Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-02-08
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princess; but her father Is not WlllIHS
for any such violation of American tra-
ditions.
Liverpool Daily Post: The printing
of the Bible Is the most strictly guard
ed work in existence-a fact which ap-
pears strange until we reflect on the
mischief an inaccurate Bible might
bring about. The Kings printers and
the two universities Of Oxford and
Cambridge. give to the world all the
Bibles printed in the United Kingdom,
except some printed by special license
A few years ago the question arose
whether the word spirit in Matthew
Al. and Mark 1:12, should have cap
ital IS" it having been previously
printed with a small one, and, al
though the word was obviously wrong
ly printed, it was not until after the
ruling powers at the universities ana
the Kings printers met In solemn
council that leave was given to use the
capital letter. Nothing sanctioned by
authority in 1911 may be changed with
out creating something akin to rev.
olution in the places where Bibles are
printed.
Information, it is said, has been
conveyed to officials Of the navy de-
partment direct from the White House,
that the president, after conference
with four naval officers, announced 10
a prominent caller that he had prac-
tically made up his mind on two i'm
portant points involved in the appeal
of Admiral w. S. Schley. 1t Is stated
that the president has been convinced
that Admiral Schley was actually ana
technically in command Of the Amer
lean fleet during the battle of Santiago,
and that, while he may not have exer-
cised his authority to the fullest ex-
tent, he was in supreme command SO
long as the flagship New York was
beyond signal distance. 1t is further
alleged that the president will hold
that the criticised acts Of Admiral
Schley, prior to July l, 1898, seem TO
have been condoned by the navy de-
partrent until after credit was given
him by the public for the victory OF
July 3. Secretary Long and Captain
Lemly are understood to have received
this information with considerable sur
prise.
Manila papers received by the
steamship Empress of China have par
ticulars of the recent attack by bolo-
men on a company of the Ninth infan-
try in Samar, which resulted in the
death of seven of the 1S attacked, and
wounding of eight others, five serious
ly. The detachment from Company E
was struggling through a thicket near
Dapdad Pueblo when a large band of
bolomen rushed upon them. A bloody
hand to hand combat ensued. The de-
tachment dubbed their rifles and
standing back to back they swung them
at the heads of the enemy. Several
eventually managed to bring their RI
fles into play and the bolomen gradu-
ally fell away, leaving the small force
Of Americans with but three Of them
unwounded. The bolomen lost heav-
lily. A detachment Of native soldiers,
attracted by the sound Of the firing,
hurried to the scene, but arrived too late
to take part in the combat. 1t is be-
lieved the unexpected arrival Of these
reinforcements caused the bolomen to
retreat, thereby saving the detachment
from annihilation.
Washington Post, January %: Sen
ator Quay and Senator Vest are friends
again. For 90 years Vest and Quay
were the Damon and Pythias of the
senate. They lunched together, they
talked together, and once a year reg
ularly Vest travelled witb/Quay In a
private car to Florida, where the two
men fished for tarpon. One day, when
Quay had been seeking admission to
the senate upon a governors certif1-
cate, the question Of his admission had
to be voted upon. Vest, sacrificing
personal friendship to conscientious
conviction, voted against Quay. The
decision refused to Quay the right to
be seated, but the decision was reach
ed by one majority. If Vest had voted
for his friend, Quay would have at once
been sworn in. From that day until
yesterday the two friends were separa-
ted. Quay went to Florida alone and
even the families ceased to visit each
other. Yesterday, however Quay went
to Vest, who was sitting feebly in his
chair, and reached out his hand. Vest
took it and moment later the two SEN
ators were chatting together as they
used to do long ago.
Realizing that she has ruined her
husband, Mrs. Soffel does not wish to
bring further disgrace and humiliation
upon him. She now desires change
of venue when she faces JUSTICE In
tears and with piteous pleadingsS she
made this request to Assistant District
Attorney John S. Robb, Jr., of Allie
gheny county, in the hospital here to-
day, says a Pittsburg dispatch Of We'd
nesday. She said she would go any
where to have the punishment meted
out to her for her disgraceful crime.
She is willing to meet any fate the law
may place upon her, but does not want
the punishment administered in the
court house across the street from her
old home. She begged in the name of
her husband, who is Mr.. Robb's friend,
and told him that her husband was in no
way TO blame for her shameful con-
duct. Mrs. Soffel told the attorney she
was not a bad woman. She said that
while she knew that she had been
charged with a crime against the state,
she had never sinned. She pleaded