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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18

BODY better understands the falsity of
this impression than the men who have
sought to put it out. There are the Green
vile News, the Columbia Register and
the Charleston Post, among the dailies,
all working bitterly against McLaurin
without any choice among the other can
didates. There is the Piedmont Head
light, literally foaming at the mouth for
Irby, and the Aiken Times doing what it
can for Evans, who is its principal owner.
Then there are the Union New Era, the
Cotton Plant, the Greenville Mountain
Ger, the Laurens Herald, the Calhoun Ga
zette, the Orangeburg Patriot, and in fact,
one or more weeklies in nearly every
county in the state, all against McLaurin.
But the newspapers are not running this
thing, and nobody knows that better than
those who are making demagogic appeals
to prejudice. More than this, the people
are too much interested in the welfare of
the state to think Of voting for or against
a man just because newspapers which
they may happen to like or dislike, are
for or against him.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18

ty board had made its report to the state
board, and as the name of j. +. Smith
appears among the Class c pensioners, it
is probable that there has somehow de-
veloped mistake.
s. L. Laney and w. c. Perry are down
on the list twice-at Fort Mill under Class
B, and at Rock Hill under Class c. They
both belong to Fort Mill under Class B.
w. F. Milling is entered twice under
Class c, at Bethany. He should, of
course, be entered only once.
The name of J. l.. Coker, of Rock Hill,
which appears on the list of the state
board as published, is not to be found on
the York county list at all. Then there
are also down on the published list, the
names of S. b. Ballew, r. q. Graham, r.
X. Huddleston, w. d. Kimbrell and w.
L. Kimbrell, all of Fort Mill, and none
of which should be on the list at all.
Ballew and w. d. Kimbrell are dead,
Huddleston lives in Lancaster county,
Graham in North Carolina, and the claim
of w. l.. Kimbrell was not approved.
There may be other errors; but from
these it would appear that the list is far
from correct, and if the state board has
been as careless with the lists Of other
counties, it would seem that the pension
ers will fail by considerable amount to
receive as much money as they are enti-
tied to,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADtEkTlSEMESTS.
w. Brown Wylie, C. C. G. Pleas-Adver-
tises that on the first Monday in Septem-
ber, he will sell lot in Fort Mill,
known as the p. d. Leonard lot.
w. NJ. Kennedy-Lets you know that in
addition to a full line of stationery and
school supplies, he has crockery and
glassware, rye seed, moving blades
and snaths, sugar and coffee, the best
flour at the closest prices, and that he
can supply you with suit of good
clothes at small cost.
J. NJ. Starr Il Co.-Having provided
themselves with an ice house, can now
furnish ice rs cheap as anybody in
any quantity of five pounds and up
ward. They also have turnip, clover
orchard grass seed, and all patent med
icines usually in demand.
j. J. Hunter-Has commenced clear
ance sale and will sell summer goods at
prices which he says are too low to
quote. He also calls your attention to
his mems summer coats, work pants,
and nice line of hats and caps.
Grist Cousins-Talk to you about the
Buckeye mower and the Babcock bug
II. c. Strauss-Announces that he is Of
fering his stock of summer goods at
''grab-bag'' prices, and that many. other
articles will be sold on the same line.
J. S. Brice, Chairman of Democratic Ex-
ecutive Committee-Giyes notice that a
primary election for United States SEN
ator will be held at the voting precincts
in York county, on the 3lst of August
instant.
James F. Hart, mander-Publishes q
notice calling on the members of Camp
Micah Jenkins, to meet at the court
house next Monday, to provide for rep
resentation at the reunion to be held al
Greenville on the 25th instant.
ID. IT. WOods-Otfers seven cottage foi
rent or sale near the o. r. & G. depot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18

- The rules of the Democratic party
provides that no one can vote in prima-
ry election unless, five days previously,
he has placed his name on the Democratic
club rolls. There are quite number of
Democrats who, for various reasons, did
not participate in the last primary, and
whose names were not enrolled. Many
of these, no doubt, will desire TO vote in
the approaching primary, and they should
at once enroll their names. To do this
they have only to signify their desire to
the secretaries of their respective precinct
clu bs, and may be enrolled either upon
personal application or by proxy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18


Some of the papers-notably the CO.
lumbia Register and Charleston Post
are trying to make it appear that the
withdrawal of Mayfield was cut and
dried affair, brought about by previous
understanding in the interest Of McLau-
rim, and is based upon some kind of a
trade between the two candidates. The
possibility is interesting enough to war
rant investigation. Let us take" {" look at
some of the facts in the case. The un-
derstanding, all along, has been that
Mayfield entered the race simply for the
purpose of advertising himself as cam
didate for the governorship. The fact that
he devoted himself principally to state
issues, and to attacks on Governor Eller-
he, who has announced his intention to
stand for reelection, seems to bear out
this understanding. Well, now to go on,
McLaurin was appointed to his present
position by Governor Ellerbe, and, no.
body understands better than Mr.. May
field that his election will be in GER
tain sense an endorsement of the COVER
nor. But this is not all. The audience
that was in the courthouse last Thursday
can't help remembering the earnest man
ner in which Mr.. Mayfield asserted that
his principal object in entering the race
was to prevent the endorsement by the
voters of tariff views such as those advo-
Gated by Mr.. McLaurin. Indeed, he
talked as if he thought the election of the
senator would be public calamity. But,
of course, he did not believe that for if
he did, nothing could have justified his
withdrawal from the race. He can't ex-
pect any help from McLaurin in the CUB
ernatorial fight, for McLaurin will have
to play hands off. and certainly cannot
afford to fight Ellerbe. Then, why did
Mr.. Mayfield pull out Not solely be-
cause he had misrepresented McLaurin.
He did not even so pretend, for he said
that, and for "personal' reasons. Then
why was it? The matter can be simply
and satisfactory explained without charg-
ing double dealing or rascality Oh the
part Of anybody. Mr.. Mayfield realized,
as did everybody else, that he had de-
veloped no strength-that the votes were
going principally to McLaurin, Irby and
Evans, and that with such small vote
for senator, he would be sadly handicap
ped as candidate for governor. There
fore, he no doubt made his charges of
Populism against McIaurin in the full
assurance that they were not true, look
ing forward to the tirst-class capital-mak-
ing pretext of which he took advantage,
in order to "stand from under"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18

They are seeking to manufacture cap
ital against McLaurin by making it ap-
pear that all the newspapers are for him.
How this. if true, could argue against the
senator's fitness is something we cannot
understand, and we can only account for
the story on the theory that the opposite
representation, which was equally un-
true, is widely believed to have operated
so strongly in the favor Of Candidate Till
man some years ago. There were people
who delighted to say that every newspa-
per i'm the state was against Tillman. AS
a matter of fact, there were for him among
the dailies, The Charleston World, The
Columbia Register, The Greenville DEM
ocrat, and fully 75 per cent. Of the week
lies in the state. The aggregate circula-
ton of the papers that were for him, was
no less than four times greater than those
that were against him, and they reached,
with Tillman's sayings and doings, the
very people whom, above all others, Till
man desired TO reach. When Mayfield
and Evans had tried to make prejudice
against McLaurin the other day with the
assertion that all the newspapers were,
for some unaccountable reason, support
ing the senator, Mr.. McI4aurin refused to
insult his audience by making a rcfuta-
ton. With sarcasm aS keen as the new
huned razor; but aS unoilcnsivc as it was
severe, nc made the point that if he was
able to capture all the newspapers Of the
country, then that was another reason
why it was to the interest of the people
for them to choose him as their represent
tative. But is it true that all the ncwSpa-
pers arc on the side of McLaurin? No
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18
STATE PENSIONERS.

The list of York county pensioners,
published in THE ENQUIRER last Satur-
day, contained number of errors but
none of these errors were due to any fault
i'm this Office. The list, as published, was
an exact reproduction of the official list
in Columbia.
That there were some errors in the list,
THE ENQUIRER was fully aware. Quite
Il number were corrected in this office,
and others were detected which, from
their nature, it was impracticable to cor
rect. Mr.. a. +. Mcconnell, of tho conn
ty board, however, has gone over the list
and pointed out several self-evidcnt
errors.
The first is in the "Class a" list, in
which appears the name -. +. Smith,
Yorkville." There is no j. +. Smith at
this postot1ice. 1t develops, however,
that an effort was made to have Mr. j. T..
Smith entered in the Class A list. The
papers were not completed until the coun-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18
WELCOME TO PROSPERITY.
Been Long Time Coming; but Is Now
In Sight.

Been a Long Time Coming; but Is Now
In Sight.
From the New York Journal
After every period of depression
comes the rebound. Hard times are
followed sooner or later by prosperity.
This recovery is as certain as the sea-
sons. 1t comes under high or low tariffs,
under vicious or sound financial sys-
TENS, under any political party that
happens to be in power when it is due.
Bad legislation may delay its approach,
but cannot prevent its eventual arrival.
And now the revival for which the
the American people have been waiting
with such heartsick impatience for so
many years seems to be at hand. The
politicians have done everything in
their power to bedevil the situation
and prevent recovery but at last
their capacity for mischiefis exhausted.
The tariff bill is out of the way the
millions of dollars preserved by it to
the sugar trust and other predatory
combinations have been charged up by
the public to profit and loss, and the
nation has adjusted its new burden to
its shoulders, tightened its belt and
prepared to take up the line of march.
The period of distress from which
we are now happily emerging has re-
ally lasted for seven years, although
its most acute stage has been three
years shorter. 1t began with the Bar
ing failure in 1890. That, and some
other incidents occurring about the
same time, led to general distrust
throughout the world. This was in
tensifed with regard to American Sc
curities by the repeated exhibitions of
recklessness and dishonesty in Ameri-
can railroad management, through
which our stocks gained such bad
reputation abroad that in some Of the
principal European financial centers
the mere name "American" was
enough to damn any security, even of
the most Enthusiastically gilt-edged va
riety. A drain of capital set in, and
from that time to this the outward
current has hardly ever been reversed.
We should have had our panic and
our hard times under full headway in
1891 but for the extraordinary con-
junction of an unprecedented Ameri-
can crop with general failures abroad.
The world had to have our grain, and
had to pay our price for it, and that
STAYED Off the crisis for two years
more. Still, such prosperity as we
enjoyed in those years was fitful and
feverish, and the omens of disaster
were in the air.
The crash came in 1893, when for a
time the great industries of the United
States came to dead standstill. We
should probably have recovered with
in IL few months or year but for pol
itics. The business of the country
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18
SCHOOL MATTERS.

Superintendent Of Education Shurley
has just completed his report for the
year ending June 80, last, and it is
interesting.
According to the report, the total en-
rollment in the schools of the county
is 10, ,243, of which 5,63l are colored, and
4,Gl2 are white. The colored enrolment
shows up an increase of about 400, while
the white enrolment is at standstill.
The average attendance is 4,44 colored,
and white, 3,1S2.
During the year, there has been paid
out to white teachers, 800, 1876, and col
ored teachers s. 5,644.35. The white teach
ers numbered in the aggregate l22, and
the colored teachers numbered "a.
The total value of all colored school
furniture and apparatus is 1886, and the
total value of all white furniture and ap-
paratus is $2,672.00.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18

The original package dealer is really
more contemplate than the blind tiger
man. When the blind tiger man under
takes to violate the moral sentiment of
community, he, at least, takes all risks OF
legal punishment. The original package
man, however, takes advantage ofa loop
hole in the law and is little better than
a thief. But he will get the worst Of it.
Governor Ellerbe has not nearly exhaus-
ted all the law there is on his side of the
question, and he will yet hit some pretty
hard lickS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18

ON account of his unwarranted inter-
ference in the senatorial campaign, DIR.
Strait is getting himself in trouble. The
papers are telling it on him that instead
of spending his time in the house at
Washington, he is giving his attention to
the Tomato Fig company, patent medi-
cine corporation of which he is president.
Really there is nothing wrong about the
doctors selling patent medicine if he so
desires but then he ought to do it in his
own time. The salary he receives as
congressman is full compensation for all
the service he is capable of rendering to
his people.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18
WAITS FROM WARREN'S.
big Corn Crop Anticipsted-The Picnic Last
Saturday-Successful Temperance Meet
ing-Notes About People.

big Corn Crop Anticipated-The Picnic Last
Saturday-Successful Temperance Meet
ing-Notes About People.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
WARREN, August 1G.-Since my last
letter we have had nice seasons, and our
crops are still in tlourishing condition.
Our farmers have already commenced
to gather peas, Of which they planted an
abundance, and Of which they are getting
a good crop. Early folder will soon be
ready to pull.
The bugs are doing very little damage
to corn now, and the present prospect OF
corn promises a greater yield to the acre
than we have had for several years.
Lumber has been shipped to Warren
preparatory to putting up a new cotton
gin and seed house, etc. Mr.. &. d. Pear
son is at the head of the business and we
expect to have our cotton nicely prepared
for the market this fall.
Warren was very well represented at
the encampment, especially on Friday,
as all were anxious to hear another speech
from Old Ben.
Our temperance meeting on the 5th in
slant was well attended, and it was great
success. There were readings and recita-
tions by the following: Master Crawford
Duncan, Mr.. William NewsOm, Master
Boyd Roach, Miss Ida L. Steele, Master
Perry Scoggins, Miss Ida Scoggins, Mr.
j. X. Scoggins, Miss Bessie Newsom,
Mr.. James Smith and Mr.. E. F. Scog-
gins.
Mr.. f. F. Easterling, of Rock Hill, q
representative of the Singer Manufacture
ing company, was in our town last week.
Our picnic on the 18th instant passed of
quietly. The main feature of the day
was game of baseball between the An
tioch and Tirzah boys. Antioch won by
score of 20 to9.
Mr.. Robert Pearson, of Union, is visit
ing his brother, Mr.. G. d. Pearson.
Miss Ora Evans is visiting her sister in
Chester.
Mr.. Beckham Lowry, familiarly known
as Bunk" died quite suddenly at his
home near Smiths Turnout, on the Sth
instant.
Miss Sarah Campbell is very unwell.
The singing school at Antioch will start
on Tuesday, the 18th instant, with Mr.
Sam Garrison as teacher. S. X. ].
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18
SERIOUSLY ILL.

The illness of Senator McLaurin, which
developed at Yorkville in fainting spell,
last Thursday, is more serious than the
senator at first supposed. Although for
hidden by Drs. White and Mcdowell to
attempt to speak either at Lancaster on
Friday, or at Camden on Saturday, he
left here in the hope that he would be
able to be at Chesterfield on Tuesday.
1t now seems doubtful, however, as to
whether he will be able to attend any
more meetings. The daily papers of Sum
day contain the following dispatch from
Mr.. G. NJ. Crosland, Senator McLau-
rims private secretary:
BENNETTsvILLE, S. c., Aug. 4.-Sena-
tor McIIaurin reached home last night.
His illness is somewhat more serious
than fainting spell. His physician in
sists on absolute quiet and that he must
not take any further part, for the present,
in the senatorial campaign.
In addition to the above, the Columbia
Register also contains the following later
information from its correspondent at
Bennettsville
Senator McI.aurin arrived here at 9.36
o'clock last night and went Immediately
TO his home. He was not feeling well {;
hut was able to he up. He grew worse
during the night and has been in bed all
day today. call ed at his residence at IL
O'Clock tonight and saw his private secre-
tary, Mr. Crosland, who says that the SEN
ator is now resting quietly. His physi-
clan says that he must have absolute rest
and quiet for few days. He will proba-
, l>< 81 tN ini, m or ln
again. There is no immediate danger.
What he needs is rest. l found Governor
Ellerbe ut Senator McIIaurin's home to.
night. lie came on the 9.36 train and
will spend tomorrow with the stricken
senator.
Senator McI.aurin's friends all over the
state are very much concerned as to the
condition of his health and many of them
are also worried at the unfortunate cir
cumstance which prevents his continu-
ance of the canvass. On this latter score,
however, there does not seem much 0c-
casion for concern. Most of the remain
ing appointments are in the senator's
own congressional district, where, cam-
paign reports to the contrary notwith-
standing, he is literally idolized, and an
almost solid constituency there will see
to it that his interests will not suffer on
account of his physical inability to look
after them.
THE SENATOR IMPROVING.
The latest news from Senator McLali-
rim, which appeared after the foregoing
was put in type, is in the Columbia State
of yesterday, and is as follows:
The friends of Senator McLaurin all
over the state will be pleased to know that
there was decided change for the better
in his condition yesterday, and those who
arc most anxious about him are no longer
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18

- The railroads have hit the original
package stores harder lick than Simon
ton struck the dispensary. Simonton's
decision legalizes the sale Of liquor when
such liquor is sold in the same packages
in which it was shipped. Under this ar
rangeme,.t there is no way for the "origi-
nap' people to get their supplies except
i'm loose carload lots. Quite number OF
dealers had made arrangements to do this,
and thus make each package an original.
But the railroads have stepped in and said
no they can't afford it. Such an arrange
ment, among other things, will double the
risk of breakage, which the railroads will
have to make good, and the profits in
freight will be more that swallowed up
in damages. Therefore, they will not re-
ceiye liquor shipments except when can
ned, boxed or in barrels, as provided in
their regular classification rules. In the
seaport towns the original package may
be able to get consignments by boat; but
i'm the interior towns, unless they can hit
upon some new expedient, they are in
predicament.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-08-18
IMPRISONMENT FOR DEBT.

A somewhat remarkable caSe-the re-
suit of which looks very much like i'm
prisonment for debt-was heard before
Mag istrate Sandifer and jury last Mon
day.
The defendant was o. N. Hackett, a
white contractor, who was charged by
Coleman Robbins, colored, under recent
statute, which makes the otfense misde-
meanor, with having unlawfully disposed
of money received on contract without
first paying his laborers.
The difficulty, it appears, had it's origin
sometime back, when Hackett came to
Yorkville with contract to get ont a
quantity of granite for use in building the
piers for the o. r. & C.. bridge over Broad
river. After Hackett had gotten well
along with his contract, there was some
kind of split up with the railroad con-
tractors, as the result of which Hackett
found himself owing his laborers con-
siderable amount, and nothing to show
for his or their work except quantity OF
granite that had been gotten out for the
bridge.
In order to save himself as whole as
possible, he made contract with j. j.
and II. ]. Nichols to put down granite
pavement in front of their building, and
to do the work for $50. Without money,
and unable to get credit without security,
for the furtherance of the work, he gave
orders on his contract to the amount OF
s45. One order for $25 was for rations for
4 >f2 far "a m m q
stone, another of s. for board for some OF
his hands, and still another for $40 on ac-
count of legal services also in furtherance
of the work and the remaining s. was
pinned down by an attachment.
With matters in this shape, Robbins
brought suit under the statute named
above on account Of an unpaid balance
of 50 cents. Hackett admitted that he
owed the money but set up that all that
he was to get had already been expended
in furtherance of the contract, or was tied
up, and he would pay as soon as he could.
After hearing the facts, the jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty, and Hackett
was sentenced to pay fine of S25 or 60 to
the chaingang for 30 days. Defendants
counsel made motion for new trial,
which was refused, and unable to pay his
fine, Hackett is in Jail.
The prosecution was represented by
John r. Hart, Esq, ami the defense by
w. w. Lewis, Esq.
Since rendering the verdict, one of the
jurors has made affidavit that he agreed
to it under a misapprehension of facts,
and as he afterward understood the mat
ter, his verdict would be not guilty. The
case will no doubt be appealed to the cir
cult court, in which event the defendant,
unable to give bond, will probably have to
lie in Jail until November.
Behind the trouble, it is understood,
there is debt which Hackett owes the
prosecuting witness on the first contract.
1t has developed that Hackett had prom
ised his laborer creditors to pro-rate his
profits OH his $50 contract among them as
far as these profits would 60 in the liqui-
dation of the old Indebtedness, and there
being no profits, the suit grew out OF the
feeling thus engendered.