Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-01


mept with measles, scarlet fever and
smallpox and making it compulsory on
physicians to report every case or
pneumonia promptly. This Is said to
be without precedent in America or
Europe. In the last i've weeks. ac-
cording to health department officials
there have been S20 cases reported
here, an increase Of 43 per cent over
last year.
There Is some feeling in the states
bordering the great lakes over the re-
ported action Of Canada in building a
large modern cruiser for service ON
the lakes It Is claimed in this coun-
try that the Rush treaty between the
United States and Great Britain pro-
vides that neither nation shall put
warships on the lakes. Canadians
claim that they are not bound by the
Rush treaty. It Is probable that the
matter will be brought to the attention
of congress after the holidays, and II
Canada persists in increasing her ma
val power on the lakes the United
States government will arrange to at
least keep up with her to the extent
of offsetting all that she may be able
to do.
-Katarina Arnautova, Macedonian
woman, has participated in a great
deal Of fighting during the insurrection
against Turkey. A correspondent de-
scribes her as about twenty-six years
of age, Of middle height, we'll set up
and strong looking, with blue eyes and
brown hair, which she wears long, but
done up under her black furcap. She
wore also a gray tunic Of military
cut and metal buttons, a leather belt,
gray trousers and leggings Of a dull,
violet colored wool. A whistle for
giving signals was attached to her
watch chain, and in her pocket she
had some poison wrapped up In paper
in case she should fall into the hands
of the Turks. She said she had been
in six important engagements and
others Of less Importance, was good
shot and knew OF five Turks that had
fallen before her rifle.
Cincinnati Enquirer: King Peter
Of Servia has written a letter to Pres
ident Roosevelt asking to be recogniz-
ed as king Of his country. Peter, no
doubt feels lonesome While willing
to sit on a blood stained throne and
carry the disgrace Of never having
done anything to bring to justice the
murderers Of his predecessors, he
wants to get into respectable govern
ment society. He should be left out.
OF course, no steps will be taken on
this side Of the Atlantic to dethrone
him or even put him under discipline.
The work Of teaching him respectability
and good behavior belongs to some OF
the governments Of Europe. 1t Is their
responsibility and their disgrace that
the slaughter Of the late king and
queen has been so lightly passed over
by the civilization Of the day. Moth
ing can be done on this side except
through moral example. The presi-
dent Of the republic can decline to
have even a calling acquaintance on
monarch who owes his advancement to
cold -blooded, calculating murder, and
who submits to being run by league
of murderers for fear he will fall
victim himself.
Louis Primeau, the noted inter-
prefer among the Sioux, is dead at the
Standing Rock agency, in South Da-
kota. He occupied about the same po-
sition among the Sioux as the famous
Paul Bordieu did among the Chip
pewas Of the northwest. For a great
many years both men played import
ant parts in the civilizing Of the west;
both were noted for the excellence with
which they could turn the Indian Ian
grage into English and both were
strong with the Indians, who had con-
fidence in them, and trusted them i'm
plicitly. Louis Primeau was the son
Of Charles Primeau, a French Cana
dian, who was noted in the west. as the
first white man to go into what Is now
the state Of South Dakota to engage
in trading. Primeau did important
service to the government in the Sioux
uprising Of eleven years ago. 1t was
mainly through his influence that the
rebellion was confined to Sitting Bulls
followers. For many months, during
the Red Messiah craze, when the Sioux
were holding the ghost dance nightly
Primeau labored with the Indians. He
showed them the utter folly Of en-
gaging in war with the white soldiers
and his arguments had the desired
effect. The great body Of the Sioux
remained friendly, and the troops
had little trouble in suppressing the
uprising Of Sitting Bull and his Unca-
papa followers. For this service
Primeau was commended by the gov
ernment and received a pension.
The city Of Chicago was visited by
one Of the most terrible theatre catas-
tropics in the history Of the world last
Wednesday afternoon. The magnifi-
cent Iroquois theatre was burned down
and $50 people lost their lives, while
many others were injured. 1t was al
the matinee performance Of blue
Beard" when the theatre, boxes, Or
chestra and balconies were crowded
with mirthful holiday play-goers, that
the fire broke out. The alarm was CIV
en- and a scene Of indescribable panic
ensued. Men, women and children
rushed in wild confusion for the exits
the strong trampling down the weak
and being themselves in turn hurled to
death beneath the feet of the rushing
thousands by the impact of the crowd