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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
THE CENTENNIAL ASSOCIATION

Within the next few days, the
Kings Mountain Centennial Associa-
ton, which has lain dormant since
1881, will again become endowed with
life.
Miss Leslie D. Witherspoon and
Theodore Hughes McNeel, represent
ing the D. A. R., have filed with the
secretary of state, the necessary de-
claration, and the proposed corporation
will soon be in a position to own real
estate, sue and be sued, etc.
The object of this step, as has al
ready been explained, is the proper
protection of the Kings Mountain
battle ground property, which has, for
the past 20 years, been virtually with
out an owner. 1t is intended that the
new corporation shall be under the
control and direction of the Kings
Mountain chapter of the D. A. R., and
that the latter organization will be-
come the actual custodian of the bat
tleground property.
In looking into the affairs of the
old Kings Mountain Centennial asso-
citation, it was found that though prac-
tically defunct, the organization was
not exactly insolvent. Mr.. ]. F. Wal
lace, the former treasurer, has on hand
balance of $13 which will be turned
over to the new corporation when its
organization shall have been COM
pleted.
Members of the D. A. R. are giving
favorable consideration to the idea
of removing the remains of Colonel
Williams to Kings Mountain battle.
ground with appropriate ceremonies
on October 7, next but the chapter
has not deemed it advisable to take
any steps in the matter until after the
incorporation of the Centennial associ-
alton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
FOR A NATIONAL PARK.

The following from the Kings
Mountain Oracle, of last Saturday,
will be read with general as we'll as
local interest:
The Kings mountain battle-ground
is still agitating our neighbors across
the line in South Carolina. There is
an article in The YoRKvILLE ENQUIR'
ER of July 18th signed X in reference
to it, and the editor of the paper com.
ments on it. While we do not decry
what has been done or what it is pro.
posed to have done by the aid of vol.
untary subscriptions, the matter is of
such Importance as we think to ask
the aid of the general government and
petition congress for an appropriation
and have the Kings Mountain battle.
ground made into a national park and
supported by an annual appropriation
by congress. As is well known, con.
gress has appropriated large sums to
preserve the sites of many battle fields
that do not compare with Kings
Mountain battle-ground in Importance,
and we believe that the citizens of York
county, S. c., aud the citizens of Cleve'
land county N. c., ought to petition
their representatives in congress for an
appropriation. =
A petitition from the D. A. r. OF
South Carolina, supplemented by pc.
tition from the influential citizens
placed in the hands of the South Car.
olina delegation in congress, would
probably bring the desired results.
Some time ago We had the promise Of
the assistance of the representation
from this district !; but finding that
the battle-ground was in South Caro-.
lima, made no move in the matter; but
10 help the matter along we would at
tempt the circulation of petition in
Cleveland county for this purpose.
We are interested in this matter, not
alone to preserve such an historic spot /;
but for the benefit that would accrue
to the counties adjoining. The fact
that it was made into q national park
would bring many inquiries concern.
ing and many tourists and travellers to
visit it, and would necessitate better
facilities for getting to it. Again, be-
ing placed in congress and the recipi'
ent of an annual appropriation, it
would not fall into decay, and there
would not be such inquiries as what has
become of the Kings Mountain Battle
Ground association. Will South Caro-
lima set the ball rolling or will North
Carolina have to take the lead :?
Here's to the success of the Kings
Mountain Battle Ground National
park. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

II. G. Strauss-Says he has shoes for all,
and calls attention to the Hamilton
Brown Shoe Co.'s colt skin shoe for
men. He says that he is going to close
out his stock of 81 and $3.50 childrens'
and misses shoes, in the next few days,
at Is cents pair. He tells of bargains
that he has for you and calls attention
to the fact that he sells the genuine
Warner Bros rust proof corsets.
Glenn & Allison-Say that during the
the next five months they will show the
finest display of buggies, surreys and
harness ever exhibited in this town, and
they claim that if you will call and see
them, they will convert you into pur-
chase. Also have for sale large pair
ofmules and a few secondhand buggies.
w. M. Kennedy, Agent-Has new crop
turnip seed in bulk, and will sell any
quantity wanted. He mentions the
many varieties he has. Also calls your
attention to school crayons, slate pencils,
etc., which he has for sale.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25

EDITOR WALLACE, of the Greenville
News, had an editorial yesterday on the
election of judges by the people that we
endorse. We would regard change in
the law so as to permit the circuit judges
to be elected by popular vote as decided
improvement. The people as a whole
have as much sense and as good Judgment
as the average legislature, and we believe
they would come as near selecting the
best man as the legislature has done. The
legislature has gone out of its way at times
to pick up lawyers of one circuit and
make them judges Of another circuit,
without cause or excuse and in disregard
of the wishes of the people. This is
wrong, and if the election of judges could
be placed in the hands of the people it
will be impossible to place an Abbeville
man in the judgeship of the First circuit
or Winnsboro man in the Third circuit,
as the legislature did in the not distant
past.--Sumter Item.
While we agree with the idea of
electing judges by the people, or by
secret legislative ballot, we can't see
that there is much practical benefit in
confiuing selections to the residents
OF the respective Judicial districts.
Que Of the judges referred 10 above IS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25

THE state board of education makes
it's selection of text books for use in
public schools next fall. 1t would be
very good idea, we think, if the
state board would advise with the
county superiptendents of education
in regard to this matter. 1t would be
still better if each county superintend-
ent were allowed a full vote. Just
now the public schools are using histo-
ries that call Confederates rebels. We
do not believe majority Of the coun.
ty superintendents would allow the
use of such books. Again, there have
been some breaths of scandal about
the selection of school books in the
past. With all the county superinten-
dents participating, there would be
less ground for anything of the kind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
TILLMAN AND THE PREACHERS.
Greenville Conference Has Something t.
Say of the Bennettsville Charge.

Greenville Conference Has Something to
Say of the Bennettsville Charge.
The Methodist quarterly conference,
in session at Greenville last week, took
cognizance of Senator Tillman's Ben
nettsville assertion to the effect that
"there is an unholy alliance in this
state of preachers and barkeepers, led
by Colonel Hoyt," and referred the
matter to a committee. The following
was submitted on Saturday, with a
general request that it be published in
the newspapers of the state:
The committee on temperance beg
leave to report that we have carefully
considered the cause referred to us,
and submit the following considera-
tions and consequent resolutions:
l. That every man is as certainly
accountable to his God for his acts as
citizen of the state as he is for his acts
as a member of the church, is truth
too often forgotten. The notion that
a mans ballot is not as distinctly a
religious act as his prayers, is de-
lusion of the devil. A religion that is
not regulative in every relation posi-.
BILE to the soul has no recognition in
the Word of God.
2. That the magnitude of the strong
drink habit sets it in solitary distinc.
ton in the category Of evils. Careful
statisticians estimate that there are in
the United States alone six hundred
thousand drunkards and two million
tipplers. The direct cost of alcoholic
to the consumers of the ma
ton approximates a billion dollars O
year. The indirect cost is fully bill
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
State Alliance Exchange

Columbia correspondence News and
Courier: An allianceman, who is
prominent in the affairs of the order OF
this state, as we'll as in the county, ex.
presses the opinion. that the $4,000
alliance money would not be divided
out among the sub.members; but that
it would be. used for the purpose OF
enlarging the operations of the ex-
change. Going on thesupposition that
the convention, on the 25th instant,
would decide to use the money for that
purpose, he said that the plan was to
establish one exchange in every con.
gressional district, at some central
point. Where these exchanges will be
placed has not yet been decided. AT
present there is only one exchange and
that is in Columbia, under the man.
agement of Colonel D. 2. Duncan.
The business of the exchange is prac-
tically banking business, and no con-
siderable stock is ever kept on hand.
In the days when the alliance was much
stronger than it is, the exchange did a
big business. 1t is said yet to be quite
considerable; but not as large as for
merly. Exchange managers are ex-
pected to make the best bargains for
big lots of goods and they receive no
salaries further than the commission
for selling the stuff. The convention
meets here this week, and there is like
ly to be a good deal of feeling engen-
dered in the debates over the disposi.
tion of the $4,000.
Tillman and the Preachers.
Says a Greenville dispatch of July
20, to the Charleston News and Cour-
ier: Senator Tillman stirred up a
hornets nest when he made the asser-
ton at Cheraw that "There was an
unholy alliance of preachers and bar
keepers led by Colonel Hoyt."' The
district conference of the Methodist
church is in session here today, pre-
sided over by Bishop Duncan. Bishop
Duncan brought up the charge of Sen
ator Tillman in the conference and was
very severe in his remarks. The charge
of Senator Tillman was referred to the
conference committee on temperance,
and report will probably be made to-
morrow. This afternoon Bishop Dun
can, in conversation with reporter,
said that the reckless statement Of
Senator Tillman was an outrage and
disgraceful to come from anyone, more
especially from a United States sena
tor. The bishop said he made it his
business to nail falsehood whenever
it came, no matter whether from the
president of the United States or from
a United States senator. He said
preachers should not submit to such
charge and should demand of Senator
Tillman an explanation. 1t is under
stood that DR.. c. S. Gardner, pastor of
the First Baptist church, will preach a
sermon on Prohibition on Sunday
night, and it is probable that he will
have something to say about the charge
of Senator Tillman. With the Meth
odists and Baptists after him, the SEN
ator will have some trouble in landing
his dispensary candidate. The opin-
ion has Leen generally expressed here
that Tillman's attack on the preachers
will add to Colonel Hoyt's strength.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25

PRoHIB1TIoN does not prohibit.
That is a fact, and neither does reform
reform. 1t is easy to get arguments
against both but pure argument new
er settles anything. Facts are requir-
ed. Yorkville has been prohibition
town for 20 years. There is liquor
drinking here now, and we presume
that Gabriel will interrupt some at
their cups when he blows his
trumpet. But there is not as much
liquor drinking in Yorkville as there
was 20 years ago, nor is there as much
as would be drank if the town had a
dispensary. 49,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25

The decision of Judge Aldrich annul-
ling the marriage contract between 3. A.
Nettles and Miss Fannie Littlejohn looks
something like divorce law in South Car
olina. We agree with The YoRKvILLE
ENQUIRER when it says that lit looks so
much so that it would be a satisfaction to
hear what the supreme court has to say on
the subject" The construction Of the
state law by the Judge may be correct
but it is not in conformity with that di-
vine Injunction, "What God has Joined
together let no man put assunder." 1t is
an extraordinary case indeed, and to say
the least, dangerous precedent.-New-
berry News and Herald.
"Until death do US part" is sane
toned by the constitution, the statute
laws, and the Holy Bible. If these peo-
pie were legally married in the first in
stance, disease, tribulation, change of
fancy, nor Judge Aldrich has been
able to put them assunder. They are
husband and wife yet. If either should
attempt to marry again, he or she is
liable to prosecution for bigamy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Prof. and Mrs. w. E. Dendy are vis-
iting in Yorkville.
Mr.. R. l.. Parish is visiting Mr.. A.
M. Deal, in Blacksburg.
Mr.. Louis Gwinn, of Gastonia, was
ip Yorkville, Monday. .
\ Miss Kitty Stewart, of Rock Hill, is
visiting relatives in Yorkville.
Mr.. w. H. Draffin, of Riverside, is
visiting his sister, Mrs. DR.. M. w.
White. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kunz are oc-
cupying the Wells cottage, on East
Jefferson steret.
Mr.. R. L. Cunningham, of Chester,
spent Sunday in Yorkville with rela-
tives and friends.
Senator j. L. Glenn, of Chester.
was in Yorkville on Monday on pro
fessonal business.
Mr.. Frank G.. Dobson, assistant
cashier of the Loan and Savings Bank,
is spending a few days at Cleveland
springs. ...
Prof Joseph Mclean, of Atlanta,
and Miss Uorenna Crenshaw, are
spending few days in Yorkville, the
guests of the Misses Gist. : .
Miss Mary Mccullough, accompanied
by her little nieces, Leon and Marian
White, is visiting her mother, Mrs. T.
W. Wbisonant, at Wilkinsville.
Misses Pansy Beam, of Westville, S.
c., and Annie Stowe, of Gastonia, N.
c., are visiting in Yorkville, the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cauthen.
Mr.. Burrett w. Metts, formerly of
Yorkville, but now with the Bell Tele-
phone company, with headquarters at
Charleston, is@n visit to relatives in
DR.. J. H. /Thornwell, of Fort Mill,
was thrown from his buggy in a runa-
way accident last Sunday afternoon !;
but was not seriously hurt. His bug
gy was badly broken.
DR.. Tom Kirkpatrick's horse jumped,
with his buggy and himself, from the
fiat into Catawba river last Friday.
The doctor was on his way home from
Yorkville. He had quite an exciting
time getting out of the water.
Since bis return to Chester from
Yorkville last week, Solicitor Henry
has been confined to his home with a
poisoned foot. For while he feared
that the poison would get into his
blood but is not now so apprehensive.
I Mr.. H. J. Harshaw ventures the as
sertion that, with the exception of MIR.
G. H. Smiths, there is not another
farm house in York county from which
no cotton is to be seen from either the
front or rear piazza. Mr.. Smith looks
out upon corn ON every side; but there
is DO cotton to be seen from his house.
Some distance away he has >a/wage
crop of about Is acres. K
The following York teachers are in
upon the state summer
school at Winthrop; Nora William
son, Mamie Morehead, Lizzie Simpson,
Mary Belk, Mrs. w. D. Scott, Earl
Thornwell, Ola Barron, Margaret An
derson, Maud Chaplin, J. c. Cork, F.
B. Culp, Luta Fewell, Effie Garrison,
Louise Gillespie, E. W. Hall, JOS. E.
Johnson, Laura Kee, It. G. Marshall,
Jennings K. Owens, Jumelle Owens,
Scotia Reid, Emma Roach, May Stoll,
Sue Stoll, Sudie Allison, R. A. Dobson,
Emmie Hughes, Mary 10 Wilherspoon,
Jennie May Miller-29. Here is thel
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25

that it has no desire to grab land or
tresspass on the rights of China. A
firm adherence to the American poll
cy of justice and fair dealings will
not only set an example to other ma
tions, but will give to our citizens re-
siding in China the best promise of Sc
curity. 1t will be better for our
merchants to have it known that they
seek trade only when trade is mutual.
ly advantageous. 1t will be better for
our missionaries to have it known that
they are preaching the gospel of love
and are not the forerunners of fleets
and armies"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
Wednesday, July 25, 1900.

Chester list: Margaret Craig, Re-
bekah Craig, Robert Douglass, Marion
Durham, Wardlaw Durham, J. B. At
kinson, Eunice Brawley, Anpie Cor
kill, Giles P. CorkilI, Claudia Hunter,
A. H. Latimer, Rena Latimer, Isabel
Stringfellow, Fannie Withers, Mrs.
Mary Hughes, Fannie Abel, A. w.
Lowry. -......-.. -.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
THE DUST OF COL. WILLIAMS,

We, the undersigned subscribers,
agree to contribute the amount oppo-
site our names, to fund of not less
than $3.50, to be used for the purpose
of transferring the remains of Colonel
James Williams from the spot on which
they now lie to the Kings Mountain
battle-ground. We prefer that the
work and ceremonies in connection
with the removal of said remains be
under the auspices of the Kings
Mountain Chapter of the D. A. R.
Should there develop any insuperable
objection to the proposition, we are, OF
course, not to be understood as desiring
to cary it out arbitrarily. We recog-
nize the rights of descendants and are
disposed to give due Difference to a
more appropriate suggestion or any
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
Ths ilorkrille Gnqllirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. c.:
WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1900.

SECRETARY HAY believes the dis.
patch he received from Minister Con-
ger last Saturday is genuine. AS a
general thing, however, people are
not at all satisfied about the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-25
legal objection that might al

NoTE.-All subscriptions to the above
will be duly acknowledged in
THE ENQUIRER, and the list will be turn
ed over to the Kings Mountain Chapter
of the D. A. r. so soon as that organiza-
ton makes known its willingness to take
charge of the same.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-22

of whom are now dead. In this assault
he is said to have used a pitchfork. He
was acquitted, however. 1t now develops
that he had often threatened the lives Of
his family.
Wallert broke down this afternoon and
made a full confession to q committee
of citizens headed by F. F. Mansfield,
cashier of the First State bank. He said
he went to his old home with the inten-
ton simply of burning the barn. He had
built 1t with his own means and If he
could not have it he did not propose
others should. After he had started the
fire it occurred to him that he might en-
ter the house and make terms with his
wife regarding other property. When his
wife saw him, she said, Here he is and
began to scream, her daughter joining her
and manifesting great fear Wallert says
he became greatly excited and pulled a
revolver from his pocket and shot once
at the girl. He pulled the hammer a
second time, but the cartridge cap would
not explode and he threw the weapon I'M
der the sewing machine, where 1t was
found the next day. He then thought of
a butcher knife in the cupboard and Sc
curing 1t killed the family one by one.
After he had completed his bloody work
he went to the home Of Mrs. Steinborn,
his sister, where he secured other clothes
and went to the barn to make change.
He spent yesterday hiding in a corn
field near New Auburn lake and in an
adjacent grove. The night was passed in
the grove. While in the cornfield his pur-
suers were close upon him, and he ex-
pected to be captured. But their atten-
ton was diverted elsewhere.
Very early this morning he returned
to the home OF his sister, which was some
four miles from where he spent the night,
received his breakfast and took refuge in
the barn. He maintains that the crime
was not premeditated, and says he now
greatly regrets it.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-22
NORTHWEST NEWS NOTES.

DR.. g.. r. Clayton. of Winona, will
leave Saturday for San Francisco, where
he will enter the military service of the
United States in the capacity Of
surgeon.
B. F. Stevens. of Spirit Lake. gives
outright to the village an electric light
and power plant worth $4,000. without
any reservation, and becomes the best
patron of the enterprise.
Frank King has been held to the grand
jury at Worthington. charged with tho
theft of $40 from Joseph Plut, a saloon
keeper at Brewster.
A new orchestra has been organized
Frank McNair, H. G. Beckley, w r.
Bell, FLOYD Wolcott, Lee Shell and Harry
Shepard Jr.
The inhabitants of Charles Mix county.
south Dakota, are experiencing a gen
| uine boom. A writer in speaking of it
says: Whole towns are on wheels down
some of our old-time boomers who are
| signing to see another boom before
passing in their chips" would do wei
10 make visit to that center Of NOV
ing activity
Wednesday afternoon while bathing at
the Youmans boom, Winona, Charles
Dog, the nine-year-old son of Alex
Do1g, got beyond his depth and was
drowned.
New sod bunkers have been added 70
the equipment at the Meadow Brook coli
grounds, Winona. The association has
oeen presented with a handsome ice
cooler by H. S. Youmans.
The electric light and water wo, ks
commission Of Moorhead has organized
py the election of w. H. Davy president
and Edwin Adams secretary
At st. Johns St Cloud, Wednesday
morning, Rev John Trobes was ordained
70 the priesthood by his uncle, Ri. Rev.
Bishop Trobec "
August Havemeyer and William Rehse.
farmers from the vicinity of Swan Lake
| We're each fined $25 and costs amountin :,
| TO $34.O9 or thirty days in the SconnfS
jail for striking Cap Nenno. a bar,
Lender, at New Ulm, with a beer glass
Next Sunday evening Rev. IT w
Johnson will preach his farewell sermon
! at the congregational church, New Him.
| having accepted call to Richland, Wa,
| number of German Lutheran minis
ters gathered at the residence of Rev. r
a. PankoW, at Caledonia, upon the coca.
sion OF the twenty-fifth anniversary of
his ministry. The visiting ministers were.
| ReVs. Siegler, of Wauwatosa. Wis ::
Sprengling and VoEkert, st. Paul: Haar
| Hartwig, Bangor Wis; SchroedeI
La Crosse; Engel, Montrose, and SfegIer
| Nodine.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-22

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
of Ramsey-In District Court, Second
Judicial District.
In the matter Of the assignment Of
Conrad R. Schacht, insolvent, to Sc
curity Trust Company, assignee.
To the above named insolvent and to
all creditors and persons interested In
said lnsolvent estate:
Please take notice, that at q special
term Of said District Court, to be held
in the Court House in the city Of St.
Paul, in said county, on Saturday. Sep
TENDER 9Th, 1900, at the opening Of
court on that day, or as soon thereafter
as counsel can be heard, the above nam
ed assignee will apply to said court for
an order allowing the final account Of
said assignee on file in said court, al
lowing said assignee reasonable COM
pensation for It's services as such, and
for the services Of it's attorney, and
directing said assignee to pay the moneys
Of said estate remaining in its hands
pro rata to the creditors of said insol-
vent who have filed preferred claims for
labor and whose claims have been al
lowed, as shown by schedule on file
SECURITY TRUST COMPANY,
Assignee.
NJ. L. Countryman
Attorney for Said Assignee.
SUMMARY STATEMENT
Recelpts by assignee ................$ 1922 Sc
Cash on hand ...............s1 49,. 81
Property not converted into cash, none.