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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Miss Mary FAINT Herndon has diph-
liberia.
Mr.. ]. ]. Keller spent Sunday In
Durham, N. c.
Miss Kitty Blair of Blairsville, Is
visiting Mrs A. M. Grist.
NJ 4. Jennings, Esq, spent several
days in Columbia this week.
DR.. d. l.. Shieder Is confined to his
room with a bilious attack.
Congressman Finley has been con-
fined to his room for several days.
Mrs. Kimbrell of Anderson Is the
guest of Mr.. w. B. Steele's family.
Mrs. Geo. NJ Lowrance Of Albemarle,
N. c., is the guest of Mrs. ]. ]. Keller.
Mr.. Lee Hart went to Lowryville
Wednesday on business.
Mrs. A. S. Withers of Charleston, Is
the guest of Mr. r. ]. Withers' fam
lily.
Miss Vivian Hand of Chester, was
guest of Misses Willie and Lee Will
liams.
Miss Laura Mendenhall of McCon-
nellsville, spent Thursday with friends
in Yorkville.
Miss Carrie Belle Simril of Ebenezer,
has taken position in Tampa, Fla. as
stenographer.
Mr.. A. B. Correll has returned from
the Portland, Oregan, exposition and
reports a pleasant trip.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15
THE MONUMENT WORKS.

The Yorkville Monument Works have
gotten in quite lot Of rough stock
I'm the shape of marble and granite
and are getting down to business In
filling orders; but are still somewhat
handicapped for lack Of power to turn
their heavy machinery.
Pending the coming of the electric
power, a gasolene engine was put In;
but It does not seem to be equal TO
the work that Is required of 1t. and
the heavy machinery cannot be oper-
ated at proper advantage until the
electric power Is available, which Will
be soon.
Captain w. B. Moore, of the COM
pany, said yesterday that the pros
poets for business are fine; that al
ready there are orders In hand suffi-
cient to keep the works busy for
months, and that there seems to be
no reason for any misgiving on that
score.
UNLESS you have made a special
investigation along that line" he said
to the reporter, you have no Idea
how many thousands Of dollars go
abroad from this section every year
for monument and tombstone work.
The expenditure really amounts to
heavy drain on the circulation OF this
community, and while Of course we
would not have anybody to believe
that we are not calculating on fair
return on our investment, we hope
also to keep good deal Of this
money at home.
AT present" he continued, I'VE will
necessarily have to buy most OF our
fine work abroad In the rough and
finish 1t here We can buy the rough
work cheaper than we can produce 1t
with present facilities and finish 1t
cheaper than 1t can be finished abroad
But our ambition extends beyond this:
we hope eventually to perfect our IA
cilities to the point where we Will be
able to bring both marble and granite
from the quarries in boulders and
shane them as we desire here. 1t
may be that we will not be able to
do this at a considerable profit; but
the more Of this work we can do
without actual loss, the better 1t will
be for the community"
The monument works have already
made some heavy expenditures in
equipping their plant, and laid out sew
eral thousand dollars In stock, and are
pushing their arrangements to develop
their business on quite an extensive
scale
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15

Lizzie Grombacker, a beautiful young
woman residing near Youngstown, In
Mahoning county, Ohio. He was con-
victed on circumstantial evidence and
was hanged for the crime in the coun-
ty Jail at Youngstown. Charles Ster-
ling was an innocent man. 1 am guilty
of the murder Of that young girl.
Byer and his neighbors Immediately
began a search for the body. and
after two days found it hanging to
a tree. Around his neck was a shred
of a green stuff such as women use
for wells. Dispatches from Youngs-
town say that the murder Is remem-
bered there. The woman's body was
found in a clump Of bushes outside
the town. She had been choked to
death with her veil. Charles Sterling
a tramp, had been seen in the vicinity
that day, and afte' two trials he was
convicted and he nged. Herzig, the
real murderer, has been carrying the
crime all of these years, and at last
unable to stand it any longer took his
own life.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15
LOCAL LACONlCS.
Mill Send The Enquirer

We Will Send The Enquirer
From now until January l, 1906 FOR
sc cents.
Bethel Presbytery.
Bethel Presbytery held its annual
fall session at Heath Springs, con-
vening last Tuesday, and finishing up
its work on Thursday. The opening
sermon was preached by Rev. w. l..
Lingle, pastor of the First Presbyte-
rian church of Rock Hill. Rev. E. r..
Gillespie, pastor of the First Presby-
terian church Of Yorkville, preached
Tuesday evening, and addressed the
congregation on the subject OF mis-
sions on Wednesday. Rev. w. A. Haf-
ner, of Bowling Green and Allison
Creek, preached Wednesday evening.
Presbytery held three sessions a day,
devoting afternoons TO business.
Live Stock Insurance.
A number Of representative farmers
from different parts of the county met
in the court house last Tuesday 10
perfect the organization of what Is to
be known as the Mutual Live Stock In
surance company, to do business In
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15
Eleven Cents Cotton.

AS will be seen by the notice pub
lished In another column, the members
of the York County Southern Cotton
association are called to meet In the
court house next Monday for the pur-
pose of considering the work of the re-
cent convention at Asheville.
The principal question before the
meeting is whether or not the cotton
growers of York county will insist upon
a minimum Of eleven cents for their
cotton as recommended at Asheville
or leave the market to be controlled by
the influences that have been hxine
prices heretofore.
AS to what is a fair price for cotton
we confess that we do not know. The
elements Of control are so numerous
and so complicated that many Of them
are beyond the range Of our informa-
ton, II not comprehension. But still
we are quite sure that cotton has often
sold for less than half its value. and we
are strongly of the opinion that If 1t Is
possible to fix the price at not less than
IL cents a pound such action will be
neither unreasonable nor unjust.
AS to whether it is In the power OF
the farmers to enforce the IL cent
minimum Is another question. There
are certain difficulties in the way; but
the experience of last year has shown
that these difficulties are by no means
insurmountable. The matter rests
largely with the farmers themselves
All they have to do Is to say IL cents
Is the price and refuse to take any
less. The spinners are bound to have
the cotton, and they will certainly pay
II cents for 1t II they cannot buy II
cheaper.
OF course there is a probability
that no matter what the South
ern Cotton association may do, much
cotton will be sold below IL cents
If the spinners make fight. they car
hold prices down for a while, and
there are not a few farmers who will
be compelled 10 sell at whatever price
But IN view OF lne pTODdDle size vi
the present crop. centainly not over
IL 900, 900 bales, and probably less than
that. 1t Is out of the question that
any bear movement that can be in
augurated can continue indefinitely.
Then again. If the ruling price Is
20 cents or less and it is possible to
force the figures up to II cents and
over, the undertaking is certainly
worth a fight, and we believe that the
producers are not only game enough e
try: but game enough to take theil
medicine in the right spirit in case
they should fail.
After all has been said, the prin-
cipal requisite Of success in this
movement is loyalty among the mem
bers of the association themselves, as
toward each other. The experience
of the past year has proved that they
can be loyal, and if they go into the
fight for IL cents cotton 1t will be with
remarkably good chances for success
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15

IF the prohibiticnists are going 70
run a candidate for governor, we Woulo
like TO see them put Col. August Kohn
in the field.-Georgetown Outlook.
Col. Kohn is of The governor calibre
all right and he would make good
one: but then we have no idea that
he would feel warranted in taking the
lob If 1t should be offered to him. He
is doing more good where he Is. There
are plenty of men who are capable OF
filling the office Of governor with hon.
or and credit but not a great many
who are capable Of filling Mr.. Kohn's
place as he is filling 1t.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15

sibly the words "for me" were left out
by accident by the printer.
News and Courier: Defending Mr.. L..
j. williams for exerting his influence
in behalf Of the candidate for governor
when he was the chairman of the state
board of control, the Newberry Herald
and News says: IF Governor Hayward
should desire to use his influence for
some Of the various candidates In the
next state campaign that would be his
right, and we can see nothing criminal
in It," The Newberry Herald and News
is the first newspaper to suggest such
a word as criminal In this discussion
"a word that has no place in 1t. How
ever, we suspect that II Governor Hey
ward should address a circular letter
from his office, on his office stationery,
to the county auditors and treasurers
throughout South Carolina next year
advising them to support particular
candidate for governor. 1t would end
Governor Heyward's career In South
Carolina affairs.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15

In a speech at Chicago on Septem-
ber 12, william Jennings Bryan de-
clared that he was not candidate fol
another presidential nomination; but
the hope that before the time
comes for the need there will appear
a man who will be able to do for the
party more than he is able to do
There are not a great many Democrats
who will say amen to this for goodness
knows that what Mr.. Bryan did was
a plenty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15
Ths Alurkrille enquirer,
YORKVILLE, s. c.;
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10. 1909

THE total number Of yellow fever
cases in New Orleans from the first
outbreak up to yesterday was 2,462. or
these 329 died and 1877 have been dis
charged as cured, The balance are
still under treatment. There were six
deaths yesterday and 40 new cases.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15

York county has furnished thirty
boys to Erskine college this year.
This Is the largest number furnished
to that institution by single county.
The Enquirer had a pleasant call on
Tuesday afternoon from Mr.. Zimri
Carroll Of Glover, a most estimable old
gentleman and a long time valued
friend Of the paper. In the course OF
conversation he remarked that he had
been taking THE ENQUIRER since 1854,
when 1t used to be called the York.
Vile Miscellany. During all that time
his name has been off the list but six
months. Mr.. Carroll Is now about 70
years Of age.
The Rock Hill Record calls attention
to the fact that while the town OF ROCK
Hill Is one of the most prosperous In
the state and has been for a number
of years past, the assessed valuation OF
the taxable property Is on the decline
rather than on the increase. In l9OO
the figures were $1.117,016, and I'm 1907
thew were $1,O15,324. There was
careful re-assessment in 1902 and the
figures were raised to $1.215,333; but
since then they have dwindled back to
s1,O73,432, with property increasing In
quantity and value in the meantime.
AS a matter Of fact about the same
condition of affairs exists in Yorkville.
The assessed valuation Of the property
of the town has been between $500 OOo
and $500, 200 for years. and while 1t Is
some $4,000 or $4,000 more this year
than 1t was last year, still the tendency
Is to hold the returns down as station
ary as possible rather than allow them
to grow along with increasing values.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15
THROUGH THE COUNTY.
Gieanings of Interest to Dwellers
Along the Rural Routes.
Rock Hill No 2

Rock Hill No. 2.
There are twenty-three boys and
girls in college from the Neely's Creek
congregation, and although there are
those who fear that this may mean a
smaller Neely's Creek someday, still
there is no little pride In the fact that
the congregation Is such a strong be-
lever In education.
YorkviIle No. 6.
Miss Nellie Hough Of Landsford, has
been visiting the Misses Ormand.
Misses Pearl and Maud Goforth have
returned to their home In Union after
spending several days with their aunt,
Mrs. G. c. Ormand.
Y6rkviIle No. 1.
Forty boarders took breakfast at the
Bethany High school on the opening
morning and now there are sixty.
Mr.. Moffatt McGill has gone to Frs
kline college.
Mr.. ]. L. McGill Is replacing his
burned warehouse with a larger and
more commodious structure.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

j. A. Tate, C. C. C. Pls.-Will on Mon
day, salesday for October, sell liz
acres of land. more or less, involv-
ed in the case Of Ralph N. Adams,
plaintiff, VS.. Robt. E. Adams, ct al,
defendants.
D. P. Leslie, Executor-Will sell the
estate lands of w. M. Carter, de-
ceased, at public auction at Leslie
station Sept. 80, at IL o'clock a. m.
convention Of the York County
Cotton Growers association to be
held in the court house next Mon
day at IL o'clock a. m.
L. r. Williams, P. J.-Gives notice
that w. F. Harris has applied to
him for letters Of administration on
the estate Of J. T. ]. Harris, decd
]. E. Lowry, Mayor-Publishes an or
dinance fixing the tax levies for the
current year Of 1905.
York Drug Store-Prints a testimo-
NAL from Mr.. Simon Crowley of Chi
cago, relative to the merits Of D. D.
D. as a remedy for skin diseases.
Woolson Spice Co., Toledo, O.-Tells
fourth page.
Foushee Cash Store-Will have a big
special sale Of handkerchiefs and
table scarfs next Monday. begin
ming at 9 a. m, and continuing all
day. Special bargains in neckwear.
]. @. Wray. The Leader-Has receiv--
ed a big line Of hats for men and
boys in the latest shapes and most
popular shades, including Stetson
and Jefferson hats, from soc up to
IS each.
Star Drug Store-Again calls your at
tention to the value of Paracamph
as a remedy for bruises, burns, etc.
1t is superior to all menthol prepar-
ations for hay fever. catarrh, etc.
First National Bank-Wants you to
know that 1t will take care Of your
savings account-the safety OF ev-
cry dollar Is assured.
Fred C. Black, District Agent-Tells
YOU that the Security Life and An
nuity company will save you from
20 to '25 per cent on your insurance
premiums annually.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-09-15

Opening Of the sehooIs-Elopins cou.
Pile Arrested-New Buildinss--A
Worm withfa stins-Farmers Refuse
to Sell Cotton for Less Than Ten
The Washington times., 1905-05-11
THE BLACK EAGLE
SCREAMS At BEAR
AND RISING SUN
Kaiser Pecks on Japan
and Russia in War
Speech.
CARS ARMY OF DRUNKS
Germany's Part, Perhaps, to
Stay the Terrible Yellow
Peril.

BERLIN. May u-Kaiser William
today. in the course of a speech deliv-
cred to the troops, Following a review
az Strasburg, referred to the war in the
far Cast, and declared. as Russia had
proved Incapable of averting the e.yel-
low peril. Germany might find 1t neces-
sary to undertake the task
lie attributed Russia's failure to de-
Ieat the japanese to the fact that her
army had been demoralized by vice and
drunkenness, The Emperor's words on
this subject were:
The Russian army has been defeated
in Manchuria because it was denoraI-
ized by vice and drunkenness. This is
the only possible explanation of the
Russian collapse.
Russia has proved incapable of
avertfng the yellow peril, and Germany
may IND 1t necessary 10 oppose the ag-
sression OF yellow race foreibIy.
German soldiers must avoid the vices
which have undermined the Russian
military power
The Washington times., 1905-05-11
FURIOUS TORNADO
SCATTERS DEATH
IN SMALL TOWN
List of Dead and Injured at Snyder, Okla
homa, Reported to Be About 500---Vil-
lage Probably Totally Wrecked.

Timber was blown through the bodies
of some.
Relief of all kinds is being hurried
to the scene. Only eight buildings are
left standing. The property loss will
be about $500. 600.
First Relief Train.
The first relief train sent from Hobart
reached the stricken town just before
daylight. On every hand they found
wreckage and streets almost obliterated
by parts OF demolished houses. In all
directions evidence OF the terrible havoc
OF the storm was apparent.
The dead and dying lay about streets,
In yards and mixed up with the wreck
age. while those who had escaped ran
hither and thither IN excited attempts
TO bring order out OF the terrible chaos
and to render what meager aid they
might.
The storm was not confined to Snyder
On the way to the stricken town dead
and injured were passed in plain sight
of the relief trains
The mayors OF many leading Okla
homa towns have issued calls for mass
meetings, and viii render whatever aid
possible. Telegraphic cornmunica ton
has not yet been established to SNYDER
Snyder is located on the Frisco rail-
way, thirty miles from the Texas bor-
der. Hobart is the nearest large town
being tYenty-eight miles distant Sny-
der ~ thirty miles from LaWton, O. T,
and fofty-five miles from Vernon, Tex.
The Washington times., 1905-05-11
Rogestvensky Waits
For Nebogatoff to Coal

HoNGKoNG, May 11.-With the ar
rival here of the first-eIass packet
steamship sesia from Singapore anoth-
er interesting chapter is added to the
war situation in the China sea.
AT O'clock on T1lN sday evening the
sesia picked up three vessels of the
Russian war fleet, and by 20 o'clock had
passed thirty-seven of the Czar,s sbtns
ABOUT forty miles northeast of Cane
ahanflo. little west of the regular
trade route TO Hongkeng. The war
vessels Were to the northwest of The
sesia, the feet having from twelve 20
fifteen patrol ships.
he point at which the Russian feet
was seen is about forty-fiye miles
southwest OF the Paraceis islands and
SHOWS that since Sunday last the YES
seis nave made about forty miles toward
the japanese coast - =
Waiting for Nebogatof.
Clearly the fleet is waiting for the
eoaiiflg of Nebogatoff's ships. and from
its position II is probable that wben
the voyage toward Japan is taken Tho
course will be northeast of the Para
GELS group and on the west side of the
MacceIsfield bank.
The Washington times., 1905-05-11
PHYSICIANS CALLED TO SCENE.

B. L. Harman. Pittsburg; arm broken
cut and bruised.
Charles Johnson, Philadelphia; badly
cur and burned.
Robert G. Daugherty. South Twenty
eighth street. Philadelphia, and little
son, seriously injured.
f. b. Ostet, Chicago; cut and burned.
a. R. Outpost, Elizabeth. n. j. cut.
Charles Donnelly. Pittsburgs cut.
a. G. Cope. Pittsburg: cut and bruised
Lost Money and Clothes.
H. S. Watson. Clearfeld: cut on hands.
He also left $50 in his clothes which he
had 10 leave.
Charles Johanese, Pittshurg; cut and
scalded.
james R. Barnes, Uniontown. N J..
coal merchant
Miss CTeig. sister, lost
Chica go
Mrs. ]. a. stapley. New York; cut on
head.
italian woman with baby. lost.
Arden Post, Elizabeth. n J.; burns on
feet and hands.
5. P. Brown, St. Louis; cuts on body.
NJ. 3 sterrett. Chicago: hands ana
J. .. Berry. Bedford county. Pa; foot
John Taylor. laceration of feet. hands
" B whiteley, Wilmington, Del;
cuts Of head and arms
John Hay, Vineland, \, J.; hand
Henry spitzIer: Wineburg. Pa: bruise
Of head and back.
Those in the Hospital.
The following is a partial list of the
injured at the Harrisburg Hospital:
Herman Erickson, New York.
of face
Samuel Stern, Cleveland; head and leg
cut
J. c. Francesconi, New York; clothes
burnt off body and head lacerated.
j. " Brodie, Memphis. Tenn: head
and foot injured.
J, Roman. New York: hand cut.
II. J. Schmidt, New York; bruises and
cuts.
George w. Miller. Pittsburg; cuts ON
head and bruised
C. T. Perkins, Pittsburg; feet and
hands burned
William P. Mfrvin. Philadelphia; cut
on head
Wife of Editor Pittsburg Post.
Mrs. Albert ]. Barr. wife of editor of
Fittsburg Post, and two daughters. Con-
stance and AdeIine; slight bruises.
n. r. Russell. Pittsburg. Pullman
porter: possibly internal injuries
r. L. ]. Rose, Pullman porter; in
ternally injured.
Robert Oliver. New York. Pullman
porter; arm injured and hearing gone.
Mrs, II. c, Yard, Br0eklyn; bruised;
-oid baby unhurt
Mrs c. II. Stewai. BROOKLYN; eye in
iursd and cut.
Rosie Pollock. Pittsburg; face laeer-
ated and bruised
DR.. W. H. Mccullough Cleveland;
back and possibly internal injuries
James E. Brumbaugh, Martinsburg.
The Washington times., 1905-05-11

OKLAHOMA CITY. o. r.. May II
Five hundred persons are reported To
have been FILLED or injured in n tornado
that struck Snyder, 4 town forty miles
west of this CITY. at IL o'clock last night.
All telegraph ard telephone connection
with the wrecked town Is gone and only
meager information is obtainable early
this morning
A train loaded with doctors and nurses
left Hobart at midnight for the scene
OF the disaster, and Il train Is reported
to have gone from Guanah, Tex, at
about the same hour. a train was also
made up by the St. Louis and San Fran
cisco railway in this city ard Chickasaw
shortly before o'clock this morning
and both are hurrying to Snyder On
both trains are all the physicians and
nurses obtainable In the two places 1t
IS SAID that practically every house IN
the town, the population of which is
about 1,200, has been wrecked.
All the reports refer to killed and in
jured. and it is not known the exact
number of dead.
Shortly after O'Clock this morning
communication between Chickasaw and
Hobart was secured. and Hobart cor
flimed the earlier reports that were re-
ceived here The telegraph operator for
the Western Union in Hobart says that
many have been killed. He says that of
the entire casualty list more than 100
are dead.
The details of the havoc cannot be
learned until after the relief trains have
reached the wrecked town and made a
report.
A heavy wind has been blowing in
the western part of Oklahoma all day,
and in many places hail and rain has
fallen. 1t is said that a heavy hail
storm accompanied the tornado
Several minor storms have been re-
ported. and in some places the damage
has been severe.
Hall Street. an undertaken, accom-
panied by ten other undertakers who
are attending the funeral directors con
yention here. left at 8 o'clock on a
Frisco train for Snyder with a carload
of caskets for the dead
No Confirmation as to Number.
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 1.-THE
Frisco road has news confirming the re-
port that a cyclone wrought havoc with
life and property at Snyder, Oklahoma,
last night. The report states that many
people were killed, but there Is no con-
frmation as yet as to the number
Several people We're also killed at
q,
and 1t is difficult to get news
The Frisco sent special relief train
to the scene of the disaster
Snyder Leveled to the Ground.
HOBART, o. T. May 1.-THE cyclone
which wrought death and destruction In
this section last night came from the
southwest, and at o'clock dipped and
struck the town of Snyder with terrific
force. leveling buildings and burying
victims beneath the ruins
At least sixty people are dead and
sixty or more injured The dead were
badly mangled. and many of the in
Jured are so seriously hurt that they
will die.
Help and physicians arrived at SNYDER
early this morning from Hobart, Man
gum, Lawton, and Altus and Vernon.
Texas. The northwest part of the town |
was totally destroyed.
Some of the dead are:
George w. Bailey and wife
Professor Hibbard and his entire fam
iiy, with his father and mother.
DekoVan.
K. B. Ralston and son. Elmer. of
Oklahoma City.
The heads of some Of the dead were
crushed eff. Others lost arms and legs.