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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
Somewhat Obscure and Evaxive.

Some days ago the GreenVille News
made the point that the pledge sug-
gested by Senator Tillman for cand!-
dates in the primary, Ito support the
Chicago and Kansas City platforms, "
would exclude all the men who are
now aspiring to the senate except Mes
srs. Evans and Latimer.
The idea of The News. as made quite
clear, was that there are certain dec
larations in these platforms that have
become settled issues, and will have to
be abandoned. 1t assumed that Mes
srs. Latimer and Evans would OF
course, swallow anything in the hope
Of election, regardless of whether or not
it might come up again. Especial ref
erence was had to the free coinage OF
silver question, which even Mr.. Bryan
is ready to abandon: but which was al
lowed to remain in the last platform fol-
reasons Of supposed eXpediency, and
which is still as binding in good morals
even as the paramount issue" Of i'm.
perialism. Messrs. Johnstone, Hemp
hill, Henderson and Elliott have rec
ords against free coinage, even when
that was the paramount issue, and
while these gentlemen were Democratic
members Of congress in good standing
Whether correct or not, The News was
certainly logical in assuming that the
idea of these gentlemen now being able
to support this absurd proposition is ri.
diculous.
Taking issue with The News, the Co.
lumbia State telegraphed the follow
ing to each of the candidates NEIL
toned: Twill you. as the Greenville
News asserts, be excluded from the
senatorial race by the pledge of loyal
ty to Democratic national platform ~
Their replies were as follows:
George Johnstone: l do not see how
any Democrat could be excluded from
his party by Democratic platform, for
| it is only an expression of Democratic
principles. will not be excluded.
William Elliott: A lifelong Demo-
crat, I will, of course, be bound by the
action Of the party.
D. S. Henderson: Can take any oath
that any other Democrat can take
Will not be excluded as News init
mates.
John J. Hemphill: 1 am and have
always been a Democrat, and will be
in the senatorial race bound by the ac-
tion Of the party.
While no especial objection can be
urged against the foregoing replies, it
is fact that not one of them covers
the point at issue. We agree with Mr..
Johnstone in being unable to see how
any Democrat can be excluded from
his party by Democratic platform" ."
We are satisfied that Colonel Elliott is
a lifelong Democrat, and that he will
be bound by the action of the party,
and we can say the same for Mr..
Hemphill, as we do not see how either
of them can very well help themselves.
Also we are confident that Mr.. Hender-
son can take any oath that any other
Democrat can take"
AS we see the thing, however, the
point raised by The News has not yet
been met. The proposition is to require
candidates to be bound by these plat
forms. These platforms now declare
for free silver. 1t is almost an absolute
certainty that at the next national con-
vention, the silver plank will be elm
mated because the party realizes that
is an exploded back number. Any
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
CONVENTION NOTES.
Something Of the Big Baptist Gath
ering at Asheville.


The Southern Baptist Convention in
Asheville was attended by a larger
number Of delegates and visitors than
any meeting in the past. The correc-
ted list of the secretary showed 1,O9S
delegates present. Besides these there
were at least 1000 women present to
attend the meetings of the Woman's
Auxiliary societies.
The validating agent in Asheville had
record Of 1000 tickets which passed
through his hands. There were at least
1000 delegates and visitors whose tick
cts were Of such form that they did not
need approval by the agent. A conser-
vative estimate puts the total number
of visitors and delegates at 5000.
The reports from the various denom-
national boards show that more work
has been done since May, 1901, than In
any previous years history of the de-
nomination. By an enthusiastic vote
| it was decided to undertake a larger
work this year than ever before. The
American Baptist Education society
had paid for endowment Of schools and
colleges s67,955; the colleges thus helped
had themselves raised s213,942, making
total increase in endowment of $751;
S97 in one year.
The home mission board, whose work
is confined to the southern states, South
Carolina not included, reported the re-
ceipt of $98,950 for the years work,
which is an increase Of $4,000 over last
year. The board employs 674 mission
aries; the baptisms for the year were
$3.50. The year was closed with $4,000
in the treasury.
The foreign mission brought in the
best report in its history. In spite OF
| foreign wars the work has been unu-
sually prosperous. Twenty new mis-
sionaries have been sent out and sew
eral others are ready to go. During the
year there have been 1,439 conversions
and baptisms, the largest number ever
reported. The receipts for the year
were s173,439-as against $1560S3 last
year. net gain of s17,356. This board
also was able to report all debts paid
and balance of $1,000 in the treasury.
1t was by very hearty vote that the
Convention decided to raise 100000 an
other year for foreign missions. Equal
ly gratifying reports come from the
Theological Seminary and the Sunday
school board rd.-Spartanburg Journal.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
Two Acts Held Irp.

Columbia Record, Tuesday: The gov
ernor is still holding up acts passed by
the last session of the Legislature, the
two most important being the joint res
olution empowering the state treasu-
rer to write off the books the money
due by the state for the Blue Ridge
bonds. While the attorney general has
rendered the opinion that the resolu-
ton is constitutional, still the governor
regards the debt as just one, and he
stated that he did not think it would be
right to sign it. The other act abolish
es the office of phosphate inspector.
The governor does not wish to sign this
because he believes that it should not
be approved because it puts the work
on the county auditors, who have
enough to do at present.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

into service to do the light planting
work. II rather had an idea that he
would run II he could get chance"
said Mr.. Whitener, but then we were
all right there in the field, and did
not think there would be much trou-
BILE about catching him."
Lynn worked very we'll for quite
awhile until he succeeded in getting a
long distance from the plow he was
supposed to be following and from the
main gang over which the guards
stood. Then he ran away. The trusty
who was plowing gave the alarm as
soon as possible; but 1t was Is minutes
or more before anybody was ready to
commence the pursuit, and it was an
otner Is minutes before the dogs could
be secured from the stockade a mile
away. Mr.. Whitener followed on horse
back in the general direction the Negro
had gone, and when the dogs came up
they were put on the trail. They. open
ed at once with vicious JOY and ran al
most without fault.
II got puzzled once or twice." said
Mr.. Whitener "and was at a loss
which way to go; but guided my course
by the direction the dogs seemed to
be following, and after awhile came
In sight of the Negro. The sweat was
pouring off my horse. and the Negro
was still running at pretty stiff gait
followed, but he paid no attention
and I followed again. Then I raised
my gun to pepper him a little; but he
stopped and turned around, and I hao
to take my gun down. The dogs were
just coming up and they made for HIN
like shots. I went on up to secure him
and I had quite time Of 1t to get the
dogs off. They got him down. One
had an arm and another a leg. No; he
did not holler; he was too busy fight.
ling. If I had not been so close, be.
lieve those dogs would have killed him
They seemed to want nothing but his
face and throat, and / had job OF II
to get them off. OF course, did moi
beat them with my gun or anything Of
that kind, because they were not tt
blame, you know. Well, after the fel.
low had been pretty badly pinched
though not severely bitten-I dom
think the skin was broken, and I an
certain he was not torn-I got the dogs
Off and we took him back to camp"
Mr.. Whitener says he gave Lynn 6
good thrashing that night and since
then he has been working like a goot
fellow, not being troubled in the leas
by the swelling on his hand, which, ir
fact, seems to have about passed away
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

In accordance with a recommendation
of the president, the senate, on wed
nesday, passed a joint resolution carry
ing an appropriation OF s5OO,OOO for the
relief of suffering on the island of Mar
tinioue. The house, however, would
only agree to 100000. and that is the
amount that will probably go. 1t Is
the first instance on record where con-
gress has appropriated actual cash FOL
the relief of a foreign country.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
MEMORIAL TABLET.

TIE K. M. M. A. authorities have or
dered a handsome memorial tablet to
be placed on the wall in the entrance
to the building. to perpetuate in the
school the names of the three cadets
who lost their lives recently under such
tragic circumstances. The tablet is
now being prepared by Mr.. Frank Hap
perfield. The inscription will be as fol-
lows:
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
The GOred Ok.

1t is curious what a difference ii
makes as to whose OK IS gored. In
looking over our scrap book. we have
just come across striking illustra-
ton of this we'll known fact.
Most people whose political memo
ries do not run back very far, have
probably forgotten that along in the
early nineties, there was vigorous po-
litical agitation that finally resulted in
a practical revolution of Democratic
doctrines as then taught in this state.
There were a number of people, of
course, who were bitterly opposed to
change of any kind and others who
were very aggressive in their determi-
nation to shake up the dry bones. Dur
ing quite awhile, many of the politi-
clans were very much disturbed to know
where they were at, because there
seemed to be considerable doubt as to
when way the cat might jump. FL
nally, the May convention met in Co.
lumbia, elected delegates to the nation
al convention and gave very emphat-
ic expression of it's views as to men
and things, especially things. Com
menting upon this circumstance from
the reasonably clear atmosphere that
surrounded it's undisturbed perch up a
tree, TIE YoRKvILLE ENQUIRER, in its
issue of June l, 1892, remarked as fol-
lows:
The incorporation of the Alliance de-
mands into the Democratic platform of
this state, is no doubt a great relief to
this month in Chicago" AT the pres
\ few weeks ago it was Il question as
to whether a politician would be will
ing to advocate this or that Alliance
measure: but now this question is prac-
tically out Of the way. If candidate
claims to be Democrat he must stand
on the Democratic pla torn: and he is
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

There will be no regular commence
ment exercises at the close Of the pres
ent session, on account Of the sad cir
cumstances referred to. 1t Is contem-
plated, however, that the unveiling OF
this tablet be made the occasion OF ap-
propriate public ceremonies on Wed
nesday, June T.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

REPORTS from around through the
county seem to indicate that the OBJ
servance of Memorial Day is growing
more general than formerly. 1e"
years ago this observance was confined
to Fort Mill, Yorkville, Rock Hill and
Ebenezer. Since then Sharon and Bull
locks Creek have joined in the custom
and it Is probable that within a year OF
two every Confederate grave in the
county will begin to receive its annual
tribute.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

present oath to continue loyal support
to these platforms carries with an OBJ
ngation to continue to teach free COIN
age as wise, proper, just, etc. The
question now before the public is, Are
these gentlemen willing to so bind
themselves"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

Upon information given out In WASH
ington through Republican leaders OF
the house, it is reported that Presl-
dent Roosevelt expects congress to ad-
iourn on June %.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
Ths itorkrille Gnq''irsr.
YoRKvILLE, s.S.1>'
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1902.

THERE is no longer any doubt about
the fate of Governor Moutett, of Mar
tinique, and United States Consul
trentis. Both lost their lives.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
YORK COUNTY PENSIONS.

The pension apportionment for York
county this year amounts to $S,049.60.
The check received by Clerk Wylie a
few days ago Is for $s,OO1.60, and care
full investigation into the matter devel-
ops that the state board left Off one Of
the $4S class from the amount that
should have been properly sent. The
work of paying out the money has been
in progress since Tuesday. afternoon,
and quite a large number Of checks
have been issued. The list, as 1t stands.
with such corrections as have been
practicable, is as follows:
CLASS A-$96.00.
physically helpless as the result Of
wounds received during the war and
not possessing an income exceeding
$50 per annum].
Robinson, Jno. W..............C .Catawba.
CLASS B-$72.00.
[Lost a limb during the war, and
whose annual income does not exceed
$150.1
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17
IN MEMORIA.

! Cadet Sergt. Ed M. NICHOLS.
! Cadet J. FRANK LINDSAY,
! Cadet HARRY G. STEVENS,
! Drowned May 8. 1902.
/ The first two named sacrificed
! their lives to rescue their COM
! rade.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

that the eruption or SOufrlere mas been
more violent than that of Mont Pelee,
and that the destruction of life is less
only because there were not so many
people in the immediate vicinity.
After the last of the Rev. DR.. Tai
mage's Brooklyn churches had been de-
stroyed by fire, says the New York
Fourteenth street Academy Of Music,
in this city, and there became we'll ac-
quainted with ED" Gilmore, the man.
ager. Mr.. Gilmore's reverence is not
his strongest characteristic, so it was
quite like him to say: Look here, Tai
mage, tell me why it is that the AL
mighty permits your churches to burn
up every little while, but never let's
the flames get to lot of dives and rum
shops?" 'I'll answer that question af-
ter 1 get up there" replied DR.. Tai
mage, pointing solemnly heavenward.
oh" snapped Mr.. Gilmore. well, it
is not 10O-to-1 shot that you are go
ing to get there DR.. Talmage made
io iSply, uul ilCcllllS NIL lHS
next Sunday he smiled and asked:
Say, Ed, have the odds changed YETI"
- There is some evidence Of the -Au-
gusta mill strike being settled in an
unexpected way, says a dispatch of
Wednesday. During the afternoon
report was circulated that non-union
idle employees of the King mill would
make an effort to put the mill in opera
tion Monday morning, and in response
to ringing of the mill bell many of
employees would be on hand to take
charge of the machinery. President
Landon Thomas was seen and said so
far as the mill was concerned he knows
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-17

| CLASS C-NO. $4o.VV'
disabled by reason Of wounds re.
ceived during the war and not possess
ing an income exceeding $780,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
MODERN BARBARISf1

recent volume Of Herbert Spencer, eghttwo
DID, discusses what he calls the standardization of society. He
points ont that society wholly civilized and that there
are from tine time reactions toward barbam Most people old
as he IS have such reactions particularly If they
intelligent who have been helping forward the cvza
ton of their day.
This point which well keep mnd namely, that the
world IS civilized only spots thus far It should further be
beed that these spots any country
or section Of that country though they might
be called continent here and there. Even IN the family
times evident that member civilized other all
and purposes, a barbarian.
There Is doubtless plan this peculiar things
for what call civilization all not
probably back the beginning again and then
The sitting of the results which
fl the enlightened human Of good
traditions which great educated human inn
pulse toward niquty In other words society it
made for those who good satisfy inclination
and also for the wicked of SIN than
would be possible in baTbari It hardly possible conceive of
savage being such fend advantages Of educa
ton have shown themselves Therefore It profitable to rne
Der that civilization which away the barare impulse
has all Of It's work.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
VIEWS ON THE CORONATION.

"Casseli's Saturday Journal prints
some amusing boys compositions on the
coronation. A boy of ten writes. IT is
the priyerledge of the Icrd mare to wash
and dress the king the day he Is
crowned, the archbishop of centerberry
will ask the king 70 say an oath. and
when he has done this he will wash the
feet Of y poor peeDuI and rise up an
ointment king" One boy says of the
King. that. although he is a rooler he
is clever man with tack He has such
respeck for himself that he wrote a new
poum for the Corunation called God save
cur erasmus king. his majesty VIII sing
this himself vile he is being crowned
with pompersniss in westminster abbey"
Another boy states that the prisons viii
be emptIed On coronati ton day; the pris-
oners will see the browning like ris-
pektable people and then go back happily
to prison again" The Duke of Norfolk.
who is a gold stick We are told, will
set of skwibs and. as the prime luke
OF England, will see that everything "a
nice and solcn"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
SOUTHERN CHILD LABOR

The children's hands are frequently
found to have been MANNED. Their
wages may fall as low as 10 or 20 cents
2 day, and such cheap labor is, OF
course, constantly tending to pull down
the pay of adults Child labor thus pro-
duces the very excuse urged for it
CameIy, the necessity for all members
Of the family to ''go into the mill" to
earn sufficient for family subsistence.
The bill introduced into the last Leg
islature of Alabama to regulate the la
Dor of children only reached the stage OF
public hearings were largely at
tended. But the agitation il favor OF
such legislation is gaining organized
strength, and it is inevitable that fac
tory legislation for the protection OF
children should ultimately be adopted
in the South as ii has been elsewhere
il the manufacturing world Indeed. IL
ought everywhere to be recognized az
this age of modern progress that the
exploitation OF the strength Of Young
children, on howsoever plausible pleas
and least of all on the preposterous
claim that a great Industry can only
survive thus-is q grave social bluuder.
All unprejudiced persons will COM
mend the efforts being made in the
South TO take the tender children out OF
the cotton mills and give them instead
the play and schooling which befit theIr
age.-ChiCago Tribune
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23

~HE shameful story of children
in the mills" some OF them
mere babes out of arms-is gen
orally supposed to be matter
OF the past. 1t is recorded in the Brit
ism parliamentary reports of two gen
erations ago, reciting how relays Of
children of tender years wore out their
lives night and day in English textile
mills and slept in beds never allowed to
get cold = is also recorded IN the his
tory Of the factories Of this country. es-
pecially in New England, and Of not so
long as two generations ago.
But factory laws have made radical
change in these conditions, and children
under fourteen. OF at least thirteen,
TO be employed in the mills Of Great
Britain or OF our Northern States In
parts of the continent of Europe, too
largely with view to the military vigor
OF aduIts-children are even more care
fully protected.
In the 200 textile mills, however, of
the South, most Of which have sprung
up during the last generation-largeIy
under the erection of Northern men
the fatuous and revolving drama OF child
labor is now being re-enacted. and in
manner TO rival the pitiable incidents of
earlier days Nor does the subject ap-
pear even TO have been actively inquired
into or agitated until young English
woman, Mrs. Irene Ashby McFadden,
Who was studying social conditions in
this country year and a half ago.
turned aside to look into the matter of
child labor in Southern cotton mills.
In the almost con piste absence of
factory legislation in ~ South and so
OF official data on the 9ubieet. and in the
absence also Of any otner sources of re-
liable information, she weat directly to
the mills themselves. She visited TWEEN
ty-four in sixteen diferen: towns of
Alabama in q few weeks, and although
entrance to factories was afterward
made difficult, she pursued her inquiries
in several States until body of definite
information sufficient TO make strong
pies for legislation was secured.
She estimates that from TO Is per
cent Of the employees in Southern cotton
T-l-Is are children under twelve years of
age. In a great number of cases the
ages run down TO nine and even TO six
years The hours are twelve per day
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-23
QUEER THINGS FROM THE CLOUDS

weighed as much as two ounces. It is
well known that in the tropics hail
storms are exceedingly rare in places
situated N the lowIands. But this
hailstorm was particularly remarkable
on account OF the color Of the hail
stones. some of which were whitish,
while others were blue. green. rose
color or red
Schwedon, who, in his memoir on the
origin Of hailstorms. describes q fall Of
similarly colored haiIstoncs which fell
at Ninsk, in Prussia. IN the month of
June, thinks that the coIors are due to
the presence of nickel and salts Of CO.
bait. and that the phenomenon con
firms his hypothesis Of the cosmic origin
of hail. There have been many we'll
authenticated cases where. after a heavy
rain, the ground has been found strewn
with small fish which have dropped from
the clouds. and even young frogs,
scarcely out Of their tadpole state. have
been known to descend upon the wings
Of the storm One theory is that all
these foreign substances are carried up
into the clouds by whirlwiads. and az
other that the least bulky Of them. such
as minute infusora are caught Up In
the process Of evaporation-New York
Mail and Express.