Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1900-07-07
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got a great ovation in the Kansas City
convention. He went there at odds
against the Croker element, and the
Croker element was very much cha.
grined at his treatment.
Prince David, a member of the
royal family of Hawaii, attended the
Kansas City convention as delegate
from his country. The delegates from
Hawaii were applauded upon their ap'
pearance in the convention.
An observer (unof6ciaD who has
been taking note of the weather, says
that more rain has fallen along the
path of totality of the recent eclipse
during the past month than any other
section of the country. He does not
know that the celestial phenomenon
had anything to do with the ,precipi-
tation, but merely states what he has
observed and what he says the official
record will show.
- The first great outburst of enthu-
siassa at the Kansas City convention
was for Mr.. Bryan. Somebody carried
to the platform large object that was
draped in an American flag and
allowed it to stand for while as an
object of curiosity. Presently the flag
was removed and the disclosure was a
fine bust of Mr.. Bryan. As soon as
the crowd recognized the features of
the popular idol the enthusiasm be.
came unbounded and lasted for several
minutes.
The first and most important issue
that developed in the Kansas City
convention, was whether or not the
platform should contain in addition to
the Chicago platform, specific declar-
alton in favor of free coinage at Is to l.
This was at the behest of Mr.. Bryan.
Many delegates from all parts OF the
country were opposed to making such
a declaration for the reason that they
consider it unnecessary and unwise.
The committee on resolutions was bad.
" split up on the question and finally
reported in favor of the 16 to l, de.
claration by vote of 26 to "a. The
minority agreed to submit no report,
and so the plank went to the conven.
ton.
Savannah News: 1t is pretty Ger
tain that cotton farmers are going to get
a good price for their cotton next fall.
No doubt the crop will recover from
much Of the damage it suffered from
the wet weather of last month but it
will not be as large as it was expected
it would be on account of the increase
in the acreage. The worlds supply Of
cotton is much smaller now than it is
usually at this season of the year. 1t
is stated to be only little more than
100000 bales. As rule, in midsum-
mer it is twice that amount. The sup
DIV on hand being short, and the out
look of big crop not being the best, it
would not be surprising if the price of
cotton at the opening of the new COT
ton season should be somewhere near
10 cents.
- New Orleans States: Next to Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt the Republican
convention showered loudest acclaim
upon Taylor, of Kentucky. This was
in perfect keeping with the act of del
egates in vociferously singing "Old
John Browns Body Lies Mouldering
in the Ground" The first recipient
of this distinguished honor is under
indictment for assassination, and is
afraid to come to trial for the crime.
The other was an old half demented
rufian, who would have placed the
white women and children Of Virginia
at the mercy of the black brutes, and
of whom his own sister recently said,
in effect, that he got what he deserved,
and that she did not blame the people
of Virginia for their act. 1t is charac-
teristic of the Abolition, or Republican,
party that it should laud an assassin
and apotheoize murderer.
- Says a Washington dispatch of
Tuesday: Heavy rains have fallen
over a large portion of the South At
lantic, central and east gulf states,
i 6DueSSSe, OuiO duu SuilCyo, wuiSu
districts suffered much excessive mois-
ture in the previous week. In the
southern states, oat in shock have sns-
tanned much damage as a result of
heavy rains which have also injured
the unharvested crop in the central
Mississippi and Ohio valleys. Over
nearly the whole of the central and
eastern portions of the cotton belt the
weather has been very unfavorable to
cotton, which is largely overrun with
grass and weeds, some fields in Missis-
sippi and South Carolina having been
abandoned. In North Carolina. Flor
ida and on uplands in Tennessee, the
condition of the crop is more favora-
BILE. In Texas it is generally clean
and making good growth although ve-
ry irregular and is needing rain over
the central and western part of the
state.
- The naval intelligence Office is in
receipt of some interesting information
from sources of advice on the Asiatic
station, says a Washington dispatch.
1t is in the form of long report Civ.
log the extent and location of the Rus
sian military force in Asia. tits shown
that the czar has extended an enor-
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