Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-14
Straps and faets.


crediting the Jonah and the whale
story was being taught, Mr.. HOFFMAN
refused to pay the note. He had been
financial secretary of the institution,
but was dismissed two years ago.
When the case is called, Mr.. HOFFMAN
says, he will summon j. w. McGar-
vey, president of the Bible College of
the Kentucky university at Lexington;
j. w. Lord, editor OF the Christian
Standard of Cincinnati; F. w. Cablett,
president of Bethany college, west
Virginia, and d. r. DUNCAN, president
of the Bible College at Drake univer-
sity, Des Moines, Iowa, as his witness
es. Consequently, it remains for
jury of laymen, under the direction or
Judge McIlhinney of st. Louis, to de-
eide once and for all whether the sto-
ry of Jonah is a myth, as taught in
the Bible College of Missouri.
Spencer, N c., special of June IL,
to the Charlotte Observer: The large
safe Of the st. Clair Mercantile compa-
nv, at Norwood, Stanley county, was
blown open and robbed by yeggmen
about midnight last night during a
terrific thunder storm. The cracksmen
took advantage of the storm and broke
the front door of the store open with
a crowbar, after which they blew open
the safe by dynamite and nitrogly-
n.
and a number of valuable checks were
taken. A number of tools belonging
to the robbers were found in the build
ing this morning, when the robbery
was discovered by members OF the
firm. The work of the cracksmen
bore marks of experts, though there
Is no clue to the guilty parties Ot-
ficers are making desperate eftort 10
locate the robbers, who escaped from
a
clever ruse the noise of the heavy
thunder was taken advantage of at
the midnight hour and the reports OF
the explosives used on the safe were
not noticed by persons sleeping near
the store. Thinking it was thunder,
the robbers were allowed to do their
work.
Galveston, Texas, June IL: A. NJ.
Hammerstein, a Berlin naval archl-
tect of the German government, ar
rived here today from Bremen. He is
Just back from a long Sojourn IN ia
pan. He says Japan is preparing for
war, and there is every evidence that
the United States is rapidly losing
in favor in the Orient. Hammerstein
explains, that though an internal
strife in Japan might prolOng the open
ing of conflict with America, IT is
plainly evident the feeling of diStrust
against this country is cemented ana
il is conceded the Japanese believe
they could whip the United States.
He says Japan has set aside hundred
million dollars for army and navy
equipment. The greater portion is FOR
the navy. Hammerstein declared that
while the lower classes OF japanese
are openly bitter against the United
States, in official circles there is a
suppressed feeling, mixed with con-
ceit, that bodies no good for America.
He says the Japs display remarkable
knowledge of the naval power OF this
country, but he is confident that Amer
lean vessels will never meet defeat
from Japan.
- Senator John Tyler Morgan, the
grand old man of Alabama, and of the
south, died at his home in Washington
last Tuesday night at 1l.l5 o'clock.
Senator Morgan was born at Athens,
Tenn, on June 20, 1924, and went TO
Alabama with his fathers family in
1924. After securing fairly good
academic education, he studied law
and was admitted to the bar IN Io4o.
He Joined the Confederate army as a
private in May, 1861, served through
the war with considerable distinction,
coming out as brigadier general. Al
ter the war he resumed his law prac-
tice, and was elected to the United
States senate in 1877, a member OF
which he continued up to the time OF
his death. Senator Morgan was one
Of the most scholarly men in the SEN
ate and one of the most able and pa
triotic He was the father of the 18TH
mian canal idea 50 far as this govern
ment is concerned, and had it not been
for his efforts the probability is that
work would not have commenced Tor
several generations yet. He always
Tsa.,
when the latter route was accepted
gave it up gracefully. He was a poor
man except for his salary as United
States senator. He declined to re-
ceive compensation for any service
that he performed outside of his sem
atorial duties. The literary work he
did for the magazines would have
brought him thousands of dollars each
year; but he always declined TO re-
ceive any compensation whatever. In
the belief that Senator Morgan would
hardly live out his term, when his
people reelected him last summer they
at the same time elected his alternate
Charlotte Observer: The work of
building the South and Western rail-
road, from Spruce Pine to Marion,
progresses slowly but surely. There is
light in % tunnels and the laying
of rail, between Marion and the Ca
tawba river, has commenced. Four
miles Of track, from Spruce Pine to
Altapas, is in operation. 1t is said
that it will be about eighteen months
before trains will cross the mountains,
coming from Spruce Pine to Marion,
but if the time for hauling coal direct
from the coal fields TO the cotton mills
is so close at hand the people OF the
Piedmont region have cause to re-
joice. The completion of the South
NM n
people of this section of the south.
Some of the men who control the Sea-
board Air Line road are building the
South and Western. This spells some
thing good for Charlotte. The new
line will strike the old Carolina Cen
tral at Bostic. i'm Rutherford county.
1t is safe to say that, by the time the
South and Western touches at Bostlc,
the Carolina Central track between
that point and Monroe will have been
put in first class condition. 1t is be-
lieved by men who have minds for
railroad details that the SeabOard peo-
pie will improve the Carolina Central
clear to Wilmington and make that
the port to which coal will be hauled.
In the construction of their road the
South and Western people are building
for the future, and preparing to haul
heavy trains at maximum cost.
There are to be no treStleS; culverts
and fills will be used. The watershed
i'm every instance is being surveyed so
that no mistakes will be made in put
ting in culvertS. More than 1000 men
are at work on the South and Western.
The construction is being pushed for
ward as rapidly as possible under the
circumstances. 1t has been said that
the number of accidents and casual
tiles on that road have been greater
than was ever known in this section
Of the country. The death rate has
been something like four or five
week Thirteen persons were killed up
there by Il powder explosion some
time ago.
- They are having a rare old social
and military row at West Point. The
trouble had its origin in an incident
that occurred some weeks ago 1T a big
review. There were lots of girls at
the Point on that occasion, and during
the manoeuvres, rain began tn fall.
Anyhow, u number of cadets had