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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
SOMEWHAT EXAGGERATED.

The story of the finding of dead
animals in the we'll at Kings Noun
tain Chapel seems to have been some
what exaggerated.
Mr.. T. J. Thomasson, one of the
stewards at the Chapel, called in The
ENQUIRER office on Thursday and
gave the facts in regard to the mat
ter.
He explained that it was the custom
of the stewards to have the we'll clean
ed out at least once year. This was
attended to on June IL by himself and
Messrs. G. E. Thomas, Jos. A. Smith,
Frank Lynn, James White and J. w.
Smith.
ave found in the WE'LL" said Mr..
Thomasson, "the remains of a squir-
rel but no cats or rabbits as has been
reported about. In fact, there was
nothing else that was calculated to
contaminate the water"
Mr.. Thomasson went on to remark
as matter of information, that not
only the Chapel congregation, but the
people who work the adjoining lands,
have been using the water all winter
and spring, and, so far as he knows,
there is not a single case of fever in
the neighborhood.
THE ENQUIRER's original informa-
tion was based on reported individual
statements about dead cats and rab-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
MERE-MENTION.

The government has decided to
publish, weekly, the whereabouts OF
the different regiments for the benefit
of relatives and friends of the soldiers.
The first South Carolina regiment is
still at Chickamauga, and the second
regiment is being organized in Colum-
bia. .'"..'"Judge Hobson, father of the
hero of the Merrimac, has received a
cablegram from his son at Santiago.
1t reads: "My health continues good.
Feel no uneasiness about me. "-''.-'The
probability of the immediate annex.
alton of Hawaii has caused big rise
in the value of sugar stocks. ''-'-'Gov-
ernor Atkinson, of Georgia, has issued
a proclamation calling upon the people
to celebrate the Fourth of July. This
is the first Fourth of July proclama-
ton that has been issued by south
ern governor since the war. .'''''''''The
president has issued a proclamation
declaring blockaded the port of San
Juan; also the remaining open ports
on the southern coast of Cuba. ..'''.'''A
bill is pending in congress to grant
the franking privilege to army officers
with a view to allowing soldiers to
send their mail free. .......'..The senate
has passed resolution extending the
thanks of congress to Hobson and his
men by name. This is the first time
that the thanks of congress have been
extended, by name, to men below the
rank of commissioned officers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
he took his place he raised his carbine

he took his place he raised his carbine
and said:
"My leg was little stiff, SIR"
Wood looked and saw that bullet
had ploughed alongside the troopers
leg for IL inches.
One man had three bullets pass so
close that he has marks in three places,
as if a hot poker had been drawn
across the flesh and blistered it.
Color Sergeant Wright, of Omaha,
who walked close TO Colonel Wood
carrying the flag, had his hair clipped
in two places, his neck scorched and
three bullets passed through the flag.
Two officers, standing on each side
of Colonel Wood, were wounded.
Nothing seemed able to reach the
colonel. He was cool, deliberate al
ways, but more concerned and serious
in manner when he made the move
that won the fight, which was piece
of American bluff, pure and simple.
The main Spanish position was in an
old ruined distillery, shut in by i'm
penetrable bushes. In advance of the
bushes was a hundred yards of open
ground, covered by high grass At
the edge of this grass Colonel Wood
ordered the line to cease firing, rise
and charge across. The men obeyed
under heavy, but fortunately misdi-
rected fire.
To the Spaniards they looked like a
skirmish line thrown out in advance Of
a regiment. The Spaniards could not
believe so few men would advance with
such confidence unless supported by
force. So they turned and ran. What
had looked to the enemy like an ad-
vance line was every man Colonel
Wood had at bis disposal.
AS the Spaniards' fire slackened and
ceased those far to the left saw them
retreating. The Americans cheered
long, painting cheer it was.
The charge was led by Lieutenant
Colonel Roosevelt, some 20 feet in ad.
vance, and by Colonel Wood, who fol-
lowed. That ended the fight.
At the place where the two trails
met, and in the ground the volunteers
won from the enemy, were buried the
bodies of nine men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
SATURDAY, JULY 2, 1898.
The Charlotte Observer mentions

- The Charlotte Observer mentions
the fact that the Associated Press
has increased its weekly charges to its
patrons 25 per cent, on account OF the
heavy expenses incident to the collec-
ton of war news. People generally
have the idea that the war is great
thing for the newspapers. This is
natural; but, of course, they look at
only one side of the question. With
hundreds and thousands of papers, the
expenses of collecting the news is
more than doubled. Even the ex-
penses of THE ENQUIRER are largely
increased. For instance, the other
day when we thought there was a
York county man missing after the
La Quasina fight, we considered it
incumbent upon US to find him if we
could. We found the man, and al
though he turned out not to be the
individual for whom we thought we
were hunting, all the same the effort
was not conducted without expense.
And this is not nearly all of it. When
our South Carolina troops go to the
front, those of our newspapers that
are real newspapers, will be subjected
to considerable expense to keep up
with them. So nobody need not be
especially worried about the papers
making too much money out Of the
present situation. The really enter
prising newspapers will be fortunate,
indeed, if they manage to come out
even.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
BELL is SAFE.

The D. w. Bell, who was missing
after the battle of La Quasina, and
was supposed to be D. w. Bell, of York
county, has been found. Wednesday,
in answer to our previous inquiry by
wire, the New York Journal telegraph
ed as follows:
sergeant Bell is officially reported
safe and we'll. He has rejoined his
troops"
Since, of course, the missing man
was not from this section as there
seemed to be good reason to believe,
the matter is of no special interest;
but had it been our Mr.. Bell, then the
information would have brought joy
to a great many hearts. 1t was be-
cause there was reason to believe that
the missing soldier was York county
man that THE ENQUIRER undertook
to hunt him up by telegraph.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
THESE GET CERTIFICATES.

Superintendent of Education Shur-
lev has furnished the following list
of applicants to teach in the public
schools of the county, all having sue
cessfully passed the recent examina-
ton:
FIRST TGRADE-Miss Mamie Jackson,
Tirzah Miss Nora Boyd, Leslie Miss
Emma McGill, Kings Creek Mr.. Brai-
nerd Dobson, Yorkville; Miss Annie
V. Miller, Newport; Annie Barber,
colored, Rock Hill.
SECOND GRADE-white-Mr. S. F.
Massey, Fort Mill; Miss Julia Thorn
we'll, Fort Mill; Miss Maggie Edwards,
Rock Hill; Miss Clabie Hagry, Rock
Hill (; Miss Lillian Anderson, Rock
Hill Miss May M. Moore, Delphos;
Miss Bessie Giles, Leslie; Mr.. w. Lee
Hart, Yorkville; Mr.. w. w. Barron,
Clay Hill.
SECOND GRADE-colored-Lucretia
Brum6eld, Rock Hill; Ida Barber,
Rock Hill; r. H. Conner, Fodder; j.
NJ. Barber, Rock Hill F. D. Sims,
Rock Hill; Martha Hill, Rock Hill;
Hettie Crockett, Rock Hill F. H. Rob-
inson, Rock Hill; J. H. McCauley,
Rock Hill; William Rice, Gastonia,
n. c.; Pearl Bratton, Smiths Turn
out J. NJ. Miller, Sharon j. NJ. Van
Buren,, Gould; Allen White, Fort
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
PRISONERS IN JAIL.

The following prisoners-all color
ed-are in Jail awaiting trial on the
charges mentioned, at the next term
of the court of general sessions, which
convenes on Monday:
Joe Williams, arson James Garri-
son, violating dispensary law; Tom
Truesdale, murder; Eli Patton, as
sault and battery with intent to kill ;
Rufus Adgers, violation of the dispen-
sary law; John White, violation of
the dispensary law; Rufus Moore,
grand larceny; Jim Howse, burglary /;
Allen Barnett, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
SENSATIONAL Disclosures.
Some Candidates Charged With Buying
Up Newspapers.

Some Candidates Charged With Buying
Up Newspapers.
The Manning meeting has been the
most interesting of the campaign,
writes J. w. Gibbes, to the newspaper
syndicate on Wednesday,:
The reception of the candidates, the
editorials of "My Dear Appelt," the
denunciation thereof by Colonel Wat
son, the details of an apparent deal for
the Spartanburg vote told by Mr..
Archer, and the unusually warm set-to
verbal between the railroad commits
sion candidates to. interest the crowd
of 200 persons from start to finish.
Editor Appel had used all bis "meat-
axe wit" as characterized by one of
the candidates, in greeting some of the
campaigners in today's issue of The
Times, and Colonel Watson resented
it, as did Mr.. Featherstone. He said
CAN'T had tried to get $3.50 from him
last spring in order to buy out Stan
.yarne Wilson's interest in The Pied
mont Headlight, as Wilson had tam
pered with the voting returns. CAN'T
said that Wilson would not allow the
mention of Archer's pame in The
Headlight in a complimentary way.
Later, one Of Gantt's special friends
came to him, telling him that he need
ed a newspaper to advance his candi-
dacy, and that he could buy CAN'T out
for $1,000. Declining to do so, he
was told that Ellerbe and Neal would
do it. Neal and CAN'T had confer
cnces, and the result was that Neal
and Ellerbe and others put up $1,000
and got Gantt's interest in the paper
and kept CAN'T to edit it for them.
"And," said Mr.. Archer, eff you keep
your eyes open you may soon see some
thing else about this in the papers" !"
(Great laughter and applause.)
This correspondent offers it as a
close guess that Mr.. Archer's reference
was to the service of papers on Gov
ernor Ellerbe, Mr.. Neal and the others,
supposed to be McLaurin and Stokes,
by Mr.. Thackston, of The Headlight,
in suit which he has brought against
them for some $4,000, as the result Of
failure to purchase his interest in the
paper after alleged agreements.
If Ellerbe chose to give Applet some
of his money to edit his paper for him,
it was all right, but it was strange
that he should invest his money in
Spartanburg, where there were some
5000 votes.
Of course Ellerbe was sharp enough
to get Neal to make all the promises
and agreements. There were candi-
dates in the hall who had been ap-
preached by Neal and invited to take
stock in The Headlight, in the hope of
making a combination to carry Spar
tanburg county. Governor Ellerbe
said he had S275 invested in news
papers in South Carolina. His money
was his own, and he used it as he
pleased but he had no money in the
Manning Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Jennie Hart is improving nice
ly.
DR.. ]. D. Mcdowell is recovering
steadily.
Miss Maggie McCorkle left Thurs
day for Cleveland Springs.
Mr.. James B. Allison, Jr., has fallen
into relapse and his fever is quite
high.
Rev.. E. S. Reaves preached at Hick-
ory Grove last Wednesday night by
special invitation.
Miss Hulda McNeel is still very
ill, although there is some slight
change toward Improvement.
Mr.. John R. Ashe returned Tuesday
from a visit north in the interest of
the York Cotton Mills. He was
pleased to find that the reputation of
the mill north is nearly as satisfacto-
ry as it deserves to be.
Charlotte Observer The first ger
man of the season took place at Cleve-
land Springs last Tuesday evening.
It was beautifully led by Mr.. Paul Nc
Corkle, of Yorkville, S. C. The band
did themselves proud and inspired even
the older ones to join in the grand
march.
Candidate Boyce, who is running
for auditor, was in Yorkville yester-
day, and called on THE ENQUIRER.
He said he felt some embarrassment at
first in being in the home and strong
hold of three brother candidates, but
this soon wore off and he was made to
feel quite comfortable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
THE INGENIOUS YANKEES.
Quickly Repaired Il Locomotive That Had
Been Disabled by the Spaniards.


Been Disabled by the spaniards.
An interesting incident of the march
through the village of Demoyayb0 on
Wednesday of last week was the cap
ture of a locomotive left by the Span
iards standing on the track with steam
up. Before they scurried away they
attempted to disable the engine, but
their efforts merely served to illustrate
once more Spanish lack of mechanical
skill, and the ingenuity of the Yankee
invader. The railroad employees had
hurriedly taken off the connecting
rods, throttle gear and other impor-
tant pieces of the machinery, conceal
ing them behind fences and under cars
and even burying some of them.
Then, after blocking the piston guides
with pieces of wood, they ran off in
the firm belief that they had put the
locomotive permanently out of COM
mission.
But in the Yankee forces were half
a dozen old railroad engineers and me-
chanics who shouted with joy when
they saw the engine. In a few mo-
ments they were clambering all over
the machine, and it didn't take them
long to discover its condition.
A search was started for the missing
parts, some of which were found ;
clever makeshifs were resorted to to
supply those that were not found.
The blocks were knocked out of the
slides, fresh coal was dumped into the
frebox, and in a space of time that
must have astonished the Spanish rail
road men the locomotive was putting
away in the direction of Juragua
drawing train of ore cars filled with
Yankee soldiers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02

- An exchange complains that as
the result of the all-absorbing interest
in the telegraph war news, the daily
papers are sapping to death the coun-
try weeklies. We have no doubt that
in many instances this is true; but
there is no reason why it should be
true. The situation proves that, after
all, the newspaper is only commodi-
ty that must exist upon its own merits.
There is really no competition between
the daily and the weekly. Instead of
clipping from the dailies, wholesale,
until he has enough matter to fill his
columns, the editor of the weekly
must strive to make his paper COM
prehensive history of the week just
as the daily is a comprehensive history
of the day. Let the weekly editor
throw away that which is worthless
and out of date, and still further eluci-
date that which is more important.
Then his paper will be of interest even
to the readers of the dailies. This
is the plan The ENQUIRER has all
along been pursuing, and we venture
that there is not paper in the state
daily or weekly-which is read more
closely by its subscribers. Indeed,
we find that much Of the matter that
is prepared for THE ENQUIRER, is re-
produced in other weeklies and semi
weeklies. So, after all, there is no
cause for complaint at the dailies-
not if the county weeklies will fill
their field as it ought to be filled.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
Paid Up.

Paid Up.
Rufus Marks, not "Knox," as pre-
viously stated, is out of his trouble.
His father was not able to settle with
town and county on his first trip; but
afterward got more money, and by
paying $21 to the town and S25 to the
county, squared off accounts. Had the
Negro known enough to come down
with one dollar in the first instance,
he would not only have saved his
pompadour; but would have been $40
ahead on the transaction.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02

gled up in the loose pieces of wire dur
ing the hasty rushes that will be ne
cessary. The barbed wire is murder
Gus business; but of course, there is
no grounds for complaint on the Amer
lean side. Shafter has with him $50
tons of barbed wire intended for the
same use.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02
LOCAI. AFFAIRS.

Grist Cousins-Offer 800 Monarch bicy-
cles for $4l.75. and S75 wheels for $3.50.
r. NJ. Carroll-Is suggested az a candidate
for the house Of representatives
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-07-02

Until january LIST, 1899, For S1.O4.
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 Sl.04.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
ANACONDA news.
ne IS VERY MUCH ALIVE
Frank NcDsvitt II Not the MUIR
dored Man.
IDENTITY WAS A MISTAKE
Mr.. NcDevitt Ii Probably the Man Whom
Fftxmaurice and Campbell Be-
neved to Be the
Dead Mar.

Yesterday mornings Standard con-
tanned the announcement. on a Butte
page. that the man found dead in a
Great Northern box car had been iden-
tined as Frank McDevitt of Anaconda.
The Identification was positive and
there seemed to be little room for doubt.
Owing to the ~lateness of the hour at
was impossible to ascertain anything
concerning McDevitt. A glance at the
city directory revealed the name of
Frank McDevitt. The directory gave
his occupation as a fireman at the low
er works.
Yesterday morning Frank McDevitt
called al the Standard office to say
that nc was not dead. but OF the con-
trary. was very much alive. He said
that he was probably the man to whom
Fitzmaurice and Campbell referred.
and they were probably led into the
Identification from the re-
semblance between the dead man and
himself. Mr.. McDevitt stated that he
had been in Butte a few days ago.
and had talked with Fitzmaurice and
Campbell.
Inquiry at the general offices OF the
Anaconda company developed the fact
that no other Frank McDevitt could be
remembered by any of the time keepers
to have been employed by the COM
pany. There was but one Frank Nc
Dewitt there now. and he was still an
employee at the lower works.
Mr.. McDevitt has some relatives re-
siding at Helena. wfo were. no doubt,
considerably alarmed at reading Of his
death. but they may now rest assured
that there Is not the slightest
for alarm. as Mr.. McDevitt Is alive and
we'll.
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Registry Agents Notice.

Notice is hereby given that j. Mike
Kraker. registry agent In and for election
district No. 5, Deer Lodge county. state
Of Montana, will open the registration
books at No. 500 East Park avenue. in the
city of Anaconda. on the oath day OF Oc-
tober. 1895. and will keep said register
open to and including the 18th day OF oc-
tober. A. ID. 1898. for the purpose OF reg
istering the qualified voters Of said pre-
cinct for the ensuing election to be held
November s. A. ID. 1898. for the county OF
Deer Lodge, state of Montana.
Ny Office hours will be from 2 o'clock
a. m. TO . o'clock p. m. of each day.
will also be at 8. l.. Craven's shop. No.
coo East Fifth street. In Seventh precinct.
October "a, Is and 18th. 1898.
MIKE KRAKER.
Registry Agent in and for Election Dis
trict No. s. Deer Lodge County. State OF
Montana.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
Registry Arent,s Notice.

Notice is hereby given that /. Benjamin
F. Crossw hite, registry agent In and for
election district No. .. In Deer Lodge
county. state OF Montana. will open the
registration books at the asylum ONCE
at Warm Springs. in Deer Lodge county,
on the 24th day of October. A. ID. 1898.
and will keep said register open to and in
Guiding the 18th day Of October. A. ID.
1898. for the purpose of registering the
qualified voters Of said district fer the
ensuing election 10 be held the sth day OF
November. A. ID. 1895. for the county OF
Deer Lodge, state of Montana.
My ONCE hours will be from 3 o'clock a.
m. to Q o'clock p. m. of each day.
] will also be at Stuart Oct. 20 and "a.
at Parrots Hotel; Mill Creek. Montana
Dressed Meat Co.'S Bog. house. on. 18th
and 9th. "
BENJAMIN r. CROSSwHITE.
Registry Agent I'm and for Election Dis
trict No. Q. Deer Lodge County. State OF
Montana. D
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
Suspended Ho>tilitie..

From the Detroit Free Press.
II hear you had a terrible row with her.
Simpley?"
Awful. But I guess II all came out
right"
Good. How did you manager.
well. you know that her hobby Is
war. She thinks war. talks war and
dreams war. she'd go 10 war II she could.
When there Is "A crisis imminent or n big
battle has been fought she sits out on
the verandah with a pint Of pennies and
buys extras as fast as they come out.
She studies military tactics as though the
fate Of the army depended pom n. and n
the little German band plays martha. airs
she goes inside TO drill. She gives her.
self the commands. too. and you can
hear for a block when she warns up TO
her work"
what hzs all this to do win your rec
oncllfation7'
Everything. she approves Of the army
code of ethics just as she does Of the
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
Registry Agents Notice.

mond. registry agent In and for election
district No. 2. Deer Lodge county, state
OF Montana, will open the registration
books at the brick church on West Park
avenue. next to Montana Hotel. Anacon-
da. on the 2ith day OF October. 1888 ana
will keep said register open to and in
Guiding the 18th day of October. A.. ID.
1895. for the purpose of registering the
qualified voters of said precinct for the
ensuing election to be held November 3.
A. u. 1898. for the county OF Deer Lodge.
state of Montana.
NV office hours will be from . o'clock
a. m. to . o'clock =. m. of each day..
III. REDMOND.
Registry Agent In and for Election Dis
trict No. 2, Deer Lodge County. State OF
Montana.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
Grand stree, Parade.

Don't miss seeing the big street par
ade of Stoves Uncle Toms Cabin"
IL takes place at noo of the day ad-
vertised. II leaves the Margaret the
alter to come east to Chestnut. south
on Chestnut To Park. west on Park
to Maple. south on Maple to Fourth,
south on Fourth to theater. Uncle
Toms Cabin" has been seen here many
times. but never as presented by the
Stowe company. They carry special
scenery for every act. and the most
beautiful transformation scene ever
witnessed. The company viii appear
at the Margaret nex Monday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
R-erisfrx Arent,. Notice.

Notice is hereby given that !. c. A..
MacCallum. registry agent In and for
election district No. 8. Deer Lodge county
state of Montana. will open the registra-
ton books at 21T +. Commercial avenue,
in the city of Anaconda, on the Gath day
OF October. 1898. and will keep said reg
lister open TO and including the 18th day
OF October. A. ID. 1895. for the purpose OF
registering the qualified voters Of said
precinct for the ensuing election to be
held on the sth day of November. A. ID.
1885. for the county of Deer Lodge. state
of Montana.
My Office hours will be from . o'clock a.
m. TO . o'clock p. m. OF each day.
&. A. MacCALLUM.
Registry Agent and for Election District
No. 3. Deer Lodge County. state of Mon
tana.
October q. 1sas.
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catechism and the constitution of the
United States. She told me never to call
at her house again. but last evening 1
went up there with "A flag of truce three
feet square. She met me at the door. 1
requested a parley and h granted IL.
After negotiations covering two hours she
modified her demands somewhat, and the
point on which we stuck was as to wheth-
er our former amicable relations should
be ~re-established. We compromised on an
armistice during which terms will be
further considered"