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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26
HUODTOWN HAPPENINGS.
Peaches In Danger of Frost-Sacrament
at Shady Grove and Shiloh-Personal

Peaches In Danger of Frost-Sacrament
at Shady Grove and Shiloh-Personal
Mention.
Correspondence Of the Yorkyille Enquirer.
HoopTowN, March 24.-We are being
treated to some quite typical March
weather at present; very blustery, though
probably rather warm for the season.
Peaches are in full bloom, and will likely
be nipped by the frost if there is any
thing in their blooming in the wrong
time of the moon."
Wheat and oats are growing nicely and
vegetation generally presents rather
forward growth. Some corn is being
planted in this section.
The sacrament of the Lords Supper
will be celebrated at Shady Grove on the
third Sabbath in April. Preaching at
IL o'clock q. IN.
Communion services will be held at
Shiloh next Sunday. The pastor-Rev.
Chapman-not being ordained to the
ministry, the services will be conducted
by Rev. Hinton.
There have been few cases of grip in
the neighborhood. Little Gatha Mickle,
who has been very sick with the malady,
is improving.
Mrs. Jos. A. Chambers and daughter
in-law, Mrs. DR.. Chambers, spent from
Saturday until Monday with relatives in
our town.
Mr.. Lester II. Good and Miss Maggie
Hood will he united in the holy bonds of
matrimony, Wednesday evening next at
7 o'clock, at Shady Grove church.
VOCE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26

- The News and Courier claims that war
would result in the fixing of the gold
standard; but it is not for war. We are
at loss to know just what is the matter
with The News and Courier. If it really
believes that war would fix the gold stand
ard, it seems to us that it would be will
ing to unloose the dogs. But we were
about to forget. Maybe it is not because
our esteemed contemporary loves gold
less; but because it fears iron, in the
shape of 5OO-pound projectiles from the
big guns of the Spaniards more. The
News and Courier, however, it will be
remembered, is within gunshot OF the
high seas. If it were further inland and
war meant the gold standard, maybe it
would be for war.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26
Hurrah For Stokes.

w otohSo'
Congressman Stokes believes in the
very best possible mail facilities for
his constituents. The following is
from the Washington correspondence
of The News and Courier, Tuesday:
congressman Stokes, this morning,
completed arrangements at the post
office department for the extension of
the rural free delivery of mail in his
district in South Carolina. Naturally
he feels some elation over this, as he
was largely instrumental in procuring
increased facilities for the rural dis
tricts when the appropriation bill was
pending last week. His argument on
the bill in general, and especially on
the free delivery then, was considered
by his friends as strong and convinc-
ing. Congressman Stokes's district is
perhaps one of the happiest selections
for test of the system. Though it
has about 100000 population it is al
most wholly rural community, there
being only three presidential Offices in
its limits, and they of the third-class.
1t is none too we'll supplied with even
the poor facilities afforded by fourth
class postoffices and star routes, there
being only 1873 postofices within its
limits.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26
To NOMINATE A TICKET.
The Primary Plan Is Suggested For York.
Vile.

Vile.
EDITOR OF THE ENQUIRER: In few
weeks the qualified voters Of the town of
Yorkville will be called upon, or given
the opportunity of selecting an intendant
and four wardens to serve during the en-
suing year. 1t has long been the custom,
as you know, for few voters to assemble
in the court house each year, few nights
before the day of the election, and nomi-
nate cut and dried ticket, and those who
were not there and who did not care to
support "the nominees" have been writ
ten down as "kickers," "bolters," etc.
Now I have suggestion to make and
think it will appeal to the good judgment
Of every intelligent, law-abiding citizen
lin the town who has the best interests of
the community at heart. My suggestion
is that the town council be nominated
this year by the primary plan.
We have men in the town who are
thoroughly qualified, and who can and
will administer the affairs of the town in
a just and satisfactory manner to all law
abiding citizens, and will not use their
trust for the advancement of their private
business interests, or to try to injure any
other citizen of the town, and in my
humble opinion that is the kind of coun-
Gil that is needed.
I would call the attention of the citizens
of the town to the fact that it is now pos
sible to nominate and elect ticket COM
posed of trusted, tried and successful bus
mess men-if that is the kind wanted
because, under the present election laws,
fully 80 per cent. of the vote will be cast
by the white citizens of the town.
PRIMARY.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26

ernment do? Perhaps I should for
bear to discuss that question now !;
hut this will venture to say Human
life, purposely taken, cannot be paid
for in gold or silver. Mark my words,
'Purposely taken And if it shall
appear such was the fate of 253 brave
American sailors, then heaven pity the
guilty parties. 1t will not be a ques-
tion of arbitration, but a question
involving the dignity and honor Of
this great republic"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26

The daily papers of yesterday note
that Admiral Sicard, an engraving and a
description of whose case appears else
where in this issue, has been relieved
from command on account of illness, and
that Captain Sampson has been ordered
to take command of the North Atlantic
fleet. Captain Sigsbee, and other officers
of the Maine, have been ordered from
Havana to Washington to await further
orders from the navy department.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26

The last issue of the Rock Hill Herald
contains telegraphic war news up to 3
o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The Herald
has always been better paper than is
warranted by the support it gets; and
then again, it is gel r4lly edited by the
editor; not by people who would adver-
tise themselves free at the expense of the
papers reputation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26
The atorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
SATURDAY, MARCH rs, 1898.

On two afternoons of each week York
vile gets the latest war news earlier than
any other towns in the state except COL
umbia and Charleston. If this quarrel
goes on much further, just watch THE
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26

- A meeting of the State Democratic
Executive committee has been called to be
held in Columbia on April 8. One Of the
principal items of business to be consid-
cred is to arrange for the holding Of the
State Democratic convention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-03-26
DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS.

Following are the appointments of
Rev. j. B. Campbell, presiding elder
of Rock Hill district, for the second
quarter, as published in The Southern
Christian Advocate:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
BURGLARS IN THE PARK.
Caught With a Box of Cutlery
Stolen at Lawrence.

Sergeant Tim Donovan and Patrolmen
Rucker and Campbell yesterday captured
two supposed burglars in the city park.
They were both roughly dressed, George
Lyons being short and stout and Elfonso
Smith tall and slender.
The police learned that two men were
in the city park who were acting suspi-
ciousIy and who had a box with them.
was Joined by the other officers. When
the officers captured the two men they
resisted arrest. The smaller man tried
to draw a loaded revolver from his
pocket, while the large man stood glover
ing at the officers in a threatening man
ner.
Hand over that box" demanded Ser
geant Donovan.
Smith responded by throwing the box
into the air and it fell into the grass at
the city park, where a large number of
pocketknives fell out of it and We're scat
tered. Patrolman Campbell averted fur
Their trouble by landing a well directed
blow on Smiths head. The prisoners
were then handcuffed and taken to the
city prison. When searched u new raZorS
lis pocketkniYes. A few moments after
the arrest a telephone message was re-
ceiVed from Lawrence stating that a
hardware store had been robbed there the
night before and that large number of
knives, raZorS, etc, were taken.
Sergeant Donovan informed them that
the men were in Jail and that the plumber
had been recovered. Sheriff Moor Ind
Topeka at noon and left at o'clock with
their prisoners handcuffed together. Both
are desperate looking characters. They
claimed that they bought the knives in
having been taken from the hardware
store in Lawrence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
TOPEKANS AT KLONDIKE.
News Received From Some of Those
Who are There.

A letter has been received in this city
from w. T. Hunter, one of the party OF
Topeka men who left for the KlOndilxe
territory three months ago. 1t was
written on May 8, and the party was
then at Morraine Glacier, a few miles
south of Five Mile camp. Hunter
states in his letter that during the few
days previous to that date dozens of
prospectors had passed the camp going
back over the trail who had lost all
their belongings in snow slides. On
May a party of 20 were caught in a
snow slide few miles from the camp
and two of the number Smothered.
None of the party was known to the
Topeka men.
At the time of writing Will Buck and
Charles clearinghouse, two of the To-
peka party, We're snow blind. Hunter
says that very little work can be done
in the day time as the glare of the sun
on the snow is so intense that the eyes
are affected. Instead of working dur
ing the day, all work is done by moon
light.
According to the letter the party ex-
pected to commence prospecting inside
of ten days after the date of its writing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
AWAITS SKATERS.

three times and then started to put
about. A shot across his bows from
the Marblehead stopped him and the
vessel was boarded, her papers showing
that she was bound for Jamaica. The
captain explained that he had put
in to see if he could get return cargo
of sugar. He was informed that he
could not and was then allowed to pro-
coed.
The battleship Oregon has already
coaled in the smooth water of the har-
Dor and has sailed away. The battle
ship Texas is coaling today, to be fol-
lowed by other ships.
The squadrOns of Rear Admiral
Sampson and Commodore Schley are
still off Santiago, maintaining a strict
watch day and night to prevent the
Cervera. From men who have landed
to take observations of the harbor, 1t
is learned definitely, all agreeing on the
point. that the Spanish cruisers and
two torpedo boat destrOyers are there,
but these vessels are regarded by naval
experts, after all, as men IN buck
ram"
AS high naval officer remarked to
day: Spain, throughout her whole
history, has never sought a naval fight,
and never will. She has always lodged
and is lodging now. Cervera never IN
tended to fight He intended to dodge,
and he has succeeded. Spain will never
send another fleet to these waters dur
ing the present war.
Severe storms prevail in the channel
between Santiago de Cuba and ia
maica. The press dispatch boats have
encountered these storms for the last
ten days, making the voyages very dlt-
ficuIt The heat adds to the discomfort,
but a daily service is maintained.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
THE PHILIPPINES TARIFF.
Import Duties to Remain But Export
Duties Will be Abolished.

New York June ia special to the
Times from Washington says:
The decision of the administration to
continue the Spanish tariff schedules in
force in the Philippines while they are un-
der the military governor generalship OF
General Wesley Merritt has not been an
nounced officially, but, as stated before
in these dispatches, the course has prac-
tically been decided on. and the customs
auth1orites are acting on that l 6T9I,gbf me
number of inquiries to the treasury de.
Patment as 10 }b ~h PbiInpines many Of
these queries coming from persons VINO
are already looking to the ISLANDS asa as a
Spanish tariff went into effect in the Phil
ippines through the the, action OF a royal de-
The treasury department is, in possess
latest being dated October, 1897, bringing
the schedules up to date; .,,o .4o of +to
Philippine tariff as it will in all proba-
bility be enforced under General Merritt's
Coal and coke, 50 cents a ton; glass
eiTy or siT plate. o s. an ounce cast iron in
pigs, So a ton; wrought iron and steel
nishes. S4S ton; salt, $3.50 ton; manu-
featured tobacco. S1.2o a pound; raw to-
close 81 se Woven tissues of cotton plain
unbleached, bleached or dyed, up to Is
bricg, lawns, organizes and gauzes up to
80 threads20 cents pound; cotton hosiery
a pound; wooden and worsted goods, un-
bleached. II cents a pound: when washed
or bleached 50 cents pound; carpets
of wool. "a cents a pound; wooden blan-
kets, 20 cents pound; books, cents
pound; engravings, maps and drawings.
u cents a pound; Wood in boards for
boxes. flooring. or planking, 111s cents per
cubic foot; ordinary wood made into fur-
horses, $40 each; shoes, 26 cents a pair;
harnessmakers' wares, SO cents pound;
pianos, $25 each; meat salted and jerkke e
con, cents a pound; wheat, Sc ton;
wheat -four, $1.05 per 100 pounds: refined
trimmed, and bonnets, 20 cents each; hats
and bonnets with milliners' work, $150
each.
1t is the present intention of the admin
fstration to make goods from this country
subject to the same duties as goods from
other countries. This will be done on the
ground that until formally acquired by
United States territory
At present heavy export duties are
levied on the principal natural products
of the Philippines.
All these. it is expected, will be abolish
ed and the natives allowed to ship their
tobacco indigo, rice, sugar and cocoa
nuts without paying for the privilege.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
STEELE'S TRAMPS.
Men With Brass Buttons Run Them
All Out on Sunday.

Sunday was an unlucky day for the
tramps in and near Topeka. Chief Steele
men with the brass buttons swoOped
down on gangs of tramps in the railroad
yards at the. city limits and gathered
them in. They marched them in like
a provost guard gathers stragglers in at
night.
When the registering had been done at
police station it was found that there We're
just 81 knights of the, road in custody.
Every one claimed to be single and that
he was going into the western counties to
harvest. Detective Capron says that
there wasn't one of them but would have
tainted at the sight of hard work. Many
were genuine wandering tramps, roughly
dressed, red faces, alcohol eyes, etc.
Chief Steele decided that he didn't want
to have such number at his guest ia
BILE, as the expense for their food would
amount to S11 a day. So he ordered the
officers to escort the gang of tramps out
of the city. Chief Steele made an address
to come if they tarried in the city. At
the conclusion of the chiefs remarks the
tramps Were taken outside. the Jail and
formed in line. Police officers were on
both sides of the line, in front and he,
hind. The order was given to march and
the band of Weary Willies'' moved north
jackson street. The column moved
north to the Rock Island railroad and
turned west. When point half mile
west of the city limits was reached the
officers gave the order to break ranks,
and get out of here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13

al, Claud Olmstead, Ralph Chesney.
Louis Smith, Marvin Nye, Link Scales
and John Dansy. Light refreshments
were served.
Miss Mary Barley spent a few days
in Lawrence last week
Mrs. George p. Wallace and little
daughter Jean have gone to Abilene TO
visit for a few weeks
A farewell social was given in honor
of Afford j. Horny at his parents res
idence, ITO North Klein street Friday
evening Mr.. Horny entertained the
guests with some of his choice musical
selections and supper was then served.
Those present were: Mr. and Mrs
J. w. Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. N. Ernul, Mr.. and
G. Dustin, Mr.. and Mrs z. c. Dustin.
Miss Mabel E. Dustin, Edward Cod
dington and Edwin and Roy S. Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
COLLAPSED.
Joe Letter, King of the Wheat
Pit, Falls.
Greatest Wheat Corner Ever
Known Comes to an End.
HIS LOSSES HEAVY.
The cold Man" Withdrew His
Support
And Joe Letter Unloads TO-
100000 Bushels Today.
MUCH GOES TOARMOUR
Prices Went Tumbling in All
Lines.
The Banks VIII Close Up the
Letter Deals.
And Joe Letter Unloads TO-
100000 Bushels Today.
MUCH GOES TOARMOUR
Prices Went Tumbling in All
Lines.
The Banks Will Close Up the
Letter Deals.

Chicago, June 13-All interest on the
board of trade today centered in the do
ing of Joseph Letter and the result of
his famous big deal in wheat A ire
mendOus slump in prices was generally
attributed to immense sales for him.
According to one authority Mr.. Letter
ordered all his trades closed out at the
opening of the days transactions in the
wheat pit and it was stated that at
least eight million bushels of wheat
were liquidated for him in the Chicago
market alone. The severest breaks in
prices, however, were in the northwest,
where it was said Letter had his big
lines.
Cash wheat in Duluth went off 10
cents and in Minneapolis II cents. Half
an hour before the close Letters sales
in Chicago were placed as high as 10
million bushels. His brokers, Allen &
Grier, transferred June wheat to
Armour and September. to Lamson
Bros.
1t was reported that a movement was
on foot among strong interests to take
care of cash wheat and that a meeting
was in session at which this matter
was under consideration.
Fifteen minutes before the closing
bell rang on change the tickers had
report that Letter cash wheat would be
trusted. 1t was said that the bankers
who had made advances on it had
agreed to take care of it.
During the final movements of trad
ing Joseph Letter was at the Illinois
Trust & Savings bank in consultation
with his father, L. z. Letter and others.
Joseph Letter said in reply to inquiries
that he would make an assignment;
that his options had been nquidated and
that his cash wheat would be trusted.
Joseph Letter admitted to friends that
he had lost money. Excitement on the
board ran high. Stories of financial
trouble for the young man who engin-
eered one of the greatest wheat deals of
the country gained circulation How
ever, little credence was given to this
feverish gossip at first. Mr.. Letter was
cloSeted with his father, L. Z. Letter
and when pressed to tell whether the
slump in the cereal had affected his in
terests frankly admitted that he had
lost money. How much he would not
say He had not the time to go into
details. Conferences were the order
of the day.
Letters wheat interests have been
turned over to a board of trustees who
will settle up the deal. This course was
necessary on account of Mr.. Letters in
ability to put up margins which were
called for Joseph Letter admitted
that his father had withdrawn his sup
port.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
Notes and Personal Ment1nn.

Major and Mrs c. Hood of Emporia
are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Theo-
dOre Hammatt.
Miss Nellie Hendricks of Usage City
is spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs
William WadswOrth.
Miss Margaret Russell is visiting rela-
Mrs. B. f. Booker and children will
leave the first of next week for Virginia
City, Nevada. to spend the summer.
Miss Florence Horn is going to Kan
sas City Wednesday for a two weeks
visit.
The annual lawn fete which was to
have been given in the Bethany grounds
has been postponed until a week from
Tuesday.
Mrs. T. E. Bowman and Mrs E. Da-
wilson WOrden went to Ottawa today
to attend the Chautauqua- On their return
Mrs. Worden will be the guest of Mrs.
Bowman for about a week, after which
she will leave for California to spend
the summer.
Mrs. Ira o. Howe and little daughter
are going to leave Saturday for Wiscon-
sin and Michigan where they expect to
spend the summer.
Misses Lillian and Rose Wiegant who
have been visiting Miss BeUlah Parker
returned to their home in Leavenworth
today
Mr.. and Mrs. Shubert spent Sunday
in Chicago.
Mrs. S. c. Mitchell is spending the
summer with her sister, Mrs. B. F. Nc
Gifin.
Miss Lille Collins returned to her
home in Westmoreland Sunday
Mrs Wipchell of Chicago is visiting
Mrs. B. r. NcGiffin.
Mrs. F. G. Lagerstrom and sister,
Miss Ellie Smith are going to Atchison
today for a two weeks visit.
Miss Eva Heively who has been the
guest of Miss Maude Hague returned to
her home in Newton today.
Mrs. H. H. Hague of Newton is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. c. G.. Hague.
Mrs. II. Q. Garvey and Mrs. G. F.
Spencer are going to give a large re-
ception Thursday afternoon. If the
weather permits it will be partly an
outdoor affair.
Miss Miller. who has been with her
sister, Mrs. Charles Adams for several
years, left Sunday for her home in
Ohio; she was accompanied as far as
Chicago by Mr.. Adams.
Mrs. c. F. Menninger and children are
going to Colorado this week to spend
the summer.
Mr.. Fred and Will Merwin of Kansas
City are visiting their sister, Mrs. Will
EberIe; they are making the trip to
Omaha on their wheels.
Mrs Jennie Martin gave a very pleas
ant party Friday evening in honor of
her daughter Maud's twelfth birthday.
She received a number of pretty pres
ents from her little friends. Those
present We're: Misses Mamie McCahan
Rose Gilbert. Mamie Dansy, Ethel Hal
terman, Katie McCahan, Mr.. Fred Dy-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-06-13
NORTH TOPEKA.


Items intended for this column should
be left at the KjmbaH Pig. Co.. before "a
o'clock In the morning.
War warl Lukens' Opera House June II.
Mrs. Freeman is i'll at her home on Mon
roe street.
J. Schulze spent yesterday visiting
friends in Perry.
Miss Grace Ruttan returned to her home
in LeaVenworth today.
Mrs. Morris of Hoyt was the guest YES
terday of the mother, Mrs. Hanley-
E. L. BAH will leave on the 18th for
Pueblo, where he will spend three months
Mrs. J. d. Pratt has organized cho-
rus choir of twenty voices for the Second
Presbyterian church.
Mrs. James Campbell and children are
expected to return Tuesday from their
morning in the Second Presbyterian
church. There was no evening service.
o. L. Mccall came up from Wichita yes
mother, Mrs. Mccall of Harrison street
Mrs, Mrs. R: s; Mahan and little daughter.
hans father. Mr.. B. f. Stephenson, just
north of town.
The fire department was called out this
on Madison street occupied by a colored
family named Mcclellan. The damage was
slight
The Ladies' guild of the Church of the
Good Shepherd will meet Thursday after
Curtis streets.
The MenOken township Sunday school
convention was held yesterday afternoon
a Pence's church, five miles north of
Menoken. James A. Troutman and +. Il
Stahl delivered addresses.
Miss Frances Ruttan of Leavenworth,
who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. J.
A. Fuller of Quincy street. went to Law
renee today where she will take the uni
versity examinations.
At the Christian Endeavor meeting yes
terday afternoon at the First Presbyterian
church little Maud Ward recited "A Lit
tie Stray Lamb in such excellent
manner that when she had finished she
was given the c. 3. salute.
Rev. A. S. Embree preached yesterday
morning in the Kansas Avenue NJ E.
church. but was compelled to dismiss the
congregation in the evening without a
mon, as he was not well enough to
preach.