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Scraps and |acts.
? Up to last Saturday, according to
a Pretoria dispatch, a few less than 12.000
Boers had surrendered. Many of
them are youngsters of 11 years and
upward. The majority of them are
under 30, though some of the burghers
who have surrendered are septuagenarians.
Reports from all the districts
are increasingly friendly. The only
bitterness observable among the leading
Boers is said to be against Germany
and France. They declare that the
war was protracted unnecessarily on
account of the hope of intervention
held out by the French and German
press, and they say they would like to
join Great Britain in a war against
France and Germany. The Boers ad
mit that they received, large quanimes
of ammunition through Portugese territory.
The kindly feeling for their late
foes continue to grow and there seems
to be little reason for anticipating any
trouble in the near future.
? The most important bill reported
by the judiciary committee of the house
last Tuesday, was that to amend the
existing bankruptcy law. The minority
made a vigorous effort to re-assert the
present law in toto, but were overwhelmingly
defeated, G5 to 137. The
bill passed amends the law in 15 particulars
to meet defects which experience
has proven. The most Important
is one to define preference to meet the
supreme court decision in the case of
Pirie vs. the Chicago Title and Trust
company. Four additional grounds
for refusing a discharge in bankruptcy
also are added: First, obtaining property
on credit on materially false
statements; second, making a fraudulent
transfer of property; third, having
been granted or denied a discharge
in bankruptcy within six years;
fourth, having refused to obey the or
der of the court or reiusai iu uns?ci
material questions. Messrs. Clayton, of
Alabama, and DeArmond, of Missouri,
opposed the bill, the former declaring
the present bankruptcy law a drastic
and oppressive measure.
? Reading, Cal., special to Baltimore
Sun: More than 100 mining claims
have been staked within four days and
scores of miners are hurrying to the
district as a result of the finding of
what promises to be a great gold ledge
at the western base of the Shasta divide,
ten miles this side of French
Gulch. Not less remarkable than the
ledge itself is the manner in which it
came to be discovered.. A man told of
the supposed ledge as a joke and a
miner proved the joke a reality. One
night last week, in a French Gulch
store, a crowd of miners and others
were spinning yarns. Martin Foster,
who is not a miner, told of a ledge
which he knew must exist beside the
county road at the base of the Shasta
divide, because he had picked up a bit
of quartz there 12 years ago which
sparkled with gold. He meant the story
for a joke. William Ellis, a miner,
heard the story and set out early next
morning for the spot which Foster had
described. He located the little gulch
without difficulty, and before night he
had located a ledge which cropped out
at the surface. He returned next day
greatly elated and opened up the vein.
The pay streak is more than two feet
wide and assays from $100 to $500 per
ton. It has been opened up for about
10 feet and gives no sign of pinching
out.
? Several years ago, when Senator
McComas, of Maryland, first entered
congress, says a Washington dispatch,
his attention was directed to a claim
of $104,000 which the city of Baltimore
had against the United States government.
He secured the passage of a bill
to pay the claim in the senate, but
failed in the house. This, year the senator
secured its passage in both houses.
The sequel to the story is this: N. M.
Taylor, a citizen of Baltimore, was sitting
at breakfast one morning when he
noticed in the newspaper a paragraph
~ Anollir
IU lilt? CIICUI uiai uaiiuuuic
to receive the $104,000 it had advanced
the government during the civil war.
As he munched his biscuits he reread
the paragraph and it recalled fond
memories to his mind. Leaving the
table he took from his desk a neatly
tied package of papers, yellow with
age, and went to Washington. Here he
laid before the treasury officials a contract
with the city of Baltimore by
which he was made the city's agent in
this claim and under which he was to
receive 25 per cent, if it was ever collected.
His credentials were in proper
form, although executed some twentyfive
years ago, and he got a warrant
for $104,000. Returning to Baltimore he
presented the warrant to the mayor
and received in return a city check for
$26,000, accompanied by the most profuse
thanks for his efforts in behalf of
the claim. Senator MeComas's astonishment
when he, in turn, read in his
morning newspaper at his breakfast
table in Washington, that Mr. Taylor
had received both the cash and the
credit of passing the bill was great,
though he says Taylor never saw him
about the matter.
? Secretary Root has assumed full
. responsibility for the payment of money
to Gen. Gomez by Gen. Wood during
the American occupation of Cuba, and
if congress asks for an explanation of
the matter he stands ready to furnish
what he regards as the most convincing
proofs that the payments were dictated
by the wisest statesmanship. The
argument advanced at the department
is along the following lines. "The conditions
in Cuba two years ag? were
precarious. Not a Cuban believed that
the United States government ever
would withdraw from Cuba, and the
half-famished veterans of the Cuban
army were in a dangerous mood and
clamoring for their pay. Gen. Gomez
was the head and front of the army,
and had served the revolutionary cause
as its principal leader without having
received a cent of pay. Gen. Wood
thought, and Secretary Root thought
afterward, that Gen. Gomez was entitled
to consideration; to a home, which
was supplied him, and in which he entertained
his comrades, and to an income.
which last might be set down as
a small offset to the money due Gomez
from the Cuban Republic. That the
Cubans themselves regarded the matter
in the same light was shown by the
passage by the present Cuban congress,
among the very first of its acts,
of a bill providing a liberal pension for
Gen. Gomez. It is believed that but
for this assumption of the costs of
Gomez's living expenses the conditions
in Cuba might have paralleled those in
the Philippines, and the United States
government, after fighting Spain to secure
freedom for the Cubans, would be
obliged to turn upon them the force of
her armies. The necessity being present
then, in Secretary Root's views,
the only other point was the legality
and propriety of the payments. He
soon satisfied himself that there was
not the slightest doubt on that score.
The military government was obliged
to assume the responsibility for his disbursements
and to exercise his discretion.
Gen Brooke did this and after
him Gen. Wood, and Secretary Root
now fully approves of everything they
did, including the payments to Gomez."
?hr ^orkrillr (Snquirrr.
YOBKVILLE, S.
SATURDAY, JUNE 21. 1902.
The attendance on the senatorial
campaign meeting in Columbia was estimated
at about 500 people, of whom
one-half were ladies.
K~ ?
It looks very much as if they are
going to run over Senator Morgan on
the canal question, and either adopt
the Panama route or kill the entire
scheme for the present. The senate on
Wednesday voted for the Panama
route, 42 to 34. /
?^
King Edward and Qupen Alexandra
were the guests of the American ambassador,
Joseph Choate, at a great
state dinner recently. It is the first
time that a European monarch has
been thus entertained by an American,
and the circumstance has caused a
great deal of concern throughout Eu
rope.
Major Waller, recently court martialed
in Manila for the alleged murder
of defenseless Filipinos, arrived in
San Francisco a few days ago, and the
papers printed a red hot interview in
which he defended the course of the
administration. The secretary of the
navy asked him as to whether the interview
was authorized and he said he
had not opened his mouth.
The indications are that the attendance
on campaign metings is going
to be small. With nothing but *he personality
of the candidates to bring out
an audience, this is quite natural. The
people already know the lesson that
would be taught and understanding as
they do that they are not to be allowed
t > listen to anything else, there is very
little need for campaign meetings anyway.
Somebody has made the point that if
the newspapers are to commence
throwing mud and dealing in person- i
alities this early in the campaign, how
can they expect any better conduct
from the candidates. The point is well
taken. With a great deal at stake as
in the case of the candidates, it is natural
that they should sometimes get a
little off in temper; but why the news- ;
papers should allow themselves to
grow excited over the situation is difficult
to understand.
Charles Francis Adams, of Boston,
thinks that ultimately the cause for
which the south fought, will be admitted
as right. In a speech delivered at
Chicago last Tuesday, he said:
"I look forward with confidence to
the time when the bronze effigy of Rob- i
ert E. Lee, mounted on his charger and
with its insignia of its Confederate
rank, will from its pedestal in the nation's
capital, look across the Potomac
at his old home at Arlington. When
that time comes Lee's monument will
typify the historical appreciation of all
that goes to make up the loftiest type
of character, military and civic, exemplified
in an opponent once dreaded,
but ever respected. Above all it will
symbolize the loyal acceptance of the
consequences of defeat and the patient
upbuilding of the people under new
conditions by constitutional means,
which I hold to be the greatest educational
lesson America has yet taught to
a once sceptical, but now silenced
world."
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The statute providing a fine of $100
in case of neglect to make return for
taxation of capital or property employed,
within thirty days of establishment,
after January 1, is one that may
be enforced or not according to the inclination
of the county board of commissioners.
The commissioners do not
have to enforce the statute. It is everybody's
business, and what is everybody's
business is usually nobody's
business. In this case it is provided
that the commissioners "may" enforce
the law, and whether the law is enforced
depends upon the kind of commissioners
a county may have. It
would seem that York county has the
right kind: otherwise no action would
be taken. Of course, from one standpoint
a law of this kind looks like a
hardship, and possibly it is; but we are
free to say that we do not see it in that
light. There is nothing to hinder the
proprietors of a new business, established
after January 1 of any year, 1
from making a return within the 30 '
days required by law, and although the
payment of taxes would not necessarily '<
follow It wouia De wen ? tnere was
some more certain way of getting at
such people. The law against itinerants
is not enforced nearly so strictly
as it ought to be, and while the work
of the county board of commissioners
along this line is, to say the least, unpleasant.
it will no doubt receive the
endorsement of all the established business
interests that have given consideration
to such matters.
As Senator Tillman has pointed out,
the'-Winthrop uniform is one of the
most important and praiseworthy features
of that splendid institution. Of
course love of dress is an established
characteristic which cannot be eliini
nated, and to eliminate which is not
desirable. But it is also a fact that
with many good families in South Carolina
the higher education of their
children, especially daughters, is a most
serious matter from the standpoint of
expense. Other things being in the
neighborhood of equal, dress goes a long
way these days toward fixing social
popularity. It ought not to be so; but
people who are able to pay most attention
to elaborate dress, stand higher
for the time being in the average estimation,
than do people of more moderate
means Girls who are compelled
to dress plainly from reasons of economy
are often at a disadvantage in tne
presence of other girls otherwise their
inferiors, who may be able to dress
themselves more richly. This fact can
easily count for much in the making of
character and disposition. When all
are compelled to dress alike, regardless
of means, it is difficult to see how character
or disposition can suffer oir this
account. Real worth becomes the ruling
element in the determination of
comparative standing, and to the disinterested
observer this is the only
standard that can possibly be worth
consideration. It is no hardship on the
girls who are able to afford fine dresses
to require them to deny themselves the
pleasure during their college days, and
it might fairly and properly be said
that they really owe it to their poorer
sisters to do so. If then there has been
any departure from this very desirable
feature of Wlnthrop the more quickly
the lines are drawn back to original
plans, the better for the institution and
the better for all concerned.
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Formally Opened Up at Columbia
and Sumter Lost Tuesday.
The bi-annual campaign for the various
offices that are to be filled by the
voters of South Carolina, was opened
at Sumter and Columbia last Tuesday,
in accordance with the arrangements
of the state executive committee. All
of the candidates who had complied
with requirements were at their respective
places of meeting, and a full list of
them will be found elsewhere in this
The attendance of voters was rather
small on both meetings, being rather
larger at Columbia than at Sumter;v
where the crowd did not include more
than 300 people. There were no sensational
developments at either meeting,
and not a great deal that seemed to be
of more than passing interest.
Mr. A. C. Latimer was the first
speaker in the senatorial contest. He
reviewed his record and achievements
in congress, and explained and defended
the leading planks of the Democratic
platform. Mr. D. S. Henderson,
spoke of the part he took in defending,
the Democracy from the attacks that
were made by McLaurin last summer,
and told why the south must always
continue Democratic. Col. Geo. Johnstone
made an eloquent speech on
the past achievements and the glorious
future of the country. Col. Wm. Elliott
reviewed his political record from
1876 to the present time, and told of
some of the things he has in mind for
the further development of the state.
Mr. John J. Hemphill argued against
the administration policy in the Philippines,
and against ship subsidy, and,
as usual, told a number of witty anecdotes.
Mr. John Gary Evans made a
speech that is characterized as the feature
of the meeting. He said there was
no need of discussing ship subsidy, as
that question had died with McLaurin.
He claimed that he was responsible
for the final overthrow of McLaurin.
He referred to his original "I told you
so," and argued that now that the people
had come back to reason, he had a
right to expect his dues. He told of
his having gone to the Spanish war and
of what he saw in Cuba. He described
the Cubans as the most God-forsaken
lot he ever saw, and said that it was a
mortal insult to an American Negro to
call him a Cuban. There was not a
great deal of applause during the meeting;
but most of what there was naturally
went to Elliott, Johnstone, Hemphill
and Henderson.
The speaking at Sumter was opened
by the candidates for governor. Mr.
M. F. Ansel led off, and was followed
by the others In alphabetical order?
Heyward, Talbert, Tillman, Timmerman.
The speech of Mr. J. H. Tillman
probably engaged most interest. He
again answered to the Indictment of
having falsified the records In order to
make it appear that a certain ruling in
the senate had been endorsed by
Messrs. Frye and Henderson, and read
from the senate journal to prove that
he had done nothing of the kind. He
had been accused also of discourtesy to
the senators, and appealed to three individual
senators present to know
whether or not they had any discourtesy
to complain of. Each senator appealed
to exhonorated him.
Each of the candidates for the various
other offices had an opportunity to introduce
himself; but nothing of striking
interest or importance occurred
during the meeting.
TO CONGRESS FKOM 1W^?FTH.
What tlie VnrioiiM Candidates llntl to
Say at Camden.
The following is from the Columbia
State's report of the campaign meeting
at Camden last Wednesday:
The candidates from this, the Fifth
congressional district, are: D. E. Finley,
the incumbent, W. B. Wilson, J.
W. Floyd and T. J. Strait. All were
present and allowed 20 minutes each.
D. E. Finley was the first speaker.
His was a rock-ribbed Democratic
speech, exploring the iniquitous policy
of the administration now in power, in
the Philippines, and how expansion,
as represented by the Louisiana Pur
chase, differs from the imperialistic
policy of tne Republicans of today.
His record is public; the people of his
district know what he has done and
therefore he asks reelection, feeling
confident that with his experience that
their interest will be better advanced
In the future.
J. W. Floyd came next. Born and
reared in this county, he therefore is
no stranger. He deplores the waste of
the public money. Slavery and taxes
have always been the greatest questions
ever before the public. The former
has been settled by the sword, the
latter is still the absorbing question of
the hour.
He favored the building and control
of the Isthmian canal by the United
States without the participation of any
other nation. Promising: that if elected
he will bring: no disgrace upon the
state which has so often honored him.
T. J. Strait.?With him It was
throughout a case of "I told you so."
Poor "Johnnie" McLaurin came in for
a full share of his abuse. He was. and
is opposed to the whole Cuban business.
Cuba Is free today only in name, she is
controlled by the Piatt bill. The Declaration
of Independence has been torn
unto shreds and today the government
is in midocean without a compass.
rus nanus were lieu mien uc ??oo ...
congress and therefore he could do
nothing; but now that the "country has
come to its senses and McLaurin has
been relegated to the Republican party
where he always belonged," he believes
that he can be of grat service to his
state which he always loved. He favors
turning the islands over to the Filipinos.
We need men in congress who
can listen as well as speak. Those
who listen well, think a great deal, and
vote right, always make the best congressman.
He promises to make a
warm campaign.
W. B. Wilson came last. He was at
the disadvantage of being a stranger
before a Kershaw audience. He only
outlined how he proposed to fight out
this campaign and that too to win. He
believes in practical politics and he is in
the campaign for results and not recreation.
He believes that he can do his
state material service in congress and
standing on his'record which has always
represented all that is true, manly
and honorable. He believes that it will
not be sound business policy on the part
of our government to relinquish everything
in the Philippines; that a coal
station should at least be given us for
all that we have expended for them.
THEIR NOSES TO THE WIRE.
Candidate* Wlio Compiled With the
Condition* of the Executive Committee.
The list of candidates for state and
Federal offices, when Chairman jones
called time last Monday, at noon, stood
as follows:
Adjutant and Inspector General?J.
D. Frost, G. D. Rouse, Paul E. Ayer,
J. M. Patrick, J. C. Boyd.
, Railroad Commissioner?Jas. Cansler,
"A. C. Jepson, B. L. Caughman, H. J.
Kinard, J. G. Wolllng, W. B. Evans,
J. G. Mobley, H. H. Prince, Thos. N.
Berry, J. C. Wllborn.
Congress: First District?T. W. Bacot,
Geo. S. Legare.
Second District?G. D. Bellinger, J.
Wm. Thurmond, Geo. W. Croft.
Third District?I. H. McCalla, Wm.
N. Graydon, Wyatt Aiken, Geo. E.
Prince, Wm. J. Stribling, E. M. Rucker,
Jr., R. F. Smith.
Fourth District?Stanyarne Wilson,
Jos. T. Johnson.
..- Fifth District?W. B. Wilson, D. E.
Finley, J. W. Floyd, T. J. Strait.
Sixth District?R. B. Scarborough.
Seventh District?A. F. Lever, J. B.
McLaughlin.
United States Senate?A. C. Latimer,
D. S. Henderson, George Johnstone,
William Elliott, John J. Hemphill, J.
G. Evans.
Governor?W. H. Timmerman, M. F.
Ansel, D. C. Heyward, W. J. Talbert.
J. H. Tillman.
Lieutenant Governor?C. L. Blcase, J.
T. Sloan, F. B. Gary.
Attorney General?W. F. Stevenson,
U. X. Gunter, Jr.
State Treasurer?R. H. Jennings.
Secretary of State?J. T. Gantt, J.
H. Wilson, J. Thos. Austin.
Superintendent of Education?O. B.
Martin, J. J. McMahan.
Comptroller General?W. H. Sharpe,
A. W. Jones, G. L. Walker, N. W.
Brooker.
MERE-MENTION.
Reports from London are to the effect
that the Scotland Yard police, a few
days ago discovered the existence of a
plot to assassinate King Edward
The senate committee on naval affairs
has authorized a favorable report on a
bill to allow Admiral Schley the full
pay of a rear admiral In active sen-Ice.
Since his retirement he has been receiving:
three-fourths of full pay
Mrs. Julia Ancrum Davidson, a granddaughter
of Colonel William Washington,
first cousin of George Washington,
died at her home in Chicago, last Tuesday,
aged 87 years. She was in Charleston
when Lafayette was entertained
there in 1825 A dispatch from Chicago
reports the case of a woman
whose heart continued to beat for eight
hours after all the other organs of her
body had ceased their functions
The treaty of friendship between Spain
and the United States Is in course of
preparation and is to be concluded
during next fall The government
has decided to send two cruisers to
Venezuela-to look after American interests
there in the event of the development
of trouble.
? Charlotte Observer, Wednesday:
Because the foreman of the Highland
Park Manufacturing company refused
to release her from work, Fannie Wagstaff,
a night operative, jumped from
a high window in the mill last night
and was very seriously injured. The
girl said that her parents were sick,
and asked to be relieved from duty for
the night. The foreman, not believing
that the illness of her parents was dangerous
and not taking her plea seriously,
declined to grant her request, stat-.
ing that the mill was short of hands.
Going to the window, the girl jumped
for a platform on the outside, which
she failed to reach in her spring. She
fell to the ground; three ribs were
broken, and she was badly bruised. A
physician was summoned and she was
taken home. It is thought that she will
recover.
V. & X.-W. Hard lilt.
Llncolnton dispatch of June 16 to the
Charlotte Observer: Recent heavy rains
have badly damaged the Carolina and
North-Western railroad's new roadbed.
This company has been using every
effort to run trains over the new part
of the line by July 1st, which is the
contract limit, and thought it would
finish laying the track this week, but
yesterday's heavy rains ploughed deep
furroughs through the fills all along the
line and some large ones in the newlymade
fills in town. Some of the trestles
are also swept away. This will be a
heavy loss to the company, both on
account of the additional work to repair
these places, and by the delay it will
cause in getting the road completed
within the contract limits. The cotton
mills which it will touch have agreed
to pay a considerable sum to induce
the Carolina and North-Western to
build this road down the river, which
was to be completed by July l6t, and
this is why it was very important that
it be completed by that time.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
James E. Beamguard and Frank P.
McCain?Are announced as candidates
for election to the house of representatives,
subject to the action of
the approaching Democratic primary.
J. L. Stacy, Clover?Has two fresh
milch cows, one of which he wants
to sell and offers the buyer a choice
between the two.
J. S. Brlce, Plaintiffs' Attorney?Publishes
a summons in the case of John
F. Gordon, Supervisor of York county
3 .l.l.tlff. n^olnot tha Pn. r
ctllU Ullieia, piailluua, agamnv uiv V
ble company, defendants.
H. C. Strauss & Co.?Call your attention
to the fact that there are hut
three more days of their special day
sales, and tell you that now is the a
opportunity to buy cheaply.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell their customers
that they have received a lot r
of nice fancy cakes and crackers. ?
J. M. Heath & Co.?Print a chapter in c
which they tell you of their immense
stock of shoes for men, women and 1
children, and mention numerous bar- r
grains that they have ready for the c
buyers of shoes.
DISPENSARY SALES. * I
Dispenser Snider has called the at- ^
tention of the reporter to the fact that the
statement of dispensary sales,' as t
published In the last issue of Thk En- t
quirer, was badly mixed up. Invest!- s
gation develops that the mistake was ?
Mr. Snider's. Intending to call off the t
figures recording the daily sales, he t
gave, instead, the invoice prices on ?
daily sales. The mistake went through .
the record of the first week. The bal- i
ance of the figures were correct. In e
order to keep the record straight, and 1
for purposes of comparison hereafter, t
it is very well to reproduce a corrected g
statement of gross sales, which Mr. Sni- t
der makes as follows:
Saturday, May 24 $ 158 86 j
Monday, May 26 81 21 (
.Tuesday, May 27 38 67 ?
Wednesday. May 28 52 31 t
Thursday, May 29 60 01 ,
Friday, May 30 69 83 ?
Saturday, May 31 199 13 ?
Monday, June 2 70 80 ^
Tuesday, June 3 47 63 A
Wednesday, June 4 53 .99 {
Thursday, June 5 46 83 ?
Friday, June 6 57 45 r
Saturday, June 7 193 41 c
Monday, June 9 67 90
Tuesday, June 10 47 39 r
Wednesday, June 11 42 32 l.
Thursday, June 12 40 41 c
Friday, June 13 56 77 .
Saturday, June 14 181 38 ?
Total $1,566 30 ?
The figures as to total gross profits s
for the nineteen days included in the f
foregonig statement were correct, as ?
previously published?$358.05.
TILLMAN AT WINTHROP.
The Winthrop school year came to a
close last Wednesday night with the 2
delivery of diplomas and certificates to r
54 young ladies who have completed J
courses In that institution. The com- r
mencement exercises were largely at- \
tended throughout and were very Inter- 1
esting. j.
The commencement address, accord- j
ing to a special of Wednesday night to
the Columbia State, was delivered by
Senator Tillman. He said at a commencement
at another college that he
was "no orator, merely a stumper," and .
he verified this declaration tonight.
His remarks were not in the form of i
an address, but just a talk. He took 1
success as his text and first told what a
success is not; it is not laying up
wealth here at the sacrifice of the
pleasures and finer influences of life. 3
Success is being able to have it said of j
a man when dead that he has done all
the good possible. Success as applied ^
to women means to get a good husband i
and to help him to do all the good possible.
He advocated marriage and the
making of homes. f
Senator Tillman commented on the f
fact that until a few years ago the edu- t
cation of women in this state was accomplished
in denominational and pri- 3
vate schools. He read extracts from his t
address at the laying of the corner stone t
of the college in 1892, and declared that t
the college is not being held up to the
promises he made the people of the 1
state at that time. For instance, the G
girls are not being kept strictly in line c
in the industrial department, as he had
promised. He had had a daughter off
at a boarding school and he had noticed \
what big trunks she went away with f
and then her mother had to send her ?
more clothes. For that reason the requirement
at Winthrop for all young 11
women to wear a uniform was a pro- s
tectlon for the poor girls of South Car- ^
olina. But he feared that there Is a ,
tendency toward too much dress at c
Winthrop. r
During the course of his remarks t
Senator Tillman was applauded when ,
he referred to the state of single blessedness
of Mr. McMahan, a trustee of r
| the college, and the girls clapped their t
hands freely when ne spone 01 r-resi- t
dent Johnson?"As long as the lamp
holds out to burn the vilest sinner may
return"?for It Is well known that Mr. 11
Johnson will soon be a benedict. Af- t
ter the conclusion of the exercises Sen- ,3
ator Tillman disavowed any intention
to throw dynamite under Mr. Johnson's
administration, although his re- t
marks as to the tendency to dress too f
much, was regarded by the audience
as having some sinister signiflqhnce.
ABOUT PEOPLE. ,
Miss Bessie Gilbert is visiting rela- a
tives in Charlotte.
Mrs. S. W. Inman went to Lowrys- c
ville this week, on a visit to relatives F
and friends. v
Mrs. Maggie E. Camp attended the 1
commencement exercises at Winthrop 1
college this week. f
- ^lisses Bessie Williams, Josle Camp f
and Nannie Grist are at home from h
Winthrop college. c
^r. Joseph P. Wallace has returned 0
to Yorkville after a visit to Mrs. W. F. e
j Marshall, at Anderson. 0
Mr. George M. Lowrance left Thurs- d
day, for a visit to his daughter, Mrs. f
R. A. Crowell, at Albemarle, N. C. t
jMr. Carl Hart, of Columbia, came up b
to Yorkville on Thursday, on a visit v
to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. t
S. Hart. n
! Mr. T. B. McClaln's family left yes- b
tferday for Camden, their future home, P
much to the regret of their numerous h
friends in Yorkville. t:
^rs. S. A. Weber went to Lancaster, ti
Fi^lay, to attend the Rock Hill District a
Conference of the Women's Missionary t<
society of the Methodist chdrch. a
.iAIrs. W. F. Marshall and children, of 0
Anderson, arrived in Yorkville, Thurs-|h
day evening, and will make this place v
their home for tne present. Mr. Mar- t<
shall will travel for a commercial house, k
, Rev. A. N. Brunson is still absent on S'
account of the illness of Mrs. Brunson t]
in a Baltimore hospital. Rev. Dr. w
S. A. Weber is filling the pulpit of A*
Trinity church during the absence of si
Mr. Brunson. p
Mr. S. Amson Black, formerly of
this county; but who left in 1872 on ac- n
count of kuklux troubles, returned a p
few weeks ago, and is now living with tl
his son, three miles west of Bethany. ^
Mr. Black was in Yorkville on Thursday,
renewing acquaintances with old "
friends. He said that for the greater ci
>art of his time during his absence, he
eslded in Montgomery, Cabarrus and
Randolph counties in North Carolina,
md was engaged principally in pros>ecting
for gold. He met with more or
ess success in this pursuit. At one
ime he found, at the Reid mine in Ca>arrus
county, a nugget that weighed
08 pennyweights and 4 grains. As a
ule, however, the returns of his labor
:ame in the form of smaller particles,
dr. Black had not lived with his wife
or some years previous to his departire
from this section. He is now in his
8th year. He will probably spend the
emainder of his days with the family
if his son.
AS SEEN BY EDITOR HULL.
Editor Hull, of the Rock Hill Herild,
who has for several years been
in outspoken advocate of the dispensay
system, came over to Yorkville last
Saturday, and after such investigation
if the local institution as he was uble
o make during the day, published the
esult of his observations in his paperif
Wednesday, jbs fulluug^
The political measure that is at present
exciting much interest is the dis>ensary,
especially the booze shop at
forkvllle. There is a very wide differince
of opinion as to whether it is a
rood thing to have in the town or not,
he antis declaring that conditions
here aae- worse than ever, particularly
10 on Saturdays, while the dispensary
idvocates declare that if anything the
:hange is for the better. The blind
igers, it is claimed, no longer find the
msiness profitable since the dispentary
has become a competitor by sellng
the "tiger" grade of liquor at a
>rice more than a hundred per cent,
mder the tiger figures. For example,
iny thirsty lover of the ardent can
mrchase from the dispensary at the
ate of 10 cents a half pint any quanity
of such corn whisky as the tigers
tell. This whiskey was captured from
he tigers, and being sent to Columbia,
vas bottled and is now sold from the
lispensaries at prices intended to run
he tigers out of business.
We had read much about the increase
drunkenness since the establishment
>f the dispensary in Yorkville, jbut it
vas not observed last Saturday-?nd we
lid not leave town until a half hour
ifter the doors of the booze shop had
>een closed. We saw only two men
vho were in the least affected?in fact
>ne can see on the streets of Rock Hill
my Saturday afternoon, more boozy
nen than we 'saw or heard of in that
:onaiuon me aay we spem m lumiille.
Those who are opposed to the dis>ensary
and with whom we talked,
claimed that there were not as many
jeople in Yorkville as pn other Saturlays,
and that the conduct of the
rowd was better than formerly. Howtver
this may be, the whisky that was
lold last Saturday would compare In
imount with the sales on other Saturlays,
}as the following exhibit will
ihowr
May 24?Amount sold $155.86
May 31?Amount sold 199.13
June 7?Amount sold 193 41
June 14?Amount sold 175.00
The dispensary has been in operaton
12 days up to last Saturday, and the
eceipts from whisky sales up to that
late amounted to $1,517.90, on which
kere was a gross profit of $360.92.
[We do not know that the sale of
vhisky through the dispensary will
mprove conditions in Yorkville, but It
s admitted that the blind tiger has
>een hit a death blow and that is a^
rreat deal that has been accomplished
HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEjL
tv' The height of the Negro John
3arber, who escaped from the chainrang
on Friday of last week, is 5 feet
0 inches, instead of 5 feet 2 inches as
(ated. He has not been captured.
Although the wheat crop is not
Yielding anything like as much straw
n proportion to last year, the yield of
rrain is much larger in proportion, and
renerally of a better quality.
From pretty full reports from all
iarts of the county, it appears that
arm work is well advanced. Both coton
and corn have been well-worked and
ire generally free of grass. Although
ully aware of the numerous set-backs
hat may still develop, a majority of
he farmers seem to be of opinion that
t has been a great many years since
reneral conditions were more satisfaciry
than at this season.
The report of the 17-foot stage of
vater in Catawba river at Wright's
erry, as published in the last lssue^ of
[*he Enquirer, was based upon infoc/
nation obtained Monday night. Sjud^
equent information is to the effect
hat the river continued to rise steadily
luring the night, and on Tuesday
norning it lacked but a few Inches of
wenty feet. The water began to
all shortly after daylight Tuesday
norning, and went down rapidly unit
about dark, when it had fallen
o about eleven feet. Prom thence
m the fall was slower; but by Wedlesday
night the ordinary level had
?een regained. There is considerable
lamage to corn, especially where it was
umberged under eddy water. Where
he corn was only submerged under a
lowing current, the damage has not
ieen so great. It is said that with a
;ood rain to wash the mud off, much of
he submerged corn would be all right
gain.
iST Speaking of the elusiveness of the
arp, Mr. James L. Moss, who owns a
iond about 2J miles southeast of Yorkllle,
added another contribution last
i'hursday. Mr. Moss has been paying
nore or less attention to carp culture
or ten years or more, and has, at diferent
times, taken many fine fish from
lis pond. In the spring of 1901, it beame
necessary to let off his pond in
rder to construct a new dam, and
very effort was made to save as many
f the fish as possible. Several hunred
carp were caught that weighed
rom one to three pounds each. All of
hese were divided among the neighors
except 58 good specimens that
fere transferred to a pond belongnig
0 Mr. J. B. Scott. Mr. Moss's pond regained
dry, with the exception of the
ranch channel for two months or more,
ending the completion of the dam, and
1 the early fall the fish that had been
ransferred to Mr. Scott's pond were
aken back to the mill pond. So far as
ppearances went, there was no reason
o believe that there were any fish ol
ny kind In the mill pond at the time
f its refilling. The bottom of the pond
ad been baked by the sun, and there
,-ere no holes up the creek that seemed
a afford sufficient depth of water to
eep alive two or three pound fish. It
eemed to Mr. Moss and others that
tie return of the transferred fish, of
hich only 48 could be retaken from
Ir. Scott's pond, constituted the entire
eed stock for a new crop. But a surrise
developed last spring. It became
ecessary to draw the water off the
ond again for some purpose, and at
tiat time over 500 fish were taken. Mr.
loss is positive of the number, for the
sh were put back in the pond and
Dunted as they were dropped in. What
could have become of so many large
fish during the summer when the pond
was dry Is the mystery. It has been
suggested that as the pond was let off,
the fish burrowed In the mud close to
the channel; but that theory will not
be generally accepted until somebody
furnishes practical proof of It.
PROSECUTED FOR TAXES.
At a special meeting of the county
board of commissioners, held for the
purpose, last Thursday, proceedings
+U/V /~?0 Kla
were euiiuueiieeu u^umai luc vaun.
company, engaged In selling organs in
this county, with headquarters at
Yorkville, and W. H. Adams, colored,
proprietor of a pool room, for falling to
make return of their property for taxation,
as required by Section 336 of the
general civil statuses. Section 336 of
the general civil statutes reads as foltaws:
7N136. If any person, company, or corporation,
shall commence business in
any county of this state, after the 1st
day of January of any year, the capital
or property in which shall not have
been previously listed for taxation in
said county, and shall not, within 30
days thereafter make such report to
the auditor of said county as is required
in the 334th section of this chapter, he
or they shall forfeit and pay the sum
of one hundred dollars, which shall be
collected by civil action in the name of
the county commissioners, and paid
Into the county treasury for the exclusive
benefit of the county. Any process
In such case may issue out of the court
of common pleas of the county in which
such business was commenced, directed
to the proper officer and served in any
county of the state.
Section 334 referred to, provides that
If property referred to In Section 336 is
isted in some other county, the owner
or agent in charge of such property
must advise the auditor of such fact,
by affidavit, within the 30 days prescribed.
It seems that the Cable company has
been doing business in Yorkville during
the past few months since January
-? * j- 4 un a?n<.
t, unu nus mauc nu reium ui iu wok'tal
or property. Some time back Supervisor
Gordon made demand for |25
icense provided for in case of itinerants
by statute; but the managers of
the Cable company refused to pay, and
investigation developed that the supreme
court had held that people who
had a regular wareroom or storehouse
from which to do business, could not
be classed as peddlers, etc. As the re3ult
of still further investigation into
the matter, Mr. J. S. Brice, the county
attorney, found that the statute quoted
above, covers the case to his satisfaction,
and accordingly proceedings were
commenced as stated.
Along with the complaint filed with
the clerk of the court, Mr. Brice prepared
a writ of attachment and placed
it in the hands of the sheriff for immeJiate
service. During the afternoon,
that official levied on two organs and a
piona; and the. Cable company retained
W. W. Lewis, Esq., to take care of its
rights.
In the case of W. H. Adams and the
.pool room property, no attachment was
"necessary. The defendant being a resiJent
the proceedings will be the same
3.8 in the collection of other debts by
law. F. P. McCain, Esq., represents
the defendant, and has 20 days from
Thursday in which to file an answer.
Speaking of the matter Thursday afternoon,
Mr. Brice said that although
the county commissioners have not yet
sworn out any other affidavits, they
have information of several additional
cases in which they will institute proceedings
of the same character.
WITHIN THE TOWlirT~v
? A competitive examination for a
West Point cadetship to be given out
by Congressman Finley, was held in
the court ?iouse, Thursday, under the
direction of J. S. Brice, Esq., W. W.
Lewis, Esq., and Dr. J. D. McDowell.
The following young men entered the
competition: R. K. Foster, Lancaster:
John C. Hilliard, Lancaster; Calhoun
Ancrum and A. S. Zemp, Camden,
Marshall Neil and John R. Ashe, Yorkville;
R. C. Moore and W. S. Chaplin,
Chester. Dennis Colvin, of Chester, pre
sented himself for examination; but
disauallfied on account of a physi
cal disability. The competitors were
an unusually bright lot It is not brobabl
that the npme of the successful
-man will be known until next week.
? On Thursday evening, at 8.30
o'clock, the wedding of Mr. Herbert
M. Dunlap, of Hock Hill, and Miss
Mary Joe Wltherspoon, of Yorkville,
was celebrated in the Presbyterian
church. Rev. W. G. Neville was the
officiating minister. The church, which
had been elaborately and effectively
decorated for the occasion, was filled
to its utmost capacity. Miss Mary E.
Schorb presided at the organ. The
beautiful strains of the "Bridal Chorus,"
from Lohengrin, announced the
entrance of the bridal party. The attendants
were Miss Tompkins, of Rock
Hill, with Mr. Harvey Wltherspoon;
Miss Ophelia Davidson with Mr. James
Beckham, of Rock Hill; Miss Annie
Wltherspoon with Mr. John Crawford,
of Lancaster; Miss Eula Lowry with
Mr. Joe Gaston, of Rock Hill; Miss
Annie Watson with Mr. Harry Poster,
of Lancaster; Miss Sudie Allison with
Mr. Robert Lindsay, of Rock Hill. The
lovely bride, accompanied by her maid
of honor, Miss Charlton, of Savannah,
was met at the altar by the groom, attended
by his twin brother, Mr. Walter
Dunlap, of St. Matthews, S. C. While
the organist softly played the "Intermezzo"
from Caralleria Rusticana, the
simple but sweet and Impressive old
English ring ceremony was performed.
At its conclusion the music changed to
Mendelsohn's "Wedding March," and
the newly wedded pair, followed by
their attendants, slowly moved down
the aisle and left the church. The bridal
purty and the relatives of both bride
ana groom, were enierituneu ai iwc
home of the bride, after which Mr. and
Mrs. Dunlap, and a number of guests
who had come up from Rock Hill, left
for Rock Hill on a special train.
The color scheme of the wedding was
green and white, and this was carried
out in the church decoration, and in
the bridesmaid costumes, which were
of white organdie, with chonx and
sashes of green satin ribbon. The
bride's gown was of white organdie
over white taffeta silk, with drapery
and sash of white chiffon. The bridal
veil was held in place by a cluster of
orange blossoms, which were worn by
Mrs. Fannie Witherspoon Mason, an
aunt of the bride, at her own wedding,
and by a handsome crescent of pearls,
the gift of the groom. The maid of
honor's gown was of green chiffon.
The bridesmaids carried bouquets of
maidenhair fern, and the bride's bouquet
was of white carnations and fern.
Master Samuel Latimer and little Miss
Katherine Roddey, of Rock Hill, tied
uaCK ine riouuiia. ivieaara. irn Liuma)/
and W. J. Roddey, of Rock Hill, Clarence
Glenn and George Williams, of
Yorkville, acted as ushers. Among the
out-of-town guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Ben Dunlap, Mr. and Mrs. Ira Dunlap.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Roddey, Mrs. R. G.
Strait, Misses Scotia Reid and Helen
Tompkins, Messrs. M. M. Dunlap. J.
B. Beckham, R. J. Lindsay, Joe Gaston,
Green Sandifer, Ben Fewell and
W. W. GilU of Hock Hill; Miss Julia
Earle Thornwell, of Fort Mill: Miss
Ella Love, of McConnellsville; Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Witherspoon, of Brattonsville;
Messrs. John Crawford and Harry ,
Foster, of Lancaster. The number of
handsome gifts received testified to the
popularity of the bride and groom and
the high esteem In which both are held.