Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-11-18
Scraps and faets.

Caldwell OF this city, VINO at tne liiie
admitted his responsibility for the
terrible wreck on the Southern railroad
near Newmarket, Tenn, early in Sep
tember, in which 62 lives were lost
has been indicted by the grand jury
of Jefferson county, Tenn, for criminal
negligence The indictment was found
at cambridge today. Caldwell was
conductor on the westbound passenger
train which overran its orders to meet
the eastbound passenger at Newman
ket and crashed into the eastbound
train a few miles west Of Newmarket.
His engineer, the only other man who
could have been held responsible, was
buried beneath his engine in the crash.
The penalty for criminal negligence IN
this state is Imprisonment from two
to ten years.
Shreveport, La, November Is: The
executive committee Of the National
Cotton Boil Weevil convention, which
assemblies in this city on December IL
to Is, inclusive, has issued an address
to the cotton growers Of the south.
The committee states that the fight Of
the weevil during the summer Of 1904
has been fully fifty miles north and
east into territory heretofore unin-
tested, and indicates a habit that Is
beyond the power of individual states
to control. The committee says:
These efforts have been Of untold
value to the territory involved, but
nevertheless emphasize in no uncertain
tones the danger threatening the cot
ton crop Of this country unless imme-
diate, definite and cooperative action
is taken by every cotton growing state
and every cotton interest to utilize the
results Of past investigations to further
perfect remedial endeavor. The divis-
ion Of opinion and interest in a cam
paign against the weevil will bring
disaster and defeat"
The tangle over the governorship
of Colorado, says a Denver dispatch Of
Wednesday, has become so serious
that business interests are beginning
to. take alarm. Governor Peabody con-
tends that a fair canvass OF the vote
will give him majority. Alva Adams
asserts that Peabody has been fairly
treated and will not yield. Democratic
leaders say that Adams must be seat
ed and that If this creates a civil war,
1t will be a righteous war. Peabody
adherents assert that with fraud ELI
minated Peabody is elected, and they
do rot intend to be cheated out Of the
Office and the militia is at their back
and ready for their call. Every one
asserts they are in a position to en-
force their demands. Public opinion
is aroused more than 1t has been at
any time since the killing Of thirteen
men at Independence depot explosion.
ALI mining camps in the state are fill
ing up with members of the Western
Federation Of Miners and every one Of
them, it is declared will take up arms
If Adams should ask them to do so.
Washington special Of November
Is to Charlotte Observer: There was
q decided stir among the few North
Carolinians here when it became
known this afternoon that Hunter Ar
mold had been summarily relieved Of
his duties as inspector Of rural free
delivery. Arnold, 1t seems, wrote a
letter to the wife Of a negro minister
at Asheville, and the minister, feeling
that his wife had been insulted and in
jured, sent the letter to the postofhce
department. When asked to explain,
Arnold said the letter had been writ
ten to a white woman, but had fallen
into the hands of the colored woman
by mistake, whereupon Postmaster
General Wynne, who made a personal
investigation Of the matter, said this
was much worse than no explanation
and that Arnold must go. Arnold Is
known throughout western North Car
olina, where he was for a number Of
years very active in Republican poll
tics. He at one time had an interest
in the Asheville Register, was in the
revenue service and was several years
ago secretary Of the Republican exc
cutive committee in Buncombe county.
His work has, during two years, TAX
en- him to various points in the Car
olinas.
The president has ordered the civil
service commission to make most
careful investigation Of civil service
rule which will prohibit rural free de-
livery carriers from taking an active
part in Federal, state and county poll
tics. Since the establishment Of the
rural free delivery branch of the gov
ernment, the rural delivery carriers,
numbering thousands of men have be-
come a formidable political machine.
They have in a number Of instances
sent circulars all over congressional
districts announcing their opposition
to certain members Of congress, who
did not see At to agree to their de-
mands for a larger salary at the last
session of congress, and altogether
have shown a disposition to make of
themselves a dangerous political ele-
ment in the country. President Roose-
welt has decided that this cannot go
on, and has placed the whole matter
in the hands Of the civil service COM
mission for investigation and report.
At the last session of congress the ru-
raj free delivery carriers made an ef-
fort to have their salaries largely in
creased, and also to have allowances
made for the purchase Of vehicles and
things of that kind. Congress was not
as liberal as desired. and some mem
bers of that body failed to recognize
the political Importance Of the carriers
and opposed their demands outright,