Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-12-31
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day of last week, the revolutionist
forces under Estrada defeated Zelaya's
forces. The killed on both sides num-
bered about 600 men. President Zelaya
escaped the country and went to Mex
leo. The Nicaraguan assembly elected
Senor Madriz as Zelaya's successor; but
II Is understood that safe on Mexican
soil Zelaya claims that he has not re-
signed and that he is still president.
He asserts that American marines
fought in the ranks of the insurgents at
the battle of Rama and that number
of them were killed. There has been
some talk Of peace, Estrada having
made proposition looking to that end;
but the indications are that the pro-
position will not be accepted. Madriz
talks and acts as If he intends to fight
II out.
New York Sun, December %: Prof.
William H. Brewer Of Yale, a member
of the Explorers club OF New York,
had this to say today about the action
Of that club in throwing out DE- Cook:
I'm member of the club and know
everybody in the club, and know per-
fectly well with whom that sort of thing
originated. There are powerful inter-
ests at work against DR.. Cook. / my
self have climbed many a mountain,
and / know what the judgment Of a
number of men at the green table In
the committee room amounts to in at
tempting to decide whether man ac-
tually climbed a mountain or not"
The professor later in the conversation,
returning to the subject Of the many
and strong interests which he believes
are at work against DR.. Cook, said:
And do you believe that there Is any
thing left undone by interests friendly
to Peary for professional or other rea-
sons to prove Cook liar II such q
thing is possible? You know yourself
what the navy sentiment Is. Then
there is New York newspaper and
various personal friends Of Peary's, the
reasons for supporting him being both
financial and sentimental"
When the steamer Phyllis recent
ly arrived at the Panama canal zone,
her cargo Is said to have received
even more respectful attention shall
that Of the steamer that shortly be-
fore arrived in Colon loaded to the
rail with American congressman. The
Phyllis had aboard 100000 pounds
OF dynamite. Each Of the 20,640
cases Of fifty pounds each was picked
up from the hold by man who pass
ed 1t up on deck to another man. who,
in turn, passed 1t up to third by
whom II was set on a long skid and
allowed to slide toward the dock. No
attempt was made at pitching the
cases from one man to the other.
Every wide-awake man was stationed
at the end Of the slide to prevent any
case coming his way from rendering
him and the water front unrecos-
nizable as a result Of hard bump
against the dock. A portion was
placed on a lighter for shipment toI
Porto Bello. The remainder was load
ed on a train Of seventeen cars to be
taken to various points along the line.
Unlike the construction trains that
run within sight Of one another, the
dynamite train entered no block on
the railway that was not free OF trains
and while it was in block no other
train could enter. The itinerary was
so planned that the train Of explosives
entered the Culebra cut at noon, when
the laborers were at dinner and the
construction tracks negotiated with
the greatest care.
Life and property have paid heavy
toll to the terrific storm which swept
over the .Sorth Atlantic states Sunday
and Monday. The property loss has
run high into the millions and the lives
lost at different points as a result OF
the storm are we'll over fifty. A great
tidal wave swept into Massachusetts,
bag Sunday morning early and flooded
portions Of the seacoast towns, In many
instances catching people In their BEDS,
running homes and making escape pos |
sible only by means of boats from Sec
ond story windows. This was espe-
cially 80 at Chelsea and Everett Mass.
where a number of lives were lost. In |
Boston, Atlantic avenue was flooded |
and cellars filled with water. the dam |
age being estimated at more than a
million dollars. The storm also pros
trated electric light and power. tele- |
phone and telegraph service and par |
alyzed railroad traffic throughout the
whole of New England In New York
city all kinds of street traffic was
blocked, the city being covered with
twelve inches of snow, the street clean
ing department being unable to keep
the thoroughfares free Of ice and snow,
although 10000 shovelers and 5000
carts were at work on the job. Not less
than nalf a dozen lives were lost. due
to the cold and exposure. In Jersey
City and Philadelphia it was the -ine
story-a complete tie-up Of railroad
and street car traffic. Transatlantic |
three days late, owing to the rough |
weather and being burdened with tons
of ice on exposed parts Of the vessels. |
The definition Of the word 'whis- |
KY by the highest legal authority was
given last Monday when President |
Taft rendered the final decision on the
subject in connection with the con-
struction of the pure food law with |
reference to labelling. The president
held that whisky made of neutral spir-
its is whisky when reduced to potable |
strength. The president covered other
details in his decision and gave direc- |
tions for the proper branding of vari-
Gus varieties Of liquor, holding among |
other things that Canadian Club
whisky and whisky made from mix
ture Of straight" whisky and neutral
spirits may be called a blend. Ac-
cording to the instructions under this |
decision straight whiskies" will here
after be branded as such. but the brand |
may be accompanied by the legend |