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J craps and ^arts. ? New York, June 7: Considerable opposition Is developing: to Israel Zangwlll and his project under which Jews are to make a contract to Irrigate Me- ! sopotamia at a cost of $40,000,000 and I to receive from Turkey the right to' colonize the land and finally to establish a state there. It Is expected that this opposition will strongly manifest itself at the coming Zionist convention, which will open here with 800 delegates from all parts of the United States on Sunday. An article by Louis Llpsky, editor of The Maccabean. the official organ of the Zionists, takes Mr. Zangwlll to task for his attitude, declaring that Mr. Zangwill, as the head of the Jewish Territorial association, desires to establish a nation in Mesopotamia. Editor Llpsky writes that the Zionists' one idea is to establish a Jewish state in Palestine only. The article says Zangwill ignores the Zionists. ? Washington, June 8: The achieve ment of man flight will be celebrated in Washington today. Wilbur and Orvllle Wright of Ohio, will receive their first recognition by their fellow countrymen In the east room of the White House this afternoon. President Taft will present to the Inventors the gold medals awarded to them by the Aero Club of America to commemorate the invention of the first successful flying machine. The event is Intended to be one of national Interest and to carry out this idea, the Aero Club of America invited the leading newspapers throughout the country to print editorlain tnHav aonronrlate to the occasion. The governors of the various states have sent laudatory messages congratulating the Wrights on their success. These together with resolutions adopted by numerous scientific organizations and letters written by prominent scientists, have been put in book form and will be presented to the Wrights. ? Washington, June 8: Replying to W. J. Bryan's attack on seventeen of them la the current Issue of the Commoner for voting on the lumber tax in opposition to the Democratic platform, Democratic senators today tell the "Peerless One" to mind his own business. Said Senator Tillman: "Who grave Bryan the right to say who is and who is not a Democrat? I will not worry about what he says. I answer to the people of my own state, ""hey will attend to me if I don't do right. I am against free material." Said Simmons of North Carolina: "After following Bryan to defeat twelve years I do not see what right he has to dictate to us in the senate who are attempting to place the party in a light before the people that will enable us to recover from the effects of his leadership. I care absolutely nothing for what Bryan writes about me." Said Smith of Maryland: "Bryan should give the Democrats an opportunity to work out the salvation of the party. He had his opportunity and utterly failed. Bryan should at least wait un " K,n "ooooo iw/nrn nttfloklner his til 111C IJill ptwovu vv*w c ? - ?9 party in congress." Other senators are . similarly vitriolic against Bryan. ? Memphis, Tenn., June 9: After reelecting General Clement A. Evans commander-in-chief over his vigorous but futile protest, and selecting Mobile, Ala., as the next place of reunion, the United Confederate veterans adjourned their business meetings tonight on the heels of a very stormy session. The big feature of the reunion, the parade of the veterans, will be held tomorrow, and this parade will close the reunion of 1909. The only candidate for commander-in-chief placed in nomination was General William M. Cabell, commander of the trans-Mississippi division. Just before nominations were in order, General Evans read an announcement to the convention, in which" he declined re-election. He said he had served in every capacity, from the lowest to the highest,, and that he felt that the highest honor in the veterans' gift should be passed from one ex-Confederate to another in turn. But the delegates disagreed with him and by a vote of 1,540 to 744 for Cabell, reelected General Evans to command. With tears streaming down his cheeks and shaking with emotion, the stately and aged soldier bowed to the commands of his comrades. His election followed one of the stormiest sessions of the veterans which old-time delegates can recall. ? Greenville News: The South Carolina Press association will be asked to hold Its meeting at Clemson college in 1910, and the association will also be asked to pay a visit of one day to the college this summer, while the meeting is in progress at Greenville. This has been decided on by the college authorities, who propose to defray the cost of entertaining the editors out of their own pockets. The step was decided on because of the discussion that has been going on over the college and its affairs. The college authorities decided that they would ask the editors of the state to visit Clemson and inspect the plant and become familiar with its manage ment In all details. The entire college property will be turned over to the editors for a week, and they will be asked to inspect and criticise everything. The college authorities say they are sincere in this. They want the newspaper men to become familiar with everything connected with the college, and to write as they see At in their papers, so that the people of the state may know just what is going on at Clemson. The invitation will doubtless appeal strongly to many members of the Press association, and it is quite likely that the meeting of 1910 may be held at Clemson college. ? Washington, June 9: A tax upon corporations, as a substitute for an income tax, does not appeal to the senate. This was demonstrated today by a uciii\ttss oi inai ouuy. ueveiupeu that practically the same senators, who are opposed to the income tax, are also against the corporation tax. The income tax supporters decline to be sidetracked with a corporation tax idea. President Taft wanted a two per cent tax placed on the dividends of corporations. Senator Aldrich agreed to this at a conference with the president, provided the advocates of an income tax would withdraw that measure. The plan, however, was repudiated when presented to Senators Cummins and Borah, "the progressive" Republican leaders of the income tax idea. The income tax proposition will come up tomorrow for a vote, but a motion will be made to postpone action and the indi canons are mat pracucauy an 01 me Republicans will support the postponement. .During the afternoon, some doubt was expressed in informal discussion of the corporation tax proposition as to whether President Taft favored a tax on dividends or a tax on the net earnings of corporations over $100,000. Both plans were discussed. Whichever idea is favored at the White House, it is said that no support could be found among the senators who advocate the adoption of an amendment providing for a tax on incomes. The indications are that the only form of compromise among the Republican senators that can be adopted is the reference of the income tax amendment to the judiciary committee v.'lth instructions that there shall be reported early in the next session a measure which the committee believes will stand test in the supreme court as to its constitutionality. Mr. Culberson, i minority leader, in a statement tonight i called attention to the Democratic attltude. "I have no doubt that all Dem- | ocrats will support the income tax amendment and will insist upon a ] prompt disposition of it tomorrow." . i ?hf ^orfei'illr <?nquim. ; i Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkvllle , as Mail Matter of the Second Class. < YORKVILLE. S. C.i FRIDAY, JUNE II, 1909. i i THE Columbia State asks us if we I are familiar with the platforms on J which Johnson campaigned for gov- , ernor. We are not nearly so familiar < with the platforms on which Johnson < campaigned as-we are with the differ- j ent platforms on which Bryan cam- ] paigned. Our Impression Is that for his present term, Johnson campaigned ' principally on his record during two , previous terms. Beyond this, It Is , hardly worth while to go Into details 1 at present. While The Gnqulrer was fighting the state dispensary corruption, about two years before the final overthrow, ( a lawyer member of the York county * * * * ?l* pai i 1 rr*? delegation oruu^m ?uiu nvm wv>um. bia that he, the lawyer, had been approached with regard to bringing a damage suit against The Enquirer. The purpose was plain. The Enquirer was very annoying and a stiff suit for damages would probably have diverted the editorial mind somewhat. Of course, the niit would not have won. In all we had said, we had been careful to keep within the libel laws, and we did not fear the result of the suit. The lawyer In his discretion, declined to take the case, and we were saved expense and annoyance to which we would have otherwise been subjected. It is beginning to look now as If the conspirators, who then had designs against the people who honestly and : earnestly worked for truth and right without reward, or hope of reward, are now about to get a taste of their own medicine. We are not conscious of any ( feeling of spite, malice or revenge In i connection with the matter; but we 1 certainly hope that Justice will be vin- l dlcated. i In referring to certain observations | in The Enquirer recently, the Columbia State remarked that it was made to blush for The Enquirer's weakness. Disavowing the slightest humiliation i??v,(o rpmnrk wp desire to uruauot; vi n??o * ?...w further observe that while we are con- i scious of much weakness, we think the Stite could afford to be more charitable In its references. This is important. Our contemporary is anxious for discussion of important matters about which South Carolina newspaper readers generally know very lit- 1 tie, because heretofore there has been ' a lack of discussion. But remarks of the kind the State has seen proper to ( nrake are not calculated to encourage discussion. Newspapers that are wiser ' than The Enquirer, but at the same time less sensitive, shrink from being * made the target of slighting remarks of any kind. Having long since become accustomed to this kind of thing, The Enquirer is not quite so sensitive. But 1 still we do not like to have our weaknaaa ihnntpH nut to the world bv a Da- 1 per of the circulation, prestige and < power of the State. Of course, we are aware that if we had not repeated the State's slight, our own readers, or many of them, at least, would have never * known that it is blushing for our weak- | ness. But the repetition of the slight is necessary in order that we might 1 drive home the important point we are trying to make. Really and truly we think the State should be more con- i siderate of its more humble county ex- 1 changes. All of them, most of them certainly, want to do what is right; but they must be shown. Senatob Bailey has defended his alleged protection votes by quoting a rule J said to have been laid down by Presi- , dent Polk to the effect that so long as a duty on a given article may be rais- ' ed without decreasing tne revenue irom that article, the process is well within \ the limits of Democratic sanction. We > have not taken the trouble to look up ' what President Polk said on the subject. We are not prepared to accept ] it as Democratic dictum even if President Polk did say it. We are not prepared to denounce it as unsound democracy whether Polk said it or not. We recognize that the line between tariff for protection and tariff for revenue I only is so finely drawn that there is room for wide difference of opinion as to where Democratic principles end and Republican principles begin. But applying the Polk rule >o lumber, we j think the duty is very well calculated 1 to raise some revenue. We are quite j sure that there would be no revenue from free trade. We are inclined to i think that the duty will have little or no effect on the price of southern lumber, one way or the other. But this is , Just as it appears to us. We have not takf ri the trouble to investigate the beating of the lumber tariff on local conditions. As we understand it, we do not Import any lumber into South Carolina, or very little, if any, and it makes but little difference to our own people how much they pay, so long as their money remains at home. But when it comes to tea, there is no doubt of the fact that the duty of 10 cents a pound Is well within Mr. Bailey's alleged rule. A duty of 10 cents would not keep out a single pound of eastern tea. We doubt if it would raise the price of the Summerville tea, for as we understand it, the tea raised at Summerville, always retails at a dollar or more. But at the same time this tea duty would raise a very considerable amount of revenue for the government. Somehow, it strikes us that there is very little in the whole matter other than something to quarrel about. Sunday School Convention. While there may be some reason for doubt as to the advisability of an interdenominational Sunday school associa- , tion, there is no question of the tre- i mendous importance of Sunday school work, and conventions such as that held 1 in Yorkville this week cannot but re- , suit in good. 1 But for the great mass of Sunday i school teachers and others interested < to get the full benefit of a convention like this, it is necessary for them to I know what was said and done. Theo- 1 retically the delegates to such a coi ventlon are supposed to take In a ft comprehension of all the proceeding and take an Intelligent account of the back to the people they represent; bi in practice it does not work that wa There.were some most excellent pi pers read at this convention. They a: the result of the concentrated thougl of men and women of experienc They were listened to by the delegati with close attention and very great ii terest. Every delegate present got ne and valuable ideas in Sunday scho work, and not a little inspiration; bi for any one of those delegates to I able to take back to his or her Sunda school more than a general idea < what was said and done, is a physic Impossibility. It is rarely the case that the newspi pers attempt to make a full report of convention of-this kind. It is not b< cause of a lack of interest. On tl contrary the newspapers are alwaj among the most interested. The greai est trouble with most of the newspa pers is the same as that which hf been indicated with reference to tt delegates. The making of full ar comprehensive reports?the oiny kin af reports that can be of value is bi irr??id their ability. Because from the programme as put llshed some time ago, we conceived thi the papers to be read In this conver tion would be well worth while, espe< lally if they could be circulated amor the Sunday school people of this se< tion, and notwithstanding the undei taking involved an outlay of labor ar expense far out of the usual, we decic ed to make the most of the opportunit and hence the two extra pages thi ire included in today's issue of Tt Enquirer. We do not feel called upon to undei take the criticism of these papers. Uj an the whole, they are most excellen There may be that which is impract cable In all of them; but there is n< ane that is not well worth the readlm and well calculated to do more or lei ?ood for those who read it. EVIDENCE AGAINST GRAFTERS Z. W. Dudley, Whisky Salesman Giv< Important Affidavit. The most important evidence thi has so far been brought out either t the present or the former dlspensai Investigation, says a Columbia specL jf Tuesday, came this afternoon in tl form of an affidavit made by C. \ Dudley, a liquor drummer, who d business with the state board of d rectors when Hub Evans, J. W. Rav linson, John Black and Joseph B. Wj lie were members, last week, in tl Qood Samaritan hospital, at Lexinf ton, Kentucky, to ex-Senator Carro 3f the Kentucky house of Represent! tives. Mr. Carroll, who is attorney f< the Clark Bros, whisky nouse, reaa n affidavit before the commission. It ca ries the first direct testimony of brlbei igainst the dispensary directors nami with the exception possibly of the ev dence of C. C. Davis of Newberr against Hub Evans. Rawlinson, Blac and Wylie have already been arreste but Evans has not. The affidavit follows: "State of Kentucky, "County of Fayette. "The affiant, (?. W. Dudley, stab that he represented several liqu< dealers in the state of South Carolii during and for several years prior 1906 for the purpose of procuring o ders for liquors for the state dispei sary. He states that during parts said time J. B. Wylie was a memb of the board of directors of the sta dispensary. Affiant states that abo the month of October, 1906, throu? the efforts and by arrangements wii said Wylie he procured an order fro said state dispensary for a quantity liquor to be sold and furnished by tl Live Oak Distilling company, of Cii cinnati, Ohio. Affiant states that 1 paid to the said Wylie the sum of $1 060 as a commission for procuring tl purchase of said liquors, that amoui being demanded by said Wylie, wl was at said time a member of the boa: of directors of the state dispensary. "Affiant states that about Decembt 1906, he procured an order for the pu chase of certain liquors by the sta dispensary from Clark Bros, compan of Peoria, 111. He states that he wj paid as commission for procuring sa order the sum of $6,225 by M. E. Hu that being tne total amount 01 commi slons paid him on account of the goo< so purchased and which were retalm by the commission. He states that 1 divided this said commissions with tl three members of the board of dlrecto of the state dispensary, to wit: Jol Black, J. W. Rawlinson and J. B. W; lie as a consideration for their makii said purchase. Affiant does not r member the exact amount paid thei but Black was paid approximately $2 200, Rawlinson approximately $1,21 and Wylie approximately $l,20b. A Rant states that while H. H. Evans wi a member of the board of directors the state dispensary he paid the sa H. H. Evans $1,500 to aid him in h campaign for re-election to said boai of directors. This was in 1905 or ea ly in 1906. "Affiant states that this was the on amount he remembers to have paid tl said Evans, but he might have pa him other sums. "Affiant states that he has been prai tically confined to his bed for fiftei months, having sustained a paralyt stroke complicated with other trouble "He states that he suffers constai pain and is now confined to his bed the Good Samaritan hospital, at Le: ington, Ky., under the care of a phys clan and nurses. "He states that he is unable to tra^ 1 < ~ ImnnonlKillfv f. CI aiiu u in ct maiici ui iui}/v/ooiuiiii/ *hirr. to go to South Carolina or to tai any trip whatsoever. That he was ab with great difficulty to come to Lexinj ton from Chicago, and is now wor( and unable to leave his bed. "Affiant states that he had otlv transactions with the members of tl state dispensary but he is now unab to recall the details of sale. (Signed) "C. W. Dudley." Subscribed and sworn to before n bv C. W. Dudley, this 4th day of Jun 1909. W. Worthington, N. P. Fayette County, Ky. SHARON SHAVINGS. Bitten By Mad Dog?Proposed Bar Building?Liberal Road Proposition OorrwDen'leoce of the Torkrille Enauirer. Sharon, June 11.?On last Tuesda little Ckthleen Lemmond, daughter i Mrs. Fernle Lernmond, whose home near Bullock's Creek church, was bitte by a dog believed to have been suflfei Ing with hydrophobia. The victim hs been taken to the Pasteur Institute : Atlanta for treatment. The dog wi killed and its head was sent to the A lanta institute. The plans for the home of the Fir National Bank of Sharon have bet completed. The building Is to be brick, one story, 23 by 40 feet insh measure, and will be located on the co ner of Shelby and York streets and w be equipped with every convenience f< conducting business safely and eci nomically. It is the purpose of the d rectors to perfect arrangements fi erecting the building without dela There was a meeting of the directors ( yesterday. Mr. S. B. Pratt Is erecting a nei frame building on the east side of She by street, south of A. F. Plexico's fu niture store. It is the understandir that it is to be used either as a samp room for drummers or a beef mark* the ultimate decision depending < which promises the best return on tl investment. Mr. W. L. Hill fully appreciates tl value of good roads and is anxious thi more permanent work be done on son of the roads leading to Sharon and hi recently proposed to a number of fa mers living north of here that ir tn< will put in as much as a week's tin with their teams in hauling rock afn crops are laid by to repair the ro? leading to Sharon, and which th< travel, he will furnish four two-hor: teams for the same length of time, ar he calculates that owing to the abun< anee of suitable rock and its convei ient location, a sufficiency can be haul* in six days to build a first-class rot for several miles. The question as whether or not tlie proposition will i accepted has not been definitely decic ed as yet. More buildings?dwellings, store etc.?have been erected at Sharon dui ing the past six months than durin the previous live years combined, ar the end is not yet. Just watch hi ?ro\v. She's just getting cleverly star! ed. Mrs. J. S. Grier returned to Share this week, after spending several wee! visiting relatives in North Carolina. J LOCAL AFFAIRS m NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8. Miss Carrie L<ove, Sharon?Will ap y< predate the return of a gold pi! J" engraved with letters "C. L. I* [f lost at Hickory Grove. S. C. Mitchell, President?Gives in formation relative to entrance ex ^ aminations for the University o " South Carolina, to be held July J . at the court house. "J R. B. Riddle?Informs the public o recent improvements in the ma v chinery of Riddle's Champion Rol ler mill and invites the patronag ai of the public. Bank of Hickory Grove?Tells th . difference between the "good fel a low" and the "saver." Many for tunes are started with small sav ;e ings. Try It. ra P. H. Mell, President?Gives notlc that entrance examinations for th next session of Clemson college ar is to Oe neici ai me couri nuuse 01 ie Friday, July 2nd. id Carroll Furniture Co.?Is prepared t ,d furnish you with all kinds of pic ?. ture framing made to order to sul your pictures. See It for furniture )- R. B. Davidson Co.?Sells the Far it rand piano and Farrand Ceclliai i- piano player, and wants you to se - these Instruments, ig Clover Drug Company?Has a dozei copies of "The Dark Corner" to r- sale. id Lindsay Studio?During the summe I- months will be open from 9 a. m y, to 2 p. m. It will be open ever; it day during these hours, ie J. L. Williams & Co.?Has "sllkette,1 It looks like silk and wears long r- assorted colors, 19 cents a yard )- See their line of bags and cases, it. Herndon & Gordon?Call attentioi 1- to the contents of their Ice box, am at enumerate a lot of things you ma; S. need now or In the future. ?s York Drug Store?Requests that yoi make It a point to see Its cut glas and hand painted china when yoi "lilt Oil otnro Tt will srlvo VOI pleasure to see It. Loan and Savings Bank?Advises yoi ss to create an estate, and tells yoi that the way to start Is by havini a bank account. It gives carefu >y attention to large or small accounts y First National Bank?Directs you aj attention to what great things ar ie created from little beginnings. 1 suggests a savings account, begin l(j ning In a small way. j. National Union Bank, Rock Hill? r. Paints a glowing picture of Yorl ,r_ county's prospects for the future ie It loans farmers money at 6 pe j. cent for crop cultivation, and In 11, vltes you to become one of Its cus l. tomers. ar Thomson Co.?Calls your attention t ie the fact that tomorrow Is the las r. of Its seven days' sale and give ry you an idea of the bargains it is of ?<j ferlng. i- Yorkvllle B. & M. Co.?Offer a.Ion y, list of special bargains for you :k consideration that must interest a! d. who are buying goods now. Ne^ goods Just arrived. Some of the wheat raisers complai of having had to pay $1.50 a day fc ? cradling. The best way to get aroun this, is to have enough wheat to war r: rant the use of a binder. It is to b ' hoped that the wheat acreage will b 3 largely increased next year, of We hav? just received a copy of th er Winthrop announcements for 1909-1911 te and note with much pleasure the credi ut itable manner in which the printer th have acquitted themselves. Heretofor [h this catalogue has been printed in Cc m lumbia and elsewhere. This year : of was done by the Rock Hill Record, le Delegate>s of the various Sunda i- schools to the York county conventio ne pledged their respective schools to pa $215 foe the various uses of the assc le ciation. Some of the delegates wer nt unprepared to make pledges until the 10 had laid the matter before their res rd pectlve Sunday schools and will repoi later. jr- Two good farmers, one from Beth< r" and the other from King's Mountal te township, stated in the presence of th y. reporter yesterday, that each of Tfiei as had only gotten In three days' plowln Id in three weeks. They both declare ths they are decidedly "in the grass," an s* they say they have lots of compan: 3s which fact is hardly to be denied. ^ The- executive committee of the Yor County Sunday School association wl do well to take the hint of the seaso and fix the date of the next conven ' tion at a time when the country peopl j" are not so busy with their crops. Th lg attendance this year was remarkabl 1" large considering the stress of fan , ' conditions: but at an easier time, th jjjj attendance would be much larger. f_ Mr. R. B. Riddle, proprietor of Rid 1S die's Champion Roller mill, says ths 0f the wheat crop, although not as larg id as it ought to be. Is much better thl js year than usual. Harvest Is pretty we r(j over and people generally who hav r. wheat, are congratulating themselve on having sowed it. The o.*\t crop I ]y also much better than It seemed t ie promise a few weeks ago. id The report The Enquirer prints to day of the proceedings of the secon c- nnnual convention of the York Count t!nr?/1ot? C/tknAl naoAoiotlAn nrlll r?At tsiir :il puuuaj kjuuuwi n in iivv out lc prise the readers of The Enquirer; bu !3. it will surprise all the other county pa nt pers in South Carolina. No county pa in per of this state other than The En s- quirer would have thought of attempt i- ing what we have accomplished. At the request of The Enquirer, Mis f- Mamie Steele, secretary of the Yor County Sunday School associatioi i? made strenuous efforts to induce a 1? the people -who were to read papers t ?- send their photographs for use in con se nection with the proceedings. The gen tlemen responded, but the ladies, t the very great disappointment of th 1? public we are sure, held back. We ar 1? presenting portraits of all the subject of whom we have been able to obtai photographs, le , Cf WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The county board of commission ers held their regular monthly meetin on Wednesday and transacted sue business as seemed to demand atten tion. ik ? Yorkville kept open house for th L delegates to the Sunday school conven tion Wednesday and yesterday, an both visitors and guests enjoyed th y* occasion immensely, of ? !j MODERNIZED JAIL. r_ At last York county is to have wha 1S various grand juries and The Enquire In have been hammering upon for a goo ls many years, a safe, secure, convenien t- and sanitary jail. Provision was made at the last ses st sion of the general assembly to rais >n $4,000 to be used for the purpose men ,,f tioned and at a meeting of the count je board of commissioners yesterday, r. contract was let for the installation c ill eight steel cells. nr There were a number of 1ail me 3. here to bid on the work, among ther i- being representatives of the Pauley Ja or company, the Camden Iron works, th y. Manley Jail Building works, the E. 1 in Barron Jail Building company, and th Southern Structural Steel company. ut The contract was let to the las 1- named concern, which has its head r- quarters at San Antonio, Texas, an ig which is represented by Messrs. Young le blood, for $4,100. This was $100 ove ?t, the appropriation, but it was the bes >n that could be done under the circum ie stances. Under their contract. Messrs. Young ie blood are to put in a system of eigh at modern steel cells, each 7x7 feet, separ ie ated by two corridors each 5i feet wld< is and so arranged that any one or all o r- them may be opened and closed by th ;y operation of a system of levers fror ie the outside. The bunks of the prison er ers. are attached to the walls of th Kl ceils unci eucn ceo is supposed 10 u ?y capable of holding four men with rea se sonable comfort. id Before the work of installing th 1- steel cells is commenced, it will b i- necessary to remodel the upper floor o ;d the building, and substitute for th id present floor a new one of re-enforcei to concrete. The floor will be so arrange* je that it may be quickly and easll; 1- cleaned with a stream of water from i hose. s. Just what the entire job of remodel r- ing and rearranging Is to cost, has no ig been definitely estimated; but the con ui crete work is to be done independentl; ?r of the steel work, and it alone may cai t- for the expenditure of several fhousatu dollars. ui The York county jail has long beei is sadly inadequate to modern require ments, and in many respects a reproacl % to the intelligence and even the civilization of York county; but the proposed improvements, though coming late, will in a large measure make up _ for previous indifference and neglect. n While the contemplated changes will .. make the Jail portion of the building absolutely fireproof, there will still be more or less danger from fire from the ~ residence portion below. If !. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mr. S. Earle Grist is at home from ' Furman university for the summer va" cation. ~ Mrs. Lawrence Alexander of St. Augustine, Fla., Is visiting relatives in Yorkville. Miss AgaHce McCaw of Yorkville, is . visiting Miss Katherlne Nelson in Wln_ Chester, Ky. Mr. El wood Knox of Spencer, N. C., e is visiting the family of Mr. J. M. Brian e in xorKvine. e Misses Minnie and Evelyn Garrison i of Rock Hill, are visiting Mrs. J. W. McFarland near Yorkville. 0 Rev. and Mrs. O. M. Abney of York" ville, left this morning to spend a month with relatives In St. Matthews. Miss Delia McOully of Bowling n Green, spent several days this week e with the family of Mr. R. R. McCorkle. 1 Cadets Bennle Barron and Howard r White have returned to Yorkville from Porter Military academy, r Charleston, for the summer vacation. ' Mrs. H. H. Crosland and son, MasY ter Herbert, left for their home in Bennettsville this morning after spending a month with Mrs. Crosland's parents, I Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist. ' Mr. George W. Brown of the Yorkville Hardware company, went to Gaffj? ney recently to consult Dr. S. H. Grlfa flth, eye specialist, In regard to his y eyes, and returned very much pleased with the result of his visit. a Dr. and Mrs. Miles J. Walker of Vnrl/ulllii have IqqupH invitntlnna tn thp ^ marriage of their daughter, Miss Mary to Mr. John Porter Hollis. The ceremony is to take place at the Methodist ^ church In Yorkvllle, on Tuesday morn? Ing, June 22. j Mr. Henry P. Boggs of Glenn Springs, was in Yorkvllle yesterday looking for r boys who desire to go on a personally e conducted, educational camping tour t into the mountains of North Carolina. Mr. Boggs conducts a school for boys at Glenn Springs. k PASSING OF CAPT. RODDEY. ^ Capt. W. L. Roddey, one of the bes? * known, wealthiest and most influential i- citizens of York county, died at his home in Rock Hill last night at 9.30 ? o'clock, after a hopeless illness of nears ly two weeks, with uraemlc poisoning Capt. Roddey was born in the Neely's Creek settlement of York county, about ? seven miles southeast of Rock H411, In II 1834. His father was the late John v Roddey, a well to-do farmer, and hi* early life was spent on a farm, with such limited educational opportunities n as were afforded * by the times until ? lie was 16 years of age, when he embarked in the. mercantile business al e Lewisvllle, Chester county. * Notwithstanding the fact that he had built up a large and prosperous busiie new nnri hs/1 onlv been married on SeD D. tember 20, 1860 to Miss Anna Baskin, I- of the neighborhood, when the civil *s war broke out, he raised a company oi 'e volunteers and went to the front His ?- war service was that of a cool, brave, It determined, dashing soldier. He was severely wounded in the shoulder al y Chlckamauga, Tenn., and as the result n of a wound in the head at Dalton, Ga, y was left for dead on the battlefield and >- fell into the hands of the enemy, e who carried him to Johnson's Island, y Ohio, and kept him there until three i- months after the close of the war. -t After his release from Johnson's Island, Capt. Roddey returned to his loving and anxious wife, who had all 'n through the war been as gooo a soldier e as he, and together they set out to ren pair their shattered fortunes and help _ their fellowmen with the great and ? terrible problems that new condition; d presented. Creditors were clamoring v for money; but unable to collect what was owing him, Capt. Roddey had nothing with which to pay. He managed, fj however, to borrow $2,000 and with this " arranged all his more pressing obllgan tions, and in 1866 removed to Rock [~ Hill, where he re-established business le The story of Capt. Roddey's life, ese pecially from the time of his location y in Rock Hill, Is a story of usefulness 11 to himself, his family, his church, his ,c town, his county ana nis siaie. n? began as a merchant. He was quiel I- and unobtrusive In methods. His rule it was that of absolute fairness and Jus:e tice. Scrupulously honest himself in is every fibre of being, he hated dlshon11 esty In others. As a merchant he was e a complete success. All during the is stressful times when time prices and Is liens were the basis of business, he o made It a rule to charge goods secured by liens, Just the same as on open ac). count, and it is a notable fact that und til his business grew to such an exy tent that his personal supervision in _ detail was an impossibility, he was ,t never Involved in a lawsuit. Although there Is no feature of Capt. Roddey's record or character that is in . need of defense, explanation or apol> ogy, it is a fact that the public knows but little, except in a very general way, |S of the breadth, the liberality, the gen r erosity, or ine aeep numun sympamj * that characterized practically his whole ;f life. There are many good things that he did of which the public has full knowledge, not that he cared to have them known, but because it was im" possible to keep the knowledge secret ? H4s rule in good things was almost * literally not to let his left hand know ? what his right hand did. There were j? good reasons. Because of his great wealth, he was persistently besought in behalf of things that did not appeal to him, especially while he had other work of his own that was more important. His widow and children cannot tell nearly all that he did in the ? way of charity and benevolence; but n if they cared to they could tell enough to open the eyes even of those close friends, who think they knew him, and e add still greater volume to the copious - flow of tears that will be shed as it is. d The story of Capt. Roddey's civic e career would be In very large part the story of the business growth and development of Rock Hill. He seldom posed as a leader In public works, even t where the object appealed to all of his r sympathy. Pass In review, however, d all of Rock Hill's best achievements, lt the organization of the public schools, the acquirement of Wlnthrop, the erec_ tion of splendid church buildings, the e development of the cotton mill and _ other industries, and while others have y been more conspicuous as leaders, ex^ cept for the help of Capt. Roddey's shoulder at the wheel, the result would have been different. n Chptain Roddey was a member of n Neely's Creek Associate Reformed U church. He was not an officer, because e he would never allow the congregation p to make him one. He was a faithful g and consistent member, however. He gave absolutely essential aid In the lt erection of the Associate Reformed church in Rock Htli, and was one of its j principal supporters. He contributed largely to the support of other churches r when his help was needed, as a ruie, however, except when his help was _ really needed, he did not contribute. Capt. Roddey's business Interests _ were large and varied. To enumerate lt them in this brief article, would be a _ very difficult task. The Institutions In ; which he took most pride, however, "f were the Roddey Mercantile company, e because lt was his first love. Next n the National Union bank, because, probably it Is the greatest monument e of his efforts, and next the Victoria e cotton mill, because it furnished op_ portunity for work along a special line that appealed to him. e Captain Roddey leaves a widow e and four children. The children are f Messrs. W. Joseph and John T. Rode dey, and Mesdames W. C. Whltner 3 and O. S. Poe. He also leaves one d brother, Mr. J. Wylle Roddey of y. Roddey's. a The funeral is to take place this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock, at the As_ sociate Reformed church of Rock t Hill, and the services will be con. ducted by Rev. A. S. Rogers, assisty ed by Revs. Alexander Martin, Oliver I Johnson and W. H. Stevenson. The 3 interment will take place in Laurelwood cemetery In Rock Hill, i The following will serve as active . pall bearers: J. P. Reid, Thos. L. i Johnston, Ira B. Dunlap, J. H. Miller, n ^ ^ h , flft "?' H BfflHi K I \ .' tfRHfRE ? "" W+rimffMfa* ^K ' ::: Oj '--'V' -'^^BL Captain W. I Leading Citizen of York Count Home'In Rock H 'i. . S. J. KImbrell, W. H. Wylle, P. C. I Whltner, W. W. Boyce. I The honorary pall bearers will In- t elude W. H. Mitchell, A. M. Black, f Capt. Iredell Jones, Capt. J. W. Mar- < shall. Col. W. B. Dunlap, Dr. I. Simpson, B. F. Whltner, Dr. T. A. Craw- ' ford, A. Friedheim, MaJ. T. C. Beck- I ham, W. J. Miller, Capt. I. N. White- ' sides of Lewisville; T. M. Allen of i Harmony; Capt. B. P. Moore of Chester; A. A. Westbrook, Dr. T. J. Strait of Lancaster. SUNDAY 8CH00L CONVENTION. The second annual convention of the York County Sunday School association was held In the First Presbyterian church of Yorkville this week, being called to order at 10 o'clock Wednesday morning and adjourning yesterday afternoon. The proceedings were marked by the reading of quite a number of able and instructive original papers covering various phases of Sunday school work, and all of the sessions were most interesting and enjoyable to the large number of delegates and visi tors present. After song service conducted by the |4-J ?+K r%. ifnfin no nh nr^htK 1 11II llt:U UIIUIIS U1 UIC fanvua v..u., . the reading of a Scriptural lesson, and prayer by Rev. B. E. Gillespie, Chptain > W. W. Boyce, president, called the us| soclatlon to order and proceeded to d*. liver his annual report, which consisted : of a brief review of the origin and ' progress of the organization of the as| soclatlon in this county, concluding with the declaration that although each : of the nine townships had been duly organized, the work of the association { had only fairly begun, i The work of enrolling the delegates ' proved quite tedious. But few of the ! delegates had taken the trouble UTproJ vide themselves with credentials, and ' to hand in their names in advance, and ' the secretary was under the necessity ' of completing the roll after the coh! vention was called to order. If there , are errors or omissions in the official i roll therefore, the circumstance is not , surprising. The roll of delegates as [ finally completed was as follows: Bethesda Township. Bethesda?J. P. Moore, J. Mack Moore. Olivet?J. E. Brown. 1 Bethel Township. Allison Creek?G. L. Suggs. | Bethel?Miss Emma Ford. Bowling Green?Miss Patrick, Miss i Riddle, Miss McCullough. Broad River Township. Smyrna?Miss Anna Whltesldes, Miss ' McGlll. i Hickory Grove, (A. R. P.)?Miss Clio Leslie I Woodlawn?Mr. and Mrs. H. W. ' Shannon, Mrs. J. H. Saye, A. M. Erwln. Mt. Vernon?R. L. A. Smith, W. S. Wllkerson, J. W. Whlsonant. Hickory Grove, (Baptist)?C.. S. Moorhead. Bullock's Creek Township. Shady Grove?Miss Maud Hood, A. i E. Feemster. Shiloh?A. R. White. Bullock's Creek?Hamilton and McAlilley. Hopewell?H. J. Sherrer, Miss Kirkpatrlck. Catawba Township. 1 First Baptist?A. E. Willis. St. John, (Methodist)?Miss Molly Albright, Prof. E. W. Hall. Eando?J. T. Garrison. Mt. Holly?Miss Minnie Garrison. 1 Rock Hill, (A. R. P.)?Mrs. A. S. Rogers, W. W. Boyce. Neely's Creek?Miss Alice Boyd. First Presbyterian church of Rock Hill?Mrs. R. S. Hanna, R. B. Cunningham. ' Hopewell?Miss Bessie Rawl. Ebenezer Township. Ebenezer?Miss Helen Roach. Fort Mill Township. Flint Hill?Miss Corrlne Farls, Miss Minnie Garrison. Fort Mill (Baptist)?S. A. Epps, Rev. E S RS&vgs ' Fort Mill. (Methodist)?Miss Aileen Harris, Prof. Baulknight. e King's Mountain Township. Clover, (Methodist)?Miss Young- 8 blood. i Clover. (A. R. P.)?Rev. R. M. Ste- . venson, Miss Fannie Allen. * Bethany?W. H. Qulnn, Miss Eunice Plaxco, Miss lone Plaxco. Clover, (Presbyterian)?W. D. Moore, r Mrs. J. E. Beamguard. ? York Township. v Yorkvllie, (A. R. P.)?Mrs. D. E. Fin- a ley. t Yorkville, (First Presbyterian)?J. c H. Wltherspoon. d Yorkville, (Methodist)?W. W. Lew- I Is. s Beth-Shiloh?Miss Watson, Miss M. n E. Nichols. J The work of enrollment having been comoleted. the next Item on the pro- ii gramme was the reading of the annual report of Miss Mamie Steele, the effl- p cient secretary and treasurer. This re- v port, which gives the history of the as- h sociation from its inception up to the present time in interesting detail, is as f, follows: f( The International Sunday School Association of York County was or- j. ganlzed Thursday, July 23, 1908, in the First Presbyterian church at Rock jy Hill, with the following officers for the year 1908 and 1909: Captain W. n \V. Boyce, president: J. F. Boyd, vice president: Mamie Steele, secretary y and treasurer. The executive committee, a memoer from each town- e ship, as follows: Chairman, Prof. E. W. Hall, J. E. Bass, Catawba town- \ ship: T. V. Roach, Ebenezer township; S. H. Love, Bethesda township; J. E. Beamguard, King's Mountain township; Withers Adickes, York h I ; '.; J:'- ' ":r/ ' - . ' |?B '"^'SB; I x^St \ ranS v.-^HOt <J mnHHm JH H A RODDEY y, Who Passed Away at His [ill Last Night. township; W. H. Crook, Fort Mill township; T. J. Patrick, Bethel township; R. L. A. Smith, Broad River township; J. E. Latham, Bullock's Ztreek township. Immediately after the association was formed the work of organizing the nine townships of York county was undertaken by the president, secretary and executive committee. It was not until October, 1908, that .ne nrsi lownsnip was urgtuuzcu, v?:awba. Mr. J. E. Bass, member of executive committee of this township, rhis meeting was held in the First Baptist church, Rock Hill, and the following officers elected: J. B. Crelghton, president; Dr. J. R. Miller, vice president; Jas. S. White, secretaryreasurer. There are twenty schools n thta tnwnshln. The second township to be organzed was Bethesda. Mr. S. H. Love, nember of executive committee. This neetlng was held In Bethesda church, Dctober 31st, 1908, anr the following ofIcers were elected: Dr. W. M. Love, president; W. T. Hollis, vice president; 1. F. Ashe, secretary and treasurer, dumber of schools in township, four. The third township to organize was Broad River, on October 16th, at Filckory Grove A. R. P. church, with :he following officers: Mr. W. S. WUterson, president; W. S. Love, vice president, J. K. Allison, secretary-tregsjrer. Number of schools, seven. Mr. R. L. A. Smith, member of executive aommittee. Fourth township, Bullock's Creek, >rg?inited November 12th, 1908, in Jhady Grove Methodist church. Mr. J. E. Latham, member of executive aommittee. Officers, H. J. Sherer, president; A. E. Feemster, vice presllent; H. E. Hood, secretary-treasurer. Number of schools Ave. Fifth township, York, organized Vovember 15th, Trinity M. E. church. Forkville. Through the personal efforts of Mr. Withers Adickes, member it executive committee, this meeting Evas one of the n,ost enthusiastic held, rhe following officers were elected: Colonel W. W. Lewis, president; 8. W. Garrison, vice president; T. C. Ounlap, secretary-treasurer. Number it schools in this township, six; howaver only four joined the association. Sixth township, Ebenezer, was or ?anized December 4tb. 1908, in Eben;zer church. Mr. T. V. Roach, memper executive committee. The followng officers were elected: T. V. Roach, president; W. S. Garrison, vice presdent; W. L. Adams, secretary-treasurer. Number of schools, four. Seventh township, King's Mountain. Vfr. J. E. Beamguard, member execu:ive committee. Prof. Lamar Ferguson kindly undertook the work of organizing the township, and with the lelp of the Christian workers of fting's Mountain township same was 1 1 T? 100Q with JI ? & 111 //C u uanuai/ Mui *v wf ?? ? -? following officers: T. G. Matthews, president; Rev. R. M. Stevenson, vice jresident; Miss Ida Ormand, secre:ary-treasurer. Number of schools, >ight. Eighth township to be organized, Port Mill. Mr. W. H. Crook, member sxecutlve committee. This meeting vas held In Baptist church of Fort Villi, February 7th, 1909. Officers, S. V. Epps, president: W. H. Crook, vice iresident; Miss Alleen Harris, secreary-treasurer. Number of schools, Ive; however, only four joined the issociation. Ninth township, Bethel, was organzed Sunday, June 6th, 1909. T. J. Patrick, member of executive comnittee. Through the efforts of Mr. J. 3. Ford a complete organization was sflfected. Number of schools in townihip, five. The president of the county, Capt N. W. Boyce, attended the organizaion of three townships; Mr. J. B. ?relghton, president Catawba townihip, assisted in the organization of hree, and the secretary attended four. There are sixty-four schools in fork county, two being union schools. Fhree schools have not Joined the as oclation. I have only been able to ecure a complete statistical report rom one township, Bullock's Creek, iowever, I have had reported to me 00 teachers and officers, 3,562 scholirs; 191 members received Into church rom Sunday school; two organized lome departments; one organized teachers' Training Class, one organzed Adult Class; two weekly Teachirs' meeting. Total amount contribued for benevolence $744.93. For or;anlzed Sunday school work, $115.37. At the state convention, which met n Union in April, 1908, $50 was >ledged from York county to help upport the state work. This amount las been paid. At the state convenion, which met in Orangeburg, Febuary 16th, 17th, 18th, 1909, York ounty pledged $200.00 for state york; $10 has been paid on this .mount. The following delegates atended this convention from this ounty: Capt. W. W. Boyce, presllent; the secretary-treasurer; Mr. J. 1. Crelghton, president Catawba townhip; Mr. T. V. Roach, president Ebelezer township; Mrs. Alex Martin, Irs. M. E. Huey, Miss Jessie Huey. The state convention for 1910 meets n Rock Hill. Most of the carefully prepared pa ers that were read to the convention fill be found In other columns of this jsue of The Enquirer. During yesterday afternoon, officers or the ensuing year were elected as ollows: President?W. W. Boyce of Rock 1111. Vice President?S. A. Epps of Fort 1111. Secretary and Treasurer?Miss Maile Steele of Rock Hill. Executive Committee?Same as last ear, given above. Superintendent of adult department? 3. W. Hall. Rock Hill. Superintendent of teacher training? V. W. Lewis, Yorkvllle. Superintendent of home department -Miss Daisy Gist, Yorkvllle. Superintendent of cradle roll?Miss llnnle Garrison, Fort Mill. LOCAL LACONICS. Until January 1, 1910. We will send The Yorkvllle Enquirer from this date till January 1, 1910 for $1.14. Fire In Rock Hill. The residence of Mrs. E. B. Crook In Rock Hill, was almost totally destroyed by Are this morning. Broad River Up. Mr. J. J. J. Robinson, who lives near Howell's Ferry on Broad river, advised The Enquirer yesterday that the river was up twelve feet during the day. The rise was the result of rains In the mountains. Breaking All Records. Mr. G. L. Suggs of Wright's Ferry, was In Yorkvllle yesterday, and speaking about the Catawba river, said that this stream has broken all records mis year, n was id icbi uuwc me mean stage on May 1. On May 23 it was 23 feet. On June 5, it was 20 feet, and on June 9 It was 16 feet and still rising. The present rise is caused by heavy rains in the mountains. A Good Hay Crop. While in Yorkvllle yesterday, Mr. R. J. Davis, who lives in Bethel township, on Clover No. 2, told the reporter of the interesting outturn of a hay crop just harvested. He sowed what is known as "Woods's Formula No. 9," on two acres that were good for about ten bushels of corn each. The land had been well prepared and was fertilized with six loads of stable manure. The yield was six tons of flrst-class hay, every bit as good as No. 1 Timothy, which Is now worth $23 a ton. Mr. Davis calculates on getting another cutting in the fall and he thinks that the yield from the second cutting ought to be better than from the first. Adventure in 8ugar Creek. Pineville special to Charlotte Chronicle: Mr. Z. T. Bailee escaped being injured by a very narrow margin last Friday evening. He was retu-ning from Charlotte In his buggy when quite near his home he drove into Sugar creek, which was greatly swollen by the recent rains, and before he had reached the channel of the creek, hla horse and buggy went under. Mr. Balles, who had a little boy, son of a neighbor, with hinf, grasped the child with one hand and reaching the limb of an overhanging tree with the other succeeded In extricating the little lad and himself from their dangerous positions. His horse swam out in safety but his buggy was a wreck. Boyee-Garland at Gaktonia. Gastonia special June 9, to the Charlotte Observer: Rarely In the history of Qastonla has there been witnessed as brilliant a wedding as that of Miss Kathleen Boyce and Mr. P. Woods Oarland, which took place at the beautiful home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. N. Boyce, on Tork street, tonight at 9 o'clock. One of Oastonla's most popular young ladles, and a girl of charming personal beauty, the bride is universally beloved and counts her friends hv the number of her ac quaintances. The groom la a rising young attorney of Gaston la, native of Virginia and a popular young society man. Among the out-of-town guests at the wedding were the following: Rev. James Boyce, Miss Lucy Boyce and Miss Lenore Long, Due West, 8. C.; Hon. W. P. Wideman, Misses Jennie and Clara Wideman, Troy, 8. C.: Miss Julia Boyce, Rock Hill, 8. C.; Miss Mary Durham, Mr. Baxter Ross, Charlotte; Miss Belle Knox Montgomery, Starksville, Miss.; Miss Mary White, Chester, 8. C.; Miss Prances Alexander, Monroe; Misses Mamie and Anna Cbreltsberg, Monroe; Miss Gussle Tuttle, Lenoir; Miss Elizabeth Faulkner, King's Creek, 8. C. Death of Mr. Robert Mcllroy. Chester Reporter, Thursday: Mr. Robert Mcllroy, Chester's oldest resident and a man who enjoyed the conR/lan/ia ow J Aofanm a# K<? Mnn/la an/1 UUU1IVC (U1U VOlVCUi VI ti?o tvuuv ??** neighbors in marked degree, passed away Tuesday night at his home on Center street He had been gradually weakening for several days, and his death came with simple lapse of his powers and was free to a great extent from pain and suffering. Almost to the J end he conversed with friends and loved ones, and until the last he recognised those who crowded around his bed to say farewell. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 6 o'clock at the residence of Rev. 8. J. Cartledge and the remains laid to rest in Evergreen cemetery. Mr. Mcllroy was born in Ballymena, county Antrim, Ireland, January SI, 1820. He came to this country when a young man of 23, landing at Charleston and coming direct to Fairfield county, where he settled in the New Hope section. He continued to live at New Hope until 1889. when he removed to the Haselwood neighborhood In Chester county. While living In Fairfield he married Miss Mary Anne Lammey, of Fairfield, who died September %, 1849, leaving one son, Joseph, who is now a resident of Tupelo, Miss. On September 4, 1861, he was married to Miss Catharine Carlisle, who died July 3, 1898, leaving the following sons and daughters: Messrs. James C., Robt S., T. R., and W. B. Mcllroy and Mesdames S. M. McConnell, R. B. Bigham, J. J. Jones, R. L. Dunbar, Carrie Walker, W. S. Dunbar and MlnnoR Sii?ui and Marv MrTlrov Four song of the second marriage died in infancy. In 1871 Mr. Mcliroy moved to Chester, where he had lived since. He was a tailor by trade, and during all 1 these years, and until advancing inflrmities ordered otherwise, continued to ply his trade. Mr. Mcliroy was a member of the A. R. P. church and was a faithful and loyal worker in the Master's vineyard. In 1862, although i past the age set by the enrolling act, he \ enlisted In the state reserve troops and saw service for several months. As a citizen Mr. Mcliroy was all that could be desired. He was true and faithful to all trusts committed to him, and his long life was stained by no act that _ could cause friend or acquaintance to think less of him. His mind was a rich store house of information, and to those of a younger generation, whose ancestors came from county Antrim, Ireland, he was a^ie to impart much information of profit and Interest 1 MERE-MENTION. Postofflce Inspectors and detectives rounded up a gang in Ohio towns Tuertrinv which thev helieve includes the head of the Black Hand organisation In America, and promises that the country will be astounded when the full story of the Italian society is told. Two hundred members of the American National Scheutzen Bund arrived at Bremen, Germany on Tuesday, to take part in the international shooting contests at Hamburg on July 10 The American Medical association, with 3,000 delegates in attendance opened its sixteenth annual session at Atlantic City, N. J., Tuesday The . Taft school at Watertown, Oonn? was ? closed Tuesday on account of a threatened outbreak of diphtheria among the students Durlug the past three years Mrs. Russell Sage has disposed of more than $25,000,000 of the $65.000,000 estate left by her husband . General Frederick Funston had a pis- % tol duel with a burglar in his quarters at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., early Monj TKa -vsnsral nioa nnf HI# uay illuming* x no 6vuv??m Uv* by the burglar's bullets Captain Walter Smith, who on July 8, 1905, killed Quy M. Bradley, a game warden In Florida, is suing the Collier Magazine for $50,000 for libel, basing his claim on a story of the affair published by the magazine Ex-Sheriff Edward Cal- ^ lahan, famous throughout Kentucky * for the part he played in the numerous Breathitt county feuds, was fatally shot from ambush Monday. Callahan was the chief lieutenant of Judge Hargis, who was killed by Beach Hargis, his own son, who is under life sentence in the penitentiary for the deed It ? Is announced from Pittsburg, Pa., that orders have recently been placed for 165,000 tons or steel rails, z.ouu ireigni cars, 500 stee! passenger cars and 100 locomotives. An advance In the price of steel products is predicted Frederick Mohrle, who killed Samuel Young In St. Louis, Mo., several weeks ago, was shot to death Monday In the criminal court building by Wm. Kane, a former constable under Young, as he (Mohrle) was being taken to court to stand trial for murder The navfl programme as recently adopted by l lie ^ French cabinet provides for the expenditure of $600,000,000 In warships during the next ten years A powder magazine at Cracow, Austrian Poland, was fired by lightning Saturday night, killing three persons, Injuring 500, and destroying forty houses... .The steam- % er Margaret crashed Into a wharf on Lake Ponchartrain, Louisiana, Monday night, crushing the life out of five per