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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
TlLLMAN HANDS OFF.
Will Not Undertake to Monkey With the
Senatorial Primary This Year.

Senatorial Primary This Year.
The dispatches sent out from Colum-
bia relative to the position that Sena-
tor Tillman will take in the approach
ing primary election for United States
senator, have been much discussed
here. The claim that he will take an
active part in favor of any of the can
didates seems TO have little founda-
ton. His relations with Governor Ell
erbe have not been strained, and the
two men are on more than friendly
terms. Tillman has given out no au-
thoriZed statement; but those who
know the senator and have talked with
him say that he is well pleased with
the appointment of McLaurin to sue
ceed Earle, and that he will not be
pulled into the coming fight, as he was
in the last hours of the last primary.
Tillman has never considered the
defeat Of Governor Evans as in any
wise rebuke to himself. 1t will be
recalled that he was urged to do some
thing in Governor Evans's behalf by
those prominent in Reform ranks, and
some of them afterwards pulled off
their endorsement Of Evans, which
did not please the senior senator. 1t
seems to be pretty we'll settled, and is
generally understood, among the Till
man men here, that if Governor Evans
makes the race for the senate it will be
without the assistance of Tillman and
the state administration. Tillman
takes the position that the fight is one
among Reformers, and that it would
be improper for him to take an active
part in it. The state administration
will be solidly for McLaurin, and with
his own popularity the newly appoint
ed senator seems, from this point Of
view, to have the best of it.-Wash-
ington correspondence of The News
and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
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was big laugh, and Notwithstanding
the apologies of the boys, the situation
was not improved. A little later Cen
eral Watts got somebody to hand him
the ball with which the boys were
playing, and he put it in his pocket.
This resulted in some sharp talk and
quite crowd collected around. Profes-
sor Sloan again sought to demonstrate
with General Watts; but upon being
told by the general that "we have per-
mission from President Woodrow to
use these grounds" begged pardon
and said: "Then, come on, boys, and
let us get off,"
The boys, however were not so ready
to follow. They did not think that
they had been treated fairly, and, like
General Watts were, disposed to hold
their ground. General Watts ordered
policeman to clear the grounds.
The policeman did not care to under
take the job, and General Watts then
ordered Colonel Jones to march his
men forward in an unbroken line at
right shoulder arms, and some of the
boys decided to remain on the field.
AS the troops came up, Student ID.
D. McColl, of Bennettsville, dashed
through the ranks, and Policeman
Dowie, assisted by Policeman McQual-
ters, tried to arrest him. The boys
came to the rescue with baseball bats.
Dowie knocked Mccall down with his
club and fractured his skull. Prof. r,
Means Davis came in as peacemaker,
and was also knocked down by Police
man Dowie. In almost an instant,
however, the boys proved 100 much
for the policemen, and 60: them both
down, belaboring them in a fearful
manner. Professors Sloan and Wood
ward finally managed to restore peace.
During the fighting the militia stood
in ranks, and Watts and the members
of his staff sat on their horses. Nc
Coll was injured so seriously that it is
feared that he might die. The injury
to Professor Davis is not dangerous.
Neither are the wounds of the police.
men, though Dowie was used up rather
badly.
After the difficulty, it developed that
the only authority that General Watts
had for the use of the grounds was for
Wednesday afternoon, and then only
for the east side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

fully define the position of the Presby-
terian church in respect to the cause
of temperance; but the resolution
adopted at Charlotte hSes the attitude
of the church towards political parties
and political questions. It means that
the church shall not be used as q
political machine in aid of any party
or faction. Some declaration was
needed on this subject in view of the
efforts which have been made in Ger
tain quarters to convert the church
into side partner of a political COM
bination and we are glad that the
declaration was so clear and emphat-
ic: "This assembly is forbidden to
intermeddle with political parties or
questions" And if the assembly, then
the synods and presbyteries and con-
gregations and ministers that are under
the authority of the assembly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
FOR BETTER ROADS.

At a recent meeting of the county
board of commissioners, Mr.. w. S. Wilk-
erson suggested that it would be good
idea for each township in the county to
purchase and own road machine. A
great deal more road work can be done
with machine, he thinks. than by hand,
and here is the way he could make the
machine available.
Under the law, road hands are required
to do four days work each year. This
labor, of course, is worth something as it
is; but instead of bringing the men all
out at once, let the the matter be arranged
SO they can come out only as needed.
Next fix a proper basis for the substitu-
ton of the labor of stock for that of road
hands. Then, with sufficient number of
mules and horses provided for to take
turns at the road machine, and new men
also to take the place of those who have
worked out their time, the machine can
be kept going almost indefinitely, with
the result of getting done great deal
more work than under the present ar
rangement.
"There is another thing that might be
looked into with advantage" said Mr..
Wilkerson to the reporter in converse
ton last Saturday. ''Of course, for the
county to macadamize all of the roads at
once is out of the question but since one
of the most important requirements along
this line is the necessary stone, it might
be arranged so we can be doing some
thing all the time. Just how TO get at it,
confess that do not exactly know but
it would be good idea, think, if the
county could arrange so that people could,
if they saw fit, pile stone up alongside
of the roads, with guarantee that such
stone would be used for macadam work
at sometime in the future, and that when
SO used, it would be paid for. The ten
dency of such an arrangement would be
to stimulate road work, and think it
would also be calculated to bring about
rather more rapidly than
otherwise" -;
AS to the value of the road machine,
Mr.. Wilkerson speaks from practical ex-
perience. He has made use of such a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

C. E. Spencer-Offers an additional tract
of land for sale in Broad River town.
ship-the polly Smith) Meek place,
containing about 324 acres.
Grist Cousins-Offer you, for spot cash,
Arbuckle's Ariosa coffee at Is cents for
one pound, and 121 cents pound for
larger quantities. They can also fur
nish you with open kettle N. o. Molas-
ses, strained honey and maple syrup,
the Calton cultivator and sundry patent
medicines.
J. NJ. Starr & Co.-Quote reduction, for
spot cash, on the prices of sundry patent
medicines.
w. NJ. Kennedy-Has received new lot
of crockery, and a lot of l4-fnger grain
cradles.
F. A. Gosman-Tells you how to have
cool water for drinking purposes all
summer.
G.. T. Schorb-Publishe letter from Mr..
Wade R. Brown, professor of music In
Winthrop college, with regard to the
Lester piano. MIR. Schorb also men,
tions that the Wilcox & White organ is
still the leader.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
COLLEGE BOYS AND POLICE.
Bloody Riot In Columbia M Friday After
noon.

noon.
A deplorable affair occurred ON the
campus of the South Carolina college,
in Columbia, last Friday afternoon,
during a baseball game among the
students and an inspection of the Col
umbia militia. The trouble, it seems,
was really between General Watts and
the college boys; but to the facts as
they appear from the different pub
lished versions of the unfortunate Cir
cumstance.
The college campus, which is by law
under the supervision and control of
the president of the college, includes
about nine acres. 1t is used by the
boys for baseball, football and other
athletic sports, and being especially
favorable for such purpose, is also
used by the militia of Columbia; but
not without direct permission from the
president.
Last Wednesday was inspection day.
President Woodrow had granted per-
mission for the use of the east side of
The grounds. On account of an attiic-
ton in the family of General Watts,
the inspection was postponed until
Friday. Previously the college boys
had arranged for a match game of ball
with the club of the Independent Fire
Engine company, and thus both events
came to be thrown on the same after
noon.
When the militia arrived, acting
President Sloan sent q messenger 10
General Watts, with the information
that the boys were to play on the west
side of the grounds, and requesting
him to use the east side. General
Watts's reply to the messenger was,
"What have you got to do with it ?"
Professor Sloan went to General Watts
and preferred the previously sent re-
quest himself. General Watts said
that the property belonged to the
state, and that he had right to use it.
Professor Sloan admitted this PROPOSE
ton; but suggested that there was
room enough for both. General Watts
agreed, and assuring the professor that
the ball game would not be interferred
with, went on with the inspection.
A large number of ladies and others
were present in the grand stand to
witness the ball game, and also the in-
spection. The most favorable point
from which General Watts and staff
could review the marching troops, and
ut the same time be reviewed them
selves from the grandstand, was at a
point near the third base on the ball
ground, and here they took up their
position. The boys continued their
game.
Presently, "foul" ball struck the
horse of Major B. b. Evans sharp
blow, making the animal start briskly.
Whether the foul was by accident or
design, Of course, is altogether mat
ter Of inference. At any rate, there
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
O. r. AND G. EXTENSION.

The talk of the probable extension of
the o. r. and c. railroad through to the
Ohio river on the one end and to Charles
ton on the other, will not down. The
present owners of the road fully realize
that as things now stand, their property
can never be an especially profitable one,
whereas if they get it through to the
Ohio, it will almost at once become the
most important trunk line of the south.
The Charleston News and Courier of Sat-
urday contains the following:
Something of sensation was OCCASION
ed in certain railroad circles yesterday
when it was learned that Samuel FELTON,,
representing Drexel, Morgan & Co., had
recently made tour OF inspection over
the Charleston and Ohio railroad, accom-
panied by President Hunt, and that upon
Mr.. Felton's report would depend wheth
or or not work on the road should be re-
sumed at once. There has been great
deal of talk recently about the compile
ton of the road into this city; but it was
not definitely known here until yester.
day that Drexel, Morgan & Co. were be-
hind the scheme. There is little doubt as
to the correctness Of the report regarding
Mr.. Felton's mission to the state and his
Journey over the road, ana some people
say that they would not be at all sur.
prised now, were the old Three C's road
pushed through to this city on the lines
of its original prospectus. Should Messrs
Drexel, Morgan & Co. really interest
themselves in the future of the line, there
is just no telling what might be made Of
it in year or so.
The ENQUIRER could have published
the above several days ago had it seen fit
but hardly considered it worth while to dc
80. Now, however, since the cat is out oi
the bag, some additional particulars will
not be amiss. According to the estimate
of Engineer Molesworth, that portion ot
the line between Marion and the Ohio
river, eau he completed for a,5OO,OOO
Drexel, Morgan & Co., have agreed that j
Mr.. FELTON, will corroborate this estimate
and also certain other estimate as to the
probable annual earnings ofthe road, they
will put up the necessary money. The
outlook now is most encouraging, and il
is easily possible that work will be com
menced all along the northern gap before
the close of the present year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

Sam zones has good deal to say
against the advocates Of the free coinage
of silver. Not in the way Of argument I;
but rather on the line of ridicule. So
great is his concern on this subject, that
many people are induced to suspect, and,
indeed, Say, that he is in the pay Of the
gold standard crowd. However this may
be, we do not know; but we sincerely
hope that the Rev. s. N is much better
authority on the Gospel than he is on
finance. Otherwise, the harm he is doing
is incalculable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Belle Darwin is visiting friends in
Lancaster.
D. E. Finley, Esq, left Monday to at
tend Cherokee court.
Prof. J. a. Tate is home from Harts-
vile on vacation.
Rev. T. G. Boyce, of Idaville, Tenn,
visited Mr.. w. Brown Wylie last week.
Miss Leila Latham, of Chester, is in
Yorkville visiting Miss Mason.
Mrs. Douglass Harrison, left on Mon
day for Fort Mill, on visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Minis.
Mrs. B. N. Moore returned on last Fri
day from visit to relatives and friends in
Charlotte.
Miss Georgia Witherspoon left yester-
day morning for Brooklyn, N. Y. to visit
relatives and friends.
Major j. F. Hart, Messrs. c. E. Spen-
Ger. T. F. Mellow, j. S. Brice and w. B.
deLoach are in Columbia in attendance
on the supreme court.
Rock Hill Herald. Saturday: Rev. R.
l.. Grier, who with his family have been
visiting Mrs. Grier's parents-Captain and
Mrs. J. w. Marshall-leave today for
Due West to visit Mr.. Grier's father, Rev.
w. NJ. Grier, D. D. Thence they 20 to
st. Louis, where he has accepted the call
to church near that city.
Mrs. j. w. Humbert, corresponding
secretary of the Woman's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society of the South Carolina
conference, leaves tomorrow for Birming-
ham, Ala, to attend the annual meet
ing of the Woman's Board of Foreign
Missions of the Methodist Episcopal
church.
Lancaster Ledger: Mr.. J. Barnett
Crockett was stricken with paralysis
at his fathers home at this place last
Thursday morning. His whole right side
is affected. There was considerable i'm
provement in his condition yesterday,
having partially recovered the power to
move his right arm. He was also able
to take little nourishment. Mr.. Crock
cit, until recently, was employed on THE
YORK VILE ENQUIRER; but gave up his
D ostion on account Of his health.
Mr.. Reg. NJ. Grist, who is employed on
the Columbia Record, was in Yorkville
Su nday visiting friends and relatives. He
says The Record is already the most pop
ular afternoon paper that has ever been
published in Columbia. Its subscription
list is growing rapidly and receipts are
somewhat in excess of expenditures.
The management has in contemplation
the early addition of full telegraphic
news service, and other important i'm
provements, including an enlargement to
not less than % columns.
Mr.. B. F. White, Jr., has sent THE
Emo oU1RER an invitation to the Fifty
eighth anniversary celebration of the
Euphemian Literary society of Erskine
college. The celebration is to take place
on the evening of Monday, June IA. The
subject of debate is, Resolved: That
there is decadence of political morality"
E. Boutwell, Phillips, of Georgia, will
uphold the affirmative, and Bruce j.
Griffin, of South Carolina, the negative.
Hon H. G. Patton will deliver the medal
Grafton. Mr.. B. Frank White, Jr., is
chairman of the committee on invitation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
Wednesday, June 2, 1897.

of divorce except through newspapers,
no matter what they thought of dancing,
the preachers assertion Of its effects in
their midst probably sounded rather
strange. In this connection the preacher
also had some pretty rough things to say
about the bicycle girl. With the ball
room taking their dresses off at the top
and the bicycle taking them off at the
bottom, what would happen next, he was
at a loss to say. Indeed, he got so warm
ed up on the subject of the bicycle, that
he denounced the idea of women riding
them at ALL The audience hardly took
him seriously as to the latter proposition,
and maybe he did not mean exactly what
he said !; but so he expressed himself. He
had no objection to men riders, for he
had a wheel of his own and enjoyed it.
This is only brief snatch of the talk.
The balance, for the most part, consisted
in the recitation Of anecdotes and touch"
ing incidents that had come within his
experience. He was listened to through
out with the closest attention, and some OF
the stories he told were extremely ps-
thetic.
Sam Jones followed in the afternoon.
It had rained during the recess between
the sermons, and the shower commenced
again while Sam was preaching. The
roof of the tabernacle leaked considera-
BILE, and the members Of the congregation
who were provided with umbrellas pro-
tected themselves with them. The Rev.
Sam was not in first-clsss trim. He SEEM
ed 70 be somewhat under the weather.
He did not preach; but just she'll
ed the words, so to speak, in his
characteristic style. He would point
away over in the audience at nobody
in particular and say something about
"you old hog, you," or you dirty
old rascal" This was amusing to many;
but somehow, maybe it was on account
of the leaking roof; maybe he was una
BILE to find the particular kind of sins of
which his hearers were guilty; or maybe
it was owing to the indisposition of which
he had complained he WAS not able to
get a good hold on the situation. The
writer was one of those who had to leave
early to take the train and did not hear
the close of the talk.
From observation and inquiry, it ap-
peared that while great many were
disposed to take the evangelists seriously,
the majority did not. OF course, both
preachers said great many things that
were strikingly true, and such things
were always properly received. There
were also good many things that seemed
to be said only in jest, and often it was
difficult to separate the gold from the
dross. Most Of the people went princi-
pally for entertainment, and that all of
these were satisfied, there can be no
question.
Sunday was the biggest day Of all.
There were ten car loads of people from
the northern end Of the o. r. and c., nine
car loads from the southern end, aud also
great crowds from both ways on the
Southern. In addition to these, the peo-
pie from the surrounding country came
in great caravans. At every service the
tabernacle was crowded to its fullest ca
pacity, with as many more people outside
unable to get admission. Estimates of
the total number of visitors present ran
as high as ten or twelve thousand.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

AT this distance from the scene, it
appears that the deplorable occurrence on
the campus of the South Carolina college
last Friday, owes its origin principally to
recent strange accident whereby grown
men were placed under the command OF
comparatively irresponsible boy. A
thorough Investigation which, by all
means, ought to be held, might possibly
develop otherwise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

Governor Ellerbe notified Speaker
Reid on Monday that be had received
the resign alton of Congressman McLaur-
in. The resignation was dated to take eff
feet at y O'Clock on Monday, and the
understanding was that Mr.. McLaurn
would be sworn in as senator immediate
" afterward.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

machine in his section, and was success
full with it. The suggestion as to the
placing of stone on the roads with
the understanding that such stone will
sometime be paid for, is only thrown out
for what it may he worth; and in tho
hope that somebody might be able to
arrive at some plan to carry it out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

Senator Cannon, of Utah, proposes an
export bounty of one cent pound on
cotton. There is no probability that this
proposition will receive much backing /;
but it is as just as any feature Of the pro-
tective schedule, and, if passed, would
even things up wonderfully.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02
Tle atprkrille Gnq'tirer.
YORKVILLE, S. G.. |:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 2, 1897.

- The Atlanta Constitution of yesterday
reached Yorkville at 9.35 a. M, hours
ahead of our own Columbia dailies, and
it was full Of South Carolina news. A
great newspaper is The Constitution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

General Watts has prepared state
ment in which ne gives his version of the
trouble on the campus of the South Caro-
lima college last Friday. The under
standing is that the statement will be pub
lished today.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

free coinage, and we venture that when
the occasion arises, those who pretend to
think otherwise, will be pretty thorough
ly convinced of their error.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

Senator Tillman's demand for thor
ough investigation of the charges against
certain senators, will receive widespread
endorsement. OF course, the public rec
ognizes that even if there is rottenness,
it will not necessarily be laid bare by an
investigation but then if the thing is
done in public, it is impossible to conduct
it so that many people will be deceived.
White-washing committees seldom sue
ceed in their object, further than to defeat
the actual penalties of the law. We be-
lieve that if Senator Tillman's resolution
is adopted, and the senator himself is
made a member Of the committee, that
no white washing will be done. On the
contrary, it is likely that the whole mat
ter will be probed to the very bottom,
and there will be established precedent
which will stand in good stead hereafter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-02

- In commenting upon the appointment
of Mr.. McLaurin to the United States
senate, most Of the northern Republican
papers refer to him as a "protectionist."
This is an outrageous SANDER, and no
body is better aware of the fact than
these same northern Republican papers.
Mr.. McLaurin is 'taritf for revenue
only" Democrat, up one side and down
the other. If it had lay in his power, he
would have defeated the Dingley bill.
More than that, if he could have had his
way, there would have been a great deal
less protection" than there is even in
the Wilson bill. He has made his posi-
ton in regard to this matter so clear that
no intelligent man can misunderstand it,
and all insinuations from intelligent peo-
pie that he is protectionist are deliberate
and wilful misrepresentation. Seeing III
the Dingley bill great deal Of discrimi-
nation against the south, and recognizing
the passage Of the measure as inevitable,
at the risk Of being misrcpresented and
misunderstood, as he has been, he dared
to test the sincerity of the alleged princi-
pies of the Republican tariff robbers, by
demanding justice for his own constit-
uents, and that is all there is of it. From
our understanding of his views on the
subject, we are pretty well satisfied that
if he should have the making of a tariff
bill there would be in that bill no duty
on either cotton or rice; but in any bill
that may be framed by northern protec-
tionists, he would he disposed to demand
a duty on these, and perhaps other pro-
ducts, in order to secure to his people all
of the few benefits that they could expect
under such a law. The Republican pro-
tectionist papers to the contrary notwith
standing, Mr.. McI.aurin is no more COM
mitted to the principle of protection than
is Grover Cleveland to the principle of