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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY I, 1907.

ence of a half dozen police officers at
the station house did not disturb her
In the least. Just let me get my hands
on that fellow Rager who had me ar
rested and | will scratch his face,
she declared when some one acciden-
tally called his name. "Oh, / could
pull his hair good" she added as she
called to mind the way In which the
Greenville police officer had acted the
her. Neither Mr.. Dempster nor Miss
her. Neither Mr.. Dempster mar Miss
Foster will tell full story. There are
many breaks in the accounts which
they give of their movements since
leaving Greenville yesterday morning.
Mr.. Dempster asserted when arrested
that he was nothing more than
friend OF the girl, whom he knew
slightly, and that he was acting for
, friend Of his, Mr.. George A. Barron,
of Spartanburg, S. c. He did not ex-
plain how he came to register the
young lady under the name OF Miss
Annie Evans, Of Greensboro, nor
could he tell of the exact whereabouts
OF his friend for whom he was safe
guarding the girl. Miss Foster tells
the same story as Mr.. Dempster, de-
claring that she left Greenville of her
own free will and that she hoped to
or two. To a reporter she said that
she was enrOute to Washington to WIS.,
1t relatives. That there is such an
individual as Mr.. Barron Is evident,
for Miss Foster dispatched a message
to him shortly after her arrest yester-
day morning. 1t read as follows:
Come to Charlotte on next train.
Jack in trouble" No reply was re-
ceived, nor did Mr.. Barron appear on
the first train. He had evidently got
ten wind of what was happening and
discreetly decided to stay away. In
| the meantime. Mr.. Dempster remain
ed In a cell in the police station, be-
ing under a $1,000 bond. The meet
ing Of the girl and her brother yester-
day afternoon was strained. She was
sitting In the police station talking
with several officers and suddenly
glanced out Of the window. "Why,
| there's Guy. my brother from Green
vile. Shut the door and don't let
| him see me here" In a few moments
| however Guy walked in. He did not
| speak: he only gave his sister a
| searching look. He then, with the
assistance Of Mr.. Head, who had ac-
| companied him. began TO arrange to
carry both back with him to Green
Vile. All the necessary arrangements
| were made and last night they left
Mr.. Dempster, against whom the
charge Is for seduction as we'll as alb
| duction was born and reared in Morn
| irg Star township. He Is well known
| in Charlotte.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Mr.. w. I. Witherspoon has per-
fected his plans for the erection Of
quite an extensive series of ware
houses on his property on West Madi-
son street HIS main building Is to
be sixty by eighty feet and there are
to be a number Of smaller buildings.
The plan is to have a separate ware
house for each different kind Of hard
ware ordinarily handled in large
enough quantity to call for a separate
warehouse. and the stock in the main
building is to be kept up from the
smaller buildings. Mr.. Witherspoon
has been making purchases on quite a
large scale and it Is his purpose to do
an extensive business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

hollow tile brick in 1t as many a sky
scraper the height of which makes
fireprOofing an absolute necessity.
Thus. while the character of Washing
ton architecture demands that the
buildings be low. they are made just
as safe as If they were high. Fire Will
have no chance against them. The ex-
terror of these capitol wings will have
white marble. They will be connected
with the capitol by arcades lined with
ornamental brick and brilliantly light
ed by electricity. Features Of each Will
be a rotunda, reaching from floor to
floor and capped by a great dome 10
feet in diameter; a caucus room. sc
feet long and 54 feet wide; and din
ing room 65 by 80 feet, furnished in
ornamental plaster.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION.
Senate Committee Makes Report As {
Dispensary Directors.


Dispensary Directors.
Columbia State. February l.
In the senate last night H. b. Car
isle chairman of the judiciary COM
mittee. to which was referred the re-
port of the special committee appoint
ed to investigate the affairs Of the
state dispensary. presented the follow
ing concurrent resolution, which was
adopted without a dissenting vote:
BE it resolved by the senate, the
house Of representatives concurrlng.
That in our opinion the directors OF
the state dispensary have violated the
law in the purchase of liquors and are
liable to removal by the governor and
prosecutions: that 1t be referred to the
governor to take such action as he may
deem necessary and proper in the
premises; and that a copy Of this res
olution be transmitted to his excel
lency the governor, with q copy OF the
testimony taken by the legislative
committee on the affairs OF the state
dispensary, together with their report
thereon"
The following senator's compose the
committee which reported the above
resolution: H. B. Carlisle, chairman;
LeGrand G. Walker, T. M. Raysor. F.
P. MCGOWAN. G. H. Bates, w. II. Wells,
]. r. Earle. w. N. Graydon. T. Yancy
williams, Huger Sinkler, r. w. Hay
nes, ]. c. Otis, T. /. Rogers.
Attorney General Lyon was seen
by a representative of the State i'm
mediately after the resolution was
adopted by the senate and asked for
an expression. II do not care to
make any public expression" said
Mr.. Lyon, until the matter Is placed
before the governor and he takes
some action. l won't object to talk
ing at the proper time"
Governor Ansel was informed OF
the senate's action at 1880 o'clock
last night but would make no state
ment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

THERE is a good deal Of talk going
the rounds of the papers about sensa-
tional developments at the recent ban
quet of the Gridiron club of Washing
ton. The Gridiron club is an organiza-
ton of newspaper men, and it is ia
nous for its banquets, a feature of
which Is the habit of playing all kinds
of jokes on famous guests. Presidents,
senators and foreign ministers are al
ways among the guests. No man
stands so high as to feel above being
honored by an invitation from the
c!Nb. And not only this, no matter
how high may be the official position
of any guest, he does we'll to take what
treat everybody on plane Of perfect
equality. They probe their bumps of
ingenuity to the bottommost limit in
order to get up skits that take off the
policies Of the president that they
think are open to criticism, and they
are frank almost to the limit of bru-
tality in showing what they think Of
everybody and everything. 1t is the
rule to throw no bouquets, and it is also
the rule not TO tell on the outside what
occurs at the banquets. The reports
are usually censored by a committee
and the understanding is that nothing
is to be published without the sanction
of this committee But sometimes
things leak out. II seems impossible
to prevent. At the last banquet. Pres
ident Roosevelt was ordered to defend
his conduct in relation to the Browns
willie affair. The president replied in a
speech that incorporated principally
what he has already had to say in in
terviews and messages. He made a
pointed reference to Senator Foraker
and characterized the recent debates
in the senate as purely academic. The
toastmaster called upon Senator For
aker for reply and the senator made
an eloquent speech repeating most Of
the things he had already said in the
senate. He dressed the president down
good along the line of his well-known
dictatOrial disposition, and the news
paper men, thoroughly enjoying the sit
uation, gave him vigorous applause
which, with what Mr.. Foraker had to
say, made the president as mad as a.
wet hen. The president tried TO reply,
but the postmaster would permit no
interruption. When Mr.. Foraker con-
cluded. Mr.. Roosevelt was invited to
take the floor; but it is said that
he utterly failed to make good. How
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
To Dismiss Mr.. Lingle-Distriet Con
ference-Personal and Other Notes.

correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, January 30.-J. Max
Roach. who has for some time been
holding the position Of carrier Of r. F.
d. No. 6, has resigned and will leave In
few days for Buffalo. n. Y, where
he has secured a position as street
car conductor. Fred Sturgis. the sub
stitute for that route has taken the
vacancy.
Buster Brown" the original Buster,
and his dog "Tige" monopolized the
attention of all citizens, both great and
small. Wednesday afternoon for half
an hour. That Is Buster occupied an
imprOvised platform on the street for
that length Of time and spoke to the
big crowd in waiting. The crowd had
been there for fully an hour previous
to the famous boys appearance.
A meeting Of Bethel Presbytery has
been called by the moderator, Rev. G..
G. Mayes of Blackstock, to convene
at Chester on the 9Th Of February to
take action upon the call extended by
the First Presbyterian church Of At
lanta to Rev. Walter L. Lingle, D. D.,
OF the First Presbyterian church of
this city.
What is perhaps the finest pair of
mules ever brought to this market was
These mules are four years old and the
pair weighs 3,100 pounds. They were
brought here by local firm last week.
The Ladies Aid society Of the A. h
Presbyterian church served supper
Thursday afternoon and evening In
McElwee's cafe and as usual their ef-
forts were crowned with abundant sue
cess These good people are so liberal
in their affairs that everybody takes
his wife and rushes to them whenever
they undertake anything Of this kind,
knowing that they will furnish good
supper and a liberal one.
A meeting of the stewards Of the M.
E. churches of the Rock Hill district
was held Wednesday afternoon at the
residence Of Rev. r. E. Stackhouse, the
very harmonious one. Arrangements
were made to giving the district par
sonage a thorough repairing and re-
furnishing. There were present: May
or w. II. Hardin of Chester; Major j.
NJ. Riddle Of Lancaster: Messrs. j. M
Yoder OF Van Wyck; Geo. Ferguson OF
Elgin; ]. E. Leech Of Hickory Grove
s. w. Garrison Of Fort Mill; j. M
Seagle of Tirzah: w. H. GLADDEN. OF
Mount Holly; l. S. Kidd and ]. F. An
derson Of Rock Hill.
Mr.. j. V. Murray, a former resident
Of this city, who Is now the superin-
tendent of agencies for the Virginia
Life Insurance company. spent several
davs here this week.
Hope Sadler, a young engineer grad
uate Of Clemson and famous as a foot
ball player while there. who came home
from a fine position in Schenectady
n. Y. at the recent death Of his faith
er is now with the Southern Power
company at Great Falls
Mrs. Harry Dickson and little SON.
of Charlotte, visited Mr.. and Mrs. K
E. Tompkins this week.
Mr.. William Barron spent THURSDAY
in Chester to attend the funeral OF
Miss Virgie Triplett.
Mr.. Lee r. williams and Misses Bes-
sic and Mary, spent Wednesday here
Mr. j. K. Scoggins is at home sick
Of grippe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
WINTER FLOWING.

Mr. w. r. Hayes of Sharon No. 1
ness, and in conversation with the re-
porter, remarked about the unusual
amount Of winter plowing that has
been done up to this time.
There has been more and more
winter plowing every year for several
years past" said Mr.. Hayes; but this
year the amount exceeds anything that
has ever been known before"
Asked for an explanation Of the sit
uation. Mr.. Hayes gave his idea about
like this:
1.-The warm, dry weather, being espe-
cially favorable to work, and people
who had either tried winter plowine
before or seen 1t tried with so much
success. have just taken advantage OF
the opportunity. Whether they are
looking forward to a scarcity Of labor
cannot say. But that Is not the most
important feature Of the situation
With their stock standing idle, and
tnelISelNeS udNiHB HOlilH6 Hioic lii
portant in hand, our people have just
seen proper to save time and labor
that would have otherwise been vast
ed. That is about all there is to it.
AT this season, you know, 1t Is
convenient to use two and three horse
plows. The stock has been available
Where a man has three mules, there
has been no trouble about using them
Everybody knows that this kind oi
plowing is less practicable later in the
spring. Every man must have his
own mule, and the two and three
horse plows, for the most part, have tc
stand idle"
Mr.. Hayes said that there was lots
Of land in his neighborhood that Is al
ready for the fertilizers, and farm
work generally is in more forward
stage than he has ever known before
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

A STORY has been sent out from
Washington on what seems to be pref
ty good authority that President
Roosevelt has definitely decided to ap-
point Ralph Tyler, a negro, to be sur
veyor of the port of Cincinnati. Sena-
ator Foraker's home town. Neither OF
the Ohio senators have been consulted
about the matter: but the understand
ing is that both have previously re-
commended the negro for other posi-
tions, and it will be rather embarrass-
ing for them to undertake to prevent
his confirmation by the senate. The
presidents idea is evidently to make
Foraker and other Ohio politicians try
it on and see for themselves how 1t
fits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
NEGRO OFFICIALS IN NORTH.
President Will Probably Give Foraker
aDose of His Own Medicine.

Dose of His Own Medicine.
Zach MCGEE telegraphs from Wash
ington to the Columbia State: AL
though certain high officials in the
postoffice department have given
southern senators and representatives
to understand that just at this time
there will not be any further appoint
ments Of negroes to office In the south
because II would but foment the very
critical status of the race feeling, II
Is breathed about Washington that
there will be some appointments
Of negroes in some of the north
ern states and that just now he
would especially like to give some
Of the senator's who have oeen
making such noisy defense of the
black man" some opportunities to
show their undying affection for the
downtrodden.
Unuuestionably there are some
meritorious negroes in the north who
would be fitted for positions as post
masters and other offices in the gov
ernment, and in the gift of the pres
ident; the door OF hope should not
alone be opened in the south. Yet
these negroes are never appointed in
the northern states. No matter who
the president has been, or of what
parties the senators whose uuty IL
would be to vote upon the contirma-
ton, there have always been advanced
some very good reasons why the ne
groes in northern states should not
be appointed, and the negroes have
been sidetracked. The attitude taken
in some of the northern states with
respect to this Brownsville business
would seem to indicate that the time
Is ripe for the appointment of some
of these deserving states, and it is said
that the president is willing to act
accordingly. In fact some of those
who share the presidents confidence
declare that he will make several ap-
pointments of negroes to office In the
north.
1t is thought that at least one of
these contemplated appointments Is
to be in the state Of Ohio. which loves
a negro-at a long distance-and
hates him at short distance perhaps
more than any other state In the un-
ion. In this case, Senator Foraker
would have a chance to do something
substantial for his brother In black
by urging immediate confirmation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
INTERESTING OLD RELIC.

Through the courtesy of Mr.. /. w.
johnson of Yorkville, The Enquirer has
come into possession Of an interesting
old souvenir of the Revolutionary
struggle in York county, in the shape
of piece OF the identical cannon re-
ferred to by the late DR.. Robert La
than in his recently republished sketch
of Hills Old Iron works.
The sketch was published in our is
sue of November 16, last. After tell
ing Of the establishment Of the iron
works and of the estimate in which
they were held by the patriots of this
section, Mr.. Latham goes on to speak
of the raid by which the British de-
stroyed the place and relates these in
cidents:
Colonel Hill was in the army. His
sons were at home. The two Oldest
Robert and Andrew-had received
some intimation that the British and
Tories were coming. They had pre-
pared a small cannon and having
mounted it upon a stump. stood with
match in hand waiting until the party
would come in sight. The hill over
which they had their cannon mounted,
overlooked the whole adjacent country
to the sOuth-the direction in which the
boys supposed the party would come.
To their utter astOnishment, before
they were aware of 1t, party Of Brit
ish came upon them from the east.
Their cannon was pointing In the
wrong direction. Without inhicting
any injury upon the brave but out
generated boys. their cannon was TAX
en- from them and carried to the foot
of the hill and thrown into the creek.
Here ii lay for years. The din of war
had died away and the country was en-
joying peace and prosperity. The lit
tie cannon was forgotten. One day
while Mr.. Garvin, the miller, was en-
gagged in fishing. his seine became en-
tangled and on thrusting his hand in
the water he was astonished to find
that the obstacle was a piece Of iron.
The iron was raised to the surface
and behold II was a veritable cannon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
WEALTH IN THE WORLD.
United States Said to Own Practically
Half,

The United States has practically
one-half of the banking powers OF
the world, stated Charles II. Treat,
treasurer Of the United States, In an
address before the Washington chap
ter of the American Institute Of Bank
Clerks last night, says the Washing
ton Star. The banking power Of the
world Is s3S,000, 900. 900, and of that
the United States has $4,000, 200, 600
and Great Britain has 10000, 900.
The story of the United States cur
rency issues Is as interesting as a nov
ell" declared Mr.. Treat at the con-
clusion of his address on the history
of the currency. He pointed out the
put in 1861 and the few years follow
ing, during the war Of the rebellion,
in raising money with which to meet
the expenses Of the country. The first
United States notes which were issued
in 1861, were interest bearing. At first
the rate of interest was per cent and
after that for a few years 1t varied
from 3 and 3.65 to and I.3 per cent.
Every scheme to make the people
satisfied with the notes Of the govern
ment was devised, because" said Mr..
Treat, the government was poor and
could not do as it wanted to, but as
it was compelled to do"
From that time to the present, he
stated, the credit of the United States
has been growing better. Now no
such schemes are resorted to. The
government can even sell bonds bear
ing per cent interest, at 104, a pre-
MUM, without trouble. When it Is
also noted that the British govern
ment sells its bonds bearing pei
cent at IS, the immense credit Of the
republic of Washington is realized
and appreciated.
Mr. Treat made plea for uni
fication of the currency issues and for
the payment of the demand notes OF
the government. The amount OF such
notes, it was stated, is limited to
$346, 100000 and by retiring $1O,-
100000 year, the government
could soon pay all its creditors What
to put in place Of them, he said must
be determined by some modern Alex
ander Hamilton. The bank notes OF
the national banks. he thought, are
not issued in sufficient quantity, and
he advocated that this privilege be
extended to state banks, trust com.
panies and similar institutions, pro-
vided they are covered by securities
in the United States treasury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

Mr.. Raysor's bill to appropriate $780,
900 to assist In the establishment OF
high schools In the state passed the
senate yesterday.
Throughout the fight in the house
over the dispensary the other day
Messrs. Epps. Glasscock and Slaugh-
ter followed Mr.. Richards in his fight
to save the state central machine ir
Columbia, and Dr. Saye voted to Kill
the state central machine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

IS debating the dispensary question
in the senate last Tuesday Senator
Blease got off this:
Last year you put man off the
board for building houses in Newberry.
Now who is building houses in Ches-
ter?"
The senator must have been refer
ring to the man who talked so virtuous-
" to legislative candidates last sum-
mer and afterward claimed that he
did not say 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

THE CIGARETTE BILL. - Senator
Blease's anti-cigarette bill passed It's
third reading in the senate on Monday,
The text OF the bill is as follows:
Section l. That after the approval OF
this act, it shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to sell, Of
fer or expose for sale any cigarettes or
cigarette papers.
Section 2. That any person, firm or
corporation, or their agent, violating
the provisions of this act shall be sub
ject upon conviction therefor, to pay
a fine of not more than one hundred
dollars or to suffer Imprisonment for
not more than thirty days, within the
discretion Of the trial court.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

SENATOR Brice has in process OF
passage a bill to increase the salaries
of the supervisor, the county commits
sioners and the superintendent Of edu-
cation. The bill is in accordance with
the recent recommendation of the
grand jury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

Mr.. Richards has introduced joint
resolution providing that the question
of repeating the lien law be submitted
TO the voters in a general election. If
the resolution is agreed to, 1t Will
probably have the effect Of making
the stay-at-home business vote sit up
and take notice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

THE Carey Cothran bill will proba-
bly, come up in the senate today. The
outlook is that there will be a vote
on the so-called Raysor "Purification"
bill. If this bill passes. the state ma
chine will stand for another year of
good stealing. If it does not pass, then
the Carey Cothran bill will go through
with a whoop.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
LOCAL LACONICS.
Bethel Road Tax Election.

The election recently petitiOned for
by the qualified voters Of Bethel
township for an election on the ques-
ton of levying a special tax of two
mills on the dollar for road purposes,
is to be called as soon as the county
board Of commissioners is advised by
the people interested as to what date
will suit them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

WHAT we would like to know now
is, how those dispensary fellows who
so suddenly turned Prohibitionists are
going to vote in county elections In
case the local option bill passes the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

THAT resolution to prosecute the
people who are believed to have been
stealing from the school fund through
the dispensary is along the right line.
What this state needs more than any
thing else is that some Of it's rascals
should be put in stripes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
Special 9utirss.
York Circuit.

The first Quarterly conference will
convene at Philadelphia next Saturday,
February End, opened by a sermon by
Rev. R Z. Stackhouse, at 1890 o'clock.
On Sunday Mr. Stackhouse will preach
at Philadelphia at IL o'clock, and at
Kings Mountain Chapel at o'clock.
Please notice the change in appoint
ments. E. K. HARDIN, Pastor
Jan. 29. TT 2t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01

SOMEBODY said that TX liquor Will
make a rabbit spit into a bull dog
face. Wonder what brand they use TO
make supporters OF the state machine
vote for Prohibition?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
Chr alorkrilk .enquirer.
YoRKvILLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY !, 1907.

Now what will the senate do? II
is up to the members to say whether
or not they passed the Smith resolu-
ton for buncombe.