Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-10-20
Straps and facts.


pOnSe TO a large number of letters ad-
dressed to me from all sections Of the
south. asking that a big cotton meeting
be called at Memphis to stem the tide
Of Ow-priced cotton. l have found cot
ton factors and business men gener-
ally enthusiastic over the proposed
convention and ready and willing to
cooperate to make the movement a big
success" Ten thousand delegates are
expected to be present, representing all
classes of business.
Chicago, October 16: National
Chairman Norman E. Mack left to-
night for the east After registering
at his home in Buffalo, Mr.. Mack will
leave for New York to look over the
situation in the east. He said before
his departure: when l came west
some two weeks ago l realized that the
tide had turned toward Democracy
and every indication pointed to VIC
tory for the Democrats in NoVem-
ber The situation is far better now
than then and l return east comment
in the election of Mr.. Bryan. have
not received one discouraging report.
Mr.. Bryan will not only receive the
majority Of the electoral vote, but
one of the greatest popular votes ever
given a candidate. The fight is won,
but we must keep everlastingly at II
for the remaining two weeks or the
campaign. 1t is too early to give out
figures and I will not attempt TO 40
so. but will say now that New YORK
Ohio and Indiana are Democratic this
year and my prediction does not TAKE
into consideration number OF otner
states which will swing from the Re-
publican to the Democratic column
two weeks from Tuesday
Lincoln, Nebraska, October Is;
William ]. Bryan's final swing around
the country, which will carry him 10
the Atlantic coast, was begun today
when he left at o'clock over the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
way for st. Louis, where early tomor-
row he will make an extended speech
previously to crossing the Mississippi
and speaking to the employees or the
stockyards at East st. Louis, Ill. The
Democratic candidate concluded MS
Nebraska and Colorado trip this
morning at 1890 o'clock and devoted
his six hours stay at FairVieW to max
ing preparations for his long eastern
tourney, which calls for an almost
iimitless number of speeches. From
East st. Louis Mr. Bryan and party
will travel in a special car for the rest
of the trip, which will conclude at
Lincoln on the night of Nov. 2. Ac-
companying the candidate are Mrs
Rryan. Private Secretary Rose, May
or F. w. Brown of Lincoln and four
correspondents. Tomorrow night Mr
BRYAN is scheduled to make four ad-
dresses in Chicago. The day will be
spent in the delivery Of speeches from
his car, which will be attached to
regular Chicago & Alton train.
-Asheville y. c., October II: While
a thwarted chaperone weepS in Italy
and a furious father is rushing 10
New York to sail on the first ship TO
Italy. Miss Fayetta Morgan, II years
old. heiress, daughter Of the wealthy
]. L. Morgan Of Marion, North Carolina,
is on the sea with her sweetheart. w.
p. Craig, of Marion, intending either
to be married at sea or on arrival In
America. Pursuing the father on
special train is a family friend charS-
ed to stop Morgan from sailing ana
thus pass his daughter in mid-ocean.
All the father knows is that Craig at
tempted to marry his daughter in Italy,
but was prevented by the chaperone.
This caused the old man to start tor
Italy. Craig and Miss Fayetta were
schoolmates. Despite the fact that
he is prematurely gray-haired ana
poet, he won the girls affections.
marriage and sent his daughter with
a chaperone to Europe. Craig, be
cause of lack of means, could not fol-
low. Two weeks ago Craig's mother
sold some land for $4,000 and gave
her son $4,000. He sailed for Europe
and met his sweetheart at Florence.
The wedding was stopped by the
watchful chaperone. Then the cou-
pie eloped. They went to Paris, and
from there to London, where they
took passage for New York.
More than 100000 ears of prize
corn will be exhibited in Omaha, Neb,.
at the corn exposition next December
for the worlds prizes. The highest
prize to be won on corn Will De
1000 in cash for the best ten ears
of corn in the world, and with this
will go the champion premier trophy
offered by the Mexican government
for the worlds best ten ears of corn.
This trophy is a reproduction Of IA
NOUS statue of an Aztec chief and worth
$1,000. This will give some farmer
who will doubtless be an American
$3.50 per ear for 10 ears of corn. and as
the corn will win, as 1t earns its admiS-
sion into the sweepstakes competition,
numerous prizes offered by manufac-
turers of farm machinery the winner
will really get about $4,000, or SSOO
per ear for his corn. The corn Will
then be sold at auction for seed and,
from past corn show auctions, VIII
bring from $50 to $3.50 per ear. Floor
space aggregating 10000 square feet
is to be devoted to the womens de-
partment. which will embrace model
kitchens and domestic science rooms,
where prize bread will bring S5O per
loaf, corn mullins $11O per dozen ana
an ordinary kitchen apron S4O But
in all the plans for King Corn the eN-
position management is not overlook
ing the importance of small grains
and grasses Wheats are to be given
the milling test, and before prizes are
awarded the wheat will have to make
good bread-the best bread in fact
In this work the grain exchanges ana
boards Of trade of the five leading
urinary grain markets are cooper
ating. and their chief inspectors VIII
be among the judges Of the grams
Yokohama, October IS: The
American battleship fleet dropped an
chor at $50 o'clock this (Sunday)
morning. owing to a fog that hung
heavy over the bay there was some
delay in the fleets arrival. Al S.1o
a. M, the guns from one OF the SIX
teen japanese battleships doomed a
was slightly in the lead of the Amer
lean fleet, appeared dimly through the
fog, which soon lifted a little, en-
abling a full view of the fleet. 1t was
in the gray hours before dawn TINS
morning when the leviathans OF
Americas great white battleship fleet
were dimly discerned maneuvering OH
the entrance to Toxic bay, while SIX
teen warships, the pride of Japan, IN
sombre color, swung at their anchor
buoys outside of the breakWater. Al
ready Yokohama was awake and the
streets were crowded with excited peo-
pie making their way to the water
front From thousands Of ilagstans
and buildings in every point in the
CITY flOated the Stars and Stripes ana
the entire lengths of streets were al
most walled with intertWined Amerl-
can and Japanese emblems The pay
itself was fairly atlame with bunting.
Incoming trains throughout the night
were crowded and by morning prac-
tically every vantage point command
ing a view of the approach OF the
ships rounding HOnmou point was oc-
cupied by tens of thousands, eagerly
watching the coming naval pageant
When daylight arrived, it revealed an
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