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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
UNIQUE POST CARD.

The Enquirer is the recipient Of a
unique post card. something different
from anything Of the kind that has
ever found It's way into this Office. 1t
consists Of piece Of soft pine q
inches wide by 81 inches long and a
quarter of an inch thick. 1t came
through the mail last Saturday night
from our distinguished fellow-citizen
Of Fort Mil. now residing in Lancas-
ter. Captain Samuel e. White, and the
inscription thereon is as pleasant as
1t is unique. Here is the reading of
the card:
TABERNAcLE OF NOBLE Sons OF REST.
Lancaster, s. c., Nov. 10, 1905.
Yorkville Enquirer:
Dear Sir:-I think 1t nothing but
right and proper to express to you the
great appreciation In which your pa
per Is held by Its readers, because
through II so much valuable informa-
ton Is disseminated.
Your paper improves In every re-
spect annually, and the last. copy (re-
ceived today is par excellence.
This is not written for publication
unless you so desire.
While The Enquirer is literally pa
tronized 1t Is TO be regretted that II
has not more subscribers
It is the best publication in the
state.
with the best wishes for the long
continuance Of this good work, am
Very respectfully,
t SAM'L e. WHITE.
OF course. we desire to publish such
an excellent testimonial from wit
ness so distinguished and so disinter-
ested as Captain Samuel z. White. II
any other citizen Of York has been
held in higher esteem by all who knew
him than Capt. White, we do not
know the name of that citizen, or II
there is another citizen In York county
who has devoted himself more unself-
ishly to the promotion Of the welfare
of his fellow man, we have not yet
made his acquaintance, That the good
captain may be too generous to The
Enquirer; that the opinion he ex-
presses may be higher than we deserve,
we frankly admit. But nevertheless
we are proud Of the compliment and
more especially so because Of its high
source.
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= Washington, November 10:

Washington, November 10: The
crop reporting board Of the bureau
of statistics Of the department Of ag-
riculture finds from the reports OF
the correspondents and agents of the
bureau as follows: The preliminary
returns on the production Of corn In
1906 indicates total yield Of about
1881, ,O96, 900 bushels or an average
of 30.2 bushels per acre as compared
with an average yield of 2s.S bushels
as finally estimated In 1905; 26.S
bushels in 1904, and a ten-year aver
age Of 25.2 bushels. This, and other
preliminary estimates Of yield made
today are subject to such revision
and correction as may be found prop
er when the final estimates Of the bu-
reau are made next month. The
condition in Georgia Is IL. against a
ten-year average Of 1915; In North
Carolina 15.3, against 1874; in South
Carolina 1872, against 9.5, and in Vir-
ginia 24.3, against 81. The general
average as to quality Is 89.9 per cent,
as compared with eos last year,
S6.2 in 1904, and S3.1 in 1908. The
preliminary estimate Of the average
Weld per acre of tobacco Is 854.3
pounds, as compared with the final
estimate Of 1855 pounds In 1905; S19
pounds in 1904, and an eight-year
average of 1885 pounds. The aver
age as to quality is 84.5 per cent, as
compared with 87.3 per cent one year
ago and S9.5 per cent in 1904.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

FORTY SEVEN KILLED.-Forty-seve
immigrants. passengers on Baltimore
and Ohio train were killed In coIli-
sion near Woodville, Ind, yesterday.
Altogether there were one hundred ana
sixty-five passengers on the train.
rhey were Russian Jews, Servians and
Poles bound for points In the north
west by way OF Chicago. 1t seems that
the immigrant train was running In
two sections. A freight train had
been ordered to take siding to let
the emmigrant train pass. When the
first section went by the freight start
ed in behind, not knowing Of the seq
ond. It was dark. While the freight
was rounding curve the second sec
tion came along at the rate of forty
miles an hour and ran into the freight.
Both trains went down an embank-
ment. Cars were smashed into kind"
ling wood and the debris caught fire.
Forty-five Of the forty-seven were
burned to ashes. Besides the killed
there were quite number of injured.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
Asour PEOPLE.

MY. e. P. Moore of Chester, spent
Sunday very pleasantly in Yorkville.
Miss Kittle Blair of Winthrop col
lege, spent Sunday and Monday with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Blair
near Blairsville.
Mrs. Fred Minis. who has been
spending several days with her moth
er, Mrs. Douglas Harrison, and other
relatives, returned to her home in Fort
Mill on Monday. She was accompan-
led by Mrs. Harrison.
information yesterday morning was
70 the effect that Mrs. Rebecca Howe,
who has been quite. Ill for some
months. was thought to be dying at
her home near Howelrs ferry.
Rev. w. c. Ewart left last night for
Camden, Ala, to attend the annual
meeting of the Associate Reformed
synod, which convenes there on the
18th instant. He does not expect to
get back until Thursday or Friday OF
next week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
CLOVER CuLLiNGS.
New Line to the Power House-Bet-
ter Water Proteotion-Trains 7 and
S-Anxious About Mr.. Hardin.

Correspondence Of the forkville Enquirer.
CLOVER, November 12.-The Cataw-
ba Power company Is arranging to
build line direct from this place to
its power house ON the river. All
preliminaries have evidently been
arranged as material, including a car
load Of steel towers to be used in
stead of wooden poles as on the first
lines built, has been shipped here.
house is thirteen miles. The line
will be extended from here to Gas
tonia and other points.
The stand pipe mentioned some time
ago as having been contracted FOR
by the Glover Cotton Manufacturing
company, Is now being erected. The
base or tower on which the tank Is
to stand will be 76 feet high. The
tank will be Is feet In diameter and
25 feet high and will hold $4,000 GAL
Ions Of water. The cover over the
tank will extend six feet above the
top, making the height Of the COM
pleted structure 107 feet.
Mr.. S. ]. Clinton has bought Miss
Lillian Clinton's house on Kings
Mountain street and will move here
as soon as he can get possession.
Mr.. Jas. Page, cashier of the Bank
Of Glover, has bought most desira-
BILE lot on a new street running south
from Kings Mountain street and will
build a handsome residence just as
soon as the necessary material can
be delivered on the ground.
Cloverites regret the discontinuance
of trains Nos. 7 and exceedingly, and
some Of them are of the opinion that
while they may not have been much
more than paying expenses during the
the past few weeks, still they have
paid more than operating expenses
and would. have shown up q good
average for the first years work, had
they been left on.
The members of the various
churches composing the Kings
Mountain circuit-Philadelph st.
Paul, Kings Mountain chapel and Clo-
yer are exceedingly anxious that their
present pastor, Rev. E. K. Hardin,
shall be returned to the field for at
least one more year. Mr.. Hardin has
done a fine work and has the love
and esteem of all the members OF
the various churches he serves as
we'll as the people Of other denom-
nations with whom he has come In
contact. The largest increase in mem
bership at any one church In the
charge was at the Glover church, to
which about seventy was added dur
ing the year just closing. All the
churches made most creditable re-
ports as to the years work at a con-
ference held here on Friday. pre-
sided over by Presiding Elder Stack
house.
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and manager of election shall receive
for his, compensation 81 per day for
his services, while actually employed,
and FIVE cents per mile for necessary
travel; each clerk Of the commission
ers and of the managers, respec-
lively, shall receive 81 per day while
actually employed; but no commits
sioner, manager or clerk shall re-
ceive pay for more than three days"
The act provides that the comptrol-
ler general shall draw his warrant on
the state treasurer In favor Of COM
missioners Of election. managers,
clerk of commissioners or Of man.
ayers, the same to be paid by the
county treasurer out Of any balance
that may be in the treasury. The
county commissioners shall audit and
pay all accounts for necessary expen-
ses incurred by the commissioners
and managers of election for station
cry, the making of election boxes,
rents and similar expenses held In
this state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
The alorkrille Gaqairer.
YoRKv1LLE, s. O..
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10. 1906.

SOME leading railroad men hold
that the ruling Of the interstate COM
merce commission to the effect thai
the rate law prohibits the exchange OF
railroad mileage for advertising space
on the basis of the commercial price ol
each is not good law or common sense
The railroad people reason that trans
portation being the stock in trade OF
one party to the transaction and ad-
vertising space the stock in trade OF
the other, there is no reason why one
cannot measure its commodity against
that Of the other. The attorney gen.
eral of the United States will be called
upon for an opinion as to the matter.
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Tuesday, November l3, 1906.

preaching train could be easily seen.
It could not be learned in this city
last night where Miss Hands home
was. 1t Is understood that she was
teaching school at Duncans. and that
she probably came from Charlotte, but
this report could not be confirmed.
Miss Hand has a brother who lives at
BelmontsN. c. He came down to Dun
cans on train No. 35 early this morn
ing, to take charge OF the remains.
Miss Hand was a sister Of Prof Hand
Of the South Carolina university.
Prof. Hand was formerly the superin-
tendent Of the Chester city schools
until elected to chair at the univer-
sity. He is well known as q lecturer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

THE News and Courier very aptly
compares President Roosevelt's now
famous spelling order to that Of King
Canute when he, commanded the waves
to keep away from the seashore. The
president can enforce the order in some
of the departments all right. The peo-
pie who study especially to please him
will do his bidding even without force
But II ''simplified" spelling spreads be-
yond the departments even during the
life OF the present administration we
will be surprised. If Mr.. Roosevelt
desires to do something really meri-
torious along the line suggested ne
should help to secure the adoption Of
the metric system Of weights and
measures.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

- Washington. November 9: Much
sympathy is expressed because Of the
fact that among the $50 negro SOL
diers Of the Twenty-fifth infantry who
are to be dismissed by order of the
president on account Of the Browns
Vile, Texas, affair are many with
long records of excellent service and
some who were on the eve of retire
ment with a pension These men,
after thirty or forty years service In
the army and with government en-
ployment barred to them. 1t Is said,
will probably find 1t hard to make a
living. THAT Is all true" said a
high army officer today, when this
suggestion was made to him, land 1t
is unfortunate, but stripped Of all sem
timentality the facts are that a bru-
tai. unprovoked and outrageous at
tack was made at night on citizens OF
Brownsville by men wearing the
United States uniform. One man lost
his life and another his arm as
result. There Is no reasonable doubt
that every man in the three compa-
nies. B. c. and D., knows well the
identity of the few among them VINO
were actually responsible for the
deed. Under these circumstances all
become equally guilty" Asked what
would be the effect of the order upon
the twelve men who were put under
arrest under suspicion Of being the
guilty parties, the same officer an
nounced they would be released and
dismissed from the army with the
rest of their colleagues:
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pay for a dinner for ten. The process
sion will move Thursday afternoon.
There are eleven bets of over $40
600, and 1t is estimated that more
than $1,00O.O0O was up in this city.
Much Of this was in small wager.s
Fifteen thousand dollars was put UP
in. the Metropole hotel Tuesday night
when Eddie Burke. a book-maker.
produced $1,000 Hearst money, which
was quickly hidden under $4,000 by
Hugh Leavitt, rich contractor. In
less than an hour after the bet was
made Leavitt had all the money piled
away in his wallet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
Gin House Fire.

The cotton ginning plant Of Messrs
Porter and James Good. on Bullock'i
creek, was destroyed by fire last FRI
day night at about 8 o'clock. The loss
was complete. and there was no In
surance. The fire is supposed to have
been the work of an incendiary.
Death of John Hudson.
A letter of November 8, from Dc
Queen, Ark, announces the death al
Brownstown, Sewer county, Arkansas
on November s, Of John Hudson. The
deceased was a native Of York county
having been born near Yorkville. De-
cember 9, 1924. He was a brother oi
the late Mrs. w. M. Walker Of York
Vile, and cousin Of ex-Judge Joshua
Hudson of Bennettsville. He moved te
Arkansas about fifty years ago, and
lived there up to the time Of his death
He leaves one brother in De Queen
Ark, Mr.. Jas. r. Hudson, who is post
master there. Mr.. James r. Hudson
was born in Yorkville on November 2s
1888.
Fine Peeans.
Mr.. ]. Bolivar Scott Of the Delphos
neighborhood left at this office yester-
day about pint of home raised Pc
cans which, in size, quality and flavor
are superior to the nuts usually offered
for sale in the stores. Mr.. Scott has
about thirty trees, all Of which have
grown from nuts planted by himself
about twelve years ago. The nuts
came from Texas, having been SEM
by Mr.. Scott's uncle. All Of the trees
are not bearing yet, and the crop this
year will not be more than a few
pecks; but Mr. Scott is looking for
ward to the time when his annual Pc
can crop will amount to many bushels
and the income from the same will
amount to a sum worth consideration
Malice at Blaeksburs.
Blacksburg special Of Nov. IL to
Columbia State: On Thursday night
the drug store in the Iron City build
ing, recently occupied by DR.. Ward
and now owned by DR.. e. F. Bell, was
entered by burglar through a back
window and a most unusual depre-
dation committed. The two diplo-
mas Of DIR. Bell, one as pharmaceut-
ical chemist and the other as master
of arts, were both destroyed, being
literally cut to pieces with a razor
and the pieces left lying on the pre-
scription case. Several very valua-
Bile pharmaceutical formulae, which
DR.. Bell had made while in the whole
sale drug house Of Crutchfield & Co.,
of Spartanburg, were stolen. Moth
ing was stolen from the stock OF
goods or cash drawer. DR.. Bell has
only recently located here. He has
an exceptional record as a most ex-
emplary young man who hasn't an
enemy In the world and the mystery
of the burglary lies in the fact that
the object Of the thief was to wreak
vengence upon DR.. Bell. No clue
to the perpetrator Of the deed has
been discovered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

ANOTHER Charleston lady" has
spoken about the wonderful grace and
hospitality of the people Of Yorkvtlle.
She attended the convention OF the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
held in that pretty little hamlet" last
week, and there Is nothing good enough
for her in Charleston after her delight
full experiences In Yorkyille. She de-
clares that she never saw before so
many good things to eat, and that the
"Mayonnaise was actually thick enough
studied "A Cook Book Of Tried Re-
cipes. Compiled by the Ladies of the
Presbyterian Church Of Yorkville, 5.
c." and published by THE YoRRVnLE
ENoUIREEt need wonder at the excel
lence of the entertainment given to the
Daughters Of the Revolution last week.
News and Courier.
Now there, we plainly stated that
we did not believe there was any bad
feeling in this matter. 1t is impossi-
BILE that there could have been failure
to recognize the excellence Of the D.
A. r. entertainment, and IL proof had
been lacking, here It is. But 1t is all
right now. In its reference to the
"Mayonnaise," the Cook Book and
THE YoRKvI1LE ENQUIRER, our CEN
Temporary shows beyond cavil that its
admiration, respect and esteem for
this pretty little hamlet" could not be
cut even with hatchet. 1t was all
mistake, neighbor, and everybody is
better for the incident. Here is to
youi
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MERE.MENrloN.

The walls Of S750.000 hotel build
ing. in course OF construction at Long
Beach, CAL. collapsed last Friday.
with the result that nine workmen
were killed and thirteen were injured.
:. 81. The Southern Cotton association
on last Saturday published an esti-
mate Of this years crop at l1.146,o00
bales. ~. ON account OF the recent
stabbing of Rev. Dr. Miller by Prof.
Moncrief and the failure of the trustees
Of Centenary college to dismiss Prof.
Moncrief. all the students Of the In
stitution have left and all the members
Of the faculty with the exception of
Prof. Moncrief have resigned. Cen
tenary college is Methodist institu-
ton located at Jackson, La. ..... The
beef trust is making arrangements to
secure control Of the leading soap fac
tories In the United States. ~. d.
Money, brother Of Senator Money Of
Mississippi, killed l. J. Henderson. q
planter in a revolver duel at Money,
Mississippi, last Thursday -. DR.. H.
H. Aldrich was shot and killed by his
life long friend, Judge George K Fra
yot congressman elect. at Baton
Rouge, La, last Wednesday night. -.
More than GOO houses were destroyed
by fire in Canton. China, last Wednes-
day. The property loss exceeds 81
100000. -. The Italian government
has placed an order for $1,000, 900
worth Of armor plate with the Midvale
Steel company OF Pennsylvania. 80.
Esme Howard. British consul general
at Crete. will serve as acting ambas-
sador at Washington. pending the ap-
polntment OF successor Of Ambas-
sador Durand, who win retire In Jam
uary. 49,. King Edward OF England,
celebrated his sixty fifth birthday last
Friday. Reading, Pa, inanufactur-
ers take their female help to and from
work In automobiles. !. Business fail-
ures In the United States for the week
ending Nov. 9Th. numbered 14e against
1853 the week previous. :. .Terrorists
held up train at Rogow. Russian Po-
land last Thursday night and got
away with 100000. :. Harry X. Thaw.
charged with the murder Of Stanford
White in New York. heretofore anx-
ious for an early trial, now breads
the day, as no famous lawyer Is will
ing to take his case, !. Gen. VIM. r.
shafter, who commanded the land
forces Of the United States before SAN
tiago In the Spanish American war.
died at the home OF his son-in-law.
Capt w. H. McKittfclH near Bakers
field, CAL. yesterday. His death was
caused by pneumonia after an illness
Of seven days. !. Richard cheatham.
secretary Of the Southern Cotton assoc
ciation has announced 1t as his pur-
pose to tender his resignation at the
end Of his present term.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13
THIRD WEEK JURORS.

The following petit Jurors were
drawn this morning to report to the
clerk on December 8, and serve during
the third week Of the approaching
term of the circuit court:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

south take charge of the party to
which It gives body and soul and NOM
mate a southern man for president.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-13

- For several months past d. Fl.
Hartman. capitalist and owner OF
numerous railroads, has been making
an effort to oust Stuyvesant Fish
from the presidency OF the Illinois
Central, one Of the richest railroads
in the country. Hartman wanted
Fish out because Fish wouldn't do as
he wanted him to do. Hartman
wanted the Illinois Central as a link
In an ocean to ocean railway. hut
Fish. who is represented as a man
who puts honesty and integrity above
all things else. could not be persuade
ed or bullied into doing what he be-
lieved was detrimental to the inter-
ests of the stockholders Of the Illi-
nois Central After exhaustine all
other expedients Hartman finally
won out through the aid of two wom-
en-. 1t is said. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish
has for years aspired to the leader
ship of the smart set of New York
ard Newport. Her ambition was op-
posed by Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
and Mrs John Jacob Astor. In order
to bring defeat to Fish, Mr.. Harri-
man needed the votes Of Just two.
more directors to elect the president
of the Illinois Central. and In order
to secure these two votes he showed
to Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mrs. Astor
how they could deliver q stunning
blow to Mrs. Fish. II they could per-
suade Mr.. Astor and Mr.. Vanderbilt
to vote against Mr.. Fish for the pres
ldency OF the road. The scheme was
carried out as Hartman planned and
in New York last week Vice Presi-
dent Harahan was elected president
of the road. Mr.. Fish, however, Is
not ready to give In yet. According
to an Illinois law, majority Of the
directors Of Illinois corporations must
be residents Of that state, or the acts
of such directors are Of no effect. AS
the present board Of directors are not
citizens of that state, Mr.. Fish claims
that the action of the board in elect
ing new president last week will
not stand. He will carry his conten-
ton to the Illinois courts to see what
can be done. II Mr. Hartman finally
wins out and retains control Of the
Illinois Central, he will then control
$4,000 miles of American railways,
capitalized at more than $1,700,0 ,0OO,-
600.
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AT THE CHURCHES.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD sHEP-
HERD.

The st, Agnes Guild VIII meet al the
church on Friday at p. m. Service at
430.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. z. =. GILLESPIE PASTOR.
There will be no prayer meeting to-
morrow evening.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
REV. J. L. Stokes, D. D., PASTOR.
Prayer meeting tomorrow evening at
7.30 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PREsBY.
TERRAIN.
REV. W. C. EwART, PASTOR.
There will he no prayer meeting to-
morrow afternoon.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1906-06-08

Death Rate Greater in the Country
than In Large Cities.

Ihuh III LaESS SIhASSs
The popular notion that New York and
other great cities are becoming more and
more the home of cancer, because they
offer certain conditions of life peculiarly
favorable to the development of that dread
disease, is overturned by a discovery just
announced by Prof. Guthrie Mcconnell,
who bases his statements on an elaborate
study of the latest government statistics,
covering every case of cancer in every
part of the United States for a term of
years.
1t is now clear, he declares, that while
cancer is undoubtedly rapidly on the in
crease the growth and the mortality are
far higher in the rural districts than in
the cities. Persons employed in lard out
of-door labor seem more liable to the dis.
ease than those following sedentary occu-
p~ations. 1t is markedly prevalent in well
watered and well timbered regions, like
the Pacific Northwest.
Women are more subject to cancer thar
men. In fact, a woman is about twice
as likely to have cancer as is a man
Cancer mortality is highest after the 65tt
year of life, and after the 44th year i.
greater among the unmarried of boil
sexes than the married. The general av
erage age Of death from cancer is 8
years.