Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-05-14
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first session was called to order by
President w. ]. Northen, Of Atlanta.
Almost the entire session was taken up
by the enrolment of delegates. About
1000 delegates and representatives are
in attendance. When the enrolment
was complete the election for the fol-
lowing year was taken up. Northen
having declined reelection, the names
of Ex-Governor Eagle. Of Arkansas,
Hon. Joshua Levering. Of Baltimore,
and DR.. R H. Marsh, of North Carroll
ma, were presented. Eagle received a
majority Of the votes and the election
was made unanimous. After he had
made a brief speech the convention ad-
journed until evening.
The murder of Paul Leicester Ford,
the novelist, by his brother, Malcolm
Webster Ford, writer and athlete, was
a tragedy that shook up New York city
last Thursday. The Ford family was
very rich. The father left a fortune
of $4,000, ,O0U, and gave most of it TO
Paul, leaving Malcolm out because ne
chose to devote himself to athletic
amusements. Paul became novelist
and was quite successful, his most no
table work being the novel Janice Mer-
edith" Malcolm gave himself up en-
tirely to athletics, and made frequent
demands upon Paul for money. he
made one of these demands last Thurs
day and Paul refused it. This caused
the murder. Malcolm shot Paul To
death with a revolver and then sho'
himself. He died almost Instantly
Paul lived a half hour or more. Pau'
leaves a young widow. Malcolm hao
been married but was divorced.
The Cherry Mountain correspond
ent of the Charlotte Observer, writes
as follows about some vigorous olo
people of his neighborhood: "Uncle An
DIV Crowder walks like man OF 5O, al
30; and reads without specks. Aunt
Charlotte Whitesides knocked out
butting goat at SO, and still makes
'simmon beer and walks five miles on
a visit. Uncle Bob baltimore still
birds on the wing at "a. Aunt Susy
Hoyle, by force Of habit, still cards anc
spins at 92, but. says she Is beginning
to get where she doesn't feel rested OF
a morning like she did at IS, and fears
she is breaking down. At "a Uncle Bill
ly Mode is still working in the shop
but says his eyes have failed IN the
last two years till he can't weld iror
without wearing specks, which are
powerfully in his way. Aunt Rinths
Covington, at SO. says since she fell
feet and sprained her foot last year. She
doesn't feel at all nimble as she did al
80 years."
II have nved in Calcutta for the
past Is years." said Robert Humphrey
of England, now in Washington. 1--WE
have many people in Great Britain who
are in poor circumstances, but man
has to see how the masses in India
live to understand the meaning of ABB
ject poverty From my observation
do not hesitate to say that half Of the
people who toll in the fields over there
do not know what it is to have theil
hunger fully satisfied. The masses d.
not live: they merely exc out misera-
BILE existence, and from the cradle t.
the grave there is an incessant battle
of privation and want. AS rule the!
subsist on one meal per day, and no
infrequently, even in districts that are
not listed as famine-stricken, they have
this insufficient quota of food only or
alternate days. When one considers
that the average income Of the native
farmer is. according to eood authori-
ties. sS a year, it is no surprise to hear
how impoverished is the country. Ir
fact there Is scarcely year that pass
es over the heads of these unfortunates
that they have any assurance Of escap-
ing a period Of famine. The grim spec
tire Of starvation Is ever at their doors.
Although it is probable that
there has been more loss Of life at St
Pierre than elsewhere. it is certain
that Martinique is not the only island
Of the Lesser Antilles" that has suf-
fered from the volcanic disturbances
Of the past few days. Just to the south
Of Martinique are the British islands
Of st. Lucia and st. Vincent, one rs
miles and the other $50 miles away
Gables from st. Lucia say that Mount
Soufierie, on the island of st. Vincent
has been in eruption for several days
and that the entire northern portion OF
the island is buried in lava. Ashes are
falling over the whole territory for a
radius of $50 miles around st. Vincent
and the greater portion of the island Is
said to have been covered to depth OF
two feet. Several inches of ashes and
dust are reported to have accumulated
on the decks of vessels passing 25C
miles away. Several attempts have
been made to reach the coast Of ST.
Vincent: but none of them have been
entirely successful. 1t is known that
several islands; but so far there has
been no attempt at definite estimate.
1t is quite certain, however, that the
property loss has been immense, and
that new surveys will be required tc
determine the changes that have been
made on both sea and land. Mountains
are reported where previously there
were valleys and tide water is rolling
over some Of the volcanic islands that
have existed for generations.
The record Of seismic disasters ex-
tend back beyond the Christian era
but one of the most notable is the erup-
tion. of Mount Vesuvius, which in the
year 20 DESTROYED the cities of Har-