Scraps and .facts. tu,
? A Vienna dispatch reports a serious et
diplomatic controversy between Bulga- si
ria and Servia, and il is easily possible it
that war may develop. Bulgaria has is
been harboring political refugees from p
Servia, and this is the cause of the tl
trouble. Diplomatic relations are be- t<
coming more strained daily and both fr
countries are massing troops on their p
frontiers. The quarrel has not pro- tl
ceeded so far as to make war iuevita- ir
ble; but, under the circumstances, a st
resort to arms is easily possible. ?
Rev. T. J. Gattis, of Charlotte, 1
colporteur for the Methodist Episcopal
Church South in North Carolina and South
Carolina, filed a petition of
bankruptcy last Friday. His liabili
ties were stated at $8,000 and bis assets
at $1,500. Mr. Gattis attributes |
his troubles to a boycott, alleged to |
have been instituted by Dr. J. C. Kil- |
go, president of Trinity college. Dur- \
ing the controversy between Judge Clark
and Dr. Kilgo, Gattis says be
testified that Kilgo had the reputation =
in South Carolina of being a wirepuller.
Since then, he claims Kilgo and
the Dukes, who have been backing
him, have been using every effort to z
ruin bis business, and that they have
been entirely successful. Gattis has a
$100,000 damage suit pending against
lk!,6u' S|
? The National Democratic committee,
having met in the city of Wash- w
ington on the 22d day of February, a
1900, has appointed Wednesday, the h
4th day of July, as the time, and chos- r<
en the city of Kansas City, Missouri, t(
as the place for holding the national
Democratic convention. Each state is
entitled to a representative therein
equal to double the number of its senators
and representatives in the con- g
gress of the United States; and each si
territory, Alaska, Indian Territory and s|
the District of Columbia shall have six M
delegates. All Democratic conserva- .,
tive reform citizens of the United
States, irrespective of past political l<
associations and differences, who can b
unite with us in the effort for pure, h
economical and constitutional govern- ?
ment, and who favor the republic and j.
oppose the empire, are cordially iuvit- .
ed to join us in sending delegates to
the convention. ls
? The following report, giving the v
British losses in South Africa up to
Februarv 17. has been issued by the g
war office: Killed?Officers, 165;
men, 1.512. Wounded?Officers, 367;
men, 5034. Missing?Officers, 171 ; y
men, 2,446. Died from disease?Officers,
13; men, 563. Accidentally
killed?Officers, 1; men, 12. Invalid- ?
ed home?Officers, 54; men, 1,628. S
Total, 11,964. The Fusiliers who were si
captured at or missing after the battle s
of Nicholson's Nek are not included in ^
the above figures. The war office also j
announces, in addition to the previously
published statement of the losses at ll
Paardeberg, on February 18, that a h
captain and three lieutenants were o
killed. A list of casualties at Reus- C
burg, Cape Colony, on February 15, is Q
also anuounccd. Eleven men were ^
killed, a lieutenant and 40 men were
taken prisoners, and a major, a lieuten- 1*
ant and 100 men are missing. All of d
these casualties were in the Wiltshire c
regiment. b
? Says a Montreal, Canada, dispatch n
of February 20: Miss Eva Roach, h
Montreal's sleeping girl, whose case a
has so puzzled the Cauadian doctors, t
has awakened from the trance into .
which she fell on Christmas eve. "
Over a year ago the young woman fell Q
into a trance which continued for 38 ti
days. She was finally restored to consciousnes
by the application of red
hot irons. She continued in comparativelygood
health until Christmas evej c
when she again became unconscious. s
She recovered consciousness once; but J
relapsed after a few hours. Her case s
was then given up as hopeless; but Sl
two days ago she surprised her rela- .|
lives by showing signs of animation.
She has not fully recovered conscious- s
nes9, and is partaking of liquid nour- n
isbment. The doctors now say that v
with care, Miss Roach will recover, a
Miss Roach says that during the last a
days of her trance, she was aware of
what was going on about her; but had
no power to express her wishes. The n
case is regarded as one of the most "
remarkable on record. t<
? President Scburman, of Cornell n
university, and former head of the b
Philippines commission, delivered an si
address in Chicago last Friday, in jt
which he forecasted the report and j(
recommendations of the committee
soon to be published at Washington. ?
He said that the committee had rec- '(
ommended, and the president had ac- p
cepted, a plan of government almost o
iftentip?l with that outlined bv Thomas n
Jefferson for the territory that was n
acquired by the United States under
the Louisiana purchase. Also, he P
stated that the Filipinos are to have a ^
constitution that will show no mater- a
ial difference from that drawn up and tl
recommended by Pedro A. Paterno, t,]
Aguinaldo's prime minister in 1898. tj
He went on to re-iterate that the only .
trouble that the government was hav- .
ing was in the island of Luzon and 11
the islands immediately contiguous, is
where the influence of the Spaniards a:
had been greatest. In the southern jt
belt of islands, where Spanish influence s|
had been merely nominal, it had not
been necessary to fire a shot to establish
the American flag, and even now v
a large majority of the inhabitants of w
Luzon would gladly accept American rr
rule were they not afraid of assassina- w
tion at the hands of the insurgent
Tugals still in hiding in the mountains.
? The Republican members of the
conference committee on the financial j
bill reached an agreement last Friday.
The Democratic members reported 0
their objections aud the same were re- h
ceived as information. The principal ai
feature of the bill is that which pro- Sj
vides that gold shall he the standard
of value. Heretofore, the standard
dollar has been 412J grains of silver.
Now the dollar is to consist of twenty- 01
five aud eight-tenths grains of gold, oi
nine-tenths fine. Heretofore, uuder w
the law, it has beeu optional with the p,
secretary of the treasury as to wheth- )a
er he shall pay gold on demand. Now,
he will be obfiged to pay. Heretofore w
the gold reserve required by law was "!
$100,000,000. Hereafter it will be je
$150,000,000, and to keep the reserve) tc
k
p to this figure, the secretary is au to
lorized and required to issue 2 cent. ]|n
rdd bonds. National banks may be h?
itablished by special permission in
nail towns with only $25,000 of capa)
stock, and they will be allowed to
sue notes to tbe full amouot of the 9ei
ar value of tbe government bonds Re
aey hold, and will be required to pay Se
>ward the expense of printing, one- jn(
>urth of on% per cent. There is a cp
rovision in the bill which declares
lat there is no intention to preclude
iternational bi metallism when the ')a
ime shall be practicable. by
ihc fjorbvillf inquirer. *
sei
CO
YORKVILLE. S. C.: in
WEDNESDAY, FEB'Y. 28,1900.
al)
? In today's issue we publish an ad- .s
ress of the State Prohibition execu- ^
ve committee to the people of the .
VI)
:ate. Careful persual of this paper gl'ill
show that it is unusually strong|
ud practical. The Trohihitionists ~
r rai
ave made a good start, and there is
eason to believe that they are going
> be a respectable and respected factor
1 the next campaign. qu
? As to what the United States is
oing to do with Cuba, of course, is pj
till an open question ; but if free trade
bould be be granted to Porto Rico it r0
ill be interesting to watch the result. q,
Vitb free entry accorded to her sugar, ,jj
jbacco and other products, it will not (je
e a great while before Porto Rico will
ecome a rich and powerful state. j)e
tuba cannot expect anything of the Sl,
ind so long the tariff wall of the ca
Fnited States stauds against her, and it Qj|
i quite likely that before a great j)a
/bile her people will also be begging m(
a be admitted as a territory of this ^
overnment. 0f
? The cases of Senator Clhrke, of
lontana, and Senator Quay, of Penn- (|
ylvania, both furuish strong argu- u_
jents in favor of the election of United jn
tates senators by popular vote, in- ju
Lead of by legislatures. In the Penn- CQ
ylvania case, the legislature was una- ^
le to decide. Had the matter been
ift to popular vote, there would cer- ps
linly have been a decision. In the (jc
lontana case there are strong charges Qf
f bribery. It is admitted by Senator |,
'lark that he spent a large amount of Cj1
loney?somewhere in the neighbor- j
ood of $200,000 ; but it does not ap- ^
ear that this money was spent any ^
ifferently from what is usual in such ut
ontests. There is no direct proof of IJC
ribery. Had the matter been sub- p0
litted to popular vote, there would be j
ut little ground for such charges as ^
re now pending. Popular vote is the
hing ; but the idea is almost hopeless
d view of the fact that it would re- ^
uire an amendment to the constitu- q(
ion of the United States. ac
? It is not out of place just now to t.j,
all attention to a significant circum- m(
tance that was mentioned by Hon. jjr
oseph C. Sibley in a famous silver mi
peech that he delivered in the house fe]
ome years ago. It was to the effect jj(
hat no matter what the ratio between ta
ilver and gold, the value of all com- es
iodides is measured as much by siler
as by gold. At that time silver, lr,
s compared with gold, was worth ge
bout GO cents an ounce, agaiust 129 ^
ents an ounce in 1873, when the de s|,
lonetization of silver took place, and ac
Ir. Sibley challenged the opposition tj(
3 name a single commodity of com- as
lerce, of which it was not possible to g(
uy as much with a GO cents ounce of
ilver then, as with a 129 cents ouuce js
l 1873. No one accepted the chal;nge,
and the speaker went on to
numerate the comparative prices of a
>ng list of standard commodities to ha
rove bis assertion. The correctness ou
f the principle emunciated then has w<
ot been disproved since. It will be re- de
jembered that in 1S98 all manner of of
rices were still ou a very low scale. fa<
KnlU/\n oiltmf in o rlnllor woe vi'nrth tHl
UC UUI1IVU OilfVI IUUUVIIMI >t MW ?. v.
fraction over 35 cents. Since then th<
lere has been a general advance in re;
ie price of all manner of commodies,
and the bullion silver in the dol- tic
ir is today worth 47 ceuts. A careful wi
iquiry will no doubt show that silver pe
; still as accurate a measure of values all
3 it ever was, and that the purchas- igi
ig power of an ounce of bullion is un
All about the same today as it was in mi
S73. All this goes to show that sil- wi
er has not declined in value, not- of
withstanding demonetization ; that de- w<
lonetization was wrong and that the wl
rrong can only be corrected by re- by
lonetization. sir
? Senator Tillman engaged himself of
ist week in quite a lively discussion o\>
f the Negro suffrage question, locking
orns with Senators Morgan, Walcott be
d Clark, of Wyoming, all in the same no
jeech. The Hawaiian bill was the thi
lbject of consideration, and Senator th<
illman took occasion to make a vigor- mt
us attack on that part of the meas- ret
re which relates to suffrage and thi
hich discriminates agaiust native He
opulation in favor of the white popu- for
,tion. It seems that one day last tin
eek, while Senator Morgan, of Ala- mi:
una, was speaking on the same sub- the
ct, Senator Waleott, of Colorado, tht
10k occasion to make some reference wh
.lie I a I V1UUJC 3 I cujai [\UU1V; qiu u? iu .
e valley of the Modeler near Paar- ,
burg.
In attempting to retreat from Kim- (
rly toward Bloemfontein, Cronje is
rrounded by overwhelming forces of ,
valry and mounted infantry. From j
1 accounts it appears that his com- (
natively small army of only 8,000 ,
eu is opposed on all sides by no less
an 50,000 British. In all the history j
civilized warfare, such a situation
>s meant unconditional surrender;
it not so in the case of Cronje. He |
nbboruly refuses to capitulate except ,
ion liberal terms, and after sustaiug
the most appalling losses from the j
cessant shelling of 50 cannon, he ,
ntinues to send back the defiance j
at he will fight to the death. I
A statement of most pathetic inter- ,
I is that which brings the informa- .
in that Cronje has refused the offer
Lord Roberts to grant free passes to
aces of safety for the women and
il'li-on milti the ltner nrmv .Timt
bat this refusal means cannot be defi- '
lely stated. It has been suggested
at very probably the Boers have dug
iderground bombproofs for these
>n-combatants; but it is also quite
issible that the grim old general has
termined that all shall die rather
an yield to the bated invader. I
How it may appear when all the !
cts are kuown can only be surmised ; 1
it at this time it certainly looks as if 1
snerul Cronje intends to submit to 1
mihilatiou rather than surrender,
aere is a general belief that his prinpal
object is to gain time for the
ovement of other Boer forces to new :
les of defense; but no matter what '
ay he his purpose, not since the deuse
of the pass of Thermopylae by (
;onidas and his three hundred Spar- (
ns, has the world witnessed such an
hibition of determined courage. 1
Although it is quite possible that this '
agedy is already at an end, it is sug- ,
sled in some of the dispatches that
e British dare not complete the i
iughter. It is agreed that such an
t would arouse the lasting indigna>n
of the entire civilized world, and '
i
the outcome of Cronje's stand, the ,
)ers must at least be guaranteed
eir future liberty ; but this of course, i
a question that belongs to the future.
TOO MUCH BUNCOMBE. '
For the benefit of the people who '
,ve no other source of information 1
tside of the newspapers, it would be j
;11 if certain political editors would (
vote themselves, for at least a part .
the time, in giving straight honest I
its instead of continually seeking (
e disadvantage of people to whom
ey are opposed by means of raisrep- j
mentation and buncombe. j
There has been much misrepresenta- (
in of the various incidents connected t
th the ratification of the treaty of (
ace with Spain that has been based
nost entirely ou presumption of the j
lorance of the public of the matters ,
der discussion. We are satisfied that
jch of this misrepresentation is made
th deliberate knowledge on the part
the editors and others; but the
>rst feature of the matter is that in
lich the same end is accomplished
means of baseless charges and inluations,
calculated to influence peoi
who are supposed to be incapuble
reaching sound conclusions of their
n from known facts.
Take for instance the controversy
tween Mr. Bryan and Mr. Grosve
r. It is really baseless. It is true
nt Mr. Bryan favored ratification of
s peace treaty; but that does not
ike him responsible for any of the
suits that followed. Neither does
i responsibility fall upon any of the
mocrats or liepublicaus who voted
ratification. The harm, if harm
?re was, commenced with the comssiouers
who ugreed to the treaty iD 1
; form iu which it was submitted to t
! senate, and ratification, no matter p
at may have been a senator's poli- b
the suppressed vote of South Caro- t
a. Senator Tillman sought to reply ;
t. Senator Morgan declined to yield,
itiug that the senator from South
rolina could have it out with the
nator from Colorado at another time,
iferiing to the incident on Saturday,
nator Tillman said : "I have felt
Jignant at the treatment I have reived
from the senator, (Morgan.)
;ver in my experience in the senate
ve I beeu treated so discourteously
a member of the senate." Senator
organ endeavored to interrupt; but
nator Tillman waved him aside and
ntiuued: "I decline to yield to the
oator. He has put himself outside
e pale of courtesy and consideration,
far as I am concerned." Senator
llman went on to explain that there
e 114,000 registered voters in South
arolina, and that 14,000 of them are
lored. He admitted that the whites
d done everything they possibly
uld to prevent the nigger from voting
South.Carolina, and said he was in
vor of protecting the whites of Haiii;
but he wanted to do it openly
d above-board instead of hy hypocty.
At the conclusion of his re- I
arks, he introduced the suffrage pro3ions
of the South Carolina con- *
tution as a substitute for the suffrage I
ovisions of the bill for the govern- I
eut of Hawaii. ]
AN HEROIC SACRIFICE. ,
Whatever may be the merits of the
larrel between the British and the ,
>ers, there is no question of the fact ,
at the Boers are terribly in earnest. (
ad that fact not become apparent (
fore, there would certainly be no
om for further doubt in the light of
1 vaiYtnub oKln of Q nH in
ics, waa only the lesser of two evils.
In December, 1898, Mr. Bryan asturned
a position about like this:
'Ratify the treaty and then make the
ight on a resolution similar to that
idopted in the case of the Cuban's.
That is the only thing to be done. It
s necessary now to end the war with
Spain. If you decline to ratify the
treaty, the war goes on indefinitely,
ind there is no telling what foreign
complications may arise." This was
iensible. It is true that a majority of
,he Democratic senators bad assumed
.he opposite position ; but their attitude
was clearly a matter of party
policy rather than of patriotic duty
even as they saw it. They were bent
inly on antagonizing the Republican
administration, and the chances
ire that if they had succeeded in defeating
ratification, they would have
it length been forced to re-consider
ind do what tbey bad at first refused
r\ dn AT r Priion a a a.' tliic flearlv. and
that was the reason of tbe advice be
jave. Then why continue to harp
3n responsibility for ratification when
t.bere was no other sensible alternative?
Then again, there are those who
would have it appear that the ratification
of the peace treaty precipitated
Lhe war with the Filipinos. These
people, especially the newspaper editors,
know better than that. Consideration
of the rights of these Filipinos
was the only issue upon which ratification
of the treaty was being opposed,
and notwithstanding tbe other complications
that would have arisen, it is
quite probable that if the Filipinos
had behaved themselves, ratification
would have been defeated. But the
attack of the Filipinos on the Americans
changed the whole situation, It
removed the only reasonable ground
of opposition. Then it meant a new
war, ratification or no ratification, and
that was wby several able senators,
Senator McLaurin among tbem, changed
their positions and voted for ratification.
So, in view of the facts, much that
is now being said against those who
were in favor of ratification of the
treaty may be put dowu as arising
from causes other than are intended
to appear. The responsibility for the
Filipino war, so far as the United
States is concerned, rests in the first
place with the Paris peace commission
; but more largely with the ambition
of Aguinaldo and those who
sought to encourage him in the belief
that the United States government
was not in earnest.
BRITISH AND BURKS.
1IIC All OVUMI m.ivn ?? ??..
Wan Appalling.
The news from South Africa continues
from four to five days late, aDd
when it comes, it is unsatisfactory as
to detail. Generally it only covers
vague generalities.
According to the reports received
last Saturday, General Cronje, with
8,000 men, was surrounded at a point
between Kimberly and Bloemfontein,
and was occupying a space of less than
a mile square with the British pounding
bim from all Bides with more than
50 cannon.
Subsequent reports have made it
appear that Cronje was suffering for
ammunition ; but be would not surrender.
It was a part of his plan to delay
the British forces until re-enforcements
could arrive from Ladysmith and other
points and establish a second line of
defense either at Bloemfontein or some
point on the Transvaal border. The
dispatches have indicated that Cronje
and bis men had determined to die
rather than surrender, in this way
securing time for the operations that
were necessary for the perfection ol
the balance of the Boer programme.
The following dispatch, dated at
Paardeburg, February 20, and by way
of Modder river, February 23, gives
the most complete story that we have
yet seen of what occurred after the
British left Kimberly in pursuit of
lieneral Uronje's army :
The sixth division under General
Kelly-Kenny hastened to the northeast
and occupied a hill to the east of
jfeneral Cronje's laarger. General
Dronje, so Boer prisoners say, expected
re-enforcements under Commandant
Andries at this point. He mistook
the men of the Sixth division for
iVndrie's commando and allowed them
:o occupy the slope of a ridge without
jpposition.
The Boer position was this: Cronje
tvas to the south and Synman and
Fourie to the north. The Sixth divison
occupied a position to the southeast,
and General French arrived on
.he 18th in time to complete the enclosure
of the Boers.
But it was the Ninth division, especially
the Highland brigade, that had
he hardest fighting. They arrived at
nidnight on February 17, after a forced
narch from outside Jacobsdal, in
irae to see Boer rockets signaling the
^hereabouts of General Cronje's army
o the expected re-enforcements. The
3ritish saw intervening rockets and
cnew an enemy was near; but could
lot decide whether it was i5oer re-enorcements
that were giving the aniwering
signals. Therefore, the Niutb
iivision rested for a few hours west of
he Boer position.
At dawn the men of the Ninth division
advanced and their mounted inantry
soon encountered Boer snipers
vho where sheltered in the trees that
:overed the banks of the river.
The shooting kept on increasing unit
8 o'clock, when the men of the
S'inth saw that a great battle was
aging.
Early in the forenoon the Boers
nought a Hotchkiss gun over the veldt
rom King's Kop to the southern bank
if the river and used it with deadly
ll'ect over this ground, which the
finth had to cross.
General Hector ftfacdonald dismouned
and led theudvauce. In the early
iart of the forenoon he was hit by a
ullet in the foot while directing the
Highland brigade, which was struf
gling through a storm of bullets tc
ward the bushes. In this charge th
Seaforth Highlanders lost heavilj
Near the top of the slope on the righi
opposite the Boer laager, the Seaforlli
and the Duke of Cornwall's light it
fantry, belonging to another brigade <
the Ninth division, drove the Boei
from cover around the drift and baj
onetted several of tbem who had bee
shooting from trees. Then the
waded waist deep through the rive
and held the northwest side with th
Gordons, while the Canadians wet
held in reserve.
It was at this point, while chargin
fearlessly, that the Corn walls suffere
severely. They lost their colonel an
adjutant, and bad 96 casualties.
The mounted infantry suffered s<
verely while attacking the Boer laagt
from the north, where it was suppose
to be least protected.
The Sixth division, holding the pos
tion on the east, got into an eugag<
ment before noon with a strong fort
of Boers which was trying to escape I
the south bank of the river. Tt
West Riding regiment, [the Duke <
Wellington's] repelled this attempt i
the poiut of ihe bayonet; but suffere
considerably.
Meanwhile, the British artillery kej
on shelling the Boer laager, which wi
soon on Brein many plaees.
General French's cavalry dashed i
rapidly from a northern kopje in tl
afternoon and began sending in dead!
volleys. Crowds of Boers were drive
from the river banks, and when darl
ness came on General Cronje was su
rounded. Boer prisoners declare thi
be lost 900 men in the day's fightiui
The Seventh division, under Gener
Tucker, and a naval brigade, arrive
ou Monday and shelling of the Bo<
laager was resumed. There were
few infantry engagements and it
Boers were driven into the dongas ar
bushes around their laager. Son
indomitable Boer snipers on the rivi
banks fought to the very last.
The endurance of the Boers, coi
sideriug the week's harrying of the
rear guard and their remarkable tre
followed by the fierce attack on a
sides on Sunday, is regarded as simp
marvellous. Hundreds of them sti
cling to the river bank on both sides
I ..
tuc magci
On the 19ih General Cronje signal
ed "surrender." This was iinmediat
ly heliographed around the varioi
British commauds and there was grei
cheeriug and throwing of helmets i
the air. But when General Cron
was invited to Come personally at:
surrender to Lord Kitehner as tt
chief staff officer, be refused at
stated, so it is reported, that be wan
ed to make cerlaiu conditions. Fie!
Marshal Roberts replied that bewou!
only accept unconditional surrender.
MKRE-MKNTlUiN.
There was a meeliug iu Atlanta la
week between Mr. Bryan and M
Arthur Sewall, his running mate <
four years ago. It was given out thi
the meeting was quite accidental, M
Sewall merely happening through A
lanta at a time that Mr. Bryan wi
also due there. The public is natura
ly disposed to attach political signil
cance to such meetings ; but as yet t
plausible stories have been publisher
Senator Quay's contest for h
seat in the senate was up for conside
ation last Friday. The Pennsylvau
general assembly was unable to elei
Senator Quay's successor at its la
session, and upon adjournment left tt
seat vacant. The governor then a]
appointed Quay. The question now
whether the governor has the right I
appoint when the general assembl
fails to elect. On the question <
U..lnn:n(V ttrv V?o Hnatr /1QOQ t lin unl
UIlU?ILIg U|l IUC V^uajf VUOU vuv. tui
was 34 to 28. This, however, is di
considered as being especially signil
cant. Senator Daniel, of Virgin!
' made a strong speech In favor of tl
seating of Quay. The businei
failures throughout the United Stat<
last week numbered 201 against 1?
during the same week of the previoi
year. It is stated tbat the natioi
al industrial commission proposes t
recommend some anti-trust legislatio
this week. There was a $160,0C
fire in Birmingham, last Friday.
R. G. Dun & Co., in their weekly r<
port, issued last Friday, report a yiel
in the price of materials. Iron bt
begun to show a slight decline an
other commodities are followiug.
Leander H. McCormick, who died i
Chicago recently, left an estate of $4
135,000. The president is said t
have about decided upon the followin
as members of the Philippines commit
sion: Henry C. Ide, of Vermont
General Luke E. Wright, of Tennet
see; and Prof. Bernard Moses, of Ca
ifornia. The Frankfort, Ky., cit
council is investigating the allege
presence of mountain desperadoes i
Frankfort serving as a body guard t
Governor Taylor. On lastFridaj
3 o'clock on Tuesday was agree upo;
as the time for a vote on Porto Ricjn
tariff bill. Thesmallpox is reporte
to have broken out among Governo
Taylor's militia at Frankfort. j
steamer arrived off New York las
Saturday from Santos with yellow ft
ver aboard. Two deaths had occui
red eu route. A powder mill, a
Plattsville, III., was wrecked last Sal
urday, killing three meu and wound
ing quite a number of others.
Representative Richardson, of Tennes
see, has introduced a bill to preven
the inter-state transportation of Lh<
products of trust making silverplatei
ware. March C, has been fixed a
the date upon which the exuminatioi
[of Harland Whitaker, accused of th
murder of Governor Goebel, will b
commenced. There was a wide
spread celebration of the first anniver
sary of Cuban independence through
out Cuba last Saturday.
Wintlirop's New Dormitory.
Columbia State, Wednesday: Presi
dent D. B. Johnson, of Winthrop col
lege, was here last night to arrang<
with the governor for an early meet
ing of the new board of trustees of th<
college, so that the work of construct
ing the new dormitory can begin forth
with. President Johnson earnestly de
sires to have the buildiDg, for which tbt
plans were prepared long ago, and th(
foundations laid some years ago, com
pleted by the opening of the next schol
astic year. An early meeting is to b<
called.
: LOCAL AFFAIRS.
)
e INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
York Drug Store?Suggests that farmers
plant amber cane for forage, and says
' that it will receive a limited supply
18 of amber cane seed by today?28th.
) City Barber Shop?Speaks of shampooing
jf and tells where to find them.
The Herald Square Opera Co.?Will be at
the opera bouse tonight (Wednesday)
' and will present "Said Pasha."
n W. B. Moore & Co.?Say that while they
v advocate the use of the Chattanooga
* turn plow, they have an improved Boy
,r Dixie for those who want a cheaper
ie plow. Tiger rotary plows, cotton and
e corn planters, and a line of cook stoves.
Jas. M. Starr Co., Leading DruggistsSay
that they have one thousand and
S forty quarts of onion sets, and areselling
d them at 10 cents a quart, or three for a
(j quarter. Also say that every family
should keep a bottle of Coughine in the
bouse for colds, coughs, croup, etc.
3- Lowrance, Williams & Co.?Say not to
;r worry about eatables ; but to come and
1(j examine their stock. They mention a
few late arrivals, and tell you that they
have Crosman Bros.'s garden seed.
ii- H. C. Strauss?Says that his winter goods
B. continue to disappear, and speaks of
seasonable goods.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Rev. J. C. Jobnes, rector of the
t Church of the Good Shepherd, was
^ absent in Laurens last week attending
the winter session of the Greenville
. convocation of the Episcopal church.
He preached before the Thursday evening
session.
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I? The Enquirer's correspondent at
,u Warren, Bethesda township, writes un
c- der date of Monday as follows:
r "The storm of last Wednesday evenit
ing, mentioned by your correspondent
g. at Hoodtown, passed through this sec
al tion between 4 and 5 o'clock. At 6rst
'd it was not so bad; only fences and
er dead timber being blown down; hut
a by the time it reached Mr. 8. M.
le Roach's plantation it bad assumed the
id form of a real cyclone. A vacant tenie
nut house on this place (a log house)
er was blown down and scattered iu
every direction. Large green timber
q- was twisted and carried away,
ir Thr next settlement struck by the
k, storm was on Mr. J. J. Dunlap's place,
ill A tenant house, occupied by a family
ly of Negroes, was blown down and scatIll
tered promiscuously over tbe plantaof
tion, beds, bureaus, chairs and other
articles of furniture being carried away
II- and destroyed. The house was a
e- framed structure, but fortunately no
us one was seriously hurt,
at Another house on the same place,
in also occupied by Negroes, was unroof
je ed. From here the storm passed on in
id the direction of Rock Hill.
ie
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r. As a matter of fact, taking into cont
sideration the service furnished, and
1S ignoring the increased cost of while
g" paper, the subscription price of The
)0 Enquirer, is lower, perhaps, than
any other county paper in the state,
is The increased price in white paper has
r- compelled a number of papers that
la have heretofore been doing all their
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on the much cheaper service that is
p. being offered by the ready print conis
ceros. While the publishers of The
to Enquirer have no idea of yielding to
y any such make-shift as this, they fully
^ realize the legitimate demands followt
ing the increased price of all kinds of
5. materials, and the necessity of requiru,
ing a subscription price that is in some
ie degree commensurate with the service
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d NINE CENTS COTTON.
^ A local cotton buyer, who keep9 a
.. close watch on the market, had the fold
lowing to Bay last evening, says the
,- Charlotte Observer, of Sunday:
o "As stated on the 22d inst., the
g heavy cotton receipts will soon be a
' thing of the past. Yesterday's receipts
J showed a sharp falling off. As they
decline the market will rise.
1- "Europe is short of cotton and must
y have it regardless of price. The mills
d are largely under contracts,all of which
o must be filled. The splendid condition
o of the New England mills has been
manifested this week in the return of
n quarterly dividends paid by the Fall
n River mills, which aggregate 1.71 per
d cent, as compared with .78 per cent, for
>r the corresponding quarter la9t year.
^ "The southern mills are much more!
' ' - t_ - XT T? I I I
prosperous man me new Ciu^muu
> mills. There will be plenty of cotton to
' supply the demand for the near furture,
t but before the long summer days are
'* over there will be a scramble for cotI
ton.
"Farm work is very backward ; the
>* ground is wet and cold, and the chances
t are for a poor stand aud a late start,
e which meaus late marketing, makiDg it
& possible for a September corner. This
s position being 62 points below August,
n it may yet be the highest month on the
e list. Ou today's market it gained 16
e points, while the other months gained
- from 8 to 10 points. The local market
- was very active yesterday. Many plant
ers who had been holding for 9 cents
declined the price when they fouud it
could be obtained, and decided to
chance it for better figures this week.
- There will beaspleudid chauce for the
- wealthier class of farmers to sell
; against their next crop, making sure of
good profits. This is now being lakeu
; advantage of to some exteut further
- south. The usual shipments of cotton
seed from North Carolina are going
forward to Mexico. The drought cou;
tinues in Egypt."
s From conversations with a number of
farmers yesterday it seems that there
- is very little cotton in this county.
i Put those men that have cotton will
bol4 it for a higher price. Pepreseuta
tiw Hanson Baid that he had a half interest
in 100 hales and he didn't expect
to sell until May or June, when he
thinks cotton will bring 121 cents or
more. ? :
Vl \VlTHIN THE TOWN.
It is probable that electric lights
will be installed in the Presbyterian
church at an early day. The system
under consideration includes about 80
lights. ? ... ;
The price for cotton on the Yorkville
market is 8{j. At the 11 o'clock
call yesterday the future contract mar- \
ket in New York stood : March, 8.83;
April, 8 86; May, 8.85; August, 8.78.. ,
The Herald Square Opera compauy,
which delighted a large audience here
some weeks ago in the performance of '
the "Chimes of Normandy," will play a
return date this (Wednesday) eveuing,
February 28, presenting tbe bright aud
amusiug opera, "Said Pasha." The
scenes are Eastern, the first being in
Turkey and the other pushing further
into the Orieut. The costumes are of
that deep rich color, so peculiar to
Orieutal countries, and gives the piece
a rare stagiug. The music is exceedingly
pretty, and running through the
entire piece almost incessant laughter.
There is about it, too, a haunting witchery
of song, color and sentiment that
goes to make up a dream-like picture
of surprising effect. The Herald Square
company is generally conceded by the
local theater-goers to have been an
exceptionally good one in the "Chimes of
Normandy" and they expect no less
of "Said Pasha." A large audience is
practically assured. Seats are now ou
sale at the store of Messrs. W. B.
Moore & Co. ...
One would hardly expect to buy a
superior light to kerosene at a less
price; but according to careful business
men; Yorkville is now enjoying
such an advantage. In conversation
with the reporter a-few days ago, Mr.
H. C. Strauss said that his electric
lights cost him about tbe same as he
formerly paid for kerosene, and Mr. '
J. M. Starr expressed the opinion that
the electric lights were cheaper. Both,
of course, had reference to store lighting
purposes, and tbe slight difference
in their estimates is accounted for in
the fact that one burds lights later
than the other. For a number of years
afier the discovery of electric lights,
only the most modest claims were
made for them on the score of econoi
my. Superiority over oil or gas was
the principal advantage urged. The
reduction of cost, as evidenced by the
gentlemeD quoted, therefore, is interesting.
In calculating the comparative
expense for domestic purposes, of
course, one must take into considers- tion
all the various elements that enter
into the proposition. It is probable
that where a good light is required
for three of four hours a night, the ' *
incandescent lamp will prove the
cheaper. 1
NEW TEACHERS.
Quite a large number of candidates
to teach in the public schools of the
county presented themselves for examination
last Friday, and the questions, *
especially those prepared for the
whites, were very well calculated to
test their metal to the fullest extent.
There was plenty of latitude, however,
for the exercise of discretion on the
part of the members of the board of
exuminers. ??
One of the geography questions for
the white teachers seems to have been
suggested by the political problem now
confronting the country. It requests :
"Explain the difference between au
TmrtnrSol art/) a PannKlioan fnrm nf
government." Most of the answers
show an intelligent discrimioaliou between
the two forms, iu general sub*
stance to the effect that republicanism
is government of the people by
and for the people, while "imperialism"
is government of one people by
another people. Quite a stumper to
a great many of the candidates was
this question: "Should you travel a
from Columbia to San Francisco, what
changes in your time piece would you
make ?" There were but few correct
answers to the question which, as Superintendent
Carroll explains, is quite
easy when you know. "For every 15
degrees of longitude passed over, you
must turn you watch back one hour."
No one seems to have had any trouble
telling the cause of the Revolutionary
war, or of naming some of the
political leaders of the colonists; but
only a few were able to tell what was
meant by Nullification, or that Calhoun t
was the great apostle of that doctrine.
Another question that proved rather
more of a puzzle than it ought to have
been, was, "How did it happen that
the Republicans controlled the government
of the Southern States, just after
the war between the States ?" All,
however, were able to tell how South ^
Carolina Democrats regained control .
in 1876.
There was a separate set of questions
for the Negroes, and these questions
were fur the most part remarkably
simple. "Name the representative
trees of your county," was one,
and "name the railroads of your county,"
was another. About the hardest
task in geography was to "tell the
cause of winds," and in history there ?
was a request to know "when and
why Lincoln declared the slaves free."
The most difficult question along that
line demanded information "as to the
presence of the Negro race in Amer*
ica."
Superintendent Carroll has not yet
completed the work of grading the
papers of the ifegro applicants. He '
finished with the white applicants,