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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Mr.. Wilson Returns From Cuba-vie-
toria Will Increase Stock-Personal
Mention

toria Will Increase Stock-fersonai
Mention.
Correspondence OF the Yorkvile Enquirer.
Rock HILL, April 4.-W. B. Wilson,
Esq. and family have returned from
Cuba where they have been spending
the winter on the ranch owned by Mr..
Wilson and others of the Carolina
Cuba company. Mr.. William Wilson
returned with his parents and Mr.. Os-
car Wilson remained to look after the
ranch. He has been there for two
years now.
Messrs. Halcott Poag and Sam
Friedheim, who are attending the Uni
versity of South Carolina, spent Easter
at their homes here.
The Chamber Of Commerce will have
a banquet for its members and their
wives or friends one evening next
week.
Mrs. Sarah Mills is visiting her for
mer home at Blackstocks. She will
later on open boarding house at
Montreal, N. c. Mr.. r. A. Beall, the
gentleman who has the paving con-
tract will occupy Mrs. Mills home
while she away.
Mr.. w. ]. p. Weeks is the new agent
of the Southern Express company at
this place and is rapidly getting the
office into good shape. Mr.. Weeks
comes here from Camden, but Is a ma
tive of st. Georges
Master Samuel Watson Barber, the
little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. B. Bar
Ler, who live near LESLIE Station, fell
from his pony and fractured his arm
between the wrist and elbow.
Mr. T. N. Balfour, who has been In
Oxford, N. c., for some time has re-
turned home to take position in the
&C a Cola Bottling works
Mr. ]. II. B. Jenkins. who has been
attending to getting signatures from
property owners in the matter Of paw
ing the sidewalks Of the city, has been
appointed by the city council as super
intendent Of the work on the part Of
the city.
Supper will be served at the McEl-
wees cafe for the members Of the
board Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
Friday evening before their business
meeting. This arrangement Is
shrewd one and serves two purposes,
gets the members out on time and puts
them in a good humor.
call has been made for meet
ing of the stockholders of the Victoria
Cotton mill on the 29th for the pur-
pose Of increasing the stock from $75,-
900 to a minimum Of 100000 with
privilege of increasing to $150,000.
rev. Dr. larson, VINO was caileu py
the First Presbyterian church to this
city has written to say that he viii
visit Rock Hill and look over the sit
uation.
Mr.. Woods Steele, manager for the
Western Union Telegraph company
here, has bought the celebrated
Steele's mineral spring near the city
and will put the water on sale. The
road leading to the spring will be put
In thorough repairs so as to make
pleasant drive to that beautiful spot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

IT is pretty hard to tell just where
the truth lies as between President
Roosevelt and Mr.. Hartman. We do
not like to think that the president
would knowingly misrepresent any
statement Of facts. 1t seems to us that
even If he were not a man Of absolute
integrity, his high position should be
sufficient. to keep him straight. Of
course, we do not mean that the pres
ident could not lie, or that man cho-
sen for this high office would neces-
sarily be OF such high character that
he would not lie. But it does seem to
us that even a small weak man, should
he accidentally or otherwise find him
self in such a position, could rise to a
height where he would feel that he
would not have to lie. No brave man
will lie about anything. Other things
being on as near an equality as is pos
sible under the circumstances, 1t takes
more courage on the part Of private
citizen to question the word of the
president than it takes on the part Of
the president to question the word
of a private citizen. Several private
citizens of high standing have chal-
lenged the veracity Of President
Roosevelt in a way that has made the
situation look very ugly. Ex-Sen-
ator Chandler did it. Ex-Minis-
ter Story did it. A whole delegation
Of prominent citizens of Massachusetts,
who called at the White House on the
subject of tariff reform did it. The
president hurled back the lie in each
case: but still the different incidents
have left a bad impression. In view OF
these previous challenges, it did not
take much nerve on the part of Mr..
Hartman to challenge the veracity OF
the president. There was nothing es-
pecially sensational about the matter.
1t is quite easy to see how Mr.. Harri-
man was after certain ends and hav-
ing failed to secure them, he naturally
felt chagrined. There is very good
reason to believe also that the presi-
dent is now arrayed with a faction
that is engaged in open warfare with
Mr.. Hartman. But all this does not
tell who is lying, whether the president
or Mr. Hartman or both. We are not
able to determine the question:; but of
this we are quite certain, neither the
president of the United States or Mr..
Hartman is big enough or powerful
enough TO be convicted Of lying and
still retain the respect of the honest
people of this country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

BAPTIZED III In HALF AN HOUR
BY baptizing 1T negroes In thirty
minutes Sunday morning, beginning at
$50 o'clock, the Rev. Peter Bryan or
Auburn avenue negro Baptist church,
allowed white folks Of Atlanta to have
their Easter breakfast on time, says
an Atlanta dispatch Of April 2. When
the last of the congregation had arrtv-
ed and the candidates for baptism toll
ed off, 1t was found that just lit
awaited the water of salvation. 1t was
no little task, this job Of immersing
III half saved souls before breakfast
But the Rev. Peter Bryan is not man
to shirk responsibility. So he got
busy. One by one the brothers and
sisters went down like ten pins In an
alley.
The larger of the candidates disposed
of, the Rev. Peter Bryan took heart Of
hope, and the smaller ones were dis
posed Of two and even three at a
time. When the last Of the 1T had
been immersed, the Rev. Peter Bryan
pulled out his watch and observed that
he had done the job in just thirty min
utes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS ADMITTED.
Senator Overman, Of North Carroll
ma, who Is in Washington assisting In
the Brownsville investigation, talked
to the correspondent Of the Charlotte
Observer as follows about the Roose-
velt- Hartman matter:
1.-The letters Of Mr.. Hartman and
those of President Roosevelt publish
ed the past few days are evidence
enough to show that there was q col
fusion between the president and Mr..
Hartman in the 1904 campaign, and
that the president, contrary to his
vigorous denial, charging that Judge
Parker had told falsehoods and so
forth, was practically soliciting funds
from the corporations represented by
these Wall street financiers. But do
not see that this will have any effect
upon the bills to publish all the hnan-
cial transactions Of the campaign
committees, or the bills to prohibit
the contributions Of corporations. Ev-
erybody has known all along that
Judge Parker's charges were true.
The whole country knew last year
Just what these letters just publish
ed reveal, that the corporations H.
the country knows that these corpor-
ations do not make contributions for
nothing. They expected something
from the administration in return.
Why, when the Tillman resolution for
an investigation came up before the
elections committee Of the senate the
Republicans admitted 1t. Whats the
use Of investigating a thing which ev-
erybody knows about?' some one said.
And that is the way they all felt, or
at least said SO. Nobody, except the
president, has seriously denied that
the corporations contributed the mon
ey, and of course nobody except a
fool would say they contributed 1t
without a consideration"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

says the Chinese government has
placed an order for 100000 rifles
through a German firm at Tiensien.
..... The peasants of .Roumania are
becoming pacified after a revolt Of
about two weeks. .... Detroit, Mich,
has declined an offer. of Andrew Car
negie to donate $75O,OOO for public
library in that city. The legislature
of Minnesota has passed a 2-cent pas
senger rate law. .... Secretary Cor
telyou has issued notice that the Uni
ted States treasury will redeem $780,
900, 600 of the government 4 per cent.
bonds on or before June 80. .....A
contract has been awarded for the
digging of a canal across Cape Cod,
making a shorter water route from
New York to Boston. The contract
price is $11,9sO, 900. .... The Conti-
mental Rubber company has pur-
chased the Cedras ranch Of 1,775,OOO
acres, located in northern Mexico for
$4,000 900. The property was pur-
chased by Capt. ]. Kennedy five
months ago for $4,000, 900. Rep
resentative Edgar C. Ellis Of Kansas,
after visit to Panama, says the canal
will cost $500,0OO,O0O and will be
completed in eight years. .... Mrs.
Annie M. Bradley, whose trial In
Washington for the killing Of ex-Sen-
ator Brown Of Utah, will begin on April
25, will plead mental irresponsibility
as her defense. William II. Wins
low died at Bristol, Pa, Wednesday
at the age of 102 years. 80. Mayor
Dunno of Chicago says his defeat by
mayor-elect Russe, Is due to the mon
ey power of the whole country. y......
The house Of representatives Of New
Jersey has passed bill to make the
nomination of United States senator's
by popular vote binding upon the leg
islature. The district attorneys Of
flee is making a determined fight
against pool room gambling in New
York city. -. The air ship brought
from France by Santos-Dumont for
exhibition at the st. Louis exposition,
was recently sold by New York GUS
toms officials for $50 for non-pay-
ment of duty. D.. Mrs. John Connors
Of Lock Haven, Pa, poisoned her two
children and committed suicide last
Wednesday. =. Russia, Germany and
Austria have announced their inten-
ton to abstain from any discussion OF
the limitation of admaments at the
coming peace conference at The
Hague.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

YES, A TALE TO TEIL.-So the lunacy
commission in the case Of Harry K.
Thaw decides that the young reprobate
is sane and the trial, suspended for
this lunacy proceeding, is to be resum-
ed as II there had been no interruption
of 1t. The result, 1t is safe to say, will
be the acquittal and discharge Of the
defendant, and thus again will be vim
dicated the so-called 'unwritten law"
which in this case will mean the right
of a man who marries a wanton girl
to murder the beast who debauched
her long before the murderer married
her. Isn't 1t tale to tell?-Charlotte
Observer. -.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
PRISONERS IN JAIL.

The following prisoners are In jail
awaiting the approaching term Of the
court Of general sessions as per the
reasons mentioned:
Ed Williams, housebreaking and lar
ceny; Jennie Witherspoon, murder;
Mary Ellen Smarr, arson; Jack Good,
witness to arson; Henry Link, house
breaking and larceny; Jim Bryant, ar
son; Estelle Haffner, witness; Paul
Crockett, murder; Ezekiel Ragsdale,
murder: Frank Hawkins, housebreak-
ing; Theo McGraw, larceny; Amanda
Huge, arson; Buford Harper, stat
utory rape.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

BLACK HAND AND MAFIA.-The ia
nous Italian secret society, the Malta,
which was broken UP in New Orleans
a. few years ago by the lynching OF
eleven Of its members after a large
number of aSsassinations In that city,
Is still doing business under its own
name in Italy and in this country un-
der the name Of the BLACK Hand So
ciety. That the Black Hand and Malta
societies are one and the same has
just been brought to light in Italy. In
July of last year an Italia merchant
by the name of Marchese, was muir
dered in his Office at Partinico, Italy.
The italian police began investigation
Of the case at once and in the mer-
chants office found large number OF
blackmailing letters threatening all
kinds Of punishments in case the mer-
chant did not comply with the de-
mands Of the Malta. Suspicion began
to centre on the Italian who had re-
turned from America a short time be-
fore the murder, and 1t leaked out that
the fellow was in the employment OF
the heirs-at-law Of the murdered man.
The suspect was arrested and at the
same time the home Of his sister was
raided AS the police went into the
front door, the fellows wife threw a
bundle Of papers out Of a back win
dow. The papers fell into the hands
Of officers, and they contained infor-
nation sufficient to make 1t clear not
only that the real murderer had been
captured; but that his work had been
done at the instance Of the murdered
mans relatives. The papers also
showed that the fellow was really
guilty of a murder for which he had
been tried and acquitted in New York
some time previously. A notable
Black Hand crime occurred in New
York last month. The young son OF a
banker was kidnapped and his captors
demanded a ransom Of $4,000; but the
boy managed to escape with the con-
rivance Of one Of his guards, and a few
days afterward the guard was murder
ed. One Of his companions was con-
victed on the charge of kidnapping;
but escaped conviction on the charge
Of murder. The activities Of the Black
Hand are greater in New York and
Pennsylvania than elsewhere in this
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
AFFAIRS ON THE IsTHMUs.
Work Progressing Nicely But Evidence
of Lots Of Graft.


No one has hit the administration
of affairs on the isthmus. canal zone
80 hard as has Congressman Rainey,
of Illinois, who has just returned from
there after stay of eight days. He
is enthusiastic over the progress being
made with the work, but disguised
with the management of the commits
sariat department.
"a careful investigation Of the COM
missariat would, Mr.. Rainey believes,
bring to light scandal second only to
the bummeat scandal of the Spanish
American war; The chief trouble, he
thought, lay in the fact that meat
which left the United States in good
condition and arrived at the isthmus
we'll preserved, was not met at the
docks, as was supposed to be the case,
by refrigerator cars, but instead was
leisurely transferred in a temperature
Of between 80 and 80 degrees, with the
result that unless served with a
strong garlic dressing or gravy 1t was
unpalatable.
''Mr. Rainey said that he would
prove that the lunch served to the
congressional party that recently WIS.,
lieu lolhiuuo, was oaP
posed to consist Of the same menu
served daily to canal workers at cost
Of 80 cents a man, was In reality Or
dered five days in advance and cost
$1.65 O plate. While the commissariat
was supposed to serve food at cost,
the stewards, he said, were ordered to
make a profit Of at least $50 to $50 a
week Shoes that could be bought In
the United States for SO a pair were
sold by the commissariat, the con-
gresham declared, at So pair. There
was no doubt, he added, that graft is
rife somewhere
Beyond the poorly organized COM
missary department, however, Mr..
Rainey said he found nothing to crfti-
else. What he says about 1t, how
ever, is a plenty. Yet so severe a crit
icism from such source should bring
a corrective, and with this, conditions
would be, according to the congress-
man, ideal-a thing, with all the op-
portunities for abuses and graft on
the isthmus, is hardly to be expected.
Charlotte Observer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

To DoMESTICATE INSURANCE.-lnsur-
ance men doing business in Texas are
much worked up over the bill now
pending in the legislature which re-
quires all stock insurance corporations
or mutual companies doing a life, fire
or marine insurance business within
this state, to invest their reserve in
Texas securities and Texas property.
The author of the bill is Judge ]. H.
Robinson, former law partner of the
late Ex-Governor Hogg. AS originally
drawn the bill provided for the invest
ment Of IS per cent Of this reserve,
and it passed the house in that form.
The insurance representatives raised
such a storm of protest that the invest
ment percentage was decreased and
the substitute is now pending in the
senate. having been reported favor
ably by the insurance committee of
that body. There is every reason to
believe that it will be passed finally,
and become a law in it's present shape
The provisions of the law are not held
to apply to any benevolent association
without capital stock and doing busi-
ness on the assessment plan, whether
doing a life or a fire insurance bus
mess.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

AN epistolary clash between E. H.
Hartman, the railroad magnate, and
President Roosevelt is the political
sensation of the day. On Tuesday
several of the New York newspapers
published a letter purporting to have
been written by Hartman to Sidney
Webster a New York lawyer and po-
litical writer. in the latter part of De-
cember 1905. The letter, so it ap-
pears was sold to the newspapers by
a discharged stenographer. Harri-
man claims that he used every effort
to prevent publication on the ground
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
The atorkrille Gaql1irer.
YoRKvILLE, s. c..
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1907.

THE fund of the officers and en-
ployees of the Southern railway, orig
inally intended for a monument to
the memory of Samuel Spencer, is to
be diverted to the building in Allan
ia of a great hospital to cost two hun
dred thousand dollars. This is a SEN
sible arrangement, and much more
While Mr.. Spencer
name is we'll worthy of remembrance,
the proposed hospital will keep IT
more kindly than an otherwise use
less pile of marble or granite.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

THAw Is SANE.-The commission In
lunacy appointed to inquire into the
present mental condition of Harry K
Thaw made its report yesterday, and
declared that 1t found no present
traces Of insanity, whatever. AS the
result Of this report the trial will now
60 on as If there had been no inter-
ruption. Thaw and his friends are
more confident than ever Of his ac-
quittal of the murder Of Stanford
White
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

"A number of parents and guard
ans of the boys who were recently ex-
PEELED from the Citadel on account Of
breaking limits and giving false testi-
mony, met in Columbia on Wednesday.
After a discussion of the situation II
was decided to employ Messrs. VIM.
H. Lyles, Andrew Crawford and Joseph
A. Mccullough to represent the ex-
PEELED boys. The attorneys will ask
Col P. II. Gadsden to call q meeting
of the board of visitors and IL the
meeting is called will present the whole
matter to the board in due legal form.
II the board does not re-instate the
boys, 1t is understood that the matter
will be taken into the courts.
= Columbia, s. c., April q: The
Confederate reunion will be held In
Columbia May Z, and Q, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Gen. Car
vile, commander Of the South Caro-
lima Division, U. c. w., was in the city
today and announced the dates. Gen.
eral Carwile. with his quartermaster
general, Colonel d. Cardwell, Of Co
lumbia, called at the office Of Comp
troller General Jones this morning
and received the due amount appro-
priated by the legislature for the hold
ing Of the reunion. The Columbia
Chamber of Commerce has already
promised to supplement this appro-
priation and today General Willie
Jones, president Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, appointed the following
committee to collect so much as will
be needed for that purpose: James A.
NJ. Green and VIII Evans. The COVER
nor has already appointed, under the
act Of legislature, Captain w. d. Star
ling Of Columbia, as the third men,
ber Of the commission, with General
Carwile and Colonel Cardwell, to ex-
pend the $500. There will be no
trouble to raise in Columbia between
$500 and $1,000 additional for the re-
union, and Columbia will, as usual,
give the old soldiers a royal welcome.
Manager Brown has reserved the the
atre for the dates named and the ex-
ercises will be held at that point
for the veterans will be provided In
the usual way. 1t Is not yet determine
ed whether there will be given any
sponsors ball or anything Of that sort.
but IL 1t Is given 1t will not be given
from the funds appropriated for the
reunion by the legislature, as General
Carwile takes the position that this
money must be spent entirely for the
benefit Of the veterans and no others.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
CONSPIRACY OF DOLLARS.
Alleged Scheme to Buy the Next Pres
identiaI Nomination.

It was said on authority at the
White House says a Washington dis
patch of yesterday, that there Is am
pie evidence at hand for the claim the
president holds that there is move
ment on foot to defeat his policies
in the next congress and in the ma
tional convention. 1t is declared that
the Hearst Hartman Rockefeller
combination" has already a fund of
s5,OO0,OOO with which to carry on its
campaign in opposition to the presi-
dent. 1t was further authoritative
ly said:
"They are gathering up the loose
ends, but the movement will flatten
out. 1t Is apparent in Ohio and Penn
sylvania, in fact it extends across the
entire continent. The scheme was
ner and reached the White House
through a friend of the president. The
scheme of the people behind the
movement Is to buy newspapers, pub
lie men and others who may assist the
opponents of the president in their
work"
It was also stated authoritatively
at the White House to-day that part
of the plan to encompass the defeat
Of the presidents policy is the elec-
ton of state delegations to the ma
tional convention from those states
known to favor the president these
delegates to be instructed for Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Notwithstanding
knowledge in advance that the presi-
dent would not be a candidate for re-
nomination. Then, according to the
statement made, these delegates, upon
the president declining to be a candi-
date for denomination, as he has said
he would decline, the delegates are
to consider themselves free and are
to be switched over to some oppo-
nents of the president and of the poll
cies for which he is standing.
The secret of the ALLEGED combina-
ton, it was stated at the White House
first leaked out at a dinner in this
city, attended by number of anti
Roosevelt Republicans a few weeks
ago. A friend of President Roosevelt,
who was present at the dinner. carried
the news to the White House.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05

The floor of the Macedonia
church, (colored) Spartanburg coun-
ty, gave away and fell with crash
last Tuesday, during the funeral SER
vices of Rev. ]. NJ. Brown, a former
pastor. In the stampede that fol-
lowed several women tainted and
were trampled upon, sustaining pain
full injuries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-05
LOCAL LACONICS.

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this date until January 1st,
1908, for $1.4S.
Guarded For Two Nights.
After the burial Of Tom Harris near
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thing compulsory about the subscrip-
tions, the members being free to sub
scribe or not as they think proper
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-03-26

No mistake was made when Hon.
Frank CLARK was elected 10 Congress.
He 10 able, fearless, manly, . good de-
batter, and in every respect qualified TO
NIL the position, and then, when such
insects as Heart and his kind. who un-
fortunately often get into our National
Legislature, need looking after and
handled properly. he 10 man enough to
denounce them as they deserve. Frank
CLARK 10 made Of the very best mate.
rial. We have differed with him At
times in political affairs, but we have
always admired and respected him, a.
one OF Florids's very best public men.
Tallahassee True Democrat.