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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
STORY OF A BILL.

81 lost ten dollar bill on the
street this morning, somewhere be-
tween the stores of the Y. B. & M. Co.,
and Messrs. Carroll Bros, and If you
would insert a notice to the effect that
the finder can get the name of the
owner by applying at your office, I
will be much obliged"
This statement was made In the
business office Of The Enquirer last
Saturday was a week ago. The town
had been pretty full Of people during
the day, and the reply Of the adver-
tising manager was to this effect:
We'll, of course be glad to insert
the advertisement IL you desire; but
we beg leave to suggest that In our
opinion it will only be like throwing
away another fifty cents. While we
have immense faith in the advertising
value of The Enquirer, we will be frank
enough to tell you that It's effect is
slim chance in the matter Of cash
money. We have known 1t to succeed
occasionally; but more often than 9TH
wise II Is no good"
The minister expressed his thanks
for the advice and deciding to take
the advertising mans advice, went
way with the understanding that the
advertisement was not to be inserted.
After he had gone, however, the ad-
vertising man decided to make ven
ture on his own responsibility, and In
serted the advertisement in accordance
with original instructions. The first
result was another visit from the min
.ster.
81 see you have inserted that adver-
tisement," he said, land l have come
around to pay for It,"
mo charge at ALL" the minister was
informed. 1--WE did 1t on our own res
possibility by way of experiment and
could not think of allowing you to
pay"
Again the minister expressed cour-
teous appreciation, and the advertising
man thought the incident was closed;
but it wasn't.
On last Tuesday afternoon little
boy brought to The Enquirer office
new ten dollar bill, wet and somewhat
faded, and explained that he had
picked 1t up in the yard Of Rev. Mr.
-, the minister who had first re-
ported the loss.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
ABOuT PEOPLE,

Mr.. and Mrs. Thad L. Carroll have
been quite sick for some days with
grip.
Mr.. w. H. Crook of Fort Mill, was
in Yorkville a few days ago on bus
mess.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Mccain are on
a visit to Mr. McCain's parents in Co.
lumbia.
Mr.. Jas. F. Thomson left yesterday
for Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York to buy spring goods for his firm.
Mrs. o. X. Hammett left yesterday
for Greer's to take a position in the
new store opened by the Thomson
company at that place.
Treasurer Neely has been quite i'll
for some days past, and Mr.. ]. F. Wal
lace has been receiving taxes for him.
Mr.. Neely was some better yesterday,
and is in his office today; but he is
still quite sick.
Baptist Courier: We are glad to hear
that Bro. l. G. Murray, pastor at York
vile. is encouraged, and that the
church has had a number of accessions
since he entered upon his pastorate
there He was recently assisted in the
ordination of deacons by Bro. E. S..
Reaves.
Mr.. L. B. Foushee and family, left
yesterday morning for Knoxville, Ten
nessee, which place they expect to
make their future home. Mr. Foushee
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
TOM HARRIS TO BE HANGED.

The jury in the Tom Harris case,
after celebrating less than an hour,
according to Gaffney dispatch of
yesterday, to the Columbia State, rem
dered a verdict Of guilty Of murder
without recommendation to the mercy
of the court.
Judge Aldrich at once sentenced him
to be hanged on March 20.
II there is no interference with this
sentence 1t will be the first hanging
that has ever occurred in Cherokee
county.
When Harris was sentenced to die,
he said: Brothers, I'll meet you all in
heaven"
Harris was charged with the muir
der Of Mrs. Hortense Morgan, an aged
white woman, in November last. The
killing was thought to have been for
the purpose Of robbery.
A written confession was introduced
which Harris made to Messrs. White,
Becknell and Smith, while he was in
Spartanburg Jail. The defense offered
no testimony, and Mr.. w. N. Clark of
defendants counsel offered the argu-
ment on behalf of the defendant.
Solicitor Sease, in his usual able and
vigorous manner, in a speech Of twen-
ty minutes, insisted that the killing
was murder and that the extreme PEN
atty should he meted out to the de-
fendant.
WIS. Hall, Esq, then closed for the
defense and the jury took the case af-
ter an able charge by Judge Aldrich
at o'clock p. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01

- The sum of $173,000 was stolen
from the United States sub-treasury
in Chicago one day last week and mp
to this time the money has not been
recovered. No employee of the sub
treasury is missing from his post, the
books are in perfect shape, no locks
have been tampered with and the dis
appearance Of the money is mys-
terry, but the secret service men have
discovered q clue as to the thieves
and arrests are expected at any time.
At the first discovery Of the disap-
pearance Of the money 1t was sup
posed that 1t was due to an error in
the bookkeeping department but
the bookkeepers were able to show
that their books were absolutely cor
rect and that the trouble was some
where else. Saturday night a slight
clue was picked up which pointed In
the direction Of certain clerk, and
that, followed up, directed the finger
of suspicion to another clerk, an assis-
tant to the first suspect. The second
clerk was put through a grilling by
the secret service men who were en-
abled to get enough from him to
amount almost to a confession. The
Chicago sub-treasury is one Of the
most important in the country, as a
great portion of the money used by
the western banks passes through 1t.
Its total years business is close to
$500, 100000, and almost every day
in the year there is from $20,000.000
to $50, 900, 900 in its vaults.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01

for such election be first addressed to
the board Of trustees of said school
district signed by majority Of the
freeholders therein: And provided,
further. that an annual interest on said
issue shall not exceed six per cent, and
that the sale shall not be for less than
par and accrued interest.
Sec. 10. That the sum Of fifty thou
sand dollars ($50.O00,0O), or so much
thereof as may be necessary, for each
of the school years, beginning July 1st,
1907, be, and the same Is hereby, ap-
propriated to carry out the provisions
Of this act. and the comptroller gen.
eral Is hereby authorized to draw war
rants upon the state treasurer for such
amounts, upon the order Of the state
board of education, duly signed by the
governor, as chairman, and the state
superintendent Of education, as secre-
tary: Provided, That tuition shall be
free in every school receiving aid un-
der this act to all pupils in the coun-
ty where the school Is located: Pro-
vided, further, That nothing in this
act shall be construed to mean that
pupils of different races shall attend
the same school.
Approved February 10, 1907.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Next Monday is salesday fol
March. There are no realty sales be-
ing advertised by the clerk or sheriff;
but the probability is that it will be
a q Jay for general business.
A local physician remarked Wed
nesday that he had visited seventy pa
tients during the day in Yorkville and
vicinity and all were suffering from
either grip or pneumonia. Other
physicians were about as busy.
Mr.. Walker R. Latimer has brought
suit against the General Electric COM
pany for $4,000 damages on account OF
injuries sustained by the plaintiff
while working for the defendant al
the Tavora mill some time ago. Mr.
Latimer, it will be remembered was
badly shocked and burned by electric
wires. Mr.. John r. Hart Is represent
ing him in the case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
INTERVENTION,

It Is probable that the governments
Of the United States and Mexico will
interfere in the quarrel between MIC
aragua and Honduras and force an
arbitration of their differences. .....
A Madrid, Spain, cablegram, says a
cyclone has ravaged the southern
Philippines and 200 persons were
killed. Representative Kirkpatrick
Of the Missouri legislature has been
stricken with smallpox. .Pittsburg,
Pa, was visited by a s350,000 fire last
Monday. The United States senate
has passed a resolution that all can
ned meat labels must be dated as to
date of canning and date Of inspec-
ton. Rear Admiral Evans has
informed the navy department that
the battleship Connecticut has thirty
five cases Of typhoid fever on board
.Ex-Secretary of the Treasury
Shaw has accepted the presidency OF
the Carnegie Trust company of New
York. Congressman-elect Hackett
of the Eighth North Carolina district
and Representative C. G. Bryant had
a fisticuff on the floor Of the house at
Raleigh on Tuesday. The Penn
sylvania railroad has decided to do
away with the use Of steel railway
ties with which it has been expert
menting. The officials ascribe the dis
astrous wreck near Johnstown, last
Saturday to the steel ties. w. A.
Garrett has been elected president OF
the Seaboard Air Line railway COM
pany to succeed Alfred Walters, who
died recently.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
INVESTIGATION PROMISED.

The intolerable conditions at the
Southern depot at Yorkville have at
last been brought to the personal at
tention Of Mr. w. w. Finley, president
of the Southern system, and that OFF,
cial promises a prompt investigation,
with a view to remedying the situation
in so far as the railroad may be res
ponsible. The following letter, which
was received at this office by yester-
day afternoons mail, explains itself
fully:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. q, 1907.
The Yorkville Enquirer,
Yorkville, South Carolina,
Gentlemen:
have noted your editorial In the
issue of your paper Of the 18th inst, In
respect to the service of the Southern.
I beg to advise you that all the mat
ters therein referred to will be prompt
ly investigated, and everything possi-
Bile will be done to remedy the situa-
ton as far as 1t may be due to neg
ligence or other causes within our
control. Yours very truly,
w. w. FINLEY,
President.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01

THE failure of Secretary Straus,
of the department Of commerce, to
make direct response to the inquiry
Of the house as to whether the alien
laborers who had been brought into
South Carolina as the result OF the
efforts Of Commissioner Watson, of
that State, were lawfully landed, will
probably result in an official opinion
by the attorney general on the sub
ject. When the secretary's reply was
received it was found that he had SIM
ply forwarded a copy Of a decision by
his predecessor holding that Mr.. Wat
son had not violated the contract la
Dor law, but Representative Gardner,
author Of the resolution Of inquiry,
took prompt exception to this re-
sponse, contending that 1t was not
complete in that it failed to treat the
question as connected with the immi-
grants themselves. The committee
on immigration then presented re-
quest to the president that the mat
ter be referred to the attorney gen.
eral. This request has been granted
and 1t is understood that the matter
will be promptly taken up by the de-
partment of justice. 1t is said that
extensive preparations for the impor-
tation of laborers into several states
have been made as result Of the rul-
ing of the department Of commerce
in the South Carolina case and 1t is
asserted that many of these imported
laborers while ostensibly imported to
work on southern farms, are in real
ity destined for the north.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
RN4U Ugga9aaa

shipments come split Is this, viz: The
particular lot bought may be in diff
ferent compartments and on one day
the compress people may find one lot,
compress and ship out: later on they
will come to another lot which they
do likewise and by the time we get
our 100 bales we have had a dozen
or more small lots.
1.-THE mills of this section are losing
thousands Of dollars every year In the
way of interest by allowing such a
method to prevail, and II we get to-
gether we can correct 1t, by simply
refusing to pay a cotton draft unless
the bill Of lading shows car number
and initial. Look up your bills OF
lading and you won't find one-tentt
Of them originating in Vicksburg thai
have car initials or numbers inserted
Every cotton merchant with whom
talked said the system was an out
rage and a great imposition on the
mills, but they were powerless in the
matter, as 1t, was an arrangement be.
tween the compress and the railroad
companies.
"!f ycu are having trouble as out
lined in this letter I shall be glad tc
hear from you, and let us get togeth-
er and break up this unjust system
ourselves or refer the case to the In
ter-state commerce commission"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Yorkville 3. & M. Co.-Has a couple
Of mules which 1t wants to sell
quick.
Harry Miller-Requests parties on his
club for The Enquirer to pay for
same early, as the time for making
his final settlement Is short.
]. ]. Keller & Co.-Remind you that
they are agents for the Limestone
Springs Lime Works, and that they
want to do your repair work.
I. w. Johnson-Has buckwheat -four
maple syrup, sauer kraut, kippered
herring, and says he is headquarters
for Royal baking powder.
Miss Rosa Lindsay-Inyites you to
have your photographs taken now
to send to friends with Easter greet
ings. -.
Bank of Clover-Tells you to grow
with a growing bank. 1t wants
your business. Pays per cent on
special deposits.
dreary world If everybody held to
the same opinion. Wanted, various
bank and mill stocks.
York Drug Store-Calls your atten-
ton to the merits Of DR.. Hess prep
which are sold under guarantee.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Claims that
IL there is anything in hardware OF
any kind that you want that 1t is
ready to supply your wants.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Core
marks that the use Of its fertilizers
will help you to have money in the
bank. See page four.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
FRIDAY, MARCH I, 1907.
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.
Death of David Hoke-Mr. 7. o. Flow.
ers In Acknowledgement and 9th

Correspondence OF the Yurkvile Enquirer.
Rock HILL, Feb. 2s-Further news
las received here today in regard to
the death Of Mr.. David Hoke, which
occurred Tuesday at Shreveport, La.
Being a railroad man and no particu-
lars coming with the telegram an
nouncing his death, ii was thought
that he had been killed accidentally.
His death, however. was from natural
causes, dying in a hospital in Shreve-
port. The remains are expected to
arrive here tonight. He is a son Of
the late ]. c. Hoke, a prominent far
mer of the River Bend neighborhood.
The. aged mother Of the deceased
young man has been in very feeble
health for months. He also leaves q
number of brothers and sisters: Mrs.
Berry Of Barnwell county; Mrs. Knight
of Lancaster; Mrs, Margaret Hoke Of
Waycross, Ga; Mr. Johnson Hoke and
several younger brother, who live near
here.
Rock Hill is to have a real musical
treat Saturday evening, when Mr.. Don
Richardson, the brilliant young .vio-
linist Of Charlotte, who has visited
here DER and DER and has many
hall. Mr.. Richardson will be assisted
by Mr.. Karl Won Laurenz, pianist, and
Herr Peter Peters, 'cellist, both Of
whom are artists Of ability.
Young Oliver Flowers, whose unan-
nounced disappearance was noted sew
eral days since, has written to his
father, Mr.. T. o. Flowers, from Little
Rock. Ark, where he went direct af-
| ter leaving here Sunday last After
visiting his friend whose representa-
| tions caused him to take this trip, he
will go to Helena, Ark, where he has
close relatives and then will probably
return home.
Messrs. Russell and Pollard Of the
American Auditing Co., Of New York
are in the city at work. They are at
present engaged on the books Of the
National Union Bank and will attend
to a number of other institutions be-
fore leaving.
Mr.. Perry Blackmon, who married
Miss Herbert Bays, formerly Of this
city, is desperately Ill at his home In
Sumter DR.. w. g. Stevens and Mr..
W. B. Wilson, Jr., and wife went down
this morning to be with him. Mes
danes Stevens and Wilson are sisters
Of Mrs. Blackmon.
Misses Edith and Margaret Mclean
Lean and Mrs. I. A. Bigger Of Oak
land.
Miss Frances Harris of Fort Mill
visited relatives here this week.
Mrs. Johnson of Charlotte spent
Wednesday at the home Of her neph-
ew, Mr.. T. L. Johnston.
Messrs. Sidney Friedheim, J. B..
Sykes, and ]. B. CASTOR are In the
northern markets this week.
Mrs. Arnold Friedheim Is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Marion Heyman In
Camden.
Mrs. M. p. Hislop, of Kings Noun
tain. N c., visited relatives here this
week.
Mr.. Walter Geer, the State man is
In the city today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01
MocoNNELLsvILLE MATTERS.
Pretty Home Weddins-PsrsonsI and
Other Notes Of Interest.
ondence Of the YorkyiIle tnaulrer


McCaNNELIsvILL;E, February 2S.-
One of the prettiest home weddings
seen In our community In a long time.
vas the one on last Wednesday even-
ing at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Love, when their
daughter, Miss Mary Louise became
the happy bride Of Mr.. Joseph Lind
say Huey. The wedding ceremony
took place in the east parlor which
had been beautifully decorated before
hand. Misses Ora Love and JAMIE
Ashe, maids of honor, entered just be-
fore the bride and groom and took
their places on each side OF the offi-
ciating minister, Rev. ]. B. Swami, pas
tor of the bride, who in a few we'll
chosen words pronounced them husband
and wife. Mrs. j. M. Love played the
wedding march. The brides wedding
gown was lovely creation Of gray
silk. Mr.. and Mrs. Huey accompanied
by few close friends left shortly at
ter the ceremony, for the home Of the
groom's sister, Mrs. Maggie Huey,
where a reception was rendered them.
Many beautiful and useful presents
attest the high esteem Of this young
couple.
Mrs. r. A. Ford who spent Sunday
In Chester has returned.
Miss Annie Foster, who has been
teaching in Aiken county is at home
on a visit.
Miss Sallie Howe, who has been vis-
iting the Misses Mcconnell has return
ed home.
Miss Louise Crawford IL spending
awhile with her grandmother, Mra.
Ellen Crawford.
The new depot at this place is about
completed.
Mr.. F. d. Williams and family ex-
pect to move to Chester In the near
future,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01

1t has been decided not to accept
any bids for building the Panama ca
nal. This announcement was made
following the meeting Of the cabinet
last Tuesday, after the president had
been in conference for an hour or
more with Secretaries Taft and Root.
1t was decided that there should be
no Reimbursement inviting proposals
for construction of the canal under
the plan as first laid down, but there
will be a full consideration of the sub
ject before determining on change
Of the present procedure. In his let
ter to the chairman Of the canal COM
mission instructing that body to re-
ject the bids for the construction of
the canal, the president states that
the purpose of the contract was to Sc
cure in the building of the canal the
services of the best, most experienced
and most skilled contractors in the
country at the least risk to them and
at the least expense to the govern
ment. This purpose filled, he stated
as the contractors whose personal SER
vices in the> work are what the COM
mission sought, have made arrange
ments to divide the profits under the
percentage bid with the bankers and
others to whom the contractors had
to look for the needed capital. So
that the contractors who are actually
to do the work have arranged to ac-
cept a comparatively small proportion
of the profits accruing under the con-
tract. No contract can ultimately OPP
crate to the benefit Of the govern
ment, the president stated, in which
the contractors energy, skill, expe-
rience and personal supervision Of the
work are not adequately paid for. The
president further stated that Mr.. Ste
vens the chief engineer advised
against accepting either the MacAr-
thur or Oliver bid. One of the chief
reasons for adopting the contract pro-
posed was that in its main features
it was formulated by Mr.. Stevens, who
was expected to supervise the work
as chief engineer. His resignation,
the president says, takes away the
special reason mentioned for proceed
ing under the present form of con-
tract.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01

NEGROES TAKING CHARGE.-Negroes
who have rapidly been locating In
what was once one Of the fashionable
sections of west Baltimore, thus caus-
ing a rapid depreciation in real estate
values in that vicinity, are now trying
to buy st. Peters Protestant Episco-
pal church, Druid Hill avenue and
Lanville street, one of the finest edi-
fees in that part Of town.
A negro Methodist congregation has
offered $4,000 for the church building,
spacious, whitestone structure. Men,
bers of the vestry admit that one offer
has been made for the property. The
negroes have bought all the available
residential property in the neighbor-
hood Of the church, and most Of the
members Of that congregation who re-
side there have moved away.
Some time ago the negroes tried to
buy a Lutheran church a few blocks
west Of st. Peters and they have re-
Gently built two fine church edifices In
the same vicinity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-01

THE people Of South Carolina, we
think are to be congratulated on the
outcome Of the prosecution in the bond
theft cases. There was reason to fear
that as the result of the long prevail
ing disposition to condone such Of
fenses, especially where the state or
the public is the victim and the often
der is surrounded by influential and
sympathetic friends, the whole affair
would be whitewashed over. OF course
we cannot tell what either Zimmerman
or Gibson thought, but we have an
idea that in the first place they did
not think that they would ever be
caught and that in the second place II
they were caught, there would be found
some means by which they would es-
cape the consequences. South Caro-
lima has suffered tremendously from
this feeling in the past and still suf-
fers. There are thousands of people
in more or less high position, who are
quick to try to condone such offenses
as are here under considerations; and
who cannot be depended upon to per-
form the unpleasant duties in connec-
tion with the punishment Of such Of
fences. Many criminal Of the stand
ing of Zimmerman and Gibson has
been allowed to frankly acknowledge
his error, or more properly speaking
crime, explained that he committed 1t
in a moment of inadvertence or by mis-
take, and permitted to escape the con-
sequences. Crime should be punished
under any and all circumstances, no
matter whether. the offenders be high
or low, popular or unpopular. No right
thinking citizen can afford to condone
or apologize for even the appearance Of
crime in any man, no matter what
might be his standing. We would not
have been surprised If this poor fellow
Gibson had been acquitted. Many a
man has been allowed to go free un-
der more damaging testimony. Pos
sibly there may have been behind it
all some consideration Of which the
public has no knowledge; but upon the
face of the proceedings as they appear
in the newspapers, we think the Rich
land jury has done it's duty, and all
South Carolina has a right to believe
that the proper and just enforcement
Of the law is looking to higher place
in the estimation of the people.