Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-04-13


Wednesday to the Charleston Post:
Congressman Elliott arrived in Wash
ington this morning in response to a
call from Senator McLaurin to give
| him assistance in the matter of the
government exhibits for the Charles
ton exposition. Colonel Elliott was
met at the Normandie by Senator Nc
Laurin and Director General Averill,
and a discussion of the matter was
had. The party then made round Of
calling upon the various cabinet Off
cials. An important conference will be
held this afternoon at the Raleigh.
The Christian Neighbour.
Greenville Mountaineer: The oblit-
Grafton of a newspaper is not often
done voluntarily, but we have an in
stance in this state that Is unique and
unparalleled, so far as we know. The
Christian Neighbor was established on
April 2, 1868, by Sidi H. Browne, in
advocacy Of Christianity and peace,
and for nearly 80 years it has been
ago The Neighbor was discontinued by
the executor Of it's founder, editor and
proprietor, in accordance with the will
of Mr. Browne, who made provision for
it's publication for a period Of six
months after his decease. Not until
| the books are opened in another world
will there be revelation of the good
accomplished by Mr.. Browne and his
co-laborers for this third Of a century,
with it's trials and struggles for the
advancement Of peace on earth good
will toward men,"
Training Station at Port Royal.
| Washington special to the Charleston
Post: Admiral Crowninshield, who has
just returned from an inspection of
| Southern ports with a view to the es-
| tablishment of naval training sta
ton, has recommended to the secre-
tary Of the navy that the naval station
at Port Royal, S. c., be utilized for
this purpose. The secretary heartily
approves of the recommendation and
informed Congressman Elliott today
that the buildings at Port Royal would
be used and improved for the accom-
modation of from 500 to 1000 boys,
chiefly from the South. The station, he
told Mr.. Elliott would be made most
important one. The machinery now at
Port Royal dry dock will be transfer
red to Charleston in accordance with
the recent act of congress removing
the dock station, and new buildings
will be erected near Charleston for it's
reception, it being impossible to remove
those at Port Royal.
Condemned the Theatre.
Rev. r. C. Reed. D. D., professor at
the Columbia Theological seminary, in
Columbia, delivered an address at the
Y M. c. A. hall in that city last Mon
day night that proved sensational, says
a dispatch. His subject was, Relation
Of the Church to the Theatre" The
theatre, he said, was one of the snares
of the devil referred to by the Apostle
Paul in his Epistle to Timothy. The
barroom could not be considered a
snare, the speaker said, for it's purpos-
es can be seen and known by all men.
| All churches have always condemned
the theatre from it's inauguration 160
! years before the birth of Christ. The
great objection to the theatre, he said,
| is that it lives on impurity. It's stock
in trade is the display Of the physical
| charms of women, and the depraved
appetite of men feeds and fattens on
the degradation Of woman. LAS a
general rule, actors upon the stage are
composed of women who have lost
their character and men who have
! lost their money"
After Gold Brick Swindlrrs.
Columbia State: Governor McSwee-
ney has issued a requiSition upon the
governor of North Carolina for three
| gold brick swindlers, captured in that
state. They are wanted in both New
berry and Aiken counties, in this state,
for swindling citizens out Of several
thousand dollars, and have been iden-
titled by at least one of the victims.
These fellows had slick scheme.
They would take an iron or brass
brick and have it gold plated. They
also had holes bored in the metal,
which they filled with pure gold. They
would let the victim see them bore in
to the brick and then give him the
shavings of pure gold so that he could
have them tested. They would also let
the victims mark the brick so he could
identify it later. Of course the tests
proved all right and the sales were
made. In one instance they worked in
one of their gang dressed as an Indian.
The whole thing worked very smooth,
and of course the victims were dead
easy" If the men are brought back
they will be tried in the county Of
Newberry first.
Government Exhibit Sure.
Washington special of April to The
News and Courier: Director General
Arerill, of the Charleston exposition
accompanied by Senator McLaurin
had half an hours interview with the
president this morning on the PROPOSE
ton to have a government exhibit dis
played at the Charleston exposition
You may say for friends in Charles
ton that we intend to have q govern
ment exhibit at our exposition This
confident statement was made by Gen.
Averill before he left the White House
after his interview with the president:
1T is impossible at this moment to go
into all the details which lead me to
express myself SO emphatically on the
subject, because there are certain mat
ters open for further consideration
which public discussion at this time
might not benefit. The president eX-
pressed himself deeply interested in the
success Of the Charleston exposition,
and expressed a willingness to lend his
assistance in having the government
properly represented there, under GER
tain conditions. Senator McLaurin
opened this question for us, and haV-
ing interested the president and mem
bers of the cabinet in the enterprise, l
am assured that we will be able to
comply with any fair and reasonable
conditions which will enable us to Sc
cure the government exhibit. l am
not prepared at this moment to discuss
the subject of furnishing buildings and
other apartments for the care and
transportation of the exhibits. These
are details which are yet to be consid-
cred. I expect to remain here two or
three days, and with the assistance of
Senator McLaurin we will confer with
tho various NOM herS of the cabinet in