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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

MIS-. "a. b t,rn, Ruddells, ILL.,, suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia and
chronic constipation and was finally
cured by using Dewitt's Little EARLY
Risers, the famous little pill for all stom-
ach and liver troubles. +. p, Shanafelt 4
o., Fischer's drug store, X. q. Miller,
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

"My husband had two cancers taken
from his face and another was coming
on his lip. He took two bottles of Bur
dock Blood Bitters and IL disappeared.
He is completely well. ."-Mrs. William
Kirby, Akron. Erie Co, N. Y.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23

FerUOn 20 Ouray, rOad that cost S4U,-
900 mile. In clear weather I could
sec the stages whirl along this, or. like .
line OF nies, n mule train pass on in single
file, and sometimes like small ants a
heavy loaded burro train. Them reminds
me of green feller see, reading about n
burro as was knocked off road by land.
slide. "Serves 'em right, said he, "for
taking that heavy furnitoor way up
there" He wasn't much on spelling and
didn't know burro was the Colorado
name for donkey. The burro 10 the sal.
walton of the mount'in miner, for the lit
tie creatures can walk on the picket edge
Of nothing and never miss q foot and carry
load that weighs more than they do
Far below the toll road the Uncapaghre
brown and dark In the shadders and silver
In tho sunlight, meanders through the
valley. How far DOWN. Waal, one place
on that road is cut torn from solid
mount'in wall and look down of 900
feet 1t In a ticklish place, but we gets
used to them things after time
For six months In winter was showed
In In my lonely cabin, l could hear the
roar Of the icy gales through the crashing
timber and once in awhile another sound
that you never forget-a fearful roar like
a monstrous wave breaking over jagged
rocks and carrying with 1t n grand, big
ship. There a jar of the airth snap of
trees crunching and rumbling and q
thunder of rolling rocks, with queer
sense of moving not where you may be-
but far off That's snowslide 1t be-
gins on o mount'in peak, creeping slow, a
white mass, gathering more at every inch
getting tighter for a clinch, then faster
taking everything in its path, cutting a
clean swath, like "a scythe, then whirling
roaring, swallowing up cabin, with
shrieking men, or bar, hid and sleeping
for the winter. Then you understand what
mean by moving, for the air is full of it.
and 1t lasts till, with muffled thunder
clap, the whole mass drops down into the
valley miles away,
Then the summer storms when the
lightning don't seem no further off than "a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-12-23
Hotice Of Appointment.

Assignment of Leonard w. Denious.
The undeIsisned has been duly appointed
III Of the creditors Of Leonard w. Denious, of
New Berlin, stark County, Ohio. All persons
indebted TO said assignor will make immedi-
ate payment, and creditors will present their
claims according TO law, duly authenticated,
70 the undersigned, for allowance.
Dated this LIST day Of December, A. D., 1897.
JOHN 0. KREIaHBAUM,
1o182< Assignee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
THE ROCK HILL TRAGEDY.

The Rock Hill Herald of Wednesday
contains pretty full account of the diff
Guilty in which young Roland Dozier shot
young Fraser Tuggle, on last Sunday
night.
From The Herald's version, it appears
that the difficulty had its origin on the
previ Gus Thursday. Dozier was learning
to ride a bicycle, and Tuggle "guyed"
him for his awkwardness. Dosier replied
with abusive Language, which Tuggle
an swered by putting his hand on his hip
pocket in a threatening manner. The
trouble was ended for the time bnt was
afterward stirred up again with the re-
suit already stated. Here is the testimo-
ny given at the preliminary examination
as published by The Herald:
DR.. J. A. Meldau testified: Was called
at Mrs. McClelland's Sunday night about
8 O'Clock. Upon examination found that
he had received a pistol shot wound q
inches to the right Of the heart and little
left of right nipple. Probed but could
not find ball. Found that it had entered
the lung. Entered directly, probably
ranging little to left. Such wounds are
ordinarily fatal. This case is critical.
Examined clothing. Ball passed through
top shirt and undershirt. Did not exam.
inc coat and vest. Saw him last at 10
o'clock this morning. His condition is
still critical.
Clyde Tuggle, a brother to the wounded
how Testified: I was at Mrs. McClel-
lands last night. Left about O'Clock, as
we usually do. Fraser Tuggle and Kirk
McDonaId were with me; Mcdonald
came after we did, and, calling my broth
or Fraser off, spoke to him III an under
tone. we stayed about half an hour
LONGER AS we were leaving, Lonnie
VIII Jams came in. I did not hear him
saw " ANYTHING. We started down White
street. was not Immediately with the
crowd: was trundling my bicycle. When
we reached the corner Wilson and White
streets met crowd OF young men. A
few words were spoken and L heard C
---, succeeded by blows. 1 don't
know who applied epithet. Think it was
Dozier. l.. +. Westerlund and myself
parted them. The crowd rushed up and
i'm the confusion lost sight of my broth
er. Shortly aiterward l heard one shot,
followed by two more. heard defendant
admit to Messrs. Wilkerson and DeVin-
ney that he shot my brother.
Lonnie Williams testified: / called at
Mrs. McClelland's last night. Was sent
i'm there by Rowland DoZier, who told me
to tell Fraser Tuggle to come out and
make friends with him. Previously de-
fendant had told me at the Methodist
church that he was going to fight Fraser
Tuggle when he found him. Lide Dozier,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20

The Spartanburg Herald calls atten-
ton to the alleged fact that the act
creating the new county of Cherokee,
changes the name of Gaffney City to
"Cherokee Court House." The portion
of the act referring to the matter reads
as follows: "And the territory embraced
in said lines shall be known as the coun-
ty of Cherokee, and the county seat is
hereby established at the town-sitc OF
Gaflncy City, and shall be known as
"Chcrokee court house." The Gatfney
people arc reported TO be somewhat wor-
ried over the matter; but in our opinion
this is unnecessary. The county site OF
York county is established at "YOrk
Court House :" but the legal name of the
town is "Yorkvillc," and if there have
ever been any complications Oh account
of this fact, we have not been made
aware of them. Possibly the wording of
the Cherokee county act might be con-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
THE EXTRA SCHOOL TAX.
Comptroller General Investigating the
Matter Carefully.
Columbia Register.

Columbia Register.
Comptroller General Norton is now
seriously considering the levying of an
extra school tax so that the amount
per capita shall be So. Mr.. Gage in
troduced resolution to that effect in
the house last session, but it failed tc
pass the senate. Nevertheless there is
a constitutional requirement to thai
effect and the resolution was really
superfuous.
Before imposing the tax, the comp
troller general wants to settle in bis
own mind some questions that arise
in connection with the tax, and he and
Governor Ellerbe intend to hold a con-
sultation at an early day to determine
the proper mode of procedure. There
is a question whether the constitution
requires that there shall be So pei
capita in the state at large or whether
it means that there shall be such an
amount for each county. Taking the
state at large, there is So per capita
available for schools, and if the con-
stitution means that then no levy will
he necessary; otherwise it will be-
There are about twenty-three counties
in the state which have the constitu,
tional per capita, while the others have
not. This question will doubtless have
to be submitted to the attorney gener-
al and a great deal consequently will
depend upon his decision.
In considering the amount of school
funds, dispensary profits have to be
taken into consideration. Some profits
may or may not be available this year,
depending greatly upon the business
done. Whatever may be the result OF
this feature of the question, it is fact
that dispehsary profits will not be
available until 1900 is paid into the
state treasury. The board of control,
it is said, proposes to pay this amount
monthly in installments of from $1O,'
900 to $1,000, and at that rate it will
be six months at the shortest before
the profits will be available for schools
If the tax is levied, it will he collect
able between October and January.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20

many of the latter are becoming dis
couraged. Today he informed Sena-
tor Pritchard that he would take up
and dispose of the vacant judgeshlp
and marshalship for the Western dis
trict of North Carolina during the
present week, because in one case the
officer is vacant, and in the other the
time of the incumbent is about to ex-
pire. He added that he would not
make the other appointments until the
terms of the incumbents expire.
A special from Havana, by way
of Key West, gives details of serious
disaster that was inflicted on the
Spaniards by the insurgents a few
days ago. A train left Artemissa with
some 600 Spanish troops for point in
the interior. The insurgents had pre-
vious knowledge of the departure OF
the train and they laid big mine OF
dynamite under long high trestle
which crosses St. Armen channel.
The mine was exploded at the proper
time and the train load of soldiers
came crashing down. Many of the
soldiers were drowned but others,
who were unhurt, defended them
selves as best they could against a
large body of insurgents, who began
to fire upon them from ambush. The
battle lasted something like an hour,
and after losing. something like 300
killed and wounded, the Spaniards
surrendered. The Cubans lost about
40 men. All of the Spaniards were
released except eight officers and
twenty men. They were kept as
hostages, and the Cubans sent word to
the Spanish authorities that the host
ages would be killed unless an agreed
number of insurgent officers and men
who were under sentence Of death at
Artemissa were promptly released. 1t
is said tha6 the Spanish authorities re-
leased the insurgent prisoners in ac-
cordance with the demand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
LOCAL BETTING.

Although the Corbett -Fitzsimmons
fight did not create any special excite
ment in Yorkville, there was consider
able interest in the result and some
betting.
The news of the fight was received in
Yorkville within lew minutes after It's
close. It was given to those who were
especially interested by Mr.. Fl. H. Beard,
t he obliging operator here, and it was a
noticeable fact that those who do not
care abo ut such things" were among the
most eager inquirers at Mr.. Boards teie-
phone.
There was some betting on the result; (;
but generally in small amounts. Corbett
was the tavorite with most OF the people
who keep up with such matters. The
bets, however, were, almost without ex-
ception, even money.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
PROTECTION OF COTTON.

Although THE ENQUIRER is strong
believer in the tariff for revenue princi-
pie, it feels that without the least sacrifice
of consistency, it can give unqualified en-
dorsement to the proposition of Mr.. Nc
Laurin to levy a duty upon foreign cot
ton.
Our principal objection to "protection"
is that it protects the north only. Take
the entire list of tariff schedules, and it
will be found that the rule of protection"
is heavy duty on foreign manufacturers
and products that are calculated to com:
pete with northern manufacturers and
products, while exclusively southern
manufacturers and products are, as rule,
left open to the full competition of the
world.
We have no knowledge to that effect ;
but we believe that it is because of this
notorious discrimination that Mr.. Nc
Laurin has sought to secure the levying
of duty on cotton. The South Carolina
congressman wanted to even things up a
little, so to speak. That proposition is
fully in accord with the protection theo-
ry-the very essence of McKinleyism-
there is not the least shadow of doubt.
Then why was it not accepted? Not be-
cause it was not as just as any other prop
osition on the whole protection schedule
no not that but simply because it was
calculated to offset some of the discrimi-
nations of the new tariff bill in favor OF
the north as gainst the south.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
EASTERN WAR FEELING.
The Relations Between Greece and Tur'
key Growing More Critical Daily.

The Relations Between Greece and Tur'
key Growing More Critical Daily.
Though the papers are publishing
dozens of dispatches from Athens
Constantinople, Canea and the various
European capitols daily, it is still diff
fcult to size up the exact status o.
affairs in southeastern Europe.
The joint note of the Powers tc
Greece ordering her to withdraw heI
fleets and troops from Crete was de-
livered more than two weeks ago. II
was thought that the refusal of Greece
to comply with the order would be
followed by the instant blockade Of
Cretan ports and fighting on the is
land. The reply of Greece, though
conciliatory, was evasive, and the
powers did not follow up their de-
mand. All the Greek soldiers thai
have been sent to Crete are there yet
and the Cretan ports are still guarded
by Greek war vessels.
The latest reports are to the etfec,
that the ultimatum of the powers viii
go into effect on Sunday, the 2lst, and
if the Greek soldiers and warships
have not left Crete by that date, they
will be driven away by force. Greece
however, is showing no evidence o.
any intention to obey the demands o.
the Powers.
All the dispatches from points in
Greece indicate the existence of the
strongest kind of war feeling. The
feeling is especially directed against
Turkey, and there seems to be every
reason to believe that hostilities be-
tween the two countries are neces
sary development of the next few
weeks at least. Already large bodies
of Greek and Turkish troops are facing
each other on the frontiers of their
respective countries. The Turks are
represented as ready, but not anxious
to fight, and the Greeks are represent
ed as both ready and anxious.
The only reassuring feature of the
present situation seems to be the Sc:
renity of the various European ex'
changes. Nothing is more sensitive
TO war or rumors of war than stocks
and bonds. Most of the dispatches
from Europe indicate that no uneasi
ness is felt in business centres, and il
this fact is true, the probabilities are
that, after all, the powers will succeed
in effecting a peaceful settlement ol
the threatened rupture.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
cHEROKEE CANDIDATES.

There is no dearth Of candidates to fill
the various Offices of the new county OF
Cherokee. In the current issue OF the
Gaffney Ledger appears the following an
nouncements:
For Sherif-A. S. Smith, r. E. Nc
Craw, B. F. Camp, G. w. McKeown, W..
W. Thomas, P. P. Scruggs, j. b. Ross,
w. A. McWhirter, M. M. Tate.
For Clerk-M. r. Sans, J. Tuck Nc
Craw, w. H. Ross, w. W. Gaffney, K. 3.
Lipscomb, NJ. A. Sarratt, Geo. E. Brown,
s. o. Walker j. Eb. Jefferies.
For County Supervisor-A. Harris, j.
L. Spake, N. Lipscomb, J.V. Welehel,
R. NJ. Jolly, Ben F. Bonner, c. r.
Bridges.
State Senate-W. J. Douglas, VIM. JEFF
feri es, Thomas B. Butler.
Coroner-W. E. McSwain, j. M. Phil
Ii DIS, W. L. Phillips, ]. S. Vinsett, s. q.
'sarratt, A. ]. McCraw, w. D. Kirby.
Superintendent of Education-Rich-
mo nd Stacy, j. L. Strain, w. F. Nc
Arthur.
Auditor-Robert R. wilkins, w. D.
Camp, j. E. Foster, w. L. Morgan, j..
Alfred Whisonant.
Treasurer-J. B. Jones, J. V. Sarratt.
Probate Judge-A. N. Turner, James
E. Webster.
n. w. Hardin, Esq, of Blacksburg,
has been announced as candidate for
state senator, but the last issue OF The
Ledger contains card in which MI.
Hardin announces his withdrawal from
the race.
The primary election takes place today,
a nd the general election next Saturday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
FOR VIOLATION OF CONTRACT

The following act, passed by. the recent
session of the general assembly and
affirmed on March 2, will be found Of
especial interest TO employers and labor
ers generally:
Section n /. That any laborer working on
shares Of crop or for wages in money or
other valuable consideration under yer"
hal or written contract 10 labor OH farm
lands, who shall receive advances either
in money or in supplies, and thereafter
willfully and without just cause fail TO
perform the reasonable service required
of him by the terms OF the said contract,
shall be liable to prosecution for misde-
isbed by imprisonment for not less than
twenty days nor more than thirty days,
or to be fined in the sum Of not less than
twenty-five dollars nor 5lys,ia more than ., one 3he
court :: Provided, the verbal contract
herein referred to shall be witnessed by
at least two disinterested witnesses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20

AS TO REBATEs.-The following act
passed al the recent session of the
general assembly, was approved on
March s. Section l. That any state
or county officer in this state who
shall receive or collect any rebate
commission or discount from any per
son, persons or corporation upon the
purchase of any books, or any other
property or supplies, or from printing
or advertising, whether for use of state
or county, and shall fail or refuse to
pay the same to the proper state OF
county authorities at the time of re-
ceiving the same, shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be punished by fine
or imprisonment, in the discretion oi
the court, and shall also forfeit his
said office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20

cision of Referee Siler. When Siler's
voice was heard above the noise,
awarding the fight to Fitzsimmons,
Martin Julian grabbed his red-headed
brother-i -in-law about the neck, and
together, they danced up and down in
frantic manner. They were crazy
with joy.
"Mrs. Fitzsimmons, in her box, close
to the ring, laughed and cried alter
nately, and tried in vain to get through
the crowd to embrace her husband.
After some minutes Fitzsimmons was
escorted through the crowd to his
dressing room and his wife followed" "
The next move on the programme,
so far as Manager Stuart is concerned,
will be the exhibition of kinetoscope
views of the fight. The kinetoscope
is "nickel in the slot" machine in
vented by Edison, and by means of
which the entire fight, together with
the remarks, jeers and applause at the
ringside, together with every blow and
movement of the fighters, can be re-
produced time and again for whoever
is willing to pay TO see it.
WHAT THE FIGHTERS THINK.
After the fight, the newspaper men
went to the two pugilists to see what
they thought of each other. Corbett
had most to say. He is quoted as fol-
lows:
II made a mistake in not keeping
away. Fitzsimmons knew to be a
terrific puncher, but never calculated
on his being able to reach me. If the
sixth round had lasted ten seconds
longer, would have landed him to a
certainty. His nose was clogged with
blood and his legs were wabbling.
The gong sounded just as I was about
to. plug him with my right and end
the battle. He recuperated wonder
fully and 1 stayed away from him un-
til 1 thought he was about ripe for
another drubbing at short range. My
neglect in not standing off when he
tapped me on the cheek in the four
teenth round, lost me the champion
ship. That heart punch choked me
up. I could not breathe or move for
fifteen seconds, and it was several
minutes before I realized that / had
committed q breach of etiquette in
trying to follow up my opponent after
he put me out. I meant it when
said would be his friend hereafter.
He whipped me fair and square, but |
don't think he is the best man yet, and
we will have another 60 if money can
get him into the ring"
The version Of the champion is
slightly different. He said:
II never saw such a clever fighter
in my life. He got away from me
time and again when thought / had
him dead to rights. knew 1 could
wear him out; so kept coming right
along until my opportunity arrived.
He was weak in the last round, and
all his cleverness could not keep him
out of that left punch under the heart.
The only blow that really worried me
was the one which split my lip. The
others never felt. He fought fairly,
and hereafter he may have my respect
| if he continues to merit it."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20

- The careful attention of cotton plant
ers is called to the letter of Mr.. Alfred
Shepperson, of New York, which ap-
pears elsewhere in this issue. Mr.. Shep-
person has the reputation generally OF
being one of the best informed and most
reliable of all the cotton statisticians of the
United States, and the full knowledge OF
this fact should materially assist in the
proper consideration of his letter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
MERE-MENTION.

Ramos Roca, a noted Mexican brigand,
was captured at Hermosillo, Mexico, last
Wednesday. '''''''''A Polish priest in Chi
cago claims to have invented a bullet
proof cloth. '''.'''''The probability is that
Senator Walcott will be selected as none
tary commissioner by President McKin.
ley. .'''''''A Spanish report from Havana is
to the effect that General Gomez has been
seriously wounded. '''''''''A big block OF
buildings, in st. Louis, Mo-, valued AT
2,0O0,0O0, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday. ''''.''''T. V. Powderly, the la
bor leader who went back on Bryan
during the late campaign, has applied to
President Mckinley for an Office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
SEvENTY-EIGHT LOST. The French

SEVENTY EIGHT LOST. The French
Line steamer Vile St. Nesaire foun.
dered at sea, off Cape Hatteras, on the
coast of North Carolina, on the 9TH
instant. There were on board 80 peo,
pie. When it became apparent that
the vessel would surely founder, the
passengers and crew took to the small
boats. There was no time in
which to get food or water. In all
there were four boats. One of these
was picked up by the steamer Nor
mandie last Wednesday,, and the oc'
cupants were taken to New York
They were nearly dead from starva,
ton. The supposition is that the
other three boats are lost. If this is
true it means that IS members of the
ill-fated crew are dead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-20
che Atorkrille Gnql1irer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897.

Some of the sporting papers have
hunted out the, according to them) fact
that Fitzsimmons is the only noted pugi-
list who was born Protestant. All 9TH
ers are of Irish nativity or parentage,
and Catholics.