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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
Some half a dozen years ago when

Some half a dozen years ago when
the cotton mill business was enjoying
a season of unprecedented prosperity,
the management was seized with a
desire for more-more, and as the re-
suit extensive improvements were
made on credit.
1t Is true that this policy may have
brought benefit to the country as a
whole; but 1t Is also true that stock
holders have suffered. In many cases
the bright prospects under which the
debts referred to were incurred failed
to hold out, and there came time
when profits on entire plants were not
sufficient to pay interest on the money
borrowed for additions.
Among the numerous mills that
have sprung up in all parts Of the
south during the past fifteen or twen-
ty years, there are quite number
that have not yielded to the frequent
temptations to enlarge their operations
on credit. While the more ambitious
mills were making a temporary show
of prosperity the more modest little
fellows were content to plod along In
a smaller way; but on more conser-
vative ground.
It cannot be claimed that none OF
:he heavy borrowers have been able
to work out their problems; but 1t Is
a fact that most of them have had no
end Of trouble, while the more conser-
vative enterprises have had compare
lively easy sailing.
Credit is a good thing to have and
to a certain extent absolutely neces-
sary in the proper conduct Of every
healthy enterprise Of almost whatever
nature: but then II Is very necessary
to be careful Of the limit. Where
man undertakes to double his capital
by borrowing an amount equal to
what he already has he takes more
than even chances Of ultimate failure,
and the odds against a corporation
which attempts the same policy Is still
greater.
While 1t Is q fact that the man who
takes chances often wins big success,
1t is we'll to remember that he just as
often fails, and the experience Of all
time has proved that judicious con-
servatism Is the best policy In busi-
ness as we'll as in other things.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
YoRKvlLLE TO ROCK HILL.

While there has been wonderful Inn
provement during the past few years
in the road between Yorkville and
Rock Hill, 1t must be admitted that
this road could be made a great deal
better to the decided advantage Of all
concerned.
Mr.. w. H. Wylie Of Rock Hill. thinks
that the two towns could not do bet
ter thing than to join hands and con-
struct from one to the other the best
macadam road that has ever been
seen In the south.
There Is no use In talking about
trolley line just yet" said Mr.. Wylie'
"for that Is altogether impracticable.
1t is impracticable first for the reason
that there Is not enough traffic be-
tween the two towns to make 1t pay,
and again, 1t would soon be swamped
up in damage suits.
What believe we want Is first
class road. Let US throw away the
roads we have and survey dead
straight Dec lCbuioiCoo' ~ 80
gardless, 1 mean a road as straight as
the instruments can make It, II there
are trees in the way, cut 'em down;
II there are houses In the way set 'em
aside-go straight between Yorkville
and Rock Hall. After you have COM
pleted the survey. grade the road to
level. Don't leave any bumps any
where. Let the road be 40 feet wide,
macadamize about fourteen feet In the
middle and leave good summer road
on either side.
with a road like this, we can insti-
tute an automobile service that Will
make up for all present shortcomings
in schedules. and we will at the same
time develop the intervening country
to an extent that will fully justify the
expenditure that will be necessary"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
ESCAPED TO MANILA.
Three Russian Survivors Of the Big
Naval Battle.

Three Russian Survivors of the Big
Naval Battle.
Three of the ships Of Rojestvensky's
fleet, which escaped destruction or
capture in the sea of Japan, reached
Manila last Saturday. They are the
protected cruisers Aurora, Jemtchug
and Oleg. They are so battered that
they are virtually wrecks. Their decks
are literally packed with wounded and
dying.
For week they have sought ref
uge as floating hospitals. their hun
dreds of wounded and mangled men
suffering horribly and many dying,
the surgeons being unequal to the her.
culean task Of caring for them.
The Aurora is the flagship Of Rear
Admiral Enquist, in command Of the
battered squadron. They were beaten
In the battle with Togo's ships on Sat-
urday last. More than half their COM
plement of men was killed or wound
ed. Most Of their guns were put out
of commission. They were battered
hulks today when they sailed slowly
past Corregio island just at sunset and
escorted by the squadron of Rear Ad-
miral Train.
When the Aurora anchored, Admiral
Train went aboard and offered the SER
vices of the squadron in caring for
the wounded Russians. Preparations
We're made TO remove these to the ma
val and other hospitals in Manila
Each ship had on more than a hun
dred wounded. Many Of these had
been frightfully torn and mangled by
bursting shells. The scene on the
Russian ships between decks was In
describable.
Admiral Trains squadron, consist
ing of the battleship Ohio, his flag.
ship, the battleships Wisconsin and
Oregon, and the cruisers Cincinnati
and Raleigh, were maneuvering In the
gulf Of Lngayen when the Russian
warships were sighted. Admiral En-
quist fired the salute Of thirteen guns,
which was answered. Admiral Train
then formed an escort with his squad
ron and accompanied the Russians In
to the harbor.
1t was not known until today that
these ships had escaped. The Oleg
had previously been reported captur-
ed and 1t was thought that the Au-
rora and Jemtchug were sunk with
their officers and crews. All three
ships were badly disabled and have
been barely able to make steerage
headway, owing to their injuries and
foul bottoms.
Admiral Enquist Is given great
praise for his seamanship and skill In
bringing the three disabled ships SAFE
ly to port.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. @. Wray-Offers some hot weather
bargains in clothing. He will sell
80 pounds of rice for a dollar next
Saturday and Monday.
r. w. Speck-Tells what gentleman
recently said to him about his stock
Of glassware. He invites you to vis-
1t his store.
Carroll Bros.-Offer you complete,
convenient, safe and reliable we'll
fixture for $3.50.
J. M. Heath & GOWN take stock on
bargains in shoes, clothing, etc, to
clean up odds and ends before the
stock taking work begins.
Foushee Cash Store-Makes a special
offering Of boys lightweight pants
at different prices: Also offers spec
ial prices on embroideries. Next
Mondays special will be soaps and
talcum powders. 1ll.Es
Loan and Savings Bank-Says there's
a satisfaction enjoyed by its depos-
itors and patrons in knowing that
their funds are safe and carefully
looked after.
A. B. Gaines-Wants you to ask him
to show you samples Of lin-o-wall,
sanitas and Wallpapers. -,
First National Bank-Will endeavor to
make your business dealings with 1t
both pleasant and profitable. You
are invited to CALL
Dobson Bros Cash Store-Says that
Mrs. Dobson is again tempting you
with beauties in flowers, up-to- date
hats, frames, etc. 1t solicits your
laundry work.
w. B. Moore, Captain Commanding
Gives notice that on next Saturday
at the office Of the York Furniture
Co., officers for Co. L will be elected.
Star Drug Store-Says that 1t un-
doubtedly has the largest and most
elegant line Of talcum powers and
toilet waters ever offered on this
market. 1t makes special price
Offering good for four days.
w. M. Kennedy, Agent-Has school
supplies, golden dent seed corn. fly
traps, fruit jars, and wants your or
der for Lamm & Co.'s clothing.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

pointed Miss Edith Stewart, daughter
of Mr.; w. II. Stewart, sponsor for the
York regiment at the Louisville re-
union.
: Mrs. H. H. Beard left yesterday for
Lincolnton, N. c., to attend the mar
riage of her cousin. Miss Mary Knox
Johnson to Mr.. r. L. Abernethy,
which takes place in Lincolnton to-
morrow evening.
1.-THE YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER says:
Mr.. ]. P. White has q cotton patch of
several acres that he has managed to
keep clean of grass Wen bet a pig
to a pinder that THE ENQUIRER won't
say that John worked 1t himself
Eta Jane correspondence Carney
Ledger The correspondent Is at lib
'erty to make draft for the pinder.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

at Carlisle where Mr.. Jackson Is sue
cessfully engaged In the book busi-
ness.
Rev. Richard Carroll.
Rev. Richard Carroll, the we'll
known colored lecturer and preacher
spent yesterday with Mt. Zion color
ed church near Guthriesville. He
preached In the mornlng and deliver
ed his lecture in the evening The
preaching was attended by a large
congregation Of colored people and
number Of prominent white people went
out to hear the lecture, the title OF
which is "A Vision Of the Sunny
South" Carroll advises the negroes
against all thought Of social equality
with the whites, and gives them to
understand that II they would sue
cessfully work out their destinies they
must be honest, faithful, and moral
His sermon and lecture were well re-
CT ived by all who heard them. both
whites and .colored giving full ap-
proyal to all he said. Carroll was In
Yorkville yesterday morning. and at
the suggestion and request of num-
ber of white citizens promised to de-
liver his lecture here at an early day
He was assured that he would have
large and appreciatiye audience.
Rural Mail Boxes.
The attention Of officials OF the
postoffice department has been called
to a practice INDUCED In to con-
siderable extent throughout the coun-
try through which agents oil some
newspapers and periodicals appeal to
prospective patrons of rural free de-
livery routes for subscriptions. The
agents, In attempting to secure sub
scribers, not only make promises 70
furnish rural mail boxes gratis, but In
many cases represent that the boxes
can only be obtained through sub
scriptions to the publications they rep.
resent. Officials Of the department
saw that the representations referred
to are at least misleading, In view OF
the fact that there are upward OF lbo
rural mail boxes on the market which
have received the official Endorsement
and approval Of the department., and
that such boxes are manufactured 1T
various parts Of the country and car
be secured at prices ranging from 6t
cents to $3.50. The boxes can he pur-
chased by patrons themselves or or
dered through postmasters Of distri-
buting offices of rural routes, who are
supplied with a list Of the various
types. Postmasters. however. are not
permitted to act as agents for any
particular box or receive conlpensa-
ton for ordering them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

THE Russian press and people in
sist that there is no other explana-
ton of 1t than that Admiral Neboga-
toff played the coward and they en-
phatically demand that he be shot
It is a fact that the evidence against
Nebogatoff is quite strong. There Is
very little reason to believe that he
would have been able to accomplish
a great deal even had he shown more
courage; but still! this cannot be taken
as mitigation Of his conduct.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

THE CHINESE TRADE.-"We are just
getting on our feet after a good long
spell of adversely" said Mr.. ID. A
Tompkins, owner Of the Charlotte
Observer and one OF the noted man
ufacturers of the south, to q Post re-
porter at the Raleigh. The gentleman
was al!uding to the cotton mill inter-
ests Of his section.
But" he. continued, I'VE could do
great deal better II there was some re-
Taxation or modification Of the Chinese
exclusion laws. There. Is no need OF
a1y change so far as keeping out the
undesirable coolie class Is concerned.
On that we are all agreed, but IL Is
directly against the commercial well
fare of our people to maintain sucn
rigid exclusion as to forbid the coming
In of Chinese merchants. who would
wish to inspect the goods they want
to purchase Of American producers.
This is carrying the thing to an ab-
surd limit, and Is as Injurious 70 the
summers Of Massachusetts as OF caro-
lima.
"Here is a vast trade that we stand
in danger of losing absolutely by a
continuation Of a hurtful policy. How
much would we buy from nation that
would insult us as we Insult China!
So far from becoming patrons we
would be more apt to think of send
ing men-of-war to insist on decent
treatment. In this connection. 1t Is
not amiss to call attention to the fact
that the cotton mills Of England are
having a great trade and much OF 1t
is with China. England Is far too
wise to offer insult to race OF peo-
nle with whom they expect to trade.
and John Bull is laughing In his sleeve
over the course the Yankees are pur-
Post.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
WITHIN THE TOWN.

= The salesday crowd yesterday was
quite small.
The past few days have been quiet
so far as business has been concerned.
Contractor Haas has commenced
work putting down cement sidewalks
on Main street. The work will be
pushed without delay.
DIR. ]. D. Mcdowell stepped into
THE ENQUIRER Office this morning to
say that he had found the lost Keys
he advertised for last Friday.
The county board Of registration
was in session yesterday and issued
several certificates. Business with
the board, however, was rather dull
than otherwise.
-Messrs. ]. M. Heath & Co., are
putting in a small plant for the bot
tling Of soft drinks. Mr.. Ernest Heath
is giving his personal attention to the
installation Of the plant.
The fire alarm was sounded last
Saturday night because of the over
turning of q lamp in Mr.. r. d. Alex
anders bicycle repair shop. The fire
department answered promptly, but the
fire was extinguished before Its arrival.
The loss was trifiing.
There is q common complaint to
the effect that It Is too difficult for
people out Of the town to get In and
out again and people in the town
to get out and In again. This
complaint is well founded and 1t is
absolutely essential that something be
done to remedy the trouble.
Pursuant to due previous notice,
an election was held last Saturday on
the question Of issuing bonds Of the
town of Yorkville to the amount OF
$1,000. There was but little interest
In the election, most Of the voters IA
yoring the proposed issue and believ-
ing that it would be carried without
opposition anyway. Only fourteen
votes were cast and all Of them were
In favor Of the bonds.
Rev. E. e. Gillespie, the new pas
tor Of the First Presbyterian church.
preached two excellent sermons last
Sunday. Rev. w. C. Ewart suspend
ed the evening service at the Associ-
ate Reformed church in order that his
congregation might have the opportu-
nifty to hear Mr.. Gillespie. Everybody
seems to be delighted with the new
pastor, and there Is a general feeling
of satisfaction at the fact that the
Presbyterian congregation has secured
such an excellent man. Mr.. Gillespie
will board at Mrs. NJ. E. Witherspoon's.
There was quite bunch Of Offend
ers before Mayor Lowry yesterday
morning, FIVE for gambling and two
for being drunk and disorderly and
what he did for them was a plenty.
He charged the gamblers $25 each
and one drunk and disorderly $40, and
the other $3.50. Most Of the fines
were paid on the spot. The police are
doing their best to keep the town as
clean and orderly as possible, and the
mayor is backing them up to the limit.
THE Yorkville Hardware company
held it's first meeting last Friday and
elected directors as follows: w. l.
Witherspoon, w. B. Moore, r. M. Will
kins, L. B. Dawson, George w.
Brown. The directors elected w. l.
Witherspoon, president, w. B. Moore
vice president, George w. Brown Sec
etary and treasurer. The understand
ing is that the active management OF
the company will devolve upon Messrs.
Witherspoon and Brown. Mr.. Brown
who now lives in Gaffney, Will move 10
Yorkville shortly. The company ex-
poets to begin operations about July l..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
Ths alurkrjlle enquirer.
YoRKvILLE, s. c.;
TUESDAY. JUNE 6, 1905.

PRESIDENT Roosevelt has arranged
to take a Southern trip Of about two
weeks, beginning October II, and has
promised a delegation from Charlotte
that he will stop several hours In that
city and deliver a short speech. The
Charlotte people have already begun to
look forward to the promised visit
with pleasant anticipation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

WHAT is known as the Frick COM
mittee, recently appointed by certain
interests in the Equitable to investi-
gate the affairs Of that concern has
among other things, recommended
that Mr.. Hyde "divest" himself of his
majority of the stock within three
months. That strikes us as a great
Joke. 1t is true that most Of this
whole trouble has come from the fact
that anybody could have a controlling
voice through holding a majority OF
the stock; but having secured the
controlling voice in this manner, we
hardly think that Mr.. Hyde Is likely
to give it up. He may sell all right;
but the price he will demand will be
plenty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
LOCAL LACONlCS.

We Will Send The Enquirer
From now until January /, 1906, for
$1.14.
Life Insurance Benefits.
According to the Insurance Press OF
May 81, during the year 1904, the three
leading towns In this county received
insurance benefits as follows: York
willie, $15,74O; Rock Hill, $3.50; Fort
Mill, $4,000.
Cannot Visit Winthrop.
Washington special to News ana
Courier: Rock Hill, s. c., Is anxious
to have President Roosevelt visit the
Winthrop female college at that place
during his proposed southern trip
The school at Rock Hill Is one or the
institutions receiving aid from the
George Peabody association Of which
President Roosevelt Is one OF the
trustees At the present writing II Is
hardly probable that the president Will
be able to alter his programme and
visit Rock Hill"
Jackson -Wix.
Mr.. ]. B. Dixon, Of Yorkville, slip
ped off last Saturday without letting 1t
be known where he was gone and yes
terday he told his friends that he had
been to Carlisle, Chester county, 10 at-
tend the marriage Of his friend, Mr..
James F. Jackson to Miss Lidia Wix.
The marriage took place at the resi-
dence of the brides uncle, Mr.. j. r.
Cain, on Sunday, the ceremony being
performed by Rev. Mr.. Owens OF the
Methodist church. DR.. r. H. Trues-
dell Of Whitmire, and Miss Maud Cain
stood up" with the young people.
Mr.. Jackson is a son Of Mr.. John c.
Jackson, and has hosts Of friends In
Yorkville and throughout the county,
Mrs. Jackson Is a most estimable lady
Of Carlisle and is very popular. For
the present they will make their home
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
Debt.

If there is one thing that southern
business men need to realize more
than another, 1t is the danger of un-
going into debt.
We have had plenty Of experience
along this line in the south; but un-
only a comparatively small
of the people most con-
cerned seem to have drawn from that
the lessons 1t has been best
calculated to teach.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

THE work OF the Southern Cotton
association has but fairly commenced.
1t is a fact that except for the almost
certainty of low priced cotton this
year the association would have never
been organized Everybody realized
that the south had raised more cotton
than the mills could spin and 1t was
not difficult for the people to convince
themselves that in the absence OF he
roic measures, prices would fall far
below what they ought to be. The
people were forced into the organiza-
ton. The orgai !zation has done much
good; but not Z Early as much good as
II would have done had the people
stuck to 1t better. If, as the outlook
now is that it will, the present crop
sells for from to 10 cents, the people
will be so we'll satisfied that they will
be inclined to forget the benefits OF
the cotton association, and the situa-
ton of last winter will develop again.
AS a matter Of fact there Is more need
for the cotton association now than
there has ever been, and it is sincerely
hoped that every effort will be put
forth to put 1t on a stronger and more
substantial footing than ever.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

Spartanburg special Of June to
Greenville News: Mrs. s. I. ID: Ian
caster died at her home at fauline In
this county today. being suddenly
stricken by apoplexy just before the
maria ge Ceremony of her daughter.
Miss Birdie Lancaster, and Mr.. w. F.
Westbrook of Marlboro county. The
wedding was postponed. The death
was peculiarly sad, and the atmosphere
Of JOY. happiness and bliss was trans
formed to gloom, woe and despair.
The bridal party had assembled In the
narlor of the home, and friends and
relatives were in attendance, rejoicing
with the happy young couple, when
the final summons came with shocking
suddenness to the mother or the bride.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06

SOME Of the naval experts attribute
the Japanese victory to superiority OF
the Japanese ships, some to the su-
periority of the sailors, and some to
the work Of the torpedo boats. Ad-
miral Togo has issued statement IN
which he holds that the victory was
due to the all powerful influence OF
the emperor of Japan, who inspired
the men with superhuman prowess. 1t
does seem as II Togo ought to know; but
If he would have the people outside or
Japan to believe his theory. 1t might
be we'll for him to institute a renewed
demonstration of the stunt attempted
by Canute, of old. Let the emperor
take a seat, far down on the beach at
low tide and order the returning
waves to keep back.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-06-06
MERE.MENTION.

Jefferson Davis birthday was OBJ
served throughout several of the
southern states Saturday by closing
Of banks and public offices and me-
mortal addresses. :. Henry V. Boyn-
ton, president Of the Chickamauga
park commission and we'll known as
the author Of "Sherman's Historical
Raid" a criticism on William T. Sher-
mans Memoirs" died at Atlantic
City, N. j.. Saturday, aged seventy
years. 80. Five negro convicts were
killed by the explosion Of a box Of dy-
Mantle which they were using for
blasting in road building near BIS
c&yne, Fla, Saturday. 49,. Twenty
three sailors were drowned by the
sinking Of the British bark Afghanis-
tan, after a collision with the British
battleship Caesar. off the Scottish
coast, Saturday. Rev. Thos. Richey,
professor of ecclesiastical history at
the General Theological seminary In
New York city. died Saturday, aged
seventy-four years. In shoot-
ing affray between two brothers VINO
were on an excursion train on the
Louisville and Nashville railroad Fri
day, and member Of the train crew,
trainman fatally injured. June 23
has been fixed as the date Of the exc
cution of Johann Hoch. the Blue
beard" who was convicted In Chicago
last week of the murder Of his wife.
Fire destroyed 500 600 worth OF
property in Cooperstown, N Y, Sat
urday.. Cornelius p. Shea, presi-
dent of the International Brotherhood
Of Teamsters, was arrested In Chica-
go Saturday, on a charge Of criminal
libel. The charges were based on In
terviews given out to newspapers by
Shea that he had been offered $4,000
by the general manager Of the mail or
der firm of Montgomery, Ward & Co.,
to declare a strike against Sears. Roe
buck e. Co.. arother mail order firm.
Shea gave 5000 hail and was releas-
ed. The st. Petersburg Gazette
estimates that the Russian financial
loss as the result of the recent sea
battle will be $733 500.000.. Twelve
prisoners in the county Jail at Will
mington, N. c.. choked and overpower-
ed the jailer Sunday night and made
their escape. Two have been recap
tured. :. Fire destroyed the business
quarter Of ST. Etienne, France. sun
day, with a property loss Of 100000.
A dispatch from Nagasaki states
that all the Russian prisoners captur.
ed during the recent naval battle will
be paroled and sent back to Russia. ..
D. B. Bean, president Of the Tennes-
see Coal company, died at his home
In Knoxville yesterday.