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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
MARooNs SHOW IMPROVEMENT.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-The University of Chicago
football eleven Saturday afternoon defeated
Monmouth college OH Marshall field by the score
OF "a to O. The Monmouth eleven appeared to be
stronger than the Lombard eleven but was not
able to make any Roadway through Chicago's
heavy line. Marshall fullback on Monmouth,s
team played fine game. He made the best
gains on his side in carrying the ball. and was
very effective in cutting off long runs by the
maroons.
Chicago's team showed marked improvement
from the form Of one week ago. The interfer-
encc of the maroons was the department of the
game in which they have progressed This
fact was responsible for several long runs by
Bezedek Speik and Schnur. Fumbling was very
frequent, principally on Chcagos part. The field
was wet and rendered the ball elusive. ~
The lineup:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29
SATURDAYS GAMES.
e {" AT WASHINGTON. ;, :
AT DETROIT.
=. -2s AT BALTIMORE,

Baltimore no 0 800 2'oo1-s p I
Boston 4 8 O 0 o % Is 4
Batteries-Katoll and Robinson; Altrock,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-29

La Rita, the Chicago yacht, Won Saturday s
trial from Little Haste, the Boston representa-
tive, in a series of races being held on Lake
ship in the twenty -one- foot class. Each boat
now has one race to its credit. The deciding
race was to be sailed to-day.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22

of quite an extensive display Of choice
flowers, and it is foregone conclusion
that the whole programme, especially
going to be unusually attractive.
People who have been watching the
progress Of the macadam work on
Kings Mountain street, are generally
agreed that it is the best that has yet
been done in the town. The street has
been graded from the point where it
joins Congress street to point opposite
the Kings Mountain Military academy,
a distance of about half mile, and the
macadam work has now progressed
about 1000 feet. The macadam con-
sists Of crushed stone put down In grad
uated sizes, the larger size on the bot
tom, the next larger size on top and
the smaller size on top Of that, the
whole making up a depth Of about
eight inches. This Is being rolled solid
and compact, and the work looks as II it
is good for all time. The work is under
the immediate supervision Of Police
man Mendenhall; but 1t Is also receiv-
ing constant personal attention from
Alderman J. P. White, Of the street
committee, and from Mayor Willis. 1t
was not the first intention of the town
council to complete the macadamization
as far as the military academy at this
time; but at a meeting held one night
last week, it was decided that it would
be just as we'll to go on with it while
everything is in good working order.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
OVER IN MECKLENBURG.

Mr.. Joseph F. Wallace, Of Yorkville.
made a trip over into Mecklenburg
county last week, and on his return
told Of some interesting observations.
"They have some wonderful cotton
crops over there in the vicinity of Pine
ville," said Mr.. Wallace. 1T is no ex-
aggeration to say that saw in some Of
the fields more cotton than most Of US
picked out. They had failure last
year; but they are certainly making up
for it this year.
but the most striking thing Of that
neighborhood is the good roads. Peo-
pie are talking thirty dollars an acre
for land ten miles from Charlotte, right
along. I was told that as rule, the
farmers did not take kindly to the road
improvement idea at first. They
thought it involved too much expense;
but now everybody Is convinced. They
see that good roads, expensive as 1t Is
to get them, are worth all they cost"
Mr.. Wallace also noted as a peculiar
circumstance that came under his OBJ
servation during the trip, the fact Of
having witnessed five generations Of
the same family living in the same
house together. This is the family of
Mr.. Thomasson, at Wright's Ferry, in
this county. 1t includes great-great-
grandmother, great-grandmother, and
grandmother, mother and three chill.
dren. The great-great-g
is over 80 years Of age and the mother
is under 3d..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22

nothing Of the kind; but only an effort
on the part of the state to uphold it's
own supreme court against the su-
preme court Of the United States. In
other words, to prevent the supreme
court of the United States from forcing
upon the people Of these townships the
payment of an alleged debt which the
supreme court Of South Carolina has
declared to be null and void.
It must be confessed that the whole
proceeding is rather a curious one.
The people of the townships most di-
rectly interested, have our deepest SYM
pathy; but we are frank to say that
we cannot give their purpose in this
matter our approval. We do not think
it right. Their representation to the
contrary Notwithstanding, it. looks to
us like repudiation, and rather than
put itself in the position Of being re-
pudiator, we think the state could bet
ter afford to assume the entire debt and
pay the bondholders to the last cent.
This would hardly be just to the state;
but it would be more honest than the
plan that is pending.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
>XITHIN THE TOWN.

Mr.. w. o. Rawls has the contract
f6r doing a considerable amount of tin
roofing out at the York Cotton mills.
Town taxes have been due and pay
able since last Wednesday. The penal
ty attaches on and after November Is.
A spur of standard gauge siding,
between Madison and East Liberty
streets, is the first practical evidence Of
the early passing of the narrow gauge
tracks.
"a dog that was acting in a manner
that was suggestive Of hydrophobia,
created some excitement about the
court house square last Monday morn
ing. Mr.. w. B. Williams, Jr., secured
a shot gun from J. M. Heath Co.'s and
killed it.
- Messrs. Glenn & Allison have taken
the contract to carry the mail to and
from the Southern depot. The contract
became effective on last Sunday, and
as they will use a horse and wagon. 1t
Is to be expected that the service will
hereafter be prompt and satisfactory.
The brick work of the new graded
school building is practically complet-
ed with the exception of few finishing
touches, as is also the framing Of the
roof. There seems to be no reason to
fear that the building will not be ready
for occupancy on or before January,
next.
AS the date for the floral show
draws nearer. the activity Of the ladies'
in, charge grows greater and interest
increases. There is abundant promise
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22

Now that the coal strike has been
virtually settled, the parts played by
Roosevelt and Morgan respectively are
again up for discussion. Unless the
president is a much slicker individual
than there has been reason to believe,
there is no doubt of the fact that ne
and Mr.. Morgan are playing at cross
purposes. So far as the politics of Mr..
Morgan is concerned, he is Democrat
of a Republican as his interests seem
to suggest. He has been Republican
for some time past because the Repuo-
licans have been playing to his hand
If Mr.. Roosevelt Is honest about his
opposition to the trusts, he Is antaGo-
nizing Mr.. Morgan, for every interest
of Mr.. Morgan is in organized trusts.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable to as
sumo that Mr.. Morgan would be glad to
help dethrone Mr.. Roosevelt from the
leadership Of the Republican party.
But in the settlement Of the coal strike
the president played a trump. Hav-
ing taken the initiative it was easy to
see that he would get the credit of sue
cess. Mr.. Morgan could have prevent
ed a settlement, of course; but as his
every interest is wrapped up in coal, 1t
would have only been at terrible eX-
pense. Mr.. Roosevelt won that bout;
now for the next move.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22

position today to send the price of De-
cember corn where he will. Whether he
will take the full advantage Of his die
tatorship remains to be seen. He Is
credited with leniency towards those
who are in his power. Maybe he is dis
posed to redeem that reputation, but
even with the fairest kind Of treatment
of the shorts, the prospects are he will
add millions to his bank account.
"Mr. Armour began to lay the foun-
dation for the present deal as long ago
as April, at which time he anticipated
there would be little contract corn ap-
plicable for delivery from the new crop
before January 1. He bought in April
a good line Of December corn at forty
nine cents and thereabouts. The price
gradually declined until 1t reached 3S4
cents, early in the summer. He acquir-
ed a deal Of corn at the low figures, and
kept adding to his stock on the reac-
tions, until today the price climbed 10
53s cents, the highest point during the
deal.
His position is fortified by the fact
that there is not more than million
bushels Of contract corn in store here,
that is, of corn applicable for delivery
on his purchases. This Is all old corn,
and Mr.. Armour owns most Of it,
Chicago dispatch of Saturday to the
New Orleans Times-Democrat.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
LOCAL LACONICS.
Glover Cotton Mill Stock.

Glover Cotton Mill Stock.
The "a shares of Glover Cotton Mill
stock advertised in THE ENQUIRER dur
ing the past few weeks. have been sold
at the price fixed by the owner-s125
share.
Fired Mt BY a Miscreant. Il
Mr.. ]. Wistar Keller, who lives on
the Kings Mountain road, about a
mile beyond the corporate limits Of
Yorkville, reports that he was fired at
by some unknown miscreant last Sat
urday night about 8 o'clock. He was
sitting before a window reading, when
he was startled by the report of pistol
outside and the noise Of bullet striking
the house. He Immediately jumped for
his shotgun and running outside
thought he heard the noise Of man
running away. He fired in the direc-
tion of the noise, but without result.
Then, as quickly as possible, he mount
ed a horse and followed. He met
Negro man who reported he had met
Negro running down the road toward
Yorkville; but that was all the informa-
tion he could get. Mr.. Keller came on
to Yorkville and reported the matter
to Sheriff Logan.
The "UnlOnded" Pistol
An unloaded pistol tragedy, resulting
in the death of a little Negro named
Paul Cannon, at the hands OF his
brother, Dave Cannon, occurred on the
premises of DR.. T. B. Hough, near
Newport, last Sunday morning at about
II o'clock. Paul Cannon, who was
about 13 years Of age, was serving as
nurse in the family of Mr.. F. E.
Smith, and Dave Is DR.. Hough's sta
BILE boy. Paul was at DR.. Hough's, Wis
iting his brother, who ran upon the pis-
tol and commenced to tamper with It
carelessly. He claims to have had no
idea that it was loaded; but when he
pointed it at Paul and pulled the trig-
GER it was discharged, and the bullet
struck Paul in the head, killing him al
most instantly. DR.. Hough was absent
at the time on professional visit.
Magistrate Anderson held an inquest
during the day, and the verdict of the
jury was to the effect that the little
Negro came to his death as the result
of an accident. The pistol with which
the shooting was done, belonged to a
Negro named Jim Miller. Miller had
left it in a trunk at Dave Cammon's
house about a week before.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
ABOUT PEOPLE.

h~Miss Rose Lindsay is visiting friends
at Glover.
Mr.. j. c. Elliott spent Sunday in
Lancaster.
l(Mrs. Horace Fl. Beard and son, Mas
ter Howard, spent Monday in Rock
Hill.
Mr.. +. Baxter McClain, of Camden.
was in Yorkvile several days this
week on business.
)rMiss Ethel Hudson, of Wardlaw. N.
c., is in Yorkville on a visit to the fam
lily of DR.. w. G. White.
aMiss Sallie Caldwell, Of Kings Creek,
visited the family of DR.. Cartwright on
Saturday and Sunday.
Rev. ]. C. Johnes left yesterday for
Laurens to attend the Greenville con-
vocation OF the Episcopal church.
a/Mrs. Emily Barhydt, of New York.
Is visiting in Yorkville, the guest of
her nephew, DR.. Paul T. Gordon.
Rev. w. G. Neville and Mr.. ]. r.
Schorb left yesterday for Columbia to
attend the annual meeting Of synod.
Mrs. r. Lee Williams returned home
on Monday, after spending few days
with the family Of Mr.. w. w. Miller,
in Rock Hill.
Rev. S. H. Hay and Mr.. j. L. Stacy,
of Glover, passed through Yorkville
Monday on their way to Columbia to
attend synod. ...
Mr.. C.. M. Church, who formerly con-
Quoted a barbershop in Yorkville, ar
rived in Yorkville, last Saturday, to
work for Mr.. ]. A. Howe.
The Democratic executive committee
has sent Congressman Finley to- West
Virginia to make two or more cam
paign speeches in that state.
SrMrs. Martha B. Lowry and daughter.
Miss Hattie, left Monday for an ex-
tended visit to the family Of DR.. Mon
tague Lowry, at Meridian, Miss.
,r-Mr. James Trott, of Niagara Falls, N.
Y, and a nephew Of the late Mrs. j.
F. Lindsay, of Yorkville, Is visiting
relatives and friends in this place.
Miss Mary Simmons, Of Greenwood,
who has been visiting Miss Marie Car
roll in Yorkville, left last Saturday for
Rock Hill, to visit friends at that place.
>Mr. H. Clarence Glenn left last week
for Chesterfield county, where he will
have the superintendent of lumber
hauling contract for Glenn & Allison.
the liverymen.
y Mr.. ]. B. Long, who had the misfor-
tune to have his arm caught in one Of
the gins of the Victor Cotton OIL COM
pany on Tuesday of last week, is still
suffering a great deal of pain. His
physicians are not yet able to say
whether his arm can be saved; but
they are still hopeful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
E.OCAI. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADyERTI.EmENrs.

E. H. Adams. Bowling Green, 8. c.
Has 100 bushels Of Ripley seed wheat
for sale at $1.25 a bushel.
G.. ]. c. Hudson, Clerk-Gives notice of
orders in the bankruptcy cases Of G.
M. Whisonant and Warren H. Whis-
onant, now pending in the United
States district court for the district
Of South Carolina.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Want you to use
bluestone to soak your seed wheat,
say that the best farmers say that it
pays to sow wheat, and also say that
it pays to soak seed wheat in blue
stone. They also have an elegant line
of stationery.
York Drug Store-Offers to sell you
bluestone for soaking seed wheat, at
10 cents pound.
T. w. Speck, The Jeweler-Has some
thing more to say in regard to the
"T. w. Speck" brand of silver table,
ware. He asks you to see him for
prices.
C. P. Lowrance & Co.-Say that they
will sell you 20 pounds Of good rice
for $1.00.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22

court does not state any age limit, but
contents itself with saying that it Is
we'll known that some men at 60 years
of age are more robust and physically
stronger than others at Is years Of age.
Here is a suggestion from Paris
which might increase registration and
attract the dilatory to the polls. One
ingenious person there puts forward a
new scheme of his own. Why not make
voting an attractive pastime, he argues.
To this end he has invented musical
ballot-box. This instrument plays pop
ular tunes at intervals while the polls
are open for the amusement Of electors
who will thus be persuaded not to neg
lect to vote. Moreover, this contriv-
ance possesses another advantage. 1t
records votes automatically and musi-
cally. When the Tooth paper has been
dropped in it will play certain tune.
The 2OOth will start second and diff
ferent melody, and so on. The only
difficulty which may arise is that 1t
may be found impossible to tear elect
ors away from the enchanting sounds Of
the musical ballot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
Set For ThurHiluy.

The case against Major Barnard B.
Evans, charged with the murder of
Captain ]. ]. Griffin, in Columbia, in
April, 1901, has been set for trial at
the Richland sessions tomorrow. Ma
jor Evans is a brother Of Ex-Governor
John Gary Evans and a cousin Of JUS
tice Eugene B. Gary, of the supreme
court, and Judge Ernest Gary. Of the
circuit court. There is also a connec-
tion with Judge r. G. Watts, Of the
circuit court. These ties of consan-
guinity and propinquity were urged as
reasons for having the trial postponed
when Judges Gary and Watts respect
lively presided. but the case will prob
ably he heard this week. Major Evans
will he defended by Judge Andrew
Crawford. of Columbia: Judge William
II. Gary. of Augusta. and Col. George
Johnstone. of Newberry. Capt. Griffin
was the soliciting agent Of the Norfolk
& Western and was found dead in Ma
jor Evans's apartments one afternoon
in April. 1901. Major Evans's strange
actions at the time caused his arrest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
The Proposed Amendment.

AS will be noted from the official adj
vertisement. published by the election
commissioners, at the approaching gen.
eral election voters will be called upon
to decide whether or not there shall be
a certain amendment to Section IL, Ar
ticle VII, of the constitution, relating
to counties and county government.
The object Of the proposed amend
ment is to relieve certain townships in
Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens and
Saluda counties-ten in number-from
certain bonded indebtedness on account
Of which these townships claim that
they have never gotten any value.
Briefly stated, the facts in the case
are about like this: Some years ago, the
ten townships indicated voted bonds IN
behalf Of a certain railroad enterprise
that was projected through them. The
bonds were duly issued and sold to in
nocent holders" but the railroad was
never built, and when the coupons
were presented for collection, the town.
ships refused to pay. The bondholders
sued, and the state supreme court, by
vote of two to one, decided in favor
Of the townships. The bondholders ap-
pealed to the United States supreme
court. and that tribunal decided in their
favor-that the bonds were a just and
valid obligation and should be paid.
The decision Of the United States su-
preme court was along the line Of it's
previous holdings in similar cases. It
criticises rather severely the opinion
given out by the majority of the state
supreme court-Justices McIver and
Simpson-and affirms almost in detail
the dissenting opinion Of Justice Nc
Gowan.
On account of the long time during
which the interest had been accruing
on the bonds, it looked as if the decis-
ion of the United States supreme court
amounted to the practical confiscation
Of the property in the townships involv-
ed, and in some manner the general
assembly has been induced to submit
the question of amending the constitu-
tion of the state so as to enable these
townships to escape the heavy burden
they have incurred.
1t seems that the United States SUI
preme court has repeatedly held that
all taxes must be collected through the
regular agents of the corporation
against which they may be levied. I'm
der the constitution of the state, as it
now stands. each township is a corpor-
ate body. and this proposed amendment
is intended to dissolve the corporate
powers of the townships mentioned, so
as to leave no legal way for the collec-
ton of the taxes they seek to avoid.
The proposed amendment. it is under
stood, is to apply only to these ten
townships.
In their representations to the voters
of the state. the people of the town.
ships especially interested. claim that
although the proposed amendment may
look like an attempt to repudiate an
honest debt, as matter Of fact it is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22

MITCHELL EXoNERATEs MORGAN
The Manchester, England, GUARDIAN,
of last Saturday, published an article
from it's New York correspondent rep
resenting that ]. P. Morgan was forced
to consent to the settlement Of the coal
strike through fear of jeopardizing his
tremendous financial interest. The ar
ticle was shown to President Mitchell,
of the United Mine Workers, and he
gave out the following statement:
ITO my personal knowledge, MI
Morgan has been trying to settle the
coal strike ever since he came pack
from Europe two months ago. II otn-
ers had been as fair and as reasonable
as Mr.. Morgan was, the strike WOULD
have been settled a long time ago.
I know nothing about Mr.. Morgans
financial interests compelling him to
seek a settlement Of the strike, but I
am informed that he has only felt his
responsibility to the public in connec-
ton with the fuel famine and has done
his best to bring about this end. Both
Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Cassett, of the
Pennsylvania railroad, were working
for settlement when President Roose-
welt made his last and successful move.
Mr.. Morgan could not very well be
forced to do something which he had
been trying to accomplish for several
weeks. I make this statement in JUS
tice to Mr.. Morgan. We have had no
quarrel with him and we wish none.
We do not fear him. but prefer his
friendship, If he is willing to give it to
us. am creditably informed that he
is friendly to organized labor. AS an
organizer Of capital he comedies the
right of labor to organize also, and
when labor organizations are fair and
conservative he believes in dealing di-
rectly with them for the advantage of
both employer and employe. 1t is this
relationship which the United Mine
Workers seek in the anthracite coal
field, and we invite Mr.. Morgan to CO.
operate with us in securing a perma-
nent and scientific solution of the labor
trouble in this region"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-10-22
HEARD, THOUGHT AND SEEN.


AZ Work on the dam of the Cataw-
ba Power company is progressing sat-
isfactorily; but there Is no data upon
which to make definite statement as
to when the plant will be in operation.
III The reporter has information Of
another proposed change Of schedule
on the Southern railroad. The informa-
ton is not exactly official. 1t comes
through parties who have nothing to
do with the making of schedules, but
who are often in q position to know
what is going to be done. The story Is
that the contemplated change will
bring the east bound train to York
vile in the morning, and the west
bound later in the afternoon. The MAX
ers Of this schedule want to catch the
north and south bound main line trains
at Rock Hill in the morning, and the
northbound train at the same place in
the afternoon. To do this it will be
necessary to push the schedule of the
northbound afternoon train on the
main line up little; but it is said
that even this Is under contemplation.
Then, in addition to these changes, 1t
is proposed to change the schedule Of
the freight train so as to have it pass
here going west in the morning Instead
OF the afternoon. The whole arrange
ment is in the direction of decided
Improvement and it will no doubt meet
with general approval.
Al II am glad that you made mention
of the fact that partridge shooters are
violating the game laws" said citizen
of the Gains Spring neighborhood, to
the reporter last Saturday. II had just
intended to call the attention Of THE
ENQUIRER to the fact. They have been
shooting birds around me for two weeks
or more, and I do not like it. like to
shoot birds myself; but I am sports
man enough to appreciate the wisdom
and fairness Of the existing game laws.
and although I do not like to do such
thing, I promise you that am going
to report the very first man I can get
positive evidence against for shooting
before November 1. The partridges are
not yet strong enough to take care of
themselves, and just any amateur can
knock them over every shot. If this
kind of thing goes on, it will not be
great while until there are no birds left.
Not only that, landowners will become
aroused over the situation and decline
to let us shoot on their lands at ALL
I sincerely hope that general attention
will be called to this matter and every
citizen will take it upon himself to re-
port any and every violation Of the law
that shall come under his observation.
have given out warning in my neigh
borhood as to what may be expected
and several Of my neighbors have given
me to understand that they are right
with me in the matter"