Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-29
Straps aud faets.

mer cashier Arthur Campbell and d.
rector William Grow on the charge OF
grand larceny He was arrested and
it was not until Tuesday that he was
able to furnish $4,000 bail. When the
bail was finally furnished, Maxwell
was so downcast and discouraged that
he put an end to himself. Up to the
time of the failure, he was thought to
be worth about 100000; but it is said
that he and his wife gave up every
thing they had in the way of property
and his suicide leaves his widow PEN
niless.
The advance of the cotton boil
weevil eastward last summer toward
the Atlantic coast was on Wednesday
mapped out by the Louisiana crop
nest commission. Last summer for the
first time in the history of the pest II
crossed the Mississippi river. The
easternmost outposts Of the weevil are
given as follows by the commission:
Southeasterly. beginning at White
Ark, q line may be drawn in a south
erly direction cutting across the north
east corner of Louisiana and entering
Mississippi near Waterproof, La Ihis
line traverses the counties Of Jeffer-
son, Adams and Wilkinson in Missis-
sippi and again enters Louisiana run
ming to Bayou Sara in West Felician
parish. At this point the line turns
southwest and runs to point in lber-
Vile parish.
There was an unusual lottery at
the White House last Monday. Sena-
tors Kittridge and Gamble OF South
Dakota were unable to agree upon the
distribution Of Federal patronage in
that state. The president did not care
to decide the matter between them.
The first place in immediate dispute
was that Of bank examiner. The sena-
tors had been apart on the matter TOT
some time. The president proposed
that he toss a coin. and the senators
agreed. 1t was understood that Kit
fridge should have heads and Gamble
tails Kittridge won. Then the names
Of the other Federal positions TO De
distributed were put in box and the
senators drew time about. The unaer-
standing is that the president Is 10 ap-
point the men whom the senator's snail
recommend.
During the governments invesu-
cation of the American Tobacco COM
nanv before United states Commis-
sioner Shields in New York last Mon-
dav Thomas B. Yuille, head Of the leaf
buying department of the corporation
told how the company fixed the price
maid growers in order to regulate the
supply. A committee Of four directors
he said. determines the companys pur-
chasing policy. The buying is started
at an average price which is raised II
the leaf is coming in too slow and low
cred IL the supply is too great. Ac-
cording to his testimony the American
Tobacco company has buyers in every
market in the United States, but does
not attempt to control its competitors
buying in any of them. The chief
competitors, he said, were the Imperial
Tobacco company Of Great Britain ana
the r. ]. Reynolds company.
Charlotte Observer: On getting
back to Atlanta after dining with
President Roosevelt at the White
House, Joel Chandler Harris, otherwise
Uncle Remus, declares If Mr.. Roosevelt
were nominated again he would vote
for him, third term and all. This new
convert fully makes good the loss Oh
Col. John Temple Graves, who has oeen
lured to New York by Mr.. Hearst. Ex-
Mayor McNinch Of Charlotte, has just
emerged from White House visit
stronger in the faith than ever; pos
sibly he has already extended the right
hand of fellowship to Uncle Remus by
wire. There are unquestionably some
others. most Of the same highly desir-
able citizen class as these two. Inc
Roosevelt party in the south may be
small, but its respectability admits OF
no question. We should like to hear
it's roll called in order that we might
institute a comparison between 1t ana
the Cleveland party Of few years ago.
Washington, November 26: The
meeting of the association for publicity
of campaign contributions, called by
Hon. Perry Belmont, was held here'
the chief feature being short address
by w. ]. Bryan, who asserted that II
movement for publicity of campaign
contributions did not take. form
through the Democratic members OF
congress during the next session, 1t
would take form in the next Democrat
ic National convention, providing he
had anything to do with it. Although
the Democratic party is not in position
TO draw it's share of campaign funds
at present" he said, lit has been In
position to do so before and will un-
doubtedly be in that position again
when il makes necessary promises.
hope that no party will yield to the
temptation to sell legislation or immu-
nity for contributions. There is no
doubt that much has been done in the
past" Resolutions were adopted pro-
viding that congressman be urged 10
enact a publicity law.
You can bet your North American
life that the battleship fleet will sail
from Hampton Roads on it's way TO the
Pacific on the morning of December
10th. The vessels will get under way
lust as soon as l receive the presi-
dents orders to set sail" In this
characteristic manner, says a Wash
ington dispatch, Admiral Robley D.
Evans answered the reports recently
current that there would be delay in
the assembling and consequent de-
parture of the fleet from the date origi-
nally set. The admiraIs orders con-
templated the assembling Of the fleet
in Hampton Roads on December 9Th,
1t is possible that all the ships may not
be there on that date. AT the bureau
of navigation it is said there may De
possibly a trifling delay in the arrival
DpoIc pf battlpSliDS