Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-05

trip to secure two white rhlnoceroSeS'
about the scarcest animal in all Africa.
The National Museum in Washington
is especially anxious for one of these,
and IL the president gets another specl-
men he will give it to the British Mu-
scum. The president will not end his
tourney until he has killed two ele-
phants. The advice recently given him
that he will get no elephants on the
route he has decided to take has caus-
ed him to determine to go as far INTO
the interior Of Africa as is necessary
10 get elephants. The white rhinoceros
will be found, If at all, on the head
waters of the Nile, which the president
will strike after leaving Victoria Nyan-
"a. The president today discussed Win
Major Edgar A. Means, who Will ac-
company him, some of the details OF
the trip and especially whether to take
from this country most Of the ammuni-
ton to be used. 1t was decided that the
bulk of the ammunition to be used Will
be bought in Nayrobi about two-thirds
Of the way from Mendasa, where he
will land, to Victoria Nyanza. The real
hunting will begin north of Nayrobi
Washington, January 2: President
Roosevelt tonight announced that, ne
has sent two supply ships with $780,
900 worth of supplies to Italy, that he
will ask congress for additional aid and
that he has offered the use of the bat
tleship fleet to Italy. The announce
ment is made in a telegram made pup
lie at the White House, which he sent
IN Patrick MCGOWAN, chairman Of the
American Italian general relief commit
tee, New York City. The telegram tol-
lows: Il earnestly wish success 10
the American Italian general relle1
committee in it's great mass meeting at
Madison Square Garden. 1t is, OF
course, not possible for me to attend
in person. 1 am doing everything that
can be done to get aid to the sufter-
ing. and on account Of the extreme
urgency of the case have sent two sup
ply ships with 100000 worth of food
and provisions without awaiting Tor the
authority Of congress. being confident
that congress will approve OF my ac-
ton. l shall also ask congress for ao-
ditional aid, and throughout the COM
ing week will keep in the closest touch
with congress, and, through the state
department, with Italy, so that every
thing possible to be done by the United
States may be done. Furthermore, l
have cabled the Italian government
Offering the services of any or all OF
the battleship fleet if such can be Oh
use in this crisis"
Union City, Tenn, January 2: AS
serting that, on the witness stand yes
terday, she had deliberately perjured
herself for the defense, was conscience
stricken, and desired to tell the truth
Mrs. Wad Morris, wife Of one OF the
alleged night riders, on trial for the
murder of Capt. Rankin, asked TO be
recalled today Wad Norris swore he
was present on the night Rankin was
killed and recognized some Of the de-
PENDANTS. Mrs. Morris, his wife, who
was on the stand yesterday, swore that
her husband was at home that night.
She left the stand pale and trembling,
and sent for the attorney general. Il
have done a great wrong" she said.
Il have told a lie. My husband was
not at home that night. He was with
the riders. was forced by my rela-
tives to testify as l did. l want to see
my husband" Her brOther-in-law tried
10 get her to leave the city with him,
but the attorney general ordered him
away and took Mrs. Morris 10 her nus
band. The meeting Of the young hus-
band and his wife, who have been
separated since October 20, was silent
but pathetic. For ten minutes they
stood clasped in each others arms and
not q word was spoken. When Mrs.
Norris took the stand today she said:
Il was persuaded to tell lie yester-
day on the stand. | was told by Joe
Hogg and Jack Long that unless swore
that my husband was at home that
night the soldiers would hang him.
They also threatened me, and | was
afraid, 50 | told this lie. Now, | want
to tell the truth" When court ad-
journed until Monday, Mrs. Morris,
whose sensational confession of perjury
was the startling feature Of the trial,
accompanied by her husband and baby,
under the protection Of six soldiers left
for Dresden, Weakley county. where
she will live in the future. She is in
such terror of her life that she did not
even wait to get her other two children
and her personal effects.
The United States battleship fleet
arrived at Suez last Sunday on its trip
around the world, two days ahead of
time. The only miShap since leaving
Colombo on December 20, was the loss
Of a seaman who fell overheard from
the battleship Illinois. The officers and
men were very much shocked at the
news of the great earthquake. Ar
rangements had already been made by
wireless for speedy coaling at Port
Said Rear Admiral Sperry gave list
of provisions that he could spare for
the earthquake sufferers and it includ-
ed quite a considerable quantity. The
American fleet Is the most powerful
ever to pass through the Suez canal
and will give a new test of the Capac-
ity of the great artificial water route.
Great Britain often has sent strong
squadrons to the east along this route,
but none has been more than onc-half
as large as the American fleet. A
member of the staff of the intelligence
office of the British admiralty called
attention some weeks ago when war in
the Balkans was under discussion, to
the fact that the United States would
have a force in the eastern Mediter-
ranean in January holding the balance
Of power in the event Of naval Europe
being divided. The passage Of the
canal is regarded as safe one even
for 5000 ton vessels such as the Con-
necticut class, which will be the heav
lest fighting ships that ever have gone
canal Nhirh u