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$hc UortwiUf inquirer. "p d' _ t] YORKVILLE, 8. CL-Vj O , n ? ? 0 V * WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19, 1900. J, =ZZ^======I==I============ s Cotton promises to be a good price again next fall, as compared with for- ? mer years; but the thing now is to prepare for wheat. tj much bread as they would have had to a: buy otherwise. It gave them ready cash that they would not otherwise ^ have had. It gives them the full advantage of the high price that they are pow receiving for cotton, and saves fc to them many a dollar that they would ia have otherwise had to pay toward cred- ol it profits on various supplies that they ir would have had to buy or for which they have been able to pay cash. 01 But the situation now is one that tr calls for cool calculation and foresight. C? There is immediately ahead a prospect loaded with opportunities to make or h, break. The present price of cotton in- hi vites the planting of the earth in the lo staple. Looking to a price next fall V* which, if not as good as now, will be much better than last year's prices, w nine farmers out of ten will go in for st the biggest crop they can possibly raise, a] ^ They will be disposed to throw aside ei every other consideration, contemptu- 111 ously ignore wheat, corn and other side crops for cotton. We are reminded of a famous fable " that reads as follows: "A dog had stolen a piece of meat out of a butch- a( er's shop, and was crossing a river on et his way home, when he saw his own y< shadow reflected in the stream below. r' Thinking that it was another dog with n, another piece of meat, he resolved to tr make himself master of that also: but sc in snapping at the supposed treasure, P< he dropped the bit he was carrying p< and so lost all." Many farmers are beginning to th.nk r{1 only of next fall, and they see ahead of p; them little else than next fall's cotton ot crop, and the price they hope to re- " ceive for it. It is profit, of course, that a) they are after: but notwithstanding all iv the experience of the past, they will 1. It is pretty well settled now that the ft race for speaker will be between F. H. p Weston, of Richland, and W. F. Stev- "V enson, of Chesterfield. c< Every man in this country concedes a] the correctness of the theory that vo- u ters should vote as they please; but t< there are very few who seem to be able ir to retain their equanimity when the vo- a ter votes the opposite way from that which they think is right. This from the Johnston Monitor, is d; pretty hot talk: "The anarchist who in- ^ cited the murder of the king of Italy t( and those who are trying to incite the tl people of South Carolina to assassinate b the business interests of Charleston and the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian exposition, because the d; Charleston people exercised their right y; as free born American citizens, to vote y< as they wanted to, are about on the ^ same level." is ? ? 01 Yes, yes, there are lots of mean ^ things that can be said about the re- jr cent primary election; but it is just as ft well now to get down to regular busi- rr ness. There are various bills to be met during the fall and before the beginning of next year. We've got living ? expenses to pay, the doctor has to be ^ settled with, so has the preacher, the fi: store people and others. Money is moving now, and all the people should be ^ on the move. It is a fact that somehow people never get along so well as when ir they are right busy. in el fr Just what to make of that story to m the effect that Bryan intends to de- ** clare himself in favor of full enfran- pi chisement for the Negroes, we hardly q know. It is true that a logical applica- fc tion of the National Democratic plat- is form calls for the full right of suf- ^ frage for every free American male citizen of 21 years, whether that citi- zen lives in the United States, Porto ? Rico or Hawaii; but the people of the South have found that while this may of be very nice theoretically it will not work in practice. Mr. Bryan may en- ^ dorse the idea theoretically; but it is c* to be hoped that he will never attempt p. to go any further than theory. The g< South lias had enough of Negro fran- bi chise to be sufficiently entertained along that line. We want no more b( of it. ui m , re F ? Quite a number of readers of The w Enquirer have observed recently that m it takes much longer to read an edition ci of the paper than formerly. They are jj( correct. There is at least 25 per cent. 1 more reading matter in The Enquirer pj than there was a montn ago. We fr have recently added to our plant a di Mergenthaler type-setting machine, like those used on the metropolitan dai- ^ lies, and although formerly we gave much more fresh matter than any oi county paper in the South, we are now w able to give, and do give, more than a ever. So far as our information goes, there is now no question of the fact that w there is not a town in the United T States as small as Yorkville, with a bi printing office as well equipped as is ^ the office of The Yorkville Enquirer. ^ We shall endeavor to continue to improve. WHEAT AND COTTON. Will there be as much wheat sown in York county this fall as there was g' last fall? That is a question to which jr It is difficult to give a definite answer; ni but we fear that such an answer, to be ai . truthful, would have to be in the nega- |e tive. Conditions are ripe for another epidemic of cotton mania, a weakness g to which it must be confessed that a y< majority of our people are peculiarly tl susceptible. In view of the short cotton and corn a* fcrops harvested last fall, had it not a] been for the heavy wheat crops of the c< summer, the suffering of .. r people tl would have been distressing. It would ^ be distressing yet. The wheat crop saved them. It helped them to go j,j through without having to buy so M eliberately sacrifice every element o rofit to get the promised big price. In our opinion the farmers of thi; sction now have the opportunity o leir lives. Often we have heard younj irmers remark how easily they coul< ave gotten rich had they lived ii le days of 18 and 20 cents cotton. The: ould not have done so, of course. Th< ays of 18 and 20 cents cotton weri lso days of 18 and 20 cents meat ant i flour, etc. Ordinary economic con itions were not much better thei ban during many years since. Bu ow the cotton planter has an oppor mity that is seldom presented to an: lass of people. The comparatively fev ost bellum farmers who managed t< et ahead of the world did it by raisinj tieir own supplies and cotton as a sur lus, and in all the history of the coun :y there has never been better prom ie for the success of such a polic: ban now. If we were farming this year we woul< nmediately began to prepare a larg< roportion of our best land for wheat Ve would arrange to raise enougl arn to run the plantation, and maki ue provision for various side crops o pproved domestic and commercial val e. Then we would plant all the cot >n we could cultivate on the remain ig land and next fall we would opei n account at the bank. MERE-MENTION. A Negaunee, Wis., dispatch of Sun ay night says that snow fell at tha lace all the afternoon The Mer tiants' and Planters' Oil mill, of Hous >n, Texas, one of the largest affairs o le kind in the South, was destroyec y Are on Sunday. The loss is estima id at $350,000 John P. Shannon apreme dictator of the Knights o [onor, died at Elberton, Ga., last Sun ay ..It is estimated that the golc ield from the Dawson district thii ear would amount to $22,000,000 he foreign powers in Peking hav< greed to put a stop to looting Ii i estimated that the railroad losse: i account of the Galveston hurrican* mount to between $5,000,000 and $6, (0,000 Small tradesmen arid work' ig people were the principal sufferers om the Galveston hurricane. Th( sore prominent people live in the cen;r of the city and the suffering then as not so great Italy will deland an indemnity of $7,500,000 fronr hina The business portion oi /ashington, N. C., was destroyed bj re last Friday. The loss has been esmated at $140,000 James Howrd is now on trial at Frankfort, Ky. ?r the murder of Governor Goebel... : is reported that Germany is arrangig to place a loan of 80,000,000 marks i the United States For the benIt of people who desire to get awa> om Galveston, the treasury departent has suspended the Jaw requiring lat only American vessels mav carrj issengers between American ports ? Ex-Mayor Sam Jones, of Tolelo hio, who last year got 100,000 votes >r governor of the state, as the socialt-labor candidate, has declared foi ryan. -Montgomery, Ala., Advertiser: Mr . N. Richbourg of this city, was shol i the right breast in the war betweer le states and the bullet, which hac ?en in his body for 38 years, came out ' euiiesuay. inuring an mese years ivir ichbourg had not been seriously oubled with the wound and the bullet ime out of his back with hardly any lin. Mr. Richbourg came to Mont)mery several years ago from Columia, S. C. He resides with his family 1 Amanda street. At the outbreak ol le war between the states Mr. Rich>urg enlisted with the Richland Voltiteers of the First South Carolina tgiment. At the battle of Frazier's arm, June 27, 1862, while his company as charging the enemy's breastworks, t. Richbourg was shot. One bullel it off a finger of the left hand and i received another wound in the reast. After the battle the wounded ere picked up and taken to the hosital, and Mr. Richbourg recovered om his wounds. Sometime ago, while riving in the country, he felt a pair i the back. He did not think serious of it: but the place got red and the lin was sinl there. A few days aftrward Mr. Richbourg placed his hand i the sore pi^ce and felt the bullel hich had been in his body for so long time. That night he placed a plaster i the spot, and the next morning, hen it was removed, the bullet, which as flat, was sticking to the plaster, he wound in the back,where the ball ill came out, has already healed, and [r. Richbourg intends to have the bult mounted and wear it as a watch larm." - Says a Chicago special of Septemir 12 to the New York Herald: Wilam J. Bryan, it is expected, will soon aclare himself against the disfranlisement of the Negro vote in the outhern states and against iynchings i all sections of the country. It has ot been determined whether Mr. Bryn will make this announcement in a tter in the early part of October or i a speech which he is scheduleo tc eliver in Chicago, on September 22 mancipation uay. It was announced ssterday that Mr. Bryan will condemn le disfranchisement of the Negro vote a the advice of Senator J. K. Jones /unci uv;?ci nui OIUIIC, Ul lvussuuri, nd Mayor Thomas Taggert, of Indianpolls, who, it is said, believe that the ilored men of the South would throw leir moral and active support to the democratic ticket if Mr. Bryan would eclare himself another Lincoln. Inlana Democrats have conceived the lea that it would be good politics for [r. Bryan to take this course. Richrd Croker, according to reports, is etting the colored vote in New York v the lavish distribution of patronak - MayoKtpnes, of Galveston made the >llowing report to Governor Sayers .st Monday: "After the fullest possile investigation here, we feel justified i saying to you and through you tc le American people, that no similar isaster has overtaken any community r section in the history of the coun y. The loss of life is appalling and in never be accurately determined. It estimated at 5,000 to 8,000 people here is not a home in Galveston thai as not been injured, while thousands ave been destroyed. The property iss rpnrpspntc nprnmnlatlAnc r\f ?( ;ars and more millions than can be ifely stated. Under these conditions ith 10,000 homeless and destitute, ith the entire population under a ;ress and strain difficult to realize, we ppeal directly in the hour of our greal nergency, to the sympathy and aid ol lankind." - Mr. Frank H. Hitchcock, chief ol le section of foreign markets of the iricultural department, has prepared bulletin showing the value and charter of our agricultural imports from ich foreign country for the five fiscal ?ars 1895-1899. It shows that our agcultural imports had an average anual value of $366,964,708, of which tore than one-half came from the opical countries. Brazil, the leading mrce of our coffee supply, sent us If ir cent, of our total agricultural imirts, the United Kingdom coming next ith 9.3 per cent.; but the imports om it, like those of Germany, which inked fourth, were, in considerable irt, received by those nations from her countries. Cuba was the third mntry, sugar running her per centage l? to 7.5 per cent, of the total. Japan nd China were fifth and sixth respectely. The Philippine islands sent us 2 per cent, of the total. f LOCAL AFFAIRS. s INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. f Mrs. N. E. Matthews. Administratrix? r Gives notice to the debtors and cred\ itors of S. A. Matthews, deceased. W. Newton Neil, Administrator? 1 Gives notice to the debtors and credP itors of Oscar Chambers, deceased. 2 A. Y. Cartwright, Executor?Gives no; tice to the debtors and creditors of j James H. Riddle, deceased. * J. J. Kellar & Co., Contractors and Builders?Announce their readiness 1 to furnish estimates on all kinds of t work in wood, brick, stone or iron, and to supply all necessary materials. f Wm. Lehr, Manager?Announces the appearance of "Goode's Colored Aris7 tocracy," at the opera house tonight, 5 Wednesday. ? James M. Starr & Co.?Offer a reward of $50 tor a better formula for coughs and cplds than Coughine. The York Implement Company?Talk to you about Oliver plows. Hoosier 7 disk drills, and the Buffalo-Pitts harrows. i David W. McCarter and Others?Offer ? for sale two tracts of land situated on Allison creek; one of 148 acres and the other of 134 acres. Each tract has 1 a dwelling house on It, tenement = nouses ana usual outDuuaings. n C not disposed of previous to salesday in November, it will then be sold at public auction. H. A. D. Neely, County TreasurerAnnounces the times and places at i which he will attend for the purpose of receiving taxes for 1900. INDIA RELIEF FUND. The Indian Famine Relief Fund conI tributed through The Enquirer, now _. stands as follows: Previously acknowledged 518 90 "f Belle Bailey 50 \ Alice McKnight 50 J. T. Latham 25 " C. H. Smith 25 l Cash 1 50 1 AT THE OPERA HOUSE. 3 There was quite a good sized audi> ence at the opera house last Thursday : night to see Hoyt's Comedy Co., and as , evidenced by the applause, a majority a of the audience enjoyed the entertain" ment immensely. | Captain Moore remarked Saturday " that it is a fact that there has been a > rain on the occasion of every enter tainment that has been given in the opj era house sinoe he took charge. The rain Thursday night, however, did not " seriously interfere with the attendance. . There is to be another company at r the opera house tonight?Wednesday? Goode's Colored Aristocracy. Captain Moore, says it is a good thing. ! WITHIN THE TOWN. " ? There are now 18 cadets at the K. ' M. M. A. " ? The South Carolina and Georgia Extension depot at this place is still " on the waiting list. The K. M. M. A. authorities hoisted the United States flag over the bar racks last Monday. > ^<5- Allison's Hall, over Inman's store, is ' being fitted up as an armory for the " Jasper Light Infantry. ? Those who complain about the opera house being too small should crowd it, and Captain Moore will make it lar. ger. t ? The K. M. M. A. drum at revielle, i retreat and taps is growing to be a part 1 of the daily routine of the people living t along the north end of King's Mount. ain street. r ? J. J. Kellar & Co.'s wood working : establishment is growing quite rapidly. 1 ' This concern not only supplies most of ! the local trade; but it fills many orders from a distance. ' ? Most of the cotton that is being of; fered on this market is coming from distant points, extending as far as the ' Gaston and Chester lines. The farm- 1 i ers who usually sell their cotton on J i this market are holding back for the r "?resent. . So far as has been reported, no new cases of diphtheria l ave developed in ; 1 Yorkville. The little son of Captain s and Mrs. J. R. Lindsay has about re- ! 1 covered. The graded school authorities will not re-open the school until they J I feel certain that all danger is past. ? Mr. John A. Latta has been raising ] a subscription in Yorkville for the ben- : efit of the Galveston sufferers. Up to 1 yesterday morning the fund aggrega- , ted about $80. Mr. Latta was desirous of making it at least $100 before turn- ' ing it over to Mayor Willis to be for- ' r warded. ? The Carolina and North-Western ' , passenger train failed to make this i point on its new schedule Monday , night on account of a derailed freight I train. The southbound passenger did : 1 not reach Yorkville until about 10 : o'clock. The new schedule promises i to give entire satisfaction. , ? Sam Jones has never been to York- ! ville before, and although there are few , people in this country who have not ' heard of this famous lecturer, there , ' are lots of them in Yorkville and sur- ( 1 rounding country who have not heard ' ' him. The opportunity that will be ! afforded in the court house on October , 1 2. is one that should not be neglected. , 1 Nobody should neglect it. ? Although the reserved seats were ( \ pretty well filled in the opera house ; last Thursday night, it was noticeable ' ' that the general admission portion of | the audience was much larger In pro- , 1 portion than heretofore. All along 1 there has been a seeming disposition ! on the part of show-going people to ' avoid general admission tickets, much , to the concern of the management of , | the opera house. Captain Moore hopes ; that the situation last Thursday night [ means a change of custom along this f line, and that the general admission ; 1 will continue to fare better. ' ABOUT PEOPLE. ] Mgfstet Keene Dobson spent Sunday 1 ! in Gaffney. 1 Mr. J. M. Heath, of Lancaster, was in < town this week. < Mr. R. Latta Parish went down to 1 Chester Monday night. I Mr. E. P. Moore, of Chester, spent 1 Saturday in Yorkville. ' '"^Major James F. Hart and bride ar- 1 " rived home last Saturday night. t ' . Colonel A. Coward came up from c \ Charleston last Sunday afternoon. 1 r-. Dr. C. M. Kuykendal and family re- 1 turned Monday from a visit to Rock i : Hill. ( Mr. W. H. Faulkner, of Atlanta, 1 spent Sunday with his friend, Mr. R. T. 1 ; Allison. 1 Miss Stasia O'Keefe has returned to t p Yorkville, and is boarding at the Par- ? laii noiei. i ' Mrs. M. A. Myles, of Camden, has < f been visiting her daughter, Mrs. John 1 ? R. Ashe. 1 Miss Lillie Parish left last Saturday < I for Gaffney, where she will enter Lime- 1 ; vstone Institute. s ; Mr. Harvey Witherspoon is visiting ( his brother, J. D. Witherspoon, at Mountvjlle, S. C. i Mr. and Mrs. Tilghman, of Maryland, t ? visited their daughter, Mrs. P. M. f I Grimes, last week. f j Misses Eula Roach and unnie Enloe, i . of Rock Hill, are visiting the Misses i ! Smith, in the "Cotton Belt. 1 I Miss Addle Sherer, of Bullock's r. . Creek, left yesterday for Hickory, N. ] . C., where she will enter college. t i - Mr. Fred Adickes, Jr., of Ashevllle, ^ t N. C.. spent Sunday and Monday in t \ Yorkville, with relatives and friends. t ; y'Miss Louise Young, of Union, who l . has been visiting Mrs. S. M. McNeel, \ ; left yesterday morning to enter Win- ( i throp. t " Mr. Paul Grier, professor of mathe- ( i matics at Erskine college, spent Sun- 1 i day in Yorkville with his brother, Rev. ( I Boyce H. Grier. "! > Mr. Walter Neil left Monday for c t White Oak, where he will spend the \ . week, hunting. He was joined at Ches- 1 i ter by Sheriff Cornwell. c Miss Lida Smith, of the "Cotton r Belt," closed her school at Ramah last ui Friday, after a successful term, during Y which she did some good work. R Rev. Neil E. Pressly, Associate Re- at formed missionary at Tampico, Mexi- ti co. came to Yorkville. Monday, to place a his two sons at the K. M. M. A. bi Mr. W. I. Witherspoon, who has B been in Yorkville for the past few th months, left yesterday for Atlanta, fii wjiere he will be engaged in business. tl >^Tessrs. Lowry Jenkins, Barron and of Moffatt Kennedy left yesterday for M Due West, S. C.. where they will re- c? sume their work as students at Erskine g< college. p< Mr. Ira Grimes, of Yorkville: Mr. Ru- ra pert Wilson, of Greenville: and Messrs. tc John and Henry Pressley, of Mexico: rc and Mr. Hermon Bradham, of Man- id ning, S. C., have entered the K. M. si M. A. - si Mr. R. L. Davinney, of Yorkville, a ui few days ago, sold some cotton for a fraction over 10 cents. He remarked si that he had been farming for 15 years at and that was the first time he had ever w made a sale in advance of the 10 cents of limit. B Tampa, Fla., Daily Times: Reg M. a1 Grist, a printer and newspaper man H of Yorkville, S. C., and a son of Editor si Grist of The Yorkville Enquirer, ar- w rived in the city last night. Mr. Grist w Jr. Uama /* will HA on. I Q 1 iiuciiuo lu tucaic ncic auu *?**? vm gaged In the printing business. it ?Mr. John J. Hunter has taken a po- A ?)Hpn with Henry C. Strauss. The se ability and experience of Mr. Hunter in the dry goods line, especially as to h< first-class goods, is too well-known to A call for comment. His many friends, n< all over the county, however, will be tc pleased to know where to find him. tl A copy of the Houston, Texas, Post, vi of Wednesday, September 12, reached w The Enquirer office last Saturday. It w was sent by Mr. E. K. McClain, from si Schulenburg, about 125 miles north- tl west of Galveston, and its 12 pages are B almost filled with stories of the recent ti storm disaster. On the first page is the P appeal of Mayor Walter C. Jones, of w Galveston, for aid, and on the follow- w ing pages are lists of more than 2,000 "1 dead. Despatches from dozens of other Texas towns show destruction as c< great as was wrought at Galveston, of There is no mention of Schulenburg, ri the town in'which Mr. McClain is loca- at ted, and the presumption is that there T was no damage there. K , tc SCANDAL AND BLOODSHED. {J Mr. H. A. Brown, an Englishman, si well-known throughout this section as a journeyman painter, and as an artist w of no mean ability, was shot to death f?] in the home of his father-in-law, Mr. a P. A. Neel, in Rock Hill, last Saturday tl morning, and Messrs." John S. and Paul T R. Bratton, of Yorkvllle, are in the county jail, charged with his murder. The tragedy was the sequel of a shock- tc Ing domestic scandal that developed in al the home of Mr. John S. Bratton last w Thursday night. tl The story is as unsavory as it is trag- H" 1c. During Thursday night, Mr. John fa S. Bratton heard voices In the room oc- h< cupied by his wife, and upon attempt- tl ing to enter the room, found the door tl locked. Admission being delayed, he ^ ran around to a side window and found Mr. H. A. Brown trying to escape. He dt seized Brown and a struggle ensued; tt but as Brown was much the stronger ^ man, Bratton called for help. Several te of the neighbors came to the rescue and seized hold of Brown. Mr. Bratton 01 then picked up a stone and struck w Brown a terrible blow over the eye. r Brown was dazed, but not quite insensible. Requesting the other men to ^ hold Brown until he got his gun, Mr. Bratton went into the house. The other men, however, not caring to take u1 any further responsibility, allowed s* Brown to leave. He took himself ofT e* with considerable difficulty and made his way back to Rock Hill. W This may be taken as a reasonably v< comprehensive condensation of the many rumors that were afloat throughout Yorkville during Friday. There 9s was no attempt on the part of friends rr of the Bratton family to deny anything. Those directly connected with the family had but little to say. Public interest, of course, ran high, as it of always does under such circumstances; B: but there was little excitement. People Ci generally realized that the situation as was serious, and when, on Saturday so morning, there came a phone message at from Rock Hill saying that Mr. H. A. fit Brown had just been killed in that town, few expressed surprise. There Bi was only a deep curiosity to know the Ei details?just how it happened. And this to curiosity, too, was remarkably undem- T1 mstrative. The people were content to M await developments, take in what they th beard, and withhold unnecessary com- tr ment. M The first development of Saturday of morning was the arrest of Mr. P. R. M Bratton. Sheriff Logan received his sh Instructions from Rock Hill, both by telephone and telegraph. They were Pi In effect, "Arrest Paul R. Bratton and hs Will Caldwell." It was explained that of Will Caldwell, a young Negro man. had wl Iriven Mr. Bratton to Rock Hill. It at was about 8.30 o'clock when the mes- he 3age came. Sheriff Logan went Imme- th liately to the residence at which Mr. wl Bratton was boarding. He met Mr. Bratton coming out of the house. Noth- lis Ing was said. Fully cognizant of the lh situation, Mr. Bratton had come out to th surrender. He went quietly with the Bi sheriff to the jail. The Negro hack- ed Iriver was arrested shortly afterward, nc The inquest over Brown's body was br beld in Rock Hill. It was commenced dc in Saturday and concluded on Sunday, fo Magistrate T. C. Beckham acted as cu coroner and "the following citizens of co Rock Hill served as jurors: C. W. Frew, de foreman: J. M. McFadden, S. M. Cash, wi I. B. Fudge. W. S. Nicholson. T. P. wl Roddey, W. W. Alexander, J. F. Isom, fo I. N. Clountz, R. A. Morrison, G. B. m Sandifer and J. C. Sandifer. ni The first witness examined was Mr. R< Preston A. Neel, father-in-law of the P8 Jeceased, and in whose home Brown ea was killed. Mr. Neel testified that he Hi was waked up by the barking of a dog ly ind a knock at the door. He opened kf :he door slightly, and a man standing yo there asked for Brown. He did not w< ?ive his name, but said he wanted Brown to paint a sign at Victoria wl mills, which must be done tomorrow, lei Mr. Neel, in the course of the conversa- Sh tion, went to Brown's room twice to an consult him. As he went the third time Ri :he stranger followed without his fo: inowledge, thrust his arm around wit- of less and fired at Brown. As Brown ' :ried to rise he fired a second time, co Brown fell out of bed and the stranger at eft the room. Mr. Neel followed and kr 'ound a Negro standing on the left of Th :he walk. The stranger put his arm sa iround the Negro saying: "Don't you fa :ell." Mr. Neel further described the bu Iress of both the white man and the se \Tegro. He knew neither of them. Mrs. Th Brown, her infant, and a 4-year-old S. laughter were in the room with Brown, rig Mr. Neel asked Brown if he knew who all ?hot him; but got no answer that he wt :ou!d understand. ar Mr. Emery Holler testified tnat ne ex vas returning: from a party and saw on th< :he street a carriage drawn by two all trey horses. In it were two white men toi md a Negro driver. They inquired the sit ,vay to Brown's house. He gave the fe< nformation and they left so hastily he da lad not time to get any information, all The exact time was 10 minutes past 1. irr fie noticed the driver closely and th< :hought he could recognize the man tic ,vho did the talking. Half an hour af- no erwards heard a carriage driven- very Br apidly on the Yorkville road going by an lis house: looked out and saw that it J vas the same one he had seen. He des- mi ribed the appearance of the men. ca J. H. B. Jenkins, a. policeman on wi luty at night, testified as follows: W 'About 1 o'clock was in front of the asi Carolina Hotel. Mr. Paul Bratton, of 1 iforkville, came down the stairway and Co >ut of the hotel. He knows Bratton M< veil and recognized him distinctly, lnf Iratton was much under the Influence ve )f liouor. He spoke pleasantly to wit- dei less and went up street. A few min- Ht t?s later Will Caldwell, a Negro frc orkville, came round the corner of t atteree building. He knows Caldwe sked what he was doing here at th me of night. Caldwell said he dro team for Glenn & Allison, and h "ought Mr. Paul Bratton down. \ ratton was looking for Mr. Brow le painter. Mr. Bratton said he mu id him tonight. A few minutes lat le Negro and Bratton were both o ' sight. The carriage drove east < ain street. Half an hour later t irriage came west on the same strei ling rapidly; slowed up about t istoffice and crossed the Southe lilway slowly. He believed the driv be Caldwell. After crossing the ra >ad the carriage drove away very ra ly. Witness saw Brown after he w .-A -3 U? IP T>? ,,1 Dfntf 1ul miu aaftcu mm ix i*xi. a aui uiau iot him. He asked three times a nderstood the answer to be "yes." Dr. T. A. Crawford: "Saw Brown lort V/hile after he was shot and st : once on examination that the wou as mortal. He informed the faml his condition and advised th rown make a statement. He object t first; but later made a statemei e said he didn't know who did t looting; but he had had a difflcul ith John S. Bratton this week. ] as dazed when the shot was fir id could not say positively who fir , but that it was one of three m< mry Crockett, Gale or Bratton hii >lf. Dr. W. Gilmere Stevens testified th ; "heard Brown say he was shot mry Crockett, Gale or Bratton. W ?ss thinks he referred to John S. Bn in. He heard Dr. Crawford tell Broi lat he was mortally wounded and a [sed him to make a statement. Bro* as perfectly rational. When ask hat Crockett he meant, Brown a vered, 'The brother of that girl,' a lat he came from Richburg. Pt ratton's name was not mentioned le room before Brown was asked aul Bratton shot him. Referel as made to one of Brown's ey hich was badly bruised, and he sal 'hat was not done tonight.' Henry Ford and George Robins* >lored, both stay at the livery stal f Mr. Kerr; they described the ci age. horses and men. Robinson vi 3ked where the painter, Brown, liv< he witness followed the carriage imball's stable. While the men w< liking there witness saw a pistol le pocket of the man wearing a stri at. The other man had a gun in t irrey. Walker Mills, at Kimball's stabl as called up by two white and a b ro driver. They threatened him wl gun and ordered him to go wi lem. He swears that he did not j he vehicle was a closed surrey drai V two grey horses. Mr. Pflde Ratteree says: "Paul Brt >n, of Yorkville, was in my ro< x>ut 1 o'clock, I was asleep and w aked by him. He asked if I had an ling to drink and asked where Broi red. Witness told him Brown liv ir below the graded school and tb j would hardly find him. Bratton S? lere had been a fuss in the fami lat it was a delicate subject and d not seem to want to talk about i This concluded the testimony of t ly, and the inouest was adjourned u 1 10 o'clock Sunday morning, wh rill Caldwell was examined. Caldw istlfled that on Friday night he dro Messrs. John S. and Paul R. Bratt rer to Rock Hill. He did not kn< hat they were going for. When th iached Rock Hill they began huntl tr the residence of Painter Brou fter making three mistakes th iund the right place and both m )t out of the hack. In about 10 mi tea witness heard two shots, a lortly afterward the two men retur I to the carriage, when wltne ?ard "Mr. Johnnie" say that he h lied Brown. Witness then drove t ;hlcle back to Yorkville. After about a half hour's dellber on, the jury found "That H. A. Bro\ ime to his death by a pistol sh om the hands of Paul R. Bratton a: lat John S. Bratton was accesso tereto." Major Beckham lodged in the han ' the sheriff warrants for Paul ratton, John S. Bratton and W ildwell. Paul R. Bratton was he i principal, John S. Bratton as acce >ry, and Will Caldwell as an lmpoi it witness. The Negro's bond w ced at $500. Previous to the Inquest, Mr. Paul ratton had retained T. F. McDo sq., as counsel, and Mr. John S. Bra n had retained W. W. Lewis, Es fiese gentlemen, with Messrs. W. cCaw and W. B. de Loach, attend' e Inquest. Upon the return of t! ain from Rock Hill Sunday afternoc r. Lewis notified Mr. John S. Bratt< the finding of the jury, whereup* r. John S. Bratton surrendered to t erlflf. Both Mr. John S. Bratton and N lul R. Braton are still in jail. Thi ive been visited by quite a numb friends. Owing to the nature of t! hole affair neither Is inclined to ta >out details. Mr. John S. Bratto >wever, has no hesitation in statii at it was he who fired the shots 1 hich Brown came to his death. Brown, the deceased, was an En ihman by birth, and although he h red in this section about 20 years, e time of his death he was still ritish subject. He was well connec I, some of his relatives being prorr ;nt and influential. He had o: other who was an artist on the Lo in Graphic and another who work* r "Black and White." So he was a istomed to say. He was a man nsiderable information, and had e\ tntly seen much of good breeding. I as addicted to the gross abuse hisky, however, and his reputath r good morals was very low. He w arried some 12 years ago to Miss Je e Neel, then of Mecklenburg, now ack Hill. He gave his family on irtial support, spending moet of h rnings on whisky and other excesse e leaves a widow, a lady who is higl respected and esteemed by all wl low her, and four children, tl iungest being an infant of only a fe ?eks. Mrs. John S. Bratton. the worm ho was the cause of all the troubl ft town Monday in a closed carriag le was accompanied by a reiativ id it is presumed that she went chburg, at which place the fami rmerly lived. Public condemnatic her is strong. rhe killing of Mr. Brown arousf nsiderable indignation in Rock H: first. That was before the peop tew anything as to the reason of i ley thought the man had been a; sslnated without cause. The fu cts are not known in Rock Hill ye it the understanding is that publ ntiment is undergoing a re-actio le feeling Sunday was that if Joli Bratton did the killing it was a rht; but if any one else did it it w? 1 wrong. Sentiment is not all or iv in Yorkville. either. The peop e not doing a great deal of talkir cept very quietly. The sympathy < e conservative thinking people genei y seems to be with the Messrs. Bra n. While it is recognized that tl uatlon is most serious, there is jling that the development of Thuri y night warranted bloodshed, an :hough there may have been son egularities in what has been don ere is not a great deal of dissatisfai in with the result. There is pr< unced sympathy for Mr. John ! atton, Mrs. Brown and her childrei d also for Mr. P. R. Bratton. \s yet the Messrs. Bratton ha\ ide no application for bail, and nnot be stated whether or not the 11 do so. It is understood that W. I ilson, Esq., of Rock Hill, has bee sociated with counsel for the defens The Rock Hill correspondent of th lumbia State, writing under date < >ndays, sends that paper the follow ?: "Saturday night, rather late, hide was driven rapidly to the res nee in the lower part of town whei irry A. Brown was killed. Some me >m got out and tried to arouse the sup he posed occupants, first pounding on th< 11; door and afterwards going to a sidi at window and making quite a noisi ve there. No one was in the house, par ad of the family having gone with Mr [r. Brown's body to the burial place li m, North Carolina and Mrs. Brown an< ist the children being at a neighbor's to ;er the night. The parties came away am ut were heard by some Negro women liv on ing near, cursing and seeming mucl he disappointed at not finding any one -A I mAi^nlnrr Aino Pmum ronoUrflrl }i tJL, AIIIO lliuiuiiig Avaao. II I vvvit vu *1 he some way an Intimation that she is ii rn danger of some sort, and consequent!; er she applied to the city for protectioi 11- and an officer has been detailed fo ,p- that duty. There are some letter as which have to do with the affair ant on Mrs. Brown has seen lit to deposi nd them in a place of safety." a I.OCAL LACONICS. ^ Until January 1st, 1001. hy The Twice-a-Week Enquirer, fillet iat with the latest and most reliable new? e(j will be furnished from the date of thi nt issue until January 1,1901, for 56 cents, hg, lp the Hand* of a Receiver. ft1 he Rock Hill Real Estate and Loai company was on Monday placed in th hands of a receiver. The order wa ed by Judge Gage and was dated the 11th It was issued at the suit of Jennie E rn" Hutchinson et al. William J. Cherrj Esq., was appointed as receiver, '^y Anti-Toxin Faud. it- The Enquirer has on hand a fund 0 it- *7 contributed by citizens for the pur vn chase of anti-toxine for diphtheria suf id- ferers who may be unable to afford th vn expense of the remedy. So long as th :ed fund lasts we will fill the orders 0 .n- York county physicians who may sea n4 to us for anti-toxin, tul \ Family of Worker*. a Fort Mill correspondent of The En QUiRERsends the following: "Mr. D. A Lee^^i this township, has a team 0 10.' "button pickers that is hare to beat. I > consists of sons, and on Thursday, Sep 5n tenrher 13, the boys made the follow ing record: B. M. Lee, aged 20 yean ir_ picked^343 pounds; Franklin Lee, age 'as 16> Ptcked 291; Robert Lee, aged 1' ed picked 334; Thomas Lee, aged ll.picke to 311; Samuel Lee. aged 7, picked 11 ire During the day the team aggregate 'ln 2,089 pounds. 1w An Old Story. he "Did you know that The Enquire: was the only paper in the state to prin full returns from its county the morn ?" ing after the election?" remarked Mi th J. F. Wallace, of Yorkvine, to the re lth porter a day or two ago. "You ough ??- to brag about it some," he con ^ tinued. The reporter agreed with Mi Wallace that the feat was really some lt" thing to brag about; but hardly avail able at this time, for the reason tha as it is an old story of 25 or 30 year iy- standing, ivn ed Slashed With Knlven. iat Charlotte Observer, Sunday: Jo lid Massey, a quiet, industrious and re ly, spectable Negro, who came here las he night from Rock Hill, for a jug 0 t." whiskey, was set upon at the railroa< he station, when he returned home, an in- cut almost to death by three whit en toughs, who took his liquor and fled, x ell 'phone message from Rock Hill be >ve tween 12 and 1 o'clock this mornin on said that the police officers and som jw of the best citizens of the town wer ey looking for the hoodlums, and If caugh ng they might be roughly handled, m- The Will or Mr. Riddle. . The will of the late J. H. Riddle wa proved in Baltimore on September 1 nd and filed in the office of the probat judge of York county on last Monda> Dr. A. Y. Cartwrlght is named as exec ad utor, and Master Frank Riddle, son o he the deceased, the sole heir. The valu< of the estate cannot be stated at thl time; but It is generally believed to b< v~ in the neighborhood of $15,000 or $20, t 000?not less than the former sum, pos d sibly greater than the latter. Dr Cartwrlght qualified as executor oi y Monday. ds - - - - r. AT THE CHURCHES. ill Id BAPTIST. ?" rev. j. b. bozeman, pastor. ' Prayer meeting Thursday afternoon a 5 o'clock. R. w, PRESBYTERIAN. it- REV. W. O. NEVILLE, PASTOR. 52* There will lie prayer-meeting this even B- ing at 8.00 o'clock, ed THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD on SHEPHERD, an rev. j. c. johnes, rector. he No services this afternoon. gy TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL er rev. j. m, steadman, pastor, he Prayer meeting this evening at 8.0< lk o'clock. in, ? ig ASSOCIATE REFORMED. by rev. boyce h. orier, pastor. Prayer meeting this afternoon at 5.0( a~ o'clock. :t! gorftrilte Colton gftarhet ii- ne Corrected Semi-Weekly by Messrs Latta. Bros. c- ioRKViLLE, S. C., September 18, 2 p of m.?The local market stands: d- Middling 10J le Fully Middling 108 of Good Middling 103 Dn Fully Good Middling 103 as Latta Bros. n ?y ?pcial jfjofires. lis ?? >s. h10 ie w There is more Catarrh in this sectior of the country than all other diseases pui ,n together, and until the last few years was e supposed to be incurable. For a greai ' many doctors pronounce it a local disease ; ' and prescribed local remedies, and b< constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pronounced it incurable. Scienci y has proved catarrh to be a constitutions' disease, and therefore requires constitu tional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure, r,, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., , Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional 'e cure on the market. It is taken interlt* nally in doses from 10 drops to a tea9" spoonful. It acts directly on the blood 111 and mucous surfaces of the system, They offer one hundred dollars for anj Ic case it fails to cure. Send for circulars n* and testimonials. Address, in F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. 7J&ET~ Sold by druggist, 75c. Hall's Family Pills are the best. le [I v/ OBITUARY. ie a Died?In the Princeton community, 3- of Collin county, Texas, of fever, on id Monday, September 10, 1900, at 7 o'clock ie p. m., Mrs. BESSIE TURNER, a e, daughter of Mr. B. E. Starns, formerly > a citizen of the Clay Hill section of )- York county. She leaves a husband 5. and two children, n, TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. 'e ** Estate of S. A. Matthews, Deceased. 3. A LL persons Indebted to the estate n x\. of S. A. MATTHEWS, deceased, e. are hereby notified to make Immediate ie payment to the undersigned. Persons )f having claims against the said estate r- are requested to present them duly aua tnentlcated within the time prescribed |- by law. Mrs. N. E. MATTHEWS, e Old Point, S. C. Administratrix, n Sept. 19 w 3t MINSTREL SHOW TONIGHT. e ? e Opera House. Wednesday, s September 19. 1 GOODE'S C0L0REDARI8T0CRACY. i REST SINGERS, BEST MUSIC, 1 13 BEST CAKE WALKERS, MOVr lng Pictures, Illustrated Songs, Electri1 cal effects. Popular prices. - WM. LEHR, Manager. I TO DEBTORS AND CREDITORS^ i n Estate of Oscar Chambers, Deceased. ' A LL persons indebted to the estatei A of OSCAR CHAMBERS, deceased; are hereby notified to make immediate . payment to the undersigned. Persons ' t having claims against the said estate ' are requested to present them duly au tnenticated within the time prescribed by law. W. NEWTON NEIL. Yorkville, S. C. Administrator. Sept. 19 w 3t d TO DEBTORS AND CHEDI TORS. i, Estate of James H. Riddle, Dec'd. ALL persons indebted to the estate of JAMES H. RIDDLE, deceased, p are hereby notified to make Immediate ? payment to the undersigned. Persons having claims against the said estate , are requested to present them duly au'* thenticated within the time prescribed ' law. A. Y. CARTWRIGHT, Yorkville, S. C. Executor. Sept. 19 w 3t : J. J. KELLAR & CO., e e Contractors and Manufacturers of d Building Material. WE furnish estimates on any and all kinds of work tin WOOD. ^ lrtON, BRICK OR STONE, within 25 f miles of Yorkville. We do what we say t according to specifications and within < J" the time specified. We keep on hand a big supply of : Dressed and Undressed Lumber. Also P Nails, Builders' Hardware, lime, etc., and manufacture to order scroll work, q Balusters, Stairs. Columns, etc. Both j large and small orders filled promptly at prices that are right We furnish plans of buildings and information of value to builders. 7 J. J. KELLAR & CO., _ * Yorkville, S. C. Sept. 19 w ly !t LANDS FOR SALE* * Dj^ID W. McCARTER and others will sell at public auction, on - SALESDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT, - at York court house, unless sooner sold t at private sale, the following real es s tate, belonging to Robert R. McCarter at the time of his death, to wit: First. The "SUGGS PLACE," containing One Hundred and Forty-eight e acres, more or less, situated in York O n v.. TV j. uuuuiy, o. u, uuuuucu uy miiuo ul ?j. \ W. McCarter, James Woods and others. J Second. The "KERR TRACT," con^ twining One Hundred and Thirty-four " acres, more or less, situated in the ? county and state aforesaid, bounded by lands of A. J. Sturgis, Horton and ' others. Both tracts being on the wa? ters of Allison Creek. This tract Is slt~ uated four miles northeast of YorkJ vllle. On each of the above tracts is a dwelling house, and also tenement houses and usual outbuildings, a Terms of Saie: One half cash, balance 5 on a credit of twelve months, secured e by the purchaser's bond and a mortr. gage of the premises, with the privi. lege to the purchaser of paying his enf tire bid in cash. Said tracts will be e sold separately. Purchasers- to pay s for papers. For fuller information, ine tending purchasers may apply to W. R. HORTON, or R. BRUCE YOUNGBLOOD. Sept. 19 w 7t 1 TAX COLLECTIONS?1900. " Office of the County Treasurer of York County, Yorkville. S. C., September 15, 1900. IN accordance with law, my books will be opened on the 15TH DAY OF 1 October, 1900, for the collection of the STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL . TAXES, for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, and ending December 31st, 1900; and will be kept open until the . 31st day of Decemoer, 1900. I will also receive VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS, of commutation road taxes for the year 1901. For the convenience of tax-payers I will meet them at the following places on the days named; At Yorkville, Monday and Tuesday, the 15th and 16th days of October. At Antioch, Wednesday, the 17th day '* of October. At McConnellsville, Thursday, the 0 18th day of October. At Bullock's Creek, Friday, the 19th dftv nf Ortoher. At Sharon, Saturday, the 20th day of October. 0 At Newport, Monday, u.e 22d day of October. At Tirzah, Tuesday, the 23rd day of October. At Forest Hill, Wednesday, the 24th * day of October. At Bethel, Thursday, the 25th day of . October. At Clover, Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th days of October. At Bethany, Monday, the 29th day of October. At Yorkvllle, Tuesday, the 30th day of October. At Smyrna, Wednesday, the 31st day of October. At Hickory Grove, Thursday and Frl day, the 1st and 2nd days of November. At Yorkvllle, Saturday, the 3rd day of November. At Coates's Tavern, from 12 o'clock, noon, Monday, November 5, to 12 o'clock, noon, Tuesday, November 6. At Yorkvllle, Saturday, November 9th , until Saturday, the 24th day of Novemt ber. At Hock Hill, Monday, the 26th day t of November, until Saturday, at 1 o'clock, p. m., December 1st. j And at Yorkvllle from Monday, the . 3rd day of December, until Monday, 5 the 31st day of December, 1900, after 1 which day the books will be closed and . the 15 per cent, penalty will be attached. H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer. [ Sept. 19 w 5t FURNITURE! FURNITURE!! JUST received two car loads of Furniture. Knowing what the r trade needs and having bought right, ? under these conditions It is no trouble to please and sell. Here you will And everything that is found In a FIRSTCLASS Furniture Store, at prices that take. G. H. O'LEARY. STOVES! STOVES!! WE are still agents for the NOBLE STOVES. Our most popular apllam nrp th?? TBON TfTNO FLMO and COTTON KING. These Stoves have been sold here for over THIRTY years. Praise is unnecessary, as they are already too well known to require it. We also keep a line of good, cheaper stoves. G. H. O'LEARY. CARPETS, MATTINGS AND RUGS. CCARPETS, MATTINGS, RUGS, J FLOOR OIL-CLOTHS, LINOLEUMS. WINDOW SHADES. CURTAIN POLES, PICTURES, EASELS. PICTURE FRAMES, MIRRORS, etc. A large stock of the above named goods. G. H. O LEARY'S. SADDLES AND HARNESS. WE have on hand a full stock of Saddles, Harness, etc., of our own manufacture, which is a guarantee as to quality, and keep a full stock of goods of the class, all of which will be sold cheap, at G. H. O'LEARY'S.