letups and Jacts.
? Tne decisiou of the Anglo-Venezuelau
boundary arbitration commission
was announced in Paris last Tuesday.
The award was unanimous and
is considered rather in the nature of a
compromise than as favoring Venezuela.
Great Britian originally claimed
(>0,000 square miles on both banks of
the Orinoco river. The commission
gives her all of her claim except 5,000
square miles; but this 5,000 square
miles gives Venezuela the control of
the Orinoco river. Great Britain,
however, is decidedly the winner and
is quite satisfied. While she did not
get all that she contended for, she got
a great deal more than she was entitled
to.
? The Washington Post of Monday
says: "On the first day of the approaching
session of congress, the sen
ate financial bill will be introduced in
the latter body. It will not be on the
same lines as the house bill, but it will
declare without equivocation for the
gold standard. "Senator Aldricb, who
as chairman of the finauce committee
of the senate, has takeu a prominent
part in the framing of the bill, said
yesterday that the measures had been
prepared, that it would not be made
public until it had beeu showu to a
number of Republican senators. It is
the present intention of the finance
committee to ask a speedy consideration
of the bill iu the senate, in order
that it may be disposed of as early iu
the session as possible."
? There is but little that is new to
be reported about the Transvaal situation.
The rumor that the Boers had
seized gold belonging to British mine
owners has not been verified. It is a
fact that the Boers have mobilized a
considerable portion of their army.
Great Britain has already seut many
troops to South Africa, aud has chartered
numerous transports for use during
the next three months. A report
tbat Russia is working up some kind
of an understanding with France and
Spain is giving more or less concern in
Great Britain. It is said that Great
Britain is without much sympathy iu
Europe, and that she looks to America
as her ouly friend. Neither the British
or the Boers seem inclined to assume
the aggressive.
? Cleveland Header: The navy has
lost more prisoners in lighting the Filipinos
than the army, and the followers
of Aguinaldo have no naval
strength. The army has been engaged
in all sorts of enterprises in places
where the conditions were favorable
to traps and ambushes. In some cases
detachments have been compelled to
retire in the face of heavy odds, but
the enemy has taken ouly a few prisoners,
and most of the half dozen or
so by picking them up, one at a time,
by accident. About 25 men of the
navy have beeu captured, 15 at one
time and 10 at another, iu each case
with the boat they used. Since the
destruction of the Spauish naval forces
the young officers of the navy seem to
have been guilty, iu two or three instances,
of underrating the enemy so
much that they have come to grief.
? Philadelphia Record : The British
government has closed a contract with
the Louisville Packing company for
4,250,000 pouuds of meat to be furnished
the English army at intervals,
says a Louisville, Ky., dispatch of October
1. The contract is for hams and
sides, to be shipped in five installments
of S50,000 pouuds each. Similar pur
chases have been made in Chicago,
Cincinnati and St. Louis, and it is
practically certain that they will result
in forcing up the prices of these
articles of provisions. The meat from
Louisville will be shipped by way of
Toronto to Liverpool and Glasgow.
Local provision merchants say that
the Louisville contract will do much
to buoy up this market, which has
been quiet and inactive for several
months. They expect a general rise
in hog products, hams especially, immediately.
The contract is the largest
of its kind ever placed in this city.
? The first of the series of yacht
races between the Columbia and the
Shamrock was attempted on the course
off New York last Tuesday; but it
proved a failure. The race was to
have been 15 miles with the wiud and
15 miles back against the wind; but
the rules provided that the trip should
be made in 51 hours, otherwise it was
no race. When the 51 hours were up
the yachts were five miles from the
fiuishing line. The Shamrock, the
British boat, was about a quarter of a
mile in the lead. The race was down
the Jersey coast. By reason of certain
measurements, under the rules,
the Shamrock had a start of six seconds.
The race was a tight one, varying
with the constantly shiftiug
winds. When the wind was strong
the Columbia forged ahead, and when
it was light, the Shamrock took the
lead. The Shamrock proved to be
the fastest sailor in light winds; but
the chances seem to be in favor of the
Columbia. Winds suitable to develop
the superiority of the Shamrock are
hardly strong enough to take either
yacht over the course within the time
limit. Under the rules, failure to get
a race ou Tuesday postponed the next
attemnt until Thursday. Thursday's
race also proved to be a drifting matcb
on account of the light wind. When
the race was called otf the two boats
were practically nose and nose, with
the Shamrock slightly ahead.
? It has developed that the misquotation
of the Liverpool Cotton Exchange
figures on the New Orleans
Exchange on Friday of last week was
not caused by the tapping of wires by
sharpers; but by what the telegraph
company claims to have been au accidental
oversight on the part of its employes.
The company claims that a
change was made in its cipher system
and that the employes neglected to
notify the customers of this change.
President l'arker, of New Orleans Cotton
Exchange, refused to accept this
eviilitiisitirm ue siilisfuntnrv hut mi
Tuesday demanded of President Eckert,
of the telegraph company, that he
discharge these employes. President
Kekert replied on Wednesday that the
company could not atFord to do anything
of the kind: that the men had
been especially educated for this service
and that to discharge them 011 account
of an accident would only he to
invite endless confusion in the future.
President Parker insists that whether
accidental or not, the break of the telegraph
company's employes was criminal,
and that the company will be
held responsible. Several lawyers
hold that the telegraph company can
he held responsible for all losses occasioned
by the misquotation of Liverpool
markets. A story was sent out
from Atlanta on Tuesday to the effect
that the telegraph company would voluntarily
buy all the cotton that had
been sold ou account of it' blunder.
-T.L?. i
I HIS, IIUWCVCI , IS UUi larvru ounuuoij.
The Western Union Telegraph company
is not generally believed to be constructed
after any such lines. The
quarrel is still on and there is promise
of big litigation.
?ht iMorhvillc (Enquirer.
YOItKVILLE, S. C.:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1899.
? Commissioner Douthit seems to be
an expert on X raise.
? The latest developments in Colura
bia prove the propriety of "X" to
designate the quality of dispensary
whisky, for as an algebraic sign "X"
generally stands for the unknown.
? The long array of affidavits presented
to the investigating committee
against Commissioner Douthit makes
a strong case. It looks like the evidence
is conclusive. But give Mr.
Douthit a show. Let him have all the
show he wants. Never condemn a
man without a hearing, not even when
the evidence is beyond contradiction.
? One of the arguments used in favor
of the establishment of state control
of liquor was the fact that private
bar-keepers could not withstand the
temptation to adulterate their wares
or to sell lower grades of whisky
at high grade prices. This sounded
reasonable enough ; but now that we
have caught our high state liquor commissioner
doing this very thing, what
will we turn to next ?
? And so it appears that all the state
dispensaries are tilled with X liquors
in XXX bottles. This is indeed a
Democratic situation. The man with
the long purse unknowniugly drinks
the same common liquor as the fellow
with the short purse. That is all right,
of course, for it is extremely doubtful
as to whether "good" liquor is any
less debauching in its effects than
"bad" liquor; but where have those
extra dollars been going? Who has
been stealing ? These are the questions.
? The Columbia State has not seen
fit to make any explanation of the
liberty it recently took with The Enquirer
in quoting this paper as saying
certain things that it> did not say
about the cotton market. We are
more than half surprised at The State.
It is true that the misquotation, or
whatever it might be called, was of
but little importance; but it has always
been our custom to correct such
mistakes as soon as they are called to
our attention, no matter how trival
they may be, and the failure of The
State to disavow any improper motive
leaves us only to conclude that this offence
was committed deliberately and
wilfully. It is necessary, therefore, to
call attention to the matter now, with
nofneonno i r\ nnoclKil if loc nf tho filtlirA
? Sometime back we took occasion
to call the Greenville News down for
making insinuations with regard to
Tillman and the dispensary rebates
and bond deal. The News now thinks
it has vindication as the result of what
the state board of control has developed
against Commissioner Douthit, and
takes occasion to refer to The Enquirer
as a penitent, meek, sanctified
sniverler and snufHer. We fail to see
that this investigation justifies The
News in the least for making unsupported
charges and insinuations. The
Enquirer has never beeu averse to
investigations of any kiud. It has
called for them time and again; but it
has never hurled charges or insinuations
against people unless it had the
proof with which to make good everything
it said. The present position of
The News is absolutely babyish. It
would not be creditable to a threeyear-old.
In the meantime, we hope
that the good work will go on. Let
the whole business be probed to the
bottom.
? An Associated Press dispatch from
Kuoxville, Tennessee, under date of
September 30, says that Prof. (Jraut
Hayes, of Knox county, has been indicted
for refusing to use Lee's history
in his school. He uses Barnes's history,
claiming that Lee's, the book selected
for the public schools, is inaccurate.
The inside information on this
question would he very interesting.
We are not familiar with Barnes's history
of the Cnited States; but we understand
that it is a northern history
which treats the Confederate war as an
unjustifiable rebellion, and the people
of the south as traitors. It seeks to
teach our children just this kind of a
story. It also belittles the prowess of
the south as shown forth iu the war,
except where such helittlement would
detract from the glory of the north in
putting us down. Lee's history is fair
aud impartial, so far as we are able to
see. It states the position of the south 1
fairly, and is not unfair toward the i
north. We can only figure that this j
man Grant Hayes is either a very <
narrow-contracted bigot, or that he is ]
in the pay of the publishers of the <
Barnes history. '
? All along this season, Yorkville j
has been paying more for cotton than
any other market in the state. The }
fact, of course, is well-known through- J
out this county ; but it is not being re
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ferred to by our contemporaries elsewhere.
One or two papers have sug- J
gested "that some markets are being <
quoted high to create a false impres- }
sion." At any rate such was the effect
of their statement. The fact is, how- <
I
ever, that during the past 10 days
cents has been the ruling price here j
on the open market for almost any j
kind of cotton that was offered. We ,
saw it reported a few days back at a j
time when Yorkville was paying 1\ 1
cents, that Newberry was paying 7J '
and the farmers were bringing their f
cotton from adjoining counties. We <
don't understand it at all. It seems ]
that the best price should get the cottou
; hut as a matter of fact the re- i
ceipts at Yorkville, though slightly I
above the corresponding period of last I
year are still comparatively light. i
ROCK HILL HAPPKNINGS. i
<
Deserter Captured?Farming Implement
Manufacturer*?Lecture by Prof. Lane? j
Miss Mary Sadler Conies Home to Itecuperate.
Correspondence ot the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock Hill, October 5.?Charley i
Cheek, a deserter from the recruits
for the Fortieth U. S. infantry, was ]
captured here last Saturday and taken
no?i dot? tr? nhnafer. where he was .
IfllV UVAV UWJ WW WMWW.W. J
turned over to Captain Crawford.
There is a new enterprise in our
town which our citizens are gratified
to see and which shows that others
than our own people regard Rock Hill
as a live town. Messrs. Brown &
Warmsley coming here from the west,
have decided to locate with us. They
are manufacturers of farming implements
and have rented and are showing
their products in the new Roddey
building, corner of Main street and
Railroad avenue. Their factory is located
in Detroit, Mich.
Prof. Chas. Laue, of the Georgia
School of Techuology, a gifted lecturer,
who made a fine impression on our
people when he filled his date with the
Winthrop star course last season, is to
lecture on "The Analysis of Laughter"'
tonight in the armory.
Mr. Jenkins, of Sharon, has leased
the old Gordon hotel long and favorably
known as the Central hotel. He
is now moving into the bouse which has
been thoroughly renovated and repaired.
His son will be in charge for a
few weeks until Mr. Jenkins complete
his business at Sharon.
Miss Mary Sadler, who a few weeks
ago went to King's Mountain, N. C.,
to assist Mr. Preston Barron in the
High school there, returned home last
night. She had been sick for some
days and her father preferred to have
her at home until she shall be completely
lecovered when she will return '
to her post.
NATION'S TRIBUTE TO DEWEY. !
Be autI ful Gold Sword Prenented by the I
President. j
The ceremonies in connection with f
Admiral Dewey's triumphal home com- 1
iug were concluded at Washington last (
Tuesday with the presentation to the 1
admiral of the magnificent sword that *
was voted to him by congress imme- '
diately after the battle of Manila. 1
The programme of the day opened 1
shortly after 10 o'clock, with the form- J
ing of a procession at the White House. 1
Admiral Dewey and the president were 1
in the first carriage. Then came the (
members of the cabinet, and at the '
head of the line which followed was '
General Nelson A. Miles. Then came <
soldiers, sailors and marines, a compa- s
ny of siege guns drawn by eight horses 1
each, and after them the governors of '
a dozen or more states aud numerous 1
civil organizations. 1
Thus the procession proceeded up 1
the broad Pennsylvania aveuue. Eith- '
er side 01 ine avenue was nueu wuu
walls of cheering, enthusiastic humanity.
As individuals caught sight of
the admiral, they cheered like mad.
All the enthusiasm seemed to be for
Dewey and Schley. Schley came several
carriages behind, and was almost
as warmly received as was Dewey.
So it continued until the procession
reached the Capitol, where many thousands
of people had already assembled,
aud when all the vast crowd got
round the building the people were as
thick as they could stand.
It was arranged that the presentation
ceremony should take place within the
rotunda of the Capitol, aud here seats
had been arranged for the president,
admiral and other distinguished officials
of the government, navy and
army. Mr. Ross Perry made the introductory
address, after prayer had
been offered by Rev. Dr. Bristow, and
then Secretary Long read the cable
correspondence between himself and
Dewey after the battle of Manila, and
recited the story of Dewey's subsequent
conduct. Then the secretary
passed the presentation sword to President
McKinley, who spoke us fol- s
lows:
? ?- tiw. i.ui-. 1
horof New York with your gallant crew
and valiant ship the demonstrations j
which everywhere have greeted yon re I
veal the public esteem of your heroic ae- t
Lion and the fullness of love in which you
are held by your country. '
The voice of the nation is lifted in praise ?
and gratitude tor the distinguished and
memorable services you have rendered
the country, and all the people give you ;
affectionate welcome, in which I join with '
all my heart. Your victory exalted Anier- ?.
iean valor and extended American an- .
thority.
There was no Haw in your victory : there 1
will be no faltering in maintaining it. i
((treat applause.) It gives me extreme <
pleasure and great honor in behalf of all
the people to hand you the sword, the *
gift of the nation, voted by the congress 1
of the I'nited Stales. t
The president handed Admiral t
Dewey tlie sword with a deep bow, 1
and there was a roar of applause as I
Dewey received it. The crowd was 1
hushed as he turned to reply. He r
spoke as follows : t
I thank you, Mr. President, for this
great honor you have conferred upon me.
I thank the secretary of the navy for his
gracious words. I thank my countrymen
for this beautiful gift, which shall be an
heirloom in my family forever, as an evidence
that Republics are not ungrateful,
tnd I thank you, Mr. Chairman and gonllemen
of the committee for the gracious,
cordial and kindly welcome which you
have given me to my home.
The band played "The Star Spangled
Banuer" and then Cardinal Gibbons
>ronounced the benediction.
It was not until after he had made
it least two attempts that Admiral
Dewey was able to articulate a word.
When his voice did come to him, he
jould be heard only by those imme
liately around. When he sat down,
ie jokingly inquired of the president:
'Don't you think I do pretty well for
in amateur?"
The sword presented by the presiient
is a beautiful work of art. The
ilade is of Damascus steel, the hilt of
*old and jewels, and the scabbard of
silver and gold. On the panel of the
lilt is carved the name of the battleship
Olympia, and the zodiacal sign
for December, the month of Dewey's
lirth. On the blade is the inscription :
'Gift of the nation to Rear Admiral
jleorge Dewey, U. S. N., in memory
if his victory in Mauila bay, May 1,
1898."
After the presentation, the crowd
isked Dewey to hold up the sword.
He did so, and afterward, a member of
:he cqmmittee held it up for further
uspection.
When the exercises were over, Admiral
Dewey was driven to the resiieuce
of Mrs. McLean, where he was
intertained during his stay in Washngton.
CARD FROM MR. SIMPSON.
Kind Words For All Who Helped the Orphanage.
Editor of the Yorkvilie Enquirer.
I desire to express my gratitude to
pou and to all persons who assisted
ne in the contest for the Strauss piano.
[ felt a great disappointment in not
vinning the piano for the orphanage;
lut it was not altogether a fruitless
ace. By it, I found'that the orphanige
bad friends before unknown, and
[ also had the opportunity of forming
many pleasant acquaintances. My
misfortune was not to have entered the
-ace as soou as the prize was offered,
ind before anyone had set a price on
the coupons. Then it was that I fell
:>ehind, and I did not deem it safe to
t>uy. To the credit of Mr. Starr, the
winner of the prize, I wish to say, that
is soon as he saw my advertisement
For coupons us a gift to the orphuuages,
ne wrote me that he did not like to
run against the iuterest of the orphaniges,
and that if I would buy him out
it cost, he would drop out of the race,
lud use his influence in my favor. I
lid not liketoruu any risk. We then
lgreed to give to either one of us, who
should have the less number of croupous,
a cent a piece for them. I had
;he less number by 1,494, and he gave
?23.51. This will buy something for
irphans to see, feel, taste and smell,
ind I will have to satisfy their eurs
with the "fiddle and the bow," until
somebody gives them a piauo or an or*au.
John H. Simi'son.
Hickory Grove, October 4, 1899.
\hout the Neal Cane.
Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: Tbe state seems to have
ibout finished its collections in the
Neal case. The bondsmen have setJed
for all the state thought, at this
uncture, it could legally claim. It
seems pretty safe to say that the state
will lose $2,000. This is the amount
if the last Ragsdale note, on whieh
;he state is not likely to collect. If the
Carolina National bank is able to colect
from Mr. Watson it will not lose
nuch, provided the state or board does
iot indemnify it. As matters now
staud the bank seems to have to hold
he bag for about $5,200. It is likely
hat the general assembly will give its
;onsent for the suit to be brought for
he recovery of the amount of the
lank's claims, and it will likely recover
all that it claims. As matters now
stand it is said the bank hns no claim
igaiust the penitentiary, because tinier
the law the board of directors had
ibsolutely no right to allow one year's
lusiness lapse over into another, and
noney paid in one year cannot, be used
or debts of another year, as the law
equires annual settlements from the
lenitentiary, and when money is turnid
over to the state treasury it cannot
)e drawn out, except under appropriation,
and when the penitentiary
iloses up its accounts for a year and
nakes a report to that effect it cannot
lay obligations contracted years ago,
ixcept by direct authority of the geniral
assembly. The legal complications
in the case are numerous and ineresting,
and the general assembly
vill no doubt see to it that the banks
ose nothing, they having loaned the
noney to the penitentiary in good
aith, aud the penitentiary having revived
every cent of the discounts
nade by Colonel Neal. It seems,
lowever, that the legal complications
ire numerous and vexatious, but no
loubt everything will straighten itself
>ut. All of this, however, has no ef
ect upon the criminal prosecution
vhicli is pending against Colonel Neal,
mil which will he taken up at the <>co!>er
term of court in this county.
leutli of l>. K. CiinvrrHt'.
1). Iv Converse, the best known mill
nan of this state, died at his home in
Spartanburg at (>..'10 last Wednesday
ilternoon, aged 72 years. Mr. Converse
was a native of New England.
Vfler learning much about the mill
nisiness, he went to Spartanburg couny
in 18">r>, and commenced work in
he old liomar Eram Cotton mill. He
ifterward became manager of the
roperty and gradually built it up to
ts present proportions. At the breakng
out of the war he volunteered his
services to the Confederacy ; but soon
ifterward was sent back to Spartan
>urg to make clolli. lie more than
my other one man is responsible for the
aibsequent rapid development of the
otton mill business in South Carolina,
le was the leader in many public enerprises
in Spartanburg county and
vas respected and honored by all who
cnew him. He leaves quite a large
brtune to a daughter as the principal
)eneficiary. A plastor caste has been
nade of the face of the dead philanbropist.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NKW ADVERTISE.>1ENT8.
Mrs. Dohson?Says that the rush continues
and everybody wants Miss Ilea's
trimming. Says her hats are beauties
and of the laiest style. Has just received
a lot of useful articles.
York Drug Store?Ask if they merit success,
and say they do, telling why, and
ask you to see the jupiter lamp.
II. A. D. Neely, County Treasurer?Announces
tax levies in York county for
the fiscal year 18911.
Oliver E. Grist, Newsdealer and Subscription
Agent?Tells how to make the long
evenings pleasant.
T. B. McClain?Has a small quantity of
extra choice seed wheat for sale.
Ganson Dry Goods Company?On next
Monday will declare tuo winner 01 meir
piano, and on the same day will begin
the most sensational sale they have ever
held, and the sale is to continue one
week only. They quote low prices on
dry goods, hosiery, etc., and say that
their millinery department is more than
complete.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
The piano contest of the Ganson
Dry Goods Company is to be decided
next Monday.
Mr. J. J. Hunter will have an unlocking
of his cash boxes this morning.
The holders of the right keys will gel
$5 each.
The next term of the circuit court
for this county will convene on Monday
November 13.
J. C. Coin, colored, has the thanks
of The Enquirer for a half bushel of
fine turnips.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mrs. R. E. Montgomery and little
daughter, Miss Dorothy, ure visiting
Mrs. Montgomery's mother, in Charlotte,
N. C.
Mr. G. W. S. Hart has a letter from
Rev. J. C. Johnes, in which Mr. Johues
says he hopes to be home today. If
he does get home today, there will, of
course, be services in the Church of
the Good Shepherd tomorrow.
Mr. F. C. Withers, the genial representative
of the Columbia State will
discontinue his frequent visits to this
section iu the interest of his paper.
He has been made cashier of The Stale.
Mr. VV. H. Geer succeeds Mr. Withers,
as traveling representative.
GUN PLAY AT THE HALL.
Some exciting "gun play" developed
at ihe colored Odd Fellows' hall
in Yorkville last Weduesday uigbt.
The occasion of it seems to have been
a cake walk that was in progress at
the time, and as the result Fred McKnight,
colored, was shotiu the breast
and hip.
It seems that Fred wanted to go
into the hall where the dancing was
going on and Frank Parker refused to
allow him to do so. McKnight drew
a revolver and snapped it at Parker
three times, after which Parker, who
was also fixed, blazed away at McKnight;
One shot struck McKuight
|in the breast. He then turned to run
and another shot struck him in the
hip. The first shot was stopped by a
suspender buckle, which prevented a
fatal wound. The other shot penetrated
the hip, but did not make a
dangerous wound.
While Frank Parker and Fred McKnight
were engaged, Jim Parker and
Jim Moore exchanged shot9 without
injury, and Ike Darwin also drew
a pistol preparatory to taking part in
the fracas. The trouble was over,
however, before Darwin got into action.
At a hearing before the intendant
yesterday morning Frank Parker was
sentenced to $20 or 30 days, Jim Parker
to $15 or 20 days, Jim Moore to
$10 or 15 days. The case against Ike
Darwin was continued. McKnight has
not been arrested.
HAI) NERVE AND CHEEK.
A Negro shoplifter got in some slick
work in Yorkville last Monday night;
but he has come to grief. He was arrested
in Chester on Tuesday for stealing
a pistol, and sentenced to 30 days
on the Chester chaingang. He will be
returned to Yorkville in' time for the
next term of the court of general sessions.
Ed Ellerbe is Iris name.
The discovery of the Negro's doings
in Yorkville was quite a matter of accident.
Mr. J. J. Hunter deserves the
credit, and it came about in a curious
way. During his recent trip north,
Mr. Hunter, bought some pretty and
expensive silk and mixed silk aud
woolen dress goods. He had a customer
on Tuesday to whom he wanted
to show one of these pieces of goods
especially ; but was unable to find it.
He had some curiosity to know who
had bought that special piece of goods,
and when the customer left, he made
inquiry, of the clerks, Miss YVillaims
and Mr. Lindsay Hunter.
Neither of the clerks had sold the
goods in question; but the inquiry
reminded them that they had shown
that very piece of goods the night before.
The would-be customer, was a
ginger-cake Negro man aged about 21
years, well dressed in a blue suit and
mackintosh overcoat, aud a cap such
as is commonly worn by railroad por1
? -211.
ters. He wanted some expensive siik
for u dress that he intended to semi to
his mother ; but after a great lot of fine
goods had been piled down on the
counter for his examination he went
off without buying anything.
In view of these circumstances, Mr.
Hunter calculated that he had been
visited by a shoplifter who had coucealed
goods under the cape of his
overcoat while the clerks had their
backs turned to.get down other goods.
Accordingly, an investigation was instituted,
and among the goods that
were missing that could not he accounted
for was a piece of orion blue
silk, containing seven patterns?six
patterns of red and black crepon mixed
silk, and four patterns of black armtire
silk, ali valued at about $20.
Mr. Hunter gave the case to Mr. !{
H. Dobson, who commuuicated with
the police in surrounding towns nnr
finally succeeded in locating the Tel
low in Chester, where he had alreadj
been arrested for stealing a revolver
and sentenced as stated.
Upon inquiry at the stores, there
porter learned on Thursday that thi
fellow had been seen at Strauss's, ai
the Ganson Dry Goods Company's, ai
\V R Monro & Comnanv's. at T. VV
Speck's, mid probably at other places
It is uot definitely known, however
that he succeeded in stealing anything
elsewhere, though it is quite likely lha
he did.
It seems that on Monday night s
Negro answering the description of th<
shoplifter called at several homes it
Yorkville, represented himself as t
drummer from New Jersey with grea
boxes of samples of all kinds of good;
along, and offered some very fine good:
at unusually low prices. His conduct
aud the situation generally exeitei
suspicion, and so far as can be learuec
the fellow did not succeed in makinj
any sales. He left by way of the Nar
row Gauge train Monday uight.
FRIENDLY HIGHWAYMAN.
One Negro borrowed a pistol fron
another last Wednesday and roouet
him with it. It happened about tw<
miles west of Sharon. Mr. Joseph M
Sims telephoned the story.
A Negro numed Ed Lee was walk
ing the railroad on his way to Camdei
to get employment on the railroa<
work going on there. He was over
taken by another Negro, uud a littl*
conversation developed that the desti
nation of both was the same.
"Well," said the stranger, "we wil
just go along together, and wheu w
get down there we will see more o
each other. ' Say, have you got a pis
tol?"
"Yes," said Lee, drawing from hi
pocket a 32-calibre revolver, built at
let* the Smith & Wesson model.
"Let me look at it," the stranger re
quested.
Lee unbreeched the revolver, tool
out the cartridges and handed it ove
to the stranger. No sooner did tin
stranger get hold of the pistol, than h
unbleached it again, loaded it witl
cartridges that he took from his pock
et, and poiuting it at Lee he said :
"Now, let me see what else you haw
about your old clothes."
Lee shelled out his watch, what lit
tic money he had, a pocket kuife ant
a few other small articles, all of whicl
thestrauger appropriated for himself
After this the two men parted compa
uy, and Lee hurried on to Sharon ant
told his story to Mr. J. M. Sims.
Mr. Sims telephoned the facts l<
l oiKvuie togeiner wmi a uescnpuiui
of the robber, whom Lee described a
u bluck Negro, weighing about 16l
pounds, and dressed m black coat
corkscrew pantaloons, calico shirt aD<
red hat. The information, did no
reach Yorkville until in the afternoou
and Chief of Police Love learned tha
a Negro answering the description ha<
passed through the town at about 1!
o'clock the same day. Mr. Sims als*
telephoned to Rock Hill; but at las
accounts the fellow had not been ar
rested.
FltOM A PEN OF HENS.
A profit of $16.28 on an investmen
of $15.75 and a little pleasant work
within nine months, is a new recort
that Mr. Brooks Inman, of Yorkville
has made in poultry raising. Mr. In
man gave the reporter some very in
teresting facts along this line som<
months ago, and the foregoing cam*
out yesterday as the result of a re
quest for some new points of equal in
terest.
"I have nothing to give you now,'
said Mr. Inman when the subject wa
first opened ; but I will have some
thing in a few months, if nothing bap
pens." Then he explained that he wa*
working on a record for a year, ant
that up to date only nine months bar
gone by. The reporter iusisted, how
ever, and Mr. Inman consented t<
give the situation as it stands now
Here it is:
"On January 2, I bought a pen o
Plymouth Rocks, including three hem
and a cock. To encourage my littli
daughter, I told her that if she woulc
look after the chickens, under my in
structions, of course, I would give hei
all that she might make out of then
in a year. She will get more that
enough to cloth herself. For instance
"Costot chickens, 912.&
"Cost of feed, 3.2
Total cost, $15.7!
"Sold eggs for hatching, $ 5.5t
"Used eggs 12{ dozen at 12A cents,... 1.51
"Sold chickens, 4.0
"Chickens on hand, 21.0
"Total *32.0
"This you see shows tip a profit o
#10.28. It is estimated, of course
hut that is because you huve made m<
count my chickens before they an
sold. I huve only 21 from this per
and maybe you will think that #21 i.<
rather high for them ; but I huvt
iho uctimute reasonable. I'l
get that.
"Now, there may he several things
about this," continued Mr. Inrnan
"that a good many people don't understand.
For instance, if they go tc
liguling and making allowance lor the
winter, they willbe puzzed to know
where I got so many eggs. That is easily
enough explained. In the first place
you must have well bred chickens. A
thoroughbred anything is better than
scrub stock, and it is as much so with
chickens as it is with anything else,
frit that is not all. J^ast winter I knew
i of dozens of cases where people right
I here in Yorkville, lost many chickens
by having their toes to freeze off. The
r chickens would go to roost at night on
, an ice covered limb and next morning
they would jump down without any
toes. Then they would hop around
: for a few days on the stumps of their
L legs and starve to death. How could
I you expect chickens to lay eggs for you
. in the winter when it is all they can
. do to preserve their lives? I get eggs
, all through the winter simply because
r I keen mv chickens comfortable and
t and feed ihem. Except for rain aod
snow, a chicken house with cracks
i around the sides big enough to throw
; a pup through is no better than out of
) doors. You want a chicken house
i built as comfortably us you would want
t for yourself supposing you were goiug
s to dispense with artificial heat. Get
3 good chickeus, give them a house like
, this aud feed them, und thev will give
1 you almost, if not quite as many eggs
I in the winter as in the spriug."
local laconics.
York Haptlut ANHociatlon.
The York Baptist Association will
meet at Catawba church, four miles
( below Rock Hill next Thursday.
. Until January Int. 1800.
The Twice a-Week Enquirer,
filled with the latest aud most reliable
' news, will be furnished from the date
of this issue until January 1, 1900, for
50 cents.
' Mistrial In Smith Cane.
' In the case of Dr. M. W. Smith,
* charged in Cherokee county with raanl>
slaughter, the jury went out Tuesday
' at 7 p. m., and a mistrial was ordered
at noon Wednesday. It is reported
1 that the jury stood four for conviction
B and eight for acquittal.
' The Yorkville Cotton Market.
- The Yorkville cotton market still
stands at 7J. Very little cotton is
" selling under that figure. A great
- deal more is selling at a higher price.
Mr. Ashe paid 8 cents Thursday for
- two bales for which 1\ had been offered.
The highest price paid yesterday
< morning was 7.70. The sample was
'' started at 7.60.
B Yorkville Paid 7.60 That Day.
e Chester correspondence Columbia
ti State, October 4 : The cotton receipts
are light, but the price still remains
high. Cotton brought 7.40 here yes
e terday and today. The merchants
have control of this market and are
making it the highest cotton market
j iu this section, and some hue cotton
) is coming here from Fairfield and
York counties.
Bud Dunn Pardoned.
t Columbia State, October 6: Yesterday
Governor McSweeney granted a
j pardon to Bud Dunn, alias Jno. Jtarr,
1 a Negro who was convicted in April,
b 1897, in York county, of mauslaugh3
ter and sentenced to three years on
( the county cbaiDgang. County Physij
cian Walker certified that the man
t was suffering from kidney and lung
trouble, I be latter caused from a wound
> '
t. received in the encounter with the
j man he killed, that be was unable to
2 do any work, and would only live a
3 short time. The county supervisor
l and county commissioners asked the
. pardon and Solicitor Henry endorsed
the application.
Out of Money.
From the present outlook there will
t be no more ordinary county funds
, available for general purposes in the
j county treasury until along about the
, middle of December. It will be re.
memhered that among other things,
. tbe county is under obligation to pay a
e note of $8,000 out of the first taxes
e collected, and Ibis obligation will he
. likely to take all the money tbat tbe
. treasurer can get up to about tbe
middle of December. Although the
' idea of borrowing a thousand or so
3 dollars has been discussed by tbe mem
bers of the county board of commis
sioners, no serious effort has been
3 made to secure tbe money. The con]
census of opinion seems to be tbat it
1 will be better economy not borrow.
. Good Philosophy.'
j Even blind tigers are not always
without a certain amount of good
sound sense. After Chief Love bad
f calaboosed Ed Simpson, Lige Sutton
3 and Pomp Beatty, for selling liquor
j last Monday night, bis attention was
'-J v.. o nllorrol in tvhii'h thft
j aurauicu ujr a >M
. Negroes became eDgaged as he was
r leaving. Simpson was the speaker,
j He said: "You Niggers ain't got a
j bit of sense. What did you git drunk
. for? If you had been sober Lon Rose
9 never would have caught you. I have
5 been selling liquor for the last five
ry years and never was suspicioned be
fore. It is because when I have lij
quor to sell I never drink any. I keeps
9 sober. I was a fool for having any?
thing more to do with you fellows afJ
ter you commenced getting drunk,
' 'cause if I had left you I would not
? have got caught."
i The County CoiiimiHuloneni.
i The county board of commissioners
i held its regular monthly meeting last
3 Wednesday. All the members were
' present. Not a great deal of busiuess
i ..f nnhlic interest was trans
\J I Cf|/vui??i |'?
acted. Mr. J. J). Gaulden was re!
elected superintendent of the county
, home at the same pay he has hereto
fore been receiving. There was a pe?
tition for the construction of the bridge
! over Bullock's creek on the Shelby
and Chester road. The matter was .
referred to the supervisor who was
! instructed to investigate and report to
the next meeting of the board. An
allowance of #4 a mouth was voted to
W. G. Barker, Confederate veteran.
A former commission having failed to
Jay out the proposed new road between