Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-06-24
Scraps and facts.

mystery, in which Mrs. Mary Scott
Castle Charlton an American woman,
was the victim, was solved in New
York Yesterday, by the arrest of Por-
ter Charlton, the wOman's husband.
He was arrested as he landed from a
steamer at Hoboken, by Capt. Henry
Harrison Scott. U. s. A, brother of
the murdered woman and made full
confession of his crime. He killed his
wife with a mallet during a quarrel,
put the body in a trunk and sunk 1t
in the lake.
- The mammoth task of recording
the thirteenth decennial census Of the
United States has progressed to such
a point that within few days the
census bureau will begin to make pub
lie the population of the larger cities
of the country. The figures of the
cities containing $4,000 or more peo-
pie will be given out first. They Will
be followed later in the summer by
the population of states by counties
which also will include the cities of
5000 or more persons. The returns
of about $4,000 enumerators have
been received by the bureau and 1t is
expected the remainder of the 10000
reports will be in by July l.
- Edinburgh, Scotland. June %:
Universal peace was predicted by Will
liam Jennings Bryan, addressing the
worlds missionary conference here,
and he offered to start the movement
in the United States. In supporting
a resolution favoring international ar
bitration of disputes, he said: Il am
willing to take this resolution to my
country and bring it to the attention
of the authorities there as the opin-
ion of this representative assembly OF
different nationalities. The time will
come when nations will regard the
waging of war as ridiculous. 1 speak
with knowledge of Japan as we'll as
of America when I state my conviction
that there is no danger of war be-
tween the two nations. The war scare
was raised to justify the building of
more battleships.'
The conservation bill was passed
by the senate on June Is. This bill
authorizes the withdrawal of public
lands by the president. The most
important amendment inserted in the
measure was the socalled 'reclama-
ton BILL" which had previously pass
ed the senate separately and been
buried in the house by the committee
on ways and means. The incorpora-
ton of that bill as an amendment to
the conservation bill was with view
to getting it before the more friendly
committee on public lands. 1t au-
thorizes the issuance of 30,000,OOO in
bonds for continuing the work Of ir-
rigating barren stretches in the west.
Among the more important provisions
rejected was an amendment withdraw
ing from entry the coal lands of Alas
ka, and another bringing the friar
lands of the Philippines within the
operation of the general laws of those
islands.
Washington, June 81: The bat
tleship Idaho is to enjoy for year
the coveted official honor of being the
best hitter in the American navy. A
comparison of the shooting perform
ances of the battleships this year
was made public today at the navy de-
partment The Idaho made a score
with her guns of 46.121. The South
Carolina gets second place, with a
score of 42.5S5, and the Wisconsin
third, with a score of 40.47S. The bat
tleships are competing for a trophy,
their rank depending not only upon
the hits Of the guns, but upon their
work with mines and torpedoes. While
the target practice has been conclud-
ed by the battleships, only a few have
done the required mining. OF these
the Wisconsin stands at the head of
those which have completed the COM
petition, with a score of 45.394, the
Maryland second, with 1857, and the
West Virginia third, with 22.264. Of
the vessels competing for the cruiser
trophy for gunnery the Charleston
now leads, with a score of 21.075. In
the competition for the gunboat
trophy, the MayflOwer stands at the
head of the list of those that have fir
ed. with a. score of 46,612. Among the
vessels competing for the torpedo boat
trophy the Preble is the victor, with
a score of 90.92S. One of her COM
petitors. the Rowan, is credited with
score of only .O55.
Ell Paso, Tex, June 21: Fully 25O
persons have been arrested in the
Mexican border towns by government
troops and the police. charged with
having arranged an uprising against
the Diaz government, which was set
for June &c. Arms are being found
in considerable quantities and house
to house search is still going on, both
for weapons and persons suspected of
reasonable designs against the gov
ernment. The persons who planned
the revolt demand a free press, free
speech and honest elections" They
are followers of General Bernardo
Reyes, or of Senior Madero, the oppo-
sitiOn candidates for the presidency.
When certain American border towns
sold out their entire stocks of fire
arms the Mexican government forces
became active. 1t is believed that the
measures taken have been so rigorous
that the anticipated uprising on June
&c. the Mexican election day. will not
materialize. Canea has been the CEN
ter of the movement and as such two
companies of soldiers and force of
gendarmes are on guard. The soldiers
are also making many arrests through
out Sonora. the prisoners being charg-
ed with disturbing public meetings.
The troops have orders to allow no
assemblage of more than fifty per-
sons. The chief of police of Canea
has resigned and fled, as the measures
of the authorities have placed his life
in danger Twelve leaders have been