Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-15
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from Oregon. THE convention"
Bourne says, will elect delegates to
the Republican national convention,
and If the present programme is car
ried out these delegates will be bound
by iron-clad instructions to vote for
Theodore Roosevelt and none other.
Then let a week of White House ST.
lence ensue, and it will be all over ex-
cept the shouting; that is, Mr. Roose-
velt will be nominated for third term
(second elective) in spite Of himself,
for other states will follow suit by
electing instructed delegates" And it
looks pretty much like Bourne knows
what he Is talking about.
oil City, Pa, dispatch to the Phil
adelphia Record: A seemingly bottom
Louisville and Columbus, Warren
county, on the new cutoff Of the Erie
railroad low grade. 1t was not discov-
cred until 500 feet Of railroad track
had been swallowed up in a night.
Superintendent John Braff, who has
charge Of the work along the Erie
system, says 1t beats anything in his
long experience as a railroader.
is not visible to the eye, and until the
railroad was built across it the earth
was apparently as solid as could be
desired. Mr.. Braff said he believed
that at one time the section was COW
cred by lake. In the course Of time,
it is thought a crust Of six or seven
feet formed on top Of this lake, but
below that for great distance seems
to be nothing but mud and water and
the trunks Of great trees.
y New York, November 13: Serious
trouble In China upon the death Of the
Empress Dowager is depicted by Sera-
phin Molinatto, chief engineer Of the
Imperial railway, which has just been
completed between Pekin and Hankow.
Mr. Molinatto, who has arrived here on
his way to his home in Italy, spent
seven years in China. Signs Of unrest
in China are evident at every hand"
he said. There Is strong antagonism
to a continuance of the Manchu dy-
nasty after the death of the dowager
empress. The people are looking to
Quan-Shi-Kai to solve the political
questions, which will arise when the,
death of the empress occurs" said Mr..
Molinatto. He is at the head Of the
military of China, although holding
office under the present regime, he is
great esteem by the people. He is
comparatively young and one Of the
brightest in China. The people will
look to him, no doubt, as their leader
in bringing about a reform in the gov
ernment Of China The people Of Chi
ma are expecting the death Of the dow
ager empress almost any time now,
and when 1t comes there will be a
great political upheavel, I am sure"
- Charlotte Observer, Wednesday:
Two negroes, Henry Pea and Jim
Steele, were arrested yesterday
morning by Constable J. H. Dix
on, a warrant charging them with
having set fire to Mr.. John Fer
ris' barn In Steele Creek township,
several weeks ago. Vigilantly guarded
and escorted by several Of the leading
citizens Of the Steele Creek communi-
ty they were driven into the city yes
terday afternoon. and carried before
Squire S. H. Hilton for a. hearing.
Squire Hilton committed them to jail
under q $1,000 bond each until the evi-
dence may be investigated today. The
trial will take place this afternoon at
/ o'clock. The following named citi-
zens of the county have been sum-
moned to testify: Messrs. Eben Grif-
fifth, Mason Robinson, Ernest Cathey
and Oscar Marks. While nothing Of
definite nature could be gained yester-
day afternoon as to the nature OF the
incriminating evidence, it is said to be
very strong. It is said that these two
darkies have been under surveillance
for some time past and that their ac-
tions have been suspicious. The in
dications are that great throng OF
Steele Creek farmers will attend the
hearing today.
When the delegates to the North
Carolina conference struck Salisbury
last Wednesday, says the correspond
ent Of the Charlotte Observer, two in
nocent advertisers took down their
signs because Of danger that a person
al affront might have been offered in
the minds Of the good men. One OF
the stores on Main street had drawn
a conference with Teddy bears. A
mock organ sat in the chancel and the
organist was on the stool. In one
place stood the bishop, then presiding
elders, missionaries, preachers and
finally large lot of reclining delegates
marked "laymen." The hit was palpa-
BILE and was much enjoyed until some
ladies suggested that IL might not be
taken properly. Then the wise ad-
vertiser arranged him a Teddy bear
baseball game, with the field well
covered, a players bench and an um-
pire calling strikes upon bear batter
also wise To the ever-thirsty public
he carries the invitation. welcome
Visitors" When the conference dele
gates arrived, though they are men
who war hard upon the traffic, the
whisky dealer drew in his sign and will
not float it until the churchmen leave.
In the Teddy bear instance the minis
ters declared that they were disap-
pointed in not seeing the clever adver-
tisement.
Washington correspondence of the
Charlotte Observer: The gospel OF
good ticker has permeated the pur-
views of the presidential mind, and it
now seems that it will become enroll
ed among the list Of my policies"
The whisky rectifiers-that is those
who mix whisky-have been in open
defiance Of the pure food law, which