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Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
Battle In Progress.

tapetown, oct. 3l-The South African
News publishes the following dispatch:
''LadySmth, oct 3l.-A battle is pro-
ceeding at the foot Of Unbanbane, q few
miles from Ladysmith. Several shells
have dropped into the town.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
B0erS Lost Heavily.

London, Oct. 81. ! special dispatch
from LadySmith 8 IS the Eoers suffered
severely during cnga cement, some
persons estimating their loss at 500 10
900 killed and wounded.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
To Shell Kimberly.

Canetown, Oct SIT is reported from
Ra! k.eyWest that the Euars are con-
structtng forts around Kimberley for the
pul pose of SnellinS the town.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
Silks and
.DressGoods:

We had sale of Silks last week that
was highly appreciated. Here is another
for Monday and Tuesday which will be,
even more attractive
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
Plaid Silk Velvets $I.25 and
$I.5O Values for 6Oc

Colorings: red, green, blue and green,
Victoria PIaids. etc. Swell styles for
Fancy Waists.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
Golf Skirts

Made of very handsome heavy weight
cloth in tan and dark brown, open at the
side with eight scallopS (half circles).
with button in center and four rows Of
stitching around the edge: the bottom
of skirt is finished with 10 rows of stitch
ing. No words can pen picture the
charming appearance of these truly ele-
giant garments which are beautifully
finished. Color tan and dark brown,
$3.50 each.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
New Lot Golf Suitings
The Seasons Newest
Skirts

A little lot of strictly high class Skirts;
came in by express Saturday. They re-
textures and the best made garments Of
the season.
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
Golf Skirts

Made of steel gray cloth, with broken
checks and the reverse side, made up
same as the above mentioned. lengths
SO and 40 inches: price i14.50 each. Also
a 3S-nch skirt, same style, but better
grade, at $3.50,
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
Broad Cloths
Novelty Dress Patterns
Novelty Checks
All Wool TWeeds

And dress goods in light, dark and me-
dunn effects, 80 inches wide. -. ..-..
Only 30c yard
Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-31
Colt Skirts

Dark blue face, with broken check on
inside, four rows of stitching and open
ing down side. with 10 rows of stitching
around bottom. lengths 3S api SO inches;
price $14.o0 each.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Carothers Il Williams, of the York Drug
Store-Talk to you about their fine ci-
gars. their first class druggist, drugs
and toilet articles and their soda fOun-
tain.
Mrs. II. NJ. Dobson-Gives you a list of
useful articles and quotes low prices,
and wants You to remember her ladies'
shoes which she is offering at 81 to 10
cents on the dollar.
Sam NJ. Grist-Says that Every crows
young ones the black est"
The Ganson Dry Goods Company-De-
vote considerable space in telling you
of the merits of the shoes manufactured
by the Hamilton-Brown Shoe COM
pany, which are OH sale in York county
by the Ganson Company only. They
remind you that their midsummer
closing out sale will only last until the
18th instant, and that piano coupon is
given with every 80 cents cash purchase.
They offer reward Of S25 for proof to
convict anyone of having malici0usly
defaced or torn down the Hamilton
Brown-Shoe cOmpany's signs.
r. w. Speck-Wants you to bring your
watch to him if it is out of repair.
Grist Cousins-Have snowflake crackers
at Is cents, condensed milk at 20 cents,
HeinZ's pickles, Wyandotte goods.
prunes at 10 cents, IA pounds of whole
rice for 81, 20 pounds of cracked rice Tor
81, and grated and sliced pineapple
grated two pound cans for 20 cents, and
Sliced one pound cans for 10 cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
WITHIN THE TOWN.

There has been poison epidemic
among the dogs on Kings Mountain
street. Three bird dogs-one belong
ing to Mr.. J. J. Keller and two to Mr..
S. A. McElwee-were killed Wednes-
day evening. The symptoms suggest
ed strychnine.
Mr.. McClain's cotton mill is almost,
but not quite ready to start. The de-
Law for week or more has been occa-
stoned by the difficulty experienced in
securing some necessary fittings.
Superintendent Hands lecture in
the court house Thursday evening was
attended by large and appreciative
audience. The lecture is evidently
the result of a great deal of study.
1t is interesting, and the delivery was
capital. The audience was well
pleased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
MERE-MENTION.

Colonel T. NJ. r. Talcott has been
appointed assistant to the president OF
the Seaboard Air Line system. '''''''''
Judge C. H. Simonton has returned to
Charleston after a short trip to Lon.
don. ....''.."A United States Judge has
decided that stogies not made in
Wheeling are not entitled to be called
Wheeling stogies. '.'''''''It is claimed
that June 20 pack train of 20 horses
arrived at Dawson City with 81 900, ,OOC
worth of gold dust. ''''''Admiral Dew
ey, according to a Berlin dispatch,
says that the alleged difference be-
tween himself and Admiral Diedrichs
is of newspaper manufacture. '''.'.'''''
Hon. w. ]. Bryan has been making a
series of speeches in Georgia this week
......"Yellow fever is still raging about
Santiago. ......There is an epidemic
of yellow fever at Vera Cruz, Mexico
bishop John P. Newman, a shin
ing light of the Northern Methodist
Episcopal church, died at Saratoga
last Wednesday. .".''''''The Carlist par,
ty in Spain is still trying to make trou'
bic. '"''.S Surgeon General Wyman says
there is not case of yellow fever in
the country and not likely to be. ''''''''
Hon. Allen w. Thurman, of Columbus,
O., says that he is not candidate for
the vice presidency.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

pool. We bought 6S5 shares from
Chester county, and we expect to get
315 shares more from the Chester coun-
ty school districts. Mr.. w. A. Clark,
of Columbia, has signiied his inten-
ton to come in with 100000 worth OF
bonds, and that will give us 600 shares
more of stock. Mr.. Weaver, of Ashe-
Vile, will also probably come in with
600 shares more. There is still hitch
about Mr.. Weaver's, however, and al
though We feel pretty sure that We can
get it, we are not certain. We want
you to say that you will sell US 25o
shares of your stock at $3.50, and if
we get that 10 per cent. payment, we
will give you cash for it on July Is.
There was considerable discussion.
Captain Crawford did not like the idea
of selling for less than Chester, which
got 1910.
Supervisor Culp was anxious to
know what would become of the prop
erty if sold; but Mr.. White stated
that he had no positive knowledge, al
though he believed it would be con-
verted into a standard gauge. AS the
result of the discussion, Mr.. White
raised his offer to S3.1O per share for
500 shares, and the commissioners de-
cided to think over the matter until
next Tuesday, when they promised to
say what they would do.
The commissioners attended to vari-
GUS other matters of business but did
nothing else that is of especial public
interest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. NJ. w. White is now getting
along nicely. The fever left her on
July 4.
Governor McSweeney has appointed
]. S. Brice, Esq, of Yorkville, to rep
resent the Fifth Congressional district
in the antitrust conference to be held
in Chicago, Illinois, on September 19-
16.
Mr.. Propst tells joke on Captain
w. B. Smith. 1t was over at Gaffney
Tuesday. Somebody asked how
the score stood at the end of certain
inning, and with much enthusiasm the
captain replied, "Gaffney nothing and
Glover g."
Student John E. Ardrey of the South
Carolina college, collided with an ice
wagon in Columbia recently, and sus.
tained serious bruises that have just
healed sufficiently to enable him to be
out again. 1t is feared that the acci-
dent has ended his career as the
champion wheelman of York coun-
ty. He is now at the home of his
father, Captain J. w. Ardrey, in Fort
Mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Allison lef.
Thursday afternoon for Henrietta, n.
c., which place they expect to make
their future home. Mr.. Allison has
accepted position as manager of the
dry goods department of the big CON-
pany store at Mill No. l. He expects
to commence work in his new position
on July Is; but his present trip, ac-
companied by Mrs. Allison, is only for
the purpose of arranging for suita-
BILE home. Mrs. Allison will continue
to reside in Yorkville until sometime
in the fall, after which time Yorkville
will lose this excellent family indefi-
nitely. Mr.. Allison has many friends
throughout the county and in York
vile who will be sorry to see him 90 ;
but who, at the same time, are glad to
see the recognition of his merit in the
promotion to such desirable position
as that which he is to fill. He will be
missed here by his business friends,
his church and socially, but he and his
family will be accompanied by univer-
sal good wishes for a full measure of
prosperity and success in their new
home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

- The Columbia State takes very
kindly The ENQUIRER's criticism of
it and The News and Courier for pub
fishing, free of charge, matter that
they ought to publish either as adver-
tisements or not at all. 1t says, how
ever, that we misinterpreted it in as.
suming that it defended the publca-
ton of matter by a rival newspaper
to "spite" competitor. We did not
understand The State to defend the
practice. We merely understood it to
cite the practice as reason that COM
PEELED others, against their will, to do
likewise, and we hold that because one
newspaper departs from business prin-
ciples is no reason why another should.
For people to try to work one news
paper through another, is the common
est kind of practice but we have not
much sympathy for the editor or busi-
ness manager who allows himself to
be so "worked." But we have anoth-
er charge against The State and News
and Courier, that we failed to make in
our first arraignment on account OF the
large amount of space that had already
been consumed. Both these papers
allow correspondents to do too much
free advertising in their correspond
ence. Both papers pay literally
enough for correspondence-something
like 50 column-and that is great
deal more than much of the matter
they get is worth. Even at this rate,
correspondents frequently work in
deadhead advertisements for individ-
uals and firms that they desire to puff.
The correspondent, of course, gets
nothing for his unsolicited effort, and
the paper that prints these notices gets
nothing but the loss of a certain
amount of dignity. We could cite
numerous cases IN point; out 90 not
care to do so. We would suggest,
however, that there is much matter Of
this kind which, for their own good
and the good of the public, The State
and News and Courier can better al
ford to pay for and leave out, than to
put in even without having to pay for
it. 1t is with the kindliest possible
spirit TO all concerned that we make
this criticism, and with all sincerity
we beg to say that it does not make
particle of difference to THE ENQUI-
RER whether any attention is paid to
it or not. AS already intimated, The
ENQUIRER seeks to avoid being inhu-
enced by what it considers erroneous
methods in others.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
HICKORY GROVE NOTES.
Pretty Double Wedding-An Educational
Address on the 15th-Notes About

Pretty Double Wedding-An Educational
Address on the 15th-Notes About
People.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE, July 6.-The Bap-
tist church at this place was the scene
of pretty double wedding Wednesday
morning, the contracting parties being
Miss Ola Good, Of our town, and Mr..
Tom Ross, of Gaf'ney City, and Miss
Edith Westmoreland and Mr.. E. Ross,
of Gatiney. Rev. A. J. Hensley tied
the knots. He was assisted by Rev. j.
NJ. Cobb. Excellent dinners were
served at the homes of the brides.
Captain w. II. R. Bell, of Ruther-
fordton, n. c., is to deliver an address
in the high school building on Satur-
day, July Is, on the subject of educa-
ton. 1t will be the occasion of a
basket picnic to which the public has
been invited.
Miss Laura Henderson, Of Laurens,
is visiting the Misses Allison.
Miss Webb, of Mooresboro, n. c., is
visiting Mrs. Helton.
Miss May Slaughter is visiting rela-
tives in Abbeville.
There will be services in the A. Il.
P. church, both morning and evening,
next Sabbath.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
LOOKS LIKE A GO.

The probability that the Carolina
and North Western railroad will
change hands at an early day now
seems to amount almost to a certainty.
Such was the development at the meet
ing of the county board of commits
sioners last Wednesday.
As we understand the situation-as
explained by Mr.. Thomas H. White
Mr.. White and associates tried to sell
the bonds of the road in such way
as to continue the control of the pres
ent management. Capitalists would
not buy the bonds unless they could
also get control of the stock. Messrs.
Barber & Marion, of Chester, repre-
senting other parties, were trying to
get control Of the stock, and the COM
petition forced White and associates TO
buy block of stock in order to pro-
tect their operations. They made the
purchase on their own responsibility,
and then decided that they did not
care to hold on to the investment.
AS the result Of further efforts to
sell, the White interest finally fell into
cooperation with the Barber & Marion
interest, and the former competitors
are now working together to hand over
the entire property to third parties,
who agree to pay certain amount for
a stipulated quantity of stock and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
TRAGEDY AT HICKORY GROVE.

A bloody tragedy, as the result OF
which a policeman was seriously
wounded and Negro desperate was
killed, occurred at Hickory Grove on
July I. THE ENQUIRER gets the facts
from its Hickory Grove correspondent
and other sources.
1t appears that the Negroes of the
vicinity, for miles around, celebrated
the Fourth with big dinner at Bap-
tist church on the outskirts Of Hick-
ory Grove. There was plenty OF
whisky afoat around the church, and
long before the day was over, large
percentage of the Negroes were in a
humor to paint things red with rath-
er free hand.
During the afternoon, as the cele-
orators were going home, many OF
them drove through the town of Hick-
ory Grove in reckless disregard of the
safety of pedestrians, and one of them
ran over a little child of Mr. S. W..
Mitchell. Policeman Pursley and
several citizens went after the often
ders with view to making an arrest,
and then followed the difficulty.
A Negro by the name of "Little"
Henry Leech undertook to interfere
in the matter, and Policeman Pursley
placed him under arrest. Without
warning, Leech drew a pistol, shot
Policeman Pursley in the stomach, and
was preparing to fire again. The po-
liceman fell to the ground but drew
his revolver, took deliberate aim at the
Negro, and hit him fair. The ball en-
tered between the 9th and 10th ribs,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

bonds. Mr.. White represents that the
contract has been all but fulfilled, and
states that although he would prefer
portion of the York county stock,
he feels pretty sure that he will get to
the scratch independently of it.
What will become of the road in
the event of sale, is purely matter
of speculation. Mr.. White does not
undertake to say but feels reasonably
certain that it will be converted into a
standard gauge and extended across
the mountains. This may or may
not be the purpose of the intending
purchasers. At the price they pro-
pose TO pay, they can afford to hold
the property as it stands, with every
reasonable assurance of good interest
on the investment.
The county board of commissioners
are in a quandary as to what course
they should pursue. They realize that
the situation is now getting into pretty
close quarters. If White and his
associates succeed in effecting sale of
the property, on the basis suggested,
the balance Of the stock not transferred
will probably not be worth the paper
on which it is printed, and even the
bonds that remain out will hardly be
in any better condition.
If there were reason to hope that
White and associates would be unable
to comply with their contract without
the help of York county, then, in view
of the uncertainty of the fate of the
road, York county would do we'll to
hold tight to her stock. If, however,
White and associates succeed in their
plans, as outlined, then it will have
been much better for York county to
have sold 500 shares of her stock at
the price mentioned, than to be left
with the whole business as only so
much worthless paper.
In the judgment of THE ENQUIRER,
the situation is an unfortunate one.
Of course the property may be devel-
oped, and in that event everything
will come out all right. The present
business management of the road,
however, has been and is good, and
the prospect for the future is reasona-
bly, encouraging. In view of the un-
certainties involved in the proposed
change, we would much rather see the
road remain in present hands. Busi-
ness sense, however, requires the COM
missioners to look out for the interests
of the county, and if the situation is
what Mr.. White represents it to be,
then it looks like the sensible thing to
do is to sell the stock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
Thoughtful and Appropriate.

Columbia State, Thursday: Govern
or McSweeney has obtained through a
Chicago concern very handsomely
bound scrap book which contains clip
pings from all the newspapers il the
United States that had anything to
say about the death of his precedeces-
sor either in its editorial or news COL
umns. The volume is indeed hand
some and valuable one the pages being
admirably fitted for the purpose for
which they are used. Governor Nc
Sweeny will send the book to Mrs.
Ellerbe with his compliments, having
obtained it for that purpose. Such a
volume is of course invaluable to the
family and no doubt the gift will be
most highly appreciated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

of civilized warfare. Pianos and other
private property have been carried
away by sailors to the warships, and
from communities reported to be paci-
fed. These depredations have worried
Secretary Long, and he has made the
facts known to the president and his
associates in the cabinet. For some
time Secretary Long has been growing
restless at the prolongation of the war,
and his attitude is now a source of
grave concern.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
che atorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
SATURDAY, JULY s, 1899.
grave concerl

The press dispatches give the loss
of life occasioned by the Texas floods
at from anywhere between 100 and
500. 1t has been impossible as yet to
secure accurate information. The
property loss to farmers, including
cattle and crops ranges from s5,OOo,-
900 to $4,000, 900, and the loss to rail-
roads is estimated at from $2,OOO,OOO
to s4,OOO,OOO. The area affected is
about as large as the state of South
Carolina. While details of the flood
cannot be given at this time, the arti-
Gle on the general subject of Texas
freshets, on another page, will be read
with very considerable interest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08

passed through lung and came out
two inches above the right nipple.
Leech was still alive Friday morn
ing; but telegram, received in York
Vile yesterday at noon, announced
that he was dead. Policeman Purs-
ley's wound turned out not to be es-
pecially dangerous. The bullet passed
across the abdomen, but did not go
deep enough to result seriously. Mr..
Pursley is getting along nicely.
At one time during the afternoon, it
looked as if there was going to be q
general riot. The Negroes, however,
quieted down shortly after the shoot
ing and happily further trouble was
ayprted
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
Will Have q Good School.

Will Have Good School.
Notwithstanding the refusal Of school
district No. 8 to vote special tax for
it's support, the people of the district
propose to have a good school at Hick-
ory Grove. Mr.. j. B. Martin and
others recently secured private sub
scriptions TO the amount of several
hundred dollars, and with this, in con-
nection with the regular school fund,
and tuition from non subscribers, the
school will be able to make out at
least as we'll as heretofore.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-07-08
YORKyILLE VS.. GAFFNEY.

sour boys" journeyed over to Gaf-
ney last Tuesday, the Glorious Fourth,
to keep their engagement with the
local team. Both teams had been
strengthened and an exciting game
was anticipated. Our Gaffney friends,
especially the fair sex, while holding
our team in respect, yet felt confidence
of winning, and expected to repeat
Schley's victory.
Both teams, in their preliminary ex-
ercises, showed up well, and excite
ment was keyed up to nervous pitch
among the large crowd, until the um-
pirefs "play ball" set them going.
Gaffney was first to bat: Whack /!
and the ball went sailing to left field;
but the fielder muffed it, the runner
was safe, and by pretty sacrifice work,
Gaffney drew first blood, and took the
lead, scoring one run. Pandemonium!
Yorkville was not so successful. Its
batters tried to land the ball in Blacks
burg or somewhere in that neighbor-
hood and consequently famed out.
More pandemonium !!
At its next turn Gaffney went out in
q, 8 order. Yorkville, however, hit
the ball hard and often, and helped by
the errors of the home team, scored 3
runs. Yorkville 8, Gafney l. The
Yorkvile rooters are now heard from.
Again Gaffney went out in 1, 2,3
order. Yorkville now batted in ex-
cellent form. Its lead seemed to in
spire its players with confidence and 4
men crossed the home-plate. York
vile is strictly in it and its rooters
proclaim the fact vigorously. York
vile 7, Gaffney l.
This big lead puts the visitors on
their mettle. They played a fine
fielding game and not only BANKED
their opponents but added more
runs. Gaffney l, Yorkville 9. ..
In the 9Th inning Yorkville made
several errors and Gaffney, not slow to
take advantage, scored 2 runs. Score,
Gaffney 8, Yorkville 10. From here
to the end the home team were baked,
twice going out in l, 2, 8 order, while
the visitors added more runs, the
game ultimately resulting in favor OF
Yorkville by Is to 8.
The game was very pleasantly played
throughout. Both teams, at starting,
were slightly nervous; but both settled
down and played good game. The
fielding on the part of the Iorkville
team was superb. The infield was
lively, few grounders escaping them,
while the out6eld was fast and re-
liable.
Meek Williams made several splen-
did catches, and earned the sobriquet
of "Tar Bucket" The general i'm
provement was marked, and if the boys
can keep it up, several scalps will be
dangling from their baseball belts be-
fore the season is over.
Gafney, too, played a good game;
but it suffered by comparison. They
have fast second and short, and their
outfeld is all right.
The Yorkville pitcher was facile
princeps. His headwork was immense,
and at critical stages his pitching was
mastery. Mcdowell, as catcher, was
all right, and his work was much ad-
mired. The game, however, was too
one-sided to be interesting after the Sd
inning. Keep up the good work,
boys! Game by innings:
Gaffney, .........1 002 o 0 0 0-3.
Yorkville, ,... ......0 3 4 2 4 X-l5.