Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-02-07
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Rev. Herbert N. Casson, of Lynn
Mass, delivered a remarkable sermon
last Sunday. His subject was Senator
Tillman's recent speech. He said that
the speech would never fade in the
history of the country. When he con-
cluded, his congregation passed a res.
olution unanimously endorsing "the
brave and patriotic words of Senator
Tillman," and pledging undying sup
port. Lynn is one of the largest man
ufacturing towns in the country, and
Mr.. Casson's congregation is made up
of laborers.
- The recent proposed naval demon
stration of the United States against
Turkey was bona fide; but it was
not necessary to carry it out. 1t
seems that at about that time, Russia
was negotiating an alliance with Tur-
key. The demonstration would have
seriously interfered with Russian in
terests, and the Russian government
notified the United States that if it
would just let Turkey alone, Russia
would see that whatever sum that
might be demanded for the destruc-
tion of American property in Armenia,
would be paid.
The annual meeting Of the Nation
al Farmers Alliance and Industrial
union convened in Washington on
Tuesday. About so delegates were
present. The Associated Press says
that nearly all of the States were
represented, and the United Press says
that there was representation from
only II States. The proceedings have
been held in secret; but it was given
out that a committee was appointed
to confer with the house committee on
banking and currency. 1t is also
understood that the question of en-
dorsing new free silver party is
being seriously considered.
- The Venezuelan commission held
its regular weekly meeting last Friday
with all of the members present. A
great portion of the session was taken
up in the consideration of matters
touching on the merits of the contro-
versy, including a large number OF
maps and a quantity of matter sent
from the state department in answer
to requests collected by persons spe-
cially charged with the task. Up to
this time the commission has not re-
ceived notice from either the British
or Venezulan government of an inten-
ton to avail itself of the invitation
extended to appear before the commits.
sion through representatives. Moth
ing has been determined yet as to
sending an agent to Europe to collect
evidence there for the consideration of
the commission. It is said that this
work could not be intelligently under
taken until the mass of the matter 81
ready before the commission has been
thoroughly digested and a knowledge
acquired of just what gaps remain to
be filed from the European archives.
- From time to time there has been
in the papers story to the effect that
located in and surrounded by the big
Vanderbilt estate near Asheville,
there is six acre farm belonging to a
Negro named Charles G. Collins that
Vanderbilt has offered fabulous prices
for the little farm; but Collins refuses
to sell. The story has been developed
to the effect that Vanderbilt has
threatened to build Chinese wall
around the farm, and make it of but
little value to the owner. Collins is
out in an affidavit IN which he sets
forth that his farm is not located in
the centre of the Vanderbilt estate but
is on the outer edge; that Vanderbilt
has never shown any hostility to him
but on the contrary has time and again
given members of his family employ.
ment, and gave him the lumber with
which to build his house. The story
as concocted by the imaginative cor
respondent was very interesting in
deed but as punctured by Collins, it
has completely collapsed.
- James R. Randall's Washington
correspondence of the Augusta Chron-
icle: The abuse that Senator Tillman
is getting from some quarters does not
apparently disturb him. The talk
about senators ignoring him" is nom
sense. Senators are like lawyers in
court. They say sharp things about
each other but remain on pretty good
terms. Besides it would be bad policy
to "ignore" powerful senators. Sena-
tor Butler, of South Carolina, was
roundly abused by Northern papers
some years ago, as I believe his distin-
guished uncle was before the war, dur
ing the Brooks-Sumner controversy.
Senator German has just emerged from
a campaign of denunciation, and even
now the Maryland mugwump Demo-
Gratis insist on his effacing himself. I
heard a man about the Capitol say
that if Mr.. Tillman sends his speech to
all applicants, it will bankrupt him to
supply the demand. Besides, if your
readers will get the February number
of The Arena, they will see in Profess
sor Ridpath's second article on "The
Bond and the Dollar" that he, a cele-
brated, philosophical historian, uses
language against the men who demon
etized silver and keep it demonetized,