Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-01-09
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frontiers, and the movement Of SOL
diers has been carried on at night so
as not to attract attention. The from
tier garrisons are now practically on
war footing, and the big guns are all
mounted. There is no doubt that this
action has been taken so that Germany
will be prepared for any emergency In
case the Moroccan conference at AL
giers ends unsatisfactory.
jackson, Miss, Jan. Z: The Missis-
sissippi delegation to the New Orleans
Cotton convention, which will be held
this week. will go with instructions to
try to obtain the adoption by the con-
vention Of what is known as the With
erspoon plan. This plan, in brief, Is
that a corporation to be known as the
Southern Cotton company shall be
formed, with a capital Of $11O,OOO,OOO
to begin business as soon as the capi-
tai Is paid in. The shares are placed
at 800 each, and are payable in cash
or cotton at $50 a bale. The corpora
ton is to purchase $100,000,00O worth OF
cotton at ten cents per pound regard
less Of the market price, and is not to
be sold till the price shall have reached
IL cents, when 1t shall be sold for IL
cents no more, no less.
Charlotte News, Saturday: Mr..
Nicholas P. TredenIck of Sardis. one
of the most highly respected veterans
and citizens of Mecklenburg county,
was accidentally killed near his home
last night between s and o'clock.
Mr.. frederick drove to Charlotte
yesterday morning, returning home
about $50 o'clock. AS he drove into
the barn lot, which is a short distance
from his home, the wheels struck a
pile of planks near the gate, upset
ting the buggy and throwing the un-
fortunate man out. He struck on his
head breaking his neck, from which
injuries he died in a short while.
Those who knew Mr.. frederick will
be shocked to learn Of his tragic
death. He was respected and es-
teemed by all who knew him and es-
pecially by the veterans, who were
members Of his company-First
North Carolina cavalry.
The house committee on interstate
and foreign commerce has decided to
hurl defiance at the senate in connect
ion with all lighthouse measures and
similar bills which must be passed on
by the committee. 1t has been the
practice of the house to frame these
measures in such a way that sum Of
money not specified but not to exceed
a certain amount, Is to be used for
this particular improvement. The sem
ate invariably has changed such bills
so they appropriate a fixed amount.
This system is regarded by the MEM
bers Of the house interstate and foreign
commerce committee as being con-
ducive to reckless expenditure and the
members Of the committee will refuse
to accept such a bill hereafter and pur-
poses forcing the senate to indorse
measures which will encourage the
completion Of work at the lowest pos
sible cost and the saving Of balances
which may remain. This action of the
house committee is in line with the
general opposition which the house is
offering to what is declared to be the
encroachment of the senate upon its
rights.
Chicago, January 6: Five men
were instantly killed. four others fatal
ly hurt and seven seriously injured by
the explosion of a ton Of dynamite at
ard company. at Gary, Ill, today. All
Of the men killed and injured were for
eigners, who were laboring in the quar-
ries. The cause of the explosion is not
known, but 1t is supposed that a box
containing 100 pounds of the explosive
fell from the top Of another case.
while 1t was warming prior to use for
blasting purposes, and that the explo-
sion of this amount set off the rest Of
the 1000 pounds. The building in
which the dynamite was stored was at
one end of the quarry in which about
forty men were working. Three of the
men. who were instantly killed, were
at work in a trench about fifty feet
from the building in which the dyna-
mite was stored. Pieces of the wreck
ed building were showered upon them,
crushing them to the earth. The other
two men were killed by the air concus-
sion while working in blacksmith shop
close by. The total loss of property is
$25 900. The force Of the explosion was
felt for twenty miles around and many
windows were broken in houses stand
ing three or four miles from the quarry.
London dispatch of January 6 to
New York Sun: The point has been
reached in Russia where the lack Of
a leader threatens to defeat the sue
cess of the revolutionary movement.
Every other great popular struggle
in history has produced leaders of
ability or at least Of prominence.
Not a single man has yet emerged
from the Russian insurrection. The
Moscow revolt has been completely
uuelled. The sudden collapse is at
tributed chiefly to the discipline of
the troops and the effective use of
artillery. The Sun correspondent
there writes that the primary cause
was that the workmen's delegates
persuaded the revolutionary party
amount OF energy, he says. was wasted
on elaborate, futile barricades, not
one of which would stop bullet or
was seriously defended He notes
that most of those killed in the early
stages were sightseers. The first two
he saw hit were girls There was
much disaffection among the troops,
but 1t did not last more than half
an hour of the battle. They felt
the dropping fire from the houses as
a murderous outrage and soon they
were ready to shoot down their own
fathers. Order reignS in Moscow as
half century ago it reigned in War
saw, but the revolution will still go
on. to what extent no one can fore
tell. The nexus between the prov
inces is so imperfect that no discon-
tented province rises at the same
moment as another. On the other
hand, the ineptitude of the author
tiles as much as the spirit of the
people themselves.
- The Southern and Adams express
companies are greatly worried on ac-
count Of the disappearance Of $4,000
in cash somewhere between Augusta,
10 apH pity about ten