Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-01
Scraps aud faets.

Monterey, Mex, September 90:
Secretary Of State Elihu Root crossed
the Rio Grande at s o'clock today, and
became the guest of the Republic Of
Mexico. AS the train drew into the
station on the Mexican side two mill
tary bands played lively American
airs. When 1t came to halt, General
Rincon Gallardo approached the secre-
tary and in the name Of President
Diaz and the people Of the Republic
OF Mexico, rendered the distinguished
visitor the freedom and the hospital
ity Of the country. Secretary Root
made a graceful reply. He said: II
hope that the visit which now begins
will serve, as it is intended to serve,
as evidence of the desire Of the gov
ernment and people Of the United
States to strengthen and increase the
steadfast friendship which they have
long felt for the people and the gov
ernment Of Mexico"
Atlantic City, N. j., Sept. 81: If the
secretary of the treasury will grant a
request contained in q resolution pre-
sented today at the American Bank
ers' Association convention, the tel
ler's desk Of the average national bank
win somewhat resemble the ribbon
counter Of department store. The
resolution proposes that each denomi-
nation Of bank notes be made OF a GER
tain color, as follows: One dollar notes,
slate; twos, brown; fives. green: tens
blue; twenties, yellow; fifties, pink;
and one hundreds and over, white.
Charles w. Fairbanks, vice presi-
dent Of the United States, was defeat
ed at Columbus. Ind. for delegate to
the quadrennial conference =. Of the
Methodist church, after one OF the
most bitter contests that was ever
waged In a religious assembly. The
temperance laymen, many Of them
long associated with Mr.. Fairbanks in
the church, refused to condone what
they regarded as an offense against
temperance, and the distinguished
candidate went down because Of hav-
ing served cocktails and three kinds
Of wine at the dinner given to Presi-
dent Roosevelt on Memorial Day at
the Fairbanks home.
Government experts are soon to
begin a thorough and comprehensive
examination into all of the soft
drinks now on the market, to deter
mine their deleterious effects upon the
human system, says washington
dispatch. This step is the result Of a
recent order of the war department
prohibiting the sale at army posts of
certain soft drinks then having a tre-
mendous sale at those places. Reports
had been made to the war department
that many Of the men spent most Of
their earnings for these beverages, that
they were not entirely harmless, but
on the contrary many Of them con-
tanned morphia and other nerve-de-
stroying drugs. The manufacturers OF
these beverages put up howl. They
sent letters to the department request
ing the resembling Of the orders and In
some cases congressman were request
ed to take the matter up personally
and by letter to have the orders with
drawn, and DR.. Wiley Of the bureau
of chemistry will soon begin series
OF practical tests to determine which
Of the soft drinks" are harmless and
which are deleterious. He will organ
ize a poison squad" for this purpose
and on his conclusions will rest the
fate Of many of the popular soft
drinks" sold throughout the country
at soda fountains and otherwise.
Washington, Sept. 90: With a
hearty goodbye and good luck"
President Roosevelt left here tonight
at TAI in a special train over the
Pennsylvania railroad on his western
and southern trip. Accompanying him
were Secretary Loeb, who goes as far
as Keokuk, Iowa; Assistant Secretary
Latta, T. H. Netherland, Surgeon Gen
eral Rixey, u. s. NJ; Secretaries Will
son and Garfield, who go as far as
Canton. o.; representatives of the
three press associations. and q photog-
rapher. DR.. Alexander Lambert, the
presidents family physician, John M.
Parker and John A. McIlhenny, civil
service commissioner, whose guest the
president will be on his hunting trip
in Louisiana, will join the party in the
south. The president arrived at the
station 10 minutes before starting time
and after shaking hands with a num-
ber Of friends who had come to see
him of, entered his car. The first stop
will be at Canton, o., tomorrow morn
ing, where the president is to deliver
an address at the dedication Of the
Mckinley memorial. From Canton
the party will leave in the afternoon
for Keokuk, Iowa, which will be the
starting point Of the presidents trip
down the Mississippi river as the
guest of the inland waterways COM
mission. After leaving Canton the
president will deliver several speeches,
the first OF these being at Keokuk. on
Tuesday. Wednesday he will speak at
st. Louis, Thursday at Cairo, and Fri
day at Memphis, from which point he
will start for the canebrakes Of Louis
lana. On his return trip to Washing
ton, where he is due October %, he
will deliver addresses at Vicksburg
and at Nashville.
Charlotte Observer, Sunday: A
meeting of the stockholders Of the
Crowder's Mountain Cotton mill Of
Kings Mountain. has been called for
tomorrow afternoon at 1.30 o'clock at
the office Of the company at Philipburg.
The meeting is for the purpose Of in
vestigating the affairs of the mill,
which are said to be in bad way. 1t
Is likely that a receiver will be asked
for. According to the best information
obtainable. the liabilities Of the mill
are approximately $1O3,OOO with as
sets less than half that sum. The
plant is said to be worth about $4,000.
The Crowder's Mountain mill was
chartered fourteen years ago. Ever