Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-10-26

the Clansman in the theatres OF the
city. Srhe play was put on last week
and after "a few representations the
negroes raised a big row, which came
near developing into a riot. On Tues
day a number Of leading negroes ask
ed the mayor to suppress the play,
claiming that its continued liberation
would result in bloodshed. The mayor
complied with the request of the ne
groes and the management Of the play
has applied for writ to restrain the
mayor from interfering.
A commission authorized to buy
land in. the southern states and expert
ment with it in raising cotton in be-
half Of Lancashire spinners who are
interested in the plan to raise their
own cotton and thus escape having to
rely on the middlemen for the supply
will sail for New York on the steamer
Coronia, says a London dispatch. The
report submitted by the first commits
sion which went to the United States
to investigate the possibilities Of such
a plan being carried out was so favor
able that 1t was decided to send sec
ond commission with much wider pow
ers to buy land and begin experiments
1t has now been definitely stated In
official circles that the idea which
originated with President Roosevelt OF
placing a tax on accumulated wealth
has taken a very practical shape and
that at the next session Of congress
the matter will be introduced. Men
ton, however, should be made OF the
fact that II Is not the idea OF the
president to have the matter finally
decided at the next session Of con-
gress which will last only three months,
but he has always found 1t good pol
icy TO bring such reforms to the at
tention Of the country in short ses-
sion to as to arouse discussion and
generate public opinion for use In the
long session of the following congress.
Another important matter congress has
to consider at its next sitting is the
Federal licensing of corporations but
II has now been settled that 1t Is to
the fortune tax that the president will
devote most of his attention.
Rev. w. w. Boyd. for thirty years
pastor of the Second Baptist church,
one of the wealthiest congregations In
st. Louis, Mo-, announced Monday that
he had quit the ministry, declaring all
clergy men must be subservient to the
money power" or leave their churches.
THE modern fashionable city church"
said Doctor Boyd, 'is bun by from one
to six men who are the largest contri-
butors to the funds and who there
fore insist on certain policies OF ad-
ministration. These men could put no
paddock upon my lips. What believe
l preach. Men take the church for
cloak of respectability. The way
modern churches are run Is response
BILE for building up OF great ethical
culture societies, Christian science
creed and kindred organizations. The
tendency OF the modern fashionable
church is wholly to subserve the inter-
ests of the rich"
No romance Is Of keener interest
than the story of the development OF
the mining industry in Alaska during
the past decade. 1t is attested roughly
by the increase in the value of its an
nual output from $2,400,000, in 1895, to
over $4,000, 900 in 1906. The gold pro-
duction Of 1906, according to a report
Of the United States geological survey,
increased probably 60 per cent over
1904. "An important factor in the ad-
vance of Alaska's mineral industry
during the last decade" says the re-
port, 'is the great reduction in mining
costs which has taken place during
this period. The pioneer miners Of the
Yukon could not afford to handle
gravel averaging less than $40 or SIS
to the cubic yard. In the same district
good wages can now be made, even by
crude methods, in extracting gold from
a pay streak averaging less than $5 to
the cubic yard"
w. j. Bryan, in a letter to Chair
man Griggs Of the Democratic Cam
paign Congressional committee, pre-
diets that the next house will be Dem
ocratic. He says: The indications
are that we shall have the next con-
gress and then our Democratic house
can send to the senate remedial meas
ures and join issues with the Repub-
licans II they refuse to adopt them.
The Republicans are so under the con-
troll Of predatory wealth that they will
not support the president when he at
tempts to follow Democratic advice
and secure some reform. The prest-
dent does not go far enough in the di-
rection Of reform, but his political as
sociates are all the time throwing OBJ
stacles in his way. The best way to
support the president Is to elect DEM
ocrats in the place of Republicans, for
the record shows that the Democrats
have stood by him better in the SEN
ate and house than the Republicans
have.
The president has formally an
nounced the proposed retirement or
Secretary Shaw from the treasury de-
partment, and that the event will be
accompanied by the following changes:
George B. Cortelyou to be secretary OF
the treasury; Hon. George Won L.
Meyer to be postmaster general; Hon.
Charles ]. Bonaparte to be attorney
general; Hon. Victor II. Metcalf to be
secretary Of the navy, and Hon. oscar
S. Straus to be secretary Of commerce
and labor. The appointment Of Mr..
Straus caused considerable surprise as
1t will be the first case where citizen
Of the Hebrew faith has been made q
member of the presidents cabinet. He
was born December 3rd, 1850, and Is
we'll known as a merchant, diplomat
and author. He represented the Unit
ed States as minister to Turkey on two
different occasions, and was appointed
by President Roosevelt to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of EXPIRES
ident Harrison as a member of the
permanent court of arbitration at The
Hague.
Charlotte Observer: The railway
postal clerks are reported to be agi-
tating the passage of legislation re-
quiring the railroads to equip their
lines with what they term accident
resisting cars. BY this they mean a
heavy steel car similar to one which
is in use on one or two railroads. This
kind Of car, they say, has been severe
ly tested and not found wanting, and
that If it's use were made compulsory
the number OF injuries to mail clerks
would be greatly lessened. They say,
too, that it frequently happens that
enough valuable mail is destroyed in
one wreck to pay for a thoroughly
modern steel mail car. AS to one thing