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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Julia Campbell Of Chester is
Writing friends in Yorkville.
dr. H. C. Strauss attended the
meeting Of Shriners in Charleston last
week.
Miss Mary Eunice Grist came over
from Winthrop on Saturday and re-
I.lained until this morning.
Miss Georgia Richards Of Stanley
Creek, N. c., has taken a position
with the Dobson Bros Cash store.
Miss Lizzie Lowry has taken posi-
ton in the millinery department Of the
Yorkville Banking and Mercantile
company.
Mr.. George w. Kunz left Sunday
morning for visit Of a few days to
friends in Charleston and at Monck's
Corner.
Mrs. R. S. Withers Of Norfolk, Va,
and Mrs. Joe Campbell Of Charlotte,
N. c., are guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
w. Speck.
Mr.. Giles C. Ormand has moved with
his family back to the farm from
which they moved to Yorkville more
than year ago.
Mrs. Alonzo Rose returned home
last night from Lincolnton, N. c.,
where she had been called last Friday
en- account of the illness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. T. A. Covington.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Crosby of Sharon, announc-
ing the marriage Of their daughter,
Miss Marie, to Mr.. A. B. Correll of
High Shoals, N. c. The ceremony Is
TO take place on Thursday, March Fl,
at the home Of the bride.
Invitations have been received in
Yorkvilie, announcing the marriage on
Wednesday, March 9th, of Miss Mar
tina Catherine Hobbs, formerly OF
Yorkville, to Mr.. William August
Kline, at the Triple Oaks ranch, near
Beeville, Tex.
Mrs. r. M. Bratton, state regent of
the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton and Miss Maggie Gist, secretary
of the Kings Mountain chapter, left
for Columbia yesterday to attend a
meeting of the Calhoun Monument
commission being held in the COVER
nor's office today.
Mr. R. w. Whitesides Of Smyrna,
spent last Sunday in Yorkville and re-
mained over yesterday. He Is just re-
covering from the effects Of an opera
ton which he had to undergo on ac-
count of a cataract in one Of his eyes,
After the operation he was confined to
his bed for several days during which
time ne was unable to see even the
light.
Rock Hill Record: Mrs. Leroy
Springs, wife of the Lancaster mill
magnate, who Is we'll known here, Is
now in Johns Hopkins hospital, Balti-
more, having been removed there some
time ago from a sanitarium in Ches-
ter. Her condition was reported quite
serious a few days ago, but messages
received here bring the welcome as
surance that her physicians are now
hopeful that the crisis has passed and
that her convalescence will now be
rapid and unchecked.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- People who go out to see Hubert
Labadie's Faust at the opera house
tonight will be pleased. 1t Is some
thing extra.
The chairmen of the various town
ship boards Of assessors were here
yesterday to receive the returns of
their respective townships.
Last Saturday afternoon, Mr..
Thos. Cline, an employee Of the York
Monument works became involved in a
difficulty with Mr.. L. K. Harmon, who
has charge of the farm of the York
Cotton mills, out at the mill village
and as a result Of the difficulty Har-
mons nose was almost severed and he
was otherwise cut about the face with
a knife in the hands Of Cline. Mr..
Harmon required the services Of a
physician to sew up his numerous
cuts.
Last Sunday afternoon as Mr.. S.
W. Inman was taking a stroll about
his farm he happened to walk through
piece of woodland and suddenly
came upon a gang of eight or ten ne
groes shooting craps. Mr.. Inman play
ed quite joke on the gamblers by
exclaiming: "All right, Love, here they
are" The negroes jumped to their
feet and took to their heels without
undue delay, leaving money and dice
on the ground, bent only on getting
away. Mr.. Inman picked up the dice
and few cents in money left on the
ground Shortly after Mr.. Inman had
returned to the house, one Of his hands
came up and told him that he had
better hurry to town. that "Mr. Love
and Mr.. Fred Quinn had done got all
his niggers and carried them to Jail"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

THE attorneys Of Tom Harris are
working to prevent his execution on
the ground that he is insane and they
desire the appointment Of an lnsani-
ty commission. If Harris Is really
insane, of course, it would be a horri-
BILE mistake to put him to death. But
somehow we are not impressed with
the idea that his insanity is Of a ma
ture that would excuse his horrible
crime. Just as there are people who
hold that all suicides are insane, there
are also people who would hold that
no one but an insane man would COM
NIT a murder. We are unable to sub
scribe to any such proposition, and
we have but little sympathy with this
insanity dodge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

Gardner was arrested soon after but
the other negro made his escape. The
lynching followed a long list of petty
crimes which last week eliminated
in several attempts at violent crimes.
The climax was a very quiet affair.
About 9 o'clock the lynchers, num-
beriag about fifty. marched to the
Jail and took the jailer's keys at the
point of a pistol. The prisoners were
then carried to the public square,
where they were kept for nearly an
hour while the crowd listened to the
confessions of the men, as well as
what purported to be the criminal
records of other negroes Of the city.
The men were then hanged to the
same tree, after which the mob quiet
ly dispersed, leaving a placard on the
bodies warning other negroes that a
like fate awaited them for like mis-
deeds,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
BATTLE OF THE MONEY KINGS
Morgan Crowd Cunning For Hartman
and Standard Oil.

There was an unprecedented furry
in stocks on the New York exchange
last week and for day or two it look
ed as If the whole country was to be
involved in panic. 1t is claimed, how
ever, that the panic has not and will
not extend beyond Wall street The
following dispatch from New York to
the Atlanta Journal Of Sunday pur-
ports to tell the whole story of the
furry.
After being caught for millions in
the recent slump in the stock market,
E. H. Hartman, with characteristic
alertness, recovered his position in
twenty four hours, and is once again
in command in Wall street.
1t can be said without qualification
that the reports of his having lost
control of Union Pacific and Southern
Pacific are without foundation, al
though it must be admitted that his
majority is so small that his opponents
are in a position to make trouble for
him at any time. Still the fact re-
mains that Hartman is in control,
and has been able to recover most Of
his losses by getting back into the
market early in the rise which follow
ed the great slump.
There is no questioning the fact that
Morgan and his associates have gath
cred in great blocks of Union Pacific
and Reading stocks in the last few
days-brokers in Wall street say 600,
900 shares, but it begins now to look
as If most of it has come from small
investors in all parts of the world, who
were frightened into unloading. Mr..
Hartman himself says he has not sold
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
Stock Gambling.

While, of course, we would not be
understood as standing for the accur-
acy of it, that New York dispatch to
the Atlanta Journal, reproduced in an
other column, tells a remarkably in
teresting story Of the manner in which,
the big gamblers of Wall street play
their game of ruin and destruction
regardless Of the veal or woe that
may be brought to the balance Of the
country.
According to the showing made In
this story, 1t appears that the j. p.
Morgan crowd had determined upon
an annihilating assault against the
Rockefeller crowd, and had laid their
plans in a way to bring about results
which they hoped would prove deci-
sive.
The general scheme was like this.
The Morgan people began by putting
their cash money in the Rockefeller
banks, piling it up to such an extent
as to make it appear that ready cash
was as plentiful as the sand on the
seashore, and that all kinds Of stocks
were therefore a purchase at good
prices. Suddenly all the big deposits
were tied up by means of certified
checks and there followed a terrible
assault on the various stocks held in
the largest amounts by the Rockefeller
crowd, and prices were beaten down
,l, tn
on millions.
The New York story makes 1t ap-
pear that the Morgan crowd was
backed by the government which un-
dertook to prevent a general panic
This was ostensibly for the benefit Of
the country at large; but in reality 1t
was just as much a matter Of protec-
ton for the Morgan crowd, for even If
they were to succeed in wiping out the
Rockefeller crowd, they themselves
would also be in danger of the ruin
that would follow as the result of a
general panic.
AS to whether the situation has
quieted down yet, 1t is impossible to
say; but the probability is that there
will be still further disturbances. 1t
is not reasonable to suppose that two
powerful interests like these should
join in such a deadly battle as seems
to have occurred and be content to
leave it at a draw. One side or the
other is pretty apt to return to the at
tack sooner or later, and even the
power of the government may be dis
counted in the next mixup.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

service in the Confederate army, and
Mrs. Wilkerson had been vaccinated a
good many years ago. The other
members Of the family were vaccina-
ted Immediately after the nature OF
the disease was learned. Mr.. Arthur
Wilkerson had very rough time. Mr..
and Mrs. Wilkerson had light touches
of the disease and so did one daugh-
ter. Another daughter escaped entire
ly. The house has been thoroughly
fumigated and there seems to be no
danger Of any further outbreak.
A False Alarm.
There was quite lot Of excitement
throughout southwestern York last
Friday on account Of a story to the
effect that Mr.. jeff Hughes had been
found dead on the side of the road a
few miles east Of Pinckney ferry. The
rumor came to the effect that Mr..
Hughes was on his way from Union
county into York county and that MS
body was found an hour or two after
he ndQ DeeH seen W pdoS ihS hSAHS'
Mr.. Hughes Is we'll known throughout
eastern Union and western York as
dealer in chickens, eggs. butter and
other country produce, and being held
in very high esteem throughout that
whole section, the story Of his sup
posed murder aroused the people con-
slderably. Inquiry that was started at
once soon developed that Mr.. Hughes
was alive and well, and pretty soon the
rumor was revived in its original form
except that the dead man was white
peddler and that when found his body
lay on one side Of the road and bis
head on the other, with the contents
of his pack scattered all about; but
as the result of such Investigations as
we have been able to make, it appears
that there was really no foundation
for any part Of the story. We have
not been able to get any satisfactory
information as to where 1t started.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

- Secretary Hester's weekly cotton
statement issued last Friday shows
for the Is days of March an increase
over last year of 100000 bales, and
an increase over the same period last
year of $4,000. For the 1876 days of
the season thai have elapsed the ag-
gregate is ahead of the same days
last year 2,505,000 bales. The amount
brought into sight during the past
week has been 253,6S5 bales against
143,S35 for the same seven days last
year and 206, $50 year before last. The
movement since September l shows
receipts at all United States ports s.
$3.50 bales, against 6,44S,354 last
year; overland across the Mississippi.
Ohio and Potomac rivers to northern
mills and Canada 9S2,4l0. against
72S,392 last year; interior stocks in
excess of those held at the close Of
the commercial year 403,075, against
435,475 last year; Southern mill TAX
ings 1,564,000. against 1,473.316 last
year. These make the total move
ment since September /, 11,590,327
bales, against 9,0S5,617 last year. For
eign exports for the week have been
177.59S bales, against 63,927 last year,
making the total thus far for the sea-
son 6,6T5,S64, against 4,S34,050 last
year. The total takings Of American
mills, north and south, and Canada
thus far for the season have been g.
671,247 bales, against 3,945,795 last
year. Stocks at the seaboard and the
90 leading southern interior centres
have decreased during the week 43,-
292 bales. against a decrease during
the corresponding period last season
of 1873. Including stocks left over
at ports and interior towns from the
- l. l.. .Iz.,
brought into sight thus far from the
new crop, the supply to date is H.
SSS.097 bales against 9,530,l4S for
the same period last year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

that Mr.. Faulconer not having made
a specially Of agency work did not
care 20 assume the responsibility of
Strengthening out the tangled situa-
ton here, and Mr.. w. B. Williams is
to have charge of the agency. Mr..
Faulconer will fill the position Of OPP
orator and assistant to Mr.. Williams
Mr.. Williams has had considerable
experience in railroad work, and his
many friends here feel that he will
be able to hold down the job, with en-
tire satisfaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

THE experts in the Thaw trial are
disputing over the question as to
whether or not there is such a thing
as a brain storm" The Thaw experts
say that Thaw was under the influence
of brain storm" when he killed
White, and the experts of the prosecu-
ton say there is no such thing as a
brain storm" Although making no
professions as to being versed in the
law, the way we figure it out, is that
there is such a thing as a brain
Storm" and this phenomenon has here
tofore been known to the law as sud
den heat Of passion"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

New York is In q turmoil over
the passage Of new police bill which
has been drawn up by Police Com
missioner Bingham Of that city, and
which Is now before the legislature.
The bill has been productive Of all
kinds Of scandals, rivalling the days
of Jacob Sharpe, one Of the city's no
torious Doodle aldermen who operated
along about 1884. AS 1t Is now the
police commissioner, while nominal
iy the head Of the city force Is in real
ity only figurehead, In that While
he is superintendent Of the police he
cannot use any discretion at all in the
matter of passing on the qualifica-
tions of men on the force. Bingham
knowing as he does that there Is no
end of graft going on In police cir
cles, Is making an effort to get his bill
passed by the legislature which VIII
give him absolute control Of the de-
partment, with power to discharge
and prosecute all officers who are
proven guilty Of accepting graft or
winking at violations Of the laws OF
the state and city. The entire force
Of the city police, with but few ex-
ceptions is against the commissioner,
because the passage OF the Bingham
bill means an end Of the graft OF the
police which means many times more
to them than the salaries they receive
from the city. The police force from
inspectors down are not any ways
backward about showing their disap-
proval Of the proposed measure and
have raised a large sum or money,
which II is charged, is to be used at
Albany to bribe senator's to vote
against the bill. The statement Is
made that many Of the inspectors and
police captains Of the city have grown
wealthy from the proceeds OF black
mail levied on thieves, houses Of Ill
fame and malefactors in general, and
that the fear Of losing this source OF
income has opened wide their purse
strings to swell the bribery fund at
Albany. 1t is believed that there Is
a strong probability Of the passage OF
the proposed law, and it is predicted
that II such should be the case the
police department will receive the
hardest shake up it has ever had.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

MEM ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. P. Knox, Gen. Agent, Charlotte
Wants you to write for information
relative to the wellington No. 3
typewriter.
J. E. Gettys-Wants the public to
know that until further notice his
corn mill will be run Saturday af-
ternoons only.
j. L. Williams & Co.-Are showing a
new line Of mems medium price
spring suits and invites you to
come and see what they can show
you at $500, $1,000 and $3.50 a suit.
anteed against defects.
M. w. White-Says the broker who
needs experience sells by word of
mouth, while the seller who heeds
experience sells through a broker
who always advertises.
Yorkville B. & M. Co.-Announce
their spring opening to take place on
March % and %. New goods are
arriving Farm tools Of every de-
scription. Groceries Of all kinds.
York Drug Store-Has large assort-
ment Of Easter greeting cards, also
Dutch comics. New express Of
Lowney's chocolates and bonbons
for Easter trade.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Wants to
sell you garden hose, couplings, noZ-
zles, reels, etc. Garden hose at 19c,
12sc and 15c foot, some Of 1t guar
Thomson Co.-Says it Is not long un-
til Easter and talks about dress
goods, long gloves, spring silks,
dress net, etc. Dress net Is called
for by the new spring fashions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

President Roosevelt has declined
an invitation to visit Columbia on
March 25th, the occasion Of the meet
ing Of the Interstate National Guard
association.
Governor Ansel has been requested
by the war department at Washington
to detail ten companies Of state militia
to take part in the fifteen days army
manoeuvres at Sullivan's Island during
the summer
The contractors who had been
building the big dry dock at the Char
lesion navy yard completed the job
last Saturday afternoon. The contract
price of the job was about one and a
quarter million dollars. It will be
several months yet before the dock can
be used for dry docking vessels.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

ACTIVE WORK For STATE MILITIA
In pursuance Of the recommendation
of the chief Of the artillery Of the ar
nv to reinforce the coast artillery
with detachments Of state militia,
says a Washington special Of Friday
to the Columbia State, Assistant Sec
retary Of War Oliver last night wrote
to Gov. Ansel asking him to detail
four companies Of infantry to act as
coast reserves" and six companies OF
infantry to act as supports" all to
go to Charleston from July l to Is for
drill with the regulars at Fort Moul-
trie. There are not enough men In
the coast artillery to man the guns
and afford ample protection in case
Of war and in order to fill out the re-
quired number, this experiment has
been decided upon. If 1t proves sue
cessful, 1t will become a permanent
arrangement, one company of the
state militia being permanently as
signed to the batteries in the coast ar
tillery at the regular forts. The let
ter, similar in form to letters to Is
other governors, among other things,
says: ITO put this plan to a practi-
cal test camps of instruction will be
held in the artillery district of Fort
Caswell from July Is, or at such a
time as may be most acceptable to
you and you are invited to cooperate
with the regular forces by designa-
ting organizations Of the national
guard of your state for duty to the
commanding officer of said artillery
district for one week or ten days dur
ing that period. All field, staff and
non commissioned staff officers Of reg
iments from which companies may be
detailed are invited to take part in
the course of instructions. This duty
will be without expense to the state
and full instructions will be given by
the chief of artillery should you de-
eide to assign your troops to those
camps of instruction"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

The legislature of Pennsylvania
Is engaged in investigating a noun
tain Of graft that developed In con-
nection with the building Of its new
state house at Harrisburg. The esti-
mated cost Of the building and fur
nishings was about $4,000,0OO, but
the real cost Of the capitol Is shown
to have been close to $16,OOO.O0
hence the legislative Investigations.
The Harrisburg correspondent OF the
Philadelphia Inquirer thus describes
the breaking Of the glass front Of
$1,000 clock in the governors office
last week: "A crash to-day startled
Governor Stuart, who hoped from
his $4,000 chair as nimbly as a boy
of Is, at the sound. He was prepared
to Jump over the $1,000 table in
front of him and alight on the 81 per
ward carpet In his sanctorum In the
S13,O00,000 capitol. The governor
thought Of dynamite. Instead the
heavy plate glass front of a $1,000
clock had fallen to the floor. The
glass was shivered into hundred frag-
ments. According to the per FOOT
measurement as the glass was worth
$3.50, then each fragment was worth
$3.50. 1t was the irony Of fate that
at the moment Of the crash that Gov
ernor Stuart and Secretary Calvert,
of the capitol investigating commits
sion. were deep in the discussion Of
the evidence thus far brought out de-
failing how 100000, when put to soak
over night, comes bubbling up to
$13S,0OO next morning. Just at this
period one Of the clocks
began to show how disagreeable 1t
could be. The clock itself has always
been we'll behaved until this occa-
sion. 1t was built on the per foot"
basis, and like everything in the build
ing, is heralded as the best that
money can buy. The lower heavy
plate glass panel covering the $500
pendulum had not been hinged on a
$75 hinge. In a bit Of breeze from
an open window the glass was flung
from its place"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

IT is calculated that the Wall street
panic last week cost $1,600, 100000 in
shrinkage of values and the most re-
markable thing about it is the fact
that no failures were reported.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19
Ths alorkrillt Gnqllirer.
YoRKvILLE, s. c.;
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1907.

LONDON financiers have actually
been begging New York bankers not
to ship gold from London.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-19

be good enough for New YORK state:
ANY senator or member of assembly
after his election or during his con-
tinuance in office, and any state Off
Ger named in the constitution, and
any clerk in the employ or service of
this state who shall receive or agree
to receive any compensation whatev-
er, directly or indirectly, for any SER
vice rendered or to be rendered to
other in relation to any proceeding,
contract, claim, controversy, charge,
accusation, or other matter or thing
in which the state of New York is a
party. or directly or indirectly inter-
ested, or any department, commission
or officer whatever. shall be guilty of
a misdemeanor and in addition there
to forfeit his office and he is forever
disqualified from holding any public
office in this state"
- Flint Williams and Henry Gard
ner, both negroes, were lynched in the
court house square at Monroe, Lou
isiana, last Friday morning after hav-
ing confessed to the numbering of one
Italian and the serious wounding of
another. In addition to confeSsing the
murder and assault Gardner also con-
fessed to having entered the sleep
ing apartments of a young white
woman with criminal intent on the
Wednesday night following the muir
der. Williams was arrested at a.
early hour Thursday morning by the
city marshal for lettering on the
street. When arrested the negro told
the officer that he was waiting for
another negro whom he intended to
kill. Then he voluntarily confessed
to the shooting Of the Italian. impli-
eating Gardner and another negro