Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1896-05-13

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senate finance committee. There is
reason to believe that if there had
been a special committee, the exami-
nation would have been thorough in
every detail; but as to whether the
finance committee will give it any
special attention, is matter of doubt.
Atlanta Constitution In 1888,
when Colonel Benton, of Missouri, a
United States district attorney, made
some Democratic speeches, Mr.. Cleve-
land summarily removed him from Of
fee. The order was revoked, but
Cleveland wrote Colonel Benton let
ter FIRST giving it to the newspapers
in which he declared that he wanted
no man while holding Office under him
to engage in political canvasses, or to
endeavor to put his opinions on the
people of the United States. But look
at the situation now Whenever a
Federal officeholder can be made a
tool of by the money power be is urged
to aid in fastening the single gold stand
ard on the people. There is some
thing dead up Aqua creek9
- At the coming meeting of the
Southern Presbyterian general assem-
bly,, at Memphis, great feast is anti
cipated, though no burning questions
are likely to come up, says the Nash
vile Christian Advocate. The answer
of the Presbyterians to the overture
sent down by the last assembly rela
tive to appointment of a secretary or
superintendent of Sabbath schools will
no doubt develop great interest, and the
continual agitation of the past live
years may at last culminate in de-
cision. Among judicial matters to
come up one is remarkable. The Pres
bytery Of Charleston, S. c., declined to
license Negro candidate for the min
istry on account of his color. Appeal
was taken to the synod where the
presbytery's action was reversed. Now
the presbytery appeals to the general
assembly,
"A we'll authenticated story from
Prairie du Pont, st. Clair county, ILL.,,
is to the effect that Michael Sorenzen,
a Swede, has sold his interest in his
proposed bride for 1912. The girl in
question, Mary Jacobson, arrived there
a month ago at the solicitation OF So.
renzen, who paid her fare. In honor
of her arrival dancing party was
given at the town hall, and among the
guests was Stanley johnson, also a
Swede, who Immediately fell in love
with Mary. She reciprocated, and
they met frequently. This greatly an
gered Sorenzen, and the men met in
saloon last night prepared to fight it
out. Friends interferred and Johnson
finally offered to give Sorenzen $3.50
for the girl. Sorenzen demanded $500.
A compromise was effected, Johnson
paying the rejected lover 1912 and
taking receipt. The girl agreed to
the conditions of the transfer, and in a
few days will be married to Johnson.
"A Washington dispatch of the 9Th
instant says: The president, by his
signature, today extended the provis-
ions of the civil service law 10 10000
government employees, increasing the
number of positions on the classified
list from 55,735 to S5,125, and with
few minor exceptions between, the
extremes of officials whose confir-
nations by the senate is constitution
ally requisite, down to mere laborers
and workmen. Governmental appoint
ments are withdrawn as far as possible
from political influence and protected
in their tenure of Office by the merit
system. The presidents signature at
II this morning, cancelling all former
orders issued, and substituting the new
rules, was Immediately filed in the
state department and went into effect
at once, thus forestalling any possible
action throughout the country by ap-
pointing officers or transferring en-
ployes or in anyway evading the rules
before being formally notified Of them.
From the moment of its signature, the
new order made all government Off
cials directly responsible to the COM
mission for appointments and changes.
The Michigan Democracy was
generally supposed to be in favor of
free coinage. The State convention,
however, has been captured for the
single gold standard. In a speech in
the senate, the other day, Mr.. Vest, of
Missouri, told how the thing was done.
County convention after county con-
vention, explained Mr.. Vest, declared
for free coinage and so instructed their
delegates to the State convention.
Later on, postmasters all over the
State who had been appointed by Mr..
Cleveland managed to secure the
proxies of the county delegates, went
to the State convention, ignored the
instructions of the county conventions
and declared for the single gold stand
ard. "I'm Democrat" declared Mr..
Vest, "and I believe in majority rule
but Ill tell you that if the Democratic
convention at Chicago is made up of
Federal officeholders brought there to
overawe and override the wishes of
the Democratic majority, it will be no
Democratic convention to me. shall
abide the wishes of the majority of the
Democratic party, honestly assembled
and honestly expressed"
H. H. Holmes, who was probably
the most diabolical murderer this coun-
try has ever produced, was hanged in
Philadelphia last Thursday and died
without struggle. Holmes was con-
vlcted some time ago for the murder of
Benjamin F. Pietzel. At the trial il
was developed that Pietzel was also a