Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-01-11

-Tne mousse DeSan ldSI ucSudS the
consideration Of the military appro-
priation bill. Chairman Hull began
general debate by comprehensive
statement Of the contents of the army
budget, which carries $2,50O,OO0 more
than last year. Upon the subject OF
coast Notifications, Mr.. Hull stated
that there had already been expended
about $75,000,000, and he said 1t was
proposed to continue the expenditures
until about $l25,000.000 shall have been
expended. He said the army as II
stands today, in its artillery brancn,
was not sufficient to give one shift TO
the guns already emplaced, the pay OF
the artillery not being sufficient to
enable the government to secure en-
llstments In that branch Of the SER
vice. This congress" Mr.. Hull said.
should either increase the artillery
arms Of the service and increase the
pay Of the skilled men Of the coast ar
tlllery, or II should refuse from now
on to appropriate one dollar for coast
defense"
- The American Bible society has re-
celved a report from It's agent In
Shanghai, China, the Rev. John r.
Hykes, d. D., which gives some details
Of q Boxer" uprising in the province
of northern Shansi, and indicates that
the Boxer doctrine Is not a thing
of the past. A number Of rowdies
practicing these arts surrounded the
magistrates "yaman." says DIR. Hykes,
where the few foreign residents had
been forced to take refuge, and de-
manded to be permitted to sacrifice the
foreigners to their rites. The magis-
trate was powerless, but young
German lieutenant, who was In the
district, assembled few Of the loyal
soldiers, inspired them with courage,
and went with them to face the Box
ers" in person. In the fight that fol-
lowed he and his Chinese braves kill
ed q dozen or more and took forty
three prisoners. 1t Is due wholly to
him that the foreigners present were
not all slain, and the incident shows
how ill-prepared any Of the local offi-
cials are for an affair Of this kind and
how little precaution they take against
II. Immediately after this Incident
was over Chinese general and troops
In plenty had arrived! 1t Is usually
so.
- Ell Reno, Okla, January g.: Be-
lief of the army officers at Fort Reno
that a conspiracy to murder every
white officer at Fort Reno, beginning
with Capt. Edgar A. Macklin, against
whom 1t is said many negro soldiers
at the post entertained a grudge as a
result of the affair at Brownsville,
Texas, and the discharge Of the ne
gro soldiers that followed, became
known today as q result Of the pre-
liminary hearing in the case Of Ed
ward L. Knowles, corporal Of the
Twenty-fi fifth infantry, who was held
on a charge Of assault with intent to
kill Captain Macklin. Knowles was
bound over to await the action Of the
grand jury All of the officers now go
heavily armed and protected through
out the night. Every effort has been
made by the officers to keep the al
legged conspiracy a secret, but 1t Is
learned. that an investigation Is now
being conducted at several army posts
throughout the country and several
arrests Of the members Of the troops
recently discharged in disgrace are
expected to follow. Information was
received here tonight that the arrest
of a negro soldier was made at La
Junta, Col, today. Suspicion rests
upon negro soldiers at Fort Niebrara,
Neb., and at three other points.
A bill was deposited in the British
corporate the Channel Tunnel compa-
ny and to authorize the construction of
works which will form part Of the
scheme intended to connect England
with France by means Of a railway
under the English channel. Powers
are sought to execute such work up
to the three mile limit. and 1t is pro-
posed that a new company shall here
after be registered for the purpose OF
carrying out the entire project. 1t Is
estimated that the scheme will involve
a total outlay of sS0.0O0,O00. 1t is in
tended to raise half that amount in
this country and the remainder is
promised by France as soon as the
scheme shall have received parliamen-
tary sanction here. A limited liabil-
day with a capital of $4O.00O.0O0. Two
parallel tunnels will be constructed
the total length under the sea being
twenty-fo miles, and with the land
approaches on each side. thirty miles
Careful calculations show that in the
first year after the opening Of the
"Caldover Tube" as II will be called
10000 passengers will be conveyed
through the tunnels. and the gross re-
ceipts from all sources of traffic in the
same period are put at $7.600,000. Lib.
eral estimates made by French and
English engineers fix the annual ex-
pense at $2,0O0.00 leaving a net profit
Of $5.1O5.000. When the trunk line now
In course of construction through
Greece, has been completed. the open
ing of the channel tunnel will shorten
the mail route To India by thirty-si>
hours and 1t will be possible to trave
from London to Shanghai without
having to step on a ships deck.
Washington. January 8: BY vote
OF q to so, the house in committee OF
the whole today. having the army ap-
preparation bill under consideration
refused to strike out an item Of one
million dollars for the purpose of pay
ing the expenses of regiments. bat
talIons. squadrons and batteries Of the
organized militia to participate In
such brigade or division encampments
as may be established for the field in
struction of the troops Of the regular
army. Representative Hay Of Vir-
ginia, insisted that the manoeuvres
did not amount to much and said
that so far as the manOeuvres held In