Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-03-20
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to protect the lives of citizens or their
respective nations The trouble had
its origin in the summary execution
of dozen or more alleged revolution
lists. who were captured during the
night and shot at sunrise. All for
eigners are very much frightened over
the situation and terror reigns
throughout the island.
- Washington, March II: Rear
Admiral Charles S. Sperry will be
commander-in-chief of the American
battleship fleet when 1t leaves san
Francisco in July to encircle the
globe. This important detail was de-
cided on by President Roosevelt and
his cabinet today. Rear Admiral
Evans, on his personal request, Will
be relieved of the command at the
conclusion of the big naval review at
San Francisco, May Sth. The ad-
miral considers this the completion
of the work he was assigned to do
take the Atlantic Fleet to the Pacific
coast. Admiral Evans retires in Au-
gust. To Rear Admiral Thomas
comes the honor of commanding the
fleet on it's visit to Puget Sound and
until the homeward journey begins.
He has been second in command dur
ing the voyage and retires in Octo-
Der. These retirements make possi-
BILE two promotions to the grade OF
rear admiral, and these are to be fill
ed by the advancement of Captain
Seaton Schroeder and Captain Rich
ard Wainwright, who will command
respectively the. third and fourth
souadrons of the fleet and Rear Ad-
mIral Emory the second.
Declaring that the recent t1nan-
cial stringency in the country was
brought about by the influence OF the
standard Oil" and ]. Pierpont Nor
gan. Senator LaFollette in a speech
on the Aldrich currency bill, entered
upon a denunciation of men high in
the financial world. There were no
commercial reasons for panic" said
LaFollette, there were speculative,
legislative and political reasons why
a panic might serve special interests,
there were business scores to settle.
There was legislation to be blocked
and q currency measure that suited
the system to be secured. There was a
third term to be disposed OF, and pol
icies to be discredited." He severely
criticised the provision Of the Aldrich
bill by which railroad bonds are TO
be made security for an emergency
circulation. He said, When once the
government invites the national
banks of the country to invest in
them for the patriotic purpose or
avoiding financial disaster those rail-
road bonds will become sacred pa
pers. The good faith of the country
will be pledged to defeat any legisla-
ton that suggests a disturbance of
the four per cent dividend upon the
stock"
- Caldwell, Idaho, March IS: Stat
ing that he believed that Harry Or
chard, in his testimony in the trials
of William d. Haywood and George
A. Pettibone for the murder of ex-
Governor Frank Stuenenberg, told
the exact truth, attempting to con-
ceal nothing, Judge Fremont Wood,
in the district court today, recon-
mended that the state board OF par
dons commute Orchards sentence OF
penitentiary. The sentence of death
was pronounced in accordance with the
plea Of guilty entered by Orchard on
Tuesday of last week, when arraign-
ed. Judge Wood presided at both the
HAYWOOD and Pettibone trials. In
sentencing Orchard and recommend
ing the commutation or his sentence,
Judge Wood reviewed the case from
the time Of the killing of Frank Stu
enenberg to the present, including the
arrest Of Orchard, his confession, the
arrest of Charles E. Meyer, president
of the Western Federation OF Miners;
William d. Haywood, secretary-treas-
urer of the federation, and George A.
Pettibone and the plea of guilty en-
tered by Orchard, to the charge Of
murder in the first degree, the pun
ishment for which under the Idaho
statutes is death. After the court
proceedings Orchard was taken back
to Boise and placed in the peniten-
tiary. The board of pardons meets
on April .1st.
tenant General Smirnoff was probably
fatally wounded in a duel fought here
this morning with Lieut-General
FOck. The men met in the riding
school of the chevalier guard regi-
ment and fought with pistols, stand
ing close to each other when the
shots were exchanged. The duel was
caused by memorandum written by
General Smirnoff on the siege of Port
Arthur, in which he questioned the
courage of General FOck. The lat
ter considered his honor and reputa-
ton involved and challenged the au-
thor of the memorandum. The duel
occurred with the full knowledge and
appreciation of the military authori-
ties. 1t was witnessed by special Of
fcers of high rank and it has been
reported that several women were
present. Shortly before ten o'clock
Generals Fock and Smirnoff appear
ed at the riding school. Without sa-
luting they took the places assigned
by their seconds. The duelists were
instructed to fire until one or the
other was hit. At Fock's fourth
shot SmirnOff groaned and sank,
wounded in the abdomen above the
hip. The word fire" was given by
General Krsieff, a Russian authority
on duelng. At the third exchange
Smirnoff accidentally fired prema-
turely. but FOck magnanimOusly de-
clined to shoot at his defenceless OPP
ponent and the fourth and final shots
were then exchanged. The duel will
be followed by another between FOck
and General GOrbalOffsky, who was
criticised by FOck during the court
martial proceedings. General Smir-
noff was the acting cOmmandant of
the Port Arthur fortress during the
siege and at the time of its surrender
to the Japanese. After his return to
Russia he prepared a secret report Of
the defense of Port Arthur which was
the basis of the indictments on which
General StOesSel General Fock and
General Reiss were tried for their
lives before a court martial.
- Washington, March Is: In the
course of discussion of the cotton in
dustry Mr.. Heflin, of Alabama, in the
house of representatives today, re-
ferred to the falling off of the trade
i'm this country in that staple. He de-
clared that the south was not only
the greatest region in the world for
cotton, but had demonstrated that
there was no other place in the world
where cotton could be manufactured
so cheaply and profitably. And yet,
he said. England. China and Japan
were getting most of the trade in cot
ton goods. If the United States want