Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, March 22, 1904, Image 2
Scraps and iacts.
? Says a Manila cable of Marcli 19:
News of an important military engagement
has Just been received from
Cottobato, capital of the province of
Mindanao. On March 7, detachments
of the Seventeenth and Twenty-third
infantry, troop B, of the Fourteenth
cavalry, and Gatley's battery, in all 450
strong, under command of Gen. Leonard
Wood, attacked and captured the
cotta (fort) which was held by the
Datto Ali, who resists the anti-slavery
law. His defensive works were destroyed
and their abandonment forced
by the accurate fire of the battery.
Two thousand Moros made their retreat,
with a loss of 100. The Americans
sustained no losses. Twenty-four
cannon, forty-six lantacas. native artillery
and a large quantity of ammunition
were captured and the fortifications
reduced. Major Truitt and Capt.
MacCoy pursued and captured the
Datto Lybangun and his retainers.
Troops are now trailing all.
? Suicide has become epidemic
among the professors at the Ohio
State University, says a Columbus dispatch
to the New York Sun. Charles
Walter Mesloh, assistant professor of
German, killed himself Tuesday morning
at his home on the campus by taking
poison. He is the third of the university's
professors to commit suicide
within eighteen months. Profs. Clark
and Eggers were the others. Clark
shot himself in his room and Eggers
killed himself with a revolver on the
college grounds. Mesloh's suicide is
due to disappointment growing out of
the suicide of Prof. Eggers. whose position
as head of the German department
Mesloh had expected to get.
Mesloh had been extremely nervous for
several weeks. He attempted suicide
a week ago by taking chloroform. A
wife and three children survive Mesloh.
He graduated from the university
in 1S8S and took post-graduate
courses at Chicago and Berlin.
? Chauncey Dewey and his two cowboys,
Clyde Wilson and Wm. J. McBryde,
were acquitted at Norton. Kan.,
last Saturday night of the charge of
murdering Burchard Berry, by a jury
which had considered the case twentyeight
hours. Chauncey Dewey, a
young millionaire ranchman, went to
Cheyenne county. Kan., early in 1900
to manage the Dewey ranch. Soon
after his arrival there he became involved
in trouble with the Berry f. roily,
who were also prominent cattlemen.
Trivial misunderstanding grew
into serious differences which culminated
in the killing of Burchard Berry
in June, 1903, at the home of Alpheus
Berry, during a fight in which Dewey
and ten of his cowboys were pitted
against all the Berrys. Dewey and his
cowboys went to the Berry ranch to
get a tank that Dewey had bought in
at a sheriffs sale. The feud had
grown bitter before this time, and
when the Deweys started to take the
tank away the Berrys rode up and a
battle took place between the two factions
in which Burchard Berry was
killed.
? A special to the Memphis Commercial-Appeal
from Grenada, Miss.,
says: An anti-lynching crusade has
been inaugurated by the W. R. Baiksdale
Camp. United Confederate Veterans,
of this city. The following significant
resolutions were unanimously
adopted at a largely attended meeting
of the camp: First. That we are unalterably
opposed to the lynching of
a human being, save perhaps for the
one unmentionable crime. Second.
That as Confederate veterans and
law-abiding citizens of Mississippi
and of the United States we are violently,
vehemently and eternally opposed
to the practice of burning a
human being for any crime whatsoever.
Third. That we appeal in
thundering tones to all Confederate
veterans, their wives and daughters
and to that great and glorious organization,
the Daughters of the Confederacy,
one and all, to arise in their
might and by precept and example,
voice and pen, moral force and influence,
help put a stop to this diabolical,
barbaric, unlawful, inhuman and
ungodly crime of burning human beings.
Fourth. That we heartily approve
of and applaud the action of
Governor Vardaman in his recent successful
efforts to save a criminal from
a mob bent on burning.
? Representative Hearst of New
York, on Friday introduced a resolution
providing for an investigation of
the trust question by a committee of
five members of the house. The resolution
contains ten clauses, reciting
the evil effects ?f the trusts upon the
country. -Artfong other things it declares:
"Such extortionate trusts as
the beef trust and the coal trust and
the ice trust have arbitrarily increased
the cost of the necessaries of life to
the public. Such speculative trusts as
the ship yard trust and the steel trust
have inflated their stock to many times
its actual value, and sold to the public
transferring the people's money from
banks and legitimate investments into
the pockets of promoters and speculators.
Industrial unrest has been
fomented by the increased cost of living
and by the consequent necessary
efforts of labor to make its wages keep
pace with the increased cost of living.
Such trusts as the steel trust, in spite
of the increased cost of living, have
ruthlessly cut down the wages of hundreds
of thousands of employes in order
to pay dividends on watered stock,
and other trusts have wholly collapsed,
throwing hundreds of thousands of
workmen out of employment." The
resolution wsts referred to the committee
on rules.
? Many people will be surprised at
the large number of persons employed
in the rural free delivery service. A
member of congress says that they
now number 24.700 and that by the
end of the coming fiscal year, for
which $21,000,000 is appropriated
they will number 30.0H0, embracing a
force larger than the United States
standing army prior to the war with
Spain. Referring again to the pay roll
this congressman says: "The rural
carriers have been doing pretty well in
the matter of salary, anyhow. Up to
two years ago they got $300 apiece per
year, and thought themselves lucky.
In 1902 the cry for more pay went up
from all the carriers, and it had such
an effect on congress that their pay
was doubled in every instance. The
salary of $600 satisfied them for about
a year, when 'more pay* again became
the cry. Now congress is heeding the
demand, the new postofHce bill providing
for an increase to $720 a year.
This puts them on a footing practically
equal with the carriers in the small
cities. The carriers in towns with less
than 75,000 inhabitants, start in at
$600 a year anil are promoted to $S50
at the end of the second year, and
stick there. The pay of carriers in the
larger cities is oetier, *i,uuu ucuik uic
limit. Ninety-seven per cent of this
appropriation of $21,000,000 for rural
delivery goes out in salaries.
$hc -yorkvilic (gnquitrt.
YORKVLLLE, S. C.t
TUESDAY, MARCH 22,1904.
A story is being published to the
effect that Daniel J. Sully had prom
ised his friends to retire from speculation
after the winding up of the deal
that ended last Saturday so disastrously.
The probability is that he
will keep his word; but if so it will
be through no fault of his.
There seems to be but very little reason
to hope" that the State Democratic
convention will consider the idea of
changing the rules of the party so as
to make the possession of a registration
certificate a prerequisite to voting
in the primary. In our opinion, however.
there is no other one thing that
the convention could do that would
count more for the permanency of the
present party organization.
"What is the use of another election?
I thought the matter was decided
last Saturday." This question
and observation was repeated a surprising
number of times yesterday. II
was repeated so often as to suggest
the fact that the public is not very familiar
with our dual and cumbersome
election machinery, and we are hardly
able to answer the question that ha.?
been asked. If not exactly satisfying
it is probably sufficient to say that it
is the next election for which there is
"use," for it is the one prescribed by
law. There was really no practical
use for the election of last Saturday
The whole matter could have just as
well been left until April 9.
Tragedy In Cotton.
There was a wild break in contract
cotton last Friday. May declining frotr
15.25 to 12.37. nearly 200 points, in less
than one hour, and throwing all tin
leading exchanges into uncontrollabU
panic.
The cause of the initial decline
seems to have been the successful issue
of a bear campaign against Danie
J. Sully & Co., and the panic was th<
result of an announcement that Sully
& Co.. were unable to meet their obli
Rations. Tills is me siory in a mushell,
according to one view: but ii
must be admitted that there are othei
views that put a different light 011 th<
situation. The real facts are a mattei
of guess work.
The fact that cotton started upwart
last fall and continued upward unti
it reached a price not attained befort
since the war, has been deeply impressed
oil the public mind. The cause
of the rise involves conflicting testimony.
Up north, they say Daniel J
Sully did it. and down south it is generally
claimed that to Brown & Haynt
of New Orleans, belongs the credit.
"Wherever the credit for the advance
may belong, it is a fact that there was
a violent shake-up about the first o:
February, as the result of which the
price of cotton went down more thai
a cent. The decline is generally attributable
to the action of Mr. Sully ir
going in for profits and there has beer
talk that would not eiuiet to the effec
that this profit taking involved the betrayal
of the New Orleans crowd
Brown & (laylie. with whom Sully was
avowedly operating.
Mr. Sully gave it out on the occasion
referred to that he intended to g(
to Florida; but for some reason h<
changed his mind and went back inti
the market, loading himself heavilj
with May contracts. Really it lookec
very much like he had lost his hear
to the extent that he began to helievi
he could safely treat his New Orleans
colleagues with contempt.
While there are those who claim oth
erwise. there is ground to believe tha'
since the February incident, Messrs
Brown & Hayne have been laying foi
Mr. Sully, and the fact that Rrowr
& T-Iayne have managed to weather th<
storm that carried Mr. Sully undei
seems significant.
A New Orleans dispatch of Pridaj
afternoon describes the situation 01
the exchange there on the announcement
of D. J. Sully & Co.'s failure
It seems that Mr. Frank B. Hayne hac
been buying personally all day. am
when the bottom fell out he continued
to buy in 5.000 bale lots. In fact whib
he was making a bid for 5.000 bales. C
1\ Ellis, another well known broker
rushed over to him, a telegram ir
hand and said: "For Hod's sake
Hayne. stop bidding: Sully has failed.'
The excited announcement of Mr
Ellis is taken by some to indicate thai
Mr. Hayne was engaged in a mosl
strenuous effort to hold the market uj
for Mr. Sully, and that he desisted onlj
when advised that further effort was
manifestly unnecessary. But the wilef
of the professional speculator are toe
well known to give this view untitlestioned
credence. It is easily possihh
that where Mr. Hayne was persona 11>
buying lots of 5,000 bales, representatives
on the same floor were selling foi
him lots of 10,000 bales, and the significance
of the advice and news given
by Mr. Ellis was to the effect that oui
"object has been accomplished an<1
there is no need to take any more
losses."
But of course, this is all speculatio
It Is a fact that the failure of Sul
& Co. was announced and it is a fai
that they made an assignment; bi
there are intimations that they wi
probably pay 100 cents on the doll:
within the next few days, and that the
will be able to resume operations soo
Mr. Sully, however, has seen his du
as a cotton king, and he will nevi
again be able to gather as many laml
in his train as he has formerly led I
slaughter,
A Question of Fairness.
This is from The Yorkville Ej
qi irer:
Referring to the refusal of the sta
board of dispensary directors to grai
the alleged petitions for the establisl
ment of distilleries in King's Mounta
township the Columbia State says:
"Several good reasons actuated tl
board, but the principal one, whit
would alone have been sufficient, ws
that the distilleries would be too ne;
the city of Yorkville and the King
Mountain Military School."
In view of the fact that there is i
King's Mountain Military school, ai
. in view of the further fact that tl
proposed distilleries were not to ha1
been located within ten miles of Yorl
ville, we hardly think that the ridict
lous reasons assigned are to be charg<
to the state board of control. To \
they seem to have been thrown in 1
the Columbia State altogether as
giatuity.
The Enquirer intimated some tin
ago that it entertained more kind
feeling for the State than was recipri
! catedi We would appreciate to tl
point of enthusiasm a display of ord
nary fairness on the part of The Ei
quirer. In the first place the senten
Quoted was from a "local." reporting
meeting oi me uispeunui> unnivi
, and, therefore, should not be assumi
' by those familiar with the custom
this paper to be an expression of tl
Slate. Next, the sentence precedli
that quoted by the Yorkville pap
read: "Individual members of the boa
said several days ago that the pet!ti<
would be refused, and no contest wi
, made." The sentence, reproduced 1
The Enquirer was but a stateme
i from a member of the board?H. ]
Evans, we are informed?to a report*
. and taken in connection with the r
mainder of the report should ha
been considered as coming from tl
; board, instead of having "been throv
I in by the Columbia State altogeth
as a gratuity." The dispensary boa
' and not this paper is responsible, 1
the declaration wise or ridiculous.
Columbia State, March 21.
Let us not get off the issue. Whetl
er or not it will be understood by tl
public, there is no question of the fa
1 that it is very well understood by Ti
' Enquirer and the State.
Because of the noise that was raisi
: by those distillery petitions, and b
cause it had been established beyoi
question that at least a vast majori
of the alleged signatures were fo
geries, nobody up this way believi
> that the state board of dispensary d
rectors would have the hardihood
' permit the establishment of the di
tilleries prayed for even if it so d
' sired. The board may be guilty
more ilagrant violations of law and d
' cency: but if so. examination into tl
facts, will show that the inducemer
were much greater than could ha
been possible in this case.
t We do not pretend to say that tl
, distilleries would have been establis
, ed even if the alleged signatures hi
, been genuine: but after what occurrc
, we certainly looked for no further f
vorable action on the part of the sta
, board of dispensary directors, and \
don't think the Columbia State d
I either.
, Under the circumstances, it was ve
. natural that we should be impress
by the State's apology for the boar*
declination to grant the petitions. T
t facts showed that the reason given w
merely a pretext, and if the State d
, not know it, it ought to have known
That the alleged reasons original
with Mr. H. H. Evans, we shall not a
j tempi 10 uiKpuie. c ?iu i.iivc i
I State's word for it. However, it is ee
s tainly a fact that as the statement a
pea red. the State must be held respo
4 sihle. Mr. Evans was not quoted, ai
the alleged explanation was not mo
iiied by even so much as "they say."
The State's idea of editorial respo
sibility for local statements may be i
teresting; but that is not an issue ju
a now. This alleged explanation as
' the board's reason was given as
j statement of fact, not by the board, b
by the reporter, and if the editor
' not aware that his paper is responsit
for the statements of his reporters
well iis of himself, he might do well
study the matter up, else sometir
t the information may be impressed <
him in a matter that will prove pai
ful as well as surprising.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Senator Tillman at Home.
j Senator R. R. Tillman, who is r
, covering from a painful throat troub
j arrived at his home at Trenton la
, Saturday night.
1 Talbert for Congress.
I Col. IV. J. Talbert has announc
; himself as a candidate for his old se
? in congress, made vacant by the r
cent death of Congressman G. 1
. Croft. It will be remembered that \
t Talbert declined to stand for re-ele
tion in the hope that he would be at
r to secure the governorship,
i Clemson Boys Badger Yankee Officei
i Clemson dispatch of March 1
r While the college band played "Dixit
the fiOO students of Clemson Colle;
r Institution, with heads uncovered. lo\
1 ered the United States (lag from t
- flagpole on the campus Tuesday sit
. raised a Confederate Hag in its plat
1 Riotous scenes ensued when the cor
I mandant, who is a northerner, order
I the flag lowered. Before his orde
t could he obeyed, the flag was tak<
. .down and hidden, and though sever
. students were arrested, they would n
i tell where it was placed. Next day tl
, Hag was again raised, and the coti
' mandant challenged to lower
. The students would not low
t the Hag at the commandant's o
t <ler or allow him to lower
> Finally the commandant addressi
r the boys, saying: "Boys, 1 dot
! blame you for honoring the II:
! your fathers and grandfathers foug
> for. Three cheers for the Hag of tl
Southern Confederacy." The c'nee
were given with a vim in which tl
minister, the faculty, and the lad:
Joined heartily. Continuing, he suit
"But the south proved that there wt
only one Hag in 1X1)8. Boys, there's r
use talking, we have the greatest 11:
on the face of the earth today. At
now I want the band to play 'Dixi
while wp lower the stars and bars tit
then play the 'Star Spangled Banne
n. while we raise the Stars and Stripes."
ly After this the students lowered the flag
ct and with cheers again raised the Stars
jt and Stripes. Clemson college was
111 founded by Senator Ben Tillman while
ir he was governor.
Gaffney's Tin Deposit.
n- Of the recent discovery of tin near
l>' Gaffney an expert mineralogist who was
sr there recently is reported as saying:
3S "It is the biggest thing that has
t0 happened in the south since the civil
\\;ar. It is more important than the
oil fields of Texas." The ore is being
mined on the land of a farmer 1 mile
l" from Gaffney. He recently sent a carte
load of 20 tons to New York and rent
ceived a large sum for it. The ore
t- was shipped to Cornwall, England,
'n to be smelted. The ore at Gaffney is
,e said to be the richest in the world. It
h is cassiterite, 70 ner cent pure. A
IS syndicate is taking options on all land
Jg between GafTney and King's Mountain.
There has been no discovery of
tin in the United States except in the
^ Black Hills, S. D? and very little is
i-e found there. The owner of the Gaffi
ney mines has refused $100,000 for a
fractional interest. The ore that Is
js obtained from the mine at GafTney Is
>y the only ore of tin that is of any ima
portance?viz: dioxide or stannic oxide,
which is called tin-stone, or casly
siterite, and in its pure state consists
3- of tin 78 and oxygen 22. Its specific
j? gravity is a notable feature?6.9; and
,j_ it strikes fire with steel. One man
ce who has seen the mine describes the
a ore as a dark, grayish substance, not
unlike metallic iron ore in appearance,
of The two principal reasons why there
r?e are no tin smelters in the United
^ States are?first there is very little of
6r *
r(] the cassiterite ore found; none at all,
>n except in Dakota; second, the process
3s of smelting is a difficult and delicate
^ one. requiring specially constructed
H. and expensive machinery. The govif.
ernment at Washington has taken
cognizance of this find, and some days
he ago sent an expert to Gaffney to exi-n
amine it. His report has already been
filed. A great many other expert minhe
ers have visited the place, and the
? owner, it is said. Is daily besieged with
offers from prospective purchasers;
h- while the neighboring farmers are
he kept in a state of keen interest by
ft propositions from persons who wish
to enter into various contracts with
them, offering to take options and
ed regular mining leases. It is putting it
e- mildly to say that the Gaffney people
id are excited over the situation.
r- MERE-MENTION.
ed George Fred Williams, the welld
known Bryanite of Massachusetts, has
t? announced his endorsement of the
s" candidacy of W. R. Hearst for presie"
dent Disastrous prairie fires are
being reported from various parts of
e_ Nebraska Three hundred Fillhe
pinos arrived at Victoria, B. C., last
lts Sunday on their way to St. Louis where
ve they are to be exhibited. It is said
that several of these people were in
a dying condition when they reached
h- port Representative Chas. W.
'l(l Thompson, of the Fifth Alabama district,
died In Washington last Sunday
a- of pneumonia... .Hon.^James F. Wills
son, secretary of agriculture, is visitve
ing in Florida Emperor William
Id of Germany, is making a cruise
through the Mediterranean sea. He
ry was at Gibraltar last Sunday... .There
ed is talk of an attempt by Russia to
l's send her Baltic fieet to the Pacific by
he way of the northern coast of Asia;
ns but the idea involves so much risk
lid that there is extreme doubt as to
it- whether it will be attempted A
ed story was published on Saturday to
t- the effect that the Russians had caphe
tured 1.S00 Japs, but it has not been
r* confirmed. The probability is that
P" there was no good foundation for it.
n_ Vladivostok is short of supplies
11 d and the non combatants are leaving
d- in large numbers....Russia is charging
Japan with violation of the laws
n" of war in firing on a quarantine stan"
tion at Port Arthur; but the charge
,st is hardly to be taken seriously; as
t? Russian complaints against the Japa
anese for alleged unfairness have
ut grown very common ...An Associated
is press dispatch says that Senator Piatt
de and Governor O'Dell have agreed to a
as compromise as the result of which
to O'Dell Is to be chairman of the Repubne
lican party in New York and Piatt is
011 to continue as the recognized leader
n" in the state The war department
has declined to allow Prof. Langley, of
the Smithsonian Institute, any more
money for Hying ship experiments....
There are vacancies for 160 American
e- teachers in the Philippines and the
lc. civil service commission has underlet
taken to get up a list of ellgibles
tv.x-l\iayor wiuiam n. uract ui hch
York, died at his home in that city
ed yesterday of pneumonia The New
at York Herald prints a cable from Koe.
rea which represents that the govern,V.
ment is cleaning out its prisons by beIr.
heading and hanging the prisoners....
e- The whereabouts of Russia's Vladl,le
vostok squadron is now a mystery to
the correspondents. There is reason
to believe that the squadron may
have gotten out of the harbor and
,.. made its way to the vicinity of Port
Arthur There is increasing doubt
011 the sincerity of China's professions
^ of neutrality and a growing belief that
I China, Japan and Corea have agreed
>e upon a triple alliance. If this devel_
' ops as a fact, the danger of further
j complications from the outside will
become greater than it has been
VV. It. Hearst has started a newspaper
?n in Boston Daniel J. Sully has ofnl
fererl to pay his creditors 40 per cent
cash and the balance in two years....
The crew of the United States cruiser
110 Brooklyn made trouble at Pensacota,
it- Flit., last Sunday, claiming that their
rations were short....A negro named
' John Maynard was found hanging to
? u ?ulairi?mh nnlo jit Mnnte-nm^rV. TeX
r- as. about 100 miles from Houston, last
it. Sunday morning. He had confessed
to having been a member of a party
L of negroes that had robbed some rail1
* road hands.
ht ? The nomination of Dr. Leonard
lie Wood to be a major general in the
rs regular army was confirmed by the
, senate last Friday by a vote of 45 to
10. Two Republicans voted against
os confirmation and live Democrats voted
1: with the Republican majority. These
iis Democrats were Cockrell, Dubois, Pettus,
Patterson, and Clark of Arkansas.
10 The late Senator Hanna was the leadig
er of the opposition to "Wood's confiru|
mation and since his death the senate
. has lost interest in the matter.
Fourteen Democratic senators voted
1(1 against confirmation. Gen. Wood will
ir' become head of the army in 1909.
LOCAL AFFAIRS. 1
<
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
W. Brown Wylie, C. C. C. Pis.?Gives ?
notice of sale of stock of drugs and i
fixtures involved in the suit of Loan <
and Savings Bank vs. J. W. Carr '
et al., on salesday in April.
S. D. Barron Chapter, U. D. C.?Pub- I
lishes information regarding the j
distribution of crosses of honor to
Confederate veterans.
N. A. Slmrill, Administrator?Gives 1
notice that he will apply on April 1
22, for final discharge as adminis- ]
trator of the estate of W. N. Slmrill,
deceased.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.?Tell you of the
merits of Mrs. Lee's milk and butter
purifier. They also tell you of
the excellent results obtained by the '
use of "Lick." _ i
VV. A. Youngniood?says it win pay (
to try a few tons of home-made
fertilizer on corn. He wants your 1
business and buys country produce, i
J. Q. Wray?Has a large line of negligee
shirts of all qualities and styles ,
at low prices. Also calls your attention
to his stock of pants for 1
men and boys.
R. D. Alexander?Is ready at his new
shop to promptly do all kinds of repairing
work at reasonable prices.
Strauss-Smith Co.?Offers about 100
suits of spring and summer clothing,
coats and vests, odd coats and
white vests at 25 per cent discount.
Heath-Elliott Mule Co.?Has several
mules on hand that they want to
work a crop this year. They also
have new shipment of Summers
buggies.
Foushee Cash Store?Tells, you war is
raging and that its army of sailors
Is arriving. It quotes a large number
of sailor prices.
W. M. Kennedy, Agent?Says the type
and character of man is frequently
displayed by the kind of clothes he
wears and advises you to wear the
"Koe# An onrfK" f O 1 Iftr. mo rlo
Riddle & Carroll?Have more than
three carloads of flour and want to
quote you prices before you buy.
First National Bank?Wants you to
remember that ii gives you every
possible protection against loss by
robbers, burglars or fire.
J. Edgar Poag?Says northern capital
is southward bound and wants your
business propositions. He publishes
a number of testimonials from satisfled
patrons of his office.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Miss Ella Love of McConnellsvllle,
spent Monday in Yorkville.
Miss Bessie Sandifer is visiting Miss
Mayme Williamson at Guthrlesvllle.
Mrs. H. C. Strauss is visiting relatives
and friends in Laurens and Spartanburg.
Miss Georgie Charlton of Savannah,
Ga., is visiting Misses Georgia and
Annie Witherspoon.
Miss Bessie Beatty and Mrs. Hammet
of Gastonia spent Sunday in
Yorkville with friends.
Mrs. O. P. Heath and Mrs. L. D.
Andrews of Monroe, N. C., are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Heath.
Dr. W. G. White, who has been confined
to his bed for the past ten days
with grip, is steadily improving.
Mrs. T. B. Kell of Fudges, S. C.,
Is in Yorkville, on a visit to her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. T. Schorb.
Miss Elise Stokes of Gastonia, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Yorkville
with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. L.
Stokes.
Misses Pearl and Annie Wallace are
entertaining quite a number of their
friends at a "Pit" party from 4 to 6
this afternoon.
Misses Marcetla Willis and Henrietta
Eve of Winthrop college, spent
Sunday and yesterday with Mr. M. C.
Willis's family.
Miss Marchand of Brooklyn, arrived
in Yorkville Monday and will
hav*? charge of J. M. Heath & Co.'s
millinery department.
Misses Nannie and Mary Eunice
Grist of Winthrop college, spent Sunday
and Monday with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Sam M. Grist.
Dr. J. H. Saye received a message
from Rodman, Chester county, yesterday
announcing the critical Illness
of his aged mother. He left for Rodman
without unnecessary delay.
NOTE AND COMMENT.
Sunday after next is Easter.
Pine leaves formerly so plentiful for
mulching are to be had in the vlcln
ity of Yorkville nowadays, only with
great difficulty.
While there is an unusual number
of candidates for the various county
offices, only a very few names have
been mentioned in connection with the
legislature.
There are still a few bales of cotton
In the hands of producers in York
county; but not a great many. Most
people who had not sold before, were
tempted to let go at the fifteen cent
mark or very little above.
There was quite a large number of
people in Yorkville last Saturday; but
the day was unusually quiet from the
standpoint of order. The dispensary
was closed, and the drinking element
found it quite difficult to get whisky.
There are six murder cases to be
tried at the next term of the court of
general sessions for York county; but
those familiar in a general way with
most of the facts in the different cases
do not think that there Is much probability
of getting a hanging out of the
bunch.
During several years past, the Anderson
Intelligencer has been urging
the young men among Its readers to
buy homes. The advice was good
whon the Tntf>ll lifpnepv gave it first
and it is good yet. It is good not
only in Anderson; but in York, Union,
Cherokee, Chester, Lancaster and
elsewhere.
Dispensary Constable Rose has been
operating among the illicit whisky
sellers in western York during the past
few days. He secured the conviction
of two of them before Magistrate R.
L. A. Smith last week. Sylvanus Ray,
while, paid a fine of $10 for retailing
and Will Lowry, a negro, paid $25 for
transporting. i
In the selection of Mr. L. R. Williams
as their choice for probate judge, the
voters of York county have shown i
commendable discrimination. Without
prejudice to the other candidates, who
had a perfect right to offer, we desire
to say that Mr. Williams had the highest
claim on the office. The claim to >
which we refer is his longer service I
as an upright faithful citizen. That he ]
is fully competent to fill the office <
there is no question, and we feel quite i
3ure that the voters will not have oc- i
casion to regret their action. <
As to whether it is true or not. we 1
cannot say certainly; but that story 1
from Clemson published In another i
column, is hardly to be regarded as t
other than a joke. That the Clemson t
joys have a sincere veneration for the
>ld Confederate flag, we have no doubt. /
5V'e would not like to think otherwise;
out we are equally certain that they j
would not seriously substitute it for the 2
Stars and Stripes, and believe in the g
jlleged escapade, if it really occurred,
:here was very probably a boyish de- x
dre to guy the Yankee commander, f
ind if that officer has been trying to f
teach them that their fathers were ?
wrong, the boys seem to have given <
him a pretty good lesson.
1
DEATH OF JAMES SCOGGINS. ,
Mr. James Scoggins died at his (
home near Hickory Grove last Satur- t
iay night, after several months of in- s
different health, and was buried at <
Smyrna on Sunday afternoon at 2.30 i
o'clock. I
Mr. Scoggins was one of the oldest,
best known and most highly esteemed <
citizens of the neighborhood in which (
he spent his life. He was born within ,
a short distance of the present town of ,
tee met In Yorkville yesterday ror tne
purpose of canvassing the returns and
declaring the result. The following
committeemen were present: W.
Thompson Jackson, E. M. Bankhead,
W. B. Smith, T. W. Boyd, T. A. Barron,
C. P. Blankenship, W. A. Youngblood,
P. M. Burris, Brevard Fewell,
R. M. Wallace, J. H. Saye, R. W.
Whitesides, R. C. Jackson, J. S. Brlce.
The result of a careful canvass was
tabulated as follows:
i j II
s
i c ^ ?
; Z o C
c . =
1-1 & ?
PRECINCTS. _ ?
5 * . _
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I- fc. o
|l a h j j j b
Bethel 0 0 451 45
Bethany 1 7 21 20
Elairsvllle 15 1 24, 40
Bullock's Creek 16 3 l| 20
Clover 11 12 8311 10P
Coates's Tavern 3 12 611 21
Ebenezer 1 1 14 16
Fort Mill 30 24 39 93
Forest Hill 0 1 17 IS
Hickory Grove 5 33 50 88
McConnellsville 16 7 9 32
NewDort II 2 0 29 31
Ogden 7 12 4 23
Piedmont 0 1 11 12
Rook Hill 7 68 192 267
Sharon 20 1 23 44
Smyrna 5 3 34 42
Tirzah 1 2 33 36
Yorkvllle 79 69 239 387
Total 1|219|257|874||1350 ;
Upon the foregoing showing. Mr. Williams
was duly declared the nominee 1
of the Democratic party for the office
of probate judge, and he will be so regarded
on the occasion of the special i
election that nas been ordered by th; 1
governor to be held on April 9 next.
In order to avoid the necessity of
having to reassemble within a few 1
weeks for the purpose of calling the ]
county convention that is to be held ,
in May with a view to reorganizing
the party, the committee passed a res- '
olution authorizing the chairman to !
call the said convention at the proper (
time, and there being no further business
the committee adjourned sine *
die. <
Incendiary Fire.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: About J
1 o'clock Wednesday morning the barn ,
3f Mr. R. L. Sturgis, at the old J. A.
Sturgis place, five miles east of Rock (
Hill, was destroyed by fire, together I
with one of his mules, a cow, ton of
icid, ton of kainit, ton of cotton seed ^
meal, a lot of fodder, 50 bushels of
i-orn, an assortment of gears, wagon
DOdy and other things. Mr. Sturgis ]i
'eels sure the torch was applied by an
ncendiary and has some suspicion as
.0 who the guilty party is. No insurince.
Hickory Grove on August 21, 1821, ana ,
was raised a farmer, which vocation (
he followed until he became too old ,
for further activity.
Mr. Scogglns went to the war in De- j
cember, 1SG3, and served until the sur- ,
render, when he returned and resumed
his Interrupted farm work. He took 1
an active part in the political revolution
of 1876, and in 1879 was elected a 1
member of the board of county com- '
missloners, in which capacity he gave '
good service.
Mr. Scoggins was twice married, the \
first time to Mrs. Martha Adeline
White of King's Creek, and the second '
time to Miss Sarah Salina Smith of 1
Kichburg, S. C. His first wife died on '
May 11, 1878, and the second marriage
took place on May 10, 1881. The sec- |
ond wife survives him.
Mr. Scogglns's surviving children^
all by his first wife are as follows;
Mrs. E. A. Crawford of Yorkville; Mrs.
W. S. Wilkerson of Hickory Grove;
Mr. J. J. Scoggins of Smyrna, Mr. W. 1
E. Scoggins of Wyatt, Texas; Mrs. R. 1
T. Castles of Smyrna; Miss Ida Scoggins
and Messrs. B. F. and R. L? Scog- 1
gins of Hickory Grove.
The funeral which was conducted by
Rev. J. L. Oates, assisted by Rev. P. 1
B. Ingraham, was attended by a large 1
number of neighbors and friends from
the surrounding country.
MR. WILLIAMS WINS.
Mr. L. R. Williams of Yorkville, is
to be probate judge for York county
to succeed the late lamented Col. W.
H. McCorkle.
The Democratic voters of the county
so decided In a primary election held
last Saturday, and their decision will
be ratified and confirmed in a special
election to be held by order of the
governor on Saturday, April 9.
The primary campaign, which had
been on for several weeks, was conducted
very quietly. Each of the three
who offered, Messrs. Brooks Inman,
Frank P. McCain and L. R. Williams,
managed to cover a good portion of the
county in their respective canvasses;
but all did their work with such manly
openness as to avoid stirring up unnecessary
excitement. So far as The
Enquirer has information, no spiteful
campaign canards were put in circulation.
The election last Saturday was an
unusually quiet one throughout the
county. There was no disturbance at
any of the precincts, and as little liquor
drinking, probably as has ever
been known on any similar occasion.
Everything goes to show that the disorderly
element took but little interest
and the vote was representative of
York county's best judgment.
The Democratic Executive commit
LOCAL LACONICS.
Annual Inspection.
The annual Inspection of the Jas>er
Light infantry is to take place on
darch 31.
iverybody at Work.
The farmers generally have been
veil down to hard work during the
>ast few weeks, and but few of them
iave been to town except on lmportint
business.
Superintendent of the County Home.
Mr. W. Brown Gauldin is now superintendent
of the county home. He
,vas elected by the board of county
;oinmissioners at the first meeting held
Lfter the death of his father, the late
superintendent; but as the result of
pverslght, The Enquirer has not previously
made mention of the fact.
Killed by Anger.
Coroner Louthian was called to
Aharon last Prldav to hold an inauest
>ver the body of Mrs. John Weaver, a
ivhite woman who died near there the
light before. The testimony showed
:bat a little family quarrel developed
Tom some cause, and while it was on
the woman became very angry. She
presently dropped over dead. Dr. J.
R. Saye testified that her death was
eery probably due to heart disease.
Conrad-Strait.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: Miss
Cora Conrad, daughter of Mrs. M. J.
Conrad of Lowryvllle, was married to
EJamT G. Strait, son of Thomas J.
Strait, of Smith's Turnout at the former's
home Wednesday afternoon by
Rev. W. H. Ariai. Mr. Strait and his
bride left that evening for a few weeks'
3tay with Mrs. Strait's sister, Mrs.
James Young at Rockton, S. C. They
will make their home at Smith's Turnout,
Mr. Strait being a merchant at
that place.
Supposed to be Incendiary.
There was an early morning fire on
Mr. R. Kirk Lowry's place, a few miles
south of Yorkvllle, Sunday. A corn
crib that was being used by Will
Grier, colored, was burned. Grier reports
that when he waked at about 5
o'clock he found the roof of the crlb^
falling In. He reported his loss at
about 150 bushels of corn, seventy or
eighty bushels of cotton seed and 700
or 800 bundles of fodder. He believes
the fire must have been of incendiary
origin, but does not say whether or not
he suspects anybody. Sheriff Logan
went to the scene of the fire at the
negro's request Sunday morning and
took his dogs; but could not get information
sufficient to warrant a sat
tsractory conclusion.
Miller-Hobbs.
San Antonio, Texas, Daily Express,
Tuesday, March 15: Miss Nellie
Hobbs, formerly of Yorkvllle, S. C.,
and George Miller of Markham, Ontario,
Canada, were/on the 13th day of
March united In the holy bonds of
matrimony at the residence of Joseph
F. Green In Gregory, Tex. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. South,
the resident Baptist minister. No Invitations
were issued and only Miss
Hobbs' brother, sister, and a few
friends on the ranch were present.
The groom presented the bride with
a handsome diamond. ring.?and.m^ny
other valuable presents were received.
Miss Hobbs was a graduate of the
Massachusetts General Hospital of
Boston, Mass., and came to Texas
three years to take charge of the San
Antonio infirmary as head nurse, a
position she filled with much credit to
herself: and at about the same time
Mr. Miller came to Texas to take
charge of Joseph F. Green & Co.'s registered
herd of cattle, a position he
now holds. Mr. and Mrs. Miller will
occupy one of the headquarter ranch
houses of the Coleman-Fulton Pasture
Company near Gregory. Mr. Miller
attended the Fort Worth convention
last week and in conversation with an
Express representative admitted when
closely pressed that he was nursing
a secret, but said, "After Sunday you
may say to inquiring friends that Mrs.
Miller and myself will be glad to have
them visit us in our new home."
ROCK HILL HAPPEN INUS.
The Primary for Judge of Probate?
Rebuilding the Waste Mill?Lecture
at Winthrop.
Correspondence of the YorkTille Enquirer.
Rock T-Itur? March 21.?The election
to fill the vacancy in the office of
probate judge, passed oft very quietly.
Messrs. McCain and Williams had evidently
perfected something approaching
an "organl7ation," for their interests
were closely looked after by their repectlve
friends. Mr. Williams's old
army comrades rallied manfully to the
support of the old veteran and their
effective work placed him at the head
of the polls with a handsome majority.
The general sentiment prevalent
here is that Mr. Williams will make
an admirable officer, as many of the
qualities that endeared his predecessor
to the public generally, will be as conspicuous
in his successor. The best
of feeling prevailed and the whole
election passed off very quietly and
harmoniously.
Mr. R. T. Fewell will soon begin rebuilding
the waste mill that was recently
burned down. It had been his
intention to remodel his mill and
change the class of goods manufactured.
He has decided, however, to
keep to the class originally turned out.
Machinery has been ordered and the
work of rebuilding will soon begin.
The lecture of Mr. Jenkins Lloyd
Jones at Winthrop college last Tuesday
night was a splendid effort. His
subject "Home" was a timely subject
and he handled it in a masterly manner.
Mr. Jones is an eloquent speaker.
a clear thinker, a brilliant raconteur,
and he invested his subject with
in interest that was sustained to the
eery end. His advice on a variety of
themes connected inseparably with
the "Home" was timely and full of
common sense.
Miss Mildred Wilklns gave a missionary
talk this afternoon at the
Presbyterian church to the ladies of
Rock Kill. She is a recent visitor to
he Holy Land and is a Bible teacher
if some note.
The members of the Conference for
Education in the South, which meets
his year in Birmingham, Ala-, next
nonth, will en route pay Wlnthrop
ollege a brief visit.
As has been previously announced
dr. A. Carnegie has intimated his desire
to give a library building costing
120.000 to Winthrop college. The
'conditions" governing the gift lave
>een practically met and the building
s t us nn assured fact, and will be a
tandsome addition to the noble piles
tow adorning the campus.
Ihe jjorlicillc djottoii $Rarhft.
Corrected Semi-Weekly by Messrs.
Letts Bros.
Yorkville, March 22, 12 m.?The
ocal market stands as folio .vs:
Middling 12J
Strict Middling 121
Good Middling 121
Strict Good Middling 121
Latta Bros.