Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-16
Scraps aud facts.


from the smokestack.
Springfield, Mass, July II: Uncle
Sans cast-off firearms were sold at
the United States armory here today.
Every year there is an accumulation
In the Springfield armory Of guns,
pistols, and sabers which are no longer
of any use to the United States gov
ernment because Of the adoption OF
grade weapons. The larger part
Of these weapons was bought by
a New York firm whose agents are in
touch with political conditions in Afr1-
ca and South America, and are ready
as sc on as anything like a war cloud
appears on the horizon, to supply the
standing army or the insurgents
which ever will pay the most for the
arms gets all it needs. The United
States weapons in this manner find
their way into Chile and Peru, and
figure in the difficulties between dusky
African sultans and their barbarian
subjects, or armed hordes Of yellow
men in their attempts to drive out the
foreign devils"
New York, July 13: There can be
no question of war between Japan and
the United States" writes Kojino
Matsukata, editor Of the Kobeshinburn
in an editorial in the World today.
Matsukata is here with Admiral Ba-
ron Yamamoto The Japanese are
puzzled at the talk Of war 1t con-
tinues. There Is no war party in
Japan. Perhaps there are 10000 out
Of 100000 excited. Over here these
would be termed Jingoes. We call
them thoughtless ones. The Frisco
AFFAIR is as a gnat's sting. The Amer
lean Jingoes talk lightly of war. The
Spanish campaign was so quickly de-
cided that you can hardly appreciate
our attitude with the United States.
Old fathers and mothers were forced
to toll while the sons went to the bat
tlefield during our fight with Russia
Our eager ambition Is to expand ter
ritory. America, you are in no danger
of war with any power Few nations
could afford to quarrel with the Unit
ed States. Sending your fleet to the
Pacific is not looked on as menace"
Atlanta Constitutions: Charged
with selling permission to outsiders to
come into her yard and look through
the holes in her fence at the baseball
game at Piedmont Park without IL
cense, Mrs. M. Hatchett appeared in
the police court yesterday afternoon
and after a hearing she was allow
ed her freedom by the Recorder. De-
tective Lockhart made the case at the
instance OF the police officer at the
park. 1t was stated that Mrs. Hat
chett charged cents a head to look
through the cracks and holes in her
fence, which is part Of the fence en-
closing the baseball ground, and see
the games. One little boy was in court
as a witness, and testified to having
paid Mrs. Matchetts little girl nickel
to see the game, but not being well
pleased with the location had his
money refunded and left. Mrs. Hat
chett denied that she charged any
money for looking through the holes.
There was no evidence produced dur
ing the trial that Mrs. Hatchett was
engaged in such business and Judge
Boyles dismissed the case on condition
that the lady did not accept any pay
from those PEOPLE whom she allowed
to go into her yard and see the games.
Boise, Idaho, July 13: Ten wit
nesses in rebuttal examined today for
the prosecution in the Haywood trial,
and the court room scene was excit-
ing. Sensations followed each other in
quick succession. Shortly after the
court adjourned for today, informa-
ton was sworn to and a warrant was
issued for perjury against DR.. !. L.
MCGEE of Idaho, physician Of Wallace,
who witnessed for the defense. Will
liam Dewey a. witness for the state
near the close Of the session this af-
ternoon, confessed to active, armed
participation in destruction Of Bunker
Hill and Sullivan mines at Wardner, in
April, 1899, when two men were killed,
and a mob Of a thousand men partici-
pated in the riot. Dewey swore that
big Bill" Davis led the mob to Ward
ner, and served out the guns and am
munition to the Union men, confirming
the evidence of Orchard, and contra
dieting witnesses for defense, who de-
clared neither Davis nor Orchard were
at Wardner. Dewey was the only eye
witness, excepting Orchard, who was
found willing to incriminate himself
in the crime. Other witnesses also
confirmed various particulars of Or
chard's story, which was cOntradicted
by the defense.
-Alpheus S. Frank a prominently
connected young lawyer of New York
city, was convicted by jury in West
chester county, N. Y, court last week
OF subornation Of perjury in connection
with a suit brought by him in behalf
OF Mae E. Herbert for damages against
the New York City Railway company
for injuries alleged to have been re-
ceived by the woman in New York
city. The suit was brought by Frank
in the name Of Mae E. Herbert, al
though at the time of the accident 1t
was proven that he knew her name was
Mrs. Woods and she was the wife OF
Abbot Woods, who was conductor Of
the trolley car from which she was
thrown. 1t was claimed that the car
started before she had time to alight.
The trial of the case last year result
ed in the dismissal of the action be-
cause perjury was shown and the
husband and wife were convicted and
sentenced to five years Imprisonment
each. Later Mrs. Herbert alias Wood
was pardoned. She testified as to the
perjury Of Frank, and it was on her
evidence and that Of her husband. who
is now in Sing Sing. that the lawyer
was convicted. The maximum sep
tence Frank may receive is ten years
The case against Frank was worked
up by one of the bureaus maintained