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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Oldest Engineer in United States Dead

Special Dispatch TO The Evening Star.
RALEIGH, n. c., December 4.-Albert
Johnson. the oldest locomotive engineer IN
the Unted States, died here today, aged
lightweight He was a native of Peters,
burg, Va, and began running an engine in
1870.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Mrs. Don. Cameron.s Return,

NEW YORK. December AIRS. j. Dom
aid Cameron of Harrisburg. Pa, and
Countess Pappenheim. zee Wheeler who
formerly resided in Philadelphia, arrived
here today on board the steamer ST. Paul
frcm Southampton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
ADDED A YEAR,
chief Justice Dingham's ConcIusto,,
in Henry Wynn's Case

Henry, alias Bloat, Wynn, colored, last
October completed term Of three years
IN the Albany penitentiary for theft. To-
day he pleaded guilty in Criminal Court
No. l of breaking into the stable of VIM.
Farquhar the right of the 18th of last
month and taking a set of harness.
Three years remarked Chief Justice
Bingham In pronouncing sentence seem
to have been not quite enough We will
see what year longer will do"
And for the next four years Mr.. WYNN
may be addressed iE care of the warden of
the New Jersey state prison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04

Frank Williams and James Rogers, both
colorcd. were today each sent to Jail for
ninety days by Judge Kimball, for break
ing into a slot machine belonging to W. l..
Bricker and stealing therefrom 20 cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
For False Representation.

Lewis Williams, alias James Lewis col
ored, was today sentenced by Chief JUS
tice Bingham to a year and day in the
New Jersey state prison for obtaining 81
from VIM. r. killman by falsely pretend
ing that Mrs. Nina Burns had sent him for
=.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04

1t is understood that an authoritative
dispatch was received here today, saving
that the Kentucky's spor sor would be Miss
Bradley, the daughter Of the governor of
the blue grass state, who is low 4 student
at the Washington College al Eckington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

The following are the opening the high
est ana the lowest and the closing prices of
the New York stock market today as re-
ported by Corson Il Mccartney, members
New York stock exchange Correspondents
Messrs. Moore & Schley, No. 50 Broadway
Open. Eigh. Low. Clnse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04

Chick Thornton, coIored, was today sent
to Jail for sixty days by Judge Kimball for
striking Robert Berkeley, also colored with
a billiard cue about a week ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Circulation of The "EvenfnE Star,

Circulation of The "Evenfng STAR,
SATURDAY, November 81 1891. "a 1888
MONDAY, November 20, 1897, .29,O4a
TUESDAY, November so, 1897 80, OeO
WEDNESDAY, December !, 1897. ,9s1
THURSDAY, December 2, 1897. . 1904.
FRIDAY, December 3, 1891 2s, s36
lotdl. 1884
DAILY average. .......................2 1900
soemnly swear that the above statement rep
resents only the number of copies of THE EVEN
ING STAR circulated during the six secular days
ending Friday, December g. lss7-that is, the num-
Der OF copies actually sold, delivered, furnish
ed or mailed, for valuable consideration, to bona
hue purchasers or subscribers, and that none Of
the copies so counted are returnable to or remain
in the office unsold.
j. WHIT. HEBRON,
Cashier Evening Star Newspaper Co.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
fourth day of December, A. D. 1891.
GRENvILLE A. WHITAKER,
Notary Public. d. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Government bonds,
atoms reported by Corson & Macart-
Grain, Pro-, ision. and Co,,ou N

furnisned 10y w. Il. Hibbs & Co, bankers
anu brokers. lI21 Il St, members New ort
STOCK excharge. correspondents Messrs
hddehourg, Thalmann a. Co.. New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04

The village Of Blackearth. Wis. wal
shaken by a distinct shock of earthquake
shortly after midnight Thursday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-04
Steamship Arriyals.

At New fork-America, from London
Phoenicia, from Hamburg.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27

INDEX ro NEW ApyERrIsEMENTs.

The Enquirer-Talks to you about, the
kind Of job printing that can be done
in this office.
Sam M. Grist-Publshes testimonial
from Mr.. w. S. Wilkerson, one Of the
best farmers of "Western York." with
regard to the Corbin disk harrow.
Grist Cousins-Talk to you about the kind
of family and proprietary medicines
which they keep on hand for sale.
81. G.. Strauss-Will give you coupon
ticket worth FIVE cents, for every dollars
worth of goods purchased at his store,
which ticket will be available in the
hands of any person, in the purchase at
his store of bronze clock. He says he is
still cutting prices on winter goods and
will meet all competition. He is offer
ing tobacco at Is cents pound.
T. NJ. Dobson d Co.-Ofers number of
useful articles at very low prices. Read
the list and see what you want.
J. NJ, Starr & Co.-Think that it is time
for persons who owe them on last years
purchases to make payment. They Of
fer various grades of tobacco and at diff
ferent price,, and claim that their white
pine syrup will cure grip.
Louis Roth-Is still selling six pounds Of
Arbuckles' coffee for 81. He has
prunes. early June can peaches, and
can supply you with onion sets.
Glenn g. Allison-Want you to remember
their auction sale of horses and mules
next Monday.
James L. Guy & Co., Lowrysville, s. Co.
Have 1000 bushels of pure red rus
proof Texas oats, which they offer tc
deliver, at any station on the G. & l.
railroad between Lowrysville and York.
vile, inclusive, at As cents per bushel.
w. M. Kennedy-Is prepared to supply
you with school books and groceries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
FEBRUARY WEATHER.

The ENoUIRER's Chester weather
prophet is on hand with his prognostica-
tions for February. In letter dated jan
uary 20, he sends his forecast as follows :
"On the lst it will be cloudy and there
may be little rain. The, End will be
clear and cold. From 3rd to 9Th will be
windy. From 7th to 10th, cold, blustery
and generally disagreeable. The falling
weather will be in the shape of rain.
From the 18th to the Goth, windy with
sleet or snow. From 2lst to .25th, cold
and unsettled. From 26th to 2Sth, sleet,
snow or very cold rain"
1t will be remembered that the prophet
sent in his forecast of January during
last fall. He said among other things
that there would be very little, if any,
sleet or snow during the month, and so it
has turned out.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
McCONNELLSVILLE MATTERS.
Grip Is Raging-Notes About People Com
Ing and Going.


Ing and Going.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
McCoNNELLsvILLE,J January, 25.-Al-
though there is number of people
around here who have grip, yet there are
few of us who are able to write letters
and read newspapers. The epidemic has
attacked every family around here, al
though some have been worse than
others.
Mrs. 8. 81. Love has taken charge of q
school near Mr.. Alex. Gladden's.'
Mr.. Wilson Moore, who has had po-
sition in True's Racket store in Rock Hill
as clerk, has returned home.
Miss Ella Love, who Is attending Win
throp college, came home last week to
see her mother, Mrs. Jane Love, who has
been quite sick with grip.
Master Alex. Crawford has position in
the store Of Mr.. E. B. Mendenhall in this
place.
Miss Mary Mendenhall is visiting
friends and relatives here.
Mr.. F. D. Williams, who has been
clerking for s. NJ. Jones in Chester, has
returned home.
Miss Perla Inman is visiting relatives
here.
Revs. J. B. Swami and J. X. Hall ex-
changed pulpits on the third Sunday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27

York county has just taught the
balance of the state a valuable lesson
in the execution of the laws. Like the
inception of the Simon Cooper incident
down in Sumter county, the Whiteman
Hardy and Ed Edwards cases grew en-
tirely out of difficulties between Negroes.
But the sheriff and chief of police did
not consider that on that account 1t was
none of their business. Down in Sumter
they said that the trial justice, for rea-
sons satisfactory to himself, refused to
issue warrant for Cooper. In the Hardy
case, the trial justice being nonresident
of the town, was at his home on Sunday,
and to get a warrant from him was in
convenient. But the York sheriff did
not hesitate on account of little matters
like this. With quiet determination he
collected a posse, and without unnec-
essary delay, landed both of his men in
jail. Of course, as to whether Hardy or
Edwards would have made any more
trouble, cannot be said with certainty ;
but their general reputation is that OF
desperate characters. The local public
is acquainted with numerous acts COM
mitted by them which justify that repu-
tation, and the reasons for believing that
they would have defied the whole COM
munity had they been given the oppor-
tunity, was good. But be this as it may,
it is to the great credit of the sheriff that
the matter was not put to the test.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Grip Still Prevslent-Mr. Moseley Goes to
acknowledgement Marriage.

Grip still Prevalent-Mr. Moseley Goes to
Florence-Approaching Marriage.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, January 25.-Grip has not
yet left. During the past week Mr.. J. H.
Miller, cashier Of the First National bank,
and Mr.. B. NJ. Fewell, of the firm of R.
7. Fewell & Co., have had quite severe
experience. We are glad to say that
both gentlemen report progress. They
are missed and cannot be spared.
Rock Hill has long wished for new
depot which would be in keeping with
the rest ofour city, and which would give
sufficient accommodations for our travel
ing public. The matter has been brought
before the authorities of the railroads
many times ; and has been taken under
advisement," reserved for considera-
ton" and Thought favorably Of" until it
had become hope deferred with us. At
last though, work has been begun. The
plans are said to promise convenient
building and one Of neat appearance.
This is the work of the Southern Rail-
way company but the site is so close to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
GOT HIM AT LAST,

Ed Edwards, colored, Of Yorkville, wa:
arrested at the house of his father in thi:
place last Sunday by Sheriff Logan for
murder that was committed in Gaffney
City on the l7th day of last March.
Edwards has been at large ever since the
murder. He came to Horkville shortly
after it occurred, but soon skipped ou
again, and has been travelling about gen.
orally until about four or five weeks ago
when it was understood that he had again
commenced to make this place his head
quarters. He has been careful to lay low
however, and not show himself where
there was danger of being caught.
Report had it that Edwards and White
man Hardy were boon companions, and
when he collected his posse last Sunday,
Sheriff Logan determined to pay Ed
wards's house visit to see what he could
find. Indeed, there was rumor to the
effect that the two Negroes, both well
armed, had taken a stand in the house OF
Edwards, and given out that they pro-
posed to hold their ground to the last
ditch, and under the circumstances the
situation really looked interesting.
Having already perfected and carried
out a plan by which the Edwards house
was completely surrounded by number
of well-armed men, Sheriff Logan entered
and began making Inquiries. Hardy Is
not here" said Edwards's father. "He
lust went down the road little bit ago,
and if you hurry you'll catch him GER
tain" II am looking for that boy OF
yours, Ned Edwards" "Oh, he amt
here" said Edwards, Sr., with the greatest
assurance. Hes done gone. You can
search the house if you want to, but
you won't find him."
The Negro spoke with such evident sim
cerity that Sheriff Logan was almost in
clined to believe that he told the truth ;
but he decided that it would not take
long to make the search anyway, and
without more ado he set about 1t.
From the start the prospect looked dis
couraging. There seemed to he no place
in the house where man could be con
cealed. At last the sheriff stuck his head
through trapdoor and looked into loft.
The entire contents were visible, and they
consisted of few old window sash lean
ing against gable end. They were not
at all suspicious looking; but anyhow the
sheriff crawled over to see what might be
behind them and found his man. Ed
wards was hugging the floor as flat as
spreading adder and was as still as a
screechowl in daytime. Immediately the
sheriff7s muscular fingers clinched down
on the fellows neck, and Edwards said II
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27

number for the different states drops
below 10000. Indian Territory had
the smallest number-121.
- A record of fiduciary conduct dur
ing the great year 1896 has been COM
piled by the insurance companies writ
ing this special kind of hazard, and it
shows that the defalcations aggregate
the tremendous total of So, ,465, ,92l.
This is less, however, than in 1895,
when the stealings footed up $40, ,423,
405. The state of New York was the
source of largest loss, with s2,3SS, ,S16.
Delaware was the smallest, with ST.
100. Out of $40 reported cases OF
embezzlement, ia stole more than
$4,000, 20 more than 100000, one
more than $500, 900, and one more than
81 100000. The losses are distributed
as follows: City and county officials,
81 ,SsS, ,975; from banks, 1896, $40
by agents, 81 ,O45, 1875; forgeries, $S4l )
500; from loan associations, $479,5 9,587
by postmasters, 32,815; miscella-
neous, $2,175,782.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
PISTOLS AND WOMEN.

There was a big row among some
N egroes at the house of Milly Ward,
colored, on East Madison street, last Sat-
urday night, and as the result, Mozelle
Kennelle, a mulatto woman OF ill-fame,
is lying at the point of death, and White
man Hardy, Negro desperate of con-
siderable local reputation, is lying in jail
awaiting the results of her injuries.
The difficulty which caused all the
trouble occurred shortly after 10 o'clo ok.
Spencer Doster and Baxter Hart, two
Negroes from Rock Hill, in the employ
of Contractor H. E. White, were in the
Kennelle woman's room. Whitenan
Hardy and Ed McElwee came in little
later, and the row developed few min
utes afterward. There was some loud,
angry swearing, brief scuf1le, several
pistol shots, and when quiet was restored
it was found that the woman had received
a bullet in her right breast.
Witnesses tell the story about as follows !:
When Hardy and McElwee entered the
house, the Kennelle woman was sitting
on Spencer Doster's lap picking a guitar.
PAS'N
that thing why don't you pick it right?'
Doster replied: "If she is not picking it
right, you can't learn her any BETTER"
At this Hardy put his hand to his pocket
as if to draw pistol, and said: "Git out
of here, you Rock Hill niggers-got no
business here anyway" Then, as if
speaking to someone outside, he said
"Come on boys, and let's clean them up"
At the instant Hardy drew his pistol,
Doster picked up fire shovel and Hardy
began to step backward, swapping his
pistol at DOster twice, as he went. The
Kennelle woman opened the door, and
as Hardy stepped out, he began firing
back. He fired three shots one going
through the door and the other two
into the weatherboarling. The kennelle
woman was wounded by the shot that
passed through the door.
Immediately after the shooting, DR..
Miles Walker was summoned to the
scene. lie found that the bullet which
struck the Kennelle woman, had entered
the right breast, passed between the
fourth and fifth ribs, and OH through the
right lung, and had lodged somewhere
inside. The shock was so severe as to
render the woman almost unconscious.
She was better OH Sunday, however; but
OH Monday and yesterday appeared to
be rather worse. AT present the chances
of recovery are thought to be decidedly
against her.
Hardy has the reputation of being
very desperate Negro, who will shoot
ON the slightest provocation. He tried
To shoot Chief of Police Love with Il
shotgun some time ago, and had Mr..
Love not been too quick for him, would
have 10 doubt done so. After the shoot
ing, Saturday night, he disappeared, and
on Sunday, Sheriff Logan decided that in
view of the fact that the woman would
probably die, Hardy should be arrested
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27

YORKVILLE, 8. @. /:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1897.

In the opinion of The ENQUIRER,
that bill which was introduced in the
house the other day, is not only very
silly; but it is about as vicious meas
ure as has been proposed for years. 1t
cannot possibly do any good, and is
sure to do a great deal of harm. Of
course there are constantly arising dis
putes between millowners and their
employees, and such will always be the
case; but the time will never come when
these disputes can be settled by outsiders
with Justice TO either party. Outside
interference here is almost of the same
nature as outside interference in a dis
pute between husband and wife, and
will be Just about as effective. Nobody
is so we'll qualified to settle mill labor
troubles as the mill officers and their
employees, and the appointment Of a
commission to interfere in cases of this
kind is calculated to make no end Of
trouble for all concerned. That there
is no need for any kind of legislation
on the subject we are not prepared to
say; but we feel more than confident
that the present proposition is not cal
culated to accomplish the desired result.
Indeed, we think that the title of this
bill would have been much more ap-
propriate had it been made to read !:
"a Bill to Create and Perpetuate Strife
Between Millowners and their Employ
es."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
MERE.MENTION.

North Dakota and Washington are each
still trying to elect United States sena-
tor. Kyle will probably be his own sue
cessor in North Dakota; but the result in
Washington cannot be intelligently
guessed at. .'..''..'The Tennessee legislature
has passed bill prohibiting the sale OF
cigarettes or cigarette papers in the State.
.'''.'''There were three hangings in Geor-
gia last Friday; one by sheriff and two
by q mob. ...'''''''Senator James u. George
of Mississippi, is lying at the point of
death in Washington hospital. He is
over 70 years Of age. '''''''''There was a
$500, 900 fire in Chicago last Sunday. ''''''
A negro named Pierson Taylor was
hanged by mob in Tallahassee, Fla, last
Sunday, for the usual crime. '''''' Frank
Pickett, a 2l-year old employe of the
Bristol, Tenn, Roller mills, was acci-
dentally drawn through the huge iron
rollers last Saturday, and crushed to the
thickness of bar of railroad iron. ''''''''
Senator Wolcott is still in London talking
free coinage of silver to the Rothschilds.
..'..'".Another terrific cold snap struck
the northwest last Saturday, and there is
said to be much suffering and distress in
Chicago and other large cities. '''''"'The
president has sent to the senate list of
"a Americans who have been captured by
the Spaniards since the beginning of the
present insurrection in Cuba. .'''''''''The
New York senate has passed resolution
providing for the appointment of COM
mittee to investigate trusts and report by
bill or otherwise. '''''''''The preachers of
Dallas, Texas. have inaugurated war
against Sunday newspapers. .'''''''.'The
thermometers stood at 81 degrees below
zelo in various parts of Minnesota on
Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
TELEGRAPH AND EXPRESS.

AS predicted in The ENQUIRER OF last
Saturday, Senator Loves bill to regulate
the express and telegraph companies has
raised row. AS soon as the news OF the
introduction of the bill was sent abroad,
lobbyists commenced flocking to Colum-
bia from all parts of the country, and it
was arranged that there should be full
hearing before the committee on Monday
night. The full text of the bill, as intro
duced, is as follows:
To regulate express and telegraph com
panies and to extend the powers of the
railroad commission to regulate charges
by express companies for transporta-
ton; to regulate charges by telegraph
companies for the transmission OF mes
sapes by telegraph, or charges by per-
sons engaged in the several businesses
herein named; toapply the powers Civ
en- to said commission by law over rail-
road companies to all companies or
persons running, controlling or operat-
ing line or lines of express or tele-
graph, and make the penalties pre-
scribed against railroads for violating
the commissioners rules, apply to The
counties and persons herein named
whose line or lines is or are wholly or
in part in this state.
Section l. That from and after the pas
sage of this act, all companies or persons
owning, controlling or operating, or who
may hereafter own, control or operate q
line or lines of express or telegraph,
whose line or lines is in whole or in part
i'm this slate, shall he under the control OF
the railroad commissioners OF this state,
who shall have power to regulate the
prices to be charged by any company or
person or persons owning, controlling or
operating any line or lines of express and
telegraph for any service performed by
such company, person or persons, and all
the powers given to said commissioners
on railroads in this state, and all the penal
ties prescribed against railroad companies
or persons operating railroads by existing
laws, are hereby declared to be of force
against corporations, companies or per-
sons owning, controlling or operating a
line or lines of express and telegraph
doing business in this state, whose line or
lines is or are wholly or in part in this
state. so far as said provisions of the law
can be made applicable to any corpora
ton, person or persons owning, controll-
ing or operating line or lines of express
or telegraph. The said commissioners
shall also have power and authority to
re quire said companies to locate agencies
at railroad stations.
Section 2. That the powers of the COM
miss ion to regulate charges by corpora
tions, companies and persons herein re-.
ferred to shall apply only to charges by
express companies for transportation from
one point to another in this state, and
messages sent by telegraph from one point
to another in this state.
Section 3. That all acts conflicting with
this act are hereby repealed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-01-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Major James F. Hart is at his Office
again, after having been confined to his
room for several weeks by illness.
Mr.. w. B. McCaw went down to Co.
lumbia few days ago on legal business,
and is now laid up in that city with Sc
rious attack of grip.
Miss Ella j. Love and Misses Claude
and Ellen Godfrey were in town Saturday
and the guests of Mrs. Radcliffe.