Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 10, 1900, Image 2
Scraps and ^acts.
? The indications are that the recent
change in the currency law, which
allows the establishment of national
banks with a capital of $25,000, will
result in greatly increasing the number
of uatioual banks throughout the
United States.
? Serious fears are entertained at
San Francisco that the bubonic plague
has reached American" soil through the
Chinese, despite the great efforts that
have been made to fight it off. Physicians
believe that two Chinese laborers,
who recently died iu San Francisco,
were victims of the dreaded disease.
? Aftei the relief of Ladysmith an
L.u
auction was neiu ui iuc uuu^ uivuSuV
from the Boer camp3. A bunch of
grapes sold for 25 shillings, a plate of
tomatoes brought 13 shillings, a doz.*n
matches brought 13 shillings, a package
of cigarettes. 25 shillings; 50
cigars brought ?10 and a pound of
plug tobacco, 45 shillings.
? Ladysmith, it is noted, was invested
by the Boers on November 2.
For 118 days the town was kept boxed
up. After four attempts General
Buller has succeeded in raising the
siege at a loss of 7,000 men. Ladysmith,
however, is in British territory.
Its relief "leaves the Boer republics
within their original line of borne defence."
? The Turkish minister at Washingington,
Ali Ferrough Bey, has requested
representatives of the press at the
natioual capital to refrain from making
references to his family in the public
nrints He exnlains that this is a
mark of respect shown to a man of his
rank in his own country, aud he ex
pects to have the same consideration
shown him here.
? A dispatch from Washington to
The News aud Courier says: Representative
Wilson wishes it stated that
bis name appeared in the recent published
list of suggested delegates to the
next national Democratic convention
without his knowledge, and that he
will not ask for such position. He
feels that he is already sufficiently
honored, and is unwilling to even attempt
to stand iu the way of others
who may wish to go to the convention.
? A dispatch from Jackson, Miss.,
under date of last Tuesday, says that
au official report made to the Hines
county board of supervisors that morning
reveals an appalling state of affairs
iu the southern part of the*county.
The community is literally houeycombed
with smallpox of the most
violent and loathsome form. During
the past six weeks there have heeu
Dearly 100 deaths. Some days there
were so many that it was impossible
to secure coffius and rude caskets were
made from rails. Whole fumilies ure
wiped out. The board will make an
effort to check the further spread of
. the disease.
? The third assistant postmaster
general has issued the following circular:
"About May 1, 1900, the postoffice
department will be ready to
supply postmasters, for sale to the
public, small hooks of 2 cent stamps,
interlined with parafined paper to
prevent premature adheriou. The
pages are of six stamps each, making
a book of couveuieut size to carry in
the pocket or pocketbook. Ouly three
d i tie rent quantities will be furnished :
One book of 12 2 cent stamps, one
book of 24 2 cent stamp s and one
book of 4S 2 cent stamps, of postage
value 24, 4S and 96 cents, respectively.
Each book will be sola at uu advance
of 1 cent on the stump value, to cover
cost of binding."
? Owing to the delicate condition of
Admiral Watson's health, says a Washington
dispatch, he will be authorized
to transfer his Hag to the Baltimore,
which vessel is to he detached from
the Asiatic squadron and to proceed
home by way of the Suez canal and
Mediterranean sea. stopping at such
European ports as he deems proper, as
was done in the case of Admiral
Dewey. He will probably arrive in
European waters sometime during
the summer and may go to noitiern
Europe and visit the Paris exposition.
Hear Admiral George C. Remey, now
in command of the Portsmouth, N. H.,
navy yard, will be ordered to succeed
Admiral Watson iu command of the
Asiatic station. Captaiu Wilde, of the
Oregon, the senfor officer next to
Admiral Watson, will commaud the
station in the interval between Admiral
Watson's departure and Admiral
Remey's arrival at Cavite.
? A Washington dispatch says that
attempts have been made by members
on both sides of the house to induce
Representative Talbert, of South Carolina,
to withdraw from his decision
to insist upon a quorum at the pension
sessions ou Friday nights and thus
avoid the necessity of bringiug in the
rule already framed by the committee
ou rules, to devote two Fridays of
each mouth to the considerutiou of
private pension bills. The Democrats
who are interested in private claims
which are set for consideration on
Fridays sought to prevent the appropriation
of two Fridays for peusiou
bills, and the Republicans were equally
auxious to avoid day peusiou sessions.
Mr. Talbert, however, decliued
to yield. He said he believed that the
position he had taken iu demauding
the presence of a quorum for the pas
sage of peusiou bills was correct and
that he would adhere to it. The rule
that has been prepared will be brought
iii as soou as the Aldricb-Robius ease
is out of the way.
? A terrible mine explosion occurred
in the Red Ash mine, about (10 miles
east of Charleston, West Virginia,
ahout 8 o'clock on last Tuesday morning.
The mine was full of men and
the explosion occurred near the main
entrance, which was closed by falling
slate. A relief crew was quickly at
work. The workiug capacity of the
mine is 175 men and it was being
worked to its full capacity to fill rush
orders. It is believed that over 100
men were at work. Fifty dead bodies i
were taken out on Tuesday. The
explosion made but little noise and i
the accident was first discovered by a i
laborer at the entrance. The injured i
are being cared for as well as possible i
under the circumstances and every <
nerve is being strained to rescue those i
still in the mine. The mines are on i
the mountaiu side above water and
the coal is similar to that found in the
Pocahonias district. On this account
it is said here that the accident cannot '
have been caused by fire damp nor by
gas, as supposed; but from dust, as
s\f t ho trutra^ipQ I
was liic case iu uue ui iuv ,
some years ago in a Pocahontas mine, i
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SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1900.
MERE-MRNTION. !
General Joe Wheeler arrived at San |
Francisco last Monday. There are j
991,519 pensioners ou the roll and it i
requires $145,245,230 to pay the peu- (
sioDS. South Carolina won the (
cocking main between herself and (
Georgia in Charleston last Tuesday,
lU- U Tllfi KPn. 1
tue st'uie uciug xx tu v, j
ate and house naval committees have {
ordered favorable reports on the bills (
for a cable to Hawaii, Japan and the j
Philippines. President McKinley (
informs visitors to the White House j
that, he yet favors free trade with j
Puerto Rico, and that he has not j
changed his opinions in the slightest; ,
but that he merely yielded to the
judgment of Republican leaders in the
house who thought a moderate duty
should be levied. President Kruger 1
has issued an address to the burghers
which has filled them* with fresh enthusiasm
to continue the fight for j
independence and to bring the war to (
a successful issue. The senate |
committee on foreign relatious has au- s
thorized the reporting of an amend- (
ment to the diplomatic appropriation (
bill, appropriating $20,000 to be paid j
to ex Queen Lilioukalani and provid- ?
ing for an annual dopation of $10,000 <
to her as long as she may live. On
Wednesday the senate committee on j
appropriations authorized a favorable ,
report ou the house bill providing that t
the revenues collected from Puerto t
Rico be expeuded in that island. The (
bill was amended so as to iuclude only i
the money collected to January 1, [
1900. The clause of the bill authoriz- t
ing the refuuding of future revenue t
collections was stricken out. Wiley t
S. McKee has beeu appointed post- t
master at McAdenville, N. C., vice J. (
M. Skidmore, removed. The Spar- *
tan burg Free Lance says that many of
the cotton mill machine shops of Spar- (
tauburg run regularly ou Sundays. ,
At the sale of the Duke of Westmin \
ster's string of race horses in London, .
on Thursday, King Clare and Flying ,
Fox were bought by Edmond Blanc t
for $196,000. The house has agreed |
to vote on the pending financial bill at j
4.30 o'clock p. m., on next Tuesday. [
The Chinese consul at San Fran- '
cisco denies that bubonic plague has ,
made its appearance in Chinatown in (
that city. He says he has investigated (
the matter and finds that the man |
died of a common ailment, after an
L .1 I ? nr ,
operation Hill! Iicru pniuiuicu, |
Jamison, of the Transvaal, is suffering j
from typhoid fever. ?
THB AFRICAN WAR.
I
Summary of News of the Struggle Between I
the English and the l>utch. I
The newspaper correspondents who 1
have arrived at Durbau from Lady- i
smith, say that the euthusiasm of the
garrison and the inhabitants of the '
town was intense wheu the relief col- <
umn entered. Many men left the hos- I
pital and the womeu and children '
went forth to greet the newcomers.
The correspondents paid high tribute
to the courage and heroism of the 1
women, saying that never a complaint <
was heard from them and that they 1
were at all times going about cheering '
and administering to the sick and disheartened.
1
There was a strong force of British 1
marching northward from Kiraberly <
on the 4th iustant, with the purpose of <
relieving Mafeking, aud it was expect- '
ed that the crossing of the Vaal river '
would be disputed at Fourteen Streams, ?
where the bridge has been wrecked.
In five districts in Cape Colony,
where the Dutch have rebelled, martial
law has been declared by Sir Al- .
fred Miller. 1
A Cape Town dispatch of March 6 1
says that nearly the whole of the 1
Dutch population of I'rieska and Ken- I
hardl districts are in rebellion, aud it s
is thought that the total number of s
men iu arms will exceed 3,000. An >
efTort will probably be uiude to quell I
this uprising. i
Cn...unn <iovn nnlil?< frnm T.adv- I
smith that there are SOO cases of ty- <
phoid fever iu the towu. A large sup- j
ply of comforts have since been received
there. '
On Wednesday General French's i
cavalry drove the Boers from an en- ?
trenched position four miles south of i
Modder river. The Boers were com- t
pletely routed, although the position i
they held was a strong one. The casualties
of the British were about 50. t
A London dispatch to the Associated
Press under date of March 8, says j
that General Roberts, iu a Poplar t
Grove dispatch, reports: "General i
Kelly-Kenny's division marched 10 t
miles eastward today. The Boers
were completely surprised yesterday j
aud moved so hurriedly that they left i
I heir cooked dinuers. A Krupp gun
was captured, besides several tents
und wagons. Repairs on the railways
toward both Slortnberg and Steinsburg
*re being pushed to completion with
ill possible dispatch. General Clements
now occupies Nerval's Point on
[he south bunk of the river; but it is
not of great strength."
DIKE DISTKESS.
Lack of Food and Typhoid Malaria at
MafekliiKA
correspondent at Mafeking, writ
ng under date of February 19, gives an
dea of the sufferings that are being
felt there. Typhoid malaria has brokeu
out in the women laager, aud dysintary,
due to the laek of vegetables,
s rife among the garrison. The
luxuries that they have heretofore eujoyed
are exhausted, or have been
jommundered for the hospitals, which
ire full to ovetflowing. The children's
graveyard grows weekly, the young
lives being cut off permaturely by
shell and fever. Tne cheerfulness
which was characteristic of earlier
lays has almost disappeared, the men
preferring to remain at their posts,
rather than work up au appetite that
iiauuot be satisfied.
The natives are the greatest sufferers.
Those who are unable to oblaiu
work, ure allowed a small handful
M meat daily. Many brave the daubers
aud wander about the town with
^aunt, hungry faces, in search of work
which entitles them to an extra ration
pf meat, and, oftentimes, when they
lo succeed in fiudiug work, they are
;oo weuk to perform it.
From their advanced posts, the
Boers rake the streets aud market
quare, and it is impossible to dodge
:heir bullets. There have beeu 292
persons killed, wounded aud died of
lisease up to the present time. The
;urrisou is said so be cheerfully eudurng
these hardships, hopiug aud prayng
for relief, with no thought of sur"euder.
SEES BIIEK WEAKNESS.
Tliey Cannot Overcome The lirltIhIi Armies
In Africa.
General Count von der Goltz, com
inander in chief of the engiueer corps
)f the German army, who has recenty
been mentioned as a likely successor
to General von Gossier as imperial
uiuister of war, is reported by a Chicago
Record correspondent to have expressed
his views as follows on the
South Africau war, aud particularly ,
general Crouje's defeut:
The famous reorganizer of the Turksh
army, one of the greatest living
miliary aumoruies, is mu, cicti, ?uu
i man much younger in appearance
,han would he expected. "The defeat i
if Crotije," be said, "was inevitable.
tVe bad expected as much for some ,
ime, for he was opposed by a force of ,
More than 30,000 meu?live or six ,
irnes as large as his command. We
:on(ess that we believed his army
nuch larger; but in view of the developments
we must accept the reports
is to the size of his force. ,
"Geueral Cronje's defeat was also ,
aused by a lack of provisions and
.vater. Under such conditions it was
tnpossible to fight longer. The defeat
shows that in modern war the victories (
ire won by the armies that have the
strongest forces and that are able to
mid out the longest. The present war
u South Africa bears a striking rescmdance
to the Uuited Stales' Civil war.
With all (he victories of the south unlet
Lee, one of the greatest generals
af modern limes, the north won by
ensoti of its overwhelming forces and
he abundance of its supplies.
"The whole world sympathizes with
he Boers iu their heroic fight; but we
fear that the British, with their great
jirength, will defeat them in the end.
Such a result seems to me inevitable.
The Boeis in this war, with all their
aravery, have shown the weakuess of
aeiug unable to take the initiative, to
uake an attack at the favorable uio
Dent?a condition frequently observed
u the case of volunteer forces."
Regarding the English, bis exeeleuey
said that they, too, like the solliers
of the north at the beginning of
be American Civil war, hud learned
ay reverses and showed improvement
u their fighting.
"I think Lord Roberts uudoubtedlv
vill press on now to Bloemfontein,"
jreneral von der Goltz coutinued, "if
ndeed, he has not already begun his
Hareb.
"As regards conditions in the Transvaal,
I can say : Iu former years I
lad to be in constant touch with the
jolony, and I believe the Boers are .
;upable of good government. That is
lemonstraled by their protection of
.he English mines aud in their present ,
arderly rule." (
. fu'uvi'ivp iv uiv PHAvristrn
San Francisco, March 7.?General <
Joseph Wheeler and party, who have
>ecn in quarantine since their arrival <
rum the Philippines on the transport i
Warren, last Monday, were permitted j
,o land touight. General Wheeler
said that his health was excellent. He i
speaks enthusiastically of his imptes- .
lions of Guam. He said he resigned
Votn the army on November 20; but i
was uot ordered home until the midlie
of January. He did not care to !
liscuss his reasons for leuviug the i
trmy. :
"I shall go to Washiu iton," he said, j
'having resigued from the army, and (
with a proper certificate of election i
ixpect to be sworn in. It will be s
joted that my resignation from the l
irmv was 'handed in before couirress <
net."
As to the situation in the Philippines <
md Guam he said : i
"All is very satisfactory in both I
ilaces. The war is over except for
he work of the guerilla bands that 1
imbush our troops and do little dam- i
ige. I
"I was much pleased with the Fili- l
)ino people. They are intelligent, {
cind and courteous. They are not i
disposed to revolution and violence;
but the false representations made to
them regarding Americans very naturally
aroused them and led them to
believe that resistance to our rule was
the only possible escupe from impending
evil.
"I found that when they learned the
real character and purposes of the
Americans they seemed well reconciled
to our government, and I firmly believe
that after the establishment of affairs
an era of great prosperity will bless
the people of the archipelago."
Miss Wheeler, (laughter of the general,
who accompanied her father,
denies the story of ber reported engagement
to marry.
BOERS EXPLAIN RETREAT.
A dispatch irom the Boer camp at
BiggerslatT, gives the following with regard
to the retreat from Ladysmitb :
The retreat from Ladysmith was
due to the mistake of a certain commandant
in ordering his men to retire
from the key of the position without
uuy reason for the move.
On the receipt of the had news from
the Modder river, Wednesday, it was
resolved to send the wagons back to
Biggarsberg, and soon long strings of
wagons lined the roads. Over a thou
sand wagons took the westerly route
to the laager southwest of Ladysmith.
Another couvoy was sent to the foot of
the Drakeusberg. A large number of
tents captured from the British at
Dundee, and also the ammunition were
abandoned. The chief difficulty was
iu dismounting "Long Tom."
The Boers were independent of the
railroad, as is shown by the fact that
not one of their two thousand wagons
went by rail. All traveled by road,
together with the field batteries. Only
heavy guns, the iufantry aud wouuded
went by rail.
When the last train had left Elandslaagte,
a workingmen's train followed,
carefully blowiug up every bridge and
culvert between Ladysmith and Glencoe,
and when this had been done setting
fire to the Elandslaagte collieries.
Thus the British, with Natal's southernmost
collieries in their bands, are
unable to draw supplies therefrom.
Under cover of the night and with
the collieries sending lurid flames to
heaven, the bullock wagons wound
over the hills, making rouds where
noue before existed, and the four
months' siege of Ladysmith was raised.
It is impossible as yet to give the
i.:? : ?u?
ourgner cusuumes owing tu iuc uiauiganization
of ambulance and the circumstances
of the retreat."
POLITICIANS AT SEA.
Lot of CoiifiiHlon mill New Alignment* In
Indiana.
Chicago Record.
Indianapolis, Ind., Jiarch 2.?Both
of the leading political parlies in Indiana
are preparing to enter upou the
campaign this year with a vigor that
is born of a knowledge that the issue
is uncertaiu aud it is more than probable
that the struggle will excite more
iulerest in the public mind than that
even of four years ago, when the single
issue of free silver was before the
people.
It is quite certain that as the situation
now confronts the two party leaders,
neither thoroughly understand the
public mind; or if they do neither is
willing to admit the. full force of the
obstacles that must be met and overcome
before they can claim victory as
a certainty in Indiana. It is an overstatement
of the facts to say that all
Republicans are satisfied with the policy
of the administration regarding
foreign possessions, which have come
to us as a result of the war with Spaiu,
for it is true that the great hody of
German voters, hundreds of whom
have always been Republicans, look
with suspicion on a foreign policy by
Americu (hat is likely to result in an
alliance at any time with another foreign
power. They believe that there
is a growing tendency toward a commercial
alliance between this country
and England, aud ibe jealousy that
lias always existed is becoming more
apparent every day and the Democrats
are openly claiming large defections
from the Republican Germau element
ou that account.
But eveu in the minds of some Republicans,
not Germans, the events of
the past few days have awakened fears
of the results of pur foreign policy.
Judge Daniel Waite Howe, who served
upon the superior court bench here for
many years and who has always been
a Republican, addressed a long letter
to the people through the press this
week, in which he pointed out the dangers
of our policy. He went so far as
to criticise the speech of Senator Beveridge
and to point out that the junior
seuator had declared that the priucipb s
of the declaration ot independence
have "no application to the present sit
ua!iou',and that the time honored proposition
that governments derive just
powers from the consent of the governed,
is little more than "glittering generality."
Almost- coincident with the
appearance of Judge Howe's letter,
VV. H. H. Miller, ex-attorney-general
of the United States, and Governor
James A. Mount submitted to interviews,
in which they declure agaiust
the proposed policy of taxing the
Puerto Ricaus through a tarill. Many
Republicans would indorse expansion
if it could be determined where expansion
was to eud, but they fear it is like
?oing out on an unknown sea, and the
doctrine that these new possessions
may be governed outside of the constitution
is looked upon as the first of
the breakers against which the ship
jf state may be hurled.
As these and other expressions indicate
a divided Republican household,
30 the Democrats can hardly claim
that they are a unit on the question.
When the war with Spain first opened
hundreds of Democrats enlisted and
many of these are now in the Philippines.
Their letters home indicate
hat they are disgusted with anti-im
aerialists, aud that the latter, by giv-1
ng countenance to the Filipinos, are
encouraging thera to continue the
struggle, and, of course, increasing the
hardships and danger of the American
soldiery. A movement is on foot in
the Frankfort district to nominate
Captaiu David Allen for congress, yet
Captain Allen is now in the Philippines
and is an expansionist, and, if nominated,
as now seems likely, will be one
of the most enthusiastic of the supporters
of the administration's foreign
policy. This divided sentiment among
Democrats was made apparent at the
recent meeting of the Democratic Editorial
association. Captaiu William
K. Myers, of Anderson, was one of the
speakers and took strong ground in
favor of expansion, aecmring inai atrferson
was the first expansionist ami
that Polk followed his example. He
warned the editors not to run coun-'
ter to the new policy and predicted
that the flag would never be taken
down from the Philippines; but would
wave over other foreign territory.
On the question of trusts there is no
doubt that both parties will fulminate
against them in their platforms and
that the Democrats will have some ad
vantuge. The Indiana legislature,
which was Republican in both branch
es two yeurs ago, failed to pass a restrictive
hill, though urged to do so by
the governor. To offset this the Re
publicans are relying upon the employment
of labor, upon slight advances in
wages and upon promises to adopt
measures that will curb aggression,
while they will not restrict legitimate
industry and thus work hardships up
on labor. The Republicans may justly
claim advantages by reason of the
employment of the laboring people,
for there is little if any idleness in the
state and therefore little unrest in
labor circles.
While free silver will be eliminated
from the contest, the money question
will be made prominent by Democratic
attacks upon und Republican defense
' * 1- ? ? Vwl 1 I fttkinli 1% it a i naf
OI IIIC UJUUriitljr mil VVUIV>U una juai
passed congress. The plan of Democratic
attack has already been outlined
and will be without gloves and exceedingly
aggressive. The maiu point
will be the fact of perpetuating the
government debt for a period of -30
years, in order to furnish a basis for a
banking system and of paying the
banks 2 per cent, interest on the bonds,
which represent the money with which
they do business, whereas it is the
borrower in all other cases and not
the leuder that must pay interest. It
is said that the Democrats may place
a plank in their platform demundiug
that the government go out of the
banking business and that this matter
be relegated entirely to the states.
It is admitted that many of the
Democrats who supported McKinley
will return to their party this year on
other questions, and because they be
lieve that the gold standard is thoroughly
fixed upon the country.
Indiana, while the Republicans have
some advantages, must be considered
a debatable ground, for the Democrats
will gain some votes from the Germans
on account of expansion and will witness
the return of some Democrats on
account of the settlement of the money
question. They will lose some voles
also by expansion, but probably not to
the extent of their gain. What will
result from the war ou trusts cannot
I e estimated, and this may be said to
be the key to the political situation.
If the Republicans can convince the
people that they will enact remedial
legislation and labor coutiuues to find
remunerative employment, that party,
considering the prestige of its last
three victories, ought to carry the state
by a safe majority. Ou tbe contrary,
the passage of the Puerto Rico bill in
its present form and a conservative
policy towards trusts, will give me
Democrats un advantage that would
prove irresistible at the polls iu November.
The Historic Tugela.- The Tugela,
or Slurtling river, across which
the Boers and British have fought each
other back and forth several times, is
the longest stream iu Natal, and is
described as picturesque aud magnificent.
It rises on the Free State side
of the Mont aus Sources, in the
Drakensburg, and at once leaps down
1,800 feet, with a fall broken only by
one or two ledges and reputed to be
the highest iu the world. It then tears
through a great cuuon for two miles
and is joined by several rushing mountain
streams. The first important trbiutary
to the Tugela is the little Tugela,
which flows in from the south.
Then comes the Klip river from the
north?the stream on which Ladysmith
is situated.
fls?* A scientific statistical work, just
published, fixes the population of Europe
at 381,000,000, an increase of 70,
000,000 since 1870, or an annual iucrease
of about 3,000,000. The average
density of this populaliou is giveu
as 39 inhabitants for every five eighths
of a square mile. Belgium presents
the most thickly settled state, with 224
inhabitants for every square kilometer.
Then follow Holland, with 152; Great
Britain, with 127; Italy, with 111 ; the
German Empire, with 97 ; Switzerland,
with 76; Denmark, with 58, etc. The
least crowded countries in Europe are
Russia, with 31; Swedeu, with 11; and
Norway, with 6 inhabitants per square
kilometer.
SSST Speaking of big figures, they are
to be found in the aunual report of the
Pennsylvania railroad, just made public
If. narripd nn Jill its lines, durinir
the year, 70,643,548 passengers and
209,980,110 tons of freight. Its gross
earnings were $152,169,100 and its operating
expenses, $106,506,988. Its
gross earnings for the year increased
$16,000,000 over those of the previous i
year; but its net earnings increased ,
ouly $4,000,000, due to reductions iu
freight and passenger rates and its ex- ,
penditures for betterments. The Pennsylvania
is the greatest railroad in the
world and the figures it gives out are 1
stupendous.
LiOC^ILX* jfiFf AIRS.
IN'DKX TO NKW ADVERTISEMENTS.
York Drugstore, Registered Pharmacist
?Speaks of Cough Ease, and says they
manufacture, recommend and sell it.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson?Publishes a list of
useful articles aud quotes prices. She
is agent for the Charlotte steam laundry.
VV. S. Shellenberger, Second Assistant
Postmaster General?Gives information
with regard to the star route delivery.
Dr. R. L. Moore?Will be at the Parish
Hotel on Monday, March 12, and will
treat the eyes, ears, nose and throat.
B. N. Moore, Receiver?Calls on persons
indebted to the Ganson Dry Goods
Company to come forward and pay up.
Oliver E. Grist, Subscription Agent and t
Newsdealer?Tells you about The Saturday
Evening Post.
H. T. Grist?Will paint your buggy red,
or other colors when you desire it.
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>h e electricians are wiring the court
room and the county offices in the
court house^
A. Sheraian7~ colored, was before
Iuteudant Carroll on Wednesday
morning on the charge of retailing
liquor in violation of the dispensary
law. The charge was not sustained j
but the evidence produced was of such
a nature as to warrant the intendant
in imposing a fine of $10 or 30 days'
on the chaingang for maintaining a
uuisance. Sherman was reported by
a while man on the ground that the
liquor was not the proper stuff and
was of an off color, and had not been
aualyzed by the state chemist. Sherman
went to the chaingang. ?
colored teachers.
Superintendent of Education Carroll
has furnished The Enquirer with
the following roll of colored teachers,
who passed the recent examination.
All are classed as "Second Grade
Anthony Love, M. M. Murray, Jane
Allison, Walter J. Banks,S.N. Barber,
J. J. Byers, Annie Camy, Mary Chisholm,
Rachel Clinton, Marshal Crawford,
A. B. Johnson, Daisy J. Knox,
Mattie Moore, Lucy R. Nash, Mary
McNair, Niltie E. Robinson, W. R.
Williams, Mary M. Wilson, Wm. Gilmore,
M. H. Hill, J. C. White, N. C.
Davi9, J. K. Wilson, S. M. Lowry, J.
A. McConneil. S. J. Grier, P. W. Nance,
P. A. Bigger, Juo. Hardin, G. W. McDowell,
J. H. Cooper, J. H. McCauley,
Mary Nance, Catharine Neely, Moses
Colvin, Mary Hunt, Alice Pharris,
Delia Garvin, S. A. Giles, Mary Neal,
J. M. Murray, Janet Smith, \V. D.
King, Mary Anderson, Allen L. White,
Mary Davis, Bertha Ray, Wm. Clark.
PRISONERS IN JAIL.
There are 24 prisoners in jail awaitiug
trial at the approaching term of
the court of geueral sessions, his
honor Judge Aldricb to preside, which
convenes here on the 16th of April.
The names of the prisoners and the ^
crimes with which they are charged,
are as follows
Aaron Jones, assault with inteut to
kill; William Oales, colored, criminal
assault; William Jaggers, murder;
Walter Young, setting fire to box car ;
Alfred Grier, burglary ; Amy Buchanan,
storing liquor; Robert Hunter,
burglary ; Walter Gailher, violating
the dispensary law.; Vess Jones,
murder; Andy Davis, housebreaking
aud larceuy; John Guy, grand larceny
; Joe Barber, grand larceuy; *
Landes Johuson, assault and battery
with intent to kill; William Jones,
housebreaking aud larceny; Sam
Gingam, alias Sam Dowdle, using stock
without owner's consent; Jim Boltwright,
burglary ; Bud Johnson, witness
; Will Fewell, attempt to poison ;
Mossouri Fewell, attempt to poison ;
Will Augers, assault and battery with
inteut to kill; Crawford Alexander,
disposing of property under mortgage.
Bud Johnson, who is held in custody
for the want of bond, is only a state
witness.
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Bess Crosby, Blaudiua Outgy and
Magg Harris are in jail serving a 30
days' sentence for vagrancy, having
been seut up from rock ntu.
PREMIUM CONTEST.
The contest for the premiums offered
by tbe publishers for the largest
clubs of subscribers to The Enquirer,
returned and paid for for tbe
year 1900, came to a close last Wednesday
afternoon at 4 o'clock, in accordance
with the advertised announcement.
The total number of clubmakers in
the contest was 30, and the number of
names returned by each ranged from 2
to 286. *
The largest club?286?was that of
Mr. P. W. Love, of Yorkville. This
untitles him to the first choice between
the two buggies, and he has selected
the "Yorkville Buggy." Mr. Love's
club also iucluded the largest number
of new subscribers returned by any
one clubmaker?33?which, in accordance
with the proposition, entitles him
to the $50 set of furniture.
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Mr. lj. vv, ivnox, ui v^iuver, iciui ucu
and paid for the second largest club?
82?which entitles him to the "Rock
Hill Buggy." . ^
Those who returned less than 60
names and more than 40, are W. McG.
Bailey and A. I>. Dorsett.
Those who returned 30 and more,
and less thau 40, are J. K. Allison and
J. S. Meek.
VV. H. Crook returned more than ^
20 and less than 30.
Those who returned less than 20
and 10 or more, are J. H. Bigham, R.
J. VV. Moss, S. S. Faris, R. W. Ed- ^