Scraps and .farts
? Another terrific storm swept
through portions of west Tennessee,
Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina and
Arkansas last Thursday. It is estimated
that there was a million dollars
of damage in Atlanta alone. The
death list, which Is scattered over
Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee,
numbers at least fifty, probably more.
The storm came practically without
warning, and In many localities It
rushed along at the rate of ninety
miles an hour.
? Charlotte, N. C., October 15: Eleven
nurses, constituting the entire staff
of St. Peter's hospital, except the head
nurse and superintendent, walked out
cn strike this morning at 7 o'clock.
leaving tne tnirteen patients in me institution
to shift for themselves. Miss
Mary Cordner of Canada Is superintendent
and Miss Janet Brown of New
Tork Is head nurse. "We left because
of 111 treatment," declared one of the
young women today. "The superintendent
and head nurse are from the
north and are always throwing off on
southerners and calling us fools. I
suppose It Is the hot-headedness of the
south that makes us strike, but we
are not sorry and we'll not go back."
One by one the strikers ar? leaving
for their homes. The hospital management
declined to make a statement
except to say that none of the strikers
would be reinstated under any circumstances.
? Beaufort, N. C., October 18:
Charged with the murder of EL Z.
Newberry, mayor of Newport, N. C.,
who Saturday night was shot to death
at the door of his home there, S. J.
Sanders today is in jail here, while his
brother, B. P. Sanders, Is also under
arrest as an accessory. The prisoners
were brought here last night by Sheriff
Hancock after the coroner's Jury
at Newport had returned a verdict
that Mayor Newberry's death had resulted
from gunshot wounds Inflicted
by 8. J. Sanders and that his brother
also was implicated in the shooting.
The assassination of Mayor Newberry
was the direct outcome, it Is said, of
the prosecution of "blind tiger" cases.
n * A-rtUamant r?rOVQ UoH in NfiW
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after the tragedy occurred. The
dead man's wife was ill in bed at the
time of the murder, and his little
daughter stood by his side when he
was shot.
? A big dirigible balloon, that left
St. Louis, Mo., on last Friday, landed
at Rldgevllle, about thirty-one miles
west of Charleston last Saturday
morning, after having sailed approximately
660 miles, at an average speed
of forty miles an hour. In the balloon
were A. B. Lambert and S. Louis Von
Puhl, both of St Louis. The balloon
was seen passing over Seneca and
Anderson about daylight Saturday
morning, and of course, it was seen at
other points between there and Ridgevllle.
The balloonist explained that
they were trying to make a
record trip from St Louis and came
down only because they had exhausted
their ballast and saw the waters of
the Atlantic in the distance. They had
a narrow escape from wrecking their
balloon by lodging it in a tree; but
made a safe landing and then hurried
on 10 unariesion. ai uiio nuic uunug
the trip, from St. Louie, the balloon
reached an altitude of 12,400 feet.
? Washington, October 14: The Federal
government la confronted with
tangible evidence that the cost of living
is still increasing. During the fiscal
year which ended June 30, 1908, the
cost of the army ration was 19.65 cents
per man per day. The estimate of the
coat of the ration during the following
fiscal year?that is to say the year
which ended June 30, 1909?was baaed
on that figure. When it came to making
the eMimatea for army subsistence
for the r.ext fiscal year, which estimate
has to be submitted on the first
r\t Mov It woe roo1i7PH thnt thp for
mer cost had been left far behind and
as nearly as could be figured out from
the official report at that time the ration
for the fiscal year beginning June
1, 1909, will be 20.97 cents. The discovery
has now been made that this
estimate is too low. Basing new figures
on the actual cost of the ration
for this fiscal year, the estimate for
next year has been raised to 21.05
cents. About 30,000,000 ration per annum
are involved. Uncompleted figures
indicate that there will be a deficiency
In the army subsistence fund
for the current fiscal year of 3243,000,
due entire, the war department
officials was, to the increased cost of
living. The advance represents an increase
of .071 per cent In two years.
? Upon his arrival in El Paso, Texas,
last Saturday, President Taft was entertained
at breakfast at the Hotel St.
Regis by the city. As he was entering
the hotel a fourteen-year-old boy
stabbed a boy of the same age to
death within a few feet of the president.
Mr. Taft knew nothing of the
killing, however, until after the breakfast.
Lawrence Wlmber, the boy who
was killed, was a student in the El
Paso Military academy. Nott Morgan,
a fellow student, has been arrested
and charged with the crime,
but he denjes it. The boy who did
the stabbing: escaped in the crowd. The
quarrel started over a flag. The stabbing
caused a lot of excitement and
all sorts of wild stories. Wimber's
body lay on the sidewalk In front of
the hotel for almost half an hour.
Many women saw the stabbing and
near the spot where the body lay were
several hundred school girls each with
an American flag. A report was circulated
later in the day that a United
States soldier had stabbed a Mexican
with his bayonet when the former attempted
to rush out at President Diaz
as the president was on his way back
to Juarez. This report, however, was
denied by Gen. Myer and the police
officials. The crowd was on the whole
very orderly.
? Columbia Record, Friday: J. W.
Quattlebaum of Lake City escaped by
one day or Deing maae an example
under the new statute which makes
It a misdemeanor to draw a check on
a bank where the drawer has not at
the time sufficient funds to meet the
check; and in Quattlebaum's case the
penalty would have been in the discretion
of the court. The act provides.
out or aDunuani'f ui prcuauuuii icai
an Innocent man suffer through mistake,
that the drawer of such a worthless
check or draft may secure a dlscontinuance
of the prosecution If within
thirty days from the Issuance thereof
he deposits ' nds sufficient to cover
the paper with all costs and interest
that may have accrued, and it was
under this provision that Quattlebaum
escaped punishment. He paid into
Magistrate Fowles' court the sum of
$60 and this was accepted in full satisfaction.
Quattlebaum gave to Proprietor
Geo. J. Howell of the Caldwell
hotel in this city on September 6,
a check which upon presentation at
the bank on which it was drawn was
dishonored for lack of funds. Mr.
Howell promptly swore out a warrant
for the drawer, the wafrant was transmitted
to Sheriff Graham of Williamsburg
county for service, and Quattlebaum
was arrested and brought to
Columbia by Deputy Sheriff W. J.
Wheeler. Today was the last day of
grace, but on being arraigned before
Magistrate Fowles the prisoner made
restitution as stated and was discharged
from custody.
She \torlunllr (Inquirer.
Kntertd at the Postofflce In Yorkville
as Mall Matter of the Second Class.
YORKVILLE. S. C.J
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19. 1909.
The Anderson Daily Mall boasts
that Its city Is on the main line of balloon
travel, and the Spartanburg Herald
comes back with the assertion that
nobody will blame a balloon for passing
over Anderson.
The Enquirer has been honored with
Invitations from the cities of Spartanburg
and Charleston, one invitation
being to a barbecue in connection with
the celebration of the completion of
the Carolina, Clinchfleld and Ohio railroad
to Spartanburg, and the other to
a banquet to be given in honor of the
president of the United States at the
Charleston hotel, on the evening of
November 5. It gives us pleasure to
acknowledge our sincere appreciation
of both Invitations.
There are a good many farmers, who
are regretting this fall that they have
not as much cotton planted as they
might have had, had It not been for
the fact that last spring they put more
acreage in other crops. But not one
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regret. On the contrary they have
more cause for congratulation, for the
probabilities are that In every case,
where they raised crops other than
cotton, the actual money value of those
crops Is greater than the same acreage
in cotton would have been.
TireRE is a good deal of fun being
made at the expense of the city of
Columbia, on account of the manner in
which it is seeking to entertain the
president by inviting a contribution of
>10 from each of the prospective
guests, who may accept invitations to
the luncheon to be given on the occasion
of the president's visit. Some
people have quietly sent in their assessments
without making any to-do
about the matter; but others insist
that they will do nothing of the kind,
and they won't go either. Editor Ap
pelt of tne Manning rimes, receivea
one of these queer Invitations, and
what he said about It was a plenty.
The Anderson Dally Mall says that
people of this country will pay $10,000,000
for the $3,000,000 of cotton
seed oil which Italy Imported last
year. And this Is Just about the way
It will be.?Charlotte Observer.
Humph! Of course, nobody Is going
to expect us epicures to eat this
cheap, plebian stuff without even having
it relabeled. The Italians don't
make enough oil from olives to go
around, anyway. And It Is the same
with lard. Of course, we could use
the pure oil for cooking and shortening
purposes, but It never would be
half as satisfactory as after we have
paid the price necessary to deceive us
Into believing that it Is the genuine
old hog fat.
Wf do not know who wrote the article
reproduced elsewhere in this is
sue from the Columbia State, and
signed "Onlooker," but it has gone out
that the writer is a circuit judge, and
we desire to say that no matter who
wrote it, it is full of wisdom, and
should be given the most careful consideration
possible. Every reasonably
well Informed, thinking man in this
country, knows that there is very little
certainty of Justice in the criminal
courts. He is aware that while the
conviction of an innocent man is a
very rare thing, the acquittal or
guilty men is common, and he is at
a loss to understand why this is so.
"Onlooker" touches on the whole thing
in a way that shows that he knows
all about it, and if the people of the
state would have reform along the
lines indicated, they must see that the
general assembly carry some of his
suggestions Into practical effect.
Commander Peary has written some
books and In them has recorded his
decision that the Eskimos know nothing
of geographical situations, and
speaks of some "possessed with the
crazy idea that they had drifted westward
and were coming down the back
side of 'Grant Land,' " whereas, as a
matter of fact, they were not doing
anything of the kind. They were going
directly away from their ship when
they thought they were approaching
it. Of course, the two Eskimos who
went with Dr. Cook were able to carry
in their heads an accurate idea of
the 150.000 square miles of territory
they claimed to have traversed.?News
and courier.
We have not taken sides in this
quarrel yet, further than to suggest
that Peary acted ugly in his original
charges against Cook, to say nothing
of the late squabble; but if the News
and Courier does not quit printing paragraphs
like the foregoing, we fear
that we might come to a conclusion
that somebody is telling things that
are not altogether true.
The Yorkville Enquirer remarks in
a most matter of fact sort of way that
"money is plentiful." Will some kind
friend be good enough to point out
the quickest route to Yorkville??
Greenville News.
Why, come by airship, automobile,
railroad train or walk. If you come
by rail, just get off at Blacksburg and
stop at the Bank of Hickory Grove,
where Cashier N. M. McDill will show
you a line of deposits amounting to
about $40,000. After Mr. McDill has
gotten through with you, we will direct
you to stop at the next station and get
Mr. A. M. Haddon. cashier of the National
Bank of Sharon to show you
about $40,000 that has been turned
over to him within the last six weeks.
When you have seen Mr. Haddon,
come on down to Yorkville, where Mr.
R. C. Alleln of the First National Bank
will show you $175,000, and Mr. T. C.
Dunlap of the Loan and Savings Bank
will show you $235,000 more. Maybe,
you will want to say that this is no
| money. If so, we will send you on
down the same railroad with a letter
of introduction to Mr. Ira B. Dunlap,
cashier of the National Union Bank
of Rock Hill, and he will let you look
at a line of deposits that aggregates
$1,012,000. The evidence we have already
cited substantiates our "matter of
fact" statement to our complete satisfaction;
but if you are still skeptical,
we will send you home by way of Clover,
so that Mr. J. A. Page, the cashier
of the bank at that place may give
you a peep at a line of $115,000 that
has accumulated in his institution.
And if this is not enough we will call
your attention to the fact that we have
other thousands and thousands In the
hands of people who have not yet
learned that the best and safest thing
to do with their money is to put it
in some one of the above named ex
cellent banks.
The exchange of visits between the
president of the United States and the
president of Mexico on the line
at El Paso last Saturday, is
principally significant in that it is the
first function of the kind that America
has ever known. There Is something
of a flavor of monarchical doings about
the affair which would have at one time
been regarded with disfavor by the
average American; but about which
there now seems to be little that is distasteful.
President Taft was democratic
enough It Is true, and there is
no reasonable criticism to be made of
the conduct of President Diaz; but
nevertheless, It Is a fact that President
Diaz occupies a very different relation
to his people from that which President
Taft occupies to his people. Under
Diaz, Mexico has been, more of a monarchy
than a republic, and there Is little
of the democracy in Mexico that Is
so common In the United States. But
still there Is a feeling that this country
will some day benevolently assimilate
everything to the southward, at
least down as far as Panama, and the
visit of President Taft will probably
some day be regarded as the first of
the series of Incidents that brought
about the benevolent assimilation of
Mexico. But, of course, that time Is
not now. Although citizens of the
United States have already acquired
many millions of property In Mexico,
It will probably be a great many
years before a majority of the people
of this country will be willing to assume
responsibility for the Mexicans.
However, we are not looking for much
unfriendly criticism of this pleasant
little event on the border. The Mexicans
will have to consider it all right,
and the people of this country have no
reason to be displeased with it.
Cotton Coming to Its Own.
While it Is hardly to be denied that
the agricultural interests of this country
have climbed nearer to the prominence
they should occupy In comparison
with other lines of Industry, it is
probable that the reasons of this no
table advance are not as well understood
as might seem desirable to Insure
Its uninterrupted permanence.
Ask the average business man of the
day who depends for his knowledge of
what is taking place on what he feels of
public sentiment, rather than on what
he might deduce from thoughtfully
considered analysis of the sltuatirn,
and he is more than apt to declare t.iat
the present buoyant conditions are due
to the high price of cotton brought
about solely through unfavorable
weather conditions, and increased demand
for the staple, and it would take
a great deal of intelligent explanation
to convince him that he had not covered
the whole ground.
There is no reasonable doubt of the
fact that the price of cotton, Just like
the price of everything else, depends
upon the laws of supply and demand.
It would be absurd to try to claim that
the laws of supply and demand do not
control the present situation, and we
will of ?a aunh aIo!m hnf the
mil 0U66?l liu ?uvu, vwm, ?"?Important
thing to which we would
call attention Is the fact that these
laws are now getting In their work In
a way which the country has in times
past found It difficult to comprehend.
The plain English of it Is that we
are coming to realize the fruits of the
practice of the old doctrine of raise
your own supplies and cotton as a surplus.
It is not to be claimed that this
doctrine has been put into thorough
and complete effect, but during the
past few years, the country has come
nearer to it than at any time since
the war, and the result is to be seen
net only in a* smaller crop of cotton;
but a crop that ij m^ro completely
uwncG uj i.ie I:iuuuimo uu.i ui-iuici.
Ti re easily held.
While It might be difficult to explain
the proposition to those who do
not already understand It, nevertheless
it is a fact that a cotton crop that Is
actually owned by the producers has
a greater commercial value than a
crop that is partly owned by the producer,
and within certain limits the
value of the crop Is dependent upon
the amount of incumbrance that lies
against it. For instance, a mortgaged
crop is already more than half sold,
and when a sufficiently large proportion
of a crop is mortgaged, the mortgaged
part exercises a depressing effect
on the value of that portion which Is
not mortgaged.
FOREIGN BUYING OF COTTON.
Surprise Expressed at Amount Going
to European Mills.
Boston, October 16. ? Considerable
surprise is being evinced among American
cotton mill treasurers at the present
enormous volume of cotton exports,
which are going to the mills of
Europe, and particularly to England,
at a time when the Americans have
not entered the market to any extent
for their new supplies of the staple.
Exports since September 1 have been
larger than in either of the last two
years, a total of 984,000 bales this
year comparing with 822,000 bales
for the same period of last year and
621,000 bales for the same period of
1907.
Considering that foreign mills are
In a much worse position than those
in this country, and have, in fact,
been curtailed to about 5 per cent of
capacity for some weeks, it is a question
whether these exports represent
recent purchases of cotton at prevailing
high prices. It is good opinion
that they rather represent deliveries
uii tuuuatis iuuue fttiner in tut; ycai,
at lower prices, to mills which "hedged"
at that time.
Notwithstanding this view, it is no
secret that the present situation is
causing considerable disappointment
among American mills, which were
unquestionably depending on a small
foreign demand to make for somewhat
lower prices for the staple this
fall. Many mills in the south and also
in New England have already come
to the end of their supplies of the old
crop, and are now buying from hand
to mouth for their current needs. Few,
if any mills, however, are stocking up
for next year's business.
? The Broad river bridge, is the only
open link in the Carolina, Clinchfleld
and Ohio railroad between Spartanburg.
S. C.. and Dante, Va,, and M. J.
Caples, the general manager, promises
to have an open way to Spartanburg
by tomorrow.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8.
J. L. Guy, Camden?Makes several offerings
of real estate in Kershaw
county at bargain prices, including
farm and timber lands.
D. E. Boney, Manager?Publishes letter
from the insurance commissioner's
office relative to the good condition of
the Farmers' Mutual Insurance company.
J. C. W11 born?Has several additions
to his list of real estate offerings for
your consideration.
D. E. Boney, Agent?Directs attention
to the burning 01 a Darn ana mree
head of stock?no Insurance. He can
sell you good, cheap fire and livestock
insurance.
G. C. Cart\vright?Wants to buy scrap
iron and bones at 25 cents per 100
pounds.
Bill McConnell, Filbert No. 1.?Will appreciate
information as to the whereabouts
of an estray big.
R. E. L. Ferguson?Announces himself
as a candidate for recommendation
for appointment as magistrate
of Bethel township.
Yorkville Hardware Co.?With a large
line of cooking and heating stoves
invites you to see them and get
prices before buying.
J. L. Williams & Co.?Give as their
reason for underselling, the buying
and selling for spot cash.
Sam. M. Grist?Explains why the Mutual
Benefit is the best life insurance
company for you.
Herndon & Gordon?Talk about fancy
and green groceries, glassware, hardware,
musical inttruments, etc.
York Supply Co.?Has a line of shoes
I for men, women and children. Pure
Appier seed oats and fertilizers for
grain.
National Union Bank, Rock Hill?
Announces that on October 16th its
deposits crossed the million dollar
line and reached a total of $1,012,135.
Star Drug Store?Talks about fall
"fixing up" and sets forth the good
qualities of Acme Quality paints.
First National Bank, Sharon?Points
out that the best receipt you can
have when paying your obligations
is one of Its canceled checks. Your
deposits are wanted.
York Furniture Co.?Can supply you
with all kinds of heating apparatus
at lowest prices and wants to furnish
-you with window glass and
putty to keep out the cold.
Thomson Co.?Is showing a big line
of blankets in cotton and wool at a
wide range of prices. Large renojnta
nf new notions and domestics
at attractive prices.
Chas M. Stieff, Charlotte?Calls attention
to the fact that pianos are
bought for a life-time. See particulars
on fourth page.
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo?Points
out the dangers of kidney diseases
and the beneficent results derived
from Doan'a kidney pills. See fourth
page.
Mr. J. L. Guy of Camden, writes that
he has sold the big tract of land he
has been advertising In The Enquirer;
that the sale was made to York county
people as the result of the advertisement
referred to.
The silver watch advertised In The
Enquirer of the 8th instant, as having
been lost on the road to the battleground,
has been returned to the owner,
Mr. J. W. McFarland of Yorkville,
by Mr. A. S. Barron of Yorkville. Mr.
Barron found the watch in Clark's
Fork, where Mr. McFarland had dropped
It. Mr. McFarland was very glad
Indeed to get the watch back, not so
much on account of its value, as on
account of associations connected with
It, It having been given to him by a
highly esteemed friend many years
ago.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Dr. Dean W. Preston of Mt. Airy,
N. C., visited friends In Yorkvllle this
week.
Mrs. Robert T. Allison ' and son,
Robert T. Allison, Jr., spent Saturday
In Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dunlap of Rock
Hill, visited Mrs. A. J. Dunlap on
Yorkvllle No. 3, this week.
Mr. Guy Louthtan, for some time past
of the mechanical force of the Charlotte
Observer, left last night to take a
position In Montgomery, Ala.
The following York county people
are in Greenville this week In attendance
upon the Federal court as Jurors:
Messrs. Robert Withers poon,
Jno. R. Logan, W. H. Sandifer, John
McCarter and T. E. McMackin.
Mrs. M. R. Gable of Gastonla, came
Into The Enquirer office yesterday to
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say uitti il noo uci mok tiou ^ *v??vllle
since 1860. She Is over 70 years
of age and says she has flfty-nlne
prand children and twenty-five greatgrand
children.
SUSPICIOUS FIRES.
There were two fires on the outskirts
of Yorkvllle last Saturday morning.
one between 12 and 1 o'clock, and
the other at about 8 o'clock, the losers
In both cases were respectable, hardworking
colored men, who can 111 afford
to stand the loss. Matters are
made worse from the fact that there
Is reason to suspect Incendiarism In
both cases.
The first fire referred to, destroyed a
barn and contents, Including a horse
and two mules on the premises of
Adam Chambers, on a place belonging
to Mr. W. Brown Wylie, Just without
the southern limits of Yorkvllle. The
first comers to the fire found the flames
had progressed too far to arrest with
the facilities at hand, and noticed that
two cows that had been tied to an adjoining
shed had been loosened evidently
Just before the Are was started.
Responsible white men saw some suspicious
tracks leading to and from the
place, and there were other signs of
probable Incendiarism. Chambers'
loss is in the neighborhood of $800, and
Mr. Wylle's loss Is something like $400.
The second fire destroyed the home
of Jeff Williams, just within the eastern
limits of town. It occurred within
a few minutes after Jeff had left to
come into town and his wife had gone
to a nearby field to pick cotton. The
house was destroyed with practically
all of Its contents and the loss aggregates
about $500 or $600.
Jeff Williams and his house had been
centers of more or less sensational notoriety
among the negroes and a good
many whites for some time past. A
mon li or two ago, there went out
stories to the effect that stones were
falling Into the house In a mysterious
manner, some thought to be coming
through the roof and others through
the weather boarding and falling on
the floor without leaving any trace of
the manner in which they might have
gotten in. The old negro had lost a
daughttr from smallpox sometime before,
and some ignorant people encouraged
suggestions of supernatural
agencies, but more Intelligent and
honest friends assured him ull along
that somebody was merely trying to
frighten him. After the cutting down
of a nearby cane patch that afforded
cover for concealment, the rocks ceased
to full, and the situation quieted down.
Now Jeff says, and with apparent good
reason, that the party who threw those
rocks is the same as the one who
burned his home.
Since the foregoing was put In type,
there has been still another fire on the
premises of Jeff Williams. It occurred
yesterday afternoon at about 3 o'clock,
and destroyed a barn filled with hay
and corn. There was nobody about at
the time, but Jeffs wife and another
old negro woman. The story Is that
Jeff's wife got up from where the two
were sitting, went over toward the barn
and returned, and In a few moments afterward
the barn was In flames. People
who reached the place first, say the
fire originated at the top of the hay,
instead of underneath.
There have been several theories as
to the probable origin of the fires; but
the thing has not yet been accurately
sifted down to the bottom. It is statomnnff
nthdp thin ITS that Jeff Wll
llama' children have for some time been
working at Winston, N. C., and they
have been trying to get the old people
o go there also. Jeff's wife has been
wanting to go; but he has not been
willing. There are people who think
the fires have been set to drive him
away. The fact that Adam Chambers
Is a half-brother of Williams, seems to
suggest a connection between Adam's
fire and Jeff's fire.
Both Jeff Williams and Adam
Chambers, are hard-working, provident
negroes, who have many friends
among the white people, and there Is
a good deal of sympathy for them.
Subscription papers have been circulated
for the relief of both, and while
the contributions have been liberal,
they have not been sufficient to make
good a considerable part of the losses.
Alise, a 12-year-old daughter of
Jeff Williams, was arrested this morning
on suspicion of having attempted
to burn the home of Jeff Williams,
Jr., her brother, last night
INTERESTING STATI8TIC8.
The accompanying Interesting tabulated
statement in reference to the
cotton crop this year as compared
with last year, has been prepared for
The Enquirer by Mr. John Q. Andflr?nn
nrenldent of the Rock Hill Buggy
company. By way of explanation, Mr.
Anderson says:
"The condition of the crop on September
25, 1909 and 1908, together
with the ten year average, was obtained
from the government reports
made on those dates. The number of
bales of the last crop was obtained
from R. H. Rountree & Co., members
of the New York exchange. I have estimated
the present crop on the basis
of the condition, taking for granted
that the same condition on Sept 25,
1909, would produce the same size
crop as the condition of Sept 25, 1908.
The price of spot cotton on Sept 25,
1909 and 1908, was furnished me by
Messrs. Rountree & Co., and I have
deducted $2.50 per bale, in order to
deliver the cotton in New York, I
think, perhaps, that will deliver it at
that port" The figures follow:
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WITHIN THE TOWN.
? The Presbyterian Ministerial Union
of York county, held its regular
monthly meeting in Yorkvllle yesterday.
? Now for some more handsome
buildings to front that newly paved
street. There is already a demand for
them.
? Collections have been remarkably
good so far this season and nearly all
of the local business people are in a
good humor.
? There Is Information of additional
families coming to Yorkvllle, and already
It is difficult to get a house.
Something needs to be done to provide
more building lots.
? It Is not worth while to discuss the
value of Yorkvllle real estate for no
body wants to sell: but really there
should be some Improvements along
this line ? more buildings?because
they are necessary, and will prove
profitable.
? Mr. Philip W. Love and Miss Maggie
McFadden were married this afternoon.
The ceremony took place at
the Presbyterian manse and was performed
by Rev. E. E. Gillespie. Mrs.
Gillespie was the only witness to the
marriage, and nobody else except
those mentioned were let into the secret
until after the ceremony.
? Although the steel cages In the Jail
are completed, there Is a good deal ot
plumbing and other work to be done
before the workmen will go out of the
building, and Sheriff Brown will not
bring his prisoners back from Chester
until the Job here Is finished. He
does not propose to take any unnecessary
risks In the matter.
? Much interest has been manifested
In the series of meetings that Rev. E.
E. Gillespie has been conducting in his
tent Just south of the Tavora cotton
mill for a week or more. There has
Hoon a crnnH ottonHonp(i of mill neODle
at all the meetings and also quite a
full representation of church people
generally, including the other local
ministers. Revs. Murray, Oats, Walsh
and Abney. The services are being
very much enjoyed by all who are participating
in them and will continue
through tomorrow evening and possibly
longer.
LOCAL LACONICS.
The Christian Messenger.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Union
of York county, has decided to establish
a monthly religious paper to be
known as the Christian Messenger,
Rev. E. E. Gillespie of Yorkvllle is to i
I be pditor and business manager, and
L. M. Grist's Sons, are to be the pub
lisners, me micaci ipnun m iu
be 25 cents a year, and the first number
will be ready for mailing on December
1.
Died of Hit Wounds. i
Coroner Louthian went down to 1
Bullock's Creek township last Friday '
to hold an Inquest over the body of
Joe Kennedy, a negro, who died on :
Friday from the effects of wounds In- 1
dieted by Will Feemster, another ne- j
gro on October 3. The testimony i
seemed to show that the dead man !
was the aggressor, and got about what 1
was coming to him; but as to how ,
much truth there was in the testlmo- \
ny, of course, is another matter. 1
Feemster Is in Jail, having been com- J
mitted by Magistrate Duncan, immedi- (
ately after the row. i
Mr. Reaves Goes to Honea Path.
Fort Mill special of October 18, to
the Charlotte Observer: Rev. Edward
S. Reaves, who has served the Fort
Mill and Flint Hill Baptist churches as
pastor for the last four years, having
accepted the pastorate at Honea Path,
has moved to that place. While pastor
here, Mr. Reaves was instrumental
In building the splendid new house of
worship at Flint Hill, while both
churches have grown In membership
and efficiency. He has been held in
high esteem both as a preacher and
as a man and his removal from the
community is universally regfetted.
Rev. S. P. Hair of Blackvllle, S. C.,
supplied the churches yesterday and
will likely be called to the pastorate.
?*-?- - * 11? a \At u - r I. I
L/cain or mr?. nnnig n. mcrimna.
Salem, Sumter county, special of
October 13, to Sumter Dally Item: The
sudden death of Mrs. Annie Wltherspoon
McFarland, that occurred In
Sumter on Saturday morning Oct 9th,
at the home of her sister, Mrs W. J.
McKay, was the greatest shock this
community has had for years. This
being her birthplace and the home
of her many friends, her sudden death
has cast a gloom over the entire community,
that sympathize with the bereaved
family in this their hour of
affliction. Mrs. McFarland was the
eldest daughter of the late Hamilton
G. and Nancy R. Wltherspoon, of
Mayesvllle and was about 56 years of
age. Besides two daughters, Misses
Nancy and Abbie, for whom she lived,
she is survived by three sisters, Mrs.
Geo. E. Wilson, of Charlotte, N. C.,
Mrs. W. J. McKay, of Sumter and
Miss Mary Hamilton Wltherspoon, of
Mayesvllle and one brother, Mr. Robt
Wltherspoon, of Guthriesville, S. C.
MERE-MENTION.
Forty persons are reported dead as
the result of a tornado and hail storm
which swept over parts of Georgia,
Alabama and Tennessee during Thursday
afternoon and evening. The propertv
loss is estimated as being in ex
cess of $2,000,000 In obedience
to Imperial decrees, a constitutional
form of government was instituted
throughout the Chinese empire on
October 14th... .Avery Blount, white,
was hanged at Amite, La., Friday, for
participation in a * triple murder In
January last, growing out of a family
feud A petition asking President
Taft for the pardon of Chas. W.
Morse, the convicted banker, Is being
circulated In New York city
Sir Thomas Llpton of London, Is on
his way to the United States to make
an effort to arrange a series of yacht
races In competition for the America's
cup Wilbur Wrtght received
$15,000 for the exhibition flights In
hln aeronlane made at New York dur
lng the Hudson-Fulton celebration
week The chief of police of Chicago
has issued orders to all policemen
that in future there must be no
more drinking by police officers while
on duty, and to show that he meant
business, six men, round guilty of
drunkenness on duty, were dropped
from the police rolls The bandit
who held up a bank in a Chicago suburb
last week and got away with
$600, and later being pursued by the
police, committed suicide, has been
Identified as Lamar A. Harris, a lawyer
of Los Angeles, Cal The total
registration of voters for the mayoralty
election of New York is 644,000...
Philip Allen, Jr., vice president of the
First National bank of Mineral Point,
Wis., 1s under arrest charged with the
embezzlement of $168,000 of the
bank's funds....The periodical revo
luuon against me guvemmeiii ui
President Zelaya Is In progress In Nicaragua.
The revolution is headed by
General Estrada, and the revolutionists
are in control of a number of
towns and cities on the Caribbean
coast.... President Taft's official residence
has been moved from Beverly,
Mass., back to the White House at
Washington.... E. B. Cowan, an Atlanta,
Qa., business man last week
gave his wife $10,000 in cash on condition
that she withdraw her suit for
divorce, which she had Instituted because
of his drinking. A day or two
later Cowan was sentenced by the police
court judge to serve two weeks in
the stockade for raising a disturbance
in his home..... .Jack Johnson, the
negro heavyweight pugilist, knocked
Stanley Ketchel, white, out in the
twelfth round In a flght at San Francisco,
Cal., Saturday afternoon
The Pittsburg team of the National
Baseball league won the world's
championship from the Detroit team
of the American league at Detroit,
Saturday, winning four of the series
of seven games. The paid admissions
for the series totaled $145,444, with
total receipts of $188,832.70
President Chas. S. Barrett of the National
Farmers' Union, says that there
is now no doubt that the p oposed
Farmers' Union university will be established
and that It will be the biggest
institution of its kind In the world.
Offers of land and cash are being received
from all parts of the country.
The execution of Francisco Ferrer,
the eminent scholar and anarchist,
who was sentenced to death by court
martial at Barcelona, Spain, last week,
v.oo ,oio^ a o-root furmntl fhrnuorhout
southern Europe. There has been
considerable rioting in Spain, Portugal,
France and Italy as a result of
the execution and King Alfonso is virtually
a prisoner In his palace at Madrid,
threats having been made against
his life...Two men convicted at Rockford,
111., of systematic robbery of railroad
trains at that point, have been
given prison sentences aggregating 140
years each....The 1909 output of gold
from the Tanana Valley district of
Alaska, is estimated as totaling $11,000,000.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8.
? Cecil Broom, the young North j
Carolinian of Wax haw, who was .
charged with criminal assault on a ,
young woman of Lancaster county, (
and who ran away when warrants ,
were issued, was tried in Lancaster
last week and acquitted. I
? Col Henry T. Thompson, has re- i
signed as commander of the Second |
regiment, South Carolina National (
guard. Col. Thompson has been in 1
the military service of the state for 1
thirty years and has a record for mil- <
itary efficiency that Is equal to the
best. i
? Spartanburg Herald: The farm- <
ers in several sections of the county 1
thomoalvaa 1
are in me cuuuu nui n.c<. . ?, ,
especially Is this true of the section
about Woodruff. It was reported In the i
city yesterday that numbers of big '
cotton planters had gone ahead some
months ago and sold to mills for fu- 1
ture delivery. The cotton crop has
fallen short, and these men, the most 1
of them at least, have sold or bargain- <
ed to sell more cotton than they raised.
The mills, It Is raid, are holding ?
them to their bargain, and It Is said 1
some of them have already had to dig \
up from four to five hundred dollars t
cash and pay It over to the mills to ]
make good their contracts. It Is said i
that the farmers who sold future de- i
livery sold at 10 cents per pound, and t
now that they have to make good their 1
contracts they are forced to go out ]
ind buy cotton at 13 cents and over 1
md let It go at 10 cents.
TAFT AND DIAZ.
President* of United States and Mexico
Exchange Visits.
By an exchange of visits across the
border, President Taft of the United
States, and President Diaz of Mexico,
made last Saturday a day that will
probably forever be memorable in the
history of both countries.
President Taft received President
Diaz at El Paso, and President Diaz
received and entertained President
Taft and party at Juarez, Just across
the border.
There Is a strip of land on the
American side of the Mexican border,
about half a mile wide and fifty
miles long, the sovereignty over which
has been in dispute for quite a while,
and which is still unsettled. By an
agreement arranged between the
Washington and Mexican state departments,
this territory was regarded as
neutral ground for the day, and this
arrangement made possible the carrying
out of the programme of the occasion
without making necessary the
concession of any claims that are
maintained by the United States.
President Taft's special train arrived
at El Paso at 9.30 o'clock, an hour
and a half before the time for the
meeting. He spent the Interval showing
himself to the Immense crowds
that had gathered lr. the city, and
saying nice things to the prominent
citizens; but when the booming of
guns across the border, announced the
coming of the Mexican party, American
guns began to boom In unison,
and from both sides of the line the blare
of trumpets and the music of numerous
bands helped to stir the blood bf
both Americans and Mexicans for the
unusual occasion.
It had been arranged that each president
should limit his body guard
across the neutral ground to only
twenty cavalrymen, and while President
Toft remained In the reception
room or tne isi r&ao unamoer or uomrrlerce,
Secretary of War Dickinson,
Governor T. M. Campbell of Texas, and
Mayor James V. Sweeney of El
Paso, waited at the bridge over the
river to greet the distinguished visitor.
President Diaz came in a richly upholstered
carriage drawn by two
splendid coal black horses. The hubs
of the carriage were of gold, and the
doors were mounted with the same
precious metal, as was also the harness
From the heads of the horses waved
long white cocades. The president was
attired in the blue uniform of commander-in-chief
of the Mexican army,
and on his head he wore a white
chape&u. His breast was covered with
the gold and silver emblems of honor
that had been conferred upon him during
his long official career.
In the carriage with the Mexican
chief executive, was Enrique C. Creel,
governor of the Mexican state of Chihuahua,
his special aide for the occasion,
and in the carriages following were
Olegarla Maliva, minister of commerce;
Gongales Casio, minister of war and
other high dignitaries.
As the Diaz carriage came to a stop,
Secretary of War Dickinson stepped
up and formally welcomed the president
to the United States. Governor
Campbell and Mayor Sweeney added
their welcome, and President Diaz was
escorted to Secretary Dickinson's carriage.
Secretary Dickinson seated
himself on the left of the Mexican president,
after which the procession started
to the Chamber of Commerce.
From the first announcement of the
coming of President Diaz, the throngs
of Mexicans and Americans on both
sides of the river had kept up Incessant
rounds of cheering, and this was
continued as the procession moved on
through the streets, packed to the curb
on both sides. All along the line it
was the Mexican "Viva Diaz! Viva
Mexico!" and the American "hurrah!"
There seemed to be as many of one as
of the other.
Brigadier General Albert Myer, and
staff led the procession. Next came a
squadron of cavalry, and then President
Diaz's carriage and personal
guard. Next came a carriage containing
Governor Campbell and staff, and
following this carriage came another
squardon of cavalry and three batteries
of field artillery. The international
colors were exuwmeu liupeu luuijt
over the carriages as well as all the
buildings, and although nobody was
allowed on the housetops and soldiers
lined the war as a precaution against
anarchists and other assassins, President
Diaz was kept busy acknowledging
the greetings of the people.
American troops were drawn up at
attention around the Chamber of
Commerce when the procession arrived,
and Capt Archibald Butt, the presidents'
military aide, met President {
Diaz at the curb and conducted him to !
me cnamDera recepuuu iwui, nunc
President Taft stood before an American
and a Mexican flag ready to extend
his hand. The only other persons
present, were Secretary Dickinson,
Postmaster General Hitchcock, Capt
Butt and President Diaz's aide, Governor
Campbell and the Mexican minister.
President Taft extended his hand {
and the Mexican ruler grasped it cor- <
dlally. The conversation that passed
between the two was taken down by
official stenographers and later given (
out after both presidents had read {
me iruiiwjnueu nuico.
"I am very glad to welcome you, (
sir, here; I am very glad indeed,"
said President Taft. i
"I am very happy to meet you and ,
to have the honor of being one of the
first foreigners to come over to give ,
you a hearty welcome," replied Gen. ,
Diaz. t
"XI gives me nui uni/ grem picasuic ,
to welcome the president of the great (
republic of Mexico, but to welcome j
the present president of the republic
of Mexico who has made it so great,"
was Mr. Taft's next remark.
"I am very proud to grasp the
hand of a great statesman who has
made such a record in his life?in the
Philippines, in Cuba and at present
at the head of the great nation of the
United States."
The conversation continued: ,
President Taft?I wish to express ;
vou mv belief that this meeting is 1
looked upon by both peoples with a
err eat deal of interest, not as making
stronger but as typifying the strength
of the bond between the two coun- i
tries.
President Diaz?My friendly relations
and my personal acquaintance
with you will make thousands and
thousands of friends both 6t American
ind Mexican people, and streams and
wonders of beneficial development
will have to follow for the good of the 4
countries.
President Taft?You have already i
met the secretary of war and the governor
of Texas. I shall be glad to
have the privilege of presenting to you ,
:he postmaster-general.
The postmaster-general was then "
presented to President Diaz and Mr.
raft said:
"I should be glad to have the prlvi- ege
of meeting your staff."
The minister of war and the other F
main 'officials were thereupon presentsd
to President Taft. t
President Diaz spoke in Spanish, b
ind his aide acted as Interpreter. Fol- s
owing this brief conversation there 1
vere Introductions all round for r
he official parties, and then President J
Dlax and President Taft retired to a a
private room with the Mexican Inter- q
areter. No questions of state were t
liscussed at this private conference. l(
Both executives merely sought an op- s
lortunlty to exchange their respects \
n private. II
After the two presidents had re- h
mained together about fifteen minutes,
President Diaz paid his final respects,
and retired, a salute of twenty-one
guns being fired by the American guns,
as he drove with Secretary Dickinson ^
through lines of soldiers, back to his
own carriage at the border.
The Mexican president had hardly
reached the customs house at Juarez
wnen President Taft, accompanied by
his military aide, and the escort of
American soldiers started for the tfr
Mexican line. The main body of his
escort left him, as did President Diaz's,
at the edge of the disputed territory
and the president went on with his
twenty select men. The Mexican guns
fired an official salute as Mr. Taft
crossed the. line and the crowds cheered.
The greeting that President Diaz
gave President Taft, was very much
of a repetition of what had occurred at
?1 Paso; but the feature of the Mexican
visit, later in the day, was a magnificent
banquet, the like of which has
seldom been seen on the continent
The Mexicans had practically rebuilt
the customs house of Juarez, and had
brought ornaments, cooking utensils,
and other things necessary from the
city of Mexico, 1,500 miles away. The
plate used was of solid gold, and once
belonged to the Emperor Maxlmllllan.
It is valued at <1,200,000. There were
more than four carloads of decorations jk
for the banquet hall alone, and other
orr*oncomAnta vara nn an annailv ?lah. Tm
orate scale,
Altogether there were only 150 guests
at the dinner. They Included all of
President Taft's party, and the others
who had taken part In the day's programme.
The two presidents, with the
retinues of officials and the newspaper
men in both parties, occupied a large
centre table, while the remainder of the
guests were arranged about it. Behind
the two presidents were large oil portraits
of George Washington and Hidalgo,
"the Washington of Mexico."
Above the two portraits hung the
Stars and Stripes, and the Mexican
red, white and green. The two presidents
talked during the dinner through
interpreters.
President Diar had to get special
permission from the Mexican congress
to leave the country to go across to
America. Although President Taft did
not have to get such permission, he
stepped on all the precedents of the
American' government in becoming the
guest of a foreign ruler on other than
American soil. ^
ROCK HILL HAPPENINQ8.
Death of Mrs. A. M. Black?News of
the Churohee?Good Effects of Thirteen
Cents Qotton. A
Correspondence The Yorkvllle Enquirer
Rock Hill, October 19.?Mrs. Martha
Black, wife of Mr. A. M. Black,
uieu ai ner noma in wooaiana, mis\v jn
city, Saturday afternoon of heart
trouble from which she had been a
sufferer for several years. The funeral
services were conducted from the
home Sunday afternoon by Rev. W.
H. Arlall, assisted by Rev. A. S. Rog- ^
ers, and the Interment was In the 7
cemetery at Ebenezer. The deceased
was before marrlaa? a Miss Aycocfc of
the India Hook section of this county.
She was In the 76th year of her aye.
She was twice married, her first husband,
Mr. William McFadden, being ' r
killed in the civil war. lbs. W. B.
Creighton of this city, was the only
child of this union. One sister, Mrs.
Jones of Fort Mill, also survives, and
besides her husband, she also leaves
the following step-children: Mesdames
J. H. Miller, Ira B. Dunlap, J. Wilson
Moore and Messrs. Jifo. A. and Lyle
Black, all of this city.
Rev. I*. B. Tate, a missionary from
the Presbyterian church to Korea, lectured
at the First Presbyterian church
in this city Sunday, and in the evening
he spoke at Winthrop college. Mr.
Tate has been In Korea as a missionary
for about seventeen years, and Is ~ flsB
at home now on a furlough, accompanied
by his wife, who was Miss Mattle
Ingold of this city. They are the
guests of Dr. and Mrs. T. A. Crawford.
Dr. H. W. Bays of Columbia, filled
the pulpit at SL John's M. E. church, gi
Sunday, the pastor, Rev. H. R. Mills, w
having left several days ago to Join
Mrs. Mills, who has been spending
some time at her old home in Kentucky
on account of 111 health.
Rev. Alexander Martin, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, Is in Charleston
attending a meeting of the
South Carolina synod.
Rev. R. T. Marsh of the First Bap- ^B
tlst church, left Monday to spend a
week at his old home in Virginia,
which ho has not visited for three ^^B
years.
Rev. Thomas Leitch, the noted
evangelist, closed a two weeks' revival
meeting at Laurel street Methodist ^
church Sunday night. Mr. Leitch Is
attending a meeting of the Christian
workers In Chattanooga, Tenn., this
week.. He will return to Rock Hill
the latter part of the week and fill the
pulpit at St John's church next Sunday,
and start a meeting at the Highland
Park mill the following Monday
morning.
The matter of moving th* city guard
house from its present location on
Black street to tne city n&ii Diuiamg
on Hampton street, was settled at the
last meeting of the city council, that
body instructing the committee In
charge to proceed at once with the
work of moving the guardhouse. The
contract for doing the work and building
an addition to the city hall to be
used as police headquarters, has been
awarded to J. J. Keller & Co., and the
work will be commenced at once.'
Thirteen cents cotton. is having Its
effect on trade In this section and
many farmers who did not expect to
hardly get out even on account of the
Bhort crop, will pay out and have
some surplus money. Those farmers,
however, who futured their cotton at
9i, 10 and 11 cents, are not feeling so
good over the situation, and there was
no small amount of It sold at these
figures In this section.
? Columbia State: The school law
of this state requires every teacher in
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certificate to teach. The state superintendent
of education has recentlycalled
attention to the law, and a circular
letter calling particular attention
to this requirement has recentlybeen
sent by the high school inspector
to the principal of every state aided
high school. Notwithstanding all
these, dozens of teachers in these
schools throughout the state are yet
without certificates. Most of them
are depending upon their diplomas.
A diploma does not entitle the holder
to teach; a diploma from an accredited
college gives the holder the right
to a certificate to teach. Some of
these schools are going to find themselves
embarrassed, since no money
whatever will be sent to any of these ^
schools until every teacher In It has
i valid certificate.
AT THE CHURCHES.
PRESBYTERIAN.
There will be services at the Tent on %
ruesday and Wednesday evenings at
'.30 o'clock.
. METHODIST.
There will be no prayer meeting this
rveek.
BAPTIST.
There will be prayer meeting on .
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
EPISCOPAL."
Services on Thursday afternoon at
1.30 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN.
^
There will be prayer meeting on
Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
$0fciat goticfs.
>rotracted Meeting at Baptist Church.
Rev. L. M. Roper, D. D., pastor of
he First Baptist church of Spartaniurg,
has accepted an Invitation to asist
Rev. I. Q. Murray, pastor of the
forkville church in a protracted ^
neetlng that is to be commenced on
November 11. Dr. Roper Is recognized
s being among the most able, elo[uent
and forceful gospel ministers in
he state, and is pastor of perhaps the
araest Protestant congregation In the
tate. The people of Yorkvllle and
'Iclnlty will enjoy an unusual prlvlege
In having the opportunity of
tearing him.