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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January 1895.


Either THE TwICE-A-wEEK ENQUIRER
or The WEEKLY ENQUIRER, will be
furnished from this date until January l,
1896, for 20 cents.
For Violating the Dispensary Law.
Sam Simril and Lula Simril, both color
ed, were committed to Jail by Trial Justice
McElhany, of Fort Mill, few days ago,
for violating the dispensary law.
Addressed the Veterans.
Major James F. Hart delivered an ad-
dress before the survivors Of the Fourth
South Carolina cavalry, in the court house
at Chester, last Monday. There was only
a small crowd present; but they were
well pleased with the address. 4 camp
of L. c. VS.. is to be organized in Chester
at an early day.
Moved to Chester.
Mrs. J. Leonidas Moore, who has been
conducting a boarding house in the Ad-
ickes residence for sometime past, has
moved, with her family, last "Wednesday,
to Chester, where she will continue III the
boarding house business. The house va
Gated by her is now occupied by Mr.. Pei
ham Morrow and family.
Got Five Gallons.
State Constable Newbold took trip up
the Kings Mountain road on Wednesday
and succeeded in capturing five gallons OF
corn whisky from three Negroes, as fol-
lows: Jud Mcclure, two gallons; Walter
Raney, one gallon Nick Cornelius, two
gallons. He arrested Nick Cornelius and
committed him to Jail. Later he secured
afiidavits showing that all the Negroes
were carrying the liquor for other parties,
and he has sworn out warrants accord
ingly.
Adjourned Sine Die.
When Judge Townsend went home not
long ago, he left the court of common
pleas in session. This was to insure the
legality of certain papers he carried OIL
with him, and which had to be signed lin
open court" The papers have all been
duly disposed of, and December 2, Clerk
Wylie had the court adjourned sine die.
Now Clerk Wylie wants little recess.
He is going to Atlanta, and requests us to
say that he will be absent from his office
until December II. In the meantime, all
business that does not require his person.
al attention will be looked after by MIR.
WitherS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06
Friday, December 6, 1895.

splendid health just now. do not know
of a case of fever, or really serious illness,
in the whole country.
Business men here report splendid
trade. The citizens of the country have
the cash to buy nearly everything they
want, and they are doing good deal to-
ward settling up old debts.
Mr.. J. r. Barron, formerly of Clover,
but now of Rock Hill, was in town Tues
day. He reports that work on his big mill
is progressin nicely, and that business is
booming. By the way. we are sorry to
lose Mr. Barron. He is what is known as
"hustler." He was always ready to put
his money into any kind Of public un-
dertaking and help to push it along.
That is the kind of men who make pros
perity.
Mr.. D. NJ. Campbell has rented his
plantation near here, and decided TO move
to his MILLER place." about three miles
southwest of Yorkville.
Mrs. G. l.. Wallace, of Tirzah, is visit
iting here, the guest OF her brother,
Captain S. l.. Campbell.
Miss Matte Jackson, of Fodder, is Wis.,
iting the family of Mr.. John Knox.
Miss Sue Walsh, Of Hagerstown, Nd,
is visiting Mrs. p. l.. Jackson.
Our town has been thronged with
North Carolina wagoners during the
past week. Most OF them are on horse
swapping expeditions and some went to
Yorkville to be on hand Oh salesday.
Your correspondent was i'll 1orkvllle
on Monday. The most striking incident
that came under his observation was the
fact that SO many people are buying
mules. Some may be disposed to lcok
upon this as good sign. 1t is likely,
however, that it is another indication that
the earth is going to be planted i'll cotton
next year, and the price will be some
thing like cents. ]. W. Z.
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ABOUT PEOPLE

Mr. II. Haskell Dobson was in Column
ba last week.
Solicitor ]. X. Henry was in Yorkville
last Saturday.
Miss Annie Wallace is employed as
saleslady at Dobson's Racket.
Miss Florence Cody visited friends IN
Chester county last week.
Mr.. Paul r. Bratton, OF Charleston
was in Yorkville this week.
Mrs. b. n. Moore and son, Paul Neely
spent Sunday in Chester.
Rev. J. p. Knox, of Hickory Grove
was in Yorkville last Monday.
Miss Pink Carroll, of Sharon, is visit
ing the family of Mrs. Sarah Carroll.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Brown Wylie lef>
Wednesday afternoon for Atlanta.
Miss Ferne Carroll, of Bullock's Creek
visited friends in Yorkville yesterday.
Mr.. Ed Land and family, left for Lott
Texas, on Tuesday night last.
Mr.. Jos. B. f. Riddle, of Begonia, \
c., spent yesterday in Yorkville.
Mr.. Junius w. Thomson, Of Blacks
burg is in Yorkville.
Mr.. Leroy Morrow, Of Gastonia, spen
last Sunday and Monday in Yorkville.
Mr.. T. Baxter McClain, returned yes
terday from business tripto Blacksburg
Mr.. Todd Lowry is employed as sales
man in Mr.. w. F. Marshalrs clothing
store. =,
Miss Maud Gardner returned to th'
Normal college at Rock Hill OH Monday
last.
Mr.. Geo. L. Riddle, of Zeno, is visiting
is visiting the Atlanta exposition thi
week.
w. B. McCaw, Esq, spent several day
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stitutions
MERE MENTION.

Chicago has undertaken to raise $780,
600 for the entertainment of the Repub-
lican National convention. st. Louis is
a bidder for both conventions, and before
it is decided where either of them will 60,
the competition is likely to become pretty
lively. Secretary Smith addressed the
Georgia legislature last Tuesday in favor
of gold standard. 1t is now practically
settled that Smith and Crisp will both be
candidates for the Senate that is if Smith
does not back out. '.'''Two men were
frozen to death in st. Louis Tuesday night.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06

South Carolina never replied to the
inquiry of The Times-Herald but we
do not see any need of inferring that
either of these two men is an unbelie'
YER. 1t will be noticed that much the
larger proportion of the State govern
ors belong to othordox Protestant
denominations. 1t will surprise some
people that as many as 10 of them are
in the Presbyterian communion. The
Presbyteriaus have always been prom
inent and powerful in politics, have
always been able to get their full share
of the public Offices, and have, in more
than one case, got the presidency
We have had both Democratic and
Republican Presbyterians in the
White House. Several Of our presi
dents have been Episcopalians, includ'
ing the first of them. The Presbyter.
ians are shrewd kind of people, most
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CELEBRATION AT EBENEZER.

The celebration of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the installation of Peter Garrison,
as ruling elder of Ebenezer church,
came off last Sunday as per the recent
announcement of Rev. DR.. Thornwell,
the pastor, and the occasion was notable
one, even in the career of historic old
Ebenezer.
The celebration was somewhat in the
nature of great reunion. Allison Creek
and Rock Hill are both offshoots of Eben-
ezer. White Memorial chapel is an off
shoot of Rock Hill, and Fort Mill has
long been regarded as Ebenezer's twin
sister. Representatives of all these
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06

President Cleveland's message is an
able one, and, in most respects, worthy of
the president of the United States; but we
are sorry to see him advocating further
contraction of the currency. THE EN-
oUIRER has studied the matter for long
time and as literally as it could; but it is
unable to see how such plan as that
advocated by the president can result in
anything else than distress to large
majority of the people. The smaller the
volume of the currency, the greater the
purchasing power of a dollar; the greater
the purchasing power of dollar, the
fewer dollars the laborer receives for his
services and the fewer dollars the laborer
receives for bis services, the greater the
values he will have to render in the dis
charge of his debts. The question is a
plain matter Of arithmetic, and the an
swer is as simple as the result of two and
two.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06
CLOVER CULLINGS.
Saving Their rMeat--ExpOsition Crowds-Per-
sonal Notes-What the Large Mule Sale

Means.
Correspondence of the Yorkvile Enquirer.
CLOVER, December 5.-The farmers in
this section are taking advantage of the
cool, bracing weather to fill their smoke
houses with fresh homeraised meat, OF
which they have an abundance.
Early sown wheat is showing up nicely,
and many of our level headed farmers are
still sowing. They do not intend to put
all their eggs in one basket or risk every
thing on cotton.
There have been large number ofpeo-
pie to go from here to the Atlanta eXposi-
ton. Just how many lam unable to state
with precision; but I am told of one in
stance where as many as 25 or 30 tickets
were sold in one day. Nearly everybody
has been going by way of the Seaboard
Air Line, and all seem to be delighted
with Atlanta and the big show.
Clover and community is enjoying
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BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Accident to Miss Palmer-Death of Mrs
Gaston-Dance at the Inn.

Accident to Miss Palmer-Death of Mrs.
Gaston-Dance at the Inn.
Cores pondence of the Iorkville Enquirer.
BLACKsBURG, December 5.-While rid
ing horseback into the country on Thurs
day of last week, Miss Myrtle Palmer
sustained a severe and painful injury.
Her horse became unmanageable and
started to run; the girth of the saddle
broke, and she fell violently to the ground.
H er thigh bone was fractured near her
body, and she suffered intense pain before
relief could be obtained for her. She is
now resting comfortably and doing well.
Mrs. Louisa CASTOR died at her residence
in this place on Monday night last at II. 40
O'Clock, in the 73rd year Of her age. She
was born in Rutherford county, n. e.,
on the 23rd Of July, 1928. Her maiden
name was Watkins, and she was twice
married. Her first husband was Mr..
Thomson Robs, Tennesseean; her sec
ond, Mr.. David CASTOR, wealthy and
prominent citizen of this section, who
died at this place about two years ago.
Mrs. CASTOR was for many years con-
sistent member of the Baptist church.
Although a great and almost constant
sufferer from rheumatism during the lat
ter years of her life, she was always cheer
full and pleasant, and bore her atfiiction
with becoming Christian foltitude; and
when the call came from her Master, she
entered, without a struggle, into that rest
which remaineth for the people of God.
Her remains were inferred in the old
Buffalo graveyard yesterday by the side
of those of Mr.. CASTOR.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Nutting gave
dance to the young people of the town at
Cherokee Inn last night which was quite
an elegant and enjoyable affair. w. A.
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Ths 41urkrille Gnquirer,
YORKVILLE, S. G.:
FRIDAY. DECEMBER 6, 1895.

Judge Simonton has rendered still an
other important decision in the Columbia
Club case. In the first decision his hon.
or upholds the right of club member to
order intoxicating liquors from without
the State and retain possession Of them in
the club rooms until used. The second
decision involves still another point.
Among the seizures at the Columbia club
sometime ago, was keg Of liquor belong
ing to Mr.W. E. Gonzales. 1t seems that
the liquor had been ordered from another
State by Mr.. \. f. Gonzales, and given to
Mr.. w. E. Gonzales as present. Judge
Simonton holds that this keg was liable
TO seizure. While the law allows an indi-
vidual to bring liquor into the State for
personal use, when the party gives it away,
the personal use is at an end and the Ii
quor is no longer entitled to protection.
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The maximum temperature was 7s d

The maximum temperature was 7s de-
grees on the 9th. The minimum tenn
perature was "a degrees on the 2lst. Mean
for the month was SO degrees. Twelve
days were clear, IL were cloudy, and six
were partly cloudy. Light frosts occur
red on the 3rd, 4th, 18th, l4th, 18th, and
18th, and killing frosts on the Dist 22nd,
9th, 2sth, 29th. The only storm of any
consequence was Oh the 9Th.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06

Clerk of the United States District Court.
Judge Brawley has appointed Major
C. J. c. Hutson, of Hampton, to be
clerk of the United States district
court for South Carolina, vice Colonel
E. B. Seabrook, deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-12-06
WEATHER FOR NOVEMBER.

Mr.. j. r. Schorb, voluntary observer
for the United States weather bureau, has
made up his report for the month of No
yember. It is as follows:
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teuCeu W ~ year imprisonment. 1Ht
The United States government de-
manded of the French government a
copy Of the charges against Waller,
and record of the proceedings of the
trial before the military court that
convicted him. The French govern
ment furnished all the records except
the evidence in the case, and the Unit
ed States minister to France is still
trying to get the evidence. What the
president has to say, does not seem TO
indicate that Waller need expect much
relief from this country.
- New York Sun: 1t was a very
religious speech that was delivered
the other day by Ex-Governor Dingley,
ofMaine, at Syracuse, before the Trien-
nial Council of the Congregational
church, of which he was the moderator.
His words made deep impression
upon the Council. An inquiry into the
religion of the governors of all the
States has been made by the Chicago
Times-Herald. In answering the let
ters sent by our contemporary, all but
two of the A governors freely avowed
their faith. There are among them
more adherents of the Presbyterian
church than of any other church II
are Presbyterians, five Episcopalians
five Congregationalists, four Meth
odists and Unitarians, while the re
mainder, with few exceptions, are
attendants upon religious services
though not church members. The
governor of Texas "declined to define
his sentiments" and the governor o
The record-union., 1895-12-27
WHOLE NO. 16,91O.

could not lay at the door of an Aneri-
can President
The discussion was ended fer the
opponents of the bill by Turner Q9eln)
of Georgia. The administration of Pres
ident Harrison, he said, came into
power with a surplus in the treasury
over the gold reserve of $243, 100000.
1t turned over to the present admins
tion, four years later, a surplus of $62,-
100000, of which $54 100000 belonged
to the fund deposited in the treasury
for the redemption of greenbacks. The
Secretary of the Treasury had hoped
as had been stated, to issue bonds to
protect the gold reserve and to meet
deficiencies in revenue. 1t was under
these embarrassing conditions the DEM
ocrats returned to power in 1898. That
party said the remedy for the situation
was not to raise taxes but to lower
them, and it went forward courageous
ly and passed law putting the princi-
pie into operation. Under tnar bill
wages went up from New England to
California, and expectations from the
United States had increased. There lay
behind the bill, he said a motive which
was not apparent on its face. Il spoke
with sort of popgun report upon one
or two articles in the tariff bill. The
Republicans should, Turner said send
an apology to w. NJ. Springer amid the
Indians, where he is now located.
Oaughter.) "A resolution of thanks
he said, ''was also due to the Demo-
cratic party for furnishing the plank
upon which the bill was framed-a
tariff for revenue only"
The bill was read a third time, and
on the question of its passage the yeas
and nays were called, resulting: Yeas,
2G5; nays, 81.
The vote was on strictly party lines,
the Populists voting with the Demo-
Gratis against the bill. Newlands tSil-
ver) of Nevada voted aye.
Cannon (Rep) of Utah offered a joint
resolution, which was passed, calling
upon the Governor and Secretary of
State of Utah, upon the issuance of the
Executive proclamation announcing its
admission to the Union, to turn over
all the public property in their pos
session, including that of the Utah
Commission.
Under cover of debating the rasolu-
ton, Bailey Dem) of Texas had read
what he described as a substitute for
the bill to be presented, reported by the
Committee on Ways and Means. 1t
directed the Secretary of the Treasury
to coin all silver bullion now in the
treasury purchased under the Sherman
Act of 1890 into standard dollars, and
with them to redeem the notes issued
under that law
AT $40 o'clock the House, on motion
OF Dingley (Rep) of Maine, adjourned
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GOLD RESERVE.
Resolutions Passed by the New York
Produce Exchange.

Resolutions Passed by the New York
Produce Exchange.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.-The members
of the New York Produce Exchange at
a meeting at noon to-day unanimously
passed the following resolution:
Whereas, The members Of the New
York Produce Exchange view with con-
Germ the depletion of the gold reserve of
the United States Treasury in distrust
of the Governments ability and deter
mination to meet its obligations, tend
ing to gravely injure all business inter
ests and .disastrously affect values;
therefore,
Resolved, That we strongly urge upon
Congress the necessity of taking, in ac-
cordance with the recommendations
contained in the recent message of
President Cleveland, such immediate
action at this time as will meet the ex-
igencies of the case and restore public
confidence in the financial ability and
integrity of our Government, and we
appeal to the patriotism of our repre-
sentatives to see that the action taken
is free from any political bias or party
prejudices which might endanger it's
success; and the President of the ex-
change is directed to transmit a copy of
these resolutions to the President of the
United States Senate and to the
Speaker of the House, and to each
member of the New York delegation in
Congress-
The record-union., 1895-12-27
RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION.
Small Amount of Mileage Built the
Past Year.

Past Year.
CHICAGO, Dec. 26-To-morrow's is
sue of the Railway Age" will contain
the following in regard to the railway
construction during the past year:
Railway building in the United States
reached this year a lower point than in
any of the last twenty years; indeed,
in only two years since 1865, thirty
years ago, has so small mileage been
built. Records for 1895 now show only
1882 miles of track laid-a tremendous
decline from the great year of 1887,
down. In the eight years since that time
the decrease in construction has been
great and continuous, and this year the
total built was only about 100 miles
more than in the year 1855, forty years
ago.
Fifteen States made no increase in
railroad mileage at all last year only one
New England te-Maine-laying any
track, and that only eighty-six miles.
The Railway Age" thinks the bot
tom has now been reached, and predicts
great activity during the coming year.
The railways of the United States on
December 31st will aggregate little
oyer 1S1 900 miles.
The claim is now made by those east
bound lines which have been most ac-
tive in cutting freight rates to the East
that they were obliged to do so on ac-
count of the contracts which were on
hand when the Presidents agreement
was made and which could not be null
lifted. These contracts, they claim, will
end at the beginning of new year, and
the agreement will then be rigidly
maintained.
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lieu of the higher rate and longer time
bonds, in expectation that at an early
date he will be required to sell addi-
tional bonds to procure coin for this
end.
The question involved is not whether
or not bonds shall be sold for
this purpose The Secretary announces
his intention to avail himself of the
authority given by the Resumption Act,
and sell the high rate and long term
bonds, and the only question is whether
il is not clearly for the public interest
that he should have authority to sell
a lower rate and shorter term bond.
Your committee think 1t is clearly in
the public interest that he should have
this authority. In granting this au
thority, however, we have included in
the bill a provision that the proceeds of
bonds sold under the Act of 1875 and
under the bill which is proposed shall be
used exclusively for redemption pur-
poses, our object being to secure such a
separation of the redemption fund from
the ordinary cash in the treasury as
will maintain and protect the reserve.
We also provide that such bonds shall
be offered for sale in such a manner as
to invite investment among the masses
OF the people.
The section of the Act reported au-
thorizes the issue of certificates of in
debtedness of small denominations,
payable in three years, and bearing 3
Per cent interest, not to exceed 500,
100000 in the aggregate, to meet tenn
porary deficiencies in the treasury, and
to be used for no other purpose In our
judgment the Secretary of the Treasury
should always have such authority as
this to meet temporary deficiencies that
are liable to arise. Unless this author
ity is given, the Secretary will indi-
rectly use the proceeds of bonds sold
under the Resumption Act for redemp-
ton purposes to meet the deficiency in
the revenue as he has been doing the
past two years and a half
Your committee therefore recommend
the passag of the accompanying bill.
ITO maintain and protect the coin re-
demption fund and to authorize the is
sue of certificates Of Indebtedness to
meet temporary deficiency of revenue"
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LIQUOR TRAFFIC.
Governor Morrill, of Kansas Thinks 1t
Should be Under State Control.

INdIISttS
Should be Under State Control.
TOPEKA Kas), Dec. 26-While
Governor Morrill, is very much of Re-
publican in many ways, he is quite
Populist when it comes to the solution
of the temperance question. He favors
State control of the liquor traffic.
The Governor declares that he is the
enemy of the open saloon, and does not
want to be understood as opposing the
work of the temperance society. He
simply believed that State control of
the LIQUOR traffic would bring better re-
suits for the temperance cause than
prohibition. ''If L have occasion to make
another temperance speech the Gov
ern1r added, Il will talk for State con-
tro1
The record-union., 1895-12-27
AT NEW ORLEANS
Nearly Ended In a Riot.

ELYRIA (O), Dec. ga riot was
nearly caused in Grafton yesterday by
the priest of the church there denounc-
ing a young woman as being bad
woman" She went to him, accompa-
MED by her sister. 1t is charged that
Father Clair struck her a heavy blow.
a crowd soon gathered. and there was
much excitement The trouble was
caused, it is said. by the lady keeping
company with Protestant. No ar
rests have been made.
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Fire in an Illinois Town.

McLEANSBORO Qll), Dec. 26.-A
fire, which caused loss of $780, 900, oc-
Cured here this morning at o'clock.
The general stores of Asher and Led
better, j. E. Robinson and T. G. Ber-
ridge & Co. and the residence of J.
Baberger We're burned to the ground.
The insurance on stocks and buildings
is about S33, 600.
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PASSED IN THE HOUSE.
The New Tariff Bill Receives a Large
Majority on Final Vote.
Republicans Stand SOlidly for the Re
port of the Committee.

The Result of the Vote, Two Hundred
the Latter Being Democrats and
Populists-Long Debate Over the
Question by Members of Both Sides
of the House.