Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-04-10
Straps and facts.

machinery. John R. Mclean, Of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, is the Democratic
candidate for senator to succeed
Hanna next fall, and the Democrats
now believe that there is strong rea-
son to hope for McLean's election.
In the United States senate they
are still discussing the question as to
whether or not state of war exists in
Cuba. Mr.. Morgan, of Alabama,
wants to send warship to investigate
the recent alleged murder of Ameri-
can citizens. Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
does not think that the United States
should worry herself, and on Wednes-
day Mr.. Morgan charged Mr.. Hale
with being in secret communication
with the Spanish government. Mr..
Hale denied the charge Indignantly.
- The municipal election in Chicago
last Tuesday, resulted in Democratic
landslide. Young Carter Harrison was
elected mayor by a plurality of about
$4,000. He received about 5000 less
votes than were polled by Bryan in
the general election. His total vote
was about 100000, while the total
vote received by Mckinley in the
general election was over 200, ,OOO.
The total Republican vote on Tuesday
was less than 10000. The Democrats
also elected majority of the city al
dermen and will have complete con-
troll of municipal affairs.
- President Mckinley gave supper
one night last week in honor of the
members of the ways and means COM
mittee. All the members of the
committee were present except MIR.
Bailey, of Texas. He went around
to the White House and paid his
respects; but told the president
that he must decline the invita-
ton to supper for the reason that he
had prejudice against wearing a
dress coat that he could not over
come. The president insisted that
Mr.. Bailey might wear any kind of a
coat that he should choose; but Mr..
Bailey remained obdurate, and did
not appear at the supper. The Incl
dent, of course, has excited u great
deal of comment.
- Says a New York dispatch OF
Sunday: Rev. DR.. Henry R. Brann,
rector of St. Agnes Roman Catholic
church, who in his sermon a week ago
declared that the United States was
not a Christian nation, the majority OF
the citizens being practically inidels,
quoted statistics today to prove the
truth of his assertion. "The situation
is a grave one," said Father Brann.
"Of the 7O,OOO,0O0 people in the
United States but 20,O00,000 are
church communicates according to
the last census. Of the 20,000,00
there are 100000 Roman Catholics.
How can we call ourselves Christian
nation when confronted by these
figures? Apart from the Roman
Catholics there are only about 49,
100000 practical Christians out Of the
whole 7O,OOO,OO0."
- Charlotte Observer: A Washing
ton special to the Raleigh Tribune
says that Senator Pritchard gave notice
Monday that he would offer. the fol-
lowing amendment to the Dingley
tariff bill: Removing from the free
list ore as pyrites or sulphuret of iron
in its natural state, and making it
dutlable at 1925 per ton; removing
emery ore from the free list and
making it dutiable at Il cents per
pound also imposing similar duty
on emery grain making all logs du-
table at the rate of 81 per 1000 feet ;
imposing Il duty of 2 cents per pound
on raw cotton; fixing a specific duty
of 6 cents per pound on monazite, as
now provided; increasing the duty on
kaolin from 50 to So per ton. 1t is
added that "the amendments were re-
ferred to the finance committee, and
Senator Pritchard is confident that
they will be adopted by the commit
tee."
- Hon. VIM. J. Bryan appeared be-
fore the United States supreme court
last Tuesday, to represent the state of
Nebraska in case involving the con-
stitutionality of law to regulate rail-
roads and fix a reasonable maximum
charge on freights. The principal
question was, "What constitutes a
reasonable charger" In arguing the
matter, Mr.. Bryan said that railroads
are, in a certain sense, monopolies,
against which the people cannot look
for protection in the laws of competi-
ton. 1t was to be assumed that in
fixing the rates to be charged, the Ne
braska legislature had been governed
by justice and equity. 1t was not fair
to 90 on a basis of what the railroad
had originally cost; but upon its
present value. Farmers, merchants
and other individuals did not have the
privilege of charging higher rates be-
cause of fall in the value of their
property. In conclusion, he said: "1f
a few corporations can secure a mo-
nopoly and not be governed by the
same rules as others, the people are
the victims of those monopolies. The
rights of citizens to reasonable rates is
as sacred as those of railroads to rea-
sonable profits. The court cannot as
sumo that individuals would raise up
in their midst fictitious individual, q
corporate parsonage, and endow it
with rights higher than those of the
creators"
Governor Atkinson and Mr.. c. P.
Byrd, of Georgia, are in peck OF
trouble on account of an escapade OF
their children-John p. Atkinson, aged
16 wears, and Ada Byrd, aged Is.