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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
The aJurkrille enquirer.
YORKVILLE, 8. G. /:
WEDNESDAY, MARCH Z, 1900.
proven.

- There is no need to worry at the
repeated threats of the Republicans to
inaugurate a campaign against the
suffrage laws of the various southern
states. In the first place, had the
Fourteenth and Fifteenth amendments
not been made during a period oi
high sectional feeling, they would new
er have been made at all. Since the
amendments were adopted, the people
of the north have not shown any
more inclination toward their observ-
ance than the people of the south,
and now that the country as whole
is being called upon to deal with
various inferior peoples with reference
to their respective intellectual condi'
ton, the constitution is daily becoming
more inconvenient. We don't think
that threats of interference with our
suffrage laws are TO be taken as more
than bluster.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
TO. CATCH MUSKRATS.

Mr.. w. E. Good, who lives in Bull
locks Creek township of this county,
on Broad River, gave the reporter some
interesting information on Monday
that will be of value to the farmers
who have sustained damage to their
corn during the summer on account OF
muskrats. The information is TO the
effect that muskrats may be trapped in
ordinary rabbit gums.
"Take an ordinary rabbit gum" "
said Mr.. Good, "bait it with corn meal
dough, the same as for rabbit, and
place it on the creek or river bank in
the locality where the muskrats have
shown themselves to be the most plen.
tiful, and that is all you have to do.
During one winter, three years ago,
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STRICTLY TWO DOLLARS.

The time in which annual subscrip-
tions to THE ENQUIRER will be accep-
ted at $1.75 under our present club
offers, expires on March 1S, next.
On and after the date mentioned, we
will, in the case of every new SUBJ
scriber, or renewal of an old subscrip-
ton, require the full subscription price
of $500 per annum.
AS 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 subscription price that is in some
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07

the fact that Clark spent $685. 900 with
members of the Montana Legislature to
secure his election. That fact is ad.
mittcd and the amount may be a great
deal more. But it seems that this is
not the whole of the case. For years
there has been bitter enmity between
Clark and Marcus Daily, another
multi-millionaire. Everything Clark
fovors Daily opposes and vice versa.
While Clark was spending thousands
10 secure his election, Daily was spend
ing thousands to defeat him. Votes
were for sale either way, and it seems
that about all there is of this case is
that Clark got there first with the
most money. What the senate COM
mittee is going to do has not yet de-
veloped. 1t may find that the charges
of bribery against Clark have not been
proven.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
MUST FIGHT TO THE LAST.
Kruger Issues Stirring Appeal to the
Transvaal Burgers.

Says London dispatch of Monday /:
"a special to The Times from Lou
renzo Marques, dated Sunday, Febru-
ary 4th, says persistent reports contin'
ue to arrive that the Transvaal repub.
lie has opened negotiations looking to
the securing of peace. On the other
hand, it is asserted the Beers will
make a stand at Glencoe and Laing's
Mex and that in the meantime en-
trenchments at Pretoria are being ex-
tended in anticipation of siege. A
conference between the Beers presi-
dents, it is added, and the general
commanding the Beers in Northern
Natal, was hurriedly arranged on re-
ceipt of the news of General CroDje's
surrender. Until Thursday night the
confirmation of the surrender was
withheld from the public. President
Kruger sent a fervid religious appeal,
with orders that it should be read by
all of the officers to the burghers, urg-
ing them to stand fast and strive in
the name of the Lord, for unless they
had faith in Him cowardice would set
in and their position would be hopeless
the moment they turned their backs
on the enemy. Their past victories,
he declared, showed that the Lord
was on their side. The president be-
seeched the burghers not to bring de-
struction on their progeny. Continu-
ing, the special says that high au-
thority in Bloemfontein declares that
in the event of repulse of the Free
State forces, the latter will retire to-
wards the Transvaal and unite with
their brethren there, maintaining the
struggle to the last.
"The Boer casualties at Colenso
during the week ended February 25th,
are reported to be 81 men killed and
130 wounded.
General Buffers casualties, from
February IA to February 81, were, kill
ed 72; wounded 70S; missing "a; to-
tai 804.
The British government is making
arrangements to send forward some
$4,000 more reinforcement during the
next few weeks.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
WITHIN THE TOWN.

1t was large crowd that was in
town Monday and it was sober and
well-behaved crowd. <
So far 13 arc lights have been in
stalled in Yorkville. Five more are
to be installed within the next few
days.
The price of cotton continues stead
lily upward. Several bales were sold
on this market Monday at 10 cents for
summer delivery. The price yester-
day ranged from 81 to 10 cents.
The subject of Rev. B. H. Grier's
sermon last Sunday was, "What Would
Jesus Do?" In general terms Mr.
Grier endorsed Chas. NJ. Sheldon's
story as calculated to do good rather
than harm; but he thought that the
question Christians should ask them
selves is, "Wbat Would Jesus Have
Me to Do"
Soliciting Agent lizard, OF the Soutn'
ern, was in Yorkville on Monday.
Speaking of the general complaint
about schedules on the Southern, he
says that there is absolutely no ground
for it, especially between Charlotte and
Columbia. Since the Florida business
of the Southern has grown 80 heavy,
there have been special trains between
Columbia and Charlotte running both
ways on exact schedule time. Those
specials, he says, do not carry mail
clerks or postal cars; but they carry
mail, and the only reason the Yorkville
people don't get their mail from Co.
lumbia regularly, is because it is not
put on the train in that city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
RRUTAL MURDER.

A brutal murder occurred on Mr..
Ed McFarland's plantation, about two
miles south of Yorkville, last Mon
day afternoon, at about 8 o'clock.
Fred Stewart, a Negro, deliberately
shot and killed his wife, Emeline, and
fed. <
1t appears that the pair had been
living together on unpleasant terms
for a while. The woman was in del
icate condition, and during one of the
quarrels between the pair, Stewart
kicked his wife in the stomach. Emf
line left and returned to the house of
her father, where she continued until
Monday. Stewart went in during the
afternoon and sought to get his wife to
return to him. She refused on the
ground of previous cruel treatment,
and when the fellow became satisfied
that his wife meant what she said, he
whipped out his revolver and shot her.
The bullet entered at the left breast,
penetrating the heart and producing
death within few moments. Imme-
diately upon the commission of the
dastardly dead, Stewart struck for the
woods.
Upon receiving news of the murder,
Sheriff Logan, accompanied by Chief
of Police Love and others, fastened
to the scene with his dogs. He work.
ed on the trail of the fugitive murderer
for several hours without success, and
finally had to give it up as bad job.
Coroner Brian held an inquest over
the dead body during the afternoon,
and the facts of the killing were de-
veloped about as stated. The verdict
was in accordance with them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07

- The Georgia commissioner of agri.
culture intimates a probability tina,
many Georgia farmers will plow up
their oat crops, which are not promis'
ing well and plant cotton. We have
heard the same thing suggested in this
section. Oats generally are not prom,
ising well. In many instances the crop
appears to have been injured. The
injuries are not so serious as would
have, under ordinary circumstances
suggested the blowing up of the crop
for the purpose of substituting cotton
But the present prospect of s cents
cotton next fall is calculated to make
many we'll meaning farmer contem
plate fairly good stands of oats with
"malice aforethought." The situation
is really dangerous, and we desire to
offer one piece of advice. Let every
man in the country resolve that if be
should really plow up his oat crop,
he will re-plant the land in corn.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
DEATH OF MRS. STRAUSS.

Yorkville and community have to
mourn the loss of another good wo-
man, who has for years been trying to
play her part in all that seemed to
contribute to the general welfare of
those about her. Mrs. Ida Walker
Strauss, wife of Mr.. Henry G. Strauss,
died at her home here on last Sunday
morning at 7 o'clock.
Mrs. Strauss had been in poor health
for a number of years past. She suf-
fered from heart affection, which
gave rise to other complications that
undermined her constitution. There
were short seasons in which she enjoy.
ed comparative relief and comfort but
these were not frequent, and they
were never entirely separated from
the realization of a condition that
could only be made bearable by tho
most perfect Christian resignation. -
Mrs. Strauss was born in Yorkville
on January 1s, 1854. She was the Sec
ond daughter of Mrs. Mary Ellen
Walker and her late husband, DR..
VIM. NJ. Walker. She resided in
Yorkville from infancy, became a
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church in 1870, under the ministry of
Rev. G. M. Boyd, and was married
to Mr.. Strauss on January 13, 1874.
Although no children blessed this un-
ion, it was known to have been most
happy one in every respect, so much
so that especial sympathy goes out to
the husband in his deep bereavement.
The funeral service and the inter.
ment took place in the Yorkville GEM
etery on Monday afternoon. Rev. J.
NJ. Steadman, pastor of Trinity church,
conducted the service. There was
prayer by Rev. DR.. S. A. Weber and
hymns by Trinity choir. There was
an unusually large concourse of sor-
rowing friends and acquaintances at
the funeral, and the occasion was par
ticularly solemn and impressive.
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| caught II muskrats in this way, and
the next summer my corn was not
troubled. 1t was evidently because
there was no rats to trouble it. Last
winter, I paid no attention to the rats
because l did not think there were
enough of them to do any harm, and
during the summer they came after me
again. This winter my boys have re-
sumed the campaign, and so far they
have caught seven."
Upon inquiry, Mr.. Good said that
it was not practicable to catch the rats
in the summer time. They will only
60 into the traps during the winter and
spring, while there is no vegetation.
No farmer, however, says Mr.. Good,
who will give proper attention to his
traps during the winter, need be both
cred by the rats in the summer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
~SHOOTING ACCIDENTS.

Two hunting accidents were repor-
ted last week. One resulted in the
killing Of an 11.year old boy and the
other in the serious wounding of
man. One occurred on Friday and
the other on Saturday, and both took
place in the same general neighborhood
west of Yorkville.
On Friday afternoon Claude and
George Plexico and Ernest Garvin were
hunting partridges near Sharon. All
had guns. The dog pointed and sin.
gle bird flushed. Both the Pleixco
boys fired and young Garvin, who was
about rs yards away, fell. Itdevelop-
ed afterward that four shots had struck
him in the head, one behind the ear,
another in the ear, another in the tenn
pie and the fourth over the temple.
He became unconscious within short
time after he was hit. He was re-
moved to Sharon as soon as possible,
and. DR.. ]. II. Saye made an examina.
ton of bis wounds. 1t was found
that at least one of the shots had en-.
tered the brain in such a way as to
make death inevitable. The little fel-
low died shortly after 10 o'clock the
same night. He was a son of Mr..
Lee Garvin and was only about II
of age. The Plexico boys were aged
about IL and IA.
Mr.. J. Butler Thomasson was the
victim of the other accident. He was
hunting with party of friends near
the residence of Mr.. w. J. Stevenson.
Birds were flushed and Mr.. Thomas
son, who happened to be in the line of
fire, received charge of shot from the
gun of Mr.. Harry Neil. Mr.. Thomas
son was struck by some 40 or so shot,
which took effect in his face and left
arm. One passed through his left eye
ball, destroying its sight. The full
extent of Mr.. Thomasson's injuries is
not yet definitely known.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07

FREE TRADE For PUERTO Rico
There has been another significant
change in the Puerto Rico situation.
On Monday, Senator Cushman K.
Davis offered an amendment to the
bill which recently passed the house,
providing that the tax provision OF
the constitution apply to the island,
and that there be absolute free trade
between Puerto Rico and the United
States. The bill also provides that
imports into Puerto Rico from foreign
countries be subject to the same duties
as are imports into the United States.
From this amendment, it is to be taken
that the Republicans do not consider
that the constitution can be made to
apply to islands dependencies of the
United States except by special act
of congress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-03-07
THE BRITISH AND THE BOERS.
Progress of Operations In South African
War.


Since the capture of General Cronje
and his army and the relief of Lady
smith, there has been dearth of news
from South Africa At least there
has been no definite information as tc
what has become of the Transvaa
army under Joubert. Everything is
left TO presumption, and the genera
belief is that the Beers have arranged
to take up their next position within
the borders of the Transvaal, and
make their stand at Laings Mex and
Majuba Hill. 1t is quite probable that
the British are already in touch with
these positions and fighting has com
menced. 1t is probable also that Gen
eral French is confronting Boer armies
in the Orange Free State, and news o.
more bloody fighting is to be expected
in the next batch of kilograms from the
different British armies. The follow
ing account of the relief of Ladysmith
comes from Durham under date oi
March Q:
Correspondents who have returned
here from Ladysmith say that the re-
lief came quite unexpectedly. AT
noon on Tuesday the firing of General
Buffers army seemed 10 recede instead
of approach, and the garrison was
consequently depressed. Everybody
was startled to hear the garrison's s
Al guns firing. 1t had not been used
much of late owing to the diminishing
ammunition.
On hurrying out it was found that
the Beers were trying to remove the
big gun on Bulwana by the erection OF
derrick. This proved that some
thing extraordinary was happening.
The other garrison guns then directed
their firing on Bulwana with The result
that the Beers were compelled to aban'
don the attempt with the derrick. La
ter on they placed the gun on wagon
which capsized in donga.
During the afternoon, whenever the
Beers were seen approaching, the
British resumed the shelling of Bull
wana. About 4 o'clock a terrific thun'
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First Regiment Officers.

Adjutant and Inspector General
Floyd, on Friday last, issued the spe-
cial order No. 10, relative to the recent
election for field officers of state mill
tia, from which the following is an ex.
tract: In compliance with General
Order No. s, an election for field Off
GERS of the various regiments and bat
talions of this state was held on the
18th day of February, and the follow.
ing officers are hereby declared elected
and will resume command upon receipt
of their commissions together with a
copy of this order. First Regiment
South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
Colonel, J. o. Boyd, Greenville; lieu
tenant colonel, H. Fay Gaffney, Gaff
ney; major Second Battalion, j. S.
Cochran, Abbeville; major, Third Bat
TALON, J. H. Marion, Chester, S. G.
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INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMESTSs
Thos. w. Speck, The Jeweler- Speaks to
you about watch repairing, and says he
guarantees his work.
Yorkville Buggy Co.-Tell you about the
man who hid defects with putty and
paint.
York Implement Co.-Talk about the
Hoosier corn drill and the Buckeye
binders.
G. w. F. Spencer, Special Referee-Notice
to creditors in the matter of the Ganson
Dry Goods company.
Yorkville Buggy Co.-Are sole agents for
Hirschberg, Hollander & Co.'s cele'
brated semi. paste paints.
w, M, Kennedy, Agent-Has fresh seed
potatoes and garden seed. Also has q
lot of samples for mems clothing.
John E. Carroll, Superintendent of Edu-
cation-Wants teachers to call on him
for copy of the new teachers register
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SSlS SO,COO luSlCuU vi V1O,ONo ohN
the men under him get 500 each in
stead of 5000. Thus passes the glory
of the world
- Washington Star, Thursday: The
Democrats in the house were disturbed
this morning with a vague premonition
of something strange and uncaany.
AS a rule, perhaps, members Of the
house are not superstitious but the
croaking of raven over the chamber
door, or the beating of the black clouds
ofdiscord are things calculated to excite
the imagination. A thing as startling
and strange as this happened this morn
ing to Representative Richardson, of
Tennessee, who is chairman of the
Democratic congressional committee.
When his mail was delivered to him,
the first letter on top of the pack was
from w. J. Bryan, and the next, i'm.
mediately under it, was from Grover
Cleveland. When this strange circum-
stance was disclosed to the Democrats
on the floor, there were many and va
ried expressions. Some thought they
saw in it signs of harmony; others
found in it signs of impending evil.
The voice of Cleyeland seems always
ominous to Democrats, and the coming
of the two letters together was discuss
ed as harbinger, or something or
other-sure
- The inquiry of the senate commit
tee on privileges and elections into the
bribery charges against Senator Clark,
of Montana, has not yet been compile
ted but at the same time it has devel-
opcd one of the most remarkable scan
dals that has been before the country
for many day. There is no doubt of
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-09-06
UDShaW.

Prof, r. G. Sharpe closed his
school at this place last Friday
and returned to his home at Wa
lesca on Saturday.
Weymar Clay is home from
Texas, content to make Georgia
his home.
Rufus Pritchett and Quinton
Dobbs left last Monday for Ath-
ems, where they will engage in the
insurance business.
Heyden Scott, of Chattanooga,
is visiting his grand parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Kemp, here.
Charles Burke, an aged negro,
who was once owned by Rev.
Thornton Burke, passed through
this community last week, and
called to see Mrs. Sarah Willough-
by, who was once his mistress.
Charles says he is lob years old.
He is quite feeble, but says he
owns a nice little farm near Villa
RIGA and has a good crop this
year, doing the blowing himself.
He was on his way to the hanging
last Saturday.
Mrs. A. L. Thompson and Mrs.
Frank Lumpkin and children
have returned to their home in
Marietta, after spending a few
days with Mrs. Harvey Taylor.
While going home from school
last Monday evening, Grady Pet
ty threw a rock and hit Glenn
liner in the eye, which caused q
very painful wound. DR.. w. M.
Kemp gave medical attention and
it is hoped the little boy will not
lose his eyesight.
Mrs. A. ]. Shipp has sold from
enc COW in ten months, 235
pounds of butter, and realized fol
the same, $34.00, and had plenty
for family use. RUBY.
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Lost Mountain.

Good rain Saturday, the first
since 9th Sunday III July. The
rainfall at this place for August
0.66 of an inch.
The corn and cotton and other
crops have been seriously injured
by the dry weather.
Elijah Davis is building a new
barn.
r. H. Barnes has putin wealth
er boarding on his house and will
add another room.
J. e. Williams, J. w. Petty and
Miss Nina Moon, of Marietta, were
in the community Sunday.
Lebbens Pickens and bride, Of
Atlanta, spent Sunday here.
Mrs. Bagby is visiting relatives
at Brownsville, Ga.
Green Cochran and wife are
spending a few days in Atlanta.
Almost every man you talk with
has some new law he wants passed
to correct some wrong or evil that
exists, but if we had some laws
repealed and the balance enforced
would improve matters as it is.
ALLEN.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1900-09-06
Nickaiack.

lohn Rlsa.- 1iavlng ruFaIized ask
long, as ne intended, moved back
to Re Gate City the first Of this
MrsN c. E. Pyron, Of Wadley
Ga IL sSspending a few weeks with
relatlyeA at Concord.
BN. Buff, OF the Southern r..
X depot in Atlanta, was with
home folks Sunday. He has risen
Through every grade in the extern
sive Southern depot to chief of
piling and freight department.
John W, Ruff passes all his
time lnAtlanta, except Sundays.
He is business manager of leath-
er manufacturing enterprise styl-
ed 1.-THE Fulton Tannery." Keep
weather eye" on the concern
and observe whether it sinks or
swims.
f. M. Reed is working in At
lanta during Mrs. Reeds stay in
the West.
The carrying out the extreme
penalty of the law is necessity,
however repugnant it may be to
the officers IN charge; but will
people ever so rise above morbid
curiosity as not tie desire to shock
their finer sentiment and harrow
their better nature by witnessing
a public hanging? The spirit
that prompts one to view such a
spectacle, we fear, will keep the
millennium in the far distant flu
ture. KoN.
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KenneSaW.

Mrs. Emily Elliott and daugh-
tiers, Luella and Eta May, 81
Powder Springs, visited her, sis
ter, Mrs. Susie Cox, of this place,
last week.
Miss Alma Payne is visiting
her cousin, Miss Julia Payne, this
week.
Will Gibson, of Rome, is AisIt
ing his father, who has fever.
Miss Willie Raley is visiting
friends in Woodstock.
Miss Ollie Gibson has returned
home, after spending several days
with Miss Minnie Smith, at Chat
tanooga.
w. T. Silvers is better at this
writing.
Prof. Camp will lecture the Sth,
Saturday night, at the Methodist
church. The public cordially in
vlted. It will be free.
Mrs Cliff Tollerson, of Biz
mingham. Ala, Is visiting her
sister, Mrs. John Shelton. joyce.