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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1898-10-08

that the Negro was his property, and
as such should be used as he chose
To this the court paid little heed, and
fine was imposed. The case was
passed upon by the supreme court
and the decision obtained was that uu'
der the new state constitution and bill
of rights slavery could not have legal
existence in Massachusetts. Thus the
death blow was struck to that system
which had been kept up during the
colonial and provincial governments
The speaker amused and entertained
the audience for awhile by showing the
audience the manner in which slavery
was conducted in Boston. He cited
advertisements where Negroes were
offered for sale as any property is to-
day. The names of prominent mer'
chants come to light in these. Wills
were cited where Negroes were dis
posed of as the other estate and ap-
praised with cows, hogs and horses
Negro babes were of but little value,
and were given away as are kittens OF
the present day. Negro slaves were
allowed many privileges which they
doubtless enjoyed. They were granted
the right Of baptism in the churches
and admitted to full communion upon
owning the covenant. They had seats
in the cock-loft of the meeting-houses,
were usually buried by themselves in
a reservation of the graveyard, or in
the country on the farms of the
owners.
The first emancipation proclamation
was said to be on a gravestone in old
Concord, which reads thus:
The times., 1898-07-17
THE FIGHT AT CEBU.
Experiences of an Anne rionn In the
Hands of Philippine Insurgents.
(FrOm the London GIObe.)

(From the London GlObe-)
The Straits Times of May IS contains
several most remarkabi- narratives from
American citizens in connection with the
fighting which took place in the Island
of Cebu Immediately PRIOR 10 the attack
of Admiral Dewey on Manila. We append
extracts from the extraordinary expert
ence of Mr.. Vincent. who was engaged
I'D till the time OF the rebellion in the
service of Messrs. Smith. Bell & Co,
near Toledo. On April Mr.. Vincent, ig
norsant of the rebellion which had broken
out in the island. set forth, accompanied
by native boy for the town of Cebu. sit
uated on the other side of the Island.
some thirty miles distant across the
mountains. TO obtain a cable for his oil
boring operations. Owing TO the rough
ness of the road the pair commenced
their journey on foot, ana about halfway
between Toledo and MingTanilla they en-
countered a party Of rebels. some thou
sand strong, who, taking them prisoners,
marched them to Minglanilla. Here Mr..
Vincent was detained in captivity until
the following morning, his boy being
meanwhile liberated About a. m. on
April Mr.. Vincent was taken TO the re-
bel headquarters on the outskirts of Cebu
where the rebel chiefs debated the tate or
their prisoner After short consulta-
ton Mr.. Vincent was given to understand
that he was to be shot that afternoon
He was accordingly confined in one of the
rooms of the house to await his execu-
ton.
Making the best use possible of the
few words of Spanish at his command,
and believing that his safest course
would be 10 say that he was an English
man. Mr.. Vincent tried to explain that
he was not a Spaniard, but an American
1t was all in vain, however. and death
seemed to stare him IN the face. At this
moment a happy thought struck him. He
recollected that in his satchel. OF which
the Spaniards had not deprived him, was
his ceduIa. an official form stating his
nationality, etc. Taking this from his
satchel. Mr. Vincent gave IL tovthe chief,
who took it out of the room apparently
to consult with some of his colleagues.
and presently returned, addressing his
prisoner with the words Este bien, "
meaning "ail right" The chief then
hustled the rebels who were standing
with their drawn knives awaiting She
order to dispatch the prisoner out of the
room. leaving the twice-condemned cap
tive once more in solitude.
The shades of night were now fast
deepening, and the sound of battle be-
tween the Spaniards and rebels momen-
tarily increased. The Spanish forces
were attacking the insurgents both by
land and sea. and volleys of musketry
were fired in quick succession in the
neighborhood of the building, where Mr..
Vincent still remained for refuge from
the belIigerents outside. All through the
night the American remained in this pre-
carious shelter, seated in an arm chair
listening to the raging conflict that was
| taking place around him. Many bullets
| whistled into the room. but fortunately
The times., 1898-07-17
BRIEFLY TOLD.
London likes Sue"

London likes Sue"
Sydney Rosenfelds comedy. "a Pos
sible Case" will be produced by John
Hare.
James Young is at the Hotel Cecil,
London. where he will remain all this
month.
Fort Frayne.'' the Frawley Company's
latest success. will probably be present.
ed in New York shortly.
Charles Hoyt is to present "a Day and
a Night" "a Contented Woman" and "a
Black Sheep in London.
Davis & Keogh will have ten companies
on the road this year. Cheap melodrama,
poorly presented, must pay.
Mary Murphy and Allie Gilbert have
been engaged to create roles in a new
farce comedy. entitled "Casey's Wife,
The real and personal estate of Thomas
w. Keene amounted to only about 81 600
He was generally reputed to be wealthy
Olga Nethersole will succeed Julia Ar
thur at Wallack's Theater. New York.
Beatrice Moreland has gone into
vaudeville.
Belle of New York" Mr.. Daily is one of
the funniest men in the business, and his
success is a certainty.
According to rumor, Melbourne McDow-
ell may star next season in naval drama.
Mr.. Mcdowell had better let well enough
alone, and keep off the grass
Lillian Russell, Edna Wallace Hopper
Amelia Summerville, Pauline Hall and
Blanche Walsh ride bicycles. We shall
hear of all five refusing to wear tights
soon.
Largely through the fight begun about
the matter in The Times and the Dram
The times., 1898-07-17
FAMILY DAY EVERY SATURDAY
epRINE NErnS windo= scresas
Sf iiitu HLLUIs l4c; Garbage Cans
soc; Good Lawn Movers. sI-so 'Phons.
1884 JOHN q ESPEY. 1910 Pa sva

without injuring its occupant. As Mr.
Vincent truly said. IL was a terrible night.
and matters were not improved by the
horrible relic. OF humanity. the priests
head, which lay near at hand. the dark
ness making It's vicinity all the more ter
rible 10 the imagination. Presently the
sound Of many hurrying feet was heard,
followed by the crack of rifles The Span
ish troops had rounded together. in a
huddled mass. som 2OJ natives, many OF
whom We're young boys, and were induig-
ing in an tndiscriminate slaughter. IgEO-
rant at the time of what was transpiriHss
within a few score yards Of him, Mr.
Vincent could hear the cries and prayers
OF the hapless natives amid the roar Of
musketry. After while the fire slack
ened. and all was quiet. except for a few
occasional shots which sounded the death
kneu of those among the natives who
had escaped the vOlleys poured into their
midst
About a. m the next day Mr.. Vincent
crept out Of the ruined building into the
open. The streets were quite deserted.
not a man was TO be seen but there were
seen the numerous dead bodies of men
who had fallen the night previous. Max
ing for Cebu. Mr. Vincent came across a
detachment OF Spanish soldiers drawn up
in front of the Catholic church The men
appeared to be very much surprised at
seeing him. but did not offer to mOlest
him. Walking past the troops the Amer
lean entered the church where several
Spanish officers were present Picking
out the commander. Mr. Vincent went up
TO him and handed him his cedula. and
also showed him a piec~ IF the cable
which he had in mis- satchei. trying 10
make him understand what had brought
him TO Cebu. The officer did not appear
10 be able 10 comprehend the cedula or
Mr.. VinCent's signs, and the latter again
began 10 fear fOE his safety
At this moment. however. three priests
dressed in white happened 10 pass by and
Mr.. Vincent, taking the ceduIa out Of the
officers hand. gave it to one Of the priests
and at the same time endeavOred to ex-
plain that he was an employee of Merrs-
Smith, Bell & Co. who had Offices in the
town. The priests seemed TO grasp the
situation. and. after they had consulted
with the colonel a chair was handed 10
Mr.. Vincent, who sat down and waited
for results y minute afterward the regi-
mental surgeon came up to Mr. Vincent
and motioned to him TO follow him.
Leading the way TO a carriage outside,
the latter drove Mr. Vincent to the gov
ernOr generals headquarters in Cebu. Az
ter a short interview VIA the general,
the American was dispatched in company
with one of the general staff TO the fort.
10 see an interpreter there. who turned
out to be a man who had been in the en-
ploy of Messrs. Smith Bell & Co. for some
years. Consequently with the help of his
friend, the interpreter. Mr.. Vincent had
no difficulty in making out his identy 10
the general, who. his suspicious being ap-
peased, sent the American to the offices
of his firm.
The times., 1898-07-17
EXCURSIONS.
COLONIAL BEACH.

War restrictions removed. No danger Of the
mines Five (j) hours at the Beach Leaves n
st. wharf daily except Monday. 3 o'cEcck a. m.
sharp Saturday G:30 p. m. returning 10 O'Clock
p. Salt water bathing. fishing and Grabbing
For stateTOOm tickets apply 10 GUZ1lAN, in Z. r.
DToOp's Music Store 0gj Pa. ave. NV. Adam
+. Wuraeh. Manager. Telephone 1IOs. iyI5-tf
The times., 1898-07-17

attic Mirror. that portion of the war
revenue bill relating to taxation of the
aters has been amended so that houses
in towns of less than 5000 population
are exempt from its operation.
Virginia Earle, Paula Edwardes, Her
bert Gresham and James T. Powers have
sailed for England, where they will ap-
pear in Augustin Days new musical
comedy, THE Greek Slave"
Maude Adams season will open or Sep
tember 5, rehearsals beginning a week be-
fore that date. The cast will be almost
without exception the same that was
seen last year in this city.
Independent of the places that remain
open all the year round. there was only
one theater running last week in New
York, out of the sixty-three named in
the Dramatic Mirrors list.
"McSorley's Twins rewritten and re-
arranged will be on the road next sea-
son with Bobby Gaylor, of 3''Sport Nc
Alister' fame, in the leading role. The
farce is one of this years money-mak-
erS
Among the players appearing in this
months big Shakespearean revivals In
ST Louis are Minnie Seligman. Edmund
D. Lyons, Henry Jewett, NeIIette Reed.
Lawrence Hanley, Frank Losee, Beau
mont Smith. Oscar Figman. Charles Col
Inns and Malcolm Williams.
Berenice Wheeler the actress, was
among the passengers ON the Inflated
Burgogne She was going to Paris for
costumes 70 use in why Smith Left
Home" in which she was to appear next
season. Maud HasIam has been offered
the part originally written for Miss
Wheeler but was forced to refuse be-
cause of other engagements.
w H Crane Herbert Kelcey, It. Dan
lei Frawley, f. II. Sothern, A NJ. Palmer.
Joseph Arthur Augustus Pitou, Charles
H. Hoyt. Bronson Howard. Augustus
Thomas. Charles Barnard, Clay NJ.
Greene, Mrs. Minnie Maddern Fiske, Mad
eleine Lucette RyIey, Fanny Davenport
and Jennie June CrOly are among the
distinguished patrons of the Stanhope-
Wheatcroft Dramatic School of New
York.
The Royal Italian Grand Opera Com
pany will begin its tour early in Septem-
Der. The artists this season viii include
Rosalia Challia Linda Montanari. Cleo
patra Vincini, Rosa Linde, Olympia Cal
cagni, Adelina Casati SignOris Agostini
Collenz Masiero. Scolari, Girardi, Fumi-
gall, Francesconi and GalatZy. SignoI
Emerico Morreale will be the conductor
and the company will present the follow
| ing repertoire: La Boheme," Manor
| LescauIt." III Trovatore," Faust" ''Lu
| ella di Lammermoor," "Otelio," I'm Bal
| 10 Maschera, Force del Destino." Clio
conda." "Berbere di Seville" ''Ernani'
"Favorita," "RiggoIetto, ''Travita.
Carmen" "CavalIeria Resticana" ant
| 'IPagliacci"
The times., 1898-07-17
800 Reward 500.

The readers of this paper win be pleased
10 learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able TO cure
in all it's stages, and that is Catarrh-
Halls CataFrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity.
Catarrh being constitutional disease,
requires constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying
the foundation of the disease. and Civ
ing the patient strength by building up
the constitution, and assisting nature in
doing its work. The proprietOrs have 50
much faith In it's curative powers, that
they offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that it fails to cure. Send for list
of testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY K CO.
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. &c
Halls Family Pills are the best
The times., 1898-07-17

if it was not a tremendous strain 10 con-
duct such an immense undertaking.
This? Oh. this is easy said ne, IL
was getting ready was the pull.
Tho pull is over now; the West has
come fiocking proudly 70 the exposition
grounds and the number OF Eastern Visl-
tors is steadily increasing. In my next
letter I shall take a closer look az some
of the noteworthy exhibits of the expo
sition. OCTAVE THANET.
The times., 1898-07-17

''The English Rose" --......-........... 210
THE Cabinet Minister Observation-Disclosures. 200
Venice the Bride Of the sea''.... 200
'sThe Trumpet CALI Observation-Disclosures. 200
Marjorie ........................ 200
Doris .-.............. 200
Faust Up TO Date" Observation-Disclosures. 200
''Uncles and Aunts" OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 200
a Mans shadow. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 200
London Day by Day observation-disclosures. l50
RIP Van Winkle'' ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1T3
''Stil Waters Run Deem 100
RED Hussar' ................... 100
Henry WIZ ....... $50
The New Wing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10
The times., 1898-07-17
Vaudeville and Dancing.

Concert Sunday Night-Beneft D. c. Volunteers.
Next Week-TRULY SHATTUCh-
ADMISSION TO ALL................25 CENTS
The times., 1898-07-17

Wilton Lackaye, who Is as versatile as
he is clever, sent some verses TO The
Times last week. Though concerning the
war they are of rather an unusual order
and of undoubted excellence. Mr.. Lack
aye has called .hem AN Amendment to
the Bin Introduced by Senator Hoar for
the Protection Of the American Flag.
Our soldier boys and sailor lads before the troops
OF Spain.
Find courage in the vengeance cry, Remember,
Boys. the Aainei"
Their eyes fash fire and lips compress; relentless
they fate;
From man 10 man that shibboleth can crystalline
all hate!
But since our statesmen have agreed Old Glory
TO protect
No tasteless huclzster now the flag to odium
We want a law enacted with specihcal intent
To trepsn sense of shame into the advertising
gent
] pick mp the evening paper, ''poster'' type as
sauiis the view.
In rhetorical inquiry, asks me What did Dewey
Or l think that it's rhetoricaI-but fr:taer read
irg shechs
When / find he recommended siegaI Slopsky's
Seamless Socks
On the corner CT the street barker with a
stridcnt -o:na
GrIcs 10 hurry ing efoWus tne HOnuf vi lhC hS4'
Hol=on's csioi-e.
But the glory of the Merrimac he doesn't much
enhance
When he tells US Hobson's choice was always
Dunkin's Dollar Pants
The next one shouts We've got 'em cOrked'-the
fancy makes me smile;
Yankee Sniie expressive OF our humor and our
glile-
He's not boasting of Ill fortune that o'erbrims
CcrvCra's cup.
For its Bunyon's Bilious Bolus that he speaks
q bottling m!
A crowd at length arrests me- full thousan
men :. InC=c.
Reading Bulletins from Cuba at a big depart
ment sturc.
And the ..bulletin'' informs me. ''victory now
at last - v-ca-
Not a solder lost in battle who wore Skunk ;
s3-c0 Shoe"
stay-at-homes who love vour country, here is
something you can DO!
Wrest the battle cry Of heroes from the bargain
cOurter crew
show to folks with sense of decency they try.
but Try in vain.
To dispose OF bad suspenders by reminding oi
The Maine
The times., 1898-07-17

Last week came dangerously near wind
ing up the season at the Columbia. Hot
weather was felt to be coming on apace
there was a dearth of plays and alto
gether il was deemed advisable 10 close
The excellent business encouraged the
MANAGEMENT TO continue for another
seven performances, however, and late
Thursday afternoon "A Scrap of Paper
vas determined upon as the bill. Local
theateTgoers should make every effort
10 show the C0lumbia's players their ap-
prec.dtiOn Of the efforts made during the
Summer. Lab1ring under many Difficult
lies the combination has worked steadily
for artistic success and has gwen us
such set Of stock presentations as We
VII probably never witness again.
Washington needs and should be able 10
support an in-t0Wn. hor-weather amuse-
Jimmy BarTUws and his organization
should be induced 10 remain i while.
One Of the most wearisome things Of
this wearisome war threatens TO be the
net little or nothing for the cause and
are simply unmitigat ted nuisances. The
benefit giver doesn't care a rap for what
he is working. He simply has the hab
and wants TO give vent TO il. Generally
he j. an amateur actor who seizes the
first opportunity that comes in his way
TO exhibit himself without paying for the
theater in which his show takes place
Having worried everyone in sight for free
printing. free lights, and free everything
else he goes around selling tickets. He
won't let people stay away and be COM
Portable. but worries the patience out of
all his friends by trying 10 force them
into spending their money in the lauda BILE
effort TO enable him to make a fool of
himself There is absolutely no excuse
for the average benefit. 1t helps nothing
and nobody-it is an Internal and tire
some bore.
The times., 1898-07-17

This list embraces only consecutive
performances and makes no mention
either Of reyivals or combinations. A
good portion Of the pieces named are of
recent birth. wniia considerably over half
are II a Ignt order
An attending lis: Of European long
rIns fl.lows:
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-04-20
Cats as Companions.

The cat, we are told, has been the
companion of the great and famous
from time immemorial. Petrarch's
favorite cat he embalmed, while An
drea Doria, one of the rulers OF
Venice, not content with having the
portrait Of his dead cat painted, pre-
served her skeleton as the souvenir of
a happy intimacy.
Cardinal Wolsey used to entertain
his cat by his side on the seat of state
when he gave audience or received his
princely company. Rousseau's at
tachment to cats is we'll known. We
know also how fond Sir Isaac Newton
was of them, for did he not make holes
in his barn door for their accommoda-
tion-a large hole for the old cat and
q small one for the kitten?
DIR. Johnson loved cats in spite of
himself, and his particular pet bore
the name of Hodge. The Doctor used
himself to go out and buy the oysters
on which Hodge dotted, lest the SER
wants, from having TO wait on the ami
NAL, should acquire a dislike to him.
Richelieu also was devoted to CATS
New York Herald.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-04-20
Household Hints.

If you have only little cream and a
great need of butter, try churning
with the egg-beater in large bowl.
When silver is badly tarnished rub
with o paste made of silicon and alco-
hol. So cleansing is this that it is
used in hospitals for the cleaning of
surgical instruments.
When sitting -four for cake it is
more convenient to sift it ON large
sheet of white paper than into bowl,
especially when sifted several times.
1t can be quickly gathered up in the
paper and turned into the sitter again.
When you wish to freshen salt fish,
like mackerel, or Goldfish to be boiled
whole, put it in the water with the
skin side up. Otherwise the salt,
more dense than the water, settles
against the skin and it takes longer to
freshen.
A teacher of laundry work tells her
class that ''if in ironing a shirt bosom
you find little dirt, don't stop to
wipe it off until the whole shirt is
finished. Then it will come off easily.
The damp cloth, not wet, is your best
friend when doing fine ironing.
Although courtplaster is useful in
protecting small scratches or abra.
sions of the skin from harm, it should
not be used over any considerable cut
or wound in process of healing. These
will heal much faster if simply COW
cred with bit of soft linen held in
place at the ends with strips of sur.
geon's plaster.
An expert housekeeper says rancid
butter may be sweetened by putting
fifteen drops of chloride of lime to
every pint of cold water and working
the butter in the water till every par
ticle has cor e in contact with the lime
water, then work it over in pure, cold
water. 1t is much better not to let
the butter get rancid.
After the egg-beater has been used,
if it is put at once into clean, cold
water and given a couple of quick
turns, then into hot water and again
revolved, then shaken free of moisture
and put in the warmer for few min
utes, it is very easily made clean. But
if the egg is allowed to dry on first,
the cleaning is much more difficult.
Pork Cutlets-Have the outlets cut
from a good loin of pork, take away
all bone from the meat and trim each
outlet neatly; also remove most of the
fat, then season the meat with pepper.
Place gridiron over the fire and let
it get hot, then put on the outlets and
broil them about fifteen minutes, be.
ing careful to turn them several times.
When properly cooked, the pork cut
lets should look a rich brown, but not
burnt and dry. Sprinkle salt ovel
when dishing and pour rould tasty
tomato sauce.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1898-04-20
octorennrinn rectotnlers.

As an obect-lesson on the subject OF
human longevity we have seen no publica-
lion more instructive than a beautiful lit
tie book, published by tho National Tenn
! perance League, OF London. entitled, "Oc-
| togenarian Teetotalers." II is the narra-
! tive OF q reception to octogenarian teeto-
talers, given by tho League in May, 1897,
and speeches and letters incident thereto.
Relations were established with nearly
200 octogenarlans, Of l63 OF whom life
sketches were prepared. Forty-three at
tended the banquet In London, the aver
age OF whose ages was S2IS years, among
whom we're DR.. Il. II. Lees Gage SD and
Rev. Newman Hall, DID. Gage s0). We
quote briefly from speeches and letters:
DR.. Lees (5D.-It has been said that we
cannot arrange" the Kingdom Of God.
True, but we have indicated fact more to
The purpose-that the wicked interests Of
the world have sown tares while the virtu-
Gus people slept; they have been allowed
not only to arrange" but to establish and
cntrench, in law, the kingdom OF the devil,
and thus to thwart and defeat the mission
OF Christ.
Dr. Newman Hall (S0).-I have been
iorty-two years in London, preaching on
Rn average three or four time u week, and
have been only six Sundays out OF har-
hess, In consequence of sickness.
heuTy DTOWu (cUl.-l nave Deeu u poor
customer to the doctor. l have not sup
piled them with a sovereign yet and have
led an active life.
George Properiohn (sl), walks eight
miles day in following his trade. as a
builder; sometimes up and down ladders;
wherever his occupation calls him.
Frederick Miller (s0), printer for sixty
eight years; not needing for single day in
the last twenty years to omit going to his
occupation!
J. N. Dickinson (s2).-An abstainer fifty
two years. Never had serious illness.
During the flfty-two years abstinence,
only three times under medical treatment,
the last time having been twenty-six years
ago.
Rev. Charles Fisher (s1).-An abstainer
sixty years. At the age of so wrote: 81
have never laid in bed from sickness or
paid five shillings for medicine for myself.
Often working ten to eighteen hours per
day, and often preaching sundays"
Samuel Saunders (S2).-Teetotaler sixty
ak years. Never had headache. Never
| in bed through illness.
Rev. Peter Mearns (s0).-Fifty years in
ministry. Never single Sabbath been un-
able to preach on account OF ill-health.
Within q month have climbed two OF the
Cheviot Mountains, each requiring a walk
Of two hours.
d. G.. Paine (s0)-My doctors expense
Cor myself personality during sixty-fve
years has been, total e2 les, or an average
Of 10Ad. annually.
William Hardy Root (9D.-In his eighty
sixth year, for six consecutive days walked d
seven to eight miles day.