Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-21
Straps aud fatts.

adopted at mass meeting here today
after an address by Bishop II. NJ Tur-
ner OF Atlanta: W. D. Chappelle Of
Nashville and other leaders of negro
race. Fifteen states having large ne
gro populations, were represented. The
resolution further urges that colOred
voters everywhere qualify for fran
chises TO participate in primaries and
conventions and cast their ballots for
Senator Foraker or men who, like him,
have stood up manfully against the
most powerful influence in defense Of
the rights of these men who had i'm
periled their lives in the services of our
common country"
Wall Street Journal: The progress
of the Standard Oil company, as shown
by it's record of profits, dividends and
Surpluses, for series of years during
which this company has been under
prosecution, does not indicate that the
efforts of the government TO keep the
company within requirements of the
law are acting as rein upon its pros
perity. Instead of diminishing, its
net returns appear to be increasing.
At the present rate of income its
founder should receive something like
$l2,5O0,000 dividends for the current
year and the stockholders as whole
approximately $5O,000,060. The even
tenor of Standard Oil dividends is, ir
no small measure, to be attributed to
the worldwide character Of the mar
ket for its products. On that very ac-
subject to local depressions. When
reverses come at one place, prosper
ity Is likely to continue at another, and
thus gains and losses balance all the
better, because of having both a do
mestic and a foreign market.
- Shamokin, Pa, Feb. IS: All but one
of twenty eight men and boys who were
entombed yesterday in the Mid-Valley
colliery were rescued this morning.
Frank Orloskie, a miner of Mid-Nal-
ley, fell down a chute after the acci-
dent and was killed. The men were
entOmbed by a number of pillars Of coal
running, causing a gangway TO close
in. When the miners We're imprison-
ed they gathered in long, we'll venti-
lated gallery and made plans as to
the best means Of digging their way
through the blockade. The men had
picks and Shovels and began work
without delay. The imprisoned men
heard sharp rapS on the steam pipes
running through the drift and felt GER
tain of being rescued. When the res
cuing party penetrated to the entomb-
ed it was found that the men had dug
for a great distance through the fall
of coal. There were but few persons
at the entrance to the drift when the
rescued men reached the surface. The
men quickly made their way 10 their
homes and showed no bad effects from
their experience.
- Wharton, Del, February IS: An
explosion in the mixing department
Of the General Explosive company in
this village today killed three men,
broke nearly every window in stores
and residences in Wharton and some
windows in Dover, two miles distant.
The small building in which the men
were at work was demolished and the
men were blown to pieces. A Della
ware, Lackawanna & Western express
train was passing the powder works
at the time of the explosion. Every
window on one side of the train was
broken, several passengers were severe
ly cut by flying glass and many others
were slightly hurt. ST. great was the
conclusion, according to the pasSen-
gers, that it seemed as if the whole
train would be blown from the rails.
The passengers were thrown into q
panic and 1t was some time after the
danger was passed before the train
men could succeed in allaying their
fears Most of the injured were able
to continue their Journeys after new
train of parlor cars had been made up
at Stroudsburg. Three of them, how
ever, were so severely hurt that they
stopped off at Washington, y. j., for
medical attention.
st. Petersburg, February 20. Lieu
tenant General Stoessel was condemn
ed to death this evening by military
court for the surrender of Port Ar
thur to the Japanese. General Fock,
who commanded the fourth east ST.
berian division Of Port Arthur, was or
dered reprimanded for a disciplinary
offense, which was not connected with
the surrender, and General Smirnoff,
acting commandant of the fortress,
and Major-General ReiSs, chief OF
staff to General Stossel were acquit-
ted of the charges against them for
lack of proof. The court recommend
ed that the death sentence upon Lieu
enant-General StOesSel be commuted
to ten years Imprisonment in a for
tress and that he be excluded from
the service. General Vodar, president
Of the court, read the sentences amid
q tense silence. BY a great effort
General StOessel maintained rigid
soldier-likc impaSsivity. General
Smirnoff also was seemingly unmoV-
ed, but there were tears in the eyes or
General Reiss. The sentence of death
was pronounced upon General Stoes-
sci "for surrendering the fortress be-
fore all means of defense had been
exhausted, for failing to enforce his
authority and for military misdemean-
orS."
-" Hes simply the slickest thing in
black | have ever seem is the way
New York police captain described
negro sneak lNlSl, MIl' lIStN bSSil ot
rested few days ago. The Rev Eli
iah Harvey, From Virginia, sab"
had been arrested in a pawnshop
where he had gone to dispose of
few odd pieces of silverware bearing
the initials Of w. X. Vanderbilt,
whose residence is constantly guarded
inside and out by special police. "fo'S
Suttainly made mistake. boss. the
negro said to the police officer arrest
ing him. Use from Virginia. sab, an
bought this stuff from no. count
niggah on de street an VAS just try
ing to sell it to this gentleman for -
cents" But the police had overheard
him tell the pawnhrnker that these
pieces were only samples and that he
had over 100 pounds Of it. lnveStiga-
tion by the polio" brought out the
fact that the REV" had about doZ-
en aliases, and that he had served
five year sentence for robbing the
homes Of J. PierpOnt Morgan. Charles
T. YerkeS and others in 1899. He got
away with Il $l,4O0 cilrer cape plate
from the YerkeS mansion and paWned
il for 500 How he ever managed To
get into the homes where he commit
ted his thieving acts. especially as the
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