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Scraps and .fads. ? ? Wall Street Journal: According to J estimates made by Postmaster Gener- { al Burleson, based on business done at ! the fifty leading postofflces of the j country, approximately 25,000,000 pack. J ages were handled by the service dur- . lng February. This is about 10,000,- , 000 In excess of packages handled dur- . lng January. At the fifty offices, 24,- * 397,159 packages were handled in Jan- j uary, Indicating an approximate gain of 40 per cent over the preceding , month, when It is considered there were three more days in January than ! in February. As In January, Chicago . exceeds all other cities In the number of parcels handled, with a total of 6,- ; 167,540. Following in order are: New ; York 4,102,010, Boston 1,326,228, Cleveland 1,226,025, St. Louis 1,069.305. Philadelphia 816,440, Detroit 766,661, and Cincinnati 569,285. Reports re ceivea Dy me pt>simasici-gciiciai nv>.. postmasters throughout the country . indicate that there will be a general Increase in the volume of this class of 1 mail during the spring months. Congestion is not reported at any point. ? Washington, March 19: President Wilson will confer frequently with , members of the house and senate In the president's room at the capltol during the extra session of congress. This was announced at the White House late today. The president intends to make himself as accessible to possible to members on those days when tariff legislation will have reached its most important developments. He found while governor of New Jersey that legislation often was expedited by his close communication with the New Jersey legislature. He made it a practice to be in his own office whenever the legislature was in session, day or night, and gave precedents in his engagements to the legislators. The president will go to the capltol in a spirit of friendly co-operation, there to consult with Democrats and Republicans alike on the progress of legislation. He believes, however, that he should go to the capltol as party leader and he has always said that the president is the elected leader of his party and that he particularly was charged by the people with the . * nJo/lroB Mr carrying vui ui (j?nr K<eUBv.. ?. Wilson believes the tariff bill should be treated as a party measure. The announcement today that the finance committee of the senate and the house ways and means committee will work on the tariff bill in Joint conference consulting: with the president often, is In line with his Idea that the leaders in congress should draft a bill which should stand or fall on its merits both in congress and before the country. ? Washington, March 20: Huntington Wilson, assistant and acting secretary of state, has resigned that office and insisted upon immediate acceptance of the resignation because of his radical difference of opinion with the administration regarding its Chinese policies. President Wilson Immediately accepted the resignation. Mr. Wilson, like all assistant secretaries in the various departments, tendered his resignation as a matter of form to President Wilson directly upon the latter's assumption of office. Mr. Wilson was requested to continue in his place until it should be convenient for the president to name his successor. He consented to do so to accommodate Secretary Bryan, in his desire to make his present visit to Lincoln, Neb. The issue of the statement from the White House defining the administration's attitude regarding the Chinese loan negotiations Is believed to have been regarded by Assistant Secretary Wilson as sufflci* nt to justlty him in requesting to be relieved at once from duty. After telegraphic notice to Secretary Bryan of his intentions, Mr. Wilson late yesterday afternoon, dispatched a note to the White House terminating his own service and President Wilson at once designated Second Assistant Secretary Adee to act as secretary of state during Secretary Bryan's absence. A probable result of the resignation will be the immediate appointment under a recess commission of John Bassett Moore as councilor of the department of state, with the authority to act as secretary. In a thousand-word letter to President Wilson the former acting secretary of state set forth that when he consented to continue for a time with the new administration he did not understand thre were to be any radical changes of policy for which he would be called upon to act as spokesman. ? King George, of Greece, was assassinated while walking the streets of Salonika last Tuesday afternoon. The assassin was a Greek of low mental type who gave his name as Alecko Schinas. He shot the king through the heart The king was accompanied only by an aide de camp, Lieucenant Colonel Francoudls. The assassin came suddenly at the king and fired one shot from a seven-chamber revolver. The tragedy caused intense excite nrno ImmaHIo tnlv IliCIlU Otuiliao TTOO OC44.VM *u?.l.VVi.M*vv and overpowered. The wounded king was lifted into a carriage and taken to the Papaflon hospital. lie was still breathing when placed in .he carriage. Prince Nicholas, the kin/s third son, and other officers hurried to the hospital. Arriving first. Prince Nicholas summoned the officers and, speaking in a voice choked with sobs, said: "It is my deep grief to have to announce to you the death of our beloved king and invite you to swear fidelity to your new sovereign, King Constantine." Crown Prince Constantine, who succeeds King George, is at present at Janina. He is expected to come here with all possible speed. The assassin of the king is an evil-looking fellow about 40 years of age. On being arrested he refused to explain his motive for the crime. He declared his name was Alecko Schinas and in reply to an officer, who asked him whether he had no pity for his country, announced that he was against governments. Schinas maintained a perfectly impassable demeanor which was suggestive of his being irresponsible for his actions. Notwithstanding: the rapidity with which the king: received attention he was dead on arrival at the hospital. Precautions were taken throughout the city and perfect order is being maintained. ? Washington, March 20: The second largest cotton crop ever grown, amounting to 14,295,500, equivalent 500 pound bales, including linters, was produced by the farmers of the United States during 1912, the census bureau announced today in its preliminary report of the total production of cotton as returned by the spinners and linters. The number of running bales, counting round as half bales and including linters, was 14,076,430. The crop compares with 16,250,276 equivalent 500-pound bales in 1911, 12,005.688 in 1910, 13,587,306 in 1908, 13.595,498 in 1906 and 13,676,954 in 1904. Comparisons of running bales are 16,109,349 in 1911, 11.965,962 in 1910, 13,432,131 In 1908, 13,305.265 in 1906 and 13,679,310 in 1904. The department of agriculture's bureau of statistics on Decern ber 12 estimated tne total proaucuon of the 1912 crop, including linters, at 13,820.000 bales of 500 pounds each. Round bales Included In the production figures are 81,528 for 1912, 101,554 for 191 1. 112.887 for 1910, 242,365 for 1908, 268,219 for 1906 and 296,151 for 1904. Sea Island cotton produced during 1912 amounted to 73,641 bales, compared with 119,293 bales in 1911, 90,368 in 1910, 112,539 in 1905. 104,317 In 1904, 104,953 in 1902. Lint bales included in thetotal amounted to 605,704, compared with 556.276 for 1911. 397,628 for 1910, 313,478 for 1909, and 346.126 for 1906. The average gross weight of the bale for the crop, counting round as half bales and including linters, was 507.8 pounds for 1912, compared with 504.4 pounds for 1911, 501.7 pounds for 1910, 496.6 pounds for 1909 and 505.8 pounds for 1908. Ginneries operated for the 1912 crop numbered 25.267, compared with 26.349 for 1911. ? Cotton consumed in the United States during February amounted to 466,933 running bales, including 23,091 bales of linters, compared with 533,251 bales in January and 455,287 bales in December, the census bureau announced last Tuesday morning. Cotton on hand on February 28 amounted to 4,209,559 bales, including 120,650 bales of linters. compared with 4,580.238 bales January 31 and 4,905,035 bales December 31. This was distributed as follows: In manufacturing establishments 1,957,548 bales, including 87,370 bales of linters compared with 1,911,157 bales on January 31. and 1,704,420 bales on December 31: inde >endent warehouses 2,252,011 bales In- a eluding 33,280 bales of llr.ters compar- ti ?d with 2,669,079 bales on January 31, ind 3,200,615 bale* on December 31. Imports were 34,040 equivalent 500 ? >ound balee compared with 52,253 . >ale8 in January and 25,075 bales In ,! December. Exports were 530,911 runling bales, compared with 900,844 >ales in January and 1,391,385 bales in December. Active spindles numbered (0,518,619, compared with 30,335,563 in ? ranuary and 30,146,756 in December. Of :hese 11,739,985 were in cotton growing itates and 18,778,634 in all other states. ** Consumption and cotton on hand on K February 28 was distributed as fol!ows: In cotton growing states 235,- ' 111 bales were consumed In February; j:j 87* <62 bales were in manufacturing ? sp i,ollshments on February 28, and d 2,047,021 bales in Independent warehouses. In all other states 231,222 d bales were consumed, 1,084,086 bales were in manufacturing establishments f and 204,990 bales were in independent warehouses. Of the imports 29,899 bales came from Egypt; 1,367 bales ~ from Peru; 2,457 bales from China and 317 Dates irom ait uiner cuuuines. Of the exports 166,726 bales went to the United Kingdom; 169,817 bales to d Germany, 26,991 bales to France; 47,- f, 450 bales to Italy and 129,927 bales to " all other countries. ^ Iht Ijmftvittr (Sntjuitrr. | Entered at the Postofflce In Yorkvllle Z as Mail Matter of the Second Class. ^ _________________________ w ___ c. ? it YORKVILLE, B. O.t FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1913 g While of course It is the duty of ev- t< ery citizen to keep his eyes open as to t< what the government is doing, and to ? lend his help in seeing to It that right c and justice prevail, still it must be re- a cognized that each man's individual r welfare depends upon close application to his own business. The man who devotes himself closest to honest, persistent industry contributes most G to the welfare of himself and of his fellow men. - m . P c The New York Sun, Republican, ^ representative of Big Business in New G York, remarks that the new Democratic administration has fallen into the Republican groove without a Jar. We hope and believe that this is a matter of the wish being the father of the thought The main place for re- h form, of course, is in the revision of tl the tariff, and the understanding is h that the administration is pledged to n secure a revision of the tariff down- p c ward or know the reason why. If there is a good substantial downward revi- ii slon, the Sun will not like it, and if a c there is no such revision the people n who elected WQson will not like it. The d question as to whether the Democratic administration has re lly dropped into ? a Republican groove will not be un- v settled for long. In the meantime, we want to say again that we believe the * Sun's intimation is a slander. 8' ' * tl The Record is glad to see The York- a ville Enquirer one time come to the P defense of Yorkville. The cause (nay, ^ one of the causes) appeared to be some little editorial squibs in the Record's last issue anent a site for the new court house. We say "appeared" advisedly; because, to .one looking on", this violent and unexpected outbreak of patriotism on the part of The Enquirer may have been caused in an effort to "get on the wagon," " now that a new Yorkvlle paper is about to make its appearance. What amuses people over this way is the smug confidence Editor Grist displays r in assuming that ail the intelligence is a located in the Yorkvllle editorial ? sanctum, and that all others are 9< "idiots." A If the Record has been the means n of showing The Enquirer its simple v duty to Yorkvllle, why we are entirely s pleased with the situation.?Rock Hill d Record. a All of which is full confirmation of * 8 the correctness of The Enquirer's ex- j pressed belief that the Record should e not have been noticed. So the object t of those silly untruthful paragraphs ? was only to draw the fire of The En- j quirer, and if the fire of The Enquirer a had not been drawn, the misrepresen- ? tatlon would have been allowed to a stand. We beg leave to withdraw our suggestion of idiocy. It is now evl- I J A AW** *WI* n..*n.nnit AM nfaa fin tin* ^ UCIIL LIICIU LI 110 OU5?COUVU "OO CM* MAS just reflection upon the mentally unfortunate. Furthermore we begr to advise that if any of our readers consider that controversy on the plane here Involved, is any part of duty, we decline the work. It would be an injustice to say anything that would create the impression that there are no farmers in this section who fully appreciate the use and economic value of the jrire fence, because it would be untrue. There are many farmers who realize the wonder- 8 ful possibilities that have been opened up on account of the institution, and they are taking full advantage of the situation. But at the same time we have an idea that old traditions on the ? fence question are still an obstacle in r the way of progress. Take-the case of ^ the average man whose 'deas of farm F management were molded under the Jj conditions prevailing in the old days a of the rail fence. That was a very ex- v pensive institution, and involved com- ? parison of the aggregate value of cattie and crops. Finally crops won, but n the question was not entirely elimi- s nated. Everybody found it cheaper to ^ fence cattle than crops, and the people ? who felt the pinch worse were those t who had been raising cattle at the ex- ? - - -ai ? ??? + f pense or oiner peupie a tiupa. vamv I became better but as to whether they g became scarcer, there is not at hand * sufficient data to warrant a positive J1 statement. That, however, is not the t present question. Times have changed, a The wire fence of today is better, more | convenient and more economical than ?L the old rail fence or any other fence f that can be built. Given the value s and prospects of a certain piece of pa- * tronage, the cost of fencing the same. . and the possible profit of raising calves, it is easy to figure out with a reasonable degree of accuracy Just what one may expect from more or less attention to cattle. Many farmers are already dealing with the problem ( intelligently, and we think it would be i good for the country if others would a take it up. We do not want to be un- c derstood as suggesting that farmers t abandon any of the crops they are 1 now raising or anything of that kind, s We simply believe that if the cattle t raising possibilities are given only a s fair proportion of attention, the wealth r of the farmers as individuals, and of t this locality as a whole, can be won- r derfully increased at a very rapid rate, v ? ? v Precedence in the Senate. ^ Discussing the recent radical action * of the senatorial steering committee in t its alleged overturning of precedents, e and the row that has been occasioned * in connection therewith, the Washington Times gives what looks to us like j h sensible analysis of the whole situ- J on as follows: There 1? much speculation why the mate Democratic caucus should have > ferturned precedent by refusing to ect Senator Augustus O. Bacon present pro tempore, and choosing Sena r James P. Clarke in his stead. The Iscussion seems pointless, and the >al explanation very easy. It invoivi no reflection whatever on Senator econ. The senate was following Its own ^ recedent in refusing the position of resident pro tempore to Mr. Bacon, ot the ancient precedent that con;ded everything to seniority; not the T recedent that concentrated the whole ower of senate control In the Aldrich[ale band; not the repudiated preceent that, in the house, made Cannon- , im first the menace and then the ownfall of Republican control. The senate made a new precedent , )r itself when it defeated Thomas S. [artin for chairman of its caucus, and hose John Worth Kern for that post. r his precedent being established, oldr ones in conflict with it were out of ammission. T; When it came to choosing a presi- r ent pro tempore, the senate simply illowed the new precedent. It re- _ uired that no senator should have, 1 mply because of seniority, two flrstlass places, to the exclusion of some _ ounger senator who could get none. 1 enator Bacon was slated for the great immlttee on. foreign relations. To _ ive him the other place in addition, * ould be to perpetuate in part, a syssm that had been formally rejected r hen Martin was denied the caucus L h airmanship. The Democratic caucus simply stood p y Its guns in the matter of Bacon * nd Clarke. Having laid down a new ule. made a new precedent, it stood _ at by the new order of things, as it 1 lust do to be consistent It did en- _ rely the right thing. Senator Clarke is no more progressre than Senator Bacon. His selection . ras not a progressive triumph. Most 1 f the senators who voted for Bacon, ideed, were progressive. But two- fi birds of the caucus supported Clarke, b nd in doing so they established firmly tie rule that every senator is going to e. hereafter, as nearly as possible, ne ninety-sixth of the senate. That i right. It is what the senators ought t 3 be, what their states Intend them t ) be, what the constitution contem- t lated. It is not possible, in this an- d lysis, to see any reflection on Mr. Ba- s on, and it is possible to evidence that 0 new and better day of real democ- 8 acy in the senate has dawned. r li SCHOOL FUND8 TANGLED t i over nor Will Not Act With Treasur- r r and Comptrollsr. r The Columbia Record of yesterday J: rints the following self-explanatory ' orrespondence between Superinten- ? ent of Education Swearingen and J (overnor Blease: "March 19, 1913. t Hon. Cole L. Bflease, Governor; Hon. a a t nortw aiota Tr?i?iir(>r! Hon. v A. W. Jones, Comptroller General, r Columbia, S. C. "Gentlemen: The general assembly as levied a one-mill state tax for chools. The governor, the state reasurer and the comptroller general ave been authorized to borrow as iuch as $150,000 to carry out the purposes of the act In anticipation of tax ollections this fall. "I am in daily receipt of letters askng whether the rural graded school pplicatlons, the term extension appltatlons and the library requisitions ow on file with the state superintenent of education can be paid. "If the money to settle these claims annot be secured, the schools must lose, and some 25,000 white children rill suffer. ,,T Aft AO Hff eonnnot unit van. x lieixyuy ccuiiuowj *uvuh /vu o* lemen to give this matter prompt attrition by borrowing 130,000 to enable chool district trustees to carry out he contracts already entered into, nd to continue their school session as lanned during the months of March ipril and May, 1913. "Very respectfully, , . "J, E. Swearlngen, State . Superintendent of Education and Secretary State Board." Governor's Reply. "March 19. 1913. Hon. J. E. Swearlngen, State Superintendent of Education and Secretary State Board, Columbia, S. C. "Dear Sir: Tour letter of March 19 eceived. I am absolutely and wholly bsolved from any responsibllty whatver for the condition in which the sglslature has left the public schools, ly annual message to the legislature, ly veto message upon the bill that ,'as passed, and a special message ent upon that subject, are high eviience of the fact that I knew what an wkward and bunglesome condition he legislature was putting things into, nd I pleaded with them not to do it. f they had followed my advice, as videnced by these documents referred o, we would have been in the best onditlon ever reached by the educalonal department of South Carolina, iut cheap politicians do cheap work, , nd when they see fit to injure the chools in order to deprive me of a Ittle credit the people must hold them, nd not me, responsible. "I regret the condition things are in. j Jut who put them in that condition? Vho endeavored to keep them from hat condition? I stated positively to * he legislature that I would not join ' idth the state treasurer and comproller general in any transaction, and 1 sked the legislature not to place me s n that position, and stated if it did hat I would not serve. The legirtature l 1M l? ?nH T will not wrve. 1 "I think it very unfortunate that the Ittle children should be put to any nconvenience or their education deerred for one moment by cheap poliics and cheap politicians, but let those rho are responsible bear the burden. L^hank God, my record is clear, and nstead of injuring the children, I leaded for their welfare in this re-;ard. "Very respectfully, "Cole L. Blease, "Governor." McLaurin for Governor.?Ever since he adjournment of the general assem?ly there has been a rumor going the ounds that Hon. John L. McLaurin rill be a candidate for governor in the trimary of 1914. Mr. McLaurin would nake an ideal governor we believe, ?ut whether he would give his conent to enter the race for the position re do not know. He does not have to un for office, nor does he have to set iim8elf up as a target for his political nemies to shoot at; there is this nuch about McLaurin, should he conent to enter the race for governor he vill have strong support from the usiness element who have more rerard for a man's ability and honesty han they have for petty issues erennHH/-.lono fn Q mil QP . .ICU UJ ovui *cj puiifciviaiio W } trejudlce for selfish purposes. We be- ] leve that South Carolina would be the rainer should a man of conservative luslness views be placed at the head if the state government, there will be n all probability several such men in , he field, and if the people will lay Lslde partisan factionalism to select heir state officials, and for that mater, their county officers also, it will >e io their Interests. When men of the ibre of John L. McLaurin are being ought out it is a healthy sign, going o show that the people are looking for ubstantial material results rather han for the gratification of indiidual political advancement.?Manling Times. ? Columbia special of March 19 to Charlotte Observer: Charges of graftng on the part of Maj. H. W. Richtrdson, the manager, and counter harges that Col. D. A. Dickert, trusee was drunk, were made here followng a meeting of the board of commlsioners of the Confederate Home, which ? >roKe up in a row luuowuig a siuriuy i ession. Colonel Dickert left the ' neeting and handed in hla resignation 1 0 the governor, declaring that he was f lot going to have anything more to do f rith the institution until the grafting I vas stopped. "He was drunk, plain I Irunk," said A. W. Todd, a member of > he board this morning in handing out i 1 statement denying the charges made t ly Colonel Dickert. Todd further stat- i d that Colonel Dickert had said "I'll t vhlp the whole bunch," and had in- \ ulted the matron, declaring that she i lad put herself in a man's place and s te would "beat her too." v LOCAL AFFAIRS, NEW ADVERTISEMENTS . R. Klliian?After April 1 will have a 6-room cottage, corner Jefferson and Church streets, for rent. E. Hull, Rock Hill?Solicits orders for sweet potato sprouts and tomato plants. April and May delivery. Lobt. Shlnn, No. 2, Yorkvllle?Will appreciate Information as to whereabouts of an estray shoat. orkvllle Opera House?Announces the coming Of Cobun's minstrels on next Tuesday evening. Bigger and better than ever. . A. Tate, Clerk of Moot Court?Gives notice of special term of moot court to be held In the court house next Monday evening at 8 o'clock. . C. Wllborn and J. Edgar Poag?Announce auction sale of town and country property on March 29th. frPnnnpii Drv Goods Co.?Makes a few special offerings for Saturday and Monday in ginghams, etc. 1. W. Sherer?Says that as he must prepare to move he will sell groceries cheap. About beef. Hrkpatrick-Belk Co.?Says its opening was an unqualified success, and calls attention to special values, 'homson Co.?Thanks the ladles for visiting 'he opening. Talks about new goods, oxfords, etc. . , 'orkvlfie Hardware Co.?Again Invites attention to the advantages of using Ellwood hog wire for fences. 'irst National Bank?Suggests that you create a reserve fund by saving from your earnings, lloud Cash Store?Wants gentlemen to see it for furnishings of all kinds of best qualities and styles. almetto Monument Co.?Has a few remarks about the qualities of granite and marble for monuments. Tork Supply Co.?Has received a car of soda. larroll Furniture Co.?Can supply you with bicycles, bicycle sundries, and repairs wheels, and re-tlres carts, die Hour Theatre?Puts on select lot if pictures tonight, and will have orchestra music. Monday's pictures. Ihannon-Smarr Co., Sharon?Sells the Walk-Over shoe for men and want you to wear them. Because of the delay occasioned by he meeting in the court house yeserday the court house site will not >e sold salesday in April, as originally leclded upon. Although the undertandlng is that it is still the purpose f the commission to sell the present Ite, if this purpose Is carried out anlouncement of the fact will be made ater. J . . j Special attention is called to the noIce In another column making anlouncement of a moot court entertainnent to be held In the court house lext Monday night for the benefit of he J. Marlon Sims memorial fund, [ he state of South Carolina offers to >ay part of the expense of a suitable nemorial to this great South Carolina ihyslclan and surgeon if the balance s raised by subscription, and of course he purpose In view is most worthy. In ill the list of great physlcans who lave contributed to the well being of nankind in demonstrating the means 0 conserve human life, and to lessen he terrors of childbirth, none, stands ilgher than that of Dr. Sims, and vhile the people of other states, and iven of foreign countries have shown heir appreciation by proper tributes, louth Carolina has done out little of 1 substantial nature. The cause is one hat may well enlist the support of a rrateful people, and it is hoped that he people of Yorkville and the comnunlty will go out to the entertalanent next Monday In sufficient num>ers to crowd the court house to its apaclty. The Enquirer was in error in Jts tatement last Tuesday to the effect hat the only bid made for that (30,000 non nf th<k ennntv won mnHp hv th? 'eople's National Bank of Rock Rill, rhehe was also a bid by the Loan and Savings Bank of YorkvUle. The reluest of the commissioners for bids ontemplated straight interest on the entire amount. The bid of the Loan ind Savings bank was In accordance vlth the proposal and they offered to end the money at 6 per cent in two nstallments?$15,000 at once and $16,100 on June 1. The People's National Bank offered a 6) per cent 'discount proposition contemplating $15,100 down and $15,000 on July 1. According to the calculations of Mr. C. L. Tobb, the bid of his bank offered the county an advantage of $2,700 over the >id of the Loan and Savings Bank, rhe board immediately checked out ibout $9,000 of the loan to pay past lue accounts, leaving the balance of he money in the bank subject to fuure checks. The value of the loan to he bank and how much the county mint nav fnr the monev actually used. >f course depends upon what use the >ank may be able to make of the :ounty's money while the county Is laying Interest on It. The loan, of :ourse, is an advantageous one to the :ounty, and may or may not prove advantageous to the bank. The state* nent that there was only one bid was nade on the strength of information hat was considered authentic; but vhlch was not verified, and the reiponslbility for it, of course rests with The Enquirer. ABOUT PEOPLE Mr. Joe Moore of Charlotte, is visting friends in Yorkville. Miss Bessie Pegram of Gastonia, is (pending several days at her home in forkvllle. Mr. and Mrs. James Darby of Liowryville, visited Mrs. J. H. Witheripoon in Yorkville this week. Miss Grace Castles of Spartanburg s visiting Misses Minnie and Lois ilVhiteside in Hickory Grove. Miss Katherlne Goodson of Con:ord, N. C., is the guest of Misses Dannie and Maude Stroup in Yorkville. Miss Nancy Witherspoon of the Colege for Women at Columbia, is spending several days at her home in Yorkville. Misses Fannie and Maude Stroup of ;he Presbyterian college, Charlotte, irrlved in Yorkville last night to ipend Easter. Mr. J. L. McGarity has returned to lis home on Yorkville No. 3, after a visit of three months to relatives in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Commissioner warson nag appuinieu Mr. J. C. Wllborn, of Yorkville, a delegate to the National Drainage congress to be held In St Louis on April L0-12. The following York county Woodnen represented York county In the itate meet at Greenville this week: Max C. Bryant, W. H. Hope, J. E. Parker, George Ayres, Iaom and Wlllon, Walnut Camp, Rock Hill; J. A. C. jOve, Clover; Preston Goforth, Bethiny; Lesslle Smith, Filbert; John E. Carroll and D. T. Woods, Yorkville; Lester Good, Sharon, Good, 3oodtown; A. R. McEJlhaney and S. iV. Parks, Fort Mill; Thos. W. Boyd, jesslle, Chestnut Camp, No. 92. FORT MILL SCHOOLS The current Issue of the Fort Mill rimes has the following letter from Superintendent of Education John E. Carroll on the subject of his recent ,'lsit to the schools of the township: Yorkville, March 18.?Continuingmy ourney, I next reached Gold Hill, vhich is also in District No. 39 and unler the supervision of the same board )f trustees as Flint Hill. Mr. John L. rtatteree and Miss Inez Smith are the in nhariro ThpfA WPfP SOTTlP ifty or sixty pupils in attendance anging all the way in size from sixrear-old tots to grown-up boys and firls. The building is above the averige in size and arrangement but it leeds a fresh coat of paint inside and >ut. The grounds could be improved vonderfully with a little work, and he heating is poor. In the primary oom the stove was out of commission ind an open fire-place was carrying 95 jer cent of the heat up the chimney. The open fire-place is fine for ventlating purposes but for heating a good lized schoolroom it is Just about as ef'eetive as a ten-cent brass lamp. New jlackboards and more books for the 11)rary would aid the teachers in their vork. So far as I was able to Judge n the short time at my disposal], the eachers are doing their work intelligently, and the number of children in he higher grades is encouraging. I vould like very much to see the local mprovement association get busy and itir up the enthusiasm of former years vhen Gold Hill was the leading coun try schood In this section of the state. I can remember a time when her com* c mencements were the big event of the t year for the. surrounding country. n Eureka was the next place Inspected, v There I found Miss Mabel Smith t with ten or twelve children In attendance. This little schol is down among c the river hills In District No. 28. The t trustees are Messrs. W. Hv Jones, S. P:1 a Sutton and R. S. Torrence. The build- r ing Is comfortable, but there Is no fiuipnieqt. The children j need: the o broadening Influence of large numbers, t They should be transported to on* of ' the neighboring schools at the expense of the district. It is Impossible to get up the necessary enthusiasm among eight or ten pupils. At Riverside, my next and last stop, 1 I found a modern building, very well 1 arranged and properly equipped with good desks, globe, maps, blackboards, . etc. The trustees have done weal by this school and it is up to the patrons r and the teacher to do the rest With f anything like regular attendance Miss t Epps ought to get; good results this spring. I believe she will. Generally speaking the schools of s the township are about on an average 8 with the country schools In other parts . of the county. There Is much room for 1 Improvement but the conditions are favorable, arid Port Mill is too progressive as shown by her Improved roads, good churches and well-tilled farms, to allow her schools to lag. I thank you, Mr. Editor, for this opportunity to reach your readers and tell them frankly my Impressions of their schools. It would have been easier perhaps, to quietly pass from school to school, praising the efficiency of the teacher and the brightness of the pupils, Interspersing It all with a few Idle compliments for the trustees and the neighborhood in general, but I prefer to point out defects and suggest a remedy. FIELD DAY EXERCI8E8 The athletic teams of the Yorkville and Clever High Schools are to meet in Yorkville tomorrow for a test of superiority in various exercises, commencing In the morning at 10.30 and in the afternon at 1.30. The morning hours are to be devoted to contests in running, jumping, discus and shot putting, and the afternoon will be devoted to tennis and baseball. The programme Is to be as follows: ' ? ! Clover Yorkville. Events. mn.Vafd Tkooh Zeb Niell, Robt. Finley George Henry Lewis Grist Running High Jump Zeb Niell States Finley Harry Henry Thos. Qulnn Half Mile Run Carl Knox Bamford Garrison Kelly Henry Thos. Quinn Discus Robt Lawrence Carl Gaulden Will Matthews Lewis Grist 220-Yard Dash Geo. Henry Lindsay Devinney Kelly Henry Robt. Finley Pole Vault Boyce Faulkner Lewis Grist John Knox " Thos. Quinn 120-Yard Low Hurdles Geo. Henry Robt Finley Joseph Barnett Lewis Grist Running Broad Jump Geo. Henry States Finley Zeb Niell Lewis Grist 440-Yard Run Harry Henry Lindsay Devinney Keily Henry Robt. Finley lwiit1Jjawrenc*h0t Put o / I Will Matthews c** Gaulden /t /Kelly Henry M,,e 0plat|l | Carl Knox Bamford Gannon / < I Tei,nl??1.30 p j/*rnv Moore I j Joe Barnett. ' ' J, |Geo. Henry Hobt. PJnley /< (Joe Bamett S'n|r]ea ^ P,n,eW<' I Baaeball < p wRobt- flnley /1 Joseph Bameft>COnd Ba*e } I Geo. Henry Short?top plaxleo|' jRobt LawrencePltCher ^ L 1 Edmund Fort ?atcher G*u'*?? h Zeb Nien Third Base Quinn/j I Boyco *><?> Kill Ualthew,F"*t = ? 0rt*t' J- ! (Carl Knox Center "eld ^P'?r.n.Jl (John Knox LWt "eld Finney I l-^SMVjrtyg SZffSSj visitors except those from Clover, who will be admitted free of charge. THE NEW SCHOOL ACTS J. E. Swearingen, state superintendent of education has issued a pamphlet containing what he considers the most important acts of the last general assembly bearing on the educational system of the state. They are: The act to levy and collect a one-mill state tax for the free public schools and provide for the distribution of the same; an act to require the filing of reports by teachers, principals and superintendents of schools, and an act to provide for the establishment of kindergartens as a part of the common school system of the state of South Carolina and to prescribe the qualifications of the Instructors therein and for other purposes. The acts follow: n? M;ii T.v "Section 1. Be It enacted by the general assembly of the state of South Carolina: That a tax of one mill Is hereby levied on all the real and personef property of the state, the proceeds of which shall be used exclusively for the free public schools and expended as hereinafter stated. "Section 2. Of the proceeds of this one-mill tax levy 50 per cent shall be retained in the county In which collected, to be known as the 'County Board Fund,' and shall be used by the several county boards of education for the aid of the free schools In the respective counties In the discretion of the said boards; 50 per cent of the proceeds shall be deposited with the state treasurer and disbursed by him on the warrant of the chairman and secretary of thfe state board of education as other state funds are disbursed, to be used by the said state board, as follows: For high schools under sections 1825-1835, of Code of 1912, 360,000; for extension of public schools fVia ant r\t 1010 tftOOOO* for POI1 so'lidated grraded schools under act 1912, No. 497, 120,000; for rural libraries, 15,000. Any additional funds at the disposal of the state board of education under the provision of this act , shall be used for the lengthening; of the school term under sections 1,783- ' 1,789, of code 1912." I Reports Required. i "Section 1. Be it enacted by the < general assembly of the state of South , Carolina: Any teacher, principal, or superintendent employed in the schools 1 of this state, supported in whole or i in part at public expense, shall file i within two weeks after the close of the session of such school a full and ac- ' curate report as now required by law. 1 Any person neglecting, refusing or omitting to file such report when re- s quested by the county superintendent of education shall be liable to the cancellation of his or her certificate to < teach, and to a fine of not more than 1 $25, to be imposed at the discretion of < the county board of education. ' "Section 2. Any and all private schools shall report to the county su- < perinienuem ui cuuuauun u|/v*i ?*.quest therefor, of the county wherein such school is located, the number of pupils receiving Instruction, the number in regular attendance, the number of teachers employed and such other facts as will show the grade and amount of educational work actually done in such private school. The management of such other private school neglecting, refusing or omitting to file such report within two weeks after the close of the regular session shall be subject to a fine of not more than $25. Section 3. It shall be the duty of each county superintendent of education to flie with the state superintendent of education within two months after the close of the scholastic year, a full and accurate report of all the schools under his supervision. Any county superintendent falling to make such report shall be guilty of a misI demeanor, and upon conviction thereof in a court of competent jurisdiction, shall be fined In the dicretion of the court In a sum not exceeding $50. "Section 4. The cancellation of any 1 ertiflcate hereunder shall be reported P o the state board of education, and xay be reviewed on appeal taken * /ithin ten days after the decision of * he county board. 1 "Section 6. Any and all moneys ollected hereunder shall be paid into a he county's treasury to be disbursed 1< s a part of the county board fund ? iow authorized by law. "Section 6. Any and all acts or parts h X afcts inconsistent herewith are here- c y repealed." . a . v-? WITHIN THE TOWN ? Petitions are being1 circulated for he re-appointment of Miss Maggie doore as postmaster at YorkvHle. ? There is not a prospective court louse site In Yorkvllle that would adnit of a composite agreement That act is settled if nothing else is setled. ? The first baseball game of the sea ion was played between the Rock Hill ind Torkville High School teams in forkville last Tuesday afternoon, the icore resulting 10 to 8 In favor of the lock Hill team. ? There have been more people after danager Wray of the opera, house for i. minstrel show than for any other ilass of entertainment. Now there is innouncement of a good minstrel show ?one of the best on the road, to come ie*t Tuesday. | ? Mr. J. Q. Wray does not exactly mow what he will do after bis bankupt estate is settled, "But of course, will do something," he said. 'Til have o." It develops that only a single :redltor was pressing him for a bill of ibout 8300, and although he could have nanaged to stave things off, and naybe pulled through with the paynent of this amount, he preferred to rive all creditors an equal showing, ind hence his petition In bankruptcy. <Yom all that can be, learned, unless he bankrupt estate is poorly managed, it should pay creditors 100 cents on :he dollar. ? The run of pictures at the Idle flour theatre has been unusually good his week and so has the attendance. 'The Harem Captives," Monday night was a good picture, much enjoyed by . nany of the audience, especially be ;ause of Its accurate portrayal of life tnd acenery In Mohammedan Morocco; >ut another comic phantasy, giving he adventures of a beer sot in a bar* 'el, was no lees enjoyed. Then of three >xcellent pictures shown Tuesday night >ne entitled "Racing against Time," was the general favorite. This was a itory of rivalry between two railroad :omp&nies for a contract to carry the nail. It was necessary for the winner :o make the fastest time between two ;iven points. While one of the roads was carrying the mall in a locomo:ive, an agent of the other disabled the engine at a water tank and by coverng them with a pistol, locked the engineer and fireman up In a house on :he side of the track. A young girl, :he sweetheart of the son of the presdent of the road, saw what was doing, ind slipping out the mail sack took mother engine that happened to be Ired up ready for the run and carried :he mail through on time, thus foiling Jie dastardly efforts of. the rival road, ind winning the approval of her sweetleart's father. In the making of this picture, the camera must have been on ;he tender of the flying locomotive. The sffect is to make the audience feel that t also is on the tender, and the acting >f the young girl who is running the mgine is so good as to make everybody enter into the heartiest sympa:hy with her efforts. Several members >f the audience were so interested that :he Joined in the enthusiasm of the jrowd that was awaiting the arrival of , he train at the station. But these are )nly a few of the good pictures that . lave been shown during the week. The show has been worth while every light . , ' ? The millinery openings held by the ilrkpatrick-Belk Co., and the Thornton Co., of Yorkville, Tuesday and Wednesday, were largely attended, as tuch occasions always are, and judging jy the comments of the ladles, were tally up to the shows of the past in joint of excellence and extent The adies began early Tuesday morning to visit the millinery departments and cept it up despite the unfavorable weather of Wednesday. The hats this teason are different; they are designed with much skill, and it appears that the "powers that be" in the making of millinery fashions, have won the hearts of most women. There are many striking innovations, and milady is, no doubt glad to find something new and different, so like nature with a profusion of rich colorings. Pick iut a hat at random and one is at once struck with its varied hues. "Anything, so it is bright" seems to have m>i1a ntifh fiia Hnsi (mnrfl atlil JCCI1 llio 1UIO niMI tuo UVBtQiivi w, ?-?? the result Is a riot of color?almost a noise, In some Instances. Purple and green, orange and green, purple and prange, purple and rose, and then a general mixture; Bulgarian combinations of yellow and red and blue are to be seen. And then too, of the colors most seen there is a wide variety of tones; in greens for instance, there are emerald, reseda, bottle, Nagasaki and Kelly, and the rosy hues include Nelrose, tomato red, brick red, Besnard flame color, and the vivid American Beauty, and the blues and browns are almost as varied. The hats are decidedly smaller, as a general rule, and will show more hair at sides and back. Many have very low crowns, and lerims that sit snug at the sides, but the shapes are as varied as the colorings and choice is left largely to the preference of the Individual. The big fiat of other seasons doesn't appear so important this season, and Dame Fashion decrees that this once popular fiat will be reserved for dressy occailons and even then the dimensions will be reduced a bit Tam-o'-Shanter, elongated turbans and sailor shapes, j some with broad brims and ojthers rolling with soft straw crowns, will be popular. Ostrich, ghoura and paraJise feathers, flowers of French velvet and silk in clusters or garlands are popular as trimmings, and of course i ribbons are to be seen in abundance. < Along with the millinery displays, the i 3ry goods stores, including the Thorn- < jon Co., Kirkpatrick-Belk Co., the j Cloud Cash Store, McConnell Dry i 3oods Co. and J. M. Stroup took ad- j vantage of the occasion and made spe- | ;ial displays of dress goods, novelties, silks, laces, embroideries, etc., that go , to the make-up of spring stocks. COURT HOU8E 8ITE Numerous and varied were the j fiews expressed at a public meeting , held in the court house yesterday at 1 the Instance of the court house com- I illusion, relative to the proper location if the new court house; but analyzed ' is to their true meaning, most of the , /lews were based upon the proposition ] is to whether the new building should 1 tie located on the site occupied by the j present building or moved to a new ( site. I The meeting was held at the in- 1 ?tance of the court house commission, , ind was assembled in response to the < following letter, signed by J. S. Brice, 1 Esq., and sent out to various citizens 1 if Yorkville and the surrounding com- 4 i ^ . "You will please appear before J :he commission tomorrow morning, 1 (Thursday the 20th. Inst.) at 10.30 ] ?'clock and answer the two following ' luestlons: 1 "1st. Where in your Judgment in 1 ;he town of Yorkville, would it be to 1 :he best Interest of the county and 4 own to locate the new court house 1 juilding? t "2nd. Why would such site as named * >y you be the most suitable site? 4 "There will be no questions asked J >y anyone except the commission, and 1 >nly one person will express their t dews at once. The purpose of such c nqulry is to enlighten the Judgment J >f the commission." After the meeting had been called to t >rder, Chairman Brice called upon va- ' ious citizens for expressions. * Mr. G. H. O'Leary said he was in I avor of the present site because it is a n the centre of the town and because " ither business property is too high in ( >rice. Asked by Mr. Anderson, wheth- J r he thought it good business to build c ?n a J22.000 site, when a $7,000 or t ;8,000 site could be found that would r lo Just as well, he said he would have r o know something about the new site: iut & fine building on a poor lot. G. W. S. Hart, Esq., thought that w he Mr*, W. F. Marshall property on ps last Liberty street would make an f deal location. P( Mr. M. C. Willis expressed himself jj m in favor of the Smith and Parish y( Dts, corner of West Jefferson and p, louth Congress streets. fa Mr. Thos. F. McDow said that he ^ lad the honor of naming the present ommission and he would be satisfied ^ pith whatever disposition it might to nake of the case. - * E Mr. W. R. Carroll was lq favor of he Smith-Parish location referred to tt >y Mr. wails. m Mr. W. D. Grist said he agreed with C1 he commission is the conclusion that fT he preheat site should be sold and p hat thtf proceeds be used la the pur- VI hase of a cheaper site. He was fur- <j( her confirmed in this conclusion be- ni sause 'of the problem of providing for rfttlnes of court, the transaction of of- fli Iclal business and the preservation of p, he records while the new building 4, vas in course of erection. As to * /, iroposed new site, he thought that e( he interest of the county would be s< rubserved as well In one site as in j0 mother, practically anywhere in the <? :orporate limits, and while removal hj night effect ItMlvMual interests, ad- 0j rsrssir. the town as a whole would be >enefltted by any material change ^ rom the present location. n Mr. H. I. McCaw expressed himself C| is In favor of rebuilding on the pres- m >nt site He thought the lot large aj snough for the purpose, without buy- t( ng additional property, and that alto- T tether the present site is the most de- & ilrable to be had. 0] Mr. W. B. Moore said he would be aj latlsfled with whatever the commis- e) ilon should do; but thought the Robert q tVltherspoon property on Bast Liberty ol itreet offered an ideal location. p, Mr. J. A. Latta expressed hmiself as jc in favor of the present site, which he u thinks has ample frontage?certainly f( nore than was to be obtained on other 8] than a corner lot ia Mr. W. H. Herndon thought that If g the location was to be changed the ?, Robert Witherspoon lot was the place g to go to. u Mr. James M. Starr thought the pres- n ?nt location was the most desirable to p De had and favored rebuilding on the 4 present site. f, t? ? w rui1a.nl. ihnnffht fha i I\C V. ?i< JU. UU1VOJ/I? vmwuqm* ii present site the logical place. b Dr. W. G. White thought It would be ? the height of folly to tear down such a n pullding as the present structure, and tj was opposed to rebuilding on this lot p He was in favor of either the Smith- ? Parish lot on the corner of West Jef- g] 'erson and South Main streets or the le Montgomery-Roth lots, center South ol Congress street square. g Dr. R. A. Bration thought the pres- h ant site could be sold for enough to ^ puy a new site in a more quiet and de- s ilrable location away from the stand- pipe and seemed to be in favor of the g Etobt. Witherspoon or Mrs. Marshall jr property. w Dr. M. J. Walker was in favor of re- (j puilding on the present site. 0i C. El Spencer, Elsq., considered the M present location most convenient; but <j fvas agreeable to anything the com- ^ mission might do. t, John R. Hart said that from all the 0 information he had been able to ob- -y tain, architects and other experts are >j igreed on three requirements in con- g nection with the location. In the first q place, it was desirable to get away 0 From the noise of ordinary traffic. In 8 the second place, proximity to a rail- a road track should be avoided and in tl the third place, there should be corner v lot frontage. He was in favor of the w F. E. Smith corner lot; in the first n place because he thought this location d *J uhim WUU1U UC ui yci ouncu uvuwuh kv .MW Y ind in the second place because it ,y inawered all the other requirements as y well as any other location to be found j In the town. , u Mr. S. M. McNeel was in favor of 0 building on the present site. a( Mr. O. EL Wllklns said he had no lf objection to the present site; but if it t) were his Job he would build between n there and the Southern depot on the -j Marshall or Witherspoon lot. . Mr. J. E. Lowry thought it would be Q in act of vandalism to tear down the ^ present building. He was in favor of 0 building on the Roth-Sherer property. 0 Mr. M. L. Carroll thought that the , Wilson property (old jail), across the itreet was the most desirable location to be secured after the present site. Mr. C. K. Chritaburg of Rock Hill, a thought it would be found to be the ? part of wisdom to build on some loca- f, tlon away from the present site. ? Mr. J. D. Clark said that if the peo- p pie in the country had been told that b there was a likelihood of changing the location they would not have voted t Cor the bonds. He said he wanted the , new building erected on the old site. Mr. H. E. Johnson said he would be d pleased with whatever the commission d might do; but he personally favored the present site. ? Mr. J. A. Tate said he would like j to see tne new uuuuius ?nuou vu wc present site if there was room enough but he did not think there was room * enough. Mr. Anderson: "From the standpoint of annoyance from loafers would it not be advisable to secure a location fur- " ther away from the business centre?" ? Mr. Tate: "Yes, I think so." Mr. J.. C. Wllborn said that while , there were numerous desirable sites ' that could be had, he was In favor of r the Robert Witherspoon lot because it ^ offered so much room. Mr. Q. G. Eaves thought that inso- " much as the postal receipts of York- 2 vllle had reached a point that entitled f! the office to be raised to the second *. class and Inasmuch as the government p usually provides itself with buildings ? for such offices, it might be well to try ? to preserve the present site of the * court house by means of mortgage or ^ otherwise for the site of a govern- ? ment building that would probably be j* erected within the next two years or ? such a matter. T There being no further expressions 7, the meeting adjourned. g LOCAL LACONIC8 C The Allison Cresk Bridge. T The county commissioners on yes- ^ terday let contracts for the bridges b idvertised Tuesday, and the understanding is that the site of the bridge over Allison Creek on the Armstrong n Pord road is to be changed to a point n that will admit of easier approach, n n moal n a ^ uiu a ucnoi vtuuuiKQ, ^ McDaniol-Bennett Miss Olive McDaniel, of Smyrna, fork county, and Mr. Charles P. Ben- " raett, of Jonesville, were united in ? marriage Wednesday afternoon, March L9, at the residence of Rev. Lewis M. J" FUce, the officiating minister, the ceretnony being witnessed by a few inti mate friends of the contracting par- ? ties. PJ Mr. W. R. Horton Drops Dead. Mr. W. R. Horton, a well known ir citizen of Clover, dropped dead at his a work in Lexington county on Wed- h tiesday. A Lexington special Jto the h News and Courier of yesterday, gives d particulars as follows: "W. R. Horton, a manager of the Catawba Lumber com- w pany's plant near Arthurs Station, this a count}', dropped dead while superin- A tending the loading of a car of lum- cl >er at Arthurs about 8.30 o'clock this a noming. Mr. Horton, together with a?ci lumber of helpers, was pushing a box r< ;ar on the track when suddenly and g seemingly without a moment's warning r< ie fell on the track, death being in- nr MERE MENTION The police force of Homestead, Pa., ent on a strike last week for more ly, shorter hours, shorter beats, etc. he citizens are demanding: the ap>intment of a new police force enry M. Flagler, capitalist, aged 84 ?ars, is in a critical condition at a aim Beach, Fla., hotel, following a dl on^.. marble stairway, two weeks ?o, in which he injured one of his hips. ...,Wm. F. McCombs, chairman of le National Democratic Committee, is i be ambassador to France An plscopal rector of Passaic, N. J., has veB notice to his parish, that in fuire he will Derfohn no marriage cereonies unless the contracting parties in present certificates of good health cftn reputable physlcans..,...Willard . Black, ohlef clerk bf the Pennsylinia house or representatives, is unsr charges of blackmailing a girl steographer of one of the state departlents out of $20 per month of her sal? ry of $60. When the glri refused to sty, Black is alleged to have circulated imaging stories about her character,. ....An Ohio-legislator has introduc1 a bill in the legislature In which he' ;eks to regulate or dictate the fash ? ~S Aku mu ? Will JA/tlflKAa >110 Ui UUIU WUIIICII. xno u ill ucvuucs That the immodisty of the attire worn V women on the street* is the cause, r a great wave of Immorality now creeping over the country." Al10ugh the engineers of the fifty-four dlroads east of Chicago recently seared an Increase in pay, and the delands of the firemen are now being, rbltrated, the trainmen and conduces are also demanding more pay he German steamship Peruvla, with crew of twenty-eight men, was lost a the coast of Norway a few days go Four bombs, addressed to the iltors of the four leading papers of alcutta, India, exploded in the Calitta poetofflce Monday, killing three ostoffice clerks At Puebla, Mexo, Monday, twenty-two adherents of le rebel Zapata were captured by % ideral troops, lined up on a field and lot without trial After a trial isting several days, Chief of Police [ohler of Cleveland, 0? known as the 3olden Rule Chief has been found ullty of "gross Immorality, conduct nbecoming an officer and a gentle - **S1 I*. J M,. lan, eic me uuncvi ouxi? oureme court on Monday granted an orer restraining the postmaster general om enforcing the newspaper publlclr law. The Injunction was sought on ehalf of the New Tork Journal enator Root of New Tork, has anounced himself in favor of a plan lat will allow cabinet members the rlvlleges of the senate floor, except as > voting. The senator thinks there tiould be a closer contact between the tgislatlve and executive departments r the government Secretary of tate Wm. Jennings Bryan, celebrated Is 58rd birthday anniversary at his ome in Nebraska, Wednesday ecretary of the Treasury McAdoo has Iven notice that seekers for office in Is department file their applications i writing, as he hasn't time to see all f them personally?During the next iree or four weeks from 20,000 to 30,30 men will be put to work in the 400 iw mills of Idaho and Washington, he weekly pay ..roll will total 2500,30 Next Sunday will be the ventieth anniversary of the starting f , Coxey's army of unemployed to Washington from Masslllon, Ohio he trial of Dr. B. Clarke Hyde at Lansaa City, Mc., for the murder of W. Thoe. H. Swope, a millionaire, included at 12.36 p. m., Monday, reulted In a mistrial. The jury deJlberted on the case 92 hours. In the first rial about a year ago, Hyde was conieted The trial of Thos. SI Waton on a charge of sending obscene latter through the malls, has been inefinitely postponed In the total alue of agricultural products for the ear 1912, according to a statement isued by the agricultural department, exas heads all the states with a valatlon of over $400,000,000. South Carllna's total was slightly over $100,00,000 The coal miners of Ohio ist year produced a total of 34,444 *91 ins of coal The total of taxable sal and personal property In New ork state at the end of 1912 was 11,131,000,000, an increase since' 1902 f 96,864,600,121 A Pottsvllle. Pa., imlly of six members have all been p era ted on for appendicitis In a perld of two months. M* 1 * 1 SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. ? A Washington special to the News nd Courier says: Representative D. L Finley has endorsed Francis Bee or postmaster at Oaffney, and Leila X. luntley for postmaster at Cheraw. It i likely that both appointments will e announced in the near future. ? Greenville, March 18: With between six and seven hundred Woodmen l line, many of them in uniform, repssentlng the 30,000 members of the orer in South Carolina, the parade " "? U?l" mtraat thla nftAfnOnn WSJ n Inspiring feature of the W. O. W. onventlon now being held In this city, 'he line of march covered a quarter of mile and the streets were thronged rlth people. The first session was held t noon In Cleveland Hall, Head Conul T. C. Hamer, of Bennettsville, preidlng. While the Woodmen were In ession in Cleveland Hall, the woman's uxlllary held a meeting In Williams [all, nearby. Both bodies will adjurn tomorrow night, after a compete drill between Orange Orove team nd a team from Liveoak Camp, of Charleston. The head camp meets once very two years, the last session havig been held at Columbia In 1911. The ext will be held in 1916. Charleston, umter and Greenwood are In competition for the 1915 meeting. Addressee ere made today by Sovereigns A. K. 'ark, M. F. Ansel, E. Inman, D. W. moak, A. H. Dean and Dr. E. M. Pobat. The delegates are enjoying their tay in the Mountain City, and express elight at their hospitable reception nd entertainment. Officers elected tolght are as follows: C. A. Power, aurens, head consul; M. J. Speers, aurens, head adviser; Fred C. Lots, tiarleston, head banker; R. S. Hood, umter, head clerk; R. N. Edmunds, 'arksvllle, head escort; Henry Stiller, Columbia, head watchman; Dr. J. E. ilgood, Liberty, head sentry: D. T. roods, Yorkvllle, chairman of the oard of head managers. ? Col. Manuel Blanche Alcalde^ pubsher of the New Era, a Mexico City ewspaper, generally regaraea as me louthpiece of the late President Macro's administration, arrived at San tanclsco, California yesterday with fie assertion that he "is in a position ) prove" that Madero was shot to eath and that Vice President Suares as stabbed in the national palace In le night of February 22 and their odles taken to the prison in an autolobile. "The reported assault by the uard," said Col. Alcade, "was merer a farcical ruse and a part of the lot. When the automobile was flred pon, guards were only pouring lead lto the dead bodies of the president nd vice president who were murdered ours . before." Col. Alcalde described ImseLf as an intimate friend of Maero. His mission in this country, he lid would be to expose the plot 'hlch brought about the Diaz uprising nd the deaths of Madero and Suarez. .ccompanied by his wife, two small hildren and his brother, Joaquain, an rmy captain, Alcalde fled from Mexio City February 23, taking an obscure jute to Salina Cruz. The party, disuised themselves as peasants. On caching the west coast port they retained in seclusion twelve days, beeving they would be killed if discovred by agents of the new governtent. They chartered a barge to jach Acapuco, whence they took pasige with other refugees. Col. Alcalde sserted the news of Madero's fate as known in Washington before the our named in the official version as ie time of the alleged attempt to ;scue him. DICKSON-WHITES IDES rreapondanca The Yorkrllle Enquirer Yorkville, March 21.?Miss Grace A. ickson and Mr. George P. Whltesides >th of York county, were married at ie Presbyterian manse by Rev. E. E. Ulespie on Wednesday afternoon, the itnesaes Included quite a number of Natives and friends. Miss Dickson is the third daughter Mr. and Mrs. Jno. C. Dickson of orkvllle No. 1. Mr. Whltesides is a * -ominent young farmer. Immediately after the ceremony, r. and Mrs. Whltesides left on the & N.-W. train for Columbia, S. C., here they will spend a few days, hey have many friends who wish tern happiness and all good wishes r their future. itantaneous. uoroner weeu 01 b?x-1 n ngton was Immediately notified and I ei :he officer went at once to Arthurs, I rr ater summoning Dr. E. P. Derrick of' r< Lexington, who, after making a care-. si 'ni ?*n mlnation. nronounced that death I aj ,vaa due to heart failure. No Inquest w vas held. Mr. Horton had not been h< veil for eome time, It Is said, and had tl >ften complained of being 111. It Is re mderstood that he had been under the reatment of a Columbia physician for lome time, and only a few days ago he sonflded to one of his friends that he co vould not live long. After an examnation of the body by the physician ?> ills morning, the remains were turned b< iver to an undertaking establishment tl n Columbia, where the body is being q: leld, pending the arrival of his rela- w lves. Mr. Horton was a native of re fork county, being a resident of Closer, where his wife and family reside. Je was a man of about 45 years of y ge. He had been manager of a saw pi nlll for tlA Catawba Lumber comlany of Rock Hill for nearly two m ears. He was a man of exemplary c. haracter. The body will be shipped w o Clover, York county, tomorrow Tl norning for the funeral and Inter- tl nent." to