Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-03-12
Straps aud faets.


Capt. w. j. Mcdonald, who was for
merly in command of the Texas Ran
gers, says is not true. Captain NC
Donald is quoted as saying that he de-
sires to go before the court martial
and give testimony which he claims
will go to show that Major Penrose
did everything in his power after the
shooting up of Brownsville to shield
the negroes from detection as to the
part they played in the affair.
Knoxville, Tenn, March IL: Knox
Vile, by a majority Of nearly 1000
votes, decided today that the saloons
must go. Under a state law granting
incorporated cities the right to say
whether or not they desire saloons, an
election was held as an expression or
sentiment. The result was a majority
Of 1921 for temperance. The legisla-
ture reconvenes tomorrow, following a
recess, when a bill will be introduced
abolishing the present charter and re-
incorporating without saloons. Six
months time will be given the saloons
In WHICH 10 ClOSc. 1Oudy OASSSA~A@
was featured by memorable scenes.
Five thousand women and children
paraded the streets before the polls
opened and all during the day wom-
en- worked at the polling places, re-
questing the men to cast their ballots
for the temperance cause.
Birmingham, Ala, March 8: Be-
cause they had acquitted Thomas
Shelton, a white man, Of the murder
of Ore Dunn, a white woman, In a
house in Red Light" district, Criminal
Judge S. L. Weaver today delivered a
singing rebuke to the jury after the
verdict had been announced. He said
that statistics showed that less crime
was committed in England and Ireland
than in Jefferson county, Alabama He
continued: Under the circumstances
in this case, my love Of my country
forbids me from remaining silent any
longer 1t is the province Of this jury
to free the defendant. 1t may be that
he may get full Of cheap liquor again
and go over to the Red Light district
and kill another. poor unfortunate
woman, or he may join those who are
advocating the wiping out Of that dis
trict Who knows?" Shelton's defense
was that his pistol dropped from his
pocket and shot the woman acciden-
tally. He was arrested in Indian Ter
ritory and brought back here.
-Leonidas NJ. Preston, New York
millionaire, committed suicide at the
Hotel Cumberland in that city last
Thursday, by taking prussic acid.
Preston was a native of Texas and was
New York manager for the Thinker
Railroad Axle Bearing company. The
dead man had been suffering with grip
for some days, and on Thursday morn
ing several gentlemen called to see
him, talking to him over the hotel
phone from the Office. Preston told
the visitors to come up. They went
and when they reached his room the
suicide was lying across his bed.
fully dressed and dead. Among Pres
toms papers, was found note which
stated that he had been insane for
some time. It has also been discovered
: by an examination Of his books that
the dead man was guilty OF having
committed forgeries amounting to
something like 800, 900, having forged
the name OF E r. Hewitt, one Of the
members Of the company he repre-
sented. Preston's note, written on a
business card found in one Of his
pockets, read in part as follows: ,'1
realize that l am, and have been for
some time, insane. I have lost my
mind, my power to grasp things, my
memory. have lost everything ex-
cept my firm faith in God and His Son,
Jesus Christ. I am in His hands, and
leave it all to him. He has been my
refuge and strength and will never
forsake me-"
John Alexander Dowie, self-styled
Elijah III, and founder of Zion City,
near Chicago died in the former city
last Saturday morning. Dowie was
born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1S47.
He was afterwards taken to Australia
by his parents, where he was employ
ed as a clerk. At the age Of twenty
he returned to Edinburgh and took a
five year course in theology and the
arts. Again in 1873 he returned to
Australia and set up the first Free
Christian tabernacle and organized a
divine healing association, and in this
work gained much notoriety by going
out into the rural districts and appar-
emily effecting many cures of putrid
fever by the laying on of hands and
prayers. In 1888 Dowie and his fam
lily landed in San Francisco, finally
settling in Chicago, where he and his
wife established the Christian Cath
olic church in Zion City. In 1901 the
first building was erected in Zion City
and a year later the embryo city had
10000 inhabitants and its population
continued to increase for year or
two. In 1903 dissensions began to
Zion City was placed in charge Of a
Federal court receiver. The receiver
ship was soon dissolved on Dowie's
representation that the city could pay
it's indebtedness dollar for dollar. A
year ago the prophet was kicked out
by his first lieutenant, Volira, charg-
ing Dowie with gross mismanagement.
About this time the divine healer was
deserted by his wife and children for
one cause and another. At the time
of his death Dowie had only about 200
faithful followers. At this time the
assets of Zion City are believed to be
close to s2S.OOO.OOO, the principal feat
ure of which is a large lace factory.
One of the most unique professions
that has ever come to light in the
United States. is that of the man or
woman who made profession Of get
ting hurt in railroad and trolley car
accidents, or supposed accidents. The
game has been worked all over the
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