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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21

torneys, but in reality are men trained
in the ways OF. promoting legislation
or preventing legislation, as the desires
of the big corporations might be.
Some master mind has now organized
these vast Industries and corporations
into q community Of interests, and the
railroads, mines, ship interests and the
like are represented by one bureau,
where books are kept and where the
wires are touched from time to time, as
may be necessary, to bring to Wash
ington the particular men who can
work along desired line. Thus rail-
road president, for example, may have
particular influence with the delegation
from some western state. He comes to
Washington on hurry summons to
help a steamship combine, perhaps to
defeat bill that hinders its interests
or it may be that the president Of a
steamship line comes to help out a big
railroad that wants to defeat particular
legislation or to pull a bill through a
bad legislative situation. The big
trusts are in the arrangement and all
hands are working together.
Heretofore, the small lobbyist thrived.
He could make big money by repre-
senting different corporations, provided
he had influence and possessed aptitude
for the work. Furthermore the system
Of keeping books on the statesmen who
have to receive help occasionally from
the big railroads and other corporations
is efficacious. A record Is kept, for In
stance, of the tickets issued to carry
workers to Bill Smiths congressional
convention in Squedunk county. In
days gone by Bill Smith was apt to
forget these favors after election time
Now he will find the figures about
those favors staring him in the face In
Washington when the big corporations
want favor from him.-Washington
correspondent Of the News and Courier
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

M. c.. Willis, Mayor-Publishes an or
dinance amending the ordinance re-
lating to consumers of town water,
rates, conditions, etc.
r. M. Wyatt, Smyrna, s. C.-Tells the
people that he Is ready to take care
of all their wants in the way Of bug
gy and wagon repairing. and on Sat
urdays will be able to attend to the
shoeing Of work animals.
Southern Railway-Calls your attention
to the superb passenger and dining
service that is to be had by people
who travel over their lines.
L. M. CRISIS Sons-Haye revised and
corrected the rural delivery directory
and can furnish copies Of the same,
on card board, at rs cents each.
Jas. M. Starr & Co., Druggists-Tell
you that finch Is the acme Of parlor
games and that they have plenty to
agents for Anti-Ferment.
r. D. Acknowledgements that If your
wagon has been broken down by the
heavy winter hauling, that he is In a
position to put 1t in repair at rea-
sonable cost.
Jas. NJ. Starr & Co.-Ask II you have
bought your fertilizer, and II not they
want to see you before you buy.
They sell the well-known Navassa
brands.
L. M. CRISIS Sons-Want you to read
between the lines in regard to the
placing Of orders for commercial OF
other kinds Of printing.
j. @. Wray-Tells you about his large
and handsome line Of gentlemen's
fine white and colored shirts. He has
shirts from rs cents to 81 each, and
is prepared to please all wearers OF
shirts.
T. w. Speck-Invites you to call or
him for fine china or crockery. He
says his stock Is complete and thai
he Is sure his prices are lower thar
you can secure elsewhere.
C.. P. Lowrance & Co.-Talk about thu
good qualities Of Mothers gelatine
which they sell at five cents pack
age. They have the higher priced
gelatines too, If you prefer.
Riddle & Carroll-Ask you to try r. 4
C. No. roasted coffee, which Is i'm
pprted and roasted especially for fin'
trade. They also still have the MO
cha and Java in tin cans. It's staple
w. o. Rawls-Is ready to take your or
ders for all kinds Of tin work, includ
Ing roofing, guttering and repairing
He also has steam and water fittings
Yorkville Buggy Co.-Says 1t strike!
them that this Is good weather To-
lap robes, and says 1t has fine sup
ply Of Chase robes on hand at th'
right prices.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. Thomas Bloodworth Is confined
to his room because of illness.
d Misses Rose Lindsay and Bessie VIII
liams are visiting friends at Davidson,
N. C.
s~ Mr.. Boyce Whisonant, Of Wilkins
VILE, has been visiting his sister, Mrs
IL. P. White.
Miss Ella Cody, left on last Wednes-
day morning on a visit to friends at
Concord, N. G.
DR.. Chas. F. Dunlap arrived in York
vile Tuesday afternoon, from Houston,
Texas, arriving after the burial OF his
father Mr.. T. C. Dunlap.
f1/Mrs Rhoda L. Ferguson, returned to
Yorkville last week after a visit Of sew
eral weeks to her daughter, Mrs.
Frank Smith in Charleston.
Rev. Oliver Johnson, pastor Of Nee
ly's Creek church, will preach to the
Associate Reformed congregation IN
Spartanburg tomorrow.
|Mr. R. C. Johnson, until recently with
Messrs. ]. M. Heath & Co., has sue
ceeded the late T. c. Dunlap as book
keeper for the Loan and Savings bank.
S-Miss Mittie Thomas, Of Charleston,
student at Winthrop college, came
over yesterday on q visit to Mr.. w. b.
Williams's family on East Liberty
street.
DR.. r. Armfleld, of Mocksville, N. c.,
came over to Yorkville last Monday to
assist In the treatment Of Master Eu-
gene Elliott. He returned home on
Thursday morning.
Mr.. l.. B. Fourshee, Of Jonesboro, N.
c., was in Yorkville this week looking
over the field with a view to establish
ing a millinery store here. He was very
we'll pleased with what he saw and Will
locate within the next few weeks.
Mr.. J. K. Niles, brother Of Mrs. 8. c.
Ashe, of Yorkville, died on last Sunday
and was buried at Camden on Monday.
His brother, Mr.. Joseph Niles, had been
buried few days previously. The two
young men lost their lives in railroad
accident at Upton, Ga. They were IN
the employ Of the South Georgia and
Coast road. The statement that they
were in the employ Of the G. G. & N:
road, and that the accident occurred at
Whitmire was incorrect.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
WITHIN THE TOWN.

r. Mr.. j. C. Conner received from the
governor yesterday his commission as
MAGISTRATE for York township, and is
now exercising the duties of the posi-
ton.
~ The work done by Mr.. ]. P. White,
of the street committee, in the way OF
removing the mud from the surface OF
Congress street, meets with general
approval
There was an exciting chase on the
streets last Wednesday afternoon arter
a dog, which on account Of Its snap
ping at everything which came in It's
way was supposed to be mad. The
dog got away.
Rev. w. G. Neville, assisted py
Rev. James Russell, evangelist OF
Bethel presbytery, is conducting daily
services at the York Cotton Mills chap
el. at 4.30 and 7.45 p. m. There Will be
services there on Sunday evening at
7.45 o'clock by Mr.. Neville.
- The proposed change of schedule on
the Southern, under which the east
bound train will pass Yorkville at
about Z a. m. and the westbound train
at $3.50 or thereabouts, will likely prove
satisfactory to the people Of Yorkville.
Although the present schedule has the
advantage of numerous trains, people
who have tried it have found slow work
coming and going.
II Is probable that the first stand
ard gauge train Of the Carolina and
Northwestern railroad to make It's
appearance in Yorkville will be seen
here today. It is expected in connec-
ton with the work Of putting down
standard gauge switches, and complet-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
ESTABLISHMENT OF DIsPENsARIEs
Voters May Elect to Sell whisky,
But Have No Power to Stop De-

Voters May Elect to Sell whisky,
But Have No Power to Stop De-
bnuchery.
Mr.. Bass's bill to amend Sec. 563, Of
the criminal code of 1902, SO as to fur
ther regulate the location and estab-
lishment of dispensaries, was given It's
second reading in the house last We'd
nesday without objection. This bill, as
ordered to its third reading, provides:
Sec. 563. There may be one or more
county dispensers appointed for each
county, the place Of business Of each of
whom shall be designated by the coun-
ty board, but the state board OF direct
ors must give consent before more than
one dispenser can be appointed IN any
county; and when the county board
designates a location for dispensary,
twenty days public notice Of which
shall be given, it shall be competent for
a majority Of the voters of the town
ship in which such dispensary is to be
located to prevent its location In such
township by signing a petition or petit
tions, addressed to the county board,
requesting that no dispensary be es-
tablished in that township, and If the
location of q dispensary in such town.
ship be so prevented then a location
for a dispensary in such township shall
not be again designated within one
year thereafter. The county board
may, in its discretion, locate dtspen-
sary elsewhere than In an incorporated
town in the counties OF Beaufort ana
Horny and no others. Except such as
are authorized by special act Of the
general assembly: Provided, however,
that any county, town or city wherein
the sale Of alcoholic liquors was pro-
hibited by law prior to July l, 1903, may
secure the establishment Of dispen-
sary within its borders in the follow
ing manner: Upon petition signed by
one-fourth Of the qualified voters Of
such county, town or city wishing a
dispensary therein being filed with the
county supervisor or town or city
council, respectively, they shall order
an election, submitting the question or
dispensary or no dispensary to the
qualified voters of such county, town
or city, which election shall be con-
Quoted as other special elections; and II
a majority of the ballots cast be found
and be declared to be for dispensary.
then a dispensary may be established
In said county, town or city; and If q
majority Of TIE ballots be not found
and declared to be for dispensary,
then nc other election upon the ques-
tion Of dispensary or no dfspensary
shall be had or held in such county,
town or city within one year thereaf-
ter: Provided, that dispensaries may
be established in the counties Of Will
liamsburg, Pickens and Marion and at
Seneca and other towns now tncorpo-
rated In Oconee county without such
election on compliance with the other
requirements Of this chapter: Provided,
that nothing in this chapter contained
shall be so construed as to proh1bit
persons resident in counties which
shall elect to have no dispensary from
procuring liquors from dispensaries IN
other counties, or county dispensers
from shipping same to their place OF
residence under proper labels or GER
tif1cateS
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21

WATTERsoN ON THE MONROE Doc
TR1NE.-Col. Henry Watterson, speak
ing recently at a dinner given him by
the Binghamton, N. Y, Press club,
said: Fifty years from today Ger
many will bear the same relative posi-
tion to the United States that Holland
does now. Fifty years from now unless
the United States places restraining
hands under John Bulls arms, God
knows what will become Of him.
1.-The Monroe doctrine, or Republican,
ism, is no longer on trial; it is mon
archy that is in danger. The president
of the United States today has ten
fold more power than the King of Eng
land and the Emperor of Germany.
1T accordingly may be we'll for
US to sit down and see what the Mon
roe doctrine Is. We have said that no
European power shall acquire territory
on this continent.
IF we are going to protect every lit
tie mongrel nation in order to uphold
the Monroe doctrine, why let's pay
Germany her debts and tell her to get
out. But if we start on this course,
we will need an enlarged navy and
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
FACTS AND FANCIEs.

.4g- The rural free delivery carriers
have been having an unusually rough
time Of it during the past week or two
on account Of the horrible condition
of the roads. Most Of them have been
making their trips regularly; but near
ly all Of them have had to take 1t
horseback. But few people besides the
postmen undertook to travel the roads
on Tuesday or Wednesday. On Tues
day morning the soft mud began to
freeze, and as the carriers returned to
Yorkville, the wheels of their buggies
became so heavy, that their horses
could hardly pull them. Wednesday
was a much better day for riding than
ior driving, and 1t was the same on
Thursday, although some went In their
wagons and buggies. :a5. s..
3% "Rich" pine as the up4country
people call it, and fat" pine accord
ing to the low-country folk, and first
class "kindling" according to everybody
who knows good thing when they see
it, is the unique, commodity for which
Mr.. R. L. Wilson, a thrifty young far
mer who lives out on r. f. D. No. l,
finds a good market in Yorkville. Mr..
Wilson, of course, Is not the only. deal
er in this commodity; but so far as
this writer has information, he Is the
only one who is to be considered as
being regularly in the business. he
has been bringing pine to Yorkville Tor
some ten or twelve years, and has
among his customers Treasurer Nicely.
Clerk Wylie, Mr.. ]. F. Wallace, and q
dozen or more other people who con-
tinue true to their raising and refuse
to be beguiled into the kerosene habit
of making their fires. Mr.. Wilson splits
his pine into faggots Of convenient size
and does 1t up into bundles Of about
two and one-half to three feet roi,Nd,
tied with white oak split or wire.
He brings dozen or more bundles each
time he comes to Yorkville and gener-
ally finds but little trouble in selling
them out to regular customers at 26
cents each. Since the Inauguration OF
the free delivery system, his customers
are able to reach him conveniently with
a postal card, and sometimes he has q
load or part of load, sold before he
leaves home. Speaking Of his peculiar
business on Thursday, he said that rich
pine, such as he likes to furnish, is get
ting somewhat scarce in his neighbor-
hood; but inasmuch as the number OF
those who. hold to the good old fash
ioned way of making fires is probably
growing less instead Of greater, 1t Ii
probable that there will still be some
pine stumps left after all Of Mr.. VIII
sons customers are gone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21

forms of secrecy as to the executive
session, but accounts Of what trans
pired appear with accuracy In the
morning papers of the next day. The
accounts have to come from the sena-
tors themselves, but It is rare indeed
that the correspondents, who have
friends among the senator's, do not get
the substance Of everything Of public
interest that transpires behind the
doors. Stenographic reports are made
of all the sayings in open session and
printed the following morning verba-
tim, but official reports are not made OF
the executive sessions.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
MORE ABOUT THE CRUM CASE.
Looks Like the Senate Il to be Com
PEELED to Vote on Confirmation.

Looks Like the Senate Is to be Com
PEELED to Vote on Confirmation.
Today's developments in the Crum
case, says the Washington correspond
ent of the News and Courier, indicate
that party lines will be drawn on the
presidents request for roll-call on the
adverse report Of the commerce COM
mittee on the nomination. Senator
Frye, chairman of the committee, call
ed upon the president and suggested
that in view Of the fact that the ap-
pointment Of Crum is unquestionably
distasteful to the business interests OF
Charleston and the general sentiment
prevailing in the committee, 1t might
be advisable to withdraw the objection
able nomination. The president posi-
lively declined to withdraw the nomi-
nation, stating that he thought 1t but
fair to insist upon a roll-call.
The presidents desire for a roll-call
will hardly be granted, because the op-
position will not allow vote to be
taken. Senator Clay will probably
report the nomination to the senate
sometime next week, but there Is
firm determination on the part OF the
opposition to take advantage of the
rule and prevent a vote.
This course Is deemed advisable, IN
view Of the fact that those Republ1-
cans who doubt the wisdom of forcing
colored collector upon. community
Of white business men cannot JUSTIFY
themselves-from political STANDPOINT
in voting to turn down" the admin
istration:
Under the circumstances, If vote
should be taken tomorrow, Crum would
probably be confirmed by an almost
strict party vote. Senator Perkins, OF
California, and Jones, Of Nevada, hnd
justification in their opposition to Crum
on the ground that they have a race
problem of their own-the Chlnese
question-to deal with on the Pacific
coast.
This means that the president will De
called upon to carry out his threat tnat
unless a roll-call is had he Will reap
ponit Crum Immediately after con-
gress adjourns. Some Of the Demo-
Gratis contend that it will be good pol
itics to put it up to the president.
The colored supporters of Crum nave
presented to individual Republican SEN
ators lengthy petition urging conhr-
nation, claiming that principle Is IN
volved, in which the entire colored race
is interested. The petition also recites
the history of the disfranchisement
movement in the south and gives list
of colored Federal appointments MADE
by Harrison and Mckinley and Roose-
Welt, to show that Roosevelt has oeen
less gracious to the Negro than his pre-
decessors.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21

THE general assembly, we believe
has not made any changes In the con-
cealed weapon law this season. IL
there have been any changes, we have
failed to note them in the reports pup
lished in the daily papers. And we
think this Is very we'll. OF course, the
CARRYING Of concealed deadly weapons,
is most reprerehensible. and 1t cannot
be characterized too severely; but as
TO whether the laws on the subject have
ever accomplished any part Of the OBJ
ject sought, we are doubtful. We nave
never noticed much good from any OF
these laws, further than the occasional
confiscation of a weapon from some
ruffian. We would not suggest the re-
peal of any of the laws on the SUD-
iect. They do no harm. Still the OBJ
ject of such legislation being the safe
guarding of human life, we desire to
say that we have become convinced
that our lawmakers are on the wrong
track They are working on mlstaK-
en- theory. It is true that an ounce or
prevention is worth a pound OF cure;
but in this situation we are inclined to
the opinion that the anti-conceaied
weapons laws should be more sternly
backed up in the hanging of people
who commit murder. Failure to hang
a murderer who ought to be hanged
gives encouragement to other would-be
murderers, and the hanging Of all muir
derers who ought to be hanged will do
more to put a stop to the concealed
weapon habit than will all the laws
that can be printed in the statute
books.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
THE WORK OF DIR. NEsoM.

The following from the Columbia
States report Of the house proceedings
of Tuesday Is Of more than ordinary
local interest, because there has all
along been considerable doubt as TO
whether the disease that DIR. Nesom
diagnosed as glanders some eighteen
months ago, was really gianders. A
great many people reason that II gtan-
ders is necessarily fatal and this dis
ease was glanders, there Is no reason
why the state should pay Tor stock
condemned on account of the disease.
But at the same time II the disease
was other than glanders, and DR.. Me-
som, as the representative Of the state,
made mistakes that resulted IN heavy
losses to citizens, then the state should
make good those losses. According to
the showing made by Mr.. Massey, such
of his stock as was quarantined with
what was pronounced to be an abso-
lutely fatal disease, got well. This
proved DR.. Nesom's mistake. 1t fol-
lows then that If DR.. Nesom made
mistake in the case Of Mr.. Massey's
stock he was also mistaken In the case
Of the stock of Messrs. Gordon and
Love, and they should also be reim-
bursed for the blunder. But here Is
the way the house seems to have view
ell the subject:
The house passed the claims Of Hen
ry Massey and E. D. Burton, Of Tir-
zah, for stock killed by the order of DR..
G. E. Nesom, of Clemson college, the
veterinary surgeon who is the states
officer to take charge Of contagious
diseases among stock. 1t was declared
by Mr.. Beamguard that all Of the stock
had been killed except two mules and
these, after being quarantined, had
gotten we'll. The veterinarian whom
DR.. Nesom afterwards sent to inspect
these two declared that they had not
had glanders. Mr.. Beamguard de-
clared that to allow the states agent to
condemn property this way amounted
to confiscation. These gentlemen mad
lost their crops as we'll as their stock
and barns.
Mr.. Wingo, chairman Of the commit
tee on claims, resisted the claims In a
very warm speech. To establish this
precedent would be disastrous to the
states treasury, it would let down the
fioodgates. He believed, on the show
ing made by DR.. Nesom, that the stock
had had glanders and it was right to
destroy the infected animals. He also
objected to the price.
DR.. Lancaster declared that this ap-
peared to be a case where the doctors
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21
Reporting to the state department

Reporting to the state departmeh,5
from st. Petersburg on the cOttoIl yieiG
in Central Asia during 1902, Consul
General Holloway says that the figures
lust published by the Russian statis-
tical bureau for 1902 show decrease
of 13 per cent. from the year previous, previous
especially in cotton from American
seed. A decrease Of 81 per cent. IN the
cultivated district also Is reported. Ac,
cording to the report, it is expected
that the total yield Of cotton IN Cen
tral Asia will aggregate about l76,S4s,-
800 pounds; that grown from American
seed is estimated at 97,5oz, 4oo pouhos'
eainst lac, S36, 800 pounds in 1901.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-02-21

army. If I owned this government, I
would take the Isthmus Of Panama
and blow out the canal and let the two
oceans flow together. Then I would
say to England: Take all Of South
Amenica thai you want And to Ger
many: Take all Of Central America
that you want would greatly pre-
fer to have England and Germany own
those countries than. the mongrel gov
ernments that are there now."'