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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
E.QCAI. AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.


Fl. C. Strauss Says that Easter was the
opening of the spring season and that
he has the ready-ma clothing that
gives satisfaction. He tells some OF his
prices and speaks of his straw hats from
10 cents up to Sl.5O.
Glenn & Allison-Say that as the mule
season is over, they have settled down
expectant of enjoying the biggest trade
ever done in buggies, harness and
wagons.
York Implement Co., L. R. Williams,
Manager-Want you to come and see
the new Buckeye frameless binder
that they have on exhibition at their
place of business, one door north OF
THE ENQUIRER building. -,
w. M. Kennedy, Agent-Desires to call
your attention to the fact that he still
represents Lamm q Co., merchaot tai
lors, of Chicago, and mentions few OF
the many things he sells.
Whisonant, Castles & Co., Hickory Grove,
s. C.-Speak of their millinery depart
ment, and say that they are ready to
meet the demands of their customers as
to style and quality. Also speak OF
gentlemen's clothing and mention few
miscellaneous articles.
Jas. M. Starr & Co., Leading Druggists,
Invite the gentlemen of the jury ana
all those attending court, to call at their
store, where they are welcome. They
also call attention to the fact that they
sell cigars, tobacco and soda water. Vel
vet beans are recommended for making
hay. Speak also of millet and cane
seed.
J. S. Brice, Chairman of the Democratic
Executive Committee-Gives notice to
the Democratic clubs to assemble on the
fourth Saturday and take steps for inau-
gurating the Democratic campaign,
Wanted-A secondhand buggy, with or
without top.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The baseball boys are doing very
good work so far. They seem to be in
earnest about having first class team
this summer.
A Union Sunday school has been
organized out at the York Cotton mills
with Mr.. P. M. Grimes as superinten'
dent. The membership is quite large
Mr.. H. M. Shillinglaw, of Yorkville,
has presented THE ENQUIRER with a
liberal sample of tomatoes packed by
him last season. The quality is excel
lent.
The publication of the list of can
didates in the York Drug Stores bi-
cycle contest has added considerably
to the interest. Many voters are hold
ing their tickets pending further devel-
opments.
This, under the heading, "Loafers
Must Git," from the Greenville News,
of Sunday, has the right ring to it ::
"Hilliard Crewell, colored, the only
defendant in the municipal court yes
terday, was given three hours in which
to find employment or short cut Of
the city, under penalty of serving a
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
THE COTTON SITUATION.

A Charlotte cotton buyer reviewed
the cotton situation for last Sundays
Observer as follows:
1.-THE cotton market for the past
week has shown considerable strength,
especially for the summer months.
There are marked signs of manlpula-
ton. Should the nearby months ad-
vance materially, large amount OF
cotton will 60 to New York on con-
tracts, especially the extreme high
grades, and all grades below middling.
The weather is fine for planting and
the prospects for large acreage were
never better on any previous crop.
Fertilizer sales are very heavy.
"Should the crop have good start
it may discourage the bulls and the
prospective corner in the summer
months may soon collapse but any dis
aster to the crop would quickly send
the market up, especially if the trade
continues good in cloth and yarns.
The trade in England continues good,
and large amount of cotton will be
needed to supply the demand. The
sales will necessarily increase, and
they will in all probability reach $4,000
bales per day in the near future, espe.
cially if the famine in India is relieved
The trade in China and Japan is splen
did, and information recently received
from there states that they anxiously
await the arrival of American ships to
supply the demand. All in all the
bull side is now more promising"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

his captured army will be confined, is
situated in the South Atlantic Ocean,
l 200 miles off the cost of Africa, and
1,16O miles from Cape Town, from
which port the first detachment OF
Beers were started on Tuesday. Lying
all alone in the Atlantic, it is mere
spot in the midst of the waste of water.
At its greatest it is but little mole than
ten miles in length and six and quar-
ter miles in width. Its total area is
As square miles. The southeast trade
winds blow constantly over the island
and make the climate mild and equable,
while on the high slopes of the noun
taius, which cover large part of the
island, any desired degree of GOODNESS
can be found. The island is surround
ed by high and steep cliffs and there
are few possible landing places for
ships. In every way St. Helena is
natural prison. The capital is James.
town, a village with population of
2, 500, which is half of the entire pop
ulation of the island. Previous to the
opening of the Suez Canal, the island
was a place of refreshment for home
ward bound vessels but now it is only
visited by an occasional steamer. 1t
is possible that Longwood, the house
built for the occupancy of the great
Napoleon, will be given to Cronje as
residence,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

improve them. We are not likely to
get money by immigration. So far as
energy and intelligence are concerned,
I believe our own people have as much
as any other people in the world, es
pecially people who would have to
leave their own country to better their
condition.. I am unable to see how
Immigrants from elsewhere would be
expected to come here and do better
than our own people are doing, unless
they get very material assistance, and
right here, in my opinion, is the secret
of the whole situation. Give our own
people such opportunities and induce
ments as have to be given to immi-
grants, and they will accomplish more
than immigrants could reasonably be
expected to accomplish"
This sounds quite sensible. While
there are on the farms in all sections
men who are getting along nicely,
there are others who are too badly
handicapped to accomplish a great
deal. AS a rule those farmers who
are making their way successfully on
the farms are men who would be sue
cessful in any vocation in life, and the
others are those who stand in need OF
assistance, who ought to be helped
along-shown how, etc. To point out
the best way of helping these who
need help is, of course, quite difficult.
But still there is much in the sugges-
ton quoted. The inducements that
have to he offered to immigrants call
for liberality on the part of the Sec
ton or neighborhood making the offer,
and there is good reason to believe
that the same liberalty toward our
own people would bring much better
results. It is true that our present in
dustrial and agriculture system is the
result of great deal of earnest work
on the part of those who make the
welfare of their fellowmen the princi-
pal work of their lives but still there
is much room for improvement. Hon.
est, broad, patriotic labor on our pres
ent system will accomplish much. The
subject is really entitled to a great
deal more consideration than it has
ever gotten.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

- The constitution permits the issue
of township bonds for road build
ing; but an act of the legislature is
necessary to make operative this pro
vision of the constitution. 1t is really
the duty of the legislators to provide
acts to make operative every provis'
ion of the constitution, and why moth
ing has been done in this matter can
hardly be explained. Of course, the
general assembly has no power to sad
die road debt upon township, and
it is proper that it is so; but at the
same time, under the circumstances
the general assembly is recreant to its
duty so long as it refuses the people
of township the right to issue road
bonds, if they so desire. Something
ought to be done about this matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
CIRCUIT COURT,

The circuit court convened in York
vile on last Monday, his honor Judge
James Aldrich, presiding, Solicitor ].
X. Henry representing the state, and
Stenographer McCaw taking the testi-
mony. Clerk Wylie, Sheriff Logan,
conslables and other officers were in
their places as usual.
Grand jurors answered TO their
names US follows: E. B. Bigger, j. II.
McFadden, J. A. Shurley, w. T. Huey,
F. P. Love, E. J. Wylie, S. W. Nelson,
Iredell Jones, ]. E. Parker, J. M.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

OUR BILL AGAINST TURKEY.-It is
learned on undoubted authority that
negotiations for the payment Of indem-
nifty demanded for the destruction of
American missionary property in Tur-
key during the Armenian massacre in
1895 have reached their logical conclu.
sion. Minister Straus secured the
promise of the sultan that indemnity,
amounting to about 100000, should be
paid, and that promise having been
twice renewed, the last time previous to
Minister Straus' departure from Con-
stantinople, it was understood by the
minister as we'll as by the state depart
ment, that payment would be forthcom-
ing. Sixteen months have passed since
the promise was made and it has not
yet been fulfilled, and the question
presents itself, what action will this
government take to enforce its obser-
vance. Meanwhile, the presiden: has
refused to accept the resignation of
Minister Straus, and has indefinitely
extended his leave of absence.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
RIJRAL CONDITIONS.

People who have devoted more or
less attention to the rural conditions
existing throughout this part of the
country, have pretty generally arrived
at the conclusion that while here and
there are to be seen signs of prosperi-
ty, as general thing the tendency is
backward rather than forward, and
nine cases out of ten the most practi-
cable remedy that suggests itself is
immigration.
That the existing conditions are as
suggested, we feel pretty fully con-
vinced. At any rate such is the con-
clusion that has resulted from our own
observation, and also, like others, we
have frequently given serious consid-
Grafton to the immigration suggestion
as the most practicable remedy. But
now we are growing somewhat doubt
full on the subject. An observation
that was made to US some time ago by
very thoughtful citizen of this coun-
ty had much to do with the raising OF
these doubts. The observation refer
red to was about to this purport:
"No, am not an advocate of immi-
grafton. The new blood theory
sounds very we'll maybe but am not
disposed to take much stock in it. 1t
is true that the rural conditions exist
ing in this country are peculiar. There
is no doubt of the fact that much
money, energy and intelligence can
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
THE SPRING TRADE.

Up to this time, and especially dur
ing last week, the spring trade OF
Yorkville in the dry goods line has
been unusually good. During several
days last week, the dry goods stores
were crowded nearly all day, and at
times it was impossible for customers
to get waited upon promptly.
In view of the fact that there was a
general belief that on account of the
alleged scarcity of money, etc., trade
would be rather lighter than usual,
this condition of affairs is especially
gratifying. The most plausible expla-
nation is to be found in the improved
quality of goods that are being offered
this season and the wider range OF
choice that is being furnished to shop
pers.
That money is scarcer this season
than last is probably correct. There
are fewer people with amounts sufti-
cient to meet their requirements but
the larger and more desirable stocks OF
goods now being carried extend their
influence in drawing trade from a
wider range of territory, thus making
up in numbers the shortage that was
otherwise feared. Among the shop
pers here last week were many who
came a distance of Is or 20 miles, and
who have heretofore, for some time
past, been doing their shopping in 9TH
er towns.
In conversation with the reporter on
Saturday, one Of the local dry goods
men told the reporter that the trade of
his establishment was fully 335 per
cent. greater for the season, up to that
time, than during the same period OF
last year, and most of this increase he
attributed to new customers. He had
every reason to believe that the same
proportion would continue throughout
the season.
The millinery business is also -four
ishing in a most satisfactory manner.
That is self.evident fact to be judged
from the numerous hat boxes, to be
seen moving about the streets of York
Vile and going out of town in buggies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

- Willis J. Abbott, head of the Dem
ocratic literary bureau in Chicago, has
issued bulletin in which he welcomes
Admiral Dewey into the Democratic
party. The bulletin expresses gratifi'
cation that the admiral is with the
party on most of its planks, and ex'
presses satisfaction over the fact that
should the admiral fail to get the NOM
ination he is seeking, he may be de-
pended upon to give his hearty CO.
operation in the election of the nomi.
nee. According to Mr.. Abbott's view,
then, Admiral Dewey will be a presi-
dental candidate only up to the
Fourth day of July.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

scale. The decorations of the Church
of the Good Shepherd were, if possible,
more extensive even than usual. The
chancel and sanctuary came in for the
most attention. Here there was a
noble garland, artistically festooned,
and surmounted with Maltese cross,
in golden yellow flowers. At the foot
of large green and white cross there
was nest of Easter eggs. The altar,
inside the sanctuary rails, was set of
by magnificent wreath of violets, and
cross of green and pansies.. The
tablets were draped in ivy and crowned
with Greek and Latin crosses, which,
on either side, were banked palms and
potted plants. At the entrance to the
church, piece of art in its way, was a
symbolical fount.
The services and singing were beau
tifully rendered. The rector's theme
was "The Living Hope of Easter Day."
He told how the message of Easter
has turned worlds sorrow into joy
and has given beauty for ashes, the oil
of gladness for mourning, the garment
of praise for the spirit of heaviness ;
by taking hold of the element of hope
in mau's moral being, Transforming it
into living hope by the resurrection
of Jesus Christ from the dead.
The special offering for the building
fund in the morning realized $253.5O.
In the afternoon the. children Of the
Sunday school made an offering OF
sos. .0S for the same purpose.
There was no night service in any
of the churches except Trinity, and
there was a large congregation out to
hear Rev. J. M. Steadman's sermon 6Fi
the subject, "Will the ties that bind
us on earth, bind us in heaven ?"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
. Congressman Finley has delivere

- Congressman Finley has delivered
in the house, a carefully prepared
speech on the bill for the government
of Hawaii. The duty devolved upon
him by reason of his membership of the
committee on territories. The speech
was delivered on the 4th instant, and
appeared in the Congressional Record
of last Friday. is rather too lengthy
for publication in full in THE EN-.
oUIRER; but it shows evidence of a
great deal of hard work and is calcu'
lated to give the reader correct and
comprehensive understanding of the
conditions prevailing in our recently
acquired possessions of the Central Pa
ciic. Mr.. Finley is evidently very
busy man. Two speeches is rather an
unusual record nowadays for new
congressman during the first session OF
of his first term.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
Death of CAPTAIN Sharpe.

Columbia Record, Saturday: Cap
tain M. r. Sharpe, formerly of the
Twelfth regiment, who died Thursday,
was buried yesterday afternoon. The
services were conducted at the Barham-
Vile church by Rev. Mr.. Truesdell.
Captain Sharpe was distinguished
Confederate soldier, and one of his
comrades said that if he mad been o
French soldier he would have won the
decoration of the Legion of Honor or
if he had been a British soldier he
would have been entitled to the Vic
toria Cross But being Confederate
soldier he died in poverty; and too
proud to let his needs be known, else
his comrades in arms would have glad.
ly helped him. Captain Sharpe was
about Is years old and was at one time
a man of means. The deceased vet
eran's family is in destitute circum-
stances, and Mr.. c. M. Douglass, of
Columbia, a Confederate veteran him
self, is making an appeal for their
relief.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
BETHEL PRESBYTERY.

rev. Ale8dnutT OpIuuI, Siatoo Sieih'
has kindly furnished US with the fol-
lowing report of the proceedings oi
Bethel presbytery in session at Ker'
shaw last week:
Bethel presbytery convened at Ker.
shaw, last Tuesday, 10Th, and was
called to order by Rev. w. T. Hall,
D. D., of the Theological seminary 10
Columbia, s. c., as the last moderator
present. DR.. Hall preached the open
ing sermon from James 2: IA. "What
doth it profit, my brethren, though a
man say he hath faith, and have not
works ? can faith save him ?"
Since the last meeting of presbytery,
the Rev. Chalmers Moore, of Heath
Springs, the moderator of presbytery,
died and the brethren were impressed
with peculiar sadness at his absence
from us ut this opening.
Rev. D. N. MCLAUGHLIN, of Chester,
was made moderator and Rev. w. A.
Hafner, assistant clerk.
There were 20 ministers and 81 el-
ders present as members of presbytery.
This is an unusually small number for
the spring meeting of the body.
Eleven ministers were absent-some
because ofsickness in themselves, 9TH
ers because of sickness in their families,
aud two because of serious sickness in
their congregations.
A cordial letter of fraternal greeting
was read from Rev. John G. Hall, our
missionary in Cuba, and mention made
ofour three other foreign missionaries
Rev. w. B. McIlwaine and Misses
Davidson and Ingold.
Calls were read for the pastoral
services of Rev. C. G. Brown from
Catholic and Hebron, and order taken
for his installation over these churches.
Rev. J. B. Swami and Rev. D. S.
McAllis,er, and Ruling Elders W. E.
Adams, of Bethel, and J. Nc. Moore, OF
Bethesda, were elected commissioners
to the general assembly which meets
in Atlanta, May 18th. Rev. DR.. Hall
and Rev. James Russell, with Ruling
Elders ]. P. Richards and T. j. Rob
bins, were made alternates.
Licentiate D. M. Douglas was given
a letter of dismission, at his request, to
Asheville presbytery, having accepted
work at Sapphire, N. G.
Presbytery received the report OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary union
and expressed their cordial commen-
dations of their earnest effort.
The last day of presbytery it was
resolved to elect an evangelist whose
special duties shall he to visit the mills
esta blished in the bounds of the pres
bytery and endeavor to reach same
with the Gospel, who are now without
the ministrations of the Word.
A delightful communion season was
observed by presbytery and the con-
gregation, and was highly enjoyed by
all present. There was more preach
ing had at this meeting than is usual,
and all seemed to enjoy it specially.
Mr.. F. A. brennan, of Richburg,
was, after the usual rigorous examina-
tions on theology, the sacraments,
church government, church history,
Latin, Greek, Hebrew, the sciences,
philosophy and logic, licensed to preach
the Gospel. Mr.. brennan did himself
credit in these examinations. He has
one more year in the Columbia Theo-
logical seminary. The next meeting
of the presbytery will be held in
Olivet church, McConnellsville, Octo-
her I'D. at II O'Clock a. m.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18

term on the chaingang for vagrancy.
The mayor told him that the city
would not allow any loafers in it,"
By all means some arrangement
should be made to keep down the sum-
mer dust, especially in the business
part of Yorkville. To run sprinkler
will cost little money but not frac-
tion of the amount that will be saved
to the business men who would derive
the principal benefit.
On and after May 1, until further
notice, the stores of Messrs. H. G.
Strauss and J. M. Heath & Co., will
be closed at $50 p. m. This is in or
der to give the clerks and other EN-.
ployes a breathing spell during the
summer. The arrangement does not
interfere with the country trade, which
seldom continues as late as 6 o'clock,
and the town, of course, can easily &C.
commodate itself to the hours named.
The early closing rule will not apply
to Saturday nights.
The Easter egg hunt, given under
the auspices of Mrs. A. s. Withers,
last Saturday afternoon, was quite
success. About rs small chaps were
in attendance, and until all the eggs
were found, there was lively time oi
it. Having set out some flowers few
days before, and fearing that the small
boys would take the fresh dirt as indi'
eating the presence of buried eggs
Mrs. Withers laid down the law about
as follows: understand now, boys
that there are no eggs buried in the
ground, and if any of you pull up my
flowers, you will have to eat them
tops, roots, dirt and ALL" The flowers
were not disturbed. Ell Alexander
won first prize by finding nine eggs
Rev. ]. G. Johnes was one of the live
liest of the small boys, and as a sou
venir of the occasion he received ar
egg containing prettily painted cross
capped by crown, with the legeno
"Easter" above and 1890" below.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-04-18
MERE-MENTION.

Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, of New York,
made sensational attack last Sunday
on the Presbyterian confession of faith.
.....''"A freight train on the Southern
railway was wrecked near Chattanooga
last Saturday as the result of striking
a mule. The engineer and firemen
were killed. d......."General Gomez stop
ped at Santiago last Sunday on his
way to San Domingo. The white and
black parties had contest for first
recognition. General Gomez landed
in a tug belonging to the black party
and the white party became indignant.
The friction between the whites and
and blacks is increasing. ''''''''The SEN
ate passed S3 private pension bills last
Saturday. ..........John Addison Porter,
private secretary to the president, has
resigned on account of i'll health. AS
sistant Secretary Cortelyou has been
promoted to the vacancy. .'''''''''The
president, on Monday, nominated Mr..
Charles H. Allen, of Massachusetts,, to
be governor of Puerto Rico. ''''''''.The
strike of the telegraphers against the
Southern railroad continues. Both
sides claim the best of the situation,
and how the matter actually stands
cannot be determined at this time /;
but there is no doubt of the fact that
the railroad company is being put to
lots of trouble and expense. ''''"Hoke
Smith has sold his interest in the At
lanta Journal to New York people for
$159,0OO. The New York people
brought The Journals entire stock for
S276,000.
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The Lake City PostOffice.

Says Washington dispatch of Mon
day: The postoffice at Lake City, S.
c., has been re-established and Mrs.
Della D. Carter, (white,) appointed
postmaster. This was done upon petit
tions filed by practically all of the
white and colored citizens requesting
re.esta ablishment of the office and this
lady's appointment. The colored peo.
pie submitted a separate petition re.
questing her appointment. There has
been no postofice at L. e City since
the colored postmaster there was killed
by mob two years ago.