Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-01-04

Quigg was shot down in the fight with
the posse and instantly killed. he
lived at Gibson, Kan, and was the son
of a wealthy citizen. Frank Carpenter,
the robber wounded during the fight
died late today in Jail here. j. c. Dill
beck. the third robber, is only slightly
hurt. The robbery was well planned,
but CARPENTER told a number Of people
about tine plot. Postoffice inspectors
learned Of the affair and when the rob-
bers reached the bank, Abernathy and
the posse were there to receive them.
The posse caught the men in the act
of breaking into a rear door Of the bank
The robbers ran and the officers fired,
wounding Carpenter and Dnbeck'
ouigg leveled his revolver, but before
he fred was killed. Carpenter made
partial confession, saying Red Rogers
and Pearl Wilson were the men who
escaped. His associates, ne said, had
robbed the Golden, Colo, postoffice re-
Gently.
-Bluefelds, January /: The hope
that war would be brought to an end
through the recognition Of the insur-
gents by the United States has been
abandoned. Many believe that two
more battles, one in the state OF Chon-
tales and the other near Managua,
must be fought. There Is a popular
feeling of gratitude toward the United
States because Of the half starved pris-
oners of war. There Is some disap-
pointment, however, that the United
States has not formally recognized the
Estrada government The impression
was strong that Secretary Knox await
ed only a decisive victory by Estrada
before giving the moral support Of the
United States. Such victory was
won a week ago. but no encouraging
word was received from Washington.
Preparations for the campaign in the
west continue by the insurgents. The
next ten days will be devoted to secur-
ing more rifles with view to equip
Aping two thousand additional soldiers
10 bring the provisional army strength
six thousand. The insurgent gen.
ais have signed a solemn pact to
nd as a unit with Estrada until the
vestige Of Zelayaism is destroyed.
peace commissioners sent by Ma
to negotiate with Estrada have not
we'd.
The New York Central and affiliat-
roads Of the system has inaugurated
scheme whereby 1t proposes to pay
|nsions to aged employees. The sys-
h, which has been under considera-
bn for quite a while, went into effect
st Saturday, January 1. A total OF
5675 employees were put on the list
Then the plan became operative. Under
the plans adopted employees on reach
ing 70 years are to be retired, and
IL they have been continuously in the
service ten years Immediately preced-
ing their retirement, they will be en-
titled to pension. An employe who has
been twenty years in continuous SER
vice and has become unfit for duty may
be retired with a pension although he
has not reached the age Of 10. officials
say the pension system to be put into
effect will eventually benefit 10000 OF
the lines employees and will make nee
essary the distribution by the New
York Central Of $5O0,00O annually. The
scale of pensions Is one per cent Tor
each year Of continuous service, based
upon the average rate of pay received
during the ten years preceding retire
ment. The system is being considered
by the special board consisting of eight
of the officials Of the New York Central
lines, headed by ]. Christensen, A. II.
Smith, C. D. Schaff and A. H. Harris,
vice presidents.
Washington, January /: Prosperity
has returned, according to the figures
of the exports for the calendar year OF
1909, lust published by the bureau OF
statistics of the department OF COM
merce and labor. There Is no doubt
about the matter, the government OF
ficials point out, for while during the
first ten months Of 1908 this country
called upon the world for diamonds
valued only at sS,0O0,000 during the
corresponding period of this year those
whose pocketbooks have bulsed nave
clamored sor these gems to the tune OF
more than $30,0O0,O0O. The diamond
market. these same officials declare, Is
the surest indication Of ready money
and plenty Of it. During the calendar
year the foreign commerce OF the
United States exceeded in value that
of any earlier year with the single ex-
ception of 1907. The imports were
larger than for any previous twelve
months, but the exports will fall some
what below those of 1906 and 1907.
The only matter for serious reflection
in the report is the statement that the
expectation Of foodstuffs, both raw and
manufactured, has fallen lower than
has been noted in a decade. This gives
.1se to some apprehension, especially
when 1t is indicated by the statement
that while other countries are selling
to the United States, this country 5
trade with other nations has suffered.
Washington, January l: Precisely
at midnight an employe of the navy
department pressed button in the ma
val observatory. Instantly there leap
ed from 1t a spark that encircled the
globe. 1t lost only comparatively few
seconds, which did not discommode
those who heard the news that new
wear had been born. New York got the
word. both starting from Washington
and a few seconds later after it had
encircled the globe. There was little
ceremony about the affair. A sleepy
under official of the naval observatory
pressed down on the key when mid
night was announced and the year 1903
lay dying, while in shining harness the
new 1910 stepped into notice. AS
matter of fact, however, the greeting
of the United States at the beginning
.L ,,oar e., mora than sentiment