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Scraps anil ^acts. ? Edward Pardridge, Chicago's great, wheat speculator, died last Friday of Bright's disease. He was the boldest operator Chicago has ever known. He has been known frequently to deal in as much as 5,000,000 bushels of wheat a day. On one occasion he was short of the market to the amount of $15,000,000. The bulls thought they had him. They managed to steadily push the market up 5, 8 and even 10 cents. Still Pardridge held out. His opponents, however were jubilant. It looked as if bis days were numbered. Suddenly there came a change and the market lost all that it had gained at a single slump, before the bulls had time to cover. Pardridge realized several million by the deal. His losses have often gone up to something like $1,000,000 in a day; but his estimated profits were about $1,500,000 a year. He leaves an immense estate. ? Bob Fitzsimmons, the prize fighter, came near losing his life at Cleveland Ohio, on Friday night. For some time past Fitzsimmons has owned a pet lion, of which he is very fond. On Friday he chained the animal on the roof of a building and left it there until about 12 o'clock in the night when he went with some friends to see how it was getting along. As Fitzsimmons got to the roof of the bouse, be called to the lion. Recognizing the voice of its master, the animal joyfully sprang forward. Across the roof of the house there were some electric light wires. These had not been thought of before. When the animal jumped, the chain by which it was fastened fell across the wires. There was a shower of sparks and a howl of pain from the lion. Fitzsimmons tried to get near enough to release the lion. The lion jumped toward him and bore him down with the chain across his thighs. The chain was still in direct connection with the electric light wires and Fitzsimmons also received a terrific shock. The friends pulled the lion off of Fitzsimmons. The animal made another frenzied leap and fell from the roof the length of chain, where it was suspended by the neck. Fitzsimmous was dazed for an hour or more. When the lion was drawn back on the roof it was dead. ? Only a few weeks ago it was announced that a German professor named Roentgen had discovered a method by which opaque objects could be penetrated by rays of light and their contents photographed with distinctness. When it was first stated that the bones of the human body could be photographed from the outside and negatives could be made of he contents of an iron safe, even the most liberal-minded scientific men in the world were skeptical. It was not long, however, until the remarkable discovery became so widely, known that there was no longer any room for doubt. But science has not been willing to stop there. Thomas A. Edison and Nicholas Tesla, two of the most famous electrical wizzards in the world, have been working for weeks on the clue furnished by Roentgen. * Edison not long ago, succeeded in doing away with the necessity of photographing, and now comes Tesla with a remarkable contrivance by which be is able to look directly through the bodies of three meu standing one behind the other. When lookiug at only one mau he can clearly see every bone and every organ, and it is now announced that there will be no further occasion for doubt in the diagnosis of different diseases or uncertain slashes ia surgical operations. The physician or surgeon will be able to see at a glauce, from the outside, any trouble, and what was once a matter of doubt now becomes as clear as day. ? General Weyler has run afoul to the Southern Baptists of the Uuited States. It is all on account of the imprisonment of A. J. Diaz, a native Cuban Creole; but a naturalized American citizen. In the last Cuban revolution Diaz was an insurgent. At the windup he avoided capture only by jumping into the sea. That was 20 years ago. It was his purpose to drill out some distance and return after nightfall. He was carried further away than he calculated, however, and was picked up by a passing American vessel and carried to New York. Then he took out papers and afterward became naturalized. About this time he was converted and became a member of the Baptist church. When things got quiet in Cuba he went back to that country as a missionary, and for years he has been iu clo?e connection with the Baptist foreign mission board. A few days ago he was arrested under the orders of General Weyler and thrown into prison. It was known that his sympathies were with the insurgents and it is claimed that compromising letters were found on his person. The news of his imprisonment was cabled to Rev. I. T. Tichenor, corresponding secretary of tne Home missiou ooara 01 me Southern Baptist convention on Thursday of last week. Rev. Mr. Tichenor immediately telegraphed to Secretary Olney and then called a meeting of the board to see what could be done for Diaz. It is known to be the custom of the Spaniards to get rid of such troublesome cases as that of Diaz by poison. Diaz, however, is fully aware of this fact and it is believed that he will avoid eating or drinking anything except such as may be furnished by known friends. Iu the meantime, the 1,500,000 Baptists belonging to the Southern Baptist convention may be depended upon to secure the release of the prisoner or know the reason why. ? There is every reason to believe just now that the next serious clash of arms, outside of Cuba, is to be iu the Transvaal, South Africa. Ever since the raid of Dr. Jameson, in January last, there has been a grave cooluess between the Transvaal government and Great Britain. Germany has ulso been interested. It will be remembered that the affair came very near resulting in a serious rupture at the time. The matter was smoothed over aud for weeks everything has been sppareutly calm, at the least on the surface. But those who consider themaelves careful observers think that they have not been deceived. They don't believe that Great Britain has been satisfied, and tbey are of opinion thai Germany has all the while been suspi cious. The past few weeks have developed some significant circum stances. Not long ago there was at uprising of the Matabele Negroes ic the British territory bordering on the Transvaal. The Matabeles began tc rob burn and murder. There have beer charges that they are incited by the Boers. Within the past few days however, Great Britain has decided te send a large body of troops to Soutt Africa ostensibly for the purpose o putting down the Matabeles. The Boers are uow claiming that 'the * " ? .^1* * - J L. Matabele uprising was lnsugauju uj the British solely to furnish at excuse to get troops into the country A few days ago a large number o Germans landed at Delajoa. They ob jected to having their baggage exam ined. It was examined anyway ant there were disclosed full Germai uniforms together with large supplie of arms and ammunition. It appear: that these men have gone to thi Transvaal with a view to offering thei services to the Boers should there be at outbreak. Altogether, the whole situ ation begins to look as if some fighting is inevitable. She IjoritvUle (Enquire*. YORKVILLE, 8. C.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1896. ? In the letter of Mr. James R. Magill which we reprinted from the Lancaste Enterprise on Saturday, it is stated, in re ply to a recent inquiry in The News am Courier, asking for reports of unusuall; large cotton crops grown in South Caro lina, that 2,600 pounds of seed cotton wa grown by Dr. R. D. Wylie on one acr lot in Lancaster about the year 1850. I this the largest crop ever grown in thi State ? We do not think it is. Further re ports are in order.?News and Courlei Monday. For an answer to its question, we be] leaf to refer our esteemed contemporar, to the article on the first page of this issu of The Enquirer. Major White, it seem raised 22 bales weighing 460 pounds eacl on 12 acres. This is an average of not les than 2,530 pounds of seed cotton to the acre Some acres must have yielded less am some more, and it is not unreasonable t< assume that some went far above 2,60 pounds of seed cotton. At any rate, of th two crops, that of Major White is easil; the more remarkable. ? Some few weeks ago a writer in Thi Enquirer observed "that agricultun being one of the simplest of pursuits, th proceeds are less on account of the greate competition, and for the same reason an; conspicuous success is well nigh impossi ble." The observation was true only in i measure. While it is admitted that it re quires less brains, and less labor to mak< a living by farming than by any othe pursuit, it must be remembered that this ? -4.11 A- il- - A 4. ^ is noi an. un me nrsi page 01 iuia jssui we print an interview with Major A. H White, of Rock Hill, which seems to throv additional light on the subject. Fron what Major White says, and all that hi says is based upon actual experience, i would appear that in agriculture we fine the limit of both extremes of production Not only does this pursuit afford the mosi profit for the least labor; but it appears that for more labor and intelligence it affords more profit. In other words, limil of profit is only bounded by the limit 01 human energy and intelligence. This article, in our opinion, is one of the tnosl instructive that has appeared in The Enquirer on this particular subjectin a long time, and we trust that it will be studied carefully, especially by all of our agricultural readers. ? We give in this issue a very lengthy report of the discussion of the road ques tion before and by the board of county commissioners last Monday. The report of the proceedings is not verbatim; but it is correct as far as it goes. It includes all that was said and done of any real importance, and in the proceedings will be found much food for thought. That the board has done the right thing in leasing out the convicts on the basis stated, we are hardly prepared to say. Notwithstanding the fact that the proposition appears liberal enough on its face, there is about it a certain inequitable element which we think will become apparent to the judicially inclined reader at a glance. While it is true that good roads in any section of the country are an indirect benefit to the whole county, it does not follow that because any particular section is willing to put up a specified sum for the improvement of its own particular roads it should have a claim to all the available funds that have been contributed by all the other various sections that are only indirectly interested. However, we hope that good will grow out of the action of the board, and that it will tend to stimulate in all parts of the county a keener appreciation of the wonderful uijjjui utilize ui gwuu iuaun. mu muiviuual who defines the action of the people who have tendered subscriptions through Dr. Crawford as liberality, are making a serious mistake. It is business sagacity of tbe highest and most selfish order. They are convinced that they are makiug the best investment of their lives?an investment that is calculated to yield larger direct returns?and the sooner tbe people of the other sections of the county realize this fact the better for all concerned. ? The Washington correspondent of The News and Courier has a story in Sunday's issue of that paper that is, to say tho least, rather interesting. It is in reference to the visit of Senator Tillman to Columbia on the occasion ol the recent executive committee meetiug. Tho mat I ter was not to be given to the public, says the correspondent, until after the senator i returns from the West; but it has gotten " out and here it is. There are a large 1 number of Reformers who are opposed to 1 electing Governor Evans to the senate J just at this time. Their reasons are sev, eral fold. In the first place, they think ? that Governor Evans has already receiv, ed high honors at the hands of his party. ) Next they allege that he has been using > all bis executive influence against bis f competitors in the race and to do away 3 with the proposed primary election. ' Again they are opposed to giving too j much power to one family, and lastly they think that the governor should be f content to offer for re-electian to the office . nf omvfirnor. It is the custom for each - governor to serve at least two terms and 1 they think that Governor Evans can easi1 ly afford to remain In the gubernatorial 3 chair for two years more. It is claimed 3 that echoes of these sentiments have been e r reaching Senator Tillman's ears from , prominent Reformers who have no sym. pathy whatever for Senator Irby, and I that there were a large number of them in Columbia during the senator's recent 5 visit for the purpose of discussing the matter. Senator Tillman, says The News and Courier's correspondent, was much - impressed with the strength of the opposition to elevating Governor Evans just at this time, .and took the matter under advisement, to be decided immediately after his return from the West. Whether f there is any foundation for the story, or , the whole thing is mere buncombe evolved from the fertile imagination of I the correspondent is a question that those who may be in doubt had better settle for themselves. = LETTER FROM HICKORY UROVE. I. r Everything Quiet?After the Bridegroom With a Raxor?Other Notes, [j Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer, jr Hickory Grovr, April 15.?Everything i- has been very quiet in our city for the s week. We are having beautiful weather, e and the farmers are all as busy as can be 8 planting cotton. More cotton will be 8 planting in this section than for years, so - if the Western States have a good crop, *. our folks can lookout for another crop of four and five cents cotton, g Mr. B. F. Scoggins has shipped one of y the finest loads of cattle that have gone 0 from this section, in some time. The Negroes of this section , are very indignant at one of their brethren for disap 1 pointing them at a wedding. The would 3 be bride was Dean Jones, and every ari. rangementhad been made for the ceremoi ny. The fatted calf had been killed, and 3 so many chickens have died the death of 0 the righteous, that every man was guarding his roost all during the twilight; but e' alas the groom failed to put in an appear7 ance. The brother threatens certain distruction to the groom if he finds him. Mr. Joseph Jackson is confined at his 15 home and is quite ill. His recovery is very doubtful. We have a gentleman in these parts 0 who says he intends to learn every cbapr ter in the Bible by heart. Go it, brother, 7 you have more pluck than I. Mrs. Martha Smarr is taking the lead a in raising young chicks. She has about 150 hatched and more a coming. Speaking of chickens and early vegetaB bles reminds me of a paradise I had a few r days ago. My kind hostess, Mrs. Dr. T. 3 B. Whitesides, escorted me through her 9 "early garden" and it was certainly lovely. Of course the word "lovely" can, ' grammatically speaking, be used here ' properly, for one who loves the vegetable ^us I do can only appreciate one who 3 knows bow to cutivate such things as t Mrs. Whitesides. t. 1 MERE-MENTION. t The past week has been one of the hot, test that has been known in April for many years. In New York lust Friday the tbennoneter stood at 87 degrees at ' noon. Maine Republicans have def clared their preference for Reed for pres ident. wTbe Battery Park hotel, at Ashet ville, N. C*., was damaged by fire last Thursday to the extent of $30,000. The loss was covered by insurance and the ' portion of the building occupied by guests ^ was uninjured. Hon. Flemming du Bignon has formally announced himself as a candidate for the United States senate against Charles F. Crisp. Ex-Governor Bob , Taylor, of Tennessee, denies a story to the effect that lie is opposed to the free coinage of silver. A dispatch from St. Paul, Minn., says the Mississippi river is higher than for years. In the court ; room at Ceutral City, Colorado, last Sat[ urday, Samuel Covington, a visitor, was accused of attempting to intimidate a witness. He denied the accusation hotly, ' and upon being threatened with arrest, 1 drew a pistol and killed one court official : dead and seriously wounded another. He i was killed while attemping to escape. Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, pastor of the First Baptist church of Atlanta, has accepted a call to Nashville, Tenn. A man named Henry Anderson called at the White House a few days ago to sell President Cleveland a boat with a speed of 100 ...One .... km,. I>nil ,1 mm thnt. would kill 48 ducks at a time. The fellow was locked up for examination and committed suicide in his cell. The annivcrsay of the battle of San Jacinto was celebrated at Galveston, Tex., last Monday. There i . are only 00 veterans alive and all were present. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, has been seriously ill in Washington for t several days. He is improving. Spain is now proposing to grant local self-government to Cuba. 1 Another Test Case. 1 ' Arrangements have been made for a 1 frieudly test of the new dispensary luw. It will be remembered that some time ago Judge Simoutou decided thul ( au individual had the right to bring liquors into this from another State for t persouul use. At the lust session oi the general assembly, the dispensary , law was amended so as to admit the { right guaranteed by Judge Simonton's t decision ; but at the same time provid- f iug that ali liquors so brought in must ] be chemically pure and subject to c examination by the Slate chemist. * This, if it holds, will defeat the effect t of the decision referred to for the reason that the State chemist can f charge such fees for examination as ' will effectually shut off' all liquors by r . that route. Mr. Gibbs Whaley, of Columbia, ordered some liquor from J another State a few days since, had it seized by a constable, and is now askiug Judge Simontou for an injunction t to restraiu the constable from keeping v the liquor. An early decision is ex- , pected. ^ LOCAL AFFAIRS. " . g INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. ji P. A. Abernathy?Talks about his stock v of tinware, bathtubs and roofing and guttering. 0 J. Mason Ferguson?Publishes a conversation in regard to the price and quality . of Quaker oats. 11 H. C. Strauss?Seems to be thoroughly a satisfied with the position that the buy- b ing public occupy towards his business b methods, and claims the finest display of , ladies'dress goods and shirt waist patterns ever shown in his store. He in- a vites gentlemen to see his clothing. s J. J. Hunter?Speaks of the great supe- h riority of his ready-made clothing over t the tailor-made, and claims the correct . styles in gentlemen's hats. T. M. Dobson & Co.?Announce that s their dress goods and millinery depart- 1: ments have been on a boom for the past t ten days. _ J. M. Starr?Is making war on insects and crows and calls your attention to 1 their seed corn. t May &May, Druggists?Have their soda c fountain in operation and are dispens- ^ ing soda water of about the same temp- n erature as charity. They also sell ice at retail. I 1 APPLYING FOR PENSIONS. c The York county pension board met in I the office of Auditor Waters last Monday morning and organized by the election or t Dr. J. R. Bratton, surgeon ; Captain Ire- t dell Jones, chairman; and Joseph F. i Wallace, Esq., clerk. t The old soldiers and widows had begun to gather at an early hour. They were < from all parts of the county and apparent- 1 ly in all conditions of life. When the 1 board finally got down to business at 10 i o'clock there were in the neighborhood of < 150 veterans and widows on hand with ap- t plications. i To examine into all the applications 1 was no light task. Indeed it required f nearly the whole day until a late hour jn i the afternoon. During this time 15 appli- 1 cations were received from widows, 37 1 from soldiers over GO years of age, and 54 t from soldiers alledging disabilities that i incapaciated them from earning a liveli- < hood. There were not nearly so many blanks < on band as there were applicants, how- 1 ever, and after disposing of all the cases that could be disposed of, the board ad- 1 jourued until Thursday, the 30th instant, < postponing action on tne unnmsuea cases 2 until that date. AS TO SHOWS. There was confusion in the old law as to traveling outdoor shows. The law provided for a license fee of $200; but there was doubt as to whether this meant for each exhibit or each county, and also on account of an error in codification there was a slight question as to whether, the free was really $200 or only $100. Again, the law specified ''circus." This may be taken to mean only shows In which there is a ring, and there was a question as to whether it included menagerie exhibits and acrobatic or otber performance. At the last session of the general assembly, however, the matter was greatly simplified by the enactment of the following, which was approved on March 9: Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the State of South Carolina, That section 1758 of the general statutes, being section 1870 of the revised statutes of 1893, be amended so as to read as follows: Any circus or other such traveling nn/lor nanvMQ Or Hilt- t 3UUW CAinuiHUt uuitvi .www ? ? ? - I doors for gain snail,"before exhibiting in j any county in this State, obtain a license . to show from the clerk of the court of ' such county, and shall pay to the said clerk for such license one hundred dollars i for each and every day said circus or j other show shall be exhibited ; and said i clerk shall forthwith pay over to the county treasurer of said county all the ( moneys by him received on account of I said license, to be applied to the use of said county. THE ROAD QUESTION. 1 There was an interesting meeting of the ( county board of commissioners in the of- j flee of the supervisor last Monday. It ( was called for the especial purpose of con- ( sidering the acceptance or rejection of , Rock Hill's recent proposal to work the j chaingang on certain roads leading into j that town and to pay toward the ex- < pense one dollar for every dollar it cost 3 the county. All the members of the board j were present as follows: Supervisor W. 3 J. Stevenson ; Messrs. G. L. Riddle, J. L. ( Moore, T. M. Gwin, W. S. Wilkerson, A. ( H. White, R. E. Porter, W. W. Miller, T. i G. Culp, D. M. Hall, J. S. Brice. As soon as the board was called to order t there began an informal discussion on the $ advisability of appointing a committee, { or the board's constituting itself a com- ( mittee of the whole, to go over the work t that had been done by the chaingang up ] to this time, and inspect its condition. ( The idea, however, was abandoned. 1 Mr. Wilkerson suggested that inasmuch t as the principal object of the meeting was t to discuss the road question, a very im- t ? ??" ? J * t? ?? miaha lioKln r\ Ko a puruiiit Iliaiiur, anu UJCJ ?cio itauiu n; uo l interrupted by people coming in and out, t it would be a good idea to close the doors, c He offered a motion to that effect and it t was seconded by Mr. Hall. The proposi- y tion seemed to meet with pretty general y approval, except from Mr. Culp, who said t that the board was a regularly constituted court, he doubtgd its right to close the e doors. The matter was not pushed to an r issue. t Dr. T. A. Crawford, Mr. W. J. Roddey, J and Mr. W. E. Gettys, representing Rock e Hill and Messrs. W. B. Moore, J. H. t Riddle, J. E. Lowry and J. B. Pegram, e in opposition to the Rock Hill proposi- ], tion were waiting on the outside and upon r motion of Mr. Brice these gentlemen d were invited to come in and be heard. 0 Dr. Crawford was the first speaker. He j said he had come to renew his original g proposition with some little amendments. a While some of the subscriptions that had q been raised were payable in cash, most ot d them were to be paid in labor, after the crops were laid by. It would suit best t, to have the convicts by the 1st of June, u as they could get things in readiness to tl take the fullest advantage of the work ti when the fanners got ready to take hold, ^ Although he had originally said that the people on the roads would spend $1 for p every $1 spent by the county he was sat- o istlecl tnat as a matter 01 iuci mey wuurn n really spend $2. it Mr. Brieo wanted to know whether Dr. te Crawford could use his subscriptions in ft :he event ho did not get the convicts un- c< ;il after the first of July. Dr. Crawford J ?tid he could not use them so well and Mr. Brice explained" that he had asked the is juestion for the reason that it had been b; igreed to do certain hoeing and other work tr it the poor house farm. nr Mr. Briee: What is your objection to ir his plan: Work on as we have been do- ai ng until we striko the Hock Hill road, rr md then work on through to Rock Hill ? Dr. Crawford: I have no objection if o] rou can get the subscriptions. It is no tc rouble to work the roads if you have the al nouey. Our subscriptions have not been aj nude for the benefit of the mad from here w o Rock Hill; but I have no objection to di vorking that road if you can get up the th noney. You have been working the con- of 'iets around Yorkville now for about nine w nonths and I am satisfied that if you will ive them *o us we will do as much work a six months, and in addition our work rill be permanent. "We have only had them six months," orrected Mr. Hall. Mr. W. B. Moore wanted to know about tie reliabilitity of Dr. Crawford's subcriptions, whether they would certainly e paid. Dr. Crawford replied that some iad been subscribed as cash and others as ibor. One man whose name is good for ny amount he would promise had subcribed $250. Continuing on a line that ie seemed to think was suggested from he surrounding atmosphere, butaddressog himself to the board, Dr. Crawford aid: "We can't afford to get into any ittle newspaper articles about these hings. If we want to build our roads ve've got to get in harmony, and if anyhing of that kind is started it won't help he work very much. So far as we are concerned we don't want anything except iafal?*onH fhot mil/ih WO will flYnfift,. Though if anything of that kind is started, >erhaps it won't be a great while until we lave two sets of machinery and each side >f the county is working its roads indejendently." "What is the basis of your subscription?" asked Mr. Moore. Dr. Crawford explained that teams consisting of two nules and a driver were put in at 92 a day md a day's labor at 50 cents. Dr. Crawford was followed by Mr. Rodley, who spoke at length. He said thai le did not think it a matter of great monent which section was benefitted so the result was better roads. He came there jffering 92,000 raised by private subscription. It is clear that this is the oqly way n which the roads can be worked. He would like to have this matter of private >ubscription8 looked into and worked up. If it should be looked into and developed iu all parts of the county, il would only be a question of a very shorl ;ime until we would have first-class roadt ,n all sections, and be would feel that hit ;rip to Yorkville had not been in vain Mr. Gettys said that he had noted ir )ne of the county papers a plea to the effect that the roads should be worked intt Yorkville because Yorkville is the county seat. He would have the commissioners to remember that they are not reprerenting the county seat, but Yoik county, ana he thought it nothing out uur tum :bis offer be accepted. Mr. W. B. Moore next took the flooi ind made a lengthy argument in favor 01 retaining the convicts where they are uniil they complete the work upon whict they are now engaged. He admitted thai the proposed work would be an indirect t>enefit to the whole county; but it seemed to him that the two roads under contemplation?one leading over toward Lancaster and the other out in the direction ol Chester?would be of more direct benefit ? the town of Rock Hill. He had no obection to Rock Hill getting all that she was willing to pay for, but it must be rememaered that one-half the expense which ihe is contemplating is to come from the sockets of the whole people of the county, ind for doubling it Rock Hill is to get the whole. This he did not think was right. It s true that the board should seek to beneit the most people and under that principle the convicts should remain right where hey are. Yorkville-is in the centre oi he county and more people have occasion o come here than to any other town, and t is right that the roads leading into this own 'should be worked first. Major White suggested that Mr. Moore was out of order. The question before ;he hoard was the acceptance of Rock Sill's proposition and there had been no ither proposition. The chair did not entertain the point. Mr. Moore ' er.tinued his argument. Ifour original plan was to work out from Vnrlrville. not because this is Yorkville, Dot because it is the county seat and the ;entre of the county. This is the plan hat has been pursued in other counties in ;he State and it is unquestionably the ?rrect plan. Now before finishing your ivork as it has been blocked out, you are isked to remove the convict force tc mother locality, on a money basis, with>ut any basis to it. I don't mean any reflection upon our King's Mountain 'riends; but you remember how they ivere going to haul rock and make a first :lass road, and you see how it has turned )ut. Promises are easily made and the esult in this case may be the same. Mr. Lowry introduced some figures as o the cost of macadamizing in compariion with the amount that had been subicribed by the Rock Hill people. They )ffer $2,000 only, and in Mecklenburg the :ost of macadam roads is $3,000 a mile. ?e did not think the game worth the sandle. The $2,000 offered would scarcey make a show. There is not a road in he county that is altogether bad. There ire good places in all of them. The main bing they need is the substitution of iling for bridges and proper repairs on he bad places. The county is not able to lo any more just now and he thought hat the fairest and most equitable dispoition of the convict gang would be to onr? it. nhnnt the eountv and fix no the md places in the roads. Dr. Crawford and Mr. Roddey explained that they could get all the rock they leeded without cost and the only expense hey were at was for labor, while in decklenburg one of the biggest items of xpense was the stone. They claimed hat the work could be done much cheapr in. the Rock Hill section than in MeckBnburg. There was considerable sparing between Messrs. Crawford and Rodey on one side and Mr. Moore on the ther arid before it was concluded Mr. -loore ottered to take the whole convict ang free from expense from the county nd to pay a premium for it in addition, 'he propositibn was not made in any eflnite shape, however. After hearing what those interested had > say on either side the board took a recess ntil 2 o'clock, when it reconvened for lie purpose of taking action on the queson that had been discussed in the mornfir. Culp was the first member to exress himself. He said that he had no bjection to allowing Rock Hill to have ie convicts on the terms proposed ; but 1 regard to the arrangement already ensred into with regard to the poor house L? A irin, no uju nut boo uun iuo uiiivioub auld be turned over before the 20th of une. The poor house arrangement referred to some farm work for which the convicts avebeen promised. Major White wanted > know when the promise had been lade, whether before or since the makig of the ltock Hill proposition and he ad Mr. Miller claimed that the arrangelent could not be binding. Mr. Hall, when called upon for an pinion, said that ho did not have much i say. He stood just where he had been 1 the while. He had uo prejudice jainst Rock Hill; but be considered that hen the hoard had agreed to work the liferent roads out from Yorkville, it was le same as aVontract, and no other proplition could bVvpnsidered until the work as completed. 60 far as ho was indiv?\ vidually concerned be had gotten all he w< wanted ; bnt those especially interested In hii the other roads had not been so fortunate, pr There are more people using the roads to W Yorkville than to any other town in the wi county, it is the custom all over the State no to work the roads out from the county Mi seat, the board had agreed to do it, and he ] thought Yorkville still had the first claim tai on the cbaingang. pn Supervisor Stevenson suggested that he Fa had no objection to the removal of the ste gang to Rock Hill under the proposition nu that had been made to the board ; but he ne thought it would be best to postpone the se transfer until the first of July, as he mi thought the work around Yorkville could be completed in accordance with original in plans by that date, of Mr. Hall: I don'.1 think we are in shape ju< to make any promises. We still have a an great deal of work to do. Some of the ad roads have not been touched, and we can- re not tell by what time we can get them ce done. Besides I don't think that Rock fo Hill has a right to ask for the convicts at a i this time, and if it was left to a vote of the i people of the county I ^don't believe she m could get them. ' M Major White said that there was one to point brought out during the discussion at . of the morning that, struck him with th force and that was that it was the duty of ki ' the board to get the best roads possible bi for the least money. The county is now b< paying 9200 a month for good dirt roads ta ; but they are not permanent. Under this N proposition, for #200 a month we will get tfc ) permanent macadamized roads and that m > looks like a good investment. I have stated that our people are so worked up - over the matter that if they get the chain- f0 ? gang there they will keep it indefinitely. K > Of course, I did not mean that. In the hi [ first place this board has the right to say ^ whether or not the chaingang shall go c] t, there and then it can say when it shall go t elsewhere. It is probable, however, that tt i if we get the chaingang down there, we 8| i wou't be willing to give it up so long as n . we can help it. B i Mr. Porter: I think there is another proposition in their favor. They pay > more taxes than any other township. I fl think it right and proper that now since 5, the roads have been worked around YorkviUe the chaingang should next go ^ , to Rock Hill. 0] I Mr. Wilkerson said that he bad been Ir studying the road question a great deal. w r All roads lead into the towns. The coun- c] T try reads are feeders for the main high- q ways, and of course the nearer to town 0j 1 the greater the travel. Therefore the roads c] t needing the most work are those within fj ; a few miles of the towns. The working 5, [ of these roads would benefit the rnosi peo- y, pie, and these roads should be worked B first. He thought it was right to encourr age competition in the matter. Rock ^ ; Hill had made the first offer and be was >p . in favor of accepting her bid. This, ho J, 1 thought would lead to a rivalry in all jj, parts of the county for better roads. Let to 1 Rock Hill have the chaingang now and r? ) give it to the town that makes the next 0{ , best offer,?Fort Mill, Blacksburg, Hicko- fr 1 ry Grove or Clover. Don't let Yorkville 0j , or Rock Hill compete until their turn <}, comes around again. He was sure that ej Hickory Grove would be after making a ^ 1 bid and he thought the other towns would w f do the same. Finally we would awaken ar 1 an itterest in road working all over the I county. 1 Mr. Riddle did not think it would be w fair to bar Yorkville from making anoth- j, 1 er bid.. The work in this section has been ]a experimental, exclusively under the su- g pervision of the board and the people of m 1 Yorkville were not responsible for it. ^ Mr. Wilkerson embodied his ideas in a g resolution. It received a second; but on motion was tabled. ' jn The motion to accept the Rock Hill at proposition was put to a viva voce vote, gg 1 The ayes had it overwhelmingly. Some, w however, failed to vote and the only nega- vj i tive votes that the reporter could positive- ? i ly distinguish were those of Messrs. Hall b< ' and Gwin. ju i The next proposition was when shall fcj the cbaingang be transferred. Major th White moved the 20th of June, bnt ac- i? ' cepted as an amendment from the 1st of July until January 1. 17 Mr. Hall voted "no," and made this di . explanation : "I am not opposed to Rock j*a Hill having the convicts. I voted no ti i because I was afraid that they would not R] get through by that time, and I explain y, i my vote because I don't want things to ^ get into the newspapers like tbey have jn heretofore." U, Mr. Wilkeraon said that the county had ^ i gone to a big' expense on the King's jg Mountain road and had gotten mighty > near nothing. We have a road machine m and a crusher. Tbey have not been used. 0(1 It seems to me that if they had been used gj., we could have accomplished twice as 0f much work at the same expense. The jf main reason why they were not u?Bd, I g, understand is because we have not enough In mules. I move that we buy two more et) mules. The proposition met with favor. It was unanimously decided to buy two mules and two road carts, and Mr. Hall was ap- ^ pointed a committee of one to make the necessary purchases. On motion, Messrs. Stevenson, White and Miller were appointed a committee to C<J supervise the operations of the cbaingang on the part of the county. nil A resolution was adopted authorizing pu the superintendent of the cbaingang to let Miiiaivfo nf frnni US t/1 SfH) ill his dis- SH, cretion for escape convicts. sh Upon motion of Mr. Culp, a committee cu of three, consisting of the supervisor, and S<> Messrs. Hall and Brice, was appointed to hh provide, for the greater security of the th< jail and also for a furnace for beating dur- uc ing cold weather, in the event such an ar- on rangement be practicable. Ca ha LOCAL LACONICS. an Until January 1897. wi The Twice-a-week Enquibeb, or am The Weekly ENQUiRERiwill be furnish- vai ed from this date to January, 1st, 1897, bel for 91-34. em Drowned In the Catawba. am A 17-year-old Negro hoy named Mason, jnC was drowned in Catawba river last Satur- am day afternoon, while bathing. The boy ^ ( lived on Mr. D. M. Johnson's place, in daBethel township. cla Looks Encouraging. j The postofflce department has received ten the petition asking for the establishment Qf of a postolfice at the residence of Dr. T. B. a n Hough on the Charlotte road, to be known the as "Fodder," and there is a good reason to believe that the petition will be granted, doi Asking For a Charter. 1 The Rock Hill Athletic association no- Sts tided the secretary of slate that 9900 of its sp< capital stock of 91,300 bad been paid in, to i and that E. E. Poag, James 8. White, salW. H. Hefner, A. J. Thompson and A. ret H. White had been elected directors. me A Remarkable April. bet Our Blacksburg correspondent calls to bm mind that April 1877 showed up a record ers similar to the present month. An old cit- ex] izen of Yorkville goes back to 1847. He bet says that on the 17th of April of that year the it turned suddenly warm. It was court 1 ?k and the late Thomas Davis opened 3 ice bouse to the great delight of the esiding judge and other court officials, ithin a week, the ground was covered th three inches of snow. We have made effort to verity the story. '. E. B. Faulkner Dead. Mr. E. B. Faulkner, of King's Mounn township, died last Monday night of eumonia after a short illness. . Mr. lulkner was about 35 years of age, a sady going citizen, and had a large unber of friends, especially in his own ighborbohd. He leaves a widow and veral children. injr of Them BegUtered. During the sitting of the pension board the courthouse Monday the supervisors registration removed their office to the dge's chamber adjoining the court room id quite a number of old soldiers took ivantage of the opportunity to secure gistration certificates. The number of , rtl flea tea Issued was perhaps the largest r any single day yet. Colored Applicant. Among the applicants for pensions last onday was an old Negro named Moses 'cElduff, from Leslie station, in Catawba wnsbip. He lost a leg at Fort Sumter, id for the past 10 years has been living on ie plantation of Mr. W. S. Leslie, who indly took enough interest in him to ring him to Yorkville and lay'bis case More the board. The board has not ken any action in regard to the old egro yet; but some of the members iink that he is certainly entitled to the lost favorable consideration.. Ill at Work. Mr. John R. Ashe, general manager >r the Yorkviile Cotton mill company iturned yesterday from Kershaw, where 0 has been detained for some time on :count of the serious illness of his chief erk, Mr. Carter. Mr. Ashe says that >ere have been no unnecessary delays in te work of getting building operation in jape, and will commence today, (Wederday) to prepare to make brick; rglster Now. Some people in this county have an idea iat because they have registration certicates issued under the old law they will e entitled to vote at the next election. h$se people ought to go to school or jmewhere else and learn something. Ah id registration certificate is not worth as mcb as a last year's, bird nest, and ould not enable the holder to vote his joice between two blind pups. The uestion now is whether you are 21 years f age, able to read and write and have a ean record as to conviction of disquali ing crimes. The fact that yon have sen a qualified voter will not avail you if 3u fail to get a new certificate. oard of Health. The Columbia State has published the :?rd of health laws of South Carolina, he act including these laws was approved inuary 5,1895. It provides for boards of - fialth consisting ot nve members in each iwn of less than 5,000 inhabitants, and tquires that?these members be elected as her town officials. Terms of office range om l to 5 years, and the respect!re terms ' each are to be designated by the intenint or mayor. Yorkville should have ected a board last year; bat felled to do > and consequently the town is now ithout a health board. The power and ithority of the board is very great. rnched at Kershaw. Tom Price, a York county Negro,* who as senteuced to the penitentiary by jdge Wallace three years ago for grand rceny, was lynched near Westrille, in Kershaw county, last week. The Negro iet, on the public road, a little white ly and girl, brother and sister,' named arfleld, and attempted to assault the rl. aged 16. He shot the boy, aged 11, i the breast with a pistol. He also fired the girl; but she managed to make her cape. He was captured shortly afterard near Camden, taken back to WestHe and swung to a limb near the O. R. C. railroad. Up to Monday night, his >dy bad not been removed. He bad st gotten out of the penitentiary and bad s discbarge in bis pocket. It is thought at the wounded bOy will die. i the Long Ago. "William Leech, died September 3, 1 91, aged 50 years; Prudence Leech, ed October 15, 1815, aged 67 years; Lines Leech, died January 29, 1816." Iiese names were banded to The Emquisb on Monday by Mr. H. F. Horton, of orkville, with the information that be id copied them from some headstones a long abandoned cemetary on the old , Dseborough place, near Olive, now own[ by Mr. C. E. Spencer. The cemetary in a skirt of heavy timber, a short disnce from Turkey creek. There are arks of perhaps 20 graves, but there are ily three headstones and they are inribed as above. Growing out of some the graves are largo trees that look as they might be 50 or 75 years old. Mr. orton i* not able to give us any inforation as to the history of the old cemiry. ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS. ictare of Dr. Mayo?The Knight* Have Returned?Teacher'* Association?Corn Coming Up. rrespondence of the Yorkvllle Enquirer. EIock Hill, April 20th.?Last Friday ijht Rev. A. D. Mayo lectured to the iblic in the auditorium of Winthrop colfe His subject was "How Does UniverI Education Pay," and showed conclurely that it did pay. Dr. Mayo is acstotued to public speaking; he has a od voice, full aud clear, and be is full of i subject. He spoke particularly about a industrial facture of the system ol edation of today. He has seen and heard e woman whose subject was, "What n Be Done With One Chicken." She d her subject thoroughly under control, d snowed to perfection what skill and a lling mind could do. She was wealthy d her fad was to teach those less cultited what they might do. How much Iter this than spend time, money and ergy improving the breed of pug dogs i fondling them. As its subject would licate, the whole lecture was practical i Dr. Mayo showed himself'competent discuss it. He has been here several ysand has lectured frequently to the' sses. dr. S. L. Reid is home again from atidauce on the grand lodge of Knights Honor. Mr. Sherlesse was present as leinber of the finance committee. Both see gentlemen are devoted knights. . Reid reports some important work oe by a full meeting. ?he commissioner of the Southern ites Passenger association has granted icial rates for the Teachers' association ' meet in Rock Hill. Tickets will be on e from Juue'29 to July 2, good for urn until July 4. We hope for a grand etiug this time. No place could be ter suited for it and no people more spitable. A largo attendance" of teachfrom the neighboring counties is aected as these meetings are of great lefit to auy persons wishing to improve niselves in their profession. 'he days of picnics has come. Some