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jSftaps aud Jactis.
? The Uuited States battleship Oregon,
which recently went on a rock off
the coa9t of China, is to go to Kure,
Japan, for repairs. It is estimated
that the repairs will require about
three months.
? The cabinet held a meeting on
Monday to consider the Chinese situation.
It is understood that it was de
termined to send large reinforcements;
but the exact number that was decided
upon has not been given out.
Secrecy is observed, it is claimed, on
account of the Chinese.
? A dispatch from Manilla reports :
"The Fourth was enthusiastically celebrated
all over the city and in the
harbor. Flags covered the palace and
the foreign merchants and Filipinos
co-operated in decorating the escolta.
Five hundred children sang at the afternoon
exercises. The greatest Amer
' ? 1 r? a!
icau UCUiUUSbiailUU iu buc uiatvij v/1
the Orient ended with a ball in the
evening."
? The Rev. Charles M. Sheldon is
not the least flattered by his nomination
to the vice presidency by the
United Christian party. "Of course, 1
can't accept such a nomination," he
said. I'm not in politics and have no
desire to enter that field. The party
nominating me, I understand, is an
Iowa organization, but I was nevei
consulted as to my wishes on the sub
ject."
? Not counting Bryan and Steven
son or McKinley and Roosevelt, there
are five third party tickets in the field
as follows: The five third party tickets
so far represented are: (1) the Social
Democratic, Defcs and Harriman ; (2]
tbeFusionPopulists, Bryaa and Towne
(3) the Middle-of-the-Road Populists
Baker and Donnelly ; (4) the Social
Labor, Maloney and Remmel; (5) the
Prohibitionists, Woolley and Metcalf.
? Says a Fall River dispatch of Jul}
9 : "In compliance with an agreement
signed by the representatives of most
of the cotton mills in Fall River tc
curtail production for four weeks dur
ing the summer, several mills toda}
suspended operations. All the mill:
represented on the manufacturers
selling committee have entered into ar
agreement to close for four weeks
When the curtailment is in full opera
tion nearly 20,000 employes will b<
affected. The stoppage of macbiner}
is due to the lack of demand for print
cloths."
? Late news from South Africa re
t> : ~4
puns luui tut? JDueis lueiieuiuaiiy at'
tacked General Buller's escort betweec
Standerton and Heidelberg on Satur
day as be was returning from a visit tc
Lord Roberts. The Boers attacked
Fickeburg garrison at midnight oc
Tuesday, but were driven off after 41
minutes' fighting. General Brabant
on July 5, occupied Dernberg, betweec
Senekal and Winburg, which served as
a base for convoys. Colonel Mahon,
of General Hutton's mounted troops
on July 6 and 7, engaged 3,000 Boers
east of Broukerspruit and drove there
off. The British casualties numbered
33.
? When asked last Friday for an ex
pression on the Democratic platform
Senator Hanna said: "From what ]
have read, I can see that it is a cun
ningly devised scheme to catch the
unwary and the unthinking voters. ]
think the most labored effort in theii
document was to create a difference
between expansion and imperialism
It is rather amusing to see their line
of demarcation. They apparently re
ly upon the constitutional question tc
establish that difference as to whethei
the flag follows the constitution or the
constitution follows the flag. We are
perfectly willing to meet that issue oc
their own hypothesis. So far as the
free silver plank is concerned, I think
all Republicans will be satisfied witt
that. It is certainly satisfactory tc
me."
? Says a Washington dispatch o
Monday : Minister Wu has cabled tc
Sbeng, the director general of imperi
al posts at Shanghai, and to the viceroj
of Nanking, a request that they take
steps to have it made known in Pekit
and vicinity that heavy rewards will be
paid by the American people for the
salvation of the people in the legations
The minister did not make this repre
sentation upon the authorization o
the United States government, bui
upon many statements that had beet
made to him by prominent Americat
citizens. He was approached yester
day by some ladies, friends and rela
tives of some of the people who were
with Minister CQnger when the out
break occurred, beseeching him tc
offer rewards which they would pay tc
any one who would help the besieged
? Senator Chauncey M. Depew, ic
the course of an interview with hirr
last evening, by a representative of the
London Ddily Mail, several days age
said: "It is an impossible task tc
dominate or conquer China. Thai
would require 2,000,000 men. It is
necessary, of course, to rescue the
ministers, missionaries and merchants
and to punish the instigators o!
the outrages. So far the United
States will join with the other powers
but the government is opposed to the
splitting up of China. The best policy
to be pursued, after the uprising has
been suppressed, will be to elevate tc
the throne a wise, progressive native
prince, like Li Hung Chang. The
United States Government is prepared
to support the open door with all its
powers. But those nations seeking tc
promotes breakup of the empire will
find the United States against them.,;
? The financial plank of the Demo
cratie platform, adopted at Kansas
City, reads as follows: "We re-affirm
and endorse the principles of the national
Democratic plutlorm adopted at
Chicago in 1896, and we reiterate the
demand of that platform for an American
financial system, made by the
American people for themselves, which
shall restore and maintain a bimetallic
price level, and as a part of such system
the immediate restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver
and gold at the present legal ratio ol
16 to 1, without waiting for the aid or
consent of any other nation. We denounce
the currency bill enacted at
the last session of congress as a step
forward in the Republican policy which
aims to discredit the sovereign right ol
the national government to issue all
money, whether coin or paper, and to
w
bestow upon national banks the power li
to issue and control the volume of b
paper money for their own benefit. A ^
permanent national bank currency,
secured by government bonds, must
have a permanent debt to rest upon,
and if the bank currency is to increase
with population and business, the "
debt must also increase. The Republi- d
can currency statement is, therefore, a tl
statement for fastening upon the tax- g
payers a perpetual and growing debt
for the benefit of the banks. We are
opposed to this private corporation a
paper circulated as money, but with- u
out legal tender qualities, and demand tl
the retirement of the national bank y
notes as fast as the government paper v
or silver certificates can be substituted Q
for them.
?hc fJorkviUe (Enquirer. I
YORKV1LLE, S. C.: t
WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1900. ?
1 = 1,
The state campaign, which was interrupted
on account of the Kansas
! City convention, was resumed at
' Georgetown yesterday. *
J Senator Tillman failed in his ef- s
. fort to get |he South Carolina delega- f
, tion to vote for Towne, the vice-presi- 8
I dential nominee of the Populist and c
Silver Republicans. Several delegates 8
were willing to go with the senator; ^
^ but the unit rule prevailed and the k
. majority revolted." f
1 . c
) We favor the immediate construe- s
, tion, ownership and control of the i
s Nicaragua canal by the United States, 1
' and we denounce the insincerity of the v
1 plank in the Republican national plat- t
form for an isthmain canal in the face of t
[ the failure of the Republican majority i
' to pass the bill pending in congress.? ]
l Democratic Paltform. t
?? f
Roosevelt went to the Republican
. convention with the avowed determii
nation not to accept the nomination j
for vice president; but accepted. Hill r
went to the Democratic convention .
] U
with the same determination, and was r
subjected to a test that required more ^
manhood to decline than to accept; b
i but he declined. This incident illus- j
> trates one of the differences between r
Hill and Roosevelt.
> 1 ? ^
c
' Those who affect to despise or belit
I tie the modern newspaper would do
well to reflect on the words of Presi.
dent Tucker, of Dartmouth college, in
, his address to the graduating class re'
cently : "I recommend to you," he ^
said, "to get a good newspaper as one
[ of your future text-books. You can '
r do nothing, say no'hing, think noth- ,j
; ing of any public value without cur- ^
* rent facts."
> . m , i
The Democratic platform denounces 8
> the Porto Rico law enacted by the I
r Republican congress, and in that de- ?
I nunciation it is right. The platform, e
, however, does not denounce the rati- *
i fication of the treaty by which the 1
: Spanish-American war was brought to 1
1 a conclusion, and here the platform is ^
} right again. Mr. Bryan is generally e
j. understood to have had something to do
&ith the writing of this platform, and
. Mr. Bryan is a very level-headed man.
> Believing in the principles of selfl
government and rejecting, as did our c
* forefathers, the claim of monarchy, we a
i view with indignation the purpose of ?
* England to overwhelm with force the ii
f South African republics. Speaking, 8
t as we believe, for the entire American 1
t
i nation, except its Republican office1
holders, and for all free men every- t
where, we extend our sympathies to t
4 the heroic burghers in their unequal C
' struggle to maintain their liberty and 1
> independence.?Democratic Platform. ^
) * '
Many of the gold papers, which
i four years ago opposed Bryan, are, un- t
i der various pretexts, coming back into e
5 the Democratic party ; but not so with o
' the Charlotte Observer. It says : o
"But it is not so much the platform that n
1 is to be feared, as the man upon it. Mr. r
J Bryan is essentially a dangerous citizen ; f,
i he is an honest fanatic?neither his ability i
. nor his integrity is open to doubt. But ?
' he is a radical?self-willed, headstrong, ^
' imperious?determined to have his way t
I and determined that if he cannot do so v
that the procession shall not move at all.
[ His way is not the wise way ; lie is not a tit P
: man for president; in charge of the craft, q
r he would run it ou upon the rocks. He r
i may be elected, we should not be greatly ?
( surprised if he were; but we shall have
no complicity in the act.
! There has been a weak effort to 1
! make it appear that the success of v
, Prohibition will resurrect the old drug ^
| store abomination with the physicians' j,
' prescription attachment. There is not v
an honest Prohibitionist in the state c
who would not prefer a direct return I
1 to the old bar room system, and there ^
is not an intelligent man who does not a
[ realize the fact. The slogan of Colonel f
Hoyt, and those who uphold him j
i through conscientious principles, is: t
"The dispensary is preferable to the t
! saloon and prohibition is preferable to J
the dispensary." If a prohibition gov- ?
ornrtr oKnnM ho olooforl TOifhnilt. n
I vi Uvi OUVUIU WV V* VV vvv? (f (VMWWV ?'
" prohibition majority in the senate, the
governor will seek to enforce the dis- ft
pensary law to the letter; and if the C
governor be backed by a sufficient leg- 8
islative majority, he will not only abol- .
p ish the dispensary, but use his utmost a
I endeavors to abolish bliud tigers also, h
> Prohibitionists believe that the sale of d
iquor is wrong, whether eugaged in on
y the state or the individual, and they ga
o not propose to tolerate it in either. ra'
, m t ar
Tho Washington Post sizes Mr.
tryan up pretty correctly as follows : . .*
He is the one Democrat alive who can
evelop the party's utmost strength eq
bis year. Not only do Democrats mi
;ive him their unreserved respect and 901
onfidence; they now recognize his
bsolute honesty and his magnificent, rej
nswerving courage. With him as
be leader all is not harmony ; but th<
without him the Democratic party sei
/ould be an incoherent and heterogen- thi
us mob. He does not, like Mr. Mc- ta'
[inley, appeal to the sentimental ^
ide of men. lie does noi, again ra
ke his distinguished antagonist, win ba
ersonal affection. He is strenuous, fai
ominant, compelling. He does not fa
onsult or seek advice or lean upon
nother. He is a captain, a command- .
r, a law unto himself." g,
* * tei
We oppose militarism. It means fe,
onquest abroad and intimidation and th
ppression at home. It means the
trong arm which has ever been fatal n0
o free institutions. It is what millions ^
f our citizens have fled from in Euct
V
ope. It will impose upon our peace- w,
oving people a large standing army, inj
,nd unnecessary burden of taxation Tf
ind a constant menance to their lib- "fl
Ti
rties. A small standing army and a
veil disciplined state militia are amply
efficient in time of peace. This re- ag
mblic has no place for a vast military go
ervice or conscription. When the fo:
lation is in danger the volunteer th
oldier is its nation's best defender. ^
The national guard of the United gtj
Jtates should ever be cherished in the mi
>atriotic hearts of a free people. Such ca
rganizations are ever an element of P&
trength and safety. For the first time
n our history and coeval with the
'hillippine conquest has there been a WJ
vholesome- departure from our time- f0
lonored and approved system of volun- Pi
eer organizations. We denounce it as th
in-American, un-Democratic and un- ^
Republican, and as a subversion of
he ancient and fixed principles of a
ree people.?Democratic Platform. he
ve
There is one thing certain and that th
3 that Mr. Bryan makes no bid for the at
eturn of those voters that went
Lgainst him in 1896 on the 16 to 1 aD
liiestion. As we see it, 16 to 1 is now ne
xvaa riorht. in 1 RQfi I dp
iiai/uv/aiij "VBUl " """ " B"v ? "I
tod it is right now ; but the difference Pr
n the situation now and then is, that m<
8tl
vhile it was right iu 1896 it was also
>racticable; but now it is not practi:able.
The currency bill passed dur- iz<
ng the last session of congress killed Ti
ill possibility of free coinage so long
is the senate remains Republican, and
hat is a reasonable certainty for four
'ears more at least. Not only is this
lew law a clincher for the period in- N?
licated; but it will give rise to addiional
complications after that time. 0f
Therefore, it seems that the issue could he
lave been allowed to drop without Cc
mpropriety. Still there is nothing of
urprising in Mr. Bryan's insistence.
dr. Bryan yields nothing for political
ixpediency, and if he should be electid
president of the United States he de
vill use all the power of his position es
o mould the country's financial sys- CI
em along the lines he laid down in
lis
.896, and to which he has adhered ^
iver since. 0f
PIGMY OR GIANT. th
hvillzed World 1b Still Puzzled with Re- in;
card to China. Sei
The Chinese situation has begun to wi
ilear up somewhat. It is no more re- s'r
.ssuring than it has been from the Da
irst; but at last accurate information 'y
s being sifted through the confusion ^
md the world is better able to realize 031
he terrible nature of the upheaval
hat it is called upon to face.
It appears that the Boxer organiza- ye
ion has been growing for months and w<
nonths?in fact ever since 1895, when WI
2hina was chastised by Japan. Like do
he Boers after the Jameson raid, the cu
Chinese began to collect immense ac
tores of arms and ammunition, and by frc
neans of a great secret society to Hi
pread to all parts of the empire a de- va
ermined purpose to drive all foreign- 00
rs from the land. The movement bo
riginated in high official life, with the di<
ffieials playing double parts. For
aore than six months the foreign rep- of
esentatives in China have had full in- ty
ormation of the situation, and so also tb
ave the various foreign governments. le{
^hat an outbreak was only a matter of fir
ime and a very short time at that, sle
^as a certainty; but owing to the dr
>revalent international jealousy, ade- on
|uate precautionary measures on the soi
>art of any of the powers was impos- all
ible. La
A reasonably definite agreement has sp
iow been forced by circumstances, of
rhe overwhelming resistance with 6 <
vhich the Internationals were met on ba
heir way to Pekin and in their attack toj
?u Tien Tsin, has developed that China clt
s probably not the overgrown, un- an
vieldy, helpless giant that she has been kn
ommonly considered to be. With a ha
>opulation, including very nearly one- pe
ourth of the inhabitants of the globe, no
tnd that population determined on the na
>urpose of sweeping every foreigner kn
rom the empire, there is reason to be- tin
ieve that no one foreign power dares lit1
- aiama t 4anl i
o uuuei iuKC uiulic iuc gicni tuat
he situation presents. Cool, sober tw
udgment suggest a possibility that an
ven the combiued strength of all Eu- nij
ope and America might not be suffi- mt
ient. ei?
Dispatches published Sunday and in
londay suggest that the British and he
Jerman legations in Pekin were still ch
tanding on July 4, aud that most of ret
he foreigners in the city were besieged pit
them. The dispatches, however, St(
re not definite. It is possible that the me
itest news from Pekin is at least five He
ays older than indicated, aud there is If
]y reason to hope that maybe the letions
are supplied with food and amsnition
sufficient to last until help
rives.
The idea that a few thousand formers
could march from Taku to Pen
has been abandoned. No one now
lieves that a less force than a well
uipped army of 50,000 men could
ike the journey at all, and there are
me who hold that it will require 100,0
men a year. They claim, too, that
is army must be backed by heavy
serves, to keep the way open behind.
It has been considerations like
ese that have induced Russia to const
to allow Japan, the only nation
at is ready with a sufficient army, to
ke the lead in an invasion. The
wers have about agreed that Japan
all rush her troops into China as
pidly as possible, and that they will
ck her up as best they can and as
st as they can. The danger of a deit
at the outset is now realized by
1. The least success on the part of
e Chinese is calculated to still furer
encourage the uprising in the
uth, and with the whole empire unid
against invasion there is reason to
ir that the task will be too great for
e conbined powers.
The exact situation at Tien Tsin is
t known. A portion of the city was
ken by the International troops; but
e Boxers and soldiers were not driven
my. The Internationals were ?oo
jak to accomplish such a task. Fightg
continues incessantly. The river at
iku is almost blocked with the floatg
bodies of Chinamen, and around
en Tsin the dogs have been feeding
i unburied dead.
The International governments have
reed that there is no responsible
ivernment at Pekin, and that, therere,
war will not be declared against
e Chinese empire. It is preferred to
eat with each province that is capae
of maintaining order as a sovereign
ate. In this way the governments
ay avoid some of the many complitions
that are looming up in their
ith.
From the dispatches and from the
planations of Minister Wu at Washgton,
it appears that there is civil
ar in Pekin. The Boxers and antireign
forces are under command of
ince Tuan, who is responsible for
e attacks on foreigners. Prince
ling stands for law and order, and
;ainst Prince Tuan.. The forces of
ch are about the same except that
ince Ching has control of all the
iavy artillery, and this fact has premted
Prince Tuan from bombarding
e besieged foreigners in the consules.
It is said also that Prince Tuan's
rces have lost sight of the antireign
principle in the desire for loot,
id that nearly all of the other Chi!8e
forces in the city have taken the
e e? .u.
ncusiYc iur iuc picoci vauuu ui iuui
operty, regardless of their sentients
toward the foreigners. The
itement that the empress is dead,is
ain denied, and it is now claimed
at she is exerting herself to harmoni
the differences between Cbing and
lan.
HOME NEWS FROM PEKIN.
8. Reld Writes a Pathetic Letter to Her
Brother.
;ws and Courier: ,
Mrs. Sallie Reynolds Reid, formerly
Columbia, has written a letter to
r brother, Dr. S. M. Reynolds, of
ilumbia, giving a graphic description
events in Pekin up to May 30.
)out two years ago she married a
esbyterian missionary, the Rev. Gilrt
Reid ; but latterly he was withawn
from the mission field, and has
voted his attention and time to the
tablishment of a great university in
lina. It is supposed that be and his
ife have escaped, as in the published
t of missionaries who fled from Pen
and succeeded in reaching a port
safety, appears the name "Reid."
The following are some extracts from
e letter:
"We have passed through some tryg
times and we are still safe. China
ems to be on the eve of great changes;
Id rumors have been coming ever
ice we got here in November. The
.tive Chistians are persecuted crueland
our hearts have been heavy for
? 2? /ISmUann Ah M TTr?i tn/1 CfofaQ
use 1U U19UC89. V/Ul uuitcu uiuivo
nister seems unable to binder or reve
these sufferings.
"Things came to a crisis day before
sterday when 12 miles of railway
;re destroyed, a station completely
ecked and the telegraph wires torn
wd. This was not Christian persetion
and the government began to
t immediately. Russia ordered troops
>m Port Arthur, England from Weiai-Wei,
and other governments from
rious places. As yet no troops have
me; but in a very short time we
pe to have almost 2,000 trained solers
from the various gunboats.
"Pekin has had two anxious nights
it. It is the firsts time in the histoof
China that rioting has beguu at
e capital. We live so far from the
;ation that we slept in peace the
st night. Last night we got what
iep we could; but did not uness.
Master John Gilbert was the
ly one in night dress enjoying a
und sleep. In case of trouble, genery
the servants are the first to leave,
ist night our old cook and the Wmah
ent the night away, and we thought,
course, they had both left; but at
a'clock this morning they were both
ck. It was a solemn thing getting
ijetber a tiny bundle of baby's
>thes, with a can of condensed milk
d a bottle of Mellin's food, not
owing at what moment we might
ve to run for it. Baby looked so
aceful in his little cot that I could
t see how even an anti-foreign Chi
man could harm him. Yet we
ow they hacked to pieces some of
e Christian mothers and the dear
tie ones.
'It has not rained in Pekin more than
ice since we came. The air is like
oven heat and dust dreadful. Last
;ht and yesterday we had rains,
iking it lovely today. All the for;u
ladies and children leave the city
June, July and August. Smells,
at and dust are too much for the
ildren. We were all packed and
idy to go out to an old Chinese terni
out on a hill. Martin and Mrs.
jll were to take care of baby and
>, while Mr. Reid remained in Pekin.
>w thankful we are to be here still,
things get quiet we still hope to get
*
away. We are all well, though baby J
feels tbe heat.
"Since writing news comes that
things are worse than ever. No troops ]
and no news of any. Good bye, my
precious boy. We have baby's photo
to send you ; but it is not in from the
photographer's. As things are now
every foreigner in Fekin may be killed (
before morning. In any case you will
hear before this letter can reach you.
God help you each, beloved."
MERE-MENTION.
Lightning struck the Standard Oil
company's plant at Bayonne, N. J., .
last Saturday, and the resulting fire
destroyed 23 immense oil tanks. The
A. _ i. _ 1 1 ._*! 4-J .. 4. Jti-t CAA AAA
luiai loss is esuuiuieu at ?z,ouu,uuu.
The total number of stamps issued
by the postoffice department during
the year ending July 1, was 3,963,374,310.
The Silver Republicans
having already nominated Bryan, on
last Saturday endorsed the nomination
of Stevenson. Senator Hanna proposes
to have his headquarters this
summer at Bloomington, N. J. It
is reported that Senator Clarke, of I
Montana, has offered to contribute
$1,000,000 to the Democratic campaign
fund. The British, losses in the
Transvaal between June 5 and July 5,
are estimated at 3,000. This includes
1,200 deaths. The United States
cruiser Brooklyn has arrived atCbefoo.
Up to Sunday, 143 bodies have
been recovered from the wreck left by '
the Hoboken, N. J., fire. Over 150
persons are still unaccounted for.
Captain Slocum, the United States
military attache with Lord Roberts's forces
in South Africa, has sailed for
home. Military Governor Wood has
issued orders to the Second, Fifth and
Eighth infantry to be ready to depart
from Cuba as soon as the transports
arrive. A big ratification meeting
at Lincoln, Neb., was the programme
for yesterday afternoon. Mr. Stevenson
was expected to be present; also
George Fred Williams and Congressman
Towne. The postmaster at
Gainesville, Fla., was a few days ago
discovered to be $1,400 short in his account,
and he is dead from the shock
caused by the discovery. There (
are 15,000 Chinamen in New York (
city and they are being subjected to ,
more or less annoyance because of
their nationality. They have just
caused to be issued a proclamation in
which they explain that they are all
from the south of China, and that they <
have no sympathy with the Boxer uprising.
Eleven Americans were killed
and 16 were wounded as the result
of last week's scouting in Luzon. The
Filipino loss was about 160. Em- I
peror William has cooled down somewhat
on the Chinese question, and in- |
stead of sending an army division to
Pekin, he will merely co operate with
f.hfl nl.hp.r nnwers.
MORE TOOOPS FOR CHINA. I
Administration Sends Over 0,000 Men By
Way of Philippines.
Washington Dispatch, July 7.
As a result of a thorough consideration
of the subject by the secretary of
war, Lieutenant General Miles and
Adjutant General Corbin, orders were
issued by the war department this
afternoon for the dispatch of 6,254
regular troops to the Philippines with
a view to their utilization in China.
The force is made up of two battalions
each of the 15th, 2nd, 5th and 8tb infantry,
two squadrons each of the 1st
and 9th cavalry, one squadron of the
3d cavalry, and a company of engineers.
Those troops will be forwarded
as rapidly as possible and as soon as (
transportation arrangements can be ,
perfected, and the entire fleet of trans- .
ports at San Francisco and New York 1
will be employed in the work. J
The issue of the formal orders for i
the dispatch to the east of more than f
6,000 troops from the army posts in ,
the United States, is a manifestation (
of the energy with which the government
is now about to act in Chinese
matters. True, these troops are nomi- {
nally destined for the Philippines to j
replace the volunteers now out there; i
but it is admitted that they are being ,
sent out by a route that will easily j
admit of deflection to Taku or some
other convenient Chinese port. When f
these troops are landed in China, to- 1
eether with the 9th infantry, supposed I
to be now at Taku, aud the marine
and naval contingent, the United
States will have a force in action commensurate
with our interests and in
proportion to the European forces.
Japan is to begin the movement on
Pekin, according to today's advices,
with the full consent of the powers,
and it is calculated that the foreign
reinforcements, including our own,
will arrive in China, if they are landed
at all, in season to finish the work
that may be left by the Japanese.
The orders of today to the troops will,
it is believed at the state department,
have an indirect but most important
effect on the situation as a whole in
China. Once the great viceroys in
China, southern and central, become
satisfied that the foreign legations are
actually coming in force, they may be
counted upon to take the warning to
themselves and continue to observe
neutrality at least. Evidently Consul
General Goodnow's suggestion yesterday
has had its effect, for he pointed
out himself the beneficial effect that
the addition of troops to the soldiers
now in China would have.
Death of a Former CItlzeu. \/
A dispatch received at Clever last
Saturday, announced the/aeath, in
Henderson, Texas, on that day, of Mr.
Robert Patrick Smith, a former citizen
of this county, and eldest brother of g
MoDowa \XT D CmifK onrl T T fimitVi
iuvooi o. f? . xj, uuiii/u au<4 v. v uuiivuj of
Clover. The deceased was a native
of York county, son of the late Major
Myles Smith, and at the breaking out
of the Civil war was engaged in the j
blacksmith business in Yorkville. He 0
served through the war, and at its j
close in 1865 went to Texas, of which
state he was a citizen up to the time of j
his death. He was aged about 68
years. fl
Until January 1st, 1901. t
The Twice*a-Week Enquirer, fill- c
ed with the latest and most reliable v
news, will be furnished from the date n
of this issue until January 1, 1901, for f<
96 cent. g
LOCAL AFFAIRS. b;
ei
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. p
I. C. Strauss?Talks to you about trunks *1
valises and grips, and quotes prices at
which he will furnish them. He also U
speaks of the Hamilton-Brown shoe, c,
straw hats, cottonades and the Monarch
shirts. c<
31enn & Allison?Say that what they ad- ?.
vertise, they sell, and what they sell,
advertises them. They say that if you E
are thinking of buying a buggy, a e)
wagon or set of harness, you cannot
afford to miss seeing the styles and tl
prices they are offering. They have c
one or two horses, a pair of mules a few
second-hand buggies and carriages for
sale. vi
ras. M. Starr & Co., Leading DruggistsSay
that you had better save your wheat n
by using bisulphide carbon, which they u
sell. It keeps out worms and weevils. <
They also sell wagon and buggy paint. **'
Campbell's anti-ferment, fruit jars ana o
jar rubbers. They ask you to come to
them for anything in the drug or medi- a
cine line. p
Riddle & Carroll?Ask you not to forget
that they always keep corn, pease, hay,
bran, cotton seed meal, lime, plaster f
paris, laths, shingles, wagon and buggy .
tires, steel and iron, and everything in
the grocery line. What they haven't in b
stock, they say they will order for you. h
3. L. Hobbs <fe Co., Parlor Grocery?Say
that they have some fresh extra quality p
mackerel which they do not. hesitate to
recommend to their friends and customers.
They have fruit jars. They sell o
Lowney's candy at 40 cents a pound.
They say that their ice business is
growing far beyond their expectations, ti
having sold 20,000 pounds in five days, j
They ask you to send to them when
you want groceries or ice. e
Jas. L. Hanahao, Librarian?Calls upon *
the parties holding two books belonging
to the Parmelee library, entitled e
"Letters of America" and "In the Days u
of Massasoit" to return them immediately
to him. % I
Yorkville Buggy Co.?Say that now is
the time to buy a buggy, and that they ?
are the people to buy from. They v
stand on a record of 13 years' fair deal- r
ings, and offer buggies for cash or
on credit. o
Palmetto Grocery?Lowrance, Williams n
<fe Company?Say that among the new 1
goods they have just received will be U
found sugar hams, sliced star hams,
sliced star bacon, extra quality tripe,
chipped dried beef, fresh cheese, re- 8
boiled Georgia cane mollasses, Heinz's j
sweet and sour pickles and Heinz's
pork and beans.
A AWAITING TRIAL.
The following prisoners are in jail G
awaiting trial at the next term of the ^
court of general sessions, which con- ,
venes next Monday : ,
Wm. Jaggers; murder. - ?
Jack Pitts ; horse stealing.
Louis Bratton ; assault and battery c
with intent to kill.
John Scales; assault and battery ^
with intent to kill.
c
Will Simpson ; housebreaking -and t
larceny. ^
Whitman Hardy ; assault and bat- ^
lery with intent to kill. y
Mack Kincaid, the white man who .
recently rescued his son from the Clover
guard house by breakiog in from ^
the outside, was released from jail last
Friday on a $300 bond. He claims G
that he did not intend any harm in -the
matter ; that he was under the impression
that the offense of the boy did not ^
3all for a fine of more than $2 or $3, ^
ind that as be intended to pay this
imnnnt next morning. he thought the
boy should be released in the meantime. 1
The offense seems to have certain mit- ^
gating features; but the extent 'of
/
Kincaid's punishment will probably j
depend upon what the Clover autbori- ^
ties might have to say.
t1
, WHEAT SEEDING. , li
Mr. J. O. Walker, of Yorkville, is a t
convert to Mr. D. T. Leslie's idea that u
a half bushel of seed wheat to the acre 1
is enough. He had not given much t
attention to the suhject before; "but
3ince the publication of Mr. Leslie's^
article he has been observing and ex- S
perimenting, with the result that he is I
convinced that Mr. Leslie is right. I
"I have given the matter a practi- s
cal test," said Mr. Walker to the reporter
a few days ago. "The idea was p
new to me. The old rule used to be a
a bushel to the acre and then they got n
it down to three pecks. When J f<
jaw what Mr. Leslie bad to saj, it s
struck me that there might be some- ii
ibing in it; but still I was not willing r
:o take too much risk, so I sowed t!
ibouthalf my crop at the rate of a 2
)ushel to the acre, and the other half v
flin rata nf Kalf a hnahpl t.nf.hp t,(
?u uuv mvu ut??? m wmmuw. ~ ? ?.
The yield from those fields on which I G
towed only a half bushel was invaria- tl
>ly the best." tl
Mr. Walker did all his seeding last le
tear with a drill, and besides the w
vheat he put in for himself, he also tl
)ut in quite a quantity for neighbors.
These neighbors wanted a full bush*
)1 of wheat to the acre and he put it
n for them. The land had been pre- ^
>ared thoroughly and fertilizers were *
ised to the value of from $3 to $5 an ^
icre; but in each case the seeding was 0
oo heavy and the yield unsatisfactory, ^
"I am convinced," says Mr. Walker, P
'that Mr. Leslie is right. A half a ^
msbel of seed to the acre is enough, 12
ind when put in with a drill it is toe ^
nuch. Just what quantity of seed
:an be used with the best advantage I v
im not predared to say; but so far I ^
lave seen more harm from too much ^
han too little." ^
a
BASE BALL. si
It has been Piedmont vs. Yorkville g
in the local diamond this week. A o
series of games, commenced Monday, si
s to be concluded Thursday after- n
loon. b
The first game, Monday afternoon, c;
esulted in favor of Piedmont 7 to 3. "V
t was a good game, placed in quick a;
iction and with but few errors, p
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3UU KbLUIJ UUU DI'tlKC UUU311LUICU IU1Adlle's
battery and Smith and Barker s<
'iedmont's. Bankston struck out 7 p<
nen and Barker 1. The battery work c<
if Yorkville was rather better than b<
hat of Piedmont; but Piedmont ex- b<
el led in batting and splendid team c<
t'ork. A remarkable running catch b<
aade by White, of the Piedmont team, w
jrced the reluctant applause of the ej
randstand ; and a home run knocked m
I
y Brothers, for Yorkville, raised the
nthusiasm of the home folks to a high
itch. The best all round work on
le Yorkville team, outside of the bat- ;
iry, was done by Chappie, who exeJted
a number of beautiful plays in
jntre field, all of them materially eodibuting
to Yorkville's advantage.
irake, Yorkville's new catcher, showd
up splendidly both at aud behind
be bat, and Bankston pitched a firstlass
game throughout.
Although everybody was satisfied
rith Monday's game, and some of the
lore enthusiastic locals were disposed
a venture the opinion that Yorkville
bould win yesterday afternoon, this
pinion was not generally shared by
11 the experts. In spite of some fine
lays by the locals and pretty good
fork generally, It is recognized that
'iedmont is pretty nearly up to all
bat could be required of a perfect
aseball aggregation, and that to beat
er is going to take some remarkable
laying. Thjs view, however, should
] no wise detract from the enjoyment
f those who love bail for ball's sake.
Piedmont had an engagement to go
o Union Thursday, Friday and Satur*
ay, and Yorkville was to have playd
Union next Monday, Tuesday and
Vednesday. Manager White, bow*
ver, had a telegram from Union's
lanager on Monday saying that the
Jnion team had disbanded and alt en*
agements were off. Accordingly it
/as arranged that Piedmont play
our games in Yorkville instead of
nly three, and .that the two teams
lay in Rock Hill on Friday and Satrday.
In a series of three games at Ander*
on last week, Piedmont defeated An*
lerson 2 to 1, 8 to 5, and 8 to 3.
WITHJN THE TOWN.
? The York Cotton mills resumed
iperations to their fullest capacity on
ilonday morning. v
The literary and musical enter*
Aintnent at the residence of Dr. and
drs. Weber last Friday night was a
renounced success?artistically, finanially
and in point of attendance.
? Rev. J. M. Steadman has been
tolding a series of meetings in the
hapel of the York Cotton mills during
he past week. The attendance has
ieen large and considerable interest
ias been manifested. '
v/Rev. Dr. H. W. Bays, presiding
bter of the Rock Hill district, will
onduct quarterly conference in Triniy
church next Friday night, at 8.30
'clock, and will preach in this church
Sunday night at the same hour.
? Mr. W. T. McKnight threshed
bout 800 bushels of wheat and oats in
forkville last Friday. He reports
hat be has been finding grain gener*
lly in a good condition, and that the
urnout is quite satisfactory. Some
/beat has been threshed a little wet;
ut most of it is as it shotild be.
? The $2.50 commutation street tax
imit expires next Saturday. After
bat date the amount of the tax begins
o grow. Notwithstanding unbusiness*
ike precedent to the contrary, the
own council does not expect to put
p with any foolishness this year. ,
^hrtao u/hn tail tn nav.X2.50 within the
iine prescribed are apt to pay more.
^Arthur Foster, colored, was conictecl
before Magistrate Sandifer last s
laturday of stealing lumber from J. J. ?
teller & Co., and fined $25 or SO days.
le appealed to the court of general
essions.
? "The ball game in the afternoon
iromised to be a very interesting one
nd was watched with much eageress
by au immense crowd until the
jurtb inning, when some misuudertanding
arose and the crowd rushed
ito the diamond. Before quiet - was
estored the Yorkville boys decided to
brow up the game, the score standing
and 2. The Yorkville boys carried
rith them the friendship of the home
sam and the people of Gastonia."?
rastonia News. Very nice; but until
le Yorkville boys receive the $50
iat was promised to them and col;cted
from the crowd, most of them
ill continue under the impression
iat they were deliberately buncoed.
WITH PUSH AND ENERGY. *
If the Kiog's Mountain Military
academy fails to open in September
'itb the full Dumber of boarding caets
desired?42?and a large number
f day cadets in addition, it will be
irougb no fault of the energetic su- .
erintendents. That fact is very evient
to the local people who are cogn:ant
of the movements of Colonels
iavis and Stephenson.
Colonel Davis dropped into Yorkille
on last Sunday afternoon and
ropped out again on Monday night.
[e has been through Georgia, Alaama,
Mississippi and Louisiana, as far
s New Orleans, and his trip was most
Uisfactory so far as encouragement
oes. He got the promise of a number
f cadets certain, and reasonable asjrance
of others. The country is
ew to him, and could not, therefore,
e canvassed to the same advantage as
an the states of North Carolina and
rirginia, where he is now working,
nd where he not only knows the peole
better; but is better known himself.
"That is a splendid territory for our
;hool," said Colonel Davis to the re"iop
nn Mondav. referring to the
juntry through which be had just
3en traveling. "There are large numjrs
of people in this section of the
>untry who are anxious to send their
)ys up this way to be educated, and
bo are able and willing to pay the
tpense. We used to get a great
any boys from these states in Vir