Straps and Jacts.
? The state department, says a
Washington dispatch, has positive
proof that the Bulgarian government Is
Indirectly, if not directly responsible
for the kidnapping of Miss Stone. The
object of the crime was to embroil the
Turkish government with the United
States. The Bulgarians and Macedonians
are alarmed over the complications
that nave arisen and there is now
reason to fear that those implicated in
the plot will take Miss Stone's life In
the hope of further ensuring their own
safety.
? The annual report of the postmaster
general for the fiscal year ended
July 30, 1901, will contain three features
of especial interest. They are the
universal extension of the rural free
delivery service, the resumption and
extension ot me pneumatic iuuc on tiwi
and a resume of the scope, force and
effect of the recent order against premium
publications. Mr. Smith will ask
congress to increase the appropriation
for the rural free delivery service to
$6,250,000, an increase of $2,750,000 over
the estimates for last year. Mr. Smith
is warmly in favor of the universal extension
of the rural free delivery system,
believing it to be one of the most
popular and successful branches of the
post office department's mail service.
? Detroit Free Press: A surprising
story is told in Detroit today, by a
prominent young society woman of Petosky,
Mich., who is visiting friends
. here, but who does not wish to be quoted.
She says that since the condemnation
of Czolgosz, the wives of three of
the most prominent citizens of that
place have received anonymous letters
threatening them with assassination.
The letters state that the recipient is
one of a hundred women throughout
the United States, selected to be killed
in retaliation for the execution of the
assassin of President McKinley. Mrs.
O. H. Rose, one of the women there, is
the wife of one of the wealthiest men
of Michigan. The second is the wife of
Judge Wachtl; the third is the wife of
Judge Newberry. The matter nas been
put in the hands of the sheriff.
? Augusta Chronicle: A great deal of
fine writing has been done, in past
years, about the colored man who owns
a patch of ground near Vanderbilt's
Biltmore property at Asheville. It was
said that he refused to sell his patch
at any price and that he "found Mr.
Vanderbilt a very good neighbor."
Recently this Negro has been arrested
for stealing wood. He protested his innocence;
but was bound over. Mr.
Vanderbilt's foresters claim that they
detected him in the act. Meanwhile a
man got an option on the Negro's property
and tried to sell it to Mr. Vanderbllt;
but was told that Mr. Vanderbllt
did not want it, never desired it,
and did not want it even at a low figure.
So passes a romance that was
made out of literary phantoms. We are
sorry for the old Negro, and hope he
may get cleared and remain a good
neighbor to the New York nabob who
?.?vdoes not want his little patch and never
did.
? Washington special of October 18,
to Philadelphia Record: President
Roosevelt today talked to several
prominent southern men about the
criticism which has come from the
south as a result of his having had
Booker T. Washington as a guest at
dinner. Among them were Senator McLaurin,
of South Carolina, and General
Joe Wheeler. The president told them
that he regretted that the southern
people had seen fit to censure him for
exercising an undisputed right in inviting
Booker Washington to dine with
him, and thought that if the southern
people really understood the situation
. there would be no complaint of his
course. The president declared he had
made no mistake. Every mail brings
to the White House large numbers of
letters from prominent people in the
south, standing by the president in the
matter. The writer of one of them says
that in Atlanta, Ga., several years ago,
the board of trade gave a banquet, at
which there was present as a guest a
prominent colored Democrat, and that
after dinner the Negro was called upon
to respond to a toast.
? ? Robbers failed to get the valuables
from an express car on the Southern
Pacific railroad near Eugene, Oregon,
last Wednesday, because of the
remarkable courage of a messenger
named C. F. Charles. After the robbers
had stopped the train, they made
the engineer and fireman cut loose the
express and mail cars, and then required
the engineer to pull the cars some
distance away. All this time Mr.
Charles had remained in his car. The
robbers ordered him to open the door.
He refused and they threatened to
blow it open with dynamite. He told
them to blow away. They blew the
door with a dynamite cartridge, and
also exploded cartridges under the car
and threw them inside. Charles picked
up the cartridge that was thrown
inside and pitched it out, where it exploded.
He also drew the fuse from an
oiner caririuge. xne roDDers riuaieu
the side of the ear with bullets after
Charles had fired at them several
times; but as he had taken off his shoes
and changed his position they did not
hit him. After trying for 40 minutes to
get into the car the robbers gave it up
as a bad job, stole the registered packages
from the mail car and left.
? Gastonia special of October 21: This
morning a fire alarm was given about
4.15 and the flames were located at the
Anders & Floyd livery stable, on Main
street. So rapid was the spread of the
flames that the are was well underway
before water could be turned on. The
stable, which was a large two-story
frame building, contained a large
quantity of hay and roughness, hence
the best that could be done by the firemen
was to confine the flames to the
stable and an adjoining cottage. The
men at the hose did most excellent
work; but despite their efforts, the stable,
together with a nearby store
building, a cottage and a small Negro
cabin, were consumed. The heaviest
loss falls on Anders & Floyd. They
lost seven vehicles, six horses, all
their harness, robes and office fixtures,
together with $500 worth of feed, making
a total of nearly $2,000, with no insurance.
The stable building was owned
by G. W. Ragan and he had no in
surance. W. C. Campion lost a stock
of groceries valued at *300 and a part
of his household furniture. The only
part of the property that was insured
was the cottage adjoining the stables.
On this cottage there was $500 insurance.
The total loss by fire and water
will amount to about $4,000. With the
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the first stage of the fire, the stable |
proprietors succeeded in saving about
20 of their horses and most of their
rolling stock.
She ^(orlmlle ?nquiw.
YORKVIULE, S. C.:^"
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26,1901.
It now looks more than ever as if the
court of inquiry is going to make a
presidential candidate out of Admiral
Schley.
E. H. Deas, the Negro deputy collector
of the 2d district, has tendered his
resignation to take effect the day before
Mr. George R. Koester goes into
the collector's office. Deas has for
years been one of the most obnoxious
Negro politicians In the state, and the
reason he did not tender his resignation
to take effect the day after the
new collector comes In Is obvious.
In The Record, of Wednesday, Mr. G.
R. Koester publishes a signed statement
with regard to his appointment
as collector of internal revenue. He
states that he did not seek the appointment;
but that the president, at the instance
of friends, including Senator
McLaurln, volunteered it. He states
that the appointment was unconditional,
and that he will enter upon the duties
of the office Xintrammeled. He will
withdraw from the editorial management
of The Record.
Appointment of Koeater.
As was naturally to be expected, the
appointment of Mr. G. R. Koester as
collector of internal revenue, has stirred
the politicians and newspapers to
just about the same extent that they
would have been stirred by any other
appointment; but it has occasioned considerably
more guessing than some
other appointments, that could have
been made, might have occasioned.
Mr. Koester is a Democrat and has
for years been a close personal friend
of Senator MfcLaurin. There is no reason
to assume that the appointment
came through other than Senator McLaurin's
direct influence, and because
of this fact the old line Republican element
is boiling with anger against the
president, while the antl-McLaurin
Democratic papers are insisting with
truth on what seems to them to be
the very important fact that Mr. Koes
*** nannnt hrlnir tn thA RPnntnr'a sun
port a single vote that he did not already
have. Among the many suggestions
that have been made is one
to the effect that Senator McLaurin i3
providing for his friends before taking
a position in the cabinet, and still another
holds that the circumstance is a
dead sure indication that Senator McLaurin
is to be at the head of a white
Republican party in 1904. Many of the
published comments are interesting;
but taken altogether they would be
very confusing were it not for the fact
that most of them are to be considered
only as unfriendly guesses.
The political significance of the appointment
aside, there is no reason to
doubt that Mr. Koester is thoroughly
competent to fill the position of collector
as well as It has ever been filled in
this state before, and his claims on the
office are about as good as are those of
any other citizen of South Carolina
who could be named.
Ship Snbildy Again.
It is with especial pleasure that we
give space In another column to the
communication of Mr. R. Kelso
Charles, of Darlington, on the ship subsidy
question, because It is easy to recognize
In the writer not only a well-informed
man of philosophic mind: but
also an individual who Is able to tolerate
views with which he cannot agree,
and who. If convinced, would probably
make frank acknowledgement of the
fact.
We would like all who are interested
in this question, to read carefully the
arguments advanced by Mr. Charles.
His presentation of his side of the case
is strong and is calculated to furnish to
people who are opposed to the ship subsidy
idea "just because," something
to stand on. However, whether it be
from confidence in what we may conceive
to be our superior wisdom, or Just
ordinary stubborness, we are not inclined
to budge from our position, especially
since our correspondent has
been broad enough to see and liberal
enough to concede our contention that
the ship owner is not to be considered
as the object or principal beneficiary
of subsidy.
Just here, in this connection also, we
desire to say that while we are persuaded
that a large merchant marine
will have immense Influence in the development
of our foreign trade, and
that the development of our foreign
trade will add to the wealth of the
nation, we are not certain that subsidy
will bring us the desired development
of our merchant marine. We only hop*
and believe that such will be the result
of a liberal subsidy paid out on a just
and equitable basis, and our faith in
the proposition is sufficient to make us
willing' and anxious to see a fair trial
of the experiment.
With all due respect to the acknowledged
authorities on political economy,
we beg leave to inform our correspondent
that the ideal conditions upon
which they usually base their philosophies
seldom exist in fact, and that
we can more easily get at the significance
of trade balances with foreign
countries by looking about us. Until a
very few years ago trade balances in
our dealings with Europe, were against
us, and as the result we sent abroad
year after year millions of securities
and gold. It was because we bought
more from them than they bought from
us; and along about 1890 to 1898, it
looked as if our noses had been bound
to the European grindstone forever.
During the period mentioned, the country
economized as it had never economized
before, began to produce various
kinds of commodities more cheaply
than the Europeans could produce
them, sold more goods in Europe than
Europe sold here and turned the bal
ance of trade in our favor. Gold and
securities which had previously been
going: the other way, started back
again, bringing with them the most
widespread prosperity the country has
ever known. Whatever may have been
the dogmas of the leading economists
previous to this period, it seems that in
view of the facts that have been eo recently
transpiring under the observation
of all of us, they ought to be willing
to lay down some new conclusions.
It is true that "we need not care where
we pay our freight money or to whence
we pay the bonus of subsidy, Just so
we are sure that we are benefitted," but
if we want to be sure of being benefitted
we had better pay it to our own
people.
Will we get cheaper freight rates?
It will not require a pound less coal to
carry a "bale of cotton, a bushel of
wheat or a kit of codfish" under the
American flag than under the British
flag. As a matter of fact it takes more
wages to carry under the American flag
than under the British flag, which
amounts to the same thing; but we will
not discuss that phase of the question
at this time. Our exports and imports
for last year amounted to about 40,000,
000 tons, and the freight bill was approximately
$200,000,000. Of this
amount ships carrying the American
flag received less than 10 per cent. Foreign
ships carried the balance, and it
was a large proportion of their entire
business. Suppose, as the result of the
proposed subsidy, there should be a
material Increase in the number of
American ships bidding for this freight,
how would the foreigners be affected?
Is it not reasonable to assume that they
would begin to cut prices? We think
so, and if the cut should amount to only
5 per cent, it would more than pay
the subsidy provided in the pending
bill.
Not being able to agree with so courteous
a correspondent in any of his
propositions is a source of positive regret
to us; but still, we find ourselves
bound to hold that the shot "to the benefit
to be derived from transports in
time of war," is not so long as is suggested.
Of course, the subsidy is not
asked for on this sole ground. It wii!
be remembered, however, that we wevai
greatly hampered for lack of trans*
ports in getting our troops to Cuba,
and we came very near needing at Santiago
the thousands of soldiers who. on
this account, had to be left at Tampa.
This, too, was in a war of our own
making, not precipitated until our
chosen time, and after we had purchased
all the warships and transports
that were for sale. But this is not tho
only phase of the question. Our correspondent
surely remembers the sharp
advance that was caused in ocean
freight rates as the result of Great
Britain's use of her transports in taking
troops to South Africa. We will
be subject to the same or even worse
inconvenience upon the breaking out of
war in Europe.
We shall not attempt to dispute
that England's great fleets had their
origin in fear of invasion and desire of
self-preservation. Such is the fact.
J. lie Well snips, IlUWCVCl, 1UDICICU tnc
merchant ships and the merchant ships
helped to make England the richest
country on earth. There is no probability
that greatness will ever be forced
upon us by our necessities as was the
case with England; but if we aspire to
still nfere enviable eminence than England
has ever attained, why should
we wait to be forced, when the road by
which we are to go is so plainly marked
and easy to travel?
NOTES FROM OGDEN.
Lecture by Dr. Bayf?Condition of
Cotton?Sowing1 Wheat?New School
Home?Other Note*.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Ogden, October 24.?We were treated
to something new last Friday night.
Dr. Bays delivered his famous and
very popular lecture on "Courtship," in
Antioch church on that night. Everybody
was delighted with it. He held
the audience spellbound, as it were, for
about an hour and a half. One minute
the audience would look as if they
were at a funeral service, and the next
moment it would be convulsed with
laughter. Tickets were sold at 25 and
15 cents each. The proceeds amounted
to $14.40. A small amount of this sum
goes to pay a balance of our quota of
an indebtedness on the district parsonage.
The balance goes to the church.
The weather this fall has been very
favorable for the cotton crop and for
saving hay, etc. Everybody predicted
early frost, but we have not had
enough yet to do any damage. Cotton
continues to open very slowly, and everybody
is of the opinion that the crop
will be short. The fair weather is nice
for the cotton crop; but a good rain is
needed to put the ground in good fix
for sowing grain. An abundance of
oats have been sown and the farmers
are now sowing wheat.
Mr. William Newsom finished sowing
wheat a few days ago. He turned his
land with turn plows, then harrowed it
and put his wheat in with a drill. He
put one-half bushel of wheat and a little
over 100 pounds of acid to the acre.
A great many others are preparing and
seeding their land the same way.
Corn is nearly all gathered. A great
many farmers will have corn to buy
next year. Cotton is being picked and
sold about as fast as it opens.
The pillars for the new school house
at this place were laid last week and
the carpenters were to commence work
yesterday. Mr. J. C. Fudge, of Rock
Hill, has the contract. The house will
be 20x40 feet. Mr. Fudge contracted to
put the house up for $30, and 50 cents
extra for each door and window facing.
The lumber will cost something
over $100.
Mr. J. R. Parish's store, near Ogden,
was broken into and robbed of about
$18 worth of goods a few weeks ago.
At last account the thief or thieves had
not been caught.
Some of our young men have been
doing some faithful and earnest work
this summer and fall, and as a result,
we learn that there will be several?
what? Did you say weddings? in the
near future. Well, I believe you are
good on a guess.
Miss Irene Roach, from near Rock
Hill, visited at Mr. S. M. Roach's this
week.
Misses Daisy and Myrtle Sloan, who
visited at Mr. C. L. McFadden's a short
time ago. were from Lodo, Mecklenburg
county, N. C., instead of from
near Yorkville, as I stated in my last
correspondence. I niake the correction
by request.
Boy No. 2 arrived at Mr. Robert Conrad's
home a few weeks ago.
Mrs. W. D. Dun.ap has been quite
sick for sometime. She doesn't improve
very fast.
Mr. C. L. McFadden was confined to
his room several days last week, with
rheumatism.
Mr. J. K. Scoggins will move, with
his family, to Rock Hill, sometime in
November. He is a member of the
firm of Lucas & Scoggins, of that city.
s. K. J.
MERE-MENTION. '
Tt In nnnr nal.kll.knJ kVinf f VlC Poll.
XI AO uuw coiauusiicu IA ACL I* LUW 4. ?*I*
American exposition will lack $4,000,000
of paying expenses There is talk
among the Chinese of recalling Wu
Ting Fang, because of his too great
popularity in the United States
Russia is seeking to place bonds in the
United States Booker T. Washington
has issued the following statement
with regard to the Washington dining
incident: "I understand that some papers,
in certain parts of the country,
are printing alleged interviews. with
me. I want to state as emphatically
as I can that I have given no interview
and have refrained from any discussion
of what occurred in Wasnlngton, although
persistent efforts have been
made to put words into my mouth."....
General Redvers Buller has been removed
from the command of the first
British army corps because of a speech
in which he tried to throw the blame
for the failure of his operations at
Ladysmlth, on other officers The
authorities in the Philippines are making
arrangements to crush out the insurgent
forces on the island of Samar.
....Representative James D. Richardson,
of Tennessee, was on Wednesday
elected Sovereign Grand Commander of
the Ancient and Accepted Order of the
Scottish rite of Free Masonry for the
southern jurisdiction of the United
States The Iron Works cotton
mills, of Fall River, have given notice
of an increase of wages to take effect
November 5. The increase amounts to
5 per cent Czolgosz is to die next
Tnpsrtftv mornine. Because of the
short western corn crop, many steamers
that have been employed especially
to carry corn, are tied up in idleness
at New York, New Orleans and other
ports Charles P. Lane, a prominent
Alabama Republican, has announced
it as ..is intention to stump
the state in behalf of the ratification
of the new constitution.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Jndge Benet For the Senate.
A Columbia dispatch to the Augusta
Chronicle says that Judge W. C. Bennet
will probably be a candidate for
the United States senate. ?
Hilled at the Circa*.
>Rennettsvills special of October 23, to
the Charleston News and Courier:
While an immense crowd was leaving
Robinson's circus this afternoon, Tom
Odom stepped upon Jack King's foot
unintentionally. King, who was drunk,
shot Odom near the heart, killing him
almost instantly. King attempted to
escape: but bystanders seized him.
Odom was the butler at Jones' boarding
house and a peaceable Negro. King
is a young mulatto^
Condition of Agent Hill.
Spartanburg Journal, Thursday: The
latest reports from T. M. Hill, depot
agent at Greers, are that he will recover
from the wounds inflicted by a
would-be robber at the Greer's depot
on Tuesday night of last week. It is
reported from Greers today that he is
much better and that his condition is
hopeful. There has been much interest
in his case and people generally are rejoiced
at any good news. The people
of Wellford, the former home of Mr.
Hill, hav.e shown the keenest and most
practical interest in his case.
Bargain Rash In Charleston.
Charleston special of October 14:
About 800 women, many of whom were
members of well-known families, were
dispersed by the police this morning
while in a rush toward the door of a
bargain nouse on mng street. Aiiuring
offers had been made, and before
the establishment was opened the women
had blocked the street to such an
extent that cars could not bclton.
When the doors swung back the women
swarmed in and dozens were tramped
upon and hurt. Several women fainted.
Mary Coleman, colored, was
thrown to the sidewalk and the mad
bargain hunters rushed over her. She
is seriously injuried. As the mob
surged through the entrance, glasses
were smashed and the heavy barricades
previously erected were twisted
from their places. A riot call was sent
to police headquarters and a patrol
wagon filled with policemen was rushed
to the scene. The mob was driven
back and the police closed the store.
The proprietor was allowed to open later
in the day.
Gambling Debt Not Binding.
News and Courier, Wednesday: According
to an opinion filed yesterday
morning by United States Circuit
Judge Slmonton, farmers and others
who speculate in cotton futures and
lose are not required to pay the brokers.
This decision is based on the law
of South Carolina, which declares that
all future gambling contracts are immoral,
illegal and void. The defendant
in the suit took advantage of this law
when he filed his answer. The case is
important, as it depls with an important
question and one which frequently
comes to the surface. James H. Parker
& Co., the plaintiffs, are cotton brokers
in New York, and the defendant is
W. A. Moore, "a small farmer, of Spartanburg."
It was shown in the complaint
that Moore had been dealing for
a year in futures and had pocketed his
winnings: but it is alleged that when
he lost he refused to pay. Subsequently.
when the New York firm entered
suit, Moore claimed that he was gambling,
which was illegal under the
South Carolina law, and his point was
sustained by the Federal court.
Am Seen In Columbia.
Columbia special of Tuesday to The
News and Courier: The appointment of
Mr. George R. Koester, editor of The
Record, as collector of internal reyenue
was a great surprise to the people.
Mr. Koester has hundreds of friends in
this city and state. Of course, Republicans
are disappointed. The committee
at its meeting last week recommended
Mr. George H. Huggins, of this
city. Mr. Huggins has been acting
collector since Mr. E. A. Webster's
death, and he is a popular young man
and one of good business qualities. He
seemed to be handicapped by the en- ,
dorsement of the Republican committee,
the members of which do not seem
to be en rapport with the president.
Mr. Koester returned here from Washington
today. In an interview he said
that he had not applied for the position, j
but that it was tendered to him. He ,
said that he would assume the duties of (
the office without making any promises,
except that he would conduct the office
to the best of his ability. Mr. Koester ]
being the editor of The Reocrd, much j
speculation has been indulged in as to ,
what would be the fate of that paper. \
Mr. Koester's connection with the in- ,
ternal revenue office will not make it ]
necessary for him to sever his connec- |
tion with The Record, which paper will
continue to be published under the ,
same management. J
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Charlotte Brick Co., Fort Mill, S. C.?
Offers {5 reward for Alex Springs.
J. M. Heath & Co.?On the fourth page
of this Issue tell the public about
what they have learned from a comparatively
short experience, in regard
to the buying and selling of goods In
Yorkville. They also talk about their
large and varied stock of dry goods.
H. C. Strauss & Co.?Say that Robinson's
circus is coming to town, and
invite you to make their store your
headquarters if you visit Yorkville
next Thursday. They talk about the
exhibit of dry goods, clothing, shoes,
etc., that is to be seen in their store.
Riddle & Carroll?Want you to see
them for Swift's "Premium" hams,
superior green coffee, choice seed oats
and fertilizers for wheat.
J. Q. Wray?Invites good dressers to
come to him for perfect fitting overmats
and elothlnsr. and says he can
fit you up just right.
Yorkvllle Buggy Co.?Announces that
merit always wins, and says that
this is the reason that they have to
hustle to keep up with orders. Their
motto is "Good goods, fair dealings,
and prompt and careful attention to
business."
T. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Invites you
to see him before buying anything in
the line of silverware, plated ware,
cut and plain glass, china and porcelain,
and says he is sure that he can
give you as close prices as you can
find anywhere. .
I. W. Johnson?Is still receiving new
and fresh groceries, and this week
tells of the new goods that he has received.
y- ABOUT PEOPLE.
Treasurer Neely is at Clover today.
5^fr. and Mrs. J. Frank McElwee returned
to Yorkvllle yesterday.
&Mr. Toad Smith, of Lowrysville, is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Ferguson,
in Yorkvllle.
^Mr. and Mrs. R. Moultrie Bratton, ol
Guthriesville, were visitors in Yorkvllle
yesterday.
Mrs. John McNeel left yesterday for
her home in Alabama, after spending
sometime with Mr. G. L. McNeel and
other relatives in Yorkvllle.
^Bock Hill special to Columbia Statel
Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson H. Barber have
issued invitations to the marriage ol
their daughter. Miss Amie Watson,
which will occur on the evening of the
30th. The groom i9 Mr. J. Browning
Sykes, one of the prominent young
merchants of the city. The ceremony
will be s"blemized in St. John's M. E,
church and will be a brilliant affair
and will be followed by a reception at
the home of the bride's parents.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
? Another car of bill posters for Robinson's
circus reached Yorkville last
Wednesday and distributed a lot ol
fresh advertising matter.
^ Mr. D. M. Hall left some very large
sweet potatoes at Mr. J. Q. Wray's on
Wednesday. The heaviest weighed 5J
pounds. Mr. Hall said they were pushed
out of the ground by larger ones
underneath. 4
^ AJayor Willis has been operating on
the local blind tigers during the present
week. On Monday Lizzy Adamson,
colored, plead grullty to selling whisky,
and paid a fine of $25. Jane Gregory
plead guilty on Thursday to the same
charge and paid the same fine. Sarah
Simpson was convicted on Thursday of
selling liquor and sentenced to pay a
fine of $50 or go to Jail for 30 days. The
fine h^s not yet been paid. These several
cases were worked up by Chief of
I^lice Love.
r^The foot ball game between the K.
"Mi hnvn and tha South Carolina!
college team at the base ball park next
Monday afternoon, promises to be of especial
Interest to Yorkville people,
many of whom have never seen a contest
of the kind. So far as The Enquirer
has information It will be the
first match game of foot ball ever played
In Yorkville. Admission will be
charged to defray the expenses of the
visitors; but the entertainment promises
to be well worth the money.
AT THE OIL MILL.
The Victor Cotton Oil people are
pushing work on their plant as rapidly
as possible, and although most of the
machinery Is now here, It Is quite evident
that It will be the latter part of
November before the mill Is In operation.
That the oil mill will be quite an Important
adltlon to the Industries of
Yorkville, when completed, Is evident
and the evidence Is constantly becoming
more striking. The company has
already turned loose a good many dollars
In connection with the erection of
Its buildings, etc., and the wages It will
pay for labor in connection with its future
operations will also be an Important
item.
The most Important advantage of
this plant to the community generally,
however, will be realized by the farmers
who are close enough to haul seed,
hulls and meal to and from the mill in
wagons. While they will probably not
be able to get any larger cash prices
for their seed than heretofore, they
will be able to exchange seed for hulls
and meal on more advantageous terms,
and to buy these last named commodities
cheaper than they have been buying
them.
The Victor Oil mill will have the capacity
to crush 24 tons of seed a day at
the start. Everything is being constructed,
however, with a view to doubling
the capacity next season should
It develop that the surrounding territory
will furnish the required amount
of seed.
FOUGHT WITH THE CUBANS.
The following dispatch from Washington
to the Baltimore Sun is of local
Interest:
"The identity of the man who was
found dead in his room at the Broadway
Central hotel, New York, on Saturday,
supposed to be A. A. McCain, a
United States army surgeon, was disclosed
today by W. S. Wright, of 808
Eleventh street northwest.
"The body in question is that of Ar
thur A. McCain, who was surgeon in
the Cuban army, with the rank of major.
His father was a minister of the
gospel. He was born in South Carolina
and was a veterinary surgeon. McCain
separated from his wife several
years ago. He served in the Cuban
war until about the time of the outbreak
of hostilities between the United
States and Spam, when he became interested
in two Santo Domingo revolts
that failed. One expedition was brok5n
up by General Brooke and its members
were arrested and kept in Jail for
three months in Baracos."
If the dead man is really Dr. A. A.
McCain, he was a half brother of F. P.
McCain, Esq., of Yorkville. Mr. McCain
said yesterday that there are
some mistakes in the paragraph. "In
the first place," he informed the reporter,
"Dr. McCain was never married,
and in the second place he was a
physician and surgeon and not a veterinary.
He left Tampa, Fla., in March,
*98, with Gen. Laciet's filibustering expedition
to Cuba. He served in the
army of Gomez as a surgeon with the
rank of major, was severely wounded,
and after the war practiced medicine
, in Havana. He left Havana on account
of ill-health and accepted a po
sltion with an unio drug nrm to travel
Central America, where he was when
we last heard from him about a month
ago. I have no information as to his
probable death beyond what Is stated
in the dispatch, and am hoping that
, possibly there Is some mistake. My
brother was about 35 years of age."
| LOCAL LACONICS.
Wheat Seeding.
, Several people have? recently asked
The Enquirer to state the quantity of
1 wheat Mr. John Plaxco sowed to the
acre last year. The reporter saw Mr.
Plaxco on the street a few days ago
i and in reply to a question on the sub1
ject, he said "two-apd-a-half pecks."
. we Will Send The Enquirer
For one year to two or more subscribers
at $1.75 each, provided the two or
more names are returned and paid for
when the names are entered. The
Enquirer will be sent from this issue
to the 1st of January, 1902, for 36 cents,
in advance.
Change of Schedule.
1 There will be another change of
1 schedule on the Carolina and North,
Western railroad next Monday. By
the change the southbound mail train
will arrive at Yorkville at 6.47 p. m.
There will be no change in the .time of
arrival of thp north hound train?7.50
' a. m.
t Jlew Corporation
* ^The secretary of state, on Wednesday,
( commissioned the Eagle Manufacturi
ing company, of Rock Hill, which is to
manufacture wagons, cabinet work,
| coffins, etc. The capital stock is to be
\ {5,000. The corporators are J. H. Mil1
ilng, Jas. Boulware, J. S. Starr and R.
\ B. Deas.
Death of Joneph A. Hnmel.
Mr. Joseph A. Hamel, a former citizen
of York county, but for several
years a resident of Sunnyside, near
Tampa, Fla., died at his home there
last Tuesday morning. His death was
due to a peculiar Florida fever that is
supposed to be caused or very much
> aggravated by mosquitoes. Mr. Hamel
was a son or Mr. John Hamel, who
, lives about three and a half miles
! southeast of Yorkville. He was about
! 40 years of age. He leaves a widow
and one child,
i !?lie Search For Lowry.
' ^King's Mountain Democrat: Since
our last report three Negroes have been
arrested for Jim Lowry. One at Walterboro,
S. C., a second at Little Rock,
Arkansas, and another in some Maryland
town. In the meantime, several
dashes have been made from this place
into the adjoining mountains with tne
hope of overhauling the fugitive. All
these arrests have proved erroneous,
1 T t? "t'11 o loro-o A minntP
description of the Negro has been published
in our state papers and- certainly
every citizen would know him were
they to see him.
*b?jcklnsr on the Catawba.
Clover Review: Captain W. B. Smith
and H. L. Wright returned yesterday
evening from a duck hunt on Catawba
river. They Drought in six large ducks.
While they had good luck and fine
sport, like everything else in the world,
adversity and prosperity, Joy and sorrow
are always mixing. In rambling
around they, like true sports, got wet
up to the knees and when they got
back to camp they pulled off shoes
and socks to dry oft around the camp
fire. Strange as It may appear the captain
turned in and forgot his shoes, one
of which was burned entirely and he
had to come home in his socks.
Come to the Meeting.
Prof. A. R. Banks, president of the
York County Teachers' association publishes
the following in the last issue of
the Rock Hill Herald: "County Superintendent
of Education, J. E. Carroll
has called a meeting of the York county
(white) teachers for next Saturday,
October 26, to meet in the Graded
school building at Yorkville. Matters
of more than ordinary Importance are
to be discussed. The main question,
however, will be the dividing of the
county into districts convenient for
teachers' meetings, when instructions
will be given to teachers by persons
selected for the purpose. If the plan
Is adopted and carried out, It is evident
that we will all receive mutual benefit
Then let all the teachers of the county
try to attend this meeting, in order
that all may have a voice in formulating
plans for the improvement of the
entire body of teachers In York county.
Let me, as president of the York County
Teachers' association, urge each
teacher to come. We meet seldom
enough. Let -the teachers' rally at
Yorkville on the 26th be the largest
ever held in the county. Come, and
encourage one another."
Stole llorMe and Bork)'.
Mrs. Hannah Mason, who lives a
short distance this side of Wright's
Ferry, lost a horse last Tuesday night,
and it developed about the same time
that Mr. Henry Baird, who lives near
Concord church, had lost a buggy.
An investigation during Wednesday
brought out the information that a
white convict named Will Harris, alias
Young, had escaped from the Mecklenburg
county chaingang on Monday
or Tuesday, and had managed
to get across the river at Wright's
tt'l,????,. Murine Tnpnilav nfternnnn. He
stole the horse from Mrs. Mason, and
rode It as far as Mr. Baird's and provided
himself with a buggy. A tele- ,
phone message received in YorkviUe j
Thursday from Rocky Mount, down !
near the Fairfield line, brought the in- ,
formation that the horse and buggy i
had been re-captured. The story was <
that the man excited suspicion and a j
crowd got after him. He abandoned
the buggy and took to the woods. <
While the crowd was following, he cir- ?'
cled around and got back to the bug- (
gy again. The crowd made a quick dis- J
covery of this movement and forced t
him back into the woods. The horse
and buggy were secured; but according
to the last report Harris had not
yet been caught.
Jonen-Rnfl.
Rock Hill special of October 23, to
Columbia State: This evening, at the
residence of Mr. and Mr3. Fletcher
Ruff, on East Main street, their daughter,
Miss Laura Matthews Ruff, was
married to Mr. Edward G. Jones, of
New Decatur, Ala. It was a delightful
aiiiur. An lueui evening luvureu uie
coming of the guests, the spacious
home was exquisitely decorated in
daintiest of ferns, smilax and chrysanthemums
and clusters of wax candles
threw their soft light over all; the
guests were congenial, the supper delicious,
everybody was happy and all
went merry with the wedding bells. At
the appointed hour the portierre dividing
the big hall was drawn back, and
an orchestra of piano, violins and cornet,
played respectively by Miss Margaret
Roach, Captain Iredell Jones,
Messrs. E. E. Poag and R. H. Hope,
struck up Mendelsohn's beauuful
march; the officiating minister, the Rev.
Dr. Alexander Sprunt, of Charleston,
took his stand beneath an artch; then
down the white carpeted stairs came
the dainty little ring girl, Helen Elliot
O'Neal, dressed in white organdie over
nile green silk; following her was the
maid of honor, Miss Rachel Ruff, who
wore white organdie over pink silk.
The bride, whose gown was of white
organdie over white silk, was met at
the foot of the stairs by the groom,
who entered from the dining room.
The ceremony was short but impressive
and was expressed in Dr. Sprunt's
happy and tender way. After the ceremony
the pair took their places in the
palm-banked bay of the drawingroom,
where they received congratulations.
The array of presents was large and
elegant, and attested the fact that the
bride is one of the most popular of
Rock Hill's daughters. Mr. and Mrs.
.,.111 MAi?A?n1 Ar>*ra irlotl.
Junes win opeuu ociuoi uajro iionlng
relatives in this state before leaving
for their home in Alabama. Many
friends from far and near were present
The Story of Major Jonea.
The Charleston News and Courier,
which has been printing much political
news on its local page, gives the following
in its issue of Wednesday, as the
story of Major John F. Jones's efforts
to get the position of collector of internal
revenue. It has developed that
much of the news The News and Courier
has been printing on the subject
was almost entirely without foundation,
and this, therefore, need not be
taken as strictly reliable: "A story in
connection with Major Jones is being
told here. It must be remembered that
he has been a star Republican candidate
for years. His political opponents
say he was willing to take any old government
job, provided it was fat and
easy. When the Spanish war opened
he was endorsed for a commission, and
many leading Republicans in the east
supported him. Recently Major Jones
entered the field as a candidate for the
office of collector of internal revenue.
He went to Washington, saw Senator
McLaurin and sought an introduction
to the president. Major Jones told a
Charleston man the other day that Senator
McLaurin had tried to shirk the
task of presenting him at the White
House. Finally, it is said, the Junior
senator informed Major Jones that he
would accompany him to the White
House; but it would be with the understanding
that politics should not be
discussed. Major Jones replied that he
would talk as much as he pleased, and
after he got into the president's office
he hammered away, told the story of
his past life and asked the president to
give him Mr. Webster's old Job. The
upshot of the conference was the promise
from the president that the appointment
would not be made for ten days.
And this is why the Jones' element is
mad."
Round Bales.
The total number of round bales of
cotton packed in South Carolina last
year was 3,602. Laurens headed the
list with 1,138; Chester comes next
with 714; Newberry packed 400; Orangeburg,
16; Greenwood, 14; York, 13;
Hampton, 5.
Won It Himself.
Charleston special to the Columbia
State: Captain Capers stated, however,
that he had been advised that Mr.
Koester had been in correspondence
with the president for sometime as to
political conditions in the south and in
this state, and that some of the editorials
in Koester's paper, notably one on
"The Necessity for Two Parties in the
South," and one on "President Roosevolt'n
F!nrnpnt Pnrnonp" had lmrticu
larly impressed the president. So much
so, in fact, that he had sent for Mr.
Koester, and after a long talk with him
had decided to appoint him, although
Koester whs not an applicant. To this
Senator Mcl<aurln acquiesced, although
in no way withdrawing his endorsement
of Dr. Ciayton as the best simonpure
Republican in the state for the
position.
wllector of Internal Revenue.
The position of collector of internal
revenue, to which Mr. Q. R. Koester
has been appointed, carries with it a
fixed salary of $3,500 a year and fees
that do not generally amount to less
than $1,000 per annum. Under the direction
of the collector also are 40 or
more deputies and clerks whose salaries
aggregate about $40,000. The United
States gauger, wnose duty it is to
test every barrel of whisky shipped to
the state dispensary, is appointed by
the collector, as are also the gaugers
and store keepers at the smaller distilleries.
There are three division deputies
under the office, who are located
in different sections of the state, and
three office deputies. The division deputies
get $1,400 a year each and the salaries
of the office deputies range from'
this amount upward.
Loading: Cotton at Charleston.
News and Courier, Thursday: An interesting
sight on the water front nowadays
is the loading of the big oceangoing
steamers, with cotton for foreign
ports. The immense British and Norwegian
tramps now taking on cargoes
at the wharves carry from ten to fifteen
thousand bales of the fleecy staple.
By no means the least important
feature of the shipment of cotton is the
packing of it in the holds of the vessels.
Heavy screws are now used by the
stevedores, that force the bales into
the hatches with a compactness that is
wonderful. It is a puzzle to the ordinary
observer how the longshoremen
at the other end of the voyage ever
succeed in getting the freight out of
the steamers. Some persons contend
that such a close and tight loading of
the cotton often causes spontaneous
combustion, while others in position to
know, claim that no Are ever occurred
n the hatches of a vessel loaded witu
cotton that was not dropped there
cither before the cotton was loaded or
after the ship put to sea. The presence
>f a number of the large deep-water
craft tied up at the wharves, tend to
jive the water front a lively appearance.