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Scraps and iacts.
? Says a Washington dispatch of
Tuesday: The Republican managers
state that after a careful canvas of the
country they feel certain that their
party will elect a majority of sixteen 1
in the next house. The thirteen southern
states are only expected to return
seven Republicans, with three districts
in doubt. Senator Jones, chairman of
the Democratic National committee, '
stated this afternoon: "Reports from
all parts of the country indicate that
this will be a Democratic year. There
Is dissatisfaction everywhere with the
Republican administration. We have
an excellent cnance to eievi a iimjui u;
in the next house.
? The New York Herald's non-partisan
poll of 45 states, which will elect
386 members of the houBe of representatives
for the 58th congress next Tuesday,
shows that the Republicans will
probably be able to control the organization
of that body, but by a narrow
majority. To win the control the Republicans
must elect 194 members. The
Herald returns give them 200. They '
also show that there are 171 reasonably
certain districts for the Democrats and
15 districts doubtful. A general Democratic
drift in the east, with a particularly
heavy vote for Coler in Greater
New York?approaching that of Cleveland
in 1892, when he carried what afterward
became the greater city by
111,000 plurality?would not only wipe
out the slender indicated Republican
majority in congress, but would sweep
most of the doubtful districts to the
v Democrats.
? Washington special of October 29:
The contest that has been on for many
years between the registry and money
order branches of the postal service for
the patronage of the public, who send
money through the mails, has been declared
off First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne and Third Assistant
Postmaster General Madden have had
a conference on the subject and have
decided to withdraw all circulars, placards
and other inscriptions posted in
postoffice8 throughout the country extolling
the respective merits of each
system of transmitting money. Each of
these bureaus in the past has issued
cards advising the public that it is the
safest means for sending money, and
the competition has reached the stage
of posting cards with a variety of
"don't" warnings. Hereafter the policy
will be to work together in the Interest
of all branches of the service.
? Inquiry in official quarters in regard
to the reports from the west about the
Doukhobors, says an Ottawa, Canada,
dispatch of Friday, elicits the information
that there are a number of them, <
probably a thousand in all, affected
with the religious mania. They are
going from village to village among
their own people, and it is said they are
likely to arrange to meet in some central
place, probably at Yorkton, to decide
upon what they are going to do. ]
The Doukhobors believe it to be a sin ,i
to hold domestic animals in restraint,
and they have therefore turned their i
cattle and horses loose upon the prairie.
They will not wear leather shoes or.
any clothing produced from animals,
and the men and women have been
yoking themselves to the plow and
wagon. A large number of the horses
and cattle have been seized by the government
and sold at public auction?the
amount realized, about $20,000, will be
used to take care of the fanatics when
the winter sets in.
? Reports from Washington indicate
a vexatious delay in the negotiation of
the Panama canal treaty. The alleged
reason of the delay was dissatisfaction
on the part of the Colombian
government with the action of the United
States government in interfering
with Colombian sovereignty on the
isthmus. It will be remembered that 1
the United States read the riot act to <
both the Government and Revolutionary
forces, giving them to understand
that trains across the isthmus must 1
not be interferred with. The Colom- 1
bians liked this kind of thing, as applied
to the Revolutionists; but thought the
Colombian government should have
been allowed to do as it pleased. The
real reason of the hitch in the negotiations.
however, is believed to be dissatisfaction
on the part of the Colombians
at the price they have agreed to take
for the concessions desired by the
United States and the smallness of the
annual rentals agreed upon. It is (
thought in this country that the Colombians
think that by holding out, they
can drive a much better trade than they
at first considered to be entirely satisfactory.
? Numerous publications in this country
of late have indicated serious disagreement
between the authorities at
Havana and Washington over the Cuban
reciprocity treaty. A semi-official
statement from Washington, however,
has it that there is really nothing serious
about the matter. The United
States has demanded a remission of duties
amounting to from 20 to 80 per cent,
on American goods entering Cuba, while
allowing a remission of 20 per cent, on
Cuban sugar and tobacco coming into
the United States. The Cubans are of
opinion that as the treaty is now drawn,
the Americans have the big end of the
bargain, and they are unwilling to sign
until they can get what they consider
a better deal. There is also a slight
hitch on the matter of coaling stations.
Sometime ago Admiral Bradford selected
for the United States Havana
Nipe, Cienfugos and Guantanamo. Outof
consideration to the Cubans, claims
to Havana have been abandoned; but
it is likely that the Washington government
will insist on the other ports.
The Washington authorities claim that
although the treaty matter has not yet
been closed, it does not involve any
questions so serious as not to admit of
amiable and satisfactory settlement.
? Harper's Weekly: The Spanish
court has in the last few days supplied
a bouquet of extraordinary stories of
that peculiar luridness and improbabil
lty that we are accustomed to oniy in
dispatches from Vienna and Shanghai?
the two centres which since the death
of the late Ananias, hold the record for
fertility of invention. The point of
these stories is the startling new light
in which the king and queen mother of
Spain are set forth to the world: yet,
when one reflects on the wild possibilities
of the Hapsburg blood, und its
past vagaries, one is led to pause before
discrediting the whole tale as a
mere piece of sensational nonsense.
First, we are told that the queen mother,
Maria Christiana, whom we have
been accustomed to look on as a shy
pietest of a somewhat sour inhuman
type, is really a heroine of romance
who would have won the heart of Alexander
Dumas. The good lady is declared
to have fallen deeply in love, when
she was a mere girl, with a certain
Count de la Escosura, the two fervent
hearts plighting an eternal troth. Then
dire necessity overtook them; for the
princess was compelled to make one of
those reluctant marriages of state that
take so much gilt off the royal gingerbread;
and the bitterness of separation
had to be endured. After a long interval,
it is said that the two severed
hearts are once more joined; the queen,
having discharged' her state duties in
producing and rearing an heir to the
throne, has decided that it is her turn
now and has morganatically married
her count, so the story says, on her recent
visit to Austria. If this be true
" <=> mnct oJrifor^lv wish them all the
happiness, according to the tradition
of similar fairy tales.
&lir \|otlu'iUc (Snqmm.
YORKVILLE, S. C.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1902.
York county should cast at least
2,000 votes for Finley next Tuesday. It
really does not matter much about the
state and county candidates; but unless
Finley gets a good vote, there may be
some trouble.
Except in South Carolina, the people
of the whole United States are looking
forward with great interest to the
result of next Tuesday's election. In
this state, hardly one man out of 20,
thinks any more of next Tuesday's election
than of a last year's bird nest.
The editors of the Laurensvllle
Herald and of The Yorkville Enquirer
should be summoned to appear
at the bar of the State Press Association
to make answer to the charge of
the greatest ability and activity in publishing
papers which are so superior to
the standard which is generally adop
ted by the press or tne siaie. xnesc
editors do more work than should be
allowed, and then they print their papers
so well that most of us are simply
not "in it."?Abbeville Press and Banner.
A delicate compliment this, and all
the more appreciated because of its
high source. However, it is more than
probable that if the accused should turn
state's evidence, conviction and punishment
might fall on the accuser instead.
The Spartanburg Journal says. "It
is creditable to the South Carolina club
that the intention to serve quail at the
supper following: the state Dan nas Deen
abandoned. Such a wholesale slaughter
of game birds In the closed season
would be an outrage on the laws of the
state." We fall to see where the South
Carolina club deserves any credit whatever
for obeying the law.?Orangeburg
Times-Democrat.
It is a fact that obedience to the law
Is only a matter of duty, and It' has
been commonly held that in the performance
of manifest duty the Individual
deserves no cr^lt for the simple
reason that he could rightly do nothing
else. We agree to this proposition;
but still we take the action of the South
Carolina club in the quail matter as encouraging
rather than otherwise. There
are still thousands of prominent people
in this state who do not consider themselves
liable to the laws that govern
other people, and to them the South
Carolina club's example ought to prove
wholesome.
Ah to Texas Mobs.
Eagle Lake, Texas, Oct. 27, 1902.
Editor of The Yorkville Enquirer:
In your issue of October 25, 1902, you
spoke of "a mob" taking possession of
two Negroes fiends of Hempstead and
lynched them.
Now, sir, with all kindness, allow me
to correct you in the use of the word
"mob." Instead, it was the best citizens
of Waller county, Texas, (outraged by
the actions of two Negroes) assembled
together to give a sign to others of their
kind.
The day has past when "mobs" take
the Texas laws. It was the best citizens
only.
Trusting that you will not err again
against Texas, I am very respectfully,
P. H. Rogers.
The statement to which our indignant
correspondent objects, was as follows:
A telegram of Tuesday from Hempstead,
Texas, tells of another mob outrage
in that state. On Sunday. October
12, Mrs. Newton Lewis, aged 63, was
outraged and murdered by two Negroes
?Jim Wesley and Reddick Barton. The
Negroes were duly arrested and the
trial was hurried along as rapidly as
possible. Both Negroes plead guilty,
and the evidence of witnesses corroborated
their plea. While the trial was
going on, a mob of men entered the
court house and tried to take the prisoners.
The mob was at first repulsed
and the trial proceeded with. In the
meantime, troops had been sent for,
and while the judge and sheriff were
waiting for the troops, the mob made a
second attack. This time the attack
r., 1 A
w its suutcssiui. -ni Ltri <a 011U551C, uuiing
which Sheriff Lipscomb was badly
injured, and Sheriff Sparks of an adjoining
county was also hurt, the mob
got possession of the Negroes. The
struggle was in the presence of the presiding
judge. The Negroes were taken
to a telegraph pole near by and hanged
by the necks until they were dead.
According to the usage in this office,
any kind of an unlawful assemblage is
a mob. Webster defines the word as referring
to the "lower classes of a community,"
but to give a clearer idea of
his conception of the term, quotes from
Madison this observation: "Had every
Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every
Athenian assembly would still have
been a mob." This quotation easily
covers the generally accepted usage.
We are not prepared to deny that the
people implicated in the perpetration of
the outrage described above are the
"best citizens of Waller county, Texas,"
nor that the best citizens of Waller
county, Texas, are as good as the
best citizens of any other county in the
Union; but the fact remains that on
this occasion these citizens constituted
a lawless mob of the most disgraceful
character Imaginable. They had no J
more respect for law and order than
would have been expected of so many
wild beasts. T
Were the Negro fiends deserving of
death? Certainly; but only at the
hands of the law. Had the law proved
inadequate or inefficient, there would j
have been good excuse for the mob.
But had the law proved inadequate or
inefficient? It does not seem so from
the facts. On the contrary, it appears
that this mad mob overpowered it in
the very act of fulfillment, intimidated
and wounded its representatives, and j;
committed an outrage as dangerous to
the well-being of society even as was
the outrage committed by the Negro
fiends. Surely our correspondent does
not think that it was in defense of those
Negroes that the two sheriffs were T
hurt. Ask them and they will saiy it
was in defense of the law. It was certainly
not the law that hurt them, and,
therefore, it must have been the "best
citizens of Hempstead," otherwise the -j
"mob."
We give our correspondent credit for
the best of good intentions and we hope
he is correct when he says "the day is
past when mobs take Texas laws."
Rut if he is correct, the change has ta
'lert effect since October 21, for the mob
was certainly supreme in Hempstead p
on that day.
MERE-MENTION. O
Two naval officers have resigned dur- *
ing the past few days because they find
the work too hard....The miners of the p
anthracite regions celebrated last Wed- &
nesday as "Mitchell Day," and no coal w
was mined Several volcanic erup- tt
tions have occured in Nicaragua dur- G
ing the past few days, and it is said ^
that the Nicaragua government has e
been trying to suppress the news be- h
cause of Its probable effect upon the *1
canal negotiations A train load of "
cotton valued at $100,000 was burned in 0
Louisiana last Tuesday It is re- d
Woaklnapfnn thot thPrP P
pui iCU Willi TV MOIilliQkVti V<IM? ??? ?
have been 75,000 caseB of cholera In the ^
Philippine islands since last March, b
and that the mortality has been in the f
neighborhood of 75 per cent.A spe- *
cial train, in which W. J. Bryan was 0
stumping Colorado, was wrecked at F
Cripple Creek last Tuesday. Nobody^ P
was seriously hurt There has been &
a heavy fall of volcanic ashes on the a
southern part of Mexico during the past b
few days Bank robbers dynamited
a safe at Prairie City, Iowa, last Tues- ^
day night and secured $4,000 Gen- tl
eral Uribe-Uribe, leader of the Revolu- ?
tionary forces in Colombia, was cap- ^
tured by the Government troops on o
Tuesday, and it is believed that the cap- a
ture will put an end to further trouble. ?
It is reported from London that
the Prince and Princess of Wales will
probably visit the St. Louis exposition
In 1904 There is a good deal of riot- j.
ing going on in Porto Rico as the result h
of registration of voters. Several people ^
were killed during the past week
The Republicans of New York are confldent
that Odell will be re-elected governor
next Tuesday....A United States P
gunboat has been completed in Japan
for service in the Philippines.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Dangerous* Curiosity. ..
Is
Orangeburg Times-Democrat: Several t)
of the up-^auntry papers have recently
noted the fact that former residents in d
Texas are sending to this state the wee- g
vil insect which has wrought millions ^
of dollars' worth of destruction to the jcotton
crop in that state. These in- t]
sects are sent in bottles as specimens, jj
but it is an exceedingly dangerous prac- ^
tice on account of the liability of their i(
introduction Into this state. A New- a
berry farmer who received a bottle of ^
specimens promptly Durnea tne insects ^
in the presence of witnesses, so that if n
they ever become an evil in this state
he coukl not be held responsible. His e
example ought to be followed by every- j;
body who receives any of the pests.
Mrs. A. C. Haskell Dead. pi
Mrs. A. C. Haskell died at her home C
in Columbia last Wednesday morning, a
She seemed to be in her usual health n
on Tuesday before, and her death was
unexpected. Mrs. Haskell's maiden tl
name was Alice vanYeveren Alexander, n
and she was a daughter of Adam Leo- o
pold and Sarah Hillhouse Alexander, o
of Washington, Ga., being a sister of
Gen. E. P. Alexander, of Savannah, and n
also of Mrs. E. Boggs. She was born a
on July 21, 1848, and married Hon. Al- is
exander C. Haskell on November 23, h
1870. She leaves surviving, besides her w
husband, ten children?four sons and ei
six daughters as follows: Misses Louise. s<
Mary, Marlon, Frederika, Alice and
Susie, and Messrs. Alexander, Porter, tl
Charles and Adam Haskell. b
Texan Fever at Wllllamiiton. ri
Williamston special of Wednesdey to sl
the Columbia State: Considerable un- e
easiness and anxiety has been caused ^
here within the last few days on ac- ^
count of the death of a number of fine ?
cows from what appeared to be a very "
mysterious cause, and in order to give a
the case a thorough investigation. Dr. v
J. R Foster, the state assistant vet- s
eriarian from Clemson was summoned, ?
and came down this morning. After a e
post mortem examination he pronounced
the disease "Texas fever,"
which he says is incurable, the best ^
remedy being to separate all cattle ^
which are infected from the others. He n
says the disease is communicated by
what is commonly known as the "tick." ^
and after a cow comes in contact with g
?? ? - 1 ? % A _ -V ? - 1 C
me aisease mrougn xnis meaium, anu is
taken sick, nothing can save her ^
from death, which follows within a few a
hours. d
The Real Issue.?The strike at the
seven collieries of Coxe Brothers & Co,
the four mines of G. B. Markle & Co., it
the Silver Brook operation of J. S.
Wentz & Co., was officially renewed 10? fs
day through an order issued by District v
Secretary Gallagher, of the United
Mine Workers, upon Instructions from C
President Mitchell. fj
The strikers at those mines were not
permited to return to work in a body, f{i
the Coxes Insisting that tneir employees o
make personal application for their former
positions, and G. B. Markle & Co., tl
requiring that each man, before going 1
back to work, promise to abide by the
decision of the arbitration commission, a
The mine workers allege that the ef- tl
feet of this requirement is discrimination
against men who were prominent n
in the strike.?Hazelton, Pa., dispatch n
of Thursday.
^OCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
he Opera House?Announces the appearance
on Tuesday evening, Nov.
4, of the Who, What, When minstrels,
claimed to be the best in the
country.
[. C. Strauss & Co.?Talk to you about
their stock of fall and winter clothing,
and quote a number of interesting
prices, along with descriptions of the
goods. They can also furnish you
with tailor-made garments, and call
attention to bed blankets and comforters,^undershirts
for men and hats
for men and boys.,
[eath-?Elliott Mule Co.?Have half a
dozen good mules which they want to
sell for cash or on credit. They also
have a lot of wagons and buggies on
which they will give close prices.
They say their livery is up-to-theminute.
'hos. W. Speck, The Jeweler?Makes a
very plain talk about the prices at
which he sells all his goods in com
parison witn me prices juu wju nave
to pay elsewhere. He tnvites you. tc
see him and get his prices before buying
any goods In his line.
'ork Drug Store?Wants you to know
that It has a large stock of hah
combs and brushes, tooth and nail
brushes, and ail kinds of toilet articles.
It calls especial attention tc
tooth powders and pastes.
THANKS OP THE NATION.
The president's annual thanksgiving
roclamation was issued last Wednesay.
It reads as follows:
"According to the yearly custom ol
ur people, it falls upon the presldenl
t this season to appoint a day of fesival
and thanksgiving to God.
"Over a century and a quarter hat
assed since this country took its place
mong the nations of the earth, and
uring that time we have had, on the
'hole, more to be thankful for than has
alien to the lot of any other people,
leneratlon after generation has grown
o manhood and passed away. Each
as had to bear its peculiar burdens,
ach to face its special crisis and each
as known years of grim trial, when
lie country was menaced by malice, dolestlc
or foreign levy, when the hand
f the Lord was heavy In it with drouth
r flood or pestilence, when in bodil>
istress and anguish'of soul it paid the
enalty of folly and a froward heart,
Ve have struggled onward and upward
Ve now have abundantly enjoyed well
elng, and under the favor of the Most
[igh we are striving earnestly tc
chleve moral and "spiritual uplifting
"he year that has just closed has beer
ne of peace and of overflowing plenty,
tarely has any people enjoyed greatei
rosperity than we are now enjoyig.
For this we render heartfelt and
rvlomn thanlra tn tho filvPP of flnnd
nd we seek to praise Him not by words
ut by deeds also.
"Now therefore, I, Theodore Rooseelt,
president of the United States, dc
ereby designate as a day of general
hanksgiving Thursday, the twentyeventh
of the coming November, and
o recommend that throughout the land
he people cease from their ordinary
ccupations and in their several homes
nd places of worship render thanks una
Almighty God for the manifold
lessings of the past year."
IMPORTANCE OF VOTING.
General Wilie Jones, chairman of the
>emocratic party in South Carolina,
as issued the following urgent address
3 the Democratic voters of the state:
"The election for state and county ofcers
and for congressmen will take
lace in this state next Tuesday, Noember
4. I feel it to be my duty as
hairman of your executive committee
3 urge upon you the great Importance
f casting a large vote in this election. /
"In the Second ditrict W. S. Dixon, a
Tegro Republican, has been nomlna?d
against the Hon.. George W. Croft,
tie Democratic nominee; In the Third
istrict a white man by the name ol
<^tt, a Republican, has been nominaW
against the Hon. Wyatt Aiken, out
iemorratic nominee; in the Fourth dlsriet,
L. W. C. Blalock, a white Repubcan,
has been nominated against the
[on. Joseph T. Johnson, our Democrat!
nominee, and in tlje Seventh district
Negro Republican by the name ol
tantzler has been nominated against
tie Hon. A. F. Lever, our Democratic
oniinee for that district.
"I have heard of no opposition whatver
to our state ticket headed by the
[on. D. C. Hey ward."I
have heard of no opposition to any
ounty ticket, except in the county of
leorgetown, where Negro Republicans
re running against our Democratic
ominees.
"If you will turn out and vote at
ie election next Tuesday there can be
0 doubt whatever of the election ol
ur entire Democratic ticket throughut
this state by handsome majorities.
There seems to be little doubt that the
ext house of representatives will have
large Republican majority, and there
1 danger that our congressmen may
ave their seats contested, and unless
re can show that they have been electd
by a large majority they may have
?rious trouble in retaining their seats.
The iniquitous Crumpacker resoluon
is now before congress, and it is
ased upon the official returns of the
epresentatives in the house. If we
hould cast a very small vote in this
lection for congress it would give aditional
reasons to the Republicans for
sllowing out their nefarious schemes
f disfranchising our people In cutting
own our representation in congress
nd in the electoral college. The light
ote in previous legal elections In this
tate is caused by the feeling amongst
ur people that the primary settles the
lection.
"In previous elections a representaIve
from the state of Massachusettts
as had more votes cast for him in the
?gal election than all of our congresslen
put together in South Carolina,
'his state of affairs will be very emarrasing
to our senators and conressmen.
The Democrats of South
larolina have always done their full
uty whenever necessary in the past
nd T nm sure thnt thev will do their
uty on this occasion."
/ ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. S. N. Stacy, of Clover, is vlsitig
the state fair at Columbia.
Mrs. C. M. Kuykendal, of Rock Hill,
j visiting relatives and friends in Yorkllle.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sandifer are In
'olumbia this week, visiting the state
air.
Mrs. A. E. Willis, of Lynchburg, Va.,
? in Yorkville on a visit to the family
f Mayor Willis.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Bonner McGill, ol
he Bethany neighborhood, left on last
Hiesday for Columbia.
Miss Mamie Hall, of Filbert, has been
pending the week In Yorkville with
he family of Mr. J. Q. Wray.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Burris, of McConellsville,
are spending their honey10011
in Columbia this week.
Miss Mary Jackson, of Newport, has
been spending several days in Yorkville,
the guest of Mrs. S. A. Weber.
Mr. Brice McCaw, of Newport, spent
several days in Yorkville this week
with his mother, Mrs. Fannie B. McCaw.
^SMiss Lizzie Lowry returned home on
; Wednesday morning, after spending a
few days with Miss Julia Titman, at
Lowryvllle.
Mr. T. K. Thomasson, of the Wright's
I Ferry neighborhood has been employed
at the "We Fix It shop." He Is a skill1
ed wood-workman.
, fclrs. Walter W. Miller and little
> daughter, Miss Margaret Virginia, of
1 Rock Hill, are in Yorkville visiting the
1 family of Mr. L. R. Williams.
Mr. W. B. Aiken, of Tucson, Arizona,
is in Yorkville on a visit to Dr. and
Mrs. E. E. Williams. Mrs. Aiken and
' daughter have been in Yorkville for
i several weeks.
1 Rev. Dr. S. A. Weber leaves today
for Heath Springs, where he will preach
- tomorrow. He is to perform the cere'
mony at the Thomasson-Carter wed'
ding in Lancaster on next Wednesday,
, and Mrs. Weber will go down Tuesday
to be present also on that occasion.
K Shortly after their marriage at Gas"tonla,
by Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway, last
Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. James L. Moss
took the southbound Carolina - and
North-Western train, and proceeded on
; through to Columbia. Upon their re:
turn, they will take up their residence
' at Mr. Moss's pretty little home about
, two miles southeast of Yorkville.
> There is now good reason to hope that
1 Mr. J. B. Long, who was recently in:
Jured in a gin accident, will recover
, without the necessity of amputating
i his arm. Mr. Long is still being cared
1 for at the residence of Mr. H. P. Thom!
asson. His mother, Mrs. M. E. Long,
i of Simpsonville, Greenville county, and
his sister, Mrs. J. P. Stezer, of Pomarla,
, Newberry county, are with him.
njT Among the York county people who
> visited the state fair this week were
> the following: Dr. J. H. Saye, of Shaj
ron; G. A. White, L. C. Harrison, V. B.
; McFadden, T. C. Rawlinson and Jas.
> H. Beckham, of Rock Hill; Messrs. J.
Ernest Lowry, J. R. Lindsay, W. D.
1 Glenn, T. H. Bludworth, P. T. McNeel,
W. B. Wylie, Louis Roth, J. Q. Wray,
C. P. Lowrance, Harry Neil, Wilbur
' Neil, Jno. W. Miller, Avery Lowry and
; Dr. W. G. White, of Yorkville.
, THE C^UUNTHEMIM SHOW.
I nkMiDonthnmiim ahnnr ndvertis
' ed so extensively by the Ladies' Floral
I society of the Presbyterian church, dur-.
' ing the past few weeks, was opened in
1 the court house this morning and is still
j in progress as The Enquirer goes to
press, as it will be also until perhaps 11
o'clock this evening.
The show is not more elaborate than
. was to be expected; but it is highly
creditable in every particular, and is
i proving a revelation to most lovers of
flowers, especially in the number and
. excellence of the exhibits. The specl>
mens seem to include every known varity
of chrysanthemum, most of them dei
veloped to the highest state of perfecs
tion, aB well as a number of pretty,
! rare and interesting ferns.
The most elaborate displays are those
, of Mrs. R. T. Stephenson and Mrs. W.
G. White. They are tastefully arrung,
ed in the jury boxes on either side of
I the judge's bench, one on the right and
' the other on the left, and both are receiving
a great deal of enthusiastic ad'
miration. The potted plants, including
geraniums, ferns and some extra
fine chrysanthemums are displayed over
* and against the Judge's bench, and sev
eral other handsome chrysanthemum
collections decorate the auditorium portion
of the hall.
The following is a list of the exhlb!
itors, with the flowers being exhibited
by each, as made up this morning:
Mrs. W. B. Wylie, Yorkville?One
fern; one yellow chrysanthemum plant
with ten blooms, in pot; one vase
chry8anthemus.
Mrs. W. G. White, Yorkville?Sixteen
varieties of chrysanthemums;
i roses; fern.
Mrs. W. S. Neil, Yorkville?Pink and
yellow chrysanthemums.
Mrs. D. A. Johnson, Rock Hill?Thirty-five
varieties chrysanthemums.
. Miss Rose M. Lindsay, Yorkville?
, Ten varieties chrysanthemums.
Mrs. R. T. Stephenson, Yorkville?
Twenty-four varieties of chrysanthemums.
, Miss Claude Moore, Yorkville?Two
varieties chrysanthemums; ferns; begonias.
i Mrs. S. M. McNeel, Yorkville?Ferns.
palms; roses.
j Mrs. W. G. Neville. Yorkville?Ferns;
begonias: oxalis; apple geranium.
Mrs. B. N. Moore, Yorkville?Ferns;
> begonias.
Miss Rosa Lindsay, Yorkville?Nine
potted plants.
At the time this is being written, 1
o'clock p. m., the judges, W. W. Lew|
is, Esq., Prof. H. B. Buist and Mrs. R.
i M. Bratton, have just concluded a critical
examination of all the exhibits, but
have not announced their awards. The
names of the prize winners will be made
known during the afternoon.
The attendance has been very good
during the morning; but is expected to
| be much larger during the afternoon
and evening, when in addition to the
flowers there will be too especial entertainments,
one from 3 to 4, consisting
of vocal and instrumental music and
the other beginning at 8 p .m., and con!
sistlng of a pretty cantata, entitled
! "Peggy's Dream," to be presented as
follows:
Peggy Miss Frankle Clawson.
Fairy Goodheart....Miss Anna McCaw.
' Sir rnumas unmumcii
Elizabeth Finley.
Lady Bunny Mary Fant Herndon.
1 Bo-Peep Frances Finley.
: Little Boy Blue Sam Latimer.
Mother Hubbard Rita Beard.
King Cole. ;.Quay Williford.
Little Miss Muffett
Anna Cherry Schorb.
Brownie James Grist.
Jack Robert Herndon.
Jill Annie Ashe.
The price of admission to the whole
' entertainment, Including the cantata is
only 25 cents. After having secured admission,
visitors are at liberty to go and
1 come at will.
WITHIN THE TOWN.
' ? The local dog tax is due and payable
today.
' ? The county board of commissioners
: holds its regular monthly meeting in
me omce 01 mc au^ci ?u., ..v?.
i Tuesday.
i ? The "Mr. Bob" entertainment at the
opera house last Wednesday night was
largely attended, and the audience enjoyed
it thoroughly. All of the actors
acquitted themselves handsomely and
i the promise of "two hours" of solid fun
was fully complied with. The door re
celpts amounted to something1 over $50
and the net proceeds make a handsonv
nucleus for the graded school musii
fund.
? Mr. S. M. McNeel, president of thi
Loan and Savings bank, is in a bette
position to judge of the business o
Yorkville than is any other citizen o
the town. The bank is really the hear
of the busines of Yorkville and vicinity
and Mr. McNeel watches the pulse o
the subject closely. He says that "ther
is right sharp business being done." T<
people who understand Mr. McNeel':
way of looking at such matters, thi;
statement will prove encouraging.
? A protracted meeting is to be com
menced at the Yorkville Baptist churcl
on November 17, during which the pas
tor, Rev. W. E. Hurt, will be assisted
by Rev. John Bass Shelton, of Chester
Until recently, Mr. Shelton has beei
pastor of one of the leading Baptis
churches in Montgomery, Ala., bu
resigned his charge there to tak
up his present work. He has i
fine reputation as an energetic an<
effective Christian worker and th
Baptist congregation is looking for
ward to the approaching meeting wlti
a great deal of interest.
? There is to be a' first-class min
strel show at the opera house on nex
Tuesday night. When this company ap
peared in St. Paul, Minn., recently, th
Pioneer-Press noticed it as follows: I
is an old saying, that to see one min
strel show is to see them all; but Th
Who What When Mintrels, that openei
for a week's stay at the Lyceum las
night, certainly disapproved of th
above saying. Prom the rise to the fal
of the curtain the large audience wa
treated to a succession of surprises an<
were unstinted in their praise. In th
olio were seen some of the most distlnc
hits ever seen in minstrelsy. The must
cal team of Goldsmith and Hoppe wa
one of the best ever seen in this city
while "Le Bar" certainly proved him
self a master of ambidexterity. Other
deserving of notice were Weaver am
Donna, Frosto and Wardo, Hogai
Bros., and Sherwood and Pox. As i
whole the show was the best seen ii
St. Paul in many years.
? The home of Mary White, colored
on the southwestern outskirts of York
ville, was destroyed by fire last Thurs
day morning. The fire broke out a
about 10.30 o'clock, and had made con
siderable headway before It was dis
covered. A Negro man living nearb;
reached the scene in time to rescu
Mary, who is old and infirm, rrom tn
flames. An alarm was sent in as sooi
as possible; but because of the dis
tance to the nearest telephone and fron
the court house, there was a considera
ble time before the fire bell was sound
ed. The entire fire department res
ponded promptly; but as it was no
practicable to get within a quarter of ;
mile of the blaze with the hose, onl;
the fire wagon went to the spot. Th
fire had already done its work complete
ly, and nothing of the contents of th
house was saved except a few article
of furniture and bedding that had beei
carried out by the nearby people wh
first arrived. The loss amounted I
Ojbout $150.
? The promptness with which the fir
department answered the alarm of las
Thursday, is no doubt a source of satis
faction to the people of YorkvilU
There was nothing to Indicate the loca
tion of the fire at the time of the sound
ing of the alarm except the directioi
being followed by a number of peopl
who were running toward it from th
lower end of town. There was an ex
ceptional absence of excitement, toe
Interest seemed to center on the ap
-pearance of the fire wagon which every
body had reason to believe would sooi
be out at full tilt. The streets wer
pretty well filled with cotton wagons
and people devoted themselves to clear
Ing a right of way. The work was ac
complished in a very short interval am
with a precision and thoroughness tha
was remarkable under the circum
stances. It was hardly more than thre
minutes before the wagon made its ap
pearance, and the spectacle it present
ed as it swept down Main street a
furious speed was splendid. Whateve
the town may think of the matter, th<
whole thing was highly creditable t
the firemen.
HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN.
t5T The open-season for partridge
and other game birds commences to
day (Saturday). From now on it wll
be lawful to shoot partridges and othe
birds, except on lands which hav<
been posted In accordance with law
In the case of posted lands, it will b
well for the hunter to have the consen
of the landlord. *
Just why it should be so no on<
can give a satisfactory reason, but it i
a fact, nevertheless, that the worthies
stray cur still has the right of way 01
the lands of sheep-raisers even in pri
ority to the property of the land-owner
Mr. B. B. Whitesides, who lives fly
miles north of Yorkville, was in towi
Wednesday and told of the slaughte
Monday night of three fine Shropshire
sheep out of a flock of a half a doze)
in which he is taking a great deal of in
terest. He thinks that the sheep wer
killed by the dogs of 'possum hunter
who were making free with his lands li
pursuit of 'possums. Besides the sheep
the dogs also killed a calf. Mr. White
sides thinks, and very properly, toe
that there should be some protectioi
for sheep against dogs. He suggest;
that ever dog in the state should be re
quired to wear a tax paid tag on a col
lar, the tag costing something like flvi
dollars per annum, and leaving the pub
lie free to kill every dog found wlthou
a tag.
X'T Whether the conclusions that wil
be natural from this story are saf<
to follow, the reader must find out fo:
himself. This writer is not in a po
sition to speak with authority. However,
the matter is of some interest t<
people of an inquiring turn of mind
The story referred to came to the re
porter like this: One peighbor had i
laree field of corn and peas, and th<
other had, in addition to corn and peas
a flock of pigeons. The pigeons fed ii
the fields of the owner until they begai
to prefer the fields of their owner'i
neighbor, when they changed theii
feeding grounds. The neighbor didn'
like it. He thought the pigeons wen
after his peas and he was not raising
peas with which to feed somebody else'i
pigeons. The owner of the pigeons wa:
a good citizen who would not think o
- imposing on a neighbor, and so no fuss
?, was made about the matter. The nelghe
bor stood it all quietly for several
c weeks. He had been aware all the
while that the chinchbugs were plene
tlful In his corn; but he was counting
r on a few peas. After a time he went
f into the field to see how things were
f coming along, especially if there were
t any peas that had escaped the pigeons.
' After a careful search he was unable to
f find where the peas had been Interfere
red with, and his curiosity caused him
0 to go further and investigate the corn.
s The corn had not been attacked either.'
i? On the contrary, it was carrying more
numerous and more healthy ears than
- had been counted upon. This was
h somewhat surprising, and there follow
ed a search for the chlchbugs. None
3 could be found. They had disappeared
' entirely. Prom the evidences at hand,
1 the neighbor decided that the pigeons
1 had been in his fields after chinchbugs
* and chinchbugs alone. He found where
e the" birds had actually stripped off the
I blades of fodder in search of these In3
sects, and furthermore, he concluded
e that had it not been for the pigeons, the
corn would have been literally ruined.
II Now, as already suggested, this story
must not be taken with too much confl- *
" dence. The pigeon has not got a flrst1
class reputation for utility in this coun"
try. He is suspected of having a greate
er fondness for good, sound corn and '
4 peas than for insects; but it is Just pos"
slble that he may consider the chinch
e bug an especial delicacy, that is prerer*
able to all other kinds of food, and if
* this be true, It is interesting. The sube
ject is worth a mor^ thorough Investl- i
1 gation.
s
1 REAL KSi'ATE TRANSFERS. .
e The following transfers of real estate
t were recorded in the office of the coun
ty auditor during the month of October:
8 BETHEL. ,
M. J. Dulin to T. N. Pulln. 47J acres;
. consideration $547.50. (Land of John
Dulin, deceased).
M. Rose Lee Costner to Thomas N. .
a Dulin. 106 acres; consideration $750.
a (John W. McCully home place).
a BBTHBSDA.
n Jesse R. McFadden et al to W. J.
Caveny. 42 acres; consideration nomii
nal. (Quit claim).
Adger Huey et al to Maggie Huey et
- al. 290 acres; consideration $1,200.
* (Quit claim in estate lands of James 2
t Huey). f.
BROAD RIVER.
John Gilflllen to B. Frank Scoggins.
" 38 acres; consideration $165.
y John G. Black to Emil Warth. Lot
e at Hickory Grove: consideration $40.
John G. Black to Emil Warth. Two
lots: consideration $80.
1 Clementine Hardin to F. D. Hardin.
- 92 acres; consideration, love and affecn
tion. *
C. M. Whisonant to T. M. Whisonant.
" Half interest in lot and building; con
slderatlon $325. - - . *
T. M. Whisonant to C. M. Whisonant.
t Lot and building; consideration $650.
BOLLOCK'S CREEK.
D. H. Carroll to R. M. Carroll. 104
Y acres; consideration $800.
e Elijah and Mary Nix to W. R. Car.
roll. 66 acres; consideration $250. ^
e CATAWBA,
s R. T. and B. M. Pewell to Mrs. Lula
M. Cork. Lot; consideration $500.
Mrs. D. A. Johnson to Nancy D. Beck?
ham. Lot; consideration $125.
o W. Frank Strait to Thomas A. Crawford.
Half interest in house and lot;
consideration $850.
' John A. Black to Frank De Graffent
reid. Lot: consideration $85.
White & Springs to W. B. Meacham.
, Lot; consideration $75. . *
George W. and J. C. Wltherspoon to
* .Tames H. Wltherspoon. Quit claim in
- 201.6 acres: consideration nominal. (Es.
tate of A. R. Wltherspoon).
J. C. Wltherspoon and J. H. Wlthere
spoon to George W. Witherspoon. Lot
e in Rock Hill; consideration nominal.
(Residence lot of A. R. Wltherspoon,
deceased).
Mrs. D. A. Johnston to Daisy D. John
ston. House and lot; consideration
_ $2,250.
Ella Bovd to C. L. and R. D. Delhi.
1 House and lot; consideration $1,100.
e W. B. Wilson, Jr. to Margaret A. Neli,
son. House and lot; consideration $550.
Alice L. Anderson to Margaret A.
Nelson. House and lot; consideration
- $600.
3 Eliza Carter and Lizzie Hart to Biaht
op Hall. Quit claim in lot; consideration
$34.
e BBBNBZBR.
A. nnd J. Freldheim to T. A. Barron.
" 242 acres; consideration $3,500. (Capt.
- W. J. Farls tract).
t George W. and J. H. Witherspoon to
J. Crawford Witherspoon. Quit claim,
169 acres; consideration nominal.
5 KINO'S MOUNTAIN.
0 Robert Bryan and Emma Deas to J.
J. Bryan. Two-sevenths interest in 99
acres; consideration $236. (Emily
Whitaker lands).
a W. M. Faulkner to E. A. Bird. 129
acres; consideration $1,250.
E. M. Walker to J. M. Templeton. 6J
1 acres; consideration $60.25.
r Sally J. Berry to E. G. Price. 73|
p acres; consideration $266,66 2-3.
E. G. Price to Sally J. Berry. 281-5
acres; consideration $266.66 2-3.
e YORK.
4 Sarah B. Williams et al to Geo. W.
Williams. Lot and building; consideration
$900. a
e T. A. Barron to M. L. Thomasson.
s 200 acres; consideration $3,000.
s Maud Metts to L. G. Grist. Tract of
land 2J miles south of Yorkvilie; consideration
$1,740.
L. G. Grist to L. B. Grist. Tract of
land 25 miles south of Yorkvilie; conp
sideration nominal.
* - xi x- TIT r nrtiUA^nAAM
W. L'. j^ainner 10 vv. i, ??unci apuun,
1 agent. Store house and lot adjoining
r residence; consideration nominal.
e James M. Burris to Mrs. Helen
B. Adickes. Lot and building; consideration
$75. (Located on Gabby's Ford
- road outside incorporate limits of York- *
e ville).
9 LOCAL LACONICS.
1 Five to Five.
'* The King's Mountain Military academy
football team played the Charles'
ton college team a close game in Columg
bla on Thursday. The score was 5 to 5.
Came Second.
_\ Messrs. Glenn & Allison's young ^
B ^mare, Julia Dean, ran second in a threez
quarters of a mile heat at the State
t Fair on Wednesday. There were five
starters. The mare was entered for a
j mne race on rnursuay ana ran iourin.
? .IlaTn Darned.
r \ A barn belonging to Mr. Bishop
/Ta^ore, who lives near Guthriesville^ .
was destroyed by fire last Saturday. In.
5 the barn there were several thousand
bundles of fodder, a lot of harness, some
. agricultural machinery and other artij_
cles of value. The family was away
s from home at the time, and have no
_ definite information as to the cause of
3 the fire.
i Committed to Jail.
3 Martin Stevenson was committed to
r Jail by Magistrate Beckham on Wedt
nesday, charged with assault and bati
tery with intent to kill. He attacked
f Matilda McNinch in Rock Hill oil Mon3
.day, with a razor. Nat Craig was com- 4
3 mitted from Bullock's Creek township
f on the same day by Magistrate W. S.