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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
THE CIRCUS.

Since the days of the Roman empire,
there has been no more acceptable form
of popular amusement probably than the
circus, and at no time since the period
mentioned-also it is no doubt safe to say
has the circus developed to the stupen-
dous proportions of today.
AS to how many circuses of the first
class there are in the United States at the
present time, we have no positive intor-
nation but think it very probable that a
score would cover the number. This,
however, is only a random guess. The
correct figures may be as easily four
times as great as only half as many. We
estimate that each $1,000 to 10000 of pop
ulation, with reasonable density of settle
ment, demands at least one such entertain
ment every year, and it is not improbable
that the number of big circuses is large
enough to supply the demand.
Though the time has never been in this
country when the circus was unpopular, it
has not been Il great wilhelm fact that
time has not yet pasSed-when the best
people of the best communities have ceas-
ed to look upon its annual visits in the light
of scourge-a moral calamity. And this
has not been an unreasonable prejudice
either, for it has been, and, no doubt,
still is, justified by the facts. The circus
still lacks great deal of taking the place
of the Sunday school.
But there are exceptions to all rules,
and the big Wallace show, which visited
two towns in York county this week,
seems to be a notable exception to the
rule just outlined.
Big shows do not get bier character
from their employees. They are creatures
Of brains and money. The animals, the
actors, the features are collected by means
of money, and when collected, taken in
the aggregate, they represent the ideals
of the mind that makes the selections.
Thus the character of the proprietor
shows the character of the show, and the
character of the show shows the charac-
ter of the proprietor.
1t is because Mr.. Wallace is evidently
man of high ideals that his big show is
such marked exception to the general
run of shows which have passed through
this section; but this being the explana-
ton, for this very reason, it does not fol-
low that all similar shows are equally
clean and wholesome.
However, from what has just been wit
messed, there is good ground for encour-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13

agement to those who have so long and
earnestly fought the vicious tendencies of
the circus. Here is 4 new show and a
clean show. 1t has been on the road for
only Is years. The proprietor started at
the bottom a poor man with high ideals.
His success has been phenomenal. He
has made fortune where dozens of other
shnwnen of the old school have gone to
ruin. The facts show that it will pay the
profession tn emulate his example, and,
taken altogether, it looks as if the show
business is in fair way of being elevated
to still higher plane.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13

That is an ugly case over in Spartan
burg-the killing of Mr.. Turner by De-
tective Newbold. If the facts are as stated,
the case is especially ugly. Mr.. Turner
was peacefully passing along the road,
where he had sovereign right. If there
is on the statute books any law by which
any officer can be justified in holding up
a peaceable citizen at the point Of pistol,
the legislature that passed it, and the
governor who signed it, committed a
crime. The government which permits
such thing is an outrageous despotism
and is menace to the liberty of every
citizen. If Newbold did this, he was act
ing beyond the scope of his authority.
He may not have intended to fire his
pistol, and the killing may have been ac-
cidental; but that does not help the mat
ter much. At best, it seems to be seri-
ous case of manslaughter. But, this it is
to be hoped, will be left with fair and
impartial jury. and whatever that jury
does it is to be hoped that the governor
and the people will abide.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
HIGH TARIFF vs.. FREE SILVER.

The Greenville News cannot be corner
ed. and it is no use to try. In spite OF
anything that can be done, it will slip out
somewhere.
Not long ago, THE ENQUIRER publish
ed paragraph, showing how England is
using the advantage she has in the gold
standard to get even with the high tariff
policy of the United States, and suggest
ing that this country should let the high
tariff stand as it is and protect itself by
means of free silver.
We were not arguing in favor of high
tariff, nor did we intend to he so under
stood. We merely wished to make the
point that free silver is the trump card of
the United States, and that until this card
is played, there is 10 chance for this cOun-
try to win the game.
The tariff we look upon as a jack o. Ian
tern. 1t has been used to pull the wool
over the eyes of the people for 30 years,
and between the principles of the Demo-
cratic party and the Republican party,
as parties, there is now practically no
difference on the subject. Any tariff is
more or less protection, and the Repub-
licans profess to believe in more protec-
ton than the Democrats-that is all.
The real issue in this country now is the
financial issue. The Democratic party
has declared for the free coinage of silver,
and, at present, the Republican party, as
party, is astraddle of the fence. The
leaders are bitterly opposed to free coin
age; but they have been afraid to say so.
In the Democratic party, on account OF
its honest position on the real issue, there
are numerous rebels, one of which is the
Greenville News.
When THE ENQUIRER made the sug-
gestion recently that the free silver ques-
tion should not be again subordinated to
the tariff preteXt-that is, that the people
should not allow themselves to be de.
ceived any longer-we were cogniZant OF
the fact that we were hitting The News in
Il sore place, and we were not in the least
surprised when it accused us of being in
favor of Mckinley protection. When we
ask cd The News, therefore, to choose be.
tween the real issue and the threadbare
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
FUNNY PROCEEDINGS.

There has been a great deal Of talk in
Yorkville during the past few days over
the action of the town council last Mon
day night, and it seems to be the general
opinion that that action, to say the least,
was peculiar.
"How can the council bond the town
for a period Of five years on its own mo-
ton ?" is the most common question that
is being asked. AS yet, that question has
not been answered. But it is the general
opinion that if Mr.. Hebert has not yet in
vestigated the matter, he will, before the
final settlement of the trade, be much
wiser man than now. The council has
no power whatever to pledge the town
for one dollar beyond the amount of the
taxes to be collected during the year in
which the obligation to be satisfied is
created.
All this was fully discussed and made
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13

daughter of the late Rev. A. W.
Ross, of Pendleton. whose family and
the Van Wyck family were near neigh
bors and on terms of the closest init
macy. 1t is clear that Judge Van
Wyck was born in lS49. The elder
Van Wyck lived here in this county
for some years after his marriage with
Miss Maverick, but somewhere near
the '4Os removed to New York city
and did not return until 1852 to take
up his residence here. Mrs. Miller
remembers well the return and that
Robert A., the present Judge, was then
a little child about 8 years old. II
would thus seem to have been impos'
sible for Judge Van Wyck to have
been born at Pendleton when the fam
lily lived in New York from about lS4O
to 1852, during which time the judge
was born.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13

pretext, we though we had it in hole ;
hut seemingly such is not not the case.
In lis issue of Thursday it says:
To choose between Bryan free silver
and Mckinley protection at this time
would he extremely unpleasant to US, and
we are happy that circumstances do not
call upon us to do 80. For four years, at
least, there is no possibility of Bryan
free silver" and we are not permitting
ourselves to lie disturbed about it. Mean
while, "MrKinley protection" is an ex-
listing evil and should he opposed coil
stantly and persistently. Free silver is
nothing more than n menace. Protection
is an actually. We have never mt any
time favored either. 1t is difficult tn i'm
agine any political evil grealer than the
opening Of the nnints To 'he free cninnge
of silver, involving, as il does, the de-
struction of public and private credit and
the weakening of American character.
II The News is satisfied with its posi-
ton as here outlined, we are. We would
judge from its utterances, however, that
it looks upon McKinleyism as the least of
two evils, and to that extent it is Repub-
lican rather than Democrat. If the
truth were known, it would no doubt be
found that Mckinley, Mark Hanna and
the rest of them look upon the situation
from exactly the same standpoint, and
The News, therefore, is in congenial COM
pany. Better than this, we are happy to
say there is no other place for it to go.
Recent developments throughout the Un-
ion show the utter annihilation of the
alleged Democrats Of The News stripe,
ana as we see the situation now, the Dem
ocrstic party is not going to allow any
side issues in the next platform. The
battle cry is going to be free silver at l6 to
l., and on this issue it is going to victory.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
CIRCUIT COURT.

In the case of the NJ. c. Bullock Manu-
featuring company, against Major James
F.. Hart, the jury found for the defen-
dant.
The next important case taken up was
that of j. B. Ross, plaintiff, vs.. Jones,
Blanton Il Co. The action is really against
Mr.. b. ID. Springs, the only member of
the company who was served, and grew
out of developments in connection with
the grading of the Augusta branch OF the
c., C. & c. railroad. The plaintiff was
sub-contractor under Jones, Blanton ~
Co., who were working for the Massa-
chusetts and Southern Construction COM
pany. By reason of the failure of the
Massachusetts and Southern Construction
company to meet its obligations, it will be
remembered that the grading of the road
fell through at great loss to the contract
ors. The issue in the present case ls
whether or not the defendants are liable
to the plaintiffs regardless OF the liability
of the Massachusetts, and Southern Con-
struction company to the defendants.
The defendants claim that they were not
to pay the contractors until after they
themselves had been paid, aud not hav-
ing received pay, they claim that they
are not liable. The plaintiff holds that
he had grounds to look only to the defen-
dants for his pay, and that his contract
was not conditioned on the contingency
of the defendants getting their money
from the construction company. The
case consumed the greater part of We'd
nesday, all of Thursday, and at the time
THE ENQUIRER went to press, had not
been concluded. There are several other
cases of the same nature pending against
the same defendants, with other contrac-
tors as plaintiffs.
There was tilt between the lawyers in
the case of J. II. Riddle, administrator,
against NJ. r. Reese, on Friday morning.
Shortly after the escape Of Reese from
Jail, Mrs. Jennie Roberts, Hart u Hart
and E. a. Trescott, through their attor-
ney, w. w. Lewis, attached property
belonging to Reese and commenced ac-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
MUSICAL DIRECTOR GOETHE.

There was a death in Yorkville among
the employees of the Wallace circus last
Tuesday afternoon. The victim was VIM.
F. Goetze, the musical director. He had
been suffering since the previous Satur-
day with catarrh of the bile ducts, and
reached Yorkville in delirious and ex-
tremely critical condition. During the
day he was removed to the'Brian House
and shortly afterward expired.
Mr.. Goetze, THE ENQUIRER learned
from the show people, was native Of
Germany and educated at Leipsic. He
was about 35 years of age and had been
connected with the show for IA years. He
was a man of temperate habits, total
abstainer from spirituous liquors, and of
kindly disposition. Everybody connec-
ted with the show knew him and all held
him in the highest esteem. His reputa-
ton as musical director was national.
The circumstance Of the death Of Mr..
Goetze produced q profound impression
on the show people generally. A night
performance had been announced during
the afternoon. At that time the serious
ness of the sick mans condition was not
realized; but when the sad news Of the
end was circulated among the show peo-
pie, there settled down over all a notice
able gloom. 1--WE would not have played
tonight had we expected this" remarked
one of the managers to the reporter.
Since we have made the announcement
and the people are coming, of course we
will play to them; but, under the cir
cumstances, we have not felt like sending
the bands up town or doing anything to
draw a crowd. We all thought great
deal of old Goetze.'"
The deceased leaves widow. She was
in the employ of the show in the capacity
of strong woman, and was with her hus-
band al the time of his death. She re-
mained in Yorkville until Wednesday
morning, when, accompanied by male
employe detailed by Mr.. Wallace, the
proprietor, she left with the body for
Laurinburg, Indiana, the former home
Of the couple. The widow was also as
sisted as much az possible by the local
Masons and X. of P's., her husband being
member of both organizations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
Saturday, November l3, 1891.

perfectly clear previous to the recent
municipal election. The issue was not
the proposed new charter. Everybody
understood that point thoroughly. The
real issue was the confidence of the
people in the present town council; and
in view of the result-a three to one vote
of censure-the action of the council last
Monday night is all the more astonishing.
But maybe it is all a joke. 1t looks
that way to The ENQUIRER. Warden
Propst was serious because he realized
the situation. He has been trying to
represent the people all along, and was
the only member Of the council who
voted with the majority in the recent
election. He voted against the present
ridiculous proposition. The others, how
ever, are surely joking.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
The itorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1897.
The state board of control, few day

- The state board Of control, few days
ago, recommend the reinstatement of the
dispensary constabulary, and the gov
ernor, it is reported, was seriously con-
sidering the question of acting favorably
on the recommendation. But in view of
this tragic affair over in Spartanburg, it
would seem that it is time to call halt.
The life of one law-abiding citizen is OF
more value than all the profits that can
ever be yielded by the dispensary sys-
tenn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
FOR BETTER ROADS.
Largely Attended Convention In Columbia
Last Wednesday,.

Last Wednesday,.
A good roads convention, composed
of delegates from all parts of the state,
was held in the supreme court room in
Columbia last Wednesday.
York county WAS represented by
Major A. H. White; Cherokee by n.
Lipscomb Chester by IT. w. Shannon
and Union by r. J. Bedenbaugh, J. C..
Speens, C. A. Bolt and d. J. Gregory.
Lancaster was not represented.
After a great deal Of discussion and
reports of experiences from the various
counties, the convention resolved it.
self into the "South Carolina Good
Roads" association. Each county del
egation was requested to report with
IN 10 days a name for it's county vice.
president of the association, and a
committee of ten was appointed to-,
within 20 days, draw up a constitution
and bylaws and report with a perma-
nent organization. The committee is
as follows:
NJ. l.. Donaldson, Of Greenville; w. P.
Snelgrove, Of Anderson W. 5: King OF
Darlington; w. p. Cantwell, Of Charles
ton; j. b. Kilgore, of Spartanburg; F..
II. Hyatt, Of Richland; 4. II. White, Of
York NJ. b. McSweeny, of Hampton {;
Il. NJ. Littlejohn, of Cherokee; and j. f.
Breeden, of Marlboro.
Among the resolutions adopted were
the following:
Resolved, That the legislature be re-
quested to so alter the law as to give the
supervisors Of the several counties the
exclusive power of appointing and dis
charging the overseer and guard of the
county changang.
Resolved, That a committee of five be
appointed by this convention to draft an
act for the creation of road commission
for this state by the legislature, and report
at the first meeting Of the organization.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
KILLING IN SPARTANBURG.
Chief State Detective Newbold Figures In
Deplorable Tragedy.


Deplorable Tragedy.
Spartanburg county has just been
the scene of another depIorable dispen-
sary tragedy. The victim was j.
Henry Turner, highly esteemed
farmer, who was prominent and in
good circumstances, and his slayer is
Chief Detective w. H. Newbold. A
correspondent of the Columbia Slate,
writing under date of last Wednesday,
states the circumstances as follows
"a short while back Newbold re-
ceived instructions from the governor
to take a wagon and three men and
make n touring expedition through
Spartanburg, Pickens and Greenville
counties, as many people were com.
planning of the illicit sale of whisky
in these counties. So Newbold secur-
&c the services of S. T. Howie, LaFar
and McCaskill TO assist him. Last
night he left two of the party at the
standpipe in the city limits and he and
HOWE went up the Howard Gap road
until they reached the Stephen Grove
Negro church, two and half miles
from the city limits. Here they camp
ed. About 5 o'clock this morning Mr..
J. H. Turner passed by on his way to
Columbia to attend meeting OF the
cotton growers in Columbia during
fair week. He was accompanied by a
young man named Bruce aud was in a
buggy which mule was pulling. Ar
irving near the church they both saw
the camp fire, but thought nothing OF
it. Newbold turned to Howie as the
buggy approached and told him to 60
out and halt it. This he proceeded to
do; but reaching the vehicle he could
see that there was nothing suspicious
about the buggy or its inmates, so he
proceeded to let it pass. Newbold
hurried up and started to overtake
the buggy, the mule then trolting
briskly. He succeeded in doing so, and
planting himself in the middle of the
road in front of the buggy, called on
Mr.. Turner and Bruce to halt. New
bold had cooked pistol in each hand.
The mule kept steadily on and New.
bold raised the pistol in his left hand
to fire. Just afterward the gun in his
right hand also went off and the ball
took effect in Mr.. Turner's throat.
The wound proved fatal, for 80 min
utes later he died. The victim was
carried to town by Mr.. Bruce and ex-
State Constable HOWE. DR.. Dean was
summoned and he pronounced Mr..
Turner dead. His body was then ia.
ken back to his home, six miles above
the city. Newbold claims that the
killing was accidental purely. He
saws that when he raised the weapon
to fire TO make the mule halt, the other
pistol went off inflicting the deadly
wound. This is the story he tells his
attorney, Judge w. s. Thomson,
and it is corroborated by his compan-
ion, S. #. Howie. Newbold came to
town Immediately after the killing,
and through his attorney procured II
horse and buggy and drove out of the
city a little after 6 o'clock. He has
not since been seen. Sheriff Dean is
vigilaut and active and will certainly
nab him."
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.
The papers of yesterday contained
no new developments in the Newbold-
Turner case. Newbold is still ut
large, and his whereabouts are un-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-13
NO NEW DEVELOPMENTS.

The papers of yesterday contained
no new developments in the Newbold-
Turner case. Newbold is still ut
large. and his whereabouts are un-
known. The evidence given at the
curuner's inquest was not OF Il con-
flicting nature. Constable HOWE
claims that Newbold told Turner TO
halt. The man Bruce, who was in the
buggy with Turner, says that if any
such order was given he did not hear
it. The feeling against Newbold is
very high, and the probability is that
if he were caught just at this june
ture, the authorities would find it diff
ficult to prevent lynching.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1897-08-10
LEGAL NOTICES.

TN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE CITY
i and County of San Francisco, State Of Call
fornia.
In the matter of the estate and guardianship of
MARY KEANE, otherwise known as MARY
KAN 4, an incompetent person order TO show
cause why order of sale of real estate should
not be made.
j. c. O'CoNNoR, the guardian of the person
and estate of MARY KEA Ne. otherwise known
MARY KANE, an incompetent person, having
flied his petition herein, duly verified, praying for
an order of sale of the j estate of said ward an
incompetent person, for the purposes therein set
forth;
And It appearing to the court from said petition
that IL is ssary and would b. beneficial 10 said
w I'd said incom petent and to her estate. that the
real esta e therein described shou be sold,
Il is therefore ordered by the court that the
next Of kin oe said MARY KEAN Il, otherwise
known as MARY KANE, an Incompetent per ,cn
anu all persons in crested in the estate OF said
ward appear tefore said superior Court on
at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon of said day, at the
courtroom of Department No. (Probate) OF said
Superior Court, at he New City all, in the City
and County of San Francisco State or Californ,a.
to show cause why order should not be granted
to the SAID guardian of the person and etate Of
MARY kEANE, o,herwls. known as MARY
ANE, an incompetent person, TO sell so much Of
the real estate of said Incompetent person as shall
be necessary:
And that copy of this order be published at
least once a week for four success We weeks In
"1he san Francisco Call" newspaper printed
and published in said City and County OF San
Francisco, State of California
Dated July 18th, 1897.
]. V. COFFEY,
Judge of the Super or Court
SULLIVAN & SULLIVAN, go Parrot build
ing, Attorneys for Guardian.