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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The words First National Bank"
in large gold letters on each or the TWO
front windows Of that institution add
very much to it's already handsome
appearance.
The Who, What. When ministries
had a large audience last night; but
the show was rather disappointing.
People who saw 1t when 1t was here
before say 1t did not come nearly up
to its former standard.
Mr.. j. @. Wray has purchased
machinery for the manufacture of sus-
penders and is showing some samples
of his work that are equal to the best
goods to be found at the price. He
does not see why such things should
not be made right here In Yorkville,
and, in fact 1t Is difficult to give a
good reason.
Several people have taken occa-
sion to speak to the reporter about the
laundry suggestion In the last issue or
THE ENQUIRER and at least two nave
suggested that they would not only
patroniZe such an enterprise but they
would take stock in it. One man said:
II have no idea that you have under
estimated the amount our town pays
out for laundry. On the contrary l
think your estimate Is rather too small,
and I am satisfied that for this sum
we could easily do all the towns laun.
dry and have a handsome proft.
There Is little reason to doubt that
first class laundry. managed on busl-
ness lines, would receive general sup
port. The thing Is worth investigating.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06

ragged at the Russian proceeding at
Mukden than they have been by any
event since the capture Of Pekin. Some
of the hot-headed members of the
council have advised the dowager en-
press to declare war on Russia and
send troops to release the Tartar gen.
eral, whose detention at Mukden, grow
ing out of the decapitation Of the Chi
nese bandit who had enlisted in the
Russian service, but who fell into the
hands Of the Chinese after the Rus
slams had evacuated Mukden, wounds
Chinese susceptibilities. since it is con-
sidered to be not only an insult to
high official, but as insulting to the
Chinese government itself. Better in
formed circles, however, realize the
helplessness o: China and the madness
of attempting to go to war with Rus
sia. Their COZ nsels have hitherto pre-
vailed, though there is much baseless
war talk in the native press and
among the younger Chinese officials.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

E. w. Weaver, Gen. Agent Announces
the appearance in Yorkville during
the week of November %, the Co
lumbus Carnival Co., with twelve big
high class clean shows.
w. Brown Wylie, C. c. c. Pls.-GiVes
notice of a special term of court Tor
York county, beginning Monday, No
vember Goth, Hon. j. E. McDonalo'
presiding.
Louis Roth-Announces the arrival OF
a lot Of seaSonable goods that smack
Of the holiday season.
Strauss Smith Co.-Invite you to IN
vestigate and take in the big par
gains they are offering in clothes 1or
men and boys. They are closing out
these goods at reduced prices.
First National Bank-SolicitS the Dus-
mess of merchants, manufacturers
and farmers, and will extenu every
courtesy consistent with sound banK-
ing.
w. b. Moore & Co.-Say that We all
have wants and they want you 10
visit their store before buying fur
niture, stoves cutlery, etc.
Foushee Cash Store-Offers a reward
to all who find the two errors III lts
advertisement in tcdays paper.
Heath Elliott Mule Co.-Does not sell
gold dollars for ninety cents, but
says it does give full value for every
dollar their customers give them.
J. @. Wray-Announces speclal SAFE
No. for tomorrow and MONDAY: II
will be 10 cents outings at 8l-Sc a
yard this time.
Riddle & Carroll-Call your attention
to the good qualities Of their famous
Zenith flour. They say the best OF
housekeepers use 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
The SHOOTING of Young.

Because of the unusual human inter-
est in the case, THE ENQUIRER has TAX
en- great pains to give a full and COM
plete circumstantial account Of the
shooting of the safe-cracker in the
northeastern part of this county last
Monday. Developments up to Tuesday
at noon will be found in the last issue
Of the paper, and the balance Of the
story appears today.
There is in the circumstances, much
that appeals to the sympathy and
much that appeals to the stern sense OF
right and justice so strong in the minds
of Il great majority Of our people
And really it seems quite difficult to
arrive at thoroughly satisfactory
conclusion in regard to the matter
There is no reasonable doubt of the
fact that the man Young was one OF
the gang that robbed the safe at For
est City, and there is no reason to doubt
that Russell and Hoard were both
thoroughly satisfied as to his identity
But still it is a fact that his pursuers
and afterward slayers had no warrant
for his arrest. and as he did not draw
Ia weapon until after he had been fired
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SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
;ood For judge Purdy.

Gooo or Juo9e Furoy.
Judge Purdy ordered the arrest Of a
white man on the charge of perjury at
Barnwell last Wednesday. The name
of the man is Willis Woods. He had
testified in behalf Of the defendant in
a Negro homicide case. Although his
testimony was in favor Of the defen-
dant the jury was satisfied that he lied
and brought In verdict Of guilty. The
judge instructed the sheriff to arrest
the man at once.
The Greenwood Circus Row.
Greenwood special to the Greenville
News: Mayor J. B. Park received this
afternoon the following message from
George M. Bishop, special agent Of the
Southern railway. please pay no at
tention to what you see in the State
this morning as was misquoted and
will have the same corrected or write
a reply myself" The interview as pub
lished in the State had aroused consid-
erable indignation here, and the above
was satisfactory. Certain statements
attributed to Chief Mcmillan are de-
MED today by Chief Mcmillan. An
other assertion was that Denham, who
was still in Jail here on the charge OF
picking a mans pocket, was a "bie
shriner" This was Immediately inves-
tigated and found to be false. The
man is not a Mason Of any degree
The mayors course continues to re-
ceive endorsement here. The people OF
Greenwood resent the idea that they OF
their mayor wished to "extort," but they
will not be bullied and run over. The
most striking proof that the circus peo-
pie wanted to do the town is to be
found in the fact that when Harry
Barnum went to get the lot outside the
city limits from DR.. Epting, the doc
tor asked him specifically If he want
ed it so as to avoid paying the license
Barnum replied, mo, sir, we will pay
the license anyway. We don't want il
on that account, but on account Of its
size" Otherwise he would not have
secured the lot.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
ALMOST ATRAGEDY.

There was an accident at Wrights
ferry last Wednesday night that came
near resulting in the drowning OF two
Negroes The accident was due to the
carelessness of the Negroes themselves,
and for their escape with their lives,
they are under obligations to the cour-
ageous efforts Of Mr.. w. R. Thomas
son, the ferryman.
It was at about 10 o'clock. The Ne
groes, George Wilson and Emma Rid
die, were returning from Charlotte
where they had been to see the Bar
mum & Bailey circus. When they came
to the river, they went right on In
They were both asleep and the mule,
which had been left to its own incli-
nations, evidently did not know what
else to do. AS the result Of the pre-
dicament Wilson and the woman woke
up screaming.
Mr.. Thomasson, who lives on the
York side Of the river, happened to be
OH the interchangeable, having just
put a traveller over. He rushed to the
assistance of the unfortunate Negroes,
and after quite a struggle, rescued the
whole outfit: but it was not until the
mule had floundered down the stream
some fifty or a hundred yards.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
NOTE AND COMM ENT.

There is considerable question as 10
the ownership Of the money that was
taken from the safe robber and people
are talking about it. Of course, 1t Is
admitted that much of the money came
from the safe at Forest City; but did
it all come from there, and If 1t did
not all come from there who does the
balance belong to? This is not flip
pant question, and the matter should
be settled in a regular and proper
manner.
Mr.. M. S. billiard, superintendent OF
bridges for the Southern railway has
been bound over to the court of gen
eral sessions on the charge Of murder
The warrant it will be remembered
was issued by the coroner, shortly ar
ter the Fishing creek wreck. Mr.. Dill.
lard was not officially notified until
this week. He promptly surrendered
himself to Sheriff Logan, and went pc
fore Judge Townsend at Chester. He
was admitted to bail in the sum OF
$1,000.
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STREET CARNIVAL COMING.

The Columbus Street Carnival COM
pany is. to be in Yorkville during the
week beginning November %. and
with it's village of tents pitched along
main street will amuse the crowds for
six days.
This aggregation consists Of twelve
distinct shows, besides various minor
attractions and wherever 1t has been
it has brought crowds from miles and
miles In every direction.
The glaring posters give a suggestion
Of the wonders and curiosities to be
seen.
Lunette, the flying lady, sails around
in her tent and the statue turns to life
Aztec the wild woman RACES in her
cage. The Fairy Land interests the la
dies and children. The Georgia Plan
tation minstrels make the old darkeys
heart pant for the good old times. In
the Chinese theatre, Prince Lumbelle
a living head talks, and Aubodemann's
vision is given. Madam Elrado will
tell your fortune on your palm, or you
can visit the Egyptian fortune teller
The Moorish Palace Is one Of the most
pretentious tents. The snake eater has
a gorgeous appetite for his curious
diet, the ferris wheel and the merry
go-round, both put you out where you
start, but carry you different routes.
That the week will be a lively one
goes without saying, and there is nc
reason to doubt that there will be
large numbers of visitors from all parts
Of the country. 1t cannot be denied
that If there is any one thing that the
people Of these parts enjoy more thar
another it is a good show, and that the
canival company has lots Of things
that are we'll worth looking at Is freely
admitted in all the towns 1t has WIS.,
tied
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
MERE-M ENTlON.

There was eight inches Of rain at
Pensacola, Fla, last Tuesday in a few
hours. 49,. Elias Toscano, the Mexican
who was some time ago arrested on
the charge of having attempted to
shoot President Diaz, has been releas-
ed. 1t developes that there was no In
tention of injuring the president.
Severe earthquake shocks were felt at
Memphis, st. Louis, Chattanooga and
other points in the middle west last
Wednesday. Senator Hanna declares
most positively that he has no aspira-
tions for a presidential nomination. -.
A man named William O'Dell was kill
ed by a stone thrown by a boy in
Wytheville Va, last Wednesday. y......
The sales Of cotton for future delivery
on the New York Exchange yes
terday amounted to 100000 bales, fig
ures attained but once before in the
history of the market. :. Twelve Ne
groes who were members Of a party
that went to Liverpool some time ago
TO develop cotton growing in that
country, returned to New York on the
Majestic yesterday. They were pen
niless, and they say that cotton grow
that went to Liberia some time ago
The Bimetalic bank Of Cripple Creek
Col, closed it's doors yesterday on ac-
count of the decline in the value of To-
cal mining stocks and Of real estate
A locomotive and seven cars were
demolished on the Spartanburg and
Asheville division of the Southern at
Tryon, N. c., last Thursday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Bessie Mcconnell is visiting
friends in Gastonia.
Mrs. R. C. Moore is visiting friends
in Chester county.
Capt. w. H. Edwards Of Chester,
was in Yorkvlle today.
Miss Charlotte Erwin arrived IN
Yorkville this week from Washington.
Mr.. John B. Plaxico is attending the
A. R. P. synod at Winnsboro.
Mrs. Laura Hargrave OF Charlotte
is in Yorkville, 1.-The guest of Mrs. w.
G. White.
Miss Daisy Ewart of Gastonia, Is In
Yorkville on a visit to her sister, Mrs.
d. T. Woods.
Col. w. G. Stephenson returned to
Yorkville Tuesday afternoon after an
absence of several days.
Mr.. A. Frank Woods has returned to
Yorkville, after stay or seVeral
weeks with Mr.. G. E. Woods family
at Marion, n. c.
Mrs. w. E. Faulconer, who has been
in Yorkville, the guest Of her sister,
Mrs. G. w. S. Hart, has returned to
her home in Charlottesville, Va
Rev. J. NJ. White and family OF Uni
ty, Lancaster county, came up MONDAY
on visit to Mrs. S. M. Scott near
Sharon. Mr.. White Is attending the
SyllOu vi TIE "A. H. Z. CH III I'll @tS 'AA'''o
boro.
The following Yorkville gentlemen
were in Charlotte on Wednesday,:
Thos. F. McDow, Esq, Messrs. w.
Adickes, R. T. Shumate, w. H. McCor-
kle, Jr., R. B. McClain, Avery Lowry
Hamlet Carroll, Elmore Stephenson,
Vernon Templeton, Earle Pursley..
Miss Mary Catharine Deal, daughter
of Mrs. M. E. Deal of Blacksburg Is to
be married to Mr.. John S. Scott OF At
lanta, next Tuesday evening. Ihe
ceremony is to take place In the Pres
byterian church, of Blacksburg.
Mr.. William H. Hamilton OF Glover,
has issued invitations to the marriage
of his sister, Miss Lenora Janette to
Mr.. Martin w. Wells, the ceremony to
take place in the Presbyterian church
at Glover on November II, at 4.3O
o'clock.
Fort Mill Times: Our neighbors up
in Gold Hill seem to have lately been
struck with western fever" During
the week, several families have left
that section for different points In the
west, and we are informed that a num-
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Once Fixed, Always Fixed.

The story of the efforts Of the Saluda
people to get rid of the dispensary IN
their town, as printed in another COL
umn of today's paper will prove OF
more than ordinary interest to many OF
our readers.
It not only shows that the expert
ence of Yorkville and York county
has not been peculiar along this line;
but it also shows that however obnox-
ious, even disastrous, the dispensary
may prove to any neighborhood upon
which it has once been fastened, the
law provides no machinery by which
remedy can be applied.
Impressions of the developments that
grew out of the establishment of the
dispensary at Tirzah linger In the
minds of many of the good people OF
that section as a horrible nightmare.
Numbers of promising young men,
who had been reared by Christian
mothers, became drunken sots, and
were still going from bad to worse,
when the better feeling Of the people
Ireasserted themselves, and resulted IN
efforts similar to those that have been
inauguated by the people Of Saluda.
After several petitions had been ig-
nored by the state board Of control
the issue began to develop into one OF
state wide Importance, and bill was
introduced in the house Of representa-
tives. Numerous members of the
house had agreed to support the bill,
and Attorney General Barber, who was
then a member of the state board OF
control decided that unless he could ef-
feet a compromise, the whole dispen-
sary system would be in serious dan
ger Of demolition. Accordingly he pro-
posed that if Mr.. deLoach would with
draw the bill from the house calandar,
the dispensary would be removed. Mr.
deLoach agreed, and thus it was that
the board violated the law In order to
save it from repeal.
We can readily appreciate the posi-
ton that the state board has taken
with the Saluda people; but we take
very little stock in the correctness OF
| it's motives. This board is no better
than the one that consented to the re-
moval Of the Tirzah dispensary in spite
Of the fact that it had no legal author
ity, and we believe this same board
would rather close up the Saluda dis
pensary than have the question devel-
op into a state issue.
AS to the outcome, we feel somewhat
| Indifferent. That is, we have no SYM
pathy, whatever with the board of con-
troll We don't think it is very partic-
ular about the law. We think it is
only concerned about the profits Incl
dent to the sale of whisky. We would
not like to see it violate the law in this
matter as did it's predecessor in the
case of Tirzah; but we certainly dc
think that the general assembly should
at once make provision for the aboli-
ton of dispensaries at the will of the
people, and that this provision should
be fully as liberal, as that under
which dspensaries are established.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06
The COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

The county board or commissioners
had quite a busy meeting In the office
Of the supervisor last Wednesday and
considered a number Of matters that
are of more or less interest to the peo-
pie.
The first item taken up was mo-
ton to re-index the old equity records
| in the Off of the clerk Of the court
and at the suggestion Of Capt. E. A.
Crawford, it was unanimously agreed
to employ Mr.. Joseph F. Wallace to
supervise the work and to pay him
reasonable fee for his services.
There was petition from Kings
Mountain township asking that the
chaingang be sent to the Adair's ferry
road, for the purpose Of working 8. d
road from a point near the store of
L. H. Castles to a point within the
limits of Kings Mountain township.
Action on the petition was postponed
until some future meeting.
Mr.. w. Harry Wylie appeared before
the board in behalf of the Catawba
Power company asking for the right to
erect poles and stringing the wires of
the company along public roads from
the company's work on the river to
the points where 1t may be desirable
to deliver power. The request was
granted on condition that the poles and
wires do not interfere with public
travel, and that rights of way be OBJ
tained from property owners inter-
ested, etc.
There was a petition from a number
Of land owners along Beaver Dam
creek in Bullock's Creek township, set
ting forth that they were majority Of
said land owners and represented that
certain other land owners along, the
same creek were unwilling to clean out
the stream by the removal Of obstruct-
ions, etc. The petition set forth that
by reason Of this refusal on the part
Of some Of the people interested, It
was impossible for the petitioners to
protect themselves, and the situation
was endangering the public health. Al.
fdavits were submitted by DR.. ]. H.
Saye and DR.. T. s. R. Ward, to back up
this representation, and the board was
requested to take the matter In hand
and have the creek properly cleaned
out.
After due consideration it was de-
cided to notify the land owners com.
planned Of to appear before the board
at its next regular meeting on Wednes.
day after the first Monday in Decem.
ber and show cause, If any they could.
why the prayer Of the petitioners should
not be granted,
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upon there seems to be no ground for
q claim of self-defenSe

upon there seems to be no ground for
a claim of self-defense.
OF course, the theory that a man
who will commit burglary will add
murder to the crime in order to pre-
serve his liberty Is reasonable; but 1t
is also a pretty we'll understood fact
that the burglar does not and will not
kill except as a last resort. He appre-
ciates the danger Of arrousing whole
country to arms and pursuit, and even
if he really desired to kill would hard
ly invite such a situation in the graft
fication Of that desire.
In the present instance, 1t seems that
when run up on, this fellow calculated
that his pursuers would not close in
on him so long as they thought he was
armed, and he figured also that unless
he made some hostile demonstration
they would have hardly shot him in
the back. If his calculations had car
ried he would have kept up the chase
indefinitely, or until his pursuers had
exhausted their ammunition in an ef-
fort to scare him into surrender. Then
with his pistol still loaded, he would
have bluffed them back as he did In
the case of Policeman Ferguson at For
est City.
The position of Russell and Hoard
under the circumstances, was quite en-
barrassing. We confess that we would
not like to have been confronted with
such a situation. AS to whether we
would have shot him, we are somewhat
doubtful; but we are quite certain we
would not have put our hands on him
and the probability is that he would
have gotten away.
1t can hardly be claimed that the
killing was strictly lawful, and we hope
that no one will ever see proper to
hereafter hold it out as a precedent
At the same time we have no hesita-
tion in saying that the jury which was
charged with the consideration Of the
case, and which no doubt, looked at
the facts about as we have presented
them, did the right thing In letting the
matter drop where it is. There was
certainly no malice in the killing, and
it seems fair to assume that after all
the dead man himself was really more
responsible for the catastrophe than
was his slayers. 1t does not seem that
any good could come Of a prosecution
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At the Circus.

At the Circus.
Charlotte Chronicle, Thursday: Sc
lena Gordon, Negro woman from the
Yorkville section of South Carolina,
came to Charlotte to see the circus yes
terday. incidentally, she drank a
quantity of whisky and discovered that
it had the same effect as the product
of the Palmetto State dispensaries. At
the Southern passenger depot last
night Selcna raised a row with col
ored woman she mistook for her
daughter and it was necessary for Po-
liceman Skies to escort her to the lock-
up. please, sir, do have mercy on me,
fur l wuz jes' er trying to wallop my
gal" begged the defendant; and the
recorder had mercy to the extent Of
informing Selena that she could pay
the costs.
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ber Of others will follow in the near
future. Those who. with their faini-
lies, left this week were Messrs. c. B.
Kimbrell and z. H. Crawford, and will
make their homes at Chicasha, l. T.
Mr.. B. f. Garrison accompanied the
party, and after looking out d suita-
BILE location. will return and move his
family west.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06

THE German press is charging that
the row on the isthmus Of Panama was
raised by the American government
and it is probable that the German
press is not very far wrong. There
are some slick citizens in charge OF the
American government just now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-11-06

NEW York city is about as tough
Democratic as Republican, and so far
as the advocates Of honest government
are concerned, it really makes but lit
tie difference which party is in power.
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yers were justif1able In

that his slayers were justifiable In
what they did.
Bethel people who visited Young on
his deathbed expressed much 'ylnpa-
thy, and there was quite general feel.
ing of regret that the tragedy had hap
pened.
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1he Nurkrille Gaq''irer.
YORKVILLE, S. c.:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1903.

WONDER if the Panama revolution
lists had any official encouragement
from the United States? Developments
will show.