Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, October 24, 1900, Image 2
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? Senator John T. Morgan Is interesting
himself in the Van Hoose canal, by
which it is proposed to give Birmingham,
Ala., water communication .with
the Gulf of Mexico. The mineral region
of which Birmingham is the centre,
is the richest in the world. Iron is
now shipped to Great Britain at a profit.
Senator M organ feels certain that
the Nicarauga canal will be constructed
within a few years more, and from
that time on the phenomenal growth
of Birmingham in the past will have
been as nothing.
? Ten thousand Alabamlans greeted
General Wheeler and Lieutenant Hobson,
in Montgomery, Ala., last Friday.
Some months ago the idea was orginated
for citizens of Alabama to present
Hobson a loving cup in commemoration
of his daring act in Santiago harbor.
tkio mAvomont onlmlnfltpd on Fridav
when General Wheeler presented the
cup to Lieutenant Hobson. The cup Is
of sterling silver, ten inches in height.
The handles of the cup are dolphins,
and on the panels are etched portraits
of the recipient, the names of the crew
who were with Hobson on the Merrimac
and an address of about 400 words.
? News and Courier: A New Jersey
Judge, it is noted, has made the point
that Negroes of foreign birth cannot
be naturalized in the United States. An
application was made to him by a Negro
from Dutch Guiana, who is a student
at Princeton and wishes to become
a citizen of the nation. The
judge cited the language of the Fede
ral statute, which permits the naturalization
of "white males only" and advised
him that it was Impossible under
the statute for him to become a citizen
of this country. And it will require
an act of congress to open the
way for him
? Mention -was made in this column
some weeks ago of the fact that the
German government had sent an expedition
to West Africa for the purpose
of investigating the practicability of
developing cotton production there. A
Tuskegee, Ala., dispatch of last Friday,
states that a number of graduates
of Booker T. Washington's normal
and Industrial institute, have been
engaged to join the expedition as experts.
They will sail from New York
f* on November 3 and will carry with
them a full outfit for cotton raising, including
cotton seed, ploughs, cotton
gins, wagons and carpentry tools. Two
of the graduates are from the agricultural
department and one from the mechanical
department.
? The Republican national headquarters
in New York, gave out the following
as an official estimate of the electoral
vote next month: RepublicanCalifornia
9: Connecticut 16; Delaware
3; Illinois 24; Indiana 15; Iowa 13; Kansas
10; Maine 6; Maryland 8; Massachusetts
15; Michigan 14; Minnesota 9;
New Hampshire 4; New Jersey 10; New
York 36; North Dakota 3; Ohio 23; Oregon
4; Pennsylvania 32; Rhode Island
4; Washington 4; West/ Virginia 6;
Wisconsin 12; Wyoming 3. Total 284.
Democratic?Alabama 11; Arkansas 8;
Florida 4; Georgia 13; Louisiana 8;
Mississippi 9; North Carolina 11; South
Carolina 9; Tennesse 12; Texas 15; Virginia
12. Total 112. Doubtful, with
chances for Republicans to win?Idaho
3; Montana 3; Kentucky 13; Nebraska
8. Total 27. Doubtful, with Democratic
tendencies?Colorado 4; Nevada
3; Missouri 17. Total 24.
? In an article dealing with 'the cotton
crisis the London Standard of last
Saturday says; "Probably by the end
* of October less than 50 per cent, of the
spindles will be idle and by the middle
of November the spinners will have
no trouble in obtaining all the raw cotton
they require. It must not be assumed.
however, that the end of the
crisis is in sight. Unless the predictions
of the small yield of the cbtton
crop are falsified the supply will materially
be short of the demand, which
will mean the continuance of relatively
high prices and another curtailment
of production later. As usual, attention
is being called energetically to the
fact that there is an abundance of land
up and down the earth capable of
growing cotton; but that will not help
out the difficult}". There is no getting
beyond the fact that we must go to
America or shut our mills."
? Secretary Hester's weekly. New Orleans
cotton exchange statement, issued
last Friday night, was as follows:
Today shows an increase in the movement
into sight, compared with the
seven days ending this date last year,.
* in round figures, of 94,000. For the 19
days of October the totals show an increase
over last year of 240,000. The 49
days of the season that have elapsed,
the aggregate is ahead of the 49 days of
last year, 1,000. The amount brought
into sight during the past week has
hppn 495 R53 ncnlnnt 4rt1 797 fnr tha eav.
en days ending October 19, last year.
The movement since September 1,
shows receipts at all United States
ports 1,600,393, against 1,492,363 last
year; to Northern mills and Canada,
106,241, against 191,761 last year. Southern
mill takings 209,905, against 223,953
last year. Foreign exports for the
week have been 268,188, against 199,229
last year. Northern mill taking and
Canada during the past seven days
show a decrease of 42,401, as compared
with the corresponding period of last
year. Total takings of American mills,
north and south and Canada thus far
for the season have been 384,647, against
524,958 last year. ?
? The viceroy, Lord Curson, in a
speech before the Indian council at
Simla last Saturday, said the famine
had affected a quarter of the population
of India and that even now 2,000,000
people were receivingr relief. He
expressed the hope, however, that in a
month these would return to their
homes. His lordship further said that
half a million deaths were traceable to
the famine and that the loss of the
crops involved the loss of fifty millions
sterling, plus some millions for the loss
of cattle. It will never be known how
many were affected by the calamity
among the hill people and wandering
tribes, while the alms distributed were
unprecedented. At the end of August
854 laklrs of rupees ($42,500,000) had
been expended and the government
further expected to spend 154 lakhs
($7,500,000 up to March next. Besides
this. 258 lakhs (11,900,000) of land taxes
had been advanced to cultivators,
many lakhs of land taxes had been remitted,
3J crores (35,000,000 rupees) had
been lent to the native states, and
nearly a million sterling had been contributed
by private charity.- The viceroy
complimented the relief committees,
alluding to many instances of native
chivalry and devotion and to English
military and civil servants dying
at their posts. He said the cotton crop
was worth 13,000,000 pounds sterling,
on the ground. Alluding to the shocking
mortality in the native States, Lord
Curson said that, broadly speaking, no
relief system in the world could counteract
the effects of reduced food, the
cessation of wages, high prices and
the breaking up of the homes of millions,
or prevent pestilence following
famine.
? Says an El Paso, Tex., dispatch of
October 16: George C. Beveridge, a res
ident of San Francisco and one of the
owners of the Delores mine of Mexico,
brings news today of a tragedy in the
vicinity of his mine and of a condition
of affairs unparallelled in a civilized
community. A young girl was abducted
from her home by a man enamored
of her and kept her a close prisoner in
a cave for three months. During this
time eleven men were killed because of
her. The last of these butcheries occurred
a few days before Mr. Beveridge
left the mines for the United
States. This is the culmination of a
long feud that found its origin in a
dance where three Mexicans became
involved In a difficulty over a girl. Two
of the men were killed and the third
stole the girl and took her to a cave
near by where he kept her a prisoner
Tor a month. Three men went to rescue
her. On reaching the cave a battle
ensued and the man in the cave
and two of his assailants were killed.
The remaining ruffian took possession
of and kept the girl a prisoner for two
months. Another attempt to rescue
the unfortunate woman resulted in the
death of four men. The young girl
was at last restored to her parents at
the camp.
?he IJorkvUk (Enquirer.
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YORKVILLE, S. O. \
WEDNESDAY, 0CT03ER 24,1900.
The per capita circulation of the
United States on October 1 was $27,
the largest in the history of the country
According to Secretary Hester, the
total world's visible supply of cotton
last Friday was 1,086,245 bales less than
. . u . i f
on the same date last year. To the man
who can wait this looks more significant
than the pounding of the bears
on future delivery prices.
The Charlotte Observer is now being
fblished seven days a week instead of
ly six, as heretofore. The Observer
is one of the best dally papers in the
South, and its many readers will no
doubt be pleased with its determination
to correct its only serious shortcoming.
The one thing better than six
Observers a week, is seven.
"We had all along had the idea that
the American Cotton company was ?
trust that had in view the knocking
out. of the middlemen right and left
and the eventual establishment of a
system under which cotton producers
would have to dispose of their products
to the gin in the seed. But if Chairman
Jones holds otherwise, we presume"
that there is nothing else than to take
Chairman Jones's word for It.
It is not pleasant to contemplate: but
it is a fact all the same, that the incomprehensible
condition of last spring,
when the price of manufactured cotton
goods was so out of proportion to
the price of raw cotton, is reversed.
Nearly one-half of the spindles of the
world are idle because the margin between
the price of cotton and the price
of yarn is not sufficient to warrant
their running at a profit. The abnormal
condition of last year was too illogical
to last, and so Is this. It is to
be hoped that the solution will be found
in an advance in the price of yarns
rather than In a decline in the price of
cotton.
The agreement between Great Britain
and Germany, the text of which is
published elsewhere in this Issue, appears
to be directed against Russia.
All along since the development of the
Chinese troubles, Russia has manifested
a disposition to grab territory and
to seize every advantage that presented
itself as against the other powers.
It Is quite likely that the main purpose
of the understanding between
Great Britain and Germany, Is to put
a stop to a policy so prejudicial to their
interests. If the agreement is as it appears
on its face, the United States is
probably a party to it.
Although the price of cotton is fixed
by the laws of supply and demand, it
is a mistake to assume that these laws
apply only to the one side of the transaction.
The sale of cotton always involves
a transfer of gold, especially if
the cotton Is for export. The original
seller does not necessarily receive actual
gold; but the transaction is inevitably
closed by the importation of gold
or Its equivalent from abroad. As with
individuals, it is the policy of nations
to guard their gold supply with' the
most zealous care. Just as an increasing
supply of the yellow metal infuses
life, vigor and enthusiasm throughout
a whole people, a decreasing supply
brings despondency and doubt. A
country that is being drained of its
gold feels very much like a man with
a severed artery, and comparatively
speaking is almost as quick to realize
and act upon the theory that desperate
cases require desperate remedies.
For nearly a hundred years, our exports
of cotton have been our principal
reliance for the settlement of balances
abroad, and during the past few
years, since balances have been coming
to our side of the ledger, tneir size having
been determined principally by the
number of bales of cotton exported anr
the price received per pound. The imports
of gold from abroad this year arc
nearly $21,000,000 in excess of the
amount received up to the same date
last year. This is with less than twe
months of a year s business that usually
aggregates from $200,000,000 to $280,
000,000. We have had Indications thai
Great Britain, France and Germanj
are all badly frightened at this situation,
and it is reasonable to assume
that these and other European- countries
will do everything in their power
to hold our balance in check as much
as possible. This is the principal reason
why they have closed so mar.j
mills. It is a reason why other Interests
not engaged in cotton manufacture;
but interested, of course, in gold,
will do all they can to discourage cotton
consumption. The statistical position
of cotton is all that could be asked.
There seems to be every reason
why the price should go higher. If 11
does not go higher, we think we have
outlined some of the reasons.
Among a class of newspapers and
politicians who are unable to sustain
their positions by facts and logical arguments,
it has become customary tc
try to carry their point by brow-beating,
abuse and demagogy. For instance,
although a man may be perfectly
loyal to the Democratic party, he
may reserve the right to differ witt
the party in some of its opinions, and
may also have the courage to speai
out upon these differences. In nine
cases out of ten he is denounced as e
turncoat and a traitor. Because General
Joseph Wheeler is not willing tc
condemn the policy that the United
States has been pursuing in the Phillipines,
there are those who would covei
him with the slime of misrepresentation
and denounce him as a Republican.
Last week General Wheeler found
it necessary to declare that he is e
supporter of Bryan as against McKlnley,
and that he is still loyal to the
Democratic party. He called upon hie
people of Alabama as witnesses; bul
he did not renounce any of his opinione
as to the policy this country has beer
pursuing in the past, or the policy il
should pursue in the future.
AS SEEN BY SAWYER.
We have read with a great deal ol
interest, Captain Sawyer's letter from
xne .rninppines, 10 senator MCLaurin,
and take pleasure In reproducing It In
Thb Enquirer. It will be found elsewhere
in today's Issue.
Although perhaps not a great many
of our readers are personally acquainted
with Captain Sawyer, the fact that
this gentleman was of sufficient importance
at home to be chosen as solicitoi
of one of our judicial circuits, ought tc
give some weight to his views and observations.
At home Captain Sawyer was a Democrat.
From his letter, it seems that
he is now more or less disgusted with
the policies of both parties. This fact
however, is of no especial importance.
Now, as when in South Carolina, and
as is the case with most of us, his
views are altogether a matter of environment.
Being on the ground, it is
quite natural that he should have more
positive convictions as to what should
be done, and it is also natural that he
should be impatient of policies and
theories obtaining at home many thousands
of miles away, especially when
the practical application of such policies
and theories would appear to him
to be so absurd.
While we And the letter very interesting
on account of the information
it contains about the Philippines and
the character of the Filipinos, we do
not see in it anything that goes to
show whether we should or should not
own the country. He does not make it
appear that possession is at all desirable.
On the contrary, it would seem
that the government of such people involves
far more trouble, anxiety and
expense than could ever be properly
recompensed. At the same time the
conditions set forth fully confirm a
view that has all along been entertained
by many careful thinkers in this
country. This is that when we destroyed
what Spanish authority there
was in those islands, we left such civilization
as there was at the mercy of a
rapacious horde of savages. It became
our duty to restore order. Otherwise
upon us would rest the responsibility
for all the horrors that wouid
follow.
Captain Sawyer's letter can hardly
be described as pleasant reading. It
lays before us many things with which
we would rather not be bothered. But
at the same time the truth Is always
wholesome, and Intelligent conscientious
people generally try to meet it according
to their conceptions of duty.
MERE-MENTION.
A New Orleans dispatch says thai
the cashier of the First National banh
there is holding $20,000 put up by Col
R. H. Nason on McKinley, against $10,000
put by Mr. M. Kelly on Bryan
The transport Sherman arrived at Sar
Francisco last Friday with 500 sicfc
soldiers from Manila Nicholas
Scalp committed suicide in New York
last Friday. His jaw was broken in
the blowing up of the Maine. Becoming
despondent about the healing ol
his wound he put a pistol bullet
through his head The SpanishAmerican
war veterans will open their
headquarters in Philadelphia The
Second Baptist church of Atlanta, has
" called Rev. Dr. John E. White, of Raleigh,
N. C The commissioners ol
agriculture of six cotton growing states
have sent to the Atlanta Journal their
estimates of the number of bales oi
cotton likely to come from the present
crop. The estimates run from 9,000,00{
to 9,500,000 The Creek, Choctaw,
Chickasaw, Cherokee and Seminole, Indians
are resisting the allotment ol
their lands wiih Winchesters. There
has been no bloodshed yet, and the
trouble may be settled peaceably
William Dougal Price, of Palestine,
Texas, a student at Bingham school,
I Asheville, died Sunday of injuries bv
. tained In a football game on the d
, before. The first und second eleve
[ were playing a practice game, a
i Price, who was left end, attempted
5 stop interference and fell, his head t
) ing partly under his body and sevei
. players fell on top of him. Price's s]
. nal cord was sprained and the low
, part of his body paralyzed. He was
years of age., The Spanish cabir
has resigned as a protest against t
appointment of General tWeyler as ca
s tain-general of Madrid Hon. Jo]
. Sherman died iat his home in Washin
. ton last Monday morning at 7 o'cloc
aged 78 years Col. Alfred Wadd
1 has withdrawn from the North Cai
' Una senatorial primary, leaving t
' field to Colonel Julian S. Carr a
Democratic State Chairman Simmoi
WHAT ADLAI THINKS.
' He Give# Bry?n 189 ?nd McKinley 138 W
120 Doubtful.
Upon his return to Chicago, last Si
urday, from a campaigning ti
: through Lhe Eastern States, Hon. A
t lai E. Stephenson spoke enthusiastic!
ly of I>emocratlc prospects. He ma
the flatfooted statement that the Dei
l ocrats would carry Indiana, and adde
i "Ohio should be put down as ve
likely to give its electoral votes 1
Bryan. To my mind the two gre
' doubtful states which lean more
' the Democratic than to the Republic
side in this fight are New York a
0h,?- , ,i
. Mr. Stevenson then made the folio
' ing estimate of the situation as
stands today: For McKlnley?Callft
nia, 9; Connecticut, 6; Iowa, 13; Mali
: 6; Massachusetts, IB; Michigan,
Minnesota, 9; New Hampshire, 4;
i Dakota, 3; Oregon, 4; Pennsylvania, i
. Rnode Island, 4; Vermont, 6; Wiscc
sin, 12; Wyoming, 3. Total, 138.
For Bryan?Alabama, 11; Arkansi
8; Colorado, 4; Florida, 4; Georgia,
' Idaho, 3; Indiana, IB; Kentucky, .
Louisiana, 8; Maryland, 8; Misslssip
9; Missouri, 17; Morttkna, 3; Nebre
. ka, 8; Nevada, 3; Nofth Carolina, .
, South Carolina, 9; Tennessee, 12; Te
as, IB; Utah, 3; Virginia, 12. Total, 1
1 Doubtful?Illinois, .24; Kansas. 1
' New Jersey, 10; New York, 36; Oh
i 23; South Dakota, 4; Washington,
j West Virginia, 6; Delaware, 3. Tot
I 120. ,
' SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
| Candidate For Congress.
The State, Sunday: Gen. J. W. Flo
announced yesterday that he would
a candidate for congress in the Fil
district, two years hence. W. P. Pt
J lock, of Chesterfield, has announced 1
i candidacy.
Southern Industrial Convention.
, A Southern Industrial convention
to be held at New Orleans, Decemfc
4th. The following are the delegat
appointed from this state by the govt
r nor: J. H. Averlll, Charleston; W.
Mauldin, Hampton; L. W. Floyd, Ne'
berry; W. G. Childs. Columbia; J.
Hull, Rock Hill; T. W. Boucher, Be
nettsville; J. L. Sims, Orangeburg.
Activity of the Mormons.
' Columbia Record: Mormons a
' again reported as showing much a
tivity in various sections of the sta
They are said to be especially acti
; in the lower part of Fairfield and u
per Richland. County papers in t
1 Piedmont section report that missio
aries are doing quiet and somewhat ?
fective work in these counties. T
t state convention is to be held durii
, November in Spartanburg. Last ye
the convention was held here.
Crops of the 8tatc Farms.
' August Kohn in.Nqws and Courie
The state farm will do finely this yei
1 The returns will be ihuch better th!
( they were last year. Under the dire
f tlon of Capt. Griffith, more oats a:
wheat than usual were planted, a:
the state farm has raised 2,600 bush*
of wheat, and no flour will have to
bought this year. Altogether not ov
1 400 acres were planted in cotton tl
year, and on this acreage 272 bal
have been picked, and Capt. Griffl
expects 50 additional bales, which w
| run the total yield this year to 5
bales. Of the 272 bales ginned the Pe
1 itentiary has thus far sold only
> bales and can afford to wait.
Exposition Commissioner Molse.
Sumter Herald: General E. W. Moil
of Sumter, has been appointed sta
i commissioner ior oouin Carolina 01 i
exposition company, and will make
. thorough canvass of this state, in t
interest of the enterprise. He will
prepared to receive subscriptions to t
capital stock of the company and
i answer questions as to the scope of t
. exposition and its incalculable benefl
( to the people of South Carolina. T
progress of this state during the pa
two decades has been without a pan
lei in the history of any country, ai
the exposition at Charleston will ser
to emphasize this marvellous grow
and to impress upon capitalists ai
home seekers the chances for future d
velopment in a state whose undevelo
ed wealth has, with all our growth ai
1 prosperity, scarcely yet been touchet
Father Kllla HI* Son.
Greenville special of Saturday
: Sunday News: About 1 o'clock tl
, morning Melvin Langley, a young ma
. was shot and probably mortal
wounded near a house of ill-fame hei
1 kept by Fanny King. Langley and
' lot of young men were at the hnu
and under the influence of whisky. VV
Fuller and Clarence Langley got in
a fight, Langley getting whippe
Melvin Langley then took up the dif
culty in defense of his cousin, Cla
; ence. In the meantime Harvey Lan
' ley, the father of Clarence, appear
hunting his son and the Langley bo
went outside the house waiting for Fi
ler to come out. The first notice t
| police had of the shooting was wh<
Harvey Langley rushed into the poll
station wildly excited, stating that
had shot and killed his son, Melvl
From what can be learned it appea
j that Harvey Langley and his son sep
__ J ? ._t +V%<-v rrrnu ri
raieu, une reiuuiiniig un inc s>uu"
' while the son went around the hou
. looking for Puller, and suddenly a
k pearing, Mr. Langley, in the dark, ml
i taking him for Wes Fuller, fired, a 3
calibre bullet entering Melvln Lan
. ley's side, passing through both lung
, This afternoon Mr. Langley charg
. that Wes Puller shot his son. He sa
? he fired at a man face to face, and
' his bullet hit it would have struck t!
, man in front and not side. Fuller is
> Jail and states that he will prove by
' dozen witnesses that he was in tl
. house wnen the shooting occurred. T,
i physicians say Langley will die.
I Will Sue the County.
Edgefield correspondence News ai
, Courier: It is likely that this coun
, will be sued under the anti-lynchii
ls" clause of the state constitution. It will X*C
ay be remebered that Jim McKle and Luns
ther Sullivan, Negroes, were lynched *NE
nd at Republican church about two years W. I
to ago for assassinating Mrs. Atkinson, has
e- while she and her husband were travel- ery!
"al ing the public road In a buggy. The |"8C
?i- widow of McKie has applied to the try
er Judge of probate of this county for let- B. A
18 ters of administration on her husband's Giv
let estate. He left no estate and the manhe
jfest purpose of this preliminary step gte
Pr is to have an administrator appointed the
hn in order that suit may be instituted Capti
g- against the county. The dastardly to
:k, crime for which McKie and Sullivan ^o
ell met death, the assassination of a high o
ly respected and Innocent white wo- tioi
he man, the mother of a large number of 8h0
nd children, one a babe in arms, has no Keen
Darallel in the country's history, and, stei
while Edgfleld people believe in the en- yoi
forcement and vindication of the law, wJ1
it is but the truth to say that no Jury
Hlj in Edgefield is likely to be found that ope
will award damages in such a case. A an<
crime that so outrages public opinion the
it- as to lead to a lynching is not forgot- W.
ip ten, and the same feeling that culmi- t^e
d- nates in the taking of a perpetrator's y0l
j.1- life is almost a sure guarantee against floi
de awarding damages because of the rea
m- Jynching. As a preventitlve of lynch- Tb'
d: lng (its only purpose), the constitury
tional proviso is, and ever will be, a att
;or dismal failure. No community wrought tab
;at UP to a lynching pitch will ever be ula
to checked In its purpose by a consideraan
tion of pecuniary loss to the county. jag 8
n(j If a people are so outraged as to be jte<
willing to take human life, "the very a g
w_ highest gift of heaven," surely no con- a
It sideration, especially the one presented
)r. by the constitutional provision, would 8to
ie> weigh with them. If the case ever nee
14; comes to a hearing it will result as did the
N the Orangeburg case.
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32; not
>n- HICKORY 6R0VE NOTES.J pre
adi
is N,t
Presbyterian Sabbath-School Organized?Pro?- Broo
mo
13; pective Marriages?Personal Mention. dhi
pI' Hickory' Grove, October 23.?On last- -tvhif
Sabbath, death came into the home of Gr<
' Mr. William Brakefleld, taking one of - bui
his little children. - wh
' During the latter part .of last week,
. ' Rev. Mr. Hensley was ip attendance i?a
' at the Baptist association held at Fort mo
' Mill. He reports it to have been, one the
a ' of the best meetings on record. Mr.
Hensley has been elected pastor of the ^
Baptist church for another year.' of ,
Last Sabbath, after the regular he
morning services, the members of the due
yd Presbyterian church, under the direcbe
tion of their pastor, organized a Sabth
bath school. The following were the <ph<
3l- officers elected: Mr. John W. Lin- Cand!
lis ley, superintendent; Mr. E. F. Bell, Jr., recer
secretary; Mr. John Robinson,, treas- hous<
urer. Teacher of Bible class, Mr. Lin- tion,
'is leX- Other teachers, Mrs. Marion and were
Mrs. Ward. The Presbyterian church issue
ia Anlu o Knnf fnrn vaoro nlH A du
eg "CIC IO Will/ ?.??w ? ^ I4
>r- few enthusiastic Presbyterians with janie
H. the help of Bethel presbytery having sec
(V- organised it May 9th, 1899. At present p0rt
j. the membership is not very large: but gec
n- still the work has been very encourag- son>
ing. It is believed that the Sunday Bessi
school will do much towards the bulid- Crool
re ing up of the church. The services Mill..
c_ will be endeavored to'be made as inter- gec
te esting and instructive as possible. All g^ 3,
ve who attend may rest assured of a very 3
hearty welcome. ' 1 RoCk
he Mr. James W. Castles went to York- v'ille.,
n_ ville on Monday to attend to business.
Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson went to q
1 ' Yorkville last Saturday.
he The communion services at the A. R.
P. church commences next Thursday orace
ar night. Mr. Oates will be assisted by morn
Rev. Mr. Pressley. to se
Mrs. Barber is spending a few days appr<
;r: in Spartanburg, with her son, Mr. ra' 8
ir- Charles Barber. day'
Several marriages are expect(.Mi in w?re
(C" this community in the near future.
n(J There seems to be an epidemic of mat- p"
rimonial fever. Quinine does little to j.
-Is stay its ravages. The editor of the R.
*>e Hickory Grove Sun came out in an ed- J- *
er ltorial admonishing all the youths to .J.* ^
>is get wives. Although this worthy genes
tleman is quite young yet, the fact q'
G> that he is still single is quite notewor- Gec
HI thy, since symptoms seem to show that W.
^ it Is one of the rare cases where Dove
n" has failed. ' to-'
53 r
HIS HEART IS BREAKING. J'
3e Hte
Lieutenant Hobaon Says Thla Is the Trouble
he With Admiral Sampson. Jas
a W.
he During his present visit to his home d.
k in Alabama and wherever he has ap- r. 1
hofnro tho mihltr T.lpiit. "R P. J. 1
to Hobson has been quoted as saying that ^
Admiral Sampson Is dying of a broken M"
ltg heart owing to the Sampson-Schley W.
he controversy which was the outcome of A.
st the naval battle of Santiago. He Is A.
quoted as follows: ^
n(j "When, last Saturday, October 13, I j 'r
ve saw In the papers that Admiral Sap- J. I
son was ill I took the next train to His
Boston and spent Sunday with him. at thi
e_ His physicians are baffled at his mala- sessl<
p. dy. His organs are right; but his counl
n<l health does not Improve,
j "We touched one one or two subjects.
For a little while he could not speak. By
Soon he had to be carried to his room, anotl
? and I did not see him again. Mrs. there
1 8 Sampson told me that this great man firm
'j1, was brooding, was breaking his heart tende
y at the thought that his fellow-country- tary
re' men were so unkind. As
^ "I said to Mrs. Sampson, 'When I onel ]
80 visit my Southland, If tne opportunity tion
offers Itself, I wish to try'to tell them Step!
_? something of his malestlc character.' agem
p' She replied: 'You dare not. Your spons
Southland was quick and vigorous to again
' " resent what was thought to be an at- The
tempt to take away the laurels of one agree
of its great men.' ing 1
ys "I came by Washington and saw the chanj
~ secretary of the navy and the presi- of Cc
e dent. To them I also stated my Inten- lnten
en tion and they both gave their consent, it dei
warning me, however, of what I might teres!
expect." - thoug
Mr. Hobson in his speech at a public hand,
meeting Monday, said Admiral Samp- along
^ son had not received simple Justice at the 1
1 ' the hands of the American people. He tive,
said: that
"It has been sought to place him in assur
|8" a despicable light before the world?to the n
make him an incompetent, narrow- work
f~ minded man and jealous of the rame or those
his contemporaries?particularly of one ed wl
e Illustrious naval chief. As his Junior vllle,
officer, serving under him, I express the up ji
deliberate opinion that Admiral Samp- along
e son Is the colossal figure of the Span- Col<
Ish-American war?the genius of the moth<
a naval battle of Santiago. fectec
. e "He Is unrivaled today as the direct- afteri
e lng mind of a war squadron on the frienc
seas. I say this for him because he Is Yorki
a silent man. In the clamor of calumny erally
id and detraction he holds his peace. cap
ty Though his heart bleeds with this un- vllle,
ig kind cut, he suffers In silence." South
9
?CAL AFFAZRa a
?. f
IKX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 8
d. Kennedy, Agent?Tells you he t
i just received a nice line of crock,
and that he has fresh oatflakes,
1 an assortment of cakes, crackand
cheese. He says for you to
Hecker's blended coffee. t
. Davis and W. G. Stephenson?
e notice of the dissolution of the j
n heretofore conducting the K. M.
A., and announce that Colonel
phenson will continue to operate
academy.
9. Stevenson and Law?Announce ?
those interested that beginning
v. 1st, tney will conduct night
sses in stenography, bookkeeping,
nmercial law, etc. All appllca- 1
is for admission to these classes
?uld be in by Oct. 29. ]
ie Dobson?Agent for the Charlotte <
am laundry, requests you to leave
ir laundry at his residence or he
i call for and return it. ]
; & Davis Bros.?Say that their \
istrel aggregation will be at the
sra house this, Wednesday, night,
1 mention the rames of several of
stars. Reserv .-d seats on sale at
B. Moore & Co.'s store.
Hobbs & Co.?Wish you to call on
m for palate ticklers, and say for
i to call on them for buckwheat
ir and breakfast syrup, postum ce1,
roasted coffees, ingredients for
anksgiving Day cakes, nuts, orjes,
and grapes
ance, Willlamr & Co.?Call your
ention this week to more of their
ile delicacies, aid mention partlcrly
Armour's "Banquet" hams
1 breakfast ba:on, Heinz's baked
ins and cream of wheat.
M. Starr & Co.?Will sell for a 11m1
time Harris' lithla water at 25c
allon, tobacco at 35 cents a pound,
1 call on parties owing fertilizer
1 store accountn to pay up at once,
n & Allison?Tell you that their
ck of mules, horses, buggies, harts
and wagon* is complete, and
y say for you to come to them and! <
ke your own terms.
3. Nichols, Administratrix?Gives <
ice that she has applied to the
bate Judge for final discharge as
ninistratrix of the estate of J. M. 1
:hols, deceased. - 1
ks Inman?Says, he has 40 Ply- i
uth.Rock and 25 brown Leghorn j
ckens for sale and wants you to .
him at once.'
lonant, Castles & Co., Hlcory 1
)ve?Say they have an interesting I
finess message in preparation, j
ich will appear in Saturday's is- j
t of this paper. .
Strauss?Says money makes the
re go and tha.t he can save you (
ney on all goods in. his .Une, and 1
is help you to make her go longer, j
Patrick, McConnellsville?Says he j
iaying mileage yet, and giving pre- .
lms and calls attention to a lot 1
chairs recently received. He says *
wants to buy 510,000 worth of pro- <
:e, and cotton and cotton seed. {
NEW TEACHERS. (
?re were 12 white and 30 colored *
Idates for school certificates at the <
it examination held in the court 1
* by the county board of educa- 1
and out of the number, only 13 1
successful.. Certificates have been 1
d as follows:
st Grade?Susie White, Fort Mill; 1
i Carson, Fodder.- .1
ond Grade "A"?W. M.. Crook, (
Mill; E. P. Castles, Smyrna. t
ond Grade "B"?Wilmarth JackNewport;
A. C. Ferris, Fort Mill; 1
~ "DrtkltioAn pAffnn Pq mmlp 'I
C XVUUlllOVU, V/VH.VI* t
t, Fort Mill; Mary Crook, Fort
ond Grade "A", (colored)?Pearl
-atton, Smith's Turnout; Martha
[ill. Ogden; Annie Lee Barber,
Hill; Cynthia McKnight, YorkENTLEMEN
OF THE JURY.
; Jury commissioners met in the
of the clerk of the court Monday
ing and drew the following Jurors
rve during the first week of the
jaching term of the court of geneessions,
which convenes on MonNovember
12. The Jurors drawn t
as follows:
C. Thompson ..Bullock's Creek.
P. Steele Ebenezer.
B. Neil ..York.
Warren Moore Bethesda.
L. Quinn Bethel. a
3. Stultz Catawba. t
D. WithersDoon, Jr York. j
A. Byers .Broad River. .
H. Merritt < Fort Mill. 1
M. Riddle Bethel. I
>. W. Foster Bullock's. Creek. t
D. Lesslle....King's Mountain. j
B. Brown Bethel.
E. Smarr Bullock's Creek. t
E. Sanders Bethesda. g
S. 71a*1 \Ebenezer.
M. Duii.? King's Mountain. f
L. Robinson York. r
G. Stanton Bethel. t
H. Sherer Bullock's Creek. f
J. White Catawba. r
. M. Plaxico... ..Broad River. ^
R. Burgess..., Bui lock's Creek. ^
J. Fitchett King's Mountain. c
C. Whitesldes... Bullock's Creek. t
B. Pegram York. t
C. Boyd Bethel.' ^
B. Beard York. x v
G. Bryant Catawba. j
L. McCleave Bethesda. *
B. Parks Fort Mill. j|
A. Burris Beihesda. t
W. Hicks York. r
S. Percival Bethesda. > a
r. Plaxico Bullock's Creek. j
3. Brandon Bullock's Creek.
honor, Judge Klugh. will preside t
s next term of the court of general e
>ns and common pleas for this *
y* li
THE K. M. M. A. v
reference to the offlcla' notice in li
?er column, it will be seen that J1
has been a dissolution of the r
of Davis & Stephensor superln- t
nts of the King's Mountain Mili- g
academy. C
the result of the dissolution, Col- ^
Davis retires from further connec- g
with the academy and Colonel j.
lenson assumes the entire man- S
ent of its affairs, including re- t
ilbillty for all present claims ?
ist the institution. f
i dissolution has been entirely 0
able on both sides. Since enter- a
upon the present undertaking 1
je8 have taken place in the affairs ?
)lonel Davis that make it to his g
;st to return to Richmond. Also w
relops that he Is not as much in- (;
ted in military school work as he t
:ht he would be. On the other ?
Coionel Stephenson, who has all tl
had the entire management of e
nstitutlon, financial and execu- p
is so pleased witn the progress *
has been made that he is giaa to ne
the sole principalshlp. He has p
leans wltn which to carry on the r
as it should be carried on, and tl
who have become best acquaintIth
him during his stay In York- ^
are satisfied of his ability to build ^
ist such a school as he has all c
had in view. o
mel B. A. Davis, wife, sister and *
sr, had their arrangements per- ^
I tp leave for Richmond yesterday l
loon. All of them have made L
Is during their short stay in tl
Mile and their departure is gen- n
' regretted. jj
tain W. Edmonds Law, of Harts- t!
S. C., an honor graduate of the p
i Carolina Military academy, and fl
l young gentleman thoroughly equipped
or t'ae work, has taken charge of the
icademic and business branches hereofore
taught by Colonel Davis. ' i
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. Will Williams went up to Gasonla
Monday.
W. B. de Loach, Esq., is confined to
its home with grip.
Misses Ella Love, of McConnellsville,
s visiting the Misses Gardner.
Mr. Fred Jackson, of Bethel, matrlcilated
at the K. M. M. A., Monday. Rev.
W. G. Neville is at Florence Ito ' .
Lttendance on the annual meeting of
synod.
Mrs. R. L. Scoggins and children, of *
Hickory Grove, are visiting Mrs. E. A. ' f
Crawford.
Mr. Ellas Earle spent Sunday and
Tra i. arm -x '-s t-1_ ' *
uuuuajr iu r uri mm, ine ({uem ui niB
mcle, Rev. Dr. 3. H. Thornwell.
Misses Carrie Neisler. of Rock Hill,
md Sallle Castor, of Concord, N. C.,
ire visiting Miss Addie Williams.
Mr. John M. Spratt, of Port Mill,
:ame over to Yorkville Monday afterloon
and returned yesterday morning.
P. P. McCain, Esq., late of Greer's, v <*
3. C., arrived in Yorkville yesterday
:o take up his residence here, for the
practice of his profession, the law. Por
.he present he will be associated witu !
(V. B. de Loach, Esq.
Captain W. Edmunds Law, of Harts/ille,
S. C., who is an honor (B.. S.)
graduate of the Citadel academy, class
)f 1900, has accepted a position as infractor
in the King's Mountain Military
academy. He arlved Monday af:ernoon
and will take charge from
late.
^ROCK HILL A. R. P. CHURCH.
There was a great gathering of "Secelers"
in Rock Hill last Sunday. They
:ame from the town and the country
mmediately surrounding, and there
ivere a few stray pilgrims from distant ^
joints. The occasion was the dedlca:lon
of the handsome new church which
las filled the dreams of all good A. R. '
P.'s from the earliest settlement of
Rock Hill, arid which for the past five .
fears has commanded the lndefatiga- . "
jle efforts of Rev. A. 8, Rogers and his .
levoted little band of co-laborers. The
:hurch has been practically completed '
'or nearly two ytears; but the Assoc!- .
ite Reformed spirit in the congrega- "
.Ion was too strong to permit its ded- *
cation until after It had been paid for,''
md that Is the reason that the formal
:eremony was postponed until last
Sunday.
The exercises were commenced at 11
>'clock. The church was filled to overlowing
by A. R. P.'s and members of
>ther congregations. A carefully arranged
program, distributed previous- "*
y, enabled everybody present to enter
nto satisfactory participation. The
jeifvicd was opened with ah organ pre,-'.
udq, followed by the anthem, "The
Liord is. My Light," and then Divine
Blessing was invoked, after which the
>ntlre congregation joined, in singing , .
he grand old One Hundredth Psalm.
After the reading of the Scripture *"
esson from I Kings, vll, 22, Rev. W. E.
rhayer, pastor of the Baptist church,
iffered prayer, and the congregation
nade Its weekly offering for various
:hurch purposes. There was a solo by
diss Jennie Edwards, of Due West,
nost beautifully rendered, and by. this 1
lme the. congregation was In proper
'rame to listen to Rev. Dr. J. C. Galoway's
able dedicatory sermon. Dr.
galloway took his text from I Cor. vl,
.1?"And such were some of you." His - x
lubject was "The Saving Power of the
Jospel," and the, sermon, which was
>ne of unusual power, commanded the
rrapt attention of the congregation un- >
11 Its conclusion.
Following the sermon, the congregalon
sung Psalm 8: , ....
" Lord God of hosts, how lovely
? The place where Thou dost dwell."
A most appropriate feature of the extrclses
was the reading of a historical
iketch of the church. The sketch hgd
>een prepared by the pastor, Rev. A. S.
Rogers, and was read by him. It tells m
he whole story, or rather all that can
>roperly be told, of the trials, difflcul- .
ies and triumphs of the undertaking,
t is as follows:
On July the 4th, J895, the present pasor
entered this town In obedience to
in order from th? board of home misIons.
He found a most discouraging
leld. There was no organized church,'
10 Sabbath school, no place of worship; here
wis nothing but 16 A* R. P.'s ..
rhose hearts were sick from hope deferr .
ed. But this was no surprise, as the
>oard had given him some intftnatlon'
if this before he arrived, besides some
if the brethren Volunteered to express
heir doubts about the wisdom of the
>oard in entering this city at?that late
[ate. One said: "That there never
vould be an A. R. P. church In Rock
1111 while the sun shines." However '
hat glorious orb has not lost any of
ts pristine splendor, and today it comes
hrough the eastern gates putting Its
norning kiss upon the golden spire of
in A. R. P. church in the city of Jtock ,
1111.
But we would not censure anvone for
heir adverse opinions, for they were
xpresslons of an honest mind, while
he heart hoped it would be otherwise. N ?
^he first service was held July 7th, 1895,
n the Hutchison hall, commonly known
is the Armory. At this service there
vere 63 persons present, consisting
argely of members from other denomitations.
The audience grew from day
o day, and before the close of the Bumner
we had as many as 150. During
hat summer, a Ladies' Society was organized
with a membership of 12; a ^
Children's Society, with 14.
On September the 30th, 1895, the paaor
was accompanied by Dr. W. P. j
strait, as commlsioner, to the meetng
of the First Presbytery, at Clover, ?
I. C. At that meeting the presbytery
ook the following action in regard to
he Rock Hill mission; (1.) "That this
ongregation be fully organized, and
lev. J. S. Moffatt, with two members *
f his session, go there at an early date
,nd attend to said organization. (2.)
'hat the supply of Rock Hill be turnd
over to the board of home missions,'
nd that the superintendent of misions
of this presbytery co-operate
/ith the board in the work of supplies.
3.) That a committee be appointed by
his presbytery to co-operate with a
ommitt^e of five to be appointed by
he Rock Hill church, to raise funds o
erect a house of worship in Rock
fill, and that the committee from this
resbytery consist of Rev. O. Johnson,
Ion. D. E. Finley, and Rev. C. E. Mc)onald.
After this meeting of presbytery the
resent pastor returned to the seminav
to finish his theological course, and
he mission was supplied as directed In
tie above report. ^
On November 19. 1896, Revs. J. S. '
loffatt and Jno. T. Chalmers, with elers
Joseph Wylie and Matthew White,
ame to Rock Hill and completed the
rganizatlon of an A. R. P. church,
rhlch consisted of 26 members, with
tie following officers, viz.: Elders, Dr.
V. P. Strait, R. T. Wright and J. M.
aurldge; deacons, Jno. A. Black and J.
i. White. Of the five elders present on
tiat occasion, four have gone to their
eward. < ^
At the close of the seminary in June, .
396, the present pastor was returned, \o.
tils field. That summer the board apointed
him to this work for a period of
ve years, which action was confirm