Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-16
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N. c., to Wilmington was wrecked last
Tuesday by running into an open
switch at Overman's siding, two miles
north Of Warsaw. Engineer Guilford
F. Horne Of Wilmington and his col
ored fireman, Sterling Creech Of Rocky
Mount, were instantly killed. None OF
the passengers were seriously injured,
although the entire train with the ex-
ception Of a Pullman was piled up
alongside the track. Coast Line ofh-
cials are Of the opinion that the switch
was tampered with.
Every part Of the city and harbor
Of Port Arthur is visible from Two
Hundred and Three Metre hill, says
a cable from the Japanese headQuar-
ters. The streets Of this city are de-
serted and but few soldiers are doing
patrol duty. Many buildings nave
been burned and others shattered. The
shelters Of the harbor present a
strange appearance, with the turrets'
masts and tunnels Of warships show
ing just above the water. There Is
not a vessel afioat in the harbor. The
docks and buildings on the water
front are torn and burned. The Jap
anese shells reach every part OF the
city and harbor.
After passing resolutions COM
mending the aid Of the government In
its efforts to exterminate the Doll
weevil, and urging the farmers OF the
infected districts in Texas and Louis
lana to burn all cotton stalks In the
early fall, the National Cotton conven-
ton, in session at Shreveport, La,
adjourned late Wednesday afternoon.
Prior to the adoption Of the resolu-
tions, a spirited fight was precipitated
on the floor Of the convention by the
proffering Of a majority and minor re-
port. The bone Of contention was a
plank inserted by NJ. l. Johnson OF
Georgia, to the effect that the only
way to destroy and prevent the spread
Of the boil weevil is to prevent the
planting Of any cotton within the in
fected sections Of Texas or any other
state or territory, wherein injected
lands exist, for the period Of one year.
The minority report agreed to all re-
concentrations Of the majority except
this plank, which was finally voted
down.
A story of hardship and miraculous
escape from death was related by the
crew Of the New York barkentine
Emita, which was brought to Boston
Thursday by the Clyde line steamer
New York. The Clyde liner rescued
the unfortunates last Saturday, 15
hours after they had been carried
adrift on a fragment of their vessel.
The Emita, which left Fernandina,
December Z, with a cargo Of lumber
for Fall River, struck on Diamond
Shoals, off Cape Hatteras, last Sat-
urday night, during a heavy storm
and was pounded to pieces by the
furious seas within half an hour after
she touched bottom, yet not life was
lost. Capt. w. E. Reemie Of Machias,
Me-, his wife and a crew Of seven men
were in the vessel when 1t stranded.
The little party drifted for 20 miles,
standing in more than foot of water
in this uncertain craft. At last the
steward found some dry matches and
kindled a fire, which attracted the at
tention Of the New York's officers.
The general staff at st. Peters,
burg, apparently, is entirely satisfied
with the military situation in Man
churia, being convinced that the ia
panese have reached their high tide.
A high officer said to the Associated
Press last Wednesday,: THE Japanese
army is unique in military history
and probably the strongest In the
world combining the strength Of bar
barism with civilization, drawing from
the former fanatical bravery and
scorn Of death and from the latter
the latest knowledge Of the science
Of war. We have been fighting them
under heavy handicaps but have at
last definitely stopped them. They
have missed the psychological mo-
ment. They are not strong enough to
attempt to turn Mukden now and will
not be even II Port Arthur falls and
$4,000 reinforcements are sent up to
join Field Marshal Oyama. In the
meantime Russian troops are piling up
behind Mukden. In February, before
the port Of Newchang Is ice free, Gen.
Lit, %
a million men disposed in three arm
les, amply sufficient to turn Oyama's
position at the Shakhe river and force
the Japanese back into Korea and the
Liaotung peninsula
Rochester, N. Y, Advertiser: Sew
eral weeks ago Frank Shuts, dairy
man, at Babcock Hollow, near Bath,
missed a valuable cow from his herd.
At first it was supposed the animal
had strayed from its pasture. So in
quiry was made of the neighbors, but
nothing could be learned of the ami
NAL. Mr.. Shuts, while loath to be-
lieve 1t, finally embraced the theo-
ry that the animal had been stolen
during the night. Accordingly a watch
was placed to detect II possible the
identity of thieves should the attempt
be repeated. A week passed, and as
no thieves appeared and no more cat
tie were missed, the watch was aban-
doned. The very next day another
valuable cow was missed. Shuts then
thought it was time there was some
thing doing" so a double watch was
set and maintained for a month, but
no more cattle disappeared. The mys-
terry Of the cows disappearance was
explained yesterday, when in drawing
away a large strawstack in the barn
yard the decomposed bodies Of the
cattle were discovered. The animals
had tunnelled under the stack while
feeding, and becoming lodged under
the straw had suffocated.
After a thorough investigation by
a subcommittee Of the judiciary COM
mittee, the house Of representatives on
last Tuesday voted to impeach Judge
Charles Swayne of the northern dis
trict Of Florida for high crimes and