Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-06-07

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The birthday of Jefferson Davis
was celebrated pretty generally
throughout the south last Saturday.
Among the larger cities reported as
giving especial attention to the occa-
sion are: Atlanta, Savannah, Rich
mond, Nashville, Augusta, New Or
leans, Knoxville.
The case of Josephus Daniels, the
newspaper man who was ruled for con-
tempt by District Judge Purnell last
week, and sentenced to pay fine of
$4,000, was heard by Justice Pritchard
of the United States circuit court at
Raleigh last Friday, on writ of ha-
beas corpus. Upon looking into the
matter and hearing counsel Justice
Pritchard expressed his high regard
for Judge Purnell, but at the same time
stated that he could not see any
grounds for the rule that had been is
sued against Editor Daniels. Editor
Daniels was accordingly released from
custody and relieved Of the fine.
The case Of Judge PEBBLES and the
Lumberton, N. c., bar was settled be-
fore Justices Connor, Douglass and
Walker at Raleigh, N. c., last Friday.
This Is the case in which members OF
the bar had accused Judge PEBBLES OF
being drunk on duty. and he ruled them
t. leo lad
tempt the witnesses by whom the
members Of the bar sought to estab-
lish the truth Of their charge. The is
sue before the justices at Raleigh was
whether or not the witnesses who made
affidavits against the judge put them
selves in contempt by that act. The
justices decided that they were not in
contempt.
The Corning distillery plant, the
second largest in the world, located at
Peoria, ILL.,, was destroyed by fire last
Saturday. The fire commenced with
an explosion in the eleventh story of
the main warehouse, and the debris
were soon in flames. About 10000 bar
rels of whisky, valued at s1.000,O00,
was soon in flames. About 10000 bar
ed $500 head of cattle. The firemen
made brave efforts to fight the flames;
but owing to the recurring explosions
and the terrible heat were able to ac-
complish nothing. The cattle pens
were located but a short distance from
the warehouse; down toward the river,
and the whisky came down through
them in burning floods more than
foot deep. The steers being chained in
their stalls. could not be rescued.
An attempt to pull off Spanish
bull fight in st. Louis last Sunday re-
suited In riot and the burning of the
building in which the fight was to
take place. 1t seems that some Span
iards had erected the necessary build
ing and extensively advertised the
show. In the meantime hundreds Of
petitions had been addressed to the
governor, asking him to put stop to
such brutal sport. After about $500 peo-
pie had been admitted at 81 each, and
everything was in readiness for the
commencement Of the fight, the sheriff
appeared with orders that the proceed
ings should go no further. The crowd
was very angry and presently rush
was started on the box office, for a re-
turn of the money paid in. The show
people refused to give up the money
and this started the rioting which was
kept up until the building was burned.
Several of the rioters were arrested.
The population of the Philippine is
lands, according to the census just
completed under Brig. General ]. P.
Sanger, is 7,635,426, of which 647,74O
are classified as wild and uncivilized,
although not without some knowledge
Of the domestic arts. This Is the first
accurate complete enumeration Of the
Filipinos ever made, those undertaken
by the Spanish authorities being large
ly estimates: 1t was taken by the
Philippine census bureau, which was
organized by General Sanger, who had
the assistance of the United States
census office. The enumerators en-
ployed were mostly natives. The sched-
ules were translated, Transcribed and
tabulated by the United States census
office in Washington. General San
gers report gives the population Of the
Philippines by islands, provinces, mu-
inequalities and barrios. 1t is also
classified by tribes and religions.
Mrs. Cromwell Varley has sent her
relatives in Norfolk England, an in
teresting description Of the seizure Of
Ion Perdicaris and Cromwell Varley.
her husband. by bandits near Tangier,
Morocco. After describing the sudden
attack of the bandits and the capture
Of the outbuildings, she continued:
Hearing a noise uncle and Cromwell
rushed out to see what was the matter.
They were Immediately surrounded,
overpowered and bound. When we
reached the scene the bandits threw
mother and myself down a flight of
stairs, warning us not to interfere In
any way, so we retired. One of the
maids, however, with great pluck and
presence of mind. slipped away to the
telephone and shouted: Thieves! They
are killing us!' Before she could say
more, Raisuli dashed the instrument
from her hand and said he would
shoot US if we called for help. We
waited ten minutes, while uncle, as we
thought, was arranging terms with the