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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
LoCAx. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

South Carolina College-Offers choice
of four courses. The next session
opens Sept 27th.
DR.. j. w. Campbell, Glover, 8. c.
Offers for sale 157 acres of land In
Bullock's Creek township.
J. E. Lowry. Mayor-Publishes an or
dinance forbidding fast driving Of
springless vehicles on Congress or
Liberty streets. Also forbidding
the pulling Of disc harrows on the
streets. unless elevated above the
ground.
D. B. GLADDEN., Glover, S. C.,-Invites
sufferers from cancer, tumor or old
3 chronic sores to write for informa-
ton as to how to be cured.
Louis Roth-Has fresh cheese.
Carroll Bros.-Placed an order yes
terday for thirty Rock Hill buggies.
They say that everybody who Is
familiar with buggies knows how
good Rock Hill buggies are.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have a
special sale Of brooms next Monday
at 19c each. Also offers straw hats
at reduced prices. 10 cent bargain
counter goods at &c each.
First Natinoal Bank-Says that every
man and woman needs friends and
wants you to know that bank ac-
count is the best friend Of all. 1t
solicits your savings accounts.
Star Drug Store-Advises you to take
Malto-Iron tonic, an ideal remedy
for dyspepsia, nervousness. catarrh,
sleeplessness, etc. 1t sells for 81
bottle. Weigh yourself before you
begin taking Malto-Iron tonic.
York Furniture Co.-Wants you to
know that 1t has the goods to fur
nish your home from cellar to gar
ret In all qualities Of household fur
nishings. They say their prices are
just right.
Ferguson & Clinton-Have choice
summer cheese. They also call at
tention to a high grade roasted cof-
fee which they sell five pounds for
a dollar.
]. O. Wray, The Leader-Continues to
offer extra values in ladies' dress
goods in order to close them out at
once. He expects to make a change
in his business, hence the bargains.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

toiled for the support Of the army with
matchless devotion, and sterling fidel-
ity guarded our defenseless homes.
women and children. during the strug-
giles for the principles of our Confed-
crate States Of America.-1S65.'
"This monument Is a striking exam
pie Of the affection and esteem Of the
southern people for their colored
friends.
"The fourth monument is block OF
brown sandstone. with a life-size fig
ure Of an Indian. with drawn bow and
arrow on the top. and Is erected to the
Catawba Indians. 1t has on It brief
history Of that tribe, as follows:
1.-The Catawba Indians, although a
war-like nation. were ever friends OF
the white settlers. They aided and
fought with the Americans in the Rev
olution and with the Confederates In
the Civil war;
Tradition says they emmigrated to
this portion Of South Carolina from
Canada, about 1900. numbering some
10000. ... .r.
WARS with the Cherokees, Shawnees
and other nations, together with the
smallpox. depleted their number
greatly.
I'm 1854 the province of South Car
olina allotted them Is square miles In
York and Lancaster districts. About
1850 a new treaty was made, the state
buying all their land, and afterwards
laying them off 700 acres on the west
bank of the Eswa Tavora-Catawba
river-south Of Fort Mill. where the
remnant, about rs, now live, receiving
small annuity from the state.
"The first white settlers came to Fort
Mill about 1775, and today 1t has pop
ulation Of about 500. It derives Its
principal support from agriculture, be-
ing In the centre Of prosperous farm
ing district. In addition, 1t has two
large cotton mills, which give employ
ment to a goodly number Of its In
hahitants. The town derives its name
from the fact that the patriots had
fort there during the Revolutionary
war. 1t is only few miles from the
route of CORVALLIS last march tt
Yorktown.
There is another historical fact ir
connection with the town which Is ol
interest. and that is Jefferson Davis
and his Confederate cabinet, wher
fleeing from Richmond. held their las
full meeting under two large trees
cedar and white oak-about hall
mile from the village proper. The oal
Is still standing, but the cedar was cu
down some years ago and made into
walking sticks, which are preserved al
souvenirs"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
WITHIN THE TOWN.

Business Is fairly good considering
the season.
There Is talk Of an ordinance to
punish splitting on the sidewalks.
Cotton continues to move more or
less freely; but those who have not
yet sold are not particularly anxious.
The buildings Of the Yorkville
Monument Works are about ready for
the machinery which is to be Installed
within the next few days.
Anthony, the shoemaker, says that
the cement sidewalks are harder on
shoes than earthen sidewalks. Some
thing has to give under the foot OF
the walker" he says, "and the cement
won't do II. When worked in Char
lotte" he continued, "shoemakers there
claimed that with the coming Of the
cement sidewalks. the increase, Of re-
pair work was In proportion"
A beggar woman named Wilson,
was arrested and committed Ito jail
yesterday, because she was a general
nuisance. Sne mas Detl uidhriB pc
riodical visits to Yorkville. claiming
that she was trying to get to her rela-
tives in Chester, etc. 1t Is understood
that she travels in a circuit that in
cludes Gastonia, Blacksburg, Chester
Rock Hill and perhaps other towns.
1t Is her custom to beg for money prin-
cipally, and she has been known to be-
come very abusive on being met with
a refusal. When offered food that did
not meet her entire approval, she has
been known to throw 1t to the ground
in the presence Of the people who gave
1t to her. Mayor Lowry had Chief
Love. to warn her some time ago that
she was not welcome In Yorkville. and
her arrest is the result Of disregard
Of the warning. 1t Is understood that
she will be released this afternoon and
told to move on.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
OGDEN NOTES.
correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.

Correspondence Of the Yorkvills ENQUIRER.
OGcEN, July 27.-The farmers are
about through laying by their crops
with the exception of young corn.
There has been a wonderful out
come In corn since the rains, and
also in cotton. Cotton now has
plenty of weed, and 1t is a matter
Of fruiting.
Mrs. Isabella Percival has been
quite sick. but she Is better.
Miss Carrie Means Of Rock Hill, WIS.,
tied Miss Annie Davis last week.
Mr.. w. A. Dunlap and brother,
Sumter, went to Charleston on the
25th.
Mr.. Boyd Roach left yesterday for
Hickory Grove to attend the district
conference.
Mr.. I. y. Strait Is critically Ill at
his home near Smiths.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
NEW ACREAGE ESTIMATE.
investigation Proves That Hyde's Es'
innate Was Dishonest.

innate Was Dishonest.
There is no longer any doubt Of the
fact that the recent cotton acreage es-
innate Of the department Of agricul-
ture was dishonest. At the instance or
Secretary Wilson, the new crop esti-
mating board has gone over the HYDE
Holmes figures and found that they had
been doctored. The board submitted
its report last Wednesday, and 1t was
published with the approval Of Secre-
tary Wilson as follows:
1.-THE crop estimating board Of the
department of agriculture has consid-
cred the report issued by the bureau
of statistics on June 2, relative to the
acreage planted in cotton In the, south
ern states in 1905, as compared with
that planted in 1904. and has conclu-
ded:
First. That a new estimate should
be made on acreage planted, and that
the figures In Mr.. Hyde's hands when
making his estimate should be used as
the basis.
Second. That Mr.. Hyde with Mr..
Holmes at his elbow, prompting him,
made the estimate lower than the facts
at his hand from the reports from the
seven classes of reporters employed by
the bureau warranted.
Third. The board finds, upon care
full consideration of the reports Of all
classes of correspondents and agents,
that the acreage planted in cotton this
year. including the entire season,
should have been estimated at S5.1 per
cent of that planted last year. equi-
valent to a reduction in planted acre
age as compared with last year Of 14.S
per cent Gnstead Of 11.4 or 4,731,0OO
acres, the estimate of the total acre
age planted this year being 26,99s,OOO
acres
"The estimated percentage Of the de-
crease in each of the cotton growing
states is as follows: Virginia, IS, North
Carolina, 16: South Carolina, IA: Geor-
gia IA: Florida. IL; Alabama, IL; Mis-
sissippi. 16: Louisiana, IT: Texas. 16;
Tennessee. 13; Arkansas, 10: Missouri,
Is: Oklahoma, 15 Indian Territory, IL.
"The averages were made for each
state by each of the four members OF
the board. and the comparatively small
disagreements were harmonized almost
wholly by averaging. and the above
results are fully agreed to by each and
every member of the board"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

HELP For THE MILLs.-A mill man
said the other day in response to an
inquiry as to where the mills were I"
get operatives to run all the new
mills being built. that there Is still
plenty of help i'm the mountains. The
mountain people would be benefited
by being induced to come out from
the dales and coves and go into some
of the mills and come I'm contact
with the world and make something.
AS to the plans for doing this 1t was
suggested that no individual O.. mill
could afford to do this because the
people taken from the mountains
could not be bound to work for the
mill that went to the expense OF get
ting them to the mill. The way to do
is to form a bureau at the expense OF
the mills combine and then all the
mills would be helped and the scar
city Of mill labor for the present
would at least be relieved.--Gastonia
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

SUPERINTENDENT Griffin of the state
penitentiary is complaining at the ef-
feet Of the law which sends all the
able bodied convicts to the chaingang
and gives the penitentiary only those
who are deformed. diseased, crippled
or otherwise undesirable. Most of the
counties, however, are very we'll pleas
ed with the arrangement. They have
to support the penitentiary anyway.
and it is just as well that each should
have the benefit of its own convicts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

THE Columbia State takes no stock
in the reported fake suicide Of Dar-
gan. The paper says. "Mr. Robert
Keith Dargan is dead. beyond the
shadow of any doubt. reasonable or
unreasonable. A. most reputable and
competent physician, after careful ex-
animation, pronounced the body dead,
the coroner and his jury viewed the
body and the grave in the quiet little
graveyard holds in its silent keeping
all that was mortal Of Robert Keith
Dargan" That ought to settle 1t, but
STILL a good many people will not be
convinced until that grave Is dug into.
Charlotte Chronicle.
If the insurance companies pay the
policies on Dargan's life. it will be
pretty fair evidence that Dargan Is
dead.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

Mr.. A. B. Williams. formerly editor
Of the Greenville News, now editor OF
an afternoon paper in Richmond, has
been indicted by the Richmond grand
jury for promising to pay money to in
fluence votes in an election. Mr.
Williams acknowledges that he agreed
to pay a man $25 to do what he could
for a candidate In whom he was in
terested and expresses himself as per-
fectly willing to go to trial on the is
sue as raised without equivocation OF
evasion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

for the political feeling that had been
engendered and that the politicians
continued to utilize. for all 1t was
worth, the dispensary would not have
continued in existence three years.
Now, however, after thirteen years, OF
patient trial, the people have realized
the full extent of the fearful crime
that was committed against them In
their own name. and the indications
are that they are going to take the
whole subject into their own hands.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

- Kershaw special Of July 81 to
Columbia State: At 5 o'clock yester-
day morning fire was discovered In
a colored restaurant The fire COM
pany responded promptly, but in
spite of their efforts three buildings
were consumed and one other dam
aged, belonging to Roxie Belk and
o. B. Drakeford and Mr.. Frank Gard
ner. The loss is heaviest on Mr..
Gardner. as he had no insurance. The
origin OF the fire is supposed to have
been from a defective flue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

Our attention has been called to the
fact that there was an error Of $4,000
in the Kings Mountain township fig
ures as published last Tuesday. the
total taxable property Of Kings Noun
tain township was put at sssO,342. The
correct figures are S6O9,342.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

RIGHT now Is not as good a time
to buy land as this date two years
ago: but it is a better time than this
date next year will be. II the present
growing cotton crop brings an average
of over cents, the price Of land will
go up from 10 to 25 per cent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

IT has been S tggested that next
summers campaie n will be the nois-
lest that has been known for years
We sincerely hope not. A little care
full consideration would be more bene-
fetal to the state.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

AND so it develops that the cotton
farmers reduced their acreage Is per
cent instead of only iii per cent. That
was a great game by which the spec
ulators sought to catch them both
coming and going.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

THERE is no doubt about the cor
rectness Of Judge Brawley's decision
in the Laurens mill case. Wouldn't 1t
be pretty come to pass If the majority
of stock could no. control a corpora
tion?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

, IF Mr.. Cole L. Blease wants to be
governor he can do so by, turning the
light on the dispensary. This, OF
course, is provided he himself Is not
caught In the glare.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

THE News and Couriers review OF
the dispensary situation, as reproduced
on the first page of this issue Is COM
prehensive light on the subject. That
the report summarizes the whole mat
ter pretty correctly we do not doubt.
The South Carolina dispensary has
never commended itself to the sober
judgment of the people of South Car
olina, and 1t could have never been
established except under the peculiar
conditions that obtained at the time
of it's birth. After the fierce cam
paign of demagogy that resulted in the
political revolution of 1890. the leaders
of that revolution appreciated the
necessity of trying to do something to
give the appearance of justification for
all the hullabaloo they had raised, and
the dispensary was the result. Except
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

THE Spartanburg Journal says that
Mr.. Archer. the president Of the coun-
ty cotton growers association, has de-
clined to become a candidate for the
senate. as he felt that he could moi
consistently be a candidate for office
and president OF the cotton growers
association at the same time. If this
is true the people Of Spartanbure
should insist on Mr.. Archer resignine
his present position and then elect hin
to the senate forthwith. 1t is very rare
nowadays that men have such high
sense of honor.--Anderson Mail.
Mr. Archer has been In the senate
and has made a creditable senator. He
has also had gubernatorial aspira-
tions. He has also had some reverses
Suppose now, his friends should insist
on his entering the field. to what ex-
tent would the responsibility be
chargeable against this cotton associa-
ton incident? There are politicians
and politicians, and some of them are
smooth-surprisingly smooth.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
The aIorkrille Gnqllirrr.
YoRKvINLE, s. c.:
FRIDAY, JULY 2S, 1905.

THE failure of the dispensary inves-
tigating committee to show up no end
of graft will only cause the people to
wonder why.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

The total number Of cattle return
ed for taxation Is 1888, and their to-
tai value is ssO,oss. BY townships the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28

Altogether there have been returned
5,727 hogs and they have been valued
for taxation at $15.5O0. They are cred
tied to the several townships as fol-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
Works. TAXABLE PROPERTY.

The increase In the assessed valua-
ton Of all the taxable property of
York county this year as compared
with last year, is over $5OO,0OO, or to
be exact, $513,117.
The total value Of the taxable prop
erty Of the county lest year was $685.
31s. This year it Is $7,06i,436. The
various properties not included In the
aggregate as published last Tuesday,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-07-28
The total number of mules Is 1920,
valued at $251,S12 and distributed
follows:

The total number Of sheep and goats
returned for taxation Is 1877, valued at
aooo a.a ain4r-ihutod 90 follows.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
BRYAN AND JOHNSON
 GREET MAYOR DUNNE
THREE PROMINENT DEMOCRATS MEET IN CHICAGO AND FOR AN HOUR DISCUSS MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP IN CHICAGO.

Chicago, April 13.-With hands out stretched in greeting William Jennings Bryan and Mayor Tom l.. Johnson of Cleveland, called together today upon the newly elected Mayor of Chicago, Hon. Edward F. Dunne. We want to shake hands with the western conqueror," said Colonel Bryan.
 And I want to return the gretting to the idol of his party" responded Mayor Dunne. who then stretched his hand to grasp that of the municipal ownership Mayor of Cleveland.
 Then followed a half hours discussion of Chicago's problem.
 ''The municipal ownership election in Chicago means more than any man can tell" declared Colonel Bryan, smiling broadly. I am here like my friend, MT. Johnson to participate in tonights Jeff ferson banquet, but l am here for more than that to greet the greatest mayor in the west. Mayor Dunne has taken the lead over all other mayors, all lord mayors in the world. He has seized a golden opportunity to become the fore most man in the nation and the people will rejoice in every inch of success he wins for his victory in this struggle is a victory for the people,"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
SAYINE WANTS TO
 SERVE IN THE ARMY
NOTORIOUS CHARACTER ASKS GEAR TO ALLOW HIM TO SERVE AGAINST THE JAPANESE EVEN AS A PRIVATE.

St. Petersburg April 1S.-The case 9t Nicholas E. Savine, further known as the Count DeToulouse-Lautree," who Is charged with a long record of adroit swindles in various parts of Europe and who was recently arrested at Bremen and brought to Russia to stand trial, Is at tracting attention here
 Savine, who Is also well known in the United States, tells romantic story of his adventures and alleged prosecutions and has appealed to Emperor Nicholas in reoompense for the services of his an- cestors and himself to Russia to free his name from the cloud hanging over it. and pertuit him to rejoin the army of which he once was an officer, and serve against the Japanese in Manchuria. Savine, who claims he was naturalized an American citizen in Chicago, April 27, 1898, Is hold ing In abeyance an appeal to the Amer lean ambassador until he learns whether the Emperor will allow him to serve un- der the double eagle, even as private.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
TRANSATLANTIC
 LINERS ARE HOSTILE
cuNARp LINE STARTS THE RATE CUTTING, WHICH MAY BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED BEFORE SEASON IS OVER.

New York. April 13.-Agents of sev- erai of the transatlantic lines with or fees in this city when informed of the action taken by the Cunard line officials at Liverpool today, said they did not be- lieve it would lead to renewal or the rate war. Summarized, the opinion of the agents seemed to be that there was enough business for everybody just at this tune. and that there was no real reason for the cutting of rates. No expression of opinion was made at the offices of the International Mercantile Marine company. American lines. Atlantic transport line, and other lines is one of the most direct ly affectss by u situafion
 Vernon H. Brown, local agent of the Cunard Line, said that he did not look for any rapid rate cutting If there iE any cutting at all"
 "Of course there may be some radical action taken later on" he said, but 1t is too early now to talk about it. What the Cunard policy will be is a question. However, l don't think there will be any pronounced cutting. That is not the Gun ard lines object. We only prefer to oe free and clear, because in the past we have done better as an independent line, and believe we shall do better now. h. ability of several lines other than the Cunard to carry out several important clauses in a settlement, recently reach ed in Berlin, was the cause which lead the Cunards to go out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
MORE SUBWAYS ARE
 TO BE BUILT SOON
Rapid Transit Commission of New York Accepts Recommendation
 Without Reserve.

New York. April 13-The Rapid Tran sit commission today took long step in the furtherance of increased travelling facilities for New orA and the extension of z, subway system. In executive ses- sion the commission accepted unreserved- ly every one of the nineteen loop and subway propositions, recently laid before them.
 The plans include new cross-town sub ways at Thirty-fourth street, Twenty third and Fourteenth streets from east to west; a subway -o connect Sevent., avenue from Harlem to the battery; lines along the east side of the Bronx; various loops connecting at points with the main lines, and a general broad extension of the elevated system.
 The work of putting the plans into ops eration will be pushed with all possible speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-14
AMERICAN OFFICERS
 TO GO TO MANCHURIA
GEN. THOMAS H. BARRY WILL RE- LIVE MAJOR MAcoMB, WHO IS WITH RUSSIAN ARMY IN cAPAc- ITY OF OBSERVER.

Washington, April 13.-Secretary 'Taft has selected Brigadier General Thomas H.. Barry, commanding the department or the gulf at Atlanta; Col. John Van H' Hoff of the medical department at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, and Capt. sidney A Cloman, Twenty-second infantry Of the general staff stationed in this city' TOT duty with the Russian army In Man churia. Captain Cloman will act as aide to General Barry.
 These officers will relieve Maj M. M' Macomb of the artillery corps Capt. VII liam V. Judson. corps of engineers ana Col. valery Haverd of the medical depart ment from further duty with the Rus stan army in Mancnuria. Colonel Haverd and Captain Judson are on their way 10 the United States, having left TOXIC re- cently for San Francisco. The latter TWO officers were captured by the Japanese army on the retreat of the Russian forces from Mulxden. Colonel Haverd might cas- fly have escaped with Major Macomo, put Captain Judson was prostrated by SICK ness at the time and Colonel Haverd re- mained with him as an act of friendship 10 see that he was properly treated.
 As is usual in such cases the Russian government has been asked to sanction the proposed changes and the necessary orders are withheld pending receipt oi a favorable response from St. Peters brrg. One of the reasons for the selec- tion of General Barry for duty as military attache with the Russians IS que to the fact that Gen. Arthur Macarthur U. s. A., Is serving in similar capacity with the Japanese army, and 1t was ieit that the Russian government might not feel complimented by the assignment or an officer below the grade of brigadler general.