Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-30
Scraps aud faets.

York to Chicago run. Mr.. Vanderlip
was going to his mothers bedside, but
she died twenty weight minutes before
he reached her home.
= President Taft brought representa-
tives Of all the warning factions In the
lower house Of congress together last
Friday at the first formal dinner he
and Mrs. Taft have given at the White
House. The personnel Of the guest
list is something Of a tribute to the
presidents capabilities as a diplomat
and his ambition as a peace maker.
Those present were: Representative
Champ Clark, Democratic leader OF the
house; Representative Fitzgerald OF
New York, the Democrat who broke
away from his party in the notable
fight in the house rules; Representative
Gardner Of Massachusetts,, the "insur-
gent" leader among the Republicans In
the house, and Representatives Payne
of New York, and Dalzen Of Pennsyl-
vania. Stalwart members OF the So
called Cannon machine" were among
the noted figures about the table in the
state dining room.
Sentiment against the inheritance
tax and the proposed imposition or
tax on coffee, says a Washington dis
patch, is rapidly growing in the house
and is due to petitions and memorials
daily pouring in on the members from
every section Of the United States.
That these petitions are having an ef-
feet is shown in reports that President
Taft has reached the conclusion that
an income tax law can be drafted TO
meet the constitution means that the
income tax provision will probably be
offered as a substitute for the inheri-
tance tax clause Of the Payne bill.
The coffee provision of the bill Is los
ing favor every day. No assurance can
be given that Brazil and other coun-
tries that impose an export tax on
coffee coming to the United States Will
repeal that tax If a tax is imposed py
this country and 1t is this doubt that
is causing all the trouble. When the
coffee schedule is reached, a motion
will be made to strike out the retalia-
tory provision.
Washington. March rs: Touching
the subject of cotton, in the course OF
his remarks on tariff in the house to-
day. Fordney Of Michigan, said ne
would like to have tariff on cotton
goods so high that no foreigner could
make a shirt for the back Of man
in Mississippi, who produced the raw
cotton. In addition to that, he favored
a duty on long staple cotton OF at least
five or eight cents pound, to help out
that industry In the south. The next
member to command the attention OF
the house was Representative Pou OF
North Carolina, one Of the minority
members of the committee on ways
and means. Pou criticised the Repub-
licans for not granting the peanut
mica and long staple cotton interests
of the south increased duties as tney
requested, and claimed that the only
reason for refusing increase duties on
these articles was the fact that the
people in the section Of the south
where they are produced do not vote
the Republican ticket.
-Pulliac, France, March rs: Capriano
Castro, former president Of Venezuela
and members Of his party left here at
4 o'clock this afternoon aboard the
steamer Gaudeloupe for Port Spain,
Trinidad, where he is due to arrive
April 10. A representative OF Paris
firm engaged in the manufacture OF
fire arms, conferred with Castro this
morning, and after the steamer left,
intimated that Castro had already had
the vessel filled up in European port,
ready to sail for Venezuela in the In
terests Of the revolution, at a moments
notice. Castro asked the Associated
Press to announce that, after recuper-
ating at Trinidad, he would go to Ven
ezuela- Asked whether he intended to
organize a revolution he replied: mo,
my purpose Is to return to my father
land and live as peaceful citizen
The British consul tonight asked for
official confirmation from the French
line, which owns the steamer Gaude-
loupe, that Senior Castro was bound
for Trinidad. This interpreted means
that Great Britain contemplates pre-
venting his taking refuge there.
Twin City, n. c., Sentinel: Last
Sunday was the occasion Of the bap-
tizing of an infant Of Mr.. Thomas
Saleeby, an Assyrian merchant at
Lexington, and the Lexington Dis
patch says it proved highly interest
ing event to many Lexington friends
of the Saleebys. Rev. A. L. Stanford
Of the Methodist denomination, was
selected as the officiating minister.
Quite a number Of relatives from dis
tant cities were present, as were sew
eral Lexington people. The child
nude, was immersed three times
headforemost in tub Of water, whiie
those surrounding the tub held light
ed candles. The Methodist baptismal
service was carried out. A dinner
was served a la Syria and the strange
dishes were enjoyed by the American
guests. The name Saleeby is said to
mean "the Sign of the Cross" and
the family numbers about 1000 peo-
pie, some hundreds Of whom are In
the United States, and when an occa-
sion like this arrives they gather from
all parts of the country.
The last remaining vestige OF the
Roosevelt order taking marines off the
battleships and cruisers Of the United
States navy was swept away last Sat
urday, when President Taft, after the
matter had been considered at a cabi-
net meeting, directed that all orders be
issued restoring the marines to exact
ly the same duties that they performed
prior to their being ordered ashore.
After congress had placed provision
in the navy appropriation bill to the
effect that a certain percentage Of the