Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-11-02
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are harmless and some vicious. Some
contain threats and others words OF
announcement. The officials have de-
cided to keep such of these letters as
appear to have bona flde signatures
and address, for future reference. 1t
is thought that some Of them may
prove useful in running down anar-
chists.
A Negro named Bud Logan, shot
and seriously wounded Deputy Sheriff
Barney Butler, at Rutherfordton, N.
c., last Wednesday. John Robinsons
show exhibited in the town during the
day and there was large crowd In at-
tendance. After the performance was
over Logan became obstreperous ana
struck several white men. The deputy
undertook to arrest him, and he began
firing with two revolvers. One bullet
took effect in Deputy Sheriff Buffers
head and it is believed that the wound
may prove fatal. Logan and COM
panion were arrested and committed
to Jail. If the deputy sheriff dies 1t is
thought there will be lynching.
There was a race riot at Duncans
Chanel, near Balltown, La, last Sun
day, The place is a Negro camp meet
ing ground. Some days before Ne
gro had been burned to death for out
raging a white woman, and the Ne
eroes Of the neighborhood were very
much excited over the affair. Many
of them went to the camp meeting
armed, and threatening vengeance on
the whites. A number Of whites COL
lected in the vicinity and shooting
commenced. Nine Negroes, including
five men, three women and one small
child. were killed. On the side of the
whites. one man was killed. For a.
while it looked as If the whole county
was to be involved in the fighting; but
the Negroes took to the swamps ana
quiet was restored by Monday after
noon.
A considerable part of the cabinet
meeting last Tuesday was devoted to
q consideration Of the military sltua-
ton in the Philippines. The meeting
was attended by all the members OF
the cabinet and all Of them partici-
pated in the discussion Of the Philip
pine situation. The situation was
brought to the attention of the presl-
dent and the cabinet by Secretary
Root. The conditions in the island OF
Samar, where the United States troops
suffered the most severe check they
have encountered yet in the Philip
pines, in the massacre Of almost the
entire company c, of the Ninth imam
try, had led the war department to
consider the propriety Of stopping, Tor
the time being, the reductions which
were going on in the first army
through the discharge Of thousands OF
enlisted men whose terms are expired.
However, hearing Secretary Roots re-
port and discussing the situation thor
oughly, the cabinet decided that there
was no present occasion to suspend the
reduction in the United States militia
10y forces in the Philippines. The orl-
ginaf policy therefore will prevail and
it will not be necessary, it is under
stood, to send to the Philippines at
once the half dozen regiments selec-
ted for the service last week. Secreta-
nv Root said that the sporadic out
breaks at isolated points in the islands
would be dealt with properly as they
arise and additional troops to meet the
emergencies scarcely would be needed.
Buffalo Bills Wild West show was
wrecked in a collision on the Southern
railroad at Linwood, IL miles north OF
Salisbury, N. c., last Tuesday morn
ing at o'clock. Owing to misunder-
standing Of train orders, freight train
collided with the show train. Both en-
gineers saw the danger in time to slow
down; but not in time to avoid the
crash. The engine crews saved them
selves by jumping, and the engineer
of the freight train. who was respon-
sible for the disaster, ran away. The
five cars Of the show train nearest
the engine wrere loaded with horses,
and 90 were killed or so badly injured
that they had to be shot. Forty-two
others were more or less seriously in
juried. Among the horses saved was
Duke" Colonel Cody's favorite ami
NAL, a present from General Nelson
A. Miles, The railroad right Of way in
the vicinity Of the wreck, streamed
with blood. Colonel Cody was so af-
1f fna
that he shed tears. His loss is esti-
mated at 100000; but this will be made
good so far as the cash value goes, by
the railroad company. The only man
hurt in the wreck was Trainmaster
H. o. Williams, of Greensboro, who
had charge Of the show train. His in
juries were not serious. The show
had an engagement to exhibit in Dan
willie on Tuesday, and that engage
ment was to have been the last of the
season. The engagement was, of
course, cancelled.
Leon F. CZolgosZ, the assassin Of
President Mckinley, was put to death
by means of electricity in Auburn,
New York, prison, last Tuesday morn
ing at 7.20 o'clock. He slept soundly
during the previous night, and when
awakened at SIS o'clock appeared anx-
ious to go to sleep again. To the su-
perintendent of the prison, he said he
desired to make a statement. The su-
perintendent told him to proceed. He
said he wanted lot of people to talk
to. The superintendent said ne could