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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Claude Inman-Wants Information as
the whereabouts of an estray Berk-
shire SOW pig.
Geo. w. Sherer-Will pay 81 for the
return of Jersey bull calf that left
the pasture about two weeks ago.
William Powell-Has medium-sized
bay horse that he took up last Sun
day. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying ex-
penses.
J. E. Lowry, Mayor-Publishes an or
dinance relating to the licensing Of
emigrant agents within the town Of
YorkVille. Also an ordinance relat-
ing to assaults, etc.
Louis Roth-Has white and yellow
onion sets for fall planting.
Loan and Savings Bank-Offers, In
its safety deposit vaults, absolutely
reliable protection for valuable pa
pers, jewelry, etc.
J. M. Heath & Co.-Are exhibiting an
immense line Of all kinds Of fall and
winter goods, including clothing,
millinery, shoes, dress goods, etc.
j. @. Wray-Calls especial attention to
he Is now showing to the ladies. He
says that better qualities and larger
varieties have never been shown in
Yorkville.
Dobson Bros.-Say that their hats are
still in the ring. New hats and RIB
bons have just been received. New
hats for children. Laundry taken.
Foushee Cash Store-Advertises a job
lot Of hats for girls, boys and men
to be put on sale next Monday.
Strauss Smith Co.-Have received big
shipments Of hats for men and boys,
underwear for men, women and chill
dren, and have a complete line OF
furnishing goods for men and boys.
J. Edgar Poag Broker-Advises you
to buy York county real estate be-
fore prices advance. He will either
sell you property or sell your prop
erty. j.
First National Bank-Advises you to
put your surplus money in first
class bank, and offers its services.
Jas. M. Starr & Co.-Tell you that
eggs are in demand and tells you
how to make your hens lay more
eggs. They also have other articles
that are calculated to make poultry,
hogs, horses, mules. cows, ETC., feel
better and do better. They have a
full supply Of goods usually sold IN
a drug store.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
THE COCAINE HABIT.

1t came to the attention Of Mayor
Lowry a few days ago that the cocaine
habit has spread to an alarming ex-
tent among the negroes Of Yorkville
and he took occasion to make some in
vestigations.
Upon inquiry at the local drug
stores the mayor learned that there
are frequent calls for cocaine in small
amounts, from 10 cents to rs cents
worth at time, and altogether there
are no less than so regular users Of
the drug in the town and immediate
vicinity.
So far as is known, the habit Is con-
fined entirely to negroes. They buy
cocaine in a dry powdered form, and
snuff 1t up their noses. The drug
seems to have a soothing, quieting eff
feet that makes them oblivious to
what Is going on around them.
From such information as the may
or has been able to gather, the cocaine
habit was introduced here about two
years ago by a couple Of struggling
negro railroad hands. Both were CO.
caine fends. They taught the habit to
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

THE yarn and cloth commission men
Of the north constitute the greatest
drawback with which the southern
cotton mill industry has to contend
All the mill people thoroughly under
stand this fact; but as yet their COM
bined wisdom has not been sufficient
to secure relief. The trouble is this.
The commission men have established
themselves as go-betweens between
the manufacturer and the consumer.
They handle the great bulk of all the
products of all the cotton mills. Just
what they have to do with establish
ing prices cannot be definitely stated.
So far as the manufacturers are con-
cerned. that is largely matter Of sus-
picion. But it is fact, nevertheless,
that the commission people, or most
of them have become very rich at
their business, and that they are or
ganiZed into a most powerful close
corporation. When not satisfied with
prevailing prices. manufacturers fire.
quently consign their goods, and get
advances from the commission men.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
PARKER's LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE.

PARKER's LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE
Judge Parkers letter Of acceptance.
while not lacking in any element OF
the decorous dignity befitting his posi-
ton, possesses all the qualities that
should characterize an address calcu-
lated to whet the zeal and inspire the
energies of his political brethren. 1t
Is positive, direct, candid and courage
Gus. 1t has been asserted by the OPP
position that his acceptance speech
was lacking in these respects; that 1t
resembles a judicial deliverance. a de-
cision, or dissenting opinion from the
bench, too closely to serve as a cam.
paign rallying call. But they Will
make no such criticism on this effort.
1t will put some animation and vigor
into this hitherto incomparably dull
campaign by enthusing the Democra-
cy, not less than by challenging the
Republicans to fresh assaults on the
Democratic lines. No deliverance that
has marked the progress Of the can
vass has commanded more prompt
and interested attention than will be
accorded to this virile letter. and If ac-
tivity does not displace Indifference, If
excitement does not supplant the unu-
sual calmness of the scene, no part of
the responsibility will be chargeable to
the Democratic candidate.-Wash-
ington Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

A NOVEL strike was instituted among
Chicago school children on last We'd
nesday. 1t was against new kinder
garten teacher who was supposed to
be a negro. Within a short time after
the appearance of the teacher. the
next morning in fact about fifty boys,
wearing union badges and armed with
clubs, appeared around the school
grounds and warned the other children
to stay away. Children gathered to
the number of 700 but they made no
effort to enter the ground as they were
in full sympathy with the strike"
They all Joined in hooting and jeering
at the teachers who looked on through
the windows of the school building.
The trouble was finally settled by the
police but not until after the children
We're convinced that they were mis-
taken and that the new teacher was
as white as any of them. All Of the
children who participated in the novel
strike were under fifteen years Of age.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

pointment. The meeting was post
poned. 1t has since been learned that
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward had been
poisoned from eating canned meat, and
that the latter had died from the ef-
fects Of 1t on last Sunday. The latest
information is to the effect that while
Mr. Woodward Is not as yet consider
ed entirely out Of danger, strong hopes
are entertained for his recovery.
DR.. Ike Campbell expects to leave IN
day or so for Baltimore where he
will complete his last year In the pre-
scribed medical course and receive his
diploma
Mr.. M. L. Smith left a few days ago
for Charlotte for the purpose Of at
tending the meeting Of Southern Cot
ton Spinners, called to perfect an or
ganization intended to protect the IN
terests Of the industry. He went from
Charlotte to Philadelphia for the pur-
pose Of looking after business inter-
eStS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

Springs. Mr.. Strauss went to attend
a meeting Of the Shriners.
Miss Harriet Henry Of washington,
D. c., Is visiting relatives in Yorkville,
the guest Of the families Of her neph-
ews, Messrs. w. H. and r. ]. Herndon.
Mr.. Roy Williamson, salesman in ].
NJ. Heath & Co.'s grocery department,
Is seriously Ill at the home Of his
father, Mr.. J. L. Williamson, near Og-
len, with typhoid fever.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell left Thurs
day morning for Springfield. Ohio, to
accept a position as assistant su-
perintendent Of the City Hospital
Training school for nurses.
Cadet John R. Dickson left for the
Citadel academy this morning, to en-
ter upon his final year at that institu-
ton. Cadet Dickson Is now first SER
geant Of Company B.
Mr.. John w. Miller, carrier on York.
VILE R. F. D. No. 6. is Ill at the home
Of his father, Mr.. ]. B. Miller, Of the
Union neighborhood with fever. He
has been sick for about two weeks.
News from him this morning was to
the effect that he Is getting along very
nicely; but he Is not yet clear Of fever.
Mrs. G.. M. Lowrance went to Abe
marie, N. c., last Tuesday, having been
summoned there by information to the
effect that Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Crowell,
her son-in-law and daughter, were
seriously i'll from the effects Of
ptomaine poisoning. They had eaten
canned fish Of some kind a day or two
before and both shortly afterward be-
came Ill. At first 1t was feared that
heir illness would prove fatal; but
since the departure of Mrs. Lowrance
1t is learned that all danger Is about
over.
Mr.. William o. Harshaw and
Miss Marian Harshaw entertain
ID quite a number Of friends at
their home five miles south Of
Yorkville on last Friday night, Sept.
%. Dancing was enjoyed by many,
while others preferred strolling on the
lawn. Music was furnished by the
Yorkville band. Those present were:
Misses Iva Withers, Hazel Grist,
Anna Spann. Mary Ashe, Annie
Scott, Mary Scott, Estelle David
son, Lena Moore, Sue Moore. Ina
Ashe, Clara Clinton. Kate Love.
and Lou Love. Messrs. P. w. Love.
John R. Hart, Will McCorkle. Ross
Clinton, John Ashe, Hamlet Carroll,
Lee Hart, Tom Bludworth, Roy Car
roll Will Stevenson, Rob Love, Prof.
Garrell, Luther Ashe. John Lindsay.
Luther Davidson, Rodney Scott, and
Cleveland Dunlap. Chaperones-Mr:
and Mrs. John A. Harshaw, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Dunlap.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

LOUIS Fleischman died at his home
in New York last Sunday. His name
was a household word throughout the
world on account of Fleischman's
yeast, which Is used everywhere. But
this remarkable man is still better
known to fame as philanthropist es-
pecially on account of his famous
bread line" He came to America
from Austria, shortly after the Aus
-Prussian war in which he render
ed distinguished service, and estab-
lished in New York what was known
as the vienna Bakery" His purpose
was to furnish to his countrymen and
others the same kind Of bread to which
they had been accustomed at home.
The venture was a. success from the
start, and a tremendous custom was
developed in all parts Of the city,
fresh bread being delivered every day.
For a while the left over bread that
was brought back by the delivery
wagons at night was sold at half
price; but one day Mr.. Fleischman
gave orders that it be distributed free
to all who would wait for it, and from
that day dated the establishment OF
the bread line" Every night line
Of men, women and children would
form at the bakery and the left over
bread would be divided among them.
If the line was long and the supply of
bread was short, the loaves would be
divided; but If the line was short and
the supply long the bread would be
equally divided all the same. All
kinds of people were included In the
gatherings, hoboes, unfortunates'
busted rich," ETC., and continuing
night after night, week after week and
year after year this curious philan-
thropy gained a reputation throughout
the world. Mr. Fleischman was often
criticised for what seemed to be en-
couragement Of idleness; but he al
ways held that any man who would
stand in the bread line until his time
came was entitled to all he would get.
OF course the famous Vienna Bakery
will continue and the bread line re-
main one Of its institutions, and what
ever men may say of the old Austrian
down here, it Is not difficult to imagine
that his work has met with approval
where acts like his are interpreted at
their actual value.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers Of real es-
tate were recorded in the office OF the
county auditor during the month OF
September:
M. E. Adams to T. J. Bradford. II
acres; consideration $770.
BROAD RIVER.
Joseph Barnett to John F. Greer. 20
acres; consideration SILT.
Thomas Barnett to Joseph Barnett.
10 acres; consideration $3.50.
S. B. Latham to c. M. Whisonant. I
lot; consideration 5000.
John H. Simpson ct al. to Cleo Les
slie, ct al. / lot; consideration $SOo.
BuLLocK's CREEK.
w. Brown Wylie, G. C. c. Pls., to
Jonas and L. Schiff. 1003 acres; con-
sideration, $3.50.
E. L. Barnes to Mary L. Barnes. 4
lots; consideration, love and affection.
W. l.. Roddey to Sarah Erwin. l
lot: consideration $3.50.
David P. Steele to w. M. Steele. 81
acres; consideration $1,000.
Sue D. Hutchison to ]. Claude Crow
ell. / lot; consideration, $525.
R. E. Barron to Margaret B. Ste
vens. 2 lots; consideration $3.50.
H. B. Buist to Eliza F. Buist. 1 lot;
consideration $500.
Mrs. Sarah E. Murphy to ]. d. Da-
Wis. 46 acres; consideration 500.
Pride Ratteree to Charley McCaW.
1 lot; consideration SO.
VIM. T. Sturgis to Elwell M. Stur-
gis. 40 acres; consideration $40:
Geo. D. White, ct al. to Ella M.
Toole. / lot; consideration s35. .
E. L. Murphy to J. A. Thomas.
lot; consideration 500.
Rebecca C.. Isom to Cy Cureton. 1
lot: consideration SIS
EBENEzER.
P. M. Berry to Catawba Power Co.
40 acres: consideration nominal.
Rock Hill Land and Town Site co.
to J. D. Werner. l lot; consideration
s125.
KINGS MOUNTAIN.
Isaac L. Faires to S. Monroe Faires
1872 acres; consideration $50.
w. B. Smith to C. T. Thomas. l
lot; consideration s125.
Andrew L. Jackson to Mrs. Matte
Jackson. 793 acres; consideration
james A. Childers to M. Jackson
Wallace. 81 acres; consideration S4OO.
YORK.
Alice O'Leary to Mrs. Matte E.
Nichols. House and lot; consideration
$500.
Isaac Wright to Victor Cotton Oil
Co. 1 lot; consideration $125.
Eugenia Miller Drakeford to Glenn
& Allison. lot; consideration $3.50.
Harriet J. Bratton to P. Avery
Lowry lot; consideration 500.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Next Monday is salesday for Oc-
tober, and the opening Of the season
in horse trading.
Although 1t will be week or two
yet before the building can again be
occupied by the congregation, the
work on the interior of the Presby-
terian church continues to progress
steadily. The most noticeable changes
are the removal Of the side galleries
and the location of the choir immedi-
ately to the rear Of the pulpit. the
wood work of the interior including
the pulpit and pews is being finished
in oak as formerly.
A trio Of negro medicine venders,
composed Of one woman and two men,
that has been doing business on the
was arrested last night on warrant
issued by Magistrate Conner. charging
them with doing business without
license. The woman, who gave her
name as E. L. MonsZe and who was IN
charge of the outfit, put up $25 bond
for her appearance before the magis-
trate this morning.
From the official publication In
another column, 1t will be noted that
Yorkville has followed the example set
by neighboring towns and adopted an
ordinance to restrict interference with
mill labor. When all the cotton mills
are running at full capacity, and this
will probably be the situation before a
great while, there Is much difficulty
about securing full forces OF opera :
tives, and there has developed what is
known as the mill labor agent. This
individual works in various ways, fire.
ouently on commission and gives the
mill management a great deal of trou.
BILE without any corresponding benefit
to the operatives he succeeds in entic.
ing. There has been great deal OF
trouble and in some cases more or less
violence on account Of the operations
of these labor agents, and that there
should be restrictive ordinances is
very natural.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
LOWEST ON RECORD.

The water in Broad River Is lower
than 1t has been before within the
memory Of the oldest citizens along
its banks in York and Cherokee.
Mr.. James L. Strain Of Eta Jane
was in Yorkville yesterday on busi-
ness, and discussing the river said the
sandy ridges along the bed of the
stream are showing above the surface
all the way across. 1t has been neces-
sary to remove the fiat boats at How
ellis ferry and Lockhart, and the
crossing is done by fording, the most
serious inconvenience being the steep
banks on both sides Of the stream.
The Cherokee Cotton mills have been
able to operate only two or three days
a week on account Of low water and
Lockhart has also been inconvenienced
considerably.
The water was very low in the river
in 1881; but the impression Of most OF
the people best in a position to know
is that 1t was not so low that year as
it is now.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
ROCK HILL AND VICINITY.

Cotton Coming In Freely-Express
Company Promises Better Service
Or. WyIie Talks About Typhoid
Mr.. A. H. Green Improving; Also
Mr.. MeFadden's Family.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock Hill, Sept. 30.-The nice
weather continues and the work OF
gathering and marketing the cotton
crop is being pushed as Is rarely aoae
in this section. The two ginneries at
this place are kept busy every day:
The wagons begin to arrive by 4
o'clock a. m., and continue to come IN
through the day. The drop In the
price this week slightly checked up
the run on the market, but not to any
very great extent.
Our citizens are delighted to know
that the Southern Express company
will put an express wagon on the
streets at an early date for the col
lection and delivery Of express pack
ages to all parts Of the city. ROCK
Hill has long been in need OF a better
local express service and several eI-
forts have been made through the
Commercial clubs to have the service
improved. The matter was fnaily
taken up by the state railway commits
sion the past week. In the mean time,
however, the express company took
action in the matter themselves and IN
few days will have their new wagon
on the streets. The express company
have all along expressed their willing
ness to improve the service just as
soon as the business would justify II.
DR.. w. Gill Wylie Of New York city,
made quite an interesting and instruc-
tive talk on the importance of pure
water, the causes Of typhoid fever
etc., at the Commercial clubs monthly
smoker last Tuesday night. DR.. wy
lie was present by invitation OF the
club and his talk has aroused the
people on the subject Of pure water
and the danger Of contracting typhold
fever by using impure water. The To-
cal physicians and the board OF health
have at different times had water
from Rock Hill wells analyzed and
taken every precaution possible to pro-
tect the health interests Of the city.
But it Is evident that something further
must be done in order to meet the de-
mands Of a rapidly growing city ana
the general opinion Is that nothing
short of an up-to-date sewerage sys-
tenn will meet this demand.
His many friends will be glad to
know that Major A. H. Green who mas
been In John Hopkins hospital In Bal
timore for the past few weeks Is i'm
proving in health.
The family Of ]. H. McFadden are
all improving also.
There have been several cases or re.
yer in the country near this place, put
all are reported as recovering. w. T.
Hollis of ogden, is reported quite sick.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

SENATOR A. P. German Is said to be
very well pleased with the political
outlook and is quoted as saying that
the campaign this year reminds him
very much of the campaign Of 1892. In
that year there was much apathy on
both sides, the candidates being Cleve-
land and Harrison, and the politicians
were all at sea as to the outcome of the
selection. Cleveland was elected by a
large majority after very quiet cam
paign. The senator says that the peo-
pie this year are quietly studying the
issues, just as in 1892, and he feels
that the politicians will be surprised
by the outcome.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

THE Spartanburg Journal criticises
Judge Parker for failure to refer to
the negro question in his letter of ac-
ceptance; but we are unable to see the
Justice Of it's position. The whites OF
the south are so much one way on the
negro question as not to stand in need
of counsel or advice from Judge Par
ker or anybody else, and the whites or
the north care but little about the
matter one way or the other. What
Judge Parker could gain by resorting
to clap trap of this kind we are unable
to see.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

This process usually puts that parti-
cular mill in the commission mans
power and the system has it's effect
in the depression Of the price Of yarns.
In various ways the commission people
have managed to maintain their
power, and no effort that the manu-
facturers have yet been able to make
has weakened their vice-like grip.
The action of the southern spinners
at Charlotte a few days ago in en-
deavoring to fix prices below which
their yarns shall not be sold, looks as
if it is along the right line; but If the
commission men are not able to show
that they are much stronger than the
spinners there will be much cause, not
only for qualification, but also for sur
prise.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30

A REPORT comes from Augusta to
the effect that Georgia farmers are
picking cotton by moonlight. In the
western part Of this state efforts are
being made to popularize cotton pick
ing among the school children. While
there is a scarcity Of labor OF the kind
that has been utilized in the fields
heretofore. there is still plenty Of peo-
pie to pick the cotton if they can just
be gotten into the fields. The idea of
utilizing school children. we think is
good. Even those to whom the money
they earn Is no special object may get
valuable experience, that will stand
them in good stead all through life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
THE FIGHTING AT PORT ARTHUR
Both Sides Menaced by odor From
PURIFYING Bodies.

Russians residing at Chefu claim to
have received information that the
Japanese losses in the last assault on
Port Arthur which began Sept. 19,
were 1000.
A Chinese who lert the fortress on
Sept. 26 says that the Russian losses
were between 500 and 600.
This Chinaman says that the Japa-
nese were unable to remain in the
three supplementary forts which they
captured and that they retired at 4
o'clock on the afternoon Of Sept. rs,
after enduring several days Of tre-
mendous firing from the inner forts.
He adds that the Russians attempted
to bury the dead on both sides at night
because the decomposing bodies Sc
riously menaced the health of the gar
rison. The Russians allege that 1t Is
the deliberate policy of the Japanese
to undermine the health of the Rus
sian troops by means of the odors from
the decomposing bodies and that for
this reason they fire on the burial par
ties.
One Chinese who was a member Of
burial party says that the Japanese
fired when he and other Chinese at
that when the wind carried the odors
towards the Japanese the latter re-
tired.
Chinese say that the most severe at
tacks were made on the supplementary
forts Of the Itz and Anshu mountain
forts. The Russians had undermined
the ground and several hundred Jap
anese were blown up on Sept. %. Re-
ports received from the Miaotao is
lands mention a terrific report which
shook the houses there on that date.
The Russian ships, says the report,
took no part in the battle. From 80
to so shells fell daily in the Chinese
new town. One shell tore the rudder
from a torpedo boat destroyer.
The Russians are now building a
new fort on Liaoti promontory bearing
on the island side. Its construction in
dioates that five large guns will form
the nucleus of the battery.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-09-30
ABOUT PEOPLE,

Mr.. C. E. Spencer and family re-
turned last night, after stay of sew
eral weeks at Blowing Rock, N. c.
Mrs. A. N. James and two chill
dren of Mt. Pleasant, N. G. left this
morning for their home after a visit
to the family Of Mr.. c. F. James.
Mrs. James M. Starr, accompanied
by Miss Alice Perry of Heath Springs
left yesterday for a visit to the Worlds
Fair. st. Louis.
Miss Mamie Mcconnell who has
been spending the summer in York
willie with her parents, returned to
Philadelphia Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Strauss left on
Tuesday for White Stone Lithia