Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, May 10, 1899, Image 2
Scraps and ^acts.
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? Acting Secretary of War Meikle- I
jobn, in response to an inquiry, makes
the announcement that the capitatiou
tax imposed by the laws and regula- '
tions issued by the treasury department,
August 16, 1S98, and which tax 1
is imposed at all ports of entry upon '
immigrants coming to the United 1
States, equally applies to all immi- >
grants applying for entry at the ports '
of Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip- I
pines. Circular No. 13, issued by the 1
secretary, April 14, last, reads as fol- 1
lows : "The laws and regulations gov- (
erning immigrants to the United States 1
are hereby declared to be in effect in 1
the territory under government by 1
the military forces of the Unfted States !
and collectors of customs are directed
to enforce said laws and regulations i
until tne establishment 01 immigrant
stations in said territory. All money 1
collected under this order must be deposited
and accounted for as prescribed
for customs collections."
? The state department has received
a dispatch from Pqpsident Scburman,
of the Philippine commission, giving
the substance of the conference with
the representatives of Aguinaldo, and
askiug for further instructions. While
the text of the dispatch is not to be
made public, Secretary Hay stated
that it showed a very satisfactory
condition of affairs in the Philippines,
and pointed to a settlement of
the difficulties there. The reply of the
president to Prof. Schurman's cablegram,
it is understood, stated that he
was very anxious to have the peace
negotiations concluded at the earliest <
possible moment, and to this end be i
desires that no unnecessary or humil- (
iating conditions should be imposed (
upon the insurgents. It is believed ,
in administration circles that as soon
as Aguinaldo is convinced of the Bin- 1
cerity of the American government he 1
will agree to surrender. He will be !
required, however, to lay down bis ,
arms. This will be the principal condition,
and until an agreement on this
point is reached the negotiations will
not make any progress toward a conA!
iioiAn
VlUOlVUi
? A banquet given in Havana last I
Friday night by members of the re- (
cently dissolved military assembly, in |
honor of the aged Salvador Cisneros,
Marquis de Santa Lucia, the first pres- ,
ident of the second republic of Cuba,
and of General Mayia Rodriguez, was 1
the occasion for an anti-American and '
anti-Gomez demonstration. General I
Manuel Sanguily, Colonel Juan G ial- |
berto Gomez, a member of the assembly's
executive committee, and other
speakers denounced Gomez as a traitor '
to Cuba in having given aid to the in- 1
tervening power?"los Yankees," who <
were referred to in terms of dislike <
and suspicion. The only voice raised ,
in protest against such assertions ,
among the hundred well-known Cu- |
bans who were present, including the
editors of most of the local papers 1
printed in Spanish, was that of Senor
Fidel Piena, editor of El Independente, I
who said that the Cubans would mosi i
speedily gain their independence by (
co-operating with the Americans, add- ]
ing that "the purpose of the United
States military authorities is to aid J
Cuba to prepare for self-government i
and to leave as soon after as possible." j
? Governor Thomas, of Colorado, I
has announced that within a few days,
if President McKinley and the secre- (
tary of war coutinue to ignore bis
communications on the subject of the
Colorado regiment from the Philippines,
he will take steps with a view (
to securing the immediate recall of the I
troops. I cannot, as yet, say just |
what course I shall follow," he said ; ,
"but I will exhaust every resource at ,
my command to bring these boys
home. I have tried quiet, peaceable 1
means and have failed. Now I will
be obliged to resort to something more !
forcible, and it will be made public. |
Of course I do not desire to take any j
action that will unjustly hamper the
administration, for I am an American ;
but I do not propose to sit idly by and 1
see the volunteers from Colorado fighting
and dying in the Philippines in 1
defense of the policy which is actuat- i
ing those in charge of the movements (
of our armies abroad. Under the con- j
stitution the Colorado volunteers will
be perfectly justified in laying down I
their arms where they are and return- <
ing to the United States. If they I
should do anything like that, probably i
they could be courtmartialed and pun- .
ished under the strict letter of military
rule; but in that event the same mili- .
tary rule would be placed above the
constitution of our republic." (
? Judge Robert Powell made a speech j
in Yicksburg last week, in the course
of which he discussed "the poverty of <
the south," and explained it in a way i
which, though not altogether original, <
is both true and effective. He said : i
"The reason of our poverty is not hard j
to find. Take our average citizen, i
He gets up in the morning and pulls i
on a pair of socks from Lynn, Mass.; i
puts on a pair of shoes from Boston; i
a suit of clothes from Philadelphia;
goes into his breakfast, draws up a
chair made in Chicago, and eats from i
a table which came from Cincinnati;
sweetens his coffee from Rio with
sugar from Louisiana; takes a slice
of ham cured in St. Louis, Missouri, and
butters a biscuit of Minnesota flour
with oleomargerine which came from (
the Lord knows where ; he eats South ;
Carolina or Louisiana rice, and even
the very grits upon his table were
ground in some northern mill; be goes
to bis stable and puts a set of harness
from St. Louis on a mule from Kentucky;
hitches it to a wagon from
Illinois, and drives over to his neighbor's
and complains of bard times. |
Of course times are hard when everything
people eat, drink, wear and ,
drive came from somewhere else and
' 1 ' " 4 ? ? L ! ? U L UnnntVtOO
ooiy tae aimospuere wuiuu uc uicmum
is a home institution."
? Judge Speers, of the Federal dis- i
triot court for the southern district of
Georgia, has made an important de- !
cision under the new national bank- ]
ruptcy law. It is to the effect that I
United States courts have no jurisdic- I
tion over a homestead taken by a bank- <
rupt; that the homestead belongs to I
the state courts and cannot be consid- 1
ered in the United States court as an <
asset of the bankrupt; and as regards :
the homestead the trustee of the bauk- I
rupt must look elsewhere than to the !
United States court. The effect of tbi9
decision will no doubt be farreacbing
and will no doubt be the cause of many
parties going into bankruptcy who
have heretofore held out. In the case
in which Judge Speer has just render- *
ed this decision the bankrupt had j
waived his homestead by giving notes, 1
and the creditors of the bankrupt in- I
stituted proceedings to have the home- ,
3tead administered by the trustee as ]
assets. The judge held that the trus- (
tee must set aside the homestead re- }
<ardless of the waiver and that the *
courts are the proper place to attack ]
the waiver. When the baukrupt re- 1
ceives his discharge from the United j
States court all bis debts are wiped out i
and there is some doubt as to wbetber ,
the creditors can then proceed in the j
state courts to have their claim and ^
waiver sustained and their debts sat- '
isfied out of the homestead set aside ]
by the bankrupt court.
^orkriUc (Enquirer. ;
YOItKVILLE, 9. C.:
WEDNESDAY, MAY10,1899, ]
? A movement is on foot to rebuild ]
the residence of General Hampton j
recently destroyed by fire, by means 1
of a popular subscription raised j
throughout the state. Already a num- ,
ber of towns have made contributions, <
and the feeling is growing. It seems ]
that Hampton has done enough for ]
South Carolina to have paid the premiums
on a pretty good sized insur- |
ance policy in the hearts of the people. <
THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
We publish today lists of the Cod- i
federate soldiers buried io various '
cemeteries in York county, so far as it
bas been possible to collect the same. ]
We are aware, as stated elsewhere, ]
that the lists are not complete; but, at ]
the same time, the wonder is that not
mch a comparatively few names have ,
been omitted, but that so many have *
been remembered. 1
The object of this list is the inau- ]
juration of a permanent roll of York ]
county's Confederate soldiers. We 1
desire to bring afresh to the memory ,
of comrades and friends the names of i
old soldiers who have passed away, ]
and also lay the foundation of a roll
that may, from time to time, be corrected
until it is made perfect.
It will be remembered that sometime ]
back, President McKinley suggested
that the graves of all Confederate soldiers
be marked with headstones at ]
the expense of the national govern- ;
ment. Whatever diflerence of opin- ,
? * L. a. *L- ?
ion mere may now do as to iue propriety
of such a step, it is probable ,
that, eventually, the president's idea ^
will be carried into effect. The diffi- ]
culties, that have already been encountered
in our own efforts to complete
the York county lists are an indication
of the additional difficulties
that would be encountered in five or
ten years from now, and the more attention
that is given to the matter at
this time, the greater the assurance of ,
a perfect record for the future. ;
We suggest, therefore, that the old ;
mldiers or others interested in the dif- j
ferent sections, take the lists as pub- ^
lished, study them carefully, make all t
additions and corrections that they \
may deem necessary, and send in to 1
The Enquirer the result of their }
work. We will take pleasure in cor- ^
recting the list and making it the ]
foundation of a permanent record to ]
be published again hereafter, and j
probably on each re curring memorial ]
day. The work of revision should not ^
be delayed however. Every individ- ]
ual who sees an error in the lists is in- J
vited to correct it at once. *
rhe Rejected Volunteers. '
News and Courier: Under the recent
ruling of the treasury department,
all who volunteered for the Spanish- 5
American war are to be paid from the J
day they volunteered for service up to }
the time they were accepted or reject- j
ed. As will be remembered, there was \
3ome delay in having the men exam- 1
ined and accepted, and more men were j
rejected than were actually sworn into 1
the service. Under, the rule as an- ]
Qounced all men who were rejected are ?
to be paid from the day they volun-t *
peered for service up to the day they )
were rejected. This will amount to a .
considerable item for the entire state. ^
Papers are now being gotten up on
which to make the claim, and all those '
who have any such claims would do 1
well to communicate with their cap- '
tains or officers having this matter in
charge. Several of the captains have
already sent in the bills for the men '
who were rejected, and for the time of *
those who were accepted from the date
they offered for service up to the time
they were accepted.
Death of Mrs. Whitney.?Mrs. .
Wm. C. Whitney, wife of the former J
secretary of the navy, died shortly before
1 o'clock last Saturday afternoon,
at her home in New York. Mrs. l
Whitney was thrown from her horse ;
while fox hunting .in Aiken, S. C., on ,
February 21, 1898. She tried to pass <
under a low bridge but struck her ?
head on a beam and fell to the ground.
She was unconscious when picked up.
Everything possible was done for her;
hut she remained absolutely helpless
from the time of the accident until she
iied. She was completely paralyzed <
from the neck down. Mrs. Whitney I
was the second wife of ex-Secretary t
5f the Navy Whitney, and he was her ]
secoud husband, her first husband l.
having been Captain Randolph, of the ]
British navy. ?
OUR CONFEDERATE DEAD.
[Continued From First Page.]
LAURELWOOD CEMETERY.
3. G. Keesler, R. H. McCosb,
fames Clendening, Thomas Wood,
3. E. Cobb, D. A. Button,
Willis Deas, J. Lawrence Moore,
Stephen Kersey, John Ratterree,
W. L. Robertson, D. R. S. Blake,
Daniel Williams, Robert M. Kerr,
P. A. Sitgreaves, J. W. Fewell,
Chaplain Kerr, M. L. Owens,
Robert Morrison, J. V. McFadden,
r. A. Walker, J. F. O'Neal,
r. F. Workman, B. P. Alston,
Isaac A. Oates, H. H. Hart,
W. J. Rawlinson, T. L. Johnston,
L T. Harrison, David Gordon,
~!nluin Ttntland. R. T. Mav.
W. M. Holloman, Ryan H. Workman,
f. M. Ivy, J. H. Caton,
D. C. Williams, W. E. Black,
3. M. Fewell, Captain Bess,
R. W. Workman, John H. Ayere,
W. L. Roach, Louis Foutz,
Rev. J. S. White, Wm. F. Downum,
!. C. Witherepoon, Thomas Arledge,
E. R. Mills.
ebenezer cemetery.
William Adkins, Sylvanus Hagius,
Silbert Aiken, Dickson Henry,
I. Gadsden Alston, James Henry,
E. T. Avery, John Henry,
J. P. P. Barron, S. W. Jackson,
3. W. Barron, William Killian,
Archibald A. BarronB. Robison Miller,
Samuel Barron, Geo. W. Milling,
J. Leroy Barron, Calvin Robinson,
Mr. Brauner, J. M. Steele,
J. F. Carothers, J. A. Steele,
W. H. Carothers, ,N. A. Steele,
I. H. Cathcart, W. D. Steele,
E. H. Cherry, W. G. Steele,
A. F. Fewell, G. E. M. Steele,
Isaac A. Garrison, Jos. W. Steele,
William Gaulden, W. E. Turner,
John B. Gillespie, James Wallace,
M. J. Hall, J. L. Watson,
R. T. M. Hall, Robert Workman.
bullock's creek cemetery.
Barney Brandon^ Lemuel Love,
William Beard, Moses, Latham,
Glillls Davidson, John McCarley,
W. G. Dowdlo, John L. Miller,
3. M. Feemster, William Minter,
Elijah Feemster, Thomas Nance,
John Grier, Neely Nelson,
Joseph Grier, Meek Nelson,
J. W. Good, Leander Nelson,
Henry Good, Holbry Nelson,
Lee Gaston, Wright Osborne,
Wm. A. Galloway, Joseph Plexico,
Alex. Galloway, James Plaxico,
3. K. Gill, William Rainey,
Samuel Gallagher, William Robbins,
jfeorge Hood, Eli Russell,
Tohn Hood, Walker Sherer,
R. W. Hamilton, J. D. Smarr,
Ephraim Hafner, Matthew White,
3tarks Jones, John White,
Samuel Kirkpatrick,William Wilson,
Wm. Youngblood.
beersheba cemetery.
Robert Black, Lafayette Walker,
Ewd. A. Black, Youn^e Ferguson,
Robt. McClure, Root. mown,
3ugh Nichols, Ed. Clinton,
T. W. Neel, Minor Nichols,
T. H. Dickson, James Barber,
T. M. M. Cain, J. Ewd. Burns,
jfillam Bratton, William Caveny,
R. J. Brown, Theodore Byars,
W. L. Brown, Robt. Smith,
3. C. Thomasson, H. T. Caldwell,
Jeorge Clinton, John Neelans,
Parks Jackson, Anderson Earwood,
Wallace Wilson, Jonas Hufman.
neely's creek cemetery.
T. E. Roddey, T. E. Gettys,
W. C. Reid, T. N. Dunlap,
Wylie Pitman, W. J. Boyd,
Wm. B. Cline, J. H. McFadden,
T. A. Faris, E. Y. Murphy.
union cemetery.
Thomas Mitchell, William Mitchell,
T. G. Thomasson, Z. D. Smith,
R. R. Parish, J. W. Fewell,
Wm. Horton, James Warren,
Wm, Armstrong.
bethany cemetery.
Robert Beaty, T. C. H. McGill,
John Bolin, Dr. Wm. McGill,
Thomas E. Caldwell,Harvey S. McCarter,
Tames Caldwell, C. L. H. McCarter,
Tames Clark, Samuel L. McCarter,
Tames Crawford, Thos. M. McElwee,
Tames L. Crawford, Newman McElwee,
Tohn 0. Crawford, S. L. McElwee Oates
Eli W. Falls, William S. Plaxico,
E. Amzi Falls, W. Calvin Pursley,
3. R. W. Faris, Robert A. Pursley,
Tohn Ferguson, J. Lawson Pursley,
Alexander Glass, William Quinn,
Thomas Love, F. J. E. Quinn,
Tohn A. Love, Thomas F. Quinn,
Tohn A. Lowrance, J. Alex. Thomas,
Nl. C. Lowrance, Henry Watson,
William McGill, Chas. M. Whitesides
Robert N. Whitesides.
yorkville cemeteries.
3. H. Barron, Richard Hare,
T. J. Barron, James Mason,
F. H. Barry, John May, Sr.,
Tack Beard, W. B. Metts,
T. J. Bell, J. W. McPheeters,
3. F. Briggs, W. D. Miller,
Fames L. Clark, J. L. McClain,
R. Frank Clark, Frederick Moore,
F. H. Clawson, JK. springs rauuru,
Calvin Conner, E. M. Murphy,
T. J. Coward, W. McD. Palmer,
T. J. Eccles, R. W. Ratchford,
R. J. Foster, J. A. Ratchford,
T. J. Garvin, Sr., Edward Rose,
T. J. Garvin, Jr., William E. Rose,
Robt. H. Glenn, G. R. Shillinglaw,
fV. L. Goforth, E. R. Stewart,
Frank Happerfield, William Smith,
3. G. Jackson, Thomas A. Smith,
D. A. James, J. B.Smith,
Foster Jefferys, J. J. Snidei,
T. S. Jefferys, Leroy Tomliuson,
iV. A. Jefferys, James B. Tate,
Louis A. Johnson, W. B. Wilson,
Fohn C. Kuykendal, E. P. Williams,
5. J. Kuykendal, J. B. Williams,
J. F. Lindsay, S. H. Williams,
T. T. Lowry, M. Whit.
Samuel C. Lowry, James Wright,
J. A. Witherspoon.
BETHEL CEMETERY.
A. Mclvenzie, J. T. Warren,
i. W. Jackson, Sain'el C. Matthews,
r. M. Kendrick, Geo. W. Mellon,
[). P. Boyd, Thomas Boyd,
Fohn Barnett, Robert Barnett,
Tas. H. Glenn, S. S. Finley,
iVilliara R. Glenn, John Frank Glenn,
Leroy Quinn, James Latta,
F. Calhoun Stewart, Win. N. Stewart,
5. W. Mason, S. E. Jackson,
M. H. Currence, J. T. Matthews,
R. E. D. Currence, Robert R. McCarter,
Fohn Dulin, John W. McCully,
f. B. Hunter, S. D. Stowe,
r. S. Clinton, J. C. Patrick,
D. M. Wallace, Geo. W. Flanagan,
J. N. Barnett, L. P. Brandon,
iV. E. Campbell, M. L. Tate,
D. M. Campbell, Wm. Pursley,
1. A. Glenn, J. L. McCarter,
EV A. Pnrrfince. Sid Cherrv.
W. W. Glenn, Jonathan Fitchet,
J. F. Glenn, Elias A. Robinson,
Francis T. Boyd, Hugh B. Hemphill,
A. J. Harper, J. H. Hemphill,
I. G. Stanton, Izard Floyd,
James Howe, M. L. Sifford,
J. C. McCully, J. S. McKenzie,
John H. Boyd, C. Q. Petty.
UNITY CEMETERY.
James Turner, Jouathan Sandling,
Hiram Moss, Alexander Smith,
Did Sandling, Eli Hoffman.
SMITH CEMETERY.
D. C. McKinney, Hainp McKinney,
Daniel Morrow.
BETII-SHILOH CEMETERY.
Wm. J. Gardner, Elijah Warren,
[J. J. Fewell, Noah Bentield,
Jauies F. Nesbitt, Harvey Adkins,
Thomas Neely, Robert W. Shaw,
W. P. Poovey, Charlie Robinson,
J. A. Dorsett, J. Nat Thomasson,
Jesse A. llogue, Hugh Warren,
Jesse Parrott.
ADNAH CEMETERY.
John J. Miller.
RECAPITULATION.
In the foregoing lists there are injluded
27 burying places, in which]
,here are an aggregate of 572 names,
is follows : Bethesda, 50 ; Olivet, 4 ;
Fowler's Grave Yard, 6; New Bethel,
1; Concord, 8; Allison Creek, 5;
Fort Mill, 38; Flint Hill, 37; Blackstocks,
2; Bettus Grave Yard, 1;
Smyrna, 12; Canaan, 9; Clover, 8;
Sbaron, 42; Laurelwood, 49; Ebeuezer,
40; Bullock's Creek, 43; Beersheba,
28; Neely's Creek, 10; Union,
8; Bethany, 37 ; Yorkville, 49; Betkshiloh,
15; Bethel, 57; Unity, 6;
Smith Cemetery, 3 ; Adnah, 1.
FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Review of the Situation as It Stood on Saturday.
To clear the Filipinos out of Bacolor,
about fiye miles west of San Fernando,
will be the next task of the
Americans, says a Manila dispatch of
Sunday. The rebel general, Mascardo,
has a force of 7,000 men there,
well armed and possessed of plenty of
ammunition. His troops have never
met American soldiers, and they think,
according to reports carried to SaD
Fernando that they can whip the
whole lot.
Bacolor is well entrenched and
thousands of natives are working like
beavers, digging trenches and carrying
the dirt in baskets. The enemy
uses his riflemen for fighting only ; but
compels the Bolo men and Chinese to
labor incessantly.
The rebels have an outpost about a
mile beyond San Fernando, with a
trench that holds between two and
three hundred men. From that point
several volleys were fired last night
upon the camp of the Twentieth Kansas
regiment.
Neither Major-General McArthur,
nor Major-General Lawton moved today,
although each reconnoitered the
country in his own vicinity, for some
miles from headquarters, developing
the presence of small forces of the enemy.
Iq the vicinity of La Guina de
Bay the rebels are extremely active ;
but the lines of General Overshineand
Colonel Whalley, who is commanding
General King's brigade during the letter's
illuess, have been materially
strengthened, and there is no danger
in that direction. *
The armed steamers LaGuna de Bay
and Cavadonga, under Captain Grant,
have gone to Guagua, about five miles
southwest of Bacolor, presumably to
establish a base of supplies for the
troops engaged in the uortbern campaign.
It is rumored that Mabini, president
of the cabiuet, and minister of foreign
affairs in the so called Filipino government,
who is a radical, is to be succeeded
by Pateruo, the framer of the
Spanish treaty of 1896. This change
is regarded as significant at the present
juncture.
The entrance of the Americans into
San Fernando was virtually unopposed.
The Filipinos, who expected
the invaders to approach from the sea
had had that side of the town strongly
guarded, but there was only one line of
trenches beyond San Tomas. Two
battalions of the Fifty-first Iowa regiment
which swam the river north of
the city, were smartly peppered in the
water; but the rebels disappeared as
soon as the Americans reached the
shore. In the meantime the hospital
squad had walked across the bridge
into the city, supposing the Americans
were there. They encountered no natives.
The few Spaniards and Filipinos
who were left welcomed the Americans
aud opened their houses to them, General
MacArthur accepting entertainment
at the hands of Senor Hizon, a
sugar magnate.
If the inhabitants of the San Fernando
region are to be believed, there is
little sympathy with the insurrection
in that quarter. Before evacuating
the city the rebels burued the church
and the public buildiugs and looted
the Chinese quarter. They drove
many rich Filipinos, with their families,
out of the city before tbem, as
well as hundreds of Chinese, to prevent
them helping the Americans.
They cut the throats of some. Many
Chinese hid on roof tops or in cellars
and some escaped by cutting off their
queues. There are 50 fresh graves in
j the church yard.
The country beyond Calumpit is full
| of all sorts of ingenious trenches and
pitfalls in the roads, with sharpened
bamboo. Fortunately the Americans
eseaned the latter.
In the swamps near San Tomas,
Where General Wheaton's troop9 did
their hardest fighting?the men sinking
to their waists in mud?are many
bodies of Filipinos smelling horribly.
The army is really enjoying life at
San Fernando, which is the most picturesque
and healthy towu the Americans
have entered since the occupation
of Manila. It is largely built of
stone, the river is close at hand, the
high hills almost surround it. Many
sugar factories indicate a thriviug industry
in that respect, and there are
numerous fine residences. General
MacArthur's permanent headquarters
is established in the best house in
town, which is richly decorated with
frescoes and carved woods. The
troops are encamped around in the
suburbs and are beginning to think
they may be quartered there during
the wet season.
After Bacolor has been cleared wuter
communication with Manila may be
established. Along the roads to Caluinpit
the fuel wagons and bull teams
dragging provisions have to be ferried
one by one across the rivers; but the
Filipinos have several launches in the
river. Delta.
The American troops are much exhausted
by the campaign, except the
Iowa troops, which are comparatively
fresh. The regiments of the division
average le99 than 50 men to a company,
and all have a weather worn appearance.
Senator Albert Beveridge, of Indiana,
is here studying the Philippine
question.
Brigadier-General Charles King has
sailed for the Uuited States on board
the transport Pueblo.
Glanders In liarnwell.
News and Courier : The governor's
office is in receipt of a letter from J.
W. Williams, of Lee's, Barnwell county,
stating that glauders had broken
out among the stock in that neighborhood,
and requesting that a veteriuary
surgeon be sent to take proper action.
The matter has been referred to the
veterinarian of Clemson college.
Until January 1st, 1900.
The Twice-a-Week Enquirer, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to-date
news, will be furnished from the date of
this issue until January 1st, 1900, for $1.24.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
The Ella C. Davidson Society?Gives notice
that it will serve ice cream in the
Presbyterian church yard on Friday
afternoon.
J. J. Hunter?Don't want you to buy until
you have seen his line of ladies',
misses' and children's shoes, men and
boys' negligee shirts, ladies' and gentlemen's
gloves and handkerchiefs,
wash dress goods, etc.
H. C. Strauss?Talks to you about his
clothing trade and tells you of the bargains
you can get at his store.
Glenn A Allison?Are prepared to furnish
you with a buggy, and give you their
personal guarantee as to quality. They
can also sell you a second hand buggy.
Grist Cousins?Can furnish you with groceries,
hardware and medicines?the
latter at less than regulation prices.
They have just received hams weighing
from 6 to 10 pounds, cottage hams 4 to
8 pounds, and can sell you a can of eith
er apple, currant or strawberry jeny lor
10 cents, prunes at 10 cents, and pineapple
at 10 cents.
S. D. Ramsey?Has opened a barber shop
in the building formerly occupied by
Mr. T. W. Speck as a jewelry store, and
is prepared to attend to your wants in
the barbering line.
Sam M. Grist?Wants you to look before
you leap and tells you about the line of
agricultural machinery with which you
can be supplied by calling on him.
Clarence P. Lowrance?Can furnish you
. with snowflake crackers, canned peaches,
pie peaches, evaporated apples, pork
and beans, salmon and American beauty
coffee. He wants to buy fresh butter
and eggs.
W. H. Gibbes <fc Co., of Columbia?Tell
you about the improved Murray pneumatic
ginning system, and want you
call on Sam M. Grist for further information.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. and Mrs. Adickes' little sou,
Henning, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
Misses Nannie Youngblood, of Tirzah,
Kate Hobbs, of Fodder, and Ida
Weaver, of Marion, N. C.. visited the
Misses Cody last week.
Misses Emma and Lula Ford, Daisy
and Mary Glenn and Emma Clinton,
of Bethel, visted relatives and friends
in Yorkville last week.
Little Robert, one of the younger
children of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Fiuley,
has been critically ill during the
past few days with pneumonia.
Columbia State, Tuesday: Colonel
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in the city yesterday bound for
Charleston. The York regiment, be
says, will attend in large numbers,
over 125 veterans having been presented
with complimentary tickets
through the instrumentality of the
Rock Hill Herald.
THE CHINA TREE.
Nearly all of the "Pride of China,"
or China berry, trees are dead. The
fact has become especially noticeable
during the past few weeks. While
the other trees have been puttiog
forth their leaves with remarkable
rapidity, the China trees have remained
bare and black.
The attention of the reporter was
called to the matter a few days ago,
and he has undertaken to make some
investigations. He finds that there
are still left alive a few China trees;
but the live ones are not numerous.
An old citizen, to whom the subject
was suggested, was thrown into a reminiscent
mood. He remembered that
nearly all the China berry trees were
killed once before, on the cold Saturday
of 1835. Only a very few were
left in the town. At that time the
wholesale destruction of the trees was
looked upon as a calamity. There
happened to be one tree left alive on
the lot now occupied by Mr. W. B.
Williams. It was preserved by its
proximity to a kitchen chimney.
About 1840, a great many of these
trees were reset in the courthouse
yard, from which they were finally
cleared out a few years ago.
The destruction of the China trees
at this time is not to be seriously regretted.
Since 1840 people have
learned that, after all, the tree is without
a great deal of practical value.
In fact it is generally looked upon as
a common nuisance. But all the same
the circumstances related are not with[out
a certain local interest.
OFF FOR CHARLESTON.
The crowd of Confederate veterans
that left for Charleston yesterday was
fully up to expectation in size, enthusiasm
and pleasant anticipation. There
were enough to not only fill, but to
crowd a car and a more orderly, remarkable,
or decent looking party has
seldom left this place on an excursion
trip.
The veterans commenced arriving
in Yorkville on Monday morning, and
some remained over all night, while
others drove iu early Tuesday morning
and kept coming until it began to look
lilffl a hnliHnv nonnainn in t.hft enmmil
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nity sure enough. The train, which
was scheduled to arrive at 9 o'clock,
did not arrive until about 10.45; but
the delay, which was occasioned by
the heavy business up the road, was
borne with commendable patience.
A special car had been left on the
sidetrack at this place for the accommodation
of the passengers getting on
here. When the down train arrived
it was pretty well crowded, and the
special car here added was hardly
enough to ensure comfort; but, all the
same, everybody who wanted to do so
got on board.
The following list of veterans who
got on at Yorkville was made up with
the assistance of Messrs. R. W. Whitesides,
M. S. Carroll and T. N. Thorn*
acann ahnnld h? inf.lllded in the
list. The list may not be complete;
but it contains all the names that
could be secured : John S. Meek, Perry
Manning, VV. E. Jackson, John
Thomasson, E. M. Bailes, A. C. McKuight,
D.J. Glenn, Jr., W. P. Hobbs,
Robert Wilson, S. W. Robinson, R. S.
Wilson, J. P. Hambrigbt, W. A. Templeton,
P. R. Currence. Warren Pursley,
J. J. Smith, James Gordon, Perry
Ferguson, T. P. Wbitesides, J. J.
Stewart, J. F. Carson, John Mc. Gilfillen,
John Campbell, W. G. Finley,
L. B. Sherrer, John H. Clarke, Frank
Robinson, W. E. Adams, Jos. M.
VVhitesides, Herod Neal, Joseph Nevins,
J. A. Bell, J. C. Cook, Jerry Walker,
D. B. McCarter, J. H. Henry, Warren
Pursley, Greeu Parker, R. A. Hagins,
Pink Pursley, Andrew F. Ashe.
From the best information obtainable
more than 80 tickets were sold
at Yorkville, about the same Dumber
at Rock Hill, and some 50 or 60 at
other stations in the county.
In addition to the veterans there
were on the train also a number of
citizens who arrived on the scene too
late for the war; but who believe that
they will enjoy a trip to Charleston all
the same. These included a number
of ladies ; but not more than fifteen or
twenty in all.
COMPLIMENTARIKS.
In accordance with a previous announcement,
we herewith give a list of
the various veterans complimented
from this place and the names of the
gentlemen by whom they were complimented.
The information has been
secured with as much accuracy as possible
during the hurry and rush of yesterday
morning's departure. There
may be some mistakes. If so, we desire
to correct them, and will do so
upon request. The names of the gentlemen
extending the compliment are
printed first:
Beard & Carroll?J. M. Clarke and
H. B. Miskelly.
VV. Brown VVylie?Sherod Childers.
H. A. D. Neely?Gave his ticket to
Intendant Carroll to make selection.
John R. Logan?Sam Poag.
P E Si??nn?r. Esq.?W. P. Hobbs.
,/' ? ? 7 ?- - John
R. Ashe?S. W. RobiosoD.
John M. Hope and John R. Ashe?
Aodrew F. Ashe.
P. W. Love?J. R. Williams.
J. W..Snider and Austin, Nichols &
Co.?W. A. Templeton.
Louis Roth?John Mc. Gilfillen.
H. C. Strauss?H. B. Wallace.
P. M. Grimes?Gave his ticket to
Mr. A. Cody, who, with the consent of
Mr. Grimes, transferred it to Mr. W.
E. Jackson.
J. S. Brice?Robert K. Seahorn, of
Hickory Grove.
W. H. McCorkle?W. H. Sherrer
and W. E. Adams.
M. F. Joues?John H. Jones, of
Broad River township.
Gleun & Allison?J. C. Chambers.
I. D. Witherspoon?William Ray.
Dr. W. G. White?E. M. Bailes.
T. F. McDow, Esq.?A. A. Barnett.
Jasper Light Infantry?Herod Neal,
Perry Manning, A. F. McConnell.
B. N. Moore?T. Murphy Gwinn.
L. A. McGill, W. M. Faulkner, J. L.
McGill and R. N. Plaxco provided
transportation for Frank Robison.
Hon. D. E. Finley?Provided transportation
for 15.
CUBAN RELICS.
Mr. F. A. Gossman brought back
from his Cuban campaign quite a number
of interesting relics for distribution
among his friends here.
Among other things there is a Mau
ser rine ot me opanisn military pattern,
and numerous cartridges, including
Mausers, Spribgfields, Krag-Jorgensens
and the Spanish brass cartridges,
with explosive bullets. The
old Springfield cartridge is too familiar
to require description and the KragJorgensen
has also been seen by a great
many people in tbis section of late.
The Mauser is very similar to the
Krag-Jorgensen except that it is not
quite so large, and tbey are put up in
clips containing five each. These clips
are inserted in the magazines of the
rifles, and greatly facilitate the operation
of loading. Five cartridges may
be loaded into a Mauser as quickly as
one can be loaded into a Krag-Jorgensen.
The brass cartridge, with the socalled
"explosive bullet, is a murderous
affair. As Mr. Gossman has already
explained in one of bis letters,
the bullet is not really intended to
explode. It contains no powder ; but
merely consists, of very soft lead in a
thin casing of brass. When the bullet
strikes the lead spreads in the form
of a mushroom, making a wound similar
to what might be expected of a
much larger sized ball.
In addition to the military relics, the
collection includes fruit of the cocoa
tree, red peas, sea beans and walking
sticks cut from coffee and allspice
bushes. All these, things Mr. Gossman
has distributed around very freely.
Walking sticks of the kind mentioned
were presented to members of
The Enquirer staff.
Mr. Gossman was a subscriber to
The Enquirer during his stay in
Cuba, aud be says tbat while be did
not get the paper regularly, he only
missed two or three copies. Sometimes
he would get a copy before it
was a week old, and after that he
would get other copies that bad been
mailed several weeks before. This
was while he was back in the mountains
of the interior. The mail came
Irom the coast by way of couriers,
and sometimes it was a long time before
it found its way to the addressees.
Ofton mhon h? trnf. his EnOIJIRER he
found that it had been read and re-J
read until it was soiled and almost
toru to tatters. Then by the time he
was through with it, there were numerous
inquiries from the other men
who also enjoyed reading the paper.
He says that in addition to the local
news, the paper often gave the men
the first accounts they bad of important
matters that were taking place
in other parts of Cuba.
ELIGIBILITY OF NOTARIES.
In answer to a letter of inquiry, the
attorney general has given out the ^
following opinion that is of*interest to
officeholders aud prospective officeholders.
Dear Sir?Your request to be advised
on the following questions:
"Can a man who is uot a registered
voter, under the laws of South Carolina,
be uppoiuted aud commissioned a
notary public? If such an appointment
has been made in the past, is the
commission valid and the official acts
of such notary legal?"
The constitution, iu section 2, article
2, recognized and denominated a notawtf
nnklin o u oat n Hi nor in tKo fXl i A ill.
vol j puuuv oo uu viiivvt IU vuv ivuvning
language : "That any person holding
another office may at the same
time be an officer in the militia or a
notary public.
Section 1, article 17 provides : "No
person shall be elected or appointed to
auy office in this state unless he pes- ,
sesses the qualifications of an elector."
Sections 4 aud 8, article 2, requires
, an elector to be registered.
From this it clearly follows that a
notary public is an officer and that a
man not registered does not possess
the qualifications of an elector, and
cannot, therefore, be appointed to a
notary public.
Under color of a known aud valid
appoiutment as a notary public ; but
where the officer has failed to conform
to some precedent requirement or coni
dition, as to taking the oath or registering,
such an officer is an officer de
facto, and it is well settled that the
lawful acts of an officer de facto, so far
as the.rights of a third parly are concerned,
which have been doue withiu
the scope and by the apparent authority
of the office, is valid and binding
, as if be were legally appointed and
qualified. This rule does not apply
where the defects in the title of the office
are notorious and the persons
dealiug with such officer have notice
of the fact. Otherwise the acts of
such notary public are legal and the
commission valid until properly tested
and declared invalid.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Another Bis Mortgage.
A mortgage for $1,800,000 has been
recorded against the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension Railroad company,
in the office of the clerk of the
court of York county. The mortgage,
which is printed in pamphlet form, was
filed on last Monday. The revenue
tax amounts to $900.
John H. Osborn, Too.
Mr. C. T. Crook writes from Fort
Mill township that the members of the
Gold Hill Literary society have arranged
to send Mr. John H. Osburn to
the Charleston reunion. Mr. Osburn
is a worthy Confederate veteran who
figured second best in the contest in
Fort Mill township.
Good Wheat Patch. f
Mr. W. M. Allison is not a farmer ;
but he expects to "raise his own
bread" this year. He has about an
acre of wheat that is so fine as to excite
comment from all observers. Several
individuals who have judgment
in such matters, say that it is probable
that the acre will yield as much as
30 bushels.
County Board Sustained. .
The state board of education has
sustained the York county board in
its decision that the trustees in Teacher
W. C. Seagle's district did not have
the right to discharge Mr. Seagle because
of bis refusal to teach the Evans
Arithmetical chart. Mr. Seagle can
now teach without the chart unless
there is a contract otherwise.
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The wheat crop of the county has
come out wonderfully within the past
few weeks, und was greatly benefitted
by the rain of last Friday and Saturday.
It seems to be the- general impression
that where wheat has been
well manured, and especially if put in
with a drill, the promise is fine. Many
people who were quite gloomy about
the crop sometime back are now feeling
very much encouraged.
New Telegraph Office.
It is reported from Columbia that
the Postal Telegraph company will establish
an office in Yorkville soon.
This development is a result of the recent
act of the general assembly allowing
telegraph companies to condemn
rights of way along the lines of railroad.
It is not understood that the
postal company is a rate reducer ; but
merely a competitor for business along
tbe line of quicker service and increased
accommodations. Its establishment
in Yorkville, of course, will be
very welcome.
The Confederate Dead.
In additiou to the assistance already
acknowledged, The Enquirer also
desires to acknowledge its indebtedness
to Messrs. J. J. Hunter, J. A. Watson,
J. F. Wallace, L. R. Williams and
Herod Neal in the preparation of lists
of Confederate dead. Our arrangempnts
with retard to Bethel cemetery
miscarried, and the list was supplied
by Mr. Hunter with the assistance of
Messrs. Watson and Wallace. It seems
to be very complete. Mr. Williams
supplied the Betb-Sbiloh list and Mr.
Neal furnished the names of people
buried in the Hickory Grove neighborhood.
Compliment to Mr. Tripp.
Captain A. Tripp, of the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension, was
the unconscious recipient of a pretty
compliment at the hands of the various
station agents and other employes
of the road last week. The occasion
of the compliment was this: The reI-??
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South Carolina and Georgia fell under
the control of the Southern, left the
"Extension" an orphan whose employes
were unable to figure "where
they were at." Samuel Hunt, of
course, remained the fountain bead
of power; but under bim there