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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
GOOD JUDGE OF LIQUOR.

Solicitor Henry is not dram drink
err; but he is evidently good judge
of bad liquor, if his statements to a
jury last Tuesday afternoon are to be
taken as actual facts.
There had been two or three liquor
cases in which the verdicts, according
to Mr.. Henry's notions, were not ex-
actly as seemed to be- warranted by the
law and the proved facts. The situa-
ton was such as to bring from the So
licitor an expression of his feelings, and
he let those feelings come out.
Among other things, he spoke of
his experience in different counties,
and stated that he was aware of more
or less liquor drinking everywhere !;
but if he should be blindfolded, trans
ported without his knowledge and set
in this courthouse, he would be able to
tell where he was without removing
the bandage from his eyes. He indi-
Gated that he. would rely upon his
nose. In other counties the people
drank rye, and occasionally corn whis-
ky that was not of the rankest. But
here he was confronted with the rank
est, 'stinkingest, vilest, newest rot-gut
stuff that could be found anywhere
except in towns along the North Car
olina line. He then said somewhat
s.rcastically, that, of course, he was
not referring. to the members of this
Jury, and intimated the absurdity Of
the idea of trying "blind tiger" cases
before juries, some of the members of
which were full of blind tiger liquor.
Taken all in all, the rasping was pref
ty severe, and it made quite an impress
sion on those who heard it. Some, of
course, were angry, and some felt like
clapping their hands. The reporter
has heard it suggested that the solici-
tors remarks were very "imprudent;" !"
but those who know him best are
aware that this is feature about
which Mr.. Henry cares very little.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08

Judge Gary told the grand jury
last Wednesday afternoon that its re-
port was an unusually intelligent one,
an opinion in which the general public
isl likely to agree. His honor did not
specify any particular portion of the
report, and the presumption is that he
meant all of it. But in the opinion of
The ENQUIRER, that portion of the
report referring to the road question is
entitled to special commendation, The
paragraph, of course, has no legal
force; but all the same it is very credi-
table to York county. The best
thought of this section is crystalizing
on the conviction that the only way in
which good roads can be secured is by
taxation, and the most practicable way
of going at the matter is through the
issuance of bonds. The suggestion of
the grand jury, however, is of rather
more significance than is the opinion
of private citizen. This body is
charged, under oath, with all matters
concerning the highest interest of the
people, and its deliverence on the SUBJ
iect is taken as the result of unusually
solemn and earnest deliberation. 1t is
now for the people to take the question
up at the point where it has been left
by the grand jury and to decide to do
either something or nothing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08

There has always been strict GEN.
sorship of the press down in Cuba, and
laws providing for the imprisonment of
writer's of articles that failed to meet
the approval of the press censors.
Heretofore it has been customary for
editors to hire scapegoats to serve out
their terms of imprisonment; but a
recent report is to the effect that here
after every effort will be made to sad
die ofenses upon those who are actual
ly responsible, and to make them take
their punishment in person. 1t ap-
pears that, after all, Cubans are capa-
BILE of imbibing American ideas.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
assembly is hereby dissolved" The

assembly is hereby dissolved" The
intermediate articles merely deal with
matters of detail. One of them in
structs Senior Escrada Palma to pay
for the return tick cts of Cuban refugees.
1t was agreed by the assembly to turn
over to General Brooke copy of the
Cuban army pay rolls 80 that he can
distribute the $3,O0O,000 donated BY
the American government for the Gu
ban troops.
- News and Courier: Farmers in
South Carolina who think it is impos-
sible to make farming pay without
growing cotton, will be interested in
the following account of the operations
of Mr.. David Rankin, of Atchison
county, Mo-, who owns and manages
23, 900 acres, and does not make bale
of our familiar staple. The Indian
apolis News says he is an all-round
farmer, who farms all the time, and
adds: ITO work his farms, which
average from 600 to 5000 acres, re.
quires 14O employees, 700 horses, more
than 100 wagons and many ploughs,
harrows, cultivators, etc. Half of his
land goes under, the plough yearly.
About 1000 acres are sown to wheat
and the rest is planted in corn. Other
land is laid down in clover, timothy
and blue grass pastures: Every year
he buys. and fattens from 5000 to TO-,
900 head of cattle. He keeps $4,000
head of hogs at all times, and sells
about $4,000 worth yearly" If it is
practicable to farm proftably on this
scale without raising any cotton, 1t
should be practicable to farm protita-
bly on a smaller scale without raising
it on borrowed money and advanced
supplies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
ABOUT PEOPLE.
A uditor Boyce is in Charlotte.

Auditor BOyce IS IN CnarlOCte.
Mr.. D. w. Hicks, of the firm oi
Grist Cousins, has been in Augusta
this week on business.
DR.. R. A. Bratton has been in at.
tendance on the 49th annual session oi
the State Medical association at Harris
Lithia Springs.
Mr.. J. H. Riddle is still confined to
his room at the residence of DIR. A. Y.
Cartwright. His condition does not
show especially encouraging signs ol
Improvement.
The Greenville News reports that
the Second South Carolina regiment,
of which Sergeant Augutus Deal is q
member, is to be mustered out on the
18th instant.
Miss Ella Love, who has been visit
ing in Yorkville, the guest of Misses
Huldah McNeel and Jennie Hart, re-
turned to her home at McConnellsville
last Wednesday.
Miss Lula Ford, of Bethel, is visiting
Misses Mary and Rose Hunter on West
Liberty street, this week.
Mrs. J. G. Saville, of Pineville, was
stricken with paralysis last week.
Mr.. Samuel Blair writes from Winns-
boro that Rev. J. S. Grier was called
from presbytery to Georgia by a tele'
gram, informing him of the serious
illness of a child. There will be, there
fore. no services at Sharon Associate
Reformed church tomorrow.
DR.. T. B. Hough, of Newport, met
with a serious accident last Monday, as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
LOCAL LACONICS.


There was quite maddog excite
ment in the Zadok and Bethany neigh
borhoods last Friday night. A strange
dog passed from house to house raising
rows with the CANNES, and it is sup
posed that the stranger had hydropho.
bia. Quite number of dogs are said
to have been bitten.
In the Hands of a Receiver.
At the suit of the First National
Bank of Charlotte, Judge Gary, on
last Wednesday, signed an order ap'
pointing A. E. Smith as receiver for
the Iredell Land company, of Rock
Hill. The land company is represent,
ed by J. F. & John R. Hart, Esqs'
Mr.. Smith has filed his bond.
Easter Elections.
The Church of the Good Shepherd,
Yorkville, held its Easter elections
last Wednesday evening after service,
with the following result: Wardens-
G. w. S. Hart, G. T. Radcliffe. Ves-
trymen-M. C. Willis, DR.. R. A. Brat
ton, J. o. Walker, DR.. c. M. Kuyken-
dal, J. E. Lowry.
Oak Ridge Honor Roll.
The following named pupils of Oak
Ridge school, near Rock Hill-Mlss
Sallie Parker, teacher-average over
80 for the month of March: Mason
Bell, Clyde Clounts, Bessie Clounts,
Melvin Hogan, Elma Merritte, Clar-
ence Merritte, Jimmie Minter, Emily
Minter, Annie Roach, Eula Roach,
Helen Roach, Irene Roach, Ross
Roach, Will Roach, Susie Roach, Willie
Steele, Cora Steele, Lorena zinkler.
Permit Refused.
The state board of control held q
meeting in Columbia on Wednesday.
The following paragraph about the
proceedings, from the Columbia State
is of interest in York county: ~.
Wesley Pursley, of Kings Mountain
township, York county, had once been
refused distiller's permit. He after
wards made application as John w.
Pursley, and claimed to be different
party. The board refused his permit,
as the York delegation and the York
papers and private letters from York
county, were opposed to the permit
being granted. The board refused the
permit"
Result Unsatisfactory.
People who know more or less of the
case of William Falls, John Falls and
Tom Tate, charged with the murder of
Monroe Love, in the Bethany neigh
borhood, are dissatisfied with the re-
suit. 1t seems as if there was a sever
ance, and William Falls and John
Falls were tried first. The jury
brought in a verdict against William
Falls for manslaughter, and the case
against Tom Tate, which was to have
been tried later, was mol pressed. A
iuryman who sat on the case, told
the reporter that according to cyl
dence brought out in the trial of
William and John Falls, the jury was
convinced that while John Falls was
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
EOCAI. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Grist Cousins-W Wizard Oil, S5 cents
bottle.
The Ganson Dry Goods company-Offers
to dispose of a $4,000 piano which
somebody may possibly get for so cents.
Thos. w. Speck-1nvites you to visit him
at his new quarters in the kuykendal
building.
Ernest Gary, Presiding Judge-Gives no.
tice that the services of jurors sum j..
moned to serve the second week of
court will not be required.
Grist Cousins-Have extra choice Georgia
syrup which they say is sure to please.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08

The chance of losing that S3,OOO,-
900 appears to have been too much for
the Cuban assembly, and accordingly
it threw up the sponge. A recent dis
patch says that the money will be dis
tributed-SlOO to each man after which
the officers will come in for 500 each,
and if there is balance left over, the
president will dispose of it in some
manner not yet made public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
Crawford Indicted.

The Richland grand jury, on last
Monday, brought in true bill for
murder against w. R. Crawford, charg-
ed with killing Mrs. Stuart. Solicitor
Thurmond decided to throw out the
cases against all the other constables
except Crawford. The attorneys for
Crawford have asked for change of
venue, which will likely be argued
next Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08

terward, Mr.. Mellow explained that
he had been retained for the defense !;
but as the result of misunderstand-
ing, failed to appear in behalf of the
Negro, and asked for new trial, which
was granted.
In the case of Hiram Sanders and
Mary Sanders, charged with adultery,
the grand jury returned "no bill"
Joe Mckinney, indicted for the vio-
lation of the dispensary law, was &C.
quilted.
VIM. james was convicted of viola
ton of the dispensary law and sen.
fenced to pay fine of 500 or serve
three months on the public works.
Grandson Patterson and Benjamin
Patterson were acquitted of the charge
of violation of the dispensary law.
James Moore, indicted for murder,
was CONVICTED of carrying concealed
pistol and was sentenced to pay fine
of 500 or serve three months on the
public works. Paid the fine.
John Starr, alias Bud Dunn, charged
with murder, was convicted of man.
slaughter. Motion for new trial.
James L. Erwin, tried on the charge
of violating the dispensary law, was
acquitted.
The case against Joseph Williams
and Richard ellison, charged with ar
son was stricken from the docket.
Paul Means, indicted for bigamy,
plead guilty and was sentenced, to pay
fine of $500 or serve six months in
the state penitentiary.
Mich Harris, indicted for violation of
the dispensary law-two cases-.was
acquitted.
Grant Stewart was convicted OF vio-
lation of the dispensary law and SEN
fenced to serve six months on the
public works or pay fine of 5000.
Subsequently, the court ordered that
the sentence be suspended until the
defendant should be again indicted on
the same charge.
William Falls and John Fall were
tried on the charge of murder. The
Jury returned a verdict of not guilty
as to VIM. Falls, and of manslaughter
as to John Falls. Case against Tom
Tate was mol pressed.
In the case of the State vs.. George
Ford, charged with assault and bat
terry with intent to kill, tried Thurs
day morning. The jury returned a
verdict of guilty of assault and battery
of high and aggravated nature, with
recommendation to mercy. The de-
fendant was sentenced to serve four
months in Jail or pay fae of $50.
The last case taken up Thursday
afternoon, was that of the state against
Jesse Wright, West Estes and Edward
Young, charged with the murder OF
Samuel Simril, near Newport, about
Christmas. 1t will be remembered
that Simril was killed while going
along the railroad with a jug of liquor.
The defendants named are charged
with the crime. The court got fairly
into the case Thursday afternoon and
was still engaged with it yesterday
morning.
This, it is understood, is the last
criminal case to be tried at this term
of the court. AS will be seen by the
order of Judge Gary, published else
where in this issue, there will be no
jury business next week, and the petit
Jurors drawn for next week are excus-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
Ths alorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. O.:
SATURDAY, APRIL s, 1899.

Recent advices from the Philip
pines report rumors to the effect that
Aguinaldo has been supplanted in the
control of Filipino affairs by General
Antonio Luna, who is also quite a
fighter. What authority there may be
for the rumor, however, is not known.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
BULLoCK'S CREEK.
BETHEL.
CATAWBA.
EBENEZER.
FORT MILL.
KINGS MOUNTAIN.

We prefer that coupons be sent for
ward as rapidly as possible, rather than
held back to the last; but, of course,
in this, we can only indicate our pre-
ference.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
Something In a Name.

Something In a Name.
Lancaster Ledger Judge Watts Or
pered the acquittal of woman in Co.
lumbia a few days ago, because the
indictment gave the given name Of
her husband and not her given name.
Mrs. John Smith would not do; it,
must be Mrs. Helen Smith.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08
THE TICKET CONTEST.

Up to IL o'clock noon, yesterday,
the voting for Confederate veterans to
receive the complimentary tickets to be
awarded by THE ENQUIRER in each of
the townships, stood as follows:
BROAD RIVER.
John H. Jones, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ID
BETHESDA TOWNSHIP.
j. G. Parker, 1
Philander Moore, e,......."................... z
YORK TOWNSHIP.
Herod Neel, ...................".......... I
Simpson w. Robinson, ,.................. l
L. B. Sherrer,..... ............."........." III
The townships yet to be heard from
are.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-04-08

for investigation as to the real owner
ship of the wooden leg, and the power
of the state to dispose of it.
"A Havana dispatch of Tuesday
says the Cuban assembly met and final
ly decided to dissolve and to disband
the Cuban army, thus removing one OF
the greatest obstacles to the restora-
tion of peace and prosperity to the
island. Shortly after meeting, the as
sembly adopted a resolution containing
IL articles, the substance of the first
of which is as follows After setting
forth that the assembly has decided that
the army shall be definitely disbanded
the resolution orders the various Cuban
chiefs to give to each soldier certif-
cate setting forth his services. The
financial delegate of the assembly in
each province is also instructed to give
certificates to the soldiers. The troops
are then ordered to surrender their
arms to their chiefs, who will turn
them over to the municipal author
tiles, who will deliver them to the
government of Cuba when it is estab-
lished. The chiefs are instructed to
issue orders to their troops for the lay
ing down of their arms. One month
will be given to all members of the
army to present their claims for titles
and honors. On June 80 the executive
committee of the assembly will end its
work. The last article says: "The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
HILLMON CASE.
Sixth Trial Is Commenced To-
day at LeaYenWOrth.
Judge w. C. Hook Is the Pre-
siding Judge.
FIVE JURIES HANG.
One Company Settled Since the
Fifth Trial.
News From Various Points In
Kansas
FIVE JURIEs HANG.

Leavenworth, Oct. 16.-The sixth trial
of the noted Hillmon case began in the
United States circuit court here today
The case is being tried before William
G. Hook, federal judge of the district of
Kansas, the sixth federal judge who
has tried the case. each time a different
one having presided.
The Hillmon case is the most noted
in the west, and of it's kind in the Uni
ted States, if not in the world. The
plaintiff in the action, Mrs. Sallie E.
Hillmon, now Smith, since her second
marriage, has sought for 20 years to
recover $4,000 insurance on the life OF
her husband, John w. Hillmon, who died
or disappeared in 1879, near Medicine
Lodge, Kan.
A body was shipped to Mrs. Hillmon
at her home in Lawrence, Kan, which
she swOre was the body of her husband
and which the insurance company de-
MED, refusing to pay the policy on the
life of HillmOn. From this contention
the case has gone through the Kansas
courts time and again. The final
amount of the insurance has grown by
accrued interest until the sum due Mrs.
Htllmon, if the courts decide in her IA
Vor, will amount to nearly $50, 900. The
New York Life is one of the defendants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
Poor Farn Residanoa.

Independence, Oct. 16.-At a meeting
of the county commissioners it was de-
cided to submit a proposition to the
voters at the November election to
erect a building on the county poor
farm to cost $1,000. The county owns
a fine farm of 800 acres three miles east
are kept there, and all the work on the
place is done by the inmates The ac-
commodations for taking care of the
poor are inadequate, and a great many
have to be sent elsewhere at a great
expense to the county. If the proposed
building is erected all the poor can be
kept comfortably at the county farm
and save the county a heavy expense.
There will probably be no opposition
at the election to the proposed building
J. s Tucker, superintendent of the
county poor farm, has resigned and
Joshua Perkins has been appointed his
successor. Mr. Tucker was one of the
best superintendent the county has
ever had to take care of the poor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
WHERE ARE ne TRAMpa

The prevailing era of prosperity has
not been of sufficient duration to oblit-
crate from the public mind the memory
Of the time when it was estimated that
there was an army of one million
tramps moving up and down and across
the country. Various reasons were as
signed at the time for the presence in
the land Of so large a body of unem-
ployed persons.
Many thinking people after careful
study and investigation declared that
these men who were begging for food
from door to door and occasionally
stealing to supply their wants, these
men who slept in hay stacks and barn
lofts and relieved the monotony of
walking by clandestine journeys in box
cars, did so because they were unable
to obtain employment.
By perhaps a much greater number
this suggestion was pooh-poohed. The
tramp became standing joke It was
declared that he did not want to work
and it was even intimated that he
would make a circuit of miles in extent
to avoid coming in direct contact with
a job.
It was said that any man who wanted
to do so could get work. These men
were said to be tramps from deliberate
choice and an indisposition to become
useful laboring citizens
The people of Topeka can remember
when it was no unusual thing for the
police to round up from a dozen to a
score of tramps in single morning
Now that this class Of individuals
seem to have mysteriously disappeared
from the face Of the earth, it becomes
a matter of interest to know what has
become of them.
II those vvh0 claimed that the framr
Bganted work and couldn't get it were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16
GOOD WORDS FROM MISSOURI

From the Joplin Herald
The welcome home of the Twentieth
Kansas promises to be the biggest
thing of the kind in the United States.
Other states have received their re-
turning volunteers with warmth but
Kansas is going to give hers a hot
cyclone of jubilance. Whatever is done
in this country is always done hardest
in Kansas. Kansas is a state where
nobody sits on the fence and where no
body is luke warm. 1t is either one
hundred degrees in the shade or twenty
below zero.
So it is no wonder that when the
news came yesterday that the Tartar
had reached San Francisco with the
Twentieth aboard, cannons were rung,
bonfires lit, and the schools dismissed.
Kansas will all get on the Santa Fe
road and go to Topeka when the regi-
ment gets there, and will cheer till it
is hoarse, and scatter roses in the path
way OF the youthful veterans. 1t win
be a great day for Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16

The politicians of both parties are
showing signs of fear that they are
about to be hard pushed for issues in
next years campaign. When any large
portion of the people complain that
something is going wrong. as they
usually have in the past, at or before
election time the question of issues has
been an easy one. Just now they don't
seem to be complaining very loudly
about anything. No complaint about
the currency is heard from anybody
except the bankers, none about the
trusts from anybody who labors with
his hands, none about the war except
from politicians and professional agi-
tators. AS was remarked by the presi-
dent in one Of his speeches last week,
the people are too busy to worry about
any of these things. Why shouldn't the
two great parties go before the country
next year on their respective merits
and what they propose to do in the way
of further promoting the welfare Of the
masses and let the past alone?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16

for s14,5 800. It was tried before the late
Judge SpiIlman, and resulted in YER
dict of SO. 500. A motion for a new trial
was pending at the time of Judge Spill
mans death, hence a new trial was
rendered necessary. The second trial
came up before Judge c. W. Smith, of
the Thirty-fourth district, and result
ed in a hung jury The third trial just
closed came up before Judge F. W.
Sturgis, of the Twelfth district, result
ing in verdict for Miss Preston Judge
w. S. Glass having been of counsel in
the case rendered it necessary to secure
Judges Smith and Sturgis to try the
case. The case will undoubtedly now go
to the supreme court by proceed ings in
error. J. w. Orr assisted by w. J.
Gregg and E. A. Berry appeared on be-
half of the railroad, and w. w. Red
mond and Irish & Brock appeared for
the nlaintiff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-16

right then the matter is easily under
stood, but if the people who denied
this proposition were correct then the
tramps must have become discouraged
at being relentlessly pursued by an
ever increasing multitude of jobs and
fed the country or hanged themselves
according to commonly accepted no
tons they would not take to the water.
Isn't there a possibility that the
tramp has gone to work after all? And
if he has, was there ever a more ma
Hgned and abused person?