Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-02-17
Straps and fatts.

action yesterday after a conference
with Representative Campbell Of Kan
sas. who introduced an investigation
resolution which was passed Wednes-
day. The investigation will include
far-reaching possibilities, the showing
I'D of determinations, blacklists, boy
colts, ETC., and may result in criminal
prosecutions against some big men
connected with the Standard.
Charleston Post: An adverse
Judgment upon the presidents con
structive recess" theory has been given
by the special committee Of the senate
to which was referred the queslo
raised specifically br Senator Tillman.
Under this finding appointment OF
Collector Crum at Charleston, Of Gen.
Leonard Wood to be a major general
In the army, and Of many other ofn-
GERS Of the government was improper
ly made during the hypothetical recess
of the ffty-eighth congress, following
the special session, merged into the
regular session in the fall Of 1908. No
practical effect upon those appoint
ments will follow the finding Of the
senate committee as they have all been
confirmed since in regular course, but
the establishment Of the presidents
error Is important as precedent Tor
the future. The senate is beginning TO
run down Mr.. Roosevelt's imperious
methods and it may yet hold him to
an observance of the constitution.
Philadelphia special Of February
IA to the Charleston News and Cour-
Ter: Senator Benjamin r. Tillman, OF
South Carolina, who came to this city
Yesterday In company with his private
physician, DR.. Babcock, today became
a patient at the Orthopaedic hospital.
Senator Tillman spent last night at
the Hotel Bellevue Stratford, and ap-
peared to be in good spirits. In an
swer to queries as to his health he
said, "They tell me I've got the grip
but 1 think something a little more
serious than that" Mr.. Tillman came
to Philadelphia to consult DR.. Whar-
ton Sinkler, the widely known special
ist In nervous diseases. On the advice
of DIR. Sinkler the senator left his ho-
tel and went to the hospital, where ne
will remain until the end Of the week.
DIR. Sinkler stated tonight that his dis
tinguished patient is in nervous
state, resulting from an attack OF grip,
but that he will certainly be able TO
leave the hospital by the end OF the
week.
There was a sensational tilt In
the house last Monday between John
A. Sullivan of Massachusetts,, and
William r. Hearst Of New York, own
er Of the New York Journal and Amer
lean. The affair grew out Of recent
discussion Of the railroad rate question
In the house. Hearst and Sullivan
were on opposite sides. Hearst had
introduced a rate bill and abandoned
its support in favor Of the bill submit
ted by the Democratic caucus Sui
livan asked why he had changed. The
New York Journal attacked Sullivan
intimating among other things, CON
genital iacapacity." Sullivan made
bitter reply, and had read a personal
attack that was made on Hearst in
the house by a member from Califor-
mia in 1897. Hearst replied by asking
whether his opponent was not one OF
the Sullivans who had been indicted
in Massachusetts for manslaughter.
Sullivan told how he had gone to the
assistance of his father in a fight with
a drunken man in his fathers saloon,
and how the drunken man was killed;
his father was convicted and the
charge against himself was withdrawn.
The whole matter caused lots Of ex-
citement and the controversy was
finally stopped by the speaker, with
"honors" about even.
The international commission,
which Is inQuiring into the North Sea
incident, on last Tuesday heard the
conclusion of the British and Russian
arguments on the testimony presented.
1t was expected that the two agents
would reach an agreement upon a
number Of points involved, but the
pleadings showed that the main is
sues were not recognized. The British
conclusion maintained that the testi-
mony showed that no torpedo boats
were present and that therefore the
firing was unjustifiable, whereas, the
Russian conclusion held that the tes-
timony showed that torpedo boats
were present and that the firing was
fully warranted. However, the Rus
sian statement closed with a declara-
ton Of profound regret at the fact
that the innocent lives had been sacri-
feed and announced the willingness
of the Russian government to pay an
indemnity to the survivors and fami-
lies OF the victims, leaving the amount
and partition Of the indemnity to The
Hague tribunal. An incident occurred
when the Russian agent, NJ. Neklie-
doff, pointed out that the British
statement referred to the committee
as a court, whereas the two govern
ments had expressly agreed upon its
being a commission Of inquiry but
not a court" Thereupon, the British
agent, Mr.. O'Beirne, withdrew the use
Of the word court" The incident
was taken to indicate the strict ma
ture Of the committees inquiry.
Atlanta Journal of Thursday: For
the first time in the history of the cot
ton market, the spot cotton market
has been divorced from Wall street,
and while the bears on exchange have
apparently hammered down the price
of the staple to less than seven and a
half cents. actual cotton cannot be
houpht ar that nrice That the hold =