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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03
SaLESDaY.

Yesterday was salesday for January,
and Notwithstanding the innovation of
turning Tuesday into "First Mon
day." and the bitter cold weather,
there was pretty good crowd of peo-
pie in town, though not so many possi-
bly, as there would have been under
normal salesday conditions.
Most of the people were here on
business. They included all the reg
ular stock traders who had come on
Monday and also quite a number of
people from the country, who were
principally on the lookout for horse
and mule flesh. "
A large number Of people examined
The stock of the regular traders during
the day, and it is unnecessary to say
that there was no special enthusiasm
over the advance in prices. 1t was
case of looking hard at the mules and
thinking hard of the prices. At this
writing, ~ m. Tuesday, the reporter
has information of only few out
right purchases. The indications, of
course, were that there would be sales
during the day, and there were also
indications that large portion of the
stock business just now is to consist
of swapping poorer mules and horses
for better ones, by the payment of diff
ferences, etc. But still there is no
reason to believe that the present local
supply of mules and horses is any
thing like sufficient to supply the prac-
tically immediate demand, even at the
ruling prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03
A COlured Cayalryman.

james Huffman, Yorkville Negro,
formerly of Company c, Ninth United
States cavalry, is here on visit to his
old home. He was in the battle OF
Santiago, and is able to talk interest
ingly of the fighting around Ell Caney
and up San Juan Hill in July, 1898
1t will be remembered that the Ninth
and Tenth cavalry, both Negro regi
ments, fighting dismounted, did some
of the best work that was done in the
Spanish war. Company c, Of the
Ninth cavalry, lost q men in killed
and wounded during the four days
battle, and of these Is were killed
outright. Huffman says he had the
crown knocked out of his campaign
hat by "A piece of u shell or some other
missile, he is not certain what but 9TH
erwiSe he was not hurt in the least.
From his conversation one would judge
that he is quite proud of the record of
his regiment in the war. He is well
pleased with army life, too, and in
tends 10 re-enllst after Il few months
more of liberty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03
MERE-MENTION.

Admiral Dewey has subscribed $50
TO the Brumby monument fund. '''''''''
A British warship captured German
steamer a few days ago with several
German officers and number of sol
diers on board, bound for the Trans.
vaal. '.'. Portuguese Republicans say
that if King Charles yields Delagoa
bay to Great Britain, they will over
throw the monarchy. .'''''''"Chairman
Taylor, Of the Roberts investigating
committee, says his report cannot
reach the house until January 15.''"''
An eclipse of the sun will occur on
May %. 1t can best be observed in
northern Africa. .........The transport
Thomas, having on board the body
of General Lawton, left Manila last
Saturday. 1.-THE American Wire
and Nail company has put up the
price of nails Il quarter Of a cent d
pound. .........'The director of the mint
reports that within the past three
months the value of silver has de.
creased one hundred and eighteen one
thousandths of cent an ounce. ''''''.''
The Florida orange crop for the pres
ent season is estimated at SOC, ,00O
boxes. '..'.'''.IL is reported that mum
ber of insurance companies doing bus.
mess in Texas have determined to
withdraw on account of the antitrust
Ia, ,>c hnf f.,ta A nd Tar
negie has given away more than $5,.
100000 during the past year to hos
pitfalls, colleges and libraries. 1.-THE
Duke of Counaught has been made
commander-in.c chief of the British
forces in Ireland. .'..""Count Tolstoi,
the Russian author, is critically i'll. ''"'
There are a large number of Ameri-
cans in the British army in South AT
RIGA. In one command of $50 there
are rs Americans. ''."A London dis.
patch says that the United States gov
ernment is about TO purchase the
Danish West Indies for 100000.
....''.."There was a heavy fall of
snow in Charleston and Savannah
on Sunday. .''''''".Irish all over the
country are still engaged in anti.
British agitations. ......"".Last Monday
was celebrated throughout Germany
as the beginning of the Twentieth cent
ury.'""'The recently published state
ment, under this heading, TO the. effect
that Generals Wheeler and Lee had
been confirmed as brigadier generals
was taken from the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. 1t was, however, some.
what premature, as the appointments
have not yet been confirmed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03
\ TAX TIME EXTENDED.

1t is just as good many people
thought it would be. The governor
and comptroller general have,la laid their
heads together and extended the time
for the payment of taxes, without
penalty, until February l.
Possibly some few people in this
section may be benefited by this ex-
tension; but they are not many. If
they are numerous, it is because many
of them anticipated this unbusiness-
like custom on the part of the author
tiles, and refrained from paying with
in the time prescribed.
OF course, such people are not to be
blamed. If there are any who held
back because Of their belief that the
time would be extended, and they
could make use of the money in the
meantime, they only showed better
business ability than did the authori-
ties on making the extension. Instead
of doing the state favor in making
this extension, the authorities only
work an injustice upon those who have
paid their taxes within the time pre-
scribed. If it is just to impose pen
atty for failure to pay within the time
set, it is equally just to allow rebates
to those who may have paid within
the original limit.
The official notice Of the extension
has not yet been sent out but it will
be forthcoming within few days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03

builders down to reasonable profits
there is no question. Experience has
proved that when big corporations get
IL chance at the government they gen
orally charge all they can. But still
the armor plate manufacturers are
entitled to be paid for their work the
same as anybody else. They may or
may not he abusing their privileges,
and they may or may not be receiving
more profit than they are entitled to
receive. However, after all, it is quite
likely that government ownership and
operation of warship building plants
may be the best solution of the prob
lem. The question, however, is one
that is exceedingly difficult of correct
settlement.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03
The 1torkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. G. {:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1900.

1.-The Saturday Evening Post. An
illustrated Weekly Magazine, Found
ed A. D. 1928 by Benjamin Franklin"
This is the title of the livest literary
publication in America. 1t is publish
ed by the Curtis Publishing Company,
OF Philadelphia, and is the twin broth
er of The Ladies' Home Journal, which
is doing for the ladies what The Post
is intended to do for the men. The
price of the Saturday Evening Post is
80. so the year, and if Benjamin Frank
lin were living today, he would not
only be subscriber; but would pro-
badly be at the publishing house on
press days of each week to get one OF
the earliest copies printed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03
BLIND TIGER BUSINESS.

We have said more than once that
the whisky laws are as we'll observed
in this county and in Yorkville as in
any county and town in the state.
This statement we sincerely believe
to be true but still there is more H.
legal whisky sold here than there
ought 10 be.
AS rule, the blind tiger traffic Is
confined to Negroes but from time to
time more or less prominent whites
have been engaged in it, and there
are rumors that such is the case now.
So far as THE ENQUIRER is concerned,
it has always been bitterly opposed to
the whisky business, whether legal or
illegal, and it is especially opposed to
the illegal business. In fighting the
illegal business in Yorkville, We have
suffered grea, loss. We have always
believed that the burning of The EN-.
QUIRER office in 1890 is directly trace
able to our principles along this line,
and we know that we have suffered
much violent anlagonism ever since
from the same cause. Our principles,
however, were not burned in 1890, and
we do not feel that they have under
gone any change up to this time.
While it is u fact, as has been stated,
that there are rumors connecting more
or less prominent people with the
blind tiger whisky business in York
willie, and that we are cognizant of
some of those rumors, 1t is not our
place to state such rumors as facts,
It must he remembered that rumors
,ften originate in pure malice, and
hat when so originated, they feed up
IN the same material. 1t is possible
hat this may be the case with some of
;he rumors now current in Yorkville;
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03

- General Lawton, it is noted, once
spoke of the war in the Philippines as
this damnable war" He appears to
have changed his opinion of its character,
however, after he got into it, as he wrote
a letter. justifying it not long before his
death.-News and Courier.
We fail to understand exactly what
our contemporary means. We do not
remember of General Lawton having
referred to the war in the Philippines
as "this damnable war;" but if he did
so refer to it, the letter to which The
News and Courier refers certainly does
not indicate any change of opinion
When he said that if he fell by Fill
pino bullet he would consider that he
had been killed by his own country
men, he evidently felt that the wal
was "still damnable," for he believed
that had it not been for his own coun'
trymen it would have never been nee
essary. We are unable to see the
least Inconsistency in General Lawton's
record. Even if he had been opposed
to the war at the beginning, without
full knowledge of the facts, nothing is
more natural than that he should have
changed his mind in the light of fur
ther Information. Indeed. it seems that
the situation has progressed far enough
now to warrant even The News and
Courier in recognizing the facts and
changing its mind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03

Senator Tillman, of South Carolina,
proposes to keep up his fight against the
armor plate people even though he is told
that under the provisions which he had
inserted in the appropriations bill in the
last congress, the work of building the
proposed new ships forthe navy has been
sadly handicapped. He processes to be-
lieve that this is due to the work of what
he terms the Armor Plate Trust, and that
the only thing for the congress to DO is
to fight the devil with fire. He is strong
ly i'm favor of the government owning its
own armor plate factory. 1.-The govern
ment," he says, "has been robbed of
more than enough money to build such Il
factory by the excessive high prices
charged by the Armor Plate Trust. do
not see why the government should be
made to pay such prices when it is amply
able to have q factory of its own, and 1t
would be good business for it TO have
e."-Washington Correspondence of
the News and Courier,
That it is desirable to hold the ship
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03

- The Spartanburg Free Lance is
wrestling with the taxation problem.
1t claims that not only does invisible
property escape taxation to a very
large extent; but that borrowers have
to pay taxes on amounts equal to two
or three times the actual value of their
holdings, while lenders escape almost
entirely. For instance, A owns a lot
valued at $500, and when he builds a
house on it for $1,000 borrowed from
B, and secured by a mortgage on the
house and lot, his actual holdings are
no greater than before. Still he has to
return both house and lot for taxation,
and pay taxes not only on his own in
terest, but upon BIS interest also. B
may or may not return his mortgage
for taxation. If he does return it, then
single piece of property pays taxes
twice, and if he does not return it he
escapes altogether. The Free Lance
points out that this is very unsatis-
factory and unjust situation, and sug-
gests that it would be well to change
the law so as to require A to mention
BIS mortgage at the time A makes his
return, in order that the equalization
board might deduct the amount of the
mortgage from AS return, and charge
the same up TO B, who really ought to
pay his share. The problem that is
disturbing The Free Lance has long
been a vexed one, and something
ought TO be done to solve it fairly and
equitably.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-03

A number of years ago, in this coun-
ty, Negro was charged with a horri-
BILE murder. As the result of the deep
and patriotic interest of a whole neigh
borhood, he was convicted beyond a
shadow of doubt. Owing to the
complexity Of the case and the large
number of witnesses required to estab-
llsh the different links in the long chain
of testimony, there was reason to be-
lieve that if new trial could be
secured the case could not be made out
again. There was a possibility of a
new trial on the strength of some
technical errors. The attorney took
advantage of his right of appeal, not
withstanding the absolute certainty of
the prisoners guilt, and the people in.
terested waited until the day that had
been fixed by the circuit judge for the
execution, and hanged the prisoner,
Notwithstanding the fact that the ap-
peal was still pending in the supreme
court. This case was one in ten thou
sand where lynching seemed to be jus.
tifiable, not on account of any derelic-
ton of jury; but on account of the
act of lawyer making an improper
use of safeguard that is only inten-
ded to further rather than obstrucl
Justice.
Some weeks ago, Negro committed
the crime of rape in this county.
There was no attempt at lynching at
The time. The case was tried and the
ury found verdict of guilty with a
recommendation to mercy. This
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15
W.: A. Simmons INDICATED.

Chicago, Nov. 8.-An order was
entered in the Criminal Court today,
pursuant to a mandate of the Su-
preme Court of the State. quashing
the Indictment against William A
Simmons, formerly Collector of the
Port Of Boston: In 1898 Thomas
B. Bryan charged Simmons with
having obtained a deed to some OF
Bryan's property by false pretenses
and caused his Indictment. After q
trial and conviction in the Criminal
Court Simmons appealed.
The Supreme Court held that the
statements claimed to have been
made by Simmons would not, even
though false constitute an Offense
and that they offered no inducement
for Bryan to part with his property
The decision is in the nature of &
personal vindication for Mr.. Sim
mons.-The New York Times, Nov
9, 1900
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15

in person or by attorney and from
the evidence adduced in the case the
complaint appearing frivolous and
upfounded. 1t is ordered that the
said complaint be Dismissed.
IA petition for change of road at
the Bradwell place by B. R. Cham
bers and others was ordered a hear
ing at the next meeting Of the Board,
Mr.. l. J. Fountain in person asked
for a change in the PUBLIC road near
Lake Bradford and Auders, be and
is. referred to Messrs. Jonah Britt
Ed. Anders, and Frank Williams to
report thereon. =:
1t is ordered that the allowance
made from the county poor fund tc
Miss Jane johnson be and is hereby
discontinued.
1t is ordered that the Board dc
now adjourn until the second Mon.
day in December.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15
RATHER SUSPICIOUS.

The hasty eagerness with which
some of our professedly good Dem
Ocratic friends. are urging upon the
public, necessity for change of
democratic candidates and Demo-
cratic managers, as well as Demo
cratic principles, for the sake of sue
cess four years hence creates suspi-
clon that they have not, in the cam
palgn just ended, given the party
and It's leaders that enthusiastic loyal
support the party had right to ex-
peet from them, to say the least. The
result at the polls backs up this view
with argument more eloquent and
profound than any words could do.
The fact is, from a great many
sources there is a sort of general re-
jOicing over McKinley's election that
might well make US tremble for the
future of the Solid South. The
'disintegration of the Solid South as a
political factor is to be desired too, in
preference to that class of politics,
which pretends to accept principles
during the heated season of the
campaigns, only to throw aside the
mask after election day and lend
moral support to the opposition for
the next four years.
By all means give us that measure
of honesty in politics that will en-
able MS at all times to know our
enemies and how to meet them
when the conflict Is at its zenith.
An enemy in front is not half as
dangerous aS au enemy in ranks.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15
The Circus.

Vast throngs Of peopIp were on
the streets Saturday. :Sells and
Gray's big shows wer9 in town.
They arrived early ovef the Sea-
board Air Line and soon IA big gang
of workmen was at woEk erecting
the gigantic waterproof Pnts on the
vacant lot south of Mr.. iFish's. In
an almost incredibly shott space of
time white city, splendid and allur-
ing, lOomed up where bdfore was a
barren stretch of ground.i
This is the first APPEARANCE of
these shows here, but Il be fact that
William Sells assisted bt Mr.. Gray,
is connected with the enterprise is a
sufficient guarantee of mt brit. He is
of the famous Sells family, of Co
lumbus, o., and with thh ht name is
associated all that is cid an, refined
and up-tO-date in the linz of tented
amusement.
The parade was witnei ised by an
enormous crowd and thd new and
bright cages and other q rcus appa-
ratuS created a most fatOrable i'm
preston in the minds of the Specta-
tors. The menagerie is wrll selected
and comprises rare and curious ami
mails from nearly every hnd on the
globe. One entertainingi feature in
this department is a tw( -weeks-old
monkey. This youthful bimian was
the delight of the ladies a. hd children
who attended the afternOd IN perform
ance. The little fellow is cared for
by its mother in a manner so human
and affectiOnate that Oneiwitnessing
it can not but feel that aft er all there
is something in the Dars win theory
Ofiexistence.
The weather was fine d nd the af-
ternOOn performance dI ew a big
crowd. The entertainment is all
that is claimed for it hnd more.
There was a refreshing absence of
tn E usual gang of rOughs hat follow
a circus and the attendant S were po-
lite and courteous in theII treatment
of the audience. The strongest of
the shows many novel features is
the daring act of ''Little Edna" the
tiny equestrienne. Her performance
is thrilling and extraordlA Aary. 1t is
claimed for her that she Is the only
woman rider in existencd who does
a complete back somersau on horse
back.
The La Rue brothers. acrobats,
have added many graceful and pleas
ing cOnvolutiOns to the acFObatic acts
usually seen in circuSeS land their
performance is highly ED pertaining.
The Earle Sisters, acrobas and mid
air performers, are a reFelatiOn in
| their line. Their work borders on
the marvellous and their trk kpeze work
makes one hold ones Ibreath in
amazement, tinged With fear lest
some of the leaps they ma ke through
space, land them on the 81 Eound.
Professor Bryan's traI bed horses
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15
Military Order,


The following General Order No.
13 has been issued by the Adjutant-
General
"Tbe attention of regimental, bat
talon and company commanders of
the Florida State Troops, and the
commanders of the battalion and di-
visions pf the Florida Naval Militia,
is called to Article XXVII, para
graph SO2, of the Laws and Regula-
tions, and the reports and returns
therein called for should be for
wardeditO this office by the Goth day
of the present month. 1t is abso-
lutely hecessary that these returns
be received in order that the Adiu-
tant- Gel heral can have the data nee
essary i make up the returns re-
quired ! " the Secretary of War and
the Ad Infant Genera al of the United
States ] 4rmy.
Negro Woman Killed.
FannI Ie Graham, a negro woman,
aged fSrty-ive years, was killed
about A O'Clock in this city, Satur-
day ms srning. Some months ago
she andI her husband, Phil Graham
separated. Phil is said to have mur-
dered I'll Ie woman, cutting her throat
with a j azor, and she was dead in Z
few min iIteS. A corOner's jury rem
dered a verdict in accordance with
these fd cts. The murderer fled, and
Sheriff 'earce is looking for him. A
reward bf one hundred dollars has
been q lfered by the Governor fol
Grahan3 5 arrest and delivery tC
Sheriff Pearce.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15

More than $2OO,OOO,OOO will be
asked for the support Of the army
and navy for the fiscal year ending
June 80, 1902. This is the announce
ment from Washington. Bureau
chiefs are estimating upon basis of
an army of 100000 men. Our mil
itary establishment grows impressive.
Buffalo Times. And at the same
time it grows expensive.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15

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The CRY OF FRAUD.


Chairman Clark, Of the State Ex-
ecutive Committee, is crying fraud
in the Capital primary. On this sub
ieet the Kissimmee Valley Gazette
in its first issue after the election
says:
'SOme feeling was aroused in
Kissimmee because of the enforce
ment by the inspectors of the ruling
of the State Executive Committee
excluding persons !who had signed
petitions for independents from the
polls. The attention of the inspec-
tors was called to the ruling by Capt.
r. E. Rose, member of the cam
paign committee ofithe State Exec
utive Committee. Late in the after
noon a message w4s received from
Hon. Frank Clark, chairman of the
State Executive CoInmittee, rescind-
ing the ruling Of the committee
The ruling affected about thirty
electors. The correctness of Chair
man Clark'S action is still the subject
of warm debate"
From this information, which by
the way comes from a paper thai
enthusiastically supported Jackson
vile, it seems that Chairman ClarE
himself has been the aggressOr, and
is now crying "thieft" to divert at
tention from his own bigh-handed
doingS.
We do not claim to know as mucf
as Chairman Clark ought to know
about party law and common usage
in such instances, but we doquestior
the ability of Chairman Clark to es
tablish precedent for his action il
revOking the rules OF the State Exec
utive Committee, in the interest o.
his home town.
Tallahassee was advised befor'
the election that he intended doins
that very thing fact was doing ii
where he thought it would help hi
own town, and our friends were ad
vised of the situation. The Com
mittee, when it meets next week
will doubtless give MIR. Clark to un
derstand that he is not "the whOl
thing" In the mean time his con
tention that Jacksonville has wo
and that Tallahassee's apparent plr
rality was gained through fraud is to
thin to shield his own efforts in thu
direction and too ridiculous to re
quire serious discu usslon.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1900-11-15
Official Canvass of LeOn's Vote.

On last Monday, in accordance
with the law, the Canvassing Board
for the election in Leon county met
for the purpose of canvassing the
vote and certifying the returns. The
examining board consists, accord
ing to law, L. G. Yaeger, Chairman
of the Board of County Commits
sioners; S. D. Hightower, Supervisor
of Registration, and r. A. Whitfield,
County Judge and Judge of Probate.
The board, after going carefully
over the returns, certified to the fol-
lowing, as the official count of Leon
county: