Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-01
Straps aud faets.

approaching flood situation here was
aggravated to-day by the announce
ment of the local weather bureau
that a stage Of 20 feet will be reached
at New Orleans. owing to the rains OF
the. past two days over the Missis-
sippi valley. The guage to-day read
1872. with the water which has reach
ed the top of low section of the lev
ee in the down town district at Canal
street beginning to wash the sand
bags, which have been piled upon the
levee. Even If 20 feet is reached here
the water will be a foot under pre-
vious records.
Senator Hale got after the United
States senate last Tuesday with
sharp stick and created quite stir.
Senator Hale said that members Of the
senate had more Of a disposition to
talk than to pass necessary legislation.
He pointed out that there are only
twenty-seven more days of the present
session and during that time the SEN
ate would have to pass appropriation
bills amounting to. about $S00,0OO,O0O,
and that IL this work was to be accom-
plished before adjournment the senate
would have to buckle down to business.
Mr.. Hale said that Mr.. Beveridge of
Indiana, had been talking for two days
on his child labor bill and was to talk
still another day, and that while all
this was entertaining and instructive,
it did not pass any legislation. After
Mr.. Hale got through the senate got
down to business and passed bills
carrying several million dollars Of ap-
preparations.
Representative Livingston of Geor-
gia. on Tuesday appeared before the
house committee on interstate and for
eign commerce and urged favorable
action on his resolution providing for
an investigation by the department OF
commerce and labor of the fluctuations
in the cotton market, with the particu-
lar object of ascertaining whether such
fluctuations have resulted from the
character Of the contracts Of alleged
sales. and deliveries made on the New
York Cotton Exchange. Extensive
dealing in futures was denounced by
Livingston who said that the cotton
growers and cotton spinners of the
mercy OF the cotton spectators. He
mentioned thirty classifications Of cot
ton which formerly existed and called
attention to the fact that eleven Of
these classes have been dropped re-
Gently. Livingston spoke of his attempt
to have the cotton manipulators barred
from the mails, and said that he was
threatened with libel suit because OF
his action. but advised the representa-
tives Of the cotton operators that he
prosecution of the suit against him.
self. and had heard no more Of the
threat.
p Rev. Bascom Anthony, probably
the most sensational Methodist preach
er in Savannah, has raised a storm Of
protest from the women clerks of Sa-
vannah by a sermon in which he
touched upon the Thaw case. He said
that he had more respect for a shop
girl than he had for Evelyn Thaw.
pencils and wrapping paper and be-
gan to write cards to the newspapers.
What they said about Mr.. Anthony
was a plenty. They declared that he
had insulted every member Of the clerk
calling, those who were trying to earn
an honest living and leading honest,
upright lives along with the rest. They
said that he ought to have been
ashamed to have made such a compar-
ison. Mr.. Anthony's friends say that
he has been misunderstood. He real
ly intended to compliment the shop
girls, they declare, and had no idea Of
hurting their feelings. He was just
trying to show that Evelyn was not a
woman who should command respect
and he didn't intend to hurt anybody's
feelings, etc. This explanation does
not entirely satisfy. 1t Is expected that
the Retail Clerks association will take
the matter up and pass resolutions
upon the flippant manner, in which Mr..
Anthony compared working girls
To girls Of Evelyn's type.
Nine. de Thebes Of Partisan sooth-
saying fame, has issued her prediction
for next year. At the end of every
twelve months. Parisians are looking
out for the prophesies of Nine. de
Thebes. They are an essential factor
in the humor of the season. Her pre-
dictions for 1907 are not particularly
gruesome. The woes OF England will
be reduced to quarrel between the
house of lords and the house Of COM
mons. In France, however. there will
be a succession of political changes,
plots. counter plots and all of the 9TH
er pyrotechnics Of fate to divert peo-
pies attention without entirely absorb
ing 1t. This is nothing new. The
diversions will be quite welcome to the
average Frenchman. Whilst the eye
of her fancy was rolling toward Aus
tria Nine. de Thebes saw troubles
brewing. Quite naturally. so cynics
declare, for the reason that troubles
have been brewing there from time i'm
memorial. Germany. she thinks is on
the decline which is no compliment to
that enterprising nation. The United
States will be ravaged by fire she de-
clares. Spain will be bothered by
Notwithstanding really new. how
ever-and Italy win bud a new renais-
sance. AS regards Russia. her future
is hidden In impenetrable fog and
Nine. de ThebeS could see nothing
clear. She is not the only one unhap-
py. Belgium approaches an era
of social transformation and the Latin
nations. II is declared. will lead the
world.
- Washington, January 30: Uncle
Sam is supplying his lawmakers with
Offices. Two of the most magnificent
buildings in the country are being put