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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
MERE E-MENTlON.

VIM. R. Hearst of New York, has
been invited as one of the speakers
at the banquet which will be rendered
by the Jefferson club of Chicago, to
VIM. ]. Bryan early next month. -.
A seat in the New York Stock Ex-
change sold recently for $4,000. 80.
Winston Churchill, the novelist, Is
candidate for governor. OF Massachu-
setts. :. There have been three su.
icides as the result of the failure OF
the Milwaukee Avenue bank OF
Chicago last week. 80. .F1fty-three OF
ficials were murdered and forty-three
were wounded in Russia last week.
Twenty-three hundred persons were
banished from st. Petersburg last
Saturday. -. The island Of Juan
Fernandez, off the coast of Chile,
made famous by Daniel DeFoe, as
the scene Of Robinson Crusoe's s. ad-
ventures, has disappeared as the re-
suit of the South American earth
quake. During the past eleven
weeks 1,1SS cases Of typhoid fever
have been reported in Philadelphia.
There have been 157 deaths. ....
Pat Grove, the notorious kidnapper
of the Cudahy boy of Omaha,
couple of years ago, is doing newspa-
per work in New York. -. Burg
lars at Pittston, Pa, chloroformed
the guests of a hotel last Tuesday
night, and plundered the rooms at
their leisure :. Reports from
Texas indicate a record breaking cot
ton crop in that state. ..... There is
case of yellow fever at New Iberia,
La .... Several men were killed by
the explosion of an unskillfully placed
blast in rock quarry, near Laredo,
Texas, last Tuesday. The prop
erty loss as the result of the Chilean
earthquake is estimated at $50. .00O,-
600. ..... The Illinois Republican
State convention has endorsed Joe
Cannon for the presidency. 49,. "A
negro named Will Laurence was
lynched near Tampa, Fla, last Tues
day for attempting to kill a white
man.. The big bucket shop concern
of NJ ]. Sage & Co, New York, went
to the wall last Wednesday. with la
bilities of more than $2,000,000. :. The
latest information from the Chilean
earthquake is to the effect that hardly
less than 1000 people were killed. -.
The Brazilian congress has appropri-
ated $660,000 for the relief Of Chilian
earthquake sufferers. capt. Geo.
Boynton former resident manager OF
the Orinoco corporation Of Venezuela
and Lewis NJ Thompson, a lawyer,
were arrested in New York wednesday
on the charge of making dies TO coun-
terfeit the standard silver dollar OF
Venezuela. E. Harry K. Thaw's defense
when brought to trial for killing Stan
ford White in New York several weeks
ago, will be emotional insanity.
Cen. Quintin Bandera, leader OF the
Cuban insurgents, was killed yester-
day morning. The Georgia primary
election held last Wednesday resulted
in the overwhelming nomination OF
Hoke Smith for the governorship Hoke
Smith carried 115 counties, Clark
Howell, ten counties: Russell, ten
counties. James M. Smith three coun-
ties. and Estill, four counties. 49,. The
city of San Francisco has subscribed
$4,000 to the relief Of Valparaiso
on rt huuake sufferers
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24

OF course, we expected a strenuous
denial of the statements attributed to
Director Wylie, of the state board of
dispensary directors in the last issue
of THE ENQUIRER. But we had been
careful not to overstate the versions OF
Dr. Massey and Mr.. Mccain as to the
impressions they had gotten from Mr..
Wylie, and we cared nothing as to the
row that might follow. AS to what
Mr.. Wylie actually said in the pres
ence of Drs. Massey and Saye and Mr.
Mccain, we do not know. Not one OF
these gentlemen could be expected to
remember his exact language. But In
their speeches at Glover, DR.. Massey
and Mr.. Mccain left no doubt as to the
impression that Mr.. Wylie made on
their minds. And after all, that Is the
vital point The impression conveyed
is of more importance than the words
used We are free to say that we do
not consider Mr.. Wylie as being any
better than the other members OF the
board of directors, nor do we think the
other members any better than he Is
They are in our opinion, three of
kind. But from what has come out we
are satisfied that Mr.. Wylie was trying
to make Drs. Saye and Massey, espe-
cially, think he was the best man in
the bunch, and that he was having a
great deal of trouble keeping things
clean. That is the impression that has
been made upon us. Also at the same
time we are impressed with suspicion
that when he was getting off his little
story, Mr. Wylie never had any idea
that it would ever get into the newspa-
pers or to the ears of his colleagues
on the board
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24

NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

]. A. Tate-Will pay reasonable re-
ward for return of lost pocket book.
York Cotton Mills-Wants 500 cords
good pine wood.
DIR. w. w. Fennell, Rock Hill-Will
pay a reward for return of Tick
Boy" a pointer dog, which he lost
three months ago.
J. Q. Wray, the Leader-Offers mems
dress shirts, underwear, lawns and
organdies, and sheeting at reduced
prices.
I. w. Johnson-Sells all kinds Of soaps
for all kinds of uses. His stock in
cludes ivory, fairy, octagon, pumice,
Strauss Smith Co.-Has exclusive sale
on this market of the Monarch brand
shirts and Arrow brand collars. New
stock just in.
Yorkville Hardware Co.-Invite farm
ers who contemplate buying now
ing machine, to see the Johnston.
York Supply Co.-Revises its prices
on flour as quoted in its Ad. Of Tues
day.
First National Bank-Advises you to
cultivate the habit of saving, and
deposit your money in the First Ma
tional bank.
Mary A. Simril, Admx-Will on Sept.
26th, apply to the probate court for
discharge as administrators Of es-
tate of N. A. Simril, deceased.
M. W.. White-Asks II the money you
have invested In stocks and bonds
pays you as much as 1t would IL in
vested otherwise.
York Furniture Co.-Tells you not TO
wait until you need it before put
ting in a coal crate. All kinds of
furniture. Mastic paint sells for
$3.50 a gallon.
Sam M. Grist, Special Agent-Tells
you that all insurance companies
will have to change their policies
after Jan. 1st, except the Mutual
Benefit.
Carroll Bros.-Have received car
load Of oliver plows and say that
the Oliver plow is the best on
earth"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
WITHIN THE TOWN.

- The county campaign meeting
will be held here tomorrow.
- Help the ladies Of the Civic asso-
citation. Let everyone clean before his
own door.
The Civic association is very i'm
portant matter 1t looks not only to
beauty but to health.
The street committee is at work
cleaning things up, and the results so
far are quite refreshing.
A fine Jersey bull belonging to Mr..
c. E. Spencer was killed by an extra
train on the Southern railroad on the
whisonant property night before last
at about IL o'clock. The bull had got
ten out Of its pasture and was roaming
at large. jeff Williams, a negro, says
he saw the animal near his place
Wednesday afternoon and made slight
effort to put it up; but 1t threatened
him in such a way as to lead MIN 10
the conclusion that 1t would be just as
we'll to let 1t alone.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
THE CIVIC ASSOCIATION.

Although as yet 1t cannot be claim
ed that there is any widespread inter-
est in the operations Of the Ladies
Civic association of Yorkville, still
there are in the lead number Of ladies
who appreciate the very great import
ance of the work in hand and they do
not propose to let the matter drop.
They hope to get the active co-opera-
ton and support of every lady In
Yorkville, and they also propose to
enlist the financial assistance Of the
men as we'll. Following is the constitu-
ton as adopted at the organization
meeting.
Article Name.
The name of this organization shall
be known as the Civic Association OF
Yorkville, S. c.
Article II-Object.
The object of this association shall
be to beautify the town and do all In
it's power toward uplifting and emo
bling humanity.
Article III-Offlcers.
Section l. The officers of this as
SOCldllOH SIldll Dc d plcSluChlt q
and a second vice president, a record
ing secretary and an auditor.
Section 2. The officers shall be elect
ed by ballot at the annual meeting of
the association, which shall be held in
April.
Section 8. No member shall be al
lowed to vote unless they are present
at the meeting during the election.
Article IV-Membership.
Section 1. The members shall be
active and associate.
Section 2. The active members shall
be females and are expected to do ac-
tive work and attend the meetings.
Section g. The associate members
may be male and female and are ex-
pected to encourage the work and to
pay their dues.
Article V-Dues.
The dues shall be SO cents for active
members and $1.00 for associate men,
bers, payable at annual meetings.
Article VI-Quorum.
Seven members shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business.
Article VII-Meetings.
Meetings shall be quarterly or at the
call of the president.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24

long sighted economy, are sparing no
expense in its construction. 1t Is cost
ing $4,000 a mile.
Within a month, so Mr.. Caples, the
general manager, told me, they will
have established camps between Ma
rion and Rutherfordton and will be
pushing that section along with the
others. I'VE have got to get done In
twelve or eighteen months" said some
official.
There are in operation twelve air
compressors and thirty-six boilers, for
drilling in the tunnels, running more
than 100 drills; there are material
trains running on seven miles OF din
ky" track; there are four or five miles
Of pipe line, conveying compressed air:
an electric plant for lighting tunnels;
la machine repair shop under construc-
ton; six steam shovels, and so on. 1t
Is a wonder how they ever got those
boilers and compressors across the
mountains to the camps; 1t must have
taken q legion Of mules to pull them.
Mr.. F. Powell estimated that the haul
ing up to date has cost the company
something like 100000. What the
steam shovels can do they must do
near the ends, for 1t would be impossi-
BILE to haul them into the intermediate
valley. Between the two mountain
ranges or ridges the dirt and rock must
be removed by human and mule mus
Gle. Think Of moving that mountain
with one mule!" said member of a
party of spectators the other day, look
ing on where Italians were scooping
dirt into dump cart. That Is why the
company wants all the laborers 1t can
get.
At the crossing of the Southern and
a. 10
the latter will run twenty-six feet un-
der the former. It will have ny"
connection with the Southern. Not far
from this point Is Rollins branch, the
valley Of which Is spanned by an enor-
nous embankment (Supt. Dagett said
222, 900 yards) and concrete arch Co.,
600 yards.l The fact that the cost per
mile Is so amazingly large indicates
that II is remarkable work. There are
no level stretches at all; from cut to
embankment and from embankment to
tunnel, is the way 1t goes. Horsemen
ride through the long culvert over the
McNeely branch, and have plenty OF
room to spare. But details would make
spot will be inclined to agree with the
guide, Mr.. Floyd Gardner: "A set o.
people who are fools enough to under
take to build railroad through place
like this oughtn't to be disturbed no
way"
From Elkhorn to Spartanburg will
make the line Of the South and West
ern, proper 800 miles long. Whether or
not It shall go on to Spartanburg, its
connection at Rutherfordton with the
Seaboard will make trunk line OF
the Wilmington and Rutherfordton
branch and will thus be a boon to
Charlotte.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24

general orders of the sheriff, with
whom they could be kept in touch by
telephone and they could be made a
most effective force for use in any
quarter on short notice.
With a good rural police system
much could be done to break up gamb-
ling, liquor selling, corn and seed cot
ton stealing and various other annoy
ances to which the farmers Of the out
of town districts are constantly sub
jected At the same time these police
men could be used for the service OF
all kinds of papers, processes, etc., and
the matter could be so managed that
the system would cost very little If any
more than is being paid out on account
of the present system.
This rural police proposition is we'll
worth careful and thorough considera-
ton, and it's institution would add nc
little to the security of life, property
and good order.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
Rural Police Idea.

The proposition to establish rural
police system, which proposition has
been advocated by different newspa-
pers during a great many years past,
seems to be gaining more friends just
at this time than it has ever had before
and the reason is not difficult to arrive
at
While we would all be glad to think
otherwise, there is no doubt of the fact
that the negro degenerates who have
been such a source of terror to south
ern white women during the past thir-
ty-five or forty years are increasing in
number. To satisfy himself of this
fact one has only to pick up a daily
paper and read the reports of outrages
that are printed in almost every issue
The lynching of offenders of this
kind does not have a very deterrent ef-
feet on them. This has been made
clear. 1t has come out time and again
that fiends have said beforehand that
they were certain to be lynched, and
yet even this knowledge does not res
train them. This is proved by the fact
that crimes of this kind are showing a
steady increase.
We will not attempt to suggest an
infallible remedy. We do not know OF
one. But nevertheless we are satisfied
that a well-organized rural police sys-
tenn would help the situation wonder
fully. We believe that such a system
would have a deterrent effect on Of
tenders of the kind referred to gener-
ally.
Suppose we should convert the pres
ent constabulary of the magistrates in
to a rural police force. Give these con-
stables sufficient pay to compensate
them for all their time, require them to
be mounted, and put them under the
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24

Lots of fodder has been lost within
the past week or ten days because of
the rains.
Look out for the campaign stories
that are getting into circulation. There
are lots of them; but they are not de-
serving Of attention.
There 10 a good deal of open cotton
throughout York county and the first
bale ought to be on the market within
the next week or ten days.
The rural carriers Of York county
should organize an association. They
are sufficiently numerous to get up
quite respectable organization.
"If had no more sense than Whar-
ton," declared Cansler at Greenville the
other day., 81 would stick my head in
an auger hole and set my feet on fire."
Or. j. H. Saye was not accounted
much of speaker two years ago; but
1t is admitted on all sides that he has
been making effective speeches during
the present campaign, especially
wherever his opponents have sought to
disconcert him with questions.
The Chester Lantern Is very bitter
against Mr.. Finley as to that court
house matter, and the outlook is that
as the result of feeling that has been
worked up along this line, Mr.. Finley
is going to lose great many votes In
Chester. The Lantern claims that a
vote for Finley is a vote against Ches-
ter county.
Just for variety we venture guess
as the result Of next Tuesdays voting
for governor and attorney general. We
may miss 1t mile and half, but here
goes. Lyon will be elected attorney
general on the first ballot. Ansel will
lead for governor and Blease will be
in the second race with him. Manning
will be the third man, McMahan Will
be a close fourth, Brunson will be fifth
Sloan sixth, Jones seventh and Ed
wards last. We are not clear asSto
Manning and Blease; but rather think
Blease will have the best Of 1t. The
race will be very close between them.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
GRAFT is THE ISSUE.
Editor Yorkyille Enquirer.

Editor Yorkville Enquirer
No true reformer can vote for a cur
'rupt institution like the state dispen-
sary, or support men for the legislature
to do the bidding Of those in charge
of that corrupt system.
Again, 1t would make no difference
to Senator Tillman IL every vote cast
in the primary next Tuesday were an
anti -digpensary vote. Senator Tillman
will be nominated without opposition.
He will take his seat In March, 1907.
and hold it until March, 1913. The
idea of an -dispensary vote AFFECT
ing Senator Tillman in any way is so
far fetched that II must have originated
with those who are supplied with
money by the Liquor Dealers associa-
Ition as 1t Is well known fact that the
big liquor dealers are making strong
effort to save the institutions In Co
lumbia on which they are fattening at
the expense of the people of this state.
CITIZEN.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
FROM THE BENCH,
Judge klush Gives Evidence of Lyons
Ability.

Judge klush Gives Evidence of Lyons
Ability.
In its editorial columns yesterday
morning the Columbia State pub
lished a strong letter from Judge j.
| C.. Klugh, testifying to the legal abil-
ity of Hon. ]. Fraser Lyon. The let
ter was sent to The State by gentle
man from Latta with this explana-
ton: "I heard the statement made by
some of Ragsdale's friends that Judge
Klugh said Lyon had never had
case in court. These people are
prominent in local politics and were
making these statements publicly. !
asked Mr.. Bethea to write to Judge
Klugh. I enclose his reply" Judge
Klughs letter Is as follows:
Mr.. Jno. c. Bethea, Latta, S. c.
Dear Sir: 1 have just reached
home from Edgefield court and find
your letter of August 8th inst.
1 fully endorse the estimate made
by the members of the Abbeviile bar
as to Hon. ]. Fraser Lyons legal
ability. Of the cases he has had In
the supreme court I recall at random
Watson vs. Southern Rwy. c., re-
ported in &c S. c. Reports.
Childs VS.. South Rwy. Co., report
ed in 50 S. c. Reports.
Lites VS. Southern Rwy. Co., re-
ported in 60 S. c. Reports.
PRESLEY VS.. Southern Rwy. Co., re-
ported in 50 s. c. Reports.
Pratt VS. Frazier, reported in ~ ).
c. Reports.
He was successful in all these
cases except one. If / had time to go
through the volumes of Reports
doubt not that / could find numerous
Eother cases which Mr.. Lyon has con-
Quoted ably in the supreme court.
Those that I mention are in books
that happen to be on my desk as
write. They were all tried first, of
course, In the circuit court, but none
of them before me. / could name
from memory quite list of cases
besides these, which Mr. Lyon has
had in the circuit court, some of
which were appealed to the supreme
court.
In the face of the list Of cases
NAV be found in the printed books
of Reports in almost every lawyer s
office in the state, the statement to
which you refer, that Mr.. Lyon never
had a case in the courts, Is absolutely
untrue, and is maliciously false TO
couple my name with 1T.
I do not know whether you are Ia
vorable or unfavorable to Mr.. Lyons
candidacy for the Office Of attorney
general, but I feel indebted to you
for advising me of the currency OF
the statement which you mention and
that 1t is attributed to me. thereby
giving me the opportunity not only to
deny my connection with 1t hut also
to show the falsity of the statement
itself.
I request you to deny that | ever
made any such statement. and you
have liberty to use this letter In any
way you see fit.
Yours very truly,
J. G. KLUGH.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
souTH cARoLINA NEWS.

There was another lynching yes
terday. 1t occurred In Dorchester
county. A negro boy named Willie
Spain attempted TO enter the resi-
dence of Mr.. s. L. Conner manager
of the stores Of the Dorchester lum-
ber company; but was frightened
away by the screams Of Mr. Conner's
11-year old daughter the only person
at home and the approach OF boy.
another negro who saw Spain run
ming away reported the matter to
Mr.. Conner. Mr.. Conner caught the
negro In q sorghum field but was un-
able to hold him. A mob was coll
lected quickly and the negro was
caught and shot to death.
- Candidate A. G.. Jones disgraced
himself at Greenville by striking one
armed Joel e. Brunson. Mr.. Jones
made bitter attack on Mr. Brun-
sons prohibition record and when he
was through Mr.. Brunson laughingly
told him he was as crazy as a bee In
8 tar bucket. Mr.. Jones told Mr..
Brunson to shut up or he would make
him. Mr.. Brunson told him to do 1t
and Mr.. Jones struck him. Mr.
Brunson lost the use OF one hand In
a saw mill accident years ago and
was physically unable to defend him.
self. He was not expecting the as
Sault and IL Is QOuDtIul III ne WOuio
have been able to defend himself any
way. The crowd took the matter up.
and several people wanted the priv
'lege OF standing for Brunson. Jones,
however, was arrested and taken to
the lookup. Shortly afterward he
was released on putting up $5. The
people were very indignant at the ac-
tion of Mr.. Jones in the matter. At
Laurens Jones gave his version OF
the Greenville incident and said that
because Brunson had only one hand
he could not fight him. There was
nothing for him to do but to slap
Brunson, which he did in defense Of
his honor, and II he lost votes by 1t
he could not help 1t. Mr.. Brunson
said he could not swear at Jones but
he painted his picture like this:
Take the character Of Quilp from
old Curiosity Shop and transform
his greed for gold into greed for Of
fee. Then take the character OF
Corker from 'Dombey and Son. for
his hypocrisy; then take the char
ter Of Arbaces from Edw. Bulwer
Lytton's Last Days of Pompeii' for
his shrewd low cunning; then take
from the Gospel as written by Luke
the character of Judas Iscariot and
roll them into one human skin, and
/ present to you Adam Crane Jones"
The crowd cheered Brunson and Jeer-
ed Jones derisively.
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was usually fatal. Then horses began
to be attacked by a strange disease
and several died from II. 1t was no.
ticed that those which were affected
had been permitted to run the range
or on old pastures. Those kept in
the barn escaped. Finally examina-
tions of the carcass after death were
made and the mushrooms eaten were
found to be the cause of death.
Farmers are keeping their horses in
the barn now, or on pastures that are
watched carefully to see that the
poisonous mushrooms are not pres
ent The crop during the present
hot, damp spell seems to be larger
than ever.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24

THE issue in next Tuesdays election
is, Are you for or against the continual
ton of the state dispensary machine
Messrs. Ardrey, Beamguard, Massey
and Saye stand for the abolition Of the
state dispensary machine at Columbia.
Those who vote for these four will vote
for the abolition OF the state dispensa-
ry machine Messrs. Epps, Neil, Glass
cock and Slaughter stand for the con-
tinuance of the state machine In Co
lumbia, and people who vote for them
will vote for the continuance Of the
state machine. People who mix their
ticket will do so for personal reasons
in disregard of the issue.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-08-24
Friday, August "a, 1906.

I'm my speech at the campaign meet
ing at Glover on Monday, to show the
corruption IN the state dispensary
management, stated that Mr.. Wylie OF
the present board of directors had
stated to Drs. Massey and Saye and
myself on the train that morning that
the board of directors of the state dis
pensary had purchased 1000 cases Of
whisky over his protest. That 1t was
found on arrival to contain only about
2 per cent of alcohol and was returned
to the house from which IL was pur-
chased made the deduction from
this that there was still corruption IN
the dispensary management. Mr. Wy
lie did not say to me in so many words
that the board was corrupt"