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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
THE YORK MEMBERS.

The following relatingi to the. doings
of the York members In the general
assembly is culled from the daily
papers,, ~ .<..' ~
Dr. Sayes bill to create q commits
sion to attend to the erection Of a
statue to Calhoun in the national
capitol. and to appropriate $4,000
therefor passed It's third reading In
the house on Friday and was sent to
the senate. ..-.. IT,. ~"
Mr.. Slaughter on Friday introduced
bill to amend section 120SIof the
general statutes to fix the time for
holding elections for school bonds.
Senator Brice on Friday introduced
q bill to amend section 2 Of an act
entitled:
AN act to provide the age and time
in which road duty shall be performed
in this state, and to provide for and
fix the amount of Communication tax In
lieu thereof" approved 22d Of Feb
ruary, by increasing the commutation
tax to three dollars, requiring the use
of the chain gang on permanent road
work and the employment of an en-
gineer. work by contractors, and COM
bining the road districts Of York
county.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
Mr.. John r. Hart has been engaged

Mr.. John r. Hart has been engaged
for some days past making an abb
stract OF titles TO lands acquired by
the Southern Power company in con-
nection with its proposed power plant
at Ninety-Nin Islands, including
the rights of way Of the railroad from
Kings Creek to. the river. Most of
the titles go back to McGill and Man
ming early settlers, and many Of the
lands have since passed through many
hands. The task Of abstraction is a
very tedious one.
The action Of Governor Sweltenham
Of Jamaica, in declining the assis-
tance of Admiral Davis and Evans In
relieving distress and preserving law
and order at Kingston seems to be
overshadowing the interest in the
earthquake calamity and its results
1t appears that the offense Of the
American admirals consisted in COM
mencing their relief operations before
they paid their respects. to the COVER
nor and this offended the dignity OF
the Britisher. That Is practically al
there is to the incident and the ques-
ton seems. to be whether the dignity
and prestige of the governor Of ia
maica is of more consequence thar
the suffering and delivery OF the peo.
pie he governs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
LoCAE. AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. r. Carroll-Will have carload OF
Tennessee mules on Thursday and
wants you to see them.
Opera House-Announces 1.-The King
of Tramps" as the bill for next Sat
urday night. Seats now on sale al
York Furniture Co.'s office.
DIR. j. NJ. Hunter, Rock Hill-All-
round specialist. Special attention
given to treatment Of cancers, ul-
GERS, rheumatism, scrofula, etc.
Thomson Ca.-Tells you to watch its
next ad., as 1t may be interesting to
you.
First National Bank-offers you Its
services and protection during the
year 1907. Your deposits solicited.
M. w. White-Says there is no differ
ence between a dead miner and q
live one and applies the pun to
stock buying and selling.
York Supply Co.-Has Landreth's
garden seed, P. D. F. plow moles
fertilizers of various kinds in stock
Strauss Smith Co.-Continues its
stock clearance sale prices on va
rious winter goods until further no
tice.
Yorkville Buggy GOWN supply you
with oak and pine wood, cut to
lengths. for cash. e.
grades New Orleans molasses, and
choice line Of groceries.
]. Q. Wray, The Leader-Explains
why it is to your advantage to buy
clothing, dress goods, etc., now.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Carries q
full line of poultry wire In various
widths and in two qualities.
York Drug Store-Sells DR.. Hess
stock food under a guarantee to dc
all that is claimed for 1t. Csc to
50 packages.
]. ]. Keller & Co.-Solicit your orders
for all kinds Of odd carpenterine
jobs and will give prompt attention
to same.
Loan and Savings Bank-By its meth
cd Of conducting business is calcu
lated to insure you satisfactory ser
vice. .r.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

Mr.. ]. C. Allen, who resigned the
|superlntendency of the graded school
last Friday has not yet decided whai
he will do; but having recently COM
pleted handsome little home here
will continue to make Yorkville his
headquarters at least for the present
Mr.. Gentry and Miss Squier are still
in Yorkville and will probably remain
here until they make other arrange
ments.
Mr.. Joseph F. Wallace met with
quite a painful accident last Saturday
as the result Of which he has since
been confined to his bed. He went
up to visit his old friend, Dr. Thomas
w. Campbell, who is still quite sick
at his home in the Energy neighbor-
hood, and while coming down the
steps, he accidentally slipped and fell
Besides several slight bruises he sus-
tanned a cut on the scalp which had
to be sewed up. He is now getting
along very nicely, however.
A number of Yorkville friends OF
Rev. DR.. S. A. Weber remembered
him quite handsomely last Saturday
by presenting him with a beautiful
and expensive pen as a birthday pres
ent. The doctors birthday occurs or
the same day of the month as that oi
General Lee, and the occasion of the
celebration of General Lees birthday
was made the occasion Of the presen-
tation. Col. w. w. Lewis made the
presentation speech, and as he hat
every advantage Of the doctor in the
preparation he did 1t so appropriately
and so thoroughly that the good doc.
tor was unable to make reply.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
THE BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
Looks Now as II the President Wins
Out.

There was a stirring about among
the senator's on account OF the
Brownsville affair yesterday, and 1t
looks now as IL the president has won
out. Senator Blackburn Of Kentucky,
seems to be the man who saved the
day. He did II by the introduction OF
short resolution to the effect that
the proposed investigation did not
question the authority Of the presi-
dent to act as he did in the Browns
Vile matter, or the justice Of his ac-
ton. This put the presidents oppo-
nents in q hole. They say that to
vote against the resolution would be
to put themselves on record as I'M
peaching a Republican president and
that would be to smash the party to
smithereens. They decided to accept
the amendment and to incorporate II
with their proposition to investigate
the facts Of the whole case. The Re-
publicans had tried to checkmate
Blackburn by threatening to intro
duce a resolution to investigate the
whole race question, including wheth-
er or not there Is any violation OF the
fourteenth and fifteenth amendments
to the constitution: but Senator Black
burn laughed at them.
One Of the incidents Of yesterday
WIS DtldlOI iOPiy " SNAAs~
tor Spooner's recent criticisms OF
himself.
AS a prelude to this he paid his
compliments to the senators who had
spoken on the Brownsville incident
He said the press had denomlnated
him the burnt cork artist Of the sem
ate" and he added that II he were
entitled to this appellation or that OF
"Pitchfork Ben" at one end Of the min
strel line. certainly Fire Alarm joe
(Senator Foraker) ought not to be ig-
nored at the other. 1--WE both do the
Orlando and Furioso act admirably"
he said.
Senator Culberson was designated
as performing a solo on the bones
in praise Of the president; Senator
Daniel was called the brilliant and
courtly senator from Virginia" whose
speciality Is oratory and who works
his rhetoric overtime.
Next" said Mr.. Tillman, I'VE have
the dying swan. Smiling Tom OF Col
orado, the state recently bought at
auction by one Guggenheim, and the
swan song Is a dirge for the dying
Democracy Of the north, stabbed In
its vitals by Ben's pitchfork. His act
Is very pathetic indeed, and always
brings tears into the eyes OF the au-
dience.
Next, we have the redoubted Ten
nesseean. who was once a knight, a
very hotspur in the lists, whose spear
has rung true and clear on the visor
Of the usurner at the White House and
who has made the sparks fly in MANY
an onset: but his spearhead Is broken
off: he has been unhorsed, but before
retiring from the lists he seizes a
garland of flowers and placing II on
his headless weapon (now. alas, no
longer Of any use), he lays 1t at the
feet of the victorious Roosevelt as a
peace offering and joins the MINISTRIES
TO sing a last song to the victor OF
Brownsville. who whistles Democrats
to come to the White House and lick
the hand which has so often smote
them. His speciality Is a song, Re
nominate our idea or give US back our
PLATFORM
Next, is the negro preacher and
telephone artist in the show who, on
coca SionS gets in communication with
the White House over the wire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
BULLocK's CREEK NOTES.
Recent Deaths-Mrs. S. D. Good and
Little Son Pass Away.


BUIIoCK's CREEK. January 2l.-
Mrs. Matte Good, wife OF Mr.. :. d.
Good died Tuesday morning. January
18th. at seven o'clock, after several
months illness with consumption
Mrs. Good was Miss Matte Plexico
before marriage and was about thir-
y-three years old. Funeral services
were conducted at Bullock's Creek
church by her pastor, Rev. j. b.
Swami on Wednesday and inferred In
Bullock's Creek cemetery in the pres
ence OF a large number of friends and
relatives.
This community was again Sadden-
ed on Saturday morning by the death
of Milton Good. son of Mr.. :. ID.
Good with appendicitis. Drs. Nc
Dowell OF Yorkville, Hood Of Hickory
Grove, and McMurray. Of this place
performed an operation on Thursday
but it was too late and the little fell
low died Saturday morning at five
o'clock. Milton was eleven years old.
The funeral took place at Bullock's
Creek church on Saturday afternoon
by Rev. ]. B. Swami. Mr.. Good is
left with three small children. two
boys and one girl.
Mr. James McMurray. of Rock
Hill has been visiting his brother,
DR.. w. S. McMurry.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Summary of More Important Develop
ments In House and Senate.

ments In House and Senate.
President of the Senate Mcleod on
Thursday announced the appointment
of Senators Christensen and Grayden
as members of the dispensary inves-
tigating committee. created under the
Christensen resolution. The house
committee consists of Messrs, Rich
ards. Rucker and Carey. Messrs.
Grayden and Richards are dispensary
men.
Among the bills which passed the
house on Friday was the following re-
lating to the sale of cocaine: Sec
tion /. That any person, firm or COM
pany who shall sell cocaine, except on
the written prescription Of practic-
ing physician to be used under the
personal supervision of such physi-
clan, shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction there
Of shall be punished for the first Of
fence by a fine not exceeding 500, or
by Imprisonment not exceeding thirty
days: and upon the second conviction
shall be fined not exceeding $500, or
Imprisonment not exceeding six
months with or without hard labor, or
both in the discretion Of the court:
Provided, that nothing herein contain
ed shall prevent the sale Of cocaine
by wholesale druggists to retail or
wholesale druggists, nor the use Of
the same by any regular licensed dem
tai practitioner in his own practice"
The house and senate adjourned last
Saturday on account of the one hun
dredth anniversary Of the birth or
Robert f. Lee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
TUESDAY, JANUARY ~, 1907.

of 100 a month, says 110 divorces out
of 200 were granted to couples having
no children. BY a vote OF 65 to 65
the Texas legislature last Friday
adopted a. resolution to investigate
Senator Baileys connection with the
Waters Pierce Oil company. ......
Walter Wellman expects to reach the
north pole in thirty-siX hours after
leaving SpitZbergen in an air ship.
The trial will be made the coming
spring Chicago electrical engineers
are much interested in an unidentified
bug which has appeared In that city
which makes a specially. of eating lead
piping and insulation on electric
wires. The United States senate
has adopted a resolution calling Tor
an investigation Of the lumber trust
by the bureau of corporations. Lum-
ber is the fourth largest industry In
the country The state Of Arkansas
has begun suits against Armour &
Co., the Hammond Packing Co, the
Waters-Pierce Oil Co., Cudahy Pack
ing Co., and Morris & Co., packers
for violations Of the antitrust laws.
The total amounts Of damages sued
for Is $1,S33.000 -. Business failures
In the United States for the week end
ing January 18th, numbered 234......
A solid car load Of blasting powder al
Sanford, Ind. on the Big Four rail-
road exploded Saturday, wrecking a
passenger train and destroying the
freight train OF which 1t was part
The trial Of Harry K. Thaw foI
the murder Of Stanford White, VIII
probably begin in New York tomor'
row. The condition Of president
Castro has taken a decided change FOL
the worse and the country Is In a Ter
ment. The steamer Admiral Far
ragut on Sunday landed the first ia
maican refugees at Philadelphia
The University Of Pennsylvania
will soon send an expedition into th'
polar regions under direction OF DR.
George b. Gordon. -. james Money
Jr., nephew of United States Sena
tor Money and cousin OF Governor
yardeman, Is on trial at Greenwood
Miss, this week for murder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

BOTH houses of congress have for
some time past been very much inter-
ested in the proposition to increase the
salaries of senators and representa-
tives, and while the idea has been
popular among all, as individuals
they have been slow to act. 1t was
very we'll understood that the propo-
sition was loaded. Most people look
upon $4,000 a year as big money even
for a congressman, and the average
voter Is not inclined to endorse any
increase over that amount. The SEN
ate was anxious for the house to start
the ball in motion and the house was
anxious for the senate to take the mi
tiative. Finally a bright scheme was
hit upon to have the bill originate
with the committee on appropriations
and last Friday the house passed 1t
by viva voce vote. That the senate
will also pass the proposition favora-
bly, goes without saying. But serious
ly, there is nothing wrong in this in
crease of salary. Five thousand dol
lars q year is not much for con-
gressman who has to live in Wash
ington the greater part of the year.
1t is hardly sufficient for living ex-
uenses. and he certainly cannot main
tain a very large family at the ma
tional capitol on such a sum. The ex-
ira S2,500 proposed is matter of
very little consequence to the national
revenues. and the congressman are
committing no fault in voting for a
raise. But many of them will catch
it pretty lively all the same at the
hands of opponents, many of whom
would not be worth so cents a day
to their constituents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
MERE.

John r. Walsh, former president OF
the Chicago National bank, has been
indicted on 1872 counts charged with
misapplying funds. The maximum
penalty on conviction is 1920 years In
prison. go. There was a wild break
in Wall street stocks last Friday, caus-
ed by rumors Of the coming investiga-
tiOn Of the Hartman railroad system
by the inter-sta commerce commits
sion. 49,. Judge McEwen. a Chicago
Judge, trying divorce cases at the rate
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

the board to make the shippers take
the liquor back. Upon the strength
of this report. liquor to the amount or
about $4,000 was returned. A num-
Der of large dealers claimed that the
liquor they had shipped had been pur-
chased regularly and they declined to
take It back. Their liquor was paid
for. Mr.. Mcdonald advised the new
board that many Of the acts Of the old
board were in clear violation OF the
law. This report was made last NO
vember. At the present time how
ever. the dispensary is as badly over
stocked as it was when the old board
went out. The new board has evident
ly been doing the same thing 1t COM
planned of in the old board. The new
board is now being investigated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

OF the many tributes to General
Lee that of the eloquent Hon. Benja-
min H. Hill deserves to rank with the
best:
When the future historian comes
to survey the character Of Lee he will
find 1t rising like a huge mountain
above the undulating plain Of humani-
ty, and he will have to lift his eyes
toward heaven to catch its summit.
He possessed every virtue Of the great
commanders, without their vices. He
was a foe without hate, friend with
out reproach, Christian without hy-
pocrisy, a man without guilt. He was
a Caesar without his ambition, a Fred
erick without his tyranny, Napoleon
without his selfishness. washington
without his reward. He was obedi-
ent to authority as a servant, and 10y
al in authority as a true king. He
was gentle as a woman in life, modest
and pure as a virgin in thought
watchful as a Roman vestal In duty,
submissive to law as Socrates, and
grand in battle as Achilles"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

president of the District OF Columbia
division, United Daughters of the
Confederacy. Following brief re-
marks by Senator Berry of Arkansas
and Justice David Brewer OF the
United States supreme court, Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams of Mis-
sissippi spoke. The annual ceremony
of presenting crosses of honor to Con-
federate veterans Of distinguished
military record then occurred. the ex-
ercises being brought to close with
a benediction by the Right Rev. Hen
ry Y. Satterlee, Bishop of Washing
ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

PRESIDENT Roosevelt was unable to
be present at the celebration OF the
one hundredth anniversary Of Robert
E. Lee in Washington last Saturday;
but he wrote letter to the committee
of arrangements, Hon. Hillary A. Her
bert and others in which he paid his
best tribute to the life and character
of the great American soldier and cit
iZen
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

Mr.. ]. f. McDonalds report to the
state dispensary board was made
public for the first time last Friday,
it having been given out to the CO.
lumbia Record. which gave 1t to the
News and Courier II will be remem-
bered that shortly after taking charge
of the dispensary. the new board of
directors found the institution badly
overstocked. All OF the county dis
pensaries were full and the supply on
hand i'm Columbia was sufficient for
months ahead. There was no need for
any immediate buying on the part of
the new board. and the board employ
ed Mr. Mcdonald of WinnsborO, to
investigate the situation and report
whether or not the state was bound
to take all of the liquor that had been
purchased. Mr. Mcdonald went into
a thorough examination Of the entire
matter. In many instances he was
unable to find in the office Of the
orders showing author
ity for shipments that had been re-
ceived and on writing to the people
who had shipped the liquor they were
unable to make a clear showing. Ac-
cordingly Mr. Mcdonald advised the
new board that where the whisky
houses were unable to show ORDERS
there was no question of the right of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

IT is all right maybe to give the
chief justice $4,000 a year and the as
sociate justices $500 each; but we do
not think the people Of South Carolina
will be wise to pay their judges more
than they pay their governor. The
salary of the governor should be fixed
at higher figure than the salary Of
any other officer under the state gov
ernment, not excepting, representatives
In the United States congress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

IT is beginning to look little like
the general assembly may pass a mar
riage license bill at this session. We
would like to see such a bill passed;
but we are not building up much hopes
in that direction as yet. The tradi-
tions and prejudices of this state are
too strongly against placing any re-
strictions around the marriage con-
tract. But 1t is due to the welfare
of the present generation and to
posterity that marriages should be
made q matter of legal record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

- Secretary Taft and a party OF Red
Cross officials have been down to
Charleston attending a meeting Of
the Red Cross workers in that city.
The business Of the meeting was trans
acted during Saturday and Sunday.
The secretary was the recipient of
many attentions and courtesies while
in the city, one Of the most notable
being a reception given in his honor
by Col. Greenough. comman6ant at
Fort Moultrie.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

THE Southern Cotton association at
It's annual meeting in Birmingham,
passed a resolution endorsing the
action of the president in dismissing
the negro troops at Brownsville. AS
we have said time and again before
the president was right in his action
as to this matter; but at the same
time we cannot see what the cotton
association. as such had to do with 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22
Che aturkrille enquirer.
YoRKvILLE, 8. C.s
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22. 1907.

SENATOR Latimer has placed him.
self on record as endorsing the action
of the president in the Brownsville
matter, saying that in no other way
could the respect of the country for
the army have been preserved.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22

News from Spartanburg is to the
effect that Bishop Duncan's condition
is now very serious. At one time 1t
was thought that the bishop might
recover: but there is no longer any
hope.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-22


Of Columbia. The immense ball room
of the New Willard hotel. where the
meeting was held. was filled TO over
flowing The United States marine
band stirred the audience with Dix
ie'' and other southern melodies. AL
most every mention of the name of
Lee was greeted with applause. AL
though unable to attend, President
Roosevelt sent a letter in which he
extolled the virtues of the Confeder-
acy's great general in war as we'll as
in peace. His suggestion that the
centennial anniversary be celebrated
by the establishment OF d permanent
Lee memorial at some great represen-
tative educational institution Of the
south met with instant favor. The
exercises were presided over by he
Hon. Hilary A. Herbert. former secre-
tary of the navy, and were opened
with prayer by the Rev. Roland Cot
ton Smith. d. D.. rector OF st. Johns
Episcopal church, who was followed
by the Rev VIM. T. Thompson, D. D.,
with the readingOf selections from the
Bible, after which the surpliced choir
of the Epiphany rendered "The Souls
of the Righteous" Chairman Her
bert then delivered a brief address,
after which he read an extract from
the Life OF Thomas II. Benton"
written by Theodore Roosevelt, in
which he referred to the Confederate
leader as the very greatest of all the
captains that English-speaking peo-
pies have brought forth. and that the
world has never seen better soldiers
than those who followed him."
The reading Of the presidents letter
was assigned to Mrs. Ralph Walsh.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-08-24
TALK OF The TOWN.

New fall suits at Moore q Ovens.
New fall coats just received at Perry's.
Dressmaking, Mrs. N. N. vassar, Ga
Summer street.
Closing out ladies' white sunshades at
Perry's for zoe each.
For sale immediately, all my house
hold goods. Mrs, II. F. Barnes, Is Maple
Grove.
Ii in need Of can Of baking powder
within a few days, don't forget to re.
member we give Sl050 worth of stamps
Saturday, August Gath, with one pound
at $500. The Tea Store.
The D. A. Perry real estate agency
are advertising an especially good trade
in farm with large amount Of wood
land within short distance Of Granite
vile. See adv. in for sale column.