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the issue before jury, it was agreed
to submit all questions Of law and fact
to Judge J. c. Klugh, who after due
consideration decided everything in
favor of the defendants. The plant.
ifs appealed, and the settlement of
the case by the supreme court has just
accurred as stated.
The main issue in the case, it seems,
was whether or not Jones Blanton &
Co. had sent certain letters or tele-
grams from Boston or New York, as
alleged, stating that money matters
had been arranged and that the sub
contractors were safe to 60 on with
the work. This was the point upon
which the juries had stumbled, and
Judge Klugh found that no such let
ters or kilograms had been sent.
The original amount sued for in the
three cases aggregated in the neigh.
borhood of $4,000, and with about 10
years interest that would have had to
be added, the aggregate amount that
would have come from the defendants,
had they lost, would have been about
s125,OOO.
w. B. deLoach and w. B. McCaw
represented the plaintiffs, and Thos. F.
Mellow, Frank I. Osborne and c. f.
Spencer represented the defendants.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
END OF THE Springs CASES."

A decision rendered by the supreme
court last Wednesday, affirming the
court below, marks the end of what
have been known in this county for
the past five years as the "Springs
cases."
The cases were three in number,
each involving the same issues. The
plaintiffs were Mesrrs. j. B. Ross, G.
C. Ormand and D. G. Miller, and the
defendants were Jones Blanton & Co.
The action grew out of the construc'
ton of the Augusta division of the
Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago
railroad. The three plaintiffs were
sub contractors under Jones Blanton
& Co., and the agreement was that
they should be paid only in the event
that Jones Blanton & Co. were paid.
While the various sub-contractors were
at work on their respective contracts,
there developed a doubt as to the SOL
vency of the railroad company, and
all of the sub. b.contractors ceased oper-
ations. Subsequently the sub-con.
tractors resumed work, as they aftel :
ward alleged, upon the representation
of Jones Blanton & Co., that money
matters had been arranged and that
their pay would be forthcoming.
They never got their pay and the suit
was based upon this alleged represen-
tation on the part of the defendants.
The suits were commenced in York
county on February 2S, 1895, this
county being selected because of the
residence here of Mr.. B. D. Springs,
one of the members Of the company,
and the natural desire, of course, to
get the cases before home juries. The
first case was that of Mr.. J. B. Ross.
1t resulted in a mistrial. Another
trial resulted in a verdict for plaintiff
in the sum of $500. Both sides were
dissatisfied and there followed new
trial. Previously the matter had gone
to the supreme court on an appeal
from an order from Judge Witherspoon
requiring the plaintiffs to elect upon
which one of the several causes of ac-
ton they proposed to stand. After
ward, it having become apparent that
there was no probability of settling
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX To NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

J. NJ. Heath e. Co.-Say that they have
great piles of staple goods that they
won't carry over, as they need shelf
room for their new stock which is com i:
ing in daily.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent-Says that
during the past 30 days he has been
located at Greenville, as representative
of the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
Co. of Newark, N. j. He will be in
Yorkville and York county during the
week commencing March 26, and will
give information concerning the policy
contract of the Mutual Benefit to all
interested.
William A. Barber, President-Gives no.
tice of a meeting of the stockholders Of
the Carolina and North Western Rail-
road company, to be held at Chester on
April oath, at IL O'Clock Nj.
Walter S. Neil-Offers to pay a reasonable
reward for the recovery of small,
black hound bitch which escaped from
an express crate at the Three C's depot.
Louis Rotb-Will have Winyah bay shad
on Saturday morning, and will sell roes
for so cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
RAILROAD STOCK.

1t was puzzling proposition that
The board of commissioners had to con-
front with regard to the sale of York
county's stock in the Carolina and
North. Western railroad. 1t was a
plain case of a leap into the dark,
and the alternative was to hold on to
the stock and take the chance of its
becoming valueless or selling it for the
small price that was offered as Ger.
tainty.
Mr.. Barber stated his position frank
ly. He wanted the stock, he said,
only in order 10 facilitate the bonding
of the railroad property so as to raise
the money with which to change the
gauge to the standard and to make
other improvements. If York prefer
red to hold the stock and vote it in
this direction, he would much prefer
such an arrangement. Otherwise it
was desirable that he control the stock
himself, and to that end he was will
ling to buy it. L.
Z. After a canvass Of the situation, the
commissioners decided that the best
thing they could do was to sell. They
could see no possibility that there
would ever be a dividend, and the
only question with them was the best
price that Mr.. Barber could possibly
be induced to pay. They asked for
$50; but Mr.. Barber held out diplo-
matically for $3.50, and that price was
finally accepted upon condition, as
stated, that the road be converted into
a standard gauge from Chester to Le-
noir on or before January l, 1901.
The number of shares of stock own
ed by York county is 1000 and the
amount that will be received therefor
will be $4,000.
As will be noted from the ADVERTISE
ment elsewhere, President Barber has
already called a meeting of the stock
holders for the purpose of considering
the financial arrangements necessary
to the improvements indicated.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24

- Mr.. N. G. Ellerbe, of Greenwood,
who evidently expects to be delegate
in the State Democratic Nominating
convention, has written letter to Mr..
n. G. Gonzales urging that gentleman
to allow the use Of his name as a gu
bernatorial candidate. Mr.. Gonzales
has replied protesting that he is not a
man who is likely to hold any high
elective Office, principally for the rea-
son that he has strong convictions and
that be is unable to fetter his tongue.
"Nothing," he says, "but an unfor-
seen emergency will ever call me to
the public service in other than my
present field" Mr.. Ellerbe says that
he will certainly nominate Mr.. Con-
Zales.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24

- As the result of recent uprisings
in China against American missiona-
ries, it looks as if it is going to be nee.
essary for the United States to make a
naval demonstration against some OF
the Chinese ports. The facts in the
case have not been published so clear
ly in this country as to enable the
American public to fully understand
the situation but reports that come
out from Washington indicate that the
state department regards the situation
as rather serious. The press dispatches
indicate that both Great Britain and
Germany are interested and that both
governments are quite willing to lend
the assistance of their navies. There
are indications of desire on the part
of the Chinese to relapse into their
former exclusiveness, and this, the
governments mentioned are not in-
clined to permit.
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Che ilurkrille Gnqairer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
SATURDAY, MARCH "a, 1900.
The News and Courier remark

- The News and Courier remarks,
and very correctly too, that the people
of this upcountry cannot expect the
legislature to give more intelligent at
tention to the fish situation in our
rivers until our people begin to give
more intelligent attention to the votes
of our legislators. After all, the whole
matter rests with the people along the
rivers. If they give their representa-
tives to understand that fish ways
must be opened, then opened the fish
ways will certainly be.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
The Republican Convention.


The State Republican convention
met in Columbia last Tuesday, to elect
four delegates to the National Repub-
lican convention. Twelve hours were
spent in wrangling over merits of con-
testing delegations from five counties.
Permanent organization was perfected
near midnight. But score of the l25
delegates were white men, and the
temporary and permanent officers were
Negroes. The faction headed by +. A.
Webster controlled the machinery and
the following slate was elected after a
stubborn fight: Delegates E. A. Web
ster and r. r. Tolbert, r. r. Smalls
and f. H. Deas. The two latter are
Negroes. Alternates, Abial Lathrop,
S. r. Pointer, r. +. Williams, A. S.
Johnston. The convention adopted d
platform embracing the principles OF
the Republican party as set forth at
St. Louis in 1896. McKinley's admin.
istration was endorsed and Organism
and Democracy denounced as menaces
to prosperity. The delegates were in
structed to endorse Mckinley. No
steps were taken towards nominating
a ticket for state Offices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
Fire Near Pineville.

Fire Near FIneVIIIe'
Says Pineville special of Wednes-
day to the Charlotte Observer: The
barn of Mr.. Willard Bales, the marry
ing Squire, was burned last night. 1t
contained all his farm provender, to-
gether with one cow and one mule.
The fire had made considerable pro-
gress before being discovered and it
was with great difficulty that the other
live stock was saved. The fire was the
work of an incendiary. Mr.. Bales
had the barn partly insured.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
THE NicKELVEY MEETINGS.

The interest in the religious meet
ings being conducted by Rev. T. c.
McKelvey continues unabated, and
Mr.. McKelvey seems to be inexhausti'
Bile either physically or intellectually,
In addition to the double daily meet
ings in the Associate Reformed church,
Mr.. McKelvey has conducted lhr'
noon meetings at the York Cotton
mills. He would be on hand as the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24

deaths by violence occurred in battle.
There were, however, l37 death from
violence outside of actual hostilities.
1t is singular fact that more than ONE
half of the latter class of deaths were
caused by drowning. The total mum.
her of wounded without fatal result
during the period covered by the re
port, was 1,767.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
MERE-MESTION.

1t is believed in Kentucky that a
mulatto named Combs is the murderer
of the late VIM. Goebel, and that the
Negro was hired by Republican con-
splrators to do the deed. ..'.'''...In an
swer to alleged threats of the Beers to
blow up the johannesburg mines, Sec
retary Chamberlain says that in such
an event he will seize sufficient private
property to make good the loss. '''''.'''
The Loud postal bill is again under
discussion in the house and the proba-
biity is that it is going to pass. '''''''''
Cecil Rhodes has sailed for England
from Capetown. '''''''''The North Car
olina sepreme court has rendered q
decision upholding the legality of com
pulsory vaccination. .'.....'"Osman Pa.
sha, remembered as the hero of Plevna
and conceded to be the greatest Turk
ish soldier of modern times, died in
Constantinople on Tuesday. '''''''''It il
reported that Captain Leary, governor
of Guam, is to be recalled. The rea.
son is not definitely stated. .'''''''''The
senate committee on naval affairs has
agreed to report bill to appropriate
S3,O0O,0O0 for the construction of q
cable from San Francisco to the Phil.
ippines by way of Hawaii and Guam
After the cable is completed control Of
1t is to be turned over to the postmas-
ter general. .....'"'Senator Davis, chair.
man of the committee on foreign rela
lions, in charge of the French treaty, is
doing all he can to secure ratification
without unnecessary delay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Mills Raise Wages.

Mills Raise Wages.
The Sampson, Victor, Piedmont and
Pelzer mills, of Greenville county,
have announced their intention to
raise the wages of their help. The
Poe mill announced an increase to
take effect from March 16. In the
case of the other mills, the increase
goes into effect on April /.
Consumptive Convicts.
Says Columbia dispatch: Cover
nor McSweeny has in the last few days
visited the state penitentiary and has
seen the convicts there, dying with that
dread disease, consumption. The gov
erpor found the disease worse than he
expected. The unfortunates, for whom
there is no hope, whatever, have to
be placed in the general ward with
all other kind of patients, thus
menacing the health of the entire in-
stitution. The governor talked with
each sufferer and ascertained that each
had home to which he could be sent
if released. He was surprised to find
that one of the sufferers was a young
white boy under Is years.
Charged With Running Tiger.
Mrs. Matte A. Hughes is in more
blind tiger trouble, says Greenville
dispatch of Wednesday. Chief Con-
stable Lafar, Deputy Sheriff Gilreath
and Patrolmen Tucker and Dawson
raided her restaurant on Main street
this afternoon, and other Investigations
revealed one of the cleverest blind tiger
equipments ever brought to light in
this city. Nine quarts of contraband
liquor were found. A trap was made
into the wall and carefully concealed.
A 6ve-gallon can containing quart
can was hauled out from beneath the
floor. This can was filled by means
of a funnel and was drawn from by
means of syphon. Six drinking
glasses were also confiscated. But for
traitor in the camp the officers would
never have found any liquor or evil
dence. Mrs. Hughes was not arrested,
but warrant was sworn out against
her and she was summoned to appear
before a magistrate.
Monument to the Catawbas.
Fort Mill Times: In Fort Mills
historic park much of virtue and pa
triotism has already been commemo-
rated by enduring marble. But still
another monument is 10 be erected
therein. Captain S. E. White and Mr..
]. NJ. Spratt, appreciativ and enterpris-
ing citizens, have determined to COM
memorate the faithful and lasting
friendship of the Catawba Indians TO-
ward the white people of this county.
The contract for the erection of the
monument has been awarded Chester
sculptor, and the ceremony of unveil-
ing it will probably take place in con-
nection with the annual memorial
exercises of the local camp of Confed-
crate veterans in May. The monument
will be erected on suitable elevations,
Just to the rear of the Confederate
soldiers monument, will be 10 feet in
height, and surmounted by figure of
an Indian with drawn bow and arrow.
On one side of the die will be repre-
sented in relief buffalo in his wild
independence on the diverse side
representation of primitive life in the
forests and on the other two sides in
scriptions commemorative of the Ca
tawbas' herolsm and good faith.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-24
NECESSITY OF POST MoRTEMs.

L L
"There is a great need" said a
Yorkville physician to a reporter,
few days ago, "for law that will en-
able physician to make a post mortem
examination of patient whenever he
may deem the same to be desirable"
"Although," he continued, "physi.
clans are supposed to know everything,
and they are often expected to be
vested with Divine powers, as matter
of fact they do not know everything
aud their powers are entirely human.
1t not infrequeutly happens that a
physician is called upon to attend
case that he is unable to properly
diagnose. In this event, he must either
cali in other physicians or go on and
do the best he can on his own respon-
sbility. Sometimes such patient dies,
and sometimes he gets well, leaving
the physician or physicians as badly
puzzled in the one case as in the
other.
"If physicians were allowed to hold
post mortem examinations when, in
their opinion, the same are necessary
and desirable, many of these myste-
ries might be cleared up to the great
benefit of science and of suffering
humanity. The principal trouble in
the way is a strong sentiment on the
part of relatives and friends of the
deceased, and this sentiment would
no doubt continue to operate with
effect even if the law should leave
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
An Old Setfler's CIoI

Jeffersonville special: The clai,
by James Hills. age eightv.for,
lives near Kokomo. that he Is II. i
native Hoosier, is not we'll foupdA
Mary c. Pile, of this city, whose h,
was at one time mayor Of Jeffen,.l
was born March Is, 1872. which 4
make her IS years old on b.,
anniversary. In Jeffersonville Mn
was born, reared, married and broB4
a large family. She has several /,
great-grandchildren. and there Il n
a legion of grandchildren. Once \
family reunion is held. Mrs. Pile Il I,
preserved woman, a great reader
keeps up her interest in the topics
day. Mrs. Piles father, whose mann
Cunningham, was one of George RI
Clark's soldiers. On her maternal
Mrs. Pile is a great-great-niece Of I'd
Morris, of Revolutionary fame. Ms
is one of the claimants to vast 81,
money still said to be due the Id,
Robert Morris from the United Sata
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27

met. The rest Is known. Josephs
dwelt on his residence at Dome Castle
with his eyes shut, like street Arab,
lingering lovingly over the grating OF
a bakery.
'Well, you are very admirable
rogue" said Dick. when Josephs had
brought his story to an end, land
though l shall never be proud again,
your fluency excuses our blindness
Where did you pick it up?" The bar
Der glowed with qualification.
"It came naturally to me-" he an
swered. 81 was intended for gentle
man. l dare say, now. l am about
the only case on record of man who
took to pickles and French sauces the
first time lie tried them. Mushrooms
were not an acquired taste with me,
nor black coffee. nor caviare, nor IL
Guers. and I enjoy celery with my
cheese. What I liked best of all was
the little round glasses you dip your
fingers into when the dinner IS mn
ished. I dream of them still"
"You are burst up for the present,
Josephs, presume"
(To be continued.)
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
SMALL POX EPIDEMI'
HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THE DISF,Sr
CLAY COUNTY.
Lost Eyesight Restored--The LoOgootee OdS
C1aim--$353 1880 Deficit in School Funds..StSS
Notes.

at work drilling a test we'll
tee Prospecting Company has
ing on we'll No. 6. with nen
machinery. A new firm bnpou
on the O'Brien farm. one ra
town. They have two car lo.S
ing machinery and two drilrs
to supervise the work. This ~,
that sold for $1,5O0 bonus ana
royalty. 1t is owned jointly bv :.
Argue Company. of Buffalo y Il
the Aiken and Ridgeway Oil Conn.
Lima, o. Lessees are still scourf,F~
mediate vicinity for availabIa
Sixteen new leases were placA5
last Thursday. The supply Of %,
ficient to afford the comforts n, =
lights to the citizens of the to,.
has not diminished in pressure N.
pecting Company's oil we'll IS /.
producer, without the asslstaro.
pump. Two car loads of very fin. !.
OF crude oil were shipped within N
week.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
Lost Eycsieht Restored.

Scipio special: Wesley Mourey, aged
sixty-seven, lives three miles north of
this place. When a young man. IN div
ing OK team, he accidentally struck
the lash of his whip in his right eye,
causing a film to grow over the corner,
which entirely obscured the sight About
five years ago, while raising his ak in
driving a stake in the ground, splinter
few off the stake and struck him in the
left eye, binding it. The doctors conld
hot restore his sight, and he had not the
means to visit and secure the servicG of
an oculist. Finally, the people of ScApio
got up an entertainment for his ben4ft,
and succeeded in raising money enough
TO send him to Indianapolis. DR.. c. w.
Phillips voluntarily accompanied hAm.
They went to DR.. Thompson, who. told
him that the sight of his left eye was to-
tally destroyed, and that the cataract
over the right eye adhered so closely that
IT would be a dangerous operation to un-
dertake to remove it. Mr.. Mourey came
home convinced that blindness would be
his fate for life. Three months ago he
was sitting on his chair with his feet on
low bench, his head resting on his cane.
One foot slipped off the bench, and he
Htarted to fall. In trying to balance him
self he jerked the cane in such a way
Shat it scraped the pail of his right eye,
When he looked up he could see, but only
gor a few moments, the light being tUo
| strong for the eye. He consulted a physi-
! clan, who told him there was no film OF
| covering over it-that the ball was clear
and all right. Since then his eye has
| gradually strengthened, so that now he
| can see to go where he pleases anG dc
| some work.
The Indianapolis world., 1900-01-27
Serious Smallpox Epidemic.


The western part of Indiana is facing
the worst smallpox situation that any To-
cality in the State has had to deal with
since 1862 reports DR.. Hurty, of the State
Board of Health. Clay county is covered
with hundreds of cases of the disease,
cases are reported from Sullivan and
Greene counties, and the prospects of its
spreading are good. Last week a report
was published in an Indianapolis paper
that several hundred cases of chicken-pox
had broken out in Clay City. From the
description given of the disease, DR..
Hurry concluded that the epidemic was
smallpox, and he went Sunday to inves-
tigate. He had received no reports from
the health officer of Clay City, and on his
arrival was met by DR.. Modisitt, the
health officer, who assured him that the
epidemic was nothing but chicken-pox.
Together they went to see DIR. Wolfe,
who had charge of some of the cases.
From the doctors description of the dis
ease Hurry was convinced that he was
face to face with an epidemic of small
pox, and started out to diagnose some of
the cases. He found that the epidemic
had been raging since early in October,
and that hundreds of people in the town
and surrounding country had been af-
flicted. There have been no deaths as
yet, but many of the victims of the dis
ease have been at deaths door, and as it
has now reached the continent form. fa-
talities may be looked for. DR.. Hurry
found smallpox patients walking about
the streets, people with the disease were
attending a protracted meeting in one of
the churches, and afflicted children were
in school. DR.. Hurry reports that DR..
Wolfe himself had been afflicted with the
disease in mild form, but had never
given up his practice. By order of DR..
Hurty, the schools were closed and the
revival meetings at the church discontin-
ued. A theatrical performance was
stopped Monday night. and man after
man was sent home from the streets, suf-
fering from the disease. Every smallpox
patient in the town will be rigidly quar-
antined It is probable that people with
the disease had already left Clay City,
but none got out after DR.. Hurty's ar
rival. There was a stampede to leave
town when it became known on his au-
thority that smallpox really existed, but
care was taken that no patient got away.