Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-22
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the progress OF the nre. Inc ruins al
ready burned are those of the city hall
and the Bank of Italy. A vast amount
of treasure remaining in the wreckage
will undoubtedly be lost. Hundreds
of bodies are being consumed in the
.lames and the OdOr Of burning flesh
is strong. The medical authorities
welcome the fire from a sanitary
standpoint. The ruins Of the Pennessi
palace have been burned. Sailors
from all ships now at Messina are
assisting In the work Of fighting the
fire. 1t is estimated that a million dol
lars worth Of bonds. pictures, jewelry
and art works have already been de-
stroyed by the fire.
Washington, January 20: The plac-
ing of a prohibitory tariff on cocaine
its salts, ecogonin and other products
imposing an internal revenue TAX OH
these articles and providing some FORM
of licensing which would restrict thelr
sale. are the methods proposed by Dr
Harvey w. Wiley, Of the bureau OF
chemistry, for regulating cocaine ana
its derivatives. DR.. Wiley has SUBMIT
ted his plan TO the house committee
on ways and means, which is prepar-
ing the new tariff bill. In his letter
to the committee the pure food expert
declares that the subject Of cocaine
in the United States is most import
ant for the welfare of the people. /
consider this matter of utmost I'M
portance and hope you VIII give IL
careful consideration" he adds. Dr.
Wiley suggests a duty OF 80 an ounce
on the imported product and 81 per
ounce internal revenue.
Cleveland, O., January 19: The
two weeks effort Of 1900 young people
of this city to live as Jesus Woulo
live" came to q close Sunday with
big mass meeting at the Epworth Me-
mortal church. Experiences were re-
lated by scores of those who made the
trial. The services were in charge or
the Rev. w. B. Wallace, who declared
that the test had been a success ana
indicated that Christians could live
more Christ-like. 1t was proposed,
that while the official test was closed
there should be no abatement in the
effort to do as Jesus would at all
times and that the effort to make the
movement worldwide should go for
ward. During the two weeks many
thousand persons in Cleveland at
tempted the test, but did not officially
ioin the movement by declaring their
purpose. In towns nearby, the idea
was taken up. The leaders In the
campaign for right living received
many letters from prominent church-
men and organization leaders through
out the country approving OF the plan
and pledging themselves to do all IN
their power to extend the idea TO all
e world
Chicago, January 20: Blown to
pieces by exploding powder, burned TO
death by the resultant fire, or drowned
in the icy waters Of Lake Michigan
was the fate today of some fifty work.
men who were working on subma-
rine tunnel at a wooden crib, a mile
and a half from shore. The crib was
used in the construction Of tunnel
connecting with the South Side shore
of the city at Seventy street. II
is known that ninety-tive workmen
were employed in the crib and the
connecting tunnel at the time of the
explosion. which started the fire and
blew or drove men into the water. The
work of the destroying elements was
begun so Unexpectedly and reaped lts
harvest of dead and injured with such
swiftness that the contracting firm or
George w. Jackson and the rescuers
have been unable to arrive at any
thing like an accurate list of those who
perished or of others who escaped the
fury of the flames or the icy waters CT
the lake. All South Side hospitals are
filled with injured men tonight. City
fire boats and tugs of the construct
ing company made frequent trips far
into the night to the scene Of the dis
aster through the heavy ice foes. The
disaster apparently had its origin i'll
powder house of small dimensions, sit
uated about 100 yards from the crib
structure proper but at the same time
being a part of the general structure.
Nashville, Tenn, January 20: over
the veto Of Gov. Patterson, both
houses of the legislature passed the
senate bill which prohibits the sale Of
intoxicating liquors within four miles
of a school house in Tennessee and Is
in effect a state wide prohibition act.
1t Is effective July l, 1909. The vote
in the senate was the same as on the
original passage. The house acted at
$40 this afternoon, the vote standing
81 to &c. the original vote there having
been 62 to 81. In each house the
passage was effected through COM
bination of Republicans and state
wide" Democrats. The galleries were
bates following the reading Of the gov
ernor's message were bitter. The ac-
ton of the legislature today practical
ly brings to a close one of the most
bitter and sensational political fights
in the history of Tennessee. State
wide prohibition was the main issue
in the recent contest between Gov.
Patterson and Senator E. w. Carmack
for the Democratic gubernatorlal NOM
ination, and though Patterson, who
advocated local option, won the nomi-
ration, the legislature elected in No
vember last at the same time that he
was, has after stormy times gone
against him. This came, however, with
the aid Of Republicans, who gave the
bill twenty-five votes in the house and
five in the senate.
- Nashville, Tenn, January 81: The
second day in the effort to secure a
jury in the trial Of Col. Duncan B..
Cooper, his son Robin Cooper, and for,
mer Sheriff John d. Sharpe, charged
with the murder of former Senator Ed
ward w. Carmack, closed with only
six men in the box, a gain of but two
over the day before This was a dis
tinct disappointment not only TO the
court, but to the attorneys on both
sides. The delay is attributed to two
causes-one is that it happened that
most of those examined today are resi-
dents of Nashville or vicinity, where
the case has been fully discussed, and
where most of the people have taken
sides. The other reason is that few
men are willing to serve upon a jury
which is called to decide a case in
which the feeling is so intense. 1t is
difficult to find men who do not know
some Of the defendants. especially John
d. Sharpe, who was sheriff of this
county for four years, and who thus
was thrown in contact with NEST Of
the citizens. Cooper, ST., too, has been
in politics for years. In spite of the
bitter feeling between the two fac
tiOnS, there is apparently the best Of
feeling between the attorneys. There
has not been the simplest dispute so
far, and during reCesses or between
sessions, counsel on both sides mingle
freely. Unlike the night rider trials
at Union City, only $50 miles away,
there is no display Of weapons. Even
the deputy sheriffs on duty are un-
armed and laugh at talk Of trouble.
- Washington. January 10: Mr. Will
lett of New York, in the house of rep
resentatives yesterday afternoon made
one Of the most bitter attacks on the
chief executive ever heard in that