Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-12-11


the same terms as forgiven criminal.
The grim absurdity should be done
away with of "pardoning" a man Tor
enduring injustice done him by the
mistake of the law"
In addition to st. Louis, Chicago
and Indianapolis, number OF other
cities have come to the front In the
fight to get the Republican National
convention, which Is to be awarded at
the meeting Of the Republican Nation
al committee next Friday. Few OF
them, however, are getting much at
tention, as they lack the wherewithal
to make much Of a campaign Inc
convention this year is going to the
highest bidder, and judging from the
offers made, the treasury Of the COM
mittee is to be enriched by nearly half
a million dollars. Dispatches announce
that New Orleans is ready to pay
100000 for the convention. This Is
s25,000 more than Chicago has offered.
1t is said, however, that the Windy
City is ready to raise its offer, and
that $780, or s400, 900 is to be offered
at the committee meeting.
The Langley airship is a COM
plete failure. The fact was demonstra-
ted last Tuesday even to the satisfac-
ton of Prof. Langley himself. The
airship had been kept waiting for sew
eral days, at point down the Potomac
a short distance from Washington, un-
til the weather should become entirely
favorable. The wind was right Tues
day afternoon, and it was determined
to make start. Prof. Chas. M. Man
ly took his place in the car and started
the wheels in motion. At the word
the ship was showed off the ways that
had been set up to promote the start
and as soon as it's length went clear,
it broke in two. Prof. Manly got
ducking under the wreck. The thing
did not fly single inch. The frame
work, it seems, was too light for the
load that was to be carried. Prof.
Langley, of course, was very much
disappointed; but he still has faith In
his ideas, and If he can get the war
department to continue to put up the
necessary money, will no doubt go on
with his experiments.
- Mr.. Davis, the United States con-
sui at Alexandretta, Asiatic Turkey,
has been having serious trouble that Is
engaging the attention Of the Wash
ington government. 1t seems that one
a.
lean citizen, formerly a subject Of Tur-
key had-been arrested by the Turk
ish authorities and thrown into prison.
Consul Davis took the matter up and
after lot of trouble with the Turkish
officials, secured the release Of Alta
rian on condition that he leave the
country at once. While Davis was
going with his man to a steamer,
Turkish officials rearrested Attarian In
spite Of the vigorous protests OF the
consul and carried him back to prison.
Davis then hauled the American flag
down from the consulate and depart
ed the town, leaving affairs in charge
Of the vice consul. The police claim
that Davis struck one Of their number
with a walking stick. There was much
interest as the result Of the incident,
the Turks making threatening demon
strations against Christians, etc.
- Senator Hoar OH Wednesday intro
duced a resolution asking the presi-
dent to communicate such facts as
will show whether at the time or the
ratification Of the canal treaty Panama
had successfully established its inde-
pendence. had lawfully adopted con-
stitution and had given authority to
persons with whom said treaty pur-
ports to have been made to negotiate
and ratify the same; also the popula-
ton Of said republic Of Panama at
that time, it's capacity for self-govern-
ment and the race and the character OF
the persons composing it; also wheth-
er the officials negotiating or ratifying
the treaty on the part Of Panama had
any personal or private interests In or
relating to the construction OF canal
across the isthmus Of Panama; also
whether the constitution Of the re-
public of Colombia authorized the
secession Of Panama therefrom and
whether Colombia was prevented by
the action of the United States from
attempting to assert its authority or
to prevent such secession" The reso-
luton went over.
University circles at Ann Arbor,
Mich, are torn with a scandal, which
has already resulted in the peremptory
dismissal of an upper classman and
coed, whose names will not be re-
vealed by President Angel or Dean
Jordan. The offence was the admis-
sion Of the man to the dressing room,
where 300 girls were arranging their
costumes for fancy dress party, given
by the Woman's League Of the univer-
sity. Many of the girls Of this party.
which was supposed to be strictly prl-
vate and for women only, were dressed
as boys. and they and their friends are
Mortified by the knowledge that male
spectator was admitted to the dressing
room and witnessed all their antics.
Just before the Thanksgiving recess
the league gave party and an upper
classman, disguised as negress, gain
ed admission, accompanied by one of
the co-eds. In the course of an hour or
so suspicion rested on the "colored wo-
man." who spent entirely too much
time in the dressing room, and She
was summoned into Dean Jordan's Of
flee. Mrs. Jordan demanded the re-
moval of the headgear worn by the
negress and discovered the impersona-
tion.
Los Angeles, Cal, dispatch: Geo.
Erckel, better known as "Crawfish
George a poor fisherman depending
on his daily catch of fish for his liv-
ing. twenty-onc years ago gathered
together some of the wreckage of the