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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17
ABOUT EXPRESS CHARGES.
A Correspondent Shows How An Octopus
Does Business.

A Correspondent Shows How An Octopus
Does Business.
Editor Columbia Register:
1t is time indeed that there should
be some legislation, if it were possible,
to restrain the outrageously discrlmi-
mating charges by express companies
for small packages of freights commit
ted to their charge, and the legislature
is to be congratulated that it has
taken the initiative to stir up the sub
iect. Great fuss is made on rates and
freights by the railroads or the rail-
road commissioners who, by the way,
seem to have very little to do and
might be urged to take the matter
into consideration and see if it is not
in their province to seek to regulate a
more equitable rate of charges by the
express companies, who are the most
inordinate benefciaries of the fran
chise on which they are amassing for
tunes and dividends out of their stock
by excessive charges.
The rates of freight collected by
these soulless and foreign corporations
from the respective states through
which their cars pass, bear no proper
ton to the size or value of the pack
age or bundle carried. A bundle
weighing 5 pounds from New York,
Chicago, St. Louis or New Orleans,
for instance, to this point, Beaufort, or
to Charleston, is about $1.25, while a
package perhaps of the same goods,
weighing 100 pounds, costs but SIS,
which is most outrageous exaction.
How can it be otherwise, say the
agents to whom you apply for redress,
when members of congress and big
officials have the franking or free
privilege to send whatever they choose
from one side of the continent to the
other without charge.
Here was instapced the other day,
Senator Cameron, who has small fish
and terrapin preserve on st. Helena
island where be and his friends can
run down from Washington and cool
off, gets all his freight by express
boats, barbed wire fencing, trunks,
cases of brandy and whisky and
champagne, and if he wanted one,
probably a gunboat, and the agent
here is instructed to pass all free with
out money and without price. Ot
course the rest of the customers, the
poor, uninfluential people, have to
make up the deficiencies.
When the agent demonstrated with
the superintendent, he was told
"Well it is mighty hard, but l suppose
we have to stand it,"
These are the prices paid for subsi-
dizing senators in congress for their
influence, and there is no telling to
what extent the influence of the press
and others are gained by the same
means. T. G. W.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17

The Rock Hill Index, edited by
"Windy Billy" spitefully remarks
that it believes that the commission
ers made q mistake in awarding the
county advertising to The YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER; even if it does do the
work free gratis and for nothing; with
out charge and without price," AL
though we have no idea that The Index
intended such a thing, or is aware OF
the fact, it is exactly right. The "com-
missioners did make mistake in award
ing all of the advertising to one paper.
OF this there is no question, for the read
ers of one paper have just as much right
to the Information contained in these
as have the readers OF
another paper. In letting the adver-
tisements out to the lowest bidder, how
ever, the commissioners 60 on the prin-
ciple that the readers of the paper (no
matter how obscure or insignificant)
which bids the lowest, have the exclusive
right to the information. But The EN-
oUIRER has not been so narrow in the
matter, for while, in its anxiety to give
it's own readers this information, fresh
from the manuscript, it is willing to do
the work without compensation, it stipu-
lated in it's bid that the commissioners
might also give out their advertisements
to other papers on the same terms. We
are sure there is no monopoly in that.
The Index goes on to say that The EN-
oU1RER is a dog in the manger for
sbarring other papers from receiving
money which the great state of South
Carolina says they are entitled to re-
ceive." Now that is refreshing, indeed.
There is nothing in THE ENoUIRER's
bid to bar the commissioners from pay
ing other papers all to which they are
en- titled. The proposition says that if
other papers are paid, The ENQUIRER
must be paid also. Unless we have a
very perverted idea of such things, that is
fair, for surely THE ENQUIRER has as
much right to receive pay for an adver-
tisement as The Index, for instance.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17
nrovince of Puerto Principe. The

province of Puerto Principe. The
Spanish columns are destroying every
thing along the route they are follow
ing, their passage through the province
being marked by dense columns of
smoke on all sides. The troops are
burning all the huts abandoned by the
peasants and the families of the latter
are enduring misery and the pangs of
famine. General Hernandez, while
accommodating from Caraguao, in the
direction of the heights of Empressa
and Brujo, has been engaged with
several insurgent bands. Thirteen of
the insurgents were killed. General
Hernandez also surprised and captured
an insurgent officer in charge, Pillar
Diaz, and captured thirty-eight rifles
and quantity of ammunition. The
troops had 12 men wounded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17
DOLLARS VS.. LIVES.

The board of trade of Timmonsville,
Sumter county, is up in arms against the
Epps cigarette bill. At meeting last
Friday, this body passed resolutions
against the bill, and on Saturday printed
copies of the same were laid upon the
desks of the senators. The resolutions
read as follows:
Whereas, it has come to our knowledge
that certain bill proposing to lay a pro-
hibitory tax on cigarettes is pending in
the general assembly of South Carolina,
having already passed the lower branch
and, whereas, the passage of said bill
would work great and irreparahle injury
to our tobacco growers by forcing from
our state and markets all buyers for Gig
arctic manufacturers; and whereas, at
least one-half of the crop of tobacco raised
in the state is cigarette tobacco; There-
fore be it resolved:
lst. That we look with alarm upon the
prospect of the passage of this bill as
measure fraught with great injury to our
tobacco planters.
I'd. That we earnestly entreat the hon
orable senators to save to our state this
growing and profitable industry, which
the pending bill would kill.
Sd. That we respectfully represent to
them that in the event of the tobacco in
dustry being crippled by legislation, thou
sands of dollars will be lost to our cltl-
zens by rendering useless the warehouses,
prize houses, tobacco barns, etc, which
have been erected by them.
4th. That if said bill should become q
law the reduction in consumption OF ciga-
rettes would be very slight as, under re-
cent supreme court decisions, the con-
sumers could import by mail or express,
cigarettes in any quantity, and the only
tangible result would be to injure the sale
of South Carolina tobacco and entail Sc
we're loss upon the planters and citizens
who have invested hundreds OF thous-
ands of dollars in leaf factories, ware
5th. That our senators be requested to
use all honorable means to defeat the bill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Not Expected That Reese and Luckie Will
Return to the Neighborhood-Colon
Black Goes North-Personal and Other
Notes.
Of the Yorkville Enquirer.

Black Goes North-Personal and Other
Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLACKS BURG, February 16.-Sheriff
Logan, accompanied by a posse Of five
men, was here on Monday night and
yesterday, looking for Reese and Luckie ;
but his search was fruitless. 1t strikes
me that those individuals would hardly
care to visit this section again, and it
is the general opinion that they will
never be seen here again.
Colonel John L. Black willleave today
for the north for the purpose of attending
to the consummation of the sales Of a
part of the iron ore lands on Broad river,
which 1 mentioned in my letter of last
week.
The vestibuled trains of the Southern
road, by order of the superintendent, get
their supply of drinking. water from the
spring of lithia water, which is located
on DIR. T. B. Whitesides' property in this
place.
Mr.. Tracy Hardin, who is private Sc
cretary for Superintendent Dodson of the
Southern, and whose headquarters are in
Washington, D. c., is here OH brief visit
to his father and mother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Hardin.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. TIipp, returned on
Sunda, from Pittsburg, Pa, where they
went last week to attend the burial of her
father, who died there at his home on
Monday, at the advance age of so years.
Mr.. II. G. Taxoon and family, of New
York, are boarding at Cherokee Inn..
Mr.. Green, of Rock Hill, is visiting his
son, Mr.. G. H. Green, the present pro-
pretor and manager of the Inn.
The marriage of Miss Alice Whisonant,
of this place, to Mr.. +. A. Smith, OF Lam
caster, is announced to take place to-
morrow.
A hen belonging to Mr.. j. S. Gibson
fell into well in January, and was taken
out alive few days ago, having remained
in the well 2S days without food. There
was only about an inch of water in the
well, and no doubt that was an important
help towards keeping her alive, as II was
to Tanner and others. W.. A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17
LOCAL LACONICS.

Almost Killed.
Master Joe, young son Of Mr.. Alon-
10 Rose, of Yorkville, was seriously in
jured last Saturday by falling off fence.
His condition is extremely critical.
Married In Sumter.
Rev. G. T. Gresham, formerly of York.
Vile and co-principal Of the Baptist High
school, was married near Privateer, Sum-
ter county, last Wednesday, to Miss
Mabelle Beckham, daughter of DR.. F. M.
Beckham, a prominent citizen of the
neighborhood.
To Macadamize the Roads.
The ENQUIRER has the name of a citi-
zen of Yorkville who is willing and anx-
ious to contribute 800 year for five years
to be used in the macadamization of the
various roads leading out of town on con-
dition that nine other citizens will bind
themselves to each contribute the same
amount.
Moving For the Bridge.
Columbia State: At large meeting of
the citizens of Fort Mill, held on Satur-
day, Feb. 18th, q committee consisting Of
Captain S. +. White, Rev. James H.
Thornwell, Fred Minis, J. w. Ardrey and
G. T. Crook were appointed to take steps
toward securing bridge over the Cataw-
ba river. A long petition will be pre-
sented to the county commissioners at
their next meeting on this subject.
Looking After the Jail.
Mr.. j. s. Brice, of the county board of
commissioners, informs THE ENQUIRER
that something like 800 or $500 worth
of repairs was made on the Jail last sum-
mer, and that only last Friday he went
through the prison portion of the build
ing with Sheriff Logan to see whether or
not any additional repairs were necessary.
Sheriff Logan informed the reporter
several days ago that he had recon-
mended to Supervisor Culp certain need
ed repairs, and Supervisor Culp promised
TO lay the matter before the next meeting
of the county board Of commissioners.
Verdict For Plaintiff.
A claim and delivery case of some little
local interest, came up before Magistrate
johnson, of Bethel township, last Satur-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-02-17
Tle atorkpille Gmqllirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. O.:
WEDNESDAY, FEB'Y II, 1897.

- The ENQUIRER is in receipt of a
copy of the washington Post Almanac
and Encyclopedias" for 1897. The book is
a veritable treasure house of statistical and
other valuable information, and is we'll
worth Is cents, the price at which it is
sold.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
Southern tote! In Flames.

Fire broke ont in the kitchen on the
ton floor Of the Southern Hotel, Merl'
fine hosiery, at 4 o'clock MS
morning and spread with such rapidity
that the tiremen had a hard time saving
the block from destruction.
Az soon as the alarm was sounded
Manager Hulse, assisted by the night
clerk and hotel attaches, started every
hell in the building to ringing II SEN
porters through the Railways to arouse
the guests. A wild panic followed but
fortunately every person in the building
escaped without injury.
The building is owned by the First
National Bank, 4. j. Weems' T. w.
Robinson and Mrs. J, s. Solomon and
Is insured in the several agencies for
S65, 600. The furniture and fixtures d
the hotel are covered by insurance to
the amount Of $50, 900,
MI. G. c. Kendall carried $500 IN
| surance Whitfield and Lide S., 600; IT,
NJ. Reiss L. Sons 50, 900; S. N. Braz'er'
millinery did not carry "A dollar OF IN
snrance At this writing the parties
named have not sustained any loss from
fire, but the loss incident to reinova
and from water will be very heavy.
At this time the fire is confined to TN
hotel and only the upper stories of abou'
one half the building has been burned
1t is thought now that with good man
agement the greater portion of the hote
can be saved. Herald.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
A Rear That Lives In Water.

Next time you have a chance, recon-
mends the Chicago Record, put some
wafer from the edge Of standing pond
unler a high power microscope, and
perhaps you will see that most interest
lug little organism known as the water
bear. II is a diminutive animal, often
found in drinking water, and looks very
much like q bear. The extraordinary
thing. however, about this tiny crea.
turc is that he is found in the cutters Of
houses, where he is at Il time dry as
DIS. and scorched by the,,blasing sun, at
another active and full Of life under a
refreshing shower of rain. The water
ir,lv has the scientific name Of tardigra-
d., because he takes life so easy. He
is always fat and plump, and spends his
waking periods in constantly grubbins
with his four pairs Of legs among what
ever rubbish comes in his way. Having
evel, brain and a nervous system, he il
mn. Ii ahead Of most OF his trite, and he
il altogether one Of the most interesting
and amusing little animals known tt
ycianrc. Scientific American.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
A nelaslon in Winston and Kemper.

We have often seer q statement in our
educational journals that Mississippi Is
making more progress in education than
any other Southern State; and even re-
liCious journals are want to speak of the
progress of religion throughout h
lengthsand breadth ofour State. While
we rejoice that these things are SO, still
it il a modification to Us to know that
there are benightea sections OF Winston
and Kemper, TO which these statements
axe, By no means, applicable. III the
southern part of Winston county espe-
cially, there are many people who have
recently run wild on the subject of NM
ersl rods, neglecting their crops, scour-
ing the woods and fields with their rods
! and digging deep holes in the earth in
| searchof buried treasures, said to have
been deposited there in old Indian times
Even in some instances, superstition mas
| invoked the aid of spirit mediums to
reveal the hidden places Of buried treas
ures. But bad as is the delusion IN
Mississippi, in kemper and Winston
counties, it has not yet reached that
point of moral d~epravity in which 1t ex'
istsin Colfax Parish, Louisiana, In that
parish the mineral rod chaps have ever
invaded the public conference.-the
graves OF the dead in their wild search
for buried treasures. We are credloiy
informed that in that parish they have
thus desecrated the grave Of General
Thomas Woodward. Such are some OF
the results Of ignorance, even IN our
own Wanted Anglo Saxon race.
But why is it that our fellow citizens
of Kemper and Winston can be so de-
ludeds As we learn, all their wild ac-
tons are based upon letters written from
the Indian Territory, ~purportlng 70
come from cid Indians, telling where
buried money is to be found in MlsslsS'
ippi. buried there in the old Indian
times. Acting upon these letters, con
siderable sums of money have been SEM
from Winston and kemper counties
north to the manufacturers of mineral
rods for the purchase of these I~NFALLIBLE
reyealers of hidden treasures. Canno'
our Winston and Kemper county friends
realize the fact that in all p~robabil!t.
these Indian letters were written O.
@concocted By these mineral rod maker
!, for the express purpose of selling thel
!. wares to the ignorant and credulous
{ Really we regret that our friends al
D spending their hard earned money upol
such worthless Yankee humbugs a
. mineral rods. Let us hope that the,
will at once come to a halt and let min
eral rods and spirit mediums severed
e. alone, otherwise those dark corners c
S Winston and Kemper, instead Of keep
II ing step with the progress and enllght
eminent of the age, will slowly an
surely retrograde to a point on a par
c allel with the witch hunting era of tn
t New England OF two centuries ago,
ZENo.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
ORDINANCE NO. So
To Prohibit Prosti ution and Lewdness.

See, I. BE 1t ordained by the MAYOR and
board of aldermen of the town of Macon.
that it shall he unlawful for any person to
keep d sreputable house Or house OF pro-
stitution in said town. or to permit amy
house owned by any one, or under his her
or their control TO be kept for the purposes
of prostitution, or to rent or lease any
house, room or tenement to any person Or
persons, knowing or having reason TO be-
lieve that such person or persons WI l
use such house or room or tenement
for the purpose of prostitution. or who will
permit others to do so.
See. 9. BE it turthe, ordained that IT
shall be unlawful for any person to be an
inmate of any house ofill fame or Prostitu-
ton or to be found in such house for
lewd purposes -.
Sec.3 8. De it further ordained that it
shall be unlawful for any woman or said
town or prostitute to walk thu streets O,
any time to solicit uny'perSOn on the str 'ets
o, in any public place. to accompany her or
to meet her at any place for the purposes
of prostitution.
] See, 4. Be it further ordained, that It
shall be unlawful for any man to associate
with any female known to he ur reputed To
| be a prostitute.
See. s Be it further orlai red that il
shall be unlawful ipr any person to carry
any note, message, or III any way aid and
assist any man or Oma to meet ut any
place for the purposes of prostitution.
See. 8. BE 1t further ordainel, tina, any
person violating any OF the provisions o.
This ordinance shall. upon conviction be-
fore the mayor OF said town. be fined II
any sum not less than one dollar % mor'
lhan one hundred dollars or imprisoned II
ihr Jail not more than Thirty days. or b,
bDth such fine aud Imprisonment.
See. Z. Re IL further ordained. that TIL
occasion being urgent this ordinance taxi
effect and he in force from AMI after y
passagr. gI.
Approved by me tins 4th day Of Nay l@
+ II. HtuENsfhiS
Nit0r
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
49,"
A Novel Claim,

Ifr. E. T. Moore filed a claim with
the City Council at the last meeting for
stock lost in the Mayo & Weaver fire
amounting to 5000. Mr.. Moore's claim
was based on the ground that the city is
responsible for the acts Of the chief of
.he fire department and the chief of the
fire department was directly the cause
Of the loss he sustained in the fire. He
claims that he employed men to remove
his stock aud that the chief of the fire
department ordered the men out OF the
building as it was endangering theil
lives to work therein. The stock lost
was principally feed stuff slowed in the
cellar. The city council gave Mr..
Mo)re's claim due consideration but re.
fused to allow t.--Columbus Dispatch
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22

Americans are the most Inventive
ranrIs on earth. To them have been
issned nearly 100000 patents or more
than one third of all The pa'eels
sued in the world Nc discovery o'
modern wears has been OF greater oeu
rtt, 10 mankind than yham0etls'1
Collie, Colera aud Dlsrrhoea Kennedy;
NJ No. done more to relieve pain ana
onfrrinp. j W Vaughn. Of O"Ni'h'
Il, s,Is: =! have used ChHmoer'
,'H collie, Colrrn and D~larrh"en
R,medy in my family tor several
r,a,s and tintitto oo thr best m''i'
cine ever used for cranIr' IN NV
stomach and bowels For SAFE Nv
=. Murph"y. Macon, O. IL hS"'!''u
Shuoualak.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
Farmer Solons Dragging.

This morning before the Honse was
called to order several members were
loungiug in their seats discussing the
relative prodnctiveness of their respec-
tive counties, says the Clarion.
Does was telling that down in jack
ron county it was no trouble to raise 400
bushels Of potatoes to the acre without
cultivation--just SIT them out in the
said aud let them go.
That brought Uncle Andy Payne, the
Sargent at Arms. to his feet, and he
told Of potatoes in Lowndes county that
weighed II pounds.
Now, everybody Knows that there is
= spirit IT good .natured rivalry between
Lowndes aud Monroe, and Jack Smith
csuh not be true to his people and sit
idle by and see such huge potatoes loom
up in Lowndes without raising Monroe
potato. 50 he told Of INT that grew
list year on . farm near Ainory that
Rrsw scross . twenty foot ditch and wa.
- Al the fall Is . wagon bridge.
After Uncle Andy had been resucita,
~. Talbot told Of .. cabbage that wa
grown n Bsptcn and was OF such hug,
ItnsDeiuhs that ! ben quilt spreat
essos< " top wonid 1os touch til,
as-rrs . re ii,
lalies. but thsy ron foand lcham
n 1i1nekssd q Pronttsss Mo soi
~ aztsslau wells /,
- ppilsd from Il,
leased sqassh
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22

From the F%airhaveu, IN. ~ Register.
MIR. James Rowland of this village.
states that for twenty five wears his
wife has been a sufferer from rhcuma.
tism, A few nights ago she was IN
such pain that she wa> nearly crazy
She sent Mr.. Rowland for the doctor.
hut he had read Of Ch%amhcrIaiu's Pain
Balm and instead of going for the ply
stefan he went to the store and secured
a botilo OF it. His wife did not ap
moye of Mr. Rowland's purchase at
first. but nevertheless applied tn"
Balm thoroughly and in an hours
time was able to 20 to sleep. she now
applies it whenever she tecls al ache
OF a pain and finds that it always gives
, relief. lie says Tint no medicine
which she had used ever did her a
much good. The 25 and 80 cent size
for sale by Mhrphey and Hamilton.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
,oo Teachers; Summer NormaIs.

Iuka Miss Normal Institute wants
800 teachers to attend its Summer Nor
mails, June Sth to July 30th AMI Aug.
and to Aug. 2Sth. Total cost for first
normal So. 00, second S12, so. A full
corps of Normal trained instructors.
Actual classwork. Reduced rates on
all railroads. Mineral water free to
students.
Come to Iuka and pass the happiest.
most profitable summer of your life, i'll
delightful mental work, in breathing
pure air and in drinking the best mineral
water in the South.
For catalogue write II. A. Dean.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1897-05-22
.,Let Us Have Peace"


The following correspondence Is self
explanatory, and will be appreciated by
tae old friends Of Hon. Walter B. Bar
ker;
Sagua La Grande, Cuba, May 8.
Iditor Of the C~larion-Ledger;
Dear Sir :-Believing that the faith
full veterans of the Confederacy, Will
appreciate the sentiments expressed IN
tho lette. which ! have received from
Col. Fred D. Grant, I send it to the
Clarion, Ledger for publication
thank yen fox your many kind ex-
pressiona toward Inc in regard to my
very trying official duties
Yours Respt.,
WALTER B BARKER.
New York, April 26, 1897.
Walter B. Barker, Esq, sagna la
Grande, Cuba.
NV Dear Sir Il hasten to acknowl-
edge the receipt Of your letter OF April
the 18th, expressing As al ex'Consed :
crate your appreciation Of the actions OF
nv father, General Grant, toward Ten
Lee aud his faithful veterans thank
Won most sincerely for your enlogistic
words concerning my father, and al
WAYS have a ems OF personal pleasure
when I have such sentiments from the
veterans of the C~onfederacy, feeling
that the words Of M father, Let Us
have peace. - are being rapidly fulfilled
for the general benefit Of our reunited
country. x.;.
lbeg you to halie'e me, my dear SIR
Very truly yours,
FREDERICK D, GRANT.