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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23
THE TOWN.

-ThJtown council is having the
streets cleaned again.
- The town election to be held for the
purpose Of choosing municipal officers
for the next two years has been called
for Wednesday, May T. next.
Although it Is possible that some
thing may turn up in the meantime to
change the programme, the present
outlook is that court will adjourn sine
die next Saturday afternoon.
- The secretary Of state has ls a
commission for a-~eeh:,after for the
Kings Mountain Military Academy.
The corporators named are VIM. G.
Stephenson, w. G.. White, w. D. Glenn
and w. I. Witherspoon.
The town has more visitors this
week than last. They include for the
most part people in attendance on
court, especially a large number of
witnesses. The boarding houses are
all pretty full, and the Parish hotel Is
crowded to its capacity.
The ladies of the Presbyterian
church are arranging for another
chrysanthemum show, to be held
next fall, and they will invite all the
ladies of the town and county to par
ticipate. Several who intend to COM
pete have already commenced work
with that end in view.
Mr.. w. T. Moore, who developed a
case Of smallpox about three weeks
ago, has entirely recovered, and re-
turned to work at Beard & CarrolPs s
on last Saturday. None Of the other
members Of the family have develop
ed the disease, and it is not probable
that any will, as all have been success
fully vacinated.
= Among The distinguished people In
attendance on court this week. are j.
c. Root, sovereign commander of the
Woodmen Of the World; George
Woody, sovereign organizer Of the same
organization, and H. 6. Braun, attor-
ney, all Of Omaha, Nebraska. They
came last Sunday on account of the
suit Of S. w. Mitchell against the Or
ganization for $4,000 damages, alleged
to have been sustained on the occasion
of his initiation into the order by the
camp at Hickory Grove, on March Y,
1901. They are stopping at the Parish
hotel where they have been receiving
much attention from the local Wood
men, who have been: summoned to
Yorkville as witnesses in the pending
case.
- The private loss occasioned In the
recent burning of the ginning plant or
the Victor Cotton Oil company. includ-
ed two bales Of cotton belonging to
Mr.. S. w. Thomas. One bale was de-
stroyed and the other was damaged.
Although not generamy understood, eX-
cept in the case of a specific con-
tract to that effect. ginner Is not
responsible for losses sustained by
customer in an accidental fire. He
cannot he made to pay in suit at
law Manager Cox was we'll aware of
this fact; but upon investigation OF
the circumstances, he came to the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23

A LATE discovery in electricity is
that a shock strong enough to kill a
sober man is not likely to kill man
who Is drunk, owing to the relaxed
condition of the nervous system of the
drunken person. This discovery Is in
line with the results that usually fol-
low mishaps to intoxicated people.
They frequently survive physical in
juries which would be fatal to sober
individuals. Thus nature comes to the
rescue Of the helpless even when they
do not deserve it.-Spartanburg Jour-
nal.
The Journal is probably all right as
to its facts; but is just little off
as to its conclusions. 1t must remem-
ber that nature is commonly accredit-
ed with infallible wisdom, and if this
be true, it is not strange that she
should refuse to kill a drunkard with
electricity, when she knows so well
that if alcohol is just let alone it will
do the work no less surely and effect
lively.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. J. A. Tate closed his school at
Glover last Friday.
Congressman Finley arrived in York
Vile from Washington yesterday.
Spartanburg Journal, Monday: Rev.
A. N. Brunson, of Yorkville, was here
today on his way to Laurens.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Allison, Mrs.
Thad L. Carroll and Miss Bessie Mason
are visiting the Charleston exposition
this week.
Mrs. w. Edwin Erwin, left for
Charleston yesterday morning, to
spend several weeks with her niece.
Mrs. Gaillard.
Miss Martha Riddle, Of Zeno, is in
Yorkville on a. visit to her grand
mother, Mrs. L. M. Grist, and other
relatives and friends.
Mrs. Mary A. Stephenson, Of Wind
sor, Va, Is visiting in Yorkville, the
guest of her sons, Colonel w. G. and
Captain R. T. Stephenson, Of the x.
NJ. M. A.
Mr.. ]. S. Gladney Is selling goods for
Preston and Stauffer, a wholesale gro
Gerry concern, of New Orleans. He
stopped in at home yesterday after an
extended trip on the road, and will 60
out again within a few days.
Rev. DR.. S. A. Weber wants to know
why this town cannot build a first
class hotel. He says a graded school IS
an absolute necessity, and that hotel
does not fall far short of the same de-
scription.
Greenville Mountaineer: Mr.. Wade
H. Hicklin, of Guthriesville, S. c., has
bought the farm of Mr.. r. Y. Hellams
on the Finlay's bridge road, and is
now moving his family there. Mr..
Hicklin has been running stock and
dairy farm in York county, and he Is
bringing 20 head Of fine cattle to be-
gin operations with at his new home.
Mr.. w. L. Boyd, of Leslie, and one
of the best farmers of the Neely's
Creek neighborhood, is in Yorkville
this week on the jury. He tells, with
good natured humor Of the crop fail
ure last year and how # was on account
of the wet weather that he did not
make as heavy a crop with five plows
as he had made in previous years with
one. He Is Of opinion, however, that
the present outlook for a good crop Is
promising and is only hoping that
court will adjourn by Saturday so that
he will be able to get back to his work.
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Wednesday, April %, 1902.

were able to see 1t that way. At least
1t was not pleasant to be thus made
the subject Of remark. Under the new
system, the clerk gives the counsel for
plaintiff and defendant each a list Of
the jurors available for service, and
counsel take it time about striking
names by number until the list is
cut down to the desired twelve. No
names are announced until the strik-
ing process is over, and then the re-
naming jurors are sworn and allow
ed to elect foreman. The new plan
Is not only preferable to the old; but
1t Is more expeditions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23
LOCAL LACONlCS.
We VIII Send The Enquirer

From now until January 1, 1903, for
$1.36 advance.
The X. NJ. NJ. 4. Sentinel.
The K. M. M. A. Sentinel for May Is
out. The feature of the first page Is a
half tone engraving of the football
team.
Progress Of Farm Work.
Reports from all sections are to the
effect that farm work is progressing
nicely. The farmers generally have
been taking advantage Of the favora-
BILE weather and have made good use
of their time. Planting Of both corn
and cotton is far in advance Of what
it was at this time last year.
Insured In Farmers Mutual.
Mrs. Elizabeth ]. Dover, Vile of Mr..
Perry Dover, Of Glover, who died re-
Gently, was insured in the Farmers
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23

SENATOR Tillman has an appoint
ment to speak at Manning next Fri
day. The appointment is a develop
ment Of the controversy that has been
in progress for sometime past between
himself and Editor Applet, of the
Manning Times. Editor Appelt has
claimed to have certain documentary
evidence that tends to impute personal
corruption to Senator Tillman, and
the senator proposes to face the
charges before the people. The meet
ing is likely to prove an interesting
one.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23

REPUBLICANS DEMoRALIZED.. - The
Republicans are in q panic over the
condition of national politics and are
holding party conferences today to get
together. The leaders say not in ten
years have the affairs of the party been
so threatening and the antagonism of
the administration, and the president
is blamed for the situation. The DEM
ocrats are standing together to take
advantage Of Republican uncertainty.
Tariff revision sentiment and Republi-
can discord lead them to expect sue
cess at the polls. One of the foremost
Republicans in the senate said: I'm
less the big men of the party come to
their senses, the situation will end in
disaster, and the loss of the presiden-
cy in 1904. 4."-Washington dispatch of
Monday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23

ACCORDING to the published reports
of the house proceedings, the Repuhli-
can majority is more thoroughly de-
moralized just now than it has been
for years. The decentralization has
grown out of ,ne attempt to pass the
Cuban reciprocity bill in accordance
with the desires of the leaders. TEe
main feature of the bill, as agreed up
on by the leaders, is a reduction of 20
per cent. of the Dingley rates on the
the reduction is to give the Cubans
some material advantage in marketing
their sugar in the United States. The
oretically the thing is in the nature Of
er foreign countries paying the full
Dingley rate, Cuba would be able to
realize 90 per cent. or thereabouts
more than competitors. The Demo-
Gratis stand for free trade, not only in
Cuban sugar, but in all other sugar.
The 20 per cent. proposition is not to
their liking but if that is all they can
get. they are willing to take it as a
part Of what they would demand. IN
cluded in the Republican majority
there are 81 representatives of beet
sugar producing states, who are OPP
posed to any concessions whatever to
Cuban sugar. for the reason that they
are unwilling to help Cuba at the e.
pense of their own constituents. These
Republicans have all along been in ,r-
belliOn against the majority of their
partizans, steadily refusing to be re-
conciled. Except for these recalci-
trants there would have been no diff
Guilty in carrying out the plans of the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23

A LARGE number Of Mecklenburg
voters have signed a petition to the
Democratic executive committee, pro-
testing against their being required to
make any kind Of pledge in connec-
ton with their voting in the primary.
The Mecklenburg people have had no
previous experience with primaries.
and they seem to think that they
should not only have say so as to
party nominations; but that they
should have a choice between the can
didates of the respective parties in the
general election.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23

tary grounds has agreed to give facili-
ties for the election and meeting Of
Of the various Boer
commands to consider the position.
The Boer leaders have. therefore, left
Pretoria to carry out this plan" Mr..
Balfour added that it was not expected
that communication between the Brit
ish authorities and the Boer leaders
could be resumed in less than three
weeks time.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23
The forkrille enql'irer.
YoRKvILLE, s. q,
WEDNESDAY, APRIL %, 1902.

1T is now reported that the president
has changed his mind about retiring
General Miles during ,he present week.
This report was given out after sew
eral senators had discussed the mat
ter with Mr.. Roosevelt. The under
standing now is that General Miles
will be allowed to continue in active
service until next September, when he
will be retired on account of the age
limit.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-23
Ghe porAuille Cotton WlarAet.
Semi-Weekly by Messrs.
Latta Bros.

YoRKvILLE, April 22, IL m.-The local
market stands as follows:
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of oratory so much to my liking as a
commencement address. I always feel
it a privilege to be invited to say the
final word of God-speed to college stu
dents who are just embarking from
their alma mater" This Is the senti-
ment expressed by Representative Tai
bert as he opened his mail the other
morning to find number of letters re-
questing his services on commence
ment day. Colonel Talbert, while a
student at Due West academy in ante
bellum days, established a reputation
as fiery speaker and debater, and
since his election to congress, decade
ago, mahy a pension shark has had oc-
casion to testify to the justice Of this
reputation. Colonel Talbert has al
ready made three engagements to de-
liver commencement addresses. at Fort
Mill, York county, on May 2; at Eth
eridge, Saluda county. April rs, and at
Williston College May 27.
EmpnneIing the Jury.
The new system of empaneling ju-
rors on the common pleas side of the
court has at least one decided advan-
tage over the old system. 1t enables
the challenging of jurors without CIV
ing. offense. Under the old system
two panels were made up, one desig-
mated as No. land the other as No. 2.
The remaining jurors Of the venire
were left in the box as talesmen to
supply the places Of jurors objected
to on either panel. While there was no
good ground for taking exceptions to
challenge from the lawyers, few jurors
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
AMNESTY ASKED FOR.
CUBAN LEADERS WANT PRISON.
ERs RELEASED.
Ths President, However. in lime
With His Frugal Use of the
Pardon Power, is Not
Favorable.

VASE SGToN, May 9.-Presidenk
Roosevelt has been urged to grans
general amnesty to all Americans
imprisoned in Cuba ut the time tho
independent government is INSTALL
ed. Cubans who will be prominent
in the government are anxious to
avoid the heritage of American
prisoners, with which they are now
threatened.
It is said the president is not par
ticularly taken with the idea, be-
cause it does not harmonize with
his frugal use Of the power Of par
don. 1t is considered doubtful
whether he will decide on amnesty
among the Cubans and it IL not
improbable that the Cuban congress
may adopt a resolution requesting
the president to take such action
before the government is turned
over.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09

IL pressient, of the CONVENTION. -
teen hundred delegates were pres
ent and the auditorium was crowd.
ed with delegates and visitors.
The convention may adjourn next
Tuesday or it may remain longer
in session. A plan which has the
endorsement of all the officers is to
hold only two meetings each day,
morning and evening, thus giving
the afternoon entirely to recreation.
The convention sermon will be
preached this evening in the audi
torium by Rev. F. G. Mcconnell, d.
D., corresponding secretary of the
home missions board of the con-
vention. This will undoubtedly be
one of the greatest sermons ever
delivered in Asheville.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
MILES WOULDN'T GO.
DECLINED INVITATION TO BE
sAMPsoN's PALLBEARER.
General of the Army Never Lets an
Opportunity Slip to Make q
Fool Of Himself or do
Wrong Thing.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-General
Miles without giving reasons re-
fused the invitation of the COM
mittee having in charge the ar
rangements for the funeral Of
Admiral Sampson today to act as
one of the honorary pallbearers,
contenting himself with ordering
the Fourth Battery from Fort
Meyer to pecform escort duty and
fire appropriate salutes over
the grave. General Miles action
has aroused much comment and is
regarded as the one regrettable
feature Of ceremonies that pay
remarkable honor to the dead
admiral, especially as he was a
retired officer.
Grave and silent crowds surround
ed the Church of the Covenant
today where the services was held
Except on the occasion of President
McKinley's funeral it was the
greatest turnout seen in Washing.
ton. The president and his cabinet
and committees composed of nota.
bic members of the house and
senate and the supreme court and
diplomatic corps attended.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
Spartans in Charleston.

News and Courier.
A prominent visitor here-and
one gladly welcomed-is w. A.
Law of Spartanburg. This is the
county that captured the first priza
in the county competitions and Mr..
Law is just the sort of man ono
would expect from such county.
He is president of the Central Ma
tional Bank and of the Spartanhurg
Savings Banks, both of which arc
dividend paying institutions. His
parents are from the low country,
but this young Carolinian, though
of up-country' nativity, knows
only South Carolina in the broadcast
and most patriotic sense of the
words. Mr.. Law is president of tho
Bankers Convention and is krenly
alive to the best and most advanced
needs of the day.
George E. Ladshaw. a prominent
civil engineer residing at Spartan.
burg, Is in the city, register I'd at
the St. John Hotel. Mr.. Lad &haw
has wide reputation Throughout
the country in this line. lie IL
author of several valuable works
pertaining to the development of
natural water powers in the south,
and is IL recognized authoritr among
scientific men interested II this
branch of the study.
Weldon Twitty and Gabriel
Rouquie of Spartanburg are regis
tered at the Argyle Hotel. Cor IL
mum Der of years these gentlemen
have been prominently icertified
with the cotton manufacturing in
dustry of the Piedmont CITY. At
present both of them hold rH~ "nsi-
BILE positions with the S!r:tan
Mills. Messrs. Twitty and T,.n4uie
will attend the Cotton S..i..acrs'
meeting here today.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09

Life is full of checks, anl many
of them are forgerics.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09

One of the very pleasant affairs
of the week was the afternoon party
given Wednesday by Miss Dot Dean
in honor of most attractive visi-
tor, Miss Minnn Mcleod Beck of
Atlanta. Miss Deans guests were
twenty young ladies who were
entertained at an interesting game
Of "Old Maid" Several pretty
souvenirs were presented hy the
hostess, the fortunate recipients
being Misses Beck, Ssringfellow and
Nora Watkins.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
CORRIGAN'S FUNERAL.
An Extraordinary Pageant Did Hon
or to the Dead Prelate.

New YORK, May 9.-The cere-
monies attending the funeral of
Archbishop Corrigan began at 80
this morning with procession of
ecclesiastics the largest ever seen in
this city. Cardinal Gibbons led the
slow, majestic pageant, followed
by Archbishops Ryan, Ireland,
Elder. Williams and Chappelle, the
consulting clergy of the diocese,
visiting bishops, a thousand priests
and nearly 100000 mourners.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
BARBEE AND SMITH
WHOLLY EXoNERATED

DALLAS, Texas, May S.-Much OF
the dYy's session was taken up with
an exhaustive report from the book
committee, in which the war claim
case took up the larger part of it
Barbee & Smith, the book agents,
were completely exonerated.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
IN DEATl4oGETHER.
BE BURIED ne PLOT
The Murdered ~ Suicide to Rest
Peacefully Feshsr' Mrs.
Ford is a Critical
oontion.

NEW YORK, Nd3-In death the
estrangement whid had separated
the families Of Pau Leicester Ford,
the author, and lcolm Webster
Ford, the athlete to be forgotten
as the brothers, the murder
ed, and Malcolm, suicide, will
be buried togeths th same plot
Saturday.
Death hovered a might over the
bed OF the widowd bride, who is
about to become q aother and her
condition today critical. The
family formally bnounced that
Malcolm killed bis bother and him.
self in q fit of temp tary insanity.
A feud over the estah Of his father
led to the tragedy. Malcolm had
been disinherited bel fuse he devot.
ed his life to athleticI The shooting
took place yesterd morning at
the home Of Paul. Mlcolm entered
the room Of his broder and asked
assistance. Paul, Waried BY his
opportunities. refus Then fol.
lowed the tragedy. Paul was the
author of "Janioe heridith" and
other popular noveet Malcolm e
seven-vear-old son vii be cared for
by the family and light that his
father act was the rkult of insan,
ity.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
NO DECISION REACHED.
Clemson Trustees Consider the Sopho-
more Trouble.

more Trouble.
CLEMSON COLLEGE, May 9.-Spe-
DIAL: The tru.tees met last night.
DR.. Thornwell presented an appeal
on behalf of his son. The faculty
committee at the request of the
board read a statement giving facts
upon which the faculty's decision
was based.
DR.. Bracket appeared and testi-
fed as to the circumstances of the
report against Cadet Thornwell.
The entire evening was consumed
in taking evidence and no decision
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
King Victor Attacked.

ROME. May 9.-Advices received
from Turin today say that King
Victor was attacked by workman
while out walking, but his assailant
was arrested Cefore doing the king
anv harm
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
Northwest Gale Coming.

WASHINGTON, May 9.-The wealth
er bureau today hoisted storm
warning for a northwest gale due
tonight.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
S,h. and TO

continue to tre, lih, and TO
squeeze from u dollar you
can get. We hl hlliney1d, since the
close of the civil of II, IL pension
burdens and in yment Of the
public debt andfVery est at least two
billion dollars Sale, which has
gone among YOU on has been spent
to beautify and ~ foaden out and
to lay deep the SUI Stations Of your
prosperity. SS
But the senate from Massachu-
setts (Mr. HoarJ Ting the senator
from Maryland McComas) on a
matter of h;storh Il o which I refer
with sorrow, RN'rtook to show
that Columbia b led itself practi-
cally, or words Il chat effect; that
it WAS an accide1 have only one
witness present. las l SAID, 1 may
bring others. ItAnow this. After
Sherman's army rossed the Savan-
nah river into St th Carolina from
the column there marched on either
side for Is or 20 TILES foraging par
ties % scouts, and there was very
little left, after tA army had pass.
ed, except the wells and the chin
news. They did not burn them
selves That %ts1 not accidental. 1
know wtthat there dKEe Ilfving in Co.
lumt&A today Sex res of, people who
saw Unio1. sold ere r1nning from
house tTh6ese. applying the torch,
wi, will m produce @ thfssazwitness. I
have in my han ia the Memoirs of
Gen. William 7. Sherman, written
by himself, and from page 2s7 OF
volume Q I read this:
Many OF the people thought that
this fire was deliberately planned
and executed. This is not true. 1t
was accidental, and. in my judg.
ment, began with the cotton which
General Hampton's men had SET
fire to on eaving the city (whetheI
by his orders or not is not materially
which fire was partially subdued
3 early in the cay by our men but
when night came, the high wint
3 famed it again into full blaze, car
Q ried it against the frame houses
which cangHt like tinder, AMI soor
I spread beyond our control.
4 Now, the eity of Columbia is ,
r city of homes. 1t was at that tim'
g C ty of hdmes. In recent year
4 manufacturing Industries hav
n sprung up in the suburbs. But tn
II city as then, constituted had wild
o streets E1he houses had yard
Q around thejm from u quarter to
q half acretiIb extsnt; some OF ther
It an acre ahd mo wind that coul
IL
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09

Most people believe in the total
depravity of SON ebody else.
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09
THE BAPTISTS IN SESSION.

Southern Baptist Convention Meets in
Asheville.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., May 9.-The
Southern Baptist Convention met
in it's 49, annual convention at the
auditor this morning at 10
o'clock b meeting waA opened
Spartanburg journal. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1900-1906, 1902-05-09

MS the rights of freem p. that is all
/ ask.
We are in the Unin. We are
not dissatisfied with dry condition,
although every day - e discrim.
ination upon discrf ion here,