Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, April 16, 1909, Image 2

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Scraps and ^arts. ? Washington, April 11: British Inheritance taxes drawn from a population of 44.000,000 yield $90,000,000 to $95,000,000 annually out of a total internal revenue of $470,000,000 to $480,000,000. About 4,000 estates pay the bulk of these taxes. This Is the substance of a report by Chas. M. Pepper, who has been investigating the subject for the bureau of manufactures, department of commerce and labor, In connection with the tariff revision. The revenue from the death duties, Mr. Pepper says, is a little more than half that from excise impost and considerably more than half the amount realized from the income tax. In the rates of duties for successions, legacies and estates of less than $500 are exempt. The duty ranging from 1 per cent on estates from $500 to $2,500, up to 10 per cent on estates of $3,600,000 to $5,000,000. Above $5,000 there Is a graduated scale. ?Work has been renewed on the double tracking of the Southern railway between Atlanta and Washington, and it is expected that the construction of the second track will be pushed as rapidly as possible. The previous plans will be carried out and the work will consist in the double tracking of various portions of the road which will Anally form the connecting links in the double tracking of the entire system. The double tracking of the road from Lynchburg, Va., to Diemet, Va., has been resumed, as has also the double track from Ashevllle to Craggy, N. C. The latter work includes the construction of a concrete viaduct over the French Broad river at Ashevllle. About one year will be required to complete the contracts, which have been let to the W. J. Oliver Construction company of Knoxville, Tenn. The work was suspended about eighteen months ago, on account of the financial depression. The Southern railway, with its last issue of bonds, expects to make many improvements over its various divisions. ? Providence Journal: A plan is said * - * ? anKofonHol roHllO IO DC Oil IUUl iui a ouwoiMw%Hn tion In our government expense ac- J count. From 5 to 10 per cent Is to be I saved by the skillful manipulation of the blue pencil in the appropriation bills. That would mean a diminution I In our annual outlay of from >50,000,000 to >100,000,000. and would go far in the future to relieve our fiscal embarrassment. When It is desired to bring one's expenditures within the bounds of one's income, it Is just as practicable to spend lees money as It is to raise more. The Japanese are teaching us an excellent lesson In this respect. While the United States, i Germany and England have been increasing their yearly budgets to burdensome proportions, the sensible Is-1 landers on the other side of the world have reduced their appropriations vy the tidy sum of $178,500,000. The truth Is that we have been much too lavish in our disbursements, and a 5 or 10 per cent cut, such as is suggested, is highly desirable. But that will not solve the problem with which we are now confronted. We are considerably, not to say seriously, in debt, and ways must be devised for the liquidation of our obligations. ? Chicago, April 15: It was a day of tumult and sharply shifting fortunes in the wheat pit of the board of trade today. July wheat,' following a docile advance to a new high level, suddenly dropped an extreme 4| cents. The "pyramided" fortunes of small speculators vanished in a trice and the day was saved from rout only by the vigorous exertions of the bull leader, Tom oh a Patten. It was 15 or 20 minutes before closing: time when the selling tornado hit the pit. Stop loss orders came out In a deluge and the beare, stirred by a five cent decline at Winnipeg, based, It was said, on reselling by exporters, attacked the market with a great spirit. July tumbled half a cent at a time to $1.14), an extreme loss of 4i cents; May in larger jumps dropped to $1.26, and September, an undisputed new crop month, which had attained $1,082, declined to $1.05]. Here the Patten purchases made their influence felt and the close of the session found July at $1,158 to 2; May $1.27) to 8. and September at $1.06). In talking with newspaper men today, Mr. Patten referred frankly to himself as a speculator as well as a grain merchant, and incidentally admitted that he is long of cotton. onnneh on vour hands xia* cii ?. j vu v. 0 ? in wheat without dabbling in cotton?" came a query. "Well, I'll be frank. I'm a grain merchant, but I'm a speculator also. I like to speculate. It's a great game. The way It looks to me Is this: Cotton at the present price is just about as cheap as wheat would be around a dollar, so I took a flyer, but believe me. I'm not trying to manipulate It" ? Asheville, N. C., April 14: Of the once beautiful structure, Kenilworth inn, that In its day has housed many of the country's greatest celebrities, nothing remains tonight but a pile of charred and smoking ruins. Despite the fact that the alarm was sounded at 2.30 this morning when all the guests were alseep, only one person was Injured, Former State Senator Joseph M Gazzam, owner of the hotel, who jumped from a third story win dow in an effort to escape miu ^uotained Internal injuries, the outcome of which is doubtful at this hour. At 9 o'clock tonight it was reported from Biltmore hospital that Senator Gazzam had been unconscious since noon today and that his spine was injured. Hopes for his recovery are entertained, however. Senator Gazzam's action in going back to his room, after being called six times, and his refusal to get up when first called, in ample time to escape, has caused much speculation among his friends, and it is thought that he might have become unnerved by the first alarm of fire. After hesitating at the window of his room, whence the smoke poured in heavy volume, Mr. Gazzam jumped from the window to the roof of the porte-cochere, rolling thence to the ground. A heavy rug: was held for him by the firemen standing by the porte-cochere, but the aged senator missed it in his fall. All the out-of-town guests who escaped have been comfortably housed in other hotels. The stories of escapes made in night attire ate many and varied. One young woman walked all the way into Asheviiie, three miles barefooted and wearing only night robe and kimono. Many of the guests, it is said, lost valuable jewelry, including diamonds of high price, and tonight a special patrol of police guards the ruins from "beach combers," as they were termed today, who have been prowling around since early morning in the hope of finding fortune among the debris. The company which built Kenilworth inn eighteen years ago was composed of Dr. Browning of Phila delphia, Strawbridge & Clothier, Philadelphia; Senator Joseph M. Gazzam of Philadelphia and George W. Vanderbilt of BUtmore. The latter was the heaviest stockholder. His and the other Interests were acquired by Senator Gazzam six years ago, and since that time different lessees have presided over the destinies of the hotel. Mrs. Anna D. Martin leased the hotel only a month ago. The origin of the fire, while still in doubt, is thought to have been from embers in the big kitchen range. The total insurance Is now placed at $72,500. The total loss is estimated at $250,000. It is doubtful if Kenilworth inn will be rebuilt. She ^orfcmUf tfnquirrt. Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkvllle as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. O.t FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1909. The rise In the cotton market is cal-' culated to stimulate and encourage more extensive planting. A great deal of such encouragement was not really needed. But anyhow, the increased planting is to be deplored. It will most certainly tend to keep -prices down. MERE-MENTION. Chief Crazy Snake sent word to the Oklahoma authorities Tuesday, that he was willing to surrender as a prisoner of war. District Attorney Gregg sent the renegade word that he didn't want him Rochester, N. Y., was visited by a $2,000,000 fire Tuesday. More than six city blocks were fire swept. The sheriff of Mercer county, Pa., has learned of a plot to liberate the Boyles, kidnappers of the Whltla boy, and has put a strong- guard in the jail for emergencies Arthur W. T. Beck, a well known lawyer of Binghampton, N. Y., committed suicide, Tuesday morning, rather than face trial at Coopertown on a charge of misappropriating county funds while clerk of the board of supervisors Henry M. Flagler, builder of the Flor,J "?* in.i.Qv hns rptired IQCL ?iUM V/Ua^i iau?*?^ | - ? from the active presidency of the company Capt. Peter C. Haines, who shot Wm. E. Annis to death at Bayside, L. I., last summer, will be put on trial Monday, charged with murder. Haines Is trying to work the insanity game. His wife, it is alleged, says he is as sane as anybody An English miner appeared at Los Angeles, Cal., Tuesday, after being in the remote mining districts of Nevada for fifteen years. He didn't know Queen Victoria was dead, and had never heard of Roosevelt... .Aurora, Kan., was badly . damaged by a tornado Tuesday, and a number of people were killed andf scores injured A new island has been spewed up out of the sea in the vicinity of the Bogosloff group, off the Alaskan coast... .John McShayne, an Iron worker, was blown from the new Manhattan bridge across the East river at New York on Tuesday by the bursting of a compressed air tube and fell to the water 115 feet below and killed Six policemen, six rioters MlUj of Volnr ana mree soiuicrs ?cic nm^u ?*? dena, Mexico, Saturday and Sunday in riots growing out of the celebration of Good Friday The brokerage firm of Ennis & Stoppani, New York, went into bankruptcy Tuesday, with liabilities of $1,500,000, and assets of $400,000 Five Hungarian quarrymen were killed by a cave-in of a stone quarry at Granville, N. Y., Tuesday Sarah Koten, a young woman, is on trial In New York on the charge of killing Dr. Samuel Auspitz, whom she claims betrayed her under promise of marriage The libel suit of John D. Rockefeller, Jr., against the New York American and Evening Journal, has fallen through More than 2,000 soldiers are under arms at Meru, France, to suppress the riots of striking button makers At the opening game of league baseball at Philadelphia on Monday, 30,162 tickets were soia ana io.uuu pemuun ncic ed away, unable to get in the grounds. The lawyers who have brought about a settlement of the estate of "Lucky" Baldwin, the California millionaire, without court litigation, are to receive fees aggregating $600,000 Bernard Carlin, aged 22, was electrocuted at Sing Sing, New York, Monday morning for the murder of his mother The United States supreme court has affirmed the decision of the Texas supreme court, fining the Waters-Pierce Oil company $1,600,000 and ousting the company from the state for violation of the anti-trust laws of the state The body of Lieut. Pet'oslno, of the New York police force, recently assassinated at Palermo, Italy, was buried at Calvary cemetery. Long Island, Monday. More than 5.000 peo? ? TtoHnno Q t _ pit?, iiioi uu ii ig iiui1uicuk \jl iuiiiiiuo, u. tended the funeral An advance abstract of statistics of American railways for the year ending June 30. 1908, state that the gross earnings of all the railwa'ys during the "temporary financial depression" show a decrease of $330,000,000 as compared with the previous year Owing to the fact that the United States army is now recruited to its full strength of 77,000 men, no enlistments are now being made, except of honorably discharged men.... Hugh H. Smith, of the Chicago board of examining plumbers, was arrested Tuesday, for extorting a bribe. He was caught by means of marked bills. The Delaware peach crop has been severely injured by frost Mayor Wm. P. White of Lawrence, Mass., having confessed to accepting a bribe, will be removed from office by the state supreme court John S. Steen, a Princeton graduate and Union Theological seminary student, has been refused a license to preach by the NewYork presbytery. Steen declared he did not believe Christ raised anybody from the dead, and said that Christ was an uneducated man, and that original sin, as taught in the confession of faith, was not compatible with reason Heavy snow storms and blizzards have prevailed in the northwest during the past few days New York customs officials recently captured a number of trunks containing $30,000 worth of dresses that were being smuggled into the country from France....A Chinese society of Philadelphia had the bodies of 115 Chinamen disinterred in that city Tuesday for shipment to China Secretary of War Dickinson and a party of officials will sail from Charleston next Tuesday for the Panama canal on an Inspection tour The jury that will try Patrick Calhoun, alleged briber of San Francisco, has been completed after a period of ninety-one days. A thirteenth juror will be selected to sit with the Jury to take his place In the box In case of emergencies. It is expected that the taking of the testimony will occupy about three weeks....A prize fight has been arranged between Stanley Ketchel, middle weight champion, and Jack Johnson, the negro heavyweight champion to take place at Colma, Cal., In October. The fight will be for forty-five rounds for a purse of $30.000 Following a conference at Kansas City, Mo., more than 1,000 lumber mills of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida will close down indefinitely on account of the low price and poor demand for lumber Mrs. Grant Huddleston, mother of six children, shot Mrs. Beulah Cox to death at Muskogee, Ind. Ter., Tuesday, charging Mrs. Cox with alienating the affections of her husband The Standard Oil company of Louisiana, has been organized with a capital stock of (5,000,000. A $2,000,000 refinery will be built at Baton Rouge Chas. W. Fairbanks, former vice president, with his wife and daughter, left San Francisoo on Wednesday on a trip around the world. JENKINS-PLEXICO. Marriage of Popular Young People at 8Haron. Correspondence ot the Vorkrille Enquirer. Sharon, April 14.?An event of absorbing interest to all Sharon people, and hosts of friends from other points, passed off Wednesday, when the marriage of Miss Julia Ethel Plexlco, daughter of Mrs. R. R. Plexlco, to Mr. Harrison Jenkins, formerly of North Carolina, now of Sharon, was solemnized in Woodlawn Presbyterian church at 2.30 o'clock. Beforehand the church had been beautifully and appropriately decorated by loving hands, and long before the appointed hour, the crowded building showed the great popularity of the two. Miss Minnie Palmer presided at the organ, and rendered Mendelssohn's march, which ushered the bridal party in. First came the ushers, Messrs. Thos. Sims and Mason Smith, then the little flower girls, charmingly dressed in white swlss with blue sashes. Little Misses Alleln Shannon and Josle Saye down the right aisle, and little Misses Annie Lee and Joe Saye Robinson?twin nieces of the gToom down tne leu aisie. ncxi came the attendants as follows: Miss Bessie Love with Mr. Lytle Love, Miss Bessie Jenkins with Mr. Charlton McKnight, Miss Reola Quinn with Mr. Luther Plexlco, Miss lone Plexico with Mr. Claud Plexico, Miss Annie Whitesides with Mr. Carl Plexico, Miss Minnie Plexico with Mr. Hugh Bettlce, Miss Lina Whltesides with Mr. John Howell, Miss Wilmer Plexico with Mr. Alva Burrls, Miss Mary Robinson with Mr. Alex Smith, Miss Maud Good with Mr. Hope Byers, Miss Lilian Boozer with Mr. George Plexico. Then came the maid of honor, Miss Minnie Whitesides and the ring bearer, little Miss Beatrice Robinson?niece of the groom, followed by the groom with his best man, his twin brother, Mr. Cleveland Jenkins. Down the other aisle came the bride on the arm of Dr. Joseph H. Saye. Rev. W. R. Minter or iAncoinion, in. 01flclating. Ar Indicated by the fact that there wan a ring1 bearer, the ring ceremony was used. Just before the bridal party entered, the beautiful song. "Oh, Promise Me," was impressively rendered by Mrs. McAliley. Immediately after the ceremony, the bridal party returned to the home of the bride, where for a few minutes they received congratulations, and best wishes from their numerous friends, and then left for the station, where they boarded the Southern for Washington and other points of interest. The bride's lovely bridal gown was of white messallne satin, with trimmings of real lace and veil-entrain. The maid of honor was gowned in blue silk, and the bridesmaids in white swiss dresses with blue girdles. At 10AO Wednesdav morning the home of Mrs. R. R. Plexico was the scene of a merrv wedding breakfast, oomnlimentarv to the bridal party. They were received into the home by the bride. Misses Bessie Love, SalHe Bettice and Marv Robinson, and "shored into the handsomely decorated rooms where a profusion of palms and ferns, the evergreen symbols or the marital estate, erave the place such a charmingly sweet annearnnce. The meets were then directed to another room where the numerous presents were in displnv. Thev were then e?>own to the d'nine room bv the fnl'owiner ladles Mrs T. Fd. T^ech. Mrs. T H. Rave. Mrs. J. J. J. Robinson and **r?. Ram fohlnaon. where a conslst?ntlv beautiful color scheme of blue and white nredomlnated. A magnlfleent hincheon of five courses was served. Vp to the Farmer.?The movement for covering cotton bales with cotton bagging seems to be making some progress. The Birmingham Age-Her? .. . _i?. mii_ am says inui uuuui uue huhuicu ...... lion yards of cotton bagging are now used in covering the bales of cotton for market?but not a yard of this cotton bagging is made in the south. This is an extraordinary condition of affairs. The Charleston News and Courier referring to it says that one of these cotton bagging factories is said to be located In New York, another in Boston and a third in Indiana. "At one time," says the News and Courier, "some bagging of this sort was manufactured in Charleston, but its manufacture was abandoned because there was not enough profitable demand for it, the farmers preferring to bale their cotton in jute bagging which has generally been used for this purpose. On the contrary, there is in Charleston "a flourishing Jute bagging factory and has been for many years. Its annual output is from six to eight million yards and it is one of the largest ana most successful industries of the kind in the country." The trouble has been heretofore a lack of demand for cotton bagging, but the fact that the market for it has grown to 100,000,000 yards is some encouragement. If the farmers create a demand for cotton bagging in preference to jute, the bagging will be quickly supplied by the southern manufacturers. It would be a silly piece of business for the southern cotton mill men to put in machinery and go into the manufacture of an article for which there is no demand, or at least but a very small demand. The proposition is therefore entirely in the hands of the farmers and it is a little bit hard to understand why they are slow to take hold of it. The conversion of their waste, or low grade cotton into cotton bagging ought to produce for them many a dollar where no dollar is now produced?Charlotte Observer. ? Columbia, April 14: Judge Hydrick today signed an order dismissing the .: ..... - - ?. > nova fur .Tnhn Y. 1I1UUUU maut* vj c. e w-/? ~ -w. WW _. Garlington to dissolve an attachment upon his lands. This means that the lands in Laurens county owned by Garlington, well known in connection with the "Seminole case" are attached under the writ as issued at the Instance of the Carolina Agency, a company doing business in this state for the State Mutual Insurance company of Rome, Ga. The Carolina Agency in its complaint alleges that Garlington owes it not less than $25,000 and wants an acof his conduct of its affairs while treasurer and general manager of the company. Affidavits in this case were submitted by W. A. Clark of this city who was president of the agency. The points of law decided in Judge Hydrick's opinion construe the statute of this state as to writs of attachment. Counsel for Garlington, A. C. Todd of Laurens, argued before Judge Hydrick that inasmuch as the case is one of an equitable nature an attachment cannot hold. Judge Hydrick in dismissing Mr. Todd's motion for dissolving the attachment holds that the statute in its present form is so worded that the present case came under it. There are a number of interesting legal points involved in the order. The attachment proceedings were instituted through the local firm of Logan and Edmunds and this is quite a victory for them. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. R. M. Anderson and Others?Give notice of special tax election in school district No. 43, to be held on Saturday, May 1st at East View school. Clover Drug Co.?Announces that A. K. Hawkes, the famous optician, will be at their store for one day only, April 21st. Don't miss seeing him if you need glasses. D. E. Boney, Manager?Reminds you of the importance of insuring your life today?delays are dangerous? tomorrow may be tpo late. Carroll Furniture Co.?Will make picture frames to order?all sizes, all styles, qualities and prices; prompt service and best work. York Furniture Co.?Wants you to see the big lines of iron beds, mattresses, springs, rocking chairs, art squares, etc., that it is showing to the trade. J. L. Williams & Co.?Are showing smart clothes for young men, and can also please the fancy of the older gentlemen with quiet tastes. J. M. Brian Co.?Still has a supply of Kellogg's toasted corn flakes, and a good assortment of candles, fruits and soft drinks. York Supply Co.?Insists that there are no better farm tools made than the John Deere line. Buy a Planet Jr., walking or riding cultivator? It will pay for Itself. Loan & Savings Bank?Points out the advantages of a safety deposit box In Its fire and burglar proof safe for your valuable papers. Herndon & Gordon?Tell about groceries, confectionery, chlnaware, hardware, glassware, lamps, leather, etc. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Makes It a point to carry a line of farm hardware that will satisfy the man who wants his money's worth in quality when he buys for his farm. Thomson Co.?Call attention to pants for men and boys; Finck's "Detroit special" overalls and men's work shirts In good qualities. First National Bank?Directs a sensible two minute talk to the man who thinks his account would be too little for a bank to handle. It wants your business, little or big. J. Q. Wray, The Leader?Invites es- , peclal attention to a swell line of negligee shirts for men; hosiery for men. women and children; fancy vests for men; 20 lbs. rice for |1. On last Tuesday, Mr. W. H. Hemdon reminded The Enquirer that on that day forty-eight years ago, the Jasper Light Infantry left Yorkvllle for the war. Mr, C. J. Hughes, agent for the Farmers' Co-operative Demonstration work in this county, says he Is finding a great deal more crimson clover growing In different sections than he had any idea of. To talk to a juror about a case on which he may have to sit, Is contempt of court, and it is the duty of a Juror so talked to, to at once report It to the court. This thing: of trying to influence Jurors, however, Is much more common than It ought to be. The advance of the market to 10 cents has brought out considerable quantities of cotton. Local buyers, however, say that they have very little demand for cotton, and although they are trying to take care of all that is offered they are not especially anxious. It Is commonly conceded that It takes about a cent a pound to put cotton In New York with a fair margin of profit; but local buyers are paying within half a cent and more of what they can get in New York. The recommendation of the grand jury with reference to the report of the county supervisor, will commend itself to the average citizen, who Is Interested in keeping track of expend dltures on account of the county government and what these expenditures go for. As a matter of fact, this recommendation Is really only a repetition I O tnrmav roKnmmPndfltlnn exactly along: the same line. The report of the supervisor Is made up of a record of the various items paid, usually In the order In which they are approved by the board, and while It Is not Impracticable for the average Individual to group and total the Items going to different purposes, people unaccustomed to such work find It tedious. A systematic grouping of the expenditures, will enable the taxpayer to see at a glance where the money goes to and what for. As we understand it, however, the reports as published heretofore. are in compliance with the law, and as to whether there can be any compulsion in connection with the adoption of the grand jury's very appropriate recommendation is rather UUUUliUl. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. Joseph A. Smith is quite 111 at his home on Yorkville R. F. D. No. 1. Sheriff D. D. Wllklns of Cleveland county. N. C., was In Yorkville yesterday, after an escaped convict, Press Gibbes, who was being held by Sheriff Brown. Rock Hill Record: Mr. John G. Anoollo/l frAm Mow Ynrlr Tups^ov morning: on his trip to several foreign countries. He will return to Rock Hill about the middle of July. While away he will take several hundred views of points of intere'.t. many in the Holy Land. He will have these views mounted on slides, and will exhibit them upon a stereoptlcon screen upon his return. The various churches and Winthrop college will thus be favored. John may yet develop into a platform lecturer. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The Yorkville cemetery is in beautiful condition Just now. The outlook for a splendid crop of flowers is all that could be desired. . 1 ? At a congregational meeting of the First Presbyterian church last Sunday, Messrs. W. I. Witherspoon and T. C. Dunlap were elected deacons. ? it la estimated that fifteen or eicrh- 1 teen hundred people were vaccinated in and around Yorkville during the period of apprehension on account of smallpox. There has been an appre- 1 ciable slacking up in the matter of late, and although there are still many sore arms, generally the trouble seems to be about over. A large per cent of 1 the people who were vaccinated for the first time, had a rough time of It, some were confined to their beds for days, and others were almost sick enough l to go to bed. Very few of the people < who were vaccinated for the second i time had any trouble. The vaccination , either failed to take or it "took" very , slightly. ' , 1 THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. , following were trie ueveiopmeius in the speculative cotton market yesterday as summarized by an Associated Press dispatch of last night. Another set of new high records was made in the cotton market today with trading the most active and excited so far on the bull movement and I probably surpassing that of any day for months if not for the past two years. The close was strong and within a point or two of the best at a net gain of 25 to 32 points. The market opened firm at an advance of 8 to 15 points on bullish Liverpool cables, both public and private, the absence of further rain in Texas, covering by yesterday's sellers and fresh buying for long account. After selling at a net advance of 12 to 15 points, a somewhat reactionary tendency developed as a result of extremely heavy realiz Ins: by old longs, selling for a reaction, and slightly less encouraging late < cables, but the market sold off only 7 3 to 8 points from the top, and offerings I were so surprisingly well absorbed as t to alarm early sellers for a turn. c Later there were reports of a large t spot business at advancing prices and s during the last hour the market was ( the strongest and most excited of the f day with prices advancing In sensa- ( tlonal style on rumors that Chicago I wheat interests were bulling cotton t and a scare of local shorts. May con- c tracts sold at 10.44; July at 10.45 and r October at 10.27 or 27 to 32 points < net higher and something between 36 t and J6.50 above the recent low level. t There was a big demand right up 3 to the close and local traders evident- t ly feared a stampede of foreign shorts c tomorrow as late cables stated that { traders had sold short during the day. c Southern spot markets were gener ally firm at unchanged prices to an advance of |c. and several private t wires were received reporting that a e big business had been done with ex- c rxsirtnra Tho wpa thpr man showed no further precipitation In the southwest and the forecast was for generally fair weather tomorrow. Receipts at the ports today 13.234 bales against 13,359 last week and 11,- * 512 last year. For the week 105,000 e against 91,004 last week and 71,514 last r year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 2,853 bales against 4,742 last 8 year. THIRD WEEK JURORS. t The following venire of petit Jurors t has been drawn to serve during the ? third week of the present term of the t court, beginning Monday, April 26: 1 J. C. Pursley York. J. B. H. Jackson ....King's Mountain. ? J. H. Matthews Ebenezer. W. L. Barron Catawba, J. W. Qulnn King's Mountain, a J. H. Milling Catawba, i H. E. Hood Bullock's Creek. t A. B. Fewell Ebenezer. Truman Youngblood York. r Jas. A. Carroll York. J. A. Steele Bullock's Creek. c W. J. Rawlinson Catawba. , T. C. Barnett Bethel. n ci oninn Kinar's Mountain. J. B. McKnlght King's Mountain. 1 J. E. Flncher Bethesda. s C. C. Stewart York. A. F. Plexlco Broad River. J. W. McFarland York. * I. H. Campbell Bethel. J. F. Currence King's Mountain. , Jeff D. Whltesldes Broad River. W. T. Nichols Catawba 8 R. W. Roach Bethesda. W. L. Sandlfer York, j J. A. Campbell Bethel. . J. Hope Adams Ebenezer. L H. Castles King's Mountain, t John E. Plexlco ....Bullock's Creek. R. R. Love York, j W. Hi. Gladden Catawba. J. P. Balles York. 1 J. M. Davidson York, l John R. Logan York, t W. F. Hyatt York. R. L. Gordon Catawba. 1 SMALLPOX SITUATION. 1 There was another death from small. .. _ . _A c pox in tne yoi-k couon miu viuuse, tu about 2 o'clock Wednesday morning, f making nine since the beginning of 5 the outbreak about the 7th of March. 1 The last victim was Mr, W. W. Wil- ' Hams, whose critical condition was mentioned In the last Issue of The En- r quirer. The understanding is that he * had never been vaccinated, because at 1 the beginning of the outbreak, he said B he feared vaccination more than small- 1 pox. r The other patients in the cotton mill Village are convalescent with the ex- ( ceptlon of Mr. John Thompson, the ' outcome of whose case is not to be pre- A dieted at this time with a great deal of assurance. * There are no cases of smallpox In the 1 town of Yorkville or on the outskirts, except those already mentioned at the c York cotton mill and there Is but lit- s tie fear of further spread. The heaJth authorities In Yorkville feel confident r that the disease has been stamped out; c but they have not yet abandoned their * vigilance. Vaccination has been more general s than has ever been known in the cam- 1 munlty before, and It having been * demonstrated that vaccination ensures 1 Immunity, there is but little material for the disease to work on. ' > i COMMON PLEAS ROSTER. i Since the publication of the list of s cases that are to come up for trial s a nft?,r rtrrtvMori ( lie A l WCC1V auu llic nccn cuvvt, the court of common pleas continues 1 during the week commencing April < 26, the bar has agreed upon a roster I that is to be observed as follows: r Monday, April 19. 27. Southern Rwy. vs. Pride Pat- c teree. 36. George Hall vs. Southern Ry. Co. Tuesday, April 20. 40. Arcade Cotton Mills vs. Southern Ry. Co. <3 41. Geo. W. Plyler vs. Metropolitan t L?. Ins. Co. t 44. J. H. Quinn vs. C. B. McFadden. Wednesday, April 21. 42. MacKoren eros. vs. wcsi. uin??. Tel. Co. . 8 45. Rob't L. McGinn vs. Rock Hill Buggy Co. v 50. Marshall Crawford vs. A. Fried- c helm, et al. Thursday, April 22. r 52. York Supply Co. vs. R. K. Lowry. Friday, April 23. 49. Stacy McKibbon vs. Southern . Ry. Co. 1 56. W. E. Ferguson vs. Southern t Railway Co. d 57. Mackorell Bros. vs. Southern g Railway Co. 58. Mackorell Bros. vs. Southern r Railway Co. s 59. J. M. Stroup vs. Southern Rail- 3 way Co. Monday, April 26. j 7. E. F. Bell vs. West. U. Tel. Co. . 24. J. W. Sistar vs. Seaboard Air Line Railway. Tuesday, April 27. 11 l~? Urilo,.., <w1 m'r V8 ll Southern Railway. P 28. Mrs. Richardson vs. Seaboard A. ^ L. Ry. t Wednesday, April 28. 61. W. R. Carroll vs. J. P. Barne" 62. York Monument Works v^s. Southern Railway. 1 Thursday, April 29. e 63. Cook vs. T. H. Allen. 8 64. Walker vs. T. H. Allen. v Cases for which no dates have been s assigned. 34. Salina E. Moore vs. Rock Hill ? W., L. and P. Co. 39. Smith-Fewell Co. vs. Southern 1 Rwy. Co. ti * n FINAL PRESENTMENT. * The grand Jury got through with Its ll business on Wednesday, and was discharged, after submitting the follow- 1 ing addressed to Hon. J. C. Klugh, c presiding Judge, and signed by J. S. Sandifer, foreman, as its final present- a ment: tl We, the grand jury of York county hereby submit the following report as o jur nnai presentment at tnis term or t, jourt. First. We have carefully considered 11 ind passed upon all bills of Indictment tl submitted to us by the solicitor, and f< returned the same to court with our n findings thereon. Second. We respectfully recommend e that hereafter the magistrates of the q :ounty dispose of all criminal cases ? that are within their Jurisdiction and lot burden the court of sessions with ;ases that they themselves should dispose of, and, In this connection, we c ilso recommend that the magistrates fl jxercise more care In binding over all naterlal witnesses In cases sent up to c' the court of sessions. P Third. Committees of our body have n tieen appointed to examine the county t| offices, the poor house, and Jail, and ihalngang, and will report at the July w term of this court. a Fourth. The annual report of the :ounty commissioners for the fiscal rear 1908, has been submitted to us, >ut the alleged Itemized statement of he expenditures for the fiscal year :onslsts of newspaper clippings conalnlng the quarterly reports of the lupervisor. And this report Is not In jroper shape as a record, as the newsjaper clippings will* be easily lost or lestroyed, and the same Is Imperfect n other respects, as It does not show he total expenditures for the year, nor loes It show how much was spent on oads and bridges, how much on chainrang, etc. We, therefore recommend hat the supervisor forthwith substlute for these newspaper clippings a vrltten statement, Itemized, showing he amounts spent during the past flssal year for roads and bridges, chainrang, poor house, outside poor, Jail, :ourt house, county offices and all othsr purposes. Fifth. We thank your honor and he solicitor for the courteous asslstince rendered us In the discharge of >ur official duties. GENERAL SESSION8. The last Issue of The Enquirer went o press just before the court of gen *ral sessions suspended f >r the afterwon recei s. Following are addition- 1 il proceedings: In the case of the State vs. J. C. Wallace, charged with assault and >attery with Intent to kill, the jury re- 1 urned a verdict of guilty of simple ^ ussault and the court Imposed a sen.ence of $5 fine or five days In jail. The fine was paid. Wallace Jackson, charged with aslault and battery with Intent to kill, vas allowed to plead guilty of assault md battery of a high and aggravated jature, and was sentenced to pay a fine >f $75 or go to the chalngang for nine nonths. He paid the fine. Levi Leech and Samuel Helton, were ( :onv!cted of larceny and sentenced to .hree years each. William Porter plead guilty to vloatlon of the dispensary law, and was lentenced to three months or $100. John Lowry, Indicted for murder, vas acquitted. Andrew Meek, charged with assault ( ind battery with Intent to kill, was icqultted. Henry Robblns was convicted of vloatlon of the dispensary law and senenced to pay a fine of $100 or go to ( he chalngang for three months. In the case of John Parrott, Arthur ( lolmes and Clarence Holmes, charged j vlth housebreaking, the solicitor nol grossed the Indictments agralnst the lrst two on terms. Clarence Holmes ( )lead guilty, and was sentenced to two j rears in the penitentiary or on the mbllc works. Lula Powers plead guilty to the :harge of assault and battery of a ifgh and aggravated nature, and was ;entenced to pay a fine of $25, or serve hree months in the county jail. The ine was paid. Everet King, tried on thp charge of nurder, was acquitted. King is a nerro boy about 13 years of age. He tilled a playmate of about the same ige, while the two were "projecting" vlth a gun. According to the testlmoiy the killing was accidental. In the case of W. R. Burgess tried >n the charge of breach of trust with raudulent intent, the jury returned a 'erdlct of "not guilty." In the case of J. M. Plexico, charged vlth assault and battery with Intent o kill, the verdict was not grullty. C. H. Feldman plead grullty to the iharge of violating the dispensary law ind was fined $100. The solicitor on Wednesday an>ounced the continuance of the case >f W. H. Wlndle, charged with aalault and battery with intent to kill. This is the prosecution that was Initituted by the grand Jury because of he assault on Editor W D. Grist, of he Yorkvllle Enquirer In the office of he clerk of the court last August. All the other sessions business havng been disposed of, the court this nornlng took up the case of the State rs. Marshall Steele, charged with aslault with intent to ravish. The proiec:itor is a married woman from iAn:aster, and the assault charged is aleged to have occurred In Rock Hill 1 >n the ntght of February 6. The case s of a highly sensational nature and 1 nuch Interest Is being manifested. When The Enquirer went to press the :ase had not been concluded. HOW THE JURY ,3 DRAWN. During his stay in Yorkvllle yesterlay, Sheriff Wilkins of Cleveland couny, N. C., was very much Interested In he proceedings of the court of geniral sessions, and was particularly truck with the manner in which Juries ire provided in the different cases. "Up in my county," he said, "I pro'ide all the Juries myself, except in i apltal cases, jusi ueiure tuun wu- ( renes, I go out and notify thirty-six ? nen, and have them ready to dispose , if cases as they come up. A defen- ? lant has no right to object, unless he ( s charged with a capital crime, and , hen he can put Jurors on their voir i lire or object to them for cause. , Sometimes when we are scarce of Ju- B ors, we lock the court room doors and E elect what we want without previous e ervlce." This arrangement struck Sheriff < Jrown and the newspaper man as be- j ng about as peculiar to them, as the t South Carolina method was to the t forth Carolina sheriff, and both Sher- r (T Brown and the newspaper man took i ileasure in discussing with Sheriff j iVUkins the differences between the a wo systems. t The circumstances and developments c f the conversation suggested that j here are probably a good many read- < rs of The Enquirer who are not aito- j ether familiar with the processes by j ihich jurors are provided in this r tate. f In the first place, the law requires v he provision of a strong box with par- h itions for general jurymen and for t alesman, and the names of the Jury- a len to serve during the ensuing ear must be put In this box during n he month of December. o The auditor, treasurer and clerk of F he court constitute the board of jury h otnmissloners, and under the law all v hree must be present during the prep- p ration of the lists. They are re- a uired to take all names from the reg- t itratlon books and put into the box, ne out of every three registered voprs. In preparing this list, the comilssioners are supposed to throw out b he names of all without reputation ii >r good moral character, and also the t ames of all who, for any reason, are a xempt from jury duty. There is h uite a list of exemptions and voters n ver 65 years of age can claim ex- s mption by reason of their age. ? In addition to the general list in- d luding one out of every three quail- ti ed voters in the general box, the r ommissioners are required also to g rovlde a list of not less than 100 nor j lore than 500 for what is known as y le five-mile box. These must live h rithin five miles of the court house, nd they are provided for the quick v Illlng of the regular venires, when for my reason the same are depleted bcow the thirty-six names stipulated In :he law. The Jury box having been prepared n December, the law requires that it ye fastened with three locks of different kinds, and that one key be held by 3ach of the commissioners, so that the jox cannot be subsequently opened ex;ept In the presence of all three. Then in the spring, not less than ten, lor more than twenty days before the :onvenlng of court, the commissioners jet together, open the box in public md draw therefrom twelve grand Jurors and thirty-six petit Jurors. The grand Jurors, together with the six holding over, serve for the ensuing year and a separate venire of petit Jurors must be drawn for each week of the term, each drawing to take place lot less than ten days nor more than twenty days before the Jurors are neeaea. Upon the convening' of the session, when a Jury Is needed, the names are Jrawn from a box by a small boy, supposed to be unable to read. In order that there may be no semblance of unfairness, the law contemplates a thorough mixing up of the lames before each drawing, whether by the Jury commissioners In providing a venire, or the small box In providing a panel. BETHEL PRESBYTERY. Bethel presbytery met In the Presbyterian church of Clover, Tuesday ivenlng at 8 o'clock. The opening sermon was preached by the last moderator present. Rev. E. E Gillespie of Forkvllle, on the text, Matt, xxvill, 20: 'And lo, I am with you all the days." Rev. J. M. Holladay of Winnsboro was Jlected moderator, and Rev. E. E. Gilespla assistant clerk. The attendance was unusually good. All the denominations of Clover and many of the people of the country manifested their Interest In the proceedings of presbytery by attending the services, several times taxing the seating capacity ol the church. The reports from the churches were very encouraging, showing an Increase In membership and contributions most Stratifying. The report on foreign missions showed that the goal of $400,000, set by the assembly's committee on foreign missions naa Deen more man reached, the total receipts for the year ending March 31, being $412,156. The First Presbyterian church of Yorkidlle headed the list of churches in :ontributions to this cause, having fiven $1,771, an average of $4.40 per nember to foreign missions, and of the 1,217 churches in the southern assembly Is one of the sixty churches that have reached the standard recommended by the assembly of $4 per member to this cause. The report of the Thornwell orphanige touched the hearts of all. Two hundred and elsrhtv-flve fatherless :hlldren have been enrolled during the fear. Thirty three years ago this Institution was founded and consisted ol i single two story building and eight little children. There are now twenty buildings, thirty-four matrons and teachers and an average attendance ol 150 fatherless children. No serious sickness during the past year was reported and there have been no deaths imong the children for over five years. Many improvements have been made, luring the last year, and the material equipment of the institution. There were eight candidates for the ministry reported and one licentiate, is now under the care of Bethel presbytery. Mr. W. D. Ratchford of Bullock's Creek church was received as a candidate at this meeting. Presbytery has sustained a great loss in the dismissal of Rev. J. K. Hall lo King's Mountain presbytery. He has been elected president of Westminster school for boys, at Rutherfordton, N. 0. His pastorate at Bethesda will terminate the first of June. An interesting feature of this meeting of presbytery was the celebration )f the 400th anniversary of the birth )f John Calvin. He was born at Noyon n Plcardy, seventy miles northeast of Paris, July 10, 1509. Three scholarly iddresses were delivered as follows: 'Calvin and his times," by Rev. J. M. Holladay, Wlnnsboro; "The Influence it Calvin on Civil Liberty," by Prof. 1. W. Thomson, Rock Hill; and "Galdn the Theologian," by Rev. W. T. Hall, D. D., Columbia. All of these iddresses were listened to with the greatest interest. Presbytery inaugurated for the en:lre presbytery a missionary campaign iuo the one nreviously arranged for ifork county by the Presbyterlal Union >f York county. The plan and topics irrangred by the Presbyterlal Union vere adopted by the presbytery and ire as follows: During the summer ;ach church or group of churches vhere two or more congregations can >e reached by an appointment, will be dslted by four speakers who will hold l conference with the congregation for i day discussing the following topics, nch sneaker delivering two addresses: ' The Motives for Missionary Effort," The Relation of Home and Foreign diss Ions," "The Extent and Needs of he Heathen World," "The Providenlal Preparation of the World for the ecoption of the Gospel," "The Pecular Responsibility of the Southern Presbyterian Church," "The Importince of Prayer and the Influence of he Holy Spirit in the Evangelization if the World," "The Layman's share n the Advancement of the Kingdom," The Need of Man and Money in the Svangellzation of the World and the Jethods of Securing Them." Ar angements have also been completed or the holding of State Laymen's con-ention, similar to the one recently leld in Birmingham, in Clinton during he month of May, probably the 17th nd 18th. The kind people of Cover of all delomlnations received presbytery with pen homes and hearts. The pastor lev. H. J. Mills and Mr. J. J. Smith, lis elder, made all present feel that it ras a genuine pleasure to the good eople of Clover to share the sincere nd whole-soul hospitality so charac eristic of them. TO GROW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. The Floral Society of the First Presyterian church of Yorkvllle is lookig forward with pleasurable anticipalon of making Its next annual chrysnthemum show, easily the best that as been held, and to that end the lembers are doing what they can to tlmulate interest during the season ,'hen the most Important work is to be one, which Is right now. As a contribution to this end, The Enquirer is equested to reproduce the Interview iven out by Mrs. R. T. Stephenson, in 902, on chrysanthemum growing, and re take pleasure in doing so as fol>wb: "I am not able to compare the culttatlon of the chrysanthemum with any other flower," she said in answer to the reporter's question, "for as a matter of fact I have never given a great deal of attention to anything but the stately 'mum.' But if it will be of any use to you, it will be a pleasure to explain the methods I pursue in the production of the flowers that were exhibited at the show. "Early in the spring, about the first of April," Mrs. Stephenson continued, "the plot intended for the plants is thoroughly spaded and worked over, the soil being made soft and free from lumps or stones, as well as grass roots. I Ruppose nobody else would have the same trouble to contend with that I have had. I refer to a luxuriant growth of wire grass. This must be thoroughly worked out of the soil contiguous to the young plant, or it will i sap the strength of the flowers. The chief end for which I work during the first months Is a strong, hardy plant, for the healthier the plant the better the bloom. "After the soil has been prepared, we dig holes about a foot square and a foot deep, and three feet apart, as many holes as we have plants to put out. At the bottom of each hole we , put about a soadeful of well-rotted manure from the cow lot, and cover this with the soil. It is now ready for the planting. Before putting the plant down I always pour water into -the hole, wetting the soil thoroughly, thus . planting the flower in a paste of soil and water. These tender shoots must be watered each evening, for at least a week, and be covered from early morning until the sun is low. This 1 must be continued until the roots have taken Arm hold and they are ready to grow. i "No, that Is not all yet; for the work really continues until the plants are In bloom. I watch them carefully all ! along. This is a pleasure, for I love them. The grass must be kept out i and water given every day during the . summer months. Indeed, It is said it is Impossible to give them too much water during July and August. When I the plant is about 10 or 12 Inches high > I pinch out the top bud. This causes the plant to branch. Now comes steady watching and pruning. I decide just 1 how many blooms I wish a plant to i have, leave just that number of branches and pinch off all other growth. This is not the work of a day, but of the whole life of the plant, for it is sumristng how they will per stat in sending out shoot after shoot The suckers from the roots are not allowed to grow, tor they draw from the strength of the plant. I never use any i fertilizers save from the cow lot. "The first of August I begin feeding mine with the liquid manure, which Is allowed to stand in the barrel about two days before it is used. During ' August I feed about twice a week and i during a part of September three times a week. The disbudding begins about the last week in August. I leave only ' one bud to a branch. I find, as a general rule, the terminal bud more satis, factory than the crown bud. When the flower begins to show color, It is best to stop feeding, or the petals will burn. That was one of my serious , troubles this year. I find some plants need much feeding, some very little to reach perfection." Tne reporter tnanicea Mrs. mepnenson for the clear and intelligent state> ment, and remarked that maybe It had not occurred to her that now since she had given away her whole secret, she might have more difficulty in carrying I away so many prizes next year. , "Maybe so," she replied smilingly, "but you must remember that ex perl1 ence is worth a great deal in all things, and although some one may surpass i my productions next year, I promise that they will have to be considerably in advance of my finest specimens this year. I believe I can do a great deal better than I have done heretofore, and I am certainly going to try." "But is the net result worth the ' trouble and expense?" the reporter suggested. "The net result, no!" replied Mrs. Stephenson; "but the pleasure experienced in developing the growth of the plants is. A successful flower grower must be a genuine lover of flowers. I believe firmly that flowers respond to love just as human beings do, and if one loves the chrysanthemum sufficiently to be willing to give it all the patience, vigilance and attention it requires, there la no possibility of fail3 11 A- - ki.1. /># WAS. ing 10 develop u ui a. nigu ouuc u> fectlon. If you do not believe there Is full compensation in the pursuit of this pleasure, Just learn to love chrysanthemums and try to raise them." LOCAL LAC0NIC8. Until January 1, 1910. We will send The Yorkvllle Enquirer from this date till January 1, 1910 for $1.46. Stewart Bros., on the Job. Rock Hill Record: Stewart Bros., of this city, who had a contract with the Southern Railway company at Greensboro, N. C., where they were double tracking when the panic came on, have received a rush order to return to work on their contract at once. This ^ sounds good to us and seems to be an indication that things are again resuming their normal conditions. Hubbard-Dunlap. Miss Ida Dunlap was married last Thursday evening to Mr. J. M. Hubbard of Hunteravllle, N. C. The ceremony took place at the residence of the bride's mother, Mrs. A. J. Dunlap on Yorkville No. 3, and was performed by Rev. E. ?1 Gillespie. Mr. J. O. Hubbard of Huntersville, acted as best man and Miss Mary Scott was maid of honor. Only a few relatives > ''IotiH, of ?h? vounar neoole were present Vaccination la tho Thinp. Columbia Record, Wednesday: State Health Officer C. F. Williams, who haa made a thorough personal Investigation into the smallpox situation at Yorkville, said today that he regarded the situation as now well in hand and all danger of a further spread of the disease as over. "Since, returning I have Just gotten a report from there," said he today, "in which the authorities say there are now only three cases, with no new cases in ten days, all the cases being confined to the infected district" Dr. Williams accounts for the particularly virulent type of the disease in Ynrkville. where there were six deaths in thirteen cases, as lue entirely to the fact that the patients had never been vaccinated. In none of the cases In which death occurred had the patient ever been vaccinated. Camp Micah Jenkins. ) At the meeting of Camp Micah Jenkins, U. C. V. last Monday, Messrs. J. J. Smith of Clover, and L. R. Williams of Yorkvllle, were elected delegates to attend the general reunion at Memphis, Tenn., on June 9-11, and Messrs. J. P. Blair and C. M. Parrott were elected alternates. Dr. W. E. Erwin and R. W. Whitesides were elected delegates to the state reunion at Chester, and Messrs. W. T. Whitesides and J. B. Robinson vere elected alternates. Miss Maggie L. Glenn was chosen as sponsor for the camp at the state reunion, and Miss Anna E. Whitesides, alternate and maid of honor. The following committee was ? appointed to solicit subscriptions to ^ aid in the erection of the state monument to the women of the Confedera- 1 cy: T. W. Clawson and L. R. Williams, Yorkvllle; J. J. Smith, Clover; ( J. P. Blair, Blairsville; R. W. Whitesides, Smyrna.