Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 24, 1901, Image 2
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? There Is trouble on between France *
and Turkey. For sometime past there 1
has been, a controversy in progress be- '
tween the two nations, over the alleg- '
ed treaty privileges of France at cer- 1
tain Turkish quays. France claims an '
indemnity which Turkey refuses to '
pay. On Wednesday, France gave '
Turkey 48 hours in which to say what '
she would do, and the understanding
was that unless there was a satisfactory
settlement within the time prescribed,
diplomatic relations would be
severed. There is said to be much ex
citement among the French people on
the subject. ,
? In a dispatch dated July 8, and detailing
the condition of affairs at the j
front at the time, Lord Kitchener says: ,
"There are no more than 13,500 Boers
now under arms. Although they are
not able longer to undertake extensive .
operations their apparently inexhaustible
supplies of food enable them to
maintain an obstinate resistance without
retaining anything or defending
the smallest portion of this vast country.
The wearing down process is necessarily
slow, rendering the employ- !
ment of a large number of troops still '
necessary. Great patience is still re- 1
quired to see the inevitable end of an 1
insenate resistance which, while it cannot
affect the result, has become unjustifiable
in prolonging the war and i
the sufferings of women and children." 1
Since this dispatch was written the i
losses of the Boers have brought their i
forces down to about 11,000. i
? The Rochester, N. Y., Herald says:
"A circuit court down in Florida has
granted a divorce to Henry M. Flagler,
the Standard Oil millionaire, whose 1
wife is an inmate of an insane asylum. ;
The woman has been a true wife to 1
the rich man and shared his lot when 1
he was not so well off as now, but ap- j
parently that has no weight in his de- <
sire to be free of the incubus of a crazy I
wife. Most of the states of the Union 1
fall to recognize insanity as a cause
for divorce, and even Florida itself was j
attached to that old-fashioned notion
tin last winter, when the '
legislature enacted a law placing lunacy
in the provisional list. There were
those ill-natured enough to say that,
as Mr. Flagler owned most of the railroads
and hotels in Florida, he must
also own the legislature, and that the
law was passed for his fespecial benefit.
The event seems to have justified
these opinions."
? Says a Constantinople dispatch of
August 20: Owing to the arrears in pay
the Turkish army is in a state bordering
on anarchy and a number of violent
acts on the part of the soldiers
have been reported. The garrison at *
Adrianople threatened to burn the governor's
house and hold him captive unless
the money matters were settled.
The porte sent a courier to pay the
men and trouble was averted there.
At Bitlis, in Asiatic Turkey, the gar- s
rison mutinied for the same cause and
threatened to pillage the town. At
Monastlr, in Macedonia, a mutiny was
started and the governor called the no- (
tables together and suggested that a
subscription be raised for the pay- 1
ment of the troops in order to restrain ?
them. This was done. At Scio, an is- ?
land belonging to Turkey, off the west i
coast of Asia Minor, the troops have s
tied the officers' hands and feet and re- t
fuse to release them until payment is t
made. The sultan is terrified by thef 1
actions of the troops. *
? Narragansett Pier dispatch of Au- x
gust 18, to the Chicago Record-Herald: f
A French bathing suit and a shapely
woman brought out the whole police
force this afternoon, and nearly made
necessary the calling out of the fire department.
There were 4,000 people on
the beach when this young thing, so
arrayed as to suggest Venus rising
from the sea, appeared. She had on
a pair of full pink tights, dotted all
over with spots of rainbow hues, as
big as half dollars, and the blouse of
skin tint was cut so that it did not
reach more than six inches below the
waist line. A belt completed her costume.
After the young woman hm
been in the water the fit of her suit
was likened to that of the skin on a
sausage. The jovial Sunday crowd
soon caught sight of her and the fun
hegan at once. Men shouted "Fire,"
and "Stop thief," as she emerged from
the breakers, and in a few minutes
there was such a tumult that the single
policeman on the beach hastened
down to see what was the trouble. The
young woman became alarmed and
started on a run for the bathing house,
where 3he had left her street clothes,
followed by hundreds of people, all of
them shouting and gibing her. A hurry
call for the police reserves was sent in,
to which two men responded. These
being wholly inadequate, the entire
force was called out. By this time the
ivnmnn hart fminrt snfatv in thp hath
house, but it was necessary to break
a few heads before the mob could be
driven back. The woman is a wellknown
New York cloak model and left
on the first train for home.
? The weather bureau's weekly summary
of crop conditions, issued last
Tuesday, was as follows: The temperature
conditions of the week have
been favorable, except on the north .
Pacific coast, where it has been excess- ,
ively warm. The middle and south At- .
lantic states, including Tennessee, have j
suffered from heavy rains, the south
Atlantic and east gulf states and Tennessee.
experiencing damaging winds
as well as injury from overflows. The
greater part of Texas and portions of
the Missouri and upY>er Mississippi valleys
and upper lake region continue to
suffer from drought. A very general
improvement in the condition of late
corn is indicated in the principal corn
states. Oood rains in Illinois, Indiana
and Ohio have improved the outlook,
especially in Indiana, but as in other
portions of the corn belt, the greater
part of the early corn has oeen ruined.
The propitious outlook for corn in the
middle Atlantic and New England
states continues. The central and
eastern portions of the cotton belt have
suffered from heavy rains, while the
drought has become more serious over
the gre.ater part of the western districts.
In the Carolinas too rank }
growth is reported, especially on stiff <
lands, and In Georgia, Florida and Alabama
heavy rains and high winds
have caused injury, rust and shedling
being quite prevalent. In Tennessee,
Mississippi and portions of Arkansas,
the crop has Improved. Cotton
needs rain throughout Texas, and
is failing rapidly in the central-south?rn
and southwestern portions. Picking
is general in Texas and is beginning
over the southern and central
nortions of the eastern districts.
Ihc fjovbvillr (Enquirer.
TORK VILLE, S. C.i4 ~
SATURDAV, AUGUST 24,1901.
People who have reason to look for
a short corn crop?and there are plenty
of such people?will do well to make
their arrangements to sow oats with
ivhich to piece out next summer.
The farmers of York county know
now from practical experience that
this is certainly a good wheat county,
ind they will no doubt continue to
strive to outdo all previous efforts.
3omo of the farmers have made good
:rops; but none of them have touched
nigh water mark.
When Governor McSweeney refused
:o accept the resignations of the senitors
that were sent to him, he most
ikely did not anticipate that there
ivould be campaign meetings at Liberty
Hill, Westminster, Union, Chester,
Spartanburg, Greenville, Walhalla, Anlerson
and Tirzah, and that other
points would be clamoring for other
neetings.?Augrust Kohn.
Surely Mr, Kohn does not call this a
:ampaign. Up to this time there is nolody
excited except a few of the polticians.
Had Governor McSweeney
lot returned those resignations, the
people would by this time be totally
mfit for ordinary business, and in their
ixcitement would probably be pulling
lair. As matters stand, most people
vho know how to think are thinking
ind to the best possible advantage.
The steel strikers have been checknated
at the McCutcheon mill, near
Pittsburg, by a woman. It was known,
>f course, that the mill men would get
ion-union men to take the places of
;he strikers, and to prevent this the
Jtrikers followed their usual custom in
mrrounding the mill with a picket
ine, composed of their friends. This
>lcket duty consisted in first attemptng
to persuade the new-comers against
nterference, and upon failure of perluasion
they resort to taunts, and
hen to force. At this place, however,
drs. Fred Baugh, wife of the superlnendent,
has placed herself in charge
>f the strike-breakers and marches
hem to and from the mills morning
md evening without interference. The
itriker pickets claim that their hands
ire tied because Mrs. Baugh has alvays
been kind to them, visiting the
tick of their families and doing everyhing
in her power to contribute to
heir comfort, pleasure and enjoyment.
The incident, if true, and there is no
eason to doubt it. not only shows the
alue of kindness: but that these strikes
are not altogether bad.
In the course of some comments on a
baragraph in the Greenville News, the
Columbia State remarks:
And The State further thinks that it
s neither becoming nor convincing for
i newspaper which has repudiated the
Democratic platform, and virtually the
>arty. to impute to the Democratic
lominee of the last two campaigns an
ntentlon to bolt the party if its plat'orm
and ticket do not suit him next
:ime.
If it is a fact that Mr. Bryan refused
to accept the present platform, ex ept
upon condition of the incorporaion
of certain planks, is it not reasonible
that he should drop the next platform
if these planks are dropped? In
>ur opinion, this is not only reasonable,
but it is right. Mr. Bryan nor no
>ther man has a right to uphold principles
or policies in which he has no
?onfldence, and neither has he a right
:o repudiate his honest beliefs until
le is convinced that he is wrong.
Right here we beg to remark that the
?everest lick Mr. Bryan ever got was
is the result of the abandonment of
:he expansion principle, after he had
been one of the first to endorse it to
the extent of recommending the ratfication
of the treaty of Paris.
The enqpinrrr received a telegram
bn Thursday morning announcing that
Governor McSweeney had just pardonid
Colonel Wm, A. Neal, recently con
rioted of misappropriating state funds
svith fraudulent intent, and sentenced
to three months' imprisonment. The
facts showed that Colonel Neal really
misappropriated the funds, and that
ifter the discovery of his shortage, he
made the amount good. The petition
for Colonel Neal's pardon was signed
by the trial judge, and nine of the
jurymen, and was backed up by the
signatures of prominent citizens from
ill parts of the state. Of the three
lurymen who failed to sign the petl:ion,
one is dead, one has changed his
citizenship, and the third could not be
found. Nobody sought to raise any
serious objection to the pardon. For
rnu Enquirer to say that it is altogether
satisfied with the matter would
tot be correct; but we have no hesita:ion
in saying that under the circumstances
the governor did the best
:hing that could be done. It is true
hat Colonel Neal was guilty, and
vhile there is room for difference of
spinion on the subject, we hold that his
rime was more than technical. It
,vas the same kind of a crirrle that in
jvitamy leans 10 larger ueiaicauons
vhen it is allowed to run long enough
without detection. The jury in the
ase did its duty, and is deserving of
raise and commendation. But behind
his special case it is well-known that
here was a great deal of spite, malice
ind politics, and except for these
dements, the matter would never
have been pressed for trial. It Is also
known that quite a number of other
prominent men have been mixed up
with this penitentiary scandal in a
manner no less compromising than was
the relations of Colonel Neal, and the
punishment of Colonel Neal, without
the punishment of the others, would
not have accomplished much in the
vindication of justice. As has already
been remarked, therefore, we think
that in the conviction of Colonel Neal
the jury did its duty, and in pardoning
him the governor made a very proper
exercise of his power to extend mercy.
It is to be hoped, however, that the
case will not be taken as a precedent,
and that in the event of another scandal
of this kind, all who may be parties
to it will be punished to the full
extent of the law.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Will Not be There.
Senator McLaurin has written to the
committee having charge of the proposed
political meeting in Greenville,
stating that it is impossible for him to
be present. Quite a number of other
candidates have accepted the invitations
received by them. There Is a
pretty general understanding among
Senator McLaurin's friends that he
does not propose to attend any of these
excitement breeding meetings, for several
reasons, among others because no
good is to be accomplished, and because
it is not wise for a man to do
what his enemies desire him to do.
The Wire Was Loaded.
Spartanburg correspondence News
and Courier: Saturday, the Rev. Preston
Mills, colored, whose home is at
Pacolet, was in town. He was driving
out in a buggy and two or three miles
from town he came across a telephone
wire down in the road. His horse's
foot came in contact with it and it
seemed to stick. In his movements
the wire was wrapped around the ankle
of the horse and he fell like he was
shot. Berry Henley was close at hand.
Not knowing what the matter was he
ran up and attempted to cut the wire
with his knife. As soon as he touched
it there was a hissing sound and Henley
was jolted back several feet.
Meantime the horse lay helpless, with
the wire around his ankle. Mr. Henley
then took in the situation and with
help he secured a pole and released the
wire from the foot, when the horse
bounced up and seem to be all right.
During the storms of the week the telephone
wire at some point had fallen
across the electric railway wire.
Rural Free Delivery.
The following letter from the general
superintendent of the free delivery
department of the United States postal
service, to Senator Tillman, shows
that quite soon a number of new rural
delivery routes will be established in
South Carolina: "Sir: I acknowledge
receipt of yours of recent date urging
the early establishment of the proposed
rural free delivery district, and note
your statement that your constituents
are very anxious about the deliveries,
and that you would appreciate any action
on the part of the department
which would gratify the natural expectations
of the people. In reply, I
have the honor to inform you that, in
accordance with your request, the services
from Cottageville and Getsinger
have been ordered into operation from
October 1st, 1901, and tnat tne otner deliveries
will be put into operation on
November 1st. These are the earliest
dates at which the department is now
establishing rural free delivery service."
Lntlmer on Snbuldy.
Fairview special of August 16, to the
Greenville News: I followed Mr. A. C.
Latimer to Wham's Lawn to hear him
speak. Found a nice and orderly
crowd there. There were present some
200 voters, besides numbers of ladles?
mostly young ladles and their "gallants,"
who seemed to take no stock In
politics. Mr. Latimer, of course, paid
his respects to Mr. John L. McLaurln.
but he treated him in a gentlemanly
manner so far as T am able to judge.
He made statements about him which
I do not know whether they are true,
or not. He stated that he was at first
opposed to Tillman: then afterwards
swallowed Tillman, alliance, sub-treasury,
free silver and all. and is now
boasting that he is with the brains
and wealth of the South Carolina Democracy.
He said McLaurln is responsible
for the Philippine war after
Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in
Manila bay. He undertook to argue
that the Philippines were not worth
their cost. Mr. P., a farmer of Laurens
county, took him up on that point
and rather got the best of him. In
another colloquy he rather got the
best of Mr. P. He undertook to explain
to the farmers the nature of the
shin subsldv bill bv comDarlson. saying
that If South Carolina were to offer to
give to those who might build cotton
factories $100,000 in 10 years, $10,000 a
year?it would be the same thing. This
illustration was unfair from the fact
that the other states are not offering
cotton mill builders a subsidy to build
cotton mills. After he got about
through his speech, whilst on the
stand, he was asked two questions,
viz.: If it was not because the other
nations subsidized their ships that our
ships were driven off of the high seas?
He replied that the other nations did
not subsidize ships, but paid them to
carry the merchandise, making other
remarks and dodging the pith of the
question whether this paying of money
by the government to these ships did
not enable them to drive our ships off
the seas by force of competition.
When asked why the big railroad kings
were fighting the ship subsidy Idea, his
reply was in effect, that the railroads
would be forced to build terminals to
points they did not wish to go to. The
general tenure of his speech seemed to
be to arouse the prejudice of the poor
Htnl. Dr,rt;/.nlo>.!i'
tl&uuioi. iuc i XVII. x auiv ui(ui,y mc
South against New England. He said
New England had been robbing this
government ever since it had been
formed. That the government had
paid it back all it had ever paid into
the treasury and two dollars to boot
for every dollar they had paid into the
treasury. He claimed that the shipsubsidy
would only inure to their benefit.
would be money wasted and the
poor people of the country would have
to foot the bill.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
"M," Spartanburg, S. C.?Wants ladies
to do writing at home, and promises
good salary by the month.
W. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge?Gives
notice that W. H. Hambrlght has applied
for letters of administration on
the estate of Dr. J. P. Hambrlght,
deceased.
Wm. A. Barber, President?Gives notice
of the annual convention of the
stockholders of the C. & N.-W. R. R. ?
Co., to be held in Chester, September
12th, next.
J. F. Pursley, Clover?Tells you about i
having lots of coffee, both roasted e
and green, and tells you of lard com- j
pound, and wants you to call and see
him for anything in his line.
"We Fix It" Shop?Tells you that it t
does all kinds of repair work in wood
and iron at right prices. It is located
in rear of Riddle & Carroll's store.
T. Baxter McClain?Offers a McCormick
mower, two engines, harrows
and plows for sale.
Yorkville Buggy Co.?Says Blckford &
Huffman grain drills, Deering mowers
and rakes, Syracuse plows, Stag
Brand Paint, Weber wagons and
Yorkville buggies are the best, and
want you to come and see them.
Riddle & Carroll?Say that today you
can buy rock lime at 90 cents a barrel,
and that Monday the price will
be $1-25. They call your attention to
premium hams and breakfast strips.
T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Says that
the B. & H. lamp will give more and
better light to a given quantity of oil
than any lamp in the world, and It
sells for $1.75.
J. J. Keller & Co.?Talk to you about
paints, oils and varnishes, and will
sell you the paint and put it on for
you, or will sell you the paint and let
you put it on.
J. Q. Wray?Says that a peep at his
shoe stock will convince you that he
has just what you want in the way
of shoes. He is handling the Eagle
Shoe Company's goods.
H. C. Strauss & Co.?Outline what
they expect to do this coming fall in
serving their many customers and
friends with the various kinds of
goods that they carry.
I. W. Johnson?Tells you about having j
No. 1 mackerel, Montebello hams and
breakfast strips, Pettljohn's breakfast
food, and octagon soap.
J. B. Williams?Announces the arrival
of a new supply of French and stick
candies.
THE K. M. M. A. 1
Colonel W. G. Stephenson, superintendent
of the King's Mountain Military
academy, has been in Yorkvllle
this week for a few days of rest and
recreation off the road, where he has
been for the greater part of the time
since the end of the last session in
June.
"The prospects for next session,"
said the colonel in answer to a question,
"are as good as I could hope for.
I feel absolutely certain that we will
open with not less than 35 boys, and
possibly more. We have 35 promised,
and we always get a few that we were
not counting on especially?sometimes
two or three come in without any preliminary
correspondence at all.
"Since June," Colonel Stephenson
continued, "I have been pretty well
over over this state and have also traveled
some in North Carolina and Georgia.
I have been very much gratified
with the results of my work wherever
I have been. I have good reason to
expect most of the old boys back?all
who will not he prevented by good reas i
sons for not coming?and enough nev
ones to make up the figures I give you. r
"We will be in much better shape t
this vear than we have yet been to a
make our school what It ought to be. C
Our faculty this time Is to be composed 1
of Instructors of unquestioned ability c
and experience, and all of them qre ex- s
pected to arrive on or before September
3. The session will begin on Septem- t
ber 4, and we expect to have every- ^
thing working in good shape before the ^
close of the week." ^
Colonel Stephenson also said that upon
his return to Yorkville he found
quite a number of additional inquiries (
from prospective patrons in different
parts of this state, North Carolina and V
Georgia, and that he wouid have to "
make at least one more extended trip 1
before the opening of the next session. r
He was quite enthusiastic over the t
prospects ahead, and was of the opln- *
ion that if he did not have 50 boys at
the opening, he would surely get them a
within the two weeks following. ^
.
^VRDBRER OP POLICEMAN JONES. T
There Is no reasonable doubt about d
the fact that the Negro who murdered ^
Chief of Police Jones, at Shelby, was v
formerly from this county and that a
his proper name is John Jenkins. Sher- p
iff Logan is authority for the state- 1
ment. The facts about the burglary 11
charge against Jenkins and the sealed ^
sentence against him are matters of
record in the office of the clerk of the c
court. Sheriff Logan got a "straight ?
tip" on the Negro sometime back from
a party who knew him, who saw him in 0
Shelby, and who was certain of his
man. Hut these things don't count 0
with imaginative newspaper men who 11
" ? il.M UnVniif fnr cnmo_ ^
die CllWitJO uu II1C lUUfcuuw iu? wwi??<thing:
Interesting to print^as would appear
from the following from a recent
issue of the Newport News, Va;, Her- *
aid: ^
The report of the Identification and ?
the unsuccessful attempt at the cap- Jr
ture at Weldon, N. C? of James Lowry, .
the Negro who shot and killed Chief of t
Police Jones, of Shelby, N. C? has
aroused much interest in him, as he
has lived at Bloodfleld, and is well
known there.
It is known that he is a desperate f'
man and that the chances are that he
will not be taken alive, and he is con- J
tinually armed. He was identified at
Weldon by a Negro woman, who in- ?
formed the police of his presence, but a
Lowry got wind of it, and got away ?
before the police could find him.
It is said that Lowry is related to a
members of the noted band of despe- "
radoes who Infested Robeson and Co- P
lumbus counties, North Carolina, im- a
mediately after the Civil war. and P
who did so much destruction and accompllshed
so much bloodshed. ?
This band was headed by one Henry n
Berry Lowry, who, as its chief, was
probably as dangerous a bandit as
ever infested any portion of the United
States. The band was composed of '
Henry Berry Lowry and several of his S
hrntVioi'C? un/1 enma nthAr filHtlvftft
from justice, and until they were exterminated,
property and life in the in- \
fested district were unsafe. Many C
murders and robberies were commit- ><
ted. and so relentless were the despe- a
radoes that rewards to the amount of .
$f>,000 were offered for the delivery, O
dead or alive, of Henry Berry's broth- s
ers. and the reward of $10,000, whicn Y
was offered for the body of Henry Berry
Bowry himself, was probably the
greatest reward offered for the apprehension.
of any criminal. The band v
was dispersed by the capture of most
of the leaders, and the accidental kill- t]
ing of Henry Berry Bowry. tnrough
the premature discharge of his gun.
The Lowrys belonged to a kind of
nongrel breed, being partly white, but
laving Negro and Indian blood in their
,-eins. They are known as Croatans
n their homes in North Carolina, and
vlll not associate with the Negroes or
vhites.
The Associate Press dispatches of
ruesday told of the capture in Rochgser,
N. Y? on Monday, of a Negro who
rave his name as "John Flagler," and
vho was suspected of being tne man
vanted at Shelby. The dispatch said:
'The description by the North Carolina
luthorities of Lowry tallies exactly in
:very particular with that of Lowry,
>ven to decayed teeth." There has
jeen nothing since this dispatch to lniicate
what may have been done with
he suspect.
COUNTRY TRUCK PRODUCTS.
In conversation with a local dealer
i few days ago, the reporter picked up
lome information about country truck
iroducts that ought to be of more or
ess interest.
The dealer had on hands cabbage,
mions, sweet and Irish potatoes, ap)les,
peaches and beans, and the rejorter's
curiosity as to where these
irticles came from prompted some
nquiries.
"Where did you get these cabbages?"
"The rusty looking ones came from
Lenoir, N. C., and that big pile over
;here in the hampers came from Mr.
lugh Gordon's, out here about six
niles in the country. They are much
letter than the North Carolina proluct;
in fact they are as fine as you
>ver saw anywhere. I would not sell
mything else if I could get that kind
vhenever I wanted them; but they are
lot to be had except occasionally, and
'or that reason I have to depend on
tforth Carolina as the more reliable
lource."
"And where did you get your onons?"
"They came from this county also?
lp at Wright's Cross Roads, near the
iver. There are plenty of them this
fear. It has been an especially good
fear for onions; but the price is pretty
iteep. I am paying 75 cents a bushel."
now aDoui sweet potatoes:
"They are going to be plentiful this
rear. When they first came in they
etailed at $1; but now I am selling
hem at 80 cents. I expect, however,
>efore the digging season is over, to
sell them at 15 cents. They are worth
nore than that, of course; but the peo)le
will glut the market with them,
ind sell them at that price rather than(
ake them back home. This will be the
:ase unless the producers put them up
ind keep them through the winter. If
hey do this, of course, the price need
lot get so low."
"Irish potatoes are also plentiful in
his locality this year. The crop was
l failure North; but it has been a good
leason for them here. I expect to be
iffered plenty of home-raised Irish poatoes
later on; but at this time I am
retting most of my supply from North
Carolina, where they are much cheaptr
than they are farther north."
within the town.
? Glenn & Allison have opened a cariage
repository in the Allison block.
? Mr. R. T. Allison is arranging to
nove his family Into the J. H. Riddle
louse on the corner of King's Mountiln
and Lincoln streets, and Mr. J. S.
Iladney is arranging to move his famly
into the A. S. Withers house on the
orner of Congress and West Jefferson
treets.
? People who are watching the cotton
ie market, will no doubt make careul
inquiry into the price of secondion/I
tloa A a matfora Innlr nnw It will
>e well to buy second-hand ties while
hey are cheap. The price may he
ower, of course; hut It does not promse
that way.
^ The town council has about $500 to
pend on the streets of Yorkvllle, and
t has been decided to put most of the
noney on East Liberty street, heween
the two depots, and on King's
(fountain street. The rock crusher has
ieen located near the South Carolina
nd Georgia Extension depot.
n^-There was no electric light Thursday
night on account of repairs that
yere necessary to the armature of the
lynamo. The armature was taken to
lharlotte early Thursday morning. It
iras Intended that the trip be made In
. day: hut this was found to be impracticable.
It was expected yesterday
hat the light would be running last
lght.
jC Polly Buchanan, colored, was beOre
Mayor Willis Thursday on the
harge of selling whisky In violation
f the town ordinance on the subject,
^rom the testimony adduced, the mayr
had no doubt of guilt, and he im
losed a sentence providing ior a une
f $50 or 30 days' Imprisonment. It is
robably that the woman will be made
o work out her term in the cemetery.
VThe work on the standpipe is still
rr progress. Examination developed
hat conditions were much worse than
ad been anticipated. The painters
ay they found places in the standipe
that had almost rusted into holes,
'hey have put four coats of paint over
he Interior and are now working on
he outside. When the job is completd
the whole structure will be in better
ondltion than for several years. Durng
the progress of the work, the town
3 being supplied with water direct
rom the pump.
/- Especial attention is called to the
otice of Miss Rosa Lindsay, president
f the Auxilliary Cemetery association,
sking the people to contribute plants,
oots, bulbs, etc.. to be used in beautiying
the cemetery. There are no
oubt many people in Yorkville who
ave flowers and to spare for such a
urpose as this, and who will gladly
evote them to the association. Peole
who desire to make such contribulons
should notify Miss Lindsay at
nee either in person or by dropping a
ote through the postofflce.
vA4IOL'T PEOPLE.
fairs. T.Aftt. Dobson is at Cleveland
prlngs for a few days.
Dr. Wm. Kennedy, of Laurinburg.
r. C., Is in Yorkville for a few days.
fMr. Harry C. Smith, of Charlotte, is
i Yorkville, on a visit to relatives
nd friends.
rMisses Susie and Lottie MeCants, of
mith's Turnout, visited relatives near
orkville, this week.
Missie Fannie and Annie Lou Abell,
f Lowrysville, are in Yorkville on a ;
isit to Miss Iva Withers.
Miss Jennie Perrin, of Abbeville, is
lie guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mc- i
aw, on Cleveland avenue.
Prof. R. J. Herndon has been quite :
unwell for several days. He Is not
confined to his bed, however.
Miss Lizzie Lowry has returned
home after a pleasant visit to Miss
Julia Titman, at Lowrysville.
Prof. J. B. Kennedy is home from
Edgefield, where he has been assisting
In conducting a summer school.
jy-Dr. A. Y. Cartwright and family will
"leave today for Piedmont Springs and
will be absent for eight or ten days.
Mrs. S. R. Moore and daughter. Miss
Mamie, have returned home, after
spending a month at Blowing Rock.
Miss Talulah Neville has returned
from an extended visit to relatives
hiiu inenua in nit; weaiern pun ui me j
state. I
Supervisor Gordon and Commissioner I
Wilkerson made a trip down on Fish- 1
ing creek, last Thursday, for the pur- ;
pose of inspecting the Starr and other I
bridges on that stream.
Mr. H. H. Perry, a machinist, for- j
merly of Jonesvilie, S. C., has moved i
to the York Cotton mills with his fam- 1
ily and now has charge of the engine
room and machine shop.
Mr. J. A. Darwin, formerly of Yorkville,
has become associated with a
number of other citizens of Georgia,
in the incorporation of the Mutual
Life Association of Georgia, with <
headquarters at Athens. i
Mr. Felix H. Dover, of Grover, was in :
Yorkville on Thursday, on business, i
He has been through quite a serious :
illness; but is beginning to look his
old self again. He reports the cotton
crop in his section as very good.
Rock Hill Herald, August 21; Misses
Maud and Mary Gardner, "bf Yorkville,
passed through this city a few days
ago. The former will go to the St.
Luke's hospital in New York to take
a three years' course of training to ba?
a nurse. The latter will visit relative^
in West Virginia.
'^People who are familiar with the situation
and who are good judges, say
that Mr. Thornwell Crawford, of McConnellsville,
has some 30 or 40 acres
of cotton that will make two bales to
the acre and that he will easily average
a bale to the acre on his entire crop.
Mr. Crawford is one of the most progressive
and energetic farmers in York
county. He goes to trouble and expense
that would completely stagger
the average farmer; but results seem
to fully warrant the confidence with
which he pursues his operations.
V*The following guests were present
"at a delightful card party given by
Mr. and Mrs. W. B. McCaw, last Tuesday
night, complimentary to Miss Jennie
Perrin, of Abbeville: Mr. I. W.
Johnson, Dr. R. A. Bratton, Messrs.
Paul T. McNeel, Robert Johnson, Dr.
John I. Barron, Messrs. Starr Mason, '
Geo. W. Williams, P. P. McCain, M. '
L. Carroll, Robert Steele; Misses Mattie
Johnson, Ida deLoach, Charlotte
Erwin, Hulda McNeel, Mary Hunter, :
Blanche and Rose Lindsay, Maud '
Metts, Mary Joe Witherspoon.
Says a Washington special of Au- '
gust 15th, to the Abbeville Press and 1
Banner: It is learned that overtures
were recently made to the Rev. Oliver !
Johnson, of Leslie, S. C., by the West- 1
1
minister church, of this city, with a
4a 4ta r*oofnroto '
View IU tenuis llllll IV lie |/aoivi??,v,
which is now vacant. This is the second
time within the last year that a '
Washington church has sought Mr. (
Johnson, both churches being mem- '
bers of the Northern General Assem- J
bly. The Westminister church is the
oldest of the Presbyterian faith in
southwest Washington, having been '
organized in 1873. The present church '
edifice was built within the last two 1
years, and is one of the neatest of its (
size in the city, the main auditorium (
having a seating capacity of 400. 1
Mr. Johnson would be a strong addi- '
tion to the pulpits of any city, but he 1
seems to be a hard man to tempt from 1
his Seceder mooring.
ECH BY TOM MILL.ER. J
Dr. Thomas E. Miller, president of ,
the Colored Normal Industrial, Agri- (
cultural and Mechanical college, at Or- j
angeburg, made a speech in the court .
house at Yorkville, on Thursday, to an (
audience of Negroes, in behalf of the ,
South Carolina Inter-State and West (
Indian exposition, t
The exposition was the occasion of j
Dr. Miller's visit, the subject of his j
speech, but he said a great deal to his {
audience that ought to prove of inter- e
est and value to the colored race gen- ^
erally.
Among other things the speaker said,
"I am a Negro, and I am proud of the ^
fact. There is nothing to be ashamed
of in that designation of our race.
When I hear members of my race describing
themselves as colored gentle- t
men, or colored persons, it makes me
tired. There is and ought to be a dis- j
tlnction between the words 'Negro' j
and 'nigger.' A Negro should be considered
a respectable citizen, while the j
word nigger should be applied to a low ^
down Negro.
He said that all this talk about the *
future of the Negro race was idle and ^
meaningless. It is not a question to
be considered. Negroes need not worry
about the future; but they should f
give more thought to the present. The B
present relations of the whites and the *
blacks, thirty years after emancipa
Hon, was a source of wonder and grati- 1
flcation to him. The like had never *
been known before in the history of the
Tho Nppto rncp had much ^
cause for congratulation over its con- *
dition under the circumstances, and if
it would continue to improve its condition,
it must look up to the white (
race for guidance and protection. The
surest means by which the Negro can
Improve his condition is by increasing ?
his respectability. Convicts are re- t
ceived back from the chaingang and t
penitentiary with open arms as he- ?
roes. They should be considered as s
outcast niggers. A Negro girl who I
goes from the country to the town to ?
lead a disreputable life, comes back to ^
preaching in the country and is received
as the belle of the meeting, ino respectable
Negro should notice her. A 1
Negro who will notice her cannot be
respectable. For the fact that "all t
niggers look alike" to the respectable is
white man, the better class of Negroes v
are responsible. If the better class of ^
Negroes would hold themselves above c
the "niggers," the whites would soon n
recognize the distinction. P
The speaker told his hearers that but n
few of them had business in the towns; b
their place was In the country on the
farms. The present renting system
)ught to be revised so as to provide
for five and ten year leases of these
)ld red hills, to industrious, intelligent
Negroes, who would be encouraged to
Improve the lands and make them
nore productive. The system should
provide for the eviction of a tenant
tvho falls to do as he should do; but
should be binding on whites and blacks
illke so long as both did their duty.
Speaking of politics, Miller told his
hearers that this was a matter that
ohnnM 1st oavarolv alnnp "T hftva
been in politics and have been successful,"
he said; "but the times have
changed, and there is no hope for you
In this field. The less you have to do
with politics the better it will be for
you, because the white man is not going
to tolerate your interference."
Miller is a fine looking mulatto,
ibout seven-eighths white, and is a
man of very considerable ability. He
Is a good speaker and a number of
whites who heard what he had to say
thought very highly of his speech.
LOCAL LACONICS.
Plenty of Pea*.
Reports from the pea crop are to the
effect that the prospect is good all
along the line. Notwithstanding the
high price of seed, lots of peas were
sowed, and the frequent rains have
made them grow rapidly.
We Will Send The Enquirer
For one year to two or more subscribers
at $1.76 each, provided the two or
more names are returned and paid for
when the names are entered. Thh
Enquirer will be sent from this issue
to the 1st of January, 1902, for 64 cents
in advance.
(fhamplon Mink Killer.
Ogden correspondence Augusta Herald:
Mr. James Workman, of this
place, has killed 12 minks since crops
were laid by. He has three dogs, Abraham,
Loud and True, that know their .
business when running minks. If Mr.
Workman attempts to eat a chicken
pie for each mink he kills, as is the
rule here, he will soon be the champion
chicken-eater.
Too Mnch Rain.
The heavy rains that have fallen so
continuously of late, have begun to
awaken a feeling of uneasiness as to
consequences if they continue. There
is no evidence, however, that tney have
yet done any damage. Both cotton and
upland com are growing nicely. Upland
corn is generally considered to
promise a much better yield than last
year, and there is a good deal of it,
too. The crop outlook is not nearly so
discouraging as it has been at times
during the past few months.
See* 'Em In HI* Dreams.
Answering an inquiry as to the progress
that is being made in the exchange
of old school books for the new ones
recently adopted by the state board of
education, County Superintendent Carroll
writes State Superintendent McMahan
as follows: "Since our summer
3chool closed, I have done nothing but
3tand in my office and exchange school
books. I work at it all day, and in my
Jheams, I 'see dozens of men in line
with a satchel of old books under their
irms. Our people are making the exchange
with very little friction, and we shall
soon be entirely rid of the old se-ies."
Wreck on the S. C. & O. E.
Blacksburg special of August 21 to
:he Greenville News: Another wreck
>n the South Carolina and Georgia Extension
railroad occurred yesterday
evening about 6 o'clock at a point
east of Mooresboro, N. C., where there
iad been a trestle, but is now a fill.
Dne man is perhaps fatally injured,
while about eight are cut, bruised and
sadly shaken up. It seems that as the
nixed train from Marion, N. C., to
htn r?la/?p paitia around the curve on
:he embankment, the passenger coach
jroke loose, Jumped the track and
'oiled down the 40-foot embankment,
:urnlng over four times in its descent,
Tt is a miracle that some of the occu)ants
were not killed. J. Dudley DufT,
>f this place, seems to have been the
nost unfortunate and his Injuries may
>rove fatal. Riley Whisonant, a coined
employe of the road, and Will Sulivan,
a white brakeman, were also
jadly Injured. The rest of the passengers
were, as before stated, cut, bruised
and badly shaken up.
Unsafe Condition at Starr Bridge*
Rock Hill Herald: There is urgent
leed for the rebuilding or raising of the
>ridge at the Starr ford on Pishing
:re?k. The bridge was swept from its
oundation more than two months ago;
>ut not carried away. It lies across
he creek and pedestrains can cross
lpon it when the creek is not swolen;
but it is of no other use. Dr. W.
d. Love, of McConnellsvllle, had quite
in experience there a few days ago.
3e was called upon by Mr. Sam Set:er
to visit his wife, who was quite
lick. The doctor had to cross the creek
n order to visit the patient, and when
le came to the stream in company with
dr. Setzer, the water was too high,
ind too swift to permit of his driving ?
icross at the ford; so hitching his
lorse he mounted the bridge and walkid
as far as possible; but at the end of
he bridge the water in the bottoms
vas waist deep. At the invitation of
A Antnr nil m KoH imATl
nr. ocuci mc uuv.iv/. vi.u.wv.
he friendly shoulders of the former,
vho started upon his journey with his
oad; but Mr. Sgtzer stumped his toe
?n a root and easily dumped the welled
and well-dressed physician headong
Into the murky torrent, at the
ame time falling himself upon the
truggling doctor. The rapid fire
ounds in that neighborhood just at
hat moment were taken to be thunder,
tut as the doctor and his stumbling
tatue of mud proceeded on their
ourney the neighborhood took In the
ituation. Sunday before last Mr. J.
4. Starr had a more exciting experince
in the ford. He had some trouble
n saving himself and rescued the mule
le was driving with difficulty.
'oniplalned of the Salary.
Spartanburg Journal: Tuesday the
overnor received a rather unusual leter
of resignation. It came from Magstrate
W. M. Venters, of Venters, in
Villiamsburg county. Mr. Venters
endered his resignation as magistrate
pon the ground that no honest man
ould work for a salary of $2.28 a
lonth. His resignation was, of course,
romptly accepted and the governor
as requested Senator Williams to
ominate a successor in case one can
e found to take the job.