Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-09-07

ter to make a bold confession and at
tempt to justify his inclination to jump
few years ago upon the ground Of
the conditions that then existed, and
so we have the following soul-refresh-
ing utterance in what he would have
said at Spartanburg:" II spoke very
bitterly of Cleveland's policy and pro-
claimed my desire for a union between
the southern and western farmers, and
declared I was ready to lead revolt
against the Democratic party as then
led, and leave it If need be, whenever I
saw anywhere to go, and made allu-
sions to "a light in the west" as sig
nal" After this it is not necessary for
the prosecution to introduce any fur
ther testimony. Of course, most Of our
readers remember enough about the
situation to know that he did not
have anywhere to co." the Populist
party was all fuss and feathers; the
light in the west" failed. We have al
ways been Of the opinion that he would
have attempted to go it blind If the
Democrats Of South Carolina had
shown a disposition to follow. Indeed
he says: What said about leaving
the party then was not the prevailing
sentiment in South Carolina" And yet
he had declared just before, when
speaking Of the same period Of time,
1926: II make bold to assert that
but for my influence and the influence
of the men allied with me, the state
would have gone to the Populists that
year by an overwhelming vote" Now
we again call upon our friends David
Magill, of Greenwood, to secure set
tlement of this question, sending to the
Democrats of the state inquiries such
as we suggested a few days ago, viz:
Did Senator Tillman hold you in line
and would you have gone to the Popu-
list party had 1t not been for his inf1u-
ence?" Would you have followed him
into the Populist party If he had gone
himself?" OF course, after this Is
settled, it will still remain to reconcile
the two statements last quoted above;
but we can't think Of any one who
would likely undertake the Herculean
task of pulling them together.
GASTON.
Gastonia News, September 8: Yes
terday afternoon Mrs. Jenette Glenn, OF
Crowder's Creek, called to see her sis
ter, Mrs. Margaret Glenn. While there
Mrs. Jane M. Barnett called. Their
ages are Mrs. Jenette Glenn, 80; Mrs.
Margaret Glenn, 81; Mrs. Barnett, "a.
Their ages aggregate 225 years.
Misses Annie and Pearl Wallace passed
through from Yorkville to Tennessee,
and spent few days with Miss Bessie
Wilson, leaving this morning.. Sam
Wright, colored, was arrested in York
county last week by Sam Johnson. and
has been placed in Jail here. Wright
shot Andy Wimberly one year ago In
the hand at church services at Neely's
Grove in this county. The county
commissioners were in session yester-
day. Only routine business was trans
acted. The newly elected coroner,
Meek Adams, and new county road
supervisor, Will Eddleman, filed their
official bonds. The most important
item for today is theSdecision as to
whether there will be an election order
ed for the removal Of the county seat
to Gastonia. ....... Yesterday, about l
o'clock, Geo. Shankle shot Dolph Brice
at the Sulphur mine in the northern
part Of this county. One ball passed
through the thigh and another passed
through the body on the right side Of
the breast bone. There had existed an
old grudge between the Negroes who
were laborers in the mine. Chief Alex
ander accompanied The News reporter
to the prison cell this morning. Shan
kle is large Negro about 80 years old,
and seems to be at perfect ease. He
does not know that Brice Is dead and
is confident that 1t is case Of self-de-
fence. According to Shankle's story
several Of the Negroes engaged in a
dispute at noon as to the strength of one
Of the Negroes. Later, Dolph and Jeff
Brice, two brothers, approached him
ting near him first. Dolph, with an
oath and putting his hand to his hip
pocket, said: you don't like me no
how. do you?" Shankle thinking that
the two intended to kill him. shot first
and left. his victim cursing him. Shan
kle went to the office Of Fred Oliver
for protection from the other Negroes,
who were threatening him with vio-
lence. Mr. Oliver and Hempo Putnam
brought Shankle here yesterday after
noon, and he seemed willing to go to
Jail. Sheriff Armstrong is at the mine
this morning making other arrests Of
parties implicated. The Loray COM
pany has dissolved under its North
Carolina charter, and has reorganized
under new charter under the laws OF
Maine. The change Of charter was not
from any financial embarrassment as
has been intimated from false rumors:
but to obtain a charter with more lib
eral provisions than could be obtained
in this state. There exist the greatest
harmony among the stockholders, all Of
whom will retain their present hold
ings. The Loray will be a $1,50O,OO0
plant, operating $4,000 spindles and
1850 looms, and Will be. when COM
pIeted, one of the most perfectly ap-
pointed textile plants in the south. The
permanent officers have not been elec-
ted; but Messrs. Geo. A. Gray and ]. F.
Love have the full management in their