Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-24
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has practically agreed upon the prohi-
bition of free trip passes. The resolu-
tion provides that before pass can
be honored, it must be signed person
ally by all the higher officials OF the
railroad down to and including the
division superintendent.
- Four cigarette dealers were up in
the criminal court in Atlanta last week,
on the charge of selling cigarettes to
minors. They plead guilty but in
extenuation of the offense explained
that they did not know that their Gus.
toners were under 81 years of age.
Each of the dealers was fined S5 aud
cost, making his bill something like
500, and all were told that the next
time they, or anyone else, came before
the court for similar offense, they
would receive punishment which they
would have occasion to remember.
- Mark Twain writes denying the
report that he recently made $S2, 1000.
He says: sit has been reported that
was seriously ill it was another
man. That was dying it was anoth-
er man. That l was dead it was an.
other man. That / was out of debt
il was another man. And now comes
this $4,000. Still another man. You
can see yourself that there is nothing
more to be reported. Invention is ex-
hausted. As far as can see, nothing
remains to be reported except that
am a foreigner. When you hear that,
don't believe it, and don't take the
trouble to deny it.
- The American Protective associa-
ton, secret political organization
which had for its object the overthrow
of Roman Catholic influence in the
United States government, is dead.
Some years ago, the organization num-
bered many thousands of members IN
all parts of the country, and it was
powerful factor in national and local
politics especially, wherever there was
anything like an equal division of the
Roman Catholic and Protestant pop
ulations. The office furniture of the
central headquarters at Washington
was sold last week at auction, and the
president admits that the association is
now dead.
- Thanksgiving in Western Kansas
will be observed this year in practi-
cal way. That entire country is
swarming with jack rabbits, and farm
ers, to protect their young orchards,
are anxious to get rid of them. Sever
al counties offer bounty of three
cents scalp on all that are killed.
Governor Leedy's Thanksgiving proc
lamation suggested way out, and he
has been informed that people in sew
eral of the jack rabbit counties would
devote the day to killing these pests,
load them into the cars and ship them
to the poor of Chicago and New York.
Jack rabbit pot pie is good eating, and
in this way, Western Kansans say,
they can render a valuable service to
their section, and at the same time
supply many poor hungry children in
the zig cities with strengthening
food.
- Charlotte Observer: The meanest
campaign is Prohibition campaign.
The next meanest is municipal cam
paign which is on personal and not
political lines. Augusta, Ga, is enjoy
lug the latter now-has been for two
months and will be until December
Is: There are three candidates and
no issue in particular, though religion
cuts some figure; two of the candid
ates being Romanists and the third an
A. P. A. man. OF course gentlemen
who themselves have no religion OF
any kind, and who have been tanked
up pretty much ever since the distur-
bance began, are the most excited upon
the religious phase of the contest but
in the main it is personal fight, with
meetings every night and more enthu-
siasm and excitement than presiden-
tian election ever inspired. And all
in all Augusta is pretty good town
not to live in until after the 1st Of
December.
- Hannis Taylor, ex-United States
minister to Spain, delivered an ad-
dress in Ithaca, New York, last Friday,
to about 5000 people, on Cuba. His
audience was in full sympathy with
him and cheered him to the echo. In
part, he said: "Events are moving
fast and no man, not even the presi-
dent, can stop them. No real states
man ever tried to avoid crisis by
turning his back upon it or by self
deception. If he makes the fatal
mistake of attempting longer to muzzle
congress by putting his imprimatur
upon false hopes and empty illusions,
before the ink is dry upon his message,
events will discredit all his predic-
tions. Let congress but speak the
final and emphatic word-recogni-
tion-and in 80 days the long and
bloody tragedy will be over, the whole
Christian world will rejoice and say
amen Spain will be rescued from an
impossible situation there will be no
war with the United States, and Cuba
will be free"
- The issue as to whether state or
municipality can levy an income tax
on the salary or compensation of a
postmaster--as subject of broad interest
to the Federal service generally-was
decided last Friday in an opinion rem
dered by Acting Attorney General Har-
rison ]. Barrett for the postoffice de-
partment. The case arose on an in
quiry from the postmaster at Gastonia,
NC. 1t is held that state has no
authority to tax the emoluments paid
to any officer or agent which the
United States may "use and employ