Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-22

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money will be collected from Cuba by
the United States. Congress author
lied the collection Of as much of this
money as Cuba can spare, and prac-
tically allowed the war department to
exercise its judgment in this matter.
Washington dispatch to Charlotte
Observer: Under a new districting
scheme, soon to go into effect, Char
lotte is to be made the headquarters
for the northern and eastern district
of the Southern railroad. The whole
system will be divided into two di-
stricts, the southern and western head
quarters being in Atlanta H. Z.
Hutchins, now stationed at Memphis
will be general superintendent for the
northern and eastern division, nav
ing an office in Charlotte. He will be
under the general manager OF trans
portation for the whole road, who
will be ]. n. Searle. Mr.. L. r. Loyall
now of Charlotte, will go to Knoxville.
The transportation manager for the
southern and western district, with
headquarters in Atlanta, will be Mr.
NJ NJ. Richey.
George Edward Adams, employed
at a salary of $4,000 a year in the
United States assay office at Seattle,
Wash, stole gold dust brought in by
the Alaskan miners to the amount or
S25O,OOO. He was found out, confess
ed. and was convicted and has been
sentenced to serve six years in the
penitentiary at McNeil's island. 1t
now appears, however, that when ne
has served his sentence Adams is like
y to come out worth above 100000.
The government has called upon the
miners who were defrauded to pre-
sent their claims, but with practically
all these filed, less than $4,000 has
been called for. The remainder the
government cannot possibly hold,
although the evidence is conclusive
that upward of $25O,OOO in gold dust
was stolen by Adams. 1t is a peculiar
case, and the wages of sin for this man
will ultimately be fortune.
The attorney general of New York
state has been asked by the National
Independent Telephone association to
step in and prevent the consummation
of a deal between the Bell Telephone
company and the Independent Tele-
phone company Of Rochester. The lat
ter company wants to sell out and the
Bell people want to buy, but the peo-
pie who represent the National asso-
citation are opposed to the deal for the
reason that such sale would only
weaken their fight against the tele-
phone trust which has so many of the
cities all over the country by the
throat. The independent company at
Rochester puts up the plea that 1t is
a case with them of either selling out
to the Bell people or going through re-
ceivership proceedings and claim that
by selling to the trust that they
would be selecting the lesser OF two
evils-to them. The National indie
pendent Telephone association people
say that the case is simply another in
stance of modern high finance, and
that the patrons Of the Bell system
will finally have to pay the price OF
the purchase in higher rates and poor
er service. The New York attorney
general has not yet reached decision
in the matter, but has given out hint
that he will most likely prevent the
deal going through.
London, March 20: The women
suffragists attempted today a demon
strative raid on parliament more i'm
portant and more numerous than any
of their previous efforts. The police,
however, had timely warning and
made preparations that resulted In
making the demonstration somewhat
ineffective. The only result was some
amusing disorderly scuffies and the
arrest of nearly seventy suffragists
who were at once liberated on bail.
Previous to this demonstration an in
dignation meeting, which was largely
attended by the so-called "suffrag-
gettes" and their friends was held at
Caxton hall where the speakers de-
nounced the house of commons for
sitting the Dickerson woman suffrag-
ist bill. The raid was led by Lady
Harberton, who was assisted by the
most prominent women who took part
in the previous raids. The women
drove up in wagons, and after prom
enading before the house of parliament
stormed the entire entrance of the
house of commons, where the police
reinforcements drawn up for the &C.
casion, waited the onslaught and drove
the women back. After this first re-
buff the women made a second deter
mined attempt to penetrate the police
Gordon. but all to little purpose. In
accordance with instructions the police
employed against the women as little
force as possible. At late hour this
evening the suffragists reassembled at
Caxton hall and amid the greatest en-
thusiasm passed a resolution to send
another deputation to the premier and
to renew the demonstrations before
parliament Accordingly another move
was made against the house Of COM
mons, the disorderly scenes were re-
peated on a smaller scale and several
further arrests were made.
- Francis c. Jones, teller of the
Charlotte National bank, disappeared
last Sunday night leaving a shortage
of $6SOOO He was bonded for $4,000
and the bank loses $4S,OO0. The loss
however. was easily made good out of
the surplus and profits, the bank having
more than $4,000 surplus with its
capital of s125,OOO unimpaired. Jones
stood high socially and otherwise. He
was assistant superintendent of the
Sunday school of the First Presby-
terian church, and so far as the world
knew was a man of exemplary habits
in every particular. Everybody con-
sidered him a model citizen. Although
he absconded Sunday, the story did
not appear in the Charlotte papers un-