Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-04-08
Scraps and faets.

New Orleans dispatch Of April 6:
A movement for the general improve
ment of southern highways was inaug-
urated here today, with the opening
Of the Southern Good Roads conven-
ton. There was large attendance of
delegates from six southern states.
President Sanders of the Progressive
Union, called the meeting to order. An
address Of welcome was made by May
or Capdeville and a response by Pres
ident w. H. Moore Of the National Good
Roads association. The appointment OF
committees closed the mornings work.
The convention will urge the forma-
ton Of branch associations in each
state with ramifications in every coun-
ty, and a systematic campaign Of edu-
cation Is to be carried on.
Vienna, April 4: Among the anony-
nous circulars said to be going the
rounds in various Southern Russia CEN
ters, and against which the government
has issued stringent measures for the
maintenance Of peace and order, is
one in part as follows: Satan, who
has assumed the shape Of the Jews,
continues to disturb our home, or holy
Russia. Behind the Jews our foes at
home, stand innumerable Jews. abroad.
in alliance with the unbelievers. the
English, Americans and japanese.
Goddess England and usurious Ameri-
ca, threaten US and wish Japan to tear
us down, but danger lies at home. The
peril is with the Jews. who drink our
children's blood. poison our youths
with foul and pern!cious ideas. and
overthrow the pillars of our holy state
and faith. Against this hundred-head-
ed hydra, this venomous reptile. we
must battle. Death to the Jews!"
Kansas City Journal: Near Beau
mont, Texas, Wednesday, on account
Of a million or more green worms the
Kansas City Southern train was COM
PEELED to stop until they could be re-
moved from the track. A small worm
has taken possession of the old Blanch-
ette park in the southwestern part of
the city, and the people living In that
vicinity are becoming alarmed at the
swarms Of them which are covering
everything. The worms evidently orig
mated in the woods there, and are
scattering from the trees in every di-
rection. A citizen from that section
stated that the insects travel in COL
umns like an army. In several in
stances they have spiled on the side of
a house or barn so thick as to cover 1t
completely. The railroad track Is
favorite. pathway for the insects, and
Wednesday they were so thick on the
rails that the iron, was hidden entirely
from view. ATtrain coming along at
this time ran on to the worms and the
engine was unable to make headway
until they were brushed away from the
rails.
New York Times: The Hearst
movement is a natural incident of
Democratic convalescence from pros
trating attack of Organism. For four
years, from 1896 to 1900, the party
was sick unto death. 1t rallied after
the second defeat of Mr.. Bryan. 1t
was expelling the poison from its sys-
tenn, and has been visibly getting
stronger every day. But just as a de-
bilitating attack of grip predisposes the
patient to the invasion of other mala-
dies. so the Democratic party being
good deal run down. and with weak
ened powers of resistance. was in
condition to give hospitable lodgment
to the Hearst microbe. The ravages of
the Hearst microbe are checked. The
party Is beginning to expel the Hearst
poison as it expelled the Bryan poison.
1t has again the hue and the voice of
health, and as it gains in strength and
resolution, Mr.. Hearst's boom" shriv-
els and shows signs of collapse. 1t al
ready seems probable that in the st.
Louis convention he will cut no figure
at all.
Says a Chicago dispatch Of April
8: Andrew Carnegie has sent word to
President Roosevelt that he need not
worry at rumors that the moneyed in
terests Of Wall street are not disposed
to chip in to the Republican campaign
fund. The founder of libraries says he
stands ready to contribute any reason
able sum up to s5OO,0OO if necessary to
offset any deficit by the rich Wall
street men. Mr.. Carnegie recently, in
discussing the attitude of certain Wall
street interests toward Mr.. Roosevelt,
said he failed to see any sense or jus
tice in their course. Then he was told
that these men were threatening to
shut off the sinews Of war for the
forthcoming campaign. Mr.. Carnegie
lifted his eyebrows and remarked that
If there happened to be a need for
funds to call upon him. I'VE will see
that there is plenty of money for the
proper conduct Of the campaign he
said. IF there is conspiracy of the
rich men to defeat him or hamper his
campaign we will see that it does not
occur"
Topeka. Kan, Capital: An entirely
new scheme of whisky peddling has
Just been discovered in the Indian Ter
anu IL ocCiiS " iieiNC oSSi So
ing on for months. The officers of the
district northwest of Herbert have
known for some time that whisky was
being sold to various parties. but not
until recently were the peddlers caught.
They had travelled around the country
in an old wagon drawn by poor span
Of Indian ponies and were. presumably