Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-10-28
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~kkNHT WV" eoN''"
The floral congress which assem-
bled at Asheville, n. c., last week, was
a failure. There was great deal oI
discussion, but owing to the fact thai
so few states were represented, it was
decided not to make any recommenda
ton to congress at this time. The
matter of selecting national flower
however, will not be allowed to die.
DIR. Tanner, who made himself ia
nous several years ago by fasting fol
40 davs, was burned to death, in Ak
ron, Ohio, last Friday. The "doctor'
was occupying an upper room in the
Whitmore- Robinson china works build
ing. Fire broke out on lower floor
and cut off all chance of escape fol
those above. Another man, name un'
known, was also burned. "Dr. Tan
ner's" real name was Francis Har'
rison.
Mr.. Bryan was at Peoria, ILL.,, last
Friday when he heard of the death o.
ex-Speaker Crisp. He Immediately
sent dispatch of coincidence to Mrs
Crisp, and to a representative of the
Associated Press he said: "While
have known that Mr.. Crisp was feeble
in health, 1 had not thought of his life
being in danger. His death will be
great loss to the Democrats of the ma
tion because he was one of the strong
est men in public life. He was so kind
to me during my four years OF public
life that feel that his death is a per-
sonal loss to me-"
Representative Apsley of the Re-
publican congressional committee, is
real selfish. He has just issued q
statement in which he claims 325 elec'
toral votes for Mckinley, not inclu'
ding A votes from Missouri, Texas
and Virginia, which he asserts there
is a probability of Mckinley securing
He comedies Bryan only the 78 elec'
toral votes of Utah, Alabama, Arkan'
sas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho,
Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, South
Carolina and Louisiana. He estimates
the number of Republicans in the
next house at 224, or 80 more than
Chairman Babcock estimated lO days
ago.
Candidate Bryan was at Peoria,
Illinois, last Friday, when he heard OF
the indignities that had been heaPed
upon Mr.. Carlisle at Covington. He
condemned the disturbance in un-
measured terms. ga man cannot be
disgraced by another" he said. "He
must disgrace himself if disgrace
comes at all, and those people at Cow
ington injured themselves more than
anyone else" Then the speaker went
on to refer to disturbances that had
been raised by gold men at silver
meetings, and by silver men at gold
meetings. He was sorry that men
could not be more tolerant of other
mems views.
- The people of Chicago are looking
for a riot in that city next Saturday.
Both the Democrats and Republicans
have been preparing for another pa.
rade. The chief of police has issued
a permit to the Republicans, but de-
clines to issue one to the Democrats.
AS the reason for his action, he says
that parades by both political factions
at the same time is likely to cause
trouble. The Democratic leaders have
expressed it as their intention to pa
rade anyway, in spite of the police.
The police, of course, will try to stop
them. The whole city is already in a
high pitch of excitement over the
election next Tuesday, and, under the
circumstances, there are good grounds
for expecting trouble.
During the past eight years there
has been but little suspense over the
result of the general elections. In
the election of 1888, it was known by
10 o. m. on the day of the election,
that Harrison had defeated Cleveland ;
and in the election of 1892 it was
known as early as II p. m. that
Cleveland had defeated Harrison.
But such is not likely to prove the
case this year. Since 1892 every state
in the Union, with the exception OF
Georgia, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima and Louisiana, have adopted the
Australian ballot system, either di-
rectly or some modification of it. The
counting of votes under the Austria
liam ballot system is slow and tedious,
and in states where the vote is any
ways close, it will likely be from "a to
4S hours before the official result is
known. 1t will only be, it is thought,
in the event of regular landslide in
pivotal states that the result is likely
to be known on the morning of Novem-
ber 4 next, and just now q landslide
is something that not a great many
people expect.
- The people of Germany are get
ting excited over reform for which
the country seems to be in crying
need. For years and years, officers of
the army have been in the habit OF
looking upon civilians as greatly their
inferior. Civilians are expected to
give way.to military officers under all
circumstances and to patiently submit
to any kind of humiliation that the
military brutes may see fit to heap up
on them. A few weeks ago, while
trying to get seat in beer garden, a
citizen name Siebmann had the mis-
fortune to jostle against a lieutenant
named RrunzvitZ. Siebmapn tried to
excuse himself by begging the officers
pardon; but Brunzwitz flew into a
terrihle race and demanded that the