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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28

yond this in the idea. Under present
conditions there is a great deal of
loose talk in the legislature. In the
absence of stenographers, members
have no fears of their constituents
learning that they sometimes make
fools of themselves, and they are not
as careful as they would be otherwise.
If it were known that every word
uttered on the floor of the house was
to be made matter of official record,
there would be considerably more care
as to how those words would be utter
ed, and the result would be mature
deliberation instead of empty prattle.
1t would cost, maybe, 5000 or $500
day to publish a daily verbatim
record of the proceedings of the gen.
eral assembly. This would include
the expense for stenographers, printers
and publishers, etc. but it is just
possible that this extra outlay might
result in elevating the work of the
general assembly sufficiently to be
worth many times the cost. The
members who have been thinking
about this matter, will do we'll to
investigate the subject thoroughly in
all its bearings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. w. H. Quinn has been quite i'll
for several days.
Mrs. J. Mason Ferguson is visiting
relatives in Lowrysville.
Miss Ella Nicely is visiting the fami-
ly of her bother, Mr.. Jno. A. Nicely, in
Rock Hill.
Miss Mamie L. Mcconnell returned
home Thursday from a visit to friends
and relatives in Rock Hill.
Mr.. John NJ. Boyce, of Blacksburg,
is in Yorkville this week visiting his
uncle, Mr.. w. w. Boyce.
DIR. George Walker returned to Bal
timore on Monday. 1t is bis inten'
ton to become a practicing physician
in that city.
The late w. T. Barron carried life
insurance to the amount of $4,000
He had $4,000 in the Equitable and
81 900 IN the Fidelity Mutual Life
Association of Philadelphia.
Rev. DR.. ]. G. Galloway and wife, OF
Gastonia, were in Yorkville last We'd
nesday, having come down Tuesday
night to attend the funeral Of mrs. w.
T. Barron. They returned Thursday
morning.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28
ANOTHER HOMICIDE.

Jim Moore, colored, was committed
to Jail last Monday charged with the
murder of Richard Jordan, also colored.
The killing occurred in the cabin of
Mary Archer, on the plantation of G.
B. Cornwell, in Catawba township, on
last Sunday. According to the devel-
opments at the inquest, Moore was
showing Jordan how to manipulate a
loaded revolver, when, it is claimed,
the weapon was accidentally discharg-
ed. The bullet took effect in Jordan's
neck and ranged downward through
the heart, producing death within a
few minutes.
Moore claims that there was no
malice whatever and that the shooting
was entirely accidental. He did not
attempt to escape.
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"a LEGISLATIVE RECORD"

The article on another page on the
subject of the proposed Legislative
Record will be appreciated more thor.
oughly by trained newspaper men
than by the general reader. For the
benefit of the latter, however, it will
not be out of place to say that the
funny part is not to be taken as a
Joke; but in all seriousness. The
writer of the article knows what he
is talking about and he tells the whole
truth.
We are not prepared to advocate
the proposition suggested. We really
do not believe the suggestion is serious.
The expense incident to its proper
carrying out would be enormous
large enough to scare off most legisla-
tors from even considering the prob.
able benefits; but at the same time
there are reasons why the publication
of verbatim reports of the proceedings
of the general assembly would be very
desirable.
For the reasons explained by The
Record, no newspaper could undertake
the publication of the reports referred
to. If the vanity of legislators were
the only consideration, or the most
important consideration, the matter
would not be worth thinking about.
But there is something very far be-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28
STATE BOARD In REPLY.
Makes a Significant Answer to the Gov
ernor's Criticisms.

Makes a Significant Answer to the Gov
ernor's Criticisms.
In its annual report submitted to
the general assembly last Monday, the
state board of control answers the
criticisms of it which appeared in the
governors message as follows:
The governor, in his message to the
general assembly, has seen fit to crit
icise the management of the affairs of
the dispensary by the board of control.
We make no reply in the spirit of
criticism; but are content to rely on
review of the operation of the dis
pensary as our vindication.
During Mr.. Traxler's administration,
covering a period of 10 months, the
net profits to the state, counties and
towns amounted to 1925, ,328.40.
During the administration of Mr..
Mixson, covering period of IA months,
the net profits to the state, counties
and towns amounted to sS13,974.0S.
Total profits for both of these
periods, covering 33 months, $780,
302.4S.
During the incumbency of the state
board of control, a period covering 33
months, the same length of time as
both former administrations, the total
net profits to the state, counties and
towns. have amounted to 1858, 1885.
This result has been obtained at a
considerably reduced scale of profits
and prices to consumers, with volume
of business increased but little.
At the very beginning of our man
agement we instituted the system of
competitive sealed bidding, from which
we have obtained very satisfactory re-
suits.
During the calculation on the actual
price of the whisky, exclusive of the
internal revenue tax, we pay for X-rye
80 per cent. less than Traxler and 10
per cent. less that Mixson.
We pay for XX-rye 81 per cent. less
than Traxler and Is per cent. less than
MiXsnn.
In XXX-rye we pay 40 per cent. less
than Traxler and % per cent. less than
Mixson, or 55 cents less per gallon than
Traxler and "a cents less per gallon
than MiXson.
The difference in beer and glass is
equally as great in our favor.
We are willing to risk comparison
kl nhn, nf
liquors we put on sale, with those of
our predecessors, to the judgment of
the people who consume the same.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
SATURDAY, JANUARY 2S, 1899.

- The defeat of Colonel Neal for
superintendent of the state peniten.
tiary furnishes no occasion for surprise.
Neither would it have been surprising
if the colonel had been reelected.
Those who are accustomed to the hap
penings of these times ought not to be
surprised at anything. What was the
cause of it? That is a question that
is difficult to answer. From the official
reports, it appears that Colonel Neal
was the best superintendent the peni-
tentiary has ever had, The reason of
his defeat cannot, then, be inefticiency.
1t must have been politics. The poll
ticians are a strange, quarrelsome,
unbrotherly lot. Colonel Neal was
one of them. He just could not help
it. He had many victories, and few
defeats. But in politics victory is q
doubtful quantity. Every victory
makes cueuleS 90 "Oh 90 hiSeS'
Political friends remain constant so
long as it is to their interest to do so.
Political enemies seldom forget. AS
time goes on the number of enemies
increases constantly, while the number
of friends does we'll if it can hold its
own. The Gonzales expose of the
local option deal may have had some
thing to do with the defeat of Colonel
Neal but it was not this alone that
caused his downfall. The preponder-
ance of the influence of enemies over
that of friends was more potent
factor. But the fight is over now.
Maybe Colonel Neal can win another
victory. He says be will 60 to the
people for vinditation. Just what he
means cannot be definitely stated; but
this is matter for the future.
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COST OF A POUND Of COTTON.
Some of the Elements That Enter to Max
1t Difficult Calculation.

Some of the Elements That Enter to Make
1t a Difficult Calculation.
EDITOR YoRKv1LLE ENQUIRER: A
short time ago, while in conversation
with friend on the important subject
of the cost of raising Gotten, received
from him some ideas which, to me, at
least, were. new. The subject was
suggested by Mr.. Ormand's criticism
of Mr.. Brawley's claims recently pub
lished in The ENQUIRER.
My friends argument was substan-
TALLY as follows: You cannot ascertain
the cost of raising cotton, generally
speaking, by making calculation
based upon experiments on one acre,
or on specified number of acres, as
Messrs. Ormand and Brawley have
done. Why not? Suppose farmer
works 2, 4, 6, or s head of mules. He
can, under favorable conditions, pre-
pare the land and plant and cultivate
cotton crop in three or four months.
Of course, when we add the time nec-
essary to gather the crop, it will make
seven or eight months. Now, those
mules must be fed and cared for 365
days, or IL months. And then in this
connection it may be well to bear in
mind the fact that mule dies occa-
sionally, thereby increasing expense.
And we have lot of bad rainy wealth
er, especially during the winter months,
when your mules are unable to work
Anything except their jaws in mastica-
ton. And the same thing is true OF
your hands who must be fed, clothed
and paid. Again, should not the in
telligent farmers time be taken into
consideration?
Any man of brain, energy, and ex-
ecutive ability is, or should be, worth
good salary. I can name number
of farmers who can command in other
branches of business $50 per month
and expenses, or $500 per annum. And
is not such talent entitled to recogni-
ton and remuneration on the farm
If not, why not?
Again. AS regards the south, cot
ton is king. 1t is our money crop in
theory and should be in reality. 1t is
the basis of our credit and of all calcu-
lations. 1t is the only commodity for
which we have a sure market. If
then cotton is the basis of all our ope-
rations, and from the sale of which we
expect to pay all debts contracted du-
ring the year, is it not common sense
to take into account everything that
goes to make up the cost of produc-
ton /?
In conclusion, I am of the opinion
that We cannot raise cotton at cost of
2.97 according to Mr.. Brawley, nor at
4.24 according to Mr.. Ormand, which
position, think, can be clearly demon.
strated by making complete, instead
of partial, calculation. W. s. G.
Fodder, January 25, 1899.
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Saturday. January 28, 1899.

$3.50 year. The magistrate allow
ed him to take all the fees to which he
was entitled in civil cases but pocket
ed half the salary allowed him for
service in criminal cases.
Clerk of the Board Brice has cog
.nizance of the facts mentioned. He
says that the magistrates have no
right, to draw from the county treas
ury on account of constables salaries
a single cent that is not paid over to
the constables. Just what will be done
about the matter has not yet been de-
cided but the offense is a very grave
one, amounting to nothing short OF
official corruption.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Latta Brothers-Wis to buy 10000 BUSH
els of cotton seed.
], H. Riddle-Calls attention to his stock
of family groceries and plantation sup
plies including high grade standard
fertilizers. He is prepared to sell you
tobaccos and snuffs at wholesale or re-
tail, and at prices in sympathy with the
times.
At the Operahouse-On next Tuesday
night, will be presented the wellknown
play of "Trip Van Winkle," by COM
pany which is recognized as being one
of the best that ia travelling.
F. E. Clinton, Executor of the estate Of
John w. McCully, deceased-Has made
a final settlement with the probate
Judge, and on the 18th of February will
apply for discharge as executor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-01-28
RIP VAN WINKLE.

Manager Herndon has an unusual
attraction for the operahouse next
Tuesday night. 1t is no less than the
most beautiful of all beautiful dramas,
"Rip:Van Winkle," as interpreted by
Samuel w. Glenn, former manager
of Joseph Jefferson.
Everybody has heard, read or seen
a dramatization of Irving's famous
legend of "Sleepy Hollow" and those
who are not pleased with it have tastes
that cannot be easily defined. Almost
any kind of a rendition of this we'll
known play is calculated 10 make last
ing impressions, and those who have
seen Joe Jefferson in it continue to
congratulate themselves on the circum-
stance ever afterward.
Joe Jefferson has now retired from
the stage; but Manager Herndon
promises that in Mr.. Glenn will be
found an actor who is but little the in
ferior of the famous master. Mr..
Glenn first produced Grip Van Win
kle" in 1856, and in 1860, as manager
of the old Washington theatre, first
brought out Joseph Jefferson in the
title roll. Jefferson soon became the
king of the play and made reputa-
ton for it and himself. Since his re-
tirement, it is claimed that Mr.. Glenn
is the next best living Grip Van Win
kle."
Mr.. Herndon says that there are IL
or IA people in the company, all actors
of the finest ability, selected especially
on account of their fitness for the va
rious parts. He managed to get the
company-Dobson & Ring-to come to
Yorkville, only by offering unusual
inducements, and he believes that the
show next Tuesday will be one with
which everybody will be we'll pleased.
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MAGISTRATES AND CONsTABLEs

The position of the county board on
the question of paying magistrates fol
acting as coroner to inquests, seems to
be we'll taken, and the news will fall
as a thunderclap in some quarters
but this is not the most important re-
form that the county board has in
mind along the line of magisterial ex
penses.
The board has had complaints from
time to time to the effect that certain
magistrates are not complying with
the law as regards the salaries of con,
stables, and change of policy is un'
der contemplation.
The law allows each magistrate SO
much salary for himself and 80 much
for bis constable. The amount that
each shall have is especially stated in
the statutes, and it is pretty well es'
tablished that when the law says an
official shall have certain salary,
that is the amount to which he is en-
titled.
The record shows that every mags-
trate in the county draws the full
amount of salary that is allowed by
law for himself and his constable, and
there have been complaints from con-
stables to the effect that although they
have done all the work that their mag
istrates required, they have not re-
ceived the full amount of the pay al
lowed. One constable states elnphat-
ically that he worked for magistrate
for four years, and although the law
allowed him a salary of $75 year,
he was paid by the magistrate only
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journeying with him Hams "remains'
and each receives free pass and mile
age, the total sum will be about 81 200.
Now, does Jim Ham dead receive mile
age on the return home-that is, to
the graveyard? A funeral car for six
and the body, with privileges and per
quisites, can be bad for about $4,000,
so that it easily costs from $11 900 to
$4,000 to bury Jim Ham.
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or not the chaingang could not pur-
chase its supplies by wholesale, rather
than by retail E; it seemed to him that
this would be cheaper. He did not
make any charge or insinuation; but
he considered the matter generally a
a very important one that should be
watched up closely.
Mr.. Stanton said that he had heard
certain reports about the management
of the chaingang, especially during the
recent primary campaign; but man
could hear most anything under such
circumstances as then prevailed.
1.'Except the truth ~ put in Supervi-
sor Culp.l He bad hot seen anything
wrong, nor heard of any specific
charges from reliable sources.
Supervisor Culp said that the super
intendent of the chaingang had in.
structions to keep a strict account of
all costs and expenditures and that he
is doing so. 1 have spoken 10 whole
sale men about supplies, etc. but they
decline to sell me on the ground that if
thew do so the retail merchants will
boycott them. He went on to say
that he did not know of the superin-
lendent of the chaingaug having alb
sented himself except during a few
days at Christmas.
Supervisor Culp asked if the county
printing was not to be let out next.
Clerk Brice said that there had been
no notice to that effect that Mr.. Hull
had asked him over the phone that
morning whether or not the advertis.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
All Sorts.

Statistics show that on an average ev-
cry man who has gambled at Ostend has
lost about $500 Last season an English
man from London lost G2S,O0O ($l40, 0OO)
there and a Russian e3G,O00 ($1S00O0).
| A California court has decided that
nothing can prevent the estate of Frank
Below, who was hanged for the murder
| of brother and sister. from inheritng
part of the estate of his victims. The
murdered brother and sister were both
| unmarried and their estates will go to
| the chiden of the murderer and to two
i other brothers
| Another town in Michigan has gone out
| of existence in the last few days. 1t is
! Sights in Grand Traverse county. The
| mill and charcoal kiins, the main support
| of the place. have been closed together
with the company's store. All the men
| employed there have scattered and most
of the houses have been sold for lumber
and are being torn down.
Telephones are to be placed in the wards
of one of the Paris hospitals within reach
of the bed-ridden patients. so as to ena-
BILE them to communicate with their
| friends outside. There will also be an ar
rangement whereby the telephones may
| be switched on to a wire connected with
a concert hail. so that the performance
may be enjoyed by the invalids.
| The Vermont legislature has passed a
bill creating the office of attorney general
! of that state. Vermont has now no attor-
ney general, and the plan to establish the
office had its origin in Connecticut, where
for the first time this year an attorney
general was voted for. New Hampshire
has an attorney general, who gets
| larger salary than is paid to the gov
ernor.
A soldier who served in Cuba tells the
| Boston Globe that one night after a
| march it happened that a few of the
boys pitched their tents in close proximity
to the tent Of an officer of another COM
pany. The boys were talking quite loud
as taps had not been sounded. Hush up
out there.' shouted the officer. angrily
"Who are you. asked one of the boys
TN show you who I am IL ! come out
there" was the answer. The talking was
continued and soon out came the officer
| His anger was great, and he threatened
| to report the men to their colonel. wind
| ing up with: sDon't you know enough to
| obey an officer?' yes" replied one of
! the boys, land we should have obeyed
! you if you had had your shoulder straps
! on your voice.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1899.
TEN PAGES.
Another Little War.

* ERIOUS news is received this
~ morning concerning the situa-
- ton at Iloilo All the signs are
that finally our troops are going to
have a taste of war direct with the
insurgents.
Some time ago the word from Wash
ington was that Spain had applied for
American aid in protecting the Philip
pine coast towns, but that this aid
could not be given until the treaty of
peace had been concluded. At length
General Miller was sent to Iloilo-
troops We're forwarded from Manila on
board the Arizona and the Newport
conveyed by the Baltimore and the
Caliao.
1t was not to our advantage that the
insurgents should capture Iloilo, which
a Spanish garrison was commissioned
to defend against the horrors of defeat
and pillage 1t transpired, however,
that General Miller, with the forces
forwarded from Manila, did not ar
rive on time at Iloilo; the insurgent
forces were in possession, the Spaniards
had been driven out before our troops
reached the scene, and now the insur-
gents show fight. They courted delay,
but General Miller refused to allow
them the time they demanded. and the
next thing to look for is the news Of
"a victory for our forces, as the result Of
the first encounter with the native ISL
anders.
Some of the American newspapers
that are head on for the expansion pol
icy have lately been giving out lot of
fairy tales about these particular reb-
els-they have been saying that the
visayas are the richest islands of the
Philippine group and that their people,
although bent on overthrowing Span
ish rule, are by nature peaceful and
that they were hopefully awaiting
American control Surely, General
Miller's experience doesn't confirm this
stuff.
The Visayas are the great sugar
raising center of the Philippines. Iloilo,
the chief port of the island of Panay
and of all the Visayas, is surpassed in
commercial Importance only by Manila.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02
1t Will Not Hurt Him.

TT occurs to the New York Sun that
those of the goldbugs are in error
who make light of the recent talk
about Bryan's leadership of the demo-
cratic forces in the United States. Says
the Sun: Mr.. Bryan's leadership was
conferred upon him by the democratic
convention at Chicago in 1896, which
then made him the chieftain of his
party. His credentials include the
record of the 6503, 165 votes which his
fellow citizens cast for him, two
years ago, for president of the United
States"
Silver's enemies will find it worth
while to take the Suns tip. Bryan
isn't the manner of man who can be
broken down with any of the goldbug
attempts to make him and the cause
that has in him it's foremost champion
appear grotesque. 1t is a fact that
there is nothing comical in the political
leadership, in 1899, of man who in
1896 received more than six and half
million votes for president.
The lines are falling pleasantly enough
for Bryan. The ridicule against which
the Sun warns it's goldbug friends can
not harm him. he is a direct gamer by
the fact that tongues like those carried
by Mary Ellen Lease and Bloody
Brides Waite are wagging against
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-01-02

Dor. These democrats will set up no
plea of unfairness-they'l talk.
In its effort to wander as far as pos
sible from the real question. the Inter
Mountain lengthens its comment of last
Saturday with this irrelevant para
graph:
There are prominent democrats in
Montana, and some of them mighty
close to the Standard office. who have ex-
pressed themselves on the street corners
and in the hotel corridors in no uncertain
terms as to the actions of other members
of their party but who could not be in
duced to invite political complications by
affirming in print that which they had
no hesitaney in stating verbally
What of that? What have democrats
who are CLOSE to the Standard office
to do with it? The Inter Mountains
Washington correspondent made his
reference distinctly to prominent DEM
ocrats both in official and congressional
life There are no democrats "close to
the Standard office" who are prominent
democrats either in official or congress
sional life. These latter are the ones to
deal with. 1t is case of fish or cut
bait; for it's part, the Standard is ready,
our proposition being that the asser-
ton Of the Inter Mountains correspon-
dent as carefully quoted when it ac
cepted the challenge is absolutely not
tr1,a