Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 23, 1894, Image 2
Scraps and ?arts.
? The citizens of Raleigh, N. C., have appointed
a committee to raise funds for a
monument to the late Senator Zebulon 11.
Vance. The design is to place a bronze
statue of the deceased statesman in Capital
Square, in Raleigh, and the wish is that it be
erected by the contributions of the people of
every political faith, race and condition.
Governor Carr is chairman of the committee.
? An imnnrtnnt trnnsnetinn of the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal church
south, was the changing of the licensing of
preachers from the quarterly 'conference to
the district conference. Heretofore the
preachers have been licensed by the quarterly
conference after having passed an examination
upon the required studies and having
been endorsed by the church to which they
belonged. Henceforth they will be endorsed
by their church, recommended by the
quarterly conference, and after having passed
the required examination, be licensed by
the district conference.
? At Philadelphia last Thursday night
"Gen." J. S. Coxey was invited to-a dinner
given by the Clover club. Col. A. K. McClure,
Charles Emory Smith, Major-General
Snowden, Col. John T. Rogers and other
prominent members of the club at once declared
that they would not sit at dinner
with Coxey. They were then told that
Coxey would not be there and an attempt
was made to keep the Commonwealer away.
At the appointed hour, however, Coxey appeared
in a full dress suit. Mr. McClureand
others raised a lively row, as the result of
which Coxey was enticed away. None of
those mentioned gave any reason for their
unwillingness to dine with Coxey except
Major General Snowden. He said that he
might soon have occasion to meet "the general"
in a sterner conflict* Coxey was very
angry at the snub and sought solace with
some personal friends.
? A most interesting armor test was made
at the Indian Head proving grounds, near
Washington last Saturday. The Bethlehem
Iron company has contracted to furnish
armor plates for the battle ship Indiana,
which will withstand the most powerful guns
in the navy. From the plates already manufactured
the government official also selected
one that was 7 feet G inches wide, 10
long and IS inches thick at the top and S
igches at the bottom edge. It weighed GOO
tons. It was set up as a target anu urea ai
with a solid shot from a 13-inch rifle. The
projectile penetrated the plate 8 inches,
cracked it badly and rebounded a distance
of 30 feet. The projectile was scarcely
dented. Another shot smashed the plate
into several pieces. The plate was of course
rejected, and the loss which falls on the iron
company is something like $20,000.
? Mrs. Mary Elleu Lease, who has been
seriously ill at the deaf and dumb institutiou
here for the past week, show no signs of improvement,
and her friends .are growing apprehensive
of her recovery, says an Olanthe,
Kan., dispatch of last Saturday. A few
days ago, Mrs Lease received a letter from a
crank at Creston, la., which reads_as follows:
"You are to die May 20. The vision tells
me every night to kill you, and I am content.
The blood of the Nazarene is my safeguard.
Mrs. Lease, you were born a Catholic, and
must not be president. The Nazarene is my
hope, and He says to put you out of the
way, for you inculcate doctrines that are
pernicious. May 20 is the time for me to
staud over your cofliu and weep for the
Nazarene." Mrs. Lease believes that she
will suffer bodily harm from this crank, because,
she says : "As a woman of destiny, I
feel that I will one day meet a violent and
bloody death for my opinions."
? A big sensation developed in Washington
last week. There is strong reason to
believe that an organization of capitalists
is trying to buy enough senators to defeat
the tariff bill. Indirect advances have
been made to Senator Kyle, of South Dakota,
and Hunton, of Virginia. In the case of
Kyle the proposition was made to his secretary
and was in the shape of an intimation
that the senator's vote was worth $14,000
less $1,000 to be retained by the go-between
as a commission. In the case of Senator Hunton,
the corruptionist approached his son, and
offered $75,000 for the vote. Both senators
reported the affair to the senate at onco and
a thorough investigation will follow. The
name of the would-be corruptionist is said to
be J. A. Buttz, who was formerly a carpet-bag
representative from South Carolina and who
is a citizen of North Dakota, but is now engaged
in the lobbying business in Washington.
He also courts an investigation.
? A terrible account of an earthquake that
recently occurred in Venezuela has just
reached the State department at Washington.
The disturbance began on May 5 and
lasted two days. It was generally along the
lino nf tho fnmmis San Carlos and Merid
railway, nearly completed, in the Andes.
Four fine bridges were completely destroyed
and others were considerably affected. Several
stations were thrown down, the rails
were twisted and bent and in some places
broken apart, and a number of lives were
lost. Kagunillos, with all its inhabitants,
disappeared entirely, a lake now occupying
its site. In some places black water, having
a fetid odor, was expelled from crevices in
the earth. The earthquake is said to have
been much worse than those of 1849 and
1875. At the latter the nourishing city of
Cuenta, Columbia, was demolished and 5,000
people lost their lives. The Venezuelan
minister at Washington has been asked to
receive contributions in this country for the
relief of the sufferers from the catastrophe.
? Marriage by proxy is something very
unusual, but it is not altogether without
precedent , especially in the Roman Catholic
church. Frank F. Gearity, of New York,
had for a long time been engaged to Miss
Julia W. Morris, of the same city. Mr.
Gearity was in bad health and went on a
trip to Texas, expecting to get well and be
married on his return. Last Wednesday,
however, while at K! Paso he grew rapidly
worse and it soon became clear to him that
he only had a few hours to live. He telegraphed
to Miss Morris and asked if she
would consent to be married by proxy. She
replied that she Was willing. The laws of
Texas prohibit such marriages in that State
and it was accordingly arranged that the
ceremony should take place in New York.
Miss Morris selected a proxy and Mr.
Gearity sent due authority by telegraph. The
ceremony was concluded just as Mr. Gearity
was breathing his last. Tlie object of this
strange ceremony was in order that Miss
Morrisshould inherit Gearity's estate. When
Gearity died his remains were at once expressed
to New York for interment and the
widow-bride followed the bier to the grave
within four days after the marriage.
? Governor Crounse, of Nebraska, has received
notification that the Lincoln branch
of the commonweal army, organized recently
under the command of' General" Dull",
and which left Omaha Monday for the east,
has among its members one man whose purpose
when he reaches Washington is to assassinate
President Cleveland. The notification
or warning received by the governor
came in the shape of a letter from A. L.
Drummond, manager of a detective agency
at New York. The writer is evidently sincere
and says he only writes the governor in
the interest of good government and with
the hope that the Nebraska executive will
see that the Dull'army is disbanded. Drummond
says that he received details of the
plot from excellent authority, a Nebraska
man of prominence, whose name lie does not
disclose. Governor Crounse does not doubt
that many such threats are made by the
army of cranks now on their way to Washington,
but he thinks them not worthy of
serious concern. He writes Drummond that
Duff and his band, so long as they commit
no overt act, cannot be disbanded, but lie
doubts very much if the commander or any
of his men will ever get within hailing distance
of the national capital.
? Preliminary work incident to the taking
down the Ferris wheel on the Midway Plaisance
of the Chicago exposition grounds was
commenced last week, says the Chicago
Tribune. This consists of placing false work,
engines and hoisting apparatus. Someday
next week the wheel will turn for tin- last
time in Chicago. At that tunc several reins
Wheel company ollieials will ride around
on the struts that are still in place. Some
will siuiply hold to the ten-inch iron beams,
while others more timid, will he tied on. It
will take ten weeks to take the wheel to
pieces. The car that was used Cor carrying
the Krupp gun will he used for the seventyton
axle. The material will he taken in
five trains of thirty cars each to New York
city. There are Jt,ooo tons of metal in the
wheel and 500,000 feet of timber is needed
for the false work. Taking the wheel down
will be more dangerous than putting it up.
j Only one life was lost in erecting the big I s
; attraction. The expense of taking down,' (
'moving, and rebuilding the wheel will be
tSloOjOOO. In New York it is to be placed
at Thirty-seventh street and Broadway.
: Old Vienna will be reproduced around it. ,
Jin Chicago the wheel had 3,000 electric
lights; in New York the number will be I'
doubled. The old Ferris Wheel company
goes out of existence and a new company, i ?
! composed of New York men, has been; |
| formed. Superintendent L. V. Rice has j I
charge of the removal. During the fair j"
j the wheel went around 10,000 times, and |,
i carried 2,000,000 passengers. The largest ;
.'single load was carried October 10, when ! ^
j at 12.30 o'clock 1,708 people were in the '
cars. The largest day's business was Octo-1 *
ber 10, when 38,000* people were carried, i'
October 0, 10 and 12 there were 114,000 pas- a
sengers, the largest average for any three t
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YOKKVILLE, S. C. : Ifl
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 23, 1894. H
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? Now then for the next move of the Alii- I
ance. In answering its questions both Sena-1
tor Bntler and Governor Tillman have shown '
not a little independence. Will the Alliance !
accept their views as expressed, or put up I ^
an independent candidate ? The question is .
interesting.
? The Washington correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer stated one day last week j
j that he had seen a letter in which Governor j j
Tillman practically declared himself for Kl-' ^
lerbe as against John Gary Evans. Governor
Tillman says in so many words that the correspondent
is a liar. He says he has no prefence
whatever between Evans and Ellerbe ^
and is satisfied that either would make a ^
good chief executive.
? a
? Representative Craiu, Democrat, of Tex- j ^
as, has struck a bright idea. He has offered I ?
a resolution which provides that the presi- 11
ident shall have authority whenever he sees I ^
fit, to place any protected article on the free j11
list. The resolutions, it adopted, would
give the president tremendous power, but s
at the same-time it would furnish a most
effective method of dealing with all kinds of 0
trusts and combines.
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? The case of Rev. James Woodrow is up c
again in the Presbyterian general assembly, *
now in session at Nashville, Tenn. It will r
be remembered that Dr. Woodrow was, by
| letter, transferred from the Augusta to the ?
Charleston presbytery and the Charleston "J.
presbytery refused to receive him. The ,]
question now is whether the doctor must t
I formally return his letter before he will n
' again be entitled to the privileges of mem- *
i bership in the Augusta presbytery. e
I ? An army, composed of Union veterans, b
is now organizing in New England to march t
j on Washington for the purpose of "protect- ?
ing property and keeping the peace." v
Though a great many people seem to think c
so, two wrongs do not make one right. 1!
The Coxeyites certainly have a right to march
to.Washington if they so desire, and they
are in every respect just as good citizens as x
the unsolicited volunteers who propose to
organize a mob for the purpose of putting
them down. Asa matter of fact, we think c
I that of the two crowds the Coxeyites are the .
most trustworthy, and we would suggest ^
that if Coxey is left alone lie may make 110 u
trouble. If the gang of New England tramps t
, mnnSnc .mi* nnrrw-icn r?f <rnill<r t<1 Wnshincr. 1]
| uuiira i.uv ii.-. !??. !.?? ... ? ? o , |
ton on the errand announced, the present i h
situation will certainly not be very much j('
mended. j
?
The senate has adopted a resolution pro-11
i viding for the investigation of the sugar| a
trust scandal. The stories of corruption are | g
I most far-reaching. Among other things it J
is charged that the sugar trust contributed ; r
$">00,000 to the Democratic campaign fund j
j in 1892, on condition that the president;
would not allow detrimental changes in the I e
: tariff to become law. The agents of the sugar j
trust, it is said, paid no attention to the h
Wilson bill while it was in discussion in the I}'
house, but so soon as it was transferred to i
: the senate began an active campaign. With-1
i in the past few weeks there have been a ; (
number of circumstances connected with the ! v
bill that have aroused suspicion, and the I ?
recent attempt of an agent of the sugar i *
trust to bribe Senators llunton and Kyle has!!
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been the cause of the resolution to in vest i- j
i gate the whole business. If the alleged cor-! |,
ruption is anything like as widespread and a
far-reaching as has been charged, we fear ; h
j that the proposed investigation will amount' v
; to but little. Otherwise, it will 110 doubt "
have a wholesome effect. 1j
? The l'opulists of (Jeorgia propose to ! *
I make another light for the possession of the d
government of that State. Their State eon- l<
| volition was held in Atlanta last Wednesday :l
j and Thursday and was attended by over 800
delegates. Tom Watson presided. The pro- ^
ceedings of the convention were without ](
I friction and were characterized by great en- I
! thusiasm. After the adoption of a platform v
| in which die national platform of the party !11
was endorsed, came the nomination of can- c
. didates. The convention wanted Tom Wat-j j
son, who was chairman, to he a candidate for v
governor. Watson, however, begged to be li
j excused, stating that he had been defrauded
out of his seat in congress two years ago, and '
I that he intended to make another race in the!!
I Tenth district. He felt certain that he 1 ^
would go back to congress. However, as a j;
nominee for governor, he presented the a
name of Judge James K. Hines, of Atlanta, I h
j who was selected without opposition. Next ''
the convention proceeded to the nomination 1 j1
of a lull State ticket, composed for the most jJ
part of men who have for years been prom- i v
inent in the all'airs of the Slate. The press, s
and the leading politicians of (Seorgia, are of
the opinion that the Populists are beginning 11
to show a strength that is not to be despised j
and the outlook is that the coming campaign i
will be both hot and bitter.
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? As the law now stands the punishment p
for the sale of liquor is not more than six j e
months' imprisonment or not more than
j $200 line. The enforcement of the law is
left to whoever may see lit to take the mat- "
ter in hand and in ease of a fine one half ?
goes to the informer. 1'rohihilionists are |]
being subjeeted to the taunt "that now you b
have all the law that you van ask for, why
don't you do something As a matter of 1
fact, however, the law is so weak as to be <
practically worthless. What is everybody's ?
business is nobody's business, ffanimlivid- r
nal attempts to make a ease in the hope of v
getting one-half of the line, in the eyes of
the lawver. anil speedily in the eves of the *
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jury, he becomes a "hired spy and informor"
and a verdict on bis "interested" testi- s
inonv is impossible. A few prosecutions \
maybe attempted under the new status of u
Kut vi-,. tii-cilii-t that tbev will irencr- "
ally prove failures, ami further effort will'1'
finally l>e abandoned in disgust. The sale ' J
of liquor is not to he put down with mild ?
measures or without great expense to thejli
State. The present anomalous eonditiou of <1
affairs is not of the seeking or making of the
j prohibitionists. It is the work of the wliis-1
I key men, and to charge the prohibitionists I c
with inability to enforce the law. without !l
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my means for so doing is, to say the least]
>1* it, manifestly unfair.
NOT A*HAD* IDEA. >
The New York legislature has passed the I
ollowing amendment to the libel law of that J'
hate: . . i
Any iierson who wilfully states, delivers or i
ransmits by any means whatever, to any man- j
iger, editor, publisher, reporter or any other em- :
doye of a newspaper, magazine, publication, 1
teriodieal or serial, any statement concerning
my person or eoporation, which if published
herein, would be a libel, is guilty of a misdeneatior.
1
This is not a bad idea. Of course editors
ind publishers should and do know that '
vhen they help to {jive publicity to a libelous
communication they are just as guilty <
is the individual who originated it, but at
lie same time there are people who think
he newspapers should publish anything of |
his nature that they are requested to publish,
hich people are usually of an undermining,
jowardly nature, and the law which seeks to
nake them responsible even for their evil in- '
entions, is deserving of hearty endorsement,
flic St. Louis Globe Democat, has for years '
nadc it a rule not to publish any libelous
ommunications but on the contrary, imincnediately
sends it to the person libeled toother
with the full name and address of the ,
ibeler. In this way, The Globe Democrat
las brought about not a few fist fights and j
it the same time had the satisfaction of seeng
a very contemptible class of people get J
loserved punishment for trying to make the ?
lewspapers do dirt}' work that they were
ifraid to do themselves. The man who is .
t illing to say his say over his own signature
.nd assumes the consequences, is al ways to be t
idmired at least for liis courage ; but of all \
ontemptiblc people the anonymous libeler is
he most despisablc.
NOT DEAD YET. c
The dispensary law is not dead yet. It is
inly asleep, and will no doubt be resurrected 3
ithcr so soon as Judge Gary gets on the c
ench or when the legislature meets again.
That fact now seems to be plainly apparent. '
In the recent case of J. L. Barringcr, et *
1., ys. The city council of Florence, ex
larte J. Ellis Briinson, the court signed an 1
irder to the effect that there was no power '
a the Slate with authority to grant liscense,
.ml at the same time there was ample power
or the punishment of the sale of liquor. ^
ustice Pope concurred in the order, and as ,
t was drawn in harmony with the court's
omer opinion holding the dispensary law jj
mconstitutional, there was reason to believe j
hat the matter was settled. But now it
eeins that such is not the case. j
On last Monday the court rendered its J
pinion upon which the order in the Flor- <)
nee case was based. The opinion is signed (*
>y Justices Melver and McGowan and of >
ourse reiterates the unconstitutionality of 1
he dispensary law. Judge Pope, however, (
enders a separate opinion as follows :
"I concur in the result. The constitution ;
f this State makes the concurrence of two
edges of this court its judgment. I bow to ]
uch a decision as all other citizens must (
lo, but in doing so I deem it my duty to say i
hat I still adhere to the view expressed in *
ny dissenting opinion in the case known as {
he dispensary case and found in 19lit South- j
astern Reporter, 4">8." r
This leaves the matter just where it was
iefore the recent case was brought. Under <
he law prohibition obtains throughout the
Itate, but Judge Pope is still free to hold
rith Judge Gary that the dispensary law is
(institutional. In our opinion the matter j
s not settled yet, by any means. j
BLACKSBIUGS BUDGET. ?
'lie Cold Weather?An Eel Tliroe Feet Long?The t
Cherokee Cotton AIill?ItliiatI Tiger Among t
the Negroes. {
orresjiondenee of tlic Yorkvllle Enquirer. .
Blackshl'R(S, May 22.?Our section came v
\ for its share of rain last week, and on
'riday was visited by a regular down pour,
heavier fall than we have had at any time 1
his year. Considerable hail, wind and light- f
ing, came aloug with it, but I have not I
card of any serious damage having been ]
one, except the washing of land. On Sat- .
rday the temperature went down about 30 ,
egrees, and Sunday morning registered 41,
s observed by Mr. Win. C. Black, out weath- c
r bureau man. Yesterday morning it was *
lmost as cold (42?) but this morning is be- \
inning to feel like summer again. ?
Mr. James Anstil, who lives on Buffalo, .
ecently caught an eel from that stream
rhicli measured three feet and two inches,
im declares that he had a delicious meal oil'
f it, but he couldn't get his better half to t
ven taste it. I
The following items were written for my t
utter of last week, but as I failed to post it j ^
n time, and they may still have a trace of
iiterest to some of your readers, I enclose
hem this week.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
he Cherokee Falls Manufacturing company,
ras held at their office on Wednesday last. (
vearly all the stock was represented, and s
he reports of the oflieers, notwithstanding (
lie great depression in trade, and especially
n cotton yarns during the past year, were ^
uite satisfactory. Considerable expense 1
....j l.n,... i.w.ni'iviit >!<(? in iiw?iv>!i?inir tli<? nrpii 1 t
l.V V .. ....... . V. ? !
ml force of tlie water power and adding
joins and other machinery to the mill. It;
rats determined to add two directors to the I
lumber hitherto elected, and now they are
even, viz: J. A. Carroll and S. S. Ross,
nfl'iiey, S. C.; Meek Faulkner and R. M.
tllison, Clark's Fork, S. C.; R. 1'. Roberts,
'herokce Falls, and John F. Wilson, Maiten,
X. C. .Arrangements for running the
joins night and day will soon he completed j
nd they will then weave all the yarn that j
he mill spins. The new superintendent, I
Jr. Harper, so far gives general and per-1
ect satisfaction, so that altogether the outjok
for another year is very encouraging. |
n this connection, it is a noteworthy fact!
rhich reflects much credit upon the general '
nanagcnieut of the mills, that, while many
otton mills, both North and South, have |
uspended work for an indefinite length of;
ime, the Cherokee Falls lost only a few
reeks last summer, which was necessitated j
iv work upon the race and bead-gate. I
Quite a number of our citizens went to
lock Jfill on Saturday to help that progressre
town, of which we are till proud, to coleirate
one of the greatest events of her life.
?he occasion seems to have been a big love I
fast. and. as it was far the benefit of warn- j 1
n. it was timet and fitting that sucli it should | ;i
it*. All of the visitors front this place ware 1
in pressed with the fine order and thehospit-j
hie entertainment which the city gave to!
ler guests, and the splendid parades, the *
inposing ceremonies and the good speeches it
i llicit were said tit the laying of the corner ; <:
tone. j
May the Winthrop Normal and Industri- N
I College for Women prove a great blessing I
a our State, and may Rock Hill especially
lave all the prosperty which she so richly
cserves for iter pluck, energy and liberality.
Neither the dispensary nor prohibition
estrains sotne of our poor, misguided colored ; t
icople front imbibing two freely of the bev- Is
rage, which not only intoxicates hut ine- t
Hates. I am informed by Chief of Police !
hmcan that, on Saturday and yesterday ^
line cases for drunkenness and disorderly I"
onduet (all of them front among the Ne-i'
roes) were tried before the intendant, and A
ittcs amounting to thirty nine dollars, col- i
ected. w. A.
1
'In- South Carolina and (troi uia.
? Of the So,1)00,000 stock of the new '
'out It Carolina ami (icorgia rttilroad com pa* f
iv, the successor of the old South Carolina *
ail road, Charles Parsons takes ?4,000,000,1 'I
rhieh carries control. Holders of the old ]
londs get a portion of the halauee of the s
toek. Charles Parsons is president of the j icw
eomnaitv and Charles Parsons, Jr., is
ice president. (teorge 1'arsons, K. 15. Wes- "
on. William I .u m mis, Kdwin I'arsons and 1
V. 11. I'latt, Jr., are expected to lie on the i
ie\v hoard of directors, which will lie an- f
louneed in a few days. The Parsons inter- j
st will not he connected with the active)
Management of the road, hut will name a
Southern man as vice president and general *
Manager in charire of trallie alfairs. It will '1
ie the policy of the road to foster local in- I
lust l ies as much as possible. t
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Vill Itc Mi l.I ill <'liiil-|i'st??u.
? The next general conference of the!
olored Methodist Kpiscopal church is to he j s
icld in Charleston. j :i
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
>. A. MeKlwee?Oilers to pay the highest price
for the host (rattle from this date until the
1st of July.
T. M. Dobson A Co., of the Racket?Keep nearly
everything and are in the ring with new
goods and low prices.
lohti J. Hunter?Advises those who want solid
comfort in their footwear to buy the Rorseh
Shoe.
bonis Roth?Says that he is selling syrup peaches
at 20 cents a can, and that he is aide
to supply the very best quality .of light
bread at all times.
11. C. Strauss?Says the reason he can sell cheaper
than others is becuase he pays cash and
buys cheaper.
r. 11. McClain?Has just received a car load of
ice and is prepared to meet all competition
as to price.
Jeorge L. Riddle, Administrator?(Jives notice
that lie will make amdication for l'md dis
charge from liability jus administrator of
the estate of James L. Clark, deceased, on
the 21st day of June.
Lowry it Starr?They say coca-cola is the ideal
brain tonic, ana that their soda fountain
has reputation all over the State. They
would also have you feed your potato
hugs on Paris green.
>. T. Frew it Co., ltock Hill, K. C.?Have furniturn
and baby carriages at prices which
they claim will paralyze competition.
May it May, Druggists?Have a remedy which
they call Dio-Dis cure, which they claim
will cure all dysentery or bowel trouble.
RAILROAD|EARNINGS.
The State railroad commission on last
Wednesday issued its report of the earnings
)f all the roads in the State for the mouth of
February as compared with February of last
,'ear. The report shows a uet decrease of
>39,710.85, or a little more than 41 per cent,
u the entire State. So far as it relates to
he roads in this immediate section the report
s as follows:
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago: Feb tiary
of last year, $17,042.53; this year,
HO,OSS.97 ; decrease $953.50, or 5.'4 per cent.
Georgia, Carolina and Northern: Last
rear, $43,S09.08; this year, $58,940.0S ; inn-ease,
$15,070.00, or 34.35 per cent.
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta: Last
, ear, $03,244.03; this year, $57,803.00; de:rcase,
$5,440.97, or 8.0 per cent.
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line: Last year,
>09,189.21; this year $01,8S4.90; decrease,
>7,304.31, or 101 per cent.
Chester and Lenoir; Last year, $2,303.33;
his year $2,835.08; increase, $471.75, or
.9.90 per cent.
ROLL OF HONOR.
The following is the roll of honor of the
forkville graded school (white) for the
nonth ending May 18, 1894 :
Vipuf iJrailp?Pliilin Hiintfir. OOA: Iveene Dob
ion, 991; Kate Hunter, 991; Raymond MeClain,
it; Josie Gates, 99; Lilla Hcrntlon, 99; Gerald
jowry, 99; Grace Langston, 97; Kli.se Latimer,
17; Ada Dames, 97; Mary Lee Alexander, 97;
Eunice Grist fX?; John Dobson, 95; Mamie Lou
JeClain, 94; Carrie Beard, 93; Koe Willis, 93;
Fohn Wallace, 93.
Second Grade?Julia St. John, 991; Ethel Hope,
18; Joe Alexander, 98; Hazel Grist, 98; Lucy,
dullard, 98; Hamlet Carroll, 98; Iva Dickson
18; Anna Spann, 97; Xealie Barnes, 97; Nella
JcClain, 9li; Jiminie Barnes, 90; Annie Hyndnan,
91.
Third Grade?Lura Langston, 9(1; Nannie
irist, !Hi; Josie ('amp, 90; Bertie Smith, 92;
Fohn Gates, 92; Robbie Jenkins, 92; Willie
'ami), 91; Sadie Waters, 91 ; James Haitheock,
tl; Joe Walker, 90.
Fourth Grade?Josie Hiekson, 97; Onnic
langston, 97; Barron Kennedy, 97; Meta
'alconer, 96; Louise Lowry, 90; Hallie Withirs,
90; Gladys Withers, 96; Lizzie Hunter, 94;
iVilma O'Farrell, 1>4 ; Ellen Summit, 94; Henry
>unnnit92; Mason McConnell, 91; Scola Quinn,
K).
Fifjh Grade?T. C. Dunlap,.Jr., John St. John,
fanny Langston, Harry Spann, Nina Barnes,
Jary Barron, Ruby Hiekson.
Sixth Grade?Allison Hiekson, Maggie Kdvards,
lJattie Banks, John Jenkins, Ethel
irillltl).
Other grades will be reported next month.
THEY SEEK TO DEVOUR.
A Vorkville lady has just had a distressng
experience in which she has learned an
nteresling fact about the potato beetle. "I
aw in Tim Enquirer not long ago that
he potato beetles were eating the potatoes
md examined mine at once with the intenion
of applying Paris Green according to
he recipe. The beetles did not seem to be
:ery numerous, however, and I thought I
vould wait a while. I kept putting it off
intil last week I found that my potatoes had
>een eaten down level with the earth. I
;rew desparnte and determined to kill the
>ugs just for revenge. So with a pail full of
.'aris Green, mixture in my hand and beetle
nurder in my heart, I started for the potato
>eds. No bugs were in sight. I looked about
:arcfully and what do you suppose I found ?
V long line of potato bugs extending over 100
'ards and making single file for the potato
>atch of my nearest neighbor. I poured the
>oison all along the line as an act of Chrisinn
charity ; bijt as I have afterward learn:d
that the poison don't kill the bugs unless
hey eat it, I don't suppose it did them much
larm. Anyhow I am satisfied that the poato
patch of my neighbor would be much
>etter off with an immediate bath of Paris
;reen."
GENERAL W. H. ELLERBE.
During his stay in Yorkville last week,
'? i tin _i _ r. i i.s.?
omptroner uenerai r.iierou lunnucu m.nelf
pretty strictly to the business for which
ic came?his annual settlement with the
:ounty treasurer?and did not talk much polties.
In answer to a question of a represenativeof
Tjik Enqi'iuku, however, lie said
hat he was most certainly in the race for
governor and intended to remain there either
nitil he got the nomination or was defeated.
The probability is that (lencral Ellerbe
vill make a good race, and indeed it will
lot be altogether a matter of accident if
ic is the next governor of South Carolina.
Ie is one of the original Farmer's Movcnent
men, a prominent Allianceman and
or the past four years has been an incumient
of one of the most important ollices in
he State government. It was he who inaugurated
the righteous light for a more cquitible
assessment of bank and railroad propery
and he can probably lay claim to having
eally accomplished more practical good for
he taxpayers generally than any other ofli:ial
of the present administration.
(lencral Ellerbe has not had a great deal
>f experience as a public speaker and is not
egarded as particularly brilliant on the
tump. He proposes, however, to make a
:anvass of the entire State, say his say in
lis own way and leave the rest to the voters,
lis friends, of which he has quite a number
inioiig the Reform leaders of this county, as
veil as among the Conservatives here and in
lill'erent parts of the Stale, think that lie
vill be bitterly fought by corporation inllunces,
but at the same time they arc conlilent
that in the approaching primary his
iast record and his unimpeached integrity
vill lie :i to wit ol strengui.
SUCH IS POLITICS.
For some weeks past Collector Townes lias
ceii after the scalp of Chief Deputy Colleeor
Ross. and at last he, lias got it. The
lory is interesting. As we have been able
o get it together it is about us follows :
As soon as Collector Townes was appointed
llr. Ross commenced working for the posiion
of deputy collector. lie managed to inerest
a number of influential friends and liuilly
succeeded in capturing the prize.
After some weeks, during which time Mr.
toss discharged the comparatively simple
luties of his ollice to the. perfect satisfaction
if the department, he received a letter from
'ollcctor Townes asking for his resignation.
The reason given for the request was that Mr.
toss was involved in a disgraceful scandal,
sitislied of his ability to prove his innocence,
'ollcctor Ross demanded an investigation,
nid pronrsed if he failed to get it, he would
nake trouble. This was evidently a little
nore than Collector Townes had bargained
or. lie assured Deputy Ross that so far as
lis efficiency was concerned there was no
lomplaint whatever. Further he promised
o investigate the matter fully and if he found
he charges false, everything would he well,
ailer the collector wrote that he had inves
ijjated the charges and found that they were
lot sustained.
Deputy Ross thought (hat lie was now
ale, lint his friends thought otherwise. They
issured him that Collector Tow lies had gi-'
I en liim his position before he harl looked !
over the field. Later he had found a man
who has a more extended political influence
and the charges were brought merely for the
purpose of clearing a way for a new api
pointer*.
I Not long n<^o Deputy lioss received anolhj
er request for his resignation. This time,
! Collector Towncs stated that there had been
! complaints of incompetency from the departjment,
and informed Deputy Ross that his
I resignation had been culled in and accepted
! on the 12th instant.
Now satisfied that the original advice of
j his friends was correct, Deputy Ross deter1?5
1 II.Oil ho
{ IIlllJUU nut IU lUt tllV> lllUVivi u?u|f HUM! iiu
I had secured fuller satisfaction, and he ac!
cordingly wrote to Collector Townes and
I asked for a copy of the complaint from
I Washington. Collector Townes, however,
| was not to be caught in any such way.
i Three or four months in olliee had given
him more experience. So he wrote to Deputy
Ross and said that he had the right to
remove subordinates from oflice without
cause or question and that settled ihe incident.
A. II. Jenkins, of Greenville, has been appointed
chief deputy collector, vice Win.
Ross removed. Such is politics.
CHURCH NOTICES.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian?Yoiikvillk.?Sunday-school
at 4 o'clock p. m.
Episcopal?Lay service on next Sunday at
10.30 a. m. Sunday-school in the after
noon at 4.30 o'clock.
Baptist?Rev. W. J. Langston, pastor.
Yorkville?Sunday-school fit 4 p. m.
Services Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock.
Prayer-meeting tomorrow evening at 8.15
o'clock.
Trinity Methodist Episcopal?Rev. S. A.
Weber, pastor. Prayer-meeting this evening
at 8.15 o'clock. Services next Sunday
morning at 10.30 o'clock, and evening at 8.15.
I Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p. m.
Presbyterian?Rev. W. G. Neville, pastor.
Sunday-school at 4 o'clock p.m. Services
[ Sunday morning at 10.30 o'clock and evening
at 8.15 o'clock. Prayer-meeting tomorrow
j afternoon at 5 o'clock.
.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. J. K. Henry, of Chester, was in Yorkville
yesterday.
Miss Lola Jackins, of Blacksburg, S. C., is
I
in Yorkville, the guest of Miss Kiln Neely.
Miss Addie Williams, of Fodder, is attending
the commencement exercises at Hunterville,
N. C.
Miss Iva Curtis, of Clinton, S. C., spent
several days with Mr. It. J. Withcrs's family
last week.
Rev. I)r. Weber, pastor of Trinity church,
of this'place is expected home from Memphis,
Tenn., this week.
Misses Ollie Fain, of Dandridge, Tenn.,
and Alice Thomson, of GatTney, S. C., are
visiting Miss Mary Y. Clark.
I)r. It. H. GrilHtli, principal of the Baptist
High school has been very ill for several
weeks. His friends will be glad to know
that he seems to be improving.
Mr. Gerd Janssen, foreman of the woodworking
department of the Carolina Buggy
company, left last Saturday morning for a
week's vistto New Haven, Connecticut.
Messrs. J. 0. St. John, Louis Roth, T. W.
Speck, F. H. McClain and Tom Mallard left
last Monday via the C. & L., to attend the
annual celebration in Charlotte.
SETTLED WITH THE TREASURER.
Comptroller General Ellerbe was in Yorkville
last Wednesday for the purpose of having
his annual settlement with Treasurer
Neely and the other county oflicers. There
were present besides General Ellerbe and
Treasurer Neely, the board of county commissioners,
the foreman of the grand jury,
Auditor Waters and School Commissioner
Edwards. General Ellerbc's settlement was,
as it always is, thorough and complete. He
not only examined the books of the various
officials, but carefully inspected every voucher,
and found Treasurer Neely as usual correct
in his accounts to a cent. The settlement
was for the period embraced between
May 15, 1893 and May 1, 1894, and will be
l iVkllnu-ititr nnirmlete
UUUipiUIIUlHlUVt ill vuv ...R x
statement:
STATU TA X KS.
To original assessment ?87,099 14
! To additional assessment Mi 71)
j To 15 per cent, penalty 780 8.5
Total 89,088 78
i Hy total collections .'{4,570 4!)
I Hy deductions hy comptroller general 407 05
| By nulla bona .'{57 10
, Hy executions in hands of sheriff 42 <>f>
i By uncollected railroad taxes .1,708 50
Total .'10,080 78
COUNTY TAX KS.
To original assessment and county ?20,720 81
To additionals 107 .'14
To 15 percent, penalty 425 01
; To original Jt L. X. (i. It. It 0,008 08
! To additional <_'. A L. X. <4. It. It 55 78
I To 15 percent, penalty, A L. X. <1.
It. It 141 07
i To original assessment of townships 17,280 07
! To additional assessment of townships 120 07
i To 15 per cent, penalty on townships... 410 <i8
j To loans to county 7,(MM) 00 I
j To commutation road tax 14 00 I
| To lines and licenses 410 01'
j To all other sources 1,150 51
To cash transferred from last year .'1,000 47
Total 57,002 15
|
Hy payments from ordinary county 20,<08 80
Hy payments from ('. A L. X. (J. It. It. 0,41s 20 !
I Hy payments from commutation 5 50
i Hy payments from townships 14,757 2-'l j
j Hy deductions by cointroller general... 480 55 i
' Hy nulla bona 40-1 00
I Hy amount in hands of sheriff. 57 44 I
I Hy uncollected railroad taxes 4,02!) 00 j
j Hy cash on hand (ordinary county)... 1,225 02
| Hy cash on hand (('. A L. X. <1. It. It.) 102 54 i
Hy cash on hand (commutation) 102 00
| Hy cash on hand (townships) 2,800 so
Total 57,002 15
SCIIOOI. AX1) I'OI.I. TAXKS,
Original 2 mill assessment ?18,817 88
I Additional assessment Ill 50
15 per cent, penally 2S0 !>4 j
Hulls (original assessment) 4,805 00
j Additional 1,077 00 I
t *. n,?r omit nnililltv 210 75 I
! Original assessment (graded and local) 5,587 41 j
I Additional (graded and local) 24!) 12
i 15 per cent, penalty (graded and local) !>!) 01 |
| License lor name birds 25 00 I
! Polls collected by trial justices 2 .'10 1
j Cash on hand last settlement 7,740 12
Polls by trial justices 1801-D2 11 50 I
Total .{4,112 54 j
Paid orders 822,22!) 12
Deductions 22!) 04
! Nulla bona Hid 70
} In bands of shcrill". 24 1!)
I Polls abated by auditor 75 00
' Polls turned over to trial justices .'12 20 i
Polls noil est 1,207 50
Polls in hands of shcrill'. '! 45 I
Unpaid railroad taxes 1,707 2d
Cash on hand 8,d80 21
Total 8 .14,112 54 j
LOCAL LACONICS.
Tlrtccn New Lawyers. .
? The supreme court on last Thursday
announced the admission to the bar of Id
j new lawyers who have passed satisfactory j
examinations. Among those admitted are j
\V. W. Lewis and John R. Hart, of Vorkville. I
Tin- Morning I'lipiTS in the Morning.
j ?The Slate and Register, of Columbia,
now arrive in Vorkville at 7.f>7 a. in. by way I
of the Chester and Lenoir railroad. This is j
: about nine hours ahead of tlie other daily pa
pers and at least six hours earlier than any J
morning paper has ever arrived in Vorkville ,
j before.
The South I'lirollmi Ciillrifc for Women.
? Invitations are out for the commence-j
i ment exercises of the South Carolina College j
! for Women to occur during the first week in
I June. Among those to whom certificates!
i will be awarded for completing a course of
! study in Knglish is Miss Minnie Neil, (laugh- j
: ter of Mr. J. W. Neil, of York.
I A Yorkvllh; (JIrt hi Brooklyn.
? The Brooklyn Standard Union, of May j
I Ki contains an account of the :27th annual I
! concert of the Henry Mollcnhaucr college of
| music. Miss Georgia Witherspoon. of York- ;
I ville, is especially mentioned for her excel- j
lent performance on the piano.
SaturdityH Kxccptcil.
? Commencing this afternoon all the dry j
goods merchants of Vorkville will, hereafter, j
during the rest of the summer, close their|
stores at (5 o'clock. This is in order that a
they, as well as their clerks, may have the e
| advantage of a much needed hour or two of 1
daily recreation. Customers are requested
i to please take notice and make their purchases
before the hour named. a
Tln?y Have Over 8f><),<)00 Yet. il
? Rock Hill Herald : In its issue of this
week Tiik VoitKVit.Li-: KxqfiitKK stated 0
I that already the ?(>0,000 donated by the *
town of Rock Hill and the ?">0,000 appro- "
i printed by the Stale to the Winthrop Nor- c
I tnal and Industrial School have been spent.; e
Tiik Knquikkr has been misinformed. The ' n
?60,000 donated by the town of Hock Hill bad I ^
not all been spent on the first day o'f May,1
and up to the present time the State appro-,
priation is still untouched. These facts we o
get from the local members of the board of b
trustees. I a
Will Close Next Friday. ! S
? The Baptist High school will close its i
session, next Friday. Prof. W. \V. Dixon in-J*
forms us that it has been his intention to,
celebrate the occasion with suitable com-1
mcnccment exercises, but owing to tbe se-[ 1
vere illness of Dr. Griffith, the principal, the 1
idea has been abandoned. Those familiar L
with the work of the High school during the
past session are agreed that it has been high- v
ly satisfactory. The management has assur- ii
ance that the next session, which begins in c
September will be opened with a largely in-1*
creased attendance. t
Tlie Cold Simp. I j.
? Quite a cold snap, unusual for this sea- j
son of the year, struck this section last Sat- j
urday afternoon and continued until yester-1 i;
day. Some frost was reported on Sunday
morning, but so far as we have learned, did , *
no considerable damage. Dispatches to the (
daily papers say that on Friday the cold in j
Northern Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin <
I was severe and there were heavy frosts which c
cut all garden vegetables and even corn to the
ground. Snow was reported at tnany places 1
along the Blue Ridge mountains and in low- j!
lands throughout Nebraska the ice was froin-a (
quarter to a half inch in thickness. (]
Jeff DuvIm Memorial Association.
? The Jeir Davis Memorial Association, of
Fort Mill paid its annual tribute to the lost 0
cause last Saturday. Forming in the town ^
about 3 o'clock a long procession of old sol-j
diers and people generally of the town and i 4
surrounding country, headed by the Fort!!
Mill band, marched to the cemetary-and
decorated with tlowers the graves of all j:
the old soldiers who were killed or who
have died since the war. After the cer- j
emonies at the cemetery, the procession
marched baek to the town hall and j
listened to an interesting address by Thos*
F. McDow, Ksq., of Yorkvillc. The occasion ^
throughout was a most pleasant one to all
participants. The graves of the Confederate i
soldiers at Flint Ilill were also decorated on I ^
the same afternoon. I
???? i'
CLEMSON COLLEGE IN ASHES. j c
The Muin liuilding Destroyed t?y Fire Yesterday j t
Morning. I
Special Dispatch to The Yorkvillc Enquirer. S
Coi.um hi a, May 22.?The following telegram
has just been received from Secretary J,
Sloan, of Clemson college: n
"Main building destroyed by fire this
morning. Will be able to save chapel and
dormitory. Governor Tillman and Secretary
of State Tindall are now here. Many 1
articles on first and second floors saved, but
main building is completely gutted." t
The main building contained 19 rooms and
cost about $")0,000. Another dispatch csti- J
mates the loss on the building and applian- ^
ces at $60,000. The total insurance is only t
$20,000. August Kohn. ?
HOCK HILL HAPPENINGS. [
Dentil (if Rev. W. G. White and .Mr. Simpson 1
ItawlH?Entertainment ut the Armory?The ^
Gelzer Stock Sold?Church Meeting*?Work 1
on the IiiduHtrial School?Profitable Work ^
of the Three C'h Special.
Correspondence of The Yorkvillc Enquirer. | '
Rock Hill, May 31.?Our community!!
had a shadow east over it last week by the
death of Rev. W. G. White. He died on j ^
Monday of last week, at 3.30 o'clock of I.
paralysis. Mr. White had had a stroke of
this disease about four years ago, and, it was i a
not beyond his expectations that it would
end his earthly life. He has long labored .
during his useful life as a faithful and useful ?
I minister of the gospel in the bounds of the)
Presbyterian church and mainly in the bounds !1
of the Bethel presbytery. In his death a .
I oti.1 lli.lovml I'llllirllMU I ! III1 - 111 SI l'lc
of this and a large surrounding community j [i
has passed away, and a father in Israel has J'
gone to his reward. Among the many who j
mourn his death not a few will cherish histv
memory as their spiritual father. The re- c
mains were carried to Chester on Tuesday 1
and hurried iu the graveyard at Old Purity
church, near that place, the funeral services j c
I being participated in by Revs. Alexander 1
Sprunt, 13. P. Keid, J. L. Me Lin, I). N. McLauchlin
and J. S. Moduli. '
Mr. Sim|?son liawls died on Wednesday
night of last week at his home near Warren's n
! in his 80th year, having been born in ISO"). *
Mr. Rawls had been in feeble health for
some time and the sturdy constitution that
had endured so many winters and summers
at last succumbed to dropsy of the bladder, j
and paid nature's debt. Mr. Rawls had the j
distinction of being the oldest member of the i
First Presbyterian church ofthis place. He '
leaves quite a number of descendants to!
mourn his loss, and is otherwise largely |
connected with people in this section of the 0
county. During his long life he has always)"
been a farmer. The funeral, conducted by I'
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, was from Antioch ! P
Presbyterian church, and the burial at the c
Bethesda church. 0
An enjoyable and first rate musical enter- v
tainment was given in the armory on Mon- v
day night of last week, by five of Charlotte's
talented young singers, for the benefit of the ^
Kings's Daughters' work of benevolence. a
On the programme were George II. New- j
comb, 1st tenor; John ('. MeXeely, 2nd i *
tenor; Walter Scott, baritone; O. M. Xor- *'
wood, basso ; and Miss Lizzie Scott, pianist, j
It was a treat to all who attended, and Rock i a
Hill music lovers will welcome them heart i-"
ly, should they come again.
The stock of hardware assigned by Mr. i c
John (Jelzer three months since, has been
purchased by a joint stock company, and is _
now open for business under the name of the *
Rock Hill Hardware company. The many "
friends of Mr. (Jelzer will be glad lo learn;1'1
that he will still be in charge of the stock ,
and that his former popular salesman, Mr. |P
T. O. Flowers will be behind the counters ;Si
anxious to sell and to please. The company M
has filed application for a charter.
The cool weather of last Sunday and Mon- i S(
day is pleasant to man, but not congenial to 1
cotton. A gentleman who has been riding
through the country says our staple looks
very sick. It is said, on good authority, that t
there was a slight frost here Sunday morn- 1<
u.;ll l/HII'IW IP
Il)?4,, nilitltllTIJt I\J M III I'UUIVV <VI*> v. . , w
After Tiik Enqiiuur's report of the poor li
prospect for ii wheat crop in most parts of Ithe
county, it will be gratifying to have information
that wheat promises remarkably well c
in our section. The oats are not generally V
very good, but there are some pleasant ex- tl
captions, notably a six-acre patch near Lau-' p
relwood cemetery belonging to Mr. William v
Mitchell. n
Last Sunday morning was a gilt letter day v
at the Methodist church. It was Children's j e
day, observed by the M. K. church, South, c
and as is usual when children are the center ti
of attraction anywhere, quite a large congre- t!
gation assembled that morning. The pro- r
gramme embraced new and good songs by p
bright boys and girls, speeches, readings, and ii
a short address by the pastor, He v. \V. 1'. | p
Meadows. The general aim was to interest b
children in missionary work, and the special j b
design a collection for necdv Sunday-schools ti
at home and in foreign lands. It was in 1 a
every way a pleasant and successful occasion, v
The annual sermon before the students of! o
the l'resbyterian High school will be preach- a
ed at the High school building next Sunday 1
morning utl 1 o'clock. In view of this, there i p
will be no services at the First l'resbyterian ti
church, and perhaps none at others. The o
public generally are cordially invited to at-1 n
tend. ; n
.Mr. S. J. Hell, of this place, is suffering h
from a troublesome case of enlargement of w
the sight of the eyes, which his physician has \\
(1 vised him may require treatment from an
ye specialist. Mr. Hell is thinking of going
o Atlanta for treatment by the famous Dr.
.'alhoun.
Mr. C'arr, a successful farmer from Abbeille
county, has come to Rock Hill with the
im of buying a lot and going into business;
lere. We welcome him and his family.
Should visitors who saw the corner stone
f the Industrial school laid on the 12th, reurn,
they would be surprised to see Id or
O feet of solid stone masonry already liguing
above that distinguished and much
arved stone. Rut such it is. Work processes
on the 3rd story and on the first dormitory.
There arc 9d convicts on hand now.
'heir health is good.
The Three C's Industrial school "special''
ook in $96, on the 12th, besides their gener- j
lly good times that day. That means about
1.000 passengers. It would have been don- \
iled, if the train had not been away an hour
,nd a half in the midst of the exodus to the
;rounds.
Mr. Sam M. Crist, of Yorkville, was in j
own on business, last Saturday, v. I. M.
LETTER FROM UNION COUNTY.
tilled by Lightning?Crops Suffering f<?r Ituln?
The llroml Itlver Sunday-school?Inspected :
the Gospel Wagon-Every 13 Year*,
'orresiximlence of tlio Yorkville Enquirer.
Etta Jank, May 10.?Mr. Henry Bently
ras killed by a bolt of lightning on the eventig
of May 7. He was sitting in his house in
lompany with several other people who had
tepped in out of the storm. When the
>olt struck there were nine other people in i
he room and Mr. Bently was the only one J
inrt. The bolt came down tlie chimney i
aid knocked off a splinter from the mantel !
?iece. This was the only damage to the
milding.
Last night we had a gentle shower of rain,
vhieh revived vegetation very much. So
ar we have been having an exceedingly
Iry spring. I don't believe that the ground
las been thoroughly wet since last winter.
Cotton on red lands is not coming up. That
in grey lands is generally a good stand.
On last Sabbath I had the pleasure of visting
Broad river academy Sunday school
uid I found it in fine working order. The
riends of this institution in Western York
leserve great credit for the work they are
loing in bringing up the children along this
ine. Hopewell also has a large school.
It is suggested that the counties of York
ind Union come together some day this
ummer and have a big picnic and ehildreus'
lay iit some convenient place along the borlers
of Broad river, and I would suggest
talem church as the most convenient and
nviting place for it. Plenty of shade and
;ood water for the large crowd that will be
bund there.
The gospel wagon mentioned in the the
ast Enquirkr passed here one day last
veek. It stopped all night at Mr. A. J.
Yiole's and the evangelists had some religiius
services there. They literally strewed
he road with tracts and Bible texts. They
vould take no money from any one who did
lot profess to have given themselves to
Mirist first. Your correspondent had the
ileasurc of being shown through their wngjoti
and seeing how conveniently they had
iverylhing fixed up for their work. Notvithstanding
their unprecedented method of
aking up collections they said their mission
lad been a success financially as well as
pirituallv.
The Enquirer's man is right about the
ocusts coming every 13 years. The first I
iver knew of them was in 1855 ; then in 1868
md again in 1881 and now in 1894.
Sigma.
LETTER FROM THE BLACKJACKS.
? fleet ?f the Cool Weather on the Crop*?Death of
Mr. Simpson Itawls?Lost a Mule?Why the
Lynchers Failed to Come.
'orrespondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Warren's May 21.?A cool wave struck
is Saturday evening and fires and overcoats
>oth feel coinforable. Cotton, which was hefinning
to grow off nicely looks bad. Some
ire complaining of poor stands of cotton and
iome of our farmers had to plant a part of
heir crops over. The old proverb "The
:arly bird catches the worm" is not applica)le
to farmers this year for the early bird
limself got caught. Early planted corn
:ame up.well hut the "heart-worm" injured
t badly. Our people on an average are
ibout half done chopping out cotton.
Mr. Simpson Rawls died at the home of
lis son-in-law, Mr. T. K. Bates, last Wedueslay
night at the advanced age of 88. He
eaves 7 children, 36 grandchidren and 25
;reat-grandehildren to mourn his loss.
Mr. S. L. Percival had the misfortune to
ose a line mule colt last week by running
igainst a fence and snagging itself.
Mrs. I). L. Evans, has been quite low for
he past week with dysentery. There has
icen quite a number of cases of this malady
or the past few weeks but so far none of
hem have proved fatal.
The would-be lynchers who started to
yneh Jefi* Crawford a few weeks ago are
[uite reticent and we have been unable to
earn really why the attempt was abandoned,
mi nave ueum u wan uvuiunc mc ^cuutuiuii I
rho had bet his mule lie would "skin tlie |
at" on his ohl legs, was not on hand with i
he stakes.
One noticeable feature about the Cleinson
ollege boys was that there were but two
eal red-headed boys in the crowd.
Eleven of our boys have joined the miliary
company at Kbenezcr.
Rev. Mr. Lesslie has been grauttd a J
month's leave of absence by bis charges to!
isit his aged parents whom he has not seen 1
or three years. N.
DOTS FROM THE DARK CORNER.
'he History of 11 Name?Cotton anil Corn Doing
Well, lint Wheat ami Gates a Failure?
Preaching at Cahal Next Sunday.
orrespondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Cotton, May 19.?I notice that The En[UiKEit
has a new correspondent from the
Light Corner." As the writer says the
lace is not far from here, some of our
eople would no doubt like to know in which !
orner they live. In the year 1876 one of
nr good old preachers said that the north-!
rest corner of Chester county, and the south-1
rest corner of York up and down Broad
liver from Bullock's to Turkey creek was I
he Dark Corner, lie did not say anything !
bout the center. This was discovered by '
lev. Mr. Jackson during the present spring,
f the name Dark Corner extends further
ack than 1876, I am not aware of it.
A millitary company has been organized ;
t Wilksburg and several of the wool hat
oys from the Corner have joined.
J. G. Jamieson had a line Jersey stock
ow killed by lightning in his pasture last j
Yidav evening during the rain.
We have had an abundance of rain. ,
'urn is growing nicely and cotton is coining
p to a good stand. With one or two more
uins spring oats may do fairly well hut |
1 : Ikof f.%11 tiro ?*nm.
uiMt: iin; vimiut imu M*v ? w...
lele failure. Several of our old fanners
ny that but little is to be expected from
,'beat in this section.
Rev. J. R. Swann will preach at Cabal i
ehool house at 4 o'clock on the afternoon of
die 4th Sabbath of this month. %ii\
What Thk Cotton* 1'lant Thinks.?In !
he last issue of The Cotton Riant is the lbljwing
comment on Governor Tillman's reent
answer to the Alliance questions, pubshed
on the first page of this issue of Thk
iNliUIKKR :
The careful attention of Allianeemen is1
ailed to Governor Tillman's reply to the ;
Valhalla resolutions in another column. On
he essential principles of our demands he
uts himself squarely with us and his position j
nil meet with approval. He argues that I
loney should be issued direct to the people !
>*ithout the intervention of banks. How he !
an do that without the sub-treasury we
an't see. He totally misconceives the sub-j
reasury system when he compares it with i
he national bank system. The sub treasu-j
y system is money issued direct to the peole
by the government The national bank- j
lg system is money issued by private cor-1
orations. In the one case the money is'
ased on actual value and in the other it is!
ased on credit. The governor will be i
urned down by most any clodhopper in his 1
rguments against the sub-treasury, and it
rould be well for him to review his studies
n the subject. The Ocala demands were |
dopted as the State Democratic platform in :
892, because it expressed the views of our!
eople, and it will he re-adopted this year,!
o matter what position the governor takes!
n it. The governor has come so far that1
e hope to see him come the balance of the!
ray and establish a cordial relation between !
imselfand the Alliance. The Alliance is
'ell posted and knows exactly what it
rants and the reasons therefor.
TWENTY DAYS IN JAIL
J. S. ('oxoy, Carl Browne and Christopher
Columbus Joues wore on last Monday sentenced
by Judge Miller, of the Washington
police court, to twenty days in jail for violating
the statute of the Cnited States prohibiting
the display of partisan banners on
the capital grounds. Coxey and Browne
were each subjected to the additional sentence
of $o, or another ten days, for trespassing
on the grass. Jones was acquitted
of t bis last charge.
1 ' ' * i ..?? a
I poll licing nsKcii n ne mm uiijuiin^ iu
say why sj'iitence should not be pronounced
upon liiui. Browne said "no," lie had no appeal
to make. "I do not believe," he continued
"that the people of the United States
believe that such a lot of tilth and stagnation
exists as iu the court here. I do not'mean
your honor?you are different." Then be
compared the jury to those who participated
in the crucifixion, and wound up with the
statement that lie was certain that the few
days, weeks or months lie would pass iu jail
would do far more to help the cause he represented
than could he done by his feeble
voice.
Coxey rose next. It was the first time,
he said, that he had ever stood before a
court for sentence and it was a pleasing
thought that he was innocent of the charge.
He told how the arrest was made and maintained
that he was not walking on the grass
and carried no banner. But he was not
surprised that the jury brought in such a
verdict and he blamed the newspapers for it
iu representing his commonweal as a hand
of desperadoes. "I do not appeal for mercy,
because I have committed no crime," he
said. "But I do ask for justice."
The assistant district attorney asked the
judge to impose a jail sentence and not impose
a fine, which would he paid by the contributions
of ignorant men.
i? n -
lYl'p resell mi i v c i cute uatvcu me juu^c iu
disarm criticism by giving a nominal sentence
and show that there was no bitter animus
behind the prosecution.
Judge Miller entered into a long review of
the case and arraigned Coxey severely.
There were no poJitics in the case, no prosecution
of Coxey for his ideas. Coxey must
conform his methods of salvation to the law
of the land. It was a matter of congratulation
that only 300 or 400 men responded to
his call to march.on Washington. "I thank
God, the working people, the suffering people,
did not respond,'' said the court. "You
had proposed to bring 100,000 idle people
here to set an example by breaking a law.
Who in the Aorld should be punished for
violation of law if you should not, Coxey?"
he asked.
"I did not violate it," said Coxey.
"You have your head so full of your
schemes tliut you think anything that stands
iu your way is wrong," said the judge.
"What right of yours has been abridged in
the District of Columbia?" asked the court.
Judge Miller referred to Coxey's "absolute
folly," arraigned him as a "dreamer," and
said "I don't know of any case where the
court would be more justified iu passing the
maximum sentence but I am not going to do
it."
The judge then stated that he had the
right to fine each ?200 and send them to
jail for 120 days, but did not desire to be
so severe and sentenced them as above.
The prisoners were then handcuffed and
taken to jail iu the prison van.
Before going to police court Coxey prepared
for publication an elaborate proclamation
from which the following is an extract:
"Some newspapers said we would never
leave Massillion, Ohio. We left! They
next said we would never cross the Pennsylvania
line. We crossed ! Next, we would
never pass through Pittsburg. We passed !
Next, that we were too lazy to climb the
Alleghany mountains. We climbed ! Next,
that we would go to pieces in sparsely supplied
surrounding of the Capitol. The
pieces did not go ! Next, that the district
commissioner would not allow us to march
on Pennsylvania avenue. We marched!
Next, that we would never have the courage
to go on the steps of our nation's home.
We went and were arrested. For exercising
| our revolution-sire-founded-constitutionalright
of free speech? Oh ! no ! They dared
not do that. Their crack of doom would
would come too soon if they attempted that,
and they knew it, too. Their tactics were
to bring odium upon us and rely upon a
servile press to blacken us."
Must Serve a Year.?Hereafter the
military of the State will be required to subscribe
to the following oath, upon their enlistment
:
Be it remembered that on this the
day of , A. I)., 1894, we, the subscribers
hereto, agree to enter, and have now
entered the service of the State of South
Carolina in the capacity of militia of the
said State, and agree to obey the laws, rules,
j regulations appertaining to the same, and do
hereby bind ourselves to render a ready
obedience to the orders and commands
coining from our superiors in rank. This
obligation pursuant to Section 338 of the
Revised Statues of 1S82, to be of force until
the acceptance of resignation, or until discharged
from the service.
Provided always nevertheless that it is
understood that no resignation shall be ac
eepted until after the termination of one
year from tlie date of subscription hereto.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Tli?* Catawba Mills.
? The Catawba Spinning Mill company
of Chester on last Friday elected ofiieers as
follows: President, 1). A. Thompkins, of
Charlotte; directors, Miller & Watson, of
Charlotte, Joseph Wylie, J. H. Smith, E. C.
Stalin and S. B. Lathan, of Chester.
Want to Test the Law.
? The Republicans of Sumter county will
in all probability make an effort to induce
the Republicans of the rest of the State to
put forth a State ticket for offices in the
coming election. At the meeting of the
county executive committee of the G. O. P.,
held in Sumter last Saturday, the advisabili- !
ty of testing before the proper court the constitutionality
of the present South Carolina
registration law, was discussed.
A Republican Row In the First.
? George Washington Murray was nominated
as the Republican candidate for congress
in the new First district convention on
May 2. Bob Smalls was also a candidate
for the nomination and charged that Murray
was successful by fraud. The matter was
referred to the State committee which was
packed against Murray and it gave an adverse
decision. As the result both Smalls
and Murray will be candidates.
Death of the Sintpect.
? Columbia Register, Tuesday : Charles
Dicks, the Negro who was suspected of setting
tire to the hosiery department of the
penitentiary, died Sunday in the penitentiary
hospital. lie had not been ill many days.
A post mortem examination was made. He
died of consumption of the bowels. Dicks
had been to the penitentiary several times
and was reputed to be a desperate Negro.
The last time he was sent to the State's
prison, he came from Sumter, where he was
convicted of arson.
Who Will he President ?
? The State: There is considerable talk
being indulged in about the probable candidates
for the presidency of the Winthrop
Normal and Industrial college, of South
Carolina. It has been generally thought
that Dr. E. S. Joyties, of the South Carolina
college would be a candidate for this position,
but Dr. Joynes says that he has no such aspirations.
l'rof. 1). H.Johnson and Superintendent
of Education Mavlield seem to be
the two most prominent candidates.
A Monument to <?enerul Kershaw.
? The State: An energetic effort is now
being made to raise funds wherewith to
erect a monument at Camden to the memory
of the late (Jen. John H. Kershaw, the noble
?1.12 ?i.iA 'PI.~ ^c ts
muiuiui nun uuii-jiiiim. iuc mayor ui v ainden
has appointed Mr. S, A. Murphy, of
Chester, as the collecting agent of the monument
fund and all subscriptions sent to him
will he thankfully received and properly
acknowledged. Mr. Murphy is spending a
few days in the city.
Court of Inquiry.
? Pursuant to the orders of Governor
Tillman, a military court of inquiry consisting
of General K. X. liichbourg, Brigadier
General K. J. Dennis, Colonel Wylie Jones
and Captain J. T. Barron, judge advocate,
convened in Charleston yesterday to impiire
into the failure of Brigadier General Huguenin
of the Fourth brigade to report at Darlington
on March 30,and to lind out whether
any of the oflieers of the Fourth brigade arc
guilty of disobedience to orders on that occasion.
When the court completes its work
at Charleston it will adjourn to Columbia
for the purpose of investigating the conduct
of the ollicers and men of the Second brigade
and will afterward extend its inquiry to all
the companies that refused to obey the governor's
orders.