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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20

BECAUSE of the failure Of the 1nde-
pendent Cotton OIL concern Of Darling
ton, the terrible mens in which Mr.
Duncan has gotten the Union Cotton
mills, and numerous other incidents OF
a like nature, 1t is probable that the
general assembly, at its next session
will try to do something that will pro-
tect the minority stockholders in cor
porations Of various kinds. 1t has been
suggested among other things that II
should be made crime for the execu-
tive officers Of manufacturing and n
nancial corporations to speculate In
futures and that there should be two
or more names on all kinds of banking
paper. 1t has also been suggested that
the general assembly should appoint
committees to probe TO the bottom re-
cent mill failures with a view to hx-
ing responsibility where 1t properly
belongs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
Doctors In Chester.

Spartanburg special Of Oct. 1S
to News and Courier: Yesterday the
Cowpens Chapter Of the d. A. K. went
to the Thomas homestead place. not
far from White Stone, to receive the
monument erected in honor OF Col.
John Thomas, Sr., a Revolutionary
officer and soldier. few or the
neighbors attended and there were
about 100 present. There Is absolute
certainty that he was buried at the
place where the monument stands. IL
consists Of a large block Of unpolish-
ed granite, presented to the chapter
by Victor Montgomery. On the top
of this is a bronze tablet with the
inscription: I'm memory Of Col. John
Thomas and his wife, Mrs. Sarah
Thomas Erected by the D. A. r. or
Spartanburg." The exercises were open
ed with prayer by the Rev. A. A. James,
after which Mrs. w. E. Burnett, re-
gent of the Cowpens chapter, intro
duced Prof d. d. Wallace, Phi. D., Of
Wofford college. who spoke Of Col.
Thomas as soldier and citizen and
pictured the conditions that confront
ed the citizens Of that period of our
history. The Rev. A. A. James fol-
lowed with an address, in which he
gave many traditions connected with
the Revolutionary history Of the coun-
ty. For more than half a century he
has been gathering up the unconsid-
cred and unwritten history Of the early
DAYS and he brings out these facts
in an Interesting and attractive man.
ner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
COTTON SITUATION.

There is very little cotton selling
now, only an occasional bale being
offered at the present price. The gins
are still fairly busy; but they are not
running up to anything like their ca
pacity, and the outturn Is either going
back to the homes of the ginners or
into the warehouses.
Speaking Of the situation to the re-
porter a few days ago, local buyer,
who has large dealings with the mills
and handles several thousand bales
each season, said:
81 am inclined to think that II the
farmers hold out they will win. l am
quite sure they will win If they are
holding on everywhere as they are
here. The mills are getting real hum
gry for cotton. Some of them have
been hungry, and the situation is grow
ing worse. They can buy contracts all
right; but as has already been demon
strated they can't spin them into yarn.
If the farmers will hold, they are bound
to get their price"
What about the receipts" the re-
porter asked, don't they indicate that
there is a good deal Of cotton being
sold?"
1.-The receipts are pretty heavy. but
for the past week or more they have
been falling. under last years COM
PARSONS. and really the receipts are
not a fair indication that cotton is be-
ing sold in large quantities since the
price went below 10 cents cotton.
Much of the cotton that has been re-
ported from day to day since October
4, was purchased previous to that
date, and is just going out. Some at
a profit maybe and some at loss"
But this Is only a matter OF sup
position?"
Yes" replied the dealer, that is
fact: but have a pretty good basis
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
Columbia, 8. c.. Oct. IS.
Thomas Dixon, Jr., p
DeSoto Savannah Ga


Spartanburg Journal: The moro
"The Clansman" is talked about and
read about the more Of an indecent
outrage 1t appears to be. 1t came
near provoking trouble In Columbia,
where Dixon called those who Kissed
him "scalawags," although some or
them are prominent and patriotic
South Carolinians.
Charleston Post: From petty graft
in, the dispensaries, through pecuia-
tions in county Offices. we have come
to large stealing In the bond depart
ment of the state treasury. The dis
covery Of a theft Of $12,b00 from
the state by the double payment OF
bonds Is q startling revelation OF cor
ruption in the public service OF South
Carolina We seem to be no way Pc
hind the worst In the riot Of public
plunder that Is the rule In this coun-
try today. And one case after an
other is developed and discussed and
forgotten, while the penitentiary
opens its doors only to the admis-
sion of the poor and inconsequentiai
criminal. ~
Marion Observer: There can be no
doubt but that there is movement
on foot In certain quarters to put
out a state ticket next year by the
Prohibitionists. We do not believe
that such a move will do the cause
any good, or that 1t will cut any
great figure in the campaign. The
majority Of those who have voted
against the dispensary want to keep
the question separate and distinct
from all political questions. aud also
separate from any state movement,
letting each county settle the ques-
ton in its own way and without out
side interference. The dispensary
people want to make II a state issie.
and some few Prohibitionists would
like to ride into office on this dues-
ton, but the Observer proposes to
stay hands Off in any such fight. or
course this Is a free country and a
Prohibitionist has the same right to
run for office as an ANTI" and we
would be glad to see every candidate
In the field a Prohibitionist, but we
are "agin" any move that seeks to
put a ticket in the field by an or
ganized body Of men claiming to be
Prohibitionists.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
Friday, October 20, 1905.

to the comptroller general and that
official made a thorough investiga-
ton. The dates of the stock certih-
Gates issued and the Cancelled bonds
of an old series in the places where
the new bonds ought to be. showed
that the stealing had been going on
from 1891 to 1901. Zimmerman was
O clerk in the Office during all that
time, having been discharged after
the first year of the administration
Of Treasurer Jennings. 1t appears
that the stealing during the Bates
administration amounted to $1,000;
during the administration Of DR.. w.
H. Zimmerman $10,500; during the
administration Of Mr.. r. II. Jennings
s1,400. 1t is understood that the
state will lose nothing by the steal
ing. The three treasurers will make
good the amounts out Of their
pockets. After keeping out Of the
way for about twenty-four hours,
Zimmerman surrendered to the sher-
in Of Richland and gave bond for
his appearance at the approaching
term of the court Of general sessions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
ILLEGAL LIQUOR TRAFFIC,
Senator j. s. Brice Calls For a Mass
Meeting on the Subject.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:

Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
The citizens and taxpayers Of York
county who are interested in the sup
preston Of the illicit sale Of liquor In
York county, are hereby respectfully
requested to meet In York court house
on Monday, November 9Th, proximo,
salesday, next, for the purpose OF
adopting such means and measures as
may be necessary to bring liquor Grim
inals to justice.
Under the law any man In York
county who sells liquor Is q criminal.
and, It is certainly incumbent on all
law abiding citizens Of York county
to do all In their power to bring GRIM
inals to justice.
II the taxpayers Of York county take
no steps to enforce the law against the
sale Of liquor. then a special tax OF
one-half a mill will be levied upon all
property in the county and horde OF
foreign constables will invade York
county ostensively to enforce law
which simple justice and honesty and
the Democratic principle Of local
self government demand that we en-
force ourselves.
There are twenty officials in York
county who In addition to their oath
of office, take a special oath to en-
force the law against the sale OF Il
quor. These officers are the nine
magistrates and their nine constables,
the sheriff and his deputy. These ofti-
cials are paid annually out OF the taxes
collected from the people for enforcing
the criminal laws Of the county. the
sum Of four thousand, three hundred
dollars, and 1t does seem to me II these
officials would do their duty the law
against the sale of liquor would be as
we'll enforced in the county as other
criminal laws. On order to give these
officials the moral support Of the law
abiding element of the county, and In
order to avoid the special tax, let all
good citizens Of York county assemble
in the court house at Yorkville imme-
diately after the clerks sales, and
adopt such plans and methods as may
be necessary to suppress the illegal
sale of LIQUOR in York county,
Respectfully,
]. 8. RRIcE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
NUMBERING RRAL BOXES.

The suggestion extend to rurai
mail boxes the proTon of the postal
laws and regulation which permits
delivery of mail maer to city boxes
by number only, sas a Washington
letter to the Columb Record, has re-
GENTLY furnished a III subject for cor
respondence in the ostofice depart
ment there. .-..f
The original sugge ion carried with
II a statement whic appeared to be
Justified by the recois, that the pro-
posed extension w{ld greatly In
crease the receipts rural free de-
livery postofflces. ... ..-.,
Inquiry on the suhct at the oftice
of fourth assistant pItmaster general
today developed the pct that 1t had
been found exceedEly difficult In
many sections Of the ountry to make
prompt deliveries of etters on rural
routes where there se number OF
families Of the sametame. In order
to overcome the difitlty and enable
nostma sters to furnis carriers and
substitutes with prop and complete
rosters Of patrons on heir routes, the
conclusion was reachl, after careful
and thorough constellation, that the
hest way to accomplh the end de-
sired would be to nAber the boxes
and have rosters prepaid showing OPP
posite the number OF each box the
names of all persons entitled to re-
ceive mail at that box For instance
IL there were q dozen Smiths recelV-
ing mail at box numbt one. on rurai
route number one, a Ill Of the names
would be placed oppose e box number
one. so that the carrie or his substi-
tute could see at a glace where each
persons mail should b deposited.
After it had been deGed to number
rural boxes, the suggeaon was made
that II might be feasibe to extend to
the holders of rural bdes the privil-
eyes given holders Of lty boxes, ac-
cording to the postal replations which
allow mail directed merely the
number of a box to be dlivered to the
holder of that box so Ing as no I'M
proper or unlawful busfess Is carried
lon.
In order, however, to est the reasl-
Ibility Of the proposed xtension' the
made public the PROPOSE
Etion with a view to bri ging out any
EobjectIons to 1t that mint exist. Inc
Ipublication appeared las summer ano
Enothing having been heFd against IL
1.-THE order was accordingly issued
Very soon thereafter M Imber OF pro-
TESTS were received In which the exc
cution of that part Of pc order ex'
tending the provisions noy allowed the
holders Of city boxes to blders OF rura
boxes, was deferred indel lnitely, pend
ling the result of an Official investiga'
Etion which Is now in prGress. Wher
this investigation Is completed, ma
action will be taken In tie matter p1
the department. 81.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
MERE-M ENTION.

One man was killed, three fatally
burned and six injured by the ex-
plosion of five tons Of molten metal
in a plant Of the Illinois Steel COM
pany, in Chicago, Tuesday. .Presi-
dent Roosevelt issued a proclamation
Tuesday prohibiting the expectation
of arms, ammunition and munitions
of war from any port of the United
States and Porto Rico to any part
of the republic of Santo Domingo.
5000 employees of the marble collier
les at Hazleton, Pennsylvania. are out
on strike. .... "A woman and her five
children were burned to death In
their home at Port Royal, Missouri,
Tuesday. 49,. The body of Sir Henry
Irving will be buried in Westminster
Abbey, by special permission of the
dean Of Westminster. The Ma
tional Spiritualistic convention Is In
session in Minneapolis. Minnesota,
with delegates from every state In
the Union and every province In
Canada i'm attendance. =. Four per-
sons were killed and thirty-five in
jured, three fatally. by a tornado
which struck the town Of Sorrento,
Illinois, Tuesday night. Forty build
ings were wrecked. 500 S. Lee Clarke,
cashier of the National bank of Alle-
gheny. Pennsylvania, committed sui
eide Wednesday, and the bank was
closed by the comptroller of the cur
rency upon information from the ma
tional bank examiner of its insolven-
cy. .. -Four persons were killed
and two seriously injured by tor
nado which passed through the town
of Manford, Oklahoma, Wednesday.
The thermometer in Montana
yesterday morning stood six degrees
below zero. Excessive rainfall was
reported from the north and middle
west The Nashville, Tennessee,
chamber of commerce has adopted
resolution. addressed to Secretary OF
the Treasury Shaw, requesting that
the presents made Miss Alice Roose-
welt by foreign powers on her recent
visit to the far east be admitted free
of duty. inasmuch as those presents
could not have been refused without
OffenSe
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20

Mr.. ]. Edgar Poas, broker, writes
that the sale Of the Whisonant lots,
which was to have taken place on
October 25, has been postponed be-
cause of the delay in the receipt OF
certain papers that are essential, The
new date, which has not yet been de-
cided upon will be duly announced Ia
ter on.
Those who expect to make clubs for
THE ENQUIRER next year are requested
to report as early as possible in or
der that we may publish their names
for the benefit of people who desire to
renew their subscriptions as well as
for the benefit of people who are not
now subscribers: but who desire to
subscribe.
There were large crowds Of people
at Gastonia, Kings Mountain, Grover
Blacksburg, Gaffney and other stations
last night to see the presidents train
go by. The president made few re-
marks to the crowds at each of the
stops where time permitted. He came
out on the platform at Blacksburg and
was greeted with much enthusiasm. q
Il 10 understood that there Is con-
siderable doubt as to whether Treas
urer Jennings will have to make good
any of the losses occasioned by the al
legged stealing of Bond Clerk thinner
man. Only two bonds are involved
during the administration Of Treasur-
er Jennings and they are for $500 each.
It appears, now, however, that the
bonds were stolen before Treasurer
Jennings came into Office, and 1t was
only the substitution Of the old bonds
that was made afterward. But never
theless, II 1t shall appear that Treasur-
er Jennings is in any way responsible
he stands ready to make good his part
of the loss.
The understanding 10 that the par
fridge crop promises to be more abun-
dant this year than for several years
past. There was some hunting last
year, but rather less than usual, and
the birds have had a breeding season
that has been unusually favorable.
Most of the birds are quite small yet;
but there are many coveys, and the
shooting this fall and winter, II per-
mitted at all, promises to be unusually
good. It is a fact, however. that the
objection of land owners to the part
ridge shooting is growing steadily. and
the time is coming when the hunter
will not think Of shooting over another
mans land without having first OBJ
.ained permission.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20

son, Jackson Christian, whom he ap-
pointed to a cadetship at West Point.
He is a mighty fine fellow, Mrs. jack
son; a mighty fine fellow, by Jove."
The citizens committee stood. waiting
while he escorted Mrs. Jackson to Mrs.
Roosevelt and introduced her. While
the president was speaking in the park
Mrs. Jackson entertained Mrs. Roose-
Welt at her home and hundred Char
lotte ladies helped to make her stay
pleasant. After Mrs. Roosevelt had
returned to the car she sent a hand
some boquet of American Beauty roses
and a note to Mrs. Jackson. Lieuten-
ant Governor Winston, acting for Gov
ernor Glenn, who is attending his
brother's funeral, Senator Simmons
and prominent North Carolinians were
invited to remain on the presidents
train while in the state, stopping here
since it is but Is miles to the border.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20

for the suggested / myself q few
days ago sold to mill for less than
10 cents a lot oAotton for which l
paid from 1'Ol to D..
Continuing the Ealer said that the
greatest danger the farmers here
or elsewhere waA panic. He ex-
pressed the opinio that cotton would
sell more freely 9 cents than II
would at 80. TIL is in accordance
with a pretty vel established prece-
dent. Farmers VIII set their hopes on
10 cents, refuse sell at $50; but
when the price getbelow 81 they be-
gin to put their init at 9. Then
again, when there's, a decline that
looks somewhat iii big slump, all
holders of cotton ban to feel panicky
and the tendency ildown toward the
bottom.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20

PRESIDENT Roosevelt, accompanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt, Secretary Loeb, DR..
Rixey and others, left Washington last
Wednesday morning on the much her
aided southern trip and spent from
about IL m. to 7 p. m. In Richmond.
The presidents visit was made the
occasion of a public holiday In which
the members of the state and city gov
ernments, the military and civic Or
ganizations, the business people and
the school children all took part. There
was parade and banquet, and after
the banquet the presidents party made
a tour Of the points Of most historic
interest in the city. The president
made several speeches during the af-
ternoon, and one of them to the Con-
federate veterans OF the r. E. Lee
camp soldiers home gathered at the
Lee monument was as follows:
"In 'sS when we had to face a very
little war, our effort was to face 1t In
the spirit in which YOU had faced the
great war. In my regiment l think
there were, If anything, more men
whose fathers wore the gray than
there were men whose fathers wore
the blue and all allie felt but one I'M
pulse, and that was the impulse, the
desire, the firm determination, to show
In generous rivalry that no one man
could surpass another in his ardor OF
devotion to the flag that waved over
all Americans alike. Here greet you In
the shadow of the statue Of your
mighty commander Gen. Robert e.
Lee. You and he left us memories
which, inasmuch as they are part OF
the memories bequeathed to the entire
country by all the Americans who
fought in the Civil war, are to serve
forevermore as spurs and incentives
to the generations coming after, to
teach us and our descendants that
alike in peace and in war whenever
the times that try mems souls may
come we are to rise level to the oppor-
tunity as you rose level to your oppor-
tunity and to be ready to prove, as you
proved, our willingness to prove our
worth by our endeavor."
The soldiers listened to the presi-
dents remarks with close attention
and at their conclusion broke into
hearty cheers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
Che 41urkrille Gnq'lirer'
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20. 1905.

Mr.. Zimmerman is of good family
and all that, and nobody would have
ever suspected him of being dishonest;
but that does not break the force OF
his crime or soften the humiliation he
has to suffer. And just to think that
all these years have elapsed before this
stealing was discovered. There Is
something bad wrong in the admins
tration of the governmental affairs OF
South Carolina and 1t is about time
the people were waking up to the fact.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
DIXON AND GONZALES.
Author Of clansnan Charges Columbia
Incident to Editor Of Tho State.


Columbia State, Thursday.
Concerning the story from Columbia
Of the kissing Of 1.-The Clansman" by
the audience, Mr.. Dixon said:
There were three young fellows.
members Of the anti Tillman political
club, I was told, who came to the
their presence obnoxious. They, and
they alone. seized the first opportunity
to hiss. When / was called before the
curtain they began kissing, and imme-
diately there was a cry from the audi
e ce to Throw those fellows out OF
the windows When / noticed the in
dignation which was aroused In my
behalf raised my hand for silence,
and then turned the incident about as
pleasantly as possible.
PUT UP JOB.
1T was put up job by Gonzales,
editor Of the State In Columbia, who
had been cri:icising the play for weeks
in advance. would not dignity the
incident with an explanation except
for the fact that the story was sent out
by Gonzales, and to persons who DO
not know what miserable fizzle these
young fellows made the story may
hurt."-Savannah Morning News.
Columbia, Oct. Is.
Thomas Dixon. Jr.,
The DeSoto, Savannah, Ga.
In the Morning News Of Tuesday you
are quoted as asserting the kissing OF
yourself in Columbia theatre was "a
put up Job by Gonzales, editor OF the
State" / cannot believe you guilty OF
such mean and wilful slander. Will
you by wire, at my expense affirm or
~ w. E. Gonzales.
Savannah. Ga, Oct. Is.
w, e. Gonzales. tn -
Columbia, 8. c. -
You misinterpret my interview. The
lob to which I referred was the mis-
leading report about the kissing which
you wired over the United States. l
was loath to believe you guilty or
such a thing until informed here that
you are the representative OF the As
ISOLATED Press In Columbia do not
accuse you of the kissing but Of some-
thing worse, of sending out the extra
ordinary story concerning It;
Thomas Dixon. Jr.
Columbia, 8. c.. Oct IS.
Thomas Dixon, Jr,
DeSoto, Savannah, Ga. -
You are almost as unfortunate In
form of interview as incorrect In fact.
Any statement that sent, or insti-
gated the sending, to the Associated
Press (of which, am not the agentb
or otherwise Of any report concerning
YOU, Is q cold lie.- You may have been
honestly misled, but had you been
willing to credit the south with having
reputable journalists you would not
have recklessly published without In
vestigation this slander. with the &C
companying imputation to me OF the
meanest motives. That is not the prac-
| tice among men of honor In this or
any other part Of the country.
| W. E. Gonzales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-10-20
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

Scientific Cooking at WinthroP-TWo
Men Who Suffered Unjust Punish
nent-The Water Question-hun-
ters Violating the Closed Season
l.. oynoI