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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
FRIDAY, JANUARY rs, 1907.

the State offered in prizes last fall.
There were entries from about TWEEN
ty-five counties.
- Spartanburg Journal: Tom Har-
ris, charged with killing Mrs. Hortense
Morgan at her home near Carney,
several months ago, and who is being
held in the Spartanburg county jail.
will be tried at the court Of sessions
OF Cherokee county next month. The
court will convene the last Monday In
February. So far as is known, Har-
ris has not engaged counsel to repre-
sent him at the trial and in the event
he does not employ an attorney before
court convenes. the presiding judge
will appoint a member Of the bar at
Gaffney to defend Harris. The story
Of the killing OF Mrs. Morgan, an old
lady who lived near Gaffney, Is still
fresh i'm the minds Of the public, Z"
at the time Of her murder the Journal
published the details of the finding OF
her dead body with her throat cut
from ear to ear and the arrest OF Har-
ris The feeling against the prisoner
was so strong that he was spirited
away from Gaffney during the night
and was brought to this city and
lodged In Jail. He Is still being held
here and will not be returned to Gan-
ney until the case Is called for trial
next month. Harris spends his time
in jail very quietly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. L. Williams & Co.-Announce a ten
DAYS special sale of the Foushee
bankrupt stock. beginning tomor-
row.
j. A. Mills. Manager Bratton's Farm
Has a number of cows for sale;
also short horn beef cattle.
Glenn & Allison-Will today receive a
car Of mules selected especially for
this market by Mr.. Allison. They
want you to see them. ...
w. S. Neil-Asks all parties interested
in the game laws to meet In the
court house on salesday for Febru-
ary, at IL a, m.
Star Drug Store-Issues a warning In
relation to colds, grippe, coughs,
pneumonia, ETC., and tells how to
ward them Off.
L. R. Williams, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that w. S. Wilkerson has ap-
piled to him for letters of admins
tration on the estate Of T. B. Brake
field, deceased.
First National Bank-Says there is no
such thing as luck" Success
comes to those who grasp opportu-
mites.
M. w. White-Gives reason in rhyme.
Wants to buy and wants to sell lots
near graded school building.
Muncie Wheel Co. to the Rock Hill
Buggy Co. Wagons at cost.
Dobson Bros Cash Store-Has a few
trimmed and untrimmed hats left
at low prices. Laundry basket al
ways leaves Tuesday afternoon.
York Drug Store-Now has many OF
the February magazines. Many ar
ticles Of especial interest. DR.. Hess
guaranteed stock food, 25c to 81.
Thomson Coolers special bargains
in mems negligee shirts, ladies'
cloaks, and staple goods.
w. r. Carroll-Has received a car OF
mules and they can now be seen at
his barn. Choice Tennesseeans.
]. C. Wilborn, Real Estate-Offers ad-
ditional real estate for your consid-
Grafton. See fourth page.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
Own Real Estate.

To the young man of small means
with an ambition to get along In the
world, we can think of no better ad-
vice than to commence the effort to
get ahead in the world by buying a
piece of real estate.
The first move on the part Of any
young man in the direction of acquir-
ing property should be to own a
home. II farming is his business, then
he should begin with the determina-
tion to own a farm.
1t is generally cheaper to buy either
a home or a farm than it is to rent.
1t is a better investment. This, OF
course, Is provided the original pur-
chase is made on a reasonable basis.
If the young purchaser Of home
has the right kind of stuff in him, he
will be able to ascertain what the
right price is before he enters into
contract, and he will win out in the
paying. There is no trouble about
that. If he fails to pay that is, bar
ring bad luck, pretty good evidence
that he lacked the stuff and will not
be hurt much anyway. He would have
lost out just the same il he had pur-
sued any other course.
There are hundreds and thousands
of young men who expect to be rich
sometime; but who have an indefinite
idea about how it is to come about.
hazy notion that their riches will come
all at once and in some unthinkable
way that will develop at the time.
But this thing Of getting rich is no
fairy business. People do strike gold
sometimes, or draw the grand prize in
a lottery, or hit the right side Of the
market; but they are the exception.
There is only one in ten thousand, and
of the ten thousand very few ever
hold on to their good fortune. The
only sure road Is by hard, steady and
persistent work.
We cannot think of a better way to
start to independence than by saving
up enough money to make a fair, first
payment on home or farm and then
keep down to steady saving and work
until the title is clear.
Many a young man who has follow
ed this idea has made success for him
self. In fact there have always been
and probably always will be more
successes than failures along this
line.
1t is the young men who are always
waiting for a streak of luck to make
then rich, who come to grief.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

Mr.. c. c. Hughes found the owner
of the hogs he advertised a few days
ago.
The only thing that now stands In
the way of $500 salary for senators
and congressman Is the possibility Of
the presidents veto; but that the bill
will be vetoed is not probable.
The understanding is that the Brit
ish government will not stand for
the treatment that Governor Swetten-
ham of Jamaica, accorded to Rear
Admiral Davis, commander Of the
American relief squadron. Governor
Swettenham has apologized; but the
understanding is that Governor Swet-
tenham will be asked to resign never
theless.
In today's issue we give the full
text Of the Cary bill providing for
the abolition Of the state dispensary
and the establishment Of county dis
pensaries where the same are desired
The one thing we approve in connec-
tion with the bill Is the abolition Of
the state dispensary. We believe It is
best to get the state out Of the liquor
business. We have no desire how
ever. to see any county take advan-
tage of the right to sell liquor under
this law. .. s."'
During q conversation a few days
ago in which some local merchants
were discussing different markets.
one of them remarked: "Well. l tell
you what's the fact. old Wagner
down in Charleston is about as cheap
on most things as any Of them and
on some things he beats them all. I
wanted to buy nails not long ago and
I wrote to every nail house / had
ever dealt with from Atlanta, Char
lesion and Richmond to New York
and Chicago, and old Wagener's'
prices, beat 'em ALL" 1t will be un-
derstood Of course, that the reference
Is to the we'll known wholesale es-
tablishment Of F. w. Wagener & Co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
CARY .pIsPENsARY BILL.
Proposed New Law Made Special Or
der For Tuesday.

The Carey dispensary bill, the full
text OF which, with the exception OF
certain amendments, Is published In
today's paper, has been made special
order for next Tuesday. The amend
ments referred to are as follows:
."Section AZ. The office Of dispense
ry auditor Is hereby created. The gov
nor shall Immediately upon the ap-
proval OF this act appoint a compe-
tent person as dispensary auditor to
examine into the affairs Of all dispen-
saries and liquor manufacturing es-
tablishments conducted in this state.
Sec. 43. 1t shall be the duty OF
such dispensary auditor to make a
thorough examination into all the
books, papers and affairs Of the said
dispensaries and liquor manufacture
ing establishments and in making
such examinations he shall have au-
thority to administer oaths and sum-
mon and examine all persons connect
ed with the said dispensaries and IL
quor manufacturing establishments.
He shall make a full and detailed re-
port of his findings and file the same
with the state treasurer and with the
treasurer Of the county in which the
dispensary or liquor establishment
may be located. Said examination
and report Of each dispensary and es-
tablishment shall be made at least
once every three months.
Sec. A. The term Of office Of the
said dispensary auditor shall be four
years and he shall receive as compen-
sation $4,000 per annum and all act
ual expenses incurred by, him in the
discharge Of his duties.
"Sec. 45. The said dispensary audi
tor Is hereby authorized to prescribe
system of bookkeeping and accounts
for the several county dispensary
boards and to enforce observance Of
the same.
Sec. 46. All accounts for salary
and expenses of the dispensary audi
tor shall be submitted to and approv-
ed by the comptroller general and he
shall apportion the same to and assess
the same upon the several dispensa-
ries in the state according to their
gross sales and the same shall be paid
by the several county dispensary
boards to the state treasurer to be
paid by him upon the warrants Of the
comptroller general.
Sec. Al. Any person who may OBJ
struct or interfere with said dispen-
sary auditor in the performance Of
his duties shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be punished by imprisonment
not. exceeding one year, or by fine not
exceeding $1,000. or by both, in the
discretion Of the court"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
SAD STORY OF FUNNY SPEECH.
How the Proud Senate Disciplined Mr..
Tillman.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-This was a
historic day in the senate-the day OF
the Trimming Of Tillman." The SEN
ate, which has trimmed so many un-
conventional statesmen, has sat for
years impotently watching Tillman's
pitchfork charges. Today 1t devoted
itself to the task Of proving that not
even Tillman can rise superior to its
power of corraling and branding wild
steers.
At the close, for the first time in his
life, Tillman arose and apologiZed. He
not only apologized, but he agreed to
suppress a speech he had made and
keep 1t out of the Record. 1t has TAX
en- the senate a long time to get
around to the trimming Of Tillman,
but once it applied itself to the job 1t
was as thorough and workmanlike as
ever was done in the senate.
Tillman had delivered a speech in
which he outdid himself. He compar-
ed several senators by name to min
strel performers, cataloguing their
his place in line. Then, in reply to
the excoriation given him by Spooner
the other day for his action and Ian
guage regarding lynchings and mob
violence, he went even further than
he has gone before, and boasted that
as governor Of South Carolina he
would have headed a mob.
Hitherto these speeches have been
listened to in scandalized silence. This
was the last straw. During the latter
part Of the speech the venerable Tel
Ter arose on the Democratic side and
began to circulate around, first on his
own side and then crossing over to
the Republican side. He was arrang-
ing for the Trimming Of Tillman.
The scheme was for secret ses-
sion, at which Tillman should receive
everybody's candid opinion Of him in
a way that would bore its way through
the hide of a rhinoceros. This was
carried out, and in secret session sem
ator after senator arose and fell upon
Tillman, hip and thigh. The discus
sion was over whether Tillman's
speech should be stricken from the
records or not. The men whom he
had ridiculed opposed this, because
each Of them wanted to get up in open
session and publicly fay Tillman, un-
der pretext Of replying to 1t. They
made no bones about it, but proclaim
ed their intention.
After an hour and a half Of this the
doors were opened and Tillman made
his record breaking apology. He was
not altogether tanned yet, for though
his apology was humble and abject
about two-thirds Of the way, he closed
with an old-time Tillmanesque fling
to the effect that those who didn't like
his ways could lump them.-New York
Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

horses and mules" is the charge OF
Representative McKinlay Of Califor-
MIA before the house committee on for
eign affairs, while considering the
Perkins bill to modify the Chinese ex-
clusion act George M. Bors was
killed by a Philadelphia and Reading
passenger train in Philadelphia Mon
day while-On a-grade crossing after
getting a signal that the way was
clear. Eighty-seven new cases OF
typhoid fever were reported to the
Philadelphia board Of health on
Tuesday for the forty-eight hours
preceding. ...... The trial Of John
Shea. president of the international
Transfers association, in Chicago on
a charge of conspiracy, occupied 1876
days and costing over $4,000. came
to an end last Monday with mistrial
:. The Delaware legislature has
several bills before 1t looking to the
abolition of bucket shops" in that
state. The congressional COM
mittee on appropriations has reported
a bill carrying s13S,13S,5O0 for pen
sions for the fiscal year ending June
1903. This Is a decrease Of slightly
over $2,O0O,OOO for 1907. The Stand
ard Oil company Of Indiana has been
indicted under 1903 counts in the
United States court in Chicago. .......
One hundred cases Of scarlet fever
and forty-five cases Of diptheria, were
reported in Chicago Monday as the
record for twenty-four hours. -.
The annual Ormand-Daytona, Fla,
automobile races are in progress this
week. ..- The Southern railway has
arranged to issue s15,O00,O00 Of
per cent. three year notes through j.
P. Morgan & Co. The Southeas-
tern Passenger association has adopt
ed an interchangeable passenger rate
Of q cents a mile to be good on all
roads south Of the Potomac and east
Of the Mississippi. -. .Bertein reports
two degrees below zero, the coldest
weather since 1885,. The Texas
BtlleEdl dSScIiluiy OH idSt iuCoueJ iS
elected Senator Bailey, giving, on
joint ballot, $50 votes for him, and .45
against him. Thomas w. Lawson,
erstwhile enemy Of THE System" is
now working with II in an effort to
boost the stock of Amalgamated cop
per. :, The health board Of Scran-
ton, Pa, has put ban on kissing.
claiming that typhoid fever Is spread
by osculation. Shelby M. Cullom
Of Illinois, has been reelected for the
fifth time. ... United States Senators
Morgan and Pettus have been re-
elected without opposition. ...... The
New York grand jury is investigating
the alleged theatrical trust. 80. The
Hamburg rg-American Steamship COM
pany has placed contract for a
steamship capable Of carrying 4,25o
passengers in addition to a crew of
500. go. The flood of the Ohio river
Is falling rapidly. There are five
breaks in the Mississippi river levees
below New Orleans. .... .Eiffel tower,
Paris, is to be used as a permanent
wireless telegraph station.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
MERE-MENTlON,

Josiah Flyntt" willard. noted
author and sociologist. died in Chi
cago Monday of pneumonia. As a
tramp Josiah Flyntt travelled in every
civilized country Of the globe. ..--.
Suit has been entered against United
States Senator Elkins of West Virgin
ia for s5OO,OOO commissions in rail
road deal. Ex-G Governor Frank W.
Higgins is critically i'll at his home at
Olean. New York. ...... Karl Ham a
Washington ID. c.. lawyer. under ar
rest at Baden Raden, Germany
charged with numbering his moth
er- law. was not identified when
faced by witnesses claiming to
have seen the murderer. '$shi-
nese boys and girls are Sold in the
San Francisco market every day like
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Negro Man Shoots Himself Aeeiden-
taIIy-Personal Mention.

Negro Man Shoots Htmsen Nccioen-
taIly-Persenal Mention.
Correspondence OF the Yorkvile ENQUIRER.
Rock HILL, January 24.-Lee Nc
Rey an Industrious colored man, liy-
ing several miles south of Rock Hill,
accidentally shot himself Tuesday
night and from 1t will probably die. A
negro boy named Gather came to
McRey's house while drinking and
while in the house fired a gun, which
he had with him shooting through the
ceiling. Mercy took the gun after a
few moments and going into the yard
attempted to smash II over the wood
pile. Holding the gun by the bar
fels he struck the butt against the
wood and fired the load into his body
thereby. His thigh Is so badly lacer-
ated and he lost so much blood that
his recovery is not expected.
There are many In this part of the
state who know Mr.. John s. Wilson,
the newly elected judge of the Third
circuit and rejoice at the selection OF
this pure. upright and able man for
that high position.
DR.. l. Simpson, prominent dem
tist of this city, who has been suffer-
ing from blood poisoning In one OF his
hands has gone north for treatment.
daughter of Mr.. w. F. Marshall. the
singer was married Wednesday to
Mr.. p. G. Shiver. an engineer on the
Rock Hill division OF the Southern
railway. The marriage occurred at
the home Of the bride in Elm avenue,
and was solemniZed by the Rev. w.
B. Duncan Of st: Johns M. E. church.
Rev. ]. w. Simpson. after. recuper-
ating at the home OF his parents, DR..
and Mrs. l. Simpson. has returned to
his charge at Concord, N. c.
w. H. Dunlap, who expected to leave
his farm at Ogden to move to Rock
Hill to take the position OF night
watchman and special policeman at
Winthrop college, has decided not to
do so having failed to make satisfac-
tory arrangements as to his farm. II.
A. Minter, also Of the Ogden neigh
borhood has taken the post at the col
lege.
While Mr.. and Mrs. Will Means
were away from home Thursday az
ternoOn, a sneak thief entered the
house and stole SIS in cash, leaving
untouched a revolver and q valuable
gold watch.
An examination for clerk carrier In
the Rock Hill postoffice will he held
here the 18th Of next month. This Is
an excellent job and Is sought after.
Five young white boys who came
here recently from Concord, N. c.,
and who have since then been living
on the streets without employment
were arrested and tried before the
mayor Monday morning. They were
given a sentence Of fifteen days on
the county chainPang
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

- Clinton, January 22: Mr.. w. j.
Dendy of the Clinton Gazette, has
experienced a very close escape from
death. The attempt on Mr.. Dendy's
life occurred last evening about seven
o'clock while the editor was at his
residence. He was engaged in read
ing near window when he was
greatly startled to hear the report of
gun and to find that a bullet had
hattened itself against the wall, only
a few inches below the window where
he had been sitting. Mr.. Dendy says
he thinks the murderous attack was
due to editorials he has written re-
Gently In his publication. denOuncing
the secret. meetings being INDUCED
in by the negroes of this community.
Washington, January 81: The case
of o. w. Buchanan against the state
of South Carolina, involving a ques-
tiOn as to the amount Of the salary OF
Buchanan as a state circuit judge in
South Carolina from 1895 to 1899. was
dismissed today by the supreme court
of the United States for want Of ju-
rfsdictiOn. The dispute was due to the
fact that there was doubt as to which
of two South Carolina statutes con-
trolled the matter. One OF these,
general law, was approved Dec. %.
1903. and fixed the salaries OF circuit
judges at $4,000 per year. while the
other. regular appropriation bill,
which became law the next day. pro-
vided for them at the old rate Of $3,-
500 The suit was brought for the diff
ference, amounting to $500 a year.
The extra sum was denied by the su-
preme court Of South Carolina and
today's decision has the effect Of af-
Erming that ruling.
Columbia, January "a: South Car
olina has won the American Agricul-
turist prize for the largest yield of
corn on one acre in the United States,
A. ]. Tindal Of Clarendon county, be-
ing the winner, with 1872 bushels. This
state has held the worlds corn record
for fifteen years, the winner being
Capt. u. II. Drake, who raised 225
bushels on one acre in Marlboro coun-
ty. President Myrick, of the board Of
managers Of the contest, today wired
Commissioner Watson: 1.-The largest
in yield of corn. 1872 bushels net, one
acre in American Agriculturist con-
test raised in your state. Sweepstakes
divided equally among one crop each
South Carolina, Ohio, Iowa, Connecti-
cut Graduated report your contest
ants follows. Congratulations Mr..
Tindal was the winner OF the contest
between the counties under. the $500
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25

A NEW TEXAS STAR.-A new light
has arisen in the lower house of con-
gress. Last week Mr.. Sheppard from
Texas, 32 years old, made a speech
that caused much applause. He pro-
poses to teach the president a lesson
in reformed spelling and in 1908 they
will spell president thus "B-r-y-a-n."
Tremendous applause greeted a
number Of his remarks. such as
stand pat is but another name for
dry rot
Let us dig more bitches in the
west and fewer graves in the Philip
pines"
IF Senators Beveridge and Lodge
are really in earnest about relieving
the country Of the curse Of child Ia
Dor. let them join the Democrats in
trying to remove the conditions under
which women and children are COM
PEELED to work.
"Seventy-five per cent Of the peo-
pie of this country are without
homes. The average wage for work
men in factories is $470 n year, and
for wOrkmen on farms 1870 year,
OH which to support their families,
and there is no Red Cross society on
the battlefields of economic warfare.
Spartan.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION

Mr. C. L. Spencer Of Yorkville, and
Mr.. +. n. Barber of Rock Hill, rep
resented York county on the South
Carolina delegation to the annual
meeting of the Southern Cotton asso-
citation mt Birmingham. Ala. last
week. There were about forty dele
gates from this state and from all the
cotton growing states about 1900.
Both Of the York county delegates
were well pleased with the convention
and its work. and especially delight
ed with the hospitable entertainment
accorded by the people of Birming-
ham. Upon being asked for an out
line Of the practical work accomplish
ed and the general outlook. Mr.. Spen-
Ger kindly furnished the following:
THE delegates were most cordially
received by the city of Birmingham.
'EIowdy' was placarded everywhere
and the programme arranged by the
executive committee was 50 entertain
ingly and continuously enacted. that
the end Of the three days session came
without much real work having been
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-25
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
More important Proceedings of the
House and Senate.

The house on Tuesday passed an
important bill to fix the time when
county officers shall enter upon the
discharge of their duties after election.
Heretofore there has been no definite
time: but this bill fixes the first Tues
day in January after election. Excep-
ton is made in the case of officers
appointed by the governor and officers
elected to fill unexpired terms.
Two bills to amend the constitution
were passed on Tuesday. One pro-
vides for two more justices of the su-
preme court, and the other provides
that a majority vote will be necessary
for decision.
Senator Appelt's bill requiring that
labor contracts be in writing was kill
ed on Tuesday.
Mr.. Walkers bill providing for the
payment of jurors in magistrates s
courts in criminal cases, passed the
house on Wednesday and was sent to
the senate. The bill allows jurors in
criminal cases before magistrates so
ate is uncertain.
In joint assembly last Wednesday,,
Solicitor John S. Wilson was elected
Judge of the third circuit court over
Representative j. B. Frazer by a vote
of 81 to &c. Capt. D. ]. Griffith was
reelected superintendent of the peni-
tentiary without opposition. For three
penitentiary directors, Messrs. Mob
ley. Kirby and Saunders were nomi-
mated for reelection and E. H. Cain
Of Richland and Jasper w. Smith of
Colleton in opposition. The first bal
lot resulted. Saunders 105, Mobley 142,
Smith lO7. Kirby ~. Cain &c. Messrs.
Saunders, MObley and Smith were
elected on the first ballot. The house
then went into the election Of trus-
tee for the Orangeburg colored COL
lege, after which it adjourned for the
dav