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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

pursuit was made. linen, 1ar DacK to-
ward the bluffs he had left, Fred spied
little party Of warriors coming after
him full tilt.
Never stopping for more than one
glance be gave Jim the rein, urging
him to full speed; marked, as he flashed
across it only few hundred yards from
the bank, the trail of cavalry com!
mand going up the valley and wondered
whose it could be. Then he and Jim
went crashing through the gravel at the
waters edge and plunged boldly into
the running stream. Deeper and deeper
brave old Jim pushed in until the wa
ters foamed about his broad and musru-
lar breast. Then Fred threw himself
from the saddle and, keeping tight hold
Of the pommel and steadying his car
bine with the same hand, "Swim for 1t,
old mani" he shouted to his gallant
horse, and in another minute he and
Jim were floating with the current, yet
rapidly nearing the other shore. Three
minutes, and, dripping wet, but safe,
they were scrambling up the south bank
and speeding away over the bounding
turf with the baffled pursuers still two
miles behind.
And these were the tracks that Wal.
lace found as he came hurrying back
down stream.
Saturday again Fred Waller and his
faithful horse spsnt on the open prairie,
for in the darkness he found it impossi-
BILE to make his way. The moon was
gone by O'Clock, and her light had
been all too faint before. But Sunday,
Just little after noon, he had come in
sight of the goal he had sought through
such infinite pluck and peril, the Sidney
road, and as he gazed at it from afar,
peering at it as usual from behind a
sheltering bluff, his heart sank into his
boots. He had come too late. There on
that distant trail were the tiny columns
of blue smoke floating skyward which
told Of burning wagons, now in crum-
bling ruins. Worse than that, here close
at hand, over on the other side of the
long, shallow swale. were twoscore In.
dian warriors in all their barbaric finery,
excitedly watching the coming of other
victims.
With moan of anguish, Fred Waller
marked, mile beyond and rapidly ap-
preaching them, four mule ambulance
with single soldier oanteriEg along
behind.
"Oh, my God. my Godp' he groaned
aloud. II am too late after ALL"
But the wagon halted on the distant
hills. The Indians, absorbed in their
catlike watch, were eagerly gesticulat-
ing and excitedly pointing to some OBJ
ject far beyond. Several of their num-
bers lashed their ponies into tearing
gallop and sped away in wide circuit to
the southwark, keeping the bluffs be-
tween them and the wagon. Others
followed part of the distance. He knew
the maneuver we'll. Already they were
planning the surround. In helpless
agony he watched, for he was power
less to aid-powerless even to warn.
He seized his ready oarbine, loosened
the cartridges in his belt and looked
eagerly to Jim's girths. Then once
again he faced the southeast and saw,
far away across the waves Of prairie, a
little puff of dust and little black dot
"a rider-coming full tilt in the wake
of the wagon.
"Who can it be?" he wondered. "Can
he possibly know of this ambuscadeP"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
CHAPTER XIII.
AWAY TO THE RESCUE!

AWAY TO THE RESCUEl
That night Fred Waller slept fitfully
on the open prairie, with Big Jim teth-
cred close at hand. Saturday morning
found him ten miles to the east and ten
miles farther from the river than the
point where he watched the Sioux the
previous evening. Hungry and worn
with anxiety as he was, the poor boys
heart sank within him when he eau
tiously peered over the ridge into the
valley. After an early morning ride he
saw the dust clouds near the stream
and felt that he was still cut off. Noou
was near when, far as he could see up
or down, the valley was clear, and then,
creeping out from his lair, he again
mounted and rode straight for the
Platte. Warily he watched in every
direction, but no intruders came. He
was squirting over the flats only mile
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16
WHY COTTON HAS NOT ADVANCED.
Colonel Alfred B. shepperson Gives Some
Interesting Facts and Figures.

Colonel Alfred B. shepperson Gives Some
Interesting Facts and Figures.
In an article upon the subject in the
current number of Textile America,
Colonel Alfred B. Shepperson, of New
York, the cotton expert, undertakes to
explain why cotton has not advanced.
The reason for the decline from July
September prices, he says, was the fact
that the higher prices which obtained
during and between these months was
purely speculative, and on many occa-
sions the quotations were merely NOM
inal. Meantime, cotton cloths were
selling at 5 9-16 cents per pound, being
the lowest for 80 years. 1t has been
found impossible to force the price Of
manufactured goods up to parity
with cotton at 8 cents per pound,
hence the manufacturers have not
gone into the market for more than
Immediate necessary supplies. In some
instances, indeed, the mills have been
working on short hours, for the very
reason that raw cotton was relatively
too high for the manufactured pro-
ducts.
Colonel Shepperson concludes, how
ever, that prices have not reached
level at which manufacturers can buy
at profit, hence he looks for more
purchases by them. He is also of the
opinion, from Southern advices re-
ceived by him, that the crop will be
much short of the former estimates by
experts, and that the manufacturers
who 90 into the market now will get
their stocks about as cheap as they can
be had this season. Should an early
frost come along the price would go
up "by heaps and bounds" Colonel
Shepperson says, and the manufac-
turers would be left out in the cold.
"Those who entertain the idea that
prices will fall to the figures of 1894
'95," he says, "are hugging vain
delusion. The conditions were essent-
tally different, and I never again ex-
pect to see middling cotton sell in
New York for 5 9-16 cents, which was
the price in November, 1885," If this
view of the situation is correct, it is to
be expected that there will shortly be
an upward turn in the market. 1t is
to be hoped that such will be the case.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

THE PRINCES LEssoN.-Little princes
are much like other children. An
exchange relates that the son of the
Crown Prince of Prussia did not like
to be washed in the morning, and he
often made great fuss about it.
One day his governor reported him
to his father.
every WE'LL" said the crown prince,
latter this let him 60 unwashed."
So the next morning the prince did
not have his face washed, nor his
hands, and he went out to walk with
bis governor, feeling proud to think
that he had got his way.
Around the palace of the prince
there were many soldiers, who watch
ed to see that no harm came to the
royal family. These soldiers always
saluted the children whenever they
went by. This time, however, the
first soldier the little prince passed
stood still and straight, and did not sa-
lutte. The prince looked displeased,
but said nothing. Presently he came
to another soldier, but he also stood
still and did not salute. When the
walk was finished and they had passed
many soldiers, none of whom paid any
attention to the prince, the little fellow
dashed in to his father, exclaiming:
"Papa! papa! You must whip all
your soldiers! They refuse to salute
me when l pass.
"Ah, my son, said the crown prince,
"they do right, for clean soldiers never
salute dirty little prince"
After that be took shower bath
eyery morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

REMEDY For Poison IvY.-A cor
respondent writes: GAS many of your
readers live in the country, or are
going to the country, where not few
are likely to become victims OF the
poison oak (poison ash and poison ivy
are its aliases0 tell them that the best
and almost always unfailing remedy is
crude petroleum as lotion. 1 have
seen child whose face was terribly
swollen and distorted, and whose suf-
ferings were pitiable, almost instantly
relieved and kept comfortable until
the inflammation had passed away"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

more copious secretion of the diges-
tive fluids. Finally, cooking destroys
any parasites that may be present in
the food. Of these, trichin@ in pork,
and the scolex or encisted head of the
tapeworm, in what is known as measly
beef, are the most common"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-10-16

aaE It has been computed that if the
sea were emptied of its waters, and all
the rivers of the earth were to pour
their floods into the vacant space, al
lowing nothing for evaporation, 10000
wears would be required to bring the
water of the ocean up to its level.
The herald., 1897-03-07
CITY HALL NOTES
Matters Of Minor Interest Picked Up About
the Hail

The members of the board of education
have petitioned the city council for free
transportation on the street cars. AS
reason they set forth that they receive
no salary. and, as their duties call them
all over the city, it is unfair that they
should be compelled to pay their own
money to attend to them
A largely signed protest has been filed
with the city clerk against allowing the
lunch wagons, or peripatetic kitchens,
the use of the streets These wagons cut
very materially into the receipts OF the
smaller restaurants, who claim that as
they have to pay rent and license, they
should be pro scted.
John Drain, the street superintendent.
has been ordered by the council TO do no
more patching of the pavement on
Spring and Main streets, between Tenn
pie and Ninth. and Sixth street, from
Main to Pearl.
r. d. Crippen ct al. protest to the
council against the sewering of Thirty
fifth, Thirty-sixth and Thirty y-seventh
streets, between Main and Del Monte
streets, on the ground that the Jeffer-
son street sewer is too shallow, and ask
that the matter be postponed.
The Boyle Heights Presbyterian
church and Others petition the council
to order a sewer constructed on Chicago
street, between Fifth street and Brook
lyn avenue.
S. c. Smith ct al petition the coun-
ell to have a cement sidewalk construct
ed OF San Julian street, between Fifth
and Seventh streets.
Treasurer Hartwell has filed his report
for the month of February. The report
shows. that on Jan. 81, 1897, there was
on hand s121. .OS269; that s62,756 was re-
ceived during February; that s73,6sl.u
were disbursed during February, leav-
ing balhpce of $110147.6
Market Master c. V. Miller has hled
his official bond in the sum of $1,000 with
Horuense c. Montague and E. c. Fisher
az sureties.
Property owners on Albion stVaet have
petitioned the council to change the
grade of that thoroughfare from Water
to Main street.
Property owners on Eighteenth and
Essex stree IS have petitioned the council
| for sewers on those streets.
A handsomely framed picture OF Chief
Walter S. Moore, Assistant Chief Ed 5.
Smith and Electrician Francis row
adorns the wall of the office of the de-
partment at the city hall. The picture
was presented to the department by AS
sistant Ed Smith
Several complaints were lodged
against the street sweeping contractor
at the health Office yesterday. 1t was
alleged that several wagon-loads of
street sweepings had been dumped on
De Long street, instead Of having been
hauled to the regulation dump, AS pro-
vided by the contract.
A numerously signed petition has
been addressed to the city council by
residents of the annexed district, setting
forth that the garbage contractor has
performed his duties in satisfactory
manner, and asking that the service be
continued.
This retrenchment committee is
great thing" remarked Councilman
Toll yesterday. Salaries were s4oO to
$500 more than the previous month, and
it was a short month, too"
The herald., 1897-03-07
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Declines to Recommend a Reduction Of TeIe-
phone Rntes-Otter

The finance committee met yesterday
and adopted the following recommenda-
tions for submission to the council on
Monday:
In the matter of the report of the city
auditor for the week ending Feb. %.
1897, recommend the same be approved
In the matter of the city auditors re-
port calling attention of the council to
some clerical entries necessary to cor
rect errors in apportionment by the city
clerks office, November, 1896, relative to
the opening and widening of certain
streets. we recommend that the same be
approved, and that the auditor be in
structed to make the necessary entries
upon his books.
In the matter of petition No. 274 from
L. T. Graves ct al, asking that the
wholesale fruit venders be allowed to
dispose of perisha BILE fruit on the streets
after the hour of 10 a. m, we respect
fully recommend that the petition be
granted, and that the city attorney be
instructed to present an amendment to
the existing ordinance permitting the
sale of fruit upon the streets after the
hour of 1890 a, m.
m the matter of a petition from
Clark & Bryan ct al, asking for reduc-
tion in existing telephone rates in the
city, your committee, after conference
with the local managers of the Sunset
Telephone company, and In the presence
of very full statement showing the
operations of this company during the
period of 1892 to 1896 beg leave to report
that it is made very evident that the
present rates do not produce any return
over ard above expenses of mainten
ance and operation. Your committee
were especially gratified at the very
frank and full statement rendered by the
Sunset Telephone company and the
readiness evinced to furnish all infor-
nation necessary to enable your COM
mittee to obtain the proper opinion as
to the business of the existing rates.
Recommend that the report of the
clerk of department two of the police
court for month ending Feb. 2S, 1897, be
referred to the city auditor.
The herald., 1897-03-07
BOARD Of HEALTH EMPLOYEES
They VIII Take Strong Fight to Retain
Their Positions

1t was stated at the city hall yester
day that in the event of the ordinance
providing for the appointment of en-
ployes of the board of health by the coun-
Gil being passed over the mayors veto,
an injunction would at once be served
on the councilmen to restrain them
from making any appointments under
the ordinance, and the matter would be
taken into the courts for settlement.
In this connection it is stated that
there have been several changes in the
slate as it was first agreed upon by the
members of the council in the combine.
Mr.. Blanchard having the appointment
of the superintendent of street sweep
ing, 1t is stated that Boyle Heights nan
will get this place. 1t is also stated
that Mr.. Mathuss has decided not tc
name DR.. Backington for meat and
milk inspector, as was first programmed
but that DR.. Dodson. the incumbent, will
be retained Fersch of the Seventh ward
will get his sanitary inspectorship, but
Mr. Hutchison, it Is now claimed, has
decided to give the position awarded to
him to Nick Quirola.
In any event the present officials VIII
make as strong a fight as the circum-
stances permit to retain their places.
The herald., 1897-03-07

sis; a to the physical tests, they did not
matter. The street itself was the best
evidence and any practical man could
make these.
Mr.. Toll said that he was in favor OF
getting the best authority in the Uniteu
States to pass on the matter, and settle II
once for all. the decision to be final and
binding on all parties,
Mr. Drain said that he did not care VINO
made the analyses. so long as they were
made by reputable men.
Judge Mckinley said that they should
certainly object to Price Il Son on ac-
count of their affiliation with another
company.
Mr.. Nickel then explained how the
telegram had been sent to Price q son
to stop the analysis. 1t was the inten-
tion of the committee to have a dlsln,
terested party make the analysis, and
when objection was raised to Price a.
Son. they had been ordered to stop the
work. AS they had, however, COM
menced the work, it was thought pest
to allow them to complete it, and hence
they had been instructed to proceed,
with the result as had been puolisheo.
He thought that another analysis should
be made, and that commission OF three
practical men should be appointed TO
make an inspection of the pavement.
Mr.. Dockweiler thought that there
should be three analyses made.
Judge Mckinley gain called attention
to the uncertain character of chemical
analyses, and thought the physical tests
could be made by commission of prac-
tical men.
President Silver protested against any
further expenditure unless the result
was to be final and conclusive.
Mr.. Drain then moved that two more
analyses be made, which motion pre-
vailed. and Mr.. Drain then asked to be
excused from further service on the
committee until after the analyses are
made, and he did not wish to know who
made them.
Mr.. Drain was then excused, and lef.
the room.
The committee will decide upon the
chemists who are to make the analyses
as soon as possible. They will be men
eminent in their profession, and their
names will not be given out. The
samples of asphaltwill be taken from the
same places as the Price samples, but
no intimation will be given TO the chem
lists of where they come from. AS re-
port is not expected for at least two
weeks the further hearing will probably
be continued Monday for that length OF
time.
The herald., 1897-03-07
! BOLD FORGERY FoILED
A Smooth Young Mans Plans Frustrated
by q Shrewd Cashier
Secretary ncvsy Of the Security Loan and
Trust Bank Is Not Deceived BY
an Unknown

A bold attempt to pass two forged
checks, amounting to $4,000. on the Sc
curity Loan and Trust bank was made
yesterday by a young man whose name
has not yet been ascertained. owing
to the watchfulness of the secretary.
William Mcvay, the scheme to defraud
the bank was thwarted.
Just before the closing hour at noon
yesterday, young man, apparently
about 25 years old. of medium height,
and wearing a short sandy mustache,
walked into the bank and presented two
checks drawn on the Los Angeles Ma
tional bank, one for $1,000 and the other
for $1,000 The checks were made payable
to James H. Garland and were signed
with the name of George Easton of Eas
ton, Eldridge & Co.
One of the checks was marked'pay
March and the other payable April 3.
The young man presenting them ex-
planned that they were checks received
on a contract and were to be placed 10
Mr.. Garland's account. The checks were
accompanied by a note purporting TO
be from Mr. Garland, instructing the
bank to deliver 5000 to the bearer and TO
place the remainder to his credit. The
whole transaction appeared little
strange to Mr. McVay and he questioned
the man closely as TO the checks. The
secretary was able to gain from him an
admission that he did not know Mr.. Gar
land. but the fellow claimed that he had
been over at Easton, Eldridge x co. S
office seeking employment, when some
one had asked him TO do an errand, OF
fering to pay him for the crouble. He
had been sent over to the bank with
the drafts.
The bank officials did not feel inclined
to swallow the story and Mr.. McVay
quietly took the two checks and brought
them to the Los Angeles National bank,
where it was announced that they were
forgeries. He then went to the police
station. where Detective Goodman was
found. and the two returned to the bank
together, but the man who had present
ed the checks was gone.
On seeing Mr.. McVay leave the panK
he had made some excuse for steppln
outside, and had then lost no time IN
making good his escape Detective
Goodman is working on the case.
The herald., 1897-03-07
ANNEXED GARBAGE CONTRACT
Not Compiled With by the Contractor and VIII
Re cnnceIed


The special committee on the garbage
contract for the annexed territory yes
terday filed the following report
Your special committee on garbage
contract for the annexed territory, beg
leave to report in the matter of the col
lection of the garbage in the territory
recently annexed to the city, covering
Rosedale and Vernon districts tnat
upon examination they find the con-
tract requires that ten days notice shall
be given by the council in order TO ter
inmate the same, and inasmuch as the
investigation made by this committee
has revealed the fact that the contract
has been violated by the contractor, we
would now recommend the city attor-
ney be instructed to serve upon Mr.. j.
b. Franklin, the contractor, notice,
sufficient and proper, to terminate the
contract, and that said city attorney De
authorized to take such further steps
as are necessary in the premises.
The herald., 1897-03-07
THE WATER RATES
Satisfactory to the Mayor and Tie VIII Sign
the Ordinance

Mayor Snyder yesterday announced
that he would sign the ordinance fixing
the water rates for the coming year.
There has been much speculation about
the city hall during the past week as
to the probable action of the mayor in
this matter, and for time it was report
ed that he would not af1ix his signature.
for the reason that he did not believ.
the cut had been sufficient When the
mayor was in the council he advocated a
horizontal cut of 33 1-3 per cent and vot-
ed against the rates fixed at that time,
which made reduction of about 10 per
cent. The rates as fixed by the council
this year were stated to be about 12ia
per cent lower than last year. but after
la careful examination, the mayor thinks
they are approximately about double
that amount, which, with the cut of last
year, brings them down to just about
The herald., 1897-03-07
EASTERN STAR FUNCTION
Visit of the Worthy Grand Matron-A Ban
uuet

Acacia Chapter No 81, Order of the
Eastern Star, held most interesting
session at the Masonic temple last even
ing. the attendance being quite large,
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
weather. The occasion was made mem
orable by an official visit from the
Worthy Grand Matron. Mrs. Ella I.
Hall, of Tulare.
The degree work was exemplified in a
most creditabfe manner upon five can
didatea by Acacia chapter, of which Mrs.
William G. Greenman is Worthy Mat
ron. and Rev. w. A. KnIghten, Worthy
Patron. After the chapter work in
teresting addresses were made by the
Worthy Grand Matron, Mrs. Hall. the
Past Most Worthy Grand Matron of the
United States, Mrs. Mary A. Flint, and
the Past Worthy Grand Patron. Thomas
Flint
A superb spread was made in the ban
ouet room. covers being laid for 200, and
the rich viands were fully discussed by
members and visitors.
Opposite the plate of the Worthy
Grand Matron was floral star, repre-
senting the five colors of the order blue,
yellow, white, green and red.
Among the visitors to the chapter
meeting from abroad were: Mary Nc
Knight, ftelnOSd cldptel, odHtd Aid,
Josie e. JoneseLyndo chapter Salt Lake
City; Mary Jackson. Ecfata chapter.
Modesto; Isabella Vawter, Santa Mon
ica chapter; Mrs. Bartlett, Eastern Star
chapter, Syracuse. n. Y; Miss NJ. E.
Mues, Ceres chapter, Tower City, North
Dakota; Mrs. Eta P. Coming, Queen
Elizabeth chapter, Chicago; Mrs Effie
Crainer, Orient chapter. Manchester.
Iowa. r. NJ. and Mrs. Turner, Golden
Crown chapter, Chamois, Mo-; Leola j.
Clayton, Hermosa chapter, Santa Ana;
Thomas Flint. Mary A. Flint, San Juan;
Anna NJ. Walker, Attica, N. Y.
The herald., 1897-03-07
Marriage Licenses

The following licenses were issued
Yesterday from the office of the county
clerk:
II. Wells Caldwell. a native of New
York. aged 2S years. and Gertrude Nc
Mullen, a native Of Missouri aged p
years, both residents Of Los Angeles.
Frank H. Short, native OF Missouri
aged "a years, and resident of Fresno,
and Nellie c. Rorick, a native Of Iowa,
aged 80 years, and a resident of Los An
geles.
Charles Edward HUE, a native of CAL
ifornia, aged 81 years. and Lucille LenoTa
Wolfe. a native OF California, aged %
years, both residents of Los Angeles.
The herald., 1897-03-07

the figures which he proposed. The rea-
son of this is that the. greatest per cent
of reduction was made whree the water
company is giving its greatest service:
So that when the reduction is about IL
per cent to small cottages of few rooms,
1t is much greater to larger houses,
whose number supplied with water
greatly exceeds the small cottages.
The herald., 1897-03-07
Why Poverty?

A public meeting will be held at Music
hall on Tuesday evening under the aus-
pices of the Los Angeles Council of La-
bor. The subject of discussion will be
why Poverty?"
The herald., 1897-03-07

Glenwood Range. Furrey Co.. 1bs N.
Spring.