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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22
SAD DEATH.

Miss Mamie J. Moore, second daugh-
ter of Mr.. J. Leonidas Moore, died at
the home of her father and stepmother,
in Yorkville, last Monday afternoon,
at 6 o'clock, aged about 26 years.
Miss Moore was native of Bethesda
township, in this county, and was a
young lady of many social accomplish
ments and unusually brilliant intellect.
She won a Winthrop scholarship, at
competitive examination in Yorkville
several years ago, and went to the col
lege in Columbia, graduated with first
honor, accepted position as teacher,
and did splendid work until the open
ing of the present spring, when he"
health gave way completely, and she
had to come home and take her bed.
Her death was due to lung trouble.
The funeral services took place at
Bethesda church, of which Miss Moore
was a member, at 8 o'clock yesterday
afternoon, and were conducted by
Rev. J. K. Hall, assisted by Rev. W.
G. Neville. The body was inferred in
Bethesda cemetary.
Had Miss Moore lived, on account of
her splendid services at Columbia,
there is every reason to believe that
she would have been elected to posi-
ton in the faculty of the Winthrop
Normal and Industrial college.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22

1t is semi-otficially announced that
in his Memphis speech tomorrow,
Secretary Carlisle intends to declare
the willingness of the administration
to abolish the 10 per cent. tax on the
issues of State banks. There is no
doubt of the fact that the abolition of
this tax would be a good thing. 1t
would accomplish about the same
thing that is expected from the free
coinage of silver; but, under the cir
cumstauces, we do not think that Mr..
Carlisle will be able to again make it
an issue. Mr.. Cleveland was elected
to the presidency on a platform that
pledged him to the abolition of the
10 per cent tax, and had he desired to
fulfill his pledge, there is no doubt Of
the fact that he could have done it
without difficulty. But he did not
want to fulfill the pledge then, and
there is little reason to believe that he
wants to fulfill it now. Neither is there
much reason to believe that he prefers
the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax to the
free coinage of silver. The point is
this: A majority Of the people now
appear to be practically united on
the silver question, and if they can be
divided on the repeal of the 10 per
cent. tax, the probability is that the
situation will remain just as it is.
That is what Mr.. Clevland is driving
at. He is going on the principle that
the hair of the dog is good for the bite.
Satisfied with the present situation
and desiring no change, whatever he
seeks to break the force Of public
clamor by introducing to the majority
an aggravated quarrel as to the best
remedy. The people have a consider
able advantage just now, and they
will do we'll to stick to silver.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Lieutenant Haney, of the U. 5. army,
is at the Three C's hotel.
Rev. w. J. Langston returned home
from the Southern Baptist convention
at Washington, on last Friday.
Major J. w. Wilkes, of Chester, was
in Yorkville several days last week,
the guest of Rev. w. ]. Langston. =.
Miss Kittie Harshaw, of Guthries-
vile, is in Yorkville visiting friends,
the guest of Mrs. O. E. Grist.
Miss Matte Duncan, of Blacksburg,
and Miss Lou Webb, of Shelby, visited
in Yorkville this week.
Mr.. Crawford Moore, who has been
quite ill with typhoid fever for some
time past, is thought to be improving.
We learn from the Gastonia Gazette,
that Mr.. J. N. Roberts, formerly of
this county, is now intendant Of Nc
Adensville, n. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Dunlap, who
for some time past have been living in
Yorkville, have recently moved to
Charlotte.
Mrs. Edwin Erwin has returned to
Yorkville, after spending the winter
with her sister, Mrs. Gaillard, in Char
lesion.
Rev. J. C. Galloway stopped over in
Yorkville last Monday for about two
hours, while on his way to his home at
Gastonia from New Hope church. He
met q number of friends here and all
were glad to see him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22

- The attention of THE ENQUIRER
has been called to circular letter from
the H. B. Claflin company, of New
York, to a Yorkville business man.
The subject of the letter is the silver
question, and its object is to stir the
business man to whom it was addressed
up to going to. Memphis, to represent"
his section in the interest of the single
gold standard. The letter sets forth
many of the ills that have already
come out of the silver question, and
points to others that are still to come
all in the opinion of the H. B. Clatiin
company. The circumstance reminds
US of striking illustration in Coins
Financial School. In this book there
is a picture of a mans head with
wheels in it. Attached to the wheels
is a string, and having hold of the
string is hand which is indicated as
that of banker. The head is labeled
as that of an average business man,
and the lesson that the whole thing
seeks to teach is, that on financial mat
ters especially, the average business
man has his thinking done by the bank
er. The H. B. Claflin company realizes
this fact, and is making full use of the
information. In the letters they are
sending out, they seek, by certain dog
matte assertions, to work on the fears
of credulous ignorance by making it
believe that the country is going to
ruin, and the only remedy is in the
complete demonetization of silver.
And even in the face of reason, justice
and individual interest, credulous igno-
rance believes what they have to say.
Here is the real reason why H. B.
Clafin and other big financial "author-
tiles" are so deeply interested in the
subject at issue. When silver and gold
were standard money at ratio of l6
to l, there was plenty of cash, prices
were high and immense sums of money
were placed at interest. Slowly and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22
STRAWBERRIES.
'sNYapt any strawberries 2"

"Want any strawberrles!
The recent rains have been especi-
ally conducive to the multiplication of
the wild strawberry, and this delicious
fruit has matured along the creek
banks and hillsides in quantity and of
a quality the like of which is not to be
found even in the recollection of the
oldest inhabitant, and last Saturday
was market day.
Early in the morning, the strawberry
venders began to come into 1orkville
from every point ofthe compass, singly
and by twos and threes. Each vender
had a bucket or basket containing
from one to four gallons ofstrawberries,
and until late in the afternoon, York
vile housekeepers were continually
summoned 10 the door to answer the
question
"Want any strawbays ?"
The domestic berrys have been find
ing ready sale al from 10 to Is cents a
quart. The wild berry venders at
first asked 10 cents, afterward ST cents,
and some finally came down to 5.
Altogether the sales of the day ran up
into the bushels-just how many would
be difficult to estimate-but many of
the venders, being unable to dispose of
their stock at the prices asked, carried
them back home. Since Saturday, the
wild strawberry market has not been
quite so badly glutted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22

The News and Courier calls atten-
ton to the failure of the executive
committee to provide that no primary
ticket which does not contain the nam
es of an equal number of Conserva-
tives and Reformers, or as nearly so as
is possibly shall be counted. Such a
provision would have undoubtedly
gone long way toward inspiring con-
fidence and lessening the probabilities
of a split. 1t is not too late yet, howev-
er, to agree to some arrangement of this
kind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22
MURDER MOST FOUL.

A peculiarly horrible murder Is Ine
sensation of the hour in Yorkville.
Mr.. George Wilkersou spent last
Saturday night with his friend, Mr..
J. n. O'Farrell, who lives on the north
eastern outskirts of Yorkville, and
about 9 o'clock, Sunday morning, he
started home. While passing along
an occasionally used wagon way,
through narrow fringe of woods, and
just as he was about to come out into
the Lincoln road, about a mile-and-a-
quarter from the court house, he came
suddenly upon the PROSTATE body of a
man. II at first thought it was some
drunk fellow" said Mr.. Wilkerson,
"but as 1 got closer, could easily see
that the man was dead"
Mr.. Wilkerson informed Mr.. D. S.
Russell, who lives near by, Of what he
had seen, and as the two got back to
the spot, Rev. Tobias and Reese Fos-
ter, both colored, came up. Rev. To-
bias and Foster, after some considera-
BILE doubt and hesitation, recognized
the body as that of Rob Feemster, the
1S-year-old. son of John Feemster, a
respectable Negro who rents a small
farm from Mr.. Robert Latta, little
more than mile east of Yorkville.
News of the finding Of tine body
spread quickly. Trial Justice Carroll
was sent for, and soon large crowd
of people, white and colored, from
Yorkville and vicinity, was collected.
The dead man lay face upward, one
hand under the small of his back, and
and the other at his side. His face
had been battered almost out of shape,
there were deep dents in his forehead,
his skull was frightfully crushed, his
brain had oozed out on the ground,
and his head had been all but severed
from the neck. One pocket Of his
pantaloons was turned wrongside out,
and near it, lay a nickel and three
coppers. There was no evidence
of any struggle. The man had evi.
dently been taken unawares and killed
before he could have had any intima-
ton as to the intention of his assail-
ant or assailants.
A careful search of the vicinity re-
suited in the finding Of the tracks of
two men, leading through the woods
away from the body, and along the
route taken by the tracks, 80 or 40
yards from the body, was found a
blacksmith's hand-hammer and pock-
ct knife. The hand-hammer weighed
about two pounds, and was peculiar in
that the peen was set with the handle,
instead of across as is usual with such
tools, and there was a split from one
end of the handle to the other. The
pocket-knife was of the Barlow pat
tern, and the blade had been broken off,
ground to a point and half worn out,
though it was still quite sharp. Both
knife and hammer were covered with
blood, and clinging to the bloody ham.
mer, were several black, curly hairs
from the murdered mans head. There
was no reason to doubt that the ham,
mer and knife were the instruments
with which the murder and mutila-
ton were made. Besides the hammer
and knife, there was also lying near by,
several pieces of -four bread, made up
as if for biscuit and baked fiat.
Trial Justice Carroll, acting as coro-
ner empaneled a jury of inquest with
Captain J. R. Lindsay as foreman, and
Doctors Miles Walker and R. A. Brat
ton, were instructed to make a post
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22
TRIPLE TRAGEDY.

Three Negro children, aged 6, 4 and
Q years respectively, were burned to
death in q cabin on the plantation of
Mr.. S. +. McFadden, in Bethesda
township, last Wednesday, under the
usual conditions.
Bob Wagner and his wife locked
their three children up in their cabin
and went to their work-Bob to plow-
ing, and his wife to washing, at Mr.. S.
f. McFadden's house. An hour or
two later, Jeff Steele, who was plow-
ing near by, noticed smoke issuing
from the cabin; but at first paid no
especial attention to it. Later he saw
that there was no longer any doubt
that the cabin was on fire and went
to see about it.
When Steele got to the house, the
children were frenzied with fright.
The oldest was rocking the youngest
in the cradle, the other was clinging
to the oldest, and all were screaming.
The most direct information that the
reporter has been able to procure, is to
the effect that Steele, instead Of trying
to save the terror stricken children,
gave his attention to the saving Of u
pair of boots and other articles that
he evidently considered of more i'm
portance. The father of the children
arrived in time to have gotten them
out of danger with some risk to him
self; but he is said to be an idiotic
fellow, and did not make the attempt.
After the cabin had been reduced to
the ashes, newcomers searched among
the embers, and as the only remains of
the children, found heart and some
charred bones.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

The court of common pleas for York
county, adjourned sine die last Mon
day night at 1l.45 o'clock, after one Of
the longest sessions on record, includ-
ing, of course, the long recess. Among
the cases disposed of, not already re-
ported, were the following:
Ex parte, w. c. Latimer, in re G.
L. Parsons & Co. Exceptions to
homestead. Exceptions sustained. 1t
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22

lead of representative of the paper,
to clean the building. When the gov
ernor was informed of the approach
of the scrubbers, he had the building
locked up. The Commercials force
was accordingly dismissed, and the
building will be speedily cleaned up at
the expense of the State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-05-22
Che aturkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. G.
WEDNESDAY, MAY %, 1895.

"A wholesale whisky drummer in
forms a Spartanburg correspondent,
that his house intends to sue the rail-
roads for pay for all the whisky it has
lost on account of seizures by dispen-
sarv constables. If the threat is car
ried out, there will be some interesting
developments, and probably startling
results.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
LOCAL Personal.

Mr. and Mrs. w b. Sender and daughter
of Philadelphia, are visiting j. c. Puder
Rev w. c. Schaeffer. pastor of the
Lutheran church, is enjoying weeks rest
at Suwanee.
Mr. r, w. Cunningham is a passenger
on the Tallahassee, to arrive from New
York this morning.
Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Breck are passengers
on the Tallahassee, to arrive from New
York this morning.
Mr.. l. A. Asher who has been spending
the winter in savannah leaves to-day for
his home in New York.
Mr.. Johnson of No. 1873 Anderson street
is very ill., His sister, Miss Wells of Bal
timOre, is with the family.
Mrs. Phillip Rich, Jr., Of St. Matthews,
S. c., is in the city on a visit to her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. *. Platshek, No.
q Tattnall street.
Mrs p w. Meldrim and children. Mrs.
r. u. Lester and Miss Laura Lester and
Mrs. w. r. Mcintyre and child are among
the visitors to Suwanee Springs.
Capt. Benjamin a. Deal auditor of the
Florida Southern railway, of Palatka
Fla, and Mrs. Deal, are visiting their sis
ter, Mrs NJ. 7. Thomas, No. 53l2 Aber-
corn street.
The Montgomery Advertiser says:
After pleasant visit of several weeks,
Miss Birdie Kulman of Savannah has
returned to her home. Miss Kulman is
a beautiful and charming young lady,
and won hosts of fond friends while in
the city
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
FLoRIDA'S LEGISLATURE.
The Closing Day of the Week De-
voted 10 Routine work.

voted 10 hOnttnc MOFks
Tallahassee, Fla, May 1.-The last day
of the week has been one of routine work
in the Florida legislature with few fea-
lures Of interest. Among the bills intro
duced in the House were the following:
Legalzing the Incorporation of the town
of Starke.
Providing for the stay of executions.
Amending the revised statutes relative
to the illegal sale of liquors.
Repeating the statute authorizing the
governor, the controller and the treas
urer TO deposit money in the banks of the
state.
Prescribing the duties of the supreme
court.
Repeating section of the act defining
what cities shall impound cattle
Under the head of bills on third read
of the town of Seville was passed also
an act regulating the examination of wit
nesses, one abolishing the criminal court
of Putnam county, and one extending the
powers of the State Bank of Florida.
The afternoon. session was devoted to
the consideration of bills on second read
ing Mr.. Dancy's Jacksonville charter
bill being laid on the table subject to
call and 200 copies ordered printed.
In the Senate the following bills were
introduced:
To protect the wild game of Lee county.
Incorporating the DeSoto, Lee and Gulf
House bill No 50 passed on its third
reading. and the election law bill was
made the special order for Tuesday morn
ing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
MYERS SECOND TRIAL.
His Lawyer Censures the City Detec-
tive Department.

tive Department..
Atlanta, Ga, May 4.-W. T. Meyers,
leading attorney for Willie Myers, who
was convicted of the murder of Forest
Crowley but is to be given a new trial,
beginning May 20, publishes a sensational
interview to-day. In it he severely criti-
cizes the police and detectives and their
methods of handling the case. He de-
clares that the detectives know that
Brown Allen is no myth, but at least
helped to commit the murder, but they
prefer 10 saddle all the guilt on Myers,
rather than undertake the difficult task
OF capturing the real murderer Mr.
Meyers says Chief of Police Connolly has
been given reliable information,
tending to establish the identity
of Brown Allen and prove his connection
with the murder. but for some reason he
has persistently turned a deaf ear to these
clews. In addition to this criminal neg
lgence and prejudice against young My
ers, Lawyer Meyers charges that a detec-
tive offered to sell Myers father certain
information in favor of his son for $50.
The information for which the detective
wanted $50 related TO the whereabouts OF
an important witness. who has since been
found by the defense without the tip
Crowley's family has employed Hon. w
c. Glenn to assist Solicitor Hill in prose
cutting Myers on the second trial.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
PRICES OF PHOSPHATE.
The Effort to Sustain Rates in Flor
ida Proves Successful.


Ocala, Fla, May 4.-The efforts that
have been made during the past few
months by the associated phosphate COM
panies and the cooperating companies,
namely the Dunnellon Phosphate Com
pany, the French Phosphate Company.
the Hamburg Phosphate Company, w.
L. Bradley of Boston. the Netherlands
Phosphate Company, and the mines con-
trolled by Messrs. Clark q Thuller, to
maintain prices at a point at which phos-
plate could be shipped without loss TO the
shippers, have at last been successful.
The business that has been done by these
companies during the past few weeks
indicates that the steady fall of prices
tion of all miners should be drawn to
the fact that but for the efforts of the
above named companies in closing down
their mines at considerable Inconvenience
and expense to themselves the price of
high grade phOsphates would have fallen
to a level which would have led to moth
ing but disaster to the industry. 1t is a
with the recent trade that there is a
steady increase of demand for high grade
Florida phosphate. The shipment from
Fernandina alone of about 30 600 tons for
the month of April last is sufficient proof
of this. Several sales have been made
recently by the associated companies and
the cooperating companies above named
of cargoes to Germany Belgium, and
other countries, at prices which will net
at the mine. So great an industry in the
state should receive the united support
of miners in maintaining justly remunera-
tive prices.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
IN THE CITY COURT.
Den jarvis Gets Twelve Months for
His Swfndling Scheme.


The city court had big day yester-
day, the criminal business keeping things
going from 10 o'clock to o'clock in the
afternoon.
Ben Jarvis, who went to Jail for swind-
ling d. oetjens on a receipt which he pre-
tended TO have received, showing that he
had 800 in the hands of E. E. Maxim, was
sentenced to serve twelve months on the
chain-gang.
Frank Pollard, who made his escape
While serving a six months sentence in
jail for keeping a gaming house, was
given three months on the chain-gans.
Frank Simmons was given four months
Tor trespass. William Baker got twelve
months for larceny from the house
Charles Jaraso and George Malsner. two
small white boys who stole lot OF cigars
ana tobacco from Peter HAIRS place were
sentenced TO pay fines of $25 and costs.
or spend four month each in jail.
Joseph Waring, who snatched q pocket
DOCK away from Miss Dora Heller was
gwen SIX months on the chain-gang
James Williams got six months for lar
eehy from the house. Stephen Jackson
was gwen twelve months for simple lar
Sfhy, ana William jackson got a month
~ jan for petty theft. George Rivers
eot hVe months Tor larceny from the
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
TO ADD WHIST AND CHECKERS.
Increasing Interest in the Chess
Club, ana What the Players are Do

Increasing Interest in the Chess
Club, ana what the Players are Do
Ing.
The cup tourney now in progress at the
Savannah Chess club rooms is running
along smoothly, and the games of the
first session, which began on Feb. /, and
which will end June /. have nearly all been
played. There are fourteen entries The
score of the four leaders is as follows:
Hartridgc, won 1875, lost 3is; Mercer.
won 9 lost 4; Paseual, won 10, lost 5; Palm,
won g. lost 3.
A meeting of the club members has
been called for next Thursday evening
to act upon an amendment to the constf-
tuition, providing for the Introduction of
the pleasant rooms of the club, together
with the absolute quiet that is known to
reign wherever the noble game of chess is
played, Will attract the whist talent of the
city The name of the club win probably
be changed to "rThe Savannah Chess
The correspondence match with Wash
lngton-has been concluded. IL was begun
last August and was replete with inter
est ana excitement throughout its entire
course while the result was not as pleas
ing 10 savannah players as il might have
been the score is not discreditable. Wash
ington won the contest with ~ games to
Savannah Az. The Washington club en-
bodies some of the best chess talent in the
country. The games were ably contested
on both sides and some of them are models
for study and analysis.
The following is an interesting handi-
cap game between MesSrS. Hartridge
and Pascuel played April 80 1896,
at the Savannah Chess Club.
Remove Whites queens knight from
m. ---.-LL-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-05
Local Daily weather Report for the
Morning News.

Weather forecast for Georgia: Fair
cooler in northern portion; southerly
winds
Comparison of mean temperature at Sa-
vannah Ga. on May 4, 1895, with the nor
NAL for the day. Temp erature-Normal.
Il; mean, Y; excess for this date, /; ac-
cumulated deficiency since Jan. /, 1895.
Ash
Comparative Rainfall Statement: Nor
NAL, .0S; amount for May a. o. departure
from the normal, --.OS; total departure
since Jan l. 1895, = -4.31.
Maximum temperature, 81; minimum
temperature, Ga
The hight of the Savannah river at Au-
gusta at a. m. C75th meridian time) yes
terday was 1917 feet, a fan of 04 feet, dur
ing the preceding twenty-four hours.
Cotton region bulletin, Savannah, Ga,
for the twenty-four hours ending at y.
m. 18th meridian time, May 4, 1895.
Districts. Average.