Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-07-24
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minister of war has ordered a COM
mission, under the presidency of Cen
eral Pavloff, to inquire exhaustively
into the existing disaffection in numer-
Gus regiments, an incomplete list of
which includes more than ifty-one.
Washington, July 21: Discussing
the new meat inspection law, loday,
Secretary Wilson said there was con-
siderable misapprehensiOn regarding
its scope. 1t does not, he said apply
to any but slaughtering and meat
packing houses doing an Interstate
country" said the secretary, want to
be assured that the meat that goes
into their homes from those estab-
lishments doing a purely state and To-
cal business is clean and wholesome,
they can enter on a crusade for a gener-
al cleaning up. am powerless myself
to act Recently / went through some
of these houses not embraced within
the federal law and found them in a
nasty, filthy condition, and in some
cases using diseased animals. 1t is
my one regret that the federal law
does not reach them, but 1 earnestly
hope the state and city officials will
look after them as vigorously as we
propose to look after the others"
Paris, July 21; In the presence
of a distinguished military assem-
blage, Major Alfred Dreyfus, wear
ing the full uniform of his rank, today
received the cross of Chevalier of
the Legion of Honor. The ceremony
which occurred in the court yard of
the military school was rendered
doubly impressive by being held on
the very spot where the buttons and
gold lace were stripped off his uni
form and his sword broken twelve
years ago. The court yard, from
which the public was vigorously ex-
cluded, was encircled by two batteries
of the 18th artillery, commanded by
Colonel Tarde. who made the recent
discoveries at the war office leading
to a rehearing of the case Of Dreyfus
anu Ills dCQullldl
accompanied by a number of army
officials entered the circle with
trumphets and drums sounding. The
general attached the decoration to
Major Dreyfus' breast and felicitated
him on his well-earned honor. The
major replied briefly, expressing his
acknowledgements. The ceremony
was over in five minutes, the general,
Major Dreyfus and the army off cials
retiring amid the dipping Of flags
and a roll of drums
Washington, July 21: Brigadier
General Peter c. Hams, member of
the isthmian canal commission, who has
just returned from Panama, said to-
day that the builders of the canal are
already awaiting with great interest
the proposed visit of President Roose-
welt to the canal zone. II would mark
the expansion of work to full blast
throughout. On his tour OF inspec-
ton through the zone, General Hams
was gratified with the wonderful ad-
vance made in sanitation, in providing
adequate water supply for the city Of
Panama, and in the rapid extension
of the facilities for the housing and
comfort of the government employees.
Il practically did not see a mosquito
on the isthmus during the whole of
my stay" he declared. yellow fever
he
work of Colonel Gorgas, who is still
in charge. In the city Of Panama,
water had sold for something like five
cents a jug. in the old days. Now the
inhabitants are provided with an
abundance of water free from the
government hydrants, while the
houses Of the well-to-do are being
equipped with bath tubs and other
conveniences previously impossible"
Asheville, July %: 1t was little
star-a printers mark-inadvertantly
placed before the name of ]. Luke
Lancaster and Mrs. Bette Lancaster,
his wife, in the recently issued city di-
rectory of Asheville. that has resulted
in a suit for heavy damages against the
Hill Directory company of Richmond,
Va compilers of the directory, and the
Hackney & Moale company of Ashe
vile. printers of the directory. The
the compilers of the directory, in desig
mating the races, places a star before
the names of all negro residents of the
city The directory shows that a star
was placed before the name of j. Luke
Lancaster. Mr.. Lancaster is highly re-
spected white citizen of Ashville and
the placing of the star before his name
was an error. AS a result of this err
ror, however, and the designating of
Mr.. Lancaster yesterday instituted suit
in the superior court against the direc-
tory company and Hackney & Moale
company for damages. The complaint
has not yet been filed and the amount
of damages that will be demanded is
not stated. 1t is understood, however,
that the amount is large and that the
plaintiffs will fight the case through all
the courts. Mr.. Lancaster has en-
ployed the local law firm of Parker &
Bourne as counsel.
- Washington. July 20: Bids We're
opened at the treasury department
late this afternoon for the 100000
900 ten-thirty Panama canal bonds
under Secretary Shaws circular
of July ., and. although no awards
will be made until tomorrow or
later, it is evident that the entire is
sue has been subscribed for at an
average of from 103.94 to 1896.
Secretary Shaw and other officials of
the treasury department are entirely
satisfied with the figures obtained.
The total number and amounts of
bids made will not be ascertained un-
til tomorrow, but it is apparent that
the whole issue has been subscribed
for several times over. The largest
and best single offer was that of Fisk
& Robinson of New York, who made
six bids of five millions each at an
average of 103S5. Smaller bids at