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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
aROUT PEOPLE,

Mr.. w. T. Barron is evidently in fol
siege of fever. .
Mr.. T. B. McClain is hard at work
on his cotton mill project.
G. E. Spencer, Esq, has been absent
in Columbia for several days.
DR.. VIM. M. Walker has been con-
fined to his bed for several days.
Mr.. B. D. Springs, of Charlotte, was
in Yorkville on last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Jos. Alexander, Jr., is assisting
Treasurer Nicely with the work OF
issuing tax receipts.
Mr.. ]. H Riddle is still confined to
bed. He seems to be better one day
and not 80 we'll the next.
Major James F. Hart has been in
Columbia during the present week.
He is expected home today.
Mr.. B. N. Moore has begun to make
repairs and changes on the Jeferys
property, recently purchased by him.
Mr.. A. NJ. Grist left last Thursday
for New York. On his way he will
stop over at Charlotte, Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Mrs. s. A. Carroll is visiting the
family of her son, Mr.. ]. E. Carroll,
near Sharon. Mr.. Carroll is confined
to his bed.
DR.. Miles Walker went over to
Union county on Wednesday on pro-
fessional business and returned on
Thursday afternoon.
Nv. Lewis, Esq, is trying to carry
two banana plants through the winter
in his Office. Jack Frost has not got.
ten them yet; but -.
Mr.. R. N. Pla1co, of the Bethany
neighborhood, has in more than forty
acres of wheat. He has not allowed
himself to be worried by unfavorable
seasons.
Associate Reformed Presbyterian {:
Mr.. Howard Caldwell addressed the
Y. NJ. C. A. Sabbath night. Mr.. Cald-
we'll hopes to enter the seminary at no
distant date.
Mr.. R. A. Cloaninger, who got bis
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
NEW COUNTY GOVERNMENT LAW
A chanpe i'm the present county gov

NEW COUNTY GOVERNMENT Law.
A change in the present county gov.
ernment law goes into effect about the
1st of February. We had an intima.
tion of the fact some months ago; but
the article from the Orangeburg Times
Democrat, elsewhere in this issue, is
the first definite statement we have
seen on the subject.
That the new law will prove great
improvement on the present law, we
have every reason to believe. 1t will
be less cumbersome, and three men
will be able to work with greater eff
cheney than ten or more but still the
new law is open to strong objection.
Under it, the counties are still to be
governed by representatives of the
governor rather than of the people.
This is virtually the only difference
between the new law and the old law
by which power was vested in three
county commissioners, all elected by
the people. Let the general assembly
now provide that all three county
commissioners be elected by the people
and all will again be right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
ABOUT THE LIEN LAW.

~ have read the editorial in The
ENQUIRER of Wednesday with good
deal of interest,"" said retired ex-mer.
chant to the reporter on yesterday
"and while in most particulars l agree
with the ideas expressed, in some
think the editor is mistaken"
"I'd be very glad to have your
views" said the reporter. "In what
particular do you fail to agree with the
editorial? ?"
"Well, although I have made some
money out of the lien law, I have
thought for a long time that it should
be repealed. As suggested by THE
ENQUIRER, the law has outlived its
usefulness but when it comes to as.
suming that the law has became, OF
is about to become, dead letter,
have very different opinion. The
law is just as live today as it has ever
been, and inasmuch as it was not re-
pealed Is or.20 years ago, there will
never be another better time than now
for its repeal"
"But," asked the reporter, "is it not
a fact that the price of cotton no long
er pays the cost of production, and is
it not practically impossible for mer'
chant to proftably make advances on
crop which, when sold, will not ne'
much more than enough to pay him ?'
ayes, that is all very well; but you
lose sight of a very important fact in
connection with the proposition. The
average merchant advances supplies
on basis of say from $50 to 800 to
the plow.-from q to s bales. 1t is q
very poor farmer who cannot make
that amount of cotton. Now, you
must remember that the supply man
does not furnish everything. Besides
the land, somebody else has to furnish
the mule, the tools and the labor.
The lien of the supply man covers
about everything that is made above
the rent, and he is pretty sure of his
money. 1t is often the case that there
is nothing left for the man who raises
the crop, and many other people fur
nish supplies of different kinds for
which they never gets paid but, as q
general thing, the man who holds the
lien is reasonably safe.
"No, I agree with the suggestion that
the lien law may have been beneficial
to few farmer years ago; but it has
not done as much good as it has done
harm, and while some might today
consider its repeal as somewhat of a
hardship, still 1 think that the best in
terest of the country demands its
repeal"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
MISS DAVIDSON AT CLEMSON.
Good People of Fort Hill Congregation
Delighted With Her Lecture.
~ tba yorkville Enouirer


Delighted With Her Lecture.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
PENDLEToN, S. c., December IA
Miss Ella c. Davidson lectured Mon
day evening before the ladies and chill
dren of Fort Hill church, Clemson col
lege, and Tuesday afternoon before
ladies and children of the graded
school of Pendleton, in the Presbyter-
ian church. Ladies of all the churches
came out to hear her. Quite num-
ber came even through the darkness
and intense cold to the evening service.
We had heard much of Miss David
son as lecturer before she came. She
lectured in Chinese costume, and was
listened to throughout with rapt at
tention. All who were fortunately
enough to be present were delighted
with her lectures. She is certainly an
impressive and instructive lecturer on
missions. We believe now that the
best way TO interest men in foreign
missions is to send for an entertaining
lady to lecture and forbid their attend
ing. They thus get their curiosity
aroused and begin to inquire what was
said. They thus learn more than if
you were to send for man to lecture
and invite them all to come.
Miss Davidson called to see the ven-
cradle DR.. ]. B. Adger on his SSth
birthday, Tuesday last. DR.. Adger is
the oldest minister in our synod, and
was for sometime missionary to Tur-
kew. Miss Davidson lectures in An
derson today and tomorrow.
B. P. r.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
LOCAL LACONICS.

The Price Of Cotton.
The ENQUIRER was instructed yes
terday to report the local cotton mar
ket at from ST to ST. The last named
price was for real good cotton.
1t Was Too Cool.
The cotton receipts in Yorkville last
Wednesday were lighter than for any
day during the present season. Dur
ing the whole day, hardly more than
20 bales were offered on the market.
1t was not ON account Of the price but
on account of the bitterly cold weather.
Tax Collections.
Up to last Thursday night, Treasur-
er Neely had collected taxes to the
amount of $24, ,65S.l4, and had issued
3,259 receipts. He sill has $3.50
receipts to issue, and about IA days
in which to issue them. During the
past week collections have been rather
slow.
He'll Be Hero.
Several Yorkville stores have laid in
considerable supplies of toys and arti-
cles suitable for Christmas presents.
The proprietors of these stores are
satisfied that old Santa Claus does not
care great deal about the price of
cotton, and that he will be around as
usual.
White. Drafin.
Invitations are out for the marriage
of DR.. M. w. White, of Yorkville, and
Miss Mamie Craig Drafin. The cere.
mony is to take place at the residence
of the BRIDES parents-Mr. and Mrs.
N. P. Drafin-Lindsay, Lancaster
county, s. c., on December 27, at Z
o'clock p. m.
The Fire Alarm.
An alarm of fire last Wednesday
morning brought the fire department
out to the residence of DR.. J. B. Alli-
son, where sparks from the chimney
had ignited the roof. The blaze was
extinguished within a few minutes,
and the loss, which was slight, was
fully covered by insurance.
Fire In India Hook.
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: Mon
day night, about 9 o'clock, the two
story cotton house of Mr.. Jesse Faris,
in the India Hook section, was con-
sumed by fire, together with 10 bales
of cotton, 40 bushels of wheat, lot of
oats, 25O bushels of cotton seed, 500
pounds of meat aud 2 buggies. We
could not learn how the fire originated.
No insurance.
Rock Hill woodmen.
Rock Hill Herald, Wednesday: At
the meeting of Walnut Camp, of Rock
Hill, held Monday night the following
officers were chosen to serve the en-
suing year: Consul commander, J.J.
Hull adviser lieutenant, G. w. Ayers;
clerk, w. J. Caveny; banker, J. E.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
YORKVILLE, s. @. -:
SATURDAY, DECEMBER II, 1898
Both the Spanish and Americs

- Both the Spanish and American
peace commissioners agreed to keeE
secret the terms of the recent treaty
until after the matter had been duly
acted upon by the American senate
but il seems that the task was toe
much for the commissioners. Mr.
Blowitz, the Paris correspondent o
the London Times, has worried the
information out of somebody, and 6
good idea of the contents of the treaty
is to be found in an. article published
in another column.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
Saturday, December II, 1898.

hand badly cut in Morrow's gin re-
Gently, and went to Gastonia, has re.
turned to Yorkville. He is carrying
his right arm in sling.
T. F. Mellow, Esq. has been trying
bis hand on raising celery. AS to just
how much of the work he did himself
the reporter is not IN position to say
but there is no question of the fact
that he has fine crop.
Mr.. T. w. Speck has been fitting
and selling quite a large number ol
pairs of spectacles recently. AS the
result of the careful attention be hat
given the matter, he is getting up ar
extensive reputation.
Messrs. John I. Spinks and J. w
Ardrey, of Fort Mill F. E. Clinton
of Bethel; L. c. Harrison and A. H
White, of Rock Hill Paul T. McNee
and w. M. Propst, of Yorkville, repre-
sented their respective lodges at tht
annual communication of the Masonic
grand lodge of South Carolina, ir
Charleston, this week.
There are to be only two changes ir
the county Offices this year-Mr. Boyc'
to succeed Mr.. Williams as auditor
and Mr.. Carroll to succeed Mr.. Shur
ley as superintendent of education
Mr.. Carroll has not received his com
mission but will likely get it in tim'
to take charge of the Office soon afte
the first of January. Mr.. Boyce viii
hardly received his appointment unit
after the meeting of the general assem-
bly,, and may not take charge of tn
Office until about the first of February
He will, however, in order to familiar
ize himself in the work Of taking re
turns, go with Auditor Williams u
most of the latter's appointments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
Mr.. BRICE AT MeCONNELLSVILLE.
The People Were Especially Pleased Wit
His Arbor Day Speech.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.

His Arbor Day Speech.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
MCCoNNELLsvILLE December IA
Friday, December 9, after an interest
ing day spent in planting exercises
and in listening to appropriate recita'
tions by the school children, the crown
ing effect was reached in an evening
speech delivered in the academy build
ing. The trustees Of this district had
been fortunate in getting for the occa'
sion one who finds no subject foreign
to him, or, as he expressed it, "can
preach for you today, and plan your
suit tomorrow"
The speaker was Mr.. J. s. Brice, our
prominent lawyer. Mr.. Brice very
modestly disclaimed all powers of max.
ing a lecture, especially on such topic
as "Arbor Day." He, however, could
not cheat the people with that vain
excuse. Soon he advanced into bis
carefully prepared discourse, giving
some history of the day that was
being celebrated. His eye though was
not always free from twinkle, nor
were the listeners wholly dignifed,
for the inimitable style of his anecdotes
was not to be resisted.
With these he mingled the graver
truths and the moral lessons which he
pointed out to the children. His num-
erous apt quotations showed OH anoth'
er side, too, his love for poetry.
Mr.. Brice has undoubtedly power in
controlling his audience. From the
humorous to the grave is only short
step for him and bis hearers, and in
both he holds their rapt attention.
Although the lecture was not near
ly long enough toprove satisfying
vote it as a half-hour spent most
pleasantly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17

short term in the Fairfield Jail and
a 80 days. sentence on the Chester
chaingaug. Within two weeks after
he was released from the Chester
chaingang, he was arrested in York
county for housebreaking and lanceny,
and sentenced to the York chaiDgang
for another short term.
Near Glover, last summer, Policeman
Jackson set out to arrest Byers on still
another charge of larceny. The Negro
tried TO run away; but finding himself
hemmed in by creek, turned and
showed fight. Mr.. Jackson had TO
shoot him quite severely, and, for a
time, it was thought he was done for.
He served 80 days on the chaingang
for larceny, and at the next following
term of the court of general sessions
plead guilty to the charge of resisting
an officer. Judge Klugh returned him,
to the chaingang for 80 days more. and
since he has been at liberty he has
added a number of new offenses to his
already long list.
A gentleman who runs farm a
short distance from the place where
the changing is encamped, tells of an
experience with Byers after bis last
release. "He came to my house,"
the gentleman said, "told me he was
hungry and wanted to work. I gave
him his dinner, and after dinner sent
him out with an axe to cut wood.
That was the last 1 ever saw of the
Negro or the axe either"
John Stowe Matt's last victim
was very anxious to recover the goods
that had been stolen from him. He
got the yalise without difficulty, and
Deputy Sheriff Harshaw asked him
for the overcoat.
II amt got it," said Byers, in his
cell. 81 done sent it away by wo-
man."
"What woman ?" asked Deputy
Harshaw.
II am not going to tell you," re-
turned the Negro, impudently.
The matter was brought TO the at
tention of Sheriff Logan. The sheriff
did not believe that the overcoat had
been sent out and he went To MATHS
cell TO make search. Matt denied
that he had the overcoat; but in less
than q minute the sheriff had fshed it
up from under blanket.
."I'm not going to give it up," said
Matt sullenly.
"I'm not going to ask you to-" said
the sheriff, as be walked out of the
cell with the coat. I'll just take it."
The coat was returned 10 the owner,
and at the first opportunity, Matt said
to the sheriff, II can bluff dem other
fellows, boss but I can't bluff you."
Then he laughed as ifit was all a cap
tai joke.
/ The guards at the chaingang say
that Byers does not mind doing time
at all. He would as lief he on the
chaiugaug or in Jail, as free. He likes
to tell of his experiences and adven-
lures, and several times he has told
the guards that no matter what the
charge now, he always makes it rule
to plead guilty, for the reason that he
generally gets lighter sentence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17

- Meanwhile we may be pardoned
for whispering a suggestion to The
ENQUIRER. That newspaper objects
to the emergency judges" idea, that
it would not do away with the magis-
trates in the country. The ENQUIRER
seems to think that these officials are
usually nuisances and frequently dan
gerous. As matter of fact it is nec-
essary to have a committing magis-
trate in every neighborhood. Our OBJ
servation of the country magistrate is
that he is useful officer. When he
is honest he is a court of arbitration
for his section, and by plain horse
sense settles many questions on both
sides of the docket which would other
wise cumber the courts. Now and
then contentious or greedy fellow is
appointed, proceeds to stir up strife and
make cases; but the grand juries get
after such men before they have gone
very far. The magistracy should be
an honorary Office, however, as it used
to be and yet is in England. We be-
lieve that in every county enough men
of high character and position could be
found to undertake the duties of mag
istrate without costing the state cent
except for books and blanks and an oc-
casional days work for a special con-
stable.-Greenville News.
fThe News had been keeping up
with what THE ENQUIRER has been
saying on this subject, it would not
have been suggested that we desire to
do away entirely with the Office OF
magistrate. We have shown all along
that this step is neither desirable nor
practicable. The principal benefits
to be derived from county courts are a
more satisfactory administration oil
many matters now in the jurisdiction
of magistrates and speedier admin
istration of many other matters now
in the jurisdiction of the circuit court.
The saving is expected to make the
county court sustaining, with but little,
if any, more expense than at present.
What The News says of the horse
sense of country magistrates, sounds
all vely well in theory but it is not
often borne out in practical operation.
1t is easy enough to talk about higher
courts correcting mistakes and grand
|juries Strengthening out incompetent
and vicious magistrates, etc. In most
cases of mistakes the parties agrieved
do not know enough to secure correc-
tions, and complaints to grand juries,
whether based on right and justice or
not, are too often ignored on allega-
tions of personal interests, etc. The
best thing, therefore, to do in matter
of this kind is to provide not that sys-
tenn which seem to look best in theory ;
but that which is calculated to show
up most satisfactory in practical ope-
ration.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17
share with you in the care of the graves

share with you in the care of the graves
of the Confederate soldiers.
"The cordial feeling now happily
existing between the north and south
prompts this gracious act, and, if il
needed future justification, it is found
in the gallant loyalty to the Union and
to the flag so conspicuously shown in
the year just passed by the sons and
grandsons of the heroic dead.
"What a glorious future awaits us,
if unitedly, wisely and bravely we
face the new problems now pressing
upon US, determined to solve them
for right and humanity"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-12-17

French skeletons after the Franco
Frussian war created a fashion for
white bones. Consequently very
white skeleton always fetches from SIS
To $40 above one of brownish hue.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
HORRIBLE CRUELTIES
Perpetrated Upon Political Prison.
ers in Salvador.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12.-The
steamer City of Panama arrived to-
day from South American ports. The
vessel brings news of executions and
horrible cruelties perpetrated upon po-
htcal prisoners in Salvador.
Referring to the execution of prison.
ers, "El Clarion says that at Armenia,
a small city of the Republic, Los Veza
de Islaco, prominent citizen, was
shot, while Don Angel Vasquez and
Don Delfin Barrios died in prison as
the result of cruelties on the part of
General Aravalo. In the police station
Don Venanzio Salzar and Don Jesus
Valdez were triced up by the thumbs,
and Colonels Don Servando Perdza and
Don Virgilio Valencia were shot. These
officers had distinguished themselves in
the army under the regime of the FORM
er President.
Continuing, the "El Clarion" asserts
that twenty ladies have been expelled
from Salvador, among whom is the
wife of Don Macario Martinez, one of
the most prominent citizens of Saliva
dor City. Furthermore, under the di-
rection of General Villiegas, five per-
sons were shot in San Pedro, while at
san Miguel many were executed by
General Villa Vicencio.
1t appears also that the editor of TEL
Latijo, journal of Salvador, in
CURED the displeasure of the Govern
ment, owing to the publication of sew
eral articles in his journal in defense
of certain students, and was publicly
whipped.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
COLORADO POLITICS.
A Court Decision Against Teller
Silver Republicans. c

DENVER (Colo.), Oct. 12.-Judge
Butler, in the District Court. to -day de
cided that Charles A. Towne, Chair
man of the National Silver Committee,
had no authority to remove Richard
Broad from the Craftsmanship of the
State Committee for Colorado, and that
the Broad faction of the party was en-
titled to the name and emblem on the
ballot. The Teller Silver Republicans,
who fused with the Democrats and
Populists, will carry the case to the
Supreme Court
The committee of the Middle-of-the-
Road Populists to fill vacancies on the
State ticket has chosen Judge James
Glynn of Leadville as candidate for
Governor, in place Of Simon Guggen-
helm, who declined. The ticket as far
as completed, now stands as follows:
Governor, James Glynn; Lieutenant
Governor, John Calderwood; Secretary
of State, H. S. Tompkins; Treasurer,
DR.. Orlando king; Attorney General,
Whitman Brown; Auditor, George
Ash; Regents of the University, Her
bert George and Mrs. f. A. Lyons.
The record-union., 1898-10-13
AUSTIN BLAIR.
Unwilling Of Sae Statue at Lam
sing, Michigan.

LANSING (Mich), Oct. 12-Upward
of 10000 residents of other portions of
the State were here to-day to witness
the unveiling of a statue of Austin
Blair, erected on the State House
grounds to commemorate the life, deeds.
and character of Michigan's famous
war Governor.
A feature of the occasion was the
presence of Major General Shafter, who
received a great informal reception be-
fore the exercises of the day began.
Thousands of veterans of the civil war
were present, and many of them march
ed in a parade.
An impressive feature was the torn
and blood-stained battle flags of 1861
60 The parade was reviewed by Gov
ernor Pingree, General Shafter, De-
partment Commander Patrick of the G..
A. r., members of Congress and others.
The statue was formally accepted by
Governor Pingree.
The Grafton of the day was delivered
by ex-United States Senator John Pat
ton, Jr., of Grand Rapids.
The record-union., 1898-10-13

providing that in the declaration of
belief required of bishops, priests and
deacons for the word doctrines shall
be in the singular form ssrepresenting
the fundamental principle of belief Of
the church. and issued to the plural
form, which sets forth its teachings.
A message was received from the
House of Bishops announcing the selec-
ton Of San Francisco as the place for
holding the council of 1901.
The bishops spent the entire after
noon in consideration of the canon re-
lating to the remarriage of divorced
persons, but without finishing it, ad-
journed until tomorrow.
incidental to the convention was a
meeting to-day of the American Church
Building Fund Commission. The an
nual report showed that it's fund
amounted to $343, 800, an increase dur
ing the last three years of S6S,000
A motion that the scope of the fund
be- enlarged so as to loan money to
erect rectories and schoolhouses was re-
ferred to the Board of Missions.
The officers elected include the fol-
lowing: President, Right Rev John
Williams; Vice Presidents, Right Revs.
Henry r. Whipple, William c. Doane,
George d. Gillespie, Thomas A Star
key, Cortlandt Whitehead, and Bishops
johnson of Los Angeles, Nichols of
California and Talbot Of Central Penn
sylvania; Secretary General, James G..
Wilson; Corresponding Secretary, Rev.
j. Newton Perkins; Treasurer George
Z. Thomas of Philadelphia, and As
sistant Treasurer, e. w. Roberts Of
New York; also a board of seventeen
Trustees.