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The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1899-12-02

There will be game of basket
ball at the Y.M.C.A. hall this even
ing and among the contestants we
notice few familiar names. The
majority OF the contestants are
strangers, but the kamaainas will
probably meet them some day when
they are playing balls at the Y. M.
@. A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20

- Though the situation may be SUBJ
iect to change, the understanding now
is that the whisky fight in the next
house, will centre on the Applet bill
to leave the settlement of the whisky
question to each county as it may see
proper, and the Winkler bill, which
looks to a re-enactment Of the dispen-
sary law with some changes as to the
manner of its enforcement. The Ap-
pelt bill looks to radical change from
existing conditions, with new era OF
turmoil and strife in every county OF
the state, while, so far as we are ac-
quaiuted with its provisions, the Wink
ler bill looks to preservation OF the
status quo, and further perfection OF
the dispensary system. At this time
there is reason to believe that the fight
is going to wax warm but it may not
amount to a great deal after all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
THE COTTON MARKET.

There were scary times on the New
York Exchanges last Monday, involv.
ing all manner of securities and pro-
duce, and, of course, including cotton.
The situation is still shaky.
The trouble seems to be based en-
tirely on the local scarcity of money
that has been so noticeable for several
weeks past. Rates of interests have
all along been abnormally high, and
call loans were actually made at 125
per cent. AS the result, all manner
of securities took a tumble, and for a
time it looked as if the bottom had
fallen out of everything.
In the aggregate the value OF secur-
tiles went down many millions Of dol
lars, and there was no check to the
panic until the New York Clearing
House came forward with an offer OF
ten million dollars on call loans at 6
per cent. This act stayed further de-
probation of values, and stocks and
bonds began to climb upward again.
Cotton was also seriously affected
during the panic, January contracts
declining from 7.21 to 7.O1. The de,
cline is believed to have been based
more on sympathy than any other
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Carolina and North. Western
railroad has purchased u tive-foot strip
Of land from Mr.. w. H. Herndon.
This is supposed tc be with view Of
broadening The gauge.
Miss Annie Bludworth is now occu-
pying the room formerly occupied by
The York Drug store, and is displaying
quite handsome stock of goods, in-
Guiding many that are especially sulla-
BILE for the wants Of Christmas shop
pers.
The Carolina and North Western
railroad has changed its schedule so as
to fix the time for the arrival of the
norlhbound mail train at this place al
elsa. nj. This will give Yorkvllle
the morning mail for which so many
people have all along been so anxious.
Alfred Grier, colored, was arrested
ut about 2 O'Clock Monday morning OH
the charge of smashing one of Mr.. w.
f. Ferguson's show windows and steal
ing therefrom some oranges. 1t seems
hat colored mau named Hick Moore
had discovered somebody trying to
break into Mr.. Harry Smiths place.
He reported the matter TO Night
Watchman Alexander, who requested
him TO assist in further watching. The
breaking of the show window followed
soon after, and suspicious circum-
stances led to the arrest Of Grier.
The Herald Square Opera company
i, billed TO appear in the opera house
tomorrow Crhursday) night in the
"Chimes of Normandy" popular
opera that has been having and is hav.
lug great run throughout the couu-
try. The caste is composed of mum.
Der of recognized artists, who are sup
ported by strong aud we'll trained
chorus. Manager Herndon says the
company is first class in every particu-
lar, and that people who enjoy a real
good thing in the way of amusement
may proceed at once, without the
slightest misgiving, TO procure reserv'
ed seats, which are now on sale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
COCAL. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Rock Hill Buggy Co., Rock Hill, S. c.
Say for you not to let dealers put cheap
buggies off on you; but ask you to
see their agents, or write direct.
II. G. Strauss-Says that his years bust
ness is drawing to a close and desires to
thank all for the liberal patronage
given him. He asks you not to forget
his free chinaware. He also quotes low
prices and says to see him about your
Christmas presents.
S. ID. Patrick, Observation-Disclosures of
the great crowds that throng his store.
He says that on December 23d and 18th,
he will give his customers Christmas
present. He has oats, hogs, pigs, COWS
and mules to sell. He sells 20 pounds of
white sugar for 81, and wants to buy
country produce.
c. l.. Wilm0th, Manager Chas. NJ. Stietf,
Factory Branch WareroOm, Charlotte,
n. CASKS you why not give your
wife, daughter or sister Stietf piano,
and says the price will not burden you,
and the terms of payment will be made
to suit your convenience.
Opera House-Thursday night, 2lst inst,
the Herald Square Opera Co., OF New
York city will appear in "Chimes OF
Normandy"
Miss Annie Bludworth-Is now to be
found IN the kuykendal Storeroon WIFI
full line of toys, books, candies, sew
ing machine supplies, etc., and asks the
public for share of its patronage.
York Drug Store-Has just received a
supply of Lowney's bon b0ns for Christ
mas presents. They ask you to see their
line of pertumery, and say they can
furnish you with lamps that will make
satisfactory lights.
j. r. Kennedy, Sharon-Advertises for a
lost dark bay horse with one white hind
foot. Horse has been missing about two
weeks.
Glenn & Alison-Say that on Saturday of
this week Mr.. Glenn will arrive with a
supply Of horses and mules which are
the most select and finest ever shown on
this market. They invite you to spend
salesday with them.
Miss Mamie Scott-Notice of an oyster
supper at Sharon on December 18th.
The public is invited.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
aROUT PEOPLE.

Miss Ella Avery, of Baltimore, is
visiting relatives and friends in York
Vile, the guest of Mrs. ]. o. Walker.
Mr.. E. F. Bell, Jr., formerly OF
Hickory Grove, has good position
with the West End Drug company oi
Spartanburg.
Mis-. Fannie B. McCaw and children
left Monday night for Columbia and
Due West to spend the holidays. They
will be gone about two weeks.
Lieutenant James B. Allison, q. S.
A., now stationed in Ohio, is in York
vile on a short visit. He thinks it
probable that he will be ordered TO the
Philippines before great while; but
of that he is not certain.
Mr.. J. P. White, who has been for
some months buying cotton at Lau'
rinburg, N. c., returned home last
Saturday for the holidays. He may
20 back to Laurinburg after the holi-
days are over and he may remain
here and buy cotton on the local mar
ket.
Mr.. Karl McCallum and his sister,
Miss Edith, children of Mr.. w. A. j.
McCallum, now of Pleasant Valley,
Texas, but formerly of York county,
are visiting relatives aud friends in
York and Chester counties. They
were in Yorkvile last week, accom-
panied by Miss Maggie Little, OF
Mecklenburg county, N. c., and were
the guests of Mr.. l.. r. Williams.
DR.. A. Y. Cartwright has just re-
ceived from Mr.. J. H. Riddle, a letter
that is equivalent to Christmas pres
ent to that gentleman's nearest friends.
Mr.. Riddle says that he is undoubt'
edly very much better; that he is
suffering less pain; has gained ten
pounds in weight in the past few weeks,
and that the doctors have advised him
that he might come home this winter.
The doctors say Mr.. Riddle will do as
well here as anywhere, and Mr.. Rid
die thinks he will do little better.
So unless unforeseen complications arise,
Mr.. Riddle may be expected in York
Vile soon, if not exactly well, at least
much better than when he left here.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20

conse. Dispatches Of yesterday an
nounced the opening at 1865 points
advance over the close.
A dispatch received by The ENQUI.
RER from Price Mccormick 4 Co. ex
presses the belief that there is no
ground for apprehension for further
decline; that bottom has been sounded.
Their view is based OIL good reasoning !;
but still it must not be forgotten that
on account Of the TranSvaa war and
other causes of disturbance, especially
the unsettled financial situation in
New York, other surprises may be
close at hand. However, there is no
reason why people should not contin-
ue 10 keep cool.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
Wednesday, December 20, 1899.

their hearlest support to the success
of the enterprise.
Since the above was written, the
reporter has seen d public statement to
the effect that Mr.. Barber said in Col
umbia that the iron and crossties for
broadening the gauge have already
been ordered. We are inclined to u.s.
sumo that that the reporter who wrote
that statement misunderstood Mr.. Bar
ber, for while at Gastonfa last Friday,
that gentleman talked freely about the
purposes of the new owners of the road,
he made no definite promise as to what
would be done. Indeed, he mentioned
the fact of the increase of about 100
per cent. in the price of iron rail, and
gave this as reason why operations
might not be pushed as rapidly as the
public would desire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20

ivory and other products of the coun-
try, were not even worthy of being
considered rivals. The revenues from
the gold mines 5000 changed all this,
and when the British saw the Boer
government investing practically all
of these revenues in modern artillery,
small arms, ammunition and various
other means of offense and defense, it
is not surprising that they became
restless in their dreams.
OF course the franchise question fig
ured in the preliminary diplomatic
quarrel, as did the dynamite monopoly
and other real and imaginary griev-
ances but the one great question which
most disturbed the far seeing British
statesmen was, "what will become OF
south Africa if we permit the Beers to
60 on increasing in wealth and power
at their present rate for few years
longer? Looking at the matter now in
the light of fuller information and
nearest events, it is very easy to i'm
agine the plausibility of this predica-
ment. If the British had remained
quiet for ten years longer, or five years,
or even two years, it is quite probable
that the "United States Of South
Africa" would have been Dutch. 1t is
not impossible that the British have
waited too long and the "United States
of South Africa" will be Dutch as it is.
Who can tell ? The matter will very
likely be decided within the next few
months.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
3NQgU 3Is
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metalism, the cause ;"as sacred. Then,
with silver stricken down, and not a
sufficient supply of gold to meet the
commercial and i, lustrial require
ments of the world, the price of labor
and commodities had gone down and
down until the lani was filled with
misery and distress. The present wave
of prosperity, in which Mr.. Sibley re-
joices with all who get JOY from it, is
not due to Republican wisdom or the
defeat of bimetalsn. 1t is due to the
increased production of gold through
out the world, amounting last year to
$500, 900, ,OO0-adding TO the worlds
stock of money more gold alone than
had ever been added before of both gold
and silver in any one year since the
history of man was lirst written. And
this, he said, was br t the beginning of
a prosperity the like of which the
world has never seen before. The out.
put of the Klondike, Cripple Creek, 1,
and the Transvaal, to say nothing Of
the smaller sources Of supply, already
point to a doubling Of the worlds
stock of gold within the next 10 years,
and it looks as if the time is already
coming in sight when again, as they
did in 1854, the leading nations of the
world will hold conference with a
view to demonelizing gold and setting
up silver as the single standard OF
value, simply because it will be rela-
lively the scarcer and higher priced
metal.
This, in brief, is Mr.. Sibley's argu-
ment in so far as it applies 10 bimetal-
ism. He holds that in view of these
possibilities, of rather probabilities, as
he considers them, the part Of wisdom
requires the establishment of bimet-
alic standard now as the greatest secu-
rity against the future fuctuation oi
values; but in view of existing
conditions, he considers the 16 to l
issue practically dead for the time
being; not because it is wrong, but
because of the season of prosperity
now on and which he believes will
continue almost indefinitely. Accord
ing to his view, when the question is
raised again, the friends of silver will
be those who have been fighting the
white metal through the recent cam
paigns, and their motive will be the
same as that which actuated their ad
vocacy of gold. He refers TO the class
of people whose incomes are derived
through fixed rates of interest, and
who want those incomes TO be in the
highest priced money it is possible to
obtain.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
PROMISE OF ANOTHER MILL.

There is possibility, amounting to
a probability, that before many months
longer, Cloyer will have another large
cotton mill as large as, or perhaps
larger, than the one now in operation
at that place. There is nothing dcfiuite
as yet; but the facts US here stated
come straight.
Not long ago, attracted by the re
ports of the remarkable earnings OF
the Clover Cotton mill, some northern
capitalists visited the town and inves-
tigated for themselves. After getting
a comprehensive understanding Of the
entire situation, which was not at all
difficult, they signified their desire 10
buy big block of stock, Offering some
tempting figures.
AS might be expected, the stock
was not to be had. The capitalists
were advised that the stockholders
were people who knew d good thing
when they had it, and they were not
ready to give it up. This condition OF
affairs blocked the whole deal but
still the capitalists were not yet put
out. They proposed that if Messrs.
Smith and Morton would agree to as
sumo the management, they would
furnish the capital for the establish
ment of all entire new plant. The
deal was not consummated then and
there principally on account of MessrS.
Smith and Morton, who were not yet
ready to assume additional RESPONSE
hility but negotiations are still pend.
ing, aud it is not improbable that they
will materialize iuto something sub.
stantial.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
MERE-MENTION.

Admiral Schley arrived last Friday
at Bahai, Brazil, on his flagship, the
Chicago. .".'" There are $780, 900 per-
sons in India suffering from famine.
........The death sentence imposed on
two American soldiers for ravishing
Filipino women has been commuted to
20 years. of imprisonment. ''''''''Sena-
tor Tillman has been made a member
of the appropriations committee and
Senator McLaurin q member OF the
committee on manufactures. .''''''''"A
lot of concealed arms, belonging TO
black Cubans, was discovered at Guam
tanomo last week. .'''''''''The German
and Russian newspapers are rejoicing
over the reverses of the British in
South Africa. ....'....A Denver dispatch
of Saturday reports 20 trains stuck in
the snow between Palmer Lake and
Pueblo, and at last accounts it was
still showing. .."...''...The Transvaal
government has filed complaint with
the United States government, calling
it's attention TO the fact that the
Bridgeport, Conn, Cartridge company
is selling cartridges to Great Britain.
The state department finds that there
is no law against such sales that II
the Beers had navy they would be at
liberty to sieze contraband of war in
transit; but that is their only RENE
dy. .....'''..Thomas Hunter, defaulting
auditor of the Atlanta and West Point
railroad, has been captured in Morocco.
.......'.The Virginia legislature has un-
dertaken a war against the trusts. ''''''
Josiah Brown, secretary and treasurer
of the American Tobacco company,
died in Patterson, N. j., last Saturday,
of typhoid fever ..''.."' Representative
Sulzer, of New York, has introduced
a resolution declaring sympathy with
the Beers. '.'''''.'General Lord Roberts
has been ordered to 60 to South Africa
as commander.in chief of the British
forces, and Lord Kitchener is to be his
chief of staff. Lieutenant Hon.
F. H. S. Roberts, only son of Lord
Roberts, was among the killed at Tug
ella river. .....'..Lieutenan Thomas M.
Brumby, Dewey's flag officer at Man.
ila, died in Washington last Sunday of
typhoid fever. He was A years Of
age. '''''''''The Republican financial
bill, fixing the gold standard, passed
the house on Monday by vote of 100
to $50. Eight Democrats, six of them
from New York, one from Maryland
and one from Massachusetts, voted for
the bill. .'....'..'Senator Tillman intro
duced in the senate, on Monday, a
resolution proposing independence for
the Philippines so soon as stable
government shall be established.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20

gained consciousness sufficiently to real.
ize that the house was in flames, she
tried to open a door but at once saw
the hopelessness of such an attempt,
and began to scream for help. A
neighbor arrived in time to burst in
door and get the tortured persons
out but they were so badly burned
that all died within few hours.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
Death of G. w. Shell.

Captain George Washington Shell,
the author of the famous "Shell man
ifesto," with which the Tillman move.
inent was inaugurated, died suddenly
at his home in Laurens last Friday af-
ternoon, of heart disease. Captain
Shell, it will be remembered, was elec.
ted to congress, and retired from pub
lie life in 1895. AT the time Of his
death he was filling the Office of cen
sus supervisor for his district. He
was aged about 70 years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
ImnOrtant Decision.

In the case of Oates VS.. The Travel
ers' Insurance Company, the supreme
court rendered all important decision
settling the matter as to the time of
filing appeals. Heretofore, it has been
a custom among lawyers to consider
the rule to be that notice of appeal
must be filed within 10 days af-
ter the entry Of u judgment. The
court decided that written notice of
intention to appeal must be served, if
at all, within 10 days after the rising
of the court by which the judgment
was awarded. Failing in this, the
would-be appellant forfeils his rights in
the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-20
T1e ilorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
WEDNESDAY, deer. 20, 1899.

- 1t is the Lancaster Ledger, intsead
of the Rock Hill Herald, to which
belongs the credit of having been the
first of the South Carolina weeklies to
venture into the semi-weekly field, the
date of its entry being December, 20,
1891. The Ledger will kindly. accept
our regret for having overlooked its
claim.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
THE HOP PROSPECT.
The Yakima Harvest Promises An Abundant
Yield al Fair Prices

THE hop pro-p' cts Of Yakima are very
fair in both yield and prices. The warm
weather has pretty elIec,ualy cleared
the leaves OF pests. Growers are look
ing forward to prices ranging all the way
from 10 to 20 cents Tue yards are all
speak Of AS money is easy to get without
contracting. The lice are bad in the
Puyallup wards, though the hct weather
over on the Sound has killed them of IN
a great measure The growers decline.
rs in Yakima. to make any contracts.
They predict shorl crop, however.
Some reports affirm and others deny
that the lice are making trouble in Ore
gon. The English ad>ices show that
the fly, lice and mould have dam aged
hops in the districts there 10 some
extent. The aphis hligh. aud the ray
ages of the Nirc wore have left indelible
marks in the Midland yards oi England.
hop firm there had orders to contract for
500 bales at ID cents, but was unable to
buy single bale. \ full crop is not
expected there. The plantation re
ports fro Germany, Bohemia aud Aus
tria say the prospects are good, though
latest udvices from Nurcmburg are not
the Olsegn Farmer states:
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
Some Local History.

The Sunnyside irrigation cphal, in the
Yakima Valley, Washington, together
with $4,000 acres OF land, will be sold at
auction ut an early date 10y order Of
Judge Hauiord's court, the company
owning the property having long been
insoIyent The upset price will be
S3-5,oO0. The main canal is :oTty-ilye
mills long, and there are BOO miles OF
Ia'crM>. This was regarded, ir" Nears
ago, as the finest irrigation project va the
Pacific Northwest II was % physical
success, bat financial failure, The
company was organized by 'he late fa3.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
An Agreeable Surprise .

Mrs. Pleas Bounds arranged a verv
pleasant surprise for her son, Erwin. on
last Friday night at the Bounds mansion
ON South Second s.. \ Jolly set Of Young
people met att T. Euglchart's residence
and at $50 proceeded 10 the scene Of
surprise revelrv.
The spacious rooms were tastefuIly
decorated in fitting manner to receive
the guc~ta. Three large apartments were
thrown together, two beng at the dis
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

The Insane Soldier

\ press dispatch Announces that
Clinton ii. C4mpoell, of the Washington
regiment, Who was brought back on the
Indiana insane, last week, is to be sent
to the national asylum at Washington.
He was a private IA Company II.
This is a younger brother of Campbell
Bros. who formerly owned large hop
ranch in the Natchez valley. Their father
is prominent hop man of Puyallup aud
is we'll known in North Yakima.
Young Campbell was in camp with Co.
+ at Camp Rogers and sought admission
to that company, but subsequently en-
listed with the Ellensburgh boys.
His father told the writer recently that
Clinton was in thirteen battles with his
regiment before being sent to the hos
pital, where he lay between life and death
for several weeks He was the best ath-
lete in the company and had many
friends among the boys.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27

The school board is getting "a little
more than It's just share of criticism.
the board sensibly yielded to the de-
mands Of the west side everything in
reason, namely, the building OF an aldi-
ton Of Two stories. one room each. That
they concluded not to submit more eX-
pensive structures than the two frames,
one in each end OF town, is creditable
considering the deplorable financial con-
dition of the district. 1t is time to call Il
halt in expenditures when the school tax
levy reaches nine mills, "a at present.
The taxes, all included, are nearly four
per cent, which the citizens must pay,
ana the public Indebtedness keeps on
increasing instead OF diminishing.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-07-27
Mr.. Vance's Opinion.

superintendent Plumb applied recent y
to Assistant Attorney General Vance for
an opinion relative to complicated school
questions here. He states in effect that
the recent election was legal, but pub.
lie meeting should be held to ratify the
election by the citizens meeting to de.
termine where the new school sites are
to be located and also to determine the
building Of an addition to the Columbia
school Mr.. Vance holds that contracts
with teachers must be signed by the
county superintendent to make them
valid.