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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
THE WRECK ON THE SOUTHERN.

Mr.. Thomas P. Moore, Of Morganton,
brother Of Messrs. B. N. and w. B.
Moore, of Yorkville. was on the South
ern passenger train that was wrecked
at Coleman's Cut, Va. last Sunday
morning. He was on his way to Bal
timore, and although he had a narrow
escape from death, he came out Of the
peril uninjured. On reaching Balti-
more he gave The Sun. Of that city, the
following story Of his experience:
IT was in an upper berth in the first
sleeper, which was the fourth car Of
the train. I did not retire until about
midnight, and had not, as I thought,
been asleep long when I felt the car
leave the track. An awful shock fol-
lowed and every light in the car was
suddenly extinguished.
"At first I did not have lie slightest
idea of what the trouble was, and hur-
riedly dressed. Making my way from
my berth to the front Of the car, was
Mortified as I groped forward to feel
dirt and gravel, apparently filling the
front part Of the car. I then turned
backward, and with two ladies and
young girl, fellow-passengers, I suc>
ceeded in reaching the rear door.
while struggled to reach the rear
end Of the car I could feer the floor
getting hot. Just before opening the
door the car began to fill with smoke.
AS I dropped to the ground-I am not
sure just how I reached the tracks
flames broke forth.
1T was not until reached the tracks
and looked about that I realized how
serious the wreck really was. The cars
ahead Of mine were piled in heap on
top Of the engine. The car In which
had ridden most Of the time previous to
retiring, was a club car, was smashed
into bits and was almost consumed by
the fire, which broke out Immediately
after the wreck occurred. had deter
mined early in the night to get what
sleep I could in an easy chair In the
car, preferring that to my berth. Had
done so I would have met instant
death.
How the engineer and the fireman
escaped death Is a mystery to me. The
landslide whicn caused the wreck sure
ly could not nave ueen seen by them.
until they were almost upon it.
1.-THE wreck occurred about o'clock,
and 1t was long after daylight before
relief came. An engine succeeded in
pulling away one Of the cars, but the
others were consumed by the fire." Il
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

REPRESENTATIVE richardson, of Ten
nessee, leader of the Democratic minor
ity in the house, created a sensation
Wednesday by the presentation of a
secret document Of which he had got
ten possession in some way, and in
which it was set forth how special
agent Of the Danish government had
made representations as to the need of
the sum OF s5OO,OOO to be used in brib-
ing newspapers and congressman in
putting through the treaty for the sale
of the Danish West Indies to the Uni
ted States. Representative Richard
son introduced a resolution for the in
vestigation of the matter and the res
olution was adopted. 1t is expected
that there may be some startling dis
closures on the subject.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Olney spoke only in
feeble whispers.-Columbia State.
1t Is to be hoped that The State does
not mean that since Cleveland, Hill and
German did not fight imperialism" in
1900, it does not now care whether they
fight imperialism" at all. If this i'm
perialism business is really more than
a bogy, It ought to be fought. With
Cleveland, Hill and German. however,
in 1900, free silver was the worst bogy
of the two, and that perhaps is the rea-
son that they did not fight. Now that
free silver is dead except among some
of the widest of the western Populists.
it seems that there should be no objec-
ton in allowing Messrs. Cleveland, Hill
and German, no matter how much
they may differ with each other in
character and aspirations, to unite on
the new shibboleth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

mirer of democratic institutions, but
at the same time he was loyal impe-
rialist. Rhodes had his defects and
faults, but these will not obscure the
glory Of his name. Great men, 1t Is
said, are made Of faults. Of one thing
there can be no doubt, Rhodes's ideals
were pure and lofty. Cecil Rhodes
found in the meditations of Marcus
Aurelius many aspirations for his own
career. Until the unfortunate jamie
son raid, for which he received far more
blame than he deserved, as history
will prove, he was very popular with
the Dutch Of South Africa. Within a
very short time there would have been
a revulsion Of feeling and, strange as
1t may sound today, Rhodes would
have proved able to re-establish his in
fiuence with the Dutch; and he would
have been quick to take advantage Of
the situation and would have passed
into history as the great pacifier of
South Africa. This estimate Of Rhodes
Is held even today by many Of the pro-
gressive Dutchmen in the country"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
LOCAL LACONICS.
We VIII Send The Enquirer

We Will Send The Enquirer
From this issue until the first OF jan
uary, ,/19O3, for $l.48, in advance.
>nedth of j. H. McGill.
/Mr. James Henry McGill, we'll
known citizen Of the Kings Creek
neighborhood, died at his home yester-
day morning at $50 o'clock. Mr.. NC
Gill was born on January Is, 1878, ana
at the time of his death was aged "a
years, 2 months and 10 days Mr.. Nc
Gilrs death is attributed to q heart af-
fection.
Low Rate to Charleston.
beginning on Tuesday, April 1, and
continuing in effect every Tuesday
thereafter, round trip tickets will be
sold at Rock Hill for 1920. No advice
has been received as to the rate from
Yorkville; but it will not differ much
from these figures. Returning, tickets
are good If presented at Charleston be-
fore midnight Of the Friday after they
are purchased.
Smallpox In Camp.
Lenoir Topic: Quite an excitement
prevailed through town last week when
it was given out that smallpox had
made it's appearance among the hands
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

A STORY was sent out from South Af-
RIGA a few days ago, to the effect that
Lord Kitchener had agreed to an ar
mistice with the Beers and that an
agreement on peace terms was proba-
BILE. Subsequent advices, however,
show that the story must have had it's
origin in some hidden design, for in
stead of it's being followed by news of
negotiations there have come some
meagre details of a partly successful
attempt to capture the command of
General Delarey. Delarey, himself, got
away, but Kitchener got several hum
dred Of his men, together with a num-
ber of pompoms and other artillery.
Encouraging reports to the contrary,
there seems to be very little real rea-
son to hope for settlement of the
South African trouble except through
fight to the finish.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
EQUALIZATION BOARD.

The county board Of equalization,
which met on last Tuesday. continued
in session until Wednesday afternoon
and adjourned before completing its
work, because certain returns, especial
| ly those from the town Of Rock Hill,
were not yet in.
Because Of the new listing of real es-
tate this year, the work Of the town.
ship boards has been rather heavier
than usual. There has been manifest
tendency on the part Of property own
ers throughout the county to try to
have their real estate returns reduced
as compared with the figures Of the
past five years, and this tendency has
also added to the vexations Of the town.
ship assessors.
During Tuesday and Wednesday,
about 25 or so property owners from
the various townships. appeared be-
fore the board to protest against the
action Of their respective township as
SCISSORS in raising their returns. In a
few cases the county board was con-
vinced of certain mistakes by the town
ship boards; but as a rule the town.
ship boards were sustained.
1t is not practicable yet to give re-
liable estimate as to the average valua-
tion Of farm lands for taxation; but
from the reports Of the township
boards, 1t appears that In all Of the
townships except Kings Mountain,
Bullock's Creek and York, values re-
main about the SINE as heretofore. In
Kings Mountain the local board made
numerous raises on the returns as made
by property owners and 1t is the un-
derstanding that there has been ma
terial increase in the average value OF
the acreage In a portion Of Bullock's
Creek. 1t is thought that York will
also show an increase.
The most important feature Of the
work Of the board is expected from
Rock Hill. Pursuant to the provisions
Of a recent statute relating to towns of
not less than 5000 inhabitants. special
board Of assessors was appointed by
the governor for Rock Hill. The city
council also appointed q special board
to work in conjunction with the board
appointed by the governor, and the city
councils board has undertaken to make
an uniform assessment Of Rock Hills
real estate based upon 60 per cent. OF
actual values. The board appointed Dy
the governor, accepted and endorsed
the action of the municipal board as Its
own, and as the result there has been
some vigorous kicking, the auditor re-
ceiving some letters from indignant
property owners who hold that their
property has been assessed at three
times what it would bring in the open
market at auction.
Because Of the number and character
Of these complaints from Rock Hill,
the board will have to hold another
special meeting and from the number
Of people who have indicated their in
tention of coming before the board, 1t
may require a session Of several days
for the settlement Of all disputes.
1t appears tnat not only "ere lo|'i
boards of assessors apnointed for Rock
Hill, but also for Yorkville. The York
VILE board went over the returns some
what specifically and made a report.
But under the law as sent to him from
Columbia, Auditor Williams Is In
doubt as to whether there was any au-
thority for the appointment of special
board for Yorkvllle, and if it turns out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

YES, it looks a little hard to impose a
tax Of 10 cents a pound on all the tea
drank in the United States for the ben
eft Of a single experimental farm in
South Carolina; but notwithstanding
the fact that our forefathers took es-
pecial exceptions to tax on this arti-
Gle, we do not know why tea is not as
good a subject on which to raise reve-
nue. as Is any other article on the list.
And so far as the Summerville farm is
concerned, whether the tax be levied
for protection" or revenue" the re-
suit will be about the same.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

WE observe tnat the town Of Lancas-
ter got less than $500 profit out Of its
dispensary during the three months
just closed. Unless the tigers" are
doing a better business than the dis
pensary, the Lancastrians have a right
to be regarded as an exceptionally tenn
perate people. Dispensary boomers In
Yorkvl.le have been promising an in
come of $4,000 or $4,000 a year from this
source.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
LOCKHART LINKLETS.
Sore AfiictiOn of the Family of MIR.
John Stephenson.

Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
LoCKHART, March 27.-Died at Lock-
hart, on the 25th instant, Mr.. John
Stephenson, aged Al years. Died at
Lockhart, March 26th, Mrs. John Ste
phenson, aged about AZ years. Your
correspondent in his earthly pilgrim
age Of Sc years, has never seen more
afflicted family. While some Of the
children were gone to bury their faith
er, the mother died before their return.
They leave a family Of six children,
some of them of tender age. May the
Lord, in his mercy, be to them Faith
Ell, and in his infinite mercy guard and
protect them. At this writing Joe, the
son of the deceased parents, is very
sick.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

CONGRESSMAN Elliott has introduced
a bill in congress providing for the
placing of Micah Jenkins on the retir-
ed list of the army with the pay Of a
captain. There seems to be some rea-
son for a hope on the part Of the
friends of Major Jenkins that the bill
will be passed without serious opposi-
ton.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
The Norkpills enquirer.
YoRKv1LLE, s. 81
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1902.

THE date for the evacuation Of Cuba
by the American army has been post
poned from Nay to May 20, at which
time, it is stated, all our soldiers Will be
taken out of the island, leaving not
even a corporal's guard, unless the Gu
bans especially request.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The local firemen are delighted with
the new fire wagon.
HThere are q prisoners in the county
jail, all colored Lut two.
The chances seem to be against q
bright, sunshiny day for Easter.
Fertilizer sales continue brisk; but
hardly up to the sales Of last year.
The time in which state and county
taxes can be paid without penalty, ex.
pires next Tuesday.
Local buyers are Of opinion that cot
ton receipts of this year will exceed
those of last year.
The spring trade Is opening up rath.
er better than the local merchants
have been expecting.
The Kings Mountain Military base.
ball team expects to play the Rock
Hill baseball team soon.
There are no complaints about the
blind tigers these days, although the
animals flourish as heretofore, and az
they will continue to flourish hereafter
Judge McCorkle has not yet done q
great deal of work in his court house
yard flower garden, but he will proba-
bly, succeed in making 1t prettier this
year than it has been heretofore.
X Vaccination is not nearly so gene
rial as it ought to be. There are stil
large numbers Of people who prefer to
Io1r 80 n
suffer the inconvenience Of sore arms.
The graded school trustees are wait
ing for the close Of the municipal regis
tration books before ordering an elec-
ton on the question of issuing bonds
for the purpose Of erecting suitable
school building.
-Messrs. H. C. Strauss & Co., and j.
M. Heath & Co., are receiving large
quantities Of spring goods and the la
dies Of the town and community are
becoming very much interested in the
approaching millinery displays.
The business interests Of the town
are still looking forward to the time
when the Southern will take charge Of
the South Carolina and Georgia Exten-
sion, and when the Carolina and North
Western will be made standard gauge.
X A case Of smallpox has developed
IN Yorkvile. The patient is a Negro,
who lives in a house on Pinckney street,
near the old Narrow Gauge depot. The
police hung out yellow flags and had
all the people in the vicinity vaccina-
ted.
a The oil mill has not been running
regularly of late on account Of inaDili-
ty to get tank cars in which to make
shipments, and on account Of difficulty
in getting coal. It will only be short
time now until the end Of the present.
crushing season and the mill will shut
down until next fall.
The local politicians who recently
succeeded in carrying the dispensary
election, are now reported to be work.
ing on plans to dispose Of the anticipa-
ted revenues. Among the things men,
toned as being most desirable, are
sewerage system and a city hall. The
work of organization for the election
of the next mayor and town council Is
now in progress.
There has been much disappoint-
ment and annoyance of late because of
the failure of mail from the south to
arrive regularly on the northbound
Carolina and North Western freight
train, due here at about II o'clock.
This mail does not arrive until $3.50 in
the afternoon. The first daily papers to
arrive in Yorkville on the day of publ
cation are the Greenville News and the
Spartanburg Herald, and sometimes
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

IT seems to be growing pretty clear
that the object Of refusing reciprocity
to Cuba is not altogether on account Of
the bet sugar interests Of the United
States. There is fully as much as this
in the idea of forcing the people Of Gu
ba to petition for annexation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

Some of Senator Tillman's friends"
according to a Washington correspond
ent, "say he can prove the charges he
made against Senator McLaurin on
February o." Yet Tillman said at the
time he couldn't. By all means let the
proceed so the country
can get at the proof.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29
ABOUT PEOPLE.

< 4r. ]. W. Campbell was down from
clover on Wednesday.
< Mrs. J. c.. Jackson, Of Filbert. is Wis
fling the family Of Mr.. J. @. Wray.
x Mr.. Crawford Moore, Of Chester, has
aAen visiting relatives in Yorkville
this week. .-s-..
XMr. Sam Moore, Of Washington; is in
Yorkville on a visit to his mother, Mrs.
s: r. Moore.
Mr.. w. R. Conrad, Of the McConnells-
Vile neighborhood, was in Yorkville on
Thursday. He says that the smallpox
has been stamped out Of his section.
In a private letter from Ora, Rev. B..
H. Grier expresses deep regret at the
action Of the town Of Yorkville in vot-
ing for the establishment Of a dispen-
sary.
SMr. and Mrs. w. R. Carroll returned
to Yorkville on Wednesday afternoon.
Mesdames w. B. Wylie, w. G. White
and James F. Hart visited friends in
Rock Hill this week..
XMr. w. T. Mcknight became quite Ill
With cholera morbus while serving on
the board of equalization, Wednesday.
The attack lasted for several hours be-
fore it passed away.
Rev. and Mrs. s. A. Weber, and Miss
Bessie Gilbert go down to Charleston
today. They expect to be gone ten
days. visiting friends and relatives and
taking in the exposition.
(Mys. A. Y. Cartwright, Mrs. w. H.
Fowler, Miss Pansy Trawick, Of Cas-
tonia; Masters George Cartwright and
Frank Riddle, left this week for Wis
1t to the Charleston exposition.
Chairman Smith, Of the county board
Of equalization holds, in his good hu-
mored way, without feeling, but at the
same time quite seriously, that ut is
mighty hard to make people do right"
Greenville News: A. M. Deal, of
Blacksburg, a member Of the law class
Of 1901, South Carolina college, is act
ing court stenographer in the absence
Of Court Stenographer Wyatt Aiken.
MIL Dcdi ID q youu6 Hidii, pul q oPiCh-
Idid-Stenographer.
7 News and Courier, Sunday: Mr.. and
MIS-. R. B. Riddle, Of Zeno York coun-
ty. are spending few days in the city,
enjoying the exposition. Mr.. Riddle is
ont Of the most prosperous farmers of
the up-country. His father, G. L. Rid
die, erected the first roller mill estab-
lished in this state.
|I1Mr. w. M. Kennedy was painfully
hurt last Tuesday afternoon by being
thrown from a wagon. He was on his
way back to his store from dinner,
when he accepted lift in a passing
wagon. Further on, the horse became
frightened and started to run. Mr..
Kennedy either fell or jumped out, and
got tangled in the wheels. He was bad
ly bruised from head to foot; but it is
not thought that any bones were brok-
en-. He was still in much pain yester-
day; but was getting along as well as
could be expected under the circum-
stances.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

PEOPLE are still speculating as tt
whether Jim Tilman could be elected
governor. There is good reason te
doubt such a probability; but the in
dividual who thinks he will not get
large vote is deceiving himself. There
are a large number Of people in this
state with whom the qualities" man,
ifested by Jim Tillman are held ir
high esteem.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

Mr.. Cleveland says fight imperial
ISM" Mr.. Hill says fight imperial
ISM Mr.. Olney, Mr.. Shepard, Mr..
German. MIR. Nixon-they all say fight
It's very excellent ad-
vice for the Democrats. But the DEM
ocrats may choose to remember that
Mr.. Bryan fought Imperialism in 1900.
And in 1900 Mr.. Cleveland, Mr. Waiter
son, Mr.. German kept quiet-they did
mt even say fight Imperialism
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-03-29

that this board was appointed without
authority, the York township board will
have to go over the Yorkville returns
again.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-04-18
POINT FOR KANSAS.
BOlorado's Demurrer in Irrigation Suit
Overruled.

Bolorado's Demurrer in Irrigation Suit
Overruled.
WASHINGTON Especially The
United States supreme court, in an
opinion delivered by Chief Justice Full
Ter, has overruled the demurrer of the
state of Colorado in the cnse of the
state of Kansas VS.. the state of Col
orado. The case involves the right
of Colorado to appropriate for pur-
poses of irrigation the waters of the
Arkansas river which Kansas sought
by an original action to restrain on
the ground that the stream flows
through Kansas and the people of the
latter state are injured by Colorado's
appropriation of the water. Colorado
contested the jurisdiction of the court
in the case and filed demurred. The
chief justice said that teh case is one
in which the court can properly as
sumo Jurisdiction. He said also that
the action of the court in overruling
the demurrer was intended to be with
out prejudice, but was taken because
the Importance of the case is such
that it should not be decided without
full proof on the questions set up in
the allegations Of damage made by
the state of Kansas.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-04-18
CONGRESSIONAL
TO MODIFY PUNISHMENT.

Bnl Making Horse Stealing In Indian
Territory Less of Crime.
WASHINGTON.-(Special.) At the
request of Attorney General Knox, act
ing on a suggestion from the president,
Mr.. Curtis, of Kansas, has introduced
a bill in the house repared by the
department of justice, in relation to
the punishment for horse stealing IN
the Indian Territory. In a letter to
Mr.. Curtis, the attorney general calls
attention to the fact that under the
act of February Is, 1888, no minimum
was fixed for horse theft and the max
imum penalty was Imprisonment OF
not more that fifteen years or fine
of not more than 81 LOCO OF both. Un'
der the act of May 2, 1890, certain
Arkansas statutes were made applica-
BILE to the territory with a provision
that in all cases where the laws OF
the United States and the criminal
laws of Arkansas have provided foi
the punishment of the same offenses,
and the United States laws shall gov
ern as to such offenses. Uuder the
act of March /, 1895, the law was re-
enacted with certain exceptions. the
attorney general says:
1T is evident from very numerous
letters and reports from the district
attorneys of five years in the peniten-
tiary is excessive in many cases OF
horse stealing. l agree with the dis
trict attorneys and judges in their con-
illusions in this matter and think that
there should be remedial legislation
The EXCESSIVE penalty is given as
the reason for so many executive par
dons. The bill introduced by Mr.. Cur
tbs provides, that any person, whether
an Indian or otherwise, who shall here
after be convicted in the Indian Ter.
ritory of stealing any horse of any
sex or kind, or marking killing or
wounding with intent to steal any kind
of cattle( pigs, hogs, sheep or goats,
shall be punished by fine of not more
than $1,000 or by imprisonment for
not more than five years, or both.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1902-04-18
Coming to Populist ideas.

The Chicago Record-Herald has in
its time poked considerable fun at the
Populists, and yet in an editorial print
ed in its issue of Feb. "a the Record
Herald seriously discusses the ques-
ton, Shall we have the referendum?
The RecordHerald says: 1.-THE referen-
DUN as remedy for the greatest evils
of democracy, such as corrupt legisla-
ton and government by bosses, is re-
ceiving more serious discussion at this
time than ever before. A growing dis
position on the part of the people to
test its efficacy in rescuing the princi-
pie Of self-government is manifest in
nearly every state" Can it be possible
that sedate Republican organs are be-
coming converted to hated "Populistic
doctrines?"