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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13
Governor Evans In Reply.

UOFcThOE CISdho LII AscpiSs
Governor Evans has denied the
charge made against him by Mr.. Leon
J. Williams in reference to contraband
liquors. He explains that he has got
ten authority from the Slate board to
release seized liquors when, in his
opinion, the circumstances seemed to
justify. There is now pending case
that is intended to test the effect OF
Judge Simonton's personal use" de-
cisiou as to its bearing on the provis-
ion of the dispensary law requiring
that liquors brought into the State for
personal use must be analyzed by the
State chemist before they can be legit-
imately used. Liquors brought into
the State for personal use" are now
being seized; but until Judge Simon
ton acts on the matter, the officials
making such seizures are liable to pun
ishment for contempt. In order to be
on the safe side, the governor has Sc
cured from the State board of control
authority to release such seized liquors
on demand, when he is satisfied that
they are intended for "personal USE"
The governor denies that he has ever
made use of this authority for the pur
pose of placaling his enemies. If that
had been his object he takes, OCCASION
to say, he would not have suggested
the seizure of the consignment TO MIR.
Williams.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Alexander Hudson-Warns people not to
harbor or give employment to his son
The York Cotton Mill Co.-Wants to buy
1000 cords of dry pine wood. Apply to
either of the persons mentioned in the
advertisement.
Candidate for Superintendent of Educa-
tion-John A. Shurley.
Candidate for Auditor-R. l.. Scoggins.
Candidate for County Supervisor g..
Culp.
T. B. McClain-Has something to say
about ice and proposes to sell in any
quantity at three-fourths of cent a
pound.
W. E. Ferguson-Will sell you all kinds
of groceries, including cucumber pick
les and summer cheese. He wants to
buy 200 chickens Immediately.
P. A. Abernathy-Says ice is on a boom
and he offers to sell it at one cent a
pound. He is still prepared to do roof
ing and guttering and all kinds OF tin
repair work.
J. J. Hunter-Calls special attention to
his new shirt waists, alpaca coats, serge
coats and vests.
J. w. Dobson-Can furnish you with
flour at low prices, hoes, sweeps, ham
mocks, linseed oil, barbed wirg, solid
or heel weeps.
Grist Cousins-Ofer you repairs for Buck
eye, Mccormick and Wood mowers,
and Dutton grinders, dollar knife shar-
peners and tubular steel singletrees.
The Carolina Buggy .Co.-Lets you know
that if you want a cheap one and worth
the money you pay for it, you can get q
Cincinnati buggy from them for 81. 1t
is not equal, however, to the Carolina
buggy. If you want wagon, they sell
the "Old Hickory" and claim that it is
the best wagon on wheels.
T. M. Dobson q Co.-Ask you to risk one
eye at the low prices at which they are
Offering the articles mentioned in their
advertisement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13
MERE-MENTION.

The house of representatives has passed
resolution providing that each member
shall have a confidential clerk all the year
round and that his salary shall be paid by
the government. '''''''''J. w. Hildreth,
Theodore Hubbard and Herbert Plato,
three boys who recently wrecked New
York Central express train, near Rome,
N. Y, have each been sentenced to 40
years in the Auburn, New York, prison.
..'''''''John Waldrop, Negro who recent
ly murdured fellow convict in the coal
mines at Birmingham, Ala, was hanged
at Birmingham last Friday. ''''''''rhe
Southern Baptist convention which con-
sists of over 5000 delegates, met in Chat
tanooga, Tenn, last Friday. '''''''''It is re-
ported that Chicago Democrats have sue
ceeded in raising the $4,000 that they
promised OH condition that the national
Democratic convention would be held in
that city. .'''''''''James B. Duke, president
of the American Tobacco company, has
h Hen indicted under the laws of the State
of New York for organizing and MAIN
tanning monopoly.
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and the scheme was for the two men
to hunt up corpse that could be mis-
taken for Peitzel, let Peitzel disappear
and then have his family indentify the
bogus body as his. Before the desired
corpse was secured, however, Holmes
decided to murder Peitzel and did so.
Then he burned the body almost be-
yond recognition, had it identified by
Peitzel's people, and finally succeeded
in collecting the money. Afterward he
murdered several of Peitzers children,
and was finally caught up with. Upon
his trial it was developed that he had
committed dozen of more murders.
The case was so notorious that certain
newspapers offered the murderer large
amount of money for truthful confes-
sion as to his many crimes. He wrote
the confession" and collected the
money. According to his story he had
committed something like 80 murders.
1t afterward developed that several of
the people who he claimed to have
murdered were still alive, and on the
gallows he stated that the alleged con-
fession was all lie; that he had never
killed any body in his life.
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HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Time to Register-The River Road Being
Looked After-Mr. wilkerson Buys .


Time to Register-The River Road Being
Looked After-Mr. Wllkerson Buys .
Boat. p
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer
HICKORY GROVE, May n.-Yohr cor
respondent is glad to mote that the men
are about to awake from their Rip Van
Wrinkle sleep ard have gone to register
ing. This Is certainly most importantand
should be attended to without delay.
Some men will 20 on putting itoff until
it Is too late, while soma are waiting for
the supervisors to ''cor1e out;" but, my
dear brother, If you are not careful you
will have some other business on hand
that day. Then, woe be unto you.
The county commissioners are to be
congratulated upon appointing Mr.. John
M. Watson as overseer on the River road.
Though quite young man and with little
experience, he has his section in better
shape than any other your correspondent
knows Of Well, such can be expected
from John, for he is high-minded, noble
and progress business man who does not
believe in doing anything by halves.
Miss Bessie Plaxico is visiting Miss
Berta Smith, of Bullock's Creek.
Mr.. W. 8. Wilkerson, who went to
N. c., last week, has return
ed and reports the purchase of hand
some boat for the river. There is little
more work to be done in cleaning out the
river, which will begin at once, and we
are in hopes Of hearing the melodious
sound of the fog whistle in a few more
weeks. #.
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An exchange says that a number of
factories which once found no difficulty in
getting all the power they needed along
certain New Hampshire streams, have,
during the past few years, on account of
the gradual failure of the watercourses,
found it necessary to move elsewhere and
have recourse to steam power. Those
who have given the question careful at
tention are agreed that the drying up OF
the streams is principally attributed to the
disappearance of the forests that once ex-
listed in the territory in which the streams
have their source. The time is coming,
if, indeed, it is not already about here,
when waterpower will be but an insig-
nificant factor in the turning of machin-
cry; but those who think that this is the
principal use of our streams have not
given the matter great deal of attention.
During the recent constitutional conven-
ton, Delegate McMahan, of Richland,
sought to have the constitution take cog
nizance of the matter by providing for
the perpetual protection of the forests OF
the State. His idea was seriously con-
sidered, but he was also trying to push
along several other ideas that seemed to
have no practical value, and it WAS on this
account. probably, that his plan for the
protection of the forests failed also. But
really, something ought to be done along
this line. Those Of our statesmen who
have not gotten along that far are dis
posed to scoff at the suggestion that they
should waste their valuable time with
such matters. The time has been, as The
News and Courier very aptly remarks,
when the New Hampshire statesmen
were also scoffers.
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CLOSE TO A CRISIS.

The relations between the United States
and Spain with reference to the Cuban in
surrection seems to be pretty close to a
crisis. The trouble has grown out Of the
Competitor affair, and that the final set
tlement will be of significant bearing on
the Cuban question, there can be no
doubt.
The Competitor is an American schoon-
er that was captured off the Cuban coast
on April Is, by Spanish gunboat. At
the time the schooner was first sighted by
the Spanish gunboat, it is said that there
were about 20 people aboard; but only 5
were included in the capture, all the 9TH
ers except 2, who were killed by rifle
shots while swimming to land, having es-
capped. The names of those captured
were Alfred LaBorde, of New Orleans,
Owen Milton, Kansas; William Kinlea,
an American citizen of English birth,
and Elias Bedia and Theodore del Maza,
both native Cubans.
With but little ceremony, the prisoners
were dragged before drumhead court
martial and tried on the charge Of con-
spiracy. LaBorde, who was captain of
the schooner, said that he had engaged to
land the men on the coast of Florida. On
arriving at that point, however, his pas
sengers had forced him to continue on to
the coast of Cuba. He claimed that he
had no intention whatever that was hos
tile to Spanish interests. Owen Milton
represented himself as a newspaper cor
respondent, bound for Cuba in the hope
of devising some plan whereby truthful
reports of the insurrection could be sent
to this country. Kinlea claimed British
citizenship, that the capture was not made
within three miles of the British coast,
and that, therefore, the Spanish govern
ment had no jurisdiction. The poor Gu
bans, Of course, had no defense.
After sitting OH the case for several
hours, the court martial rendered ver-
dict of guilty and the prisoners were all
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condemned to death. The death sentence
was passed on last Friday. Consul Cen
eral Williams, of the United States, i'm
mediately cabled the news to Washing
ton, having in the meantime protested
against the execution of the sentences, and
Secretary Olney lost no time in commu-
nicating with Madrid. What the secreta-
ry said is not certainly known. 1t is
thought, however, that he merely asked
that the execution of the death sentences
on the American citizens be suspended
pending further investigation ofthe mat
ter. The suspension has been granted.
The greatest excitement exists through
out Spain over the action of the United
States, and among the Spanish citizens of
Cuba, il is said to be the same. General
Weyler is reported to have notified his
home government that he will resign IT
the sentence of the court martial is inter-
ferred with, and story comes from Cuba
to the effect that Weyley has notified Sc
cretary Olney that the condemned men
will be put to death in spite of the people
of the United States. The British minis
ter at Madrid has requested the queen re-
gent of Spain to pardon William Kinlea,
the man who claimed both British and
American protection.
The Spaniards are in right smart of a
quandary. If they fail to execute the
men captured on the Competitor, they
may expect numerous other expeditions
from America to take the chances Of cap
ture, etc., and if they do carry out the
sentence of their court martial, without
waiting to have the whole question thor
oughly ventilated, they are liable to get
on their hands little engagement in COM
parison with which the Cuban insurrec-
ton, serious as it is, would be a mere
holiday picnic.
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BLACKsBURG BUDGET.

Pump House Burned-Lawn Tennis Court
Opened-Persouai and Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLAcKsBURa, May 12.-On Thursday
evening last, about 8 o'clock, the pump
house that covered the engine and pump
used to supply water to the large tank at
the Southern depot, caught fire and was
consumed. A quantity of coal lying near
also burned, and for awhile the blaze was
very bright, making the impression upon
those who saw it that the Acid works,
which are just below, were on fire. For
a few minutes the excitement and anxiety
were intense, but when the fire was loca-
ted great sigh of relief went up, and we
were all thankful that so little loss has
been sustained. The engine and pump
were only slightly damaged, and are per-
forming their regular work again.
The formal opening of Mrs.MsE. Deals
lawn tennis court took place yesterday
afternoon and was most delightful affair.
The programme was arranged and carried
out by Mr.. Sam Deal. Quite a number
of ladies and gentleman who are fond of
the asthetic and popular game, were pres
ent, and some fine playing was done.
When the shadows began to fall, refresh
ments were served on the court, and as
the guests separated, the opening was de-
clared to have been most charming and
successful affair.
Miss Rogers, of Boston, who has been
to Southern Pines and Camden for her
health, is spending some time at Chero-
kee Inn. She is much pleased with our
place and enjoys our climate, by which
she feels that she has been much benefit
ted. Z ~,
Rev. Mr.. Winecoff, of this place, assis-
ted in the communion services at Bethes-
da OH Saturday and Sunday last, and re-
turned home yesterday. During his abb
sence his youngest child, Eugene, was
quite ill; butI am glad to say is much
better now.
Five coaches over the o. R., d G., passed
here this morning about o'clock, con-
tanning 300 happy Winthrop girls from
Rock Hill, on an excursion 70 Thermal
City. W. A.
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Wednesday, May l3, 1895.

was broken, but otherwise the buggy was
uninjured.
Mr.. J. E. Carroll had the misfortune to
lose fine 4-year-old horse recently from
"blind staggers."
From our observation, candidates were
so numerous at Yorkville last Monday
that the only way they could be distin-
guished was by their peculiar handshake
with which all are familiar, but which al
most beggars description! Doubtless,
none Of them object to considerable in
crease, in their volume of currency, even
through it be in Stree silver at the ratio
16 to1.
The communion service at Bullock's
Creek yesterday was, as usual, largely at
tended. Rev. Jones Russell did the
preaching, and despite the oppressive
heat he succeeded in holding almost the
undivided attention Of the large audience.
He preached forceful and timely ser
mon from the words: "Ye are not your
own, for ye are bought with a price,"
VoCE.
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- In its news reports we note that the
Columbia State is persistent in giving to-
morrow, Thursday, May IA, as the date of
the holding of the State convention. The
Democratic constitution fixes the third
Wednesday in May as the date. This was
the date designated in the recent call of
the State Democratic executive commit
tee. In it's official call, the county DEM
ocratic executive committee designated
the same date. We have no other infor-
nation on the subject; but if Wednesday,
May 20, is not the correct date, we are at
a loss to discover any authority for the
holding of the convention on Thursday,
May IA.
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American Intervention in behalf of the
Cuban insurgents is not far off now.
Quite number of sugar plantations be-
longing to American citizens have been
destroyed by the insurgents lately. Spain,
of course, is responsible, and the Ameri-
can owners have enough influence with
the Washington government to induce it
to press their claims. Hard feelings will
be the result; but that won't matter much.
However little the Washington govern
ment may care for the wholesale MUIR
ders that are being perpetrated down in
Cuba, it is not going to allow any destruc-
ton of property.
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at first much of the territory in which the
Seaboard people are now operating was
but little better than wilderness it is evil
dently the intention of this broadminded
and liberal corporation to see to it that
these conditions shall not continue.
Keeping Good Time.
Mr.. Speck seems to have the regulation
of the town clock down pretty fine. Citi-
zens who have good watches find that
they compare almost to the minute, and
at IL on each day the steam whistles at
the Buggy factory and Roller mill blend
with the striking of the clock In harmo-
ny that readily reminds one of music.
A Feathered Ouadruped.
An old hen belonging to Mrs. DR.. W..
J. Terrence, of Crowder's Creek, hatched
out chick about ten days ago that has
four legs. Two where they ought to be
and two tucked up under the wings,
where they are not available for locomo-
ton purposes. The chick is doing well.
and against the day it will be prepared
for the pan, promises to yield up at least
four ''drumsticks."
Fond Of the Chaingang.
Charley McMurray, colored, was re-
leased from the chaingang last Friday
after serving so days term for stealing a
bicycle in Rock Hill. He went down To
Tirzah on Saturday and hired himself to
Mr.. VIII Potts. Next day he went of
with a new suit of clothes for which Mr..
Potts had just paid $3.50. Mr.. Potts se-
cured his arrest without difficulty, and on
Tuesday brought him before Magistrate
Sandifer on the charge of petit larceny
The Negro plead guilty and said that he
had sold the clothes to Negro in Rock
Hill for $3.50 and lost the money gam.
bling. Magistrate Ssndifer sent him
back to the chaingang for 80 days. Mr..
Potts is decidedly of the opinion that the
offence is deserving of more severe pun
ishment. The Negro took the sentence
with absolute indifference.
Sunday School Excursion.
Mr.. Sam M. Grist, of Yorkville, day
or two ago, received letter from Mr.. l.
C. Payseur, superintendent of the Baptist
Sunday school of Lancaster, stating that
the children Of his school seemed to be
very much in favor holding their picnic
this year in Yorkville. Mr.. Payseur wan
ted to know whether or not there is suit
able grove, near the depot, and what the
Yorkville people would think of the 'in
vasion," which would probably include
about 400 children. Mr.. Grist did not hes
tiate to extend cordial invitation in be-
half ofthe town, nor to give assurance
that the picnickers would receive the best
that the Yorkville people have in store.
THE ENQUIRER begs to second the invi-
tation. Let the house of Lancaster come
over. The latch string of the house OF
York will surely be found on the outside.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

Don M. Dickinson, President Cleve-
lands Michigan lieutenant, denounces as
libelous Senator Vests recent statements
to the effect that the Michigan convention
was captured by Federal oficeholders
who will vote at Chicago for the gold
standard, while as a matter of fact
majority of the Democrats Of the
State are for free coinage. Dickinson
claims that the State is really for the gold
standard and the Democracy will be prop
erly represented at Chicago.
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They Would Probably Win.

A big military festival is going on in
Savannah, Ga, this week. 1t com
menced on Monday and will continue
until Saturday. The main feature OF
the occasion is contest for 50, 500
prize, participated in by all the crack
military companies of the South At
lantic and Gulf States. An effort was
on foot last week to secure the attend
ance of the Citatel cadets. 1t is be-
lieved that if they enter the list they
will stand a good chance of coming
out first best.
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Bonds In Surety Companies.


The State board of control has siga-
ed an order requiring that each county
dispenser must give u bond of $3, 600 in
q surety company. Heretofore it
has been the general practice of dis.
pensers to have their bonds signed by
private sureties. The State board,
however, is of the opinion that the
new system will prove more conven-
lent and satisfactory.
Woman Suffrage Question
The woman suffrage question bobbed
up In the Diocesan convention in
Charleston last week. 1t came upon
motion offered by Judge Haskell pro-
viding that the word "male" in the
canon providing for the election of
vestrymen, wardens, etc., be stricken
out. There was u lively discussion
which developed that the, clergy was
rather in favor of the change, while
the lay members were opposed 10 il.
The matter was postponed until next
year. -
Who Got the Money? .
The Greenville News is throwing
out some ugly inslnuatious with regard
to the transaction (which the Stale
debt of South Carolina was refunded
during the administration of Governor
rillmau. According 10 The News,
the refunding Of the debt Cost in COM
missions the sum Of $4,000. Of this
amount, as the result of u friendly suit
that has been decided in Baltimore, r.
A. Lancaster, u New York broker, gels
$4,000. The only other individual
who was to have gotten anything was
Coline Rhine, a broker of Augusta,
Ga. Rhine had agreed to work for
stated amount to cover time and ex-
penses. That amount was $4,000.
The balance of the $52, 900 remains uu-
for, and The News is anx-
ious 10 know where it went to. In
formation on The subject will no doubt
prove quite interesting.
Mr.. Williams Is Indignant.
The fact that barrel Of beer that
had been shipped to Mr.. Leon ]. Will
Jams, member of the State board of
was seized by dispensary
in Edgefeld, Was mentioned
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Messrs. A. F. Mcconnell and ]. J. Hun

The speaking over, the ladies, having
provided an abundance of flowers for the
purpose, at once proceeded with the
pleasant task of decorating the graves of
the soldiers, omitting not single one.
Tributes were also left on the graves of
Captain j. B. Fulton, of the Revolution
ary war; J. B. Kerr, of the Mexican war,
and Captain George D. Wallace, Of the
United States army. After the decoration
of the graves was completed, it was agreed
to organize q Ladies' Memorial associa-
ton, and dozen or more ladies gave
their names as members.
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The Columbia Register. of Monday,
prints what purports to be a detailed
statement of the transaction in which the
State bonds were refunded. The state
ment alleges that all of the commissions
went to Rhind and Lancaster. The writer
of the article evidently knows all about
the matter, but the Register contains no
intimation as to his identity.
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YORKVILLE, s. @.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1895.

Quite number of big newspapers
throughout the county seem to be OF the
opinion that President Cleveland is wait
ing for the best effect on his third term
aspirations before he essays to put stop
to the murder and rapine of the Spanish
armies in Cuba.