Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-01-30


of which number 239 would be neces-
sary to a choice, instead Of 224, as now.
1t would take then for the Democratic
party to carry the presidential elec-
ton. counting the South as solid, the
additional votes of New York, and In
diana, with 54 votes, and New Jersey
II and Connecticut Z. It is considered,
therefore, by we'll informed politicians
that the Democratic problem has been
made more difficult, despite the large
gains made in Texas and Missouri. In
Tilden's time it only took Al electoral
votes beside the solid South to elect
Democrat, now it will require II more.
, Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas
temperance crusader is still on the war
path against the blind tigers of her
state. She turned up in Topeka last
Saturday and got newspaper reporter
to point out some tigers to her, with
the understanding that she would not
smash windows; but that she would
only talk to the liquor dealers. Upon
the arrival Of Mrs. Nation at the
Joint" Of Ed Myers, she was attacked
by Mrs. Myers, who beat her over the
head with a broom handle. Myers
stood by and encouraged the assault.
Mrs. Nation called for an officer, who
made the mob of rowdies that had col
lected, stand back before his revolver.
While the crowd was thus standing at
bay the crusader made speech in
which she claimed to be a law-abiding
citizen, and that her action in raidins
liquor saloons was justified on the
ground that the saloons had no rights
tnat were entitled to respect-certainly
no legal rights.
Washington dispatch Of December
%: Former Congressman John j.
Hemphill, of South Carolina, now
practicing attorney in Washington, fig
ured in an interesting suit in the equity
court of the District of Columbia,
today The case was that brought by
Colonel Hemphill against Solomon ].
Fague and William P. Wood, and the
litigation involved a distribution of
about 1000 in fees collected by Mes
srs. Hemphill, Wood and Fague ON ac.
count of services rendered the North
ern Liberty Market house claimants
in securing the passage of their claims
before congress. Mr.. Hemphill claimed
$4,000. Fague and Wood denied his
claim and contended that the contract
was illegal; that all the services were
rendered by them and also asked for an
allowance of about $4,000 for expenses.
The court decided all points in favor Of
Col. Hemphill, sustaining his right to
about one-half Of the fees.
Says a Chicago dispatch Of January
%: 1.-The law of marriage and divorce,
than legalized connubiage. 1 am not an
alarmist, but do say that our present
divorce law must result in the debase-
ment of public morals. I should amend
the law so as to permit absolute di-
vorce only for infidelity and impoten-
cy." This is the recommendation Of
Judge John Gibbons, made in a letter
to Chief Justice Boggs of the supreme
court Of the state, which he made pub
lie today. The judge, urging the enact
ment of a new law, writes further: 1T
is the mecca of all the mismated por-
ton Of the human family to seek soIaee
in free love. If man becomes disSat-
isfied with his wife or a wife prefers
another to her husband here, he or she
applies for a divorce without much
danger of it being refused. If the leg
islature should not be prepared to go as
far as l suggest, it ought to be made a
misdemeanor for The guilty party to re-
marry either in this state or elsewhere
within a certain number of years of the
granting of the divorce"
New York Sun: President McKin-
ley's action in having the flag over the
White House placed at half-mast on
the day of Queen Victoria's death has
assumed an international aspect,
which, if not embarrassing to the ad-
ministration, is at least distateful to
the diplomatic representatives of Con-
llnenlal EUROPE. IL mas caused COM
parison between the conduct of the
president on this occasion and the
course followed in the past when rulers
of foreign states have died. The flag
over the White House was not lowered
on the day of the assassination of King
Humbert, of Italy, nor the deaths of
NJ. Faure, president of France; of the
Empress Elizabeth, of Austria; of Pres
ident Carnot, of France; of Car Alex
ander. of Russia; and of Emperor Will
liam I, of Germany. Members of the
diplomatic corps contend that failure
to pay IL similar mark of respect in fu
ture on the day of a foreign rulers
death will be significant breach of ct
tiquette, to which offense can be justly
taken. The presidents direction that
the flag be placed at half-mast was
given, it is authoritatively stated, not
because Victoria was the queen Of
Great Britain, but because of her no.
bility as a woman and of the many oc-