Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, January 12, 1901, Image 2
fwapsi and |acts.
? The United States senate on Wednesday
adopted an amendment to the
army bill, prohibiting the sale of beer
or other intoxicating alcoholic liquors
upon any premises used for military
purposes by the United States. The
army bill is still under consideration,
and ic is not expected that a final vote
will be taken before today.
? Says a New Orleans special of Wednesday:
"At the meeting of the Camp
of the Army of Tennessee, United Confederate
Veterans, the strongest of the
Confederate associations in New Orleans,
a resolution offered by General
Stephen Chalaron, commander of the
camp, protesting against the invitation
of President McKinley to the Confederate
reunion to be held iu Memphis
next spring, was unanimously adopted.
General Chalaron explained that it was
understood the president would be invited
to Memphis, and the resolution was
intended simply as a warning to Memphis
not to do it."
? The United States supreme court Is
still engaged In hearing argument on
the question as to whether jrorto Rico
is foreign territpry or a part of the
United States. The issue is whether or
not the government authorities have
the right to levy and collect duties on
articles imported from Porto Rico to
New York. Mr. F. R. Coudert, representing
the plaintiffs against the government,
claims that under the Paris
treaty Porto Rico became a part of the
United States, and must be treated the
same as any other part. Solicitor General
Richards representing the government,
claims that the constitution
does not cover Porto Rico until congress
extends it there. As to whether
duties may be collected on Porto Rlcan
products will depend upon which view
may be taken by the court.
? Secretary Hoot, in explaining to the
senate committee on Tuesday, the necessity
for immediate action on the
army bill, said: "If we do not get these
men there we will have to abandon
large portions of the islands, where we
have in good faith been trying to do
what we professed we meant to do, and
that is to give the Filipinos the best
self-government possible; and where
we have got municipal organizations?
that is, the basis of government?the
entire country is included in the municipalities.
We have officers, Filipinos,
in those municipalities, who have taken
offices and are friendly, and we have
to protect them. If we withdraw our
garrisons in the present state of affairs
they will be left defenceless; they
will be murdered; fhelr property will
be destroyed; and the United States
will be brought into disgrace, and justly
so, because it will have proved faithless
to the most solemn obligations."
? A notable speech was delivered in
the senate last Monday by Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts. Addressing
the senate on the amendment of the
military committee, striking out the
provision for a veterinary corps, he dis
cussed principally in the form of a colloquy
with Senator Bacon, of Georgia,
the Philippine question and the necessity
of an army of 100,000 men. In concusion
he drew a brilliant word picture
of the commercial future of the
United States, declaring that the trade
conflict with Europe already begun
could result only in the commercial supremacy
of this country over the entire
world. In this industrial conflict
he apprehended no danger from a material
contest with any nation of the
world, but he urged the necessity for a
strong and scientifically organized and
powerful navy in order that the United
States might be prepared to defend
its rights against any possible foe.
The speech created a profound impression.
? Says a Havana dispatch of Wednesday:
The commission of experts appointed
to study yellow fever, and if
possible ascertain its exact nature and
antidote, has been far more successful
than could be hoped. The commission
is headed by Major Walter Reed, chief
surgeon United States army, and has
been making its investigations at Camp
Columbia, in the vicinity of Havana,
since last July. The commission has
discovered beyond all doubt the long
sought yellow fever germ. It is found
to be an animal germ and not bacteria,
as it is generally supposed to be. The
announcement of the discovery will not
be made officially, until the finding of
the commission has been reported to
the surgeon general of the army, who
ordered the Investigation. The proof in
every way is conclusive. The absolute
correctness of the mosquito bite theory
has also been solved to the satisfaction
of hundreds of Havana physicians, who
from time to time, have witnessed experiments
here. A few days ago the
commission experimentd with a monkey,
and allowed it to be bitten by an
infected mosquito. The monkey developed
yellow fever and died within a
very short time. The investigation is
still in progress. A radical change in
the treatment of yellow fever, as well
as its ultimate eradication, is one of
the probable results of these new discoveries.
? By a vote of 165 to 102, the house of
representatives, on Tuesday, adopted
the reapportionment plan proposed by
the Burleigh bill, which increases the
membership of the house during the
next decade from 357, the present membership,
and the membership proposed
by the committee or Hopkins bill, to
386. The result was largely brought
about by the influence of certain senators
from several of the larger northern
states who threw the weight of
their influence in the scale in favor of
the larger membership. When it became
apparent that these factors were
at work against his bill Mr. Hopkins
attempted to compromise by giving an
additional representative each to North
Dakota, Colorado and Florida; but his
adversaries refused to compromise after
complete victory was assured. The
Crumpacker proposition to recommit
the bill for the purpose of ascertaining
what states abridged the right to
vote to an extent which would entail
reduced representation was defeated
130-110. There was no roll-call on the
vote, but a number of Republicans voted
with the Democrats. Under the bill
as passed no state loses a representative
and the following make gains: II
linois, New York and Texas three each;
New Jersey and Pennsylvania two
each; Arkansas, California, Colorado,
Connecticut, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri,
North Carolina, North Dakota, i
Washington, West Virginia and Wis- i
consin one each. The bill provides
thajt whenever a new state is admitted,
the representatives assigned to it shall
be in addition to the number provided i
in the bill. It also adds a proviso, never
hitherto incorporated in a reapportionment
bill, to the effect that con- i
gressional districts, in addition to being
"contiguous," shall also be "com- i
pact." States which are allowed addi- :
tional representatives by the bill shall, ;
by its terms, elect them at large until
the legislature shall redistrict the i
state
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YORKVILLE^S. C?:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12,1901.
Although no change has been made 1
in the representation of South Carolina 1
by the re-apportionment bill, which
has just passed the house, the provision 1
which requires compact districts com
posed of contiguous territory, will prob- ]
ably make re-districting absolutely 1
necessary. 5
Governor McSweeney discusses the j
question of child labor In factories in a
way that indicates that he has been J
studying it. That he is unable to offer
a recommendation that he believes to
be calculated to cure the evils complained
of is not surprising. The prob- \
lem is certainly a most difficult one. j
The Enquirer is in receipt of engravings
showing the proposed admin- (
istration building and cotton palace to ^
be erected at the South Carolina Inter- ,
State and West Indian exposition. The J
buildings indicate that the operations
in connection with the exposition are to ^
be conducted on a magnificent scale.
I
An Omaha dispatch to the Washing- j
ton Post tells a story of unfriendliness ,
between Bryan and Tillman, alleged to (
have developed as the result of Till- j
man's criticism of Bryan for the conduct
of his campaign. The truth of the t
dispatch is not credited by Tillman's {
friends in Washington, who claim that (
the senator's relations with the late (
Democratic candidate for the presiden- j
cy continue most cordial. j
? t
Montague White, the representative ?
of the South African republic in New j
York, says the peace talk now being in- s
dulged in, amounts to nothing. He is
not surprised that Boers who volunta- (
rily surrendered to the British are anx- t
ious for their brethren to quit fighting (
so they can get back to their farms; t
but he has no idea that their desires t
are getting the slightest consideration s
at the hands of the patriots. He thinks
that DeWet, Botha and Stein will fight
it out to the last ditch.
The following from the Gaffney Ledger,
of Tuesday, is quite sensible:
It is tiresome to see in almost every
newspaper you pick up the announcement
that it has made special arrangements
with Mr. W. J. Bryan to
club with The Commoner. The truth
is that the offer to club was sent to
almost every paper in the United States
and the same terms were accorded
each paper. The Ledger never clubs.
Its purpose is stand or fall strictly on
its own merits, and it lays hold of no
man's coat tail?not ever Mr. Bryan's.
There is nothing in this clubbing business
for the local paper. It is simply
working for the other fellow and we
prefer to expend our surplus energy as
well as any surplus cash that may
come our way, on our own paper.
Although not surprised at the action
of the house in extending the time for
the payment of taxes to March 1, The
Enquireh is just a little disappointed.
There has never yet been any real ne- ,
cessity for a tax extension, and we j
have always considered such action as
being unbusinesslike and unfair. It
has grown to be a custom among many
large taxpayers to send in their taxes j
by means of checks, with the under- ^
standing that if the tax time is ex- ,
tended the checks must not be present- '
ed. It Is understood that this custom ,
obtains in many counties of the state. ,
The government is thus kept out of its \
money for the benefit of people most J
able to pay up promptly, while smal!
taxpayers, unable to take risks, have to j
scrape up the cash and pay within the j
original limit for fear of being sub- j
jected to penalties. It is sincerely
hoped that the senate will refuse to
agree to the house resolution, and that
the general assembly will finally take ^
such action as will irrevocably fix the
time for the payment of taxes. (
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Dispatches of the past few weeks <
have been telling of remarkable results i
that have been obtained in desperate '
cases with the chloride of sodium, or i
salt cure. Ex-Mayor Hewitt, of New ]
York, who is in the seventy-ninth year i
of his age, was considered to be <
at the point of death a few weeks l
ago. His physicians had given him ]
up, uiuii <x X" I eiiuu ynj sitian luunu
for him in a salt of sodium?solution of i
common table salt?that has since I
' been termed an elixir of life. The ex- i
mayor was so benefitted by the solu- i
tion, along with a combination of glyc- i
erine, that he is now considered to have i
taken a new lease of life, bidding fair to ;
live for many years to come. A Wash- i
ington dispatch of Wednesday says 1
that the life of Representative Neville, :
of Nebraska has been saved by the ad- i
ministration of hyperderrnic injections i
of chloride of sodium. He had been re- i
duced almost to the point of death on i
account of hemorrhages of the lungs, i
The subject is very interesting; but it i
is not new. Most of the readers of The j
Enquirer will remember that a few <
years ago a Negro died near Zadok <
from loss of blood, occasioned by a se- (
vere wound with an axe. A few days i
J
afterward there was printed an interview
ith Dr. Miles Walker, of Yorkville,
in which the doctor explained that the
Negro's life could easily have been saved
had means been taken to inject, as a
substitute for the lost blood, a solution
consisting of about teaspoonful of common
salt, to a quart of water. Dr.
Walker had used the salt cure previously,
and has used it with success on
more than one occasion since. He
made no pretense, however, to any
original discoveries in the matter.
What he said to The Enquirer was
said in a matter of fact way that carried
with it the presumption that every
physician was thoroughly familiar
with the subject. These facts make it
all the more difficult for The Enquirer
to understand why the papers should
now be exploiting this information as
a new discovery. The matter is intensely
interesting; but there is certainly
nothing new about it.
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rnr ftAtirnunmo UPCCAPC
inc. buvtnnun o mcoonut.
Governor McSweeney's annual message
to the general assembly, last
Tuesday, easily comes up to the high
standard that bis excellency has already
laid down for himself in previous
state papers. It gives the situation
of affairs in South Carolina fully
and intelligently, and contains some
very sensible suggestions upon which
valuable improvements may be based. '
In the outset of his message, the governor
calls attention to the great progress
that the world has made in the
past hundred years, and that South
Carolina has made during the past 10
years. He is gratified with the signs of
progress everywhere apparent, and refers
to an increase of $4,245,695 in taxible
values during the past year, which
values, however, he correctly thinks
ire not nearly as great as they would
tiave been had all the property that
should pay taxes been listed on the tax
aooks. He thinks there is need for re
vision of our tax assessment laws.
The financial statement shows receipts
and disbursements amounting to
53,760,452. This includes the sum of
5625,438.96 on hand at the end of the
pear.
The governor strongly recommends
:he refunding of the 37 or 38 bonds that
vere stolen from the old State bank by
Sherman's army. He calls attention to
:he fact that the courts have decided
:hat the bonds belong to the bank. The
jonds have never been paid and the
tfatute of limitation will operate as a
jar to their being presented by other
parties. There is no question in his
nind that the honor of the state reluires
that the amount of the bonds be
jaid to the receiver of the bank.
In discussing the educational quesion.
Governor McSweeney calls especal
attention to the fact that inadejuate
school facilities in the country is
causing a concentration of population
'rom the country into the towns. He
hinks that something should be done
o check this tendency if possible, and
iuggests as a remedy, local taxation
'or the benefit of better common
ichools.
"The question of child labor in our
cotton mills is one that has been atracting
a great deal of attention recently,
and properly so. Conditions in
his state have changed very much in
he last few years. "We are no longer
>imply an agricultural people. With
he rapid growth in manufacturing enwa
ora qIvoq^u q 1 qrp'A mn.n
,Cl pi lOCO ?? t U1 W> VU.V4J W? .f.
lfacturing state. The relation beween
the labor that is employed in
hese enterprises and the employes is
lot merely one of master and servant,
jut there are rights, and privileges
ind duties, obligations and opportuni:ies,
on both sides which should be
carefully guarded. There has been no
conflict between employer and laborer
n this state and nothing should be
lone to disturb the amicable relations
vhich now exist. Government recoglizes
the fact that it is the duty of the
drong to care for and protect the weak,
[t is certainly the right and privilege
if government to provide for the in3pection
of any and all enterprises or
corporations deriving their life from
the state and to see that they do not
impose upon the weak. Of course this
should be done with proper regard for
u ~ "irrkfo s\f onrnnro 11 nn <a
Lite pi upci Ly ilguio \Ji. w? ?
There is no doubt the employment and
constant labor of children of tender ape
In our factories is injurious to them
and will result in untold injury in the
future. To interfere with the government
of the family by legislation is
langerous. And on the other hand unless
something is done to protect the
tender children of vampire parents who
spend their time in idleness and live
off the labor of their little children who
ire required to work in our mills from
year to year without the advantages of
3chool, the situation for the future becomes
alarming. To force these children
out of the mill and make no provision
for their attendance upon school,
but to allow them to spend their time
In idleness on the streets presents almost
as alarming an aspect as to permit
them to-labor. In a great many of
our mills the officers and managers
bave provided schools and teachers and
libraries and churches at the expense
of the stockholders, and some of them
will not employ children under 12 years
of age, and they require the parents of
such children to send them to school.
This is the tendency in all the mills in
this state. These children should be
protected, but it is not well that they
should be idle, and I doubt the wisdom
of a rigid law laid down by the legislature
prohibiting absolutely their employment.
It would be better rather
that all children between the ages of 7
and 13 years, whose parents or guardians
work in a textile manufactory.
siiouiu De requirea iu aneuu otimui
during the school term, if this can be
clone under our constitution without
extending compulsory education to the
state. This would permit them during
the vacation to relieve older sisters or
brothers and give them a little rest and
not take the means of support from
Ihe family, and at the same time accomplish
the end sought?the protection
and education of the children of
the mill districts. Itut better to have
a prohibitory law as to child labor than
that nothing should be done for the
protection of these children. The mill
owners themselves, realize the danger
of child labor and are doing what they
can to force attendance upon schools
and to keep the children out of the
mills, and a law making attendance up- 1
on school compulsory would have their 3
co-operation and accomplisn desired re- <
suits. With our present manufactur- i
ing interests and their constant increase,
this becomes a serious question <
and deserves your most earnest consid- 1
eration. It should be considered with- ]
out prejudice or passion and by coun- j
seling with those who are interested I t
am sure a wise solution can be reach- ]
ed." 1
Tharo to nntMrvor nf OCnpHfll inlDOrt- 1
ance in the discussion of the dispensary
question, except the recommendation
that county boards of control be abolished
and that their duties be devolved
upon county supervisors and the mayors
of towns in which dispensaries are
located.
The sections devoted to the hospital
for the insane, the penitentiary and the
institute for the blind, give comprehensive
summaries of the condition of
these institutions. The progress and
improvement in the state militia is described
as very gratifying.
The governor thinks that special
courts, to take care of accumulated litigation
have proved too expensive, and
that there should be an increase in the
number of judicial circuits. Attention
is called to the number of insurance
companies doing business in this state,
together with the vast amount of premiums
being paid to them, and the
creation of the office of insurance examiner
is recommended.
The governor calls attention at
length to the value and Importance of
a good geological survey of the state,
and he unhesitatingly recommends the!
appropriation of $50,000 for the benefit 1
of the South Carolina Inter-State and
West Indian exposition.
The concluding portion of the message
is devoted to the discussion of the
operations of the sinking fund commis
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sion ana me siaie uuaiu ui iieami. important
recommendations are made as
to both.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
South Carolina Representatives Considering
the Welfare of the People.
The house and senate of South Carolina
convened in annual session in Columbia
last Tuesday at noon, and proceeded
at once to organize for business.
The house began getting things in
shape by unanimously selecting Mr. Altamont
Moses, of Sumter, as temporary
chairman. All the representativeselect
save E. B. Ragsdale, of Pairfield,
and H. H. Woodward, of Horry,
answered to their names on roll call,
and the members were sworn into office
In groups.
Messrs. W. F. Stevenson, of Chesterfield,
Francis H. Wesson, of Richland,
and George E. Prince, of Anderson,
were nominated as candidates for
speaker. Mr. Stevenson was elected on
the first ballot, the vote standing,
Stevenson, 73; Prince, 26; and Weston,
17. Messrs. Beamguard, Elder and
Haile voted for Stevenson, and Mr. de
Loach for Mr. Weston. E
Mr. T. C. Harner, of Marlboro, was
elected clerk of the house with 78 votes,
against 41 for J. Walter Gray.
Mr. J. F. Wilson, of Lancaster, was v
elected sergeant-at-arms: with 65 votes t
on the third ballot. c
Capt. J. S. Withers was unanimously
elected reading clerk.
There was no inclination to complete
the work of organization during Tuesday
and there was an adjournment until
Wednesday.
IN THE SENATE.
The senate, composed of a large majority
of holdovers, completed its reorganization
in short order. After
prayer by Chaplain G H. Waddell,
Senator John C. Sheppard, of Edgefield,
was elected president pro tempore.
General R. R. Hemphill was reelected
clerk without opposition. The 8
candidates for sergeant-at-arms were e
Colonel John T. Gaston, of Columbia;
Mr. J. Fred Schumpert, of Newberry; c
and Capt. E. A. Crawford, of York. *
The result of the first battle was: Gaston,
17; Schumpert, 15; Crawford, 5. *
Schumpert was elected on the second *
ballot. Mr. W. H. Stewart was re
elected reading clerk. Rev. G. H. "Waddell
declined re-election as chaplain, 1
and Rev. S. H. Zimmerman was chosen
in his stead.
Retiring Lieutenant-Governor Scarborough
announced the following appointments
by Lieutenant-Governor
Tillman: Assistant clerk, R. M. McCown;
journal clerk, M. L. Clark; bill
clerk, E. S. Dingle; doorkeeper, J. A.
White, gallery; J. C. Ragan, C. F.
Holmes, downstairs; pages, Halsey,
Fox, Willie Teague; mall clerk, R. J.
Parks; porter, H. D. Butler; keeper of
president's room, L. B. McCracken; laborers,
Jack Pressly, Albert Nance.
The senate appoints its own committees,
and having agreed upon the same,
Monday night, had the list read and
confirmed. Senator Brice is a member
of the committees on claims and grievances,
Federal relations and incornoratiOliC.
The first bill introduced in the senate '
was that of Senator Marshall, of Ri' hla'ui.
relating to child labor in cotton
factories.
IN THE HOUSE.
The house completed its reorganisation
on Wednesday; but committee appr
(laments were not made.
Josh Ashley introduced a resolution
to extend the time for the payment cf
taxes to March 1. The resolution went
on the calendar without reference 10 a
I UU'IiUHCtr. ?
Inasmuch as the committees had not t
yet had the opportunity to get to work, ^
there was but little to do during the ?
day. i
IN TUB SENATE. g
The senate was in session but 30 mill- a
utes. The re-apportionment bill by t
Senator Shepperd was the most impor- j
tant introduced. It leaves the repre- t
sentation in most of the counties as it a
has been. The counties which will each j
gain one member under this reappor- a
tionment will be Spartanburg, Lexing- s
ton, Aiken and Greenwood. The counties
which lose one member each are j
ICdgeileld, Beaufort, Charleston and f
Berkeley. There are no other changes. ^
The bill was read and referred to the t
committee on privileges and elections. s
IN THE HOUSE. C
The tirst business taken up Thursday a
was Josh Ashley's resolution to extend o
the time for the payment of taxes to
March 1. Some little opposition was
ieveloped, but the resolution passed its
second reading by a good majority.
Speaker Stevenson announced his
committee appointment. The York
nembers were assigned as follows:
Beamguard?ways and means; Haile?
igriculture, commerce and manufac:ures;
Elder?Claims, (chairman); de
Loach?military and railroads. J. H.
CVilson was made chairman of the
ways and means comi-.Htee; T. W. Bacot
of the judiciary committee and T.
F. Williams of the committee on incorjorations.
There was a joint session of the
louse and senate to listen to the publication
of the vote for governor and
ieutenant governor. McSweeney's vote
was 46,457 and Tillman's was 46,362.
IN THE SENATE.
Senator Sheppard introduced a concurrent
resolution fixing Tuesday, Feb-uary
15 as the day for balloting in the
:wo houses for a United States senator
:o succeed Senator Tillman, whose present
term of office expires March 4.
Senator Henderson introduced a reso
ution, which was also adopted, prodding
for a joint session to be held on
Thursday, the 17th, to hold all elections
jvhich are to be held at this session except
United States senator. The posi:ions
which are to be filled at this session
are: Successors to Judges Gary
xnd Townsend; one trustee of the
South Carolina college to succeed August
Kohn, who was appointed by the
governor on the resignation of I. L.
fVithers; one trustee of Clemson colege
to succeed the late Senator Maullin;
a superintendent of the penitentiary
and three directors of that institu:ion
to succeed Messrs. Odell, Sanders
ind Rowland: a state librarian and a
:ode commissioner for the term of ten
rears.
Senator Sheppard introduced a bill to
:reate a state board of entomology.
The bill provides for the inspection of
'ruit trees, vineyards and truck farms
:o prevent contagious diseases, and deitroy
destructive Insects in orchards,
. ineyards, etc. The board is to consist
)f the president, the chairman of the
joard of trustees and the professor of
igriculture of Clemson college. The
joard is authorized to make such rules
ind regulations for the uprevention of
liseases of fruit trees ana vegeiaDies
is It may deem expedient and to ap)oint
a state entomologist and an assistant
if necessary, whose salaries
shall be paid out of the funds of Clemson
college. When diseases appear in
srchards, vineyards, etc., the entomologist
is to take proper steps to prevent
he spread of the disease, the expense
.0 be paid by the owner, and when
rees are condemned they shall be desroyed
and no compensation paid th^
iwner. An appeal to the full board |
'rom the decision of the entomologist is
jrovided for, as is also the inspection of
'ruit trees shipped into this state from
sther states.
SITUATION IN SOUTH AFRICA.
tritish Government Is Very Anxious For a
Parley.
The strategical object of the Boer invasion
of Cape Colony and the advance
oward Cape Town is gradually develiping,
and so far as the news received
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:naDles a judgment to oe lunncu, it w
lucceeding. Over and above the reinorcements
which the invaders are reviving
in men and horses from among
he Dutch Afrikanders, they have
L,ord Kitchener's plan of campaign in
he north into confusion, and have
Irawn off much of the pressure that
vas being put upon the commandoes
iperating north and south of the Vaal
iver.
There is now only one line of commulication,
that from Durban in Natal,
vhich is not liable to Interruption at
iny moment and by which the supplies
ind remounts of which the British are
10 greatly in need can be transported in
somparative safety. But even that is
iow menaced, for the disaster to a
British detachment near LIndley relorted
by Lord Kitchener on Monday,
md other indications of a Boer force in
he Drakensburg mountains west of
Ladysmith, point to danger in that di ection.
North of Pretoria the Boers are rejorted
to be again In control of the
ailway for a good part of the distance
jetween there and Pletersburg: and
vest and southwest of Pretoria the
3ritish occupation does not extend berond
rifleshot from their outposts and
samps. The former Orange Free State
las been so devastated, that the incon;enienee
of it is seriously felt by the
3ritish columns when moving in purjuit
of the Boer commandoes, and the
reneral result is that the British troops
ire obliged to hug the railway lines,
md, with the exception of diminishing
nounted forces, to remain impassive
vhile the skilfully led and mobile
3oer commandoes roam the country at
vlll.
In present circumstances it is easy to
see that Lord Kitchener cannot make
iny large concentration of troops for
iny purpose without leaving so many
joints exposed at which the Boers
night strike, tkat .his whole position
night be compromised; it is therefore
lot difficult to understand the reports
>f his having proposed to enter into ne;otiations
with the Boer leaders. Three
>r four weeks' time gained just now
vould be of inestimable value. The
'act that negotiations were going on
vould enable the reinforcements of
nen and horses now on their way to
south Africa to be landed by the time
hey had failed, as they probably
vould; and they would also be a realon
for causing the Colonial Dutch to
lesitate about joining the invaders long
inough to render the invasion abortive.
Whether the Boer leaders are alive to
he situation remains to be seen; they
>robably are and will not lay down
heir arms until they have such guarintees
as wilf secure them part of their
ndependence of which Lord Salisbury
ind Mr. Joseph Chamberlain have uoth
:aid not a shred shall be left them.
If the British government is genunely
willing to forego its past demands
or unconditional surender and to treat
vith the Boers for terms, there must ;
>e something in the general political
ituation to have brought about this
hange of mind. In 1854, when the Or.nge
Free State had been completely ,
ccupied and conquered, Great Britain i
withdrew her troops and recognized its
independence unconditionally under the
pressure of war with Russia. The present
offer to treat, assuming it to be
genuine, may not, therefore, be unconnected
with events passing elsewhere,
of which the world at large has no
knowledge. The South African situation
is consequently more than ordinarily
interesting.?New York Sun.
THE CENTURY IN COTTON.
i
From 120,000 "Bales In 1801 the South's Crop
Increases to 10,000,000.
William V. King, superintendent of
the New York Cotton Exchange, has ,
given out some interesting figures
showing the remarkable growth of the
United States as a cotton producing
country during the last century. From
a crop of 9,000 bales in 1790, this nation
has expanded its production of the
fleecy staple until now it amounts to an
average of 10,000,000 bales yearly. The
following figures illustrate its growth
in this regard:
Total production. Bales.
1800-1801 120,000
1821-1822 525,000
1834-1835 1,150,000
1850-1851 2,450,000 i
1860-1861 3,850,000
1870-1871 4,350,000
1880-1881 6,600,000
1890-1891 8,652,000
1888-1889 11,274,000
1899-1900 9,436,000
Mr. King points out that the increase
in production is still more remarkable
if we consider that in 1800 the average
weight per bale was about 225 pounds.
By 1820 it had increased to 260 pounds,
1840 to 365 pounds, from which period ,
the weight has steadily increased until
the present average of about 506 pounds
has been reached.
While our producing power enables
us to supply the world with raw material,
the rapid increase of our spinning
industry is no less a matter of pride.
In 1850 the quantity of cotton consumed
in this country was less than 500,000
bales, in 1870 it had increased to 1,000,000
bales, last year the taking of the mills
amounted to 3,665,000 bales.
These striking figures, Mr. King ad- y
mits, are very largely the result of re- /
cent industrial enterprise in the South.
And the new century, he says, begins
with a growing demand for American
cotton in the Oriental markets, which
demand promises to open a new and
important avenue of which our producers
and manufacturers will not be slew
to take advantage. The completion of
the Nicaragua canal is all that remains
to give our cotton free entrance in the
Pacific islands and the far east and
this will be realized before the century
is very old.
/ THE FATE OF CHARLEY ROSS.
A New York State Senator Claims to Have
the Facts. '
On Wednesday night of this week,
Senator Plunkett, of Manhattan, introduced
in the New York senate a bill to 1
punish kidnapping of children under 16 :
years of age by fixing the limit of im- 1
prisonment for such an offense at 25
years.
Senator Plunkitt said he had facts in !
his possession concerning the abduc- 1
tion of Charlie Ross In 1874, which had. 1
never been published. He said: '
"The abductors of Charlie Ross were '
New York river thieves, Mosher and *
his companions. The wagon in which
Ross was carried away was hired in '
New York by Mosher and driven to '
Philadelphia, so as to prevent any pos- 1
sible discovery of the offenders.
"The wagon was driven about 30
miles out of Philadelphia, and was {
there abandoned, Mosher and his com- '
panions, accompanied by their victim,
taking passage on the train to New 1
York.
"Fear kept Charlie Ross quiet. Up- 1
on arriving In New York Ross was ta- 1
ken on one of Mosher's river crafts and (
finally, to prevent detection, Charlie '
was thrown overboard in me Day aner
being tied to iron so as to sink and
make his coming to the surface impossible.
"The New Yorker who let the horse
and wagon to Mosher never claimed his
property for fear of being charged with
complicity. When Mosher was shot
while attempting to rob the Van Brunt
mansion at Bay Ridge, he attempted
to explain the Charlie Ross affair, but
death came as soon as the name passed
his lips."
Speaker Stevenson.?When W. F.
Stevenson entered the house four years
ago, he was at once regarded as an extraordinary
man. His service in that
body is a chain of successes. He was
born in Iredell county, North Carolina,
in 1861, of Scotch ancestry. Educated
himself, graduating from Davidson college
with highest honors after having
taken two medals In senior year.
That fall, 1885, he took charge of the
High school at Cheraw, and studied law
under General W. L. T. Prince, whose
daughter Mr. Stevenson married. Singularly
enough a Mr. Prince was one
of Mr. Stevenson's competitors yesterday.
He formed a partnership with
General Prince and is now associated
with Mr. D. S. Matheson.
In the class admitted in 1887 to practice
law were Mr. Stevenson, Senators
Rlobanou and Mnvfipld and Reoresen- ,
tatlve Rucker, who nominated Mr.
Prince. Mr. Stevenson identified himself
with the Democracy of Chesterfield
in 1888, and has been a valued
member of the county executive committee.^
He has never been defeated in any
candidacy. Was first an alderman of
Cheraw and later mayor until elected
to the house. He is a quick debater,
with an incisive manner, and a pecu- a
Iiarly attractive, although awkward, t
delivery. His rough and terrible fights 9
in the house prepared him for the
great contest with the master mind of
the Southern Presbyterian church, Dr. )
14. M. Palmer. Mr. Stevenson, though s
but a lay delegate to the general assembly,
which met in Dr. Palmer's e
church in New Orleans, worsted the 1
venerable divine in a discussion of e
church law and polity. Mr. Stevenson d
is now moderator of South Carolina v
synod, the first layman to hold that v
position. c
Although a "Conservative," he voted t
without regard to faction, and tried f]
while in the general assembly to obliterate
factional lines and to heal old 1
Bores.?Columbia State, Wednesday, c
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Riddle & Carroll?Have more to say of ,
their canned tomatoes, which they
say were put up by manufacturers
who are extremely careful to have
everything they do, just right. They
are selling three cans of tomatoes for
a quarter and say the price is rising.
Beard & Carroll?Say they will have
more mules in a few days and ask
you not to buy until you see them
and get their prices and terms. They
will guarantee all they sell.
CJeo. T. Schorb, Clerk of Board?Gives
notice of county commissioners desiring
bids for medical attendance for
the county home and county jail inmates.
All bids must be in by 12 m.,
on Wednesday, February 6th.
The Enquirer?Tells you about medallions
and how to get them.
The Enquirer?Announces its new story
which will soon appear. The title
is "Arms and the Woman," and it
will prove to be a story of intense interest.
J. L. Carson, Rock Hill?Invites his
friends and old customers to bring *
their wheat and corn to him to grind
at the Rock Hill roller mills, and he
promises satisfactory work.
RAINFALL OF 1?00.
Mr. G. R. Turner, who lives near the ^
line between York and Bethel townships
and in sight of King's Mountain
township, has handed The Enquirer a
record of the rainfall during 1900, as
kept by himself. This record, which
gives the days of each month on which
there was more or less precipitation is
as follows:
January?9. 10, 11, 12, 18, 19, 29*. ,
February?4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
17* 21 24 28.
March?1, 7, 8, 15. 19, 20, 23,'24, 25.
April?2, 3, 11, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21,
24.
May?3, 5. 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24.
June?3, 4, 5, 7. 8, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18.
22, 23. 24, 25, 27, 28, 30.
July?7, 8, 12, 13, 22, 23, 24. 25, 26, 29, 31.
August?6, 12, 16, 22, 24, 31.
September?13, 14, 15, 29.
October?2, 3, 4, 8. 9, 13, 23, 24.
November?3, 4, 11, 18, 19, 25.
December?3, 4, 14, 20, 21 *, 23, 28, 30.
"Snow.
During the year rain fell on 108 days,
i .rinding more or less snow on three
tiro s.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
and Mrs. B. Frank White, of J
King's Creek were In town on Thursday.
Engineer Lee and wife, of Blacksburg,
spent Thursday in Yorkville,
with friends.
Mr. Howard Riddle, of Zeno, expects
to matriculate at the King's Mountain *
Military Academy on next Monday.
+-Mrs. R. Frank Smith, of Columbia, is
veiling her mother, Mrs. R. L. Ferguson,
and other relatives in Yorkville.
Lenoir Topic, Thursday: Miss Edith
Kincaid left yesterday on a months'
visit to friends and relatives in Chester
and Yorkville. *s
Gastonia Gazette, January 10: Mr. J.
B. Pegram, of Yorkville, was in town
yesterday to attend the meeting of
Trenton Mill stockholders.
Mr. Brainerd M. Dobson, of Yorkville,
who secured a position as clerk in the
census office last summer, has been
promoted to be an assistant chief of *
section. Mr. Dobson's many friends
will be gratified but not surprised.
They have been expecting him to rise,
and they expect him to advance still ^
further, if merit and ability have any
thing to do with the matter, and the
understanding is that these qualiflcations
constitute the key to the situation.
Fort Mill Times, January 9: Representative
J. R. Haile left Fort Mill
Monday morning for Columbia, to be
present at the opening session of the
legislature, which convened at noon
yesterday. A few minutes before the
arrival of the train on which Mr. Haile J
eft, he was asked by The Times
whether he favored the appropriation
to be held in Charleston this year. Mr.
Haile replied that he certainly did not
ntend to vote to appropriate as larf
amount as that asked for. He thou t
that $25,000, or even less, ought to satsfy
the exposition people.
THE CHILD LABOR BILL.
One of the first bills introduced into v4
ihe senate was that relating to child
abor in cotton mills, a subject that has
oeen agitated to a greater or less extent
in this state during the past two
years. The bill, which is the same as
:he one introduced last year, was proposed
by Senator J. Q. Marshall, of
Richland. The text of it is as follows:
Section 1. That from and after the (
1st day of May, 1901, no child under the
ige of 12 years, shall be employed In
uiy factory, mine or other manufacturng
establishment of this state.
Sec. 2. Every owner, superintendent,
manager or overseer of any factory,
nine or other manufacturing establishnent,
and any person in charge thereof,
or connected therewith, who shall
iinploy such child contrary to the provisions
of this act, shall be guilty of a V
misdemeanor; and for every such offence,
shall, upon conviction thereof, be
fined not less than $10 or more than $50,
5r be imprisoned not longer than 30
lays days, or both, at the discretion of
:he court.
Sec. 3. That any person, guardian or
Dther person having under his or her
control any child, who consents, sufA.
AAAAAl.A (I.A A,AAlA, AAt A? V. ? ? >'
.CIO KJl PCIJIIILO L11C ClllJJIUjr UlClll VI IllO
ir her child, or ward, under the age of
L2 years, or who knowingly or willingly
misrepresents the age of such child or
svard to any of the persons named in
Section 2 of this act, in order to obtain
jmployment for such child or ward,
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
and for every such offense shall, upon
conviction thereof, be fined not less
.uin $10, nor more than $50, or be im- v
orisoned not longer than 30 days, or
ooth, at the discretion of the court.
Sec. 4. That any widow, without any
other sufficient means of support, who
nay furnish to any of the persons ""
lamed in Section 2 of this act, a certift ate
from any reputable citizen of the
ounty in which she lives, that she is
ohysically unable to work, or that she
s actually dependent upon the earnngs
of her child or children for a liv- I
lie. shn 11 hp PVPmnt- fmm tha nrmrlo- I
ons of this act.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that all
icts and parts of acts, in conflict with
he provisions of this act, be and the
ame are hereby repealed.
>wi>VITHIN THE TOWN.
The streets are again in need of
tepping stones.
? Mrs. Samuel A. Weber complimentd
The Enquirer Wednesday with a
leautiful camelia japonica, that bloomd
in her sitting-room during the few
lays previous.
^Superintendent Jones, of the York llle
graded school, has called upon the
hildren for contributions with which
o purchase a United States flag to
loat over the school building. Many of
he children, through their parents, of ^
ourse, have contributed and the nec