Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-05-20
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long Democrat and several years ago
was elected on that ticket as mayor of
Charlotte He has not yet signified his
acceptance. His opponent will be Con-
gressman Edward Yates Webb, the in
cumbent.
The Southern Presbyterian assem-
bly, now in session at Lewisburg. w.
Va, on yesterday elected Dr. j. w.
Bachman of Chattanooga. Tenn, to be
moderator and Dr. T. II. Law of Spar
tanburg to be stated clerk. DIR. Rus
sell Cecil of Richmond. Va, and DR..
Walter L. Lingle of Atlanta, Ga, We're
also voted for moderator. DR.. Bach
man received los votes, DR.. Cecil SO
and Dr. Lingle 20. The ballot for stat
ed clerk resulted in DR.. Law receiving
exactly majority. 80. Rev. ]. ID. Les
lie of Ballinger. Tex, received 4S votes,
DR.. Geo. Summey of New Orleans. 25;
DR.. JOS Lumpkin of Memphis, Tenn,
TO- and Prof. G. F. Nicholson of the
Southwestern Presbyterian university,
I. Last night the Rev. Mr.. Tucker Of
Brazil, addressed the assembly on BIZ
BILE work in that country. The assem-
bly, was opened yesterday morning with
the annual sermon by DR.. BOggS.
- Washington, May Is: LiliIokalani
the former queen of Hawaii, again has
met defeat in her efforts to have re-
stored to her something of her lost
fortunes. The court of claims of the
United States has just rendered an
opinion in the case of the former
queen against the United States. in
which the demurrer of the government
to her petition is sustained. In this
petition Liliuokalani asked the court
of claims to render judgment in her fa-
vor for s45O,OO0, or in lieu thereof the
rentals and profits derived from the
so-called crown lands by the govern
ment of the United States. The Opin-
ion of the court says, in effect that
even admitting to be facts the state
ments made in the queens petition, she
has no claim upon the government Of
the United States under the law. 1t
is held also that the crown lands were
the resource of income to sustain. in
part at least, the dignity of the office
to which they were inseparably attach
ed. When the office ceased to exist
they became as otner land of the SOW
ereign and passed to the United States
as part and parcel of the public do
main. The claimant is given leave to
amend her petition within 80 days. 1t
is said to be likely, however, that this
decision of the court puts an end to
the queens efforts in this direction.
- Macon, Ga. special of May 19 20
the Augusta Chronicle: The lax en-
forcement of the state prohibition
law received a broadside today in the
charge of the Federal grand jury by
Judge Emory Speer. The whole sit
uatiOn was covered in the fullest
manner in the paper, which, holding
that the United States government
stands shoulder to shoulder with any
state that openly opposes the sale of
alcoholics, promises somewhat of a
sensation in the cOnvening of court
here on June l. The charge was open
and to the point in every regard. The
fact that there are between 400 and
500 retail whisky licenses operative
i'm this section of the state is taken
as conclusive proof that the alcoholic
beverages are being sold openly and
with no regard to the statute now on
the code of the state. The charge
says. in effect, that to secure a Fed
eral license necessitates the proof that
the applicant is TO engage in the sale
of alcoholics. that at least one certain
man in Macon is making the sale of
whisky his principal occupation, ow--
ing to the fact that he holds now
about thirty-five licenses and that the
welfare of the community demands
that there be a more universal OBJ
servance of the law The tendencies
of the times for the enactment but
non enforcement of the laws of the
state is roundly scored. as well as the
era of immortality existing in the negro
quarters of the city. aided and abetted
by the white population"
DIR. c. p. Hyde, who was convicted
at Kansas City. Mo, few days ago
of the murder of Col. Thomas H.
Swope, after trial lasting five weeks,
and sentenced to life Imprisonment,
was charged with a number Of crimes.
all looking to the end of getting control
of Col. Swope's tremendous fortune.
Col. SwOpe died on October 8, last af-
ter severe cOnvulsiOn. 1t was charg-
ed that this CONFUSION followed the
taking of a capsule prescribed by DR.
Hyde and that the capsule contained
cyanide of potassium, deadly poison.
DR.. Hyde said the capsule was di-
geStive tablet. on January II, Col.
Swupe'S body was removed from its
tomb for chemical analysis of the in
ternal organs. which disclosed, accord
ing to chemists reports. 52-66 of
grain of strychnne. Two days before
Col. Swope's death Moss Hunton, mis-
cousin and business adviser, died at the
SwOpe house of apOpleXy. 1t was
charged at the trial that DR.. Hyde bled
MIR. HuntOn too profusely after the
apoplectic attack. Early in December
lSpHOlu leNCI tpIuSlulS pl'ht 'ut III
the Swope household, attacking ten Of
the members and causing tine death of
ChriSman Swope, brother of DR..
Hydes wife. shortly befor" Chris
mans death he was given capsule
by DR.. Hyde and suffered Il CONFUSION
similar to that preceding Col. Swope's
death. Margaret Swope, Chrisman's
sister. who also had convulSion after
taking a capsule while under DR..
Hydes treatment, was given an emetic
at once by DR.. Twyman and recovered.
Dr. Twyman, who was expected t. b"
a valued witness, died of appendicitis
lust before the trial began.
About a year ago, says the Satur-
day Evening Post, Minnesota appointed
h.. 1,i. e