Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-15
Scraps aud facts.

an injunction to stop the production
of THE James Boys in Missouri
drama depicting the James boys as
train robbers and bank looters, which
was being played at local theatre.
The injunction proceedings were
brought by Frank James, his mother,
Mrs. Samuels and his step-father, DR..
Samuels. The suit raised the question
as to whether or not private citizen
could be portrayed on the stage with
out his consent, whether to his discred-
it or not. Judge Teasdale instructed
that James furnish a bond Of $4,000 to
indemnify the theatre people against
loss in case the decision is overturned
by a higher court, and until the bond
is given the play will go on.
The sensation Of the week in inter-
national politics. Is the announcement
on Wednesday Of the signing of de-
fensive alliance between Great Britain
and Japan. Although the fact Is not
stated, the plain object of the treaty Is
to check the encroachments of Russia
Ill Tile ldI cast. Ia eAN eONS
treaty the independence Of China and
Corea are recognized and declared, and
there Is a plain intimation that any
interference on the part Of any other
nation, with the affairs Of either OF
the countries will meet with the united
opposition of both Great Britain and
japan. In case either Of the signatory
powers should become involved in
war with some other power, the other
signatory Is not bound to interfere ex-
cept in the event a third power inter-
venes. This is the first instance In
which Great Britain has formed such
an alliance with a yellow race. 1t Is
stated that the alliance has the full
approval of the administration at
Washington, especially because the
principal object of it is to maintain the
open door in China.
The opinion Of the court Of appeals
of New York in the case Of People VS..
Molineaux, 81 Northeastern Reporter,
2SS, will undoubtedly attract wide
spread attention. The court reviews
the matter very thoroughly and makes
over a dozen findings, the most import
ant of which Is that evidence connect
ing defendant with the alleged killing
of another person by means of the
same poison, alleged to have been sent
through the mails, is incompetent,
where such evidence does not tend to
establish a motive for the crime, or the
intent with which it was committed,
the absence Of mistake or common
scheme for the commission of both
crimes, so connected that proof of one
will establish the other or the Identity
Of the defendant. The other import
evidence Of statements of the victim Of
a FORMER crime to his physician to the
effect that he had received the powder
claimed to have contained the poison
from which he was dying, through the
mails, which was the same manner in
in the indictment was alleged to have
received his poison, is incompetent.
Washington dispatch to Philadel-
phia Ledger: A painful sort Of lottery
reau. There are now little over $500
clerks still retained in that bureau, and
at least 1000 Of them must be dismiss
ed within the next 80 days. The work
Of punching the tabulating cards has
been completed, and the rest of the
clerical labor connected with the tab
ulations will come to an end within a
few days. AS there will be need of not
over 500 clerks in the permanent bu
reau it is inevitable that another thou
Of the next two months. The method
employed is to issue yellow envelopes
on each pay day to those clerks who
are selected as being no longer needed.
Yesterday about so clerks received the
much dreaded yellow notifications that
their jobs had come to an end. AS the
clerks in the census Office are all, for
the most part, young, apt and bright,
it has been the special hope. of each
one of them that he or she might be re-
LII lAC pei liiclAlShS boiCoob oAN
it is not until the yellow envelope
makes it's appearance that hope is
abandoned. A few, even after dismis-
sal, have been able to secure reinstate-
ment, but with the permanent disband-
ment Of the large temporary force
cases of this kind will be still fewer.
New Haven dispatch Of February Z:
Captain Richmond Pearson Hobson,
Business association tonight at their
annual banquet, was received with
great enthusiasm. He urged that the
Monroe doctrine be extended to the
Filipinos and the walls of Pekin, de-
claring that the United States should
insist that Europeans shall not parti
tion off China but open it up to the
trade of the world as the United States
opened up Japan. Among the dangers
that face Europe he mentioned posi-
BILE Slavic invasion, in the event of
which he said it would fall to the lot
of the United States to assist in saw
ing Europe from general war. With
out relatively powerful navy such
action would be manifestly impossible.
An Iowa court has established
\ precedent which carries breach of
Promise beyond the grave. A young
woman was engaged to be married, the
hour was fixed but postponed, and
later date named. The man died be-
fore the time came around and the
young woman sued for damages The