Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-02-05

luton Of Representative Sims of Ten
nessee, commencing the president 10
his action in discharging the coloret
soldiers engaged in shooting up TIT
town Of Brownsville, Texas. The mo
ton to lay on the table was made b!
a Republican and carried by the Re-
publicans, the Democrats voting
against the motion. Mr.. Sims will nov
bring the resolution before the house
on a motion to discharge the military
committee from further consideration
and have the resolution considered by
the house providing the speaker vii
recognize him for that purpose. Messrs
Hay of Virginia, and Clayton Of Texas
the only two Democrats on the sub
committee voted against tabling thu
resolution The other four member:
of the ub-committee, all Republicans
who voted to table the measure, were
Messrs. Hall Of Iowa, Capron Of Rhode
Island, Young of. Michigan and Brad
ley of New York. .
Washington, February 2: An eagle
ten feet high, weighing a ton, anc
carved from wood, now in the Boston
navy yard, will be boxed up this week
and sent to the jamestown exposition
This massive figurehead was on the
bow Of Captain Perry's flagship, the
Niagara, when the Aceriman squadron
went to Japan in 1855. 1t was built
for the Niagara and not one OF the
wooden ships Of the American navy
has ever had q more artistic, or mas
sive figurehead than this. To make
il fit the ships bow 1t was found nee
essary to remove a part Of the birds
back, but this has been replaced and
the whole has been painted an appro-
pirate color. The navy department has
promised the Boston navy yard that
their much priced relic shall be re-
turned to them at the close OF the
jamestown exposition. Another relic
to be exhibited at the jamestown ex-
position, also from the Boston navy
yard, is the steel scroll removed from
the stern of the Olympia, the flagship
of Admiral Dewey when he won his
famous victory in Manila bay. Among
other famous mementos to be sent
To the jamestown exposition are pic
lures Of the Constitution, Niagara,
Susquehanna, of the two British war
ships laying the Atlantic cable, mod
ell Of the first dry dock and the old
ships bell from the Constitution.
After eight days Of elimination and
selection, the jury to try the case OF
Harry K. Thaw for tie murder Of Stan
ford White, was completed last Fri
day. The jury is made up as follows:
Foreman, Derning B. Smith, SIS, retired
manufacturer, married; No. 2, George
Pfaff, "a, hardware, married; No. 3
Charles H. Feicke. As. shipping agent
married; No. 4, Oscar A. Pink. 46
salesman, married; No. 5, Henry c
Harvey, so, pianos, married; No. s.
Harry c. Brearley, 35, advertising
agent, married. No. Z, Malcolm s. Fra
ser, 40. salesman, married; No. 8
Charles D. Newton, IS, retired railway
official, married; No. 8, Wilbur S
Steele, 60. manufacturer, married; No
10, John s. Dennee, 3S, railway freight
agent, unmarried; No. IL, Joseph B
Bolton, 81, clerk, married: No. IL
Bernard Gerstman, SO, manufactured
agent, married. This murder as Is
generally understood grew out Of jeal-
ousy. Stamford White had become in.
terested in Evelyn Nesbit a beautiful
chorus girl. Some claim his Interest
was proper, others that it was not
Thaw began pursuit Of the girl anc
after a while got possession Of her. 1r
the course Of time he made her his
wife. AS to whether White then lei
her alone Is a question. The murder
was committed either on account Of
former rivalry or subsequent cause Of
jealously. The plea it is understood
Is to be emotional insanity and the
higher law"
BY unanimous vote, the house
committee on interstate and foreign
commerce on last Friday decided t
make a favorable report on a resolution
for the investigation Of the methods o.
cotton exchanges by the department o.
commerce and labor The resolution II
an amended form of the Livingston
and Burleson resolution and extends
the investigation TO all cotton ex
changes dealing in futures. Represen
tative Lowering, who will report TIT
bill for the committee, said today tina
the New York and New Orleans eX
changes are the two principal one
dealing in futures but that the Mem
phis and st. Louis exchanges also hav'
some dealings OF that sort. The reso
Resolved. That the secretary Of com
merce and labor through the bureau o
corporations. be and is hereby, re
uuested TO investigate the causes o
the fluctuations in the price of cottol
and the difference between the marke
price of the various classes Of cotton
and said investigation shall be con
Quoted with the particular ooJec
whether or not said fluctuations IL
prices have resulted in whole or IL
part from the character of contrac
and deliveries thereon made on tn
cotton exchanges dealing in futures o
are the result of any commissions
conspiracy which interferes or hinder
commerce among the several state
and territories or with foreign coun
tries"
A compromise of the proposed re
duction of railway mail pay was agreed
upon last Friday between representa-
tives Of various railroads which hav
mail contracts and the house commit
tee on pOstoffices and post roads. Th
railways were to have appeared befor
the committee today and tomorrow Ii
opposition to the reduction, ou
through Representative Hedge the!
made proposition to the committee t
compromise and waive a hearing. A