Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-04-20

ably name the two members OF the
commission to succeed Messrs. B. F.
Arthur and c. K. Henderson, who re-
signed to take the receivership order
ed by Judge Pritchard. The meeting
Friday will be very important and
there will probably be several others
during the coming week. The attor-
ney general does not think that any
action as to the distribution of claims
will be taken, however, until the official
mandate of the court is received from
washington. In the meantime 1t is
rumored that the whisky houses will
move for a rehearing before the su-
preme court and thus attempt to delay
matters further. This can be done any
time within 80 days after the decision
has been rendered. but such a course
is not considered likely in view of the
sweeping opinion Of the United States
supreme court, and even II 1t should
II would be necessary for majority
of the court to reverse itself on Its for
mer decision.
- Columbia special Of April 16, to
the Charlotte Observer: The funerai
of Gen. M. G.. Butler, who died Wed
nesday night in this city, was held this
morning in st. Peters Catholic churcn
at 10 o'clock. The church was hlled
with the friends and relatives OF Gen
eral Butler and his family. The re-
ouiem mass was said by Rev. B. w.
Fleming. Bishop, Northrop, who came
up from Charleston for the funeral,
read the prayer for the dead, assisted
by Rev. T. J. Hegarty and Rev. Mr..
Hughes. The funeral sermon was
preached by Father Fleming, who had
been with General Butler frequently
during his last illness and who was
with him at the time Of his death. He
paid an eloquent tribute to General
Buffers services as a soldier ana
statesman, and spoke In affectionate
terms of him as a man. In his funerai
sermon over General Butler, the Rev.
Father Fleming gave this explanation
Of how General Butler came to change
his faith: When 1 went to instruct
him in the teachings Of the Cathohc
church. I told him we began every
thing with the Sign Of the Cross, and
asked him to repeat after me, In the
name of the Father and Of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost Amen He
did so with all the JUNCTION Of his great
soul and body. I asked him one day
what had prompted him to change his
faith, and say that with all Kindness,
intending no hurt to your feelings, my
dear friends. He answered: The Lit
tie Sisters of the Poor first drew my
attention to the Catholic church. Their
humble, holy lives, leaving home and
hearth to minister to the outcast, the
homeless, the aged, the forgotten OF
the world" After the services the
body lay in state in the church, the
asket being covered with beautiful
spring flowers. The burial will take
place at Edgefield tomorrow morning
in the Butler family graveyard. The
interment services will be conducted
by Father Fleming. A squad from
Camp Hampton and the pall-bearers
will assemble at the church tomorrow
morning at o'clock to accompany the
body to the train. The funeral pro-
cession this morning from the home
of DR.. Knowlton to the church was
lead by a military escort from the
Richland Volunteers under command
of Capt. Joseph r. Allen, and squad
from this company will go to Edge
field for the burial, which will be with
military honors.