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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-18

Manila, October 16.-Secretary Taft
formally opened the Philippine assem-
bly, in the National theatre at 11.15
this morning in the presence Of large
crowd Of people.
In his opening address Mr.. Taft
reiterated his former statements re-
garding the Philippine islands. declar-
ing that his views announced two years
ago regarding the independence Of the
Philippine people were unchanged.
He did not believe that they would be
fitted to govern themselves for at least
a generation. but he added that the
matter was entirely in the hands Of
congress. The secretary denied en-
phatically that the United States had
any intention Of disposing Of the is
lands; he had absolute faith in the
Filipinos; denied that he was disap-
pointed at their ability to legislate
conseryatively, and asserted his belief
that they felt their responsibilities and
acknowledged the necessity &c sup
porting the American government.
Mr.. Taft refrained from making any
suggestion regarding specific legisla-
tion on the part Of the Philippine as
sembly. but he recommended that at
tention be paid to civil service.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-18
LEES PHENOMENAL AUDAclTY.
Would Take More Desperate Chances
Than Any Other General.

nan ttHv StfloT S~SUSTats
When Lee had been in command
about two weeks had long ride
with Ives about our lines one after
noon, during which he referred to the
newspaper attacks and asked IL
thought they in any way impaired the
confidence of the army in Lee, writes
e. P. Alexander, in MILITARY Memoirs
of Confederate" had seen no such
effect and told him so, and then went
on to say: lives, tell me this. We are
here fortifying our lines, but apparent
ly leaving the enemy all the time he
needs to accumulate his superior forces,
and then to move on US in the way he
thinks best. Has General Lee the au-
dacity that is going to be required Of
our inferior force to meet the enemy's
superior force-to take the aggressive,
and to run risks and stand chances"
Ives's reply was so impressive, both
in manner and matter that 1t has al
ways been remembered as wildly as
IL today. He refined up his horse,
stopped in the road, and, turning to
me, said: Alexander, II there Is one
man in either army, Confederate or
Federal, head and shoulders above ev-
cry other in audacity. 1t Is General
Lee. His name might be Audacity.
He will take more desperate chances.
and take them quicker, than any 9TH
er general in this country, north or
south, and you will live to see 1t, too"
1t is needless to say that I did live
to see 1t many times over. But 1t
seems, even yet, a mystery how, at
that time, Ives or President Davis, or
any other living man, had OWNED 1t.
No one could meet Lee and fail to be
impressed with his dignity Of charac-
ter, his intellectual power and his calm
self-reliance; but all those qualities
might be recognized without deducting
from them, also, the existence OF such
phenomenal audacity, except by an
inspiration Of genius.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-18
TROUSERS ONCE IMMORAL.
People Believed That Wearers Of Them
Would Be Barred From Heaven.

"obto oC 6dTTO0 TFOfU flcaNcus
There was a time when trousers
were immoral. Strange as It may
seem, It Is a fact nevertheless. The
custom Of wearing trousers is one Of
comparatively recent origin, and was
taken from the military dress intro
duced into the British army by the
Duke of Wellington during the PENN
sular war. We are indebted to the
Tailor and Cutter an authority on
dress. for this bit Of interesting infor-
nation. The history Of the discovery
Of the article Of dress which Is now
so indispensable in the wearing appar-
'el Of man is vouchsafed by this au-
thority as follows:
In the early days these were known
as Wellington trousers, after the duke.
When trousers were coming into gen.
eral use at the commencement Of the
nineteenth century, the religious world
and the fashionable world were pretty
determined in their opposition, and
clause in an original trust deed Of a
nonconformist chapel at Shefiield,
dated 1920, provided that under no
circumstances whatever shall any
preacher be allowed to occupy the pull
pit who wears trousers" But this
was not all. Some doubts were ex-
pressed In many quarters concerning
the question whether a man could be
religious and appear in trousers. One
OF the founders Of the Primitive Meth
odist body remarked to colleague in
the ministry: THAT wearing,
beer drinking, so-and-so win never get
tn heaven" Father Reece, q famous
Methodist minister, twice president Of
the conference (born in 1855, died in
1s60) could not be induced to adopt
trousers and, among the Methodist
was the last to follow popular fashion
in this respect. 1t Is not improbable
that the modern fashion Of the Lords
Bishop Of the Church Of England, who
cling steadily to knickerbockers and
CATERS, comes from this old religious
prejudice against trousers.-G -Greenville
News.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-18

from Topolobampo will strike directly
at Hong Kong. 1t will further snow
that the Hawaiian Islands are 2O0
miles south of this line, and Manila
800 miles south, while japan lies away
to the north.
Taking into consideration a we'll
known economic proposition in trans
portation, that Of short rail and
long water haul within reasonable
propositions 1t is easy to see the i'm
portant part the Orient railway plays
in such combination.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-18

tT The average weight Of a full
grown elephant is 5000 pounds.
4g There are $4,000 letters posted
without addresses in England every
year.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-10-18

eB 1t is just as easy to break a prom
ise as to make one.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
MAYOR COMBE HEARD AGAIN.
Gives Further Testimony Regarding
the Brownsville Shooting.

The Senate Committee on Military Al
fairs. investigating the Brownsville af-
fray. heard the testimony yesterday Of
the mayor Of Brownsville. a saloOnkeeper
milkman, q Mexican. who talked
through an Interpreter, and a deputy
sheriff. Mayor Combe was the first wit
ness. A letter was introduced which was
written 20 the mayor by Mai Penrose.
who commanded the garrison. repudiati1g
an alleged conversation between himself
and Mayor Combe VCshel a white sol
der. had testified that while he was pass
ing near Mai Penrose and the mayor he
heard the latter warn the commander OF
the garrison that II any Of the soldiers
appeared on the streets Of Brownsville at
night they would be shot. Maj. PenrOse
Characterized Voshel as "a liar who ought
10 be brought to justice"
The deputy sheriff, Ambrose Littlefeld.
testified positively that he saw negro SOL
dlers carrying mUskets and skUlking
along the streets on the night Of the
shooting
Considerable interest was aroused In the
testimony given by Alexander Biilingsley.
the milkmau He said he preferred ne
gro soldiers as customers TO whites. be-
cause the negroes used more milk and
paid their bills more promptly
Joseph /. Crixwell. the salOonkeeper.
was subjected 20 a searching crOss-eXaml-
nation. He saw no negro soldiers, but
was positive they did the shooting.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
WOMAN LAWYERS GRADUATED
Five Given Diplomas by Washing
ton College Of Law.
Equal Number of Men Receive Their
SheepsIsins-Warne TO Keep
Ont of Politics.

Ten disciples Of Blackstone, FIVE Of
whom are Of the genueT sex. received the
degree Of Bachelor Of Law at the ninth
annual commencement Of the Washington
College Of Law IN the banquet hall Of the
New Willard Hotel last night. In an adj
dress % the graduating class. Josiah 4.
Van Orsdal Assistant Attorney General
Of the United States. sounded a warning
to the young lawyers against entering the
field Of politics.
Il am talking 10 young people entering
the profession" said he "aud let me
again beseech you to shUn public Office,
that will interfere with your progress in
professional attainment as you would
shun a pestllence. Above all things b.
not be tempted into the acceptance Of an
Office in Washington. unless it be tempo
rarily one Of the few whore the duties
are such that it viii keep you in constant
practice. ana demand a high type Of pro-
fessionsl skill and training Better follow
the advice of Gen. Garfield when ne said.
Young man. own something, IL 10 IS only
a square foot Of ground 20 stand on. own
H. and as last resort, after everything
'iN" 'l edIlN ia1 4l-.cu, accept Il iicl h-
ship !n Washington
Following the address prizes for sch0I-
ursh!p were presented by Prof Emma NJ
Gillett, Ii NJ. as follows. A gold
medal Miss Sophie Bishop Kent. second
prize. Miss Edna Spofag5, honorable
mention. Miss Anna Grace Burke and
Miss Edith kingwaa Keen The prize
for moot court work. two volumes of
Ell0tts General Practice. donated by the
Bobbs-MerriI Company, Of indianapolis.
Ind. was presented by Prof. Edward g.
DUttOn 20 Miss Fannie T. Peter.
Rev. Samuel II. Woodrow, pastor Of the
First Congregational Church, delivered
the invocation and beEedic;.on. Degrees
were conferred upon the following gradu-
ates by Mrs Ellen Spencer Mussey. dean
Of the college. Anna Grace Burke. Elmer
r. Clements, John ". De Maine, Wallace
J, Hill Clifford T. Johnson. Sophie
Bishop Kent, Edith Kingman Poyer Keen.
Fannie l. Peter Edna J. Sponard. and
Albert N Walker.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
NO LET UP IN COTTON FIGHT.
Bureau of Corporations Pushing In
YestiEatiOn of Exchanges,

Col. L. +. Livingston. Of Georgia. on
his return to Washington yesterday. TO
assist in the investigation into the
methods Of the cotton exchanges Of the
country, being made by the Bureau Of
Corporations. declared that he looked
for a report TO be made to the Presi-
dent by the middle Of July or the first
of August.
we are sure TO win our fight he
said. and bring the exchanges back
to a Legitimate method of doing bust
ness, which Will mean a reform in their
present contracts
Representative Livingston said he
feared the public was I'm danger Of as
suming that because the Bureau of
Corporations was rot making any noise
in its work. and was making no an
nouncements through the press. moth
ing was being done. 4 representative
Of the bureau has for the past six
weeks been Investigating the affairs of
the New York Cotton Exchange, and
others will look into the New Orleans
and Memphis exchanges.
Asked about the activity Of Theo-
dOre II. Price. who has turned cotton
bull Col. Livingston said he was grat-
fled that Mr.. Price had taken up the
fight, aad was moving along the very
! lines he himself had outlined. In be-
ginning his fight Mr Price declared
that all the charges made by Col l4iy-
! ingston were true. IL was pointed out
/ however, that the government could
take 70 part in this personal campaign.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
TRIAL BOARD DIsAGREES.
Differs with Its Attorney Over the
MuIhnn-MatheMs Case.

In reference TO the delay Of the police
trial board in submitting its verdict in
the Mathews -Mulhall case, Commissioner
West said yesterday that he had received
verbal report from Mai. Sylvester, who
stated that the findings OF the board had
not as yet been submitted to him, al
though he had made numerous inquiries
concerning it.
Commissioner Vests communication 10
Maj. Sylvester, asking when verdict
may be expected. was referred to the
trial board by the superintendent Of po-
lice, who, according TO Commissioner
West. states that the delay is the result
Of disagreement between police mem
bers Of the board and Assistant Corpora
ton Counsel James Francis Smith.
In reference to this. Inspector Swindells
yesterday said that an agreement had not
been reached, but that it was expected
that the board would render It's decision
within "a few days.
Capt Mulhan and Capt Mathews are
charged with official interference in the
work Of rescue of Hugh Murphy, an eng!-
neer, from wreck on the Southern
Railway, in this city. September last
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
WOULD PENSION ARMY MULE
W. H. LoWder Makes Plea for the
Downtrodden Beast.
Advocates Sending Disabled Animals
TO Government Reservations-snys
Bayonet Practice Is Needed.

That horses and mules that have served
in Uncle Sans army should be taken
care Of the same rs the soldier himself
after he Is too old 70 do any active duty
for the government. is the opinion Of W.
II. Lovder, Of Niles Camp. Spanish War
Veterans.
At a smoker Of the Regular Army Social
Club. held last night, Comrade Lowder
was called upon for a few remarks, and
referring to the dumb animal-soldiers,
said.
1t is a pltable sight for you men in
the service. as well as US ex-regulars, 20
see that our old army horses and mules
after having seen service in foreign coun-
tries, especially those now in Cuba and
the Philippines, which are to be brought
back soon. should be sold to unscrupulous
horse dealers. Every one of these noble
animals is branded with the United States
army service mark, and it is a disgrace
that they should be hitched up to scaven-
ger wagons. ash and brick carts. l have
seen horses sold that have seen years Of
honorable service, and every soldier must
feel the injustice OF the treatment they
are receiving. especially in a country Ike
ours where there are thousands Of acres
Of land living idle in Virginia, Texas.
and Western forts. Why couldn't these
animals be allowed 70 spend the rest Of
their days at these places on the pension
roll Of Uncle sam instead Of being sold
for the paluy sum Of fl5?'
Referring to uniformed men Of the serv-
ice being refused admittance 10 places
Of amusement, AIr. L0wder expressed the
hope that Congress would pass a law
imposing heavy penalties on any place
Of amusement or otherwise that would
bar the uniform OF the United States
enlisted man,
Bavonet exercise is not sufficiently
taught in the regular army, according 70
the views OF Dir. Lowder He said: Men
ought 20 be taught more thoroughly the
art Of self-defense, so that when IL comes
TO hand-t0-hand fighting they Will be
adopts I'm the art They should also he
taught the use of heliographs, or flag
signals. and night signaling. SO as not TO
be dependent upon the Signal Corps IN
case of emergencies.
Commander Foster. Of Miles Camp, viii
be chairman Of the memorial services
TO be held tomorrow night at Carroll
Institute Hail under the auspices Of the
Department Of the District, L. s. ". Y.
The addresses will be made by Rev.
Father Donoghue. Of ST. Paul's Catholic
Church; Rev. II. A. Brown, chaplain.
L. 5. A. of Fort Myer. and Rabbi Julius
T. Loeb, Of the Adas Israel Jewish Syna-
gOgue.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
MACCABEES HONOR ORGANIZER
Three Tents of Modern knights
Hold nannuet.

The knights Of the Modern Maccabees
held a banquet, representing the three
tents Of the jurisdiction, az Freund's
Thursday night, where over sixty Of the
Sir Knights gathered to fraternize and
pay their respects TO f. W. Stevens. gen.
eraI organizer Of the order, who was
present as the guest of honor.
J. II. Junghans, supervising deputy
fer the District presided as toastmaster,
and delivered the address Of welcome to
the guest.
a pleasant surprise was the presentation
of finely engraved gold-handled UNI
brella to w. +. Porter, commander OF
Progressive Tent, by its members.
Frank N. Skinner. introduced as the
greatest fraternal man in the District,
who was present by invitation, also spoke.
The other speakers Of the evening were:
Labor and Education" J. J. Sullivan. Fraternal
Tent 1i5. Patriotism f. II. Tyler progrcsisve
Tent. lll5 Tent Reviews" G. o. Mcintosh. Mod
ON Tent l273; "The Ancient Maccabces." $. s.
English Modc~l Tent, 1872; The Fraternal Socie
ties" F. J. Murphy, Fntenal Tent. lZB. "Om
Silent Partners" ". Z. Porter, Progressive Tent
1915. Degree Work J. NJ. Foster, Fraternal Tent
1916; "Faiernity." r. s. Ashton Modern Tent. l2r2
and "our Baby Tent. J. l. Colfur. Progressive
Tent I4l5
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
MOODY ACCEPTS CHALLENGE.
Band Contest Arranged for May 80
at RandIe Highlands.

Jacob II. Moody. leader of the Naval
Gun Factory Band, has accepted the
challenge from the Laurel Military Band
for q contest between these bands at
North Randle Highlands May 90
This will be the most exciting military
musical event ever witnessed in Wash
inct0n. and is awaited with a great deal
Of interest The Gun Factory Band is 70
play Northern airs, and the Laurel Mill
tary Band Southern airs. At the end Of
the contest a vote is 20 be taken by all
present. and the band which receives the
most votes is 10 be awarded the gold
medal offered by Col RauG.e.
The excitement over this contest is felt
throughout the city, and great numbers
are going to visit North Randle High
lands. and from present indications most
Of the lots Will be sold before the big day
OF sale. as the demand seems greater for
this property than that OF Randle High
lands when that property was put on the
market. eighteen months ago. on which
occasion many Camped on the ground
the nigh, before the sale 10 secure the
choicest lots.
Il is estimated that a large per cent
Of the white population of Washington
will witness this contest as North Ran
die Highlands will bo crowded with pleas
ure-seekers on the Goth. Many VII bring
their baskets although refreshments Will
be furnished free on the grounds % all
co--are
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
TO INSPECT BIG MILK CANS.
SeaIer of Weights and Measures
Hear They Have Been Short.

The inspectors Of the Office Of the sealer
Of weights and measures will to-day be-
gin the work OF inspection Of the large
milk cans used by the dairy farms in the
wholesale delivery CT milk TO the dealers.
The cans will be tested as 10 their ca
pacity and sealed with a steel die, SD
there viii be no difficulty in quickly de-
termining the quantity Of milk contained.
The inspection is the result OF numerous
complaints from dealers, who state that
I'm many instances the cans contain from
one to two quarts less than the required
measure.
Col Haskell said that an inspection Of
berry boxes has shown that every box
examined was Of standard capacity.
Should any be found short they win be
confiscated.
Beginning next week. an inspection will
be made Of the scales Of dealers in ice.
Dealers will be cautioned to instruct their
drivers to give full weight. and failure
10 do this will result in prosecution.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
BLACKBURN suit DISMISSED
Court Throws Out Case Brought
Against Charles N. Campbell.
Justice CIabHuGh Finds Complainant
dence to support Contention.

The rule 10 show cause issued recently
against Charles N. Campbell at the in
stance of Orlando B. Blackburn a New
York broker, was yesterday discharged by
Justice Clabaugh. The court also de-
clined to appoint a receiver for certain
stock in the Intercontinental Correspond
ence University and the National Hotel.
in which Blackburn claimed 10 have an
interest. Attorney John Ridout appeared
for A.. Campbell
Chief Justice Clabaugh. in announcing
his decision. said that the complainant
had produced no corroborative evidence
to support his contentious, whereas the
defendant had entered a complete de
NAL Of every point at issue, and this
denial was supported by two afildavits.
The weight Of evidence, he therefore con-
s.dered. was all on the side Of the de-
ferdant
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
Clerk Held for Examination.

on complaint Of Dr. a. r. West, Charles
4. Ross. q clerk connected with the
Geological Survey. was arrested last night
10y Policeman Emerson. of the Tenth
precinct, charged with insanity lie at
tempted suicide some weeks ago in a Sew
enth street saloon. and since that time
IS said 20 have been acting in a peculiar
manner. He viii De examined by the po-
Ice surgeons to-day.
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
CONFER ON OKLAHOMA.
Three Members of Convention Call
on the President.

Three members OF the constitutional
convention OF Oklahoma called on the
President before the meeting Of the Caoi-
net yesterday and talked with him for
some time about the constitution recently
adopted for the new State. The men,
bers were S. ". Hays. W. a. Ledbe'ter,
and Charles L. Moore. They had con
ference with the Attorney General in the
afternoon, the object Of this meeting and
I've conference with the President being
to obtain an advance opinion from the
legal officers Of the administration as TO
whether the constitution, as adopted, is
acceptable.
None Of the Oklahoma delegation would
make any statement ss to what progress
is being made. but they called attention
to the fact that the convention is still
waiting to be called together again. in
case another meeting proves necessary
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
sin Hold Mrs. Case.

Mrs. Isabelle Emerson Case sill re-
mains at tho House Of Detention, al
though .he Cambridge. Mass. authori-
ties notified her husband Of her deteu-
tion here az the instance Of the local
police. she claims that she VIII not
leave here without seeing President
Roosevelt. and that Il she Is forcibly
removed 10 viii not be long before she
returns The police viii wait a short
time % hear from her relatives. and iu
case thev DO not appear viii have her
sanity tested, with o. view 90 sending
her TO st. Elizabeth's-
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
DIED.

DUFF-Sutdsu,y. az Providence Hospital. az 70 IS
D. m. Friday May "a 1857. from operation.
PRESTON p. DUFF. son OF Clara G.. and tie
ls'c Kennedy Due
Notice Of funeral hereafter
MASON-On THURSDAY MAY e. or. az 40 D. n.
JOHN. beiorcd husband n Ellen Mason.
Frueral fIUm his late residence z1q BenninE road.
Monday. MAY e. az ? 80 a. m; thence 20 Holy
Name Church. where solemn hicI mass viii he
offered Tor the rcpo=e of bis soul a. 10 g. n.
Friends and relatives respectfully invited TO az
tend.
REINBURG-0n THURSDAY, May q 1897, WILLIAM
a. REiNBJRG, IN bis fitioth year.
Funeral Saturday. MAY p from Congressional
Cemetery chapel. at $50 D. n Friends and rrls-
tiyes invited.
PATTEE-Sudieny, on Friday May q 1907. Capt
ELBRIDGE J. PATTEE, aged siTty-fve years.
Notice Of funeral hereafter. Boston and Chicago
papers please Copy.l
sTROTHER-Dsparted this life. on THURSDAY. MAY
o 1907. FRANCES STROTHER beloved wife
Of Rev. C. H. Strother aud daughter Of Mrs.
Ellen c. Foster. of Old Point Va. aged thirty
three years and three months.
Funeral irqn Friendship Baptist Church Sunday,
MAY g, at l D. N.
wARRING-On THURSDAY. May q. 1907. ANNIE.
beloved wife Of Jno. ". Warning, in her twenty
ninth year.
Funeral from her late residence. I'll New York
avenue northwest. Saturday, May 3. az g a. m
thence TO Immaculate Conception Church. Whers
mass win be said at $50 a. m. lnteTment at
Mount OliTet
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
Companies Must Repair Streets.

In response to the numerous complaints
regarding the dust and dirt arising from
the street railway tracks, Commissioner
West has directed that the street car
companies be required 10 repair the
asphalt surface between the tracks and
the two feet outside the tracks as re-
quircd by law. John T. Twohey, super
intendent of street cleaning, was ycster-
day directed to submit a list of the streets
on which renairs are necessary
The Washington herald., 1907-05-25
First Sleeping Car Case Filed.

The first case involving an alleged vio-
lation Of the railroad rate, an act on
he part OF n sleeping car company. was
fled with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission yesterday. The Pullman Com
pany is the defendant. George S. LOTUS.
Of st. Paul. complains that the Pullman
company charged an unreasonable rate
for sleeping car accommodations between
chs city namd and Superior, Wis.