Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-10
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noon at the weather bureau, which is
located in a downtown skyscraper, but
many thermometers on the streets
found the mercury hugging the 100
mark.
Caesar, Nevada, July 8: NJ. r.
Preston, who is serving twenty-five
years in the Nevada state prison for
murder and who was nominated by
the socialist labor party at New York
for president of the United States, has
given out the following statement:
II am not greatly surprised at the
action taken by my party. In fact
was aware they would recognize me in
some way or another. While l am not
at liberty to make statement cover
ing my nomination, owing to instruc-
tions from my counsel, at the same
time 1 am willing that my name shall
remain at the top Of the ticket, as the
socialist nominee for president of the
United States. If, however, my attor-
ney desires that l withdraw from the
nomination, will ask that my name
be taken from the ticket and some
other substituted"
Chicago, July 8: Suffering all the
agony, physical and mental and exhi-
biting many Of the symptoms that ac-
company death by poisoning, John
Neriza died Sunday, the victim of hal
lucination and auto-suggestion. 1t is
believed that his condition resulted
from worry because Of Fourth of July
noise. Attending physicians found no
trace OF poison in their examination
of Neriza Members of his family de-
clare that he had eaten nothing which
might have caused his condition. But
the efforts of physicians to assure
him that he was not poisoned were
futile, and he passed into comatose
state and died after hours of acute
suffering. A weak mental state is
held responsible for the self-hypno-
tism. 1t was asserted by physicians
that several deaths occur annually in
every large city from such conditions.
Washington, July 6: A few weeks
ago notice was given by the south
eastern railroads that an increase OF
the rates on fresh meats would be
made into Carolina territory from
Ohio and Mississippi river crossings.
The Interstate commerce commits
sion has now been informed that a
general advance in rates, effective
ho hxy
tern lines on all commodities of south
ern classifications taking classes B,
c, D and F from Ohio and Mississippi
crossings to all southeastern points.
100 on class B. cents per 100 on
classes c and D and 4 cents per bar
rel on class F. The increases are on
packing house products, grain and
grain products and flour in sacks and
barrels. While no announcement was
made with respect to fresh meats, the
rate on them now S based on 10 cents
over the rate on class B commodities,
and 1t is likely that an additional in
crease on fresh meats eventually will
be made.
- Wall Street Summary: From the
latest statistics published on the
freight car situation there appears to
be a betterment therein. The number
of idle freight cars on June oath, last,
was approximately $1,000 less than
the total for June 10th, which, in
turn, was $4,000 below the figures
for May 9th, fortnight earlier. This
average If maintained, would reduce
our surplus to a vanishing point be-
fore the end Of the year; but when
crop-moving starts it may follow,
from all that Is now predicted, that a
car shortage and not a surplusageI
will confront the carriers. 1t must be
noted. however, not all Of the $4,000
cars afore mentioned have been re-
employed in trade. Probably one
fourth of this number belong to the
bad order class, so the withdrawal
of same may have been for repairs.
Business shows an aggravating tenden-
cy to linger on its road to recovery;
hence. a net improvement of about
10000 cars every two weeks is the
best one may expect.
A question which was submitted
to the military authorities in Washing
ton from an army post in New York
has to do with the right Of soldier
who is not directly in charge of some
prisoners who attempt to escape to
fire upon such refugees. 1t seems the
soldier was really in charge of pris-
oner who was separated from those
who were trying to escape. He observ-
ed the attempt, and shot at and kill
ed one of the fleeing men. 1t has
been rather a technical question, the
military officers in Washington believe,
to ask whether such a guard may
check the flight of prisoners who are
seeking to escape. The instructions
which have been sent from Washing
ton endorse the action of the soldier,
and hold that he is not liable TO be
tried by the civil courts if the military
authorities have taken sufficiently
prompt action to bring the man be-
fore an army court Of course there
must be trial, but it would be offer
ed in defence that the man was in
performance of his duty.
Congressman Richmond Pearson
HObson went before the committee on
resolutions of the Democratic national
committee with an appeal for strong
war plank: THE lack Of preparation
entails retaliation" said Capt. Hob
son. 1t is not unlikely that war will
come before the next Democratic ma
tional convention is held and it is
more than likely that our party will
be in power when that war comes.
That war, if it finds US without prep
aration, will be the ground upon
which the Democratic party will be
held in power for hundred years.
Hobson has no use for the yellow man.
He said Japan had million and
half men ready at the present time to
turn into the United States by way of
the Pacific coast. Once in here, he