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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-03


MIR. BLEAsE AND HIS CoMMITTEE.-
What political episode In South Car
olina has dwarfed all others for two
years? With one voice everybody an
swers: The dispensary investigation,
of course.
Who started the investigation? Sen
ator Cole L. Blease. He offered the
resolution under which the committee
was appointed.
Who should be it's champion? Its
author, of course.
Was the investigation a failure?
Certainly not the first year-the legis-
lature continued the committee with
enlarged powers.
Did anybody think it a failure?
Scarcely could its author have thought
so-he remained a member of the COM
mittee. Its existence at least had his
sympathy-he entered no protest.
AS a candidate for governor, Mr..
BleaSe is making some reputation as
a direct and aggressive speaker. Tne
subject nearest TO him naturally would
be the work of the committee-his
committee Does he defend 1t? From
time to time it has been attacked-why
is he silent? He audaciously chal-
lenges other candidates to name the
men if there have been grafters in the
them? If they were there, 1t was his
particular business to find them. AS
it is the custom to place on commit
lee the author of the resolution OF It's
ere alton, there are signs that Mr..
3l'aSe sought this business.
No other of the six remaining MEM
bers of the committee is running for
governor and none of them deny that
corruption has been discovered and
grafters have been exposed. They
point to the evidence-to great masses
of evidence. duplicating scores and
scores of men. Does B.ease agree
with them? Is he i'm accord with the
views of Mr.. Lyon, Mr.. Christensen,
Mr. Spivey and others? If so. why
does he not say so? If he is a minor
ity of one why does he not with his
well known courage expose the COM
mittee. Why should he issue chal-
lenges to men not members of the
committee? The challenge is to him
alrC ady.
If ever a man made an issue so that
rs a candidate he is inSeparable from
it Mr. BleaSe made II by his connec-
ton from first to last with this COM
mittee.
Dos he ask the votes Of South
Carolina Democrats on the platform
that this child of his Legislative brain,
the investigating committee, turned
out to be feeble minded, futile, incom-
petent. or vicious?
The estimate of Mr.. Blease OF the
work that his committee accomplished
would be the most interesting utter
ance that Mr. Blease could possibly
make at this time.-News and Courier.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

The anti-dispensary people of
Laurens held convention a few days
ago and appointed a committee to
name suitable anti-dispensary candi-
dates for the general assembly.
A white man was found dead in
a shallow stream near the Union STA
ton, Columbia, last Friday morning
and identified as John Walsh a facto-
ry operative. Four men were subse-
uuently arrested on a charge of prob
able completely ip/his death.
THE people of Lamar, on the line
between Florence and Lee counties,
have invited Senator Tillman and Mr..
Lumpkin to speak there at some date
in July to be fixed by Senator Tillman.
They promise that the meeting will
be In the open air and that the crowd
will consist of not less than 500 peo-
pie.
Citizens of Aiken have gotten up
a movement looking to the extern
sion of invitations to Messrs. Till
man and Lumpkin asking that they
engage in a joint debate in Aiken.
There is a widespread desire on the
part of the people to witness a bout
between Tillman and the man who
has the temerity to oppose him for
the senate.
At recent meeting the state board
Of education agreed to an arrangement
under which the Bryan Co., Of Colum-
bia, was to be the central depository"
for all school books to be used In this
state during the next five years, with
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ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Commercial Club Merged Into Cham
ber of commerce-Heavy Thunder
storm-Personal Mention.

Commercial Club Merged Into Cham-
ber of commerce-Heavy Thunder
storm-PersonaI Mention.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, July 3.-A thunder and
rain storm, accompanied by consid-
cradle wind, struck this section about
ten o'clock Sunday night. So far ]
can hear Of only two houses struck
by lightning. That of Mr.. /. Blum
berg I'm East Main street had the top
of a chimney knocked Off. A house,
In the western part Of town, occupied
by Henry McGraw was also struck
and somewhat damaged. The rain
fall was considerable.
The Commercial club Of this city
Is undergoing a reorganization which
1t is thought will largely increase Its
usefulness. II had been decided to
divorce the business and social fea-
lures. The business feature will now
be merged into Chamber OF Com
merce. The secretary of the club
rendered his resignation which was
accepted, but he will continue to can
vass for membership for the propos-
ed new organization. A meeting In
regard to the Chamber of Commerce
will be held Friday evening. The
committee of reorganization of the
club named Mr.. B. w. Greed as busi-
ness manager and collector for that
organization.
DIR. w. w. Fennell, Mr.. C. s. May
and Messrs. Jones and Cauthen of
the Slecau, Co. are riding automo-
biles now While we cannot compete
with Sumter right now we are still
looking up some.
Prof. w. s. Morrison of Clemson
college one of the state summer school
faculty, made an address to the Ep-
worth League of the st. John M. b.
church Sunday afternoon which was
well attended and enjoyed.
Mr.. w. H. Houston, who has FOR
several years past been merchandising
in this city In the Manchester mill
section, has made arrangements to 60
into business in Columbia and Will
remove there about the middle oil
July. Mr.. Houston and his excellent
family will be missed and their de-
parture Is regretted by all.
Mr.. David Clark who since the reor-
ganlzation of the "Chicora" mill as the
bellevue" has had charge Of 1t, has
returned to North Carolina TO attend
to two other mills in which he is In
terested Mr.. T. L. Conner Of Ander-
son, takes his place here In the Belle
vue. Mr.. Jay L. Adams has charge
of the office.
DR.. L. Davis, the osteopath, has
gone TO Chicago to take post grad
'uate course. He will return here the
first of September to reopen his office
Hon. w. B. Wilson and family re.
turned Saturday from an extended
visit to Cuba where Mr.. Wilson owns
a ranch. On arriving here 1t was
learned that Mr.. William Wilson, their
son, is i'll in Birmingham, Ala, and
Mrs Wilson left Sunday to visit him.
His illness Is not considered danger
ous and later reports are encouraging
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LOGAN. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. S. Love and Others-Give notice Of
a special tax election to be held at
Sharon for school district No. 20, on
July 20.
w. F. Mickle, Admr.-Gives notice
that on August 3rd he will apply to
the probate court for final discharge
as administrator of estate Of Rhoda
B. Black. deceased.
]. X. Lindsay-Gives. information to
cotton farmers relative to insurance
against damage by hail. He pub
fishes a letter from Mr.. ]. T. Craw-
ford relative to recent loss.
VIM. Meg. Bailey-For committee, in
vites the public to a basket picnic
at Bethany Methodist church on Sat-
urday, July 14th.
]. ]. Keller e. Co.-Want you to re-
member that they sell all kinds OF
building materials including lumber
brick cement, etc.
Foushee Cash Store-On July 4th will
have a special sale OF underwear for
men, women and boys. Sale begins
the Fourth and will continue during
the week.
Loan and Savings Bank-Tells you to
stop the leaks by having checking
account with it. Come and talk 1t
over"
IlOlllSOl W. Juot iSSSiNSN oiot''
er shipment of long silk gloves
black and white-ask 81 q pair. At
tention Is called to seasonable dress
goods.
M. w. White-Quotes a sporting
mans remarks on Ingersoll and ap-
plies q parallel to the business man
with stocks and bonds.
First National Bank-Says its bank
money orders are safe, good any
where, and cost less than other
money orders.
York Drug Store-Invites all partici-
pants in the scholarship examina-
tions next Friday to call on 1t for
supplies.
Loan and Savings Bank-Publishes a
statement of its condition at the
close of business, June 3Oth.
Star Drug Store-Advises you to buy
the genuine Edison electric lamps,
and says it is the best New supply
Hylo lamps just in.
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ALTHOUGH there is no reasonable
question Of the fact that Senator Jos,
w. Bailey of Texas is a very able man,
we are inclined to the opinion that his
reputation for ability would be better
sustained If he would show less con-
Germ for the attacks of the yellow
press. Twice recently the senator has
gone out of his way TO pay his res
poets to different publications. About
a month back as the outcome OF the
Chandler Roosevelt incident a Chi
cago paper made Senator Bailey the
victim Of some Of its lying and the
senator made some angry remarks.
Again last week Mr.. Bailey took occo-
sion TO say something about the Cos
mopolitan Magazine and its owners for
publishing with sinister design an ar
ticle in serial form, entitled the "trea-
son of the senate" We are not going
to be understood as defending the
newspaper liar or the unscrupulous
magazine writer; but as we see 1t the
man who cannot stand being lied upon
without making instant show of re-
sentiment and denial does not amount
to a great deal. Men who really count
for something will continue to count,
regardless of any misrepresentation,
whether such misrepresentation be
through deliberate design or misinfor-
nation. Lies are very annoying it is
true: but they cannot do permanent
injury to the truth, and it would seem
that a man Of Mr.. Bailey's supposed
standing ought to be able to appre-
ciate this fact. 1t is the truth that
hurts, and whel newspapers begin to
print damaging truths about man
it is time for him. not to waste his
energies in silly denials; but to go
about mending his ways. Mr.. Bailey,
we are satisfied, is an honest man; but
we do not think it very becoming In
him TO waste so much valuable time
in defense of motives that do not need
defense
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MERE m ENTlON.

Congress adjourned last Saturday.
..... The president has signed the bill
providing for the construction OF a
lock canal across the ISthmuS OF Pan
anna. w Mrs. James Tanner. wife OF
Commander Tanner Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, was killed i'm an au-
tomobile accident at Helena, Montana,
last Friday. The mammoth tent OF
Ringing Bros. circus was torn down
at Chicago one day last week by a
hurricane and two people were Killed.
The total appropriations made at
the session of congress just closed, in
Guiding deficiencies. annual approprla-
tions and miscellaneous matters aggr"-
gate $3.50, lS3,3O1 ...... Twenty three
passengers. most of them Americans.
were killed in a British railway wreck
last Sunday. The Americans had just
gotten off steamer and were on their
way to London. The train jumped TN,
track at a bridge Mayor Mcclellan OF
New York was on the train and had
a narrow escape from death. .... The
weather department at Washington
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announced yesterday that the terrible
hot wave that had poured over the
C Cuntry during the past few days has
been broken. .... President Roosevelt
has moved with his family to oyster
Bay. Fire broke out i'm Rutherford
ton, N. c., yesterday, destroying eight
buildings worth about $25 600. Sec
.etary Shaw has offered the public
s. 100000 worth of Panama canal
.,onds. The bonds will draw interest
at the rate Of 2 per cent. The trial
of Harry K Shaw for the murder OF
Architect White will not be held until
next October.
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A GOOD deal of stopping over is be-
ing INDUCED in by some of the news
papers as to Mr.. Lyon. This gentle
man has undoubtedly done some use
full work in exposing graft and corrup-
ton in the dispensary, but he has been
we'll paid for II. 81 a day (part OF the
time by his own admission 50 a day.
and expenses Is more money than he
has been accustomed to making and
fully compensates him for the applica-
ton of his time and energies.-Spar-
tanburg Journal.
That Is a pretty good argument,
maybe, but 1t seems to us that the peo-
pie who raised a few hundred dollars
to secure the cooperation of the Jour-
nal in making friends for the dispen-
sary would have gladly given Mr..
Lyon many times the money he receiv-
ed from the state for his committee
work or even more than he can get
out of the office Of attorney general.
In this view of the case the Journal
is not altogether happy in putting a
purely money estimate on the value
of Mr.. Lyons work. There are some
people, and Mr.. Lyon appears to be
one of them, who do not consider
money everything-all in all.
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THIS general exposure OF corruption
and graft that has been stirring the
people for so many months is not to
be taken as evidence that the country
is growing worse but rather that 1t Is
growing better. The grating has been
going on for quite while, it is true;
but the fact that 1t is now being in
vestigated is to be taken as evidence
that honest upright people are in the
majority. Otherwise there would De
no investigations. The greatest pro-
lection to grafters is other grafters.
One CRATER Is reluctant to investigate
another CRATER for fear that the next
move will be in his own direction. OF
course there is such a thing as stop
thief. Almost everybody Is familiar
with the principle. Guilty men some
times cry out corruption" In others
in order to distract attention from
themselves. But as things now stand
the majority of the people are honest;
the majority of the peoples represen-
tatives are also honest. 1t Is only the
few who have been benefitting from
dishonesty. Otherwise the investiga-
tions that are showing up so many
thieves and scoundrels could not be
carried on with satisfaction.
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The atorkrille Gnq''irre.
YORKVILLE, s. c.,
TUESDAY. JULY 3, 1906.

Mr.. Ralph E. Grier, formerly Of the
News and Courier, has become a
member of the editorial staff Of the
Greenville News. Mr.. Grier is well
equipped for the service that the News
will require of him, and he may be de-
pended upon to do good work for that
paper.
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ABSTRACT OF PERSONALLY.

Auditor Hunter has completed his
abstract of the personal property Of
York county as returned for taxation
in 1906. The greater part Of the alb
stract is given below in such shape
that the leading items may be COM
pared by townships with the same
items in the abstract of 1905.
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er company, the county board Of equal
ization having relieved that company
materially. When all the returns are
In, those of the railroads ETC., the ag-
gregate value Of realty will no doubt
show an increase as compared with
last year.
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AT THE CHURCHES.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.

REV. E. z. GILLESPIE, PASTOR.
Prayer meeting tomorrow evening at
$50 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
REV. ]. L. stokes. D. D., PASTOR.
Prayer meeting tomorrow evening at
$50 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
REV. W. C. EwART. PASTOR.
Prayer meeting tomorrow afternoon
at $50 o'clock.
~. CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
REV. J. o. BABIN, RECTOR.
There will be no service Friday af-
ternoon.
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e.rn,on n the Woodmen,

Rev. E. X. Hardin will preach a spe-
cial sermon to Pine Camp No. a.. w.
o. w. in the Methodist churchrat Glow
er on the second Sunday In July at IL
o'clock a. m. Members Of the camp
will assemble at the hall at 10 o'clock
a m. j. f. JACKSON,
I'd. Clerk of Pine Camp No. A.
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s27SOSs7 s2,211,5S0
Total

From the foregoing we have left on
several items that do not seem to be
Of especial interest for purposes OF
comparison, such as the columns car
rying the number and value of pianos,
watches, plate vehicles. cash, etc. La
ter on, when the figures are received
from the state board of equalization
there must also be added the returns
Of railroads, telegraph and telephone
companies cotton mill companies
Pullman car companies and a few 9TH
or items. AS the two abstracts stand,
there Is a considerable decrease In the
aggregate value of personally return
ed this year. as compared with last
year. A considerable part of this de-
crease is accounted for in the reduc-
ton of the return of the Catawba Pow
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Spetial 9otirss.
Picnic at Sharon.

The Ladies' Aid society of Wood
lawn Presbyterian church will give a
picnic at Sharon on July 4. The pub
lie is invited.
2t Mrs. ]. H. SAVE, Sec.
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Gard of Thanks.

We cannot find words to express our
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for the kindness they showed us In
connection with the illness and death
of our darling husband and father, w.
j. W. Mitchell. We also desire 10
acknowledge subsequent consideration.
Mrs. w. ]. w. MITCHELL AND FAMILY.
Hickory r. F. D. No 2. July 2, 1906.
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Ihe Burkuille Cotton Rarket.

Corrected Semi. Weekly by Messrs.
Latta Bros.
YoRKv1iI.E. July 8, IL m.-The To-
cal market stands as follows:
Cotton .....10 .10a to IL.
LATrA BROS.
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Value of Credits.
Total .s2s7,s94 $685.


Value of Manufactured Articles on
Hand For One Year or More, and OF
Epoines TooIs Etc
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
STEAMER, WRECKED
AND MANY DIE.

HONGKONG. Oct. 4.-The emfgrant
steamer CharterhOuse, v0yaEfng be-
tween Hollow md HOngkong, foun-
dered of Hainan Head on September
80. Captain Clifton and sixty passen-
gers were lost.
The North German Lloyd steamer
KOhsichang has picked up a raft be-
longing to the Charterhouse, on which
were Chief Engineer Dowse, twenty
three of the crew and two women,
after they had been drifting forty
three hours.
On the third and last evening. Octo-
Der 2, the survivors on the raft de-
scried smoke on the horizon. On OBJ
serving the Kohsichang's hull there
was great Joy. and the Chinese of the
party became franticalIy happy at the
prospect of quenching their madden
ing thirst and appeasing their gnawing
hunger.
Captain Rosiefsky OF the Kohsichang
rescued the survivors, including a little
boy. They had almost collapsed from
exhaustion and they were carried on
board the Kohsichang. being unable to
walk Despite the doctors unremit-
ting attention the boy died an hour
after being taken aboard. Chief En-
gineer Dowse had been removed TO a
hospital.
the Charterhouse and were drowned
were Captain Clifton. Chief Oficer
Farquharson, Second Officer Grigor and
Engineers Forbes and Maurmann, be-
sides the ships doctor and sixty others.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05

who has been sought for by the Pink
ert0ns for more than six weeks. IS Un-
DER arrest at the Bush-staeet police
station ora charge or having robbed
the exclusive Cosmos Club Bands
abode was in one of the many tents
at Jefferson Square He easily picked
W the habits Of the refugee and passed
for one of them. no one suspecting that
the nice appearing young man was
other than ne seemed His retreat
among the tent dwellers proved a Sc
cure one and all of the diligence Of
the Pinkertons was unrewarded-
The particular crime for which Band
was arrested was the robbery Of the
apartments of E. de CouIan. a member
OF the club The burglary occurred on
August p The articles taken con-
sisted of a gold watch, a pair OF gold
cuff buttons set with diamonds and
other personal effects. including suits
of clothes. gloves and other articles Of
wearing apparel. The fact that club
with the exclusiveness OF the Cosmos
could be looted caused the club on
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
BRIEF LOCAL ITEMS

REPORT OF RECoRDER.-During the month
Of September szzs deeds were fled in the Re
sI<os' s.. s-'s' ''i0' 'sA'ins surplus OF
WILL CLEAR sTREETs-works Conmis-
stoners Eagan and Aigeltinger made visit of
and Mission streets and decided 20 ask the Su-
pervisors for the funds necessary to clear the
streets named Of debris.
WHERE IS DANIEL J. CREEDoEf-P. p
Barrett. attorney OF ST. Louis. has written
10 the City Recorder 70 learn the whereabouts
from. February J. 1901. lived S at - 1is Jones Jones
street Some money is due Creedon. and the
attorney is anxious TO turn It over to him.
CUSTOMS APPoIHTKEETs- Coliec-
tor Stratton said yesterday that he would an
nounce today the series OF promotions rendered
Perkins TO the authorship OF the Custom-house.
Il Is generally believed around the Custom
house that l. Osborne. chief clerk in the cash
ier's Office, VIII be appointed cashier.
PETITIONS IN Y.-Petittons IN
insolvency we're fled yesterday in the United
States District Court as follows: Williams 4:
Lfndstrom. builders, San Francisco. debts S225I,
assets 5000; John B. Fleming. mechanical en-
Rineer, San Francfsco debts S4156 mostly IN
.Iss ana 20 6e,s ssas Enamel c0heD
sets s4z5.
GEORGE D. COLLINS TURNED Dowr IN.
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals declined
70 listen yesterday morning 10 George D. Col
Inns bis motion for q writ Of habeas CORPUS
Inc couLl informed MIN IDRI according TO re-
cent decision OF the United States Supreme
Court, the United States Circuit Court OF Ap-
peals had no Jurisdiction TO grant wrIts OF bs-
beas corpus. although IL had jurisdiction in ap-
peals from the action Of lower courts In deny
ing such vrits.
TELEAUPRINT COMPANY INCORPORATES.
Articles OF Incorporation OF The international
Ieleauprint Company. the capital OF which Is
s25.oe0, fully subscribed. were fled yesterday.
The iDcorporators Of the company are s. T.
Phillips, G. A. Buckley, A. H. r. Schaar W.
d. valentine and J. II Duke. all Of this city.
and the purposes OF the company are stated 10
be 70 deal IN letters patent inventions. appli-
ances for recording. Transmission and printing OF
intelligence. and similar things
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-05
ITO IS SUMMONED
To TOXIC.
Military Party Is Making
Trouble for the Civilian
Rulers of Japan Empire
RUSSIA IS ARMING

VICTORIA. B. c., Oct Marquis
Ito is to return from Korea in Nove1n-
Der TO patch up serious differences
which have arisen in the japanese
Cabinet. according TO advices received
today by the steamer Tosa Maru. Dis
sensions have been caused between the
military and civil parties as result
of persistent interferences by the mill
tary in State affairs. especially with
regard TO the policy in Aianchuria and
Korea, which is strongly objected TO by
the military section. Fearing that
friction would result in the disruption
Of Marquis Saionijis Cabinet. some
members of the Cabinet privately
wrote to Marquis Ito and he has agreed
to return to endeavor to arrange the
difficulties satisfactorily
Some alarmist dispatches are printed
by japanese papers from Harbin TO the
effect that the Russians are rapidly
pushing forward the defense works at
Harbin. a line of forts extending for
miles being under construction Some
dispatches speak of troops also being
massed. One correspondent says: This
clearly shows that Russia intends TO
wage a war of retaliation against
Japan"
A Mukden dispatch says Russians
are employing Chinese spies TO inform
them of the movement of the Japanese
troops in Manchuria-
The American Minister at Peking is
reported by Japanese correspondents
TO have sent a notice to the Russian
Minister asking for the opening or
North Manchuria to trade and stating
that negotiations will be opened with
China to that end if Russia fails to
throw open. the places still closed 10
trade.