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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
A Plethora Of Candidstes-Vlaitors From
Rock HilI-The Railroad Oficials-Oth-

Rock HilI-The Railroad Onicials-Oth-
er Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorlsville Enquirer.
BLAcKsBURa, March Candidates for
the Offices of the new county are 50 num-
erous that one can scarcely 60 amiss tor
them, and very large majority of those
who are willing and anxious to be the
first to serve their county, come from the
west side of the river. So far as I know,
Mr.. Ira Hardin for auditor, Mr.. j. B.
Ross for sheriff, and Mr.. James Lucas for
coroner, are the only candidates from our
side Of the county; Colonel w. D. Camp
having declined to run for probate judge.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Harrison, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. r. Simpson, Miss Aline Mob
ley, Miss Mecca Avery, Mrs. w. T. Will
liams and Mr.. R. G. Laughlin, all of Rock
Hill, forming a pleasant party, arrived
here on Thursday evening last, and have
been the guests of Mr.. G.. Green, the gen.
ial and accomplished proprietor of Chero-
kee Inn. They leave this morning for
their homes, much pleased with our town
and delighted with their visit.
President Samuel Hunt, of the o. r. &
G. railroad, and Assistant President T. D.
Rhodes, with their families, will leave
here today on Superintendent Tripp's
private car, for visit to Florida, via.
Camden, Charleston and Savannah.
Invitations are out for reception to be
given tonight by Mr.. and Mrs. Otis A.
Osborne, at their residence on Shelby
street, in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. James
w. Duff.
Mr.. Smith Williams has moved into the
Air Line hotel, and will open it as
boarding house and hotel. WA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
LOCAL LACONICS.

1n6 feualCys
The penalty for Jail breaking is from
one to five years. Imprisonment at hard
labor.
Lecture Next Friday and Saturday Nights.
The Hon. w. P. Wideman will deliver
his famous lecture, "Hit the Grit" in the
courthouse at Yorkville on Friday night,
March S, at p. m, and at Glover on
Saturday night, March 6. Full Of wit,
wisdom, fun and song.
whitener Pleads Guilty.
The case Of Marcus Whitener and Andy
Boheler, charged with illicit distilling,
came up in the United States court at
Greenville last Monday. Whitener plead
guilty and Boheler was acquitted. White
ner was sentenced to five months in Jail,
the sentence dating from October 26, 1896.
The sentence will expire on the 18th in
slant.
I'D. A." Instead Of ga. c."
In the list of township commissioners,
as published in The ENQUIRER of the
10th instant, the name of "a. G. Mat
thews" appeared as one Of the commits
sioners for York township. This was the
result of a clerical error in Columbia.
The proper initials are D. A., and on
account of the publication, the mistake
was discovered in time to secure its cor
rection on Mr.. Matthews's commission.
VIII Take Charge OF the Music.
Miss Daisy Hart, eldest daughter OF
Major James F. Hart, is to take charge of
the music department of the Yorkville
Graded school. Miss Hart is an accom- :
plished musician and possesses, to q
marked degree, the qualifications OF an
efficient instructress, and if the music de-
partment of the graded school does not
prosper under her direction, it will be
through no fault of hers.
Rev. W. A. Pitts Married.
Rev. w. A. Pitts, for the last two years
pastor OF the Yorkville circuit M. E.
church, but now located in Sumter coun-
ty, was married on February 18th to Miss
Sue Davis. Rev. w. P. Meadows, pre-
siding elder of the Charleston district, an
uncle of the groom, officiated. The Jor-
dan correspondent of the Sumter Herald
says: "Mrs. Pitts is great favorite, and
Mr.. Pitts has won the love and confidence
Of everyone"
MIR. Gosman Resigns.
Mr.. +. a. Gosman, who has had charge
of the pump station in Yorkville since
the establishment of the water plant here,
has resigned his position. The principal
reason for his action is that he desires TO
move his family into town, and another
reason is that he has good reason to be-
lieve that he can make much better
living for himself by devoting his entire
time to his own private business. He haa
moved his family to the Hyndman house,
on East Jefferson street.
For United States Marshal.
1t has been published in several of the
newspapers that Col. G. J. Pride, of Rock
Hill, is a candidate for the position OF
United States marshal to succeed Mr..
John P. Hunter, of Lancaster, whose
term will expire shortly after the inau-
guration. Among the other candidates
mentioned are Samps Pope, Of New
berry; G. I. Cunningham, of Charleston ;
and f. M. Brayton, of Columbia. Who
will get the position, of course, is ques-
ton of considerable doubt; but if just
deserts and party fealty count for any
thing, it looks as if the job should 60 to
Colonel Pride,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
EXCITEMENT SUBSIDING.

The war excitement that prevailed
throughout the country last Thursday
and Friday was pretty hot; but now
everything is quiet again, at least for
the present.
In addition to general principles" "
the main foundation of the trouble
was the recent death of DR.. Ruiz, an
alleged American citizen in a Spanish
prison, and the imprisonment in soli-
tary confinement, some few weeks ago,
of General Julio Sanguilly, another citi-
zen of the United States.
DR.. Ruiz died suddenly in the prison at
Guanabaco. 1t was whispered that he
had been murdered. General Lee asked
that he be allowed to investigate the mat
ter. The Spaniards were slow to con-
sent, and did not allow the investigation
to commence until after Ruiz had been
several days buried. A post mortem
examination was held, and although the
developments were suspicious, they were
not conclusive.
The circumstance naturally created a
great deal of uneasiness in the mind of
General Lee, and also in the minds Of
American citizens generally, resident in
Cuba, and as the result, numerous reports
were published in the United States.
Among these reports was one to the
effect that General Lee had sent cable
to Secretary Olney asking as to whether
or not he could have warship in case he
should need one. Not receiving any re-
ply within d reasonable time, General
Lee next cabled that his resignation had
been forwarded by mail. There was also
a rumor to the effect that the American
citizens in Havana had petitioned Queen
Victoria for protection.
AS to how much truth there was in any
of these stories, it was, of course, impos-
sible to say; but, all the same, the house
and senate got very hot over the matter,
and, at times, during Thursday and Fri
day, it looked very much as if there
would be a declaration of war, not so
much because the circumstances seemed
to demand such action, as because the
members appeared to be so anxious to
outstrip each other in their appeals to
the "iingo" sentiment of the country,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
that there was danger of going beyond

that there was danger OF going Deyohu
all reasonable bounds.
But the trouble was finally settled by
wise stroke of policy on the part of the
queen regent of Spain. The main bone
of contention lay in the continued i'm
prisonment of Sanguilly, and it was
upon this that most of the jingo talk was
based. While the excitement was at its
height, the Spanish government cabled to
Cuba a pardon for Sanguilly, and i'm
mediately the bottom fell out of the war
boom.
While, as we have said before. war un-
der existing circumstances is easily pos
sible, we do not think that it is at all
probable. There are good many jim
goes in the country who are talking war
in loudmouthed manner; but as to
whether any Of them really want war is
extremely doubtful. Therefore it hardly
seems that the situation is one of serious
danger.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

AN OBJECT LEssoN.-An object les
son of the deLriment bad roads are to
u community is given in notice in
the Charlotte Observer Of the return
of resident of that city from a trip
to Chatham county, where he went to
buy farm. The roads were so dread
fully bad that he never reached the
place he intended purchasing and so
he gave up the idea of investing in
country where he would be virtual
prisoner during the winter months.
Our roads are disgrace to civiliza-
ton. Change the road laws. Put the
convicts to work helping to build up
the state and enhance the values of
our farming lands instead of compel
ing with our farmers as they are doing
now. Let us get out of the ruts =
Rocky Mount, N. c., Argonaut.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
BRYAN In NEW YORK.
He Makes q Red Hot After-Luncheon
Silver Speech.

He Makes q Red Hot After-Luncheon
Silver Speech.
A complimentary luncheon was CIV
en- at the Hotel Bartholdi today to VIM.
J. Bryan, says New York dispatch of
Saturday. Elett Danforth, chairman
of the state Democratic committee,
presided, and in responding to the ad,
dress of welcome of Mr.. Danforth,
Mr.. Bryan made a red-hot speech, en-
couraging the bimetallists and declar-
ing that the free silver fight must 60 on.
He said, in part:
II have never lost the opportunity
since the election to assure those who
labored for free coinage here, that we,
who in the west and south have more
of local victory to rejoice over, recog-
nize the valor with which you made the
fight, I do not know of any Democrat
or free silver Republican or Populist
who deserves more credit than those
who made the fight in New York city,
which is the centre of the gold intiu-
6nCe OF Inc OHlIeu GIdGtS.
~ appreciate the work which you
have done and the moral courage
which it has required, and when the
history of those years is written the
textman will have to say that there
were heroes in those days, and that
New York, New England and the east
ern states furnished their share of
those heroes.
II want to say to those who have
fought that the fight is not done. l
have found a great many who had not
been with us before election day, or on
election day, who have come to us since
the election. If your experience has
been the same as mine, you will find
that there has been u profound disap-
pointment among many who were led
to believe that the maintenance of
the gold standard or the positive de-
claration that it would be maintained,
would restore confidence, revive busi-
ness and bring back prosperity. This
has not been the result.
"The gold standard is doing now
just what it has always done. 1t is
helping those who own money and
hurting those who are producing
wealth.
II want to say that the agitation
will 90 on until every American citizen
understands the money question, and
then we want them to vote on it and
settle it. But I don't believe any
question can be settled through the in
timidation practiced through money
lenders and employers. Men must be
free. They must have the right heart,
and I believe the question cannot be
settled until the verdict is that of the
right heart, and not of the body bent
down under the lash. appreciate the
opportunity to be with the bimetallists
Of New York, and l shall be glad to
bring back the news that the bimetal-
lists of New York are not ashamed of
the fight they made"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

- A big majority of the people are OF
opinion that it would take from 10 to 20
years to macadamize the public roads in
York county. At the present rate OF
progress, that is right. 1t would take
even longer than that. In fact we would
have cause for congratulation if we would
proceed at the rate of 20 miles genera
ton; but with the use of all available
means, each individual contributing in
accordance with his interests, and no
more than he can actually afford, the
work can be accomplished during the
idle seasons of from four to five years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
"W. s. g." In REPLY.
Maintains That the Action of the Commits.
sioners Was Unbusinesslike.

Maintains That the Action of the Commits.
sioners Was Unbusinesslike.
Editor of The Enquirer:
After careful perusal of Mr.. Brice's
article in your issue of February q, il
appears that the commissioners asked the
doctors to bid on certain conditions. The
doctors bid in accordance with those con-
ditions, and the business presumption is
that one of those bids should have been
accepted. The bids showed the spirit OF
open, frank competition, and there was
no ground for even the suspicion of q
combination.
Though, of course, the doctors would
not have been blameworthy had they all
bid under the new proposition, their ac-
ton in refusing is not at all surprising.
For as the commissioners had rejected
all the first bids, what reason was there
for supposing that they would not also
reject the others? Then, if the doctors
were too much disgusted to try second
time, why are they to be blamed? How
were they to know how long the commits.
sioners were going to dillydally and ma
neuver and change their minds and
change their conditions under which bids
were to be submitted
"Does w. S. g. think the Solons
ought to have gone out and compelled
them to come in and bid?' Certainly
not. For, already having been invited,
and having come in accordance with the
terms of the invitation and having been
rejected, it would hardly have been prop
er or consistent for the Solons to have used
any coersive measures to bring them back.
And just here it appears to me that MIR.
Brice's scriptural simile is unfortunate !;
for the guests that were hidden to the
supper made excuses and refused to come
on the first invitation. I hope that (for
the sake of his clients) Mr.. Brice is more
accurate in making his deductions from
Blackstone than he is when quoting from
the sacred writer.
But why was not one of the first bids
accepted q? From Mr.. Brice's explanation,
it appears that it was because the board
was suspicious of the bid of one of the
bidders. Perhaps, under all the circum-
stances with which the hoard was famil-
lar, it had right to be suspicious. 1t
does not appear, however; from any
thing that Mr.. Brice has to say, that there
was any suspicion as to any of the other
bids. This being true, it seems to me
that the action of the board was unbusi-
ness like in the extreme. Why did not
the board throw out the alleged suspi-
cious bid, and then revert to the honest
of the other bids? That is the point over
which am worried.
If the board was suspicious of one Of
the men, it should have had the moral
courage to say so. That, in my opinion,
would have been the manly method of
dealing with the matter, and would not
have been nearly so bad as casting re-
Election upon all of the other gentlemen
in an effort to dodge the responsibility.
Pm not speaking for the doctors. as
sumo that they are able to take care Of
themselves but Pm speaking Of the Pc
culiar manner in which our commission
ers do business.
"The accounts Of the various county
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Grist Cousins-Are prepared to furnish
you with farming implements, q Mon
arch bicycle, or Sayers q Scoville
buggy.
Mrs. T. M. Dobson-Announces that she
has opened stock of millinery at the
old stand, and that on the arrival of Miss
Rhea on the 18th instant, she will have
selected stock of millinery of the lat
est styles and will be prepared to serve
her customers as usual.
II. G. Culp, Supervisor-Gives notice to
road oveseers in York country, to call
out the hands on their respective Sec
tions and put not less than two days
work on the public roads previous to the
1st day of April next.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
as is here recommended, by taxation" h

as is here recommended, by taxation"
Several members expressed themselves
on the report, and although all seemed
favorable to its adoption, some were of
opinion that such action should be post
poned. The report was finally adopted
by vote of to 4. Messrs. Gwin, Rid
die, Wilkerson and Porter voted no; and
the yea votes were from Messrs. White,
Miller, Brice, Hall and Moore.
There were several other important
matters to be disposed Of during the day !;
but the THE ENQUIRER was forced to 60
to press before they were concluded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

The Venezuelan commission appoint
ed by the president about year ago, to
look into the Venezuelan boundary ques-
ton, has made its report to the presi-
dent. Considering the amount of matter
dealt with, the report is quite short, and
although it gives considerable informa-
ton, it makes no effort whatever to locate
the proper 2. .ition of the boundary line
in dispute.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
ABOUT PEOPLE,

Chief of Police Love returned yester-
day from Greenville, where he has been
attending the United States court as a
witness.
Mr., Paul T. Gordon, who for several
years has been citizen of Eagle Lake,
Texas, is in Yorkville with his family
visiting relatives and friends.
Charlotte Observer of Friday: Miss
Annie Clarkson, whose attractive and
pleasant manners have made the Wo-
mans Exchange so popular, goes to
Yorkville, S. G., Monday, to visit her
sister, Mrs. Thomas F. Mellow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

Suppose farmers should make it a
rule to haul few rock to given point
every time they have occasion to 60 to
own with an empty wagon, how long
would it be until the roads were literally
lined with enough rock to macadamize
hem from end to end, and who would be
;he loser by the practice suggested2
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

sprang to him and tore him loose. As
his father fell on the roof, his life
saved, the son fell upon the wires and
his life was sacrificed. The young
man was % years of age. The elder
Lefevre's hands were fearfully burned
and his escape from death was miracu-
lous and was due to the bravery of his
son
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
Total to date.,

But this is not all. Quite number OF
the above named subscribers have inti-
mated that they will make their suhscrip-
tions still larger, and then again there are
quite a number of intended subscribers
who have not yet been approached in re-
gard to the matter. The people are just
beginning to realize what they can do;
many of them are becoming more enthu-
siastic and as liberal as the above list now
appears, it is exposing no secret when we
say that it is really only start.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

George Wilson, the celebrated min
strel man, has a new joke which, per-
haps, is not much of joke after all.
Wilson says: Mckinley may be the
advance agent of prosperity; but I am
afraid that he is a darned long ways
ahead of his gang"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

- The valuable time lost in the winter
on account of bad roads, would, if pro-
perly used during the ''laid by season."
be sufficient to obviate similar occurrence
in the future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

- Grover goes out tomorrow-then Nc
Kinley. Anyhow there is one consola-
ton. That it can be any worse than it
has been seems impossible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03

YORKVILLE, 8. @.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1897.

- The Spartanburg Herald says that, so
far, there are only 80 candidates waiting
for Ellerbe's shoes; but that the other 10
counties will be heard from in due time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-03-03
~ M w II EJ N, m m Iffnn
w. w. MILLER,

Major White made pointed speech in
favor Of the report. He explained its
provisions fully, and summed up his re-
marks in the assertion: "That twist it
and turn it as we may, the only way we
can get good roads is to pay for them, and
the only equitable way to pay for them is
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-07-31

apl muscle. Feed the pullets for your
next winters layers.
The nest egg. il not china. shclld
be marked SO that it will not get into
lot sent 20 market.
The Plymouth Rock a,tains maturity
earlier than the Wysndotte. but the
latter Is more persistent layer
It must Toe poor soil indeed in
which the scratching biddies sill not
hnd some reward for their labor
Those who think thirteen an I'M
lucky number can Get the hens TO
spread over fifteen eggs for s sitting
II the hene are slow TO wean the
chicks take them away. as they crowd
the young ones ~ night when confined
Ia a box.
As soon as the cockereis begin 10
crow separate them from the puiiets.
They will thrive better. AMI besides.
they require different feed.
If The young chicks are confined in
barren yards give them plenty # cab
hage. lettuce r. grass from the lawn.
They viii relish il for q change.
Doa't let ;ie chicks rocs- with the
old fowls until at least three months
old Their h.east bones are tender and
will become cooked If permitted = 81,
GA the roost
II young hoods are coopeJ for the
first month = gives the chick tive
chances % reach maturity vnere il
would have bat one II running abou;
while young and tender
Sunshine Is the best medicine for
# poultry as well as men. 1: the house
Is dark and gloomy. the fowls Will stay
out 81 it even ia the worst weather.
Nothing likes sunshine Ao.e thai
f poultry.
Cholera among chickens Is diseas,
which Is a result of the poor condition.
which surround them. With gooifood
fresh. pure water. daily clean quarter.
and good range, It seldom gets I
foo:holG
Lice sap the blood from the chickens
and cause restlessness of nights: ant
on mornings fowls come from I'll,
roosts feverish and thirsty. They
drink too much. and sit around ane
soon get indigestion They take col,
easily when their systems gre SO i'm
paired. and ,he cold, If let alone, runl
into roup.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1897-07-31
Maintaining The Dairy.

= writer in the Dakota Farmer gives
this advice:
Select the best COWS in vouS herd.
or that You can bay. - keep. and dis
pose o.; the others.
e" The best COW for the dairy is the
one that produces tie greatest amount
81 butter FAX II wear for food con
sumedl when being rightly fed
3. To renew or increase voar herd
raise the heifer calves from your best
COWS
4. Test your COWS by weighing the
milk ot each cow for year and test
ing IL occasionally with the Bahcock
milk tester. and know how much but
ter TAT each one does produce.
=. Use the best dairy-hrei sire yor,
can get: one. II possible. tina: has q
line Of ancestors tina: have been first
class dairy animals
q. Keep a record 81 the time when
tie COWS were hrel and have no guess
work about the time Of calviac.
:. II Is neither profitable nor neces-
sary for COW 10 go dry more than
four 20 six weeks.
: The udder should receive prompt
attention Al obstacle may removed
from the teat the first hour that might
battle science later.
a. After separating tie calf from its
mother, feed the natural milk as soon
es drawn for a week or ten days.