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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
HENRY TIMROD.

A movement is on foot to erect memo
rial to Henry Timrod, of whom Tenny-
son said deserved to be called the poet
laureate of the south !" but whose grave
in Trinity churchyard, Columbia, is al
most unmarked and all hut forgotten.
The undertaking is in charge of w. A.
Courtenay, Samuel Lord, Julian Mitchell,
J..P. X. Bryan, G. H. Sass and ]. G..
Hemphill of Charleston, and they in
tend to proceed in way that will guar
antee substantial recognition to all who
see fit to join them in the work.
Timrod's poems are now practically out
of print. Copies cannot be had at a reas-
enable price, and it is the purpose OF the
gentlemen mentioned aboveto, while rails
ing the money for suitable memorial,
bring out a handsome edition of the book,
and give copy to each subscriber Of the
sum Of s..
It is estimated that 600 subscriptions
will be sufficient for the purpose in Wow,
and each county is requested to make not
less than 10 of them. The balance, it is
thought, can easily be secured in Colum-
bia and Charleston.
THE ENQUIRER has 10 blank certificates
to be issued TO subscribers in this county.
The conditions are that upon the payment
of IS by the 18th of November next, the
subscriber is to be given a receipt which
will be ultimately exchanged for an ele-
CANT volume of Timrod's poems, with his
portrait" The name of each subscriber
is to be printed in the book; there are to
be no extra copies published, and none
but original subscribers will be able to
procure the volume.
If there is any in this section who de-
sire to subscribe to the fund on the terms
THE ENQUIRER will take
pleasure in furnishing them certificates
and in forwarding them to Mr.. Courtenay
the chairman of the committee.
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DEATH OF MR.. j. NJ. NICHOLS.


Mr.. Joseph NJ. Nichols, whose critical
illness was mentioned in the last issue of
The ENoU1RER, died on last Saturday
morning at a quarter past l O'clock and
was buried at Bethel on Saturday after
noon.
Mr.. Nichols had been i'll only about a
week, and the exact nature of the malady
that caused his death is matter Of doubt.
1t is possible that the trouble may have
been caused by a cold bath after over
heating, or it may have been the result of
serious fall that was sustained some
months back.
1t seems that while engaged in putting
up swarm Of bees last spring, Mr. Mich
OILS fell to the ground distance of prob
ably 20 feet. He struck on the corner of
a bee hive and on some stones, and was
rendered unconscious for the space of an
hour or more. He was injured internal
ly; but notwithstanding this fact, went to
work next day as usual. Before the close
Of the day he was completely exhausted,
and had similar experiences on subse-
auent occasions. There is reason to be-
lieve that he did not fully recover from
the effects of his injuries. On the 10Th
ultimo, he and his brother, Mr.. Thos. j..
Nichols, accompanied by their families,
went up 10 Sparrow Springs, near Kings
Mountain. The two gentlemen put in a
portion of the day hunting bee trees, and
while very warm went in swimming. 1t
was shortly after this that Mr.. j. M.
Nichols began to complain of severe
pains in his stomach. On Thursday he
was some better, and insisted on going
home, where his condition grew constant
ly worse until he died.
Mr.. Nichols was son of the late Mr..
John Nichols, and was AZ years and
6 months of age. He was a farmer by
occupation, in good circumstances, a
man of splendid character, highly es-
teemed by all who knew him, and a
model citizen. He leaves widow and
two children,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

elected to position to stand over it, this
question would not be an issue in this
campaign. I leave it to you to say
whether there is an issue, and If 30, let
the responsibility rest where it belongs
with the people who have made and are
trying to give the force of law to this
survey"
Continuing, the speaker said that if this
survey should make it appear that there
were 794 Square miles in York county,
the door would be wide open for a new
county, and with $40 or s25 square miles,
a new county could be formed without
touching Lancaster. The constitution re-
quires that no old county should be left
with less than 2,OOO,OO0 of taxable prop
erty. A newspaper in Yorkville had
stated that Lancaster "now has less
than Sl,SOO,OOO worth Of property alto
gether." But this was misleading, and
Mr.. Brice produced the report of the
comptroller general to prove it. AS far
back as 1892 the taxable property of Lam
caster was s2,34O,3l7. What it was this
year nobody knew, as the auditor had not
yet made his abstract but that was a
matter of little difference, as the assessed
valuation varies from year to year, and
next year if they have not already got it,
the taxable property could easily be
raised to the requisite amount.
Mr.. Brice's remarks were listened 70
with the closest attention, and the people
were convinced Of the correctness of his
statements.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

- Mark Hanna went to New York last
week for the purpose of patching up the
differences between contending Repub-
lican factions, coming to an understand
ing with gold Democrats, and incident
ally to open Republican headquarters.
He got his headquarters opened; but as
to whether he accomplished the balance
of his mission appears to be somewhat
doubtful. It is claimed that Whitney
wanted at least two cabinet positions for
the gold Democratic support, and Whit
law Reid, leader ofthe disaffected Repub-
licans, wanted an European mission.
Hanna, whose experience in diplomacy
has been limited to hiring policemen to
club starving workmen, was unable to
appreciate men like Whitney and Reid
and laughed at them, saying that he
could carry New York without their as
sistance. No doubt both Whitney and
Reid will support Mckinley in prefer
ence to Bryan; but it is not likely that
their support will be nearly so effective
as it would have been had Hanna been
willing to trade them that which he is
not above trading to somebody else.
Mckinley is said to be greatly disappoin-
ted at the botch work Of his manager.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Richard Hare of Cornwell, Chester
county, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Eccles,
in Yorkville.
Miss Kate Cody, one of the Ganson
Dry Goods company's salesladies, is
spending two weeks vacation at Watau-
ga Falls.
Mr.. George Cody and his sister, Miss
Minnie, left on last Saturday to visit Mr.
Richard Hare's family at Cornwell,
Chester county.
Miss Lula Ford of Bethel, visited friends
in YorkYille this week the guest of Mr.
J. J. Hunters family.
Mr.. Robert Hafner Of Bascomville,
Chester county, spent Tuesday in York
Vile with friends.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

Cotton tie dealers persistently deny
the existence of trust and insist that the
rise in the price of ties is due to rise Of
$1O:per ton in the price of the steel billets
from which the ties are made. This may
be the cause of the rise and it may not be /;
but we cannot see that the proposition
makes any difference whatever to the
people of this section. If old ties or wire
ties are cheaper and just as good as new
ties, there is no sense in paying the in
creased price.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
COUNTY DIVISION ISSUE.

A correspondent has sent THE ENQU1R-
Err an account of the speaking at the
Gains Spring picnic last Saturday. The
principal speech was made by J. 5.
Brice, Esq, who, on account OF his sue
cessful fight in behalf of York county IN
the recent constitutional convention, had
been especially invited to explain the
whole county division question. There
were also speeches by several candidates !;
but as their positions are fully outlined
elsewhere in this issue, and we are greatly
crowded for space, a repetition of them is
not desirable. We shall only give some
of the important points that were made
by Mr.. Brice:
At the outset of his remarks, Mr.. Brice
read an extract from Washington's fare
well address reciting the pernicious con-
sequences of sectional and factional diff
ferences, and declared that he deplored
anything of the kind. Then he went into
the origin of the county division issue.
"Who is responsible for this issue in
this campaign?" he asked. "Some have
stated that it was raised by newspaper
for selfish purposes. This same siren
song of no issue was sweetly sung all
over York county last summer. The
newspaper that had said it was an issue,
was denounced as having said what was
false. Did subsequent developments
prove that THE ENQUIRER's statements
were lies? Yet we find the very element
that was so busy trying to lull the people
to sleep then, raising the same cry today.
Mark you, that the section which is try
ing to get a new county has the wealth
and population that is required by the
and it lacks only 80 square
miles of having the necessary area. IL has
had made secret survey Of the county,
and the man who made that is a.
candidate for an official position In
which he may be enabled to breath into
his work the breath Of authenticity.
The local paper at Rock Hill boldly
says that the people there expect
to form new county in the future, and
yet we are told that the question is no
issue. Ifthere had been no secret survey
and parties were not attempting to be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

- Tom Watson presided over the Popu-
list convention in Atlanta few days ago,
and made great speech that contained
many pertinent sayings. His most sig
nificant utterance was as follows: "We
are going to vote for Mr.. Bryan whether
Mr.. Sewall is withdrawn or not. I am
going to try to so manage this campaign
that William j. Bryan shall get the benfit
of every silver vote, even ifTom Watson
goes to the bottom" This sounds good.
Does it mean that Watson intends to with
draw?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

- The News and Courier quotes from
The Atlanta Journal statement to the
effect that the extortions of the cotton tie
trust are made possible by the high pro-
tective tariff, which keeps out foreign
competition. Our esteemed contempora-
ries do not seem to know any more about
the tariff than they do about the financial
question. If they will take the trouble to
look the matter up, they will find that not
only ties, but all other materials used in
the baling Of cotton are on the free list.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
The atnrkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. @. /:
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST IL. 1896.
According to the census of 1890, th

According to the census of 1890, the
total number of white voters in York
county was 4,05l. If these figures are
correct, it appears that not counting the
natural increase in population since that
time, and including the colored voters
who have been registered, the total regis
tration of the county is still 924 short Of
what the white registration should be
alone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX To NEW ADFERIISEWEN1S'
Mase Ferguson-Asks "Who is it?" And
talks about the groceries he has to sell.
j John T. Wilson-Candidate for coroner.
j. Ed Leech-Announces his inability,
on account of illness, to thoroughly can
vass the county as candidate for coun-
ty supervisor.
w. B. Moore Il Co.-Call attention to
their stock of coffins, caskets and robes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

President Cleveland is to have a
chance to show his attitude to the DEM
ocracy today. Upon the occasion of the
notification of presidential candidate, it
is customary to invite the attendance of
men prominent in the party, and espe-
cially the president, when that official is
of the same political faith of the candi-
date to be notified. The understanding
is that President Cleveland and his cabi-
net have been invited to be present at
the notification of Mr.. Bryan today in
New York. Mr.. Cleveland is expected
to either ignore the invitation or to read
the party lecture, and his action is
being awaited with considerable curiosity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12
At the Dropping of the Rope.

When the time for the signing OF the
pledge expired last Monday at o'clock,
all the candidates who had been an
nounced and whose names had not been
otherwise withdrawn, had complied with
the exception of Mr.. j. NJ. McGill. llo
is not in the race.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-12

Was the next speaker. He had no pol
itical record to refer to. He had been
brought out by friends, and if the people
saw fit to honor him with their sutfrages,
he would try to do his duty to the county
lima. He did not raise the county divis-
ion issue and had hoped that the matter
would not be raised butit was here and he
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-11
Is This Their Purnnne,

A statement appears in the New York
Sun to the effect that sixteen silver sem
ators of the United States have signed a
declaration drawn up by Wharton Barker
of Philadelphia, in favor of the free coin
age of silver at the ratio of 16 TO bv This
country alone. This declaration contains
the statement that wages paid to work
ingmen in this country are too high to
permit American manufacturers to COM
pete successfully with the manufacturers
of China and Japan.
And so it is the purpose of the silverites.
is it. to cut down the wages of working
men? What do workingmen. who have
been inclined to favor free silver coinage
think of this? Have they suspected that
one purpose of the silverites is to reduce
wages?
This talk about the inability of our man
ufacturers to compete with those of China
and Japan, is all nonsense. We have moth
ing to fear from either of those countries.
And, besides. the wage workers of those
| countries are not going to be satisfied with
the wages they receive when they learn
the real value of their labor.
a letter in the Herald from Col. Cock
rill, the resident correspondent of that pa
per in Japan, says the Japanese would
gladly put their currency on a gold basis
if they could. 1t is on silver basis. and
it is therefore a fiuetuating currency. 1t
is measured by gold. and causes no end
of annoyance. The first thing a Japan
merchant thinks about in the morning is
the value of silver money. It has one value
one day and another value another day.
1t has such little purchasing power that
all kinds of wage earners are demanding
an increase of wages. In many cases wages
are being doubled
The amount which the japanese lose in
exchange is enormous. The losses by ex-
change consumes the profits in nearly all
undertakings. and the business men are
in despair. They see no way out of their
difficulties except through bankruptcy.
| Col. cockril says those silverites in this
country who are pointing to Japan to sus-
tain the position they occupy don't know
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-02-11
BRIGHT BITS.

The Best They Could Do.-"Don't you
sometimes make mistake and lynch the
wrong MANI" asked the visitor from the
east.
I'VE did once" replied the native, but
we offered to do the square thing by the
wilder"
How was that?"
I'VE told her she could take the pick of
the crowd for her second husband. Life.
Col. Il. A. Dodge is responsible for the
following story of a negro preacher whose
congregation habitually made a great rack
ct every Sunday. Upon being questioned.
the old man. with evident sorrow for the
ignorance of the colonel, said "Doan' YOU
know the Lawd's prayer" "Of course, "
replied the colonel: but what has that
to do with it?'' ''Doan' de Lawd's prayer
say hollered be Thy name?" replied the
all-wise preacher.-Argonaut.
Important Information what is the
cause of this Illumination" asked tray
cling Englishman of the waiter of a ho-
tel in German town.
Her royal highness the Grand Duchess
has just become the mother of a grand
ducal infant"
rs that SOP responded the English
man, taking out his notebook; 81 must
make note of that also: In Germany
whenever the city is illuminated the
grand duchess becomes the mother of a
grand ducal infant Texas Siftings.
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personal.

-Rossini was born on Feb. %. and it
pleased him to have his birthday cele-
brated only in leap years. In his old age
he used to say that he was twenty. This
year, as usual every four years, the COM
brate the event, and as Mascagn will
prepare the programme it is likely to be
most interesting.
Mr.. George w. Vanderbilt is establish
ing, on his estate at Biltmore, in North
Carolina, a scientific collection of dried
plants in connection with an arboretum
and scientifically managed forest. As a
nucleus, he has recently purchased DR..
Chapman's herbarium of Southern Amer
lean plants, which formed the founda-
States"
Capt. Alfred S. Oliver of Portland, Me-,
is proud of being the possesor of an UNI
brella over fifty years old. 1t is of blue
silk, and was bought in London in 1874
for Capt. divers mother She used it all
the rest of her life, and it has since been
used continuously, but with care, and gives
promise of considerable service yet. Lend
ing umbrellas is perhaps not the custom
in Portland.
Alma Tadema is an ardent lover of
music and his famous piano bears the
names of all the celebrities who have
touched its keys, List Rubinstein, Clara
Schumann, and Paderewski. He has Dor
rowed from the musicians the fashion of
numbering, instead of dating his pictures,
so his canvasses are known as COP 12''
or "Op. 81" At present he is well into
his fourth hundred.
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Lesson of the Bond Sale.
From the chleago Record dnd.l.

So far as the facts prove anything they
show very conclusively that the people of
the United States, even in season of COM
parative inactivity in business are not only
abundantly able but entirely willing to
protect the national treasury to a greater
extent than its absolute necessities de-
mand.
Another thing which is made apparent is
that however much foreign investors
may pretend to be afraid of the discussion
of the financial problem that is going on
with some energy in this country, the
American people do not regard it as a men,
ace TO our financial system or to the abil-
ity of the government to meet its obliga-
tons fairly and honestly.
These two things are worth more as evil
dences of the financial stability of our gov
eminent than the gold which the people
offer to their treasury.
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HOGAN.
THE CORNER BRoUGHTON
AND BARNARD STREETS.
ORDINANCE.

By Alderman Garrard-
An ordinance, touching Estill park and
amending an ordinance relating to the
same, passed May 10. 1893, by annulling
that portion providing for commissioners
for said park, and in lieu thereof, putting
said park under control of the park and
tree commission for the city of Savannah.
Section /. Be il ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, in
council assembled, That so much of said
ordinance passed May 10, 1893 as pro-
vides for commissioners of said Estill
park is annulled, and hereafter, the park
and tree commission for the city of Sa-
vannah shall have the exclusive manage
ment of said park, and shall be charged
with the care, preservation, improve
ment, adornment, good, order and regula-
ton thereof.
Sec. 2. Be it further ordained, That all
money which has been, or may hereafter
be appropriated for said park, shall be
used, and expended thereon, by said park
and tree commission, and whatever I'M
expended balance may be in the hands of
the late commissioners, will be turned
over to said park and tree commission.
Sec. 8. Be 1t further ordained, That all
ordinances and parts of ordinances, in
conflict with this ordinance, are hereby
repealed
ORDINANCE passed in Council Jan. 49, 1896.
HERMAN MYERS, Mayor.
Attest: a. N MANUCY, Clerk of Coun-
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ORDINANCE.
BY Alderman Watson

BY Alderman WATSON
An ordinance to amend that certain or
dinance adopted Jan. 4, 1896. entitled "An
ordinance touching the board of tax as
SCISSORS and receivers for the city of Sa-
vannah, the compensation or salary of the
members thereof, and of their clerk, their
bonds, duties and powers, requiring tax
returns to be made and the manner, and
prescribing penalties for failure to COM
ply with the requirements hereof, and for
other purposes connected herewith" by
repeating section nine 90 thereof.
Section /. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah,
in council assembled, That section nine Of
the above recited ordinance be and the
same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. That all ordinances and parts Of
ordinances in conflict with this ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Ordinance passed in Council Jan. %, 1896
HER MAN MYERS, Mayor.
Attest: A. N. MANUCY, Clerk of Coun-
Gil
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ORDINANCE.


By Alderman Watson
An ordinance TO reduce the tax required
of proprietors of pool rooms:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor
and aldermen of the city of Savannah, IN
council assembled, that proprietors of each
pool room kept or maintained in the city
of Savannah for the sale of pools on
races shall pay as tax the sum of five
hundred dollars per annum, instead of 81
600 per annum, as now provided on page
6 of the tax ordinance.
Section 2. That all ordinances and parts
of ordinances in conflict with this ordi-
nance are hereby repealed
Ordinance read in council for the first
time Jan. %, 1885, and published for in
formation. A N MANUCY,
Clerk of Council
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THE MORNING NEWS: TUESDAY. FEBRUARY H. 1896

what they are talking about. II they
would study the japanese currency and
find out the difficulties the people Of Japan
have with it they would never again talk
silver. II they sought the welfare Of the
country.
But what will workingmen think when
they fully understand that one of the re-
suits the silverites have in view in urging
the free coinage Of silver IS the reduction
Of wages? VIII they not by their votes.
protest against the silverite programme?
We are certain they will. and with the
workingmen against them it is difficult to
see that they have any chance of having
their views on the silver question adopt
eF
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