Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-06-01

Ena, whose wedding took place at
Madrid yesterday, and which was sign
ed at London, May 5th, was issued
Wednesday morning. The second ar
ticle of the treaty provides that Al
fonso shall give Princess Ena an an
nual grant OF 100000 pesetas. Should
she become a widow she will receive
25O,O0O pesetas annually. In the third
article of the treaty 1t is provided that
she shall renounce all rights of sue
cession to the British throne.
Denver, COL. May 80: A dispatch
from Cripple Creek says that Frank
Palmer, said to be the original Dead
wood Dick" of dime novel fame, died
in the county hospital there yesterday
of pneumonia According to the dis
patch, Palmer was born at Jackson
Ill, a nephew of former Senator John
M. Palmer, and claimed relationship
to the late Potter Palmer of Chicago.
When seventeen years old Palmer left
home and drifted west. He went TO
Deadwood, S. D., in the early days OF
that camp and became successful
gambler. He was known as square
gambler, and the sports Of the mining
camp dubbed him "Deadwood DICK,
the Plunger." At the age of twenty
one Palmer returned to Illinois and one
year later went to Chicago where he
married the sister Of prominent Epis-
copal minister of that city. One child
was born, but family differences arose
and the husband and wife separated,
Palmer drifting into Cripple Creek.
Reverses in fortune came and for
eight years he sold chewing gum and
candy which he carried around in
shoe box.
Talulah, La, May 29: Robert T.
Rogers, a white man awaiting his
third trial on the charge of murder
ing Jesse Brown, a merchant at Gil
rard, Richmond parish, was lynched
by a mob at midnight, which came
from the west on a special train
over the Vicksburg, Shreveport and
Pacific railroad. The mob appeared
at 10 o'clock and came fully prepared
with locksmiths, who had no trouble
breaking into the Jail. The Jail was
unguarded and the sheriff who lived
some distance away, was not aware
of what was going on until he saw
the mob leading the man OF. Rogers
was strung up to a telegraph pole
and as soon as they felt assured he
was dead, the mob quietly dispersed.
The fear that Rogers would escape
punishment for his awful crime be-
cause of legal technicalities prompted
the lynching. According to the evil
dence adduced at the first trial In
March, 1904, Rogers and two other
white men named Anderson ana
Womack, together with two negroes,
entered the store of Jesse n. Brown,
a merchant at Girard, in this parish
and after shooting him a number OF
times and striking him over the head
with their pistols, set fire to the body
The appearance of William X.
Hearst in the room of the house COM
mittee on labor at the right moment
last Tuesday brought about Demo-
cratic victory in favorable report on
the famous eight hour bill now before
that committee. Before Mr.. Hearst
came there were six members OF the
committee present, three Democrats
and three Republicans, giving a hear
ing on the bill which provides that the
eight-hour law shall apply to all gov
ernment work done by private con-
tractors. AS soon as Mr.. Hearst ap-
peared, Mr.. Hunt, a Democrat from
Missouri, moved to Immediately sus-
pend the hearings, and to interrupt the
gentleman who was then addressing
the committee. This motion was car
ried, and Mr. Hunt followed it with a
motion that the eight-hour bill be fa-
vorably reported to the house. This
also was carried, the four Democrats
leaving the three Republicans in the
air. This action cannot be reconsid-
cred, because as the committee has
only thirteen members, the seven who
were present constituted a quorum.
In this way the effort of the American
Federation of Labor that its bill be
enacted was made good by the fortu-
nate appearance of Mr.. Hearst. and
the quick action of Mr.. Hunt.
-Des Moines, Iowa, May &c: To-
bacco has been placed under the ban
by the Presbyterian general assembly
and henceforth the minister or elder
who uses the weed in any way, shape
or form will do so knowing that he
is violating the rules of his church.
The matter was presented this morn
ing by the way of a supplemental
report by the committee on temper
ance. There has been a sharp fight
in the committee, but contrary to eX-
pectation, the report condemning the
practice was adopted today Minis
ters and commissioners smoking ci-
gars have been CONSPICUOUS in the
hotel lobbies during the past week,
and amusing incidents have occurred
where ministers had been mistaken
Tor COHlHleTCldl lldNSlSlS ny 'HSiA
manifest enjoyment of a cigar. De-
tective Bracket of the Des Moines
force, made the interesting announce
ment that scores of ministers and
delegates have pawned jewelry, such
as watches and rings during the past
few days because of having run short
of funds and remittances having failed
to arrive. The surprising feature to
the police officers is that in every case
minister or elder gives his full name
instead of an alias. Some were shock
ed when the pawn shop story came
out. One said: Pawn brokers are
notorious for exhOrbitant usury
charges. The Bible forbids the eX-
action of usury. and l am afraid the
brethren are particeps criminis in this
violation of the law of Cod"
A money mystery of absorbing
interest to the secret service officers
while it lasted has been cleared up
at Detroit. For a long time the Off
cials of the United States sub-treas-
ury in Chicago and of the treasury