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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28
Wednesday, August %, 1901.

ing back he found the Catawba about
ferry, and was unable to cross. The
next best thing was long trip to the
bridge over several swollen streams.
The bridge was reached Saturday at
about o'clock and crossed without diff
ficulty. The lights were gotten in ope-
ration again Sunday night, and have
since been doing very nicely.
~ Mr.. Quinn Wallace, Of w. B. Moore
|& Co.'s, was accidentally shot in the
right forearm last Saturday morning
by Mr.. c. F. Gordon. Mr.. Gordon was
engaged in cleaning up 32-calibre re-
volver that had gotten rusty from neg
lect. Mr.. Wallace was at work in the
store about three feet away. A car
fridge had been inserted in one Of the
chambers Of the revolver for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining whether or not 1t
almost been completed, and during the
oiling process the revolver was dis
charged, to the great surprise Of all
concerned. The bullet went through
the corner Of a showcase and struck
Mr.. Wallace in the arm, as stated. Mr..
Wallace went Immediately to the Office
Of DR.. Bratton, who probed the wound
carefully without being able to discov-
er the bullet, which may or may not
have lodged. Mr.. Wallace thinks the
bullet probably dropped out while he
was on the way to the doctor; but as
to this there is no certainty. The
wound Is getting along nicely and Mr..
Wallace Is still at work. Mr.. Gordon,
Of course, very much regrets the un-
fortunate occurrence; but all concern
ed are congratulating themselves that
the consequences were no more serious.
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are now in the East, Is to be $25, ,000, 900.
At present SIG, 1000 of this amount is
available. w here the additional s9,0OO,-
900 Is to come from has not yet
been made public. This decision was
evolved from the deliberations of Pres
ident Francis, Treasurer William H.
Thompson, and Director of Works
Isaac S. Taylor. in New York. 1t indi-
Gates that the ground plans Of the ex-
position have been agreed upon practi-
cally and that all will be ready for ac-
tual building to commence when they
return to the city. 1t is probable that
plans for the big buildings will be ready
in two months and that work will be
begun on them first because it will be
necessary to erect them before the
number of small buildings can be de-
termined. The plan eliminates the
Court of Honor, which was a crowning
feature Of the Chicago exposition, but
it includes geysers, waterfalls, lakes
and cascades.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

THOSE people who persist In trying
to hold up the Negro scarecrow In the
present political situation, will do vel
to change their occupation to making
cooter houses in the sand. That some
Negroes will vote some day Is quite
certain, that Is If the whites ever take
their political differences to the gener-
al election; but nothing of the kind is
threatened at this time. Except IN the
regular primary, the people will have
no opportunity to again pass upon the
policies that have been and are being
upheld by Senator McLaurin. 1t the
senator's policies are endorsed, they be-
come the policies Of the party. If they
are turned down, then there is nc
chance to get them into the general
election, and there will be no effort to
do so. So how the Negro is coming In
is a proposition we cannot understand
But this is not the most absurd side
to the Negro suggestion. Take the sit
uation as 1t stands right now. There
are people who are interested in pre-
serving the present situation without
change. 1t means much to them. There
are others who are interested in and
desirous of changes. Each side has a
right to it's views and right to pre-
vail if it can do so fairly; but where
one side has a better right to raise the
absurd alarm about the Negro than the
other we fail to see. That there are
and will be differences Of opinion Is as
certain as the sun shines, and there Is
nothing on earth that can prevent
The white people have gone through
some pretty severe quarrels during the
last ten years without appealing to the
Negro, and under circumstances when
there were much stronger inducements
for such appeals than now. Why there
should be such an appeal at this late
day is proposition that we cannot un-
derstand, and the suggestion of II
strikes us as absurd. Indeed when
we hear an individual trying to
raise this kind of an alarm-trying
to coerce the other fellow into
thinking his wayne are at once
impressed with the idea that If the Ne
gro business be his whole concern, he
can get rid of it with greater ease and
less friction by going the way of the
other fellow. But there is not the
slightest danger of the Negro being
brought into this thing. The white peo-
ple of South Carolina are willing to be
governed by the judgment Of major
ity of their own race, and there is nc
danger of an appeal to an outsider af-
ter the majority has spoken.
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~ABOUT. PEOPLE.

Cadet Jack Gardner. is visiting at
Ealuda, N. c.
,/Mr. Willie Lowry is visiting relatives
and friends at Lowrysville.
X Master Bedford Moore. who has been
m with fever for several days, Is re-
ported as getting along very nicely.
MRS. M. o. Walker, Of Sunnyside,
Cherokee county, is spending a week
with her daughter, Mrs. DR.. Miles Wal
ker.
z Miss Ella Neely and Master Arthur
Nicely are visiting the family Of their
brother, Mr.. John A. Nicely, in Rock
Hill.
srMt. ]. L. Walker, of Sunnyside, and
Mr.. s. o. Walker. Of Gaffney, have
been visiting the family of DIR. Miles
Walker, in Yorkville, during the past
few days.
Washington special Of Thursday to
the Charleston Post: Among South
Carolinians in Washington, Wednes-
day, were Mr.. H. C. Struass and wife,
Of Yorkville. They are accompanied by
Miss Norma Strauss, of Charleston,
and by Mr.. L. G. Strauss, who resides
at staunton, Va. They will visit the
Buffalo exposition.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

BRYAN DID Nor WANT HILL.-W. j..
Bryan's advice has been rejected by
the Democratic organization he origi-
mated in Douglas county in the begin
ming of his political career. and the
body that has stood by him through all
his battles. The Jacksonian club Of
Omaha has refused to listen to the
wishes of the former Democratic leader
in the matter of extending an invita-
ion to David Bennett Hill to attend
the big political blowout to be given
by the club on September 7. in Omaha
President GILBERT, Of the Jacksonians,
started for New York today to convey
to Mr.. Hill personally the invitation Of
the Jacksonians' organization to be the
star speaker on the occasion.
Bryan was invited to be one Of the
speakers and consented. Then he was
asked to sign personally the invitation
to Mr.. Hill. This he refused to do. He
said his invitations to Mr.. Hill were
worn out some time in 1896.
The club exerted all possible pressure
on Bryan; but he refused to recede.
Then it was decided to have Hill any
way. 1t has been understood that he
will come.-Omaha dispatch.
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Az to Mr.. A. G.. Latfmer.

Because we had no reason to expect
anything Of Importance that was new
from any Of the speakers. THE ENoUI-
RER made no effort to secure a report
of the Tirzah meeting, and is, there
fore, unable to give an accurate report
of the abuse in which Mr.. A. G. Lati-
mer indulged himself in regard to this
paper.
While we were not looking for this
attack, we will say that we were not In
the least surprised at it; because 1t is
no secret that this paper has for a
long time had a very poor opinion Of
Mr.. Latimer and has not hesitated TO
make public the facts about number
of his shortcomings. smallness and gen.
eral failure to measure up to the high
standard of craftsmanship that Is de-
manded by the position he holds.
We do not feel responsible for the
statement that he went to Tirzah last
summer in the interest Of DR.. Strait.
That statement was based upon the
impressions Of others who attended the
meeting, and although they were no
doubt warranted in forming such an
impression, we are free to say that in
our opinion the impression was incor-
rect. Mr.. Latimer was there in his own
interest last year just as he was this
year, and as he will no doubt be again
next year.
But in connection with that meeting
last year, we referred to the fact that
Mr.. Latimer was seeking to appropri-
ate to himself credit that belonged to
the late DR.. J. William Stokes in con-
nection with free delivery along star
routes, and as illustrative of Mr.. Lati-
mer's idea of representing the people,
we referred to his use Of his privilege
Of the floor Of the house as the agent of
a concern that was engaged in the en-
larging of photographs, selling these
photographs to his fellow members on
commission.
AS to whether Mr.. Latimer referred
to this matter especially. last Saturday,
or included it in his claim of general
Misrepresentation, we are not advised;
but if he does denDthe charge we have
made against him, we beg that he send
us his denial in writing, in order that
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

SOME Of the European newspapers are
talking as if they don't exactly like
the idea of the action Of the Uni
ted States in sending warships down
to the Isthmus Of Panama to look
after the American interests there
and deal with the situation as may
seem best in the eyes of this gov
ernment. AS to just what the Uni
ted States may do during the disturb
ance there is no telling. Among other
things, it is possible that the isthmus
may be seized with a view to putting
it beyond the probability Of further
disturbance by revolutionists: but
whatever may be decided upon. it is
not likely that there will be a great
deal of Difference to European news
papers.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

THE story Of the progress of the
German cotton raising experiment in
West Africa, as published elsewhere In
today's issue, might very we'll be taken
as a warning of the necessity for at
least the development Of new mar
kets in which to dispose Of the Ameri-
can product. In this matter Of cotton
the Germans are not con-
cerned about the Democracy" or "Re-
publicanism" Of their policy. What
they are after is to secure independence
Of the American cotton supply, and
what we should be after is place to
put such portion Of our crop as the
Germans may become able to get along
without.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

w. L. Roddey, Rock Hill-Wants to
sell several plantations, within 4 to
I miles Of the city. He will sell for
cash or on installments.
w. w. Lewis. Attorney-Offers plan
tation, located near Hickory Grove,
S. c., for sale on easy terms.
T. ]. Patrick and others, Bowling
Green, S. C.-Give notice Of the OPEN
ing Of the books Of subscription to the
capital stock Of the Bowling Green
Knitting Mills. on September I'd.
York Implement Company-Tells you
that they take 1t for granted that
every intelligent farmer Is convinced
that deep preparation Is the thing to
secure the best returns, and that the
Oliver plow Is the best instrument to
do deep plowing with.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent-Gives
you some special reasons why you
should insure now, and why you
should insure in the Mutual Benefit
Life Insurance Company Of Newark,
N. J.
w. G. Stephenson, Supt.-Wants to
make contracts for chickens, eggs,
potatoes, hams, and produce, and also
wants to employ man to look after
four or five cows and truck raising.
w. M. Kennedy-Tells you Of Lamm &
Company's tailor-made clothing, and
the new book of samples for fall and
winter, which he now has.
Glenn & Allison-Talk about buggies
and harness. and especially recon-
mend the Columbia.
Riddle & Carroll-Talk about Mocha
and Java roasted coffee. and about
green coffee which they are selling
at 10 pounds for a dollar. They also
talk about Zenith flour, Swift's pre-
MUM" hams, and lime at 80 cents a
barrel.
Jas. M. Starr &. Co.-Call your atten-
tion to their line Of toilet articles, in
Guiding toilet soaps and toilet pow
ders. They want you to try velvet
talcum powder, at 10 cents box.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

THE postmaster general has issued
orders for the establishment Of q free
rural delivery routes in South Carolina
on October 1. Of these. twenty-five
are in the counties of Anderson and
Pickens, in the district Of Congress
man Latimer: and the remaining two
are in Congressman Joseph T. john
ston's district. There has been some
little investigation of the question of
having one or more routes established
in York county; but it seems that COM
pliance with the necessary conditions
Is impracticable. The department re-
quires not less than 100 families within
a circuit of 20 miles, none of them liv-
ing within two miles of an established
postoffice, and that the roads must be
good enough to warrant certain service
regardless of the weather. The ar
rangement effected through the instru-
mentality Of the late DR.. ]. VIM. Stokes
for free delivery along star routes. con-
tributed very materially to the postal
conveniences in York county; but still
a number of free rural delivery routes
would prove very acceptable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

GALL these people [Filipinos] buy
from all the people on Gods earth is
SIC, 900 a year." said Mr.. j. ]. Hemp
hill in his recent speech at Filbert. We
had no figures at hand at the time
and had no reason to doubt those
given by Mr.. Hemphill; but we are
satisfied now that Mr.. Hemphill was
mistaken. According to report is
sued by the war department last week,
the total value of merchandise import
ed by the Filipinos for the seven
months ending January 81, 1901, was
ST., ,9s9, ,167, against $12,647,705 for the
same period of 1900, an increase of just
AZ per cent in a single year. The ex-
ports for the seven months of 1901,
amounted to s12,637 1859, against sS,305,
$50 for the seven months of the previ-
Gus year, an increase Of 81 per cent.
These figures do not include quarter
master supplies. The value of the Inn
ports from the United States was ST.
493, ,4SS, an increase Of 68 per cent. as
compared with the seven months end
ing January 81, 1900. The value Of cot
ton goods imported by the F'ilipinos
during the seven months ending July
81, 1901, was $S,SS1, 1868, an increase OF
s3,O73,S61. It is quite possible that the
figures for all of the present year will
aggregate considerably more than
double those quoted by Mr.. Hemphill.
At any rate it is quite clear that our
new possessions are not nearly SO
worthless as they have been represent
ed to be, and it is also clear that they
are improving rapidly.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

For awhile last week, it looked as If
there was possibility of serious trou-
Bile between France and Turkey. A
French company has valuable conces-
sion under which it has constructed a
number Of quays at Constantinople.
The Turkish government became very
much annoyed at the way in which the
company was conducting it's business,
and resorted to hampering police super
vision. Under the agreement by which
the concession was originally made, the
company has the right, in case of dis
satisfaction. to sell it's property to the
government at a fixed price. AS the re-
suit of the annoyance at the hands Of
the police. the company, through the
French minister, proposed to sell. The
Turkish government was not exactly
willing to buy, and the French minis
ter threatened to take his leave for
France. In the meantime the French
government issued orders for the mo-
bilization Of powerful fleet and as
sumed menacing attitude generally.
There developed war talk all over Eu-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28
LOCAL LACONICS.
'ixty-Two to the Square Mile.

Stxty-TwO to the Square Mile.
According to the recent census, the
average number of persons to the
square mile in York county is 81.
We VIII Send The Enquirer
For one year to two or more subscri-
bers at $1.75 each, provided the two or
more names are returned and paid for
when the names are entered. THE
ENQUIRER will be sent from this Issue
to the 1st of January, 1902, for 81 cents
in advance.
Almost Ready to Start.
Textile Excelsior: The new machin-
cry all having been put in place in the
Chicora cotton mill at Rock Hill, ope-
rations will be resumed the first Mon
day in September. The new machinery
includes 5000 modern spindles, increas-
ing the number In the mill to 1,40O.
OvercOats and Arctics.
If there is anything in the old saying
Of the weatherwise to the effect that
there Is a snow in the winter for ev-
cry fog in August, the dry goods peo-
pie should take care to lay in heavy
stocks Of overcoats and arctics. There
have already been numerous fogs dur
ing August-so many that the closest
observers are unable to agree on the
exact count.
Fun In Rock Hill.
Rock Hill correspondence News and
Courier: For day or two past the
Rock Hill racing committee" self
constituted, but very efficient and pa
triotic organization, has been furnish
ing our citizens some good sport in the
shape Of watermelon races. The course
Is the street in the centre Of our busi-
ness block. A melon, that acme of coon
inspiration, is placed at the goal, the
word Is given and away goes the
straining bunch of little darkies, every
man for the melon and devil take the
hindmost. "The one who gifts 1t gifts
it."
-Yhe Bethel Picnic.
I The picnic at Forest Hill next Satur-
day is not expected to be political af-
fair. 1t Is intended to be social and ed
ucational. w. w. Lewis, Esq, F. P.
Mccain. Esq. and General ]. w. Floyd
have accepted invitations to speak, and
all three are good speakers. That there
will be plenty to eat goes without say
ing. 1t will be a basket picnic, Of
course, and people who participate are
expected to do the fair thing about
bringing baskets. But Bethel has nev-
er been known to fail on the dinner
question and 1t Is not likely that there
will be any failure on this occasion.
Free Ferry at HOwelPs.
Mr.. ]. L. Walker, Of Sunnyside, Cher
'okee county, who was in Yorkville this
week, is very much interested In the
matter Of free ferry at Howell's. He
says that If the ferry should be put in
a condition for effective work and made
free, it would prove a great convent
ence to many farmers in his neighbor-
hood, who would then go to their near
est market Hickory Grove, instead Of
to Gaffney. Formerly the Hickory
Grove people, or some Of them, at least,
paid half the ferriage Of people COM
ing from across the river to their mar
ket. and the inducement had its effect.
The matter Of a free ferry has been
considered somewhat by the York
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WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The Yorkville cemetery can be made
a beautiful place If the people will on
" give the matter a little attention
The plan of the ladies Of the Auxiliary
association to beautify 1t by setting
out flowers. vines. etc.. is calculated to
accomplish not little.
were no electric lights Friday
night and darkness prevailed again
during Saturday night. 1t was because
Of failure in the calculations whereby
it was expected to get the armature
to Charlotte and back through the
country without delay. Mr.. w. w.
Barron, who has charge Of the electric
plant, attempted the trip to Charlotte
in a hack drawn by two horses. Com
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ter a short visit here, to his work in
Marion.
Mrs. Lula Sherrer is visiting in North
Carolina.
Miss Josie Bates has returned from a
visit to her sister In Rock Hill.
\/Miss Mable Pearson has been quite
Sick; but Is improving.
tMrs. ]. A. Garrison Is very sick.
q Mrs. Susan Nelson Is suffering from
cancer, or something of that nature, on
her face. We hope to be able to report
an improvement in her condition in our
next correspondence.
Mr.. j. w. Howell has suffered consid-
cradle pain for the last month from an
eye affection-granulated lids. There
is some improvement in his condition.
8. K. ].
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THE RAINFALL.

There was a heavy rainfall on Mon
day night. The rain commenced short
ly after dark and continued almost in
cessantly until daylight. Upon inquiry
Of Mr.. J. R. Schorb, the local weather
observer, yesterday morning, 1t devel-
oped that the rainfall during the night
amounted to '2.34 inches.
That the rainfall up to date this
year has been almost unprecedented is
generally known; but still the figures
are interesting. At the request Of the
reporter, Mr.. Schorb made out the rec
ord for each month up to 10 o'clock yes
terday as follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

The heaviest rainfall on any one day
this year was s. inches on March 26.
This was almost equaled on April 10,
by a fall of 4.34 inches, and the next
heaviest fall in "a hours, was inches
on April 2. Although Mr.. Schorb has
all necessary data upon which to calcu-
late the average annual rainfall for the
past ten years or more, he did not have
this data in shape to give the desired
information on yesterday. He is Of the
opinion that the average is about so
inches, although it may be somewhat
more. During 1891 the rainfall amount
ed to $3.50 inches.
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Che 4lorkrille enquirer.
YoRKVILLE, s. C.:N~'
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2S, 1901.

ORDINARILY Irish potatoes sell at
s1.50 a barrel in the northern cities;
but this year, on account of the short
crop, they are selling at from IS to $3.50
a barrel. People of this locality can
easily raise two crops Of Irish potatoes
a year, If they want to.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

EUROPEAN dispatches are agair
bringing rumors Of the alleged inten.
ton Of Russia and other powers to in.
tervene to put stop to the South Afri-
can war; but as to whether or not
there is any probability Of such inter
vention seems to be very doubtful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

EvERYBoDY's Magazine for August,
contained an interesting account Of the
capture Of Aguinaldo. by the Filipino
general himself, and the September
number contains the first installment
Of an account by General Funston.
Both stories are very readable.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-28

SINCE Senator McLaurin is not dis
posed to interfere with his opponents
in their speechifying, it is only fair
that they should be willing to allow
him to speak without interference.
There are lots of people who would
like to hear a Straightforward speech
from Senator McLaurin; but who have
no desire to be present at political
riot
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rope, and it seemed as If Russia could
also probably be depended upon to take
a hand in cooperation with France.
But on Saturday the Sultan of Turkey
decided that he had allowed the matter
to proceed far enough, and he gave the
French to understand that the COM
pany could continue to use the quays as
it had been using them without further
interference, and so the trouble is set
tied for the present.
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we may publish the same and defend
ourselves by attempting to establish
the truth Of what we have had to say.
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THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.

The subscription list in behalf Of the
monument to be erected to the Confed-
crate soldiers who went to the war
from York county, now stands as fol-
lows: