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torical sketch, to be- read on the occasion.
Mr.. T. r. McGill, of Charlotte, will be
asked to read an original poem, and Rt.
Rev. Ellison Capers, whose mother was
Susana McGill, is to be requested to de-
liver an address on such subject or sub
jects as he may select. In the event Bish-
op Capers is unable to accept the invita-
ton, Rev. J. G. Galloway, of Gastonia,
will be requested to take his place.
Mr.. w. M. Faulkner was elected as a
committee of one on music, and Rev. j..
P. Knox and Messrs. w. M. McGill and
w. M. Whitesides were elected as COM
mittee on general programme.
Before the meeting adjourned, 1t was
definitely decided that the exercises
throughout be public, and that they be
made the occasion of big basket picnic
to which all the surrounding country will
be invited.
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bristled up and the seizures were stopped.
By treaty, it was agreed that the United
States claims should be Offset by those Of
France. The claims Of the United States
were an account of damages to individual
shipowners and these shipowners have
ever since been trying to get the govern
ment to reimburse them. Several bills
to pay the claims have been passed by
congress; but they have been vetoed by
different presidents. President Cleve-
land holds that most of these claims are
unjust, and for that reason vetoed the
bill. Congress is anxious to adjourn and
accepted the veto by ITO to SO. The mat
ter, however, will no doubt come up
again hereafter.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

- Lorenzo Dow Mckinney, a prom
inent farmer of Scioto county, Ohio,
recently inserted the following adver-
tisement in the local papers: "Notice-
The funeral sermon of the undersign-
ed will be preached at Fallen Timber,
Ohio, on Sunday, June 81, at $50 p. m.
l.. D. Mckinney" Asked to give his
reason for having his funeral sermon
preached before his death, he said
II am not having this done to be
queer or for notoriety. The Bible
says that the days of man are three
score and ten years. I have always
said that if I lived to be 80 years old
1 would consider myself dead, and
funeral would naturally follow. Twill
be 80 years old on June II, and will
then consider myself as dead, and will
have my funeral sermon preached on
the first Sunday following, which will
be June 81. Anytime may live after
June II I shall not consider as mine.
1t will only be borrowed time."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

Mckinley continues to observe a
shrewd silence on the financial question,
and as it is practically settled that he is to
be the Republican nominee for president,
he is being claimed alike by the Gold
Standard people and Free Silverites. But
the Free Silverites have rather the best of
it. They have unearthed an old letter
that Major Mckinley wrote to an Ohio
Allianceman in 1890. In that letter,
among other things, Major Mckinley
said: 81 am in favor ofall the silver pro-
duct of the United States for money cir
culating medium. I would have silver
and gold alike" How the major may
stand now, of course, is another matter !;
but there can be no doubt that at one
time and that only short while back, he
was rather inclined to favor silver.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10
POLITICAL NEWS NOTES.

- It is the intention of the Gold
Standard people to, ifpossible, make
Senator Hill temporary chairman OF
the Chicago convention.
- Most of the newspapers seem to
be of the opinion that if T. B. Reed
fails to get the Republican nomination
for president-and that he will get it,
there is little probability-he will
withdraw from public life.
- For sometime past it has been
claimed that Texas would go for Gold
Standard. State primaries were held
last Monday aud the result was a free
silver Landslide almost equal to that of
Georgia.
- The Democrats in fifteen Ohio
counties selected delegates to their
State convention last Saturday, and
all went for silver. The Democrats
of McKinley's home county are to act
next Saturday, and they will also
declare for silver.
- The free silver vote in Atlanta
last Saturday was not comprised OF
the "rag tag and bobtailp by q big
majority. Solid and substantial silver
men went to the polls, voted their
views and said nothing. Atlanta
people are in earnest about this
question.
ALI the big hotels of st. Louis
have given notice that they will not
entertain colored delegates to the
Republican convention. g. A. Hill,
national committeeman for Tennessee,
is quoted as saying that unless he can
get satisfactory. accommodations for
the colored delegates of his State, he
will telegraph them to stay at home.
The Gold Standard people still
have hopes of exercising some infu-
ence on the Chicago convention. At
the head of several of the free silver
delegations are United States senators
who desire reelection. 1t is proposed
to send to Chicago large numbers of
representative gold men from the
States sending these senators, and the
idea is to have the gold men to use all
the influence for compromise that they
can bring to bear by persuasion,
threats or otherwise.
= Including Georgia's 26, the free
coinage delegates so far elected to the
Chicago convention now number 301.
In all there will be 918 delegates 10 the
convention. Ofthis number 460 will
constitute majority, and 612 q two:
thirds majority. To make up this lat
ter figure, the Free Silverites are
counting on the following States: Ar
kansas 16, California 1S, Florida 8,
Georgia 26, Idaho 6, Illinois 46, Okla
homa 6, Indiana 80, Louisiana 1S, Mon
tana 6, Nevada 6, New Mexico 6, North
Carolina %, Ohio 80, Texas 80, West
Virginia 9, Wyoming 6, Arizona 6,
Utah 6, Indian Territory 6. Ifall these
States go for free coinage, there will
then lack but 33 votes of the necessary
two-thirds, and these there seem to be
a possibility ofgetting from the States
of Maryland and Minnesota.
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For Personal Use.

For fer3onal OBe.
In the United States circuit court
at Charleston, last Thursday, Judge
Simontop handed down decision i'll
which he declares the provision of the
amended dispensary law unconstitu-
tional, that claimed for the State the
right to analyze all liquors shipped
into the State. The State will appeal
the case to the United States supreme
court. In the meantime, the law
stands as it was before the recent
amendment was passed. individuals
may order liquor from another State
in any quantity desired for their own
personal use, and constables who seize
it are liable to punishment for con-
tempt of court.
Changed to Aiken.
Judge Benet has ordered a change
of venue in the case of the Broxton
Bridge lynchers from Barnwell to
Aiken county. The trial cannot take
place before the fourth week in this
month.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10
LETTER FROM HOODTOWN.
Children's Day observation-disclosures Men
tion-EfEect of the Rains.


tion-Efect of the Rains.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer
HooDTowN, June 8.-Children's 8. day
will be observed at Shady Grove, on Sat-
urday before the third Sunday ir this
month, with appropriate services, and
the day will be the occasion Of grand
picnic and Sabbath school rally. Quite
an interesting programme has been ar
ranged, consisting Of recitations and ap-
propriate addresses on Sabbath school
and church work, interspersed with
hymns and select tunes. Last, but not
least, a good dinner may be expected
and other refreshments will be served on
the grounds. The afternoon will be
given over to the socially inclined young
people and the candidates who wish to
score few points. The public is cor
daily invited to attend with wellflled
baskets.
DIR. B. E. Feemster had the most severe
nervous attack last Thursday that he has
had for several months but he Is consid-
erably better at this writing.
Miss Lula Dowdle and Mr.. Sam g..
Bankhead spent Saturday night and Sum
day with friends at Filbert.
Mr.. J. T. Plexico paid flying visit to
relatives at Gaffney on Saturday evening.
Miss Addie Sherer, of Blairsville, spent
Saturday evening and Sunday at this
place, the guest of Mrs. DR.. Hood.
Mr.. J. Newman Smiths genial face is
often seen on our village streets of late.
The steady, hard rains Of Wednesday
evening were fitting complement to the
nice season we have had, and the ground
was 80 thoroughly soaked that but little
work was done last week. The late plan
ted cotton is coming up to good stand
at last, and all are beginning work this
morning bright and early, valiantly going
out to meet the foe-grass-which Is
springing up in sufficient force to soon
choke out the young crops. VocE.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

Mr.. W. D. Evans, who has a six
years job as railroad commissioner, has
announced himself as candidate for
congress against John L. McLaurin.
Though appreciating the full force of the
old saying that "a bird in hand is worth
two in the bush," it may be suggested that
it would certainly look more becoming on
the part of Mr.. Evans if he would come
out of his bombproof and tackle his op-
ponent on more equal terms.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

Death OF Colonel. /. q. McKtsstck.
Colonel I. G.. McKissick, for many
years one of the leaders of the Union
bar and we'll known throughout the
State, died at his home in Union, Mcn-
day evening.
The Lancaster and Chester.
The purchasers of the Cheraw and
Chester railroad have applied for a
charter and propose to reorganize
under the name of the Lancaster and
Chester Railroad company. The capi-
tai stock is to be $50, 900 divided into
1000 shares.
Elliott Unseated.
Congressman Elliott, of the First
South Carolina district, was unseated
by the house of representatives last
Thursday by vote of 15S to 33, in
favor of George Washington Murray,
colored. Murray was escorted to his
seat amid great applause from the
Republicans. He is the only Negro.
in the house.
Union Candidates.
The candidates for Office in Union
county, as announced in The Times,
are as follows: For clerk of the
COURT. II. McKissick; T. II. Gore.
For supervisor-T. ]. Betenbaugh,
J. A. Chambers, J. B. T. Scott. For
superintendent of education-D. B.
FAINT, M. L. Lemaster, James T.
Fowler, w. Gist Duncan, John P.
Gage. For treasurer. H. Bartles,
]. D. Going. For sheriff.. G. Long,
G. #. Hollis. For auditor-John G.
Farr, J. Frank Bailey, Nat B. Morgan, ;
J. M. Mobley. For coroner-John G.
Eison. For house of Representatives
w. w. Dixon.
Still Misdem eanor.
Columbia Register: Treasurer Cum
ningham, of Charleston, has raised an
interesting point as to the penalty in
connection with poll tax delinquents.
The law of 1894 and 1895 made the
non-payment of poll tax misdemean-
or, the penalty being fine or a SEN
tence to the chain gang. The consti-
tuition and registration law of this
year do not make it misdemeanor,
but simply takes away the right to
vote. That law does not 60 into
effect until registration is completed,
and Mr.. Cunningham wanted to know
whether delinquents this year would
be subject to indictment for q misde-
meanor or not. There seems to be no
doubt in the minds of officials that
deliuquents are liable to fine or
sentence to the chain gang as in 1895,
but TO have no doubt about it, the
whole matter was referred to the at
torney general.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

the same in Macon and Columbus.
In Augusta there was a compromise
and the delegation was elected. one
half for silver and one-half for gold.
All but few of the counties declared
for Crisp for senator, and that he will
get the Democratic nomination is now
considered certainty. Captain Evan
P. Howell, of the Atlanta Constitu-
ton, will head the Fulton county
delegation to the State convention.
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Wednesday, June 10, 1896.

that if not disabled in the race he is to
run in Washington on the 4th, he will
surely be at Rock Hill on the 9th. Will
Dudly, champion Of Georgia, will also be
here, as will Ryttenberg, Of Sumter, and
the fastest riders of North Carolina. Macon
Dudley, of Americus, Ga, will also run.
The prizes will all be diamonds and will
be worth running for. The meet will be
big one and open to all comers. The
meet is under the sanction of the L. A. w
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

MURDER IN CALDWELL.-A most
dastarlly murder was committed in
Caldwell county, N. c., last Thursday
night. The victims were Dallas Bow
man and Walter Moore. They were
asleep in log cabin. During the
night the cabin was wrecked by dyna-
mite and both men were horribly
mangled. A man named Simon Gragg
has been arrested on the charge of
having committed the crime and is in
iail at Lenoir. Great excitement pre-
walls and the authorities refuse to
make public the evidence against
Gragg for fear of a lynching.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

The long delayed departure. of Gener-
al Fitzhugh Lee for Cuba is explained
with the statement that negotiations were
in progress looking to the free admission
of the general into the insurgent camps.
The Spanish officials were at first unwil-
ling to agree to such an arrangement ;
but it is thought that they have at last
consented, and General Lee will be en-
abled to make to the president report
that will fully cover the whole situation.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

- The story to the effect that there are
four companies of Cuban women serving
under Maceo sounds plausible enough !;
but as to whether it is literally true, we
are somewhat doubtful. There have been
some wonderful tales from Cuba by way
of Key West recently.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

There was slump in the price of
cotton last week. Some of the Gold stan
dard papers blame it on the action of the
Kentucky Democrats in declaring for
silver; but the bears on the New York
Cotton Exchange, who managed to bring
it about, say that it is the result Of the
refreshing rains with which the cotton
belt has just been blessed.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

-Boies and Stevenson are the favorites
for the Chicago nomination with the
chances rather in favor of Boies. Steven
son has been too slow in coming out fiat
footed for free coinage, and the only
serious objection to Bcies is the fact that
he is such recent convert to Democracy.
This, however, does not count for great
deal, for it is generally conceded that the
present issue is rather greater than either
party. It appeals rather to the pocket.
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Ths atorkrille Gmq,1irer.
YORKVILLE, s. c.:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10, 1896.

- Candidates for State offices must file
their pledges and pay their assessments on
or before June %, and county candidates
must file their pledges and pay their as
sessments on or before the day of the first
county compsign meeting.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10
GOOD AND LAWFUL MEN.

The board of jury commissioners met
in the office of the clerk of the court on
yesterday and drew the venire of petit
jurors to serve during the approaching
term of the court of general sessions.
Co urt will convene on Monday, June %,
his honor, Judge Earnest Gary, presiding.
The iurors drawn are az follows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-06-10

- Candidates for State offices will, no
doubt, be inclined to kick at the idea Of
being assessed by the county executive
committees; that is, unless they should
first be confronted with the injustice in
volved in allowing these expenses to be
paid by the county candidates. 3
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-18
WOMEN DEFEAT BISHOP FOLEY.
succeed la Forming n Separate Organisa-
tion Of the HIbernians.

DETROIT July Is The features of
Thursdays session In the national con.
vention of the Ancient Order OF Hibern.
ians was the victory which the women Sc.
cured over the men and against tho oppo-
sltion of Bishop Foley Foe three days
they have been prevented from forming a
women's auxiliary Of the order, but
Thursday after adopting constitution
and bylaws they succeeded In having the
regular convention adopt their formula
Tor separate organization. They were
satisfied with this and after appointing a
nominating committee adjourned.
Miss Mary Hallaran of Detroit Is the
most prominent candidate for president
Mrs. Lewis OF Grand Rapids is also can
nidate for the Office Of secretary The com
mittees formed Thursday morning are as
follows Resolutions-Mrs King of Jack.
son, Mrs. Julia O'Hallaran and Miss
Mary Kelly Of Escanaba. Press-Miss
Catherine Doyle, Miss Mary Hallaran,
Mrs. Annie Reaney and Miss Ella JOY
The sessions OF the big convention Thurs
day were taken up with considering
amendments TO the constitution and by.
laws. Bishop Foley was iutroduced end
made an address in which he congratu.
lated the delegates on their work
y. j. O'Connor of Savannah. Ca, was
reelected president Of the International
Ancient Order Of Hibcrnians Friday
John C. Weadock of Bay City was re-
elected vice president and Thomas j.
Dundan Of Columbus, O.. treasurer. Elec'
tion of secretary not yet completed
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-18
THREE POLICEMEN INJURED.
Rapidly Moving Trolley Car CoiIides with
Patrol Wagon.

CHICAGO, July iS-A patrol wagon
loaded with officers from the Deering
street police station and Thirty fifth
street electric cor collided Thursday even =
ing while both were running at a high
rate of speed and the following officers
were injured; Bernard + Brady, 1857
Archer avenue, sustained three scalp
wounds, causing conclusion of the brain
and internal injuries, may die, taken to
Mercy hospital; james J. Fitzgerald, 30l2
Haines court, left eye injured, two scalp
wounds, and internal injuries, taken
home; John p. Nolan, left arm broken at
the elbow and two scalp wounds, taken To
his home at 29i6 Lyman street.
The patrol wagon was speeding down
Wood street its driver unmindful of the
approaching danger until within ten feet
of the rapidly moving car. Officer Nolan,
who was handling the reins, made "A dcs-
perate effort tn steer his horses out of
harm = way, at the last moment, but the
ear struck the vehicle at It's rear end, pre-
cipitating the inmates to tho ground.
The wagon was hurled thirty feet against
lamp post. The injured were carried
into a neighboring drug store, and later
Brady was removed TO the Mercy hospi-
nj
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-18
The Detroit
Telephone
Company

Was organized to meet popular demand for good telephone
servce at cheap price The organizers who
toned to succeed their undertakings satisfied that
telephones could be furnished for 40 per prices
now being charged and still yield handsome to the
investors Here the condition the Detroit Telephone
company today:
We have thirty year franchise from the City OF De
trot There is nothing valuable than a public fran
chise 1t grows in value the city grows.
2 We are now building plant and twenty miles
OF our conduit laid All wires required be Underground
within half mile circle and placed a conduit built for
nat purpose This conduit has immense value
ehise allows us the privilege of renting space therein
companies.
, 3 We have already secured nearly 5000 three wear
mndng contracts from subscribers We have also about
z0oO oneyear subscribers making total OF about 900
subscribers Our subscribers increasing rapidly every
day and we confidently to have from 600
suoscrloers within two years Why not? We only charge
or house telephone $40 for business telephone.
AZ these popular prices hundreds OF people will phones
VINO never used them before.
we want the people OF Detroit and Michigan the
STOCK oil this company Can you make better investment?
rephone stock has always been great paving
OF the prospects for growth and development OF this
popular company We append prospectus OF the expected
expenses earnings and profits for the first year.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-18
VA Wo,nan I'm the Cose.

CHEpoYGAN, Mich, July iS-A stranger
about p years old went to Sagster & Ca
hans drag store just after the arrival Of
the train NJ o'clock Thursday morning
and called Dan Gahan, u member of the
firm, ont. The pair went into the hail
way leading upstairs and i'm a few minutes
shot was heard and Gahan started to
run, when the man followed and shot
twice more Gahan fell and was picked
up and taken to DIR. Stamour's rooms
where he now is 1t is said that the wound
will probably prove fatal. The man who
did the shooting says he came 500 miles to
shoot Gahan He made no effort to es-
cape There is woman in the case.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-18
BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLE.
They Continse the Work of Their Con
vention at Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE. July Is The fact that the
sunrise prayer meetings were an old story
Friday morning did not effect the attend.
ance perceptibly and at $50 the four
churches were filled At the First Bap-
tist church Rev g. w Partridge Of Gin
cinnati presided Rev. Benjamin Wood
OF Boston led the meeting ut the Tabern.
acle Baptist church and at the South Bap.
tist church Rev. Calvin A Hare OF In-
dianapolis At the Second Baptist church
Rev. A. Mihm of Wilmington spoke.
Then the delegates went home TO break
fast. At $3.50 they were enroute again.
this time for four churches in all ofwhich
the general topic Of the Young Peoples
society as a Work Force" was discussed
Not all the delegates attended the meet
ings. The three morning sessions We're
voted especially interesting by those who
did attend The one at Emmanuel church
was presided over by Rev. X Ii Smith of
Parkersburg, and the first paper was read
by C. o. Illspaugh and was How We
Conduct Our Junior Society"
The workers conference ''On Instruc-
tion" at the Grand Avenue NJ church
was conducted by the Rev w u Mckee
Of Minneapolis Calvary church was
crowded To the doors with attendants on
the social section meetings The sense Of
the parliaments appeared Ia he that with
out sociables church work would lag and
that the right time 10 hold them was all
the time. Bishop Diaz of Cuba held forth
At Plymouth church He was presented
as THE Man Of Sorrow" owing 10 his
prosecutions in Cuba and entranced the
audience with his odd phraseology and
mixture OF Spanish and English. The
meeting was favored with song, Nearer
My God to Thee, sung in the japanese
language by a young japanese girl
There was also an address by negro
clergyman from the south, who had been
born slave and brought into the church
and educated through the missionary
work. There was no meeting In Exposi
tion hall Friday morning
The committee ON nominations have
decided to put the name of John II. Chap
man, the present chairman OF the interna-
tional body for reelection, also the name
n i.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-18
Arms Discovered in Havana.

HAVANA, July ls.--Thc police have dis
covered a quantity of arms secrcted in a
house In San Rafael street which was oc-
cupied by Armando del Rio, Domingo
Montaner, Francisco Niandi, a woman
and six mulattoes all from Guanabaca.
These have all been arrested. Besides
forty Remington rifles, thirty carbines
and large number of revolvers, there
was found in the house quantity OF
cartridges and twenty-six packages Of
dvpan,itc