Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-31
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many surface indications, although
the meetings are secret and members
give out nothing for publication, that
has not been strictly censored. The
union is thoroughly equipped for a
practical test, and its membership in
cludes a large majority of the farm
ers of the state. Warehouses nave
been established in almost every COM
munity. When the season opens and
cotton begins to move in volume. the
union will have, 1t is said close to $50
to 200 warehouses in which cotton
may be stored to await the caprices
of the market.
Fayetteville. Ark, July 29: L. w.
Blanchard, a leader in social, politi-
cal and religious affairs in this COM
munity for fifteen years, and j. &.
WilcoXson have been bound over to
the Federal grand jury on charge
of Counterfeiting. At the hearing be-
fore United States Commissioner Ma
than B. Williams, Wilcoxson turned
states evidence and testified that DR..
blanchard, although the superinten-
dent of a large Sunday school, had
been a counterfeiter for fifteen years.
Wilcoxson says he became associated
with DR.. Blanchard in making spu-
rious money about five months ago,
but never knowingly passed any OF 1t.
The men were arrested at Huntsville.
Secret service men say that the coun-
terfeiting plant is at Hilltop, in Boone
county, equipped to turn out dimes,
quarters, halves and dollars.
- Oyster Bay New York, July 2S:
In a telegram to James f. sullivan,
the American commissioner to the
Olympiad, President Roosevelt ten
ders his congratulations for the splen-
did showing made by the team in the
competition. The president received
a cablegram yesterday from Mr.. Sui
livan apprising him of the splendid
achievements of the American team.
To this President Roosevelt sent the
following characteristic message:
"Heartiest congratulations to you and
team. Wish I could shake hands
with each man.-Theodore Roose-
velt." Elaborate preparations are
being made for the reception OF the
team when they arrive in New York.
A conference has been held by Acting
Mayor MCGOWAN with number or
public men with a view to holding
public reception for the men when
they arrive.
-Americus, Ga, July 2S: Judge
Charles R. Crisp, son of the former
sneaker of the house Of representa-
tives has received a letter from w.
]. Bryan with reference to the charge
that Bryan failed to support Crisp's
father in the contest for speaker OF
the house. Bryan says that while he
voted for Springer in the caucus, as
he lived in Springer'S district, and
had promised to support him, he had
voted for Crisp when the election was
held in the house. Says Mr.. Bryan:
Nothing but the most malignant en-
nifty can account for the circulation
of the charge that 1 am prejudiced
against Southern Democrats. Every
southern man with whom l served in
congress is able to contradict this.
have insisted for years that it does
not matter where a candidate comes
from, but what he stands for that
should determine his election
Frankfort, July 90: Gov. Wilson
declared in a letter sent today to Vice
President Rawn of the Illinois Gen.
trail railroad that no efforts at intim-
idation on the part of lawleSSly in
clined people of western Kentucky
will be considered in the movement
of troops or selection of camping
grounds for soldiers in active service
in that part of the state. The govern
ors letter was in response to a COM
munication from Vice President
Rawn, informing the governor that
the Illinois Central railroad has re-
ceived written notice that if it permits
troops to be encamped on its right or
way all trains of the company will be
derailed. In his letter to Mr.. Rawn
the governor says that state troops
have been in service lin the night RI
der" districts to protect the lives and
property of the people and 1t is nee
essary for them to be fed and have
camps at points most convenient. He
says that they will be ordered to take
all reasonable care to avoid any un-
necessary injury, damage or inconve-
nience to owners of property
Both the Republican and the
Democratic parties have committed
themselves to the policy of making
public the accounts Of their campaign
funds, and the two candidates have
on this point led their respective par
ties. The Democratic party has writ
ten its promise into its platform, thus
gaining an advantage over the Re-
publican party which refused to put
1t in as q plank. The Democratic Ma
tional committee, also, has announc-
ed that the accounts of the Demo-
cratic fund will be made public be-
fore election, namely, on October l5,
and that all sums received after that
date will be published upon the date
on which they are received: that the
publication of the names of contribu-
tors will apply to every item over one
hundred dollars, and that no contri-
button of more than one hundred dol
lars will be received within three days
before the election. 1t has also fix
ed the maximum for single contribu-
tiOns. at ten thousand dollars. The
Republicans, however, have hereto
fore only promised to announce their
accounts after the votes are cast.
Their publicity policy, however, is not
less voluntary than that of the other
party, and it is one which demands
statements under oath and provides
severe penalties.
- Chicago, July %: Judge Kenne-
saw NJ. LandiS, of the United States
district court, probably will be sued
next week for $4,000 damages for
false imprisonment. The suit is to be
instituted by Daniel f. Keller. for
merly a captain in the United States
army, who was sent to the Federal
penitentiary at Fort LeavenwOrth last
Saturday by Judge LandiS to serve
two years sentence for stealing gov
ernment checks. The proceedings are
an aftermath of the long feud be-
tween Judge LandiS and Judge Gross
cup. Attorneys w. \. ADAMS ana W.
NJ. Yietman, representing Keller, al
legged that Judge LandiS issued nit
timus committing the army captain TO
the penitentiary at Leavcnworth in
the face of writS of SuperScdeaS and
error which had been issued by Judge
Grosscup. Application for a writ Of
habeaS corpus will be made today
and i'm all probability Captain Keller
will Ice taken from the prison at Fort
LeaVenwOrth and brought back to
Chicago, the last of the week. For
some time Judge Lands and Judge
GrOsscup have not been on speaking
terms and the breach became wider
when Judge GrOsSCup wrote the de-
cision for the court of appeals reverS-
ing the $29.240,000 fine imposed by
Judge LandiS on the Standard Oil
company.
- For more than ten years Il pOliti-
cal party known as the Young
Turks has been working to wreSt
from the sultan the imperial power
which he has been exercising for
more than thirty years. and to eStab-
liSh a constitutional form of govern
ment About July IA. reports began
to come in Of mutnieS among the
Turkish troops in Macedonia and it
was then found that the Young
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