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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25


The j. T. C. Club. composed of eight
young ladies, enjoyed a very pleasant
evening Friday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. f. Swingley. No. 10 East Grant
street, Miss Grace Swngley acting as
hostess. Although cake walks may be
a little out of date at the present time,
the club girls had more enjoyment out
of it than they could have found in al
most any other kind of amusement,
and with the aid of quantity of burnt
cork they initiated the antics of the
''culled population" just like grown
folks on the stage. Miss May Bowman
and partner, Miss Florence Hopkins,
were awarded the cake, which was pre-
scented by Mr.. e. e. Carver, as Uncle
Tom" The other contestants were
Miss Grace Carr, as Ambolina Snow
and Miss Fannie Vogel; Miss Laura
Rafferty,, as Aunt Jane, and Miss Ida
Shove as Riley Love; Miss May Bratt
and Miss Grace Swingley. Master
Jamie Swingley and little Zulaime
Forbes did miniature cake walk that
was very clever, and for the sake of a
prize were awarded the consolation.
Mrs. ]. w. Lloyd furnished the music
for the evening, and after the dancing
was over an oyster supper was served
by Mrs. Swingley. assisted by Mrs.
! Carver.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25

The stove is a generator, our heater
a radiator and circulator. The Ander-
son heater will double the heating ca
pacity of your stove. Get one and be
comfortable.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25

DIR. Mairs, osteopathic physician, over
Fidelity Bank, Main and First avenue.
All chronic cases successfully treated.
Consultation and examination free.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25

Every piece of sheet music, Is cents.
1t Tuffree's Music House.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25

Engagement rings, wedding rings,
baby rings, follow in natural order at
Hellberg's jewelry store, the ring pal
ace of Marshalltown.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25

Rev O. p. Sonners, pastor of the Ell
dora Baptist church, was in the city
Friday on business connected with the
building of their new church edifice.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25

New hats leave Mrs. Morrill's store in.
bandboxes before she gets through adj
niring them. Your fall and winter hat
can be fitted 20 Your money at Mrs.
Morrill's without any loss in the quality
of the hat.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-25

The best clear Havana cigar in the
city, La Purina, y for sale at NanDer-
veer & LaShelle's.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
A. r. PRESBYTERY.

The first presbytery of the Associate
Reformed church met at Lancaster
last Monday, pursuant to appointment
and in the absence of Rev. A. S. Rogers
moderator.elect was organized by the
election of Rev. J. L. Oates, as mode
rator. Rev. Mr.. Oates preached the
opening sermon and presided over the
subsequent deliberations of the body
The attendance was quite full, espe
cially Of elders. Only three or foul
ministers were absent.
The reports from the congregations
especially so far as financial matters
we're concerned, were quite satisfac'
tory. AS many as one-half of the
churches had paid up all charges
against them in full.
Two congregations-Statesville and
Ebenezer, N. C.-reported new church
buildings in course of erection.
A commission was appointed to or
ganize congregation at Pleasant Hill,
Lancaster county, if the way be clear.
The question of the division of pres
bytery, which had been deferred from
the last meeting, was discussed at
length, and killed by decided vote.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

How He MANAGED THE CATHOLICS
The state department has just receiv'
ed long report from Captain Leary,
the naval officer who was made gov
ernor of the Ladrones after their &C.
QUESTION from Spain. 1t appears that
although Leary thought be was gov
ernor of Guam, it soon began to dawn
upon him that he was not so certain.
The real power rested with the Cath
olic friars who made it their business
to defeat Captain Leary's authority
wherever he attempted to exert it.
After awhile Captain Leary offered
free transportation to a half dozen
friars and told them that he expected
them to avail themselves OF his offer.
There was such an air of business
about the captains suggestion that the
the friars decided to accept, leaving
but one on the island. Since then
Captain Leary has been governor to a
much greater extent than previously.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

The SOUTH AND THE FAR EAST
In addressing large gathering OF
southern cotton manufacturers and
planters at Charlotte, N. c., last Fri
day, under the auspices of the cham
ber of commerce, John Barratt, late
United States minister to Siam, said
"The south has vital interest in the
development and control of Asiatic
markets by America. The time will
come when the Far East will consume
every surplus pound of cotton, manu-
factured or raw, that the south can
produce, making her independent OF
the markets of England and Europe.
To accomplish this result, four import
ant conditions are necessary, which in
themselves are interdependent: First,
construction of the trans-Isthmian
canal; second, laying a trans-Pacihc
cable; protection of markets in China
according to treaty rights, and, fourth,
permanent control of the Philippines y
Sentiments Impressed were received
with warm approval.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

- General Funston is going for the
Catholics with gloves off. He charged
sometime ago that the Catholic friars
were responsible for the trouble that
the Americans are having in establish
ing their government in the Philip
pines and recommending the confsca-
tion of the property that is Owned by
the Catholic church. Archbishop Ire
land replied with the taunt that Fun
ston gets his information from the
Filipinos, and he also charges that
Funston had been guilty of looting a
Catholic church. Funston has directed
his attorneys to bring proceedings
against Archbishop Ireland for crimi-
nal libel, and also against the Catholic
paper in San Francisco which publish
ed the story.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
MERE-MENTION.

Many great factories about Reading,
Pa, are threatened with shut downs
because the Pennsylvania railroad has
not rolling stock enough to haul the
fuel and raw material they need. ''''''''
BY December 1st, Otis will have 65,-
900 men in the Philippines. One thou
sand more men are to be recruited 10
bring all regiments to full strength.
....'''"George Bartle, "keeper of the
great seal" of the Uuited States and
the oldest clerk of the state depart
ment, died on Sunday, aged IS years.
He had been in the service 81 years,
and was close friend of Daniel We'd
ster. .......'.'A company with unlimited
capital and 100000 water power at o.
tawa, Canada, has been organized to
fight the American paper trust. Its
plant will cost 100000 and it will
make 600 tons of paper pay. '''''''"A
storm has been raised in the north
against college secret fraternities by
the drowning near Geneva, N. Y, last
week, of Edward Fairfax Berkeley, Jr.,
of St. Louis, student of Hobart COL
lege. In the course of initiation in the
Kappa Alpha, he was sent into a canal
where be lost his life. .....'''''Sir Thorn.
as Upton left New York for England
last Wednesday,. .''''''"A Charleston
mule dealer claims to have an order
from the British government for 1900
mules. .........The Washington CORES
pondent of the Philadelphia Times
claims that representatives of Russia,
France, Germany and Great Britain
are to ask the United States govern
men if it is willing to participate in
the partition of China, and if so what
norton does it want. ...'''..''During the
period from May l, 1898, to June 80,
1899, the United States army lost TO-.
O64 men, of whom 473 were killed in
battle. The balance died of disease,
deserted, committed suicide, were MUIR
dered, or discharged by sentence Of
court martial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

Revs. Caldwell and Carson preached
trial discourses, and Rev. R. Lee Rob-
inson was ordained to the full work of
the ministry. He will take work at
Camden, Ala.
The "Revised Book Of Worship"
was, after considerable discussion,
adopted by a large majority.
Pastoral relations were dissolved
between Rev. J. P. Knox and Hickory
Grove and Smyrna congregations, and
also between Rev. J. A. Smith and
White Oak congregation. Rev. Mr..
Knox is now engaged in missionary
work in Columbia and Rev. Mr.. Smith
goes to Jefferson county, Ga.
The time of the spring meeting of
presbytery was changed from the 1st
of April to the 1st of May. The next
meeting is to be at Pisgab, N. c.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

- The Philippine commission, con
sisting of Admiral Dewey, Professors
Schurman and Worcester and Colonel
DENLY, have been in session in Wash
ington this week preparing a prelim'
mary report On the general situation
1t was expected that this report would
be given to the public yesterday or TO-
day; but the complete report will not
be made for several weeks yet. The
object of the preliminary report is to
Immediately set the public mind al
rest with regard to certain points that
are creating more or less contention.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
LOCAL LACONICS.

| The Local Market.
The best cotton was worth II cents
on this market yesterday. The re-
ceipts for some days past have been
rather light.
The Open Season.
Since last Wednesday, November 1,
| it has been lawful to shoot partridges
and other birds protected by the game
laws. A great deal of fine shooting
ground, however, has been posted by
the owners, and it behooves sportsmen,
therefore, to be careful.
Taking Second Growth.
The favorable season of the past few
weeks had induced healthy second
or renewed growth of the cotton stalks.
Many farmers, recognizing that the
only result of this would be the furth-
er exhaustion of the soil to no purpose,
promptly plowed up the stalks and
sowed grain. Others have left the
stalks to grow, regardless of the
damage.
Steals Their Dogs.
The owner of hunting dogs in the
northeastern section of the county have
been considerably annoyed of late by
the operations of dog thief who
makes it his business to gather up all
the best dogs in the neighborhood and
carry them off to some other section
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
WHEAT IN FORT MILL.

A Fort Mill township farmer who
was in Yorkville on Thursday, reports
that there will undoubtedly be 6
great reduction in the cotton acreage
in that township next year.
The farmers are sowing more small
grain than in any previous season since
the war, and they are putting it in as
it should be done. Many of them have
broken their lands with two-horse
plows, narrowed them we'll, and put in
the seed with drills. They are also
using a considerable amount of COM
mercial fertilizer.
Mr.. B. NJ. Faris, of the Gold Hill
neighborbood, is reported as having
determined on quite an interesting ex-
pertinent. He has put four acres OF
real good land in wheat with view
to planting cotton after the harvest
He calculates that he will be able tc
harvest the wheat about the first o.
June, and then he will follow, as soor
as possible, with cotton of the "King'
variety.
The experiment promises to be 9
very important one. There have been
several cases in this section where cot
ton planted us late as the middle Of
June has yielded good crops; but SC
far as The ENQUIRER has information
there is no case on record where q
wheat crop has been followed by cot
ton crop.
Some of Mr.. Faris's neighbors are
reported as preferriug that he would
follow his wheat with peas. They
think that if the cotton experiment
should prove success, it will result
in still further increase in the cotton
crop in this section. Others, however,
will look on the matter from differ
ent standpoint, believing, as they do,
that after farmer has provided for an
abundance of corn, wheat and oats,
etc., be is not apt to suffer by an over
production of cotton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

STRENGTH OF UNCLE SANS ARMY.
The annual report Of Brigadier Gener'
al Corbin, to the secretary of war was
made public last Wednesday. General
Corbin sums up the military forces now
in the service of the United States as
follows: Regular army, ga $50; vol
unteers, "a, ,574; total, 99,16O. The
regular establishment consists of 10
regiments of cavalry, 7 of artillery and
25 of infantry. The volunteer estab'
lishment consists of one regiment OF
cavalry, "a of infantry and Porto
Rico battalion. The distribution of
these troops up to October 1st, last
was as follows: In the Unites States,
1929; Porto Rico, 1868; Cuba, H.
1877; Philippines, 32,S15; en- route to
the Philippines, 1909; Alaska, 499 !;
Hawaiian Islands, 466. General Coz
bin adds the following to the summa-
ry: ut is expected that by December
1st next, all the infantry regiments,
United States volunteers, shown above
as in the United States, will have sail
ed for the Philippine Islands. These,
with troops now there, will give total
strength of 2,1l7 officers and 63,6OS
enlisted men, an aggregate of 1925"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

1t is rather curious that the daily
papers have not seen fit to publish the
correspondence between the Spartan
burg mill men and Senators Tillman
and McLaurin on the question OF
maintaining the open door policy in
China. The matter is of very great
importance, aside from the political
flavor involved, and the correspond
ence in the main is straightforward,
business like and statesmenlike. The
people of the state are entitled to
have the facts that are calculated to
enable them to come to common sense
conclusions. So far a number of the
weekly papers have published the
correspondence; but only small pro-
portion of the readers of daily papers
are aware that it has ever taken place.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
FOR 1900.

In today's issue is published the pros
pectus of the YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
for the season of 1899 1900, aud read
ing of it will show the offering of our
usual liberal compensation for such
work as may be done by clubmakers
during the coming few months.
The contest is open alike to all who
wish to enter, and every section of ter
ritory is free to any and all contestants
regardless of by whom names may have
been previously returned. Because
a certain clubmaker may have return
ed names last year, is no reason why
the same names should belong to him
again this year, and the only condi
tions applied to any clubmaker, old OF
new, will be those explicitly set forth
in the published prospectus.
We would suggest that clubmakers
begin work at once-the earlier the
better-and keep at it. As will be
noted, the leading premiums we offer
are more than worth the time and eff
fort that will be required of the club
maker to get them and should the
clubmaker fail to carry off leading
premium, he will still be amply com
pensated for all the work he does.
Special inducements, it will be ob
served, are offered to new subscribers
and to the clubmakers securing them
New subscribers who pay cash previ'
Gus to January 1, 1900, will receive
The ENQUIRER from the time they
pay until January l, 1901, for the price
of years subscription, and the club
maker who returns and pays for the
largest number of new subscriptions
will receive one of the leading premi
ums, whether the aggregate club re-
turned by him is one of the three larg
est or not.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
LOCAL AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Mrs. T. NJ. Dobson-Prints list of use.
ful articles, quoting prices, and says hel
millinery trade is f1ourishing.
The Enquirer Office-Wants competent
and sober compositor.
w. H. Cobb-Will, on Monday, 9Th in
slant, sell young jackass to the highest
bidder.
w. NJ. Kennedy-Has some lost money
which the owner can get by complying
with the conditions specified in his
advertisement.
w. Brown Wylie, c. C. C. Pleas-Gives
notice that Mrs. Maggie E. Thompson
has made application for homestead out
of the real and personal estate of her
husband, Z. D. Thompson, deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

progress of the Beers; but this will
only serve to stimulate them to exer-
tions that will meet the situation. If
there is no other way for it than to
crush the enemy by pure weight OF
numbers, the British will not hesitate
to do that, for they recognize that they
must win. The possible contingency
that may save the Beers is the inter
ference of France and Russia. While
Great Britain is able to hold her own
against any possible antagonist singly,
she cannot take care of them all at
once.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

- Both the Democrats and the Re-
publicans are claiming Ohio by a heavy
majority in the election next Tuesday
The election promises to be, if not
close, at least exciting, for the regis
tration is greater than has ever been
known before. A large proportion OF
that class of people who have not here,
tofore been participating in politics,
have registered, and the political lead,
ers are puzzled to know what is to be
expected of them. The Democrats and
Republicans both claim their votes
but there is reason to believe that
most of them have qualified them,
selves with a view of voting for Jones,
the Golden Rule candidate. 1t is not
likely that Jones will be elected but
his vote will be considerably more than
the plurality of the winning side.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

The first transports from England are
expected to arrive at Capetown tomor.
row, and it is calculated that by the
end of next week the British army at
Capetown will amount TO $4,000 men.
Altogether it is intended that the
British army shall number SO, 900 men.
1t is possible, however, that in view OF
the reverses that have already been
experienced in Natal, it may be neces-
sary to send still another army corps
from Great Britain, and that by next
January there may be as many as
$50 900 men in the field.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
The official report of the capture

- The official report of the capture
of the two British regiments at Lady
smith, attributes the disaster primarl-
" to the stampede of the mule teams
drawing the mountain artillery and
ammunition for the infantry. 1t ap-
pears that the Beers rolled boulders
down on the mules from hillside, and
the animals quickly broke from con-
troll. Both the British regiments fought
until their last cartridge was gone and
they gave a good account of them
selves, killing and wounding large
numbers of the Beers. Many of them
were also killed !; but as yet no accur-
ate statement of the casualties on eth
er side has been made.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
summer.

- To feed her army In South Africa,
Great Britain is buying from Chicago
and Kansas City packing houses can.
ned beef by the car load. The beef is
of the same quality that was bought
for the American army during the
Spanish war, and about which such a
rumpus was raised against Secretary
Alger. So large has been the British
orders that the price of beef has been
considerably raised throughout the
west.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
Tbs 4turkrills enquirer.
YORKVILLE. s. G. !:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1899.
= This is q good wear for York coun

- This is good year for York coun'
ty farmers to experiment in the cattle
feeding business. The South African
war having already raised the price Of
western beef, there is no telling to
what extent future developments may
effect the demand for beef. There
seems to be no probability that prices
will 90 down very much before next
summer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
THE LEDG Err CONVICTED.


In lengthy card to the Columbia
State, President Johnson, of Winthrop,
winds the Gaffney Ledger up complete
ly, and shows that there was but the
flimsiest foundation in fact for the
charges it so gli bly, made against Win
throp.
The letter includes statement from
J. B. Watkins, superintendent of the
Laurens Graded school. Mr.. Watkins
coroborates President Johnson's origi-
nal statement to the effect that the
alternate of young lady who won
a scholarship at Winthrop, having
learned, after she had entered Lime
stone, that the principal could not 60,
voluntarily decided to take the schol-
arship and did so. That was all there
was of this case, and not the slightest
effort had been made by the Winthrop
people to induce the young lady to 60
there.
The other cases brought up by The
Ledger have been as readily explained.
1t seems that after all it was only
case where Limestone came pretty
near getting two of Winthrop's STU
dents and fuiled. They were music
students, and having been at Winthrop
four years, held dormitory certificates
for the next session. When Win
throp's music teacher went to Lime
stone, these two students thought of
going there also; but did not indicate
their purpose until after it was too late
to assign their places to two out of the
200 students who had been previously
turned away. One of them has not
yet gone to Limestone or to Winthrop
on account of the illness and death of
her father; but the other writes a
statement which explains the whole
situation. The statement is as follows:
II have been student of Winthrop
college for the past four years and ap-
piled for readmisson last June for the
session of 1899. 1900. Upon this appli-
cation dormitory certificate was is
sued to me by President Johnson.
During the summer, while still holding
this dormitory certificate, I received a
personal letter from the director of
music of Limestone college, formerly
of Winthrop, informing me of his
change of position, and then decided
that 1 would go to Limestone, as am
a special music student. On my way
to Limestone, I stopped at Winthrop
before it opened and met all of my
girls friends as they came in and felt
that I would not be as happy else
where. I asked President Johnson to
let me return as an old student and oc-
cupy place in the dormitory as con.
templated by the dormitory certificate
which had been issued to me and held
all summer up to within ten days of
the opening of the school, if, after 60
ing to Limestone, I found that I
couldn't be contented and could get
released from any obligations might
be under to Limestone. He kindly
consented to this. I am not q scholar
ship student. Signed ---
For obvious reasons, President john
son requests that the name ofthe young
lady be withheld but as the editor of
The Ledger has already said that he
knows the name, he will hardly pre-
sumo to charge that the statement is
not bona ide. So, after all, it appears
that not only is President johnson
"not guilty" as charged; but the young
ladies themselves are innocent of any
violation of contract. If such thing
were possible, The Ledger is 'put to
shame"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04

France should be encouraged to screw
themselves up to the point of interven'
ing in a quarrel about which they
really care nothing, in order to further
their own peculiar interests elsewhere.
There is but little reason to doubt that
European intervention will involve the
United States.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-04
: Notwithstanding the temporar.

- Notwithstanding the temporary
defeat of the British in South Africa,
it is quite safe to assume that they will
win in the end, except on account OF
one possible contingency. The re-
sources of the British, in men and
money, are practically inexhaustible,
and their resources in dogged pluck
are just as great. So far they have
been considerably surprised at the