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Scraps and |acts. ? Secretary of War Root has issued au order extending the time on mortgages in Porto Rico six months. The order is occasioned by the financial straits existing in the island. ? The Methodist church is about to begin active missionary work in the Philippines, says a San Francisco dispatch of Tuesday. Under the supervision of Bishop Thoburn, the first missionary in Manilla, are Miss Wisner, Miss Cody and Mr. Norton, of Ohio. Miss Monies, of Michigan, will sail for China on Weduesday accompanied by Miss Anderson, who is going to do missionary work in Malasia. ? There was a monster meeting in the Graud opera house, Washington, last Sunday night, called for the purDose of expression sympathy with the Boers in their fight with Great Britain. Many senators and representatives were present and made speeches. The keynote of all the speeches was that the Boers are fightiDg lor independence as our forefathers did in 1776. Senator Tillman was amoug those who occupied seats on the stage. The Germans and Irish were in the majority, and the leading spirits in the meeting. The speeches were quite bitter. Resolutions were adopted endorsing the Boers and condemning the whole policy of the British. ? Secretary Hester's statement of the world's supply of cotton shows a decrease for the week just closed, of 47,151 bales, against au increase of 8,214 last year. The total visible is 4,199,834, against 4,246,985 last week, and 5,606,333 last year. Of this the total of American cotton is 3,431,834 against 3,508,985 last week aud 4,814,333 last year; of all other kinds, including Brazil, Egypt, India, etc., 768,000 against 738,000 last week, aud 792,000 last year. Of the world's visible supply, there is now afloat aud held in Great Britaiu and Continental Europe 1,933,000 bales, against 3,174,000 last year ; iu Egypt 201,000 against 262,000 last year ; in India 318,000 against 271,000 last year ; and in the Uuited Staets 1,748, 000 against 1,799,000 last year. ? A Calcutta, India, dispatch says: The official estimates show the cost to the government of the relief works, etc., to the end of March will be 40,000,000 rupees. About 22,000,000 persons are now affected in British territory and about 27,000,000 in the native stales. The viceroy, Lord Curzou, of Kedleston, says that the famine area had expanded, surpassing the worst . . 1 feurs and they are uow lacing a came, water and food scarcity of a terrible character. About 3,250,000 people, he coutiuued, were already receiviug relief. While io 1897, the world 9hared India's sorrow aud coutributed hundreds of thousauds of pounds toward the relief fuuds, the viceroy pointed out, India uow would have to struggle alone, for the thoughts of every Englishman in the world were centred on South Africa. It would be the duty of the government to pursue the task of saving the millions of lives and it would spend its last rupee, if necessary, to do so. ? A lively interest, says a Yokohoma dispatch, has been aroused by the publication of a secret decree from the Empress Dowager of China, in which she shows a becoming sense of the danger which threateus the empire from foreign aggression, and holds the provincial governors to the strictest responsibility for the immediate defence of their respective provinces should any attack be made upon them. "The various powers," she says, "are iiq l<wil-c nf turpi-.like vo casting u|iuu uo i?v>u ?. ?0~. racity, bustling each other io their endeavors to be first to seize on our innermost territory. They think that China, haviug neither money or troops, would never venture to goto war with them." Speculation is rife as to what happened to bring out this decree. Some attribute it to an understanding with Japau, it being reported that exMinister Yuno is to return there as Japanese adviser to the Chinese government. ? A Topeka, Kansas dispatch of Sunday says: The Rev. Chas. M. Sheldon, author of "In His Steps," and "Crucifixion of Philip Strong," etc., is to be given an opportunity to edit a daily newspaper as be thinks a Christian daily should be edited. For the week beginning March 13, he will have absolute control of every department of the Topeka Capital?news, editorial and advertising. At the Detroit convention of the Christian Endeavor society, Mr. Shelton asked what "philanthropic gentlemau in this age of munificent endowments to education institutions would give $1,000,000 for the creation of a great Christian daily." The philanthropic gentleman has not appeared with the mouey ; but in response to the appeals of the leading citizens of Topeka. Mr. Sheldon's home town, Mr. l)ell Keyser, the president nf the Toneka Capital company, offered to give the paper to Mr. Sheldon for one week, aDd the offer has been accepted. It is understood that able writers are to assist Mr. Sheldon, and that statesmen, prominent citizens and editors of some of the dailies of New York, Chicago and St. Louis will help him by suggestions. Mr. Sheldon has not yet given auy intimation of his plans. ? The reports of the special committee of investigation in the case of Brighain H. Roberts, of Utah, were presented to the house last Saturday. The majority report, signed by Chairman Taylor and six of his associates, is a voluminous document anu is accompanied by a summary of the law and facts. It gives the details of the hearings, the ample opportunies afforded to Mr. Roberts to present his case, his refusal to testify and the unanimous finding of facts heretofore published. It proceeds: "The committee is unanimous in its belief that Mr. Roberts ought not to remain a member of the house of representatives. A majority are of the opinion that he ought not to be permitted to become a member; that the house has the right to exclude him. A minority are of the opinion that the proper course of procedure is to permit him to be sworn iu and then expel him by a two-thirds vote under the constitutional provision providing for expulsion." It is admitted that the election of Roberts by the sovereign state of l iiih was regular, as was also tbe commission of the governor upon which he made claim for his seat, v It does not appear that polygamy is a r: crime which disqualifies an individual to a seat in congress, and to an outsider it still looks as if the house is confronted by a serious problem. ^ ? F ?hc i[(orIu'iltc (Enquirer. ' YOItKVILLE, S. C.: SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1900. | ? The Graydon bill provides that the superintendent of education, comp- ^ troller general and secretary of state g constitute the state board of control. c It is understood that Superintendent \ McMahan objects to serving on the c board, and an effort will be made to c amend the bill so as to relieve him. f As to whether the comptroller general j aud secretary of stale also object to ^ such service has not yet developed. t I ? The Greenville jury commissioners have determined to try the experiment * of placing the names of preachers and ^ newspaper men in the jury boxes. Both classes are exempt from jury ^ duty under the laws; but as they have ^ a great deal to say about juries uot doing their duty, it is thought that . they should not claim the privilege ^ that the law gives tbera. Further de- ( velopraents in the matter wilL be interesting. ? The Columbia people are very ? much interested in the question of completing the state house. It is estimat- v -" -i ? ?iennnn ...:il c.flK ' eu mat uuuui *>iuu,wv wm uo oumcient, and it is the suggestion that tbe ,, appropriation be made in three anuual installments. Tbe state bouse ought to be completed, and as soon as possible ; but from tbe looks of things generally, it is hardly possible that the gen- ' eral assembly will be willing to vote ^ the necessary money at this session. ? According to tbe reports published, s it looks very doubtful as to whether * General Buller is going to make a sue- ' cess of his move for the relief of Lady- s smith. Tbe British public is banking * quite heavily upon this movement. If * it is a success there is reason to con- 1 sider it the beginning of the end ; but J if it is a failure, there is a good deal * more work cut out for the British be- c fore the Boers are subdued. It will 1 begin to look like the British are going I to abandon their undertaking as a bad * job. ? Tbe idea of a great daily newspaper like tbe Topeka Capital beiog r turned for a week to the views of Rev. 1 Mr. Sheldon, is even more uovel in this c day and generation than Mr. Sheldon's 8 ideal of what a daily newspaper ought 8 to he. We have no doubt that The ' Capital will be a model paper during 1 that week, and there will probably be ! as many as a million readers who' will want to see what it is like. But c a lest of a week will not couut for c much. Almost anybody or any news- 1 paper can be good for a little while. I It is only when the editor tries to be 1 good all the time that he has to en- r counter ups and downs. ? The war department has recently ? issued some interesting statistics of the s war with Spain. From these statis- ? tics it appears that the total number t of officers and men in active service t from first to last was 182,687. Of c these, 288 were killed in action^ 1,277 1 were wounded, 4,015 died of disease. I South Carolina furnished 2,150 officers and men, of whom 40 died of disease, t These figures have reference ouly to 1 Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines a up to the signing of the peace treaty. J The operations of the Araericau army a in the Philippines siuce the signing of 1 the treaty of peace with Spain, is a t separate story. * ? The state of Kentucky has been r in a fever of excitement for many t weeks over the election contest, and s uow that the whole matter is to be e threshed over agaiu before the general t assembly, the excitement has not i abated. There has been talk of a possibility of civil war as the result of the s tension ; but this may be an exaggera- 1 tion. The recent Colson-Scott tragedy, j however, has not tended to restore ( confidence, and yesterday was set < apart by the ministers of Frankfort as t a day of humiliation and prayer to ( ask that both political parties may be j guided to act with such wisdom and I moderation that there will be no more j bloodshed. ' j ? Some of the members of the state 1 board of education appear to be at | outs with Superintendent McMahan. ( Mr. YV. F. Clayton has resigued from t the board, and gives as oue of his t reasons the alleged fact that the state I superintendent has usurped the few r powers that had been conferred upon t the board by the geueral assembly. As to how much of this charge is true, t and as to how much comes from pique, s cannot be arrived at upon an exparte i showing. It is a fact, however, that c Mr. McMaban has been looking after c the duties of his office with consider- y |able care, and as be is the individual 'J who has to shoulder ajl the respousi c bility for any mismanagement that s might develop, it is natural that he n vould not be disposed to trust too nuch to thedicalion of his state board. ? The present contracts of the state >oard of educatiou with school book )ublishers expire soon, and new eonracts are to be made. Agents of chool book publishing houses have ilready established themselves in Coumbia for the purpose of doing what hey can to secure these contracts, and ome of the agents are reported to be keeping open house. Although the act is not generally appreciated iu this tate, those who know, are aware that vhen it comes to exerting "influence," he average agent of the school hook )uhlishing bouse gels up as early in the norning as the average whisky druraner. ? For the benefit of those interested, ve print elsewhere the resolutions idopted by the Greenwood farmers railing upon their brother farmers to iold mass meetings on the first Moulay in February for the purpose of :onsidering the means for fighting the ertilizer trust. That there is a fertilzer trust we have not the slightest loubt, and we are no less satisfied Kiofr it- ic lufiroltr hppmiQp. nf this trust I lUIUlUg UiCCUIIgO I vuvii u<vv....rvere held only a few years back aud hey accomplished but little. No beter results are to be expected now. The only remedy applicable to the ase would seem to be the refusal to ise commercial fertilizers, and this is i question that each farmer must de:ide for himself. He alone is the best udge as to whether he would be cuting off his nose to spite his face, 'ossibly the general assembly may be ible to provide some remedy; but iven that body can accomplished very ittle so far as supplies for the present eason are concerned. Retail dealers lave already purchased their stocks, dowever, if the farmers of this couny care to hold a meeting on the subect?such a meeting cau do no harm? ve will be pleased to publish such :all as any of our readers may see fit o make; and further, we will take ileasure in helping to promulgate such dews as may be expressed, j [IKKKKVIMH (IK ATTENTION. Though of not a great deal of siglificance in itself, the fact that Lhe Clover Cotton mill has imported a juautity of Egyptian cotton, suggests i matter to which the farmers of this ection should give more atlentiou han they have been giving, and that s to the grade of staple they should iroduce. Of course, it is understood that we :annot raise Egyptian cotton in this lountry, and it is also understood that he action of the Clover people in im>orling cotton from Egypt has no tearing whatever upon our own cotton aising industry. As we understand t, the Egyptian cotton is of a pecuiarly fine, silky staple, suitable for naking especial goods that are in trong demand at a most desirable nargin of profit, and in undertaking o manufacture it, the Clover folks put hemselves squarely on their merits in :ompetition with the world, asking lot the slightest favor ou account of iroximitv to the home cotton fields. But there is another development of his year that is full of significance. Slot only the Clover mill, but the mills it Yorkville, Rock Hill, and, no doubt, ?ort Mill, have all brought a consid ible quantity of cotton from Georgia, Vlabama and Mississippi, principally he latter state. The reason of this las been two-fold. In the first place, hey did not care to take too much isk about getting their supplies from he local market at prices that ruled lome time back, and in the second, ind more important place, they wan,ed to be sure of a better staple than s to be commonly had in this section. And it is this matter of staple that ibould receive especial attention in this ocality. The question was of no imjortance a few years back. Then all ;otton was bought principally on its ;olor. Buyers seldom took the trouble <o examine whether the staple was )ne-quarter or three-quarters, etc., of in inch long. If it was white it would >ring the top of the market. For export purposes the same rule still holds jood ; but the mill men, especially .hose who take pride in making the . nf t.ni'n qpo mnru JtTSb IJUUIILjr VI Jdiu, uav/ mw.v, r ar. Unless the staple comes up to :ertain requirements as to length, and he longer the better, the}' do not want -o buy, at least not at the best prices. .( the staple is extra long then the mill nan will always pay a higher price .ban the exporter. Local attention was first called to his matter by Mr. John It. Ashe, in a hort interview published in Thk En(uikkr last spring. lie mentioned iertain varieties of cottou that were lesirable and certain varieties that vere undesirable far good strong yarns. The length of the staple was the piinipal point that he sought to ernphaize, and in general terms his recomoendatioc was to avoid small boll cot u?v ?V JO *? 6VV ~ ~ bat it has been possible to raise the ?f f?_tlli.nhi: In tlio ni'PSPnt (l<r Hlt'C UI ICI initio VV/ VIIV f vwwM. ? 0 ires. The fertilizer companies claim hat the advanced price is due to the idvauced price of the raw materials. This is possible ; but as we understand he matter, the trust also has control >f the raw material market, and if this s so it is not seriously embarrassed rom that quarter. The excuse seems o be merely au excuse. There is (very reason to believe that such is be case. But the question is, how ire the farmers to help themselves by vMAAtSnoro 9 ftunh mppfinirs lb Held guns, wnne sir unaries >varreu, with about 12,000 men, 30 guns and a large force of cavalry, has been sent to work his way around the right Hank of the Boers, eight or ten miles away. Several of the London papers of Monday print dispatches that indicate bloody outpost fighting between General Warren's troops and the Boers. General Warren opened the attack on Saturday morning and kept it up throughout the day, his troops bivouacking on the field at nigbt. Tbe fighting was re-commenced at dawn Sunday morning and continued throughout the day. The meagre reports merely indicate that many have been killed and wounded ou the British side, and probably also on the side of the Boers; but as yet there has beeD nothing decisive. It seems that so far as tbe reports up to Monday were concerned, they related only to clashes between advanced lines. The Boers had thrown out such lines in entrenchments, and it was their policy to bold thete entrenchments as long as possible and then retire either to another line or to the main positiou. Several of these temporary positions had been taken ; but still the main position had not been taken up to the latest report. It was not expected that it would be taken, if at all, until after several days of bloody fighting. The indications are that the British have considerably changed their tac* r\r\ mnra ^ icnnQpH f ft 11U3. I UCJ aic UV ujvi v uiM|/wwvv> make their reckless charges forward aud be shot down by the Boer riflemen ; but instead they depend upon their artillery to clear the Boer trenches, after which the infantry advances, taking advantage of all possible cover. According to the nature of the reports at hand, the fate of Ladysmith ought to be decided within a very few days. It is possible that the decisive battle has already been fought. If the British have been successful, the news will not be held back. At last accouuts Mafeking was still holding out. There has been no news from Kimberly for several days. It is possible that the town has fallen. This, however, is not certain. AGAINST THE FERTILIZER TRUST. Funnel-* Moot at Greenwood and Call Upon Their Brethren to Fight. At a mass meeting of the farmers of < Greenwood last Saturday, the following resolutions presented by ex-Sena- i tor Gaines were unanimously adopt ed: Whereas the prices of fertilizers are 1 being advanced arbitrarily though the influence of a trust and to an extent 1 not justified by commercial couditious: Resolved, 1. That we, the farmers of Greenwood county, S. C. hereby appeal to the farmers of the state and the cotton states to hold meetings at their respective courthouses on the first Monday in February, and that they pledge themselves not to purchase fertilizers at an advance exceeding 10 per cent, over last year's prices. 2. That we regard 10 per cent, advance in prices of fertilizers as much as the conditions justify, and we advise farmers not to purchase any fertilizers at more thau 10 per cent, advance over last year's prices. That all newspapers are requested to publish these resolutions and help the farmers thwart the designs of the pernicious fertilizer trust. Depew at Krskiiie, Says a Washington correspondent: Senator Depew, it was announced the 1 other day, will probubly accept the in- i vitation extended by Erskine college, ( South Carolina, to address the students ( at the graduation ceremonies to be held f hifl Viirtf Thn cunnlAe ie o/inuiHnrnrl Kit HJIOJV-M.. * UV OV-IKUUI lyUIIQIUVIVU WJ many to be the best orator iu the sen- J ate, and bis acceptance will be gratify- 1 ing to the people of the state, as here- i tofore most of the South Carolina peo- { pie have known the New York senator only by reputation. If he visits the . slate he will doubtless receive a hearty welcome, and may be induced to visit * other portions of South Carolina as ' well. . < tons and plant only large boll varieties. There are a great many people who are, for various reasons, wedded to eertaiu small boll varieties, especially the "King." Their preference is based, perhaps, upon certainty of crop or the number of pounds of lint their favorite will yield per acre. These considerations are entitled to respect. The farmer does not raise cotton for his health. His sole inducement is profit, aud whatever he fiuds most profitable that he ought to do; but this staple matter ought not to be ignored. Existing conditions?the local mill customers among the most important, seem to be strongly in favor of the large bolls. THE BRITISH AND BOERS. Buller Making Another Desperate Effort to Relieve Ladymnith. Although there is no doubt of the fact that General Buller is moving on the Boers investing Ladysmitb, and that fighting has been in progress for several days, still there are no satisfactory details. It is the same old story of strict censorship that will not allow the transmission of the least bit of information that may be of benefit to the Boers. Nothing, therefore, comes from South Africa uutil it is already a matter of common knowledge there, 1 ? L * 1 4 - - * ? *Uama At'nn t a and mucii mai is kuuwu k>ucic, s??u both sides, is suppressed from the outside world. It is known now that Buller's army, supposed to be about 26,000 strong, crossed the Tuegla river at Potgeiter's Drift. This point, from the maps at hand, appears to be about 25 miles west of Colenso, and nearly the same distance southwest of Ladysmith. Between this point and Ladysmith, with entrenchments extending for miles, the Boer lines are strongly fortified, and the taking of their different positions in the work cut out for the British before Ladysmith can be rerelieved. A London dispatch of Monday summed up the general idea of the present situation as being that General Buller was holding the northern bank of the river with some 8,000 men and JUO CAL AFFAIRS INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. L. R. Williams, T. It, Cnrothers ar James L. Hanahan?(Jive notice of tl dissolution of the firm of Williams Cnrothers, and announce that in tl future the business will be conduct! by James L. Ilanahan. Edward Miller, McConnellsville, S. C. Offers a reward of $1.50 for any inform lion leading to the whereabouts of h son Sidney, who left his home on tl 16th instant. Jas. M. Starr A Co., Leading Druggists Are agents for Wilcox A Gibbes's fe tilizers, and say it will be to your inte est to see them before closing a trad They say that you will find a comple line of drugs at their store, and of! bargains in tobacco. Thos. W. Speck, Jeweler and Optician Speaks of his line of ladies' silk ut brellas which he has just received. 1 also has something to say about b< buckles, cuff buttons, spectacles ai eyeglasses. H. C. Strauss?Says that the people this section realize that be looks out f their interests, and that he furnish them only first class goods. He spea of his stock of underwear. John E. Carroll, County Superintende of Education?Calls "upon the scbc trustees to meet in York courthouse* Wednesday, January .31, at 10.30 a. m. Rock Hill Ruggy Co., Rock Hill, S. C. Says for you not to allow yourself to talked into buying a shoddy job to sa a dollar or so, when you can get t best from their agents, Messrs. Glei A Allison. J. M. Ferguson and J. W. Snider?Gi notice of the dissolution of the firm Ferguson A Snider. The business w be continued by Mr. Ferguson. MR. MOELLER IS HAPPY. Our German friend, Mr. Sim< Moeller, is evidently quite happy. Tl following cable message was receivi from him at noon yesterday : Schoetmar, Germany, Janua 23.?Euquirer, Yorkville, S. Carolini Mein certificale marriage ohjectio less. Moeller. This evidently means that M Moller, who was apprehensive trouble on account of the old clai that the German government hi against him for military duty, h succeeded in getting a certificate th will give him the right to marry tl maiden of bis choice. ABOUT PEOPLE. Mrs. Mary E. Walker leaves todi for an extended visit to her sister, Mi Curry, at Wildwood, Fla. Mr. Lon F. McCIain, of Chariot! N. C., came over to Yorkville Mo day, on business, expecting to retu today. Mrs. S. W. Fain, nee Miss Ma Clurk, formerly of Yorkville, now Chattanooga, Tennessee, is in precai ous health. Mr. R. A. Dobson, after an illness six weeks, returned to Greenville < Monday, where he is taking a pc graduate course in Furman universit Mr. Roy Carroll, who has been dov near Camden with the firm of Flei ming & Carroll, railroad contractors, f some time, is spending a few days wi his father's family, Mr. T. L. Carro near Yorkville. EGYPTIAN COTTON. The Yorkville correspondent of t! News and Courier sends that pap the following interesting informati* about the use of Egyptian cotton Clover. Several weeks ago the stateme was made in this correspondence th the new cotton mill at Clover wuu use Egyptian cotton exclusively. Tl question was subsequently asked I The News and Courier as to why tl mill would use foreign-grown cott< instead of sea island. Your corre pondent was at Clover today and hi - M?. TIT T. Qmith thfi qc a Id I IV W 1 I'll Ifil t ATA* Ail UUlilU| vuv uv retary and treasurer of the Clov Manufacturing company, and owne of the new mill wbicb is to use tl Egyptian cotton, as well as the famoi "dividend payer" that has been operation there during the past ! years. In reply to the question as why the foreign cotton was to be use Mr. Smith said that it was their pu pose to make a quality of yarn th cannot be made out of American cc ton, owing to superior strength at silkiuess of the staple of the foreig article The machinery can be used the manufacture of American cottc should the company at any time d cide to use it. The first shipment of the Egyptis cotton arrived at Clover yesterday a ternoon, and a few facts in this conne tion will no doubt interest the reade of The News and Courier. The bal are of uniform size, being 44 inch< high, 31 wide and 21 thick, and c each bale are 11 steel ties one inc wide, aud fastened with rivets, iustes of buckles, as used in the south. Eac bale is entirely covered with burls and presents an appearance very sim lar to the bales of sheeting sent out t me cotton tnuis. me average weigi of the bales is 750 pounds and evei bale is guaranteed to be of unifor grade. The cotton was shipped durir the latter part of October, 1899, fro Alexandria, Egypt, via. Boston, Mass and is perhaps the first shipment this class of cotton ever brought sout It is the expectation of the manag ment of the new mill to start the m chinery about February 1. TODAY'S ELECTION. It is to be hoped that all of tl qualified electors of the town of Yorl ville will remember that an importai election takes place today, and it is all to be hoped that each aud every oi of them will take sufficient interest' cast a ballot. The issue, as has already been mac plain in the official notice calling tl election, is whether or not the cbarti of the town shall be amended so as I permit the levy of three mills for ord nary town purposes instead of tw mills as now. As has already bee explained, the town council has foun that a two mill tax is not sufficient ft ardinary town purposes; but the spi eial reason for this additional levy in order that there may be addition) mprovement in the public lightiu system. There seems to be some confusio n the minds of some of the citizen: connecting today's election with th ighting franchise which the tow council has seen fit to graut to Mr. rJ S. B. McClain. There is no connection whatever between the two. The ((j lighting franchise lias already been ie granted by the council, and un^ der its provisions Mr. McClain has id the exclusive right to sell electric _ light in the town of Yorkville during a- a period of 20 years from the date of the contract. That the franchise is a lo favorable one to Mr. McClain, there is ~ no question ; but under its terms the ir- corporation has fuli protection, aud the agreement is one that looks to the er fullest mutual benefit of the contract_ ing parties. As to whether it is better n- for a corporation to grant such franchises or to retuin them to itself, is a id question that has two sides ; but in the present cuse that questiou has been or closed. It may not be out of place to ^ observe, however, that it is quite probable that there would have been no opportunity to secure electric lights on upon any other terms for some lime to _ come. Comparison of cost in surbe rounding towns, also shows that Yorkville is being offered electric lights at iin prices that would hardly bo pructicaUl.. ?? ' ?? ?*-* * in if li a nlunl ^ UIC, CAL'Cpb III UUIIIICUIUU nun u pi?*u% of like thut established by Mr. McClaiD. Even in connection witb the pumping station, as has been suggested, the cost would be greater than under the pro30 position now being considered by the he town. The question today, then, is do the people of Yorkville want to light their ry streets by meaus of electric light, and a: if so are they willing to submit to an additional one mill tax with which to help pay for the same? If they shall Ql vote for the proposed araendmeut to m the charter, the contract for street m ' lights will be made and the lights will ^ be installed without delay. If they at shall vote against the amendment, then, of course, there will be no electric street lights at present, nor until the voters change their mind on the question. .g LIGHT ON THE CORNER. If there had been any misgivings e, before as to the practical value of elecn_ trie lights over the oil lamp system, rD that misgiving could no longer exist iu Yorkville. An object lesson od the 0f courthouse corner last Saturday night was sufficient to dissipate it completely. The people of the town generally ?f are familiar with conditions existing 311 about the cross streets at the court ISL y house ou Suturday nights. There are k,u great crowds of all kinds of people, n. principally Negroes. Some are there or for legitimate business; but these are comparatively few. The pocket blind tiger plies his trade with impunity here, and disreputable Negro women congregate in the vicinity in swarms, be However safe it may be for unprotecer ted ladies to pass along the streets ou 3n other nights of the week, on account ai of the noisy crowds of Saturday nights, this passage is alway disagreeable. nt, The place has long been notorious; at but as there was no way to re nedy the Id situation, it had to be borne. An electric lamp was suspended JV . 1 . C ,L. 1 . , * over loe ceuirc ui iut uruss street moi be }n Saturday afterooon. Mr. T. B. Mc!8. Clain did it. He had do thought of ad the mob od the corner. His ODly obc ject was to let the people see what a er 2,000 candle power electric light would " look like. From sundown until about ug 11 o'clock, the vicinity of the corner in for 100 yards either way was brighter 10 than the brightest of moonlight nights.' to Faces could be recognized across the "? streets, and for a distance of 50 or 100 yards almost as satisfactorily as . in day time. Indeed, one who stood 1(j immediately about the corner was al;n most inclined to forget that it was in night. As compared with previous >D dark nights, the difference was the e" same as between night and day. n Scores of people witnessed the novelf. ty during the night, and their verdict c- as to the extent of the improvement rs was practically unanimous. es But the improvement in the quality es of the light was not the only thing that was noticeable?nor the most td marked thing. The practical result :b was more striking. While scores of >p people went out especially to see the l!* light, they were not of the ordinary ^ Saturday Digbl< kind of people. From .? these the entire vicinity was singularly m free. Chief of Police Love testifies ig thai except during downpours of rain, tn or bitter cold, be does not remember ' > to have ever seen the like before. ? Where they went to he does not know ; e" but on the corner they certainly were a. not. The reason, of course, is plain. It is the kind of people referred to who object most seriously to light, and when the light appears they are ie gone. The practical demonstration ol Saturday night would indicate that if this light is maintained on the spot, 30 it will, in a considerable measure take le the place of a policeman, and the poto liceman who has heretofore been there almost continually, will hereafter be 'e able to put in most of his lime elsele where. ?r to PROGRESS OF LEGISLATION, i- Representative H. E. Johnsou came 'O home during the adjournment of the m general assembly last week, remaining d until Monday ufternoon, when he re - '?.....I i? fVlnmKiu Tlio wnnrler Jl IU1 UCU 11/ VUIIIUJI'IUI A MV f < |?v..w. e- had a short talk with him about the is progress of legislation, il Iii answer to a question, Mr. John g sou said it wus he who moved to exempt York county from the provisions 11 of the hill which allows the respective s, counties to vote on the question of < ie establishing county courts. When askn ed for a reason, be said that, in bis L\ opiuion, the people did not want to be bothered with an election on the question. Speaking of pending dispensary legislation, Mr. Johnson said that if there was aoy change it is quite likely that it will he iu the line of the Graydon bill, rather than the Winkler or Appelt bill. He is disposed to consider the Graydon bill more favorably than the others. It does not contain the coercion provisions of the Winkler bill. The wide tire bill, which has passed the senate will, in Mr. Johnson's opinion, be killed in the house. He thinks though that the senate will pass the marriage license bill and raise the fee to a sum that will be a reasonable remuneration to probate judges for issuing licenses. If the senate does this, it is probable that the house will concur. The bill to authorize the county board of commissioners of York county to borrow the sum of $8,000 for the purpose of erecting a bridge across Catawba river, at Sutton's ferry, was to .have been read for the last lime in the senate on Monday night. Sutton's ferry is, the reporter understands, located about half way between Neely's ferry and Harris's ferry. The bill though, authorizing the borrowing of the money with which to build the ' bridge, does not, of course, compel such a step. The matter will be entirely within the discretion of the county board of commissioners. OUlt PUBLIC SCHOOLS. With very few exceptions, all of the public schools of the couuty are now in operation, and in the belief that the information would be of iDteieat, The Enquirer has procured from Superintendent of Education Carroll a list of the white schools and the names of the teachers in charge of each. Where the schools are not yet in operation, or where the county superintendent of education haq had no report, the name of the teacher is left blank. The list is as follows: DISTRICT NO. 1?Oak Ridge. Oak Ridge, Sallle Parker. Oak Ridge No. 2, Bethany. .. . Battle Ground, Julia Ware. Adams Eula Glenn. Hero, Lizzie Thornborg. Cross Roads, Susie Boney. Zadok Mattie Bell. * Santiago, T. E. McMakin. Fairview, Wade Pursley. Bethany, J. H. Douglas. NO. 3?Bethel. Glendale E. M. Williams. Post Oak, W. H. Hamilton. Pine Grove, Florence Thomasson. Free Silver, John A. Barron. Bethel, Knox Johnston. NO. 4?South Fort Mill. Massey's, Susie White. ?' NO. 5.?Catawba. Roddey Bess Patton. Lesslie, W. B. Simpson. Harmony, Ola Barron. McElwee, Lottie Culp. Oakley, Friendship, M. Hoke. Shilob, Nora Boyd. Neely's Creek, Alice Boyd. ' NO. 6.?Bkthesda. s ' Gutbrieeville, Frances Withers. NO. 7.?Ebenezer. India Hook, Minnie Taylor. Cross Roads, Lillie Faris. Belmont, Minnie Massey. NO. 8.-YORK. Chestnut Grove, Florence Cody. Union J. C. Brown. Blue Hill,. Alice Woods. Gold Hill, E. F. Bell. Miller, Lida Smith. Watson, Buena Horton. Sutton, Rossie Ferguson. Cain's Spring, B. M. Love. Langbam, W. A. Bolin. NO. 9.?Hickory Grove. . Hickory Grove, W. T. Slaughter. Assistant, Miss Wadded. Wilkerson, Miss Horn. Leech Agnes Whisonant. ; NO. 10.?Blairsville. ' Shady Grove, Daisy Brakefield. Sbiloh, Belle Love. Blairsville, Clara Mitchell. Kell, Mary Love. Center, Mrs. Bankbead. NO. 13.?McConnellsville. McConnellsville, E. H. Sloop. Assistant, Miss Bellows. { Conrad, Lizzie Bdrris. NO. 14.?Warren. Oak Grove, Susie Brian. ; Antioch, Bessie Giles* . Hickory Grove, J. K. Scoggins. Wilson C. S. Wilson. NO. 15.?Cotton. Bell Creek, Virginia Watson. Bullock's Creek, ....Ella Whitesides. Cotton, May Crosby. NO. 16.?Olive. Cedar Grove, Mayme Gourley. Olivet, janie uora. NO. 17.?Piedmont. Clark's Fork,.. Bessie McGill. NO. 18.?Smyrna. Beatty, Fannie Brown. Smyrna E. P. Castles. Broad River, Etta Whitesides. NO. 19.?Beersheba. Beersheba, Nettie Dobson. NO. 20.?Sharon. Sharon, Mabel Sims. NO. 21.?Chapel. Filbert, Matnie Hall. Liberty, Mrs. Mattie Beamguard. NO. 22.?Bowlino Green. Ridge A. J. McFarland. Pine Bark, Kate Johnson. Chestnut Oak, Ella Neely. NO. 23.?Point. Oak Ridge, Nannie Barnett. Point, Edna Love. NO. 24.?Kino's Mountain. Pleasant Grove, Maggie Lindsay. Ramah, F. M. Howell. NO. 25.?Clark's Fork. Clark's Fork i Clara Fleming. NO. 20.?N. Fort Mill. Eureka Fannie Pierce. Gold Hill, Jackson Hamilton. Assistant, Miss Faris. Riverview, W. S. Hutchinson. Meritt, Flint Hill NO. 27.?Concord. Concord, Nannie Ferguson. NO 30.?Forest Hill. Forest Hill, Ida Ferguson. NO. 31?Allison Creek. Allison Creek, Minnie Palmer. NO. 32?Ebenezer Special. Ebenezer, M. M. Douglas. NO. 33?Philadelphia. Philadelphia, C. W. Watson. Assistant, Belle Kennedy. NO. 34?Turkey Creek. v Flint Ridge, Louise Sanders. Uaston NO. 35?Tirzah. Tirzah, S. B. Hayes. NO. 3(i?Newport. Newport, Annie Steele. Adnah Mrs. L. A. Barrot). NO. 37?Clover. Clover, J. A. Tate. Assistant, Miss Ford. NO. 38?Hopewell. Hopewell, Florence Crosby. Broad River, Ophelia Davidson.