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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
IN GRIP OF WHISKY.
Dispensary Managers Deny the Right
of Local Self Government.

Correspondence OF the Yorkvile Enquirer.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 1S.-The general as
sembly has passed what is known as
the Brice bill. 1t started out as Mr..
Brice's bill but someone said, in the
progress Of the discussion over the
matter, that the author of the bill
would hardly recognize it on the pub
lie roads. The bill started out to be a
plain, open and shut proposition that If
a county did not want dispensary
after trial that they could close 1t
up by a vote of the people and get
rid of it and that would be the end
of the matter. The idea was that if
the people decided by vote that they
did not want a dispensary that the
grant Of such an expression was simply
local self government and that nobody
wanted to force the dispensary upon
any county. The bill as it now stands
and as it will probably be ratified pro-
vides that a county can, If 1t wishes
to, vote the dispensary out of its bor-
ders, but, if it does So it must pay one
half of one-mill upon all the taxa
BILE property in the county into a
fund to be used by the governor for
the enforcement of the dispensary law
in that county. If this fund is not all
used, then it is to be held in reserve,
but the tax is to be collected annually
for the purpose of enforcing the law
in the county.
AS an additional inducement for the
counties to go slow, should they vote
the dispensaries out of their borders.
they should be deprived of the major
portion of the dispensary fund which
is now annually divided for the sup
port of the public schools. They are
to be given the amount necessary to
provide SO per pupil,which is required
by the constitution. but the bulk of the
dispensary fund is to be distributed
among the faithful counties.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
LOCAL lACONlCS.
Ereioht EARNINGS.

The figures of the freight handled by
the C. & NV. railroad at Yorkville,
for the month of January, 1904, show
a remarkable increase as compared
with January Of last year. The figures
for January Of last year were 732,902
pounds, and for January Of this year,
3,264.206. pounds. This includes all
freight handled, both going and COM
ing. The number Of bales Of cotton
handled for the period commencing
Sept. 1, 1902, and ending Jan. 81, 1903,
was 2,133 bales and for the same period
ending Jan. 81, 1904, the figures were
4,759 bales.
Death of Major T. p. Whitesides.
Major T. P. Whitesides died at his
home about six miles north Of York
vile last Wednesday night at IL
o'clock, after a long illness with par
alysis. He was born within half
mile Of the spot where he died, and
celebrated his 80th birthday on the
14th of last month, The major was a
hard worker in his day, in fact almost
up to the time Of his last illness, and
his life record was: that Of an upright
citizen who always sought to do his
duty. The funeral took place at Beth
any on Thursday. under the auspices
Of the Masonic fraternity, quite a num-
Der from Yorkville and Glover being In
attendance. There was an unusually
large turnout at the funeral. The re-
ligious services were conducted by Rev.
r. M. Stevenson.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

THE Russians are now experiencing
all the terrible trouble they have all
along been anticipating on account OF
Lake Baikal, the principal obstacle on
the line Of their Great Manchurian
railroad. Lake Baikal is in Eastern
Siberia, some 1.400 feet above sea
level and surrounded by mountains
that rise from 5000 to 1000 feet above
its surface. 1t Is $40 miles long and
from 20 to 10 miles wide. with an
average depth of 800 feet. In places 1t
is 4,500 feet deep. Because Of the ma
ture Of the country. it was impossible
to reach the desired terminus Of the
railroad without going across the lake
and the only practicable method OF
crossing was by the use of immense
ferry boats. But the boats can only be
used in summer The lake Is frozen over
during the long winters to depth OF
many feet. Because Of this situation,
the Russians recently attempted a
temporary railroad track on the ice
and at last accounts they were pro-
crossing with the work very nicely
In order to save time last week some
600 troops started out to march across
the lake; but it seems that blind
ing snow storm came up, and before
they went very far they lost their
way. The story is that the troops lost
their lives to man by freezing; but
this story has not been confirmed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

milton as one Of the most progressive
and prosperous portions of York coun-
ty. Quite a number Of comfortable
homes have been erected in this neigh
borhood during the last half dozen
years, and the prices Of farm land,
though still too low are rapidly ad-
vancing.
The general assembly has passed a
bill providing for the establishment Of
twelve school libraries In each county
in the following manner. After a
neighborhood school raises SO through
its friends by private subscription, the
trustees will subscribe another $40
from the school fund, and the state
will subscribe SO, making $50 in all.
There Is no provision for the location
of these libraries, and Superintendent
Of Education Carroll has been giving
more or less consideration to the mat
ter. He thinks 1t will be best to have
one library located in each Of the nine
townships Of the county: but as to how
the other three are to be disposed Of
he is hardly prepared to say.
The price of lumber has advanced
more than so per cent within the past
four years. Where good heart pine
lumber could be had in almost any
quantity at 80 cents per hundred few
years ago, now ordinary old field pine
Is worth from 81 to $1.15 and not over
plentiful at that. Poplar lumber, which
few years back, was generally re-
jected, Is now in considerable demand
and there are those who contend that
actual tests have proved 1t to be bet
ter for inside work than pine, and
much more durable for outside work
than many other more favored tim
bers. There is a good deal Of poplar
timber scattered about through the
county: but the supply Is being ex'
hausted quite rapidly.
Cotton has been on the rise agair
during the past few days, recovering
part Of what 1t lost as the result o.
Sullys profit taking few weeks ago
The local bulls seem to be taking
heart. One OF them said few day.
ago that he believed that spots would
sell for eighteen cents before the mex
crop begins to come in. DISCUSSING
the situation, as he sees it, he sait
he Is inclined to lay the responsibilit!
for the recent heavy slump on Sully o
New York. He thinks that Mr.. Sull!
only intended to shake the market 1
little. but he did 1t in such way a!
to frighten the weaker ones and maxi
a stampede that quickly passed beyont
his control 1T was the New Orleans
crowd, Brown and Hayne, who savet
the day." the speaker went on to OBJ
serve. "They stepped in and shoulders
the load until the tide was turned. l
Brown and Hayne had also stampeded
there is no telling where prices woult
have gone to. The mill men general.
were on the side of the bears during
the height of the upward movement
but when the break came, the mil
men turned over to the other side
They realize now that high cotton is
help to higher prices for manufactures
goods"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
MERE MENTION.

A cable from Yeng Kow. China, tells
Of threatening demonstrations that the
Russian sailors made against American
sailors q few days ago. Nobody was
hurt but the incident was not calcu-
lated to develop good feeling. 49,. The
Russian cruiser Variag, which went
down recently, had on board about s9O
available supply in the east. March
cotton sold at 1924 on Tuesday, the
lowest price that has ruled since the
early part Of December. The Flor
ida Limited of the train from Chicago
TO st. Augustine, was wrecked on the
Western and Atlantic railroad eight
miles from Atlanta on Tuesday. There
were twelve people injured, and two
Of them fatally. Senator Mark Han
mas private fortune Is estimated as
srSt mon 10 doars pesween is thought
that Congressman Dick Of Ohio, will
probably be elected to succeed Senator
Hanna, for the unexpired term and for
the full term as we'll. Representa-
tive John F. Shaforth, Democratic con-
gressman-elect from the First Colo
RADIO district. announced his resigna-
tion a few days ago because he was
convinced that he had been elected by
fraud. He had been a member OF the
house for ten years. No other con-
gressman has ever resigned on account
of contest so long as there remained
a chance Of holding his seat. .Elihu
Root is being doomed for the Republic
can nomination for the governorship
Of New York. The emperor Of Ko-
rea has granted the freedom OF the
country to the japanese. 80. Louis E.
Sears, member Of the Sears Shoe Co.,
of New York, committed suicide on
Miami, Fla, last Tuesday by jumping
into the sea from a steamer. "A
man named Chas. Ryder Of Aurora, ILL.,,
died in Newport News, Va, on Tues
day as the result Of shock occasioned
by the news of the death Of Senator
Hanna. 80. General Basil w. Duke Of
Kentucky, has been appointed as the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
DISPENSARY WINS.
House Insists On a Tax on Morality In
South Carolina.

South Carolina.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
COLUMBIA, Feb. 1S.-The Brice t!ll
passed the house today with an amend
ment which means that II York county
votes out the dispensaIy. 1t will be
fined about $4,000 year.
The fine provision is in the amend
ment of the dispensary board to the
effect that counties which refuse to
maintain dispensaries are to be sub
ject to a direct extra levy Of one-half
mill, on pretense of enforcing the law
against unauthorized liquor sellers.
There was one vote that showed the
actual strength of the Brice bill In the
house. It was on an amendment pro-
viding that the extra levy should not
be imposed except when 1t became nee
essary, in the judgment Of the gov
ernor to enforce the law. This amend
ment was killed by vote Of 65 to 49,
a majority of sixteen.
Messrs. Barron, Beamguard and NC
Cain voted for the amendment that
sought to hold up the extra levy until
it became actually necessary, and Mr..
Halle voted with the dispensary crowd.
Under the law as It now stands. cleo
tions may be held no oftener than
once in four years.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

WE would be interested to see
good strong clean man make canvass
of the state as a candidate for govern
or on the issue of allowing commun-
tiles that have tried dispensaries and
found them not up to expectations to
vote them out. How any right think
ing man can oppose such proposition
we are unable to understand. 1t in
wolves the very essence Of civil lib
erty, and opposition to such a demand
is absolutely indefensible in reason or
Justice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
NOTE AND COMM EMIT.

The deaths of four octogenarians
were recorded in the last issue Of THE
ENQUIRER. They were Col. McCorkle,
Mr.. Percival, Mrs. Russell and Mr..
Faris.
Mr.. Beamsuard's bill to put state
and Federal elections under the man.
agement of one set Of officers has been
killed. It would have reduced elec-
ton expenses one-half.
The section of country lying to the
northwest of Yorkville, which ten or
twelve years ago was almost wilder
ness is now beginning to claim recog-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
WITHIN THE TOWN.

this morning announcing that 12S.0OO
bales of cotton are being exported from
New Orleans today.
Mr.. w. L. Williams has purchased
the Kuykendal property on Main
street, now occupied by Messrs. T. w.
Speck and I. w. Johnson.
Mr. w. o. Rawls Is arranging to
erect:a shop on the Mrs. R. L. Fergu-
son property on West Liberty street.
The lot was purchased by him re-
Gently.
The matter of the erection Of a
municipal building is being duly in
vestigated and 1t is quite probable that
there will be a definite announcement
at an early date.
- Constable Rose made out case
against Alfred Grier, colored before
Magistrate Conner, few days ago on
the charge Of buying whisky from the
dispensary for minors. Grier was con-
victed and sentenced to pay fine Of
$50 or go to the chaingang for thirty
days.
Mr.. W. B. Moore has under con-
sideration the idea of building an office
in the alley way between the Loan
and Savings bank and j. M. Starr &
Co.'S. store. 1t would probably be as
great an improvement as was the erec-
ton of the building between the First
National bank and w. M. Kennedy's.
There has been some dissatisfaction
at the proposed enforcement Of the new
dog ordinance, providing licence tax
Of $100 on every dog in town whether
the animal be allowed to run at large
or not; but the ordinance seems to be
so we'll sustained by supreme court
decisions, that there Is little probability
of it's overthrow. Tax tags and collars,
however, are going out rather slowly.
Tax payers who have not yet made
their returns and there are NO doubt
yet a few, are reminded that they
must attend to the matter during to-
day or tomorrow. The Is per cent.
penalty will be attached after tomor-
row night, and because of the necessity
of having things in shape for the town.
ship boards of equalization without
delay, the auditor cannot accommodate
people who are tardy even If he would
That he would If he could, Of course
goes without saying.
Following is the cast Of characters
in the drama, For the Sake Of an In
heritance," or Because I Love You,"
to be presented in the opera house on
next Tuesday night for the benefit Of
the York County Confederate Monu-
ment fund: Imogene Courtleigh, south
ern heiress- Daisy Hart; Ginger,
gypsy waif-Miss Hulda McNeel;
Nance, gypsy old woman-Miss Iva
Withers; Prudence Trueheart, old maid
Miss Rose Lindsay; Horace Werner,
artist-Mr. William Barnwell; Ira
Courtleigh, scheming villain, Mr.. Quay
McElwee; Dink Potts, amateur artist
Mr.. Frank Dobson; Major Duffy, Irish
gentleman-Mr. lillian w. Johnson;
Squire Ripley Virginia landlord-Dr.
]. B. Bowen: Buck Tyson, tramp-Mr.
John R. Hart; Elmo Van Sittert, Eng
lishman-Mr. Paul T. McNeel; Lige,
negro servant-Mr. w. P. Harrison.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

But Mr.. Brice's effort has not been In
vain. The advocates Of f-government
have right to take hope. The coward
ice that the majority Of the general as
sembly has shown may be taken as an
acknowledgement of the justice of the
proposition, and when the people OF
the state begin to fully realize the ex-
act nature of the principle involved
they will speak in a way that will leave
no room for doubt.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
Che 1lurkrille Gnqairss.
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1904.

THE feeling in st. Petersburg Is
growing strong against the United
States and Great Britain because 1t Is
believed that they instigated the pres
ent war. One st. Petersburg paper
suggests that there win have to be
another war as the result of the one
now in progress.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

THE New York stock market has
been so fat of late as to suggest
reminder of a saying once made by
Jim Fish in a similar situation. Fish
compared the market to a New Eng
land grave yard. Those who were In,
he said, could not get out and those
who were out did not want to get In.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

IT is now reasonably certain that the
general assembly will establish the
immigration bureau that has been un-
der consideration for some months
past, and it behooves the people to go
ahead and make the experiment sue
cess The state can only do so much.
Individual citizens must do the rest.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19
THERE is talk Of the increasing prob

THERE is talk Of the increasing prob
abilities of war between Great Britain
and Russia For some time past
Great Britain has been making In
sidious advances toward Thibet from
India, and of late since the breaking
out of war between Russia and Japan
she has been showing a disposition to
be more open and aggressive. Reports
from St. Petersburg are to the effect
that Russia has all the while been
keeping close tab on the situation, and
she does not propose to show the white
feather, even though she might seem
to otherwise engaged elsewhere.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

THE Gaffney Ledger has celebrated
it's 10th birthday by the installation OF
a Mergenthaler typesetting machine
and the columns Of its last issue gave
every evidence that the course of the
paper Is still onward and upward. The
Ledger has enterprise. courage and
conviction. and these qualities are rap
idly bringing to it the success it so
richly deserves.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-19

uary. 1898, he was elected for the short
term. ending 1899, also for the sue
ceeding full term. His term Of SER
vice would have ended March 3, 1905.
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Death of Rev. Churchill SatterIee.

Death or Kew. ChurchIll SdtterIee.
Rev. Churchill Satterlee, pastor OF
Trinitv Episcopal church, Columbia,
died near Augusta. Ga, last Tuesday
morning after a long illness.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

hat, besides a number of hats to match
the different costumes. If it be true,
as the fashion designers assert, that
hats can be worn season after season,
as long as their shape holds good, then
a handsome hat is a good investment
and the woman who pays SIS for hat
can feel that she is going to have it
for several years to come. This is
quite different from buying a hat that
is to be thrown away at the end of
three months.
The hat is undoubtedly the keynote
to the costume, for it mirrors the dress
The great handsome picture hats of
Chiffon and feathers are worn with call
ing and reception costumes, while the
new little compact hats, with their stiff
coque feathers or Drim rosettes and
choux and their beaded designs, are
for less formal wear.
The day of nitts is returning, and
their popularity is due to the Marie
Antoinette sleeve. This is little sleeve
which is tight to the elbow, where it is
met by a wide rUfile of lace which falls
over the arm. This sleeve is used for
dinner gowns and for evening dresses.
1t has been worn more or less all sum-
mer and will be the fashionable sleeve
of the coming winter. 1t is particularly
handsome as an opera sleeve, being
ICC
long for elegance.
The Making of Gown.
IT get fine results" said a modiste,
with embroidery of all kinds. 1 re-
Gently received an order from a Gus
toner asking for a dark blue taffeta
gown. The style desired was the
tailored gown Of the present season.
You know what that means. The
plated skirt fiaring around the foot,
but tight around the hips and the
blouse with wrinkled back and full
front and wide girdle.
Il purchased such a gown outright
in the shops. plain and pretty. Then
1 brought it back to my workrooms
and set my girls at work upon it. 1
set them embroidering a vine of for
cet-me-nots around the neck and
working a vine of the same flowers
upon a suede belt. | also let them
put a touch of embroidery upon the
hips, choosing the darker tones of the
forget The gown was a great
success and my patron was delighted
Il wonder that more women do not
take advantage Of the handsome
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

show the square military Shapes and
are built on the Cuban design, which
throws the foot forward a little but
does not impair it's usefulness for
walking purposes as the French heel
did.
For the house the little black slip
per is wonderfully chic, but its heel is
painted red or white or some other
color and its lacings and its bows eX-
actly match. Even for the street one
sees the colored heel. in spite of the
fact that you hear that it is not in
the best OF taste.
1t is amazing how many new things
one can find in the shoe line. The
coy kid low shoes, so comfortable
and so fashionable, areStO take a new
lease of life and one sees them COM
ing out this fall in many pretty styles
Out of regard for the many kinds OF
tan shoes that are worn tan cOlored
rubbers are on the market as well as
white rubbers and black ones. and she
who would be neatly shOd may take
notice. 1t takes three or four kinds
of rubbers to keep my lady OF 1904
fortified against rainy days.
Fail Velvet and VeIveteen.
1t is predicted that velvet and vel
veteen will be worn a great deal. The
latter is not worn as an imitation veil
vet, DNI Il WOIn frankly as VelVeteen.
The same is true Of all other materials
which began as limitations, but arc 10
be worn proudly in their own name.
The newer velvets show a thinner
texture and just as much durability as
before. There is the lovely chiffon vel
vet, which IS one Of the most charm
ing dress materials known. and there
are velvets tri1e heavier which an
swer the purpose.
The popular velvet shades ara bfsctr
gray, navy blue, golden brown and
gun metal.
The tailored suits OF fall show some
very handsome velveteen dresses for
colder day wear. They come in the
autumn colOrs. leaf mold brown bark
brown, sumaeh red and the grays that
suggest autumn. The dotted and
checked velvets are extremely fashio-:-
able They make up well into suits
and have the wonderful ADVANTAGE OF
being becoming to everybody. For a
general utility suit there is nothing the
equal OF a good figured or dotted vel
vet providing the figures and dots b.
not too large-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-09-25

frame the face as nothing else can Go.
A beautiful French woman is wear
ing a wide brimned hat tied under the
chin with tulle streamers. This is
something on the style of a poke, but
the hat is not tied so closely down into
poke shape. The brim flares and the
streamers are tied down over it.
The innovation of automobile fashion
has changed the styles not a little.
Women have discovered how immense
ly becoming the veil can be. And more
and more is it utilized in the trimming
of hats. The automobile hats which
are made by the draping of veil can
be got together very cheaply 1t
takes enough yelling to shirr around
the top of the hat, where it is pulled
up until it just fits the crown. The
yelling is now crossed at the back and
the ends are brought front and fasten-
ed with brooch upon the gown, or are
tucked in the belt The veil can be
pulled down over the face if desired.
The cost of a very uD-to-date automo-
bile hat is less than a dollar if man
aged IN this way, for the veil entirely
covers the hat, and any old hat will do.
Hats in CoIored Felts.
A particular effort is being made to
popularize the colored felt hats, but
just how fair woman will take to them
is a question. The baby blue feltS are
very pretty and Lady Randolph
Churchill is wearing one trimmed with
a shaded blue plume which is draped
over the top of the crown, while the
under side of the hat is faced with a
very heavy white lace.
The red felts are very snowy and one
needs only one hat of this kind sea-
son. 1t can be worn only once in a
while on account of its very distinctive
qualities. One soon tires of it.
All indications go to show that con-
trasting hats will be the style. With
a black gown one can wear a red hat
or a blue hat and with a brown dress
one has a nice choice of hats running
in every shade from yellow to dark
brown and green.
One Of the Washington bellies is
wearing a very handsome gown or
gray and blue checked silk made up
with cherry satin. With this gown she
wears a cherry -colored hat, brilliant
and without a particle of contrast
1t will be quite the thing for the
we'll dressed woman to own a blue hat.
a red hat an all white hat and black