Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 07, 1900, Image 2
Scraps and |acts. ;
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? Secretary Hester's statement of ?i
the world's visible supply of cotton J
for the week ending last Friday, shows s
an increase for the week just closed ot 'I
31,863 bales, against a decrease of 47,- < '
114 last year. The total visible is 4, n
140,152 against 4,108,269 last week, s
and 5,545,726 last year. Of this the <i
total of American cotton is 3,361,152 t
bales, against 3,36S,269 last week and t
4,074,326 last year, and of all other t
kinds, including Egypt, Brazil, India, c
etc., 779,000 bales, against 740,000 last t
week, and 871,000 last year. Of the s
world's visible there is now afloat and t
held in Great Britain and Continental ?
Europe 1,911,000 bales against 3,349,- tl
000 last year ; in Egypt 204,000 against o
97." OOO in India 000 airainst 306.- i
000; and in the United States, 1,697,- 'J
000 agaiust 1,616,000. S
? A Hudson, New York, dispatch of 1
January 31, says : Rev. Charles McDaniel
aud Miss Lula Bame were mar- ^
ried this afternoon at the home of the 1
bride's parents, by the Rev. George C. ^
Yeisley. Rev. Mr. McDaniel is the 11
pastor of St. John's Lutheran church, c
the trustees of which refused to allow f
him to preach the past two Sundays on v
account of bis attachment for the 1
young woman whom he has wedded, t
The young lady has worked in a mill r
for a livelihood and his parishoners <
felt offended at his selection. The 11
bride is a handsome youug woman f
against whom nothing can be said ex- l
cept that she is younger and perhaps
not as well to do as some others of the women
of the congregation who failed
to secure the minister. The couple
left tonight to visit various places in
the south on a wedding tour.
? It was stated in the British parlia
1
mem, last lnursuay, mm wnum ?<iu
weeks from that date Great Britain '
wou'd have 213,000 men in South
Africa, including some 10,000 already f
killed and wounded. This is the larg >
est number of men that Great Britain
has ever had in the field at one lime
in all her history. Altogether she used
only 80,000 men in the Crimean
war. At Waterloo she had only 25,000.
So far ouly about 80,000 men 1
have been operating at the front, aud "
10,000 are still shut up in Ladysmith.
There are in Cape Colony some 70,- v
000 men who have not yet been in ^
action, because of the lack of transportation
facilities and because of the v
necessity of maintaining garrisous to a
prevent the uprising of the Dutch na- i<
tions. It is intimated that there are a
now en route on the ocean about 18,- ?
000 men.
e
? All along for many months past, y
Japan has been supposed to be in close
alliance with Great Britain against 8
liussia, which country, it will be re- g
membered, robbed Japau of the fruits a
of her war with China. Russia has 0
* 1
since been encroacning upon japan aun
several times it has been reported that
the Japs were about to go to war with
Russia. A story that was sent out J.
from Washington last Friday is start- 1
ling, if true. It is to the effect tbat s
Japan has formed an offensive and de- J
fensive alliance with Russia, by the h
terms of which Russia is to concede to v
and protect Japan in certain rights on f
the Asiatic mainland. On the other
hand, Japan is to make no further ob- 1
jection to the extension of Russian in- 1
fluence in directions to which Russia b
is anxiously looking. The same dis- s
patch says that as the result of the c
development of this information, the j
navy department at Washington has
dispatched three warships to Chinese s
waters; hut for what purpose is not
explained.
?Says a Washington dispatch of February
2 : "Within the past few days v
several Republican senators have taken {
occasion to present their views to the r
president iu plain language. They
have insisted that the treaties offer
greater advantages to France, the Argentiue
Republic and British West Iu- S
dies than the United States will receive s
in return. They have found the presi- t
dent strongly committed to the recip- j.
rocity idea. He has referred to the
position tuken by James G. Blaine, and s
has quoted the platfoim of the last Re- F
publican national convention. He has a
not, however, been able to gain any a
converts from the ranks of the hostile n
senators, and he has, therefore, simply .
suggested that no attempt be made, for
the present at least, to ratify the treat- a
ies. It is not expected that he will 0
consent to withdraw the treaties, as o
this would place him in a very embar- 1
rassiug situation, and he will throw
upon the Republican senate the responsibility
of non-actiou or defeat."
? Governor Thomas, of Colorado, is {
giving some attention to a bill that
will, if passed, place the granting of s
marriage licenses in the hands of a 0
board of medical examiners. The 1
governor looks favorably upon the q
measure, which was prepared by a j
personal friend, and it is expected to
embody the salient points in his mes- a
sage to the assembly. In brief, the v
hill provides for each county a board u
of medical examiners, to consist of 'J
three physicians, no two of the same y
school, and where possibly the board 0
is to have one or more female members. .
No licenses shall be granted until a
certificate is had from the board that n
the man is not less than 25 years old, 1
the woman is not less than 22, and is
that both are free from dipsomnia, J
organic or true insauity, hereditary p
insanity, tuberculosis of the lungs or
other vital organs, hereditary asthma,
scrofula, epilepsy, and other diseases, ^
and that there is no blood relations n
existing between tbem. Iu no case ii
shall a certificate be granted to a per- o
son notorious for raoial depravity or
shall at the time of the application be
on trial, under bonds or iu prison for ^
felony. Sl
? Governor Goebel, of Kentucky, ^
died last Saturday evening at 6.45
o'clock. In his dying hours he said : tl
UI wish to announce that I do not hold p
myself in open violence to the Word n
of God." Among his last requests
was that the Democrats continue within ^
the law and not precipitate riot. n
Within a short lime after the govern- u
or's death, Lieutenant Governor J. W. G
G. Heck hum took the oath of office as j,
governor. Before the death of Goebel, |j
a stenographer named AI on zo Walker jj
tried to serve on Taylor notice of an
injunction restraining him from interfriing
willi the meeting of the legis-In Is'
lure. Walker pinned the notice on' t<
he door of Taylor's private office, be- great <
ng unable to get inside. He was ar- ofatte
ested by the military. His wife swore j)V 9,lc
?ut a writ of habeas corpus before ~ .
fudge Moore. The sheriff tried to <>r' w
erve the writ ; but was prevented by threats
Taylor's military. The judge then publics
irdered the sheriff to organize a posse they h
iid use such force as might be neees- luted i
ary. Walker was released by order (0 sn(|(
if Taylor, the latter representing that
he arrest had beeu made because even 1
if Walker's alleged attempt to incite oommi
he troops to mutiny. It was really a bly so
:ase of backdown. Without any posi- presen
ive declaration, it was the under- think i
landing ou the part of the Demo- was ^
rats of the legislature that they .. _ ng
vould not go to London. It was un- c
lerstood to be the intention of Govern ,,n" w<
ir Taylor to arrest enough of them to been g
oake a quorum and take them there, ever s
The Democrats had about decided on which
Sunday to remove their headquarters foun(j
o Louisville. It was arranged Sun- ..
lay that the fuueral of Governor Goe- ,ea lza
iel take place on Thursday and that pn'y w
he body lie in state iu Frankfort, on in pea<
Vednesday. It was expected that scrupu
oany thousands of Democrats would things
ougregate in Frankfort today for the e|ectj0
?urpose of viewing the remaius. It j
ias understood also that General Casleman,
appointed by Governor Goebel
o command the state troops, would
eorganize the same with the result of Is th
reating a new army. The last in for- evil?
nation presumed peace until after the jtg fac(
uneral and then it was understood
hat matters would be brought to a ?
risis. flect101
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YORKVIL.LE, S. C.: teristic
? fact th
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7,1900 an obs
impote
? The fate of the reciprocity treaty We :
tith France is in more or less doubt, cipally
Llthough negotiated under the super- raents
ision of President McKinley, who is lishers
disciple of Blaine in the reciprocity securir
iea, many Republican protectionists edit th
re protesting vehemeutly on the of pap
round that France will get more ben- have tl
fit than will be received by the United makin)
States. It is likely that the protests so, no
re based largely on the fact that the ever, i
;reatest benefits may be expected to makin;
ccrue to the cotton producing sections it ? P
f the south ? eyes v
? * money
? The Kentucky Republicans have compi?
>ut into circulation a story to the ef- g<
ect that Governor Goebel was assas- on|y t|
inated by a near friend of the late one ca
ohn Sanford, the man who was killed j)ejia j
iy Goebel. A man named Rodmau, an enl(
rho claimed that be was in Frank (jon t0
ort at the lime of the shooting, first lo see
old the story last Saturday, in Wells- tj)e j)u
on, Ohio. There is a shade of plausi- senfj Q1
ility in the suggestion that the assas- ,jesjre
in only took advantage of the politi- shou](i
al excitement as a cloak to his motive; j)rjse a
ut still, the theory of political con- ai,ove
piracy has not been weakened in the tj,ey u
east- that s
' * * ? fail tc
? We reproduce today an interview tQ jma,
itki/iU CnnotAK MnTonrin ronontlv frQVP m<
tuilsll UCUOIUJ iUVlidUMU IVVVMHJ b ' v I D61
o The Manufacturers' Record at the envjou
equest of that publication. The in- Qnj n
erview is in line with the senator's money
;eneral policy as a representative of aj)je>
South Carolina and the south, in the jy ma
enate. He has never been disposed the w
o waste time or thought in trying to wjJQ j,
;eep alive dead or settled issues. In- llsuai],
tead of crying over spilt milk of the
last, he prefers to live in the present wjt^ (]
nd for the future, and all his efforts jng or
re devoted to the development of the er ,t
aterial interests of this section. The we |1Q
nterview throws light on matters that (j)e pt
,re of especial interests to the people geej. tc
if the south ; but of which the people egt IQ(
if this section have heretofore known qUest,jc
ittle. public
* * . " distrib
? While we confess that we are con(jen
omewhat mixed as to the merits of regu|t
he political quarrel in Kentucky, our c0Dcer
ympathies are on the side of the I)em
crats. We believe that the best inerests
of the state of Kentucky re- o?r
[Hire that the Democrats should win. Sparta
lad we not so thought before the bumor
ssassination of Governor Goebel, we sume tl
t-ould certainly think so now. While people
ipon the face of the election returns a had 1
i'aylor was elected governor, and aiu] sn
vhile it is a fact that fraud and force Up Sui
n both sides seems to be the controll- an{] sn;
g element in elections, still there is al(]'s b
o doubt of the fact that a majority of ^umen
he wealth and intelligence of the stale qitkki
5 in the Democratic party, while the the sta
tep.ublican party is controlled princi- the cit;
ally by vicious ignorance and selfish- count
ess, very much the same as in gouth throp (
Carolina, except that in Kentucky the it is
lajority of the Republicans are white, Herald
istead of black, as in this state. The Hill's 1
bject of the Goebel law, which seems the te.N
> have been the principal cause of ment t
resent trouble, was very much the \\'e In
ime as the registration laws of South much
.rulinn mill vvhilp it is miitt* lliltliral
Iiat this law should he obnoxious to e(] tjm(
le Republicans of the State, still these eumsta
Republicans were not justifiable in p|e can
'sorting to assassination for the pur- themse
ose of redressing their teal or imagi- should
ary grievances. Of course, as to after t
hether the assassination of (iovernor serenit,
oebel was the result of a carefully SUy we
lanned conspiracy cannot be definite- wuy I'l
r known at this time. We do not Spurt;
ke to think that men, whether Re- JV'diis
' lion to
uhlicuns or Democrats, who are of thisrin
. 111 it-i?- 11 in oinineiiee and intelligence M
, niiiili- a
) seriously aspire to tin- eontrol of a ami
commonwealth, could be guilty
mptiug to accomplish their ends
h savage means. Still, howevlen
we consider all the public
s tbut have been made by Re
til leaders and the scant respect
nve all along showed for constimthority,
it is not unreasonable
ile them with the responsibility
f they did not actually direct the
ssion of the crime. But possime
good may come out of the
t crisis after all. We do not
it at all unlikely that Kentucky
diberately stolen by the Repuhfor
McKinley three years ago,
3 believe, further, that fraud has
rowing more and more rampant
ince. Possibly the situation in
the two parties have at last
themselves may bring both to a
tiou of the fact that the best and
ay to get along with each other
ie, is bj' the exercise of the most
lous honesty and firmness in all
pertaining to the conduct of
lis and the administration of the
tt? mr mn * ? 1/ u ifnVL'V
U.MjI ill .11.-vrvTj iiiiriiEii.
ie honest making of money an
That is a question which, on
5, seems to be too absurd to be
the asking ; but. upon a little re1
one can see that, it is not nearbsurd
as it appears,
is only trying to make money,"
xpression that one hears almost
day, and usually the expression
questionable tone that seems to
! into motives and impute dis,
regardless of whether the ene
uuder consideration be comble
or not. Iudeed, the dispoindicated
seems to he so coms
to warrant its being placed
the most discreditable characs
of human nature, for it is a
at in nine cases out of ten such
ervation arises only out of the
nt envy of the speaker,
are led to these reflections prinon
account of newspaper coraon
the enterprise of the pubof
the Topeka Daily Capital in
ig Rev. Charles M. Sheldon toj
at paper for a week. Hundreds
ers, in refering to this matter,
brown in the slur "only a money
5 scheme." But is it? Largely
doubt : but not entirely. Howidmit
that it is "only a money
* scheme," what is wrong with
eople will patronize it with their
ride open. If they get their
's worth they have no cause to
lin ; and if they do not think
Jt their money's worth they have
lemselves to blame. Surely no
n question the right of the To)aily
Capital to undertake such
erprise, or the right of Mr. Shelhelp
it along. We are unable
how or why the publishers of
ily Capital should undertake to
ut their paper to all who might
it, free of charge; and if they
happen to get out of the enter,
considerable surplus over and
avnAi.ea tfr coomc t r\ 11? t h il f
'ill have the right to dispose of
urplus as they see fit. If they
t gel a surplus, it is not. difficult
gine who will sustain the loss,
re is entirely too much of this
s feeling abroad. There is not
o harm in the honest making ol
; but such work is always laudAfter
money has been honestde
the responsibility comes in
ise expenditure of it. Those
mow how to make it. honestly
/ know how to expend it wisely,
le we have often been struck
be discreditableness of questionsluring
the motives of the raaklonev
through honestenterprise,
less feel the responsibility of
lblic with regard to those who
> make money through dishon;ans.
It is for these that all
>ns ought to be saved, and if the
were more discriminating in the
ution of its commendation and
anation along these lines, the
would be much better for all
ned.
IN A BAD HUMOK.
esteemed contemporary, the
nburg Herald, woke up in a bad !
on Sunday morning. We prebis
because we"know that when
allow themselves to fall into
nimor they are inclined to snap
arl, and when The Herald woke
idiiv mnrninir. it Was snanuillil
urling. The cause of The Herad
humor was evidently theart
that was printed in The Exit
of last. Saturday in favor of
te's assumption of the deht that
y of Rock Hill incurred on acof
the establishment of Winmi
lege.
a right funny editorial that The
I has on this subject. "Rock
Bad Faith" is the heading, and
;t is introduced with the statehat
Thk Enquirer is whining,
ive read the whole thing with
interest, and we have been unto
wonder, as we have wonder- ,
e and again under the same eirmces
before, why it is that peo- 1
mot learn that when they allow !
Ives to fall into a tantrum, they
keep their mouths shut until [
he restoration of their wonted
y. What Philip sober would <
do not know; hut here is the '
tilip said it while he was mad : 1
.1
iinburg was an active competitor
college. We sent a strong delega- :
Columbia to present the claims of
r. t'ndcr the provisions of law by .
the site was to be selected, we
bill ami it was in the best of faith
cry dollar of it would have been I
paid cheerfully and without a whimper. ]
We knew our strength, the money was in
sight, and we ought by rights to have gotten
the college. Rock Hill saw fit to raise ,
our bid, and we remarked at the time that J
she was paying dearly for her whistle.
Certainly we did not expect after that
close competition that she would ever call
upon the state to release her from the obligations.
She went into this thing with .
her eyes wide open and Rock Hill ought
to be made to stand by the letter of her
contract. There are hundreds of places
in South Carolina as well suited for this .
school as Rock Hill. They wanted it and
were able to pay for it. Because Rock .
Hill promised more than Spartanburg J
was willing to promise, she got the college.
Now she ought to pay for her prize.
We feel sure that we are right in this matter,
and whether The Enquirer really .
represents the sentiment of the Rock '
Hill people or not, the chances are that
this is the opening wedge to build up a
sentiment to relieve Rock Hill of these T
obligations. Wo believe the Haffriey
Ledger will bear out the position we have
taken. j
Now just where The Herald gets its
warrant for imputing "bad faith" to
the people of Rock Hill we are unable
to see. In what we had to say on the
subject last Saturday, we took occa- j
siou to say that we had never heard s
the slightest suggestion of dissatisfaction
on the part of Rock Hill in regard f
to the matter. We have not assumed c
to represeut the sentiment of the Rock ^
Hill people in the proposition we are {
now advocating. We do not know ]
whether the people of Rock Hill agree
with us in our contention or not, and *
we do not care. We made the sug- j
gestion on our own responsibility, be
cause we believed it to be right, and j
what others may think cannot change 1
our opinion on the subject, uuless *
iheir thoughts are coupled with logic
sufficient to show us that we are mis- |
taken. The Herald's charge of bad j.
faith against the people of Rock Hill
then, must be taken as a purely gratuitous
evidence of its bad humor.
But this idea of the state's assump- c
lion of the debt that Rock Hill incur- '
red on account of the establishment of
Winthrop, is not original with us.
That, in view of this attack from Spar- E
tanburg, we freely confess. It is an 1
idea that we borrowed from Spartan- 1
burg. Some ten years ago a represeu- c
tative of Spartanburg county sought *
to induce the general assembly to as '
sume the indebtedness that the various
counties of the state had contracted
on account of railroad building.
Spartanburg had, at that time, the *
heaviest debt of any county in the c
state, and hence the proposition from 1
a Spartanburg representative. But we I
did uot consider that proposition just
for the reason that many of the coun- 1
lies would have been called upon to *
contribute for improvements from 1
which they derive no direct benefit. *
Every county in the state, however, is
supposed to derive equal benefit from 1
Wintbrop, and that is why we consid- J
er it especially just that they assume 1
their equal share of this disproportionate
burden that is now being borne ^
for their convenience by a single com- j
muuity. If there is anything wrong
then in this idea, The Herald will
please lay the responsibility not upon "
the people of Rock Hill, who are entirely
innocent; but upon the shoul- j
ilets of The Enquirer, or perchance, j
upon the shoulders of the Spartanburg t
people who originated the proposition c
to have the state assume the railroad f
debt of their county. t
Even in The Herald's tantrum, we
see evidence of a realization of the c
justice of this proposition to relieve r
Rock Hill of t his unjust burden. "The I
chances are that this is the opening s
wedge," it says. If it really consider- e
ed the proposition as unjust and ab- t
surd, it would see no place for that t
opening wedge which, whether it ever c
comes or not, certainly ought to be inserted.
And this is not all. Clearly
has The Herald, in its anger, exhibited
its dog in a manger spirit. How is s
the city of Spartanburg to be injured h
by this just relief of Rock Hill, or d
how are Spartanburg or Gaflney to be
benefitted if Rock Hill is not relieved ? ,
Those are questions we would have
The Herald take up so soou as it recovers
its good humor. And in the 1
meantime, however, strongly our es- c
teemed contemporary may hold the v
people of Rock Hill responsible for such j
views as we have seen tit to express,
we promise not to hold the people of ^
Spartanburg responsible for the rather
peculiar utterances of The Herald. ?
THE WAR IX AFRICA. c
Soiuettiiiii; <Joinfj <>u Iliittlie Public is Kept
In the Dark.
Since last Saturday there has been ^
but little satisfactory information from h
the war in South Africa, the censor- ii
ship being as strict us usual. F
Reports from London indicate that t]
while the British people of all par- |
ties are a unit in upholdiug the prestige
of the British empire, which is
considered to be in grave danger,
there is rising indignation on account
of the smallness and bickerings of P
those who have charge of the gov- n
eminent. The government officials 1
and the party leaders on both sides b
are accusing each other most bitterly. ?
The story that General Buller had
recrossed the Tugela river and is aguin
advancing to the relief of Ladysmith ?
is constantly repeated from unofficial
sources; but the war office us persis- ft
tently denies that it hns any iuforma- C
lion with regard to such movement.
A dispatch of Monday from Durban
reports that General Boiler's forces are ^
Mill/Hired in another heave fi-rht : but
there are no details. As to whether fc
General Buller has been reinforced 0
since the Spiou Kop affair is not M
known, and there is a feeling that if he fe
has not been reinforced he stands hut j
little chance of success.
Lord Roberts, the eomtnander-in- h
chief of the South African forces, is a(
still in Cape Colony organizing the ci
arriying troops and making arrange- g.
inents for their transfer to the front. je
[t is reported that he is looking forward
to an early invasion of the Orange
Free Stale ; hut it is not thought ni
that he will he ready to move for at 0
least three weeks. bi
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NKW ADVERTISE,MENTS.
fas. M. Starr A Co., Leading DruggistsSay
that on Monday, February 5, they
burned all the old garden seed they had
on hand and have a fresh supply. They
offer a 10 pound box of tobacco for ?2.90.
Also speak of guano and acid.
V. B. Moore A Co.?Are sole agents for
the Gaffney Carpet Manufacturing Co.,
and say they will save you money on
carpets, art squares and rugs.
V. W. Boyee, County Auditor?Prints a
notice to taxpayers.
ohn K. Carroll, County Superintendent
of Education?Announces that the regular
examination of applicants to teach
in the public schools will take place on
the 23d inst.
V. M. Kennedy, Agent?Has garden
seed, onion sets, etc. Also fresh groceries
and stationery,and Lamm it Co.'s
spring and summer clothing samples.
I. C. Strauss?Announces a 20 per cent,
discount sale, which will last 10 days.
He offers bargains in winter goods.
?. W. Love?Gives notice to subscribers
to The Enquirer on his club who
have not paid up.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. R. J. Withers has been quite
II during the past ten days and is
itill confined to his home.
Representative Thomas F. McDow
:ame up from Columbia last Saturday
in important professional busiuess.
Mr. W. S. Shelor, of Charlotte, has
>een spending a few days in Yorkville
in business. He is the guest of Mr.
Dan T. Woods.
The statement that Dr. Paul T.
Dordon had returned to Texas was
iremature. Dr. Gordon will be here
or some days yet.
Dr. W. D. Hone has gone to Bal
iraore to take a special course at the
Jniversity of Maryland. He will be
iway about six weeks.
Senator Love's acceptance of the
Josition of penitentiary director would
ndicate that he has no idea of again
)eing a caudidate for the senate.
AUCTION SALES.
Auction sales took place from the
iourt house steps last Monday as folows:
By the sheriff:
At the suit of Mrs. Ida M. Wylie
igainst John I. Barron and others, a
ract of 40J acres lying within the
own of Yorkville, from one-half to
tne mile east of the court house.
Bought by the York Cotton mills for
>775.
By the clerk :
Under foreclosure, in the case ol
roorhees, Miller & Co. vs. Amanda M.
Byers, a tract in Broad River township
:outaining 180 acres, and kuowu as
he Wisher, land. Bought hy the
daintiff for $901.
Under foreclosure, in the case of T.
kelson Thomasson vs. Milton Menden
iall and others, a tract or iyi? acres
n Belhesda township. Bought by W.
i. Moore for $1,400.
Under foreclosure, at the suit of
Hary W. Miller and others against
fohn R. Lindsay, a house and lot iu
he town of Yorkville, known as the
r. R. Lindsay residence. Bought by
r. S. Muller, attorney, for $500. In
he same case, a tract of 425 acres in
Jullock's Creek township. Bought by
S. Muller, attorney, for $750.
J? ATTEMPT TO POISON.
Will Fewell, colored, and bis wife,
ilissouri Fewell, were committed to
ail on Monday afternoon by Magisrate
R. M. Anderson on the charge
if having attempted to poison the
amily of Mr. Brevard Fewell, of Ebelezer.
It seems that as he was about to
commence his breakfast on Sunday
norning, Mr. Fewell detected a pecuiarly
disagreeable flavor to the sauage
that had been served, and upon
xamination be found that not only
be portion he had taken ou his plate ;
iut the entire dish full was filled with
natch heads. On account of various
ircumstances that had occurred from
ime to time previously, Mr. Fewell's
uspicions fell on the Negro Will, and
ie quietly sent for Magistrate An
ierson.
It was about 3 o'clock before Magis
rate Anderson arrived, ana as soon as
lie magistrate put in his appearance,
he Negro started to run. After a
hase of some eight or ten miles be
tas finally captured at about sunlowu,
and upon being accused of puting
the match heads in the sausage
e freely confesssed ; but claimed that
is object was to poison his wife, with
/horn he was at outs and who was
ooking for the family of Mr. Fewell.
But little importance is attached to
he Negro's story. It seems that the
;llow had been corrected a few days
efore for washing his face and hands
1 a bowl that was for the use of Mr.
'ewell's family, and on account of
his and other things, it is presumed
hat he was trying to get even.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
There has been still further irarovement
in the New York contract
larket since last Friday. At the
2 o'clock call yesterday 8.10 was
id for February cotton. This is a
ain of 10 points. On the Yorkville
larket, cotton is worth from 73 to
cents.
As the result of an unfortunate conision
in dates, the Mozart Symphony
Iub, which was advertised to appear
i Yorkville on Monday night, did not
et here. The trouble occurred in
lis way. The Club had made a date
ir Monday night with the Lyceum at
astonia, and for Tuesday night with
ir. Herndon. Tlie Lyceum hassnee
ill through and the mauagers of the
iiib requested Mr. Herndon to change
is date to Monday. This he did in the
Jvertisement and he was afterward
llled out of town by a business enagement.
Just after his departure, a
;tler came announcing that another
rganization had taken the Monday
ight date at Gastonia, and requesting
int the Yorkville dates be changed
ick to Tuesday. Mr. Herndon did
positors and to themselves, the directors
at last reluctantly decided to ask
the protection of the court until they
could marshul ihe assets of the bank
without too great a sacrifice and discharge
all indebtedness.
How the matter will be finally
wound up cannot be positively stated.
Those best iu a position to know, ineluding
the bank officials, all of whom
are thoroughgoing business men, say
that the hank is perfectly solvent.
Not one of them expresses a doubt
that every depositor will be paid in
full, certainly within GO days, and possibly
within 30 days. It has been
stated to the reporter too, upon authority
which he has no reason to doubt,
that the stock also is worth par, except
possibly it be reduced below that figure
ou account of some few assets
which may have to he sacrificed, and
on account of the extraordinary expense
that may be occasioned by the ^
litigation now entered into.
Such is the story as the reporter has
gathered it, and as there is reason to
believe it is true. It would be more
creditable to the community if the rumors
recited were not lies. Notwithstanding
the deplorable consequences,
there is almost reason to hope that
they are not. But the absolute truth ~
not get back to Yorkville in time to
make the necessary correction last
Saturday, and hence the continued
confusion. The club was billed to appear
here last night (Tuesday) and
notwithstanding the confusion, when
The Enquirer went to press the
probability was that there would be
quite a good sized audience present.
"JLMore than once attention has been
^called in these columns to the large
number of loafers infestiugthe town of
Yorkville. Instead of abating, the
evil seems to be growing. An incident
of Sunday afternoon demonstrates
the seriousness of the situation. A
uuraberof loufers, white and colored,
became engaged iu a brawl. It is
quite probable that the brawl was
occasioned through or by whisky; but
that is neither here nor there. The
fact remains that at least one of the
loafers was armed. He fired a pistol
at another, and eudangered the lives
of prominent citizens, ladies and gentlemen,
walking ulong the sidewalks.
Such occurrences ought not to be tolerated.
They do not have to be tolerated.
There is a remedy. Loafers
of any kind are no good to a community.
They have no right in a community.
It is the duty of a community
to run them out. This can bo done
by making idleness, without visible
means of support, an offense punishable
by^-fiue or labor on the public
works/*The question, "Where are you
working?" should be applied as a satisfactory
test in all doubtful cases. In
this way it is possible to put a stop to
gambling, liquor selling and other such
occupations. The town can sustain
no injury by getting rid of people who
cannot give a satisfactory answer to
the question suggested. Uuless some
step of this nature is taken soon, it
will not be a great while before the
' worthless, vagabond class that infests
1 the towu will have gained such as'
ceudency as to be beyond control. It
' is to be hoped that action will not be
' deferred until another Sunday shooting
scrape on one of the prominent
streets of the town results in the killr
ing of some promineut citizen.
STRANGLED BY RUMOR,
i Deadly as the dagger of the assassin
i and as destructive as the touch of the
i incendiary, is the poisonous breath of
idle rumor. While the two former do
murder and arson the lutter destroys
reputation, kills confidence and wrecks
i business enterprise. The two are no
more certain in their work than the
one. The effects of all are equally
' baneful.
Upon application of the president
and directors, the Commercial and
Farmers' Bank, of Rock Hill, was
taken under the protection of the court
last Saturday. This action was rendered
necessary as the last resort after
a long and brave struggle against the
power of unfriendly rumor. At least
so the reporter understands the situation.
Judge Gage, on last Saturday, signed
an order appointing Mr. D. Hutchinson
temporary receiver. The papers
read as if it is the purpose of the corporation
to resume business within a
few weeks, and from all that can be
learned there is every reason to believe
that this purpose amounts almost
to a certainty.
The history of the bank's trouble,
if it were told in full, would include
some details that are almost tragic in
their character. The reporter is uuable
to give any inside facts, however.
There is nothing to be related except
supposed incideuts. These goes to make
up a story which though old iu bankiug
history, is quite a new development
in this section ; but none the less deplorable.
We have not seen the books nor
have we tried to; but we have it on
authority that we consider to be as
good as there is to be had, that up to
the first of December, and in fact until
a few days before Christmas, the
financial condition of the bank was at
least as good as the average of such
institutions in this section, and that
means much. Previously, damaging
rumors had been put in circulation.
They gained more or less currency
with more or less ill effect. Upon the
occasion of the financial panic in Wall
street on the Tuesday before Christmas,
there originated a story to the efthat
the Commercial and Farmers'
bank was involved in the crash. Just
how was not explained ; but the run
that had started previously became
stronger. About the same time there
originated an absurd story that Mr. R.
Lee Kerr, the cashier of this bank had
made $60,000 by a lucky speculation.
This story, though sounding pleasant
to the disinterested, did not strengthen
the confidence of depositors. It
traveled far and wide, accelerating
the run on the bank wherever it was
told. No less than three times within
the past 30 days has it been reported
in Yorkville that the bank had closed
its doors, and these reports often cost
from $2,000 to $5,000 a day of deposits.
It is stated upon the best of authority
that within 40 days the deposit
account of the bank was reduced
something like $60,000. Though fully
cognizant of what they were fighting,
the ofticiuls stood their ground, all the (
while, bravely trying to stem the tide; ,
hut at last the strain reached the |
breaking poiut. Whether or not any (
slow assets were sacrificed, as often ,
happens under such circumstances, |
cannot be stated ; but anyway thedrain (
continued until assets which could not ]
be readily realized upon were reached,
and this made necessary the move of <
last Saturday. In justice to their de- I
must develop shortly. If the depositors
are paid in full and the stockholders
get back a reasonable per cent, of
their investments, these facts will confirm
the situation as described. Otherwise
Dame Rumor will be vindicated
in her work.
LOCAL LACONICS. J
Salenday.
There was an uuusually large crowd
of visitors to Yorkvilleon last Monday,
salesday for February. Considerable
business of various kinds was transacted.
SC*
Pastor of Smyrna and Hickory Grove.
The Associate Reformed Presbyte- '
rian congregation of Smyrna and Hickory
Grove have determined to call
Rev. J. L. Oates as their joint pastor.
Congregational meetings are to be held
for the purpose on Tuesday, the 13th,
at the hours elsewhere mentioned.
New MoonleHH Month.
As a rule, every montm of the year y
has at least one new moon; but February
this year is an exception. January
had two new moons. One on the
1st and the other on the 30th. February's
first quarter occurred yesterday.
The moon will full on the 14th
and will turn the last quarter on the
22d ; but the next new moon will not
be here until March 1. We have not
undertaken to look up the records;
but an old observer says he does not
remember the like to have occurred
within bis experience of more than 50
years. /
Aericuilural Implemennts and Hardware. i,
Messrs. L. R. Williams and Sam M.
Grist, of Yorkville, have formed a
iWa nimnAaA r\ r nnn.
|jm luciauip IUI iiic puipuoo ui vwuducting
an agricultural implement
and hardware business in Yorkville.
They have taken a 15 year lease on
the lot between The Enquirer office
and the residence of Mr. J. W. Dobson,
and as soon as practicable will erect
thereon a building suitable for a storeroom
and office. Mr. Grist is one of
the pioneer dealers in improved agricultural
implements in this section,
and has alreadly introduced much serviceable
machinery on this market.
Mr. Williams has had years of experience
as a successful farmer and business
man, and there is no reason to
doubt that the partnership they have
just formed will become an important
one.
Southern Not Interested.
Columbia State, Monday: Ex-At- *
torney General W. A. Barber arrived
from New York last evening and is at
the Columbia for a brief stay. When
Mr. Barber was seen last evening and
asked about the story recently pub
lisbed that the Southern bad brought
up the Carolina and Nortb-Western
railroad, be at once pronounced the
report entirely untrue. He stated that
the Southern bad no interest whatever
in the Carolina and North-Western,
and further that the Seaboard Air Line
had none. He added: "And you
may say that I am totally at a loss to
understand the motive or surmise the
origin of the report that bad been published/'
Mr. Barber, who organized
the party of gentlemen that some time
ago purchased the road, said that there
had not been the slightest change in
their intentions as to what would be
done with it. s/^ S
Struck Hy Belated Train. / .V
Alex Peudergrass, colored, with a
wagon and a team of mules, was
knocked off a railroad crossing last
Saturday afternoon at about 1 o'clock
by a belated Southern passenger train.
The accident occurreu aoout inree
miles south of Rock Hill. Both mules
were killed and Pendergrass was so
hadly iujured that it was thought he
would die. His injuries were occasioned
principally by flying timbers
from the smashed wagon. Pendergrass
wasan industrious and respected
Negro who managed a plantation for
Messrs. A. Friedheim & Bro., of Rock
Hill. There seems to be no suspicion
that he was under the influence of
liquor or iu an otherwise irresponsible
condiliou. Under the natural supposition
that no truin was due at that
Lime, it is presumed that he was not
exercising the usual precautious necessary
under such circumstances. The
train that caused the smashup was
running three hours late. y
b'lre Destroyed Everything.
The pretty home of Mrs. Lou Sanlers,
near Olive, was destroyed by fire
last Friday afteruoon at about 1