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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-09-27

free and open sale of liquor within it's
borders, they will repudiate the whole
business. At any rate, the legislature
can find no reasonable Democratic
ground for refusing to allow the people
to express themselves on this question.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
Unique Plan.

The local committee of the ter-cente-
nary celebration composed of Henry r.
Pollard. George L. Christian and Wynd-
ham F. Meredith have agreed upon IL
unique plan TO get the bill presented by
Richmond before the people of the State.
They have prepared a circular letter
and with it they enclose a copy Of the
bill, and the Richmond wholesale nner-
chants will be requested to mail them
to every customer they have in the
State.
The Richmond bill provides for COM
mission appointed from all over the
State, and they are to select the prope,
place for the celebration in 1907.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
POLICE FORCE.
Number of Officers and Work OF the
Year

Year.
The police force is appointed BY the
Board of Police Commissioners. consist
ing of Mayor R. NJ. Taylor. president,
and J. B. Welsh, Charles G. Bosher, j.
w Iaube J. F. Jacob. u. a. Vein
brunn and c. Manning. with E. 3. White
as clerk
The police force consists of 1o1 officers
and men Police Headquarters, Room
No. -, City Hall. The officers are: Ma
Tor B. F. Howard, chief; Sergeant J. r.
Shjnberger, clerk; Captain a. NJ Tom
linson. chief Of detectives, and SeFgeants
c. A. Gibson, Z. }. Wren and J. L. ---~.t
officer l.. S. Robins is assigned to spe-
cial duty here
The First Police Station is at the Old
Market. Captain w. B. Whltlock; Ser
geants. G. H. Matthews. j. T. Jeter, J.
A. Otey and J. II. Kerse and shirty pa
patrolmen.
The Second Police Station is at Sixth
and Marshall Streets: Captain, }. Is. An
gle; Sergeants, r. j. Brooks, L. a Allen,
c. H. Talley, and r. =. Sowel, ana
twenty-sx patrolmen
The Third Police Station is at Smith
and Marshall Streets: Captain, T.. +.
H1Ioe: Sergeants, A. R. Cousins, e. W.
INNS and ". J. Orange, and twenty-isx
patrolne.n
SANITARY officers: z. G.. Lamkin, w. A.
shields. ]. J. Walton, and A. Burnett
Changes in the force during the year:
discharges, one; died. two; cropped. one;
appointed, four ,,,.
Arrests made during the year: 5,lls;
ordinance violations. 3,7Gos miSdemeanors,
4 500: felonies 427; miscellaneous reports,
1
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01

ridge, W. c. Bentley, w. G.. Bragg. r..
l.. Chenery, F. II. Deane. T. II. Elletr
W. R. Johnston. George r. King. Nc
Levy. T. L. Moore. George y. MayGly !.
r. Savage, c.. l.. Todd and G.. W. Dy,-fg-.
field.
The receipts for the year were as fol-
lows: Wheat. 6s2.336 bushels: corn. -
65s,27s bushels; oats. I.644.S03 bushels: rye.
39.324 bushels: total. 5.O24.73s bushels. an,
increase of 1,721.542 bushels over the pre-
ceding year. Flour 1E3.ll9 barrels. de-
crease of 1888 barrels; hay. 1854 tons.
an Increase OF Lib tons: mill offaI. s,5S3
tons, a decrease OF $50 tons. In ADDITION
to the above, many bushels OF meal. peas.
beans and grass seed are sold on change.
which are not reported and no record
kept. The business for the past year
was largely in excess of that for many
years, and prices equal to those m any
OF the eastern markets. and during part
of the season was considerably in adj
vance The outlook for the coming
year is very good.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01

Manchester, during the year 1901, has
Ttarted out on "a renewed life of growth
and prosperity. With the other cities OF
the State, except where they have been
BLESSED with peculiar incentives of busl-
ness activity and commercial Impulse, this
city necessarily felt the depressing effects
o. the stringency IN the money market
end the shelving OF ali dealings in real
estate incident TO the unparalleled spec
uiations in stocks OF AL kinds. which, nave
been so much in vogue. Being a commu-
nifty where stock-jobbing was out of the
question. our people have not enjoyed
the immense profits which have sprung
from such transactions. We had and
have things more substantial and solid
TO offer the thinking and discerning, and
which are grounded upon truth and real
foundations of material growth and sub
stance. II we can but open the eyes of the
investor 10 their value and future posi-
biiities, we can point him TO what must
present a most desirable and profitable
field for business and investment, which,
&c cultivated Will benefit him while 1t
benefits us. VIII the man who has the
means to invest: Will the manufactures
who wants good site anc practically an
exemption from city taxes: will The work
,nrr1an who wants good horne, access
sibie Ia street cars and thence TO his
work IN a respectable and central neigh
porhood and az fair rates. either OF rental
or purchase read this article and ponder
Sc? If he does, then we are content pc
cause II he can be convinced we feei sat
tsited that il viii present facts that VIII
lead him TO investigation. and inrestiga-
ton wili leae 10 the development OF me
most profitable fields OF Investment and
living TO him. we ask and urge careful
investigation, and then conviction must
follow.
CENTRALLY LOCATED.
Manchester IS virtually in the heart OF
Richmond. The center of Manchester is
only abou. tWanty-three squares from the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
CITY OF MANCHESTER:
HER RECORD FOR 1901
Many Advantages in the Present, While Her
Future Presents a Bright
View.
BY DAVID [. PULLIAM.

corner of Seventh and Broad Streets. in
Richmond. Take q reliable map and in
spect il. and it will appear therefrom
that Manchester is Rugged in by Rich
mond on three sides, and that Forest
Hill Park, With its beauty and sylvan
attractions is as near the central busi-
moss part OF Richmond as Richmond
College or LIBBY Hill Park. There are
fine strect-car lines in this city, whose
service Will soon be Quickened and rem
dered more efficient when the Passenger
and Power Company has thoroughly re-
habilitated its lines here, which it IS now
working on and is about to bring to a Sic
cessfuI completion. These two consdera-
tons put Manchester in the very heart
of Richmond. Therefore, II Richmond
succeeds Manchester is bound to succeed.
This allusion to Richmond is made in the
kindest spirit because what benefits the
people of that city must benefit US. and
vice versa. as we are practically one peo-
pie and one community; and by thus
localizing our city we present NEST
clearly her geographical impress upon
all her environments and advantageous
THINGS TO OFFER.
A short synopsis OF details will show
what Manchester has done in the past
and the inducements she has to offer at
present anu IN luo Iutuie. me CITY HAS
a population within her corporate limits
of about ten thousand people. and about
five thousand just outside of her cor
poration boundaries. She has trarersins
her domain three street-car lines which
connect her with all parts of Richmond
on the most favorable conditions of
transfer. She will be in few weeks
connected with Petersburg by a splendid
electric railway. which is superbly built
and equipped, and which also connects
her with all OF the intervening portion
OF Chesterfield county, which connections
mean much for her future growth and
prosperity in trade and influence Sh.
has the finest railway and transportation
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
MR.. LAWLEss 10 SPEAK.
Invited to Respond to Toast ia New York
Next Month.

Secretary of the Commonwealth Joseph
n Iawless is in the city winding up his
affairs. preparatory to turning his Office
over to Senator Eggleston tomorrow.
The term of his position expires on the
,,;.,h+ Of January 1st, Instead of Decent
Der 31st.
Mr.. Lawless has received and accepted
an invitation to respond to the toast 'Ihe
Irish Race at the annual banquet of
tho American-Irish Historical Society. at
the new Manhattan Hotel. in New York,
on the night of January 14th next.
The society is distinguished one, and
Its president is the noted millionaire and
political leader. Hon. John D. Crimmins
The honor conferred upon Mr.. Lawless
is indeed a distinguished one, and being
q speaker of rare force, he is expected to
act we'll his part. ysI,S
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
RICHMOND MOST PROSPEROUS
CITY IN THE WHOLE SOUTH.
The Bank Clearings of Richmond s2500000O Greater
Than Those of Atlanta and Norfolk Combined
Remarkable Increase in Deposits Dur
ing the Last Year.
By William n. ffabiistou.
ing the Last Year.

before in its history
confident that f'chn0no oaS ~
prosper city in
deal OF talk about the prosperity other places
hut ustth 1t,
Atlanta Ca o beng ae3
Va.
eetralwa
All development
growth but the managers OF the
snow the conservative hh
their
erve has inCreas sec o.
Thes
deposits HI
sq9-over n
Cash and reserve 81
= .,--. -, nr--r-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
Total. 27o. SIS, $40
21o.S7S,Sn

The manufacture and consumption Of
gas for the year 1901 was about 10000. Go
cubic feet more than for 1909.
The quantity of coal used in the man
ufacture Of this gas was S.16 tons: total
quantity OF oil used, $3.50 gallone; total
quantity Of coke used, 11,250,5o0 pounds:
total quantity OF lime used In purifica-
ton. 1895 bushels: meters In use. 1858:
introduced for new consumers, $50; me-
tiers tuken out, SGT: meters reset. So: me-
tiers repaired and reprinted. 1.4o6: street
mains laid during the year. s.4s1 feet:
laid to date. 70 miles. 3.21s feet: street
lamps erected. i3: street lamps to date.
1857: in use, $50: of this number t9s arS
equipped with Newly fixtures: electric
lights In use $50. There have been pue
In for new consumers ls3 service pipes:
renewed. $50. OF various sizes. and 5s6
gas ranges have been put in during this
year. s. pars
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01

The Richmond Grain and Cotton Tx
change. Columbian building. Thirteenth
and Cary Streets. was chartered October
5. 1867. Present membership, 81. The
Exchange meets daily at II a. M. and
continues In Session one hour. fhe Of
ficers for the year ending June So 1902.
are w. U. Bass. president: John +. Ja-
cob. first vice-president: w. F. Richard
son, Jr.. second vice-pre.tdent: Captain
B. A. Jacob. secretary and treasurer;
and Rodolph King grain and hay inspect
or; Directors. Edward Alvey, S. T. Beve-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
New Elevator Man.

Colonel John ". Richardson yesterday
appointed Mr.. e. C. Woodbridge. OF BUCK
ingham. elevator operator at the Stata
Library, to succeed Mr.. Herbert Williams.
resigned Mr.. Woodbridge Is q confed-
erate veteran, and comes well endorsed
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
Motion Fi.ed.

a motion was filed In the Law and
Equity Court for Judgment in tho suit OF
the Planters National Bank against the
Gay and Lorraine Company and II. Les
Lorraine, for 4o,ot yesterday axtar1eoA,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
The City Gas Works.

The City Gas Works
Tho following statement shows thd
operations of the City Gas Works tMr.
w. P. Knowles. superintendent for the
fiscal year ending last night:
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
THE JOBBING TRADE
Shows Considerable Increase During tho


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righted)
The jobbing trade more than held its own
the year just gone out. 1t was rather,
sluggish and slow at the start In the
spring, but orders came in better during
the fall and total sales finally ran ahead.
The increases. like In past years, varied
in the different branches and, with indi-
vidual firms. ranging all the way from
five TO twenty-five per cent.
Those houses reaching out for far away
trade particularly in cotton districts, re-
port that profits have been cut close oy
failures. while nearby trade never was
better-more so throughout the mother
State of Virginia Following are the de-
tails:
Class. Article Capital Annual
or Kind IN Business Sales
Groceries and liquors. 100000 S14. Us. 600
Dry goods and notions. 1.150.CO0 100
Boots and shoes...... $4,000 ss75.ooO
Provisions - is5cCO 100000
Fancy groceries and
tobacco e5O,UD o,foo,oD
Drugs and licorice...... $4,000 1-io0.UO
Hardware and agricul-
tural implements 49,. $4,000 1,oi5,oo0
Railway, mill and
plumbers supplies. $4,000 10000
Coal and wood. $4,000 $4,000
Stoves. tin, China.
earthernware .-.-....s 10000 1860
Oils, paint, a rnish,
glass SOoo o1o.eVV
Hats. caps. clothing. 215.eO 10000
Hay. seed. nursery. 10000 So.9U
Hides and leather. GS.oCe 6S,uU
Books, stationery, pa
per Observation-Disclosures. s2p,ut os0.VSc
Sewing machines and
typewriters ............ 1860 o4HoeU
Sporting. bicycles. rub
Der goods. .............. $1,000 Saoe09
Pianos. organs. must
cal Instruments. 5000 Ho.ooo
wooden and willow
ware -.....-.-.----..-- 1uU As,on
Carpets and uphols-
terry ...-............-.... 'o"U So,"V
Millinery a d straw
goods .......--....-...-. 1900 1N1u
Totals for 1901 ........ so, 2s5. 900 s4l. s7soD
Increases over isoo.... H3,5oo 27ss.aoo
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
Grain ard Cottoa exchanges.

President of the Chamber Of comrne
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
December 12, 1901

tENr OF RANlls AND rRUsr coMPANIEs.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-01
STATE. AND CITY TAXES.

The State tax on real estate and per
sonaI property is 40 cents on sloo; tax on
ir,co1ne. per cent; capitation tax. u per
head. Gain on tax Of 1900. si2,1S6.S9.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-01-01

The raft
Nadia obeycd. Michael Strogof and
she glided quickly over the surface Of
the icefeld in a silence that was broken
here and there by the firing.
Nadia crept on in front Of Michael
Strogoff. The balls fell around them
like shower Of hailstones and crashed
upon the ice. The surface Of the field,
rugged and with sharp edges, made
their hands bleed. but still they kept
advancing.
Ten minutes afterward the lower
border of the barrier was reached.
Thee the waters Of the Angara again
became free. a few large blocks OF
ice, becoming by degrees detached from
the field and floating with the current
&esceuded toward the town.
Nadia understood what Michael Stro-
soft wished to attempt. She saw one
Of those blocks Of ice that was only
held by narrow tongue.
"Come," said Nadia.
And both lay down on this morsel Of
ice, which a slight rocking loosened
from the barrier.
The block began to make its way
down the river. The river itself be-
came. wider, and the route was free.
Michael Strogof and Nadia could
hear the firing of guns, the cries Of dis
tress, the shouts Of the Tartars that
made themselves heard up the river.
Then little by little those cries Of deep
anguish and Of ferocious joy were lost
in the distance.
"Oh, those poor companions!' whis-
pered Nadia.
For half an hour the current quickly
carried along the block Of ice which
was bearing Michael Strogof and Ma
dia. At every moment they feared that
they might sink under the water. Be
ing caught in the stream, it followed
the middle Of the river, and it would
not be necessary to give it an oblique
direction until there was question OF
making for the quays Of Irkutsk.
Michael Strogoff, with his teeth set
and his ears ready to catch the least
sound, did not utter single word.
Never was he so near attaining his
end. He felt that he was about to sue
ceed.
Toward 2 o'clock in the morning q.
double row Of lights lit up the somber.
horizon on the two banks Of the An
CARA.
On the right was the glare from the
lights Of Irkutsk, on the left the fires
Of the Tartar camp.
Michael Strogof was not more than
half verst from the city.
eat lastv' whispered he.
But suddenly Nadia gave a cry.
At that cry Michael Strogof rose up
from the block, which became very un-
steady. His hand stretched out toward
the head Of the Angara. His face, all
lit up with the reflections Of blue lights,
became terrible to look at, and then, as
though his eyes had been reopened to
the light, he cried:
"Ah, God himself is against us'
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Notice 10 Executors. Administrators,
Gl0Idi1lS QId Committees.
OFFICE OF JUDGE OF PROBATE
Manning, S. c., August /, 1900. {
To Executors, Administrators, Guardians and
Very respectfully.

very Respectfully,
J. NJ. WINDEAM,
Judge Of Probate.
Sec. 2064-(i942). Executors, Administrators,
Guardians and Committees, shall annually
while any estate remains in their care or Gus
tody, at any time before the first day Of July, Of
each year, render to the Judge of Probate OF the
county from whom they obtain Letters Testa-
mentary or Letters Of Administrators or Let
ters OF Guardianship, etc., . just and true &C.
count, upon oath, Of the receipts and expendi.
lures OF such estate the preceding Calendar
year, which, when examined and approved
sna!I De deposited with the Inventory andap-
pra1sement or other papers belonging to such
estate, in the Office Of said Judge Of Probate
there to be kept for the inspection OF such per.
sons as may be interested In the estate-(under
former penaltieS.)
Approved the ID day Of March, 1897.
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still his thoughts were ever watching
over her.
At day5reak the raft, retarded by a
somewhat strong breeze which was
blowing against the action Of the cur
rent, was still forty versts from the
mouth Of, the Angara. Most likely they
would not be able to reach it before 3
or 4 o'clock in the afternoon.
This was not an inconvenience; rath-
er the contrary, for the fugitiVes would
then descend the river during the night,
and the darkness would favor their
arrival at Irkutsk.
At 4 o'clock in the afternoon the
mouth Of the Angara was signaled BY
the old mariner between the high gran
lite rocks Of the coast. One could per-
ceive On the right bank the little port
Of Liyeaitchnaia, its church, its few
houses built On the steep.
But there was grave circumstance.
The first floating ice thae had come
from the east was already forming be-
tween the banks of the Angara and
hence descending toward Irkutsk.
However, their number could not as
yet be great enough to obstruct the
river nor the cold severe enough to
unite them into one mass.
The raft arrived at the little port and
stopped there for short time. The
old mariner had decided to put into
port for an hour in order to make some
indispensable repairs. The trunks. haV-
ing become loose, threatened to sepa-
rate from one another, and it was OF
great Importance to rebind them more
firmly together that they might resist
the current Of the Angara. which Is
very rapid.
The old sailo: did not, therefore, ex-
pect any more fugitives at the port OF
Livenitchnaia, and yet at the moment
the raft was leaving the shore two
men, coming olt Of q deserted house.
ran with great haste to the bank.
Nadia, sitting at the back part Of the
raft, looked at them in listless man
ner.
A cry was about to escape her. She
seized the hand of Michael Strogoff.
who at that moment raised his head.
"What Is the matter with you. Ma
dia? he asked.
"Our two fellow travellers, Michael
that Frenchman and that Englishman
whom we met in the defles Of the ural
mountains"
Eyes"
Michael StrogoT shuddered, for the
strict incognito from which he did not
wish to depart was in danger Of being
unveiled.
And in reality it was not any longer
Nicholas korpanoff whom Alcide JOLT
vet and Harry Biount were about to
see in him now, but the true Michael
Strogoff, the courier Of the czar. The
journalists had already met him twice
since their separation at the posthouse
Of Ichim-the first time at the camp Of
Zabedeiro, when he cut with the blow of
the knout the face Of Ivan Ogaref, the
second time at Tomsk. when he was
condemned by the emir. Thes knew
therefore what to think Of him and his
true position as courier of the czar.
Michael Strogof quickly took up his
part.
Nadia" said he, when that French
man and Englishman shall come on
board beg them to come up to me-"
They were indeed Harry Blount and
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a favorable circumstance as long as II
did not oppose an insurmountable Oh
stacle in the passage Of the raft; for
indeed this apparatus alone on the free
waters Of the river would have run the
risk of being perceived even through
the thick shade, whereas it was now
confounded with these moving masses
Of all sizes and all shapes, and the din
produced by the grating Of the blocks
drowned all other suspicious noise.
There was a very keen frost. The
fugitives suffered dreadfully from it,
not having any other shelter but some
branches Of the birch tree. They press
ed close to each other in order 10 better
support the low temperature, which
during that night had reached 10 de-
grees below zero.
Michael Strogoff and Nadia, lying
down at the back part Of the raft, en-
dured without complaint this addition
al suffering. For man who was reck-
oning soon to attain his end Michael
Strogoff seemed singularly calm. Be-
sides. in the most grave situations his
energy had never abandoned him. AL
ready he looked forward to the moment
when at last it would be permitted him
to think Of his mother, Of Nadia, Of
himself. He only feared one last and
evil chance. It was lest the raft should
be absolutely stopped by barrier Of
thick Ice before having reached lr-
kutsk. He did not think Of anything
but that, being. moreover, decided if it
were necessary to attempt some su-
preme act Of daring.
Nadia, refreshed by some hours Of re-
pose, had recovered that physical en-
ergy which misery had sometimes been
able to subdue without ever having
shaken her moral energy. She was
thinking also that in case Michael Stro-
gof should make a new effort to attain
his end she must be there to guide him.
But at the time that she was approach
ing Irkutsk the image Of her father was
pictured more viyidly in her mind. She
saw him in the invested town, far from
those he cherished, but-for she did
not doubt it-struggling against the in
vaders with all the dash Of his patriot
ism. Before many hours, if heaven
should at length favor them, she would
be in his arms, reciting to him the last
words of her mother, and nothing
should again separate them.
The raft still moved on, unpercei7ed,
amid the mass Of floating ice.
Up to this time no Tartar detachment
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CHAPTER XVI.

o special incident marked
this journey on the lake.
Nadia had remained in
q profound stupor.
Sleep had only over
powered Michael Strogoff
of lcop intervals and