Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-02-26
Scraps and facts.

Three Japanese soldiers were hang
ed by the Russians one day last week
Tor attempting to blow up railroad
bridge in Manchuria. The Russians
came upon the Japs just as they were
about ready to consummate the work
of destruction, and hanged them to the
frame work of the bridge. The men
were disguised as coolies; but 1t after
ward developed that all Of them were
officers, one being a colonel of eng1-
neers and the other two lieutenants OF
sappers.
A mortgage has been executed by
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition COM
pany to the United States government
to cover the loan Of s4,600,000 author
lied by congress to be made to the
company. Secretary Shaw now has the
mortgage in his possession. One mil
lion dollars will be paid over to the
company in a few days. two millions
will be paid in March, one million in
April and 100000 in May. The mort
gage covers the gate receipts of the
fair and repayment Of the amount
loaned will be made in June. The
mortgage provides that in event OF
failure Of the exposition company to
pay promptly the amount, the govern
ment shall take charge of the fair ana
run it. The government agent in the
collection Of the money is Robert A.
Fullerton. Of Iowa. He will see that
the government promptly gets its quota
Of the sum taken in at the gates. He
will receive one-tenth Of one per cent
of the sum collected for his services.
Charlotte Observer: 1t appears
that the real reason of the Liverpool
Cotton Exchange closing Monday was
not in recognition Of the birthday OF
the Father Of His Country, but because
the New York Exchange was closed and
the Englishmen were unwilling to trade
in the dark, as it were. There Is, in
fact, a great deal more significance In
this incident than would have been in
the fact that the Liverpool cotton
brokers wished to honor the memory
of Washington, for it shows, as nothing
else Of recent occurrence has, who
dominates the market for cotton. Even
a few years ago, Liverpool paid but
slight attention to what New York or
other American exchanges did, while
the latter made no move whatever
without taking into consideration, and
In most cases acting in conformity
with, the action Of the brokers across
the water. Control Of the situation Is
gradually moving toward the grower.
In the supreme court of the Unit
ed States last Tuesday an opinion was
handed down by Justice Day in the
case Of Jackson Giles VS.. the Board Of
Registration Of Montgomery county.
Ala, dismissing the case for want of
Jurisdiction, no Federal question being
involved. The case involved the suf-
frage clause Of the new constitution of
Alabama. This provision was attack
ed on discrimination against the COL
ored race, of which Giles is member.
The effort Of the decision is against
Giles. After setting out the contentious
said: Nov, it is perfectly settled that
unless a Federal right has been set up
and denied in the state court, we have
no right to review it's decision and, af-
ter very careful examination of this
matter and a due appreciation of the
gravity of the charge made as to the
political action of that state, we see no
ground to distinguish it from the uni
versal rule as applied in this court af-
fecting writs of error of this kind"
Justice Harland dissented.
The war department on Tuesday is
sued orders for the entire Third regi-
ment of infantry to proceed to the
Isthmus Of Panama The regiment
will leave at the earliest possible mo-
ment on the transports Sumner and
Mcclellan from New York. The reg
iment is going to Panama to relieve the
marines stationed there. 1t is pointed
out that the Spooner act contemplates
the preservation Of order along the ca
nal strip by the United States mill
tary forces so that the war department
Is doing no more than exercising rea-
sonable precautions in making ready to
promptly assume its burden. The
thousand marines now on the isthmus
will be taken to Guantanamo as rapidly
as their places can be filled by the
troops. From Guantanamo at least a
part Of this force will be taken to the
Philippines. It Is intended that an ade-
quate force Of marines shall be kept at
Guantanamo in case of probable emer-
gencies in Central and South America.
Especially is it desired that there shall
be a sufficient force there for the gov
ernment to call on should it undertake
to execute a drastic programme in San
Domingo.
There was a sensation in the court
house at Cynthiana, KY, last Tuesday,
when A. c.. Adams pleaded guilty to
perjury and was given the minimum
sentence of one year. Adams was one
of the principal witnesses for the de-
fense at the trial last September of
Curtis Jett and Thomas White, convict
ed of killing ]. r. Marcum and James
Cockrill at Jackson, KY. Adams was
allowed to address the jury. While
weeping he broke down several times.
In making his confession in the open
court room, he said he had perjured
himself on account of fear of being
killed in Breathitt county afterward, if
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