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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

WAR SHIPS ARE EXPENsIvE.-A
mo 1ern navy is not one Of the cheap
luxuries, says the Pathfinder. Senator
Hale stated that the navy department
proposed to retire the battleships Ore
gon, Indiana, Massachusetts, and Texas
for the purpose Of coast defense In
1903. The Oregon was launched only
in 1896, so that her life as a first
class fighting ship will be only twelve
years. The Oregon cost s5,000,000,
but the battleships now are costing
SIS, 100000. Any warship now becomes
virtually obsolete in a dozen or fifteen
years, and we must figure on practi-
cally replacing our navy at the end OF
that period. A merchant steamer lasts
on the average twenty years. 1t Is
we'll known that the big naval guns are
also very short lived. The biggest
ones are worthless after a hundred
shots. The metal becomes crystallized
by the shock Of the explosions and
lo"cs its tensile strength. thus making
it dangerous. Hence a bombardment
COTS not only in the ammunition used,
bit even more in the wear and tear
on the gun itself. Naval authorities
speak of these things lightly, for 1t Is
not their own money that Is being
spent, but as a matter Of fact a war
ship Is the most expensive thing i'm
aginable to run.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
PRISONERS IN JAIL.

The following prisoners are In jail
awaiting trial on the charges named:
William Hampton, murder; John
Guthrie, Sam Carter and Boliver Nee
ly, murder: Will Knox, murder: Frank
and Geo. Lee Warren, assault and bat
terry with intent to kill; Robert john
son, robbery from the person; John
and Newton Love, arson; Victoria Nc
Elwee, housebreaking and larceny;
Will Gaines, assault and battery with
intent to kill; Silas McCaw, house.
breaking and larceny: Tom Evans, as
sault with intent to kill: Tom Avery
obtaining goods under false pretenses;
William Tate, rape; Robert Camp, petit
larceny; James Mason, murder.
Besides the foregoing there are q
number of defendants who are out on
bond.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
RUSSIAN WAR PLANS.
Arranging to Meet Japs With Over
wheIminq Force.

whelming Force.
Exceptionally reliable information
regarding the Russian military plans,
says a st. Petersburg cable, confirm
the repeated announcement made by
the Associated Press that these plans
will not mature until late in the sum-
mer. They are Of far greater magni-
tude than Is generally believed abroad
and take into account all possible con-
'ingencies.
General Kuropatkin, remembering
the experience of Russia during her
war with Turkey, when the Russian
army of 10000 placed in the field at
the beginning had to be more than
doubled, has insisted that the men and
guns to be placed at his disposal shall
cover the extreme limit required to
settle the fate of the campaign.
The Russian plans are predicated
upon Napoleon's dictum that God
fights on the side of the heaviest bat
talions," and they are being worked
out and timed so as to apply to a su-
periority of numbers on land and sea
simultaneously. The army Is design
ed to attain the enormous total OF
half million at the time scheduled for
the reinforcement of Vice Admiral
Makarofrs fleet with the Baltic squad
ron. The seventeenth and tenth army
corps now drafting are expected to
reach Manchuria by the middle OF
June. The mobilization of four 9TH
er corps, at least two Of which will be
from the Volga, will be announced by
the middle Of next month, and Will
start eastward a month later, reaching
their destination at the end Of August.
Rear Admiral Rojestrensky Will hoist
his flag as commander Of the formid-
able Baltic squadron early In July ana
will sail Immediately for Port Arthur
with the following vessels: The bat
tleships Slava, Borodino, Orel Kniaz,
Souvaroff, Alexander III and Osliabia,
the last named being now en- route
here from Cherbourg; the cruisers Au-
rora, Dmitri, Donskoi, Svietland, Al
maz, Jemtchug and Izumrud, and the
transports Kamtschatka and Ocean,
each carrying 1000 tons. Of coal. The
conveyers ordered in the United States
are expected soon and they will en-
able the squadron to coal at sea. The
last possible difficulty regarding the
passage Of the Suez canal disappeared
last week with the signing Of the An
French colonial treaty, by which
Great Britain adheres to the conven-
ton of 1888 concerning the free pass
age OF the canal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

The EIGHT HOUR QUBsTIoN.-By a
vote of to 3 the house committee OF
labor decided last Thursday that there
shall be no eight hour legislation at
this session Of congress. Instead OF
agreeing to report favorably to the
house the Hit bill fixing eight hours
as a days labor upon government con-
tracts, the committee voted to refer the
entire subject to Secretary Cortelyou,
of the department of commerce and
labor, with the request that he inves-
tigate the subject matter Of the bill,
and that in this report he state his con-
clusions with regard to the following
questions:
/. What would be the additional cost
to the United States Of the various
materials and articles which 1t custo-
marily procures by contract, which
would be governed by the limitations
set out in the said bill?
2. What damage would be done, II
any, to the manufacturing interests af-
fected by the provisions Of the bill If
enacted?
8. Whether manufacturers who
have heretofore furnished materials
and articles to the government under
contract would continue to contract
with the government If such contracts
were within the peremptory eight hour
limitation provided by the said bill?
4. What would be the effect Of the
enactment of the said bill. If any, upon
the export trade Of the country?
S. Are the laborers Of the country,
organized and unorganized, who would
be affected by the proposed legislation
willing to have taken away from them
the right to labor more than eight
hours a day, If they desire to do so?
6. What effect would this proposed
legislation have, IL any, upon the ag-
ricultural interests Of the country?
A report upon this bill along the
lines indicated is requested at the next
session of congress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The embroidery and fancy sewing
advertised to take place at
the store Of Mr.. J. @. Wray during the
present week has been postponed on
account Of the sudden illness OF the
expert operator who was to have CIV
en- the exhibition.
Mr.. A. F. Mcconnell, supervisor Of
registration for the town Of Yorkville,
states that up to this time he has is
sued only about one hundred registra-
tion certificates, and he would like
such Of the voters as may be inter-
ested to give more attention to the
matter. The time in which certificates
may be issued is growing short.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Kings Mountain Chapter D. A. r. was
held at the residence Of Miss Leslie D.
Witherspoon last Thursday. The pro-
gramme dealt with the career and
character Of Patrick Henry. Mrs.
Mason Bratton and Miss Daisy Gist
were elected delegates to the annual
state conference to be held in Spar
tanburg next month and Miss Leslie
D. Witherspoon and Mrs. r. M. Bratton
elected alternates.
The street show crowd which reach
ed Yorkville on Monday Of last week
left Sunday morning. The show did
only fairly good business; but rather
better than was expected. There was
not great deal Of patronage from the
country except on Saturday afternoon.
The town and factory people, however,
turned out in considerable numbers
and swelled the receipts Of the show
men to figures that were at least suf-
ficient for expenses. The show crowd
was orderly and we'll behaved, giving
the police but little trouble.
The annual meeting Of the York
County Bible society, was held In
Trinity M. E. church Sunday night,
Rev. w. @. Neville presiding. After
an address by Rev. w. c. Ewart, the
society was re-organized by the re-
election Of the old officers as follows:
Rev. w. G. Neville, president, the vari-
Gus pastors. vice presidents, and an ex-
ecutive committee composed Of the vice
presidents and Messrs. w. B. Moore,
w. B. Wylie, H. c. Strauss, J. c. Co
mer, 8. M. McNeel. J. s. Brice, Esq,
was elected treasurer and M. B. Jen-
nings, ESQ.,, secretary. Mr.. w. M.
Kennedy was reelected depository.
Fifty memberships, representing a sub
scription Of SO cents each were taken
and on motion Of Mr.. w. B. Moore,
Mr.. w. M. Kennedy was elected a
life member.
Miss Alice Woods was married at
the residence Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. F. Woods, this afternoon at 8
o'clock to Mr.. w. H. Smith Of High
Point, N. c. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. w. c. Ewart, in the
presence of number of friends and
relatives of the bride, and the happy
young couple will take the 4.27 train
this afternoon for their future home
at High Point. Mrs. Smith has lived
all Of her life in this community and
is esteemed by all who know her on
account of her many graces Of char
acter, mind and person. She taught
school for a number of years, but gave
up this work to study stenography in
which she became an expert. Mr..
Smith is a prosperous young man OF
character and ability with good pay
ing position, and fully worthy of the
splendid prize he has won.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
A TREE WITH A H1sToRY.-An his
toric oak sapling was planted In ths

toric oak sapling was planted in thA
White~ffudse grounds this afternoon
kcretary Hitchcock Of the Interior,
s. S,aaet Roosevelt attending and
;ns ns-the event. Mr.. Hitch
cock shoveled'' the first earth In
the hole in which the sapling was
planted, and the work was completed
by White House employees. The sap
ling is a grandson Of the famous oak
tree that shaded the first tomb OF
Washington at Mt. Vernon. Acorns
from this tree were sent to the czar
Of Russia many years ago by Charles
Sumner, and were planted In the
grounds of the Peterhoff Palace at ST.
Petersburg. Some Of them grew, and
one of them became a magnificent
tree. In 1898, when Secretary Hitch
cock was the ambassador Of the United
States to Russia, he collected some
acorns from the great oak in the pal
ace grounds and brought them to this
country, planting them in his home
grounds in Missouri. Half a dozen Of
the acorns grew into saplings, and one
of those planted today was from an
acorn that fell from the oak In the
Peterhoff grounds. The tree today was
planted just to the north Of the east
entrance to the White House grounds,
near the street between the White
House and treasury.-Washingt spe-
cial Of Thursday to Cincinnati Enqui-
rer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

MAJOR General Henry c. Corbin,
commanding the division Of the At
lantic, has sent Invitations to govern
ors of the eastern states and of Tex
as, to take part next fall in joint field
exercises of the regular army and Of
the organized militia within his de-
partment, to take place on the battle
field of Manassas next September. The
idea is to have about $4,000 regular
troops and $4,000 militia, all COM
manded by army officers, and during
fifteen days to go through campaign
as nearly like real warfare as can be
mapped out. 1t goes without saying
that under this arrangement the
third" battle Of Manassas will be
won by the Federal troops.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
NOTE AND COMM EMIT.

Tho first crop Of strawberry BIOS
SONS was killed by the frost in some
localities; but another good crop is
coming on rapidly.
Mr.. r. w. Whitesidss Of Smyrna
says the farmers Of his neighborhood
are further along with their work than
they have been at this season Of the
year for quite a long while. Most OF
the upland corn has been planted and
the work Of putting in fertilizers for
cotton Is we'll under way.
1t has not been practicable to get
definite information on the question as
to whether the fruit has been killed.
Some observers give their opinion one
way and others another. The proba-
bility Is that the frost has done much
damage; but the fruit is still compar-
atively safe.
Mr.. r. NJ Maiiasa of ClaEs;ss ,I4 ssId
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
THE PROBATE ELECTION.

The board Of state and. county elec-
ton commissioners consisting OF Dr.
J. H. Saye, chairman; W. A. Young
blood and P. M. Burris, with MI. ).
S. Sandifer as clerk, met in the sher-
irrs office at noon today to tabulate
the returns from last Saturdays
special election to choose a successor
to the late w. H. McCorkle as probate
Judge. It was found that electiohs
were held at all the precincts except
Bullock's Creek, and all the boxes
were in except Rock Hill. The votes
ca sta..are e-ken>A6.s-I-R. Williams as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

There Is enough business on CAL
endar 1 Of the court Of common pleas
to keep the juries busy for several
weeks, unless, when the time comes,
1t shall develop as usual that many of
the cases are not ready for trial. The
calendar as made up for the ap-
preaching term Of the court is as fol-
lows:
John B. Moore, Sr., VS.. the Catawba
Power Co. Geo. w. 8. Hart and D:
w. Robinson for plaintiff; A. G. Brice
for defendant.
The Gable Company VS.. w. J. Moor
head. McDow & Lewis for plaintiff;
]. s. Brice for defendant.
o. P. Heath ct al. as survivors VS.
York county. McDow & Lewis for
H. W. Hawkins vs. T. F. Jackson.
John r. Hart for plaintiff; VIM. B.
McCaw for defendant
Carrie Arthurs VS.. T. F. Jackson.
John r. Hart for plaintiff; VIM. B.
McCaw for defendant
Claiborne Wilson VS.. Catawba Pow
er Co. Spencers & Dunlap for plaintiff.
Phil Bailey vs.. Catawba Power COM
pany. Spencers & Dunlap for plaintiff.
E. P. H. Nivens vs.. Catawba Power
company. Jas. F. Hart for plaintiff.
Robert D. Sealy VS.. the Southern
Railway company and D. G. McAlister.
Wilson & Wilson for plaintiff.
John Hughes vs.. the Southern Rail-
way company. Wilson & Wilson for
Hamilton H. Hood vs.. Highland Park
Manufacturing Co. Wilson & Wilson
for plaintiff; Jones & Tillett for de-
fendant.
IredeIl Jones vs.. the Highland Park
Manufacturing company. Wilson &
Wilson for plaintiff.
Manufacturing company. Wilson &
Wilson for plaintiff.
w. M. Mcdonald VS.. the Southern
Railway company. Wilson & Wilson
Walter B. Kerr VS.. the Southern
Railway company. Walter M. Dunlap
for plaintiff.
Ann Letitia Hunt VS.. John B. Smith.
J. S. Brice for plaintiff; McDow &
Lewis for defendant.
A. D. Dillingham; VS.. Milfort Mill Co.
J. s. Brice for plaintiff.
John L. Rainey vs. the Southern
Railway company ct al. j. 3. 6rice
w. A. Cook by his guardian ad
litem Jas. M. Cook VS.. the Southern
Railway. J. s. Brice for plaintiff.
VIM. D. Glenn and Robert T. Allison
doing business as Glenn & Allison vs..
the Seaboard Air Line Railway. Nc
Dow & Lewis for plaintiff; Glenn &
McFadden for defendant
Isabella Scott ct al. vs. w. L. Hill.
]. s. Brice for plaintiff; g. w. 8.
Hart for defendant.
Jane E. Templeton vs. w. A. Tem-s
4.NJXx NAL. Wilson & W(inotsx Tor,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

THE Hearst managers claim that
they will go into the st. Louis conven-
ton with 400 delegates pledged to their
man and no one need be surprised If
this claim develops into fact, for
the statement that Mr. Hearst has
been working up his boom for several
years and that he is now spending
something like $4,000 a day In per-
fecting his organization no doubt has
more or less foundation in fact. What
ever else may be said of Mr.. Hearst,
he is a hustler.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

In the event Of the nomination OF
Judge Parker it will be interesting to
watch the attitude Of Mr.. Bryan. VIII
he stand by the nomination because OF
it's regularity or bolt because the 9TH
er fellows bolted before? He cannot
consistently bolt because Of his disa-
ereement with the principles of the
new platform, because this was the
basis of his quarrel against the other
fellows.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Gold Hill Commencement

Gold Hill Commencement.
The management Of the Gold Hill
school is making arrangements for com-
lmencement exercises which are to take
place on April %. The Gold Hill
school is one of the best in the county,
and it's commencements always attract
large attendance from the country
surrounding.
Judge Gage III.
Second week jurors presented them
Selves in Chester yesterday for duty;
but owing to the illness Of Judge
Gage, all Jury cases had to be post
poned. Unless the judges condition
improves, special Judge may have to
be appointed to preside at the ap-
preaching York term. -
Bethar and FiIbert.
The Bethany High school boys play
ed the Filbert ball team last Saturday
at Filbert and lost by a score Of 8 to
S. The correspondent who sends in
formation Of the game gives the cred
1t for the best work to Boyce Gordon
on the side Of Bethany and to Roy
Neal on the side Of Filbert.
Good Work.
People from the northwest Of York.
Vile are speaking in highly compli-
mentary terms Of the work the chain-
gang has been doing on the Ruther-
ford road. Mr.. r. w. Whitesides said
yesterday that he could trot a horse
from his house to Mr.. Holbrook
Goods. It is the common verdict that
the chaingang is being unusually well
handled both by the supervisor and
the superintendent. Supervisor Boyd
puts in much Of his time at the gang.
Monuments to Woodmen.
Sharon camp Of Woodmen Of the
World unveiled monuments at Bull
locks Creek last Saturday to two late
ly deceased members, Messrs. A. q L.
Robinson and w. T. NJ. Beard. There
were also In attendance large number
Of Woodmen from Yorkville, Hickory
Grove and other neighboring camps.
Mr.. Asa Shannon Of Sharon. acted as
master Of ceremonies. Mr.. 8. B. Lath-
an read a poem and Thos. F. Mellow.
ESQ.,, delivered an grafton. The regu-
lar spring meeting Of Bullock's Creek
church was in progress, and Rev. J.
B. Swami the pastor, and Rev. w. A.
Hafner, who was assisting him, were
both present at the unveiling.
Deserved commendation.
At recent meeting the Commercial
club Of Rock Hill adopted the follow
ing, which is well deserved by the en-
terprising gentleman to whom It re-
lates: Resolved. That the board Of
governors of the Commercial club of
Rock Hill give public expression of
their appreciation Of the value of the
work Of ]. Edgar Poag, 5hsc,,er 49,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

THERE has been a good deal OF
scandal about the presidents use OF
the naval vessel Mayfower as pri-
vate yacht and the sending Of this
vessel abroad is being construed as an
effort to forestall the use Of the cir
cumstances heretofore attached to 1t
as campaign material this summer. 1t
is generally understood that the DEM
ocrats were preparing 10 advertise the
presidents habit far and wide. The
navy department claims that the May
flower has been known as the presi-
dents private yacht.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

SENATOR Simmons Of North Caro-
lima, has succeeded in getting into the
postofflce appropriation bill, an amend
ment prohibiting the postmaster gen.
eral from refusing to establish rural
free delivery routes on account OF
the condition of the roads. This pre-
text has been used against tbs\sstao-
lishment of routes IN. many cases
where the roads We're really better
than those ~or Some other route that
had~gotten favorable action.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12
CHE iJurkuille enquirer.
YoRKVILLE, 8. c.:
TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1904.

IT is idle to expect immigrants to
come this way unless some special IN
ducements are offered to them and the
sooner the people Of York county come
to an appreciation Of this fact the
sooner they will begin to realize ben
efits from the recently established I'M
migration bureau.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

THE agricultural department gives
out that it has an inexpensive and alb
solutely certain specific for the destruc-
ton of typhoid fever germs in water,
and claims that the same preparation
will purify stagnant pools and kill
mosquitoes. The mixture is a prepar-
alton of copper sulphate lime and wat
er. and is called the Bordeaux solu-
ton. 1t has been in use for genera
tions in the spraying of fruit trees to
kill insects, but it was only recently
discovered that it is equally eff1cacious
in the publication OF stagnant pools
The new discovery was made as the
result of an experiment with the prep
aration in attempt to destroy disease
on water crosses. While the use OF
this new specific in water by inexper-
fenced hands is dangerous. it is scid
that with proper intelligence it is abb
solutely safe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

THE Hearst people, and others who
want the prize Of the Democratic pres
idential nomination " for themselves.
claim that Cleveland's endorsement Of
Parker will hurt rather than help that
candidate. While such a claim Is not
surprising at all. we are unable to see
that it has much foundation in reason
The Hearst people do not want Parker
with or without Mr.. Cleveland's en-
dorsement any more than they want
Mr.. Cleveland or anybody else except
Hearst. 1t is the same with the Cor
man people and all others who have
u: partieulnr eandiIate But that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-12

SoUTHERNER DIscovERs NEW CHEMI-
CAL ELEMENTs.-Dr. Chas. Baskerville,
professor of chemistry and director
Of the laboratory in the University of
North Carolina, announced last Friday
night before the Chemists club In
New York his discovery that thorium,
hitherto known as one Of the 70 pri-
mary elements, Is complex in its ma