Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, September 11, 1903, Image 2
Straps and J'acts.
? A special of Tuesday, to the Observer
from Morganton, N. C., says that
"Silver Creek" Sam Pearson, wellknown
to officers of North Carolina
as an alleged dangerous character, was
shot and killed In a bar at 6 o'clock by
C. F. Campbell, a deputy sheriff. It
Is said Campbell opened fine or Pearson
as soon as he saw him, there having
been bad blood between the two
for some time. Campbell surrendered
and was placed in jail.
? Capt. Richmond Pearson Hobson,
delivered at Tuscaloosa, Ala., last Monday
the first of a series of lectures to
be given in this district on "America's
Mighty Mission in the World." He
was greeted by a large gathering and
received the closest attention. He
closed his address with an appeal that
the American navy shall be placed in
the first rank, for which he advocated
the expenditure of one and a half billion
dollars for new ships, covering a
period of thirteen years, beginning
with fifty millions to be appropriated
at the next session of congress and increasing
by ten .millions each succeeding
year.
? La Porte, Ind., dispatch of September
9: Mrs. Jane Stewart Boyeson of
Chicago, died tonight at Asheville, N.
C? as a result of nervous shock, following
accusations of theft. The news
reached here in a telegram to" friends.
While Mrs. Boyeson was at a hotel
near Spartanburg, S. C., the room of a
guest from Augusta, Ga., was robbed
of $600 worth of jewelry. Mrs. Boyeson
was accused. She was not in good
health, and the charge resulted in her
physicial collapse. Before the end
came she instituted a $50,000 damage
suit against the proprietor of the hotel
in the Federal court at Charleston.
Mrs. Boyeson had done considerable
newspaper work, and was a musician
of marked ability. She was a member
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, the Chicago Woman's club
and other organizations.
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? The weather bureau s weewj *>?>..mary
of crop conditions, issued last
Tuesday is as foilows as the same applies
to cotton. Complaints of rust
and shedding are general throughout
the cotton belt, and as a result the
condition of cotton has deteriorated
during the past week. The staple is
opening rapidly, in some sections prematurely.
and picking is becoming
general in all districts. Favorable reports
are received from North Carolina,
Oklahoma and portions of South
Carolina and Mississippi, prospects being
good for a top crop in the first
named state. .In Texas, while the boll
worms have mostly disappeared, boll
weevils continue destructive and are
puncturing nearly all new forms in the
southwestern, central and eastern sections
and the crop is also suffering
from drought in the northern and
western portions of that state, which
retards fruiting and causes much shedding.
? Derby, Conn., dispatch to Baltimore
American: Whether or not solemn
oaths bound Bernabucci to destroy
himself, he took his life most
calmly and deliberately today. BernarH
Rernabucfci was forty years old.
He was in good health and he had employment.
There seemed to be no reason
why he should end his existence.
Last night he told his room mate, Joseph
Esposite, that he was one of a
suicide' club, whose meeting place is
in Catherine street. New York. "I
have been chosen," he said to Esposite.
"I have been elected to die. I
have sworn not to try to escape my
<"ate at the appointed time. Indeed, it
would be useless, for if I do not kill
myself they of the club would kill me."
The doomed man went to the line of
the Naugatuck railroad this morning.
He tried to throw himself under a
passing locomotive, but it whizzed by
him. Arising, he explained to those
around him that he had stumbled and
fallen. He coolly waited until a fast
passenger train approached, then dived
at the flying engine, fell under its
wheels and was killed.
? The following editorial utterance of
the New York Times is worthy of attention:
"When Mr. John Temple
Graves assures us that the experiment
of political equality for the Negro, after
thirty-eight years of trial, 'has
failed,' he appeals successfully to the
consciousness of his fellow citizens.
In no community in which people of
color are numerous enough to constitute
a Negro problem can it be said
that the Negro is any better off for
the bestowal upon him. more than a
full generation ago. of the right of suffrage.
It was given to him in the expectation
that he could and would use
it to protect himself in his legal rights.
It has been of no value to him in that
regard. His political equality has not
helped to make and keep him equal
before the law, which is the one equality
he can demand as of right. It has
nnt r-nntrihuted to his social or civic
advancement. In the communities in
which it was expected to be most efficacious
it has been entirely nullified
by the resolve of the dominant race.
The wisest men of the Ne?rro's own
race and those whites who are most
intelligently interested in his welfare
urge him to give up political agitation
and the expectation of benefit
from political action and to addict himself
to the industrial training which
alone will make him a useful and independent
member of society. An integral
part of the policital community
in which white Anglo-Saxons rule he
can never be."
? London cable of September 9:
The official and press reports from the
near east today emphasize the seriousness
of the situation there and confirm
the belief of the authorities here that,
owing to the general irritation throughout
European and Asiatic Turkey toward
the Christians, as a result of the
Macedonian revolt, the sultan may be
swept by the uncontrollable sentiments
of his Ottoman subjects into a war
v itli Bulgaria, despite the unwillingness
of the Porte to precipitate such a
conflict. The Turkish officials express
gratification at the Russian-Austrian
proposal for coercive diplomatic
action on the part of the powers at
Sofia. They are confident it will be
acceeded to by France, but whether it
is adopted or not the sultan's hand has
already been greatly strengthened, as
he is in a better position to act than
hitherto. There is no question in official
circles here that the Porte will
take energetic measures to suppress
any trouble at Beirut. The announcement
is made of the arrival at Beirut
of Nazim Pasha, the vali of Syria,
who is expected by the Turkish offl!
cials to restore order promptly. That
. the task is dinicult is shown by the
fact that there have b?en further riots
at Beirut. France may order war ships
to that point to protect her interests,
but Germany has asserted that she
' will not do so. Great Britain, whose
missionary interests in Syria are
practically nil, has not as yet sent any
vessels to Beirut, relying upon the
American war ships to protect the consulates.
5THf floviaillr Griujuirrr.
YORK VILLE, S. C.:
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11,1903.
We reproduce from the Columbia
Record a synopsis of Railroad Commissioner
Garris's report as to the
Fishing creek wreck, and remain in
doubt as to what on earth the railroad
commission is maintained for anyway.
A number of newspapers continue to
howl for action on the Fishing creek
wreck by the grand jury. It would be
interesting If some of these paper/3
would just specify what the grand jury
is able to do about the matter. We
have a grand jury that is not afraid to
do its duty; but our contemporaries
will do well not to lose sight of the
fact that powers of this body are neith- |
er legislative or executive.
The New York Times prints a story
from Texas to the effect that a farmer
of Merrilltown has discovered a preventative
of boll weevil in the castor
bean. It is claimed that wherever the
castor bean grew, the boll weevils
were not to be found. The farmer is
represented as intending to ask the
state of Texas for the $50,000 reward
that has been offered for an effective
remedy. As to whether anybody has
claimed that Epsom salts will do quite
as well has not yet developed.
Becaitse any opinion that may be
expressed is at best a chance, The
E.NQurRER does not like to undertake
to advise its readers about when to sell
cotton, and when to hold; but as we
see the situation just at this time, we
feel constrained to suggest to producers
that so long as they can get ten
cents, they will do well to rush their
cotton from the gins to the market. |
There seems to be good reason to believe
that the price may fall below
ten cents by Christmas and again it is
likely to go back over that figure dur- i
ing next spring or summer. Just now,
however, we believe that the people
who sell first will have cause to congratulate
themselves.
Coi/ONEL Mills, superintendent of
West Point Military academy, has issued
an order in which cadets are allowed
to smoke pipes. The thing is
probably without precedent in the
history of first-class military schools,
and certainly the like was never
known at West Point before. But the
idea is a good one. Boys will certainly
smoke if they desire and no amount of
punishment will prevent them, so it is
proposed to remove all restrictions from
pipe smoking. Cigarettes are to remain
under the ban, and in fact the
punisnment against cigarettes smoKing
is to be made more stringent. Cigars
are also prohibited; but the boys are
allowed to smoke pipes in barracks
and on the premises of the academy
generally without restriction.
While there is no profit in criticising
a man like Senator R. R. Tillman, still
it seems almost impossible to ignore
such a letter as he is reported to have
written the Turkish bath manager of
Norfolk and retain self-respect. It
possibly true that he "had never used"
those passes over the Burlington and
Quincy road, but if it is true, it is because
he did not have them when the
conductor came around. Otherwise,
why did the senator have the passes
at all? Why had he not sent them
back on their receipt. That was the
best way to protect the road from impostors,
himself included. Then again
the statement was that the pocketbook,
now described as a "card case," also
contained other passes. Had any of
those been used? We have no doubt
of it. Of course, we can very easily
see why Senator Tillman would have
his honest constituents believe that he
has been misrepresented in this matter.
He was caught in this matter.
He was caught once where he could
not enter a denial, and he made the
most of the situation by confessing up
and professing deep repentance. He
even told how his wife had warned
him against such a wrong. This
second offense, therefore seems more
serious. But that is not all. Not only
is there a state law against the acceptance
of free passes; but there is a
Federal law, and the senator would be
liable to prosecution by his enemies for
violation of the law and his oath of office
should he own up to this thing.
It is not unreasonable to assume that
a man who would commit such an offence
under such circumstances would
try to misrepresent the facts after he
was caught. So far as we are concerned.
we do not believe anything else
than that Senator Tillman ride" on free
passes wherever he goes, ai d we
would think more of him if he would
come out and say so. However, if he
would vindicate himself in this matter,
let him institute proceedings against
the Burlington and Quincy road for
sending the pass. It is undoubtedly
against the law for the railroad to
give pusses from one state to another,
and Senator Tillman's testimony, if he
dares to give it on oath, ought to be
i at least sufficient to constitute a probable
cause of action.
CLOVER CULLINGS. ]
Small Farming on a Large Scale? |
Improvements Notes?Other Mat- f
ters.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Clover. September 10.?Mr. W. B.
Stroup owns a vacant lot containing
about one-half acre of land adjoining
the ginnery of the Victor Cotton Oil
company's lot here, "and last fall sowed
it with crimson clover. Last spring '
the clover was cut and the yield, in as
choice hay as anybody about here has
ever seen, was 4,500 pounds. The lot
was planted in corn shortly after the
clover was mowed and the opinion is
expressed that the yield will be thirty
bushels. Mr. Stroup says that the to#r,i
ovtionoa nf ma.k 1 n?r the two crops
will not exceed $10. While he did not
sell the hay. but kept it for his own
use, he is satisfied from inquiries he
received from parties who were buying
timothy hay at the time his was cured
at $1.25 per 100 pounds, that he could
have sold it at that price, and had he
done so the amount received for it
would have been $56.25. Thirty bushels
of corn at 60 cents a bushel will
amount to $18, and this added to the
value of the hay makes $74.25, which
is, it seems to us, a fairly good return
from a half acre in one year. While
the land on which the above results
were produced is above the average as
to quality, there is little doubt of the
fact that most farmers in this county
have patches of land aggregating several
acres that are equally as good,
and there is no reason why hundreds
of them might not secure equally as
satisfactory results.
It is said that it rarely happens that
you find a man with a government job
who is anxious to give it up. We have
one here, and he is experiencing considerable
difficulty in letting go. Reference
is had to Mr. F. E. Clinton,
carrier on R. F. D. Route No. 2. He
sent in his resignation about three
months ago, but cannot let go until his
successor has been appointed and commissioned,
and up to this time there
has been no inspector here to examine
the numerous applicants for the
position, although Mr. Clinton was notified
sometime ago that one would
come shortly. After securing his release,
Mr. Clinton will resume his old
position with the Clover Drug company.
Although it is ;said that had a gin
been convenient 'to gin the cotton,
Clover would have received its first
bale about a week ago, the bale did
not actually come until yesterday. It
was sold by Mr. John A. Forbes,
weighed 483 pounds, brought 12 cents
and was bought by Mr. Z. M. Neil.
The ginnery of the Victor Cotton Oil
company here is not yet in operation.
The delay in. starting- is due to the
failure of needed repairs to arrive i
promptly. The repairs are now here
and being put in position, and the machinery
will probably be in operation
tomorrow.
QtviUk'o hHr.b- hloplf hfl?5 hPPn
finished, except the office of the Clo- :
ver Cotton Manufacturing company,
which lacks two plate glass for the
front. The other rooms are now occupied
by Jackson Bros., J. J. Smith
and the Clover Drug company.
In about two weks, Mr. E. B. Price's
handsome two story residence in the
southern edge of town will have been
completed.
Piedmont Springs is quite popular
with Cloverites and wonderful stories (
as to benefits derived are told. The following
are there at present: Mrs. J.
W. Campbell and daughter, Miss
Emily; Mr. and Mrs. J. Meek Smith
and daughter; Mrs. W. P. Smith and
son. Master Herbert; Mrs. W. B.
Smith.
The fall session of Clover High
school opened last Monday with Prof.
W. H. Hamilton in charge, and assist- ,
ed by a-full corps of teachers. The attendance
is about the same as last 1
year. i
While business 1s not as brisk here (
as we-would like to see it, still there
is no kicking because almost everybody '
believes that the outlook for a good
fall trade has never been more encour- i
aging in the history of the town, pro- ,
vided of course the bears do not get
entire control of the cotton market and
force it to a point at which the peo- 1
pie who are in position to hold are not
willing to accept.
The Interest in tennis here continues
unabated, and games are played by I
local talent almost every afternoon in |
the week. t
THE NEWS IN CHEROKEE.
Personal and Other Matters of Neigh- '
borhood Interest.
P.MTMnnnHenn? <\f ttiA Ynrkvill* Euaulrer.
Etta Jane, September. 9.?The
weather still continues dry and cotton '
is opening fast. Most of the old fodder i
is pulled and saved. ,
The late sown turnips are not doing '
much good?the ground is too dry for 1
them. !
Dr. L. R. Black is building a dwell- ,
ing house on the land he bought re- .
eentlv from Mr. W. A. Whisonant near '
Wilkinsville/ Mr. R. A. Miller, we 1
understand has the contract for put- <
ting up the building. ,
A few persons have chills and fever
along the creeks. Several cases of
whooping cough are among the chil- <
dren in this community. <
Nothing has as yet been done to- (
wards putting up the bridges destroyed
on Pacolet by .the recent Hoods. '
It is hard to tell when they will be replaced.
I
Dr. Mason W. Smith and wife of i
Gaffney, have been visiting friends 1
and relatives in this section and in !
western York. !
The work on the Wilkinsville Oil !
mill is progressing finely. The gin- '
nery will be ready to work by Octo- i
ber 1st, and the mill outfit will be
ready soon afterwards.
Your correspondent visited Chester 1
county last wee^jjind found the peo- i
pie generally in good heart as to the
future prospects of the country. Their 1
crops are generally good and with a
very few exceptions there is no sickness.
The young people have a picnic at :
Thompson's mill today.
Beef cattle are being sold at good
prices in this section. Milch cows are i
not in much demand. i
The North Pacolet S. S. convention
will meet at Mesopotamia on the
fourth Sabbath of this month.
The family of H. B. McDaniel, of
Hickory Grove, have whooping cough.
There is no news of special interest
in this section, at this time.
Cotton pickers will soon be in great
demand and the prices will be perhaps
40 cents per 100 pounds.
Mrs. Jane Carroll of Armenia, Chester
county is visiting in this neighborhood.
Miss Beulah Horton and Mr. D. C.
Sturgis. both of York county, who were
married at the home of the bride's
parents, near Bullock's Creek church
last week, passed here on a visit to
the brides relatives in the upper section
of this county, where a royal
welcome awaited them. They returned
in a few days highly pleased with their
trip and their reception. They are both
members of York county families, and
are among its best citizens and we
?a*foVt fnr Vioni Inntr Vio nnif nnrl nrnc
W IOII LKJI lilt III IHIIf,, IICl^l'J n I" ? '
perous lives.
We would be glad if some reader of
The Enquirer could tell us where
Rev. Wm. Blackstock is, who a great
many years ago lived and preached in
the Waxhaw settlement of Lancaster
county.
LOCKHART LINKLETS.
The First New Bale?To Tennessee by
Wagon?Personal and Other Notes.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Lockmart, September 7.?The first i
new bale of cotton sold here of the 1
crop of 1903. was brought here last i
Saturday evening. It was raised and I
ginned by Bankhead Bros., of Bui- I
lock's Creek. It was picked on Friday
and Saturday morning and was ginned
and marketed on that day. It was
gathered from about ten acres of land,
and it was classed as good middling.
Mr. T. G. Mlckle and family of this
place expect to start this morning for
some place in Green county, Tenn.
The family consists of Mr. and Mrs.
Mickle and seven children. Their
mode of travel Is somewhat out of the
usual way. They are going In a wagon
drawn by two horses. They have
provided themselves with tents and
will camp out at night, doing their own
pnnLHnir The rllQt'inno fr* trflVplftfl
Is about 175 miles and they expect to
travel about thirty miles a day. Their
route will be via Spartanburg and
Asheville. In order to take In as much
mountain scenery as possible they will
return by a different route, at least
over the mountains. They expect to
be gone about three weeks and the object
of the visit is to see a sister?
Mrs. Mary Ricker?of ?Mr. Mickle's
who has been in that country for
nearly forty years. I have no doubt
that they will have quite a nice time
during their stay.
Mr. J. M. Harris, second-hand in the
weave room has been quite sick. During
his absence, Mr. Will Riggins occupied
his position.
Mr. E. R. Huskey second-hand in
the lower weave room has gone to
Gaffney on some business. During his
absence, Mr. H. C. Cranford occupied
his position.
Miss Delia Riggins has accepted the
position of cashier in the Lockhart
Mill store.
NOTES FROM BELMONT.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enauirer.
Belmont, September 10.?After a
long vacation the farmers' are on the
go again trying to get the benefit ot
the good jprice of cotton.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Faris and child
and Master Tom Farls of Rock Hill,
visited Mr. J. I. Faris's family Saturday
night and Sunday.
The Belmont school which has been
under the management of Miss Minnie
Massey for some time, closed last Friday.
Mr. Samuel J. Faris returned to
Clemson college Tuesday to resume
his studies.
Mrs. W. M. Setzer, Miss Delia Mae
and Master Fred have returned home
from a two weeks' visit to Lenoir, N.
C.
Mrs. Otis Ferguson and child of Lancaster,
visited Mr. E. L. Barnett's
family last week.
The people of India Hook are preparing
to have a 'phone line run up
towards Belmont from the dam, and it
is hoped that the people in and around
Belmont will have it extended throughout
this community.
MERE-MENTION.
It is estimated that between 30,000
and 50,000 Macedonians and Bulgarians
have been massacred by the Turks in
Macedonia. Many of these, of course,
were women and children! The
Hamburg-American Line steamer
Deutchland has lowered the record
time between New York and Cherbourg
to five days eleven hours and fifty-four
minutes The Mississippi Valley
Cotton Buyers' association was formally
organized at Memphis last Tuesday.
It is one of four such organizations
in the south and it is their purpose
to organize a national associa
tion The trotting stallion Crescus
made a quarter mile at Lincoln, Neb.,
last Tuesday in 32 seconds. The time
Cor the mile was 2.08$... .Fifteen thousand
mill operatives who were thrown
out of employment recently when the
owners sold their cotton, have returned
to work again Five hundred
New York Greeks are reported to be
making arrangements to go home and
fight Turkey.
"The Lord Bond" Case Settled.
Columbia State, Friday: The state
treasurer will "write off of his books"
the outstanding bonds of the old State
bank. He was authorized and required
by act of the legislature to take such
action, but was restrained by temporary
injunction pending the decision of
an appeal. The supreme court has
sustained the legality of th? act of the
legislature, the opinion being tiled
yesterday. These bonds were of a
number lost during the war between
the sections and there are, it is said,
some unpaid bonds in the hands of
Charleston people. The decision of the
supreme court is that the state treasurer
should strike off of the books
About $37,000 which it was claimed
the state owed to the former holders
jf the so-called Lord bonds that were
iither lost or destroyed during the
war. Mr. Lord was the former receiver
of the bank. The opinion is by Associate
Justice Ira B. Joqes, and the
entire court concurs. The case is
known as "H. A. M. Smith, Receiver,
vs. the State Treasurer." The legislature
in 1902 passed an act authorizing
the state treasurer to strike from the
books the'claim for this money, about
$37,000. Gov. McSweeney refused to
sign the act and it was returned to the
larvlnl.ttiiHo ?.? ?, 1 no/v/1 V\ 4 Q VOtA
icfeir'iaiui c anu piw.icu u v ci ?v%w.
The attorneys for the bond people secured
a temporary injunction against
the treasurer until the case could be
heard in the supreme court, the point
being raised that the necessary twothirds
majority to pass an act over the
governor's veto meant the whole membership
of the senate, in which body
the bill originated, and not simply a
two-thirds vote of the quorum happening
to be present. As the vote was
by a close two-thirds the decision of
the supreme court rested upon this
point. Justice Jones decides that a
two-thirds vote means two-thirds of a
quorum, as the constitution, in cases
of impeachment, states that two-thirds
of all members elected shall be necessary
for impeachment, but that in all
other proceedings the word "elected"
is left out, thus showing that the intention
of the framers was that a twothirds
vote on anything else meant
simply two-thirds of a quorum. Numerous
decisions are cited by the associate
justice in support of his decision.
It is not known now whether
the matter will be taken to the supreme
court of the United States finally
or not, and it is a question as to
whether or not the attorneys have this
right.
Not War; But Massacre.?The
Macedonian organizations, says a dispatch
of Wednesday from Sofia, Bulgaria,
are preparing a memorandum to
be presented to the representatives of
the powers, in which they will declare
that the insurgents intend to resort to
reprisals for the Turkish atrocities.
The memorandum gives detailed information
of villages destroyed and the
iiiitssut'i v ui Liicir liinctDitanis. n ucflares
that 65,000 men, women and
children have been slaughtered and 120
villages burned. In the list of villages
given only two are in the vilayet of
Adrianople. Others are principally in
the Monastic vilayet. The memorandum
repeats the statement recently issued
by the insurgent general staff at
Monastir that the Turks, instead of
lighting the insurgents have instituted
it general massacre of the Christians.
The organizations declare they are issuing
the present memorandum because
they are no longer able to restrain
the bands from retaliation and
henceforward the responsibility will
rest with the great powers.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Yorkville Buggy Co.?Has received a
carload of Weber wagons and says
this wagon is the best on wheels.
Riddle & Carroll?Make a special offer
of quick lime at a dollar a barrel
for ten days?regular price is
$1.25. Thev \?uy quick.
Emmie H. Jeard, Administratrix?
Gives notice to the debtors and creditors
of the estate of Ernest B.
Beard, deceased.
Jackson Bros., Clover?Have made
connection and are ready to serve
their customers and friends with a
full selection of furniture. They are
also prepared to answer calls for
coffins and caskets.
Heath-Elliott Mule Co.?Publish a testimonial
from Sheriff Cornwell of
Chester county in regard to the
good qualities of the Summers buggies
which they pre handling.
Southern Railway?Is offering cheap
rates to numerous points on account
of various meetings, etc.
W. O. Rawls?Says he is prepared to
furnish all widths and lengths of
valley tin promptly. He.also has a 1
high grade sewing machine oil at 10
cents a bottle. (
W H Homflnn?Wants to htiv crTMri
and dry hides. He advises the sale 1
of hides while green. i
J. J. Keller & Co.?Are selling Masury's
prepared paints and Lewis's ,
pure white lead. They want to see
you when ready to paint. (
Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Have all sorts of <
school fixlns, such as tablets, pen- |
ells, rulers, composition books, etc.
They guarantee their louse killer.
R. A. Bratton. Executor, etc.?Gives <
notice that all lands held by him as ;
executor, trustee and individually are ,
posted against trespassing of what- ,
ever nature.
W. G. Stephenson, Supt?Wants to
purchase all kinds of country pro- <
duce and will pay the top of the
market In cash.
Louis Roth?Offers Lion coffee at 10c I
a pound. He has Lipton's teas in ,
pound, half and quarter pound tins,
and mackerel at 10c each.
T Rrrvvvn MpII Ellhprf?Offers a St. '
Albans corn shredder for sale cheap. 1
York Cotton Mill Store?Announces the i
removal of Its stock of goods to the
corner of East Jefferson and Congress
street, and will be ready to 1
serve its customers on Monday next. I
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent?Prints a |
picture on the fourth page which
Is of Interest to prospective buyers
of life Insurance. '
.NOTE AND COMMENT.
There are complaints from different 1
[ parts of the county to the effect that
cotton is dying from black rust. .
Many of the employes of the Charleston
division of the Southern railroad i
are very much concerned at the condition
of the roadbed and track. 1
People who have made an intelligent
trial of the corn shredding experiment I
have found it pays. A large proportion
of the present crop' ought to be >
taken care of that way. .
Referring to the testimony of Sec- I
tionmaster Stukes; as taken down at
the coroner's inquest, a member of the <
jury calls the attention of The Enquirer
to what seems to have been a I
serious omission. Mr. Stukes, so the I
juryman stated, testified that there was 1
a perceptible dip in the trestle, and >
the bottom of this dip was the lowest
point between Yorkville and Tirzah.
It was customary for engineers to shut
off steam as they rolled to the tres- <
tie. and to open their throttles again
before they got off the structure. This i
was necessary so as to guard against <
stalling on the bridge itself. The Juryman
thinks this information is very I
important as showing the cause of the i
strain that probably caused the col- i
lapse. I
I
WITHIN THE TOWN. I
?The macadam work on King's |
Mountain street is probably the best to \
be found in the county. <
? No. 14 on the Southern railroad ,
reached Yorkville about two hours late i
Thursday because of a derailed freight |
car ac nicKory uruvc.
? Cotton has been coming In with
quite a rush during the past few days.
People seem to have an idea that
present prices are too good to last.
? The York Cotton Mill company
has moved its stock of merchandise
into the Bratton building, corner of
Main and Jefferson streets, and will
continue its closing out sale until the
goods are disposed of.
? The macadam work recently commenced
on the Charlotte street, within
the corporate limits of Yorkville,
has been completed to the mile post.
The work has been very well done, and
the street will no doubt be a good one.
? Twenty-eight boys matriculated at
the King's Mountain Military academy
on Wednesday, the opening day and
others have been coming in on different
trains since. The opening this |
year was the largest in the history of 1
the institution, and the prospects seem j
brighter than ever before. i
? Among the new arrivals at the K. ]
M. M. A. today is a young Porto Rican t
from San Juan. The young man's (
name is Ramon Aybar Sanchez. He is ,
a protege of an officer of the United ,
States army, a major in the Twelfth |
cavalry, who is to pay all of his ex- ,
penses. i
m (
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr. J. W. Snider spent Wednesday in
Columbia.
Mr. Robert McKnlght of Olive, has i
accepted a position with J. M. Heath ,
& Co. I
Mr. Sam L. Miller of Columbia, has '
been in Yorkville several days this ,
week. \
Mrs. Oscar Allison and children are <
visiting relatives in tne nrzan neignborhood.
. .
Mr. J. Mack Schorb left on Wednesday
to resume his studies at Clemson
college.
Mr. H. C. Glenn has accepted a position
as bookkeeper for the firm of J.
J. Keller & Co.
Dr. and Mrs. S. A. Weber and Miss
Bessie Gilbert, visited friends at New
port this week.
Miss Mary C. Ashe has returned to
Yorkville, after a three weeks' stay at
Hendersonville, N. C. I
Mrs. M. E. Hall of Richmond, Va.,
is in Yorkville on a visit to her daugh- i
ter, Mrs. W. E. Hurt. <
Miss Talulah Neville returned home I
last week after spending the summer ]
with relatives in Virginia. s
Mr. John L. Starr of Rock Hill, spent
several days with the family of Dr. (
Jas. M. Starr this week. I
Mrs. G. W. Sherrer returned home on 1
Tuesday after spending a week with 1
relatives in Spartanburg. <
Miss Alice Woods has accepted a po- c
sition as bookkeeper and stenographer t
with a firm at High Point, N. C.
Mrs. J. Mack Brice and child are o
/lsitlng the family of Mr. Calvin Brice t
it Woodward's, Fairfield county. v
Mrs. Douglass Harrison, left on S
Thursday for a visit to her daughter, t
VIrs. Fred Nlms, at Fort Mill. 1<
Miss Amelia Kennedy left for Abbe- o
,ille this morning to take a position as o
eacher in the Abbeville graded school. 1;
Miss Eula Roach returned to her e
tome near Rock Hill this morning, af- o
er spending a week in Yorkville with
elatlves. a
Mrs. George M. Lowranee left this v
norning for Albemarle, N. C., on ac- t
?ount of the illness of her daughter, t
VIrs. R. A. Crowell. a
Mrs. H. B. Bulst Is still at the Par- p
sh hotel, and It is feared that she is t
mffering from spinal injuries. She is ii
n considerable pain.
Mrs. Paul T. Gordon and daughter,
md Miss Mary Baker Gordon of Eajle
Lake, Tex., are In Yorkvllle on a a
rislt to relatives and friends. c
Miss Lena Robinson, returned to g
Columbia today after a visit to friends c
ind relatives. Little Miss Emily Jones r
iccompanled her to Columbia.
Mr. M. Lewis Elder of Schnectady, r
NT. Y., Is down on a visit to the family r
jf -his father, Mr, W. N. Elder, at t
Suthrlesville. Mr. Elder Is employed ;
t)y the General Electric company. e
Mrs. Paulina Wood, Mrs. R. D. f
Dwens and Miss Rhoda Wood of Rock r
Hill, spent several days In Yorkvllle, 1
this week, the guests of Mrs. W. H. r
McConnell.
Mr. Latta Massey who has been i
with the firm of J. J. 'Keller & Co., r
for the past two years, has accepted a c
position with the firm of S. M. Jones J
& Co., of Chester. \
Mr. F. E. Clinton, carrier on rural I
route No. 2, Clover, since Its estab- c
llshment, was in Yorkvllle on Wednes- <
day, attending to some business. He i
says he resigned his position about J
two months ago, but the department t
has been very slow about releasing c
him, and he is very much concerned i
because of having secured another position.
Mr. Clinton resigned not be- r
cause of any distaste for the service; t
but because of the pay which he hardly 1
considers sufficient for the ordinary liv- t
Ing expenses. "The work is really very (
pleasant," he said. "The people along t
my route are the finest in the world, ?
and they made It nice for me. It i
was no' uncommon thing to find the (
choicest fruits and vegetables In the
letter boxes, and many a time I have I
gone into Clover with a buggy load of *
such things. In the winter It was the.
same, except then I found deliciously
prepared chickens, turkey and other
good things.' I also frequently had In- 1
citations to turkey dinners and taken I
all in all the people certainly did more i
lhan their part." Mr. Clinton says c
there are about a dozen applications (
for the position that will become vacant
upon the acceptance of his reslg- {
nation. ,
KILLED BY ACCIDENT. (l
Little Robert, the eight-year-old son '
of Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Mackorell of (
Yorkvllle, was instantly killed this 1
morning at the result of a hunting ac- ?
cldent over In Lancaster county. e
Full particulars have not been ob- 1
talnable; but from such Information 1
is can be had over the telephone, It }
ippears that the fatal shot was fired |
oy Major J. M. Riddle, the little boy's 1
grandfather. They were out squirrel !
bunting?Major Riddle, his son and j
little Robert, and In some way the little
fellow became separated from the '
others. Presently Major Riddle saw a ,
commotion amflng the branches of a ?
tree and firing at what he thought '
might be a squirrel or other game, '
H.UICU WIG Mine UUJ, niuv uau, unaiivnu t
to the others, climbed into the tree.
Upon receipt of the shocking news
this morning, the distressed parents,
iccompanied by their children, immeliately
set out for Lancaster. They
?xpected to have to make the trip
hrough the country, but fortunately
. aught the belated eastbound passenger
train at the depot.
The little boy was unusually bright
'or his age and was well known to
many Yorkvllle people, who delighted
to pet and play with him. There is
much sorrow at his untimely death,
ind the distressed parents have the
Jeep sympathy of the entire communl:y
in their terrible bereavement.
GRAND JURY ACTS.
A committee of seven members of
the grand Jury, including. Mr. J. O.
SValker, foreman, on last Wednesday,
made an Inspection of the Southern
railroad track between Yorkville and
Hickory Grove. They took along Mr.
J. J. Keller, of the firm of J. J. Keller
fe Co., and examined a number of railroad
employes under oath, as to the
condition of track and trestles between
Yorkvllle and the Cherokee
rounty line, On their return to Yorkville
they served the following on the
Southern railroad, through Mr. A. S.
Clark, agent at Yorkville:
'Take Notice:
"As the result of an Investigation
made yesterday, by committee, in person
and through the examination of
witnesses, we are satisfied that your
trestle over Bullock's creek is in an
unsafe and dangerous condition. We
have also noticed numerous rotten ties
ilong the line of the track, and esper>n
thp niirvo nnnroflchlne Tnrkpv
creek, and in fact all along Section 48, 1
which we have been over carefully. r
"From what we have seen, we con- c
3ider that Bullock's creek trestle is In 2
Sanger of falling at almost any time, i
find we also believe that there is grave \
Sanger of wreck because of rotten ties, t
"We recommend that you make the t
repairs indicated without delay, and 1
that you exercise especial care and cau- i
tion In the use of the track at least e
until said repairs are completed.
"By order of committee of the grand
|ury. J. O. Walker, Foreman." .
MISSING MONEY MYSTERY. {
The question as to what became of
the contents of the empty money envelope
that was found In the wreck of
the Southern express car at Fishing s
. reek trestle last week is still a mys- *
tery; but at the same time there is a a
possibility of more light before the a
subject is dropped.
Capt. Leary the route agent of the 4
?xpress company, has been busy on '
:he case since the evening of the I
wreck, and he has the names of everyjody
who knows anything about the I
envelope from the time it was torn r
jpen until it got into the hands of the a
?xpress officials, minus Its contents. 1'
It appears that there were a number f
f people In the express car during
he afternoon. The first ones got in
dth great danger, and difficulty.
Some were undoubtedly looking for
he injured or killed, and others were
ooklng for other things. A railroad
fflclal ordered a number of people
>ut of the car. He had reason to beieve
that there were no killed or injurd
in it, and he was also aware that
utsiders had no business there.
Among those who know more or less
.bout the package, there are several
i ho have a pretty strong convictions as
o what became of Its contents. Some
lave talked a little on the subject,
nd taken all in all the express com>any
19 probably pretty close in beilnd
the thief; but as yet no arrests
lave been made.
THE COUNTY COMMI83IONER8.
In addition to the usuul routine of
tudlting accounts last Wednesday, the
ounty board of commissioners also
rave consideration' to representatives
if citizens with reference to certain
oads.
Some time back the board agreed to
riake public a new road from Ebelesser
to the Catawba River bridge
irovided the people interested would
ecure the right of way. The petitioners
undertook the task and opened two
>rospecitve routes in addition to the
oute in present use; but at the meetng
Wednesday it developed that the
ight of way is not yet open.
On one route there are three peo>le
who are unwilling to give or sell
ights of way, and one of the three
>wns lands on both proposed routes.
This is Mr. J. B. Fewell, who lives
vithin a short distance of the river,
ie is opposed to the proposed change
>f the route for various reasons, one
>f which is that it would leave his resdence
off the principal line of travel,
rhe board of commissioners is being
lrged to condemn a right of way over
>ne of the proposed routes; but does
lot seem Inclined to do so. .
Another right of way case has origi- (>.
lated on the Adair's Ferry road. Some
.ime ago a petition was presented askng
that this road be changed so as to
ro around the terrible hill at Bullock's
Vf m D D HT/k A ivKa Aiirna
he land Is not inclined to give or sell
i right of way. In this case the board
lecided to resort to condemnation pro:eedings.
A resolution was adopted providing
'or the building of a bridge over Bearer
Dam creek, near Bowling Green.
MR; GARRIS'8 REPORT.
Railroad commissioner, C. W. Garrls,
who investigated the situation at
Wishing creek trestle last week, has
riven out a report, the following syn
>psis of which was published in the>
Columbia Record of last Wednesday:
"I found that the remaining trestle,
insisting of about fifty feet, contained
insound timber, 'but I did not flpd
nore than two consecutive crossties to
>e worthless, or entirely decayed. A
mrt of the under structure I found in
i condition of decay. The trestle lies
ilong a tangent where the spreading
>f the rail is quite unusual. I examned
all the truck wheels that I saw
md found them intact save one which
vas of the four under the front of, the
>ngine, the. flange on one of these was
jroken off for about twenty incheB,
ind it was pointed out to me by the
luperintendent that the fragments of
:ms wneei were gamerea up aooui
fifty feet to the rear of the point
vhere the engine lay. The remainder
jf the trestle with the cars which
vere a total wreck were burned before
[ reached there."
After calling attention to the fact
hat although the commission is requlr;d
by law to examine all trestles of
he 3,000 miles of railway In the state,
i thorough inspection of all these would
equire all of the time of the commission,
Mr. Garrls states that it
vould be ridiculous for the board to
ittempt to guarantee the public
igalnst accidents owing to defective
construction. Mr. Garrls In closing
lays:
"There is but one method of fixing
-esponsibillty known to me as a legalzed
one, and that Is for sufferers to
ivall themselves of their right in damige.
It would be, indeed, a poor promotion
to our people if the O. K. of
his commission should exempt any *
allroad from the consequences of Its ,
icts of negligence.
"But to return to the matter direct
y under discussion, I must report to
fOU the feelings of the people in York
:ounty. I found It so intense that none
vere willing to dlscuss?the catastrophe
is resulting from any other cause than
hat of defective construction. I visited
he sick rooms of the wounded at Rock
dill and found the patients woonded
n this wreck in the care of trained
lurses and under the eye of the best
nedical talent obtainable. It was a
light that I am sure would stir the
leepest sympathies of the human heart.
saw mothers by the side of sons latey
the pride of their lives, but now In
he agony of premature death; wives
it the sides of stricken husbands, and
>ne and all with the choking conviction
hat their loved ones were the victims
>f Infidelity on the part of a trans>ortatlon
company who had promised
lafe conduct.
"Of course, accidents will happen
iverywhere, and so serious often as to
ake the life of some one's loved ones,
tnd the consequences will pass' from
he memory of all save "a loving few."
Dhe legislature has not seen fit to conilder
this office with such favor as to
jrovlde us with means to protect the
jublic In the smallest measure beyond
?ur own services. But we owe It to
he public to do what we can to guarintee
protection. Therefore, I recomnend:
1st. That we employ an expert
>ridge engineer to inspect carefully the
restles and track of the South Carollla
and Georgia Extension Railroad
rompany. 2d. That we summon to this
iffice, at the earliest possible date, the
ifflcials of the Southern railway direct
y charged with this portion of the
oad, for the purpose of making inquiry
>f them into causes of this wreck,
trd. That we make inquiry generally
nto the operation of the Southern railvay,
because of the complaint against
hem, and because the tendency of
heir operation appears to minimize
ocal interests in the interest of what
s commonly known as through interrsts."
LOCAL. LACONICS.
Nt Will Send the Enquirer
From now until January 1, 1904, for
12 cents.
_ots of Malaria.
Yorkvllle physicians report an unulual
prevalence of malaria, more than
las ever been noted in this vicinityit
one time. The practice of the phyilcians
referred to extends out for a
listance of seven or eight miles, and
here are cases in almost every locally.
)eath of Mrs. R. M. Whitesides.
Mrs. Martha Whitesides, wife of Mr.
t. M. Whitesides, died at her home
lear Sharon this morning at 5 o'clock,
.s the result of heart trouble. She
eaves a husband and seven children?
ive sons and two daughters. Mrs.