Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-02-12
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day. 1t was 1876 degrees Fab, when
taken by scientists, VINO have just re-
turned here from visit to the volcano
or geyser, and says that molten lava
will soon begin to flow from the era
ter. The pressure behind the water and
oil Is constantly growing stronger, and
the lake is a seething, boiling caldron,
which has an output Of many million
barrels Of water daily. 1t is mystery
where the enormous water supply OF
the volcano comes. 1t Is the theory
of some scientists that an underground
connection with the Pacific has been
struck and that the water becomes
heated in passing through the Volcahic
region of southern Mexico.
Il G.. Hood, at one time leading
dry goods merchant Of Charlotte, N. C.'
was shot and almost instantly killed
in that city last Tuesday morning by
w. s. Biggers, a well known citizen
Of Mecklenburg county. The shooting
was the most sensational ever occur
ring in Charlotte. The tragedy was
enacted on the sidewalk In front Oh
the Central hotel, in the very heart OF
the city. and was witnessed by severai
hundred people. Four shots were fired
nv Biggers, three taking effect In the
head, the fourth barely missed negro
hack driver. Biggers surrendered MS
oun TO officers and was taken to the
police station, where he Is now, ap-
parently in a state Of violent INSANITY.
The shooting grew out or business
troubles. dating back four or five years
ago when the two men were partners.
Biggers claims that he lost all MS IN
yestments with Hood, and that the
latter got the funds. Hood was mlo-
dle-aged man. He leaves a wife ana
two children. Biggers has a wife and
family. He has only one arm. he
was a dealer in blooded horses.
Philadelphia, February g. The
Rev. DIR. Frank Dewitt Talmage, pas
tor of the -Wylie church,
taking as his theme Sunday night
'Fallen Mantles," spoke upon tine
modern marriage as political ana
immortal crime against the church ana
state" .I do not know whether there
are any Methodists sitting before me-
he said, "but whether you are Metho-
dists or Episcopalians or even cold
blooded Calvinistic Presbyterians' IL
YOU have any intelligent patriotism you
shouted amen and 'hallelujah' when
last week you read the announcements
in the daily newspapers that two piiis
had been introduced into our state leg
islature to prohibit sick people ana
mentally and morally incompetent peo-
pie from marrying. This marital tarce
has been licensed too long by our state
laws. It is high time that we heed the
warning call Of our physicians and say
that no incompetent man or woman
should be allowed to marry. once the
church held to the insane oelle1 thal
all marriages were made in Heaven put
now we know from the records OF the
divorce court and the penitentiarles
and the insane asylums and the hospi-
tails and the poorhouses that many OF
our marriages are not inspired OF God'
but by ignorance and sin. No woman
reeking with tuberculosis should be
allowed to become mother. No man
who Is an habitual criminal has right
to reproduce his depraved nature IN
q degenerate son. Such marriages are
crimes against society and crimes
against God"
The entire question of the type OF
canal that should be adopted In the
construction of the Panama canal was
before the senate Tuesday, Senator
Kittredge, chairman Of the committee
on interoceanic canals; Senator For
aker and Senator Teller all declaring
that they believe a grave mistake mad
been made in adopting the lock pro-
iect. The discussion grew out OF a re-
port by Mr.. Kittredge on the bill IN
creasing the limit of cost for the canal
to $500,OO0,O0O and authorizing the Sec
retary of the treasury to issue bonds to
that amount. He said that this COM
mittee had decided that the measures
should be considered by the finance
committee and he reported 1t pack
with that recommendation. In making
the report Mr. Kittredge took occasion
to say that the canal committee dlsap-
proved of the proposed issue of bonds
and he read a statement of the expen-
ditures on account of the canal show
ing that to date they have been $780,
964,46S. Senator Kittredge said that
while the engineers of the canal zone
had originally placed the cost of a lock
canal at $139,000,000, they had now in
creased their estimates to $400,00O,OOO,
whereas it had been estimated that
a sea-level canal could have been built
for $247 900, 900. In response to ques-
ton from Senator Foraker he express
ed the opinion that the lock canal had
not progressed so far that it would not
now be possible to adopt the sea-leVel
type. Mr.. Foraker agreed with Mr..
Kittredge that the sea-level waterway
would have been preferable from an
economic standpoint. Senator Teller
expressed the opinion that sea-leVel
canal could be constructed more cheap
ly than a lock canal, and he added that
it would be in far less danger Of de-
struction. Referring to the reports that
Mr.. Taft had ordered the widening
Of Culebra cut, Mr.. Teller, in response
to questions by Mr.. Mooney, said he
did not suppose Mr.. Taft actually or
dered" the change, but that he had
recommended it. The regular order
was demanded and without disposing
of the canal question, the senate pass
ed to other subjects.
ON January 81, Governor Gillett. OF
California, made public letter from
Roosevelt regarding the anti-Japanese
legislation in that state. The president