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Scraps and Jatts. ? The complete report of the internal revenue for the month of July, the first month after the repeal of the Spanish i war revenue taxes, shows the collec- < tions for that month to have been $22,- ' 236,359 against $29,343,896 for the same < month of last year, a decrease of $7,- I 107,537. The collections from the differ- < ent sources were as follows: Spirits, 1 $11,636,197; increase $1,401,764. Tobac- s co, $3,428,887; decrease, $46,786. Fer- -1 mented liquors, $6,066,418; decrease $3,- . 724,000. Oleomargarine, $144,8464; de- 1 crease $261,156. Miscellaneous, $951,926; ( decrease, $4,485,422. The great bulk of the decrease of this last item is due to the cutting off of the war revenue taxes. ? ? During 1901 smallpox occurred in every state and territory of the Union. The number of cases reported for the six months ended December 30, 1900, was 7,796, with 137 deaths, a mortality of 1.75 per cent For the six months ended January 30, 1901, 30,710 cases were reported, with 552 deaths, a mortality of 1.79 per cent. For the whole year the number of cases was 38,506, and deaths 689, showing a mortality of 1.79. During the year ended June 30, 1900, there were 15,053 cases reported, with 735 deaths, a mortality of 4.8 per cent. It is believed that the cases reported this year, as well as the deaths, < were more in accordance with the ex- act figures than those during the pre- < ceding year, and the percentage of 1 deaths of 1.79 per cent, is deemed to be j the correct mortality. ! tho . ? A sensawunai BIUI j auuui cession to the Servian throne comes | from Belgrade, according to a Vienna dispatch. It is said that King Alexander, recognizing the fact that Queen ( Draga can never bear an heir, has been , considering how to find a candidate so . as to prevent his enemies from seizing j the throne.. It is said that he has decided to adopt a healthy peasant boy and educate him to be his successor. The newspaper Morgen Zeitung says the king mentioned the project at a recent reception at the royal palace at ' Belgrade, saying: "The Obrenovitch dynasty sprang a child from among the people. Why should not a child of the people be my heir?" It is thought ' that it is doubtful if the Servians will accept the idea, despite the fact that | the founder of the present dynasty was a swineherd. ? Charlotte Observer, Wednesday: Mr. J. K. Skinner, a native of Augusta, Ga., who stands seven feet and four Inches in his stockings, was one of eight traveling men who did brisk advertising here yesterday for a tobacco firm. \ Mr. Skinner was the center of attraction wherever he went, and every spectator was prepared to swear that the ; tall man topped anything human that , has ever been seen in or out of a cir- 1 cus. The slenderness of Mr. Skinner made him look taller than he Is. One 1 would estimate that his trousers are ( about 55 inches in length, his chest measurement cannot be more than 35 inches and he wears about a 15 collar. When he sat down, to dinner at the Central Hotel yesterday he looked not much higher than the average citizen, but when he arose in sections and fin- ' ished unlimbering, his head was almost ' resting on the candelabra. Mr. Skinner 1- - mon for 1 ifA hilt of COUrSe 19 a iiiaiivcu iiimm ? _ _ he can easily overlook the fact. ? The board of trustees of the M. E. church, south, met at Nashville, Tenn., last Wednesday for the purpose of choosing an agent to raise a trust fund of $5,000,000 for the help and support of superannuated preachers and the widows and orphans of deceased preachers of the denomination. The last general conference authorized the creation of the funds, and it was provided that none of the interests should be used until the principal reached $100,000, when the interest becomes payable to the i beneficiaries, and the remaining 25 per cent, is to be added to the principal, until the fund reaches $5,000,000. All of the interest men Decomes payamc w the beneficiaries. All loans will be made upon improved realty and the committee is not allowed to lend more than 40 per cent, of the value of the property. The funds will be loaned from and the interest will be paid in Nashville. Rev. A. F. Watkins, of Brookhaven, Miss., was elected to collect the fund. ? Washington Post: Cases of typhoid fever in Washington have recently multiplied so rapidly that the local authorities have become alarmed and a special sanitary expert has been appointed to investigate the cause or causes of typhoid in Washington, and the disease is on the increase. The water generally used by the people of Washington comes from the Potomac river, the intake being at a point about sixteen miles west of the city, below the mouth of the Shenandoah. Frequently after heavy rains the water is cloudy and even muddy. The project of installing a great filtration plant has been agitated for a long time, but congress has not provided the neces- , sary means. Regulations governing the milk supply, more stringent than those of almost any other city, are enforced by the District government. It is believed, however, that the present epidemic of typhoid fever may be due to some common source of contamination in milk sold in certain quarters of the city, and an effort will be made to locale the source. ? The war department has received a cablegram from General Chaffee at Manilla. reporting the occurrence there of a series of earthquakes on the island of Mindanao. Twenty persons were killed by falling walls, the victims all be ing Moros. The Americans in the vicinity escaped and the dispatch says there were no reports that any of the soldiers occupying that portion of the island sustained any injuries. The upheaval occurred in the country adjacent to the Lake of Lanao, in the Moro section of the island, near Camp Vickers, which is now the headquarters of the American forces stationed in Mindanao. General Chaffee's cablegram says the mountains and rivers and other streams were considerably disturbed and much damage was done. The extent of the damage, however, was not reported. It is presumed here that the seismic shocks occurred about five days ago, though the date Is not menR tioned in the dispatch. This is the ( first serious earthquake reported from that country during American occupation of the Philippines. The most lm- < portant previous seismic disturbance i In Mindanao was the one that partly : destroyed Palak, Kota Baru and the i rillage on the banks of the river Min- j danao in 1872. This phenomenon close- . ly followed the eruption of the volcano ; it Makaturin. General Chaffee also ca- i Died that the military situation in that \ section remains quiet and unchanged, i No attacks have been made on the 1 American forces at Camp Vickers since j the last reported, which was cabled ?lght days ago. s ? I TtiUt jdnrhitiHr (fhtnitirrr ! YORKVILLE, S. C.: [ SATURDAY, AUGUST 30, 1902. j Whatever may have been the effect } of the white light of publicity with j which the press of the state flooded | Colonel J. H. Tillman, one thing is cer- 1 lain, and that is that Colonel Jim has ! not been elected. He had a fearful t record to answer for and fortunately l for the state it had been well ventilated ' before the opening of the campaign. < ?? m ?? i Although the Democratic executive i committee in Its official count on Thurs- ' day changed some of the figures as ( published in The Enquirer Wednes- 1 day morning, there was no change in (he result as already announced. The J errors occurred principally in transmission, and as the result of changes made by the managers in some cases ( after our correspondents had sent In their reports. Ordinarily the difference ( Is hardly sufficient to warrant the re- , publication of the table; but for the ( purpose of preserving the record exact, . we deem it proper to give the table , again. The figure's published today are ( official. Although it is nothing new for The Enquirer to publish the complete re- < turns from an election during the night < following the day on which it was held, .< the same having been done in the case ( of each county election for more than \ twenty-five years, we are still proud of < our achievements along tnis line. ou far as we know, not another paper in the state?not even excepting the dailies in Charleston, Columbia, Spartanburg or Greenville?succeeded in giving ifetailcd statements of the complete returns in their respective counties as did The Enquirer in York. The labor and expense involved when this work was first attempted many years ago. was much greater than now. Then there was required a special messenger from every precinct other than Yorkville. A.fter awhile the telegraph came into service and then the telephone. This year, for the first time, all of the relurns came over the telephone directly into The Enquirer office. There were [iifflculties, of course, on account of some of the wires being overburdened; but we feel that we owe especial thanks to the efficient service rendered by the telephone companies at Rock Hill and , Yorkville, and particularly for the very j material assistance that was rendered , by the young: ladies at both central of- . flees. We are also under much obliga- ] tion for generous and intelligent as- , 3istance rendered by special friends at , all of the different precincts in collect- j ing and so promptly sending in such , correct reports. ' j ? , Evanx and Latimer. Now that the votes of the first pri- l mary have been counted, and it devel- ' ops that Messrs. Evans and Latimer J are to be in the second race, some of 1 our editorial contemporaries who have i professed to desire just any other re- < suit, should take time for a little sober reflection. ! In the view of The Enquirer the 1 present situation is due almost entirely < to the oath prescribed by the state 1 Democratic convention for binding all < the candidates to the Kansas City plat- 1 form. That this oath was wrong from i the standpoint of party principle there is no question. Whatever else may be ' said of the Democratic party of this nation, it is the party of progress. It has been its custom to make its na- i tional platforms, fight its battles thereon, and if successful, try to carry out its nledees. In case of defeat it has 1 been the custom of the party to examine itself, correct its errors and return i to the fray. ' The absurdity of making adherence to a platform that has gone down in de- t feat a test of party loyalty, is too clear for argument. If Democrats are to be bound forever to a repudiated platform, i there can be no such thing as progress. < If a platform does not cease to bind after it has once been repudiated by the people, how many times does it have to be repudiated before it does cease to i bind? This question was asked before the meeting of the recent state convention, and it is not improper to submit it again at this time. Of course, we are not going to contend that Democratic ( candidates should not be bound to support such platforms as shall be adopted. for this is right and proper. Other- i wise concentrated party action would j be impossible. We have all along contended, however, and still contend, that when the party is successful it should i endeavor to carry out the principles f on wnicn success is won, mm wum ?. is defeated, its members should be free to search for new ideas calculated to j bring success in the next light. As a political move on the part of ] Senator Tillman, the oath that was re- i quired by the recent state convention 1 was as shrewd a thing as could be devised. He understood that none of those who had previously been his political enemies could take that oath, j He was aware that practically all of < these men had stood up for the single gold standard, even when the free coin- ( age of silver was the paramount issue j of the Democratic platform. He understood, too, that free coinage of silver was a dead issue and he was shrewd enough to appreciate the stultifying effect on Messrs. Hemphill, Johnstone, Elliott and Henderson, when they were 1 sworn to subscribe to a policy in which It was impossible for them to believe. A.nd while he knew these things, he ilso understood that Messrs. Latimer snd Evans have all along stood for this policy, and could not hurt themselves n their own estimation or in the estination of the people by renewing allejiance to it. It is an easy thing to say "I told vou ;o," after a given development. It is Drobable that many of the newspapers 1 vlll now be claiming that they knew it ' ill the time and were not surprised at * :he result of last Tuesday's primary. ( [f any of them intimated any such re- 1 suit in advance, we arc not aware of it. ^ The Enquirer, however, we think, has d i right to claim that it was not badly s surprised, and in support of this claim 8 xe herewith reproduce the following ? ixtract from an editorial which appear- > ?d in our issue of August 7: b In the case of Messrs. .Latimer and ' Evans this is not true. Both of these i ;andidates have a better purchase on j jluralities than have any of their competitors. If we assume that factional- ! sm is buried, and all the candidates 1 ire representing the same thing and in ( peautiful harmony, then Evans and , Latimer are undoubtedly in the lead. Put them on a parity with the others, in other respects, it must be admitted 1 :hat both are in closer touch with the , political life of the state generally, for , It has not been a great while since l Evans was governor, and I<atimer has ( ill along been high up in the esteem of , the dominant element. On the other tiand, assume, as many do, that the ild line of demarkation that was drawn ' in 1890 is still a living thing, and the idvantage of Messrs. Evans and Lati- ] mer remains stronger than ever. The ] strength of their side has been as two- i thirds to one, and with one-third divid- , id by four against two-thirds divided i by two it does not look as if Messrs. Hemphill, Henderson, Elliott or Johnstone will count for a great deal after ( the first- primary. That, the so-called Conservative ele- * ment which desired the election of one 3f the so-called Conservatives in the primary how in progress has been bun- * soed. is reasonably plain. Of course ; there are many who will not admit this conclusion; but that will not alter the < fact. The worst thing about the situation, however, is that the logic of con- \ Jitions threaten another mistake that 1 will be as serious as any that have just been committed. So far as The Enquirer is concerned I we desire to say here and now that we ^ 3o not care two cents as between Mes- ( srs. Latimer and Evans. From the opening of this campaign we have ( thought more of these two men than of any of the others for the reason that we have all along believpd that the ( others have stultified themselves. Of course that is none of our funeral. It is theirs. Messrs. Latimer and Evans, ] however, are right where they have J been all along, and from a political t standpoint, choice between them can < be made only on a basis of personal T Ics iv 11 a that \fr T,ntimpr has all along been preaching McLau- j linism to such an extent as to bring 1 2own the denunciation of his oppo- 1 rients, and it is also true that Evans j rias stood for the opposite; but we do j not think thai either of them is es- 1 pecially serious about anything else * than going to the United States senate. Neither of them would think of. votfng ^ igainst their party or a party question. There is not much in this thing one way or the other for the so-called Conservative element: tut from a politi- ( ?al standpoint they have an opportuni- , ty to make or lose something. The is- x ?ue involved is peace and harmony?the ( \otual abolition of these old factional lines about which so much has been t said with more or less sincerity by va- "r rious candidates. If the abolition of j these lines is really desired, here is the jpportunlty, although we have no idea , that this opportunity is going to be ^ utilized. j Although both candidates are ' Reformers," it is quite clear that the Conservatives have the naming of the senitor. The Reformers are divided be- 3 tween the two candidates, and the Conservatives will elect the man to whom Lhey may throw their vote. In this t situation the chances of election lie | 3trongly with Mr. Latimer. We say j this for the reason that while both are objectionable to the Conservative element, Mr. Evans is more so. No one can successfully deny this fact. In the bitterest days of factionalism, the Conservative feeling was stronger against Evans even than it was against Tillman himself. Now that there is op- ( portunity for further revenge against < Evans, this feeling will be re-aroused ( as strong as ever and the tendency of j the "Conservative" vote will be to go ] to Latimer. This will be not because 1 the Conservatives love Latimer more; but because they love Evans less. Conciliation always costs something. It , comes in the nature of a compromise, in which each of the two sides interested must give up something. Of course the "Conservative" element would be glad for conciliation with the election of one of the four "Conservative" candidates as a bonus. That would have < been very nice. However, since it did not turn out that way, real true concil- ' iation is still within reach. It would 1 cost the average Conservative many a pang to vote for Mr. Evans as against 1 Mr. Latimer: but if thev will really 5 vote that way and elect Mr. Evans to the senate, factional lines will be wiped 1 out indefinitely. In conclusion, we want it understood that we are not recommending any such course as has been suggested. We are merely calling attention as to what has been and what may be. We are looking confidently for a strong Conservative move in favor of Latimer as against Evans, and as we see it now, Latimer's chances appear to be best; but so far as we are concerned, we propose to take no part in such a profitless quarrel. We will vote as we see proper, leave everybody else to do the same, and so far as we can, try to uphold the hands of the winner. rile State Fair. The 24th annual premium list of the State Fair association is being sent out. Copies may be had by addressing Col. r. W. Holloway, secretary, at Pomarla, 3r T. J. LaMotte, assistant secretary, j it Columbia. e TUESDAY'S PRIMARY. Returns Received -Up to Frlda; Morning; at 2 O'clock. The dally papers have been puttlni forth strenuous efforts since Tuesda; ifternoon to get the returns from Tues lay's primary throughout the state The figures come In very slowly, am is the result first one candidate am :hen another seemed to be In the lead for the various office^ At first It look ?d as If Latimer and Hemphill were t De in the second race for the senate 3ut by Wednesday mbrning it was set :led that Latimer and Evans were tb Tien. Heyward started out with a loni ead for governor with Talbert follow ng. Then Ansel forged ahead, and un :il yesterday morning it was practi :ally certain that he and Heywan vould be in the second race together )fficial figures reported during Thurslay night gave Talbert a lift over Anel, and on yesterday morning the reult was still in doubt. The ColumbiJ itate had Talbert leading Ansel by 35J otes and felt certain that Heywarc ind Talbert are to be in the seconc ace. The News and Courier, claimlni nore complete returns, had Ansel lead ng Talbert by 473 votes. There wa still doubt as to which of the twi would be in the second race. The re turns published by the Columbia Stat yesterday morning were as follows: For United States Senator: William Elliott 13,69 John Gary Evans 1768 John J. Hemphill.. 13,31 D. S. Henderson 12,83 Jeorge Johnstone 13,30 C. Latimer 22,93 The second race is undoubtedly be :ween Latimer and Evans. For Governor: Vlartin F. Ansel 17,65 D. C. Hey ward 36,49 W. Jasper Talbert 18,00 Tames H. Tillman 16,17 W. H. Timmerman 6,48 For Lieutenant Governor: Pole L. Blease 19,42 Frank B. Gary 33,37 Tohn T. Sloan 39,36 Second race between Gary and Sloan For Secretary of State: T. Thomas Austin 22,17 T. T. Gantt 33,70 T. Harvey Wilson 36,44 Second race between Wilson an< 3antt. Attorney General: J. X. Gunter, Jr 49,70 W. F. Stevenson 41,54 Gunter is elected. For Comptroller General: tf. W. Brooker 18,31 W. Jones 24,76 W. H. Sharpe 21,40 3. L. Walker 28,69 Second race between Jones and Walk For Superintendent of Education: T. J. McMahan 45,44 D. B. Martin 47,47 Martin is elected. For Adjutant and Inspector General Paul E. Ayer 3,05 T. C. Boyd 29.64 Tohn D. Frost 35,67 Tohn M. Patrick 20,65 Jsorge D. Rouse 3,76 Second race between Boyd and Frost For Railroad Commissioner: Tames Cansler 8,88 3. L. Caughman 18,15 CV. Boyd Evans 19,58 C. Jepson 7,99 Senry J. Kinard 5,07 Tohn G. Mobley 15,24 Stigh H. Prince 2,00 r. C. Wilborn 9,84 T. G. Wolling 7,26 Second race between Caughman an< Svans. Heywnrd and Talbert. Columbia, August 29, 1 p. m.?1Thi *Jews and Courier's figures, as publish >d this morning, putting Heyward an< Vnsei in the second race, were incor ect. The mistake occurred in the voti )f Marion county where Talbert wai . redited with only 114 votes when hi ihould have been credited with 1,114 rhe mistake is acknowledged, and Thi STews and Courier concedes that thi lecond race will be between Heywan md Talbert. Heyward leads with 36, 192 votes and Talbert follows with 18, >05. August Kohn. CONGRESSMAN IN THE FIFTH. ttr. FInley Get* Majority Over AI Competitor*. Following are complete returns fron he congressional race in the Fifth dls :rict with the exception of two boxe n Kershaw: * ? i . I < ?? ? s I i c ? - i : .5 2. t. I p counties. fc ^ , m j H $ . >4 I C Q '' fr ! | Cherokee 1616 90 144 71 Chester 855 76 628 14 Chesterfield 924 342 274 14 Fairfield 496 223 264 31 Lancaster 607 55 1399 14 Kershaw 385 256 187 9 fork 2199 75 175 61 Total {7082 1123 3071 215 Mr. Finley is nominated in the firs -ace with a majority of 733 over all. ELECTION POINTERS. tllHcellaneoii* ReNiilt* of the Votlnf I.nut TueMilay. ? Josh Ashley has been defeated fo .he senate in Anderson county. ? Von Kolnitz and Grace are to rui i cof-nnri rare for the senate in Charles ton; Von Kolnitz leading. ? Complete returns from Aiken coun ty gave Evans 718 votes and Hender ;on 2,095. ? Heyward led in Cherokee count; vith 1,048 votes and Tillman came nex vith 703. Dr. John G. Black was defeated fo :he senate in Cherokee county. Tlv second race will be between Messrs. T U. Butler and R. C. Sarratt. Homicide In Luncaiiter. John Steele killed Sam Usher at hii iome near the Buford battleground, ii Lancaster county, last Wednesday There had been bad blood between thi wo men for sometime on account o :he location of a public road that ha< neen fixed since the war of the Revolu :ion. Each had made threats agains he life of the other and both were des jerate men. Usher was a one-armec ?onfederate soldier about 65 years o ige, and a disagreeable character. H< lad been hunting Steele with a gui luring the day. Steele came upon hin it his home and filled him with buck ;hot. As to whether Usher was armec it the time he was shot, our inform' int was unable to state. LOCAL AFFAIRS. " h v NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. U Riddle & Carroll?Want you to know ^ that they have 1,000 bushels of feed v oats and that they are for sale at the 1 right prices. c " The Enquirer?Wants 25 cords of oak r s. and hickory firewood. . j W. A. Barber, President?Announces . the annual meeting of the stockhold- c ers of the Carolina and North-West- v ' ern Railway company, to be held in a Chester, September 11th. 0 The Enquirer?Calls your attention to a job and book printing. See fourth \ '' _ 1 e, x WITHIN THE TOWN. The C. & N.-W. railroad people are f - making changes at the depot prepara tory to the coming of the standard j. - gauge. a 1 ? The election last Tuesday was one of the most orderly that has occurred j. at this precinct in quite awhile. There was comparatively little liquor drink- ^ ing and no disturbance of any kind. L /?Mr. H. H. Beard very kindly kept 5 the telegraph office open until a late 1 hour Tuesday night; but while York f 1 county sent out full reports of the elec- ' ? tion, it was very difficult to get satis- r - factory information from the state at ^ s large for the reason that very few of f o the other counties were sufficiently en terprising to get up their returns dure Ing the night. ? Col. W. G. Stephenson received the r following cablegram from San Juan, f 2 Porto Rico, Thursday night, signed by t g 'Lindsay," United States commissioner j 5 of education: "Thanks for your gener7 ous offer to take both boys. It will be p 8 appreciated by the people of Porto ^ " Rico. Boschette and Ramierz will sail on steamer Ponce next Tuesday. Due t in New York 7th. Boys should reach 2 Yorkville 8th. Letter explains fully." c 5 t 1 THE MAGISTRATES. , n 0 ? The magisterial races in the various } townships, according to the official dec0 laration of the Democratic executive . 0 t j committee, resulted as follows: ' bethel. y S. N. Johnson 110 g bethesda. 0 A. L. Nunnery.. 142 : . 7 broad river. t 1 G. C. Leech 100 t R. L. A. Smith 133 - p W. C. Whitesides 7G .. g Second race necessary between Leech 3 and Smith. t bullock's . creek. ? J. A. Graves 51 . 7 W. S. Plexlco 147 ' e 5 Plexico gets recommendation. c 8 catawba. i ^ T. C. Beckham 600 ebenezer. R. M. Anderson 140 ? Brevard Fewell 49 5 B. M. Massey 42 0 Anderson gets recommendation. fort mill. : J. W. McElhaney 246 ? 9 kino's mountain. "j. John A. McMackin 186 I ? J. Warren Pursley 154 c 3 McMackin gets the recommendation. york. J. A. Barron 69 J. C. comer 100 ? H. E. Johnson 130 [ * C. H. Sandifer 221 ^ Second race necessary between Comer 9 and Sandifer. I OUT PEOPLE. 1 6 VMr. J. W. P. Hope has been quite un- j, j well during the past week. \ Mrs. A. R. Banks, of Rock Hill, is * visiting friends in Yorkvllle. g e Mr. H. C. Strauss left Tuesday after- e . noon for the northern markets. 1 (jHon. D. E. Finley and wife left on ^ . Thursday evening for Columbia, e >Prof. Frissall and wife, of Clemson I g College, visited Mr. N. J. N. Bowen's e family this week. t. Spartanburg Herald: Miss Ruth Co- n e field has returned from a visit to relac T e tives in York county. | 1 ^ Mr. and Mrs. George Tillman arrived - on Wednesday morning on a visit to I - the family of Mr. P. M. Grimes. ^Rock Hill Herald: Misses Rosa steeie and Anna Spann, of Yorkville, are vis- 1 Itors at the home of Mr. W. B. Steele. Miss Elise Latimer returned to York1 vllle Thursday evening from a visit to 0 her sister, Mrs. W. E. Dendy, at Pick- p 1 ens. " ^.Mrs. J. M. Riddle, of Lancaster, re- ? 8 turned, home Wednesday morning after a visit to her daughter, Mrs. R. J. 7 Mackorell. n 3 ^Rock Hill Herald: Mr. and Mrs. T. : C. Dunlap, who have been visiting Mrs. a * Minnie Ratterree, returned to York- j, j vllle Monday. Y Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Simmons, of For- t 1 est City, N. C., and Mrs. W. P. Greg- e 2 ory and daughter, of Galveston, Tex., j 2 are at Mr. J. J. Hunter's. J 2 ^Mrs. E. M. Law, of Bartow, Fla., and 2 Mrs. P. B. Johnson, of Eagle Lake, 0 Fla., are in Yorkville on a visit at the 3 home of Mr. John A. Latta. s 5 Miss Nannie Youngblood, of Colum- q t bla, who has been visiting relatives s in the Fodder neighborhood, left for Columbia last Tuesday evening. a Misses Kate Grant and Maggie McFadden, of J. M. Heath & Co.'s dry * goods department, are in the northern t markets, looking after the interests of g r their customers. *7 Mrs. W. B. Wilson and daughters, g 1 Misses Florence and Anna Latta, arrived in Yorkville on Thursday evening t: from Spartanburg, on a visit to relatives and friends. q HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN. 3 ^ tar Notwithstanding his failure to re- n ' ceive a mjority of the votes cast in last Tuesday's election, there is not a ? r better pleased candidate in the race t ? than Mr. Geo. W. S. Hart. There is no c ' affectation about his pleasure. It is genuine. He was never in any sense a y seeker after the position. He allowed tl his name to be used in the first in3 stance only because of the earnest per- n 1 suasion of numerous friends, who de- v sired to see him in the general assem- p e bly as one of York county's represen- ti f tatives. He told these friends at the t; 1 time that it would be Impossible for q X ' him to make the canvass on account ui 1 the press of professional engagements, tj " He had no idea at the time that he n * would be able to make a single speech; ? ^ but when opportunity was presented at \ i the Rock Hill and Tirzah meetings, he 0 1 showed that he had no hesitation in t< 1 doing his full share. It is pretty comj monly conceded that if he had made the tl - canvass he would certainly have been s elected; but, nevertheless, he cannot be nade to express any regret. He feels ilghly honored at the vote he received inder the circumstances. , X<T The defeat of Mr. John F. Gordon or renomination as county supervisor omes as a sore disappointment to the nany friends of that gentleman. That le has been an able official and has onducted the affairs of the county with business ability and intelligence, ire not matters of opinion only. There ire abundant facts to substantiate this lew. But Mr. Gordon is not a politican. He believes too much In having in opinion and expressing it whenever le sees proper to do so. He had some >retty hard things to say about the oad law passed by the general assemily at its last session, and upon the ubject of the dispensary. There are i great many people who endorse all he lad to say on both subjects, and there ire a great many people who do not. These utterances, although in no way Lffecting Mr. Gordon's fitness for the >osition which he is filling with so nuch credit, furnished lots of talking naterial for an opposition campaign. Then, again, Mr. Gordon's opponents nade much capital out of his action in working a lot of corn on the poor house arm with convicts for the purpose of eedlng the chalngang. The splendid ilece of road work betwen Yorkville nd Tirzah, which was so highly comnended by the grand jury, was also nade the subject of complaint in that he convicts were kept upon it for too ong a time, to the alleged Injustice of ther townships. These were the prinipal talking points against Mr. Gorlon, and they were used by a large lumber of people who cared nothing as o who should be his successor, providd he did not succeed himself. The iusine8s-llke conduct of his office and lis general efficiency as a supervisor lid not figure extensively in his favor. lis defeat, therefore, is especially rexetable, and there are many who hink that if the campaign had lasted l week longer, the result might have ieen very different. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following transfers of real esate have been recorded in the office of he county auditor since our last report, published August 2: BETHEL. W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis. to Caawba Power Co. 227 acres: consider.tlon $1,125 and the premises. D. J. ilenn, Sr., plantation. S. A. Sifford and G. W. S. Hart, excutors, to Rufus J. Davis. 1553 acres; onsideration $805. Part of J. S. McCenzle land. BETHESDA. E. B. Mendenhall to Alice Hutchison. )ne and one-tenth acres; consideraidn $27.50. John L. Starr to Hattie S. Moore. 52 cres; consideration nominal. BROAD RIVER. Eliza Jane Kennedy to W. A. Kenledy. 94 acres; consideration $1,034. George C. Leech to school trustees of llstrict No. 9. Two-flfths of an acre; onsideration nominal. John R. Logan, S. Y. C., to Mary flartin. 12 acres; consideration $6.62. CATAWBA. Edgar E. Poag to Mrs. L. A. Comer, .ot and building, $500. a. l>. woner 10 ?rea ?., j. ju. mm eflf Comer. Lot; consideration $100. W. M. Steele to W. T. Thompson, .ot; consideration, $80. A. T. Thompson to Henry S. Goings. .ot; consideration $90. Henry S. Goings to Roland T. Gongs. Lot; consideration $97.50. Roland T. Goings to Edward H. lurke. Lot; consideration $100. Minnie H. Ratteree to trustees of chool district. One-half acre; considration $10. Dr. W. B. Fewell to trustees of Mornng Star Methodist church. One-half ,cre; consideration $9. A. and J. Freidheim to J. Ed Reid. ..ot and building; consideration $1,700. Mrs. Anna N. Mobley to E. E. Poag. ..ot; consideration $400. J. D. Fudge to Miss Hattie B. RawInson. Lot: consideration $700. E. C. Black and J. W. White to Mack ). Withers and Katie Withers. Lot in lock Hill; consideration $85. J. A. Faulkenberry to T. A. Dabney. jot; consideration $800. fort imx. Mrs. Kate Watkins to S. E. Merrltt. .ot and building; consideration $435. kino's mountain. Isabella T. Fitchett to town council f Clover. Lot; consideration $50. W. Meek Faulkner to Mrs. Violet Faulkner. 94 acres; consideration $1,000. W. Brown Wylle, clerk of the court o W. B. Smith. 127j acres; conslderaion $1,275. YORK. Isaac "Wright to Victor Cotton Oil nlll. Lot; consideration $125. D. M. Hall to Geo. S. Williams. 57 cres; consideration $837.50. Floride P. Moore to School District Jo. 11. Lot; consideration $200. W. H. McCorkle, surviving trustee, o School District No. 11. Lot; considration $1,500. Female college lot. W. Brown Wylie to C. E. Spencer. 54 acres; consideration $3,000. John 1. Hope land. SHOOTING AT THE DAM. As Sergeant Jetton stood at the quare last night at 9 o'clock, says the Charlotte Observer of Wednesday, a trange Negro came up and said: "Sergeant, have you heard anything bout a shooting affair at Fort Mill?" "No." "Well, there was a man shot down here last night, and?" Here the Nero became very much agitated. "What's the matter?" asked the sereant. "Why, yonder goes the man who did he shooting," was the reply. "Where?" said Mr. Jetton, becoming uite attentive. "I reckon I'd better not tell, boss," aid the Negro. "That man ain't dona othing to me.' "Oh, that's all right," aeciarea jetiun. You show me the man and I'll see hat you are not connected with the ase." The Negro then pointed to a man who ,'as a block away, going in the direclon of the Southern depot. Sergeant Jetton beckoned to Policelan Pitts, hurriedly told him what was ,'anted, and the two shadowed their roposed victim until he walked into he waiting room at the station, when hey appeared, one at each door,? and uietly made the arrest. "Certainly I shot the man," said a ill, well-built yellow Negro. "Oh, you lay search me; I haven't got a gun." fe hadn't. "My name? Why, Bob lurphy. I've got nothing to be afraid f, and I was going back to Fort Mill might." When Murphy had been locked up at tie police station he talked freely to ergeant Jetton and an Observer man. "I've got nothing whatever to be ashamed of," he said. "I km a workman on the big dam of the Catawba Power company, six miles from Fort Mill. I work every day and when I want to play cards at night I play, and I play fair. Down there at the dam they run a skin game all the time, but I only go into it sometimes and when I do I don't stand for any foolishness. Last night there was a big skin game going on, over forty people being in it at one time and another. At 3 o'clock this morning I was dealing and there was a good many in the game. A nigger named George Young?I think Young was his name?got into the game and when he lost he reached over and grabbed 42 that belonged to me. I told him to give me back my money and when he wouldn't I got blind mad. I reached for my pistol and shot at him three times, and I hit him twice. He \ was settin' on the ground, and' when I fired he rolled over on his side, but he never hollered or said a word. My wife, who is here today, tells me than the bullets hit Young somewhere between the hips and the side and that he Is not dangerously hurt." "Scared. No, I'm not scared. I was playin' fair, and what right had that nigger to grab my money? I can prove a good character and, I say, I don't take no foolishness." Murphy will appear before the recorder this morning. There is nothing to indicate that he is wanted by the South Carolina authorities, and a telephone message to Fort Mill last night, ascertained that the officials of that town had not heard of the shooting. LOCAL LACONICS. We Will Send The Enquirer From now until January 1. 1903, for J4 cents. "^.x^ Broken Rail. ' The passengers on the southbound C. & N. W. experienced a scare on Thursday night on account of a broken rail that came near throwing the train from the track. The rail" caused a terrific jolt; but there was no serious damage. Sent to Chalnsranff. John G. Neely, who was convicted sometime ago before Magistrate S. N. Johnson and a jury on the charge of obtaining money under false pretenses in connection with the alleged United Mutual Insurance company of South Carolina, and sentenced to pay a fine of 150 or go to the chaingang for thirty Jays, was sent out to that institution on Thursday to begin the service of his sentence. Flint 11111 Precinct. *4 There was no election at Flint Hill precinct last Tuesday. It seems that this precinct was established without any special demand for it, and the peo- 9 pie of the vicinity are not at ail agreed upon the question of its necessity. There was no club roll for the precinct and no election. In the case of the gen aral election, however, polls will have to be opened at Flint Hill, or tl\ere will be danger of serious complications. Bethel Mall Facilities, v/ Miss Maggie Moore,xffostmaster at Yorkville, has information that Zeno postoffice is to be abolished August,31. The understanding is that the rural route from Clover to Enquirer is to be put in operation on October 1. Another route from Energy, and looping iround through the Point section, will probably go into effect at the same time. In the meantime, people in the vicinity of Bethel church and throughout the section beyond Glenn & Riddle's store, are likely to be subjected to more or less inconvenience unless some temporary expedient can be devised for special service from Yorkville by means of a sealed pouch to be left at some central point for the Denefit of the neighborhood. Miss Moore will be glad to prepare such a pouch, f and Mr. Miller, the rural carrier, will take pleasure In carrying It. CONFEDERATE MONUMENT FUND. Chairman Moore Submits Statement of Subscriptions, Receipts and Disbursements. Editor Yorkville Enquirer: In justice to myself and In justice to .. * the York County Monument associa- "" tion, and In justice to subscribers of * same, I desire to give to the public the " exact status of the business pertaining to that of chairman and treasurer. The following will be found the subscribers and amount subscribed, with those that have been reported to me as paid so marked, and the money turned over to me. If there are any who have paid different committeemen, and it is not so marked in this list, the committeemen will please turn in the money at once, and have it credited to the proper .UnA.|kA?n 9UUSLI1UC1 0. You will note total amount of subscriptions as reported to this office is $741.25. Total amount of cash that'has been received $234.25. Deduct from cash received expense account, which consists of 500 postal cards, and printing 5,000 handbills, stamps $2, ex change on checks, carbons, backs and stationery for subscribers' lists, total $27.07. Deducting this from the cash received, leaves net balance of $207.18. Certificate below from Cash- * ier Harrison shows that we have in bank to credit of association, $203.08. This leaves a discrepancy of $4.10, which is due in settlement with one of the committeemen, where parties' names are marked paid, but this bal- ance has not been turned In. Same will be adjusted, making total cash on hands, I207.1S. The association in the beginning appointed a great many committeemen, distributed in different parts of the county, who took no interest whatever and remained without any response, while others were enthusiastic and have done good work. The association is particularly anxious that the schools thoughout the county take the matter up through the fall term, . and give the children an opportunity to contribute. The committeemen who have taken an interest are urged to begin with the early fall and collect up amount of subscriptions that they have secured as well as pursue their work In soliciting. It is hoped by the association that they can see their way clear to let the contract in the early spring for the granite base or foundation, and to have the ceremony of laying the corner stone on Memorial Day in May, at which time they hope to have a battalion of A