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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

- The Republican papers are slob-
bering over themselves about the
patriotism exhibited by President Nc
Kinley in going to Canton to vote.
The president very probably went
home on a free pass, and it is doubt
full if the trip cost him a cent. He
no doubt had big time in the bar
gain. With the money paid by the
government for the time the president
wasted, however, Mark Hanna could
have purchased whole congressional
district in Ohio, and saved the chief
executive the embarrassment of neg
lecting the business it is supposed to
be his duty to attend to in Washing
ton. Perhaps it would be a good idea
to exempt presidents from voting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Pelham Morrow is confined to
his bed.
Captain L. M. Grist, of Yorkville,
went to Columbia on Monday on a
business and pleasure trip.
Mrs. Paul T. Gordon and daughter,
of Texas, are the guests of Mrs. Cor.
don's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. B.
Williams.
Miss McDill, of Hickory Grove, spent
Saturday in Yorkville with Miss Lula
Jenkins, on her way to Lowrysville to
visit the Misses Guy.
The State, Tuesday: Misses Mary
and Rose Hunter, of Yorkville, S. c.,
are visiting Miss Laura Weston Green,
on North Barnwell street.
Misses Bessie Carroll, of Bullock's
Creek, and Daisy Glenn, of Bethel,
visited relatives and friends in York
Vile during the past week.
Messrs. John r. Hart, ]. L. Carroll,
G. P. Lowrance, G. w. Carroll and J.
E. Lowry, Jr., went to Columbia Mon
day to attend the state fair.
On being mustered out of the army
with the First regiment, Sergeant Fred
D. Marshall, of Rock Hill, secured
employment with the Columbia Elec-
lric Light company.
Miss Margaret GLADDEN., of Winns,
boro, who has been visiting the Misses
Harshaw near Guthriesville, left Mon.
day to visit friends at Rock Hill before
returning to her home.
DR.. Miles Walker received telegram
yesterday announcing the sudden death
of his brother-in-law, Mr.. A. A. Sar'
ratt, of Gaffney, on Monday night last.
Mrs. Walker left yesterday to attend
the funeral but the doctor was unable
TO get away on account of patients re-
quiring his attention.
Uncle Robin Love, who has been at
the home of his son-in.law, Mr.. ]. w.
Love, near Yorkville, since last May,
left yesterday to spend sometime with
his son, Mr.. R. J. Love, on Clark s
Fork. The old gentleman is in the
best of health and spirits, and con-
tinues to carry sunshine and good
feeling wherever he goes.
Rev. Boyce H. Grier returned yes
day from synod. He reports the larg.
est attendance he has ever known and
a most satisfactory session generally.
An amended proposition from Mr..
Joseph Wylie to donate $4,000 for
the erection of a girls dormitory at
Erskine college was accepted. By the
terms of the new proposition Mr..
WyIie is to pay the synod $500 in
cash and execute a bond to secure the
payment of the remaining $1,000 at
bis option or by his executors. The
board of trustees was instructed to
proceed at once to appoint committee
to receive the donation and erect the
dormitory, to be ready for use by next
October.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
THE PHOENIX RIOT.
Situation Quiet and Investigation Now In
Progress.

Situation Quiet and Investigation Now In
Progress.
There has been no more violence at
Phoenix, Greenwood county, since that
of Thursday, reported in the last issue
of THE ENQUIRER, and the situation
has quieted down, although there is
still great deal of excitement.
r. K. Tolbert, whose story to the
Greenville News, is printed OH the first
page of this issue, proceeded to Wash
ington on Thursday night, and laid the
matter before the president. He told
a great many things that happened
and a great many things that did not
happen, placing all the blame, of
course, on the white Democrats Of the
Phoenix vicinity. His story in most
particulars was grossly untrue. The
president and cabinet, however, gave
the affair several hours of considera-
ton, and directed District Attorney
Lathrop to make further investigation.
Ernest w. Cochran, assistant district
attorney made general investigation
and reported that in his opinion it was
too late for federal Intervention.
During Wednesday and Thursday,
all the Tolberts left the neighborhood
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
LOCAL LACONIC3.

Didn't Materialize.
The promised shower of meteors
failed, as usual, to materialize in this
immediate section. As to whether the
shower was seen elsewhere, we have
as yet no information. But even if
the astronomers had made no mistake
this section of the country could not
have witnessed the spectacle. 1t was
too cloudy.
Price OF Cotton.
The best price of which the reporter
had information as being paid for cot
ton yesterday was 400. He was in
formed, however, that several buyers
were willing to pay cents for grades
that usually rank at the top of this
market. At the time that the reporter
made inquiry-11 o'clock-no cotton
of this grade had been offered.
Carroll -Bentield.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: Mr..
C. A. Carroll and Miss Sallie Benield,
of Tirzah, were married in the parlor
of the Carolina hotel, Wednesday,
at 10 o'clock, Rev. o. G. Jones
officiating. Quite a number of their
friends were present to witness the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll left
Wednesday afternoon for Tirzah, where
they will make their future home.
Rock Hill Drug Company.
Rock Hill Herald, Saturday: Messrs.
J. B. Johnson, A. ]. Evans and R. p,
Boyd will today make application to
the secretary of state for charter for
the Rock Hill Drug company, of which
it is expected J. B. Johnson will be
president and A. J. Evans secretary
and treasurer. The new company ex-
poets to be ready for business by the
18th of this month. The corporatora
are all we'll known druggists and their
association will make a strong firm.
First Regiment Flag.
The battle flag recently presented to
the First regiment of South Carolina
volunteers through Mrs. J. K. Alston,
by subscriptions raised principally in
Yorkville, Winnsboro and Newberry,
and at the disbanding of the regiment
returned TO Mrs. Alston, may be seen
at the law Office of w. B. McCaw,
Esq. The flag is of raw silk, bordered
with old gold. The field is blue. On
one side is the coat of arms of the
United States and the other of South
Carolina, artistically done in gold and
appropriate colors. The staff is sur.
mounted by an eagle. In every par
ticular the standard was most worthy
gift.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

will think less of mo for saying so,
but do not regard any of these things
as sin. Things used for the purpose
of recreation, l mean. In my boyhood
checkers were played by everybody,
and they were all right; but cards
were all wrong, and I must confess l
cannot see the distinction. We had
kissing games, but we did not have
dancing, and dancing, in my opinion,
is, of the two, the more innocent. No
teacher is able to formulate an anathe-
ma in this matter. There must be left
a large field for personal liberty. At
ter all, every man must make Jesus
Christ his Standard"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

Not LOST YET.-There is still good
reason to hope that the Maria Teresa,
the flagship of Admiral Cervera, may
be added to the United States navy.
The report that the vessel is ashore on
Cat Island turns out to be true. 1t
was washed by the storm into a pro-
tected place, and is hard aground in
only - feet of water. The Cat Island
natives pounced down on the vessel as
soon as the storm abated, and have
carried off almost everything aboard
that was movable. They also claim
the ship as abandoned. Cat Island
belongs to Great Britain, and there
may be some complications about the
recovery of the vessel by the United
States; but these complications are
not likely to prove serious.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
CIRCUIT COURT.

In the case of the Rock Hill Buggy
company against R. M. Whitesides and
John B. Whtesides last Friday after
noon the jury returned verdict fol
the plaintiff in the full amount sued
for-$313.56.
This was one of what is known as
the Planters Register cases. The de.
fendant had given one w. H. Rumbley
a note for county right to sell blank
book known as the Planters Register.
Rumbley sold the note to the Rock
Hill Buggy company. The defendant
claimed that Rumbley received the
note on fraudulent considerations, and
that it was purchased by the Rock
Hill Buggy company after notice. The
plaintiff denied having received no.
tice, and this point was made the prin-
cipal issue of the case.
By agreement, with this case on the
same issue was also tried cases against
w. D. Moore, J. A. McFadden, j. M.
and Mrs. M. E. Taylor, w. j. Jones
and r. F. Dunlap. The verdict in
each case. except that of ]. NJ. and
Mrs. M. E. Taylor, was for S313.56.
In the case against ]. M. and Mrs.
M. E. Taylor, the verdict was for
S157.6S.
The next case was Of the same
nature-Messrs. Miller & Harrison,
plaintiff, against ]. NJ. and M. E. Tay-
lor. The jury failed to agree and the
court ordered mistrial.
The last jury case was Greene D.
Sandifer, plaintiff, against True &
Klutz, defendants. The plaintiff
claimed that on August l3, 1897, be
entered into a contract with the de-
fendant whereby he was to give his
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
Wednesday, November l6, 1898.

services for one year and was tore
ceive in consideration therefor the
sum of $500; that on July 19, 1898,
plaintiff was discharged without cause
and on August l3, '9S, defendant owed
plaintiff $lS9.4O, and the action was
brought 10 recover this amount. The
defendants denied that there had ever
been any contract with the plaintiff,
and in addition set up the destruction
of their business by fire, which, they
claim, would have annulled any con-
tract that might have existed. The
jury was unable to reach an agreement
and mistrial was ordered.
The petit jurors were discharged on
on Saturday afternoon and since then
the court has been engaged in equity
business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
TO any other county paper in the

to any other county paper in the
state.
The reason for this condition is OBJ
vious. THE ENQUIRER is strictly a
newspaper. 1t is the organ of the
whole people-not few trying to
fool the balance. 1t derives its sup
port from the people on the basis
of service rendered-and not from
contributions or assessments. 1t re-
quires subscriptions 10 be paid for III
the first place, because the paper is
worth the price charged; and in the
second place, because to make supe.
rior newspaper costs money, and the
expense should be borne by those who
derive the benefit.
At no time in its history, has The
ENQUIRER been a better newspaper
than during the past year. This
is not only our own opinion, but it
seems 10 be the pretty unanimous
opinion of our subscribers everywhere.
We have numerous letters indicltiye OF
this fact, and we have been frequently
advised of it verbally. Not only this,
we are pleased to say that we are
every day receiving material evidences
in the shape of new cash subscriptions.
Our facilities for holding the paper up
TO its present high standard, and
gradually adding further improve
ments, are pretty nearly perfect.
So we say let the good work con-
linue. A good newspaper can be OF
great value to any community, and
the greater the cooperation of the
people, the greater the good the news
paper can do. However, whether co
operation be greater or less, the man
agement of THE ENQUIRER will in
nowise relax its efforts to improve
the service of the paper as much as
possible.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
QUIET IN WILMINGTON.
The Violence Of Last Thursday Succeeded
by Good Order.
gift.

The Violence of Last Thursday Succeeded
by Good Order.
The new revolutionary government
of Wilmington, N. c., with Mayor
Waddell at its head, is administering
the affairs of the city and attending to
routine matters with as much deliber-
alton and Judgment as if the change
had been the outgrowth of usual
processes.
Mr.. J. H. Marshall, of The News
and Courier, has been getting some
inside history of the revolution. He
finds that the whites had effected a
thorough organization of armed forces
and determined to carry the election
at all hazards. The Negroes, through
intimidation and other means, were
kept away from the polls. Committees,
however, watched the election all day,
and were informed as to how it was
going. They were satisfied that the
Democrats would have majority, and
consequently there was no effort to
prevent anybody from voting. The
relations between whites and blacks,
however, were 80 strained that it was
clear that a conflict sooner or later
would be inevitable. The whites deter
mined to continue TO hold themselves
in readiness and wait for the blacks to
become the aggressors. They were
satisfied that this would happen, and
it did happen. Then pandemonium
broke loose, with the results already
reported.
Full license having been given to the
disorderly element, it did not know
when to stop. A portion Of this ele.
ment sought, on Friday, TO 60 beyond
the lengths to which it had been led
by the leaders. Mayor Waddell, how
ever, issued a proclamation in which
be set forth in positive terms that dis
order must cease and that no more
violence would be tolerated. Aportion
of the white population received this
order with more or less sullenness; but
it was understood that the mayor had
strong backing and the order was
obeyed.
A part of the authorized and pre-
viously agreed upon programme, was
the expulsion Of exMayor Wright, the
chief OF police, and other Objectionable
characters. They were put aboard a
train and told not TO return. They
cried over the matter considerably, but
promised to do as instructed. They
kept on moving until they had gotten
out of the state.
During Thursday, Negroes fled to
the woods in droves. They came back
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, and
were not molested. Many of them
were almost famished. They were
given to understand that it was not
against them, but against their white
and colored leaders that the feelings of
the whites had been directed.
An inquest was held over the bodies
of six Negroes, who had been killed in
Thursdays rioting, on Friday. The
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
Tolbert In Trouble.

Greenville News, Sunday: News
reached here yesterday that Postmas-
ter Tolbert, of Seneca, a kinsman OF
the Greenwood Tolberts, had received
an anonymous note demanding that he
leave the town or suffer the consequent
ces. His wife was a good deal fright
ened by the threat. There was deal
of cannonading about the town Friday
night, which caused some little excite
ment; but this is supposed to have
been the work of mischievous boys.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

- 1t is claimed by some of the New
York papers that Richard Croker lost
sl5O,OO0 in bets on the election Of
Van Wyck as governor of New York
Croker, however, refuses to talk fur
ther than to say that no man can
prove that he has bet single dollar
on the election.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

1t is pretty generally conceded on
all sides that Theodore Roosevelt is an
honest man. If this is true, New York
is to be congratulated. That is what
the state is needing more than any
thing else just now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

- Now that the Republicans have
the president, the house and the senate
it looks as if they should put up OF
shut up. If they fail at the next ses'
sion of congress or the session follow
ing to provide some kind of financial
relief for the country, it would seem
that the Democrats would be entitled
to trial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16
Che alorkrille Gaqllirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, NOV. l6, 1898.

- The president has done well not to
seek a pretext for interference in the
Phoenix matter. Federal interference
could do no good whatever.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-11-16

Southern mill takings 279,995 bales,
against 273, 149 last year. Foreign ex-
ports for the week have been 346,9S4
bales, against 311 1852 last year. Stocks
at the seaboard and the 80 leading
southern interior centres have in
creased during the week 96,43S bales,
against an increase during the CORES
ponding period last season of III, ,030.
Including stocks left over at ports and
interior towns from the last crop and
the number of bales brought into sight
thus far for the new crop the supply to
date is 4,436,05l bales, against 3,947,-
S76 for the same period last year.
- The Rev. DR.. Behrends, one of the
leading clergymen of Brooklyn, said
in an address to the Manhattan Con-
gregational Association the other day ::
"What sin is must depend upon clear
and exhaustive description of what the
Scriptures declare to be sin. We are
apt TO run to subjectivism. There are
a good many things called sin which
are not defined in the Scriptures. We
must find the rule of our conduct in
the mind of Christ. | was surrounded
in my boyhood with rather strict Pur-
itanical influences. l was led to be-
lieve that cards We're of the house
hold of Satan. Billiards, the theatre
and dancing, above all, were thought
horrible. l do not know one card from
another; but / have left all these
things behind me, and probably you
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-04-02

Judging from the editorials in
the Messenger the people of st.
Martinville do not wont the ter
minal of Breaux Bridge road at
New Iberia, while the people of
the latter place are moving heaven
and earth to get the road. Friend
Week could not carry the round
house away from Lafayette and
he is now engaged in the more
gigantic undertaking of moving
the whole town of st. Martinville
railroad and ALTO New Iberia.
Lafayette Gazette.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-04-02
LOCAL NEWS.

The Police Jury meets Monday.
The town election takes place
Monday.
The town council meets We'd
nesday next.
We hope that the voters of this
town will understand the necessi-
ty of the new charter and will vote
for its adoption.
Mr.. Fernand Halphen, of Opel
ousas, son of Judge j. o. Halphen,
of this town, died in Opelousas
last Saturday morning.
Mr.. Charles Gueriniere is now
in Kansas buying horses; he is ex-
pected back home shortly with
one or two car loads of horses.
Mr.. Homer j. Mouton, editor
of the Lafayette Gazette, spend
Saturday and Sunday last in town.
He has entirely regained his good
health.
Mayor Liable and District At
torney Simon made trip to Ar
naudville last Sunday, with the
idea of investing in land in that
section.
Tomorrow will be Palm Sunday,
and as usual on that day, we ex-
pect the town will be crowded with
people from every part of the
country.
Senator R. Martin made a trip
to New Orleans this week, to COM
plete the contracts for the machi-
merry for his refinery on the Ruth
plantation.
The work OF. laying down the
ties and rails on the Breaux Bridge
extension commenced Monday, but
the weather was rainy, which
made the work slow and difficult.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-04-02
ACETYLENE GAS.
THE LIGHT OF THE Future

THE LIGHT OF THE FUTURE.
Why not be independent and own YOUR
own little gas plant which will give
four times more light than ordinary gas
or electric lights at one half the cost?
Applicable for use In churches. stores,
factories, hotels, residences and country
homes, safer than ordinary gas or ker.
osene lamps. Approved by all the Boards
Of Underwriters throughout the United
States. We want first class agent in
everv town. Write for catalogue and
prices.
THE ACETYLENE GAS MACHINE CO.,
AKRON, OHIO.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-04-02

Mr.. Lionel Bienvenu of the
firm of Stauffer, Eshleman & Go
was circulating among his clients
this week.
The weather has been 30 cold
all this week that fire and over
coats were quite comfortable.
There was neither ice or frost, but
the cold north wind had bad eff
ects upon all tender plants.
Rev. Geo. Manotte, the Metho-
dist French preacher who prea-
ched at the Court house here last
Sunday, did not make any convert
to his religion, on the contrary, all
those who heard him have given
the unanimous verdict that he was
ga crank in the pulpit"
The town election takes place
next Monday. A vote will be ia
ken at the same time, upon the
new charter, for its adoption or
rejection. In our estimation the
new charter submitted to the peo-
pie is good one and should be
adopted by both factions, and we
hope they will both favor its adop-
ton.
"A young colored man named
Robert Beslin, while drunk was
riding a horse, he lost his balance
and fell on his head. He remain
ed unconscious and vomitted a
quantity of blood, which indicated
he had received serious internal
injury; DR.. Martin attended him
but his case was hopeless; he died
few hours after.
There are quite a number Of
loafers who congregate on the
bridge every evening, sitting or
each side of the wooden fence Of
the foot passage entirely stopping
the passage, and when ladies pass
on the bridge they have to takt
the vehicle way on account of thu
; loafng obstruction of the foo
passage. The town will have t.
pass an ordinance to that effect.
Miss Bassie Cornay of Lafay
cite is visiting Miss Pearl Gueri
Mere.
We learn that the road on tn
other side of the lake bridge is il
very bad condition. It seems Il
us that the Police Jury should at
tend to this matter. The Polio
Jury seems to be under the i'm
preston that the Board of Trad
: has something to do with thi
/, road, but it is an error, when tn
J town appropriated $1,000 it wa
understood that both bridges b
' built, and of course, roads LEADING
: to such be opened, because Q
what use could a bridge be with
out roads? 1t seems that neithe
r of the bridges is completed.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-04-02
A INDUSTRIOUS CRIME.

A most horrible ana revolving
crime was committed last week
near Breaux Bridge, the nature of
which, is without parallel.
Last year Solany Haynes, a
young man of about 20 years Sc
duced a young women, a Miss Mo-
reau, when she was 16 years of
age, the parents of the young girl
forced Haynes to marry her, but
he never lived with her after. In
the course of time a child was
born to the young woman.
Recently Haynes had decided
to divorce from his young wife,
but to do this he had to have
some cause for the court to grant
him a separation from the woman
he had ruined, and in his devil
ment he sought the assistance of
one of his neighbors who in ras-
caIity and crime is as bad as he
is, and planned a stupid plot
which is the cause of Haynes and
his accomplice Disire Thibodeaux
to be locked in the steel cage of
the parish Jail.
The facts as related by the wo-
man is that Haynes came to her
fathers house where she lived,
acknowledged the wrong he had
done her, told her he regretted his
past conduct and was willing to
repair his fault and pleaded with
the young woman to come and live
with him as man and wife, think
ing he was in earnest she was glad
to go with the man she loved, the
father of her child, but to her sur
prise she was brought to the house
of Disire Thibodeaux who had
sent his own wife and children
away to give them chance to &C
complish their heinous crime.
There, the woman reconstructed
with Haynes that this was not the
place he promised to bring her,
but he had some excuse to spend
the night there.
After he had slept two hours
with his wife, he had to get the
cause for divorce, and went for
Disire Thibodeaux to come and
take his place with his wife to
which the young woman indegn-
antly refused, but by force, at the
point of pistol in the hands of
her husband she was outraged by
Disire Thibodsaux, while the band