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Scraps ami facto. ? Joseph Jones, under arrest In Xev York, charged with picking the pock et of a police sergeant on Broadway is rated by the detective bureau as on of the most remarkable prisoner whom they have met in years. Jone is ST years eld. blind, deaf, almost bald toothless and suffering from manifoh infirmities of age. yet the police de clare despite all these handicaps he 1 still one of the most expert pick pockets iti the trade. He has been ii various prisons throughout the coan try many times since 1870 and hi record at police headquarters show fifteen convictions. He was releasee from Sing Sing a year ago after serv ing a sentence of three years. ? "Shotgun pharmacy" and "shot gun therapentics" were targets for Di Harvey Wiley, chief of the bureau o chemistry of the department of agri culture in an address In Washingtoi last Friday before the association o official agricultural chemists. Dr Wiley protested strongly against th< use by physicians of the elaborately prepared drugs, consisting of many substances. "It is perhaps very natural for a physician who is uncer tain about a case to fire a broadside in the hope that the preparations may become effective." he said, "but in tin experiment the constitutions of hun dreds of persons may be ruined." J revision of the pure food act was ad vocated by Dr. Wiley, urging that i be ordered that no drugs intended foi consumption in the state in whici they are produced or sold should b< permitted in interstate or foreign com merce if they vary from the standard! set by the pharmacopia. ? Victoria. B. C.. November 11 Gunner Rowland of the Work Poin garrison, British army, shot and kill ed Corporal Radcliffe today, and sev' eral hours later killed himself t< avoid capture. There had been a lonf standing feud between the gunnel and his superior officer. After killinf Radcliffe Rowland took up a positiot in the MacAulay Point fort, from whici he defied the whole garrison. Armet with a service rifle and abundant ant munition, and with the sea on eithei side and the earth works in front ol him. he held soldiers at bay for hour." and fired on a detachment that went t< pick up the corporal's body. Realizinj that he would be starved out ultimate ly, Rowland turned his rifle on himsel and blew off his head. Today'! tragedy is similar to that of August 1. when Gunner Thomas Allen, or tn< royal artillery, shot and killed Chap lain Peter Elliston. for a fanciec grievance. Allen Is to be hanged or December 22. ? With a bullet hole through hi: head, the body of Ray Mason. vic< president of the National Horseshoers Protective association, residing ir Kalamazoo. Mich., was found in s marsh on the outskirts of Warsaw Indiana, last Friday. The body evidently had been in the marsh foi more than a week. That Mason had been the victim of hold-up men. and had been killed and dragged to the marsh in an effort to conceal the crime is the theory of detectives whc have been investigating the case. Mason was the owner of considerable property in Union City. Ind., IOC miles south of Warsaw, and it is believed he was on his way from Kalamazoo to that city when murdered, A revolver, with which it is believed Mason was killed, was found near the body. It was smeared with blood No bloodstains could be found neat the body, but evidence that it had been dragged along the ground could be discerned. The purse of Masor was found in the pockets, empty. A brother of Mason, who arrived here today, said the labor official had considerable money in his possession when last seen. He said that there was no reason for suicide and knew of no enemies of his brother. ? New York. November 12: The strike of drivers and helpers employed by the transcontinental express companies was formerly declared ofl this evening and it was announced at strike headquarters that the men will return to work on Monday. The close of the strike was brought about by the New Jersey strikers who voted late today to accept the terms upon which the companies offered to take back the men. They had rejected the terms last night, but a conference of the strike leaders with Mayor Witt penn 01 jersey vuy mm riesiucm Towne of the New York Merchants association cleared the way for the agreement this afternoon. The New York strikers voted Thursday nighl to accept the companies' offer conditional upon similar action being taken by the men across the river. The agreement provides that the men shall he taken back without discrimination * cept for acts of violence during the strike. Each company will take up with its employes the adjustment of wages and hours. Recognition of their union, the chief issue, for which the strikers held out for several days, is not granted, however, but the open shop policy is to prevail. ? New York Herald: Following the announcement by the Pennsylvania railroad that its annex ferry service between Brooklyn and Jersey Cit> will be discontinued after Xovembei 27, additional announcement was made yesterday that its Twenty-thir<; street ferry is to be discontinued on the same date. To some persons the Brooklyn ferry was historic, while tc others the Twenty-third street ferrj was the gateway of the road to Washington and the south. Within the last ten years practically every presi dent, dignitary from abroad, or prince of the Orient, who has come from Washington to New York has arrived by way of the Twenty-third street ferry. Standing on upper decks or in the seclusion of their closed carriages, these worthies and notables were viewed by hundreds of curious people many of whom went especially tc Jersey City for the purpose of making the return voyage with the celebrities and inspecting them at close range It is believed that regret for the passing of the convenient old ferries will be a long time dying. Pennsylvania passengers who formerly rode by th* Twenty-third street ferry will be car ried direct by tunnel to the Pennsylvania station at Thirty-second street ? Congressman Champ Clark, accompanied by members of his family left St. Louis last Wednesday night for Washington, where he will begin his work in connection with the forthcoming session of congress. In discussing his candidacy for the speakership of the house. Mr. Clark said: "I believe I will be elected. No other member has announced his candidacy. I would not be surprised if somebody else would announce, and I would not be surprised if nobody else should. It is natural that somebody besides me should want to be speaker." On the prospects of the action 01 cue new ueniocrauc majority in the house, the minority leader said: "The Democratic success at last Tuesday's election was due to the fight on the rules in the house and dissatisfaction with the tariff law. I suppose we will revise it, cautiously and wisely. We will pet together as soon as congress meets and have a conference on the tariff and other matters. It is necessary' for the Democrats at the beginning of the next congress, for it is the first time in fourteen years that the Democrats have had a congress, and there are only three Democrats elected to the next congress who ever sat before in a congress with a Democratic majority. These are Jones of Virginia. Talbott of Maryland and myself. Talbott has been a member off and on for twenty-six years. I am completing my sixteenth year. Only four men from Missouri ever have had a longer service in congress?Bartholdt. Phelps. DeArmond and Bland." ? Another contest over the question of taking from the speaker the power to name standing committees is expected to develop soon after the house of representatives assembles next month. This time it is not unlikely That the movement will receive the support of Speaker Cannon and his allies, inasmuch as the next assignments will be made by the Democrats. Interviews with Representatives Murdock of Kansas, and Xorris of Nebraska, indicate that they intend to lose no time in reopening the fight waged by insurgent Republicans last session, which reformed the rules and deposed Speaker Cannon from membership on the rules committee. Under th<? seniority rule, the- committee on agriculture would go to Lamb of Virginia: banking and currency to Pujo of Louisiana; census to Hay of Virginiaforeign affairs to Flood of Virginia; : immigration to Burnett of Alabama; Indian affairs to Stephens of Texas; _ interstate and foreign commerce to . Adamson of Georgia; judiciary to p Clayton of Alabama: merchant marine s and fisheries to Clark of Florida; ^ patents to Legate of South Carolina; I pensions to Richardson of Alabama; j postottico to Moon of Tennessee; printing to Finley of South Carolina: s public buildings to Sheppard of Tex_ as; public lands to Robinson of Ar, kansas: rivers and harbors to Sparkman of Florida; territories to Lloyd s of Missouri: and ways and means, the g greatest of all, to Cnderwood of Alaj bama. unless Champ Clark of Missouri, who is now the ranking minority leader, should fail to capture the speakership. -f (The \|or!itillr (fhiqmrcr. f . Entered at the Postofflce in Yorkville ? as Mail Matter of the Second Class. f j YORKVILLE, S. C.j t TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15,1910. ) It is only six weeks till Christmas. What, us guilty of crime? Why, we i be gentlemen! i ? . ? The United States is not yet ready for a Caesar. At least, not for the kind now in sight. The number of applications for the job of railroad commissioner has nowbeen swelled to thirty. One of the paragraphers has observed that the "Big Noise" has been changed to the "Big Silence." The Democratic party has again become the hope of people who put the good of the nation above party power. The Chester jury in the graft cases had quite a knotty problem to solve; I but it did just about the right thing. I s The Anderson Daily mail wants the ! Republicans to nominate Joe Cannon . for president next time. Wouldn't that ! be a picnic? One man will be acquitted of stealing a horse, while another will be sent I to the penitentiary for looking over a fence. Why is this? I One conviction on one count.?SparI tanburg Herald. i Is a hundred times better than no conviction on any count. > , m t i And Black is the brave man, who ' pulled his pistol on Lyon! That is the expedient to which thieves generally have recourse when they are about to , be caught. i Don't discount Teddy too much, be[ cause he got licked. There have been ( others who could get election for themselves; but who could not secure ' election for their friends. i . The Enquirer will be glad to acknowledge $5 subscriptions to a $100 fund to be used in prizes to the Boys' >' Corn club next year. Let's have the ? names of those who are willing to con' tribute $5 each. ! But while the assessed value of the ' real and personal property of York ' county is only a little less than $9,! 000,000, it will have to be admitted i that the actual market value is pretty ' close to $40,000,000. ! I I The Mexican mob continues to try i to tease Uncle Sam into acting ugly. There is little prospect of any trouble f we think; but if the Mexicans don't , watch out, future presidents of the ' United States will go to Panama by railroad without getting off of Amerij can soil. i ' * ' That Chester jury did about as well . as could have been hoped for under . the circumstances. Of course, there is ' no doubt about the guilt of any of the j accused; but the lawyers were able to , drive plenty of pegs upon which to ! hang sophisticated justification of ac1 quittal. i > There is no getting around the fact . that every York county family should *r have The Enquirer, and every family ' in the counties immediately surround. ing York should have it also. There are few papers available to the people j of this section that are so valuable to . them as is The Enquirer. When the contest for the reformation of the rules of the house is resumed next month, the probability is that the ; alignments will be somewhat different 1 from last spring. We hope, however, that the Democrats will hold to their . original contention, notwithstanding that it will be a Democratic speaker who will hold the reins of power next - time. In his testimony in the graft cases, Joe B. Wylie told how when the board , got wind of the purpose of the attorney general to try to stop payment of some crooked whisky claims, Wylie ; and the other two got busy and issued checks for $800,000, out of which they got a rake off of $5,000. The $5,000, he said was made up by Farnum. Goodman and Nicholas Block. It is announced from Louisville that the Democrats are not going to permit i the seating of Caleb Powers, recently elected to congress from the Eleventh Kentucky district. They urge that having been thrice convicted of a I.v i>i i'.iiini>i't inn with tin* murder of Guebel, and not once acquitted, the pardon of the governor does not operate to wipe out the constitutional disability. Attorney General Lyon has made good his promise to put stripes on the grafters. At least, he has made good so far as could be expected. Possibly John Black may get a new trial and be acquitted, or possibly he may get a pardon. But the fact remains that lie has been properly convicted by a jury and duly sentenced to the penitentiary. If he does not get his stripes the fault can in no wise be charged to the attorney general. In their speeches, counsel for the defense tried their best to blister Joe B. Wylie for going back on his pals. We have no defense to offer for Wylie; but according to our view his giving the whole thing away was the most meritorious thing connected with any part of the miserable business. Honor among thieves! The idea of such a thing. There is such a thing as repentence. Wylie was raised right, and his telling the truth at last is a credit to his early raising. What healthy minded man would not think more of his action in telling about the thing afterward than in his criminal sharing of the spoils? | The gang of political hoodlums that has been controlling the state of Tennessee, can now take an inventory of itself and see where it stands in the estimation of the world. When this gang won over Carmaek a few years ago, it was presumed that their ascendency was because they were the choice of the people. Vox populi, vox Die is the way it would be sung by the successful demagogue. And there would have been no ground for anybody to charge otherwise, except for subsequent developments in the cowardly murder of earmark by the Coopers. It came out that Patterson was a party to the crime. His pardon of Colonel Cooper showed that. Later the flagrant effort to drive from the bench the just justices who would have nothing to do with the crime threw still more light on the situation. It showed to reasonable men on the outside, with consciences, that these scoundrels never had any conception even of the virtue of the people of Tennessee. When Patterson finally realized where he was at and got down and out, he showed the contemptible cowardice of his nature. The incident furnished evidence of the fact, that although he may have received a majority of the votes of the people, the people did not know him and his gang at the time or he would never have received that majority. Then came Fiddling Bob Taylor, the senator who had gotton his job as a member of this same gang, who undertook to save the governship for his pals. It was known that he had fiddled his way into office once before, and the crowd did not know any better than to think that the same kind of fun would suffice to make the people lose sight of the terrible crimes that had been committed %-?-? tloro ocroln if- rlovol. a^amsi uiriii. xiviw cv^am ?v v.v?v? oped that the crowd had no conception of the honesty and decency of the people they had previously managed to deceive so successfully. But the people were now aroused. No such rotten, vicious gang of criminals could retain the ascendency over them. As to whether Hooper is a really good man, we do not know. We hope he will prove to be all that he ought to be; but that is not the question. The people knew the gang they were fighting, and it was because the people knew that gang that it was overthrown. To Our Subscribers. The publishers of The Enquirer are devoted to your service. We consider your welfare before we consider our financial interest. We do not hesitate to tell you that all the thoughts of all our waking hours, except such thoughts as we give to our families and other paramount duties, are devoted to the promatlon of your pleasure, happiness and general welfare. There has never been a time when The Enquirer and all of its abilities and all of its property has not been subject to the welfare of its subscribers. As to our motives, of course, we know best, and as to the value of the service we are rendering you know best. We would like to be able to do still more good than we are doing, and we feel that if we are doing good, if the circulation of the paper were increased, its power to do good would be increased in proportion. We do not want to be understood to be begging:, we are comiortanie. we are able to satisfy our personal needs and pay for what we get. We are not in any sense objects of charity, and we want no charity from any source. We have no complaint 'as to the manner in which we have been supported, nor as to the estimation in which our work is held. We do feel justified however, in asking those of our subscribers who think that The Enquirer is a helpful and valuable institution, to do what they can to extend its circulation as far as possible. The Conviction of Black. Although the result of the grafter trials in Chester was not exactly what we would have preferred to see. it was so much better than there seemed to be reason to fear, that we shall offer no complaint. Just how the two defendants, who were acquitted escaped, wc do not understand, unless probably the jury saw proper to content itself with a verdict against the worst of the three and let the other two go. But we have no criticism to make against this jury, for we are sure that it tried to do right and that it did do the very best it could. We have no feeling against John Black, Jodie M. Rawlinson, H. Lee Solomons, or any one of the distinguished citizens who have been prominent in connection with the operations of the state dispensary. We have no personal acquaintance with any of these men and no reason to feel any personal animosity. Feeling absolutely sure of the guilt of John Black, however, we are rejoiced to know that lie has been convicted, and we are equally rejoiced to know that he is not to be let off with a paltry fine of a few thousand dolltiru With the Bontpnm. iif five venr? in the penitentiary, we are entirely satisfied, and if he has to serve his sentence, we feel that it will amount to more than all the thousands of dollars that have been recovered from the whisky houses. The harm wrought to South Carolina by these dispensary grafters has been something terrible to contemplate. Theii rich harvest of ill-gotten gains tended t<> excite the cupidity and the envy of all who were morally weak. The corruption of the dispensary had begun to spread to other public officials, and there was a noticeable tendency on the part of thieves in general to uphold each other on common ground and contend against the conviction of one, because some other bigger thief had not been convicted or punished. Following the knowledge of the dispensary corruption, there nas been more open and above board stealing in South Carolina than ever before since previous to lSTfi. Men in high position have swiped public and private funds right and left, and up to this time have gotten off with it. It had gotten so that it was hardly worth while to complain of stealing other than plain burglary or highway robbery, unless the defendant happened to be a negro or a friendless white pilferer. This conviction of John Black is going to change the situation somewhat, especial'y if Black goes to the penitentiary. Where formerly thieves and their friends pointed to the immunity of the dispensary grafters as reason why they should not be punished, honest men may now point to the conviction and imprisonment of Black as reason why others equally "prominent," and no less guilty, should be sent to -the penitentiary. As we see it, the conviction of Black is of inestimable benefit to the state of South Carolina; but that benefit may ho vorv materially auemented by the conviction of other thieves who are just as guilty as is Black. OUTLOOK FOR COTTON. Bulls and Bears Interested In Next Report of Ginners. The one big topic in the cotton market this week, says a New York dispatch, will be the next report on ginning by the census bureau. This report will be issued November 21 and will carry ginning figures to November 13. Bears are expressing sanguine expectations in this connection. This week, it is expected, their circulars will state that the cotton belt has experienced almost ideal weather during the entire ginning period under consideration, that much cotton was in the fields ready to be picked and that much which was picked early in the fall and stored in the seed awaiting a favorable time for ginning has lately been sent to the ginneries. The bulls are expected to advance the contention that ginners' figures in November do not mean much in relation to the total crop. The opening of the week will be In- , Hueneed more than usual by the attitude of the Liverpool market. Liverpool has lately shown a decided disposition to take charge of the bull campaign and the entire trade is wait- . ing to see what developments will come from that source. The English trade is being swayed by accounts of prosperity from the Lancashire mills and as the business being done by the mills does not seem to be the result of a little spurt in the demand, it is asserted that there seems to be an indication that bullish ideas may I grow in the English market. The southern farmers will be watched closely for any disposition , to let go their cotton, for their stubborn holding has come to be one of the main factors in the present situation. Some traders believe that a small advance will bring out much ! spot cotton but the bulls generally think that it will take a 15-cent quotation for middling on the farm to ! move very much of what is being * held. Because of this holding of spots, ' many spot traders are in a peculiar 1 position; they have sold spots to spin- ' Kn i*a L n/1 Ota/1 f Kolr co loo Kv purchases of futures, but now they find they can not replace their holdings of futures with the spot cotton they need except by paying more for spots than their futures will bring. Bulls believe that sooner or later this will result In a rise in futures. The situation is growing in interest fast. SOUTH CXROLINA NEWS. ? Three cadets were dismissed from the Citadel last Saturday for hazing. The cadet corps have been pledged not to engage in anything of the kind again. ? Three prominent white men, P. Cantrell, Charles M. Gaines and Charles L. Angel were last Saturday morning adjudged guilty of murder in the Oconee county court at Walhalla, having been tried for the murder of Robert Emerson, a young farmer, whose body was found under a railroad trestle last December. It was at first thought that Emerson had been killed by a train, but officers In M11 u it'll an invi'auKuuuii which 10- ? suited in the arrest of Henry Brown, ' a negro, who later confessed, at the > same time implicating the three white 1 men named. Cantrell was formerly a I member of the police force of Green- i ville. The murder was committed for 1 the purpose of robbery. I ? Columbia, November 12: During the past year there were 834,334 tons of fertilizer and 140,705 tons of cotton seed meal used by the farmers of the state, according to a report submitted yesterday by Clemson college to the department of agriculture. ' This is a total tonnage of 975,039 tons, which is valued at approximately ] $20,000,000. taking the average price ! per ton for last year as a basis. Clemson college derives a tax of 25 j cents on every ton of fertilizer sold in j the state and will receive approximately $250,000 this year. It is ex- . pected that there will be a measure ^ introduced in the general assembly ] asking that the number of scholar- ! ships be increased for the institution. The State Farmers' union placed It- 1 self on record as favoring the in- i crease of scholarships. 1 ? Greenville, November 13: Fatally wounded by an unknown assailant about 5 o'clock this afternoon, Albert Dearman of Spartanburg was j found at 7 o'clock this evening and i hurried to a hospital where he died late tonight. Dearman was wounded four times, in the shoulder, neck, up- < per lip and forearm. At first it was thought that his life might be saved, i but his wounds were found to be I fatal, and he succumbed about mid- j night. Dearman was shot near the < vicinity of the tenderloin district and his unconscious form was dragged in- j to some woods nearby, where it was < found later. The victim was uncon- ( scious and his body was bathed in I blood from his many wounds. Dear- i man, who was about 25 years old, was ] nil ?i \ i>11 in v 11 i t'11 v ii iv . x 11c i'umli: are working on the case, but so far have made 110 arrests. ? Columbia State, November 9: President Hudson of the South Atlantic States Corn exposition which is to be held in Columbia from December 5 to 8, is receiving many letters from the farmers of North Carolina, Georgia and South Carolina with reference to the exposition. It is expected that several thousand farmers will send exhibits to the exposition. The sum of approximately $10,000 has been secured by the exposition for the best corn to be grown in the three states. The exposition will be educative as well as entertaining. It will mark the climax of corn production in the south and offers prizes that make it worth while to send in exhibbits. Every farmer in the three states is requested to send his exhibits to the exposition. There are a number of corn shows being held in the various counties of the state. Each county will be asked to send an exhibit to the exposition. Besides several well known speakers, there will be an aviation meet. All farmers who desire to enter exhibits for the different prizes should communicate with A. D. Hudson of Newberry. ? Columbia State: Sam It. Kirkland. a farmer living near Blaney, will be tried this week at Camden in the court of general sessions on the charge of having instigated his wife, Isabelle Kirkland, to commit suicide on March 25. The case is expected to develop sensational features. To a certain extent it is an exact parallel of the W. T. Jones case in Union county. The facts brought out at the coroner's inquest. held soon after Mrs. Kirkland's tragic end. were deemed sufficient to hold her husband. Sam Kirkland. for her death. On the afternoon of March 24. after having been out driving with her husband, Mrs. Kirkland came back home, her neck bleeding profusely from a wound. She went into her house, and back into the kitchen, where she drenched parts of her clothing with kerosene and then set herself on tire. Before help could reach her she had been burned so severely that she died in a few hours. It is probable that the Kirkland case will be tried the middle of the present week. Many witnesses have been summoned by the state and the defense. Sam Kirkland will be represented by Mendel U. Smith. \V. H. Cobb, solicitor for the Seventh district, will leave for Camden tonight. LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Miss Rosa Lindsay?Has room for two boarders. W. E. Ferguson?Will appreciate return of a lost bunch of keys. Opera House?Announces that the Runaways will present "A Japanese Honeymoon" tomorrow evening. Tickets now on sale. Lindsay Studio?Makes a special holiday offering to persons having photographic work to the amount of $5. Ladies' Aid Society, A. R. P. Church? Will serve oysters and 'possum in the Rose hotel building, Friday evening, 18th. Shannon & Hope, Sharon?Say wishing is all right, but if you want comfortable shoes, buy Walk-Overshoes. First National Bank, Yorkville?Publishes a statement showing condition at close of business, November 10. Resources, $284,011.59. J. C. Wilborn?Has two additional offerings of farm property today. T. M. & H. E. Ferguson?Will pay highest market prices for chickens and turkeys. R. J. Herndon?Asks you to make a thorough examination of the Carpenter organ and convince yourself that it is the best organ made. Yorkville Hardware Co.?Is prepared to furnish shooters with single and double barreled guns, rifles, loaded shells and rifle cartridges. York Furniture Co.?Calls special attention to its line of rocking chairs, rugs, art squares, heating stoves and coal grates. W. M. Kennedy, Agent?In order to close out his stock offers various goods at reduced prices. Herdon & Gordon?Mention a number of specials in groceries, and again ask their friends to pay their accounts. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Talks about seasonable merchandise at reasonable prices and tells about new goods that have just arrived. National Union Bank, Rock Hill?Emphasizes the importance of saving if you would make a success in life; $1 starts an account with it. Thomson Co.?Points out that quality is one of its strong arguments for your business. Specials for Saturday. Ladies' and children's cloaks, men's and boys' clothing, etc. York Drug Store?Invites you to take a look at its cut glass display in its south show window. Standard Oil Co.?On page 4, gives some additional information about the good features of Rayo lamps The open season for partridge shooting commences today. The papers that were read at the Boys' Corn club meeting are worth reading and studying with care. There is less complaint now about the scarcity of labor than there used to be. Some people are beginning to realize . the management counts for M^.tt a good deal. If a man can read and does not subscribe to The Enquirer, it is difficult to , think of a greater service to him than to persuade him to arrange to have the paper come as a regular visitor to his lome. Improved agricultural implements properly used are great labor savers; ( but it is well to remember that the , Implements do not work themselves? j that it requires some little effort to get the knowledge and skill necessary to ( handle them properly. Clubmakers are requested to be sure to give the correct names and address- l ?s of all subscribers they send in. If a ] subscriber lives on a rural route, give the name of the postofflce from which < the route emanates and the number of i the route. The number of the sub- i scriber's mail box is not necessary. In the issue of The Enquirer corresponding to this date just ten years ago, there were in all four columns of ad- ' fertising and twenty columns of reading matter. Today's paper contains j fifteen columns of advertising and 1 thirty-three columns of reading matter. This seems to indicate the growth 5f The Enquirer along with the community it is serving. ( Aggregate value ot all taxaoie property in York county in 1890, $5,087,690, tnd total tax levy of 73 mills. Aggre- j ?ate value of all taxable property in 1900, $6,000,183 and tax levy of 9j mills. Aggregate value of all taxable property in 1910, $8,909,323, and total general levy of 15J. That is considerable growth all right, but it will be observed that the tax levy has been growing much more rapidly than has the aggregate value of the property. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. Mary Means of Glenn's Springs, is the guest of Miss Annie McPheeters, In Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Glenn and Miss Elizabeth Hunter of Yorkville, spent Saturday in Charlotte. Mr. H. C. Strauss and little grandson, Master Strauss Smith of Spartanburg, spent Monday in Yorkville. Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Raines and Miss Nannie Belle Raines of Blythewood, are risiting the family of Mr. J. C. Dickson near Yorkville. Mrs. W. P. Smith of Clover, is visiting her parents at West Point, Miss., ria n/vt nvnoototl i c\ return hnmp 3.1 111 lO I1UL VA|/VUVVU vv/ - V-VV.. .. before the middle of next month. i ? i STATE AND COUNTY TAXES. ! Referring to the subject of the j growth of York county during the past twenty years, the office of the county i treasurer contains information upon j which it is easy to paint a vivid and ; comprehensive picture. At the request of The Enquirer yes- < terday, Treasurer Neil referred to his i books of 1890, 1900 and 1910, and gave j some figures that were interesting for 1 comparison. j The total value of all the taxable property of the county in 1890, the county then including the township of Cherokee, was $5.037,690, and the total tax for that year for all purposes ag- i srregated only $56,674. The general tax 1 levy for that year was 73 mills. < The total value of all the taxable < property in the county in 1900, Chero- i <ee township having been cut off dur- 1 ing the few years previous, was $6,- 1 )00,1S.1, and the total taxes collected for I ill purposes amounted to $95,791. The I levy for state and county purposes > was 9i mills. The total value of all taxable prop- < crty in York county at the present time < s $8,909,328, and this year's books, on I i total general levy of 15J mills, calls 1 'or taxes to the amount of $181,174. * The foregoing is exclusive of about ' f 12,000 commutation road tax, which comes on in addition. I 1 SUICIDE IN BETHESDA. Seating himself in a chair, placing 1 :he muzzle of a shotgun to his face, ] ind pulling the trigger in some man- i icr that is not exactly explained, Mr. David Logan, a young man of about i >3 years, blew a part of his head off < ast Sunday afternoon at about 5 1 /clock. i The tragedy occurred in Bethesda i :ownship at a point about fourteen y niles southeast of Yorkville, in the J. 1 T. Sherrer house, where young I.*?gan s ind Messrs. Palmer and Claude Sher- ( er were maintaining bachelor cjuar- c :ers together. i Young Logan had been living in the < leighborhood for the past two years >r more, farming lands of his father, t Mr. J. R. Logan of Yorkville, and for < ?ome time past had occupied jointly i ,vith the Messrs. Sherrer, a three-room ? louse on the lands of the latter, but 1 close to the line between the two i places. 1 Inquiry into the circumstances of I he shooting, developed that Palmer i therrer had gone t?? Sunday school at i Bethesda. leaving Claude Sherrer and t David Logan together in the house, s md the shooting occurred just after ( Palmer Shcrrer's return while he was ? tutting up his horse. Logan had been i ,vith Claude Sherrer up to a short time i tefore, liut had left him to go to his 1 >wn room and the report of the gun yas heard within a few minutes after- 1 ,vard. When the Sherrer hoys enter- i ?d the room, they found Logan's dead I tody reclining in the chair, with tlie t fun resting on his legs. f The shooting was done with a single i mrrel shotgun which was loaded with < he only cartridge in the house, one r hat had been lying alone on the man- ( el piece for some weeks previous. < The common theory as to the cause > >f the young man's rash act, was an t innerved and desperate condition t trought about by the excessive use of liquor. He had been working nicely during the summer and fall, but went to the state fair, commenced drinking and kept it up until he had become practically irresponsible. The deceased young man was about 23 years of age. He was possessed of many fine qualities, and had numerous friends, who held him in high esteem; but as the result of a thirst for liquor, would take periodical sprees, and these generally reduced him to a condition of morbid recklessness that made him talk of making way with himself. Among the many who knew young Logan and who know his estimable family, there is much sympathy on account of this deplorable tragedy. THIRD WEEK JURORS. The following venire of petit jurors was drawn this morning to serve during the third week of the approaching term of the circuit court, which convenes next Monday, the jurors to be used only in case they may be needed: J. L. McGill King's Mountain. J. A. Oates Ebenezer. J. J. Bryant York. J. R. Merritt Fort Mill. C. L Moore Bethesda. J. Meek Burns York. N. W. Holland King's Mountain. Geo. B. Anderson Catawba. W. B. McGill King's Mountain. J. S. Ploxico Bullock's Creek. J. P. Hutchinson Ebenezer J. R. Duncan Bullock's Creek. W. T. Bcamguard... .King's Mountain. R, B. Cunningham Catawba. M. R. Fallg King's Mountain. W. T. Williams Catawba. M B. Dove Broad River. A. L. Jonas York. J. E. Armstrong Fort Mill. R. M. Barnett Bethel. G. C. McFarland Bethel. C. F. Sherrer York. R. C. Barnett Ebenezer. A. J. Griffin King's Mountain. J. E. Roddey Catawba. J. P. Brown Catawba. J. B. Hogue King's Mountain. T. N. Wood York. J F. Adkins York. C. C. Blalock Ebenezer. G. B. Sweat Catawba. S. A. Boyd Fort Mill. W. J. Beamguard... .King's Mountain. E. D. Ford King's Mountain. B. D. Culp Catawba. Sam Youngblood... .King's Mountain. THE A. R. P. SYNOD. The Associate Reformed synod, which met in Charlotte on last Thursday, concluded its labors last night, and adjourned to hold its next meeting in Troy, Tenn. As usual, most of the business of the meeting was transacted during the last day; but there were but few matters disposed of except of a routine nature. A motion contemplating the appointment of a committee to confer with a similar committee to be appointed by the Presbyterian church on the subject of union, was voted down, 36 to 24. Rev. G. G. Parkinson tendered his resignation as editor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian, his reason being the pressure of his duties connected with the Theological seminary and the resignation was accepted. Rev. A. S. Rogers of Rock Hill, was elected stated clerk, to succeed Rev. James Boyce, D. D., Rev. J. B. Kennedy was elected second clerk, and Rev. J. M. Bigham was elected bill :lerk. All of these elections were along tne line 01 pruiuuuuu. Mr. W. J. Roddey of Rock Hill was made a member of the board of trustees of Erskine college, and Hon. D. E. Finley was elected to succeed himself on the same board. Rev. S. L. Robinson and Rev. James P. Pressley were named to serve as trustees on the board of the Woman's college at Due West. Mr. .J. H. Ross of Charlotte, was elected general secretary of the Layman's Movement of the entire church, and Mr. F. R. Cates was elected to the secretaryship of the synod. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? Yorkville needs more small Industries. Not enough attention is made to things of this kind. ? The town of Yorkville has a population of less than 3,000; but its volume cf business is greater than many towns twice that population. ? Ninety pounds of butter at a churning breaks the record for Yorkville, but Manager Brydges of the creamery says he hopes to double and treble this output within the next few months. ? With every modern public utility In operation, Including water, light, power, sewerage, opera house, etc., and surrounded by a trading territory that is unsurpassed by that of any town in the state, why should Yorkville not be a desirable place in which to locate. ? The auction sale of lots on Herndon Heights, was commenced this morning at 10.30 o'clock, with a good crowd in attendance. Most of the lots are 100x150 feet?some deeper, and the prices of the first fifteen or twenty ranged from $100 to $215. The sale was saill in progress when The Enquirer went to press. ? Would it not be a good idea if there could be kept a record of the people buried in the Yorkville cemeteries? Where graves are marked with suitable stones, probably no further record is necessary; but there are many graves that are not marked at all and in the course of time the people who lie in them will be forgotten. It would be an extremely difficult matter even now to make a record of all the unmarked graves in the two cemeteries. It IS aouuiiui as 10 wiieuiei uic umih Is possible. But more unmarked graves could be located by proper effort now than within a few years from now, and it seems a pity that nothing1 can be done to ensure the keeping of such a record. BEEF CATTLE. It will be remembered by a good many of our readers that along about last February there was such a scarcity of beef cattle throughout York county, that the butchers were beginning to fear that they were close to the time when they would have to quit business for lack of raw material; but ;hat situation exists no longer. At the present time beef cattle appear to be .inusually plentiful. "I could hardly tell you where they come from," said Mr. T. M. Ferguson if Yorkville, a day or two ago; "but :here are lots of them about now. My irother and I have handled about 1,000 lead during this year, and of these have shipped about 600 head to Charleston. There have been times when we :hought we had scraped up about the ast car load; but generally when my irother would get back from Charles:on, I would have another car for him. During the past few weeks I have had Harvey between here and Charleston pretty nearly all the time." T. M. and H. E. Ferguson of Yorkriile, are now about the only shippers ?f cattle from the county. Mr. T. M. Ferguson said yesterday that he does tot know of anybody else in the busness. He said also that for several veeks during the summer he and his irother were the only dealers in the state, who were taking milk cows to Charleston and that they had practically a monopoly of the business; but low there are a number of others also engaged in selling milk cows. As a matter of curiosity, Mr. Ferguson was asked as to whether the government tick doctors are still operatng in the county. He said that they are mil that they are doing lots of good, lard work; but are not meeting with l irreat deal of co-oneration. Some jeople do all they can to eradicate the :ieks and others just don't try to do mything at all. "And it is a pity, too," le said, "because it would mean a vhole lot to the cattle raisers of this section to have the ticks cleaned out. jur cattle would be healthier?not near 10 liable to die on our hands, and we .vould have a better show at the northern markets, where prices are ligher. "Charleston, I suppose," said Mr. Ferguson, "is the worst place for ticks 11 the country. Lots of cattle die there. !t is not a matter of taking ticks into he city. The ticks are already there, ind tick free cattle quickly become inested after their arrival and die. I ion't see what the Charleston people nean by allowing this condition to ontinue, when it would be such an asy thing for them to rid the cattle .ards of ticks by merely taking the rouble to follow government instrucions." Mr. Ferguson said that there are still I a good many ticks in York county. He has seen lots of them this fall; but hardly so many as last fall. "And the most surprising thing about it." he says, "is that ticks are to be found on cattle belonging to intelligent people, who you would not believe would stand for a thing like that." Although the Ferguson Bros., are the only local people buying cattle for the Charleston market, Messrs. C. F. Sherrer, A. Rose, G. W. Sherrer/and others are taking about all the beef cattle they can get for slaughter purposes. The competition is quite strong and prices continue very good. I OCAI I ACONir.Q i Of Typhoid Fever. Mr. ;William McCarter, aped about 17, died last night at the home of his father, Mr. J. J. McCarter, three miles northeast of Bethany, of typhoid fever. Tax Collections. In his round of the county completed last Saturday, Treasurer Neil was able to collect {12,500 of taxes on a total book calling for $181,174.28. The county owes notes to the amount of $10,000 and these have to be paid before a great deal of money will be available to pay accumulated accounts. Rock Hill vs. Yorkville. Rock Hill Record: A football eleven came over from Yorkville Friday and met defeat at the hands of the Rock Hill eleven by a score of 6 to 5. The Yorkville eleven were brought over by Prof. Wltherspoon, principal of the graded school at the county seat, but they went home sadder and wiser young men. The game was played at Hampton Park and was not marked by any sensational features?In other words, no lives were lost. The local team was captained by Wilbur Willis and will probably go over to Yorkville Friday of this week to play a return match. Both teams played a good game. Mr. O. L. Derrich was referee. The Creamery. The Yorkville creamery- had 1,540 pounds of whole milk last Saturday, and the day's churning netted 90 pounds of butter, holding up the high average of 6 per cent. The milk that had been delivered during the week was tested for butter fat during the day and the result was somewhat surprising to Mr. Mason, the butter maker, who found the range from 4.80 to 6.80. The 6.80 of butter fat, he says is the highest he has ever seen in all his years of experience. The average butter fat test was 5.4. which Is very high. The richest milk, that which tested 6.80 was brought in by Mr. Johnson Cameron, and was the average four cows. Soil Experts Coming. Rock Hill special of November 13. to Columbia State: At the request of Dr. J. B. Johnson, president of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce, the United States agricultural department has decided to send two soil experts to this city for the purpose of analyzing the various soils of York county. Dr. Johnson received a letter yesterday stating that Prof. J. C. Beavers, head of the bureau of animal industry, would arrive here on November 14, and that he would be joined here on November 21 by Prof. Goodrich, who has charge of the government's southern farm management district. it is pror. Reavers' intention to go from farm to farm throughout the county, analyze the soils and tell the farmers the grade of fertilizers best suited to the various crops. It is said that farmers lose many thousands of dollars yearly by using unsuitable fertilizers. After the work of Prof. Beavers, a mass meeting of farmers will be held In Rock Hill on November 22, and with this end In view the local Chamber of Commerce has had 5,000 circulars printed, the distribution of which among the farmers of the county will be accomplished by Senator "W. H. Stewart. BLACK GETS FIVE YEARS. Dispensary Grafters Brought to Book For His Crimes. Five years in the state penitentiary without labor, is the sentence that Special Judge Ernest Moore imposed on John Black, who was convicted Friday on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the state. After a trial that had lasted since Monday afternoon, the jury took the papers at 6.10 Friday evening and at 9.30?3 hours and 20 minutes?returned a verdict of not guilty as to Jodie M. Rawlinson and H. Lee Solomons, and guilty as to John Black on the second count of the indictment. The first count in the Indictment charged conspiracy to defraud the state by specified means and the second charged conspiracy to defraud the state by any means. The difference is rather difficult to distinguish, and it is about as difficult to understand why the jury did not convict the other two along1 with Black, at least the other member of the state board of control. Immediately after the publication of the verdict, Black's counsel gave notice of a motion for a new trial, which motion was argued by M. P. Howell, Esq., of Walterboro, Saturday morning, and promptly overruled. Before sentence was pronounced, writes W. F. Caldwell to The Columbia State, Mr. Howell made a statement to the court in behalf of his client. Mr. Howell said that Black was in a peculiar and sad predicament. Black was born and reared in Colleton county and had served with distinction as mayor of Walterboro. he said. Black now Is broken In health and finances, and at present has no property, declared Mr. Howell, as only a short time ago necessity forced him to dispose of his home in Columbia. He has not recovered from an operation performed some time ago and would possibly never fully recover, said Mr. Howell, as he asked the court to be lenient and to give the alternative of a reasonable fine. The attorney general, Mr. Lyon, stated to the court that he did not consider it meet or proper as the representative of the state to indicato to the court what sentence should be pronounced. He said that he did not desire a vindictive sentence and none was more willing to see leniency extended. He only desired that such punishment should be meted out so that it would serve as a warning to others and deter them from like example. The attorney general was desirous only that such punishment be indicted as would sound a warning that law and order must be observed. Judge Moore then told Black to stand up and before pronouncing sentence made some remarks anent the case, we ioia me aeieuuum umi nc had been convicted by the jury of conspiracy to defraud the state and thai the facts bore out the verdict beyond a reasonable doubt. The attorney general had been fair and impartial and that the presiding judge had been impartial in all his rulings and the jury had given the case careful consideration and was honest in its conclusions beyond the shadow of a doubt. Judge Moore said that Black was convicted of a crime which had brought such shame and disgrace upon South Carolina as had not been the case since 1876. The judge expressed only the kindest of feelings toward the defendant, but his duty, he said, required that he impose such sentence as would deter others from following Black's evil example and as would be sufficient punishment for him. Personally he was inclined to be lenient but duty required that sufficient punishment be meted out. Judge Moore stated to the defendant that the fact, if it was a fact, that others were guilty of like examples and had not been brought to punishment could not be considered in this case. Counsel for Black had requested the judge to impose an alternative fine, but Judge Moore said that he did not think he would be justified in giving the alternative of a fine in such a case for allowing the fine would in effect be saying that one guilty of such crime could escape the effect by refunding part of the money gotten fraudulently. The judge seemed to be of the opinion that allowing a fine i would permit the prisoner to escape ( the fullest consequences of his act i and that it was too serious an offense I to allow one to escape with a fine, i The judge went on to point out that ( the object of sentencing to the peni- \ tentiary would be an example to all I evil doers that the day will come when they will be brought to the bar i of justice and made to give an account i of their crimes. j Then followed the announcement | of the sentence to the penitentiary for five years without labor. Black's attorney immediately gave notice of an appeal to the supreme court and Black was released on $10,000 bond. Mr. Lyon was the only state's attorney present in court this morning, while of Black's counsel only M. P. Howell and J. M. Wise were present. jouie in. nuwiiiisuii anu n. Litre Solomons both departed for their respective homes last night after the announcement of their acquittal and most of the attorneys went also. One fact mentioned this morning of interest was In the statement of Black's counsel that Black was far from being a well man. Judge Moore stated that this could not be taken into consideration by him and he suggested that the ones to consider this were the pardoning board and the governor. MERE-MENTION. Five desperadoes were shot, two probably fatally, in an attempt to rob a saloon In Cicero, 111., Friday According to a recent bulletin issued by the department of commerce and labor, the value of the export trade to China will be lower this year, than for many years... .Five coal miners were killed and eighteen men were Injured In a mine explosion at Hillsboro, 111., Friday Peter Llllljohn, a young Hungarian, was arrested in New York, Frida>r, for seeking to blackmail John D. Rockefeller... .The Arizona constitutional convention has refused by a vote of 28 to 15 to incorporate a provision for woman suffrage More than $10,000,000 of Alaskan gold has been delivered at the assay office at Seattle, Wash., since January 1 In Boston last Thursday, Albert O. Fall, who was out on bond awaiting trial for criminal assault, shot and killed the two witnesses who were to testify 1* ut ? ?v*a tcioi t n CLK?LII1SL mill ai IIIC U Flowers, a petit Juror, entered the Federal court room in Montgomery, Ala., last Thursday in a drunken condition, and the judge sentenced him to 10 days in Jail and struck his name off the panel The river Seine is again on a rampage and has Paris in a state of consternation and fear The Japanese government is considering the question of legislating against child labor in cotton mills....W. J. Everett, a wealthy farmer who lived near Camilla, Ga., was instantly killed a fewdays ago in an automobile wreck The Pullman car company has caused it to be announced that it will soon reduce the rates charged for berths and make the rate for a lower berth higher than for an upper. This is by way of following a suggestion of the railroad commission... .After 47 years of continuous service on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, John A. Hinsey of Chicago, has been retired at the age of 78 on a pension of $10,000 a year The United Daughters of the Confederacy, in session at Little Rock, Ark., have amended their constitution so as to provide that hereafter only the widows, wives, mothers, sisters, nieces and lineal. descendants of such men as did honorable service during the war, and also such women as can give proof of personal service, whose lineal descendants also shall be eligible to memberships... .G. W. Green cut the throat of Chas. Henderson at Cullman, Ala,, the other day in a row over a debt. Henderson is dead Robert E. Lee, Democrat, has been elected to congress from the Tenth Pennsylvania district by a majority of less than 100 votes Ex-Senator Henry M. Teller of Colorado, construes the result of the election to be a protest against new nationalism Chas. P. Converse, a railroad cjerk, was arrested in New New Orleans last Friday on the charge of having swindled a number of hanks out of J21A00 hv means of worth less checks Judge Alton B. Parker is quoted as saying that he does not desire to be elected senator to succeed Chauncy M. Depew and will not take the position even if elected. Tate L. Ernest, a wealthy banker of Johnson City, Tenn., was killed last Saturday while hunting, by the accidental discharge of his gun The Royal Northwestern mounted police of Canada have been investigating stories to the effect that Belle Elmore is alive and pronounces them all fakes. Officers of the Texas National Guard are raising funds to defend Manley, the man who stuck his bayonet into the man who tried to get through the lines on the occasion of President Taft's visit to Dallas last year Eight people were killed at Kalamazoo, Mich., last Saturday as the result of a collision between a freight train and a street car....Theodore Mitchell, a young saloon keeper of Augusta, Ga., was called to the door of his saloon last Saturday night and shot to death by a n?gro with whom he had had a difficulty earlier in the day It is being charged that the Bryan influence in Ohio was used against Harmon President Taft, who sailed from Charleston on the cruiser Tennessee last Friday, arrived at Colon yesterday. An unofficial count of the vote of Tennessee places Hooper's majority over Taylor at 13.045 The population of Florida is 751,139 In a speech at Boonvllle, N. Y.. last Saturday, Governor-elect Dix pledged himself to an administra tlon in which a public dollar would have the same purchasing power as a private dollar Rudolph Monk of Connellsville, Pa., died at Wheeling, W. Va., last Saturday as the result of injuries received in a football game. ....Gov. Carroll of Iowa, has appointLaFayette Young as United States senator to succeed the late Senator Dolliver U. S. Senator A. S. Clay of Georgia, died in a sanatorium in Atlanta. Ga,, last Sunday, his death following an extended illness W. J. Bryan and family have gone to Texas: but Mr. Bryan denies a report that he intends to become a citizen of that state M. Lagagneux, a French aviator, on Sunday flew from Paris to Brussels, a distance of 170 miles, and carried a passenger, at the rate of 65 an hour The attorney general of Alabama has published an opinion in which he holds unconstitutional the law which forbids the removal of suits from state to United States courts.... Southern railroad officials testified at Nashville yesterday that they have not allowed any rebates to the Standard Oil company The United States supreme court adjourned yesterday until November 28, on account of Thanksgiving. MISSION DAY AT CONCORD. Correspondence The Torkvllle Enquirer Rock Hill, November 15.?The Sunday School Cotton Mission day at Concord church last Saturday, was a complete success. The Sunday school children gathered on the church yard by 11 o'clock with their several bags of cotton and in a short time it was weighed up and then all assembled in thii nhnrnh tr? havA thp ndHrPsa nf thp occasion delivered by Rev. S. D. Bailey, his subject being: "The Church Member's Place and Privilege in Missions," which was well handled and enjoyed by all. After the address the prizes were awarded, Lillie Long won the first prize, bringing in the greatest number of pounds per quart of seed planted and Annie Stinson won the second prize. Then all assembled in the church yard, where the ladies had a bountiful spread of good things to eat, and after all had eaten to their heart's content, "seven baskets of fragments were taken up." The missionary wagon was then driven by R. T. Gardner to Newport, where it was ginned and then to Rock Hill, where it was sold for 15 cents to Mr. J. T. Roddey, one of Rock Hill's most public spirited men. Cotton and seed brought the children $78.85 for missions. Funny Inconsistency.?Attorneys are sometimes funny in their inconsistency. For example, before the case igainst John Black went to the jury It appeared that his distended bank account was the result of profits in Colleton county. After the verdict of suilty and when a fine alternative for , Imprisonment is expected, it appears that the defendant is in straitened financial circumstances?although stockraising has never been so profitable is since the demise, of the state dispensary.?The State.