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Straps and Jacts. ;
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? Wichita, Kan., dispatch. June 25: 1
Fifty tramps were captured by four 1
farmers living near Pratt yesterday,
and the tramps are now at work under 1
shotgun guard. They have made several
attempts to escape, but the guards
have been forced to injure two of them
to keep them within bounds. The
tramps were going through Kansas,
bound for Colorado. The freight train
upon .which they were riding was
wrecked near Pratt, and the tramps
were captured and put to work. Hundreds
of acres of wheat are going to
ruin for want of harvest hands. The
farmers are blaming the state agency
for keeping the harvest hands out 01
Kansas, and claim it is a political
scheme. The tramps are being paid
a day for their work.
? The funeral of Mrs. John Siebert,
of Mount Morris, near Sterling, Ind.,
was delayed last Wednesday until the
mourners could adjourn to a cornfield
and administer a coat of tar and feathers
to the husband and sister of the
dead woman. Then the funeral proceeded,
but the two were to have been
chief mourners and were absent. The
house was filled with sorrowing neighbors
when some of them discovereu
Siebert in another room, hugging anu
kissing Mrs. Theodore Wolfe. The
crowd quickly dragged the couple to the
cornfield. A plentiful supply of tar was
poured over the victims and the featners
from a pillow were emptied on each.
Then the two were driven from the village
and ordered never to return. Mrs.
Siebert died of consumption and during
the two years of her sickness, it is alleged
that her husband was continually
making love to his wife's sister.
? With a desire to ease his conscience
ot the crime of cold-blooded murder,
William F. McAllister, a Philippine veteran,
has surrendered to Chief of Police
Kidward, at San Jose, California.
McAllister, who is 30 years of age,
comes rrom wneatiana, m. iieenusiea
in the army during the Spanish-American
war, and was sent to the Philippines
in company K, Thirteenth United
States infantry. The man claims to
have seen much hard service, and finally
became hardened and possessed ot
an insane desire to kill a Filipino single
handed. In May, 1900, McAllister says,
he stole away from camp and met three
inoffensive Filipinos. He raised his
gun to his shoulder and shot one ol
them dead. On April 3, 1901, McAllister
was mustered out of the service.
Chief Kilward will hold the man until
an investigation can be made.
? Says a Washington dispatch ol
Wednesday night: The city has on a
lively appearance today. Many senators
and prominent politicians are leaving
for their homes or summer resorts.
It is expected after the Fourth that
President Roosevelt will go direct to
Oyster Bay from Pittsburg, and in
Washington little will be seen of him
until October or .November. This session
of congress, which adjourned at
5.30 yesterday afernoon, has been a
disappointment to many and the public
today has been discussing just
what has and what has not been done.
During the two hundred and eleven
days of the session over a billion dollars
have been appropriated. Twenty
thousand bills and resolutions have
been offered. The most important bills
passed were the repeal of the war revenue
taxation; the isthmian canal bill;
Chinese exclusion; oleomargarine; Phil
ippines civil government; Philippines
revenue; irrigation and permanent census.
Among the important bills that
failed of passage are: Cuban recplrocity,
Babcock low tariff, anti-anarchy,
department of commerce, popular election
of senators, ship subsidy, antitrust
and naiional militia.
? The national weather bureau's
weekly summary of crop conditions,
issued Tuesday, says: The northern portion
of the country east of the Rocky
Mountains has experienced another decidedly
cool week, with generally
abundance of rainfall. In the southern
states the week averaged warm, with
phenomenally heavy rains, where they
were greatly needed, over a large
part of Texas and portions of Northern
Louisiana and Southern Arkansas.
Cotton continues to suffer for rain in
the south-central portion of the cotton
belt, and drought conditions have
rapidly developed over the greater part
of Georgia, where the crop is in less
favorable condition than in the previous
week. Over the nortnern portions
of the central and eastern uivisions more
favorable conditions exist, although lice
axe extensively reported throughout
the central and eastern portions. The
feature of the week was the abundant
? infoii nvor thp ereater Dart of the
drought region of Texas, in which the
condition of cotton has been greatly
improved. Drought, however, contin- 1
ues in extreme northwestern and southwestern
Texas. The weather conditions
of the week have been generally favorable
for the tobacco crop, which, however,
has not made rapid growth in the .
Middle Atlantic states as a result of
low temperature.
? Chairman Dalzell, of the special
committee of the house of representa- J
tives which investigated the charges in
connection with the purchase of the
Danish West India islands, submitted
the report of the committee last Tues- j
day. showing that Captain Christmas i
hud repudiated the alleged report on '
which the charges were based, the |
committee sums up the results of their
investigation as follows: "That there 1
is not the slightest semblance of evi- '
dence that any member of congress, J
either directly or indirectly, was offer- |
ed or received any bribe or was paid <
any valuable consideration of any kind (
or character to vote for or assist in ]
procuring the proposal, adoption or j
ratification of a treaty of sale of the '
Danish West India islands to the Uni- J
ted States. It is plain beyond peradventure
that the bribery alleged in the ,
report could have existed nowhere save
in the imagination of Christmas, since ,
the whole burden of his story is that <
he had no money. It is in evidence that }
he had to borrow in order to pay his )
passage home from this country." The j
committee then takes up in detail the i
charges that a large sum of money '
was used to bribe American legisla- j
tors. Aside from the inherent improb- ?
ability of this charge the report states,
the testimony given by all the parties
mentioned shows the unwarranted nature
of the charge. The report exone- ,
rates all the private Individuals who
had dealings with Christmas.
f lic \|orhville (inquirer.
YORKVILLE, S?C.:
SATURDAY, JULY 5, 1902.
The state candidates' meeting is to
be held in Yorkville on Friday, July 25,
and the senatorial meetng on Saturday,
August 15.
When Tillman and McLaurin had
their fight in the senate, that body
sought to protect its dignity by trying
them for contempt. In neglecting to
investigate the Baley-Beveridge matter,
the senate seems to have voluntarily
placed itself in contempt.
It is a pity that Senator Joseph
Bailey lost his temper the other day to
the extent of being betrayed into assaulting
a fellow senator. One of the
ablest men in the senate as he is, there
was reason to hope that Senator Bailey
had better control of himself. He certainly
lost in prestige by the assault
and Beveridge gained all he lost.
? # I -Major
Micah Jenkins has been appointed
collector of internal revenue to
succeed George R. Koester, and it is
understood that he will accept the position.
There is reason to believe that
the Republicans will make a stremous
effort to prevent his confirmation also;
but there is no probability that they
will succeed, for it is not likely *that
they will get the same amount of Democratic
assistance. It is assumed, of
course, that Major Jenkins is a Democrat;
but so far as we have seen, he
has made no announcement on that
subject.
The labor unions of the north know
no stopping place. The boycott is their
principal weapon, and they bring it into
play against non-union men at all times
and under all circumstances. The service
at St. Patrick's Catholic church,
Scranton, Pa., last Sunday, was attended
by a large number, of union
miners. While the service was in progress
a non-union man entered. Instantly
a union miner yelled "scab."
The shout was followed by an uproar,
and the miners demanded that the
scab be asked to leave the church. Rev.
Father Murphy, in charge of thds (
church, declined to permit anything of '
the kind, and all the union miners
marched out. There were between 150
and 200 of them. They went to the
Polish Catholic church in another part
of town.
The ministers of Columbia have inaugurated
a crusade against gambling
in the city. It is pretty generally understood
that so far as gambling is concerned,
Columbia is a "wide open"
town. It is one of the worst towns in
the south. Everybody does not gamble;
but there are so many people addicted
to the vice as to give it the
sanction or puDIic sentiment. Aimusi
any kind of a skin game goes in Columbia,
and a stranger with money, unless
he avoids the gambling element, would
be almost as safe in the hands of
Arizona brigands. Of course, throat >
cutting is not exactly common; bui' ,
there is even a little of tnat along. Of
late, thoughtful people nave begun to
show signs of alarm at what might (
come in time unless there is an attempt
at reform. Hence the commendable
efforts of the Christian ministers and
of conservators of decency generally.
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THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Some of the Features That Are I11teretfttiiK
Enough to Excite Second
Thought.
At Edgefield, last Wednesday, "Jim
Cansler, of Tirzah," charged all of his '
opponents with having been bought up
by free passes used on legislative trips
to Charleston. The reporter for the
News and Courier and State does not
say whether or not there was any reply
to the charge.
There have been no more developments
in the quarrel between Wilborn
and Caughman. It seems that these
two belligerents are satisfied to let
each other alone for awhile.
The friends of J. H. Tillman and W.
J Talbert had a yelling match at
Edgefield last Wednesday. It was like
unto the old time 'howling down practice.
Neither side was inclined to alMnSidatp
nf the other side to
speak, and the chairman found it Impossible
to keep order.
Hon. George Johnston% is making ,
some entertaining speeches that are ,
full of eloquence. He is listened to with '
close attention at every meeting.
Messrs. Evans and Latimer held their
hands off of each other at Georgetown
last Wednesday; but it is not thought
that their quarrel is anything like over. :
On the contrary, there seems to be an i
impression that they are going to continue
to plaster each other with mud '
until both are eliminated from the race.
Itut that is purely a matter of specula- ,
tion.
It is very evident that Mr. Hemphill
is developing considerably more
?trength as he goes along than was gen- ,
?rally conceded by the politicians as
possible. The people generally appear
to have a recollection of his former record
in congress, to Mr. Hemphill's i
credit as a man of ability, experience |
ind influence. Messrs. Elliott and
Henderson are beng favorably received, '
ind although neither is making a great '
leal of noise, it is quite probable that ]
they are getting along in a manner .
iw.? i? ontlrolv satisfactory.
Sentence Modified.
Spartanburg Journal, Monday: In
lie court of general sessions, which reconvened
this morning, on motion of
It. K. Carson the sentence agains; I?r.
x S. Daniel was reduced from fine
indla months to $lf?0 fine and five days
n the county jail. The reduction was
nude on account of restitution. He
las paid his fine and also his indebtedness
to the Andrews Furniture company,
and will begin to serve his five
lays' sentence in jail this afternoon. '
LOCAL. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
J. A. Watson?Wants a locket that has
been lost returned to his residence,
and will pay a reward to the finder.
John F. Gordon?Is announced as a
candidate for nomination for re-election
as county supervisor.
F. P. Venabie, President?Gives information
with regard to the University
of North Carolina, that is of interest
to persons seeking education.
M. C. Willis. Mayor?Publishes an ordinance
relating to the payment of
commutation street tax, and the penalties
for non-payment.
P. W. Love, City Treasurer?Publishes
the annual statement of the cash receipts
and disbursements of tne town
treasurer s omce.
Heath-Elliott Mule Co.?Tell you about
the equipment ol their livery stable,
and have two fine miles for sale.
York Drug Store?Has Buist's turnip
seed in several varieties that are of
the best quality and fresn.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Want you to
try them for tea and coffee and say
that their roasted coffee at 15 cents
a pound is a winner.
H. C. Strauss & Co.?Tell you that an
awful volcanic eruption has struck
prices in their store and they are
offering clothing at a discount of
33 1-3 per cent. They are also offering
all sorts of goods at greatly reduced
prices for one week. :
HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN.
if The mill people at Lockhart celebrated
the Fourth of July yesterday
with a big picnic that was largely attended
by people from the surrounding
country.
if There will be a special entrance examination
for Winthrop held in the
county court house on July 11, simultaneously
with the other examinations to
be held at the various county seats
throughout the state.
ABOUT PEOPLE. J
Mrs. D. W. Hicks left Tuwway evening
for Newberry.
Mr. John B. Williams spent the
Fourth at Riverside.
Mr. and Mrs. F. E. McClain, of Lincolnton,
are on a visit to relatives and
friends in Yorkville.
Mrs. Mary R. Williford and daughters,
Misses Lenora and Margaret, arc
visiting in Winnsboro.
Dr. M. W. White spent the Fourth in
Rock Hill with friends. This is Dr.
White's first visit to the city.
Mr. John T. Grist of Lenoir, spent
Wednesday in Yorkville, leaving for
Gastonia on Thursday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Strauss returned
Wednesday morning, after passing
a few days at Ceveland Springs.
AmmIa TITrtllrtA/v 1a/4
iuiaoca n.uiuc aiiu x cai i u ailave
yesterday morning for Gastonia, where
they will spend se^ral days with relatives
and friends.
Miss Mary Ashe, of Yorkville, submitted
Wednesday to an operation at
the hands of Drs. Walker and Pryor
for appendicitis. She was critically ill
for some hours previous to the operation
and her life was despaired of; but
now she is resting comfortably and it
is hoped that she will soon be out of
danger. /
WITHIN THE TOWN. /
? Next Monday is salesday for July.
? The summer school concludes its
work this (Saturday) afternoon. The
session has been a very successful one.
? There is a noticeable scarcity of
labor about here at this time. There is
plenty of heavy work to do at good
wages, too.
-r The collection of water rent for
^e quarter closed June 30 is in progress.
The penalty for failure to pay
water rent before July 10, is a cutting
off of the supply.
? Quite a large number of Yorkville
people went up to Gastonia yesterday
to participate in the celebration of the
Fourth at that place. Some also went
to Gaffney. ,
? The ways and means committee of
the town council has recommended the
imposition of a general business tax,
requiring a stipulated annual amount
from every business or professional
firm or corporation in the town, with
the exception of wage earners,, preachers
and teachers.
? There was a game of baseball yesterday
between the night and day
hands of the York Cotton mills. The
day boys defeated the night boys 10 to
nothing. A game was also arranged to
take nlace in the afternoon between the
day team and the Highland Park team,
of Rock Hill. The hour was fixed for
4.30 o'clock.
>?- At a meeting of the town council
n^Jd last Tuesday night, the resignation
of Mr. Jonn A. Harshaw, as policeman,
was accepted, and Mr. Clarence Mendenhall,
now of Clover, was elected to
fill the vacancy. Mr. Harshaw resigned
because of the bad condition of his
father's health. Mr. Mendenhall has
been policeman at Clover for quite
awhile and has made a reputation for
efficiency.
VThe deposits in the Loan and Savmgs
Bank are larger than at any previous
time in the history of that institution
at the same season of the year.
Not only is the aggregate amount of
the deposits larger; but so also is the
number of depositors. Within the past
year accounts have been opened by a
number of farmers from different parts
of the county who have never been
known to have anything to do with the
banking business before.
THE SUMMER SCHOOL.
The York County Summer School for
Teachers is winding up its month's
work today (Saturday) after the most
successful session in the history of the
institution. The enrollment during the
first week was 43 and of these 41 have
continued to the end, a record that
has heretofore been unusual. The
names of the teachers who have taken
the entire course are as follows:
Misses Helen Abernathy, Sudie Allison,
Mary Brown, Lynn Blair, Susie
Brian, Belle Bailey, May Crosby, Florence
Cody, Saliie Caldwell, Clara Crawfnr/1
Collia flofltlcnn Hnholia TOavlrl.
son, Nettie Dobson, Bessie Fails, Emma
Glasscock, Mamie Hall, Kate Johnson,
Ethel Latimer, Ella Leech, Belle
Leech, Sue McFarland, Clara Mitchell,
Minnie Massey, Ida Ormand, Laura
Pegram, Carrie Belle Poag, Janie
Rawls, May Belle Sims, Bessie Sherrer,
Julia Thornwell, Mattie White, Mrs.
Annie Thomasson, Messrs. M. R. Big?ers,
John Jenkins, E. W. Kennedy, G.
H. Logan, W. H. Pursley, F. M. Howill,
Philip Sandifer.
Miss Rossie Ferguson and Mr. S. C.
Itatteree, included in the original enrollment,
were forced to withdraw their
attendance on account of illness.
Speaking of the work of the school
to the reporter on Thursday, one of
the teachers said: "I have been inclined
heretofore to look upon this
summer school business as a kind of a
lurdship. It seemed to be that after a
:eacher had been working hard for a
session, it was unfair to require the ldaor
and expense of an extra month
ike this; but I do not think that way
my more. The instruction we have
gotten in the two branches of grammar
irid arithmetic alone, are worth all the
ime and cost. I feel well repaid for
ny trouble. Then again we have
ound it very pleasant in Yorkville
socially and otherwise, and I have no
:oniplaint to make." Several other
.eachers gave expression of endorse
ment to this same sentiment.
Superintendent of Education Carroll,
Prol'. Daniel and Miss Chandler, all
express themselves as well pleased with
the earnest, faithful and intelligent
work the teachers have been doing.
Prof. Daniel said that he has, at different
times, been associated with various
groups of county teachers; but
from the standpoint of intelligence, enthusiasm
and general efficiency, this
York county group is inferior to none
other that he has ever seen.
During Thursday evening the teachers
were complimented with a drive
over the town of Yorkville. It was at
the instance of Capt. W. B. Moore, or
the town council, and Mayor M. C. Willis,
Mr. Moore thought it proper that
the town show some appreciation of the
presence of so many guests from all
parts of the county, and after consultation
with ...e mayor, extended an invitation
and ordered out all the handsomest
carriages and traps from both livery
stables. In all there were a dozen turnouts,
providing 50 seats, and making up
quite a novel procession. Mr. Moore,
accompanied by Mrs. Moore, led the
procession In a handsome pneumatic
tired buggy. Then followed Superintendent
of Education Carroll and wife,
in a handsome trap, then Capt. and
Mrs. R. T. Stephenson, of the K. M. M.
A., then the teachers in carriages, with
Mayor Willis and wife and Prof. J. C.
Daniel and wife bringing up the rear.
The drive commenced at the summer
school rooms, led through all the principal
streets of Yorkville, past the site
of the proposed new graded school
building, the King's Mountain Military
academy, the two cotton mills and the
pumping station, and terminated at the
boarding places of the visiting teachers.
The teachers were highly pleased
with the compliment as well as the
delightful ride, and passed appropriate
resolutions of acknowledgement and
appreciation.
The final examinations to determine
the results of the month's work in the
summer school, and who are properly
entitled to certificates to teach, were
commenced yesterday, and will be continued
today; but win be concluded in
time to afford the opportunity for all
who desire to do so to leave on the
afternoon trains.
SOUTHERN R. R. INFORMATION.
General Passenger Agent Hardwick,
of the Southern Railway, on Tuesday
issued the following circular regarding
the operation of the South Carolina and
ueurgia ruuruau:
Effective this date, the Southern
railway will acquire control of the
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
railroad, comprising the lines between
Camden, S. C., to Marion, N. C.:
Blacksburg, S. C., to Gaffney, S. C.
On and after July 1, 1902, local forms
of tickets can be used in ticketing from
and to points formerly located on the
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
railroad.
| Mileage and excess baggage tickets
of the Southern railway issue and
mileage books of the Alabama Great
Southern railroad and Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas fHlfclfic railway issue
will be good over the line between
Camden, S. C., and Marlon, N. C., and
Blacksburg, S. C., and Gaffney, S. C.
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
railroad mileage and excess baggage
tickets will be honored, within
their limit and under conditions specified
thereon, only between Camden,
S. C., and Marion, N. C., and Blacksburg,
S. C., and Gaffney, S. C., on the
line formerly the South Carolina and
Georgia Extension railroad.
Ministerial permits of Southern railway,
issue reading "good between all
stations" will be honored in the sale of
tickets between Camden, S. C., and
Marion, N. C., and Blacksburg, S. C?
and Gaffney, S. C. Ministerial permits
of the South Carolina and Georgia Extension
railroad issue will be honored
only in the sale of tickets between
Camden, S. C., and Marion, N. C., and
Blacksburg, S. C., and Gaffney, S. C.,
within their limit and under conditions
specified thereon.
Press mileage and press trip tickets
of the Southern railway issue will be
honored between Camden, S. C., and
Marlon, N. C., and Blacksburg, S. C.,
and Gaffney, S. C., as may be indicated
thereon. Advertising mileage and advertising
trip tickets of the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension railroad, issued
prior to July 1, 1902, will be honored
within their limits under conditions
specified thereon, between Camden,
S. C., and Marlon, N. C., and
Blacksburg, S. C., and Gaffney, S. C.,
on the line formerly the South Carolina
and Georgia Extension railroad.
I,OCA I. LACONICS.
We Will Send The Enquirer
From now until January 1, 1903, for
96 cents in advance.
I'oMtniiiMter nt II1 no kNhurff.
J. R. Healan has been appointed postmaster
at Blacksburg, vice M. M. Freeman.
In Trouble AKnin.
Matt Byers, the Negro who has figured
so extensively in the criminal
courts of this county, was shot and
wounded at Grover, N. C. recently.
Dentil of Mm. Steveniton.
Rev. R. M. Stevenson was called to
Fairfield cbunty Thursday night by information
of the death of his mother.
There will be no services at Bethany
tomorrow (Sunday).
Winthroii Scholnmlilp.
Next Friday, July 11, has been fixed
as the date for the competitive exami
nations for Winthrop scholarships.
There is one vacancy in York county.
The examination will be conducted in
the court house under the auspices of
the county board of education.
Con federate lie-Union.
The annual reunion of the Confederate
veterans of South Carolina, is to
be held in Greenville on August 6, 7 and
8. The round trip rate from Yorkville
is to be $2.20; from Rock Hill, $2.2f>;
from Chester, $1.85; from Rlacksburp,
$1.20. Tickets are to be put on sale
August 5, G and 7, with final limit to
August 10.
C. ?V X.-W. Win*.
Lincolnton special of July 1 to Charlotte
Observer: The Carolina & Northwestern
railroad has its gauge broadened
to the standard size on its new
line to Lincolnton, and yesterday trans
ferred one of Its large engines, which
has been waiting on the Carolina Cen- si
tral track, to its own road. This Is a
large locomotive and today is pulling H
a train over the new road, which la now w
ready for use, according to contract by b<
July 1st. Hands are still at work grad- H
ing through the town, where the old fr
roadbed will be changed. The agent ec
has moved into the new depot. H
Cliunire of Adilreait. nr
Subscribers to The Enquirer who ,r
desire to have their papers delivered by ly
the Free Rural carriers instead of at a
postofflces, should notify The Enqui
rkr, giving present address and the P
number of free rural delivery route over w
which they receive their mail. For In- '
stance, Instructions should come In like d
this: "Change my paper from Yorkville si
to Free Rural delivery route No. 1 or F
2." as the case may be. For the conve- ?
nience of carriers, we are making up 1(
the papers for the respective routes, in I'
separate packages.
Telephone CompanieN Chartered^/ C
Among the charters issued by Ahe ^
secretary of state last Tuesday, were n
the followng: A charter to the Bedford 81
Telephone .company, of Yorkville, capitallzed
at $5,000. W. B. Moore is pres- y
ident and treasurer, and W. W. Lewis, Cl
vice president and secretary. A charter ?
to the Blacksburg Telephone company,
of Blacksburg, capitalized at $3,000. W. ^
B. Moore is president and treasurer, j
and A. M. Bridges is vice president and t(
secretary. A charter to the Lancaster ^
Telephone company, of Lancaster, capitallzed
at $5,000. W .B. Moore is pres- p
ident and treasurer, and J. T. Thomas- P
son is vice president and secretary.
Killing of the Convict. a
Coroner Louthian has completed an
investigation of the killing of the con- y
vict at the changang last Monday af- A
ternoon. The facts were about as al- ?
ready stated, except as to some unim- p
portant details. After being brought to li
bay, the Negro resisted violently, with s'
stones, showing a determination not to
be arrested, and the guards had to kill it
him to avoid the risk of serious bodily c!
harm. The fellow had stubbornly re- T
fused to surrender or to allow anybody
to approach. The coroner reports that A
In his opinion the killing was necessary ?
and justifiable. it
C'hlnclibng Nalnance. ^
Mr. J. Frank Ashe, of McConnells- ?
ville, was in Yorkville, Thursday, on rr
business, and upon being asked the a;
condition of crops down his way, said *
that some cotton is looking as fine as ^
he has ever known at this season, while tl
some is about as poor. Taken alto- t(
c<
gether, the crop promises well. But t(
the outlook for corn is not so favora- it
ble. The chinchbug has made its ap- U
pearance agan and Is doing lots of ^
damage. Many people have become c,
discouraged. While not disposed to tl
minimize the danger, Mr. Ashe does not h
consider the case hopeless. "When the .
chinch bug ravaged our section some cl
years ago," he said, "I knew a great v:
many people to quit working their corn
as soon as the bugs attacked it. Others
kept on working the same as if there h
was nothing in the way. Where the
corn was thrown out it made nothing, c(
and where it was worked, it did well, ol
Work is the best remedy for chinch
hugs that I know anything about." ^
Si
Tlie Confederate Monument.
Capt. W. B. Moore, chairman of the t
committee, took the opportunity last I?
Thursday morning, to address the r{
teachers in attendance on the summer
school on the subject of the monument ai
to the Confederate soldiers of York le
county which it is proposed to erect in
the court house yard. He reviewed the j(
progress that has already been made, tt
gave a statement of the amounts sub- L
T
scribed and the amounts paid in, re- ",j
ferred especially to the assistance that m
had been rendered by Beersheba, For- te
est Hill and McConnellsville schools, ^
and took occasion to impress the fact C(
that the monument is not a local one tl
but embraces the whole county. He d<
said that progress had been slow, for w
various reasons. Among other things, m
he and other members of the committee gl
had not done as much as they might
have done, and again people were flnan- ^
cially cramped last fall, and it was not te
deemed best to urge the matter too R
strongly at that time. However, he
had recently noted the unveiling of w
monuments that had been under con- p<
sideration for years, and while he did H
not contemplate any indefinite post
ponement of the erection of ine pro- p(
posed York county monument, still he re
could see no reason for discouragement, oi
He urged the teachers to lend their as- j!
sistance. The teachers appeared to be be
very much interested in the subject, and n<
speaking in their behalf, Superintend- jjjj
ent of Education Carroll promised that n(
they would give substantial assistance pi
to the undertaking. nt
cc
Death of Jolin Uyem, Colored. p(
Mr. J. W. Smith has called the at- to
CI
tention of the reporter to certan inac- pj
mimrtpQ in the recent statement about tn
the kiling of John Byers. The killing pc
occurred on Mr. J. P. A. Smith's place,
instead of Mr. Sam Smith's. It seems pe
that Byers, who lived at Mr. Sam pe
Smith's, had been out during the day "c
on account of some work in behalf of
St. James's church, of which he was a p
leading member. In accordance with w<
custom, he had his double barrel n'
breach-loading shotgun along with him <^(!
to pick up chance squirrels or oth- w
er game. During the evening, at of
about 8 o'clock, he pulled up at "c
Dli
the cabin of his son on Mr. J. tj(
F. A. Smith's place and asked for T1
some water. He took a seat on the
doorstep while his daughter and daugh- ^
ter-in-law went to the well. As they
were handng him water on their re- no
turn, he changed the gun from one ca
hand to the other. The barrel slipped
through his fingers and the hammer
struck the doorstep. This caused the <
discharge. The load entered the heart tei
and caused death in a few minutes, de
Byers was only about 47 or 48 years of Ki
age, and not 60 as stated. According to Pa
" ,il- 1 ----11 *U/v..?U Af 41.
Mr. sirmn xie wua ivcn-iuvugiu ui m ui
the neighborhood as a steady-going, so- Br
ber-minded Negro, who knew his place, to
gave sound advice to his people, and in
was worthy of respect. Many of the in
white neighbors sent their buggies and Ti
car riages for use in connection with the thi
funeral, which was largely attended, ab
The burial took place in St. James plj
burying ground on Tuesday. by
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. joi
Ik Culture Experiment.
Greenville dispatch to the New York sp
erald: A practical experiment In silk co
orm culture on a miniature scale Is pi
?lng made here by W. A. Houston, co
e obtained about ten thousand eggs el:
om Charleston. They have now pass- at
1 from worms into cocoons. Mr. hi
ouston is convinced from his experi- it:
mm thai oliic nuitnrp Is n. nractlcable I$5
idustry for this section. The climate m
i not too cold if proper precautions pi
re taken to insure an evenness of 01
jmperature at times of sudden atmos- p,
herlc changes; the mulberry, on p;
hlch the worm fattens and thrives, is a'
idigenous to this soil, and every con- vj
Ition seems ideal for the production of 1C
liken fabrics as well as cotton ones, tc
'ifty years ago the latter was as much
f a dream as the former is today, with
;ss chance of becoming a reality. tl
readier Capture* a Still. n'
Greenville News, June 28: Revenue
ollector E. A. Aiken returned to
Ireenville yesterday from Walhalla,
here he went to take possession of ^
ame distillery property recently cap- 11
ared by Rev. Farmer Stovall. Mr. ia
tovall preaches at a church in Oconee ^
ounty near the Georgia and South Car- 31
lina dividing line. While on his way G
3 this church on Saturday, June 14th, 111
Ir. Stovall heard of a still that was tr
eing operated nearby. He made an SI
lvestlgatlon and found several opera- 'e
ars at work at the still making liquor, ci
he preacher gave the operators the si
lternative of either surrendering their ti
roperty or laying themselves liable to a]
pnoonnflnn ThAV rlpHdpfl to SCCeDt
tie former proposition and accordingly
Lirned over their Btill and necessary m
ccompaniments and poured out all the s(
quor and mash on hand. The outfit ^
'as delivered to the local officers at
Valhalla and Mr. Stovall notified Mr. 18
dken of Its capture. This is the sec- c<
nd Instance reported in The News in s(
tie past twelve months, where a .
reacher was instrumental in destroylg
a whisky factory. The other occa- it
Ion took place in North Caro.ina,
here the pastor of a church was asIsted
by members of his congregation
1 breaking up an outfit near his ?i
hurch.
lie First Pistol Case. tt
Greenville News, Wednesday: The n<
ist case heard in this section and c(
oubtless in the state, under, the new
istol law, was heard yesterday mornlg
about 8.30 o'clock by Magistrate 0:1
icBee. The defendants were two col- "1
red boys, Tep Brown and Ben Davis,
rho were arrested early yesterday Ai
lorning in the part of the city known
s "Texas," by State Constables Bell K
nd Coleman. The coons had been F
tiooting their pistols in the neighborood
of Dan Alden's house, and when
le officers put in their appearance pis)ls
were found in their possession. Acirding
to the new law no one is allowed
) carry a pistol that is less than 20
iches in length or weighs less than
iree pounds. Brown and Davis were
iven a hearing on the charge ol
lolatlng the pistol law and not for tr
irrying concealed weapons, for when
le officers arrested the Negroes they
eld the pistols in their hands. Magis ate
McBee placed the case on the tll
ocket of the higher court. At the conusion
of the hearing Brown and Dais
were taken before the mayor and
;il l tu luc 5uu5 jlui 1u utxya xui uiouierly
conduct. At the conclusion of
leir sentence on the gang they will be
eld for trial at the court of general q,
?ssions. Magistrate McBee says that g;
s doesn't believe the new pistol law is
institutional. Lawyers generally are
C the opinion that when a case is testJ
the law will be proven unconstituonal.
i>nth Carolina Appointments, at
fp
Washington special of Wednesday to "j
he News and Courier: President
oosevelt has approved a long list of
icess appointments, which will prob- 1
bly be announced before he leaves
Washington for Pittsburg. On the list
re three South Carolina names, at
ast, two of which will arouse an inignant
protest fcrom Senator Tillman. . ,
t the White House and the postofflce
spartment it is positively stated that ~
le president has decided to appoint W.
. Harris postmaster at Charleston and
F. Richardson postmaster at Green- llle.
At the same time he will appoint
[ajor Micah Jenkins collector of insrnal
revenue in place of George R.
tester, who failed of confirmation, r
oester and Richardson were appoint- .
i sometime ago, but their confirma- 12
ons were held up in the senate. Un- Pr
;r the law their tenure of office died to
ith the session of congress Just closed Sl
id if they are to continue in office they _
lust be reappointed. They will be eliible
to serve until the senate acts upon ,
lelr nominations. For political rea>ns
Koester will not be reappointed, c<
it notwithstanding the personal pro- ev
st Senator Tillman has made against h
ichardson, the president has deterined
to reappoint him. The subject as
revived today, when H. J. Felton, 5
ho is a candidate for the Greenville
nn lln/4 of f hA TITVi 1 fn TTmiCO ?
^oiuhilc, vaucu ai biiw n uiwv, uvuuv.
e was informed that the case was C(
ade up in favor of Jeff Richardson,
he appoinment of Mr. Harris as
jstmaster at Charleston, although
commended by some of the leading m:
tizens, Republicans and Democrats. j
particularly obnoxious to Senator
lllman, because Harris is accused of !
?ing a "carpet-bagger." Harris was J
iminated for the Charleston office
ime weeks ago, and it was Senator ?
lllman who showed that Harris was
)t a legal resident of Charleston. The
esldent reluctantly withdrew the ~
jmination. Further investigation has
invinced the president that the ap- v.e
dntment of Harris wih be satisfac- ye
ry to many of the leading citizens of at
harleston; hence he will reappoint
arris. When Senator Tillman was in- ~
rmed that Harris would be reap>inted
he declared that he would re- ?>w
his opposition to him next winter, I
though his hands are tied during the nj
cess. The senator denounced the
,ople of Charleston for endorsing a
:arpet-bagger," which, he said, was
practical acknowledgement that they
ive not one of their own people comment
to fill the office. He said he n<
ould rather appoint the "blackest
gger in Charleston than take up a
spublican carpet-bagger." The other
tuth Carolina appointment, around
hich so much interest centres is that B>
Major Micah Jenkins. Jenkins Is By
?t popular with the Tillman family. By
it it is believed that no serious objec- B.y
m will be made to his appointment. By
lere is more personal regard for Jen- By
ns on the part or the president than By
ere is politics in his appointment? By
nee it is expected to be popular By
roughout the state, even if it does
it meet the demands of the Republin
organization.
To
MERE-MENTION. To
To
Congress adjourned last Tuesday af- Tfl
rnoon at 5.50 o'clock The presi- p0
ill lias itisu uiicu auui ncj vitiiti * ?
tiox to begin an investigation of the ^
mama title King Edward con- To
lues to improve steadily Great To
itain does not propose to carry back To
South Africa foreigners who served
the Boer armies The gross gold To
the United States treasury on last Ca
lesday, July 1, aggregated $558,634,596.
e greatest umount ever known and
out one-flfteenth of the world's supj
The aggregate appropriations
the session of congress just ad- Pa
urned, are estimated at $1,076,577,000.
....John W. Gates, the millionaire
eculator, Is running a corner on July
rn, and the outlook is that he will
it the price at $1.00 a busnel in Chigo.
He now controls 15,000,000 bushs
of corn The recently incorpored
Federal Sugar Refining company
is filed, at Trenton, N. J., a notice of
s intention to increase its capital to
0,000,000 j. he quickest piece of
rtional legislation on record was the
jtting through, on Tuesday afternoon,
. a bill appropriating $15,000 for the
itabliahment of a quartermaster's sup
y depot at Omaha, Neb. The biil
issed the house at 2 o'clock, the sen:c
at 2.45, and was signed by the present
at 4.15 In the case of General
icob Smith, who was court martialed
r his famous order to Major Waller
i muke Samar a "howling wilderness,"
le court has rendered a verdict which
lys in effect, "not guilty, but don't
j it again." The court seems to think
iat General Smith was all right as to
Is Intent, but that he was intemperate
i the wording of his order.
Watterson on Cleveland.?Henry
Patterson, in an editorial replying to
le Republican press of the country at
.rge, declares that his opposition to
Ir. Cleveland rests upon the specltic
utements he has made?that Mr.
leveland is an ill-tempered, self-willed
lan, having neither the intellectual
aining nor the moral and political inilration
for Democratic fellowship or
adership; that he knows little and
ires less about tariff reform; that
ich sympathies as he uas are not on
le side of the plain, common people,
nd still less with the lowly and poor,
at on the side of the strong, the
lighty and the great; that he is per>nally
an ingrate and a glutton; that,
?cause of his selfishness and his bruthness,
he alienated every Democrat of
msequence in congress who would not
u*ve him blindly; that, in short, he
iund the party a noble unit and left
a wreck.
"Where ne is best known he is most
Rested, despite the perpetual wearing
! the self-made halo.
"The Republicans may have him and
ley want him. The Democrats will
ane of him. They know that when he
imes in at the door harmony flies
it of the window. Hence, with Delocracy,
the word should be this:
[ know thee not, old man; fall to tny
prayers;
;ake less thy body hence and more thy
grace.
now the grave doth gape
or thee thrice wider than for other
men!"
AT THIS CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.
rev. w. e. hurt pa8tor.
Sunday Services?Sunday school In
te morning at 10 o'clock.
ASSOCIATE REFORMED.
Sunday Services?Sunday school In
le afternoon at 4 o'clock.
THE CHURCH OF THE OOOD
SHEPHERD.
rev. j. c. joiines, rector.
Sunday Services?Services in the
pera House tomorrow afternoon at
10 o'clock.
-! I'
PRESBYTERIAN.
rev. w. o. neville, pastor.
Sunday Services?Morning service
: 11 o'clock. Sunday school in the afrnoon
at 5 o'clock. No evening serce.-~
rRINTY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
rev. a. n. brunson, pastor.
Qvrvn*v Qrovinra In thft
ornlng at 11 o'clock by Dr. S. A. WebSunday
school in the afternoon at
JO o'clock. No evening service.
Special JfJotices.
Preaching at Tlrsab.
Rev. W. A. M. Plaxco, agent of the A.
. Home Mission board, who is authored
to raise $500 in the First A. R.
esbytery, to build a church at Clinn,
will preach at Tirzah tomorrow,
inday, atternoon at 4 o'clock.
Preaching at York Cotton Mills.
There will be preaching at the York
jtton mills chapel tomorrow (Sunday)
ening at 8.00 o'clock, by Rev. W. E.
urt.
flhe gorlujille flfotton IRarhet.
irrected Semi-Weekly by Messrs.
Latta Bros.
Yorkville, , July 4, 12 m.?The local
arket standfe as follows:
Middling .X 85
Strict Middling .)... 8J
Good Middling /....9
Fully Good Middling /.....9
\ Lattv Bros.
obitu\B^.
Died?At Lockhart, oir July" 1, of fer,
Mrs. J. T. KE^SLER, aged 21
ars. She leaves two children. Burial
Bullock's Creek on July 2.
LOST.
\t?rptiri?17\t mt. tirotn/xn'n
5 m j. tr uuii iui. tv aiouu a it'siucu^c
and the Opera House, on Thursday
?ht, the 26th ultimo, a BLUE
BART-SHAPED LOCKET. Reward
returned to Mr. J. A. WATSON.
TREASURER'S REPORT.
'port of P. W. I.ove, City Trramrer,
Prom Jane 1st, 11K)1, to
May aiNt, i?oa.
CASH RECEIPTS.
r cash from last last year 5 169 96
' cash borrowed 3,000 00
r cash fines 681 64
' cash licenses 540 09
cash street tax 449 01
cash property tax 2,576 96
cash water works 1,156 11
' cash street acct. boiler rent 30 00
cash electric light acct 107 25
Total ..38,711 02
CASH DISBURSEMENTS.
cash fines refunded 3 13 30
cash water works 1,012 36
cash sanitary acct 4 80
cash street account 1,372 35
cash expense acct 463 72
cash W. O. Rawls 361 63
cash fire department 526 80
cash interest acct 1,060 19
miczh Qmallnnv nnnt 38 81
cash electric light acct 209 37
cash street light account.... 826 65
cash police acct 833 00
cash M. C. Willis, Mayor.... 166 60
cash, Bills payable acct 1,483 92
sh In bank 332 52
Total .38,711 02
P. W. LOVE, Town Treasurer.
r The Eniiuirer'a Printing Pleaaea
rtlcnlar People.