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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
SENSITIVE MARKET.

The cotton market has reached what
might be termed a remarkably acute
stage. For weeks past prices have been
so low that it seems impossible for them
to go any lower. The general public and
the buyers everywhere are anxiously
looking for change. Understanding
the situation better, this is particularly
the case with the buyers. They are as
sensitive as the mercury in thermom-
eter with a candle at the bulb, and are
watching everything, real and unreal,
even their own imagination, for nine out
of ten of them feel that crisis is surely
at hand. Mr.. J. r. Ashe tells an amusing
story which furnishes an apt illustration
Of the situation.
~ went down to Kershaw OH Monday"
he says, "on business, and remained over
till Tuesday. Before my arrival the buy
ers were paying 5.55 for the best cotton,
with New York quoted at 5.9S. Soon
after got out Tuesday morning, 1 was
shown samples of cotton, and not caring
to bother with i'll was there on other
business-I referred the people to MIR.
Carson, who is in charge of my kershaw
business. But, anyhow, the other buy
ers seemed to take up the idea that l was
there especially for the purpose of buy
ing cotton, and although New York had
fallen points from Mondays close, it
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

several years. The people interested
in the railroad have been making tre-
mendous efforts to eucre the govern
ment out of its claims, and it is charged
that over $5OO,OO has been spent in
the bribery of congress. During the
last session of congress, it was agreed
that the properly 60 to sale on Novem-
Der l, and mat the upset price be
s5O,OOO,O0O. A big syndicate, with
Pierpont Morgan and Jacob Schiff at
its head, had arranged to buy up the
property at the figures named. The
newspapers have been making such
terrific row for postponement, in order
to give another syndicate time in which
to get up money, that rather than
agree to postponement, the Schiff.
Morgan syndicate has raised its bid
something over ss,0oO,Ooo to the full
amount of the governments claim:
It is understood that the property will
be sold next Monday; but the New
York Journal and other papers hold
that if the sale is postponed until
December Is, congress can easily ar
range to force the price up to some
thing like 500, 100000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
NERE,.NENTION.

President Mckinley has pardoned Louis
Redwine, the Atlanta bank cashier, who
was sentenced to six years in the Column
bus, o., penitentiary. Redwine's SELL
tence would have expired on November
4. ..''''''"The papers report that bouncing
baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Gro
yer Cleveland last Thursday. ''''' France
and England are about to get into seri-
Gus dispute about African possessions. ''''''
1t was announced in the papers of yes
terday that General Weyler was to leave
Cuba during the day on his return to
Spain. State elections take place
next Tuesday in Ohio, Iowa, Massachu-
sets, Pennsylvania, New York, Mary
land, Nebraska, kentucky, Colorado and
Virginia. In some of the states, however,
only one or two offices are to be filled. ''''''
The reply of the Spanish government to
the recent note of this government was
received in Washington on Thursday ;
but its contents were not made public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
NEXT MONDAY.

Next Monday is salesday for Novem-
Der. There are several auction sales
advertised by the clerk, and D. E. Finley,
assignee, will sell the Kennedy Bros. q
Barron property at auction.
The fall term of the circuit court for
York county convenes on Monday, Judge
w. C. Benet presiding. The sessions
business promises to be rather light than
otherwise. There is enough common
pleas business, however. to occupy the
attention of the court two weeks, and
perhaps more.
The meeting of the cotton growers OF
the county, in pursuance of the call OF
President Wilborn, of the State Alliance,
will probably be held during the day
but as to what arrangements may have
been made for it, THE ENQUIRER has not
been informed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

- Senator Teller has just written a
letter to a prominent Pennsylvania
Republican. Among other things he
says: 81 have never said thought
there was little hope for bimetallism.
That is one of the many falsehoods OF
the gold press. I have said there is
no hope for it under the Mckinley ad-
ministration, and I am confident that
nothing will be done for the plain peo-
pie of the country during this admin
istration. I have no interest in the
fight between Tammany and the Re-
publicans. I do not hope for Georges S
election, although it would please me
greatly if he could succeed. The cleo.
ton of the Tammany candidate will
not indicate that the Democratic par
ty of the country is going to abandon
silver. The Democratic party is COM
mitted to silver and will continue on
that line, and the gold Democrats will
90 to the Republican party, and the
influence of the gold Democrats will
have the effect Of so degrading and
debasing the party as to make the old
liberty loving Republicans leave it. 1
expect to see the Republican party in
the hands of the gold Republicans and
the gold Democrats and under the
domination and control of the worst
element ever known in American pol
itics. The fight for silver is still on
and will be until we get righteous
monetary system, and we never will
have this until we get open mints for
gold and silver at ratio to be estab-
lished by law"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

- The call of President Wilborn, of the
State Alliance, published in another col
umn, deals with matter which, it is
feared, will hardly receive the attention
it's importance deserves. More than once
the farmers of South Carolina have set
out to accomplish the objects indicated ;
but each time they seem to have been
discouraged before making material pro-
gress. That such an organization as is
contemplated is big undertaking-an
almost superhuman undertaking-it is
easy to see; but we hardly believe that it
is impossible. To carry it out, however,
will require great deal more unanimity,
energy and singleness of purpose than
has heretofore developed, and possibly
all this may be realized in the effort now
proposed. At any rate there will be no
harm in making the effort, and the cotton
growers Of York county will do good
thing if, at big rally next Monday, they
will choose and send one or more of their
very ablest representatives to aid the de-
liberatiors of the proposed initiatory con-
vention to he held in Columbia.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
AROUT PEOPLE.
Miss Fannie Miller is critically i'll.

Miss Fannie Milleris critically Ill.
Rev. B. Fl. Grier reports very pleasant
trip and an enjoyable time at synod.
Miss Jennie Hart has been elected
teacher in the Yorkville Graded school,
vice Miss Grace McElwee resigned.
Miss Norma Strauss is in Yorkville,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Strauss.
She has been spending sometime in New
York.
Candidates Cherry and Johnson have
both been in Yorkville this week; but
both were on business other than that OF
pushing their respective candidates..
Mrs. J. E. and Mrs. S. j. ELAN, Of
Gypsey, Mecklenburg county, Va, are in
Yorkville visiting relatives and friends.
They are now the guests of their sister,
Mrs. NJ. E. Camp.
Mr.. o. Darby Owen, formerly of York
Vile, is to be married, on November 9, to
Miss Cornelia Smith, of Charlotte. The
ceremony is to take place in st. Peters
Episcopal church at quarter OF 9 o'clock
p. m.
DR.. John 6. Black, of Blacksburg, was
in Yorkville on Thursday on business.
There were also several ladies down from
Blacksburg. They came to take advant-
age of some of the big dry goods bar
gains that are being offered just now.
Gastonia Gazette, Thursday: At the
residence of Mr.. A. B. Rhyme, in Caste
MIA, his daughter, Miss Ida, was married
to Mr.. R. D. Alexander, Of Yorkville, at
7 O'Clock yesterday evening. The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. w. NJ.
Bagby.
Mr.. l.. r. Williams was the recipient OF
many warm congratulations last Thurs
day, when it became known that the
supreme court had reversed the court
below in the case of the city council of
Greenville VS.. G. C. Ormand ct. al. Mr..
Williams became mixed up in the case
only as a surety, out Of the goodness of
his heart in trying to assist a neighbor.
Had the court below been sustained, he
would have had to pay the greater part Of
the judgment, and lick like that these
hard times is calculated to cripple almost
anybody in this neck Of woods. But
Mr.. Williams is not the only one who is
pleased with the change in the situation.
Hundreds of friends rejoice with him
most heartily.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
THE A. r. SYNOD.

Rev. B. II. Grier returned on Thursday
from the annual session of the Associate
Reformed synod, which convened in Bel
fast, Tennessee, on October 81, and ad-
journed last Monday. He has kindly
given THE ENQUIRER brief synopsis
of the proceedings.
The sessions were opened with SER
mon by Rev. T. G. Boyce, of Salem,
Tennessee, retiring moderator, and the
roll showed full attendance of minis
ters. In all there were between 80 and
100 delegates and visitors. Rev. j. l..
Young, of Monticello, Arkansas, moder-
ator elect, presided over subsequent ses-
sions.
At conference on the educational in
terests of the church on Thursday even
ing, speeches were made by Prof VIM.
Hood, of Barlow, Fla, on "Denomina-
tional Colleges" Rev. T. G. Boyce on
preparatory Schools" and Rev. j. S.
Motfatt on "Erskine College," Mr.. Mof-
fatt's speech brought out the interesting
fact that the college is now enjoying the
greatest prosperity in its history, with an
attendance of l25 students, and larger in
terest- bearing endowment than ever be-
fore. The speeches generally showed
that there is now more interest in educa-
ton throughout the whole church than
for many years. 1t was in connection
with that conference that Mr.. Joseph
Wylie's donation OF Sl5, 900, already men,
tiond, was announced.
So much Of the previous action of syn
cd, as provided for the immediate dispo-
sition of Mr.. Wylie's gift, was subse-
quently re-considered, and, instead, it
was decided to put the whole matter IN
the hands of committee consisting OF
Rev. DR.. VIM. Grer and MIR. Wylle,
with instructions to report to synod at It's
next meeting. This was because OF the
opposition of quite respectable minority
in the church to the policy of co-educa-
ton, and because also of the fact that
many believed the carrying out OF the
plan as suggested, would vitality affect the
interest of the Female college already es-
tablished.
On Friday evening, there was an i'm
portant missionary conference at which
speeches were made by Rev. w. A. Nj.
Plaxco, OH the financial features OF the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


w. b. Moore d Co.'s prepared to fur
nish you with crockery,. glassware,
knives and forks, pocke knives, spoons,
articles for presents, folding lounges,
furniture, turn plows, Clauss's shears,
deep-well pumps, and if you owe them
anything they want you to pay it with.
out delay.
Grist Cousins-Are ready to supply you
with Babcock or Sayer Il Scovill bug
gy, or a set of harness, at the lowest
possible prices.
L. G.. Grist & Co.-Have reduced the
price of shoeing horse and mules from
sixty to fifty cents. They will furnish
all necessary material and do the work
in the best manner.
C. E. Spencer, Esq.-Has money to loan
on mortgage of improved farming lands
J. F. Currence, Executor-On Tuesday,
the 9th of November, at the late resi-
dence of Milton H. Currence, deceased,
will sell at public auction, the personal
property belonging to the estate OF the
said deceased.
Yorkville Opera House-On Monday and
Tuesday nights, there will be presented
the "Outcasts of Great City" by the
Daniel A. Kelly company. On Tues.
day, at 8 n. M, there will be a matinee
l.. George Grist-Says that his fire insur'
ance business was greater in amount by
$1,000 during October, 1897, than it was
in October, 1895. He is prepared t.
write fire insurance in good companies
at the usual rates.
The Great Wallace Shows-Will exhibit
at Yorkville on Tuesday, 9th of No
vember.
The Ganson Dry Goods Company-Ad'
vertise every article in their store al
wholesale prices, which they claim is
20 to 80 per cent. cheaper than the same
goods are sold in any other store ir
Yorkville.
Pelham Morrow, Manager-Announces
that the roller mill and ginnery are now
ready to give prompt attention to the
wants of customers.
Mrs. T. NJ. Dobson-Reminds you thai
she has ON hand fine stock of millin'
cry, and lets you know that her business
is Increasing. She has stock OF ladies'
misses and children's shoes which she
offers at cost, and can furnish you jeans
corsets, gloves and hosiery, shirts, soap
cellulOid starch, etc.
w. H. McCorkle, Probate Judge-Gives
notice that on the 18th day Of Novem'
ber, Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong will ap'
ply for letters of administration on the
estate of L. X. Armstrong, deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

work Rev. ]. 6. Dale, on the Holy Spir-
it, in mission work; and by Rev. S. w.
Reid, on the general outlook. The home
mission field of the church was found to
be generally in a prosperous condition.
In addition to the mission at Rock Hill, a
handsome church building is also going
up at Louisville, Ky. Reports from At
lanta, Ga, Little Rock, Ark, Corsicana,
Texas, Barlow, Fla, and Columbia, S. c.,
were in the main, gratifying. 1t was
agreed to continue the appropriation for
home missions at about the same figure as
heretotore-somethin like $1,000. Rev.
w. w. Orr, who has been engaged in
,vangelistic work and at the same time
acting as agent for Erskine college, was
assigned to Corsicana, Texas, for period
of five years. This action was taken in
Difference to the Texas presbytery but
with great reluctance on the part of a
majority of synod.
Saturday evening was devoted to the
consideration of foreign missions. The
financial needs of this branch of the
church's work were found to be very
pressing, and the appropriation of this
year insufficient for the support of the
mission in Mexico. For next year the
sum of $1,000 was appropriated, with the
expectation that at least $500 additional
would be raised by the ladies' missionary
societies within the bounds of synod.
Miss Matte Boyce, a returned mission
ary, will also probably visit the churches
in the interest Of this fund.
When synod adjourned, it was to hold
its next meeting at Chester, OIL Thursday
before the second Sabbath in Novem-
ber. 1898,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
waLLACE'S BIG SHOW.

The big Wallace show, billed for York
Vile on Tuesday, November 9th, and for
Rock Hill on Wednesday, the 10th, is
receiving more favorable notices from the
newspapers than any other similar enter
tainment that has been through this Sec
ton for long while. The show was in
Asheville, N. c., on the 10Th instant, and
the Asheville Gazette, of the 9th, has a
two-column account from which we ex-
tract the following:
"Those who attended the show were
agreeably disappointed in nearly every
feature of the performance. They went
expecting to see circus of vast and WON
derful proportions, and they went away
with expectations more than fulfilled.
"The expression: Just as advertised
claimed for so many shows, was literally
true of the Wallace aggregation, and this
explains, more than anything else, the
satisfaction felt with the performance.
The original Nelson family, with more
performers than ever, and executing feats
of great daring and seeming impossible
ity, were there, rs large as life; the bare.
back riders were graceful and expert, and
and the chariot races were more exciting
and dangerous than those OF ancient
Rome.
"The animal exhibit was on the whole
as satisfactory as any ever seen in Ashe-
Vile. More animals have been gathered
together under one tent here, but better
selection and a better grade Of animals
would be difficult, if not impossible, to
gather together. There were ponderous
elephants, lions, tigers and leopards and
many strange and curious beasts, which
the crowd gazed at, sometimes half i'll
fear and always with wonder.
Zone thing that struck the experienced
circus-goer with considerable force was
the healthy and virle and well-cared for
appearance of the animals. Instead OF
the old, blase, one-eyed circus lion, there
were number of powerful, ek-look-
ing beasts, magnificent specimens of their
tribe, that roared ominOusly at intervals:
Of the zebra family, the most beautiful
and strikingly marked beasts in the ami
NAL kingdom, there were two fine speci::
mems. The collection of dromedaries and
camels was fine one, as the dromedary
race in the circus performance proved.
Two Bengal tigers were magnificent crea-
lures, and the leopards, with their intri-
cate and beautiful markings and long
tails dragging on the cage floor, were
splendid examples of combined grace
and strength. The seals, with their half
fish and half animal appearance, were
objects of especial interest,""
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

- The publishers of Maury's geography
are Dragging about having gotten out the
first map of South Carolipa showing the
new counties of Cherokee, Greenwood,
Saluda, Bamberg and Dorchester. While
it is a fact that the achievement shows
considerable enterprise in the school-book
publishing line, we are in doubt as to
whether these people are entitled to very
warm congratulation. If they undertake
to keep up with all subsequent changes
in the map of South Carolina, they will
have quite task. The facility with
which new counties may now be formed
is such as TO tax even the enterprise OF
the daily newspapers to keep up with the
changes.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30

We note that a good deal of opposi-
ton to postal savings banks is manifest
ing itself in the papers. This opposition
comes principally from the officers OF
state and national banks. Quite natural ;
but, in our opinion, serious mistake.
There will be no competition. On the
contrary, the proposed postal system will
be a benefit rather than otherwise to the
banks of private individuals and corpor-
ations. The saving habit, once acquired,
grows, and so soon as the savings of de-
positor begin to warrant, they will be
changed 10 the institution which promises
higher rate of interest. We cannot see
it any other way than that the establish
ment of the postal system will be great
benefit all around.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
Saturday, October 80, 1897.
anne up in the Tirzah calaboose, pending
urther disDOsitiOn Of the case

same up in the Trzah calaboose, pending
further disposition of the case.
Borders appeared before Magistrate
Sandfer, at Yorkville, on Thursday, for
a preliminary hearing. The principal
witness in the case was Chief of Police J.
A. Steele, of Tirzah. He testified that he
had bought liquor from Borders on two
occasions; at one time pint of whisky
and at another time quart of brandy.
He also testified that the liquor he pur-
chased was brought to Tirzah in wagon,
through the country, and that the last
time the wagon came it was in charge of
Doc Boheler.
Doc Boheler, it seems, had been arrest
ed by Detective Newbold, near Smyrna,
on Wednesday night, and promised to be
on hand at the preliminary on Thursday;
but failed to put in his appearance until
after the preliminary.
Magistrate Sandifer considered that the
evidence against the defendants was suf-
ficient to justify him in binding them
over to court, and did so, fixing their
bonds in the sum Of $500 each.
The object of Detective Newbold in
making this case is to settle the question
whether, in the opinion of Judge Simon
ton, the defendants have the right to haul
liquor through the country in wagons, in
violation of the provision of the dispen-
sary law prohibiting the same. II Judge
Simonton sustains the defendants in this
right, the defendants will also probably
he called upon 10 prove by others than
themselves that their liquor was actually
brought from another state, as is alleged.
The defendants are represented by
Messrs. Hart & Hart, who are now pre-
pairing bill of injunction which, If sign
ed by Judge Simonton, will prevent
further interference on the part of Detec-
tive Newbold and enable the defendants
tn reopen their shop.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-30
COURT BELOW REVERSED.

"Sixth circuit. York county. City
council Of Greenville, respondent, VS.. Il.
c. Orlnand ct al. appellants. Judgment
of circuit court reversed, Pope, A. j.,
dissenting. Separate opinion by McIver,
c. j., Eugene B. Gary, A. j., and Ira B.
Jones, A. j."
This little paragraph in the daily papers
of last Thursday was welcomed with
great pleasure by large number of citi-
zens in Yorkville, and upon its more
general circulation, it will produce good
feeling in other parts of the county. It
means considerable relief-a load Of some
s., 600 lifted off the back of certain es-
tinable citizens who are highly respected
wherever they are known.
In brief, the history of the case is this:
In 1892. Messrs. Ornand & Goforth enter
ed into contract with the city council Of
Greenville, 8. c., to make certain sewer
age excavations at certain specified prices,
with Messrs. r. ]. Dunlap, l.. r. Will
liams and l.. X. Armstrong, and John
Nichols as bondsmen. The work was
duly entered into; but as the result of
certain unfair advantages, 1t Is alleged,
taken by the city of Greenville, the con-
tractors were heavy losers. In fact, their
losses were so heavy as to necessitate a
readjustment of the contract, and in or
der to save themselves, all the bondsmen,
with the exception of Mr.. Nichols, en-
dorsed for the contractors two notes each
for the sum Of $1,000.
The notes referred to were made paya-
BILE to w. E. Beattie, cashier of the ma
tional bank of Greenville, or order, and
their object was to enable Ormand & Co
forth, the principals, to borrow money
from the bank with which to pursue their
operations on a cash basis. Instead of
paying the money for the notes, Cashier
Beattie merely transferred them to the
city council of Greenville, and it was on
this little incident that the whole case
seems to have hinged.
The plaintiff held that the note having
been duly executed was negotiable pa
per, collectible by whomsoever it may
he held. The defendant held that the
bank never having acquired title to the
note, it could give no title, and in the
hands of the city council of Greenville,
therefore, the paper was worthless.
Further than that the court below, how
ever, is reversed but little is known here
about the present status of the case. The
reversal may have been on grounds other
than those indicated but, in any event,
the attorneys for the defendants are satis-
fled that their clients are out of the woods.
The city council Of Green vile is repre-
sented by J. A. Mccullough and Wilson
& Wilson, and Messrs. Ormand and 9TH
ers by Hart 4 Hart, Finley & Brice and
C. E. Spencer.