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fight with a number of progressive
spirits in and around Hickory Grove.
They have been looking forward to
the levy of such tax for years; but
have been defeated time and again
until their efforts were at last crowned
by victory on Tuesday. 1t is under
stood that arrangements will be per-
fected, as rapidly as possible, for the
securing of better school facilities than
the town and community have here
tofore had.
Murder in Mecklenburg.
There was a murder in Mecklenburg
county last Sunday. 1t occurred at a
Negro church just across the river.
Supervisor Culp gave The ENQUIRER
information about the affair. He
learned some of the details as he was
coming to Yorkville on Monday by
way of Wright's Ferry. 1t seems that
Negro man wanted to 60 home with
Negro woman, and when she object
ed he whipped out revolver and shot
her. He got away; but next day got
across the river into York county, and
on Monday great crowd of Negroes
followed him up and caught him. 1t
was about this time that Mr.. Culp pass
ed by. The Negroes were talking about
lynching their prisoner, and after they
had explained the case to Mr.. Culp,
he gave them to understand that they
could do as they pleased; but to take
the fellow across the river into Meek
lenburg, because York does not care to
pay any lynching bills for outsiders.
As to what was finally done with the
Negro, THE ENQUIRER has not learn
ed.
Finley, Strait and mellow.
The Camden correspondent of The
News and Courier writes as follows of
the annual picnic of the Liberty Hill
Rife company, last Saturday: "The
candidates were on hand, of course,
not so thick from the Kershaw side,
however, as the Lancaster side, from
which county the greater number of
the people came. The small fry had
to content themselves with button
boiling and shaking hands, while those
of greater dignity made addresses after
dinner. DR.. T. J. Strait and Congress
man D. E. Finley, the two candidates
for congress from the Fifth district,
made addresses on the racial and po-
litical issues of the day. DR.. Strait
was at home here, his plantation being
just across the line, in Lancaster
county. He is we'll thought of in this
section, and has many friends and sup
porters. Mr.. Finley, in addition to
his other remarks, reviewed his record
for the short time he has been in con-
gress, and called attention to where it
showed up we'll especially in compari-
son with his predecessor. He was we'll
received and made good impression.
The Hon. Thos. F. Mellow, candidate
for solicitor for the Sixth circuit, was
the last to entertain the audience. He
avoided politics, as his opponents were
not present, stating that the race was
upon personal popularity, as he con-
ced ed full measure of ability to his
opponents. Near here is Mr.. McDow's
birthplace and his popularity is un-
bounded. If his support in other
parts of his circuit approaches what
he will be given here, his opponents
had certainly better watch Tom"
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1SO1..19OO.
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE,
COLUMBIA, q. @.

COLUMBIA, =. 9.
A. B., B: s., A; IN: M, Il! LIB, Is, I. 1: Courses.
teen Professors Sc, 600 volumes in library /;
excellent laboratories, class-rooms, gym
nasium, infrmary, athletic grounds.
Tuition $40, other fees $l8 session
tuition remitted to needy students. Ex.
penses $l35 to $l75 session. Certified
Pupils from forty-fve Accredited Schools
enter its Freshman Class without exami-
nation.
Entrance and Normal Scholarship Ex-
aminations held at every county seat,
Friday, July 20, 1900, by County Superin-
tendents.
Next session opens Sept. 26, 1900. For
catalogue, address,
F.C. WOODWARD, President.
June2 8 st
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TO BASEBALL SUBSCRIBERS.

TO BASEBALL SUBSCRIBERS.
NOTICE is hereby given that ON
IN NEXT MONDAY, July 16, COM
mittee consisting Of DR.. Hanahan, Mr..
Withers Adickes and Mr.. Tom Bludworth
will call upon the gentlemen who have
subscribed to the maintenance Of the
Yorkville Baseball Team for assessments
to sghacrbg dufng parts 5 OF ase Jane aPa ba
ready for the committee. I also request a
meeting of the aboye mentioned sub
scribers, to be held in the Office of DR.. A.
Y. Cartwright, on Monday evening at
o'clock. J. P. WHITE, Manager,
Yorkville Baseball Team.
July IA 1t
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TIRZAH ENCAMPMENT.

DERSONS who desire to secure the
L privilege of the Tirzah encampment
grounds, are requested to make applica--
ton by means of sealed bids, and hand
the same 10 either JAMES THOMAS
SON or JAMES WINGATE, at Rock
Hill, or G. A. CARROLL, at Tirzah.
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PRESBYTERIAN.
REV. w. G. NEVILLE, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvICEs.-Morning services
at II O'Clock. Sunday school at 500 p. m.
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Gains Spring Picnic,

Gains Spring Picnic.
The annual picnic at Gains Spring will
be held on Saturday, July 21st. The pub
lie is invited to come with baskets. All
of the Democratic candidates are especial
ly invited. There will be music and other
entertainment. S. G. SMITH, For Com.
July w&s I'd
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THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD
SHEPHERD.
REV. ]. C. JoHNES, RECTOR.
SUNDAY SERvICEs.-Services in tn,
morning at IL o'clock. Sunday schoo
at 5 p. m. Evening service at $50.
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THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of York.

i II e n e oC SUI
County of York.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
James G. Owens, Plaintiff. against j.
81. Sturgis, Decentralization Relief
Complaint not Served.
To the Defendant, J. II. Sturgis:
VOU are hereby summoned and re-
i quired to answer the complaint in this
action, which is filed in the Office of the
clerk of court of common pleas, for the
said county, and to serve copy Of your
answer to the said complaint on the sub
scriber, at his Office in Yorkville, South
Carolina, within twenty days after the
service hereof, exclusive of the day Of
such service; and if you fail to answer
the complaint within the time aforesaid,
the plaintiff in this action will apply
to the court for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
Yorkville, s. c., June 1st, A. D. 1900.
Us. BRICE, Plaintiffs Attorney.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
To the absent defendant, J. H. Sturgis:
Please take notice that the summons, of
which the foregoing is copy, together
with the complaint, in the above entitled
action, were fled>in the Office of the clerk
of the court Of common pleas for York
county, South Carolina, at Yorkville, 8.
c., on the 1st day Of June, A. D., 1900.
Us. BRICE, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Yorkville, 8. c., June l, 1900.
June Gully IA ct
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XOBITUA Y.

/D1ED-Of typhoid fever, miles west Of
Yorkville, on July 10th, 1900, BANKS
KELL HARTNESS, aged l9 years.
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AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
REV. J. B. BoZEMAN, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvICES.-Sunday school in
the morning at 10 o'clock.
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The Broad River Association.

Arnica Salve and Witch Hazel for Piles,
Cuts, Etc. YORK DRUG STORE.
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Speria1 9utttes.
Sharon and Flint Ridge.

Rev. J. S. Grier will preach at Sharon
tomorrow morning at the usual hour, and
at Flint Ridge at the usual hour in the
afternoon. 1t
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Blackberry Balsam, rs Cts, for Sum
mer Complaint. YORK DRUG STORE.
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Blackberry Balsam, Is Cts, fol
Dysentery. YORK DRUG STORE.
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ASSOCIATE REFORMED.
REV. Royce b. GR1ER, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvICEs.-Services in the
morning at II o'clock; evening services
at $50 o'clock, and Sunday school in the
morning at 10 o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
GREED'S EYE ON CHINA TO REDUCE WAR TAX
Republicans of Ways and
Means Committee Meet.
AnG The Most important Action Taken is De-
cision Not to Remove the Tax
IN Tnn
(By the Associated Press.l

Washington Nov. 2O.-The Republican
members of the Ways and Means Com
mittee met today to consider a measure
for the reduction of the war revenue tax
The most important action taken was
decision not to remove the tax OF 10 cents
a pound on tea. The committee will not
take up or disturb the tariff on imports.
as the members claim it would open up
the whole subject of tariff revision.
The committee will not grant any hear
ing while framing the BILL as full hear
ings were given during the last session
of Congress, and since then briefs and
statements of various interests have been
received. Parties who are interested,
however, can file briefs or statements
with the committee.
Secre +ary Gage and Commissioner Will
son, of the Internal Revenue Bureau,
were before the committee for some time
during the afternoon. The Secretary told
the committee that in his opinion there
might be reduction in revenues of $780,
100000. The war revenue act now raises
about 800, coo, 600 Commissioner Wilson
went over the schedules with the men,
bers of the committee, and both he and
Secretary Gage were questioned as to
where reductions could be made to the
best advantage from the Treasury view
point.
A considerable part Of the discussion
was confined to schedule B, which taxes
medicinal and proprietary articles and
preparations, perfumery cosmetics, chew
ing gum, wines, etc. There was also
discussion of stamp taxes. The discus
sion indicated that the committee favored
and reductions wherever possible. The
committee also desires to eliminate the
taxes on conveyances, of which there has
been great deal of complaint.
1t can be stated in a general way it
will be the aim of the committee to abol-
ish the most burdensome taxes and to
grant relief from stamp taxes as far as
possible.
The committee later held a conference
with the President lasting nearly an hour
The committee and the President agreed
on the desirability Of the reduction or
abolition of the war taxes where they
proved annoying and irritating to the in
terests involved, and yet had not pro-
duced very much revenue. The Presi-
dent believes the surplus in the Treasury
is accumulating too rapidly and that con-
servative reductions may be made safely
or the taxes entirely removed in some
instances. The Republican members be-
lieve they will be able to agree in a very
few days on the general line of changes
to be made
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
Rnmor Says Pennsylvania
Will Buy Southern Road

The New York World publishes the
following interesting rumOr of the
probable lease of the Southern Rail
way by the Pennsylvania system;
A series of conferences having in view
the passing of the control of the South
ern Railway system to the Pennsylvania
Railroad have been held during the week
at the office of j. p. Morgan & Co., at
Broad and Wall streets.
Nothing has as yet been accomplished,
though the deal, it is said, hinges upon
the amount of the guaranty on the pre-
ferred stock.
1t is said that the Pennsylvania is will
ing to lease the Southern Railway for 999
years and guarantee the holders of the
preferred stock 31a per cent on their in
vestment, while the holders insist upon
a guarantee of 5 per cent.
According to a report heard in Wall
street late yesterday afternoon it is not
improbable that q compromise may be
effected in a basis of per cent.
The terms to be given to the holders
of the common stock do not appear to
have been considered up to this time a
matter of much moment on the part of
the conference.
The anxiety of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road to get control of the Southern Railr
way is said to be based on it's ambition
to control the bituminous coal trade of
the country. Within the last two years
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
THE MILITIA UNDER ARMS.
No Settlement Of Labor Troubles at Tampa
Future Looks threatening
(By the Associated Press. J


Tampa, Fla, Nov. 20.-There has been
no settlement of the labor troubles here,
and apparently things are in worse shape
than ever before. Every effort to bring
about an amicable settlement has been
exhausted and the temper OF all the peo-
pie has been sorely tried. Resstencia
Union has agreed to number of conces-
sions and the committees all agreed to
them but the main body of International
cigar makers have refused to adopt the
report and thus blocked the entire set
tlement. The situation has been so Sc
rious here that at the request of Sheriff
Spenser several companies of State mill
tia have been under arms since Sunday,
ready to come here by special train should
trouble again develop. This fact has
been suppressed for several days, but is
now public property Those who are ia
miliar with the situation see little or no
change for the better over any previous
condition since the beginning
The federated trades assembly is in
session and the probabilities are that a
general sympathetic strike which has
been threatened will be ordered tonight.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
WORK OF THE TORNADO.
HELD CITIZENS AT BAY.
Desperate Effort by Bank Robbers to Dynamite
Bank. Failing They Fly
(By the Associated Press.)

Delaware, Ohio, Nov. 20.-A dozen pro-
fessional bank robbers made a desperate
attempt to secure the contents of the
money vault of Sperry and Warnstaff' s
deposit bank as Ashley, ten miles north
of here, before daylight today. While
nine men stood on guard holding the cit
iZens at bay with their guns three oper-
ated the dynamite under the deposit vault
of the brick building. The banks proper
ty is worth $4,000 and there was $15, 900
in cash deposits on hand. Four attempts
were made TO get at the cash, but the side
door held to its combination while the
guards outside were shooting at the citi-
Zens who pressed closely upon them. Two
merchants, first upon the scene. were met
by the robbers at the point of guns and
told not to move. The robbers had stolen
horse and spring wagon and q team and
surrey from farmers nearby The rigs
The horse ran away, demolishing the We
hicle when the men took across the coun-
try on foot. The damage to the bank
building, vault and other property is
about one half of its value The gang
left Big Four freight train at Maren-
go at l O'Clock, stole the horses and
reached Ashley shortly aften o'clock
in the morning. They pried open the
bank doors without being discovered, but
the first explosion of dynamite arous-
ed the town. The robbers fired as they
fled but no one was hurt. The men were
masked and have not been captured.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
ANOTHER OF BROWNS SCH
How He Transferred the Banks !
His Pocket.
(By the Associated Press)

Cincinnati, Nov 20.-The experts at
work on the books of the German National
Bank at Newport, KY, report tonight
that they have so far found a shortage
of $195, 900 in the books of Frank M.
Brown, the missing cashier, and they are
not yet through with their checking.
There have been all kinds of reports to-
day about Brown having been seen at
Indianapolis, Fort Wayne and other
points since he left st. Louis last Wednes-
day, but none of these reports are be-
lieyed here and his whereabouts are as
much a mystery as ever.
The experts today discovered another
plan operated by Mr.. Brown. When a
check was entered October 31st for $345
he entered it as $2,OO3.45 and got the
benefit of $4,000. On the same date he
put q ''2" N front of an entry of $3.50
and got $4,000 more The experts say that
Brown repeatedly credited himself with
one, two and three throusand dollar de-
posits when he did not deposit anything,
but took out the amount soon afterward.
Browns books, experts say, show that
he did not strike for sums less than one
thousand in any of these transactions.
All of Cashier Browns property has
been attached by Receiver Tucker.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21

it has taken some important steps in this
direction by the purchase of a majority
interest in the stock of the Chesapeake
and Ohio and Norfolk and Western Rail-
roads, two of the largest carriers of BIZ
luminous coal in the United States.
1t is said that the object of the recent
trip of A. j. Cassatt, president of the
Pennsylvania, to Europe, was to close
contracts in England and France for an
enormous tonnage of soft" coal, which
can be shipped prOfitably across the At
lantic, now that the cost of mining coal
at Newcastle has been so greatly in
creased by the depths of the shafts
With the control of the Southern Rail-
way will pass to Pennsylvania the "Air
Line" known officially as the Louisville,
Evansville and st. Louis Railway, and the
old "Monon" road. Both of these proper
ties will be valuable feeders to the Penn
sylvania with which they will connect
at Louisville.
The Southern Railway at present is
controlled by j. Pierpont Morgan, who
Southern lines, reorganZed and amalga-
mated them into a trunk line, which has
now just begun to earn a small per-
centage on the investment
The Southern Railway has in late years
built up a big bituminous coal traffic. 1t
now amounts to about % per cent of the
total freight it carries.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
STRIKERS YIELD
To THE MILL MEN
The Unions in AIamance
Going to Pieces.
kACM CnIlHuT CT0IITIN
MEN FOUGHT STOUTLY
But Lack of Funds and Leadership
Led to Cefeat.
MANY OPERATIVES RETURNING TO WORK
Men Still in Union Seek Work Elsewhere, But
Find Most Mills in State Closed Against
Them. They Received Little
Outside Aid.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Haw River. N. c.. Nov. 2O.-The strike
situation at this place, and also in Ala
nance county, has reached it's crisis and
the Union operatives have about made
their fight.
All hope is now gone for being employed
as Union hands, and the Union is going
to pieces.
For several days the strikers have been
gradually returning to work, and the
mill owners anticipate that in a short
time their mills will be filled to the full
capacity.
The operatives have been very deter
mined, but lack of funds and leadership
has made their fight useless. The mill
owners have not yielded from their orig
inal determination and their victory will
be complete.
About one hundred Union operatives
have left here and found employment
elsewhere, and quite a number that re-
main are making every effort to find en-
ployment at other mills, but are meet
in this State have closed their doors to
Union labor, and very few of the opera
tives have any money to seek employment
any great distance from here, or to live
upon for any length of time.
The mill owners have served legal
notices on about twenty-five families here
to vacate their houses. Those who could
do so have vacated and left, while others
have gone back to work.
The Union operatives have received
very little outside aid and have given up
hope of receiving any more. This has
brought operatives to fully realize their
helplessness and, as your correspondent
previously predicted, as they realize this
they go to work.
About seventy-five or one hundred
Union hands have gone to work out of
possibly four hundred within the last
few days in this town.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
MORE COURTS FOR GUILFORD.
Thieves Break Into Freight Cars and Steal
Goods.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer.)
Greensboro, n. c., Nov. 2O.The Green's
borO bar has appointed a committee, con-
sisting of Messrs. John A. Barringer R.
r. King and A. NJ. Scales, to make an
investigation with a view to having the
next Legislature provide for an additional
term of Superior Court for Guilford
county for the trial of civil cases, which
have accumulated on the docket until
they have become burdensome.
Governor Russell has been asked to or
der a special term of court, beginning
December 31st and continuing three weeks,
for the purpose of trying civil cases only.
Thieves last night broke into and
robbed freight car on the yard of the
Southern Railway in this city
Mr.. w ]. Blackburn is preparing to go
to Stonevile, where he will buy tobacco
during the winter for the American To-
bacco Company
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
PROMISES TO THE CUBANS.
Root Says the Government Will Fulfill It's
Pledges.
(By the Associated Press.l

Santiago de Cuba. Nov. 2O.-Secretary
Root, responding to toast to his health
at a banquet here, said in part:
Il am visiting Cuba as the representa-
tive of the President for the purpose of
making q personal investigation of the
condition of its inhabitants, particularly
with reference to their ability to gov
ern themselves. From newspaper re-
ports, I had come to imagine that the
Cubans were only partially civilized, and
l am agreeably surprised to find an en-
lightened people. ] desire to renew as
surances of the good faith of the United
States Government, which will furfill it's
promises, and l expect soon to see a free,
governing republic in Cuba"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-11-21
HOPKINS ON REAppoRT1oNMENr.
Thinks no Strong Effort to Reduce Southern
Representation Will be Made.
(By the Associated Press.) }

Washington, Nov. 20.-Representative
Hopkins, of Illinois. chairman of the
House Committee on Census, which COM
mittee will have charge of the legisla-
tion effecting the apportionment of the
House, today expressed the opinion that
there would be no decided effort during
the next session of Congress to decrease
the Congressional representation of the
Southern States because of the diSfran-
chisement of negroes. He said that in all
probability the subject would be dis
cussed, but he thought that upon the
whole the committee would favor the
plan of basing representation upon the
number of inhabitants.
Discussing the general subject of re-
apportionment, Mr. Hopkins said:
"The Committee on Census will meet
during the first week of the session and
will go to work at once framing a bill
providing for re-apportionment. l think
that a proposition will be adopted which
will increase the present membership of
the House. 1t has been suggested that
we authorize one member for every 1885,,
600 inhabitants. That seems to be the
ratio that is in general favor among the
members of the committee. This will
cause a decrease in membership in some
States, while the representation from
other States will be increased On the
whole, the proposition would entail an in
creased membership of from fifteen to
twenty members.
According to calculations l have made,
the -apportionment would add members
to the House from New York and Illinois,
and perhaps other States. States like
Nebraska and Maine might lose members
by the proposed law. That, however,
would depend entirely upon the exact
number of inhabitants designated for each
membership. Some of the Southern
States, aside from the general proposition
TO decrease their vote in the House on
account of the Acknowledgement of GER
tain classes of citizens, might also suffer
from the proportion agreed upon although
to what extent cannot be ascertained.
1.-THE general idea of the committee,
however, is to cause as little decrease in
the membership of the House as possible,
while adding as many members as seems
ust and equitable. so as to ultimately
increase the total membership. The in
crease, of course, will go to the States
which have shown a growth of population,
while those States which have not kept
the pace in enlarging their population will
be obliged to stand the consequences.