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Straps and |artis. ? Mr. Bryan in an editorial asks the Democrats to accept Mr. Hearst and the independence league as allies. Among other things, Mr. Bryan says: "Of course, a party may do educational work without dominating the government and all parties, however small, do educational work, but the great majority of the voters prefer to see results rather than to do pioneer work. Mr. Hearst complains that the Democratic party is not harmonious. That is true. But unfortunately, there is no chance of securing absolute harmony in any party of any sire. If a party has as many as two members. the conservative ana raaicai eiemcma will appear. In the meantime, Democratic papers should treat Mr. Hearst and the new party as an ally rather than as an enemy. We are going in the same direction, even though we march under different banners, and there ought to be no quarrels so long as we are trying to cast out devils, although we invoke the name of Democracy, while Mr. Hearst and his associates Invoke the name of independence league." ? "The post office department," says a Washington dispatch "has indicated to county officials and road supervisors throughout the country that it is absolutely necessary for them to keep their roads in good condition. If they do not, the rural mail service will be discontinued. The department has done all it can to encourage the maintenance of good roads, but if the people themselves will not lend a hand they will have to go without rural delivery of mail. The pressure on the department for the establishment of new rural mail routes is so great that the government now is in position to dictate terms on which they shall be established. In every part of the country, more particularly In the south and east, every effort is -being made by the county and municipal officers to meet the requirements of the postofflce department. The local officials show a disposition to improve their roads,and trha rn thp r* nil fit V Ill 9UU1C Ilioiauvw t? IIV* V *..v ? officials have been derelict of their duty In this regard, the farmers In the vicinity voluntarily have devoted time and money to the Improvement of the roads In order to insure the continuance of the delivery of their mail." ? The body of Horace Marvin, Jr., the little boy who disappeared from his father's home at Kitt's Hammock, Del., on March 4th, last, was found Saturday afternoon within a few hundred yards of Dr. Marvin's home. The hunt for the Marvin boy was carried on with increasing vigor for nearly two months. Scores of detectives have been engaged on the case as it was believed that the child had been kidnapped and was being held for a ransom. Dr. Marvin received thousands of letters from all parts of the United States stating that the child would be returned for a given sum or had been seen at given places, or would be found at a given point. Many of these clues were followed without avail. The body of the child dressed as was the boy when he disappeared Just two months before, was found in a marsh a half mile from his father's home. The marsh was frozen over at the time the child disappeared. Four weeks ago the grass of this marsh, having Decome ury, \>ua uumed off. followed by a careful search for the child's b?dy, but such efforts were fruitless. The child's body was found by a duck hunter Saturday afternoon partly concealed by dry grass, and it is the belief of some of the searchers that the child had been murdered and placed in the position in which it was found in an effort to hide the crime of the kidnappers, who had found that it was a hard matter to turn the possession of the child to financial profit. ? New York. May 5: In a letter read today before the Central Federa. tlon union, President Roosevelt states that if evidence is submitted to him showing that there has been a miscarriage of Justice for or against Moyer and Haywood, awaiting trial at Boise, Idaho, charged with the murder of former Governor Steunenburg, he will bring such evidence to the attention of the attorney general for such action, if any, as it may be in the power of the federal authorities to take. The communication was the formal reply of the president to the committee of the union which recently called upon the president in Washington and A-J u 1 faat forth in fpnpral recjuesieu mm w ? his attitude toward the accused men and specify why he had referred to Moyer and Haywood as "undesirable citizens." In making his report today the chairman John S. Henry, said that the committee had spent more than an hour with the president, at which time the matter in hand was thoroughly discussed. The president signified his intention of formally replying in the letter which the chairman then read. Following the reading there was an animated discussion, during which the chairman and William Coakley, another member of the committee, stoutly championed the attitude of the chief executive. It was finally voted to send a copy of the letter to counsel for Moyer and Haywood. In his reply the president quotes at length from a letter written by him more than a year ago to the attorney general, in which he said "our duty is (if it should ever happen that we had any power in the matter) to see that exact justice is done these men." ? Trouble of a serious nature is expected at Boise, Iowa, next Saturday, when Wm. Haywood is put on trial for alleged complicity in the murder of ex-Governor Steunenburg. It is not expected that the persons themselves or their immediate friends will cause or countenance lawlessness at that time, but it is feared that some man or men radical enough to attempt something desperate will suddenly ap ^ Throotttninc 1 *-? f - pear on mc av-ciic. ii?vu<vi..,.e .v. ters have been pouring in upon Governor Gooding for weeks and he and his friends are living in an atmosphere of danger. The prosecution is depending on the testimony of one Harry Orchard, who is alleged to have made a confession to the effect that Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone hired him to assassinate the governor. It is predicted in Boise that when Orchard is put in the witness chair he will be shot by some of the friends of the prisoners. Violence is an ever present fear. The position of the prisoners and their activity through years of bitter labor warfare, their arrest in Colorado and removal to Iowa, and other Incidents have served to make the case in the minds and attitudes of thousands a contest of classes rather than a trial for alleged murder. This feeling will make it difficult to secure a jury of twelve men who are willing to risk their lives by giving th? ease a fair trial and verdict, as it h feared that if the jury were to returr a verdict of guilty every man would b? marked for vengeance by cranks 01 others. Feeling is so strong in regard to the case in Boise that few men car* to discuss any aspect of the approaching trials. The trials of the thre* men implicated, of which Haywood will be the first, will be watched with the closest Interest throughout th* United States, labor unionists beliu especially Interested In the outcome <Thc \lorhvillc (pnquircv. YORKVILLE, S. C.t TUESDAY, MAY 7. 1907. "To let: The old tradition about the meeting of * the governors of North Carolina and South Carolina."?Greenville, S. C., News. A good suggestion. There wasn't much in the gag when it was young, if it ever was. Now it Is a chestnut and a bore. Let's cut it out.?Charlotte Observer. Here Is complete sympathy for both of you; but very little hope. As long as people continue to .meet under circumstances that seem to suggest that old gag, and as long as these people can think of nothing new or original to say, they will continue to work this worn out corpse of what may have once been a fairly engaging Joke. Our contemporaries will note that we are guilty of continuing to pass it along, even in reproducing and commenting on what they have said. Th? State, of Columbia, an esteemed neighbor, observes that "Less than three years ago William Randolph Hearst was a candidate for the presidential nomination before the national Democratic convention. He sent emissaries into South Carolina and many other states to attempt the creation of a Hearst sentiment and to attempt the Influence of county and state conventions. That money was freely used was no secret" Same way here. Now Hearst admits that he had doubt as to where he is at. "1 would have been a Democrat in Jefferson's day," he says, "and a Republican in Lincoln's day, but whether I can properly be classed as a Democrat in the present day, is a matter which 1 admit is subject to legitimate- doubt." For this admission the yellow candidate has been much criticised but it is about the most creditable thing he ever said. A Bryan Democrat doesn't think a Cleveland Democrat is a Democrat and a Cleveland Democrat doesn't think a Bryan Democrat is a Democrat and a good many of those who call themselves by the Democratic name behave as if they do hot think Jefferson was a Democrat. Hearst's perplexity ought to be pardoned.? Charlotte Observer. Aside from controlling the admin istration of the government, what Is the difference between a Democrat and a Republican? % m % * The Matter of Bail. There is a good deal In the contention of the Abbeville Press and Banner that the judges in this state are in a measure responsible for the indifference with which human life is regarded in South Carolina. "The least understood difficulty of convicting murderers," says our contemporary, "is to be found in the easy bail which is granted to everybody no matter how aggravating the crime. . . .Until Judges refuse to grant bail jurors need not be expected to convict."?News and Courier. This bail matter is a pretty knotty question. Theoretically all persons accused of crime, even though It be murder, are innocent until a jury says they are guilty. That, in effect is law. It is not supposed that an accused person is subject to punishment until after he has been convicted. The imprisonment of accused persons, whether the offense charged be assault, murder, or any other crime is merely for the purpose of securing their appearance at the trial. If the appearance of the defendant can be secured otherwise, it is not essential that he be confined in jail. A judge would be justified in releasing the most brutal murderer on a straw bond if he had absolute assurance that such murderer would be on hand when wanted. He would not be justified in releasing an accused of most doubtful guilt on a bond of millions if there was reasonable danger that the accused would run away. 11 r? ckmil,! he criticised for releasing any accused tfuin on bail, unless the accused jumps his bail, and then the judge would seem to be a proper subject for impeachment. Although making these observations in all candor, we are not unmindful of the fact that behind the suggestions of the Press and Banner, there is a principle, which, though not recognized in the law, seems to compel consideration. The general public is disposed tc look upon the facts set forth ir habeas corpus proceedings as constituting a kind of a trial and the decision of the judge as to bail is generally taken as indicating the court's opinion of the gravity of the offense. It cannot be denied that the disposition of habeas corpus proceedings has its weight with public opinior and that is of very great importance actually, if not theoretically. Theoretically, public opinion is supposed tc have very little to do with the verdicl of a jury; but actually it often hai everything to do with such verdict. It is a fact that lawyers frequentlj make application for bail for no othei ?'oqc< ri than to holil ii?? thp u\ the judge as an evidence that in ;hopinion of the court, the crime chargec is really not murder. As we understand the constitution of the stute, it is doubtful as t< whether a judge has a right to denj bail to an accused person unless tha judge has reason to believe that it i: dangerous for that person to be al large, or that he will run away fronr the trial. In this we may be mistaken: but we have no doubt whatevei of the' proposition that the action ol the court in the matter is not supposed. theoretically at least, to have any bearing whatever on the merits ol the question of the guilt or innocence of the accused. The remedy, therefore, for the condition of which the Press and Banner complains is not in the conducl of the judges; but it is in the education of the public to a proper conception of its #ity. If a judge refuses to grant bail, let the jury consider the evidence at the trial the same as if the matter of bail had never been thought of. Also, if the judge grants bail ever > In a nominal amount let the Jury proi ceed on exactly the same line as othi envlse. and If the facts show guilt be? yond a reasonable doubt, let the ver diet be accordingly s ROCK HILL AND VICINITY. ' Memorial Day at Rock Hill and EbenI erer?T. M. Whisonant Goes tc i Chester?Engine 1817 a HoodooPersonal Mention. f Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Knquuer. Rock Hu.i,, May 6.?The Ann Whltt , Chapter, 17. D. C'., will hold their exercises Memorial day in Frledheim'j hall and afterward march to the cemetery where the beautiful custom ol uimu'inir irinvps of the deoarted soldiers of the Confederacy with dowel's will be carried out. Col. W. W Lumpkin of Columbia, a gallant veteran and a silver tongued orator will be the speaker of the day. It is expected that the Winthrop chapter will participate with the Ann White chapter in the exercises. At Ebenezer. the S. D. Barron chapter will as usual have attractive exercises for the occasion. Chief Justice Pope is the senior orator and Dr. J. P Klnard of Winthrop, the Junior. Mr. J. V. Murray, a former Rock Hiillan now superintendent of agencies In South Carolina for the Virginia Life Insurance company, spent several days here this week. Mr. G. R. Matthews, a former citizen, who has for a couple of years lived in Concord, N. C., has returned to Rock Hill and will have charge ol i an important department of the big Aragon Cotton mill, which will starl up in a short time. Mr. Matthews will be in charge of the weaving and > cloth rooms. He is thoroughly expel rienced. Mr. G. R. Buchanan, whose resignation as superintendent of the Art cade mill several weeks ago, was fol, lowed by the statement that a great effort would be made to keep him here, has decided to go to Darlington ; to superintend the Darlingrton Manu, facturlng company's plant. Mr. Buch?'<jo 1'orv nnnnlar horo onH tVlPrf ' are many regrets that he will gc i The employees of his mill got togeth. er and presented him with a very handsome and modern, desk as a testimonial of esteem. ! Mr. T. M. Whisonant, who came ; here a year ago from Hickory Grove and entered business with Mr. J. Edgar P<?ag, the real estate broker, has decided to move to Chester and open a real estate office on his own hook Mr. Whisonant has many friends ir Rock Hill, who regret that he sees fit 1 to make this move. 1 No. 1817, the engine drawing the train which went through Fishing creek trestle three years ago, got ! loose Friday night and backed off a spur track in the yard. No hands > could be gotten to work on it Friday night on account of superstition, but I it was jacked up Saturday without 1 much damage. 1 Miss Annie Neely, the youngest ' daughter of Mr. D. F. Neely of Less He. died at the home or her brother Mr. J. Neely in this city Saturday i evening and was buried Sunday afteri noon by Revs. W. H. Arial and A. S > Rogers. Mesdames Paul Workman, A. E Smith. C. B. Haynes, R. S. Hanna, T. L. Johnson and H. B. Buist, and Miss Mary F. Wickliffe, left Monday for Orangeburg to attend the State Federation of Women's clubs. Miss Wickliffe is to make an address or manual training before the federation "The Miracle of the Roses," a cantata, will be given Monday evening at Winthrop college by the Cecilia chorus under the direction of Miss Anna 1 Jones, the vocal teacher. Mr. John G. Anderson, commonly accepted as the busiest man In this section, has erone to Louisville. Ky.. tc , visit his sister and will remain a couple of weeks for a much needed rest. GUTH RIESVILLE SCHOOL. Interesting Closing Exercises Last Friday?An Excellent Teacher. [ Correspondence of the Vorkville Knauirer. Gcthjuesville, May 4.?The closing exercises of the Guthriesvil.e school : took place on Friday night. May the third, it had been planned that this i should in; an al fresco entertainment i and ii was hoped that summer skies and qpf moonlight would lend the i charm of novelty to the occasion, r The lo vering clouds of Friday morning however, warned teacher and pupil that other plans must be hastily made. The neat school house being toe small to admit of as large a gathering ! as was expected, an Impromptu stage , was erected in a commodious outbuilding at Guthriesville, and willing 1 hands assisted in transforming the interior int<? a very acceptable exhibi[ tlon hall. The exercises opened with , "The Star Spangled Banner," mosl creditably sung by the entire school, This was followed in quick succession by a pleasing programme of recita, tions, dialogues, tableaux and songs. Where all did well it is hard to dis1 criminate, but special mention may be ; made of the Scarf Drill by eighl i young girls. The different movements being executed with grace and skill The Indian drill and song by "Ten Little Injun Boys," gaily bedecked with feathers, war paint and tomahawks also elicited much praise. The closing number, a good night 1 song by eight little girls clad in dainty robes denuit leaning in one arm a , sleeping doll, and in the other out' stretched hand a lighted taper, was ' exceedingly attractive. One by one the little tots sang their good-night verse, blew out their candle and dis. appeared, leaving little Miss George Bratton to sing alone the final goodnight to the audience. ! The presentation of a medal wasar [ interesting feature of the occasion The contest for this medal involved 1 scholarship, deportment and punctual1 Ity. The race for it was a close one between Miss Eula Jackson and Miss Marie Moore. But for the fact thai Miss Jackson was necessarily absent 1 at one time for a few days, the result I would probably have been a tie. Miss Marie Moore carried otl the honor for which she had faithfully worked. During the programme, music was rendered by the Yorkville string band, which added much to the interest of the evening. The school is under the care of Miss Nora Williamson, who has successfully proven, a prophet may wlr honor even in his own country. She enjoys the perfect confidence of hei patrons, and the love of her pupils By her individual efforts she won foi her school last year, one of the hundred dollar prizes offered by the South Carolina association for the Improvement of Rural Schools, and was appointed by the county superintendent of education, the delegate frorr York county to that association last December, at its annual meeting ir Columbia. Shoixd Buy It.?A rarely nove proposition is that of some 3,500 citizens of Union, S. C? who have signec petitions addressed to the directors ol the Union-Buffalo Cotton mills, pray Ing that they reinstate Thomas C f Duncan as president of those mill! ?now incorporated as one since theii failure under the administration ol 1 Mr. Duncan a year or two ago. Th< petitions at least manifest remarkable popular confidence In th? integrity and ability of Mr. Duncan ' whose reputation as a successful cotton mill manager underwent a strair t of some severity in 1905. Perhaps the most interesting phasi 3 of the affair is the apparent reluctanci t of the 3,500 petitioners to purchast 1 me |>ru|Jcrufa iinu pmre ivi r. isuiicui in control. It se?pis that so large r body of men interested In cotton mil r investments would be able easily t( f raise the necessary money to obtalr . the control of this corporation, especially as its shares are quoted at s ! figure below par, owing to misfortune.' f antedating the present management. ? Speaking in general terms, we sometimes entertain a mild* doubt il persons whose stake Is less than one share of the par value of one hundred dollars in a private corporation are entitled to serious attention when thej offer suggestions concerning the corporation's management.?News and Courier. ? A negro who attempted a criminal ? assault upon the daughter of Mr I John Sawyer, a well-to-do farmer near Muliins. Marion county, yesterday. was shot to death by a posse in i attempting to effect his arrest. LOCAL AFFAIRS. b "f NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ^ Mrs. W. D. Grist?Gives notice of an- It other break and cake sale by the la- S dies of the A. R. P. church next 8at- D urday morning at W. M. Kennedy's t? store. T D. B. Johnson, Pres.?Publishes infor- W matlon relative to the admission rt examinations for Wlnthrop college W ' to be held in York court house on r( July 5th. V J, S. Brice, Plaintiff's Attorney?Pub- ol lishes summons for relief in the case of lone S. Noland, plaintiff, against John S. Sadler and others, defendants. J. B: Scott, No. 3, Yorkville?Has llmited quantity Culpepper variety of cotton seed for sale. B Howard Ward?Will appreciate infor- d< matlon as to the whereabouts of an 5, estray pig. The pig is black and has white spots. D. E. Boney?Publishes card from J. t\ H. and T. S. Barry, acknowledging bi receipt of $150 in payment of loss , of a mule killed by cyclone on April 23rd. di First National Bank?Tells you to vl knira OAnfl rlono/v I n ifAiirool# on/1 a ?ia \ r v.i/iiiiuciivc in jv/uiocii auu iv ^ "follow your own headlight." Glenn & Allison?Say they are head- " quarters for Babcock, Hackney, b< Taylor-Cannady and High Point |r buggies, Studebaker wagons and International gasoline engines. Dr. M. W. White?Advises you to y< make investments in home stocks p: and prime real estate. A good home jj; is a sure Investment. ! J. J. Keller & Co.?Give you advice w , on how to get your Sunday morn- a ; lng's nap without being worried by e] flies. York Drug Store?Has Sherwin-Wil- ni Hams and Stag semi-paste paints, hi oils, varnishes, putty, glass, etc. it Nunnally's and Lowney's candles, h] fresh. ?l Yorkvllle B. &. M. Co?Talk about its clothing and hats for men. New la lines of ladles' belts and buckles, ^ purses and handbags, back and side , combs. Three carloads of flour. Thomson Co.?Makes special bargain offerings for Wednesday in shirt ir waists, white skirts, handkerchiefs, pins, soap, thread, etc. 1, Lean and Savings Bank?Wants you < to remember when you deposit your ti funds with it that your money will t receive every protection that a properly conducted bank can give. " "Friday, the Thirteenth" is taking 81 as well among the readers of The En- 'r quirer as it did in the magazine that bl I first produced it. It is being read 1)1 quite generally, and the demand for C1 ' k..l. ..,.... Vw..... ...kink n.n n na nnokla ta . uotft iiuiuucio, ? iiiv.ii nc aic uuauic tu l supply, is .unusually strong. lo t They are cutting for lumber nowaI days, timber that some of the sawyers p t say Is too rough for firewood. Not s' t long ago a young landowner in the w western part of the county sold for 01 , lumber 40,000 feet of timber that he 'r , had been calculating on selling for ' fuel. The ladies who have an ambition to carry off the prizes at the chrysanthe- n . mum show next fall should begin c' to get busy. Of course, all the ladles w , cannot win prizes, but all have it s' s within their power to produce some 1 mighty fine specimens of chrysanthe1 mums. It is principally a matter of al . careful, painstaking attention. pl t They are having some fine fishing c< ! up on Catawba river in the vicinity ol T Wright's ferry. Black bass seem to a| ' be at>undant and they are biting ei 1 splendidly. A report of a few days S{ ' ago was to the effect that a fourteen- e< year-old boy caught about fifteen pounds of black bass In less than an w hour, with hook and line. The fish weighed from two to three pounds lr E riiuii. tt AUCTION SALES. b: ft ' There were two auction sales before sj [ the court house door yesterday morn- a] | ing, both by the clerk, under decretal .. , orders, the result being as follows: j( 1 In the case of J. S. Brice, guardian lr vs. Laura E. Parish, a tract of 1291 . acres in Bullock's Creek township, pi Bought by J. S. Brlce, attorney for u ' *700' iUs , In the case of Stead L. Comer vs. p| : C. P. Black, a lot of land In Rock d< ' Hill. Bought by Stead L. Comer for T ; $175. j; u WITHIN THE TOWN. J ; ? Don't forget the Memorial day ex- tl . ercises next Friday afternoon. Every1 body should turn out. ? Give the Civic League ladles more C| money. They have been doing first- tt i rate with what they have had. ol ? Trade continues as good as could S| be expected of the season. M i ? The show people had a sorry time ni ' in Yorkville last week. They had very poor shows, patronage was slim, and ^ C but few of them took In enough to ai pay expenses. P; J1 ? The work of the Yorkville Graded ( school was suspended this morning for ft ! an indefinite period, probably a week, V possibly longer, on account of the ^ ( development of a number of cases of a| measles and whooping cough among the pupils of the school. c* i P 11 I ABOUT PEOPLE. a Capt. E. P. Moore of Chester, was In ^ i Yorkville Saturday. f* ' Mr. Cal G. Parish of Gaffney was in n ' Yorkville yesterday on business. Mr. H. F. Adickes of Raleigh, spent " L Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville. J"' ' Mr. O. P. Heath of Charlotte, was ~ ' in Yorkville Friday and Saturday. e Mrs. R. E. Heath and children left Jf ' yesterday morning on a visit to Mon- ^ ' roe, N. C. v Mr. John W. Simrll is quite ill at ?' his home at Old Point. He is suffer- A * ing from heart affection. 9< Misses Kate Cody and Wilma O'Far- w J rell of Gastonia, spent Sunday with w ? relatives and friends in Yorkville. ?' Mrs. D. L. Shieder and children ; left yesterday, on a visit to relatives a and friends in Dorchester county. " Mrs. W. W. Jenkins and Miss Lutie " 1 Jenkins left this morning for a visit n' to relatives at Norfolk, Va. They h: 5 will also visit the Jamestown exposi- A tion. 's ' Rev. E. E. Gillespie was unexpect- a c edly called away on important busi- 11 ' ness to Greensboro last Saturday afternoon and Rev. Dr. J. D. Brimm filled P his pulpit Sunday morning. v< 1 The marriage of Miss Sallie Ed- 0 . monds McMurray, daughter of Rev. w 1 and Mrs. John A. McMurray of Shar- f( f on, to Mr. Arthur Miles Erwin will w . take place at Woodlawn Presbyterian w AtiAnlnop o ft rk'nlanl/ D uiiuil.ii inia ociiiug u u ?j Mr. Wm. F. Robertson, formerly of t< r Yorkville. now of Wilmington, N. C., h f has been elected one of the vice pres- h > idents of the North Carolina Peace ' ^ society, which was organized at Wll- a > mington Saturday. tl Rev. W. C. Ewart atjd Elder \V. D. w ! Grist left last evening for Chester, to 1> , represent the Yorkville Associate Re- it formed church at the spring meeting t< 5 of the First presbytery. They expect r< } to return tomorrow. Elder W. M. J' ? Kennedy is also attending presbytery'. H | Mrs. Virginia M. Bratton and Miss w L Maggie Gist go to Columbia tomorrow w I morning to attend a meeting of the , Calhoun statue commission. The ai , meeting is to be held at the govern- si or's mansion. The understanding Is L that Mr. Ruckstuhl. who made the jt 5 Hampton monument, will probably be tc commissioned to produce the Calhoun , monument also. ft r The following veterans from Clover L , and vicinity are in Columbia this w j week attending the Confederate re- ci , union. Capt. W. B. Smith. Capt. J. J. ei \ Smith. Messrs. R. A. Hagans, J. M. Cook. J. B. Robinson, Frank Robinson, m j W. I). Moore, J. W. Lawrence, W. B. R Whitaker, J. N. Lawrence, P. C. Man- e< ning, Jerry Walker. Messrs. T. F. b< Jackson and M. L. Dickson are also m I with the party. The following are among York's ti contingent in attendance upon the lo Confederate Veteran's reunion In Co- Jc i lumbia this week: J. R. Caldwell, J. w E. Lowry, L. R. Williams, N. J. N. It owen, J. C. Dickson, Mrs. J. C. Dick- i >n, E. A. Dickson, J. W. Y. Dickson, ; . N. Thomasson, J. M. Thomasson, i ,r. L. Brown, J. R. Stevenson, Miss i eila Stevenson, Frank Jackson, Brown inoak, J. J. Hunter, J. A. Tate, J. B. < elveaux, C. C. Lanier, D. B. McCar>r, Joe Rose, C. M. McKnight, T. J. i homasson, Ben Falls, J. R. Lindsay, < [. C. Willis. J. L. Rainey, W. R. Car- , >11, Louis Roth, J, M. Whltesldes, R. < r. Whltesldes, W. T. Slaughter, War- i >n Whlsonant, Walker Latimer, R. j /. Lowry, T. F. Jackson, J. J. Nlch- i Is and T. H. Riddle. 1 LIQUOR BUSINESS QUIET. There is very little heard about the I rjuor business in Yorkville and viciny these days, and the reason is evlsntly that there Is very little liquor usiness to hear of. Speaking of the matter a day or vo ago, an omciai wno manes n ms uslness to keep in touch with the tuation, said: "If there is a regular saler in blind tiger liquor in York- ' llle at this time, I confess I am not 1 svare of the fact. I don't believe lere is such a dealer. In fact I don't 1 slleve there has been less liquor sold i this town in the last twenty-five ' ears than now. I would not have ' :>u understand that there are-no peole in the town who would not sell quor. There are some here no doubt, j ho make occasional sales, and it is common thing among certain ne- ! roes to slip in on Saturday afteroons and at other times when they ave reason to expect crowds, bring j qucr, sell it out as quickly as posslle and get away. Some of these [ ave been caught, and wires have been ( .id to catch others. But aside from < lis fhe law is being enforced remarkbly well, I think." There is still more or less blockadig going on up in the northwestern art of the county close to the North | amllna and Cherokee lines. The diallers up that way are persistent, hey make liquor In considerable uantities and manage to dispose of ( quite readily, to the people of the , irroundlng country and to customers I om a distance. Incidentally it might e mentioned that a party of show , eople went up there last week, projred a quantity of liquor, and the | itlre outfit was drunk the night folwlng. j The town authorities are keeping ' retty close tab on the local liquor tuatlon, and most of the people who ould otherwise risk a little retailing n the sly are inclined to let the busLess alone. ROLL CALL SERVICE. Several weeks* ago, Rev. I. G. Mur- : ly, pastor of the Yorkvllle Baptist i lurch and who has had charge of the 1 ork since the first of last December, J jggested that a "Roll Call" service be | eld in the church on the first Sunday ' i May. The suggestion was heartily ' pproved by the members and the t revlously arranged programme was trried out .in detail last Sunday, here was probably a larger per cent ge of the members of church preset than on any single occasion in >me years. The exercises were open1 with the singing of the long meter axology, followed by a prayer, after hich another hymn was sung and lis in turn was followed by the readig of a part of the 24th chapter of ] xodus. The usual collection w.as ' ien taken and Immediately followed ' y the gathering of the "birth day of- | (rings" as explained below. After the nging of another hymn, Mr. Murray anounced as his text Exodus xxiv, 7: j \li that the Lord hath said will we ?, and be obedient." He .then spoke i i part as follows: We love to talk of the wonderful ( romises of God to us. Our souls feed | pon them. It is well for us to dwell pon them. Here Is a precious prome. "He that dwelleth in the secret j lace of the most high, shall abide un- ( er the shadow of the Almighty." hen when we consider God's promise ever to leave or forsake us, or the , romise of the second coming, the res- , rrection of the dead and of our . nal abode in our Father's house of , lany mansions, we do not wonder , lat Peter spoke of the exceeding . reat and precious promises of God. | It would be a joy to me to speak to | du today upon any one of these gra- | ous promises, but as we assemble > renew our covenant, we must turn lit faces in another direction and peak of "Our Promises to God." Moses had just returned from [ount Sinai and delivered God's comlands to His people and they all with ( ie voice said: "All that the Lord , ath said will we do and be obedient." low soon this promise was forgotten ad alas! how soon we forget the J romise we made to God when He , ived us. In the first place let us ote then that this was a message om God. So are the messages I bear ou each Lord's day. All Scripture : given by inspiration." "Holy men f old wrote as they were borne long by the Holy Spirit." This message was threefold In its < ampass. It enjoined upon the people ( lUrlntv I r* I V?olt? nnrn nrltro tn """ft 111 V"?? |/4? ?i*VV | vea. No amount of professions will tone for the immoral Inward life, he pure in heart are to see God and , ley who have clean hands and a pure ] eart are to stand on His holy hill. God also in this message revealed [is will as to how the children of Is- ( lei were to treat one another. Jesus ( lught, "Therefore all things whatso- , ver ye would that men should do | nto you, do ye even so unto them; , jr this is the law ana the prophets." t fhen we gave our hearts to God we ] romised to treat our fellows right. ] re we keeping this promise? Are we | ;nding the gospel to the heathen as , e would have them send it to us if j e were in their places and they in . urs? , This message revealed to them God . nd the fact that He is to be supreme, fhen he saved us we proml;;ed to seek j rst His kingdom and His righteous- , ess. Yes, we said, "All that the Lord J ath said will we do and be obedient." | re we living up to this solemn prom- | ie to Him who will hold us to strict ccount on the great day of judglent? But I would notice in the second t lace that they failed to keep their ows as we have oft failed to keep . urs. The stains of idolatry were yet ithin their natures and it was hard < >r them to give up Idol worship and orship and serve only God. So it is . ith us today. Though under the im- | ulse of the moment we may promise ( ) obey the Lord, how soon our sinful , onrts foriret Him. Then, too, they ) ad stood before the mountain trembng with God's power and filled with J we they perhaps failed to fully weigh ie meaning of the obligations they ' ere assuming. Our religion is vastr more than signing a card or mak- , lg a profession. Let those who come , > Christ well consider the step and ;ceive Him as their personal Savior. ] esus taught those who would follow , [im to first count the cost like one anting to build a tower or going to ] ar. The speaker closed his sermon by I ssigning some reasons as to why we lould keep our promises to God. i We should do it as a point of honor < ist as we would deem it dishonorable 1 > fail to keep any other promise. I We owe it to Him who has done all < >r. us. For ye know the grace of our i ord Jesus Christ, that though He i as rich, yet for your sakes He be- ( ime poor, that ye through His pov- t rty might be rich.?II Co., viil, 9. c Then let us remember that God has i > graciously blessed us as a church, s ecently thirty-seven have been add- 1 1 to our membership. Shall we not 1 e loyal to Him who so graciously re- t lembers us? 1 Then the great work that the Pap- t sts are doing should appeal to every ( yal Baptist heart and cause him to t lyfully do his full duty. The sermon 4 as closed by reviewing the work of I ie Baptists of the south for the past I nineteen years, when the Southern Baptist convention last met In Richmond, Va., where It will again meet on the 16th of this month. The sermon was listened to with the closest attention by the large audience present, and at its close $118.05 was raised to liquidate an outstanding debt of the church. The members gave as a thank offering to God one cent for each year of their lives, as the pastor had requested, which amounted to $39.86. It was a joy to see the people give, as they Instantly made up what was needed to pay off the debt. The membership standing, the covenant was then read by the pastor. The door of the church was then opened and two were received Into the membership of the church, and the hand of fellowship was extended wniie lue vungregauMii ncing Dicai Be the Tie That Binds." So closed a most remarkable and enjoyable service. THE WAREHOUSE PLAN. Mr. E. D. Smith, field agent of the Southern Cotton association is now in Columbia, where he returned last week from a pretty thorough canvass of North Carolina in the Interest of the cotton holding organization. He expresses himself as well pleased with his reception In North Carolina and the promises he received from farmers and business men as to active cooperation in the development of his plans. Explaining more fully the working of the proposed holding organization, he has given out the following in the form of an Interview: "On last Tuesday I was called to Birmingham to meet with our warehouse committee, who were to meet with the capitalists and business men of Birmingham to discuss the plan of establishing at Birmingham a spot cotton clearing house, where all the cotton in our local warehouses could be reoorted and listed, so that the buyers of the world might have a central point where they could reach conveniently all the cotton controlled by us. This cotton would be listed according to the counties an^ states reported. "In conjunction with this clearing house, there would be on foot a plan to organize a guarantee company with a capital stock of $1,000,000 to guarantee the weights and grades of the cotton stored In our warehouses. This guarantee company would bear the the same relation to our association as an Insurance company would bear to the owner of property; they would weigh and grade every bale of cotton controlled by *us and stamp our warehouse receipt with their guarantee, so that when our cotton was listed for sale, in our central concentrated point, every bale so listed would be guaranteed as to weight and grade by tfils company. And the buyer therefore would know when purchasing that he would have ample protection In getting what he bought. The owner of spot cotton belonging to our association. and having It weighed and graded by this company, would know that he was selling exactly what he owned. If it was middling, he would get the value of middling cotton; If it were strict middling, he would get the value f strict middling cotton; if it were any other grade he would get the value af whatever grade he owned. It would be weighed under the rules and regulations of a strict business concern, 1 u V? valttA nf PVAFV ttnu lltr wuuiu 5cw uic timuc point he owned and the buyer would set every point specified in the sale. A business man at a glance would see that this would mean thousands to the middling cotton grower saved in the item of grades alone, encouraging more careful handling of cotton and more attention to honest weights.' As It Is now those who buy our cotton, grade It and weigh it under their plan. A responsible organization employed by us would see to the weighing and grading and guarantee the purchasing world that It was correct. "Now, to sum up the outlines of our plan; organize our local holding and warehouse companies, where each and every member of our organization can caVry his cotton, receive a loan^ have It weighed and graded and stored, have a central point where It may all be listed, so that the buyers of the world may go and be informed as to how much and what grades and where make their purchases, sign their contracts for delivery and where our minimum price as to different grades can be understood. Then it would be an easy matter to fix a minimum price basis middling, which price would represent a profit to the grower, and then to this minimum price add a legitimate charge for Interest on money borrowed, insurance, storage, weighing and grading, and all other Incidental expenses; so that the purchaser in buying our cotton will pay a. profit to the grower, a profit to those who finance it, and the legitimate charges in putting it in the proper shape for the markets of the world. This plan is the only common sense business plan; and already there have been responses from the counties visited to assure success in the plan. "Just as soon as possible there will be printed and distributed throughout the country a detailed statement of the plan and the methods of organization. "I hope every county In South Carolina will proceed at once to get itself in shape to co-operate along the lines suggested. I think the good already accomplished by the Southern Cotton association entitles it to the confidence and support of every indi vldual In the south. We may have made mistakes?and doubtless have? but our ourpose has been from start to finish to get as near as possible the legitimate value of our cotton. It was a stupendous undertaking, but by virtue of its very magnitude it was of prime importance to us to settle It, and settle it in our favor. I think we have -clearly demonstrated our power to control it in our interest. "There isn't a drummer in the south, there isn't a merchant or a banker but that should co-operate with us In our attempt to maintain a profitable value on our cotton. I sincerely hope that those who feel inclined so to do will write to me?regardless as to whether they are members of the association or not?and express their opinion as to their Ideas is to whether or not the association has been of benefit to the south. I hope every drummer seeing this article, who believes that we have assisted in bringing about and maintaining the present prosperity of the south will write me in Columbia, so stating, ind every other man, regardless of what his business or profession is. "I will be in the state until May 30, and if there be any places that I can serve between this time and then conveniently, I would be glad for the parties to communicate with me to that effect." LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From this date until January 1st, 1908, for {1.30. Sharon Communion. The spring cominunnlon services it Sharon Associate Reformed church last Sunday were very largely attended by people from all over the south-western section of the county. The pastor, Rev. J S. Grler, was assisted by Rev. Lummus of Chester county. fork Medical Association. The quarterly meeting of the York County Medical association is in session at Rock Hill today, the association being the guests of the Rock Mill nhual/>lnn? The following York k'ille physicians are In attendance: M. J. Walker, J. D. McDowell, R. A. Bratton. W. G. White and John I. Barron. Death of Mrs. Douglas Harrison. Mrs. Aurelit Patterson Harrison, ividow of the late Rev. Douglas Harrlmn. died at the home of her son, Mr. William P. Harrison, in Yorkville, yesterday afternoon at the age of sev?nty-three years, after a tedious 111less of several months. Mrs. Harrison ,vas born at Liberty Hill. Kershaw :ounty and was married In 1857 to he late Rev. Douglas Harrison, who lied in Yorkville. January 17th. 1901. drs. Harrison is survived by one ion and one daughter, Mr. W. P. Harrison of this place, and Mrs. ' 'red Nlms of Fort Mill, and by hree sisters, as follows: Mesdames F. P. Moore and J. M. Starr of Yorkville, ind Mrs. J. B. Lyles of Chester. The 'uneral services will be held at the esldence of her son this afternoon, at I o'clock, conducted by Rev. E. E. Gilesple, and the interment will be in :he Yorkville cemetery. Conviction of Rock Hill Tiger. o] Herald May 4: Mr. C. M. Cook, who J] was recently convicted before Mayor Roddey on the charge of vagrancy was tried before a Jury of five men Wednesday morning, charged with e3 storing and keeping In possession con- n( traband whisky. T. F. McDow, Esq., 01 of Yorkvllle represented the defendant w and the city was represented by W. J( B. Wilson, Jr. After deliberating for ol less than two minutes the Jury return ed a verdict of guilty and Mayor Roddey promptly imposed a fine of $100, H with the alternative of working thirty ai days on the county chaingang. A mo- ti' tlon for a new trial was overruled and ol OAiinonl fr\r> tha lt?i vn nntlnA nf Ci an appeal to the circuit court, and Oi also that action would be brought for P' the recovery of the whisky seized. A w >200 bond was required of Cook which B he readily gave. The jury was com- w posed of the following gentlemen: W. tl W. Boyce, foreman; J. S. White, J. E B. Sykes, S. H. Hay. W. S. Adams. n< Cook was arrested by Policeman Miller ai Monday morning In Giles' market on U Railroad avenue with four pints of N whisky In his possession, one pint in si his pocket and three In his grip or h suit Case. The grip also contained ir thirteen card board bottle cartoons or $ cases. It was brought out in the tes- si tlmony introduced at the trial that rr Cook had frequently left his grip at C this same place, and one witness, Fra- "i ser Johnson, colored, who worked in J the market during the time It was run w by Robblns & Wilson and after it u changed hands also, testified that Cook b often left his grip in the back part of si the market and that he had seen him ri take whisky in bottles from the grip, g leave it on the floor or table and other e< parties would come In and get the T whisky, leaving money, which Cook b would come along and pick up. Cook 1c claimed that there was no truth In the si negro's testimony and explained on C the stand that he and a friend had nr planned to go to the river on a fish- p ing excursion Monday. They expect- o ed to take some negroes with them to b catch the fish and he brought the s wnisKy aown lown 10 lane wun mm y for his own use and for the other ? members of the party. He got to feel- f Ing bad, however, and the trip was \ postponed and he had gone into the t< market to get a bottle from the grip p to take a drink when the officer ar- a rested him. He, however, could not a explain why he put the bottle In Ills ? pocket instead of taking a drink and ? replacing it in the grip. C No Bail For Mills. Spartanburg special of May 4, to " News and Courier: Judge D. E. Hydrlck refused to grant ball to W. H. . Mills, who shot and killed Frank Deal In Blacksburg several months ago, stating that in his opinion the case was not bailable, adding, however, . that his refusal to ball should not and no doubt would not influence the Jury when the case comes to trial. The motion for bail for Mills was made by Stany.'rne Wilson before Judge Hy- _ rick in chambers In this city this af- * ternoon, the motion being resisted by ? Solictor S'ease and'T. B. Butler, of the 9 firm of Butler & Osborne, of Gaflfney. The affidavits in the case were highly sensational. Particularly was the affidavlt of Mrs. Mills startling, being ? equal to' the testimony of Mrs. Evelyn . Thaw. The affidavit of Mrs. Mills af- I; firmed that she had,, times without ~ number, had improper relations with ? Deal while she was teaching school * at Grover near Blacksburg, her hus- j* band being in New Orleans at the ? time. Deal, according to her affidavit, * was a frequent visitor to her room and . Zave her $5 on many occasions. Af- J: ter her school closed she worked in ^ a millinery store in Blacksburg 5" and her relations with Deal continu- ?' ed. She said in her affidavit that Deal ^ offered her money to start up mllli- ? nery business. When her husband returned he learned of her relations Ci with Deal and told her they must move away, $ a their home had been 9 ruined. They planned to go to Massachusetts. Another affidavit submit- *; ted by the defendant was from a man r named Jacamin, the only eye witness * to the tragedy, who affirmed that he jj1 saw Mills and Deal walk away from ? fho mill urhnro Hno 1 wnrlfftH cni nc toward a branch. They returned later fj and he heard Mills tell Deal that he J* had ruined (Mills's) home. t)eal repiled: "I am six feet and take care of ^ myself. What are you going to do about It?" The fight then took place, resulting In Mills shooting Deal. An P affidavit was submitted from the physicians who attended DeaJ after P being shot. The affidavit affirmed that Deal said it was all a mistake, and heard him say something about a bribe. After hearing the affidavits and arguments Judge Hydrick stated C] the case was not bailable, declaring ^ the killing of DeaJ was not man- sj slaughter; that Mills went to Deal with his mind made up. Judge Hydrick said the fact that be had refused w bail would not have any weight with a the jury when the case is called for trial. ? e: rr - MERE-MENTION. 81 ' s An Invitation to address the law tl class of Yale university by Delphin M. A Delmas, has been withdrawn b "Countess" Anlsia Louise de Massey c was found guilty of manslaughter In the first degree in New York last c week after a trial on the charge of a killing Gustav Simon, a shirtwaist t, manufacturer... .Eleven bodies have 2 been recovered from the Whipple coal ^ mlnq near Charleston, W. Va., where e a gas explosion occurred last week... f, The lower house of the Michigan leg- c islature has passed a bill providing t] for nominating state senators by pri- ], mary elections A belled buzzard j, was seen near Canton, N. J., last week y Ten companies of the California National Guard have been muster- jj ed out of service for "having fallen be- t] low the standard of efficiency." 0 The Russian council of ministers has ,j decided to double track the Siberian railroad from Moscow to the Manchu- _ rlan border Mexico is equipping 1 30,000 troops in expectation of a war 11 with Guatemala. The trouble is over a the refusal of the Guatemalan govern- ?' ment to surrender General Lima, ~ whom the Mexican government charges with complicity in the assassination of General Barilla in Mexico P City some weeks ago General " Kurokl and staff, lepresentatives of ? Japan to the Jamestown exposition jj landed at Seattle, Wash., last Thurs- Ji day Fourteen steamships landed ' 20,729 immigrants in New York during the twenty-four hours ending at O a'oIaoIt n m \fov 9nH Thla l.q th#* largest number ever landed In New {?! York In a single day Wm. A. .. Brewer, Jr., former president of the F Washington Life Insurance company, j was fined $500 by a New York judge 2, last Thursday because he made a fraudulent report to the state superintendent of insurance Edward : Gibson, a negro, assaulted Miss Dor- F othy Paris of Wenonah, N. J., last i Monday. On Friday he was convicted <; and sentenced to twelve years imprisonment and a fine of $3,000... .Two } American railroad contractors are un- " derterrest at Guatemala City, charged with complicity in the attempted as- . sassination of President Cabrera on p April 29th.......Three thousand long- t shoremen are on a strike in Brooklyn for an Increase of twenty per cent in wages Frank Richardson, a ne- N gro, shot and mortally wounded J. E. a Sullivan, agent of the Alabama Grea* tt Southern railroad at Woodstock, Ala., c< Friday and in turn was instantly kill- di ed by Sullivan. A dispute about cj freight rates was the cause of the trag- cl edy The isthmian canal commls- tl sion will soon ask for proposals for a furnishing 8,000,000 feet of yellow a< pine, fir and redwood lumber for the fc Panama canal The state of Ala- G hama has hired 175 convicts to an tr Alabama lumber company at $42.25 hi mnnth e?r>h Nearlv 8.000 dl packing house workers of South Oma- e< ha. Neb., have been granted an In- ai crease of wages of from five to flf- tl teen per cent Snow storms pre- w vailed throughout Missouri, Kansas, O Iowa, Nebraska and other middle wes- th tern states last Friday... . ...Charles vl H. Rogers, arrested in California sev- c< eral weeks ago on the charge of mur- 11] derlng three persons near Middletown, pi N. Y., In October. 1905, has confessed w his crime. He took $16 from his vie- ai tlms One of the walls of the rt Churlscar dam, near Chihuahua, Mex- ei ico, being built for Irrigation purposes, ef gave way last Thursday. A score of Tl men were killed... .The United States dl cruisers Denver and Cleveland, now at oi Hampton Roads have been ordered to In join the newly organized Pacific fieet m The legislature of Pennsylvania w has a bill before It to appropriate $5,- st 754,000 for pensions for civil war vet- lo erans Thirty thousand acres of b< government lands are to be thrown th pen to settlement in Montana about illy 1st Statistics published In t. Petersburg last Friday show that lere were 1,144 executions under the rum head court martial law, which cplred Friday The Irish Interational exhibition, giving a picture r Ireland's development and progress as opened at Dublin last Friday.... uhn L. Routt, three times governor f Colorado, has been declared Insane ...Anti-European riots have broken it in the Punjab, India, a mob of indoos, having risen In Rawalpindi, tid burned and pillaged mission stai>ns and business places... .The chief f police and five city officers of Chligo, have been indicted on charges ' alleged coruption in the police deartment Four small children ere burned to death near West # ranch, Mich., Friday night. They ere left locked in the house while leir parents attended a dance Irnest Huflfcut, former dean of Corell university law school, a leading uthority on constitutional law in the nlted States, committed suicide in ew York Saturday... .Twenty thouind bales of cotton and several wareouses were burned at Bremen, Gerlany, Saturday. The loss will be 1,500,000 Another attempt to as* issinate President Cabrera of Guatelala, was frustrated at Guatemala itv last Friday by the discovery of a mine" near the official residence.... ohn Hart, aged seventy-nine years as sentenced at Savannah, Ga., Satrday to three years imprisonment for urglary The Jamestown Expoitlon -company is financially embarassed and will probably Issue mortage bonds to secure the funds needd for immediate improvement hree large transatlantic liners are elleved to be imprisoned in the vast :e fields that completely block Cabot trait between Newfoundland and ape Breton... .The postofflce departicnt has just concluded a parcels ost agreement with the government f the Netherlands Atlantic City arrooms and cafes were closed tight unday for the first time in many ears The British steamship Dora, rent ashore Saturday morning twenp-one miles south of Cape Henry,ra., during a dense fog....... .Miss Esslle Christy, an American chorus girl, as refused an offer of marriage from wealthv English lord. Miss Christy ays she prefers a stage'career 2. J. Johnston Is suing Dr. H. K. Avrett for damages, at Payettevllle, N. alleging that the physician had faally poisoned his wife's system by the se of quinine... .The bi-ennlal conention of the Order of Railway Tialnlen Is In session In Atlanta, Ga. l Washington dispatch says that powrful financial interests of New York re behind a movement to Induce Gro- > er Cleveland to become a candidate or the Democratic presidential nomnation in 1908 Fifteen hundred treet car motormen and conductor* f San Francisco, are on a strike for ight hours work and $3 a day pay. 'he allied unions of the city are elected to give support to the striking ar men. Serious trouble is looked or A warrant' has been Issued or the Rev. Jere Knodi Cooke of lempstead, L. I., charging the abuction of Miss Floretta Whaley, the 7-year-old girl, with whom he eloped tst week Harry Daponte, a New rleans real estate dealer, has pleaded uilty to a charge of violating the ederal anti-lottery laws.....The imerlal council of the Mystic Shrine pened its annual session'at Los Andes, Cal., today. There are 25,000 isitors in this city Twelve polltal prisoners escaped from a Ruslan prison chapel Sunday during the aster services. Two bombs exploded killing the chief prison Inspector, nd the prisoners escaping during the xcitement The annual meeting f the Association of American Mediil colleges Is in session in Washington. Dr. John Watson (Ian McLaren) ied at Mount Pleasant, la, yesteray Governor Hughes has aproved the child labor bill recently assed by the New York legislature. ...A tornado swept through portions f northern Texas yesterday. Two rrsons were killed, many were injurd and great damage to cattle, proprty and crops resulted... .Joe Stansy and M. C. Smith, white men, are nder arrest at Pensacola. Fla, being . harged with the murder of a family ' ?samlva?ia (n Onntn Daaa nAitti I. U1UG IIIGIIIUGIO IU KXIIlMft &?VrDO> WUU/. Fla., a year ago The Southern lilway has granted its engineer* an lcrease of wages amounting to 10 er cent for passenger and 6 per cent >r freight engineers. SOUTH CAROLINA NEW8. ? Senator Tillman has recently purhased a two-story store building at [Igh Point, N. C., for which the conIderation was $10,000. ? Sheriff R. F. McCaslan of Greenood county, died yesterday, following general collapse incident upon the onging of Joe Evans, a negro rapist, iree weeks ago. As the day for the xecution approached, the sheriff, a ian of good nerve, began to show Igns of physical collapse. He draged himself from his bed and sprung ie trap that sent Evans to his death, .fter the execution he again took his ed and never left It up to the time f his death. ? Governor Ansel a few days ago reeived a letter from the agent of an utomoblle house asking permission 3 pass through this state on a tour of 0,000 miles which he Is soon to make hrough twenty-eight states. He want- . d the governor to let him be excused rom pajring the license fee In each ounty through which he will pass, as tils little detail of compliance with the iw may cause him some delay and iconvenience. The governor replied hat while he would be glad to extend 3 him any. courtesy he had no authory to suspend any law In the state. If he autoist comes through South Carlina he will be liable for a tax of one ollar In each county he traverses. ? Charleston, May 6: President heodore Roosevelt touched a button i the White House today at 2.37 p. m. nd formally opened the fifth trlnnlal Schuetzenfest of the National chuetzenbund of America. The but>n was electrically connected with a Ifle on the range at the Schuetzenlatz In this city, and the detonation lat followed was heard In the White louse by the aid of a telephone, a ilnute later the result of the shot be>g communicated to the president, hree shots were fired at a ring taret. the score being 24, 21 and 24, total ) out of a possible 75. The final reult was announced to the president y Governor M. F. Ansel, or soutn hrolina, who stood near, and after ie congratulations and felicitations ad been exchanged, the president was ble to hear "My Country 'Tls of hee" and the 'Star Spangled Banner" nd three cheers for the president of ie United States given by the multiide just outside the shooting ranges, he opening of the fest was preceded y a parade in which about 300 chuetzens and others participated, he city Is full of visitors and the st opened most auspiciously with a flendid attendance and everything orklng out according to programme, mong the distinguished guests are r. Zopfel, German qpnsul at Atlanl. Governor Ansel and many others. ~ ? Greenville special of May 3 to ews and Courier: Moonshiners gave party of officers a big surprise in ie dark corner section of Greenville lunty yesterday by surrounding a Istillery, which the raiding squad had iptured, and, at the point of Winlester rifles, demanding and effecting ie release of two prisoners. It was daring piece of work even for blockiers and rather out of the ordinary >r these times. Since the Careyothran law went into effect, Magls ate Rector, of Highland township, as been active in destroying illicit Istlllerles. Wednesday night he start1 a raid near the North Carolina line nd early Thursday morning a big disllery was located. The magistrate as accompanied by two constables, ne was sent off to Tryon to notify ?e deputy revenue collector at Greenlie, while the magistrate and his instable held the still. Just at dayght three men came to the distillery, resumably to start operations. Two ere captured, but one escaped. Half i hour later the distillery was sur>unded by mountaineers, who cov ed the officers with their rifles and . rected the release of the prisoners, he mountainers then destroyed the atlll^rv anri 110 trallrms of linnnr in der to prevent the property falling to the hands of the federal governent, several women assisting In the ork. Magistrate Rector and his conables were told to clear out and they st no time in getting away. A num>r of warrants will be sworn out for le arrest of the guilty parties.