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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Marion Logan is visiting In
Lancaster. ri
Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Speck and chill
dren are visiting in Charlotte.
Mr.. E. P. Moore came up from
Chester yesterday on visit. "a
Mrs. ]. L. Williams and children
are visiting relatives in Kershaw.
Miss Belle Beamguard Of Clover, Is
spending the week with Mrs. ]. F. A
Smith.
Miss Pearl Wallace will leave tomoff-
row for a visit to Mrs. S. w. Fain: at
cambridge, Tenn. ....
Mr.. w. s. Hurt of Concord, N C.
made a visit to his brother, Rev. w.
E. Hurt this week. -
Miss Iva Withers returned Wednes-
day from several weeks visit to
relatives in Charleston.
Mr.. O. E. Grist and family left
hast Tuesday afternoon for months
visit to friends in Maryland. 80.
Miss Annie Bateman returned; TO
Columbia on Wednesday, after visit
to her sister, Mrs. M. B. Jennings. d.
DR.. and Mrs. Chas. F. Dunlap OF
Houston, Texas, is in Yorkville on
visit to DR.. Dunlap's mother, Mrs. t.
c. Dunlap.
Mr.. w. F. Smith Of Fresno, Cali
fornia, arrived in Yorkville yesterday
morning on a visit to the family OF
Mr.. R.. L. Devinney and other rela-
tives. :.
Col. r. w. Hunt, division passenger
agent of the Southern railroad, was In
Yorkville yesterday advertising the big
excursion. that Is to start for the Isle
of Palms next Tuesday week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
MERE.M ENTION.

Four persons lost their lives Dy a
collision between steam launch and
a tramp steamer near Dobb's Ferry
on the Hudson river Tuesday night.
The occupants Of the launch were on
a pleasure trip up the river. $3.50 Ed
ward S. Wood of the Harvard Medi-
cal school, one Of the most famous ex-
perts in examining human blood OF
the world, died at his home In Boston
Tuesday, aged fifty-nine years.
Two persons were killed and one In
jured by the collapse Of an office
building in Baltimore, Wednesday,.
One man was killed and one seriously
injured by a wreck on the Southern
railway at Citico, Tenn, Tuesday.
Count Shouvaloff, prefect Of police OF
Moscow, Russia, was shot and killed
by an unknown man In that city on
Tuesday. The assassin was arrested.
One hundred and twenty-sik
miners were killed by an explosion Of
fire damp in a colliery in the Rhondda
valley, in the coal mining district Of
Wales, Tuesday. -. Robert Moor
man, southern correspondent Of
Washington newspapers, died In At
lanta, Ga, Wednesday. Two high
waymen shot and killed a special
agent of the Santa Fe railroad at Ce-
darvale, Kan, Tuesday, and were af-
terward surrounded by a posse and
killed near Oklahoma City, Okla.
More than 500 Chinese were drowned
by the collapse Of an oVercrowded
mat shed on the banks of the West
river, near Canton, China, Tuesday.
Twenty-four men were hanged at
Odessa, Russia, yesterday, for partici-
patton in the recent riots. 80. Thirteen
deaths that occurred in New York yes
terday were attributed to the heat. t....
United States District Attorney Beach
is arranging to begin prosecution In
the cotton scandal matter. M. Witte
has been appointed chief envoy Of Rus
sia at the peace conference. -. Pres
ident Harvie Jordan and Secretary
Cheatham Of the Southern Cotton as
sociation are at Oyster Bay to inter-
view the president with regard to GER
tain proposed changes In the manner
of publishing the cotton report.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The case Of the State VS.. E. B. Mob
lev, charged with assault and battery
with intent to kill, which was being
tried when the last issue Of THE EN-
oUIRER went to press, resulted In
verdict of guilty of assault and bat
terry of a high and aggravated nature,
and the sentence Of the court was
that the defendant pay fine Of $500
or go to the state penitentiary for
nine months.
Charles Strait, charged with muir
der, was convicted Of manslaughter,
and sentenced to six years on the
chaingang.
The following negroes were tried
on the charge of gambling: Sam Sib-
ley, Walter Hart, Frank Foust, Lewis
Steele Amos Haines, Sam Hutchison,
and Eli Crawford. The jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty In the
cases Of Sam Sibley, Amos Haines,
Samuel Hutchison and Eli Crawford.
The cases against the other defend
ants were mol pressed in consiSera-
ton of evidence for the state.
Charley Finley plead guilty Of re-
sistirig an officer and was sentenced to
four months on the chaingang.
The last business Of the sessions
term involved the contempt proceed
ings more fully reported elsewhere.
1t having developed on Wednesday
that there would be time in which to
try the case of sutton VS.. the Catawba
Power company, that case was fixed
for Thursday morning and duly en-
tered into shortly after the convening
of court. The case is long one, and
as to whether 1t will be ended before
next Monday Is more or less doubtful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
WOMEN OF THE coNFEpERAcY.

Upon request Of General c. Irvine
Walker chairman Of the U. c. V COM
mittee on cooperation, THE ENQUIRER
takes pleasure in publishing the follow
ing resolutions adopted by the United
Confederate veterans at their recent
convention in Louisville, Ky.
Whereas, at our reunion Of 1904. our
federation turned over to the Sons, the
sacred duty Of raising funds for the
Memorial to the Women Of the Con-
federacy: and
Whereas, in so doing we never relin-
auish our deep and abiding love for
the cause, or our intention to aid and
assist Il by every means In our power;
and
Whereas, we have clearly shown this,
by our appointment OF q committee 10
CO Operate and by the work, which this
committee and many other veterans In
all parts Of the south, have done during
the past year; and
Whereas, It will ever be our most
earnest desire to see this tribute paid
to our glorious women and we are most
anxious to further cooperate with and
give substantial aid to our Sons In the
performance of this sacred DUTY;
Therefore, be 1t Resolved:
lst. That each Camp Of the United
Confederate Veterans, Immediately al
ter the adjournment Of this convention
and the return home Of its delegates,
shall appoint q committee to actively
canvass its respective community 10
raise funds for this Memorial to the
Women of the Confederacy, to whlcn
noble. worthy and just object this fed
Grafton has repeatedly and solemniy
pledged itself and its comrades,
End. That in case any camp does not
take action within one month by ap-
pointing this committee, 1t shall tnen
become the duty of its commander 10
make appointment of such committee.
II no action Is then taken by the
commander, any member Of the camp
who Is enthused with that high sense
of his duty to this holy cause, ana de-
sires to honor our Godlike women, Is
urged to personally take charge OF the
matter. secure the endorsement OF his
local camp or its officers and make sucn
collections as he can from his comrnu-
nifty. aor
resolutions one and two, shall De oe.
posited in some home bank-at interest
to the credit of the chairman OF tne
limited Confederate Veterans commit
tee of cooperation, (Genl c. Irvine
walker, Charleston, s. c. and that ne
shall be promptly advised Of SUCH de-
posit. ,,.,, ro
4th. That the above resolutions are
not intended to be obligatory upon such
camps as have already taken similar
action or have already contributor 10
this fund $50-or more.
. 9Th. That each camp is urged TO en"
deayor to raise from its community as
its quota, at the very least, the sum OF
9Th. That all camps shall complete
this work by January 1st, 1906 ana on
that date make a report Of the results
achieved. to the chairman OF our COIL
tee Of cooperation, (Genl u irVi'e
Walker, Of Charleston, 8. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14

they were allowed to testify jurymen
in the gambling case would swear
that in making up the verdict Mr..
Auten, the foreman, not only said
nothing in the meantime; but was
the last man to declare himself, re-
framing from any expression what
ever. up to the time Of writing the
verdict.
Upon being asked yesterday why
he raised the question Of Jurisdiction
instead of allowing the case to go on
its merits. Mr.. Walter M. Dunlap, at
torney for Mr.. Jenkins said he DEEM
ed the. issue involved rather too grave
to risk before one man, especially un-
der the peculiar circumstances. He
made no question as to the pur-
pose of the court to administer
absolute justice as he saw It; but
then in view Of what had al
ready taken place especially in view
of the fact that his honor may have
gotten information from sources that
were prejudiced against his client, he
did not care to take any risks at the
hands Of any other tribunal than a
Jury Of twelve men. -
"But just let me say this" con-
tinued Mr.. Dunlap. 1--WE are not sat
isfied-neither myself nor Mr.. Jen-
kins. I don't believe Mr.. Jenkins had
any idea of influencing this juryman
and I don't think he did. II we had
gone on with the case before Judge
Gage and had been unable to convince
him of our innocence we would have
been obliged to take whatever he saw
proper to give US. There would have
been no appeal. But under the sta
tutes this Is q matter for a petit
jury. I hope friends will not drop II
where 1t is. They have no right to
do so. They should now swear out a
warrant under the statute and prose-
cute Mr.. Jenkins regularly. If that
does not suit, suggest that they lay
1t before the grand jury. We promise
that II they will take this step, we
will waive our right to a preliminary
and 60 on to trial without delay"
It is q we'll known fact that ;his
offense of tampering with jurors Is
more or less common. It has been
done In various cases; but as yet lit
suspected parties to answer for the
offense. AS to whether or not Mr..
jenkins is guilty has not been settled
Those who think they know Mr.. Jen-
kins best think that he Is entirely in
nocent. AS the matter stands now,
however, the question at issue cannot
be finally settled except through the
tie effort has been made to hrins the
vardict of a petit Jury,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
DEPARTMENT LEAK SCANDAL.
Stirred and More Develop
nents Probable.

ments Probable.
There Is good reason to believe that
the report that Secretary Wilson gave
out on the cotton report leak scandal
only touches the surface, and various
interests, including the big cotton ex-
changes are being stirred to the nea
cessity Of probing the matter to the
bottom, let the investigation hurt
whom 1t will.
President Walter c. Hubbard. Of
the New York Cotton Exchange, has
addressed the following letter to Pres
ident Roosevelt:
ION behalf Of the New York Cotton
Exchange 1 want TO say that Its MEM
bers have been greatly shocked by the
recent disclosures Of venality In the
department Of as, iculture upon whose
reports they have depended for accu.
rate information the conducting OF
their common bu mess. 1 beg to re-
Quest that Z, II investigation be
made Of the met IS which led to the
corruption, with view Of preventing
the possibility Of ecurrence, and that
the guilty ones bC adequately punish
ed. Official repoi IS should be above
the suspicion of publications In the
interest of any persons for their indI
vidual benefit, and as president OF
this exchange I wish to put its MEM
bers upon record as utterly opposed
to such culpable proceedings. On the
line of common honesty / ask you Tor
your most emphatic condemnation
and action upon the practices which
make legitimate business impossible
and put the members Of the body at
the mercy Of tricksters and knaves.'
President Bliiton of the New Or
leans Cotton Exchange. in a letter
dated Wednesday. places the matter
before President Roosevelt as follows:
THE recent exposure in the sta
tistical bureau Of the department has
developed a situation which In cotton
trade circles for many months has
been so strongly suspected from ap-
parent indications as to amount TO
positive conviction of wrong doing.
Now that the exposure has been pup
licly announced, feeling or intense
indignation pervades the trade inter-
ested in fair dealing, by reason or the
department having been used by
CLIQUE Of corrupt spectators to pro-
mote their individual and selfish ends.
and that 1t should be known who nave
been the beneficlaries, the corruptors
and the corrupted as well. With this
end in view, l am directed by the
board of directors Of this exchange
to address you direct and invoke
your good offices in having a search
ing investigation carried on until the
whole matter Is probed to the core
and the results given to the public. L
beg to assure you our people here are
already profoundly impressed and
gratified with your continued disap-
proval and condemnation OF impure
methods in government affairs and
your unyielding disposition to dis
miss from the service unfaithfui
agents and therefore anticipate your
good efforts in responding to this ap-
peal"
A new and interesting phase of the
cotton leak was developed Wednes-
day, according to Washington dis
patch. through the publication of the
letter of Walter c. Hubbard, presi-
dent of the New York cotton eX-
change, addressed to President Roose-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14

ACCORDING to the Atlanta Journal,
Secretary Richard Cheatham of the
Southern Cotton association, is not al
together satisfied with the result of the
cotton leak investigation. He thinks
that Statistician Hyde is as guilty as
Statistician Holmes, the man who was
discharged, and charges that Secretary
Wilson has sought to bring in Theo-
dore H. Price in order to shield Hyde.
Mr.. Cheatham Is quoted as saying:
I'VE find a terrible state Of affairs
You know that Holmes has been dis
missed for his duplicity In the matter,
but in my opinion. Hyde and his sec
retary should also go. The evidence
against them Is strong, and II Mr.. Jor-
dan will take the matter to President
Roosevelt, believe that even Secre-
tary Wilson will be dropped. This
thing has been going on for number
of years. After we showed our hand
and told what we know there was con-
siderable excitement In the department
And when the reports Of the secret ser
vice agents were made you never saw
such excitement as there was In WASH
ington.. MI
dore Price into this thing for the pur-
pose Of shielding Hyde and his secre-
tary. We did our best to find some
evidence against Price, as we wanted TO
show, II possible, that he had been get
ting rich out Of speculating on advance
information furnished by officials OF the
department of agriculture, but we
couldn't get enough evidence to con-
meet him with the affair. While we
have no love for Price, and while we
would have liked the best In the word
to have gotten him mixed In this al
fair, yet we do not think Secretary
Wilson has done the fair thing. and be-
lieve that he is using 1t as a blind al
together"
These are very grave charges that
Mr.. Cheatham has preferred against
the secretary. If Mr.. Wilson would
charge an innocent man unjustly In
order to protect a. man he knows to
be guilty, he is none too good to reap
personal benefits from q manipulated
report. 1t is just possible that the Sec
retary himself Is behind the whole
miserable conspiracy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
Friday, July IA, 1905.

name was to him unknown, and he
stopped in order to shake hands with
the said ]. II. B. Jenkins, and remained
there only about half q minute and
passed right on by and the deponent
further states tha. IL the said conver-
sation did take place. he Is unable to
so state, as his stay was so short; that
II said conversation between Mr.. Jen-
kins and the o;her party did take
place, II had no influence nor did II i'm
press him In any manner. And depo-
nent certainly had no conversation with
said J. H. B. Jenkins"
After the reading Of the affidayits,
Messrs. Jenkins, Auten and Mccain
were sworn ard examined by the court
and by the attorneys. Mr.. Jenkins tes-
titled that he was talking to Mr.. Strait
when Mr.. Auten came by. Mr.. Auten
said that there was another man pres
ent; bu. did not know who he was.
Mr.. Mccain insisted that Auten and
Jenkins were alone, and that Mr.. Jen-
kins was certainly talking about the
gambling case. Seeing that he would
have trouble arriving at a satisfactory
conclusion as to the facts, Judge Gage
announced the continuance Of the pro-
ceedings until yesterday morning
when, he said the stenographer should
Immediately after the continuance
OF the case Mr.. w. M. Dunlap, attor-
lney for Jenkins arranged to secure the
attendance Of Mr.. Eugene Strait from
the Ogden neighborhood, and when
the case ,-as called again yesterday
morning Mr.. Strait was on hand: but
the merits Of the issue were not again
entered into. Instead, Mr.. Dunlap rails
ed the question OF Jurisdiction, calling
the attention Of Judge Gage to the fact
that since the alleged offense had not
occurred under the eye of the court,
the proper procedure would be under
the statute intended to cover such
cases.
Mr.. Finley in behalf Of Mr.. Auten.
said that he did not raise the question
Of Jurisdiction: that he wanted the
whole matter to come out right now,
for he was quite sure that his client
had been guilty of no intentional of
| fense.
Judge Gage ruled that Mr. Dunlap
was correct In holding want OF juris-
diction; but went on to speak In very
positive terms about the incident He
said that he was satisfied that Mr.. Au-
ten was guiltless Of any intention to
do wrong In the matter; but In the
case of Mr.. Jenkins he took very DIFF
ferent view. He said that he believed
Mr.. Jenkins to be guilty and declared
that IL he had the power he would Inn
pose punishment This thing Of tam
pering with jurors. he said, was grow
4 [ q too common and this particular case
was an outrage and public scandal.
His honor appeared to be very angry,
or at least deeply stirred. and It Is be-
iieYed that II the question Of jurisdic-
tioa had not been raised the punish
meat he would have inflicted upon Mr..
Jenkins would have been very severe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14

NEW AnveRT,sEmeNTs.

Yorkville Hardware Co.-Announces
that 1t Is opening up first class line
of hardware in the w. B. Moore
building and invites people interest
ed to give 1t a call. & -.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have a sale
Of cheese cloth and gingharn rem
nants next Monday. Pieces from
two to twelve yards In length.
I. W. iJohnson-Has Russian caviar,
fresh line of waters, fresh shipment
Swift's hams. full line Of soap. blu
ing, starch, tinware and agate ware,
axle grease, etc.
Harrison Randolph, President-Gves
notice that the 120th year Of the
College Of Charleston will begin on
Sept. 18th, next.
]. @. Wray, The Leader-Offers big
ger and better bargains for Saturday
and Monday. Bargains include iron
stone bowls and pitchers, cream
pitchers, ladies' street hats, etc.
Carroll Bros-Are agents for the Co
lumbus buggy and claim that 1t Ia
the best to be had. They ask Jou
to- see them before buying buggies,
harness or wagons.
Star Drug Store-Has new crop tur-
nip. seed of various varieties, and ad-
yises you that now Is the time to SOW
John E. Carroll. Clerk-Wants q full
attendance at the w. o. W. meeting
this Friday night.
w. o. Rawls-Wants your orders for
valley tin, roofing and guttering at
once while he has a timer to I'LL
your orders.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
l.. p,o. ..,.,on 70 90 follows.

1904, which section Is as follows:
Section 16. 1t shall be unlawful
for any officer authorized to make
contracts to be paid from the money
levied provided in this act, to make
any contract or contracts In excess OF
the money provided to be raised by
said levies, and any officer Or ofticers
convicted Of violating the PROVISIONS
Of this section, shall be punished as
for a rnisdemeanor. All contracts
made in violation OF this section shall
be void"
And the same section in the same
words Is incorporated In similar
act passed by the general assembly at
its session in 1905. Consequently
your respondent shows to the court
that he has not carried out the re-
commendation made by the grand
Jury for the reason that he could not
do 80 without committing a felony
under section SIT of the Criminal
Code, and any contract that he would
make for the money for that purpose
would be null and void. -.
4. For still further return to the
rule. your respondent shows to the
court that the county commissioners
at their. first meeting after the last
term of this court decided to have
pense of repairing the county jail
and ask the next legislature to au-
thorize them to borrow sufficient
sum to have the. work done.
Wherefore, your respondent prays
that the rule against him be dis
charged.
Having listened to the reading OF
Supervisor Boyd's return, Judge Gage
said that there Is no doubt Of the fact
that the position taken is correct. The
supervisor cannot fix the jail without
money. He has no right to contract
Indebtedness in anticipation Of the
taxes, and having asked for supplies
and been refused the responsibility
lies with the county delegation in the
general assembly. II this delegation
refuses to supply the means for the
purposes In view, then the people have
recourse in the election Of new del
egation that will supply the necessary
means. The rule to show cause was
dismissed with the following order:
Upon hearing the return Of Thos. w
Boyd, supervisor Of York county, TO the
rule issued by the clerk Of this court
against him to show cause why he has
not carried out the recommendation
Of the grand jury touching the sanitary
and other conditions Of the county jail
on motion Of ]. 8. Brice, attorney fol
respondent, 1t Is adjudged that said
return Is sufficient, and II Is ordered
That the rule issued by this couri
against said supervisor be, and the
| same is hereby discharged. .
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14
COL. LEWIS TO HIS REGIMENT.

On taking command Of the First
regiment, a few days ago. Colonel w.
w. Lewis issued the following general
order:
/. The colonel commanding, In as
Stunning command Of the regiment TO
which position he has been elected and
commissioned, begs to say to the reg
lment, that while he is not insehsibi'
to the high honor that has beer con-
ferred upon him, he is impressed with
he responsibilities that devolve up'.I'
him thereby, and in his endeavor to
measure up to them as he should he
looks to the officers and
men of this command to lend their
hearty and active corporation, and
he hopes with their assistance to
make this the First regiment In the
highest and best sense Of the term.
II is hardly necessary tn state that
discipline will be maintained with
frmness and yet with exact justice
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-14

THE New York World prints a map
of the United States to show In what
Parts Of the country the grafters are
operating. Only seven states are re-
ported to be free from the evil
Maine, Delaware, Iowa, Colorado. North
Carolina, Michigan and Mississippi. In
vestigations show that In twenty-five
states public officers have been charg-
ed with corruption. 1t is not COM
forting or a creditable showing for pop
ular government.-News and Courier.
Popular government is all right.
South Carolina will get off that map as
soon as her people are thoroughly wax
ed up to the dispensary situation.