Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1909-01-19
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tee on territories is 10 take up the
statehood measures in the immediate
future with the object of reporting
them to the house as early as possi-
ble. Conferences between members
of the territories committee and lead
ers of the house have been held fire.
quently within the past two weeks and
the advocates of statehood from both
territories have been active in quiet
way. 1t is believed that there will be
no attack on the capital by the state
hood boomers" and that they Will real
ize their situation without any demon
stration.
- Glenwood Springs, Col, January
Is: Twenty persons were killed ana
thirty injured. many of them Sc
riously, in a head-on collision between
westbound passenger train No. ., and
an eastbound freight on the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad, twenty
one miles from here last night. While
nothing official has been given out as
10 the cause of the wreck, 1t is said TO
have been due to a misunderstanding
of orders on the part Of Engineer Gus
taa Olson of the passenger train. OIL
son, however, claims, he understood
instructions perfectly, but misread MS
watch, thus encroaching upon the time
of the freight, which was in charge OF
his brother, Sig Olson. When the
news Of the catastrophe reached
Glenwood Springs, every physician
and nurse in the city was press
ed into service, and relief train was
soon on the scene. The train load OF
thirty wounded and bleeding men and
women arrived here today.
Washington, January 16: An inno-
walton in international relief measures,
so far as Europe Is concerned, Is to
be undertaken by the American gov
ernment, in expending the five hun
dred thousand dollars appropriated by
congress for the Italian earthquake
sufferers. Ever since the appropriation
was made by congress, serious consid-
Grafton has been given by the president
and state department as to the best
uses that could be made Of 1t in the
WAY of relief The following statement
was made public by the navy de-
partment today: The navy depart
ment has arranged for an expenditure
of approximately five hundred thou
sand dollars in the purchase Of build
ing material, including all articles
necessary for the construction Of sub
stantial frame houses, for the Italian
sufferers and the shipments will begin
by sailing two vessels, probably on
Monday. This lumber is being deliv-
cred today in New York and the sail
ing vessels will proceed as fast as they
can be loaded. If possible the depart
ment intends to send with each OF the
Vessels several civilian carpenters,
with plans to assist them in the erec-
ton of these houses.
Nashville, Tenn, January Il: BY
a peculiar coincidence the Cooper MUIR
der trial, which was caused indirectly
by the prohibition question, comes up
for hearing just as the tight for state
wide prohibition is at its height. The
white ribbon forces, by breaking the
Democratic caucus, forced a statewide
bill through the legislature and it now
awaits the governors action. That
Governor Patterson will veto it is sure.
That 1t will be passed over the gov
ernors veto is equally sure. Flushed
with victory the Prohibitionists are
now trying to pass another bill pro-
hibiting the manufacture Of alcoholic,
malt or vinous liquors in the state OF
Tennessee. The measure known as the
state wide law simply prohibits the
sale of liquor within four miles of any
school house. The Prohibitionists say
If there is a spot in the state which Is
not within four miles Of a school house
they will see that a school house Is
built. The bill to prohibit the manu-
facture of liquor in the state is being
fought more bitterly than any meas
ure ever introduced. There are many
distilleries and breweries in the state
ness and these naturally are not sit
ting idle while their business is being
legislated out Of existence. But the
Prohibitionists have the votes and it
is not likely that they will give any
quarter.
Washington, January 16: Six
Washington correspondents, Of four
out of town papers and a local newsboy
today received supoenas to appear next
week before the Federal grand jury and
give testimony, presumably in connec-
ton with statements appearing in their
publications bearing on the Panama
canal purchase. So far it has been
possible to ascertain the following as
the only ones cited: Otto Carmichael,
Charles s. Albert and E. Jesse Con-
way, all Of the New York World staff;
James Hornaday of the Indianapolis
News jeremiah Matthews Of the New
York Sun; Harris NJ. Christ Of the
Brooklyn Eagle, and William Smith, a
new sboy Of Washington, engaged in
selling New York papers. With the
exception of Christ, who is before the
grand jury of the circuit court for the
southern district, the parties were di-
rected to appear before the Federal
grand jury Of the District Of Columbia,
Tuesday next. The Worlds staff is
also directed to bring with them files
of the paper for September, October,
November and December, 1908, In
the case of the United States VS.. The
Press Publishing Company" publish
ers of the New York World. All par
ties, when interviewed, declared they
were wholly ignorant Of the case re-
garding which they had been called
upon to testify. Never before has such
an action as the United States gov
ernment suing for criminal libel been
taken.
Messina, January l5: After lying
buried in the ruins Of the consulate at
Messina for eighteen days, the bodies