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Scraps aml|acts.
? Governor Jeff Davis, of Arkansas,
who was recently excluded from the
Baptist church of Little Rock, on account
of alleged drunkenness and other
misconduct, has been received into
his home church at Russellville,
Arkansas. It is claimed by the governor
and his friends that the action
of the church at Little Rock
was dictated by malice and spite growing
out of his connection with the late
primary campaign in which Jones was
defeated for re-nomination to the United
States senate.
? London Globe: The last Australian
mail brings an interview with the Rev.
A. E. Hunt, a New Guinea missionary,
who had just arrived in Sydney.
He brought with him the skull of the
late Rev. John Chalmers, who, it will
be remembered, was killed and eaten
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he made on the spot Mr. Hurt thinks
that Mr. Chalmers and his companion,
the Rev. Oliver Tompkins, met their
horrible fate through arriving at a village
where, in consequence of the erection
of some sacred buildings, a tribal
cannibal feast was in contemplation.
The dispatch box of the veteran missionary
was found to contain his diary
written up to the eve of the massacre,
and his will.
? Baltimore Sun: Acting Marshal
Parman receives many curious letters;
but one he received yesterday,
he says, is about the limit. From
Carola, Currituck county, North Carolina,
came the letter from one St.
Clair Newark, who says that he
has a brother whom he would like to
exhibit throughout the country, and
asks the acting marshal to recommend
some good showman. The letter contains
a description of "brother," who
would be a joy forever to a Barnum or
a Bostock, if all said of him is true.
He is described as "17 years old;
height 6 feet 2J inches; weight 600 I
pounds; girth 6 feet 4 inches; perfect- 1
ly sound mentally and physically; good j
appetite. At birth he weighed 18 <
pounds and at the age of 9 years 280 1
pounds. 1
? The British government has made i
a conditional purchase of 50,000 head
of Texas cattle to be used in re-stocking
the devastated farms in South Af- i
rica. The scheme was set on foot sev- ]
eral weeks ago and the initial ship- <
ment of 50 head has already been made <
Ponoamin iria. The contract, i
which has been made with a large ;
Texas cattle firm, calls for pure blood 1
high grade stock, not more than three i
years old. If, as the result of the in- 1
itial shipment, It develops that the
cattle bear transportation satisfactorily,
and thrive well in their new lo- i
cation, a steamer line will be estab- t
lished and the shipment will be push- j
ed as rapidly as possible. If the ex- c
periment proves successful. South At- i
rica promises to develop into a great J
country for fine cattle. 1
? A very strange phenomenon has oc- <
curred in Algeria, in the district round i
about Bougie, during the passage of a ?
cyclone which wrought much damage, l
According to the Paris Messenger, the i
natives who had come into town, relate
that during the storm there was
a regular hail of rats and mice. The (
story, on the face of it, appears im- t
probable, but the witnesses who testify f
to its truth are so numerous that j
some amount of credence must be at- i
tached to it. It is stated that the ro- (
dents fell in such great quantity that ?
during the quarter of an hour that the j
phenomenon lasted, all the fields were j
infested. Some of the rats and mice ,
were found impaled on the pointed r
stakes employed to separate one piece e
of land from another. The question ?
naturally arises: Where did the ani- j
mais come from? Where could the cy- t
clone have gathered them, afterward t
wafting them through space, and finallv
HennslHne' thpm in this district?
? There was considerable excitement g
in the vicinity of Meridian, Miss., last ?
week, on. account of the threatened
outbreak of a race war. A letter calling
upon the Negroes to band themselves
against the whites was addressed
to Tate Moore, signed by a Negro
named Ruffln, who is a Baptist preacher.
The letter stated that a mob of
50 Negroes would form in Rio, Kemper
county, 25 miles northeast of Meridian,
and march to Green Johnson's house
and from there continue through the
country, murdering all the whites, destroying
farms and burning houses.
As soon as the purpose of the Negroes
was learned, the whites armed themselves
with Winchester rifles and in a
short time had so intimidated the Negroes
that it is now thought the
threatened uprising has been frustrated.
The people from Marion county,
from which the news of the uprising
and threats first reached this city, are
very much wrought up and are prepared
for emergencies at a moment's
notice. The Negroes in those districts
outnumber the white population two
to one.
? Washington special of Saturday to
News and Courier: President Roosevelt
will probably visit Atlanta some
time next fall, perhaps during the
month of October or November. In
conversation with Senator Clay. Rep- ?
resentative Livingston and Julius L. t
Brown, of Atlanta, who called at the ?
White House today, the president in- ]
dicated an intention to visit Roswell, f
the former home of his mother, some- t
time during the coming fall, and if ]
possible he would arrange his trip to 2
take in Atlanta. Mr. Brown came to
Washington specially to invite 'the
president, on behalf of the citizens of
Atlanta, to attend the dedication of
the monument to Major General William
H. Walker, who was killed in the
battle of Atlanta. in July, 1S64, in the
same battle and on the same day that
Major General McPherson was killed.
The president discussed his forthcoming
trip to the west and southwest he
proposes to take next fall, and he said
he might so arrange his itinerary to
take in Roswell. In that event he
would try to include Atlanta. While
his promise was not positive, he left
the impression upon his Georgia callers
that he would endeavor to accept
the invitation so cordially extended.
? The officers of the Chicago, who
were sentenced to terms of imprisonment
for alleged disorderly conduct at
Venice recently and afterward pardoned
by the king of Italy, are not to be
junished by the navy department. It
seems that the trouble occurred in a
estaurant that is notorious for its
iabit of victimizing and swindling
,'oreigners. The game is to entertain
'oreign customers without giving any
satisfaction beforehand as to what
:he cost will be, and then making exjrbitant
charges. T^ie officers of the
Chicago went to this restaurant and
:hey kicked at the bill, which was outrageous.
In accordance with the local
inderstanding in such cases, the bystanders
and police undertook to bank
jp the restaurant people and the Chl:ago
officers broke some heads with
Ists and other weapons that came
nost handy. The municipal court imposed
heavy fines and sentenced the
>fflcers to imprisonment. The king
lid not remit the fines; he oniy suslended
that portion of the sentence
:hat provided for imprisonment. The
estaurant mob and the Venetians generally
cared nothing for the remission
)f the imprisonment so long as tne
Fines and costs were not interfered
>vith. The navy department is of opinon
that the Chicago's officers were
Fully justified in their conduct throughHit
the whole matter.
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YORKVILLE, '
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11,1902.
A story has gone out from Clemson
:hat the students spent $197 for whisty
during the last week of the term
lust closed, and that a number of stuients
left the college several days beFore
the formal dismissal in order to
?et rid of the annoyance incident to so
nuch drunken carousing.
President Kruger is the only Boer
ivho has not yet surrendered to the
British. The British government re;ently
tendered the Transvaal presilent
a warship in which to make the
:rip from Holland to South Africa,
guaranteeing him a safe passage.
President Kruger declined the offer
ind will return to his defeated country
n a Dutch vessel.
While no official figures have yet
leen given out, it is estimated that
he total losses of the Charleston exposition
amount to $450,000. This Jn:ludes
$250,000 of stock, $50,000 of bonds,
160,000 of general indebtedness, and
1100,000 of advances and endorsements
jy Captain F. W. Wagener. During
juite a long period of dullness, Captain
tVagener carried the show on his own
shoulders, and had it not been for
lis liberality the enterprise would have
'alien through.
It does look rather hard that candilates
for state offices should be called
ipon to pay campaign assessments to
;ach of the counties; but it is much
larder that county candidates should
>e expected to pay the expense of state
andidates. The only relief for the
situation that seems to suggest itself,
s through the assessment of voters;
>ut just how this would work, we do
lot care to offer any guarantees. It is
lossible that if the voters were assessed
only a cent each, it would not be a
rreat while before there would be a
strong sentiment in favor of leaving
he whole matter to the general elecon.
Mr. E. H. Aull recently took occasion
to announce that he would not be
i candidate for secretary of state, and
Ua mvvKin Qfo#n morlo t no nnnminpp
nent the subject of some unkind renarks
for which The News and Courer
could see no reason. For the ben>fit
of The News and Courier, The
State makes an explanation in which
t alleges that Mr. Aull has been spiteul
toward it, and it was merely playng
for even. It is to be hoped that
he South Carolina press will outgrovv
his spirit. Even now it grates rather
larshly on a great many people to see
he editor of a newspaper that poses
is a public institution, using its collmns
as a vehicle for the expression
>f his purely personal feelings.
The refusal of the Clemson trustees
o accept the resignation of President
riartzog causes no surprise to people
,vho have been watching the situation.
So far as is known there is nothing
igainst President Hartzog's moral
:haracter; but there has never been
inything like a wide-spread confidence
n his ability and fitness for the very
esponsible position he holds. As a
natter of fact, Mr. Hartzog was not
videly known as an educator previous
:o his elevation to the presidency of
Clemson, and outside of the board of
rustees, there are few people in the
state who have been able to arrive at
satisfactory reasons for his original
ippointment or subsequent retention.
Reports from Clemson are to the ef'eet
that the students are very much
lissatisfied at the action of the board.
SYom their standpoint, President Hart:og
was at the bottom of the recent
rouble. The students have prac-ti
ally no confidence in nim, and it was
heir hope that a stronger man would
ie put at the head of affairs. Of
ourse the students may be wrong in
his matter; but the fact that their
iews are shared in a large measure
>y the outside public is signficant, and
t is safe to say that if the students
ire really right, and that the trustees
lave made a mistake, a little more
ime will bring about a crisis that canlot
be smoothed over by the soft soap
accesses that have served to secure a
emporary respite.
j.vnt'liliiK'M III Colleton.
There we're two lyncliings in Colleen
county last week. The wife of
Section Master W. \V. Jones was brually
murdered on April 21, last. The
nurder was finally traced to a Negro
lamed Jim Black. Black was arrested
n Savannah, and on being taken back i
to Colleton county was seized by a
mob. The mob threatened to burn him
and he made a confession implicating
three other Negroes. He was then
hanged to a telegraph pole and riddled
with bullets. Cain Ford, one of
the Negroes implicated by Black, wad
caught shortly afterward and was
hanged on Saturday morning at about
2 o'clock. A mob took him from a posse
that was taking him to the penitentiary.
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STATE POLITICS.
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Race Fop Ofllce.
? Widely expressed doubts to the
contrary, Mr. James H. Tillman has
filed his pledge and is now in the race
for governor. There are those who
say that he does not really expect to
be elected; but that he hopes to get
even with W. J. Talbert for defeating
his father for congress.
? The following candidates for United
States senator have filed their pledges:
William Elliott, D. S. Henderson, J. J.
Hemphill, A. C. Latimer, George Johnstone.
John Gary Evans has not yet
filed his pledge; but there seems to be
no reason to think that he will fail
to do so.
? What Governor McSweeney is going
to do remains a matter of speculation.
The governor has not yet advertised
his plans. There is a probability
that he may be in the race for
the senate; but nothing definite.
? There has been a lull in the tapf
of Senator McLaurln's appointment
a judge of the court of claims and the
consequent vacancy in the senate^
The governor has had numerous suggestions
with reference to the appointment
of Senator McLaurln's successor;
but has not seen proper to give out any1
intimation as to what he would do in
the event of a vacancy.
? Up to date about 25 candidates for
state offices have filed their pledges.
? These are officially out for congress
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in cne nun uiamui. u. rj. rimcj, v*
W. Floyd, T. J. Strait, W. B. Wilson.
? There is to be a big political
meeting at Donald's next Saturday.
It is regarded as the opening meeting
of the campaign.
? These are officially in the race for
governor: W. H. Timmerman, Edgefield;
M. F. Ansel, Greenville; W. J.
Talbert, Edgefield; D. C. Hey ward.
Colleton; James H. Tillman, Edgefield.
MERE-MENTION.
A Democratic mass meeting held at
Memphis, Tennessee, last Saturday,
passed resolutions endorsing Hon.
Richard Olney, of Massachusetts, for
president The Virginia constitutional
convention has adjourned until
June 25, on which date it will meet to
ratify an enrolled copy of its work....-*
Estes G. Rathbone, who was convicted!
in Cuba for alleged postal frauds and
who is to be pardoned under a general
resolution that is to apply to all American
prisoners, says he will maky ai:
effort to secure an investigation of his
case in the United States The
Boers are accepting the recently agreed
upon peace terms in the best of good
faith, some of the commandoes, singing
"God save King Edward VII." as
they come in to lay down their arms.
....Great Britain has arranged to send
large numbers of Englishmen to settle
in South Africa Two white men
were killed by lightning at Columbus,
Ga.. last Sunday There is no immedate
prospect for the settlement of,
the anthracite coal strike that has
honn rm In Ppnnnvlvnnla during1 the
past few weeks. On the contrary the
strike seems to be extending down Into
Virginia and West Virginia
There were no Negroes In the town of
Decatur, Indiana, for fifteen years
previous to a few weeks ago, when a
number were employed by different
people. Last Sunday a mob gathered,
drove the Negroes out of town and forbade
them to return Governor
Jelks, of Alabama, has pardoned three
white men who were one year ago sentenced
to ten years' Imprisonment for
lynching a Negro Washington dispatches
represent a breach between
the president and Senator Hanna. The
relations of these two men have been
quite cordial heretofore; but Congressman
Burton, a friend of the president,
recently failed of renominatlon, and Is
charging his defeat to Senator Hanna,
who is alleged to have used Federal
patronage against him Public
thanksgiving service for the return of
peace in South Africa was held on the
public square of Pretoria last Sunday.
W. J. Bryan declines absolutely
to accept the fusion nomination for
governor of Nebraska. He says he can
be of more service to his party in national
politics and there are no less
than one dozen men in Nebraska who
can poll the entire fusion vote of the
state The Southern Pacific railroad
estimates that it can save $1,500,000 per
annum by using kerosene instead of
coal for fuel.
In Good Faith.?The open letter of
the Boer leaders to the burghers, in
which peace is announced, and in which
the burghers are counselled to loyal acquiescence,
is an eloquent and pathetic
document. In it the leaders thank
the burghers for their noble sacrifice
and express their sympathy for the
bereaved. The letter concludes as fol
lows: "Now that there is peace, and
although it is not a peace such as we
longed for, yet let us abide where God
has led us. We can, with clear consciences,
declare that for two and a half
years our people have carried on the
struggle in a manner almost unknown
to history. Let us now grasp each
other's hand, for another struggle lies
before us, a struggle for the spiritual
and racial prosperity of our people.
Casting aside all feelings of bitterness,
let us learn to forget and forgive, so
that the deep wounds caused by this
war may be healed." The document is
signed by Mr. Schalk-Hurger, formerly
acting vice president of the Transvaal,
and General Louis Botha.
The Liberty Bell, which has been
on exhibition in Charleston during the
past six months, was taken back to
Philadelphia last Sunday, by a committee
of city officials who came down
on a special train for the purpose. As
the train was coming down toward
(Charleston after the bell, last Friday
night, the locomotive exploded, injuring
the engineer and fireman. At the
time of the explosion, eleven of the
Philadelphians were in a forward car,
taking a drink. Their champagne was
destroyed: out none of them were hurt.
It is not believed that the fact the party
was taking a drink at the time had
anything to do with the explosion of
the locomotive, else it would have
bankrupted the railroad companies to
have carried the train through. Locomotives
are too scarce.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
John R. Logan, S. Y. C.?Gives notice
of sale of land under a writ of fieri
facias to him directed, levied on as
the property of W. J. Neely.
C. E. Spencer, Attorney at Law?Offers
the W. H. Hicklin ginhouse lot,
at Guthriesvllle, and the J. M. Hope
plantation, near Yorkville, for sale
on easy terms.
Probate Judge McCorkle?Gives notice
that J. T. Love has applied for letters
of administration on the estate
of Miss Martha N. Feemster, dec'd.
J. M. Heath & Co.?Say they have begun
to stir things uf> and have struck
out from the shoulder on the shoe
question, in which they offer some
SDecial bargains. Their shakeup ex
tends to all departments.
Riddle & Carroll?Want you to know
that they have the "Berryessa"
brand of lemon cling peaches, which
they say are acknowledged to be the
best put In cans. They also have
roasted coffee In barrels.
York Drug Store?Says for you to use
Dr. Sawyer's blackberry balsam for
dysentery and summer complaint.
The price Is 25 cents, and It says that
this remedy cures.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell you to
eat cereal foods during the warm
weather, and call your attention to
the products of the Purina mills.
They have red sockeye salmon at 20
cents a can.
H. C. Strauss & Co.?Make a special
offer of ten yards of calico?a dress
pattern?tomorrow, Thursday, for 25
cents, and then go on and give you
a plain statement as to why they
can afford to sell goods for less than
cost.
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^/ABOUT PEOPLE.
' Miss" Xmelia Kennedy arrives from
Kingsj/ee today.
Mrs. Geo. W. S. Hart, is visiting at
<5>uthriesville.
, Mr. Mitchell Love, of Blairsville, was
iJi Yorkville on Monday.
y Mr. John A. Harshaw assumed his
!xluties as policeman on Monday.
Cadet J. McM. Schorb arrived home
?tfn Wednesday from Clemson college.
S/Mrs. Sam L. Miller, of Columbia, is
visiting relatives and friends in Yorkville.
.-^Jffiss Annie Clarkson, of Charlotte,
it,? visiting her sister, Mrs. Thos. F.
McDow.
Mr. P. M. Grimes left this week for
a trip to Philadelphia and other northern
cities.
^Superintendent Whitener, of the
cnaingang, has been ill for a week
with mumps.
. .Aliss Mary Claussen Ashe is at home
?pbm the Presbyterian College for Women,
at Columbia.
Miss Mamie Johnson left on Monday
for a three weeks' visit to Dr. Paul T.
Gordon's family in Charlotte.
?*?,ieut. Jas. B. Allison has been
1 transferred from Fort. Liscum, Alaska,
to the Presidio, San Francisco, Cal.
Mr. Henr.y Conner, who has been
traveling in the southwest for several
months past, returned home last week.
. > Mr. G. H. O'Leary returned from
; Baltimore last Saturday. He reports
that Mrs. O'Leary, who is undergoing
treatment, is getting along very nicely.
Miss Mamie and Master Clarendon
Castles are spending the week at
Smyrna, with their grandmother, Mrs.
Martha Castles.
Stenographer H. J. McCaw left
Saturday afternoon for Winnsboro to
be present at the opening of court,
which convened there on Monday
morning.
Miss Fances H. Overby, who has
been visiting in Yorkville, the guest of
Captain and Mrs. R. T. Stephenson,
left Tuesday morning for her home at
Chase City, Va.
, >TThe following lork county graduates
have received their diplomas from
Clemson: R. Barnett, J. E. Gettys, J.
H. Spencer, T. B. Spencer, textile Industry:
C. L. Reid, mechanics and engineering.
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Messrs. J. B. Robinson and J. F.
Pursley, of Clover, were in Yorkville
yesterday on business and gave The
ENQiTinEn a pleasant call. They reported
that Clover escaped the windstorm
of Sunday afternoon and also
failed to get any rain.
Mr. Wm. McG. Bailey, of Olive, was
in Yorkville, Monday, for the hrst
time in eight or ten weeks. He has
been quite ill with grip and complications
of the disease. He said that the
storm of Sunday afternoon was quite
severe in his neighbornood, though he
had not heard of considerable damage.
HEAHD, THOUGHT AND SEEN.
<t?r Wheat harvest Is well on in different
parts of the county, and the crop
generally is the lightest that has been
known for several years.
?5" If reports be true, there Is going
to be quite a lively contest for the position
of magistrate for York township.
The reporter has heard of no
less than six prospective candidates.
&3T The first cotton bloom of last year
was reported on July 1. The indications
are that the first bloom for this
year will be reported at least by the
20th of June, possibly earlier than that.
XSf The storm of Sunday afternoon
was accompanied with more or less
hail in the southwestern part of the
county. Reports from Bullock's Creek
township are to the effect that crops
were damaged.
W It has been a long while since
York county has had such a good prospect
for cotton as at this season.
There are some few cotton patches
that have not yet been "chopped out;"
but generally crops have been well
worked and are in good condition.
&cY The Bob Taylor lecture in Rock
Hill, last Friday night, was largely attended.
In fact the hall was crowded
to its utmost capacity, and many people
who wanted seats, were disappointed.
The ladies of the S. D. Barron
Chapter D. A. R., who had the en
tertainment in charge, realized a handsome
amount for their monument fund.
itf" Mr. C. H. Smith has been notified
of his appointment as carrier for Rural
Free Delivery route No. 4, service
on which is to go into effect on August
1, next. The route leaves Yorkville by
way of the Pinckney road to Mr. Gaseoigne's;
thence back to Mr. J. Mack
Price's; then to Mr. J. C. McKnight's;
thence to Mr. Robert Love's by way of
the Fork of Turkey creek, and back to
Yorkville.
?CiV The W. H. Hicklin ginning plant
at Guthriesvllle, offered by C. E. Spencer,
Esq., at private sale, is an interesting
proposition for somebody. This
has had the reputation for sometime
past of being one of the best ginning
properties within a dozen miles of
Yorkville. The location is all that
could be desired, and In the hands of
the right party or parties, it ought to
prove a paying investment.
By invitation, Mayor Willis spent
a half hour behind the dispensary railing
last Saturday afternoon and watched
the conduct of the business. He
said that although he may have had
doubts about the wisdom of establishing
a dispensary in Yorkvllle, after
an experience like this, noting the
number of people who so evidently
needed their money for other purposes,
squandering it for liquor, he could hold
these doubts no longer.
Special Agent Howard is authority
for the statement that the government
does not require locks on free rural
delivery boxes. Locks may be used
or not, as the patron desires. The
government imposes heavy penalties
ior unaumunzeu unci iciciac mm
these boxes, and these penalties have
been found ample for their protection.
The use of locks on the boxes is not
common even in the north and northwest,
where the system has been longest
in operation.
tSi' Mr. Thos. F. Jackson, of Clover,
was In town last Saturday on business,
and was questioned by the reporter
about his prospects for a wheat crop,
and in reply stated that he had a field
of 21 acres of wheat that wan very
good, especially for this year, as many
acres of it bid fair to yield as much as
ten bushels to the acre. "I am satisfled,"
he said, "that I will make more
than enough wheat for my own use.'
He was then asked his opinion as to why
it was that his prospect was so good,
while that of almost everybody else
seemed to be so poor. "Well," he said,
"I attribute it to two causes, the first
being that I used ammoniated goods
under my wheat, while almost everybody
else used plain acid. Acid is nc
good in stimulating growth, and its
only office seems to be that of developing
the grain, while ammoniated
goods stimulates the growth of the
stalk as well as the grain. The trouble
with most wheat that I have seen is
that it is both thin on the ground and
short. I attribute as the second
cause of my success the fact that I sowed
a variety of wheat that is better
adapted to the unfavorable conditions
that prevail this season, and to this
cause and the use of ammoniated
goods I attribute my success. I sowed
a variety popularly known in my neighborhood
as the 'Dallas' wheat, while
my neighbors sowed 'Ripley,' 'Fulcaster,'
and other kindred varieties, whicli
either yield well or are almost total
failures. No, sir. acid by itself, is nc
o-nn/r fnr ivhont OrrnalnnallV VOU will
find a farmer who has made a good
crop, and used nothing else, but I am
satisfied that the crops were no better
than they would have been with the
same preparation, the same general
conditions and no acid."
ABOUT PAYING TIIB FIDDLER.
There is a slight suggestion of friction
between the state executive committee
and some of the county committees
over a question that seems tc
involve the principles of self government.
This friction has been more or
less noticeable during several years
past; but was not so obvious previous
to the meeting of the recent state convention
as it is now. In fact, as the
result of certain action taken by the
state committee at its recent meeting,
this previously shadowy undefined difference
has at last been asserted with
unmistakable clearness.
Among the members of the state executive
committee there is a feeling
that their body is not only a higher
authority as to general political matters
within the state: but that the
county committees should acknowledge
subserviency even in matters
purely local. There are a number of
county committees that have never
given any thought whatever to the
subject, and which are willing to accept
the suggestions of the state committee
without question, as the mandates
of supreme authority. lJut
among these county committees there
are not a few that consider themselv
es sovereign within their respective
bailiwicks, and which look upon the
interference of the state committee as
unwarranted presumption.
Although there has been no real
friction before, an Important Issue is
now pending. This issue involves the
right of county executive committees
to assess candidates for state and Federal
offices for campaign purposes.
Some of the county committees have
been doing so in the past; but the state
committee has resolved that this is no
longer to be permitted. The state committee
takes the position that it alone
has the right to assess these candidates,
and that the county committees
should entertain them free of charge.
It argues that the county committees
really have no jurisdiction over candidates
for state and Federal offices,
and that if every county committee is
allowed to assess them, the aggregate
fees along with those required by the
state committee, will amount to a great
deal more than the average candidate
would be able to pay; that none but
rich men could afford to run for office,
and that the whole object of our
present state primary system would be
defeated. Along the same line of its
action in prohibiting the assessment of
these candidates the chairman of the
state executive committee is sending
out to the chairmen of the various
county committees, a circular letter In
which he is requesting that the various
county chairmen try to make arrangements
to have candidates entertained
at the homes of the people, so
as to save them the expense of hotel
bills, etc.
All this looks very nice on its face;
but how it is going to work in practical
operation remains to be seep^
While some of the county chairmen
will accept the suggestions of the state
committee without question, there are
others who see in the whole thing a
great deal that does not exactly comport
with the rosy appearance of the
surface. Mr. J. S. Brlce, chairman of
the York county Democracy, is one of
these. He has had more than one pretty
lively tilt with the state executive
committee with regard to matters of
this kind, and in view of the committee's
action, is looking forward with
confidence and no little determination
for another clash. Mr. Brice does not
approve of the state committee's attitude,
and has no hesitation in saying
so. In reply to questions of the reporter
on Saturday, he gave his view of
the situation at length, as follows:
"So far as I am concerned, I think
that notwithstanding the resolution of
the state executive committee, the
county committee will levy an assessment
on candidates for state offices,
and am sure that congressional candidates
will be assessed. I am unable to
see It In any other way than that this
is right and proper. Unless we assess
the state and congressional candidate.-:,
we will have to entertain them with
funds raised by assessment on the candidates
for county offices and I do not
think this is right. The burden of the
candidates for county offices is heavy
enough as it is, and there is no reason
why It should be increased for the ben
ent of candidates ror state and federal
1 offices. The salaries of the state an)*
Federal officers are all larger ptan
! those of the county officers, and the
state candidates having larger rewards
: in view should pay in proportion. That
is the way I see it. The state executive
committee does not need funds except
for printing tickets and paying
the expenses of members to its meetings.
All of the real burden of the
campaign is on the county executive
committee and the local Democrats.
1 The county confmittee serves without
expense and the local Democrats conduct
the election absolutely without
1 charge. By rights, the managers of
the primary election should be paid
! for their services. I see no way at
present in which this can be done: but
' as I have said, I am not in favor of
> increasing the burdens of the county
! candidates for the benefit of the state
candidates."
"But suppose you undertake to as1
sess the candidates for state offices,
congress and the senate, and they re
fuse to pay, what then?"
1 "Well, let them refuse If they want
to. If the candidates for congress re1
fuse, we will decline to print their
: names on our tickets; and if the others
' refuse, we will not count a vote for
1 them. Of course, if all of them agree
1 among themselves not to pay our asL
sessments, then York county may be
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election for state officers Is concerni
ed; but all of'them are not going to
1 refuse. Some of them will find It to
1 their Interest to pay."
1 "How would It be if each county in
the state should levy an assessment on
f the candidates for state offices; It
would be pretty hard on some of them
t wouldn't It?"
1 "Yes, so It would; but that takes
us back to the proposition laid down
i awhile ago. The fact that these can1
didates may not be able to pay does
i not make it justly incumbent upon the
' still poorer county candidates to foot
i the bills."
I With regard to the matter of entertaining
candidates at private homes,
Mr. Brlce said he did not propose to
take any action. Any citizen who
might have a special friend In the
race, and who might see proper to entertain
him, would, of course, be at
( liberty to do so; but the executive
committee would hardly undertake to
get the people of Yorkville to entertain
the /whole cavalcade free of cost.
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WITHIN THE TOWN.
? The directors of the York Cotton
| mills held their regular monthly meeting
^yesterday.
- s7^The Clyburn-Heath Mule company
has just added a pneumatic tired bug1
goo to the rolling stock of their livery
stable. It Is the first vehicle of the
Kind ever Drougnt 10 lorKviue, ana is
_ exciting much interest.
? The annual election on the question
of voting a special two mill tax
for the support of the Yorkville Graded
school, was held last Monday after,
noon. In all only ten votes were cast
and all were in favor of the tax.
? There are rumors of a proposed
! change of schedule on the Carolina
and North-Western railroad, whereby
the northbound mail train will arrive
in Yorkville at about 9 o'clock, a. m.,
and the sounthbound at about 9 o'clock
! p. m.
? In pursuance of the law on the sub!
ject, Clerk Wylie, on Monday, posted
! a notice advising the public that ju1
rors for the July term of court would
be drawn at his office on Tuesday,
June 24. Court convenes on July 14,
1 his honor, Judge Buchanan, presiding.
? Messrs. J. J. Keller & Co., are getting
the Episcopal church to a point
where the public can form an idea of
what the building will look like when
the remodelling plans are completed,
and it is quite plain that there is to be a
marked Improvement in appearance,
both inside and outside.
? The town council wants It distinctly
understood that no drunkeneness is
to be tolerated on the streets. Mayor
Willis has issued sweeping instructions
to the police and the liquor
drinking public will do well to look for
the enforcement of the town ordinance
on the subject to the letter. Individuals
who try the experiment of seeing
how far they can go with safety, are
likely to find the police meeting them
at least half wav.
? The failure of the board of trustees
to re-elect Mr. J. C. Daniel to the superintendency,
has been a very general
surprise to the patrons. There has
been some talk of a probable change,
but it could not be traced to an authentic
source. Many people hold to
the opinion that for all round efficiency,
the school has never had a better
superintendent. While it is known
that the trustees were deadlocked over
the subject for an hour or more, they
are not disposed to give out their reasons
for their action. It is hoped that
Mr. Walker, of whom very little is
known here, will prove as acceptable
to the people as has Mr. Daniel.
/VThe members of the recently elected
town council were sworn into office
last Saturday night as follows: M. C.
Willis, mayor; Sam M. Grist, Walter
B. Moore, John J. Hunter, John P.
White, Thos. C. Dunlap, Mason L. Carroll.
After organization the subject of
reorganizing the police force was taken
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Mr. P. W. Love was unanimously reelected
chief, and Mr. John A. Harshaw,
formerly deputy sheriff, was
elected policeman. W. W. Lewis, Esq.,
was chosen as attorney for the town,
and it was decided to move the council
chamber from the uncomfortable
quarters now occupied over the law office
of Messrs. Finley & Brice, to Law
Range, in the rear of the court house.
? A heavy windstorm passed over
the town last Sunday afternoon. The
wind, which came from the northwest,
was accompanied by rain. The storm
was in the nature of a steady blow
rather than in the form of a cyclone,
and lasted about three minutes, reaching
its highest velocity along about the
middle of that period. There was considerable
damage in the town of Yorkville
to fences, trees, chimneys, window
shutters. Several tombstones
were blown down in the cemetery and
also some trees. A number of outnouses
were blown down in different
parts of town: During the brief period
in which the storm was at its
height, there was much alarm as to
probable consequences; but fortunately
there were no personal injuries of a
fiat (ire wvuu ic^ui 11115.
! ?The board of trustees of the YorkvHle
Graded school met In the office of
G. W. S. Hart, Esq., chairman, last
Monday afternoon, for the purpose of
considering matters In connection with
the proposed new school building and
electing teachers for the ensuing year.
The building plans of Architect H. E.
.Vhite were accepted, and It was decided
to receive bids until June 26, and
award the contract for erection within
ten days from that date. The school
bonds are also to be sold on June 26.
There were about 160 applications for
the various positions in the school as
superintendent and teacher. There
was. a long deadlock over the selection
of superintendent. It was Anally
broken by the election of Mr. H. A. C.
Walker, now superintendent of the
graded school at Summerton. Miss Sudle
Allison. was re-elected as teacher
of grades 1 and 2; Miss Ella Neely
was elected to teach grades 3 and
4; Miss Margaret Daniels was re-elected
to teach grades 5 and 6; Mr. Geo. S.
Bryan was re-elected to teach grades
7 and 8. The colored school Is to be
In charge of J. S. Cunningham as principal
and Minnie Burt as assistant.
? As on the two preceding Saturdays
the dispensary again did a heavy
business last saiuraay, me tjuieu
amounting in the aggregate to $189.45.
Business was rather quiet during the
morning, but picked up in the afternoon,
and continued in a rush until
closing time. The thing was so man1
aged that all customers were waited
on, and none had to go off disappointed
as on previous occasions. Good order
prevailed throughout the day and afternoon.
Mayor Willis grave out instructions
two weeks ago that not the
slightest indication of intoxication
must be allowed on the streets. Chief
Love and his assistants began on Saturday
before last to follow these instructions
to the letter, and they kept
up their work last Saturday. Informs
tlon of the new order of things had
been widely disseminated, and devotees
of the bottle were noticeably careful
last Saturday to restrain all evidence
of their exalted feelings. Only
two arrests were made during the afternoon.
Neither case was especially '
aggravated; but the example was quite
wholesome. Except for the large
crowd that persisted in congregating
about the dispensary, there was nothing
especially objectionable in the afternoon's
occurrences.
LOCAL LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From now until January 1,. 1903, for
$1.08 in advance. / ".
Oenth of Mr*. Hln*ony
Mrs. Sarah Hlnson, an employe of
the Clover Cotton mills, died at her
home in Clover last Saturday night,
aged 52 years.
Hlural Carrier* Appointed.
^^Phe Yorkville postofilce has been notified
of the appointment of rural free delivery
carriers as follows: D. C.
'Clark on Route No. 1, service commencing
on July 1; J. O. Allison on
Route No. 2, service commencing July
L; Samuel E. Lowry on Route No. 3,
service commencing on August 1; C.
H. Smith on Route No. 4, service commencing
August 1; G. W. Miller on
Route No. 5, service commencing on
August 1.
Wlntlirop Commencement.
The commencement exercises at
Winthrop college are to take place
June 15 to 18. Rev. C. S. Blackwell, of
Wilmington, N. C., will preach the sermon
before the Y. W. C. A., at 11 a.
m., June 15. Rev. Gordon B. Moore, of
Furman university, will preach the
baccalaureate sermon at 8.30 p. m.,
June 15. The "Alumnae address is to
be delivered by Hon. John P. Thomas,
Jr., of Columbia, at 11 a. m., June 18,
and the address before the graduating
class is to be delivered by Hon. B. R.
Tillman, at 8.30 p. m., June 18.
Protection For Rural Mall Boxes.
The following paragraph is taken
from the postofflce appropriation bill:
"Whoever shall hereafter wilfully or
maliciously tear down or destroy any
letter box or other receptacle estab:ished
by order of the postmaster general
or approved or designated by him
for the receipt or delivery of mall matter
on any rural free delivery route, or
shall break open the same, or wilfully
or maliciously injure, deface or destroy
any mail matter deposited therein, or
shall wilfully take or steal such matter
from or out of such letter box or other
receptacle, or shall wilfully aid or assist
in any of the aforementioned offenses,
shall for every such offense be
punished by a fine of not more than
$1,000 or by imprisonment tor not more
than tnree years."
The Summer School. / ^
The York County Slimmer schoolJohn
E. Carroll, principal, J. C. Daniel
and Miss Sarah Chandler, assistants?began
its month's work last
Monday afternoon with the following
teachers in attendance: Misses Bessie
Sherrer, Clara Mitchell, Lynn Blair,
Nettye Dobson, Katie Johnson, Mattie
White, Janie Rawls, Elizabeth
Faris, Sue McFaiiand, Mary Brown,
Laura Ross Ferguson, May Belle Sims,
Saliie Davison, May Crosby, Ethel
Latimer, Susie Brian, Laura Pegram,
Florence Cody, Saliie Caldwell, Mamie
Hall, Minnie Massey, Annie Miller,
Carrie Belle Poag, Emma Glasscock,
Helen Abernathy, Belle Bailey, Ella
Neely, Sudie. Allison, Ophelia Davidson,
Mrs. Annie Thomasson, Messrs. M.
R. Biggers, F. M. Howell, J. G. Edwards,
G. H. Logan. S. C. Ratteree.
.Selected the Goshen Box.
The committees recently suggested
to decide on mail boxes to be used on
rural free delivery routes leading out
of Yorkville, met at the store of Messrs.
Riddle & Carroll last Saturday,
and after careful consideration of the
matter decided their commission.
Route No. 1. (D. C. Clark, carrier), was
reijresented by Messrs. J. L. McGill,
W. J. Gordon and M. S. Carroll. Route
No. 2 (Oscar Allison, carrier) was represented
by Messrs. J. R. Cook and W.
T. Nichols. Messrs. T. J. Nichols and
S. N. Johnson represented the route
to Glenn & Riddle's store. All the committeemen
agreed that, taking into
consideration all the facts and circumstances,
what is known as the "Goshen"
box is the most desirable. It is
made of galvanized iron and costs
complete, with lock, only $1. It was
further recommended that Carriers
Clark and Allison at once canvass their
respective routes, find out how many
people want boxes, and promptly report
to Messrs. Riddle & Carroll.