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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
THE WAR FEELING.

The honest idea-the York county
idea-as to the probability of war be-
tween the United States and Spain, is
based on whether or not the battle
ship Maine was blown up by accident
or Spanish treachery.
In these parts people think that if the
Maine was blown up by accident, then
there is nothing much to complain about,
while if the disaster was due to Spanish
treachery, then there is nothing else for
it but war.
We would like to think that these are
the principal considerations by which the
administration would be influenced but
somehow or other, in the light of facts as
we understand them, we cannot bring
ourselves to think anything Of the kind.
AS we see it, the administration and the
money interests of the country, or rather
the money interests and the administra-
ton, are both opposed to war. With
these factors it is not so much question
as to how the Maine was destroyed, as it
is how to control the American people.
Conservative! Yes the president has
been very conservative. He has won a
great deal Of admiration at home and
abroad by his calm GOODNESS in the crisis
that has been on for the past few weeks /;
but as to just how much admiration or
credit he really deserves is a matter of
considerable doubt.
We do not wish to he be understood as
being especially anxious for war. If it
can possibly be avoided, righteously and
honorably, we certainly hope it will not
occur. But if the circumstances are such
as to make it the righteous duty of this
country to bring Spain to terms, we hope
there will be no attempt to shirk that
duty.
Possibly we are prejudiced against
President Mckinley; but if so we are
not aware of the fact. We do not believe
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
SOMEWHAT SIGNIFICANT.
President Dispatches Two War Ships to
Cuba, Bearing Supplies.
ST IOuis Globe Democrat,

President Dispatches Two War Ships to
Cuba, Bearing Supplies.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The president took step of consid'
cradle significance last Friday in rela'
ton to Cuba. He decided to send two
warships to the island, and to send
them loaded with provisions for the
starving reconcentrados. These war
ships will steam from Key West to
Matanzas and Sagua la Grande, the
two important ports on the north coast
next to Havana. The distress is great
at both of these points-much worse
than it is at Havana. Supplies could
be sent from Havana.
Until now it has been the policy to
treat the capital of the island as the
distributing point for all of the relief
stores. Matanzas and Sagua are con-
nected with Havana by rail and by
coastwise steamship lines. Supplies
could be reshipped al Havana for these
other ports. The president, however,
has chosen to detail warships to 60 to
both places with food. The action has
its bearing on the Cuban question.
Matanzas and Sagua are centers OF
movements on the part of the Spanish
merchants to welcome Intervention.
The business men don't entertain that
exceeding bitterness toward Americans
which is manifested in Havana. In
one of these cities the organization OF
leading merchants not long ago held a
secret meeting and resolved that the
time had come when they must look
to the United States for protection.
They concluded that the island was
lost to Spain that the authority OF
the mother country could never be
restored, and that their interests lay
with the United States. These busi-
ness men of both cities will welcome
such action by the United States as
will give them the protection of the
American flag while Il stable govern
ment is being established. Their atti-
tude has been made known to the
president. The appearance of the
warships in the two harbors will add
much to the good feeling Of the COM
mercial classes toward this country.
There is an additional reason for
sending the supplies to Matanzas and
Sagua in this direct and unusual man
ner. The municipal authorities of
both cities have appealed directly to
~ St.,t, nf,f n N a
some of the relief extended to them,
furnishing statistics Of the suffering
and stating that they are wholly un-
able to meet the demands and cannot
obtain help from Havana. In view of
this state of affairs it will be seen that
he expeditions to Sagua and Matan-
zas have much more relationship to
the Cuban situation than simply the
delivery of relief.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. P. NJ. Grimes was called to Balti'
more last Thursday to attend the funeral
of her grandmother.
Misses Mildred Hobbs, Estella Young
blood and Bessie McCarter visited ir
Yorkyille last week, the guest of Misses
Cody.
Mr.. R. w. Whitesides, who was some
time ago seriously injured by being
thrown from buggy, was in Yorkville
for the first time last Monday.
Little Kittie, the 11-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Pelham Morrow, who
has been so critically i'll during the past
five weeks, has been resting much easier
during the past few days.
A note from Mr.. S. N. Johnson, who
is in Columbia in attendance at the bed
side of his brother, Representative H. E
johnson. brings the information that tht
condition of the latter is improving sc
satisfactorily, that he is now able to sit uE
as much as two hours at time. The note
also expresses the hope that Representa-
tive johnson will be able to start for hom'
about the 10th instant.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
MR. NEVILLE ON MURDER.

In the Presbyterian church, last Sum
day, Rev. w. G. Neville preached, ac-
cording to announcement, a sermon on
murder. He took his text from Numbers
xxxv, 81, as follows:
Moreover ye shall take no satisfaction
for the life of 4 murderer, which is guilty
of death; but he shall surely be put to
DEATH"
The sermon, which, by the way, appears
complete in The News and Courier of
Monday, was plain and practical but an
unusually strong one.
Rev. Mr.. Neville, the reporter has been
informed, was formerly a student of law
with view to practicing the same. That
he made good progress in the study there
is no reason to doubt; but that he is not
much of lawyer now, is equally clear.
He takes no stock in bubbles, and is not
now able to separate murder in all its
different phases from commendable ac-
ton, to the most henious of crimes. With
him murder is, as it should be, with all
sensible people, murder, and should be
punished as such. To republish the
sermon in full is impracticable, and it is
unnecessary. The whole meat of it will
be found in the following extract from its
conclusion:
| The law against murder should be en-
forced. The guilty man should be pun
ished. The penalty that is prescribed
against murder both by human and Di-
vine law is death. Hear what God says
Moreover We shall take no satisfaction
for the life of murderer, which is guilty
of death but he shall be surely put to
DEATH" Again, "Whoso sheddeth mans
blood. by man shall his blood be shed /;
for in the image of God made he him."
This is Gods law on the subject OF mur..
der. The murderer has caused death, and
he is to pay the penalty by suffering
death himself. There is no alternative.
There is no recommendation to mercy.
This is a modern device and of human
origin. Death is the penalty. 1t is Sc
we're, but no more so than the crime.
The way to stop murder is to enforce the
law against the crime. AS long as the
murderer stands good chance to be ac-
Quilted there will still be an increase in
this crime. But if man knows that
murder is the sure road to the gallows ne
will think long time tefore he Will
commit the crime-in fact, he will think
about it so long that in the great majority
of cases the crime will never be commit
ted, at least as far as the overt act IS con-
cerned. 1t is said that when capital pun
ishment was abolished in Italy. in 1873.
that there was an increase of murders OF
42 per cent. The hest way to decrease the
number of murders is to increase the
number of hangings.
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Wednesday, March 9, 1895.

plimentary notices. Referring to the re-
cent visit Of the company to Spartanburg,
The Herald says: 1.-THE Frank s. David
son company presented old Farmer Hop
kins' last night to large audience, and
without doubt the most delighted one
that has ever assembled in Spartanburg.
Manager Greenwald is to he congratu-
lated on having secured such an attrac-
| tiOn."
Murder In Chester.
Duffie Estes, butcher, was shot and
killed last Monday morning by Henry H.
Marcus, a blacksmith. The two men
were neighbors and the difficulty grew
out of some kind of quarrel, the par
ticulars Of which have not been made
public. Marcus, however, claims to have
done the shooting in self-defense.
Death of Mrs. A. A. Burrls.
Mrs. A. A. Burris, nee Miss Jessie San
differ, died at her home near McConnells-
vile last Saturday night as the result of
uremic convulsions occasioned by child
birth. The child is living and at last ac-
counts was doing we'll. The funeral of
Mrs. Burris took place at Bethesda on
Sunday. The deceased WAS only married
about year ago, and her death, so young,
is peculiarly sad blow to her numerous
friends and especially to her devoted hus-
hand.
Who IL 1t?
In looking over the papers submitted
at the recent examination of teachers, the
board discovered that there is one, which
though numbered, is without a name,
and there is no way of identifying it.
This reminds Superintendent Shurley of
similar occurrence sometime back.
After the fact became known, there were
dozen or more claimants of the name
less paper, and to settle the dispute, it
was necessary to enter into careful COM
parison Of the handwriting of the claim
ants. AS to whether each claimant had
really forgotten the number used at the
Examination. and thought the paper was
his, or calculated that probably he would
be the only one to call for it, of course is
only matter Of sufnise.
Morning Mails Hereafter.
The Carolina and North Western rail-
road now waits at Chester for the north
bound Southern, and the mail from the
south, including The newspapers, now
reaches Yorkville at $40 a. IN. 1t is not
because of such orders as were intimated
f in the last issue of THE ENQUIRER. 1t is
because of a complete change Of sched-
ule, official notice of which was received
last Saturday morning. Though this is
not exactly all that the people of York
! vile and other York county towns along
the line of the G.. e. NV. desire, or
/ think they are entitled to, at the same
time they recognize the concession that
has been made, and are no doubt disposed
to return thanks accordingly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09

we are prejudiced against him. But, ac-
cording to our view, he is not deserving
of any especial praise for the course he
has pursued so far. If he is to win any
individual honor out of the situation he
will have to get it from the future-some-
thing he may do to deserve it later on.
What has been described as conser-
vatism and prudence, etc., on the part OF
the president and his advisers is, in our
opinion, really a desire to avert war il
possible. We do not believe that with
the administration it is altogether ques-
ton of righteous duty; but question OF
peace.
Right now things look wonderfully
warlike. The administration has made
some preparation for possible develop
ments. In that it has been sensible. To
have done otherwise would have been
silly; but as to whether or not there has
been as much preparation as there should
have been is a matter of doubt. How
ever, the warlike aspect of things just
now is not so much due to the firmness OF
President Mckinley and his advisers, as
it is due to the irresistible fire and spirit
of the American people.
For nearly two years now the question
of Intervention in Cuba has been swing.
ing back and forth over the American
people like a mighty pendulum. When
the ball of that pendulum has approached
the side nearer to Intervention, the spirit
of righteous Indignation has time and
again been aroused almost to the point Of
explosion, and when it has gone to the
other side it has been followed by feelings
of disappointment.
The administration has all along hao
control of the mighty pendulum referred
to. 1t has been easy to sound the people
on the subject at any moment, and the
result of each and every sounding ha:
been to indicate, with unmlstakaple clear
ness, that the administration which shirk'
ed its duty would be deserving only o.
contempt.
In our opinion the administration anc
the commercial. and financial interests o.
the country are decidedly averse to war
and if thew can possibly prevent it they
will, no matter how great the moral re-
sponsibility on them may be. All tha
has been done so far in the direction o
war has merely been in obedience to {
public sentiment that no sane man, how
ever stubborn-even the late Presiden
Cleveland-would have dared attempt t.
withstand, and if war does come, no
Mckinley or his advisers, but the Amer
lean people must be held responsible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
LOCAL LACONICS.

Death of MIR. John CObD.
Mr. John Cobb, an aged citizen of the
Clark's Fork section, died last Sunday.
Cordwood From Smyrna.
A citizen of Smyrna says that at con-
servatire estimate, not less than 3,OOC
cords of firewood have been shipped from
Smyrna to Rock Hill during the past four
or five months, The owners of the WOOD
get 70 cents a cord for it laid down OIL the
railroad.
1t Is a Curiosity.
DIR. T. B. Hough, of Newport, was in
Yorkville last Monday and had in box
in his pocket, curious freak in the shape
of a hen egg, about the size of mans
thumb at one end and tapering out to q
fine point at the other end.
Afraid of the Chinchbug.
1t has teen a popular idea for sometime
past that there is no danger from chinch-
bug, except in blackjack sections. Sew
eral blackjack farmers have recently ex-
pressed to the reporter the opinion that
they are looking for the chinchbugs to
spread themselves over the entire county.
Somewhat Exaggerated.
Mr.. Roth advertised that he would
have shad for sale last Saturday after.
noon. 1t was the first of the season and
people were hungry for them; but for
some reason the fish did not come, and as
is usual under such circumstances, the
demand was aggravating. Il could have
sold million if they had been here"
the reporter overheard Mr.. Roth say to
one disappointed customer.
Former Yorkville Boy.
Mr.. Frederick Christman, formerly OF
Yorkville, died in Spartanburg last Fri
day evening of consumption, aged 81
wears. When. small boy, Mr.. Christ
man was for several years a resident OF
Yorkyille. He left here with his fathers
family in 1879 and settled in Spartanburg.
At the time of his death, he was promi-
nent business man and member OF the
board of aldermen.
Filling In the Trestles.
The o. r. < c. railroad company has
arranged to fill in the Manning branch
and Kings creek trestles, in Cherokee.
The Kings creek trestle is one of the
longest and highest on the road. The
Manning branch trestle shows up IA deci-
ded curve, and it is also very high. The
understanding is that the steam shovel
will commence work at one or the other
of the two points about the first Of April.
Farmer Hopkins.
AS already announced, the Old Farmer
Hopkins company will he at the opera
house next Friday night. This company
is headed by Mr.. Frank S. Davidson, an
unusually popular comedian Of wide
reputation. 1t carries five full sets OF
splendid scenery and gives the play COM
plete in every particular, the same as
presented in metropolitan opera houses.
Wherever it has been it has received COM
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09

The recent invitation by students OF
Erskine college to Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan
has been productive of results. Mr.. Bry-
an has been in Alabama and Georgia, and
last week telegraphed that he would be
at Erskine next Friday afternoon, the
llth, at o'clock. He will speak in the
auditorium of Erskine college. Though
there has been time for but little prepa-
ration, the Due West people are stirring
their energies to perfect every necessary
arrangement, and even now there is good
reason to believe that there will be pres
ent a crowd of not less than 10000 people.
All the railroads have agreed to allow re-
duced rates to Due West. This will be
Mr.. Bryan's first visit to South Carolina,
and South Carolina will not neglect the
opportunity to show what she thinks of
him. The probability is that Senators
Tillman and McLaurin, Governor Eller-
be and other men of prominence will also
speak, if not on Friday, then the next
day.
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township. A census of the township
showed that in all there were l49 farmers.
OF these 81 had signed the agreement to
reduce their cotton crops to 10 acres to the
plow. Seven Of the 81 made slight ex-
ception, and agreed to reduce to IL acres.
Only % had refused to sign the agreement.
Mr.. d. NJ. Hall, at the request of the
president, reported for Kings Mountain
township. He said that an organization
had been effected and some work had
been done toward securing signatures ;
but just how much work he did not
know. He was satisfied, however, that
the average in Kings Mountain. township
would be considerably less than 10 acres
to the plow.
On motion of Mr.. Miller, the limit of
acreage was changed from 10 to IL acres
to the plow.
All voted for the change, except Mr..
Hall, who said that 10 acres was rather
too high a figure. DR.. j. +. Lindsay
agreed with Mr.. Hall, and changed his
vote against the resolution.
There was some discussion of the dis
couraging effect of the small attendance.
Mr.. J. c. Wilborn took the ground that
the situation was not so discouraging as
it appeared on its face. He was satisfied
that the farmers generally were interested
i'm the matter; but for various reasons
they had not come out. He thought per.
haps that many had forgotten that there
was to be meeting. Then again, be
called attention to the fact that just al
that time there were many who could moi
afford to leave their work to attend meet
ings. But, after all, he felt that a great
deal had been done, and il would not dc
to give up. The work that had been un'
dertaken could not he completed in
single year; but it required several years
of persistent effort.
There was no further business, and the
meeting finally adjourned, subject to the
call of the president.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09

Unnecessary indignation against the
Lake City lynchers may now very we'll
he abandoned. At a cabinet meeting
held last Friday, it is said that Attorney
General Griggs gave it as his opinion that
the Federal government would have en-
tire jurisdiction over the murderers OF
Baker if it could lay hands on them in
advance of the state government, and in
order to still further augment the chan
ces for the capture of these murderers,
the cabinet decided to increase the reward
offered to Sl,5OO for each participant who
may be captured and convicted. If the
murder is not punished now, it will be
the fault of the Federal and not the state
government.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09

w. n. Marchant nominated j. E. Tin
dali as a candidate for governor. Mr.
Tindall has quite a number of friends and
admirers throughout the state, who would
no doubt give him their support. And
he is good man. But from survey OF
the field as it now appears, we would moi
advise him that the outlook is especially
inviting. This, however, is only an hon.
est opinion. 1t is free fight. There are
thousands without Especial preferences
and the more the merrier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. B. Moore & Co.-Tell you about Cres-
cent bicycles at 800, S25, $50, S35, and
$50, all 1898 wheels. They also have the
Chester wheel, Christy saddles, lamps,
bells, extra tires and repairing materials.
At the Opera House-Frank S. Davidson
and his company will present the great
rural play, "Old Farmer Hopkins" on
Friday night.
w. NJ. Kennedy, Agent-Offers you east
ern seed Irish potatoes, garden seeds,
rakes and dirt shovels and nice lot OF
crockery. He can supply you with a
first-class suit Of clothes warranted to
fit.
+. A. Gosman-Wants to employ mid.
dle.aged woman to attend 10 four small
children and superintend household af-
fairs.
C. E. Spencer, Attorney at Law--Offer:
real estate for sale in Yorkville and
Glover, and in the townships Of York
Kings Mountain, Broad River, Bull
locks Creek and in Chester county.
Grist Cousins-Talk 10 you about the
Monarch and Defiance bicycles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09

- If the Prohibitionists nominate tick
ct, their candidate for governor will
very likely be Mr.. L. D. Childs, of Co.
lumbia. Mr.. Childs is generally known
as a Christian gentleman of character
and ability, and is capable of making a
campaign that will be filled with no little
interest. AS to whether there is any
probability that he will win, there is no
need of expressing any opinion; but in
the event of his candidacy, prudent peo-
pie will not fail to concede that he will be
an important factor in the race.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
THESE GET GRADES.

AS the result of the recent examination
in this county, certificates to teach in the
free public schools will be issued as fol-
lows:
1st Grade-Miss Nora Williamson, and
Miss Ada Brown.
I'd Grade-Miss Belle Mendenhall, w.
H. Hood, j. R. Hunter, j. e. Biggers, NJ.
r. Biggers.
I'd Grade ored)-Ellen Wright, j.
w. Sims. NJ. NJ. Murray, s. M. Castles,
R. J.. Crawford, Rev. D. w. Mcdowell,
E. L. Thompson.
No. 32. No name gets certificate.
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watches, jewelry and other contra
band articles. All such parcels were
consigned to Consul General Lee, who
is said to have energetically protested
against such contraband, declaring
that it was without his knowledge" "
Other papers accuse General Lee of
being "better disposed toward the Gu
ban insurgents than toward the CO.
louial government" The Spanish
press, however, in no wise reproaches
United States Minister Woodford,
whose conduct is irreproachable, and
who seizes every opportunity to ex-
press pacific sentiments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09

YORKVILLE, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 1898.

1t is now pretty generally conceded
that if Mr.. Cleveland had not employed
the United States navy in keeping fill
clustering expeditions from sailing from
the United States, Cuba would have been
free long ago, and all the trouble with
which the country is now confronted
would have been avoided.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-09
RESPECTFULLY REFERRED.
The Enquirer Has No Information About
the Matter.

the Matt6Ts
Editor of The Enquirer:
From what haye been able to learn,
there is a good deal of favoritism dis
played in the placing of the patronage
created in the support of the chaingang
and poorhouse farm. l cannot say posi-
lively but from what understand, most
of this patronage goes to one or two firms
and at prices sometimes which other
would be glad to cut under. Ought this
patronage, belonging as it does to all tax
payers alike, to he put out to the lowest
bidder? Ii is too small thing maybe
to raise a row about but 1 must confess
that do not like the partiality in connec-
tion with it, MERCHANT.
Yorkville, S. c., March Z.