Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-19

- savannah, ia, June 10. Sndhie-
less buying of votes at the polls mark
ed the Democratic primary here for
the nomination of county officers.
three representatives in the legislature
and state senators. Only white men
and Democrats were allowed to vote
and the purchase Of ballots was car
ried on at the polling booths. Profess
sional and business men entered with
zest into the vote buying. They stood
about the court house, where the Tot-
ing for the entire county was con-
Quoted, waving handsful Of money and
bidding for votes. A justice Of the
peace was among those openly pur-
chasing votes. The prices paid ranged
from $40 to $40, although $25 was the
amount paid in nearly every case. Due
bills were given in most instances, but
often money was exchanged. 1t is es-
timated that 500 votes were bought
and that the election cost the Peoples
Democratic league, which won, $780,
600.
- Syracuse, n. Y, June 16: In his
address before the annual convention
of the Central New York Episcopal
diocese, Bishop Charles Tyler Ohm
stead declared that "the church of
Jesus Christ should not be in alliance
either with individuals or corporations
whose principles and methods are
known to be illegal and corrupt.
The moral earthquakes that have oc-
Cured in the commercial and finan-
cial world have doubtless caused
much suffering to those who stood on
the line of their action" said the
bishop, but the effect of them will
unquestionably be wholesome in the
end. The robber barons Of the past
lived in their castle fortresses, and
openly ravaged their neighbors'
goods with fire and sword. The bar
ons' of the present day live in their
peaceful villas and quietly ravage
whole communities By methods known
to the trade which the law finds it
difficult to prevent. Money itself,
suppose, cannot be tainted; but it
may at times represent a tainted
partnership. and it is not we'll for the
church to have her tongue tied by any
such coalition, because it is her duty
to be ready to denounce wickedness
in high places as we'll as in low
places"
There was another bloody massa-
ere of Jews In Russian Poland last
week. The scene of the outbreak
this time was the city Of Bialystock.
A bomb was thrown into a Christian
religious procession. A priest and
several other people were injured.
There was no evidence as to the iden-
tity Of the perpetrators of the out
rage, but pretty soon a story was
started to the effect that the Jews
were responsible. This story brought
about the collection of a mob which
set about massacreing Jews indiscrim-
inately. Within a short time some
fifty or sixty were killed and many
were wounded. Hundreds of Jews
fed in terror from the city and some
hid themselves, while a few fought
for their lives. When the news of the
massacre reached the Duma resolu-
ton was adopted providing for an in
vestigation. There is no certainty,
very little probability in fact, that the
Jews had anything to do with the
the contrary, to believe that the aris-
tocratic party precipitated the whole
trouble for the purpose of still fur
ther aggravating the general situation.
The game seems to be to take advant-
age of the widespread antipathy on
the part of the common people to-
ward the Jews in order to foment
disorder beyond the control of the in
fant constitutional government.
Washington, June Is: The inter-
national reform bureau has just re-
ceived from the British Society for
the Suppression of the Opium Trade
news that the recent house Of COM
mons, said to be the most stalwart in
morals since the days of Cromwell,
has unanimously resolved That the
Indo-Chinese opium trade is morally
indefensible, and requests his maics-
tvs government to take such steps as
may be necessary for bringing it TO a
speedy close" Thereupon John Nor
lev, secretary for state of India, said
that IF China seriously and in good
faith desires TO restrict the cOnsump-
ton of this drug, the government
would offer no opposition. Both the
government of India and his majestys
government would agree to any such
plan, even though it might cost some
sacrifice" The sacrifice would be
$l5,000,000 i'm revenue, but it would
anti-opium societies contend, i'm the
increase of legitimate British trade in
China. of whose population about
l25,00O,00O are in the families OF
opium sots, "living in borrowed rags
not only without buying power them
selves, but decreasing the buying
power of millions more who have to
support them. The reduction of this
poverty and of the anti-foreign feel
ing that it has prompted, which has
also hindered trade, it is claimed by
the anti-Opium societies, will more
than make good the loss of revenue.
- Washington, June 16: The army
officers who accompanied the Barnum
& Bailey circus for the purpose of OBJ
tanning hints regarding the transpor-
tation and subsistence of a large or
ganization constantly on the move
have returned to Washington filled
with admiration at the perfection of
system to which circus management
has been reduced. 1t was the very sci
ence of administration and the officers
found that each hours duties were
done with the precision which left
nothing unaccounted for. There We're
more than a thousand employees and
about fifteen hundred horses, to say
nothing of the other animals. Ev-
erything was transported as it should
have been so far as circus people were
concerned. although difficulties We're
constantly coming up by reason of the
fai Of facilities The mill