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Mohave County miner., 1906-07-21

Fire destroyed three of the small oil tanks at the Gold Road mill last Tues day afternoon. A man who had been working near the tanks had set fire to his pantaloons, but thought he had ex- tinguished the flame and went to the tanks to attend to some duties when the smouldering fire communicated with the oil, and in moment one of the tanks was in flames. The other two tanks caught at once and in a short time they were consumed. The loss will amount to l50OS. By the united effort of the workmen the fire was prevented from communicating with the big oil tanks.
Mohave County miner., 1906-07-21

Pres. Diaz, of Mexico, has called every governor in the republic to meet with him at the City of Mexico to dis cuss the contemplated uprising of the people on the l6th of September. It is thought that an attempt is to be made by Mexicans to expel every for. eigner from the republic and drastic measures are to be taken by the gov. ernment to put down any upraising. The recent riot at Cananea is said tC have its origin in this movement.
Mohave County miner., 1906-07-21
SSIONAL.

I ERoY ANDERSON
 ATT ORNEY AT LAW Prescott National Bank Building
 PRESCOTT. ARIZONA. General law practice. Mining and corporation law specialties Will attend each session of the district court in MOhave county. e M. SANFORD.
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JORDAN TO SPOT HOLDERS.

Under date of March 1, President
Harvie Jordan, of the Southern Cot
ton association. has sent out what he
calls his March letter to spot holders.
1t deals with the cotton situation as
Jordan sees It, and shows the holders
of spots to be in position of unusual
strength. 1t Is as follows:
We are just entering the month
which one year ago showed the larg-
est receipts of any similar month In
the history Of cotton marketing. Dur
ing the month Of March, 1905, there
came into sight one million, one hum
dred and seventy-eight thousand bales
and for the month of April, eight hun
dred and sixty-six thousands bales. In
other words II the receipts this year
are as large as they were one year ago
during those two months 1t would
practically absorb every bale of cotton
in the south, as all Of the crop has
now come into sight and been counted
except two million bales. During the
past few weeks receipts have been un-
usually heavy due to heavy sales by
merchants and the rushing Of cotton to
the southwestern ports by large buyers
who had accumulated considerable cot
ton in the interior of Texas.
The large sales of cotton last week
at New Orleans, showed conclustVely
the tight position the exporters are In
as they could not get what they want
ed In the interior Of the states east Of
the Mississippi river. If you and your
neighbors who are holding will tighten
up your grip for the next 80 days and
thereby decrease the receipts, cotton Is
sure to advance in price. The buyers
l.11o la h1r
exhausted their supplies, while they
are due the spinners heavy shipments
of contract cotton which has not yet
been bought. To some 1t may be
tiresome to continue to wait for an ad-
vance and many have grown nervous
and some sold in the face of recent
depressions. But all great victories
are won only after a hard struggle.
Remember last year when cotton sold
at cents In March, those who held
in the face of a 100000 bale crop
received 103 cents early in July. This
year the crop is 3,500000 bales less
and where we had unsold one year ago
:. 0OO. 900 bales we have now only g.
600 90 bales; and of this amount not
over 1850 900 is in the ha a1ds of the
spot holders, or just about the amount
of cotton sold during the month Of last
March.
The legitimate cotton situation is
the strongest the world has ever
known. Many mills have sold their
entire output Oh heavy goods as far
ahead as next December and light
goods to February, 1907. Spinners are
generally opposed to any depression in
the cotton market, such as has been
done by speculation during the past
few weeks, as the prices Of all cotton
goods are abnormally high and trade
Unprecedented. The mills are now
demanding their contract cotton un-
der the calling" system established
during the past year or two. The ex-
porters cannot live up to their con-
tracts to furnish this cotton IL spot
holders continue firm, consequently
they are moving heaven and earth to
break the future markets, hoping by
this means to demoralize the cotton
trade and stop spinners from call
ing" their cotton until spot holders
have become panic stricken and given
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the middlemen the means wherewith to
live up to their agreements. In other
words, the big exporters are crowded
so close, to the wall that they are will
ing to ruin the business of their Gus
of yarn and cloth contracts will make
1t unnecessary for the middlemen to
furnish raw material on schedule time,
something that is impossible with the
farmers holding their cotton so stub
bornly. The mills want the cotton,
must have 1t and will pay fifteen cents
per pound to secure the small remnant
of the unsold balance Of the present
crop. The man who Is on the hot
griddle Is the exporter who has agreed
to deliver 1t. There are two highly
important matters that must be hand
/! led right in the next two months, one
Is to hold the spots tight and force
light receipts and a stronger market
the other is to hold down the cotton
acreage under last year at least ten
per cent and increase the food supply
crops. If these two things are done
the day Of fifteen cents cotton Is near
at hand. Fifteen cents for the rem
nant of the crop remaining unsold
will not in any way interfere with
consumption and II the staple Is held
tightly as Is now being done in the
old states that price will be paid. The
association decided not to accept the
proposition for 13 cents but to insist
upon all spot holders standing firm for
Is cents. So do not get discouraged.
|Au will yet be we'll for those who
wait.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Columbia Record: The fact thai
the old state board Of dispensary d.
rectors have not made their annual re-
port, which was due to come to the
legislature, Is causing some surprise
and comment. There are no members
of the old board in the city to throw
any light on the subject and Chlel
Bookkeeper Charles Is also out OF the
city. A representative Of Dun's agen-
cy, who has been directed to make an
investigation of the matter, was told al
the state dispensary that the report
had been filed with the state printer
but the state printer says this Is mis-
take. The incident Is attracting more
attention than otherwise by reason OF
the fact that the old board has shown
general apathy since its term expired
though 1t is still in charge of the bus
mess inasmuch as the new members
have not secured their commissions.
- Greenville, March 2: Andrew
Thompson was hanged in the jail yard
here today shortly after IL O'CLOCK
The negro was convicted at the last
term Of the general session court OF
criminaly assaulting Mrs. James, the
wife of a farmer living near Taylors
station. this county A lynching was
narrowly avoided at the time, but the
execution today was regular and the
law vildicated. When taken to the
gallows Thompson made brief state
ment, in which he warned all or his
race to keep away from mean WHISKY
and bad company, two things to which
he attributed his unhappy end. Sher-
if Gilreath sprung the trap at 1l.36, the
body dangled in the air for 16 min,
utes when he was pronounced dead
by physicians. 1t was then cut down
and turned over to the widow for In
terment. The hanging was as nearly
private as the law permits. There was
no demonstration. Mrs. James has
not yet recovered from the shock.
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Within THE TOWN.

Several hundred people gathered at
the Graded school auditorium last Fri
day night to enjoy a very pleasant en-
tertainment that had been prepared
for them by the Lanier Literary socie-
ty. Of that institution. The audience
consisted principally of the patrons of
the school, and was about as represen-
tative and creditable as Yorkvile Is
able to furnish on any occasion. The
entertainment. which is kind Of an
annual affair, had been arranged in
practically all of its details by the
members of the society themselves,
with but little assistance from the
teachers, other than such as was rem
dered by special request. At the re-
quest of Superintendent Allen, the ex-
ercises were opened with prayer by
Rev. w. C. Ewart, and under direction
of Master Earle Grist, president of the
society, the programme was carried
out as follows: THE Old Time School,"
original essay by Miss Anna Cherry
Schorb. THE Permanency Of Empire" "
d, clamation by Master oliver Hart.
"A Story of the Life of Sidney La
nier," original essay by Miss Mozelle
Inman. "Eulogy on the Life of Rob-
ert Z. Lee" recitation by Master How
ard White. columbus" humorous re-
citation by Master Jefferys Parish
"The Love of Country" defamation by
Master Samuel Latimer. school Life;
Its Joys and Sorrows" original essay
by Miss Annie Ashe. "Petah" dialect
mono!ogue by Miss Emma Neil. De-
bate-"Resolved, That the Allied Pow
ers would be Justifiable in Dismember-
ing China" Misses Frances Finley
and Louise Dobson for the affirmative
and Misses Ethel Carroll and Helen
WitherSpoon for the negative; negative
secured decision. What the Little
Girl Said" recitation by Miss Rita
Beard THE Present Age" dcclama-
ton by Master Robert Lindsay. Those
Children" recitation by Miss Mary
Cartwright The musical programme
was under the direction Of Miss Julia
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of death, one of these financiers de-
clared, 81 have never consciously wrong
ed man, woman or child" and the New
York World said, in effect, that 1.-The
tragedy Of 1t all was that the dying
man had no conception of how griev-
ously he had wronged his fellows y
The creed went wrong; conscience
went wrong; the life went wrongi
Mr.. Editor, This is too serious q
question for controversy. l feel sure
that you and 1 and all who are trying
to live Christian lives agree is reality
in this matter. We only get the wrong
word sometimes, and the world Is only
too glad to make capital out of our
supposed admissions"
There Is a world Of wisdom in that
scripture las a man thinketh in his
heart so Is he" AhI indeed, it is the
thought, the conviction, the purpose OF
heart that must be before all victory
over temptation, and before all noble
endeavor.
8. Just one word more. We say
life is better than creed. So 1t Is.
But it is as the flower or the luscious
fruit is better than the thorny STEM
We narrow the alternatives here as we
have no warrant for doing. We say
better a good man with a bad creed
than a bad man with a good creed.
We ought to say-even If we insist on
putting 1t so, best the good man with
the good creed.
Begging pardon for writing more
that I intended, l am,
Yours sincerely,
]. LEMACKs STOKES.
Yorkville, March 8, 1906.
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CLOSED SEASON ON.

1t is now against the law 10 snoot
partridges, or other game birds.
This has been the case since the first
day of March; but THE ENQUIRER had
no information of this fact until yes
terday, when 1t was so informed by
DR.. j. H. Saye. The penalty for the
violation of the game laws Is a fine
of not exceeding one hundred dollars,
or imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days.
DR.. Saye was in town yesterday on
business, and the reporter knowing
that he had been giving especial atten-
tion to game legislation, asked him
about the status of the law.
"Yes, the game bill got through all
right during the closing hours Of the
session." the doctor said, land the
close season was fixed from Novem-
Der Is to March l."
What about the selling Of game?"
1.-The law puts a stop to that also.
You can't sell, or offer for sale, game
killed in South Carolina, and If you
offer game for sale, the burden of
proof will be on you to show that 1t
came from without the state"
WAS there anything done about
hunters from other states?"
Hunters from without the state
will have to pay license fee Of $25,
unless they own land in this state, or
have an interest in game preserves,
or come as visitors to some land own
err AS understand the law, If G.
man should come here from another
state and put up at a hotel to hunt
birds, he would have to pay the IL
cense; but If he comes as guest of
some citizen he will have the right to
hunt without being required to pay
license"
THE people up this way, won't like
the idea of having the season cut
short at the last end; they would
rather have had the month looped
off in the fall, and had the season
open December 49," the reporter sug-
gested.
You are right about that" DR..
Saye said, "and I tried to get 1t that
way; but the low country people
would have nothing of the kind, and
we had to take the best we could get.
Some of the counties were exempted
even as it was"
"The licenses" the doctor explain
ed, will go to the game wardens to
be used in the enforcement of the
laws and the fines go to the public
school fund"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-06

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

c. w. Carroll-Wants to find an es-
tray black mulley COW.
]. H. Bigham-Asks subscribers on
his club to The Enquirer to pay up.
]. B. Scott, No. 8, Yorkville-Has seed
corn grown in '04 and '05, also has
baled hay and fodder.
Mrs. w. d. Grist-Wants respectable
white woman to assist in general
housework.
T. B. Glenn, Pres.-Gives notice of a
meeting of EbeneZer Cotton associ-
alton next Saturday.
Joe NJ. hitesides-Request subscrib-
ers to The Enquirer on his club to
settle at earliest convenience.
G. l.. Riddle, Pres.-Requests full at
tendance of Bethel township Cotton
association next Saturday at p. m.
L. NJ. Crisis Sons-Offer to furnish
parties desiring them, engraved
calling cards at very much reduced
prices for ten days. See 4th page.
Jno. E. Carroll, Councillor-Gives no
tice that an old fashioned chicken
supper will be served by the Jr. o.
U. A. NJ, on next Saturday evening.
at lodge room, York Cotton mills.
John T. Davidson, Sub-Trustee Stock
holder-Wants parties interested in
distribution Of Bethany sub-Alli-
ance funds to meet him at McGill's
store Saturday afternoon, 2 o'clock.
Star Drug Store-Sells the Edison
electric lamp made by the General
Electric company, and only sells
the "a" grade lamp, at present.
ers and the public generally that its
spring silks have arrived, and then
tells all about them and the prices.
IN 70
advantages that are gained by writ
ers when a fountain pen is used.
He has pens, $3.50 to 81 each.
Strauss-Smith Co.-Announce the de-
parture of its buyer for the eastern
markets, and say he will outdo all
previous efforts to please its GUS
toners and friends.
]. j. Keller & Co.-Are ready to do
your building, or If you prefer to
make other arrangements, they in
vite you to see them about the nee
essary building hardware.
]. Q. Wray-Says the latest styles in
dress goods are at his store, and al
so quotes prices on wool and white
dress goods Of newest patterns.
York Drug Store-Again calls atten-
ton to its large stock of Landreth' s
garden and field seeds. Early am
ber and Early Orange cane seed.
Foushee Cash Store-Gives you notice
that it can save you money on mil
linery. Next Mondays special will
be ladies' skirts at SS cents each.
G. H. O'Leary-Has a complete line
of mattings and rugs, and every
thing in furniture at reasonable
prices.
First National Bank-Tells you what
money will and will not do for you.
It also points out the road to inde-
pendence.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent-Gives
you a pointer on what you owe your
wife, children, dependents and also
your creditors.
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Rev. Or. ]. Lemacks Stokes has our
thanks for an able and interesting con-
tribution on the subject Of Greed and
Life" as presented by Rev. r. P.
Johnson, a Baptist minister Of New
York, in Chicago recently, and repro
duced in THE ENQUIRER from the
Charlotte Chronicle, together with what
we considered the very appropriate
comments of that paper. We did not
see proper to make any comments our
selves because, as we saw 1t the Chron-
icle had already covered the ground
very nicely, and it did not seem as If
there was left great deal to be said.
AS we see 1t DR.. Stokes can hardly be
said to have taken serious issue with
Rev. Johnson; but has only developed
the subject a little more and along
lines that seem to be fully warranted
by the text. We would be reluctant to
admit that we have no decided views
on the subject under discussion, for
such an admission would not be true;
but at the same time we must re-
spectfully beg leave to ask to belex-
cused from undertaking controversy
along this line with such an able the
ologian as is Rev. DR.. Stokes. We not
only feel that we would be most pit
iably worsted in the argument; putwe
agree with the doctor that this is too
serious a question for controversy, and
possibly after all, such a discussion
would do harm rather than good.
Again, we thank DR.. Stokes for his
contribution. What he says, Is said
well, and it is calculated to carry much
more weight than If we had been able
to and had said exactly the same thing
ourselves,
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HOLD ON TO THE LAST.

Editor of The Enquirer:

Editor of The Enquirer: ......
I notice that the town council is ask
ing for bids from any individuals who
may desire to purchase the lot on
East Liberty street, now owned by the
town, and that the reason assigned for
seeking to make the sale is because of
the fact that the town Is in debt, ETC.,
and in this connection I desire to most
respectfully call the attention Of the
honorable council to some facts in
connection with the purchase Of this
most desirable piece OF property.
For a number of years-possibly
twenty five-the town has been paying
out annually from three to five hundred
dollars for committing and dieting
prisoners, rent for council chamber, for
loss of tools purchased to be used on
street work and carried away. stolen,
because there. was no place to keep
them, and rent for quarters for fire ap-
paratus.
For long time some citizens have
felt that the town should own a NUM-
cipal building with a council chamber,
an Office for the chief of police, quar-
ters for the fire department a sufi-
Gle mt number Of prison cells to accom-
modate all prisoners arrested for vio-
lation Of the town laws, and a public
hall, or opera house, of sufficient ca
pacity to seat from 400 to 500 people,
and there can be no doubt of the fact
that such a building has been needed
for years, that the need grows more ap-
parent daily and that 1t would be econ
omy, at least from a standpoint of
comfort, convenience and satisfaction
to have 1t, and that it can be had at
an annual cost no greater than Is now
being paid for not having it.
For several years, or at least from
1900 to the time the lot In question was
purchased the matter of securing a
suitable location for such a building
was discussed by the town council. All
were agreed that 1t was especially de-
sirable that the location of the build
ing should be near the centre of town,
and repeated efforts were made by Mr..
M. c. Willis, then mayor, and other
members of the council to buy a lot
within 100 yards of the court house,
either on Congress or East or West
Liberty streets. All who owned va
cant lots in the section indicated, fatty
refused to sell to the town. Finally It
was agreed by the council that desir-
able location should be acquired
through condemnation proceedings.
About this time the fact was brought to
the attention Of council that possibly
After a short time the lot was offered
so by 200 feet-at a price that the
council considered reasonable and the
deal was closed, and each member felt
then, and suppose feels yet, that he
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Messrs. Poag and Whisonant were In
Yorkville yesterday on business.
Miss Lottie Belle Simril of Winthrop,
spent Saturday and Sunday at home.
Mr. l. H. Norris has put out several
hundred fruit trees on his Sherer
farm.
Mr.. John A. Jenkins of Lancaster,
spent Saturday and Sunday in York
Vile.
Mr.. John Frank Jackson was down
from Gastonia yesterday. He only
had two mules along; but he sold them
both and could have sold more.
Miss Marion Logan, who is teaching
school in Lancaster county, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Yockville, at
the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. r. Logan.
Mr.. d. Good of the Hoodtown
neighborhood, who sustained a stroke
of paralysis some weeks ago Is i'm
proving somewhat He is able to sit
up but cannot walk about.
Mr.. R. E. Steele, who lives three
miles southeast Of Yorkville, sustained
a painful hurt last Thursday after
noon as the result of the slipping Of a
knife with which he was cutting pine
tops. The blade went into his left
hand and five stitches were required
to close the wound.
Miss Hattie Lowry of Yorkville, re-
ceived a dispatch last Saturday. from
her brothers, DIR. M. ]. and Mr.. Eugene
Lowry of Meridian, Miss, saying they
were SAFE The dispatch came within
short time after the arrival Of the
morning papers containing a meagre
account of the destruction at Meridi-
an by the cyclone. and was quite a re-
lief to home relatives and friends of
the two gentlemen mentioned.
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Allen, assisted by Misses Pansy Tray
wick, Winnie Crawford, Mary FAINT
Herndon, Anna McCaw, Ola Allison,
Mabel Gaines, and Mary Starr and
Master Brice Dixon, the latter per-
forming on the cornet. The audience
was liberal with its applause through
out the entire entertainment, and the
occasion was most thoroughly enjoyed
by everybody.
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WANTS ANOTHER MARCH CoNvEN-
TIoN.-Senator Tillman was here last
night and this morning in conference
with the new members of the state
board of dispensary directors. The
senator was the guest of Gen. Willie
Jones, where he saw a number Of his
friends. He was here on his way
home to Trenton from a trustee trip to
Clemson. 1t is thought that the con-
ference with the new dispensary di-
rectOrate was in every way satisfac-
tory. The new board, as indicated in
an expression from one of them in
the Chronicle today, is disposed to fol-
low the suggestion of reform which
Senator Tillman outlined in his "tes-
timony" before the investigating COM
mittee. What do you think of the
suggestion outlined in the Chronicle
recently" the senator was asked, "of
the dispensary people organizing to
meet the organization of the other
side?" Il think another March con-
vention' a good idea" said the pitch
fork statesman, chuckli1g. Then the
senator volunteered a piece of infor-
nation TO the party Of newspapermen
standing about him at the Union
station. You know I've got John G.
Calhoun's old committee room at
Washington, now," he said winking
slyly. perhaps. at the shock he sur
missed this would cause in certain dig
nifed quarters, 80 you see l am at
least breathing the aroma of states
manship." This caused a laughter
which the senator seemed to appre-
ciate, until one of the newspaper men
said something sarcastic to the ef-
feet that lit must have been devil
of a smell to have lasted so long
Columbia special of March to Au-
guSta Chronicle.
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The 4lorkrille enquirer,
YoRKvILLE, S. c.:
TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1906.

IT would be worth a great deal to
South Carolina If some business indus
trial and educational question could be
seriously injected into the politics of
the state. There can certainly be left
but little for the people to learn as
to the liquor question.