Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-15
Scraps aud faets.


a visit from a messenger from heaven.
His story was that while asleep IN MS
room, he suddenly became conscious OF
a divine presence, and on looking up
he saw an angel Of light who told him
that he would be relieved Of his diff
fsculties. His credulous followers be-
lieve all he tells them or act as II they
do. which amounts to the same thlng.
Secretary Root delivered an ad-
dress in Washington one night last
week at q supper given by the Caraoao
society, an organization Of the army
and navy, and afterward there was d
considerable sensation on account OF
report that he had stated that this
country was soon to engage In war
with a foreign power. The secretary
has since found it advisable to explain
that he said nothing Of the kind; out
merely discussed the matter OF the
country's preparedness for war, which
must surely come again sooner or Ia
ter. He denied most emphatically that
he has any inside information as to
anv prospective war In the immediate
future.
Although as yet Colombia has COM
mitted no overt acts against the new
republic Of Panama or the Onlteo
States. there Is no reason to suppose
she has accepted the situation. On the
contrary, there Is good reason for be-
lieving that the Colombians are DID
ding their time for an attack on Pana-
ma. The authorities at washington
are pretty we'll satisfied that there Will
he some such development soon, and
they have made more or less complete
ARRANGEMENTS to deal with 1t when IL
comes. In case it becomes necessary
to send troops to Panama, they Will
probably be under comand Of General
J. Franklin Bell, who is. now station
ed at Fort Leavenworth, Kan.
After the meeting Of the Republi-
can executive committee in washington
last Friday, Senator Hanna entertain
ed the members at banquet. There
is one negro member on the committee
Judson Lyons Of Georgia Some OF
the southern members suggested that
he remain away from the banquet; but
unable to distinguish between the bus
mess and social significance Of the po-
sition, he declined to take their advice
Committeeman Robinson OF North
Carolina, emphasized his disapproval
of the negro's presence by remaining
away from the banquet. He claims
that he went to Washington as a RE
publican and a gentleman" and that
he proposes to continue such.
governor Heard Of Louisiana In his
annual message to the special session
of the legislature, which convened al
Baton Rouge last Thursday, for the
purpose Of discussing the boil weevil
situation and passing necessary laws
to check the evil said: "The weeV1l
first coming from Mexico has now
spread across the state Of Texas, and
this year has injured the cotton crop
OF that state, according to various esti-
mates, from s15,OO0,OOO to $5O,OOO,OOO'
q
question Of time when Louisiana and
the entire cotton belt will become a
prey to its ravages. AS to the law to
be passed by the special session, a
separate board of commissioners with
plenary powers may be appointed, or
the state board of agriculture may be
authorized to carry into effect any
laws that may be passed. My own
opinion Is that the work may be done
by creating a board Of commissioners
composed Of the commissioner of agri-
culture, the director Of experiment sta
tions, the state entomologist and two
prominent and practical cotton plant
ers.'
Says a Newton, N. c., special to the
Charlotte Observer: A few weeks ago
G. D. Wilkerson, who conducted a
small store at Carson postoffice, six
miles east Of here, lost his stock of
goods, together with all his household
and kitchen effects by fire which was
supposed to have been Of !ncendiary
until yesterday morning when a con-
fession created a sensation. Yesterday
Charles A. Setter, who also runs a
store at Carson, went about half a
mile to neighbor's house and made
inquiry as to who was suspected of
burning the store. On being inform
ed Of several persons under suspicion,
Setter said they did not do 1t. He
then stated he had set fire to the store
himself; that he had talked to a young
man named MCGEE about Wilkerson
getting all the trade and asked him
what he could do to keep him from
getting all the trade; that McCee told
him to burn him out, and that he did
so. Setter and MCGEE were both ar
rested and are in the custody Of an Of
fcer, being held by order Of the JUS
tice Of the peace for examination.
IF the plans Of John Alexander
Dowie do not miscarry, it will only be
a matter of a few months when the in
quisitive stranger will find himself
shut out by an impenetrable wall, says
a Chicago dispatch. Like ancient Tyre
and Babylon, Zion City Is to be sur
rounded by wall. Millions Of brick
Will be used in constructing barrier
which will keep all strangers from the
streets Of Zion. The order has gone
out from the general overseer that the
wall must be built. The power has