the total there were 10,093,960 active spindles and 2,256,613 bales consumed in what are known as the cotton growing states, in which states there were 658.489 bales held on August 31st, of which 118.188 were in manufacturers' hands. The total number of cotton consuming' spindles was 25,811,681 for 1906. The statistics of cotton taken, consumed, and of stock are for all establishments using raw cotton, including cotton mills, woolen mills, hosiery and knit goods establishments, those engaged in the manufacture of mattresses and the like; statistics of cotton consuming spindles Include those which consume cotton only during the year and do not include those which consumed cotton mixed with other fibres. The totals of the table include 6,f?96 bales of foreign cotton in 1908, and 8, 665 in 1907 consumed by manufacturers in the cotton growing- states and 100.866 bales in 1908, and 131.703 bales in 1907 consumed by manufacturers in all other states. The statistics of both domestic and foreign cotton are in running bales, gross weight. The full report. distributing by states detailed statistics and other data regarding the cotton industry in this and other countries will be ready for distribution the latter part of October. The statistics in this report for 1908 are preliminary and subject to slight corrections in the final report. <Thf \lorkvillc (Bnquirrr. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.i ^ 0 FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 25. Ii)08. Mr. Hearst is making it appear that it has all along been the custom of all kinds of politicians to look to Standard Oil for the sinews of war. We are not right sure that there is anything to those stories about "night rider" threats to cotton gins. We are inclined to think that the notices have been posted merely as bluffs and by irresponsible parties. Of course, we are not so foolish as to suppose that there are no people even in this county who are ignorant enough and vicious enough to think that this is the right way to proceed under the circumstances. At the same time, however, we are absolutely sure that the vast majority of the cotton raisers of this County have too much intelligence to sanction anything of this kind. In the first place, they know that no good has ever come from the attempt of one man to infringe on the natural rights of another man, and in the second place they stand for the law for the sake of the law. We are not looking for any serious attempt at night riding in this county. If there is such an attempt, we think the cotton producers will be first to rise up and put it down. We beg leave to call the especial attention of our readers to the "Appeal to Democrats" published in another column. The Democratic national committee is in need of funds. There is no reason to doubt that if it would appeal to the trusts and promise to take care of them, it would get all the money it wanted. But it can take care of the trusts only at the expense of the people and it does not want to win that way. However, the committee needs money to win. That money must be subscribed, if at all. by the people. It is to be used against the trusts for the people. The people of this country are all Democrats. rne vow m mc state is absolutely certain for Democracy. The only other thing our people can do to win is to subscribe their money. Many have already subscribed: but the aggregate amount they have sent forward is but a pittance. They now have an opportunity to show their faith by their works. The Enquirer will take pleasure in acknowledging and forwarding such sums as may be received. There is urgent need that subscriptions go forward at once. We think it high time for the people of South Carolina to demand such changes in the election laws as will make the exhibition of a registration certificate and evidence of having paid all past due taxes, a requisite to voting in the primary election. In this state the so-called primary is the real election. and under the rules of the party, there are virtually no restrictions to voting. Any white man who gets his name on a club roll five days before an election, whether it be put there by him or by some one else for him. has a right to vote. It does not stand to reason that the man who is here today and somewhere else tomorrow, with no fixed place of ahode, no property inter est, present or prospective, can be as deeply interested in the welfare of the country as the man who is permanently located and who bears all the duties, burdens and responsibilities of citizenship. The constitutional provision, that a man cannot be entitled to a registration certificate until he has been a resident of the state for two years and a resident of the county in which he desires to vote for one year, is right and proper, and the general assembly should see to it that this provision is not subverted by party rules. The people are becoming more and more impatient at this condition of affairs with each succeeding election, and it is time that the matter was receiving the most careful consideration. That Mr. Bryan's chances of election to the presidency of the United States m lIK* iMJvniiuer ciei:uuii? nave tusn; improved within the past month, there isn't a shadow of doubt. He has not only gained adherents and admirers in all parts of the country by his own acts and speeches, but many have come out in his support because of circumstances that Mr. Bryan has had little to do with. That the Republican party is alarmed at the way things are going, is plainly shown by the frantic appeals that President Roosevelt is making to the people of the country, regardless of party affiliations, to rally to the support of Mr. Taft. Mr. Roosevelt is rapidly working himself up to a frenzy. The Union League, the leading Republican party organization of Pennsylvania. is making most strenuous appeals to the partisans of that state to rally to the support of the national executive committee by contributing campaign funds to help Mr. Taft along. The league is expecting to raise the modest sum of $900,000, to be largely used in doubtful states. Chairman Andrews of the Pennsylvania state Re-J publican committee, is plastering that state with circular letters in which he tells a story to the effect that Mr. Bryan. while a member of congress in 1893, characterized the laboring men as "public beggars," in this way trying to check Mr, Bryan's growing popularity with the laboring class. As another evidence of Republican hysteria, it is announced that Mr. Roosevelt will make a number of speeches in behalf of Mr. Taft kn a number of the more or less doubtful states of the middle west. A month ago the president "had decided not to take an active part in the campaign." In Ohio the Republican leaders are badly worried over the situation, where a rather unique condition prevails. Heretofore. Ohio has been regarded as a sure Republican state, but this year things look different at this time. A leading Republican of that state is quoted as saying on Monday: "The trend is all for Bryan now. Our campaign managers have let things drift along without doing anything, while the Democrats have been at work, until there is a strong tide of sentiment for Bryan." A story sent out from Cincinnati is to the effect that Senator Foraker believes that h^ is down and out politically, although he will try to be re-elected to the senate, but that in the event of his failure that he will throw all of his influence to the election of John R. McLain. Democrat, rather than see the senatorship go to some other Republican. In other states it is much the same. The Republican party has been taking much for granted; relying on what has been. The depression in business is also working in the interest of Mr. Bryan, hundreds of thousands'of voters figuring it out that the Republican party was in control when the panic came, they are in power yet and the depression is still here, and they nrtrnf. that the election of Mr. Bryan can certainly not make matters any worse, and so it goes. But it is six weeks until the election and millions of votes can be made and unmade before election day settles the question. The present controversy between Mr. Roose1 velt, Mr. Bryan and Mr. Haskell over Standard Oil affiliations is likely to have tremendous effect, one way or the other. What Is the Truth? Although it does not take a good deal of foresight to see that the fast and furious events of the present campaign are pregnant with past and future significance, the pace is a little too rapid for intelligent, present comprehension. As we see it, however, there is no reason why the American people should get excited. On the contrary they want to be as calm and self-possessed as possible. The only thing that they are really concerned in is getting at the truth, and this, if they allow themselves to become unduly excited, they will miss. The charges of Mr. Hearst against Messrs. Foraker and Haskell came in the nature of a bombshell and at the first explosion it looked as if one was hit about as hard as the other, wun the rising of the smoke, however, it appeared that only Foraker had been knocked out. There was nothing against Haskell but an qnsupported charge. Foraker went down ? and out. For that no credit attaches either to him or his party. Unless he can prove his innocence there is no further hope for him. Had there been any tangible proof against Haskell, he would have been taken out of the game just as suddenly and just as effectively. The evident purpose of the statement given out by the president, was to try to recover for his party some of the ground that had been lost through Hearst's demolition of Foraker, and it looked like he would be successful in this. He. no doubt, would have been successful except for Mr. Bryan's telegram. in which the Democratic leader said exactly the right thing at the right time. Because of his high position, if for no other reason, the presumption is that the president of the United States would not even intimate charges that he could not sustain absolutely, and upon the. appearance of his letter in reply to Mr. Bryan Jt looked as if Mr. Haskell had been sent to join Mr. For- [ aker. But within a few hours afterward. it developed that Mr. Haskell is also quite able to take care of himself, and so far as the record goes up to this time, he seems to stand absolutely unscathed. How it will all come out, we cannot predict with certainty; but we hope the truth will be established, let it help or hurt who it will. If Haskell is guilty of dishonest affiliation with Standard Oil, or of trying to evade the truth, we hope the facts will be shown, and If Mr. Roosevelt is grxiilty of having made false accusations, we hope also that he will get what is coming to him. The maintenance of the truth is of more importance to the nation than the triumph of either Mr. Bryan or Mr. Taft, or the ascendency of either the Republican or Democratic party, McLAURIN IN IT TOO. W. R. Hearst Implicates Former Senator With Standard Oil. At the New York state convention of the Independence party in New York city last night. W. R. Hearst turned loose another batch of letters connecting various Democrats and Republican senators with the Standard Oil company. There were some more shots at Treasurer Haskell of the national Democratic executive committee; but the greatest interest of South Carolinians attaches to letters between John D. Archbold and former Senator John L. McDaurin. These letters are as follows. "26 Broadway, Dec. 12, 1901. "My Dear Senator: I have your kind favor of yesterday. We have, of course, noted your recent disagreeable experience with T. with the utmost interest. Think you have done just right in not being goaded by him into doing a foolish thing. "I am greatly Interested in the suggestion of the law practice and will see to it that it is kept in mind, with the hope that something may develop in which I can be of service to you in connection therewith. "With kindest regards, I am. "Very truly yours, "John D. Archbold." "Hon. John I.. McDaurin, Senate Chamber. Washington, D. C." "United States Senate. "Bennettsville. S. C.. May 29. 1902. "Dear Mr. Archbold: I have pushed my fights so vigorously that they have called on Tillman. I met him at Gaffney and beat him at his own game. "I called his bluff and now the fight is for two seats in the senate Instead of one. I can beat Tillman if properly 1 TllPPP jg Tlfl time to lose, however. I enclose my account of both meetings for your information. With kindest regards, I am. "Yours sincerely, "John L.. McLaurin." "26 Broadway. April 21. 1903. "Mr. Frederick L. Eldrldge. First Vice President. Knickerbocker Trust Company. 66 Broadway, City. "Dear Mr. Eldridge: It gives me great pleasure to introduce to you hereby. Senator J. L. McLaurin of South Carolina, who desires to discuss with you some business questions of mutual Interest. I can not speak in too high terms of Senator McLaurin, for whom I bespeak your most kindly consideration. "Very truly yours. " John D. Archbold." The Columbia State called Mr. McLaurin up by long distance telephone at his home at Bennettsvllle shortly after 1 o'clock this morning. He stated that was sprung upon him so suddenly, and just aroused from sleep, he had no recollection of the letters dated at Bennettsville. The letter of introduction to Mr. Eldridge of the Knickerbocker Trust company, he said, was procured with reference to the making of certain financial arrangements in connection with the Birmingham and Brunswick Railroad company, of which he was president at the time. LOCAL AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Campbell & Jackson, Clover?Want you to pay up at once if you owe them on account. National Union Bank?Tells a few things about bank checks and their use, that are not as well known as they should be. J. L. Williams & Co.?Gives a list of good things in cloth that they are selling at 5 cents a yard. Special values in shoes. First National Bank?Wants you to remember ihat its certificates of deposit are just as safe as are bonds, and that they draw 4 per cent interest. J. C. Wilborn?Makes offerings of several tracts of land located in various parts of the county. Four pieces of town property. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Invites you to come and let her make your photograph today, bring the children tflt W \fAt1 Star Drug- store?Tells why Its soda fountain is so popular?pure milk, delicious ice cream, etc. It is in business for your health. Thomson Co.?Calls special attention to dress goods and silks, of which it is showing a large and varied line. York Supply Co.?Can supply you with galvanized iron roofing, V-crimped in assorted lengths, also sticks for same. A few bushels of Appier and R. R. P. seed oats. Loan and Savings Bank?Insists that making a start Is the important thing about building up a savings account. It wants your savings deposits. Strauss-Smith Co.?Talks about hats and caps for men and boys. A word about shoes for men, women &nd children. YorkvMlle Hardware Co.?Is showing a big variety of coal grates and advises you to have yours placed while the weather is warm. Coal stoves, heaters, etc. I. W. Johnson?Has a full assortment of cereals, baking powders, cakes and crackers and three kinds of Heinz's vinegars. Yorkville B. & M. Co.?Thanks the ladies for the success of their suit and cloak opening yesterday. Many orders were taken. York Drug Store?Tells you about remedies for chills, of which it sells several. Y. D. S. chill pills and India cholagogue are especially recommended. J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Tomorrowopens a special sale of which he 'ntends to close out all goods in his clothing department. Other store news of Interest. It is pretty generally conceded that the people are more intelligent and better informed than they have ever been and that they are more independent of the politicians. Of course, it is not to be denied that the politician still exerts a powerful influence over a large proportion of the population, but that influence is certainly waning. COMPLIMENT TO OLD GEORGE.' It is not to be supposed that a Yorkville dealer in meat and fancy groceries could draw trade from away up in Vermont; but at the same time to have a Yorkville advertisement reproduced in a daily newspaper at such a distance purely on account of its ingenious originality, is a" distinct compliment to th5 writer. From the "Wit and Epigram ' column of the Rutland, Vt., Daily Herald of Tuesday, September 22, we clip the following: "A Poetical Butcher." "Don't Beat the Butcher. When you want the best beef in town, phone Sherrer's market. We deliver the meats free, but some of you seem to think the Beef is free also, from the way ?ou let your bills stand. Some folks in town are satisfied if ycu feed their families free, but there are others that keep boarders and want me to furnish stuff free to feed them on. Ain't that the limit? Drink Cracker Jack Coffee, it keeps down all domestic troubles and makes you want to pay your debts. Sold by Old George at the Market. How do you expect me to get grub rr* ^ ?"* /InwAn t V> rno tlmou a /IciV I U 1CCU cX UV?C11 i?n vv ? If nobody works, but Old George And he not get any pay? Yours to serve, Old George, The Butcher.?Advertisement in the Yorkville, S. C., Enquirer." "THE LATE PRIMARY ELECTION." This communication published in the last issue of the Fort Mill Times, under the heading "The Late Primary Election," is not altogether without a certain interest: Editor The Times: Now, that the political cyclone has blown over, I have been surveying the situation for the last few weeks. After making some calculations, I have come to the conclusion that York county has become tired of newspapers trying to run politics. For instance, J. A. Tate and W. H. Stewart were the only candidates who dared "cuss out" The Enquirer and, look at the result, they came in with a whoop, notwithstanding the bad weather on the 25th, when on account of bad weather these gentlemen lost hundreds of votes. Take the Fort Mill box alone, and there were something like one hundred votes that did not come, all for Tate and Stewart. This will serve as a pretty good guide two years hence. We see that our friend Billie Wlndle is still doing business for the county. He was in Yorkville with his boxes of the second primary and it seemed that about nine-tenths of the good people of that city weie glad to see him and shake his hand with congratulations. It was a great pity some of these editors were not there to see with their own eyes. It seems they have had all the rope they wanted. You know it is said if you want to kill a dog, just give him all the rope he wants and he will hang himself. It seems that the Rock Hill Recoid man. we don't know his name, but will call him Swazzlegod. did not need so much, for he broke his neck the first leap. Oh, well. South Carolinians don't care much for these northerners, anyway. Reformer. Gold Hill. Sept. 21. 1908. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Margaret McCorkle, spent Thursday in Gastonia. Miss Agalice Le Sassier of New Orleans. is visiting Mrs. W. B. McCaw. Miss Emma Kennedy left this week for Hardeeville. to resume her school work. Mrs. O. D. Anderson and ehtldren are visiting her mother, Mrs. Williams, in Columbia. Mrs. John B. Bowen and son, of Spartanburg, are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. p. Moore. Mr. R. G. Ratchford of Yorkville No. 3. is spending a few days with Mr. R. S. McConnell at the Catawba dam. Messrs. B. P. Brrron and Howard White, left Wednesday afternoon for the Medical College of Charleston. Miss Kate Padgett of Oastonia, has taken a position with the Yorkville B. & M. Co.. in its millinery department. Mrs. D. E. Jackson of Yorkville R. F. D. No. 6, left Thursday morning on a visit to her son, Mr. W. W. Jackson, at Shelby, N. C. Miss Rita Beard left Wednesday afternoon to enter Columbia college. She was accompanied to Columbia by her mother. Mrs. E. B. Beard. Columbia State: Miss Anna Steele McCaw of Yorkville, is making a visit of a few weeks to her aunt, Mrs. J. P. Knox, on Richland street. Miss Mary Ashe returned to Yorkville Thursday morning from Brevard, N. C., where she has been spending the summer with Miss Nan Clark. Mrs. J. K. Reinhardt and Mrs. Zora Harold of Forest City, N. C.. and Miss May Smythe of Fort Mill, are at Mr. J C. Burge's on account of his illness. Charlotte Observer. Thursday: Mrs. J. M. Youngblood, wife of Sergeant Youngblood, of the city police service, is ill at her former home in York county, S. C. Rock Hill Record: Miss Maggie Shannon of Yorkville, was in the city today on her return home after spending some time with Rev. W. A. Hafner and family at Fort Mill. .Rock Hill Record: Mr. John Shurley, who for some time past, has been filling a position at the York Drug Store, in Yorkville, has acepted a position with the National Union Bank of this city, and# has entered upon his new duties. The following York county students have matriculated In the Presbyterian College of South Carolina at Clinton, which commenced its year's work last Wednesday: Giles H. Adams, Bowling Green; Dan G. Crawford, McConnellsville; John M. and William S. Fewell, T. Oliver Flowers, R. M. Massey, David McFadden, T. L. Thompson, Rock Hill; Carl B. Plexico, Sharon; W. L. Latham, Bullock's Creek; Grover C. Thompson, Clover. Charlotte Chronicle: In the presence of a few intimate friends, Miss Frances S. McLain and Mr. A. Query Neely were united in marriage last night at 7 o'clock at the First Presbyterian church manse by Rev. Dr. W. M. Kincaid. Immediately after the ceremony the young couple left for New York and other points north, where they will spend their honeymoon. Upon their return they will make their home in Charlotjte. Mrs. Neely is originally from York county, South Carolina, but has made her home in this city for the past four years. Mr. Neely holds a responsible position with J. W. Wadsworth's Sons company. Both are deservedly popular. THE SAME OVER HERE. Possum and taters! The crisp air of the late afternoon, says the Anderson Daily Mail, and the early morning has sprung a new flame in the hearts of some of the citizens of the city and county. The 'possum dogs are howling about the yards, itching for the frost to fall and the Simmons to get ripe so that the chase can be begun. In, Anderson county there are any number of people with whom the sport of 'possum hunting is surpassed by nothing. Many of these love it just for the sport it affords, but there are tU/in/x too ii>l> a t Kin 1/ thorn la n n hot. . U1U9C, I.KJKJ, V> III/ l it 111 rv 10 nu ter dish than the ham of a 'possum, well cooked and circled with a row of juicy, yellow yam potatoes. The time for hunting the 'possum will open with October, but it will be late in November before the animals are in the pink of condition for the table. The 'simmons and black haws will then be ripe, and it will be 'ittle trouble to find the 'possum in plenty in the woods no great distance trom the city. A character that will herald the coming of the 'possum and 'tater season with more delight, possibly, than any other, is the old time darkey. It has always been his favorite sport I and he can sit down now and tell yarns about the capture of big 'uns that will make your hair raise. He is almost all gone now, and the few of the good, old ante-bellum negroes that remain will take up little active interest in the 'possum hunts of 1908 and 1909. He will sit about the house and listen to the trailing of the dogs and tell Aunt Mandy over and over again the stories of the chases in days when he was young. SPECULATIVE MARKET. The fluctuations in the speculative cotton market yesterday, are summarized in a New York dispatch of last night as follows: The cotton market was nervous and irregular today, the main feature being the strength of October contracts which seemed to reflect the approach of notice day. The close was steady net 4 points higher to 5 points lower. Sales were estimated at 125,000 bales. The market opened steady at an advance of 2 to 4 points in response to the higher English spot market and rains in Texas. Trading was very quiet at the start and following the favorable western belt forecast the market eased off to a net decline of 3 to 5 points under realizing and local pressure, but soon rallied again on covering by October shorts and rumors that considerable sales had been made from the local stock. The advance carried October up to $.08, or 14 points net higher, but the later months barely reached the initial figures owing to lessened apprehensions regarding the weather and in the late trading, the list eased off under profit taking by early buyers and the absence of continued support from bullish sources. Private cables from Liverpool reported no change in the labor situation and no apparent efforts toward a settlement. Detailed weather reports from Texas in,iirafiwi nn iinnortnnf nreciDltation except at a couple of points, but there is still some uneasiness over a low area northwest of the belt. There are rumors that fully 6,000 bales have recently been sold from the local stock to New England mills. Receipts at the ports today 43,377 bales against 36,269 last week and*32,495 last year. For the week 270,000 bales against 213,882 last week and 221,312 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 3.822 bales against 2,132 last year, and at Houston 11,507 bales against 8,873 last year. MAKE IT AT HOME. Mr. C. A. Carroll, a well known farmer of the Beth-Shiloh neighborhood, who is commonly conceded by those who know him, to be a man with an unusually level head, dropped into The Enquirer office a few days ago for a brief chat and said some things that are worth thinking about. "I'll never put any more fertilizer under corn," he said, "because it does not pay. I have tried it and I know. This year I fertilized my corn both ways. Where I had fertilized at planting time, the corn went right on up. The rains struck it about the time it should have commenced to ear, and instead of earing, the stalk continued to grow. In the case of corn that was planted without fertilizer and not fertilized until it got above knee high, the fertilizer took effect just at earing time. The stalk did not grow quite so large; but I made more corn. I am satisfied along this line now. "Then I'll tell you another thing," continued Mr. Carroll, "and that Is about this cotton question. No man can afford to raise cotton at any reasonable price except as a surplus. You can't ?do it at 25 cents a pound. It is all pkht to hold cotton off the market, and to market it gradually to make them pay you a fair price; but that is not the remedy to the situation. Every individual farmer has got to cut down his cotton acreage and manage so as to make his cotton as clear profit. You need not tell me It cannot be done. It can be done, and that is the only way any farmer can hope to come out ahead. "Of course, I know that there are plenty of people who will argue otherwise; but I am not afraid to tell you that there is actually more clear mnn ey in raising1 cattle than in raising cotton. The biggest item of expense in cattle raising is sowing rye about now. You can pasture it from the middle of December to the last of January, and during the next spring and summer you can get two cuttings off of it. "Fou have very little cost, except in buying the seed and putting them in the ground. "Yes, sir. there is more money raising cattle than there is raising cotton, and I am just sure of this fact, that if we do not at once go down to rotation of our crops, we are going to get back where we were a few years ago. It seems to me that with such a lesson as we have had. nobody should need to be reminded of it, so soon. But you know how it was. Most of the people of this country had broke themselves raising cotton and lands went down to $."> and $<> an acre. People quit raising cotton, because they had to, and after a while things began to get better. Now that we see the same old condition returning, we should quit raising cotton, except as a surplus and at once get down to a diversification of crops." TICK EXTERMINATION. Dr. E. M. Nlghbert, of the United States bureau of animal Industry, who has charge of the work of tick eradication in this and several adjoining counties, was in Yorkvllle last Wednesday, having just returned from Washington where he has been in attendance on a meeting of the InterState Livestock Sanitary board. Discussing the proceedings of the board with The Enquirer, Dr. Nlghbert said that much consideration was given to the subject of tick eradication, and it was the concensus of opinion and experience that this is the most important work that the government has ever engaged in for the de| velopment of the cattle industry in all | sections. Members of the board spoke of a number of problenis that are giving trouble: but all were agreed on the far-reaching Importance of the work and the excellent progress that is being made. Dr. Nighbert had some verv nice things to say about York county. He has been engaged in the work of tick eradication for a great many years, and his duties have taken him into many different states. That he should run upon all kinds of people and conditions is natural. In some places, his work meets with intelligent appreciation, and in others he meets with lots of stubborn ignorance and selfishness. For instance he has had the owners of tick infested cattle to say that they did not want the ticks removed. They would insist that they did not want to move the. cattle anywhere, and it was not the government's business whether they had ticks or not. When it was pointed out to them that their unreasonable position was a hardship on other people who desired the eradication of ticks, so as to secure the removal of'the quarantine, it seemed to give them pleasure rather than otherwise. "But I am frank to tell you," declared Dr. Nlghbert, "that I do not believe I have ever run upon a more intelligent people than you have in York county. It is certainly the banner county that we have struck in this state, and that is saying a good deal. I have found the people here generally willing to meet us more than half way, and anxious to do whatever seems to be necessary to get rid of ticks. Quite a large number of them began, work early in the summer and have been looking carefully after their cattle ever since. Those who have kept their cat lie iree or hcks Derore ana since oeptember 1, and who will keep them free until cold weather sets in, may have the satisfaction of knowing that there will be no further danger of Infection next spring, and shortly thereafter their premises will be officially released from quarantine. Those who have allowed their cattle to carry ticks up to this time, will have to continue under supervision next season. "Of course, as I have already said, there is no disposition or desire on the part of the quarantine officers to work unnecessary hardship on anybody. Where people undertake to Ignore the ouarantine regulations and refuse to try to get rid of ticks, our people cannot extend consideration. But in the case of peonle who are really trying to ?et rid of the ticks bv using the oil emulsion and taking other proper precautions. we are glad to give them permits to move cattle when desired." Dr. Nlghbert said that as to how 'ong this county will be kept under quarantine, depends * altogether upon the people. Tf everybody gets down to work and the cattle are looked after thoroughly, the quarantine can continue but a short time. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Tavora Cotton mill resumed work last Monday. ? The Gentry Bros., shows are to be in Yorkville on Tuesday, October 6. ? The sewer contractors have finished the heaviest part of the work and are working on some of the ragged i ? a_ l.i xt? mu encis Deioi^e taxing up ine outlets. tiie ditching machine was at work on King's Mountain street near the K. M. M. A building Wednesday and yesterday it worked up a few hundred 'feet on West Liberty street. As matters now look, the jail is not to be provided for, unless the county comes in with some help, ? The rolling of cotton wagons along the otherwise quiet streets is a feature of the early morning hours these days. The wagons are on their way to the ginnery of the Victor Cotton Oil company. Some come the night before and remain all night; but most of them come during the morning hours, between 3 and 11. A representative of The Enquirer went to the ginnery yesterday morning and at 6 o'clock there were no less than twenty-five wagons in the waiting line. He was Informed that as many as thirty-four wagons have been counted at one time and some days the output of the ginnery is in the neighborhood of ninety bales. Much of the cotton is being sold as rapidly as it is ginned; but a good deal of it goes back home to wait for better prices. ? The Enquirer had almost decided not to say anything about the telephone franchise matter. It has contented itself heretofore with merely recording developments, and because of conditions as they exist in the town was inclined to continue in the pursuance of that policy. But if we do not say something now, we will not have the satisfaction a few months hence of saying, "we told you so." That the mayor is for granting a franchise to the Piedmont company is very well understood. Just how the balance of the council stands we have made no effort to ascertain. Each member, no doubt, has his own views, and there is absolutely no reason to question the honesty of these views. To The Enquirer, however, the situation looks so plain that it seems to have but one side. If there was no telephone system in Yorkville, and there was no local enterprise or capital ready to supply one. we can readily . understand why inducements should be offered to outsiders in the way of franchise and even exemption from taxation, if necessary. But Yorkville had a system that was founded and built up squarely on the merits of the business. The Piedmont company bought this system knowing exactly 4 t A- tttnn n * V> /\ * I 0 r\ f t Vi n nut*. WIlilL 11 ? a L IIIC IIIUC ?/i HIV f/u? chase. The town, therefore, owes nothing to the Piedmont company, and the Piedmont company has no especial right to ask anything of the town. To be sure there was a liftle peculiarity in the status of the Piedmont company's plant, in that most of the poles and wires were located on and over private property instead of on and over public property, and this Is not exactly what a corporation would like to have. Here, very likely, is the real cause of the present agitation. In its position of "tenant at will" the telephone company necessarily has to be very kind and considerate of its indulgent landlords as well as of its subscribers, landlords and subscribers are in a position to give a good deal of inconvenience if they want to. In all these vears. however, we have heard of very little friction, and so long as the telephone company continues to behave itself, there is no probability that there will be any serious friction. But if the telephone company could get off of private property on to public property, it would be in a position to assume a very different attitude toward its patrons, and it is not Improbable that some day that attitude might be assumed. At least, that has been the history of similar situations. As matters now stand, the telephone people are easily getting value received for all the service they render their subscribers or the community. and what right it has to ask or why the town should give it the franchise it wants, is a proposition that we do not understand. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date to January 1st. 1909, for 04 cents. Farmers' Union Rally. The Farmers' Union rally that was to have been held in Yorkville in the summer, will be held on Friday, October 2. President B. Harris is to be one of the speakers of the occasion and still other speakers are expected. The members of the Union desire a large attendance of farmers generally, from all parts of the county. The Broad River Flood. Mr. W. E. Good, who lives in Bullock's Creek township within a short distance of Broad 'river, was in Yorkville Wednesday, and in conversation with the reporter gave the information that the stage of the water in Broad river at Lockhart during the recent freshet was just IS Inches below the stage reached in the Pacolet flood of five years ago. There is a levee Just above the town of Lockhart for the purpose of guarding it against overflows, and that is where the measurement was made. Mr. Good is not certain whether the river was higher during the recent flood than on the occasion of the flood of 1865; but is quite sure that if it was not higher than the flood of 1865, it was the highest he has ever known. He has been living on the river all of his life, more than fifty years. As the result of this last flood he lost about 500 bushels of corn. Death of Mr. William Caldwell. Mr. William Caldwell, whose critical illness with paralysis at his home at King's Creek, was mentioned last Tuesday, died Wednesday night at about 12 o'clock, and was buried at Beersheba yesterday, the funeral service being conducted by Rev. H. J. Mills. Mr. Caldwell was close to 70 years of age, and during his long and useful life, has been known as one of the most solid and substantial citizens of his neighborhood. He was twice married and is survived by a widow and ten children. The surviving children of the first wife are Mr. Hugh PfllHu'olt nrttv in Tavoa \f r TomPfl Caldwell, at home; Mr. Thomas Caldwell, of Yorkvllle: Mr. Edward Caldwell, with the Southern railway, and Miss Mattle Caldwell of Yorkvllle. The children of the second wife are Frank, Margaret, I^ena, Harry and Herbert, all at home. There was a large attendance at the funeral yesterday. Rock Hill High School Controversy. Rock Hill special of September 23, to the Columbia State: Two good sites have been offered to the board of directors of the Rock Hill school district for the building of a high school. Both of these have been made by liberal and public spirited citizens w,ho offer to turn over absolutely free of cost the ground offered. Mr. Thos. L. Johnson, representing his mother, Mrs. Dorcas A. Johnson, was the first and he gave the choice of two locations of one acre and a half either on Moore or Hampton streets. The second proposition is from Mrs. Hattle I. White and her two sops, Herman and Jennings, who offer to donate one and four-fifths acres north of the old Three Cs railroad and on the corner of Academy and Pendleton streets. The latter site is near the famous old Pine Grove academy, where so manv of the younger generation of Rock Hill's business men and leading citizens received their early education. The matter of the sale of the present high school property being still in the courts, it Is probable that the school hno r*r1 trill /I ol o \r Uo ooflon 11 tits* vw?Mi if hi ucia ? i ccj av, iiun uiiui niu muddle Is cleared. Had Been Dead a Week. The dead body of a white man, afterward identified as Eli Rogers, was found on the lands of Mr. Z. T. Batles near Pineville last Wednesday morning, and an inquest was held by Magistrate John W. McElhaney of Fort Mill. The body was discovered because of the presence of a flock of buzzards that had gathered at the spot, and the investigation developed that the man had been dead for some days, possibly a week. Identification was established by Joe Rogers, white, who knew the dead man well. It seems that the de, ceased was a former citizen of Union county, N. C., and was about 32 years of age. Some Jen years ago he killed a negro, and after that, about seven years ago, he killed a white girl who had refused to many him. It had been known for a long time that he was subject to fits of insanity, and after the last crime he was sent to the asylum for criminal insane at Raleigh. He escaped from the asylum last June and has since been wandering about more or less aimlessly. He had been seen in the neighborhood in which his dead body was found about a week before; but it is not certain what his object was unless he was trying to locate Doc Garrison, who once worked for his mother. The cause of his death was not definitely established; but there is- no reason to suspect foul play, as there were several dollars in his pocket. MERE-MENTION. Chas. B. Roberts, the Baltimore society man, who was seriously shot on the Boardwalk at Atlantic City, X. J., several weeks ago by a highwayman, while riding In a rolling chair with a lady friend, has so far recovered as to be able to return to his home For the cities on the west coast of South America to receive the full benefits to be derived from the building of the Panama canal when completed, they will have to expend about $60,000,000 in harbor improvements Fifty-eight new cases and nineteen deaths from cholera are reported for the twentyfour hours ended at 8 o'clock Monday morning, in the city of Manila. From 8 o'clock Monday to 2 o'clock of the same day, 25 new cases were reported. The plague is spreading rapidly Wm. H. Burletson of Parma, Mich., was c&ptured on his way to the railroad station as he was leaving town with a satchel containing securities valued at $21,000, which he had taken from a Pittsford bank of which he was controller.. .Mrs. Howard Gould, of New York, who is suing her husband for divorce, Is also asking for $120,000 a year alimony and $15,000 counsel fees The unpaid and overdue taxes due the city of New York on December 1, 1907, amounted to $90,545,054 The Rev. Lena Mason, a negro evangelist of Kentucky, collected $14,780 as the result of a month's revival Just closed, which she held in Philadelphia Bill Hatfield has been arrested in Grayson county, Tex., on a charge of murdering six persons at San Jose, Cal., twelve years ago Rev. J. H. Moore, pastor of the Christian churcti at Taylorstown, Pa., was requested by female members of his congregation, to resign because he made ugly allusions to powder puffs. The women talked right out in meeting and the pastor complied with the request Chelsea, Mass., was visited by another disastrous fire Monday and property valued at $300000 was destroyed. An acre of wooden buildings was destroyed Five persons were killed and twenty were seriously injured at Moita, Spain, Monday, by a herd of twenty-two bulls breaking from the arena and stampeding a crowd gathered for the bull fights James Kimball, head of the insurance department of the du Pont Powder company, is on trial at Wilmington, Del., on a charge of embezzling $2,400 Dr. Charles Bushnell, an aged man, known as a malpractitioner, pleaded guilty in the Federal court at Philadelphia on Monday, to a charge of using the malls In futherance of his illegal traffic. Sheriff W. W. Beard of Clay county, Ga., was shot to death by a negro" whom he was trying to arrest at Fort Gaines early Tuesday morning. The negro was later captured after being fatally shot A fire which originated in a large department store Sunday in Paris, destroyed ortft nnn wnrlh nf tirnnertv hpfore it was finally brought under control early Monday morning. Business was paralyzed in the city as a result of the fire Forest fires have destroyed the towns of Gagen and Woodboro, Wis., and 4,000 men, women and children are homeless as the result. Other towns are in danger of destruction Four hundred cotton mills of the Manchester, England, district, closed Monday, because of the failure of 130,000 operatives to agree to a wage reduction of five per cent. The shut down may result in 1,200.000 operatives being thrown out of work Rev. W. toitchie, pastor of the Methodist church at Charlottesville, Ind., has disappeared, and with him a young woman 20 years of age, and nearly $2,000 belonging to the church. Ritchie's wife has received a letter from him stating that he and his "affinity" have left for parts unknown. Andrew Lighfoot, a negro inmate of the government insane asylum at Washington, believed to be harmless, suddenly became violent and killed two other inmates and broke the arm of a third. He escaped and was captured after a long chase in which he was shot in the leg. A negro was almost kicked to death by an ostrich at Mineola, L. I., Monday. Of the ostrich the pegro said, "That ain't no chicken, that there's a two-laiged mule." Gov. Hanly of Indiana, has called an extra session of the state legis'ature, and hopes to secure the passage of a local option liquor law "Bill" Maccabee, a "powder monkey" on the old ship Constitution in 1814, celebrated his 105th birthday at Philadelphia on Monday. SOUTHERN MILLS RESUMING. Manufacturing Situation In the South Looks Better. Gentlemen prominently identified with the yarn mills in this section are of the opinion that conditions among the mills are improving rapidly and will continue to do so. A large mill in this section has Just received an order for 200 20s two-ply warps at 17c, but decline, because they did not care to take any but small orders. This is considered as an indication of the improvement, for two weeks ago only 16c was offered and there were few offers at that figure. It is said that there is a number of commission men in the south buying for months ahead all the goods they can secure at present prices. The correspondent of the Journal of Commerce has endeavored to gather together as complete a report as possible on southern mills that have resumed operations during this month. Here is the report on the mills heard from to date: With the confirmation of the sale of the Eugenia & Clark Manufacturing company of Jonesboro, N. C., this week, it is very likely these mills will begin operation at an eany date. Night ana day work has been resumed at the Franklin Mill of Concord, N. C. After a two weeks' shutdown the Randleman Hosiery mills of Randleman, N. C., has just resumed operations. High water caused a short suspension of operations at the Caroleen mills of Caroleen, N. C., recently, but now the mills are running. The Elizabeth City Hosiery mills of Elizabeth City, N. C., recently resumed operations and propose to continue full time. Since last January these mills have only been making about half time and during the summer they have been running on short time. At McColl, S. C., the Iceman mills have recently resumed work after a long period of enforced Idleness. A report from Columbus, Ga., states that during the past few days the knitting mills of that place have been forced to run half the night In order to keep up with increasing orders. Overtime work will have to be kept up throughout September and perhaps x longer. Additional laborers have been employed to keep up with the brisk business. It was feared that the break In the canal at Augusta. Ga., during the recent floods In the south would compel the suspension of operations at the mills of John P. King Manufacturipg company, at Augusta, but It Is now announced that the mills will be able to resume operations by October 8th. The mills at Mount Holly, N. C., the Wood lawn and Nlms mills are now on full tlmn Vlirhf nrArlr ?-o a nn * uii uiiiv. iiigiii num nao own vtu u at these mills a few days ago. The Mount Holly mill, which closed down recently for one week for want of cotton, is ready to start up on full time. After a shutdown of about four weeks the Paulding County Cotton mill of . Dallas, Tex., is said to have started up again on full time. The Columbia mills of Columbia, S. C., hope to be able to have repairs for damage from the recent floods made at an early date. A dispatch from Glendale, S. C., states that the mill at that place has resumed operations on full time. After running half force for some time, the Spartan mills* of Spartanburg, S. C., have started up work with full force. As noted some days ago, the Chadwick-Hoskins string of five mills of Charlotte, as well as the Crawley Towel mills and the Magnolia Yarn mills, are now running full time. After a shutdown of two weeks Mill No. ,3 of Lindale, Ga., has recently resumed operations. All the mills of Lindale are said to be running full time now. The Barnesville Manufacturing company's woolen mills at Barnesville. W. Va.. which have been idle since last April on account of a lack of orders, are now running full time. After a shutdown of six months the Manchester Manufacturing company of Macon, Ga., started up on the 14th. During the suspension everything was put In shln-shaoe for continued operations, without lnterruptloh. The Head-Lipscomb Manufacturing company of Bristol. Tenn., recently organized, hopes to begin work by October 1st. Among the other mills which have recently started up operations after a total or partial suspension are the fol1 rwn?In rr 1? 1/^a?vi mill Do rnooi'lllo f*lo started 15th: Lancaster Cdtton mills. Lancaster. S. C., 73,000 spindles: Langlev mill. Langlev, S. C.: Warrenvllle mills. Wgrrenville. S. C.: Victor and Appalacho mills. Greers. S. C.: Monaghan mills. Greenville, S. C.; OlymDia, Granbv. Richland and Capital City mills. Columbia. S. C.; Burlington Cotton mills, Griffln, Ga.: Chinabee Cotton mill, Talladega. Ala. The above Is not a complete list, but it Is sufficient to show there has been unmistakable improvement.?Charlotte special to New York Journal of Commerce. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Union, September 22: Late today County Supervisor Betenbaugh, acting on a petition presented to him some time ago. ordered an election to lie held in this county on the question of dispensary or no dispensary on Tuesday, Oct. 27. ? Mr. Matthew F. Tlghe, formerly in charge of the Columbia bureau of the News and Courier; but now a Washington representative of the Hearst system of newspapers, is in this state in the interest of the Independence party organization. He Is: arranging to get men to agree to permit their names to be put on the ticket for presidential electors. ? Greenville News: Master in equity Gray made a ruling cf considerable general interest in his court yesterday. The case of Fowler against Kilgore was being tried, when a witness, Mr. Burdett, of Simpsonville* was called for the plaintiff. Immediately upon his being sworn, Mr. Burdett enquired of the master whether he could be compelled to testify before his per diem and mileage had been paid. After argument by Mr. Shuman for the plaintiff, the master held that the wi:ness could not be compelled to testily until his pay had been arranged. The witness insisted and the plaintiff declined to pay, so under the master's ruling he was excused and went on his way. ? Spartanburg, September 24: Southern railway southbound passenger train No. 41 from Charlotte to Seneca, ran into an open switch one mile and a half south of Welford, a station twelve miles south of this city, tonight about 8.45 and Engineer W. J. Fonville of Greenville, and his colored fireman were killed. The baggagemaster had a leg broken. None of the passengers suffered more than being badly shaken up. The engine and tender turned completely over. Dr. Earl of Greenville. rushed to the scene in an automobile and rendered aid to the injured baggagemaster. A wreckin? crew left here at midnight. Traffic will be block ed for several hours. It Is believed by officials of the road that the switch was thrown by some miscreant. ? The following clipping from the Union Progress gives further details of a happening that was talked about considerably a few days ago, and shows how the blind tigers adopt some clever devices to bring in their stock. An accidental wreck of a freight car on Thursday at Carlisle revealed what many persons believe to be a way that is used to get a lot of liquor that is sold illicitly in this city. It seems that the other day a car was derailed and wrecked near the switch just east of Carlisle, and there were exposed several barrels or cases of liquor, four of which are said to have been addressed to ?he CIovot club, the destination of this liquor being Delta, S. C., which is in the southern part of this county. When the wreck had been cleared, the liquor cases, except a little given to those helping to remove the debris, was put on a car and sent on to Delta. As there happened to be no Clover club here, that organization having been /I * wl *\r\ timn o (T.t 11 till nthpr llimmilUCU OUIIIC 11IIIC UP)</, t4.nu VV4IVI clubs having been raided for storing and selling lic|Uor, it appears that the use of the name was but for the purpose of getting the stuff to Delta, from whence it would be hauled to Union by wagon or other conveyance. This is not the first time, it is said, that liquor has been shipped In this manner. Indeed, the authorities here have on several occasions been notified by telephone or telegraph. from junctional points that booze was being consigned to parties here, and in this way they have been able to keep track of it, and It is probable that even a closer watch will be kept in the future. I