Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-05-10
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mony, where either Of the parties had
been divorced. 1 doubt very much
whether any self-respecting minister
could be found on Long Island to
marry such a couple"
Washington, May 9: In the United
States district court here today, at the
instigation of S. H. Smith, special
agent and examiner for the interstate
commerce commission, true bills were
found against the Laurinburg OIL
company, Of Laurinburg, N. c., and
the Lumberton Cotton Oil and Gin
ming company. of Lumberton, N. Co.
and the officers and directors OF those
corporations for alleged violation OF
section 10 Of the interstate COM
merce act. These indictments are the
first under this section of the statute,
the specific charge being obtaining
TRANSPORTATION at a less rate than that
In force by means Of false returns OF
weights. The indictment against each
corporation contains eight counts. ana
carries a penalty Of $4,000 for eacn
count, the whole amounting TO SSO,-
600. The case will be heard at the
October term.
-"This disturbance between the ne
groes and the soldiers In Cuba reveals
the fact that we have a race problem
there as we'll as you have here" said
Senior Gonzaga Martinez OF Havana
to a Washington correspondent few
days ago. Senior Martinez is n wine
merchant. "The greater portion OF
the population Of the island Is COM
posed of negroes" he continued. Pres
ident Palma got himself into disfavor
with them by practically disfranchls-
ing them, not through any law, Dut
manipulation Of the elections. II Is
likely that they will be permitted to
vote In the coming election, which Will
be held under the direction OF the
United States government. What the
result will be under these circum-
stances is now agitating the business
men of Havana. For one, do not
think they are dangerous, as they are
not strong enough to overcome the in
telligent Spanish and American
classes"
Highwaymen held up a train on
the Northern Pacific railroad near
Butte, Mont, last Monday, shot the
engineer dead and wounded the brake
man. The robbers signaled the train
to stop from within. AS soon as II
stopped they began a fusilade OF
shots. Realizing the situation, the
engineer then opened wide the
throttle The robbers shot him
through the body, and broke the fire
mans arm. The conductor and pas
sengers began to alight and the rob-
bers fed. A negro, who claimed to
have been stealing a ride, says he saw
the would-be robbers and could recog-
nize them. A suit case full OF dyna-
mite was found on the platform OF the
express car. The robbers were after
a large sum Of money that they knew
to be en- route by express and the dy-
Mantle was for the purpose Of burst
ing open the safe. They got nothing.
At last accounts the officers Of the
law were still in pursuit Of the out
laws.
The accident bulletin issued on
May /, by the interstate commerce
commission for the three months end
ing December 81, shows that during
that quarter casualties to railroad
passengers and to railroad employees
while on duty numbered 2o,944, an in
crease Of 1904 over those reported
during the preceding three months.
The number of passengers and en-
ployees killed in train accidents was
474, an increase Of 207 over the pre-
vious quarter. The number of pas
sengers killed in train accidents in
this quarter, $50, is the largest on rec
ord, except that for the quarter end
ing September 80, 1904. Three acci-
dents-two collisions and one derail-
ment, caused 143 deaths. The number
Of employees killed in coupling cars
and engines was "a, as against 81 the
preceding quarter. The total number
of collisions and derailments was g.
e65 (2,226, collisions and 1,739 derail-
ments), Of which 391 collisions and 100
derailments affected passenger trains.
The damage to cars, engines and road
way amounted to $3,099,22S. The most
disastrous accident during the quarter
was a collision between a passenger
train and a train Of empty coaches at
Terra Gotta, D. c. In this accident,
the commission says, 43 were killed
and 63 injured.
- San Francisco May Z: The strike
Of seventeen hundred motormen and
conductors Of the United Railways
developed this afternoon into a riot
in which more than a score OF persons
were. severely hurt, and many others
injured to a less extent. AT 2.3O
O'Clock the company made fourth
sending out seven cars manned by
thirty or forty strike breakers in in
spectors uniforms. each armed with
revolver in full view. A start was
made from the barns at Turk and Fill
more streets where the crowd, party
Of five thousand men and boys, gath
cred Before the cars proceeded a
block every window was smashed un-
der showers of stones and bricks and
slime from garbage cans and many
strike breakers were cut and bruised.
At Turk and Buchanan streets the
leading car was the object of re-
newed and specially vicious attack and
guards on the rear platform answered
with bullets. one taking effect in the
arm of a strike sympathizer This
threw the crowd into a wiiG mood and
fierce fighting ensued by running fire
for twelve blocks. During the fusi-
lade another man was shot in the
back and may died 1t is said tonight
the company may Withhold further at
tempt to operate cars until the police
offered protection.