Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-04
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were killed in Ohio and Illinois, Ten
nessee was probably the worst sufferer
a hundred people being killed at vari-
Gus points in that state alone. The
Cumberland valley suffered dreadfully
Eighteen houses were destroyed al
Ebenezer, Tenn, and almost as many
at Fayetteville. Many deaths are re-
ported from Mississippi, Arkansas
Alabama and Georgia. Georgia re-
ports about forty deaths.
Raleigh special of May 1, to Char
lotte Observer: Rev. Thomas Dixon
father of Rev. A. c. Dixon OF chicago
and of Thomas Dixon, Jr., the well
known author and playwright OF Ne"
York, died here tonight, aged 80, at the
home of his daughter, DR.. Della Dixon
Carroll. His illness was very prlel'
He came here three weeks ago from MS
home at Shelby to visit his daughter
Rev. A. c. Dixon spent last week with
him Rev. Josiah William Bailey SO
widely known among the Baptists, was
asked to give an appreciation OF TINS
man of God. He said: REV. Thom-
90 Dixon. Sr., was one Of the noblest
men and ministers our country has
produced. In my judgment he was the
last of the patriarchal type and one Oh
the hest. His ministry In Cleveland
county was without parallel In tnis
state and not surpassed in all his MIS-
tory of the ministry. He baptized more
than 5000. believers and was shepheru
of one flock more than sixty years. he
wac more than a preacher or pastor
he was the patriarch Of a great tripe'
In all things he was tried and IN none
found wanting" The funeral VIII De
at New Prospect church, Cleveland
county, at 3 o'clock Monday.
washington, May 2: The senate Dill
which deals with the maximum ana
minimum tariff proposition, has, lii the
Judgment of tariff experts, one very
important feature 1t practically vests
in the president the power to declare
q tariff war against any nation, or to
refrain therefrom. 1t is given 10 MIN
tn decide whether or not any nation Is
discriminating against the products Oh
tho Tinted States. This permits the
government to make agreements with
other nations as to trade and tarin con-
cessions which can be made ehectlVe
by a proclamation from the president.
In this way the delay cen be opViateu
which would necessarily follow the
submission to congress or to the senate
of any proposition requiring such ap-
proyal. The same bill. it Is explained
authorizes the president to employ at
his discretion any persons to secure IN
formation or assist him In the dis-
charge of these duties, which woulo
mean that he can appoint commission
ers to 60 abroad and make agreements
with foreign nations. Any change IN
the case of any nation, however, must
he a change in the way Of higher du-
ties. No amount Of bargaining or con-
cessions can secure for any country
any reduction in the tariff law TO De
passed by the present congress.
New York, May Q: VIM. Travers
Jerome, district attorney Of New YORK.
radically departed from his usual atti-
tude toward the public tonight by STEP
ping before large audience, members
of the Peoples Institute, at Cooper un-
ion, and declaring that he wished 10
explain the conduct Of his office ito
establish a precedent which would
make 1t difficult for a public servant
to dodge responsibility for his official
acts" Heretofore Mr.. Jerome has
maintained a policy Of silence as re-
CARDS his office. But in his speech TO-
night he said: TT seemed to me that
the public officers in this city, and gen.
orally in this country, were not suff1-
ciently in touch with the persons who
elected them. 1t seemed to me that a
public servant should be appointed so
that from time to time he can account
to the public for his stewardship, not
in written reports, where he could give
the thing the color he wanted, not in
newspaper interview, but face to face
with the people who have the right to
vote. During the seven years l have
been district attorney, more than one
hundred thousand criminal cases have
gone through my Office. AS to many
Of them 1 could have no knowledge.
As to others had full knowledge. But
1 am not trying to avoid responsible
tiles for my acts nor the acts OF my
chosen assistants. I would rather have
your appreciation than disapprobation,
he went on, but / come here not for
your approbatiIn or disapprobation, so
that it is in a sense immaterial wheth-
er l get it. l think 1 see an opportu-
nifty for public service. l think l see
an opportunity for making it difficult
for other public officers to evade meet
ing the people face to face and an
swering their questions. And you need
not be afraid of hurting my feelings
- Nairobi, British East Africa, May
/: Four lions are trophies of EXPIRES
ident Roosevelt's camp in the Mau
hills tonight and two hundred or more
native followers are joining with the
American party in the celebration of
the unusually good luck. The lions
were bagged yesterday, and Colonel
Roosevelt's mighty gun brought three
of them to earth, each on the first shot
tt is one of the presidents fondest am
bitions had been realized, and he is
proud, too, that the fourth of the jun
gle kings fell before the rifle of his son
Kermit, who however, took three shots
to kill his quarry. Both father and son
are jubilant. 1t was their first lion
hunt, and so magnificent kill was fal
beyond their expectations, but lions
have been plentiful in the hills for the
past month, and the English hunter, F.
C. Selous, has been out for several
days laying plans for their extinction
How we'll he succeeded can be seen
from the results Of yesterdays chase
Mr.. Selous accompanied the former
president who also was attended by