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Scraps and Jacts. ? Atlanta has been stirred up again ? over the rumored capture of Will < Myers, the escaped murderer of Forest Crowley, for whom there is a re- | ward of $1,000. Officers out in Idaho thought they had the fellow and com- i municated with the Atlanta police in ! such positive terms as to leave but little I reason for doubt that their belief was i correct. But it turns out to be a mis- i take. The man who was thought to < be Myers, was a citizen of Idaho. i ? The Franklin county, Ky., grand 1 jury, which has been investigating the ' recent charges of attempted bribery in the senatorial contest, has returned > indictments against Dr. Godfrey W. ' Hunter, Republican nominee for the I senate ; ex-Congressman John Henry l "' i -r .L- -ni .L . tk? i w lison, oi me rjjeveuiu uiati ivi, mc Hon. E. T. Franks, of the Second dis- I trict; Captain Neal Gains, and his brother-in-law, Thomas Tanner, of 1 Frankfort. The two last named are Democrats. The affair has created great excitement in Frankfort. ? There is a prospect of gold exports in the near future, says a New York dispatch of Saturday. It will not be surprising if shipments are made withiu the next 10 days. The outgo of gold, which now seems inevitable, will be due to the position in which the Bank of England finds itself. It has recently sustained tremendous losses of gold from its vaults chiefly by reason of withdrawal for transfer to Austria and Japan, especially to the latter country. The loss in gold bullion by the bank during last week has been $10,000,000. ? Bazin's roller ship has proved a failure. Bazin is a scientific Frenchman with a big reputation. A few years ago he announced that be was going to build a ship on rollers which would make 60 miles an hour. He had a plausible explanation of his theories on the subject, aud by reason of his standing in the scientific world, his proposition excited great interest everywhere. The money came freely and was spent lavishly. The ship was completed recently, and last week it was given a trial on the Seine, near Paris. But alas, it lacked much of coming up to expectations. Instead of making 60 miles an hour, it was barely able to make 12. ? Mr. Gladstone is very much disgusted with the part Great Britain is taking iD the so-called concert of the powers in the Turko-Greecian embroglio. In a recent letter he says : "Under the present deplorable scheme all the British government has the right to do, seemingly, is to plead its opinions before a tribunal of two youthful despots?the emperors of Germany and Russia?and to abide by their help to execute their final determinations. Our disagraceful office seems to be to place ships, guns, soldiers and sailors at their disposal for the purpose of keeping down the movement for the liberty of Crete, and of securing to these young despots, who have in no wise earned the confidence of Europe, the power of deciding questions which rightfully belong to the Cretans." ? "The strength of Greece is much greater than is apparent," says Mr. Davis, of the senate foreign relations committee. "She has 1,600,000 people, and this would probably yield a fighting force of about 100,000 men. i But the Greek population is very extensive outside of Greece, and it is made up of a devoted, loyal and euthusiastic people. It extends all through Asia Minor and into Turkey. Then there are the Greek colonies in Europe as well as the former Turkish countries of Montenegro and Servia, which have been very restless and threatening of late. There are the resources in these various points for a very geueral aud formidable uprising in behalf of Greece even beyond her border. It is the possible spread of the conflict, until all Europe is drawn in, that gives real gravity to the situation." ? New York World, Friday : The Continental Fire Insurance compauy, of New York, has written to Attorney General Mouett auuouncing the withdrawal of the company from all trusts or combinations, state or inter state, organized to regulate rates. No suit had yet been instituted by Attorney General Mouett against this company, but probably soon would have been. The action of the Continental Fire Insurance company is undoubtedly the result of the active warfare that the attorney general has waged upon the insurance trust. Already half a dozen companies have been indicted and others will be. It was understood several weeks ago that the attorney general of Ohio intended to proceed against the Continental, as it was knowu to be an active member of the combine. The insurance trust in its way is quite as grinding and monopolistic as the tobacco and sugar combines. It is the combination of all the leading fire insurance companies and its object is to raise aud maintain rates at figures fixed by the head of the organization. ? Between blizzards and high water, says a recent dispatch from Sioux City, Iowa, cattle on the ranges throughout the northwest have been having a tough time of it since the first of last winter's storms. In several South Dakota counties the loss to stockmen will he 40 or 50 per cent. In many instances it will foot up 25 to 30 per cent., ami scarcely auywnere win it ian oelow 20. The losses came notwithstanding the fact that unusual precautions were taken last fall to supply stock liberally with hay and to fence them in on comparatively small tracts to prevent drifting before heavy storms. Had not such precautions been taken the general opinion is that most of the big herds throughout the section would have been completely wiped out. The winter opened unprecedently early, the storms were remarkably severe and frequent, and when the high water struck the herds it found them weakened by cold and hunger and unable to light for their lives. The liig Sioux, Floyd, Vermillion, Jim, Elkhorn and Utile Sioux rivers were black with lloating cattle, hogs and poultry when the ice went out. Such losses will aggregate millions, and will not be made up for years. ? There is no discounting the Eng lishman when it comes to business thrift. The anniversary of the queen's < accession is the greatest of English holidays. A feature of it is a monster procession through London with the queen, followed by various dignitaries r>f state. Windows commanding a view of the streets along which the procession passes, always bring high prices. The queen celebrates the GOth anniversary of her accession on June 22, next. There is a very general belief, on account of the old lady's age and infirmity, that this is the last anniversary of the kind that she will celebrate. Accordingly, there has been a greater demand this year than usual for windows. Many of them have rented for almost fabulous prices. English life insurance companies do much business in the line of insuring lives for short periods. Fearful of the possility of the death of the queen before the day of the anniversary, windowowners have taken the precaution to guard against loss by insuring the old lady's life, and it is said that the policies issued on this account amount to i... as nnn nnn mure uy tuuu ft?,uuv,wu. ? The latest news from South Africa is extremely warlike and intimates that difficulties may yet ensue between Great Britain and the Transvaal. If reports are true, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger, they can only mean that the Boers are encouraged, if not iustigated, by Germany. The career of the eccentric and ambitious young emperor has not been such as to wholly discredit a supposition that he has conceived a brilliant scheme to use the Boers as a lever with which to oust the British from south Africa in order that he may add that section of the earth to his own imperial domain. The idea may be wildly fanciful, but that would not necessarily prevent William II from entertaining it. It is more likely to be true, however, that England is going to act again on her oldtime principle, that of robbing a weak power of territory wherever and whenever she can safely do so. (The ffotfeviUr (Enquirer. YOItKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 1897. ? A Washington paper suggests that the reason Ohio went Democratic in the recent election, is because the late Republican majority is in the capital seeking office. ? The Optimist is the name of a new paper that was born in Gastonia last Thursday. It is an eight column folio, edited by Sylvauus Erwin, and presents an unusually creditable appearance. ? The Anglo-American arbitration bill is still banging lire in the senate. Senator Davis, chairman of the senate committee on foreign relations, says he will try to bring the bill to a vote this week, if possible. ? As the facts develop more clearly, it seems that it is the unquestionable purpose of the Greeks to make the liberation of Christian countries from Turkish dominion the principal issue of the war that is just commencing. ? There are bitter dissensions among the members of the Democratic minority in congress. Mr. Bailey, the Democratic leader, is inclined to let the Republicans do what they will and take the responsibility, while other Democrats want to light them at every point. There is no indication of a reconciliation among the opposing factions. ? Amos J. Oummings, the well-known correspondent, calls attention to the fact that during the past ten years there have been four great tariff battles in the house of representatives, and each time Republican success in raising taxes has been followed by the defeat of the party at the polls. That the result will be the same this time may be taken as a matter of course; but it is to be hoped that this does not mean that the next campaign is to be switched olf on the tariff issue. The financial question is. vastly more important. ? The Enquirer is in receipt of a copy of Farmers' Bulletin No. 51, on the "Standard Varieties of Chickens," just issued by the agricultural department at Washington. The bulletin was prepared by George E. Howard, secretary of the National Poultry and Pigeon association. It is carefully written and beautifully illustrated, and will prove of especial value and interest to poultry fanciers. Copies may bo had free by addressing Dr. D. E. Salmon, chief of the bureau of animal industry, agricultural department, Washington, D. C. ? Although Greece may bo bankrupt, she is not friendless. No country in the world is calculated to arouse more universal sympathy. Greek against the Turk ; Christian against the Mohammedan ; civilization against semi-barbarism ; civil and religious liberty against fanatical despotism. It is all those and more. A small and comparatively weak power has undertaken to do what should have long ago been done by the greater powers of Europe?avenge the Armenians, and put a stop to further murder and oppression of Christians by Turkish butchers, it may be that Turkey is the stronger; but unless she succeeds in getting (ireece at her inercy within a lew weeks or a lew months at most?less than a year?there is reason to believo that she will get the chastisement she so richly deserves. The various European powers?their governments rather?are on the side of Turkey. To a large extent it is a ciuestiou of money?the protection of| Turkish bonds. But that is a consideration which cannot long endure. The hearts and consciences of the vast "majority of the inhabitants of tho Christian world are with Greece, and when this vast majority becomes aroused, as it surely will if it is given time, bondholders and governments will have to turn about and follow. The course of Greece is one that is calculated to command support everywhere. If money is all that is needed by this heroic people, it will be speedily forthcoming from millions of willing contributors in every Christian country, and it is not improbable that there will also be found many who will be willing to help in the actual fighting. But let us not speculate too far just now. Mo mentous events are happening and this is probably only the beginning. IN CASE OF WAR. The Position of the United States Will Be Strict Neutrality. The news of the crisis in the Cretan situation was the absorbing topic in Washington official circles Saturday uight, says a dispatch. The bulletins of the Associated Press were taken to the White House and to members of the cabinet, leading diplomatic representatives and the chairman of the foreign committee in congress, so that those most interested in the event received early information of the gravity which the situation has assumed. The expressions were general that the United States could not be drawn into the conflict; that the course of this country was plain in preserving strict neutrality. It was felt on all hauds among officials that the real gravity of the announcement was in the prospect that it would serve as the spark to start the conflagration through all Europe. Secretary Sherman was seen at his residence and shown the bulletins. "It is no surprise to me," said the secretary of state, "as recent events have seemed to make war inevitable and I have expected that result to come. Fortunately, the scene of the reported conflict is far from us, and the United States has little or no concern with the war. We will, of course, observe the strictest neutrality as between the parties. This is a natural result from the conditions prevailing 1 : 11 ^onlafolinn anu win require uu uc\>i?iuiiuu of neutrality. Our commercial interests with Greece and Turkey are very small, so that there is no ground for disturbance in that connection. Last year our exports to Greece amounted to only $629,727, an insignificant sum, barely 1 per cent, as compared with the total exports. Turkey exported to the United States $2,619,000 last year, showing a similar lack of important commercial dealings between the United States and Turkey. That being the case, our commercial and geographical and political isolation from these countries leave us quite free from any 'possible entanglement in that conflict." Mr. Sherman's attentiou was called to the reports some time since that the United States warship Bancroft might be sent as a guardsbip to the United States minister, Mr. Terrell, at Constantinople, and the secretary was asked if the war was likely to renew the occasion for a warship in the Golden Horn. "There has been no talk of that of late," said he, "and I see no occasion for any change in affairs. The news tonight in no way changes the status of our ministers to Turkey or Greece. Their rights and immunities are in no way limited, and their official position gives them asylum against all disorder. Except in the profound regret our people will feel that two nations are involved in war, we can in no way become involved in the conflict." THE WAR IS ON. Greek and Turkish Forces Fighting All Along the Line. The war between Greece and Turkey has at last formally commenced, and Associated Press dispatches from the front indicate that all the stragetic points on the frontiers of the two countries are long lines of battle. Just how it commenced is not yet clear, and that, perhaps, is of no special importauce at present. How the armies of the two countries have been facing each other on the frontiers, aud how, from time to time, there have been collisions, is already a familiar story. On account of the attitude of the European powers, which threatened that the aggressor should reap no substantial benefits from victory, while both countries were anxious for war as a grateful relief to the suspense, each preferred to put the responsibility for aggression on the shoulders of the other. In the meantime, the forces of either country have been maneuvering for the command of stragetic positions, and trying to get every possible advantage against the time of the inevitable outbreak. It was on last Saturday that matters came to a climax. Whether the declaration of war was the result of fighting already commenced, or the fighting that has since become general is the result of the declaration of war, is a matter that will have to be determined in the general settlement hereafter; but the facts as they appear now, are to tue eriect tnai- ai u cuuucil of the Turkish miuisters, held at Constantinople on Saturday, there was a declaration to the eifect that a "state of war existed on the frontier." Within a few hours afterward, Prime Minister Mr. Delyannis said to the Greek congress: "Turkey declares war against us. We accept it." The statement was received by the assembly with cheers, the cheers were echoed iu the streets of Athens, uud from there news was telegraphed to every part of Greece, and throughout the world. Simultaneously with the events just described, the Greek and Turkish forces ou the frontiers were moving toward each other, and as a part of the same story, coines the news of desperate battles that are being waged at different points along the frontiers. The first big battle was commenced at Milouna Pass ou Saturday morning. The Greeks descended into the pass, and were met by four battalions of Turkish infantry. The Greeks were driven back at the point of the bayo net. Then the 6reek force took up a position on the crest of several hills, and shortly afterward the fighting was renewed. For a time the two armies separated by a valley about a mile wide. A steady fire that lasted an hour or more, was followed by charges and countercharges. There were about 40,000 meu engaged. The fighting was stubborn and plucky on both sides. At the time this is being written, the latest was to the effect that the fighting had been in progress 30 hours, and up to Sunday afternoon, there was no indication that the end truo nour Tlio Insspc; nf the Turks were quite heavy ; but the news from the Greeks was less definite, the correspondent being stationed at the rear of the Turks and unable to learn how the other side was faring. He says, however, that early in the day "he saw forty wounded Turkish privates and five dead officers brought to the rear. The privates, he says, were left dead on the field where they fell. Simultaneously with the declaration of war as described above, the Turkish fortress at Prevessa fired upon and sank a Greek merchant steamer. A Greek fleet appeared before the town of Prevessa on Sunday and during the day sileuced nearly all of the guns of the fortress. The firing was discontinued at nightfall to be renewed on Monday morning. All of the diplomatic officers in the respective couutries have been given their passports, and merchants and tradesmen have been notified that they must get home within 15 days. The Turkish army is officered principally by Germans aud the Greek army by native Greeks. A correspondent of the London Times, writing from Elossona. Turkey, says that the Turks claim the advantage in the battle of Milouna Pass. He says that the Greeks numbered 15,000 and the Turks 35,000. At the time his dispatch was written, however?Sunday night?the battle was still going on wild a prooaoiuiy ui n? renewal on Monday morning. latest from the front. The following from the Columbia State of yesterday, giving the latest developments up to Monday night: Athens, April 19.?Late advices show that the situation on the frontier is unchanged today. The Turks and the Greeks alike are resting from their great exertions of three days. Edharn Pasha's troops were so exhausted with fatigue and hunger when the tiring slackened last night, that most of them threw themselves down as they halted to sleep on the bare ground. Their commander wisely allowed them to rest today. It becomes more and more evideut that the lighting in Milouna pass was of a fierce and stubborn type. The Turks fought like devils and the Greeks resisted in the spirit of their ancestors. An inexplicable thing is the comparatively small number killed. The Turks seems to have fired as wildly with their rifles at Milouna pass as at Arta, where the fighting was an artillery duel between tbe hostile batteries across the river, lasting about five hours. Only one out of five shots took effect and their batteries were soon silenced by the Greeks, who showed much better marksmanship. The losses of the Turks at Arta are thought to have been severe. The Greeks lost not a man killed. At Larissa Edham Pacha nearly fell into the hands of the Greeks. His plan to force the pass of Kevena, reach the plaiu of Larissa aud cut off the retreat of the Greek array with his cavalry and take Larissa without resistance, was defeated. Geueral Depoulus, at the head of one Greek division, forced the Turkish Hue at Boughaser and General Mavromerahale broke through at Koniskos. The two generals united their forces uear Demasi. The news of this success at Itavena 1 41_ _ : : * auu uit: imminent imiuic ui xievuo has changed the dismay caused here by the loss of Milouna into the wildest rejoicing. The latest advices are that the Greek troops are advancing to reoccupy their positions at Milouna and Grithovali, the latter it is said having been abandoued because of a misunderstanding by the general in command, who interpreted an order of retreat what was really intended as an order to advauce. Captain Tagarde, who was manager at Grithovali, shot himself to avoid failliug into the hands of the Turks. The Greeks report that the Turks lost 7,000 in killed and wounded at Revena, but this is believed to be exaggerated. The Turkish forces attacking Revena consisted of over 10,000 men. Larissa, April 19.?The Greeks have defeated the Turks at Revena. Two Greek brigades have entered Turkish territory in different directions and have penetrated to Domasi, northeast of Searkos. Another division is trying to flank the Turks, who are retreating in disorder. Heavy fighting is in progress at Gritsoeva. It has been going on since noon, and the Greeks are trying to recapture the place. REVIEW OF THE SITUATION. llow tlu> Wur Developed and How It May End. From the Atlanta Journal of Monday. A formal declaration of war with Greece has been made by the sultan. The couucil of ministers ut Constantinople has declared that war has broken out, and Edham Pacha, the Turkish military commander on the Grecian frontier, has been ordered to take the offensive. The declaration of war was mude following the news Saturday night of the incursions by the Greeks on Turkish territory. A detailed circular sent from Constantinople to all Turkish ministers and consuls abroad recalls the invasions during the past week and states that the newest incursion was participated in by the Greek troops, which, therefore, establishes war. In this note, as was expected, all the blame for the declaration is placed on Greece, and the powers are called upon, in a submissive way, to recognize this fact, a policy inspired by a knowledge to-besure that the powers favor the retention of Crete by the Turks, and have endeavored from the 6rst to coerce Greece to a withdrawal of her troops from the island. Perhaps no declaration of war in recent year9 has created such widespread excitement. The attempted march of the Turk on to Athens, every foot of which he would crimsou with Christian blood, if the Greek army does not whip him at the start, will be watched with intense interest the world over. He will move, it is true, should he defeat Prince Constantine's army, only so far as their Most Christiau Majesties Wilhelm of Germany, Franz Joseph of Austria, Humbert of Italy, Victoria of England and Nicholas of Russia and the president of France will permit ; but he will go that far notwithstanding the protests of civilization. What is patriotism and right in the cause of Greece will be made subservient to the politics of Europe. The huugry Mussulman may be fed by uations calling themselves Christian with the possessious of a nation of inferior numbers on the pretext that these things are necessary for the preservation of the balance of power of Europe. The Powers, as these nations are called, are actively, though not more openly than necessary, allied in the interest of Turkey. Preservation of the Ottoman empire, they contend, while an evil, is 11 necessary one if a check is to be kept upon the ambitions of the Russians. Turkey insolently declined to abandon to Greece the possession of certain portions of Macedonia, which were ceded to it by treaty. For many years past Greece recognized, as did all other nations, that it could count upon no active aid in i?claiming this territory from Turkey. A portion of it, Mount Olympus included, appealed to the patriotism of the Greek with peculiar force. National pride was stirred, and there was formed the National League of Greece, which was largely composed of officers of the regular army. There was no attempt to disguise their purposes. They made pretense that their object was other than the insistence, so far as they could, their country should have justice. In Armeuia they had some allies. There is a community of interest so far as Turkey is concerned, between O'oduo unil A i-mpnio Tvirnr OfinruP looked approvingly upon the conditions which he could uot fail to see develop. He was not recruiting his army, but his people were fast becoming proficient as soldiers. The National League saw to it that the peasantry were drilled. Europe looked on with some amusement at first. It regarded the movement with little seriousness, but graduully the tone of Greece became so strong and resentful that the Turk took notice of it. He did this in his usual way. He caused an awful massacre of Greeks and Armenians in Constantinople, with no other design than to strike terror into the hearts of the Greek nationali ists. Numerous massacres in villages followed. Benevolent old gentlemen j in England and elsewhere expressed , horror and re solutions were passed i declaring that the Turks must stop; but he stopped only when his lust for blood was satisfied. The powers lifted their voices, but not their guns. Greece was not ready for war at this ! time. The National League had scarce : well begun upon its elaborate plans. It was a year or more away from the conditions which it desired to create. But the individual Greek could stand i the atrocities no longer. In Crete some Greek priests incited the people to rebel, and what at first only wa9 a riot has now developed into a war. Turkey sought to chastise the rebels, and then Greece, as a nation, interfered. King George sent his fleet down there. The sympathy of Christendom was with the Greeks, and the Powers hesitated about permitting Turkey to declare war. They requested the Greeks to get out of Crete. The Greeks declined to go. The Greeks also proceeded to take every place except the towns protected by the guns of the powers, who sent their warships and threatened to blockade the ports, so that no provisions could reach the Greeks. Then the Greeks sent an army to the Macedonian frontier. Turkey, which ' had been supplied with arms and ammunition by Emperor William, respon ded with another. Two or three clashes ensued on the frontier. Each side denied responsibility for attack. Then followed the raids of Greek irregulars, backed by the National League. Some small Turkish towns and some good stragetic positions were captured. On Friday night fighting began between regular troops on the frontier. Within 24 hours opeuly declared war followed. The Greek army on the frontier consists of 80,000 men. The Turks are said to have 150,000 with which to attack Prince Constantine's forces. The Turks are equipped much the better with artillery, but the Greeks rely on uprisings in Macedouia and elsewhere to strengthen their forces and give the Turks more to think about than a direct campaign toward the south. COMPARATIVE STRENGTH. Turkey lias the Advantage of Everything Stive Pluck. The comparative war strength of Greece and Turkey is of especial interest at this lime. The Cincinnati Enquirer gives it as follows: Turkish Army?Peace Footing?Infantry, 220,400; cavalry, 24,000; artillery, 38,400; civil guards, 40,000; engineers, 7,500; ordinance and .subsistence departments, 12,700. Total standing army, 349,000. Greek Army?Peace Footing?Infantry. 10,039; cavalry, 1,140; artillery, 2,287; Engineers, 1,213; general service, 501 ; gendarmerie, ,3229; war office, 240; military schools, 222. Total standing army, 24,877. Turkish Army?War Footing-Standing army, 349,000; redifs, 400,800; mustahtiz, 330,400 ; hamidian cavalry, 05,000. Total, 1,105,800. Greek Army?War Footing?Standing army, 24,877; reserve force, 104,500 ; territorial army, 140,000. Total, 275,377. Turkish Navy?Armored battleships, 15; uuarmorcd, 8; armored guuboats, 3 ; unarraored gunboats, 20; dispatch vessels, 27 ; torpedo boats, No. 1, 37 ; torpedo boats, No. 2, 5. Greek Navy?Armored battleships, 5; unarmored, 4; gunboats, 2; corvettes, 2. LOCAL AFFAIRS, INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEWENTS. L. Georgo Grist?Lets you know that ho represents reliable tire insurance companies whose capital aggregates ?27,000,000 and that he is prepared to write tire, lightning and tornado risks at as low rates as anybody. A. F. MeConnell?Publishes a notice ot interest to Confederate pensioners who reside in York township. W. M. Kennedy?Is prepared to furnish you with tailor-made suits of clothing, stationery, tobacco, staple groceries, garden and field seeds, including melon and sorghum. Grist Cousins?Have on hand choice hams at 12 cents a pound, lemons at 15 cents a dozen,2 pound packages of crushed oats at 10 cents, canned mackerel and salmon at 10 cents a pound, 20 pounds of yellow sugar for ?l, superior horse and cow feed, put up in 100pound sacks, besides pound butter prints for 20 cents. H. C. Strauss?Can supply you with a straw hat at prices ranging from three cents to one dollar, besides many other articles enumerated in his advertisement. F. A. Gosman?Has removed his repair shop to the building at the rear of May ?fe May's drugstore, where be is better prepared to attend to the repairing of machinery than heretofore. He has on hand piping an fittings. ABOUT FEtJPLiE. Mr. G. Moxon has been quite ill for several days. Mrs. J. B. Delvaux, of Rock Hill, was in Yorkville last week visiting friends and relatives. Miss Mai Pegram, of Charlotte, is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of Mr. R. J. Withers's family. Miss Bessie Carroll, of Bullock's Creek, spent a few days last week in Yorkville with relatives. Mr. John F. Oates an family left yesterday for Chester, which place they expect to make their future home. Mr. Oates will engage in the dairy business. Lancaster Ledger, Saturday: The school at Pine Grove closed Wednesday. The teacher, Miss Lynwood Miller, leaves today for York county, where she will open another school Monday. Miss Woflington, who has been in Yorkville for the past two weeks'with the family of Mr. W. A. Clarke, will leave in a few days for Charleston. She has made quite a number of friends here during her short visit, and her departure will be quite a source of regret to them all. CHICKEN CRANKS. Yorkville has several chicken cranks who are making more or leas progress in the raising of tine breeds of poultry. The reporter made the rounds of the town a few days ago and took a hurried inventory of the operations of the different fanciers. The leading poultry raisers here are Messrs. J. W. Snider, Brooks Inman, J. P. White and Dr. A. Y. Cartwright. Mr. Snider is the pioneer, ana, so iar, seems to bo in the lead. He has been engaged in poultry raising for several years, and is the principal local authority on the subject. His pens include Indian games, Brack Crested Polish, Andalusians and Black Wyandottes. In all he has about 100 chickens. Mr. Inman's fancy runs to White and Brown Leghorns. He has one pen of each, and from the lot gets on an average of about a dozen eggs a day. . Mr. White has only Buff Cochins; but having the advantage of a good range, is in the lead as to numbers. In all he bits about 140, mostly from frying size down, "and not to put myself in the position of counting chickens before they hatch," he says, "I will have over 200 before the end of the month." Dr. Cartwright's pens are filled with Derbyshire Red Caps, Indian Games, Brown Leghorns and Barred Plymouth Rocks. Of these, including the chicks, he has about 80, and "more to be off in a few days." All of the gentlemen mentioned are enthusiastic chicken cranks, and are daily becoming more so. They are talking of holding a chicken show soon, and say that if they cannot bring it about otherwise, they will get it up among themselves. LOCAL LACONICS. The Wedding Bells. Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Jessie Sandifer to Mr. A. A. Burris, on the 28th instant. The Enquirer Until 1st of January, 1808. Tiie Semi-Weekly Enquirer will be sent to any address, from this date until the 1st of January, 1898, for $1.38. Another Dally. The defunct Rock Hill Sun has a successor. It is The Penny Post, publication of which was commenced on hist Wednesday by Mr. J. H. Evans. Alliance Exchange Stock. Major A. H. White has been chosen to represent the 36 shares of Alliance exchange stock held by York county alliancemen. Up and About. John Hart, the Negro prisonor who attempted suicide last week by taking a big dose of turpentine, is not thought to be in any further danger. Subject For X Hays. The Penny Post, of Rock Hill, reports that an effort is to be made, by means of X rays, to locate the bullet that was recently fired into the body of young Frazier Tuggle. Good Day Promised. The Chester weather prophet promises good weather for the occasion of the great Catawba Falls picnic, on the first Saturday in May. If the prediction proves correct, it will be one of the few times in many years that the big picnic has not been broken up by a rain. The Annual Cainpnieetlng. The committee on arrangements for the annual cumpmeetiug of the State Alliance, is to hold a meeting in May for the purpose of discussing the question of time and place. The catnpmccting this year will not necessarily be held at Tirzah; but at- whatever place offers the greatest inducements. Easter Celebration. Easter was celebrated iu Yorkville last Sunday by the congregation of the Church of the Good Shepherd with the regular Easter service, and at Trinity M. E, church with especial services appropriate to the occasion. The interiors of the churches, especially the Church of the uooii snepueru, were nivisuiy ueconueu with llowcrs. Captain White Elected Colonel. "Delegation.! representing the camps at Yorkville, Fort Mill and Hock Hill, met in Hock tlill last Saturday, for the purpose of organizing a York county regiment of Confederate veterans. Captain Samuel E. White was unanimously elected colonel. Further than this, 110 other business of importance was transacted, details being left to some future time. Death of a .Most Estimable Lady. Hock Hill llerald: Mrs. Wylie, wife of Mr. Joseph Wylie, one of Chester's most prominent citizens, died at her home in Chester last Friday morning. Mrs. Wylie was a Miss Miller and was born near Fishing Creek church. With her devoted husband she" lived a happy married life of overoOyears. She has for long years been a consecrated Christian and a member of the A. R. church. Weather For May. The Chester weather prophet has sent in his prognostications for May as follows: "From 1 to 4, generally clear, wiudy and cool. From 5 to 8, warm with rain. From 9 to 11, somewhat stormy. From 12 to 15, clear, windy and cool, and probably a slight frost. From 10 to 20, cool and damp. From 21 to 25, clearer and warm er. From 'M to 31, rainy ann cooi. Township Pension Hoard*. With the exception of Bullock's Creek and Bethel, the names of the members of the various township pension boards were published in The Enquirer of last Wednesday. The two boards previously omitted are as follows: Bethel?S. S. Smith, S. A. Glenn, Perry Ferguson. Bullock's Creek?John L. Rainey, O.J. Gwin, J. T. Whitesides. Result of Examination. Mr. John A Barron, of the county board of education, informs the reporter that the work of grading the papers of the candidates who applied for certificates at the recent examination, will hardly be completed before next Friday, and possibly not until later. The result of the examination will be published in The Enquirer as soon as the necessary information can be procured. Stopped With BuckHhot. John Jones, a Negro convict sent to the cbaingang from Bullock's Creek township, was shot by Guard Whitener, last Friday, while attempting to escape. The Negro made his break without giving any previous intimation, and started off at full speed. He was about 70 yards away when the guard fired; but was struck by four buckshot. He seemed to rather quicken his pace at first; but soon slowed up and was easily overtaken by a trusty. He was at work again on Monday morning. A Close Shave. Messrs. Evans & Moxon's planing mill bad a narrow escape from destruction by fire one night last week. It seems that the watchman was away temporarily. A tramp entered the dry kiln, built a fire in the furnace and curled himself up to sleep. A short time afterward the furnace got so hot that fire was communicated to some lumber. A Negro who lives nearby discovered the danger, and with the assistance of her neighbors and thrtrnncrhlv fritrhiniiAd tramD. man aged to extinguish the flames. As soon as the danger was over the tramp disappeared. If the fire had not been discovered at such an opportune time, the loss would have been quite serious. As it was, the damage was only slight. Ah to Magistrates The acts of the last general assembly have just been published, and it is noted that there have been some important changes as to salaries of trial justices in York and Catawba townships. The Catawba magistrate and his constable have heretofore been getting ?250 per annum each. The new law gives them ?300 each. The magistrate and constable for York township have been receiving ?250 and " ?150 respectively. The pay of the constable, however, is cut to only ?25. King's Mountain township now has two magistrates, instead of only one as is the case f/\>itnuhirva Tltn r?QV /tf Willi IUC UbUCI IW? inuip.ii m uw ?. each is the same?875 per annum for magistrates and 875 for constables. The pay of the constable for York township has been cut absurdly low; but why this change, the reporter has no information. The Home Found Dead. Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: The horse and buggy lost by Marshall Steele and John Holler at Edgmoor Sunday were found Wednesday by Mr. John Fer- . guson, three miles from the place where the young men bad bitched the horse and a mile from the public road. A Negro living some distance from the road heard the vehicle passing his horse and, guided by the tracks, assisted Mr. Ferguson in finding the horse. It lay dead in a patch of woods, and, from its position, it is thought that it became entangled among the trees and in its attempt to extricate itself, choked down. It evidently struggled for four or five hours to regain its feet, and in the attempt broke its neck and ankle. One of the buggy shafts was broken off in the animal's body, having Dierced the fieshy part of its belly. How the horse got loose and wandered to such an unfrequented spot is still to he explained. The horse was the property of Capain A. D. Holler, and the buggy, which was slightly injured, belonged to W. Amzi Steele. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. The county board of commissioners met yesterday?Tuesday?pursuant to appointment, to consider the road question, 3 Wi.rtl nlo/v a nn/mit /)ao1 S\ P aUUf cW U3Unl( oi3v/ uou o gioot uooi wi other business to dispose of. All of the members ol' the board were present. After the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting, Supervisor Culp reported that he had notified the parties on Bullock's creek, complained of recently by Mr. R. M. Whitesides, to clean out the creek running through their lands, in compliance with the law. Colonel J. J. Waters, of Rock Hill, submitted a draft of a proposed contract between the city of Rock Hill and the board, with reference to the use of the guardhouse in Rock Hill. The guardhouse cost $1,400, of which amount the county paid $400. The proposed contract provided that in consideration of the amount paid by the county, the county shall have the free use of the guardhouse for the incarceration of prisoners at all times. It was provided, however, that all prisoners must be kept at the expense of the committing officer, and none must be allowed to remain in the guardhouse longer than three days, except upon the special permission of the mayor. In the event a prisoner is kept by a county official in the prison longer than three days, the official will be liable to a fine of $1 for oacli additional day. The city of Rock Hill shall have the right to recover the exclusive use of the guardhouse by giving the county 12 mouths, notice and returning the $400 appropriated. The county shall also have the right to terminate the arrangement and recover the money on the same notice. The proposed contract, by the board was agreed to except by Mr. Gwin, who voted no. He explained that he had made the original motion for the appropriation, on condition that the county was to have the exclusive use of two cells at all times. He was not prepared to say * that there was anything unfair about the revised proposition; but he preferred to stick to the original agreement. Mr. J. W. Lilly, road overseer in Bethel township, appeared before the board in regard to a contention that has arisen in uis section. iue mutter, unwever, nau been referred to the township board at the previous meeting of the county board, and as the township board had made.-wtfV report, it was resolved not to take action v until suoh report was forthcoming* The / / I