Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1895-06-07
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expected to visit Atlanta on Septem-
ber 20. tits estimated on the opening
day, when President Cleveland and
his cabinet will be there, the attend
ance will not fall far short of 100, 900
people.
President Cleveland has not yet
appointed successor to Secretary
Gresham. What he is going to do no.
body knows. The guess Of one man
is probably as good as another. The
Associated Press, however, has the slate
fixed up about this way: Olney to take
Gresham's late place, Smith to take
the attorney generalship made vacant
by Olney and Ex-Governor Francis, OF
Missouri takes the place made vacant
by Smith. Several other programs
have been suggested, but just as likely
as all, the president will not adhere
very closely to any of them.
There is great excitement in Eng
land over the discovery that Birming-
ham metal manufacturers have been
engaged in making idols for export to
the heather subjects of the queen OF
India. No doubt English enterprise
and skill can turn out superior, as
we'll as cheaper, article than native
workers in metal can make; but 1t
seems to the Boston Cultivator
strange thing for professedly Chris
tian nation to thus aid and abet idola-
tiers in their devotions. Perhaps the
fact that money is made thereby will
cover the sin. 1t is money rather than
anything else that serves as an idol to
millions who little suspect themselves
of idolatary.
A recent act Of the Pennsylvania
legislature, placed building and loan
associations under the authority OF the
State bank examiners. Last Monday
the examiners investigated the affairs
of several concerns in Pittsburg. The
A. A. Allies Building and Loan associ-
alton, with an authorized capital run
ming up into the millions ofdollars, and
which has been in operation for some
wears, was found to be in such bad
shape that it was at once placed in the
hands of receiver. The depositors
will not realize 10 per cent. Of about
$40 900 paid in. The Freehold Build
ing and Loan association was also
found in q bad way. 1t has disposed
of3O,O0O shares of the par value of 500
each, and its stock is not thought to
be worth more than 20 cents on the
dollar.
In an opinion read last Wednesday
by Justice Field, the supreme court
of the United States affirmed the
Judgment of the Connecticut courts
sustaining the law requiring druggists
who use liquors in the dispensing of
prescriptions, to procure license
thereof. Mason P. Gray, druggist
of Groton, was fined for violating the
law, and be endeavored to secure
reversal of the Judgment on the ground
that the law was in violation of the
XIV amendment to the constitution in
that the law rendered partially useless
a pharmacists license previously
granted him, thereby depriving him of
the use of his property without due
process of law. Justice Field said
there was no trespass upon any OF
Gray's rights under the XIV amend
ment or under the State constitution
by the imposing of the fine aud the
Judgment was therefore affirmed.
"A big sensation occurred on the
occasion of the graduating exercises
of the Girls Normal college, at Mil
ledgeville, Ga, on last Tuesday.
Miss Emmie Spence, pretty young
member Of the graduating class,
had been convicted of using notes
on the final examination, and eN-
PEELED by the faculty. Her brother
Solicitor General William Spence, ap-
pealed to Governor Atkinson, who is a
member of the board of trustees. The
board of trustees decided that the
Young lady should have her diploma
Notwithstanding the decision of the
faculty. When Governor Atkinson
got up to deliver the commencement
address, the young ladies of the COL
lege Kissed him off the stage. The
graduating class, at first refused to
receive their diplomas. AT last, things
were compromised in some way and
the diplomas were delivered, and Miss
Spence received hers along with the
rest. The incident, however, made
lots of bad feeling, and it will, in all
probability give rise to some most ag-
gravating political issues.
Gone story of Judge Gresham that
has never been told in a newspaper,
shows what character he possessed"
saii Chicago man to The Times
Herald of that city. "When he was
called by President Cleveland to
be secretary of state, he was poor
man. His friends knew this, and the
day he was named to head the cabinet,
10 men-5 Republicans and ) Demo
crats-got together and made up $780,
900 to be given to Mr.. Gresham. This
money was put in bank and Mr..
Gresham, who was in Chicago, was
called up by telephone and told that
there was $4,000 in certain bank in
his name. The money, he was told,
was his, and he was told to take it and
use it as an out-and-out gift from his
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