Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-26
Scraps and fatts.

pass provision is to the erect that
the railroads are prohibited under
q penalty OF not less than 500 nor
more than $4,000 from giving passes
to any employe of the United States
or OF any state, or to any county or
municipal employe, the only excep-
tion being persons connected WIN
the postal service.
Washington, June %: Represen-
tative Burgess, who Is one or SEN
ator Bailey's warmest friends, has
made a statement concerning Sena-
tor Bailey and the Democratic nomi-
nation for president. He said in
part: "It Is unquestionably true
that with practical unanimity the
Democrats in congress would hail
with delight the nomination of Sena-
tor Bailey for president in 1908. But
they know Democrats cannot and
will not urge his nomination because
of the section of the country he Is
identified with. Bailey and all OF u.s.
so far as l know, are OF the opinion
that political conditions point TO the
nomination of Bryan as the logical
candidate in 1908. The belated ad-
vocacy by the present president OF
ali those things for which Bryan
has contended for years, coupled with
Bryan's spotless character and un-
questioned ability and patriotism, and
evident Democratic tendency toward
the reduction and revision Of the tar
if, strongly indicate the probability
of his election"
Washington special of Saturday,
to the Charlotte Observer: Several
matters of interest to North Carolln-
ians transpired today but easily the
most important development was
the passage by the senate of the APP
palachian North Carolina) and
White Mountain (New Hampshire)
forest reserve bill. The passage or
this bill by the upper branch OF con-
gress is of special interest in connec-
ton with the report that Speaker Can
non has at last agreed to allow consid-
Grafton of the measure at the next
short session. The bill which carries
an appropriation of $3,000,000. was
called up and passed at the instance
Of Senator Overman after very little
discussion. Under provisions OF the
compromise bill, which was drawn
up under the direction of the North
Carolina senator, $2,000,0OO of the
amount appropriated will be expend-
ed in the Appalachian region. while
the other $1,0OO,0O0 will go to people
interested in the proposed White
Mountain reserve, should the bill run
the gauntlet of the house managers.
Few Americans of the immigrant
class go to Cuba. The men who have
money to invest go as tourists and II
is safe to say that on every line sail
ing from New York to Havana at
least two per cent of the passengers
this year entered Havana with the
purpose of investing money. 1t
has been estimated, says Leslie's
Weekly, that $15,000,000 of Ameri-
can capital has been invested iii Gu
ba during the last two years and this
does not include Havana, where, In
project for next season there is a mil
lion and a half dollar hotel, another
which will reach we'll UP to the million
mark, one three million dollar steel
dock, and another which will cost hve
millions, to say nothing of the great
outlay Of capital centred in the system
Of electric railways, which will extend
into the agricultural districts In and
about Havana and will do away with
the present suburban oX-cart and mule
team transportation of fruit and vege-
tables for shipping. All these enter
prises are In the hands of Americans.
About one-third of the eastern end of
the island has. within the last two
years, come under American ownership
and control.
- Congress has provided an appro-
priation of $4,000 a year for the
use of the president when he sees
proper to take a trip through the
country from Washington, and u is
given out that Mr.. Roosevelt pro-
poses next fall to visit the Isthinus
Of Panama and make a personal in
vestigation of conditions existing
along the route Of the canal. 1t Is
expected that the trip will be made
on one Of the big cruisers Of the
navy; but which one 1t Is not yet
known. The president thinks that If
he will go over the ground in person
he will be in a better condition to
deal with the many questions arising
out Of the digging of the canal. He
has numerous invitations to visit diff
ferent western states, and the San
Francisco people are especially anX-
ious to have him be present on the
occasion Of the laying Of the corner
stone Of the new Federal building
there; but he has decided that he
cannot accept their invitation. He
will probably go to Lansing, Michi-
gan, next May to attend the semi
the first American agricultural COL
lege. He hopes to meet there many
distinguished educators from all parts
of the country.
- Washington, June %: Although
the department of justice has an
nounced that 1t proposes to begin
criminal proceedings against the Off
cials Of the Standard Oil company,
the intimation is given that it is
doubtful If indictments may be found
against such men in the Standard
Oil company as John D. Rockefeller,
II. H. Rogers and John D. Archibald.
An official of the department of JUS
tice indicated today that, while the
government would press the prosecu-
ton vigorously, he did not have an
idea that the high officials of the
standard Oil company would be
reached in original proceedings, any
more than the presidents of the rail-
roads, personally, are reached
through familiar proceedings ut may
be-" said he. measuring from the
ground with his hand. that we may
get some of the officials half way up.
We are not after mere clerks, but, If
responsible officials have been viOlat-
ing the law, we desire to bring them
to book" Attorney General Moody
had a conference with the president
today regarding the proposed prose-
cutlOnS, out at the COIlCluSlOll VI llie
interview, he declined to indicate
when and where the proceedings of
the government against the Standard
Oil would be instituted.
- Washinton, June %: The nomi-
nation of Benjamin F. Barnes, secre-
tary to the president, to be pOstmas-
ter at Washington, was confirmed to-
day by the senate late this afternoon,
by a vote Of SO to 16. Py the same
vote a resolution was defeated provid-
ing for an investigation of the Incl
dent last March when by order of
Mr.. Barnes. Mrs. Morris was elected
from the White House. The proce-
dure in the executive session of the
senate was exceedingly dramatic.
Senator Tillman went over the testi-
mony he had gathered preparatory
to offering ii to the committee on
postoffices and post roads, but which
was declined by the committee when
II refused to enter an investigation of
the Morris incident. Senator Tillman
drew from under his desk the black
skirt worn by Mrs. Morris when sh"
was carried, or dragged" as he de-
clared, from the White House. The
skirt was torn and muddy. showing
clearly the imprints of shoes. No at
tempt was made by any senator to
defend the action of the police. Sem
ator Carter said If there had been
any assault on Mrs. Morris. the pO-
lice alone were to blame. He said