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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
THE ANTITRUST FIGHT.

Although the proposed antitrust
plank of the Democratic platform is
correct in principal, and calculated to
secure a more unanimous endorsement
among all factions than any other, it
is very doubtful as to whether it will
prove entirely satisfactory as the lead
ing issue of the next campaign.
1t is pretty generally conceded that
the Republican protection policy is the
foster mother of trusts, and also it is
equally we'll understood that the
Dem ocratic party is opposed to the de-
velopment of such organizations; but
at the same time there are many rea.
sons why the issue cannot become as
clear.cut as would be required for the
kind of a fight that is necessary to
win presidential election.
That as an economic proposition the
trust is vicious institution, there is
but little room for denial. 1t may be
that some of the trusts, perhaps all of
the sucessuful ones, have succeeded in
cheapening the commodities they con-
troll, to actual consumers. Sugar, for
instance, is possibly cheaper than it
would be under i full operation of the
laws of competition and so also may
kerosene oil and numerous other trust
articles. We do not mean to say that
such is the case-only that it is possi-
BILE. But even if these commodities
are actually cheaper, the facts are not
yet in favor of the trusts. The
elimentation of competition has thrown
out of employment hundreds of thou
sands of mechanics, artisans, statesmen
and other wage earners whose industry
has heretofore been contributing to the
various lines of general prosperity, and
the loss that the country is sustaining
here is beyond estimation.
The line of demarkatlon between
ordinary corporation and trust is some
times very thin-so thin that it can
hardly be dististinguished. To at
tempt to carry the antitrust fight
to corporations, however, would ap-
pear manifestly absurd. This, not
withstanding the fact that the anti
trust fight is really development of
the former familiar cry against corpor-
ations. The whole situation, however,
presents some puzzling problems that
are fully equal to the abilities of the
country's wisest statesmen, and wheth-
or or not a national campaign such an
issue would be productive of immedi-
ate practical results, a thorough dis
cussion of the matter in all its phrases
cannot fail to prove of very great bene-
fit to the country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. J. O. Walker is quite ILL.
Miss Laura Parish is visiting in
Chester, the guest of Miss Bertha
Stain.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. McElwee are
visiting relatives and friends in York
Vile.
Mr.. Lowry Jenkins returned on last
Saturday from a visit to friends in
Charlotte.
Miss Annie Stowe, of Kings Noun
tain, is visiting Miss Susie Brian, on
Lincoln street.
Mr.. S. D. Ramsey left yesterday
for Marion, N. c., where he will make
mis- future home.
Editor J. H. Buchanan, of the Ches.
ter Reporter, gave THE ENQUIRER a
pleasant call on last Friday.
Mrs. M. Grist and daughter, Miss
Nina, expect to return to their home
in Louisville, KY, this week.
DR.. Hannahan, Of the York Drug
Store, has been away enjoying short
vacation. He returned last week.
The Columbia Record says that Gov
ernor McSweeney will be unable to ac'
cept the invitation to 60 to Tirzah.
Miss Della Caskey, of Lancaster, is
visiting friends in Yorkville, and is
the guest of Misses Dosia and Jessie
Long.
Mrs. Robt. B. Riddle and daughter,
Miss Helen, have returned to their
home at Zeno, after few weeks stay
at Tryon, in Western North Carolina.
Misses Agnes Shurley, Marie and
Lottie Belle Fewell, of Ebenezer, are
in Yorkyille visiting friends and rela'
tives, and are the guests of Mrs. N. j.
Bowen, on East Liberty street.
Rev. J. c. Johnes left Monday after
noon for Cleveland Springs, where by
arrangement, he was to have been
Joined by DR.. C. M. Kuykendal, and
from there the two gentlemen expect
ed to take a trip into the mountains OF
Western North Carolina. 1t was their
intention to make part of the trip by
rail and part on their wheels. They
contemplated taking in Rutherford
ton, Marion, Hendersonville, Ashe'
Vile, Lenoir and Blowing Rock, stop
ing at each place, and running out to
points of interest. If he finds time
and opportunity Rev. Mr.. Johnes will
tell the readers of The ENQUIRER OF
some of the things he sees by the way
side
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
PROMISES TO REFORM.
Mayor Woodward, of Atlanta, Acknowl-
edges That He Has Been Indiscreet.

Mayor Woodward, of Atlanta, Acknowl-
edges That He Has Been Indiscreet.
Mayor James G. Woodward, against
whom impeachment proceedings have
been contemplated for some time by
the city council and whose resignation
has been asked for by that body, made
solemn promise to the councilmen
and aldermen at meeting this after
noon that he would not take another
drink during his term of Office. He
further stated that he would cease his
indiscretions, and if he did not sustain
his promise he would resign. Acting
upon these avowals, the city council
has dismissed the committee appointed
to investigate the mayors conduct and
all differences between them have been
righted.
The mayor presented written state
ment to the municipal body in which
he said "Consulting my own comfort
alone, l would resign. The duties OF
the office are onerous, its responsible
ties great, and its temptations many.
Besides this, my official life has been
embittered by system of annoyances
and prosecutions inaugurated and car
ried on constantly and persistently by
political and personal enemies who
could not use me.
Newspaper articles and ISLANDERS
otherwise whispered into your ears
and the public ear, have only been the
surface manifestations of the deeper
and crueler humiliations heaped upon
me-"
The mayor was charged with drunk
enness. He says: 'In all honesty
and frankness, I have committed some
|indiscretions. Possibly this is too
mild a term for them; but judging
them by the standard set by the world,
they were simply indiscretions."
He promised as follows: AS my in
discretions offend, they shall cease
This promise made by myself may be
construed also as promise to your
body and to my constituents at large.
l make it deliberately, solemnly, with
full confidence in my strength and q
full knowledge of my weakness"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
A BOOK WORTH READING.

The offer that The ENQUIRER is
making to new subscribers just now,
is we'll worth the consideration of peo-
pie who enjoy good wholesome read
ing themselves, and who desire to
place such matter in the hands of
their children.
"The Prince of the House of David" I"
by Rev. ]. H. Ingraham, is no ordina-
ry cheap literature. 1t deserves rank
as Christian classic, and may be read
with profit not only by all who have
not read it at all; but by all who have
not read it of late years.
1t is nothing more or less than a
very carefully written sketch of the
ministry of Christ during the three
years from his baptism to his crucifix-
ion. 1t is gotten up in the form of a
series of suppositious letters from a
Jewish maiden, sojourning in Jerusa-
lem, to her father, who was residing in
Alexandria, who describes different
momentous events either as an eye
witness, or as told her by the different
apostles and others. 1t does not un-
dertake to add to or take away from
the Scriptural accounts; but in many
particulars makes these accounts much
more comprehensive to the ordinary
reader.
This book was first published some
thirty or forty years ago, and at the
time had a very wide circulation.
Many of the older people in this part
of the country have read it with in
terest and profit, and it will no doubt
prove a valuable help to the present
generation. Since the original publi-
cation there have been a number of
new editions. The present edition is
printed in large clear type and has a
number of illustrations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16

was for Bryan first, last and all the
time. The Chicago Tribune telegraph
ed to Mr.. Bryan last Friday and asked
him if it was true that he had said
that he did not care whether he was
the party nominee or not so the pre-
cepts were carried out. Mr.. Bryan
replied: "Whether I shall be candi-
date depends largely on the platform.
The platform should fit the party and
the candidate should fit the platform. !"
All this goes to show that while the
antitrust plank will be prominent in
the next platform, the main features
will be as heretofore, and Mr.. Bryan
will again be the Democratic nominee.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16

The West Indian storm that
wrought so much havoc in Porto Rico
and adjacent islands, failed to do as
much damage on the South Atlantic
coast as was expected. In fact it did
not amount to any more than a strong
blow at any point in this part of the
country. The storm was rather q
peculiar one. In the first place it was
very early in the season. Storms OF
this character seldom come from the
tropics during the first part of the
month of August, although there are
some early August storms on record.
Another popularity of last weeks
storm was the slowness with which it
Its aggregate rate of speed
was not much over five miles an hour.
This gives the idea that there could
not have been much force in connec-
ton with it. Such, however, is a
mistake. The motion is in circles
like that of the cyclone.
Often, too, it is said that these storms
come to practical standstill and rest
in one locality for days. Then they
start out again with renewed violence
and sweep everything before them. 1t
has been suggested that this storm
NAV be of such character. The truth
of the matter, however, seems to be
that the weather bureau has lost the
trail of this one, which, in all proba-
bility, has passed up the Atlantic coast
with it's main force. 1t could have
done this and still be responsible for
strong winds that have prevailed even
in this immediate locality.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16

soldiers had been raising disturbance
on the streets during the night, and
Officer Tom Clifford was asked to keep
his eye on them. He came upon the
men and was about to accost the SOL
diers, when one of them turned on
him and placing the muzzle of re-
volver to his breast sent a bullet
through his heart. All three of the
soldiers then ran /; but two were cap
tured. The one that did the shooting,
however, continued running, with Of
ficer w. E. Griffith on bicycle in
pursuit. On Sixteenth street the off,
Ger saw the man making for viaduct.
He shot at him twice, the soldier re-
turning the fire, mortally wounding
Griffith. He died few minutes later.
The country for miles around has been
patrolled today without yielding any
trace of the double murderer. 1t was
learned that the name of the murder
er was Wellington G. Lewellyn, OF
Arizona. A reward has been offered
for him dead or alive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
WHIPPED THE CHILD TO DEATH.

There was committed to Jail from
Rock Hill last Saturday afternoon on
the charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill, Negro who is now be-
ing held to await trial on the charge oi
murder.
The name of the Negro is Will Sims,
and his crime Is one of remarkable
brutality. Presumably in order to
spite his wife, Sims committed mur'
derous assault on his little child
which was only Is months OF age.
The assault was made on Saturday
morning with such ferocity as to at
tract the attention of neighbors. They
came on account of the screams of the
child and it's mother. Physicians
found the child's skull mashed in
places and welts all over its body. On
their advice Sims was arrested, and
upon examination, was sent to Jail on
the charge of assault and battery with
intent to kill.
The child died at 8 o'clock Sunday
morning, and as the result of an in
quest held during the day, the jury
reached a verdict of murder.
Sims is a mulatto apparently be-
tween 20 and 25 years of age. He is
a low w-browed, hat-headed fellow, with
eyes of unusual size and does not ap-
pear to be possessed of great deal OF
intelligence. On reaching the Jail, be
admitted that he had whipped the
child "a little; )" but did not explain
why. He was Informed of the death
of the child Monday at noon; but al
once denied responsibility. He said
it's fatal injuries were caused by fall
from the bed to the hearth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
RAISED TO A TENNER.

A young white man named Jona'
than Stewart made an unusually au'
dacious attempt last Monday night to
pass a very clumsily doctored silver
certificate on Mr.. J. w. Carr.
The fellow went into Mr.. Carr's
drug store, asked for medicine to the
value of 35 cents, and offered in pay
ment what purported to be $40 sill
yer certificate. Mr.. Carr at once no.
ticed asuspicious popularity about the
certificate, and on closer examination
discovered that it was simply 81 note
upon which there had been alterations
intended to facilitate its passage as
$40.
The note is one of the 1899 series,
with large white figures and con.
siderable proportion of white space,
especially designed to prevent just
such trick as has been attempted in
the present instance. BY the side
of the figure l in the two upper
corners of the face of the bill, the
counterfeiter had pasted 80" that
be had clipped from some printed
matter. The two 0's were of different
sizes. The E had been clipped off the
word ONE, under the eagle, and I
had been pasted over the o. Con
spicious O's had been pasted after the
two large rs on the back of the note
and the several small "ones" and CPS
on both sides had been blurred out
with a lead pencil. A slight attempt
to erase the large blue l on the face
of the note completed the would-be
counterfeiter's clumsy effort.
As clumsy a botch as was the at
tempted counterfeit, in the hands OF a
man of standing and reputation, it was
sufficient to deceive business men who
are accustomed to handle both one
and ten.dollar certificates every day.
Several joking experiments proved
successful. Cashier Harrison, of the
Loan and Savings bank detected the
fraud at a glance.
The young man who tried to pass
the raised note was not arrested. Mr..
Carr, however, is holding on to the
note, and the matter will, no doubt,
be thoroughly investigated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16

- Richard Croker, the Tammany
boss, is getting right. Some weeks
ago he expressed himself as in favor of
and holding on to the Phil
ippines. Now he says he has more
information and that he sees he was
wrong. He says he would not give
two cents for q man who would not
change his mind when he finds he is
wrong. In this he is right. He goes
on to say that Bryan is one of the
greatest men that America has pro-
duced, in which he is right again.
But, of course, the fact of Croker's
haying changed his mind on these
questions do not make great deal of
difference.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
Another Cut at Abbeville.

The governor has received official
notice that the long delayed election
in Donalds township has been held and
that the result was that the township
voted to be annexed to Anderson by
80 to 5. The small vote was explained
by the statement that the registration
book of 1896 was sent instead Of later
one, which, it is said, had been lost.
Some qualified voters, whose names
were not on the books, were allowed
to vote; but they did not change the
situation. Of these 9 were for annexa-
ton and 2 against. Unless some un-
expected legal technicality arises,
Donald's township will hereafter be
severed from old Abbeville to become
member of the happy Anderson
family of townships.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
LOCAL. AFFAIRS,
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

ANhISN l" Anew nv ASAsA 49,
A Yorkville Lady-Advertises for fan
with silver chain attached which she
lost last Sunday.
Edward Miller, Guthriesville, s. Coz
fers reward of 81 for the return to him
of his runaway son Sidney.
w. Fl. Gibbes & Co., Columbia, s. c.
Offers for sale, at low prices, lot of
second hand machinery in good order
chinery. They also have a Murray
ginning system, entirely new, in Co
lumbia, which they can ship medi-
ately. Sam M. Grist represents w. H.
Gibbes q Co., in York and adjoining
counties.
York Drug Store-Has received another
shipment of Lowney's chocolate bon
bons in quarter, half and one pound
boxes.
Lowrance-Wants you to 20 to him for
family and fancy groceries.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
The Croker wing of the Democra

- The Croker wing of the Democra-
cy-otherwise the Tammany crowd
is doing all it can to sidetrack the
coinage question, and also Mr.. Bryan
as the next Democratic nominee. 1t
is insisting that the principal battle cry
of the party shall be against trusts,
and it is holding out the iiea that the
party should put up war hero as its
candidate. The name of Admiral
Schley is being held up as one of the
best the Democrats can use at the head
of their ticket. There is good reason,
however, to believe that the talk is for
the most part idle. For instance,
Governor Stone, of Missouri, vice
chairman of Democratic National
committee, was quoted the other day
as saying that he would oppose the re-
nomination of Mr.. Bryan. Governor
Stone promptly made a statement to
the Associated Press, in which he de-
clared that he had said nothing OF the
kind but that, on the contrary, he
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Union service at the church OF
the Good Shepherd last Sunday night
was conducted by Rev. w. G. Neville
The Yorkvllle baseball boys defeat
ed the Kings Mountain boys in a Sc
ries of game on the home grounds last
week.
A heavy shower that came from the
east Monday afternoon was welcome
visitor, and furnished occasion fol
comment in the suddenness with which
it came up.
Messrs. Glenn & Allison, the livery
men, have just gotten in one of the
handsomest carriages to be found in
this part of the state. 1t is irst-class
landau, and cost originally 81 900. No
finer vehicle has ever been seen in
Yorkville.
The public water supply was cut
off for several hours last Sunday morn-
ing to permit certain changes looking
to the placing of an additional boiler.
When the new boiler, the foundation
for which is now being laid, is placed,
the entire pumping plant will be in
duplicate, and the chances of future
water famines on account of break
down at the pumping station will be
reduced to a minimum.
If THE ENQUIRER were asked to
point out special cases of very notice
able individual prosperity in Yorkville,
it would decline to undertake any
thing of the kind. There are numer-
Gus working individuals here,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
the same thing. Otherwise both were

the same thing. Otherwise both were
apparently inanimate.
Guard Davinney had gotten his strap
in readiness at the inception of the
little comedy. He had dealt with SIM
liar cases before. Walking up deliber.
ately to the two "dead men," he COM
menced, whack ! whack ! whack I! /! 4!
In much less time than it takes to
write this part of the story, both boys
had resumed their places in line and
were shoveling dirt with as much ca
gerness as if they were on the winning
side in a game of baseball.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
Wednesday, August l6, 1899.

many of whom are making a living,
and some of whom, perhaps, are get
ting ahead. These, however, cannot
be safely indicated. But dull rs it ap-
pears, hot as it appears, and as dis
couraging as is the outlook to those
who try to read the future, there is no
doubt of the fact that the Yorkville of
today is very different from the York
Vile of four or five years ago. The
Yorkville of today is much more i'm
portant from business and industrial
standpoints. The York Cotton mills
have been a great factor in the i'm
provement, and the influence of the
Sutro mill has also been very noticea-
BILE. The brick.making industry has
been the means of putting many dol
lars into circulation, and the lumber
business has developed to noticeable
Importance. The roller mills have
brought business here that would not
have otherwise come, and the pros
pective cotton warehouse promises to
contribute share to general develop
ment. Looking back at the progress
that has been made, the view is any
thing but discouraging. Indeed, there
is in the situation incentive to still
further development. Yorkvilleis un'
doubtedly capital business point, Of
ferlng opportunities for talent and
ability of the highest order. If the
people exhibit proper appreciation OF
what has been done and what can be
done, the progress of the past few
years may be taken only as faint
suggestion of what might be accom-
plisbed in the immediate future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16

Further information as to the de-
vastation wrought by the West Indian
hurricane on Tuesday of last week,
indicates that the loss of life in the
CITY and district of Ponce, Porto Rico,
was not far short of 1000. Many of
the people were drowned as the result
of high water. There is much suffer-
ing throughout the district and the
war department is calling upon the
public for contributions of food in the
shape of rice and beans.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16

- Congressman Berry, of Kentucky,
is credited with having said that if
Mr.. Bryan comes into the state to in
terfere in the family quarrel now in
progress there, he will be assassinated.
Governor Bradley says he does not be-
lieve that Mr.. Berry said anything OF
the kind, for such talk would be an in
suit to the whole state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
che atorkrille Gnqltirer.
YORKVILLE, s. @. /:
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST l6, 1899.

- The talk of war between Great
Britain and the Transvaal continues.
1t looks as if there is going to be no
other way for the settlement of the
difficulty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-08-16
r. Lee Kerr, President.

The Crescent Cotton mill, of Rock,
Hill, was chartered last Friday. The
capital stock is $4,000. When this
mill is started up Rock Hill will have
five cotton factories in operation. r.
Lee Kerr is president and treasurer,
w. C. Hutchinson secretary. The di'
rectors are David Hutchinson, A. H.
White, r. Lee Kerr and w. c. Hutch
ison.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1899-02-04
GOrtlOn's Faithful servant.

One of the English officers who ac.
companied General Gordon through
the Tae-ping rebellion in China, states
that he was followed by Tartar SER
want or orderly, whose faithfuness
was that of slave. He watched his
eye, jumping to obey every fancied
wish, aud slept at the door of his tent
at night.
The officer learned that the Tartar
had been cowardly soldier who,
when he first faced the enemy, tried
to run away. He was sentenced to
the block. but Gordon asked for the
life of the poor wretch and took him
into his service, observing that ''surely
better use could be made of him than
to turn him into headless carcass. "
The man. when permitted again to
carry gun. fought bravely, and when
the war was over became an indus.
trious citizen.