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The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-07-25

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A few days before the 4th OF
July the Little Falls Herald
purged itself of a traitorous load
of venom, squirted atthe Declara-
ton of Independence, towhich the
PIONEER took occasion to call the
attention of the loyal people of
the state. The PIONEER S article
was quite extensively copied by
the press Of the state, many Of
the brethren adding scathing
paragraphs in condemnation of
the Herald's disloyalty. At this
late day the Herald undertakes
to pass it's article off on the public
as ''ironical," most respectfully
referring the PIONEER to citizens
of Bemidji, who formerly were
residents of Little Falls, regard
ing theanatomy of the editorof the
Herald. Such request is quite
unusual; but if we had the time
and disposition to look up the
record Of the silly quill driver of
that sheet the laugh would be on
US. Besides, we are not an ex-
pert in handling skunks, and
would avoid the aroma arising
therefrom. He may have been
born in Minnesota and be a skunk
still-parenthetically speaking.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-07-25

In spite Of all the threats we
have heard, Pension Commits
sioner Evans holds his place to
the advantage and honor Of the
public service. Leslie's Weekly
seems to cover the ground when
lit says: ''The real and chief
|animus of the movement for the
overthrow of Commissioner
Evans arises in the fact that he
has endeavored, SO far aspossible,
to deal directly with applicants
for pensions instead of having
the cases pass through the hands
|of pension attorneys. This has
stirred up the wrath of these
patriotic and unselfish persons,
whose numbers are legion, and
they have endeavored to create
the impression that veterans of
the country are back of the op--.
position to the commissioner.
AS a matter of fact the veterans
have never had a truer friend at
the head of the pension bureau,
nor man who tried to perform
his duty in a more thorough and
conscientious manner. The best
sentiment of the country will
heartily sustain the administra-
ton in standing by Commissioner
Evans. Duluth News Tribune.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
NEW JURY LAW.

The house. on last Tuesday, passed
an important bill relating to juries in
civil cases. The 5ill was introduced by
Mr.. Croft, of Aiken, and passed the
house as follows:
Section 1. That in the trial Of all ac-
tions at law in the courts Of common
pleas, and issues ordered to be framed
by the judge in equity cases in said
courts 1t shall be the duty Of the clerk
to furnish the parties or their attorneys
with a list Of twenty Of the jurors to be
drawn and selected by ballot from the
whole number Of jurors who are In at
tendance, in the same manner as the
regular panels of jurors in said courts
have been heretofore formed, from
which said list the parties or their at
torneys shall alternately strike until
there shall be but u left. which shall
constitute the jury to try the case or
issue. In all cases the plaintiff shall
have the first strike; and in all civil
cases hereafter tried in the courts OF
common pleas Of this state, any party
shall have the right to demand panel
Of twenty competent and impartial ju-
rors from which to strike jury.
Sec. 2. Should the jury charged
with any case be delayed in rendering
their verdict, so that they could not be
present to be drawn from in making
the list to form second jury, then the
clerk shall present to the parties or
their attorneys a list containing the
names Of twenty Jurors to be drawn by
the clerk from the remaining Jurors In
the same manner as provided In Sec
ton /, from which list the parties or
their attorneys shall alternately strike,
as provided in section 1, Of this act, un-
til twelve are left, which shall consti-
tute the jury.
Sec. 3. In all cases of default, where
It may be necessary to have the verdict
Of jury, or in the trial Of cases when
the parties or their attorneys shall
waive the right to strike a jury, the
clerk shall under the direction Of the
Judge, draw and empanel a jury, who
shall pass upon such matters as may
be submitted to them In default cases,
Or the trial Of such cases, when the
parties have waived the right to strike
The jury, as stated in this section.
Sec. 4. This act shall go into effect
and be Of force Immediately after its
approval.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02

IT is gratifying to note the support
that the York county members gave the
Charleston exposition appropriation.
The time has been, and that not a
great while ago, when such bill could
not have gotten a single vote from this
section. 1t would have been because
the legislators would have been afraid
of the capital that demagogues might
attempt against them with small, sec
tional arguments. The vote of Mr.. de
Loach represents his own individual
conscience. From what he said on the
subject, the inference is that he would
have voted for the bill had he not con-
sidered it unconstitutional. His posi-
ton is entirely tenable. There is GER
tainly question as to the constitution
ality Of the measure, and it is a safe
rule to stay on the safe side in cases of
doubt. Other lawyers voted on the 9TH
er side, it is to be presumed, because
they were not troubled with the same
doubts that troubled Mr.. de Loach.
They were no doubt just as conscien-
tious. However, if it is really a fact
that the appropriation is unconstitu-
tional it certainly ought not to be mate.
No matter what may be the prospective
advantages to be derived from It,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
THE EXPOSITION BILL.
Text Of the Measure As It Passed the House
Last Tuesday.

Section l. That the sum of $50,000, If
80 much be necessary. be, and the same
is hereby appropriated for the purpose
of paying the cost Of providing the ma
terials and constructing. in the city Of
Charleston, in this state, on the
grounds selected for the exposition
proposed to be held in 19O1-19O2 by the
South Carolina Interstate and West In
dian Exposition company, a building
designed by Bradford L. Gilbert. the
architect of said Exposition company.
as the agricultural building: and for
the further purpose Of making at the
said exposition a suitable and credita-
BILE exhibit Of the past and present re-
sources Of the state. under the direction
Of the commission hereinbelow created,
and also for the purpose Of paying the
expenses incident to the selection, pur-
chase, preparation, transportation. in
stallation, care and return of said ex-
hibits. Provided, That said commits
sion shall expend so much Of said sum
as may be necessary to obtain from the
several counties of this state full and
complete exhibits of their natural re-
sources, such as stone, minerals, ores,
woods, coal, soils, water powers and
agricultural products.
Sec. 2. That the said amount herein
before appropriated shall be paid on the
application of the chairman Of the COM
mission hereinbelow created, on the
warrant of the comptroller general;
which warrant shall not be drawn by
the comptroller general until it is made
to appear to him that the subscriptions
to the capital stock of the said Expo
sition company amounts to 100000 by
responsible subscribers, payable In
cash, and not less than so per cent.
thereof has been paid in, and that the
city council Of the city of Charleston
has appropriated the sum Of $4,000 for
the erection Of q building and other
wise promoting the said exposition.
Sec. 8. That for the purpose of car
rying into effect the provisions of this
act, a commission consisting OF hVe
members, of whom his eXcellency, the
governor shall be one, and director
of the said Exposition company shall
be one, is hereby created, which COM
mission shall serve without compensa-
ton. That the members of the said
commission shall be appointed by his
excelency the governor, and he shall
be chairman of the said commission.
That the construction Of the said build
ing and other work hereinbefore pro-
vided shall be performed subject to the
approval of the said commission.
Sec. T. That at the close of the said
exposition the said property shall re-
main the property Of the state ana De
turned over to the sinking fund COM
mission to be disposed Of for the state
at their discretion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
The 1torkrille Gnqllirer.
YonKvlLLE. SIS! =
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1901.

1T is a matter of record and general
knowledge that w. F. Stevenson, of
Chesterfield county, was elected speak
er Of the house Of representatives and
appointed the committees thereof. The
Record is informed that Speaker Stew
enson is one Of the counsel of the Sea-
board Air Line, that a bill affecting
the interests Of that railroad was in
troduced in the house and referred to
the committee on ways and means, and
that Speaker Stevenson appeared be-
fore that committe to plead the in
terests of the railroad which pays him
a salary for his services as a lawyer
Columbia Record, January 29.
This statement of the Record involves
a grave charge that should not be
ignored. We know but little Of Speak
er Stevenson except that he is gener-
ally credited with being gentleman of
unusual ability. If, however, what The
Record says is true, he is out of place
as a representative of the people in the
legislature. We would not hold that a
corporation attorney is unfit to be a
legislator; but no attorney is warrant
ed in using his official position for the
benefit Of a client. We sincerely hope
that here is some mistake about the
situation as it is described by The
Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
JOHN MARSHALL DAY.

The observance Of John Marshall
day in Columbia next Monday Is at
tracing considerable attention and in
terest among the lawyers Of the state,
and those Of York county in particular.
The occasion has an important Sig
nificance in addition to the celebration
Of the Tooth anniversary Of the seating
Of the distinguished jurist on the su-
preme bench of the United States. 1t
is significant, of course, principally to
the lawyers, who will thus be brought
together in social intercourse for the
first time in years.
Formerly the annual meeting Of the
state bar association served to bring
the lawyers together; but Of late years
the state association has died out and
efforts to revive 1t have been unsuc-
cessful. 1t is expected that this occa-
sion will furnish an opportunity for
reorganization, which opportunity will
probably be utilized.
Thomas F. McDow, Esq, executive
committeeman for York county, has
taken care to see to it that all Of the
lawyers in this section are fully ad-
vised of the programme next Monday,
and of the arrangements that nave
been made for entertainment in Colum-
bia.
Charleston will have a conspicuous
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02

stock of liquor. The next place. half a
block away, was thoroughly wrecked.
The proprietor attempted to stop the
work, but the husband bodyguard, with
a blow on the head with beer bottle,
quickly rendered the irate proprietor
hors de combat. Two more joints were
visited. The furniture was demolished
and the stock of liquor emptied. The
women then knelt and prayed. They
asked the Almighty to guide them to
other dens of ininuity and direct their
footsteps to other rum-cursed towns In
Kansas. Immediately warning was tel
ephoned to adjacent towns by local sa-
loon sympathizers who wished to warn
their fellow saloon-keepers. The may
or swore in extra police and the crusa-
ders were placed under strict surHeil-
lance. He also preserved the names OF
the women engaged in today's work. AS
a. sexual to the raid number of young
men and two or three small boys be-
came reeling drunk.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Sallie Blair, Of Bullock's Creek,
is visiting Mrs. M. w. White, in York.
willie.
DR.. II. L. Moore, Of Rock Hill, will
be at the Parish hotel in Yorkville,
next Tuesday, February S.
Miss Sadie Dunlap, of Yorkville, was
maid of honor at the Dendy-Drennan
marriage at Richburg on January %.
mrs. E. R. McElwee left Thursday
for Columbia, to join her husband, who
Is engaged in the insurance business
in that city.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell left Thursday
night for Waycross, Ga, where she will
take q position as nurse in the hospital
of the Plant System railroad.
4 Mr.. r. T. Allison, of the firm of Glenn
& Allison, left last Wednesday to buy
another load Of mules. He expects to
back today, ready for Mondays trade.
The Dorcas Erwin referred to in the
"reminiscences Of York recently, was a
sister Of the grandfather Of DR.. w. E.
Erwin, of Yorkville. The name should
have been spelled Erwin"
Fort-Mill Times: Cards are out an
nouncing the marriage Of Mr.. Duncan
Wolfe to Miss Leila Tongue, at the
Methodist church in this place on the
evening of February IA. Mr.. Wolfe is
head clerk at the store Of L. j. Massey,
and Is one Of the towns most popular
young men. The prospective bride is
the eldest daughter of Rev. r. A.
Tongue, who will officiate at the mar
riage.
Mr.. Simon Moeller, Of Kings Creek.
was in Yorkville yesterday, and called
upon THE ENQUIRER for the first time
since his trip to Europe for a bride,
something over q year ago. He said
that there was little girl baby at his
house, and he Is, Of course, very much
pleased about the matter. Mr.. Moeller
expects to build a handsome residence
soon, and is now investigating plans
for the same.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
MRS. NATI0N.--CRUSADER.

From the dispatches Of the past few
days giving more detailed information
we begin to gather what we believe is
more correct idea of the motives that
are actuating Mrs. Carrie Nation in her
crusade against the saloons of Kansas
and in the light of this more correct
understanding, we are not disposed to
dismiss the woman and her cause as
unaccountable freaks
Kansas Is a prohibition state, in that
it does not legalize the sale Of intoxi-
eating liquors. Intoxicating liquors
were once legally sold in the state; but
the public conscience finally reached
the point where it was no longer con-
| tent to share profits with crime and
the state went out Of the bar busi-
ness. But, in Kansas, as in other
states, there are a large number OF
people who have no higher idea of eX-
istence than the qualification Of appe-
tite. These people are to be found in
all walks Of life. How people should
| their fellowmen Is a proposition they
cannot understand, and to- them the
principles Of prohibition are incompre-
hensible. Regarding not their fellow
men, neither do these people regard the
law. unless the law be to their liking
and consequently they are not disposed
to uphold prohibition.
All men are in favor Of enforcing the
law against murder committed by other
people. If they do not favor the law
from higher motives, they favor il
from selfish interests. They do not
know but that their turn may come
next. In the case of laws that do not
concern them directly, there are some
good people who uphold strict enforce
ment because it is right, and there are
other quasi anarchists, who do not care
one way or the other.
Prohibition is not strictly enforced ir
Kansas. About the only thing the
state has to congratulate itself on is
the fact that it is not a Sharer in the
profits of the crime of liquor selling
Because of the preponderance of appe'
tite and the large number of people who
are disposed to wink at violations OF
the law, the liquor business flourishes
openly in all Of the large cities, anc
more or less openly in many of the
smaller ones. Public sentiment in the
cities is such as TO lead officers to ac'
as though the only interest Of prohibi-
ton was to repeal the license tax in sc
far as it applied to the share of the
state.
Mob law and anarchism manifest
themselves as much in sins Of omission
as in sins of commission. Lynching is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
4 Spartnnburg Ghost.

Clifton correspondence Spartanpurs
Journal. All sorts and conditions OF
spooks are said to be roaming at mSht'
in and around q certain lonely spot OH
tbe road between Glendale and Spar
tanburg. The bright, particular stlr
of this delegation from spiritland' now
ever, seems to appear in the form OF an
immense woman 1t cannot he said OF
this startling apparition "Thou hast no
sneculatjon in those eyes which thou
dost glare with" for 1t has no eyes,
nor has it a head. 1t is of tall ana COM
manding presence, however, and us an
pearance is calculated to inspire WIN
awe and strike terror to the stoutest
heart. Since its advent, thoughts or
the famous whangdoodle, which erst-
while was wont to be seen in lonely
places at dead hours Of the night, have
Daled into inSiSnilic;lnce, and reVereu
memories of the "Mysteries of IDOL
pho" and other grueSome ghost tales,
to say nothing of the raw head ana
bloody bone" stories of our early chlld-
hood have become as nauSht anu nave
vanished from our minds even as Il
school boys dream. the wonder OF an
hour" 1t is impossible to give an
exact description Of this headless fe-
male. Only for an instant can she be
seen. and it is not within the power of
any artist to portray her awful pres
ence i'm all it's hiJeous entirety. Suf-
flee it to say that she is strictly up-to-
date ghost however, and If her ap-
pearance doesn't 'jar" you, you are the
nerviest little man that walks the
streets of this burg" and don't you
forget it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
Saturday, February 2, 1901.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
INDEX TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

j. A. Watson-Tells you that he has
nice and comfortable cottage on
Cleveland avenue for rent.
Miss Kittie Dickson-Says she Is agent
for the best life of Victoria" that Is
yet out. Price $3.50.
Caldwell. Sims G. Co.. Sharon. S. c.
Give notice Of the dissolution Of the
firm, and say that Mr.. r. H. G. Cald-
we'll will continue the business at the
same stand.
York Cotton Mills Store-Says that to
feed 800 people they want sweet po-
tatoes, Irish potatoes, turnips, cab
bage, eggs, chickens, pork, beef and
other country produce. They want
1000 customers to buy from their
large stock of groceries. They say
they will open their dry goods depart
ment for the spring trade.
J. Q. Wray-Says he must dispose of
% his winter goods without regard to
cost. They must have the room for
the spring stock, and says that you
cannot afford to pass him by. He
wants you to know that he has snoes
and that nobody can lead him when
it comes to quality and price.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
mERE.M MENTl0N.

The German press suspects the estab'
lishment of an Anglo alliance
:. Count Tolstoi, the famous Russian
author, is dangerously ILL.,. The Ho.
tel jefferson, on East Fifteenth street
New York, was burned last Tuesday
The duke Of York, heir to the
British throne, is to visit the United
States soon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02

CHESTER county has false economy
on a great big scale. It's papers are not
even given the privilege Of publishing
the county supervisors report. Fair
field county allows the publication OF
this report, but does not publish the
treas report. Strange law indeed
is Z that requires private institution
to publish it's reports and eXempts the
public officers. Only few counties
follow such a niggardly policy, and it
is high time that the practice of such
false economy was discontinued. True,
as said before, we would derive some
revenue from the publishing of such
reports, but truer is it that the public
has a full right to know how its money
lis expended News and
Herald.
The observations Of the News and
Herald shows intelligent consideration
of the subject. These reports have not
been published in York county for a
number Of years. This writer has been
told that when the matter was under
consideration by the York members in
the legislature. one Of them remarked
that such publications were unneces-
sary. that they did no good to anybody
except TIE ENQUIRER. The thing look
ed to be so personal that we said noth-
ing Of it at the time. We felt that II
the public could stand it so could We
We were wrong in that view: but even
the makers Of newspapers sometimes
have private feelings Of more or less
sensitiyeness. Our public duty was to
denounce the sentiment quoted and the
individual who uttered it as incompe-
tent to represent his constituency with
proper breadth. But we didn't. we
lust let the matter rock along. Since
then many a claim has been paid that
would have been shaved considerably
had it been known that the matter was
to be made public. We are not max
ing charges of bad faith on the part or
any official. There are individuals VINO
do not have much conscience In matters
concerning the public; but at the same
time have an aversion to publicity IN
things that are not as they should ""
In making out their bills for services
to the county, these people sometimes
take into consideration the fact that
their neighbors will never know the
amount. So far as the auditing officers
are concerned, it must be remember
ed that let them be as fair, honest anu
yigilant as they may. there are times
when they do not care to go behind
mans oath. They can seldom aHora
anything of this kind. The publication
of these reports may cost few nun
dred dollars a year; but it is our deIin-
crate opinion that to leave them unpub-
lished costs n great deal more.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02

dangerous, principally because OF Its
tendency toward too great license. If
it could be assured that there would be
no lynchings except for murder In the
first degree, and that no innocent men
would be lynched, the result would be
as satisfactory as If secured through
the regularly constituted courts. This
is impossible, and, therefore, lynchlng
must not be tolerated under any circum-
stances whatever. When an executive
officer who is sworn to enforce all laws
fails fiagrantly to enforce any particu-
lar law, it is reasonable to assume that
he would just as readily wink at any
other law. When the public is content
to wink at the non-enforcement Of any
particular law, the fact may be taken
as a sign that that public is without
proper regard for law in general, and
whether it be mob or the sworn Off
GERS who violate the law, law-abiding
people have occasion for alarm.
In Kansas, it seems, the whisky peo-
pie are ignoring the law by continuing
the sale of liquor, and the officials are
violating their oaths by allowing the
whiskey people to run roughshod over
the law. The evident object of Mrs.
Nation is to bring the situation to To-
Gus. She is acting without sanction of
the law; but is evidently inspired by
a high sense of duty to perpetrate a
wrong against a wrong in the hope
that right may be done. She cannot be
justified, Of course, except as an an
archist of higher motives operating un-
der conditions of anarchy that are con-
trolled by baser motives.
What the outcome of this crusade Is
going to be cannot be predicted with
any degree Of certainty. The whisky
dealer violates the law and the police,
whose duty it is to bring him to justice,
wink at him. Mrs. Nation, who has
no legal authority, undertakes to pun
ish him without due process Of law.
The whisky dealer has right to pros
ecute Mrs. Nation; but finds himself
at such a serious disadvantage, that he
considers it best to pocket his losses
and let the matter drop.
The truth Of the whole matter is that
the state Of Kansas, on account of the
neglect of it's officials to do their sworn
duty, finds itself in a condition of an
archy. That this condition cannot be
tolerated long is very clear. Mrs. Ma
ton may be suppressed in some way;
but others will rise in her place to pro-
test against the perjury Of the state Of
ficials and the condition will only be
further aggravated. The only sensible
thing to be done under the circumstan-
ces is to clean out the tigers. 1t Will
cost time, money and possibly blood
shed; but all these are cheaper than
further development Of anarchy.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-02-02
ANOTHER REDlSTRIcTIHG PLAN,
How Representative MCGOWAN Would Arrange
the Matter.

Representative MCGOWAN has sub
mitted the following arrangements Of
the congressional districts as an i'm
provement on the various plans previ-
ously submitted: