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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
TRIP FOR NOTHING.

Sheriff Logan went to Chester last Mon
day night after Alexander Steele, color
ed, wanted for the recent murder OF
Moore Boyd, also colored, and reported
to have been recently arrested in Lancas-
ter aud transferred to Chester Jail. But
the prisoner was not in Chester. He had
never been there. 1t developed that the
story of his arrest was hoax.
The facts in the case, how the murder
was committed in the Blackjacks, bow
the murderer escaped, was arrested in
Lancaster, transferred to Chester, how the
Chester coroner came over into York
county, got the body of the murdered Ne
gro and held an inquest, and how Coroner
Brian went down and held another in
quest, etc., have already been published
in THE ENQUIRER. The information
came straight, however, from the coroner
himself, and the reporter had no reason
to doubt any of its details
Before the statement in THE ENQUIRER
was published, Coroner Brian had al
ready conferred with Sheriff Logan. The
sheriff promptly wrote to Solicitor Hen
ry, and was instructed to get a warrant
from the coroner and 60 after the Negro.
This the sheriff did, and it was not until
he made demand upon the sheriff OF
Chester that he became aware that no
arrest had ever been made. Asked yes
terday as to where he got his information
about the Negro having been arrested in
Lancaster and taken to Chester, Coroner
Brian said he had seen the statement i'll
neWSpaper,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
WHAT IT MEANS.

The establishment of the original pack
age shop at Tirzah is of vastly more sig
nificance than appears Oh the surface,
and unless THE ENQUIRER is very much
mistaken, it will not be great while
before the people Of the village, surroun-
ding vicinity and the country generally,
begin to realize some very unpleasant
developments.
Before the establishment of the dispen-
sary at TirZah, it will be remembered
that the neighborhood surrounding was
an ideal one. Not only did the people
then, AZ they do yet, constitute an ideal
community; but passers by were sober,
quiet and respectful, and women and
children felt at liberty to 60 where they
would at pleasure. But with the estab-
lishment of the dispensary, the situation
changed somewhat. The police regula-
tions in the village were sufficient to hold
the dsorderly element in check. lnde-
cency, rowdyism, etc., were quickly pun
ished by fine or imprisonment as the case
might be, and, consequently, intoxicated
persons, as a rule, manage to reserve
enough sense to enable them to get be-
yond the incorporate limits before begin
ming to show their liquor. Outside the
incorporate limits there are no police
regulations, and here drunkards allow
their indecency, recklessness and pro-
family to boil over. AS the result, unpro-
tected women and children, for miles
along the different roads, are kept In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
MIR. ARMsTRoNG's SUCCESSOR.


Speaker Gary, of the house of repre-
sentatives, has fixed Tuesday, December
IA, as the date of the holding of an
election in York county for the purpose
of selecting a successor to Representative
L. K. Armstrong, deceased, and the elec-
ton will be ordered in due time by the
York county election commissioners.
In the meantime it will be necessary to
hold primary election for the purpose
of choosing Democratic nominee, and
to make arrangements for this primary,
Chairman Brice has decided to call 9
meeting of the Democratic executive
committee to be held in Yorkville on
next Monday.
In addition to the published suggestion
of the possible candidacy of Mr.. w. j.
Cherry, the reporter has also heard men
ton the name of Mr.. H. E. Johnson, who
followed so close behind Mr.. Armstrong
i'm the race for the nomination in the last
primary. Other names are, of course, be-
ing mentioned; but up to this time there
have been no definite announcements,
and probably will not be until after the
executive committe agrees upon date
for the holding of the proposed primary
and adopts rules for the government oi
the same.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTlSEMENIS.
Glenn Il Allison-Tell you about the
mules and fine driving and saddle
horses which they have, and Of their
ability and willingness to supply you
with Il buggy, surrey and harness at the
lowest competition prices. They also
have dressed flooring and ceiling for
sale.
J. M. Ferguson-Lets you know that he
has rock salt on han3 which is so desir-
able for the purpose of sailing cattle.
w. Brown Wylie, G. G.. G.. Pleas-Tells
you that on the first Monday of Novem-
her, he will sell at the courthouse, a
tract of land in Kings Mountain town.
ship, containing rs acres, in the case OF
l.. A. McGill against j. G. Faris and
others.
Grist Cousins-Will sell you 10 cents
worth of chewing gum for. 5 cents.
They have prepared buckwheat and
maple syrup, wheat bran, standard to-
matoes and dental snuff.
j. j. Hunter-Calls to your attention that
he has on hand picked lot of up-to-
date dress goods, q superb line OF black
dress goods, staple dry good, notions,
underwear, blankets, gents furnishing
goods, shoes, hats, and the Atwood
suspenders.
j. nj. Starr 4 Co.-Say that they can cure
you of the chills. They have Eagle
condensed milk, buttermilk soap and
laundry. soap, machine, harness and
kerosene oils, and say that they have
the means Of curing catarrh by local ap-
plications.
D. E. Finley, Assignee-On the first NJ on
day of November, will sell at public
auction, the store house and lot OF Ken
nedy Bros. & Barron.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
BRYAN AT NASHVILLE.
The Great Democratic Leader Makes a
Great Democratic Speech.

The Great Democratic Leader makes
Great Democratic Speech.
VIM. J. Bryan made speech to an
immense crowd of people at the Nash
Vile exposition last Friday night. He
spoke for over two hours, and princi-
pally to showing by review of events,
how the Chicago platform was re-
ceiving full vindication, and how the
demands of that platform are stronger
and more urgent now than ever be-
fore.
At the outset of his remarks, he told
his hearers that he was not defending
his party, nor was he apologizing
The Democratic party is not now on
the defensive; it is on the aggressive,
and it is still pressing the battle along
the same lines as those on which it
was fought last year. He referred,
among other things, to the fact that
the Democratic platform denounced
government by injunction, and then
pointed to the difficulties growing out
of the recent coal strike as vindica-
ton of that demand. But the speech
is too long for publication in full. We
can only give a few detached para
graphs:
"a Republican up in Nebraska was
asked last Monday whether he thought
the Dingley bill had anything to do
with the rise in wheat. 'Well' said he,
lit was at least striking coincidence
Now, don't know whether you have
anybody in this state who sees a strik-
ing coincidence in the rise of wheat
lust about the time the Dingley bill
was passed but if there is, l want to
call that PERSONS attention to another
striking coincidence. Wheat has fall
len 10 cents from the highest point it
reached. 1t was up to a dollar one
day in Chicago !; 1 think it is down now
to something like 80 cents. 1t has
been as low as SS cents, and what
worries me is how can the Republi-
cans account for the fact that after the
Republican party raised wheat to a
dollar, it let it 90 down again? 1t Is
striking coincidence. Now, if it is
good thing to have wheat at dollar,
and the Republican party put it there,
in the first place, how can it excuse it.
self for letting it 20 down again.
"Well, then, there is another thing
that, to my mind, is striking coincl-
dence. Now, the rise in wheat, unless
it is followed by rise in other things,
might not be a universal blessing
Take my own case, for instance. My
farm is in corn. I have five acres near
Lincoln which I had saved. l had
saved the five acres for dumping
ground for the worlds silver. [Great
|applause]. l had some Republican
friends who seemed to be afraid that
if we had free coinage our country
would be used as dumping ground
for the worlds silver, and so just
saved that five acres, and if had
been elected l was going to surprise
my timid Republican friends by offer
ing it as dumping ground for all the
silver of the world, so that it would
have held it all-so that the Republi.
cans would not have been bothered by
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
RETHEL PRESBYTERY.

Rev. w. G. Neville returned on Mon
day from the fall meeting of Bethel pres
bytery, just held at Richburg, and at the
request of a reporter, gave THE ENQUIR-
Err the following synopsis of the pro-
ceedings:
Presbytery met on Thursday night and
continued in session until Sunday.
Rev. Alexander Sprunt, of Rock Hill,
presided a. moderator, and Rev. D. G.
Hall and j. r. Hayes served as tempo
rary clerks.
Rev. J. c. Spann, of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, South, was, after Il
thorough examination, received rs a
member Of presbytery.
Deacon J. G. Mcclure, Of Chester, was
elected treasurer.
Messrs. w. A. Hatf'ner and w. w. Sad
Ter were examined with a view to their
ordination, and commissioners were APP
pointed to ordain and install them; the
former over Bowling Green and Ramah
churches and the latter over Mizpah ana
Salem churches.
The executive committee for next year
was elected as follows: Rev. MeSSrs Nj.
R. kirkpatrick. j. q. Hall, j. *. Hall,
w. 6. Neville; Elders &. II. O'Leary, A.
II. White, A. p. Brown.
Rev. DR.. j. II. Thornwell was dis
charged as agent to raise funds for the
Rock II IL High school.
A commission was appointed to license
w. b. Allison, who expects to take charge
IS oI,,roJ,au in rhaStortipld tuIlnty
Rev. d. n. Mclaughlin and Mr.. a. K.
Banks were reelected as trustees of Da-
wilson college.
Professor Harrison, of Davidson col
lege, appeared before presbytery in behalf
of the college, and represented that insti-
tuition as being in a more tiourishing con-
dition than at any time i'll its previous
history.
The adoption OF the manual was post
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

- The farmers, says the st. Louis Globe
Democrat, have more to gain by the inn
provement Of highways than any other
large class of people. Preachers, doctors
mail drivers and travelling agents are
small classes who individually have a
large concern in the state Of the roads;
but collectively do not suffer privations at
all comparable to that which the farmers
endure by reason of bad roads. The pro-
duce which the farmer sends to market
is hauled to town or taken to the railroad
station over the country highway. The
goods he purchases for his own use must
be conveyed part Of the distance to his
home over this route. He drives his fam
ily to church, or to town, or visits the
neighbors over such roads as are pro-
yided in his district. If the road is a bad
one he can only take half a load when he
is carting produce, and can only travel at
slow pace when he drives. His toll is
increased when he works, his pleasure
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. Sumter Lowry, of Tampa, Fla,
is visiting friends in Rock Hill.
Bishop Capers will visit the Church of
the Good Shepherd on November
Colonel w. D. Camp, auditor of Chero-
kee county, was in Yorkville last Satur-
day OH business.
Mr.. j. R. Stewart, formerly Of Fort
Mill; but now of Asheville, is off with at
party of pleasure seekers for tour OF
Europe.
Mrs. DR.. M. J. Lowry, her daughter,
Miss Hattie, and her mother, Mrs. Har-
IRIS, all of Meridian, Miss, arrived in
Yorkville last Saturday, and will remain
for sometime as the guests of Mrs. Martha
B. Lowry.
Rock Hill Herald: At meeting OF
the Catawba Rifles, Thursday night, Rev.
o. G. Jones was elected chaplain; DR.. j.
P. Crawford surgeon, and w. J. Cherry,
Esq, attorney.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
THE POSSIBILITY OF WAR.

There is still great deal of talk in the
papers about the probability of war be-
tween the United States and Spain on
account of Cuba. The subject takes up
much space in cables from Europe, and
during the past few weeks the bears on
the New York stock exchange are said
to have used it to good advantage in the
depression of the price of all kinds of
stocks.
From our point of view, the situation
is not at all serious; but, at the same
time, we confess that we do not fully
understand it, and there may be behind
it all great deal more than we think.
Such a probability as this is more easy to
comprehend when it is remembered that,
after all, the real cause of any war is
seldom realized until years afterward,
when the story is told by the historians.
Judging by such public information as
has reached t : country from Cuba, the
revolution there is at a pretty low ebb.
1t has been at tremendous cost to Spain,
it is true but at the same time most OF
the island is being held down by vast
army of more than 100000 soldiers, and if
the insurgents still have anything like an
organized army, it seldom figures in any
of the dispatches. And if this situation
means anything, it means that it is only
question of time until all who are now
resisting the authority of Spain, will
either have to surrender or be captured or
killed.
Now then, if-this is the situation, and
we have confessed that is the way it
looks to us, there is not now as much ex-
cuse for Intervention on the part of the
United States as there was months back
when the fighting was more brisk, and
Spanish cruelties move bloodcurdling.
But right here we suspect is the real dam
ger of collision While the statement has
more than once come from high Ameri-
can sources that this country would not
take Cuba as gift, there is reason to be-
lieve that the large commercial interests
north-and these interests are in reality
the government-look upon the situation
differently. In fact there is no doubt
that there has al. along been, and there
still is, in this country, strong feeling
for the annexation of Cuba. In this view,
possible developments are daily becom-
ing more interesting. While there was
reason to suppose that the Cubans would
eventually win their independence, there
was no need for the Washington govern
ment to interfere, for just so surely was
there reason to believe that the island
would be annexed to the United States.
But now, since the revolution does not
hold out so much promise of success, the
idea of interference becomes stronger,
and if war between the United States and
Spain should finally develop, this will
probably be the principal reason.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

of Spain in her behalf. The queen,
however, insisted that the American
women had been deceived by false
information and would take no action
looking to the release of the young
girl. Miss Cisneros was confined in a
strong stone prison and had for her
companions other women of the crimi-
nal classes. One morning last week
the guards woke up to find that their
prisoner was gone, and the smooth
sawn ends of iron bars that had form
ed the grating of her cell, told how
she got away. Later it has developed
that few days previously Miss Cisne-
ros received from friend outside a
box of confectionery. When she re-
ceived gifts of this kind, it had been
her custom to distribute them among
the other prisoners. But in this case
she kept the box to herself and did
not make any division until the day
previous to her escape. Now it is
claimed by the other prisoners, that
shortly after eating the confectionery,
they fell into deep sleep. They say
that the sweets were unquestionably
drugged. On the roof of the prison
and on the roof of house adjoining,
were found evidences that the escape
had been made in that way, and real
estate agent tells how, month or two
ago, the house adjoining the prison
had been rented from him by two
well-dressed strangers. AS to whether
the escape was managed by insurgents
or by Americans, however, the Spanish
authorities are not yet able to say with
much certainty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

diminished when he takes his pleasure;
his horses suffer; his wagons and car
riages have shorter lifetime than if his
district were provided with firm and
smooth highway. 1t might be possible to
compute the aggregate loss to the coun-
try i'll time and property through the bad
condition of the roads of the country. 1t
would not be easy to estimate the loss Of
comfort and pleasure, or to appraise the
consequences of loss of temper and OF
health.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

SENATOR TILLMAN SERIOUSLY ILL.
Senator B. R. Tillman, who has been
quite unwell for several weeks with
an affection of the stomach resembling
catarrh, experiences no change for the
better in his condition, and his friends
are apprehensive of results.
The sick senator is now in Columbia
for treatment. He came here Sunday
afternoon from his home in Trenton,
and was carried from the depot to the
home of his brother-in-law, Mr.. ]. W.
Bunch, at the hospital for the insane,
where he will remain for treatment
under Drs. J. w. Babcock and B. w.
Taylor.
When called upon yesterday after
noon by a representative Of The Reg
lister, Senator Tillman was in bed and
sent word that he was too sick to See
anyone.
While his physician felt delicacy
about talking for publication about the
senator's condition. DR.. Taylor stated
that they did not consider him very
ill man, and that they hoped after be-
ing here sometime under treatment,
that he would greatly improve.
The friends of the senator were very
much exercised over his condition yes
terday, when it was learned that he
had come here for treatment, and they
will await with keen anxiety the course
his affection takes. Since the first re-
ports appeared in the newspapers that
he was unwell, inquiry as to his con-
dition has been general on the streets,
and yesterday the number of these in
quiries were increased many fold.
However, though there are many
who are apprehensive, the general SEN
timent seems to prevail that the sena-
tor will ere long come out of this sick
ness without any permanently bad re-
suits, and will be his vigorous self once
more. Inclination to this opion seem
ed to be induced by the belief that the
senator was born under a lucky star,
and that no serious i'll could befall
him.-Columbia Register, Tuesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

- The Atlanta Constitution is trying to
revive the subject of free delivery of the
mails in the rural districts. 1t estimates
that anything like a satisfactory system
of free rural delivery would cost about
$50, ,OOO, 900 per annum for the start. We
would like to see this project Inaugural
ted ; but there seems to be but little rea-
son to hope for it, at least not just at this
time. There has not been a broader,
more sensible or more statesmanlike
proposition before the people of this
country for years; but then congress is
not big enough for such an enterprise
Just yet. Well have to wait until ma
jority of the members grow in intelli-
gence and breadth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

- The Columbia Register has repub-
lished an old rumor to the effect that
Hoke Smith and other gold standardites
have purchased controlling interest in
the Atlanta Constitution with view to
changing the policy of that paper OH the
financial question. While such thing
is not impossible, it should be remem-
bered that this same story has been in
circulation once before, when it was
promptly denied by The Constitution,
and under the circumstances it would
probably be very well to wait until the
alleged proposed change takes place be-
fore passing sentence. And in the mean
time, also, it should not be forgotten that
the position of The Register itself OH the
financial question is, to say the least,
ambiguous.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
CONDITION OF COTTON.
October Returns Indicate Decline OF Eight
Points.

October Returns Indicate Decline Of Eight
Points.
The cotton returns to the depart
ment of agriculture indicate an aver
age condition on October of 700, as
compared with 1873 on September l, a
decrease of 8.3 points. The average
condition October l, 1896, was co.,
and the average condition on October
l for the last ten years is 74.5. There
bas been further decline, more or
less marked, in every cotton producing
state, the decline in North Carolina
being II points; in Tennessee, ~
points; in South Carolina, Georgia,
Florida and Arkansas, 10; in the In
dian Territory, 8; in Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Missouri, Z; in Louisiana
and Texas, 6; and in Oklahoma, 5
points. Florida is the only state in
which the decline is not attributed
wholly or in large part to the long
continued drought. The complaints
of "no top CROP" or of an exception
ally small one are almost universal and
the reports of small bolls and short
staple are very numerous. The only
favorable reports are those which re-
late to the conditions for picking,
which are in the main everything that
could be desired. The average by
states are as follows: Virginia, 70;
North Carolina, 7S; South Carolina,
IA; Georgia, 70; Florida, 76; Ala
bama, 73; Mississippi, "a; Louisiana,
72; Texas, Ga; Arkansas 81; Ten
nessee, IS !; Missouri, 54; Oklahoma,
90; Indian Territory, IS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

Chester has a handsome new semi
weekly newspaper called The Lantern.
II is published by Mr.. J. T. Bigham at g
a year, and the first number, which came
to hand last Friday, sets forth in appear
ances that are not to be underestimated,
that if the venture proves failure, it will
not be on account of any fault OF the
publisher or editor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

Governor Ellerbe's idea of interview
ing the preachers in regard to the dispen-
sary law, has given The News and Cour-
ier the cold shivers. That paper already
sees in the replies Of the preachers stacks
and stacks of manuscripts which could
not be read by one man in weeks and
waaGc
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

If the original package people had
been allowed the right to open shops in
dry towns, it is presumed that as the next
thing, they would have been after levy
irg taxes on the various municipalities in
which they assumed to do business. Lots
of cheek have these people when they are
taught to believe that they own the earth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

duction of laws. 1t means, my friends,
better government, more economic ad-
ministration of government, more JUS
tice in the levying of taxes it means
that this shall be a government of the
people, for the people and by the peo-
pie, and this government shall not
perish from the EARTH"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13
Union Man Commits Suicide.

DIR. Theodore Munro, of Union, com
mitted suicide at his hotel last night
by cutting his jugular vein with a
small pocket knife, says an Atlanta
dispatch of Monday. He bled to
death in less than 10 minutes. DIR.
Munro was one of the most prominent
physicians in Union county, S. c.; but
for several years had been victim OF
both the morphine and whisky habits.
The fact that he was addicted to these
habits brought him to Atlanta and
finally caused him to take his life. DR..
Munro arrived in Atlanta on Sunday
afternoon accompanied by DR.. J. u.
Young. He was in such a nervous
state that DR.. Young concluded to
watch him during the night. About
o'clock DR.. Young stepped out OF his
room for moment. DR.. Munro seized
the opportunity and cut his throat
with q small knife.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-13

- One by one, the distinctive features
which make the dispensary preferable to
the saloon on account of superior moral
tendencies, are being abandoned. Up
till recently, the dispensaries opened at
s and closed at 6. There has just been
an order which makes the
opening and closing hours sunup and
sundoWn,