Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1905-11-28
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father was arrested at Independence
tonight, charged with the killing or
the members Of his family. He de-
clares himself to be innocent. Each
person had been killed with a ham
mer blow on the head. Mrs. McWil-
liams was atrociously beaten, and a
few knife thrusts had been inflicted
on the crushed body. In the woman's
rigid arms lay the corpse of the three
year-old baby its hood, coat and nit
tens on, a piece of buttered bread In
one hand. The baby had been Killed
by one blow of hammer on the head.
The other children lay about the
house, dressed in working clothes. 1t
is thought that the mother and baby
were killed first and that then the
children had been called into the
house one at a time and struck dead
with the hammer. There was little
evidence of a struggle.
Saws a London dispatch OF Nov.
25. The sultan's defiance of Europe
has quickly become the subject OF
paramount international Importance
Not only has he adopted the attituoe
foreshadowed in these dispatches
week ago, but he retorts to the de-
mands of the powers with scarcely a
yelled threat of the massacre OF the
Christian population OF European
Turkey IL coercion Is attempted. The
majority of the powers still profess 10
believe that Abdul Hamid will con-
cede everything, as he always mas
done heretofore when naval demon
stration proved the reality of purpose
of a concert of Europe. Information
from Constantinople and other Islam
sources is Of quite the opposite charac-
ter and indicates that the time has at
last arrived when the Moslem world Is
prepared to resist with all lts re-
sources the encroachment OF the CIV
ilized world. The outside world IN
cluding European statesmen takes
little cognizance of Moslem public
oninion. 1t is a factor, nevertheless
which the sultan himself does not dare
TO ignore in its present condition. Intel
lieent Mussulmans deeply resent the at
titude of Europe at this juncture. They
noint out that the Christian nations
propose to discipline the Turks whlle
they look on with indifference TO the
massacres of the Jews by Christians In
Russia, worse than any Macedonian
outrages on record. They deduce from
Europe's policy that the pretenoeu
motives of reform are shams; other-
wise similar tactics would have been
adopted toward Russia. The present
movement is, in their opinion. simply
a disguised plan to drive out Turkish
rule from Europe. That issue they
are prepared to meet, in accordance
with their repeated declarations, by
tho desperate resistance of the whole
Moslem world.
New Orleans, Nov. "a: Secretary
Hester's weekly cotton statement Is
sued today, shows for the twenty-four
days of November, a decrease under
last year Of 10000 and decrease un-
der the same period year before last
of $4,000. For the IS days OF the
season that have elapsed the aggre-
gate Is behind the same days OF last
year 596, 900 and ahead of the same
days year before last 3S5,OOO. The
amount brought into sight during the
nast week has been 5l9,093 bales,
against 49S,951 for the same seven
DAYS last year and 561,2O3 year before
last. The movement since Sept. ISL
shows receipts at all United States
ports TO be 3,7S3,433, against 4,l46,9SO
last wear. Overland across the Mis-
sissippi, Ohio and Potomac rivers to
northern mills and Canada, l9O,OSI'
against 2S1,0S2 last year. interior
stocks in excess of those held at the
close of the commercial year 473,lSS,
against 594,29S last year. Southern
mills takings $4,000, against 6l4,SSS
last wear The total movement since
Sept. l is 5,041,313, against 5,oSI'ooo
last wear. Foreign exports for the
week have been 142,SlS, against 2IS'-
95l last year, making the total mus
far for the season 2,l51,473, against
2.S4S,O4S last year. The total takings
of American mills, north, south ana
Canada, thus far for the season, nave
been l,349,S14, against l,331,2S5 last
wear. These include 703,636 by north
ern spinners, against 1896. Stocks
at the seaboard and the twenty-nine
leading southern interior centres have
increased during the week 2lS,355
bales, against an increase during the
corresponding period of last season OF
1878. Including stocks left over at
ports and interior towns from the last
crop and the number of bales brought
into sight thus far from the new crop,
the supply to date is 5,4S5, ,S44, against
5.799,332 for the same period last
year.
= Sebastopol, Russias great strong
hold on the Black sea, is in the hands
of mutinous sailors and soldiers. The
mutiny had been under consideration
for months and things came to
head last Friday, when eight sailors
seized their officers and expelled them
from their barracks. A rear admiral
took a company of troops aid order
ed the sailors 10 disperse. The sailors
refused to disperse, and the rear ad-
miral ordered the troops to fire upon
them. Two shots rang out in response
TO the order, and a cap. ain fell dead
while the rear admiral went down
with a ball in his shoulder. Durlhg
the night the sailors proceeded to or
ganize, and decided upon programme
pledging themselves TO abstain from
pillage and murder. and from indulg-
ence in vodka. on Saturday they were
ioined by large number of workmen
and displaying the banner OF 81
George, and numerous red flags, they
marched in procession to the barracks
of the Brest regiment. The officers
of the regiment ordered their men to
fire on the mutineers, but the men re-
fused. and the officers were taken pris-