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/ == Scraps and |arts. ? New York, December 26: The Christmas spirit ruled New York touay and multitudes of the poor felt the benencent extorts. The Salvation vdiing for 300,OoO persons throughout tne country, provlued tor i6,uov nt?c. -*t tne iNinth Kegiment rtiraory 6,000 baskets of food were presented to heaas ot as many lamuies. n.acn basket held enougn tood tnings to teed nve persons. Clothing ana tuei win be excnanged in return tor tickets hanoeu to tne 6,000. Toys were given to thousands of children alter tne hungry had been fed. ^ugi essinan "tug Tim" bulliv&n, "beloved Dy the Bowery derelict," gave his customary Christmas dinner to 9,000 homeless men. When they naa broken fast wltn food, such as most ot tnem naa nui ui&cii .u months, pipes ana tobacco were given, I iogetner with a ticket which will uiiiig eacn man shoes and socks on February 6. ".big Tim" himself spent cnristmas 111 in bed. At nomes tor the poor and at water front missions, thousands more were similarly entertained. At Kills Island 5,000 emigrants enjoyed Christmas. In Maaison Square bark the municipal Christmas tree again glistened tonight lor several hours and crowds! .stood near it to enjoy it and thel Christmas music provided. ? Charlotte Observer: The Torrens land title system appears to have hard saddling, its advocates secured its enactment into law in New . ui k state alter a hard fight with the title companies ana their affiliated and subsidiary companies, and now'it is claimed the Torrens law has been practically nullided. Holders ot Torrens titles, approved in due form and guaranteed by the state, have hawked them around unsuccessfully to secure loans. These title companies, it is charged, make it impossible for an owner of property registered unuer the new law to obtain mortgage loans on that property until they withdraw the registration under the Torrens law. According to Hawes, this state of affairs has gone so far as to amount to a monoply. The further charge is made that certain of the old title insurance companies. having been dece&tea in meir w?lw to prevent the enactment of the Torrena law, and h&ving been exposed in ineir tactics to hinder and obstruct the suits brought to register titles, have now, in their desperation, conspired together to prevent owners from obtaining mortgage loans on their properties aftex registration by refusing to issue policies of title insurance _ ?? u,y pr?p??'-" ih'i' T.s; ."?? ffnalng a remedy for this condition of affairs, it is proposed to petition the legislature to appoint a special committee to Investigate the operations of the title insurance companies in the state of New York, with a view of ascertaining in what respect the law is being now violated, disregarded, or nullified, and to make recommendations as to further remedial legislation. ? Indianapolis, December 30: Sentences varying from seven years in the rederai prison at .Leavenworth to a year and a day and suspended sentences today were imposed upon imrty-eight labor officials convicted in the dynamite conspiracy cases. The prisoners receiving terms will be taken to Leavenworth probably tonight. Frank Ryan, as the head of the union, received the heaviest penalty, seven years. Clancy, Tveitmoe, Young, Cooiey, Hockin, Butler and "11 vddph PVanlc iuuuacjr an ew au j ~? ? Webb, of New York, also was given six years, John Berry and Peter bmith four years, Paul Morrin, Henry Legleitner, Charles Beum, Michael Cunnane, Edward Smith, Murray Pennel, Wilford Brown, George Anderson, Michael Hannon, Ernest Basey, William McCain and William Redding, all three years each; Edward Clark, of Cincinnati, confessed dynamiter, Patrick Parrel, James Cooney, James Coughlin, Hiram Kline and Prank Murphy, suspended sentences. Others received two years and a year and a day sentencea The court after it had sentenced the men read from the bench a statement in which he said: "The evidence shows of these defendants guilty 01 murder but as tney are not charged here with that crime, the court cannot punish them for it." A remarkable scene was enacted in the court room in the struggle of the wives of the prisoners to reach their husbands. AU spectators were cleared from the the room. The prisoners were permitted to see members of their fami lies. Some of the men pieaa xor mercy, o'hers wept in the arms of their wives. McManigal, another confessed dynamiter, was not sentenced this time. ? Only ilfty-two lynchings, known to be such beyond doubt, occurred in the United States in the year now closing. In previous years the number has been much larger, 190 having been recorded in 1894 and 170 in the following year. The past ten years the number has been steadily decreasing. Only one year, however, produced fewer lynchings than 1912. In 1907 the record shows 51 lynchings, one less than this year. In some southern states there were fewer lynchings in 1912 than in almost any previous year. The decrease is attributed largely to the efforts made by governors and prominent citizens to prevent mob violence. Many of the governors have acted promptly and energetically to prevent lynchings, with the declared policy of giving the law free opportunity for the punishment of all alleged offenders, white or black. Again, as in the record of former years, more lynchings occurred in Georgia than any other state. Louisiana and Florida come next in the list. South Carolina, whose governor has gone on record as unopposed to lynchings in certain cases, had six cases of summary execution this year as against only one in the year 1911. Kentucky, with eight lynchings in 1911, had a clean slate this year. Oklahoma is another state with a clean record for the past twelve months. The figures for Texas, Tennessee, Florida and Arkansas show fewer lynchings than in 1911. In Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana the number slightly exceeded that of last year. The states outside of the south where lynchings occurred in 1912 were West Virginia, Wyoming, Montana. North Dakota, and California. By states the record is as follows: Georgia, 14; Louisiana, 8; South Carolina, 6; Florida, 5; Alabama. 4; Arkansas. 3; Texas, 3: Mississippi. 3; Tennessee, 1; Wyoming, 1; West Virginia, 1; Montana, 1; California. 1. and North Dakota, 1. In the fifty-two lynchings, the victims of all but two were negToes. Three negresses were included in the list. Alleged crimes against women or girls and murder of white persons account for practically all of the cases. A singular feature is found in the lynching of the two white men, both of which occurred in the far north. In each case the victim was accused of murder. In the town of Joppa, a short distance from Rosebud. Montana, Harry Heffner. alleged slayer of Mrs. William Merill, was taken from the county jail by a crowd of masked men and hanged, despite the efforts of the sheriff and his deputy. The second lynching occurred at Steele. X. D.. where Oeorge Faker, charged with the murder of his wife and father-in-law, was taken from the jail and hanged by a mob. The lynching was the first recorded in North Dakota in more than a rloPoHo Thft lvnohlne in WV oming was one of the most sensational of the year. Frank Wigfall, a negro, who confessed to having made a criminal attack on Mrs. Esther Hlggins, an aged woman known as the "prisoners' friend," was lynched by the convicts of the state penitentiary at Rawlins In the West Virginia lynching, the victim was Walter Johnson. a negro accused of assaulting a young white girl in Mercer county. California's one lynching was out of the ordinary. It occurred on the desert, some thirty miles from the town of Mojave. The victim was an unknown negro accused of having attacked a 6-year-old child. He was hanged by men alleged to be employed on the Los Angeles aqueduct. The three negresses who fell victims to mob violence were Ann Boston, who murdered the wife of a planter at Pinehurst, Ga.: Mary Jackson, who was lynched In Panola county. Texas, for alleged complicity in the murder Qf a white man, and an unknown negress, who. together with three negroes, was hanged by a mob In Harris county, Georgia, for the murder of a farmer. Tyler, Tex., furnished the only instance of the year where the victim was burned at the stake. On May 25. Dan Davis, a negro, who had confessed to a criminal attack on a young white woman, was burned at the stake in one of the main streets of Tyler. In the presence of a crowd of 2,000 persons. The foregoing record does not comprise cases of plain murder or cases where the victim was killed by a posse while resisting capture. i 7Thr Hiliirhrillr ftttfiUtrfr. ^?, Entered at the Postofflje In Yorkvllle as Mall Matter of the Second Class. TORKVULE. . C.t FKIDAY. JANUARY 3. 1913 And the old world 1b moving: along: about the same; but we can make It a great deal better If we will try. If President-elect Wilson falls to make Clarence Poe, secretary of agriculture. he will miss an opportunity to put the department In charge of the ablest and best man the country has for the place. During 1912' there were fou-teen lynchings in Georgia where they do not believe in lynching, and only twelve in South Carolina where it is alleged that the practice has official sanction. Maybe Georgia might do well to encourage lynching by the South Carolina method. ' It's John Garllngton's own fault. He should have committed some simple crime?such as murder.?Anderson Dally U John GVllngton will tell\ajfMt linows about ?ie mMte - come pretty nearly liberty. That Is what we think, anc; we think also that It would be a good bargain In the Interest of right notwithstanding that others might have to exchange places with Garllngton. In copying the list of marriage licenses Issued by the York county probate court. The Enquirer was Impressed with the large number of applicants who were unable to sign their names; but had to make their marks to affidavits. Among these, too, there were about as many whites as negroes, and while no effort has been made to absolutely secure exact figures, a reasonably careful estimate puts the number of Illiterate white applicants at very close to 10 per cent From time to time wise, . earnest writers are trying to persuade the public of the value of the standardisation of all commodities. Standardization is the foundation principle of successful commerce. Without it, the great manufacturing industries could never have attained the importance or extent they have reached. Even the retail tradesman has a more or less correct value of the standardization principle, and while he may not try to put it into effect in buying agricultural products, ho | does not fall to take full advantage of It in selling. Every business man. every professional man every farmer ? everybody should standardize. Now It would be Interesting Indeed to know what influences have been brought to bear on the Tennessee court to keep that fellow Herbert from being brought back to South Carolina. We suspect that people In this state have busied themselves In regard to the matter and that the reason is the tremendous shaking up that would be caused by a full disclosure of the whole truth. If the efforts that Governor Blease has been making In this behalf should receive the proper backing of the press, we are inclined to think that the eventual outcome would be a vindication of Justice that would be worth while. According to figures compiled for the World Almanac, the popular vote foi president in the recent election was larger than the vote In 1908. contrary to general belief. The vote this year was 15.033,669, as against 14,888,442, four years ago, an increase of 145,227. The New York World, in quoting the figures published in the Almanac, points out that this increase is due only to gainp of the Socialists, Eugene V. Debs polling 900.672 votes In 1912 and only 420 793 in 1908, an increase of more than 100 per cent. Continuing the World gives the following interesting facts in connection with the vote in the last election: As for the Democrats, Wilson polled a total of 6,293,454, as against Bryan's total of 6,409,104 in 1908, a decrease of 115,650. Stranger still, the Atol poof fnp Toft nnrt Pnnfl'w't wns less than the total Republican vote in 1908. Taft's 1912 vote was 3.484.980 and Roosevelt's was 4 119,538. Together they polled 7,604,518. which falls 74,399 under Taft's total of 7,678,908 four years ago. Even the Prohibitionists suffered from apathy. Their vote in November was only 206,275, compared with 253,840. The loss of 47,565 is nearly one-fifth of the 1908 total. The first authentic case of the violation of a parole by a convict during the two years that Governor Blease has been practicing the system so extensively, developed last week in Marlon county. The offender is a young white man named Jack Parish who was convicted of adultery in October last and sentenced to the penitentiary for eight months. The sheriff, clerk of the court and other officials of the county raised money to pay the expenses of the young man's aged mother to Columbia to see Governor Blease. The woman presented a numerously signed petition setting forth that the boy was her sole support, and asking for clemency. This was in the early part of December. On December 9 the governor granted a parole conditioned upon good behavior ana upon me oDiigauon ux cue juuiik man to support his aged mother. On last Monday the governor received a wire from the sheriff of Florence county advising that young Parish had been convicted of being drunk and disorderly, and sentenced to pay a fine of $20 or go to the chaingang for thirty days. Ac cording to the sheriff be had threatened to kill a rural policeman. Immediately upon the receipt of the message, Governor Blease wired the sheriff of Florence to send young Parish back to the penitentiary. The Incident is suggestive of several significant facts. One of these facts Is that of the large number of convicts who have been turned loose on their good behavior, this is the first case of a violation of a parole. Another of these facts is one that all fairly well-informed people understood all the while, that although the governor has been very generous with his power to parole, he does not propose to tolerate any abuse of that gen: roslty. Of course no one will undertake to argue that this single exception proves the falacy of the whole parole theory. On the contrary it Is of rather more significance in emphasizing to the pa roiea convicts, tinu to me puuut s^??ally that the good behavior condition of the paroles mus$ not be violated. President-elect Wilson is represented as being in favor of breaking into the time established usage whereby the dominant parties organize house and senate so largely on the basis of seniority of feervice. For instance, a Republican house gives preference In committee appointments to the older Republican members, and the senate does likewise, except in the case of the senate it is more like a fixed law that the men who have been members of that body longest should monopolize all positions. Wliile there is a good deal to recommend this idea in practice, it does not appeal to the country at large, for various reasons that seem good ana sufficient. For Instance take the present situation. The president comes fresh from the people as the exponent of new and advanced ideas along various lines. He is distinctively a Progressive with all that that means. The policy and conduct of both house and senate are determined almost entirely by the#ersonnel of officers, chairmen of committees and the like. These chairmen number many men who have Deen in congress so long as 10 ucvumr far removed from all Idea of popular authority. They feel as If they are there really as masters Instead of servants, and It Is their business to command rather than obey. Many of these men have long since ceased to regard the people as other than to be gove^ap?> and notji &?*? of - utem ssffrliWflme so , ru*iiWervatlve" that they cannot be brought to realize that a change is proper, even when unanimously demanded. Although Mr. Wilson is the choice of the American people, selected because of what he stands for?the Progressive principles he professrs? there are right now, in the house and senate, old, experienced politicians who honestly and earnestly regard as a great Joke, the Idea that Mr. Wilson should assume to think he can do anything that they do not want done. They look upon him as a newcomer, an upstart, a kind of an Intruder of yesterday who would require years to get into their class. And as a matter of fact their attitude is not so absurd as might appear, because their long service and experience gives them a power that is not to be regarded lightly. It is this condition of affairs that Mr. Wilson and his friends are protesting against, and which it is understood they will fight. But what the outcome will be, is only a guess. Other presidents have run upon the same thing and been downed, and it may be Mr. Wilson will meet the same fate; but we hope not If it is to be assumed that If from the day of their entrance in the senate, senators begin to devote -themselves heartily and earnestly to the welfare of the country, and keep it up all their lives, then there Is no reason to attack the stronghold of power and prestige they have built up; but if this power and prestige is used for their own aggrandisement instead of for the general welfare of the public. It should be pulled down. However, we will see what we will see. THE PARCEL8 POST. \ System Started oft Auspiciously on January 1. Washington, Jan. 1.?Americans to * tViAlr day were using iur uie ill 01 nine UKH newest institution, the parcels post. Reports to headquarters from postoffices, large and small, throughout the country indicated that the newest of government services was being ushered into its usefulness with a heavy day and that the facilities provided for handling the new business would be taxed to capacity as the public knowledge of it became mere general. From all points came reports of "freak" shipments in the new post. They consisted of everything from pitchforks and prunes to paving blocks and poultry. Under the regulations, practically every class of merchandise is mailable by parcels post All mall matter formerly fourth class now goes in the new service. It became evident to postal- authorities early in the day that some difficulties more or less serious, were likely to be encountered in the incipient stages of the operation of the new system. From every city came reports that many packages bore ordinary postage stamps instead of the distinctive parcel post stamps. Under the new law such parcels have to be held for lack of proper postage. Notwithstanding that it was a holiday, the amount of parcel post matter offered at offices through the country so far as heard from, fairly measured up to the Christmas rush. On the ordinary business days Indications are that the volume of parcel post traffic will be tremendous. How this matter is to be transported by the railroads is a serious question. Within a few days it has become apparent that the railroads generally had not sufficient equipment ready to handle a vastly Increased weight of mall. Generally no delay in the delivery of parcels by the various postofflces is expected, as extraordinary measures have been taken to provide delivery service. It already seems certain that the new system will be utilized extensively by department stores, and merchants generally for the delivery of local packages. These of course will not have to be transported by railroad, but will merely pass through local offices. The Hosiery Mill.?The state hoard of health has again condemned the hosiery mill at the penitentiary and the coming session of the legislature should abolish the Institution if a way can be found. Partizan or factional politics should have nothing to do with the settlement of such a question. It is simply and solely humanitarism. As a rule, good men do not find themselves in the penitentiary, but even bad men are entitled to a reasonable protection of their health while in durance. It is to be remembered that while many persons who have not been deprived of liberty are engaged in u" healthful occupation they are voluntarily in such occupations. It is a'so to be remembered that their opportunity for recreation and fresh air necessary to overcome the evil effects of close confinement is greater than that of the convict who goes from his cell to his labor and back again at the call of his keeper. There Is no occasion for maudlin sentiment for criminals nor for a reckless disregard of human rights for fear of adding strength to an unwelcome adrainistratlon.Rut our hiehest authority on sanlta tlon has again condemned the hosiery mill, and justice to ourselves as well as [ to the convicts demands the employment of our Incarcerated criminals in some more healthful occupation. We hope the legislature will stamp it out!?Abbeville Press and Banner. ? Dr. C. L. Kennedy, of Troy. Grecn, wood county, was killed Thursday I night as he was trying to drive his horse across the railroad. LOCA^ AFFAIRS. NEW ADVERTI8EMENT8 , R. E. Montgomery?Wants every man, woman and child who owes him to pay at once. He needs the money. Thos. F. McDow, Attorney?Has money to loan on real estate. W. L. Hogue, Jackson Repair Co., and John and G. W. Knox?Give notice as to the price of horse shoeing at Clover. Gibbes Machinery Co., Colombia?Is looking for a live agent for Reo the Fifth cars in York county. , Sam Musgrave?Will be at Turner's c stables next Monday with a car of _ Tennessee mare muies. H. M. Lineberger, Gastonla, N. C.? Gives notice that on February 1, he will apply to the probate court of York county for discharge as guard- h ian of Gregg Cherry. i R. R. Love, Executor?Will on sales- s day in February sell five shares of a Sharon bank stock, belonging to the a estate of Miss Mary Giiflllan, dee'd. i Etiwam Fertilizer Co., .Charleston? j Will send almanacs, calendars and c memorandum books to all who write j for them. Also get them from your t fertilizer dealer. b Geo. W. Williams?Tells you about e King's Mountain Heights, an unsuj:- c Passed residential property. See 0 him for particulars. F. E. Qulnn, Sec.?Calls attention to 0 Masonic lodge meeting next Monday v night. M. M. degree work. b Paul N. Moore, Captain?Calls meet- | ing of Co. "L," on next Friday night, to consider desirability of going to Washington for the inauguration. s Allen White, Jr.?Asks you to see him about painting, papering, oils, var- f nishes, etc., at the York Furniture t Co.*s store. t R. A. Bratton, Trustee?Wants a rent- -d er for the store room and up-stairs 1 of the Bratton building, South Main street* 8 C. H. Smith, R. F. D. 4?Has a few r turkeys for sale at 15c a pound. v C. P. Heavner?Will be at Turner's 8 stables next Monday and Tuesday n with a choice lot of horses, mares t and mules. W. E. Ferguson?Can supply you with 1 select cabbage plants in any quan- t! tity. About groceries. d Shleder Drug Store?Wants to furnish t business men with blank books of k all kinds, Inks, pens, etc. v T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Is prepar- J ed to repair Jewelry, watches and t clocks and give satisfactory- *?cark. r Yorkvlllp Jd?**?*^re~T^;=:Talk8 to tire" t ?. man' wno will need building hard- t ware, and wants him to see It before buying. Carroll Furniture Co.?Makes a few remarks about furniture and house furnishings, and says It can Interest ^ you In these goods. J. Q. Wray?Is still doing business at c his old stand and wants a share of C your 1913 business. Clothing bargains for men. v National Union Bank, Rock Hill?Has d increased its capital stock to $390,- * 000 and offers Its customers Increas- a ed banking facilities. a Thomson Co.?Invites men who would c dress well to Its opening display of spring tailoring sapiples on next s Monday and Tuesday. b York Drug Store?Thanks you for the ? business given it during the past b year and makes promises for the t future. t Loan and Savings Bank?Says its pol- ? icy is as liberal as sound banking o will permit. It Insists that you be^ d gin a savings account wlth?lt. b Cloud Cash Store?Still has a few coat u suits and coats for ladles and miss- u es and offers underwear at bargain prices. t Thomson Co.?Calls the attention of b its opt of town customers to the C parcels post and will be pleased to. I serve you In this way. J Uarrlo Q i i trcrn at a tViaf vnn tiova a iiai i 10 ukuuiv/ wuftfttoio ihui / wu itu? v. " pictures made of your growing chll- I dren. 'They'll be men and women S soon enough. s McConnell Dry Goods Co.?Extends the New Year's greetings to customers and friends. 4g| York Supply Co.?Wishes for its customers and friends a prosperous anil e happy New Year. t! J. M. Stroup?Extends thanks to his f customers for favors during 1912, v and asks a continuance of your pa- ii tronage. Kirkpatrick-Belk Co.?Offers a New a Year's resolution to its customers to a guide them through the year 1913. s Sam M. Grist?Is thoroughly prepar- 11 ed to take care of your Insurance tl business of all kinds. Calendars to n give away Monday. g Geo. W. Sherer?For one week will ti offer special values to cash buyers. He wants you to pay him if you p owe him. n Yorkville Banking and Mercantile Go. n ?Is in its new quarters in the Mc- ii Neel block and invites you to come s to it for everything-in its line. ' ,k York Furniture Co.?Says that now is 'p the best time to buy furniture and p house furnishings. It will give you the benefit of the lowest prices. p W. H. Herndon?Will continue during ci the year 1913 to do his best to sat- si lsfactorily serve his patrons. He w wants your patronage. ; ci Palmetto Monument Co.?The house g of quality, for first-class work and T the most reasonable prices. p . tl t< i ne Associate rteTormea rresoyieri- p ans of Gastonia have organized a sec- jj ond church at that place. p Mr. W. B. Byers and Dr. W. G. Ste- p vens are opposing candidates for mayor of Rock Hill in the municipal election p, to be held January 9. k From such reports as The Enquirer b Jias gathered partridge hunters gener- f? ally had but Indifferent luck during the y< holidays on account of the rabbit hunt- a! ers. who kept the partridges scared and 01 scattered in the woods. c< Mr. J. M. Ferguson of Yorkvllle, de clares that at present prices it is an easy matter to make money raising lr pigs, even though buying everything that is fed to the animals. He cites an experience like this: "I bought tyo shoats from the Bratton farm at $5 t( each?$10. After feeding them $7 worth of corn, ship-stuff etc., I turned them tt over to Mr. A. L. Black to raiBe them 0] on halves, he paying all expenses: Some eI days ago he gave me $28 as my half. lr If there is any such money as that to tj be made selling groceries, I have not come across it." . . j( Of course there are no ghosts or c< witches in this county now; but there a' used to be, and logical traditions about H them are interesting. There used to be w boogers out in the Hickory Grove sectlon and also witches. There was a time when some of the men of today ic were boys, that they used to have a ei good deal of trouble catching rabbits, and when the rabbits got away they al- d ways knew that it was not a rabbit n that eluded them, but old "Bill Staples," tl or his "wife"?that was not the narpe 01 given; but that was the idea. There b are some ghost traditions in Bethel, some in Bullock's Creek and some in m every township; but the trouble is to ia find some one who is capable and will- si ing to put the stories in writing. We rc would be very glad if we could get y, some of these stories written up; but ta we could not like it done in a way that e: would wound the feelings of descen- b< dants, or anything like that. We are r< quite sure, however, that the right in- p< dividual handling the subject Judicious- tl ly, could give us some interesting w stories that would throw-light on in- si ten. sting characteristics of old times, ie which light would furnish much in- 01 struction to people of the present day. tl SHAKING OF THE EARTH. g A perceptible earthquake shock of cc several seconds duration was felt ta throughout this section last Wednesday di afternoon at 1.35 o'clock; but it was to not attended by any damage. to The shock was felt most distinctly by d< those who were in houses; particularly le in the upper stories of brick buildings; ti but was noticed by very few people on' ' the ground. j, ,qi Among the many Yorkville people th who felt the shock were quite a num- al her who distinctly remember the s-wer^ th quake of August. 1886 when bricks w were thrown from chimney tops, and ai other damage was done, And these p:e- 50 pie were not slow to recognize the nn * ture of the phenomenon the Instant of ty Its apprehension. w People from different parts of the ia county; report having; felt the shock qi and it appears to have been more se- d( vere about 'Clover than elsewhere, al though no damage was done there. It w< s supposed that the extensive granite ormation by which the town and vicinity is overlaid may have something o do with the greater distinctiveness >f the shock in that particular neightprhood. There were rumors Wednesday evenng of extensive damage in New Oreans; but there has been no conflrmalon of the truth of these rumors. Dislatches, however, tell of the shock havng been felt throughout the upper part if the state; in Gaffney, Spartanburg. Jreenville, and in many parts of North Jarollna. According to some reports there vere two shocks, the first at about 1.35 'clock and the second a few minutes iter 2. THE HOLIDAYS. The Christmas holidays this year lave been quite different from the holdays of other years in that they have leemed to find the people generally I i i more prosperous condition and wit aner ideas of how to enjoy themselves. Phe more prosperous condition of the teople is 'evidenced by the testimony if furniture, hardware and dry goods leople, who assert that the trade in heir respective lines has been much letter during the past two months, and specially during Christmas week, than luring the same period of last year or f preceeding years in their recollection. It is the unanimous testimony of all loserveru umi mere una ucen ic? whisky drinking this year than usual n both town and country, and fewer nfractions of municipal and state laws. SUBSCRIBERS AND CLUBMAKER ? Where subscribers and club-makers or The Enquirer have not already goten together for next year, it is hoped hat they will do so before next Thurslay, so none of the subscribers will be nconvenlenced by missing an issue. As previously stated, no expired subicriptions have been stricken from our nailing list for this issue, and none rill be stricken from it for the next isue; but after that, all names that hp?e tot been returned for continuance will ie dropped. Where a label shows two black dots nstead of the last figure or a cross hus ( { ) between the name and the late, or a printed date showing expiraion in the future, the subscriber need tave no further present concern; but rhere the figures on the label say "1 ran. 13," the next Tuesday's paper will >e the last issue received on the curerit Miilniinitp*lfTTTp will feaiscontinued unless tne1 urned in the meantime. REMEMBERED THE CONVICTS The people living In the immediate 'Iclnity of the stockade remembered he twenty-five convicts with a firstlass up-to-date Christmas dinner on Christmas day. There had, of course, been some pre ious concert of action. Superlntc-nlent Scoggins had been notified beforeland, and by 11 o'clock he had erected , substantial table about 75 feet long did had made other arrangements neessary for the occasion. The good things consisting of all the ubstantials and delicacies, like pork, teef, chicken, bread, cakes, pies, preerves. Jellies, etc., were brought lr iaskets, arrayed on the long table and he convicts were told to fall to, which hey did with a will. After all had eatn a plenty there was quite a quantity f good things left?enough for two lays or more, and these were put In >oxes and left with the convicts to be tsed as desired. The dinner was wound ip with a course of hot chocolate. . Among the people who contributed to he dinner were Messrs. Bruce Younglood, Robert Youngblood. John Mclarter, Lee Youngblood J. B. Miller, lanks Garrison, Will McCarter, D. E. ackson, W. W. Jackson, T. N. Thomsson, Walter Love, John Jackson, J. t. Deas, Robert Gordon, T. N. Wood, lam Youngl >od, Hamilton Wltherpoon and Mrs. Kate McCarter. THE PARCEL8 POST. The parcels post system went into ffect last Wednesday, and although he traffic was not especially heavy, a ew parcels were sent out and a few irere received from various postofflces ti this county. While It is not practicable to make comprehensive forecast on the probb!e developments of this system, it is afe to say that the economic effect of t will soon begin to assert itself and In he meantime it will behoove all busiess people who have not already beun to give the situation careful study, 0 lose no time in doing so. The carrying of an eleven pound ackage of merchandise through the lails for a distance of fifty miles for a lerely nominal sum, and the increasig of the distance indefinitely at a mall increase of the cost of carriage, 1 a proposition that cannot fail to rove of tremendous commercial imortance. It has been argued that the parcels ost system by bringing the local merhant into still closer competition with pecializlng dealers all over the country ill work a great hardship on such loal merchants; but as to how that is oing to operate remains to be seen, 'he argument was made originally by artles who really cared nothing about te local merchants; but only sought > array their influence against the arcels post system. The probability i that local merchants will find means ) make as advantageous use of the arcels post as their specializing cometitors. But however the system may affect eople engaged in trade of various inds, and whatever changes it may ring about in the distribution of dlf?rent kinds of merchandise, it seems ery apparent that the people who live long the rural routes at points more r less removed from the towns or auntry stores will find the parcels post rill be still another factor In adding to le comfort and convenience of living \ the country. THE SUPPLY BUDGET. The legislative delegation and the )wnship road supervisors met with ie county board of commissioners yes- i jrday to consider the legislative needs f the county for the coming year, and jpecially to arrive at an understand- ] ig as to what would be required in , ie way of tax levies, etc. All the members of the legislative , e'.egation were present with the ex- , option of Mr. J. R. Halle, who was kept way on account of the illness of Mrs. [aile, and all the township supervisors ere present with the exception of [essrs. D. T. Quinn, of King's Moun- 1 iln township, J. F. Wallace of Bui- i ick's Creek township and C. P. Blank- ! arm *?,,.nnkin ^ lamp ui run mm iuuuoni|i. > The supervisors present were Messrs. i P. Lesslle, of Catawba. J. F. Wil- l ams, of Ebenezer, J. F. Ashe, of Be- i lesda, W. S. Wilkerson, of Broad Riv\ E. N. Miller, of Bethel and A. L. 1 lack, of York. There was only one change recom- 1 lended in the road law. Previous to < .st year the township supervisor could 1 lend township road funds on such i >ad8 as his discretion suggested. L?ist i ear the law was changed so that the 1 txes paid on a given road had to be 1 cpended on that road. This plan has y ;en found impracticable for various >asons, among others the virtual im jssibility of keeping correct traok of j ie funds and keeping accounts. It ] as decided to repeal this new provi- ( on invested in the law last year, and J ave the township supervisors their J iginal discretion. The county treasurer reported that 1 ie levy of 3 mills that was necessary 1 at year to pay interest on the C. C. & ( . railroad bonds of York township 1 >uld be reduced to 2 mills; that Ca- I iwba township's 1} mill could be rejced to 3 of a mill and that Ebenezer , wnship's ? of a mill could be reduced | i J a mill. The Catawba river bridge ] ?bt having been paid, the 3 of a mill ( vy on that account could be discon- ^ nued. ^ It was estimated that the total re- j jlrements of the county, exclusive of t lie road and bridge funds would be ? jout $43,616.70. Of this amount it was , iou^ht that something like $8,000 j ould be raised by fines, licenses, etc., r id that there would be about $35,668.- j i to be raised by taxation. Although the levy for ordinary coun- ( purposes was not definitely fixed, It t ill probably be about the same a.? , st year; but there seems to be no iestion of the fact that except for the 'structlon of bridges by the remark- ? >le freshets of last spring, the levy Duld have been considerably reduced, 1 notwithstanding the amount that will have to be raised to pay Interest on the proposed court house bonds. WITHIN THE TOWN ? The Yorkvllle office has handled about a dozen parcels post p&ckages since Wednesday. ? Mr. Q. G. Eaves has purchased the Kuykendal residence on King's Mountain street from Mr. F. C. Riddle and moved Into It ? There were only three arrests by the police for drunkenness during the holidays and the police arrested all who appeared to be properly subject to arrest. ? Mr. T. D. Turner has moved his livery stable to J. W. Dobson's old stand and the Messrs. James Bros, have opened business In the barn vacated by Mr. Tunier. ? The Loan and Savings bank paid a 4 per cent semi-annual dividend on January 1 and the First National Bank of Yorkvllle, paid a 3 per cent semi annual dividend. ? It was a quiet Christmas so far as noise was concerned; but It was nevertheless enjoyable. There was less drunkenness than for years, and very few arrests by the police. ? Robert Hunslnger, the young mill operative who was so badly crippled last week by being run over by a Southern freight train, Is getting along as nicely as could be expected. ? Next Monday is sales day for January and if the weather Is good It is expected to be a good day for business generally. Whether the weather is good or not, there Is evefy reason to believe there will be a good business in mules. ? The boys rang out the old year and rang in the new Tuesday night at 12 in accordance with time-honored custom; but to their very great credit discontinued the time-disgraced custom of carrying off gates and signs, and overturning bridges and otherwise destroying private property. ? Union services were held in the Presbyterian church last Sunday night by way of a fraternal greeting to the new pastors, Rev. Henry Stokes and J. H. Machen. Rev. Mr. Machen was too unwell to be out. Rev. Mr. Stokes preached the sermon of the occasion. There was a large congregation in attendance. ? The colored people of the county celebrated emancipation Wednesday with a large gathering and parade in Vorkville. There were representatives . Srdftr^wy-sectiwr of thg-cw?Wy>-?f6od order prevailed throughout the day, and there were no untoward incidents to mar the occasion. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. Eugene Elliott of Lancaster, spent several days In Yorkvllle this week. Mr. S. L. Latimer, Jr., of Columbia, visited friends and relatives In Yorkvllle, this week. Miss Helen Williams of Rock Hill, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mauldln in Yorkvllle. Mrs. Fannie Morrow, of Gastonia, Is visiting the family of Mr. D. T. Woods, In Yorkvllle. Mr. Walter Rose of Leesvllle, visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose, In Yorkvllle this week. Miss Beulah Grimes, of La Grange Ga., visited Miss Kate Cody in York- 1 ville, during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Comer, of Hickory, N. C., visited the family of Mr. J. C. Comer In Yorkvllle, this week. Miss Evelyn Blake, of Charlotte, , spent several days this week with Miss . Annie Stevens, in Yorkvllle. Messrs. L. W. and Wm. W. Jenkins, i Jr., of the Spartanburg schools, are spending the holidays In Yorkvllle. i Prof. Joseph MacLean, of Decatur. ' Ga? spent several days In Yorkvllle 1 1--* 1. ,U. Ota? 1 litai wren, cue bucbi ui uic xuiooco uioi. Mr. and Mrs. Tcharner De Gralfenreld, of Charlotte, visited the family of Mr. J. M. Stars in YorkvlUe this week Mr. William Meek Allison, of Charlotte, spent several days In Yorkrille last week with his mother, Mrs. If. G. Allison. Dr. C. Fred Williams, of Columbia spent several days last week in Yorkvllle with his father, Mr. L. R. Williams. Misses Birie 8tacy, of Clover, and Nannie Atkinson, of Lowryville, are visiting Mrs. C. H. Smith on Yorkvllle, R. F. D. No. 4. Misses Sue and Ava Pearson and Miss Netta Bradley, of Gastonla, visited Misses Hattie and Florence Lllley at Filbert this week. . Miss Eunice McConnell of Montgomery, Ala., has been spending the holidays with her mother, Mrs. W. H. \j Connell, in Yorkvllle. Rock Hill Record: Miss Sallie Mc- 1 Donald of Yorkvllle has accepted a position as stenographer and bookkeeper for Spencer & Spencer of this city. Miss Annie May Harshaw, of McConnellsville. spent several days this j week with her sister. Miss Mary Har- < shaw, in Yorkvllle. I Rev. I. G. Murray, formerly pastor of : the Yorkvllle Baptist church, has ac cepted a call to the Baptist church at 1 Ridge Springs S. C., and moved to that ^ place this week. Mr. and Mrs. A. Hamilton Barnett, , of Bethel, have sent out announcements of the marriage of their daugh- , ter, Miss Sara Virginia, to Mr. Robt. Saye Riddle, which occurred on De- , cember 25th. > Mr. Daniel Mitchell, for the past several years, a salesman with Mr. J. Q. Wray in Yorkvllle, has given up his position and will be engaged in the mercantile business at King's Creek. Mr. S. Linden Brown, of Filbert, has taken a position with Mr. Wray. LOCAL LACONIC8 Bank Dividends. The National Union Bank of Rock Hill paid a 4 per cent semi-annual dividend on January 1 and the People's bank of Rock Hill paid a 3 per cent semi-annual dividend. Death of Mrs. M. E. Dunlap. Mrs. Mary R Dunlap died at her home in the Ogden section on Christmas day, after an illness of about a month. Mrs. Dunlap's maiden name was Duncan. She was 60 years of age. She is survived by her husband, Mr. J. J. Dunlap, six sons and one daughter. -** * ' V Stole cnnstmas Liquor. n The express office at Clover was 1 broken into a few nights before Christ- t mas and robbed of a quantity of liquor, e some ten or twelve gallons. In some r [ ases the thieves took the whole pack- a iges and In other cases they broke open 1 the packages fcnd took only single e quarts. Died in Arkansas. t A note from Mr. C. A. Mulholland, F Fayetteville, Arkansas, announces the s Jeath of Mr. A. Banks Kell, at Fayette- II I'ille on November 10 after an Illness of g several months. Mr. Kell formerly lived J n the Blairsville neighborhood and t vent to Arkansas in 1871. He is sur- a rtved by a widow and one daughter. 1 Wallace-McClellan. ^ Mr. C. W. Wallace and Miss E. P. i VIcClellan were married In Charlotte on p December 24. Mr. Wallace is a native w >f York county, has made two races for 0 lomination for the house of represen- e atlves and has been in the Insurance p juslness In Yorkville for a year or p nore. Miss McClellan has been man- C' iger of the Western Union Telegraph p jfflce. The young people are at present g naklng their home at Bishopville. p -atham-McConneli. li Rock Hill, January 1: A surprise ? norrlaufl of mnoh Intprpst to A host Ol Yiends was that of Miss Jessie Lee * LAtham. of Rock Hill R. F. D. No. 1. Tl md Mr. James Darby McConnell of n Facksonvllle, Fla., which occurred at 81 1.30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon at Rock 0 Kill. The ceremony was performed at Cl he Presbyterian manse, the Rev. Alexmder Martin officiating. The bride " vho is attractive and popular, is much Cl oved by all those who know her. The " lewly-married couple left immediately " or Jacksonville, Fla., where the groom ? s held In high esteem and holds a lu- " irative and responsible position with 81 he Seaboard Air Line company. fork Convicts Paroled. tj There were only two York convicts ei imong those to whom Governor Blease d< :xtended clemency, on December 24. di rhey were Curtis Belk, convicted at ai the July, 1909, term of court for York county, of car breaking and larceny and attempting to break jail, and sentenced to five years and two years, total of seven years, upon the public works of York county. Parole granted during good behavior, December 24, 1912. Sam Ballard, convicted at the July, 1909, term of court for Yprk county, of car breaking and larceny and attempting to break Jail, and sentenced to five years and two years, total of seven years' imprisonment on the public works of York county. Parole granted, during good behavior, December 24. 1912. 8ECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE Golden Opportunity to Remake the Department Ever since the election of Woodrow Wilson, newspapers, both north and south, have been suggesting the name of Editor Clarence Poe for the post of secretary of agriculture In the new president's cabinet The Washington Times, Philadelphia North American, and other papers or national prominence Immediately after the election stated that he was one of the men most likely to be named. Mr. Poe promptly announced, however, that he was not and would not be^a candidate for this or any other office'in Mr. Wilson's gift, but declared that some man should be appointed who would broaden the department and. make it not only the mighty force for better farm methods it has always been, but also an agency of service and leadership to our farmers in their efforts to reorganize rural life as it has been reorganized in Ireland, Denmark, Prance and other countries through education, organization and co-operation. Accordingly Mr. Poe sent the following telegram to the president-elect last week: "President-elect Woodrow Wilson, 'Trenton N. J. "While a score of papers have been generous enough to urge my appointment as secretary of agriculture, I do not wish the office myself, but do wish most earnestly that you shall appoint a man of extraordinary vision and ability.. There is a nation-wide awakening to the possibilities of rural co-operation and better marketing methods, and you can win the everlasting gratitude of American farmers by naming a man who will broaden the department and make it not only an agency for increasing crop production, but an agency for remaking country life and solving problems of rural co-operation, rural credit, and more economical distribution. After thoroughly canvassing all names suggested, I believe if you should delegate Dr. Walter H. D"""> r\t tha Pnnntpv T.lfA X CIVt iltvt l J Vk V<>V V/VW?W. 0 m I . ^ Commission, to perform this epochmarking task the nation would approve, while it may be that Dr. Ba' ey or President Waters, if committed to the same policy would do equally well. On behalf of the one hundred and fifty thousand farmer readers of my paper, I most respectfully, tout very earnestly, urge the appointment of a man of this type instead of any ambitious politician or department chief." The Progressive Farmer does not care for the man; we do care a great deal for the policy. We happen to know that Dr. Page, if appointed, would stand vigorously for the policy we have just indicated, and for this reason only, we have mentioned his name first. As publisher of the World's Work, the Garden Magazine, and Country Life in America, as a member of the Country Life Commission, and especially as promoter of Dr. Knapp's work in the Bouth, and an advocate of a better system of rural credits, he has rendered notable service to American agriculture while his southern birth and rearing ?1 ^ O * iin^nntonHlnff ftf WUUIU give 111141 ou uuuv> v. southern problems no other secretary has had. But Dr. Liberty H. Bailey is also a great agricultural leader, who has shown Interest in'all phases of the country life problem, and while we do not know personally of Dr. Water's work, it has been highly commended. No one doubts Dr. Harvey W. Wiley's general ability or devotion to the public good, but his Interest Is in pure food rather than In agriculture, and Prof. Willis Moore's Interest in the weafher service is'not sufficient to fit him for the general conduct of the department Nor have we been able to discover any reason that would make Congressman Burleson, of Texas, acceptable to American farmers. On the contrary, the support he has given the oleo manufacturers would arouse the resentment of all the dairy farmers of the country. But we repeat that we are interested not in a man, but a policy. No doubt President Wilson would like to hear From the farmers themselves. If you let him know that you are interested in seeing the department broadened as we have indicated, he will give the matter attention. Write him a letter or i postal card, expressing your ideas.? Progressive Farmer. MERE MENTION The New Jersey board of pardons granted fifty paroles as Christmas gifts cut of 215 applications. The death sentences of two boys were commutted to L5 and 30 years each Mme. Bloch, charged with the murder of Mrs. Minnie Bridge man, an American woman was acquitted by a jury in Paris, FYance on Dec. 24. Undue intimacy on the part of 5$me. Bloch's husband and M rs. Bridgeman was the motive of the murder, and the plea of the defense .vas the unwritten law The viceroy )f India, Baron Hardinge, was severely vounded by a bomb explosion at Del- 1 il on Dec. 23, on the occasion of the 1 :hange of the seat of government from Calcutta to Delhi Hundreds of j vorkmen had narrow escapes from i irownlng and a number of villages ] vere flooded, when a workman in the I Hontdor tunnel through the Jura j nountalns between Italy and France, i Irove his pick into a subterranean riv- i sr, which flooded the tunnel Chas. i 3. Mellen, president of the New York, i <ew Haven and Hartford railroad, and i Sdson J. Chamberlain, president of the < Drand Trunk railway, were inaictea Dy i i Federal grand Jury In New York, 1 Dec. 23, for violation of the Sherman l inti-trust laws. Conviction carries < vith it a penalty of J50.000 fine and a < fear In prison... .Norm Cadone, a ne- ( pro, convicted of murder, was lynched 1 >y a mob at West Baton Rouge, La., i Dec. 23 With the hand of a girl as 1 he prize, two suitors fought a pistol 1 luel in a darkened room near Wash- < ngton, Pa., Dec. 22. One of the suitors vas killed and the father of the girl ? lelped the other to make his escape... 2 rhe Pullman Car company gave Its c housands of employes Christmas pres- a nts in the shape of increase of wages t anging from 6 to 12 per cent......In c . coal mine at Sapporo, island of Hoi c Caido, Japan, Dec. 23, 200 miners were t ntombed by an explosion. Only a very y ew were rescued Jas. J. Hill the f ailroad magnate, is being boomed for f he post of secretary of agriculture in c 'resident-elect Wilson's cabinet. It is o aid that Mr. Hill will accept the post a f offered....A dispatch from Los An- f eles, Cal., is to the effect that Ortie t IcManigal, the self-confessed dynami- h er, is to Join the Burns detective t gency In New York last Sunday c 50,000 men, women and children em- p loyed in the manufacture of men's r arments, were ordered on a strike.... p lal Shain, an automobile driver, was I illed Sunday, at Los Angeles, Cal., o rhile driving an automobile at a speed II f 55 miles an hour around a cup-shapd track only 70 feet in diameter. Shain a jst control of his machine A e "rench aviator on Sunday made a sue- b essful test with a cargo-carrying aero- fl lane. He made a flight with a pas- e enger and carried a cargo of 830 a ounds An Industrial commission, h ivestlgating labor conditions around e 'ittsburg, Pa., after exhaustive study, n as reached the conclusion that the d carcity of labor is due very largely to e: he effect of the "back to the farm" K lovement that has been underway for ci everal years past Church circles t< f Philadelphia are greatly stirred be- si ause of a sensation that hangs on the n esignation of the Rev. Dr. Alfred G. a [ortimer as rector of St. Mark's Epis- i opal church, one of the very promi- le ent churches of the city. Immoral con- li uct Is broadly hinted at as the cause h r ine resignation, ana tne aiciagrapn o i alleged to have played a part In the si vandal. Dr. Mortimer had be^n rector s f St. Mark's for twenty-one years d luring the four weeks ending Sunday, n lere were 788 cases of measles renost- e1 a to the health department of Phlla- t? elphla At Hot Springs, Ark., Sun- s< ay, Mrs. W. W. Rldgeway caused the a rrest of her son-in-law and of a 01 daughter, and chal^^^^^Bvith tb murder of the wlf4^^^^^^^r'n'l*w Mrs. Ira appear %t a fancy 1 on the^night decorated . at .. .The to be the largest hosflBflnHHEHSB* was opened to the on Sunday. The hotel T^^Pstorles above the sidewalk, extends sixty feet below the street level, has accommodations for 2,600 people and will em- '. ploy 1,000 persons. The cost of the building and furn'things is said to be $13,500,000 During the year 1912 there were 133 fatalities among climbers of the Alps mountains; 514 climbers were Injured Eugene Pirou, mayor of Oentilly, France, is under arrest on the charge of attempting to murder two wealthy women Jesse Pomeroy, a degenerate, who in 1874, fras sent to the state prison of Massahusetts, for life, after conviction of the murder of two children by sticking 4 pins in them, ^hen he was only 13 years of age, last week made his third attempt to escape, having* sawed his way out of his cell by means of saws he had made of scraps of steel. Pom' roy has petitioned every governor of the state during the past thirty years * for a pardon...., .Miss Bessie Townsend has been appointed city comptroller of Atlantic City, N. J A naval battle between Greek and Turkish vessels is reDorted to have occurred Monday off the island of Tenedos. The Greek loss la reported as severe... .The Santa Fe railway system on Monday placed an order with the Baldwin Locomotive works at Philadelphia for 88 locomotives, at an approximate cost of $1,760,000. The loeomotlve works are now employing 18,000 men and working night and day Fifteen men were buried by a snowaMde at Pernio, British Columbia, Monday. The shop in which the men were working at the time, was carried 500 feet to the valley below. Four bodies were recovered Warrants have been issued for twentyAve school trustees of Schuyklll county Pa., on charges of conspiracy and grafting....A New York woman visiting In London, has notified Scotland Yard of the loss of a fur muff, valued at $16,000...... SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8 ? Attorney General-elect Thos. H. Peeples has given out that he will retain M. P. DeBruhl the assistant of Attorney General Lyon, as his assistant for the present. 'e *?Major John W. Holmes editor of the Barnwell People, and one of the best known newspaper men In the state died la?t Sunday morning in the 78?i year of his age. Major Holmes was " member of the Wallace house. ? Governor Blease has named D. H. MeOill. of Greenwood a member of the pardon board, vice R Maya Cleveland, resigned. The other members of the board are J. A. Summersett, of Columbia and E. T. Warren, of Hampton. ? Mayor Glbbs of Columbia, has reported to the city council that he has information that Influential blind tigers offered Chief of Police Cathcart a bribe of <1,000 to allow them to sell liquor without interference during fair week ar.d that the bribe was refused. ? It is stated that at the instance of a woman's club in the Pee Dee section, a bill is to be introduced in the next general assembly that will seek to outlaw haxing in the schools and colleges * < f this state. * ? "The dispensaries in the seven counties retaining the system have sold about as much whisky this year as all of the counties sold under the old stat dispensary system," says M. H. Mobley. state dispensary auditor. The total sales for the seven counties will approximate $1000,000 for the year. ? Governor Blease granted executive clemency to 79 prisoners in the penitentiary and on the various chalngangs of the state on the day before ChrJii^^mas. Seven of the convicts were-gfanted full pardons. Sentences *?re commutted in the case of four and the balance Vere paroled. ? Mortrus Smith, son of United States Senator, Smith, . died last Tuesday as ' ^ the result of a'gunshot wound accidentally inflicted by himself while out ' hunting on his father's farm near Florence on Christmas day. The wound necessitated a surgical operation whieh oaiiioH nnfMimnnifl from which death resulted.' ? Mr. E. D. 8 moak, an aged deaf mute farmer, who lived alone near Cedar Springs, was found dead In his home last Friday. There was a con- , siderable sum of money on his person and his watch had been undisturbed: but a trunk had been rifled and there was other evidences of a search for plunder. The general opinion was that the man had been murdered; but there was no clue to the murderers. Governor Blease has offered a reward of $500 for the apprehension of the assassin with proof to convict ? Chattanooga special of December 29 to the Columbia State: According to information learned here tonight, attorneys for C. J. HerLert, wanted at Columbia upon a charge of securing $98,000 under false pretenses, have successfully blocked a!l legal action in the case indefinitely. Judge Nell at Nashville has released Herbert on $2,000 bond, pending a hearing before him on a writ of habeas corpus and the prayer tor an appeal 10 me unnea ouiita supreme court has been withdrawn. Herbert will now remain at liberty under this small bond until Judge Nell decides to hear the case and Is practically at liberty indefinitely. ? Columbia, December 31: Accompanled by a guard, John T. Garlington, who is serving a three year term in the state penitentiary, this morning left for Laurens on a three days' parole to see his father, who is sick, darlington is to report back to the pen ^ three days hence. A penitentiary guard ? accompanies him and will haveJWTh under surveillance all the time. VThe governor granted Garlington a three days' parole to go home and see his lather on the representation of th? family physician, that Garllngton's father was sick and sinking and wanted to see his son. Mrs. Garlington accompanied her husband to Laurens. 3arlington was convicted of breach of trust in connection with the late Semllole Securities company, and sentenced :o three years in the state penitentiary. Hfe has already served over one-third >f his term. ? Governor Blease will be inaugurated for his second term on January II, and Magistrate W. Pink Caskey, if Lancaster, has been Invited and has iccepted the invitation to adminlser the oath of office to the governor in that nnnflslnn Mbsifltratn Dnnhar. if Barnwell county, who performed his function two years ago, died lakt ear. Magistrate Caskey, although rom Lancaster, Is a strong personal rlend of the governor's and. In spite if the act that he encouraged strong ipposltlon, was re-elected magistrate .t Lancaster last summer. The Rev. fathan A. Hemrlck, pastor of one of he Baptist churches at Newberry, v las accepted the Invitation to deliver he prayer at the inaugurial exer- , ises. The inauguration will take A ilace In the hall of the house of rei>s?. esentatives on January 21, in the resence of the joint assembly, following the administering of the oath f office, Governor Blease will de[ver his inaugurial address. ? Twelve of the negroes who were mong the number granted clem-ncy by Governor Blease on Decerner 24, called at the governor's ofce on December 27 for the purpose of A.pi cooing men iimuiva. neaueu uy negro, a native of Qreenville, who ad served a long term, they marchd into the office.* The Greenville egro, with his coat buttoned tightly rew himself up and saluted the govrnor in the latest military fashion, le then acted as spokesman for the rowd, made a little speech of thanks o the governor and all the Negroes hook hands with him. The goveror advised them to be good citizens nd to go and obtain work on farms nd not lie around the towns. Their sader then gave another military sa- ^ ite and they all turned and followed^^^M Im out of the office. The last seej^^^^^ f them, they marched out of the :ate house grounds and down Gorvais treot in single file, right in the midle of the street, with the Greeltellle egro still in the lead. Most of tSte yen dozen of negroes had served long^ X jrms. The Greenville negro had/^* srved over twent.y-one years and the uthorifles said he made a good prlaner.