Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-21
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to cut down the Democratic repre-
sentation upon the house committees
to five members. The speakers plan,
the Democrats assert, will, If carried
out, cause all kinds OF trouble in the
minority ranks, and in order to avoid
hard feelings among his followers the
minority leader, John Sharp Williams,
may refuse to recommend any ap-
pointments.
A large number OF prominent
colored men from all parts OF Texas
and other southern states met at
Houston last Saturday in convention
to consider ways and means for pre-
venting the frequent occurrence or
the crime of rape in sections where
there is a large negro population.
Among those present are a number OF
leading colored ministers and educa-
tors. 1t Is expected that an education
al campaign among the young colored
men will be begun soon, in the hope
that 1t will have a beneficial effect
upon the moral status Of the young
negroes.
London Daily Mail: Several British
subjects who have returned to Cape
Town from German Southwest Africa
tell extraordinary stories Of the hang
ing and shooting Of women and chill
dren by the German columns operat-
ing against the native rebels. A young
Transvaal Dutchman named F. Wep-
ener stated that at Okanjiso eight wo-
men and six children were strung up
to trees by the neck and then shot.
The Germans said they were spies, but
they were captured with the natives
with whom we had been fighting, and
some Of the children could not have
been older than five. All the women
and children we captured on the
march were treated in the same way.
/ have seen at least twenty-five Of
them hanged and shot"
The secretary of the navy has just
announced that another opportunity
will be given deserving young men
between the ages Of twenty-one and
twenty-six to get into the pay corps
of the navy. An examination will be
held at the navy yard in Washington
city, beginning on the 9Th. of January
There are now twelve vacancies in
the grade of assistant. paymaster and
1t Is the purpose of the department to
fill these If possible this winter. APP
plication for permission to take these
examinations will be received by the
assistant secretary of the navy up to
December 18th. 1t is announced that
the merit system recently inaugurated
has been found so successful in secur-
ing the best material for navy pay Of
flcers that Secretary Bonaparte has de-
termined to continue the plan and
hereafter fill all vacancies in the pay
corps with sole regard to the personal
merit and apparent aptitude of the
candidate.
In its report Of the Glenn Will
liams trial In the Federal court at
Greensboro. n. c., the Telegram gives
the following account Of how whisky
is aged: Next followed expert recti-
fiers, who had been summoned from
Advance, Davie county. They proved
TO know so very little about the busi-
ness as experts one Of them was told
TO stand aside. The other gave very
indefinite description Of the process
by which new corn whisky can be
made into five year old whisky. The
district attorney made repeated efforts
TO get this witness to tell how much
rock candy. syrup and other things
had to be used in the double rectify-
ing process necessary to make new
whisky old, but he couldn't tell any
quantity of liquor was increased while
the proof was decreased by the pro-
cess. Does 1t make five year old
whisky" was asked. well, it makes
it pass for it," responded the witness
amid the laughter of the bar and the
court. After this the express agent
resumed operations and everybody
who could left the court room.
- Copenhagen, Nov 20: The throne
of Norway was formally rendered to
Prince Charles OF Denmark this morn
ing by deputation Of members of the
Norwegian parliament and was ac-
cepted by King Christian in behalf Of
his grandson. The brief ceremony in
the palace recalled the similar event in
1853 when the throne of Greece was
presented to Prince George of Den
mark. The function today lasted only
20 minutes but the scene was brilliant,
as it was attended by all the princes
and princesses and their suites, the
diplomatic corps, including the Ameri-
can minister, Mr.. OBrien, and the high
court officials. President Berner in a
speech lasting five minutes, invited
Prince Charles to become king of Nor
way and King Christian with similar
brevity accepted the offer. The old
king was much affected as he blessed
and embraced his grandchildren, King
daaROn VII ana queen MAUI. lie
close Of the ceremony was closed by a
firing of a gun salute. An enormous
crowd was gathered in front of the
palace and gave a rousing reception
to the new king and queen of Norway
as they left the palace in a gilded state
chariot
VIM. S. McSwain and VIM. Cole
his brother-in-law, were arrested in
Chicago last Friday charged with at
tempting to blackmail ]. Ogden Ar
mour and other members of Armour
& Company for $4,000 in connection
with the beef trust investigation by
means of letters which they are alleg-
ed to have stolen from files of Armour
G. Company. McSwain was employed
by Armour & Company four years as
a stenographer. Since the recent beef
trust investigation was begun it Is
charged, that McSwain has taken let
ters from the files Of the concern
Three weeks ago it is said that Nc
Swain went to Armour and threaten
sd IN turn the letters over to the Fed