Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-09-10

unable to Quell the rioters or make any
arrests until a late hour, when they
finally got control of the situation and
prevented a raid on the Japanese
quarters.
Jackson, Miss, September 4: After
adopting minor changes in the consti-
tuition and bylaws of the organization,
the executive committee Of the
Southern Cotton association adjourn
ed yesterday. The most important
action of the two days session was the
fixing of the minimum price at 15
cents per pound and $40 per ton for
cotton seed. A committee was ap-
pointed to confer with manufacturers
in an effort to have the seed market
open at $50 if possible. President
Harvic Jordan, Organizer Smith and
President Walter Clark Of the Missis-
sippi division, were appointed a COM
mittee to arrange an itinerary for
tour Of the cotton belt to arouse en-
thusiasm in the work Of the associa-
ton. Madison county was selected as
the site of an experiment station OF
the organization.
The Charlotte Observer sustained
quite a heavy loss by fire at an early
hour Yesterday morning. The fire orig
mated in the matrix store room on
the third floor, and was not discovered
until the interior Of the room was a
seething mass of flames. The fire de-
partment answered promptly and had
a severe fight before the flames were
extinguished. The third and fourth
floors were gutted and the loss was
close to $4,000. fully covered by in
surance. The linotypes of the news
paper room were saved and also the
big press in the cellar With the as
sistance Of the News, the paper was
able to make it's appearance as usual.
A deaf mute boy named George Will
son, aged about 10 years, was suf-
focated in the flames. The boy was
in the habit of slipping into the ma
trix room to sleep, notwithstanding
that he had several times been run
out, and II is possible, though not
certain that he was the cause of the
fire.
Paris, September 8: The Echo du
Paris Madrid correspondent says it
is rumored in military circles that
France has proposed to Spain to send
a Franco-Spanish army of $4,000 men
to occupy the Moroccan ports and to
go as far as Fee If necessary. The
correspondent says it is stated that
Premier Maura and Gen. Martitegui,
chief of the headquarters staff, are
opposed to this plan, but that the
minister of war, General Primo Rive
ra supports 1t. The Eclair's Madrid
correspondent says that Great Brit
aims influence contributed to a mod
ification of Spain's attitude toward
Morocco, Great Britain persuading her
to cooperate effectively with French
action and to conform to her rights
and obligations as recognized by the
treaty of Algeciras. The correspond
ent at Madrid of lie Matin says 1t is
believed Spain will decide to send
5000 infantry and 500 cavalry to oc-
cupy Tangier, Tetuan and Larache,
and establish a police force there.
- Bristol, Va. Sept. Z: In the supe-
rior court of Yancy county, at Burns
willie, n. c., today Judge PEBBLES rem
dered a sweeping decision in favor OF
the South and Western railroad in
the famous right Of way contest be-
tween the latter and the Southern.
The Southern railway attempted to
block the construction of the South &
Western some two years ago, and or
ganized the Johnson City Southern to
parallel II for a distance Of over one
hundred miles. The contest came up
over the right-of from Embree-
vile, Tenn, to Burnsville, n. c., and
through the Nola Chucky gorge, both
claiming priority in the location or
their line For months this has Sc
riously impeded the construction Of
the South & Western, the new trunk
line from eastern Kentucky to the
South Atlantic seaboard. The selec-
ton Of another route being impossi-
BILE, Judge PEBBLES decision gives the
latter the right to build it's line and
the advantage without compensation
of about 100000 worth of grading
done by the Southern.
Washington Herald: One Of the
interesting figures engaged in work on
the Panama canal Is Major David Du
Bois Gaillard, who has charge of the
engineering work down there. He was
born in Sumter county, South Carroll
ma, in September, 1859, and he enter
ed the army In July, 1890, He was a
member of the Mexican boundary
commission from 1891 to 1896, and
was detailed In charge of the office of
the Washington aqueduct under the
war department from 1895 to 1898. He
was engineer officer on the staff Of
Major General James F. Wade; was
commander of the third army corps In
May, 1898, and was colonel Of the Sd
United States volunteer engineers dur
Ing the Spanish war. During the sum-
mer of 1899 he served as chief of the
engineering department in Santa Cla-
ra, CODa. he was alleTWdTuS III CIldl &c
of the river and harbor improvements
at Lake Superior. and was chief of
staff of the department of Columbia.
from which position he was shifted
down to the Panama canal, where his
work has been telling ever since.
Omaha, Neb., September 6: The
Omaha and Texas express on the
Rock Island was raided this morning
near Murdoch. Neb.. by three masked
men. The robbers went through the
chair car. robbng every passenger
therein, securing their pocket books
and purses covered the crew with re-
volvers and escaped. The robbers
were passengers on the train. Shortly
after leaving Murdoch the men arose
in their seats. their faces covered with
masks and with revOlvers in hand,
covered the passengers. Then the
leader ordered everybody not to resist,