Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-04-09
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cies before the people in the next
campaign; but Mr.. Penrose says ne
never heard of such thing until the
story was published in the papers. A
Washington dispatch few days ago
saws that most of the cabinet mem
bers think that Mr.. Roosevelt did ex-
actly the right thing in making the
affair public. Some, however are
doubtful. Hartman and Hearst, and
their friends say that the story Is
lie out of the whole cloth without a
particle of foundation, put afioat SOLE
ly for the purpose of deceiving the
people into support Of the president
The trial of Harry X. Thaw, charg-
ed with the murder of STANFORD
White. is nearing the end. Attorney
Dolphin M. Delmas, the California ad-
yocate. began his closing address to
the Jury yesterday afternoon and af-
ter he had spoken for more than two
hours and a half an adjournment was
taken until this morning. Mr.. Del
mas expects to conclude before the
luncheon hour is reached. District
Attorney Jerome will make the clos
ing address of the trial tomorrow ana
Thaw's fate should be in the hands or
the jury by tomorrow evening. JUS
tice Fitzgerald on yesterday ordered
the Jury locked up until the end OF
the trial. In view Of this, the judge
charge to the jury undoubtedly Will
be delivered Immediately after the
district attorney concludes. The lat
ter says his speech will occupy not
more than three or four hours. De-
clarlng he would not base his plea up
on the "unwritten law" because MS
client found ample protection in the
written statutes Of the state OF New
York. Mr.. Delmas made striking ap-
peal to the symp; thies OF the jurors
and so far as he progressed yesterday
the subject of Thaw's insanity at the
time he committed the homicide was
not even limited at.
Norfolk Va, April 4: Ten persons
two Of whom are women, were res
cued from death by Captain Ethrlose
and his crew of life-savers at the
Nags Head, n. c., station early To-Day
when the four mast-masted schooner
Louis Bossert was blown ashore py
the heavy northeast gale that has pre-
vailed along the Virgina-Carollna
coast for the past 4S hours The
to Virgins S. c., for cargo and was
. swept out of her course by the storm.
shortly after midnight she ran on the
beach and was discovered in the
breakers by q coast guard from the
Mays Head station. On account Oh
the high seas, no attempt was maze
to launch the boats. A line was shot
over the schooner and the breeches
buoy was run out. When the surf
men pulled it in they were surprised
to find a young woman among us
passengers. She is the daughter OF
Captain Fletcher Of the wrecked
craft. Then one by one the seven
members of the schooner's crew were
hauled to safety through the seas
and on the last trip Captain Fletcher
came in. Reports from Nags Heaq
over the governments coast wires
say the schooner is high on the shore
but seemingly in good condition. A
wrecking tug is on its way to the
scene.
Following the action Of certain
railroads in the United States, with
reference to the reduction of rates II
is probable that the Southern Will
hold up a portion Of the extensive I'M
provements planned to begin in the
spring. While no official information
is obtained on this subject, a well
known railroad man was heard to say
a few days ago that legislatures had
reduced the rates in very nearly every
state through which the Southern
runs, including North Carolina, Geor-
gia and Alabama, and that owing to
the scarcity of money, the Increased
cost of material and other disadVan-
tages the road must contend with to-
gether with the reduction of rates the
road must necessarily undergo great
difficulties in completing the work
mapped out. According to press ac-
counts the Pennsylvania road, the
most extensive and wealthiest in the
north, has held up improvements es-
timated to cost S21,00O,OOO. Other
roads have intimated holding up i'm
provements unless the situation Is re-
lieved. The railroads in Georgia nave
already undertaken a plan to even
Nd" Through press accounts 1t is
learned that the roads will discon-
tinue excursions, charge ministers full
fare, instead of two cents and take OF
certain low rates now in effect.
Postal and police officials of Phil
adeIpia last week put an end to mat
rimonial bureau in that city that has
been doing a rushing business toI
some months past. The bureau
was conducted under the name or the
Mrs. Edith Ross society and the
society was composed of James Mat
thias Williams with string OF aliases
and his daughter" who is his wire
Williams scheme was to adVeruse
himself as a lonely and wealthy gen.
tleman seeking a congenial helpmee'
and giving his age at about siXt!
years. Hundreds of women from al
parts of the country replied that ne
was lust the man they were looking
for. following with glowing descrip'
tions of themselves. their accomplish
ments, wealth, etc. When WilliamS
found a victim that measured up &c
his requirements in money matters
he would marry her forthwith, ano
as soon as he could put his hands on
her money, he would slip away &c
pastures new. He married a Phila-
delphia widow in February and in
few days departed, but not with the
widows goods. She was too smart
for that After the disappearance oi
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