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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
THE HOLIDAYS.

As already announced, there will be
no issue of The ENQUIRER next We'd
nesday. The next issue will he that
for Saturday, December 81, and in the
meantime, or at least until next We'd
nesday, when they will have to 20 to
work again, the printers will enjoy a
holiday.
The business and editorial Offices OF
The ENQUIRER will not be closed dur
ing the holidays. They never are.
Under any and all circumstances some
one is always to be found about these
Offices to attend to such matters, busi-
ness or otherwise, as may require at
tention, and people having business
here that they desire to have attended
to, may govern themselves according,
ly.
Having said this, we now beg the
privilege of taking occasion to extend
to our friends and patrons, and the
public generally, the compliments oI
the season. We hope that sometime
between now and tomorrow morning
old Santa Claus will visit and ,remem.
Der every one of the little folks, espe'
cially in this section Of the country
aud we hope that their papas and
mammas, their brothers and sisters
will enjoy to the fullest extent the
joy and happiness that ought always
to come with the Christmas holidays
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The following members of the county
board of commissioners were in atten-
dance on the special meeting held last
Tuesday: Supervisor Culp, Messrs.
Wilkerson, Ashe, Stanton, Gwin, Nc
Knight and Moss.
The principal object of the meeting
was to make recommendation as to the
tax levy for next year, which was done
as follows: For ordinary county pur-
poses, Al mills; G., G. and c. railroad
bonds in Catawba township, 23 mills /;
in Ebenezer township, u mills; in
York township, 81 mills.
D. o. Potts, intendant of Fort Mill,
appeared before the board with the
information that the town had built a
guardhouse at cost of $3.50, and asked
that the county share a portion OF the
expense, with the understanding that
it should be entitled to certain priv
ileges in the keeping Of state and
county prisoners, etc. The board de-
cided that it was unable to make an
appropriation without especial permis-
sion from the general assembly; but
agreed to endorse Intendant Potts re-
quest to an amount not exceeding
$125.
A petition from citizens of Bethel
township asking for the use of the
chaingang in the work of changing the
approach of the Wright's Ferry road
to Beaverdam creek, was considered !;
but it was decided to postpone the
matter until the January meeting OF
the board, when some definite purpose
with regard to the changing will be
announced.
An allowance of SIS per month was
voted for the relief and maintenance
of w. M. Sutton, an INDECENT ex-Con-
federate soldier of Fort Mill township.
Upon a petition from citizens of
Bethel township, it was ordered that a
public road be opened from a point
near the residence of Mr.. w. T. Mich
OILS, to a point near the residence of
Mr., Lee Barnett. Messrs. D. G.. Stan
ton, 1. B. Faris and w. E. Adams were
appointed special commissioners to
take charge of the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
LOCAL LACONICS.
Only a Week.

Only Week.
The Yorkville graded schools sus'
pended their exercises yesterday with
the intention of resuming them on
January 2, 1899.
To the Clubmakers.
Now is the time for the clubmakers
for THE ENQUIRER to get in their best
work. The right move at the right
time always counts.
New Paper.
THE ENQUIRER is in receipt OF a
copy of The Reporter, a new paper
that is being published at Fort Mill
by J. E. Landie and J. r. Mangum.
The paper is eight pages and is offered
ut the rate of 81 per annum.
Pushing His Work.
Mr.. #. Baxter McClain has already
made a large purchase of machinery
for his proposed cotton mill, and al
though somewhat delayed by recent
unavoidable bitches, he still has reason
to believe that he will be spinning
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
MCKINLEY In GREY.
Charleston Will Provide a Suit For the
President.

Charleston Will Provide Suit For the
President.
News and Courier, Wednesday.
1t is just as well, perhaps, that Pres
ident Mckinley did not delay his
departure from the south. When he
was at Macon on Monday, he was
decorated with a Confederate flag,
which he wore on his coat all day.
When he passed the Confederate mon
ument iu that city, a Confederate
veteran waved a Confederate flag at
him, while the son of a Confederate
veteran waved the Stars and Stripes,
and we are told that "the incident
seemed to appeal to the president" D."
When the president reached Augusta
he was greeted by ga company of uni
formed veterans of the Confederacy,
with. their battle-scarred flags waving
with the Stars and Stripes" and we
are satisfied that if he had stopped in
Columbia long enough, the patriotic
people of that town would have fitted
him to full suit of Confederate grey.
1t was getting warm for him for fact,
and there is no telling what would
have happened but for the special rail,
road schedule on which his train was
run.
When the president comes to Char
lesion next May, if the presidents
tailor will be good enough to send the
presidents measure, full suit of the
right color will be waiting for him.
And all the Confederate veterans from
all the Confederate states will be here
to see him and honor him.
The cloth for the presidents suit OF
Confederate grey, which he will wear
for the first time at the Confederate
reunion in Charleston next May-that
is if we can catch him-ought to be
made of South Carolina grown wool,
woven on an old-fashioned loom and
cut according to the style of "the brave
days of old" In such attire the pres
ident would look well, and with his
Macon badge and other Confederate
souvenirs, he would be able to 60 right
into the fraternal spirit of the great
occasion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
LOCAI. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

T. G. Culp, County Supervisor-On next
Thursday, December %, will let out a
contract for repairing the bridge over
Bullock's creek, near the residence of
Allen Crosby.
Mrs. T. NJ. Dobson-Has memorandums
for hats and Christmas goods which re-
main unpaid, and she wants them all
paid by IL m., December 30. She wants
to pay her debts and wants to be paid
by you. She wishes everybody happy
Christmas, and she will be happier her
self if those memorandums are paid by
the time she mentions.
The Ganson Dry Goods Company-Ex-
tend the greetings of the season TO their
many customers, thank the public for
the liberal trade which they have receiv-
ed, and tell about some of the things
= which they propose to do in the future.
Napoleon Wilson, Of Lominack-Has
lost saddle which he wants to recover.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

A Democratic representative said
the other day that instead of increas-
ing the army expenditures something
like s5O,OOO,oOO a year, it would be
better to spend that amount annually
on the navy. "For," he concluded,
"with the best navy of the world in
in our possession, it would be impossi,
BILE for any foreign country to land
e brigade on our shores" That sounds
sensible. With big navy in our pos
session, we can protect ourselves; but
if we maintain large army, we will
always be wanting to fight.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Railroad Commissioner Wilborn was
in Yorkville yesterday.
Mr.. Pelham Morrow has been down
from Gastonia during the past few
days.
The condition of Mr.. Walter T. Bar
ron shows but little signs of improve
ment.
Mr.. J. H. Riddle is still quite i'll.
He is able to sit up little at times
but does not seem to mend rapidly.
Superintendent Dendy, of the York
vile graded schools, leaves today for a
visit to his home in Oconee county.
Mrs. D. w. Hicks and children left
last Thursday afternoon to visit friends
in Cleveland and Rutherford coun-
ties, N. c.
Mr.. Herod Neil has changed his
mind about renting the Boyd house !;
but instead has decided to rent the G.
H. Dickson honse on East Jefferson
street.
DR.. G. F. Williams came down from
Baltimore last Saturday to spend the
Christmas holidays. He has been put
ting in most Of his time shooting par
tridges.
Treasurer Nicely has not been espe.
cially busy during the past week.; but
be will get down to it between now
and next Saturday, which is, virtually,
the last day for the payment OF taxes
without the penalty.
Master Dunn O'Farrell, who lives
on the outskirts of Yorkville, reports
that this season he has trapped 81 rab'
bits. He sells most of them to the
little boys of Yorkville.
Mr.. Walter o. Hobbs left Yorkville
on Wednesday for Tampa, Fla, where
he goes to enter the mercantile busl.
ness with his brother. Mr.. Hobbs has
hosts of friends all over this county
who regret to see him leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mcmillan, of
Cedarville, O., arrived in Yorkville
last Wednesday night. They were
accompanied by Mr.. McMillan's moth.
er, Mrs. Hugh Mcmillan. They will
spend several weeks visiting the family
of Mr.. James Gordon and other rela-
tives near Fodder.
DR.. w. NJ. Walker appeared to be
still better yesterday than he was last
Sunday. He enjoys his pipe some
what, and unless some unlocked for
complications arise, there is still every
reason to hope that he will get up
AGAIN
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
HOLIDAY RECESS.
Congress Adjourned Wednesday Until Jan
uary 4.

uary 4.
Correspondent Atlanta Journal.
WASHINGTON, December 21.-Con-
gress adjourned for the holidays this
afternoon, and will not meet again for
two weeks. This leaves only two
months for the present congress TO pass
appropriation bills, increase the army,
ratify the treaty, and settle upon some
plan for the construction of the Nicar-
aguan canal. Considering the amount
of work to be done this is very limi-
ted period, and it will be an exceeding
ly difficult thing to enact the laws
which seem now to be imperative.
The haste with which many will
have to be put through at the end of
the session has brought up the ques-
ton of changing the date of conven-
ing congress. This question has been
agitated in the past ; but never before
has congress itself seen the Importance
of making some change as it does now.
Scarcely once since congress reassem-
bled have the Republicans been able to
muster quorum had the Democrats
absented themselves. Many congress
men do not attempt to attend to'their
congressional duties before the holi.
days. Many again do not even come
to Washington until after New Years.
The committees do a considerable
amount of work, or rather they have
done so this session, because the mem
bers realize how little time there will
be left to them after the holidays. AS
a rule, however, even the committees,
such ones as the appropriations and
the ways and means, do not take up
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

- Some of the Grand Army of the
Republic posts in the north are pass
ing resolutions endorsing the recent
proposition of President Mckinley
looking to Federal assistance in caring
for the graves of Confederate dead.
An occasional individual is publishing
a dissenting letter in denunciation OF
those who sought to destroy the gov
ernment; but, of course, there are still
thousands of people throughout the
north who do not yet know what the
war was about.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
Saturday, December "a, 1898.
t was reilly because you were afraid of

it was reilly because you were afraid of
him ?"
"Yes, sir; I told nothing but the
truth. We went to his house on &C.
count of Aunt libby. She said she
could not stand him any longer and
she wanted US to kill him. We were
only going to scare him and take his
roots away from him. We were all
afraid of him but Aunt libby was the
only one who wanted to kill him."
Next the reporter asked the men
how they were passing the time.
awe are trying to make peace with
God" Frank replied, and Amzi said
that what be was trying to do so also.
"Do you sleep all right at night ?"
asked the reporter after pause.
"We have been, up until two or
three nights ago but we have not
been resting we'll since," Amzi replied.
"And what is the matter asked the
reporter
"The chinches been bothering us"
said Frank.
The reporter then asked the prison
ers if they chewed tobacco. AMI
said be did not but Frank said be did.
So dividing his supply with Frank, who
accepted it gratefully, the reporter
bade the prisoners good night.
During his visit, the reporter learned
that all the prisoners are>very much
disturbed by a "haunt" that has been
manifesting its presence by tremen'
dous shaking of the iron grating which
closes the end of the cell corridor. TIC
humor them, Sheriff Logan, who is
something of a Sullivan in strength,
caught hold of the grating and shook
it with all his might. The vibration
seemed to effect the entire upper story
of the Jail, and the sheriff asked:
"Was it something like that?"
"Heap harder than that" answered
all three of the Negro women in q
chorus, and Matt Byers shouted from
his cell, "Another big shake up along
the main line"
The sheriff was somewhat amused
and as he turned away, he remarked
"Well, I think if you have as healthy
haunt as that up here, he will be
pretty apt to stay until his time is out. ,
As the party was leaving, the two
women gambling convicts-both o.
whom are local characters-shouted
"Mr. please put it in the paper
that we will be down on the ground
next Tuesday week."
All the spare tobacco the reporter
had was exhausted during the visit
and he was impressed with the facl
that probably nowhere else will some
of the scraps from tomorrow's Christ
mas dinners, be appreciated more thor
oughly than in the upper story of the
Jail.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
their bills until they return after

their bills until they return after
Christmas.
The first month of the short session
is practically thrown away, whereas,
if the date for convening was fixed for
the first of the New Year, almost twice
as much work could be accomplished,
much money saved to the government,
and often the necessity of calling extra
sessions would be done away with. If
congress had more time this very ques-
ton would be taken up at this session,
and a constitutional amendment framed
to be presented TO the states.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

- Representative Bailey has intro
luced a resolution questioning the
right of General Wheeler to holding
4 seat in congress and commission in
The army at the same time. The gen.
eral is wonderful fine fellow and a
great soldier; but he ought not to
violate the constitution.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

Next year being an off year in
politics, ought to be good year to
develop business and general prosperi-
ty. Let each and every one of US do
all we can to contribute to this end,
not neglecting in the meantime our
duty to our fellow men and to
Christianity.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

- Speaking of ee Rowell concern
The ENQUIRER gets frequent propo:
sitions from it, whereby it offers TO
"reciprocate" in the matter of adVer-
tising. But somehow we do not
see our way clear to swap genuine
article for a fraud.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
Proposed Constitutional Amendment.

Senator Graydon, Of Abbeville, will
introduce, at the next session of the
general assembly, a joint resolution
looking to a vote on constitutional
amendment 80 that very small terri
tories cannot hold elections to 60 into
certain counties, and to have some re-
striction on such elections.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

- There is no probability that Sena-
tor Buffers proposition to pension
Confederate soldiers will become q
law; but it will test the sincerity OF
the sentiments to which President
Mckinley has recently been giving
Inference.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24
CHE ilurkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER "a, 1898.

- The Columbia Record observes
that America has never had "per-
manent ISSUE" What has become of
the tariff?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

- The "new leaf" can be turned
more pro6tably now than after the
first day of January. And the proba-
bility is, too, that it will lie better.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

as it was he had done the best he could
and was willing to take all RESPONSE
bility for that which was right along
with that which is being subjected to
criticism.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-24

cotton fabrics every year, and now
there isn't a single idle boy or girl
within that community, my friends.
Young men are not studying law nor
medicine; but they are earning a
living"
- General Shafter appeared before
the war investigating committee last
Tuesday afternoon and told his story
of Santiago. He said his first orders
were to organize strong reconnoi-
sance force of about 5000 to 5000 to
90 to Santa Clara province and get into
communication with Gomez; but not
to bring on a general engagement.
This plan was checked by the appear
ance of Cervera's fleet in southern
waters. General Shafter was then in
structed to prepare siege on the port
of Mariel and make strong entrench-
ed camp on high ground where the
bulk of the American army was to be
quartered preparatory to the general
campaign. This plan was again check
ed by the report of Cervera being bot
tied up in Santiago, and General
Shafter was ordered to prepare an ex-
pedition to siege Santiago. The expe-
dition that left Tampa, he said, was
supplied with 60 days rations, and he
was told to load six months supplies, if
he could but time did not permit. He
claimed that the landing near Santa
90. ard the subsequent operations were
as successful as could have been hoped
for, and although some mistakes were
made, he was not inclined to waste
any vain regrets over them. If he had
the thing to do over again perhaps he
would do some things differently; but
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-06
THE MARKETS.

Some people die eating and others Diet
Chicago Daily News.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-06
FIVE MEN ASSASSINATED.
Four Men Killed and Another Mortsily
Wounded s- n Result of a feud
In Tennessee.

MURFREEsBoRo. Tenn, Oct S-Ar
awful tragedy occurred in the north
portion of Cannon county, about sc
miles east of this city, in which five
men are reported to have been saw.
agely assassinated. John Holdings.
worth killed man by the name
of Higgins in that county some
thing over year ago. A suit was
brought against Hollingsworth and a
Judgment taken against him by the
members of Higgins family for S..
Saturday there was to be an auction
sale of his property to satisfy this
judgment and Holiingsworth, it is
stated, knowing that that was the day
for the sale concealed himself and
several of his friends in large
barn on the place where
the sale was to be. When the party of
men came to carry out the proceeding
and had gathered in the barn, Hol-
lingsworth and his friends fred into
them with dou bic barrel shotguns,
Silling four men and wounding an
other SO badly that he will hardly re-
cover
A telephone message has been re-
ceived from Woodbury.. Cannon county,
stating that the Cannon county
murderer and assassin, James Hol-
lingsworth, has been shot and severely
wounded. A crowd of 60 men have
him located and expected to capture
him Sunday night, together with his
accomplices
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-06
A TIDAL STORM.
The Towards Surrounding Savannah
Are Under Water for Miles.
About 10 Per Cent. Of the Rice Crop 10
Losi-Much Damage Ia shipping
Ii IN Feared the Loss of
L,fc Was Very Heavy.

SAVANNAH, Ga, Oct.3- For Is hours,
from ) o'clock sunday morning until i
o'clock sunday night Savannah has
been in the grasp of a West Indian cy-
clone. During that time the wind
blew steadily from fifty to seventy
miles an hour While the city escaped
with comparatively little damage. the
loss of property among the sea islands
of the Georgia and South Carolina
coasts is believed tn be heavy. For
miles in every direction around Savan-
nah the lowlands along the rivers are
submerged.
Only one fatality has so far been re-
portcd-thc drowning of a Negro while
attempting Ia reach the mainland from
a small island near Thunucrbolt- but
heavy loss of life is feared on the South
Carolina sea islands, where such fear
ful loss of life occurred during the
great tidal storm of 1895. The condi-
tions now are similar IL those during
that storm. Owing to the sub
merged country and the $50
lated location of the islands no
news can he had from them
until the water subsidies. For eight
miles north of savannah the entire
country is n lake with only the ham
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-06
STATE ODDS AND ENDS.
A TRIPLE CRIME.
William kunyons Conf~sses to Numbering
HIS Cousin aud a Woman
aud Her Baby.

| LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept 2a-Mrs. Sara
Eunyons, who, with her 17-year-old
son, Adam Runyons, is confined in
the county Jail on the charge of hav-
ing retailed moonshine whisky in Clay
county, received letter Wednesday
morning which discioses a tragedy
and solves the mystery surrounding
the disappearance of her husband,
who left his home almost three years
ago and never returned The letter is
from Il. W. Z. Chapman, brother-in-
law of Mrs. Runyons, and the writer
says that VIM. Runyons, a cousin of
her husband, has con fessed to the muir
der and robbery OF her husband, and
also contesses to having murdered
Alice schoolcraft and her baby, whom
Harrison Runyons was escorting to
their home in Clay county.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-10-06
THEY SEIZED THE TOWN.
Striking Miners From Psna, III. Take
Possession OF Washington, Ind They
Drive Out the Neg roes One shot.

WASHINGTON, Ind, Oct. q This city
was in great state of excitement sun
day night. One hundred and fifty
coal miners from Pana, ILL.,, came here
Sunday afternoon and met with the
home union miners and organized. Al
10 o'clock sunday night they got to,
gether and, masked. visited all the
shacks where the colorcd coal miners
lived. About fifty of the Negroes
were coralled and at the points of re-
volvers were driven out of town.
One Negro refused to go and the
miners fred on him. lie has not been
found and may I've killed.
The police could do nothing.
One brave policeman. Anderson Can
non, went IN To the whole mob and
demanded Of them To diNpcrsc. They
answered by eveling their pistols al
him.
The masked miners took the town
Chief of Police Call turned in the fir.
alarm and called out the citizens Il
assist IN keeping peace.
Several are dcpntized, and If there is
a new outbreak of trouble much blood
shed is likely To result. At 1850 a. M
the streets were covered with people
The masked men have hidden them
selves, possibly to make an attack on
other Negro shacks. There are posi-
bly, fifty Negroes who declare they
will die before they leave town.
Everything was quiet within tn,
city at l:50 Monday morning. Small
groups of strangers are seen in a. fer
ent parts of the town, and the police
believe this means more trouble Tn.
masked miners are believed to nave
gone to the mines two miles south
east of the city, where more
of the Negroes are living. with tn,
intention of driving them out.
is said they are bent on killing C. {
Rowland, the viii &c boss. shots hav,
been heard in that direction for tn,
last half hour, and there may he bat
tie. The Negroes are armed at tn,
mines and are well protected. 1t i
impossible at this hour to get an,
news directed from the mines