Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, August 23, 1902, Image 2
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? Secretary of State Shaw has thrown 1
his department into excitement by let- '<
ting it be known that he does not intend
to permit any of his employes to i
play poker, bet on horse races, or in- 1
dulge in any other species of gambling.
It is given to be understood that the ;
rules of the department are to be enforced
and that clerks guilty of these
things, or who fail to support their
families properly and pay their ordinary
debts, will be subject to reduction or 1
dismissal from the service. The recent
reduction of these clerks, because of
their sporting proclivities, has caused 1
much uneasiness among others who
may be classed as "sports." :
? Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. Fair, met '
with a horrible death, near Trouville,
France, one day last week as the result
of an automobile accident. They
Ho/3 on olifnmohllo thof WAS PAT)Ahip of
traveling 80 miles an nour, and they
were accustomed at times to let it run
at full speed. While they were bowling
along at a terrific rate one of the
tires became deflated, and when Mr.
Fair's attention was called to the matter,
he tried to stop the machine. In
some way he lost control, and instead of
stopping the automobile turned aside
and dashed against a tree. Both Mr.
and Mrs. Fair were killed almost inBtantly.
They leave a joint estate valued
at many millions of dollars.
? The weather bureau's weekly crop
summary. Issued last Friday, describes
the cotton situation as follows: Late
cotton has improved in South Carolina, ,
Mississippi and Louisiana and in portions
of Missouri and Tennessee. In
Alabama and Flordia a light crop is in- ,
dicated, and in Georgia the outlook is
so varied as to range from excellent to ,
almost a complete failure. Rust and ,
shedding are very generally reported ,
throughout the belt with premature .
opening in portions of Alabama, Geor- ,
gla and South Carolina. In Texas cotton
is opening rapidly, and picking is ^
becoming general, but the crop has
deteriorated by the excessive heat,
shedding and ravages of boll worms (
and weevil. While some damage has j
resulted from the hot dry weather in !
Oklahoma and Indian Territory, where
the crop is maturing fast and picking
is in progress, a large yield is Indicated.
? On Thursday, while Ira Russell and
Miss Helen Plumb were out trolling at
Hopkins Point, on the St. Lawrence
river, says a Utica, N. Y., dispatch, a ]
large sturgeon suddenly jumped into
their skiff, and nearly capsized it. The <
boat, being an extremely light one, '
without ribs, cracked under the weight 1
of the big fish, which floundered from 1
one end of the craft to the other. Mr. 1
Russell, in trying to kill the fish, with
one of the oars, accidentally broke a
hole through the skiff and it began ]
to fill rapidly with water. Their only J
salvation then was to reach shore be- j
fore the boat should go down. They
had nothing with which to bail out the
water, but Miss Plumb, alive to the
desperate situation, removed one of her
shoes and bailed out the skiff, while
Mr. Russell pulled for the shore. They
reached shallow water before their boat
sank. The sturgeon measured 4 feet, 6
inches, in length and weighed 44
pounds. *
? Strange indeed are the facts connected
with the short life of the infant
child of Mr. and Mrs. Will Fechner, of
Houston, says the Channing, Tex.,
Courier. The child at birth displayed
extraordinary traits. It never cried,
and exhibited an observation and mental
understanding that was almost terrifying
in a babe. At four months this ]
prodigy of intellect could talk plainly t
and make its wants fully known. But (
its little frame began wasting away. ,
The physicians who were called in, ?
shook their heads gravely and said to (
the parents: "You will never raise the j
child. The mind is too powerful. The (
mental weight is sapping the physical ]
strength." They proved to be true ,
prophets. In a few days' time the child ]
was dead. Before its death the news <
of its wonderful precocity being noised ,
about, many people came to see for (
themselves the talking baby, and went <
away filled with awe and wonder. It ]
was weird, almost uncanny, this thing .
of an infant in swaddling clothes, ,
speaking plainly, and gazing upon .
the spectators with eyes wherein ]
could be discerned a depth of in- (
telligence beyond all ordinary cal- (
culation. As the child's life was ,
strange, so was its death pe- j
culiar. Several days ago a fierce elec- ^
trical storm swept over Houston. Just (
as the roar of the storm came, at that
very instant the child, without a murmur,
calmly and painlessly went forth (
into the great silence of eternity. ,
? The volume conta.. 'ng statements 1
of appropriations, new offices, etc., re
quired by law to be prepared and pub- 1
lished at the end of each session of congress,
under the direction of the com- J
mittees on appropriations of the senate
and the house, has been completed for
the first session of the 57th congress
by Thomas P. Cleaves and James S.
Courts, chief clerks respectively of l
these committees. A summary of the !
appropriations shows the grand total of '
$800,624,496. The details by bills are <
as follows: Agricultural, $5,208,960; i
army, $91,730,136; diplomatic, $1,957,925; 1
District of Columbia, $8,544,469; forti- '
o no nee. ?o noc noo. iAo> t
JK'<111UII, | ,*jCO,CUU, 1 IIU1U.II, ^o,coo,u-o, 1VZ&- ?
islative, $25,398,681; military academy, <
$2,627,324; naval. $78,856,363; pension, 1
$139,842,230; postoffice, $138,416,598; river <
and harbor, $26,771,442; sundry civil, <
$80,163,359; deficiencies, $28,050,007; mis- i
cellaneous, $2,722,795; isthmian canal, i
$50,130,000; permanent appropriations. <
$123,921,220. In addition to the specific <
appropriations made, contracts are au- 1
thorized to be entered into for certain i
works requiring future appropriations ?
by congress in the aggregate sum of 1
$262,711,405. These contracts include
$21,069,500 for additional ships for the
navy and for permanent improvements '
and increased facilities at certain navy 1
yards; $15,943,650 for additions to old 1
buildings and the construction of new ]
public buildings in various cities of the <
country; $38,336,160 for Improvement of j
rivers and harbors; $3,500,000 for recon- i
struction of old and erection of new <
buildings at the military academy at <
West Point, and $180,000,000 for the con- l
struction of an isthmian canal. The l
new offices and employments of a ci- I
vilian character, specifically authorized, <
number 6,386 with compensation for the (
year of $6,343,595, and those abolished or 1
omitted aggregate 1,165, at an annual 1
pay of $1,289,080, a net increase of 5,221, i
at a yearly cost of $5,054,514. In addi- i
tion to the new civilian employments j
shown the volume also shows an in- <
crease of 65 in the military establish- i
ments, at an annual cost of $42,308, and i
300 officers (including 285 additional ?
midshipmen) together with 3,000 sea- 1
men. in the naval establishment, and \
1,550 additional men in the marine corps <
with total annual pay of $1,343,777. A j
comparison of the total appropriations ]
made at the last session of congress for 1
1903?$800,624,496?with those of the pre- j
ceding or short session of congress for i
1902?$730,388,576?shows an increase of <
$70,285,920.
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YORKVILLE. S. C.: , ,V
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23, 1902. J
Chairman Jones is quoted as saying:
"I have decided that in my judgment )
no one has a right to mark tickets except
the voter himself." Wouldn't it
be a glorious thing if that proposition
were made an unalterable rule and that
every precinct club would see that it '
Is enforced? As matters now stand
throughout the state, about one-third,
or more, of the tickets voted are
scratched by others than those who
vote them. If all the voters would do
their own scratching the results would
be materially different in the future
from what they have been in the past.
There is no mistaking the fact that (
Candidate Jim Tillman has been steadily
losing votes in this county ever 1
3ince the canvass opened. In the out- ?
set, owing to the large number of Span- j
ish-American veterans in this county, j
and especially among the cotton mills,
be was looked upon as a possibility (
for the second place. Not so now. (
Heyward is clearly in the lead, and it (
Is nip and tuck between Talbert and (
Ansel for second place.?Spartanburg s
Herald. *
Bet you a ginger cake that the sec- ?
and race is bet wen two of these three: i
Talbert, Heyward, Tillman. Although 1
we do not pretend to say that it will 5
be in the order named, they will be the ?
three highest. <
Says the Memphis Commercial Ap- c
?eal: "James K. Jones was the one
Democratio^senator who went back on i
the Democratic platform which he him- (
self prepared and voted for the Panama
canal, and it is a curious coinci- 1
Jence that James K.-Jones is the one
Democratic senator who is to have a r
jlace on the Panama commission." Also,
you know James K. Jones is the
man who called McLaurin to account ^
for alleged departure for gain from the c
oosition decreed by the Democratic sen- f
itors on general policies.?Charleston
Post. ?
In this connection," It should be remembered
that McLaurin was slated
time and again by his opponents for various
places and failed to get, or at
east take, any of them. Let us wait
until the personnel of the canal commission
is definitely announced before
coming down too hard on Mr. Jones.
The dual state canvass, which has
been in progress since June 17, came
to a close last Thursday, the. senatorial
candidates winding up at Winnsboro,
ind the state candidates at Columbia,
rhe congressional candidates were, of c
course, at Winnsboro, with the senator
ial aggregation. There were no special
features to the senatorial meeting.
Latimer showed fight, attacking Mes?rs.
Johnstone and Evans, and they
Poth came back at him with vigor. ,
The feature of the state campaign t
neeting was Jim Tillman's castigation J
if Mr. N. G. Gonzales and The State. J
lim lammed it into The State for all <
le was worth and got much applause. J
The Columbia crowd seemed to be di- e
rided between Tillman, Heyward and |
Talbert, with an even guess as to which s
had the lead. There was no disaster at <
the meeting, however. The candidates J
?ot together during the day and pre- ^
sented Reporter Norment with a lov- i
Ing cup in recognition of his fair, impartial
and intelligent work during the t
1-ampaign. c
The Spartanburg Journal of Wednes- j
3ay reproduces a portion of The En- j
quirer introductory to its report of i
last Saturday's campaign meeting <
with the following flattering endorse- j
ment: (
The Yorkvit.le Enquirer, which is 1
a fair and impartial, as well as an able i
journal, and which is not supporting t
any of the candidates for the senate,
says of the candidates at the meeting 1
at Yorkville Saturday. * ? f
All this sounds very nice?so nice, in 1
fact, as to suggest the idea that The f
Enquirer should blush?if it could. <
Instead of blushing, however, it will 1
content itself with remembering that it j
is not conscious of being any abler, j
fair or more impartial now than when ?
rhe Journal used to call it a McLaurin J
argan. It was doing the best it could ?
to serve its constituency then, earnestly,
fairly, and intelligently, and it is
.loing the best it can now to the same
?nd. We are not partizan as between
my of the present candidates, for the 3
reason that there is involved no consideration
of principle, which makes it
lur duty to be partizan. But even if we j
were partizan, we would not feel war- j
ranted in being unfair and our report e
if the Yorkville meeting would have <
been just the same. t
It is with much interest that we are s
watching the result of the guberna- r
torial campaign, especially with regard t
to the vote that will be received by
Lieutenant Oovernor Tillman. When s
we say that we are entirely indifferent I
is to who shall be the choice of the t
majority, we make a plain and simple a
statement of fact. We shall vote as we r
see proper to vote and the choice of a
the majority will be our choice. But r
this in no wise detracts from our in- <,
terest in the case of Tillman. We are
?specially interested in the fate of this u
candidate not because we want to see
lim defeated or elected; but because he
las been besmeared and exposed by the
newspapers In a way that surpasses
inything that has ever before been experienced
by any other South Carolina
candidate, and we are curious to see
;vhat the effect is going to be. With
he exception of the Charleston News
tnd Courier, which has remained entirey
neutraU Colonel Tillman has been
pounded with charges, accusations and
?pithets from every daily paper in the
3tate, and if, besides the Abbeville
Press and Banner, there is a single
iveekly paper that has seen proper to
irotest against such a policy, we have
10 information of its utterances. All
if these papers are agreed that Colonel
rillman is unalterably bad. If they
lad been as unanimous in singing the
/irtues of any one of the candidates, no
matter which, we would have confllently
looked forward to the election
)f that candidate by an overwhelming
najority; but since they have seen
proper to devote themselves to concen:rated
villiflcation and abuse of one
nan, feaving the public to the very vioent
presumption that all the others
ire angels, we are not so confident of
:he outcome, which we think may very
sroperly be regarded as at least a mat:er
of curious concern.
Card Prom Mr. Gordon.
Editor Yorkville Enquirer:
I notice in The Enquirer today a reference
to a contention between Mr. Culp
ind myself at Blairsville yesterday.
The reference is only enough to excite
curiosity as to what it was about and
t desire to give further facts.
I stated that during the year ending
April 1st, the board of county commissioners
used $6,892.28 less than was used
'or the previous year.
Mr. Culp asked me, if we used that
nuch less, why did we raise the tax
evy from 4 to 4A mills. I answered that
nasmuch ap we had to .make up our
estimates in December, before the legisature
met. and as the old board had
spent nearly $3,000 more .than 4} mills
vould raise, and as the law prohibited
county commissioners from spending
nore money than the levy would raise,
ind as we were under bond, and as last
fear was an extraordinary year, owing
:o the unprecedented rains, and as we
could not tell until April, when the accounts
would all be in and the taxes are
collected, just how much had been
spent, there was no way to make ourselves
and bondsmen safe except by
aising the levy J mill. I also said that
vhen we paid off the accounts for the
ireoedlng year, there was less than
!2,000 on hand, and if we had spent just
is much as the old board, when we paid
>ut every cent of the tax, we would not
lave had enough money to meet our
sutstanding accounts.
Mr. Culp stated that we borrowed
noney this year while we still had $1,100
- T J A
>n nana, i answereu \,ui. lavvvuiiiuorille
today) that last year we paid out
svery cent of money and then ran a
nonth before we borrowed, in order to
save interest; but this year the banks
vould not make as liberal terms, on ac:ount
of the stronger demand for mon1
by reason of bad crops last year,
ind we were compelled to get money
hrough the sinking fund commission,
vhich money we borrowed at 5 per
ent.; but we had to apply early in orler
to get it from that source.
Mr. Culp then spoke of the $2,500
vhich we got from the Carolina and
^orth-Western railroad stock. I replied
hat last year we had to "O K." ac:ounts
early in the year and let parties
lave them discounted in order to get
heir money, while this year we had
)aid all accounts to date, and would be
ible to pay for another month at least,
vhich would carry us almost through
mtil the next collection of taxes. Reipectfully,
John F. Gordon.
Fodder, August 19, 1902.
Defense of Mr. Stevenson.
2ditor Yorkville Enquirer:
In today's issue of the Yorkville Yeonan
is copied an article written more
han a month ago, in the Spartanburg
herald, charging, among other things,
hat Mr. W. F. Stevenson, while
ipeaker of the house appeared before a
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seaboard Air Line railroad. Mr. Stevsnson
replied to this article when it ap>eared
in the papers and produced a
itatement from Colonel J. Harvey Wilioh,
chairman of the Ways and Means
:ommittee, that he came before this
:ommittee at the request of the chairnan,
simply to furnish the committee
,vlth information which it desired and
'or no other purpose.
It seems strange to me that the edl:or
of The Yeoman would copy an ar:icle,
written weeks ago, after it be:ame
stale, on the eve of the election,
vhen a reply could not be made in the
same paper without at least publlshng
the reply made to said article by
VIr. Stevenson. This brief answer is
nade on my own responsibility with>ut
consulting Mr. Stevenson; but sim>ly
in the interest of fairness, and for
he purpose of calling attention to the
infairness sought to be practiced on a
'aithful and efficient public servant,
,vho is now asking for the office of at
orney general.
When Mr. Stevenson decided to run
'or attorney general, he promptly resigned
the attorneyship for the Seaboard
road in order that he might be
mder no obligation whatever to It or
iny other corporation. I know Mr.
Stevenson personally and know that
le is a lawyer of unquestioned ability,
md is held in the very highest esteem
>y the bench and bar of South Caroina.
That he is a man of pure and exilted
character is evidenced by the
'act that he was chosen moderator of
he Southern Presbyterian general assembly.
, Citizen.
Yorkville, S. C., August 22. 1902.
IXDEBTEDXESS OP THE STATE.
tlr. J. T. Gniitt (ilrcK Out Stimr InterONtliiK'
InforniHtIon.
From time to time, says August Kohn
n his letter of Monday to >The News
ind Courier, attention has been direct>d
in this correspondence to the financial
condition of the state treasury, and
he necessity for sensible action along
hese lines and the necessity for coniidering
this condition. The following
lote from Mr. Jesse T. Gantt is opporune:
I am requested by various parties to
rive my authority for aserttons which
have made as to the financial condiion
of the state. As the time allowed
l candidate for secretary of state, five
ninutes, does not permit a reference to
luthorities, I am forced to adopt this
nethod in complying with these reluests.
The following letter from State Treasirer
Jennings is responsible for the as
sertion which I have made, that a deficit
of $300,000 has been created within
three years:
Mr. J. T. Gantt?Dear Sir: I take for
granted there was no money borrowed
by the state treasurer for 1898, 1899 and
1900, as Dr. Tlmmerman said at Galtney
that he had not had to borrow any. For
1901 we borrowed $175,000. Up to this
time we have borrowed for 1902 $220,000,
and the present indications are that we
will have to borrow enough more to
make the entire $300,000 authorized by
the legislature. Very- respectfully,
R. H. Jennings.
August 11, 1902.
As to the assertion that the rate of
taxation for state purposes in South
Carolina is already h'early twice the
average rate in other states of the
Union, I give below the rate for the fiscal
year 1898 in twenty-nine states of
the Union, in mills upon each dollar of
assessed valuation:
New Jersey, 0; Indiana, 9-10 of a mill;
Maine, t 12; Maryland, 12, Minnesota,
1 8-10; Michigan, 1 9-10< Texas, 2; North
Carolina, 2 1-10; New York, 21-5; Arkansas,
21; Missouri, 2}; Montana, 21;
West Virginia, 21; Wisconsin, 21; Ohio,
2 4-5; Washington, 2 9-10; Georgia, 3;
Kentucky, 3; Oklahoma, 3; South Dakota,
3; Virginia, 3; Florida, 31; Oregon,
31; Colorado, less than 4; North Dakota,
4 1-10; Illinois, 4 1-5; Tennessee, 41;
Utah, 41; Kansas, 41; South Carolina, 5.
The taxpayers of the state are entitled
to an explanation of the reason
why, with a tax rate nearly twice the
average in other states, a deficit of
5300,000 has Deen accumuiaiea wunui
three years. Six thousand dollars will
be paid this year as interest upon money
borrowed by the state treasurer until
next year's taxes can be collected and
applied to this year's expense.
Unless some means can be found to
supply the treasury of the state with
resources from other quarters the people
are today face to face with either
a heavy increase in the levy to meet
this deficit or a large reduction In the
appropriations and consequently an inadequate
support of the present state
Institutions. We cannot reasonably
hope to meet this condition by an increase
in property values, for this deficit
has been created in spite of an increase
of 540,000,000 (or 20 per cent.) in
six years, which has not been sufficient
to reduce the rate. ?
-1 have brought out these facts in an
endeavor to show the necessity upon
us of encouraging the provision of indirect
sources of revenue to aid in supporting
the state. The secretary of
state's office in most of the states has
been made a revenue bearing office, and
it should be made so in South Carolina.
Respectfully. J. T. Gantt.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
The Vote In Aiken.
Aiken correspondence Augusta Chronicle:
In the race for United States senator,
Evans will chase Hon. D. S. Henderson
so close that it will be hard to
prophesy the result in this county, and
Latimer will be considered third in the
race here. In the governors' race we
are giving W. Jasper Talbert the popular
vote, although in I^brse Creek valley
Jim Tillman will poll a nice vote.
In the towns Heyward will get some
votes. He seems to be very popular
with the "Forget-me-not" conservativesand
will poll their vote, which has always
been rebellious against Ben Tillman.
Politics In Greenville.
At a county campaign meeting held
Monday at Wilson's store, in the upper
section of Greenville county, Carey
Styles shot and kill#! Walter McCarrell
and seriously wounded his younger
brother, Emmet Styles, and Ernest McCarrell.
Styles has been arrested. The
shooting took place about 200 yards
from where the candidates were speaking.
Eye witnesses say that Ernest
McCarrell and Emmet Styles were engaged
in a fight, when Garey Styles apnoarod
nnfl hpe-sin shontine?his first
bullet striking his own brother In the
leg. Styles then shot Ernest McCarrell
In the right arm and upon the appearance
of Walter McCarrell, Styles
fired at him, the bullet producing Instant
death.
Down In Richlnnil.
Columbia State, Thursday: The
fourth and last campaign meeting except
the one in this city tomorrow, was
held at Sligh's yesterday. The meeting
was quite sensational and at times very
stormy. Two personal encounters occurred?one
between Mr. W. McB. Sloan
and General J. S. Verner, candidates for
master: and the other between Mr. Geo.
W. Taylor and Mr. S. H. Owens and Dr.
L. B. Owens. While Mr. George C. Romanstine,
candidate for supervisor, was
speaking, frequent interruptions were
made and it was with difficulty that the
audience was kept in onjer.
Col. Jim find the Newspaper*.
News and Courier, Tuesday: The following
statement concerning his candidacy
was made yesterday by Colonel
To^oo TJ Tlllmon o mnnrtor fnr Thp
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News and Courier: "I am satisfied and
gratified with the outlook. I am ready
for 'election day.' We are coming down
the home stretch and I have not yet
found it necesary to wield whip or use
spur. I will win in a canter, but, of
course, my opponents are equally as
confident of election and it is a privilege
that I would not deny them. I
want to thank and commend The News
and Courier for its fairness to me in
this campaign. I may add that it is the
only daily newspaper in the state
which has maintained the real standard
of a newspaper that the people demand.
It is not arrogant enough to attempt to
dictate to people how they shall vote.
When it fights a man it uses the sword
and not the stiletto."
?- >
? The navy commenced a big war
game on the New England coast last
Wednesday. What is known as the
"White squadron." under Commander
John Pillsbury, is pitted against what
is known as the "Blue squadron" under
Rear Admiral Higginson. Higginson
was stationed in the harbor with
100 miles of shore line to defend. Pillsbury
went to sea. After Pillsbury had
been to sea for forty-eight hours, it
was understood that both commanders
were free to act as they pleased. The
object of Pillsbury was to make a landing
at any unprotected port along the
shore. If he shall succeed in making
such a landing six hours before discovery,
and before being confronted by a
superior force, he wins. Higginson is
assisted by naval officers scattered
along the shore line, and charged with
the duty of advising him of the ap
proach of Pillsbury on any given point.
According to the theory of the situation,
the chances of success are against
Pillsbury; but it is possible for him to
succeed if he can come in at night under
cover of a fog. The game is being
watched with great interest by the people
along the New England coast.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
John M. Sears, Secretary, Memphis
Tenn.?Gives notice of a meeting of
the stockholders of the Louise Gold
Mining company, to be held In Memphis,
Tenn., September 23d, 1902.
R. M. Bratton, Guthriesville?Has two
grade jersey cows, 3 and 6 years old,
for sale.
Singer Manufacturing Co., CharlotteWants
two men to collect on sewing
machines and seU same in York county.
They promise good contract to
the right parties.
A. Z.?Has lost an I. X. L. Westenholm
razor, and offers a reward for its recovery.
York Drug Store?Has a French clock
to give away and asks that you call
for further information.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.?Tell you that
they have a complete assortment of
fruits, vegetables and meats in cans,
and say that the goods are of the
highest grade.
Louis Roth?Has bagging and ties.
Both jute and sugar sack bagging.
He also has fine new pack mackerel
at 10 cents apiece.
THE ELECTION RETURNS.
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next Tuesday, the next issue of The
Enquirer will not appear on Tuesday
afternoon as usual: but will be held
back until Wednesday morning in order
that it may contain complete returns
from the various precincts.
Arrangements have been perfected
with reliable gentlemen at each precinct
whereby it is hoped the result of
the election will be reported at this
office as soon as possible after the votes
are counted. In the case of some of the
boxes, however, such as York and Rock
Hill, the count may not be completed
until after daylight Wednesday morning,
in which event it may be impossible
to have the paper ready for the star
route mails leaving at 6 o'clock.
As has been the custom of The Enquirer
heretofore, no effort will be
spared to give complete returns at the
earliest possible minute, and It is our
hope that in addition to giving the returns
from the county, we will also be
able to give some idea of the result in
the Fifth congresional district and in
the state at large.
Subscribers living along the western
extension of the Southern at Sharon,
Hickory, King's Creek, Blacksburg,
Gaffney, etc., will therefore not expect
their papers on Tuesday evening in any
event, and if people living along the
star routes fall to receive their papers
as usual, they are requested now to take
notice as to the cause of the trouble.
WITHIN THE TOWN,^
Mr. Thad L. Carroll, who lives three
iDlles southeast of Yorkville, sold the
first bale of new cotton offered on this
market on Wednesday. It weighed 507
pounds and was bought by Messrs. Riddle
& Carroll for 10 cents a pound.
.^ Although not attracting as much
fmerest as on former occasions, the
race for magistrate in York township
promises to bring out quite a number of
voters that would probably not otherwise
be counted in the approaching primary.
The candidates are Messrs. John
A. Barron, J. Calvin Comer, Horace E.
Johnson and Chas. E. Sandifer. Mr. Barron,
is the incumbent, having held the
office for the past two years. His qualifications
are well known. Mr. Sandifer
has served several terms and thoroughly
understands the duties of the
office. Mr. Johnson was formerly magistrate
for Bethel and had quite a favorable
reputation for ability and efficiency.
Mr. Comer has not previously
held office; but is a good, clean man,
and no doubt as capable as the other
aspirants. Each of the candidates has
a more or less numerous backing, and
each confidently expects to be in the
second race with some of the otners.
As yet there has been no especial excitement
over the contest; but all of
the candidates are working more or less
energetically as the day of the election
approaches, and it is probable that they
will do much to help bring out a full
vote.
THE COUNTY CANVASS.
The canvass of the county by the candidates
for the various county offices,
which was commenced at Barnett's
mountain, Bethel township, on August
16, winds up at Tirzah today, Saturday.
All the candidates are speaking in the
most pleasant terms of the treatment
they have received since the beginning,
most or tnem asserting inai 11 mts uui
been necessary to spend a single cent on
account of entertainment.
The meeting at Blairsville, Monday,
has already been referred to as a pleasant
affair. As in the case of Bethel, the
good people of that locality had feared
that because of the meeting being held
on Monday, the picnic feature would be
a failure: but the ladies proved equal
to the occasion and there was not only
an unusually large crowd, but plenty to
eat. The McConnellsville meeting was
also a decided success. The crowd was
larger than at any other point except
at Piedmont Springs, and great pots of
gumbo soup were backed up by a bountiful
picnic dinner. The Rock Hill
meeting was held in Friedheim's hall,
and was very well attended. At Fort
Mill the candidates spoke from the
stand in Confederate park; but the
crowd was quite small as compared
with some of the other appointments.
There has been some complaint about
the cancelling of the date at Yorkville
today: but this complaint has not been
general. As a rule, the people have
been able to pretty well make up their
minds as to whom they will vote for,
and it is not likely that any considerable
number of votes would be affected
by a meeting at Yorkville.
TIRZAH CAMPMEETING.
Quite a number of candidates for
county offices and other visitors left
here yesterday morning to attend the
Tirzah campmeeting.
All of the visitors anticipated a large
crowd of people in attendance, and it
was understood that all of the state
and senatorial candidates would be
there for they had so promised.
In a conversation with Mr. T. B.
Glenn, of the committee, over the telephone
at 12 o'clock, noon, the reporter
learned that while there was a considerable
crowd of people on the ground,
no candidates for state offices had arrived,
and the only senatorial candidate
on the ground was Mr. J. J. Hemphill.
Mr. Glenn said that Mr. A. C. Latimer
has promised definitely to come today
(Saturday). He made the promise
on the occasion of the campaign meet
ing in Yorkville last Saturday, and
stated at the time that he could not get
there on Friday. Mr. Glenn said he
had seen all the other senatorial candidates
personally, except Mr. Elliott,
and each had made a specific promise.
In the absence of the state and senatorial
candidates, the county candidates
were introduced. Mr. Geo. W. S.
Hart was speaking while the conversation
with Mr. Glenn was in progress,
and it was understood that he would
be followed by Mr. P. D. Barron, after
whose speech there would be an intermission
for dinner and the other candidates
would speak in the afternoon.
There was very considerable disappointment
on the part of the committee
on arrangements, and on the part
of the people generally, because of the
failure of the candidates to comply with
their promises to be present yesterday.
ENROLLMENT BY TOWNSHIPS.
Pursuant to the appointment made at
the recent re-union of the York County
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about fifty Confederate veterans, representing
different townships, assembled
in the court house last Monday for
the purpose of perfecting the organization
necessary to secure the enrollment
of the ex-Confederate soldiers of this
county by townships.
Upon motion, Major James P. Hart
was elected chairman of the meeting,
and Mr. Joseph F. Wallace was elected
secretary, after which Major Hart explained
the object of the meeting to be
to take steps to secure a complete enrollment
of all the ex-soldiers of the
county who served in the war, alon$
with the names of all soldiers who may
have gone into the service from other
counties of this state Or other Confederate
states; but who may now be living
in this county. As a means to this
end, he explained that a recent act ol
the legislature had provided for the organization
of central committees in
each of the counties of the state, and
that these central committees are to
have authority to appoint township
committees that are to have especial
charge of the work of enrollment. The
first bfisiness in order, therefore, was
the election of the central committee,
Upon motion of Captain Iredell Jones,
the central committee was unanimously
elected as follows: Major James F,
Hart, chairman, representing the veterans;
Mrs. J. J. Hunter, of Yorkvllle,
representing the Daughters of the Confederacy,
and Captain Herbert M. Dunlap,
of Rock Hill, representing the Sons
of Veterans.
The question of appointing township
committees was considered, but after
some discussion, the meeting came tc
the conclusion that it would be best to
leave this matter for the more careful
deliberation of the central committer
There being no further business before
the meeting, on motion, it adjourned
sine die. The personnel of the various
township committees, together with
more particular instructions as to their
duties, will be found in an official notice
published in another column.
MORE OR LESS SERIOUS.
A matter that seems to be becoming
of serious importance in York county,
and to which no especial public attention
has been called, is the support of
indigent Confederate soldiers as outside
poor. .
Because of a recent act of the general
assembly, it is no longer lawful to send
a Confederate veteran to the poorhouse,
and while it is unlawful for the county
commissioners to extend "outside help"
to other classes of indigents, they may,
in their discretion, extend such help to
needy Confederate veterans.
Within the past few years, the number
of old soldiers who have applied for
"outside help" has been growing steadily.
At first there was general reluctance
on the part of this class of poor
to ask help of the county; but gradually
this reluctance seems to have passed
away, and now there are many who
aDDear to think that they are fully
warranted in asking: for help from the
county as a matter of right.
The usual method of procedure in a
case where help is desired, is to get up
a petition setting forth the fact that the
petitioner was a Confederate soldier-;
that he is not able to earn a livelihood
by manual labor, and that he is in
needy circumstances. It is a wellknown
fact that there are many people
who are not strict about signing
such petitions, and consequently they
are not difficult to get, even in many
cases where they are not exactly proper.
At a recent meeting 9f the county
board of commissioners, shortly after
the distribution of pensions in this
county, there were half a dozen or more
applicants for "outside help" in the office
at one time. Each applicant, of
course, was backed by the usual petition,
and the situation looked serious.
Commissioner Wilkerson, who had
[previously commented on the alarming
tendency, was so impressed with the
situation, that he was moved to speak
out In meeting about as follows: "This
matter of granting help to Confederate
veterans has reached a point where
something has to be done. I was a Confederate
soldier. I went into the war
and tried to do my full duty until the
surrender. When I came back, I did
not have a dollar's worth of property?
nothing but my hands. But I could
work and I went down to it. I have
been working ever since, and I have
taught my boys to work. Now, while
I have no objection to this outside help
in deserving cases, of absolute necessity,
it seems to me that we are getting
too many applications of this kind, including
some that are not altogether
meritorious, and I think it time that we
draw the line somewhere."
It was a hard thing to say, right there
in the presence of the applicants, some
deserving and some not; out it was a
manly thing, fully In keeping with the
character of Mr. Wilkerson and It had
a good effect. All of the applications
for outside help that were made that
day were not granted, and some of them
have not been renewed since.
But still the problem has not been entirely
solved. There are many who
think that there is more or less menace
in the campaign speeches of young
candidates who profess such love for
the old soldier and his vote. It is quite
possible that this has something to do
with the heavy drain that is being made
on the county treasury in addition to
the state appropriation for pensions.
No matter, however, what may be the
cause, the situation has grown to be
serious, and the thinking people of the
county, including the old soldiers, will
have to commence giving the subject
more careful attention,
s<r
ABOUT PEOPLE.
% Mr. L. N. Culp, of Fort Mill, was in
'Yorkvllle, Wednesday.
S Mr. John Rainey Ashe and Miss Mary
?laussen Ashe are visiting friends at
Kershaw.
Dr. W. D. Hope and family, of Lockhart,
are in Yorkvllle on a visit to relatives
and friends. *
Mr. Richard Burrls, of the York Cotton
mills, went down to Winnsboro, on
Wednesday evening.
^Miss Lizzie Lowndes, of Danville, Va.,
is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of
Mrs. R. T. Stephenson.
Mrs. A. C. Lee and three children, of
Blacksburg, are visiting Mrs. O. E.
Grist, on East Liberty street.
? Mrs. C. L. Moore and daughter, Aggrledel,
of McConnellsville, are visiting
the family of Sheriff Logan.
Mrs. D. M. Castles and children are
visiting relatives and friends In the
Hickory and Smyrna neighborhoods.
Mrs. A. N. Keistler, of Mitford, Fairfield
county, will arrive in Yorkville today
on a visit to Miss Florence Cody.
The Spartanburg Journal: Mrs. Mason
Bratton, of Guthriesvllle, is visiting
Mrs. George Cofleld, on North Church
street.
VMrs. James Lindsay and daughter,
Miss Vista, of Gastonia are In York^
ville on a visit to the family of Mr. R.
E. Montgomery.
> W. Brown Wylie, Esq., and family,
' left for Cleveland Springs on Thursday
afternoon, expecting to be away until
Monday morning.
>^Mr. and Mrs. E. R. McElwee, of Co,
lumbla, came up to Yorkvllle Thursday,
to remain a day or two with the family
of Mr. S. A. McElwee.
' S Misses Annie May, Mattie and Rita
I "Thomasson, of Rock Hill, and Misses
, Virginia and Rose Hough, of Fort
! Lawn, are visiting Miss Maggie C.
I Thomasson, near Yorkvllle.
Mr. B. M. Dobson came down from
i wasningion weanesaay 10 spena a iew
days with relatives and friends before
taking the position to which he has re.
cently been appointed in Charleston.
Dr. and Mrs. Paul T. Gordon, and
. Miss Mary Baker Gordon arrived in
yorkville Thursday evening. Dr. Gor.
don will leave in a few days for Texas,
. to look after his business interests in
, that state.
v/Hr. Samuel L. Carson, who removed
, w Andalusia, Ala., about the first of
. last January, returned to his home near
> Philadelphia church on last Wednes,
day in consequence of ill-health. He
will remain at home for the present.
> Miss Nannie Youngblood, who holds
" a position as trained nurse at the South
Carolina hospital for the Insane, Co!
lumbia, is spending her vacation with
relatives and friends in the Fodder
neighborhood. She will return in about ^
two weeks.
Charlotte Observer, Wednesday: Dr.
P. T. Gordon, a dentist, who has been
located at 14J North Tryon street, is
making arrangements to move to Texas.
. Dr. I. W. Jamison, of this city, a
recent graduate of dentistry, will occupy
the office vacated by Dr. Gordon.
The latter has a fine farm in Texas,
which was rented by Wm. Dunovant,
who was recently shot and killed by W.
T. Eldridge, an account of which was
given in The Observer, August 12th. Dr.
Gordon goes to Texas to look after his
farm and to supply a tenant.
Mr. H. M. Abernathy, who formerly
held an important position at the York
Cotton mills; but who left to take a
still more responsible position in. the
mills at Mt. Holly, N. C., is visiting in
Yorkville this week, and lie brings a
high testimonial as to the efficiency of
the Yorkville Graded school like this:
"Mr. Hall,'principal of the Mt. Holly
school, told me that when my children
went under his charee. he found them
more thoroughly prepared, as far as
they had gone, than any of his other
pupils, and that he had found it the <
same with several other children who
had come to him from the Yorkville
Graded schools. He evidently has a
high opinion of the thoroughness and
efficiency which seems to prevail in the
school here."
Colonel W. H. McCorkle has not been
along with the county canvassers this
year. He would, of course, have been
glad to go around and meet his numerous
friends; but did not feel equal to
the effort. Everybody understands
very well that the fact that he has no
opposition had nothing to do with his
failure to make the canvass. The people
did not expect him to ride over the
county in a buggy. But he has not
been forgotten. Several candidates
were telling of their experience in the
court house yard Thursday night, and
one of them told how at one of the
meetings when the colonel's name was
mentioned from the stand, there were
'Hurrahs for McCorkle." This constituted
most of the applause that has
been heard during the present campaign.
TRAGEDY AT PLEASANT RIDGE.
Jesse Faires committed suicide last
night about 9 o'clock by shooting himself
through the heart, at his home a
mile east of Pleasant Ridge, this county.
says a Gastonla special of Wednesday
to the Charlotte Observer. A few
minutes before he took his own life,
Faires emptied ono barrel of his shotgun
into the leg of Mr. Harvey Dickson,
who was in bed at the time, firing
through a window.
An inquest was held at 8 o'clock this
morning by Coroner W. Meek Adams
and the verdict was that the deceased
came to his death from a pistol shot
fired by his own hand through the
heart.
The story back of this shocking tragedy
is a sad one. A wife, three, daughters
and the husband formerly com
posed the household. The daughters are
Misses Lillie, Jennie and Lizzie, the last
named, a teacher, being away from
home at her school the night of the
tragedy. On account of an unfortunate
addiction to drink, Mr. Faires's homelife
was not a happy one. Unable to get
along peaceably, he left home about
eighteen months ago. It is not known
that he ever visited his home again until
Tuesday. Being an industrious man
and a good farmer, he found employment
with the neighbors.
Tuesday Mr. Faires was seen In his