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j$ craps and ^acts. ? Columbia, May 8: At a meeting here today the commission charged with the duty of planning, erecting and furnishing the Confederate Soldiers' home. In this city, finished Its work and turned the Institution over to Commandant W. D. Starling complete. It is furnished and provisioned and on Monday will receive Its first occupants. The law provides for the admission of not more than two veterans from any one county. Many applications are on file, but no action ~ " * * moflo on any or tnese nas yei uccn public. A member of the commission said today that the institution could, If necessary, take care of fifty or more veterans with comfort. ? President Taft sent a special message to congress yesterday concerning Porto Rico. The legislative assembly of Porto Rico adjourned recently without passing an appropriation bill and after the 30th of June the government will have no available money to run its machinery. The situation is a grave one for the island. The house delegation held up the appropriation bills In order to force concessions from the executive council. Representatives of both branches of the government have been in Washington for some time. The president recommends that congress pass a law making available in such emergencies as have arisen the funds from the current revenue. ? Nairobi, British East Africa. May 10: A bulky bull rhinoceros is the latest prize wrested from the Jungle by Colonel Roosevelt. From the ex-pres. ident's camp near Machakos word was brought down today that the luck of " the Roosevelt party continues, ana uun. fifteen variations of game* Including the big rhlneo, have been bagged on the last expedition. The rhinoceros was charging Mr. Roosevelt when the hunter fired. The distance was fourteen paces, and the animal fell dead. The naturalists of the party are kept busy pre oaring the trophies, which Mr. Roosevelt and his son Kermlt are bringing in dally. Forty-five skins already have been prepared for the Smithsonian Institution at Washington. ? Manila, May 10: An unusual man hunt is in progress in the Sulu Islands. ? ???i m/vnfha q Mnm bandit r VI BCVCIOi UIvm%mw ? named Jlkerrl, with a considerable following:, has been on a rampage, and the Insular government Is making every effort to run him down. The navy recently lent to the authorities a squadron of gunboats to search the numerous small Islands of the group and now another vessel Is to be added to assist in the strange chase. Several land detachments have been sent out and General Duvall, who has gone south to inspect Mindanao, may take a hand In directing operations. Jekerri raided the rich Parang pearl fisheries and later murdered two white traders. His band alco attacked the constabulary and a number of settlements inhabited by peaceful natives and a sprinkling of whites. ? New York, May 8: The Initiation of Alphonse Lamb and Edward Fitzgerald Into a secret society df the Columbia university freshman class led to their arraignment In a night police court late last night on charges of disorderly conduct. Lamb had been compelled to dress In a woman's fashionable gown with large hat and veil and high heeled shoes. Fitzgerald wore evening clothes and acted as Lamb's escort while a crowd of the initiators followed them at a distance through the streets of Harlem. When Fitzgerald left Lamb on the sidewalk to purchase a cigar, an unsuspecting masher tried to flirt with Lamb. The masher was snum hw th? freshman In woman's garb and the first policeman to arrive suffered a similar fate. Fitzgerald Joined in the fight and both were arrested. In court Magistrate Breen enjoyed the sport of the collegians who were accompanied by the entire freshman class, practically, and discharged them. Lamb borrowed a policeman's suit In which to go home. ? New York, May 6: The right of a telegraph company to transmit messages which might reflect on the character of a person is to be tested In a damage suit which has been brought by Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw, wife of W. Gould Brokaw, against the Western Union Telegraph company. The suit for divorce Instituted by Mrs. Brokaw some time ago contains sensational allegations concerning the young millionaire's treatment of her both in private and in public. She now alleges that her husband sent many not only to her, but to her relatives and friends derogatory to her character. When the telegraph company was informed of the suit it dug up from its files several hundred messages which had been sent by Mr. Brokaw. These telegrams, Mrs. Brokaw contends, constitute libels on her, not only because of their contents, but because the company In accepting them and transmitting their contents through Its agents disseminated the libel. The telegraph company declared that It was not worried by the suit as no one had yet been able to recover on similar allegations. ? Washington, May 10: The president today nominated as United States district Judge for the eastern district of North Carolina Henry Groves Connor of North Carolina. The vacancy on the North Carolina bench, caused by the death of Judge Thomas R. Purnell, has existed for some months and has been a source of much concern to Pres ident Tart, ine contest ior me pia.cc has been a bitter one and the Republicans of the eastern district of North Carolina recently urged the president not to appoint a Democrat, even if he had to go out of the district to get a suitable Republican for the place. The president has given more consideration to this North Carolina judgeship than to all of the other Federal vacancies on the Federal bench with which he has had to deal since his Inauguration. He has been in constant consultation with the North Carolina senators and representatives and has had placed before him the names of at least a dozen .Tildes Pnnnnr a Demn crat, wm for about ten years on the bench of the supreme court of North Carolina and for a number of years before that was Judge of the superior courts. ? Up to the present time, says a Constantinople dispatch, the sum of $7.500,000 has been found in the treasury boxes of the imperial palace at Yildlz, occupied before his deposition by Abdul Hamid. Two and a half million dollars of this is in cash, while $5,000,000 1? marketable securities equivalent to cash. Furthermore, papers were found Indicating that Abdul Hamid has on deposit In Germany, England, France and the United States upwards of $15,000,000. It is understood that the cabinet takes the attitude that all these foreign deposits, as well as the treasure at Yildiz, are the property of the state. Two courses are open to the government respecting these foreign deposits; one Is to obtain them thn-ugh legal process and the other through authorization from Abdul Hamld himself. It Is not believed that Abdul Hamld will refuse to direct his agents to pay over these sums, for the reason that as a prisoner It Is quite impossible for him to make use of the money, while by glvtng It up he may secure advantages during his captivity, and possibly be given a share of the foreign deposits and Investments for his family. Ihe ^orbviltr (Enquirer. Entered at the Postofllce In Yorkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. 8. O.t TUESDAY, KAY 11, 1909. Wearing his uniform of Confederate grey, with the badges of many reun * * - A s*% * T Ions pinned to nis cum, utpi. *uuu ?. Smith of Clover, came down to Yorkville yesterday to participate In the Memorial Day exercises. He yelled when the school children sang "Dixie," he listened closely to Rev. Dr. Wilson's excellent address on Jefferson Davis, and took a reverent interest In the decorations of the graves of his former comrades. C&pt. Smith was a splendid soldier from '61 to *66, and has been true and loyal ever since. In a controversy between Senators Bailey and Aldrich the other day as to the best way of raising the revenues of the government, Mr. Aldrich standing for the protective tariff and Mr. Bailey for an Income tax, there developed quite an Interesting argument. Mr. Bailey held In a general way that protection which prohibits foreign competition is a tax on the whole American people, and proposed to equalize matters by taxing Incomes of (2,600 and over, holding that In this way the burdens of the government would fall upon those who had gotten most benefit from protection, and at the same time relieve the actual producers of wealth, whose Incomes did not reach that figure. Mr. Aldrich replied with the assertion that the salary of every skilled producer of wealth Is higher by reason of protection thai it would be .otherwise, and a Dolicy that would reduce the tariff below a protection basis with a view to making up the deficit by means o:.' a tax on Incomes would, at the same time, reduce the incomes of practically all who now earn $2,600 and less. The shot looked like a pretty hard one and It was not satisfactorily answered. The present tariff fight seems to have disclosed the development of more sentiment among the Democrats for protection than has been observable during a good many years past. It Is talked around Washington that almost every Democrat is for low tariff except on the products of his own district that may be benefited by high protection. This is not strictly true of the South Carolina delegation. Zach McGhee describes the attitude of the representatives from this state as fol lows: "Both of the South Carolina senators are out-and-out for a lower tariff all up and down the line. Both of them will vote for free lumber, and they say a tariff on Egyptian or long staple cotton Is ridiculous. They see no hope for the Democratic party, they say, except to stick to old-line Democratic policies and make a straight fight. All the other South Carolina members stand on the same platform, except Lever and Ellerbe, who Voted for a duty on lumber. They both say that they have large lumber interests in their districts. Tillman says he is for the present at least done with his old policy of getting his 'share of the stealing.' He is going to stand out against all high duties regardless of where the people who want the protection live. For the people, he says, the great bulk of them, can not get any benefit from the 'stealing' anyway." We have on our desk a copy or a newbook Just brought out by the Macmlllan company, of 66 Fifth Avenue, New York, and which is of especial and peculiar interest to the people of South Carolina. The subject Is "Robert Y. Hayne and His Times," and the author Is Theodore D. Jervey of Charleston, second vice president of the South Carolina Historical society. There are 554 pages of the book, which is bound in cloth and It is illustrated with portraits of Charles Pinckney, Langdon Cheves, William Smith, James Hamilton, Jr., and Valentine's bust of Robert Y. Hayne. Most historians of the Hayne period in South Carolina have concerned themselves with Calhoun and what he stood for, and heretofore information as to Hayne, the giant antagonist of Webster, has been difficult of access. In this book, Mr. Jervey brings a vaut ammmt of 1 nf MlVSil inif LU U5UI a IWOI, uiuvuiiv V* ?o and authentic material about Hayne, Judge Smith, Calhoun, Pinckney and other big men of the day, and the work | is an important and valuable contribution to the history of the state. Special and particular attention is given to the conduct of the political game during the first quarter of the last century and from this book students j of today may gain much information that they had neVer dreamed of. In | writing the book, Mr. Jervey has rendered a distinct service to his state. ( The book may be had of the Macmil, lan company for $3.00. r.aM of Love Robinson. Notwithstanding strong pressure, I the governor has declined to commute the sentence of Love Robinson, the little Fort Mill township negro, who was convicted of murder, and who is to , hang next Friday. While there is in this case something that appeals most strongly to the . sympathies of all who would be both merciful and just?the low order of tlie prisoner's intelligence, his lack of opportunity to know better, and his youth ?are constrained to endorse the action of the governor in the mutter. I There have been murders and muri ders In South Carolina, and most of the i murderers have gone unwhlpt of jus, tice, through the failure of juries to do I their duty. We refer, especially to , murders committed by white men. . And there is no question of the fact that we have reached a condition from which, in the language of Solicitor i Henry, "Law and Justice cry out aloud." i As we see it, the object of hanging i a murderer is hardly more for the pun ishment of the malefactor than It la for an example to others, and there has been so little hanging In this state In cases where hanging was the proper penalty, that there Is but little check to the fierce, brutal passions of the bloodthirsty. We would not attempt to point out where any considerable, direct good Is to come from the hanging of this little negro. The ends of Justice might have been as well subserved by sending the boy to the penitentiary for the balance of his life. But there Is no question of the fact that under the law and the testimony the crime was one of murder most foul, and while it would not have been safe to excuse this little negro on the ground that hundreds of others have been allowed to go free under conditions, which taking their opportunities and Intelligence Into consideration, were worse than this, still a sense of fairness applied to this case should have Its weight In ensuring the meting out of more exact Justice in future cases. There has been too much bloodshed In South Carolina and our own people are responsible for it. The trouble is that we have not been punishing even where law and justice have cried out aloud. We have set free, hundreds of murderers who had no more sense of responsibility than has the bull dog. If we would hang a few of them, and properly punish a few other violators of the law, that portion of our nopulation which is most inclined to violence and crime would become more rational. Ths Trend of Development. Comparison ot uie picocui invt.vi? and prosperity of the Piedmont section with conditions that existed twenty or twenty-five years ago, generally resolves Itself Into a feeling of amazement that so much could be accomplished in so short a time. There are In the industrial field today principally as managers of big cotton manufacturing enterprises, men who twenty-five years ago, thought the country had reached the limit of commercial and Industrial stagnation, and ?*? 1 i />? t>nt llftla anmiirommAnt WI1U t'UUlU OCC l/uw IUIIV for the future. Although there are those who will disagree with us, we are very decidedly of the opinion that the cotton manufacturing Industry has done more than any other thing to bring about the trenendous change that has been wrought In conditions. As to whether the business has been profitable in itself, there is much room for doubt. This doubt will be strengthened rather than weakened, by the consideration of the long string of bankruptcies and receiverships that is to be traced through the mill business; but In spite of this the industry must be credited with the avenue It has furnished for the concentration of energy and capital, and the influence it has exercised in stimulating the talents of the best men amongst us. While it is not to be denied that many of our spinners have accomplished wonders in a business way, there really is a great deal of question as to whether most of them have been working along the most advantageous lines. It is hardly to be denied that from the competition standpoint most of our spinners have been squarely down to brass tacks basis. That is, that they were only followers in lines in which others, both abroad and at home, had already worked the margins of profit down to a bedrock basis, and the fact that they could live at all in the face of such long established competition and such ripe experience, is of itself remarkable. We would not be understood to suggest that oyr spinning business is not on a solid foundation. On the contrary, we believe that our spinners have long since established their ability, not only to hold their own; but to make progress, and we believe also that with a little more time they will be able to outstrip foreign and northern competition. The thing that concerns us is that having started originally in the worst crowded and most difficult branch of the cotton manufacturing business, that of making staple standards at close profits, and frequently at a loss, for others to turn into finished products at greater profits, 1b it not time for us also to begin to strike into lines that offer better returns? It seems to us that the cotton manufacturers should be more ambitious. Of course, one can readily understand how those who may be working more or less precariously at standards should be slow to change into other lines requiring more investment, more skill and more ability. The bringing about of such a change is almost as great a matter as the original hesitating dip into the business; but the necessity of the change seems to be be/...notlAn JU1IU Mucouuii. But it is not of cotton manufacturing that we started out to speak more especially. We regard that business as being here and being here to stay. Not only that, the trend of investment having already been fixed in that direction, it is likely to continue that way until it is thoroughly overdone. This country, however, has reached the point where it can well afford to investigate the attractions of other lines of manufactures. It will be objected of course, that the north and west are already so far ahead of us, in the matter of established business and experience that it is not worth while to start in the face of such a handicap. But there is very little force in this argument. Whatever this section has accomplished in cotton manufacture has been accomplished in the face of as II1UIIJ UU.1LUV1CS UliU 111111U U111CS US Ult* presented in any other line, and the same intelligence, energy and industry that has been applied to cotton will likely succeed in numerous other lines. The south furnishes the best market in the world for manufactures of all kinds, and 90 per cent of the manufactures we use, come from the north and west. The principal reason why we cannot ourselves produce at least 50 per cent of the manufactured articles we are now buying from abroad, is because we do not try. ? Columbia, May 8: The records made by those entering the corn growing contests in South Carolina have attracted such attention in other parts of the country that this state is now recognized as a competitor of some of the western states. As a result Commissioner Watson has received a letter from Mr. W. O. Paisley, general manager of the National Corn exposition, held at Chicago, asking that this state be in the list of states competing for the prizes offered annually by the exposition. Mr. Watson has replied that he will be glad to do everything possible to obtain entries, and Is gratified that the possibilities of this state are rec<?gnized. The fact there is an opportunity offered to win some of the very handsome prizes is shown in Mr. Paisley's letter, which states that $54,000 in premiums is given at the exposition for the best crops of corn, wheat, oats and grasses. "The south," he writes, "is taking an advanced step in agriculture, inasmuch as the farmers of that section have found that they could raise good crops of other things beside cotton and this means much for the prosperity of our country. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. W. S. Gordon?Says that everybody who is somebody or wants to be somebody, has either read or Is going to read "The Dark Corner." First National Bank?Points out the decided advantage of saving money for the time you will need it. Valuable papers cared for free. The Thomson Oo.?Announces a special sale of muslin underwear for this week, and calls special attention to a variety of other seasonable goods in ladles' parasols at $1 to $5. J. Edgar Poag, Broker?Says your wants in real estate can be satisfactorily filled if you will consult him or subscribe for Poag's Heal Estate Monthly. J. K Williams & Co.?Calls attention to a red hot bargain in men's pants which they are now offering their customers. Five hundred pairs of pants on sale at reduced prices. York Supply Co?Sells U. S. Tick emulsion and every cattle owner should use it. Cane seed and clay and cof Imnla. lee peas. oca luciu iui iai ? ? nuyicments. G. H. O'Leary?Wants everybody to ?-.ee his line of matting, which he is showing in the most desirable patterns. See him for window shades, cottage rods, sectional bookcases and Perfection oil stoves. Farmers' Wholesale Grocery?Talks about chewing tobacco, of which it has a large variety, and wants you to get acquainted with Purina chicken and horse feeds. Yorkvllle Hardware Co.?Wants you to know that it has that small item of hardware that you intend to buy when you think of it at the right time. Th* rain of 8undav night was pretty general throughout the county, and reports are to the effect that cotton Is coming up beautifully. There are many reasons why Rev. Dr. Oliver JohnBon would have been especially suited to the field offered In the Associate Reformed congregation at Yorkvllle. One of the first and most Important is that he Is a good man anywhere, always equal to every condition that presents Itself, and another is complete knowledge of the local field In its relation to the congregations of the same denomination in the fields surrounding. It r/ould be difficult to find a man who seems better suited to the work here presented. But la UA MA^AmKAPA^ UCVtTlllClirBB, 11 UlUOt UC ICIIICUIUVICU, that the Associate Reformed synod of the south includes many able, consecrated preachers, and that the vacancy In the Yorkville congregation will soon be satisfactorily filled, there Is little reason to doubt. While the editor of The Enquirer was a passenger on the Carolina and North-Western railroad with Mr. W. B. Stroup of Clover, as the train passed over Crowded creek trestle, Mr.. Stroup took occasion to mention the fact that where there used to be thousands of bushels of corn raised In the Crowder's creek bottoms west of the railroad, now there is very little. He explained that the trouble was due to the fact that the creek had filled up so badly of late years; but Just why he did not know. We do not know the reason either; but somehow It seems that the condition is one that could be remedied, and it might pay the progressive farmers along the creek to get together over the problem. If It la practicable to reclaim the splendid bottoms along the upper part of this creek, there is no doubt of the fact that very considerable effort would be justified by the benefit to be derived. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Mamie Moore left this morning to spend several days in Charlotte. Misses Pauline Lindsay and Orace Johnson of Rock Hill, spent Saturday in Yorkville Mr. A. D. Niles of Atlanta, Ga., and Mrs. M. A. Niles of Camden, are the guests of Mrs. S. C. Ashe in Yorkville. Miss Mamie Devinney of Yorkville No. 4, left for Ashevllle, N. C., yesterday for a short stay on account of her health. Misses Mary and Carrie Cartwright of Winthrop college, spent Sunday with meir ramer, ur. a> i. uariwngni in Yorkville. Mrs. W. J. Whitener and children of Linwood, N. C., spent several days last week with relatives and friends in Yorkville. Dr. E. M. Nlghbert, In charge of the tick eradication work in South Carolina and Georgia, has been in Yorkville during the past few days. Chester Reporter, May 11: Dr. M. W. White of Yorkville, is here for an operation at the Magdalene hospital. Dr. White broke one of his ribs In an accident several months ago, and has been suffering considerable pain and inconvenience since, and the operation It is hoped, will bring him relief. Rev. O. M. Abney, pastor of Trinity church, has been quite ill for several weeks and does not seem to be Improving. His illness followed vaccination from whlrh dovplnnpH vaoolnlo or mw. pox, and this has been followed by blood poisoning. Mr. Abney's family and friends are quite uneasy about his present condition. The Injuries sustained by Mrs. T. N. Thomasson of the Union neighborhood last Friday were not as dangerous as were at first feared. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Ferguson and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson of Yorkvllle, went to Mrs. Thomasson's home as soon as they learned of the accident, and while they found Mrs. Thomasson's Injuries to be very painful, they were gratified to learn that there was no reason to fear the worst. The most recent Information from Mrs. Thomasson is to the effect that she Is getting along very nicely. CASE OF LOVE ROBINSON. As was announced in a dispatch to The Enquirer Friday, the governor refused to commute the sentence of Love Robinson, the Fort Mill township negro boy, who killed a little negro girl, and Robinson Is to be hanged next Friday. Getting Its information from the testimony and endorsements submitted to the governor, the Columbia State reviews the case as follows: The crime was shocking In its brutality. The condemned negro boy had been living two years with a negro named Watson in Fort Mill township. It appears that on the 26th of April last year he tried to force Linia Watson, a small girl. She resisted and her hand was cut with a knife. Later in the day in the field the boy followed the matter up. When the girl again offered resistance the boy went over to the home of Mr. Jim Martin Armstrong, a few hundred yards away, and borrowed a gun for the avowed purpose of killing a mad dog. That his Intention to kill the girl was all the more marked in its deliberateness is evidenced from the fact that he snapped the right barrel iwice uciure ne puuicu mc wiiicius ui the left barrel Into the body of the screaming child, the discharge making a terrible wound, which produced, instant death. Judge Gage, to whom the petition was referred, stated that he had hoped that the jury would make it possible for him to impose a lighter sentence, for the negroes were all of the very lowest order of intellect and for this reason and on account of the youth of the condemned boy he had thought there was loom for clpmency. However. Gov. Ansel did not regard it the same way and the boy will hang. In extenuation for the boy, it was claimed that he had endeavored to apprise Sheriff Hugh G. Brown of an attempt at jail delivery. He had learned of the plot and had written the sheriff a note. This was not delivered. nowever, unin a uaj iuic. 1 nc nuie nuu been given to a Federal prisoner who could not read and he was not aware of the urgency of the matter. With reference to this petition Judge Gage writes: "The testimony made out a plain case of murder. The no groes Involved, Including the witnesses, were of a dull, Ignorant sort, and It was hard to get an intelligent account of the tragedy from them. The defendant is a youth (16 years at the time) and an orphan. There is room for executive clemency if the youth and condition of the defendant calls for its exercise. I strongly hoped the Jury would save the boy's life, but it did not I yet hope he may be saved from the gallows." Solicitor Henry declared that the boy desired the girl to submit to him and they fought over it at the house. "When she resisted later In the field, he went off and borrowed a gun, telling a lie to get it. Returned to the field, and killed the young girl. The law and Justice cry aloud." Gov. Ansel's indorsement upon this petition is as follows: "After careful consideration of the evidence and reports of the Judge and solicitor, I cannot see my way clear to interfere with the sentence In this case and the petition for commutation is therefore refused." THE SPECULATIVE MARKET. Following are the developments In the speculative cotton market yesterday as summarized in an Associated tress dispatch of last night from New York: The cotton market was nervous and Irregular today without being more than moderately active, and with fluctuations comparatively narrow. The close was steady net 2 points lower to 4 points higher, May being lower and other months about 1 to 4 points higher. The market opened steady at a decline of 4 points on May, but generally 1 to 2 points higher and during the early session sold up to a net advance of 3 to 6 points on rather steadier cables than expected, reports that the Texas rpins over Sunday had been too light to be of much assistance, bullish private crop reports particularly from parts of Mlssissipi, ana canunu?u reports of improvement in general trade conditions. Increased offerings of May, which were supposed to be against cotton to come here for delivery before the end of the month, checked the upward movement during the forenoon arid prices gradually eased off under these offerings, realising by old longs, and local bear pressure. May sold off from 10.66 to 10.67, and later positions eased to within a point or two of Saturday's finals. At this level there was a renewal of demand promoted by the forecast for frost in parts of the eastern belt, but after ?<m o nof train nf fi to 8 WUIA1UB up kW ? ?IVV m%?mrnrn w. ? points on the active positions, there was another setback on reports that the price of printed calicoes had been reduced half a cent a yard by one of the leading manufacturers on the ground that trade was slow and stocks were accumulating. Last prices were within a point or two of the lowest. Southern spot markets officially reported were generally unchanged. Receipts at the ports today 15,276 bales against 11,287 last week and 6,864 last year. For the week 100,000 bales against 114,887 last week and 50,906 last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 4,798 against 2,295 last year, and at Houston 4,145 against 947 last year. WITHIN THE TOWN. t? There was a good, hard rain in this vicinity Sunday night. It was general ly quite acceptable. ? Rev. J. Lowrie Wilson, for many years pastor of Bethesda, and well known not only In Yorkvllle, but throughout the county, preached In the First Presbyterian church last Sunday morning and evening to large congregations. His sermons were very much enjoyed by all who heard them. ? Rev. Oliver Johnson, D. D., of Wlnnsboro, who was recently elected to the pastorate of the Associate Reformed church by a unanimous vote of the congregation, has declined the call It wag the purpose of the congregation to give him. The declination came In a letter that was read to the Sabbath school Sunday morning. In the letter Dr. Johnson made it clear that the matter had given him much concern. He fqund himself In the position of being urged by conflicting desires?one to come to Yorkvllle, and the othef to remain with the people of Wlnnsboro, and he had at last decided that he could not make a change. Though very much disappointed, the Yorkvllle congregation has the utmost respect for Dr. Johnson's decision and will now take up anew the problem of securing: a pastor. i ?There was rather more Interest than usual In the observance of Memorial Day In Yorkville yesterday morning under the auspices of the Winnie Davis Chapter U. D. C. Quite a number of people from the country united with the town people, and Including the school children, the assemblage filled the graded school auditorium to its capacity. Mayor John R. Hart, presided. After music by the Yorkville Cornet band under the leadership of Sheriff Brown, the exercises were opened with an appropriate invocation by Rev. E. E Gillespie, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, following which the school sung Dixie in a most cred (table manner, rne aaaress ui me occasion was delivered by the Rev. Dr. J. Lowrie Wilson, a one-legged veteran, formerly of Bethesda, but now of Abbeville. He choose for his subject the life and character of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy, and Jn the course of an admirable address, held that great man up as the really most remarkable figure of the terrible tragedy. He called attention to the fact that there is a tendency nowa-days to lose sight of Davis in the consideration of Lee, Jackson, Lincoln, Grant, etc., but he made it clear that in brains, patriotism, statesmanship and achievement, Davis was inferior to no other great man of the period. He especially pointed out the great things Davis was able to accomplish with means that were sadly limited, how he met every emergency and arose to every opportunity, and how at the end he suffered so unjustly in Fortress Monroe, and for years received on his own devoted head the villiflcation and abuse that numerous enemies sought to hurl at the south. Dr. Wilson conceded that Lincoln was a great man; but he insisted that he was not the superior of Davis from any standpoint. He asserted most positively too, that slavery was only a contributing cause of the war along with other things, and expressed doubt as to whether the northern people today have a reasonably accurate conception of the real cause. "The north fought for sentiment," declared the speaker, "and the south fought for principle. We camped outside the union and they camped outside the constitution." His address was listened to with close and sympathetic attention throughout. The first mention of the name of Jefferson Davis elicited a spontaneous outburst of applause, and the cheers and handclapping at tne close of the address were warm and generous. After Dr. Wllson'a address, a quartette consisting of Misses Pauline Gwaltney and Margaret Hart, and Messrs. John G. Barnwell and Robert Love rendered, "Just Before the Battle, Mother," to a piano accompaniment by Mrs. Barnwell. The next number on the programme was the reading by Miss Margaret Hart of a pretty little poem by Rev. Dr. Wilson, "The Southron's Farewell to Liberty," After this, Crosses of Honor were presented to Veterans James Davidson and William Whitaker. Then was read the report of the Yorkvllle Cemetery association and the roll of the Confederate dead burled In the two cemeteries, after which the assemblage repaired to the cemeteries and placed wreaths and other floral tokens on each grave that had been previously marked by a Con federate flag. The exercises of the day passed off pleasantly and smoothly throughout, and all the participants went away glad that they had been there. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1, 1910. We will send The Yorkvllle Enquirer from this date till January 1, 1910 for 5,1.32. Mule Kills Itself. A mule belonging to Qipt. S. E. Carroll of Yorkville No. 4, killed Itself in a runaway accident last Friday. The animal was hitched In front of the house, and becoming frightened at something, broke Its bridle and ran away. Its heart was pierced by a broken buggy shaft. Cotton Oil Company Organized. The organization of the Clover Cotton Oil and Ginning company of Clover was effected last Friday by the election of the following directors: D. A. Matthews, S. J. Clinton, W. D. Lesslle, M. , L. Smith, L. O. Thompson, W. B. Stroup, T. W. McElwee. The directors ( elected M. L. Smith president, W. B. , Stroup vice president, and Luther G. , Thompson secretary and treasurer. The work of erecting the necessary buildings Is to be commenced at once and the company Intends to have the 1 plant ready for operation In time to begin work with the next crop. , Finding of the Court Below Affirmed. The supreme court has affirmed the finding of the court below in the case of Mrs. L. P. Brown, administratrix, vs. the Southern Railway company, a suit for damages on account of the killing of the plaintiff's husband, a freight conductor, at Lancaster on March 9, 1907. The complaint demanded damages In the sum of $50,000 and the Issue was tried at the April 1908 term of the court of common pleas for York county, before Judge Watts and a Jury. The verdict was for the plaintiff In the sum of $8,000. Joseph A. McCullough, Thos. v. flicuow ana j. riarry r osier ior plaintiff, and Abney & Muller and J. B. McDonald for defendant. Treasurer H. E. Nail. Mr. Harry E. Nell of Filbert, has been appointed treasurer of York county, vice H. A. D. Neely, deceased. The appointment was determined on by Governor Ansel on last Saturday, and the news was received In Yorkvllle on Saturday afternoon. Although several names had been mentioned In connection with the appointment, It is understood that Mr. Nell and Mr. J. R. Halle of Fort Mill, were the two that entered actively Into the contest, the others merely occupying the attitude of being willing to accept If the position were tendered them or of Intending to enter the primary if. foi* any reason, the primary should be ordered. The new treasurer is the eldest son of the late J. W. Nell of the Filbert neighborhood. He is about 40 years of age and unmarried. He has been in business at Filbert for several years past merchandising, and more lately the manager of a large public ginnery. Mr. Neil has been quite actively Interested in politics during a good many years past; but has never before held a public office. He will assume the duties of treasurer as soon as the office can be formally turned over to him. Mr. 8tswart Will Investigate. Rock Hill Record: Parties here were very mucn surprised ounaay morning when the following notice appeared In the daily papers: "Governor Ansel yesterday appointed Harry EX Neil county treasurer of York county, vice FL A. D. Neely, deceased." It had been supposed by the majority of the people that the York delegation would be allowed a chance to pass on the matter and recommend some one for the place, and as there are a number of aspirants there was some speculation as to who would be the lucky one. The Record man spoke to Senator Stewart about the matter and he seemed very much surprised at the action of the governor in ignoring the delegation entirely. He stated that he had written the governor that as soon as he could call a meeting of the delegation he would do so and recommend some one for the nlace. and had been await Ins- a renlv from him in regard to matters pertaining to same. He also stated that while Mr. Nell was all right, a splendid man and a good friend of his, that he thought the governor had been very premature In the matter, and that he was satisfied that influence of parties wishing to use dirty politic had been brought to bear on him, but stated that he had the final say on the matter and that It would be Investigated. Mr. Nell Is from Filbert, and a brother of our townsman, Mr. Roy Nell of the Rock Hill Supply company. FINDS OUT THEIR PRICE. How Senator Aldrich Trie* to Work Democratic 8enatore. Zach McGhee In Columbia State. A day or two ago a certain new senator, a Democrat, let us say his name Is Adams and that he comes from Mississippi?just for illustration?was comlnj out of the senate office building late In the afternoon. At the marble Bteps in front he met, by chance, he SUDDOsed. another senator whom he had never met before but knew by sight The other senator, let us say, also for illustration, was a new senator?Senator Baker from Pennsylvania. "Ah, this Is a happy meeting," exclaimed Senator Baker most suavely. "Senator Adams, I believe. I am Senator Baker." The two senators shook hands, said it was a pleasant day, that it was better than they had been having In the way of weather, and that spring had come. "Which way are you going, senator?" asked Baker. "I am going to my hotel," replied Senator Adams. "Ah, and where do you live, senator?" "At the Montreal," replied Senator Adams. "I am Just going up that way, senator," said Senator Baker, "and it would give me the greatest pleasure If you would let me take you In my automobile." The two men got Into a magnificent car, the chauffeur turned the crank and the steam devil, the pet abomination of Senator Bailey of Texas, sped up the "Avenue." Senator Adams was astonished In a few minutes to find that Senator Baker, a rock-ribbed Republican from a rock-ribbed Republican state, was abusing Aldrlch and this iniquitous tariff bill more bitterly and vigorously than he had heard anybody else since the session met. All the way to the hotel he tore the tariff bill into tatters, taking up all the principal schedules, and abusing Aldrlch in such terms that Senator Adams thought that surely the Q. O. P. was on the verge of complete destruction because of the dissensions in the party. Every now and then he would stop and ask Senator Adams' opinion about this or about that. And Senator Adams Joined in with him heartily. But what do you suppose? That Republican senator was woefully dls appointed. Aldrlch sent mm to tne new Democratic senator for the purpose of finding out what particular article of production the new Democratic senator wanted a protective tariff on. And It so happened that Aldrlch's messenger found one out of about half a dozen Democratic senators who was firmly and Irrevocably Ingrained In the fundamental principle of special privileges to none, and he was compelled to report that It would be wasting time to make further efforts to "buy" Senator Adams. Mr. Aldrlch Is going to put through this tariff bill. Don't you have any delusions about his ability either. He Is not boss by any accident. He has messengers like Senator Baker to go to each and every one of the senators, especially the new ones, to find out their price. The price of one Is to protect lumber, of another to protect sugar; sea island cotton is what another wants, lead, gypsum, cotton goods, and so on are the things In other Democratic senators' minds. Aldrich wants to know. His plan Is to go to them, each one, in person, and tell them that he will put Into the bill just whatever protection is wanted. He does not ask for anything in return. He knows human nature and especially a weak senator's nature, a 1 weak and hungry one, I might say, < enough to know that with the parti- 1 cular thing of interest in the weak and hungry senator's state on the protected list, that senator is not going to throw any great obstructions in the | way 01 pusnuiK me uiu. "I make this prophecy," said Mr. Aldrich on the floor a day or two ago, "that within twenty years the south, through representatives who are now here or through representatives who will then be here, will join with us in guarding and protecting the Interests of the United States as against all comers." Senator Money arose. He Ignored what was in effect the open expression of Aldrieh's belief that the "interests 1 of that small percentage of people en- ' gaged In the protective industries who \ must be protected not against foreign comers so much but against the inter- ' ests of the great mass of American people. < "I do not want to disturb the sena- 1 tor," said Mr. Money, "but I think ] perhaps that when he indulges In that i prophecy he has an idea as to whom I he can buy up in this little business." i And Aldrich did have an Idea, for < he has been taking pains to fln.i out. I MERE-MENTION. Independent coke producers of Pennsylvania, numbering about eighty, are to combine Into one company with a capital of $65,000,000 In the trial of Capt. Peter C. Haina for the murder of Wm. Annls, at Flushing, Long Island, last week, a hypothetical question of 10,000 words was put to three alienists by the attorneys for the defense The senate of Missouri has passed a bill prohibiting the smoking pf cigarettes by minors In public places Ortls Hamilton, formerly adjutant <reneral of Washington, has been placed under arrest on a charge of forgery and embezzling $50,000 of state military funds Mrs. Augusta E^vans-Wilson, the well known southern authoress, died at her home in Mobile, Ala., last Sunday, after a brief Illness, aged 74 years. Mrs. Wilson- was the author of "St. Elmo," "Beulah," "At the Mercy of Tiberius," and other stories The shah of Persia has Issued a proclamation granting a new constitution to his people. The present shah revoked the constitution, granted by his predecessor, in November last A "blackhand" society has been organized at Manzanillo, Mexico, and uses a lemon as a notice of death to its victims Miss Jessie Brown, who recently shot Ehrl P. Adams, her sweetheart, to death, at Jacksonville, Fla., has been released by the grand Jury Chas. Hall Adams and Wm. R. Risk. Dromi nent lawyers of Boston, have been Indicted on charges of obtaining $12,000 of unclaimed deposits from the Suffolk Savings bank by conspiracy An Atlantic City, N. J., man wagered a dollar that he could drink nine "big whiskies" In an hour. He did It In fifteen minutes. An hour later he was dead. Bernard Grossman, a prominent business man of Waynesburg, Pa., has been Indicted on charges growing out of the wrecking of the Waynesburg bank three years ago. J. B. F. Rhinehart, the cashier, Is now serving a sentence of fifteen years In prison Oscar Slater, an American, has been sentenced to death at Hdlnburg, Scotland, for the murder of Miss Marlon Gilchrist, a woman 82 years old The Florida house of representatives has passed a bill permitting the killing of alligators to protect the hogs of farmers living along streams Walter Allen Bruce, of Brooklyn, N. Y., and prominent in church affairs, has disappeared. He gambled in wheat with church trust funds....The government of Cuba now owes the government of the United States nearly $8,000,000 on account of the expenses of the army n-J motHtiA /inma In thn 1 n tor. ventlon Seventeen prominent citizens of Tyler, Tex., have been placed under arrest by Texas Rangers because of participation In the recent lynching of Jim Hodge, a negro, at that place. Miss Cora Roberts, a student at the Normal and Collegiate Institute at Asheville, N. C., walked out of a fourth story window Thursday night and fell to the roof of a one-story porch. She was not seriously hurt Three men and a woman were drowned in a Delaware stream Friday morning by the capsizing of a boat while struggling over a bottle of whisky The appellate division of the New Tork supreme court has rendered a decision in which it holds that It is legal to bet on a horse race at the race track as long as no recorj of the transaction Is made. A statue to the memory of Henry W. Longfellow, poet and man of letters, was unveiled at Washington, D. C., Friday afternoon. Chief Justice Fuller presided over the ceremonies... .A bill to prohibit the marriage of persons afflicted with tuberculosis, has been introduced In the legislature of Florida. The postal and telegraph employes of France are organising Into a union and it is expected that a national strike will be instituted as soon as the organization is completed A serious difference has arisen between the czar of Russia and his cabinet over the approval of a naval bill recently passed by the-douma. The csar is not inclined to approve the bill and unless he does do so his cabinet will resign. A mnmon urn a ?t Rlltlflr. Pa., Friday on a technical charge of disorderly conduct, convicted and fined (5. The woman was accused of having gone into a barnyard and by the use of witchcraft cast a spell over a cow, which has prevented it from giving milk The steamboat Shores went down in Lake Superior on Tuesday and her crew of twenty-one members was lost The estate of the late P. F. Collier, the magazine publisher of New York, will total 94,000,000 to 16,000,000. There has been a decrease of 8.1 per cent in the wheat acreage this year as compared with a year ago....John C. Davis, a lawyer of Washington, D. C., is under arrest on charges of having obtained money under false pretenses. Davis' stealings are alleged to amount of $60,000 or more An English naval officer has perfected a device by which it is made possible for the commanding officer of a battleship to aim and fire every gun on the vessel. The device, it is said, will revolutionize naval gunnery Mes sina and Regglo, Italy, were visted by violent earthquake shocks Saturday. Considerable damage was done The Southern Baptist convention, representing 2,000,000 members, will convene at Louisville, Ky., tomorrow. Louis D. Leggett, a New York broker, committed suicide by shooting at Mont Clair, N. J., Saturday. Before shooting himself Leggett wrapped a cloth about his head to prevent his skin from being powder marked. Seven men have been indicted by the Federal grand Jury at New York in connection with the recent customs frauds of the Havemeyer & Elder sugar refineries A man and woman committed suicide at St Louis on Friday, first deciding which would shoot the other and then commit suicide, by matching coins Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania has signed a bill which provides for a fine of $500 and two years In prison for selling or giving away cocaine except on the prescription of a physician to a bona fide patient Henri St. Yves, the Frenchman, Won In an outdoor Marathon race at New York on Saturday over twelve competitors, making the distance or zo miies, ooo yards for a first prizo of $5,000, In 2 hours and 44 minutes Up to April 30 the po8tofflce department had received petitions for 59,522 rural free delivery routes. Of this number 40,527 routes have been established. SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? The Insurance Field in its last is sue reports the withdrawal of the State Mutual Life of Rome, Oa, from South Carolina John T. Garllngton was state agent for this company before he Inaugurated the Seminole enterprise. ? Chester Reporter: The congregation of the A. R. P. church at a meeting yesterday directly after the morning service, decided to postpone action on the matter of selecting a pastor until next Sunday, at which time it is the purpose of the congregation to fill the vacancy created by the death of the former pastor, the beloved Rev. C. E. McDonald. Rev. G. G. Parkinson of Erskine Theological seminary, who occupied the pulpit yesterday and preached two able and Interesting sermons, is expected here again next Sunday. ? Columbia State, may u. vuuim aloner Watson returned to the city wearing a State Farmers' Union button. He was elected an honorary member of this organization at a meeting of the Union held in Elliot's, Lee county, Saturday, where a grand rally of the farmers was held. This is one of the few instances where men not actively engaged in farming have been elected members of the Union. The meeting at Elliot's was attended by a large crowd of farmers and others inM - XT? terested in tne worn 01 uie umun aim In trade generally. Speeches were made by President B. Harris of the Farmers' Union, Ira B. Williams, state agent farm demonstration work; Dr. W. W. Ray of the Southern Cotton association; Prof. J. N. Harper, director of the 9tate experimental station; Commissioner Watson. Commissioner Watson pointed out the slgnficlant fact that all Interests In South Carolina, touching agriculture are now harmonized. The experiment station at Clemson, the United States farm demonstration work, the state department are now all working toward the same end. This co-operation has been hoped for by Mr. Watson and he Is very much gratified that It has now been brought about. ? Columbia, May 10: The dispensary commission held a preliminary meeting In the attorney general's office today, preparatory to opening up the investigation of fireworks at the meeting sfet for the 17th, when the commission will resume Its operations where it was compelled to leave off by the Injunction proceedings In the Federal court. Chairman Murray and one of the new members, Mr. A. N. Woods of Gaffney, were the only members of the commission present today. Attorneys T. B. Pelder and Malvern Hill of Atlanta, and W. F. Stevenson of Cheraw, were also present. Mr. M. E. Rutland, who has been subpoenaed as a witness, was Here for a preliminary conference with the commission. Some other witnesses have also been summoned, but their names have not so far been made public. The liquor houses whose claims will be passed upon have been notified to produce various kinds of account books and copies of letters from members of the state dispensary board and others connected with the dispensary. Those desiring their claims reopened are required to file notice. Nothing was given out for publication at the conclusion of the conference, except that Henry Samuels, present mayor of Chester, and M. E. Rutland of Batesburg, were before the commission as witnesses. "We are getting down to the criminal part of the business,** said Attorney 8tevenson, "and can't afford to give you fellows information that's going to be used in that court house up yonder." THE HOPEWELL NEIGHBORHOOD. OoiTMDondeoce of the rorkrllM snotarer. Hickory Grove No. 1.?The farmers of this section are progressing nicely with their farm work and in a few days will begin chopping out their cotton. Mr. J. Ij. Dowdle celebrated his 56th birthday last Saturday, the occasion being a most enjoyable one. About twenty-five invited guests were present, including children and grandchildren. An elegant six course dinner was served and all present spent a most delightful day. Mrs. E. J. Wylle and children, Claudia, Willie and Wllma of Jonesville, have * n visiting relatives in this nelghoo. nood. Miss Mae Belle Smarr has returned home, after a pleasant visit to friends near Rock Hill. Wise Forest Management?That the wise management of the forests is re garded by President w. w. Fin ley, or the Southern railway, as a necessity, in the development of the south is strongly brought out in his recent address to the student body of the University of Georgia. "In my opinion," said President Finley, "the economic importance of the management of our southern forests so as to secure from them the largest present profit consistent with their preservation can not be overestimated. In addition to their influence upon stream flow, tending to diminish the destructiveness of floods and to maintain higher water for navigation and for the generation of power in dry. seasons, they form the foundation of bur woodworking industries. "Until comparatively recent years the North Atlantic states predominated in furniture manufacturing and other woodworking Industries. Timber supplies in that section have been almost exhausted and these industries are following the rapidly receding forests in iu ifjc ovum ami wcoi, (icavi/ niticaoIn* the value of the tlmberland*. "Tf southern woodworking Industries are to thrive In years to come, they muet be assured of a constant unnlv of their raw material. This can be brought about only bv the adoption of scientific methods of forestry by the owners of our woodlands." Davis's Tribute to Southern Women. j ?In the dedication of his able historical work, "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government," President Davis pays a handsome tribute to the women of the south. The dedication Is as follows: , 'To the women of the Confederacy whose pious ministrations to our ; wounded soldier* soothed the last i hours of those who died from the object of their tenderest love; whose domestic labors contributed much to supply the wants of our defenders in the field; whose zealous faith in our cause shone a guiding star undlmmed ' by the darkest clouds of war; whose fortitude sustained them under all the privations to which they were subjected; whose annual tribute express es their enduring grief, love, and rev? erence for our sacred dead; and whose patriotism will teach their children to emulate the deeds of our revolutionary sires; these pages are dedicated by their countryman?Jefferson Davis. AT THE CHURCHES. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN. There will be prayer meeting on Wednesday at 8 p. m. BAPTIST. There will be prayer meeting on Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock. i Special Bolide*. An old chair can be reflnlshed and made to match other furniture by applying one coat of Campbell's Varnish Stain. Anyone can use it and do good work. The York Furniture Co., sells It. Congregational Meeting at Woodlawn. There will be preaching at Woodlawn Presbyterian church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. A full meeting of the congregation and officers Is desired to transact business of especial Importance. It H. W. Shannon, Clerk. Communion at 8alem. Rev. Thos. H. Law, D. D., will nreach at Salem (Cherokee county). next Saturday, 16th, at 11 a. m., and 8 p. m? and conduct the communion service on Sabbath at 11 a. m. A cordial Invitation Is extended the public to attend these services and take part In them. It 8unday Observance. There Is to be a masB meeting In the Presbyterian church next Friday night in the interest of Sunday Observance. J. S. Brlce, Esq., is to preside, and all the congregations of the town have been Invited to participate. The principal address of the occasion is to be delivered by Rev. Edward Thomson, D. D., of Fort Worth. Tex., General Manager of the Sunday League of America. Excursion Rates to Charlotte. N. C., and Return, Account Anntver sary or AiecxienDurg xjecisrauun i? Independence. Account above occasion Southern Railway announces special trains will be operated to Charlotte on May 20th, and very low round trip tickets will be sold May 17th, 18th, 19th and for trains arriving Charlotte by 1.00 p. m., May 20th, with final limit May 22, 1909. Round trip rates from principal points as follows: Blacksburg $1.65; Camden $2.80; Chester $1.55; Columbia $3.40; Oaffney $1.90; Lancaster / $1.66; Rock Hill .95c; Spartanburg f $2.50; Winnsboro $2.35; Yorkville $1.40. / For detailed Information apply to Southern Railway local agents or address J. L. Meek, Asst. Geni. Passenger Agent. Atlanta, Ga., or J. C. Lusk, Division Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. C. td STATE Or SOUTH CAROLINA, ^ ^ County of York. IN THE PROBATE COURT. / By L. R. Williams, Esquire, Probate Judge of York County. WHEREAS JOHN A. and ELLA J. NEELY, have applied to me for Letters of Administration, on all and singular, the goods /and chattels. 1n^|(J nf W x n Naolv I Ig mo auu V<ltUllD Wfc * . ?. * late of the county aforesaid, deceased: These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me at oar next Probate Court for the said county, to be holden at York Court House on the 20TH DAY .OF MAY. 1909, to shew 0 cause, if anY, why the said Administration should not be granted. Olven under my Hand and Seal, this 4th day of May, 1909, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and nine and in the lXSrdyear of American Independence. .L. R. WILLIAMS. 35 t 2t