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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
CORRECTION OF THE RECORD.
Editor Hull Makes Clear His DispensarJ
Position.

Editor Hull Makes Clear His Dispensary
Position.
THE ENQUIRER has been favored
with an advance proof of an editorial
that will appearin the Rock Hill Her.
aid of today. The editorial is explain
atory of some matters that were not
made sufficiently clear in our report OF
Mr.. Hull's speech at Barnett's Noun
tain. The facts stated in the editorial,
which is as follows, are correct:
Before the opening of the county
campaign at Barnett's Mountain last
Thursday, we had made arrangements
to receive from Yorkville short re-
port of the speeches of the legislative
candidates, to be delivered that day.
This report was received at The Her.
aid office Friday, too late for publica-
tion in Saturdays issue, and as it was
necessarily brief, we prefer to lay that
aside and reproduce from the YORK
VILE ENQUIRER its much fuller re-
port of that meeting, which we think
is quite complete.
In reporting the speech of Mr.. Hull,
The ENQUIRER represents him as hav.
ing said in effect that "he favors the
the dispensary law without the dis.
pensary." Technically The ENoUIR-
ER's report is correct but is liable to
miscoustruction. What Mr.. Hull tried
to make plain was that he favored the
dispensary law as it now stands, af-
fording, as it does, prohibition in coun-
ties where it is wanted, and the effort
is made to obtain it. He would not be
willing to establish a dispensary in
Rock Hill or in any other community
in York county, believing, as he
does, that the sentiment of the people
is against it. In that respect she fa-
vors the dispensary law without the
dispensary."
The YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER, in its
report, says that Mr.. Hull's claim that
he originated the idea of treating
Confederate veterans to trip to the
Charleston reunion, is incorrect, as the
record shows. What Mr.. Hull meant
to claim credit for was that he origi-
mated the idea of soliciting individuals
to compliment the old veterans with
a trip to Charleston, bearing their ex-
penses. The YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER
magnanimously offered to send nine
veterans on it's own account to the
Charleston reunion. The Herald was
not financially able to do as much,
but desiring to do something, it
canvassed the county, or the east
ern section Of it, requesting indi:
viduals to contribute the amount
necessary to send one veteran each to
the reunion. The people of the coun-
ty know the result. The cooperation
of the two papers resulted in sending
to Charleston more fhan one hundred
veterans that they may enjoy the
pleasures of the reunion. The YORK
VILE ENQUIRER originated the scheme
of sending nine veterans at its own ex-
pense. Afterwards, The Herald origi.
mated the idea of sending an un.
limited number of veterans at the ex-
pense of some one else. This is the
difference.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
THE COuNTY COURT MATTER.

We did not make ourselves as clear
as we would have preferred in what
we said Saturday in reply to Mr.. H.
E. Johnson's assumption of responsi.
bility for exempting York county from
the provisions of the county court law.
We were too much pressed for both
time and space, and although we meant
all that we said, the situation is one
that requires further explanations.
Section l of Article V of the con-
stitution provides that "the legislature
may also establish county courts, u
n X which "shall never be invested
with jurisdiction to try cases of mur.
der, common law burglary, bribery or
perjury: Provided, Before county
court shall be established in any coun-
ty, it must be submitted to the qualified
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

and some were shaved to such extent
as the appraisers thought proper, and
after the investigation was completed,
the result showed that, in the opinion
of the appraisers, the capital stock of
the bank ought to be worth SO cents
on the dollar.
Representatives of the stockholders
of the Loan and Savings bank are now
in correspondence with Judge Haskell
and his directors. 1t is question as
to what the stockholders will be will
ing to take, or Judge Haskell and his
directors are willing to give, and upon
the agreement depends whether the
depositors are to get their money soon,
or whether they continue uneasy as
to whether they will get it or not.
If the trade is completed, the pres
ent understanding is that Judge Has:
kell and his people will take up the
holdings of all the stockholders of the
Loan and Savings bank who are will.
ing to sell at price to be agreed upon.
Stockholders who do not care to sell,
will be permitted to hold, and there
will be reorganization of the direc.
tory with Mr.. s. NJ. McNeel, of York
Vile, as president.
This arrangement, if it goes through,
will be eminently satisfactory to the
people of Yorkville. Judge Haskell
and his friends stand high in the fiuan-
cial world, and their connection with
the local bank will give the communi-
ty banking facilities the like of which
it has never had before. In plain Eng
lish, we will have sure enough bank.
If the arrangement fails, then there is
reason to fear receiversbip proceedings,
heavy loss to the stockholders, delay
in the payment of depositors and more
or less distress to the community, es.
pecially during the coming fall.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
LOCAL LACONICS.
Until January 1st, 1901.

Until January 1st, 1901.
THE TwICE.A. WEEK ENQUIRER, fll-
ed with the latest and most reliable
news, will be furnished from the date
of this issue until January 1, 1901, for
70 cents.
Are you Enrolled?
Every voter who expects to vote
in the primary should have his name
placed upon his club roll by tomorrow
night. Unless his name is on the
club roll he will not be allowed to
vote.
A Serious Charge.
Rock Hill Herald: J. W. Young
blood, said to be an employee of the
Southern railway, who has wife and
family living in Columbia, s. c., was
tried by the mayor of Charlotte Satur-
day for assault on the 9-year-old
daughter of Mrs. Bowden, who lives
on North College street. The evidence
showed Youngblood to be black
guard and criminal of the vilest type.
The mayor bound him over to the Grim.
inal court in the sum of 5000 for the as
sault; and in the sum of $25 for carry
ing pistol, which was found in his
pocket when arrested by the police.
Dust Of Colonel williams.
The ENQUIRER has received notice
from Miss Maggie Moore, treasurer of
the Kings Mountain Chapter of D. A.
R., that the chapter will undertake
the responsibility for the removal of
the remains of Colonel James Williams
from the Mintz farm, in Cherokee
township, to Kings Mountain battle
ground. The subscription list pub
lished in THE ENQUIRER, together
with money paid in up to this time,
has been turned over to Miss Moore.
The plans of ihe Kings Mountain
CHAPTER of D. A. r. have not yet been
perfected, and will not he until the
next meeting, to he held in Yorkville
next month. 1t is not likely that the
proposed removal and ceremonies in
connection Herewith, will take place
on October 7, as originally suggest
ed, for the reason that details can
not be perfected by that time. But
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

We do not feel disposed to ask any
one to contribute to the India famine
relief fund. That the conditions ir
India are the most horrible on record
in the history of the world, we have
no reason to doubt. The famine ares
covers $4,000 square miles, and in
cludes 5O,OOO,oOO people. It's very
vastness, therefore, is staggering be-
yond description. We are assured thai
every contribution, no matter how
small, will 60 to the direct benefit o.
some famine sufferer, without any com
mission to anybody. 1t is because we
feel it our duty to do so, that we Offer
to receive and forward such subscrip
tions as may rendered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

to what occurred. One is to the effect
that he drew a pistol, cursed the wo-
man and fred. Another is that a
white man smashed the Negro with a
stick. Anyhow, within a very few
minutes there was great mob in the
streets, and the disturbance spread for
blocks. Every Negro to be seen was
attacked and many were badly bruised.
During the next "a hours, the police
exerted themselves to restore order ;
but without much success. Some 40
or SO Negroes were more or less seri.
ously hurt but none were killed. FL
nally the police got control of the sit.
uation. 1t is said that heavy rain,
at an early hour Thursday morning,
did more than anything else to quell
the disturbance. Arthur Harris was
captured in Washington and taken
back to New York city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

ETHE Jim crow car law operates 30
that, in many instances, two or three
Negroes have whole passenger coach
to themselves, while great crowd OF
whites are sweltering in another car,
with some even standing up for want
of a place to sit down. In some in
stances, especially in those portions OF
the state where few of them travel
the Negroes are regarding the law as
great joke upon its trainers, and they
are about right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

Mr.. ROCKEFELLER, of Standard
Oil fame, was recently drawn on
jury in New York, and has been en-
gagged in the duty thus imposed on
him. Asked if he had tried to evade
the service said: "Oh, no. fully
realize that every citizen has certain
duty to perform. If the public call on
you to do this duty, then it is your duty
to respond cheerfully. If everyone
tried to avoid jury duty then there
would be no jurors at all, and the
public's business could not be looked
after" This goes to show that, after
all, there are many worse citizens than
Mr.. Rockefeller.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
WITHIN THE TOWN.

-Depositors in the Loan and Savings
bank are generally very much like the
Frenchman who wanted his money
if he could not get it; but did
not want it if he could get it. If the
Haskell arrangement goes through all
right, it is likely that every account
of the Loan and Savings bank will
continue to run just as it has been
running.
- The English sparrow has been &C.
cused of many crimes but there are
few who would believe him guilty of
trying to eat up brick chimney. 1t
is>a fact, however. The chimney on
Mr.. w. H. Herndon's grocery has been
damaged by sparrows. The damage is
80 great in fact that the chimney will
have to be rebuilt or at least succeed.
Mr.. Herndon says the sparrows did it;
but why he does not know. The birds
may have been after grit for their
craws; they may have only been
whetting their bills, or they may have
wrought the damage for pure DOWN
right meanness.
- Considerable excitement was
caused last Friday night by the break
ing out of fire in a vacant room in
the Nichols building. The fre\ was
discovered by Mr.. A. Rose, after it
had been burning for some minutes.
The fire department arrived within a
short time after the alaru was sound
ed, and by some good work extinguish-
ed the flames before any considerable
damage was done. The origin of the
fire is unknown; but it may have
been caused by cigarette. Those in
position to know, say that, in their
opinion, if the alarm had been delay
ed five minutes longer, the Nichols
building, along with others in the vi.
cinity, would have been destroyed.
- Sam Benson, a Negro, is on the
chain gang for 80 days for cruelty to
animals. The offense was commit
ted Sunday afternoon, and it was of a
particularly brutal nature. Benson
hired a horse and four-seated vehicle
from the Heath -Hinson livery stable,
and put in the afternoon driving about
town with some Negro women. He
beat the animal numerically and COM
ported himself more like fiend than
a man. Upon warrant sworn out by
the liverymen, he was taken before
Magistrate Sandifer Monday afternoon.
Judge Witherspoon and Major Hart
were among the principal witnesses.
The testimony showed that the Negro
actually stood up to belabor the horse.
Benson claimed that he was sober
that be did not use the horse cruelty;
but only beat it because it was balky.
He was sent up for thirty days. The
liverymen had hard work to save the
horse after it's severe handling. The
animal is now getting along very we'll.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

- The omission or insertion of sim
gle letter has often upset jury's YER
dict and even a whole statute. Pos
session of valuable real estate in Ohio
depends upon single letter u.s." The
Cincinnati court of common pleas
ruled against Joseph Irwin, the claim
ant, and sustained Peter Christmas,
who has been tenant for seven years
past. The circuit court upset the judg-
ment several weeks ago because the
jury's report read, "On the issues"
whereas there was Tut one issue in
volved. The circuit court reopened
the case last week on proof that the
form of verdict was printed and hence
the Objectionable "s," which has caused
all this trouble, was not made by the
jury.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
ABOUT PEOPLE.

d Mr.. J. Lindsay Hunter is home from
Forest City, N. c.
>/Mr. E. A. (Gus) Law, who has been
Spending some time in Florida, is in
Yorkville.
4 Mrs. G. E. Spencer and Miss Matte
Speacer, are spending few days at
Blowing Rock.
MRS. c. F. Gordon is visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. G. Moore, at
Smiths Turnout.
Mrs. P. O. McElhaney and Miss
Edith Stewart, of Rock Hill, passed
several days during the past week
with Mr.. H. H. Boards family.
< Mr.. Church W. Carroll, who has
been taking special course in Balti-
more business college, has returned to
his home in Yorkville.
NMisses Emma and Lula Ford, of
Bethel, are visiting relatives and
friends in Yorkville, the guests of
Misses Mary and Rose Hunter.
Mr.. R. T. Stephenson, instructor in
mathematics and natural science in
the Kings Mountain Military academy,
arrived in Yorkville last week, accom-
panied by his wife and child.
Hamilton w. Mckay, son of Rev.
w. J. Mckay, president of the board of
trustees of Davidson college, will ma
circulate at the Kings Mountain Mill
tary academy. Rev. Mr.. Mckay de-
cided the matter after careful investiga.
ton.
Mr.. Pelham Morrow came down
from Gastouia Saturday and returned
yesterday morning. It was the first
time he has been able to get out of bis
home for months. He is. not feeling
we'll at all. In fact he considers that
he is complete physical wreck. His
many friends, of which The ENQUI.
RER is one, are very much concerned
at bis condition.
Rev. DR.. T. R. English, formerly
pastor of the Yorkville Presbyterian
church, now professor in the Union
Theological seminary at Richmond,
Va, is visiting in Yorkville, the guest
of Judge I. D. Witherspoon. He came
over Monday from Charlotte, where he
is filling the pulpit of the First Pres
byterian church during the vacation
of the pastor. DR.. English has con-
sented to preach in the church here
tonight "Wednesday at $3.50. He will
return to Charlotte before Sunday.
Newton, Mass, Journal: The fol-
lowing is reprinted from The Inland
Printer, of Chicago, the leading print
ing trade paper of the world: "The
foreman of the Newton Journal, New
ton, Mass, sends the following: 'Hav-
ing been an interested reader of the
department of machine composition
since it started, and especially of the
speed of the various operators men,
toned therein, I take pleasure in sub
mitting the following account of the
work done in this Office by Mr.. A. M.
Grist. Our paper is q weekly, and last
week Mr.. Grist made continuous
run of exactly Is hours on solid 1S-em
BREWER, no leads or heads, setting 3d.
430 ems of corrected matter, which
we consider a rather remarkable run
for BREWER, the operator caring for bis
own machine. During the same week,
on solid 1S.em nonpariel, Mr.. Grist set
102 lines in IS minutes, which is an
equal to 10,60S ems per hour. We
consider this pretty good work for a
machinist-operator working along at
an average rate, no attempt being
made for record speed, as no thought
was given to what he was accomplish
ing until the work was completed and
measured up.'"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
Wednesday, August 22, 1900.

ton, Rev. Mr.. Barber interrupted with
the observation that the speakers argu-
ment was $50 stale that it smelled
funky." Mr.. Brice was just little
rattled<by the interruption but recov-
ering himself, he said to Mr.. Barber !:
II have the floor just at this time, sir.
If you desire to make speech on this
question, I will step aside until you
get through and then I will try to re-
ply to you" Mr.. Barber did not take
advantage of the offer, and Mr.. Brice
continued his remarks without further
interruption. The audience generally
was quite attentive.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
How Hoyt will Enforce the Law.

At Saluda, last Saturday, Colone
Hoyt devoted his time to the liquor
question and insisted that prohibition
was what the people wanted. He
mapped out how he would enforce
prohibition. In answer to Gary he
said he would not use state consta'
bulary, as he did not believe in ex'
traneous influences there was nc
need for these outside influences
Governor McSweeney can do nothing
much with constabulary force. Wher'
ever the law is enforced it is with To-
cal authority and not state authority.
He would enforce prohibition through
the sheriffs, the magistrates and their
deputies. If the dispensary remained
he would delight in enforcing the pro-
hibition features.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
AROUT THE BANK.

The Loan and Savings bank is not
yet on its feet again but it is almost
there. 1t was not crippled nearly SO
bad as was thought. This is not now
a question of opinion, but of facts.
Judge A. G. Haskell, vice-president
of the Loan and Exchange Bank Of
South Carolina, of Columbia, was in
Yorkville last week. He was here
upon invitation of a committee OF
stockholders CT the Loan and Savings
bank, and he was here on business.
Judge Haskell made an interesting
proposition. The exact terms are OF
no especial interest to the public. The
proposition, however, was to the effect
that upon careful appraisment CT the
assets of the Loan and Savings bank,
his people would take stock, put up
the money with which to pay deposi-
tors, and continue the business under
a satisfactory reorganization.
Pursuant to this proposition, a COM
mittee put in a greater part OF last week
making the appraisement. The COM
mittee consisted of Mr.. H. A. D. Nee
ly, representing the Loan and Savings
bank; Mr.. S. NJ. McNeel, representing
Judge Haskell and his directors and
Mr.. Jos. F. Wallace, acting as referee.
The work, of course, was done with
the greatest care, and was not compile
ted until Saturday afternoon.
Every asset of the bank was gone
over. Some were thrown out entirely,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
LOCAE. .AFFATRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

your hair and offer you their rum and
duinine hair tonic to aid i'm the work.
They offer you Landreth's fresh turnip
seed.
Geo. w. s. Hart, Esq.-Is prepared to
loan money on farming lands.
Judge w. II. McCorkle-Gives notice
that Mrs. Nancy E. Matthews has ap-
piled to him for letters of administra-
ton on the estate of S. A. Matthews,
deceased.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

to sell liquor, admits the right of the
citizen to drink it; and admission OF
the right of the citizen to drink it,
condones to a greater or less extent
the immoral and criminal acts he COM
mits while under the influence of it.
Prohibition is not question of prac-
ticability or expetliency, 1t is a ques-
ton of right.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

The voters of South Carolina have
never had the opportunity to express
themselves squarely on the dispensary
question. The approaching election
will not give them such an opportuni'
ty. The general assembly should
submit the matter to the voters and
let them settle it once for all.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

If the sale of whiskey is a legiti
mate business, then the state of South
Carolina is upholding an ironclao
monopoly, compared with which the
Standard Oil company is free trader
and people who uphold the Kansas City
platform are bound to vote agains,
the system. If the sale of whiskey
is not a legitimate business, then tht
state of South Carolina has no right
to engage in it herself or permit hel
citizens to do so.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22

ing must vote for its establishment"
1t is a settled question that in law
where public interests are concerned
"may" means "shall" or 'must," and as
legislators take an oath to carry out
the provisions of the constitution, it is
their moral duty to provide the ma.
chinery indicated in the section quoted
In the pursuance of its duty, the
legislature passed county court law
setting forth the manner in which
such courts are to be conducted and
defining their Jurisdiction, etc. Section
l of this law provides that no county
court can be established in this county
until after there has been majority
vote in favor of it, and that this elec.
tion can be held only upon petition oi
one-third of the qualified voters of a
county. Furthermore, the act pro-
vides that elections on this subject
cannot be held oftener than once in
four years.
Before the bill just described got
through the legislature, "a of the
40 counties were exempted from its
provisions. That is, the bill was so
amended that even if a third of the
qualified voters should petition, no
election can be held or even if all the
voters should indicate their desire that
way, no county court could be estab.
lished. For including York, in this
list of exempted counties, Mr.. John.
son assumes responsibility, and says he
did so because the matter had not
been discussed before the people and
he did not believe the people cared to
make any change.
As to whether the people are ready
for county courts, we do not pretend
to say. We hardly think they are
but Mr.. Johnson's reasons are certain.
ly not good. Until after the legisla-
ture allows the question to 60 before
the people, as the constitution requires
it to do, there can be no canvass of the
issue. As matters now stand, the peo-
pie of York cannot establish county
court even if they should 80 desire.
In what he did, we have not the
slightest doubt that Mr.. johnson acted
honestly and conscientiously. We do
not want to think otherwise, and we
do not so think. We do think, how
ever, that he went far beyond the res
possibility of his position when he de-
cided, as an individual, a question
which the constitution says the people
shall be allowed to decide for them
selves. Neither are we inclined to
lay the whole blame upon Mr.. John
son, Notwithstanding his willingness to
assume it. Every York member of the
legislature is equally responsible with
him, because he could haye hardly ex-
empted York county from the provis-
ions of this law had not the other
members aquiesced.
We do not want to be understood as
trying to raise an issue on this question,
for as the matter now stand no issue is
possible. York county is not now able
to avail itself of the provisions of this
law. Under the constitution it is en-.
titled to the privilege, and it will be
the sworn duty of whoever may be
elected to see that the privilege is ac-
corded. For any man to say he will
not allow York county to come under
the provisions of the law, will be to
say that he will not heed his constitu-
tional oath. That is the way we view
the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-08-22
The atorkrille enquirer.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 10 90.

The state campaign winds up in
Columbia today.