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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
MERE-ME

A Kingston dispatch of Sunday, re-
ports great suffering in Southern ia
maica as the result of a prolonged
drought. ........"The insular commits
sion has prepared an exhaustive opin-
ion, in which they hold that the is
lands in possession of the United States
as a result of the war with Spain are
technically not o part of the territory
of the United States. '..''.'' Paymaster
w. B. Wilcox of the navy, has been
sentenced to be dismissed from the
service on account of drunkenness. '''''
A London dispatch notes the sailing
from Naples of a German steamer,
loaded with $4,000 rifles, 500 tons OF
war material and 500 mules for the
Transvaal government '...'''''' Water
melons are selling in New York at
from So to $2S per hundred. '''''''''
General Wheeler has written his
tory of the operations of his cavalry
corps during the Civil war, and it will
be placed on the market within a few
days. 1T is probable that John K.
Mclean, of the Cincinnati Enquirer,
will be accorded the Democratic nomi-
nation for governor of Ohio. ''''''''1t is
estimated that the war department
has over 10000 applications for COM
missions in the volunteer army now
being raised. ....''''''T. E. Wright, OF
Chester, S. c., shot and killed himself
in the Charlotte Hotel, of Charlotte,
N. c., on last Friday night. '''''''''Miss
Annie Wheeler, daughter of the gen.
eral, has gone to Manila as hospital
nurse. She served in the same capa.
city in the war with Spain. '''''' Sixty
or more newspaper correspondents,
who served in Cuba and Porto Rico dur
ing the war with Spain, have organ.
lied the "Society of the Caribbean"
Its first president is w. ]. Chamberlin,
of the New York Sun. John Rob-
erts, a New York liquor dealer, was
convicted of burglary and served a two
years. sentence, after which his inno-
cence was clearly established. He is
now suing the state for $13S, 900 dam
ages, and the case is attracting much
attention. New York's ice COM
panies are consolidating, under the
lead of the "American Ice Company"
a concern chartered in Maine, and the
plan is said to aim at getting control
of "all the ice plants in the east. '''''''
Six of the seven members of the Rein
hard family, of Columbus, Ohio, were
killed at railroad crossing last Sun
day by being run over by a train.
They were trying to cross the railroad
track in a surrey. .'''''''''The Omaha
and Winnebago Indian tribes are hold
ing a great pow-wow at Decatur, Neb.
........'The flooded districts of Texas
are asking for help in the shape OF
food and supplies. .'''''''.'Atlanta has a
sensation in the mysterious disappear
ance of Miss Henrietta Crapp, the 16-
ar-old-daughter of prominent in
surance man.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

both. Good bands of music will play
during the proceedings of each OF the
conventions.
On the night of the 26th (Wednes-
day. the Jno. Bratton chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy will
tender a reception to the visiting
Daughters, sponsors and maids OF
honor.
Thursday night interesting exercises
lin the operahouse and several social
entertainments in all parts of the city
will be given. .,
Friday night, the 2Sth, the sponsors
ball will be given.
A special invitation has been exten-
ded to General John B. Gordon, COM
mander-in-chief of the Confederate
veterans, to be a guest of honor dur
ing the reunion.
The executive committee urges that
all applications for lodging and board
be sent in at once to the bureau of in
formation.
Houses are being rapidly secured
and those who have not already writ
ten are urgently requested to do so at
once, so that comfortable quarters can
be arranged for all. 1t is especially
desired that the camps of veterans and
sons of veterans all over the state,
who intend to come, should report at
once the names of their sponsors and
maids of honor.
Prof. Robert Herndon's Gold Hill
band, the two local bands, senor Rem
berti's Italian orchestra and Bearden
Brothers will furnish music during the
reunion.
Mittledorfer & Son, of Richmond,
will come here on the 18th and bring
ample material to dress the city up in
splendid decorations.
The reunion is already an assured
success.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
THE REUNION IN CHESTER.

The Columbia State of Sunday has
the following from its Chester corre-
spondent relative to the coming re-un-
ion of the u. G. V. in Chester. 1t is
of considerable local interest:
The following letter has been ad-
dressed to the people of Chester coun-
ty hy the reunion executive commit
tee:
To the people of Chester county:
The Confederate veterans from the en-
tire state of South Carolina meet at Ches-
ter on the 26th and 9th of this month.
They come as the invited guests OF the
county and city. A grand barbecue and
picnic has been planned for their enter
tainment on the 9th. A cordial invita-.
ton is hereby extended to the citizens OF
Chester county to be present and assist IN
the entertainment. The ladies are espe-
cially invited. 1t is expected that every
gentleman in the county will attend and
that each wife will bring well hlled pas
kets. Without a liberal help, in this way
from the entire people this plan OF enter
tainment will not be success.
Let all come and do their part to furnish
a good dinner for the noble old veterans
and make old Chester county's reputa-
ton for hospitality and good cheer ever
lasting.
The barbecue will be given over on
West End hill in the grove known as the
Mcclure woods; but recently purchased
by the city for public park. An abund-
ance of artesian water will be easily sup
piled, and everything will be done for the
comfort and pleasure OF the ladies'.
Toughs and rowdys are not expected nor
invited. We want the best citizens from
every section of the county to unite in
unanimous endeavor to sustain the coun-
pleasant and bountiful entertainment.
(Signed) Committee.
1t is proposed to make this barbecue
equal to or superior even to the famous
Georgia 'cues. Strong committees
have been appointed from 13 sections
of the county, and committee from
the city, composed of the following
gentlemen haye begun active prepara-
ratlons: Colonel r. A. Love, chair
man Jno. w. Dunnovant, ex-Sheritf
w. H. Hood, D. P. Crosby, S. A. Muir
ply, w. w. Coogler, J. G. L. White,
J. J. Stringfellow, A. NJ. Aiken, l.
Med. Hood, B. NJ. Spratt and A. l..
CASTOR.
Everybody will work under the d.
rection of this committee, and it has
been determined to leave nothing
undone that would afford enjoyment
for the the visitors on this day. The
parade of the Veterans, Sons of Vete-
rams, Daughters of the Confederacy and
sponsors and maids of honor and the
two local military companies as special
escorts, will be formed Thursday
morning and the objective point will
be the city park where most COM
modious and comfortable stand has
been constructed. Here the ladies'
will be seated, and General M. c. But
Ter, the reunion orator, will deliver his
address. General NJ. l.. Bonham will
speak for the sons, and other speeches
will be made. There will be plenty
of music in the air, and after dinner
informal dancing will be INDUCED in.
On the morning Of the Goth the vet
erans' convention will convene in the
operahouse, and at the same time the
SONS convention will convene in the
Speeches Of welcome and
responses will be made to and from
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
GOOD WHEAT CROP.

Mr.. T. B. McClain's wheat crop was
threshed last Saturday by Messrs. w.
T. Mcknight & Co., and although the
yield was not anything like what it
ought to have been, considering the
unfavorable seasons, Mr.. McClain
made splendid showing.
The crop was the product of 80
bushels of "Virginia Red" and "Pur-
pie Straw" varieties, sown on 80 acres
of land, and the yield of wheat was
9133 bushels.
The wheat was sown principally in
December; but some of it was not
gotten in the ground until January.
Most Of it was sown with drill but
on account of the unfavorable seasons
and the necessity for hurrying the
work, great deal was put in by hand.
Mr.. McClain and others have all
along been giving close attention to
the difference between the machine
sown and the hand sown portions OF
the crop, and although the prepara-
ton and fertilization, etc., was exact
ly the same, the machine sown por-
ton showed up to the best advantage.
1t looked at least 25 per cent. better,
and the yield was in the neighborhood
of 25 per cent greater.
The whole crop followed stalk
crops-cotton and corn. There had
been pease in some of the corn but
not in all of it. The yield of wheat
was as high as 40 bushels to the acre
on some acres, and as low as five bush.
els on others. One small patch, three
quarters of an acre by actual measure
ment, yielded 80 bushels which weigh
ed 66 pounds to the bushel, struck
measure. There were other plots just
as good; but this was the only one that
was subjected to careful measurements.
An unfortunate accident occurred
during the threshing. The straw pile
caught fire twice from sparks, and at
least half of it was destroyed. Some
wheat was lost; but not more than a
few bushels at most.
By this time Mr.. McClain has proba-
bly gotten all his stubble land sown
down in pease. The greater portion
had been sown previous to Saturday,
and he expected to finish on Monday
and Tuesday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
THE PEA CROP.

AS the result of the failure or prom
ised failure, of very large proportion
of the corn crop in York county, the
necessity for sowing pease this year
is greater than for great many years
past.
The seasons so far have not been
especially favorable for pea sowing in
most sections of the county; but still
a number of farmers here and there
have taken advantage of light show
ers, sowed pease, and secured very
good stands.
AS to the best time for sowing, opin-
ion differs. The weight of opinion
seems to be in favor of the latter part
of June and the first part of July, if
seasons are suitable; but most people
are agreed that the time does not begin
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
ROBERT BONNER.

The death of Robert Bonner, the
founder of the New York Ledger, has
removed from the scene of his trials
aud successes, one of the foremost
Americans of his generation.
Mr.. Bonner was native of Ireland
but came to the United States while
still a young man, served an appren-
ticeship at the printing business, learn
ed to do his work thoroughly and
rapidly, and by his own efforts achiev-
ed for himself career the like of
which no other man had accomplished
before.
Mr.. Bonner's greatest work was in
connection with his periodical, The
Ledger. He founded it as an ordinary
story paper and in that day and
time-the early fifties-the publication
of story paper was an Indifferent
business. He, however, branched out
on new lines that were unique for
their boldness. He bought stories
from the leading writers of the day at
prices far in excess of anything that
any other publisher had ever been
willing to pay, and at times risked al
most his entire business in the pur-
chase of a single literary production.
AS the result of Mr.. Bonner's new
and bold methods, The Ledger acquir-
ed a popularity that had never before
been reached by periodical. Its cir
culation was rapidly built up to some
thing like 100000 copies a week, and
as one result Mr.. Bonner secured an
enormous fortune. But there was a
still better result. Although he led,
there were others to follow, and litera-
ture of all kinds received stimulous,
the like of which had never been
known before. Much of the best liter
ature of America today, no doubt owes
its existence either directly or Indirect
ly to the efforts of Mr.. Bonner.
On the advice of his physician a
few years ago, Mr.. Bonner retired from
active business, and began to amuse
himself with fast horses, especially
trotters. He spent in a dozen years
more than 100000 for the fastest trot-
ting horses to be had, and with almost
every horse he owned succeeded in
making a better record than the horse
had been able to make before. In
1898, he owned 81 fast trotters but
he was never known to either bet
money on a horse race or to allow one
of his horses to go on the regular race
track.
During his lifetime Mr.. Bonner gave
something like S5OO,Oo0 to different
charities iu specified sums, and his
friends say that he gave almost, if not
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

- The Galveston News of Monday
says that the reports of loss of life
from the Texas floods have been great
ly exaggerated. It has accurate in
formation from 19 counties ; but knows
of only 81 cases of actural drowning.
About the property loss, however, there
is very little exaggeration. The fig
ures foot up something like total of
ss,ooo,oOo or slO,ooo,ooo, and may
run considerably over the last named
amount. More than 10000 Negroes
and large number of whites are be-
ing fed by the relief committees that
have been organized within the past
ten days. Reports of Monday night
indicate that as yet there has been no
abatement of the floods.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

THE SITUATION AT MANILA.-lt
has been raining and storming almost
constantly for two days, says Manila
dispatch of Sunday, and the country
along the American south and bay
lines is literally flooded. The soldiers
are suffering great discomfort.
The Thirteenth infantry, at Pasay,
is in the worst position, being practi-
cally surrounded by water. The
bridges that were used for getting sup.
plies have been washed away, and
some of the companies are now separ-
ated by streams six feet deep. In
many cases the men are sleeping with
three feet of water beneath their
hunks, which are elevated on cracker
boxes. The company cooks when pre-.
pairing the meals stand knee deep in
water. Some of the roads leading to
Pasay are simply impossible, and the
rice fields on all sides are one great
lake. A high wind blew over several
tents of the Second reserve hospital.
Manila bay is impossible of naviga-
ton by either launches or canoes and
no vessels are leaving the harbor.
The United States transport Centen-
nial is ready to sail for San Francisco,
with discharged soldiers but the latter
have to sit around the water front all
day, drenched to the skin, waiting for
a launch to take them to the steamer.
The river Pasig and all the other
streams are swollen, and the city
streets at low points are covered with
water.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
MONTHLY COTTON REPORT.
An Estimate of Conditions Except In the
State of Texas.

The governments monthly cotton
report was issued by Statistician John
Hyde on last Monday. 1t is as follows
The monthly crop report of the sta
tistician of the department of agricul-
ture will show an average of S7.S, as
compared with ST. last month, 91.2
on July 1, 1898; Sc at the correspond
ing date in 1897, and ten year aver
age of SO. The condition in the prin-
cipal states is reported as follows:
North Carolina, SS; South Carolina,
8S Georgia, IS; Florida, 80 Alabama,
SS; Mississippi, SO; Louisiana, S5 ;
Texas, SO; Arkansas, 80; Tennessee,
SS; Oklahoma, 7S; Indian Territory,
81.
In South Carolina, Florida and Ala
bama the condition corresponds exact
ly with the 10 year averages in those
states, in North Carolina and Tennes-
see, it is l point and in Texas 5 points
above the 10 year average, and in
Georgia it is 8, in Mississippi 5, in Lou
isiana and in Arkansas 7 points be-
low the 10 year average. There was a
general Improvement during the month
of June, Georgia and Oklahoma, each
with a decline of 8 points, being the
only exceptions.
Special attention is called to the
fact that no account whatever is taken
in this report of the loss resulting
from the overflow Of the Brazos river
in Texas. The reports from the flood
ed region were sent in just before the
overflow and no definite and reliable
estimate of the extent of the damage
has been made.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

- The commercial agency of r. G.
Dun & Co. says, and there is pretty
good reason to believe it is true, that
the rise in the price of iron is not so
much due to any increased demand as
it is to speculation occasioned by the
operations of the iron and steel trust.
AS an evidence of this proposition Dun
& Co. cite the fact that while few
iron and steel plants are being oper-
ated on full time there are plenty OF
them in all parts of the. country that
are idle. So while iron has for long
time been looked upon as the "busi,
ness barometer" of the world, it does
not necessarily follow that high priced
iron is accompanied by good times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
TWENTIETH CENTURY PICNIC.

The picnic held at Philadelphia last
Friday under the joint auspices ol
Yorkville station and Yorkville circuit
in the interest of the Twentieth Cen.
tury Educational movement in the
Methodist church, was a delightful
affair.
The picnic was attended by people
of the immediate vicinity, from York
Vile, Rock Hill, Chester, Gastopia and
other points, many of them coming
a distance of 25 miles or more. Some
estimates place the number of picnick
ers present at not less than 500.
Addresses, of an educational nature,
explaining the object Of the Twentieth
Century movement, were delivered
by Rev. J. H. Booth, of Yorkville cir
cult, w. w. Lewis, Esq, and Rev. J.
E. Grier, of Chester. These addresses
had been carefully prepared, we'll de,
livered and they were listened to with
close attention.
Shortly after noon good dinner was
spread and there was an abundance for
everybody with much to spare. The
picnickers washed the dinner down
with a barrel of lemonade furnished
by Mr.. H. G. Strauss.
The Ladies' Missionary society sold
ice cream during the day and netted a
handsome sum in profits to be used for
the society's purposes.
Quite heavy rain came up shortly
after dinner, and the crowd took ref
uge in the school house and church,
placing on the church floor strain suffi-
cient to break two sleepers. Many
people left about the time the rain
came up and got good drenching ;
but others remained and there was
still quite a large crowd of people on
the ground as late as 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
THE HICKORY GROVE TRAGEDY.

Coroner Brian went up to Hickory
Grove last Friday afternoon, summon
ed jury composed of leading citizens
of the town and vicinity and held an
inquest over the body of "Little"
Henry Leech, the Negro who was shot
by Policeman Robert L. Pursley on
July 4, and who died Friday morning
at II o'clock.
The facts in the case were easily de-
veloped about as has already been pub
lished, and after taking such testimony
as it considered necessary, the jury
rendered a verdict to the effect that
the deceased had come to his death
from pistol shot wound, inflicted at
the hands of Robert L. Pursley, while
in the discharge of his proper official
duties, and in self.defense.
The case was such plain one and
in view of the verdict of the jury, the
coroner was in doubt as to whether or
not it would be advisable to issue a
warrant for the arrest of Mr.. Pursley.
Upon returning to Yorkville, however,
and securing legal advice, he decided
that Notwithstanding the circumstan-
ces, the warrant must be issued, as a
matter of courSe.
MIR, Pursley is still more or less in
convenienced on account of his wound, ,
and The ENQUIRER has information
that the authorities will see to it that
he is subjected to the least possible
trouble. The warrant will be left in
the hands of the sheriff until Monday
of court week, when Mr.. Pursley will
come to Yorkville, submit to arrest,
and wait for his case to be acted upon
by the grand jury, which will no doubt
return true bill, as is the almost in.
variable custom in homicide cases.
The usual method of procedure
would require that Mr.. Pursley be ar
rested at once, in which case be would
either have to lie in Jail until the
charge is disposed of, or be subjected
to the trouble and expense of going
before Judge Watts in another county
in order to be admitted to bail. The
authorities do not think that there is
anything in the case that seems to call
for or warrant such proceeding.
The reporter has been advised that
the town of Hickory Grove will bear
all tine expenses in connection with
Mr.. Pursley's defense, and that Thos.
F. Mellow, Esq, has been retained as
counsel. Neither Mr.. Pursley, how
ever, nor his counsel, have been in
anywise parties to the arrangement
outlined above. The arrangement was
made by the proper authorities, on
their own motion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

quite as large amount, for promiscuous
charitable purposes, without the
knowledge of the public. In many
cases even the benefciaries were not
allowed to know the name of their
benefactor.
Mr.. Bonner was a truly great man.
There are many generals and states
men, including presidents, who have
public monuments over their graves
but who are no more entitled to pub
lie esteem than is Mr.. Bonner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
ratio of defaulted liabilities to solvent

ratio of defaulted liabilities to solvent
exchanges, 62 cents per $1,000, are
both the smallest ever known in any
quarter. In 10 out of IA branches OF
manufacturing failures were smaller
than in the same quarter of four OF
the previous five years, and in l3 out
of IA trading branches. The large
failures for 100000 or more were
only two in trading, for 1924 ,OSS, less
than a tenth of the smallest previous
year, and only Is in all for 50, ALI, $50,
from a fifth to tenth of previous
years. The decrease in small failures
is worth especial study.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12

- The admirers of General Wheeler
believe that if he goes to the Philip
pines, be will set more rapid pace
for the American troops than they
have been accustomed to. Wheeler is
a warrior who believes that fighting
should he hard and fast. He is not
disposed to give the enemy any oppor-
tunity for rest and refreshment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-12
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, JULY IL, 1899.

- There is no doubt now that the
Tammany leaders who had nursed that
Van Wyck boom in shape for launch
ing on the Fourth of July have come
to the conclusion that the ex-governor
of Texas is rather hoggish.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-09-28
MISSION SUCCEEDS.

Americas vessels She'll Olsnsapo, Bo.n-
bsrdmens Lasting Three Hours. ~
? MANILA. Sept. d-The United States
cruiser Charleston, the monitor Mon
terey and the gunboats Concord and
Zafro, with marines and bluejackets
from the cruiser Baltimore, left Cavite,
Sept. IS, and as already cabled, pro-
ceeded to Subig bay to destroy an in
surgentscahnon there. 81
s Owing to the. weather the operation
=waspostpuned until Saturday when the
warships, for three hours, bombarded
the town Of Olangapoeand the intrench-
ments where the ,igun was situated.
Men from the Charleston, Concord and
Zsfiro were then landed under a heavy
insurgent fire, proceeding to the can
non, which was utterly destroyed by
gun-cotton and then returning to the
ships. The Americans had only one
man wounded.
While waiting in Subig bay for better
weather, the Americans deserted Fill
Pine reinforcements moving toward
Olangapo.
The town, which was riddled with
shells, took fire at several points.