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WHO IS KU10K1?
NutiImi Tala Camaa Frea
(ha Bataara ol Mia.
YorkrilU Rwalm.
A curious tale is going tbe
roands of the bacaara in India,
says a Bombay dispatcb. It is i
believed by every native that
Gen. Knroki^ the marvelous
commander, is no other than
Sir Hector Macdonald Many
persons have never believed
that the brilliant Eogliah gen
erals is dead, and not long ago
there appeared in tbe London
Times aa offer of a reward of
$5,000 to any one who bad seen
his dead body.
It is also a fact that Sir Hec
tor was once invited to go to Ja
pan to train the Japauese army,
and he actually mentioned it to
Lord Roberts. No honor has
ever been publicly bestowed on
Knroki, who appears to have
vanished as suddenly and
mysteriously as be appeared.
Even tbe Japanse, with all
their reticence, confessed to a
correspondent that Knroki had
much foreign blood in him, and
the American journalist de
clared be was a Dutchman.
Both the life and death of Sir
Hector Macdonald were full of
romance and mystery. His
exact age is not known; tbe
circumstances of his death and
burial are obscure. What is
known is that Macdonald was a
Scotch croitci lad, that be en
listed in 1871 and that he
served in the ranks ten vears.
Hu rue to a major general and
K. C. B. was tbe result of pure
soldiering.
In the Afghan campaign, at
Kabul, on Majnba Hill and
Omdnrman he won fights and
fame After the Boer campaign
he was given a high command
in India, and then in 1903 came
the repoi-t that he bad suddenly
left Hindustan ''on private bust
ness.”
On this bgsineas he reached
Paris and there read In a news*
paper that be was to stand a
coart*martia1 on "grave
charges." Then came the re
port that immediately on read
ing this paragraph be went to
his room and shot himself.
At first it was decided that
the general was to be buried In
Paris, bat a new surprise ap
peared in the person of hu
widow, of whose existence the
war office dM not know. By
tbe express wish of lady Mac
donald the body—or as rumor
now, the coffin—was sent to
London sod unceremoniously
huddled away to Scotland in a
baggage van. The body, or
tbe coffio, warn quietly, almost
secretly, bnried in a public
cemeterv st 6:30 in the morn
ing. The coffin was not opened
from tbe time it left the Paris
hotel. _
Why Barky Palled.
Pttrmn.
Bat whatever fault* the Cur
may have, the Russian Revolu
tionists will have to send at
•ome worthier representative
taan Mr. Ck>rky if they wish to
set American sympathy. Gorky
is a great Russian novelist and
anti monarchist: a man of
grains, no doubt, and he wt»«
getting very serious attention in
New York until it treoapired
that the woman who traveled
with him as bit wife waa not
his wife at all. Then neither
his gaaina nor the righteousnesa
of bis caase could condone hia
affront to tha saving moral
sauna of the American people.
• * *• trail. W# have some
grievous eyflg in American life,
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per fact t hut whenever ft comas
to a test of tha moral mam of
Urn gnat mass ofpeople, them
ia always a wholesome respect
tor the Ten Cotummudmeata that
Is after all about the surest
guarantee of tha nation's safety.
Hirfn EaitrsW.
Richmond HmMf.
It U no wonder that Sooth
Carolina has tbe most disgrace
ful morder record of any civilised
community in the world. In
Edgefield county, that State, a
Democratic county convention
has endorsed for congress James
H. Tillman, who kilted Mr.
Consoles, the editor of the Co
lombia State, in circumstances
which public opinion through
out the country regards as cold
blooded murder, notwithstand
ing tbe decision to the contrary
of tbe local jury. This endorse
ment is a peculiarly insolent
defiance to law-abiding and de
cent sentiment. PrsctTcslIyit is
an endorsement of murder and a
direct encouragement to the
yonng men of the State to ac
cept the first safe opportunity to
take a human life.
History repeats itself strange
ly and things result curiously.
The fsther of this same Tillman,
living in this same county of
Edgefield, shot and killed a man
forty-eight years ago. He fled
to South America, but after a
period of exile returned to
Edrcfidd. stood his trial and
w»i convicted and sentenced to
serve a term in jail. While in
iail he was elected to the legis
lature. He entered the Con
federate army, served there
with credit and developed into
one of the best and the wisest
men the State has ever pro
duced. He served in congress
from his district fourteen years
and despite the bloody record
of his early days days was so
kindly, gentle and benevolent
that he was affectionately known
as * Uncle George from one end
of the State to another. In bis
esse, however, the tragedy
made a complete change of his
life and from the time of its oc
currence he never touched a
drop of liquor or a card. It is
evident, therefore, that endorse*
ment of manslaughter is not a
new thing for Edgefield connty;
bat it is not at all likely tbat the
career of the younger Tillman
will be like that of his father in
any way except in ita most
dreadful episode.
wunama purring up me win.
Tha Millw.
Representative John Sharp
Williams has so many times
shown himself a master of tbe
tariff question that it was no
surprise to tea him rise end rend
tbe Republicans ia tbe Hoose
on Friday. In addition to a
thorough grounding in eco
nomic principle, Mr. Williams
baa a large practical knowledge,
which makes him a peculiarly
ugly customer for the stand
patters to wake up. Moreover,
be has the fine consistency
which leads him to denoance
tariff plunder even wbea it
seem* to be flowing toward bis
own pocket. Hence tbe dis
comfiture of those who sought
to trap bla by asking him If be,
himself a cotton planter, was
not in favor of a protective
tariff on bis own product. "Why
should I want to rob carpen
ters and Ifftck layers and black
-mith*,” asked Mr. Williams,
-by making them pay
an artificial price lor my
cotton?” This ia a mack strong
er position than that taken
by Senator Tillman when be
admitted that tbe tariff was but
to much stealing, bat declared
that, so long as ft was going on,
be was bound to get South Caro
Hoe’s share of the booty. Mr.
Williams, too, fairly left tbe Re
Sblicena terror-stricken wbea
asked whet they would do
th tbe tariff -re vision message
which the Tretidem. was tore to
send fa before e twelve month
bad passed.
Snbecrfbe for tbe Qaptowia
Oilim
T01I AND TOIKVILU.
Vhat*« Being Amaog ear Heigh,
hem Jact Acmes the Use.
YorkrUW Hnauirtr.
There is ooly one lone pris
oner in isil. Tobe Barris, the
negro charged with burning tbe
Gutbriesville depot.
Tbe fishing is said to be very
good at the mouth of Allison
creek, and people living farther
np the river are enjoying very
rcod sport when tbe wster is
clear.
Tbe Catawba Power Company
is now able to deliver shoot 10,
000 horae power continuously.
Later on when tbe river falls to
summer conditions, it will be
able to deliver only about 6,000.
The BnquireT has heard sev
eral intimations recently to the
effect that the negroes, through
their societies, which societies
we are unable to deaignate, have
decided to demand $1 a day for
day labor. It is a fact that it Is
daily becoming more difficult to
get an bonest day’s labor at al
most any price.
The Carolina and North-Wes
tern’a "Ninety-seven,” Noe. 7
and 8, will run daily, beginning
next Sunday, and if it can only
get some assistance from the
nniMMmm ... .a £ ! 1 f. tta
P" 'V twi sa uibii V«I II Will
become a permanent institution
winter ana taaoKr.
The coanty board of comtnis*
•loners held its regular monthly
meeting last Wednesday and all
the members were present.
There was no business, however,
of especial importance except
the payment of a large number
of accounts, most of them com
paratively small, except the bill
for court expenses, which
amounted to aometing over $1,*
000.
Reports from different parts of
the country indicate that there
was widespread damage from
frost. Tender vegetation, especi
ally cotton, in many cases corn,
and garden crops, such as beans,
Irish potatoes, etc., suffered very
severely, and the loss cannot be
satisfactorily, estimated in dol
lars and cents.
The crop of Mr. S. W. Inman
on the western outskirts of York*
ville bad been chopped ont and
worked over, and it was practic
ally all killed. Mr. Inman at
once went to work to replant,
a ad* the understanding is that re
planting is in progress in all
sections oi the coanty, bat ia
very many esses the farmers are
finding it very difficult to get
seed.
Mr. JamesT. Quinn, of King’s
Creek No. 1, came down to
Yorkville Wednesday afteT a
load of lumber, and reported
that he had secs signs of much
damage to cotton on the way;
ont was not then able to say
whether or not the crop bad
been generally killed. Later
Mr. J. Lessie McGill of Bethany
telephoned that there had been
great damage throughout his
entire neighborhood; that many
peoole would have to replant
their cotton crops and that cot*
ton seed were scarce.
The first edition.of the "All
luivuru tUv SCSI WUUK IMJOK
brought oat by tbe ladies of tbe
First Presbyterian church of
Yorkville lest Christmas includ
ed 700 copies. Of these more
five hundred copies have been
sold and there are 1cm than 200
copies on hand. The ladies in
charge ate. of coarse, filling all
applications; hot they arc ask
ing no effort to force soles and
there is no reason to expect that
they intend to do so. Bat at
the rate tbe books have been go
lag. and as vet there is no ap
preciable falling off in the de
mand it is safe to aay that within
a few months mors tbe entire
edition will have been exhausted,
and after that it will be difficult
to secure copies at any price.
Mr.J. J.Gaulden.of the Delphos
neighborhood, reported that he
had noticed Iota of cotton that
would hove to be replanted. Mr.
W. H. Hern-Ion of Yorkville,
anted some cases wherm nolant.
>ng would be -twit and
otbetu where there had been do
actions damage. Where the
cotton waa just poshing ha way
oat of the ground it was not
hurt much. He heard of aome
field* that bad Joat been chopped
oat which had suffered severely
while uoehopped cotton escaped,
and In other caaaa he heard of
the killing of chopped cotton
and tha escape of crop* that
were as yatnoebopped. Numar*
out blackened cotton stalks
were brought Into Rock Hill on
Wednesday. A postal card from
Filbert S*y« that the damage
along R. V. D. No. I, whl
amount to only about 3 per cent.
Tha Id a y a a Manufacturing
Company of Charlotte bars
taken out a charter to operate a
cotton mill, capital $100,000.
BIS STICK KILLS A TBUST.
Westers P»Mr Cembioe's Eml—
Otrsnasat Secures Aljsct
Sarrender la Salt Esters
Fadaral Cogrt at Si. FmL
Chartattc Obasnrar.
. St. Paul. Mina.. May Zl—The
United States government to
day secured as unconditional
surrender in the United States
Circuit Court before Judge
Sanborn, ia tbe suit which the
Attorney General began oa
December 27, 1904, to dissolve
a combination between the
General Paper Company and 23
other defendants on the ground
that an agreement had bees en
tered into by the defendants la
restraint of Inter-State com
merce.
* Attorney Kcllog, lor tbe
government. and Attorney
Pleaders, for tbe defendants, ap
peared before Jodge Sanborn
sluing as a circuit Judge and
Mr. Kellog moved that tbe man
date from the United States
Supreme Court affirming tbe
order that tbe reluctant witnesses
must testify be filed. Judge
Sanborn ordered the mandate
filed.
Tbe witnesses then appeared
before tbs United States exam
iner and offered to testify. Tbe
defendants then withdrew their
answers. Mr. Kcllog an
nounced that tbe government
did not can to examine tbe
witnesses and moved for a de
cree in favor of tbe government.
Judge Sanborn ordered that tire
decree be entered for tbe govern
ment for the relief prayed and
tbst tbe decree be settled on
Jane 16.
Tbe three witnesses who bad
refused to testify, namely, C. I.
McNair, of tbe Northwestern
Paper Company; A. C. Bossard,
of tbe Itasca Paper Company,
and P. B. Nelson, of tbe Henne
pin Paper Company, paid $100
fine assessed against them for
contempt of conr for refusing
to answer the questions put to
them at a former bearing.
SAYS PUBLISHERS HAYS KILLED
GOLDBK-EGG GOOSE.
Meaasha, Wt»., May 11.—
George A. Whiting, first vice
president of tbe General Paper
Company, to-day said that the
"The newspaper publishers
will find to their cost that they
have killed the gooae that laid
the golden egg,” declared Mr.
Whiting. “The General Paper
Company was an organisation
formed legitimately as a natural
means for properly, conducting
the business of the companies
comprising it.
Yon will doubtless hear a
good many motors about what
we are likely to do. 1 do not
know at this time whether owe
company will be formed or not
to combine all the mills under
one management. There have
J* -gTe*t many vho* aug
' A Shari CamMl&a.
Salddi Nm U4 Otattm.
The Winston Sentinel argues
tu favor of a abort campaign this
year. That is a sensible ar
gument. With no Presidential
election and no great issues that
need long elaboration and dis
cussion. no political meetings of
any character ought to have
been held until August. It was
a mistake for the State conven
tion to have been called until
tbc latter part of August or the
early part of September. The
people are very busy and prefer
to have conventions lata and
campaigns abort, sharp and de
cisive.
Bryaa Will Raa ■ Iftcasasri.
Chicago, May 11—A dispatch
from St. Louis says:
M. C. Wet ns ore, of this city, a
personal friend of W. J. Bryaa,
yesterday received from Mr.
Bryaa. who la ia Kgvpt, a letter
in which he says:
"I am satisfied that the things
1 have been fighting for art
growing, bat who will be most
available in 1900 Is a question
that cannot be answered bow.
I shall not do anything to secure
another nomination and do not
waat it unless circumstances
seem to demand it.*
This is the first authoritative
statement of Mr. Bryan's attitude
toward the presidency ia 1908.
The letter is personal sad his
comment ou the national situa
tion Is the more interesting to
the public from the fact that it
Is a frank atteraace of a party
leader to a confidential /Head.
A melon growers association
haa been incorporated at >*«»•
ton. in Robeson county, with a
sttrtjfjsnm
McKinnon. J. fl. Me Rea aad
others art iateraatad.
..'V’KsiSsr
health, lo his published ex
plans lion of the heavy death
rate among the colored people
here, undertakes to speak la dis
respectful ead derogatory terns
of a moat cherished, delightful
Mnar-jBun
(bat ttii any RcMDt lac ■SS
of the excess of mortality ainar
than^Wa do aotkSS^SSS
Dr. Oppeaheimer is old enough
to recoUect end icaHsctbe
afrits of this glorious beverage,
food tod solace. Some of as.
however, recall its delights af
ter many long yean of estrange
meat and separation. Nothing
that the most luxurious and
beautiful plantations could pro
duce was equal lo taetc or com
lotting power to the pot liquor
and bacon rhlads found in the
hitches or quarters. Broad
tables covered with soft old da
mask aad decorated with willow
ware aad family silver were all
very well far the grows people,
bat the plantation child slipped
away guiltily aad glacially aad
with utmost speed of short
legs hied to a greasy cabin to
taste the surreptitious delights
of pot liquor straight, of com
bread—oh, raptors apspeaksble!
perhaps with crmckliam in it!—
•oaked in pot Sqoor, of the crisp
tough trimmings from the ham.
Nothing else ever ' tasted so
good, with a poesiblc reservation
to favor of the brown aad —VH
pig tell at bog killing time.
One of the deprivations of the
present order of things it that
the white child of to-day, even
living in the country, is brought
up to maturity unconscious of
the bliss of pot liquor. Com
pared with it the fancy, richly
flavored soaps of the greet hotels
ere poor, test lass sad without
nourishment. Why should Dr.
Oppeabcimer tarn up his
modern scientific nose at this
most admirable aad time honored
refreshment, about which the
the memory of hia elders delights
to linger lovingly? The little
darkies who lived on it largely
were fat, sleek and happy and
their htirlr tiring fairlv eirvtia
and glistened while their gleam
ing teeth were ever in evidence
m reedy grins, evidences of good
humor and good haakh. Pet
liquor developed generation after
generation of boy* who grew
into Mg, strong, kindly aad
maaterfal men, of bad little girls
who became strong and adorable
women and the mothers of large
families of distinguished ««■«■
and charming daughter*. It was
the essence of ecatacy, the eli
mination of luxury, the combi
nation of nil the elements re
quired for health end growth
and happiness. It tasted
good, it felt good. U was
good. We object to disparage
meat of it. It has passed sway
from the life of the Southern
child along with the fcndal peace
aad the tranquil, homely pieas
ures of tha old plantation. Now
we have patented breakfast
foods aad chancing codes of
cuisine aad do not eves know
tha minor Joys of nop from the
spare rib disk penned an hominy.
Bat that it bo vby the
president of the
of health should
apeak in
of mo old and
honored friead of .
pin who ware children and_
are growing old aad learning to
look backward mere and more
as tbe year* go by.
CaUtsrale Pratt Cray Mg.
CMmhKmi.
8ea Prsucleeo, May 10.—Proa
poets are good k»r large trait
shipment* to the Beat la the
Fufiy 7,000 cm of grata trait
rad tnpta will be ant aaat of
the Rocky Mooataioa before the
■aami cloaca seat fall. TUe
volume of boaioeaa will mean
$10,000,000 and $17,•
000,000 to the California orchard
cherry crop tfaroegbeut
the atotc ia exedleat, tad ibip
5J*U are goiag forward rapidly.
■Ira give great prom in. Apri
cot tad prance do net ptootbe
ao wdl.
rratui
Wt will atad Tn OAftmt
twice a weak frata new nattt
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