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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
MERE.MENTI0H.

It is estimated that the Florida or
ange crop this year will aggregate
1, 100000 boxes. and that the price will
be 81 a box. London has made q
new contribution Of $6,5U0 to the Gal
weston storm sufferers. 1T Is ex-
pected that Lord Kitchener will sue
ceed Lord Roberts in command Of the
British army in South Africa. :. Stat
istician Hyde, or the department of
agriculture, says he will issue no more
cotton bulletins except one from Texas,
until about the first Of November.
The government Is contemplating the
idea Of stocking all stations on the
South Atlantic with immense supplies
Of coal. Contracts given out now will
help in the settlement of the coal strike
In Pennsylvania. The war depart
ment is contemplating changes in the
uniforms worn in the army. The total
shipment Of gold from Europe to this
country up to last Tuesday, amounted
to $9,510,OOO. This is since the chang
The Russian government has permit
ted 1t to become known that hereafter
Russia will operate in China with in
creasing independence Of the other
powers. ...... John Sherman is critically
Ill at his home in Washington.
Thirty cadets found deficient in their
studies at West Point, have been dis
charged. w. J..Bryan has just had
a rousing reception in New York. The
turnout Tuesday night was one Of the
largest ever seen in the city, Will
liam Luzar Thomas, founder Of the
London Graphic, died last Thursday.
yellow fever is on the increase in
Havana. The Wellhouse Paper
company, Of Atlanta, went into the
hands Of receiver on last Thursday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20

ATTORNEY General Bellinger's letter
on the divorce law is interesting and
instructive. It would have been just as
we'll If the attorney general had gone
on and frankly admitted that South
Carolinians do not admit the efficacy
of statute laws in the regulation Of do
mestic affairs. Every man Is, as he
should be, the protector OF the sacred
ness Of his own home. It is not often
that there is need for recourse to any
law in the settlement of domestic mat
ters. Here love and philosophy stand
higher than the statutes. In the rare
instances where both are outraged the
shot gun furnishes better arbiter
than the divorce courts, and 1t Is less
harmful and less scandalous generally.
South Carolina Is the only state in the
Union that is exactly right on the d.
vorce question.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
Ths Ilurkpille enquirer.
YoRKvILLE. 8. G
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1900.

THE Associated Press has recently
reported a number Of bank robberies
achieved through tapping Of the tele-
graph wires. The robbers, one Of whom
is necessarily a telegraph operator,
tap the wires outside Of town or city,
and send message as If coming from
another city, ordering the payment OF
specified sums to confederates. The
scheme has been worked successfully
on numerous occasions. There ought
to be some remedy for this kind Of bus
mess. 1t might be good idea to allow
the banks to recover from the tele-
graph companies. This would proba-
bly, result in the institution Of precau-
tions that would prove effective.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
THE CATAWBA BRIDGE.

The Catawba river bridge Is to be
completed on October Is. So says Mr..
]. N. King, the contractor, who is to
put on the finishing touches.
Mr.. King commenced work last Mon
day. That was the day by which he
was to have the approaches completed.
He says that he did everything that
was in reason to complete his contract
according to agreement; but long
string Of bad luck has made 1t impossi-
BILE. Post oak and white oak are the
kinds Of lumber required. Mr.. King
says he gave out contracts to lumber
men and sawmill men for the necessary
material to be furnished in ample time.
He thought the men with whom he was
dealing were responsible, and he gave
up liberal preliminary sums to seal the
contract. But he was deceived. The
men who took his money did n3thing
toward carrying out their agreement,
and this was the cause Of the delay.
On Monday last all Of the lumber re-
quired, except one carload, was on the
ground at either side Of the bridge,
cut to proper lengths ready for fram-
ing. The other car was lost; but it
was thought that 1t would turn up at
Fort Mill within a day or two. The
lumber delivered Is said to be Of the
very best quality-all that the contract
call for-and Mr.. King says he will
see to 1t that he does job with which
the county board of commissioners will
be thoroughly satisfied.
According to present calculations the
bridge will be completed on Thursday,
October rs. and opened to the public
on Friday, October 26. 1t is expected
that there will be quite a crowd at
the river on the day Of the opsning.
Mr.. Crafts, the contractor who built
the steel work, will be on hand to make
photograph Of the completed job.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
MOORE.CLARKsON WEDDING.

The Charlotte Observer, Of Wednes-
day, gives the following account Of
social event that is of as much interest
here as in Charlotte:
st. Peters Episcopal church was last
night the scene Of most interesting
ceremony, when Miss Frances Marion
Clarkson, daughter Of the late Captain
VIM. Clarkson, was united in marriage
to Mr.. Robert c.. Moore. The wedding
hour was o'clock, and more beauti-
full autumn evening could not have
added charm to the occasion.
The ushers, who manfully discharged
their duties, were Messrs. c. D. Koet-
john, Of Orangeburg, s. c.; T. r. Webb,
of Laurens, s. c.; Hamilton Wilson
and Robert Mayer, Of Charlotte. Two
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
CLOVER CULLINGS.

The following items Of interest in and
around Glover are from The Glover
Leaf of Wednesday,:
Rev. McClintock, of Newberry, s. c.,
assisted Rev. r. M. Stevenson In Sc
ries Of meetings at Crowder's Creek A.
r. P. church last week.. Miss Pansy
Traywick, Miss Lula and Emma Fork
were shopping in Gastonia Saturday.
Carl Stroup has accepted position
as butcher for Mr.. A. Dorsett.. -. Mr..
Gastonia last week.. ~. Miss Matte
Caldwell and little Emily Wright were
visiting in Yorkville last week.. Mr..
A. Dale, we are glad to note, is improv-
ing. Several Gays ago he fell from a
wagon load Of fodder and broke seve-
raj ribs. 49,. Mr.. John Sipes and family
have moved from the factory here 70
Gastonia.. Mr.. u. M. Neill has pur-
chased ]. r. Barron's house and lot on
Main street, also Mr.. Barrons interest
in the mercantile business Of ]. R. Bar
ron & Co., and the business will be con-
Quoted as heretofore for awhile.
Mr.. G. s. Williams and family, Of Carp,
s. c., were visiting at Mr.. w. b.
Stroup's, Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. w. E.
Morton have returned from their visit
4Noi liz. WILL ctllu Iul Do H. Dol oilp VI
Rock Hill, were in town Thursday.....
Mrs. Lena Campbell and Miss Martha
Laney were in Yorkville Saturday,.
Mrs. John Stacy and children are WIS.,
iting at Mrs. Lindsay's. .tMessrs. Sam
Smith and Dave Youngbfood are build
ing Mr.. ]. w. Beamguards house on
Kings Mountain street,. Mr.. D. J.
Fitchett Is having his house on Main
street painted. The annual mission
ary cotton picnic of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will take place on the
church grounds Saturday, the 20th.. =.
The child Of Mr. J. G. Enloe, we are
glad to say, is recovering from Sc
we're attack of sickness. ..... Mr.. P. A.
Jackson, Of Filbert, called in and gave
US his subscription Saturday. ..On
last Wednesday night the dining room
of Mr.. VIM. Leslie, Of Crowder's Creek,
was burglarized. 1t seems that the OBJ
ject Of the thieves was to procure some
thing to eat. After relieving the side
board of everything eatable, they made
their escape by the window which they
had entered. The burglary was not dis
covered until morning. There is no
clue as 20 who the guilty parties are.
i ..1:TMrs. Emily Turner. of Bethel, died
at her home, Friday the 18TH. go. In our
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20

SPEAKING of the "decencies Of jour-
nalism," we would like to ask The
State what it thinks Of a great self-re-
specting daily that would copy into it's
columns a scurrilous personal attack
on the editor Of q semi-weekly paper,
the attack coming from semi-week-
ly journal with which The State news
paper has no connection? Such an at
tack has been made, with wantonness,
and it was copied into the editorial
page Of The State, presumably in en-
dorsement Of what was said. This pub
lication appeared in The State during
the absence Of the editor" 1t Is true;
but this fact does not lessen the Of
fence, If offence it was, and we want to
ask the editor his opinion Of that kind
Of journalism, whether or not 1t ac-
cords with the EDITORS high ideas Of
the ethics Of ournalism-whether an
article offensive to a brother editor
should be given a place in the columns
Of his paper, when his paper was in no
way concerned ?-Rock Hill Herald.
Rash, impetuous contemporary Of the
Hub, do you not realize that you are
in danger Of having your paper struck
off the exchange list Of the GREAT
Columbia daily? Then what will you
do with all sources Of news vanished? :?
Do you think you will be able to rely
on The News and Courier, Charlotte
Observer, Augusta Chronicle, Colum-
bia Record, Atlanta News and other
second-rate journals? Do you think it
possible for you to keep abreast Of the
times with only such aids as these?
Why, contemporary, you must be going
daft. Hist! be more cautious. When
liar, scoundrel, ass, idiot, imbecile,
ninny, nincompoop, puppy and other
such epithets are hurled at you through
this great model Of propriety in Col
umbia, you must fall back upon your
philosophy and bear the imagined in
suit without complaint. You, and 9TH
ers. contemplate the result otherwise.
You will be deprived Of the inexpressi-
BILE pleasure Of the daily perusal Of
the columns Of that great contempo-
rary. Removed from the sphere Of its
powerful influence, you cannot rehash
it's mighty thoughts to your readers,
and the great multitude of people now
basking under the indirect rays Of it's
benign wisdom, will be left in dark
ness. Contemplate, contemporary; con-
template contemporaries, what you do.
The consequences of your blunder may
be filled with disaster!
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Louis Roth-Tells you that on and af-
ter today, Saturday., he will fur
nish his customers with choice re-
frigerated Western beef. And will
have Norfolk select oysters today.
Manager, Box SO, Greenville, S. c.
Wants those out Of work to write to
him in regard to pleasant and profit
able work.
]. H. Saye, Chairman, and Others
Give notice of an election to be held
Tuesday, November 6, to elect state
and county officers, and to vote on
amendments to the state constitu-
ton. Also gives names Of precinct
managers
J. S. Sandifer, Chairman and Others
Give notice Of election for presiden-
tial electors and representatives in
the 57th congress. Also gives list Of
precinct managers.
Probate Judge McCorkle- Gives notice
that John E. Lowry has applied to
him for letters Of administration on
the estate Of Mrs. Loula E. Gardner,
deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
THE COTTON MARKET.

Since the decline in the price Of cot
ton below 10 cents, there has been 9 de-
cided falling Off in the local receipts.
Wednesday, Thursday and yesterday
were dull, so far as cotton Is concerned.
On the New York exchange, Thursday,
October closed at 9.34; November 9.25;
December 9.24 and January 9.22. The
history Of the day on the exchange
was told by an Associated Press dis
patch Of Thursday night as follows:
The cotton market opened steady
with prices four to eight points higher
and worked upward during the first
hour on support from room bulls, ner-
vous buying by the shorts and fairly
active support from Wall street, the
public in general and Europe. Decided
firmer Liverpool cables than looked for
and numerous frost dispatches from
the Carolinas were the chief influences
which swayed the market. Reports Of
gains of to 3c in prices in Southern
markets and conditions for an addi-
tional decreased receipts gave the mar
ket a f1rmer tone.
The government chart failed to re-
cord frost at any point In the belt,
though noting much lower tempera-
lures in the lower section. Liverpool
was bullishly affected at midday by the
frost accounts from this side and re-
CARDS the reduced movement with stls-
picion. Later cables from that market
Indicated an easier turn which was
privately attributed TO profit taking
and mild disappointment in our open
ing on the frost talk. Estimates for a
generally smaller movement at. the in
terror towns and fears Of still cooler
weather south tonight kept shorts in
q feverish condition much Of the morn
ing. There were periods, of reaction
under flurries Of profit taking, partic-
ularly after LiverpooPs down turn;
but the earlier. market as a whole was
steady. -r.r
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
NEWS ABOUT GREEAVIlLE.

Case Of Miss Carter Continued-.-York Jurors
Dismissed--.cotton Market Dragging
Mccain viii Come to YorkviIIe...lets Of
Wheat to Be Sown.
Correspondence of the Yorkville Enquirer.
GREENv1LLE, October 19.-The United
States district court IS in session here
this week, and business Is being disposed
Of with that dispatch characteristic
Of Judge Brawley. The court convened
on Tuesday. morning and the grand
jury was discharged on yesterday at
noon, having completed its work in
two and half days. No cases Of gen.
eral public interest have been or will
be before the court, the principal bus
mess being the disposition Of charges
for violation Of the internal revenue
laws by Illicit manufacturers and SELL
ers Of whisky. The case against Miss
Kate Carter, assistant postmaster at
Batson postofflce in this county, charg-
ed with tampering with the mails, has
been continued by order Of the court
on the ground that the indictment was
not properly made out. Miss Carter
was on hands ready for the trial and
was the guest Of one of the leading ho-
tells Of the city. She is apparently
about 20 years Of age, Is quite hand
some, and has the appearance Of being
above the average in point of intelli-
gence.
Messrs. A. A. Barron, of Rock Hill,
]. o. Moore, of McConnellsville, and
VIM. Mcfarland, Of Yorkville, were
members of the grand jury, and Mr.. S.
S. Smith, Of Point, was a member Of
the petit jury. All four left here in
good shape yesterday afternoon, the
grand jurors having completed their
work, and Mr.. Smith being excused
from further service by the court.
Work has been commenced on the
trolley line that has been talked Of for
Greenville more or or less during the
past four years, and 1t is the fond hope
Of the natives that the cars will be
moving by December 1.
Very little cotton is being sold on
this market at present. The heavy de-
cline in price Is assigned as the reason.
9s is the top Of the market. Tucapan
Cotton mill, over the line in Spartan
burg county, is said to be buying all
it can get at 10 cents.
Forepaugh and Sells Brothers cir
Gus is billed to be here tomorrow, and
it goes without saying that the great
est crowd of the year will be in town.
1t is said that there Is considerable
betting here on the result Of the presi
Dental election. have heard Of seve-
raj wagers Of % to that Mckinley will
win, and of one or two Of to 1.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Fell q Hundred Feet

Says a Charleston dispatch Of We'd
nesday: While playing around an ele-
vator shaft in 4-story building, Leroy
Webb, 4-years-old, lost his footing and
fell down the shaft, distance Of near
ly 100 feet. His right arm was broken
in two places and he was rendered un-
conscious; but will recover.
Believes In Miracles.
The Charleston Presbytery, In ses-
sion In Charleston, has before it re-
quest made by Rev. D. J. Brimm, Of
Columbia, that he be allowed to with
draw from the Presbyterian church.
Rev. Brimm, who believes that the day
Of miracles has not passed, says he
wants to join the Christian Alliance"
He says that salvation is more real
than is usually considered, and that q
man does not have to wait until he
gets to heaven to realize that he Is re-
deemed.
From Camden to Sumter.
Columbia State, Wednesday: South
Carolina now has another piece Of new
railroad property. 1t has just been
completed, and will tomorrow be in
spected and thrown open to traffic by
the State railroad commission. It Is
the Camden branch Of the Northwest
ern railroad, which is an extension Of
the old Wilson & Summerton. The
branch runs from Sumter to Camden, a
distance Of about % miles, going into
O. Iciyo Or
about three miles and the terminals Of
the last named road. The road has
been built in about years time. It
opens up fine agricultural and timber
section. Several stations have already
been established. Sumter thus gets a
main line.
General Sessions In Lancaster.
Lancaster Review, Wednesday: The
court of general sessions convened on
Monday morning, Judge Klugh presid-
ing. The following cases have been
tried: Paul Duncan, housebreaking and
larceny, verdict guilty-sentence, six
months in the penitentiary or on the
chain gang. Henry Magill, burglary
and larceny-not guilty. True bills
have been found in the following cases+~
Elliott Thomas, larceny; P. T. Cauth-
en-, larceny; Ben Gent, disposing Of
property under lien; Johnson Watts,
murder; Wood Elliott, disturbing re-
ligious meeting; G. G. Horton, Sr., as
sault and battery and resisting officer;
Thomas Catoe, assault and battery
with intent to kill; Robert Crockett,
larceny. No bill was found in case Of
Lum Ware, charged with larceny. The
case Of George Eubanks, charged with
murder, is set for today. The follow
ing cases have been mol pressed: Grant
Allsbrooks, violating dispensary law;
Henry Hunter, obtaining goods under
false pretences; P. Walters, assault
and battery with intent to kill; john
son Benson, Anthony and Dave Cum
ningham, disturbing religious meeting;
Robt. Brown, assault and battery with
intent to kill; J. E. Pace, obtaining
goods under false pretences; j. p. Phil
lips, similar offense; Robert Crockett,
larceny. What is known as the Bridges
cotton cases have been continued.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
ABoUT PEOPLE.

Paul, the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul R.. Brattcn, Is i'll with grip.
Misses Bette and Kittie Blair, Of
Blairsville, are visiting friends in Rock
Hill.
\ Cadet Jack L. Gardner will return to
the Citadel academy at Charleston to-
day.
Mrs. Lewis W. Perrin, ef Abbeville,
il visiting her mother, Mrs. Belle Nc
Caw.
Miss Kittie Harshaw, Of Guthries-
Vile, visited friends in Yorkville this
week.
Miss Mary Hart is quite sick with
tonsilitis, at her home on Cleveland
avenue.
Dr. and Mrs. M. J.. Walker spent a
few days the past week in Union with
relatives and friends.
Miss Jennie Roseborough, Of Tampi-
CO, Mexico, is, visiting the family Of
DR.. c. M. Kuykendal.
Rev. B. H. Grier is quite unwell. he
was confined to his bed during the
greater part Of yesterday.
LII os ~ 4sSbSh SoSAA hc@o oSA~S ~ w -
mington, N. c., to visit the family Of
her son, Mr.. w. r. Robertson.
Dr..J. L. Hannanan has been unwell
for several days this week. He return
ed to his business on Thursday.
Miss Norma Strauss left for Charles
ton last Monday, after passing several
days in Yorkville as the guest Of her
brother, Mr.. H. c. Strauss.
Miss Fannie Parish entertained her
young lady friends very pleasantly last
Thursday afternoon at an "At Home"
given in honor Of her friend, Miss
Stain, Of Chester.
T, Jp%4tations have been issued to the
marriage Of Mr.. Green Sandifer, Of
Rock Hill, to Miss Ethel Perrin Roper.
of Abbeville. on Wednesday, October
3lst, 1900.
Mr.. r. ]. Herndon will spend the
greater part Of next week In Spartan
burg, where he will take part tn the
concerts during the carnival. He win
be accompanied by his little daughter,
Miss Mary FAINT.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20
'VHIcKoRY GROVE NOTES.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
HICKORY GROVE, October 19.-Rev.
Mr.. Hensley and Miss jackson were
married here Wednesday night, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Dickson.
Miss Louise Simpson has gone to
Chester to spend sometime with her
aunt.
Misses Sallie Wylie and Emma Nc
Dill went down to Yorkville yesterday.
Rev. Mr.. Oates, Of the A. r. P.
church Of this place, assisted Rev. Mr..
Grier in the preparatory services for
communion at Sharon last week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20

The present dip in the price Of cotton
does not surprise us in the least. For
more than two months, there have been
numerous indications throughout Eu-
rope and America Of powerful combi-
nation Of bear interests to depress the
price of cotton. The spinners have
been hard pressed by the narrow mar
gin between raw and manufactured
products, and the stoppage Of their
spindles has operated to broaden this
margin by encroaching on the value Of
the raw product on the one hand, and
adding to the value Of the manufac-
tured product on the other. Under the
conditions as we saw them month
ago, we did not believe there was much
yield possible in the price Of raw mate
rial, and we believed that the profit
margin would be increased principally
by adding to the price Of yarn. Not
withstanding the loss Of a cent in the
price Of cotton, we are not yet dispos-
ed to materially change our original
opinion.
The law of supply and demand Is in
fallible in it's operation. It can be tenn
porarily suspended by speculation, ex-
pedient and artifce; but it cannot be
permanently suspended, or even tenn
porarily suspended for long. 1t seems
to US that the present decline in prices
is caused by temporary suspension,
and that an early reaction is certain.
Cotton may go lower before it goes
higher; but it Is likely to go higher be-
fore next February. We believe 1t will
reach as high point as it has reached
this year. To us it seems there is ev-
cry reason why it should reach still
higher point.
Not long ago, Henry M. Neill, Of New
Orleans, estimated that the consump-
ton of American cotton Of the world
last year was 11,226,0O0 bales. The
tendency of Neill Is to underestimate
consumption just as he overestimates
production. But suppose we put the
figures at IL 200, 900 bales, take into con-
sideration the fact that there are now
at least 100000 more spindles than
there were last year, and also the fact
that nobody looks for 100000 bale
crop this year. With the exception Of
the demand from China, which has
been taking about 100000 bales, the
conditions for cotton consumption
throughout the world are much better
than they were last year, and 1t seems
to us that all Of these facts should have
their weight.
If there was any good reason why
cotton should bring 10 cents last week,
the same reason obtains now. We be-
lieve the present dip has been caused
by temporary bear ascendancy on the
stock exchanges. We do not believe
1t Is possible for the bears to maintain
this ascendancy. There are numerous
indications throughout the South that
cotton producers have much more sense
than they used to have. There is rea-
son to hope that the unaccountable
drop in the price to g. will check re-
ceipts everywhere as it has done in this
locality. If the receipts are checked
the price will quickly go back up to fig
ures that will bring out the cotton. If
the receipts are not checked now, then
prices will fall still lower; but later on,
as the world begins to realize the real
shortness Of the crop, prices are bound
to advance up to or beyond the best
figures that have obtained up to this
time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-10-20

last issue we announced that Messrs.
Faires & Jackson had sold their livery
and feed stables to Messrs Robinson &
Dorsett, of Tirzah; but since have
learned that it Is Mr.. Robert Dorsett,
of Fodder, s. c. The business will be
conducted under the name Of r. Dor
sett,