Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 01, 1897, Image 2
Scraps and Jacts.
? Andrew Wassan, hanker and excollector
of customs who left Porl
Townsend, Washington, with a party
of seven for the Klondike, has written
his wife from Skagnay as follows:
"There are about 3,000 men and 15
horses here, making up the most forlorn
lot I ever saw. About half of
them have given up and the other half
either curse or cry. Taking it all together,
I never saw such a condition
of affairs. At Dyea there are nearly
as many as here, and I am told they
are in the same condition.
? The steamer Portland, due from
St. .Michaels, Alaska, says a aispaicn >
of last Friday, has on board the mur- i
dered, William Smith, who was pur- ^
sued over the contiueut to Juneau, to <
D.vea, and across Chilicott Pass over i
lakes and down rivers to the gold fields 1
of Klondike where he was taken into <
custody. Smith was a store-keeper in i
a town near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. One <
night the store was burned and in the i
ruins was found the charred body of a <
woman, who Smith's relatives believe 1
was burned to death in the fire. His ?
mother was insured for $3,500 aud a
demand was made for the money. Investigation
led to the belief that the
fire was caused by Smith. Pinkerton
men were put on the trail and after
the longest chase on record, they captured
Smith at Dawson City on July i
23rd.
? A dispatch of last Friday from !
Cloudland, N. C., says that George K. J
Pritchard, of North Carolina, who is
sheriff of Mitchell county, was fatally
wouuded during the day while attempting
to arrest Monroe Garland, a
noted desperado, uear Cloudland.
Sheriff Pritchard had a warrant for
Garland and with a deputy went after
him. The desperado fired on the sheriff,
one bullet penetrating the lungs ?
and another passing through his neck, i
Garland, after he had shot Pritchard,
turned on Deputy Blalock aud began
firing ; but Blalock was too quick for (
him, and shot him twice, either one of ]
which would have been fatal. Gar- (
land died in a few minutes and Pritch- t
urd was takeu to a nearby house and
surgical aid sought. His wounds are
regarded as necessarily fatal. Pritch- 1
ard is 41 years of age and has a large '
family. Officer Blalock was slightly 1
wounded. The affair created great ?
excitement in the neighborhood of Ba- c
kersville, N. C. where Pritchard lived, t
? Washington letter to the Pittsburg ]
Times: The Revolutionary war ended t
na mm lint thern nre on the
Ill J V/HI O k'MV v?v> ? ?? - _
pension rolls 13 widows and daughters
of Revolutionary soldiers. There are
six widows, the seventh and oldest,
Mrs. Lovey Aldrich, having died at
San Diego, Cal., this week in her 98th
year. The next oldest on the list is
Hannah Barrett, a soldier's daughter.
She is 97 years old. The six widows
range in age from 80 to 86 years. At
the close of the last fiscal year there
were 14 soldiers and sailors of the war
of 1812 on the pension rolls. The oldest,
Hosea Brown, of Oregon, was 104
years of age. Four others had passed
the age of 100. The youngest, John
Lumherson, of Maryland, was 90. Mr.
Lumberson must have been a young *
warrior, as he was only eight years
old when the war of 1812 euded. It
is estimated that the last surviving '
soldier of the war of the rebellion will s
have passed away by 1945, or 80 years i
after Appomattox. If, however, they }
married aud begot children as late in }
life as did some of the Revolutionary
heroes, their widows und daughters
may be on the pension rolls iu 1979. ,
? The Rev. Dr. S. A. Weber writes
to The Southern Christian Advocate: 1
"The present is a church building
epoch in South Carolina Methodism. 1
During the early spring the Spartan- i
burg brethren finished the elaborate \
repairs which hud been in progress t
several mouths on their comparatively ,
new church. * * * It was practically
a new house?commodious, handsome,
well-appointed and well-furnished.
It is easily ahead of anything we
have in the state. Handsome churches
are building, or are contracted for, at
Orangeburg, Chester, Rock Hill, Lau- |
rens and Manning?all strong and t
growing Methodist eeutres. JNewnerry ,
is likely soon to build a much needed ,
church. The popular pastor is straitened
for room, not iu the hearts of his !
people ; but in their house of worship. 1
Greenwood has just finished a beauti- 1
ful church under the aggressive pastor- f
ate of one wbo bears and honors a i
distinguished South Carolina name? t
Marion Dargan. My list is incomplete. |
In our smaller towns and villages, and 5
in our country places, the noise of the t
hammer and saw is beard both iu
church and parsonage building and
repair."
? The budget of the Spanish govern- {
ment for the current financial year 1
shows an estimated revenue of $176,- t
655,750, and expenditure of $174,773,- \
175. For last year it stood, revenue <
$153,857,250, expenditure $152,382,- |
020. For both years there is a surplus t
of income over outgo, so far as relates
to the cost of running the government
and fighting its wars. Compare this 1
with the deficit of $25,000,000 and the
prospect of as much more added before 1
the end of the year in the domestic i
accounts of the United States govern- |
ment, and our sneers at Spain as a ,
bankrupt nation seem a little out of
place. But there are other things to .
be considered. The resources of Spain
are not to be mentioned in the same
breath with those of the United States. 1
It is true that the loan of $80,000,000 '
last November was subscribed by the '
Spanish people in a magnificent burst >
of patriotism ; but this is something i
that cannot be repeated. Aud there ,
is the enormous national debt of $1,- ,
700,328,855, on which the annual in- ,
tcrest amounts to $70,000,000. The
interest-bearing debt of the United
States is only $47,365,130, or less than s
half as much as that of Spain, and the s
total liabilities of our government, in- '
eluding the treasury notes used as i
currency, are not much greater than <
the amount of bonds on which Spain j
is paying interest.
? Assistant Secretary Brigham, of
the agricultural department, a few
days ago, expressed the opinion that
American farmers this year would re- 1
ceive in the aggregate from four to 1
live hundred million dollars in excess j
of that received last year for their farm
products. This, he said, means ,
nuch to the farmers. They have
earned in the season of hard times
hrough which they have passed to
;conon ize where they could and to he
jareful in buying. They will use the
noney they receive for their crops to
lay off their debts, cancel mortgages,
ind in making improvements on the
arm. This seems like a vast sura, but
itntistics sustain the claim. Colonel
Srigham also predicted that the in:reased
price of farm products would
>enefit the laboring element. The
--? 1 Ua oni/rl /1i/l nnt i\1 i nP
)nce u: juuui, ijc emuj uiu iiw
vith the price of farm products, and
"or sometime the farmer was forced to
)ay as much for the services of those
vho did his work as ever, while their
eceipU were cut in two. The laborng
man will be benefited by this advance
in prices. The farmer will disiharge
his indebtedness and make
raprovements, which require labor,
fte wili purchase more of the products
)f labor, puttiug a vast sum of money
n circulation, and this will create a
lemand for labor in all lines, and men
vho have been without employment
>r only partially employed will work
all time at fair wages.
(The IforltwUc (Enquirer.
YOItKVILLE, S. C. : |
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1897.
? It is not $1 wheat; but 10 cents cotton
n which the people of the soutii are most
nterested.
? In one of his speeches during the
campaign, says The News and Courier,
Vlr. Irby confessed that Mr. Ellerbe was
;heated into the nomination for controller
general in 1S90. It would be ineresting
now if Mr. Irby would wind
ip his confessions of fraud by telling
low it was that he cheated the state into
lolding a constitutional convention. A
najority of the people voted against the
lonventiou?what was the method adoped
of swindling them out of their votes?
does Mr. Irby know? Will Mr. Irby
ell ?
? Governor Evans says that the story of
flolloway is "a lie without foundation."
IV e know that "Evans" liquor was pro:ured
from the Tirzah dispensary shortly
jefore ihe first primary in which Evans
,vas a candidate against Earle, and disributed
among voters; but on what
erms the distribution was made, we are
mable to say. The circumstance, howiver,
leuds color to the Holloway story,
md, under the circumstances, if Govcrlor
Evans wauts to be vindicated, it is
ncumbcnt upon him to furnish further
ividence than the bare statement that the
<tory is a "lie without foundation."
? Just take a look at the attitude of the
own council with regard to that proposition
to fix up Lincoln street. Here is
inothei man's proposition, another man's
ipecificatious, and another man's price,
md the council hesitating only because
if doubt as to whether or not it will be
intrusted with power to "borrow money."
The specifications may be all right, the
price may be all right, and the work may
je necessary. No doubt such is the case.
[Jut whatever might be the privilege of
11 embers of the town council as individlals
in such matters, as the representa;ives
of other people who will have to
put up most of the money, they should
lot think of letting such a contract withnit
submitting it to the lowest bidder.
PROPOSED NEW CHARTER.
As will be noted from the report of the
proceedings in another column, there was
i meeting of the town council last Friday
night, and at it developed the reasons
.vhy the council wants to surrender the
present charter and go under the general
incorporation act. We had hoped that
;he council, or some member of it, would
see tit to state its reasons in writing; but
n this we have been disappointed. In
he absence of such written statement,
lowever, we are thankful to them for
inch remarks as they let drop in their oficial
discussion of the subject.
The report of the proceedings as pubished,
will afford to some of the citizens
>f the town amusement, whilo others
ivill be amazed ; but it is not our purpose
o point out in this article the features
vhich we deem likely to produce these
streets. We will say, however, that in 110
^articular is the report exaggerated?cerainly
not to 'lie discredit of any of the
nembers taking part; and notwithstandng
a recently discovered maxim that
'four men's word is better than one,"
lie reporter who wrote up the proceedngs
will not retract a word even though
lis statements should be denounced by
jvery individual present.
Jtofore proceeding with the discussion,
? miirlit Im wett to suv r word with reerard
,o one important development of the
meeting. We refer to the proposition to
nil a public meeting ol' the citizens to bo
lield in the courthouse, on the 7th inrtant,
for the purpose of instructing thorn
is to the merits of the new charter. This
let ion is, to say the least of it, wise and
houghtful; but in view of the rather
funny remark of Warden Moore, who
"eared that there was some "misunderrtanding"
about the matter, and in tho
ranie breath confessed that ho had not
read the new charter himself, wo think it
tvould have probably been wise to have
silled this proposed kindergarten rnectng
before publishing an order for an
lection, etc. Hut Tim Kn(ji?ihku makes
no such confession as Warden Moore. It
Iras read the general incorporation act
:ime and again. It read it more than a
month ago, does not think it misunderstands
it, and does not think it misunderstands
the town council. Therefore, it
looms itself in a position to ofler some
suggestions on tho meeting of tho council I
last Friday night, which suggestions, it
hopes, will be of service, not only to tho
gentlemen composing the meeting, but i
also to the citizens who will compose the :
meeting to be held next Tuesday night. |
Now take a brief review of the souse of I
the council as developed at the meeting
referred to. Intendant Lowry does not
want to increase the levy one-tenth of a
mill?he does not want to increase it
at all; but only wants the now charter
because it will enable the council to "borrow"
money. Warden Parish would
vote for a levy of ten mills if he thought
such a levy necessary ; but does not desire
to go above the present levy- He
wants the power to borrow money, bowever,
because then the "council will be
enabled to do three years work in one,
and not be out anything but the interest."
Or as Warden Propst, who did not commit
himself one way or the other expressed
what his fellow members were driving
at?"the object of the new charter is to
enable the council to anticipate the tax
levy." Noue of them, so they say, want
to increase the levy a fraction ; but only
want to be in a position to borrow money.
This point arrived at, aud in the absence
of any expression upon any other point,
let us tako a look at the law on the subject.
Here is the provision of the present ,
charter relating to the borrowing of
money.
Sect ion 12. The town council shall be authorized
to borrow money only for corporate purines
and upon corporate bonds, bearing interest
not exceeding seven per centum per annum.
Provided, that no loan shall be effected
without the previous concurrence of a majority
ofthe votersofsaid town votingupon the same,
to be ascertained by special election upon the
amount aud purpose of such loan, previously
named and stated by an ordinance of said
town council, which elect ion shall only be ordered
by said town council upon 21 days' public
notice, and upon a petition presented to said
town council, signed by a majority of the residents
who are owners of real estate therein,
praying such election. ? ? ? Provided,
that the levy for that purpose shall be made
along with the levy for ordinary town purines,
and that said special levy shall not exceed
two mills for any one year."
Iu a nutshell, this section means that
the town council has no power whatever
* ? ?nnen o ttnfo nf
10 uorrow mumjjr u^un ?. .?tv ?
tho people. It may, if it desires, and can
find a lender, anticipate tax collections by
borrowing money; but there is no way
in which the lender can enforce collection
by law. If the council fails to pay out of
the particular levy it may pledge, thon
the lender has not the slightest claim
upon any subsequent leyy or upon any
subsequent council. So much for the
present charter. Now take a glance at
the money-borrowing provision of the
proposed new charter:
Section 18. Said town council shall have
l>ower to borrow money for corponite purposes,
and issue from time to time as occasion
may require, the bonds of the corporation
for the payment of the principal,
of which said town shall be at all times
liable : Provided, the property of the Inhabitants
of said town shall be bound for the
redemption of said sum so borrowed, and
the interest thereon, in no other way than
hy the imposition ok an annua i. tax :
Provided, further, that no such bonded debt
shall in any instance exceed the maximum
limit prescribed in the constitution of this
state, and that no bonded debt shall be Issued
except upon the vote of the citizens of the
municipality as provided in the constitution.
A comparison of the foregoing section
of the proposed new charter with the section
of the old charter previously quoted,
will quickly show that the power to borrow
money for the anticipation of taxes?
the only purpose for which the council
says it wants to borrow?is identical.
Such power is not conferred either by the
present charter or the proposed new charter,
and the individual who lends money
to the council under either provision does
so at his own risk. The taxing power,
under the proposed new charter, it is
true, is greater. The present charter allows
a levy of 2 mills for ordinary purposes,
and upon a vote of the people, two
additional mills for extraordinary purposes?the
issuance of bonds for instance.
While under the proposed new charter
bonds can be issued only upon a vote of
the people, the council will have authority
to tax the town, on its own motion,
for ordinary purposes, at the rate of some
?5,500 a year, instead of only about ?1,100
as now. Aiemuers ui iuu cuuuui, n. to
true, disclaim any desire to increase the
levy?they only want the power to "borrow
money." Sinco it has been shown,
however, that by a wise provision of the
lawmakers in pursuance of what is in
this state a settled principle of good government,
they will have no such power,
and since they begin to realize what
almost unlimited taxing power they
are about to put in the hands of successors
who may not bo inclined to be so
moderate, we hope they will reconsider
tho whole thing, and if the meeting next
Tuesday night says so, call off the election.
Hut there is another thing to which it
will not be improper to call attention for
the benefit of the meeting next Tuesday.
We are satisfied that the council is not
aware of it, for when Warden Moore asked
Intendant Lowry whether in tho event
of the adoption of the new charter "we"
could make a levy of 10 mills, and Intendant
Lowry said yes, the reporter for
Thk Knquirkr listened with great interest
for somebody to raise tho point. It
was not raised. In tho event of the adoption
of tho new charter, there must fallow,
at least 20 days before it can go into
effect, a notice of an election for a mayor
and six aldermen, all of whom are to
servo for two years. The present council
can exercise no authority under the new
charter without re-election, at least along
with two additional members. And then
tliero is another thing. There are quite a
number of prominent citizens and largo
taxpayers who are not now registered.
They will not bo allowed to vote on the
question of a new charter; but they will
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the now council, for before this eloction is
held, they will, under the law, have to bo
given the opportunity to register.
? There are sixteen Yorks In the United
States; but at present there is danger of
having our mail mixed up with only
eleven Yorkvilles. In the list of Yorkvines,
which includes two court house
towns?York ville, S. C., is the oldest and
largest, and Yorkville, Oneida county, Y.
Y., which is not a court house town,
comes next. Among the Yorks, there is
one in Pennsylvania with a population of
10,000 and another in Nebraska with a
population of over 3,000. This information
is for the henetit of those who can take no
pride in a town which has borne its name
without dishonor for more than a century,
and we respectively recommend that if
they can stand the strain no longer, they
might emigrate to cither of the Yorks
mentioned, or better, perhaps, they might
strike out for York, Montana, or York,
u'linfo Mnhivlw liuoa lint.
*1 wi lu L/ai\WUt| nueiv UV/WV/V.J .. . W ?%.?
the postmasters, and where they can, by
comparison, better feel their significance.
CAMPAIGN STORY.
Uut Whether Defeated or Elected, Mr.
EvanH Should Clear Hid SkirtH.
News and Courier, Monday.
John Gary Evans will tomorrow ask
the voters of South Carolina for a secoud
time to send him to the Uuited
States senate. He says his record is
before the people, but iu some respects
it is a little cloudy. Ex-State Constable
Henry VV. Holloway yesterday
gave a reporter for The News aud
Courier a bit of unpublished history
that does not seem to show Mr. Evaus
up in a light that he would like to see
just on the eve of the election. The
substunce of what Holloway says is
that on the last election day in Columbia,
Evans, who was then ruuuing for
the senute, gave a written permit to a
blind tiger dealer in Columbia to order
a stock of liquor and hand it out to
the voters and ward heelers. According
to the ex-constable, the permit
was flaunted over the heads of whisky
spies, aud their hands were tied. The
dealer did a thriving business that day.
Mr. iiollowny id a son OI ioriner
Constable J. VV. Holloway. He and
his father were put on the force by
Governor Tillman. Soon after Evans
went, into office the force was reorganized
and the younger Holloway was
left out. This was before the last senatorial
election. The father remained
on longer, but finally quit.
In speaking of the matter yesterday,
Mr. Holloway said :
"Pope Hayes was the man. He
received the written permission from
Governor Evans to keep the liquor for
campaign services ; but it was all sold
right over the counter. Hayes told
ine and my futher that he had the
governor's permission. Constables
Morehead and Beach were in the place
all day, and I am satisfied they knew
that the liquor was being sold. I am
satisfied, too, that the same permit
held the constables off afterwards and
prevented them from raiding the store.
Hayes's shop was not more than two
hundred yards from the voting precinct
in Ward 2. John T. Thornton j
was in with Hayes, and he (Thornton)
told me that he cleared about $05 on
election day for his share of the sales."
Mr. Holloway's story is given for
what it is worth. He says that if necessary
he will make affidavits and will
prove everything that he has said.
Mr. Holloway was asked about the
reports of orders being sent to the constables
to vote for Evans. He said
these came from Mr. W. W. Harris,
and were sent to the chiefs. The chief
constables in turn sent letters to the
constables, ordering them home to
canvass for Evans and to vote for him
for the senate. Mr. Holloway said
that one constable was sent from
Georgetown to Kershaw, a month be
fore the election, to use his influence in
securing votes for Evans.
A STORY BY 1KBY.
Saj'H He Swindled the March Convention
or 1800.
At the campaign meeting at Manning,
last Friday, Colonel Irby told a
story which, by all means, should goon
record. Whether the story is true or
not, of course cannot be said with any
positiveness, as Irby is generally conceded
to be a tough citizen. But,
anyhow, here is the story as told by
the correspondent of the associated
dailies :
Colonel Irby then announced that he
would not attack McLauriu's record in
his absence ; denied he was running as
u "loose horse" to elect Evans ; told
his "stud colt" joke; gave his reasons
for not running last year, and denounced
the campaign bureau in Columbia
for the circulars which it was
sending out. He explained how he
made Evans governor, and said he
was the daddy aud grand-daddy of all
the politicians, big and little, in the
state, except Tillman ; but he hatched
him. "The truth of this whole matter
is," said Colonel Irby, "that Tillman
and I joined teams in 1886, after
his agitation in 1885, for the purpose,
first, to establish au agricultural college
in South Carolina. As I remember,
the counties of Clarendon, Marlboro,
Marion, Newberry, Chester and
Laurens respouded to the call from
Edgefield. Some of the representatives
from these counties even flunked,
and on the question of college or no
college we were ingloriously defeated.
"Tillman became disgusted with any
attempt to organize the farmers of the
state, threw up the sponge, wrote a
long letter to the people of the state
expressing his conte npt, and retired
-1. . i_ ;ii_ -1J I
to His Home among uie nius ui oiu
Edgefield. I didn't surrender, however,
and kept up the light in the
legislature along the lines ol" Reform
in the administration of the stute government.
The college seemed to be
hopelessly gone ; but God came to the
rescue by putting it into the heart of
Mr. Clemson to make his bequest. A
fresh bold was taken, tbe light was
renewed and the college established.
But Tillman was out, voluntarily out.
To get him back I originated the
March convention idea a year before
the convention was held and gave him
the nomination on a silver waiter.
On the question of nomination or no
nomination in that convention we were
defeated by one vote. I cheated tbe
question of nomination, which saved
Tillman, who was to be the nominee.
The end justified the means, because
persons opposed to nominations bad
not been invited to that convention,
and they bad no right to control its
deliberations.
? The Spanish government has called
out 40,000 additional reserves, 27,000
for Ouba and 13,000 for the I'hillipines.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. *
si
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. tr
H. C. Strauss?Has on hand 10 tnoro at
clocks and is anxious to deliver them
as fast as the coupons are presented, and OI
wants the clocks taken away as fast as
possible. He has fitted up a toilet room
in his store for the especial use of ladies
from the country, and invites them to w
use its comforts and conveniences. His at
new stock of fall and winter goods is n]
being received and will soon be ready
for inspection. *v
Grist Cousins?Offer you canned mackerel
at 10 cents a can, luncn uasaeis at iu anu e<
15 cents each, glass clippers for 25 cents, , }(
collar pads for 25 cents, Brown's or
Whittemore's shoe polish for 10 cents,
Fellows' hypophosphites for $1.20, and tf
Hood's sarsaparilla and other $1 prepar- tn
ations for 85 cents. sj
J. A. Holland, Deputy Collector?Gives w
I notice that he has seized at Hero, S. C., a
still and fixtures, 97 gallons of corn whisky,
etc., as the property of T. II. Allen, E
and calls upon all persons claiming M
same to give notice and file bond. v
G. T. Schorb, Agent?Lets you know that ^
the Wilcox A White Organ company ,
have arranged their financial dimcul- 01
ties, and that he is now prepared to fur- "
nish those celebrated organs to would-be r<
| purchasers the same as heretofore, and 8j
guarantee them to be both mouse and '
llying-squirrel proof.
L. George Grist?Lets lyou know of his S
readiness to write fire and tornado in- ci
surance, in the iEtna company, one of Ci
the strongest companies in America.
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ABOUT PEOPLE. n
Dr. J. R. Bratton is ill. tl
Mr. C. F. Williams left for Baltimore f
last Monday to resume his course in u
medicine. w
Miss Minnie McCall is visiting Rev. tl
Cl. XT AffJl 1 n' cj fumtltr A
Tf U. ilCVIUC O inuiiij i ^
Mr. S. L. Miller spent Saturday and i
Sunday in Yorkville with his family. u
Dr. M. J. Walker's family is at home w
after a pleasant visit to Union and Chero- ?
kee counties.
Miss Eunice McConnell, a graduate of h
the state hospital training school for t<
unrses, is at home. p
Captain E. A. Crawford and family re- n
turned home last week from a visit to d
friends and relatives in Western York. )]
Rev. W. G. Neville returned from a ^
two week's vacation last Monday nightt h
and will conduct prayer meeting as usual n
this afternoon at 5.30 o'clock. 1
Mr. John D. McNeel, returned to his a
home in Montgomery, Ala., last Thurs- c
day after a pleasant visit of several weeks c
to friends and relatives in this place. n
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THE CLOVER RACES. I
Extensive arrangements are being made p
for the bicycle races at Clover next Wed- f
nesday, the 8th instant. The Clover
wheelmen have constructed a first-class p
track on the big stretch of granite in n
town, and they extend a cordial invitation
to riders elsewhore to be present at the e
opening. The programme is to be as ti
follows: a
First race; one mile, open. Prize, set s!
of Morgan A Wright tires valued at $12. n
Second race; one-half mile, open to p
boys under 14 years of age. Prize, watch p
valued at $15. v
Third race; half-mile, open. Prize, p
diamond scarf pin, value $7.50. 9(
Fourth race; two miles, open. Prize, 0
gold fountain pen valued at $4. c
Fifth race; one-quarter mile, open. s
Prize, Brown racing saddle valued at $4. j,
Sixth race ; one mile, championship of j
York county. Prize, diamond stud val- p
ued at $10. 0
The public is invited, and The En- e
quinun understands there is to bo no e
charge for admission. p
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TESTIMONIAL FROM TILLMAN. , y
Editor Gonzales, of tho Columbia State,' f<
must take oil his hat to Senator Tillman. I v
TT - 4 4a fl\ia n1>oS> I a
lie IS IlUt UU1JKCU IV iviatwu wu.o ???v. , ?
sauce; but if the story here told is correct, n
it looks like he ought to. \
We will say in advance that wo are not o
going to vouch for the story. It came to a
the reporter second-hand, and may be a
little mixed. But, all the same, it came n
so straight that unless it is denied, we are /
inclined to believe it is true. v
The incident occurred several weeks ii
ago, and the scene was laid on the south- v
bound O. Ii. it C. passenger train, on its n
way to theTirzah eampmeeting. Senator c
Tillman was 011 board, and so also was T
quite a number of the senator's enthusi- a
astic friends, gathered from various h
neighborhoods in the western part of the 1
county.
One of the friends referred to, an en- d
thusiastic Tillmanite from away back, J
struck up a conversation with the senator p
about the condition of "Reform," and rJ
presently the discussion drifted on to the a
newspapers, when the senator asked : d
"What paper are you reading, any- e
way?" 3
"The Register," replied the other. 'I
"Well," said the senator, "you drop t<
that right now and take The State." 11
"The State!" exclaimed the other, e
What do you mean?" si
"I mean just what I say," replied Sen- u
ator Tillman. "Take The State. The
Register is so unreliable that you can
never tell where it stands, and while Gon- 1
zales is as bitter as gall, you can al .vays
tell just where to put your finger on b
him." ti
The good "Reformer" to whom thosen- r
ator was talking, pondered, so the reporter
is informed. Other Reformers who i!
overheard the conversation pondered, and 1
from the best information obtainable, a
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| some ui tuem are puuuciui^ jet. ?
THE TOWN COUNCIL. n
A meeting of the town council was held a
| in the council chamber last Friday night. ^
The meeting was called in the usual way P
?tho policeman notifying the members 11
of it during the afternoon, by the instruction
of the intendant?and the reporter
was duly notified by one of tho wardens, v
who believes that tho public has a right
to bo present on such occasions if it de- ?
sires. All of the members were present n
when tho meeting was called to order, 11
and so also was a representative of The J
Enquirer.
The main object of the meeting, it de- a
veloped, was for tho consideration of a S
proposition from Mr. S. N. Johnson rela- tl
tive to the improvement of tho Lincoln h
road from the residence of Captain J. It. li
Lindsay, to tho mile post. Mr. Johnson k
made a verbal statement of his proposi- G
tion, which was to the effect that he and
others, living beyond the incorporate P
limits of town, were personally interested a(
in having a better road. The average a
cost of macadam work?(5 inches thick ?'
and 12 feet wide?was generally reckoned w
at 70 cents a running yard. He has on w
his land a considerable quantity of gravel, d
suitable for macadam work, and pro- M
a .? - - - - ? * i.l. la t<\ #5 v 1
posing 10 usu mis, iiu uiicicu l\j ha up
the road in accordance with the .specifics- tl
tions stated, in consideration of 40 cents a h
yard from the town, and would look for n
the other 30 cents to outside parties; but n
with this, however, the council would V
have nothing to do. lie estimated that k
the length of tho road to be macadamized g
would be between 800 and 1,000 yards, w
and akhough ho was satisfied that ho u
would have enough gravel with which to b
macadamize the whole distance, he would o
ipulate that if his supply of gravel
muld be exhausted on a part of the conact,
he should not ho held for the bailee.
Intemlant Lowry asked for au estimate
l a nine foot strip of macadam, raised
line six inches in the centre and sloping
i earth shoulders on the sides. There
as also talk ot grading down the hills
the expense of the town, etc., and the
latter developed considerable discussion,
hich culminated in a resolution otl'ered
y Warden Propst, and variously amond1,
so as to provido that on Monday, the
Ith, Mr. Johnson would go over the
>ad with the council, and see what was
i be dono and that he would then sublit,
in writing, a proposition covering all
>ecifications, and the price at which he
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tiuiu uu iuc num.
This matter disposed of, Warden Mcllwee
mentioned a proposition from
lessrs. Youngblood and Hartness, of the
icinity of Sharon, to deliver, free on
nard the ears, at 30 cents a ton, 100 tons
f nigger-head rock. The 0. R. A C.
lilroad, ho said, had ottered to haul the
>ck to Yorkville free for fixing up the
,reet leading to the depot, and as 30 cents
ton was as cheap as the rock could be
otten, he thought the otter should bo acspted.
The matter was variously disussed
; but no action was taken.
There being no further business, there
'as a little discussion of the proposed
ew charter. Intendant Moore brought
le matter up. He said that from The
Inquirer, it appeared that there was a
lisunderstanding as to what was wanted
'ith the new charter, and suggested that
le council take advantage of The Enuirer's
offer and make an explanation,
[e proposed the appointment of a comlittee,
to include Intendant Lowry, and
rhich committee should prepare a statelent
for publication.
Continuing, Warden Moore said that
e had not read the proposed new charsr,
and asked if, after its adoption, the
resent council would have the power to
take a levy of 10 mills under it. Intenant
Lowry said that the council would
ave the power to make such a levy if it
aw tit. But, he went on to say, so far as
e was concerned, he did not want to
uake a 10-mill levy, or a 1-mill levy, or a
-tenth-mill levy. What he wanted, was
uthority on which to borrow money. It
ould not he done under the present
barter, "and unless they give us the
ew charte*, I am in favor of Just not
iking that crusher away from the depot."
teference was had to a crusher recently
u. chased on credit and not yet removed
rom the cars.
Warden McElwee said that if the proo
ed new charter authorized the levy oi
lore than 2 mills, "I'm going to vote
gainst it; that's all." Warden Parish
xplained that he had just been told that
he now charter was a general thing and
llowed a levy of ten mills all over the
tate; but then they did not have to levy
nore than two mills unless they wanted
n. Warden McElwee then said, emihatically,
that under no circumstances
,'ould he vote for a levy of more than
wo mills. It was pretty close work
ometimes; but the town had got along
11 that heretofore, and he thought it
ould continue to do it. Warden Parish
aid he would vote for a ten mill levy if
e thought it necessary and right,
iisclaiming any desire to increase the
avy; but insisting on the necessity
f borrowing money, which he claimd
could not be done under the presnt
charter, Warden Parish went on
> say: "My argument is this. We
re supposed to spend $G00 or $700 a
ear on the street. If we spend three or
nur times that amount in one year, then
to can borrow the money on two, three
ud four years, and so on, and we will
ot be out anything but the interest."
Varden Propst suggested that the only
bject of the proposed change wastoenble
the council to anticipate the levy.
Intendant Lowry did not favor the idea
if making a statement in the newspapers.
L gentleman, however, thought that it
vould be advisable to call a public meetng.
Warden Propst also thought this
vould be the best way to go about the
natter. A public meeting should be
ailed and the charter read and discussed,
rhe suggestion met with general favor,
nd it was agreed that the meetiug be
leld in the courthouse on the night of
'uesday, September 7.
The council assembled again on Monay
afternoon, in the office of Probate
udge McCorkle, to consider a written
imposition submitted by Mr. Johnson,
["he proposition covered a strip of macadm
nine feet wide and six inches in
epth, to be applied in one of fourdiffcrnt
ways at different prices, ranging from
D cents down to 30 cents a lineal yard,
.'he distance to be macadamized he reporjd
at S00 yards. The council took the
natter under consideration, and explaind
that, for reasons which it wasunnecesary
to state, no answer could be given
mil September 20.
LOCAL LACONICS,
'he Enquirer Until lnt of January, 1808.
The Semi-Weekly Enquirer will
>e sent to any address, from this date unil
the 1st of January, 1808, for 70 cents.
Med of Paralysis.
Daniel Witherspoon, colored, whose
llness was mentioned in the last issue of
'he Enquirer, died last Friday night
ged about 70 years.
pookiug For It.
The Yorkvillecotton buyers are looking
>r the first bale of new cotton this week,
nd some one of them will probably pay
)r it at a rate higher than the market
rice.
tuslnesH and Sentiment.
Referring to the announced purposes of
:ie town council, an old citizen of York
illo said to the reporter a few days ago:
Why I'd just as lief vote to change my
wn name, and as to that taxation btisi-1
ess, the council seems to think thai
inney grows on trees."
, Graveyard Watermelon.
Magistrate Sandifer sentenced a Negro,
few days ago, to 20 days on the chainang,
for stealing a watermelon from Heiesda
cemetery. The watermelon be>tigod
to another Negro who cultivates a
ttle patch in the cemetery in order to
eep down weeds, etc.
cuing Iteady to Start.
The work of removing the county road
lant, including the chaiugang, stock;le,
engine and other machinery, etc., to
point on the Charlotte road, just withut
the incorporate limits of Yorkville,
as commenced on Monday last, and
ill be completed within the next few
ays.
tonumeiit to the Women.
The most important action taken by
le Confederate veterans, at (Ireenvillc,
ist week, was tho inauguration of a
lovement for the erection of a monolent
in this stale to the women of the
oufederacy. The monument is to bo
icated in the town or city ollcring the
reatcst inducements, financial and other ise.
The raising of tho bulk of tho
loney for the proposed undertaking has
een delegated to a committee, composed
f one member Jrom each county. The
committeeman appointed for York county
is Major T. C. Beckham, of Rock Hill.
It's a Running llnttlnesA.
Up to yesterday afternoon, Clerk Wylie
had issued checks to 192 of the 240 veterans
and widows of veterans in York
county, who are entitled to receive pensions.
Meeting at Philadelphia.
An unusually interesting revival service
has been going on at Philadelphia
since August 22, under the preaching of
Rev. J. VV. Humbert, assisted by Rey.
A. X. Branson. Large crowds have been
in attendance, and on Sunday and Sunday
night, the people came from a distance
of eight or ten miles, packing the
ci)n run Dunning aimost ut auunuanuiu
During the day there were 22 applications
for membership in the church. The
Philadelphia people, by the way, have
ruised $500 toward the erection of a new 1
church, and expect to go on with the
building as soon as practicable.
On Its Feet Again.
Mr. George T. Schorb, agent at this
place for the well-known Wilcox A
White organ, has showu The Enquirer
a letter from Mr. J. H. White, the president
of the company, announcing the
fact that there has been a re-organization,
and that the business is now on its feet
again in the hands of the same old stockholders.
The failure of the company,
sometime back, was due entirely to the
long period of financial depression
through which the country has been passing
; but notwithstanding this, President
White has been enabled to make a square
and honest settlement of all old obligations,
and is enoou raged to Iclieve that
present and future prospects are far better
than ever.
A I.arge Attendance.
The Yorkville graded school commenced
work last Monday morning with
141 pupils in attendance. Superintendent
Dendy was at his post, as was also Assistant
Superintendent Kennedy, and the
young lady teachers?Misses Gist, Allison
and McKlwee. W. W. Lewis, chairman
of the board of trustees, witnessed the
opening of the session, and was much
pleased with the way things started off.
"AH we ask," ho said to the reporter, "is
the hearty co-operation of the people of
Yorkville. Give us this, and the board
will do what it can to make the school
all for which anybody can reasonably
wish." The management of the colored
school is in trouble about getting a building,
and the school will not be opened
until next Monday.
ttui<t on Cotton.
During the last week or 10 days, there
has been considerable complaint of rust
011 cotton. Fields which not long ago
were green and healthy and fruiting satisfactorily,
have suddenly turned brown
and stopped fruiting.' In some cases this
condition of affairs is thought to he premature.
The natural expectation is that
the fruiting process should continue on
till frost. Various theories are offered for
the existing condition, and whether it is
corrector not, the most plausible explanation
seems to be that the cotton stalks
having already put on all the fruit they
can mature, there is not strength enough
left in them for the production of more
blooms and bolls, etc. Though in some
few sections the crop is light, generally it
is unusually heavy.
No Danger Here.
The Enquirer has a note from a citizen
of Yorkville asking whether or not,
in the event of the surrender of the present
charter and the adoption of the general
incorporation act, a dispensary can
be established here. We have inquired
into the matter, and as the result of our
inquiries, answer no. The sale of liquor
in Yorkville is forbidden by special act of
the general assembly, confirmed in the
present charter and in the dispensary law,
and as the general incorporation act contains
no repealing clause, the special act
referred to continues to bold. If the
name of the town could bo changed, as
proposed, and was so changed, then there
might arise some technical questions; but
as a vote on this subject would not afTect
the name of the town in the least, there
is no danger in this scare.
Doe* It Mean Anything?
There is a rumor in circulation to the
effect that at an early day the O. R. & C.
railroad people will arrange to run
through daily passenger trains from
Charleston, S. C., to Marion, N. C. The
reporter has beard the rumors as coming
from various sources; but has nothing
official. There seems to be good reason,
however, to anticipate that there is something
in the wind. For one thing, the
O. R. A C. authorities are filling up, as
rapidly as poasible, all of their more dangerous
trestles, several of the railroad
men have been circulating about Charleston.
Sumter and other points in the low
country a great deal lately, and taking all
these things into consideration, it does
not seem improbable that there will soon
be developments which will be both interesting
and important.
Mr. Neville In Oconee.
Keowee-Courier, August 26: Rev. W.
G. Neville, of Yorkville, makes his annual
visit to Oconee, the home of his
childhood, with almost exact regularity.
He is in our midst now. His presence is
a benediction. The church at Yorkville
is fortunate in having so good a pastor.
The church membership there is more
than 300. During the four years pastorate
of Mr. Neville, 118 members have been
added to the roll. The church takes a
great interest in all the departments of
church work. As much as 81,000 a year
has been raised for Miss Davidson, who
is in the foreign missionary field. Every
year she receives as much as 8500. There
sire several voluntary societies connected
with the church which are doing a tine
work, as follows: The Ladies' Missionary
society, the Klla C. Davidson Foreign
Missionary society, the Ladies' Aid society,
the Willing Workers, and the Missionary
Sunbeams. Mr. Neville preached
an interesting and practical sermon on
Sunday morning last in the Walhalla
Presbyterian church, and since that time
lias preached at Westminster and Retreat.
The Case of Wliltu*.
The case of Whitus, the Chester "original
package" dealer, is expected to come
up before Judge Witherspoon tomorrow.
The case is rather a peculiar one. The
proceedings against Whitus do not in anywise
question the authority or correctness
of Judge Simonton's recent orders, for
Whitus is not being prosecuted for selling
liquor in violation of tho dispensary law ;
hut for contempt of court. Sometime
ago, Whitus was convicted of maintaining
a nuisance ami enjoined from further
dealing in liquor upon pain of being ruled
for coulcmpt. The injunction was issued
by Judge Townsend instead of Judge
Wilhcrspooii, ?is erroneously stated in
some of the papers. Hut tomorrow,
Whitus is to appear before Judge Witherspoon,
to show cause why he should not
be punished in accordance with Judge
Townsend's order. Upou his appearance,
Whitus will be armed with some kind of
an order from Judge Simoutou ; but as to
what bearing this order may have on the
case, remains to be seeu.