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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

Negroes to do the plumbing. The
union iron workers of Marion, O., drove
fifty Poles out Of town last Saturday;
the Poles having been imported to take
the place of strikers. :. The United
States gunboat Marietta has been Or
dered to Nicaragua to look after Amer
lean interests along the coast. ....Ty-
phoid fever Is epidemic among the
United States troops stationed at Chic
amauga.. the case of Phillips
against the Postal Telegraph company,
the North Carolina supreme court has
rendered a decision in. which 1t allows
Phillips Sc for each post the telegraph
company has set on his land.......
Washington dispatches tell Of pros
pective complication between the Uni
ted States and Japan over the owner
ship of Pacific island lying $500 miles
west Of Honolulu and 1000 miles south
east of Yokohama. The island has been
occupied by Japanese; but is claimed
by an American named Captain A.
Rosehill by right Of prior discovery.
The island is desirable because Of the
guano to be found on it. 1t is not in
habited.. Charles G. Latta, cotton
broker and alderman Of Raleigh, N. c.,
was desperately injured in New York
last Friday in a street car accident.....
Wu Ting Fang, who has represented
the Chinese government at Washing
ton during the past five years, has been
recalled. the Marquis Of Salisbury
has resigned the premiership Of Great
Britain, and the Right Hon. A. J. Bal
four has been appointed to succeed
him. =. The state department has made
a formal demand upon the British gov
ernment for the extradition Of Colonel
John G. Gaynor and Captain Benz. D.
Greene, now under arrest at Quebec,
Canada. ......It Is estimated that the
strike of the Chicago freight handlers
Is costing the produce growers who
market their products in the city, some
thing like $1.OO0,OOO a day. The pro-
duce men are not shipping their stuff
for the reason that they know it can
not be handled. The United States
battleship Illinois Is aground in Chris
tiana, Norway, harbor.. The bell
tower of the famous old st. Marks ca
thedral, Venice, fell last Monday, caus-
ing much destruction. .. Henry Tracy,
the Washington escaped convict, is still
at large. Dispatches Of Monday said
he was surrounded and 1t was believed
that he would be captured or killed
during the day. He has been leading
the whole state a race for more than
a month and has killed a half dozen
people,. Major General George w.
Davis has superseded Major General
Chaffee as commandant Of the Philip
pines. General Chaffee has been order
ed to New York.......I is reported that
the president will put, Major General
Leonard Wood on the -isthmian canal
commission.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The Communication tax is now due.
Watermelons are now coming In Is;
abundance.
The candidates for state offices
come to Yorkville next Friday week,
July 25 The senatorial candidates are
not due until August 16.
The work of cleaning off the brick
of the old college building Is almost
There are something like
zoo. 900 good brick in the lot; probably
more.
There were some Indian women in
Yorkville, Monday, from the Catawba
river reservation, selling pipes and
pottery. This was the first visit Of the
Catawbas to Yorkville for quite awhile
and they did good business.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16
STATE CAMPAIGN NOTES.
What the Candidates For Omce Are
Saying and Doing.


Saying and Doing.
James Cansler Of Tirzah," as he is
referred to in the papers, made quite a
hit at Anderson last Friday. His wit
and humor took with the crowd as 1t
used to take in York. and when his
time was up the audience paid him a
compliment that few Of the candidates
have received. ThereT was a general
demand that Mr.. Cansler 'go on" and
he went on until the chairman COM
PEELED him to stop. Then Mr.. Cansler
wanted to know: What right have you
to call me down when the people are
calling for me to go on?'
Captain John M. Patrick received a
great ovation at Anderson, his home
county. His friends had prepared a
lot of badges and almost everybody
wore them. There was no doubt of the
high esteem in which the captain is
held in Anderson.
At Anderson the minister who opened
the day with prayer prayed that only
trustful and God-fearing men be elect
ed to office, and when Colonel Jim Till
mans time came, he referred to the
minister's prayer and said he was will
ing to be measured by that standard.
Colonel Jim Tillman now says that
he may give his Jenkins sword to Pres
ident Roosevelt to present to Booker
Washington.
Messrs. Latimer and Evans approach
ed very nearly a fisticuff at st.
Georges last Saturday. The trouble
arose out Of the. charges that the two
men continue to hurl against each other.
Latimer alluded to Evans as his
friend" Evans said: "You never were
my friend; you betrayed me like a
dog" Latimer replied: II am tired OF
this; let us go out and settle the mat
ter now." Evans replied "all right,
and the two men started toward each
other; but peacemakers interposed and
Latimer referred again to the bond
deal, intimating that Evans had receiv-
ed $4,000 commissions. Evans de-
nounced the intimation as a lie and
said whoever repeated it was a liar.
Latimer mentioned John Duncan.
Evans said Duncan had never made
the charge; that ne had only repeated
it, but went on to say: THE whole
thing Is a lie and whoever repeats 1t is
a liar" After the speaking Latimer
went to Evans's room to have a talk
with him. Evans said: II will not talk
with you," and passing Latimer went
down and dined with q friend. There
is an impression that the two men will
yet come to blows over the matter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16
Railroad RumOr.

This Associate Press dispatch Of last
Saturday, from Knoxville, Tenn, Is in
teresting and plausible: 1t Is reported
that the Southern railway has secured
or will secure, the Ohio River and
Charleston railroad and will extend it
from Huntsdale, N. c., to Marion, N.
c., to connect with the main line be-
tween Asheville and Salisbury. in order
to have a coal road nearer its Wash
ington and Carolina end, without the
long haul from the Jelico district
through Knoxville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

In the matter of the dispensary 1t is
not necessary to exaggerate the facts'
The stencil which is rising from the
rotten thing Is permeating every nook
and corner of South Carolina. When
the gang becomes so desperate In night
ing for it's prey as to stop at nothing
short Of assassination, then 1t Is time
for the good people Of South Carolina
the Christian people-the true-blue
temperance people-to rise in their
might and demand an investigation OF
the whisky business of South Carolina
That Is all we desire. We could not
possibly ask any more. 1t is not the
dispensary system which we are op-
posed to. We honestly believe that the
dispensary system is the best method
of solving the whisky problem. But we
are equally honest in the conviction
that the dispensary law, as abused and
outlawed by the gang Of cormorants
who are fattening on the state whisky
traffic, is being debauched and corrupt
ed by a gang Of politicians for purely
pecuniary and political gain and that
the fair name Of South Carolina and
the pure honest cause Of temporal nee
Is being dragged in the mire Of be-
sotted greed.-Greenville News.
We endorse most of that. We think
the dispensary system the best solu-
tion of the whisky question; but there
should be one important change. We
must get the state out Of it. The whis-
ky business is necessarily disreputable.
There Is no institution on earth-not
even a sovereign state-that can up
lift it or make it respectable. 1t nee
essarily drags down rather than lifts
up. The sealed package, sunup to sun
down, no drinking on the premises fea-
lures, are all good and worthy of pres
ervation. But we must get the state
out of the business, and leave the traf-
fic to those who are best suited for it,
so that all others may be free to up
hold decency and virtue. But still this
does not detract from the tremendous
ly important point that has been made
by The News. Something must be
done to eliminate debauchery and cor
ruption as now so openly practiced in
connection with the management OF
this institution. The moral health and
life of our civilization and of the state
depends upon it. All truly patriotic
lovers Of the commonwealth should
work to this end first, and after this
work is accomplished, other details may
be taken up later and corrected with
less difficulty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

THE Greenville, S. c., News publish
ed an anonymous communication re-
flecting upon the integrity Of one
Evans, a member of the state dispen-
sary board. Evans wrote for the name
of the author and the editor declined to
give it until he could get his consent.
He wrote for this and pending receipt
of an answer, Evans appeared IN
Greenville, and, without warning, while
the editor was reading telegram which
had been handed him, struck him a
powerful blow on the back of the heao,
telling him to the ground, after which
he again struck and kicked him.
Meantime the anonymous correspond
ent has not chirped, and nobody ex-
cepting himself and the editor knows
vet who wrote the communication. He
must feel, in his silence and security,
that he is a poor, pitiful cuSs, and Ed
itor Blackman has learned little from
this experience If it has not taught him
that he is casting pearls before swine
when he interposes himself between
this class of correspondents and possi-
BILE Observation-Disclosures Observer.
The correspondent who would seek
to make public a purely private matter
while concealing his own identity, is
contemplate; but with public matters
this rule does not necessarily hold. AL
though it is the right of the public to
have such information as has been dis
closed by this correspondent, clearly
the only way to get it is through indi-
viduals, and that individuals of intelli-
gence should be reluctant to rush into
a position that would invite serious
bodily harm or murder seems natural.
In this case correspondent is Impress
ed with a desire that the public should
be informed Of certain facts that seem
to be matters of common notoriety in
Newberry. There was no more respon-
sibility upon him to make these facts
known than there was upon any other
citizen of his town. Desiring, therefore,
to escape both notoriety and punish
ment, while performing a thankless SER
vice to the public, he selects newspa-
per which he hopes and believes has
the courage and conscience to take the
matter up and gives his information.
He was not disappointed, it seems. Ed
itor Blackman at once saw in the letter
information that was important If true,
but instead of running the risk of per-
petrating a grave injustice by being too
precipitate. he took occasion to give
the whole subject thorough investiga-
ton. After securing all the facts, as
we'll as the name of his original inform
ant, he lays his information before the
world. In other words, he puts himself
in the position of his original corre-
Spondent and adds the courage to take
the responsibility. In so doing he
shows that he not only has genuine
love for the public welfare: but spirit
that would assume much personal risk
in behalf of his duty. Had he not al
ready been warned by MIR. Evans INF
regard to this very matter? AS to
whether the public appreciates this ser
vice. there is little reason to believe that
he cares as much on hIs own account as
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

no doubt that the Harmony battle had
it's origin in row among women, I am
unable as yet, to account for the other
trouble except on the theory suggested.
80 far as the facts have been gath
cred up to this time," Mr.. Johnson con-
tinued, "the battle of Mt. Harmony was
like this: Mary Ellen Johnson and Liz
zie Tate got into a mix-up, twist-a-
round-fght, or Whatever they call 1t,
and got some Of the men excited. One
Warren undertook to interfere with
the women, and to express his disap-
+proval of Warren's way Of directing the
diversion, Jim Setter opened fire upon
him with his pistol. So much engaged
was Setter with Warren that he paid
no particular attention to what was
taking place among the other forces,
and John Campbell was enabled to ex =
ecute a flank movement, as the result
Of which he landed a 80 in Setzer's
bowels.
II did not hear about the trouble at
Liberty Hill until later; but 1t seems
that at about the time the noise and
news arrived at that place, Randolph
Beard undertook to disagree with some
proposition that had been laid down by
Big Foot John. q Negro Of the neigh
borhood who has the reputation Of be-
ing an infallible authority on divers
subjects of dispute. The argument had
proceeded only little way before Big
Foot John came. out with a gun that Is
described as being of full 20 inches
length and three pounds weight, and
began to make great holes in the Sum
day stiffness. Randolph Beard did not
pursue the issue. He was evidently
convinced that Big Foot was right.
Anyhow, as I was going toward Liberty
Hill, I met him coming this way, and
he appeared to be really overjoyed 20
find me in the neighborhood.
when I got to the Vicinity Of the
churches" concluded Mr.. Johnson, 81
found the neighborhood generally clear
ed Of its population. Setter was about
the only remaining representative with
In soldier age limits. He would proba-
bly, have gone across the North Caro-
lima line also; but he was not able. DIR.
T. N. Dulin was here, and after an ex-
animation, said it was impossible 10
say just yet what the fellow would 10;
but there was no question of the fact
that he was badly hurt"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

CONGRESSMAN Talbert Is making an
appeal for votes on the ground that ne
fayors giving the taxes paid by white
people to the white schools and letting
the Negroes have only the amount paid
by them into the school fund. Every
sensible man who stops a moment 10
think will readily see that this is sim
ply a bid, or rather a scheme to get
votes. For in the office Of governor
Colonel Talbert cannot control the dts,
tribution Of the school fund, nor Will
he have a vote; and no one believes
that he would prostitute the dignity
and honor of that office, In case ne
should be elected, in trying to influence
votes in the legislature in favor or any
such measure. If he really wants to
engage in such work as that he ouSnt
to run for legislature or senate where
he could work and vote for his meas
ure. Colonel Talbert was a member OF
the constitutional convention which
fixed a three mill school tax In the con-
stitution and we do not remember IL
this time, that he there advocated any
such measure as he now processes to be
in favor of.-Kershaw Era.
In discussing this matter, we do not
want to be understood as fighting Col
onel Talbert, for while we intend to
vote as we please, we have very little
choice between those now offering for
the governorship. But at the same
time, we have no hesitation In saying
that we agree fully in the point made
by The Era, except that instead Of rec
ommending the colonel to become a
member Of the general assembly, he
might have been advised to become a
superintendent of education, for as a
matter of fact, while the constitution
prescribes the manner Of distributing
school funds, superintendents Of edu-
cation take it upon themselves to exer-
else a little discretion on their own ac-
count. 1t may be that the colored peo-
pie Of York county, for instance, get
more out Of the school fund than they
pay in; but it is very little more, and
we have an idea that the same rule
prevails all over the state. If Colonel
Talbert is not aware of this fact, he is
not as well-informed as candidate for
governor ought to be, and If he is
aware of it, we can see no good reason
for the issue that he is raising, be-
cause, as he has already been told,
there is no other way Of bringing about
the end at which he claims to be aim
ing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-16

on account of the public. His reward
lies in the consciousness Of disagree
able duty fearlessly performed, and
whatever The Observer may think OF
the anonymous correspondent, we ven
ture that Mr.. Blackman does not at
tach any blame to that individual, and
neither is it probable that Mr.. Black
man thinks that he has been cast
ing pearls before swine."' He believes,
as he has good reason to believe, that
although the people may not now be
aroused to the dangerous corruption
everywhere so prevalent in connection
with the state whisky monopoly, the
time will come when they will appreci-
ate the situation as it really Is and
call somebody to account.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
SALOON MAN LIABLE.
Fined for Game Of Cards Of Which He
Knew Nothing.

In the Police Court yesterday Justice
Crutchfield held that a saloon owner is
liable to fine and forfeiture OF license
even in cases where he knows nothing at
all about Il card game which may have
been played in his place. This ruling
was in the case of Joseph Baranzono, who
owns a. saloon at 40 North Seventeenth
Street. He was fined 500 and a recon-
,ncnda ton made that his license be for
feited, while Ju-lius Jenkins, who played
the game and who said that Baranzouo
knew nothing of it, was fined $50. The
case was appealed.
Direct evidence to show that Whlie Nlr
Baranzono was at dinner some negroes
came through a back door into room
In the rear of his place and started a
game of skin was introduced ana on
sentence being pronounced. notice OF ap-
peal was given. It will be held before
the Hastings Court that a man IS not
liza bic for something OF which he knows
nothing. The evidence as to Mr. Baran-
zono knowing nothing of the game was
Jndisputed.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
HANDICAP TOURNAMENTS.
Will Begin Saturday and Extend
Through the Month.

There will be a series of handicap
tournaments every. Saturday. commence
irg April 9Th and extending to April 18th.
inclusive.
AS these tournaments will be governed
by the rules of the United States COX
Association, members who wish to, enter
are urged to post themselves in regard
thereto. Copies of the rules can be- OBJ
taiued from the steward.
The Green Committee, having provided
Il box for score cards, will require from
all who wish to enter four CD scores OF
nine (9) holes. each, these scores to- BIS
deposited in the box on or before April sd
Should the lady members desire tour
nament play. the Green Committee will
be pleased to arrange therefor and pro-
vide prizes for same, it IL sufficient num-
Der of ladies turn in many as four
scores.
The last tournament OF the handicap
series will be on Saturday, April 26tll-
y match play tournament series, eighteen
holes, will take place as follows:
First event-Open only to members who
played in at least two handicap tourna-
inents- Preliminary round, SATURDAY.,
May Sd: final round. Saturday May 10th.
Qualification will be based on general
averages. and divided into Glass and
Glass E. IIanticaps win be announced
later
Second event-C Championship match. open
to all members. Preliminary round, Satur
day. May 18th; final round, Saturday.
May 51st- A qualifying score OF les
for eighteen holes made later than April
10Th for this event will be required on or
before May 18th.
* ladies match play tournament series
of nine holes will be held on the same
dates above given. and will be subject TO
the same conditions, except that the
qualifying score for each event will be
for nine @, holes. and there will be but
one class in each event. Two prizes. 2
first and second. or first and consola
lation, will be awarded in each event.
All dates above given are fixtures, and
will not be changed. Play will commence
on each day at L o'clock. Each Compel
itor will be provided with a badge, and
those not competing will be asked to
allow tournament players to pass.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
A PHYSICIAN HURT.
Helped Himself.

When the doctor himself brings on
heart disease by the use of coffee it is
time for ordinary people to think care
fully Of the effect Of that beverage.
The testimony of DR.. Q. w. Mathew
son, 1854 Penn. Ave, Des N1oines, Ia. is
as follows: His letter is rather long and
this extract is necessarily condensed.
81 am a physician of IS years Of prac-
tice. felt the need Of a stimilant ana
for the first five or sxSyears of my prac-
tice used strong coffee. Eight or ten
years ago I began to notice symptoms OF
heart disease This seemed to be reg
ular organic type and year by year be-
came aggravated. Dizziness, faintness.
and, later, inability to walk It times.
Physicians could find no marked symp-
toms of disease, but thought there might
be of a kind that escaped observation.
Finally became a confirmed invalid and
gave up practice.
Several years elapsed with the srnyp-
toms growing worse I was considered
as marked for an early grave. 1t finally
became Impressed upon me to give up
coffee This found easier to do when
Postum Food Coffee was used in its place.
/ did this more to satisfy my friends than
with any hope of benefit from such an in
durable disease as mine. was debilitated
and very weak and about so pounds short
of my own weight.
q From the firstsweek& IanotlcedE a marked
chance. and within three months = was
almost fully restored to my old strength
and health These acts are known To
hundreds soft my friends q nd ;lcHualnt-
ancce. = S.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03


Matte Fourqure sister OF tho BRIDE,
NM, wore a. charming creation OF old
rose silk ana carried u shower Of car
nations. e
s.rhe bride, looking unusually well in n
handsome ai1or-made gown of gray cloth
with gray chiffon toque and a shower OF
sy1oiets with long purple cords. was met
a the altar by the groom and his best
vile. Mrs. William Fab Der. of this city.
was also among the out-of-town guests.
Miss Bessie. Smith. OF tho University
of Virginia, is the guest OF Miss Lily
Hill.
Miss Cardweli s was among the Rich
mond dancers at the William and Mary
hop, Tuesday nigh.
Mr.. Bailey Saunders has returned from
a delightful trip to Staurton. where he
spent Easter.
Miss Cora l. Cosnill. of Wilmington.
y. c., is visiting Mrs. Vance Norwood.
Miss Rae Mayer. of Baltimore, is the
guest OF Mrs Morris ~ Asher. of this
city. !, Il kia4d
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-03
.DAY.IN5 THE POLICE COURT.
Henry Cousins, Who Shot c. E: Splitter
in the Arm, Sent to Hastings Court.

r 4 -
in the Arm, Sent to Hastings Court.
After5a long delay, due to many causes,
young Henry Cousins, who on Valentines
Day shot C. L. Splitter, an usher at the
Academy, in the arm, was yesterday sent
on to the Hastings Court In the hear
ing Of the case Mr.. Splitter said he had
no desire to press the matter against
young Cousins, and it is probable that
when this is made known to a jury, the
punishment will be made very light.
Three white men were up as suspicious
characters yesterday. They We're Will
! liam Brown. who got ninety days, ana
James Rodgers and John Hartman. who
got thirty days each. Thomas Connors,
vagrant was dismissed. Abe Saun-
ders was fined SO for disorderly conduct
in a barber shop. Mary Holland. white
woman, was accused of being drunk and
disorderly and carrying concealed weap-
ons. She was fined So for the drunk and
disorderliness, and discharged on the
other count
John Thomas was fined $3.50 for swear
ing. Charles Very and James NJ Ray
got thirty days each to sober up. John
! Goodman beat Minnie Winston and was
fined $40. Mink Jones, who beat Blanche
Taylor was fined the same sum. Leila
| Davis was accused of the theft Of ST.
from B. n. Minson, but was discharged.