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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
POLICE FOR PIcNIcs.

A bill introduced by Representative
Beamguard providing for the policing
of public gatherings has passed to a
third reading in the house as follows:
Section l. That after the approval Of
this act the magistrates are empow-
cred, whenever in their p opinion the
public interest and peace demands 1t,
upon the petition of at least five tax
payers of any county, to appoint on the
occasion of any picnic, camp meeting,
or other public assembly or gathering,
outside Of an incorporated town or
city, such suitable and discreet per-
sons as special constables to police the
said public assembly or gathering,
with same powers and duties as pre-
scribed for peace officers and deputies
by sections S33, S34, S35, volume l,
Code Of Laws Of South Carolina, 1902
and the acts amendatory thereto. Pro-
vided that not more than three con-
stables shall be appointed on any one
occasion. --
Sec. q That such special constables
shall serve during their appointment
and receive $3.50 per day as compen-
sation, to be paid by the county super
visor upon certificates Of the appoint
ees approved by the appointing mag
iStrate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

warden, Mr.. w. L. Hall was elected
mayor and Mr.. E. r. Rodgers warden.
Mr.. w. B. Meacham, who, with Mr..
Hall received a tie vote at the first
election. withdrew from the race and
Mr.. Hall received practically the
whole vote.
He's From South Carolina.
The following letter. from Mr.. Har-
ry T. Provost of Bramwell, w. Va, ex-
plains itself: "YoRKvILIE ENQUIRER:
Enclosed find express order for $500
for which please send me THE EEouI-
RER for one year beginning with the
copy containing the first installment of
Lathan's History Of South Carolina.
saw your advertisement in the great
and glorious Daily Mail. BY this you
will readily see that 1 am a, South
Carolinian and hail from the Garden
spot of the Old Palmetto state, Ander-
son, Of course"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
Tuesday, January 80, 1905.

able to accomplish his purpose on ac-
count OF lack of height, the fall not
being sufficient. to break his neck. His
escape when eating the glass was mar
velous as the amount consumed must
have been fully two inches Of glass
from a lamp chimney, however, he
doesn't seem to be suffering any Ill
effects from the swallowing of the
glass. He alleges that he shot the
Glover women In self f-defense, she hav-
Ing drawn pistol on him. The term Of
court at which he win be tried con-
venes in Gaffney, February 26th.
= Columbia special of January 20 to
the News and Courier: The coming
week in the house promises to be very
busy. The dispensary, compulsory ed
ucation, the proposed ten-hour law,
regulation Of the primary and election
systems, taxation and regulation Of the
sale of patent medicines, biennial ses-
sions, the two and half-cent passen-
ger rate, the state bank examiner, are
only some Of the many important mat
tiers that are scheduled for considera-
ton in the house this week. On Sat
urday's calendar there were thirty-six
spe cial orders alone scheduled for con-
sideration during the next six days;
other measures were added to the list
of special orders on Saturday. This
does not take into account the hum
dreds and hundreds of other bills that
have not been placed as special orders.
The prospect Is that the dispensary
situation will consume the greater
part of the week. The outlook just
now Is that there will be a discussion
of the various bills for several days
ahd that there will be a decisive vote
by Wednesday night This condition,
however, may be changed, and 1t Is
possible that the house will get impa-
tient and vote without much argu-
ment; as a matter of fact pretty much
every member now knows how he ex-
poets to vote and discussion win
change but few votes. There are If
teen various and conflicting PROPOSE
tions relative to the dispensary on the
house calendar, and some OF these
touch only on minor phases Of the
general situation. The outlook today
is that the real fight will be on two
bills. First, on the bill proposed by
the dispensary committee-this COM
mittee is largely composed Of pro-
nounced friends Of the system-and
then on the Morgan local option bill.
1t will be on';these two bills that the
chief fire will be centered. The for
mer bill proposes to patch up the pres
ent system and provide for slight
change In the methods Of doing busi-
ness. The Morgan bill. on the other
had. starts out with the abolition Of
the state dispensary. The cornerstone
of the entire fight fs the state dispen-
sary, and it is on this that the fight
is to be made.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

A BILL to repeal the act providing
for special terms of the court was de-
bated in the senate yesterday and kill
ed by a vote of 20 to IL. Senator Nc
Gowan quoted from the constitution to
show that such special sessions must
be provided for and argued that the
senate had no right to repeal this act.
Senator Blease favored the bill. Sem
ator Blake saw no necessity for extra
terms. He freely scored the lawyers
for neglecting to prepare their cases
and bring them to trial. Although op-
posing the bill on the ground that 1t
would not accomplish the end desired,
Senator Hudson declared that judges
were entirely too lenient with lawyers,
too accommodating and often seeking
the good will of the bar rather than
looking after the real business of
court. The dilatory methods now a
custom are u shame to the state and
the profession. So long as judges in
dulge lawyers in long -winded speeches
and dilatory tactics, so long will bus
mess be delayed"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30


MYSTERIOUS MURDEREss-One Of
the strangest criminal cases on record
in France was brought to trial In
Paris last Saturday, according to a ca
blegram. The defendant is a woman.
JEANNE Weber, thirty-five years old,
who is charged with killing three chill
dren and attempting to murder a
fourth, all within the space Of FIVE
weeks. The circumstances under
which the children were killed are so
mysterious, however, that 1t has been
impossible to establish the guilt Of the
woman. In each instance where death
occurred, the same circumstances were
noted. The woman was found holding
in her arms the corpse of child under
two years Of age, who but q few mo-
ments before had been laughing and
playing. No sign Of violence was OBJ
served except that the faces Of the
victims were contorted. Autopsies
showed no trace of poisoning and the
deaths were thought to be accidental
until the woman was found with q
fourth child in her arms, which was
saved from suffocation. The other
cases were then recalled and the wo-
man was arraigned and charged with
possessing a mania for child murder.
The defendant stolidly protests her in
nocence and says the deaths Of the
three children were mere coinci-
dences. Specialists who examined the
woman failed to find any trace Of in
sanity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

Messrs. S. j., S. r. and F. e. Clin-
ton are arranging to establish a gen.
eral merchandise business at Glover
under the firm name Of Clinton Com
pany.
So far as THE ENQUIRER has beer
able to learn, there have been no fur
ther developments in the;matter of the
Southern freight depot at Yorkville
1t is presumed that the railroad COM
mission has served notice on the rail-
road company in accordance with the
announcement made here last Thurs
day, and there is reason to expect that
there will be something to report with
in a few days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

CASTRO PREPARING Fer WAR.-Much
amusement is expressed in military
circles in Washinton over the an
nouncement from Caracas that Vene-
zuela is preparing to resist posi-
BILE French attack. 1t is recalled that
during a fit of anger last summer
President Castro not only defied the
United States, but threatened to lead
an army across Central America to
attack New Orleans. That is very
amusing. if true: at amy rate 1t will
convince our French friends that
Castro is dangerous man and to
conquer him will not be holiday
diversion. If he is once thoroughly
aroused he may give his army the
command ION to Paris" and strike
the French capital by way of the
Andes. The Venezuelan president is
considered very much of a joke in the
to be held i'm derision. There Is no
glory in making war upon him, how
ever and this is appreciated in official
circles in France. There is Il Suspi-
cion that the French republic would
gladly transfer the duty of thrashing
Castro TO any power which is longing
for a little excitement. For the pres
ent. at least, there seems TO be no
desire in Washington to undertake
any new commission for extending
the operation of the Monroe doctrine.
Ambassador JuSSerand has conferred
with Mr.. Roosevelt, but the signs of
the times indicate that Uncle Sam
is taking a rest and that powers hav-
ing business with South America must
attend to it themselves. France
might well wish To be rid Of the job.
1t is not one from which any salts
faction can be derived.-Baltimore
Sun.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
MERE.MENTloN.

The trial of Greene and Gaynor in
Savannah is being retarded because
Of the illness Of a juror. :. - The fu-
neral Of General Joseph Wheeler took
place at st. Johns Protestant Epis-
copal church. washington. yesterday
afternoon at o'clock and the inter-
ment was at Arlington. President
Roosevelt attended, -. Col. Will
liam d. Mann. editor Of Town Topics.
New York, was arrested last Satur-
day on the charge Of perjury, alleged
to have been committed in testimony
given in the trial of the criminal libel
case against Norman Hapgood. edi-
tor of Golfers Weekly. He gave
bond In the. SUM OF. sl0. .00o......
Three people lost their lives In the
burning of Richardson's hotel In
Lowell. Mass. last Saturday.
The isthmian canal commission has
accepted the report Of the board Of
consulting engineers recommending
the construction Of a lock canal
across the isthmus Of Panama. {. {. .Ex-
President Cleveland has decided to
move with his family to Los Angeles,
Cal, and viii make that place his fu-
ture home. 80, Father Matthew
o'Keefe, pastor Of Mahone's famous
brigade In the Confederate army and
personal friend Of Jefferson Davis and
Robert E. Lee, died in Baltimore last
Sunday, aged 80 years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
FOR BETTER ROADS.

The postoffice department has be-
gun to give more particular consid-
Grafton of the condition Of the public
roads on which the r. F. D. carriers
have to travel and the outlook is
that unless the patrons of the r. F,
D. routes begin to show some interest
in the matter, 1t Is quite probable
that the splendid service that is now
being enjoyed may be curtailed. Miss
Maggie Moore, postmaster at York
Vile, has received from Fourth As
sistant Postmaster General P. v. Nc
Graw q letter on the subject which
reads as follows:
II, upon the receipt Of department
letter of December 29, you did not
take up the matter Of bad roads with
the patrons of the routes. and others
interested, you are now directed to
do so and to say to them that unless
some action Is taken by them looking
to the repair Of the roads in question
within the next thirty days from date,
the department will seriously consider
the withdrawal of service therefrom.
You will report results to this office
From the foregoing letter it would
appear that the postoffice department
is not in humor to trifle with this
matter any longer, and it is seriously
hoped that patrons Of the various
routes will begin to move at once to
secure an improvement in the condi-
ton of the roads. There is no reason
to believe that discontipuance Of a
rural route would be followed by the
restoration of the old horse mail, and
the people can get a very good idea
Of the predicament they would be
in by making their calculations as
to how much trouble would be re-
quired to get their mail from the
nearest railroad postoffice, as now es-
tablished.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
r.OCAx. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

York Supply Co.-Has full stock Of
heavy and fancy groceries and In
vites you to get its prices. 1t asks
you to see 1t about fertilizers.
York Drug Store-Has a word to say
about its prescription department,
which 1t says is constantly growing
in popularity.
Robert ]. Love, Executor-Gives no
tice to the debtors and creditors of
Robert Love. deceased, to make set
tlement with him.
Dobson Bros. Cash Store-HaS just
received two shipments Of early
spring millinery and invites the la
dies to call and see 1t.
Star Drug Store-Says to use electric
lights. 1t will keep a full stock OF
lamps on hand at all times, and will
be glad to supply your wants.
Fidelity Trust Co., Chester, s. c.
Does a general banking, trust and
fidelity business and solicits the pa
tronage Of the public. w. w. Lew
is, Esq.,, Is its representative in this
county.
Barkoot Amusement GOWN give a
street fair and county exhibition on
the Smith lot, February 5th to 10th,
inclusive. Numerous shows and a
number of free acts.
Foushee Cash Store-Announces a
special sale Of curtains for next
Monday. Watch next ad for par
ticulars and prices.
Geo. T. Schorb-Wants to recover a
ladies' crescent broach, lost Sunday
afternoon. Reward to finder.
]. L. Sanders, Chief of Police-Is
seeking owner of a hog which he
has taken up.
]. C.. Wilborn-Has two good mules
for sale.
Enquirer Office-Has a ladies' hand
bag, found on streets of Yorkville.
Owner can recover bag by paying
for advertisement.
Thomson Co.-Announces special
clearance and removal sale to take
place in its new store rooms in the
O'Leary building. The sale Is to be-
gin Monday morning and continue
for ten days. See fourth page.
Loan and Savings Bank-Wants every
man and woman to feel at perfect
liberty to open an account with 1t.
1t promises the best banking service
obtainable.
]. @. Wray-Is receiving new spring
goods and is putting them on sale
as fast as they arrive. Calicoes at
4c to &C a yard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"A horse was killed in Spartanburg
last Friday by coming in contact with
a telephone wire that was dangling to
the ground from an overhead trolley.
Dispatches from Anderson report a
notable decrease In drunkenness since
the voting out of the dispensary. The
police court work Is not nearly as
heavy as 1t was.
III. Clare Dickinson, a white citizen
Of Bamburg, has been arrested on
the charge Of poisoning B. F. Reid. an
other white man, with arsenic admin
istered in a drink Of whisky. The
white prostitute, and from her testi-
mony 1t appears that Dickinson COM
mitted the crime because Reid held a
high place in the woman's favor.
Spartanburg, January 81: Owing
to his continued i'll health, Rev. G..
H. Waddell has decided to retire
from active business, and has sold
his interest in the Southern Christian
Advocate, the official organ of the
South Carolina Methodist conference,
to Rev. S. A. Nettles, who with Mr..
Waddell was elected to publish and
edit the paper at the recent annual
conference held in this city. Mr.. Net
ties now assumes charge as editor
and publisher, and will expend his
energies in making the Advocate a
greater power than ever in its sphere
Of usefulness and advancement Of re-
ligious and moral work, as we'll as
devotion to the denomination Of
which it is the organ.
There seems to be no doubt any
longer of the fact that the woman who
was arrested at Kansas City last week
for masquerading in male attire is
Pauline Webster, formerly of Cowpens.
There was a disposition on the part
Of some Of the womans relatives to
deny her identity at first; but that has
not affected the situation. 1t turns out
that the woman still has an interest In
the estate left by her father and that
because of this there is cloud on the
title Of various pieces Of Gaffney real
estate that were supposed to be clear
of possible question. Some Gaffney
men have been to Kansas City to see
the woman and try to buy her interest
in property now held by them; but she
refused to sell. The outlook is that
she Is going to make trouble.
= Says a Gaffney special Of January
26, to the Spartanburg Herald: 1t has
been disclosed this afternoon that
Preyor Scruggs, the white youth. who
is in Jail here charged with criminal
assault and shooting a negro woman
near this city some time ago, attempt
ed to end his life on Wednesday night,
by hanging himself with his blanket.
Some surprise Is evidenced at his ac-
ton, especially when the woman, Lois
Glover, who was shot, Is doing well and
is thought to be recovering. The sur
prise Is made greater when it is con-
sidered that he made three attempts to
commit suicide by hanging, and failing
in that ate a generous quantity Of
glass. His escapes in the four in
stances from death were truly remark |
able. One time his blanket or impro-
vised rope broke with his weight and |
on the other two occasions he was un-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

Mr.. John G. Capers has secured
satisfactory vindication Of his charac-
ter which he thought was questioned
by the action of the president in Civ
ing the office of district attorney to
Mr.. Cochran instead Of himself. The
vindication is in the shape of the fol-
lowing letter signed by the president.
81 have decided to appoint Mr.. Coch-
ran district attorney in place of your
self This is not to be taken as a
reflection upon you. The facts are
simply that in looking over the ground
I came to the conclusion that better
work could be done by Mr.. Cochran
and that on the whole the interests of
the service would be best met by his
appointment" Some Of Mr.. Capers's
friends think that Judge Brawley is
responsible for the Cochran appoint
ment 1t is claimed that Mr.. Capers
will continue as referee in the matter
of Federal patronage in this state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
JOE WHEELER.
New York's Southern Society Pays
Tribute to Confederate Cavalryman.

New York's Southern Society Pays
Tribute to Confederate Cavalryman.
After everybody had sung Dixie
and my Old Kentucky Home" at the
second annual dinner of the Kentucky
society, at Delmonicos last Saturday
night former United States Senator
William Lindsay, toastmaster, arose
and said:
I'm the city of Greater New York
there sleeps tonight In a last sleep
awaiting conveyance to his final rest
ing place, a man personally friendly to
many Of us, admired by all OF US, a
man who represented not only the
south, but pure, unadulterated Ameri-
canism as no other man has represent
ed it. refer to Gen. Joseph H. Wheel
er, and l suggest that we drink In ST.
lence to his memory"
A pin drop could have been heard
while the diners rose and complied
with the request. Another tribute to
the dead soldier Of the Confederacy,
and later of the Union was uttered by
Marion J. Verdery, president OF the
Southern society, who was the hrst
speaker. =,
-Four or five years ago." he said,
| when l saw John B. Gordon, who wore
brave badges of honor, touch the Old
flag and wrap it around himself. said
surely now all the country's chiValry
Is made one again. But the most dra-
matte climax to this scene was pre-
sented to my vision only few nights
ago, when Gen. Fred Grant in full
United States regalia. arose at the
Confederate Veterans dinner and
spoke to the memory of Robert E. Lee,
and then at the very finish of the din
ner said: Mr.. Commander, one word
more, please, | offer a resolution to the
effect that this Confederate veterans
camp and all others, and every G. A.
r. post cooperate to make January
10 next, the hundredth anniversary OF
the birth of Robert E. Lee national
holiday Again only a night or so
ago. | heard Gen. Stewart l.. Wood
ford at the sheriff's dinner, make In
his speech an eloquent tribute to the
then dying hero of our Lost Cause. Joe
Wheeler. And to this tribute to the
great soldier of the Confederacy and
the Union alike, l want to repeat to
YOU the words of President Angel OF
the University of Michigan, on Gen
eral Wheeler
"A great man has gone. 1t was my
privilege to call him my friend. He
was brave and soldierly In time of
war: in peace sweet and gentle as a
woman; one in whom the elements
were so mixed that all the world might
arise and say, here was man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

NOTWITHSTANDING the fact that cot
ton has dropped about $3.50 a bale
since the publication Of the last gin
ner's report of the government, Har-
vie Jordan insists that the market is
purely speculative and that the staple
is easily worth fifteen cents a pound
He says that the spinners bought fully
half the crop below 10 cents and that II
they are made to pay Is cents for the
not more than 100000 bales remain
ing in the hands Of the farmers the
average price will still be under 1;
cents for the whole crop.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Florerce Cody left last week
for Tampa Fla, where she has a posi-
tion as stenographer.
Mr. Quiller Jackson of Manning, ar
rived in Yorkville Saturday on a Wis
1t to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c.
Jackson.
Mr.. Jos. w. Smith, who has been
confined to his bed about four weeks
with grip, is improving slowly. Mr..
Smith has been a very sick man.
Mr.. ]. F. A. Smith has been confin-
ed to his bed for several weeks with
measles. He is better and hopes to
be about again within a few days.
Miss Cora Tall of Baltimore, Md,
came down to Yorkville last Sunday
on visit to her sister, Mrs. w. D.
Grist, and expects to return home to-
morrow afternoon.
Rev. v. 1. Masters, formerly located
at this place, now one Of the editors OF
the Baptist Press, published at Green
wood, preached in the Yorkville Bap-
tist church last Sunday morning.
Rev. McElwee Ross and family are
visiting relatives and friends of Mr..
Ross in Yorkville and vicinity. Mr.
Ross Is a son of the late Rev. DR.. K.
A. Ross and a brother of Mrs. w. c.
Ewart. He is a native of Sharon and
was a citizen of this county until
about ten years ago when he went
north to become minister in the
United Presbyterian church. He has
been pastor Of large congregation In
Newark, N. j., until recently; but has
just given up this charge to accept
call to Pennsylvania. Rev. Mr.. Ross
preached in the Associate Reformed
church here last Saturday and Sunday
mornings and again Sunday night.
His sermons were very much enjoyed
by those who heard them. His many
friends in this vicinity are glad to re-
new their acquaintance with him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30
Ihe alurkrille enquirer.
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, JANUARY 30. 1906.

SENATOR Latimer is busy just now
denying the justice of reference to
him in the New York Herald as a
white House Democrat" The sena-
tor says it is not so. 1t is said to be a
fact that an increasing number of
Democrats are seeking favors from
the administration and the party lead
ers are considering ways to put stop
to such conduct.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

AS to whether or not Winthrop
should have a Christmas holiday does
not seem to be nearly so important as
the interference of the general assem-
bly, with the business of the trustees
In such a small matter. We agree with
Senator Tillman in the suggestion that
maybe the legislature will do about as
we'll to turn the trustees off and run
the college through a committee
Of its own. 1t will come to that
later on if this thing of allowing the
students to appeal to the general as
sembly from the rulings Of the trus-
tees continue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-30

SENATOR Butler of Cherokee, has
introduced a bill to revoke the char
ter Of the Richland Distilling compa-
ny and the bill has been favorably re-
ported by the committee to which II
was referred. The reason given by
Senator Butler is that the dlstillery has
been debauching the state by Its
methods. If the matter is pushed
there will no doubt be thorough and
complete investigation of the Richland
Distilllng and that will be worth some
thing.