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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

TIILMAN ON THIRD TERM.-In an in
terview a few days ago, Senator TILL
man said: Theodore Roosevelt has so
adroitly managed many great public
questions that he has convinced a
good many people that he is the last
and only honest man on earth. If he
succeeds in keeping up this gait he
may be able to force the Republicans
to nominate him for a third term. II
he thereby indirectly joins the Ana
Mas club the issue Of the next cam
paign will be the rapidly disappearing
constitution and states rights. The
cry of back to the constitution may
then be the watchword Of the cam
paign.
IF President Roosevelt forces his
party to nominate him for a third
term, and thereby breaks the word he
gave on the day of his election, he
may not violate the constitution, but
he will have broken the unwritten law
which none has been ably to deny. If
this happens, the idea of states rights
and the support of the constitution will
be emphasized and upon this issue will
be our strongest fight.
What does the south think of Bry-
|an?" was asked.
1--WE are watching and waiting down
in my part of the country" said the
senator. There is no strong current
there. Bryan has many friends. and
he has shocked a lot of them by his
government ownership theories. They
have great faith in his integrity, but
they can't agree with him on that
proposition.
mo, l can't agree with him either,
on that. l believe there is enough CEN
tralization of power in Washington
enough disregard of the constitution,
and enough obliteration of states
rights without the Democrats stepping
in to the circle complete"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

SPECULATION continues rife both at
home and abroad as to the probable
outcome Of the unpleasantness between
Great Britain and Japan. Not great
many people in this country believe
that there is any real danger Of war;
but dispatches from Germany indicate
a belief throughout that country that
war is only a matter of time. France
does not believe that there is any real
danger and neither does Great Britain
The proposed mobilization of the
American warships on the Pacific is
variously discussed, some Of the pa
pers considering that the move will
serve to still further infiame public
sentiment both here and in Japan and
add to the possibilities Of war. A Euro
pean view of the situation is to the effect
that If Japan is to move at all she
should do so at once before the COM
pletion of the Panama canal, and
that she should begin with an attack
on the Philippines.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
Within THE TOWN.

A commission has been issued tt
the Lockmore cotton mills.
-" The Yorkviile 23's" or "Johnson's
Specials?" Ye local fans, show youl
colors!
- One of the big oak trees In Con-
federate park was shattered by light
ming recently.
The understanding is that the
Lockmore mill is to be located in the
Whisonant suburb.
- The Victor Oil Co.'S ice sales ran
over five tons last Saturday. 1t was
the biggest days sales Of the season.
If the Union meetings keep up the
pace set last Sunday night, the sea-
son will be a record breaker in that
line.
THE Civic League continues In
evidence and is doing about all that
could be expected with the means at
hand.
- There are some pretty good ball
nlavers among "Johnsons Specials.
Some of them used to be among the
best of the best team that Yorkville
has ever had.
Rev. II. ]. Cauthen said some pref
tv hard things about loafers last Sun
day night; but since there are none
such in YOrkville, the preachers re-
marks have no personal application.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

Governor Joseph Folk Of Missouri
was the Fourth Of July orator at
Evansville. Ind, and delivered an ad-
dress on 1.-THE Fourth Of July" discuss
ing important national issues. II be-
lieve the real work OF the next few
years." he declared rs to be done In
the states. These are the great exper-
mental stations Of representative gov
ernment and they have been most neg
lected. Nowhere is encroachment on
the rights Of the state more marked
than in the wholesale notification OF
state laws by Federal injunction with
out hearing and before trial. The re-
suit is, unless the consent OF rail-
road can be obtained to pending legis-
lation, the state becomes powerless
No good citizen desire to be unjust to
railroads. But that they must be reg
ulated and that the states should not
be left as mere subjects Of their be-
nevolence, all must admit No one
could object to a court, state or Fed
eral, declaring a statute unconstitu-
tional if found to be so after hearing
But there should be protest against
statutes of the states being suspend
ed as presumptively bad until the case
is determined"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1907.

Kansas, have practically forsaken their
regular vocations in an effort to help
the farmers save their wheat crop.
Governor Vardeman and John Sharp
Williams are rival candidates for the
United States senate from Mississippi,
to succeed Senator Money, who Is not
seeking reelection. -. Pittsburg, Pa,
health authorities have case OF lep-
rosy on their hands and hardly know
what TO do with IT. The victim Is a
Chinaman named Yung Mock. 49,.
Harris Taber and his wife Of Philadel-
phia, were dashed over a rs foot prec-
ipice, near Doylestown, Pa, last Sat-
urday afternoon, while riding in an
Automobile. Both were seriously hurt
w. D. Haywood will take the wit
ness stand at Boise, Idaho. on Thurs
day in his own behalf. It Is expected
that the taking Of testimony In the
case will be completed this week. 80.
The French battleship Hoche, caught
fire one day last week at Toulon. and
as the fire threatened q powder mag
aZine, the ship was sunk in slip TO
prevent an explosion. go. The famous
old church Of St. Peter lie Poor In Lon
don, was sold at auction last week and
brought $3.50, 700. Willie Richards
and Ella Brock, each fourteen years
or age, were married at Thorn Grove,
Tenn, Saturday afternoon. The parents
Of the couple consented to the mar
rage
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
REPORT OF GRAND JURY.

There was not a great deal Of work
for the grand jury at this term and
that body was discharged this morn
ing, after submitting the following as
it's final report:
We, the grand jury of York county
respectfully submit to your honor the
following report:
1st. We have passed upon all bills
Of indictments handed us by the So
licitor, and have returned the same to
the court with our findings thereon.
End. That the reports Of H. A. D.
Neely, county treasurer, and l.. T.
Williams, probate judge, having been
handed us by. the court, will be passed
upon by a special committee and re-
ported upon at the fall term Of court.
3rd. The various committees ap-
pointed by our body at the. spring term
are held over, and their reports will
be incorporated in our final present
ment at the fall term.
We beg to thank your honor and the
solicitor for courtesies shown and as
sistance rendered us in the discharge
of our duties.
Respectfully submitted,
w. w. Boyce, Foreman.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Public Service Corporation Asks For
Franchise-Other Matters In Coun-
ciI-Personal Mention.

ciI-Personal Mention.
CORRESPONDENCE OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, July Sat the recent
meeting Of the city council. Mr. kel-
sey of the South Carolina Public Ser
vice corporation was present and in
behalf of his company asked for a
perpetual franchise to construct and
operate an electric road through the
city. They propose to obtain their
own right of way for the freight line,
which they plan to run round the out
side of the city, but ask permission
to run passenger line through the
streets. He stated that unless coun-
Gil was willing to grant a perpetual
franchise 1t would be useless to dis
cuss the question as this company
would not accept any other. 1t was
not clear to the council as to whether
they could do this without a popular
election and the question was post
poned in order that a committee
might look into the matter and report
to special meeting.
Chairman Johnson of the water
committee reported that now that the
new we'll of the Water, Light and
Power company was in operation, they
were getting a daily output Of 100000
gallons. He was instructed, however
not to approve the June water bills
without first referring them to the
council.
Chief Partlow's report showed q
balance Of $4.071.66 on hand July 1st
and that the collections of street tax
for this year are 3S per cent In ad-
vance Of last.
The matter Of the removal OF the
freight yards was talked about when
a complaint was received In regard tC
the incessant noise caused by the night
shifting on the Rock Hill division
The matter will be taken up In @
friendly way with the railroad people
and satisfactory agreement may be
reached.
An additional mail carrier, mount
ed one, has been on duty for some
days. The city has been redistricteo
and Mr. Walter Blair who has beer
on duty from the time the free delivery
was begun, has been mounted In or
der to serve the territory near Win
throp college. Mr.. r. w. Featherstone
who has been acting as a substitute
now goes on regular duty
The suit which Mr.. T. S. McManus
the manager at Wilmington, N. c., fol
| the Southern Bell Telephone company
brought against the S. A. L. for the
death of Mrs. McManus in the wreck
near Catawba Junction, two years
ago and which was decided in his IA
vor by the circuit court, has been con-
firmed by the supreme court and he
was notified that the money amounting
to $27,055 was in a Rock Hill Bani
subject to his draft. Mr. McManus
was again married last week, his bride
being Miss Hocutt Of Wilmington.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

THE Charlotte Observer has a good
many subscribers that the News and
Courier hasn't got and the News and
Courier has a good many that the OBJ
server has not got. The readers of
each paper have the opportunity to see
many flashes and scintillations of most
delightful wit and humOr as one or the
other of these editors takes a friendly,
hot shot at the other: but only those
who take and read both papers get the
full benefit of what is going on be-
tween them. Sometimes they say
things that sound fighting mean; but
there is never any more to it than the
sound, and therefore no possible chance
from the first. of course, nobody
knows. 1t is not probable. But any
how it has become recognized as
something distinctively unique in dali
of subscription. This from a recent
issue of the News and Courier, while
not one of the choicest of the squibs
under consideration. aptly illustrates
the nature and character of the sharp
shooting referred to
1t was entirely unnecessary for the
esteemed Norfolk Landmark to make
any correction about creditng the ar
ticle which it republished from this
newspaper to the Charlotte News and
Courier. Our Charlotte contemporary
things
for which the News and Courier would
like To have the credit Indeed we
have always regarded the Observer as
the News and Courier of North Caro-
lima. and we should not feel at all Of
Tended If the News and Courier should
be spoken of. except on questions re-
lating to the birthplace of Andrew
Jackson and the authenticity of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Independ-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

the court room in a condition border
ing on nervous hysteria, and begged
to be released. The third juror, Carl
Patterson. was unable to talk when
questioned by Judge Barnes. Il feel
dizzy" said Patterson. after Judge
Barnes had sharply questioned him,
Then, when excused, he fell prone to
the floor and lay at full length in front
Of Billik. The stolid defendant smiled
grimly when Weise and Seehausen,
two other jurors. made application for
discharge from jury service. The state
asserts Billik possesses remarkable
psychic powers. and it is said of him
that he is able to exert influence over
all persons who are susceptible to hyp-
notism. All Of the men who have been
released are men of nervous tempera-
ments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

ence, as the Charlotte Observer OF
South Carolina.
The Observer of yesterday came
back in reply to the foregoing as fol-
lows
This is very handsome in the main
and is much appreciated, except foi
the sting in the end. The Observer
doesn't like to be challenged on the
only two points Of history about which
it knows it is right. But inasmuch as
our Charleston contemporary gives
some signs of amiability and OF try
ing to be a good citizen again, 1t Is
sort of a duty we owe 1t, In return
for its faded bouquet. to confide to II
that a New York newspaper man tolo
us few days ago that in New YORK
newspaper offices the Charleston News
and Cs1rier is more regarded thar
any efher paper Of the South Atlantio
STATES Now, to quote the Chatta'
n06ga Times. that ought to hold you
| FIR a few minutes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
1N4U1g9a@s

Mr.. L. G. Baber and his mother, Mrs
w. L. Baber, left Monday morning for
Charleston, where they will spend two
or three weeks with Mrs. Babers
daughter, Mrs. r. A. Burris.
Miss Kate Crossley left yesterday
for her home at Abbeville, Miss, af-
ter a visit Of several weeks to relatives
and friends in Yorkville and vicinity.
Misses Irene Laughridge and Essie
Lindsay Of Gastonia, and Miss Sallie
Atkinson of Lowryville, have been
spending some days with the family of
Mr.. C. H. Smith.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis G. Grist and son,
Master Joe, left on Saturday for a
short visit to relatives in Charleston,
and while there will be the guests of
Mrs. Crisis sister, Mrs. r. F. Smith.
| Mr.. John d. McNeel and little daugh-
ter, Letitia, Of Talladega, Ala, are In
Yorkville on a visit to Mr.. McNeers
father, Mr.. G. l. McNeel. Mr.. John
D. McNeel Is clerk Of the court Of Tai
ladega county.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Davidson and
little son, William, Of st. Louis, Mo-,
are in Yorkville on a visit to relatives
and friends. They are now with Mr.
III. S. Mackorell and will spend next
week with Mrs w. H. Herndon. Mr.
Davidson has been away for several
years, and his many friends are glad
to see him again.
The York county delegates to the
convention of the Young Peoples Mis-
sionary movement in session at Ashe-
vile during the past ten days have
| returned. Rev. j, S. Grier has kindly
consented to give US brief outline OF
the proceedings Of the convention fol
publication in the next issue. There
were some seven or eight delegates
from York county,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

BASEBALL is like everything else,
You can't get the good article for
nothing. 1t takes money to keep a
good team together. Walk up to the
captains desk. The sport is a clean
one and the Record hopes the new as
sociation will be a complete success
Rock Hill Record.
Sound doctrine that, every word OF
of it. To get good baseball you must
resort to the same means necessary to
get good roads. You must go down
into your pockets and shell out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

The crops generally are looking
better than they were looking two
weeks ago, and the farmers are feeling
better over the situation.
Mr.. J. r. Hudson Of De Queen Ark,
sends a copy Of the De Queen Bee
with marked paragraphs that make
the mouth water. The paragraphs tell
of the putting up hundreds Of thou
sands of cans Of peaches.
Chester is rather waxing it on to
Rock Hill just now in the matter OF
baseball prowess; but Rock Hill
will not rest under anything Of the
kind. She will beat Chester yet,
Just watch. q
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
- Columbia, July G.: Col. Henry /.
Thomson. commanding the Second

- Columbia, July 6: Col. Henry /.
Thompson, commanding the Second
South Carolina regiment at the James
town exposition, returned to Columpla
today with his regiment and made d
statement concerning the trouble on
the War Path" on the night of July
Sd. in which he says that the reports
sent out from Norfolk regarding that
affair were in some particulars moor
rect. He declares that his regiment
not only did not throw off all diScl-
pline," but that he had at all times
during the trip complete and absolute
control of his men. "On the night IN
question" he says, about 2OO soldiers
representing practically all the other
commands in camp, marched into our
camp singing boisterOusly and endeaV-
ored to entice some of our men away
with them. When | heard them
promptly ordered them off and they
Obeyed. Shortly afterwards l saw the
same croMu on the Midway. and they
then had some half q dozen OF our men
with them These | ordered to return
to camp, which they did at once. Nhen
the row was precipitated, very soon al
teiwardS, there were crowds OF our
men standing around with the mem
bers of ether regiments seeing the
fun as they expressed it. one OF
these. McElveen, of the Second South
Carolina, who was near the front OF
the crowd. was arrested as one of the
ring leaders. but at the hearing the
next day he was released, as the eVl-
dence showed most conclusively that
he was simply looking on and that ne
was arrested under misapprehension,
as he was absolutely without fault,
either in bringing on the ditfculty or
in keepng il up.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
Ths iJurkrille Gaquirer.
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, JULY 9, 1907.

THE Georgia legislature has taken
up the prohibition question and the
outlook is, that there is going to be a
hard fight that may result in the abo-
lition Of the saloons from the state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

MAYOR Schmitz, the San Francisco
CRATER has been sentenced to five
years Imprisonment. A few months
ago he had the city in a sling and was
singing it, But the majesty of the
law is sometimes asserted even in San
Francisco.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

THE current issue of the Fourth
Estate prints handsome double COL
umn cut of Mr.. James c. Hemphill,
editor of the Charleston News and
Courier and heralds him as the prob
able successor of Hon. A. c. Latimer
in the United States senate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

YES, our civilization needs propping
UP, somewhat. The best way to do 1t
is to relegate the lawless to the GRIM
inal classes. People who condone
crime are no better than those who
commit crime.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.

Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at $50 o'clock.
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEP-
HERD.
There will be no further week day
service until September
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at $50 o'clock.
TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
at $50 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED PRESBY-
TERRAIN.
Prayer meeting Wednesday after
noon at $50 o'clock
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
Ghe Cotton Market.

Yorkville July 9.-Cotton II to 13.
New York, July 8.-Cotton, spot
closed steady 10 points lower; mid
ding uplands 11.40; middlings 11.65;
sales 900 bales. Futures opened and
closed steady as follows
July 1920; Aug. 11.94; Sept 11.S5;
Oct. 1900: Nov. 11.95; Dec. 1902;
Jan. 11.2S; Feb. 1912; March 1918.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
LOST.

LOST.
IN HE finder of Two One-Dollar
l. Bills, dropped on the street of
Yorkville Sunday or Monday, can find
the owner upon inquiring at THE EN-
QUIRER OFFICE. 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

The office Of trainmaster on the
Rock Hill division Of the southern, es-
tablished during the freight conges-
ton Of last winter, and filled so ac-
ceptably by Mr.. Will Graham, has been
abolished, and 1t Is reported that the
Rock Hill division Is also to be abol-
Iished.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
Life Insurance Distribution.

The Insurance Press Of June IL,
contains a statement of the amounts
distributed throughout the United
States in 1906 by the level premium life
was SAT-. .0OO, 900. OF this amount South
Carolina got $2,381,993. Insurance to
the amount Of $4,000 was distributed
in Yorkville and $3,700 in Rock Hill.
No other York county towns are men
toned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
Too Much Business.

The Carolina and NORTHWESTERN
railroad had more business than 1t
could attend too in connection with its
Fourth Of July excursions. There
were more applications for transpor-
tation than could be accommodated
and all the trains ran late. There is
good deal Of kicking up the road on
account Of the disappointment to
which so many people were subjected.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

Ghat the Judge wanted to bring out.
The Standard Oil company of Indiana.
has been convicted in the court at
Chicago of certain irregular practices
in regard to railroad rates, rebates,
etc, and is liable to fines aggregating
something like $29,OOO,OOO, this COM
pany is generally regarded as a sub
sidiary company of the Standard Oil
company of New Jersey, of which Mr..
and the Federal judge in Chicago.
wanted to learn from Mr., Rockefeller
something about the assets and ability
TO pay Of the Standard Oil company of
Indiana and some other incidental in
formation. But Judge Lands has
given out the idea right clearly that
unless Mr.. Rockefeller loosens up and
tells the court what it wants to know
that the oil king will most likely be
sent to prison for contempt of court.
himself is to refuse TO testify on the
ground that he is not willing to give
testimony that will incriminate him.
Chicago, July 6: Five of the jurors
picked to try Herman Billik. for the
murder of the VrZal family have been
mysteriously stricken. Two were pros
trated Friday and had to be relieved
from duty. A new sensation was Gre
ated when three more jurors fell vic
Tins to a puzzling malady that baf-
f1es the doctors. Belief that Billik,
hypnotist, vOOdoO, doctor and fortune
teller. has hypnotized these men who
would have been called on to decide
his fate has grown among court at
taches and those who have been at
tending the trial. At the opening of
court two accepted jurors rushed into