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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
INTERVIEW WITH MASO.
President of the Cuban Republic Promises
to Disband His Army.

President of the Cuban Republic Promises
to Disband His Army.
Senior Bartoiome Maso, accompanied
by two members of his staff, went into
Manzanilo last Friday morning. Soon
after arrival he went to the palace
formerly occupied by Colonel Parron
the late Spanish commander, to visit
Colonel Ray, in command Of the
United States troops.
Colonel Ray received him courteous
ly, expressed pleasure at the oppor'
tunity of an interview, and said that
he hoped that Senor Maso would
arrange for disbanding the Cubans
under General Rios in the neighbor'
hood of Manzanillo, so that work
could begin. He also earnestly adj
vised the president of the Cuban
provisional government to disband the
Cuban troops at all points in posses
sion of the United States troops, III
order that the men might give The
assistance SO needed to place that
country in a position to recover from
the evils of the three years war.
Senior Maso readily agreed to carry
out Colonel Rays request, and said
that General Rios should receive orders
Immediately to disband his men. He
said that he much regretted the out
RACES committed on the estates at
Rigney and elsewhere but he thought
it possible that the deeds complained
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19

the war is one to 20. Alabama, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and South Car
olina appropriate each about the same
sum annually for pension expenses,
though the number of such pensions is
much larger in Alabama than in the
other three states. The southern
states which make provision for their
surviving Confederate veterans are
Georgia, which has 7,100 South Car.
olina, which has 400; Mississippi,
which has 4,200; Virginia and North
Carolina, which have $500 each Ar
kansas, l, 300 Florida, 600; Tennessee,
500, and Louisiana, the number OF
whose Confederate veterans is now be-
ing determined by the board of pen
sion commissioners exclusive of nearly
1000 Confederate veterans in the
soldiers homes or public institutions.
Kentucky, Maryland and Texas are
the only states that make no direct pro,
vision for their Confederate veterans.
The last named state has home for
veterans, and pending constitutional
amendment, if adopted, will open the
way to the payment of pensions to
needy veterans outside of the state
home
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19

too prone to think that they have Pc
culiar claims upon the editor. They
are bold to ask for the gratuitous in
sertion of notices concerning them
selves or their friends, and for the
suppression of news which may mill
tate against them or their business.
In this instance they are bold, aggres'
sive, exorbitant and oftentimes imper'
linent.
These men would scarcely attempt
to interfere in such manner with their
butcher, grocer or tailor. In their
dealings with all business houses ex'
cept the newspaper, they recognize
the right Of the dealer to conduct his
affairs in his own way. Why not the
editor? He is purveyor or news
Such is his business. 1t lies with him
to select, Gull and arrange what comes
his way. If he does this to the dis
taste of individuals they are free to
reject it. No law Can compel them to
buy or advertise in paper not OF theil
taste.
Equally it is none of their business
as to the direction of it.
The responsibility begins and ends
with the editor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
THE LAST. SPIKE DRIVEN.

The Carolina aud North Western
railroad now reaches Lenoir over
its own track. The first passenger
train made the trip between Hickory
and Newton last Saturday, in charge
of Captain Ross, and OIL yesterday
Miss Sallie B., the accomplished daugh'
ter of Director J. A. Martin, drove
at Hickory, the silver spike which
lypifed the triumphant completion
of the enterprise.
The spike-driving ceremony oc'
Cured at North Park Place, at
o'clock p. M, in the presence of al
enthusiastic assemblage Of interested
spectators. The ceremony was short
but pretty. President Harper made
happy little speech, Rev. W. r.
Gwaltney, D. D., invoked divine bless
iugs upon the completion of the
enterprise, and then a large company
of invited guests repaired to the
Hickory Iun to partake Of sump-
tuous banquet.
According to the programme, }. IT,
Hall, E-q., acted as POSTMASTER, aud
toasts were drank in the following
order: "The Missing Link" by ]. A.
Martin. "How We Did It," by A. G.
Brice, Esq. "The City of Hickory"
by Hon. Thomas NJ. Hufham. "Past,
Present and Future of the Carolina
and Northwestern Railroad" by Co,
lionel ]. F. Wallace. "Colton Spinning
Industry on the Carolina and North
Western Railroad" by B.. D. Heath,
Esq. "How to Run It," by L. T.
Nichols, Esq. "The Seriousness ol
It," by w. A. Self, Esq.
When THE ENQUIRER went to press
the festivities were still on but that all
present had a great old time, and that
the occasion was a most propitions one
for the Carolina and Northwestern
railroad, there is no reason to doubt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19

- NJ. Zola, the French novelist who
got himself into so much trouble on
account of his zeal in behalf of Captain
Dreyfus, has some pretty strong friends
in Paris. After raising his storm, it
will be remembered that M. Zola was
prosecuted by the government for
libel, and in defending the suit, he
found it necessary to exhaust all his
means. He was unable to pay three
handwriting experts who demanded
10000 francs for their services, and
they got judgment against M. Z)la
for the amount claimed. NJ. Lola's
effects were advertised for sale and the
sale took place in Paris last Friday.
The first article put up was little old
walnut table which had some value
on account of it's having come down
from the period of Louis X. 1t origi-
nally cost NJ. Zola 120 francs. Some
body made an offer of small amount
for it. The offer was Immediately
bettered, and the bidding went up by
leaps and bounds, until the table was
finally sold to a prominent French
journalist for $4,000 francs. This put
a stop to the sale, and the big crowd
which had collected out of curiosity,
gave evidence of its approval in tre-
mendous cheers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19

- In another column is published a
statement from soldiers Of the Second
South Carolina at Panama Park, deny
ing the correctness of statements made
by correspondent of THE ENQUIRER
written from Camp Lee under date OF
September s, and published in THE
ENQUIRER of September 14th. We
do not believe that our correspon-
dent Intentionally misrepresented the
situation in his letter, or that the SOL
diers who seek to deny his assertions
are any more trustworthy than he.
To us it looks more like question ol
the standpoints from which the matter
is looked at. However, if the court
martial proceedings are published in
accordance with the published inten'
tions of Lieutenant Ligon, all the facts
in the case will be probably developed
fully. In the absence, however, of an
official investigation, charges and coun'
tercharges fail to carry with them any
thing like unanimous conviction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
THE CHILDREN's HOSE.

"Here is little pointer on the sheep
raising question:" said Dr.. Miles Walk
er to reporter yesterday. "It came
under my observation few days ago,
aud although it looks like a very
small matter, I was considerably in
tersted. .''.' .-.
"Mr. and Mrs. j. M. Templeton, of
Zldok, have a single eve, which they
keep for the purpose of raising wool
with which 10 nuke mits and hose for
their children. Mrs. Templeton' told me
that her father gave her eve when
she was married, and they have kept
one ever since. From the one they
have now, they get an average of six
pounds of wool year, which is 81 pref
ty good yield, the general average in
this section being but little over three
pounds.
"Now, the cost of wool for the chill
dren's hose" continued DR.. Walker,
"may be a very small matter but
Mrs. Templeton tells me that if the
keeping of their sheep is any expense,
she is not aware of the fact, and the
yield of wool is just that much made.
"But if you will think about it a
little, you will he impressed with the
idea that this proposition is not so
small as it appears. For instance, in
York county there are about 5000
families, and of these, say 1000, live
in the country. Then suppose each
country family should keep sheep,
or say a pair, and now let US figure.
"Four thousand pairs of sheep
would give us 5000 single sheep. At
low estimate each sheep should yield
say 3 pounds of wool annually. The
5000 sheep would give $4,000 pounds
of wool which, at 20 cents pound,
would be worth $4,000. Then during
the year there ought to be 1000 lambs,
which ought to average not less than
$3.50 and aggregate $4,000, making
the total yield from the 5000 sheep
about s12, 400 annually.
"Now I saw in THE ENQUIRER not
long ago that the total state, county
and special taxes in this county for
this year will amount to about 49,, 900.
That is large sum of money; but, as
1 have just shown, the two sheep to
the family, which, we have just seen,
can be maintained almost without
cost, will pay one-sixth of the whole
BILL"
DR.. Walkers estimate is a very
liberal one all around. 1t makes no
allowance for loss or accident but at
the same time it discounts other values
which will more than counterbalance
these considerations. And while each
family in the country can raise at least
two sheep without cost, there are many
families which can raise scores OF sheep
at but small expense.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
POOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Plot to Create the Long Dreamed of Negro
Commonwealth.


Commonwealth.
Raleigh Cor. News and Courier.
Is has been developed during the
last week that there is in existence,
and has been in existence for several
years, a we'll defined "plan" on the
part of the shrewder and educated
Negro leaders to make North Carolina
the long-dreamed of "Negro common
wealth."
The plan now is to use the Popu-
lists as a stepping stone in securing
"one more legislature through their
aid and engrafting the kind of election
law we want in the constitution, and
securing other reforms and then the
Pops may be damned" That is the
essence of a statement made by a
Republican speaker at Greenville re-
Gently and by a Negro leader, IA "lead'
er" who can scarcely read and write,
but who was doorkeeper of the house
in the last legislature, and who makes
and unmakes congressman in his dis
trict-Abe Middleton, at Fayetteville.
In order to keep the Populist strength
this wear, or as much of it as possible,
the Republicans are giving them a
very large share of the offices, and in
all but the Negro counties the Negroes
have consented, "for this year only"
Two Negro Bishops, Petty and Tur-
ner, are known to be into this "Negro
commonwealth" scheme, and they are
credited with saying that if the Re-
publicans and Fusionists carry the
election this year, they will have So
600 Negroes from Virginia and South
Carolina, Especially the latter state,
where few vote because of the educa
tional and property qualifications i'm
ported into North Carolina, before an
other election occurs.
That. with the kind of election law
they desire permanently on the statute
books thousands of non-residents and
otherwise disqualified Negroes, ex.con-
victs and minors voted two years un'
der the present fusion election law,
which is bad enough certainly they
declare that the Democrats or white
people can never wrest the state from
them again.
This is no political scarecrow. This
entire letter contains nothing but facts,
as the writer knows them to be, in
most instances personally, in others
through the sworn affidavits of men Of
unimpeachable character.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
Under GUARD.

1t is a rather unusual procedure
these days; but Mr.. T. B. McClaii
has been forced to put a guard il
his cotton field. His object is no
to protect his Al cents cotton bu
rather some fine sedan acre o
"Jackson's Limbless."
AS the result of all the talk tba'
there has been about Mr.. McClain's
wonderful cotton crop during the pas
few weeks, there has naturally been &
large number of curious visitors to hi:
farm. All of these visitors were as
touished at what they saw, and many
said that if they had not actually seer
lit, they would have never believed
the half.
The cotton crop is remarkable al
over. In some places, however, it is
finer than in others, and there is one
acre especially which leads all the
rest. Before the visitor gets to the
acre last referred to, he has been al,
most carried away with amazement
but when he stumbles on the "bie
acre." he is simply dumfounded, and,
in nine cases out of ten, without think
ing of the trespass, he goes to picking
few bolls for the sake of the seed.
So far as is known, nobody has as
vet unraveled the secret of the differ
ent patches of cotton. They have
just been impressed with the remark
able size and fruitfulneSs of the stalks
and stopped there. AS a matter ol
fact, however, each patch is one or
the other of the different finest varie-
ties of the latest improved cottons.
There is a big field of "King's I'm
proved" another of the "Ozier," still
another of the "Jeff Welburn's Pet"
and last, but by no means least, the
acre that takes the breath away, Jack
sons famous "Limbless." Ordinarily,
the "King's Improved" attracts alten-
ton, the "Ozier" goes it little better,
"Jef Welburn's Pet" takes lead OF
several points more, and the "Jackson's
Limbless" throws them all so far in the
shade that the visitor feels al almost
Irresistible impulse to put few seeds
in his pocket before leaving the farm.
Mr.. McClain does not object TO visit
ors at all. He feels that if he is doing
anything that is worth anybody's while
to come and see; he is glad to have
them come. But at the same time,
for the seed with which he planted his
acre of "Jackson's Limbless" cotton he
had to pay pretty steep price, and
with each visitor carrying off hand
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
RIGHTS OF THE NEWSPAPER.

The following from The Newspaper
Maker, so nearly voices our views on
the subject treated, that in reproduc-
ing it, we do not care to change a
word or a phrase:
The newspaper has been established
long and many of its limitations and
prescriptions are so set that the way
fariug man, though a fool, sees and
understands them.
Yet in many essentials there is gross
and utter darkness in the general pub
lie mind as to the relation between the
public ard the newspaper.
1t is hard for people to understand
that the newspaper is business enter
prise like shopkeeping, or the manu-
facture of tobacco. A man engages in
it for the money making, or for reputa-
ton.
The right of the subscriber begins
and ends with his subscription. He
need no more subscribe for paper if
he has no use for it, than he has TO buy
IA cigar if he be no smoker. The pa
per has no claim upon his support, and
if he believes he is not getting the
worth Cf his money he owes it to him
self to stop it.
So of the advertiser. He is fool If
he pays out good money for what will
bring him no returns. He is free to
insert an advertisement, or decline to
do so, according as he think it is pro-
fitable TO him or otherwise. Because
he advertises that is no reason why he
should feel the paper owes him some
thing else than the space for which he
pays.
Yet subscribers and advertisers are
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.
Harvesting Cotton-Plenty of Forage-Mar
riage of MIR. LittIejohn and Miss Grier-
Captain Anthony's Family Coming.

riage of Mr.. Littlejohn and Miss Grier-
Captain Anthony's Family Coming.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLACKsBURG, October 14.-Genuine
fall weather has come at last, and was
ushered in yesterday morning by Il
very decided reduction in the temper
ature. The change from the unsea'
sonably warm weather we have been
having for the past several weeks, was
quite sharp one; but none the less
welcome. 49,.
A great deal of cotton has heel
giuned and sold at Blacksburg; but
there is much still in the fields. Ow'
ing to the low price at which the
market opened and the press of Other
and more important farm work, oui
farmers are Il little behind in getting
it picked out; but another week OF
good weather will see the most of il
ready for the gin.
There will be no need of our people
buying western forage or corn, and
precious little -four next year, for we
have made an abundance of all those
necessities, and our farmers are sowing
more clover and small grain this fall
than ever before.
The following clipping was taken
from the "Jonesville Jottings' in The
State of the 18th instant:
Mr.. Z. L. Littlejohn, of Backsburg.
and Miss Sallie G. Greer we're married
Yesterday ut the home Of Mr.. II. P. Nc
Kissick, stepfather Of the bride, near
Kelton, the Rev. A. A. James officiating:
The bridal party, with few lnYlted
guests, will he given reception today by
Mr.. j. H. Littlejohn, father Of the groom,
on Pacolet street, in J0nesville. The
bride and groom will leave on the 2
O'Clock train for Blacksburg, their future
home.
Mr.. Littlejohn is prominent mer-
chant of our town and one Of our
clever and substantial business men.
He has been resident here for about
a year, and has made, many friends,
who will give his .bonny bride u hearty
welcome and wish them both happi'
ness and prosperity.
Captain D. ]. Anthony, superinten-
dent of the fertilizer works at this
place, returned yesterday from Will
mington, Del. where he went to wit,
ness the launching and christening OF
the as. T. Morgan" large freight
carrying ocean steamer, built by the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company
for their own use and named for the
president of the company. This is the
first venture of its kind for southern
company, and to Captain Anthony is
due the origin of the enterprise and
the plan of the vessel, which will be
finished under his supervision and
direction. He is fitting up the Coe
residence, at the. corner of Pine and
Chester streets, for the reception oi
Mrs. Anthony, who is expected here
very soon from their home near Rich
mond, and they will become welcome
citizens of Blacksburg. W. A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
SHEEP KILLING DOGS.

From time to time we hear people
say that sheep raising cannot be made
profitable in this country on account
of the dogs. We have seen a great
deal of the same kind of talk in the
newspapers; but as a matter of fact
we have long since arrived at the con-
clusion that much of it is buncombe.
There is such thing as the sheep
killing dog. Certainly. But he has
always been al exception, and he is an
exception now. Long years ago there
used to be great many sheep raised
in this country, and occasionally some
of them were killed by dogs; but this
was very rare-so rare that only the
fewest number of sheep raisers ever
saw sheep killing dog.
No, it is not the sheep killing dog
which hinders the sheep raising indus
try. He has not one thing to do with
il. The trouble is that when cotton
come into vogue as an alleged sure
money crop, every other agricultural
industry, in which cash mouey was
less quickly apparent, was thrown in
the background.
People are now beginning to realize
that cotton never was the money crop
it was reputed to be. Of courseit has
all along been important, and it is just
as important now but generally it has
proved veritable ignus fatui, follow
ed after blindly by many who might
have gone into other lines with much
more profit.
The sheep killing dog business is
merely an excuse. People who felt
that they should give more or less
attention to sheep raising, quieted
their consciences with the assurance
that they could not do it on account
of the dogs-imaginary dogs it was
but all the same, sheep killing dogs.
OF course, if man does not want
to raise sheep, he does not have 10.
Even if cotton can be raised only at
dead loss aud sheep raising is more
or less profitable, he has a perfect
right 10 give his entire attention to
cotton. But then, for his own inter-
est, he ought not prevent the other
fellow from engaging in the other line
of industry. TO kill an important
business like this with dogs is too
bad-especially imaginary dogs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
TROUBLE OVER A KNIFE.

There was considerable ripple of
excitement in town yesterday over a
difficulty that occurred between two
operatives of the York Cotton mills.
The first report Was to the effect that
there had been homicide; but upon
immediate investigation by Sheriff
Logan, this proved to be untrue. The
whole trouble was due to an ordinary
scrimmage i'll which knife and pistol
figured with considerable damage.
1t seems that at about the time the
night force was knocking off, Messrs-
J. H. Norman and Joe Parker had a.
misunderstanding over a pocket knife
The dispute developed into personal
alteration in which Norman used g.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19

- Many of the readers of last Satur'
days ENQUIRER were more or less
puzzled as the result of an accident
that brought about confusion in two
editorial articles-one on the subject
of primary elections and the other on
on the subject of cotton movement,
and we owe an apology. Like most
of the other newspapers which try to
keep up with important matters as
they occur, we were deceived by that
alleged report of the naval board that
was appointed to investigate the sea-
fight at Santiago and put it in type
along with an editorial comment.
Shortly before it was necessary for the
paper to 60 to press, it developed that
the alleged report was "fake,' and it
was ordered out of the forms along
with the editorial paragraph referred
to. In the hurry of making the neces-
sary alteration, the "make-up" man
transferred three lines of type from the
primary election article over to the
top of the wrong column and got them
mixed with the cotton movement ar
ticle. The reader who desires to get
the matter straight may do so by read
ing the three lines that appear at the
top of the fourth column of the edito-
rial page, only at the bottom of the
second column on that page.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19

- "It is not what people earn but
what they save that makes them
rich" The habit Of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. NJ. Templeton as outlined in an
other column with reference to sheep
raising, seems to suggest an avenue
in which there is some opportunity
for saving.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

The German Society of the City of New
York-Wants information with regard
to John August Ludwing Schullze, who
in 1894, resided at Blacksburg.
H: C.. Strauss-Wants you to 60 and see
his capes, readymade clothing, dress
goods, blankets, shoes and hats OF diff
ferent qualities and at different prices.
j. s. .Brice, Clerk of the County Board
Gives notice to persons holding claims
against York county to file them with
himself or Supervisor Culp.
G. w. S. Hart-Offers u Mosler safe foi
sale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
The 4lorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1898.

- Now, while everybody has plenty
to eat, is splendid time for the repeal
of the lien law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
SECOND WEEK JURORS.

The following petit jurors were
drawn yesterday TO serve during the
second week of the approaching term
of the circuit court:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-19
Wednesday, October 19, 1898.

full, in the aggregate, the loss will
amount TO considerable. So, as mat
ter of self.proieclion, he has just put
the acre Under guard.