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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
GENERAL SESSIONS.

The court Of general session conclud-
ed it's business on last Tuesday after
noon, having disposed Of practically all
the pending cases, except those In
which the charge was murder, and IN
which the defendants were not ready
to go to trial.
In the case Of Lee Kirkpatrick,
charged with larceny from the field,
the Jury returned a verdict Of not gull
ty.
Rufus Lindsay, convicted Of larceny
from the field, was sentenced to one
year on the chaingang or In the state
penitentiary.
William Jones, convicted Of assault
and battery Of high and aggravated
nature, was granted new trial and
released on his own recognizance on
condition that he leave the county.
VIM. Thomas was convicted Of as
sault and battery Of a high and ag-
gravated nature and sentenced to four
months on the chaingang or In the
state penitentiary.
From the panel of Is grand jurors,
the six following were drawn to serve
during next year: ]. F. Smith. j. II.
Bankhead, F. T. Pegram, w. M. Car
others, c.. c. Beamguard, A. E. Smith.
The grand jury was discharged on
Wednesday morning after the publica-
ton of its final report, which appears
elsewhere in this issue Of THE ENoU1-
RER.
With the discharge Of the jurors last
last Tuesday afternoon, the court took
up such pending common pleas busi-
ness as was ready for adjudication, and
was still engaged upon it yesterday.
At the time THE ENQUIRER went to
press yesterday afternoon, 1t was
thought that there would probably be
a sine die adjournment Of the court of
common pleas later in the day. The
Judge is not expected to come back to
Yorkville next week.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23

of years past. He came to his old home
about six weeks ago, and has been
spending a vacation here in the hope
Of recuperating his health. He will
probably return to Tampa about De-
cember 1st.
{ Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. deLoach and
children left yesterday for Hampton
county, where they will stay for some
time. They will spend few days with
relatives in Camden.
4 Messrs. w. H. Windle and c. P.
Blankenship were over from Fort Mill
on Thursday. Mr.. Windle said that the
crop situation in his section was pref
ty nearly as bad as was recently rep
resented by Mr.. S. P. Blankenship.
He had in considerably more than a
hundred acres of cotton, and does not
expect to get more than 20 bales. He
says he has the best corn crop he has
ever made, however. It was by good
luck. He got IN two or three days
plowing during a lull in the almost in
cessant rains that were falling in the
work season, and the work was follow
ed by another rain that neutralized the
otherwise ill-effects Of wet plowing
Mr.. Blankenship reports short crop
of cotton; as short as that reported by
Mr.. Windle, and they mentioned quite
a number of other farmers who were as
hard hit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23

southern ports, as compared with
northern ports, and If it is not satis-
fled with the conditions, to suggest
some practical means Of changing the
situation. Among other things, we be-
lieve that by a proper application Of
the subsidy principle, it will be possi-
BILE to establish a steamship line be-
tween Charleston and Rio Janiero, for
instance, and that in the very near fu-
ture, we would be swapping our manu-
factured cotton goods and certain 9TH
er articles for South American coffee,
rubber, hides, hardwoods, ETC., to the
very great advantage Of Charleston,
South Carolina and the whole south
east. We are not patient enough to
wait for Charleston to establish such
a line under existing conditions, and
we are unable to see how free trade is
going to help the traffic, especially in
such articles mentioned as we do not
produce; but If the government will
give us a just and equitable subsidy
law, as liberal as that Of foreign gov
ernments, we have an idea that at
some near date, American capitalists
will take advantage of the naturally
advantageous position that Charleston
occupies and establish a steamship
line that will bring about the results
desired.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23

IN it's issue of Wednesday, The News
and Courier comes at us again with
another ship subsidy argument. 1t
tells us, as did Senator Henderson the
other day, that there was a time when
we had a superior merchant marine;
but with the adoption Of our protection
policy that time has passed. 1t would
attribute the work Of Confederate pri-
vateers to the Morrill, tariff and In
proof tells us how British ships take
our cotton and grain to British ports,
exchange them for cheap manufactured
articles and take them to South
America, where they trade for wool,
hides, lumber and coffee for sale In the
United States. According to this, the
key Of the whole matter Is the cheap"
manufactured articles that are sold by
Great Britain. Now this is one Of the
points at which we want to get-this
triangular route Of trade by means Of
British ships. The News and Courier
has more than once told us how our
to undersell the British at home with
the same class Of goods. If we can un-
dersell the British at home, 1t stands to
reason that we ought to be able to un-
dersell them in South America, and
since we are to consume the goods that
the South Americans give us in ex-
change, our advantage should be all
the greater. That would mean the
making of profit on the goods we SELL
and the saving Of a profit-the profit
that now goes to the British-on the
goods we buy. Now then, why do we
not send our goods direct to South
America and get their goods in return?
1t is certainly not because Of Great
Britain's cheaper goods, for her goods
are not as cheap as ours. Then it must
be because we have no ships. 1t will
be asked next, why we do not arrange
for the British ships to sail direct be-
tween American and South American
ports without going to England. That
is quite easy. The ships to which The
NEWS SoullSI pCioA6 ~ So-
tablished lines. and they draw subsidies
from the British government. The
British government would not be fool
ish enough to subsidize a line OF ships
for the sole development Of the Amer
lean trade. Not bit Of it. In order
to get the benefit of the subsidy it pays,
it requires these ships to touch at Brit
ish ports so as to give British subjects
the first chance at trading off their
cheap manufactured goods" And
right here is the great and pressing
need Of having direct lines Of our own
to push the sale Of our own cheap
manufactured goods" Possibly unsub-
sidized American ships may be able to
do this against subsidized British
ships; but we fear not. American en-
ergy and enterprise is very great; but
even 1t has a limit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23

The Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse left
New York last Tuesday with $7,0S2,5S1
for shipment abroad, most Of 1t going
to Paris. 1t is stated that the 18TH
mian canal commission is Of opinion
that the Nicarauga route will cost rs
per cent. less than the Panama route.
......M. C. D. Borden, owner Of the
Iron Works mills, has dropped the price
Of all kinds of print cloth, except shirt
ing, cent a yard, and droped the
price Of shirtinS cent a yard. Phil
ip Geist, city treasurer Of Buffalo, Is
short in his accounts s50,000.. Turtle
hunters, off Jamaica, recently found
s12, 900 worth of Spanish coins buried In
a reef off jamaica. =. Mrs. Lillian M.
N. Stevens has been elected president
of the national ". G. T. U. in session
in Oklahoma. President Roosevelt
has announced himself as being in favor
Of the re-enactment of the Chinese ex-
clusic7l law on a still more effective
basis than it now exists. .Rumors
are in circulation to the effect that Sem
ator Allison, Of Iowa, will be invited to
enter the cabinet as secretary Of the
treasury. ...... German merchants are
taking steps to meet expected compe-
ton of the Americans in the ocean
carrying trade, by building additional
ships and by digging canals. Jos
eph Broughton, a well-known farmer
Of Mecklenburg county, N. c., was bad
ly wounded on Wednesday as the re-
suit Of a hunting accident. Char
lotte has broken ground for the erec-
ton Of the Carnegie library building
to cost $1,000. ...... The Southern good
roads train is now at Birmingham Ala.
1t has not made much progress on its
speciment roads this week because of
the incemency of the weather.......
President Roosevelt has appointed
son of Admiral Sampson to a cadet
ship at Annapolis. According to
the official count, completed Wednes-
day, the Alabama constitution was rat
ified by vote of 2S,429. 9....... The fol-
lowing cablegram has been received by
the treasury department from the Off
Ger of the AsiatIc squadron, dated Cav
ite, November 20: waller reports that
on the 11th, marines attacked an al
most impregnable position near SOLO
ton. Samar, destroying three camps,
killing 80 men, capturing 40 bamboo
guns, rice and stores. He reports no
casualties and commends Porter
Bears and other officers. >. The town
of Colon, on the Isthmus Of Panama,
was captured by Colombian Liberals
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
E.OCAI. AFFAIRS,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

H. C. Strauss & Co.-Want you to come
and see them early, II you expect to
take advantage Of their cut prices on
clothing, shoes. hats, millinery, etc. :
I. w. Johnson-Tells Of the good quail
tiles of Schaffts bonbons and choco-
lates and says the quality Of these
CONNECTIONS are equal to any on the
market. He says his Christmas edi-
bles are arriving daily.
Louis Roth-Claims that White Stap
brands Of Mocha and Java coffee are
without question the best coffees to
be had. He has all sorts Of new
goods that are seasonable and fresh.
John B. Williams-Wants you to see
him before buying any kind Of gro
ceries for Thanksgiving or Christmas.
He has all sorts of nuts and ingredi-
ents for cakes. He says his goods
are Of the bet qualities.
W. Brown Wylie, G. c. c. Pls. and G..
Selves notice to second week ju-
rors that their attendance Is no long
er required upon this term Of the
court.
J. @. Wray-In a poetic strain tells of
the Queen Bess shoes, which ne Is
handling. He says he has shoes for
all comers.
Sam M. Grist, Agent-Tells the public
that he has recently accepted the
agency for the o. ]. Child's Co.'S
chemical fire. extinguishers, and In
vites everybody to witness a test OF
the machine on the court house cor
ner next Tuesday evening at seven
o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
Tfllmnn on the Negro.

Senator B. r. Tillman, speaking to
the students at Lacrosse, Illinois, last
Tuesday on 1.-THE Negro Problem from
a Southern Point of View" said:
1.-THE Negro has in his heart secret
longing, but really hopeless desire,
that some day may see the amalgama-
ton Of the two races. That is just
what we people down south are fight
ing against.
"You have. perhaps, heard 1t said
that education will solve the Negro
problem. 1t will not as iong as there
are so many dissolute and worthless
Negroes in the South. Educate the
Negro and you leave in him the
thought and belief that he Is little
better than the ordinary Negro and he
does not want to labor any more. You
don't find educated Negroes working In
the fields. Then he gets lie idea OF
race equality with the white man.
What do think of President Roose-
welt inviting Booker T. Washington to
dine with him? Just this: l can see no
fair reason for it. twas not demand
ed on any hand. He lowered himself in
the minds of the southern people by
doing 1t. Perhaps President Roosevelt
saw something in the nature Of the
spectacular in his act Perhaps he
thought it daring and original. Per-
sonally, I believe that If President
Roosevelt could undo his act he would
do so."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23

SENATOR Vest, of Missouri, has de-
termined to retire from the United
States senate, declining under any cir
cumstances to be candidate for re-
election. He has reached this conclu-
sion because Of his advancing age and
a feeling that he Is entitled to spend his
few remaining years in private life.
The senator's career in the senate has
been long, useful and honorable, and
although one cannot keep down a feel
ing Of regret at the idea that such
career has about come to a close. there
is no doubt of the fact that this partic-
ular statesman will take to his retire
ment all that seems to make life most
sweet-the love, respect and esteem of
his fellow citizens in all parts of the
country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
THE PRICE OF LAND.

It Is a generally conceded fact that
the price Of lands in this section have
been showing an upward tendency dur
ing the past half a dozen years or
more, and that at this time land Is
about the most popular investment
known to our people.
Several gentlemen, all shrewd busi-
ness men Of long experience, were dis
cussing the subject in the office Of the
county treasurer a few days ago, and
during the discussion some interesting
ideas were advanced.
There will be no more cheap lands
in this county," observed one gentle
man. IT mean, Of course" he contin-
ued, where they are at all accessible
to town or railroad conveniences.
Where the locations is undesirable,
lands will continue cheap, and will be
left largely in the hands Of Negroes"
II know of a piece Of land near Ca
tawba Junction" remarked another
gentleman, "that has doubled in value
in the past ten years. It is ordinary
farm land, and there are about 80 acres
of it. Less than ten years ago that
land sold for $500. 1t changed hands
again some years later for $500, then
It sold for $1,000, and not long ago 1t
sold for $1,000. I would not say that it
is any better or more productive now
than when 1t sold for $500"
Several other cases Of the same kind
were mentioned, and finally the second
speaker remarked to the first speaker:
IT cannot see that the income from
the land is any better now than it was
ten years ago, or at any time between,
and would like to have you account
for this appreciation Of values"
"In my opinion 1t just amounts to
this" was the reply: For several
years there has been tendency to in
vest in cotton manufacturing and 9TH
er enterprises. So many Of these have
met with disaster that investors have
been frightened off and there has been
a tendency to invest in land as the
best thing in sight"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
SMASHUP AT LOCKHART.

The Columbia State, Of Thursday,
gives the following account of a rail-
road accident that occurred at Lock-
hart Junction on last Wednesday,:
Yesterday morning there was co.,
lision between Southern trains at Lock-
hart Junction. Five persons were
slightly hurt and there was very little
damage done to rolling stock. The ac-
cident happened at 9.45 and by 12.v5
the wreck train had gone up from here
and had cleared the track for traffic.
The employees hurt were Dan Gra-
ham, of Asheyille, fireman on No. g.,
passenger train, face cut; w. ]. Daw-
kins, Pullman conductor, Columbia,
slight cut over right eye and left knee
slightly injured. The three passengers
hurt were j. s. Curlee, Baltimore,
slight sprain of hip; ]. H. Marshall,
Charleston, back Of head slightly
bruised; John Due, Reading, Ohio,
right foot sprained. DR.. Mcintosh went
up from Columbia with the tool car
and attended the injured, none Of whom
are hurt badly.
Number is the passenger train
which leaves here for Spartanburg at
73O o'clock in the morning. No. 81
was a freight heading for Columbia
The passenger had orders to stop at
Lockhart Junction, between Union and
Jonesville. The freight was going into
the siding at Lockhart Junction and
the passenger was going by the station
without stopping. This resulted In
what men of the road call a side
wipe" which is not so bad as genu-
inc headon collision.
The passengers were brought back
to Union, where they took dinner at
the .company's expense. They were
afterwards picked up by the west
bound train leaving Columbia at II
o'clock. Traffic was delayed not three
hours. The passenger train coming to
Columbia from Spartanburg at 3
o'clock arrived on time.
The engineer Of No 9, Mr.. H. c.
Parks is an old experienced passenger
runner, who has been on the Asheville
run for a number Of years. The same
is true Of his conductor, Mr.. c. F.
Camp. The crew on the freight, En-
gineer Tice and Conductor Mccain, are
also experienced men.
. Superintendent Welles acted prompt
ly in sending medical attention, and
other assistance to the scene Of the
wreck, and will have the matter inves-
tigated, to ascertain upon whom the
blame must rest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23

In FAVOR OF TARIFF REFoRM.-At a
session of the cabinet, which lasted for
more than two hours last Thursday.
says q Washington dispatch, President
Roosevelt read to the members those
parts of his message which he had re-
vised and the draft Of the parts con-
cluded since the last meeting Of the
cabinet.
The most important subjects touched
upon were the upbuilding Of the mer-
chant marine and tariff reform.
The president, 1t was declared by a
member Of the cabinet, is distinctly In
favor of tariff reform. He is opposed
to the accumulation of surplus which
has no object. He stands for the COL
lection of such revenues as will main
tain the dignity of the government and
supply the needs of the country on a
proper basis.
There is little doubt that he will
speak to congress on that line.
The president does not mold the view,
1t is said, that the granting OF few
reciprocity conventions and the lop-
ping off of little more internal taxa
ton will meet the public demand. He
will hold, it is declared by his friends,
that under a careful administration Of
the finances, not only can there be ap-
propriations, If need be for the build
ing of the merchant marine without
favor to any special class Of ships, but
that revenues fairly administered can
furnish an abundance Of money to
build the Nicaragua canal, meet all ex-
igencies of the war in the Philippines
and still allow a reasonable surplus.
The president, 1t is said, will point
out the alleged vicious features of the
ship subsidy plan and will sound a pop
ular note for the increase Of the mer-
chant marine.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23

a dangerous condition. There have
been several cases of tetanus follow
ing vaccination, reported in Pniladel-
phia, but no official action has been
taken. The question Of compulsory
vaccination of school teachers and chill
dren has been taken to the courts and
resulted in a. verdict in favor Of vac
cination. The case was that Of a girls
high school teacher VINO refused to be
vaccinated. She was suspended by the
school board and she carried her case
to the court. The board was sustained
and the teacher was dismissed from the
service of the city. She took an appeal
to the superior court today. Coroner
Dugan, of this city, has promised the
characterization society Of America to
make a thorough investigation Of the
death of Joseph Goldie, a boy Of Bris-
tol, Pa, who died in a hospital here
from tetanus alleged to have followed
vaccination. The coroner's physician
is now engaged in making an autopsy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Leslie D. Witherspoon has re-
turned home from a visit to relatives
in Brooklyn, N. Y.
Miss Sallie Mcconnell, Of McCon-
nelIsville, is visiting in Yorkville, the
guest of her brother, Mr.. w. H. Nc
Connell.
>(Mrs. William c. Latimer arrived
home last Tuesday evening after an ex-
tended visit to Mrs. w. E. Dendy at
Pickens, S. c.
Glover Review: Rev. r. M. Steven
son, of the Associate Reformed church,
and Rev. S. H. Hay with Mrs. Hay,
Of the Presbyterian church, returned
the latter part Of last week from their
respective synods. The former attend
ed the A. r. P. synod, which held it's
meeting this year at Rosemark in
Shelby county, Tenn. The latter at
tended the South Carolina synod, which
met in Charleston, S. c. They both
report pleasures never to be forgotten.
xMr. r. ]. Williamson, formerly Of the
McConnellsville section; but now sta
tion agent for the Plant system at
Port Tampa, Fla, was in Yorkvile on
Thursday and met quite number Of
old friends. Mr.. Williamson has been
located at Port Tampa for number
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-23
IN JAIL.

Shefiff Logan and Supervisor Gordon
have a case of smallpox on their hands.
At least, Expert Bacot, who was sent
to the McConnellsville section by the
state board Of health, says 1t Is small
pox. The victim Is one Will Jones,
who has been confined in the Jail since
last July on the charge of assault and
battery with intent to kill, and the dis
ease has been developed only within
the past few days.
The case Is a peculiar one. 1t was
known that the Negro was siphilitic,
but upon the appearance Of an erup-
ton that seemed to be Of different
nature, DR.. Walker, the county physi-
clan, decided to send for DR.. Bacot,
who was looking after smallpox in the
southern part of the county. DR.. Ba-
cot came up on Wednesday, and after
an examination Of Jones, said there
was no doubt Of the fact that he had
smallpox.
1t Is fact that the Negro has been
in the jail since last July, and the
most perplexing problem in connec-
ton with the situation was how he
could have contracted the disease. The
facts stated have made many people
skeptical as to the probable correctness
of the diagnosis, and the only plausible
theory upon which smallpox can be
accounted for, is the fact that some
weeks ago a prisoner was committed
for a short time from the McConnells-
Vile section. It is supposed that he
may have brought the disease to the
Jail in his clothing.
But when the expert said the disease
was smallpox, there was no ground for
further question, on the part Of the
supervisor and sheriff, and the next
question was what was to be done
with the case. The prisoner had just
been granted a new trial by the court,
and had been admitted to bail on his
own recognizance, so legally he was
free; but in view Of the fact that the
ease lldu VI thC ASiiS"
was in the custody Of the county, the
authorities did not feel warranted in
turning him loose on the community.
Several plans for the disposition of
the case were suggested. The first
idea was to put the Negro in the town
calaboose, which Is no longer fit for
the purpose intended, and destroy the
building after the discharge of the pa
tient. The plan was vetoed for several
reasons, among others the fact that
the building is too close to the street.
Then an effort was made to secure a
site near town upon which to establish
a detention camp; but in this the su-
pervisor was also unsuccessful for the
reason that he was unable to find a
landowner who was willing to allow
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Saturday, November %, 1901.
ny of his holdings to be used for the

any of his holdings to be used for the
purpose.
Failing In all other proposed arrange
ments, it seemed that there was moth
ing left but to erect a tent on the jail
premises and this was done. Jones Is
now quartered in the tent, and 1t Is
probable that If the necessity arises,
the accommodations will be enlarged.
This, Of course, provided more desirable
arrangements are not perfected In the
meantime.
The smallpox patient disposed OF, the
next problem was the disinfection OF the
Jail. First, all the remaining prisoners
were vaccinated. Then 1t was arranged
to use formaldehyde in all the prison
portion of the building, and it is un-
derstood that all the blankets and otner
bed clothes now in use among the pris-
oners are to be burned.