Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-03-16
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terrain church of Charlotte last We'd
nesday. The meeting was organized
by the election of the former officers,
who served the committee at the last
meeting, held in Pittsburg, Pa DR.. j.
r. Searle of New Brunswick, N. j.,
is moderator and DR.. J. d. Steele of
Passaic, N. j., secretary. Immediately
after the organization, the question
arose as to whether representatives OF
the press should be admitted to the
meetings of the committee. 1t was
finally decided that If the press be ad-
mitted, all articles should be censored
before published in the local papers
or sent out In his report, DR.. Steele,
the secretary, stated that the churches,
with few exceptions, are in favor OF
federation, some favoring a move con-
ditionally.
Boston, March IA: The Phoenix
Line steamer, British King, from
Antwerp to New York, foundered at
sea last Sunday. Twenty-eight out OF
fifty-six persons on board are known
to have been saved. The first news
of the disaster was brought here to-
day by the Leyland liner Bostonian.
The disaster was caused by oil bar
rels and other wreckage, which had
been washed overheard, being thrown
against the hull by the waves until
an opening was made through which
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brought seventeen survivors. Eleven
others are known to have escaped
and were picked up by the German
tank steamer Mannheim, Hamburg to
New York. The survivors say there
is little doubt that the twenty-elght
missing have perished. Captain
O'Hagan of the British King was
rescued by the Bostonian, but died
later from injuries. The rescue was
made with great peril.
Honolulu, March 1S: The officers
of the steamer Sierra, which has ar
rived here from Sydney. \. S. W.,
via Samoa, reported that the erup-
ton of the volcano on the Island OF
Savaii, of the Samoan group, con-
tinues on a large scale. Three vii
lagos have been completely destroy
ed. including Malaeola, where was To-
Gated the finest cocoa plantation on
the island. The residences OF A.
King and G. Barleley have been re-
duced to ruins and are total loss.
The lava from the volcano is flowing
into the ocean in a stream three
quarters of a mile wide and twenty
feet deep, at the rate of twenty feet
an hour At night solid wall OF
molten lava, five miles long, can be
seen reaching far out into the sea.
For some distance the sea water Is
boiling and the surf breaking over
the fiery stream. The government
recently chartered the steamer Maori
to remove women and children from
the zone of danger.
New York, March 13: a terrify-
ing experience at sea was reported
by the French Line Steamer Hudson
which arrived here today. During
the storm which swept the Atlantic
last Friday afternoon and evening the
336 steerage passengers on the steam
er became panic stricken and were
quieted only after the captain and
first officer had threatened them with
revolver and knife. Both barometer
and thermometer fell rapidly and
terrific gale rolled up great seas
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the steerage passengers became panic
stricken and sought to go on deck
insisting that If they must die they
wanted to meet death in the open
The stewards and minor officers lost
control Of the passengers and appeal
ed to the captain for assistance cap
Juham and first officer Mehausas'
who were on the bridge, hurried 10
the steerage quarters and attempted
to pacify the terrorized passengers.
First they assured them there was
no danger, then theatened them ana
finally drew revolvers and knives ana
threatened to use them unless the
passengers became quiet. Order was
storm abated. Capt. Juham said that
the storm, while it lasted, was the
most severe he ever saw in his thirty
years experience at sea.
- Manila, March 13: Major General
Wood, who has returned here after
the battle of Dajo on the Isle Jolo'
where several hundred natives were
exterminated by American troops
talked 10 day about the fight with
the Moros He admitted that many
native women and children were
killed in the engagement and While
he deplored the fact, it was unaVoid-
able. The women fought side by side
with the men and Moro children were
used as shields of the warriors. The
Noros in fight, General Wood declar-
ed, were absolute fanatics. When
the men of the ambulance corps tried
IN administer to the injured, the ma
tives would feign death and when
the ambulance men would approach
them. they would spring up and try
to slash the Americans with their
knives. AS the troops were nearing
the summit of Mount Dajo many OF
the fanatics leaped over the preci-
pice upon the troops, some of whom
succeeding i'm seizing the soldiers and
rolling with them down the declivity.
The majority of the casualties to the
troops of General Wood were caused
by spears and krisers and it was i'm
possible to save many of the Moros
after the fight began, because they
absolutely Scorned surrender ana
many fought the surgeons after they
had been placed upon the operating
table.
Baltimore, Md, March Is: At a
meeting today of representatives OF
the Methodist Episcopal church ana
the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
acting under authority conferred by
the general conferences OF the TWO
churches. there was formed the Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Japan.
Those taking part in the conference
included Bishop Earl Cranston OF OF