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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-19

INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Mrs. N. E. Matthews, Administrative
Gives notice to the debtors and cred
itors of S. A. Matthews, deceased.
W. Newton Neil. Administrator
Gives notice to the debtors and cred
itors of Oscar Chambers, deceased.
A. Y. Cartwright, Executor-Gives no.
tice to the debtors and creditors OF
James H. Riddle, deceased.
J. J. Kellar & Co.. Contractors and
Builders-Announce their readiness
to furnish estimates on all kinds OF
work in wood, brick, stone or iron
and to supply all necessary materials
VIM. Lehr, Manager-Announces the
appearance Of Goodies Colored Aris-
tocracy," at the opera house tonight
Wednesday.
James M. Starr & Co.-Offer a reward
of $50 Tor a better formula for coughs
and colds than Coughine.
The York Implement Company-Talk
to you about Oliver plows. Hoosiel
disk drills, and the Buffalo-Pitts har-
rows.
David w. McCarter and Others-Offer
for sale two tracts Of land situated
on Allison creek; one Of 14S acres and
the other Of 134 acres. Each tract has
a dwelling house on it, tenement
houses and usual outbuildings. II
not disposed Of previous to salesday
in November, it will then be sold al
public auction.
H. A. D. Nicely, County Treasurer
Announces the times and places al
which he will attend for the purpose
of receiving taxes for 1900.
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ABOUT PEOPLE.

Master Keene Dobson spent Sunday
in Gaffney.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Heath, of Lancaster, was in
town this week.
Mr.. r. Latta Parish went down to
Chester Monday night.
Mr.. E. P. Moore, of Chester, spent
Saturday in Yorkville.
* Major James F. Hart and bride ar
rived home last Saturday night.
. Colonel A. Coward came up from
Charleston last Sunday afternoon.
DR.. c. M. Kuykendal and family re-
turned Monday from a visit to Rock
Hill.
Mr.. w. H. Faulkner, of Atlanta,
spent Sunday with his friend. Mr.. R. T.
Allison.
Miss Stasia O'Keefe has returned to
Yorkville, and is boarding at the Par
ish hotel.
Mrs. NJ. A. Myles, of Camden, has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. John
r. Ashe.
4 Miss Lille Parish left last Saturday
for Gaffney, where she will enter Lime
stone Institute.
? Mr.. Harvey Witherspoon is visiting
his brother, J. D. Witherspoon, at
Mountville, S. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tilghman, of Maryland,
visited their daughter Mrs. P. M.
Grimes. last week.
Misses Eula Roach and Onnie Enloe,
of Rock Hill, are visiting the Misses
Smith, in the Cotton Belt.
Miss Addie Sherer, of Bullock's
Creek. left yesterday for Hickory, N.
c., where she will enter college.
Mr.. Fred Adickes, Jr., of Asheville,
n. c., spent Sunday and Monday in
Yorkville, with relatives and friends.
x Miss Louise Young, of Union, who
has been visiting Mrs. S. M. McNeel,
left yesterday morning to enter Win
throp.
|"sMr. Paul Grier, professor of mathe-
matics at Erskine college, spent Sun
day in Yorkville with his brother Rev.
Boyce H. Grier.
Mr.. Walter Neil left Monday for
White Oak, where he will spend the
week hunting. He was joined at Ches-
ter by Sheriff Cornwell.
Miss Ida Smith, Of the Cotton
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deliberately sacrifice every element O.

deliberately sacrifice every element OF
profit to get the promised big price.
In our opinion the farmers of this
section now have the opportunity of
their lives Often we have heard young
farmers remark how easily they could
have gotten rich had they lived in
the days of IS and 20 cents cotton. They
could not have done so. Of course. The
days of 1S and 20 cents cotton were
also days of 1S and 20 cents meat and
s4 flour, etc. Ordinary economic con-
ditions were not much better then
than during many years since. But
now the cotton planter has an oppor-
tunity that is seldom presented to any
class Of people. The comparatively few
post bellum farmers who managed to
get ahead Of the world did it by raising
their own supplies and cotton as SUR
plus, and in all the history Of the coun-
try there has never been better prom
ise for the success of such a policy
than now.
If we were farming this year we would
Immediately began to prepare a large
proportion of our best land for wheat.
We would arrange to raise enough
corn to run the plantation, and make
due provision for various side crops of
approved domestic and commercial val
ue. Then we would plant all the cot
ton we could cultivate on the remain
ing land and next fall we would open
on oocoupt at tha hank.
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MsRE-M EhTI0N.

A Negaunee, Wis, dispatch of Sun
day night says that snow fell at that
place all the afternoon...... The Mer-
chants and Planters Oil mill, Of Hous-
ton, Texas, one Of the largest affairs of
the kind in the South, was destroyed
by fire on Sunday. The loss is estima-
ted at $3.50, 0,000.. John P. Shannon,
supreme dictator of the Knights of
Honor, died at Elberton, Ca, last Sun
day.. 1t is estimated that the gold
yield from the Dawson district this
year would amount to $22,000,000. ......
The foreign powers in Peking have
agreed to put stop to looting... 1t
is estimated that the railroad losses
on account of the Galveston hurricane
amount to between s5,0O0,000 and $6,-
900, ,000.. :. Small tradesmen and work.
ing people were the principal sufferers
from the Galveston hurricane. The
more prominent people live in the CEN
ter of the city and the suffering there
was not so great. 80. Italy will de-
mand an indemnity of $7,500,000 from
China. The business portion Of
Washington, N. c., was destroyed by
fire last Friday. The loss has been es-
timated at $4,000 James How
ard is now on trial at Frankfort, KY,
for the murder of Governor Goebel.. =.
It is reported that Germany is arrang-
ing to place loan of S0,00O,000 marks
in the United States. ......For the ben
eft of people who desire to get away
from Galveston, the treasury depart
ment has suspended the law requiring
that only American vessels may carry
passengers between American ports.
Mayor Sam Jones, Of Tole 10,
Ohio, who last year got 100000 votes
for governor of the state, as the social
Bryan.
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Montgomery, Ala, Advertiser: Mr..
r. NJ. Richbourg of this city, was shot
in the right breast in the war between
the states and the bullet, which had
oeen in his body for 3S years, came out
Wednesday. During all these years Mr.
Richbourg had not been seriously
troubled with the wound and the bullet
came out Of his back with hardly any
pain. Mr.. Richbourg came to Mont
gomery several years ago from Colum-
bia, s. G. He resides with his family
on Amanda street At the outbreak of
the war between the states Mr.. Rich
bourg enlisted with the Richland Vol
unteers Of the First South Carolina
regiment. At the battle of Frazier's
Farm, June 81, 1862, while his company
was charging the enemy's breastworks,
Mr.. Richbourg was shot. One bullet
cut off a finger of the left hand and
he received another wound in the
breast. After the battle the wounded
were picked up and taken to the hos
pital, and Mr.. Richbourg recovered
from his wounds Sometime ago, while
driving in the country, he felt a pain
in the back. He did not think serious
ly of it; but the place got red and the
pain was stIil there. A few days af-
terward Mr.. Richbourg placed his hand
on the sore place and felt the bullet
which had been in his body for so long
a time. That night he placed plaster
on the spot, and the next morning,
when it was removed, the bullet, which
was fiat, was sticking to the plaster.
The wound in the back, where the ball
ball came out, has already healed, and
Mr.. Richbourg intends to have the bull
let mounted and wear 1t as a watch
charm"
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' WITHIN THE TOWN.

There are now IS cadets at the K.
M. nj. A.
- The South Carolina and Georgia
Extension depot at this place is still
on the waiting list.
X The K. M. M. A. authorities hoisted
the United States flag over the bar
racks last Monday.
X Allisons Hall, over Inman's store, is
being fitted up as an armory for the
Jasper Light Infantry.
Those who complain about the op-
era house being too small should crowd
it, and Captain Moore will make it lar
ger.
The K. M. M. A. drum at revielle,
retreat and taps is growing to be part
of the daily routine Of the people living
along the north end of Kings Mount
ain street.
j. ]. Kellar & Co.'S wood working
establishment is growing quite rapidly.
This concern not only supplies most OF
the local trade; but it fills many orders
from distance.
Most of the cotton that is being Of
fered on this market Is coming from
distant points, extending as far as the
CASTOR and Chester lines. The farm
ers who usually sell their cotton on
this market are holding back for the
Qresent.
* So far as has been reported, no new
cases of diphtheria Lave developed in
Yorkville. The little son Of Captain
and Mrs. ]. r. Lindsay has about re-
covered. The graded school authorities
will not reopen the school until they
feel certain that all danger is past.
- Mr.. John A. Latta has been raising
a subscription in Yorkville for the ben
eft of the Galveston sufferers. Up to
yesterday morning the fund aggrega-
ted about $50. Mr.. Latta was desirous
Of making it at least 800 before turn
ing it over to Mayor Willis to be for
warded.
The Carolina and Northwestern
passenger train failed to make this
point on it's new schedule Monday
night on account of derailed freight
train. The southbound passenger did
not reach Yorkville until about 10
o'clock. The new schedule promises
to give entire satisfaction.
Sam Jones has never been to York
Vile before, and although there are few
people in this country who have not
heard Of this famous lecturer, there
are lots of them in Yorkville and sur
rounding country who have not heard
him. The opportunity that will be
afforded in the court house on October
2. is one that should not be neglected.
Nobody should neglect it.
Although the reserved seats were
pretty we'll filled in the opera house
last Thursday night, it was noticeable
that the general admission portion of
the audience was much larger in pro-
portion than heretofore. All along
there has been a seeming disposition
on the part Of show-going people to
avoid general admission tickets, much
to the concern Of the management Of
the opera house. Captain Moore hopes
that the situation last Thursday night
means a change of custom along this
line, and that the general admission
will continue to fare better.
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LANDS FOR SALE.

IN AVID w. McCARTER and 9TH
- ers. will sell at public auction, on
SALESDAY IN NOVEMBER NEXT,
at York court house, unless sooner sold
at private sale, the following real es-
tate, belonging to Robert r.. McCar-
ter at the time Of his death, to wit:
First. The "SUGGS PLACE." con-
tanning One Hundred and Forty-eight
acres, more or less, situated in York
county, s. c., bounded by lands of D.
w. McCarter, James Woods and Others.
Second. The KERR TRACT" con-
tanning One Hundred and Thirty-four
acres, more or less, situated in the
county and state aforesaid, bounded by
lands Of A. J. Sturgis, Horton and
Others. Both tracts being on the wa
ters Of Allison Creek. This tract Is sit
uated four miles northeast Of York
vile.
On each of the above tracts is
dwelling house, and also tenement
houses and usual outbuildings.
Terms of SAFE: One half cash, balance
on a credit of twelve months, secured
by the purchasers bond and q mort
gage of the premises, with the privi-
lege to the purchaser Of paying his en-
tire bid in cash. Said tracts will be
sold separately. Purchasers to pay
for papers. For fuller Information, in
tending purchasers may apply to
w. r. HORTON, or
r. BRUCE YOUNGBLOOD.
Sept. 10 w It
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-19

QUITE a number Of readers Of THE
ENQUIRER have observed recently that
it takes much longer to read an edition
of the paper than formerly. They are
correct. There is at least 25 per cent.
more reading matter in THE ENQUIRER
than there was a month ago. We
have recently added to our plant a
Mergenthaler type-setting machine,
like those used on the metropolitan dali
lies, and although formerly we gave
much more fresh matter than any
county paper in the South, we are now
able to give, and do give, more than
ever. So far as our information goes,
there is now no question of the fact that
there is not a town in the United
States as small as Yorkville, with d
printing office as we'll equipped as is
the office of THE YoRKv1LLE ENQUIRER.
We shall endeavor to continue to i'm
prove.
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JUST what to make of that story to
the effect that Bryan intends to de-
clare himself in favor Of full enfran-
chisement for the Negroes, we hardly
know. 1t is true that logical applica-
ton Of the National Democratic plat
form calls for the full right of suf-
frage for every free American male
citizen of 81 years, whether that citi-
zen lives in the United States, Porto
Rico or Hawaii; but the people of. the
South have found that while this may
be very nice theoretically it will not
work in practice. Mr.. Bryan may en-
dorse the idea theoretically; but it is
to be hoped that he will never attempt
to go any further than theory. The
South has had enough of Negro fran
chise to be sufficiently entertained
along that line. We want no more
Of it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-19

= MayofIones, of Galveston made the
following report to Governor Sayers
last Monday: after the fullest possi-
ole investigation here. we feel justified
in saying to you and through you to
the American people, that no similar
disaster has overtaken any community
or section in the history of the coun-
try. The loss of life is appalling and
can never be accurately determined. 1t
is estimated at 5000 to 5000 people.
There is not home in Galveston that
has not been injured, while thousands
have been destroyed. The property
loss represents accumulations of go
years and more millions than can be
safely stated. Under these conditions
with 10000 homeless and destitute,
with the entire population under a
stress and strain difficult to realize, we
appeal directly in the hour of our great
emergency, to the sympathy and aid of
mankind"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-19
TAX COLLECTIONs-l9OO.
Office Of the County Treasurer OF
York County,

Office Of the County Treasurer Of
York County,
YoRKvILLE. s. c., September Is, 1900.
TN accordance with law, my books will
l. be opened on the 18TH DAY OF
October, 1900, for the collection Of the
STATE, COUNTY AND SPECIAL
TAXES, for the fiscal year beginning
January 1st, and ending December 31st,
1900; and will be kept open until the
31st day Of December, 1900. will also
receive VOLUNTARY PAYMENTS,
Of Communication road taxes for the year
1901.
For the convenience Of taxpayers I
will meet them at the following places
on the days named:
At Yorkville, Monday and Tuesday,
the 18th and 18th days Of October.
At Antioch, Wednesday, the 17th day
Of October.
At McConnellsville, Thursday, the
18th day of october.
At Bullock's Creek, Friday, the 18th
day Of October.
At Sharon, Saturday, the Goth day Of
October.
At Newport, Monday, lie 22d day of
October.
At Tirzah, Tuesday, the ssrd day of
October.
At Forest Hill, Wednesday, the Ath
day Of October. .,..
At Bethel, Thursday, the 25th day Of
October.
At Clover Friday and Saturday, the
26th and 9th days Of October.
At Bethany, Monday, the 29th day of
October.
At Yorkville, Tuesday, the 30th day Of
October.
At Smyrna, Wednesday, the s1st day
Of October.
At Hickory Grove, Thursday and Fri
day, the 1st and End days Of November.
At Yorkville, Saturday, the 3rd day Of
November.
At Coates's Tavern, from 12 o'clock,
noon, Monday, November g.. to IL
o'clock, noon, Tuesday, November 6.
At Yorkville, Saturday, November 9Th
until Saturday, the oath day Of Novem-
ber.
At Rock Hill, Monday, the 26th day
of November, until Saturday, at
o'clock, p. M, December 1st.
And at Yorkville from Monday, the
3rd day Of December, until Monday,
the 31st day Of December, 1900, after
which day the books will be closed and
the Is per cent. penalty will be attach
ed.
H. A. D. NEELY, County Treasurer.
o. Sept. 19 W st
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Belt" closed her school at Ramah last
Friday, after successful term, during
which she did some good work.
Rev. Neil E. Pressly. Associate Re.
formed missionary at Tampico, Mexi.
co. came to Yorkville. Monday, to place
his two sons at the K. M. M. A.
Mr.. w. T. Witherspoon, who has
been in Yorkville for the past few
months. left yesterday for Atlanta
where he will be engaged in business.
| EMessrs. Lowry Jenkins, Barron and
tMoffatt Kennedy left yesterday FOL
Due West, S. c.. where they will re"
sumo their work as students at Ersk1ne
college.
Mr.. Ira Crimes Of Yorkville: Mr.. Ru-
pert Wilson, of Greenville; and Messrs
John and Henry PRESLEY. Of Mexico
and Mr.. Hermon Bradham. OF Man.
ming, S. c., have entered the K. M
M. A.
Mr.. r. L. Davinney, of Yorkville, g
few days ago, sold some cotton for q
fraction over 10 cents. He remarked
that he had been farming for Is years
and that was the first time he had ever
made a sale in advance of the 10 cents
limit.
Tampa, Fla, Daily Times: Reg NJ
Grist, a printer and newspaper mar
Of Yorkville, S. c., and a son Of Editor
Grist of THE YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER, ar.
rived in the city last night. Mr.. Girls,
intends to locate here and will be en-
gagged in the printing business.
Mr.. John J. Hunter has taken a po'
Mpn with Henry G. Strauss. The
ability and experience Of Mr.. Hunter ir
the dry goods line, especially as tt
frst-class goods, Is too well-known tc
call for comment. His many friends
all over the county, however, will be
pleased to know where to find him.
A copy Of the Houston, Texas, Post
Of Wednesday, September II, reached
THE ENQUIRER office last Saturday. Il
was sent by Mr.. E. K. McClain, from
Schulenburg, about 125 miles north
west Of Galveston, and it's IL pages are
almost filled with stories Of the recent
storm disaster. On the first page is the
appeal Of Mayor Walter G. Jones' o1
Galveston, for aid, and on the follow
ing pages are lists Of more than 2,0O(
dead. Dispatches from dozens Of 9th
er Texas towns show destruction AZ
great as was. wrought at Galveston
There Is no mention Of Schulenburg
the town in which Mr.. McClain is loca'
ted, and the presumption Is that there
was no damage there.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-09-19

Says a Chicago special of Septem-
ber II to the New York Herald: Will
liam ]. Bryan, it is expected. will soon
declare himself against the disfran-
chisement Of the Negro vote in the
Southern states and against iynchings
in all sections of the country. It has
not been determined whether Mr.. Bry-
an will make this announcement in a
letter in the early part Of October or
In speech which he is scheduled to
deliver in Chicago, on September %,
Emancipation Day. 1t was announced
yesterday that Mr.. Bryan will condemn
the disfranchisement of the Negro vote
on the advice Of Senator J. K. Jones,
former Governor Stone, Of Missouri.
and Mayor Thomas Taggert, Of Indian
apolis, who, it is said, believe that the
colored men Of the South would throw
their moral and active support to the
Democratic ticket if Mr. Bryan would
declare himself another Lincoln. In
diana Democrats have conceived the
idea that it would be good politics for
Mr.. Bryan to take this course. Rich
ard Croker, according to reports, is
getting the colored vote in New York
by the lavish distribution of patron
agA
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Mr. Frank H. Hitchcock, chief Of
the section Of foreign markets of the
agricultural department, has prepared
a bulletin showing the value and char
acter of our agricultural imports from
each foreign country for the five fiscal
years 1S95-1S99. 1t shows that our ag-
ricultural imports had an average an
nual value Of $3.50, .708, of which
more than one-half came from the
tropical countries. Brazil, the leading
source of our coffee supply, sent us Is
per cent. of our total agricultural i'm
ports, the United Kingdom coming next
with 9.3 per cent; but the imports
from it, like those of Germany, which
ranked fourth, were, in considerable
part, received by those nations from
other countries. Cuba was the third
country. sugar running her per centage
up to rs per cent. Of the total. Japan
and China were fifth and sixth respect
lively. The Philippine islands sent us
1.2 per cent. Of the total.
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WHEAT AND COTTON.

Will there be as much wheat sown
in York county this fall as there was
last fall? That is question to which
it Is difficult to give a definite answer;
but we fear that such an answer, to be
truthful, would have to be in the mega
tive. Conditions are ripe for another
epidemic Of cotton mania. a weakness
to which it must be confessed that a
majority Of our people are peculiarly
susceptible.
In view Of the short cotton and corn
acrops harvested last fall, had it not
been for the heavy wheat crops Of the
summer, the suffering of :, r people
would have been distressing. It would
be distressing yet. The wheat crop
saved them. It helped them to go
through without having to buy so
much bread as they would have had to
buy otherwise. 1t gave them ready
cash that they would not otherwise
have had. 1t gives them the full ad-
vantage Of the high price that they are
now receiving for cotton, and saves
to them many a dollar that they would
it profits on various supplies that they
would have had to buy or for which
they have been able to pay cash.
But the situation now is one that
calls for cool calculation and foresight.
There is Immediately ahead a prospect
loaded with opportunities to make or
break. The present price of cotton in
vites the planting of the earth in the
staple. Looking to a price next fall
which, if not as good as now, will be
much better than last years prices,
nine farmers out of ten will go in for
the biggest crop they can possibly raise.
They will be disposed to throw aside
every other consideration, contemptu-
ously ignore wheat, corn and other
side crops for cotton.
We are reminded of a famous fable
that reads as follows: "a dog had
stolen a piece of meat out Of butch
er's shop, and was crossing a river on
shadow reflected in the stream below.
Thinking that it was another dog with
another piece Of meat. he resolved to
make himself master of that also: but
in swapping at the supposed treasure,
he dropped the bit he was carrying
and so lost all
Many farmers are beginning to think
only of next fall, and they see ahead Of
them little else than next falls cotton
crop, and the price they hope to re-
ceive for it. 1t is profit. of course. that
they are after: but notwithstanding all
the experience of the past. they will
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" ednesday, September 10, 1900.

got out and tried to arouse the sup
posed occupants, first pounding on the
door and afterwards going to a side
window and making quite a noise
there. No one was IN the house, part
of the family having gone with Mr..
Browns body to the burial place in
North Carolina and Mrs. Brown and
the children being at neighbor's for
the night. The parties came away and
were heard by some Negro women liv-
ing near, cursing and seeming much
disappointed at not finding any one.
This morning Mrs. Brown received in
some way an intimation that she Is In
danger Of some sort, and consequently
she applied to the city for protection
and an officer has been detailed for
that duty. There are some letters
which have to do with the affair and
Mrs. Brown has seen ut to deposit
them in a place of safety"