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

Dr.. Robt. s. Withers and family, Of
Blacksburg, are at his fathers, Mr.. R.
J. Withers, in Yorkville.
Mrs. Sarah Eccles, of Yorkville, who
has been quite sick for the past two
weeks, is thought to be improving.
G Miss Mildred Hobbs, who for some.
time past has been engaged as nurse
in the state hospital at Columbia, is
at home.
Mr.. J. B. Pegram, of the firm of Rid.
die & Pegarm, is confined to bis
room with la grippe, and during bis
absence, Mr.. w. NJ Propst has charge
of the books.
Mrs. #. M. Dobson left last Tuesday
for the northern markets, and while
there will attend the large spriog op-
eniDgs and buy her spring stock of mil
linery.
Mr.. R. NJ. Bratton, of Bethesda
township, has been drawn to serve as
a grand juror at the next term of the
United States court, which convenes in
Charleston on the first Wednesday in
April.
Miss Matte Dorsett returned to her
home near Fodder last Saturday, after
an absence of several months in Geor-
gia, where she has been conducting a
fourishing school. Miss Dorsett ex-
poets to resume her duties in July.
Mr.. M. F. Jones, Of the Ganson Dry
Goods company, left last Thursday
afternoon for New York for the pur-
pose of considering proposition from
a large wholesale dry goods house. We
regret to learn of this, as we hoped TO
see Mr.. Jones in charge of the Ganson
Dry Goods company's affairs again at
an early day.
Mr.. B. w. Cauthen, for several
years past agent for the Carolina and
North. Western railroad at this place,
has been notified of the Intention of
the management to send him to take
charge of the agency at Maiden, n. c.
Mr.. Cauthen is highly thought of by a
majority of the YorkvilIe patrons OF
the Carolina and North Western road,
and a number of them have signed a
petition to General Manager Nichols
asking for his retention at this place.
AS to what effect the petition may
have has not yet developed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The second visit of the Herald
Square Opera company to Yorkville
was not so auspicious as the first. The
performance took place on the evening
of the first day of Lent, and then there
was drenching rain which also help
ed to cut down the attendance. The
presentation of Said Pasha, however
was good. The music was most er'
joyable, and the audience generally
was amused at the comic features sc
predominant in the piece from begin.
ming to end. Il
Arc lights have been installed at the
Jail and the Narrow Gauge depot. The
installation of the public system is still
held back by the fact that on account
of the illness of the intendant, the
town council has not yet signed the
necessary contract. The terms, how.
ever, are agreed upon, and no friction
is anticipated. When THE ENQUIRER
went to press it was understood that
the contract would probably be signed
at a meeting to have been held late
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. McClain has
everything in readiness so that he can
suspend every lamp contracted for
within few hours, and it is not i'm
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03

ernments as in individuals. Although
Great Britain has not announced it to
be her purpose, it is not difficult to see
that so soon as she completes The con
quest of the South African republics,
she will arrange to appropriate their
sovereignty. And here will arise, if it
arises at all, the quarrel upon which
snch combination of nations as may
see fit to interfere will base their ac-
ton. If it were not for Great Britaiu's
powerful navy, it would be pretty safe
to assume that Russia and France
would certainly have say; but not
wilhslanding all that has been said 10
the contrary, there is reason to believe
that Germany and the United States,
(the latter country as represented oy
the administration have a secret un'
derstaudiug with Great Britain, and
she is going to settle with the South
African republics just as she sees lit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
BRITISH AND BOERS.

Although it would he difficult to say
to what extent the interest goes, there
is probably more interest in Yorkville
just now in the struggle of the Beers
against the British than in any other
general topic.
There are quite number of people
who read the war dispatches the first
thing, and although there are few
who sympathize with the British, the
preponderuuce of sympathy is undoubt-
edly on the side of the Beers. 1t is
based on the under dog principle, as
rule, and upon admiration for the
heroic manner in which a handful of
farmers have been holding their own
against the mighty British empire.
When the war broke out, there was
a general feeling of indignation against
the British on account of what appear
ed upon its face to be the manifest
injustice of their cause. 1t cannot be
correctly stated that there has been
any considerable change of opinion in
the light of fuller information; but it
is fact that the cause of the war
the merits of the quarrel-is no longer
receiving the same attention as at
first. As is usual under such circum-
stances, people are now interesting
themselves only in developments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
THE SURRENDER OF CRONJE.
The Grim Old Boer Had to Give Up His
1000 to 10000 Men.


1000 to 10000 Men.
The British camp was awakened by
the continued rattle of rife fire at day
break on last Tuesday, and the news
arrived that the Canadians, while
building a trench quite close to the
enemy, were fusiladed at range of SO
yards. The Canadians gallantly work
ed forward and occupied the edge of
the trenches along the river, entirely
en- pfiladiug The Beers. This movement
was followed by cessation of the fire,
except an occasional solitary report.
Suddenly regiment stationed on
the crest of hill perceived white
flag and burst into cheers, thus first
announcing the surrender of General
Cronje. Shortly afterward a note
reached Lord Roberts bringing lidings
of the Beers unconditional surrender.
General Prettyman was sent to accept
the surrender.
About 7 o'clock a small group of
men appeared in the distance, crossing
the plain toward headquarters. The
latter, being apprised of General
Cronje's approach, Lord Roberts went
10 the front in the modest Cart in
which he sleeps, and ordered a.guard
of the Seaforlhs to line up. The
group of horsemen then appeared.
On General Pettyman's right rode an
elderly man, clad in rough, short
overcoat, white. .brimmed hat, ordinary
tweed trousers and brown shoes. 1t
was the redoubtable Cronje. HIS face
was burned almost black, and his
curly beard was tinged with gray.
When the Boer general arrived the
British general advanced gravely and
kindly saluted the Boer commander.
He then molioned General Cronje to a
seat in chair which had been brought
for his accommodation, and the two
officers conversed through an interpre-
ter. General Cropje afterward break
tasted with the British officers.
After announcing his intention to
surrender Internationally, General
Cronje requested safe passage Tor the
women aud children with his army TO
their homes. He also requested that
bis wife, private secretary and servants
be allowed to accompany him wherever
he should he sent. These requests
were granted and General Prettyman
was assigned to accompany Cronje to
to the Cape. 1t was understood also
that the captured army would also be
sent to Cape Town.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
EXCITEMENT IN COTTON.

The long anticipated boom in cotton
is beginning to develop on the New
York market at a lively rate. Wheth-
er New York and Liverpool have been
slow to believe that cotton ought TO he
higher or not, they have certainly been
slow to let the price advance any more
rapidly than they could help. But
now, after most of the cotton is out of
the hands of the producers, the situa-
tion is daily growing more interesting,
especially for the bulls and the bears.
Following is the Associated Press story
of Wednesdays doing on the New
York Cotton Exchange:
"The widest excitement witnessed
on the Cotton Exchange in recent
years prevailed. today, transactions
reaching the enormous total of about
one million bales. The shorts were
nothing less than furious to cover. AT
times so intense was the excitement,
brokers would be offering to buy COT
ton at 2 or points above the price at
which others were offering to sell it.
While the demand was general and
largely from European sources, the
feature of the local market was the
Unsuitable demand from Wall street
concern, reputed to be heavily short of
March contracts and also reputed to
have been heavy seller yesterday in
keeping with large number of bear.
ish dispatches which they sent forth
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03

The importance of the surrender un-
der such circumstances only illustrates
the fighting valor of this handful OF
Boer patriots numbering only 5000.
against $4,000 of English picked sol
diers. The effect of Cronie's surren-
der will be to strengthen rather than
weaken the Boer patriots cause in
this war. We cannot help but admire
those Beers, no matter where our sys
pathies may he. In my position it
would not be diplomacy for me TO say
too much but whoever is in the right,
we must admire the 5000 patriots who
stood off for 10 days $4,000 of the
British army"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
STRICTLY TWO DOLLARS.

The time in which annual subscrip.
tions to THE ENQUIRER will be accep-
ted at S1.75 under our present club
offers, expires on March 13, next.
On and after the date mentioned, we
will, in the case of every new sub.
scriber, or renewal of an old subscrip.
ton, require the full subscription price
of 5000 per annum.
AS a matter of fact, taking into con-
sideration the service furnished, and
ignoring the increased cost of white
paper, the subscription price of THE
ENQUIRER, is lower, perhaps, than
any other county paper in the state.
The increased price in white paper has
compelled a number of papers that
have heretofore been doing all their
own editing and printing, to fall back
on the much cheaper service that is
being offered by the ready print con-
Germs. While the publishers of The
ENQUIRER have no idea of yielding to
any such make-shift as this, they fully
realize the legitimate demands follow
ing the increased price of all kinds of
materials, and the necessity of requir-
ing a subscription price that is in some
degree commensurate with the service
furnished.
Our friends will please take notice
of the situation as outlined, and not
ask US to furnish the paper for less
than $500 year after March IS.
Those who desire to subscribe now at
the regular club price of $l.75, may do
80 in welcome.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03

- There is still more or less talk OF
European intervention and mediation
in the Transvaal war but as yet moth
ing definite has developed. AS to
whether there will be any interven-
ton, there is only information upon
which to venture a random guess.
The chances seem to be against inter.
vention. The principal question OF
interest, so far as the world in general
is concerned, is the disposition of the
sovereignty of the South African re-
publics. Heretofore it has not been
exactly clear whether this sovereignty
has been vested in these republics or
in the British government. The South
African republics claim their own SOW
ereignty, of course, and the balance OF
the world outside of great Britain is
inclined to recognize that claim. AS
matters now stand, Great Britain re-
cognizes Boer sovereignty. That is,
she assumes that she is fighting free
people and is not claiming that she is
trying to put down rebellion. There
is natural international feeling against
the principle of acquiring sovereignty
by conquest. This principle is based
upon the common instinct of self pres
ervation, as strong in sovereign gov
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03

- The time has been when conti-
guilty of territory counted for great
deal in its desirability. The time has
been when distance was an argument
against acquisition. Some people are
still using this argument; but they are
evidently arguing without due consld-
Grafton of the eternal fitness of things.
At the time of the Louisiana purchase,
New Orleans was several weeks from
Washington, and when California was
acquired San Francisco was no closer.
The distance from Washington to
the furthermost limit Of Alaska is only
q few hundred miles less than the dis
tance from San Francisco to Manila,
and one can now 60 from Washington
to Manila in about one.fourth of the
time required to 90 from Washington
to San Francisco in the fifties. We
have never heard of anybody making
even suggestion that would indicate
willing ness to give up Alaska, yet as
a matter of fact Alaska is not as con-
tiguous to the United States as are the
Philippine islands. 1t is separated by
the territory of another nation, while
the only road there is to the Philip
pines is free and open.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
LOCAL AFFAIRS
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. p. Harrison, Observation-Disclosures a
report of the condition of the Loan and
Savings Bank, Yorkviile, $. c., at the
close of business February %, 1900.
Mrs. n. NJ. Dobson-Is now in the north
ern markets attending the spring OPEN
ings of ladies', misses and children's
millinery, and will return about March
10, and bring a part of the beauties in
millinery with her. She is agent for
the Charlotte steam laundry.
w. c. Elder, Agent, Gnthriesville, g. c.
tablets of "Our Native Herbs' for 81.
#. B. McClain-Wants to buy, for cash,
1000 cords of first class pine wood, and
says to see him Immediately.
X err -Kimball Live Stock Co.-Say that
on next Monday they will have load
of mules and horses at their stable in
Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
SWEARING ON THE HIGHWAY.

The following act, amended at the
session of the general assembly recent
ly adjourned, is of especial as we'll as
general interest:
That any person who shall, without
just cause, or while under the infu-
ence, or feigning to be under the in
Auence, of Intoxicating liquors, engage
in any boisterous conduct, or who shall,
without just cause or excuse, discharge
any gun, pistol or other frearm while
upon, or within fifty yards of any
public road or highway, except upon
his own premises, shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall pay fine of not more
than one hundred dollars or be i'm
prisoned not more than thirty days.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
Novel Railroad Case.

Augusta Herald. At the Lexington
court this week an interesting suit, the
first of its kind, is to be heard. In
1897 the Carolina legislature passed an
act providing penalty of 800 per day
on railroads buying up and operating
competing lines, half of the amount to
go to the complainant and the other
half to 30 to the state. Messrs. Isaac
Edwards and J. VIM. Mitchell, of
Batesburg, have, under this act, en-
tered suit against the Southern rail-
way for buying up and operating that
portion of the old Carolina Midland
between Batesburg and Perry, which
is alleged to come within the scope of
the act. The Southern thus finds it.
self sued for operating a line which,
owing to the opposition of the people,
the legislature recently declined to al.
low them to tear up. 1t is case of
many unique features.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03

grand larceny. Notwithstanding the
temporary nature of the bill, there is
reason TO believe that in passing it, the
Republicans have done good days
work for the Democrats. In fact, the
passage of this bill may be very justly
regarded as the most serious mistake
the Republicans have made during the
present session of congress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-03
PORTO RICAN TARIFF BILL.

| Inc fOTIO hCdu ldiln uiii Poooeu
the house last Wednesday by vote OF
172 to 161, after being amended in
such way as to effect its practical
operation without affecting the princi-
Piles involved.
The main issue was whether Porto
Rico, being part Of the United States,
was not entitled to the same treatment
with regard TO taxation as any other
state or territory of the Union. The
Porto Rican bill, as originally intro
duced by Mr.. Payn, chairman of the
ways and means committee, provided
for free trade between Porto Rico and
the United States; but afterwards
Mr.. Payn changed his mind and in
troduced a bill providing that that %
per cent. of the regular tariff should
be levied on United States goods i'm
ported into Porto Rico, and on Porto
Rican goods imported :nto the United
States. As a reason for the change,
be claimed that he had more informa-
ton than when the first bill was in
troduced, and that the tariff was ab'
solutely necessary to raise revenue for
the internal needs of Porto Rico.
While the Democrats urged no OBJ
lection against the first bill, they, as
matter of course, aligned themselves
solidly against the second. They
made no effort to controvert the claim
that Porto Rico stands in need of rev.
enue but they urged the manifest n-
Justice and unconstitutionality of i'm
posing tax on the trade of one part
of the United States with another.
The position of the Democrats on
this issue was so strong that numerous
Republicans declined to follow the
lead of Mr.. Payne. There was a
strong suspicion that the sugar trust
was at the back of the Republican
proposition but the thing on its face
WAS rather too much for the represen-
tative who represents an honest, intel
ligeut constituency, and this caused
rebellion ia the party ranks. After
several conferences, in which it was
finally agreed to reduce the tariff to
Is per cent. and restrict the operation
of the law to only two years of time,
enough of the ohjecting Republicans
were won over to secure the passage
of The bill. These complications, how
ever, caused delay, and Mr.. Payne
was forced to request the postpone
men of the final vote to "a hours after
the time originally set.
The Democrats managed to secure a
vote on the hill originally introduced
by the Republicans as substitute.
This substitute was defeated by vote
of It's to 159.
On the final passage of the bill,
Heatwole, of Minnesota; Littlefeld,
of Maine; Lorimer, of Illinois; Nc
CaH, of Massachusetts and Crum-
packer, of Indiana, Republicans,
voted with the Democrats. Dovey
and Meyer, of Louisiana; Sibley, of
Pennsylvania, and Deveries of CAL
ifornia, Democrats, voted with the
Republicans. Sibley has always
cen a protectionbist, and it is easy
to assume that the others voted
as they did because of the competition
of Porto Rican products with the pro-
ducts of their states.
Mr.. Berry, of Kentucky, defined the
difference between the first bill propos-
ed by the Republicans and the last bill
as the difference between petty and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
THE EAST.

In a railway wreck near Snowshoe,
Pa, three men were killed and one
fatally injured.
At Pittsburgh, Pa, a building being
remodeled collapsed, killing three peo-
pie.
In New York Carl Z. Walstrom. s.
years old, and his wife, Nellie, 81 years
old, were as~phyxiated by gas.
At the leading clearing houses in the
United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 18th aggregated
S 1854 ? COS. against S 1,941, ABS, PCS the
previous week. The decrease compared
with the corresponding week of 1899
was 11.G.
In the United States there were 1913
ended on the 18th, against 1872 the week
previous and 1873 in the corresponding
period of 1890.
Republicans have renominated J.
Henry Ketcham for congress in the
Eighteenth New York district. George
w. Ray in the Twenty-siXth, Serene f.
Payne in the Twenty-eighth, Charles
w. Gillet in the Twenty-ninth and
James w. Wadsworth in the Thirtieth
district.
J.. c. Farrar. teller of the Waterbury
(Vt.) national bank, is missing, and it
is said there is a shortage of S25, coo in
the banks funds.
Flames in lumber yards in Brooklyn,
n. Y, caused a loss of 100000 and ].
C.. Donaldson and a boy were killed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
Enou wASuINCTON.

Exports of breadstuffs during March
amounted to over S72.C00, 900.
Since the currency bill passed con
gress sos applications to organize ma
tional banks have been received by
the comptroller of the currency.
The president has signed the Porto
Rican tariff and civil government bill
and has appointed Charles II. Allen.
assistant secretary of the navy, gov
ernor of Porto Rico.
The nearest surviving relative of
George Washington. Ebenezer Burgess
Ball, died in Washington, aged 81
years.
The secretary of war has asked con-
gress to establish six additional briga-
der generalships as rewards for Off
GERS.
The secretary of the treasury has
decided that the customs feature of
the Porto Rico tariff and government
bill goes into operation May l next.
John Addison Porter, secretary to
the president, owing to i'll health, re-
signed, and George b. Cortelyou, of
New York, will be his successor.
The Spanish minister to the United
States, Duke d'Arcos, refused to attend
the Dewey celebration in Chicago.
The March exports were larger than
those of any corresponding month in
the history of the United States,
amounting to $134, 313,34s.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
FATAL DISASTER.
Three Persons Killed by the Collnps-
Ing of "A Building at Pitts
burGh, Pa.

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 13.-Without
warning and with a rush and a roar
the four-story brick building at the
corner of Second avenue and Wood
street collapsed Thursday, burying in
it's ruins a number of people, three of
whom were taken out dead, six were
badly hurt and several others slightly
injured.
The dead are:
Mrs. Martha Jones, aged Ga, of 81
Second avenue; Eugene Bernhard,
aged 30, of 170s Manhattan street,
Allegheny, salesman for Armstrong d
McKelvy company; Oscar Bigler, car
penter, home supposed TO be near Har-
risburg.
The building was occupied by the
Armstrong-McKelvy Lead and Oil com
pany. 1t was being remodeled by Con-
tractors McGovern & Lytle, who were
converting the lower floors of the cor
ner store and that next door into II
large room, which was TO have been oc-
cupied by the lead company. About As
feet of the middle partition had been
removed and steel girders supported
by heavy iron posts were in place, and
the finishing touches were being put
on the remodeling work.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-19
AIMED AT TRUSTS.
House Committee Drafts Two ImpOr-
tnnt OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Re-
model sherman Act.

Washington, April 1.-TWO drastic
measures for the regulation of trusts
were decided upon by the special sub
committee of the house judiciary com
mittee Monday. The first gives con
gress full power to deal with them.
The second r~evises and ~galvanizes the
Sherman antitrust law. In order to
give congress the complete power that
is desired a constitutional amend
ment is necessary, and this is urgent
" recommended. As a cooperative
measure the penalty clauses in the
Sherman law are strengthened and
new sections are added to give it fur
Their force, even to the extent of con
~fiscation of goods in certain cases.
The sections which it is proposed to
add to the Sherman law are five in
number. Their gist is:
II. Requiring the branding or marking
of trust-made goods shipped out of a
state. so as to be easily identified as the
product of a trust.
80. Prohibiting the interstate traffic of
trust-made goods not so branded, and
making them subject to seizure and con-
demnation.
20. Requiring corporations having a cap
ital of over 81 900. 900. or doing an annual
business of 81, 900. 900, to file a report Of their
affairs with the secretary of state.
~. Providing the process of injunction
against combinations sending trust-madc
goods from state to state or to foreign
countries.
SO. Prohibiting the use of the mails to
concerns and their officials proved to be
trusts"