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The herald., 1898-06-21
An Unknown warship

MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, Hayti, June 90
p. m.-The cable to Guantanamo is not yet
working.
A sloop from San Luis Du Nord, Hayti,
brings news that a warship was seen at
daybreak this morning some distance from
the mole, apparently cruising. Her flag
could not be distinguished.
The herald., 1898-06-21
The Paris Exposition

WASHINGTON, June N.--The confereeu
on the sundry civil appropriation bill have
agreed to the provision for the Paris ex-
position. 1t is In practically the terms OF
the original senate amendment. to limit the
cost to 5000, ,00O ll. .e s..
The herald., 1898-06-21
GOT WORSE RAPIDLY
Captain General August Bottled Up in the Citadel Of
Manila

the there
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LONDON June aThe Daily Nails Madrid correspondent
and that he will be unable
The herald., 1898-06-21
Bicycle Races

PHILADELPHIA, June 20.-John s.
Johnson of Minneapolis defeated Karl
Kaiser, the champion of Switzerland, to-
night in ten-nlile paced race at Woodside
park track in 2:26 90.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board of commissioners
held meeting in the office of the super
visor last Tuesday for the purpose of at
tending to various matters requiring its
attention.
The most important matter before the
meeting was the negotiation of loan OF
$4,000. The amount was borrowed from
Messrs. i. o. and j. F. Jenkins, of Gro
yer, on a note payable January !, 1899,
and to draw interest at the rate of per
cent. per annum.
Some time was taken up in the trial of
a case relative to some road tools that had
not been accounted for. The matter was
settled by judgment requiring the over
seer, who was responsible for the tools,
and the party to whom he had loaned
them, to make good the loss.
After discussion, it was decided to ap-
propriate the sum of $50, or so much
thereof as might be necessary, for the
purchase of a pair of bloodhounds. The
idea is to keep the dogs at the stockade
and in thorough training. They will be
subject to the orders of the sheriff when
that official needs them, and they will
also be at the disposal of citizens gener-
ally in emergencies which may require
their services.
About the only other business transact
ed was the auditing of number of ac-
counts of various individuals against the
county for services Of various kinds.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
THEY ARE AFTER HIM.

The attack on Mr.. Joe White, the we'll
known sewing machine agent at Leslie,
by the Negro named Louis Mobley, came
near being attended by serious conse-
quences.
From the facts, as THE ENQUIRER has
been able to collect them, it appears that
the difficulty originated in a business set
tlement between the two. The Negro
demanded credit for bushel-and-a-half
of corn he had delivered to Mr.. White,
and when told that credit had already
been given, insolently intimated what he
would have done otherwise.
Mr.. White talked to Mobley rs was
proper under the circumstances, and the
Negro made an assault. Without warn
ing he caught Mr.. White by the throat
and began to beat him over the head
with his fists
The Negro had such an advantage that
Mr.. White was practically helpless; but
Mrs. White came to the rescue with a
pair Of tongs and commenced to rain
blows on Mobley's skull until the Negro
was forced to leave Mr.. White and turn
his attention to Mrs. White.
Mobley struck Mrs. White on the head
and face. She screamed, and Mr.. Hayes
came to the rescue. In the meantime
Mr.. White had gotten his gun, and the
Negro, realizing that the situation was
becoming uncomfortably warm, took to
his heels and disappeared.
1t was not long afterward before crowd
of determined men was on the trail of the
Negro. At last accounts he had not been
caught. The people of the community
arc in an ugly humor about the matter,
and about the safest place for Mobley is
either in distant parts or the county Jail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

- The Columbia Record reports that
Senators Tillman and McLanrin had been
working for several weeks to secure the
removal of the Negro postmaster at Lake
City. They objected to the postmaster
only on the ground of incompetency.
Referring to the occasion when the Negro
was first fired at by parties unknown,
Tillman said to Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Bristow that the Negro ought to have
been shot, and that the postmaster general
ought to be shot for having appointed
him. Of course we do not helive that
Tillman intended what he said to be
taken literally; but morally speaking
there is no question of the fact that the
appointment Of the Negro under the cir
cumstances was a heinous crime on the
part of the postmaster general. But this
does not excuse the murder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

rection as the other events. The war
between the Turks and Greeks still fur
ther aroused the spirit of the demon in
the nations. AS the result of all this, the
different powers have been sizing each
other up and still better preparing them
selves for emergencies. The murder and
arson now going on in Cuba has been
having its effect on the whole civilized
world, and the strained relations between
Spain and the United States cannot be
looked upon by outsiders with indiffer-
ence. If the United States and Spain get
into war, unless there is outside interfer-
ence, the probability is that the struggle
will be of short duration. If there is out
side interference, the result will be ter
rifle; but whether the clash comes as
here indicated, we remark again that in
view of all the signs of the times, the
breaking out of terrible war cannot be
much longer delayed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
MILLER R-sISSON-WALLACE.

Since the opening of the opera house
last fall, Manager Herndon has had quite
number of entertainments; some good
and some indifferent. The good compa-
MES, as rule, were secured by special ef-
fort on the part of the manager, and the
indifferent ones, as rule, have been i'm
Fortunate transformers who should not
have been allowed to come into the opera
house.
The entertainment now being announc-
ed is one of the kind that all successful
managers try to get, and in which MIR.
Herndon has right to congratulate him
self on being able to secure. The Miller
Sisson- Wallace combination ranks as
high, probably, as any entertainment that
has been to Yorkville for long time
past, and is one of those companies that
find no trouble in making engagements
with the leading opera houses OF the
country.
Polk Miller will be remembered as the
man who was engaged by Captain Sam
uel Z. White to make the address at the
unveiling of the monument erected by
him in Fort Mill to the "Faithful Slaves
of the South" Miller is a Nirginian, and
as dialect and pantJmime artist, has but
few equals. Among the testimonials he
carries, are strong ones signed by Mark
Twain, Fitizhugh Lee, the late Bill Nye
and other Americans of unusual promi-
nance, and these are backed up by
crowded houses and favorable press no
tices wherever he goes.
Oscar p. Sisson also has a reputation of
his own as commedian. He has often
toured the south as "Alfred Hummer" in
the "Two Colonels," and is known to thea
tre goers everywhere. Miss Ester Wal
lace, who is singer of note, appears with
Mr.. Sisson in a laughable comedy sketch,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

The postmaster general has ordered
the discontinuance of the office at Lake
City on account of the murder of Post
master Baker. This action is not broad
minded or wise. The crowd that lynched
Baker very likely was not composed of
the kind of people who get much mail
matter of any kind, and there is nothing
to be gained by the arbitrary punishment
of a whole community for the crime of a
gang of toughs. Neither do we think it
is becoming in the postmaster general to
say that the community must have Ne
gro or nothing. That is an actual recog-
milton of difference in race where the
constitution and laws are presumed to
claim that there is no such difference.
The smallness of the postmaster general
in this matter is of the same kind that
impelled the mob to lynch the Negro.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Walter J. Rawlinson, of Rock Hill,
is in Yorkville.
The health of Rev. L. a. Johnson con-
tinues very bad.
Mr.. Z. B. Beard has been down with
the grip since last Friday.
Mrs. T. S. Jetferys and little Bessie Gil
bert are both still very i'll.
Mr.. w. J. Nicely, of Clay Hill, has re-
ceived an appointment as notary public.
Miss Jessie Fewell, of Rock Hill, is
visiting in Yorkville, the guest Of Mrs.
r. J. Herndon.
Mr.. Will McFadden, of Smiths Turn
out, is spending few days i'll Yorkville
with relatives and friends.
Rev. J. H. Thornwell, pastor Of Fort
Mill and Ehenezer, was pounded by his
Ebenezer congregation last Monday.
Mr.. S. L. Miller and family expect to
move to Columbia next we, where Mr.
Miller will be engaged in the insurance
business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
SAM AND HIS CANDIDACY.
Characteristic Remarks About Political
Situation In Georgia.

Characteristic Remarks About Political
Situation In Georgia.
Atlanta Journal, Tuesday.
Rev. Sam Jones came to town his
morning and was interviewed by The
Journal. He is as mysterious as he
was in his platform. He continues to
shell the woods, and throws a few
grapeshot into the congressional race /;
but he leaves his candidacy as much
of a mystery as ever.
When asked what he meant by his
letter and announcement, he said:
II am not running for governor. |
am Just q candidate. / don't have to
run. 1 can sit on stump and beat
some fellows running. l announced
myself candidate simply TO get in on
the ground floor, as the boys used to
say in boom times, TO lend dignity and
urbanity to my utterance, or rather, |
came in to give dignity and character
to the situation. Let the other fellows
furnish the reputation and 1 will fur
nish the character.
II have no more desire to be gov
ernor of Georgia than l have to be
bailiff in my militia district. One
lob has as much enticement for me as
the other; but l do want to see fair
play one time. I do want to see the
common people of Georgia have their
way"
"How long are you going to sit on
the stump?"
81 will stand on my announcement
until see how the land lies, I won''
submit my candidacy to any prima-
ries or courthouse cliques or Demo
cratic conventions. l am not Dem
ocrat, nor Republican, nor a Popu-
list. I am a gentleman. General
Evans submitted his claim to prima-
ries and conventions in the race he
made, and he broke leg and has not
been able to run any since. 1 am a
horse in the field, loose, without any
saddle or bride on, and l am dead
sure 1 have no rider on board"
"How long do you expect to be a
candidate?"
~ expect I will be candidate as
long as most of the other crowd that's
in the field. What's the use in a fell
low being candidate or running when
he sees he stands no more chance for
the job than a pig in back lot would
stand a chance for being host On
Peachtree street ?"
Mr.. Jones took a lively interest in
all kinds of politics, and when talking
about the gubernatorial race, said:
"By the way, you will have lively
race in the Fifth district for the house.
My choice of the two candidates would
be Fielder. Fielder is a good pointer
dog, and when you 90 hunting with
him you know what he is going to set,
a covey of birds; but when you take
old Lon into the woods neither man
nor angel can tell what he is after.
When he opens up on trail you don't
know whether he is after rabbit, a
deer, a skunk or a ground hog. The
fact of the business is, he will hunt
anything on top of the ground or un-
der the ground"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
WILL HE COME?
Probabilities of Bryan's Visit to Due West
r Preshyterian. Wednesday:

Probabilities of Bryan's Visit to Due West
A. r. Presbyterian, Wednesday,:
The friends of Erskine are encour-
aged to hope that Mr.. Bryan will make
the commencement Grafton. He has
replied to the young men, stating that
while he could not make a definite
promise just now, yet he desired to
come, and if he found it possible to do
so, he would later accept the invita-
ton. TO the friends in Washington
who have of their own accord taken
up the matter, Mr.. Bryan has written
very kind letters. Senator Tillman
and the congressional delegation wrote
Mr.. Bryan, urging him to come. Con-
gresham Strait, "Seceder," has just
written Mr.. Bryan again. Mr.. Till
man sends us the following letter,
showing his hope in the matter:
UNITED STATES SENATE,
Washington, ID. c., Feb. II, 1888.
Mr.. II. S. GALLOWAY, Due West, S. G.
DEAR SIR-I enclose herewith a letter
from Hon. w. j. Bryan which will ex-
plain itself. 1 hope Mr.. Bryan may see
his way clear to accept your invitation
'"''' Vile B. R. T1LLMAN:
We take one paragraph from MIR.
Bryan's letter to Mr.. Tillman. After
stating that he could not promise
positively, he says:
II am impressed with the Importance
of this college, and would be glad to
crafty not only the pupils and instruct
0rs; but the prominent men who have
added their invitations"
The Charleston News and Courier
has written Mr.. Bryan urging him to
come. The Washington Post has the
following dispatch from Columbia,
S. c.:
COLUMBIA, S. c., February 17.-Wm. j..
Bryan, of Nebraska, who has never been
into South Carolina, has expressed the
hope that he will be able to attend the
commencement exercises Of ErSkine col
lege, at Due West, in June next, on which
occasion he has been invited to make the
anniversary address.
Due West, for over so years, has been
the educational headquarters of the Psalm
singing Presbyterians of the south, COM
monty called Seceders. Erskine college,
the Due West Female college, and The.
illogical seminary, located there, were all
founded by the Seceders.
Should Mr.. Bryan accept this invita-
ton, there will be from 10000 to 20,-
600 people in Due West to bear him.
The inquiries are numerous, "Will
Mr.. Bryan be at commencement" ?"
The railroads have promised to run
special trains. Mr.. Bryan's trip into
the south would be an ovation all
along the line.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
THE WILLIAMSBURG MURDER.

The wholesale crime by the frenzied
mob at Lake City the other day, is hor-
rible beyond expression. 1t includes ar
son, infanticide and homicide, all under
circumstances most cowardly.
Baker, the principal victim was Negro
from another county who had been ap-
pointed postmaster at Lake City. His
appointment was at the instance of that
political thug, f. H. Deas, and was for
political services. Although incompetent
to fill the position, the Negro, as many
others would have done, undertook to
fill it, to the great disgust and exaspera-
ton of the white population, which, of
course, constitutes the main patronage Of
the office.
After calling upon Baker to resign, and
upon his refusal, they petitioned the de-
partment at Washington to remove him.
The petition set forth that the Negro was
impolite to ladies'; that he sold two-cent
stamps at a cent piece that he delivered
registered letters to people without re-
quiring them to sign receipt that he kept
letters of some individuals in the office
for months Notwithstanding that they
were called for daily, and committed
other errors of ignorance and "cussed-
ness" But this petition was ignored.
f. II. Deas interested himself in the
situation, urged Baker to hold on, con-
mended him for his courage and assured
him that his name would go down to
pusterity as an unselish patriot and
champion of the rights of his race, ETC.
The feeling at Lake City grew worse and
worse. Baker was shot at a time or two,
and finally, on Monday night, developed
the horrible tragedy as reported.
That the authorities at Washington are
primarily responsible for this horrible
murder, there is no doubt. The patrons
of a postof1ice certainly have a moral
right to say by whom that office should
be filled. The Office does not belong to
the government so much as it does to the
people by whom it is supported. And
the individual who attempts to act in an
official capacity against the wishes of a
majority of his fellow citizens makes a
mistake that is bound to incur to him
ill-will. In the case of Negro in white
community this is especially so, and this
Negro ought to have been aware of the
fact.
But all this does not excuse the horrible
crime of the white mob that has done this
bloody work. For their case, we confess
we know of no remedy. They should
have merely been quiet and put up with
the indignity and outrage that had been
imposed upon them as well as they could.
They were not justified in doing murder
under the circumstances, especially no
such cowardly murder as that which they
committed.
However, this time, it is unnecessary for
the newspapers to rise i'll their anger and
froth at the mouth over the lynching.
The Federal government that put the
Negro in the office has the power to
avenge the murder and will 10 doubt do
it. The proceedings are not likely to be
after the manner Of the Broxton Bridge
affair; but more likely biased on the
other side, and the newspapers will not
be called upon to work up sentiment.
That ignorant mob which murdered
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

Army officers say that while in the
event of war with Spain most of the
fighting would have to be done on the
water, it would be necessary for the
United States to have three large stand
ing armies TO prevent invasion. One OF
these armies would be stationed on the
northern coast, another on the southern
coast, and third on the western coast.
With an arrangement like this, the army
officers think the United States would be
prepared for business, not only against
Spain but against any other foreign
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
FOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


L. Geo. Grist, Agent-Tells about fire
loss by the Delaware Fire Insurance
company and the payment OF the loss
the next day after the fire occurred.
Grist Cuusins-Are offering trace chains
at 30 cents pair which are usually sold
at 40 to so cents, breast chains at 10 cents
pair, Avery Georgia ratchet plows for
IS cents, Dixie turn plows for Sl.20, qua
no horns for Is cents or two for %, sin
glctrees for Is cents, collar pads for ~
cents.
w. Y. Ingram-An expert paper hanger,
is at Mrs. r. G. Moore's boarding house
with full line Of wall paper samples
and is prepared to submit estimates for
hanging rooms complete.
w. J. Waters, Secretary-Gives notice
that there will he meeting of Micah
Jenkins camp at the courthouse OH the
first Monday Of March at II o'clock IN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26
LOCAL LACONICS.

Price OF Cotton.
The price of cotton continues at from
about ST to cents.
Bethel Presbytery.
Bethel Presbytery will hold its next
regular meeting in Clover on Tuesday,
April 5, at II a. m.
Charged With Rape.
Josiah Moore, colored, was committed
from Fort Mill township last Tuesday on
charge of rape. He is about l5 years OF
age. His alleged victim, who is also COL
ored, is aged about IL.
Good Thing Appreciated.
The advance sales for the Miller-Sisson-
Wallace entertainment up to Thursday
night were, with one exception, larger
than to any previous entertainment that
has been billed at the opera house. The
fact that this entertainment is something
better than the ordinary, is pretty gener-
ally recognized.
All of the Children.
The next picture to appear in THE EN-
QU1RER will be one of the most interest
ing that has yet been published. 1t will
D0 TcDTOuuCLlOtl Vi d lllOSI SoPisAA P1o
tograph of the teachers and pupils OF the
graded school in a group before the build
ing. The whole group is composed OF
more than $50 faces, and most Of these
faces are easily recognizable, especially
by people to whom they are familiar.
Captured, Escaped and Recaptured.
The individual who broke into the de-
pot at Tirzah was captured last Tuesday
afternoon. He turned out to be jerry
Rankin, Negro who worked in the vii
lage and who had previously borne
good reputation. Upon search warrant,
issued by Magistrate Anderson, an inves-
legation was made of Rankin's quarters.
The boys father-in-law told about his
having brought four quarter-sacks OF
flour to the house on the previous Friday
night. Search brought out sack OF the
same brand as those stolen. The flour
had been emptied and an attempt had
been made to wash out the brand. When
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

M. Zola, the well-known French
writer, whose trial on the charge of SLAM
dering the French government and army
in connection with the case of Dreyfus,
was convicted last Wednesday and SEN
fenced to pay a fine of 5000 francs and go
to prison for the term of one year. He
received the sentence with great compo-
sure, and said that time would prove that
he was right. The mob went into par
oxysms at his conviction, and tried to
lynch him, but was prevented by the po-
lice. People outside Of France pretty
generally think that in the case Of lola,
the French government is making an
idiotic mistake.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

We do not wish to pose as prophet
for we do not pretend to be able to see
further into the future by single day
than any other newspaper. This is to be
taken only as an observation to serve as
food for thought. But the signs of the
times point to the early outbreak of war
somewhere. The whole world is uneasy.
During the past few years and up to the
present time, there have been numerous
indications of it. The war between China
and Japan was short and sharp. 1t excl
ted the war spirit everywhere and salts
fled nobody. The Jameson raid in the
Transvaal resulted in the partial mobili-
zation of the British and German armies
and Il terrifying display of naval force.
The clash was for the time averted; but
there were left stings that have not yet
been healed. Ambitions and thirsts that
were excited are still unsatisfied. Italy's
inglorious clash with Abyssina also had a
certain influence in the same general di-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

The Washington correspondent of the
Columbia State says the Lake City out.
rage will have an important bearing on
the contested election cases of Congress
men Stokes and Elliott. We are unable
to see what the outrage has to do with the
seats of these congressman but if devel-
opments prove that what the correspon-
dent says is correct, we shall not be at all
SURPRISED,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

Baker and his child and MANNED his
wife and daughters, has gotten itself
into a scrape of which it seemed to
have buta slight previous realization,
and before the government gets through
with the matter, most of the members of
the mob will be inclined to wish tina. they
had let the Negro postmaster alone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-02-26

Those ferocious towards who so cruel
ly murdered that Negro postmaster at
Lake City, the other night, will, in all
probability, not have to pay the full pen
atty Of their crime. The law in South
Carolina is not strong enough to punish
murder when that murder is committed
by mob of voters. But notwithstand-
ing the outrage the Federal government
committed when it brought about the con-
ditions that made the murder matter of
course, it will do the right thing now if it
will get up all the evidence it can rake and
scrape for use in the state courts, and fail
ing there to convict Of murder, push the
prosecution on through the United States
court on the most drastic charges which
the United States statutes provide for
such cases. The very life of civilization
demands that murder he punished.