Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-04-16
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to be as follows: Ben CaDle, Oh llllHoiS,
chairman; Lewis Nixon, Of New York,
chairman of the finance committee;
David Overmeyer, Of Kansas; Thomas
Taggart, of Indiana; Richard Olney, Of
Massachusetts, and Daniel Lamont, OF
New York. Lamont and Olney are
former members of Cleveland's cabi-
net, and the other members of the COM
mittee have been identified with the
battles of Cleveland Democracy.
- Shelby dispatch of Monday 10 Char
lotte Observer: Two weeks since, as
Mr.. William Patterson. farmer liv-
ing two miles from Shelby, was return
ing home from town, he was attacked
by rabid dog, which bit him severely
on the lower lip. Three days after this,
Mr.. Patterson went to Charlotte and
had the maidstone applied. A few
days after his return, he showed symp-
toms of hydrophobia, growing worse
each day, and led this morning IN
great agony. In his sane moments ne
would beg his friends to kill him ana
thus end his suffering. Mr.. Patterson
was the son Of Mr.. F. A. Patterson
was unmarried and was a worthy
working farmer.
Negroes and whites clashed last
Friday night in the heart of the Ten
derloin district of New York city, and
as a result some u or Is Of the former
were badly beaten up. The cause Oh
this small-sized race riot was the
shooting of Holmes Easley, a young
Negro, by a bicycle policeman. Easiey
had some trouble in the neighborhood
and was pursued by a crowd. He drew
a razor and threatened a policeman
who tried to arrest him. The officer
drew his revolver. Easley ran and the
policeman shot him, the bullet lodging
in the Negroes leg. A crowd OF Negroes
gathered and threatened the police
man, but they were dispersed by
souad of officers. The wounded Negro
was removed to a hospital, but for
some time afterward there were clash
es between Negroes and whites on the
surrounding streets. No more serious
injuries were reported.
Politicians, says a Washington dis
patch, are watching the growing
breach between Secretary Root and
congress. Senators and representatives
seldom call at the war department
now, and the fact that they used to call
in large numbers every day makes
their absence more emphatic. This
condition is due to Roots ignoring the
requests and suggestions of so many
congressmen. Just now the secretary
is being bombarded by formal demands
from both branches of congress for
explanations, efforts to get satisfac-
ton by personal requests having fall
ed. Root Is sorely displeased that 1t
has been necessary to disclose condl-
tions which the department would
rather withhold from the public. Con-
gress is treating Roots requests indif-
ferently and intends making him feel
that congress is too big to trif1e with.
New York Sun: A large frog was
removed from a woman's stomach In
St GATHERINGS hospital in Williams
burg the other day. The woman IS
Mrs. Charles Burtis, of Hopewell juno
ton, near Matteawan, N. Y. She had
been suffering from trouble which
baff1ed her physicians for some time
1t was finally decided that an operation
for appendicitis would be. advisable
and she was taken 70 the Williamsburg
hospital. A Fishkill, N. Y, doctor per-
formed the operation, which revealed
that she was not suffering from appen-
dicitis. But the doctors did discover
and remove from her stomach live
frog, said to have been five inches
long. 1t is supposed that she swallow
ed the frog, when it was very small.
while she was drinking water. 1t was
said at the hospital last night that
Mrs. Burtis had already returned to
her home and had recovered entirely
from the ill-effects Of her unpleasant
experience.
Rev. Thomas Dewitt Talmage, the
noted Presbyterian divine, died at .
o'clock last Saturday night at his resi-
dence in Washington. 1t had been ev-
ident for some days that there was no
hope for his recovery, and the attending
physicians so informed the family.
The patient grew gradually weaker un-
til life passed away so quietly that
even the members of the family, all OF
whom were watching at the bedside,
hardly knew that he had gone. The
immediate cause of death was inflam-
nation of the brain. DR.. Talmage was
in poor health when he started away
from Washington for Mexico for va
cation and rest, six weeks ago. He
was then suffering from influenza and
serious catarrhal conditions. Since his
return to Washington, some time ago,
he has been quite i'll. Until Thursday,
however, fears of his death were not
entertained. The last rational words
uttered by DR.. Talmage were on the
day preceding the marriage of his
daughter. wnen he said: 'Of course, I
know you, Maud" Since then he had
been unconscious.
Washington dispatch, 9th: Henry
Watterson has declined the tender of
an appointment as a member of the
board of visitors to the United States
military academy. In his letter of decli-
nation, which expresses cordial thanks
for the compliment paid him by Re-
publican administration, Colonel Wat
te-son does not give any reason, but he
has let the war department officials