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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Rock Hill Herald, is after US again
with the following:
The facetiousness of THE YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER will not serve to excuse that
paper for not only it's ''littleness;" but
its constant display Of prejudice. 1t
poses as the guardian of all the interests
as we'll as spOk esman for all the commu-
mites in York county, and yet, whatever
credit it may have given DR.. Crawford,
who deserves much, it persistently neg
lected to give Rock Hill the credit it was
entitled to, while it sought to make the
impression that the wise scheme OF i'm
proving our highways was proposition
that had its birth in THE Enquirer
office, and that some gentleman who told
THE ENQUIRER about it, "agitated it pri-
vately and through THE ENQUIRER"
The Herald'S "SmallnesS" is only equal
ed by THE ENQUIRER'S 'littleness," for,
| like THE ENQUIRER, we remember some
things. We remember that when THE
ENQUIRER was "agitating" this very
Rock Hill scheme, it sought to impress
upon its readers the Importance and
effectiveness of cooperating in an under
taking Of this kind by referring to stone
wall around a graveyard that the neigh
bors had succeeded in building by putting
their shoulders unitedly to the wheel.
We had here an object lesson in real road
building by the town and country people
cooperating; but it did not suit The
ENQUIRER's purposes to give this side OF
the county credit for anything, and it has
not done so recently.
In The Herald's first article, we saw
only another outbreak of its persistent
and long continued policy of making
prejudice against The ENQUIRER.
The point it tried to make was so silly
and had so little basis of fact, that we
did not consider it worth while to dis
cuss it seriously. We have never been
able to foresee any benefit in a policy
of prejudice, and if We have ever felt
any prejudice against any section Of
York county, we are not aware of it.
We gave the Rock Hill people as much
credit for road-building enterprises as
ever The Herald did, and we do not
remember to have exhibited any preju-
dice against that "side" at any time.
In writing up the Charlotte road, we
used only such facts as were necessary
to tell the story, and we did not as
sumo to take any credit to ourselves
for what has been done. We only
hope that the Rock Hill people and
the Yorkvile people and the people
of all other sections of the county,
will continue to build better roads
whenever and wherever they can, and
the more good roads that are built the
better we will be pleased. In the
meantime the editor Of The Herald
might employ his abilities to better
advantage in some other line than in
attempting to stir up anew sectional
strife which all healthy minded people
have had reason to hope is rapidly
being buried.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

In all there are 35 cases dOcketed
on Calendar One for trial by jury at
the approaching term of court of com
mon pleas. These include 25 cases that
have been passed over from two to
eight terms. The cases docketed since
the last term of court are as follows :
Green Sandifer against True &
Klutz.
J L. Lindsay against w. B. Fewell.
J.F. L. Patrick against R. R. Ali
son and j. NJ. Brian.
J. w. BIudworth against w. n.
Ashe, Jr.
Jos. M. Sims against o. R. & c. rail-
road.
Julia l.. Lowry against The Home
Mutual Fire Protection of South Car
olina.
Herndon Bros, against H. E. and
S. N. Johnson.
Mary F. Feemster against o. R. &
c. Railway company.
H. F. Forbes against D. J. Forbes.
F. E. Clinton against D. J. Forbes
two cases.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29

- The more wheat raised in York
county this year, the less trouble there
will be next summer in turning it into
cash at the highest market price. The
roller mills can make all the -four that
will be needed for home consumption,
and there will be dealers who will pay
cash for the surplus yield.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29
two cases.
PROSPECTUS NEXT WEDNESDAY

PROSPECTUS NEXT WEDNESDAY.
The prospectus Of The YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER for 1899, will be published
next Wednesday, and it will include
offers to clubmakers that will be as
liberal as those of last year.
During the present year there has
been an unusual amount of hard work
on THE ENQUIRER. The management
has spared neither labor nor expense
in trying to make the paper as good as
it is possible TO publish in this section,
and as the result, considerable progress
has been made. 1t is not the policy of
The ENQUIRER to 60 backward, and
it's subscribers will be safe in expecting
as good, if not better, service during
1899.
TO the clubmakers we beg to say that
the demand for THE ENQUIRER now is
rather better than at this season for
several years. There are quite num-
Der of families who are not now getting
the paper, but who want it; and the
premiums that will be offered next
week will be of sufficient value TO pay
for the time and trouble of seeing all
these families. So let the clubmakers
get to work now. The premium list
to be published next Wednesday will
not be disappointment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29
Dispensary Figures.

DIEPtT5dTy
The dispensary report for the quar-.
ter ending September 30th, shows a
cash balance of S74,659.97 for the
quarter. The gross profits on mer.
chandise sold during the quarter are
s67 ,469.O4; discounts on whisky pur-
chases, 81 $50 % contraband seizures,
81, ,4O7.62; permit fees, Sc profit from
beer dispensaries, So, ,294.69; total gross
profits, sS4,729.59. Losses Supplies,
$26, 1885, constabulary, sl1 ,0S9.92 ;
breakage and leakage, $20S.57 freight
and express charges, SIS, ,Sl2.1O labor,
3,397.56; express account, 5,662.2S ;
total expenses, S64, 4,641.53. Net profit
for the quarter, s20,0SS.04.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29

of warfare, not counting her last fatal
campaign. Then comes France with
81 wears, Russia with "a, and Italy
with %, before we reach our own
country with 81. Germany, not count
ing Prussia, follows with IA, Sweden
with 10 and Denmark with 8. There
has been more warfare, at least less
continuous peace, than one would, at
first hand, have supposed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29

- According to the New York Jour-
nal, the next house will be composed
of 10 Republicans, while the Demo
Gratis and Populists will number 1877.
AS to the correctness Of this estimate,
we are rather dubious than otherwise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-29
The 4turkrille Gaqairer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1898.

"Who will care for Johnny Private
now?" asks the Columbia State. Will
The State please inform us who has
been caring for Johnny Private?
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
FOREST FIRES CAUSE GREAT LOSS.
MANY PERSONS MISSING.
Misery Caused BY the Flames In wisssnsin and oso-
fsdo Tswns-Ensirs Logging Camps De-
sbroyM -cAsrfsd Csf,sss Found.

The loss of life and property caused
by the forest fires In Wisconsin and
Colorado last week has been enormous.
Relief parties are now out through
the burned districts south and west Of
Rice Lake, Wis. The loss OF life from
the disastrous fires cannot be cstimat-
ed, but IL will be great. The work OF
getting to the burned districts liz slow,
as all the bridges are down. over 100
persons are missing. Many dead bodies
have been found, and they are burned
beyond recognition. The remains of
one man by the name of Nelson were
found at the bottom of a well, where he
had gone to escape the fire. At another
place n woman and two children were
found in well. The woman was so
badly burned that she will die. At
another place. where n man ha4 been
plowlng In a field, his charred remains
found. All the cattle, horses and other
stock In large district have been
burned to death. Even the Wild ami
mails could not escape the flames.
The wind Saturday was southeast
and blowing at the rate of about forty
miles an hour. Fires are now raging
i'm the hardwood timbers between Rice
Lake and Cumberland, but fortunately
the district is lightly populated.
August Mason. one Of the most ex-
tensive loggers In Wisconsin, returned
to Chippewa Falls from n trip to his
camps at Cedar Lake, Barron county.
He had an exciting experience with
forest fires. and reports the entire loes
Of NIL his camps and outfits at Cedar
lake. lie also believes that four Of his
men have lost their lives In the flames.
The loss of farm property in Clark,
Barron and Chippewa counties is esti-
mated at 100000. Latest reports say
that all hopes of checking the flames
have been abandoned. Nothing but
rain will save the enormous amount Of
property that Is burning and threaten
ed
a Denver dispatch says that the fires
In Colorado are SELL raging, and rain is
anxiously watched for. as there Is no
other hope of extinguishing them.
Within day or two fres have ap-
peared on the west slope Of the Pixies
Peak range. The fires seem 20 be
burning fiercely along the west side OF
Mt. Baldy. which rises TO an attitude
of $4,000 feet, four miles south OF Pixies
Peak. The people Of Pitkin county are
becoming terrified over the havoc
wraught near Aspen. The Are on White
river has burned over an area Of 100
square miles, and is still sweeping
eastward in a stretch 10 miles wide.
The people Of Upper White river have
fought fire for three weeks. day and
night The towns OF Kokomo and
Hahns Peak are reported to be In
danger. Glenwood Springs is envelop-
ed In cloud Of smoke.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
WINNING OVER TIE NATIVES.
unfsvorihls Reports Among ths Philippine Insur-
gents Coreerning Americans Dspslled

The national assembly of Philippine
insurgents at Malolos, at recent sit
ting, voted Aguinaldo a civil list of
$4,000, but Aguinaldo declined to re-
ceive anything until the army should
have been paid. An attempt was made
by Palermo. the speaker of the house,
to have inserted a clause granting him
an allowance because of his office, but
the proposal was rejected.
Everywhere Is seen evidences of ap-
palling struggles. Popular opinion fa-
vors autonomy, which 1t is generally
expected will be established. The peo-
pie rather distrust the Americans,
who, beginning to realize the fact sent
the cruiser Raleigh to the northwest
ern points for purpose of showing the
American flag and making friends with
the natives. The cruisers officers en-
deavored to arrange an interchange of
hospitalities, but the natives at first
were unwilling to visit the ship unless
hostages were landed. Finally. how
ever. friendly feeling was established
and the natives were agreeably sur
prised at the American attitude.
The Spanish community Is telegraph
ing to Madrid in an endeavor to secure
the enforcement Of the release OF prls-
oners. Personal investigations made
In the provinces emphasize the deter
mination of the insurgents to obtain
specific guarantee of favorable terms
before releasing the prisoners now in
their hands, and 1t Is certain that they
will never cheaply relinquish their
dearly bought conquests.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05

A CITY in TERROR.
Imported Negroes 0lssh win uaIsn wsrtmsn as
Psns, ni., snd lssAsnss shsss-A ossi Opera
tor HsM Rssysnsihls for The Rist

Mobs Of Negroes and union miners
engaged In n battle at Pana, ILL.,. last
Wednesday night. Shotguns and Win
chesters were used by the opposing
factions but the shooting was wild and
only one death Is reported.
The trouble was precipitated at $40
o'clock. AS usual, the negroes from
the stockades at the Springside and
Penwell mines were paradlng the prin-
cipal streets Of the city heavily armed.
the Union miners were In session at
their hall, where a Chicago labor lead
er was speaking. One OF the negroes
engaged In quarrel with n union
white rpan, and officer Samuel Smith
Immediately arrested the black. He
was closed In on by the posse OF neg
roes, who pointed their revolvers at
him and threatened to kill him II he
did not release the prisoner. Union
miners and others meanwhile, went to
Smiths assistance, and the negroes
were driven back. Smith took his
prisoner to operator George V. Pen
wells store. and upon Penwell's stand
Ing for the negro's fine, he was re-
leased.
Before Smith had released his prison.
or, however. the negro posse had been
reinforced. David McGavlc. leader of
tne bnion miners, clubbed one OF the
blacks over the head with revolver
II is said. For half n block McGavic
forced the negroes to retreat, and then
few shots we're fired. The negroes re-
treated double quick to the stockades
secured rifles, returned and challenged
the miners to fight. The opposing
forces lined up on the street. the neg
roes with Winchesters. and the miners
with shotguns. rifles and revolvers.
Neighboring business houses were
Immediately closed. lights extinguished
and citizens generally sought their
homes. At the word of command fir-
ing commenced. The first volley, II is
said. came, from the negroes. The I'm
lon men responded with n volley and
heavy firing continued for five minutes
Much OF the shooting was wild. and
entirely harmless to the white men,
who finally drove their enemies In full
retreat to the stockades.
A second encounter occurred 20 min
utes later near the Penwell stockade.
The miners had full charge OF the bus
mess streets at midnight. Desultory
rifle reports could be heard from the
Penwell and Springside stockades, but
no person would venture into the
streets. The Union miners say the bat
tie OF tonight In only forecast OF
what may be expected to follow.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
COMMISSIONERS IN PARIS.
Members Of The Tws Pssss Parties Rsssivs Hnsissly
tAs SANE Trsstnsst -Ansrissss Sale v Hsvs
Instrustions Regarding Manila

-.
The morning ana afternoon sessions
of the United states peace commits
| aIoners nj par,s ruosaav ,.ro a.vo..a
"'S "''".s~
10 the internai anairs OF the commits
sion and to the systematization Of the
working force,
While the reception accorded tbs
United states peace commission af
Paris Is all that could be desired. and
while the French foreign ofyice has
taken great pains 10 treat the Ameri.
cans and Spanish commissioners in
precisely the same manner, II must be
admitted that the general atuoanhere
OF Paris. especially the diplomatic at
mosphere, does not incline toward
America
1t is the general impression that the
American commissioners have Instruc-
tions to provide for the retention of
Manila and the island of I,lzon. "and
for n commission to pretend to negotI-
ate is n farce" said n prominent di-
plomat lie continued: "AmerIca
will put herself. automatically in the
wrong when she exceeds the provisions
of the protocol, which both nations
signed know the SpanIards have
come prepared TO make Conversations:
but, III the AmerIcans' instructions are
OF an uncompromIsing nature. which In
generally believed here 10 be the case.
you can rest assured that the work OF
tnc commission VIII be futile. The
Spaniards will retire and Amer,ca
will at least have TO threaten a re-
sumption of hostilitIes before she will
gain her point"
The commissioners will occupy tho
suite of rooms which the former Em-
press Eugene at one time used, and
which will probably be acquired by the
American peace commissioners. They
will be used for executive sessions and
official quarters.
AS the joint commission Is not de-
liberate body, IL will, possibly, not or
ganize with a presiding member from
either commission. This Is deemed in
some quarters to be the wiser plan.
Although the American peace COM
missioners have so far successfully re-
sisted all attempts to ascertain the ex-
act nature of their instructions, some
thing is known OF their general char
acter, and II may be stated on the
point OF the final disposition OF such Of
the Philippines as are not held by the
United States that. while the president
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
THE CHINESE EMPEROR.
New Ruler Said to be Prosrsssivs -Dowsssr Empress
Was Formerly Barmsid.

The fate of the emperor of China is
still uncertain. though 1t is the general
opinion that ne has already been done
to death by his aunt. the Dowager
Empress. who, II now appears. was
once u barmaid in a Chinese liquor
shop. The emperor of China Is known
to have lately shown leanings toward
Christianity, and II was recently re-
ported that he had burned the Con-
fucian classics in the palace. A special
dispatch from Shanghai says the an
nouncement of the death of the EN-
peror Is confirmed. The reports as to
the means employed in his taking off
differ. One story has IL that he died
by poison and another that death was
caused by strangulation. while a third
states that he was subjected to fright
full torture. a red-hot iron being thrust
through his bowels.
The man who will now ascend the
throne of China is Yin. n grandson of
Prince Kung. He Is good-looking, in
telligent and of decidedly pro- foreign
leanings. Englishmen who have met
Yin declare he will not be puppet like
his predecessor. He has a stronger
will and moreover is not related to the
dowager empress.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
REFoRMERs EXECUTED.
nnprr Of 0Aina Apyssrins In Bsiisd Shirt One Of
tAs nssdsAs fsf His Dsvnfsil


Six Chinese Reformists, Kapg Ku-
wer's brother. one censor, and four
head clerks Of the cabinet, including a
son OF the governor Of Hu Poi. were
executed last week for alleged conspir-
acy against the dowager empress.
There ie no excitement at Peking and
everything is proceeding as usual.
II is reported that the dowager en-
press OF China has strong views re-
gardins Russian aggression In Man
churia. and that though she is likely
20 restore II Hung Chang to power.
she is not likely to countenance his
Russian leanines
The developments of palace affairs
confirm the belief that the emperor, by
the radical reforms which he had de-
creed. invited the blow struck by the
dowager empress. The emperor's chief
advisor, Kang- -Yuwei. obtained un-
bounded influence over him and lnspir-
ed the reforms. The official classes op-
posed him, and consulted the dowager
empress as to means for nullifying
these reforms.
The current story ls that the emper-
or's downfall was finally brought
about by his appearance one day In
European clothes. This offense, II ap-
pears. was aggravated by the arrival
In China of the Marquis Ito, the Jap
anese statesman, which alarmed the
palace officials as foreshadowlng Jap
anese domination In the empires coun-
ellis. Thereupon the dowager empress
acted with wonderful promptness. and
deposed her nephew before the Pekin
people were aware that she had left
the summer palace. Kang- Yuwei. fore
seeing trouble. fled two days before the
crisis
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
WILLING TO STAND TRIAL.
Gen shsftsr Not Aver" to Appearing Before the In
vsstigsting COMMITTEES


Gen. w. r. Shafter, when asked the
other day II he had been summoned to
testify before the commission appoint
ed to investigate army matters said:
Il have not been notified to appear
before the commission. When l am
notified to appear I will do so. 1 do
not know what i could say of import
ance, but II / am wanted I shall GER
tainly respond to any notification"
Gen. Shafter was asked II he thought
the present army was held in readiness
without mastering out any more sold
iers for the purpose OF awaiting the de-
cision Of the Paris council. He said:
There are not enough soldiers now
to garrison all the posts. There is
need Of 100000 soldiers for that pur-
pose. / do not know what the intention
Of the war department is. 1t may be
that the soldiers are being held In the
event of trouble occurring in the Philip
pir es, Cuba or Porto Rico. Every
thing Is In allegiance now. I have no
definite knowledge of what the war
department intends, but it Is certainly
safe to hold large number of soldiers
in readiness"
Concerning the controversy between
Gen. Miles and the war department he
said: II have no statement whatever
to make. / have nothing whatever to
complain about. / did my duty as
thought best and tried 20 do 1t faith
fully for the best interests of all. 1t
will be time enough to make state
ments when my superiors complain
and call me to account. There is no
use stirring up matters"
Gen. Shafter has been placed in
command of the department of the
East and says he expects TO remain in
that position until Gen. Merritt's re-
turn, after which he will return to the
Pacific
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
A Valuable Naval Assu is,tieu.

Chief Constructor Hichborn esti-
mates that 1t will require 100000 to put
the Spanish flagship Infanta Maria
Teresa In serviceable condition. This
amount Is proportionately small COM
pared to the benefit gained. as the Te-
resa could not be duplicated for less
than 100000. The Teresa was built
at Bilboa. Spain. but her plans were
purchased from English designers. Az
ter comparison Of the plans with the
official reports. detailing the injuries
to the vessel. the chief constructor
gave orders for the construction Of the
parts that must be replaced.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1898-10-05
PROHIBITION WINS IN CANADA.
The Msjsrity Hswsvm Nay Prove to Small to Eniorcs
faysfabls Lsgislatiop.

The majority for prohibition
throughout the entire dominion Of
Canada will not likely exceed $4,000
All the PROVINCES except Quebec voted
prohibition, Ontario giving 1t a major
ity of about 10000.
Quebec's majority against of 10000 is
Just about Offset by the returns from
the maritime provinces. while the re-
turns from Manitoba, the territories
and British Columbia show that the
west Is In favor sf prohibition by a ma
jorlty of 1000 or 5000.
Even the prohibition papers consider
the majority too small to influence the
government to attempt to enact pro-
hibition legislation.
OF the 1000 men on board Of Admir-
nj Dewey's ships there were never
more than 40 sick at one time.
The Spreckles of San Francisco have
sold their sugar interests for $4,000, 900.
Four years ago the stock was not
worth a cent a share.