Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-05-07
Scraps aud faets.

u,
American are being chanted not only
by his own party, but by all Of the big
hunters According to the story which
has reached here, two of the party, a
white man whose name Is not given,
and a native were beating the hunting
grounds, when they suddenly stumbled
upon a lion crouched ready to spring,
They wheeled their horses and started
to flee. but as the brute's muscles quiv-
cred for the spring a shot rang out and
he fell dead. Col Roosevelt had follow
ed the beaters closely, and, taking a
snap aim, sent a bullet through the
brain of the lion, the biggest of the en-
tire kill. There was great rejoicing IN
the camp when the story was told py
the two men, but Col. Roosevelt belit-
tied his Workmanship, simply declaring
that the lion presented a glorious
target"
-Tarsus, Asiatic Turkey, April "a,
via Constantinople, May 4: Authentic
details of atrocities committed by fana-
tical Mohammedans in the villages ana
farms in this district are now coming
into Tarsus with sickening abundance.
The worst particulars Of these narra-
tiyes cannot be mentioned, but they set
forth without doubt that at least ten
thousand persons lost their lives In this
province and some estimates place the
total casualty list at $4,000. Villages
like Osmanih, Basesche, Hamedieh,
Kara, Kristian, Keroy and Kezoliook
were actually wiped out Each OF these
places had populations Of from 500 to
600 people. In one town of four thou
sand people there are less than one
hundred left, nearly all women and
children. It was the same thing Win
hundreds of farms that dot this wide
and fertile plain. The slaughter was
unsparing, even Greeks and Syrians
were struck down with the Armenians.
Entire families were burned to death
in their homes. Hundreds Of girls and
women were maltreated and carried on
to harems where the women were sep
arated from the men. The correspond
ent was informed that at one place
party of one hundred Armenians sur
rendered to the soldiers. The prison.
ers were taken to an open field where
the women were ordered to stand apart
from the men and every one OF the men
shot. In many cases they were shot
down with their women clinging to
them, trying to save their lives. A
large number of women were wounded
because Of their persistence.
Washington, May s: Statements
were made to the senate late today by
Senator Aldrich, representing the II
nance committee, and Senator Culber-
son, the minority leader, analyzing the
tariff bill as it was reported to the
senate and comparing it, so far as in
creases and reductions are concerned
with the Dingley law. Senator Culber-
son figured the decreases to be S56, the
increases BIG and the number of arti-
cles on which the duties are unchang-
ed to be 1,271. Mr.. Aldrich made the
reductions S79, but furnished no figures
as to the number Of increases made.
He. expressed surprise at the number OF
increases announced by Mr.. Culberson
and declared that the statement must
have been prepared "by a very won
derful man." Mr.. Culberson retorted
they were prepared by an expert from
the treasury department, who Is thor
oughly competent. The principal
schedules on which there have been in
creases, according to Mr.. Aldrichs
summary Of the higher duties OF the
senate bill, are agricultural products
and the various luxuries. Mr.. Aldrich
contended that the increases in the
chemical schedule, which are largely
on toilet preparations, were made for
revenue purposes Mr.. Aldrich claim
ed that the re-drafting Of the cotton
schedule was for the purpose OF OBJ
tanning a more symmetrical classifica-
ton of cotton yarns and the substitu-
ton Of specific for ad valorem rates on
certain classes Of cotton cloth. The
latter, he said, are the equivalent Of the
average rates imposed by the existing
law.
The possibilities of the passage of
the tariff bill and the adjournment OF
the special session of congress before
June Is, or July l, says Washington
dispatch Of Wednesday, seem to have
vanished. This conclusion has been
reached by the president as result Of
recent talks with senators and repre-
sentatives and he made it known today.
The senate is not making the headway
with the Aldrich measure that was ex-
pected and before the new tariff law
can be presented to the president for
his action there must ensue long con-
ference between the representatives of
the two houses Of congress. Among
those who have followed the trend OF
important legislation on the tariff
there is a belief that the real tariff re-
vision bill remains to be framed in con-
ference. Whatever influence President
Taft feels he can bring to bear on Sc
curing a satisfactory measure will be
exerted upon the conferees. The presi-
dent is still hopeful that the revenue
to be derived from the new bill, with
economies in the administration of the
government, will prove sufficient to
prevent deficit. 1t it should be shown,
however that the government finances
are in need of further support to meet
the current expenditures, the president
will adhere to his original proposition
that a graduated Federal inheritance
tax Is the most just that could be le-
WED and would prove the easiest to
collect. If such a tax should not prove
sufficient to meet the necessities of the
government, or if it did not appeal to
the majority Of congress, the president
favors as a substitute or an additional
means Of collecting revenue, the impo-
sition Of an excise tax on the dividends
Of corporations. An income tax, he
believes, and always has believed,
should be levied only as last resort.
L.