Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-04-11
Straps and facts.

ners, mostly convicts and all but four
teen of them negroes, were killed by an
explosion in the Banner mine, near
Littleton, Ala, last Saturday. The eX-
plosion occurred far underground and
although at first il was thought to have
been caused by gas, 1t later developed
that the days supply of blasting pow
der was the cause of the trouble. 1t is
thought that the blasting powder eX-
plosion was further aided by the eX-
plosion of dust and gases. Saturday,
Sunday and Monday were required to
clear the mine of the dead, and many
convicts who volunteered their assist
ance did good work.
At the head of a Mexican rebel
band some hundreds strong there is a
young woman, the daughter Of Gen.
Canuto Neri of Guerrero, once a rebel
himself. La Neri'' organized her force
of insurrectos in Guerrero, her native
state, but during the first days Of this
week she and her followers rode across
the boundary into the state of Morelos.
The war-loVing young woman has not
yet engaged in battle. but has con-
tented herself with riding about and
enticing recruits. In this she is said
to have been remarkably successful.
Twelve years ago her father attained
some notoriety by heading an incipient
revolution in Guerrero, caused by dis
satisfaction with the result of the state
elections.
While still indulging in the hope
that other methods may yet prevail,
the Mexican government is preparing
for vigorous campaign against the
revolutionists The chamber of depu-
dies, acting upon the initiative of Min
lister Limantour, has voted $4,000,000
gold for the qualification of the coun-
IN- fha li hnt
this fund is to be used for the purchase
of supplies, the transportation OF
troops, the equipping and maintenance
of volunteer organizations, and such
other purposes as the war department
may direct. The granting Of this ap-
preparation is in line with the state
ment made by Minister Limantour
shortly after his return to Mexico that
a special fund would be created for the
prosecution Of the campaign.
In an address before the state Y,
NJ. c. A. convention at Charlottesville
Va, last Saturday, William ]. Bryan
that there was scarcely a predatory
conspiracy against the country that did
not have Harvard brains behind it.
Those men, said Mr.. Bryan, who pro-
vided the way Of escape from the res
possibility and consequences Of their
conspiracies, were no better than the
men who held the horses in dark
place for thieves to get away after
burglary. Discussing criminal corpor-
ations, Mr.. Bryan referred vigorously
to the newspapers owned by them and
run in their interest. He said 1t is
not now possible to learn who owns the
stock of some of these journals. He
advocated a national law to make
these assassins who own papers come
out of the dark and stand before the
public gaze" The criminals who have
been growing rich by selling poisoned
food and especially those who were
coming the blood of little ones" were
vigorously denounced.
Edward Tilden, president of the
National Packing company, named by
Clarence S. Funk, as the man to whom
contributions to aid William Lorimer
in his election to the United States
senate were sent, says a Chicago dis
patch, denies that he had knowledge
of any money being used in an elec-
ton. He also said he would visit
Springfield Thursday and testify be-
fore the Helm senate investigating
committee. Mr.. Tilden had returned
from Springfield, and, after admitting
that he had been served with sub
poena from the investigating commit
tee, said: Several days ago l was
requested to appear and testify before
the senatorial committee at Springfield.
l went to Springfield to comply with
that request. had not learned of the
adjournment of the committee until my
arrival in the state capital. l did
not find the committee in session, and
was advised Of the adjournment, with
the request that return next Thurs
day. l shall comply with this re-
quest as I did the former one. l can
not outline or discuss what my testi-
mony will be in advance of my appear
ing as a witness, except to say that
have no knowledge of the use Of any
money, in any way, in connection with
the election of Senator Lorimer."
In a speech at the Burlington, New
Jersey, Jeffersonian celebration few
days ago, Hon. VIM. ]. Bryan had this
to say of Governor Wilson: No citizen
of New Jersey was more happy than
| when the news came of the splendid
victory of Gov. Wilson at the polls. AS
a candidate he made specific promises
as personal pledges and as an eXecu-
tive he has set about to fulfill every
pledge. Our hopes in the west are
raised by Gov. Wilson's record. / am
glad to stand on this platform with
him. There is none more anxious to do
him honor. 1 think one of the best
things he has done was to send Mar
tine to Washington as your senator.
AS understand it, we should not have
had MARITIME if we did not have Will
son. We are weak at Washington only
in the senate, but of the senators gain
ed in the new congress nearly all the
Democrats are of the right type. New
Jersey sent a lifelong reformer and
New York, more strange to say, has
(, i've
From a Democratic standpoint the
last fifteen years have been dark. But
/ come to give you promise of the
dawn. l am an optimist. l have been
compelled to go through the shadow OF
the valley of political death so often
that l can distinguish the dawn when
l see It,
Aberdeen, Miss, April 8: Fifteen
minutes after Judge Niles had conclud-
ed his charge today a jury in the
United States district court returned a
verdict finding ]. H. Miller, for years
a commanding figure in the spot cot
ton trading of the south, guilty of US
ing the mails for fraudulent purposes.
Within half an hour after the verdict
was read Miller had been imprisoned,
and despite the protest of his counsel,
must remain in Jail until an applica-
tion for bail pending an appeal will be
heard. The maximum punishment
possible is fifteen years Imprisonment.
L. c. Steele, G. H. c. Linde and j. H.
Mcknight, fellow members In the firm
of Steele. Miller & Co., will be called
for trial Monday. Testifying in the
case of Miller, the two first named ad-
mitted the charge as true, but declar-
ed Miller, the directing head of the
firm, was primarily responsible. Nc
knight has made no statement. The
failure of the firm last year caused a
widespread financial disturbance and
with the allegation of wholesale frauds
through the issuance of bogus cotton
bills of lading led to a general read
justment of the cotton exporting busi-
ness of the United States. 1t was
charged that banking institutions of
the United States and importing con-
Germs of Europe were defrauded of 34,-
500 bales of cotton of an approximate
value of $2,500,000.
Count Zeppelin's new airship,
Deutschland II. replacing the first