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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
SAN FRANCISCO SUFFERERS.

Mrs. 8. C. Ashe and Mrs. w. II.
Herndon, made a partial canvass Of
the town yesterday afternoon and this
morning to give people who might de-
sire to do so the opportunity Of sub
scribing to the San Francisco relief
fund. The ladies were very much graf
flied that the people generally were not
only willing, but anxious to contribute,
almost every individual approached,
putting down some amount from 25
cents up. The canvass was not thor
ough, for lack Of time, and quite a
number of people have been overlook
ed but we are requested to announce
that additional contributions, handed
in between now and Friday morning,
to either of the ladies mentioned or to
L.. NJ. CRISIS Sons, will be acknowl-
edged in the next issue Of The EN-
oUIRER The subscription HIST aggre-
gates about s117, including, some SIG
subscribed: but not yet paid in. The
collections as turned over to THE EN-
oUIRER this morning for transmission
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
CAUSE OF THE QUAKE.
British and German Scientists Say
Sun Spots.

Sir Norman Lockyer director of So
lar physics at the South Kensington
observatory, says a London cable,
agrees with the theory advanced by
Prof. Milne to account for the San
Francisco earthquake-that is, that 1t
was caused by the earth failing to
swing perfectly true on its axis, which
Is bound up with the recognized theory
regarding sun spots. Sir Norman
says:
More energy Is coming to the earth
this year than at any time during the
sun spot period Of thirty-five years.
AS 1t is conjectured that the topping
over, so to speak, Of the earth Is caus-
ed by the formation of a great mass
Of Ice Of tremendous weight at one pole
or the other through the great differ
ence in temperatures caused by sun
spots, the greatest seismic disturb
ances during the present year strength
EN- the theory advanced by Prof Milne.
Further confirmation Is also found
In the fact that during the last three
maximum years Of the eleven year sun
spot period there has been more activ-
itv In Mount Vesuvius than at any
other time. Thus its present state Is
only what was to have been expected"
Sir Norman Is Of the opinion that
the eruption of Mount Vesuvius and
the earthquake at San Francisco were
due to the same cause.
Prof. Archenbold, German scien-
tist, supports Sir Norman's view. He
Is of the opinion that the sun spots
are causing terrific electrical discharg-
es which are affecting the interior OF
the earth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

the civil war, when he put In the best
part of four years at the front. AT
the time of his death Col. Bowen was
aged SO years, month and rs days.
While growing up, Col. Bowen had
the advantage of a good academic edu-
cation and he did all he could in after
years to improve his opportunities,
He became a fine mathematician and
very proficient land surveyor. He did
lots of work Of this kind, and his work
was generally recognized as entitled to
the respect Of the best surveyors who
came after him.
At an early age, the colonel became
interested in the militia. He Joined
company at Ebenezer many years ago.
and was afterward captain, major
lieutenant colonel and colonel. When
Fort Sumter was fired upon he raised
a company and hurried to Charleston,
arriving there the evening Of Major
Anderson's surrender. Remaining, he
was shortly afterward mustered into
the service of the Confederacy, and
he saw a great deal Of hard and dan
gerous work, including all the cam
paigns of the Fifth South Carolina up
to and until after the fall Of Richmond
Then he fell victim to a severe case
of rheumatism and had to be sent back
home; but continued in command of
regiment of reserves until the close
Of the war.
The greater part Of Col Bowen's
life since the war has been devoted to
farming, school teaching and survey
ing and he continued very active In
these different pursuits up to the time
of the fall already mentioned.
Colonel Bowen leaves four living
children, Messrs. N. ]. N. and B. R.
T. Bowen, Mrs. Sallie Harris and Mrs.
John Youngblood. The two sons
were with him in the war. There
are quite a number Of grand children
and several great grand children.
The funeral is taking place at Beth
Shiloh cemetery this afternoon, Rev.
E. E. Gillespie conducting the relig-
ious ceremonies and the Masonic fra
ternity having charge Of the inter-
ment
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

REPORTS as to the prevalence OF
disease in San Francisco are conflict
ing. The Associated Press denies that
there has been any smallpox; but spe-
cial correspondents of papers like the
New York Commercial say that nine
cases of smallpox were removed from
Golden Gate park in a single night, the
removal being in the night to avoid the
danger of panic. The. same cores
pondents say that the water and sewer
pipes were broken and that the water
supply has been contaminated with
sewage. The authorities are doing
their best to remedy these things; but
are keeping as quiet as possible in the
meantime.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

A NEW York correspondent of the
News and Courier sends that paper
quite an interesting letter in which he
seeks to show that the southern cotton
mill people are so closely pressing their
competitors as to alarm them, and that
the northern people, instead of trying
to hold their own by fair means are
resorting to various kinds of discred-
liable trickery. The correspondent
makes no hesitation in saying that for
long time the product of the various
southern mills was far below that Of
the northern mills, especially from the
standpoint Of quality. But during the
past few years the southern weavers
have been mixing more and more
brains with their raw material and
qualities have improved to the point
where consumers are no longer willing
to make a difference in price in favor
Of northern goods. This is not the case
as to everything, of course, but as to
many things. Recently northern spin
ners have begun to realize this, but
they are not trying to meet the situa-
ton in the manner suggested by the
laws of fair, manly competition. Last
week came the announcement of a ma
terial cut in the wholesale price of a
particular kind of standard goods for
which there is unlimited demand at
even better prices than have been pre-
vailing. 1t was known that the output
of the mills on this line had been
pretty well sold up. There was no
reason to doubt this to be fact. and
for some days it was a puzzle to get
at the meaning of the matter But
now since there appears to be no other
way to account for such a proceeding,
it has been decided that the cut was
made by the northern manufacturers,
who have the most money, solely for
the purpose of demoralizing their
southern competitors. This, of course,
is a rather discreditable piece of busi-
ness; but IT cannot win. 1t is because
the southern people have been using
lots of brain-gray matter-with their
raw material that they have been able
to catch up and as their supply Of gray
matter Is equal to their supply of cot
ton even there is no limit to the prog
ress they will continue to make. They
will not be seriously worried by such
small tricks as their northern brethren
are resorting to.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Having concluded all of the pending
sessions business last week, the cir
cult court on convening for the second
week yesterday morning. at once pro-
ceeded to the organization Of the juries
preparatory to taking up the business
presented by Calendar /.
Upon the call of the clerk. second
week jurors answered to their names
as follows: W. s. Love, ]. +. Adkins.
F. Hayward Moore, B. c. Ferguson. e.
r. Shannon, w. G.. Oates, Felix Quinn.
J. II. Harvey, B. N. Craig, Lee 8. New
ins, Green Sandifer, w. 8. Boyd, John
Nelson, Samuel Mccall, ]. n. Good w.
Q. Glover. r. M. Lindsay, r. F. Robin
son, w. F. Boyd, ]. II. Campbell, w. A.
McAfee, E. B. Hough, w. A. Barrett,
j: Stephenson, j. w. Patrick. ]. w.
Wherry, F. p. Love.
The following were reported by the
sheriff as not found:
T; B. Roach, ]. L. Bolin, w. E.
Creighton.
These were excused by the court: ].
B. Boyd, ]. H. Bigham, J. j. Lytle,
Lee s. Nevi1s, C: p. Blankenship, w.
!. R Id. j. N. Lazenby, ]. w. Wherry.
An extra venire Of twelve names was
drawn as follows: r. E. Montgomery,
+. {. Black, John Hall, Louis Roth,
Wi:hers Adickes Barney Miller, s. 4.
Ferguson B. F. Marley, Lewis g. Grist.
j. ~ O'Farrell. ]. NJ. Starr, J. B. Pc
gram.
Thn first case taken up was that OF
b. b. Quick against the Millfort Msn-
nfacturing company. While the plain
tin was working In the employ Of the
defe ldant company he sustained ai-
lrged serious injuries as the result of
fall from some scaffolding, and held
that the accident was due to gross
carelessness for which the Millfort
company was responsible. He asked
for damages in the sum Of $4,000.
Aug. M. Deal and g. w. 8. Hart for
the plaintin and Wilson & Wilson and
A. g. Brice for the defendant. The
jury found for the plaintiff in the sum
of S1.341. ..--, ~. ~. a,,ss.
The next case taken up was that OF
John b. Moore, ST., ys. the Cafawba
Power company. This case had been
tried twice previously both verdicts
being for the plaintiff, the last one In
the sum Of $4,000. The verdicts had
been set aside. The case was ended
by compromise, the plaintiff agreeing
to take $500, and the jury recording
verdict for that amount The plaintiff
was blinded and crippled by an explo-
sion while he was working for the
power company as quarryman; but
was unable to fix on the company legal
responsibility for the accident. Messrs.
d. w. Robinson and G. w. s. Hart
for plai 1tiff: Messrs. Wilson & Wilson
and, A. G.. BriceNfors defendaiit
The court has been engaged all OF
this morning on the case OF G. b.
White VS.. Tavora Cotton Mill. White,
formerly an employe of the Tavora
mill. left there and went to the York
mills. He was accused of violating
the town ordinance with reference to
soliciting labor, and the suit Is for
damages for alleged false imprison-
ment. w. B. lMcCaw and +. p. Nc
Cain for plaintiff; c. E. Spencer and
John r. Hart for defendant The
case has not yet gone to the jury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

YoRKvILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, APRIL "a, 1906.

THE Associated Press has done
some remarkably fine work in gather
ing and transmitting the news growing
out of the San Francisco disaster; but
just what it means by giving seven
or eight hundred words of space to the
adventures of the members Of an
opera company is difficult to ar
rive at. 1t seems to us that the
space could have been used on hun
dreds of circumstances that were more
important, and really it is very inop-
perfume for a great news gathering
concern like the Associated Press to be
putting in its time advertising shows.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

southern route as 1t Is in other sections
Of the country, their service Is to be
cut down while that of routes In other
sections will remain. According to the
figures Of the department there Will be
ten routes whose service will be cut
down in the south where there will be
one in the north.
If the people living along routes in
the south which distribute less than
three thousand pieces Of mail q month
are willing to go to little trouble they
can save their daily service. Just let
them invest a few cents each in postal
cards and answer some OF the trash
advertisements in the trashy papers
and the increase in the monthly distri-
button Of mail will save their daily SER
vice. This may seem a strange sus-
! gestion, but the end justifies the
means. and 1t will only swell the mails
with the same sort of literature they
are filled with elsewhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

Frank Irwin Johne Harte, a New
York broker who was broke" con-
spired to fleece railway companies all
over the country. The girl perform
ed the get hurt" role, and Harte.
posing as her husband, claimed dam
ages. Several times these claims
reached court, and then Miss Gra-
ham, consummate actress that she
was, mistress of the. art of feigning
pain. and agony, would be rolled In
before the jury on a chair and re,
main there, the picture of physical
suffering. She even fooled physi-
clans, who examined her from time
to time. This couple secured thous-
ands of dollars from railways, but
came to grief through Chief Silcox.
Harte went to prison, where he now
is, and the chorus girl fled to parts
unknown.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
MERE-MENTION.

1t is estimated that the homeless of
San Francisco is not far short of 3OO,-
600. 1t Is impossible to estimate
yet what the insurance of San Fran
cisco amounts to: but the guesses are
ranging from 5000. 100000 to 100000 =
900. .A San Francisco dispatch of
Saturday reports the burning of forty
car loads of supplies just received for
the relief of the city. The fire in
surance companies will do their best
TO draw the line between earthquake
and fire losses in San Francisco.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
cuba Carolina company.

The Cuba Carolina company, whose
purpose appears to be to exploit real
estate here and In Cuba, was commits
stoned by the secretary of state yester-
day, with capital Of $4,000, the cor
porators are ex-Congressman STAN
yarne Wilson Of Spartanburg; his
brother, w. Blackburn Wilson Of Rock
Hill. and Attorney c. z. Spencer OF
Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

THE ENoUrRERts check for the fore
going amount, $1O1.25, will be sent to
DR.. Edward T. Devine in charge Of the
Red Cross work at San Francisco, in
accordance with the recommendation
of President Roosevelt. and addition
al subscriptions, along with collec-
tions Of amounts already subscribed
will be acknowledged next Friday and
forwarded at once in the same manner
as above, lists Of the subscribers OF
course, going along with both remit
tances.
The ladies report that they found
several instances where independent
subscriptions had already been made
and altogether Yorkville Is acquitting
herself very handsomely in the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
superintendent Of Edueation.

The state board Of education at q
afternoon agreed to recommend Mr..
Lowry w. Jenkins for appointment as
superintendent Of education for York
county, vice Mr.. John e. Carroll. re-
signed. There were number of ap-.
plicants for the position and It took the
state board some little time to decide
as to which was the most available.
There were several ballots, It Is un-
derstood. Mr.. Jenkins will take charge
OF the Office within short time. Mr..
Jenkins is graduate of Erskine col
lege and for the past few years has
been doing good work In the Yorkville
Graded school, Of which he Is princi-
pal He has the capacity to make a
very efficient and acceptable superin-
tendent OF education.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
EQCAG. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. S. Brice, Chairman-Gives notice
Of holding various precinct Demo-
cratic Clubs to elect delegates to
county convention and for other
purposes.
M. w. White-Wants to buy ten shares
First National Bank Of Yorkville
stock.
S. w. Mcknight. Admr.-Calls on the
debtors and creditors Of w. T. Nc
knight, deceased, to make settle
ment with him.
!. O. Wray, the Leader-To keep up
interest offers some special values In
dress goods, India linens, white
quilts, etc.
York Drug Store-Is showing nice line
of correspondence stationery. Latest
styles in box and pound papers with
envelopes to match.
Loan and Savings Bank-Tell you how
people become wealthy and asks you
for your deposits.
Thomson Co.-Tells Of its special linen
sale, and calls attention to a bargain
that was overlooked. Serge suits,
Hawes hats belts, etc.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Has full line
of ice cream freezers, ice boxes and
refrigerators and large assortment
of all kinds of hardware.
Yorkyille e. ,& NJ. Co.-AnnounceS spe-
cial sale of ribbons and embroiderfes
and misses and ladies' shoes on the
first Monday in May. Calls attention
to shoes, millinery, silks, hardware
and groceries.
Sam NJ. Grist, Special Agent-Re-
prints an editorial comment Of the
American Underwater relative to
the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
company.
H. I. McCaw, Pres.-Issues call for
members of Yorkville Democratic
Club No. l, to meet in the court
house on Saturday. April 2Sth.
]. ]. Keller & Co-Want your orders
for made-to-measure fly screens.
They cost less because they last
longer.
w. M. Kennedy, Agents receiving
new goods and mentions numerous
articles that have just arrived and
that are seasonable. See Lamm &
Co.'S. clothing samples.
r. w. Speck.. The Jeweler-Calls at
tention to his large stock Of China
and porcelain ware. Varied stock
at right prices.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have spe-
cial shirt sale next Saturday and
Monday.
York Supply Co.-Has Planet Jr.
cultivators and garden plows. Car OF
fertilizers just n.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24

There was a light frost in low places
this morning and thin ice on exposed
water.
All of the local mi listers remember
ed the earthquake sufferers In their
prayers last Sunday, but only one OF
them referred to the great catastrophe
In his sermon. That was Rev. w. c.
Ewart. of the Associate Reformed
church. Mr.. Ewart pictured the city
as II had stood at an early hour We'd
nesday morning. Then one Of the
most prosperous and progressive cities
in the world, It's inhabitants filled with
pride in the present and ambition of
the future. The next day 1t became
all that could be conceived Of as rep
resentative Of ruin, misery and des-
pair. He asked as to whether there
was any more reason why San Fran
cisco should be destroyed than there
was why Yorkville should be Destroy
ed. The manner Of his question an
swered 1t in the negative aid he re-
minded his hearers as to the many
things for which they had to be thank
full, not on accent Of their deserts, but
on account Of Gods boundless mercy.
He also suggested that the calamity
which has befallen San Francisco can
just as easily befall any other city or
town, IL not in exactly the same man.
ner, then in a manner no less complete
or terrible. o..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24
Rain Adds to the Misery.


A drenching rain fell upon the city
Sunday night. From midnight until 3
o'clocked it poured and drizZled at In
tervals while high wind added mel
ancholy accompaniment, whistling and
signing about the ruins of the buildings
I'm the burned district. Five days ago
when the fire catastrophe was in it's
infancy this downpour would have
been regarded as a mercy and a god
send. This morning 1t could be re-
garded in no other light than as an
additional calamity. 1t meant inde-
scribable suffering to the tens OF thou
sands of people camped upon the naked
hills and in the parks and open places
Of the city. Few of these were provid-
ed with waterproof covering. sor the
most part their only protection from
the wet was thin covering or sheet
ing tackled upon improvised tent poles
Through this the water poured as
through a sieve. wetting the bedding
and soaking the ground upon which
they lay. When II Is understood that
thousands upon thousands Of delicately
nurtured women and infants In arms
and old and feeble people were In this
plight nothing need be added to de-
scribe the misery of their condition.
The downpour has aggravated the al
ready unsanitary condition OF the
camps and will doubtless add great
numbers Of pneumonia cases to those
already crowding the regular and tenn
porary hospitals of the city. What
could be done was done by the guards
i'm charge of the camps to relieve the
distress. Whenever covering could be
had for the women and children 1t was
taken advantage of. They were housed
in chill and cheerless churches. in gar
ages and I'm barns and those who had
saved their homes were called upon to
take care of the unfortunates exposed
to the storm. With few exceptions
those who had homes responded read
ily to the new call made upon them
and where they did not the butt lends
of rifles quickly forced a way through
inhoSpitable doors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-04-24


an address stating the objects of the
meeting and expressing the hope that
the victors, whatever their nationality,
would remember that their victory had
been acclaimed on the sacred soil OF
Athens by descendants of the ancient
Hellenes. King George arose and
briefly declared the game opened. All
the participants in the games moved in
procession around the stadium, headed
by bands of music. AS the nine hun
dred picked athletes Of the world NOV
ed past, presenting an imposing dis
play, they were cheered to the echo.
Passing the royal personages, the stand
ard-bearer of each team impressively
lowered the flag OF his country, King
George returning the salute. The
games began with gymnastic displays
and contests. No. Americans partici-
pated today. The members of the roy
al families remained to the finish.
Through the agency of the
street railway secret service there
has been a general roundup Of
persons who have within the last
few years created a new industry
as the Get Hurt profession.
Chief Hampton G. Silcox, head of the
bureau, has :. established branches
wherever street railroads exist. and
"hdl hdO OCSOiIC luSl lotiNS oiit
easy occupation is now both difficult
and dangerous. Chief SilcOx has
had to deal with many swindlers,
both male and female. Not long ago
he caught four women who had re-
allied on twenty fake" claims
against various street railroads. This
quartet had worked the gentle art
of getting hurt with no outside as
sistance. Even their husbands were
ignorant of their plots. Emboldened
by their success they were instruct
ing their children in the game when
they were finally arrested. Beatrice
Graham. but a short time ago one Of
New York's prettiest chorus girls.
and an actress of no mean ability.
but now a fugitive from justice, Is
another woman whose name figures
in Chief Silcox's notebook She and
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-31
Mark Twain Breaks Silence

New York, March 3l.--Mark Twain
Gr'w aside the curt5ius of silence to-
day and discussed the action of the
autho tiles Of the Brooklyn libraries in
removing Tom Sawyer and "Huok
leberry FINN from the allowed list
for children ana placing them upon
the adult schedule. He said:
1T is all matter of Indifference to
me. AZ understand it, the Librarian
has not placed the books upon a re-
stricted list, but has put them in THE
list of books for adults so grown up
neople can have the opportunity of
reading them. They were heretofore
given out to children only Now they
cnn be read by everybody"
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1906-03-31
Murdered lust for Experience

Abbeville, Ga. March 3i.-Lee
Watts and his twin brother Cub" are
in Jail here charged with the unpro.
voked muir Ter OF three men, ana are
thoroughly pleased with their sltua-
ton. According to their story they
started out to commit murder for the
sole purpose of getting material for a
book.
They wanted to experience the SEN
sation of killing, the notorIety of a
trial. and serve term in the psnitent-
larry for local color.
In their literary zeal the Watts
twins forgot that they may he execut-
ed with short 1T for their crimes.
The Watts boys have been we'll edu-
Gated nd think they bave lit rary tai
ent. They are great readers and FREE
quently have said that they intend to
write novel or real ism. Their
friends think their minds have been
turned and plea of insanity will
be made when thew are put on tIill.