Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 28, 1897, Image 2
Scraps and |acts. ;
? i
? F. B. Lloyd, better known as "Ru- .
fus Sanders," a noted dialect writer of 5
Alabama, and who has been on the i
lecture platform pretty much all over i
the south, was killed at Greenville, <
Ala., last Wednesday, by John Gafford. 1
The account says he was brutally i
assassinated, the weapon used being 11
a double-barrelled shotgun. Mr. Lloyd j1
was a member of the legislature and I
had achieved considerable reputation ;<
as a newspaper man. j i
? J. Pierpont Morgan of United 1
States bond fame during Cleveland's '
last administration, is reported by the 1
New York Journal to have made '
$700,000 on wheat during the receut
advanoe in that product. Philip D.
Armour, Chicago's multi-millionaire :
1 * - k...> mo/to
packer, is aiso reporieu tu uavc umuc
a barrel, and has also ex-Governor
Rosewell P. Flower and John Cudaby.
But wheat is going down now. After
running it up as high as they dared
and harvesting their enormous profits,
they turned it loose. The decline since 1
the highest price was reached has been
8 cents a bushel, and the tendency is
still downward.
? There is not much change in the
coal strike situation north. The principal
developments of interest is in
the Pittsburg, Pa., district, and iu
West Virginia. Most of the West
Virginia miners have gone out, and in 1
the Pittsburg district the strikers are <
doing all they can to harrass the men (
who are standing by the mine owners. 1
For the past few days the wives and j
daughters of the strikers have been ,
marching the roads leading to the
mines and taunting and jeering the (
non-strikers as they go to their work.
The manner and nature of the ridicule 1
is such as to make many of the miners '
bang their heads in shame, and the
women say they will continue to pursue
the tactics they have inaugurated, i
? The publication of the mortuary '
statistics for the past month of a num- t
ber of the leading towns of North Oar- ]
olina reveals a remarkable death rate (
among Negroes, as compared with the j
whites. In Raleigh, for instance,
where there are 1,000 more whites than
blacks, during the month of July there
were two and a half times as many 1
deaths of Negroes as of whites. In 1
Wilmington, where theie is only a 1
small excess of black population, there <
were 14 deaths of whites and of Ne- |
groes 88, or nearly three to one.. In ]
Winstou, where there are considera
bly more whites than JNegroes, cne
Negroes dying numbered more than (
two to one, the ratio according to race
population being much greater. Oth- '
er towns show a like record. . The '
unusual mortality among Negroes 1s I
not due to any epidemic disease, and :
certainly is not due to exposure, or |
lack of nourishment, as has in some ]
few isolated instances been the case in
winter.
? The steamer Portland is due to
arrive from the mouth of the Yukon
river tomorrow, and it is expected she
will bring several tons of gold from
tht Klondike gold fields, says an Associated
Press dispatch of Wednesday, 1
from Port Townsend, Washington.
Great excitement was caused last night
by the receipt of a message from the ,
mouth of the strait that a vessel was
passing in and it was believed to be
the Portland. Three tugs left immediately
down the straits to meet her.
The Associated Press tug, after steaming
40 miles, spoke the steamship 1
Williamette from Skagua and Dyea, '
which was the vessel re{ orted. Tie
tug will lie in the straits till the Portlaud
is sighted. Special lookouts have ,
been placed at every telegraph station
on either side of the straits and there
is little probability that she can slip
by without being sighted, although
weather in the strait is thick, and
is likely to remain so in this season of
the year. While officials of the North
American Transportation and Trading
company look for the Portlaud tomorrow,
they say it may be three days
before she puts in an appearance.
? New discoveries of valuable deposits
of pearls in lakes and rivers in (
Arkansas says a Little Rock dispatch
of Tuesday, have added greatly to the
excitement already exisuug over similar
discoveries, aud today thousands
of people are wading through the wa- '
ter in different parts of the itate search- 1
ing for the precious gems. The latest i
and most sensational discoveries were
made in the Arkansas river aud the i
creeks, lakes and bayous near Little
Rock, where pearls have been picked
up raugiug in value from $800 to
$1,000 each. Hundreds of people
are working the Saline, White and
other rivers and many valuable finds '
have been reported. Additional discoveries
were made on the Fourche
river yesterday and hundreds of people
are swarming to that stream. A
reporter of The Gazette, who spent
much time investigating the matter,
says there are 57 streams in the state ,
that are rich in pearls of large size.
It lias now developed that in the 1
course of a survey of White river in
1805, $5,000 worth of pearls were collected
by members of the survey in <
the course of their duties. Pearls of i
from 30 to 50 grains in weight are no |
uncommon things to find in the pos- ,
session of country lads who fish for
pearls for pasttime. The color of the
pearls found is that of a saline rose and
the texture is firstclass.
? Ala, South Dakota, dispatch to the '
Chicago Chronicle: L. M. Keenan 1
will send a consignment of marriage- '
able young women to Alaska in the <
spring. He is in earnest. He intends '
spending the winter in scouring the
matrimonial ranges in the states in j
search of material for the venture. .
The first steamboat up the Yukon in
1S9S will carry his stock to market. 1
Personable damsels?thus he reasons?
are worth their weight in gold to the '
miners. Mr. Keenan is an old cattle !
man. For years he shipped stock i
from the South Dakota '.nd Montana i
ranges to the eastern markets. Last <
spring the stories of gold strikes on <
;he Yukon lured him from his home a
it Melville, Montana, to Fort Cudahy,
Alaska. He soon reached the conclu- t
sion that more money was to be made y
n trade with the miners than by actjal
work in the gold fields. But witb)ut
the backiug of millions of capital c
le saw it would he useless to enter c
nto competition with the transports- 8
.ion companies already in business, t
Women were scarce. Why notsupply e
;he miners with wives? By spring he i
;xpects to have 300 women ready to v
nake the trip. He will pay their s
"ares" to the Klondike. There the en .
ire stock will be auctioned off to the
niners. r
?hc \|oth'iUc (Enquirer.
, YORKVILLE, S. <3.:
SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1897.
? There are those who do not underitand
the tariff; but there are few to
ioubt McLaurin's ability or patriotism,
md all can appreciate the significance of
ivhat be meant at Yorkville when he laid*
ais hand on his breast, and said with
what came near being his dying breath:
"The Great God that looks down
from above knows that every heart;hrob
here is for South Carolina
*nd the principles of her people!"
? A correspondent of the Columbia Register
signing himself "Old Foggy," and
believed by those to whom he is known
:o be even worse, charged that the Rock
Hill Herald had printed and sent out for
iistribution throughout the state, five
hundred copies of an editorial that the
paper's own subscribers were not allowed
to see. The Herald refers to the
matter in its issue of Wednesday, and
makes a statement which leaves no reason
for doubt that "Old Foggy" is guilty of
ieliberate misrepresentation, a fact which,
.mder the circumstances, furnishes but
ittle ocoasiou for surprise.
% ? ?
? A story that McLaurin voted for a
'nigger"?to give Murray a congressional >
slection certificate over Moise?has been '
firculated extensively. This is alleged to 1
have occurred while, as'attorney general, '
NfcLaurin was a member of the state re- '
turning board. How the senator would '
have voted had he been there, it is im- '
possible to say, for he was under oath to '
do what was right; but as a matter of '
fact, he was not present when the vote
was taken, having been kept away by ill- 1
ness in his family and did not vote at all.
This fact, however, has in nowise dis- J
couraged the spread of the story.
? The allegation that the suffix "ville" (
conveys an idea of "sinallness," is the (
principal reason we have heard for the 1
changing of the name of the town of 1
York ville. There is in the suggestion
that which brings up an idea of suialluess '
somewhere; but the idea does not reflect <
on the town, so much as upon the native i
who proposes the change. Or was it pro- I
posed by a native ? Anyhow, a dropping '
of the suffix, would not at once make us as I
large as Louisville, Nashville, Knoxville, '
Danville, Asheville, or even Greenville. '
Though the idea is fully as large as those
who propose it, the people of Yorkyille I
have too much honorable pride in the 1
place of their birth, to show much pa- 1
tienee toward such a contemptible sham. (
? The article on the first page of this <
issue, gives additional information about '
Dr. Strait and his Tomato-Fig Syrup '
fotnnmiv Tb? lntter from Lancaster outs '
the matter iu a rather harsh light, which 1
is softened somewhat by the information 1
from Washington. We are not inclined
to think that Dr. Strait would be guilty
of anything dishonorable; and in the
story as it comes from Washington, nothing
dishonorable is charged. At the same
time, however, the Washington end of the
story is not at all creditable. As is suggested,
Dr. Strait is well-paid for all the
service it is in his power to render to his
constituents, and for him to attempt to
give any of his time, under the circumstances,
to the promotion of patent medicine
enterprises for his own private gain,
is hardly to be approved.
PROPOSED SEW CHARTER. 1
In Thk Enquirer of Wednesday, '
there was an announcement of the fact
that the town council of Yorkville had 1
decided to submit to the qualified voters, 1
the question of surrendering the present
charter of the town, and taking incorporation
under the general act. The infor- (
ination was not procured until an hour or t
two before it was necessary for The En- t
2uirkr to go to press, aud, consequently, j
:o go into details was impracticable. Af- j
ier the statement was published, a ineni- ^
tier of the council informed the reporter (
;hat there would also ho submitted to the j
coters at the same time, a proposition to ,
change the name of the town from York- s
rille to York. s
If there are any reasons for the pro- i
posed changes?that is any reasons wnicu t
:he town council is willing to give to the c
people?we are not advised of them. It ^
will be remembered that we proposed in c
jur last issue to give space for sueh rea- t
sons as the council, or any member of it, j
might see tit to offer; but as yet there a
seems to be no disposition to take ad- j
vantage of the invitation, and it, there- j
'ore, becomes incumbent upon us to offer ]
ome suggestions on our own account.
It will no doubt be remembered tbat
his question of changing the charter, etc., ^
vas up at the famous "sewing circle"
neetiug of the council, held on the 18tb
if June last, and in tbat meeting tbere
leveloped certain circumstances wbicb ^
eems to throw light on the present situaion.
For instance, it will be remember.
. . _ 1
id that Warden Parish asked lntendant "
jowry as to whether the new charter
vould allow the intendant to receive a
alary ; and the intendant said, "The act
3 silent on that subject." It will also be 1
emembered that Intendant Lowry asked
Attorney Brice the very significant quesion
as to whether, "under the present ,
harter, the council could not create the ofice
of superintendent of the streets, and
>ay hiin a salary." Mr. Brice said yes; but
t will be remembered that he did not, at
be same time, say that the office thus
:reated could be held by a member of the
own council. And then, along in this .
ame discussion, will be remembered the r
emark of Warden McElwee, to the ef- i
ect that "a town which is not pretty <
leavily taxed is not worth talking about." <
In order to ensure a better understand- 1
ng of the circumstances here reviewed, j
t is not out of place to recall the fact that, ]
or sometime previous, Intendant Lowry (
lad been making sundry efforts to have <
he town charter so amended as to allow
,he intendant to receive a salary. This j
jffort failing, the next move was to create
he office of superintendent of the streets. ,
Members of the council were sounded on ;
;he subject privately on the streets ; but I
Messrs. Parish and Pegram objected, and ;
he scheme was dropped ; not, however,
without the creation of a little feeling. ,
It was in resurrection of this proposition ,
when Intendant Lowry asked Mr. Brice 1
is to whether it could be done, and War- 1
ien Parish sarcastically suggested the 1
creation of an office for each member of J
-he council.
The principal points of difference between
the present charter and the general
ncorporation act which it is proposed to
idopt, have already been mentioned. By ]
reason of its having been drawn to fit (
ill kinds of cases, the general incorpora- ]
ion act necessarily gives the town coun- |
:il a great deal of power?more even than i
he present charter of Yorkville. For in- <
stance, under the present charter, the 1
own council is not authorized to levy, '
for ordinary purposes, a tax of more than (
?2 on the $1,000, while, under the general
incorporation act as much as $10 on i
he $1,000 may be levied. The thought- !
lessly uttered sentiment already quoted, !
o the effect that a town that is not "pret- 1
;y heavily taxed is not worth talking J
ibout," seems to be a very good earnest
>f Avhat may be expected in the event of :
:he surrender of our present charter. i
It is true, that our present charter ex- 1
pires in 1900, and we will then be com- 1
pelled to go under the general incorpora- (
tiqn act; but as the said act confers no j
benefit further than the privilege of in- i
creased taxation and the right to give
compensation for services that are of
questionable value, it will be just as well
to bear the ills we have, rather than lly to j
those we know not of.
Then this proposition to change the <
name of the town is another thing that is ]
leserving of more attention than would
appear at first blush. The town has borne
this name for more than 100 years. The |
name figures in geographies, gazateers,
histories and old manuscripts which will i
someday furnish the material for history.
So far as we know, tbere is connected
with the name no taint of dishonor. We
I
know there are many who love the name
snd the traditions connected therewith, i
and we should greatly regret to see a <
change without some good reason. '
Hut this is not all. Of course the town '
council is not aware of the fact. Some of
its members are not aware that they are |
under oath not to hold two offices, and
neither do they seem to be aware that
Lhey are at present under oath not to take '
compensation for their services. Therefore,
they are not aware that the law t
makes no provision for the proposed <
change in the name of the town. The
general incorporation makes provision
For the naming, by ballot, of a town not I
ilready named ; but where towns already
lamed go under this act, the names can j
inly be changed by the legislature, and, )
In our opinion, that body can only provide
for such change under a general act, |
illowing all other towns the same privi- t
ege. j
Enough for the present. There are at
<take matters, the full importance of ]
tvhich does not appear on their face. Hut S
he people of Yorkville pretty well un- ^
Jerstand the situation, and if they will '
nuly give the whole subject the considerition
to which it is entitled, there will r
lot be much room for dissatisfaction at ,
heir tinal action. t
? The difference between tariff for rev- i
Btuie only and protection is so fine, that ]
1.Q ui'nm iiwliuidiial inn ?r?nrr*fil v make
he distinction. Protection incidentally I
urnisbes revenue, and a revenue tariff *
t
ucidentally furnishes protection. Thereore,
when two amateurs begin to argue j
Lhis question, we are reminded of the two (
inights, who, having met at a gate, be- '
fan to dispute about the color of the 1
ihield overhead. One claimed that the ^
ihicld was red and the other that it was j
)lue. After a fight, and when their posj- j,
ions were transposed, the knights discov- ji
ired that both were right. If the tariff t
vere any longer an issue it might bo well ^
mough to argue it even with people who '
lo make a pretense of understanding it. t
hit inasmuch as it has been settled as |
,u issue, at least for the next four years,
t is hardly worth talking about at the t
iresent time. i
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
r. H. Kiddle?Announces that he has received
a carload lot of the celebrated
Milburn farm wagons of ditferent siaes,
which are equal to the best. He also
has bagging and ties, the best long-leaf
heart-pine shingles, plastering hair,
lime and cement,
r. B. MeClain?Offers for rent the house
and lot in Yorkville, known astheHappertield
borne place.
[. eroy Morrow?Announces the resignation
of Mr. J. F. Hoffman as the miller
at the Yorkville roller mill, and that
the mill will continue in charge of Mr.
Pelbam Morrow with necessary expert
assistance.
H. F. Adickes, Asbeville, N. C.?Offers
two farms for rent for the year 1898 in
the suburbs of Yorkville?the "Clawson
Home Place" and the old "Kerr
Place."
Mrs. M. E. Davis?Gives notice that she
has made a final settlement with the
probate judge and that on the 17th of
September she will apply for discharge
as administratrix of tne estate of S. L.
Davis, deceased.
SAD DEATH.
Miss Haitie E. de Loach, whose critical
Uness was mentioned in the last issue of
The Enquirer, died on Wednesday
morning at about 8 o'clock and was buried
in Thursday. The funeral service was
conducted at the Episcopal church, of
which congregation the deceased was a
ievoted member, and was conducted by
Rev. Tbeo. D. Bratton, assisted by Rev.
R. W. Anderson. The service at the
jhu rch was attended by a large concourse
)f people, including an unusually large
number uf young people, by whom the
remains were also followed to the grave.
The tribute of flowers so generously olferjd
by numerous relatives and friends, was
sspecially looked after by a delegation of
poung ladies from the St. Agnes Guild, a
benevolent society of the church in which
LMiss de Loach, since her residence in
Yorkville, had been a leading spirit. The
ieceased was aged about 23 years. She
ivas the second daughter of the late James
3e Loach, of Hampton, and Mrs. Elizabeth
de Loach, now of Yorkville. An
ideal picture of health, beauty and womanly
grace three mouths ago, she was
jtricken down with malaria] fever, which,
developing other complications, slowly
but surely brought on the end.
BOUND TO BE COMPLETED.
Mr. S. B. Lumpkin, general freight and
passenger agent of the Charleston and
Ohio River railroad, was in the city yesterday,
says The News ahd Courier of
Tuesday, and last evening, when accosted
by a reporter for The News and Courier,
talked most pleasantly and interestingly
af the prospects of his road aud the fine
crops and flourishing industries on its
line.
Mr. Lumpkin's special business in
Charleston was in connection with anticipated
traffic arrangements with the South
Carolina and Georgia railroad, and he
poke last night as if confident that most
satisfactory conclusions would be reached.
"The present indications are," he
said, "that Charleston will soon have a
through line to Cincinnati, and this will
then be the shortest line in existence. In
fact, it will be considerably shorter than
any other route connecting these two
points." He did not wish to enter into
any extensive explanation of what the
plans were, but said that he was sure that
things were being arranged that would
prove most pleasant and profitable for
Charleston as a port and a market.
"There is no doubt," said Mr. Lumpkin,
"that the owners of the Charleston
and Ohio River railroad contemplate finishing
the line through from Marion, N.
C., to Johnson City, Tenn., in the near
future. When this is done I have no
doubt but that the line will then be completed
to Portsmouth. Here it will connect
with the Cincinnati, Portsmouth and
Virginia railroad, a line now owned by
aur people, and the direct line will thus
be established to Cincinnati."
T? ?:~ /???Anu onrl hnuiiiMQ
Ill SpUltKUJg U1 UJO viv;po ???v* wum...ww>
along the line of the Charleston and Ohio
River road, Mr. Lumpkin said that the
crops were the finest that have ever been
known since the road was built, both of
cotton and grain. The people, he said,
were well pleased with the prospects of
a tine season, lie spoke also of the 14
cotton mills on the line of road, and said
they were in a most flourishing condition.
The road is now preparing to build 12
miles of track from Marion to the foot of
the mountains, and this extension, Mr.
Lumpkin said, would give them the
business of four good counties that now
have only wagon roads. This, he said,
would largely increase the business of the
road and prove a valuable and immediate
feeder, besides being another step towards
connecting up the through line.
LOCAL LACONICS,
lilcycle Races.
The wheelmen of Clover have arranged
for a series of bicycle races to be held on
September 8.
Die Enquirer Until 1st of January, 1898.
The Semi-Weekly Enquirer will
be sent to any address, from this date un,il
the 1st of January, 1898, for 70 cents.
Large Attendance Expected.
The next session of Judson institute,
Marion, Alabama, opens on September
tl, and the president, Rev. Robert G.
Patrick, D. D., writes us that he is exaecting
a large attendance.
Mecklenburg Commends.
Charlotte Observer: Asaclipping from
The Yorkvillk Enquirer in this paper
shows, the people of York county are enhusiastic
over the building of new roads.
Their enthusiasm and effort iscommendible.
Reasonable Tuition.
Superintendent Dendy informs the re>orter
that he was misunderstood in rejard
to charging of tuition on account of
he higher grades at the graded school.
V reasonable tuition fee, he says, will
:iave to be charged. The school will be
>pened in the same building which has
jeen used heretofore.
Is Seen Abroad.
Newberry Voice of the People: The
letter road discussion in York county has
jeen given a practical turn. Merchants
ind farmers have joiued hands in raising
i road fund, and road work will be stared
inunediatety. That's business-like.
Ve are confident that money put into
letter roads will prove a paying investnont.
Wo would like to see an effort of
hat kind made in this county.
'uying Out the Money.
In reply to his letter calling attention
0 tlie iaci iuhi mere mtu ueeri it uuswuei
u the amount of the check sent to pay I
York county pensioners, Clerk of the
Court Wylie has received instructions to
the eftect "that the matter could not be 1
corrected just at this time, and he should
go ahead and pay out the money as far as
it wjll go." This be is doing, and those (
entitled to it are now calling for their
money at a rapid rate. c
Outlook For Entklne. a
Associate Reformed Presbyterian : The c
prospects of Erskine for the next session 5
are most encouraging. The applicants a
for the college home have tilled it up, and t
we are now arranging to rent rooms and ii
furnish them for the convenience ot those il
who wish to board at the home. The n
college agent worked busily during the s
month of July, as instructed by the board.
He reports a number of new students in n
the sectiou worked in North and South c
Carolina. The friends of the iustitution k
have reasou to be thankful for the hope- r
ful outlook of the college. t
Camp K. H. Glenn. 8
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Mr. 1
W. H. Stewart, adjutant of the York 11
county regiment of United Confederate v
veterans, organized a camp at Bethel,
Saturday. Twenty names of properly a
qualified veterans were duly enrolled. r
D. J. Glenn, Jr., was elected commander; fl
J. A. Campbell, lieutenant commander, 8
and Newton D. Glenn, adjutant. The 3
camp unanimously decided to adopt as its c
name, "R. H. Glenn," in honor of the 1
late Captain R. H. Glenn, who served so 8
gallantly in the war and faithfully and p
efficiently afterwards as sheriff and rep- *
resentative to the legislature from York
county.
Before the Master. ]
Spartanburg Herald, Wednesday: The {
case of the Flint Hill Gold Mine was (
argued before Howard B. Carlisle, special (
master, yesterday. Major Hart and Mr. {
Lewis, of Yorkville, and Bomar & Simp- j
son represented the Love heirs, who are
claiming the property. Judge Web- j
ster, of Gaffney, and Judge Thomason |
represented Cubb, Carpenter and Campbell,
contestants. The testimony was tak- ]
en and all the arguments concluded yes- ,
terday; but it will probably be a day or j
two before the special master makes bis
report. The general opinion, however, is
that the property will be sold, probably
on salesday in November.
Cherokee Jurors. ( '
Gaffney Ledger: Following is the jury
- - * * -+ -
list for tne next terra 01 court, wuicu convenes
on Monday, September 6: C. C. |
Hughes, Jno. Cook, R. W. Davis, E. F. ;
Lipscomb, Jesse Pinson, E. H. Bridges,
O. E. Tate, R. C. Patrick, W. T. Horton, i
G. W. Webster, D. L. Brown, James Ser- <
vice, C. P. Huggins, L. T. Clary, C. P. ]
Teal, Wm. Caldwell, R. F. Gibson, Simp- f
son Blanton, R. E. L. Goforth, W. L.
Massey, James McKeown, P. C. Garvin, ^
J. H. Burgess, J. R. Dixon, T. G. Mc- ]
Craw, Josiab Blrinton, J. T. Moorhead, >,
R. O. Littlejohn. B. F. White, J. C. <
Pryor, X. Blanton, J. W. Nance, W. L. 1
J. McAbee, C. L. Hopper, J. D. Goude- (
lock, L. R. Ross. ]
Election News. f
The senatorial primary election will
take place on uext Tuesday, the polls ]
closing at 4 o'clock, p. m. It is the inten- i
tion of The Enquirer to, as usual, give 1
a full detailed statement of the vote of 1
York county, as soon as possible after it ,
can collect and tabulate the result at the ]
precincts. It will be impracticable, there- t
fore, to mail the papers to subscribers 1
living along the O. R. & C. railroad west .
of Yorkville, on Tuesday afternoon, as
usual, and it will depeud upon very favor- <
able circumstances as to whether we will 1
be able to catch the Carolina and North- ^
Western mail going south. But all the j
same, we have made arrangements to get
up the returns with the utmost dispatch, <
aud will have the paper in the hands of ?
subscribers without unnecessary delay. {
Out of the Business. s
Revenue officers visited the still house f
of Mr. Tom Allen, near Bethany, on 1
Tuesday, seized the apparatus and two
barrels of whisky?all that was on hand? ,
aud closed the concern. Mr. Allen states j
that the only reason given by the officers i
for the seizure was the claim that his '
"beer was too thick," something with l
which he had nothing to do, and knew f
nothing about, as the matter was altogether
in charge of his storekeeper and dis- J
tiller. He went on to say also, that he c
sometime ago notified the proper Federal ^
authority that he was going out of the H
business during this month, and when bis 1
distillery was seized, he was making up I
the last load of meal with which he pro- c
posed to have auything to do. As a rea- t(
son for this, he stated that he bad beeu in a
the business long enough, and he desired <3
to get his children away from such asso- a
ciations. He will move, at an early day, ?
to his plantation, about two miles east ot
Clover, and in future will give his atten- i
tion to farming. s
ABOUT PEOPLE. [
Mrs. T. W. Speck, is visiting Mrs. R. S. a
Withers at Blacksburg. 1
Mr. R. E. Withers, of Waycross, Ga., |
is in Yorkville on a visit. I
Mr. Douam Witherspoon, who has been ?
visiting his father's family iu Yorkville '
for the past few days, returned to Colum- 1
bia on last Thursday.
Mr. J. Tom Thomasson, of W. B. j
Moore Co., is convalescing from an at- t
tack of fever and is spending a few days (
with his aunt, Miss Mag Thomasson, near *
Fodder. ,
Mr. P. W. Love, whose relapse was ]
mentioned sometime back, is getting i
along as well as could be expected, and 4
- * i-?_ J;_i. 2
is no louger tnougnt to oe in .lmmeuiaie H
danger. p
Mr. J. W. Brewer, for the past two *
years employed in the trimming depart- *
inent of tbe Carolina Buggy company, ,
left last Thursday for Kinston, N. C., c
where he has secured a situation. 1
The sponsors for the York camps of ?
Confederate veterans, at Greenville, last
Wednesday, were Miss Mary Jo Wither- t
spoon, Camp Micah Jenkins; Miss Susie t
White, Fort Mill camp; Miss Louise ?
Sherl'esee, Camp Cad'.'allador Jones, e'
Rock Hill; Miss Lena ft'.. Henry, Cauip e
Catawba, Rock Hill. p
The Enquirer had a pleasant call on *
Thursday from William C. Crosby, dean [
of the normal department, of the well- t
known Claremont Female college, at t
Hickory N. C. Mr. Crosby was in town JJ
only a few hours, having stopped hero on
his way to Chester. He will, however, as j.
he announces in another column, be back h
on next Tuesday, when he will bo pleas- >'
ed to meet and confer with those in this ?
immediate vicinity who may desire any
special information as to curieulum, ox- a
peuses, etc. ti
BLACKSBIR6 BUDGET.
>"lne Cotton Crop?Possible Discovery of
Coal?Snnrlse From the Mountain Top
?Personal.
Correspondence of the Torkrille Enquirer.
Blaoksburo, August 27.?It is conceded
by the most carefully observing
nd calculating of our farmers, that the
cotton crop is more heavily fruited this
ear than last, or for a number of years,
nd the plant, instead of going to weed,
ms developed into bolls. The corn crop
% also nearly all that could be wished for
t; and as Buck White says, "with a
nain 'crap of sweet taters,'" it does
eem that we all should be satisfied.
The Rev. Mr. Elam, an enthusiast in the
nineral resources of this section, has reently
discovered near the base of Whita:er
mountain a substance which not only '
esembles anthracite coal in appearance,
* * ?*1 ? U.?!r?/? on/?
till 2II 118 Oiuer prupcriieoui uuming ouv>
living heat. That .it is a form of carbon
here is no doubt; but as to the exact qualty
and quantity of the mineral later instigations
will have to determine.
Witnessing the grandeur and beauty of
. sunrise from the summit of Whitaker's
nountain, is no doubt often a dream and
i pleasant anticipation in the romantic
,nd sentimental vagaries of some of our
roung people ; but few of them have the
ourage and self denial necessary to get
ip before daylight, climb the mountain
ind be on hand in time to behold the
rrand display of nature's magnificence .
ind beauty. This morning, however, the
Rev. Mr. Gregg, Cadet Lieut. August
SI. Deal, Miss Lizzie Brown, Miss MilIred
Tillinghast, Miss Catherine and
Master Frank Deal performed the feat
ind were rewarded for their efforts by
>ne of the finest and most extensive views
>f landscape scenery that can be seen from
my point this side of the Blueridge mounains.
Mrs. B. J. Gold left on Tuesday mornng
for a week's visit to friends and rela;ives
near Mooresboro, N. C.
Mrs. Wm. Anderson, with her children,
Master Win. D. and Mary, and her mother,
Mrs. L. Deal, left Thursday evening
for a month's visit to her old home at
Hollidaysburg, Pa. w. a.
McLAURIN .SPEAKS AGAIN.
rtiroagh the Press Sends a Letter to the
People.
The daily papers of yesterday contained
:be following open letter from Senator
McLaurin:
Fellow Citizens: At Yorkville I was
itricken with a sudden and severe attack
)f illness. To my great disappointment,
r ** 3 ???f moLro onofhor <
L iounu nijaeii mwuic w
ipeech during the present campaigu.
My record is before you, and by it I am
willing to stand or fall. During the canvass
I felt that I preferred to succeed by
relying upon this record, rather than by
attacks upon the record or character, bowever
vulnerable, of my opponents. The
ittenipts to pervert my record and to
.'barge me with being a Protectionist, because
I demanded for the south equal
ights and with other sections, is an intuit
to the voters of South Carolina.
On June 17th, in the senate, while discussing
the Dingley bill, I said: "Mr.
President, I am not a Protectionist, have
never given a vote in support of that
principle nor uttered a word in defense of
that doctrine. I took upon the doctrine
nf protection as a potent factor in building
up and maintaining trusts and monopoies.
Certain newspapers in the north, instead
of answering my argument against
protection, have been pleased to call me
a Protectionist because I demanded equalty
before the law."
I stand squarely upon the tariff plank
)f the Chicago platform, and my votes
ivere given in defense of the people whom
[ represent, and to compel the Republican
party to place the south upon an equal
fnotiug with the balance or the country.
We were convened last March in extraorlinary
session, and the Republicans presented
us with the most unfair and secional
tariff bill ever framed. It bad free
rinding twine for the northern farmer,
ind taxed cotton ties and jute bagging
"or the southern planter. The northern
rroducts, wheat, corn, barley and rye,
were protected, and cotton left to shift for
tself, a trust in northern railroad ties aud
ivbite pine at me expense 01 souiuem
>ine and tie timber. The classifications
n the rice schedule were so arranged as
0 place high duties upon the rice used for
'ood, while the grade used in manufacturing
beer were acquitted almost duty
ree.
In manufactured products, certain
rrades manufactured in the south were
liscriminated against in lavor of other
grades in similar lines manufactured in
he north. An analysis of the coal, iron
,nd other great industries would show
iow eastern monopolists arranged their
ntrieate schedule for the purpose of plunlering
the south.
1 was on the ways and means commitee,
and saw from the beginning the bold
ittempt of the Republican party to liquilate
its political obligations by means of
, tariff bill which should levy tribute
ipon the Democratic south for the beneit
of the Republican north.
Before the bill left our committee room
t had degenerated into a contest over
cbedules, while,by the time we were
hrough hammering it in the senate, it
epresented no fixed or particular econonic
theory, but was a mixture of them
ill, and only a Republican conference
ommittee saved it from destruction.
Every practical man realized from the
beginning that sooner or later the Dingley
till would become a law. It was simply
i question of better or worse. Whatever
night be one's opinion on the subject of
>rotection, here we were in extra session
lonsidering, not a Democratic revenue
nil, but a Republican measure, whose
ivowed object was protection. It seems
o me under such circumstances the first
luty of a representative is to oppose the
)assage of such a bill, but in thecommitee
and elsewhere, by offering amendments
and otherwise, to secure as far as
possible fair play and justice for the
ndustries of the section which he represents.
If he fails to do this, does not he
ibandon to those believing in protection
ill the benefits which arise from the im osition
of tariff duties? Does he not
ail to compensate neglected interests for
lie burueu east upon mem oy me puucy
ff protection ? With 8500,000,000 to raise
mnually by custom duties, how can you
lestroy protection except by equalizing:
jurdens and benefits? It is idle to talk
>f a direct tax ; such an idea lives only iu
lie minds of cranks and socialists.
The essence of protection lies in the
ribute that one class is permitted to levy
ipon another, and the moment that
quality exists protection is gone. Senaors
Cannon and Tillman advocated au
xpert bounty on wheat and cotton to
qualizethe burdens and benefits of the
irotective system. I have no harsh criteism
for my colleagues in the house or
enate who differed with me. I acted afer
careful thought according to the dicates
of my judgment, and I give it as
tiy deliberate opinion that haa all those
iho were opposed to the Diugley bill
ought it out as intelligently and as periisteutly
on the lines indicated, instead of
epeating the hackneyed old speeches that
ave been made biennially for the last 50
ears, the Dingley bill would have been
efeated or a full measure of justice sell
red.
Actuated by love for my section, with
full knowledge of the struggles and
rials since the war of the noble men and