davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-26

read. The rules were suspended and read a second time, rules were further suspended and on motion the 0, dinance was adopted by a unanimous vote of the council. The ordinance adopted roads as follows:
 ORDINANCE NO 497.
 An ordinance amending an ordi nance passed July 10, 1900, entitled "An Ordinance Authorizing the Construction. Maintenance and o. eratlon of an Electric Street Rall- way and ah Electric Light System in the City of Pine Bluff, in the State of. Arkansas.
 Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Pine Bluff
 Section That section 18 of an ordinance passed July 10, 1900, enti tied "An Ordinance Authorizing the Construction, Maintenance and Operation of an Electric Street Railway aud an Electric Light Sys- tenn in the city of Pine Bluff, in the State of Arkansas" be amended so as to read as follows:
 Section 18: As further eondi. tion of this Ordinance, il is provided that the parties Of the second part shall on or before the 3lst day Of December 1900. make a substantial beginning in the construction of a Street Railway System Involving Expenditures of at least Five Fhous- and Dollars on the work, and tbat failure on their part so to dc shall forfeit all their rights ard privileges under this Ordinance.
 Section g. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in confc ct with this Ordinance are hereby repealed, and this Ordinance shall be in force from and after it's passage.
 The time of extension was granted until December 31, 1900. by which time the promoters have promised to have expended $5, 1000 on the work of constructing the line, bring ing the necessary material on local grounds, etc.
 Now that Mir. Keyser has again demonstrated the fact that he means business, he should be given every possible encouragement by the citizens of tais city. The City Council has and will continue In the future to do it's part and if is is left with that body, Pine Bluff will get the much needed enterprise.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-26
GEN. PALMER IS DEAD
Ex-United States Senator Dies Sud-
 denly From Heart Failure.

Springfield, H., Sept. 25-Gen. John M. Palmer, ex-United States senator from Illinois, died at his residence in this city at 8 o.. m
 His death was caused by heart fail ure. He was an honorary pail
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-26

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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-26

nance passed July 10, 1900, was read. The rules were suspended and read second time, rules were further suspended and on notion the 0, o,dinance was adopted by a unanimous vote of the council. The ordinance adopted roads as follows:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-26
JIM HOWARD TO HANG
Jury Says He is Guilty of the Murder
 of GoebeI.
Special to the Graphic.

Special to the Graphic.
 owensboro, Ky, Sept 26-Argu- ments were concluded at l o'clock Tuesday afternoon in the Jim How ard trial at Frankfort, and the case given to the jury. This (Wednes- daA) afternoon the jury returned verdict of guilty and fixed tbe death sentence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1900-09-26

The great success of Chamberlain Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy lin the treatment of fbowelcomplaints has made it standard over the greater part of the civilized world. For sale by ". l.. newoody &Co.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
RUSHING THE WORK.

Upon securing from the town coun'
Gil franchise guaranteeing the desired
protection last Thursday night, Mr.. T.
B. McClain set to work, on Friday
morning, to establish the long-wished'
for electric light plant in Yorkville.
During Friday and Saturday, holes
were dug along all the principal streets,
and the long cypress poles that have
been on hand for several weeks were
distributed all over town. All the
work had been carefully mapped out
beforehand, and the expedition with
which it was pushed was certainly
astonishing to the natives. 1t is doubt
full as to whether any other similar un.
dertaking in Yorkville has ever been
pushed with such admirable energy.
The lighting system will extend
from a point few yards beyond the
end of the water main on Kings Noun
tain street, down Congress street, a
hundred yards south of Sutro mill,
and on Liberty street from the Jail to
and beyond the o. R. & G. railroad.
There willalso be wires along Cleveland
avenue, Madison and College streets,
and probably also up Lincoln street,
and wherever else there may be de.
mand for light.
The present operations are entirely
with reference to commercial lights
for home and business purposes, al.
though the poles are being set and
every arrangement is being made to
put in the arc lights for public purpos-
es as soon as the public indicates its
desire for them. AS operations are
now being pushed, many of the COM
mercial lights will be shining in less
than 10 days, and the arc lights will
be on hand within very short time
after favorable election.
AS has already been explained, Mr..
McClain's proposition to the town is
to furnish Is arc lights, in accordance
with what is known as the moonlight
schedule, at $50 per annum per light.
The lights are to be operated until l
a. m. on all but clear moonlight nights,
and as many more as may be desired
are to be furnished at the same price.
So far as is known not the slightest
opposition has developed to any part
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10

- We have at hand a copy of the
message that Governor McSweeney
sent to the general assembly yester-
day; but it was received at too late
an hour to admit of a comprehensive
review. The most interesting portion
is that part devoted to the dispensary.
The governor believes in the retention
of the present system as the best that
has been devised ; but recommends the
abolition of state and county boards OF
control, as now constituted, and the
substitution of state officers for the
state board, and that county boards be
composed of supervisors, auditors and
mayors of county seat towns in which
there are dispensaries. If there is
no dispensary in the county seat town,
then the mayor of the largest dispen-
sary town in the county will be the
third member of the board. The gov
ernor does not like the local option
idea of settling the whisky question,
because of the consequent confusion
and strife. Although unable, at this
time, to reproduce in full his remarks,
so far as we have been able to consid-
er them, they strike us as very sensi-
BILE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
SHARON SHAVlNGS.
Notes About People-A Marriage Today
Health of Community Good.

Notes About People-A marriaSe Aouay-
Health of Community Good.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
SHARON, January 8.-Mr. James n.
Ross and family, of Arkansas, who
have been here for two weeks, visiting
relatives and friends, leave today on
their return home.
Miss Alice Ross, Of Columbia, who
has been here for a week visiting
friends, returned to Columbia today.
Miss Annie Caine, of Lewisville, Ga,
has returned home after two months
visit to her sister, Mrs. Grier.
Mrs. Adams, of Rock Hill, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Byers.
w. c. Thompson, of Lockhart, is in
town.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
Mr.. J. H. Bigham and Miss Mamie
Hope, at the residence of Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Hope, on Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
There is no sickness of any conse-
quence in this section and DR.. Saye is
having holiday but he does not look
as if he is enjoying it.
Mr.. r. G. Ratchford, Of Union
county, is visiting here.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Sims and Mr.. j. b. Ross
went down to Chesterfield county
last week on business connected with
their railroad work.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10

and at the mercy of savages until
found by the rescuing party. They
were several times, in the custody OF
savages and Filipino soldiers, and the
treatment they received was unmer-
ciful. With Gilmore were quite
number of Americans who had been
captured at different times. At the
time of their rescue they were build
ing RATS with view to trying to
make their way to the sea down
the Alabut river. Lieutenant Gil
more thinks the Tagals are the
most brutal people he ever saw, and
he does not think that the war will
end so long as one of them is left alive.
An American named Brown, who was
a preacher at Honolulu, gave the par
ty a great deal of trouble at different
times by betraying plans of escape to
the Filipinos, with view to securing
special favor for himself. The entire
party were very bitter against Brown.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
Wednesday, January 10, 1900.

average of only about $50 TO the plow
on time, including guano, this year,
the limit will probably be raised to S75
or more to the plow. In the supplies
10 he sold this year there will be in.
cluded great deal more corn and
meat than was sold last year but very
likely not nearly so much -four. When
asked for his reason for raising the linn
it, the merchant said, in general way,
that of course supply men who sell
goods on credit, have to take chances
and he governed by circumstances.
He believed that all indications point
to better times ahead, and he had
conviction that even with 10000, 900
bale crop Of cotton next year, if such
a thing be possible, prices will not
average more than a cent a pound
lower than for the present crop. This
then will warrant greater risk than
was taken last year.
The unusually large wheat acreage
is cutting considerable figure in the
years prospects, and if the crop comes
up to expectations, it will help out the
midsummer situation wonderfully.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
AROuT PEOPLE.

Mrs. NJ. w. White, has returned
from Lindsay, Lancaster county,
Mr.. R. Latta Parish, of Yorkville,
has been elected as orator of the
senior class of South Carolina college,
for commencement next week.
Miss Ida Scoggins, after two weeks
visit TO her sister, Mrs. E. A. Crawford,
returned to her home at Hickory
Grove on Monday.
Mr.. R. E. Montgomery and family
have removed from the Robertson
house, opposite the Three C's hotel, to
the Boyd house on Lincoln street.
Representative Thomas F. Mellow,
left Monday night for Columbia 10
attend the sessions of the general as
sembly. Mrs. Mellow will spend most
of hel time during Mr.. McDow's alb
sence with her relatives and friends
in Charlotte. X
Mr.. J. @. Wray, formerly of York
county but for several years past doing
business in Union, has opened general
merchandise store in Yorkville. He
is assisted by Mr.. T. E. Dean and his
brother, Mr.. D. l.. Wray.
Mr.. J. F. Carson left yesterday for
GahFney City, where he is to take a
position as salesman in the store of the
GafFney Manufacturing company. Mr..
Carson has had four years of excel
lent training in the mercantile bust
ness under Mr.. H. G. Strauss, of York.
vile, and he goes TO Gaffney we'll
equipped to take advantage of any
opportunity of further promotion that
might fall in his way. And Mr.. Car
son is a young man to whom opportu-
mites for promotion will surely come.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
The atorkrille Gnq'lirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1900.

- The Columbia State looks upon
the agreement of the European Powers
to maintain the open door in China as
a vindication of its "reasonable, peace
full means" idea. 1t does not think
that the English-American-Ger
Japanese combination, or American
proximity to China in the Philip
pines, had anything to do with the
matter. In fact, it seems to believe
that in this case the laws of cause and
effect were entirely suspended. 1t re-
minds US of the little boy who main
tanned that the moon is more servicea.
BILE to us than is the sun, because 1t
gives light at night, while the sun only
shines in the daytime, when no light is
needed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10

must set up the truth-the truth as set
forth in the Ten Commandments and
the gospel-as the inexorable arbiters,
and permit of no deviation from it un'
der any consideration, personal friend
ship, social prominence, family connec'
ton, previous good reputation, busi'
ness necessity, or anything else. Un'
til steps of the kind indicated are TAX
en-, the evils complained of will con-
tinue, and the responsibility will rest
with those of US who complained
against them without doing our very
best to discharge what appears TO be
our plain duty in the premises.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. c. Strauss-Has just received supply
with every cash purchase of Sl.20 and
upward, and gives a list, together with
the price of extra pieces, and the amount
of the cash purchase which entities you
to the various articles mentioned. He
speaks of underwear and ladies' union
suits, and has few pairs of $3.50 and
$3.50 shoes which he is offering at Sl.5O
pair. He has a gold ring which was
picked up in his store few days ago.
Opera House-On next Friday night the
Original Nashville Students combined
with Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival,
and composed of "45 minstrel kings"
will appear in Yorkville.
r. B. McClain-Has corn mill for sale,
and says for you to see him ut once.
Sam NJ. Grist, Agent-Says that on the lst
of January, 1900, the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Co. Of Newark. N. j.,
was So years old. He says also that
during that time its record has been one
of generosity Of its policy contracts.
Whisonant & Castles, The Leaders, Hick-
ory Grove-Says for those who have not
settled their accounts to come forward
and make arrangements at once. They
have cooking stoves and furniture, and
have flour, corn, oats and hay on the
road. Also few horses and mules Oh
hand which will be sold for cash or
on good paper.
Rock Hill Buggy Co., Rock Hill-Says
that the reason they sell their buggies at
such close profits is because they make
so many in day. Last year they
averaged complete buggy every AZ
minutes and IA seconds. Their buggies
are sold in Yorkville by Messrs. Glenn
& Allison.
T. b. McClain-Offers to rent the store
room between The Sutro mill and Beard
& Carroll's store.
Grist Cousins-Have just received bar
rel of open kettle new crop New Or
leans molasses and barrel of Georgia
ribbon cane molasses. Also have the
genuine Heinz catsup.
Glenn & Allison-Want to know if you
have seen their stock of horses and
mules and say that to be convinced OF
the superiority of the selection, all you
will have to do is to see them. They
sell buggies, wagons and harness and
guarantee everything they sell.
Jas. NJ. Starr Il Co., Leading Druggists
Say that you can keep the skipper fly
from injuring your meat If you will get
some powdered borax from them and
use according to directions.
Winthrop Society of Winthrop College
Will give an entertainment IN college
auditorium next Friday evening at 8.l5
O'Clock. The price of admission will
be Is cents.
DR.. r. s. Peck-The Charlotte eye spe-
cialist, will be in Yorkville, at the Par
fish hotel, on January 18th.
w. M. Kennedy, Agent Says that his
stock has been replenished, and he now
has good flour and nolasses. He wants
to furnish you with Lamm's tailor-made
clothing.
II. B. McClain-Says that he can offer you
some bargains in mules and horses.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
ALMOST A LYNCHING.

Quite an ugly affair, which came
near resulting 10 Il killing, occurred
out at the York Cotton Mills last
Thursday morning. 1t grew out Of
the failure of Negro to remember
that he does not occupy exactly the
same plane of the whites-or possibly
the fellow had begun to cultivate new
ideas on the subject. Anyhow a sharp
lesson was administered.
1t seems that Negro named Hovis
Thompson has been employed in the
mill as a sweeper. His occupation
was the removal of the waste that is
constantly accumulating, and the do
ing of other odd jobs in and about the
mill, especially during the day shift.
At changing time, morning und
night, with all the operatives going
from and returning to work, there is
always quite jam at the big entrance
to the mill. Thompson, it seems, had
general instructions TO 70 in and out
of the mill by another entrance, or at
least wait until the changing rush
was over. For sometime he had been
joining in the rush at changing time
with others, and the matter had at
tracted pretty general disapproval on
the part of the operatives, although it
seems that none of them had taken
occasion to call it to the attention oil
Superintendent Grimes.
The crisis occurred Thursday morn
ing. When the whistle blew, Thomp
son undertook to force his way into
the mill between and past two girls.
A young boy saw the act and spoke
up sharply. Thompson replied in the
same tone, and the boy went for him.
Presently knives were drawn and
Thompson had race through the
mill to the outside, his pursuers slash.
ing at him all the while with
knives. When run to bay, he attemp.
ted to defend himself with a stick
but one of the pursuers produced q
pistol and he begged for mercy. There
WAS conference as to the best thing
to be done, and as the result, Thomp-
son was told to "git" and to remain
"got."
Thompson was quite severely slash.
ell during the chase and fracas. The
most serious injury was long slash
OIL the side of the face. 1t was not
dangerous; but several stitches were
required in the dressing.
There has been no further distur-
braEce since this occurrence, and SO
far as the reporter is able to learn, the
difficulty will not he renewed, so long
as this precedent is properly regarded.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
IRISH POTATOES.

Some few years ago The ENQUIRER
made a considerable effort to awaken
proper interest in Irish potatoes in
this section; but generally the effort
only met with temporary success.
However, the subject is still an impor.
tant one, and the conditions for the
development Of the potato crop are
much more favorable.
Of course, almost every family that
bhas garden and almost every farmer
in the country, raises little patch Of
Irish potatoes; but generally these
patches are hardly sufficient to supply
the table needs during few weeks of
the summer, and it is only an occa-
sional individual here and there who
ever thinks of raising potatoes for
the market. In fact it is safe 10 say
that Is per cent. of the potatoes raised
in this country are dug and consumed
before they are fully matured, and not
five potato raisers out of hundred
are able to put home raised potatoes
on his table two months after the
blowing of his patch.
That potatoes may be raised and
saved in this section there is no ques-
tion. 1t is we'll established that any
gardener who understands even the
rudimentary principles of his busl'
ness, can easily raise two crops year;
and with less attention than is de-
manded by corn crop, he can raise
as many bushels of potatoes to the
acre as of almost any other crop
known. Not ouly this, if the proper
means be used, both first and second
crop potatoes may be kept from one
season to another. Of course, pota-
toes cannot be kept with as little trou-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10

- Commenting upon what the Rock
Hill Herald and THE ENQUIRER have
had to say with reference to county
politics, the Lancaster Ledger suggests
the following:
There is another class of politicians to
be against, overlooked by our esteemed
contemporaries, and that is the candidate
who seeks to be elected by lying on his
opponent or circulating lies by saying,
~ heard so and So" or ''They say so and
so is the case" We believe in an honor
able, open straight forward race-a man
running solely OH his merits. and not try
ing to obtain votes by villifying his COM
petitor or telling lies on him-behind his
back.
Yes, and we say amen to this too.
The evils referred to are real ones, and
we would be glad to see them RENE.
died but while we may theorize on
the subject, we are unable to discover
any practical check. For instance, if
the object of the voter be to choose as
his candidate, the most virtuous, able,
and patriotic among those offering, it
is right and proper that he should
make every possible inquiry into char
acter and reputation, especially as af-
fecting the qualities desired. In any
given number of people there are al
ways individuals who are not as hon
orable and upright as are their fellows.
These invent and circulate most of the
more damaging slanders against good
men, and the fact that very bad men
often have the reputation of being
good men except where they are best
known, helps to the acceptance OF
the slanders without proper inquiry.
1t is fact that truth will always win
in the long run but an ordinary coun-
ty campaign does not generally afford
as much time as is necessary, and these
lies frequently do irreparable damage
before they can be corrected. The only
way in which the value of campaign
stories can be determined, is by each
individual citizen making it his bust
ness to undertake to trace each and
every one to its source, as soon as he
hears it. This, however, few are will
ing to do. The too common rule is to
fight lies with lies, making of political
campaigns unlicensed saturnalias of
moral rottenness. If the steady,
thoughtful, upright Christian people of
the country want to put stop to this
condition of affairs they can do it;
but they cannot do it with a word.
They have to 90 deep down into dis
agreeable mess from which most of
them have been disposed to hold aloof.
They must take means to check cam
paign lies and punish the liars. They
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10
For Captain Shells Place.

The Washington correspondent of
The News and Courier says there is a
hot fight going on in Washington for
the census supervisorship made vacant
by the death of the late G. w. Shell.
On the one hand Senator Tillman and
congressman Wilson and Latimer have
recommended Mr.. J. Thomas Austin,
a well-known politician of Greenville,
and on the other Senator McLaurin
has recommended Rev. A. j. S.
Thomas, editor of the Baptist Courier.
Both sides are doing all they can but
the statements of the correspondent
indicated that Messrs. Tillman, Wilson
and Latimer seem to have the ad-
vantage.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-01-10

some one of the best $500 magistrates,
and in our opinion it would be capi-
tai idea if the next general assembly
would institute some kind of change.
We do not suggest, of course, the pro-
motion of $500 magistrate; but we
would like to see the substitution of a
well.equipped lawyer who is capable
of properly filling the place.