Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-03-26
Scraps aud faets.

himself at the Hotel Lyncu loudy' "hi'
Richardson was president of the Rich
ardson Shoe company, which In lso'
was declared insolvent. At that time
u was discovered that beside money
In this concern the president had a
credit of s250,000 on false statements
in Pennsylvania banks. Eight war
rants were sworn out for his arrest. A
telephone call from Elmira this morn
ing warned Chief Of Police George that
the man was in this city. The chlei
traced his man to the hotel. Mr. Rich-
ardson was in his room at the time the
chief went to the room. The door was
thrust open at his knock and the man >
head appeared for an instant. iheh
before the chief had chance 10 MAKE
q move the fugitive observed hinl'
slammed the door and bolted IT, An
,nstant later the pistol shot rang out.
The door was broken open and Rlch-
ardson was found lying on the hoof
with his head under the bed, stream
Of blood pouring from his head.
The agreement between the an
thracite coal miners and operators Sc
cured by the famous Roosevelt com
mission In 1908, expires on March 81
representatives of employers ana
workers met at Philadelphia on Marcn
II. with a view to perfecting ne"
wage scale, with the usual experience
of a deadlock at the beginning. The
miners demanded recognition for their
union the right to collect dues through
company paymasters, an eight-houf
day with no reduction In wages, pay
ment by the ton Of 1000 pounds' al
advance of ten per cent for workers
receiving less than $3.50 day ana nVe
ner cent for those receiving more than
that wage and less than ~; aooiitioh
OF more than one job or employment
of two laborers by contract mlners'
uniform nay statements and one
wear limitation Of contract. These de-
n,ands were all rejecred by the opera
tors. A wage increase would necessi-
tate an increase in coal prices, WHICH
thew did not consider opportune; they
declined to recognize the union, chier-
" on the ground that the organization
is controlled by bituminous miners,
and the other demands they reruseo
without formal explanation. AS
counter proposition they offered to re-
new the present agreement for term
of three years. To this the miners
promptly and emphatically declined 10
accede. The anthracite operators are
said TO have abundant stocks or coal
ON hand and to be in good position
to stand a shutdown. The unions are
in a less satisfactory position as they
are alleged to include only minority
Of the anthracite workers In their
membership; yet this minority, aided
by union miners in other sections OF
the country. is probably strong enough
to maintain a fight Of considerable du-
ration. Unless an agreement Is reacn-
ed before the first Of the coming month
the. country may have another great
strike on its hands.
Waving hearty farewell with MS
black slouch hat, his smiling face
beaming in the morning sun as ne
stood on the captains bridge OF the
steamship Hamburg, ex-President
Roosevelt sailed from New York last
wednesday for his long-planned Afri-
can "Safari." He left amid the cheers
of thousands that swarmed the Ham
burg-American line pier, the whistles
of countless river craft and the thun-
derous .reverberations Of the expires
ident's salute Of thirteen guns from
Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth. Be-
side the happy figure Of the former
chief magistrate as the big steamship
slipped out Of her dock. stood q young
lad, seemingly detected as he wistfully
gazed at the cheering multitude on the
nier below. It was Kermit Roosevelt,
who accompanied his father as ofhcial
photographer. Father and son, ooth
clad in brilliant buff hued army coats,
remained on the bridge on the trip
down the bay and acknowledged with
sweeps Of their hats the salutes OF the
vessels. The ovation was unofficial IN
character but many high in the affairs
Of the nation were present. The crowd
In its enthusiasm bowled over the lines
of policemen on the pier, surrounded
the former president while he was be-
ing presented a bronze tablet by the
Italian Chamber Of Com
n
back on the sheltering gangplank,
knocked his hat from his head and
caused him to drop a vacuum bottle,
which had been presented by some ad-
miring Pittsburg friends. Fortunately
Mr.. Roosevelt was not hurt in the rush,
and he seemed to enjoy his experience
with the crowd. True to his promise,
Mr.. Roosevelt made no statements re-
garding his coming hunt In British
East Africa, other than to say that
he probably would be gone about
year ard quarter. Mr.. Roosevelt es-
chewed politics to inquiring friends,
and contented himself with express
sions Of pleasure and appreciation OF
the kindly 1areWellS OI lllOSe WIN SaiiiS
to see him off.
Willie Whitla, the S-year-old school
boy, who was stolen from Sharon, Pa,
on Thursday of last week by kidnap-
pers, was recovered at Cleveland, o.,
last Monday by his parents. BY means
of anonymous notes the kidnappers told
Mr.. whitla that If he would leave
$4,000 at a certain place, they would
deliver up the boy. Mr.. Whitla, VINO
is a man Of wealth. at once Informed
his friends of his intention to comply
with the demand. The police got hold
of the proposition and contrary to Mr.
Whitla's desire, watched the package
of money that had been left in Cleve-
land park. The kidnappers did not ap-
pear. All the facts were published In
the papers, and the kidnappers, wrote
Mr.. Whitla again, telling him to get on
a certain train at a certain place and
leave the money in a candy store
He followed these instructions ana