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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
DEATH OF DIR. STRAIT.
The following is from the Rock Hi

The following IS from tue Rock Hill
correspondence of the Columbia State
under date of last Saturday:
DR.. w. Frank Strait, prominent
physician of this place, died at the
residence of his brother-in-law, DR.
Lyle, in Chester county, at p. m. TO-
day, the cause of death being Bright's
disease. DR.. Strait was A years oi
age, and was native of Chester coun'
ty. He began a practice of medicine
in 1876 and until 1891 practiced al
Richburg. Removing to this city he
formed a co-partnership with DIR. T.
A. Crawford, which is only dissolved
by his death.
DR.. Strait was one of the Democrat.
| ic electors from this state at the Chi.
cago convention of 1896. He has for
some years been member of the state
board of examiners.
He was the soul Of honor, high
toned, Christian gentleman, and his
loss will be great in his family, his
church and the community. He leaves
widow and three small children.
He was attended in his illness by
most of the physicians of eastern Ches,
ter and York counties and was de.
votedly nursed by his brother, DR.. T.
J. Strait, congressman from this dis
trict.
DR.. Strait was Free Mason and a
Knight of Pythias, and will be buried
by the lodges of those orders. The in
terment will be in Laurelwood ceme-
terry at this place tomorrow.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
LOCAI. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Geo. w. S. Hart, Trustee-On the first
Monday of November, will sell at
Yorkville, at public outcry, two tracts
of land belonging to Chambers Brown,
situated near Sharon.
w. N. Ashe-Has one million Of bricks
on hand which he says he will sell at as
low price as anybody.
Geo. w. S. Hart-Attorney at Law, York
vile. S. G.
Mrs. IT. NJ. Dobson-TOday and tomor-
row, will have on exhibition what she
claims to be the most varied selection
of trimmed hats, for old and young,
that was ever been shown in Yorkvlile.
II. B. McClain-Has accepted the agency
of the Buckeye steel frame disk drill
and tells you about the merits OF the
machine.
H. C. Strauss-Announces that on next
Friday he will commence his great
dress goods sale, which will continue
until every article in the store is dis
posed of.
T. G. Cnlp, County Supervisor-On the
18th instant, will let out contract for
repairing or building the Youngblood
bridge on Turkey creek.
w. NJ. Kennedy-Has received Lamm q
Co.'s fall sample book and is prepared
to furnish you with suit of clothes ol
any style or quality desired and war
ranted to fit.
Grist Cousins-Is prepared to supply you
with Champion drill or an Avery
invincible plow disk.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

- The friends of Miss Lucy Lee Hill,
of Chicago, daughter of General A.
P. Hill, are trying to urge her forward
as the successor to the title of "Daugh-
ter of the Confederacy." The idea
has not met with favor in the minds OF
old Confederates. They hold that the
title was peculiar to and died with Miss
Winnie Davis. We fully agree in this
view, and for Miss Hills sake hope
that she has not been disposed to en-
courage an attempt which, if it were
not ridiculous, would be little short OF
sacriligious.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

said that, while he was proud of the
entire record of our forces in the field
and on the sea, he was proudest of all
of the remark of Captain Philip after
the destruction of Cervera's fleet,
when he said: "Don't cheer boys,
the poor devils are dying" The Hon.
B. H. Warner presided, aud the Rev.
Dewitt Talmage delivered the invoca-
ton: "May this have been the last
war, and may arbitration rule the
ma ions forever afterward." DR.. Tai
mage prayed, adding "May the lion
give way to the lamb and the vulture
to the dove" There were vociferous
cheers whenever the names of any OF
the heroes of war were mentioned,
and the "Star Spangled Banner" and
"Dixie," as played by the marine
band, were both received with great
demonstrations of approval.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
Real and

Including personally and real estate
along with insurance, express, tele'
graph and railroad property, the tota
value of all property returned fol
taxation amounts to $5,702,51S.
The taxes for all purposes assessed
against the respective townships are as
follows: Bethel, $3,s6O.64; Bethesda
S4,s93.96; Broad River, $3,271.14
Bullock's Creek, s3,941.64; Catawba
1923, ,26S.53; Ebenezer, $5,735.76; For'
Mill, $6,137.9o; Kings Mountain
SIS, ,464.OS; York, 5,62l.94. The ex
press and telegraph taxes amount tc
slO6.52; insurance to s592.77; railroad
to s9,434.92, and the grand total, ex
elusive of polls, foots up SS2,324.06.
The polls aggregate 5,449, distrib
uted among the townships as follows
Bethel, 546; Bethesda, 651; Broad
River, All; Bullock's Creek, Sic; Ca
tawba, 1,O4O; Ebenezer, 43s; Fort
Mill, 52l; Kings Mountain, $50
York, 765.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
and prompt and direct efforts, either
corrective or constructive, for the pub.
lie good"
RETTER ROADS.

Of all the public improvements that
have taken place in this immediate
section since the Confederate war,
none have been more important or
creditable to the people of Yorkville
than the one which is the subject ot
the illustration on the first page o.
today's issue Of THE ENQUIRER.
The Importance of good roads, al
most any individual is willing 10 &C
knowledge readily but it was moi
until lately that the people of this
immediate section of the county were
willing to show their faith by theil
works. However, when they die
commence, they went into it right
and one mile out in the direction o.
Charlotte we have the evidence tc
prove that we have hereabouts some
as broadminded, intelligent and pro
yressive citizens as are to be found il
any country.
1t is not worth while now to talk to
the builders of this road about its
value, nor is there any reason to dis
cuss the subject with others. Here i:
the road-a practical demonstration
an object lesson which tells its own
story, and extended comment at this
time would be an unnecessary waste oi
space.
That this road has cost something il
is true. Compared with the construc
ton of an ordinary dirt road, or muo
trail, its cost has been enormous. MOI
only that, large portion of the ex
pense has fallen on few individuals
quite a number from both town and
country contributed $50 each. Some
of them put down their subscriptions
with considerable reluctance, being
unable to see exactly where they
were to get their money back. Bul
this was only in the beginning. Now
every subscriber is a convert, and IN
the whole list there is not one who
would forego the benefits already be-
ing derived for a return of his sub
scription three times over.
But this, it is to be hoped, is only
the beginning of the good work. A
number of the original subscribers te
the fund say they will be delighted
to increase their subscriptions and
repeat them year after year. What
has already been done, it is hoped
will rapidly make new converts, and
with the country once thoroughly ant
earnestly aroused on this subject, the
problem will speedily find a perma
nent solution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

- In reporting the visit of Senator
McLaurin with South Carolina dele
CATION to the White House, last Friday
with a view to securing the location o.
permanent army camps at Columbis
and Greenville, with Charleston as the
point of embarkation for Cuba, the
Associated Press says: "The pres
ident, in acknowledging what was
addressed to him by the delegation
took occasion to pay an eloquent trib
ute to the devotion and patriotism o.
the soldiers of the south, and said he
had never heard a murmur of com
plant from that section" What the
president says is true; but he ought
not to be surprised at the situation
The south learned all about the soldier
business in another war, 80 years ago
and while, of course, there has been
lots of incompetency and mismanage'
ment, our boys are not of the kind to
waste their time grumbling.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
AS TO INQUESTS.

Among the bills presented to the
county board for payment last Mon
day, was one from Coroner Brian for
summoning a jury and holding an
inquest over the body of George Smith
whose death was reported in The
ENQUIRER of last Saturday.
By way of explanation, Clerk Brice
read statement from the Yorkville
correspondent of the Columbia State
with reference to the case in question.
The statement was to the effect that
the statute intended to discourage the
holding of unnecessary inquests by
providing that no inquest shall be held
except upon the written request o1
at least two responsible citizens, is
virtually a dead letter for the reason
that the spirit of the law is so easily
circumvented.
In the present case, man had died
from the effects of pistol shot wound
in nf1icted nearly a year before. There
was no question of the fact that the
man had been shot, nor no dispute as
to who shot him. A reputable physi-
clan had charge of the wounded mans
case up to the time Of his death, and
there was no difficulty about proving
both the remote and immediate causes.
Under the circumstances an inquest
was clearly unnecessary. The much
simpler and less expensive form OF
swearing out warrant before the
nearest magistrate would have served
the same purpose. But all the same
there was a written request from two
irresponsible" parties, and the letter OF
the law has been complied with suffi-
ciently to warrant claims from the
coroner, and also from the "officiating'
physician for a post mortem, which
though only specifically performed,
maybe, calls for as big fee as if it
involved real scientific knowledge and
skill.
At the instance of Clerk Brice, pay
ment of the coroner's claim was de-
ferred pending a further investigation
into the merits of the case but under
the circumstances, the letter of the
law having been complied with, there
seems to be no other way than that
the claim must be paid, and the coro-
ner having come successfully out of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
Wednesday, October 5, 1898.

whole tribe of Indians, the man in the
buggy began to tear at the top of his
speed for the one mile post. Chief
Love lost not moment in following,
and although the chase had consider
ably the start, at the end ofhalf a
mile, the. policeman managed to seize
the bride of the runaway's horse aud
bring the outfit to standstill.
Immediately the loud-mouthed run
away became as docile as lamb. He
protested that he did not mean the
slightest offense, and promised that he
would never try to outrun the chiefs
swift mare again. But it was no 60,
until after a SIS William was tu, med
over to Chief Love, when the fellow
was allowed to pursue his way-and
he pursued it in peace.
There were no other disturbances
during the day and no other arrests.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Until January 1st, 1899, For so Cents.

Until January 1st, 1899, For so Gents.
The TwICE-A-WEEK ENQUIRER, filled
with the best and most reliable up-to date
news, will be furnished from the date OF
this issue until January, 1899, for 50 cents.
The County Alliance.
The next quarterly meeting of the
York County Farmers Alliance will
be held in the courthouse at Yorkville
on Friday, October IA.
Price of Cotton.
There were a good many bales of
cotton on the Yorkville market yes
terday; but it was not AL especially
good day for the staple. Prices
ranged from At upward, with 4.S73
close to the top limit.
Within Two Miles of Town.
Mr.. f. G. Pursley, of Zadok, was
in Yorkville few days ago, and re-
ported the catching of fox near Mr..
G. E. Thomas's, two miles north of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
NEW POSTAL REGULATIONS.

Ihe postomce department. mas just
issued an important order relative to
issuing of money orders, and announc-
ing that hereafter orders may be drawn
upon the office of issue, provided that
Office is not limited money order Of
fee. The scope and usefulness of this
new regulation is explained by an ex-
change as follows:
This change in the practice of the
service has been introduced in order to
widen the scope of the money order
system, and is in keeping with the pol
icy of the department to make it a
more popular and useful adjunct of
the postal service. 1t is believed that
this modification of the regulations
will receive the favor of the public and
thereby result in a marked addition
to the transactions of the money order
system. 1t is requested that, so far as
it may be done without expense, the
widest publicity be given to this mat
ter, to the end that the public may be
acquainted with the fact that money
orders may now be used for variety
of purposes, at moderate cost and with
absolute security.
Some suggestions that follow as to
the practical use to which these orders
may hereafter be placed, are as fol-.
lows:
l. AS a savings bank, at places
where banks are not in operation,
when persons desire to deposit tempo.
rarily funds for safe keeping. Orders
may be drawn in their favor, the
amounts of which will be refunded on
demand, or the order may be endorsed
to another person, at any time, and
payment made to the endorsee, on
presentation of order. If lost, dupli-
Gates will be issued without cost.
2. To pay bills of tradesmen, etc., as
a matter of convenience to persons who
have no bank account and are there.
fore unable to draw checks.
8. In settlement of accounts, at small
expense, between persons who reside
at distant points. The farmer, for ex-
ample, who! is indebted to another,
residing say 10 miles distant, may
obtain an order payable to the individ.
ual to whom he is indebted, which the
latter will receive through the person
who procures and delivers the mail
for the neighborhood. The expense
and time required for a personal visit
are avoided the cost is but trife !;
the payment be regarded as absolutely
safe.
4. In cities, for payment of accounts,
or settlement of dues to all kinds of
organizations, a money order may be
ordinarily procured and sent to the
payee, without the loss of time and at
a cost of less than car fare.
The additional advantages which
are now offer d the public might be
enumerated at greater length. They
will suggest themselves, however, TO
the employees of the money order
system, and it will be expected that,
as opportunity offers, some pains will
be taken to acquaint the public with
these advantages, and to suggest the
use of money orders as method pre-
ferable because of cheapness, safety
and convenience. The department
will appreciate and commend the ef-
forts thus made to secure from the
public it's practical approval of the
improved service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

- The biggest prohibition election
ever held, took place in the Dominion
of Canada last Thursday. 1t included
the whole Dominion, and the question
was on the prohibition of the manu-
facture, importation or sale of intoxi'
eating liquor in all that vast territory
And prohibition won by a majority
that is now estimated at between 2O,-
900 and 10000. The provinces Of
Quebec and Ontario voted against pro.
hibition but Nova Scotia, New Brun-
swick, Prince Edward Island, Manito-
ba and British Columbia were over
whelmingly for it. There is nothing
actually binding about the election ;
but it will have powerful influence
on the government and the Prohibi-
tionists believe that their principles
will soon be made law.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
A LIVELY RACE,

The salesday etiquette in Yorkville
provides that a man can get drunk i
he wants to; but so long as he is able
to stand up and keep civil tongue, he
is not molested by the police.
As liberal as is this regulation, there
are those who occasionally trespas:
beyond its bounds, and somehow OF
other these generally contribute O
their means to swell the funds of the
corporation.
In the big crowd of horseswappers
that was in Yorkville on Monday
there were many who were in liquor
1t was not real bad. 1t has been much
worse but it was just such situation
as was calculated to give the police q
considerable amount of anxiety. Many
were just to the point where it was
obvious that they could only stand
about a half gauge more before there
must come an explosion, and the police
felt the necessity of being in half a
dozen places at once.
The fullest man in the crowd Mon
day afternoon was one who came to
Yorkville by way of the Charlotte
road. He had been firing up all day,
and late in the afternoon there were
threatening pops from the safety valve.
Chief of Police Love happened around
and told him that the valve must be
weighted. The fellow promised TO
follow the chiefs instructions, and
for awhile held his steam all right,
and started home in his buggy.
Presently there was an unearthly
yell about the Madison street crossing,
followed by a long convoluted string
of words that can only be expressed
on paper by means of dashes. The
chief of police happened to be some
distance away at the time on horse
back, and the moment he heard the
sound he realized that the oyerstrained
safety valve had lifted the weight and
begun to tear things loose.
Then it was a mad race up Main
street. Cursing and yelling like a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

The following by an English editor
on the province of a newspaper, comes
up to THE ENQUIRER's notions etc
record public events, and private and
personal events so far as they are
brought into public significance, and
to comment on such events. These
moral rights impose positive duties on
the conductors of the press. They
are responsible for giving to modern
population that knowledge of itselt
without which a community cannot
efficiently govern itself according tc
modern practice. Journalists are
bound by usage and by the inherent
and essential dictates of duty to pro
nounce such censures, to administer
such advice, to make such suggestions
and to publish such correspondence as
will, to the best of their ability, inform
and stimulate the general conscience
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
= Senator McLaurin's success in Sc.

- Senator McLaurin's success in Sc.
curing the location of volunteer camps
at Columbia, Spartanburg and Green
Vile, will bring out from some of the
papers the taunt of "Republicanism.'
Had he not succeeded, he would have
been called lightweight" 1t seems
to US that if ability to secure for his
constituents a fair share of what is
going, is test of a good representa-
tive, Senator McLaurin stands about
as high as any man South Carolina has
had in Washington for quite while.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
A Negro SUIT LOvingOOd.

Greenville News, Sunday: Fur San
ders, Walhalla colored man who was
here yesterday, says that stampede
was created at colored revival in
Walhalla few nights ago by the
turning loose among the congregation
of pint of yellow jackets. He says
he had no hand in the disturbance, bat
adds that he greatly enjoyed the fun
of "seeing those niggers get away from
that prayermeeting." Sanders was
carried to the meeting by Bud Jones,
also colored, who stopped on the way
and gathered a pint bottle of yellow
Jackets. He threw the bottle into the
room where the services were in pro-
gress, and the insects, angered by the
jar they received through the breaking
of the bottle, attacked the attendants
at once, and stampede for the doors
and windows began Immediately.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

- The children of Baptist Sunday
school over at Crawfordville, Ga, had
a cotton picking one day last week to
raise money for the missionary box.
They went into a field on even terms,
with the regular pickers, and their
days work weighed out 4,79O pounds.
There is something practical in this
scheme, and it is certainly much pre-
ferable to begging.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
The ilurkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. G.. !:
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1898.

- There are different ways of rails.
ing the money-private subscriptions,
taxation, etc.; but the only way OF
getting good roads is to pay for them.
However, the investment will prove
profitable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05
YoRK,s TAXABLE PROPERTY.

Auditor Williams has just compile
ted the preparation of an abstract of
his duplicate. 1t shows up taxable
values in the different townships as
follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-05

the venture, the post mortem claim
will probably be filed and collected
also.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-07

OF the princess in retaining the prince In
her house. The French laws are peculiar.
IL the princess can make Il appear that she
became reconciled with her husband any
VIII that she may make in her second sons
favor viii be presumed by the courts to
have received the approval OF the father
Also. Thus enc OF the proutsest titiee In
France may become, after the death OF the
reunited pair. the sport OF the lawyers
Nothing but the titles seem to BE- In uues-
ton. for probably the two rascally sons OF
the house have sold their life interests az
completely as did their father. Comte
Bosom has beer hlackbaiied by half the
clubs In Paris. Count Hely has been In TAIL
for Matchmaking poor Max Lebaudy. the
Sugar Bowl" but was finally rescued for
the sake of the family name hy his mother.
al the urgent request OF the Prince of
Wales For the present the princess Is the
mistress of all she surveys. She has nursed
her husband so skilfulfy that he has out
lived his father. She viii enjoy for herself
few additional titles for few years.
After her husbands death they may de-
scend 10 her favored son; they certainly
viii IL she can manage 1t.
As for money, she has so much Of her
own that she will not starve, nor need her
sons. even II they have sold all their birth
right: even IL the kaiser does f4event the
De Sagan property from falling into her
hands. as II is limited that he may. the Sa-
gan estates and title being a fier OF the
crown of Prussia.
But IL any financial advantage can be
wrested from the changed situation, tho
eleyerest woman In France can be trusted
TO End out the way.