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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-04
Some Curious Phases Of Law In Differ
ent Countries.

some CurlouS FndSoS OF -" iH N'Ho'
ent Countries.
The recent murder Of Senior Bal
maceda, secretary to the Chilean Le-
CATION in Brussels, by Luiz Wadding-
ton, son Of the Chilean Minister,
again directs attention to one OF the
many laws that are sadly in need Of
alteration.
1t will be remembered that Wad-
dington, after firing five shots at his
sisters betrothed, ran at full speed
to the Chilean Legation, which stands
close to Senior Balmaceda's house,
and took refuge there. In conse-
uuence Of this action the police have
no power to enter the building and
arrest the murderer, for the legation
Is considered to be foreign territory
and therefore inviolable. The muir
derer is thus able for the time to
snap his fingers at the law and the
police.
Even If the crime had been COM
mitted in this country. says Pearson's
Weekly of London. our authorities
would have been just as helpless, for
as the law runs, the official residences
of the representatives Of foreign
countries are exempt from the 1u-
risdiction Of the country In which
they stand, and local authorities have
no right to enter them under any
circumstances.
Once a murderer Is captured In
this country he may be tried for his
crime, no matter how long he has
escaped the arm Of justice; but In
| France II Is not so. There, II a
murderer Is not discovered and
brought to trial within fifteen years,
he may go free as the most crimeless
citizen. Only the other day a man
who had committed a murder twen-
ty-five years ago wrote defantly to
the police confessing the crime and
| giving his address in Paris. Inves-
tigation proved his story to be true,
yet the police were prevented by the
law from arresting and Furnishing
him.
The man who fails to raise his hat
when a funeral is passing becomes
liable to an old law Of Chester to be
taken before a magistrate and be
imprisoned.
A stupid law in France Is that a
husband cannot charge his wife Of
any criminal offence. A dramatic In
cident recently exposed the opportu-
ties the law provides to the criminal
ly inclined.
| A. M. Binet a few months back
became so infatuated with a young
woman whom he met by chance that
he begged her to marry him. On the
day of the ceremony the delighted
bridegroom gave dinner In a well
known Paris restaurant. After the
dinner came the ball, and then M.
| Binet took home his bride.
| No sooner had they entered the
house, however, than she removed
her white veil and orange blossoms,
and, suddenly becoming deathly pale,
gasped: "a doctor; a doctor! In
less than a quarter of an hour doc
tor returned in a cab with the horri-
fed bridegroom. Judge of their sur
prise when the two men discovered
| that the bride had disappeared-ta AK
ing away with her sum or tSoo
which M. Binet kept in an escritoire.
| On rushing Immediately to the local
police magistrate he received the cold
| comfort that as he had married the
lady he could not. according to the
law. take any proceedings against
] her.
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80, my father Is known, sir?"

1.-THE name has stood you In stead
today, madam. And this Is your
fprother? I should think he is hardly
of your fathers mind in regard to our
Quarrel. This way. my thoughtless
young gallant. 1t was a wild, bold,
and very conceited thing Of you to be
challenging my unr,lly dragoons-and
would have been no less so, II you had
had twenty score Of tall fellows at
your back. But 1t is past now, and you
lneed not apologize for it it showed
mettle at least, and we never quarrel
with a man for that. May / Inquire,
miss Lindsay, in what direction you
travel? for l learn you are but So
journer here. 1t may be In my power
to insure your afe-conduct."
81 seek your general, Lord Corn
wallis, no matters Of private concern l"
replied Mildred, land II might ven-
ture to ask II Of Colonel Tarleton, his
service in affording me an unquestion-
ed passage, would he a favor that
should gratefully acknowledge"
1.-The obligation will be on my side.
| madam. 1t will be a pleasure to me
to believe that 1 can serve lady,
much more the daughter of an honora-
L BILE subject of the king. Permit me,
without further parley, for time presses
at this moment, to say that / Will leave
an escort behind me, under the COM
% xt,h tfyfl
your pleasure to conduct you, by the
safest and easiest journey, to head
quarters. Your commands, madam,
shall in all respects regulate his mo-
tions. My communications with his
lordship shall announce your coming.
Now, Miss Lindsay, with my best
wishes for your safety and success, 1
take my leave; and, as a parting re-
quest, I venture to hope you Will do
me the justice to say that Tarleton Is
not such a graceless sinner as his
enemies have sometimes been pleased
to represent him."
These last words were accompanied
by a laugh and somewhat bluff cour-
tesy, as the speaker swayed his rigid
and ungainly figure into a succession
of awkward bows by which he retreat
ed to the door.
II shall be happy on all occasions"
replied Mildred, whilst the soldier was
thus strenuously playing off the graces
of a gallant, ito do justice to the kind
which l have experienced at Colonel
Tarleton's hands"
There, Mildred" said Henry, when
Tarleton had disappeared, "you see
things have gone very pat for US.
That comes of letting these fellows
see who they have to deal with. A
little powder and bali is good letter
of recommendation to the best Of their
gang. II my carbtne hadn't missed
fire today, Tarleton would have been
short by one bottle-holder, at least,
when he set out to steal liquor from
the country cupboards."
oct has ended we'll, brother" replied
Mildred "but 1t does not become you
to boast of what you have done. 1t
was a rash and dangerous deed, and
Ehad nearly brought ruin upon this
friendly family"
tut, sister! you are only awonan.
You wouldn't have found the colonel
so civil II We hadn't taught him to
look after his men,"
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they look to the United States for
instructions and guidance. When
they are put into filthy places and
permitted to remain there they do
not improve their condition, but they
are not eontented and they are con-
stantly taking quinine and complain
ing Of physical Irregularities.
But on; DR.. Coolidge has said that
stencil, however vile, Is not un-
much more enjoyable health would
be without the stencil.
Colon, Panama, April 6.-Presto,
change, and the swamp at Fox river
has been drained. I have discover
ed the secret Of energizing the canal
forces. Intimate that you intend to
advise the American people concern
ing certain things, and the trick is
turned. An old dredge that had been
idle for three months began working
at q furious rate the very next day
after the war department had read
Mr.. Poultney Bigelow's article in the
New York Independent. Many other
things were done in Colon at the
same time and for the same reason.
AS for me, I made my mistake when
carried my troubles to the health
officer in charge Of Colon's sanitation.
had been instructed to ascertain
facts first hand and avoid the officials.
In this case I disobeyed instructions,
and, in newspaper parlance, spoiled
a good story.
Investigated the Swamps.
I spent March 20 and 21 investigat-
ing the swamps. March 20 I called
on the health officer and asked him
why such things were permitted to
continue. The next day / wrote my
story and mailed 1t. The day follow
ing, March "a, believe, Colonel Cor
gas, chief sanitary officer of the zone,
came to Colon and spent the day in
the swamps Of Fox river. Three days
later the swamp was practically
drained. Col. Gorgas came over from
Panama and officially approved the
work. BY the time my letter would
ment could truthfully deny portion
of It.
Consequently / desire to give the
credit for this extraordinary activity
to Colonel Gorgas and his subordi-
mates. You did great work In three
days, colonel. But why did you for
get that swamp for nearly two years
prior to March 23, 1905? asked
many of the employees Of the sanitary
department why the drainage nau not
been accomplished before, but they
could give me no reason. However,
when It became apparent that the
conditions of that swamp would be
impartially and. fearlessly laid before
the American people, the magic wand
was unsheated. Its wonders to per-
form. And even with the drainage,
the conditions will be intolerable In a
few days-as soon as the rainy sea-
son gets In full sway. The people
will have to go to their houses on
stills or balance themselves on a mar
row board walk. Why don't you
move them out to the hills. Colonel
Gorgas? There is an old negro. DR..
Desport, who has been living on one
Of those hills for forty-eight years. he
told me, and now with seventy-six
years tc his credit. he Is as hale and
hearty as you could wish. The hills
are beckoning.
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MURpERERs IN FRANCE.

TO BE CONTINUED.
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NEGROES Going Home.

And yet we wonder (aye, even has
it. been officially denied) that these
negroes have been returning to their
native islands In ever increasing
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-05-04

Continuing our diagnosis OF that
statement made by DR.. Coolidge, 1
am again inclined to the belief that
the doctor has been misinformed
concerning the sanitary conditions
obtaining in Jamaica, the island that
has furnished nearly 10000 Of the
1900 laborers used in the canal
work. These laborers are not used
to living in this manner at home.
There is not a square foot in all
Jamaica so vile as is Fox river. The
British government exercises q COM
mendable sanitary system. The ia
maican negroes are like children.
They are used to being told what to
do, and IL told to keep clean, they
win keep clean, provided they are
watched and their memories refresh
ed occasionally. On the isthmus
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14
PRoPosALa

PROPOSALS. fer vitriaed sewer ptpe and
ftttrgs. wropght-lrsns pipe and ffttings.
sc1.~: ss. usR ssR2sF Srdo ss' Ron SH on, SSlss s6s
ssins. %ynsas % @ saa iidi1 isTd sisS ssanssT. taHsow.
Esass, az soda rqlss. y5enehsg. toSi
sfssl roofrs. sandpsperS pillar shapsr.
steoks and dies. surrey and harness,
lumber. etc. Once fstnmianI Canal
G'Tf%Ss'gs fsSs ssslsS TS1s99sSs D4o5Ssss D R Ss e Mss
SsnsFd PnTehastag o;assrs' issSrS,E
Sanal G2mrnision. Wa5hin gtcn. d. G,
time tSsS 1 R Ss as oSssasd 1isss Il sSSc IS Asa for
cies. Blanks and fun irrorma ton (Cir-
cular No. 309) may be obtained non
this office or the Offices Of the Assist
ant Purchasing Agents. 36 New Mont
gomery st, San Francisco. Cal, and
40 Chamber OF Qommeres. erilding. Ia
Sema; Srs Masn 6ap. W. ROSS. Gehsrsl
Tor yistisea sewer psDe = srd a
fittings. wrought-iron pipe and Attfnes,
screws. picks. brooms, iron pars. coal
engine, snamo and lard oiis; taTioW'
srease. sal soda, rules, wrenehAs. tool
steel fooangs sandpaper. pillar sfaper.
lumber. etc. = ofHce fsthmian - canal ssrl
1906. Sealed proposals, Ia Trfolir.esa
yin be received at the Office of ire
General Purchasing Officer. IsfhnIan
until 1880 a. M. May 2S, 1905. at which
, time time tney VIII be opened 10 public. for
furnishing the above mentioned artE
clss. BIanlSs and full informatlon (cis~
this office or the Offices Of fas AssisE
ant Rurchaslrg Agents, "a Stafa ~.
New York City: Custom -Hcuse. Ne9y
master. DepartTneat 81 the Lakes. 60
cago; Depot QuarterznaSteg St. LS4ss
Depot Quarternas ter Jeffersonviii.a.
Ind; Chiaf Quarternnaster, Departuer,<
Of tho 0ck, Atlanta Co.; ard he Corns
psrsk ceaa N0Sns. As; psK
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14
TRANSFERS WILL RESUME
WORK ON FORMER SCALE.
In q Meeting at strycker's Hail Presiden
Casey Says He Believes In Liberal
- policy

Ia Meeting at Strycker's Hail President
Casey says He Believes In Liberal
Policy. as
= The local Teamstera' Union held its
drvt regular meeting since the calamity
yesterday afternoon at Stryckers' Hall
and large attendance OF members was
present, The work done by members OF
them the praise Of the people
= President Michael Casey urged q lfb-
eral policy and said that no petty gr1ev-
ances would ,be considered. He announced
that the same rules which existed before
April 1s would continue His course was
mitted for ,the.snext three months.
have not been heard from since the ARE
and an effort win be nade by the union
to locate them and II 1T It Is definitely
escertained that they are among the
dead the relatives will be given the usual
missing are william WATKINS, John Pear.
son, Michael Eyrne. Arthur. Berg and
Frank clmstead. ss' a'sst;sssssF
j Tt has been, ,denniteiy learned that Ar
thur Berg was killed and the union vc4ed
800 10 his relatives.
months leave. OF absence Tor the purpose
OF assisting IN the work Of the free labor
bureau which is to be established al
Eleventh and Market streets,
Q. II Johnston. ames Cronin and Frank
Hguear. officers Of the Oakland Broth
crhood Of Teamsters. addressed the meet
inng and said the Oakland members were
every way A1s a'a vote sas's5s y tssDEa n
was rendered to the Oakland Union for
the assistance already given the local
members.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14
CIVIL AND MILITARY
AUTHORITIES DISCUSS
THE DRINK QUESTION
Prosecuting Attorney Leach Of Oakland
and Adlutant General Lauck Hold
an Important Conference
May Decide to Establish a Military
Camp for tho Detention OF In
to,Ilcated Persons.
Drastic Punishment WIN be Melted Out
to Offenders Gathered In by
the Police.

OAKLAND, Nay 13-Ctvil and
military authorities have In hand q
plan &c establish a "buJl PEN" m which
will be confined persons arrested for
drunkenness. The City jail and the
County Jail are overcrowded with
prisoners. Police orders are to arrest
all intoxicated persons. How to dis
pose Of them is u question which has
been perplexing the officials.
Prosecuting Attorney Leach has
conferred with Adjutant General
Lauck, who has consented to furnish
a military guard for detention camp,
where intoxicated persons shall be
confined Such a camp would relieve
the pressure upon tho jail facilities
caused by the vigorous enforcement Of
the law against drunkenness. The plan
has been TO sentence persons found
guilty OF intoxicarion 10 terms Of from
three to ten days IN the City Prison.
Police Judges Mortimer Smith and
George Samuels have been particularly
severe against men VINO come from
San Francisco evidently for the sole
purpose Of procuring rQucr. Y
To meet the unusual conditions
Prosecuting Attorney Leach believes
that confinement IN a military camp
under guard OF armed soldiers will
prove effective and salutary. He
has suggested as a location a portion OF
the City Prison yard. where the appl-
cation Of more drastic methods than
mere locking UP can be enforced.
Concerning the plan. Leach saidi
The City Prison - evercrowded,
and It Is Impossible to provide at this
time for anotAsr prison Tho condi-
tiors demand that sotne other place
be found for persons arrested for
drunkenness. Either they must be
confined for punishr1euk or released a.
soon as they are sober. To carry out
this latter scheme would be subversion
Of good government and proper con-
troll Of the situation BY such Q
course Oakland would become the ref
uge Of every chronic drunkard for
miles around. The only course open
to US, as / see II. Is to establish 8
military guardhouss or camp and to
subject men to such tnconveniencs %
goes with confinement under rigid mill
tary control. II Il becomes known
that such a means has been adopted to
dispose OF men who are arrested for
the authorities will soon
have no trouble on this score. Mil
tary discipline with an that II carries
with Il viii quickly rid Us OF objection
able characters who are taking adj
vantage OF conditions to mako public
nuisancee Of themselves"
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14

Among the passengers VINO arrived
yesterday on the liner Manchuri4
were many missionaries. some Of
whon see IN San P-rancisco's eharred
condition the Judgment OF the powers
above for years or careless nvlnys
They produced authority for theig
opinion In the shape Of clipping
from the st. Louis Dispatch OF April
10, in which appears an interview with
one d. G. Courtney. an attorney OF
Lincoln, Nebr.. and an owner or much
property IN the vicinity Of the Clim
House.
.Courtnay 1-st Qualities as an ex-
pert on San Francisco morals BY as
serting that he has lived here "on anu
OH" for years.
He paints a thrill ng picture OF Sam
Francisco's wickednsss. Crime, ram
pant at the rate or hftesn suicides
and ten murders per dien. goes un-
punished. The thearsrs, ten IN rlrrl-
Der, were all the home OF Nap
vaudeville. and after every perform
ance, at which men and women
smoked and drank. the audience ad-
journed IN pairs to ths wicked res
tanrants with which the eity's streets
were lined
The Palace Hotel. according to
Courtnay, was built OF redwood made
with the aid of twenty coats Of paine
10 resemble stone so closely That it
deceived all the world.
Two years ago, says Courtnays
when he was IN San francisco. the
wicked residents lined the roofs OF th9
tall steel buildings and laughed and
drank while an earthquake caused
tho smaller edtnces OF the city IS
crumble.
THAT baby earthquake" he con-
tues. was warning. ths disregard-
ing Of which caused the powers abovs
to send the shake OF Ap-il 49,
And come o. tho missionaries be-
Heve Courtnay and shake their heads
sadly when told that most OF the city's
churches were destroyed ana Jimmy
Britt's fats spared.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14
vEREfN EINTRAcHT FAyoRS
MUNICIPAL. WATER sUPPLY
Passss RESOLUTION Calling on Supervisors
TO Take Question In
Hand.


Passss Rsse,uston Calling on Supervisors
HAND.
The versin Eintracht has determined
% do everything that Hes In its power
to further the plan of the city to secure
!ts own water supply. The purpose Of the
M3h fhs NsQfsfion foilcws:
: 'sWhayeaa, Gon9eQqent to the earth
ssats ep Apsn is. lsos . eo1fasration
fsSAd but a,so . great part OF the resi-
aenoe districts Of San Francisco, includ-
ing FEDERAL and municipal buildings, and
"Wh>reas, Said ocpfaxratton IN 4
great 4nsasl&e Wa due to the inadequats
tAt4f suppH e1d The back Of proper pre-
te4e1Mae th cuss with emergencies Of liks
SsSssssx About 100000 nananisan.
VQoA thne ton6oped honsiesst and
svensseaA TAs combined soaeess e1
"A xr(seat vat.r gyppE for the c5ty
sns and assk pro Dsovsd 3 s. insufaclssssi Sa lssi
snsFssS5S sEssair.a. a. that IN. sonorssl. Board
6an Francisco use. every proper means to
sss s n s Sas' sh Ds1sssis @ssS D.
piy for doraestid and manufacturing puf-
bSseS, which, in our opinion. cSuid
only be obtained from the ever snowclad
ther
'.Resolved, That for the flushing o.
sewers and extinguishfng Of fires power
tui salt water pumping plants be installed:
: 20 I sa1ss:sslSS.d 8 sss.s sagy .. tA,s. ...s,
Heard Of Supervisors and to the press q
this ety.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14

place remain unknown forevcr5 wrote
that San Francisco was visited by the
earthquake as q punishment for the
sins and the wickedness Of its people
the only consolation which that very
righteous Individual had to offer.
ALL LETTERS ACKNOWLEDGED.
One Of the most curious specimens
In this entire mass Of correspondence
ie q letter signed Ri1ier Martin OF
Knoxville. Tennessee. The letter con-
tains seventy pages Of ordinary letter
paper, written partly in Ink and partly
in pencil. The writer, evidently wo-
man. requests the Mayor to have her
insane prattie published In pamphlet
form and have II distributed to the
STRICKEN citizens OF San Franctsoe and
che lays especial stresB upen the s4rs-
f1lness Of mankind and urges ths pee
pie CT san Francisco and Of California
70 send 30 her offsrings. tn ccnsidsFe-
ton ef which she VIII pray fee the re-
rnission OF the sins Of the sender. Much
more IL contained tn that vefurrtneQa
dccrmen4 but no ona had sha teraes<xy
to wade through the entire epts<4A
Only "a admir&bie and ekdolsa4 9yU-
TEN IN handing 30 yoluna4nDoa Q oo4.
rsspo1dence saved Il from q chact3o
state. AS soon as received, tAs ietteys
and .teiegrams were opened and their
receipt promptly Acknowledged. often
In detail. They were then segregated,
grouped and classified according TO
their contents and referred 70 the
proper committee of Department tor
special attention. A synopsis ef the
contents was kept on Gle. with Q ref
erencs OF the disposition Of each COM
munication.- constituting a perfect sys-
tenn Of Ell inquiries. references and re-
plies. Letters containing checks, pos-
tai money orders and edvioes Of euntrs-
buttons were Acknowledged and turned
over 90 the finance cornmtfteeA
The fles of these communications
record the history Of San E'rarcisco's
great disaster, the sympathies Of the
world that responded spontaneously,
the prompt action In organizing for the
relief Of the sufferers and the courage
and optimism ref the peopis Of eaa.
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14
Adds 60 .ItsrMemher,hIn.

BERKELNY, May ls.-The Golden
Bear Society, chief Of the homer organ.
ieations Of the State eUniversity, sleotsd
the following sradtateA and under Glass
ns fnsn = ,E msa9ssrshta q r. snnps1 e. sasss
Esgent Charles ". back, Recordcii
James sutton. Professor Chspncey N
wsilf, Louis Fre1 9 track sthieto; DAM
K 1sSss sa. sns dsssss1 Ss!s .s. + vSss NErss1
rsrds editor @ et the tie occiAensy; y <. q "a 8.
rsstaasr, editor Of the caAfornian, kuS-
seil Galloway ,ssststaut grsduate nnazl-
IT, rs,Hn SsssAs Hsn.y, n:assE ssey '1s:r s
p!aysrt oserEs Jeqsa captain vsfslsY
ASseosaAed gfaAsnf3i n b sAsfmans Il
Ysa ssnt msn.sias sS!sSss u HSs HiSs .si
Qoldl Clyde .Wayne gf the yarzity kennl1
feanI Norton e. Wilcox of the varsity
track tAarn ..-s,'s
The San Francisco call., 1906-05-14
NEW YORK CITY VISITED BY
THE MAHARAJAf4 QAEKVVAH
Second Greatest Prince In AT Indla
fias the Appearance Of Oapper
Little Oriental MsTriant.

f113 tn0 Appearance OF Dappcf
Little Oriental Merchant
NEW YORK. May 1s.-Ths AEaharaiah
Gaskwar and his brother, Sampatras,
which arrived from Liverpool The
Maharatah is the second greatest prince
In all india and the direct descendanE
Of one Of the Maharatta generals who
the East India Company wrestsd control
from them. He 10 the ruler OF the state
Of Baroda. which has q popuiatS@1 oe
1000, 900 and an area ce 500 sKaro
miles. HIS brother acts aS his secrs-
tary.
to see the ruler OF Baroda. but those who
expected to see a man 6scksd IN ORR
entail trappings and hungs with jewels
were disappointed. Descending ths
gansplank there came : dagpsr httlo
man WHO would have been taken .! Or
merchant, He and his wife, followed by
two maids. were taken TO thu waldorf
Astoria Hotel. where they VIA stay
during thetr visit to New York.
During my stay Ia The Un.ted States. -
most Of your large colleses I ar most
anxious 20 see Yale. RHpceton, Harvard
and Cornell, for ] understand That there
are a large number OF Indian students
ae those institutions Altar z have spent
two weeks In New York I shall so to
then through the, west 70 the Ysrow-
stone Paxk. and on my return ! intend
Co visit President Roosevelt"
The Maharaiah takes deep interest
n the dsvslopInsrt and uplifting OF his
has established a college In Baroda- He
viii send some Of the graduates 20 tho
United States to learn the customs "a
thee people here