Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-10-14
Scraps and facts.

eyclt has been advised by his friends
that i'm this state the tide has set in so
strongly against his new nationallSm
with himself as the steward of the
public welfare in 1912 and thence on
for the balance of his life. that he can
only hope to save the situation for
himself and his ticket by announce
ment that he will not he a candidate in
1912 and further that he has agreed
to make such statement within the
next two or three days. There can be
no doubt of the fact of his candidacy,
in the mind of any man VINO mas
watched his course. carefully followed
his speeches and noted his almost bru-
tai treatment of President Taft. FROM
my knowledge and experience with him
| have no hesitation in saying that
while the assurance will be given by
him that he will not be a candidate in
1912 his purpose is to deceive the peo-
pie of this state in the hope that they
will elect his ticket. That done, ne
will accept the result as a command
by the people of the state that he be
its candidate. Then, with the political
machine under his control nothing
can prevent him from securing the
delegates from this state. There IS
one sure way and only one to avoid
MeXicanizing this country and that Is
to defeat his ticket now"
-. Winnipeg, Manitoba, October II:
Seven thousand square miles OF terri
tory in northern Minnesota and south
ern Ontario il a smoking funeral pyre
today. Through the night the fire
RACED. driven before a relentless wind.
and today found the toll of the diSaS-
ter reaching up to appalling totals. An
area containing more than $4,000 res
idents had been devastated. More than
1000 are believed to be dead, and from
$500 to 1000 others are missing
Twelve towns and villages had been
destroyed. Eight Thousand men, Mo-
men and children were homeless. Inc
property loss was estimated at over
500. 100000 and there was no sign OF
the fires abatement. Unendurable suf-
fering befell the people; panic reign
ed and in the communities of Rainy
River and International Falls refugees
rendered desperate by the terrible sit
uation, gave way To violence. On the
Canadian side the Northwestern
mounted police patrolled the stricken
area with orders to shoot all looters
on sight; on the American side reSi-
ment of Minnesota National Guard
was split up in detachments for police
duty. The guardsmen were instruct
ed only to make arrests and assist in
the relief work. The meager details
which came out of the living inferno
today brought nothing but stories OF
death. disaster and suffering. Stories
of human suffering were beyond con-
ception The communities utterly de-
stroyed are Baudette. Spooner, Roose-
welt, Longworth, ripple, Solat, Cedar
Spur, Engle. Gravel Pit, Graceton, Pitt
and Swift.
- Washington. Octo II: Before
the close of another fiscal wear the
Federal postal establishment Will be-
come self sustaining. This will be ac-
complished without Curtalling in the
slightest the service rendered or less
ening in any respect its efficiency.
This statement was made tonight by
Postmaster General Hitchcock in con-
Lection with III" announcement that
today he had submitted to the treas
ury department. five lays in advance
of the time fixed by law. his estimates
of appropriations for the postotlice de-
partment and the postal service dur
ing the fiscal year beginning on July ].
During the last fiscal year. ended June
80 last. Mr.. Hitchcock covered back
into the treasury about $6,0OO,OOO out
Of the actual appropriations made by
congress for the support of the de-
partment. The deficit of the depart
ment for that year was less than FOR
many years, being reduced by approx
imately one half from the deficit OF
81. 10000 of the year before. 1t Is
the expectation of Mr.. Hitchcock to
further reduce the deficit during the
present fiscal year. Mr.. Hitchcock eX-
planned that while the business Of the
postal service had grown tremendous
ly during the last two years, the eN-
penseS of the pOStottiCe department in
Washington charged with the manage
ment of the vast government eStab-
lishment with its 100000 employees.
had not been increased a single dollar
since the beginning of the present ad-
miniStration. With the postal service
able to pay it's own way, Mr.. Hitchcock
is convinced that penny postage" for
first class letters is not the "iridescent
dream" it has been declared. Indeed
he is almost prepared to assert that
one cent pc: tage now is in sight as
practical business proposition.
- Chas. Fischer. a boy of u years.
was swung writhing and screaming
from a new York sidewalk Tuesday
night by brute who used the little fell
lows body to check Il bullet fired by
Harry Greenwald, an eX-pugilist. The
missile pierced the child's brain and
he died within an hour. Grcenwald.
terror stricken, and pursued by citi-
Zens and police, dashed into u hallway
and committed suicide. The man who
used the boy as a screen escaped. His
name is not known to the police.
Grcenwald was about % years old and
was known to his sporting fricndS as
Biz Clark" He was at ore time a
sparring partner of Harry "Bift
stone of Baltimore, but of late had
been working as ticket taker at moV-
ing picture theatre i'm Han lem. Young
Fischer was returning from an err
rand for his mother about dusk. AS
he turned from 103rd street into
Madison avenue, he saw Greenwald
and the unidentified man engaged in
heated argument. The frightened
boy attempted t. pass between them
when the unknown mln grasped him
and held him before ms iaCe just aS
the former prize fighter whipped out
a revolver and tired. The bullet en-
tered the boys head and the unknown
coward dropped him and fled. Seeing
his mistake. Greenwald still with the
rev Oliver i'm his hand. broke and ran.
\ policeman gave chase and a thOuS.
and men and women who had heard of
or witnessed the tragedy. Joined i'm the
pursuit. The hunted man once turn
ed as if TO fire on his purSuers. then,
hard pressed. he rushed into a tone
ment doorway. sprang past group of
startled children and attempted to
force his way into cellar. Failing i'm
this he placed the pistol to his temple
and blow out his brains. The mur-
dered child lived with his widowed
mother. Mrs. Madeline Fischer. Ind
was one of five sons. the eldest of
whom is 10. The man was later ar
rested an didcntified as Adolph Berg.
He was held for trial on Il charge of
homicide.
-- Lisbon. October II: The DrOvi
SiOnal government has received Il ttlc-
gram from the president of Switzcr
land. announcing tEIt %oVcrnucntS
recognition of the Portuguese r"pub-
lie The British minister. Sir Francis
Nilllcr=. today handed the premier Il
note. stating that Great lhitrin w"uld
recognize the republic as soon as il
was convinced that the revolution Was
ended and affairs in Portugal We're i'm
normal state. The GOV crmlncnt has is
sued a decree granting general amncS-
ty TO all military and naval offenders.
Th" patriarch of Lisbon. Mgr. Tunti,
il is announced has Signitied his allegi-
an"C To the new II gimc. Scnor TcNi-
hira SouSl. leader of the R"%crer.n