Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 23, 1897, Image 2
Scraps and Jarts.
? "Hon. William J. Bryan addressed
an audience of 5,000 people in Houston,
Texas, last Wednesday night,"
says an Associated Press dispatch.
"His 'remarks were largely confined
to a discussion of the financial question
along the lines pursued during
the late campaign. Every period was
greeted with enthusiastic applause, the
cheering at times being in the nature
of an ovation."
? The Populist of Kansas have nominated
Willian A. Harris to succeed
William A. Pefler in the United States
senate. Peffer, it will be remembered,
is the man who succeeded John J. Ingalls,
and of whom so much sport has
been made on account of his long
whiskers. Harris was at one time
congressman at large from Kansas, and
iB now a member of the state senate.
He is an ex-Confederate and a so-called
"silk-stocking" farmer.
?- Tho nnmmitlAa nf t.hn lpcr
islature which has been investigating
the charges against Judges Reese and
Sweat has made a report adverse to
impeachment. The charges against
Judge Reese was drunkenness in office,
and the principal charge against Judge
Sweat was insulting ladies. The committee
did not think that the charge
against Reese had been sustained ; but
a few members were oi opinion that
Sweat had been to say the least, rather
indiscreet.
? A Washington telegram says that
Mark Hanna succeeded in insuring
Republican control of the senate during
the extra session. The understanding
all along has been that the
senate would be under the control of
the Free Silver Democrats and Populists,
and these would not submit to
any tariff legislation except with a
free silver rider. But now it is announced
that through the manipulation
of Hanna, three gold Democrats have
gone over to the Republicans, giving
that party a majority of one vote.
I? They had a lively time of it in the
town of Dycusburg, Ky., last Wednes
day. Un tne Saturday mgnt previous
fifty masked men called at the country
home of Rev. William Fox, a Baptist
minister, and ordered him to come out.
He was charged with paying too much
attentiou to married women, Instead
of coming out of the door, he jumped
out of a window and fled to a dense forest.
The mob fired upon him several
times; but he escaped unhurt. When
Fox's parishioners heard of the affair,
they threatened to burn the towu,aud'
the town authorities at once put on a
large force of guards. The matter is
not yet settled.
? Senator Butler of North Carolina,
has been downed. He undertook,
sometime ago, to defeat Pritchard, Republican,
for re-election, and did all he
could to keep the Populist forces united
to that end. But the effort came
to naught. There was a bolt in tbe
Populist caucus, and on joint ballot in
the general assembly last Wednesday,
Pritcbard was re-elected by a majority
of three over all. Butler's principal
antagonist is Colonel Skinner, who, it
is claimed, will now become the leader
of the "middle of the road" Populists,
while Butler will speedily become a
back number.
? The framers of the Oklahoma divorce
law had an eye to business. It
has just developed that there is a provision
in this law to the effect that
even after a divorce is granted, it does
not become effective for either party
until all costs, no matter against
whom assessed, are paid. Oklahoma
has for several years been one of the
Mecca's of eastern couples, seeking relief
from irksome matrimonial ties, and
it now appears that in several hun
dred cases no costs have been paid.
It has beeD decided that in all those
cases the decrees will be annulled.
Quite a number of the divorced peo
pie have remarried, and will thus become
bigamists.
? Senator Canon of Utah, introduced
in the senate on last Wednesday,
the following as a substitute
for the rather indefinite Republican
proposition for an international monetary
conference : That within ninety
days after March 4,1897, the president
of the United States shall invite the
leading commercial nations of the
world to appoint representatives to an
international monetary conference to
convene on or before October 10,1897,
at such place in the city of Washington
as the President may designate; and
also within said ninety days after
March 4, 1897, the President shall appoint
five commissioners to represent
the United States at such conference,
the duty of which the United States
commissioners shall be to urge the
adoption by said conference of a'plan
for the free and unlimited coinage of
silver and gold at some ratio ranging
between 15 and 16 to 1, by the nations
represented at such conference.
? A dozen United States senators
were elected last Tuesday. They included
Piatt of New York, Fairbanks
of Indiana, Gallinger of New Hampshire,
Vest of Missouri, and Teller of
Colorado. The most notable election,
perhaps, was that of Teller. It will be
remembered that the Colorado senator
hoi ted the national Renublican conven
tion at St. Louis on the silver question.
With tears in his eyes the patriotic old
man told the convention that he could
no longer affiliate with a party that
was against the manifest interests of
the people. He did not become a
Democrat exactly; but in the last
campaign he worked heart and soul
for Bryan. It was hinted sometime
ago that on account of bis action, the
Republicans of Colorado would probably
be rather slow about returning him
to the senate. As the result of Tuesday's
election, however, it was found
that he had received every vote; not
only of the Republicans, but also of
the Democrats and Populists.
? The bureau of printing and engraving
has been at work on a new
10-dollar silver certificate for some
time, the general design being to represent
the progress of agriculture.
The work has been suddenly stopped
and the explanation of this actiou reveals
a right funny story. Under the
design submitted, the back of the certificate
was to contain vignette portraits
of Whitney, the cotton gin man,
and Cyrus McCormick, of reaper fame.
These men were selected as representative
agricultural inventors. But a
big kick was made. There was no
objection to the Whitney portrait; but :
a vigorous protest was made against <
the use of McCormick's picture, the
protesting parties being people inter- (
ested in the manufacture of other agricultural
machinery who saw in the '
prominence thus given McCormick, the '
inventor, a great deal of free advertising
which would be to the benefit of 1
the McCormick reapers at the expense i
of their rivals. Secretary Carlisle |
gave a hearing to these people, and, ,
as a result, has issued final instructions (
against the use of McCormick's picture.
?he ^jJorfeviUe (Inquirer. j
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YORKVILLE, S. O.: ,
SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1897. !
? The Enquirer notes with pleasure '
that Senator Love has introduced a bill
providing that express and telegraph
charges, etc., bo subject to the regulation
of the railroad commission the same as
freight and passenger rates. Although
we have not seen the bill, we are satisfied
that it has been properly prepared and is
calculated to accomplish the object sought.
But watch developments. We venture
that a strong lobby began moving in
Columbia within six hours after that bill
was introduced, and that if it ever becomes
a law at all, it will be in such an
emasculated shape as to be worth nothing
whatever. Watch!
? The Gaffhey Ledger of Thursday,
contains a telegram from Columbia to the
effect that a strong effort is being made to
defeat the bill providiug for the organiza- 1
tion of Cherokee county. The opponents
of the bill alleged certain irregularities in 1
the calling and conduct of the election, i
etc. We say with all sincerity that we
are sorry to see anything of the kind. *
While we have never believed that it was
t/\ intarnat of the neonle of Cherokee '
township, or the balance of the county, for
Cherokee to cut herself off, since the people
there have indicated their preference
by such an overwhelming majority, we
do not think that any obstacles should be
put in their way. There may have been
irregularities, etc., in the calling and conduct
of the election. On this point we
have no positive information one way or
the other. But even if there were such
irregularities, the objections arising tberetrom
are purely technical and should not
be allowed to overturn the expressed wish
of the people. All that The Enqxjiher
asks is that those people who are so unanimous
in their desire to remain in York
be allowed to do so, and that portion of
the township "which desires to leave, be
permitted to do so in peace.
PUBLIC ADVERTISING.
In another column will be found the <
record of a transaction which, to the aver- i
age citizen, will no doubt make curious i
reading. We refer to a local article rela- <
ting to the "public advertising." i
It will be noted at once that the tight 1
seems to be a two-sided one?the balance 1
of the papers in the county against The i
Enquirer, or The Enquirer against <
the balance of the papers inthecounty? i
and it is exactly what it seems. 1
This public advertising matter has i
been a subject of strife for years. There ]
are two reasons which make the adyer- <
tising contended fo r especially desirable <
to a publisher. In the first place, the av- t
erage newspaper reader wants it, and in
the second place, the compensation as
prescribed by law is reasonably renumera- (
tive. From the standpoint of the publisher,
no better reasons could be given.
Now, while in connection with this i
matter there has been a good deal of talk
about "patriotism," "saving the people c
money," "the value of competition," 1
etc., sensible people have a suspicion that
most of us are in business for the purpose ^
of making a living, and most business p
men appreciate the value and importance e
of an attribute known as principle. Well, 1
this is what we want to talk about for a 8
minute.
That public advertising should be paid f
for, most people will agree. Reasonable r
men will hardly try to argue the justice of r
requiring a fellow citizen to maintain an *
expeusive plant and run a business for the I
benefit of the public without eompensation.
And also, if compensation is award- j
ed, it should be in proportion to the value 1
of the service performed. I
'Now, one reason why The Enquirer ^
is so much better as a newspaper than j
auy other paper in this county, is because j
it costs so much more money to publish j
it. Both sides of The Enquirer are t
edited and printed at home. Constantly 1
employed upon this work, editorial and ?
mechanical, there are seven experienced
men. In the case of each of the other p
papers in the county, one side is edited t:
and printed abroad, and we know it to d
be a fact that the cost of the white paper
used by The Enquirer weekly is as J
great as is the weekly cost of any of the
other papers, as received in the respective tl
offices with one side edited and printed, n
Or, to put it another way, the amount f<
paid by the most liberal of the other v
publishers for a weekly edition of his 1
paper with one side already edited and j,
printed, is only within a dollar of the
amount which is paid weekly to the least J
expensive employe of The Enquirer.
It is for this reason, principally, that The
Enquirer has a larger bona fide sub- ^
scription list'than all the balance coin- *
bined; and it is for this reason that the tl
rates prescribed by law are not excessive n
pay to a paper like The Enquirer. j
We have received overtures from time u
to time to go into a combination on the ^
public advertising. We have had propo- ^
sitions from the Rock Hill Herald, the fi
Fort Mill Times and also the Yorkville 1
Yoeman, when it used to be the Yorkville J
Enterprise. We have a proposition in
writing from one of the papers in the
present combine, suggesting that we club ^
together with it and give it 10 cents and 5
:ents a square for its portion of the pickings,
or not exceeding $10 in a round sum.
But we have invariably refused these G
proposals, and why ? We believe that the
an /^Arta Kw TrTP F.VATTTDPn
AUVOlUOlIig) W9 UUIIV *JJ AMfii
is worth the rates prescribed by law, because
squarely upon the merits of the G
case, notwithstanding the fact that the
other papers charge less, individual business
men, as a business proposition, pay
\
us those rates. Then why should we,
having given value received for our earnings,
pay tribute to others who cannot offer
such values ?
Here is where the principle comes in.
Take all of the claims about competition,
saving money to the people, etc. Where ^
' P
would have been the "saving" if The Enquirer
had gone into this combine, eitber
in past years or this year ? But we don't C
claim that we kept out for the purpose
of saving the county money. We had no 11
such idea or intention. It was the principle
of "all we have for defense; but not
one cent for tribute." Our taxes are all n
that the people of York expect of us in r
the shape of public contributions, and of o
these, by the way, we contribute more ^
than twice as much as all the balance of ^
the publishers in the county put together. a
n?r statement as to the value of our ad- T
vertising columns will be denied by the I
other papers, because they know that the ^
production oi proof, absolutely convincing
to their friends, is impossible; but ?
about the other apparently more ex- f
travagant assertion, they won't say a I
word. They know that to get the truth r
one has only to look at the county ^
treasurer's books.
And why have we agreed to do this
work without compensation? We are c
printing a newspaper to inform, instruct s
and benefit. We do not spare any reas- *
onable expense in the purchase of im- v
portant news. Much of this advertising ?
is important. By their action in propos- v
ing to let this advertising to the lowest t
bidder, even when no longer required to ^
do so by law, it appeared that the county I
board of commissioners were not disposed F
to take into consideration the all-impor- ii
cant question of merit. We were unwil- r
ling to form any kind of combination.
We thought that the other papers would <1
have to doit; we had positive informs- ?
lion that they were going to do it, and a
not only knowing their combined weak- ^
ness as well as they; but also satisfied of t
;he fact that even if they failed to get ?
pay they, like The Enquirer, would be v
compelled to do most of the advertising F
my way, we just decided to "aim low." *
Well, this is all for the present, and we a
hope our readers will excuse us for in- '
dulging in matters which appear to be so ti
purely personal. It will be remembered, ^
however, that notwithstanding all the a
charges and insinuations, etc., that have r
from time to time been hurled against us v
by would-be competitors, we have not p
previously said a word in regard to this ?
matter either by way of explanation or o
defense. We do not feel even now that t:
it is incumbent upon us to straighten this v
matter out; but, perhaps, under all the g
;ircu instances, it is just as well to have "
m understanding, and so here is a full, n
frank statement. It will hardly be of ?
v ery great interest to our subscribers, it a
is true; but as the newly formed York "
county combination (Herald, Yeoman t.
ind Times) is no doubt in a splendid n
iiumor for fight just now, this will serve ?
is a good target for its squirtguns. We
promise to say nothing further unless
me of them happens to raise a truthful, y
)r apparently truthful, point which seems S
o be worthy of notice. 3,
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BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Capitalists Looking Into the Railroad
Project?Lots of Grip?Services by Rev. ?
Mr. Anderson. p
Correspondence of the Yorkvllle Enaulrer. b
Blacksbukq, January 22.?The press *
lispatch in regard to the railroad from 9
his place to Gaffney, published in The n
Snquirer of the 20th instant, like every- F
hing else we get out of your valuable pa- 6'
>er, was of considerable interest to our
>eople, and to confirm its correctness. I ^
im glad to say that now there is not the ^
east doubt but that the road will be built \
md work will be begun at an early day. ti
A number of the stockholders and di- lf
ectore of the 0. R. & C. road were here a jj
ew days ago, and went oyer the proposed jj
oute by way of Cherokee Falls Cotton p
nills, and the famous and historic Chero- si
me Falls ford, where the finest water P
>ower in the state exists; and I learn
rom good authority that they were well n
(leased with all they saw, and the build- n
ng of the road is only a matter of time. P
They were William Wood, Evans R. 81
)ick, W. D. Frishmuth, Jas. G. Leper, e,
iamuel Welsh and R. A. Williams, all of a<
>hiladelpbia, and were accompanied by w
'resident and General Manager Samuel
iunt and Superintendent A. Tripp. Dr.
G. Black, who has helped to work up r(
he scheme, was also scheduled for the ti
rip but was prevented from going on ac- S
ount of a severe attack of la grippe, jj
?his terrible hydra-headed disease is still gl
irevalent in our community; but I am v
(leased to say that with one or two excep- T
ions, no very serious or fatal cases have 01
ieveloped yet. ^
The Rev. R. W. Anderson, rector of h.
he Episcopal church at Yorkville and
his place, began his first week-day ser- s*
ices in the church last night. Besides
he evening services, his address consisted
nainly in an exposition of the prominent r(
matures of the book of Common Prayer, at
.-Inch was very interesting and instruct- 111
ye. These services will be continued ev- ^
ry Thursday and Friday evening, dur- tj[
ug the year. w. a.
ones-Templeton.
At the residence of the bride's mother, er
ear Harmony church, on the 20th in- ?
lant, Mr. Moore Jones was married to jj
liss Mollie Teinpleton. The ceremony at
ras performed by Rev. W. G. Neville in Y
lie presence of a few relatives and inti- ^
late friends of the bride and groom. M r. ^
ones is a hard working farmer, who has
lanaged to get a fair start in the world in li?
pito of many disadvantages, and the
ride is a highly esteemed lady who may ^
e fully depended upon to contribute a
nil share i n the fighting of life's battles, gt
'he Enquirkr extends congratulations, pi
LOCAL AFFAIR8.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
rrist Cousins?Tell you that business J
men buy on business principles and not
on sentiment, and suggest that if you (
are disposed to buy anything in their
lines on business principles, they ask
that you give them a call,
frist Cousins?Let you know that if you
have any vehicles which require repairs, 1
or horses or mules require shoeing, s
such work will be done at the "Wheeler i
Coach Factory" in the best manner and
at the most reasonable prices,
rlenn <k Allison?Announce a big auction
sale of horses and mules at the Parish '
stable, on salesday, at 10:30 p. m. They
propose to stand by all guarantees they |
make to purchasers.
V. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge?Gives
notice to executors and administrators '
that if they fail to make their returns .
during January and February, defaulters
will not be allowed commission. ,
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. George T. Latimer, of the Phila- j
lelphia neighborhood, is critically ill with ,
laralysis. He is not expected to live.
Miss Mary Hunter has returned from a
isit to friends and relatives in Columbia, 1
Charleston and Augusta.
Miss Kittie and Ida Harshaw are visitng
Mr. John R. Logan's family.
SIMPLE REMEDY FOR GRIP.
The widespread prevalence of grip just
iow renders especially opportune, the
e-publication of a remedy that was furlished
to the Columbia State by W.
Certsh Lander of Williamston, S. C., in
893. We do not feel especially comletent
to comment on the matter from
. scientific standpoint, and only give Mr.
lender's article for what it may be worth,
iere it is as re-published in The Enquirer
of February 15, 1893:
A few years ago, when the influenza, or
;rip, was so prevalent, I noticed a report
n the disease from one of the best hostitals
of Europe. This hospital is in
Cdinburgb, Scotland. At the time of the
enort hundreds of influenza cases had
eon treated there. After fighting the
pidemic with varying success, a happy
ccident led the superintendent to adopt
n alkaline treatment with an extreme
ase that was brought in. A full dose of
aleratus was given every two hours.
Although the patient was in convulsions
vhen brought in, she became quieter a
hort time after the first dose ; and only
hree doses were given before the patient
yas clearly on the way to recovery. In
hree days she was counted well. This i
ame simple treatment was then followed
vith a thousand, not one of whom died,
lest of all, not only was the influenza
iromptly cured, but there was no undeasant
or dangerous symptoms followng
recovery. It has been observed that
tot more die of the influenza than what ,
nay follow it.
From some work in my chemical labiratory,
carried on before this report came 1
ut, I bad concluded that the influenza '
wis at least associated with excessive t
cidity of the system, if it was not caused
>y this abnormal state. ' I was so certain
f the correctness of this view that, on
leincr thrown in bed myself with influ- ]
nza7l treated myself only with alkaline i
Irinks to counteract the acid. The result
vas that instead of two or three weeks of
>unyness, I missed only one day from
rork.
The success with my own case was so I
stonishing that I have been called to |
reat other cases; and of about 25 treated, j
ery few have had to give up work for ,
uore than a day?some not at all.
Not being a physician, I should feel 1
ome hesitancy in offering my cure, if i
fter I bad begun to try it, it bad not had i
eceivea the high endorsement quoted. ,
At first, I used the carbonate of lithia,
b'hicli is the best of the alkalis for the
urpose. But as my practice (all charity)
nlarged, I left so expensive a drug,
nd contented myself with the carbonate ,
f potash and soda. These I found praciailly
as good as the lithia.
For the sake of the suffering public, I '
,-onId say that the dose I have used for I
rown patients has been a level teaspoon i
f baking soda, dissolved in plenty of (
/ater, taken every two hours until soreess
and headache are gone, and then one *
xtra dose for good measure. It is not 1
est to take a dose just before or just <
iter eating. I have rarely found more i
ban four doses needed.
Since the system is in an acid state,
alomel, of course, is a very dangerous 1
nedicine, and many deaths from influ- <
nza are, without reasonable doubt, trace- I
ble to the use of calomel in the disease, j
It is interesting to note tnat, wuen an
lse failed, our grandmothers used to cure
be worst colds with "fire-coal tea." This '
ras simply a crude saleratus treatment,
o there is nothing, new under the sun,
nd our wise theory simply proves the
oundness of another of their old practial
ways. W. Tertsh Lander.
"PUBLIC ADVERTISING."
The advertising under control of the
ounty board of commissioners was disosed
of last Wednesday, for the year 1897,
y "awarding" it to The Yorkville
Inquirer. There were only two bids
ubmitted; but they included all the
ewspapers in the county except the
lock Hill Sun and the Rock Hill Mes3nger.
Here are the bids :
Yorkville, S. C., January 19,1897.
To the Supervisor and County Board of
ommissioners: We herewith beg leave
> submit proposal for publication, in The
rorkville Enquirer, of such adversingas
you are specifically-required by
iw to publish during the year 1897.
All such advertisements will be pub?iifilialtt
anH Trnn will ho at
3UCU f^IOlUIW/UOlJ f MI4V* ^ WW ..... wv ?.w
berty to publish them also in other t
apers on the same terms. It is under- ?
tood, however, that if you pay any other
ewspaper for any advertisement emanat- 1
ig from your office, then we will be entled
to demand and receive pay, at the
ites prescribed- by law, for all advertiselents
which we may have published
reviously, or which we may publish
ubsequentlv.
As we understand the situation at pres- (
nt, there is not now in sight any single
dvertisement, the compensation for
ffiicb, at the rates prescribed bv law, t
'ill amount to as much as 850. Should e
iere develop a necessity for the publicaon
of such an advertisement, and for any
jason we should not care Jo publish it gralitously,
it is hereby provided that if we a
ive notice to the supervisor, immediately o
pon his sbowiug us the "copy," that of- v
cial shall let out such advertisement to
lcb newspaper as will give the best adertising
values upon the best terms. a
henwardingof such advertising to some a
:her newspaper with compensation, will t
ot be construed as giving us the right to a
einand pay for such advertising as we
live agreed to publish gratuitously.
As a guarantee of good faith, we beg to j<
ly that, if required, we will give bond tl
ir faithful performance of our part of e
lis contract, in double the sum to which ?
le advertisements you are specifically
jquired by law to publish, would amount l<
; the rates prescribed by law, and we ?
erewith respectfully request that you
ill give us notice, in writing, of your e
iceptance or rejection of this proposi- ,
on. L. M. Grist & Sons,
Publishers Yorkville Enquirer. a
The other bid reads as follows. 11
To llic uo 11 my rjoara 01 vimiihusoiuu*8,
York County, S. C.: Gentlemen : g
y virtue of authority vested in me by
ie Fort Mill Times and the Rock Hill a)
erald, under date of January 18,1897,
id as the authorized manager of the
orkville Yeoman, all of York county, B
beg to submit the following bid for the
iibfication of such advertisements as
e authorized by you, and for which
ju are authorized to pay out of the pub- H
is funds, viz:
For the sum of $150 (one hundred and
Ity dollars) to be paid at the end of the K
3ar, the Yorkville Yeoman will publish ((
1 these advertisements, and cause the
tine, as by agreement between us, to be .
rinted in the Rock Hill Herald and Fort Ji
I
Mill Times, the period of time covered to
be the balance of the year 1897.
In this manner yon can reach a greater
per cent, of your constituency for a given
sost, than by any other means.
Soliciting your favorable "considera;ion,
etc. Yorkville Yeoman,
Per J. S. Drakeford.
Yorkville, S. C., Jan. 19, 1897.
The Enquirer has received due notice
in writing to the effect that its proportion
has been accepted in accordance
vith the terms set forth above.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Died of Grip.
Mr. S. J. Garrison died at his home in
;he Philadelphia neighborhood, last Tuesiay,
of grip. He was about 70 years of
ige.
After More Stock.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison have left for
St. Louis after another load of stock.
As will be noted elsewhere, they propose
to hold a big auction sale at their stables
bere on the first Monday in February.
Meets Again Next Tuesday.
It took the board of county commissioners
nearly two days to-complete the
work of preparing the jury boxes for the
current year, and there was but little
Lime for other business. An adjournment
was taken on last Wednesday afternoon
until next Tuesday, when other matters
of more or less pressing importance will
be attended to.
Death of Dr. Kennedy.
Mr. W. M. Kenuedy of Yorkvllle is in
receipt of a postal card announcing the
death of Dr. J. P. Kennedy, which occurred
at Due West on the 21st instant.
His death was from pneumonia, resulting
from grip. Dr. Kennedy wap formerly
president of the Due West Female college,
and was well and favorably known
to a large number of York county people.
York's Appointments.
Governor Ellerbe, on Thursday, announced
a batch of appointments for
York county. They are as follows: Treasurer?H.
A. D. Neely; Auditor?W. B.
Williams. Magistrates?York township?
C. H. Sandifer ; Ebenezer, R. M. Anderson
; Catawba, J. J. Waters; Fort Mill,
J. W. McElhaney; Bethel, H.E.Johnson;
Cherokee, A. M. Bridges; King's
Mountain, John A. McMackiu ; Bullock's
Creek, W. S. Plaxico; Bethesda, O. L.
9anders. Supervisor Registration?D. C.
Clark.
Gentlemen of the Jary.
The preparation of the jury is a little
different operation from what it has been
rTn/t a*. tho nld law. the
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boxes were prepared by the auditor and
treasurer, and as to what names went in
them was a matter for the discretion of
those officials. Now, however, the lists
are prepared by the boards of township
commissioners, and no names are put in
the boxes except those of qualified voters.
The general box must contain 396 names
and the seven mile box 150.
Executors and Administrators.
In another column, Judge McCorkle
publishes some information that has quite
a twang of interest to a good many people.
It is for the special benefit of those individuals
in this county who are now serving
as executors or administrators. The
law provides that if these officers fail to
make return to the judge of probate during
the months of January and February,
they will be deprived of their commissions.
As a good many executors and
administrators have no doubt forgotteu
about the matter, the judge's notice is, to
say the least, timely.
The Federal Patronage.
Columbia Register: "News comes from
Washington that a prominent Republican
member of congress, who is very near
to McKinley, was asked what would
be the president's policy as to the distribution
of spoils. The reply was that the
nominee of the Republican party in each
congressional district, whether elected to
congress or not, would be recognized. He
was then asked, 'What about South Carolina,
where there exist two Republican
parties ?' The reply was that 'the decision
jf the congressional executive committee
is to who was the regular nominee in
each district would be accepted.'" If
;his information is correct, as very likely
,t is, the.patronage of this district will be
rnder the control of Major John' F.
Tones. He was the nominee of both ReDublican
factions.
1 Message In a Page.
The Ganson Dry Goods company has a
jreat message to the public today, and as
may be seen without the use of a magnifying
glass, it takes a whole page of The
Enquirer to tell its story. And to barrain
hunters, that is a very readable page,
[t tells of the slashing of prices on a scale
.hat has seldom, if ever, before occurred
n this section, and it is not likely that
juyers will be slow to take advantage of
he circumstance. The Enquirer wishjs
also to have a word to say for itself.
Though it gives us special pleasure to
lend out a commercial message like this,
,ve have preferred not to do it at the exipnse
of our reading matter to any greater
sxtent than is absolutely necessary, and
or that reason, while our Saturday ediion
usually consists of only 114 columns,
ve have seen fit today to enlarge the
lumber to 28. Whatever benefits there
ire in this big message, therefore, are
riven almost entirely in addition to our
egular service.
LETTER FROM ZADOK.
te-Unlou at Mt^Jor Whlte?lde?'--Rev. Mr.
Knox at Bethany.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Zadok, Jan. 19.?As the weather pernits,
the people of this section are sharping
up their old plows and making
ome preparations for a new crop.
There was a delightful fantily re-union
t the residence of Maj. T. P. Whitesides
in Thursday of last week. The occasion
vas the celebration of the old gentlenan's
73rd birthday. All the children
nd grandchildren were invited, and
lso a few outside friends. There were
wenty-three grandchildren present, and
few were kept away by illness. There
i-as a bountiful dinner which was enayed
by all. The old gentleman was in
he best of good spirits, aud so long as he
njoys life as he seems to now, the best I
an wish for him is that he will be allotsd
years to the number of three more
core and ten.
Rev. J. P. Knox of Hickory Grove,
mue over on Saturday to conduct a proracted
meeting at Bethany. The services
re being well attended, and Mf. Knox is
lakine a splendid impression. He is
ne of those preachers who preaches thp
ospel as it is laid down inthe Bible, and
ho is always listened to with the closest
ttention.
Uncle Ran has been laid up wifh the
rip; but is improving a little.
There are an unusually large number
1' cases of grip throughout this section.
But.
iut May It Never Be!
The Columbia correspondent of The i
lews and Courier has an intimation i
j the effect that John Gary Evans j
'ill be elected to the position of chief i
istice of the supreme court. i
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
SynopaU of the Proceeding* of the Hon?
and Senate.
DuriDg the past few days, severa
important bills have been introducec
and gotten under way and there hav<
been several debates.
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 20.
In the House?Mr: Rainsford'i
resolution to adjourn sine die on Feb
ruary 12 was made a special order foi
February 1.
Mr. Winkler's bill to license the car
rying of concealed weapons for $11
and to publish the names of those au
thorized to carry such weapons in th<
county papers, was presented to th<
house in the shape of a minority re
port. There was a good deal of de
bate. Mr. Blytbe could not see bov
l? nnnM u 11 /Mir ilo nitiiono ?<
uuu ovcalxs vv/ulu ailUTT no viiiavuo
violate the law for $10. Mr. Winkle
contended that the present law is i
dead letter and affords no protection
Mr. Stephenson though one effect u
the bill would be to multiply, the num
ber of county papers. He said tba
papers would spring, up for no otbe
purpose than to publish these adver
tisements. The proposition came t
a vote on a motion to table and wa
killed, 58 to 46-. Messrs. do Loach am
Epps voted against the proposition, am
Messrs. Armstrong and Wilberspooi
voted for it.
Among the new bills introduced wa
one by Mr. Wftherspoon to ameud th
free school law.
In The Senate.?The first meas
ure of importance to come up was
bill providing that township commit
sionerft be elected by the people in
stead of appointed by the goverc
or. The senate refused to strike ou
the enacting clause by a vote of 20 t
9, and the bill went to a second read
ing. Mr. Love voted with the majoi
ity.
An invitation was received from th
presideut of Wiuthrop college, askio
the senate to visit that institution o
Saturday. Mr. Love wanted to knot
who was to pay expenses, and was tol
that it would not cost the state a ceni
Upon inquiry, Mr. Mayfield was ic
formed that the per diem of membei
would run on the same. He, then
fore, asserted that the cost to the stat
would be between $3,000 and $4,00(
and made the point that if one colleg
should be visited, then all should b
visited, and this would amount to no
less than $10,000. He moved tbatth
invitation be laid upon the table an
the motion carried.
Mr. Love's bill changing the com
mutation road tax in York count
from $1 to $2, passed a third reading
Mr. Ragsdale introduced a resolt
tion providing for a constitutions
amendment which will require th
election of judges by the peoplesupreme
court judges by the state a
large, and circuit judges by the peo
pie of the respective circuits.
Mr. Love introduced a bill to em
power the railroad commission toregu
late the charges made by telegraph ant
express companies in me same manne
that freight and passenger rates ar
regulated.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 22.
In The House.?The principal feat
ure of the day was the large numbe
of new hills introduced.
The ways and means committee re
ported favorably upon Mr. Rainsford'
bill to require foreign insurance cop
panies to deposit $10,000 in valid se
curities with the state treasurer, an<
that these he liable for claims agains
the company.
The agricultural committee reportet
unfavorably a bill to require ginner
to keep books of the number of balei
ginned, their numbers, etc., and tlx
bill was rejected. The bill requiring
county officers to keep their office!
open between certain hours was als<
reported unfavorably. The anti-trus
bill was favorably reported.
Here was a debate on a propositioi
to repeal the bill prohibiting the oper
ation of emigration agents in thii
state. The.proposition was finally re
VVIUUJlVVVUi
The bill to require public officers t<
give bonds iu surety companies wa
killed.
Mr. de Loach introduced a bill t<
amend the act relative to towns and
cities issuing bonds, and to validaU
the same.
Perhaps, says the Columbia Register
tbe most radical measure yet broughl
forward is the one introduced by Mr
Kibler of Newberry.. Mr. Cole L,
Blease came down the other day witl
a bill very much similar which b<
wanted Mr. Kibler to introduce; bui
after certain changes were made th<
bill appeared in the house. Its salient
feature is that it puts ail cotton facto
ries under the control of a commission
and advisory board, with very exten
sive powers. Following are the chiei
features:
Mr. Kibler's bill to provide for e
stale labor commissioner provides thai
he shall enter upon his duties on April
1, 1897, and shall hold office for twc
years unless sooner removed by the
advisor^ board hereinafter provided
for. He must reside at the capital
and must be 25 years old.
The advisory board shall consist oi
the governor, attorney general and
superintendent of education. Tbe
salary of tbe commissioner shall be
$1,500 and traveling expenses not to
exceed $600.
The comptroller general shall, on or
before October 1 in each year, assess
upon each manufacturing establishment
its just and equitable proportion
of all expenses of labor commissioner,
aolopii of nlorlf unfl i IW'iHpnt ?ls tvhw'h
assessments shall be charged up by
the comptroller general and shall be
collected by the several county treasurers.
The advisory- board may appoint a
clerk at a salary of $750, if they deem
such services necessary. Incidental
expenses, including office, furniture,
stationery, etc., shall not exceed $500
per annum.
When sufficient complaint shall have
beeu made under oath by tbe employees
of auy cotton mill or other manufacturing
establishments that the officers
or agent of such manufacturing establishments
are abusive to employees or
fail to pay their wages or improperly
withhold them for any cause whatsoever,
then it shall be the duty of the
commissioners to proceed to investigate,
and if he finds the charges are
true, he shall correct such evils and be
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investigation of the conduct of any
afficer or agent of any manufacturing
8 establishment when he finds such agent
is unjust.
1 The commissioner must visit, at least
* twice every year, the different manu2
facturing establishments and investi
gate condition ot Duuaings ana employees
and see that buildings are safe
3 and that health, education and general
welfare of the children and employees
r are properly cared for.'
The advisory board may adopt such
rules as they deem necessary for protecting
the employees of any estab'
iishment from abuse and unjust treate
ment and to secure tbem ull their
e rights.
That.if any establishment is guilty
" of violating any of the rules of the
" advisory board, aud after due notice
3 to the principal officer, ample and full
r recompense for the wrong done as di1
rected by the commissioner shall not
V be done within a reasonable time, such
' company shall incur a penalty foreach
offense of not less than $50 and' not
1 more'than $300.
r The advisory board shall not make
auy rules or regulations which would
0 be unfair to^uy manufacturing estaba
Iishment, and if any such are consid^
ered oppressive redress may be bad
3 before the board and finally before the
u court.
Any officer of an establishment who
? shall refuse to produce all books, pa5
pers or other evidence that may be
demanded by ihe labor commissioner
or shall obstruct, hinder or delay the
a commissioner in the performance of
'* his duty, shall be liable to a fine of not
less than $100 or imprisonment not
less than 60 days.
1 The term manufacturing company,
0 shall mean corporations, companies or
[" individuals engaged in manufacture of
iiAflAn i?AAr)o nf ut\\r UnH
WVWU gVVUO Ut UUJ niUUi
In The Senate.?An effort was .
e made to pass over Governor Evans's .
^ veto, the bill taking away from tbe
n chief executive the power to remove
* magistrates from office. Tbe vote resuited
18 to 13 in favor of the passage
of the bill. Mr. Love voted with the
majority. The proposition failed of
8 the necessary two-thirds vote, however,
and for the present the bill is dead.
e A bill to enable a minor in Saluda
'' county to apply for admission to the
e bar, was killed 19 to 16 on the ground
e of special legislation. Mr. Love voted
11 against tbe bill.
J v. Tbe election for two judges and
penitentiary officials was slated for
yesterday. Messrs. R. M. Carroll and
John D. Cornwell of York county,
y were candidates for tbe position of
>' penitentiary director. Up to the time
lj at which it was necessary for The Enquirer
to go to press, we were unable
e to get the news as to the result of the
" election.
* AT THE CHURCHES.
h associate reformed.
Sunday Services.?YORK VILLE?
j Sunday school in tbe afternoon at 3.
Sunday Services.?TIRZAH?Owing
r to sickness of tbe pastor, there will be
e no.service on Sunday.
trinity methodist episcopal.
SuNday Services.?There will be
preacoing iu iiie wuruiug au 11 uuu iu iuo
evening at 7 o'clock. Sunday school at 4
r o'clock p. m.
baptist.
!- Sunday Services.?YORKVILLE?
g There will be no services next Sunday.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock in the morn"
ing. UNION?Preaching at 11.00 a. m.
i- and 3.30 p. m.
i presbyterian.
t Sunday Services.?Preaching at 11
o'clock a. m. Sunday school in the
, afternoon at 3 o'clock. Preaching in the
* evening at 7.
a episcopal,
a Rev. R. W. Anderson, rector. Even9
ing prayer every afternoon at 4.30 o'clock.
On Holy days there will be holy commun*
ion at 10 a. m.
3 Sunday Services.?At 7.30 a. m. there
5 will be boly communion. At 11 o'clock.
. there will be morning prayer and sermon
Sunday school at 3.30 o'clock p. m. Evening
prayer and sermon at 7.
i There will also be a celebration of the
. holy communion at 11 a. m. on the first
3 Sunday in every month.
$Rai(fyf sports.
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9 YORKVILLE, January 23.?Cotton 6J
to 7.
NEW YORK, January 21.--Cotton
, futures closed quiet and steady; sales, 129,l
200 bales; January, 7.00; February, 7.01;
; March, 7.09; April, 7.15; May, 7.22;
June, 7.27; July, 7.32; August, 7.33; September,
7.07; October, 6.91; November,
> 6.91 December 6.95.
HYMENEAL.
) Mabrikd?At the residence of the
> bride's father, in Bethel township, on
Wednesday afternoon. 20th of Januaiw,
1897, by Rev. D. C. Freeman,. Jr., Mr.
WILLIAM JACKSON and Miss HATt
TIE McCARTER, daughter of Mr. David
. and Mrs. McCarter. All of York county.
1 A WARNING.
f Probate's Office?Yorltville, 8. C.
THE statutes require that all executors
and administrators make their re'
turns to the PROBATE COURT during
the months of JANUARY and FEBRUARY
of each year. Those not doing
i so, will not be allowed any commission.
, So look out, if you want pay for your
trouble. W. H. McCORKLE, P. J.
YOU MAY NOT
HAVE a wagon, buggy, surrey, phaeton
or carriage that needs repairing,
but it is very probable if. you own a vehicle
of any description, that it will need
attention at some time, and when that
time should come we hope that you will
remember that we are doing that kind of
work at the "Wheeler Coach Factory,"
and that we have first-class workmen,
use only the very best material and that
our charges are reasonable. You can't
get better work done anywhere in this
section than at our shop.
ABOUT YOUR SHOEING.
Please bear in mind that we dd Horseshoeing
and that it is done exactly right,
and done promptly. We keep shoes ana
nails on hand at the shop. You need not
hrtncr anv with von Wo fnrniah nfrnrv.
thing and shoe horses and mules at 15
cents per shoe. GRIST COUSINS.
BIG AUCTION SALET~
Fine Mules and Horses to the
Highest Bidder.
ON the FIRST MONDAY IN FEBRUARY,
at our UPPER or PARISH
STABLE, at 10.30 a. m., we will sell
at PUBLIC AUCTION to the highest
bidder, as fine a lot of MULES AND
HORSES as has ever been offered in this '
section. The sale will take place rain or
shine, and every hoof and nide will be
subject to the same guarantee that we
make at private sale, Not only this, we
beg to say that in the event that it should
become necessary to make this guarantee
good, we can always be found at our
place of business in Yorkville.
Respectfully submitted by home folks
in competition with the world.
GLENN <fc ALLISON.