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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
IS 1T FAILURE?

Quite a number of Yorkville business
men are in a state Of considerable trepi-
dation over what they fear is the failure
of the firm of Evans e. Moxon, the we'll
known contractors who built the cotton
mill building here, and who have been
doing great deal of other work in York
Vile and vicinity during the past year or
such matter.
The fears referred to have originated
during the past few days, as the result OF
developments which some people take as
conclusive, while others are still in doubt.
In fact, the best that can be said up to
this writing is that the whole situation is
involved in more or less uncertainty.
Sometime ago the health of Mr.. Moxon
gave way, and last week, after having a
settlement with Mr.. Evans, he left for his
home in Ohio. Mr.. Evans left Yorkville
last Saturday night after having previous
ly told several of those with whom he
had had business dealings, that he was
going to Alabama, and that he would be
back during the present week.
On Monday, Just exactly how we are
unable to learn, an alarm was raised 10
the effect that Mr.. Evans had Jumped"
the town, and that it was not his intention
to return. On the strength of this state
mcnt, several people who have claims
against the firm, have sued out writs OF
attachment against bills of material and
such other personal property AZ could be
found, amounting in the aggregate to
several hundred dollars; probably more.
Notwithstanding the developments re-
ierred to, there is considerable difference
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Condition OF the Crops-Protracted Meet
ing-Personal and Other Notes.
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Condition OF the CrOps-Protracted Meet
ing-Personal and Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLACKsBURG, June 15.-Our farmers
are in the midst of their wheat harvest
The crop is little better than usual this
year, and the weather, so far, and the con-
dition of other crops have been favorable
for saving it. Cotton which had hard
struggle at first, and was kept from grow
ing rapidly by the cool weather OF two or
three weeks ago, is making good progress
now and looks well. Corn looks promis-
ing, and the oats crop has been much
benefited by the recent rains, and is sur
prisingly better than was expected it
would be month ago.
A religious meeting has been in prog
ress here for more than week, conduct
ed by the Rev. Mr.. Bailey, pastor of the
Baptist church, and Evangelist Elson, OF
Virginia. Services were held at first in
the church, but on account of the large
crowds attending and the heat Of the
evenings, it was thought best to have a
tent. So, on Saturday, one was procured
and Iput up on the edge of Berkeley park
and a portion of York street. Here SER
vices are held three times day-1O a. m,
2.30 and s o'clock p. m.
Intense interest is being manifested in
the meetings. There seems to be lively
awakening of the people as to their spir-
itual condition and needs, and it is earn-
estly hoped that much lasting good will
he done.
Miss Rhyme and Miss Sadler, of Neck
lenburg, N. c., are visiting the family of
Mr.. j. w. Rhyme.
Rev. Mr.. Cauthen has been attending
commencement ut Wofford college dur
ing the past week. W. A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

- The New York World has given pub
licity to an unusually ugly scandal affect
ing the inner circle of the Mckinley
administration. 1t is the case of a. II.
Wimberly, of Louisiana. According to
The World, the Republicans Of Louis
lana had already committed themselves
to Torn Reed. William Mckinley Os-
borne, a cousin of the president, went
down 10 New Orleans, and with money
and promises of patronage, got Wimber-
ly, who had control Of the Republican
machine, to abandon pledges and go over
to Mckinley. Wimberly was promised
the collectorship of the port at New Or
leans, and for sometime past he has been
in Washington looking after his interests
in this appointment, as well as exercising
control over the patronage of the state
generally. The Louisiana Republicans
have just begun to realize the situation,
and are now coming out with open expo
sitions of Wimberly's past record, along
with proof to the effect that he has neither
business or financial standing in Louis
lana. The president can see it in no other
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
GRADED SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

The new board Of trustees of the York.
Vile Graded schools met in the office OF
G. w. s. Hart, Esq, last Monday morn-
ing, according to appointment, and Or
ganized by the election of w. w. Lewis,
ESQ.,, as chairman and H. G. Strauss as
secretary.
The length of service of the respective
members was settled by lot, as required
by law, with the following result: One
year, G. w. S. Hart and M. c. Willis |;
two years, H. C. Strauss and j. S. Brice {;
three years, s. L. Miller and j. j. Hun
ter four years, w. ]. Waters and w. w.
Lewis.
Messrs. Hart, Lewis and Waters were
appointed a committee to make arrange
ments for the securing of proper build
ing, etc., for use next year, and Messrs.
Hart, Strauss and Lewis were appointed
a committee to receive the books and pa
pers of the old board.
The matter of electing superintendent
and teachers for next year was postponed
to another meeting, to be held on June
"a, and in the meantime, up to that date,
all applications for positions must be
lodged with the secretary in writing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

of opinion as to whether Mr.. Evans has
really gone with no intention to return.
Investigation shows that before leaving
on Saturday, he paid out to his employees
and other creditors cash to the amount of
several hundred dollars, and this, taken
in connection with the fact that though
often pressed for money he has all along
shown disposition to do the fair thing,
leads some of those with whom he has
had dealings, including several who have
claims against him, that he will return to
Yorkville within few days according to
promise.
Among those who are probably the
heaviest creditors Of Mr.. Evans are
Messrs. Glenn & Allison, w. B. Moore &
Co., w. Adickes and r. ]. Herndon. Mr..
J. III. Riddle and others have small ac-
counts, and in the aggregate the claims
are supposed be in the neighborhood OF
81, 500. AS to the exact value of the assets
which have been attached by the various
creditors, there is not, at this writing, any
way to definitely ascertain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
HOAR AND TILLMAN.
They Had Lively Bout In the Senate
Monday.

They Had u Lively Bout In the Senate on
Monday.
During debate on the sugar sched-
uld lsst Monday, Senator Hoar took
occasion to say that honest, sober
men Of the United States, looked with
contempt upon charges against the in
tegrity of the United States senate.
Mr.. Tillman answered Mr.. Hoar
He said he had the deepest respect
for the integrity of the senator from
Massachusetts; but perhaps be had
become callous in his long service, as
was indicated by the statement that
the people of both parties treated with
contempt the statements that there
was irregularity in making the sugar
schedule. But, said Mr.. Tillman,
when published statements were made
that senators in touch with sugar ba-
rons, when circumstantial evidence
was at hand that huge monopoly
levied tribute on the public; that the
American people were helpless in the
grasp of this octopus, then it was
strange indeed that any senator should
assert that the people treat with con-
tempt these charges. On the contrary,
he declared, the people wanted an in
vestigation they wanted the honor OF
the senate vindicated or the men who
slandered it punished. For that rea-
son, Mr.. Tillman said, he had contem-
plated an amendment to Mr.. Hoar's
proposition so that the commission
would not only inquire into the mere
machinery of sugar-making but also
"whether the sugar trust has used
undue means to control legislation,
and to get at the root of how it is and
why it is that the American senate
cannot touch sugar without getting
contaminated"
Turning to the South Carolina SEN
ator, Mr.. Hoar said there were some
men who seemed to think that down
beneath the body of the people there
was a great mass of seething people
eager for extremes. He knew through
and through the character, purpose
and opinions of the men who get their
living from the farms and factories OF
Massachusetts. He had sprung from
a yeoman his associations had been
with them and he knew what they
were thinking about.
"They are" he proceeded impress
sively, "a simple, sincere, honest, liber-
ty-loving, God-fearing men. They
think no evil and the appeal to vile
passions falls on deaf ears with them.
'Will the senator permit mt" broke
in Mr.. Tillman.
Mr.. Hoar went on without pauslng.
"The men who make up the farms
and the factories are the same the
country over" he said. "Their kins-
men have turned westward building
up new empire there, large and a
more glorious New England, and |
hold that to the great body of these
people these charges are not only pre-
posterous, but Infamous"
Mr.. Tillman again was ready with
reply. "As TO the seething mass of
ignorance, rs the senator from Mas
sachusetts had designated the masses, "
said Mr.. Tillman; but the Massachu.
setts senator promptly interrupted
him.
81 deny that statement" said MIR.
Hoar. 81 said just the contrary and
my statement is perverted"
every well" answered Mr.. Tillman,
"you are the last man would be will
ling to misrepresent to his face"
He knew, he said, that the only
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

LONG AND ABLE SERvICE.-The
Rev. William Mofiatt Grier, D. D. LII.
D., president of Erskine college, has
occupied that high position for twenty
five years, and the fact will be fifty
celebrated on June Is. This is rare
record. No male college in our
state has been presided over by one
man for such a term. He not only
has served long, but his service has
been marked by great success and by
very great ability. The college over
which he has presided has grown
steadily, and the young men prepared
there for lifework have been Of such
scholarship and character as to reflect
the highest credit on those who train
ed them.
We have been invited to attend the
uarto-centennial celebration, but fear
we cannot have the pleasure OF being
present. But we shall and do share
with those who may be permitted to
render honor to our distinguished
friend, the liveliest qualification in
noting the event celebrated. In ad-
vance we tender to DR.. Grier our sin
cere congratulations, and we congrat-
ulate even more the college which
enjoys his service. May God long
spare him to bis college, his church
and to Christianity. Such life and
labors as his overrun the pale of
a church and benefit all good peo-
pie. Hearty congratulations, DR..
Grier! Heartier congratulations, Frs
kline college! Heartiest congratula-
tions, Carolina Christians !-Southern
Christian Advocate.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
LQCAE. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

II. G.. Strauss-Announces that he is still
selling bargains in summer dry goods
and will continue until his stock is dis
posed Of
F. A. Gosman-Talks to you about the
benefits to be derived from having coils
of pipe put into your wells, and which
will enable you to have pure and cool
drinking water. He is prepared to es,,
innate on the cost Of the material and
for the labor necessary to complete the
job.
Mase Ferguson-Is prepared to supply
you with Patapsco superlative flour,
Plankington, Magnolia and picnic
hams, MasOn's fruit jars, housebrooms,
and canned goods of different kinds,
j. J. Hunter-Wants you to remember
that he is prepared to meet the wants OF
customers with nice line OF summer
clothing and complete stock of shoes,
which he will sell for cash.
j. M. Starr & Co.-Are prepared to sup
ply you with medicated egg which
they claim will destroy chicken mites.
They also offer you soaps Of different
grades and kinds and proprietary med
icines at reduced prices for cash.
Grist Cousins-Talk to you about Mon
arch bicycles and quote prices at which
they will sell them, suitable either fol
men or women.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Maude Gardner is at home from
Winthrop.
Mr.. Burritt Metts is at home for the
summer vacation.
Mr.. f. NJ. Williams was recently grad
uated from Davidson college and is at
home in Yorkville.
Mr.. J. F. McElwee is at home from
Georgia, where he has been in the cotton
business during the past season.
Mr.. S. V. Wallace, of Glover, is in at
tendance on the commencement exer-
cises of Erskine college.
Mr.. r. p. Roberts, manager OF the
Cherokee Falls Manufacturing company
was in Yorkville last Monday.
Mrs. D. w. Hicks is confined to her
bed with sprained ankle, the result of
fall from bicycle last Saturday morning.
Mr.. Paul G. McCorkle, of Lancaster,
ca me over to Yorkville on Saturday af-
ternoon and returned on Monday.
Spartanburg Herald: Miss Mamie
Hall, Of Yorkville, is visiting the Misses
Floyd, on North Church street.
Mr.. It. b. McClain went to Camden last
Thursday on business, in connection with
the telephone exchange at that place.
Epworth Lacquer: II. G. Strauss, OF
York vile, will be among the South Car
olina delegation to Toronto, and is work
ing enthusiastically for a large crowd.
Stenographer McCaw returned from
Winnsboro yesterday. He reports that
there was no business for the court, and
no court was held.
Mr.. J. E. Beamguard, of Glover, was
in Yorkville on Monday looking up some
hands with view to pushing operations
on the reservoir at the Glover Cotton fac
tory.
Miss Georgia Charlton spent few days
in Yorkville with her Winthrop college
mate, Miss Mary 10 Withershoon, leay-
ing for her home in Columbus, Ca, on
Monday night.
Rev. James Mcdowell was chaplain OF
the Palmetto Sharpshooters, instead OF
the Sixth regiment Of South Carolina
volunteers, as was stated in THE EN-.
oUIRER of Saturday. Mr.. G. H. O'Leary,
who also belonged to the Palmetto Sharp
shooters, has kindly called our attention
to the mistake.
J. B. Bell, Esq, came over from Gaff-
ney last Saturday and returned on Mon
day. He appeared to be in good spirits,
an expressed himself as well pleased
with his new location. This, however,
may be received as a matter Of course
Mr.. Bell has already a number of cases
and has scored several victories which
have put him in the position of disputant
for the leadership of the Cherokee bar
His many friends over this way wish
him unbounded success, and if he gets it,
they are not going to be surprised.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

- Governor Russell, Of North Carolina,
has made what is probably the most per-
tinent suggestion for the prevention of
lynching. "Barbarous brutes who COM
nit nameless crimes" he says, must be
killed-and killed quick. But let it be
done under the forms of law. Let there
be none of the laws delay. Give the
executive power to call court instanter
and order n Judge by telegraph to the
county of the crime. Try the criminal ;
if proper for an appeal, convene the ap-
pellate court on the shortest possible no
tice; send down the judgment and in
stantly perform the mandates"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

1.-THE only Christian and logical at
tit ude toward the liquor selling evil is the
one which demands its determination"
So says The Baptist Courier in short
argument in favor of prohibition as
a gainst high license. Our contemporary
is right in it's proposition; but it would
do well to inquire more carefully into
the question as to whether the remedy it
proposes is calculated TO accomplish the
end desired. That prohibition is the
thing there is no doubt; but can or will
prohi bition be secured by law which
says that such a condition shall exist ?
The experience of the past has been very
discouraging. Instead of exterminating
liquor selling in this country, prohibition
has had tendency to foster and develop it.
It has not been as bad as the old barroom
system, it is true; but at the same time it
has been bad enough. We are not ready
to say that the enforcement of such law
is impossible; but that such law has
never been enforced is an undisputed
fact. We do not think that such sys-
tenn will confer any blessings upon the
country but if the dispensary system, is
to 20, we prefer high license system un-
der the dispensary regulations now pro-
vided in the constitution, to free liquor.
In taking this position, we desire to say
that in our opposition to the sale Of liquor,
legal or otherwise, we yield not one jot to
our esteemed contemporary, The Courier,
or any other prohibitionist, however
earnest; but we are satisfied that prohi-
bition, or rather prohibitory law, really
means "license' in a much wider accepta-
ton of the meaning of the word than
high license, and, between two evils we
are inclined to choose the least. In this
case high license, in our opinion, will
prove the lesser of the two evils.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

Whether willingly or otherwise, the
Columbia Register, long the principal
Reform organ in the state, has found
on it's hands pretty large sized con-
tract. Sometime ago it attacked Mr..
McLaurin's proposition for duty on
cotton, and now it finds Senator Till
man not only agreeing with Mr.. Nc
Laurin but actually going him one
better and asking for an export bounty
on the staple.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

A Washington correspondent says
that Senator Tillman's sugar trust inves
tigation resolution failed "because of the
senator's personal unpopularity." This
is about the best we have heard for some
time. But, indeed, it is hard lines when
the senate of the United States gets to the
point that it can refuse demand of right
and justice because it does not like the
individual by whom the demand is pre-
sented.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

- There is to be grand free silver
demonstration in Washington on July a.
Mr.. J. C. Sibley, of Pennsylvania, is to
be the orator of the day, and each Of the
l3 original states are to be represented on
the programme. Senator McLaurin has
accepted an invitation to represent South
Carolina.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

The committee to whom Tillman's
sugar investigation resolution was re-
ferred, has decided to report the same
adversely. The report, it is understood,
will be an elaborate one, reviewing the
result of past investigations, and claim
ing that a new investigation would be
but q useless expense. At this out
come we can hardly say that we are
surprised but we are not prepared to
Justify the committee in its position.
While it is true that past investigations
have failed to result in the punishment of
the guilty, it can hardly be claimed that
they have not been without good results.
They have at least served to show the
corruption that exists in high places, etc.,
and the tendency has been to still farther
educate the people against the time when
they will undertake the cleaning Of the
augean stables of the senate upon their
own responsibility. That such time is
coming, we have no reason to doubt, and
that it is only hastened by each failure of
senatorial investigation, we are equally
certain. Therefore, we are not inclined
to look upon the proposed action of the
senate committee in the matter Of this
resolu ton with any special alarm or con-
Germ. What Senator Tillman will do, of
course, we are unable to predict; but the
probability is that the committee or sen-
ate which seeks to ignore his just de-
mands, will have occasion to wish that it
had taken different course.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

Call it politics, policy or what we
may; but the action Of Tillman, McLau-
rim and others, in calling upon President
Mckinley in the interest of old, wornout
General Wade Hampton, was brave,
generous and Christian. 1t has been a
long time since we have noted similar
that was more deserving of
applause.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

THINKS 1T SHOULD BE PEoHIBI-
TIoN.-Judge Simonton's decision in
the Vandercock case practically demol-
ishes the dispensary law. The case
will doubtless he appealed to the
supreme court, and if this decision is
upheld the system is at an end. 1t is
idle to speculate whether the supreme
court will do this, but it is quite prob
able that it will. If this turn had
come some years ago, when the law
was popular, it might have been posi-.
BILE to patch up in some way the wide
breach which has been made in our
"peculiar institution" But, unfortu-
nately, it has come at time when that
institution is rapidly falling into public
disfavor, and it probably mesls the
beginning of the end. Senator Till
man has signifed his purpose to try to
secure such legislation by congress as
will recoup his favorite liquor law, but
with congress organized as it is, that is
a far-away hope. 1t seems probable
that the state will rapidly be forced
either into license system or prohibi-
ton. When it comes to that issue our
readers know where to find this paper.
Prohibition is the goal for which We
must strive. We have tried the license
system. We know its unspeakable
evils. We have tried the dispensary
plan and, while it has been an i'm
provement on the saloon, it seems
about to collapse. The only Christian
and logical attitude toward the liquor
selling evil is the one which demands
its determination. A compromise be-
tween political purity and liquor sell.
ing is as impossible as compromise
between God and Satan.-Baptist
Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
MILLIONAIRE COMMITS SUICIDE

MILLIONAIRE COMMITS SUICIDE
A London dispatch says that Barney
Barnatto, the South African diamond
king, committed suicide not long ago
by throwing himself into the ocean
while on his way from Cape Town to
Southampton. A few years ago Bar
natto was only poor Snowman. He
struck upon a lucky speculation in
diamonds and speedily became multi
millionaire. The dispatch assigns no
cause for his suicide.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

The voters of the state are ready for
the announcement by the state Democra-
tic executive committee, that there will
be senatorial primary. If no such an
nouncement is made, there will be much
disappointment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

PRODUCTION OF GOLD AND SILVER.
A Washington dispatch of the 18th
instant, says that the product of gold
and silver in the several states and
territories of the United States for the
calendar year 1896, is estimated by the
director of the mint to have been as
follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16
The atorkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE l6, 1897.

The Cotton Plant, now published in
Laurens, seems to have fallen on hard
lines. 1t now comes to us with one side
ready print.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

Total, ,................. s53,OSS,OOO S6, ,O69, ,236
The increased production of gold
over 1895 is shown to have been &c.
47S, 900, while the production of silver
shows AN increase of $4,0lS,000.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-06-16

way than that he will have to carry out
his promises; but the howl that has been
raised is undoubtedly producing wide
spread CONSERVATION.