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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
NEGRO HOMICIDE.

Peg Leg is down here and he wants
me to tell you that IL you will look In
YOUR kitchen you will find dead mig
ger there"
"Oh no, surely not"
"Well you had better look. He says
that you will find the keys Of the barn
in his coat under the nigger's head, and
that IL the sheriff will come down he
will surrender"
This is the substance Of telephone
conversation which took place between
Mr.. J. B. Scott Of the Delphos neigh
borhood and DR.. w. G. White last
Sunday morning. DR.. White went out
to the kitchen and there, according to
the intelligence received from Mr..
Scott found the dead body OF Ben
Walker with Peg Legs coat under his
head.
Coroner Louthian held an inquest
during Sunday, and it developed that
Walker had been killed by John Hardin
otherwise known as Peg Leg" and
John Pegter or as he was accustomed
to render his favorite name, John Do
Not Poster"
There was only one witness tc the
killing, another negro named John
Evans, and the story he told at the In
quest seems to embody all the facts.
According to Evans he went to DR..
Whites kitchen at a late hour to spend
the night with Peg Leg. Peg Leg and
Walker were engaged in a game OF
cards, and offered to let Evans come
in. but he had no money and went to
bed instead.
The stakes, according to Evans,
were ten cents game, and as the
game progressed Walker was steady
winner. After a while Peg Leg pro-
posed that the stakes be doubled to 20
cents and Walker agreed. Walker con-
tinued to win and next Peg Leg wanted
to double again; but Walker declined.
Peg Leg insisted but Walker show
ed no sign of acquiescence. And you
saw YOU won't double?" Peg Leg ask
ed. and he followed the question with
a shot from a 38-calibre revolver.
Walker fell over with a bullet in his
breast and Peg Leg fired two more
shots into his head. In the meantime
Evans jumped from his bed out of the
kitchen and fed. He heard other shots
as he was getting across the fence, but
did not know whether they were fired
at him or not.
The shooting was along after mid
night. Dr. White heard 1t and went
to the window. He saw Peg Leg at the
kitchen door and asked him what that
shooting was about. Peg Leg replied
that he did not know; that he had just
come out to see.
A search of Walkers pockets dis
closed only a solitary nickle. Peg Leg
had some change in his pockets, and
1t is supposed that he robbed Walker
after the killing.
Peg Leg was committed to jail, and
so also was John Evans; but Evans,
who is only wanted as witness was
afterward released on bail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
RATE LAW NOW IN FORCE.
New Order of Things Dates From and
After Yesterday

HTter yesterday.
The new railroad rate law, which ap-
plies to all railroads doing an inter-
state commerce business, went into ef-
feet at midnight last night. 1t will be
enforced by the Interstate commerce
commission According to the new
law, the roads were to have filed with
the commission by last night all their
tariffs and charges, showing not only
the full cost of transportation from
point to point, but also what items go
to the making up of this cost. From
today on there can be no extras,
but the shipper is expected to be able
to obtain in advance final statement
of the charge he has to meet.
1t was stated in Washington yester-
day that in fact not a single company
has been able to fully comply with the
provisions of the law requiring them to
have all their schedules on file by
midnight The schedule of switching
charges was the most difficult of COM
pletion.
Under the law every company which
fails to complete it's schedules might
be fined, but ii is understood that the
inter-sta commerce commission will
give additional time in every case
when n road has given evidence of sin
cere intent to comply with the law. To
discuss this and other points. COM
mittee representing the big eastern
railroads will go to Washington tomor-
row in order to meet the commission
This conference will be attended by
of the anthracite coal
roads. who are anxious to obtain rul-
ing from the commission on that sec
tiOn of the law which prohibits rail-
road from carrying from one state to
another any article manufactured, min
ed or produced by it except for its own
use. This would include coal.
1t is expected that shippers will find
themselves benefited by the provision
which requires the railroads to in
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28

clude all charges of whatsoever ma
ture in their quoted rates. Heretofore
"a shipper has had to figure for himself
on refrigerator and elevator charges
and the dozen or more other inciden-
tails, dickering with the separate COM
panies which had hand in trans
portation or car of his shipment. Now
the railroads must do that and the
shipper meets but one charge and deals
with but one concern. All the sources
Of side charges are consolidated, and
private cars side tracks, spurs, termi-
nails and elevators are made subject
TO the law.
The new law also requires the rail-
roads to establish a uniform system
# accounting and to keep their books
open for inspection at all times by the
expert accountants of the commission.
This feature is expected to go far to-
ward abolishing the rebate evil Of the
past The railroad accountants are
comforting in regard to the uniform
system of bookkeeping, which, how
ever, will not go into effect until June
next year. In the meantime the
commission has put its own experts at
work devising a system which will be
clear enough to suit the commission.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
wyLIE SAID IT.

Joseph B. Wylie Of the state board
Of dispensary directors, said just what
he was represented in The Enquirer
Of last Tuesday as having said. We
were quite sure Of that before the par
agraph that has kicked up the row was
put in type; but now since Mr.. Wylie
has tried to enter a denial 1t has all
been proved against him. Drs. Massey
and Saye were in Yoryville Saturday
and both confirmed The Enquirer's
statement. DR.. Massey referred to the
matter in his speech in the court house,
reiterating everything that was said,
and adding the additional statement
that Mr.. wylie asserted that ]. s. Far
mum is still getting rake-off on pur-
chases Of beer. After he went home,
DR.. Massey prepared the following,
which he sent to the Columbia State:
In Justice to myself in regard to
what MI. Joe B. Wylie of the state
board of control said 10 DR.. ]. II. Saye,
Mr.. F. p. Mccain and myself on the
train between Yorkville and Glover,
about the present management of the
South Carolina state dispensary, l
would state that Mr.. Wylie arose from
his seat In the front part OF the car
and came to our seats, about the mid
die of the car, and after the usual
salutations, DR.. ]. H. Saye or myself,
one, remarked that we hoped he would
keep the state dispensary clean, and
his answer was that 1t was impossible,
that it was certainly In bad shape, or
words to that effect. asked him II
he couldn't get another member OF the
man, He said, NO" shaking his
head long, and significantly remarking
at the same time: Il am only one
against two" He then told US about
the 1000 cases or gallons OF whisky
being bought under his protest and al
so about Mr.. j. 8. Farnum or Charles
ton, s. c., still controlling the beer sales
to the board, intimating that he Gar
num) was still getting his usual rake
off or rebates, which was also against
his (Wylie's) protest.
Other matters were mentioned OF
more or less importance and other wit
nesses can be produced to substanti-
ate our position. :,
Now, we were all Mr.. Wylies friends
and supported him for the position and
were rejoiced to find that he was do
ing his duty. But why should Mr.. wy
lie protest II something wrong or cor
rupt was not going on? Why should
he say that he had only one vote to
two votes? He might not have used
the word corrupt" but what other
conclusion could we arrive at IN the
matter? I think DR.. ]. II. Saye and
Mr.. F. P. Mccain and myself, as well
as others who heard the statement, can
understand the plain English language,
and we all agree as to what he did
say. =,
/ sincerely regret that am connected
with this. matter and certainly would
not have mentioned it in my address
had / thought Mr.. Wylie would nave
been placed in any other position In
the matter than he desired, as he talk
ed without reserve and in no under
tone. So claim there is no misunder-
standing on the part Of DR.. j. II. Saye,
Mr.. F. P. Mccain and myself.
J. E. MASSEY, SR., M d.
Rock Hill, Aug. 26.
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court before the primary. The follow
ing statements were filed last Satur-
day: A. ]. Parrott, $24.44; ]. p. Leach,
$13.55; w. B. Williams, $3.50; 4. Il.
McMackin, $32.20; F. p. Mccain, $22.20;
John c. Kirkpatrick. $16.05; j. E.
Beamguard, $20.55; John A. Shurley.
$S3.07; W. T. Slaughter, $20.97; J. =.
Massey sr, s23.72; ]. w. Ardrey'
5000; ]. B. Neil, $7.17; E. r. Walker
s7O2: R. M. Whitesides, s1175; ]. g.
Glasscock. s2114; s. H. Epps, Sr,
1920; w. ]. Poag, $5.42; ]. H. Saye,
$3.50; Thos. w. Boyd, $2s.61; H: A. d.
Nicely, 1896; John F. Gordon, 1895;
L. r. williams, $2697; r. w. White
sides, 5000; John J. Hunter. $46.4S;
L. ]. Lumpkin, $s.95; r. j. Caldwell.
S6.51; r. L. deLoach, $50; A. L. Nun
merry, $414; J. D. Boyd, IS; ]. c: Bell,
SO; S. M. Faris, $3.50; r. L. A. Smith,
$3.50: J. L. Duncan, $3.50; H. E.. john
son, $5; s. N. Johnson, $9.40; ]. Z.
Lowry, $15.75;\ ]. C. Conner, $16.17.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
ABOUT PEOPLE,

Mrs. ]. NJ. Ferguson has gone to
Baltimore and New York.
Miss Sallie Wallace is saleslady at
the Foushee Cash Store.
G. w. S. Hart, Esq, returned Satur-
day from Wadmalaw Island.
DR.. Thomas w. Campbell of Bethel,
has been sick for some days.
Mr.. j. Guy Louthian has been SICK
for some days with malarial fever.
Mrs. ]. ]. Keller left this evening
for a visit to relatives and friends at
Durham, n. c.
Colonel and Mrs. Asbury Coward of
Charleston, are visiting in Yorkville
and will be here until Friday.
Mrs. w. B. Wylie, Miss Rachel Wylie
and Miss Kate Gordon left yesterday
for a visit to Saluda, N. c.
Miss Amelia Kennedy returned home
Saturday evening after an extended
visit to Greenvllle friends.
Dr.. Moffatt Kennedy of Newberry,
came over last week and spent several
days with Mr.. w. NJ. Kennedy's family.
DR.. Jas. B. Allison went to Lancaster
last Friday evening to visit his broth
er, Col. R. E. Allison, who is quite
sick.
Congressman Finley was able to ride
out last Friday and he has been out
several times since, but he is still very
weak.
Dr. William Barron Of Marion, Ala,
is in Yorkville on a visit to relatives
and friends. and is the guest of DIR.
John /. Barron.
Mrs. T. B. McClain and daughter,
Miss Edna, returned to Camden, Mon
day, after spending several days with
friends In YOrkville.
Miss Maggie McFadden left this
afternoon for the northern markets
in the interest of the Y. B. & M. Co.,
and will join Mr.. o. P. Heath.
Miss NJ. Lucille Van Law, who has
been spending some time in Yorkville
on a visit to her sister, Mrs. 1. H.
Norris, left yesterday morning for her
home in Arlington, Illinois.
Rev. B. H. Grier Of Ora, Laurens
county, was in Yorkville today shaking
hands with his old friends. He preach
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE,

Mr.. Finley received returns from
the various counties in the Fifth
Congressional district up to an early
hour Wednesday morning as follows:
Kershaw-Two boxes: Finley 257;
Strait 25S.
Chesterfield-Two boxes: Finley,
10; Strait, 80.
Lancaster-All but two boxes:
Strait, 1,570; Finley, S19.
Fairield-With four small boxes
to hear from: Finley, 769; Strait
339.
Chester-Eight county boxes give
Strait 1877 majority.
Cherokee-With eight boxes to
hear from: Finley, 1,494; Strait, ia
York-Gives Finley 1855; Strait 300
According to this Mr.. Finley has q
lead Of 3,276 with Dr. Straits strong
est territory fully heard from.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

-Leesville, August 20: Henry Monts,
a farmer, was shot and killed today by
A. J. Godfrey Taylor, his neighbor.
Both men were about forty years old
and have families. The killing result
ed from an old quarrel over the boun-
dary line between their lands. About
one year ago Monts shot at Taylor
Six months ago Monts' house was
burned. Taylor was charged with the
crime, but was acquitted. Taylor
went at once to the home Of the county
supervisor and surrendered. Both men
were among the most respectable OF
the community
-Gaffney, August 26: No. 36, the
midnight passenger train on the
Southern, brought to the city
couple who went to the Commercial
hotel and registered as w. M. Wripie
and wife, South Carolina. They were
assigned TO a room and about
o'clock the occupants OF the hotel
were awakened by the report or
pistol and the screams OF woman.
Mr.. Parish, the proprietor went to
the room and found Wripie brand
ishing his weapon as II he would
kill himself He confessed to having
tried to kill himself, and falling In
the attempt. He was taken IN
charge by a policeman and LOCKED IN
the city prison where he was Kept
till this morning and discharged he
came from the prison to the hotei
and got his wife and left
-Gaffney, August 26: This after
noon about o'clock while q numDer
of boys were in swimming In Austeirs
pond, just on the outskirts OF CAN
ney one of them, Emmett Marsh, was
drowned. He could not swim, so was
holding to a plank and pushing IL
about when the plank turned over,
loosening his hold on 1t and went un-
der, His companions went to his as
sistance, but they could not help him.
The alarm was given and quite
number from town went to the pond
and began diving for the body. AZ
ter about an hours search the oooy
was recovered and brought out
Drs. Jeffries and Darwin had arrived
on the scene by the time the Doay
was recovered, but they could do
nothing for him. Life was extinct
when the body was recovered. he
was the foster child of Mr. Z. y.
Parish, proprietor Of the CONNER
cial hotel, and was well known 10
most Of the travelling men; Wnen a
child his father was murdered IN
pool room here and he was pouno 70
Mr.. Parish soon afterward.
Elloree, August 2s: This section
has NOT vet been visited by the gen
nine boll weeyil Of Texas fame. The
latest nest however, to the maturing
cotton Is called by the farmers around
here the borer worm. Tne nsect ls
about an inch long and three-six-
teenths of an inch in width. 1t haa
ouick movements and keen saw
like mouth. It works with rapidity
and II is only matter OF a snort
while after operating ing Seart Sn + 1Tsa leaving
Nothing but the empty shell to tell
the tale of its destructive warfare.
SaveraI of the farmers crops around
here win be appreciably cut on by
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
MERE.MENTIoN.

More than $50 robbers have been
shot in Valparaiso since the earth
quake. -. 1t is reported that Paul o.
Stensland, president Of the defunct Mil
waukee Avenue bank, Chicago was
seen in London last week. .Philadel-
phia will soon institute Mechanical
Arts School," giving mechanical edu-
cation free ...... Justice MacLean or
the New York supreme court, one day
last week handed down sixty-five de-
breaking all previous records. $50. The
insurance on the Palace hotel at San
Francisco, has been adjusted at $1,265,-.
600. This Is the largest loss on a sin
gle risk on record in this country. -.
Four persons died in Chicago and three
in Detroit last Thursday as the result
Of the excessive heat. d. Walter Well
man, the Chicago newspaper CORES
pondent has postponed his proposed
attempt to find the north pole until
next spring go. The German emperor
has granted pardons to all prisoners In
Germany charged with "lese majestic"
:. Andrew ]. Houston Of Beaumont,
Texas, son of the famous Gen. Sam
Houston, has been nominated by the
Republicans as a candidate for. con-
gress from the Second Texas congress-
ional district Three young white
women were drowned in q pool near
Griffin, Ca, last Saturday while bath
ing. President Palma Of Cuba, mas
issued an official call for volunteers to
put down the rebellion. The pow
der magazine of the Tennessee Iron,
Coal and Railroad company at Besse-
mer, Ala, was exploded last Saturday
by a fash of lightning and $25,000
worth of property was destroyed. The
magazine included $50 cases Of giant
powder. A company Of Gastonia
mill men, headed by G. w. Ragan, have
purchased water power on the Tuck
aseegee river, near Dellsboro, Jackson
county, with a view to erecting a large
cotton mill on 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28

This means a second race between
Messrs. Conner and deLoach.
Messrs. H. E. Johnson and ]. d.
Boyd were the candidates in Bethel
township. At Bethel, johnson re-
ceived SO votes and Boyd 46 votes.
No report has been received from
Forest Hill.
]. c. Bell and A. L. Nunnery were
the candidates in Bethesda township.
At McConnellsville. Bell received SO
votes and Nunnery received 3S.
There has been no report from Og-
den, Nunnery's strongest precinct.
Mr.. s. M. Faires has been recon-
mended in Kings Mountain town.
ship; Mr.. T. B. Glenn in Ebenezer;
Mr.. R. l.. A. Smith in Broad River;
Mr.. ]. L. Duncan in Bullock's
Creek; and Major T. c. Beckham In
Catawba.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
THE COTTON PLANT.
Enthusiastic Apostrophe by John Trot-
wood Moore.

Enthusiastic Apostrophe by John Trot-
wood Moore.
What is the use of worrying about
the market? What is the use of troub-
ling the mind with such sordid things
as points? What availeth the passage
of the "Boykin BILL" while John Trot-
wood Moore is trotting out more Of his
cotton dope, which Clark & Co. of AL
bany, Ca. see fit to disseminate? Fol-
lowing is John Trotwood's latest. Read
it and dream, but before you read II
throw away whatever you are smok-
ing, lest you spoil the delicate aroma:
1.-The cotton blossom is the only
flower that is born in the shuttle OF a
sunbeam and dies in loom. 1t is the
most beautiful flower that grows, and
needs only to become rare to be price
less-only to die to be idealized.
IF in early August, the delicately
green leaves Of this most aristocratic
of all plants, instead of covering acres
of southland, shimmering under a
throbbing sun; peeped daintily out
from among the well-kept beds of
some noble garden, men would flock to
see that plant, which, Of all plants,
looks most like a miniature tree. A
stout-hearted plant-a tree, dwarfed,
but losing not its dignity.
Then, one morning, with the earli-
est sunrise and born of 1t, there emer-
ges from the scalloped seashell Of the
bough an exquisite, pendulous, cream
white blossom star, pinked with dawn
points of light, and, sitting high up
under its sky of milk white petals
hanked with yellow stars, it seems to
the little Nesting field-wrens born be-
meath 1t to be the miniature arch of
day-break, ere the great eye Of the
morning star closes.
Later, when the sun rises and the
sky above grows pink and purple, 1t,
too. changes its color from pink to pur-
pie, copying the sky from zone to zone,
from blue to deeper blue, until, at late
evening, the young nestlings may look
up and say, in the bird language: 1T is
twilight
what other flower among them can
thus copy nature, the great master?
Under every sky is sphere. and under
this sky picture, when night falls and
closes it, a sphere is born. And in that
sphere is all of earth. It's oils and its
minerals are there, and one day, be-
coming too full of richness, 1t bursts,
and throws open a five-room granary,
stored with richer fabric than ever
came from the shuttles of Fez, and
holding globes of oil such as the olives
of Hebron dreamed not of.
"Oh, little loom of the cotton plant,
poet that can show us the sky. painter
that paints 1t, artisan that reaches out,
and, from the skein of sunbeam, the
loom of the air and the white Of its
own soul, weaves the cloth that clothes
the world"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-28
PROSPERITY OF THE FARMERS.
Government Reports Show Splendid
Conditions.

Evidences of prosperity among the
farmers of the United States have been
multiplying in recent years and assum-
ing an importance in the world Of fl
nance and trade, transportation and
manufactures which has attracted
worldwide attention.
Briefly comment upon these evil
dences has found a place in recent an
nual reports of the secretary Of agri-
culture. This comment and the facts
upon which 1t was based have indicated
such profound changes as taking place
in the economic results of farming in
of many students of the principles ac-
companying if not underlying, agri-
culture.
AS an indication of how farm values
have risen in the states of Virginia,
North and South Carolina from 1900 to
1905 it is shown that in the first named
state land that on an average was
worth $16.19 per acre in 1900 was
worth $20.62 per acre last year. In
North Carolina land that was worth
$11.7S in 1900 was worth $16.04 last
year and in South Carolina, land that
was worth s10.96 per acre in 1900 was
worth $16.S7 last year The same rela-
tive increase is noticed throughout the
southern states generally.
Tobacco lands in Virginia and North
Carolina increased in value from 1900
to 1905 in the following proportion;
Virginia, from $12.09 to $15.53 per acre (;
North Carolina, from 1882 to $3.50
per acre, while cotton lands in North
Carolina increased from $11.73 in 1900
to $16.16 in 1905, and in South Carroll
ma they increased from $10.75 to $16.93
Dairying lands in Virginia increased
in value per acre from 1900 to 1905
from $1S.05 to $23.74 per acre; North
Carolina, from S12.93 to $1S.23, and in
South Carolina from $15.11 to $21.S7.
The average increase in real estate
value in all medium farms for Virginia
from 1900 to 1905 was 4.43 per cent;
West Virginia, 4.S0 per cent; North
Carolina 4.26 per cent; South Carolina,
5.91 per cent; Georgia 4.69 per cent and
Florida 9.41. 1t will thus be seen that
Florida is far in the lead with South
Carolina next.
For the purpose of ascertaining what
effects upon average farm values are
exercised by the proximity of nearby
city markets, by large manufacturing
industries, and by the prominent spe-
cialization of agricultural production a
tabulation of results for distinctive
counties has been made and compar-
ison established between the selected
counties in the total and the entire
state in the aggregate. According to
this table, the percentage of increase
Of average real estate of medium farms
per acre, 1900 to 1905. with reference
To the neighbOring urban population is
as follows: Virginia, selected counties
800 per cent; the state. 800; North
and South Carolina are not given.
The result of these tables indicate
very large aggregate increases in the
values of the farms of the United
States of the various classes during
the last five years.