Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-04-01
Straps and faets.


against combinations of labor are as
severe as are those against combina-
tions of capital. The labor organiza-
tions of the state fought the bill with
especial energy for the reason tha1 they
believe it will allow the Imprisonment
of any member Of labor organization
who may go on strike.
The citizens Of Sharon Springs
Kan, have advertised for a Dutcn re
formed minister to preach for Presi-
dent Roosevelt when he visits ina.
town on his coming western tour. ne
will remain over Sunday there. we
have plenty Of churches in Sharon,
said w. e, Ward, Of the reception COM
mittee, "but are shy on preachers. In
fact, we have only one preacher IN
Wallace county, and he Is Swede. l
understand the president doesn't talk
Swedish, so we must look for another
preacher. The president belongs to the
Dutch Reformed church, SO we prefer
to get q Dutch preacher"
An unusual scene has been enacted
on the United States revenue cutter
Seminole, lying in Boston harDor.
One day this week, one OF the seameh'
a veteran tar, broke out In the forecas-
tie in violent abuse Of pretty nearly
everything. He proceeded IN his Vltu-
peration without being molested untli
he called the United States flag dirty
rag and INDUCED in other unpatriotic
sentiments. A quartermaster standing
near reported this language to Cap
tain Rogers, commanding the Semi
mole, and the latter took prompt ac-
ton. All hands were called to general
muster, and the captain addressed
them on the enormity Of the offense
committed by one Of their number.
Then he compelled the culprit to KISS
the flag six times and to repeat after
him an obligation never to speak dis
respectfully Of 1t or to allow anyone
else to do so in his presence. The
name Of the offender Is not made
known.
Washington. Post: The Southern Is
largely increasing It's equipment to
meet the demands Of traffic and has
lust received 81 new locomotives FOR
freight and passenger service, and 70
new passenger coaches. Like other
systems, the Southern has been hand
icapped by the general shortage OF
freight cars. Orders placed more than
two years ago for hundreds have not
vet been filled. Two years ago the
company gave orders for 81 engines,
but so many orders were in from other
systems that the Southern was not
able to get its stock promptly. The
other engines purchased when the first
contract was made are being turned
out as rapidly as possible. The new
passenger coaches have seating ca
pacity Of II passengers each. Many OF
these cars will be detailed for service
on the Charleston division. At present
they are being operated on trains out
Of Florida. =. --
The Smithsonian experts have tag
ged with aluminium bands around the
lower part Of the leg 1000 herons, the
long white-plumed birds which are
hunted for millinery purposes. The ex-
perts have recently discovered near
Washington some breeding places OF
these shy birds, and made raid, In
which, after a fight with the parents
Of the brood, they captured thousand
young, tagged them and let them loose
The object is to find out the average
life of q heron and to discover his
habitat. Notices will be sent out over
the country from time to time during
the next five years. calling the atten-
tion Of lighthouse keepers and country
postmasters to the enterprise and ask
ing them to report any cases Of herons
bearing the Smithsonian tag being
seen. killed, captured or dying. 1t Is
hoped, in this way. to determine fairly
closely the age Of the birds and the
various places where they go on their
constant irregular migrations.
AT the instance Of the president,
Admiral Dewey called by appointment
at the White House last Saturday and
made a full explanation Of recent
newspaper interview in which the ad-
miral was quoted as saying the Carrib-
bean Sea manoeuvres were for IAN OBJ
ject lesson to the Kaiser, more than to
any other person" The admiral assur-
ed the president that he had no inten-
ton Of rejecting in the interview up
on Germany, her emperor or her navy,
and that while the statements credited
to him were substantially what he
said, he neglected to caution the inter-
viewer against quoting him. Admiral
Dewey drove to the White House in
his own carriage, accompanied by the
acting chief of the bureau Of naviga-
ton, Capt. VIM. S. Cowles. At the
close Of the interview the admiral re-
turned Immediately to his Rhode Is
land avenue home. The admiral de-
clined to make any statement for pub
lication. At the White House it was
stated that the admiraps explanation
was satisfactory to the president. 1t is
not believed that further official notice
will be taken Of the incident.
The Illinois appellate court for the
Fourth district has decided that when
a man is sent to prison for the mur-
der Of his wife he is judicially dead
and his children are. entitled to the in
surance on the life of the murdered
woman, even if'it was taken out in ia
yor of her husband. This is a point Of
law never heretofore raised or passed
upon by the supreme court or either Of
the appellate courts Of Illinois or any