Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-12
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called on Wednesday as a witness for
the defense. There has been a strong
effort to induce Haywood to turn
states evidence. 1t Is stated that he
has been promised immunity II he
would do so, and the story Is that his
wife has been begging him to accept
the offer. Meyer, however. has stead
lily refused to listen to anything Of
the kind. His testimony Wednesday
was in sharp contradiction to all that
Orchard had testified to concerning
Orchards relations with Meyer. Il
never met Orchard until January 2,
1904" said Meyer and I never talk
ed with him about any crime. l never
at any time paid Orchard any money"
he further declared.
The campaign Of the Federal gov
ernment against the land grabbers Of
Colorado, Washington, Idaho and 9TH
er western states, is growing in inter-
est and importance with each sue
ceeding week. The game Of the land
grabbers has been to file claims for
public lands under fictitious names,
and after perfecting titles in accord
ance with the government require
ments, with the help Of conniving or
ficials, transfer the same to one or
another Of their number. Upon the
initiation of the government prosecu-
tions. the conspirators were not very
much concerned about the matter.
They found it a very easy matter to
take the prosecuting officials into part
nership. But about year ago Fran
els ]. Henly as prosecuting attorney,
and his assistant, a detective named
Burns proved to be Of the kind Of stuff
that could neither be bribed or bull
dozed, and several of the conspirators
were easily convicted. This was in
Washington and Oregon. Messrs. Hen
ly and Burns have transferred their
activities to Colorado, and the land
thieves of that state are now in big
stampede.
The London Daily Mail, comment
ing on the Japanese American situa-
tion, says editorially: Around the i'm
mense area Of the Pacific ocean the
embattled nations of the world are
gathering, as the nations gathered
around the Mediterranean 1000 years
ago. Careful observers universally
will agree that the great events Of
the goth century probably will be oc-
cupied with the rim of this vast sau-
Ger. War between Japan and Amer
lea Is almost unthinkable. We believe
the intentions of the statesmen Of both
countries to be profoundly pacific and
that the incidents at San Francisco
are not responsible for the movement
Of the American fleet. Japan COM
menced the war with Russia, without
previous declaration, by destroying
half the Russian fleet. Such move
was very effective the first time it
tion will wait for a formal declaration
Of war, but will be ready to strike
while there are yet no signs Of a dip
lomatic rupture. The cautious and
wise statesmen directing American
policy are not violating prudence in
deciding to concentrate their forces
in the region where the eye can detect
the menace on the obscure horizon"
The interstate commerce COM
mission has decided that the Jim Grow
car law Is not discriminatory where
equal facilities are furnished to both
parties, says a Washington dispatch.
The case before the interstate COM
merce commission that resulted in the
decision upholding the Jim Crow car
law was brought by Georgia Edwards,
a negro woman, against the Asheville,
Chattanooga & st. Louis railway.
The negro woman attacked the provis-
ions Of the rate bill Immediately af-
ter its passage by congress, and it was
generally understood that she was act
ing for many prominent negroes in the
south and north. Her first move was
to purchase a ticket emitting her to
first class passage from Chattanooga,
Tenn, to Dalton, Ga. She entered
the car assigned to the use Of white
passengers and was promptly removed
therefrom to the car assigned to the
negroes. Through her attorney she
filed a complaint alleging discrimina-
tion in the facilities furnished to her
as against those provided for white
passengers. The commission held a
hearing in the case, appointed a day
for argument and then, after careful
consideration, decided in favor Of the
defendant railroad.
Raleigh, n. c., July 8: Judge B. F.
Long, of the state court, has instruct
ed the grand jury to indict every vio-
lator of the new law fixing the maxi
mum charge Of transporting passen-
gers on railroads in North Carolina
exceeding 60 miles in length at q
cents per mile. providing a penalty of
$500 for every violation and making it
an indictable misdemeanor for any
agent of the railroad to demand or
charge a greater rate. Judge Long
expressed the opinion that no court
the superior courts Of North Carolina,
and that If the state superior and su-
preme courts should both hold the act
not repugnant to the Federal consti-
tuition, the Federal supreme court could
re-examine the decision upon writ Of
error, at instance of convictions under
the act This decision following close
on Federal Judge Pritchard's decision
enjoining the state officers from put
ting the law into effect, presents new
and interesting phases of the rate lit
igation. The Southern railway and
the Atlantic Coast Line are selling
tickets at the old rates and giving re-
bate slips to passengers, to be good
II the law is held to be valid.
In an interview at Berlin, Tuesday,
Senator A. c. Latimer of South Caro-
lima, who with Representative Burnett
Of Alabama, is to cover Germany in
the emigration commissions report to
congress, said in part: I'VE did not
come to Europe either to encourage or
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