Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-08-01

1t is reported that J. Sterling Nor
ton, of Nebraska, is going to announce
himself as an independent gold stand
ard candidate for president. Morton
has been bowling the gold standard
until he has gotten to believe that he
is one of the biggest men in the country
Joshua Levering, of Baltimore,
has been nominated as the Prohibi'
ton candidate for president Of the
United States. The nomination, how
ever, is an unusually empty honor, as
the Prohibitionists are pretty well
swallowed up in the fight between
silver and gold, and are not likely to
poll more than few thousand votes
The threatened war between the
Seaboard Air Line and Southern rail-
roads will not begin on August l.
Judge Simonton has issued Temporal
ry Injunction against the threatened
cut in rates and has cited the parties
to come before him on August Is and
show cause why the injunction should
not be made permanent. 1t is thought
that this movement has been instituted
by the Southern people.
"A story was put in circulation in
st. Louis few days ago to the effect
that Arthur Sewall had telegraphed a
prominent Populist to the effect that
If his continuance in the race for vice
president should tend to in any way
complicate the situation, he would
willingly withdraw. As to whether
or not there is any truth in the story
is a matter of doubt; but at the same
time it is certain that the Democrats
will not encourage Mr.. Sewall to any
such action. If he does withdraw,
and the party is successful, he will be
in fair way to get any political hon.
or for which he might indicate pref
erence.
- The national weather bureau, in
its report of the crop conditions for the
week ending July 81, says: "Over the
eastern portion of the cotton region
and in Texas cotton has made good
growth, but in northern Louisiana it
is suffering from drought, and COM
plants of rust and shedding are quite
general. Picking has begun in Flori-
da, is about to commence in Alabama,
and continues in Texas and Arkansas.
The general condition of tobacco con-
tinues good, although damaged to some
extent in Kentucky and Tennessee.
Cutting is in progress in Maryland
much earlier than usual"
1t is now pretty we'll settled that
the principal headquarters of the Dem
ocratic executive committee will be
in Washington, with a branch in the
west. The western branch will prob
ably be in charge of Senator Dubois,
the Republican silverite who bolted
the St. Louis convention, and recent
" gave notice that he would support
Bryan and Sewall. He is remarka-
bly, shrewd politician, very popular all
through the west, and can do as much
to promote the Democratic cause
among the free silver Republicans and
Populists as any other man. This
idea of having branch headquarters in
the west originated with Chairman
Jones. He realizes that the country
is large enough to require it and also
that there are two kinds of sentiment
eastern and western-to be dealt
with. 1t has developed also that all
the Republican senators who bolted
with Senator Dubois, have volunteer
ed to take the stump and the offer has
been accepted. Hanna's headquarters
will be in New York.
About ten days ago, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, the wellknown New York
millionaire, was stricken with appo-
plexy. Mr.. Vanderbilt has always
been a man of abstemious habits, and
as to how he should become victim
of appoplexy was a great puzzle. The
facts have leaked out. 1t seems that
his son, Cornelius, Jr., is the cause.
Some time ago young Cornelius met
a young lady named Miss Grace Will.
son. He is just 81 and she is several
years older. He became infatuated
and they were engaged. His health
is not very good. The old gentleman
heard of the proposed marriage; but
thought that his son was surely not in
earnest. Finally young Cornelius
told him the story was true. The old
gentleman tried to reason with the
young man and persuade him from
his purpose; but without success.
Finally the parent said "you must"
and the son replied ~ won't" The
result was the stroke of appoplexy.
Young Vanderbilt persists in his de-
termination to marry Miss Wilson,
and it is said that his father, who
would have otherwise left him mil
lions, intends to cut him off with only
an income of Sc, 900 year.
- Thomas E. Watson, the Populist
candidate for vice president, in tele-
gram to the New York Herald says
"Our executive committee must de-
eide the question of dividing electors
If Mr.. Bryan accepts our nomination
and Mr.. Sewall should retire, the Tex
as Popalists would probably be content
with Bryan and Watson, even though
Bryan did not endorse all the platform
was absolutely sincere when | said