Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-08-07
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arc OfSOOO AlllAAS1SAS' 'bNfS
churches, and the church property is
valued at $l2l,S70,340. 1t is also
stated that the number of baptisms
during the past year, l75,50S, is
smaller than for any year since 1901.
Total contributions for the year in all
Baptist churches were $22,26S,S92, of
which $l6,40O,949 was for congrega-
tional expenses, S765,70S for Sunday
school purposes, $2,275.15 for mis-
sion, and $366,323 for education. The
denomination has ten theological
schools, ninety-five universities and
colleges, and 1858 academies and other
schools with $3.50 students, of whom
it is announced that S,7S1 are plan
ming to enter the ministry.
- Birmingham, Ala, August 5: Fol-
lowing the lynching of the negro, Will
Millans, a union miner, charged with
dynamiting, early this morning, Dep
uty Sheriffs Lon Tyler and Bruce Ty-
Ter were arrested tonight charged with
killing the negro. Strong feeling over
the strike, followed by a quarrel, led
to the killing of Albert Fletcher, ne
gro, this morning at New Castle by
Constable Ellard. Two deputy sher-
IFS were kidnapped by strikers at
the Jett mines and tied to trees. An
other house was dynamited at Wylam.
Sheriff Higden, after a conference with
Governor Conner today, issued orders
hot occnnnhlinS of will ha al
lowed near the mines. Marching
groups are not allowed to go along
highways from the mines. AL meet
ings will be attended by deputies and
incendiary speakers will be arrested.
Discharging firearms will also not be
permitted Governor Conner will
probably place the entire First Ala
bama regiment in the district before
the end of the week.
Winnipeg, Manitoba, August 4:
Leaving Fernie, Coal Creek and seve-
raj. smaller owns of British Columbia
nothing but heaps Of ashes, the most
destructive forest fire Canada has
ever known is sweeping onward
through the Elk river valley in East
Kootenay: More than 200 persons, it
is estimated, have perished. Some
reports place the probable number of
dead at 400. Many more hundreds
have been injured. From 5000 to
1000 men, women and children are
homeless, suffering for food, medical
attention and even clothing. Proper
ty valued at more than $10,000,00O
has been destroyed. Estimates place
the financial loss at Fernie, the prin-
cipal town destroyed, alone at from
$4,000, 900 to $S,00O,OOO. Territory,
roughly estimated SO miles long and 10
wide, has been burned over. Fernie,
which had a population of $500; Coal
Creek which had $500 residents, and
several hamlets of Crows Nest Pass
have been wiped off the map.
- Preparations for the taking Of the
national census in 1910 have been
commenced. The cost of the census
is estimated at s14,000,000. 1t will
require the services of 10000 people,
many of these for a long term. Of
the enumerators there will be an army
of $4,000, all of whom will be under
civil service rules during the period Of
the census taking. There will be also
$50 district supervisors and several
thousand clerks. Statistics gathered
will cover the United States, Alaska,
Hawaii Guam, Samoa, the Canal
Zone and Porto Rico. The Philip
pines will be omitted because a GEN.
sus was taken as late as 1903, and the
expense of another so soon might ne
deemed Objectionable by the natives,
who have to bear it. Figures ar1 10
deal not only with population, but be as
complete as possible as to agriculture,
manufactures, mines and Quarrics.
Contrary to the usual custom, the
count will begin on April Is, instead
of June. The reason for the change
Is that the returns have been some
what unreliable on account Of so many
people leaving their homes for the
summer before the enumerators ar
rive.
Buffalo, N. Y, August 5: Word
has been received by Chairman Mack
from w. ]. Bryan, in which the nom
inee expresses pleasure at the degree
Of progress of the Democratic cam
paign, and the belief that he will be
elected to the presidency. MeSsrs.
Bryan and Mack are in daily COM
munication and Mr.. Mack said tonight
that Mr.. Bryan was giving invaluable
aid in the direction of the campaign.
Mr.. Mack indicated tonight that
while the national committee will
carry on the fight in all parts of the
country. the state committees will di-
rect the campaign In the southern
states The chairman said that sew
eral states in the northwest hereto
fore regarded as Republican are de-
batable this year. and that lively eff
fort will be waged to turn these states
to Bryan. The chairman has receiv-
ed a food of requests to have Mr..
Bryan speak at different cities and
towns all over the United States, and
while a tentative plan has been form
ed for a general stumping tour of the
country by the Democratic candidates,
only a few dates have been fixed. Mr..
Bryan's itinerary will probably be an
nounced shortly after his notifica-
ton on August II.
- New York, August 5: The Mara
tlOn was a SIdlu IdCe, truly run dllu
truly won. Hayes won the race fair
ly and squarely and in doing so gave
one of the finest exhibitions of run
ming that have ever witnessed" said
Tom LOngboat. the Indian Marathon
runner. of Toronto, one of the run
ners whom John ]. Hayes, of the
Irish American Athletic club defeated
in the Marathon race at the Olympic
games in. London last month. Long
boat has returned from England. He
was accompanied by F. G. Flanagan,
president Of the IriSh-Canadian Ath-
letic association. and brother of John
Flanagan. the champion weight
thrower. LongbOat dropped out of
the Marathon race after running
twenty miles. Hayes ran a remark
able race He was running smoothly
when he passed me. just before l was
forced to quit. | didn't know what
hurt me. unless it was the sunlight
and the pounding my feet received
over the hard pavementS. When
Hayes passed me l declared that he
would win, but at the time | did not
know how far ahead DOrandO was.
The Italian deserves a lot Of credit
for the gameness he showed, but
Hayes work in overcoming d handi-