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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
AROuI PEOPLE.

Miss Mamie Turner visited friends
in Glover Sunday.
Miss Minnie Cody Of Yorkville, is
visiting at Hendersonville, N. C.
Miss Eunice Mcconnell leaves for
Montgomery, Ala, this afternoon.
Miss Anna McCaw Of Columbia Is
visiting the family Of Mr.. ]. s. Brice
in Yorkville.
Mr.. o. P. Heath of Charlotte, spent
Sunday in Yorkville with the family
Of Mr.. r. Ernest Heath.
Mr.. D. Wyatt Neville of Hickory
Grove, spent Saturday and Sunday
with friends in Yorkyille.
Mr.. Robert Lindsay, left this morn
ing for Charleston, where he will en-
ter the Citadel as a cadet.
Miss Blanche Watson of Yorkville
No. Z, left last Monday for the 1909
1910 session Of Linwood college.
Miss Meta Faulconer Of Washing
ton, D. c., is visiting her mother
Mrs. w. E. Faulconer in Yorkville.
Mrs. Thos. F. McDow and children
returned home last night after a visit
to relatives and friends in Charlotte
Misses Helen Lowry Of Yorkville
and Helen Witherspoon Of Guthries-
Vile, left last week for Winthrop col
lege.
Miss Mildred Hobbs of Yorkville
who has been sick for some time, was
taken to Baltimore Saturday for treat,
ment.
Miss Bessie Mcconnell, returned to
her home in Yorkville on Saturday
after a two months visit to relatives
at Lindale, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Ms..hews and
little son ]. B., Of Rock Hill No. 4
spent Sunday with Mrs. Mary Simril
on Yorkville No. Z.
Mrs. w. H. Sandifer and children,
Masters Marion, William and Philip
of Guthriesville, are visiting friends in
Yorkville this week.
Mrs. William Smith, sister Of Mrs
]. F. Youngblood of Yorkville,. died al
her home near Atlanta, Ga, yesterday
morning at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Glenn, and
Misses Margaret Glenn and Marie In
man went to Charlotte, Saturday, to
see "Brewster's Millions"
Misses Anna c. Schorb, Dorothy
Montgomery, Anna Lewis, Mamie Bri-
an and jamie Wray Of Yorkville, left
this morning to enter Winthrop col
lege.
Mrs. Edward Hobbs and four child
rem of Tampa, Fla, are occupying the
house of Miss Mildred Hobbs and will
make Yorkville their home until De-
cember.
Miss Daisy Hart, one Of the teach
ers Of the Graded school, who has
been sick since school opened, is get
Ting along nicely now, and hopes to
be out again soon.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
ship supervisors to come and see how

ship supervisors to come and see how
it is done.
Mr.. R. D. Dorsett wants to know
whether a game chicken can kill a
man. He asked the question Of his
friends when he came from home this
morning, and in explanation Of it,
showed several holes in different parts
Of his head. 1T was this way" said
Mr. Dorsett. Il was preparing to ship
some roosters. While had one under
my arm, another jumped on top Of my
head and went at me. 1t was some
little time before I realized what he
was doing; but when I did catch on,
found that what he did was a plenty
was as bloody as stuck pig. There
was this hole in my forehead, and
these two or three in the back part OF
my head. I had no idea that chick
en- could do so much mischief in SC
short a time" Examination Of Mr.
Dorsett's head, showed that he went
through quite a serious experience and
he is extremely fortunate not to have
lost an eye.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

ing that Farnum is alleged to have
been, and as clear as appears his in
tent on the face Of his career, it is
next to impossible to prove that in
tent as a matter of law-that Is to
prove it beyond escape for a Rich
land jury. However, the most i'm
portant thing as we see 1t, Is
not so much to catch those fell
lows who gave the rebates, as
the fellows who took the rebates.
Under an established system tnat
made it impossible for any dealer to
sell until after he had paid the price,
this seems especially reasonable. Un-
less therefore, the state can convict
and punish the men who were enrich
ing themselves through this iniquitous
system, we do not feel a great deal OF
interest in the proceedings.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
HIGHER PRICED COTTON.

The people who break and prepare
the land, plant the seed, and plow and
hoe the cotton crop, have been aware
for some weeks that the conduct OF
the market has been unusual for the
season, and they are tremendously in
terested; but their interest is no great
er than is that Of the SPECTATORS on
the exchanges, the spinners at home
and abroad, and especially the leaders
Of the financial world.
The highest price that could be OBJ
| tained for cotton on this market at
this date last year was 81 cents
pound. There were sixty or seventy
five bales offered last Saturday, and
the price was in the neighborhood of
13a cents. The price Of 13.37a was paid
for quite a number Of bales, and al
though everybody recognizes this as
good price, there exists the usual feel
ing of uncertainty and doubt as to
whether the next quotations are to be
still higher or lower, and as to this,
But there are some interesting sto-
ries afloat in the cotton world, and one
of the most interesting Of them Is that
James A. Patten, the man who has
been doing something with wheat on
the Chicago exchange, Is now at the
head Of a pool that includes William
P. Brown, Eugene G. Scales and Frank
B. Hayne, and which was organized
for the purpose of putting up the price
of cotton to Is cents or higher. The
understanding Is that they have been
quietly buying for more than a month,
and 1t Is believed that they now have
things pretty we'll in hand.
A New York story has it that the
pool commenced buying cotton when
the price was around 81 cents, and
that its profits have already piled up
into the millions. But the campaign
is not confined to raw cotton alone. 1t
Is claimed that several weeks back the
pool bought up all the surplus yarns
that had been made on a basis of 10
cents cotton and under and that were
hanging over from last year, and is
calculating on reaping a share Of the
rich harvest that is expected from
rise in yarns as well as cotton. 1t Is
stated that the pool perfected corner
in October last Friday, and at once
sent the price CT December contracts
up to 13 cents.
The New York American Of last
Saturday had an interesting story Of
the alleged proposed operations Of the
pool. According to this story, the
movement had its original basis on
the cotton schedule Of the Aldrich tar
ff bill. Notwithstanding the fact that
Mr.. Aldrich claimed that the bill would
not affect the price of cotton goods, it
Is now claimed that they have been
affected from 10 to 127 per cent, and
that the meaning Of this will be that
all inferior grades Of goods will take
the price of the grades Immediately
above them. 1t will be the game of
the manufacturers, however, to attri-
butte the increased prices not to the
tariff: but rather to the short cotton
crop, and to this end 1t is being rep
resented that the larger cotton manu-
facturers are working in harmony with
the pool, being prepared, If necessary,
to precipitate strikes Of their en-
ployes for the purpose Of giving still
further color to the reasonableness of
higher prices for goods.
Holland" one Of the best known
financial writer's of America, gives
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

Anderson, September %: Judge
Aldrich, in the sessions court today,
granted a motion for a new trial for
Webb Simmons, the young white man
under sentence for the killing OF
United States Deputy ]. B. McAdams,
committed February 90, last. Sim
mons was sentenced at the May term
of the court by Judge Shipp to be
hanged on July 23. The grounds on
which the new trial was allowed was
an affidavit by ]. H. Hardin, well
known young farmer, to the effect
that P. E. Norris, one Of the jurors
in the case, told him, Hardin, that II
he, Norris, was drawn on the jury,
he would hang him. Norris denied
emphatically making this statement.
In granting the new trial, Judge AID
rich recommended to Solicitor Bon
ham that a warrant be issued for the
arrest of Norris on the charge Of per-
jury, and that Mr.. Dagnal, attorney
for Simmons, be made a witness to
prove the charge.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
WITHIN THE TOWN.

The good work the town council Is
doing in the paving Of North Congress
street is receiving general commenda-
tion, and there Is a growing senti-
ment in favor Of the further extension
Of the work.
Mayor Hart has the promise Of the
government that an expert will be sent
to Yorkville to do some demonstration
work in the way Of making sand and
clay roads. The present idea is to give
Church street from East Liberty to
the Graded school building the first
benefit Of the demonstration, and 1t is
Mayor Hart's purpose when the dem
onstration commences, to invite town.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER as, 1909.

considerable space to the situation in
a recent letter to the Philadelphia Pub
lie Ledger and other papers, and
dwells on one feature Of the situation
that Is especially interesting. He lays
down as a fundamental proposition
that New York bankers are opposed
to higher prices for cotton. He does
ligent southerners understand 1t to
mean that New York Is afraid that
higher prices for cotton may tend to
shift the balance Of financial power
from the northeast to the south, where
the cotton is produced. But "Hol-
lands" story Is that a southern cotton
leader, presumably Mr.. Hayne. came
to New York not long ago with q big
amount of cotton and some cash, and
tried to effect arrangements to further
finance the proposed bull campaign
in cotton. Notwithstanding the fact
that cotton Is universally regarded as
one Of the very best securities that
can possibly be offered for cash, on
one pretext or another, the New York
bankers turned him down. They pre-
tended not to have the money. The
cotton man then went to Montreal,
Canada, and had no difficulty In ar
ranging to get all the money that he
would be able to provide the cotton to
secure.
According to Holland" also, the
bankers Of New York are already wor-
ried because exchange Is not coming
in from Europe as rapidly as they had
expected. Their arrangements con-
templated that there would be a free
movement Of cotton to foreign markets
| by October /, and the 'holdup Is max
ing them take serious notice.
The bulls hold that the governments
October report Is going to indicate a
crop of only between 100000 and
| II 100000 bales, in which event they
are absolutely sure Of still higher
prices, while the bears are insisting
that the prevailing opinion as to
short crop Is all wrong and that prices
must be lower.
Mr.. Patten, who Is represented as
having plenty Of money, and almost
unlimited credit, as well as large ex-
perience, Is understood to hold that
the time Is ripe for general elevation
of the range Of prices. He cites that
as many as 100000 bales of cotton
year are now being used for automo-
bile tires, a use that Is entirely new,
and is of opinion that the worlds use
| of cotton Is increasing to such an ex-
tent as to warrant a big advance In
price under the natural operation Of
the laws Of supply and demand.
But whatever may be the facts as
to surrounding conditions, there Is no
doubt Of the fact that the cotton sit
uation Is daily becoming more tense,
and there Is reason to believe that
within a week or two, II not before,
there will be such battle between the
bulls and the bears, as the country has
seldom seen before, and when 1t Is
over the ground about the exchanges
will be strewn with corpses too nu-
merous to be counted; but whether
those corpses will be those Of bulls or
bears, or only poor little lambs, 1t will
be impossible to tell until after the
clearing away of the smoke.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

taCllCS OF the AIneTlCduS III HleeClHS
the charges of the British and Tories.
From their position on the top Of
narrow ridge, the British could be
picked off by the American riflemen
in the ravines on either side. Had
the British undertaken to stand and
shoot it out, they could have lasted
but a short while. Their only hope
was to charge with the bayonet, and
this they attempted to do. The Amer
leans in front of them gave way with
comparative ease; but the Americans
behind soon showed up in their rear
firing into their backs. This COM
! PEELED them to face about and charge
back up the hill. The Americans who
had been following turned about and
retreated; but the Americans who had
been yielding also came back and
served them as the others had served
them before. These manoeuvres were
repeated again and again to the increas-
| ing distress Of the British, until at
length white flag was raised. Col.
Ferguson cut the flag down twice with
his sword; then Ferguson fell and the
flag was raised again. Having been
fooled twice before, the Americans,
continued to fire on the British, now
all huddled up among their wagons,
and the firing did not cease until the
British threw down their muskets and
walked away from them.
The Americans had for their coun-
tersign that day the word "Buford"
The word was necessary, because
many of the Tories were without uni
forms, and it was realized that there
would be times during the battle when
| it would be difficult to distinguish
friend from foe.
1t is pretty certain that the British
force numbered eleven hundred and
five men, and Of these five hundred
and five were either killed or so badly
wounded that they could not be NOV
ed. The balance were taken prison.
ers. How many fought on the Amer
lean side Is uncertain. OF the nine
teen hundred and thirty eight, who
left Cowpens the evening before, many
struggled during the night and the
number who were in at the beginning
Of the attack is variously estimated at
from $50 to 1900. There seems to be
no doubt, however, that people from
the surrounding country for many
miles continued to arrive all during
the battle and joined in without stand
ing upon the manner Of their so doing.
The American loss was twenty eight
killed and sixty wounded.
The American army was disbanded
much more rapidly than 1t had as
sembled. Most of the men remained
on the field that afternoon and night;
but the next morning, there was a
general scattering. North Carolina
and Virginia divisions took charge Of
the prisoners and hurried them into
the mountains, fearing that otherwise
Cornwallis might overtake them and
get the prisoners back.
The natural result Of the defeat Of
Ferguson was to undo all he had done,
and greatly weaken CORVALLIS. The
American got bold and began to over
run the country, and when Tarleton
was defeated at Cowpens in jan
uary following, Cornwallis became con-
vinced that this part Of the country
was too warm for him and soon after
met his finish at Yorktown.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

AFTER remaining out six hours, the
Richland jury in the case of j. S.
Farnum, charged with bribery, re-
turned with verdict Of not guilty.
The understanding is that when the
jury first went out, it stood eleven for
acquittal and one for conviction. The
one for conviction finally went with
the others, and the result was as
stated. Opinion in Columbia and all
over the state is divided as to the cor
statement is to the effect that eight
men out of ten in Columbia say that
the verdict is farce and a great many
people throughout the state hold like
wise. Others say that they would not
have convicted Farnum under the cir
cumstances. There is about the whole
thing a good deal that is confusing to
us. In the first place, we will say that
administration of the law in Richland
county That county has the unfortu-
nate record Of having had at least two
murders in the past few years, for
which no one was ever even brought
to trial, and several defendants chaTg-
ed with murder have been acquitted
in the face of testimony that was be-
yond question. Whether the average
Richland jury Is really representative
Of the county, we do not know; but
there is no escaping the fact that the
whole county must be held responsible
for it's shortcomings. Still, We do not
feel warranted in heaping blame upon
this particular jury, or of saying that
it made a mistake. That there is
something wrong, there is no question;
but it seems to us that the trouble
must be as much in the manner of the
bringing of the case as elsewhere.
Why was the case against Farnum
taken up instead of the others? If
Wylie had been the defendant, instead
of Farnum, we could have seen more
reason for 1t. OF course Wylie re-
ceived lot of money from Farnum
through Samuels, and the purpose of
it was to influence him to buy liquor
from Farnum's houses. And the pay
ment Of money to Wylie by Farnum
was wrong-Farnum did wrong and
Wylie did wrong. But of the positions
of the two men, that of Wylie strikes
us as the most criminal. 1t is true
that the conduct of Farnum in CIV
ing rebates to Wylie was in violation
of the law. Farnum was prohibited
by law from undertaking to sell liquor
to the state at all; but he was not
being tried for that. The charge
Wylie was to do with the money, we
all know very we'll and the presump-
tion is that Farnum knew; but 1t
would be difficult to show that Far
mum knew that it was not to be paid
back. to the dispensary. Suppose Wy
lie had paid it back to the dispensary,
then where would there have been any
bribery? We fail to see. And in fail
ing to pay it back to the dispensary
there is no question as to the position
OF Wylie. There is room for a pre-
tensive reasonable doubt as to the
guilt of Farnum. but none as to
the guilt of Wylie. 1t seems TO
us therefore, that in this case the
state rather had the cart before
the horse, and slipped up badly.
Though high muck-a muck of rebat-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

Chester special Of September q.
to the Charlotte Observer: 1t Is pos
sible that a demand will be made on
Mayor Samuels in a few days for his
resignation, although 1t Is not known
in what shape or from what source
this demand will come. The demand
is based on the revelations in Mr..
Samuels' testimony while witness on
the stand in Columbia last week In
the Farnum case. Mr.. Samuels, when
seen this morning and asked what he
would do in case such a demand Is
made, said that he purposes to hold
on to his office. He admits freely to
certain moral shortcomings and con-
tends that he has never sought to hide
his weaknesses. He also says that he
has conducted himself properly dur
ing late years, and since his fncum-
bency as mayor has administered the
office of mayor in way best to sub
serve the interests of the people of
the city.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

THE square deal always pays best
There are people who think they car
dodge the square deal; but sooner OIL
later they find out their mistake. AL
human institutions, including laws and
the machinery for the enforcement OF
laws, prove at fault at times; but the
square deal has never failed to stand
the severest test.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

No, no, Farnum is not an angel. He
was just smooth citizen, who knows
how to get there first with the biggest
rebates. Everybody understands that,
and nobody is at a loss to know what
the rebates were for. But it is time
enough to get Farnum, after the peo-
pie who betrayed their trust and the
LIQUOR consumers have been gotten.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28

If it is a fact that Wylie was prom
ised immunity to give the whole snap
away, Wylie is now in a position TO
laugh at the representatives Of the
law. 1t is we'll enough to talk about
bringing a civil action against him to
recover the money he got; but where
Is the testimony coming from?
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
The alnrkrills Gnqairer.
Entered at the PostOffice In Yorkville
as Mail Matter Of the Second Glass.
YORKVILLE. 8. O.,
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2S, 1909.

If Judge Aldrich's ruling that muni-
cipalities are without jurisdiction to
liquor sellers holds good, 1t Is not
likely that municipalities will trouble
themselves much about having liquor
sellers arrested.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
Examining the Schools.

Prof. w. H. Hand of the South Car
olina university, is up in York coun-
ty making a tour Of inspection Of the
high schools that are getting state aid.
He went up to Clover yesterday and
found the situation in good shape there
and this morning he visited the Beth
any High school, which is just taking
advantage Of state aid for tine first
time. Mr.. Hands principal business
Is to give all the information and as
sistance in his power, and to see to 1t
that the letter and spirit Of the high
school law are being explicitly carried
out
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
LOCAL LACONICS.

Until January I, 1910.
We will send The Yorkville Enquirer
from this date till January 1, 1910, for
so cents.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-09-28
THE CELEBRATION FUND.

Mrs. G. H. O'Leary, treasurer Of the
Kings Mountain Monument associa-
ton, desires to acknowledge the fol-
lowing subscriptions to be used for the
purposes of the celebration at the bat
tleground on October Z.
Previously acknowledged ......$654 81
Robert Herndon, Seattle Wash,
instead of r. ]. Herndon,
Yorkville, as previously. ac-
knowledged ............... 1 90
Eutaw Chap. D. A. R., Orange
DurS W
Manuel Patterson, Kings Noun
tain w
Mrs. Sarah c. Ashe ............ 90
John r. Ashe ................. l W
Mrs. T. F. McDow, .......... O0
Total to date 1878 5O
All subscriptions should be sent to
Mrs. G. H. O'Leary. Yorkville. s. c.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-10-16
o

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Board of Capitol Commission
ers, Carson City, Nevada, until II
o'clock noon, Monday, October IL,
1909, for painting, decorating, etc, the
State Capitol building at Carson City,
Nevada, according to plans n
specifications ON file with the Board.
Each bid must be accompanied by
a certified check for ten per cent. OF
the amount bid. The Board reserves
the right to reject any and all bids.
Proposals must be addressed to the
Board of Capitol Commissioners, Car
son City. Nevada, and marked PRO
posals for Painting and Decorating
the State Capitol
Board of Capitol Commissioners.
Carson City, Nevada.
Date of first publication, September
2, 1909.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1909-10-16
PROPOSALS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the State Board of Capitol Com
m~issiOners, Carson City, Nevada, UNI
til II O'Clock noon, Monday Oct. II,
1903 for the furnishing and installa-
ton of fourteen canvas awnings on
substantial iron fixtures, same to be
securely attached to ton work ar
ranged with mechanical device for
raising and lowering.
For the furnishing and installation
of three combination electrical gas
fixtures for the office of the Attorney
General, completely wired ready for
.urrent.
Fol the furnishing and installation
of 1925 square feet of best quality Of
Administer carpet for the offices of
Bank Examiner and State Treasurer
OF the color and design as may be Sc
lected by the said officers.
For furnishing and installing one
patent water closet in the
office OF Nsergeant-at-Arms of the
Senate; all material to be of the best
quality and installed in a neat and
wOrkmaniike manner to the salts
faction of the Boald of Capitoi Com
~missioners, or their duly authorized
agent.
The Board reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. A certified
caeck to the amount of ten percent.
Board of Capitol Commissioners, Car
son City, Nevada.
Date of first publication Sept 2. 1909