Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, November 07, 1900, Image 2
JSmps and Jacts.
? Secretary Hester's statement of the
world's visible supply of cotton, for the
week ending last Friday, shows the total
visible supply is 2,851,025, against
3,624,865 last year. Of this the total of
American cotton is 2,393,025, against 3,129,865
last year, and of all other kinds,
including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc.,
458,000, against 495,000 last year. Of the
world's visible supply there is now
afloat and held in Great Britain and
Continental Europe, 1,415,000, against
1,802,000 last year; in Egypt, 103,000
against 142,000 last year; in India, 186,000,
against 181,000 last year, 161,000 year
before last, and la the United States
1.147.000. against 1,500,000 last year.
? Indiana has a peculiar bribery law.
A voter who should accept a bribe
would run the risk of imprisonment for
from two to five years in the penitentiary;
the man who should inform upon
him would receive a reward of 5100,
and yet the man who should offer to
bribe would not be punished. In other
words, according to the Indiana code
of morals, it Is wicked to accept a
bribe; but not to offer one. There are
great possibilities involved in the situation.
One man might bribe another,
and if the other should not vote as
agreed, the briber could inform on him,
send him to the penitentiary and claim
the 5100 reward offered to the informer.
? Atlanta Journal: A large part of
Great Britain's revenue comes from
death dues, or taxes on inherited property.
The late Marquis of Bute left an
immense fortune and his eldest son,
who inherits the bulk of his estate, will
have to pay into the British exchequer
a sum equivalent to 52,250,000. This
looks like an enormous levy upon one
man; but it is with the Inheritance tax
as with the income tax, he who pays
most is best off. Several or our scares
have tax inheritances, and among the
taxes imposed on account of the war
with Spain was one on all legacies of
$5,000 and over. This has been a source
of much revenue and it is probable that
the legacy tax will be retained after
some of the other war taxes have been
taken off.
? Charlotte Observer: Quite a number
of Mecklenburg and Cabarrus county
people will take part in the big fox
hunt at Pine Bluff on the 12th, 13th
and 14th instants. It will be great
sport, and the gathering will suggest
the hunts in the ante-bellum days. A
valuable cup will be awarded the man
whose dog shows the most points in
the races, and many fine dogs have already
been entered. Mr. S. N. Boyce,
of Gastonla, has been good enough to
request The Observer to send the eagle
hunter down to help chase the festive
foxes. The eagle hunter is still seeking
a private audience with the Pineville
bear. If he concludes that little matter
- m ' * i-i? l-- ?,ni
oi ousiness ueiure uie t^iu ue wiu uc
charmed to show the Pine Bluff sportsmen
a thing or two.
? The Pope, who is an able financier,
has lately been "taking an account of
stock," so to speak, to learn how much
he is worth, or the Church of which he
is head, in art treasures and church
property in the city of Rome. Raphael's
"Transfiguration" is reckoned at
6,000,000 lire, or nearly $1,200,000; the
Egyptian museum, 86,000,000 lire; the
Borghia museum, 16,000,000 lire; various
other collections, 40,000,000 lire; the
Vatican library, 200,000,000 lire; the secret
archives of the church, 80,000,000
lire, and the whole of the art treasures
within the Vatican are declared to be
worth 600,000,000 lire, or nearly $120,000,000.
Then there is the Cathedral of St.
Peter, with its statuary, marbles, mosaics
and other treasures of architecture
and art, which are valued by the
same experts at 100,000,000 lire.
? iwimaier hunger 8 laai auviues 10
the state department, says a Washington
dispatch of Monday, indicate
that satisfactory progress is being
made by the ministerial corps at Pekin,
toward the arrangement of a basis
upon which negotiations shall be had
with the Chinese government for a final
settlement. The ministers have passed
upon the question, and also upon several
other important points, which are
to figure in the negotiations. The results
have not been made public. The Russian
minister is understood to be participating
actively in the discussions
and the proceedings are harmonious.
So far these have been confined to the
efTort to secure a perfect agreement by
all the ministers upon the basis of ne?gotiation,
and up to this time no effort
has been made to deal directly with
the Chinese government. It is the understanding
that when the ministers
themselves have agreed upon their programme,
there will be little difficulty
in securing its acceptance by the Chinese
government, which is indeed powerless
to offer serious resistance to the
united demands of the powers.
? Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister,
was the principal speaker at the
Founder's Day exercises at the Carnegie
institute, Pittsburg, Pa., last Thursday.
Minister Wu said in part: "China
has a great deal to learn from this
young republic. I hope, however, that
she will learn, not the arts of war,
which have for their sole end and aim,
the destruction of life; but the arts of
peace, which make for the happiness
and welfare of the people. No nation
can become really great by war. True
greatness does not lie in the extent of
territory, nor in the strength of battalions;
but in the character of the people.
From personal observation, I am
inclined to the belief that the American
people possess the elements of national
greatness In a high degree. The
^ tests of loftiness of character Is to nos
sess boundless power without abusing
it. Wealth is power. Where can you
find such accumulations of wealth in
private hands as in America, with so
little attendant evil felt by society? I
have seen countries where the rich oppress
the poor and the poor curse the
rich. There 'money is the root of all
evil.' The reverse seems to be the case
in America. Here the rich use the ample
means at their disposal for the benefit
of the people, and the people have
good reasons to bless the rich."
? The failure of the Sultan of Morocco
to pay an indemnity of $5,000 demanded
by the United States for the
murder of Marcus Ezequi, a naturalized
American citizen, will be met by
this government in an energetic way,
says a Washington dispatch. A final
report on the subject from the United
States consul general at Tangier, is expected
daily at the state department,
and unless it is shown by this that the
sultan is willing to pay the indemnity,
action will be taken to make Morocco's
sovereign realize that the American
government is not willing to trifle. The
usual method, heretofore successful, of
sending a warship to Tangier with a
demand for payment, will probably be
followed. Last year the flagship Chl1
cago stopped at Tangier and her arrival
was coincident with a demand for
about J3,000*on account of an outrage
committed by the government of Morocco
on an American citizen named
Bonateul. Every effort to collect the
money had been made diplomatically.
The amount was paid within a few
hours after the Chicago's arrival. Esequl
brushed against a native in the
streets of Fez. The native resented ,
this and with others attacked Ezequl, (
who drew a revolver and fired it. The
bullet struck a bystander In the foot.
Ezequi was seized by a mob and was
burned to death on a pile of wood and
brush. After an investigation the i
'T-li-J Ol-i that
UII1LCU OU11C3 gUVCI UlllClU ucviucu miiav the
government of Morocco was not
directly responsible for tne killing, but
following th$ usual course, made a
claim for $5,000 indemnity for the family
of the victim. It is this amount
which the government seeks to recover.
Last September instructions were sent
to the United States consul general at
Tangier to make a demand for its payment,
and recent unofficial reports say
that the Sultan has declined to comply;
She ftorlmllc inquirer.
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YORKVILLE, 8. C. :V /
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WEDNESDAY, NOV'R. 7, 1900.
Wise farmers are sowing wheat and
lots of it.
: the presmeuimi uamyaign JO..UIVI
and there Is that much to be thankful
for.
Despite a statement that he would
be fishing yesterday, ex-President
Cleveland remained at home to help
save the country.
No, the country is not going to the
demnition bow wows. That is our
county is not going there. Neither Mr.
McKinley nor Mr. Bryan can send it in
any such direction. It is ours to do as
we please with, and its prosperity or
adversity depends upon us alone.
The man who works hardest and
most intelligently, is the man who does
most for himself and his fellows. This
proposition is respectfully commended
to those who have been feeling that so
much depends upon tne result or tne
election.
The political stagnation, illustrated
by the light vote cast in York county
and throughout the state yesterday,
suggests the necessity for two political
parties in South Carolina. There is no
other remedy for the situation. What
we gain in peace and quiet we lose in
progress.
President McKinley made but one
speech during the campaign. It was
at Canton, Ohio., last Monday and was
as follows: "My fellow citizens: I am
very glad to greet you once more at
my old home. This is not a year when
I am making speeches. Tomorrow
from one end of this vast country fo
the other, the American people will
speak."
The Lee-Odium Boiler company, of
Memphis, Tennessee, expressed a
world of wisdom a few days ago in the
following to the Manufacturer's Record,
of Baltimore: "Prosperity of the
South is commercial, not political, and
absolutely independent of the election.
Neither McKinley nor Bryan can retard
or advance its progress. The
South has neither sectional or selfish
interests in the campaign."
Ajn his annual report, Second-Assistant
Postmaster General Shallenbarger,
says that the Stokes experiment of box
delivery on star routes, whereby persons
along the lines may have their
mail brought from the next nearest office,
by star route carriers, and left in
boxes erected by themselves, has proved
a success, and that all future contracts
will provide for this system.
Under the apportionment of 1890,
representation in congress was fixed at
356. The admission of Utah with one
representative made the total 357.
There is a strong feeling in favor of
keeping the representation in the house
as closely as possible to 356. It is because
of a pretty universal belief that
the membership is already too large. If
it should be decided to stick to the
membership suggested, the apportionment
will be in round numbers, one
member for each 209,000 inhabitants,
and if 209,000 is used as the divisor,
South Carolina will lose, instead of
gain a representative. The total membership
of the house will be increased
to 359.
Although the majority of the people
of this country are disposed to look upon
the policy of this country with regard
to Cuba as practically settled by
the resolutions passed at the time of
the declaration of war against Spain',
it is hardly probable that they are correct.
There is a strong feeling in many
parts of the country that it would never
do to leave the Cubans to undertake
to govern themselves. It is not be- ,
lieved that they are capable of such
responsibility. No strictly Cuban government
that could be organized would
likely preserve order in the island as
long as six months. It is probable
that the same conditions which led to
the interference of the United States
would be continued indefinitely. The '
problem, therefore, is far from settled.
It would hardly look right, however, for
this government to assume permanent
control over the Cubans until after
they have been given full opportunity
to show whether they are capable of I
self-government. . 1
As usual, there Is much complaint ar ?s
the Inability of Columbia to handle the i
great crowds of people who annually
attend the fair. That the Columbia
people think they did their best we do
not question; but if they really did
their best, then their best lacks a great ?
deal of being up . to requirements. It is
estimated that the crowd of last week 3
included some 50,000 visitors. These
figures are no doubt pretty nearly correct.
But all the visitors were not accommodated.
Hundreds, probably
thousands, walked the streets, and
piled themselves into hotel lobbies because
they were unable to get beds upon
which to sleep. Many went home
declaring that they would never again j,
go to Columbia on the occasion of such t
another crowding. They brought away g
a bad impression of the city. The En- r
quireR has no sympathy with the idea
n
of holding the State Pair in any other j
city. Columbia is the place for it. The ^
Institution is, upon the whole, a good
one, and it should be maintained. It is,
however, of great benefit to Columbia, ^
commercially and socially, and the Col- j.
umbia people should do a great deal
more than they have been doing for
c
the accommodation of their visitors.
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The town is big enougn to easny entertain
50,000 visitors, or even a larger
number; but the feat cannot be accomplished
without a thoroughly organ- .
ized information bureau. Some work
was done along this line for the ofccasion
last week. The work was better
than usual; but it was not up to requirements.
The bureau should be
equal to the task of finding a place for
the entertainment of every stranger
who is able and willing to pay. Until
Columbia does herself and the visitors
full justice along this line, she
cannot expect even a majority of her
visitors to go home thoroughly pleased.
SOUTH CAROLINA POLITICS.
How Our Politicians All Avoid the National
Issues.
The following by August Kohn, in
his correspondence to The News and
Courier last Sunday, ought to be spread
on the political minutes of this state
for future reference:
One would hardly realize that there
is to be a general election in this state
next Tuesday but for the newspapers.
In most other states there is more or
less excitement, parades are all the
fashion and campaign orators are proclaiming
party doctrines from thousands
of stumps. In South Carolina,
however, there is absolutely no agitation,
no excitement, no care about the
election. There have not been half a
dozen, if that many, campaign speeches,
delivered in this state since the
Democratic primaries, although every
elective officer in the state is to be
elected in a day or two, as well as presidential
electors. The state will go for
Bryan and the Democratic state and
county tickets will be elected here '
n,Ut.?..? . k..t V, T
v> 11UUUI qucauuil, UUl UU W H L Lie unci - est
has been taken In the actual elec- t
tions, and how little enthusiasm has s
been shown Is marked. If the people 1
of the state know anything about the 1
campaign It Is from the newspapers, r
for not a single senator or congressman t
or state candidate has gone Into na- 1
tlonal Issues to any extent whatever.
Senator Tillman talked dispensary. 11
Senator McLaurln said nothing. Congresslonal
candidates, who had no op- F
position, did not worry to make cam- *
palgn speeches, and where there were 11
contests the fights were too fierce and ^
the time for speaking too brief to enter T
upon a detailed discussion of the real F
Issues. While In other states the peo- 1
pie are getting their eyes opened by the
candidates to the real Issues of the day, *
In South Carolina the public men are
leaving that work apparently entirely J
to the newspapers, who, of course, can
do It much more. effectually, and then 8
every now and then some of the can- *
dldates damn the newspapers because r
the people get in the habit of going to
the papers for their political ideas.
There are a few substantial and respectable
citizens who, for one reason
or another, favor the election of McKinley,
and in the last Issue of The
Manufacturer's Record, Capt. Ellison
A. Smyth, and W. B. Smith Whaley,
two leading cotton mill presidents, express
their hope for McKinley's re-election.
There are many good men who
favor McKinley's imperialistic or expansion
Ideas, and yet there has not
uccii <x puunu j/idii, illume nuuuicu cliiu _
paid by their state so to do, who has j
made a single speech In any part of the j
state, so far as reported by the state I
or county press, from which the people I
could get anything like a fair concep- J
tion of the real situation as to the mat- ?
ter of expansion. Senator Tillman and j
one or two others did make brief men- *
tion of this Important Issue; but for a I
set speech of a campaign of education on ?
these lines, the men who would be ex- j
pected to say something, have kept j
very quiet, and the newspapers have
said nearly all that has been said.
MERE-MENTION. /
Eight steamships cleared from New 1
Orleans one day last week with 81,058 ^
bales of cotton on board. One of the (steamers
carried 26,000 square bales j,
Cornelius L. Alvord, the defaulting I
New York bank teller, is to be tried in
the Federal courts Sir Thomas Lip- J
ton made $350,000 by cornering October j,
pork Spain has another Carlist up- j
rising on her hands The New Or- S
leans Times-Democrat estimates the 1
cotton crop of the present year at 9,- ^
500,000 bales The Transvaal Boers ^
are still giving the British lots of
trouble Reports from Fans indicate
that the close of the Paris exposition
will be followed by social and po- h
litical disturbances throughout France. I
The Cuban constitutional conven- c
tion met in the Marti theatre in H&- l
vana, last Tuesday. The delegates
swore allegiance to "Cuba Libre." ii
Fine weather was general throughout p
the whole country yesterday Sen- b
ator Cushman K. Davis, of Minnesota, ]\
is critically ill October reports re- s
garding the Egyptian cotton crop are n
to the effect that the crop is unsatisfactory
both as to yield and quality. o
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Suicide In Jail. 0
Miss Juliet Poole committed suicide q
in Cherokee jail last Saturday after- e
noon. She had been committed by Pro- q
bate Judge Webster for lunacy, and a
tearing the waist strings from a loose t
wrapper she hung herself. . a
H'KINLGf LANDSLIDE!!
fcr .
)onntry Upholds Republican
Administration.
JXPANSION POLICY ENDORSED.
Ir. Bryan Defeated at Home Precinct
and His State In Doubt?New
York and Ohio Republican by Overwhelming
Majorities?Returns Incomplete,
But Decisive?Outlooks Is
That Republicans 8till Have a Majority
in Congress?Simmons Defeats
Carr In North Carolina.
It was a McKinley landslide. That
3 the news from yesterday's election
11 - A A- IUa
muugnuui me uuuniry. on uie miuxpansion,
anti-lmperiallsm issues the
tepublicans have had the greatest piciic
in the history of American politics,
n spite of his magnificent efforts, Mr.
Bryan has been hopelessly defeated.
The first news that came through
he Western Union bulletins last night
lad an unfavorable ring. It Indicated
lepublican gains in New York, Ohio
.nd Indiana. There was nothing conluslve
in the news; but it was discour.ging.
And as it started, it continued.
Sarly in the night the New York
Vorld announced that it conceded New
fork state to the Republicans by 250,00
majority. A little later The Jourlal
conceded a majority of not less
han 100,000, and although up to a late
tour the count of the vote in the state
lad not been completed, there was left
to possible hope for the Democrats.
Maryland, West Virginia, Ohio, Inliana,
Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska had
>een claimed by the Democrats as al
east doubtful. The returns from these
tates indicated Republican majorities
rom the first and the news that McCinley
defeated Bryan 208 to 105 at
Bryan's own precinct in Lincoln was
hortly afterward followed Dy undis>uted
statements that the state of Ne>raska
had gone Republican by a deided
majority.
Not only do the Republicans seem tc
lave carried every state that the Democrats
claimed as doubtful; but the?
tave also carried several that the Democrats
confidently claimed as sure for
Bryan and they have also gotten a
najority of the members of congress
Cheir victory is complete.
The first satisfactory summary ol
he situation came to The Enquires
n the following dispatch from Mr. Aurust
Kohn, at about 12 o'clock: "It is^
egular Republican landslide. New
fork, Illinois and Indiana all for McCinley.
At 8 o'clock the New York
Vorld telegraphed McKinley that he
lad 281 electoral votes against 162 foi
Bryan. At 9.45 Republican headquarers
claimed positively New England,
few Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West
Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan, the two Dakotas. New York,
owa and Indiana were all conceded
y the Democratic chairmen, as was
lIso Maryland. Of 1,127 precincts ir
lllnois, 960 heard from, gave McKinle?
61,200 and Bryan, 144,058. Vice-Chair:
nan Stone, of the Democratic execuIv?
committee, conceded New York b?
00,000."
At 1.30 o'clock this morning, the folowing
was received from the Charotte
Observer: "McKinley elected witk
robably more than 300 electoral votes
le has carried Illinois, Indiana, Maryand,
Ohio, New York, Delaware, New
ersey, and Nebraska, as well as all
lepublican states, Bryan lost his owr
>reclnct In Lincoln, McKlnley getting
03 majority. Republicans have doubtess
also secured a good majority in
he house. The Democrats of North
Carolina have elected six congressmen,
yith the third district in doubt. Craword
Is defeated by Moody in the 9th,
.nd Blackburn elected over Baxton in
he 8th. In the senatorial primary Simnons
defeats Carr by about 40,000."
As Indicated by the foregoing the
lectoral college will stand about ae
ollows:
m'kinley's vote.
Delaware 5
llinois 24
Cansas 1(
Maryland I
lew York 3(
)hio 2<
Vyomlng 5
South Dakota 4
Vest Virginia <
California ?
Connecticut <
Visconsln 15
Vashington 4
ndlana 1?
Nebraska "?
daho 5
owa 15
Maine (
Massachusetts 1?
Michigan 14
Minnesota 5
Jew Hampshire 4
jpw .Tamav ..... 1(
forth Dakota 3
)regon 4
'ennsylvania 32
thode Island 4
ermont 4
291
BRYAN'S VOTE.
Llabama 11
Arkansas i
Colorado 4
i'orida 4
Jeorgia 13
Kentucky 13
Louisiana 3
Mississippi S
Missouri 11
Montana 3
fevada 3
forth Carolina 11
South Carolina S
'ennessee 13
'exas 15
Jtah 3
Virginia 13
153
According to the foregoing McKinley
ias 295 electoral votes to 152 fot Bryan,
n the election of 1896 McKinley re
eivea 2d electoral votes to urytui n
76.
At 3 o'clock this morning the followng
was received from Columbia: "Reports
are slow In coming from Neraska.
They Indicate, however, that
IcKlnley will carry the state by a
mall majority. Fuslonlsts claim the
najority for Bryan. Illinois and New
Tork are for McKinley, the latter by
ver 100,000. Kentucky Is very close;
mt leaning toward Bryan. Not half
f the precincts have been heard from,
.'here is nothing definite from Indiana
xcept that It looks like McKinley.
.'here is no question of the fact that
IcKlnley has an easy victory. Furher
returns can only determine the exct
status of the electoral college."
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INI)KX TO NKW ADVERTISEMENT*.
R. J. "Herndon?Says he expects to receive
this week or next, the prettiest
' and sweetest toned piano thac ever
came to this section. He has a piano
for sale either for cash or oh installments.
He wants to repair and tune
your piano.
Lowrance, Williams & Co.?Want you
to know that they are the recognized
headquarters for the finest delicacies
for the table, and mention a number
of seasonable goods.
S. L. Hobbs & Co.?Claim that they are
making a reputation for keeping the
largest assortment of fancy and
fresh edibles in this town. They sell
Lowny's choice candies in bulk at 40
i cents a pound.
TiMnlev & - Rricp. Attnmpvn?Pnhlinh n
summons in the case of Thos. J.
Glenn, individually, and as administrator
of the estate of D. J. Glenn,
Sr., deceased, plaintiff, against Maggie
Thompson, et al., defendants.
G. H. Cutting & Co.?Want 15 brick
masons at Gainesville, Ga., at once.
They promise a long job and S3 per
day.
M. J. Walker?OflferB for rent the Dr.
Wm. Walker residence, on Main
street, Yorkville.
C. M. Kuykendal?Wishes to rent the
three rooms now used by Dr. Cartwright
in the Kuykendal building.
The room^ are suitable for offices.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Is selling three
pounds of bluestone for 25 cents, and
wants you to use it before sowing
wheat. Also bicarbonate of soda for
1 cooking purposes, at two pounds for
5 cents. Two cakes laundry soap for
5 cents.
H. C. Strauss?Calls especial attention
to his enormous stock of shoes for
ladies, and wants you to try a pair
of his famous "American Girl" shoe.
' O. E. Grist??Gives notice that he has
transferred hid news and book business
to Dr. J. L. Hannahan, at the
York Drug store.
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, AUCTION SALES.
. The following auction sales were
. made from the court house steps last
Monday, salesday for November:
By the clerk:
A tract of 107 acres In Fort Mill
I township, known as the John W. Claw;
son place. Bid off by C. E. Spencer,
, Esq., for $1,160.
( The Amzi Steele land, on the Saluda
road, in Catawba township, containing
5593 acres. Bid off by W. J. Cherry,
Esq., for $2,775.
1 By David W. McCarter, W. R. Hor.
ton, R. Bruce Toungblood and others:
The Suggs place, in Bethel township,
containing 148 acres, more or less.
Bought by D. W. McCarter for $13.25
an acre. Also the Kerr tract, in the
? same township. Bought by D. W. Mc
Carter for $10.50 an acre.
r By J. M.. Barnett, executor: The
Clinton McCully land, situated in Bethel
township and containing 126 acres.
Bought by T. J. Patrick for $14.25 an
1 acre.
By M. J. Walker, Alice O'Leary and
George Walker, heirs-at-law: The Dr.
> William Walker residence and lot in
[ the town of Yorkville. Bought by the
. heirs-at-law for $1,500.
^ ^ CORN SHREDDING.
Although introduced into this county
: only a few years ago by Messrs. T. B.
> McClain and B. D. Springs, corn
shredding is now growing into general
, favor in all quarters.
, In some neighborhoods nearly of the
: farmers are having their corn shred,
ded. Some say that their experience
, last year was convincing. In view of
I the small crops, had they not resorted
1 to the shredding expedient, they would
1 have been greatly embarrassed for
r roughness. So well pleased were they
that they say that they will never "pull
- foddei^' again.
r Of course, everybody is not converted
to the shredding idea. There are in
each neighborhood a few individuals
who do not believe in the new idea.
1 They prefer the old way, and mean to
. hold on to it; but within a few years
more these will probably be the excepr
tions.
1 The saving occasioned by corn-sherd1
ders, as compared with the old fodder
pulling plan, is curncuit 10 estimate.
The shredder makes available every
particle of nutrious food afforded by
corn stalks, and enables the use as fertilizers
such portions of the stalk# as
may be rejected as food. The new
method of harvesting and utilizing the
corn crop has evidently come to stay.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
pj^Business will be pretty generally
Suspended on Thanksgiving Day.
? Monday was a good day for cash"
trade. There were quite, a, number of
ladies in from the country.
^CJhere will be a minstrel show at the
dpera house tonight. Seats are now
on sale at W. B. Moore & Co.'s.
? Extra copies of The Enquirer may
be had of the carrier, Master Charlie
Berry, or upon application at the office.
^Messrs. Glenn & Allison are having
their upper stable re-modeled and
enlarged. Their Increasing livery business
has outgrown the old building.
Vy The K. M. M. A. cadet corps constituted
the best possible exhibit that
Yorkville could have sent to the state
fair. The people of Yorkville generally,
are under obligations to Colonel Stephenson
for having taken it.
? The bicycle thief Is a pest who
should be looked after with especial
care. Owners of wheels are bound to
leave them unguarded at times. For a
thief to mount such a wheel silently,
ride away and get miles of distance between
himself and the owner before
the theft Is discovered, is an easy matter.
Such thefts are of frequent occurrence.
The telephone is often useful In
heading off the thief, and sometimes
an advertisement brings him back. It
Is as often as any other way, however,
that the thief succeeds in getting safely
' away with his booty. Stolen wheels
1 are usually sold at half their value or
less. The problem as to how to do
j away with such thieves is an annoy- ,
! ing one.
i
YESTERDAY'S ELECTION.
Ah whh e-anerallv antieiDated. there
! was but little Interest In the general
election In York county yesterday.
Hardly as many as one-third of the
qualified voters presented themselves
i at the polls, and of these quite a number
were denied the privilege of voting
because they had no registration certificates.
The vote seems to have been rather
heavier at the country boxes than at
, the town boxes; but so far as heard
i from there were no Republican tickets
except at Rock Hill, Yorkville, Hickory
Grove, Clover, Fort Mill and a few other
scattering precincts.
1 The total Federal vote at Yorkville,
was 166, of which 151 were for D. E.
Flnley and 13 for John F. Jones; 148
for Bryan electors and 15 for McKlnley
electors. The state vote was 159; but
of these only a few were on the constitutional
amendment questions. On
the amendment relating to streams,
there were 100 "yea" votes and 28 'no"
votes. On the question relating to the
bonded Indebtedness of Rock Hill, Columbia,
Charleston and Florence, there
were 35 "yes" votes and 11 "no" votes.
So far as has been heard from
throughout the county, both constitutional
amendments have been approved
by a heavy majority.
As indicated by the vote at Yorkville,
the total vote of the county would be
something like 800; but as the country
precincts seem to show up much better
in proportion to their strength, it is
probable that the total vote of the
county will aggregate something, like
1,000. . - ,
THE COTTON MARRET.
The cotton market haa remained
practically at a standstill during the
past. few days, and reference to the
quotations of Messrs. Latta Bros., will
show that they are the same as last
Friday. There was no business on the
New York cotton exchange yesterday
on account of the election. Monday's
developments In New York rehearsed
in a dispatch of Monday night are as
follows:
Today's cotton iharket was a small
one with the net results showing nc
special significance as the greater portion
of the trade has made its preelection
arrangements before Saturday's
closing, and as the speculative public
in general was averse to assuming new
commitments for the present, there
was nothing in the way of activity.
On the first call prices eased off 2 to G
points in sympathy with bearish conriltlnna
In T.lvornnnl Thp Irrpcnilftrltn
was of short duration, however, as later
advices indicated a decided improvement
abroad in sentimen', the
course of prices and the volume ot
trading. Our market improved after
the opening call and displayed underlying
firmness up to the noon hour.
Light covering and some of the foreign
buying were prompted by reports from
the South that farmers were refusing
to sell cotton even at higher prices,
while estimates for the week's forward
movement indicated a decided tapering
off.
Exporters were bidding in competition
with American spinners for additional
supplies, but according to general
accounts, were not securing the cotton
as rapidly as hoped for. January
worked up to 9.10 before the noon hour
Then a reaction of several points occurred
under estimates for large receipts
tomorrow. Later fluctuation!
were limited to a bare point or so wit!
trading practically at a standstill. The
market closed barely steady, net 1
point Higher to 2 points lower.
IN COMMON PLEAS.
The following new jury cases have
been entered on Calendar 1 for tria
at the approaching term of the court ol
common pleas:
Ernest V. McFadden vs. T. Valdors
McFadden. James F. Hart for plaintiff.
Mary Edna McFadden vs. T. Valdors
McFadden. James F. Hart for plaintiff.
Nancy
A. Lanier et al.,* vs. Thos
M. Whisonant et al. G. W. S. Hart foi
plaintiff.
John M. Hope et al., vs. T. B. -McClain.
W. W. Lewis for plaintiff.
I. B. Gordon, successor, vs. J. W. P
Hope. J. S. Brice for plaintiff.
E. B. Bigger vs. Jno. A. Latta. A. G
Brice for plaintiff.
Geo. W. Brooke vs. W. L. Hill. Finley
& Brice for plaintiff.
W. N. Ashe, Jr., vs. J. S. Steele &
Sons. Finley & Brice for plaintiff.
Guggenheim & Co. vs. T. B. McCiain
T. F. McDow for plaintiff.
A. T. Latham, administrator, vs. T
W. McSwain. Thos. F. McDow foi
plaintiff.
Western Electric company vs. T. B
McCiain. T. F. McDow for plaintiff.
The Commercial and Farmers' ban!
vs. W. B. Workman. Witherspoon &
Spencer for plaintiff.
W. F. Harris vs. Arnold Freidheim
Witherspoon & Spencer for plaintiff.
Commercial and Farmers' bank el
al., vs. Julius Friedheim. WItherspoor
& Spencer for plaintiff.
Commercial and Farmers' bank vs
Mutual Home Building and Loan asso
elation. Witherspoon and Spencer foi
plaintiff.
Commercial and Farmers' bank vs
E. B. Blggers et al. Witherspoon &
Spencer for plaintiffs.
Rock Hill Supply company vs. R. Le<
Kerr. Witherspoon & Spencer foi
plaintiff. ,
The Carolina National Bank of Columbia
vs. Commercial and Farmers
bank of Rock Hill. Clark & Muller foi
plaintiff.
THANKSGIVING RABBIT DRIVE.
/There is a big conspiracy on fool
against the rabbits that infest the hllli
and hollows between Yorkville anc
Rock Hill. It had its inception Monday
in telephonic communications between
sport-loving young men of Roch
Hill and Yorkville, and although everything
is an embryonic state as yet, the
idea is of sufficient importance to make
interesting reading.
It has been proposed that the Thanksgiving
holiday be made the occasion oi
a big rabbit hunt, to be participated it
by all who care to come from Rock
Hill and Yorkville.- Some young gentlemen
of Yorkville are interested; bul
they do not care to have their name!
mentioned until the proposed undertaking
gets Into more definite shape.
The general idea of the proposed hunl
is to interest everybody who wants tc
go. luravine sportsmen win muaici
all the hunters and dogs possible between
Chester and the North Carolina
line, with the understanding that the
sportsmen representing Rock Hill will
do the same. Each side will organize
Its forces to the best possible advantage,
and at 8 o'clock on the morning
of Thanksgiving Day, there will be a
general advance to a common centersay
TIrzah church?to be reached at
about 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
It is understood that no guns are tc
be allowed. It is to be a fair and square
dog hunt. Guns will be debarred because
of the danger of accidents In
such large crowds as are contemplated.
All the rabbits caught are to be taken
to the meeting point, where there will
be a careful count of the spoils. After
the count it is proposed that the side
that has met with the best luck, will
take everything that has been caught
by the other side along with Its own.
The owners of nearly all of the large
packs of hounds in this vicinity have
been approached on the subject of the
proposed hunt on the basis outlined,
and all who have been approached
have signified their willingness to take
part, provided details are settled without
unnecessary delay. All of them are
looking forward to a day of sport for
themselves and dogs, and if this proposed
arrangements fails to develop into
a definite go, they want to make
their arrangements otherwise.
Several prominent citizens of Yorkville
and quite a number of ladies have
indicated it as their intention to take
part in the hunt if it comes off. They
all anticipate that the novelty of the
thing will be quite interesting.
But it cannot bo stated certainly yet
whether the hunt will be a go. It is
: ,not fully developed either in Rock Hill
or Yorkville, and will not be for several
days. Within a few days more, or
by next Wednesday at least, something
definite can be stated.
SALESDAY.
There was not less than 600 visitors f
to Yorkville last Monday?salesday for
' November. There may have been as
1 many as 1,000.' Anything like an ac1
curate estimate would be difficult to
1 make Offhand. 1 ^
But It was a' thoroughly representative
crowd. It was made up of solid, 4
substantial citizens from every part of
York county. There is hardly a nelgh!
borhood that was not represented. And
' there were a number of ladies, too.
Some came with fathers, husbands or
brothers, and others came by them!
selves?two in a buggy. These, of
course, came to shop.
1 There are old citizens living in Yorkville
who remember the time when
1 salesday In Yorkville meant rowdyism
that is Inconceivable in these days.
There was a number of liquor shops
1 here then. Saturday and Sunday before
salesday it was customary for represeni
tatives of different neighborhoods to
; come to town and deposit in convenf[
ent places, stout, carefully selected
sucks, or Diuageons ior use in expeciea
; emergencies. On the following Mon'
day, the rough element would "liquor
up" and before noon It would be In
just the tight humor for head-breaking.
, It was not often that anybody was fatally
hurt; but rough work on sales'
days was quite common. Pistols and
' knives were seldom used.
All this was long ago. There has
i not been much of It since the war; but
; comparatively young people can re?
member lots of rowdyism In Yorkvllle
' on sales-days. Only a few years back,
a sales-day during-the fall, winter or
. spring, in which there was not more or
less drunkenness, bluster and rowdy
ism, was the exception.
\ But there was nothing of the old time
rowdyism about the crowd last Mon!
day. There may have been some whis
ky here. There may have been some
1 brought by the visitors, and others
\ may have found It after they reached
[ Yorkvllle; but there was not much. At
least it was not much in evidence. A
more quiet, self-respecting crowd of Its
size has never been seen in Yorkvllle
? on any occasion.
} ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr S. L. Miller, of Columbia, Is In
i Yorkvllle. .
Mr. H. C. Glenn Is in town fqr several/lays.
i /Colonel B. D. Springs, of Charlotte,
was in town Monday.
Rev. J. K. Hall, of Bethesda, spent
v yesterday In Yorkvllle.
r )*^Mr. Will Williams is working for
Lowrance, Williams & Co.. N
VmIss Susie Brian has returned to Ogden
and opened school again.
. )(Mr. R. J. Withers Is able to be out i
again after a long, tedious illness.
Mr. W. S. Gordon Is now able to walk
without the help of a stick or crutch.
)(Mr. J. Mack Brice spent Sunday with
nls father's family at Woodward, S. C.
: ^XSIr. John L. Rainey, of Sharon,
wjas in Rock Hill, Monday, on business.
. 7 Mr. j. M. Ferguson is .confined to his
bed with an attack of something like
grip.
X Mr. and Mrs. Geo. H. O'Leary left
Monday afternoon for a visit to Baltl
. more.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bratton, of Brat:
tonsville, visited relatives and friends
: in town Monday.
/ Mrs. George Steele, of Lowrysvllle,
. spent Monday in xorxviue wnn ner
son, Mr, Robert M. Steele.
I Miss Daisy Brian has returned from
i a visit to relatives and friends at Forest
City, Shelby and Blacksburg.
Mr. John J. Hunter spent Sunday
. night and Monday in Yorkville with
p his family, returning to Chester Monday
.night.
Miss Mary E. Hart and Mrs. W. Q.
: White leave today for a visit to Charlotte,
N. C. They, will bff the guests of
; Mrs. Maurice McDonald.
Mr. John T. Grist, of Lenoir, N. C.,
and Mrs. Bessie Griffin and Miss Fan.
nle McClaln, of Charlotte, "are in York
ville for the Smith-Ferguson marriage,
!* which takes place today., ,
' x^Mr. ueo. w. ?. U{tn leu last eveniDK
' for Wilmington, N. C., and Alexandria,
Va. He expects to return to Yorkville
t on the afternoon of the 14th.
i Representative-elect Gaston, ofChes1
ter,' was in Yorkville Monday. Mr.
. Gaston headed the legislative ticket in
. the recent primary.
> ><There is a new boy at Mr. R. J. Hern.
don's and a new girl at Mr. W. E. Fer>
guson's. The boy arrived Saturday
? night and the girl on Sunday. \
Mr. E. C. Hardin, of Chester county,
. was among the visitors to Yorkville
r last Monday. He expressed it as his ini
tention to get ut> a club for The En:
guirer.
, XElder D. E. Finley has been elected
' a delegate to represent Yorkville and
j Tlrzah congregations in the Associate
. Reformed Synod of the South, which
meets at Louisville, Ga., tomorrow.
; Colonel W. G. Stephenson, Major
i Bradham and Captain Law were all
. much pleased with the result of the
. visit of the K. M. M. A. boys to the
t fair. The corps acquitted itself hand,
somely and made a good impression.
I Mr. C. T. Crook, of Fort Mill town,
ship, says that already a great deal of
. wheat has been sown in the Gold Hill
. neighborhood. He believes that most
[ of his neighbors will cut down Instead
. of add to their cotton acreage another
; year.
^Captain Lewis regrets very much
( that the Jasper Light Infantry did not
, compete in the prize drill at the fair.
, He feels sure that if the company had
! entered, it would have been bound to
win second prize if not the first. Cap,
tain Lewia' Judgment in such matters
I is not to be lightly questioned.
Mr. B. M. Faris, of Fort Mill, had the
i idea last spring of planting cotton af1
ter harvesting his wheat. He did not
carry out the idea, however.' It was ,
because he was afraid it might be a
success. Upon more mature reflection,
, he came to the conclusion that it was
an easy matter for a man to raise all
the cotton he has any business trying
to raise without falling back on land
that has already done its duty in the
production of a crop of wheat.
\y'As the result of a skillful surgical
<<5peration performed by Dr. C. F. Williams
recently, Master Marshall Sandifer,
the 8-year-old son of Mr. E. W.
Sandifer, of Delphos, has been relieved
of a dangerous case of mastoiditis. The
disease was caused by inflamation of the
ear and had progressed into the contiguous
bone tissue. After careful consideration
Mr. Sandifer consulted Dr. Williams,
who decided mat the only hope
of relief lay in the removal of the diseased
bone. Mr. Sandifer consented,