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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22
THE PHEASANT MOVEMENT.

The movement to stock various sections
of York county with pheasants is rather
more far reaching than is generally real
ized.
According to the best information at
hand, the pioneers in the movement are
Messrs. B. D. and Eli Springs, in Fort
Mill township. They commenced year
or two ago and have since released large
number of birds on their big plantation
of something like l 800 acres. The repor-
ter Is also informed that they have on
their preserv es large f1ocks OF wild tur-
keys.
Messrs. Herbert Wright and Meek
Smith, of Glover, have been experimenting
since last March. Mr.. Wright has pair
of Mongolian pheasants and Mr.. Smith a
pair of the English ring neck. Both pairs
of birds are doing we'll, and the pair own
ed by Mr.. Smith has, so far, produced II
eggs. Mr.. Smith also has in the enclos-
ure with his pheasants, four partrid ges ;
but which have not yet begun to lay.
It is the purpose of Messrs. Smith and
Wright to procure, if possible, the hunt
ing privilege on large body OF. land near
Clover and after perfecting this arrange
ment to set the birds at liberty. They
will not, of course, attempt to stock the
country until after they have assurance
that their birds will be protected.
From Sheriff Logan, Captain w. B.
Smith and others, the reporter gets the
information that native variety OF
pheasant is to be found in certain parts OF
York county. Captain Smith remembers
when it was very common thing to
flush pheasants on Henry's Knob; but
does not know certainly whether or not
any are to be found there now. Sheriff
Logan has seen the birds in the vicinity
Of Kings Mountain battle ground quite
recently. The native birds seem to be
somewhat smaller than those that are be-
ing brought into the country by the gen.
tlemen mentioned above.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

swallow up fortune with big hole in
the ground as the only return.
But as THE ENQUIRER has had occa-
sion to say before, the case is not altogeth-
er hopeless. Owners of mining pros
poets have only to be patient and abide
their time. If they have anything that is
of value, the time at which they will be
able to dispose of it to advantage will
surely come; but then they must be care
full. In the mining business, or rather in
cident to it, there are more sharks than
there are true developers. The true de-
veloper is the man who is really worth
something to the country and the owner
of prospect, the shark is the man who
seeks to live by his wits, and, rather than
otherwise, is stumbling block in the
way of development.
We would not advise any man, with
out money or experience, to undertake
the development of mine, no matter
how rich the prospects, on his own re-
sponsibility. We can only advise him to
try and be as careful as possible in his dis
Grim ination between the true developer
and the option shark, treating the first
with the utmost consideration and care
fully avoiding any entangling contract
with the latter.
Already, hundreds Of :,rnti"ns ON min
ing prospects have been taken in this
county. Where the taker of the option
means business, he generally binds him
self to do a certain amount of work with
in a given time, and at the expiration of
that time to either release the property, or
buy it at price previously agreed upon.
This is fair to both parties. The contract
of the option shark is generally plausible
and liberal enough to the inexperienced /;
but close reading will show that all
possible advantages are on one side. A
common practice is, upon the payment Of
one dollar, or other nominal amount, to
secure long, perhaps indefinite, lease on
condition that the owner of the property
is to receive a stated royalty upon each
ton of ore mined. The option-taker
does not bind himself to do any mining,
however, and whenever an opportunity
offers for bona fide sale, or really advan-
tageous lease, it will be found that the
option shark is in position to take most
of the profits.
Under all the circumstances, the best
thing for those who have mining pros
poets to do, is to study their property as
carefully as possible, and where they can
do so without too much expense, develop,
to greater or less extent, secure assays,
avoid sharks, and make the best trades
with bona fide developers who are willing
to do their do within reasonably short
time and agree to al least fair division
of loss or profits, as the case may be.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

- The duty of selecting a successor to
Senator Earle devolves upon Governor
Ellerbe. 1t has been suggested to the
governor that he leave the matter to a
primary election but this he is not like
ly to do, He is not the man who would
shirk any kind of responsibility, much
less responsibility like this. AS yet,
the governor has given no intimation as
to his choice, and will probably not dis
cuss the matter at all, at least until after
the lamented deceased has been buried.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Richard Hare is critically i'll at his
home at Cornwell's, Chester county.
Mrs. Pelham Morrow spent Wednes-
day and Thursday in Gastonia.
Rev. J. 8. Moffatt, of Chester, was in
Yorkville on Thursday, the guest of Rev.
B. H. Grier.
Rev. G. H. Waddell, former pastor,
will preach at Trinity M. E. church to-
morrow morning at the usual hour.
Miss N. o. Davidson has sent THE EN-
oU1RER an invitation to tho commence
ment exercises of Converse college, June
9Th to 9Th.
Rev. J. C. Oehlerr of Aiken, stopped
over in Yorkville last Tuesday night on
his way to the Presbyterian general as
sembly, the guest of Mrs. Pelham Nor
row.
Quite a number of friends of Rev. b.
P. Reid, now of Pendleton, had the
pleasure of shaking his hand last Tuesday
and Wednesday rs he stopped in York
vile on his way to the marriage of Mr.
Brown at Heath Springs.
DIR. Miles Walker left on yesterday for
Baltimore, for the purpose of taking a
special course of from four to six weeks
in the Johns Hopkins hospital. Though
already las we'll up in his profession as
country doctors often get at hisage, he is
not content to remain even short dis
tance in the rear of the procession, and
having an unusually fine opportunity to
learn more about bacteriology, pathology
and the diseases of children, etc., will not
neglect to take advantage of it.. The
leaving of his extensive practice is the
most serious drawback but even this, the
doctor thinks will be fully justified in
the better service on his return.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22
As to Free Scholarships.

The state board of education, at its
meeting last week, amended the rules
and regulations so as to require that
all scholarships in state institutions
shall be awarded on competitive ex'
aminations to be held on the second
Friday in August, 1897, and if scholar
ships are not awarded or accepted, OF
the benefciaries do not attend, the
scholarship fund will remain to the
credit of the county, instead of being
used for the benefit of pupils from
other counties.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

About sixty physicians made applica-
ton this week to the state board Of med:'
cal examiners for licenses to practice med
icine. All!but six of the applicants LASS
ed: but their names have not yet been
published. Among the successful appli-
cants was Negro woman-Lucian b.
Brown-from Charleston, whose exami-
nation was highly creditable. She is
the first Negro woman in this state to
secure license to practice medicine and
the third in the south.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

Larry CAN'T is advocating new plan
for the control of the liquor business. He
wants to abolish the constabulary and let
each county auction off the right to deal
in liouor within it's limits to the two high
est bidders. Under this arrangement
Larry says that the liquor privilege in
Spartanburg county, for instance, can be
sold for more than 50,OOO year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

- The thirty-seventh annual session OF
the General Assembly of the Southern
Presbyterian church, was called to order
in Charlotte last Thursday, by DR.. NAL
lard, the retiring moderator, and organ
lied by the election of Rev. G. T. Goetch-
ins, of Rome, Ca, as moderator, and Drs.
Virgins and A. r. Cooke as clerks. The
assembly is holding three meetings day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

1t is understood that Senator Tillman,
in his open, but, as yet, unpublished let
ter to Governor Ellerbe, hits Larry CAN'T
a pop. If this is true, we see no other
way for it than Larry will have to make
public his boasted knowledge of dispen-
sary misdoings or shut up his mouth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

Including damages to levees and loss
of cattle, sheep, hogs, crops, etc., it is es-
timated that the people of the Mississippi
valley are about $3.50, 100000 worse off than
they would have been had there been no
aool
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22
The 4torkrille Gnq,lirsr.
YORKVILLE, 8. O.:
SATURDAY, MAY %, 1897.

- The Shelby Aurora is re-publishing
the well-known serial "Ellen Campbell,
or Kings Mountain" originally writtcn
for THE ENQUIRER by Mrs. Mary A.
Ewart.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

- 1t has about developed that President
Mckinley is in favor Of an arrangement
whereby the Cubans might purchase
Cuba from Spain, with the United States
as surety.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

- Senator Tillman's letter to Governor
Ellerbe is being we'll advertised before
publication. That it will be given to the
public within a very few days, there is
little reason to doubt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22
Bryan Can't Come.

Columbia State: The executive
committee in charge of the big ALI
ance encampment to be held at Tirzah,
in York county, this summer, has been
informed that Mr.. w. j. Bryan, the
candidate for president in the last
election, will be unable to accept the
invitation to attend the encampment
and be one of the speakers. This will
be much regretted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-05-22

Snobbleton ID. Lesslie), Jones u. Less
lieJ, Miss Winterbottom (Sue Betts); No
Sech In Heaven, Helen Leslie. Good
Night Song by the school.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31

that it contains wonderful possibilities and
that it indicates what is passing through
the minds of those Democrats who make
use of their reflective powers. Ali except
those who shout IS to / and worship Bryan
must see that Mr. German has rejected the
Bryan platform completely so far as it
relates to silver 1t would be fair to as
sumo that Mr.. German is acting upon an
understanding with other Democrats in the
Senate, even If a rumor to that effect were
not afioat. Mr.. German proposes to try to
carry Maryland on a platform Of vague
bimetallism without the declaration of in
dependent free coinage at the ratio of 10
to l. If he succeeds, or partially succeeds,
the German platform will be the Demo-
cratic national platform in 1900. Even the
rampant 16-to-1 howlers in Indiana will be
led to see that notifications of the plat
form is necessary. Even the very dull and
opinionated Turpie will see it, The Sentinel
will see it very early because it saw the
16-to-1 heresy very late and very reluctantly
Mayor Taggart will be the first man after
the election is over for whom an interview
indorsng the German platform will be pre-
pared. At least, Mr.. German, the most as
tute man in his party, has made break
which, if he can comprehend a movement
will give the travelling presidential aspirant
several very bad half hours
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31

The figures indicating the prices which
not adequately paid. That they are not bet
ter compensated is not the fault of the
mine operators, but of the general compe-
tition and the reduced demand for coal
If there were fewer men about the mines
the situation would be much improved. The
problem is to curtail production aid to
turn the surplus of labor into othel chan
nels. At a time when Indiana las an
abundance of food, it seems that, l. labor
were wisely distributed, everyone who
would work could have chance to earn a
living How this can be brought about is
one of the unsolved problems
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31

their homes to-day. Rev J. f. Brown ac-
companied them to indianapolis
Miss Name Foster, of Terre Hauts. is the
guest or her cousin, Miss Pearl Foster, OK
Fort Wayne.
Among the guests recently arrived at ths
Inn are: +. r. Holloway and Arthur ca
Mrs. ]. W. Hutchison and party Jeffers
sonville. At the hotel are: j. E. France,
indianapolis; c; f. Guild Richmond.
senator Q. F. Berry, of Carthage, H.,
ana party Of seven are spending two
weeks at Winona.
AN APPEAL TO FRESBYTERIANS.
A mass meeting of men now in attend
ance at Winona was held to-day. at which
the appended appeal prepared by a COM
mittee consisting of OrviHe F. Berry. L. B.
Durstine, Fl. B. Owen c. H. Worden and
e. c. Fleming was presented and approved:
To the members of the Presbyterian
Church:
"Greeting-At the meeting of the men
on the Winona Assembly grounds. held for
the purpose OF considering the ADVANTAGE
Of Winona as summer resort, a place Of
rest and recreation, it was unanimously
agreed as follows:
"First-That Winona Assembly grounds
situated on the shores of the beautiful Ea-
gle lake, is "a thing Of beauty and JOY for
"Second-That the mineral spring water
is of the finest quality, invigeraung and
beneficial
"Third-That the water lake breeze and
lovely shade. combined as they are, make
it ali that could be desired for rest and
recuperation.
"Fourth-That Winona gives better ac-
commodations than can be had elsewhere
for the same money, Its hotels its boarding
houses and cottages are all of a high order,
and the prices within the reach of all.
"Fifth-The summer school offers the very
best opportunity for education in all
branches than can be found elsewhere, the
teachers in every department being men of
known ability.
''Sixth-The literary programme pre-
sented each day in the auditorium is Of the
highest order, and the round table for
Sunday-school workers will be found inval-
liable.
''Seventh-The committee take great
pleasure in testllving to the splendid moral
and religious atmosphere which pervadeS
and overshadows it all. We speak from
personal experience when we say 1t has
been to us, and believe ii will be a great
spiritual uplift to you to attend Winona.
1t will give you rest of body, recreation OF
mind and spiritual strngth, and thus ut you
better for the duties of life We desire to
urge the mebership of the great Presbyte-
rian Church to sustain Winona Assembly.
Do this by your presence. In order to make
the last half of August, during the B.b.e
school, very profitable, and the attendance
as large as possible, your committee sug-
gest that one day be set apart as pastors
day, another as elders day, and third as
Sunday-school superintendent and teach
ers' day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31
MYSTERY NO LONGER.
NObIesviIIe Citizen Discovers Evil.
dence of Crime.

weird story caused no end Of excite
ment in Coroner Braytons office yesterday
and was responsible for a fruitless search
for a corpse said to have been secretly
buried in Kenwood or Jackson Park.
Inspector Carver, of the Board of Health,
was approached yesterday morning by
man with mysterious air, who said that
he had driven to this city from Nobesville
the night before. AS he neared the city he
saw men at work digging a hole large
enough to contain a coffin. Nearby was
a box like those used by undertakers TO
put down in graves for the reception of
collins. He went on to say that when he
returned to the spot in the morning he
found unmistakable evidence that the
ground had been disturbed during the
night. but that an effort had been made to
conceal all evidence of that fact as flowers
had been planted over the freshly turned
earth The man was earnest in the belief
that a body had been buried by persons
determined to conceal a crime. Inspector
Carver rela ted the story TO Deputy Coroner
Hodges.
After notifying Captain uuigley. at the
police station, of the report that had
reached him, the deputy coroner started
out in search of the hidden mystery. A
long and tiresome search through the wilds
of Kenwood failed TO unearth the crime.
Inquiring of a Merchant policeman the
deputy received cleW that he thinks eX-
plains the mystery. Some days ago a num-
Der of citizens made warfare on vicious
dog. He was killed and buried, but not
deep enough. Complaints were made to the
Merchant policeman of the foul doors ana
he ordered the dog taken up and put in a
deeper hole, threatening to report the case
to the police If this were not done. When
he learned this the deputy returned to
town satisfied that the mystery was ex-
planned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31
THE MAYORS USE OF CITY MONEY.

The pay roll of the street-repair gang, as
presented in the Journal yesterday, is sig
nificant if not interesting. From April to
June the weekly roll footed up from ST.
06O75 to $15SS.59. June the weekly pay
roll was ST. 06O.75. There seems no good rea-
son why it should have been increased q few
weeks later. Indeed, one would naturally
assume that il the spring, after the frosts
and the heavy rains, repairs on the streets
would cost more than in July.
Such seems not to be the case. From
81, 060 70 during the first week of June the
pay roll jumped to 81 S12. 81 during the week
which ended July 26. During the week that
the Taggart primaries and the Taggart con-
ventfon were held the street repairs cost the
taxpayers nearly three times as much as
they did during the first week in June, when
neither primaries nor conventions were
near at hand. Assuming that the expendi-
ture the first week in June was all that is
needed during summer weeks. it cost the
taxpayers the difference between 81, $50 and
S2,Sl2 TO renominate Thomas Taggart, or
81, 752 That may not be a large sum when
Mr.. Taggart's rare services are considered,
but it was too much to take out of the pub
lie treasury TO whip the silver push" con-
siderlng that Mr.. Taggart put himself upon
the now 45-cent dollar platform.
During the week of the election of the
ward committeeman and of the Taggart
primaries the expenditure for the street
gang was swollen from $500 to 81, $50. Com
ing in such connection there is not man
in Indianapolis who does not believe that
the increased expenditure was used to en-
ploy ward heelers on the streets in the first
instance, to carry the primaries and elect a
| chairman of the city Democratic committee
and in the second to make sure of con-
vention which would nominate Mayor Tag
| CART. But for these exigencies the street
expenditures would not have been increased
| over those of the first week of June. This
means that the amiable mayor has used the
city's money to defeat faction of his own
| party.
The Journal will not stigmatize the put
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31
BOARD OF CHARITIES.
Quarterly Meeting of the State Organ
iEatiOn.


The State Board of Charities held its reg
ular quarterly meeting yesterday afternoon,
and the meeting was made interesting by
the fact that the first quarterly report Of
the operation of the new dependent orphan
law was made by the state agent, w. Il.
Streater In his report Mr.. Streater de-
clared that he found no opposition to the
new law, but, on the contrary, received
great encouragement from county commits
sioners and all officials having to do with
the care Of dependent children in carrying
out its provisions. He has visited nearly
every county in the State and has inspected
thirty-nine orphan and poor asylums. He
has received applications from sixty-three
families for children to adopt. OF these
he ilas investigated forty-eight and APP
proved forty-three rejecting tive. Thirty
seven have thus been placed where it is be-
lieved they will be Well treated and edu-
Gated, His report shows that there are
1855 children cared for in orphans homes
and l69 In poor aSylumS. The total cost OF
placing the thirty-seVen children was $265. 80.
Secretary Bicknell, in his quarterly re-
port, explained that the State Truancy
Board. composed of himself and the super
intendent of public instruction, had been
comeplled to charge its postage up partly
to the Board of Charities and partly tc the
Board of Education, because the compul-
sory-educatton law had carried with 1t no
appropriation for this purpose. He went
for Boys and the State Soldiers Home,
giving the results of the Investigations,
which exonerated each one of these insti-
buttons. He made an indirect criticism or
DR.. Mason, the new superintendent of the
Southern Insane Hospital, for replacing Mr..
Triplett, the steward of the institution, with
Charles G.. Sefrit of Washington. While
in no wise rejecting upon the ability OF
Mr.. Sefrit, he declared that Mr.. Triplett
had been in the institution since it was es-
tablished and had been particularly eff
ficient officer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-31
KLONDIKE COMPANIES.
Various Associations Forming for the
New EldOradO.

Various people are actively engaged in the
work Of organizing Klondike companies for
the purpose of furnishing outfits for a num-
Der of miners TO go to the new Eldorado.
f. A. Stossmeister and others are Interest,"
ed in forming a corporation which they
have named the Indiana Mining Company,
and have promises that II. b. Smith, w.
E. Stevenson, Judge c. f. Cox, Charles r.
Barrett and l.. w. Louis will take stock
1t is their expectation TO make Postmaster
Sahm president of the company, but he had
not agreed to go into it. The promoters OF
the enterprise will meet at Dorey's drug
store, on College avenue, this evening.
one Of the most unique Klondike schemes
that has yet been Matched up IS that of a
club composed of a number of young capi-
talsts who expect to 'grub-stake" twenty
young men between the ages of twenty-five
and thirty-ive years. They Will insure tho
life of each one of the miners for $4,000.
if the miners die the insurance 10 nure 10
the benefit of all. The miners are required
to take an interest in the company. The
only name yet diVulged In connection with
the scheme is that of John A. Fincl. who
is acting as attorney for the promoters. MT
Finch has been having pleasant time with
the insurance agents who want 10 UNDER
write that $500 600 insurance.