Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-07-30

ren0ereQ particularly lSiih6 Si't>~S
in the West Indian naval campaign. So
far only four persons have been decided
upon for the meritorious service medal
These are Lieutenant Richmond Pear
son Hobson, for his well-known feat
with the Merrimac: Lieutenants Ward
and Buck for their perilous secret mis-
sion into Spain, and Lieutenant Victor
Blue, for his famous work in connec-
ton with the location Of the Spanish
fleet in Santiago harbor.
Princeton, Ind, dispatch, July ":
Hugh Murphy and Tom Mounts, prom
inent melon growers, near the city,
have been bothered repeatedly by melon
thieves raiding their patches and doing
considerable damage to the growing
melons. Today ten men were caught In
the patch. Murphy and Mounts round
ed up the men and all denied eating
any melons. The prisoners were march
ed to Patoka to a local drug store and
each man was forced to take dose of
ipecac. In a few minutes five of the
party coughed up watermelon from the
department of the interior. Five OF
them were arrested and pleaded guilty
before a justice Of the peace. They
were fined 81 and costs each. The
other five were not arrested. Yes, I've
heard of Sherlock Holmes" said Far
mer Mounts, "but I reckon I can keep
up with him on the detective theory"
Charlotte Observer: The dispensary
question has been dormant, not dead,
since the last legislature; when a pro-
posal to establish the system here was
practically rejected by the Mecklen-
burg representatives. A few hours af-
ter the conclusion of the recent prima-
ries some of the winners, in what may
be politely termed factional fight, re-
vived the discussion, and 1t was stated
that the newly elected representatives
Of Mecklenburg would ask the legis-
lauture to pass a bill that died at birth
during the last session of the general
assembly. In fine, the old fight Is to
be waged again, it is said. The sup
porters of the dispensary movement are
more enthusiastic than ever and pro-
pose to use the vietory Of their faction
to the end that all barrooms in town
may be removed or displaced by the
municipal sale of ihtoxicants.
A London correspondent of the New
York Journal, in the course Of cable
dispatch concerning the condition OF
the king, attributes the following to
high court official" 1t is quite likely
that the king will not go to London till
the night before the ceremony, and af-
terward will Immediately return to
Cowes. The reason for having the cor
onation so soon is grave one, as the
kings physicians believe he will never
be so we'll again. The operation, which
was far more serious and complicated
than any one was led to believe. re-
vealed diseased conditions involving a
large portion of the intestinal cavity.
The operation removed the immediate
danger and gave a chance for rally,
which the king wonderfully availed
himself Of. But the conditions are still
such that a second operation Is only
question of time. The operation will
probably be performed in the autumn.
OF the kings chances from this second
operation the doctors are unwilling to
predict. The king is eager to be crown
ed for the sake of the empire, and feels
that it would be unsafe to postpone 1t
longer.
London cable: Details of the re-
markable case of persecution by
brother officers Of a young lieutenant
Of the life saving guards, at Windsor,
a regiment Of which King Edward is
crack cavalry organization, like many
others, the officers are intolerant of
the presence Of any one who takes his
profession seriously. Second Lieuten-
ant c. D. Gregson. who secured COM
mission on February Is, 1902, was
known to a hard worker. efficient
and popular with his men. On Monday
night a number Of officers of the regi-
ment chased Lieutenant Gregson out of
his quarters. hunted him through the
barracks with whips, at the same time
using foul language; ducked him in a
horse trough until he was half dead,
and subsequently wrecked his quarters
and destroyed his kit. The victim was
forced to spend the remainder of the
night on the bare floor of his room,
wrapped in an overcoat. The only ex-
planation for this treatment is that
Lieutenant Gregson was socially unde-
sirable. There is no question, in view
of the lieutenants record and the
kings connection with the regiment,
that the king will order strict investi-
cation into the occurrence.
Says a Baltimore dispatch of Sat
urday: 1t is announced here that the
Seaboard Air Line Railroad company
has bought the South and Western
railway The latter is new company
under which two or more roads will be
consolidated. 1t owns the Ohio River
and Charleston railroad, which it Is
proposed to extend from the coal fields
of southwest Virginia to Lincolnton, N.
c., where according to plans, connec-
ton is to be made with the Seaboard
Air Line. The scheme for this develop
ment was financed by the Union Trust
company of this city. The promoters
of the scheme announce that the route
planned will be the shortest line from
the Virginia coal fields to the Atlantic
coast and the south. This proposed
road will be about 272 miles in length;
but it is thought that the mileage will
he increa Spl by its extension in q