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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

Governor Tillman, have in times past
subscribed for The ENQUIRER, and
according to the best of our recol!ec-
ton all have paid for it in the same
manner as has Governor McSweeney.
We do not know of any method by
which governor could keep himself
better informed Of the general situation
in the state, than by looking over the
county papers. The governor could
hardly be expected to subscribe for
these papers at his private expense,
and as it is reasonable to assume that
the state derives as much benefit as
does the governor personally, it seems
quite proper that the state should pay
the bill. Surely Mr.. Patterson could
not ask the publishers to furnish their
papers gratis. The idea of such an is
sue has about it a flavor that is posi-.
lively disgusting. We hope that it
will not affect single vote one way or
the other, 80 far as Governor Nc.
Sweeney is concerned. We hope that
Mr.. Patterson will not get any encour.
agement for the further pursuit of such
methods.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
WITHIN THE TOWN.

GThe town council has chosen w.
w. Lewis, Esq, as attorney.
L, Whiteman Hardy, colored, shot
another Negro in the leg last Sunday
over a gambling scrape. The other
Negro was coming at. him with brick
bats.
Communication street tax is payable
on and after next Saturday. The
amount is $3.50 up to July Is, and
after that day it continues to climb up
toward manual labor, fines and the
chaingang.
- At a meeting last Monday night,
\ the town council decided that hereaf-
ter no water be sold to consumers
from the standpipe except through
meters. The consumer will be al
lowed the option of owning his meter,
or renting the same from the town.
The rate per gallon is to be the same
as has been obtaining heretofore. The
only exceptions to the meter rule will
be in the cases of the two railroads
and the county, with each of which
the town has written contracts. Mr..
Rawls is to continue in charge of the
water works on the same terms as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

cotton lands are suffering from heavy
rains. ."..'.''More than two-thirds of
the delegates to the Democratic ma.
tional convention have been instructed
to vote for Bryan. .''''''''The Democrat
ic primaries in Montana have resulted
in an overwhelming victory for Clark
Dally's friends carrying only four
counties. Clark heads the Montana
delegation to Kansas City. .'''''''''The
Republican national convention is now
in session in Philadelphia, having met
on yesterday. 1.-Two Mormon ell.
ders were run off the streets at Cor
bin, KY, last Friday, with shove roi
eggs thrown by a mob. .'.''"'The quar-
antine of the Chinese quarter of San
Francisco, on account of bubonie
plague, has been raised''..''.'John R
Mclean has sent to VIM. J. Bryan his
personal check for $25, 900 to be used
in the Democratic campaign '''''''''Al
though Theodore Roosevelt has de-
clined to accept, it is believed that he
will be forced to take the Republican
nomination for vice president. UE
to tnis time the nomination seems to bt
going begging.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
LOCAL AFFAIRS
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. G. Strauss-Announces that his 20 per
cent. discount sale will come to close
on Saturday next, and advises those
who have not been in to take advantage
of this sale, to do so at once, as the time
is short.
w. B. Moore g. Co.-Say that the Geiser
threshers are the best made, and they
have them on hand. Also Mason's
fruit jars and rubbers, jelly tumblers,
refrigerators, ice cream freezers, draw
cut mowers, superior grain drills, and
bargains in hanging lamps, show cases
and cutlery. They will sell you razor
under guarantee.
J. Martin Brian-Is announced as can
didate for Democratic recommendation
for appointment to the Office of magiS-
trate for York township.
York Implement Co.-Call attention to
Pitts farm implements and say they
have them in stock. They invite you to
call and see them and claim that they
treat folks right.
Rachel Hudson-Gives notice that on the
10th instant her daughter, Martha Hud-
son. left home without her mothers con-
sent, and warns all persons that she will
prosecute anyone who may harbor, en-
ploy or feed said Martha Hudson.
w. NJ. Kennedy, Aent-Has clay pease,
banquet waters, milk buscuits and soda
cakes. He also speaks of Lamm & Co..
tailor made clothing. .
L. M. Grist & Sons-Announce that all
bills, posters, circulars and other ad-
vertising matter intended for distribu..
tion in Yorkville, will be exempted
from license fee if printed at The
ENQUIRER Office.
Lowrance, Williams & Co.-Say that they
handle only the best grade of goods.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
THE X. M. M. A.

Colonel Beverly A. Davis, of the
Kings Mountain Military Academy,
arrived in Yorkville yesterday from
Richmond, and is expecting Colonel
W. G. Stephenson, his associate, to ar
rive during the present week.
It is the intention of Colonel Davis
to at once let out contracts for repairs
on the garrison building, with a view
to getting the whole property in first
class shape by September.
During a number of years past COL
onel Davis has been principal of the
Virginia Business college, at Richmond,
and Colonel Stephenson has been prin-
cipal of the New London academy at
Bedford Springs, Va. Both gentlemen
will bring to Yorkville number of
their former pupils, and it is their ex
pectation to have alss quite number
of other Virginia boys at the opening
of the school.
Prof. R. T. Stephenson, instructor
in mathematics and natural science, is
brother of Colonel w. G. Stephen.
son. Miss M. A. Davis, instructor in
type writing and stenography, is Sis
ter of Colonel Davis, and Major d. A.
Bradham, instructor of military sci
ence, modern languages and Latin, is a
recent graduate of the Citadel acad-
emy.
There is good reason to hope that the
school will open with the full number
of boarding cadets desired -42-and
there is no doubt of the fact that the
educational facilities that will be Of.
fered to advanced day pupils, will be
superior to any that have been obtain
able in this immediate section for quite
q while.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
YORKVILLE vs.. ANDERSON.

The baseball contest between York
Vile and Anderson has the right o.
way in Yorkville this week over al
most all other considerations, and just
as this issue of The ENQUIRER goes to
press, interest among the baseball boys
and the people generally, is running
at an unusually high pitch.
The first of the series of three games
arranged for, was attempted on Mon
day afternoon but it had to be called
before it's conclusion on account OF
rain. There was enough playing,
however, to show very clearly that the
two teams are very closely matched,
and the question as to which will lie
the winner is even more interesting
than before the first crossing of bats.
During the first inning Monday af-
ternoon, Anderson made one run and
Yorkville nothing. Then both sides
got down to the hardest kind OF Dusl-
ness, and it is claimed that during the
next three innings the ball hardly
touched the ground. In the fourth in,
ming Yorkville scored two runs and
Anderson was shut out; but by this
time drizzling rain had gotten the
ground in such condition as to make
further playing unsatisfactory and it
was decided to call the game.
Bankston pitched for .Yorkville on
Monday and Mcdowell caught. Ragan
and Turner were the battery for An
derson. The closeness of Mondays
contest accentuated the interest in the
game that was to have taken place
yesterday afternoon beyond calcula-
ton, and at the time THE ENQUIRER
went to press, both sides were count
ing on getting down to their level best.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

heretofore. Certain changes in the
rules governing the use of water were
made in order that these rules will ac-
cord with the meter arrangement.
- The graded school trustees hold
their annual meeting in the courthouse
this "wednesday morning at 10 o'clock,
for the purpose of making their an.
nual report, and during the balance OF
the day citizens will vote on the ques'
ton of levying two mill tax for the
support of the school next year. IF
the tax carries, the trustees will, on
tomorrow, elect teachers. There are
quite a number of applicants, especial
ly for the position of superintendent.
- The game of baseball between
Rock Hill and Yorkville last
Friday afternoon developed into an
other disappointment. The home
team and the people generally were
expecting great game with strong
nine, most probably the Statesville, N.
c., team. A number of people came
down from Clover with that under.
standing, and the grandstand crowd
was an unusually large one. During
the afternoon, a team of small.b6y
baseballists arrived from Rock Hill
and made for the baseball grounds
without coming through town. The
incident was figured upon as joke,
1.-The home boys thinking that the bust
ness team was coming along behind,
Shortly before the hour for calling The
game, Manager Witherspoon, of the
Rock Hill nine, explained to Manager
White that he had done all he could to
get up a team that would interes,
Yorkville; but, failing at the las,
moment, rather than not meet the en-
tgagement, he had gathered up such
players as he could and came along To
do his best. After due deliberation
Manager While explained the situation
to the grand stand, and told the peo
pie that those who did not care te
witness the game could retire and
have their money refunded. Over
half the crowd retired. They felt no,
only disappointed, but they were
vexed. They had expected to see
sure enough game between heavy
weight experts, and they were moi
altogether certain as to whether the
Rock Hill nine was really acting ir
good faith. The balance of the crowd
remained to see it out. The game
that followed was regular farce, and
was called at the end of the fiftt
inning, with the score standing 20 to
in favor of Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
MERE.MENTION.

1t develops that the report that DIR
Edna G. Terry, Methodist missionary
in China, has been murdered, was 8
mistake. Miss Terry is safe. ''''''''
Some of the iron furnaces at Bessemer
Ala, have been banked on account o.
a strike among the workmen. '.''''''
Admiral Dewey says he will not accept
a nomination for vice president. '...''..
The United States legation at Constan'
tinople has not yet received a reply to
the note that was handed to the Tur.
kish government on May 81. 1.''.'''.
Horace A. Disstin, president of the
Henry Disstin Iron and Steel works
died last week. .''...'..'Over 100000
India famine sufferers are receiving
relief from the worlds charity. .'.'.''.'
The Seaboard Air Line system has
had a $75,OOO,0OO mortgage recorded
against its propertys''''''''Mrs. Glad
stone, widow of VIM. E. Gladstone,
died last Thursday .''..''''' Mississippi
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
THE STATE CAMPAIGN.
Pertinent Points Showing the General Drift
of the Canvass.

Pertinent Points Showing the General Drift
of the Canvass.
At Dorchester, last Friday, Col
James H. Tillman asked Colonel Hoy
if he did not prefer the dispensary tt
high license. Colonel Hoyt sale
that the dispensary law had some gooG
features if they were enforced but
they were not enforced, and, there
fore, the law was no good.
Colonel Patterson has long type
written speech that would take uI
about five columns in one of the daily
papers, and he is complaining because
the papers do not print it in full. The
fact that full report of his speech
would crowd out even brief mentions
of the other speakers, does not seem to
give him any concern.
Mr.. B. B. Evans said at Dorchester
that the railroad commissioners did
not do much else besides ride in spec.
ial cars, drink champagne and see two
tracks where there was only one. Mr..
w. D. Evans said that the charge bis
namesake brought against the com.
missioners was absolutely false. He
went on to say that when the term oi
Thomas was about to expire, B. B.
claimed that w. D. and Wilburn
were all right and that Thomas was the
rascal and now that w. DIS term is
about to expire, Wilburn and Garris
are all right and w. D. is the rascal.
Colonel Patterson stated at Dor
chester that nine men out of ten men
were liquor drinkers. Col. Hoyt de.
MED the truth of this statement and
said that majority of the people are
not habitual drinkers of liquor. Col.
Hoyt asked Senator Tillman what he
thought of high license. Senator
Tillman said that while the constitu-
ton and the laws prohibit the sale OF
whiskey after sundown, under high
license system, run for private gain,
there would always be access to sugar
and lemons through a sidedoor.
Senator Tillman told the people at
Dorchester that neither the Cubans nor
the Filipinos are capable of self'govern.
ment; but he thought the United
States had plenty to do to look after
their own affairs without meddling
into the affairs of other people. He
devoted most of the serious part of his
speech to urging the people to vote in
the general election, saying that this is
more necessary than the primary just
now, for the reason that the Republi-
cans are seriously considering the idea
of cutting down representation in pro-
portion to the number of votes that
are being cast in the general election.
The campaign meeting in Charleston
last Saturday passed off quietly with
out special incident. There was only
a small crowd in attendance and COM
paratively little interest was NANTES
ted.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
FIGHT AMONG MILL HANDS.
Childers and Bud Neal-Notes About
Hickory Grove People.

John Westmoreland Tries to Slaughter Jim
Childers and Bud Neal-Notes About
Hickory Grove People.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE, June 1S.-There
was a considerable row at J. B. Mar
tins saw mill, near the Kings Noun
tain battle-ground, in Cherokee coun-
ty, last Saturday afternoon, in which
the shot gun was freely used. 1t seems
that bad blood has existed for several
weeks between John Westmoreland
on one the hand, and Jim Childers
and "Bud" Neal on the other. The
reports are conflicting as to who the
aggressor was; but the weight of evil
dence is against Westmoreland.
.On Saturday morning, Westmore,
land, who was employed as a labofer
at the mill, was discharged by r. L.
Pursley, Martins foreman, and he
concluded Childers and Neal, who
were also employed at the mill, were
in some way responsible for his dis
charge, since good feelings did not ex.
ist between them. Westmoreland re.
NAMED at the mill until the two boys
had eaten their dinner and started
back to the mill, when he came out OF
the house with double.barrel shot
gun in his hand, using very abusive
language towards Neal and Childers,
at the same time going toward them.
When within about 20 feet of Childers,
he fired upon him, the whole load tax:
ing effect in the calf of the right leg,
producing very painful wound. He
then directed his attention to Neal,
who was trying to reach a tree, and
fired, the load taking effect upon bis
whole body. He is probably fatally
wounded. DR.. Leech was called to
dress the wounds, and reports both
resting we'll but thinks Meals wound
may develop into something serious.
All the parties are white. Westmore.
land is dodging..
Miss Mayme Moorhead, of Union, is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. W. J. Moor
head.
Miss Louise Barber is visiting in
Greenville.
Miss Cleo Leslie, of Glover, is Wis.,
iting relatives here.
Mr.. William Martin, of Forest City,
N. c., is visiting his daughter, Mrs.
Helton.
Mrs. J. P. Mauney has been sick for
several days.
We had fine rains both Saturday
and Sunday evenings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

THAT Mr.. A. G. Jones has as much
right as any man in the state to be a
candidate for the United States senate,
we do not wish to question. Possibly
he has some fitness for the position.
Of that we have no information. In
the absence of other lights we can only
assume that he is candidate for the
senate in the hope that he will poll the
vote that went to Featherstone two
years ago, or that he will derive ad-
vantage from the candidacy of Colonel
Hoyt. If this is Mr.. Jones's idea, we
think he may as we'll step down and
out without subjecting himself to fur
ther trouble or expense. Prohibition
is not Federal issue just now. 1t is
merely state issue. Senator Tillman
is not an ideal representative in the
United States senate, probably ; but he
is very able one-in fact the ablest
in sight-and no matter how bitterly
he may have been opposed in times
past as a candidate for governor OF
South Carolina, there are only small
number of voters in the state who
would wish to see him turned out of
his present position. Leave the race
between Tillman and Jones, and elm
mate all of Tillman's former suppor-
ters-the old Reform party--and Till
man would win two to one. We be-
lieve Tillman would win in primary
participated in by Prohibitionists alone.
And he ought to win. For South Caro-
lima to take him out of the United States
senate at this time would be positively
idiotic. Looking at the matter from
this standpoint, we are unable to see
any more reason in the candidacy of
Mr.. Jones, than we were able to see in
the candidacy of Mr.. G. Walt Whit
man. But 9 on with the race if you
want to, Mr.. Jones. We presume you
are paying the freight and it is your
privilege.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

We have long been hoping that
in the course of time, candidates can
vassing the state for the high Office of
governor, would come to eschew little
bits of petty prejudices and confine
themselves to statesmanlike discussions
of issues that are of real importance.
From the efforts of Mr.. Patterson,
however, to make prejudice against
Mr.. McSweeney for using the govern
or's contingent fund to pay for county
papers, we take it that we will have to
wait quite awhile yet before these
smallnesses are entirely eliminated.
AS to whether the payment of subscrip-
tions to county papers is an entirely
proper use of the governors contin-
gent fund, we are not prepared to
discuss. We can see nothing wrong
in it. Different governors, including
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
Wednesday, June 20, 1900.
LOCAL LACONICS.

LOCAL LACONICS.
The Fourth of July.
Gaffney and Gastonia are both ar.
ranging for big celebrations on the
Fourth of July.
Good Rains.
From the best information obtaina-
BILE, the rains of the past few days have
been quite general throughout this
section. At ...3' 81. .|~
To Kansas City. .-..-... .....-,.--...
The railroad fare to Kansas City
and return on the occasion Of. the
Democratic National con vention, July
4, is only $27. ; H. - - !
Until January LIST, 1901.
THE TwICE.A.WEEK ENQUIRER, fill.
ed with the latest and most reliable
news, will be furnished from the date
of this issue until January l, 1901, for
$1.OS.
The Threshers.
Although not yet completed, the
greater part of the harvest work is
over in this county, and 1t is expected
the threshers will begin to start out
during the present week.
lCatawbs Power CompAnys Dsfn.
N The contract for the erection of the
dam of the Catawba Power company,
which is to be built across Catawba
river, at a point four miles from Fort
Mill, has been awarded to western
contractor. The price to be paid is
four dollars per cubic yard, or about
$52, 900 for the entire job.
broke Open the Gdard House.
Mack Kincaid was committed to
6aiDon the 18th instant by Magistrate
McMackin, of Kings Mountain town.
ship, on the charge of "rescuing pris-
oner." It seems that Kincaid's son
had been committed to the guard
house at Glover, and unable to get the
boy out otherwise, Kincaid broke into
the building.
The Summer schoN. ,.; T..
The following additional teachers
have been enrolled as students in the
York county summer school: Eula
Dobson, Mamie Hall, Mrs. Esther
Cochran, John A. Barron, Meek vii.
liams, Nora L. Boyd, Miss Lucy Bar
ron, Mrs. L. s. Culp. The work of the
school is progressing in most satis-
factory manner.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

cit is impossible for The State to
please toadies," says the Columbia
State, referring to THE ENoU1RER's s
remarks about its manifest unfairness
to Senator McLaurin. And with this
squelcher our esteemed contemporary
goes on to felicitate itself upon the
unanswerableness of its own mighty
arguments. We shall not again at.
tempt to enter into discussion with
it along the lines indicated, because OF
our appreciation of the utter futility OF
such an undertaking; but at the same
time we shall continue to call down its
unfairness whenever we shall deem
proper. If the editor of The State
would rid himself of some of his in'
ordinate egotism and realize that
opprobrious epithets have no place in q
decent newspaper, it would be posi-
BILE for him to develop considerable
breadth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

THE New York Newspaper Unions
publication, The Monthly Union, urges
as important the registration of the names
of country newspapers in the newspaper
directories. The Press and Banner would
take issue with the Monthly Union on
that matter. AS far as this newspaper is
concerned, it is a local newspaper and
does not aspire to be national patent
medicine medium. Some eighteen years
ago we cleaned our paper Of the dirty
advertisements, and find that our people
like a clean paper, and will give more
business to it than it will give to a news
paper that reduces its standard to the
level of patent medicine almanac
Abbeville Press and Banner.
This sounds like good sensible doc.
trine; but on turning to the third
page of the same issue in which it ap-
pears, we find no less than sixteen
patent and propriety medicine adver'
tisements, including pretty nearly the
whole list of fit cures and blood puri-
fers. We are unable to understand
what our esteemed contemporary can
be driving at.
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Ths atorkville enquirer.
YoRKvILLE. 8. Cfea'
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1900.

HAVING recently increased its me-
chanical facilities by the addition of a
battery of linotype machines, the
Greenville News was, on last Sunday,
enlarged to eight pages. 1t gives more
matter than heretofore, and promises
still further improvements in its news
service. Arriving here, as it does, on
one of the first trains of the day, and
with more regularity than any of its
competitors, The News now has fair
opportunity to build up very good
daily circulation in Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
Piedmont's Baseball Team.

The Piedmont Manufacturing COM
pany maintains one of the best base.
ball teams in the state. The object OF
maintaining the team is principally
for the benefit of the cotton mill opera
tives. 1t has been arranged so there
is a game at Piedmont on Saturday OF
each week, and during the balance of
the time the team plays elsewhere as
may be arranged by the management.
Although the team comes pretty near
to paying its expenses from its share of
the gate receipts, the salaries of the
players are guaranteed by the Pied
mont Manufacturing company.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20
Only One Pauper.

Only One Pauper.
A correspondent reports that there
is only one pauper in the Greenwood
county poor home.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-20

troops and military stores to Persia,
which bears out the reports recently
sent to the London Times by it's
Odessa correspondent.