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The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

Sir Henry Irving went upon the
stage in 1856, consequently, should he
remain active for three years more,
he will have been treading the boards
for full half. century. There seems
now no good reason to fear that he will
not attain this honorable distinction.
Three or four years ago it was an
nounced that he might never pIay
again, and surely could never cross the
sea any more. his health then being
pretty slender, but his appearance on
this, his second American visit since
then, goes far to indicate prolonged
and vigorous activity.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01
WEDDING ANNOUNCED.

oxford, Ca, Oct. S1.-Mr. and Mrs.
S. T. Wheeler of covington, have an
nounced the approaching marriage Of
their daughter Leila May, to Mr.. Will
liam w. Rhoden Of Due West, S. c.,
which is to occur on the evening Of
Nov. is. at the home OF the brides par
ents The wedding will be a quiet
home affair. and will be witnessed by
only a few of the close relatives and
intimate friends. Rev. J. r. McCies-
ky will perform the ceremony.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

genius have conquered the great ma
jority. Practically all the big dramatic
critics are now slaves chained to his
chariot wheels.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

Sir Henry Irving takes excellent care
of himself in every way but one. He
is temperate in his eating, in his drink
ing. and in his use of tobacco, but he
simply won't allow himself sufficient
sleep.
When his friends chide him for his
carelessness in this respect he laughs
lightly and declares he doesn't need as
much sleep as most men do. Be that
as it may, he seems a wonder to many
Of his friends, for he rarely or never
goes to bed until hours after the per-
Torrance of the night is over. Three
o'clock almost invariably finds him
still up, discussing politics, art, the
drama or the latest scientific theory
with some friend, and it is not infre-
quent that he is still talking at a live
ly rate as late as six.
Joseph Jefferson needs a good deal
more sleep than Irving does, and for
tunately, is always able to take it, no
matter what the surroundings or the
circumstances.
In support of this they tell a story
that on one occasion. going out of the
theater after the performance, he blum
dered into a cab whose driver had
fallen asleep on the box. and without
waiting to see whether the driver
started up or not, himself sank back
upon the cushions and was soon fast
asleep. No one had seen him get into
the cab and no one missed him for
several hours-indeed. not until near
daylight. Then it was discovered ac-
cidental1y that he was not abed In his
own room as was his custom at that
time in the morning, and a corps OF
investigators started out to look for
him.
Their search led them to the clubs to
which he belonged and then to some
of his favorite hotels. At none of these
places, however, was there any trace
of him, and as a last resort his friends
turned reluctantly toward police head
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

No women wat drinks Intoxicating
iiouors a stopping at this hotel"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-01

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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

groes who will be brought north to
Boston and thence distributed through
out the west in agricultural and min
ing communities. The first great body
of emigrants, 5000, will land In Bos-
ton about the first Of July, the So
ciety's leaders say. The southern
headquarters Of the society are In
Georgia, but the precise location is kept
secret in fear Of mob violence or in
terference from the whites. Secret
agents of the society are now gather
ing Negroes from all parts Of the
south.
The foregoing is being printed In
various papers as a dispatch from
Boston. 1t was probably sent out by
the Associated Press. Whatever its
origin there Is evidently some founda-
ton for it. Quite number Of Ne
groes have gone north from this To-
cality recently, and there is no reason
to doubt that they were solicited to go
by authority of some agency operat-
ing from a general headquarters. AS
to whether this agency is based on
humanitarian or mercenary motives is
possibly a question; but the proba-
bility is that the field agents are get
ting full pay.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
MEaE.mENTIoN..

Joseph Becker, a radical socialist is
in Jail at Walla Walla, Washington, on
suspicion Of having intended to kill
President Roosevelt. He was heard
to make threats as to his intention....
Mrs. Lizzie Mccormick, the woman
who Is accused Of having caused the
death Of five employees Of the Adams
express company by sending poisoned
whisky to a rival with murderous in
tent has been placed on trial at Mem
phis, Tenn. She plead not guilty..
Mexico uses about 100000 bales Of cot
ton year and raises $4,000 Of them.
......It Is stated that Senator Hanna
has decided to allow the Ohio Repub-
licans to endorse Roosevelt. The
Woman's Board of Foreign Missions.
Of the Methodist Episcopal church
south, in session In Memphis, Tenn,
last week, reelected all Of the old Of
ficers. 49,. The Republican state con-
vention Of Pennsylvania has endorsed
Roosevelt for e-nomination. Twen-
to-two Italian emigrants were
drowned off Antwerp q few days ago
as the result Of collision between the
British steamer Huddersfield and the
Norwegian steamer Utto. Lam
cashire Cotton spinners are recon-
mending the closing down Of the fac
tories for the purpose Of cirtailing
production !. :. Cotton sold at u cents
In Charlotte last Wednesday. The re-
ceipts Of the day amounted to six
bales. .....A notorious sneak thief Of
New York engaged himself as SER
want in the family Of Geo. H. Morgan,
of that city and succeeded In stealing
bric-a-brac and other matters to the
value Of $4,000. -. Eight train hands
and five tramps were killed in rail-
road wreck on the Southern near
Bryan, Ark, last Wednesday. .... Two
men were killed by boiler explosion
at Knoxville, Tenn, on Thursday. .....
Reports are reaching this country Of
terrific earthquake in Ezroun, Asia
Minor. The number Of killed is esti-
mated up as high as 1000. .......A
destructive cyclone passed over por-
tions of Indiana last Thursday. Sew
eral people were killed and many were
injured. .....A ferry boat with 46 chill
dren on board sunk at Posen, Prussia,
last Thursday. About twenty were
drowned.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
LOCAL LAcoNIcs.
We Will Send tho Enquirer
IH.o-, nn,r until January 1Ql4 for

We Will Send tho Enquirer
From now until January 1, 1904, for
$1.14.
YorkvilIe and Tirzah.
There was a meeting Of representa-
tives Of Yorkville and Tirzah churches
In Yorkville yesterday, for the purpose
OF considering the continuance Of the
relations heretofore existing between
the two organizations. There was
present only one representative OF the
Tirzah committee. The two congre-
cations have been employing a pastor
each. At a recent meeting the York
vile congregation decided to call
pastor for his whole time after one
more year Of cooperation with Tir-
zah. The question before the commit
tee was whether Tirzah would be will
ing to unite with Yorkville In call
for pastor for one year with the un-
derstanding that after the expiration
of one year Yorkville would prosecute
a call for the full time Of this pastor.
The representative OF Tirzah stated
that his congregation was willing to
unite with Yorkville in the call Of
pastor for an indefinite period; but
was unwilling to enter into an agree
ment that would deprive the church Of
pastor at the end Of q year. No
agreement could be reached, and the
committee took no action. It is con-
sidered likely, however, that the result
will be a severance of the joint rela-
tions heretofore existing between
Yorkville and Tirzah and that York.
willie will proceed to extend a call to
Rev. r. B. Miller, in accordance with
the desire Of the congregation as re-
Gently expressed in congregational
meeting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Tho commercial value of unleached
wood ashes is about $12 a ton; but
from the amount Of ashes allowed to
go to waste annually throughout this
section, one would think that they
have no value whatever. It is strange
that nobody is this vicinity ever thinks
Of buying and selling this valuable
commodity.
Mr.. G. L. Sugss, of Enquirer, was in
Yorkville on last Wednesday on busi-
ness. Enquirer is at Wright's ferry, on
Catawba, river, and Mr.. Suggs lives
within a mile of the river. Upon being
asked about the matter he said that
fishing has been quite poor this sea-
son, and "red-horse" have been unu-
sually scarce. There is nothing to
catch much except cat fish, and even
these are not being taken plentifully.
A YorkviIIe gentleman who made a
trip recently with his wife and two
children-a little boy and girl-tells Of
some amusing experiences In a certain
large CITY. OpOu dTTlNdl LII tIle CITY,
the mother was indisposed from head
ache and kept to her room In the hotel
The father took the little chaps for q
trolley ride; but the cars made the lit
tie girl sick and it was necessary for
the party to get out. There was some
walking to do, and after awhile the
children became bewildered at the tall
houses and passing crowds. Present.
ly the little girl began to cry and de-
clared that she wanted to see her
mother. The little boy stood out
bravely for a few minutes, and then
as the tears began to we'll up in his
eyes he said: "Now sister, If you
don't quit crying you are going to get
father so badly confused that he will
not be able to find his way back to the
hotel and we never will see mother
again!" The little girl needed the
warning and after an interval the
family was happily united.
The attention of the reporter has
been called to the rather remarkable
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mrs. N. D. Tate is seriously sick at
the home of her daughter, Mrs. ]. c.
Mckenzie.
Mrs. S. L. Latimer Is visitingN her
sister, Mrs. Herbert M. Dunlap in
Rock Hill.
Miss Bess Wharey, Of Mooresville, N
c., is in Yorkville, on a visit to Miss
Claude Moore.
Prof. ]. A. Tate has been reelected
principal of the Fort Mill Graded
school for next year.
Miss Marie Crosby, Of Sharon, is
spending a few days in Yorkville, the
guest Of Mrs. w. R. Carroll.
After being confined to his room for
about two weeks by what promised to
be typical case of typhoid fever. Rev
w. E. Hurt is now convalescent.
Miss Mamie Grist came over from
Winthrop on Thursday afternoon hav-
ing been summoned to the bedside of
her grandmother, Mrs. Tate. She will
probably return this morning.
Charlotte Observer: A letter receiv-
ed by the Observer last night stated
that at the commencement Of the Ken
lucky Wesleyan college on the 25th
instant, the honorary degree Of doctor
Of divinity was conferred upon Rev.
]. L. Stokes, pastor Of the Methodist
church at Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

WHY BISHOP SMITH LEAVES CHAR
LoTTE.-Because he found that his
residence in Charlotte was causing
embarrassment to two or more Metho-
dist preachers in this state, Bishop A
Coke Smith has left Charlotte, and Is
now at Willoughby Beach, Va, and
after the summer is over, will make
his home in Norfolk, Va
He had lived in Charlotte eight
months, had liked the place, but he
found two well-known ministers and
their friends looked gloomily upon his
residence in North Carolina.
Three years from now the general
conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, South, will be empowered to
elect a bishop in addition to the pres
ent bishops. Bishop Smiths living
here was only a matter Of convent
ence, or only because the climate suit
ed his health, but would 1t not be de-
clared that this state, having one
bishop, was not entitled to another?
Bishop Smith felt the influence that
was directed against him, and, acting
upon the advice Of friends, left Char
lotte for good.
And his departure, it is said, will
probably destroy, rather than benefit
the ambitions Of the two clergymen
who are so anxious to become bish-
ops.-Charlotte Observer Friday.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. H. Witherspoon-Has grade Jer-
sey cow with first calf, and half a
dozen nice pigs which he wants to
sell.
R. Kirk Lowry-Warns all persons
against the employment Of John
Smith, who Is under contract to
work for him.
Warren H. Whisonant, Hickory Grove
Gives you some information rela-
that you write to him for further In
formation.
E. F. Reid, G. P. A.-Publishes sched-
ule which will be effective on the
C. & NV. railroad on and after
Sunday next, May 31st. See fourth
page.
Southern Railway-Is Offering its usu-
al summer reduced rates to parties
desiring to go to the various summer
resorts on its lines-see fourth page.
Strauss Smith Co.'s offering a job
and $3.50 at 25, so and rs cents a
pair. They have just received new
line of nice dress goods for the Ia
dies, and also have a line Of mems
tennis Oxfords.
Riddle & Carroll-Have just received
the following goods in carload lots:
Zenith flour, Red Seal -four, Sunny
South flour, wheat bran, mill feed
and best timothy hay. They want
you to get their prices.
T. w. Speck, The Jeweler-Points you
to some facts which he asks IL you
know, and then makes statement
or two that should interest buyers
in his line.
c. P. Lowrance & Co.-Offer Lion
roasted coffee at 10 cents pound
today. They also have a new stock
Of that delightful cereal food-force.
Louis Roth-Prints list Of seasona-
BILE groceries that he has on hand,
and quotes close price on same. He
has fresh vegetables almost every
day.
J. @. Wray-Gives you some straight
talk about gentlemen's clothing that
fit and are fit to wear. He says he
is selling more clothes than ever be-
fore and wants you to sc what he
has before you buy.
Loan and Savings Bank-Publishes an
other chapter on why you should
keep your money in this bank, rath-
er than keep 1t at home in "an old
drawer" where all sorts Of contin-
gencies might arise whereby you
might lose 1t.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Print a timely
list Of field seeds that they have on
hands. They also offer American
thoroughbred ponies, made Of the
same quality Of tobacco that Is used
in 10 cent goods.
w. o. Rawls, The Plumber-Wants to
purchase 1000 bushels Of clean char
coal, for which he will pay the high
est market price In cash.
York Drug Store-Again calls your at
tention to DR.. Sawyers blackberry
balsam, and claims that 1t is a spe-
cific for certain summer complaints.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

SENATOR B. r. Tillman has deliver
ed himself quite vigorously, If the
Washington papers are to be relied
upon, against Grover Cleveland as the
nominee of the Democratic party for
president. In this, we presume, the
majority Of Democrats will agree with
the senator. In this connection we re-
fer to the fact that we have heard that
Greenwood man who Is pretty well
acquainted In the west Is Of the opin-
ion that Tillman is the man to lead the
Democrats in the next national. cam
paign. He thinks that Tillman would
carry the solid south and get a heavy
western vote where he is quite popu-
lara vote which would be sufficient
to land him into the White House
We are no politician, and do not pre-
tend to have any opinion on the SUBJ
subject.-Greenwood Journal.
We think Senator Tillman would
come as near carrying a presidential
election as Mr.. Bryan; but we have
no idea that he will ever be president
The solid south will go all right for
anybody who gets the Democratic
nomination not even excepting Mr.
Cleveland; but the experience Of the
past two elections has shown that sue
cess depends upon something else than
the solid south and the few western
states which are dominated to a great
er or less extent by Populists.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

history Of an unusually fine patch Of
oats on the Latta place on the Ches-
ter road south Of Yorkville. The re-
porter has not seen the oats; but here
Is the story from a reliable gentleman
who knows the whole story. "The field
was sowed last spring was a year ago.
For some reason the oats did not do
we'll. They did not get high enough
to cut even with a machine. Mr.. Latta
attempted to cut them; but had to give
| 1t up as a bad job because he was un-
able to rake up enough heads to feed
a horse. Later he sowed the field
down in peas and made a fairly good
crop. After the peas were taken up.
the oats began to come out again and
looked in November as they should
have looked in the May previous.
Frost came along and made the field
seem as If 1t had been swept by fire.
After this the oats headed out again
and were again killed. In the spring
they began to show up for a third
time and right now this in one Of the
finest patches know Of. Among 9TH
er things I think the lesson to be
learned is that oats should follow peas
and peas should follow oats"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
sEAsoNABLE SHOWERS.

The long drought has been broken
in many parts Of the county during the
past few days by seasonable showers.
The rains, however, have not been
general.
There have been good rains In the
vicinity Of Hickory Grove and Sha-
ron, and also in the McConnellsville
neighborhood.
There was an unusually heavy rain
in the Blairsville and Hoodtown Sec
tions on Wednesday,. Much damage
was done by the washing Of lands.
The country northwest of Yorkville
has not yet had fair share of the
showers. Tirzah has had some rain:
but hardly enough to be considered a
good season, and it is the same to the
northeast of Yorkville.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers Of real es-
tate were recorded in the office Of the
county auditor during the month of
May:
BROAD RIVER.
R. w. Whitesides to J. J. Scoggins.
Whitesides saw mill tract; considera-
ton $425.
BULLocK's CREEK.
Elijah and Mary Nix to w. r. Car
roll. rs acres; consideration 500.
cATAwBA.
J. B. Johnson to Bessie G. Nelson.
Lot; consideration 5000.
w. B. Wylie, G. G. G. Pls. to Ed
ward Fewell. One lot; consideration
$4,000.
Kate. McElwee Russell, ct al. to
Robt. B. Russell. Three lots; consid-
Grafton $500.
Kate McElwee Russell ct al. to Jen-
ME Russell. lots; consideration
$6,720.
Thomas F. McDow, trustee, to Real
Estate and Investment Co. One lot;
consideration $275.
FORT MILL.
Samuel E. White to Jefferson Ste
phens. One lot; consideration $25.
Major Campbell, ct al. to James
Moore. One lot; consideration $25.
KINGS MOUNTAIN.
w. Brown Wylie, c. c. c. Pls. to
Elizabeth G. McCarter. 1423 acres;
consideration $1,427.50.
Elizabeth Matthews to r. A. Clin-
ton. One lot; consideration 5000.
w. B. Smith to Victor Cotton Oil
Mill. II acres; consideration $1,000.
(W. B. Smith ginnery).
w. E. Adams, Sr. to ]. B. H. Jack
son. 126 acres; consideration $1,000.
YORK.
w. w. Jenkins to John A. Latta,
176 TO acres; consideration $2,400.
Robert M. Shillinglaw to E. M. Shil-
linglaw. Interest In old Methodist
church lot; consideration SIS.
D. E. Jackson to Ernest L. Wood.
II acres; consideration $3.50.
J. w. White to John A. Black, ct al.
One lot; consideration $275.
Equitable Loan and Security Co.
to w. r. Carroll. One lot; considera-
tion $500.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30
ALTHOUGH it is being attacked fror

ALTHOUGH it is being attacked from
a theoretical standpoint as non-demo-
cratic, etc., we are unable to find any
fault with Senator Latimer's good
roads idea, except that it will necessa-
rily be long time before there can be
reasonable hope of seeing it put into
execution. The principle Of Federal
aid to public roads is identical with
the principle Of Federal improvement
Of navigable streams. There Is moth
ing undemocratic about it. If the
principle Is undemocratic then it would
follow that roads should be improved
by individual effort only-that the
man who wants a good road to travel
over should put it in condition HIM
self. But as we have taken occasion
to say before, do not let us content
ourselves with the hope Of eventual
Federal aid. If we do the roads are
likely to become a great deal rougher
and muddier than they now are. We
should do our full share Of work In
the meantime, and we will be better
prepared to take advantage Of such
Federal aid as may be offered in the
future.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

No CONFIDENCE In CLEVELAND
Hon. John H. Reagan, Of Texas, the
last surviving member Of the Confed-
crate cabinet, takes no stock in Mr..
Cleveland. The judge was at the Con-
federate reunion at New Orleans, and
on his return home he delivered him
self as follows to a newspaper CORES
pondent:
There is not the slightest possibili-
ty Of his being nominated.
81 would rather vote for the black
est kind of Republican, than vote
for Cleveland. He has betrayed his
party into the hands Of the money
power, and it is the money power that
is fostering this socalled Cleveland
boom. The ovation given him in ST.
Louis was a scheme by the moneyed
men to give him a boost. 1t was en-
gineered by a former member of his
cabinet. He overshadowed both Bryan
and Roosevelt. It is said Bryan re-
ceived over million more votes than
he did either time he was elected. !
don't know whether he Is a candidate
or not. 1t is claimed that he says he
Is in the hands Of his friends. We all
know who Cleveland's friends are. We
know that they were responsible for
the socalled ovation in st. Louis,
which is seized upon in certain quar-
ters as having a meaning. Cleveland
ism has been the death bed of innum-
cradle Democrats.
Take Blount, Of Georgia, for in
stance, and Mills. of this state. Both
are dead politically. Mills was the
only one that survived a little bit, and
he is now hardly known in the coun-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-30

a labor contract with him for a length
of time sufficient to reimburse him
for the money and trouble he has TAX
en- to keep the Negro out Of Jail. He
is thereupon taken away and begins
what is frequently long term Of cruel
servitude, being frequently whipped
for failure to perform work to the sat
isfaction Of his employer. An agent OF
the secret service. who is now on the
ground, will make a thorough fnvesti-
CATION of the whole alleged system and
turn over to the United States attor-
ney for that district all information he
may secure with a view to the prose-
cution Of offenders.