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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16
SUITS AGAINST THE SOUTHERN.

Yesterday was the last day for the
commencement Of civil actions In time
to get them docketed for the approach
ing term Of the court Of common pleas
for York county, and Sheriff Logan
was quite busy all day serving papers,
principally complaints against the
Southern railway, growing out Of the
Fishing creek trestle disaster Of Sep
tember 3,
Eight complaints were lodged with
the sheriff during Wednesday and yes
terday, all claiming damages against
the Southern railway In amounts rang
ing from $4,000 to s50,O00, for the
breaking Of bones, injury to health, and
the destruction of life. In at least one
case N. M. Stukes, section master Is
made a defendant, with the South
ern railway, and In all cases the COM
plants attribute the falling In Of the
trestle to gross carelessness and
wrecklessness, ETC., of the railroad peo-
pie and to the rotten condition Of the
structure.
The plaintiffs In the various actions
commenced Wednesday and yesterday
together with their attorneys and the
amounts sued for are as follows:
F.. Sadler Love, administrator Of the
estate Of Richard Wagner Miller, color
ed, deceased, wants $4,000. Miller was
killed in the wreck. The plaintiff IS
represented by Maj. James F. Hart
and Messrs. Wilson & Wilson.
]. B. Johnson. as guardian ad Item
for Julian Boyd Johnson, wants $780,
900, on account Of injuries. The plain
tiff Is represented by Messrs. Wilson &
Wilson.
Mrs. Eliza F. Buist wants $4,000
on account Of injuries sustained. She
is represented by w. B. McCaw, Esq.
Mr.. w. T. Slaughter Is asking for
$4,000 on account Of injuries. He Is
represented by Messrs. McDow and
Lewis.
j. w. Rhyme as administrator Of the
estate Of Frederick L. Rhyme, the dead
fireman, is asking for $4,000. He Is
represented by c.. T. Ladson Of Allan
ia, Ga.
Isaac E. Greener, as administrator Of
the estate of Chas. Johnson Smith, the
dead mail clerk (colored), wants $780,
900. He is represented by Mitchell &
Smith of Charleston.
Edward Turner, the conductor Of the
train, wants $4,000 for injuries. He
is represented by C. T. Ladson Of At
lanta, Ga.
James L.. Moss. guardian ad litem
for Tobe Burris, (colored), wants $5,-
900 for injuries sustained. He is rep
sented by ]. S. Brice, Esq.
The complaint in behalf Of Julian
Boyd Johnson represents that as the
result of the wreck he was left in this
condition:
Whereby plaintiff was seriously and
permanently injured, being thrown
against, or struck with great violence
by some hard substance on the fore
part and side of his head, and other
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16
ROCK HILL HAPPENINGS.
Strange Case of Stranser-Wreek
Patients Discharged from Hospital
Other Notes.

Strange Ease OF Sp oSS'
Patients Discharged from Hospital
Other Notes.
Correspondence OF the Yorkville Enquirer.
Rock HILL, October 15.-There Is
living at the private hospital here a
peculiarly sad case. which has ELECTED
the sympathies of the city in general
and has heretofore puzzled the local
physicians. The young man, VINO Is
apparently about thirty years old,
reached Rock Hill on the Sth instant,
and was totally unable to give any ac-
count of himself. His mind was an
absolute blank. He first gave his name
as Cherry and said he remembered
buying a hat at Charlotte, but how he
arrived here he is unprepared to state.
Suspicion Of knock outs" drops were
INDUCED in as occasionally the VIC
Tins remain for some days unrespon-
sible and irrational. Generally, how
ever, his mind has become clearer, and
he is able to give a more rational ac-
count of himself. 1t appears that his
real name is not Cherry but Lee, and
that he has been employed as a sales
man in large clothing house at Buff
falo, N. Y, thus, perhaps. accounting
for his application to A. Friedheim &
Bros, for a similar position. He re-
members having about $50; but on his
arrival here he did not appear to have
a cent. With returning consciousness
hi cfo a.
came more coherent and now he is ex-
tremely anxious to avoid any approach
to sensationalism, but to communicate
with his relatives and leave the city.
From the first the case has been a very
mysterious one as there were no signs
of mental alteration and insanity, but
seemingly a total mental oblivion.
Mayor Hull telegraphed Mrs. Frank
King of Lowell, Mich, his sister, and
Frank NJ. Lee, Grand Rapids, his broth
er. The former has replied telegraph
ically and intimates that her brother,
Harold E. Lee, was in the government
service, giving his address as U. S. S.
Barry, Norfolk. She has telegraphed
to the National Union bank to pay the
Mayor $40 and desired her brother to
write her a more detailed account of
his condition. The case has still an
air of mystery surrounding it and his
condition is still puzZling enough to
prevent the local practitioners from
giving any pertinent solution.
Rock Hill is to have Floral Fair
soon. The ladies are very much inter-
ested as the one last year, though got
ten up very hurriedly, was a pro-
nounced success A meeting is to be
held tomorrow afternoon at Mr.. David
HutchiSon's, when we may expect
some announcements and the program.
Mr.. Oscar B. Wilson has branched
out in an entirely new line of business
for him, tho one that is likely to be
quite lucrative when the cold weather
sets in for keeps" He is running a
wood yard near the Southern depot.
The Bullock Comedy and Vaudeville
Co. played here on Tuesday and We'd
nesday night, at the Armory, for the
benefit of the local rifles.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16

AN UNPOPULAR SUGGEsT1oE.-"W When
a man murders another in cold blood
in South Carolina" says the Greenville
News, "he escapes, as a rule, without
punishment, yet if a railroad kills
man by accident it Is sued for $500
damages. Then why not sue the mur-
derers?" The suggestion appears to be
a very good one, but Of course, there
is no chance that it will ever be made
the law in this or any other southern
state. where corporations are regarded
as fair game for damage suit lawyers,
and human life is held in contempt
News and Courier.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16
YORK BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

The thirty-fifth annual session OF
the York Baptist association convened
in the First Baptist church In Rock
Hill on Thursday at IL o'clock. The
announced hour for the assembling OF
the body was 10 o'clock, but g tempo
rary postponement was necessary ow-
ing to the fact that the southbound
TRAIN, on which delegates and others
whose presence was expected, was
more than hour late. ..
The meeting was called to order by
the moderator, Colonel ]. j. Waters
and the work Of temporary organi2a-
ton commenced. It was found that
of the thirteen churches composing the
body at its last meeting, twelve were
represented by delegates, there being
thirty eight delegates present. The
moderator then announced that the
next matter to receive attention was
effected by the election Of Colonel J. ].
Waters as moderator; Sam M. Grist as
clerk, and Jas. F. Boyd treasurer.
A letter was read from Oak Grove
church, Mecklenburg county, N. c.,
asking admission as member OF the
association. The request was granted
and the right hand Of fellowship ex-
tended to representatives of the church
in behalf of the association by the
IIlOuSTdlOI. Odh NIoNS WdS oI6dlllNSQ
last September by twenty-seven form
er members of Flint Hill church, who
had been dismissed from the latter for
the purpose. 49,.
A cordial welcome in behalf Of the
association to seats and the privileges
Of the floor was extended by the mod
orator to Rev. DR.. T. M. Bailey, the ef-
ficient and honored secretary and
treasurer Of the Baptist State Mission
board, and Rev. ]. E. McManaway,
travelling representative of the Baptist
Courier. Letters from the various
churches setting forth their present
numerical strength as compared with
the last annual report, and also the
amount Of money raised by each for
pastors salary, home expenses, mis-
sions, etc., were read at the request Of
the moderator by Revs. w. M. Gordon
and w. f. Hurt.
At lao p. m, on motion the body ad-
journed after prayer by Rev. J. E. Nc
Manaway to reassemble at 7.30 o'clock.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16
LOCAL lACONICS.
The Game Law.

he Game Law.
Sec. 533, acts 1902: 1t shall be un-
lawful for any person in this state,
between the first day Of April and the
FIRST day Of November, in any year
hereafter, to catch, kill or injure, or to
pursue with such intent, or to sell or
to expose for sale, any wild turkey,
partridge, quail, woodcock, or pheas-
ant. or between the first day Of March
and the first day Of November any
deer or at any time during the year, to
catch, kill or injure or to pursue with
such intent any of the birds named In
this section: nor shall any person or
persons destroy or rob the nest Of any
Of the said birds; and any person so
doing shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall be
fined not more than $50 or be impris-
oned not more than thirty days.
Commission Makes Recommendations.
The railroad commission has COM
pleted its report on the wreck at Fish
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16

WE reproduce from the Augusta
Chronicle the peroration that Mr.. Rem
bert delivered at the defense of Colo
mel ]. H. Tillman for the murder of N.
G. Gonzales. 1t is an eloquent produc-
ton and it is not surprising that many
were moved to tears by it. OF course
it has absolutely nothing to do with
the merits of this case; but 1t Is
good illustration of an effective meth
cd so frequently used for the purpose
of binding jurors to facts.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16
Ths ftorkville Gnqltirfr.
YoRKVILLE, S. c.:
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1908.

THE talk of war between Russia and
Japan has simmered down somewhat
during the past few days. Russia does
not want to fight is she can help It,,
and Japan has not yet reached the
point where she is willing to assume
the risk.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16
NOTE AND COMMENT.

Somebody started story Wednesday
night to the effect that telegram had
been received announcing the acquittal
of J. H. Tillman, and the story was
pretty generally accepted without ques-
tion. The local public regarded the
thing as a foregone conclusion.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1903-10-16
THE NEWS IN CHEROKEE.

Oil Mill Almost Ready to Start-Nar-
row Escape from Death-Mr. James
Sco~-ins critically lII-Other Notes.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville ENQUIRER.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Attempt te E.cape Fofiea.

TRENTON, N. J., Jan. 5.-Thomas Doyle, who Is serving a twenty year term in the New Jersey state prison for murder committed in Union county, was frustrated In an attempt to escape from the institution. Doyle, with number of other prisoners, was being taken to breakfast just before o'clock when he slipped from the line and en- tered an engine room. From this room he escaped to the yard, and by sealing the wall of small buildings he finally reached the roof of the main building. Doyle had secreted in his clothing an improvised rope about twenty feet long, with which he intended to lower himself. While crawling over the roof Doyle was discovered by Deputy Keep CT Clayton, who operates the search light located in the prison tower. Clay ton gave an alarm, and Doyle was cas- ily captured and returned to his cell.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
POLICE COURT DOINGs
Non- English Speaking Prisoner Tries
 Patience of Court.

Patience or court.
 Stanis Tolwaisz was the only priS oner before Judge Burpee in the city court to-day. This man was charged with breach of the peace and intoxica' ton, and the whole business came neal being thrown out of court, 1t being i'm, possible at one time to get head or tail or the source of the alleged disturb, ance.
 When asked if he was guilty the ac' cused replied: Nit much" This was pad beginning, but it had to do. He was asked if he broke in a door and smashed window yesterday, and the mere 1nt1mation seemed to amaze him, Not word could be got from him, yet the omcer said he spoke well enough yesterday when he was full of fighting whiskey.
 "Whitey" called out the prosecutor, Tn despair. "Whitey'' is interpreter foI one clique of the Lithuanians. A wit, ness was sworn. but with all Whitey'a knowledge of the English tongue he could not give an intelligible interpreta, ton of the case.
 Just ask him to say yes or mo-" said Prosecutor Durant in despair Now ask him where he lives.''
 He says he don't know" replied the interpreter, after asking the question.
 Ask him how long he has been in the country" Ten years," was tho interpreters answer.
 "So he has been ten years in the country and doesn't know where ha lives" said the prosecutor. Nevertlse- less the interpreter made another effort. but it was futile. The witness knew r1c Fla was not some one present who could speak English that knew something about the matter. Officer John Sullf, van was the only one, and he said that the last witness spoke English fairly we'll yesterday, for when he. the officer, go on the scene the witness was hold. ing down the accused in the yard and he was shouting murder. 'tHe told me-" said the officer, 'that the accused broke in a door and smashed window in his house."
 And did the accused say anything to that" asked the prosecutor.
 The accused said he didn't do it, that it was a blame Iie.''
 ''In English?"
 Yes, in fairly good English
 The accused then took the stand. after looking at the ceiling. when the prosecutor pointed to the witness box, which is on the floor. ttWhitey" was again brought into vogue and he told story in which drinking. brothers-in- law. fight and some women were alI mixed up. It was impossible to tell at first whether it was the women or the beer or the accused broke the door. But after a good deal of bother and considerable questioning it was shown the accused put a leg through the door and fist through !. window He was fined $1O and costs
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
HE WILL NOT RESIGN.
President Castro Denies Reports to
 That Effect

CARACAS, Jan. 5.-The report that President Castro purposes to abdicate or resign the presidency of Venezuela is untrue. The correspondent of the Associated Press saw the president with regard to this matter yesterday. The president laughed when ques- toned and then said thoughtfully:
 You are at liberty to say that have fought during two years to retain the supreme power which was vested in me by the people of Venezuela. I will no more abdicate than I will resign. The Matos revolution, without assist ance from foreign powers, will soon be a past history"
 There was a financial panic at Caracas Saturday afternoon. A large numbeS of small traders and private depositors went together to the office of the Bank of Venezuela for the pur- pose of exchanging the banks notes for silver. The bank refused to exchange more than $20 worth of notes for any one person and at o'clock in the afternoon closed it's doors. The panic continues. Bills issued by the bank are now selling for 80 per cent of their face value.
 The course pursued by the allied powers in maintaining the blockade of La Guayra has caused astonishment among the foreign residents of this city, When the Dutch steamer Prins Willem V arrived off La Guayra to take on board the European mails, the authorities at La Guayra sent the mail out in a small boat. This boat was stopped by the British cruiser oE block ade, and the mail bags were taken on board the warshfp. The postal clerks who were in the small boat say the mail bags, notwithstanding their pro- tests, were opened on board the cruiser.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
Cxarinn. Is . vanfa1.


 A peculiar alteration made by the czarina has been much talked about and criticised in St. Petersburg. She has had the study of Alexander IT., which up to now has been preserved untouched, turned into a bathroom. In this room Alexander IT. signed the manifesto which abolished serfdom in Russia, and thus gave liberty to 23, ,o0o,- GOO of his subjects. However long may live shall never be able to do a better deed," Alexander Said when he had signed it. He expressed the wisk that the room should remain iust as # was. For 40 years nobody touched this sacred spot. B-lt now, by order of the czarina, all the documents and historical records have been put into . lumbe broom. The Imperiarlibrary in St. Petersburg has taken steps to have at least the historical documents saved. --S. !. Commercial AdvertiseS.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
BROOKLYN BRIEFS

A regular meeting of the St Tholll- as Cadets A. A. will be held tonight at 7:3O.
 Dave L. McDermott of East Derby spent Sunday as the guest of his sister, Mrs T. Kilmartin of South Leonard street.
 -"Con" Daly of Worcester is the guest of Jesse Devine, who is one of his classmates at Yale. Mir Daily rowed No 2 in the Yale crew which de- feated the Harvard crew last summer, He is a skilled oarsman.
 Two games in the basket ball league of the Brooklyn Athletic club will be played in the clubs gymnasium tonight. The first. game, which will commence at 9:3O, vii be between the Ping Pongs and the Monitors. At the close of the first game the Crescents will try to win a game from the Bones, who have not as yet been defeated.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
AT JACQUES YESTERDAY.
Speaker Described a Game of Foot
 e ball in Which He Took Part.

ball in Which He Took Part. There was an unusually large at- tendance at the Y. M. c. A. meeting for men only at Jacques opera house yesterday afternoon. The speaker of the day was young man who Is well konwn here by fame. He was H. R. Reiter. the famous halfback on the Princeton football team of '99. which defeated Yale by the score of Il to 10. The former hero of the gridiron is now student in the graduate seminary at Princeton, studying for the ministry. The well known Princetonian proved an interesting speaker and his address was of an enjoyable nature. The speaker gave a vivid description of the Yale-Princeton game in '99, of the different scores made and of the win ming of the game for Princeton in the last minute by Poe, who dropped a goal from the field. -..F.t
 He spoke in part as follows:
 Many persons associate football with all that is rough and nrutal-all of the bulldog and peacock in one's na- ture. What I want to do tonight, men, is to have you come with me and review what was perhaps the greatest football contest ever fought on the gridiron; game full of vim and dash, one rep1ete with brilliant dashes and affording constant surprises and crises. refer to the Yale-Princeton game at New Haven in the fall of 1899. November 16, 1899, was cold blus- tering day. The wind was blowing gale down the Yale field. The Prince ton team was quartered in tent out side the field, waiting to hear that mighty Yale yell which would let us know that the .blue-legs were stalking down the field. We were singing our songs in the tent, while from the field came, Well Twist the Tigers Taip- supposed, you know, to encourage the sons of Eli.
 Out from the crowd of blue came a man named Mcbride, and from our circle stalked 'Cyclops' Edwards, our giant captain.
 ''The coin was tossed. and the re- suit gave Yale the choice, and she took the upper goal, with the sun and wind i'll her back Now from this we can draw a valuable lesson Those gridiron warriors had prayed long and earnestly the night before that they might get the wind in their back. Men, life is one incessant struggle on the gridiron for the mastery. And if we have, the elements with us, if the Almighty smiles on our contest with wrong, we shall the more readily win. The companions that we keep, the l Literature that we read and above all, the attitude that every man should take toward manly, Christian life, are all-important.
 Mcbride stepped forward, and with a swing of his foot caught the pigskin Isquarely, and out it went, wind aiding 1t, down the field, until it was caught by Hutchinson. Back toward the center he came, aided by interference, until downed by what we call flying tackle.'"
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
AGAINST UNION.

Middletown Concern Discharges Of
 f1cers of New Organization.
 Middletown, Jan 6.-About a dozen young women were notified Saturday by the Russell Manufa curing company that their services were no longer re- quired. The young women had re- gently been elected officers of a union that had been formed in the factory. The officers of the company had notified the employees that the arrangement of the factory was such that they could not carry out the arrangement of wages under union scale. The girls went ahead and formed a union. The girls were discharged as matter of principle. The action of the com pany was toward the union and not the employees.
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
wRIT1NGaPApER

Box of Writing Paper. 24 sheets
 and 24 envelopes to match, value 3oe box, for tonight and Mon-
 day
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
New Minister to wed.

PEKING, Jan. 5.--Sir Liang Cheng, minister designate to the United States, will marry the daughter of the Chinese minister at Paris, Yu Keng, before leaving for Washington. The wedding will probably take place at Canton. Yu Kengs daughter was educated abroad and speaks English and French
 She is one of the few Chinese women of modern education and modern ideas
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
LADIES' HOSIERY AND UNDER

WEAR. Ladies' fleece lined black Hose, regular price 17c pair, for tonight and Monday 1219c Ladies' black wool Hose, value 33c pair, for tonight and Monday 21c Ladies' black Hose. extra fine quail ity. white heel and toe, value soc pair, for tonight and Monday 371ac Ladies' Combination Suits. Oneita style. value $1.39, for tonight and Monday S1O0 Ladies' all wool scarlet Vests and Pants regular $1.25 quality, for tonight and Monday 9Sc Ladies' black wool Tights, value SIPS, for tonight ana. Monday $1OO
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
TOILET ARTICLES

uas 19c
 TOILET ARTICLES. Toilet Soap, 3 cakes in box, value 25c box, for tonight and Mon- day, per box. 15c Violet Toilet Soap. value 15c box, for tonight and Monday, per
 Do1, 10c Riker's Toilet Water. per bottle, 24c Riker's Talcum Powder. per box, 15c Hlker,s Rice Powder, Der box, 15c Riker's Tooth Wash, per bottle, 24c MEN's AND BOYS SPECIALS IN OUR FURNISHING DEPART MENT. Mems Madras or woven cheviot Negligee Shirts with separate cuffs, in combinations of black, blue and pink, with white stripes, regular 75c value, special tonight and Monday 49c Mems fine percale Dress Shirts, with separate cuffs, neat figures or fancy stripes, regular $1 and SIPS values, special tonight and Monday S5c Mems natural or Yaeger ribbed fleece lined Shirts, silk faced Drawers have double seat. regu- lar 50c value, special tonight and Monday 37c One case GO dozen Mems natural black and camels hair mixed wool Half Hose, regular 15c and 19c values, special tonight and Monday 11c pair Boys blue serge and worsted Pants, all ages from 3 to 15, regular 25c and 39c values, special tonight and Monday 21c
Waterbury Democrat., 1903-01-05
MILITARY ASSOCIATION.
Proposed Association of Governors,
 Secretaries and Staff Officers.


 Secretaries and Staff Officers.
 Hartford, Jan 5.-An invitation has been sent to surviving governors, ex- ecutive secretaries and present and past members of governors taffs, to meet at the adjutant-generaPs office in the Capitol at o'clock p. m. Wednes- day, inauguration day, to consider the subject of forming state Association of those people. The i1f&itation is signed by the following adjutants-gen- eral of the state: Colin M. Ingersoll 186S-1S70; Samuel E. Merwin, 1S69- 1871; George M. Harmon, 1SS1-1SS2: Andrew H. Embler, 19OO-1902; Edward E. Bradley, 1S93-1894; Charles P. Gra- ham, 1895-1S96; George Haven, 1897 1898; Louis N. Van Keuren, 1S99-1900; George M. Cole, 19O1-1902.