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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
rsQCAI. AFFAIRS.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Harry Miller-Requests subscribers to
The Enquirer on his club to please
pay at their earliest convenience.
DR.. C. c. Leech, Hickory-Wants to re-
cover a stray Jersey calf, fifteen
months old, missing four months.
Sam NJ. Grist-Offers two building
lots on Kings Mountain street, for
sale at $3.50 each, or $500 for both.
Jno. R. Hart, Captajn-Giyes notice of
drill Of Co. L, at the armory next
Friday night at o'clock. Full at
tendance desired.
]. E. Lowry, Mayor-Republishe ordi-
nance relating to the license to be
paid for engaging In certain busi-
nesses in Yorkville.
Bromonia Co., New York-Asks What
is. Bromonia?" and then tells you
how to get a sample and what 1t
will and what 1t won't do for you.
L. T. Nichols, Gen. Mgr.-Publishes a
proposed time card as 1t relates to
Yorkville and the C. & NV. trains.
Effective after April 1st, 1906.
C. E. Spencer, Pres. Y. c. S. G. Asso.7-
Publishes a notice as to township
organizers.
P. W. Love, City Clerk-Asks for pro-
posals for the purchase Of the build
ing lot on East Liberty street, now
owned by the Town.
J. K. Acknowledgements parties on his
club to The Enquirer to pay up at
their earliest convenience.
York Supply Co.-Tells you what 1t
has in acids and other fertilizers.
Also has full line Of all kinds Of sup
plies for the farm.
Withers Adickes Co.-Tells you to use
reliable seed when you plant pota-
toes. It has five varieties. Special
prices on stock feed. Wants butter,
beeswax and clay peas.
Glenn & Allison-Say that Mr.. Allison
is in the west buying mules and will
arrive in time to show their stock to
people interested on next Monday.
First National Bank-Wants you to
know that a substantial part Of the
worlds wealth belongs to you, and
tells you how to get 1t and keep 1t.
York Drug Store-Has a supply of 120
volt Edison base electric lamps, in
8, 16 and "a candle power sizes. zoe
each is the price for all sizes.
Dobson Bros Cash Store-Has just
received its fifth millinery shipment,
including shirt waist hats at soc,
and turbans at 81. Full lines Of all
kinds Of millinery goods.
Thomson Co.-Tells its friends and GUS
toners that Mr.. Thomson and Miss
Beatty are in the northern markets.
And offers special prices on vari-
Gus goods.
Loan and Savings Bank-Tells you
how 1t Is when you have money loose
in your pocket. 1t says 1t would be
better to'put small sum In the bank
at regular intervals.
Foushee Cash Store-Has a long line
of millinery, which 1t hopes to close
out entirely this season. 1t says II
you hear its prices you'll conclude 1t
is anxious to sell. ..
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
EVIDENCES OF DEVELOPMENT.

That the town of Yorkville has
made wonderful progress during the
past dozen years, Is now freely ad.
mitted by all who have the slightest
acquaintance with the subject. Wis.,
itors, especially those who come here
only at long intervals, are almost
forced to remark the changes in evi.
dence; but nobody perhaps, has q
clearer appreciation than some of the
older business people who have been
familiar with local conditions fol-
years. In a conversation along this
line a few days ago, one of these
made some observations that seem to
be worth printing
"Yorkville," he said, has changed
more in the last half dozen years
than any town l have ever known. In
many respects it is the same town II
has always been. If 1t has suffered
i'm any of its better characteristics
the particular in which it has suf-
fered does not occur to me; but that
II has gained wonderfully in many
important respects ought to be appar-
ent to everybody.
"One thing that impresses me more
than anything else is the fact that
there has been such a noticeable in
fiux of new people. 1t is a fact that
some ten or twelve years ago, every
resident was not only personally ac-
uuainted with every other resident;
practically every resident knew, as
such, almost every stranger who came
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

ed by foreigners in China and In for
eign countries. Many Chinese who
have gone abroad to America, Austria
liza and the Philippines write home
complaining of arbitrary discrimina-
ton made against the Chinese which
dare not be attempted against other
foreigners. Therefore every one is an
cry and hence the boycott Of American
goods, illustrating the feeling against
the unjust exclusion laws. 1t has spread
over all China and is solely In retalia-
ton against unjust discrimination and
is not anti-f foreign. The Chinese peo-
pie and officials are on good terms
with all foreigners and have no hostile
feelings toward them. Chinese mer-
chants have the best feeling toward
foreign merchants. A majority Of the
people in the interior are Indifferent to
al foreigners travelling in the interior,
who write that they are we'll treated
with no signs Of hostility against
them"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

into town. Why even tramp could
not pass through without half the
population learning his name, where
he was from, who gave him a meal
Of cold 'vittles,' which way he was
was going when he took his depar-
strangers Of all kinds come and &c
without creating remarks from -peo-
pie with whom they have no special
business, and 1t Ii not an uncommon
thing to learn that some man Of i'm
portant appearance to whom you
have just been introduced has beer
citizen Of the town, engaged in some
useful occupation for months.
Ten years ago, you will remember
there was very little doing about here
There were no cotton mills, no oil
mill, no electric lights, no lumber
yard, no marble works, only the be.
ginning Of a telephone system and
not much Of anything except a few
stores; but since then there have been
one by one, 1t is true; but they have
followed one another in steady pro.
gression, and now, before even a
majority Of her citizens realize It,
Yorkville is really about half dozen
grades above the position in which
she seems to be held by common
consent.
During great many years, as ev-
erybody knows, there was very lit
tie doing In Yorkville real estate. As
rule people who owned property
that was properly to be considered
the most desirable in the town, held
1t at what was commonly considered
high figures. This was where they
did not have to sell. Where people
had to sell, the range Of prices was
low. OF late there has been q mum.
Der of transfers at figures easily
double the best figures that could
have been obtained only three or -four
years ago. and the actual selling value
Of real estate of all kinds has in
creased from fifty to 100 per cent
This statement Is proved by the trans
fer records, and by pending trades
where the parties interested still lack
margin of being able to come to-
gether
But in spite of all this" the
speaker concluded, "the top has moi
vet been reached. 1t is true thai
among those who have been watching
all the while trying to, screw them
selves up to the point Of investment
and next month wishing they hao
traded last month, and who now in
sist that the top has been reached
but 1 do not believe that YorkWiie
real estate is at anything like Its
best. The conditions that have beer
making for the present situation have
been too long I'm progress. The ex'
listing basis of values Is anchored ir
too firm a foundation. The consid'
Grafton of nearly every transfer has
been investment rather than Fspecu-
lation, and where this Is the case
even recurring of hard times are slow
to bring about decline In values
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

WE are at a loss to understand the
game of the senate committee on COM
merce in turning over to Senator Till
man a Democrat, the management or
the Hepburn rate bill on the floor of
the senate. We agree with Senator
Tillman in his claim that rate regula-
ton is really a Democratic proposition.
We dor't think there Is any doubt of
that. Neither is there any reasonable
question that the Republican party
leaders were very much Jared at
President Roosevelts strong position in
support of Democratic preachment
along this line. OF course the Repub-
licans very we'll understood the prob
able cons ~quences of a direct fight
against the president; but still 1t Is
Got difficult to imagine that the op-
posing leaders are unwilling to make
an easy surrender in matter of such
vital consequence to the interests most
of them represent. We have a suspi-
cion that the control of the fight In
the senate was turned over to Senator
Tillman in the belief that this move
would afford the enemies of rate legis-
Iation a better opportunity to effect the
death of the bill. AS things now
stand the passage of a really equitable
and just rate law, will have to go TO
the credit of the Democrats. This
credit will be worth a great deal with
the country. The Republicans are not
going to allow the Democrats to win
out if they can help themselves, and
the real point in the fight that is now
to follow is how the Republicans are
going to kill or further emasculate this
bill without having to take the blame.
1t is a most interesting and remark
able situation to say the least of it.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

THE Columbia Record prints a story
to the effect that arrangements are be-
ing perfected to hold a conference on
the dispensary question, the conference
to be composed of the politicians who
stand for the maintenance Of the
state dispensary. The idea Of the con-
ference is to unite the dispensary peo-
pie on a plan of operations which will
seek to keep the anti-dispensary peo-
pie divided among themselves as to
whether they should stand for prohibi-
ton, or local option. If the anti
dispensary people are wise, they will
unite with each other on the PROPOSE
ton of down with the state dispensa-
ry," and leave the future disposition
of the liquor question to further devel-
opments.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

ceeds to go to the support of Confed-
crate veterans who shall have reached
the age of 65 years. The business
failures throughout the United States
last week were 21S against 252 the
year before. .WiltZ Page, a negro,
was shot to death near the town OF
Bienville, in Bienville Parish, La, last
Saturday by a mob of 500 white men.
His crime was criminal assault, his
victim being a little school girl, only
IL years of age. The town OF Hat
tiesburg, Miss. was struck by a cy-
clone last Sunday and several houses
were demolished .... Hon. David b.
Henderson, former speaker Of the ma
tional house Of representatives, died at
Mercy hospital, Dubuque, Iowa, last
Sunday of paresis, which attacked him
about nine months ago. Sixteen
sailors of the American Atlantic fleet
deserted at Naples during the past few
DAYS.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
SOUTHERN COTTON ASSOCIATION

The executive committee Of the
York County Southern Cotton associa-
ton met in Yorkville yesterday agree
ably to the presidents call. All Of the
townships were represented except
Catawba and Bethel.
VIM. H: Stewart, ESQ.,, Of Rock Hill
was unanimously elected as county
organizer for the current year; and a
meeting Of every township association
in the county was earnestly called to
be held next Saturday afternoon at 8
o'clock, each at its regular meeting
place, for the special purpose OF Sc
lecting a township organizer to aid the
county organizer In his work The
principal work Of the organizers at
this time will be to get the farmers, by
personal canvass, to pledge them
selves to raise their supplies at home
this year, and also to reduce the cotton
crop Of 1906 to at least rs per cent of
what it was in 1904, all as per form of
the 1906 pledge recently issued from
the general headquarters in Atlanta,
and also to agree to pay to the organ
izer early next fall 10 cents per bale on
the cotton raised on their respective
lands in 1905, to help defray the ex-
penses of the organization. Twenty
per cent of these collections Is to go to
the organizers for their years work.
The compensation of the county or
ganizer was guaranteed to amount to
as much as IS per day for thirty days
work, to this extent; each committee
man undertook to stand for his town
ship association for its full one ninth Of
said amount, there being nine such as
fsociations in the county. The matter
Of guaranteeing a minimum sum for
each of the, township organizers will
be arranged for by his own township
association.
Before proceeding with the, election
an effort was made to communicate
with Mr.. Stewart over the phone, but
It failed. He was chosen, however,
with the hope that he would be willing
to serve even at personal sacrifice.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

THE daily papers are full Of sensa-
tional stories from China, and 1t really
looks as If there might be some excit-
ing developments in that country pref
ty soon. The riots of Sunday at Nam
chang and Kienz, it is stated, appears
to have grown out Of local rather than
out Of national conditions; but still
other developments, hardly less dis
quieting are reported from different
parts of the empire, and it is evident
that things are not as they should be.
There has been some kind of a quarrel
among members of the royal family
during the past few days and the city
of Peking is reported as experiencing
a reign of terror, with troops and mobs
operating in various quarters, and the
foreign legation guards expecting to
be called into active service at almost
any moment. The American gunboat,
El Cano, which has been lying at Nan
kin, has been ordered to proceed at
once to Kin Kiang, near the scene OF
the greatest present trouble, and will
arrive there tomorrow. 1t is quite
possible that the next advices will
bring information of restored quiet;
but taken all in all there seems to be
good reason to look for the early de-
velopment Of more trouble. far more
serious than that which was occasion
ed by the great Boxer uprising.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
Mr.. Garlic Turney, of R. F. D. N

Mr.. Garlic Turney, of r. F. D. No.
Yorkville, who advertised lost bird
dog in last Fridays issue Of THE EN-
oUrRER, has found the animal. Mr..
r. T. Sandifer of Lowryville, had 1t.
Mr.. Sandifer wrote Mr.. Turney imme-
diately upon reading the advertise
ment, and Mr.. Turney went down to
Lowryville on Monday and got the dog.
The proposed new schedule Of the c.
& NV. will enable Yorkville people
to go and come pretty much as they
please. 1t will be possible to make the
trip to Columbia and return the same
day, and there will be close connection
for the north at Gastonia. II the peo-
pie give this proposed new train suf-
f1cient support to enable the c. &. NJ
w. people to maintain 1t as a perma-
nent arrangement, and that will be al
together a matter Of support, the ad-
vantages that will accrue to this whole
section will necessarily be very great.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr.. r. r. McCorkle went to Chester
last night.
Mrs. ]. M. Ferguson is visiting rel
atives in Chester county.
DR.. Moffatt Kennedy of Newberry is
kSisiting Mr?ew. M. Kennedy's family.
Mrs. ]. S. Jones and children, are
visiting relatives at McConnellsville.
Mr.. L. r. Williams went to Column
bia this morning to see DR.. C. Fred
Williams.
Mr.. o. P. Heath Of Charlotte, spent
Sunday in Yorkville, the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. R. E. Heath.
Misses Mary Dobson, Leon White,
Josie Carroll and Kate Hunter were
over from Winthrop Sunday and Mon
day.
Mr.. w. Mason Mcconnell Of the
Yorkville Banking and Mercantile
company, is to be with the Thomson
Company after March Is.
Misses JAMIE, Mabel and Cardelia
Pearson Of Gastonia, visited at the
home of Mr.. A. J. Sturgis on York
vile R. F. D. No. last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Keller have moved
into the B. N. Moore building and
have arranged to take their meals
with Mr.. and Mrs. ]. M. Ferguson.
Mr.. Geo. w. Kunz went over to
Charlotte last Friday, to see his broth
er who was passing through that city
en- route to the Mardi Gras in New
Orleans.
Mr.. James F. Thomson and Miss
Gussie Beatty Of the Thomson Compa-
ny, left for the northern markets yes
terday to buy spring goods. Mr..
Thomson will buy clothing, hats, shoes,
ETC., for men and Miss Beatty will buy
goods required by the ladies.
Mr. Walton s. Neil, who has for sew
eral years past been the efficient secre-
tary and treasurer of the Tavora Cot
ton Mill company, has resigned his
position for the purpose of giving his
entire time and attention to the inter-
ests of the Yorkville Banking and
Mercantile company, Of which company
he was recently made vice president.
Mr. Neil Is too well and favorably
known throughout this section to re-
quire either introduction or endorse
ment, and just as he has acquitted
himself most creditably in the respon-
sible position he has held for so long,
he can be depended upon to measure
no to all the requirements of the new
and larger field he has chosen to en-
ter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
Tuesday, February q, 1905.

med spectacles and some other articles.
I'VE are not worried about anything
much except the spectacles," said Mr..
Smith yesterday. "The check was on
the Loan & Savings bank. and Mr..
McNeel says he won't pay it until he
knows 1t is all right. so we are al
safe on that. The spectacles were
very much priced by Mrs. Smith and
she does not like to lose them"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
RATE BILL OUTLOOK.
Course of the Fight as Anticipated by
Associated Press.


In a forecast Of the events OF the
week, published in the Associated
Press papers yesterday morning, the
outlook for the rate bill is summarized
as follows:
It is not at all improbable that the
presentation of the report today will
develop debate, and it is quite well
understood that several members OF
the committee on interstate commerce,
by which the bill has been under con-
sideration, will take this opportunity
to explain their votes in committee.
This line of proceeding will not be per-
mitted to go beyond 2 o'clock, now
ever, for at that hour the statehood
bill will have the right Of way, ana
cannot be replaced except with the
consent Of its friends. 80,
On Wednesday Senator Foraker VIII
take the floor with a prepared speech
on the railroad question. so far as an
nouncement has been made, the ONO
senator stands alone in opposing all
ra abroad legislation along the lines Of
the Hepburn-Dolliver bill. 1t Is un-
derstood that his speech Is intended TO
be a legal exposition Of the reasons
for his attitude.
The most generally accepted view is
that the rate bill will be amended by
the senate In some particulars. MOST
of the Democratic members or the IN
terstate commerce committee, as well
as other Democratic senators, have ex-
pressed the opinion that there should
be changes in the bill, and 1t Is not
probable that they will alter their
minds simply because the considera-
ton of the measure has been transfer
red from the committee room to the
senate floor. The same may be SAID
of the Republican members Of the
committee who reported against re-
porting the bill, and other Republican
senators 1t is already. apparent that
the crucial amendment will be the ad-
dition of an appeal clause, and over
that there will unquestionably be
determined conflict. Friends Of such
a modification claim. thirty-three Re-
publican senator's favorable to the ad-
dition of this provision, and some Of
the Democrats have in the past stated
that they would regard such clause
with favor.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

SENATOR Latimer's new Federal Dis
trict bill has again been reported by
the judiciary committee of the senate
1t is practically the same bill that
passed the senate last year, providing
for the holding of court at Spartan
burg, Greenville and Chester. 1t Is un-
derstood that the bill will probably
pass the senate again; but the house Is
sure to put Rock Hill in the bill also,
and may substitute Rock Hill for
Chester. The indications are that the
old fight of last year is to be renewed
in all its details. AS to whether the
bill will become a law this year, in
any shape, it is rather doubtful.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
Che atnrkrille enquirer,
YoRKVILLE, s. c.:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1906.

BY the way, this bill which has
been committed to the charge of Sena-
tor Tillman is the same one to which
the senator recently referred in a
speech as having been turned over to
Mr.. Hepburn by the president with the
instructions, Here Pete, put this
through" There have been no changes
in the bill. Senator Tillman has said
that he does not approve the bill as it
stands; but as to whether he will be
able to effect any changes in it re-
mains to be seen.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
MERE ENTlON.

1t is stated that the government VIII
abandon Forts Dade and De Soto at
the entrance of Tampa bay and trans
fer the garrisons to Key West ana
Galveston. More than 100000 have
been expended on these two posts
Senator Camm has offered bill
in the Virginia senate providing for
tax of ! cent on all checks drawn for
$50 and over. the tax to be paid by
means of stamps, and the entire pro-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

Representative Keifer Of Ohio, on
yesterday introduced in the house a
bill to reduce the number Of represen-
tatives from the southern states be-
cause of the disfranchisement Of negro
voters. The bill makes a reduction
as follows: Alabama from 9 to 5: Ar
kansas from to s.; Florida from 8 to
2; Georgia from II to 6; Louisiana
from I to 3; Mississippi from to 8;
North Carolina from 10 to 6; South
Carolina from to 8; Tennessee from
10 to 8; Texas from 16 to IL; Virginia
from 10 to s.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27

1t is said that r. R. Tolbert, COM
monty known as "Red" Tolbert, and
notorious in connection with the
bloody election riot at Phoenix, in
Greenwood county some years ago, has
been trying to be appointed postnlas-
ter at Abbeville, and had all but sue
ceeded, when the president having been
apprised of his record, decided to turn
him down.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-02-27
LOCAL ,LAcoNIcs.
,f Mr .Iossnh Jaokaon.

Death of Mr.. Joseph Jackson.
Mr.. Joseph Jackson a well known
citizen of Broad River township, died
at his home near Hickory Grove. last
night at 10 o'clock. He was about
80 years Of age and leaves widow and
six children as follows: Messrs. Low
nv. Robert, William, Roland and Thom-
as Jackson and Mrs. Fannie Brake
field.