Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-03
Scraps and facts.

cy of the Unlted states, anu "No HaS
long been one of the chief controlling
factors in politics, as Populist, in this
state. announces in a card. issued to-
day. his return to the Democratic par
~. His language is strong and forceful
and leaves no doubt that he has re-
turned to stay. He calls upon his long
time political friends to defeat Thomas
w. Hardw!ck for reelection to con-
gress.
Ina, ILL.,, June l: I'D rather be
known as a boodler than liar" said
State Senator Daniel Holstlaw IN an
interview at his home today speaking
of his confession to accepting a bribe
of $4,000 as a legislator. Maybe, he
continued. Il took the money because
I saw everyone else doing the same
thing-I can't explain. made the
confession because l could not tell
lie. I don't KNOW don't understand
he said, with a helpless air, answering
a question of why he, man owning
property worth quarter or a mlliioh
dollars, would accept a bribe. All
want is to sink out of sight" he said.
81 knew the indictment charging me
with perjury was a bluff, and it didn't
frighten me. But when they asked me
whether I was paid for voting for Sen
ator Lorimer, had to tell the truth.
Washington, May 80: Church
growth in the United States has been
greater than the increase in populatloh
between the years 1900 and 1906, ac-
cording to the special census report on
the census religious bodies for 1906
now in press. In the principal cities
of the country the growth both IN the
number of religious organizations and
communicates was greater in the years
mentioned than the increase in popula-
ton, while in the area outside the prln-
cipal cities the rate of increase in the
number of new churches established
was approximately the same as the rate
of population increase, although IN the
number of communicates the increase
in the outside area, as in the Cities
was i'm excess of that in population.
Out of every 1000 people in the loo
principal cities of the country, that ls'
those which had population OF more
than $4,000, there were 469 church
members, while for the area outside
these cities, there were 1863; and for
the entire country there were S9l. AS
compared with 1890, the report shows
a gain of 80 communicates in each
1000 of population for the principal
cities and a gain of 81 outside OF them.
Female members in 1906 outnumbered
the male members by 32 per cent IN
continental United States, while in the
principal cities the excess of female
members was proportionately less, be-
ing s6O,526, or 23.5 per cent.
Washington, May 81: Pink Frank
lin, the South Carolina negro whose
conviction of the murder of Special
Constable Valentine led to an attack
on the so-called labor contract laws
of the south, will suffer the death
penalty, according to the decision to-
day of the supreme court of the Unit
ed States. 1t was claimed by Frank
lin that the constable came to his home
at night and entered without an
nouncing himself as an officer OF the
law. 1t was while in Franklin's cabin
that Valentine was mortally wounded
by a shot. Former Attorney General
Bonaparte became interested in the
case and after the colored lawyers for
the condemned man had appealed the
case to the supreme court of the Unit
ed States, Mr.. Bonaparte filed a BRIEF
in Franklins behalf. He contended
that Franklin had right to resist ar
rest, which was sought to be made on
a warrant issued under an unconsu-
tutional law. The law was the So
called labor contract law" which pro-
vided that agricultural laborers, un-
der contract to work were guilty OF
misdemeanors if they break their con-
tracts after receiving wages in ad-
vance. Mr. Bonaparte denounced this
law as an attempt to reduce the ne
groes of the south to captivity. Jus
tice Day in announcing the decision
said the court could inquire only into
Federal questions. He said the ques-
ton Of resistance of arrest under an
unconstitutional law was not raised In
time in the state court.
Former President Roosevelt has
stirred things up in England. 1t was
not known just how he would do it;
to In O
sonably certain. 1t will be remember
ed that while in Alexandria, Egypt, re-
Gently, Mr.. Roosevelt set things IN
ferment by denouncing the assassina-
ton tactics of the Nationalists party.
Premier Boutros Pasha had been as
sassinated a short time before that,
and the crime was commonly laid to
the responsibility of the Nationalist
party. Mr.. Roosevelt in public speech
gave the Egyptians to understand that
no political cause had ever been ad-
vanced by assassination, and the Ma
tionalists raised a big row. The fu-
neral of the late king over, the Brit
ishers took up the matter of enter
ldllllIlS 1SOOSSNSll, anu OiAN Va NAAS '''NN
numbers on the programme was TO
confer the freedom of the city OF Lon
don. This ceremony took place IN the
ancient Guild hall last Tuesday, and
Mr. Roosevelt, of course, made
speech. In the course of his remarks,
he told the Englishmen that they had
given Egypt the best government that
country had had in two thousand
years; but he did not stop there. He
went on to say: Either you have or
you have not the right to remain
in Egypt to establish and keep order.
If you have not the right and have not
the desire to keep order, then by all
means get out. But if, as hope, YOU
feel that your duty TO civilized man
kind and your fealty to your own great
traditions alike bid you stay, then
make the fact and the name agree and
show you are ready TO meet i'll every
,bo ,aepopSibilitv which is YOURS,