Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-02-18
Scraps aud fats.

- Washington, February lG: Con-
gress will give its time this week to
bills already before it. The senate will
continue its consideration of the fl
nancial bill, while the house will pro-
ceed with the appropriation bills. SEN
ator Aldrich, who has charge Of the
bill in the senate. expresses himself as
pleased with the progress thus far
made and is confident that vote will
be reached without unnecessary delay.
AS soon as II becomes apparent that
debate is practically exhausted he will
ask that a day be fixed for taking a
vote on the measure. He is hopeful Of
securing a ballot by the close Of the
present month. 1t is expected that
much of the time of the house during
the week will be given up to the con-
sideration OF the army appropriation
bill. The amendment increasing the
pay Of privates and non-commissioned
officers is expected to give rise TO con-
siderable debate.
Washington, February 10: The
charge that a reign or terror exists in
the city Of Washington was made in the
house of representatives today by Mr..
Sims (Tenn.) He referred to the rob-
berry of a woman last evening in front
of the British embassy and said ii was
the twenty-fir Of such crimes COM
mitted in this city since September
last. He denounced the police force OF
the city and referred to the fact that
although there was within quick call
by telephone a regiment Of calvary
and a regiment or marines, their SER
vices had not been enlisted to run
down the criminals who, he said, were,
as a rule, negroes. Mr.. Sims charged.
In reply to a question by Mr.. Tawney
(Minn.) that the increase OF crime In
the Distrinet Of Columbia was due to
an inefficient police administration. He
declared that at the present rate OF
increase Of crime it would be necess-
airy to have a policeman on every cor
ner. These crimes, Mr.. Sims said,
grew out Of the sale Of cheap liquor
to an idle class Of criminals who had
migrated to Washington. "Close your
500 licensed saloons here" he excla'n-
ed, "and there won't be another Of
these occurrences"
- Says q Marion, n. c., special OF
Sunday to the Charlotte Observer:
Deputy Sheriff Cox has just reached
here with fourteen Slavs, who are
charged with a shocking murder Fiji
teen Of these foreigners came to camp
No. 1 on the South and Western rail-
road a year ago and have been at work
there ever since. According to the OFF,
GERS story the men quarreled among
themselves Thursday, the brunt Of the
war of words falling upon the member
of the little colony who had been serv-
ing as its cook. The fourteen fell upon
the unfortunate cook that night, and
securing him with ropes, they led him
to a spot in the forest, mile from the
camp. There they bound the cook hand
and foot, and placing him in an up
right posture against the end Of a fill
the crowd stepped off a few PAGES and
began shooting, using the cook as a
target The unfortunate man was rid
died with bullets. After satisfying their
thirst for blood the murdererS dug a
shallow trench in the fill and buried
their victim. The hastily provided
grave and the blood on the ground led
10 the discovery of the crime by fore
rha known
have had 500 in cash. but no money
was found on him. Not one Of the
prisoners speaks English, and though
court convenes Monday the trial cannot
be held until an interpreter is secured.
- Hickory special Of February 16,
to The Charlotte Observer: What was
equal to a western scene was the bold
robbery Of the bank at Granite Falls,
q town of several hundred inhabitants,
on the C. & NV, railway, about six
miles from Hickory, at o'clock last
night, when Cashier w. G. Whisnant
was held up at the point Of guns by
three masked bandits, who took from
the cashiers desk $2,700, after which
locking him in the vault and making
good their escape. So far it is not
known from whence they came or
whittier they went, but they were evil
,dently professionals, having looked
the situation over before the daring
deed and learned the customs Of the
bank, one Of which was keeping open
Saturday evenings for the accommo-
.dation Of the shop element, Saturday
being pay day. The alarm was not
given until this morning, when the
whereabouts of Cashier Whisnant was
sought after by his home people when
he failed to turn up at the breakfast
hour. The search was begun and on
entering the bank the cashier was
heard in the vault trying to give the
alarm. having survived through the
night owing to a small ventilation in
the vault One Of the bank officers
about the town. who was familiar with
the combination lock was secured as
soon as possible and Whisonant given
his freedom. While the loss Is quite an
item to the small bank of $4,000
capital II Will not III lIiS lSdSl oiASSS
it's financial standing as, aside from all
the stockholders being men of means,
the institution is associated with other
banks which have large capital. Just
what reward will be offered for the
capture of the gang will not be known
until the meeting Of the directors to-
morrow, but every effort will be made
10 run down the guilty parties. The
occurrence has already been telephoned
TO the neighboring towns, in order
that the bandits may be intercepted
before leaving this part of the state.
The bank officials had for its protec-
tion $4,000 burglar insurance, the
company Of which doubtless will take
a hand in capturing the thieves.
- New York, February Il. Big
hearted Charles Kruger, best beloved
of New York's fire fighters, met to-
day the death he had defed for thirty
six years. From the day in 1872, when
Il lad of 20 years, he entered the de-
partment, Deputy Fire Chief Charles
W. Kruger had never known physical
fear. To his mates he seemed 10 bear