Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-04-10
Scraps and fatts.

house raised Second-claSS mail vessels
carrying United States mails to
South America, the Philippines, Ja-
pan, China and Australasia-to the
schedule of pay for firSt-claSs vessels,
an increase from 50 to 81 per mile.
The bill passed by the senate similarly
raised the pay for secOnd-class and
third-class vessels, an extreme in
crease from 81 to 81. In the house
committee today after vigorous de-
bate a motion to substitute the house
bill for the senate bill failed by the
vote stated. 1t is now understood
that the committee will take no fur
ther action on either bill.
Chicago, April 8: In the local OPP
ton elections, held by 1900 town.
ships in "a counties of Illinois outside
of the city of Chicago today, 20 coun-
ties became absolutely anti-saloon
territory and approximately 1900, or
about one half of the total number OF
saloons in that territory, were voted
out of business. Most of the larger
cities in the state, however. voted in
favor of licensing saloons. The larger
cities voting in favor of the saloon
are: Springfield, FreepOrt, Aurora,
Elgin, Sterling, Kankakee, Lincoln,
Joliet, Murphysboro and Rock Island.
Those voting to abolish the saloon:
Rockford, Decatur Dixon, Hopes
town, Georgetown, Pontiac, Shelby
Vile, Carbondale and Champagne.
The following counties are absolute
anti-saloon territory and are in addi-
ton to the six which voted last No
vember to abolish the dramshops
Boone, Moultrie, Fayette, Hamilton,
Edgar. Clark, Brown, Saline, Gala
tin, Douglas, Macon, Cumberland
Platt, Shelby. Coles, White, Wayne
and Richland.
Plans are being elaborated in de-
tail says a Washington dispatch, for
the mobilization of joint military
and naval force i'm Venezuelan waters,
as soon as possible after President
Roosevelt obtains congressional sane
ton to resort to force against castro.
1t may not be deemed necessary by
the administration to make this mar
tial demonstration but the war de-
partment and the navy department
are both mapping out a mllltary
movement. 1t was learned today that
the whole military situation is now
under consideration by the general
staff of the army and the general
hN.
president, upon Secretary Roots's rec
ommendation for the preparedness
To back up eventualities, with show
of arms The directions given in the
present instance, are, however, the
most explicit made since the army
and navy were ordered to appear for
participation in the international re-
lief column against Pekin during the
Boxer troubles, and are being guarded
closely and transmitted verbally from
bureau to bureau.
Negotiations between America
and Russia concerning the admins
tration of affairs at Hardin are being
closely watched by Japan, says Il To-
kio dispatch. The alarmiSt neWSpa-
pers suggest Japanese administration
of South Manchuria, as the real op-
ject of the American action. Inc
senSationaliStS connect the coming OF
the American fleet with possible 1u-
ture representations concerning Man
churia A Washington special says
the government has decided to oppose
the action of Russia and Japan III
Manchuria. A dispatch from Harbn
quotes Minister Fisher as saying that
the American governments initiative
demands the abandonment of Japan s
present status in Manchurla. TheSe
kilograms have aroused much COM
ment The Japanese foreign ofhcerS
who ever refuse to accept the Sensa-
tionalist view said to the Associated
Press that it is not prepared TO pc
lieVe that the government is opposed
to Japan's present attitude in South
Manchuria. 1t is believed here that
the report quoting the Washington
officials is not founded on fact and is
circulated for the purpose Of creating
a fresh cause of ill-feeling.
New York, April I: The New
York Methodist conference yesterday
adopted a resolution asking the gem
eral conference, which meets in Baltl-
more in May, to strike out OF the
Book of Discipline the prohibition OF
dancing, theatre-going and otnel
was passed without debate, and with
only seven negative votes. If the gen
eral conference approves the step, II
was explained, it will not mean that
Methodism alters its historic poSluoll
i'm respect to these amuSementS, put
simply makes them matter OF con-
science. A protest against the elm
ination of the name of Jesus ChrlSt
from the exercises in public schools
nrly
mously. The resolution recited tha'
"a song book introduced in the
schools contains hymns in which the
name of Jesus Christ and any refer
ence to Him have been eXpunged and
the sense intended by the authors mas
been violated" This was declared to
be a dishonOr, and the board OF Edu-
cation was called upon TO reverse lts
policy. Discussing the resolution
Doctor Bond said that one of the boys
in his church wrote in school essay
the phrase the Lord we should pat
tern after" whereupOn his teacher
and the principal Of the school, 10
whom the boy appealed. declared
that the phrase must be stricken out
After extended hearings and eX-
haustive arguments by the members
of the senate committee on the judi
ciarv. that committee has agreed upon
= bill dealing with the shipment OF
liuuors from one state or territory 10
another state or territory. The meas
ure will be reported by Senator Knox
chairman of the subcommittee,
which conducted the hearings. II
provides that there shall be no collect
on delivery packages of liquor snip
ned i'm interstate commerce; that the
name of the consignor and consignee
shall be stated plainly, and that no
fictitious names shall be used. There
were numerous bills before the SUD-
committee dealing with every phase
of the question and particularly they
sought to give TO q state the right 10
control liquor shipments the moment
they entered the border of state. All
of the bills before the subcommittee
were declared unconstitutional by a
vote of to ,. Later the full com
mittee declared them unconSttutlonaI
by a vote of : to 3. The bill agreed
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