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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
MERE-MEHTION.

The new Alabama constitution was
ratified last Tuesday by majority OF
about 30, 900 votes. WHOLESALERS fraud Is
charged; but the election is likely to
stand l.. . Andrew Carnegie has decided
to increase his already large donation
to Carnegie Institute, Pittsburg, by 81,
000 900. Big forest fires are reported
to be raging in Illinois, Missouri and
Arkansas. Because Of his part In
issuing money orders payable to IL
quor dealer in another city, the post
master at Lexington, Va, has been in
dicted for aiding students to unlaw-
fully procure whisky. The judges
of the Schley court have let it be
known that they will give out no ink
ling Of their finding except to the secre-
tary of the navy, by which official 1t
will be made public......Th board of
visitors to the West Point Military
academy recommends that new build
ings be erected. "A London dispatch
says that Americans have purchased
5000 shares of the Hamburg steamship
line. ......A Washington dispatch re-
ports that the isthmian canal commits
sion is in favor of the Nicarauga
route as opposed to the Panama route.
Lady Catharine Carew, who was
one of the guests at the famous Brus-
SelS pail the HlSnt peloIe waterloo,
died at Woodston, England, last Tues
day, aged 104 years.. The Federal
grand jury Of the United States court
for the southern district Of Mississippi,
has indicted a large number Of cotton
seed oil men. directors and other off1c-
ials for violation Of the trust laws.
Orders have been issued directing sew
eral companies Of the Fifteenth cavalry
to sail for the Philippines about De-
cember 15.. The British steamer At
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

John Smith-Has a cow that he found
trespassing on his premises at the
York Cotton mills. He wants to hnd
the owner.
T. F. McDow, Attorney-Offers the D
J. Glenn Sr., home place." In Beth
ell township, for sale. 1t consists OF
227 acres.
w. I. Witherspoon-Wants to recover
a gold ring which he lost recently.
M. C. Willis, Mayor-Publishes an or
dinance relating to the firing of fire
crackers, Roman candles, etc., In the
town Of Yorkville, and the fines fol
violation thereof.
Mary ]. Hunter Clerk of Board-Gives
notice of annual meeting Of the boarc
of county commissioners, to be helc
Wednesday, December 11th.
J. @. Wray-Informs the ladies OF the
arrival Of his second lot of dress
goods, and tells about new dress
trimmings. He is Offering Barker
mills bleaching at cents a yard.
]. M. Heath & Coon the fourth page
of this issue quote large number o.
low prices on a large line of goods
They give prices on clothing, shoes
hats, ETC., and have something es
pecially interesting to say to the Ia
dies in regard to new millinery tina
has just been opened up for inspec
tion.
J. M. Heath & Co., by J. L. Williams
Manager-Call on all who owe then
for merchandise and guano to CONF
up at once and pay what they owe
They say that they mean everybod!
who owes them.
York Drug Store-Has just received lO
pounds Of Lowney's candies, which !
says is the best. 1t has the name OF
every piece.
T. w. Speck-Invites you to see hin
for Chinaware before you buy. HI
has just what you want and at tn
lowest prices.
H. C. Strauss & Co.-Tell Of a grea
slaughter Of sale Of dry goods, IN
cluding clothing, underwear, shoes
blankets, quilts, millinery, etc. The.
claim to be making the biggest cut II
prices that has ever been made by
Yorkville mercantile house. You VIII
find their page advertisement inter
esting reading ~.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

main unsold. 1t appears to US that If
there Is any such poison reptiles in our
cabbage, that some Of our people would
have been poisoned ere this; but de-
spite the fact that we have enquired
diligently, we have been unable to find
any man who, up to the time Of this
scare, had ever heard of such a thing.
We are told Of lie to the effect that
people have been poisoned in Wautau-
ga, but that our people are diligent in
keeping II a secret. Now, II necessary
we can get physicians certificates from
different parts Of the county, showing
that greater falsehood was never put
in circulation. We are indeed glad to
know that the merchants Of Lenoir
are doing all they can to locate his
snakeship, which, so far, they have
been unable to do, and we trust that
they may soon succeed in finding it a
mere fabrication, which 1t evidently Is,
and again proceed to buy our staple
product"
We. are with The Democrat. Tell
your man that II he desires to get rid
of his snakeship that The Topic will
pay him five dollars for 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
"SNAKES IN CABBAGE"

a silly story, to the effect that snakes
flave recently been found in cabbages
shipped from Wautauga county, N. c.,
has been going the round to the very
great injury Of cabbage producers and
dealers. The story came to Yorkville
about a month ago, anI for a week or
more had noticeable effect on the re-
tail cabbage trade, especially among
the Negroes. The North Carolina pa
pers are still discussing the subject
quite seriously, as will be noted from
the following in the last issue of the
Lenoir Topic:
The following is from the Newton
Enterprise:
1.-The cabbage snake Is not an entire
myth. Mrs. Caroline Yoder, of this
place, found one in a head Of Wautau-
ga cabbage last Saturday. A man who
saw it tells us that 1t was about the
size Of fish worm and was spotted"
And this from the Wautauga Demo-
crat:
THE fabrication that Is now going
the rounds of the press to the effect
that our mountain cabbage are infest-
ed by a snake. and a green snake at
that, is, to be sure, a mOnStrous out
rage. and is very great draw back to
many of our farmers who have fine
lots Of this toothsome product that re-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

scene Of carving until all was lost, their
officers fell, their comrades slaughtered
and a terrible vengeance executed up
on the enemy, when they saved them
selves and their wounded mates. Cap
tain Connell apparently was awaken
ed in his quarters by the attackers
pouring in. He was alone. so he jump
ed from the window down in his
guards, but they had been slaughtered
and he was struck down by many bo-
los almost as soon as he struck the
ground. Not satisfied with killing
him, the assassins hacked his body
and severed the head, upon which they
piled paper and sticks Of wood, set
ting them on fire to render the face un-
recognizable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

COMMENTING on what we had to say
about the recent report of the COM
missioner of navigation, showing such
a material increase in our coasting
trade against no appreciable increase
of tonnage engaged in carrying foreign
freights, The News and Courier re-
marks:
Curious, isn't it that one of our
higher cost and higher wages shlps
cannot possibly compete" with a for
eign ship in carrying freight from New
York to Liverpool, or Brennan or
Havre, but can carry the same freight
the same distance from New York to
Galveston for far less" rates than the
foreign ship can carry 1t. And this
statement Of conditions-its own state
ment Of them-suggests no better con-
clusion to THE ENQUIRER than that the
government should subsidiZe the snip
owners to enable them to get 1alI
start in the freight carrying business
We are not going to believe that Ine
News and Courier is so dull as not to
be able to understand what we said
We prefer to believe that it Is deter
mined not to understand. Whether un-
der the American flag or q foreign flag
q ship that would undertake a voyage
from New York to Galveston or from
New York to Bremen with half cargo
would, upon reaching her destination
report a loss to her owners. BY keep
ing the foreigners out Of our coastine
trade, we have been enabled to build UP
a magnificent freight service that Is al
once economical to shippers and profit
able to shipowners. Even If we should
now throw down all restrictions and
allow foreigners to come In on equa
terms, it would probably be long time
before they could gain a profitable
foothold for the simple reason that they
would have to make too many trips
with half cargoes. OF necessity, they
would have to sink a great deal OF
money before they could stand a rea.
sonable show against our established
business. The same conditions apply
to the ocean carrying trade. With the
aid of subsidies from their respective
governments, foreigners nave been able
to monopolize this traffic. AS new be-
ginners, we are barred from competi'
ton for the reason that Individual ship
owners and corporations are unable tc
stand the loss incident to the large
number Of voyages that will have to be
made with half cargoes, while the bus
mess is being developed to the point a,
which a natural and legitimate profit
will be realized. We got ahead of the
foreigners in the coasting trade by
keeping them out. They got ahead OF
us in the foreign trade by means Of
subsidies. There is no way by which
they can enter out coasting trade with
out our consent, and as matters now
stand, there is but little hope of oul
ever being able to catch up with them
on the high seas except by means OF
subsidies.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
POWER OF THE CATAWBA.

DR.. w. Gill Wylie, Of New York. who
spent yesterday in this city, left for
New York last night. He told an OBJ
server reporter that there had been
some delay, owing to swollen streams,
in completing the power plant on the
Catawba river at India Hook, 18 miles
from this city, and that. from this rea-
son, his company-the Catawba Elec-
trio company-would not be ready to
transmit power until next fall. He
stated that he had proposed, through
the chamber Of commerce, to bring to
Charlotte, next fall, $500 horsepower,
to be sold in block or in wholesale
way at between SIG and ST per horse
power. DR.. Wylie thinks his company
will have 4,5O0 horsepower to dispose
Of; but he does not expect to sell more
than $500 Of this here.-Charlotte OBJ
server.
1t would be worth the while Of the
Catawba Electric company to investi-
gate the question Of selling power IN
Yorkville. 1t is probable that some
thing like 1000 horsepower can be sold
in Yorkville at the price quoted, or
maybe a little higher.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
AN ORDINANCE,

DE it ordained by the Mayor and
- Aldermen Of the town Of York.
vile, S. c., in council assembled and
by authority Of the same:
Section 1. That after the passage Of
this ordinance, + shall be unlawful for
any person tr shoot or explode any
firecracker or cannon-cracker within
the incorporate limits Of the said town,
except between the PATH DAY OF DE-
CEMBER. and the 1ST DAY OF JAN
UARY Of any year, inclusive, Sundays
excepted.
Section 2. That it shall be unlawful
to fire or explode any f1re-cracker Of a
length greater than THREE INCHES,
within the incorporate limits Of the
said town.
Section 3. That no person shall shoot
or fire any Roman Candle or Sky-rock-
ct, other than in a perpendicular or
vertical direction, and only during
such time as Is specified in Section / of
this ordinance; nor shall any person
shoot or fire such Roman Candle or
Sky-rocket, at, or toward, any person
within the incorporate limits Of said
town.
Section 4. Any person violating this
ordinance, or any provision thereof.
shall be punished by fine Of not less
than FIVE DOLLARS nor more than
FIFTY DOLLARS, or imprisonment
rot less than TEN DAYS nor more
than THIRTY DAYS.
Done and ratified in council this, the
14th day of November, 1901.
Attest:
NJ. C. WILLIS, Mayor.
P. w. LOVE, Clerk of Council. SIT
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

in the Carolinas, Florida and parts Of
Georgia has contributed to the yield.
Neither is 1t probable that the favor
able weather of the latter part of Oc-
tober could to any considerable extent
overcome the injury previously sus-
tanned during the greater part Of the
growing season. especially when in
many sections our correspondents re-
port that the crop had already been
largely gathered and marketed.
I'm view Of the foregoing. 1t does not
seem possible that this Is to prove the
largest cotton crop ever grown.
I'm our opinion it would be impossi-
Bile to procure from trustworthy
sources Of the cotton growing counties
of the south informa ton that would
warrant the belief that this years
crop would prove as large as last
years. 1t may turn out for less. The
year may not be unlike that Of 1899-
1900, when excessive estimates made in
the autumn exceeded the actual total
production by nearly 100000 bales"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
hoUT PEOPLE.

captain J. w. Ardrey, Of Fort Mil
was in Yorkville yesterday.
\ Miss Kittie Blair, Of Blairsville, l:
Visiting her sister, Mrs. A. M. Grist
y Miss Pearl Whisonant, Of Wilkin
Vile. is visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. P
White. Of Yorkville.
Mr.. ]. E. Duval is down from Shelby
putting in an electrical outfit for the
Victor Cotton OIL company.
Rev. w. G. Neville has accepted al
invitation to preach to the students al
Converse college tomorrow. Sunday.
Mrs. W. S. Wilkerson. Of Hickory
Grove, spent Thursday and Friday II
Yorkville, the guest Of her sister, Mrs
E. A. Crawford.
Inspector J. K. Van Valkenburg. ol
the Mergenthaler Linotype Co., New
York, paid THE ENQUIRER a visit yes.
terday.
HCards were received in Yorkville
tuesday announcing the marriage Of
Miss Jennie Harrison Watson, daugh'
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore
Watson, of Newbern, to Mr.. Thomas
Lee Craig, of Gastonia, which will take
place Wednesday evening. November
26th, at o'clock, in the Centenary
Methodist church, at Newbern.
TMr. ]. W. McElhaney, Of Fort Mill
was in Yorkville Thursday night and
yesterday morning having come over
with Treasurer Nicely. Asked about
the statement Of Fort Mill crop condi-
tions as published in the Charlotte OBJ
server. Mr.. McElhaney said that he
thought the picture was slightly over
drawn. 1--WE have not made very good
crops, 1t Is true" he said, land the
yield on deep sandy lands has been
very poor; but taking the township
over, think cotton will average about
half Of an average crop. The corn
crop, Of course, is very short"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
1FOOTBALL,

The football game between the K. M.
M. A. team, Of Yorkville, and the N. C.
M. A. team, Of Red Springs, N. c., an
nounced for Wednesday afternoon, did
not take place until Thursday after
noon. The postponement was on ac-
count Of the failure of the N. C. M. A.
boys to arrive Wednesday afternoon in
time to conclude the game before dark.
There was only a small number Of peo-
pie out to see the game; but those pres
ent enjoyed 1t thoroughly, the more SO
because Of the fact that the K. M. M.
A. boys won a decided victory over the
visitors. The score was II to S. The
following running criticism Of the
game was prepared for The ENQUIRER
by a disinterested expert:
1.-THE close game does not indicate
evenly matched teams, as the K. M. M
AS were superior in all essentials, and
with a little more head work should
have won by a wider margin. The N
C. M. A. boys were husky lot, as tc
build; but their knowledge Of football
was very elementary, making their at
tempts at advancing the ball ineffect-
i've. Both teams indulged largely ir
straight football. The mass plays Of
the K. M. NJ. AS gained them TIVE
touch downs and snould have been re.
sorted to ofIener. The game was tedi-
ously slow, the sparring for wind be.
ing apparent. The halves were Is and
20 minutes. K. M. M. A. won the toss
and chose the south goal with strong
wind behind them. K. M. M. A. kick
ed off and the N. C. M. A. secured the
ball on its 15-yard line, and advanced
1t slowly by end runs and mass plays
It attempted an innovation by intro
ducing a line hurdler; but failed, az
the K. M. M. A. boys soon caught on
The K. M. M. A. circled the ends Of
the visitors beautifully, pushing With.
erspoon through for a touch down
which Bernard neatly converted into 6
goal. For the rest Of the half the bal
was mostly in N. c. M. A. territory
The second half was practically rep.
etition Of the first. The K. M. M. A
kicked off splendidly ami they downeG
the ball well into the territory Of tN
visitors. There was slow progress uktt
the hurdler of the visitors secured the
ball and by magnificent run, the best
OF the game, scored a touch down righ;
under the goal posts. The K. M. M. A
soon secured possession and Bernard
made gains by splendid doging. Three
mass plays completed the touch down
but there was no goal, the kick being
exceedingly difficult on account Of tine
strong opposing wind. The K. M. M
A. played good ball throughout; Ber.
nard winning especial distinction in al
points Of the game"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

There was a large audience at the
opera house Tuesday night to witness
the amateur presentation Of the pop
ular drama, among the Breakers" by
the bon Ton" Dramatic club" The
members Of the club participating In
the presentation were Captain H. D.
Wolff, DR.. ]. L. Hanahan, Mr.. 1llion
Johnson, Major D. M. Bernard, Capt
w. S. Schneider, Mr.. w. P. Harrison
Miss Huldah McNeel, Miss Rose Lind
say; Miss Blanche Lindsay and Miss
Daisy Hart. The piece was we'll pre-
sented and the large, good natured au-
dience was thoroughly delighted with
the entertainment.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

THE determination to place The
Ledger on a strictly cash-in-advance
system will do away with the un-
pleasantness Of sending duns to our
subscribers. 1t will also do away with
a few dead heads, that we have been
forced to carry every year, and Will
put all on an equal footing. So here
after no name will be placed on our
list without the cash accompanies the
order, and all names will be dropped
upon expiration Of subscriptions
Gaffney Ledger.
We are glad to see this announce
ment in The Ledger, and our respect
for that paper will increase in propor-
ton to the manner in which 1t lives
up to it's determination. Whatever
may be the apparent status of news
paper, its real standing is seldom out
Of proportion to it's actual merit. The
importance and influence of newspa-
per is determined not by the number
Of copies circulated; but by the number
going to actual bona fide subscribers.
BY actual bona fide subscribers we
mean people who buy the paper be-
cause they want it, and because they
think it worth the price asked for 1t.
Under the idea that the mere matter OF
distribution counts for everything, too
many publishers make the mistake of
forcing their papers upon people who
do not appreciate it, and of trying to
collect from alleged subscribers against
whom they have no moral claim. Such
conditions are invariably followed by
a tendency upon the part Of the pub
Usher to look upon large portion OF
the public as being composed Of dead
beats and scoundrels, while that por-
ton Of the public, with much better
reason, Is brought to look upon the
publisher as a persistent mendicant
against whom there should be some
protection. Under its new arrange
ment, If it adheres to it, The Ledger
will find that 1t will not be called upon
to distribute as many papers as 1t has
been distributing. 1t will be found that
many Of the people who have been on
it's list do not want the paper bad
enough to pay the price Of subscrip-
ton; but at the same time 1t will
find that its revenue will not be re-
duced a dollar and its standing and
influence will be increased not only in
it's own estimation; but in the estima-
tion Of the public.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

OUR ill-tempered: but always puz-
zling contemporary, the Columbia
State, has one on THE ENQUIRER. We
thought we had a joke on It; but we
will have to confess that we were mis-
taken. The reason Of our inquiry
about The States failure to print Mr.
Dooley's letter last Sunday was the
fact that the production was devoted
to the Booker Washington dining in
cident and contained a good deal Of
biting ridicule Of the southern people.
Knowing as we do that The State has
a habit Of quietly side-tracking GER
tain matters Of really important news
that does not meet its approval, and
about which it would rather not have
it's readers know, and remembering
also the enthusiastic editorial tributes
that our contemporary had paid to
Mr.. Dooley" from time to time, we
saw what appeared to us quite a
humorous significance in the omission
of Thursday, The State snappingly
calls our attention to the fact that Mr.
Dooley's letter was published in its
isue of Monday, having been left over
from Sunday as the result Of the fore
mans oversight" Along with this
explanation, our contemporary accuses
us of monumental inpertience," I'm
tentional false Misrepresentation" and
a desire to do it injury. The 'im-
pertinence" suggestion is certainly
fne-as good as anything we have seen
lately. AS to intentional misrepresen-
tation, we feel sure that The State
does not believe that charge will hold.
When the letter failed to come out in
Sundays paper we assumed that, as
matter Of course, it had been suppressed
and we overlooked it Monday. And
really we hope The State does not be-
lieve we have any desire to injure it.
In the first place. we have no power to
do anything of the kind. and in the
second place, even if we did have such
power, we would not think Of putting
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16

WALTER Wellman writes to the Chi
cago Record Herald that there has
been a semi official announcement te
the effect that no more Negroes are tc
be invited to dine at the White House
AS to just how much Importance Is te
be attached to this announcement we
are unable to say; but it is to be hoped
that as the result Of the discussion Of
the Booker Washington incident, rea'
sonable or otherwise, the president has
come to the conclusion that there can.
not be and should not be such a thing
as social equality Of the races.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
Che 1torkpille Gnqairrr.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ls, 1901
SINCE the recent overwhelming r
YoRKvILLE, s. c.,

SINCE the recent overwhelming Re-
publican victory in Nebraska, Mr.
Bryan's fusion methods in that state
have been denounced as more corrupt
than even Croker's methods in New
York city. There Is some justice ir
this denunciation. If the Populists
uphold one set of principles and the
Democrats another, fusion necessarily
eliminates the alleged principles OF
both parties and narrows the struggle
down to a purely selfish grab for pub
lie office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-16
NOTICE
OF Annual Meeting of County Com-
mfssiOners.

OF Annual Meeting of County Conn
missiOners.
NJ Office is hereby given that the
~ County Commissioners Of York
county, will hold their ANNUAL
MEETING at the Office Of the Super
visor, at York Court House, on WE'D
NESDAY, DECEMBER nth, 1901.
All persons holding claims against
York county are hereby notified to pre-.
sent the same, itemized and sworn to
in the form prescribed by law, before
the Supervisor or the undersigned
Clerk Of the Board.
Claims not presented and filed during
the year they are contracted, or the
subsequent year, they are forever bar
red.
No Notary Public, Magistrate or 9TH
er officer authorized to administer
oaths can make any charge for swear
ing parties to county claims.
MARY ]. HUNTER,
Clerk Of the Board.
December 1s s At