Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-11-27
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present neeu Ol lISlllH6 oD'u1 S'N
selection of a speaker Of the house in
the sixty-first congress. Speaker Can
non arrived here from Illinois late to-
day for the approaching. session of con-
gress. In the course of a statement
issued by the speaker he says: There
is one thing of which you may De
sure. no representative, and especially
no speaker, will fail to do everything
in his power to carry out the we'll con-
sidered constitutionally express will of
the majority of the people. This is
why / believe we shall get the sort OF
tariff revision the people voted for.
do not pretend to prophesy or to die
tate. 1t is and should be beyond any
mans power to dictate to the house OF
representatives"
Lake City, Fla, November 25: The
harm which cheap Egyptian cotton Ia
Dor does to the business of the Sea Is
land cotton growers Of the United
States was the local point of discus
sion at today's convention here OF the
Sea Island Cotton Growers association
of Georgia and Florida. A resolution
was adopted setting forth the cost OF
production of Egyptian cotton with Ia
Dor at Eight to ten cents per day. ana
the cost of production Of Sea lslano
cotton at twenty-five to twenty-1our
cents per pound" and ask for a tarin
Of ten cents per pound on egyptian
cotton. The convention appointed
committee of eight members, four from
Georgia and four from Florida TO meet
the ways and means committee al
Washington December first and argue
for ten cent tariff on Egyptian cotton.
The convention also endorsed by res
olution the policy of protection for
American industries. 1t decided to
ask the cooperation Of Harvie JORDAN
president of the Sea Island Cotton as
sociation and c. S. Barrett and K. r.
Duckworth, of the Farmers Education
and Cooperative Union.
- Madison Square Garden, New
York, November 26: Dorando Pietri OF
Caperi, Italy, defeated John J. Hayes
OF this city in the renewal Of the Mar
athon race at Madison Square Garden
tonight The distance was 26 miles, SO
wards, the same as the Olympiad Mar
athon. which Hayes won at Shepards
Bush, London last summer. Doranoo
proved Hayes master tonight, as ne
held the lead from start to finish, hnal-
-
was in the lead five times during the
race. but only for few seconds each
time. Dorando's time was 2:44:2O 20
and Hayes 2:45:05 1-5. Ten thousand
persons watched the contest, and while
partisan feeling ran high nothing more
than good natured raillery was the out
come. The last few miles Of the race
was exciting In the oath mile Hayes
made another Of the Jumps to the
front that he had been springing at
intervals during the race, but Dorando'
running strong, easily resumed the LEAD
like a flash. This was repeated half
a mile further on, Dorando again prov
ing the stronger. The 25th mile was
finished in 2:36:57 is. Hayes weak
esed in the last h;lf-mile and the ltal-
IAN won handily by about so yards.
Nashville, Tenn, November 25: The
criminal court today fixed the trial OF
Col. Duncan B. Cooper his son, Robin
]. Cooper, and John D. Sharpe, on the
charge of the murder of former United
nnPnnlhpr
s. All pleaded not guilty when ar
raigned separately. They were refused
bail Counsel for defense objected TO
their clients being brought in person
into court and asked to be allowed to
waive formal arraignment urging the
custom which has prevailed in this
court The attorney general insisted
an following the law to the letter,
however and the court sustained him.
Col. Cooper listened closely to the
reading of the indictment and at its
close Judge Hart asked: Are you
guilty or not guilty." Not guilty"
was the reply in a clear voice. Robin
Cooper was next called and the in
dictment against him read in the man
ner of the preceding one. His answer
to the usual question was in a low
voice, Not guilty" Mr.. Sharpe was
called and the indictment charging him
with the murder of Senator Carmack
was first read and the usual question
asked him. His reply, in loud voice,
was Not guilty, sir" The indictment
charging him with being an accessory
before the fact was next read and in
the same manner and words he enter
ed his plea.
Valetta, Island of Malta, November
25.-A terrible disaster, in which more
than a hundred persons lost their lives,
occurred at the entrance to this port
this morning. The British steamer
Sardinia, of the Ellerman line, hailing
from Liverpool, and bound for Alex
andria with a crew of forty-four Eng
lishmen, eleven first and sixteen Sec
ond cabin English passengers and near
ly two hundred Arab pilgrims aboard
caught fire and within a few minutes
:" as a EOdEIS liiC
bursting upward to a height OF two
hundred feet, from frequent explosions
in the hold. So rapidly did the fire
spread that the frantic efforts Of the
crew to operate the fire apparatus
proved useless, for it seemed but a
moment before the upper works and
masts crashed down upon the deck,
while the ships boats were crushed by
the falling debris or set fire and quick
~ burRed Safety lay only in the sea,
for no one could save himself except
by jumping overheard and taking
chances Of being picked up. Assist
ance was hurried to the burning yes
sci from all the warships in the har-
Dor and from the shore, but the work
II rescue was greatly impeded by the
strong tide that was running. Even
the naval launches were unable to go
alongside. Among the Arabs there was
Il panic that could not be controlled.
Many Of them were too frightened to
jumped and they were burned TO death.
Others, casting themselves into the
,vayaS uere drowned