Straps and Jacts.
? Charles A. Dana, the most famous
newspaper editor in the world, probably,
died at his home on Long Island
last Sunday. Mr. Dana was born in
Hinsdale, N. H., on August 8, 1819,
and was graduated from Harvard college.
From 1847 to 1861, he was connected
with the New York Tribune,
and from 1868 to 1865, wus assistant
secretary of war. He became editor
of the New York Sun in 1868, and it
was on that paper that he established
his fame as an editor. At the time
of his death he was in his 79th year.
? The New York Journal and Advertiser
has completed its poll of the
politics of Greater New York voters,
having ascertained the preferences of
077 871 olootnro Of fhpsfi Van Wvfrk.
Tammany, is the choice of 89,871;
Henry George, Jefferson Democrat,
85,050; Seth Low, Citizens' union, 59,764
; General Tracy, Republican, 44,001.
Estimating the total vote at
550,000, the result, on November 2d,
based on The Journal's poll, would be :
Vau Wyck, 176,269 ; George, 168,345;
Low, 118,288 ; Tracy, 87,098.
? At Greensboro, N. C., last Saturday,
a big elephant belonging to the
John Robinson and Franklin Bros.'
circus, became enranged at oue of the
employes aud was about to stamp him
in the ground, when a keeper rushed
to the man's assistance, and was in
turn attacked by the big brute, who
picked up the keeper in bis trunk aud
forced him in his mouth. When rescued
the man was found to be badly
injured ; but his physicians say he will
recover. The elephant was tortured
with hot irous and acid until he was
thoroughly subdued.
? A society has beeu formed in England
for the purpose of protesting
against bazaars and entertainments for
charity purposes. The bazaar annoyance
is more prevalent in Euglaud
than in this country ; still it thrives to
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The promoters of the society propose
to raise charity funds by direct appeal
in order to put a stop to the bazaars.
They call themselves "The London
Society of Church Beggars." They
claim bazaars do not promote friendly
feelings; that they do not make
enough money to pay for the trouble
and worry of getting them up, and
that the prevention society will be doing
a good act if it succeeds in converting
women to the new idea.
? A terrible tragedy occurred near
Faircloth, Ga., last Saturday. Miss
Hurst, the 16 year old daughter of a
wealthy planter, went outdriving with
a young man named Mack Lewis.
Lewis brought the young lady back
dead with a bullet through her heart.
He told a story to the effect that after
driving some miles he and Miss Hurst
got cut of the buggy to amuse them-l
selves at target practice with a revolv-!
er. They had fired several shots each,
when in the act of handing the pistol
to Miss Hurst, ready for firing, Lewis
accidentally shot her dead. The youug
lady was very beautiful and quite a
belle. Some of the people of the
neighborhood are said to believe the
story, while others are doubtful as to
whether it is exactly true. Beyond
Lewis's statement, however, there is
no evidence.
? A peculiar case has developed at
Matthews, N. C., a few miles from
Churiette. Several years ago Pleasant
Hill church, near the village, was
burned. The origin of the fire was
thought to be accidental. About two
months ago, the baru of James B.
Williamson was burned. And between
the times of the buruiog of the church
and barn, a store belonging to Frank
Abernathy, sou of a wellknown preacher,
was also destroyed by fire. Abernathy
got up considerable excitement
about his store, claimiug that he lost
over ?1,000, and the neighbors got up
a liberal subscription for him. Last
week Abernathy coufessed that he was
responsible for all the fires, and wanted
to pay for a hog that was burned in
Williamson's barn. He had no objection
to bis confession being made
public. The confessions were made as
the result of religious excitement, and
the people are at a loss as to whether
to prosecute the fellow criminally, or
have him sent to a lunatic asylum.
? Senator Arthur P. Gorman has
just sprung a big sensation in Maryland
politics. It will be remembered
that although inclined to the single
gold standard view of the fiuancial
question, when the Democratic convention
at Chicago declared for the
free coinage of silver, Senator Gorman
announced that be would remain on
the platform. Accordingly, he did
what he could to keep Maryland in
line for the Democracy. The Baltimore
Sun had long beeu regarded as a
staunchly Democratic newspaper, and
it has exercised a powerful influence
in the aflairs of the party. It had
goldbug leanings and bolted the Chicago
platform ; but declared that its
bolt was not because of free silver;
but because of the leadership of Gorman,
whom it professed to believe was
a dangerous man. The Sun is still
opposing the Democratic party, and
its opposition is considered as a dangerous
menace to party success. Gorman,
therefore, has written to the editor
and proprietor of the Sun a letter
in which be says that if that gentleman?Edwin
F. Abell?will assume
the leadership of the party along the
line of the Chicago platform, he, Gorman,
will give up his senatorial aspirations
and retire to private life. Senator
Gorman says that all he wants is
the success of the Democratic party,
and will not allow his personal ambition
to block the way. From any
point of view, the letter is a master
stroke, and it is noted that Editor
Abell has not yet seen his way to decline
or accept Senator Gorman's proposition.
? Judge Vincent, leading counsel in
the famous Luetgert trial, made his
concluding speech last Saturday. It
was the eighth week of the trial.
Judge Vincent's closing words are
reported as follows: "Aud now, gentlemen
of the jury," he said, in conclusion,
"the ever-moving hands upon
the dial of yonder clock warn me that
the usual hour of adjournment has
arrived. I must cease pleading aud
leave the case in your hands. I have
fought the fight and kept the faith to
the very best of my ability. What I
have done has been done with an abiding
conviction that it was right. For
two months we have been closely
associated in the trial of one of the
greatest cases of the day. Soon we
must separate, to go our several ways
and again take up our different lines
of duty. But before I leave, I desire
to thank you, on behalf of my client,
my associate and myself, for the close
attention you have paid to this trial.
And now, gentlemen, after all that has
been said against Luetgert, and which
has been swept away by the clear sunlight
of truth, would it not be like
shooting an old messmate in the back
to find a verdict of guilty against
him ?" A hush fell over the courtroom
at these words. Turning again
to the jury, Judge Vincent concluded :
"He has lost his liberty ; he has lost
his name ; he has lost bis fortune ; be
has lost his wife. Will he lose his
life ?" The indications were that the
case would be given to the jury on
yesterday, and although public opinion
is pretty unanimous tbat the defen
ilant is guilty, the probable verdict is
confessedly a matter of doubt.
?hc IJorfeviUt (Enquirer.
YOItKVILLE, 8. C.:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20,1897.
? The city of Charleston, which has for
several weeks maintained a strict quarantine
ag".;nst Atlanta, has decided to let
up somewhat. Hereafter travelers from
Atlanta will be admitted to Charleston
upon presentation of a certificate of 10
days' residence in the former city, free of
infection before leaving.
? The Dingley tariff bill has at least restored
wool raising to a paying basis, and
we would suggest that South Carolina
farmers try their bands, at least on a small
scale. There are a few in this section
who have found sheep profitable property
all along, and the undertaking would not
be in the nature of an experiment.
? We would be glad to see how a test of
the question as to whether or not original
package concerns cannot be forced to divide
their profits with town, county and
state. There are lots of points which are
not covered by Judge Simonton's decisions,
and this is one of them. Any county
board of control can make a test of the
matter.
? Colonel Neal lays it on to ex-Governor
Evans with considerable severity; but we
are sorry to see it. Evans has long since
been laid on the shelf; his charges were not
considered by anybody as of any importance,
and further attention to him in the
newspapers or otherwise, is a useless waste
of energy. Colonel Neal and others will
do well now to let him alone.
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? According to the prevalent opinion
in Columbia, the only way to get rid of
the original package shop at Tirzab, is to
close the dispensary there. Then, by all
means this should be done. As long as it
has the competition of the original package
shop, the dispensary can't make ex
penses anyway, and the closing of both
establishments will be helpful to the people
of the surrounding country.
? The alleged ground upon which the
boards of education of certain northern
cities have proscribed Victor Hugo's masterpiece,
"Les Miserables," is "immorality."
While it is true that the book portrays
considerable immorality, it does
not teach anything of the kind, or leave
an impression that is calculated to promote
it. It does, however, teach socialism
with wonderful power; and not only
excuses, but seems to justify, to a considerable
extent, that terrific upheaval
known in history as the French Resolution,
and we suspect it is this rather thau
the alleged immorality which makes it
so objectionable to cities like Philadelphia
and others which have condemned it.
As proof v>f this suggestion, it appears
that while all of these cities have reason
to fear the possible development of socialism,
none of them, except New York,
have ever shown any practical alarm at
the existence of immorality.
? Alfred B. Shepperson is attempting
to explain why the government crop report
for Oc.ober, which was very unfavorable,
had a depressing effect rather than
otherwise on prices. The gist of the explanation
lies in the alleged fact that the
cotton trade no longer has confidence in
the government reports. These reports
are based on the statements of numerous
correspondents scattered all through the
cotton growing regions. Formerly, Mr.
Shepperson would have us belie\ 9, these
correspondents made correct reports, and
when their reports were condensed and
published by the government, they meant
something. If the reports indicated a
larger crop, prices went down; and if
they indicated a smaller crop, prices went
up. A vast majority of the correspond
ents are interested in higher prices, and
Mr. Shepperson intimates that since they
have begun to realize the effect, they are
coloring their reports accordingly. As to
whether or not this is true is, of course,
purely a matter of suspicion, of which
Mr. Shepperson and the produce gamblers
north evidently have an abundance.
? The Columbia Register complains that
much of its matter is being used by other
papers from time to time without proper
credit. As to how much The Register is
annoyed bv this kind of thing, we are
unable to say; but no matter how little
its annoyance, it has our sympathy. News
is a commodity that can only be secured
at the expense of time, labor and money,
and the newspaper which first secures it,
or secures it from its origiual source, is
entitled to full property rights in it. Few
newspapers object to the use of their news
by other papers, provided the secondhand
users give proper credit. For one
newspaper, therefore, to steal news from
another under circumstances like this, is
peculiarly disreputable. Yet this kind of
theft is going on all the time, and, with
The Register, we must complain that The
Enquirer is also a sore but helpless sufferer.
ENGLAND AND SILVER.
The cable dispatches continue to keep
up the Wolcott monetary commission
farce with regard to the free coinage of
silver, notwithstanding the fact that the
whole world realizes that McKinley,
Wolcott and the Republican party, and
hypocritical bankers abroad, are playing
a game of humbug so thinly veiled as to
hnrdlv hfi nanable of deceiving an inuo
ceut school girl.
Sometime ago it was stated that France
is right in for the free coinage of silver,
as she has been all the while. This, it is
easy to believe. No country in the world
realizes better than France the desirability
of an equitable distribution of
wealth, or the importance of the double
standard in securing that object. But the
idea of Great Britain beiug for free coinage
is preposterous. In that country of
the immensely rich and desperately poor,
equitable, scientific distribution of wealth
among its creators is a suggestion that
ever meets with supreme contempt. It
was here that the demonetization conspiracy
had its origin. Nowhere else are
the cousequences and effects of the crime
more fully appreciated, and here will be
the last spot on earth that will give up
the advantage that has accrued to the
powerful few because of that crime.
At this time, the British cabinet is pretending
to flirt with Wolcottand his commission,
and Wolcott and bis commission
are pretendiug to flirt with the British
cabinet. Both parties would have the
public?the world at large?to believe
that the question is really being seriously
considered?that Great Britain is really
hanging in the scales of doubt in regard
to this great question. Who believes it?
The British cabinet has not the remotest
idea of ever sending a representative to
a monetary conference. It is not thinking
of such a thing. It is only flirting,
so to speak, in order to assist the grand
stand play of Wolcott and his commission,
which latter outfit there is reason to
believe, is no more favorable to free coinage
than is the British cabinet.
But why should America wait for Great
Britain to agree to a righting of the demonetization
wrong ? There is not the
least necessity for it. There is no doubt
that the wrong was accomplish by stealth,
and as the result, Great Britain made
hundreds of millions. The United States,
as a government, has never yet entered
into an obligation to pay bonds in anything
more valuable than the standard
silver dollar. Demonetization makes
this government pay two dollars where
it had only contracted to pay one. By
remonetization, it would make back
all that Great Britain stole by demonetization,
and at the same time right a fearful
wrong. Then there is no reason why
this country should wait for Great Britain
to agree to remonetization, and when
Bryan takes charge in 1900, ho won't care
two figs whether Great Britain agrees or
not.
NOT PLAIN SAILING.
Original Package Men Still Have a Rough
and Stumpy Road.
Columbia Register, Tuesday.
Prominent members of the state administration
speak hopefully of coming
out victorious over the pestiferous
original package opposition after the
meeting of the legislature. Not that
they are so sanguine that Judge Simonton's
decision will be overturned in
the federal supreme court; but it is
intimated along this line that there
are more ways of killing a cat than
choking him on cream.
If the legislature patches up the dispensary
law again, the fight against
the original packages will be renewed
with increased vigor and by various
and sundry means they will lie so harrassed
and such expensive litigation
will be throwu on them, that they will
either be altogether forced out of the
field or their net profits will be so materially
cut down that their opposition
will not count for much.
The attorney general and his assistant
have every statute which it is
possible for the original package men
to violate trained against them, and
if these sappers of the dispensary profits
swerve one hair's breath from the
way in which it is ordaiued they shall
go, they will be swooped down upon
with all the machinery of the law
agaiust them.
It is understood that nearly all of
the original package me a in the state
have failed to comply with sections
268 and 269 of the revised statutes,
which means a forfeiture of $500 on
the part of each original package concern
guilty of such neglect.
The attoruey general has called this
matter to the attention of the county
boards, and called upon them to enforce
the law at once agaiust the original
package men.
These sections provide in part that
"if anv person. company or corpora
tioD shall commence any business in
any county of this state after January
1st in any year, the capital or property
employed which shall not have been
previously listed for taxation in said
county, and shall not within 30 days
thereafter, make such report to the
auditor of said county, shall forfeit the
sum of $500."
Significant Ruling.
Acting in the interest of original
package people, A. Blythe, Esq., of
Greenville, appeared before Judge
Buchanan at Auderson, last Saturday,
and asked for an injunction to prevent
the city of Greenville from collecting
a license tax on whiskey imposed by a
recent ordinauce. Judge Buchanan
refused the motion on the ground that
the liquors of original package men
were confiscated to the state, and
could not be protected in state courts.
He intimated ulso that the Greenville
ordinance was null and void.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
H. C. Strauss?Tells you about his ladies'
dress goods, gents' clothing, ladies' hosiery,
shoes for gentlemen, ladies and
children, quilts and blankets, handkerchiefs
and ladies' underwear, children
and boys' hats, hand satchels and valises,
stationery and blauk books, perfumery,
toilet soaps, etc.
Grist Cousins?Are still offering a cake of
soap and a spool of black silk thread
for a nickel, a cobbler's set for repairing
shoes at 45 cents, a pound can of mackerel
for 10 cents, a pound of suowtlake
crackers for 15 cents, a butter mould for
20 cents, and a fresh lot of cottage hams
at the usual price.
J. J. Hunter?Is prepared to pnpply you
with wraps of the correct stye, new fall
styles of dress goods, shoes suitable for
winter wear and ladies' black and tan
kid gloves.
Mrs. C.?Wants a number of girl pupils
for a select school in Yorkville.
R. M. Carroll, Horace E. Johnson and
W. J. Cherry?Are announced as candidates
for the house of representatives.
Herndon's Opera House?Reno ACurtis's
company of players will give the pastoral
play, "Joshua Simpkins," at the
opera house on Saturday night.
R. J. Herndon?Can furnish you with a
cooking stove, a shotgun, clothing, underwear,
suspenders and an organ.
General T. L. Rosser?Will deliver an address
at the opera house, on Thursday
night, with regard to sonic of the battles
between the Army of Northern Virginia
and the Army of the Potomac.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. Sidney Lowry, of Jacksonville,
Fla., is visiting relatives and friends in
Yorkville.
Telegraphic news yesterday morning
from Mr. Charles E. Spencer, Jr., who is
seriously ill at Lexington, Va., with fever,
was to the effect that he was not getting
along so favorably as for several days
previous.
The Rock Hill Herald sayn that Colonel
James Armstrong, of Charleston, will
deliver an address in Rock Hill during
November. If there is a more entertaining
talker than Colonel Armstrong in the
state, he is not generally known.
THE PRICE OF COTTON.
The cotton market continues anything
but encouraging. On the local market
yesterday, the price for the best grades
ranged from 5J to 6j.
The future market in New York yesterday
for January was 6.06; only 32
points above January on the same day
in the record-breaking year of 1894.
The reasons assigned for the prevalence
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the strongest is the fact of the large receipts
taken in connection with the quarantine
in the yellow fever infected districts.
It is calculated that on account of
yellow fever, but a comparatively small
amount of the Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas crops are moving. Even without
these crops, the receipts continue almost
unprecedently large, and it is believed
that when the quarantine restrictions referred
to are removed, there will be a
flood of cotton from the districts that are
not now able to reach the market.
The outlook at this time is anything
but encouraging. The bears seem to
have the long end of the singletree; but
still, the situation is one of uncertainty,
liable to change at any moment.
PRIMARY. NOVEMBER 13.
A meeting of the York county Democratic
Executive committee was hold in
the courthouse on Monday, for the purpose
of arranging for a primary election
for the nomination of a member of the
house of representatives to succeed Represenative
L. K. Armstrong, deceased.
A quorum of the committee was present
as follows: J. S. Brice, chairman;
W. J. Davis, secretary; T. A. Gwiu, J. M.
Thomasson, D. G. Stanton, L. W. Louthian,
J. E. Leech, P. M. Burris, J. H.
Saye, R. W. Whitesides.
After a brief discussion of what was to
to be done, it was decided that a primary
election be held on Saturday, November
13, between the hours of 12 m. and 4 p.
m. ; that pledges of candidates to abide
the result, etc., be ;iled with the secretary
on or before Monday, November, 8; that
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the member of the executive committee
for their respective precincts, and that the
vote be counted and the result of the election
be declared by the committee on
Monday, November 15.
The chairman and secretary were instructed
to give official notice of the election
and to provide the necessary tickets, |
after which, there being no further busi-1
ness, the committee adjourned.
SECOND WEEK'S JURORS.
The following petit jurors were drawn
yesterday to serve during the second
week of the approaching term of the circuit
court:
J. C. Comer, York.
J. W. Ardrey, Fort Mill.
J. L. Faries, Fort Mill.
A. A. Bradford, Fort Mill.
J. Law Jackson, Bethel.
J. B. Martin, Broad River.
B. I). Culp, Catawba.
J. F. Moore, Bethesda.
W. F. Boyd, Fort Mill.
John Westbrook Catawba.
I. R. Oates Catawba.
Walter B. Moore York.
Wm. Dobson, York.
Jos. A. Smith, York.
G. M. Riddle, Bethel.
C. M. McKnight, King's Mountain.
J. W. Avery, Ebenezer.
R. M. Whitesides, Broad River.
D. J. Forbes, King's Mountain.
J. D. Smitb, King's Mountain.
W. T. Nichols, Bethel.
T. H. Lesslie King's Mountain.
Samuel Westbrook, Catawba.
D. P. Steele, Catawba.
W. T. Beamguard, King's Mountain.
George Pearson, Bethesda.
W. M. Campbell, Bethel.
G. B. Cornwell, Catawba.
E. B. Stephenson, Broad River.
W. P. Whisonant, Broad River.
R. L. Oates, Catawba.
D. A. Lee, Fort Mill.
R. D. Owens Catawba.
R. P. Boyd, Catawba.
J. S. Kinibrell, Fort Mill.
Jesse B. Ford, Bethel.
ANSWERS TO THE GOVERNOR.
The paragraph in The Enquirer of
last Saturday with reference to the liquor
question, included only a brief statement
of opinion. The dilferent preachers had
been interviewed by tbe reporter ior
the purpose of netting at their answers to
Governor Kllerbe. On account of an unforeseen
press for space, however, the
matter had to bo converted into a short
paragraph, which only gave the personal
opiniou of each. A more extended statement
of thecaso is interesting and important.
Rev. A. N. Brunson bad already answered
the governor's questions, and did
not remember the exact words. In regard
to whether the dispensary had increased
or decreased drunkenness, he was
unable to say of his own knowledge, for
he had never had a dispensary under his
immediate observation. He gave no estimate,
therefore, as to percentage of increase
or decrease of drunkenness.
The questions Mr. Brunson answered to
the effect that the people of Yorkville had
voted out high license, they had declined
to accept the dispensary, and, therefore,
evidently preferred prohibition.
In his own opinion, as expressed to the
reporter, Mr. Bruns n thinks that while
the dispensary lav affords the best restrictions
for the sale of liquor that have
ever been devised, still he cannot give it
his endorsement. The only position he
can consistently take in regard to the
matter is absolute prohibition, for then he
is relieved of all responsibility.
Rev. B. H. Grier said that the only dispensary
in the county was that at Tirzah,
and it was the opinion of the people of
the neighborhood that drunkenness had
been very largely increased. While the
dispensary law had certain commendable
features, it lacked a great deal of being a
satisfactory solution of the liquor question,
and could not be amended so as to
remove certain objections. Prohibition
is the thing, provided prohibition is practicable,
and there should be no high license
except upon local option.
Rev. W. G. Neville had not yet answered
the governor's circular: He agreed,
however, with the method of Rev. Mr.
nruiiauii in auiiiu^ ou iuc picisiuuvv ui
the people of hi9 community. From observation
elsewhere, he is of the opinion
that the dispensary system has decreased
drunkenness; but still he thinks that
prohibition is better. He is not willing,
however, to say that we have prohibition
in Yorkville. He does not claim that it
has ever existed here. He is rather of
opinion that it has never been tried. The
town has all the law necessary for a trial,
though, and he would be very much gratified
to see a trial made.
Rev. R. W. Anderson had studied the
whisky problem for a good many years;
but says that be knows less about it now
than when be first commenced to give it
attention.
Rev. Mr. Reaves was not in town. The
reporter was reliably informed, however,
that he expresses himself as being unable
to advocate any proposition in regard
to intoxicants other than prohibition.
THE TOWN COUNCIL.
A regular meeting of the town council
| was held last Friday night, all the members
being present except Warden Propst.
The proceedings generally were of unusual
interest.
Intendant Lowry reported that be had
received a complaint from Mr. Louis
jRoth against Mr. G. W. Sherrer for alleged
violation of the fish license ordinance.
The complaint was to tbe effect
that Mr. Sherrer was retailing fish without
license. The intendant explained
that he had investigated the matter, and
according to the statements of those interested,
Mr. Sherrer was acting as agent
for Mr- A. Rose, who has license. The
ordinance provides that license shall not
be "transferable," and there was discussion
as to the meaning of that term ; but
no action was taken.
j Upon petition, Mr. 1. m. uooson was
grunted permission to erect upon his lot,
on Main street, a temporary building, to
be covered with iron, and with iron front.
It was provided, however, that the building
must be removed upon six months'
notice, which notice may be served by
the town council at any time.
Dr. A. Y. Cartwright appeared before
the council asking for the opening of a
street to the proposed bicycle track, provided
a location near the O. R. A C. railroad
be selected. The council agreed to
open the street on the conditions named,
it being understood that the right of way
would be furnished without cost to the
town.
Intendant Lowry called attention to the
fact that all beef licenses that had been
granted by the town had expired, and
wanted to know whether or not it was
advisable to abolish the license ordinance.
He expressed himself as in favor of free
trade in beef. Warden Moore favored
the license system. Warden McElwee
said that free beef might work very well
for part of the year; but unless protection
was afforded to the local markets,
there would be seasons during which beef
could not be obtained. Warden Parish
wanted to throw the beef business open
to the world. He did not believe in the
I iinont? eratpm. and thouerht it would be
well to try free trade at least for a while
to see how it would work. He moved the
repeal of the license ordinance; but his
motion failed of a second, and the ordinance
was left unchanged.
Mr. T. W. Clawson, of the board ol
health, appeared with the following comr.iui-5*
* 'rem that body, signed "M.
J. V. f. president," and "T. W. Claw[
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i'OKi. VILLE, S. C., October 15,1897.
Toe boa,d of health of the town ol
Yr rkville, sitting in regular meeting, and
having under consideration the sanitary
condition of said town, agrees upon and
duly adopts the following :
1. That in the absence of a sewage system,
the presence of a water closet in a
private residence, is a nuisance. There
are at this time several such nuisances in
the town.
2. The presence of a slaughter pen on
the premises of Mr. S. A. McElwee, on
King's Mountain street, constitutes a nuisance.
No slaughter pen should be permitted
within the incorporate limits of
the town except under peculiarly favorable
surrounding circumstances.
3. Dry privies generally, where not properly
attended to, constitute a nuisance,
which nuisance can only be reined ied by
taking the same under police supervision.
4. That a copy of this paper be served
upon the town council of t.'ie town ol
orkville, with a request to that body to
exercise its authority in the abatement oi
the nuisances mentioned above.
The paper provoked an animated discussion.
Intendant Lowry proposed that
the sections be taken up seriatim, which
proposition was agreed to; but not acted
upon. Argument, comment and assertions
were fired broadcast. Warden McElwee
stated that section 2 was not under
consideration, as the alleged nuisance had
already been removed. He wanted it
uuderstood, however, that there had been
no complaint from his immediate neighbors.
Warden Moore kicked energetically
against section 1. He thought it
was too sweeping in its terms, and moved
that the matter bo referred back to the
board with a request to specify. Warden
farisu saici lie uia not mienu to go mm
the merits of the report, as he did not
consider that any of his busine&s. He
thought, however, that when the board
of health said alp, it was specific enough,
and there was nothing left for the council
but to do as requested. He moved the
adoption of the paper; but his motion
failed to receive a second. The discussion
was continued for perhaps half an hour,
and was finally terminated by the adoption
of u motion to adjourn.
LOCAL LACONICS.
The Enquirer Until 1st of Juiiuary, 1898.
The Semi-Weekly Enquirer will
be sent to any address, from this date until
the 1st of January, 1898, for 42 cents.
I'retty Good Crop.
Mr. T. M. Oates, of the Tirzah neighborhood,
has gathered this year 21 bales of
cotton off of 27 acres of land, and the understanding
is that the patch will yield
several bales yet.
letter Late Than Never.
The Carolina and North-Westem milroad
has announced its intention to build
a depot and establish a telegraph office at
Guthriesville. There has been a considerable
amount of busiuess development
around Guthriesville during the past few
years, and in its announced intention, the
railroad company is moved by necessity.
Cheap Ginghams.
Strauss and the Ganson company sold
ginghams at a cent a yard, one day last
week. It was a good quality of goods,
too, such as usually retails for 5 cents
and upwards.
Attendance at the Graded School.
The enrollment at the Yorkville Graded
school (white) is now about 175, and during
last month there was only one absentee.
With the largest enrollment in
its history, the school is getting along
nobly. The colored school is also doing
well.
A Treat to the Old Soldier*.
If General Rosser can talk as well as he
iiqa/1 tn ficrlif ??rw1 thoaa uthn Iriimv uiiv
such is the case?bis entertainment at the
opera bouse on Thursday night, will be a
rare treat to all who go out to hear him,
the younger generation as well as the old
soldiers.
Cotton Fire In Fort Mill.
Supervisor Culp informed the reporter
yesterday that 10 bales of cotton were
burned at the ginnery of Captain S. E.
White, in Fort Mill, last Monday night.
The fire was not discovered until about 4
; o'clock Tuesday morning, and its origin is
unknown. Several of the bales were en1
tirely consumed.
1 Not Quarreling.
There is no quarrel between the Yorkville
board of health and the town coun1
cil. The board of health takes the posi:
tion that siuce its report to the council, it
is relieved of further responsibility, aud
' if the council does not act, why that is a
matter for the council. The only incen1
live to duty on the part of either body is
an identical oath of office.
Awaiting Further Particular*.
News and Courier: Mr. E. D. Thompson,
of York county, according to The
Yorkville Enquirer, has already gathered
"two heavy bales of cotton" from
one acre, anil "expects to gather about
one and a half bales more." If his expectation
is realized, the facts should be
fully reported later. Three and a half
bales of cotton to the acre is truly a "phe,
nomenal" crop, and Mr. Thompson and
. his county should have all the credit they
deserve for making it.
, Tu Begin Crushing Rock.
The county's rock-crushing plant was
moved up from the vicinity of Newport
to the first rock pile on the Charlotte road,
last week, and is now in position ready
i for work, except for a fly-wheel of the
i crusher which was broken recently, and
the replacing of which will cause a delay
of several days. It is the purpose of
; Superintendent Gordon, as soon as possible,
to commence putting down macadam
i work on that portion of the road which
has already been graded.
? Getting Straight Again.
Rook Hill Herald: Such plucky, hustling
fellows as Leo and Walter Kerr and
Jim Heath are not to bo downed by a lit'
tie thing like a tire. Mr. Stony Kimball
has occupied his commodious new livery
> stable on Main street, and the firm of
i Kerr A Heath is now established in his
old stable. The liverymeu and stock
dealers have been very kind to Kerr A
i Heath since their stable was destroyed by
fire Monday. Their stock was taken in
and boused and f^'3 jntil the unfortunate
i liverymen could gee settled again.
A Small Vote Likely.
t Members of the County Democratic
Executive committee in Yorkville, on
Monday, expressed themselves as being
i of the opinion that the vote in the approaching
primary to nominate a reprei
sentative in the general assembly, would
be very light. One thought there would
i be as many as 1,500 votes cast; but others
I did not think that the number would run
over 500. Indeed, it was suggested that
if it were not for the fact that the election
' is to take place od Saturday, 500 would
I be a large estimate. But all this depends
i upon circumstances. If there are several
candidates in the field, it is possible that
i considerable interest might be developed.
The "Georgia Wonder."
? The Fannie Hester Theatrical compa
ny, introducing Miss Fannie Hester?
"The Georgia Wonder"?will be at the
opera house this (Tuesday) evening. Miss
f Hester is a young girl 14 years of age and
weighs 96 pounds. Her exhibition for
the most part consists in the manifestation
of a mysterious power by which she is
onoiiioil in voi-inii<j tosts of strenerth. to
overcome, without apparent effort, a half
dozen strong men. That she possesses a
remarkable power is given up everywhere
; but as to the nature of that power
seieice seems to be unable to give an
explanation.
Tim Bicycle Track.
The Yotkville Wheelmen's association
has not definitely decided upon a location
for the bicycle track ; but has its choice
practically narrowed down to two sites
that are generally conceded to be most
available. One is on the land of Mr. O.
H. O'Leary, fronting on the Charlotte
road, and the other is on the land of Mr.
W. T. Barron, over next to the O. K. & C.
railroad. Preference between the two
locations can only be settled by a survey
showing the amount and cost of grading,
' etc., on each. Mr. W. W. Miller, of
. Newport, has been engaged to do the
necessary engineering, and will probably
undertake the work tomorrow.
The Joshua Simpklns Company.
In the "Joshua Simpkins Company,"
which is billed for next Saturday night,
theatre goers of Yorkville and surrounding
community will have a great treat.
This company is not of the kind that
usually comes to a town like Yorkville
aud Rock Hill. It includes rather in its
circuit places like Charlotte, Columbia,
Charleston, Augusta, Atlants, etc. But
this year, on account of the yellow fever
quarantine, the southern route of the best
companies has been badly deranged, and
Manager Herndon, of the Yorkville
Opera house, having his eyes open for a
good thing, has been fortunate in securing
this company for Yorkville. Those who
like a tirst-class show, therefore, will not
fail to take advantage of the opportunity
that will here bo presented.
Gone to Pastuer.
Rock Hill Herald: Mr. T. Monroe
Oates, a prominent young farmer living
"oi" Tirvul, loft fnr Kulfimorn Wed lies
day niebt, accompanied by Dr. W. F.
Strait. His object is to take the Pastuer
treatment for hydrophobia. Three weeks
ago Mr. Oates was fondling one of his
dogs which was drooping and looked
sick. The dog bit hi in on the hand and
a few days later disappeared. Sunday a
pup in Mr. Gates' yard began to droop
and act strangely and soon afterward disappeared.
Mr. Oates then began to fear
that hydrophobia was the cause of the
dogs' action and disappearance, and,
thinking that "an ounce of prevention is
worth a pound of cure," he hastened to
Baltimore, and if he cannot get the treatment
thero, he will go to New York.
His many friends hope that his fears will
be proven groundless.
Ah Viewed In Columbia.
The State, Tuesday: In speaking about
the Tirzah dispensary, which is the only
one located in a dry town in the state,
Assistant Attorney General Townsend
said that the people of the town voted for
the location of a dispensary there under
the provisions of section 7 of the dispensary
law, which permits dispensaries to
be established in dry towns if the people
ask for it in an election. At Tirzah an
original package agency has opened and
is doing a fine business, and there is quite
a stir up there. So long as the dispensary
runs there, the O. P. cannot be touched.
Neither can the town council license the
0. P. to do business, for it is prohibited
from so doing by the act of the general
assembly, which makes the town a dry
town. So it is thus seen that the O. P.
there is safer from molestation, so long as
the dispensary runs, thau any other 0. P.
in the state.
Planters' Keglster Cases.
Among the casus to come up al the approaching
term of the court of common
pleas, will be half a dozen or more grow ing
out of what has passed into local history
as the Planters' Register swindle.
Something over a year ago there came to
Yorkville a number of very slick individuals
who established headquarters and
commenced canvassing the county with
an alleged patent account book, known
as the Farmers' Register. The book sold,
or appeared to sell, well. Anyhow, quite
a large number of copies were distributed
over the county, and, to all appearances,
the profits were such as to make county
rights a desirable thing to have. Uudor
various representations, these rights were
sold to some 25 or 30 citizens of Yorkville
and throughout the county generally.
The consideration in each case was the
note ol the purchaser. The notes are all
due, and in many cases, for the reasons
stated, the signers are standing suit. The
reasons in each case are identical, or nearly.so,
and the probability is that all will
stand or fall together.
A Hlg Crop Coming.
Mr. C. H. Smith, who lives five miles
south of Yorkville, and who for several
years past has been experimenting with
celery raising, this year promises to outdo
all previous records. At first he attempted
only a small patch and met with fairly
good success?just success enough to encourage
hiiu to try again, which he did
on a tomewhat larger, though still rather
small ocale. Then he tried it again and
again, each time planting a little more
aud getting more experience. This year
he has about an acre, which, in celery, is
a fairly good sized patch. The land has
been prepared with a great deal of care
and expense. Previous experience had
taught that when the plant needs water
for instance, water it must have, and with
a dam and system of ditches, the entire
patch can be irrigated at will. As the result,
the present crop is giving forth
splendid promise. On the greater part of
the acre the stand is perfect, aud on the
balance it is fairly good. Taken as a
whole, tho acre is calculated to fill the
heart of any experienced celery raiser
with joy. Heretofore Mr. Smith has
only tried to dispose of his crop in the
surrounding local markets?Yorkville,
Rock Hill and Chester?where he has
generally found ready sale for all the celery
he has been able to raise. But this
year, probably, he will be tempted, after
fully supplying the local demand, to
make shipments to the commission men
iu some of the larger cities. An acre of
land is reckoned as a small thing generally
; but at a low estimate Mr. Smith
has on this acre the value of not less than
10 bales of cotton.
MERE-MENTION.
The registration books of Greater New
York closed last Saturday with a total
registration of 570,749 voters. Rev.
Sain P. Jones celebrated his 50th birthday
at Cartersville, Ga., last Saturday, with a
banquet at which there were 50 guestsone
for each year of the famous evangelists
life. Mr. W. J. Bryan has donated
a large sum of money to Ewing college,
in Illinois. The income of the
amount is to be used during commencement
week of each year for cash prizes
for-the best essays on the science of government.
A number of large cities
north have proscribed Victor Hugo's great
masterpiece, "Les Miserables." The effect,
no doubt, will be a renewed interest
in that remarkable book."" The city of
Windsor, in Nova Scotia, was destroyed
by fire on tbel7tb instant. Over 3,500 people
were rendered homeless and the property
loss is estimated at $3,000,000.
The famous fillibustering steamer Dauntless
is off" for Cuba with another expedition.
Miss Cisneros was accorded a
great reception in New York last Saturday.
Colonel John L. Logan, an
atheist of Louisville, Ky., died last Saturday
and leit $150,000 to be devoted to
the cause of atheism. Rosa Lewis, a
laundress, of Richmond, Va., was sent to
jail by the United States court a few days
ago in default of the payment of $25 fine,
imposed for dunning a debtor on a postal
card. Edward Langtry, the divorced
husband of the famous professional beauty,
died last week in a London insane asylum.
William John Thaler, an Austrian
who started from Montreal, Canaada,
23 months ago, to walk around the
world, is now in Kentucky. He has
walked 10,000 miles and has uutil 1903 to
complete the remaining 15,000.
PROGRESS OP THE FEVER.
Ill New Orleans There Have Been 900
Cases and 100 Deaths.
A New Orleans dispatch of Monday
gives the yellow fever situation in that
city up to date. The dispatch is as
follows :
Before 7 o'clock this evening the one
hundred mark of deaths during the
present period of yellow fever prevalence
had been reached.
When the board of health closed its
books last uight there had been 93
fatal cases. Between last night and
nightfall today seven deaths were reported.
This century of deaths has
occurred from less than 900 cases that
have been reported to the board since
early in September, when the first
case made its appearance in New Orleans.
As usual, however, today's record
had been swellew by the criminal
neglect of the poorer classes. Early
this evening the new cases exceeded
30 and the deaths had reached seven.
Heretofore the greatest number of
deaths on a single day has been nine.
The cases, as on other days, have
bobbed up in all directions. The
quarantine system is still in effect, but
it does not seem to restrain the spread
of the infection, and the opinion seems
to be borne that yellow fever is not at
all contagious but atmospherically infectious.
The following is the official report
of the board of health :
Cases of yellow fever today, 37;
deaths, 7. Total cases of yellow fever
to date, 865; death, 100; recoveries,
442; under treatment, 322.
two lives migni nave Deen saved