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Scraps and .facts. ? Representatives of the SpanishAmerican Mining company are trying to get the United States government to consent to the employment by them of 2,000 Spanish soldiers to work in the company's iron mines near Santiago. It develops that the soldiers were so employed when the war broke out. They received pay from the company at the rate of about $1 a day, and their officers appropriated the money they should have received from * V*rv CnanicK nrAtrornm^nt lUC iUU gjV T V? u vu v. ? There is an old grudge against General Miles. There is at least one act of his life that was very discreditable. Years ago he disowned it; but it was difficult to believe in the sincerity of a man who could have been guilty of such a thing. But now General Miles has redeemed himself considerably. Being the senior officer, when he went to Santiago, he had the power to supercede General Shafter and rob that general of a part of his well-earned glory. But he did not do it. He has showed up well in the matter, and we have much more respect for him than we have heretofore been able to entertain. ? The final report of casualties in the army since it landed in Cuba three weeks ago has been forwarded to Washington. It shows an aggregate of 1,914 officers and men killed, wounded and missing. The killed number 246, of whom 31 were officers; wounded 1,584, of whom 98 are officers, and missing 84, including no officers. Of the wounded only 68 have died. Colonel Pope, the surgeon in chief, says this is a remarkably small number of fatalities, considering the large number of wounded. In the field hospitals there have been a remarkably small number of septic wounds, and but two cases of gangrene have developed, one of which resulted fatally. ? Admiral Cervera and his officers are now at Annapolis. All of them but Captain Eulate signed the following parole. "I, , do pledge my word of honor that during the period of my retention at the United States Naval Academy as a prisoner of war I will not go beyond such limits as may be prescribed by the superintendent of the Naval academy, and freely agree to abide by such regulations as said superintendent may from time to time establish. The limits now established will be the grounds of the Naval academy and the city of Annapolis from 8 o'clock until sundown." Captain Eulate, who was allowed by Captain Evans to retain his sword when he surrendered, will be kept under closer guard than the other prisoners. ? President McKinley, on last Saturday, sent the following dispatch to General Shafter: "The president of the United States sends to you and your brave army the profound thanks of the American people for the brilliant achievements at Santiago, result ing ill the surrender of the city and all of the Spanish troops and territory under General Toral. Your splendid command has endured not only the hardships and sacrifices incident to campaign and battle; but in stress of heat and weather has triumphed over obstacles which would have overcome men less brave and determined. One and all have displayed the most conspicuous gallantry and earned the gratitude of the nation. The hearts of the people turn with tender sympathy to the sick and the wounded. May the Father of Mercies protect and comfort them." ? James M. Carney, a hospital steward with the Fifth army corps at Tampa, has written a letter to his father, James Carney, at Hagerstown, Maryland. Carney arrived at Tampa on the Cherokee with other wounded men. In his letter Carney says that when called at El Caney he went forward with the hospital flag and litters to bring off the wounded. The dead and wounded, he says, lay thick at the barbed wire feuces and blockhouses. With Carney were three surgeons and stewards. While they were carrying the wounded from the field the Spaniards deliberately fired on the hospital flag. Two of the hospital party were killed, and two Spanish bullets passed through Carney's hat. Twice they were compelled toabaudon the litters and the wounded, so hot was the Sputiish fire, and seek refuge behind trees. Three wounded soldiers, while being carried iu litters, were shot and killed. ? Miss Nathalie Schenck, of Babylon, L. I., some weeks ago determined to use the "endless chain" correspou dence to assist the ice fund of the Ked Cross society. This chain consists in * each one sending contributions, requesting four of his friends to send contributions and those four in turn each requesting four of his friends to send, and so on. The deluge of letters that has flowed in on Miss Schenck has completely overwhelmed the postmaster at Babylon and Miss Schenck. Over 9,000 letters were delivered to the Schenck home yesterday. Miss Schenck and her grandfather, Matthew Morgan, the retired New York banker, admit that the letters have accumulated so rapidly that they are now four days behind in the sorting of them. Relatives and friends are working night and day and now Miss Schenck has appealed to the A. - i.1 i _ i 1.: newspapers 10 am ner 111 uieuaiug luc chain. ? According to data recently compiled under the direction of Secretary Long, there are now 1,755 active officers enrolled in the navy. Of these, 781 are line officers, 1C1 medical officers, 111 pay officers, 209 engineers, 24 chaplains, 11 professors, 37 constructors, 15 civil engineers, 190 warrant officers, sailmakers and mates and 21G cadets at the academy. Of the ships composing the navy there are 11 first class, IS second class, 43 third class and 0 fourth class, with 35 torpedo boats, 12 tugs, 6 sailiug vessels, 5 receiving vessels, 33 miscellaneous vessels and 12 unserviceable vessels. Of the ships composing the auxiliary ; navy there are 86 cruisers and yachts, 33- steamers and colliers, 25 tugs, 15 revenue cutters, 4 lighthouse tenders and 2 fish commission vessels. As the result of the present war, the United States fleet, within the next few years, [is destined to compare favorably with that of any nation on the globe. ihc \lorhrillc (Enquirer. YOItKVILLE, S. C.: WEDNESDAY, JULY 20,1898. ? Although the fact has been officially denied, from the numerous statements of private soldiers there is no reason to doubt that Cubans cut off the heads of quite a number of Spanish prisoners during the lighting around Santiago. ? Senator McLaurin was at Bennettsville meeting last Saturday, and after it was over he remarked that he had never before seen such "wool pulling." Surely the senator has forgotten the famous Yorkville meeting in the late senatorial campaign. If we remember correctly, he did some pretty tall "wool pulling" himself on that occasion. ? The Yorkville boys in charge of the bicycle meet, to be held here on July 27, should not forget that Hon. G. Walt Whitman is something of a wheelman, and that he is entitled to their especial consideration. Mr. Whitman according, to all reports, is doing the state campaign on his wheel. It may be that he can be induced to ride in the races. ? Mr. Frank C. Withers, agent of the Columbia State, informs The Enquirer that there has been no pooling of the interests of the Columbia Register and Columbia State, and that the papers are independent of each other. The statement in The Enquirer was made on the strength of information which we have no reason to consider as being better than that given to us by Mr. Withers. We are not conscious of any feeling of hostility to either paper, fully recognize the right of each to run its own business in its own way, and take pleasure in making this additional statement. ? Mr. Featberstone got off a good joke on Colonel Watson, at Bennettsville, last Saturday. During the course of his remarks, Colonel Watson said that South Carolina did not want any more "boy governors." In reply, Mr. Featherstone told of a young man who answered an advertisement for a book~~ ~ *viKrtftlrc 0" enArn. iteeper. IUU Keep luj uuuna i ow.ufully asked the proprietor. "Why, you have no hair on your face." "I thought it was brains you were after," the young man replied. "Had I known that you wanted hair, I would have sent you a goat." THE REAL QUESTION. Although we do not feel under obligations to the county board of com- < missioners, as such, and although while i of course we stand by our present i proposition to them, we wish it understood that we have not admitted their right to dispose of an advertisement which the law specifically requires another official to dispose of. Still, we i are highly pleased at their action last l week in accepting our proposition. 1 In accepting this proposition the members who voted for it showed i more broad-minded, intelligent dis- i crimination than has been previously i shown by this board for a period of . very nearly 10 years. They sustained i us on a point for which we have been I struggling during all that period, and the fact that they know more about I the matter now than they ever did I before, must be taken as evidence that < they are nearer to knowing the right < thing. | Now, while we have raked the com- I missioners somewhat as being ignorant I of the law, people of intelligence will ] not be inclined to hold them personal- ' ly responsible. They are supposed to I have counsel to do certain things for i them, and if that couusel makes mis- < takes, while the effect of the mistakes j is just as far reaching, it is really not < fair to hold them up to blame. How- < ever, whoever may have made the < mistakes of which we have compluined, those mistakes have to be taken < as the acts of the board, and, there- < fore, this is to be taken only as an ex- 1 planation rather than an apology. i But the action of the commissioners in accepting our proposition last week i was not a matter of interpretation of < the law. It was a plain question of i common sense, and it is the fact that j they reached a proper solution of that 1 question, to which we desire to call ] especial attention. i Here are the propositions from the 1 newspapers. One of them says the t "rate prescribed by law." The other fc said "25 per cent, discount on the rate s prescribed by law." Which was the cheapest ? Any board of commission- t ers within the past 10 years would p have promptly said the discount bid ; e and why ? Because they believed it ? a No ; not a bit of it. But because they r figured that people of small intelli- s gence would so reason, and it would i appear at a glance to be the easiest i proposition to defend, and for that i reason rather than for reasons of right t they would have accepted it. t But this time the board evidently c considered other conditions. They t evidently figured that an advertise- c ment in a paper of greater demand e * i - i _ J * i was worm more man an auverusemeni i in a paper of less demand. They evi- e dently figured that while no doubt t they could get the advertisament in 1 the Rock Hill Messenger for much less money, it would not be nearly so cheap s even as the discount bid; and as the t paper offering to do the work at the s "rate prescribed by law" gave far i greater values in the matter of reach- t ing the people, it must be the cheapest, t This is true. It is the correct posi- i tion. It is the position that would f have been taken all these years had ? the commissioners not been literally a hounded by interested individuals who I argued, persuaded and bulldozed them l into doing otherwise?in other words, t if they had been left to do what th9y 1 believed to be right. If this is not the \ position of the commissioners, then it 1 cannot be justified on any other grounds. THE AMERICAN AS A FIGHTER. I The foreign military attaches who were sent to Cuba to observe the progress of the war have learned something from the fighting around Santiago, and that something has been important. } For years the efficiency of the various armies of the world ha9 been an inforout incr onhipot r?f disfttisflinn amnnc , 1, J v the military classes. The true Amer- [ ican has always believed iD himself. ? In Europe, however, the concensus of 1 opinion seemed to be that the military systems of Germany and France made the armies of those nations most effect- g ive. Some, of course, were disposed e to put the English soldier in the first s place; but generally he was ranked ' third or fourth. As for the American, c c all critics were disposed to look upon him as not even entering into the G comparison. t The common basis of criticism was a that discipline and constant training ? which makes of the soldier a machide r ? was necessary. It was confidently be- ^ lieved in Europe that all depended on c the officers, and where soldiers would v move at the word of command, the <3 officers would be invincible. In all ' Europe there were few who believed E that any other element could enter v into the problem. j So far as the regular army of Amer- p ca was concerned, it was generally e accorded proper respect. It was * known to be well-drilled, well-equipped and disciplined to ideal machine D like manceuvers. The principal ob- j, jections to it was the fact that it was b too small to amount to anything in op- f position to the vast European armies. ^ - ... . , . ,o E And tne American volunteer couiu * never amount to anything. Without that discipline which made him only a j machine?a tool?in the hands of his c officers, how could he be expected to >1 stand up and fight a properly trained ^ army ? ^ So the fighting down at Santiago p was a revelation. The Spauish army a was composed of seasoned soldiers, A well disciplined, and according to Eu- b ropeaus standards, brave. More than v this, it occupied an entrenched posi- g tion, aud reports to the contrary not- t withstanding, the firing lines had an t( abundance of ammunition and provisions. Under such conditions, accord- ii ing to the accepted military rules, the n Americans should not have attacked the Spaniards until they outnumbered p the enemy at least three to one. s But the result was remarkable. The v foreign military observers were as- ft bounded. The American officers had s directed operations up to the begining ? af the attack. Until the men were in ^ position they were machines ; but upon p the commencement of the fighting they c became men. The officers had but ti little more to do with the matter. ^ rhey were as brave as the privates; 11 but no braver. That would have been g| impossible. It was advance, stop, lie down, retreat a few yards, go forward, tl ust as cool individual judgment seem- si ;d to dictate. But underneath it all ^ ivas a determination to conquer or e lie, and, of course, they conquered. u But still we doubt whether the foreign military attaches know the reason r< if all this 01* whether they will ever s, enow. However, in our opinion, it ft s all as plain as day. p; In Europe the common citizen is not S1 is good as the higher classes?the a jlasses from which officers come. He it s little better than a slave. The ob- fr ect of his existence?the reason of >r lis existence?is to contribute to the pleasure, comfort and pride of the W ipper classes. The idea of freedom, p iberty, independent manhood is some- a! ,hing that he can only desire; but not c< lope to realize. Aod the common ] oldier is an abject slave. When the Roman republic was in he zenith of its glory, it used to be a >roud saying of its citizens that "to be i Roman is greater than a king." In i sense the saying was true. Theoetically, each Roman citizen bad the ame rights and privileges, and in the _ i_ _ 1 .1 _ r * I J-Li- J ipaoiuiDg ui Luuse nguts auu jsnvleges the power of the whole republic J s pledged. The same is theoretically rue of America today?even more rue than it was of Rome. There are 1 lifferences in wealth and position as here must necessarily he; but birth G iounts for nothing. With absolute iquality before the law each citizen ias it in his power to become wbativer the most advantageous cultivaion of the capabilities that lie within >im might enable him to become. j And so, in our opinion, here is the lecret of the tremendous difference in he opposing forces down at Santiago k few days ago. It was a consciousiess of that superiority which would \ >c on the side of a free man opposed o a slave?or a man against an ani nal. If this idea be correct, then in uture comparisons, foreign military ittacbes will have to raise their standirds. Instead of attempting to com- ^ >are the European private with the 8 American private, they must compare he American private with European s ieutenants, captains and nobles. Even f' vith this, the issue will not be abso- ? utely safe. ^ I iliTiRICO.\ That Is the Next Move of * s the Administration. a i IILITARY GOVERNMENT FOR SANTIAGO. [ The dispatches published in the ti >apers of Tuesday morning told prinlipally of the arrangements that are li >eing made for the government of tl Santiago and the pushing of the cam- f" )aign on Porto Rico. President McKinley has sent General Shafter a long letter of instructions is to how he shall deal with Santia- c jo. In brief, General Shafter is vest- e id with supreme authority in the urrendered province. He, however, Sl s to allow the civil government to n :ontinue in operation as heretofore, v ixcept where military necessities re- si [uire otherwise. All citizens?Cuban u ?r Spanish?are to be treated alike if hey acknowledge the powers that be, jr ,nd even Spanish civil officers are not u liscriminated against. Freedom of c - - J 3 eligion is to oe guaranteed ana propirty rights of corporations and indi- ^ uduals are to be respected. The port v" if Santiago is thrown open to the ti vorld, and tariff duties are greatly reluced. The revenues are to be used p n paying the expenses of the govern- a nent, salaries of officials, etc. Arrangements are being pushed forvard rapidly for the invasion of Porto a tico. Indeed, it is stated that an ex- g (edition is already on the way. Gen- ^ ral Miles left Siboney on Monday for ^rto Rico on the Yale. The distance p 3 about 800 miles, and it was thought $, hat he would reach there today (Wed- a lesday). What troops are with him 3 a secret. The war department, a lowever, says that an overwhelming v orce will be sent to the island. Some 9j lave already sailed from different iorts. The recruits which arrived at a iantiago too late to participate in the ^ ighting have been, or will be, sent to 'orto Rico. The expedition is to omprise 30,000 men at the start, and t necessary 70,000 will be sent. The ^ iantiago veterans are to be kept in the p lighlands about the city they have tl aptured. This is for various reasons. c< "or one thing, the Spaniards in the $; djoining provinces must be watched. 0] mother thing, these soldiers have e' een exposed to yellow fever and it tl /ill not be wise to mix them with sol- ai iers who have not been exposed. 0| 'till another consideration is the fact hat these veterans are now entitled 0! d a rest. ai The navy, of course, will do its share 2 - ? I 1 . -< T.inn if J Hie UULUUUIUUiCUt Ul Cttu juau, 11 qj ecessary ; but what part will first be es aken has not yet been made public. tc Another significant incident is re- u orted from Manila. The German hip Irene was cruising about in waters m /here she had no business, and the pi IcCullough brought her to with a 0i hoi across her bows. Admiral Dried- 91 icks stopped ; but protested that he ad a right to go where he pleased. 4 Lfterward the German admiral is re- at orted to have asked Captain Chi- ju hester, of the British cruiser Immor- tc ilite, as to what he would do if the gf lermansinterferred with the bombard- al lent of Manila. "Nobody but Ad- 5; liral Dewey and myself can tell," aid Captain Chichester. to It is now stated as a fact that unless V; ae ships shall be further damaged by Lorras, the Cristobal Colon and the Iaria Teresa can be saved. The oth r Spanish vessels are hopeless wrecks. C >ie<I of VHCclnHtlon. qj: The Enquirer is informed that the to scent death of Rev. J. Walter Dick- cc jn, mentioned last Saturday, was ai om the effects of vaccination. Mr. ickson was vaccinated during the t uallpox excitement in Columbia, and e: fter much suffering his blood was te :ft in such condition that there was to equent breaking of veins. The break- of ig of a vein on the brain was the im- sp lediate cause of death. Mr. Dickson's ri idow and children are provided for in ith life insurance, which will be suplemeDted to a certain extent by an th llowance from the South Carolina at jnference. w LOCAL AFFAIRS. INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . W. Campbell, Executor?Gives notice to tbe debtors and creditors of the estate of Samuel L. Campbell, deceased, ames P. Blair, of Bullock's Creek town- 1 ship?Is announced as a candidate for i the bouse of representatives, ames F. and Jobn R. Hart?Announce that, as attorneys at law, they will practice in tbe courts of the Sixth circuit and tbe U. S. courts and will give espe- i cial attention to bankruptcy cases. , . F. Wallace, Administrator?On Saturday, July 30th, will offer the personal 1 properly 01 J. n,a. .jenerys, ueceaseu, for sale at public auction. 3. W. Pressly, Executor?Gives notice to the debtors and creditors of the estate of John Pursley deceased, frist Cousins?Will sell you Arbuckles' anjJ Princess coffees at 15 cents for a single pound or two or more at 12J cents, ana granulated sugar at 16 pounds for ?1. They have canned molasses at 15 cents a can and pure apple vinegar at i 40 cents a gallon, and will give you a sample jug of vinegar free. They are prepared to sell you either a Buckeye or Deering mower. i . S. Brice, County Chairman?Gives notice that on next Wednesday, 27th instant, the Democratic candidates for governor and other state officers, and the candidates for congress for the Fifth district, will deliver addresses at the Bi- ; cycle Park in Yorkville. V. B. Moore (Captain)?Calls upon the young wbeeltolks of Yorkville, to meet i on the graded school grounds on next ( Friday afternoon at 6 o'clock. THE CLOVER FACTORY. The annual meeting of the Clover lanufacturing company was held at Jlover last Thursday. Most of the , tock was represented. ( The reports of the president and | ecretary and treasurer showed the aflirs of the company to be in a more j atisfactory condition than ever. In act, the directors were warranted in eclaring a cash dividend of 12 per , ent., payable immediately, and there , /as left a considerable balance?more han 12 per cent.?to be issued in bet- ] erments. ! Directors were elected as follows: V. B. Smith, VV. D. Leslie, J. J. Wil- ; on, W. T. Jackson, J. B. Jackson, O. | l. Hamlin, Brown Neill, W. E. Mor- , on and G. L. Riddle. These directors ( e-elected Mr. G. L. Riddle president i nd Mr. M. L. Smith secretary and reasurer. , The stockholders generally are de- , ghted with the splendid management , heir interests have bad, and all are jll of confidence as to the future. i THE LOCAL RACES. i The committee of wheelmen having harge of the matter is busy making 1 xtensive preparations for the mid- 1 nmmer meet of the Yorkville Wheellen's association, to be held in York- ( ille on Wednesday, July 27. The , shedule of the races has been agreed I pon as follows: ! 1. One mile, open to all amateurs. I 'irst prize, diamond snake ring, val- ' ed at $25. Second prize, silver bicy- I le cup, valued at $8.00. I 2. One mile, open only to York coun- < y amateurs. First prize, bicycle suit, ' alued at $20. Second prize, bicycle 1 -ousers, valued at $3.50 < 3. Half a mile for boy amateurs. < 'irst prize, a $5 kodak; second prize, | $1 cyclometer. < 4. One quarter of a mile dash, open < 3 all amateurs. First prize, diamond nd enamel scarf pin, valued at $20. econd prize, sterling silver cyclome- < jr, valued at $7.50. 5. City special, amateur. First < rize, sterling silver comb, valued at s 3. Second Drize. smoking set, valued s t $2. * ~ I 6. Five-mile handicap, open to all ? mateurs. First prize, diamond ring, t alued at $27; and second prize, one i olit second timer, valued at $10. i The understanding is that every rrangement will be made to accom- ' lodate a large crowd. 1 t YORK'S REAL ESTATE. < In The Enquirer of last Saturday t as published from one of the daily < apers, a statement to the effect that ' ie returns of real estate in York < aunty showed up a total valuation of i 3,111,420 against $2,287,950 for the i Id return. Auditor Williams, howver, calls our attention to the fact s lat there is a mistake somewhere, ( ad handed in the following summary ( F his abstract, just completed : ] "In 1897, the total number of acres ( f farming land was 410,796, valued c I $1,891,620. On this there were ( 356 buildings, valued at $318,620, t inking the total value of county real i itate $2,210,240. The number of \ >wn lots was 1,835, valued at $224,- C 35, and the number of town build- 1 igs was 1,332, valued at $664,540, t aking the aggregate of the town e roperty $898,725, and the total value r all real estate in the county $3,108,- r 55. i "This year, 1898, there are returned i 12,021 acres of farming land, valued t , $1,869,710, and 2,399 country build- e ,gs valued at $317,750, makiug the i ital value of couuty real estate aggre- t ite $2,187,160. In the towns there a re returned 1,408 lots valued at $272,- t 50, and 1,575 buildings, valued at g 551,410, making the total value of iwu property $923,960, and the total alue of all the real estate in the c >uuty this year, $3,111,420." . j INVASION OF CLOVER. V A movement is on foot to invade a lover tomorrow, Thursday, the oc- F ision of the bicycle meet in that i nvn. The matter has been under msideration for a week or more, I id is reaching considerable propor- li ons. j< Dr. A. Y. Cartwright and several p ,hers have general charge of the f cpedition and are calling for voluners, eligibility being based on ability 3 i ride a wheel, or sincere approval c 'the prevailing enthusiasm in bicycle S >orts. Those who do not care to k de wheels will be privileged to ride v buggies, carriages and wagons. o According to plans outlined up to e 4s writing, the volunteers will meet or near the residence of Dr. Cart- b right at about 8 o'clock tomorrow n morning on their wheels, and the start will be made as soon as everything is gotten in proper shape. Each volunteer is expected to be provided with rations for at least one day, and these will be transported in one or more commissary wagons provided for the purpose. Those who go along in carriages will be obligated to pick up and take care of all who, for any reason, may fall by the wayside, and disabled wheels will be taken care of in the accompanying wagons. The Santiago of the campaign is a delightfully shaded grove on the edge of the bicycle track, where there is also a well of water convenient. Here, provided there is no serious resistance on the part of the Cloverites?and Dr. Cartwright does not think there will be?the invaders wilj enjoy a' picnic dinner and be refreshed in time to take in the races that are to follow. There are no wire or other fences around the bicycle track, and the understanding is that to take the most desirable positions will be a matter of no difficulty whatever. The present plan of campaign inoludes several other matters of which it is not well to inform the enemy, and all those who expect to volunteer should advise, as soon as possible, with Dr. Cartwright for further instructions. BOTH WERE RIGHT. Mr J. E. Thomas, who lives a few miles from Yorkville in the direction Df Beersbeba, informed the reporter a few days ago of a little discussion, the real merit of which can best be explained by The Enquirer. The subject of the discussion was freshness of The Enquirer's news, and the participants were a number of subscribers, one of whom gets his paper at Hickory Grove, and the others by the horse mail on Wednesday and Saturday mornings. The subscriber who gets his mail at Hickory Grove maintained that the latest news in The Enquirer was a day behind the daily papers of the 9ame date, and the others maintained that the latest news was offered in The Enquirer simultaneously with the daily papers. A daily paper was produced and also an Enquirer, and up an comparison it was iouuu mat a nr. Enquirer contained a summary of the most important news features that were recorded in the daily. To all appearances the Hickory Grove man had lost the argument; but, as a matter of fact, both were right, and in order that the matter may be thoroughly understood, it is well to explain. Since the beginning of the war, each issue of The Enquirer has appeared in two editions. One of these editions is published at about 2.30 o'clock p. m., and the other between 5 and 6. This is because of the necessity of catching the northbound 0. R. & C. train, and the fact that the afternoon telegraphic news eannot be obtained in time for that train. During the stage of the proceedings when most of the important events were transpiring at Washington, frequently we could get telegraphic matter in time for the first edition; but of late very little has eome in before S o'clock. Under the present arrangement, rhe Enquirer goes up the O. R. & D. railroad on Tuesdays and Fridays with the latest important news that is contained in the daily papers of the same date from the south, and the j - j!*} ll!-1 1 * jecouu euiuou, puuuaueu iwu ut tmco aours afterward, contains a telegraphic mmmary of most of the more impor;ant developments that are published n the daily papers of the day followog If, on account of our subscribers jp the 0. R. & C. railroad, we should aold back the first edition for the ;elegraphic matter, then the paper ;ould not be sent until next day, ind as the result there would not inly be no gain as to the latest ;var news, but there would be a lisadvantage of 24 hours in the natter of news of local develppnents, etc. As the result of the telegraphic lummary we are giving, subscribers )n the star routes have an advantage >f fully 18 hours over the daily papers. For instance, the first daily paper loes not come here until about 9 )'clock a. m. Long before this the :ountry mails have left the postoffices ind the daily papers must lie over intil next day for a new start. Even vithout telegraphic service, The Enquirer gets to its subscribers with the atest news along with the dailies, ind with telegraphic service we are, is stated, some 18 hours ahead. We are sorry, of course, that we canlot give our subscribers up the 0. R. c C. the benefit of the latest telegraphc news. If the schedules were a litle different we could do it at far less expense than is involved in the sendng out of two editions of each issue ; >ut since our latest news is as fresh as fViot rrnoc Kv fhp Q?mp t.rflin kUJ ULUV-l uuav gwu ?/J v?v wm>mv here does not seem to be much ;round for complaint. LOCAL LACONICS. Meaning Off the StreetH. The town council is doing a good ob cleaning off the streets of York-ille. The loose dirt over the macda,m is being hauled off by different leople for manure. 'lie Picnic tit Union. The picnic announced to be held at Jnion Baptist church last Friday was argely attended, and was quite an enayable affair. Several candidates were resent and made speeches. 'eraonal. Hock Hill Herald:' Messrs. P. G. IcCorkle and B. N. Moore will buy otton this fall for Messrs. Heath & Iprings in York county. Mr. McCorle will be located at Rock Hill, and all remove to our city about the 15th f August. Iverythlng In Shape. Mr. M. L. Smith writes that a numer of good riders have signed for the aces at Clover tomorrow, and that