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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
SITUATION In CANTON.
Ii Hung Chang Has Confidence In the
Quilted States.

Ii Hung Chang Has Confidence In the
Quilted States.
The New York Herald, of Thursday
publishes the following from cores
pondent at Canton:
1t is feared that we are on the eve
of scene of bloodshed and anarchy
in the two Quangs only paralleled in
history by the Tai-Ping rebellion.
The signs of a murderous uprising by
the Boxers, pirates and other blood
thirsty wretches, with nothing but
their worthless lives to lose and
everything to gain by assassination
and pillage, have become 80 manifest
that wealthy Chinese are hurrying
away from Canton and its vicinity,
taking with them their wives, families
and valuables.
Viceroy Ii Hung Chang has again
been peremptorily ordered to 60 to
Pekin. His enemies declare they will
murder him before he can reach there.
His presence alone restraints the
revolutionary elements here. His de-
parture will let loose the "Black
Flags" and "Red Girdles." Knowing
this, Lis trusted Offices are sending
their families to Hong Kong.
The viceroy trusts Americans in
this crisis. He says that they alone
want no accession of territory, and he
places himself largely, almost unre-
|servedly, in their hands.
At most important conference held
today he reiterated that sentiment,
adding an expression of his determine
ton at all hazards to secure the best
results for China and the maintenance
of most friendly relations with Eng
land, America and other foreign
nations.
Almost all the missionaries have been
notified of the imminent peril in which
they stand through the medium OF
confidential runners and spies. They
are leaving Canton hurriedly, few now
remaining here.
Commander Mclean, of the United
States gunboat Don Juan de Austria
was first here to protect foreign inter-
ests. He is a capable and energetic
officer. His ship has now been rein
forced by the arrival of the British
warship Redpole, under Commander
Corbet.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
THE MARKETS.

The New York cotton market has
been rising steadily during the past
few weeks until Thursday, when mid
ding spots reached 81, the highest
point yet touched by the present crop
Thursdays fluctuations of the contract
market are described by New York
dispatch on that day as follows:
The cotton market opened easy and
irregular with most months 2 to 9
points higher in sympathy with start,
ling rise in summer months in the
English markets and on supporting or
ders from abroad. The new crop op-
tions declined 4 to 9 points under &C.
tive liquidation and bear speculation
and reports of improved weather con-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
Tsin. Seymour's force had suffered

Tsin. seymour's force had suffered
terribly.
A Shanghai dispatch says that ter
rible uprising of the Boxer character
has commenced in Japan. The ma
tives of the interior are reported to be
massacring Christians, and the off,
cials are unable to give protection ex-
cept where there are gunboats con-
venient. This indicates that the Eu-
ropean powers will have to take Japan
in hand as well as China.
A Moscow dispatch tells of the de.
velopment of a serious financial panic
in Russia, caused by the prospective
withdrawal of large sums from the
money market for military operations.
The financial situation is extremely
critical. A dispatch from Berlin claims
reliable sources for the information
that the Russian war ministry has
telegraphed military and civil authori
ties to strain every effort looking to
the earliest possible mobilization of all
the military forces of the empire.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

Mr.. -- said the reason why -
should not be elected is that he is lawyer,
and has an opportunity to get into % po-
sitions on the bench or at the bar which
are closed against the farmer. [Cheers].
The foregoing is from a report of
one of the campaign meetings. The
sentiment is one that has been used
until it ought to be pretty threadbare.
Both the lawyer and farmer in the
case may be looking for the office only
as place from which to draw salar-
les. The voters are concerned, how
ever, only in the question as to which
is the better able to discharge the du-
ties of the office. The fact that man
is lawyer does not necessarily qualify
him to hold any Office. 1t does not
necessarily follow that a lawyer is
better qualified than farmer as an
oficeholder. We know farmers who
have more education and ability than
some lawyers we know, and we know
lawyers who have more education and
ability than some farmers we know.
The man who claims Office because he
is a farmer or because he is a lawyer
renounces all claims to the abilities
that would make his services valuable.
He gets squarely down to the plane of
the demagogue. He is demagogue.
Ability, fitness and character are the
qualifications for Office, and the voters
make a sad mistake when they take
copnizance of other considerations.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

COLONEL HoYT said at Sumter the
other day that the dispensary is better
than barrooms, and prohibition is bet
ter than the dispensary. He went on
to declare that if he is elected govern
or, without a prohibition majority in
the general assembly, he could only
promise to enforce the dispensary Law
better than it is now enforced. The
tongues of those who would call Col
onel Hoyt crank are free f; but if this
is not sensible talk, we would like to
hear something that is more sound.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
CERTIFICATES FOR TEACHERS.

CERTlElCAIESt FUN IEACn EISS:
The county board of education has
completed the work of grading the pa
rpers submitted at the recent examina.
ton. In addition to the first grade
certificates, already published, second
grade certificates will be awarded as
follows: I.
Bessie Grider, Rock Hill; J. K
scoggins, Warren Matte Culp and
Abbie Culp, Pineville.
The following aspirants, too young
to hold certificates under the law
passed creditable examinations:
Marion w. and Annie Foster, Nc.
Connellsville; Fannie G. and Stella
Swan, Cotton.
Colored applicants get second grade
certificates as follows:
Ella Crockett, Mamie Hill, Martha
Hill, Minnie Knox, Carrie Jeter, Anne
Cawford, Eunice Jones, Ida Barber, j.
P. Crawford, Edna Steele, Sadie Agurs,
jamie Allison, Lizzie A. Anderson
Minerva Barber, R. b. Conner, Lottie
J. Campbell, Maggie Crawford, Mary
Crawford, Ella Poag, Bufort Work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
HoRR4BLE BOILER ACCIDENT

HoRR1BLE BOILER ACCIDENT.
A telegram received in Yorkville
last Tuesday afternoon, brought the
news that Mr.. J. Donom Wither-
spoon, son of DR.. ]. Harvey Wither-
spoon, near this place, had been badly
injured by a boiler explosion at Mount.
Vile, Laurens county. There were no
particulars.
From subsequent information it ap'
pears that Mr.. Witherspoon and Mr..
Will Fuller were engaged in operating
thresher. using an 8.horse engine.
The boiler had been giving trouble dur
ing the day, and in the afternoon 1t blew
up, killing Mr.. Fuller and a Negro
named Marshall Owens instantly and
seriously ipjuring Mr.. Witherspoon.
Mr.. Witherspoon had an arm broken
In three places, was badly scalded and
probably injured internally.
In addition to the Negro who was
killed, two others, including the en-
gineer, were wounded, and at last
accounts it was thought that the en-
gineer would die. The other Negro.
was not hurt 80 seriously.
The Laurens County News of Thurs
day gives the following account of the
accident:
On last Tuesday afternoon about 6
o'clock, boiler exploded on Mr.. G. L.
Fuller's place, instantly killing his son,
Mr.. w. P. Fuller, and Negro, Mar.
shall Owens. Mr.. J. D. Witherspoon
had one arm broken in three places,
scalded about the face and hands and
probably internally injured. Mr.. Full.
Ter was young man of sterling quail
titles and beloved by those who knew
him. He was with us at college, and
we grew to love each other, and the
announcement of his untimely death
was shock. He leaves a wife and
one child. Mr.. Witherspoon has not
resided in this county long, being q
native of York county. He, too, was
q school.mate, and we wish for him
speedy recovery. His parents were
wired for.
The latest information comes in an
swer to a telegraphic inquiry from
THE ENQUIRER as follows:
LAURENs, June 29.-J. D. Wither-
spoon doing well. Arm broken and
shattered for about an inch. Collar
bone broken. Condition serious, but
not critical. w. w. BALL.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

THAT Bryan will be nominated at
Kansas City next week on the old
Chicago platform, with an anti-imperi-
alism plank added, is about as certain
as that the convention will meet on
the Fourth of July. The only unset.
tied question is as to the nomination
for vice president. Hill and Sulzer, OF
New York, are very prominent in
connection with this place. Sulzer is
for Hill, and Hill is opposed to ac-
cepting the nomination ; but in view
of the way politics is going this year,
these circumstances do not count for
much. 1t is stated that Democrats
will place the name of Charles A.
Towne, the Populist nominee for vice
president, before the convention, and
there is talk of strong probability
of his being accepted but around the
whole situation there is cloud of un'
certainty that cannot be dissipated
until the convention takes final action
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

RUSSIA has always courted the
friendship of the United States; but
then, too, Russia has always looked
on England as her greatest antagonist
and her courting has not been without
an apparent element of selfshness
Russian civilization, or rather barbara
anism, is too far opposed to the Ameri
can idea to warrant much congeniality
If England were out of the way, the
United States would take her place as
Russia's enemy. It's better, therefore,
for the United States and England to
stick together. 1t is safer, too, fol
both.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

ditions in the south. Following the
call the action of the market was er-
ratio in the extreme, owing to the sud-
den waves of foreign buying and nerve.
trying fluctuations in Liverpool. Au-
gust opened at 9.12, declined TO 9.07,
then advanced erpendicularly to 9.33
only to react suddenly to 9.15. The
other months saw similar changes, al
though being less violent in each in
stance. Crop reports were bullish, but
not more so than of late.
There is no special demand for cot
ton on the local market at this time,
and, therefore, no prices to quote.
Wheat is slightly weaker on the
Chicago market, July being quoted
Thursday at 8l4.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

government to protect them, then the
situation is not 80 bad that it cannot
be explained. But in either event, it
is argued, the foreign governments
have made no mistake in landing
troops. If it is war, then, of course,
troops should be in China and if IL is
anarchy, the presence of foreign armies
to protect foreigners is necessary.
Practically, however, it makes little
difference which way the matter stands,
for on account of the events that have
already transpired, China can hardly
hope to retain her independence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
Totals, Observation-Disclosures
The average valuation of horses is

The average valuation of horses is
$37.59 per head of mules, $4O.70; Of
cows, 1882; of sheep and goats, $1.14,
and of hogs, $2.19. The total value OF
all the horses returned is $79, ,705; OF
the cattle, $65,S7S; of the mules,
$164,soO; of the sheep and goats,
81 ,459; of the hogs, $11, ,454, and OF
the dogs, s1O,316. Dogs are presumed
to be worth SIS each; but occasionally
an owner returns higher figure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

BETHEL township leads the list with
mules, sheep and hogs. Bethesda has
the most cattle, and York leads with
horses and dogs. From the table pub
lished elsewhere, we would say that
Bethel makes the best live.at-home
showing of any township in the coun'
ty with Kings Mountain a close sec
ond.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

JEALOUSY is reported between tht
Anglo. American and Russian soldiers
This probably is to be taken only al
the first exhibition of the real feeling
between the Anglo.American and Rus
sian governments. Diplomats are bet
ter able to conceal their thoughts thar
soldiers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
Victor Blue In China.

Greenville Mountaineer: "Victor
Blue, South Cardinals gallant son, is
Admiral Kempf's flag lieutenant, and
should the war in China involve our
forces, he will be in the thick of it, as
he was at Santiago, Blue is the best
marksman in the United States navy,
which is equivalent to saying that he
is the best in the world, and the hea-
then Chinee had better keep out of the
range of the intrepid South Carolinian's
guns. Another Carolina boy, William
w. Shumate, son of Capt. w. T. Shu-
mats, of Greenville, is on the Marietta,
which, at last accounts, was at Cavite
expecting orders to 60 to the scene of
the trouble in China"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
For the Baseball Boys.

Monday-At Anderson-Anderson
II, Abbeville /. At Newberry-New.
berry 8, Greenwood 0. At Union
Piedmont 6, Union S. Tuesday-At
Anderson-Abbeville 4, Anderson 8,
Wednesday-At Union-Piedmont 4.
Union 8. Thursday-At Newberry-
Newberry 8, Union 1. At Greenville-
Piedmont. Greenville 8, Abbeville 2.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
YORK,S LIVESTOCK.

The books of the county auditor
show that according to the returns of
property holders, the number of the
various kinds of livestock in the vari.
GUS townships on January 1, last, was
as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

THAT all foreign ministers left Pekin
some ten days ago is now practically
certain, and the question at interest is
the circumstances under which they
left. If it shall transpire that the Pc
kin government sent the ministers
away with their passports, that will be
equivalent to a formal declaration OF
war. If it shall be explained that
the ministers were asked to retire be-
cause of the inability of the Pekin
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

HILL, of New York, is fighting
against the vice-presidential nomina-
ton. 1t is now claimed that Roosevelt
only pretended to fight. Maybe Hill
is doing the same thing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30

THERE seems to be strong proba-
bility of an early call for volunteers to
take the place of the soldiers who
have been sent from the Philippines to
China.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The price of Communication street
tax remains at $3.50; but it is looking
up.
u Mr.. J.. J. Kellar has moved into
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
The aJorkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. @. L
SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1900.

ONLY 1881 sheep and goats in York
county, against 2,043 dogs. There is
no occasion for comment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-06-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Louis Roth-Has in stock a variety of the
celebrated KO teas which he offers to
his customers at IS cents pound.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16

accom- panied by
mucous patches In
the m outh , erup-
tons on the skin,
sore throat. copper
colored sulotcliea
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16

I
again to the center. and continue this
process as long as 1t is possible; finally
hold the handkerchief thus folded In
the left hand. keeping down the folds
IN the center with the thumb.
Next with the thumb and forefinger
OF the right hand pluck at the skin OF
the roll you have now made TIL you
separate the skin from the con.
tents and draw the skin towards you
and towards the center, as shown In
Zig. :, pushing the contents away from
YOU with the thumb Of the left hand.
Piuck the skin again at a point little
further away from you than at first.
and again draw the skin and push tho
contents as before. Continue this pro-
cess, turning the roll round Ia your
left hand, till the handkerchief begins
to form sort OF whirlpool, Ia which
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16
San Frane,seo Market.

Wool-spring-Neyada, 1S@16c pc,
pound; Eastern Oregon, 100 15c; Val.
ley, 10000; Northern, 10@12c.
Hops-lS0s crop, l1@1Sc per
pound.
Rutter-Fancy creamery 22@22Kc;
do seconds, 2i@2lc; fancy dairy,
l9c; do seconds, l6@ 18c per pound.
Eggs-store, l7c; fancy ranch,
22c.
Millstuffs - Middlings, $500 q
1000; bran, s12.50@13.60.
Hay-Wheat s6.5O@1o; wheat and
oat $6.00@9.50; best barley $1,000
TOO; alfalfa, $5.O0@e.O0 per ton;
straw, 25@40c per bale.
Potatoes-Early Rose, 60a roc; Ore.
gon Burbanks, S0c@90; river Bur.
banks, S5@ Soc; new. 7Oc@$1.25.
Citrus Fruit Oranges, Valencia.
$2.76@3.25; Mexican lines, 4.O0@
500; California lemons 75c@$1. 80;
do choice $l.75@2.00 per box.
Tropical Fruits-Bananas, $I.b0@
800 per bunch; pineapples, nom.
tnal; Persian dates. 6@eKc per
pound.
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the thumb of the left hand Is engulsed
II is now easier to complete the work
py making each successive plucking
nearer to you instead OF further on,
though Of course the drawing with the
right hand and the pushing with the
left must be In the same directions as
before.
1t Will be necessary also at Intervals
to knead IL little between the hand
In order to equally distribute the con-
tents throughout the bali.
Continuing In this manner you will
finally arrive at very hard ball. Fig.
3. with Its skin quito tight and its
wrinkles all firmly fixed In the little
center OF the whirlpool.
1t now ought to be impossible to
undo It again except by reversing the
process-that is. by piucking the skin
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16
MINING NEWS OF NEARBY STATES
BIG PLANT EoR AEclA.
twenty Drlll Compressor aud Large
Hoist Going In.

twenty Drllt Compressor aud Large
Hoist Going In.
Burke, Idaho, August 9.--The Heels
mine, near here, on Canyon creek. III
the Coenr d'Alenes, which recently paid
its first dividend of $40, 900, has under
way extensive Improvements. The
company is putting in a plant for its
eventual operation at 1880 feet depth.
This plant would include two 400-horse
power boilers compressor plant with
a capacity of 20 drills and hoist that
could operate the mine to the 250o-foot
level The installation Of these i'm.
provements has been under way for
some time. The large buildings for
the reception OF the plant are practical
y completed the boilers and compressor
are on the ground and the work OF put
ting them in place is going ON RAPIDLY.
1t is expected that the entire new
plant will be in operation by Septem-
ben !. In the meantime the work of
developing the mine is going forward
rapidly and about l, 200 tons of concen.
trates a month are being shipped. The
main shaft in which the big hoist will
be operated is to be sunk to the full
$500 feet, though operations will not
be confined to this work. The ore bod
les will be opened and mined at the
successive levels as depth is attained.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16
FIo. 8.

away from the contents and pushing
from you instead OF towards you with
the right hand forefinger and thumb,
while pushing the contents towards
you with the fingers Of the left hand
Large sheets and even blankets and
counterpanes can be rolled up In the
same way; and have heard a story
Of a visitor at an hotel who, consider
ing himself badly treated, rolled up all
his bedclothes before his departure so
tightly that they could not be undone,
by way Of revenge. The result, how.
ever. falslfied his expectations, for the
landlord. by displaying these curIosl-
ties and charging a small sum on each
attempt to undo them, realized small
fortune on the transaction
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16

Not exactly the right word, but a
very expressive one, was that used by
dilatory witness, woman, who, says
the Kansas City Journal, was brought
by the sheriff before District Judge
Thompson at Westmoreland
What reason, madam" said the
Judge, severely, have you for not obey
Ing the summons Of the courtT'
II haln't got none, Mr.. Judge, only
we have smallpox down at our house.
an l thought you might be kinder
sorter prejudlced agln IT."
The judge was kinder sorter" preju-
diced, and the spectators must have
been more so, to Judge by the quick
ness with which the courtroom was
emptIed.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16
PLANS FOR GOLDEN ZONE.
Capacity win Soon No 100 IONS OF or,
Daily.

DA1ty.
Loomis, Wash, August e.-At che
Golden Zone plans have been com.
pleted for increasing the capacity OF
the mill to 100 tons daily. The neces-
sary machinery has been ordered and
the work OF adding to the present mill
structure for its accommodation begins
at once. The Golden Zone is so
thoroughly opened up that it will be
able to supply the daily mill run with
minimum force. Continuous devel.
opment of the ore bodies will 90 stead
lily forward though there is more than
100, 900 tons of ore in sight.
The management proposes to increase
the capacity of the mill from its profits
until it can treat 500 tons daily. That
mine of this character could in three
years be brought to such a high stage
OF development, show quantities OF ore
and be scarcely known outside OF the
district tells the story OF the quality OF
work being done at dozen properties
in the Palmer Mountain district. Mill
runs up to date have averaged about
$l0 per ton, and this is probably a
good average of the mine.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16

until the swelling
was entirely gone.
When the doctor
came he was very
much surprised to-
see me so much .
49, /,
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srllL FAVOR THE BUYER.
Trade Conditions DO Not warrant Any
Great Activity.

Trade Conditions DO Not Warrant Ans
Great Activity.
Bradstreet's says. Trade conditions
still favor the buyer; general fall de.
mand, though fair in view OF the mid.
summer condition. is still below expec.
tations, and below year ago; bank
clearings are ut the lowest for two
years past, and failures are slightly
more numerous. though no marked ten.
denotes are perceptible. On the other
hand, gross railway earnings hold their
percentage Of gain previously shown,
and where prices are made low enough
to satisfy buyers, heavy business Is
uncovered, and readily booked, point.
ing to demand being still present and
waiting disposal. The crop situation,
as a whole, IL better; the outlook as to
corn is Tor 2,l00, 900. .000- -bushel
crop. Spring wheat is turning out
better in quality and quantity than ex.
pected, and there has been an unuues.
tionable Improvement In cotton crop
conditions. The yield Of apples will
be the largest in many years. and fruits
generally ara yielding literally and
commanding good prices.
The iron and steel industry furnishes
the most notable example OF reduced
prices, inducing heavy business,
whise the outlook is still a confused
one.
The cereals are all lower this week,
partly on better crop reports. partly ON
lower cables, but largely on the growth
of bearish feeling alter the late 70.
action.
Beef products are generally higher
on army demand. while tin is seeking
a lower level in sympathy with foreign
markets and increasd supplies.
Wheat. including -four, shipments
for the week. aggregate 1897 ,00S
bushels, against 2,366, 74s bushels last
week.
From July l to date this season,
wheat exports are l4,56s,S bushels,
against lS,50S. SO bushels last season.
Business failures for the week num-
ber 10, as against 1873 last week.