Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-28
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ago the Venezuelan consul at Will
liamstadt made statements in a Vene-
Zuelan paper that were derogatory to
the island of Curacao. Last Saturday
the populace of Williamstadt surround
ed the consurs house and made an an
cry demonstration. The consul fled to
the German consulate for protection
and the mob followed him there. Af-
terward he was sent back to his own
residence under guard Of troops and
was hooted and jeered on his way. The
people had all kinds of insulting things
to say Of Castro. the president of Ven
ezuela, and as the upshot OF 1t all,
there is, to be some washing Of dirty
linen between Venezuela and Holland,
through diplomacy or otherwise.
st Paul, Mimi, July 25: Govern
or John A. Johnson, of Minnesota, to-
day received a personal letter from
w. ]. Bryan, Democratic candidate
for the presidency, requesting GOV.
ernor JohnsonS early presence at
''Fairview," and asking when the
governor could be available for speak
ing purposes. The latter question is
asked, Mr.. Bryan says, in his letter,
because of the numerous requests that
Governor Johnson be allotted speak
ing dates in the various states. Mr.
Bryan says the demand in this re-
spect is general and he hopes the
Minnesota governor will be able to give
them his attention. Mr.. Bryan has
tens to request the presence of Gov
ernor Johnson at Fairview, that de-
tails concerning the campaign may
be talked over. Governor Johnson is
on a lecture tour, but the contents or
Mr.. Bryan's letter were wired him.
Charlotte Observer: Following in
the footsteps of the shah of Persia,
the sultan of Turkey takes steps to-
ward a constitutional government
China has already made move in
the same direction. Japan, of course
went this way several decades ago. In
India there is afoot strong move
ment to exact from Great Britain
virtual self-government pending ulti-
mate independence. In the Philip
pines we are teaching self-govern-
ment and will some day let the ma
tives run things themselves. Asia,
especially Mohammedan Asia ana lts
overlap into Europe, are on the move.
To the moral effect Of Japan's VIC
tory over Russia the extent and insis-
tence of this movement are in very
large part due. Asiatic peoples nave
been encouraged to assert themselves
pean overload. The Russo Japanese
contest has produced consequences
which no one could foresee at the
time when a Japanese torpedo stole
on a dark night into the harbor or
Port Arthur.
London, July 25: The Olympic
games were brought to a conclusion
this afternoon so far as reports held
in the stadium are concerned, when
Queen Alexandria presented the gold
medals and trophies to the successful
competitors and the Dowager Duchess
of Westminster and other titled la
dies handed the silver and bronze
medals, diplomas and medals to those
entitled to them. The athletes were
cheered by a large crowd. The ltal-
ian Dorando was honored with the
greatest ovation. Before the prize
tured the 10 metre hurdle and the
sixteen hundred metre relay. The
stars and stripes was the last flag to
float at the masthead. In all the
events concluded since Olympic be-
gan, the present standing of the
countries is as follows: United King
dom 3S, America %, Sweden Z,
France 4, Hungary 3, Norway, Ger
many, Canada, Italy, two each. Belgi-
um, South Africa, Finland one each.
In field and track events, America
stands first with 114a points. United
Kingdom next with &C 1-3, the next
nearest being Sweden with 125.
Washington, July 25: Some idea
Of what has been accomplished
through the campaign inaugurated
by the post Office department, in CO.
operation with state highway commits
dc Or H.
cred from the following illustration:
On May IA last, the attention of the
postoffice at Peru, Ind, was called to
the bad condition Of the roads on ru-
raj free delivery routes out of that Of
flee. Through efforts Of the postmas-
ter work was begun on seven of the
twelve roads leading out of Peru. At
a local meeting it was decided to re-
quest the detail Of an engineer from
the good roads bureau OF the depart
ment Of agriculture to construct an
object lesson road and in pursuance
Of a state law, contracts were let to
the amount of $4,000 for the con-
struction of gravel roads in the coun-
ty. The postoffice department an
nounces that it will continue to insist
that all who are receiving mail by
rural delivery and who desire to con-
tinue as it's beneficiaries must see to
il that the condition of their roads is
maintained at a high standard TO en-
able carriers to deliver mail with ease
and facility.
Norman E. Mack of Buffalo, New
York, is to be chairman of the Ma
tional Democratic executive committee,
and is to manage the Democratic
campaign. The other officers Of the
committee are: Vice chairman, L. P.
Hall of Nebraska; treasurer, Gov. G.
n. Haskell, Oklahoma; sergeant-at-
arms, John l. Martin, Missouri; secre-
tary, Urey WoodsOn, Kentucky. These
selections were made at a meeting Of
the sub committee held in Chicago
last Saturday. Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Kern were present, and the elections
were with their approval. There were
in the race besides Mr.. Mack, Judge
NJ. j. Wade of Iowa; T. E. Ryan Of
Wisconsin,; Former Governor James E.
Campbell of Ohio, and Urey Woodson.
Commenting on the election of Mr..
Mack, Mr. Bryan said: Mr.. Mack is a
member of the committee, and it has
been felt all the time that the chair
man should be taken from the commit
tee unless there was some weighty
reason for going outside and no such
reason appeared. Mr.. Mack's appoint
ment is a recognition of the eastern
Democracy, and an announcement that
we expect to fight for New York. He
is in harmony with our platform and
can say of him personally that he
has been a close and trusted friend in
my two former campaigns. One of the
strongest arguments in his favor was
that he is successful business man.
Beginning at the bottom of the ladder
he has built up a business that amounts
to more than half a million dollars a
year. and the executive ability that he
has shown in his work commended
him to the committee that made the
selection"
The Marathon race was the great
feature of last Friday in the Olympic
games being held in London. The
first Marathon race was run $500
years ago, by a nameless Greek, who
after the defeat of the Persian hOrdeS
under Darius, ran a distance of twen-
ty-siX miles to Athens in three hours
and expired as he uttered the word
Victory" Upon the restoration of
the Olympic games four years ago
this became one of the great features,
as ii had been a great feature Of the
original games during many centuries
after the event referred to. The en-
trantS included fifty-eight men from
all over the world. the pick of all
who applied. The race began at Wind
Si nd