Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-05-16
Scraps and facts.

outnumbered by the Chlnameh i've ~
one even in ports Of Siberia, ana II Is
absolutely necessary to MAINTAIN q
large army to guard against the 'yel-
low peril" This seems to be pretty
good excuse for Russia's persistent
refusal to withdraw from Manchurla.
The Congress Of American Physi-
clans and Surgeons is In session IN
Washington. One Of the prlnclpa'
subjects for discussion has been the
Iorenz method Of bloodless surgery
Some of the doctors are very severe
in the criticisms, claiming that the
method is too severe and Is frequently
followed by meningitis with fatai re-
su,ts The case was cited Of one pa
t,ent treated by DR.. Lorenz, VINO oleo
shortly after treatment and II Is
claimed that the case Of Lolita Ar
mour is not a complete success. IL
has to be admitted, however, tnat
largo per cent. Of the cases treated py
Dr Jorenz during his first trip 10
America have been entirely success
full.
Five employees Of the Adams ex-
nress company were poisoned at Gin
c,nnati o.. a few days ago by drink
ing whisky that contained arsenic.
They came across leaking vessel IN
the warehouse Of the company anu
concluding that the vessel contained
whisky decided not to let 1t go 10
waste. All five Of them Joined IN the
effort to save the find, and all were
shortly afterward taken violently ILL.,
Two Of the men died and at last ac-
counts the other three were still IN
dangerous condition. Investigator ny
the police disclosed the fact that the
whisky had been shipped to Kate
Knobbe, of Cincinnati; and she idenu-
Aed the address card as having been
written by Mrs. Lizzie Mccormick OF
Memphis, Tenn. The Knobbe woman
claims that the Mccormick woman
had made previous efforts to poison
her. The Mccormick woman OF course
denies the charge.
Race troubles between whites anu
Negroes in the Parker logging camp
on Tallysheek Creek. st. Tammany
Parish. Louisiana, on Saturday, result
ed in the killing Of four Negroes, all
members of the Lorant family. Two
others were wounded. The scene OF
the shooting affray Is near FlorenViile'
in a wild part Of the piney WOODS
where a great many Negroes are en-
ployed getting out logs for the saw
mills on Pearl river. The trouble
arose between a white man, a clerk
in the store of P. P. Handsborough, and
one Of the Lorant boys, Of whom there
are ten. The white man knocked the
Negro down with an axe handle for an
insult. The Lorants took up the quar-
rel and armed themselves, as did 9TH
er Negroes in this neighborhood. A
party of white men undertook to dis
arm the Negroes and shots were fired,
which resulted in the killing Of three
of the Negroes outright. A fourth Ne
gro died before the officers reached the
scene.
President Joseph Smith, head OF
the Mormon church, has been doing
the Worlds Fair dedicatory ceremo-
nies at st. Louis, accompanied by
plural wife, says Salt Lake, Utah
dispatch. President Roosevelt was
among the notables introduced to Mrs.
Smith. The question Is asked why
Mrs. Juliana Smith, the wife who pre-
sides over his home at l34 West Secr
ond Street, North, Is not member OF
the delegation. The explanation OFFER
ed. by one friend Of the family. Is that
both Mrs. Juliana and Mrs. Edna were
anxious to accompany their husband
to the exposition next year. AS Pres
ident Smith could not take both OF
them at the same time without pro-
voking a scandal he proposed COM
promise. Mrs. Edna was to 60 with
him this year to witness the opening
and Mrs Juliana was to be rewarded
next year by witnessing the glories OF
the exposition. After thinking the
matter over, the two women decided
that this was the best solution Of the
problem, and Mrs. Edna started for st.
Louis.
Refugees from Macedonia, says the
Sofia correspondent Of the London
Times, bring an account Of recent
fighting between a Bulgarian band of
ITO and two Turkish battalions with
two mountain guns. The Bulgarians
selected a position in front Of the vii
lage Of Kladerop, on the road between
Monastir and Lenin, and laid a num-
ber of mines connected with electric
wires. When the Turks attacked,
these mines were exploded, almost an
Initiating the front ranks. The inhab-
itants Of several villages, armed with
various weapons, came to assist the
insurgents, and fell on the Turkish
rear. Nevertheless, the Turks stormed
the position with great gallantry and
a desperate hand-to- hand conflict en-
sued, in the course Of which Turkish
reinforcements arrived. The insurg-
ents retired to the village Of Brod, an
other obstinate fight occurring as they
were attempting the passage Of a
stream. They succeeded in escaping
to the mountains at nightfall. Their
loss, including peasants. was 80 kill
ed. The Turkish loss is presumed to
have been greater.
According to advices received by
the steamer Empress Of India, at Vic
toria, B. c.. Japanese arsenals are be-
ing worked day and night, provisions
were being concentrated, coal stored
on Tspima island and on all sides it
was evident that Japan, doubling the
extent of RuSSias withdrawal from