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.Scraps and jacts. ? Fabers, Texas. May 22. Details received here today show that the cool judgment of a United States army lieutenant and the aggressive stand of two Texas rangers in the face of 200 Mexican rebels advancing on the American boundary line probably prevented serious complications when fTV? ? LVvnrtK TTnituH StatPQ pflVfll , i iuwj; u, r vu> tu w>vw%?w . ?ry, turned the band of liberal soldiers across the border here yesterday. "Death to them," cried the Mexicans as they charged forward to a wage road where Lieut. C. A. Dougherty ana thirty-five men of Troop G had stationed themselves, their rittes pointed toward Mexico. E. C. Webster and Charles Moore of the Texas rangers who have been accompanying the American troops on their border patrol, spurred forward. "If you dare to come across this wagon road we'll arrest your whole army. This road is the boundary line," sh>uted Webster rn Spanish to the advancing rebels, who formed into the fighting line. Webster demanded at the same time that the reoeis sena out wieir cuicib >ui iwic;. ? The United States transport Prairie sailed last night from the Philadelphia navy yard with a full regiment of marines under sealed orders, presumably for Cuba. Only one-third the amount of beef intended as provisions was 'aboard, about 20,000 pounds having been rejected by inspectors as it was about to be loaded upon the vessel because it did not meet contract requirements. The date set for sailing was changed and an effort made to secure other beef to replace that which' had been condemned, but hurry orders from Washington caused the vessel to leave with about 10,000 pounds of meat. It had been intended to take 30,000 pounds. The Prairie had already been loaded with 400,000 rounds of small arms ammunition, three 3-inch steel fieldpieces and six automatic guns, as well as coal, tents and provisions for the marines, when the rejected beef ar rived at the docK. coionei ijincoin Karmany of the Norfolk navy yard is in command of the marines who sailed. The regiment of 750 men is made up of detachments from Brooklyn. Washington, Annapolis and other points as well as from the Philadelphia yard. ? Atlanta Journal: Charles W. Morse will pay $100,000 to the law firm of Felder Anderson, Rountree & Wilson for is release from the Federal prison. His contract with them called for a fee of $100,000 if they succeeded in sho ving him a way to freedom. Through his attorneys he brought to President Taft's notice his physical condition and had himself transferred from the Federal penitentiary to the army post at Fort McPherson. There, doctors consulted over him and decided that his span of life was limited to a few months at best. Their report went to President Taft, and signed an order setting Morse free. With his first breath of liberty, his contract indebted him to v?io nttnrnevs for a SI00.000 fee. Since leaving Atlanta he has paid a part of this fee. and will add the remainder shortly. When Morse was sent to the Federal prison at Atlanta he was possessed of property valued at approximately $1,000,000. He did not believe that he would survive the 15 years' sentence and when he abandoned hope of pardon he divided this estate among the members of his family. He gave Miss Caroline Morse, his sister $100,000 to be held in trust for his young daughter, and to each of his sons he gave $100,000. The remainder of his property he made over to his wife. ? Agreement last Tuesday by the house to the senate's amendment of the cotton acreage bill, which eliminated a section to abolish cotton condition reports in June and July, placed the bill before the president for signature. The bill would defer the cotton acreage report of the department of agriculture from June to July of each year. Condition reports will be made beginning in june a? uerciuuuc. ? The general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian church, in session at Bristol, Tenn., on last Thursday disposed of the controversy over the Infant elect clause by adopting and referring to the presbyteries for their ratification a substitute for the first proposed declaration. The resolution carrying the proposed substitute clause was passed after the most lively debate of the present session and after a number of substitutes had been voted down. The resolution was changed to read: "Being elect, all dying in infancy are saved and regenerated in the spirit of Christ," etc. The canvass of the returns from the presbyteries made today show that a substitute, in substance the same as the above, had failed to receive a threefourths vote, although the presbyteries asked for a change. The present elect clause reads: "Elect infants, Hvirnr in infnnnv nr*> rceenerated and saved" etc. Vigorous speeches were made on the subject and various substitutes were proposed. Some strongly opposed any change, declaring that the present clause rightly interpreted does not teach Infant damnation. Others held that it was susceptible of that construction. Dr. F. M. Woods of West Virginia said any change would be "showing the white feather." Ex-Governor M. F. Ansel of South Carolina. Dr. James I. Vance of Nashville, Dr. E. M. Munroe of Dallas, Texas, and Dr. R. A. Webb of Louisville, strongly urged the amendment. ? In one of the most remarkable speeches of the present session of congress. ReDresentative Dies, of Texas, Democrat, on Wednesday assailed former President Roosevelt in bitter terms and referred in almost as bitter fashion to the leaders of his own party, including Speaker Clark and Governor Wilson, to whom he alluded as "Parson Wilson." Mr. Dies foresaw the crumbling of the republic, the eventual rule of the mob, and assigned as the causes of growth of demagoguery the influx of ignorant immigrants from southern Europe. Tracing the history of Rome, Italy, Greece, France and down to the present day in Mexico, the Texan expressed his fervent hope that "history would not repeat itself under "Teddy." He prophesied that Colonel Roosevelt, because of his victory in Ohio, would "sweep the country" in the coming presidential campaign. "You are a pessimist," interrupted a voice on the Republican side. "No, I am not a pessimist," shouted Mr. Dies. "1 only look for the worst. Out of the jungle comes the liontamer. his hands reeking with the blood of the wild beasts. Up goes the cry, 'We want Teddy! We want Teddy!' Not even LaFollette. not even Cummins is advanced enough. They do not know the meaning of progressiveness." Mr. Dies attributed to "ignorance at home and cowardice here," his conviction that the republic was going ahead at the present time "more and more slowly by reason only of its acquired momentum." He attacked Speaker Clark and Majority Leader Underwood for their alleged failure to sustain the old Dem oeratic principles, in uae vein unu for the same reason he assailed Minority Leader Mann and Representative Dalzell, of Pennsylvania, for what he charged with desertion from their political faith. "Berger is the biggest man in this bunch." he said, referring to the lone Socialist member who hails from Wisconsin. "He is heading toward Socialism while you are backing away and into it." ? At the Rebel Front, Corralllos, Mexico, May 23, 9 p. m. Again orozco's army of rebels today retreated before the artillery fire of Gen. Huerta, commanding the gov ernment troops. As at Conejos a weeK ago. the rebels were unable to withstand the hali of shells that poured into their ranks and they retreated north from Rellano to this town. For noo rli? *> A Vwturw thu tun muln of the government and rebel troops were engaged. The losses could not be estimated, but casualties will be numerous on both sides. Tonight the federals surprised the rebel army with a night attack, using principally their artillery which had proved so effective In the daylight fighting. Gen. Orozco personally directed the movement of his men in an effort to silence the ederal guns. All during the battle the federals seemed to indulge in wanton waste of ammunition. The rebels were more cautious. When the federal infantry advanced upon the carefully selected position of the rebels they were protected by a heavy artillery tire. The rebels were slow to reply .to this with what artillery they had, but they poured a deadly Infantry lire Into the advancing line. The federals once attempted a flank movement toward the east paving the way with cannon. Orders were given by rebel officers to guard the approaches of the valley. Meanwhile the government troops brought into play more machine guns, but the fire of the rebel infantry and dismounted cavalry was felt by the federals. The shells ploughed their way into the positions stubbornly defended by the rebels, but the latter finally had the satisfaction of seeing this manoeuver abandoned. Gen. Orozco was [constantly on the firing line. Gen. Orozco tonight acknowledged his defeat at Rellano. He declared, however, that his forces were by no means demoralized and that he would continue to push the revolution. Many of the rebels in their retreat fled as far north as Jiminez. $hc \lorlailtr (Enquirer. Entered at the Poatofflce in Yorkville as Mail Matter of the Second Class. YORKVILLE. S. C.i FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1912. The Charlotte Observer thinks that Floyd Allen should be entitled to credit for not pleading insanity. There Is Just as much good, old fashioned honesty as there ever was. and it is just as respectable as it has ever been. Anybody can try to \>e all things to all men and In being so, be nothing; but to really stand for something It Is necessary to be a mun. The country wants for president a man who represents the great mass of producing classes rather than the corporate and capitalistic element. Who is that man, and what chance does the country have to elect him? As to whether the corporate and capitalistic Interests of the country'really fear Roosevelt any more than it does Taft, it is hard to say. It looks like these Interests are putting up the money for both Taft and Roosevelt. One good thing that has resulted from this year's presidential campaign is that it has brought the question of candidates closer to the people, wh< are always held out as the real thing; but who generally are not allowed to have much to say. There has been another entry Into the shrievalty race In Charleston. The new Richmond who desires to measure his lance with that -of Sheriff Martin is A. W. Perry of Young's Island. He says he is in the field to stick to tne end. Meantime The Enquirer in saying tliat "he is giving value received to the best of his ability," bestows faint praise. So much might be truly said <jf an imbecile.?Columbia State The Enquirer is giving value received to the best of its ability. In view of the foregoing we shall not say the same of the Columbia State; but we hope it is true. . , Statements published by Proprietor Cheshire and Col. 1^ M. Green in the current issue of the Anderson Intelligencer, confirm the recently published story to the effect that Mr. L. M. Green is to be editor of the Intelligencer; but nothing is said in the statement relative to the alleged purpose of the proprietors to convert the Intelligencer from a semi-weekly to a daily. In dividing- Ohio with Harmon, Governor Wilson gave another evidence of his tremendous strength as a Democratic candidate. It shows or almost shows, that if the Harmon p?ople will stand to the rack in the general election, Wilson will he able to beat Col. Roosevelt. In view of the bitterness between Roosevelt and Taft, anybody ought to be able to see that Taft's friends are not going to vote for Roosevelt in the general election. The state Democratic convention endorsed the warehouse law as calculated to do all that is claimed for it, provided, of course, that the law be decided constitutional; but not a word was said in commendation of the brainy patriot who conceived the idea of state co-operation and put the idea on the statute books?John L. McL.aurin. Verily, the small selfishness of the average politician is something fierce, and there is small encouragement indeed for men who are really capable of originating constructive legislation to bother their brains with such matters. The question that Clarence V. T. Richeson's spiritual adviser asked him in the electric chair Tuesday, as to whether he was "willing to die and for Jesus' sake." nntiirnllv caused a ?ood deal of comment, because of its obvious absurdity, and Rev. Herbert S. Johnson. the spiritual adviser in question, has taken occasion to explain. The explanation is that tne prison warden had advised as to the desirability of keeping Richeson talking so as to distract his attention, and one of the questions that was asked was, "are you willing to live or die for Jesus' sake?" The button was pressed as the condemned man was answering the question. It can be said about Col. W. Jasper Tall ert that while a representative in iic sum hi out UKaiiiMi pcnsiiMi thievery more stoutly than any other member of either house. He really gave the other side a lot of trouble ilons that line and as the result of his efforts emphasized the rottenness of the pension business to the whoh country. And in addition to this, it will be remembered that Col. Talbert stood up for the rights of the average man bravely and firmly from the beginning of his career, and there is nothing In his record to indicate that ne ever weni naca on ma professions, <>r was ever suspected of stepping aside for his own personal benefit. Col. Talbert has been aggressive, brave and clean. The dispatches so far published in the Cnited States have not undertaken to give a full explanation of the new trouble that is brewing in Cuba; but from what has generally been understood all along it is safe to ascribe the whole thing to race feeling, always strong; but more pronounced since the close of the Spanish-American war, especially with the steady growth of American influence in the island. The Cuban negroes Include thousands of men of education and property, who hold themselves the equals of white men, and white men are not willing to recognize any such equality. They appeared to do so at first, but the traditional feeling has been asserting itself more and more and negroes feeling ' themselves discriminated against have at last taken to the woods with the ! implied threat of intending to fight It out. If the matter should be left for , settlement among the Cubans themselves, there Is no telling how it might end. The probability is that the negroes being far more numerous would get the best of It; but it is not going to be left for settlement among the Cubans. If the Cuban government, which ( by the way, includes a good many negroes, is not able to restore order, then 1 of course the United States will step In as It has done before, and compel the observance of peace. I no u?oryia v/vrivoniiun. Because of the undisputed fact that , Tom Watson exercised such a decided influence in swinging the state of Geor- , gla to Underwood, as against Wilson, interest grows apace as to what is going to happen at the state convention on May 29. The Atlanta Journal of yesterday prognosticates developments as follows: Thomas R Watson's "meet me in Atlanta boys" rally at the Kimball on the eve of the state convention, May 28, is to have a counter attraction. The convention hall of the Piedmont hotel has been reserved for an "Underwood caucus" for the same hour and the same evening. Word is being quietly sent to the "faithful" throughout the state, urging them to attend the caucus. At this caucus a slate will be arranged for the convention. Its programme is said to be an exact facsimile of the calendar prepared by Watson for his 'meet me in Atlanta | boys" rally. Those present at the caucus will take Watson's cue and decide upon a temporary chairman, the personnel of the credentials committee, those who are to be elected delegates from tht state at large to Baltimore, and' othei matters of business to come before the state convention on May 29. In fact, no detail will, it is said, be overlooked. A powerful steam roller will be fired up, thoroughly oiled and made ready for service should occasion demand. While the "Underwood caucus" is organizing its machinery in the convention hall of the Piedmont. Watson's rally will be in session in rooms 105107 Kimball house. It will formulate the same schedule as that to be arranged at the caucus. The struggle between the two clans will occur In convention and the issue , will be whether the gathering is to be , controlled by Watson. A most interesting fight is expected. ! The Felder Letters. The Enquirer has already printed < several of the alleged Felder letters; > but elsewhere in this Issue we are reproducing some more of them from the Anderson Intelligencer. There are people who undertake to say that these letters are forgeries, and such a thing is possible; but we do not think it reasonable. On the contrary, we think all the evidence and all the circumstances seem to point to their genuineness. Any man- who would undertake tg suggest that Mr. Felder is not about as smart a crook as has ever had to do with the people of South Carolina, would be making himself pretty ridiculous. and one of the many things that establishes the genuineness of these letters Is the absurdity of trying to palm off on him a trumped-up accusation of such a dcmning nature. Supposing the genuinness of the letters, there is in them that which is very well calculated to give any honest man the cold shivers. Take for msit&iiue 11ini iciin iu luwm, wriiitrii i with the deliberate purpose of contln- * ulng the stealing against which certain newspapers had been protesting, and threatening dire punishment to those newspapers for their efforts to open the eyes of the public. Had such a sharp, shrewd scoundrel as is indicated in this correspondence gotten an opportunity at the newspapers under favorable circumstances, he would have made some of them sweat. Of course, Felder's duplicity, does not in any wise excuse or mitigate such dishonesty and crime as the dispensary management or others may have been guilty of; but the idea that anybody or anything, even a mad dog, should be punished through the agency of such a creature as Felder is, provided these letters are genuine, is simply horrible. PROTESTANTISM VS. ROMANISM. Presbyterians Think Their Church Should Be More Aggressive.' The general assembly of the Presbyterian church in the United States, r in session at Bristol, Tenn., received t a report from its committee on Romanism, urging that the church start a movement among the evangelical churches of Jesus Christ in the United States and Canada to throw down the gauntlet to the Roman Catholic church in America, to undertake a coinprehensi"e plan of evangelizing the Romanists and to establish a foundation for the support of converts from among the priests, monks and nuns, until they are fully Instructed and enabled to learn gainful occupations. Judge Allen G. Hall, a noted lawyer of Nashville, submitted a minority report from the Romanism committee, urging against any such campaign and declaring that it would precipitate the church into political entanglements. The committee was appointed on a resolution at Louisville last year to "report some practical method of advising our whole people concerning the dangers involved in the pernicious activity of that powerful politico-religious organization, known as the Roman Catholic church." Judge Hall says that any method to execute this programme would be impracticable, divert the church from its proper mission of preaching the gospel and precipitate It into political V^uu u\ci?ica. q The majority report is submitted by t Thomas K. Johnson, D. D., and is a r lengthy document, prepared after ex- t haustive inquiry and research. The r assembly made the reports the first order of business for tomorrow. ^ The majority says Protestants have j been too much afraid of dealing un- f charitably with the Catholics and ( urges an aggressive nation-wide cam- v paign against the church of Rome. ^ "The way to do away with the Roman r menace is to make Romanists evangelical," says the committee. The assembly tooks steps that will > lead to uniform distribution of the * funds for widows of ministers and t that will ultimately lead to the abo- j, lition of the dependent colony at t Fredricksburg, Va., where the church s has a large school. , I ? Lancaster. May 23: The election 1 held here today on the question of ex- [ tending the town's limits from one- ' half mile to one mile, resulted in the 11 overwhelming defeat of the proposi- F tion. The vote was, within corporate ? limits. 71 to 37 against extension. In ^ the proposed new territory, 171 to 8 '' against extension. X.OCAX. AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Puts on a variety of bargain prices on seasonable goods. Yorkvllle Hardware Co.?Wants to supply farmers with the best farip tools for cultivating the crops. York Supply Co.?Has Wilkes' chicken and stock feeds, also cotton hoes, and home-made molasses. (Jarroll Furniture Co.?Offers several second-hand cylinder phonographs at bargain prices. Herndon & Gordon?Talk about the many seasonable groceries, including cabbage, potatoes, etc. Thomson Co.?Puts on sale tomorrow and next week a large variety of goods at special prices. National Union Bank, Rock Bill?Says its depositors include merchants, professional men and successful men and women in all lines of endeavor. It wants your account. Cloud Cash Store?Sells Thompson's glove fitting corsets and guarantees every one of them. First National Bank, Yorkville?Just reminds you of the good of having ready money and suggests how you may have it. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Puts on sale a lot of wash goods at special prices. New cotton corduroys, colored lawns and batiste; extra specials. J. B. Pegram, Mayor Pro Tem?Gives notice of election of three graded school trustees on June 4th. Standard Oil Co.?On page four gives additional reasons why you should have a Perfection oil stove. The Yorkville and McConnellsville telephone line is now in good working >rder and the McConnellsville people ire in easy communication with the putside world. During the four months of this year Mr. C. H. Smith, one of the largest patrons of the Yorkville creamery, has received monthly checks for butter fat as follows: January, $76.60; February, $78.62; March, $98.86; April 195.25. Leaving out all question of cost of production, etc., this looks like a pretty good income from a flalry herd. PLANTING TIME. Information from various quarters Indicate that cotton planting is being pretty well finished in the county and the end of the week will leave but little more to be done. The work is pretty badly behind, and in all kinds pf shapes, some cotton up to a good stand, some seed planted but unable to preak through the crust that was rormed by rain that came immediately lfter planting, and some in the ground covered with dry earth and waiting for i season to make it sprout. Corn planting, badly delayed up to the past veek, is now being prosecuted with onsiderable energy; but the creek bottoms generally look pretty gloomy. N'ot many cf them have been planted, ilthough the work is now being rushed as rapidly as possible. ABOUT PEOPLE. Miss Annie Ashe of Chioora college, has returned to her home in Yorkt'llle. Miss Helen Darby of Lowryvllle, is 1 visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Wtther?poon in Yorkville. Mrs. Nancy Leech and Mise Maud smith of Hickory Grove, are visiting i In Charlotte this week. Miss Louie Dye. of Newport, left Wednesday to visit her aunt, Mrs. J. , P. Hyndman, in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. I. W. Johnson of Yorkville, has eturned from his trip to the Pacific oast and has had a great time. Miss Ola Marlon Allison has returned to her home in Yorkville from Marv Raldwin Seminary Staunton. Mr. Kenneth Lowry who has been spending sometime at Hot Springs, Ark., has returned to his home in i yorkville. , Mrs. J. D. Rainey and daughter, ' Mrs. Sara McCubbins, of Union, viit. ted Miss Julia Smith in Yorkville :his week. * 1 Mrs. T. B. Huskey, who has been ' /isiting her sister, Mrs. George Sherer, ' in Yorkville, left yesterday for her : tome In Preston, Va. ( Mrs. W. A. Graham and children of Rock Hill, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Eaves on King's Mountain itreet, Yorkville. Mrs. G. W. Sutherland, returned to ler home in Anderson, Wednesday, ifter several weeks visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Dye, near . Newport. Messrs. M. L. Smith and H. L. fVright of Clover; W. S. Neil of Rock , Hill; W. C. Thomson of Bullock's 1 ?reek and John R. Hart of Yorkville, ipent several days on a fishing trip I lear Linvllle, N. C., this week. " 1 Mr. John A. Metts, chief clerk In the allway postal service with headquar:ers at Charleston, was Tn Yorkville I :esterday on business connected .with he quick and accurate distribution of nails throughout this section. Mrs. T. H. Mullinax of Grover, N. C., l vho is visiting the family of Mr. J. J. Carroll in Yorkville, fell down a flight : >f steps in Mr. Carroll's home last i LVo/lnnuflot' m/M'nlntr on/1 tvoa nnitn i painfully bruised. Mrs. Mulllnax Is !0 years of age. The many friends of Dr. M. J. Walker, who has been In a Baltimore lospital since February, will be pleased to know that his condition has peen improving steadily during the past several weeks and that he is expected to return to Yorkville on June I, provided no set back takes place n the meantime. WITHIN THE TOWN. ? The general town election Is to ie held on Tuesday, June 4. ? There Is concern among a good nany people because of the shade rees. Many of the elms along the ddewalks, particularly those of acer:ain kind, have been shedding their eaves badly, and people who have , nade such examination as they could, ay that the trouble is(due to the raviges of a parasite. It has been sug- j rested that the paving on Congress itreet is the cause; but it develops ; hat the same trouble exists elsewhere. ] ? Following are the members of the rraduating class of the Yorkvllle High 1 ichool who will receive diplomas to- < light: Lou la Allein, Lela Frost Carroll, i Mary Joe Drakeford, Ruth Olive Fer- ' ruson, Agnes Chilton Hunter. Mary : Irooks Inman, Rose Lois Jackson, Lula Vloore Logan, Annie Lee Moore, Uto I 3aito, Pearl Ethel Sherer, Mary Hen- < ey Willis. Archie Alexander Barron, ' rohn Arthur Flanagan, Robert Henry 1 llenn, Alpheus Carroll Grist, Grady 1 Mason MeClure, Thos. Peyton Moore, ' rr? Oscar Calvin Plaxico. ? The Yorkville Creamery associa* ' ion will turn out 4,000 pounds of but- ' er this month, breaking all records ' dnce the establishment of the enter- ' rise except during a short time when ; his association took the milk supplies J >f neighboring associations. All the utter fat churned this month has ome from the association's own local < >atrons, and the supply is increasing ] iteadily. The price of butter fat is not luite as firm as it was in the winter; >ut it is still far above the price of orlinary domestic butter, and many of he domestic butter makers are finding nore profit in selling butter fat to the reamery than in making butter for narket. ? Postal Inspector Holliday was in forkville yesterday on business. On >eing asked, he was unable to give any nformation about the possible enargement of the local postofflce. He vas not certain either if it had been lefinitely settled whether the depart nent would continue in its present luarters for the next ten years, orsien i lease for the vacant room in the Ales'eel building. Quite a number of lo al people are very much interested in he subject and are hoping that the pjvernment will provide better quarers. Questions like this, however, are ettled in Washington, and sometimes >n other than the merit basis. The ending lease is on a ten year basis; ?ut there is a provision to the effect hat it will terminate on the erection >y the government of a building of its iwn. People, however, who are exacting a government building "right iway," will save themselves from much lisappointment if they will continue *o ultlvate their patience. ? The rinsing exercises of the York- |< vllle Graded school are in progress, having commenced last night with the presentation of a play entitled, "The Merchant of Venice Up-to-date," and to be concluded tonight with class and other exercises, including an address by Dr. D. B. Johnson of Winthrop to the graduating class. There were close to 500 people in the opera house last night, to witness the laughable burlesque on the "Merchant of Venice," and the entertainment was a hjuge success from every standpoint, including even door receipts, which amounted to $61. The following took part In the presentation of the play: Thomas Quinn, Oscar Plaxlco, Thomas Moore, Perry Ashe, Carroll Grist, Arthur Flanagan, Archie Barron, Hennlng Adickes, Grady McClure, Lula Moore Logan, Mary Brooks Inman, Mary Henley Willis, Annie Lee Moore, Agnes Hunter, Mary Joe Drakeford, Lela Carroll, George Ashe, Percy Berry, Walter carrou, uinasay uevinney, vvuiiam Drakeford, Bamford Garrison, Carl Gaulden, Lamar Glenn, Joseph Grist. Lewis Grist, Ernest Hayes, Sewall Hartness, Joseph Moore, William Moore, Callie Plaxco, Willie Plaxco, Blakely Plaxico, Dunne Thomas. MUNICIPAL REGISTRATION. The books which had been open during the past ninety days for the registration of municipal voters, closed yesterday, with 176 voters registered, as follows: J. M. Stroup, W. C. Latimer, G. W. S. Hart. W. W. Jenkins, J. B. Pegram, J. R. Logan, F. E. Quinn, S. M. McNeel, I. W. Johnson, W. E. Ferguson, J. E. Lowry, J. P. McMurray, Harry McCaw J. O. Allison, J. R. Hart, William Dickson, D. M. Murray * Thos. F. McDow, A. Rose, J. S. Brice, P. N. Moore, W. M. McConnell, W. L. Wallace, W. W. Lewh\ B. N. Moore, Jas. A. Sherer, J. R. Barnwell, R. E. Montgomery, L. R. Williams, Geo. W. Brov/n, J. R. Lindsay, G. H. O'Leary, J. W. Quinn, D. T. Woods, . Geo. W. Sherrer, J. C. Comer, J. A. Tate, C. H. Sandifer, W. T. McKnight H. G. Brown, Walker R. Latimer,D. J. Mitchell, O. E. Wllkins, M. E. Plexlco, R. C. Alleln, J. G. Dickson, D. E. Boney, J. S. Wagoner Geo. R. Grist, John W. Miller, W. H. Herndon, Charley Herndon* J. Q. Wray, M. W. White, J. P. Anthonv. Robt. Withersooon. A. M. Grist, C. A. Boney, O. E. Grist, W. S. Willis, W. D. Grist, N. Cralgr McCorkle. H. T. Williams, Robt B. Lowry, J. J. Hunter, J. E. Stroup, A. T. Hart, J. H. Carroll, J. C. Wllborn, J. O. Saasi, W. G. White, E. W. Long, C. E. Spencer, H. L. Summit, Geo. W. Williams, J. W. Klrkpatrick, S. L. Steele, B. M. Love, D. L. Shleder, S. K. Lowry, lames F. Jackson, D. E. Finley, J. E. Hart, Sam'l Johnson, Jr., R. J. Withers, Louis Roth, W. L. Bratton, John S. Sandlfer, J. M. Brian, B. F. Smith, W. H. McConnell, W. M. Kennedy. R. S McConnell, J. F. Youngblood, S. M. Grist, Rev. J. F. Anderson R. T. Allison, B. M. Johnson, W R. Mnnrp O. T. Stroun. T. W. Clawson, J. G. Wardlaw, J. C. Gray, p. c., C. W. Adickes, G. W. Kurtz, C. H. Keller, J. J. Carroll, R. J. Mackorell, J. H. Wltherspoon, R. M. Kiser, R W. Lowry, Lewis Ferguson, T. W. Speck, J. R. Kllllan. J. E. Johnson, P. W. Patrick, W. S. Peters, J. G. Johnson, J. M. Starr, S. N. Johnson, Quinn Wallace, J. S. Mackorell, C. W. Walace, G. G. Eaves, F. M. "s-xndlfer, E B. Lowry, P. W. ^>ve, M. C. Willis, Isaac Wright, p. c., W. L. Williams, W. L. Baber, A. M. Barnett, L W. Louthlan, F. C. Riddle. T. M. Ferguson, A. Y. Cartwright, H. E. Nell, L. G. Baber. J. P. White, I. H. Norrls, J. D. McDowell, R. J. Latta, C. C. Stewart. J. A. Latta, J. M. Ferguson, W. T. Moore, Rev. T. T. Walsh. R. E Heath, W. R. Carroll, J. W. Dobson, W. R, Rogers, J. S. Jones, J. Y. Lucas, J. I. Barron, J. Harry Foster, W. E Erwln, J. H. Herndon, p. c J. F. McElwee, .T F.d Sadler T. Chrlstenberv. W. L. Mitchell, F. E. Smith, C. W. Carroll, M. L. Carroll. Dr. R. A. Bratton, Rev. E. E. Gillespie Neff Louthlan, W. J. Nell, F. L. Campbell, John E. Carroll, Rev. T. P. Burgess, W. I. Wltherspoon, F. E. Smith, C. F. Sherer. M. L. Carroll, S. W. MrKnlght. W. H. Fowler, J. H. Wltherspoon, Jr. LOCAL LACONICS. Baseball at Sharon. Sharon defeated Hickory Grove In a ?ame of ball Wednesday afternoon by a. score of B to 4. Plexlco, for Sharon, struck out 15 men; Slaughter for Hickory Grove, struck out 6. Mr. Stewart Loses Sawmill. Fort Mill Times: W. H. Stewart, who Is building a residence on his farm near Raeford, N. C., had the misfortune to have the sawmill, with which the lumber used In the building was being sawed, burned several days ago. Mr, Stewart, who has served York county in the capacity of state senator for several years, was arranging to move his family to North Carolina as soon as the residence was completed. Death of Mrs. Susan Gordon. Mrs. Susan Gordon, widow of the iate W. M. Gordon, died at her home In Bethesda township last Monday, and was hurled in Bethesda cemetery on Tuesday after services by Rev. Alexander Martin of Rock Hill. Mrs. Gordon was 82 years of age. She Is survived by five sons: Mr. William Gordon, who lives In Florida; Mr. Clem F. Gordon, who lives In Rock Hill, and Messrs. Mansfield, Calvin S. and Sumter Gordon of Bethesda township. Death of Mrs. Harriet Bratton. Mrs. Harriet Bratton, whose critical Illness has been previously mentioned, died at her home in YorkviUe last Wednesday morning at 3.30 o'clock. Mrs. Bratton was a daughter of the late Samuel Rainey and was born in the southeastern part of York county 86 years ago. Her husband was the late John S. Bratton, who in his day was one of the largest landowners of the county, and farmed on quite an extensive scaie, and a leading and In uuriiiuLi i. 1114C11 ui IUII\ uuuuiy. nc has been dead about twenty-four years. After the death of her husband. Mrs. Bratton remained at the old homestead, devoting herself to the eare of her family and looking after large business interests, which she managed with fine ability and Judgment. She has been living in Yorkville since January, 1911. The funeral was at Bethesda yesterday morning, the services being conducted by Rev. B. P. Reld, a former pastor. Mrs. Bratton leaves four children, two sons and two slaughters, Messrs. Jolin S. and Paul R. Bratton, Mrs. J. E. Lowr.v and Mrs. Robert Witherspoon. ? Columbia, May 22: A warrant charging George Bell Timmerman, of Lexington, solicitor of the courts of South Carolina, with assault and battery with Intent to kill has been jworn out before Magistrate Fowles ; ay P. A. Murphy, a member of the Columbia police department. Solic- < tor Timmerman gave bond in the sum bf $200 and the case will very probibly come up for trial in the Rich- 1 and county court. The warrant charges 1 :hat Solicitor Timmerman cut the ] ;oat of Policeman Murphy with a tnlfe. The witnesses named in the 1 warrant are J. G. Taylor, P. L. Flem- 1 ng, E. L. Etheridge and two women i bf the questionable district of Columbia. The assault is alleged to have iccurred in a house of ill-fame, 1112 3ates street, which is said to be op- I ?rated by Carrie Poster. Solicitor i rimmerman was arrested In the resort I ?everal weeks ago by the Columbia < police. Among the charges were as- < :nii 1 finer nn officer, violating the auto 1 irdinance by riding with a woman of i he district and without lights, and I irunk and disorderly. He was fined i n the police court and the case was I jrought to a climax by Policeman ] Murphy swearing out the warrant < charging assault and battery with in- I :ent to kill. Solicitor Timmerman is ' veil known throughout the state, he s laving been prosecuting officer for a i lumber of years. The afflalr has ] caused a sensation here. 1 FELDER'S ALLEGED FRAME-UP. Interesting Exhibit Made by Dispensary Winding-Up Commission. Anderson Intelligencer. That letters signed In full by Thomas B. Felder, the Atlanta attorney, relative to the alleged "frame-up" with memoers ot the old dispensary board, went before the grand Jury at Newberry Is evidenced by the official report of the ne v dispensary commission. The new dispensary commission, which was legislated out of office by the general assembly at the 1912 session has already filed with Governor Blease its final report there are few people in this state who do not recall the big sensation sprung by Governor Blease one night wnen he gave out the "T. B." letter, which was a communication relating to the formation of a stock company to do business with the old state dispensary. It was charged by Governor Blease that the "T. B." referred to Thomas B. Felder, the Atlanta lawyer, who had been employed by the old dispensary commission In its work of winding up the affairs of the dispensary. After the publication of this letter another was given out by Governor Blease, this one also being signed "T. B." Letters Signed In Full. In addition to these two letters, two oiher letters went before the grand Jury signed in full and one other signed "T. B. F., Jr." The dispensary commission's report in representing the letters says: "The following are the letters which went before the grand Jury, Messrs. Evans and Towill verifying the handwriting and signatures as being that ot Thomas B. Felder, and well known to them, and which letters they had received from him by United States mall." The grand Jury returned "no bill" against Felder. Letter to Evans. The following Is a copy of the letter alleged to have been written by Welder to Evans, the same being from the commissioner's report: 1 hos. B. Felder Dan'l W. Rountree. Felder & Rountree, Attorneys at Law. 1109-12 Century Bldg. Atlanta, Ga., November 20, 1906. Hon. H. H. Evans, Newberry, S. C. Dear Hub: I will be in Charleston, S. C., on Thursday at the Charleston hotel. I exDeet tn en thon in rv>liim bia and be there Friday and Saturday, leaving Saturday afternoon for Washington. Wire me, care Charleston hotel, if you can meet me at the Jenome hotel, Columbia, either Friday or Saturday. I must see you before going to Washington. Yours very truly, (Signed) Thos. B. Felder, Jr. "T. B. F., Jr." to Towill. July 26, 1905. My Dear Towill: Evans, of Newberry, came over to see me on yesterday relative to the institution of suits against certain papers published in your state for malicious libel of the board of control. I assured him that it would be the pleasure of my partner and self to bring suit at the proper time and when the trial comes on to make the "fur fly." When I saw you in Columbia, I discussed with you somewhat at length a business proposition which is permanent in its character and which if you become Interested will pay you handsomely, both in salary and dividends on stock for all time and the future success of the project will in nowise depend upon the state of S. C. I must see you very soon so that the details can be arranged and if you will come to Atlanta for a day I feel sure you will ue iiiiereuieu. i leave nere friaay axternoon for Chattanooga, whither I go to try a case on Saturday, returning Sunday night; any other day will suit. I already have Ga. and Ala. fixed. Won't you let me know by return mail or wire just when to expect you? If after Investigation you should decide not to go in then there will be no harm done. Hoping for a prompt' reply, I remain, (Signed) T. B. P., Jr. To Form "Dixie Co." European Plan Cable Address, "New Wlllard." The New Wlllard. Pennsylvania Avenue, Fourteenth and P. Streets. F. S. Hight, Manager. Washington, D. C., March 20, 1906. Mr. Dear Towill: I enclose letter from Hull, which is self-explanatory. Do you propose to join me in the Dixie Co.? Can you meet Hull and myself here within the next ten days? ii yuu win join me ana taice tne active field management of the Dixie Co., we can make a good thing out of it. Let me hear from you by return mail. Very truly, (Signed) T. B. Felder, Jr. The "T. B." Letters. The following are the two letters given out by Governor Blease that started the sensation. European and Amiplan. Will V. Zimmerman, Manager. C. J. Owens, Asst. Mgr. The Piedmont. Atlanta, Ga., Oct 2, 1905. Dear Hub: I have Just returned from Peoria, 111. I have framed up our company in such a way that we will be able to make all the money out of it by the time your term as commissioner expires as we will reasonably need and you can then retire. I want you to think seriously of the plan which 1 submit and make an appointment as soon as possible, either here or elsewhere, and I can discuss with you more fuily and satisfactory thfl Hhtn 11q Thfi nlon la anfflnlnnHv feasible to Justify our taking your associates In on the ground floor. It is this: the capital stock of the company at present Is $100,000?owned by you and I. It is all paid for and I have -the actual custody of the stock. Hull, the general manager of Clarke Bros. & Co., wants an Interest, and we may need him, but not at present. If we can get for October, November and December large orders from Carolina. I can issue $500,000 of preferred stock of the company, sell It to parties who have already agreed to purchase, we can divide the proceeds from the sale of the preferred and then do one of two things?sell the common and let some new company run It or run it ourselves. Meantime, we have in hand $250,000 each, less such sums as we may have to pay others to secure business in the meantime. Now, Hub, I want you to give this matter your serious consideration and co-operation. If you will do it, I will make you a roriune ana mat very quiCKiy. Wire me when and where you will meet me upon receipt of this. We have very little time in which to "pull the scheme together." Have been working on the plan several months and now have It perfected. I have a brother-in-law In Indiana, a millionaire, who assisted me In working out the plans, and will assist me In selling the perfected stock as soon as we can make a good showing. He has, as all other rich men, accumulated his fortune by the manipulation of stocks. There is enough in this plan to Justify us In paying more for business than any one else can afford, as you will perceive. Then, too, as Clarke Bros. & Co., are the largest distillers in the unneci oiuies, no one can De criucisea for giving them large orders. Whatever is done must be speedily done. Can you get your associates to meet .is here or in Augusta right away? Now, Hub, don't dilly-dally about this, for, after months of labor, my plans are mature and we can make a killing. Yours, (Signed) T. P. October 7, 1906. Dear Hub: Wire me on receipt of this when the board of control meets to purchase supplies. I am informed the next meeting occurs on the 12th. Can you arrange a meeting with the ather two sometime between now and then? You must do something for us it the next meeting. Our representative is working the Ala., dispensaries this week. Will devote next week to Ga., and is getting great results. [ am surprised that you are not, unier the circumstances, taking more Interest In our enterprise. A good "shove" In Oct. will put us on easy street. After this the business from [la. and Ala. will give us big profits, l^et me hear from you by return mall when and where I can see you. I went to go over the situation with you fully. Yours, (Signed) T. B. Final Report Made. The final report of the dispensary commission appointed by Governor Blease has been made. At the 1912 session of the general assembly the commission was abolished and ordered to make its final report to the governor and the legislature. The report has been turned over to Governor Blease and will be transmitted by him to the general assembly. The dispensary commission consisted of: James Stackhouse, Mulllns. chairman; John V. Wallace, Charleston; Fred H. Dominlck, Newberry; Thos. F. Brantlev. Oransreburs: E. M. Thomiion, Columbia, secretary. THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE. Bryan's Chanoas Bast, Thinks This Correspondent. The programme of the Democratic convention, which is Itself not much more than a month away, depends so much upon what the Republican convention does that the preliminaries before Baltimore have but scant interest. They seem useless and academic even as to candidates. With so much depending on what occurs at Chicago, it is regarded all the more a pity tnat tne Democratic convention meets only a weea atter tnat tnreatened cataclysm. Time seems to be needed for reflection as what would be tne best course to pursue In view of what the Republicans had done. But that, of course, is now impossible to effect, it Taft wins one programme seems Indicated, and If Roosevelt wins another. It will De useless to wage a tariff issue against the third term candidate. With Taft, the struggle would be conducted in the west; with Roosevelt In the east, it is generally recognized that Roosevelt would "eat Champ Clark alive." Obviously he cannot be nominated. In the presence of T. R. the Democratic candidates melt as before a July sun, always except one and his name is William Jennings Bryan. Washington cannot see any other name than Bryan should Roosevelt be nominated, and even If Taft Is successful, although against Taft it Is be uevea ttryan wouia noi oy u. goou u?ai be so strong as against Roosevelt. Bryan seems to be the proper foil for Roosevelt. He has the daring and the prestige and has owned the principles Roosevelt Is shouting, and moreover, he Is a wonderful campaigner on his own account and has demonstrated again and again that he can hold the Democratic vote and a candidate who can do that against Roosevelt woul^l win in view of the certain defections and bolts of Republicans from Roosevelt, which are already in evidence as a Massachussetts congressman fresh from his home state reports, saying, "I already find the woods In Massachusetts full of Republicans who say they will not vote for Roosevelt." It would not be hard to nominate Bryan. The Democratic convention threatens to be in a deadlock anyway and there will be endless manipulation against Clark, and it would be the chief ambition of the Wilson forces to lay Clark low even with Bryan. Many Democrats do not personally want to name Bryan, hut they say there is apparently no way to prevent his nomination In the event of certain contingencies happening; and that any way with Bryan as the nominee they could enter the campaign unafraid of Roosevelt should he be the nominee of the Republicans and the campaign could begin at once on the part of the Democrats with ginger and courage which would affect even those timid Democrats of whom Washington is seeing only too many, who every time they hear the name of Roosevelt men tioned are disposed to hide behind a tree. They are whipped in advance. It is a most foolish superstition which they entertain regarding Roosevelt and based solely on the 1904 result, where the Democrats had a Parker. Bryan is not a Parker. Furthermore with Bryan as the nominee the third term issue would become concentrated at once. Bryan would say he was a candidate for one term only, and against that slogan would be the third and even multiple term spectre of Roosevelt. The issues would become joined at once and it is general belief that Roosevelt would find in Bryan more than his match and in the end would meet with the extreme humiliation of finding himself ignomlniously beaten by a man who has been defeated by every Republican presidential candidate except himself. ?Washington correspondence SpringHeld Republican. COFFEE VALORIZATION. 8cheme Though Laughed at is Very Successful. "Valorization," as undertaken by the Brazilian coffee-growing state of Sao Paulo, backed by the United States of Brazil was called an economic absurdity when it was first advanced to the Brazilian coffee planters. Briefly the idea was that by taking out of the market the then large surplus of coffee the position of the staple in the world's markets would 'be strengthened. To eventually market this coffee temporarily neia duck 11 was, ui course, necessary that the world's annual crops should for a period be below the consumptive demand, the deficiency being supplied out of the stored surplus. Economists hailed the scheme as an attempt to fly in the face of the inexorable law of supply and demand, and predicted disaster. Brazil would be caught, they said, holding the umbrella, and the rest of the world would supply the deficiency which laws restricting production in Brazil might bring about. The coffee raisers, however, pinned their faith on two things?the three or four years needed to bring newly planted coffee trees up to the point of bearing (until they are six or seven years old they do not reach their full productive capacity) and the fact that about 85 per cent of the world's coffee is grown in Brazil. Other coffee-growing countries would not greatly increase their production, while the surplus stocks acquired by the government under the valorization plan were being distributed, it was argued, because they would fear to put capital Into plantations, knowing before the new trees came into full fruit the Brazilian restrictions might be withdrawn and the full quota of that country in the world's supplies again be produced. The entire Justification of this belief in the working out of these conditions has been seen in the events in the coffee market from that day to this. In December, 1908, when the existing $75,000,000 "valorization" loan was placed the price of No.7 Rio coffee on the Coffee Exchange here was 6 1-2 cents a pound. From that date with scarcely a reaction the price rose to 15 cents. Yesterday the price was 14 1-2 cents. In fact, the success of the plan has far exceeded the most optimistic predictions of the backers, made six years ago, when they were seeking to enlist the interest <Jf capital in the Brazilian loan. So doubtful were bankers of the possibility of limiting the world's production until the oversupply had been gradually absorbed, although the plan was first undertaken in 1906, it was not until 1908 that the Rothschilds and the powerful Interests, which eventually took the present loan, consented to advance money. Bankers here were especially skeptical. They had seen attempts to limit cotton acreage in this country fall time after time, and often result in an enlarged planning. It was only the fact that the Federal government of Brazil lent its credit to Sao Paulo, guaranteeing the. bonds, that made them salable here. An earlier issue had been put out by the state of Sao Paulo, of which $5,000,000 was taken here, and, although offered for subscription by the National City bank at a price to yield 6 per cent, it was not profitable to the bankers?New York Times. ? Hon. Lowndes J. Browning of Union, has announced his purpose to trlth^rQu; hia r?anHIHar?v fnr tho hnnaA of representatives. He gives business considerations and the condition of his mother's health as the reasons. TALBERT TALKS WAR. Col. W. Jasper 8ays Edgefield Convsntion Wat Packed Against Him. Hon. W. J. Talbert of Parksvllle, a candidate for the United Statea senate, was here last Friday in attendance on Memorial day exercises, being a veteran. Many gathered around him on the streets to hear what he had to say, and he was listened to with interest. Mr. Talbert is looking remarkably well, and has high hopes of representing South Carolina in ine senate. He has on much war paint, and was not at all backward in expressing himself on events. He was questioned as to his campaign plans, and he said that Just yet he did not care to go into that matter, and had none to announce, especially, further than to say that recent events would force him to make a much more aggressive campaign than he had Intended; and that he would carry the war risrht into the camo of the enemy. wUh gun loaded for business. His attack Is to be vigorous, for the reasons given in what he says below. Being questioned about the recent action of the county convention In regard to himself and Senator Tillman, he said: "The action of that packed convention In Indorsing Mr. Tillman does not worry me. It has simply caused me to put on more war paint, and will force me to take a course In the campaign that I Intended to avoid." He stated further that he would not say mucn until he took the stump on his platform more than he had already said In the papers; but, that in addition to that he had a great deal to say on some other matters that he thought would Interest the voters of the state. . He was asked as to how he stood on the race for governor and he replied: "Like Mr. Tillman, I am not taking any part in that matter, as I have enough on my hands to keep me otherwise employed til*, the last of next August" "Have you anything special to say about the recent county convention in Edgeileld?" he was asked. "Well, only this: I am opposed to any county , convention being worked up as that was, and then organised, and the business of the convention prearranged and the delegates Instructed what to do, Just simply to be .confirmed when the convention met in the court 1 house. Up to this time I have been in deep sympathy with Mr. Tillman on account of his physical infirmities, but, in the late county convention Mr. Tillman's friends and supporters inaugurated an unjust warfare on me, without any cause or excuse, and'carried out a programme against me that would have been prevented If Si or 30 of my supporters in the convention had not been water-bound, and thus prevented from attending the convention. But now, in self-defense, Tillman's record will be aired by me before the people of South Carolina, as it should be, if I live through the campaign."?Edgefield Chronicle. 80UTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? Governor Blease has announced that he will take the Greenville liquor case to the state supreme court. He does not care how the matter is decided, he says, but he wants it settled. ? Spartanburg Herald, Thursday: Fifteen cars loaded with merchandise of various sorts were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon after a freight train of which they were a part waa derailed on the Southern railroad two miles north of Wellford at ll.Sl) o'clock in the morning. The track > was torn up for hundreds of yards and traffic tied up for hours. The wreck occurred near the trestle over the North Tyger river, and one car , fell into the stream. The train was No. 69, the engine No. 372. Engineer Gaines and Conductor Green were in charge. The rocking of a C. C. A O. coal car Is blamed for the derailment When the wreck occurred one man Jumped and sprained his foot but nobody else was Injured. How the fire started was not ascertained. Some persons were inclined to attribute the blaze to a spark from the locomotive. The flames spread quickly and the Are became so hot that It was almost impossible to approach. There was no means at hand with which to fight the fire, and the flames raged until every, thing inflammable was consumed. One car was a tank filled with oil. It did not explode hut the oil burned fiercely. The passengers on passenger trains Noa 11 and 12 were transferred around the scene of the wreck at 3.30 o'clock in the afternoon. The passengers of train No. 37 were taken off at Spartanburg Junction and carH?H nn Mn 11 tn tha ooana 'ftf tha i!a. rallment, where they were transferred to another train. Train No. 12 turned back and proceeded to Atlanta. Rsesipts 8ubj#ct to Explanation.? There are cases where the poaaeealon of a tax receipt la not aatiafactory evi- ? dence of taxea paid. One of theae caaea la where the party against whom the taxes are charged holds the re, celpt of the treaaurer and the trenail rer holds the party's no good check. I There are other cases. The treaaurer , of Union county had occasion to bring the matter up not long ago. A citizen gave the treasurer a check, which was turned down by the bank and the treaaurer asked the comptroller what to do about It. The comptroller replied as follows: "Your letter of the 4th inst, in refference to action under an execution issued by the county treasurer to enforce the payment of taxes therein mentioned, for which a check bad been given the county treasurer and accepted by him, but which check was refused payment by the bank, has been received. "I beg to advise that you should proceed to execute the executions issued to you by the county treasurer. The county treasurer had no authority In law to accept anything other than money for payment of taxes, and although the party delivering the check obtained possession of the tax receipts from the treasurer, these receipts are subject to explanation by his testimony In eourt, and will be held void, and no defense against the execution Inasmuch as the state never received the money on the check." ? Chairman Norman E. Mack, of the Democratic national committee, was in Baltimore for a few hours last Tuesday. He inspected the Fifth regiment armory, where the national convention will be held and expressed satisfaction over the progress of % the work in transforming the armory, for taking care of the convention and handling the people, and said the arrangements were practically perfect. Mr. Mack said that he would return to Baltimore about June 10 with Urey Woodson, secretary of the national committee, and that the convention arrangements committee would meet here about June 17. "Nothing in the way of the organization of the conunnHnn aolont inae fVto inmnAMmr oho lr. TVIIVIVII, OVIVVUilg llic fjkt Jf V-Jiau man, etc., will be done until then," he added. It was tentatively agreed that the pictures of only three of the country's statesmen will be displayed conspicuously in the convention hall. Washington will be in the center over the presiding officer's stand, and those of Jefferson and Jackson will have places of honor on either side. Demands for tickets to the convention has been unprecedented and Mr. Mack Qpvfl bo thfnlra tho nnmhor nt norsnns who will attend will reach 160,000. MERE-MENTION. Charles W. Morse, the convicted banker, who was pardoned out of the Atlanta prison by President Taft in February, and who went to Europe for the benefit of his health, has returned to New York. Although he has not said so, it is expected that he will get into the financial game again It is unofficially reported at Annapolis that a resriment of marine* has heen ordered to the Mexican border The court at Wytheville, which convicted Floyd Allen of murder for his part in the Hillsville tragedy, is now engaged in the trial of Claude Allen. Witnesses testified yesterday that Claude Allen fired the shot that killed Judge Massie The trial of a number of defendants charged with the murder of Myrtle Hawkins, is in progress at Hendersonville, N. C.