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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
COMING TO REASON.

The papers are having good deal
to say about the Atlanta speech in
which President Mckinley suggested
that hereafter the Federal government
should look impartially after the
graves of Confederate and Federal
soldiers alike. And most of the papers
in the south think that the president
is deserving of great credit for having
uttered such a sentiment.
We are glad that the president has
said what he did, and we confess that
the utterance was admirable /; but we
are not disposed to take it as any
special evidence of generosity. 1t is
only one of the first rays of a great
truth that is, or should be, dawning in
the minds of liberal and intelligent
leaders throughout the north. The
only wonder is that there has not been
enough breadth and generosity among
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
THE COTTON MARKET.

The Yorkville cotton market con-
tinues to range higher than is warran-
ted by New York and Liverpool quo.
tations. It is because of the influence
of surrounding mills.
II paid six cents for a bale of cotton
today" remarked Mr.. J. A. Latta in
the posloffice Monday night.
"Is that not pretty high?" he was
asked.
"Yell, yes, maybe" he replied; "bu,
it was not as high as good deal tina,
was sold at 81 cents. The cotton
paid six cents for was first class, and
was well-worth the price,"
The local market on Monday was
higher in proportion than on any day
during the present season. 1t contin'
ued we'll up yesterday, and is likely to
remain about the same today. Cotton
of the kind described above will still
bring six cents; but for the kind that
is coming in most rapidly, the price
ranges from 81 to ST.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
MAKING FUN OF ATLANTA.
Alabama Legislature Adopts Sarcastic Res
olutions.

ALABAMA Legislature AoOpIo oarcahtic Asoo-
olutions.
The following resolutions were intro.
duced in the Alabama house of repres-
entatives last Saturday:
"Whereas, the members of the gen.
eral assembly who attended the peace
Jubilee in Atlanta were mistaken for
tramps, hoboes and adventures, and
were brutally routed by the police from
the capitol and the public hotels of
Georgia's boasted capital, barely es'
Gaping with their lives and property.
"And whereas, the sacred flag which
is Alabama's title to place in the SIS
terhood of states was ruthlessly trod-
den under foot in a mob conflict, to
the great humiliation of our law-mak-
ers and the burning shame of the
Georgia police.
"Therefure, be it resolved
"That we felicitate' our brothers on
escaping with their lives and suggest
that hereafter they await the coming
of the elephant with more patience
and thus save our proud state the burn
ing shame to which they have just
been subjected by the unnatural Geor-
gians."
The resolutions went to the commit
tee on rules.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
MERE-MENTION,

Calvin S. Brice, former senator from
Ohio, died in New York last Thursday
and was buried in Ohio, Saturday. ''.'.'
A lunatic printer named Joseph W.
Pearson threw bricks through the
doors of the British embassay at Wash
ington Thursday night. Miss Paunce'
forte, daughter of the ambassador, was
struck on one ankle with brick and
slightly hurt. Pearson was arrested
and will probably 60 to a lunatic asy'
lum. ......The total of deaths from the
collapse of the gasometer at Twenty,
first street and Second avenue, New
York, on Thursday, is now seven
The gasometer was the largest in the
world, 17S feet across and holding
8, 100000 feet of gas. 1t was being
tested when it collapsed and sent q
column of water 20 feet deep down
Twenty first street to East river. BE
fore leaving for the south last week,
President Mckinley signed a special
bill regulating the tariff duties for Gu
ba. 1.-The members of the American
peace commission sailed last Sunday
for the United States from South
ampton. ..........Albert Taylor, white
man, was hanged at Macon, Ga, last
Friday at noon, for the murder of his
wife. The execution was private, even
the newspaper reporters being exclud,
ed.........'A semi-oficial note issued
from Madrid last Friday, says: GAS
the American senate must ratify the
treaty of peace before it becomes
effective, our government should wait
for this ratification, and not hasten to
cede territory which the United States
senate may not accept. ."''''''The total
bank clearings in the United States for
last week were $1,691, ,765, ,29S; per
cent. increase 23.4. Exclusive of New
York, S610,296, ,295; per cent. increase
14.9.:: ::.....The Rev. William R. Camp
bell, who has spent 21 years in Utah
among the Mormons, is in New York,
taking an active part in the fight
against polygamy. He says that the
presbytery of Utah is in touch with
only 10 of the 80 postofices of Utah.
Reports received from these show 1000
cases of polygamy and that 1000 po-
lygamist children have been born since
1895. ......"'At the battle of Atbara a
number of Italian rifles were captured
from the Dervishes by the Egyptians.
The Italians lost them to the Abyssl-
mans in 1887, and the Abyssinians in
turn to the Dervishes in 1889. .''''''One
important Wall Street commission
house recently borrowed $2,OOO,OOO
for six months at 8 per cent. 1t has
been in business for many years, and
never before was able to borrow so
much money at so low rate for so
long a time. '''..'According to the Off
ciai forecast, the wheat harvest of
Australia for 1898 will be 100000
in excess of that of 1897, and there
will be surplus available for export
of 1925, 900 bushels.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The members of the York delega.
ton in the general assembly are re-
ceiving applications from candidates
who desire to be appointed as county
commissioners under the act that is
expected to supersede the present
county government law.
So far, we have heard of three or
four candidates for the position, and
the reporter is informed that at least
one of these candidates will get the
endorsement of majority of the del
egation. To publish names at this
time, however, would hardly be fair to
the candidates or the members of the
delegation, especially in view of the
fact that the reporters information has
not come in way that entities it to
be considered definite and final.
The two commissioners to be ap.
pointed in this county under the new
law will receive not exceeding tnree
dollars per day each, apd their pay
will be limited to 25 days each per an
mum. The board of commissioners,
however, is to be allowed clerk, who
shall receive for his services not ex-
ceeding 800 year.
Though there is no reason to doubt
at this time that it is the intention of
the governor to either sign the act un-
der consideration or allow it to become
law without his signature, it is fact
that the bill is a pretty clumsy piece
patchwork, and it is possible that the
general assembly may see fit to amend
it considerably before it gets into prac-
tical operation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
WILL NOT DOWN.
Mr.. Bryan Says the Silver Question VIII
Outlive Other Issues.

Mr.. Bryan Says the Silver Question VIII
Outlive Other Issues.
A number of gold bug would-be
Democratic papers, have recently tried
to make it appear that w. ]. Bryan
has abandoned the silver question as a
dead issue. The New York World
interviewed Mr.. Bryan on the subject
with the following result:
"Will expansion be the issue two
years hence ?" was asked.
II do not care to talk about that
subject" was the answer.
"Do you think that the cause OF
silver is dead ?"
"Not by any MEANS" said Colonel
Bryan, his lips COMPRISING and bis
eyes taking on a stern expression.
"The silver question is as strong today
as ever, and it will not diminish. The
feeling for silver is as strong now as it
was in 1895, when the opposition to
the gold standard took its stand upon
the Chicago platform. 1t was right
then and it is right now. 1t will con-
tinue to be right. Every plank in the
Chicago platform is as strong today as
it was in 1896 when it was adopted. ."
"Then you do not think" asked the
correspondent, "that the war has les,
sened the importance of silver ?"
"War sentiment is ephemeral," was
the reply. "The war feeling is tenn
porary. The war excitement has en-
gagged the attention of the people fol
while; but it will soon die. Like
fire, it draws a crowd for the time; but
the crowd soon grows tired and goes
back to its normal pursuits. So with
the war. The silver question will out
live any war that ever occurred OF
ever will occur"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
THE FARMERS, MUTUAL.

The question as to whether the Far
mers' Mutual Insurance company has
the right to assess its members in ad-
vance on account of losses not yet in
Cured; was argded before Judge Gage
last Saturday.
The case was commenced originally
several months ago. The insurance
company had not been making assess
ments until after losses had been in
Cured. On the assumption that the
business of the company would be
facilitated, the management sought to
so change the bylaws as to permit ad-
vance assessments, and these advance
assessments several of the members
refused to pay. This gave rise 10 the
action now in progress.
It is the contention of the defen-
dants-those who decline to pay ad-
vance assessments-that the change
in the bylaws referred to was illegal
in that it was made by the directors
of the company and not by majority
vote of the stockholders. The direc-
tors claim to have had general power
from the stockholders to make such
changes in the bylaws as they, the
directors, deemed desirable, and that
the change in dispute was made under
this power.
Messrs. w. B. deLoach and ]. s.
Brice represented the insurance COM
pany, and Mr.. G.. w. s. Hart the dis
satisfied members who have declined
to pay the advanced assessments.
The facts in the case presented to
Judge Gage have been agreed to by
both sides, and the issue before the
court was matter of law only. One
point is whether the charter of the
company will permit advance assess
ments, and the other is whether, If
such assessments are authorized, did
the directors of the company have the
power to make the change that they
made in the bylaws.
After hearing the arguments of the
opposing counsel, Judge Gage took the
papers with the understanding that
he would give his opinion later on.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
Wednesday, December 81, 1898.
unusually impressive manner, that
made the lovers man and wife.

unusually impressive manner, that
made the lovers man and wife.
The dame of honor, a brilliant bru-
nette, never appeared to greater advan-
tage than on this occasion, clad in a
plain costume of heavy white taffeta.
The bride never looked more lovely
than in her elegant costume of white
moonshine over satin.
Mrs. Bratton is widely known
throughout the state, and counts her
friends by the score. She is loved and
admired by all who are fortunate
enough to know her.
Mr.. Bratton, the groom, is one of
York's most popular and prosperous
young men, and deserves to he con.
graduated on the prize he has won.
After congratulations and good
wishes were showered upon the happy
pair, the doors of the dining room were
thrown open and sumptuous lunch
con was served. Here the decorations
Wed with those in the parlor beauti-
full sprays of mistletoe, laden with the
waxen berries, mingled with the wax
en- leaves and rich red of the holly,
formed the principal decorations.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bratton left that even
ing on the $50 train for trip of sew
eral weeks.
Among the guests from a distance
were Mrs. o. E. Thomas, Mrs. Frank
Sims and Master Frank Sims from
Columbia Mr.. and Mrs. Allen lizard,
Mrs. Myron Sandifer, Mrs. Harrison,
Mrs. w. Simpson from Rock Hill.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
our northern brethren to warrant more
liberal admissions long ago.

our northern brethren TO WARRANT more
liberal admissions long ago.
No matter what may have been the
secondary causes of the late war, the
real issue was the constitutional prin-
ciple of state rights. The south went
to war to preserve its constitutional
liberty against brute force, and al
though it was compelled to succumb
to that force, the fact remains that no
fair minded, intelligent man of today
can conscientiously claim that it was
not right. President McKinley's ut
terance in Atlanta, therefore, seems to
have more value as an admission OF
this fact than as the patronizing con-
cession some people may be disposed
to consider it.
But what the president has said is
only a ray of justice. Right being the
test, the Confederates who fought and
laid down their lives in defense of the
constitution of the United States, were
the real patriots of the war of seces-
sion. On the principle that govern
ment should take care of its defenders,
these Confederates have all along been
the rightful claimants Of the benefits
that have been showered upon those
who successfully held up the side OF
injustice.
We are saying this not because we
are dissatisfied with the immediate
result of the war. While the south
was undoubtedly right in its construc-
tion of the constitution, that construc-
ton was probably not for the best
interest of the country as. whole.
The change brought about by the war
has been for the better rather than
otherwise; but still, as suggested, our
friends at the north will have to admit
at last that the real "crime" of the
south was not rebellion but loyalty
to the constitution of the land. And
this being true, the Federal govern,
ment, Notwithstanding the violence
with which it wrought its cherished
change in the constitution, owes it to
the southern soldier to not only look
after his grave; but to accord him all
the benefits that a just government
feels called upon to accord to its
defenders.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
James H. Echols, president of the

James H. Echols, president of the
Commercial National Bank of Chicago,
is authority for the statement that the
Russian government is trying to raise
a big loan in the United States. If
this is true, it is something unusual
and full of significance. Echols claims
that the United States now has more
available money than at any time in
the history of the country, and it is
claimed that for two months or more
money has been the "cheapest CON-
modify" in New York, call loans being
made as low as II per cent, and no
gilt edge securities for sale at less than
81 per cent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Herod Neil, the auctioneer, has
rented the Boyd house for next year.
DR.. c. Fred Williams is at home
from Baltimore on two weeks vaca-
ton.
Messrs. D. p. and T. F. Leslie, of
Leslie, were in Yorkville few hours
last Saturday.
Mr.. NJ. A. w. Smith has removed
from the Clark's Fork back to the
Fodder neighborhood.
Rev. Edward s. Reaves returned to
Yorkville on yesterday after an absence
of several weeks.
DR.. Clarence M. Kuykendal has
been having bad week of it. He is
confined to his home again.
Superintendent Grimes, of the York
Cotton mills, has been north for sever
al days past on business.
C. E. Spencer, Esq, was in Columbia
during the greater part of last week
in attendance on the supreme court.
Judge Gage came up from Chester
last Saturday to hear the case of the
Farmers Mutual Insurance company
against D. M. Hall and others.
Messrs. B. M. and 3. L. Faris, G. II.
Graham and s. H. Epps, of Fort Mill
township, were in Yorkyille on Mon
day with business before Judge Nc
Corkle.
Mr.. c. w. F. Spencer, of Yorkville,
was a member of big law class that
was admitted to the bar last week, af.
ter examination by the supreme court.
Charlotte Observer, Saturday : Mrs.
J. NJ. Odell passed through Charlotte
last night on her way from Captain s.
E. Whites, in Fort Mill, to her home
in Concord
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21

- we note tnaL the CnarleSLou oSI
is after the city council of Charleston
because it seems disposed to do the
city's advertising in The News and
Courier at q higher price than The
Post asks for the "same work." The
Post does not use the expression "same
work :" but that is the assumption in
the comparison of prices. If The
Post can give the same service at
lower price than The News and Cour-
ier, then the Charleston board of al
dermen is doing great injustice in not
patronizing The Post. But for The
Post to give the same service as The
News and Courier is manifestly impos-
sible. A given space in The Post is
less valuable or more valuable than
the same space in The News and
Courier. One paper has a better class
of readers than the other. The same
advertisement is not of the same value
in either paper with the same reader.
Each paper has its own particular
character, and that character to a
greater or less extent affects the value
of the advertisement. For instance,
suppose one paper makes it a point to
print carefully prepared news, regard
less of expense, and the other is not
particular what it prints so its columns
are full, what is likely to be the effect
on the readers of both? In one case
the discriminating reader feels that
the advertiser is looking for him,
and in the other he feels that the ad-
vertlser does not care much whether
he finds anybody or not; or at least
that he is not nearly so particular as in
the first case. But the proper way to
settle matters of this kind is not by
the opinions of the respective publish
ers or the prejudices of the officials.
ANY commodity-advertising space not
excepted-is worth what it will bring
on the market. The business men OF
Charleston who advertise at all, adver-
tise as business proposition. They
do not advertise in either paper for
charitable purposes, and they do not
pay either paper for its advertising
space more than they know by expe-
rience that that space is worth. Then
this is the best guide for the Charleston
aldermen. 1t is right and proper that
the city should have the best adver-
tising service possible, and the city
will not be badly hurt so long as it
regulates it's compensation to the val
ues that business men have found
profitable. To claim that cheapness-
COSTS the only consideration by
which officials should be governed in
the selection of mediums for giving
publicity to public notices, is equiva-
lent to admitting that the publication
of such notices is unnecessary. THE
ENQUIRER has no interest one way or
the other in the Charleston contro-
one which to a greater or less extent
affects all publishers who seek to exist
versy further than that the matter is
by merit rather than by unjustly be-
slowed patronage"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
HAD CLOSE CALL,

DR.. VIM. M. Walker, whose illness
was reported in the last issue of The
ENQUIRER, is getting better, and there
is reason to hope that he will be up
again in a few days; but he has been
close to deaths door.
The doctor was suffering from a
complication of erysipelas and grip,
and his condition was extremely crit
ical. On Saturday it was not thought
possible that he. could last more than
two or three days longer, and the sit
uation was further complicated Satur-
day night by remarkable accident.
Through a mistake, the doctor was
given internally some medicine con-
tanning carbolic acid that was intended
for local application. He was very
weak at the time; but spoke of the
uncomfortable effect, and DR.. Miles
Walker, who was in attendance, dis
covering Immediately the mistake that
had been made, set about administer
ing the proper antidotes. The patient
was so completely exhausted that for
a time he became unconscious, and
even DR.. Miles Walker thought he was
dead.
Shortly afterward, however, the pa
tient began to show signs of getting
better. He continued to improve, un-
til now it appears that the effects of
the erysipelas have almost passed
away. There is reason also to believe
that the mistake, which under most
would have proved fatal
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
BRATTON-BRATTON MARRIAGE

BRATTON-BRATTON MARRIAGE.
The Columbia State of Monday con-
tains the following account of the re-
cent Bratton-Bratton marriage at
Guthriesville.
Many times has the hospitable home
of the Brattons been thrown open to
their friends; but on December 18th
an event of especial interest took
place in the marriage of Virginia Ma
son, only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Napoleon Bratton, to Mr.. Robert
Moultrie Bratton, son of the late DR..
J. Rufus Bratton, of: Yorkville.
On entering the house a scene of
rare loveliness greeted the eye. The
walls were festooned with graceful
garlands, and everywhere were seen
house plants, tall palms and ferns.
Over the whole was shed soft, mel
low light, cast by many waxen tapers.
Promptly at $50 o'clock, Mrs. Ma
son Bratton, sister of the bride, escor-
ted by two fair girls-Misses Rita
Witherspoon and Louise Lowry-en-
tered the parlor and took her place at
the piano, when the strains of Men
delshon's wedding march heralded the
coming of the bride.
The Rev. Theo. Bratton, an eminent
divine of Spartanburg, entered first,
followed by two bridesmaids, Misses
Ella Love and Jennie Hart, of York
vile. These two pretty blondes made
a charming picture as they took their
places on either side of the altar, in
their picturesque costumes of white
organdie, beautifully trimmed in white
satin ribbon, carrying bouquets of pink
chrysanthemums and maiden hair fern.
Then entered the first bridesmaid,
Miss Ruth Cofeld, Of Spartanburg.
Her piquant beauty was enhanced by
the charming costume of white organ
die, elaborately trimmed in bands of
white satin ribbon. She carried yell
low chrysanthemums.
Then came the fair young bride, the
cynosure of all eyes, leaning upon the
arm of her dame of honor, Mrs. Laura
Seay Watson, of Rome, Ga, who took
their places under an arch of ever
greens and chrysanthemums. There
they were met by the groom and his
best man, DR.. R. Andral Bratton.
To the strains of music, soft and low,
the solemn words were spoken in an
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
STAR ROUTE CONTRACTORS.


The postoffice department is having
a lively time with star route specula-
tors who, despite the vigilance of the
authorities, are still managing to make
an occasional margin by shaving the
proposals of local bidders.
The latest scheme that has been
brought to the attention of the post
Office department, is that of attorneys
and professional contractors, who,
when a new contract is to be let, write
to the postmasters at either end of the
proposed route, and request the names
of prospective bidders. They then
write to the prospective bidders, rep
resent that they are in possession Of
information that is not accessible to
the public generally, and offer, for q
small consideration, to take charge OF
the work of securing the desired
contract.
Second Assistant Postmaster Gener-
al Shallenberger calls attention in the
last issue of The Postal Guide to the
fact that all persons pretending to
have special information are frauds
who desire to get the figures of pros
pective bidders, in order that they
might profit by the information. Mr..
Shallenberger goes on to say that in
all cases the postoffice department
prefers to deal directly with local bid
ders, and be assures them that if their
bids are gotten up regularly and in
proper form, they will always receive
attention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-21
really contributed to the saving Of the
Gco

really contributed to the saving of the
Doctors life.
The reporter called upon DR.. Walk
er yesterday and found the old gentle
man in the best of spirits. He referred
to the fact that he had several times
passed from life into death, and said
that he had grown accustomed to the
transition. He does not pretend to
say whether he will get up again but
is not in the least depressed on account
of his present condition. On the con.
trary he delights to talk to his friends
about the situation in a matter of fact
kind of way, which none but the thor
oughly prepared could assume under
any circumstances.