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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15
sa(iseellaneoms 8eading.
ABOUT JIM CROW CARS.
CoIored People Are Not Receiving Kindly
the Separate Coach Scheme.

Colored People Are Not Receiving Kindly
the Separate Coach Scheme.
News and Courier.
For reasons best known to them
selves the colored people do not seem
to take any more kindly to the Jim
Crow car law than they did at the
very first. In fact, they seem to OBJ
iect to it on principle, and it will prob
ABLY be some time before there is
complete acquiesence in the arrange.
ment. A reporter for The News and
Courier was asking conductor on one
of the up country roads yesterday how
the new system was working on his
line.
II am not at all satisfied with the
present arrangement" said the rail-
road man. "For the sake of economy
we have resorted to the device OF cut
ting the cars in two, and as a result
the colored end is usually empty, the
Negroes preferring to ride in the Sec
ond class car to being crowded away
into the half coach set apart for them.
1 do not know why for the accommo-
dations are equal to those arranged for
the whites; but they seem to resent
having to 60 into the Jim Crow end,
and after grumbling, usually settle the
matter by buying second class ticket.
The result is that we rarely ever have
any passengers in that end of the car,
and as it often happens that the white
section is crowded we are embarrassed
to know what to do with the passen-
gers. Of course, people say that we
should put on an extra coach, but 1t
rarely ever happens that there are
enough in excess of what the car will
hold comfortably to warrant that. We
cannot allow the whites in the Negro
coach, and there is often much grumb-
ling at the fact of the white people
having to crowd or stand up in their
end while the Negro coach is either
empty or occupied by two or three
passengers, who enjoy the luxury OF a
car almost to themselves.
"It is interesting to notice the per-
sistence with which the Negroes try to
get into the white car, as sort OF
protest against the law, 1 suppose.
You can count on it that nine times
out of ten they will 20 in there and put
all their bundles and baskets into a
seat the minute a station is reached.
Then, when the conductor comes along
and tells them that they will have to
move forward into the section reserved
for them, they gather up their effects
with evident reluctance and do as they
are told.
"On the other hand, the whites are
always careful to inquire which is the
Negro coach and steer clear of it.
They 60 in when there is overcrowd-
ing in their own section, but do not
persist in it. On some of the roads L
am told that they are allowed to do so,
regardless of the law, and I suppose
that in the course of time the prohibi-
ting will apply only to the Negroes;
The only way to do away with all
trouble is to do way with the second
class rate and to provide separate
coaches instead of cutting the coach
in two, and I think this will be none
on most of the roads.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15

TROUBLE BREWING In NORTH CAR
oLINA.-"The fact that Negroes al
Wilmington, and no doubt at other
points in eastern North Carolina, are
making attempts to purchase repeat
ing rifles, is attracting deserved atten'
ton. The agent of the Winchester
company refuses to make sales. Cali
bres 80 and 3S are the rifles sought.
1t is, perhaps, significant that pur'
chases were made here for ammuni-
ton of those calibres when there was
trouble between the Second regiment
soldiers and Negroes last month. Ne
groes in Halifax county stated pub.
licly that they were we'll supplied with
rifles"
This is taken from a Raleigh letter
to the Richmond Dispatch, describing
the unsettled condition of things in
North Carolina. 1t is said that there
are 1000 Negro office-holders in the
state and that "the race" in the black
districts is not exercising its opportu-
mites with much modesty or self-con-
troll. The situation is getting very
serious when the Negroes begin buy
ing Winchester rifles. There will be
hot time in the Old North state
when the row begins. The white peo'
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15

STILL AMONG THE L1VING.-Not
withstanding that it was believed gen
orally that "Big Foot" Wallace, the
most noted Indian fighter that evel
lived in Texas, was dead, he appeared
at the Texas State Fair last Saturday
bright and clipper, but somewhat
feeble, says Dallas dispatch. 'Big
Foot" lives in a mode. home in a re-
mote spot on the lower Rio Grande,
about 500 miles from Dallas, and came
up expressly to the fair, of which he
has heard much during the past l3
years. He had learned that this was
to be Tennessee day and he hoped he
might meet some old comrade of the
Texas revolution of 1886, but finds
himself alone in that list.
"Big Foot" began fighting Indians
and Mexicans in Texas "a four years
ago-in 1S34-and has lived under the
Lone Star States Jurisdiction ever
since. He is now nearly s3 years old,
and admits that this may be his last op'
portunity of witnessing an exhibition OF
the grandeur of Texas today and COM
pairing it with the condition that ex-
listed when he came here at the age OF
l9 wears.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15

occurred, if any such did. The su.
perintendent being absent from sick,
ness and the late bookkeeper having
died, it is possible some oversight
might occur. They should have con-
sidered all these things and had rea.
son. They can quit and walk out,
but there are others awaiting their
jobs and will at once walk into their
places and be glad of such chance.
GASTON-Gastonia Gazette, Octo
ber 13: Just as we 60 to press we
learn of the death this morning at
o'clock, from diphtheria, of little Mary
6-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
John F. Wilson, of Crowder's Creek
...'.." Messrs. C. R. Starnes and J. s
Stultz, of Rock Hill, were greeted
yesterday by their old friends in Gas
tonia. Mr.. Stultz feels justly proud
of a piece of cotton which will yield
him two bales to the acre. .''''''.''Theil
many friends are anxiously concerned
about the critical illness Of Mrs. NJ. A
Thompson and Mr.. Yes. Sparrow. UE
to last night at 9 o'clock the condition
of Mr.. Sparrow, who is critically il
with appendicitis, showed no change
for the better. Mrs. Thompson has
typhoid fever, and was extremely il
when her mother, Mrs. Workman, died
last Saturday. Her condition has
grown steadily worse, and this morning
brings no new hope of her recovery
1.-The Newton Enterprise says that
the finishing touches on the Narrow
Gauges missing link are expected to
be completed ready for the running Of
trains on next Saturday. The iron is
all laid between Newton and Hickory.
On the day the first train runs over the
new track banquet will be given in
Hickory to celebrate the event. '''''''''
A moonshine still, about mile and a
half from Stanley, was nipped in the
bud Monday by United States Marshal
Hampton. 1t was just starting on its
first run. The only person near by
was fellow named John Taylor, who
was found chunking up the fire. He
said that it was none of his business !;
that he was at work in a field nearby,
and happening to come along and
notice that the fire needed attention,
he just stopped to mend it up a little.
United States Commissioner Brown
committed him to Jail. 1t is thought
the outfit belonged possibly to other
parties. After 10 days sickness,
Mrs. Martha A. Workman died at the
home of her son-in- law, Mr.. J. B. Boyd,
at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. She
was about IS years of aye and was
loved by all who knew her for her
kindly and cheerful disposition. The
body was taken 10 RICK Hill, her old
home, for interment, brief funeral SER
vices being held at the house before
the early train Sunday morning.
Mes>rS. Jno. F. Love, l. N. Alexander,
Jr., and VIM. Whyte accompanied the
funeral party to Rock Hill. The train
was met by a long procession of car
riag.s, and the funeral services at the
cemetery by Pastor Sprunt of the
Presbyterian church were attended by
IA large gathering of people who had
known and loved the deceased as one
of the oldest members Of their congre-
cation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15
INEBRIETY AMONG ANIMALS.

1t is a curious fact that there are
topers innumerable in the animal
kingdom. Bipeds and quadrupeds
alike are fond of alchoholic drinks,
and although some display aversion
when first tasting liquor, they soon
acquire craving for it.
Chickens and ducks, after having
once tasted brandy, become absolute
slaves to the drink. They refuse to
eat, grow thin and exhibit symptoms
of detection when unable to obtain
their favorite tipple.
Monkeys and apes are passionately
fond of spirituous liquors. Of these,
Buffon's winebibbing chimpanzee was
shining example, and Brehm, the
German zoologist, owned several man.
drills that drank wine regularly and
did not disdain brandy.
Herbivorous animals frequently be-
come intoxicated, innocently enough,
through eating decayed fruit. In or
chards oxen and cows, after eating
overripe apples, have been seen to
display all symptoms of drunkenness.
The stagger, their eyes lose express
sion, and they grow sleepy.
1t seems that animals are suscepti-
BILE to alcoholism in proportion to the
development of their intelligence.
Elephants are fond of wine and rum,
and rats gnaw the slaves of wine
casks to get at the contents. Cats,
however, rarely exhibit any fondness
for intoxicants.
Among birds the parrot takes first
place as an habitual topper. Insects
have many opportunities to become
intoxicated, and it is the most active
that most frequently avail themselves
of the chance. There is an aro-
matte, intoxicating fluid in linden
blossoms for which bees show an espe-
cial fondness.
Instances have been observed where
swarms of bees RECALLED themselves
with the poisonous linden nectar
until they exhibited all the signs of
intoxication. Hundreds fell helpless
ly to the roadside to be trampled un-
der foot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15
humorous department.
BROUGHT TO TERMS.


A lack of ordinary courtesy is one
of the most troublesome things trav-
eIer has to encounter, and it would be
we'll. perhaps, if all travellers were as
pleasantly persistent in insisting upon
their rights as the man in this story,
which is taken from Every Where:
A commercial traveller wanted to
know if the train was late, and ven
tured to ask the operator in the ticket
Office.
"Dawnaw," replied the gentleman
of the keys, meaning, probably u
don't know"
"But am told it is an hour and a
half late" persisted the traveller, smil-
ing. "Ycu surely can tell me if that is
true"
Observation-Disclosures" replied
the knight of the sounding board,
turning the back of his head to the
questioner.
"But it is highly desirable that 1
should know" said the gatherer OF
orders, still more pleasantly. III can
make three business calls in that hour
and a half, and still have Is minutes
margin. Don't you think that you
had better find out for me? 1t will
take you only minute or two, you
know"
"Finownothn," replied the lightning
manipulation, probably meaning, "tind
out nothing" and he began reading
the advertising columns of daily pa
per, paying no more attention TO his
qhestioner.
"This is q commercial as well as a
railroad telegraph Office ?" still in the
blandest tones.
"Yah," replied the operator, mean
ing eyes"
IA telegraph blank, please"
The document was half thrown at
him. He wrote a message and hand
ed it back, with money to pay for 1t.
The operator commenced reading it,
hitting the words one by one with his
pencil to count them. Before he was
half done he ceased hitting and looked
up at the writer. 49,.
"Good sakes, man, can't send this ~
he exclaimed, giving this time each
word its full sound. "l'd lose my
position" :,
"And you'll lose it if you don't send
it, I fear" replied his amiable tor
mentor, sympathizingly. "You have
no right to hold it back minute"
The operator read it over again. 1t
ran:
"Superintendent Railroad: Will you
kindly tell me how many minutes late
train No. - is? 1t is important that
should know, and your operator here
refuses to inform me-"
"Look here now!" exclaimed the
operator, ignoring his newspaper and
everything else except the traveller.
81 really wish you wouldn't insist on
sending this. I think must be some
what in the wrong, and I-1-beg
your pardon. I can find out for you
in two minutes"
ayes, thought perhaps you could"
replied the other, returning the money
to his pocket and putting on the
sweetest smile of the day, in which he
was joined by several bytanders,
while the operator fairly exuded in
formations:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15
1T GROWS SOLIDLY.

TEN years ago I opened my fire in
l. surance agency with only one COM
pany, and by hard study and constant
application, and through valuable advice
and pertinent suggestions from the home
offices, I have built up large and grow
ing business, and my facilities for hand
ling large lines Of FIRE insurance is
now equal to that of any agency in the
South. I have the honor of representing
seven Of the strongest companies, with
aggregate assets of over S37, ,747 1862 and
you can rest assured that policy cover
ing your property of whatever descrip-
tion, written in my agency will protect
you, and prove free from vexatious tech
nicalities. Thanking my friends for past
favors and hoping to merit its continu-
anee, l am L. GEO. GR1sT, Agent. :,
P. S.-During the day I cah be found
at THE ENQUIRER office-'phone No. 8.
At night will he found at home. Poll
cies written at all hours.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION.
, STANDARD EASTERN TIME.

Time Table No. l5.--In Effect Oct. 2, 1898.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15
DIG OUT YANKEE SHELLS.
Spaniards Make Money Finding Admiral
Sampson's Explosives.

SpantarQS rake money uhAiAoA
Sampson's Explosives.
Chicago Record.
SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, September
21.-The latest industry successfully
developed by the Spaniards living here
is recovering and selling unexploded
American shells fired into the walls Of
San Juan.
1t is a shell game with much in it.
Such a find as 13-inch shell brings
S32 at latest quotations, and the mer-
chants are the buyers, the Spaniards
the sellers and the Americans who are
yet to come are expected to yield up
the profit.
This ll-hunting occupation, how
ever, is not unattended with danger,
sometimes of a fatal nature. For in
stance, few days ago one of these
messengers of destruction was found
mbedded in the brick wall of an old
building near Moro castle. A gang
of Spapiards set to work securing it
and one of the men struck it blow
with a hammer. Just at that moment
the shell thought of its mission and
exploded, killing seven men. This
tragic accident caused the authorities
TO prohibit further search for shells,
hence the price of the visible supply
has gone up. 1t is believed that fully
200 unexploded shells are imbedded
in various places in the heart of the
city.
Admiral Sampson did far greater
damage to San Juan than he has been
credited with doing aud residents tell
exciting tales of the bombardment.
Look where one will he may see great
gaping holes where monster shells en-
tered buildings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15
HOW SHE COLLECTED THE BILL.

"Speaking of collecting bills" said
the man from the west, tive have the
most effective method in Chicago.
There instead of young men they en-
ploy young women. tried it myself
and it worked like magic. A fellow
by the name of Green owed me a
small bill, matter, 1 think of Sl7 or
so. 1t seemed impossible to make him
pay it, so I engaged the services of a
pretty and stylish girl. I sent her
around to his office. He was out. She
called again. He was still out, but
nothing daunted she made the third
and fourth call. The fourth time he
was in; but refused to pay the bill.
"'Look here, Mr.. Greene said the
girl, Il will make proposition to you.
If you will pay five cents day on this
bill l will call each day and collect that
amount until you have paid it in full.
"But Green was hard party. He
again refused, and the girl left the Of
fee apparently crestfallen. The next
day she did not call at his office; but
she did call at his house. The door
was opened by the servant.
"Is Mr.. Green in? asked the young
woman.
"'No, ma'am.'
"The girl left, but it seems that the
servant duly reported the call of the
pretty and stylish young woman who
was so anxious to see Mr.. Green to his
wife. The next day when the young
woman again called, the wife hung
over the banisters, taking a peep al
the caller on her own account. The
young woman asked if Mr.. Green was
in.
"sNo, ma'am,' answered the SER
want 'but his wife is The wife had
told her to say this, of course.
ellis wife p stammered the girl,
'why, has Mr.. Green wife?'
"The wife, hanging over the banis,
tiers heard this. She turned pale and
gasped for air, while the girl, seeming.
ly very much confused and distressed
at her discovery, went on down the
steps and into the street. 1t is i'm
possible to say just what happened at
that house that night, whether pokers
and curling tongs were hurled, or the
furniture torn from its foundations
and flung madly about, or the ROOT
was raised skyward; but one thing
do know-the next day Green prompt
ly paid the SIT. And the girl did not
call at the Office for it either. He
came around and handed me the
money himself, and he seemed to think
he was getting off pretty easy at that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15

pie of North Carolina are long-sutfer-
ing and slow to wrath, but they do
their work we'll when they make a
start.-News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15

H9 Judge Durfey-You are charged
with stealing chickens, do you want q
lawyer.
Nose Snowball-No, yer honah.
Judge Durfey-Why not?
Nose Snowball-If it please de cot
I'd like ter keep dem chickens my
self, after habbin' all der trouble el
gittin' EN-.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-15

Trains will stop on signal at Oakhurst,
Elgin, Cask ey's, Springfield, Roddey's,
Leslie's. Old Point. Newport, Kings
Creek, Mill Wood, Union Mills, Golden
Valley and Vein Mountain.
A. TRIPP,
Supt. N. C. Division.
l.. A. EMERSON,
Traffic Manager.
JOSEPH H. SANDS,
General Manager.
w. S. JONES,
General Superintendent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10

the same." Again. after . prOvisicn for
establishing free ports at each end Of the
line, Il II added that "tho United States
shall also be at liberty, on giving notice to
the Government or authorities OF Mica
ragua, to carry troops and munitions Of
wal in their W vessels, or otherwise. to
either OF said free porta," provided they
arc not to be employed against Central
American nations friendly to Nicaragua.
In the next article provision Is made for
the employment Of our forces to protect
persons and property along the canal route,
In case Nicaragua for any reason should
not so protect them, and even for SO acting
without obtaining previous consent In the
exceptional case of Unforeseen or imminent
danger to the lives or property Of citizens
of the United States.
As q fact, In the recent instance, Presi-
dent ZELAYA notified Commander LEUTzE
of the approach of the Government troops,
n thereupon our marines were landed.
President ZELAYA's Government Is also the
only authority we recognize there, so that
our movements were doubtless fully in
accord with his plans. But It has been we'll
to recall our treaty rights, since the canal
route Is we'll enough established to require
protection, which will grow more and moro
important.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10

Referring to the attitude Of the Hon.
RICHARD FRANKLIN PErrIGREw Of South
Dakota, pom the question Of annexing
Hawaii, the Courier-Journut remarks:
There is some reason for the peculiar tenderness
about Mr.. PKrTieREw. He is supposed to be loaded.
He has been to Hawaii, and has taken the opinion of
the natives as to annexation. IL l. feared that some
OF the revelations that he will mako may have an
impression on the minds of the people not favorable
to the Job which Mr.. HALE and his associates are try.
Eng to put through"
Yes, PErr1GREw has been to Hawaii.
That is beyond dispute.
Yet we think hat the Courier-Journut
does not quite understand the Hawaiian
situation, so far as the great PETTIGREw is
concerned. He may be loaded. but we have
not heard that in any well.informed quar-
ter there is much apprehension concerning
any revelations that he may make.
PETTIoREw is an enterprising statesman.
He enjoys a personal acquaintance with the
member Of President DoLE's administra-
ton. PErTIGREw knows them, and they
know him.
Perhaps It is not PErr1eREw that is
loaded. after all.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-10

Il for what begins with \ protectoTate to
lapse into annexation. We have lately seen
the process accomplished In Tunis and
Madagascar. How, then, can Lord SAILS.
BURY doubt that the regions which will be
at first systematically described by Ger
many and Russia a. spheres Of influence
will be eventually annexed by those pow
ers1 What, then, will become Of Eng.
lands treaty rights with China, SO far as
the territories thus annexed are concernedi
On the face of Lord SALIsBuRY's admis.
sions, It seems clear that England has
backed down. She has backed down be-
cause she was afraid to face a combination
Of Russia, Germany, and France. That this
fear was operative m be deduced from
another passage OF the Premier's speech.
We refer to the significant words: "There
is a much more serious danger Of overtax.
Ing our strength. However strong we may
be, there Is a point beyond which our
strength does no go. 1t Is courage and
wisdom to exert that strength to its attain
able limit, but madness and ruin to pass
It," Stress is laid, also, on the "extreme
Importance" of avoiding "the rashness
which, more han once in history, has been
the ruin OF nations as great and as power
full as ourselves"
Caution Is q virtue, no doubt, in states
men, but 1t may be carried to excess. An
American onlooker is prompted to recall to
Lord SALISBURY the words Of PATRICK
HENRY: "They tell us, sir, that we are
weak but when shall we be strongeri"
Will England be stronger in Chinese waters
zL-llI .-- a~--.NNzl p,,,at,
to place a great and force in Manchuria,
when the Russian wal fleet at Port Arthur
shall have been doubled, and when Japan.
failing to receive the rest of the indemnity
due her from China, shall have had to dis.
band a great part of her army and renounce
her plans for the enlargement of her fleet